Monday, March 21, 2011 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Kin at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

Bathsheba Doran touching and often funny new play is beautifully acted and staged. . .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:53PM
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Jonathan Cake to Join ABC's Desperate Housewives

Jonathan Cake will join the cast of ABC's Desperate Housewives later this season, according to Deadline.com. He will play Aaron, a college-educated police detective with strong famil…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:50PM

Nicholas Hoult, Ewan McGregor, Ian McShane, Stanley Tucci, et al. Set for Jack the Giant Killer Film

Theater veterans Nicholas Hoult, John Kassir, Ewan McGregor, Ian McShane, Bill Nighy, and Stanley Tucci have been cast in New Line/Legendary's upcoming film, Jack the Giant Killer, acco…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:45PM

James Gandolfini to Play Bobby Egan in HBO Film

Tony Award winner James Gandolfini is set to star in an HBO movie to be adapted from the book Eating with the Enemy: How I Waged Peace With North Korea from my BBQ Shack in Hackensack, by Bo…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:41PM

Just the music is of note by Frank Scheck

No matter how much ten der loving care's been lavished upon it, the 1951 musical "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" stubbornly refuses to bear fruit. The Peccadillo Theater Company's new revival has…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 10:39PM

Tryst or treat: 'Hello' not really a turn-on by Elisabeth Vincentelli

There's such a thing as too close for comfort -- espe cially when you're sitting inches away from thrusting buttocks. And there's a lot of pelvic action in Michael John LaChiusa's "Hello …

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 10:39PM

Relatively wonderful by Frank Scheck

There aren't many plays that can simul taneously pull off rau cous comedy, poignant emotion -- and the most memorable encounter with a bear since "The Winter's Tale." But "Kin," which ope…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 10:37PM

Hank Azaria, Kathryn Hahn, Cherry Jones Cast in Pilots

Stage veterans Hank Azaria and Kathryn Hahn have landed the lead in NBC's single-camera comedy pilot Free Agents, according to Deadline.com. The romantic comedy, based on the UK serie…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:29PM

Kin

Legit Reviews: Sharp helming, likable leads, sterling supporting cast, and whistle-clean design concept are all offered up in the dubious cause of making narcissism look good.

SOURCE: Variety at 10:19PM

Theater Review | 'Kin': No Connection Is Too Far, or Unlikely by Charles Isherwood

“Kin,” Bathsheba Doran’s exquisitely wrought comedy-drama, depicts a daisy chain of relationships while moving through a couple of generations and across several American states and tw…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:01PM

Review: Kin

Bathsheba Doran's thoughtful new play receives a terrifically acted production at Playwrights Horizons.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Review: Cool Blues

Bill Harris' engaging play centers on an African-American musician whose health is rapidly deteriorating.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Feature: Roger Rees Does Double Duty

The Tony-winning actor discusses taking over the role of Gomez in Broadway's The Addams Family and co-directing the Off-Broadway hit Peter and the Starcatcher.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

The Paper Mill Playhouse offers a disappointing production of the beloved musical.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:59PM

STAGE TUBE: MEMPHIS Hits the Silver Screen - Sneak Peek Trailer!

MEMPHIS was captured live in performance at Broadway's renowned Shubert Theatre in New York City where it is currently playing to sold out audiences. This electrifying musical event will beg…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:48PM

Noh theater troupe draws a caring crowd

Philadelphia turned out Monday for the Kashu-juku Noh Theater at the Kimmel Center's Perelman Theater, in a one-night run that was virtually sold out 10 days ago, and that inevitably became …

SOURCE: Philly.com at 09:41PM

SPIDER-MAN Choreographer Daniel Ezralow Releases Statement

SPIDER-MAN is well past its unprecedented hundredth preview on Broadway, but the backstage drama isn't over yet. A couple of weeks ago, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark made their latest in a lo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:30PM

Show Showdown: Hello Again by Wendy Caster

Hello Again, Michael John LaChuisa's musicalization of Arthur Schnitzle's 1900 play La Ronde, is often glorious.

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 09:16PM

Union Seeks 'Spidey' Data

With contract talks stalled between Julie Taymor and producers of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," the union that represents the director submitted a formal request for documentation concern…

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 09:10PM
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Announces New Roles for Hayden & Matlock

Million Dollar Quartet, the hit Broadway musical, announced last month that Jared Mason would assume the role of Jerry Lee Lewis at the Nederlander Theatre 208 West 41st Street starting Tues…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:24PM

Weather-Specific Plays, Show and Tell, Young Men’s Scripts by Don Shirley

Southern Comforts, The Frybread Queen and The Weir lead to reflections on when to show, not tell, and when to tell, not show.  Two young men's scripts, Bonded and The Next Fairy Tale, addre…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 08:24PM

Fresh footing for 'Spider-Man'?

Legit News: Brock eyed to replace Ezralow as choreographer -- The latest rumor about Broadway tuner "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" to hit Gotham: Choreographer Daniel Ezralow is exiting the…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:11PM

Matthew Kelly talks about his acting career by [email protected], Theatrevoice

INTERVIEW: MATTHEW KELLY Heather Neill pops backstage at the Duchess Theatre to talk to the erstwhile TV presenter, best-known for Stars in Their Eyes, who has returned to his theatrical roo…

SOURCE: Theatre Voice at 08:00PM

Matthew Kelly talks about his acting career by [email protected], Theatrevoice

Interview: Matthew Kelly. Heather Neill pops backstage at the Duchess Theatre to talk to the erstwhile TV presenter, best-known for Stars in Their Eyes, who has returned to his theatrical ro…

SOURCE: podcast.theatrevoice.com at 08:00PM
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Jackman, Vereen, et al. to Attend FRESH FROM THE GARDEN Gala, 4/13

The event honors four individuals making considerable contributions to the health and well-being of American youth Miami real-estate developer and philanthropist, Tibor Hollo Hollywood and p…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:47PM

STAGE TUBE: NY Knicks Sing with Cast of MEMPHIS in New Webseries!

In all all new webseries entitled 'The Andy and Landry Show,' New York Knicks rookies Andy Rautins and Landry Fields visit the Shubert Theatre to get song writing tips from the cast of Broad…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:42PM

James Gandolfini Set for EATING WITH THE ENEMY

According to Deadline.com, stage veteran James Gandolfini is on board for HBO Films' 'Eating with the Enemy.' Gandolfini will play 'Egan, owner of a Hackensack rib joint who became involved …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:10PM

Mystery and Terror Abound in RadioTheatre's H.P. Lovecraft Festival by [email protected] (byrne Harrison)

By Byrne Harrison There is something about H.P. Lovecraft's writing that seems to lend itself to radio theatre. I think it's that his monsters and demons are so much scarier when you are be…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 07:09PM

Fri, Mar 25th at 5 P.M: Free Auditioning Workshop and Book Signing with Andrew Gerle at The Drama Book Shop by Drama Book Shop

Andrew Gerle leads a musical theatre audition workshop & signs copies of his new book, The Enraged Accompanist’s Guide to the Perfect Audition. Award-winning composer, musical director, p…

SOURCE: Drama Book Shop at 07:09PM

Original Priscilla Film Star Guy Pearce Gives Broadway's Nick Adams G-String Advice by Michael Mellini

Before Broadway.com video blogger Nick Adams morphed into rambunctious drag queen Adam in Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Australian actor-turned-Hollywood star Guy Pearce originated the role…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:06PM

Thurs, Mar 24th @ 6 P.M: Art from the Ashes: The Fire that Changed our World (FREE) at The Drama Book Shop by Drama Book Shop

The 146 women and men who died in the Triangle Fire in 1911 transformed a century. Their deaths led to sweeping reforms in labor, safety and feminist history, as well as being a catalyst for…

SOURCE: Drama Book Shop at 07:06PM
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Off-Broadway’s The Pride, True Blood and More Honored at GLAAD Media Awards by Broadway.com Staff

Alexi Kaye Campbell’s play The Pride and HBO hit True Blood were among the recipients of the 2011 GLAAD Media Awards, which recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:59PM

Like Gomez, He's an Enthusiast

As he gets ready to step into the shoes left vacant by Nathan Lane, Roger Rees talks about his love for the theater and the road that led him to Broadway's "The Addams Family."

