Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Wishful Drinking is a refreshingly different cocktail by Richard Ouzounian

One woman show combines wicked humour with touching insights.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:40PM

Next 'Stop' could be B'way by Michael Riedel

Paula Wagner, a Holly wood big wig who ran Tom Cruise's production company for years, is headed to Broadway. She's got the rights to William Inge's "Bus Stop" and is putting up a staged read…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 11:35PM

No shades of gray in contrived gay play by Frank Scheck

Love triangles are al ways complicated. But the one in "A Strange and Separate People" is more convoluted than most. In this new play by Jon Marans ("The Temperamentals," "Old Wicked Song…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 11:17PM

Ghost

Legit Reviews: Fidelity to the movie turns out to be the flaw of this pedestrian tuner.

SOURCE: Variety at 11:16PM
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Frid, July 22 @ 5:00 P.M: KAREN KOHLHAAS. Free monologue and cold reading clinic w/author by Drama Book Shop

Atlantic Theater Company Co-Founder, Director, Author & Teacher, Karen Kohlhaas will coach monologues performed by attendees; talk about what makes a great monologue audition, and introduce …

SOURCE: Drama Book Shop at 10:40PM

LA Gay Men's Choir & Nikki Blonsky to Host HAIRSPRAY Sing Along, 7/31

Nikki Blonsky, the actress best known for her role in the musical movie version of Hairspray, will join the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles for a screening of the film. LAist reports that th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:19PM

The Austerity of Hope by Theasy.com

TBG Theatre, Fresh Fruit Festival, Off Off Broadway By Joseph Samuel Wright BOTTOM LINE: A moving, realistic ensemble play about the struggles of being gay and on the backside of youn…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:07PM

High-tech tour ‘en route’ is offbeat adventure

HEDY WEISS: “En route” is the meta-journey experience devised by “one step at a time like this,” a creative outfit based in Melbourne, Australia, that specializes in transforming urb…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 10:03PM

Review Roundup: GHOST, Updating Live!

Ghost The Musical makes its highly anticipated West End opening today, July 19, at the Piccadilly Theatre, after begining performances on June 24, 2011. Booking is open for performances thro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:02PM

Theater Review | 'A Strange and Separate People': A Gay Man Seeks a Place in an Orthodox World by David Rooney

Jon Marans’s drama “A Strange and Separate People” addresses the struggle for many to accept their homosexuality while adhering to their religious beliefs.

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

Review: Ghost the Musical by Natasha Tripney

This stage adaptation of the popular 1990 film is visually stunning and well acted, but suffers from a weak score.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Feature: Alison Fraser Is in Love by Brian Scott Lipton

The celebrated actress discusses her current gig in Love, Loss, and What I Wore and other projects.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Review: Victory: Choices in Reaction by David Finkle

Jan Maxwell stars in Howard Barker's muddled political drama about 17th-century England.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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FREEZE FRAME: SISTER ACT Celebrates 100 Performances! by Walter McBride

SISTER ACT features an original score with music by multi-Academy, Grammy and Golden Globe Award-winning composer Alan Menken Little Shop of Horrors, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:52PM

Review: Small Odysseys by Alison Croggon

Watching Rawcus's superb new production Small Odysseys was an oddly personal experience. For me, it was the psychological equivalent of that optical test in which, when a bright light is sho…

SOURCE: Theatre Notes at 09:43PM

A STRANGE AND SEPARATE PEOPLE - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

A Strange and Separate People, which just opened at the Theatre Row Studio Theatre, concerns how gay men participate in perhaps an even more exclusionary community: that of Orthodox Jews on …

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:10PM
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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0247: A Ghost with a Crush: Ghost The Musical and Bobby Crush Interview by MusicalTalk

Nick shares his thoughts on the new musical of Ghost - playing at the Piccadilly Theatre in London, and he and Andrew have an entertaining chat with the entertaining entertainer - Bobby Crus…

SOURCE: musicaltalk.co.uk at 08:36PM

Theater review: Pop! paints bold portrait of Warhol and his inner circle

Theater review: Pop! paints bold portrait of Warhol and his inner circle

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:23PM

Review: A Strange and Separate People< at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Jon Marans' intensely-acted play under the very fine direction of Jeff Calhoun needs a more credible and more engaging characters. . .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:16PM