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 06:43PM

Broadway Ticket Buying Guide: March 21-27

Looking to buy last minute tickets to a Broadway show BroadwayWorld's newest feature, the Broadway Ticket Buying Guide, is here to provide weekly updates on full priced tickets, discounts, a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:42PM

Priscilla Party! A Royal Affair for the Desert Queens on Opening Night by Broadway.com Staff

When it comes to partying, you can bet a crew of drag queens knows how to have a good time! On March 20 the glamorous new musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert opened on Broadway, starring W…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:41PM

Erik Hayden & Victoria Matlock Now Featured in Million Dollar Quartet by Broadway.com Staff

Rockabilly tuner Million Dollar Quartet is welcoming two new faces to the Broadway production. Former understudies Erik Hayden is now playing Carl Perkins alongside Victoria Matlock as Dyann…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:35PM

Off-Broadway’s The Pride, True Blood and More Honored at New York's GLAAD Media Awards by Broadway.com Staff

Alexi Kaye Campbell’s play The Pride and HBO hit True Blood were among the recipients of the 2011 GLAAD Media Awards, which recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:35PM

Spice Girls' Melanie Brown is Pregnant

According to a report by People.com, Melanie Brown of The Spice Girls is expecting her fourth child. Brown and husband Stephen Belafote's currently have three daughters named Phoenix, Angel,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:29PM

Tony Kushner's Intelligent Homosexual's Guide Delays Previews by One Day by Broadway.com Staff

The first preview of Tony Kushner’s The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures has been postponed by one day “to provide the cast and c…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:13PM

Theater review: 'Groundswell' at the Old Globe

The pain of apartheid, explicit and insidious, drives three desperate men in Ian Bruce's taut chamber piece.The pain of apartheid, explicit and insidious, drives three desperate men in Ian B…

SOURCE: feeds.latimes.com at 06:13PM

A positive happening for print show by Cate McQuaid, Globe Correspondent

FRAMINGHAM — In the commercial art world, printmakers can get short shrift. They typically make works on paper, often in multiples. The value of a fine-art print is lower than that of …

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 06:10PM

'Sense & Sensibility' at Northlight: Director Jory's adaptation makes perfect sense, without narrator by Chris Jones

THEATER REVIEW: "Sense & Sensibility" ★★★ Through April 17 at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie; Running time: 2 hours, 30 minutes; Tickets: $30…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:09PM

A war veteran, caught in his own inferno by Terry Byrne, Globe Correspondent

“9 Circles’’ is full of contradictions, the kind that keep an audience leaning forward, drawn irresistibly into the swirling drama. In the riveting Publick Theatre producti…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 06:08PM

Adaptation reduces ‘Iliad’ in size, not strength by Terry Byrne, Globe Correspondent

SOMERVILLE — The Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s breathtaking production of “Living in Exile’’ is powered by simple, elegant staging that evokes vivid sceni…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 06:08PM

John Leguizamo’s GHETTO KLOWN featured in the Los Angeles Times by Kguiod

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES – March 20, 2011 John Leguizamo: raw, honest and ruthless The actor shreds his life and his years in Hollywood in a new one-man Broadway play, ‘Ghetto Klown,…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 06:05PM

The Afternoon Report, Monday, March 21, 2011 by Bbbblogger

Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Monday, March 21, 2011 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter –  http://twitter.com/BBBway Click on any hyperlinked  item for more inform…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 06:03PM

Broadway Grosses* w/e 3/21/2011 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending March 21, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm AMERICAN IDIOT $510,458 8,799 64.36% $58.01 ANYTHING GOES $539,509 8,…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 06:02PM

Broadway Flexes Box Office Muscle by Patrick Healy

Several plays earned at least 50 percent of their maximum possible gross amounts, an indicator that each was in the black for the week.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:01PM

Yes, Prime Minister Returns to the London Stage by Broadway.com Staff

The London production of Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn’s Yes, Prime Minister, which closed at the Gielgud Theatre on January 15, 2011, will return to the West End this summer following …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:01PM
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Prometheus Bound on WERS 88.9fm by Amreptheatre

Prometheus Bound on WERS 88.9fm Part 1 of 4 - Gavin Creel and Uzo Aduba speak about the current production of Prometheus Bound playing at OBERON till April 2nd. From: amreptheatre Views: 16…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:59PM

Tarragon Theatre unveils next season’s line-up by J. Kelly Nestruck

Playbill will feature Broadway sex comedy, French-Canadian drama and Jamaican-Canadian dub poet d’bi.young.anitafrika

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:59PM

Tarragon Theatre unveils next season’s line-up

Playbill will feature Broadway sex comedy, French-Canadian drama and Jamaican-Canadian dub poet d’bi.young.anitafrika

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:59PM

Christina Hendricks, Jon Cryer, Katie Finneran & More Join Company at New York Philharmonic by Broadway.com Staff

The starry cast of Company at the New York Philharmonic just got starrier: Mad Men leading lady Christina Hendricks, Two and a Half Men star Jon Cryer and two-time Tony winner Katie Finneran…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:55PM

New 'Borderland' art exhibit makes use of Smart Space

Just as one man's trash is another's treasure, one New Yorker's empty storefront is another's gallery space. Today's example: "Borderland," a new art exhibit in the window of what used to be…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 05:54PM

Tony Kushner's INTELLIGENT HOMOSEXUAL'S GUIDE... Delays Previews to Accommodate Additional Dress Rehearsal; Performances Now Begin 3/23

The first preview of Tony Kushner's THE INTELLIGENT HOMOSEXUAL'S GUIDE TO CAPITALISM AND SOCIALISM WITH A KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES has been postponed a day to provide the cast and crew with an …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:49PM

Choking on Sequins

If your idea of a good show features chorus boys dressed up as cupcakes, confetti that's dropped barely 30 minutes after the opening, and "I Will Survive" sung twice, then this is the musica…

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 05:40PM

A Cheney Mini-Series by Brian Stelter

HBO confirmed on Monday that it was developing a mini-series about the political life of Mr. Cheney.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:39PM

It’s now Young People’s Theatre again

New season shows theatre on target for its goals.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:39PM

Critic's picks: Adam Feldman (March 21) by Adam Feldman

Angels in America spread its wings

SOURCE: Time Out New York at 05:30PM

Broadway Grosses: How to Succeed Heats Up; War Horse Starts Strong by Broadway.com Staff

Broadway continues to roll out the red carpet for the spring season’s stage offerings, and the frontrunners' list reflects a hunger for new shows to see. The latest success story i…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:29PM

Fran Drescher, Wayne Knight, Kristen Johnston, Rita Moreno, et al. to Star in new TVLand Series

TVLand has announced plans to bring the new sitcoms Happily Divorced and The Exes to series. Ten episodes have been ordered for each, and numerous stage veterans are involved in both shows. …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:23PM

Cryer, Hendricks, Bierko, Lazar & More Join NY Philharmonic's COMPANY

Despite most of the media's attention being focused on Charlie Sheen these days, his former Two and a Half Men co-star Jon Cryer has reportedly - and much more quietly - been cast in the NY …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:22PM

STAGE TUBE: Sutherland, Gaffigan Visit THE VIEW

Jim Gaffigan amp Kiefer Sutherland appeared live on ABC's The View on Monday, March 20th. Check out the interview below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:20PM

3min by New York City Center

3min From: NYCityCenter Views: 202 0 ratings Time: 03:17 More in Entertainment

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:19PM

Photo Flash: Paper Mill's FORUM Celebrates Opening Night

Directed by Mark Waldrop, with choreography by Vince Pesce, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum will run at Paper Mill Playhouse's Millburn theater from March 16 through April 10,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:17PM

Tyne Daly and Mercedes Ruehl to Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees by Broadway.com Staff

Tony Award winners Tyne Daly (Broadway-bound as Maria Callas in a revival of Terrence McNally's Master Class) and Mercedes Ruehl will announce the nominees for the 2010-2011 Outer Critic…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:11PM

"The House of Blue Leaves" Press Event by Broadwayleaguevideos

"The House of Blue Leaves" Press Event Julie James takes us behind the scenes of John Guare's comedy, "The House of Blue Leaves." In the play, Ben Stiller plays Arti…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:06PM
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Video of the Day: Larry Pine reads Beckett by David Cote

Larry Pine reads Beckett's libretto for Neither

SOURCE: Time Out New York at 04:54PM

Rachel York, Michael Rupert, J. Robert Spencer Set for Free Me and Miss Monroe Readings by Adam Hetrick

Drama Desk Award winner Rachel York will appear as iconic bombshell Marilyn Monroe in a free staged presentation of the new William Goldstein-Charles Leipart musical Me and Miss Monroe this …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:51PM

Gypsy Film Remake Starring Barbra Streisand May Proceed as Planned by Broadway.com Staff

It’s on, it’s off, and now the much-reported-on film version of Gypsy starring Barbra Streisand is once again showing signs of life. Deadline.com reports that a deal is close to …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:49PM

Critics' Picks Video: 'The Night of the Hunter' by Mekado Murphy

A. O. Scott looks back at Charles Laughton's film about a murderous Southern minister played by Robert Mitchum.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:49PM

'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn' flourishes anew by Jennifer Farrar

Does a tree still grow in Brooklyn? A poignant revival of a musical about struggling upward from poverty reminds us that yes, it can.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 04:42PM

Scott Adsit, Tate Donovan, Cady Huffman, Kristen Johnston, et al. Set for March 21 Celebrity Autobiography

Scott Adsit, Tate Donovan, Steve Guttenberg, Cady Huffman, Kristen Johnston, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Mary Testa, and Alan Zweibel will perform in the March 21 edition of Celebrity Autobio…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:40PM

Thanks a lotto: Black Watch at St. Ann's Warehouse by David Cote

St. Ann's Warehouse tries to get veterans in to see Black Watch

SOURCE: Time Out New York at 04:39PM

Connect the dots: 'Kin' is roundabout romance

Bathsheba Doran's new play "Kin" is a beautifully developed portrait of how our friends and families shape who we are and even who we love.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 04:31PM

Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky lands in Toronto by Paula Citron

The Russian-born artist, a former dancer with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, talks to The Globe about his work, including Russian Seasons, being mounted this week by the National Ballet of Canada

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:30PM

Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky lands in Toronto

The Russian-born artist, a former dancer with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, talks to The Globe about his work, including Russian Seasons, being mounted this week by the National Ballet of Canada

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:30PM

Twyla Tharp Brings New Production to Alanta Ballet

It was history in the making today as Atlanta Ballet announced one of the most monumental collaborations of its 82-year history - a world premiere, full-evening ballet by choreographic gia…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:28PM

Jon Cryer, Katie Finneran, Neil Patrick Harris, Christina Hendricks, Patti LuPone, et al. Set for New York Philharmonic's Company

Full casting has been announced for the New York Philharmonic's concert presentation of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Company, which will play Avery Fisher Hall, April 7-9. L…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:26PM

Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland and More Chat About Championship Season and Celebrate Playwright Jason Miller by Broadway.com Staff

Now that the country is in the grip of March madness, CBS Sunday Morning took an inside look at Broadway’s very own basketball boys, the cast of That Championship Season. Headliners Br…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PM

"Two and a Half Men" Star Jon Cryer Will Be Part of Philharmonic's Company; Katie Finneran Joins Cast by Andrew Gans

With the fate of CBS' "Two and a Half Men" in question, it looks like actor Jon Cryer will be returning to the stage. Cryer, who made his Broadway debut in Brighton Beach Memoi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:12PM

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/20

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 3202011

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:11PM

Review: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at curtainup.com/NJ by Simon Saltzman

As Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart's book aspires to give burlesque a bad name, director Mark Waldrop aspires to amuse us with the madcap chases and the obligatory parade of courtesans dele…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 04:11PM

PHOTO CALL: Forum, with Paul Vogt, Stephen Buntrock and Beth McVey, Opens at Paper Mill by Krissie Fullerton

The Paper Mill Playhouse production of the Stephen Sondheim, Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum opened at the New Jersey venue on March 1…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:11PM

Tony Kushner's The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide Delays Start of New York Previews by Adam Hetrick

The New York premiere of Tony Kushner's The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism With a Key to the Scriptures has delayed the start of performances to Marc…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:09PM

ArtsBeat: Jon Cryer and Christina Hendricks Join Philharmonic's 'Company' by Dave Itzkoff

Mr. Cryer and Ms. Hendricks are joining Katie Finneran, a Tony winner for "Promises, Promises," in cast that already includes Neil Patrick Harris, Patti LuPone, Anika Noni Rose and Stephen C…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:06PM

PHOTO CALL: Encores! Where's Charley? Final Curtain Call and Party by Krissie Fullerton

Rob McClure, Sebastian Arcelus, Jill Paice, Lauren Worsham, Howard McGillin and Rebecca Luker starred in the City Center Encores! production of Where's Charley? The cast celebrated their…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:05PM

Pace behind: Another Comedy of Errors is on its way by Adam Feldman

The Acting Company is coming with The Comedy of Errors

SOURCE: Time Out New York at 04:00PM
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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"Tulpa" needs YOU! by RVCBard

A while back, I announced that Tulpa, or Anne&Me is getting a staged reading at the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity this June.I'm really grateful for everyone who's stuck by me th…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 03:59PM

Jeff Daniels in Talks for Aaron Sorkin's HBO Series

According to the Hollywood Reporter, stage and screen star Jeff Daniels is currently in talks to star in Aaron Sorkin's HBO series MORE AS THE STORY DEVELOPS. Sorkin's long-developing drama,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:56PM

Funk It Up About Nottin' to Get London Run

The Theatre Royal Stratford East will launch their 2011 spring and summer season with the London debut of the Q Brothers' Funk It Up About Nottin', a hip-hop Shakespeare musical ba…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:52PM

Funk It Up About Nothin' to Get London Run

The Theatre Royal Stratford East will launch their 2011 spring and summer season with the London debut of the Q Brothers' Funk It Up About Nothin', a hip-hop Shakespeare musical ba…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:52PM

Tony Kushner’s The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide postpones first preview by Emeagher

The first preview of Tony Kushner’s THE INTELLIGENT HOMOSEXUAL’S GUIDE TO CAPITALISM AND SOCIALISM WITH A KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES has been postponed a day to provide the cast and crew with…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 03:49PM

Priscilla gets a B+ in NYC - though certain critics just don't like fun by J. Kelly Nestruck

A Canadian critic gives perhaps the most negative review of a Canadian production of the Australian drag classic

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:47PM

Priscilla gets a B+ in NYC - though certain critics just don't like fun

A Canadian critic gives perhaps the most negative review of a Canadian production of the Australian drag classic

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:47PM

BWW EXCLUSIVE: Michael Urie Talks GayFest SPRING AT LAST!, ANGELS IN AMERICA, UGLY BETTY & More

Today we are talking to the current Prior Walter in Michael Grief's off-Broadway revival of Tony Kushner's Pulitzer prize-winning ANGELS IN AMERICA, and also a headliner of Monday night's SP…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:46PM

Broadway Grosses for week ending 3-20-2011 by Theater Advisor

The Broadway grosses for the week ending March 20, 2011 are in. 31 shows running on Broadway this week with 11 shows in previews this past week. One opening, Priscilla Queen of the Desert. �…

SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 03:43PM

PHOTO FLASH: Stephen R. Buntrock, John Scherer, Paul Vogt, Mark Waldrop et al. at Opening of Paper Mill's Forum

Paper Mill Playhouse celebrated the opening night of its production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, on March 20. Mark Waldrop has directed the production, which features c…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:41PM

"Two and a Half Men" Star John Cryer Will Likely Be Part of New York Philharmonic's Company by Andrew Gans

With the fate of CBS' "Two and a Half Men" in question, it looks like actor Jon Cryer will be returning to the stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:40PM

Photo Flash: Transport Group's HELLO AGIAN

Transport Group TG, the winner of a special 2007 Drama Desk Award and 2007 and 2010 OBIE Awards, will present the first major New York revival of Hello Again, words and music by Michael John…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:33PM

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Priscilla Queen of the Desert — The Boas in the Van by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the opening of Broadway's Priscilla Queen of the Desert.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:33PM

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Priscilla Queen of the Desert — The Boas in the Van by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the opening of Broadway's Priscilla Queen of the Desert.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:33PM

Andrew Rannells on Going Door to Door as a Golden Boy Missionary in The Book of Mormon by Michael Mellini

With his boyish good looks, Andrew Rannells is currently delivering a slyly sunny performance as Elder Price, an optimistic young missionary sent to Uganda in The Book of Mormon. The new mus…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PM

Wicked's Julie Reiber Will Release Debut Solo Recording in November by Andrew Gans

Julie Reiber, whose Broadway credits include Wicked, All Shook Up and Brooklyn, is currently recording her debut solo album at Avatar Studios in Manhattan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PM

Theater Review | 'We Are': Illuminating Voices of Vietnamese Women by Claudia La Rocco

“We Are” sets Vietnamese lore against contemporary vignettes as it attempts to communicate the plight of women suffering through forced labor and marriages.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:29PM

Is the GYPSY Film with Barbra Streisand Still On?

Deadline.com is now reporting that despite comments that Arthur Laurents made to the Hartford Courant earlier this month, that a GYPSY movie starring Barbra Streisand is still a possibility.…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:27PM

TKTS on "In the Wings" by TDF

TKTS on "In the Wings" TKTS featured on NY Nonstop's new series, "In the Wings" - March 19, 2011 From: TDFvideo Views: 60 0 ratings Time: 01:09 More in News &am…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:25PM

Will the Barbra Streisand Gypsy Film Still Happen? by Thomas Peter

The proposed film remake of the classic musical Gypsy, which would star Barbra Streisand as stage mother Rose, is close to being given the green light despite earlier reports that it would n…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:18PM

Tyne Daly & Mercedes Ruehl Announce Outer Critics Circle Noms., 4/26

Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers covering New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, is proud to report that multi a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:13PM

Cedric the Entertainer to Host NBC's It's Worth What?

Cedric the Entertainer, who co-starred in the 2008 Broadway revival of American Buffalo, will host the new NBC summer series It's Worth What?. No specific date has been set for the show…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:12PM

Sense and Sensibility

Legit Reviews: Play places Jane Austen's characters and language on such a pedestal that it creates a studied aloofness.