Review: Oklahoma! back in DC by Susan Davidson

Curtainup revisits this return engagement. and finds it better than ever .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:08PM

Interview with Steve Epp by Cory Hinkle by Polly Carl

The theater needs to take you some place and give you an experience, an emotional experience that hopefully is also not mind numbing, but mind stimulating. It doesn’t mean it has to be int…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:02PM

86 Days ’til Godspell: The offers begin. by Ken

While we are still searching for a few folks to fill out our cast, today our General Manager and Casting Director started making offers to a few of the actors that we definitely know we want…

SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 08:00PM
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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SpaceFinderLA – Find a venue. Rent out a venue. by LA Stage Alliance

SpaceFinderLA.org is the new go-to Web site for space rental in LA County. There are venues all over LA County that spark and serve the creative imagination but until now, trying to find th…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 07:58PM

Batman – Live - review by Sam Jones

Manchester Evening News ArenaImagine a grey, post-industrial urban landscape festering with decadence and crime, where the only sounds are the shriek of sirens and the occasional gunshot. Bu…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:56PM

Ticket Summit attendance soars for Vegas 2011 conference by Allison Reitz

Last week, Ticket Summit® returned to its home base at The Venetian in Las Vegas for a sixth year, as it welcomed professionals from across the ticket industry to the summer edition of t…

SOURCE: Ticket News at 07:46PM

BWW TV: SHOW BOAT at Goodspeed - Performance Highlights!

Goodspeed Musicals, the first two time Tony Award-winning theatre in the country is presenting Show Boat through September 17, 2011 after announcing an extension. Click below for performance…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:01PM

The lure of Nijinsky

The great Russian ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky recently leapt on to the British stage as a tantalising apparition conjured up by a sexually deprived young woman in the world premiere of Ten…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM

First Night: Batman Live, Manchster Evening News Arena

It is big, brash, very, very loud and coming to an arena near you this summer. Unlike the ill-fated and roundly panned musical exploits of fellow super hero Spider-Man in the United States, …

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM

Music hall saved after 'overwhelming' response to fund-raising appeal

The world's oldest surviving music hall, Wilton's in London, has been saved from closure after an "overwhelming" public response to an emergency fund-raising appeal.

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM

Ghost – the Musical, Piccadilly Theatre, London

Is there anything much to be gained dramatically by turning the synthetic but likeable hit movie Ghost (1990) into a stage musical? With a score by Dave Stewart of The Eurythmics, book and l…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Mel Brooks, Dick Cavett Special to Debut on HBO, 9/9

MEL BROOKS AND DICK CAVETT TOGETHER AGAIN, an hour-long special featuring the two comedy greats in conversation onstage before a live audience, will debut FRIDAY, SEPT. 9 900-1000 p.m. ETPT,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:57PM

Photo Coverage: Project Shaw Presents FANNY'S FIRST PLAY by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Gingold Theatrical Group continued its sixth sold-out year of PROJECT SHAW yesterday with Shaw's first commercial success, the rarely produced satire FANNY'S FIRST PLAY which was initially w…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:56PM

Yeardley Smith, La La Anthony, Marylouise Burke and More on Tap For Love, Loss and What I Wore by Broadway.com

Yeardley Smith, La La Anthony, Marylouise Burke and Maddie Corman will join upcoming casts of off-Broadway's Love, Loss and What I Wore at the Westside Theatre. Show veterans Ann Harada,…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:51PM

War Horse Star Seth Numrich Shows Off His Lucky Horseshoe and Other Keepsakes by Broadway.com

As Albert Narracott in the Tony-winning drama War Horse, Seth Numrich spends his week petting, riding and obsessing over the title colt. Backstage at Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Be…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:49PM

Stephen Dillane Joins Season 2 of HBO's GAME OF THRONES

According to published reports, Tony winner Stephen Dillane has signed on to join the cast of HBO's 'Game of Thrones.' Dillane will play Stannis Baratheon, brother of the recently deceased K…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:49PM