SOURCE: Variety at 03:06PM

A New Ballet From Twyla Tharp by Julie Bloom

Twyla Tharp is choreographing a full-length work for Atlanta Ballet and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:00PM
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Heavenly! Sister Act’s Original London Cast Album Gets U.S. Release by Broadway.com Staff

The Original London cast recording of Broadway-bound musical Sister Act will get a digital release in the U.S. on March 22 and a brick-and-mortar release on March 29, courtesy of Ghostlight …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:53PM

"Trannequin" Musical Opens at Yale Cabaret

Yale Cabaret in New Haven is back this week with the premiere of a new musical, "Trannequin!". The show, whioch runs Thursday through Saturday, is conceived by an ensemble of first year Yale…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:52PM

Exclusive! Priscilla Producer Bette Midler Congratulates Will Swenson and Crew Backstage on Opening Night by Broadway.com Staff

Priscilla Queen of the Desert stars Will Swenson, Tony Sheldon and Nick Adams had plenty of celebrity well-wishers at the show's March 20 opening night performance, but right as the curt…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:51PM

Exclusive! Priscilla Producer Bette Midler Congratulates the Stars of the Glitzy Musical Backstage on Opening Night by Broadway.com Staff

Priscilla Queen of the Desert stars Will Swenson, Tony Sheldon and Nick Adams had plenty of celebrity well-wishers at the show's March 20 opening night performance, but right as the curt…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:51PM

Hello Again by Stagegrade

Are critics turned on by "Hello Again"?

SOURCE: StageGrade at 02:44PM

Signature Theatre Honors Bernadette Peters at Spring Gala, 4/11

On April 11, 2011, Virginia's Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre will honor esteemed stage and screen actress Bernadette Peters with the company's second Stephen Sondheim Award. The award,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:42PM

Neil LaBute to Direct Film of Agatha Christie's "Crooked House" by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-nominated playwright Neil LaBute will direct a new film adaptation of Agatha Christie's "Crooked House," according to the Hollywood Reporter.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:40PM

'Hair' Hunk Will Swenson, Shedding His Inhibitions Again In 'Priscilla' by Michael Portantiere

Do you need a super-talented, boundlessly energetic actor to play a character with zero inhibitions in your musical? If so, you've probably already thought of Will Swenson, one of theater's …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:38PM

Priscilla Queen of the Desert by Theasy.com

Palace Theatre, Broadway By Dan Dinero BOTTOM LINE: A big splashy Broadway musical that is almost too fabulous for its own good, Priscilla is still a great time, as long as you aren�…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 02:34PM

Bernadette Peters Will Be Serenaded by Stephen Buntrock, Rebecca Luker, Euan Morton at Sondheim Award Gala by Kenneth Jones

Stephen Buntrock, Rebecca Luker, Eleasha Gamble and Euan Morton will perform at the April 11 gala benefit presentation of the Stephen Sondheim Award to Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters in…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:34PM

GHETTO KLOWN Featured in New York Magazine: A Conversation between John Leguizamo & Fisher Stevens by Kguiod

NEW YORK MAGAZINE – March 20, 2011 The Conversation John Leguizamo and Fisher Stevens—star and director of the new one-man show Ghetto Klown—prove it is possible to know too much a…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 02:33PM

VIDEO FEATURE: Backstage at Wonderland with Scenic Designer Neil Patel by Andrew Gans

Wonderland scenic designer Neil Patel takes Playbill.com on an exclusive backstage tour as he and his crew prepare the Marquis Theatre for the production, which begins previews March 21 prio…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:31PM

After Troy – review by Lyn Gardner

Shaw, LondonHas there ever been a time in the 2,500 years since their composition that Euripides's great anti-war plays, The Trojan Women and Hecuba, have not been topical? When audienc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:29PM

Judge Rules Against Richard Prince in Copyright Case by Randy Kennedy

A federal judge in Manhattan has ruled against the artist Richard Prince in a closely watched copyright case, finding that Mr. Prince - who is well known for appropriating imagery created by…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:29PM

Kommilitonen! – review by Andrew Clements

Royal Academy of Music, LondonMore than a decade after saying he had written his final theatre piece, the chance to compose a work for and about students has lured Peter Maxwell Davies back …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:28PM

The Passing – review by Helen Meany

Abbey, DublinMemories of childhood make it difficult for three middle-aged siblings to sell their family home in this new play written and directed by Paul Mercier. On the eve of the auction…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:27PM

Mary Broome – review by Michael Billington

Orange Tree, RichmondThere is no shilly-shallying in this excellent revival of Allan Monkhouse's 1911 social comedy: within minutes, we learn that the eponymous housemaid has been impregnate…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:27PM

Yes, Prime Minister to Return to West End, With New Cast Led by Simon Williams and Richard McCabe by Mark Shenton

The current touring stage version of the hit 80's TV comedy series "Yes, Prime Minister," about the relationship between a British prime minister and his most senior civil serv…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:25PM

Stanley Bahorek Will Be Amadeus at the Alley Theatre by Adam Hetrick

Stanley Bahorek and Jeffrey Bean will face the music in Amadeus, Peter Shaffer's Tony Award-winning drama, which will begin previews April 1 at the Alley Theatre in Houston.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:20PM

Tyne Daly and Mercedes Ruehl to Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominations Apr 26

* BroadwayStars * Tyne Daly and Mercedes Ruehl   Will announce the 61st Annual Outer Critics Circle 2010-11 Nominations The First Broadway/Off-Broadway Award Nominees of the Season! …

SOURCE: The AndyGram at 02:18PM

Michael Rupert, J. Robert Spencer, Rachel York, et al. Set for Me and Miss Monroe

Broadway star Rachel York will play movie legend Marilyn Monroe in the Amas Lab and Workshop Series' free presentation of Me and Miss Monroe a new musical with book and lyrics by Charle…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:16PM

we toot our horns, but only indoors (on networking as a minority theatre artist) by RVCBard

I am the token black guy. I'm just supposed to smile and stay out of the conversation and say things like: "Damn," "Shit," and "That is whack."Mariah MacCarthy has an awesome blog post abo…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 02:12PM

St. Ann's to Offer Free Performance of Black Watch to Military and Students April 27

St. Ann's Warehouse and the National Theatre of Scotland will be offering free tickets to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and active duty officers, their families, and students for the We…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:10PM

THE WIZARD OF OZ BLOG: More from Sophie Evans!

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the fami…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:04PM

Rhapsody, Royal Opera House, London

About Sergey Polunin's princely manner, his clear and boldly scaled classic style, his unassailably beautiful dancing, there can be no doubts, writes Clement Crisp

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 02:03PM

Mark Morris 30th Anniversary, New York

At close range, you notice how much force the dancers put into their steps for the sake of precise shape and character, writes Apollinaire Scherr

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 02:02PM

The Knot of the Heart, Almeida Theatre, London

This family drama work because David Eldridge ignores the cliché whenever he can and when he cannot he invests it with insight and sensitivity, writes Ian Shuttleworth

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 02:00PM

Highlights from Arcadia

Tom Stoppard's time-warping comedy Arcadia is back on Broadway. Tony winner Billy Crudup returns to the Stoppard classic (in which he made his Broadway debut in 1995), this time in the role …

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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BWW TV: Broadway Beat Goes Inside PRISCILLA Opening Night!

Following smash hit productions in Australia, London and Toronto, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL began previews on Broadway on February 28 and opened on Sunday night, March 20, 20…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:59PM

Tyne Daly, Mercedes Ruehl to Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominations April 26

Award-winning actresses Tyne Daly and Mercedes Ruehl will publicly announce the 2011 nominees for Outer Critics Circle Awards at the Algonquin Hotel on Tuesday, April 26, at 11am. The win…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:59PM

Horton Foote Biography Due in Paperback

William Hampton's biography of playwright Horton Foote is beiong released in May in paperback form. "Horton Foote: America's Storyteller" was published shortly after the playwright's deat…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:55PM

Tyne Daly and Mercedes Ruehl Will Announce Nominees for Outer Critics Circle Awards by Andrew Gans

Tony winners Tyne Daly and Mercedes Ruehl will announce the nominees for the 2010-11 Outer Critics Circle Awards April 26 at 11 AM at the Algonquin Hotel.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:53PM

THE ADDAMS FAMILY To Give Free Tix To Grandmas

Grandma Addams, the feisty potient-brewing matriarch of the Addams clan played by comic actress Jackie Hoffman, turns 116 on Wednesday, March 30 and to celebrate, the producers of THE ADDAM…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:47PM

How to Succeed Star Daniel Radcliffe Honored for Work with The Trevor Project by Broadway.com Staff

Daniel Racliffe, star of Broadway’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, will receive the 2011 Hero Award from The Trevor Project, a national suicide prevention organizati…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:45PM

PHOTO FLASH: Pan Asian Repertory Celebrates Opening Night of Nguyen thi Minh Ngoc's We Are

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre celebrated the opening night of writer/director Nguyen thi Minh Ngoc's We Are at the West End Theatre on Firday, March 18. The play focuses on the legacy …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:45PM

James Levine to Cut Back On Met Spring Performances by Daniel J. Wakin

The Metropolitan Opera said on Monday that Mr. Levine, who is music director of both the Met and the symphony, will cut back on opera performances in the spring.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:40PM

Photo Coverage: PRISCILLA Lobby Boutique is Open!

Following smash hit productions in Australia, London and Toronto, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL began previews on Broadway on February 28 and opened on Sunday night, March 20, 20…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:39PM

Idina Menzel Announces Additional Concert Tour Performances

As reported by Idina Menzel's official website, the Tony winner has just added two more dates to her concrt tour. Menzel will perform on May 15 at Spokane's Martin Woldson Theater , and on J…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:34PM

(Not a) Review - Things To Ruin: The Songs of Joe Iconis by [email protected] (byrne Harrison)

By Byrne Harrison Last night I attended one of the performances of Things to Ruin: The Songs of Joe Iconis at (Le) Poisson Rouge. Since these performances are meant to celebrate the recent…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 01:34PM

Will 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert' reign at the Tony Awards?

The latest movie to get the tuner treatment is "Priscilla Queen of the Desert" which opened at the Palace Theater Sunday to mixed notices. However, with the first four of this seas…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:31PM

Producer eyes Block 37 for interactive show 'We Gotta Bingo' by Chris Jones

The much-troubled new Block 37 development in Chicago's Loop perhaps is going to have a live show after all: An interactive dinner-theater experience called "We Gotta Bingo." According to th…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:26PM

PHOTO CALL: Ricky Martin, Denis O'Hare, Russell Simmons and More at the GLAAD Media Awards by Matthew Blank

Ricky Martin, Denis O'Hare and Russell Simmons were among those in attendance at the GLAAD Media Awards, held March 19 at the Marriot Marquis in Manhattan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:25PM

Photo Coverage: PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT Red Carpet - Part 2

Following smash hit productions in Australia, London and Toronto, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL began previews on Broadway on February 28 and opened on Sunday night, March 20, 20…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:17PM

Ghostlight to Release London Cast Recording of SISTER ACT in US, 3/22

Ghostlight Records will release the Original London Cast Recording of SISTER ACT in the U.S., on March 22nd digital and on March 29th brick-and-mortar. The acclaimed musical comes to Broadwa…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:17PM

Whoopi Goldberg Gets a View of Priscilla's Leading 'Ladies' by Broadway.com Staff

Whoopi Goldberg knows her way around a pop song: After all, before becoming a producer of the forthcoming Broadway musical Sister Act, Goldberg was raising her voice as lounge singer Deloris…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:14PM

Show Showdown: Room by Wendy Caster

Room presents an emotional portrait of a writer in desperate need of "the room to move, the room to breathe, the room to imagine; emotional room, creative room."

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 01:13PM

Stephen Buntrock, Eleasha Gamble, Rebecca Luker, Euan Morton to Pay Tribute to Bernadette Peters at Signature Gala

Stephen Buntrock, Eleasha Gamble, Rebecca Luker, and Euan Morton will perform a musical tribute to Bernadette Peters, who as previously reported is the recipient of the Arlington, Virginia-b…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:11PM

Charlotte Leatherbarrow, 12-Year-Old Performer from London's Billy Elliot, Killed in Accident by Mark Shenton

Charlotte Leatherbarrow, a 12-year-old alumnus of the London company of Billy Elliot, has died following a tragic accident, when she was hit by a bus while crossing a London street.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:11PM

Stephen R. Buntrock, Eleasha Gamble, Rebecca Luker, Euan Morton to Pay Tribute to Bernadette Peters at Signature Gala

Stephen R. Buntrock, Eleasha Gamble, Rebecca Luker, and Euan Morton will perform a musical tribute to Bernadette Peters, who as previously reported is the recipient of the Arlington, Virgini…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:11PM

'Priscilla' preems

Legit News: 'Queen' bows in Gotham -- It was Aussies, drag queens and ping pong at Sunday's opening night party for "Priscilla Queen of the Desert."

SOURCE: Variety at 01:10PM

STAGE TUBE: Ricky Martin Wins GLAAD's Vito Russo Award

GLAAD Media Award recipients were announced in 25 of this year's 32 media categories at the 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards presented nationally by RKK Vodka and locally by American Airlines …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:10PM

U.K. Comic Lenny Henry to Star in National Theatre's The Comedy of Errors by Mark Shenton

Lenny Henry, the British TV and stage comic who made his Shakespearean debut in 2009 playing the title role in Othello in a production that premiered at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:02PM
Monday, March 21, 2011 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Broadway League Announces Educational Grants to MEMPHIS and WAR HORSE

THE BROADWAY LEAGUE  Awards New York Education Grants to MEMPHIS and WAR HORSE (New York, NY)  March 21, 2011 -- The Broadway League has awarded coveted New York Educatio…

SOURCE: The AndyGram at 12:49PM

You Will Have a Fabulous Time. Dammit. by Mark Peikert

Whether you like it or not, ‘Priscilla Queen of the Desert’ will entertain you

SOURCE: www.nypress.com at 12:49PM

John Leguizamo’s GHETTO KLOWN extends before opening tomorrow night by Kguiod

John Leguizamo’s GHETTO KLOWN, directed by Fisher Stevens, opens tomorrow night at Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street).  Today, the producers announced an extension through…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:48PM

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Mormon's Boys, Priscilla's Passion by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, writer and music director Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:45PM

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Mormon's Boys, Priscilla's Passion by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, writer and music director Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:45PM

John Leguizamo's Ghetto Klown Extends Through Summer by Broadway.com Staff

Before opening night, John Leguizamo's latest one-man show, Ghetto Klown, has extended its Broadway run through July 10. The show, which began performances at the Lyceum Theatre on Febru…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42PM

Photo Coverage: Party with the Cast of PRISCILLA on Opening Night!

Following smash hit productions in Australia, London and Toronto, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL began previews on Broadway on February 28 and opened on Sunday night, March 20, 20…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:40PM

WAR HORSE, MEMPHIS Awarded Broadway League's Education Grants

The Broadway League has awarded coveted New York Education Grants to the Broadway productions of Memphis by Joe DiPietro and David Bryan, and War Horse by Michael Morpurgo. Each production r…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:39PM

Marisa Tomei 'Thrilled' at the Idea of Playing Lady Gaga Onscreen by Broadway.com Staff

Oscar winner Marisa Tomei is open to the idea of donning a meat dress and singing “Poker Face,” at least on the big screen: The 46-year-old actress, currently starring off-Broadw…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:38PM

Another Nat "King" Cole Tribute for Hartford

Hartford Stage won't be the only arts group saluting vocalist Nat "King" Cole in the next few month.Hartford Symphony Orchestra's "Pops" concert on Saturday at 8 p.m. will do just that with …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:37PM

Ghostlight Records to Release London Cast Recording of SISTER ACT

Ghostlight To Release Sister Act Original London Cast Recording Featuring Olivier Award Nominee Patina Miller, Currently Reprising Her Acclaimed Performance on Broadway U.S. Release of CD …

SOURCE: The AndyGram at 12:31PM

Charles Busch’s “The Divine Sister” to play final performance on May 1 by Bbbblogger

THE DIVINE SISTER, the hit comedy written by and starring Charles Busch, will play its final performance on Sunday, May 1 at the SoHo Playhouse (15 Vandam Street). The show is ending its run…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:31PM

Melanie Brown, a.k.a. Mel B of The Spice Girls, Is Pregnant

Melanie Brown -- a.k.a. Mel B of The Spice Girls -- is pregnant, according to People.com. Brown starred in the Las Vegas production of Peepshow, a new modern burlesque show created and dire…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:31PM

Ghostlight Will Release London Sister Act Album March 22 by Adam Hetrick

Ghostlight Records will release the original London cast album of Sister Act, starring Olivier Award nominee Patina Miller, March 22 in the U.S.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23PM

PRISCILLA on Broadway: It's Raining Men by Priscillaonbroadway

PRISCILLA on Broadway: It's Raining Men It's Raining Men! PRISCILLA is now on Broadway! For more information on PRISCILLA, please visit http://www.priscillaonbroadway.com/ From: P…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:22PM

Susan Boyle and Geraldine McQueen Release Benefit Recording of "I Know Him So Well" by Andrew Gans

Susan Boyle, the singer who became a worldwide phenomenon following her performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" during an audition for "Britain's Got Talent," and Peter Ka…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:20PM

Photo Coverage: THE ADDAMS FAMILY's First New Family Photo!