Bono and Spider-Man's Patrick Page Greet Fans at Late Show With David Letterman by Broadway.com

It was a special night for rock fans who were lucky enough to be in the audience at The Late Show With David Letterman: On July 18 Patrick Page and his Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark castmate…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:32PM

Photo Coverage: Broadway's Rising Stars 2011 by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

The annual Broadway's Rising Stars features students from theatrical institutions throughout the country, including AMDA, CAP21, Steinhardt, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Carnegie Melon,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:31PM

Jersey's best teen performers strut their stuff in 'Kiss Me, Kate' by Peter Filichia

Cynthia Meryl brings her extraordinary New Jersey Youth Theatre to NJPAC in Newark

SOURCE: NJ.com at 06:26PM

What Goes Best With Drama: Red, White or a Pint? by Patrick Healy

Pub theaters remain a beloved part of the play-making tradition in England, especially London.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:25PM

Henry Awards: Videos of musical performances by John Moore, Denver Post Theater Critic

Watch performances from the Colorado Theatre Guild Henry Awards' best musical nominees: Town Hall's "Chicago" and "Rent," Boulder's Dinner Theatre's "Cats," PHAMALy's "Beauty and the Beast" …

SOURCE: Denver Post at 06:12PM

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert - The Musical by The Tyro Theatre Critic

I haven't been more bemused since "Xanadu". "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" is a relentless wave of outrageous costumes, sets and jokes. The score is a pile up of pop hits from the 60s, 70s…

SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 06:11PM

Emily Padgett Joins Broadway Dolls Birdland Concert, 7/25

Emily Padgett Rock of Ages is joining Hollie Howard, Tracee Beazer, Nicolette Hart, Robyn Hurder amp Colleen Sexton in the Birdland debut of The Broadway Dolls on Monday, July 25 at 7pm. Thi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00PM

Ghost the Musical – review by Michael Billington

Piccadilly, LondonMusicals based on movies are a dime a dozen, but Ghost is the first I've seen that feels like a film. It is not just that Bruce Joel Rubin's book adheres closely to his mov…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00PM
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Interns Who Lunch, An Inside Look at the Paper Mill Playhouse Summer Musical Theater Conservatory by Paper Mill Playhouse

Interns Who Lunch, An Inside Look at the Paper Mill Playhouse Summer Musical Theater Conservatory What do your interns do at lunchtime? At the Paper Mill Playhouse Summer Musical Theater C…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:57PM

The Afternoon Report, Tuesday, July 19, 2011 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Tuesday, July 19, 2011 Breaking News Atlantic Theater Company to Offer World Premieres ARTSBEAT BLOG/NYTIMES.COM – BY PATRICK HEALY World-premiere prod…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:50PM

Chester Gregory returns to launch new Black Ensemble Theater space

According to Black Ensemble Theater artistic director Jackie Taylor, when her theater troupe’s new Uptown home at 4440 N. Clark opens in November, the company’s most stellar alum will be…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 05:50PM

VIDEO FLASH: Patrick Page and Spider-Man Cast Perform on Late Night With David Letterman by Andy Propst

Patrick Page and members of the cast of Broadway's Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark performed "A Freak Like Me" on CBS's The Late Show With David Letterman on Monday, July 1…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:48PM

New Plays by Ethan Coen, Adam Rapp, John Patrick Shanley and More on Tap at Atlantic Theater Company by Broadway.com

Atlantic Theater Company has added word premiere plays from Adam Rapp, Ethan Coen, John Patrick Shanley and more to its 2011-2012 season. No casting has been announced for the new production…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:47PM

STAGE TUBE: Reeve Carney Talks Guitars, Bad Auditions, and More!