THE ADDAMS FAMILY welcomed five new principal cast members beginning Tuesday, March 8 at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre 205 West 46th Street when Heidi Blickenstaff title of show assumed the role…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:19PM

Neil LaBute to Direct CROOKED HOUSE Film

According to the Hollywood Reoprter, Neil Labute is set to direct a big screen adaptation of Agatha Christie's 'Crooked House'. The film will be written by Julian Fellowes

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:16PM

London Cast Recording of Sister Act to Get U.S. Release

Ghostlight Records will release the Original London Cast Recording of Sister Act in the U.S. on Tuesday, March 22 in digital form. The CD will also be available at the Broadway Theatre, wh…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:13PM

ArtsBeat: 'The Divine Sister' Nears an End by Patrick Healy

The producers announced that this critically acclaimed Off Broadway comedy would close because of the previous commitments of several cast members.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:12PM

Jason Collins, Jaygee Macapugay, Robby Sharpe et al. Set for Concert Reading of Lonely Rhymes

Jason Collins, Victoria Huston-Elem, Jaygee Macapugay, Liz Power, Doug Shapiro, Robby Sharpe, Lucy Sorensen, and Max Spitulnik will be featured in a concert reading of Peter Mills' son…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:12PM

What next for Edinburgh's Traverse theatre? by Mark Fisher

Should it be run by writers? Take over the King's? With director Dominic Hill heading for Glasgow, now is the time for the Traverse to get experimental once againThe rumours were right. Domi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:09PM

Hail to the Chief! Fans Hope to See Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Remembered at Tony Time by Broadway.com Staff

As Broadway welcomes a flood of new productions in advance of the Tony Awards' April 28 eligibility cutoff, Broadway.com asked which show from fall 2010 you hope nominators will remember…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:07PM

"Friday" A Short Play in One Act Based on Rebecca Black by The Online Musical

"Friday" A Short Play in One Act Based on Rebecca Black Written and Directed by Jeff Luppino-Esposito Inspired by Rebecca Black and Ark Music Factory Underscore Arranged by Matt S…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:04PM

Trevor Project Will Honor Daniel Radcliffe With Hero Award by Adam Hetrick

How to Succeed in Business star Daniel Radcliffe will be the recipient of the Trevor Project's Hero Award, which will be presented June 27 in New York City.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:04PM

John Lithgow to Guest Star on HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER

According to report by EW.com, Broadway veteran John Lithgow will guest start tonight on CBS's 'How I Met Your Mother' as Neil Patrick Harris' dad.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:02PM
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Watch THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON on CBS Sunday Morning by Akass

THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON was featured on “CBS Sunday Morning” yesterday. Click here to watch the cast talk about this revival and take a trip with Jason Patric to Scranton, PA to visit h…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 11:58AM

BWW Discounts: Save on Tix to THREE MEN ON A HORSE!

BWW Discounts is offering you the chance to save on Off-Broadway's funniest play of the season, the classic American comedy THREE MEN ON A HORSE, presented by TACTThe Actors Company Theatre

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:55AM

Calling All Grandmas: The Addams Family Is Offering You Free Tickets March 30 by Thomas Peter

Grandma Addams, currently embodied by Jackie Hoffman in the Broadway musical The Addams Family, will turn 116 on March 30. To celebrate, the show’s producers are offering free tickets…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55AM

John Leguizamo's GHETTO KLOWN Opens Tomorrow Mar 22 and Announces Extension

JOHN LEGUIZAMO’s “GHETTO KLOWN” EXTENDS BROADWAY ENGAGEMENT; NOW ON SALE THROUGH JULY 10 * * * PLAYING SCHEDULE TO CHANGE Get Ghetto Klown Tickets John Leguizamo’s GHETTO KLOWN, di…

SOURCE: The AndyGram at 11:55AM

An Evening with Stiller and Meara to Play George Street Playhouse in April by Thomas Peter

Veteran stage couple and comedy legends Ben Stiller and Anne Meara will be seen in An Evening with Stiller and Meara  April 4 at 8 PM at the George Street Playhouse in New Bru…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:53AM

Priscila Queen of the Desert Review and Twitter-Facebook Roundup by Theater Advisor

Priscilla Queen of the Desert opened on Broadway last evening March 20, 2011 at the Palace Theatre. Reviews are in and although mixed from the critics, they are raves from the people that bu…

SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:52AM

John Leguizamo's Ghetto Klown Extends on Broadway Through July 10

John Leguizamo's new solo play Ghetto Klown, which opens at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre on March 22, has announed an extension through July 10. Fisher Stevens has directed the produc…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:52AM

John Leguizamo's GHETTO KLOWN Extends Through 7/10

John Leguizamo's GHETTO KLOWN, directed by Fisher Stevens, opens tomorrow night Tuesday March 22 at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre 149 West 45th Street today the producers announced an extension …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:46AM

Idina Menzel Adds Additional Concert Tour Dates by Andrew Gans

Tony Award winner Idina Menzel, who made her New York Philharmonic debut Feb. 5 at Avery Fisher Hall, has added two additional tour dates to her concert itinerary.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40AM

Alec Baldwin, Kerry Washington Set for Arts Advocacy Events, 4/5

Award-winning actors Alec Baldwin 30 Rock, It's Complicated, The Departed and Kerry Washington Ray, Last King of Scotland, Mr. amp Mrs. Smith will be participating in the 24th annual Arts Ad…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:39AM

Daniel Radcliffe Wins Trevor Project's Hero Award

According to published reports, HOW TO SUCCEED star Daniel Radcliffe will be honored with a Hero Award form the Trevor Project for assisting the organization with suicide prevention. Radclif…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:30AM

STAGE TUBE: THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON on CBS Sunday Morning

The cast of THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON was featured on CBS Sunday Morning to talk about this revival and take a trip with Jason Patric to Scranton, PA to visit his hometown and talk about his …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:23AM

Oscar Nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo Will Star in NYC Reading of Iranian Comedy Our Sweet Life by Kenneth Jones

Our Sweet Life by the Pacific Ocean, Houshang Touzie's play about a modern Iranian family, will get a Manhattan reading starring the actor-playwright and his Oscar-nominated wife 7 PM Ma…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:22AM

Candy Buckley and Rebecca Henderson to Star in Bergman's Autumn Sonata at Yale Rep by Adam Hetrick

Robert Woodruff (Notes from Underground) will stage the U.S. premiere of Ingmar Bergman's Autumn Sonata, about a mother and daughter attempting to reconnect, at the Yale Repertory Theatr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:20AM

FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD by John Simon

Amazing how many stories of interest center on food. Some of my and my wife Pat’s liveliest adventures involve eating. Take our holiday weekend in Beach Haven on the Jersey shore, where we…

SOURCE: John Simon at 11:04AM

Samuel L. Jackson Will Star in "The Samaritan" by Thomas Peter

Samuel L. Jackson, who reportedly will play Martin Luther King, Jr. in The Mountaintop on Broadway this fall, has signed on to star in the "neo-noir thriller" "The Samaritan,&…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:04AM

Photo Coverage: Encores! WHERE'S CHARLEY? Completes Run at City Center

Sebastian Arcelus, Rebecca Luker, Rob McClure, Howard McGillin, Jill Paice and Lauren Worsham led Frank Loesser's Where's Charley, the final New York City Center Encores production of the 20…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:03AM

Photo Coverage: PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT Red Carpet - Part 1

Following smash hit productions in Australia, London and Toronto, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL began previews on Broadway on February 28 and opened on Sunday night, March 20, 20…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:01AM

Ghetto Klown, With John Leguizamo, Extends Through July by Andrew Gans

Ghetto Klown, which began previews Feb. 21 at the Lyceum Theatre starring Emmy Award winner John Leguizamo, has extended its run.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01AM

Twitter Watch: Lea Michele 'Daniel Radcliffe just blew the roof off of the theater!'

On Twitter Watch, Lea Michele wrote msleamichele Wow Daniel Radcliffe just blew the roof off of the theater tonight in 'How to Succeed' Broadway is so lucky 2 have some1 as amazing as him

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AM

Have you heard the one about the Producer who tried to tell a joke? by Ken Davenport

I was in the back seat of a car this past weekend, driving through LA with three non-theater, not techie-type people (which, by the way, is the majority of the world). We happened to drive b…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM

Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara to Appear at April 4 George Street Playhouse Benefit

Renowned comedy duo and real-life couple Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara will make a special appearance at the George Street Theatre in New Brunswick, New Jersey on Monday, April 4 at 8pm in a …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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John Lithgow to Guest Star on "How I Met Your Mother" by Thomas Peter

Tony and Emmy Award winner John Lithgow will guest star on the March 21 and April 18 episodes of CBS' "How I Met Your Mother," according to ew.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:53AM

Wynton Marsalis to Perform at March 23 Love for Japan Benefit

Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis and his quintet will share the stage at EN Japanese Brasserie at 6pm on Wednesday, March 23 for Love for Japan, a fundraising effort to benefit victims of the ma…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:52AM

Anti-suicide Trevor Project to honor Radcliffe by John Carucci

NEW YORK (AP) -- Daniel Radcliffe looks forward to a tolerant world where young people grow up unaffected by differences in sexual orientation....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:48AM

Memphis and War Horse Receive Broadway League Education Grants

The Broadway League has awarded New York Education Grants to the Broadway productions of Memphis and War Horse. Each production receives a $5,000 grant towards its 2011 educational initiativ…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:45AM

Memphis and War Horse Receive Broadway League Education Grants

The Broadway League has awarded New York Education Grants to the Broadway productions of Memphis and War Horse. Each production receives a $5,000 grant towards its 2011 educational initiativ…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:45AM

That Championship Season Cast on "CBS Sunday Morning" (Video) by Thomas Peter

The cast of the revival of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play That Championship Season recently spoke with “CBS Sunday Morning” about the play’s examination of …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:44AM

hotINK From Around the World by Laura Hedli

For the first time, a series for new plays goes completely international When the hotINK reading series for new plays launched in 2002, it was a strictly American affair, and it eventually i…

SOURCE: TDF at 10:39AM

PHOTO CALL: Priscilla Queen of the Desert Opens on Broadway; Arrivals, Curtain Call and Party by Krissie Fullerton

Following its North American debut engagement in Toronto, Priscilla Queen of the Desert — drawn from the Academy Award-winning film "The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Deser…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:33AM

A Beginning for Middle-Earth as 'The Hobbit' Starts Production by Dave Itzkoff

Peter Jackson's film project has been previously delayed by the loss of a previous director, a battle with labor unions over hiring practices and an emergency surgery for a perforated ulcer.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:26AM

Feature: Opening Night: Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical

Christie Brinkley, Audra McDonald, Bette Midler, Guy Pearce, Joan Rivers, Kathleen Turner, and Jacki Weaver join Nick Adams, Tony Sheldon, Will Swenson and the cast of Priscilla Queen of the…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:09AM

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Review by Matthew Murray

In rethinking it, especially for the new revival that just opened at the Theatre at St. Clement’s, all director Wackerman and his collaborators have managed to do is break it in new and us…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:07AM

Stage Dive: Priscilla's Easy Charms by Scott Brown

Nothing you’ll experience here travels far outside the Palace's walls, but that’s just fine.

SOURCE: New York Magazine at 10:06AM

Drag in the Clowns by Peter Filichia

Broadway may not be in a Golden Age, but it’s certainly in a Golden Age of Drag. In that last decade, eight men who’d played at least one scene in a dress received a Tony nomination for …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:06AM

Priscilla Queen of the Desert: Theater Review by David Rooney

Priscilla Queen of the Desert: Theater Review

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:05AM

Priscilla - Queen of the Desert - Review by Matthew Murray

Unfortunately, even if your eyes are in perfect working order, you’ll have to deal with the far-more-distressing fact that, in the most important way, Priscilla has no color at all.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:04AM

Hello Again - Review by Matthew Murray

Sex has been vital to musicals for as long as musicals have existed, but few shows have embraced it as openly and as daringly as Hello Again.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:03AM
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Daniel Radcliffe to Receive Trevor Project's Hero Award

Stage and screen star Daniel Radcliffe will be honored with the Trevor Project's Hero Award at a ceremony in New York in June, according to published reports. The award recognizes a pe…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:56AM

Robert Fowler, Marcus Paul James and Willis White Will Be Part of Broadway on 22nd Street by Andrew Gans

The Metropolitan Room's new monthly series, Broadway on 22nd Street, which kicked off Feb. 28, will continue March 27.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:52AM

More Creative Team Changes for SPIDER-MAN?

This morning, Bloomberg News is reporting that producers are now in talks to replace the show's choreographer, Daniel Ezralow with Chase Brock. Ezralow, who helped to create many of the show…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:48AM

Meredith Patterson, Brian Charles Rooney, Bobby Cronin Set for Broadway Sings for Japan Benefit by Andrew Gans

Broadway Speaks OUT and Dixon Place will present Broadway Sings for Japan, a benefit concert for Japan earthquake and tsunami relief, March 28 at 7:30 PM a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:43AM

Photo Coverage: PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT - Opening Night Curtain Call!

Following smash hit productions in Australia, London and Toronto, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL began previews on Broadway on February 28 and opened on Sunday night, March 20, 20…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AM

Ricky Martin, Frank Rich, The Pride, When We Last Flew Win GLAAD Media Awards by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

The GLAAD Media Awards, honoring Grammy Award winner Ricky Martin, were presented March 19 in Manhattan. Andy Cohen hosted the event at the Marriot Marquis.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM

Neil LaBute to Direct Film Adaptation of Agatha Christie's Crooked House

Neil LaBute will direct a film adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel Crooked House, written by Oscar winner Julian Fellowes, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Christie's novel …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:31AM

STAGE TUBE: Watch All of THE SPIDEY PROJECT Here!

Veteran humorist and playwright, Justin Moran, launched Spiderman Smackdown, a guerilla theatre project to write, rehearse, and perform a fully realized musical based on the character Spider…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:28AM

Hugh Jackman In Performance Scheduled for May Run at the Curran; Warren Carlyle Directs by Andrew Gans

Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman, most recently on Broadway in the two-character Keith Huff play A Steady Rain, will play a two-week limited concert engagement in San Francisco in May.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:22AM

Hugh Jackman In Performance Scheduled for May Run at the Curran by Andrew Gans

Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman, most recently on Broadway in the two-character Keith Huff play A Steady Rain, will play a two-week limited concert engagement in San Francisco in May.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:20AM
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Carnival's Original London Cast Recording to Be Released in May

Kritzerland will release the original London cast album of Bob Merrill's musical Carnival. The CD will feature James Mitchell, Sally Logan, Michael Maurel, Bob Harris, Shirley Sands, F…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:59AM

TT: In one fell swoop

I had planned to take the weekend off and putter, but on Thursday I started writing a new play called...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:51AM

Making a scène: the five French dramatists you should meet | Michael Billington by Michael Billington

The British have long been sniffy about French theatre, but classic playwrights from Molière to Marivaux deserve another lookWe seem to have a love-hate relationship with French drama. We o…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:49AM

"The Kite Runner" Solo Show to Bushnell

Sorab Wadia stars in the solo stage show based on the novel "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini, to be presented Monday, April 4 at 7 p.m. at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:47AM

"Beautiful Burnout" is All Flash With No Fire by Jan@broadwayandme

Beautiful Burnout, which is playing through March 27 at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn Heights, is the textbook definition of style over substance.  But the style is sensational.&nbs…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 08:46AM

Acting Company's The Comedy of Errors to Begin Schimmel Center Run on April 9

The Acting Company will present Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors at Pace University's Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, April 9-17. Ian Belknap will direct the production. …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:39AM

Acting Company's The Comedy of Errors to Begin Schimmel Center Run on April 9

The Acting Company will present Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors at Pace University's Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, April 9-17. Ian Belknap will direct the production. …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:39AM

Priscilla wowed Toronto, but gets mixed reviews on Broadway

Critics were mixed in their reviews of the colourful drag musical. The Times was one of the least enthusiastic reviewers.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:21AM

The Best Flash Mobs and Viral Videos by Paper Mill Playhouse

The Best Flash Mobs and Viral Videos The Best Flash Mobs and Viral Videos From: PaperMillPlayhouse Views: 5280 11 ratings Time: 04:32 More in Entertainment

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:04AM

BWW's On This Day - March 21, 2011

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 21 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM

NY Review: 'Kin'

Bathsheba Doran's funny-sad new play skillfully traces the myriad strands connecting a disparate group of people when a Keats scholar and a personal trainer get together.

SOURCE: Backstage at 08:00AM
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Why distinguish between 'cast' and 'creatives' in theatre productions? by Clare Brennan

The way theatre programmes segregate actors from the creative process undersells their contributionWhen did theatre companies start to use the headings "cast" and "creative team" in their pr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:28AM

ArtsBeat: Curtain Down, Heads Up: Readers Review 'Arcadia' by Erik Piepenburg

Readers had mixed reviews for the Broadway revival of Tom Stoppard's play, but almost everyone said it was hard to hear the actors.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:00AM
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Daniel Radcliffe to Receive Trevor Project's Hero Award

Daniel Radcliffe has been involved with the organization, which provides crisis support for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered youths, since 2009, when he began appearing in PSAs.

SOURCE: Backstage at 06:00AM
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Priscilla Queen of the Desert by Stagegrade

Are critics hailing "Priscilla Queen of the Desert"?

SOURCE: StageGrade at 04:58AM

Cool Blues

Bill Harris' new play, based on the life of jazz great Charlie "Bird" Parker, feels surprisingly empty, dragged down by its deference to history.

SOURCE: Backstage at 04:10AM

Between Worlds

This dance-theater offering is an inauthentic employment of flamenco dance, set against hip-hop sensibilities, in the service of a pummeling, percussion-driven music and movement spectacle.