SPIDER-MAN star Reeve Carney recently chatted with Popdust, where he discussed his most extravagant purchase, worst audition, slightly twisted celebrity dream, and more. Click below to check…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:47PM

Henry Awards, Town Hall's Rent" by The Denver Post

Henry Awards, Town Hall's Rent" 2011 Henry Awards Best Musical nominees in performance:Town Hall Arts Center's "Rent." Performers: Ryan Belinak, Amanda Earls, Heather…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:46PM

A Serenade for Maureen Foster pays tribute to late opera star by Manori Ravindran

If you asked Colin Firth what his favourite piece of music was during his years studying acting in London, he would point out a Frederick Delius piece sung by the late Canadian contralto Mau…

SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 05:45PM

Love, Loss... To Welcome Yeardley Smith, Anne Meara and Marylouise Burke by Adam Hetrick

Yeardley Smith, known for playing Lisa Simpson on the long-running Fox hit "The Simpsons," will bring a unique voice to the Off-Broadway run of Love, Loss, and What I Wore.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:36PM

Photo Coverage: Encore Production of OKLAHOMA at Arena Stage- New Production Stills!

After kicking off the inaugural season of Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, shattering all box office records from Arena Stage's 60-year history and rounding up 10 Helen H…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:35PM

Ben Vereen to Play Pilate in Houston JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, 8/19-20

Tony Award winner Ben Vereen is traveling from Los Angeles to Houston, Texas today to be a special guest performer in The Musical Theatre of Houston's JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. Vereen will sta…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:34PM

Atlantic Theatre Company to Feature HAPPY HOUR, CQ/CX, et al. in 2011-12 Season

Atlantic Theater Company Neil Pepe, Artistic Director, Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director is proud to announce its 2011-2012 season productions, featuring world premieres from Academy Award w…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:28PM

Review: Ghost the Musical ***

There are moments in the 1990 film of Ghost when music is undoubtedly called for: crop-haired, gamine, sexy Demi Moore’s face filling with tears just doesn’t seem enough to expre…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:24PM

Anna Deavere Smith Won’t Let Herself Down Easy by Darlene Donloe

Discipline, doubt and kale are among a few of Anna Deavere Smith's favorite things as she brings Let Me Down Easy, her solo show on health care, to the Broad Stage. READ MORE

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:21PM

Coen, Shanley set for Atlantic

Legit News: Theaters locks down 2011-12 season -- New plays by Ethan Coen, John Patrick Shanley and Adam Rapp are among the offerings on tap for the 2011-12 season at Off Broadway's Atlantic…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:17PM

7 Fingers' Traces to Perform on NBC's America's Got Talent July 20 by Dan Bacalzo

The urban acrobatics show Traces, by Montreal-based troupe 7 Fingers, will perform on NBC's America's Got Talent, on Wednesday, July 20 at 9pm EST (check local listings). The show…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:16PM

Theatre Review: Titus Andronicus at Stratford by Robert Cushman

There are 24 named characters in the standard texts of Titus Andronicus, and by the end of the play 14 of them are either dead or under sentence of same. Two of the deceased have, while aliv…

SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 05:14PM

Jay Sullivan Replaces John Gallagher, Jr., in Broadway's Jerusalem, Starting July 19 by Kenneth Jones

Jay Sullivan steps into the role of Lee, the Australia-bound slacker, in the Broadway's Jerusalem on July 19, succeeding John Gallagher, Jr., who has a contractual engagement that confli…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:09PM

BWW TV: Patina Miller, Julia Murney, Laura Osnes & More Sing the Music of Koonan and Dimond at Birdland - Concert Highlights!

2010 Jonathan Larson Grant Winners Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond celebrated the release of their new album Out of Our Heads The Music of Kooman and Dimond yesterday, July 18th with a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:02PM

A Shirelle joins 'Baby, It's You!' by Mark Kennedy

Early in her career, Shirley Alston Reeves got a piece of advice no singer wants to hear.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 05:00PM
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Playbill Video Checks Out the Scene at Osteria al Doge (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

Osteria al Doge, the midtown Italian tavern that opened in ‘93, has been serving theatregoers for almost 20 years. Because of its prime location in the heart of the theatre district, b…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:53PM

Emily Padgett to Join Broadway Dolls for July 25 Birdland Concert by Dan Bacalzo

Emily Padgett, who recently starred as Sherrie in the Broadway production of Rock of Ages, will join Hollie Howard, Tracee Beazer, Nicolette Hart, Robyn Hurder, and Colleen Sexton in the Bir…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:52PM

Jeremy Jordan to Lead NEWSIES at Paper Mill Playhouse!