SOURCE: Backstage at 04:03AM
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Stanley Bahorek, Jeffrey Bean et al. Set for Alley Theatre's Amadeus

Houston's Alley Theatre has announced casting for its production of Peter Shaffer's Tony Award-winning play Amadeus. Performances will take place April 1-May 1 on Alley Theatre&ap…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:48AM

Ellen Gray: Emily Rossum finds 'Shameless' cast is just like family

SHAMELESS. 10 p.m. Sunday, Showtime. ACTORS ARE fond of proclaiming that their co-stars are like family - seldom specifying Brady or Manson - but as far as Emmy Rossum's concerned, the cast …

SOURCE: Philly.com at 03:03AM

WONDERLAND Begins Previews Monday, 3/21

Performances of Broadway's WONDERLAND - A New Alice. A New Musical begin this Monday, March 21 at the Marquis Theatre, 1535 Broadway 46th Street amp Broadway. The official opening is Sunday,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00AM

WONDERLAND Begins Previews Monday, 3/21

Performances of Broadway's WONDERLAND - A New Alice. A New Musical begin this Monday, March 21 at the Marquis Theatre, 1535 Broadway 46th Street amp Broadway. The official opening is Sunday,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00AM
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Andrea Wolff to Star in Loose Screws

Andrea Wolff will star in the musical comedy Loose Screws, which will run May 6-June 4 at the West Bank Theatre's Laurie Beechman Theatre. The show will be directed by Dennis Deal with …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:40AM

Sykes, Urie, & Horne Headline GayFest NYC's 'Spring at Last!' Gala, 3/21

Bruce Robert Harris and Jack W. Batman, producers of GAYFEST NYC, Inc., the country's premier arts organization devoted to the discovery, development and production of new LGBT-themed plays,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30AM

Foster, Grey, et al. Set for TIMESTALKS 3/21

On March 21, Tony Award winners Sutton Foster and Joel Grey will sit down with New York Times journalists for a TimesTalks eventat TheTimesCenter, 242 West 41st Street, New York City.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30AM

WICKED Tour Hosts WICKED ROCKS Cabaret, 3/21

On Monday, March 21, at 730 p.m., the 2nd National Touring Company of WICKED will host WICKED Rocks, an evening of cabaret performances. Held at Segerstrom Center for the Arts' Founders Hall…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30AM

Report: 'Spider-Man' on Broadway Ousts Choreographer

More trouble for "Spider-Man" on Broadway. Choreographer Daniel Ezralow, who designed the show's intricate flying sequences, will be replaced, two sources tell Bloomberg News.

SOURCE: Backstage at 02:10AM

TTIC- Omen Sade - Mar 21, 2011 by [email protected] (talk Theatre In Chicago), Talk Theatre In Chicago

On this week's episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast, Tom Williams talks with Omen Sade, the star of Servant of Two Masters at Piccolo Theatre. He talks about the show as well as Co…

SOURCE: www.theatreinchicago.com at 02:01AM
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Meet the Cast of JERUSALEM Day 6: John Gallagher, Jr.

BroadwayWorld presents the cast of the Royal Court Theatre's JERUSALEM on Broadway Today we feature John Gallagher, Jr., who stars as Lee. Learn all about him here...

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:59AM

Meet the Cast of JERUSALEM Day 6: John Gallagher, Jr.

BroadwayWorld presents the cast of the Royal Court Theatre's JERUSALEM on Broadway Today we feature John Gallagher, Jr., who stars as Lee. Learn all about him here...

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:59AM

Casting Announced for Two New Plays by Tom Jacobson

Casting has been announced for two new plays by Tom Jacobson, both of which will be presented at Atwater Village Theatre. Circle X Theatre Co. will present The Chinese Massacre (Annotated),…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:59AM

THE BROADWAY BEAUTY PAGEANT Takes Place 3/21

March comes in like a lion for the 5th Smash Year of The Broadway Beauty Pageant This not-to-be-miss event will be on Monday, March 21st, 2011 at 800 PM, benefiting The Ali Forney Center, N…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Kelli O'Hara and Nathan Gunn Join New York Philharmonic, 3/21

Two stars of the stage - Kelli O'Hara and Nathan Gunn -will join the New York Philharmonic for an evening of songs and duets from the Golden Age of Broadway, conducted by Tony Award winner …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Pepe Directs NY Reading of HANDS ON A HARDBODY, 3/21-4/9

As previously announced on BroadwayWorld.com with an audition notice, HANDS ON A HARDBODY, the musical based on the 1997 documentary of the same name, will have a three week reading in Manha…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

'Big Love' Watch: Q. and A. With the Creators by Ginia Bellafante

Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer, the creators and head writers of "Big Love," on how and why they chose to end the series the way they did.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:01AM

TT: A Saturday afternoon walk in Fort Tryon Park

I love my new neighborhood:...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

TT: Almanac

"I nauseate walking; 'tis a country diversion; I loathe the country." William Congreve, The Way of the World...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM
Monday, March 21, 2011 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, March 20, 2011 - Sunday, March 20, 2011.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:45AM

SXSW, Brought to You by G.O.O.D. by Jon Pareles

Kanye West and corporate sponsors staged a gargantuan late-night event on Saturday, which for most was the final show of South by Southwest.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:23AM

Heidi Blickenstaff, Christopher Sieber, Kate Baldwin, Bobby Steggert, Santino Fontana Sing Sam Davis March 21 by Kenneth Jones

The PS Classics CD "Love on a Summer Afternoon: Songs of Sam Davis" comes to life in an all-star concert performance at New York City's Birdland on March 21 at 7 PM.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Cameron Mackintosh's New Musical by Kenneth Jones

A decade ago, in the summer of 2001, Cameron Mackintosh, the British producer behind the international hits Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera and Miss Saigon, told the world that he w…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Weekly Schedule of Current Broadway Shows by Matthew Blank

While most of Broadway runs on a traditional Tuesday through Sunday schedule - with Sunday and Monday evenings off - a handful of productions diverge slightly and offer performances at non-t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

There Ain’t No Shelley Long Here: Transport Group’s Hello Again by Jason Clark

Okay, the gripes are gonna come out first. The post There Ain’t No Shelley Long Here: Transport Group’s <em>Hello Again</em> appeared first on Slant Magazine.

SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 12:00AM

Heidi Blickenstaff, Christopher Sieber, Bobby Steggert, Santino Fontana Sing Sam Davis March 21 by Kenneth Jones

The PS Classics CD "Love on a Summer Afternoon: Songs of Sam Davis" comes to life in an all-star concert performance at New York City's Birdland on March 21 at 7 PM.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

World Premiere of Kin, Bathsheba Doran's Meditation on Relationships, Opens in NYC by Kenneth Jones

Bathsheba Doran's Kin, a drama with humor about the extended families of a would-be couple — an American scholar and an Irish personal trainer — opens in a world-premiere eng…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Take Me Back to Mad Hatter: Wonderland, With Janet Dacal as Alice, Begins on Broadway by Kenneth Jones

Wonderland, the new musical that reinvents "Alice in Wonderland" for the 21st century, begins Broadway previews March 21 at the Marquis Theatre. Janet Dacal, of In the Heights, pla…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Hurricane Katrina-Themed Swimming Upstream, Directed by Eve Ensler, Plays the Alley March 21 by Adam Hetrick

Obie Award winner Eve Ensler directs Swimming Upstream, about women in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, as a one-night-only benefit March 21 at the Alley Theatre in Houston.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Tovah Feldshuh Hosts Broadway Beauty Pageant March 21; Lee Roy Reams Sings by Andrew Gans

Four-time Tony nominee Tovah Feldshuh hosts the fifth annual all-male Broadway Beauty Pageant March 21 at Peter Norton Symphony Space. The evening will begin with Broadway veteran Lee Roy Re…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Kelli O'Hara and Nathan Gunn Sing Classic Broadway With NY Philharmonic March 21 by Andrew Gans

Three-time Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara and baritone Nathan Gunn join the New York Philharmonic for an evening of songs and duets from the Golden Age of Broadway March 21.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

New Musical Tomorrow Morning Dawns at York Theatre Company March 21 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Tomorrow Morning, Laurence Mark Wythe's musical about "coupling and uncoupling," seen in London and Chicago, makes its New York City premiere at The York Theatre Company's …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Christiane Noll, Meredith Patterson, Kendrick Jones Sing from Broadway Musicals of 1932 March 21 by Andrew Gans

The Town Hall's Broadway by the Year series continues March 21 at 8 PM with Broadway Musicals of 1932.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

One Kid's First Night on Broadway: Part of a Long Tradition by Judy Samelson

Do you remember your first time? Before your mind races back to youthful recollections of splendor in the grass, perhaps I should rephrase the question: Do you remember your first time at a …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Today In Theatre History: MARCH 21 by Robert Viagas and Ernio Hernandez and Anne Bradley

1867 Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. is born today in Chicago, Illinois. He will go on to become one of the most powerful showmen ever. His Follies, filled with beautiful women and exciting variety act…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

One Kid's First Night on Broadway: Part of a Long Tradition by Judy Samelson

Do you remember your first time? Before your mind races back to youthful recollections of splendor in the grass, perhaps I should rephrase the question: Do you remember your first time at a …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Is a hedge fund manager human? This play says no by J. Kelly Nestruck

There’s great intensity in Michael Mackenzie’s script, but little in the way of explanation

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:00AM

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