According to his official website, Jeremy Jordan will star in the highly anticipated NEWSIES at Paper Mill Playhouse, taking on the role made popular by Christian Bale -Jack Kelly. Jordan wr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:49PM

Seattle arts patron Bagley Wright dies at 87

Bagley Wright, the influential Seattle arts patron, philanthropist, and one of the original investors in the Space Needle, has died.

SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 04:37PM

Judy Gold | What is Givenik? by Givenik

Judy Gold | What is Givenik? Comedian Judy Gold (The Judy Show) explains Givenik.com and how you can support her two favorite charities, The Hetrick-Martin institute and Family Equality Cou…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:32PM

Off July 2011 by The Broadway Channel

Off July 2011 From: BroadwayChannel Views: 4 0 ratings Time: 04:57 More in Entertainment

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:28PM

BWW TV: Disney's TARZAN at North Shore Music Theatre

The first video footage has just been released from North Shore Music Theatre's new regional production of TARZAN playing through July 24, 2011. For tickets and information, visit www.nsmt.o…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:28PM

Photo Coverage: Patina Miller, Laura Osnes, Jeremy Jordan & More Sing the Music of Kooman & Dimond at Birdland by Monica Simoes

2010 Jonathan Larson Grant Winners Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond celebrated the release of their new album Out of Our Heads The Music of Kooman and Dimond yesterday, July 18th with a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:27PM

My Space: Seth Numrich of "War Horse" by Broadway.com

The star of the Tony-winning play shares his favorite backstage items.

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:26PM

Lillias White, Darius deHaas, et al. Join ALL SINGIN' ALL DANCIN' Concert, 7/25

The Town Hall, New York City's landmark theatre and concert venue, concludes its acclaimed 5th Annual Summer Broadway Festival with All Singin' All Dancin' on Monday, July 25th at 8PM. The s…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:26PM

Meet the Puppets of AVENUE Q by Music Theatre International

Meet the Puppets of AVENUE Q MTI and Character Translation's Puppets are ready to take up residence at your theatre! GET YOUR FELT ON! A little different than the people in your neigh…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:19PM

Daniel Radcliffe Snags Another Teen Choice Nomination

TEEN CHOICE 2011 will celebrate the hottest teen icons in film, television, music, sports and fashion in the choicest, star-studded two-hour event airing live Sunday, Aug. 7 800-1000 PM ET l…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:17PM

Atlantic Will Stage John Patrick Shanley's Sleeping Demon, a Companion Play to Doubt; Season Revealed by Kenneth Jones

World-premiere plays from Ethan Coen, Fernanda Coppel, Gabe McKinley, Adam Rapp and Pulitzer Prize winner John Patrick Shanley have been added to the 2011-12 season of Off-Broadway's Atl…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:09PM

Ann Harada, Anne Meara, Yeardley Smith et al. Set for Love, Loss and What I Wore by Dan Bacalzo

Additional casting has been announced for the Off-Broadway production of Love, Loss, and What I Wore, at the Westside Theatre. The show, which is written by Nora and Delia Ephron and direc…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:04PM

Have You Seen “Beginners?” Let’s discuss it before my heart bursts. by Mark Blankenship

It’s been in theaters for several weeks—and Doug has already written about its leading man—but since Ididn’t see Beginners until Saturday, I wasn’t ready to tal…

SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 04:00PM
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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John Gallagher Jr. Departs Jerusalem to Join Aaron Sorkin's More As This Story Develops by Broadway.com

Tony winner John Gallagher Jr. has departed the Broadway production of Jersusalem to join the cast of Aaron Sorkin’s new HBO drama More As This Story Develops. After his final performa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:58PM

Quote of the Day by The Playgoer

"Lev Tolstoy sincerely loved Chekhov, but did not like his plays. He told Chekhov once, 'A playwright should take the theater-goer by the hand, and lead him in the direction he wants him to …

SOURCE: The Playgoer at 03:56PM

Henry Awards, Performance Now's "The Music Man" by The Denver Post

Henry Awards, Performance Now's "The Music Man" 2011 Henry Awards Best Musical nominees in performance: Performance Now's "Will I Ever Tell You?"/"Lida Rose…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:54PM

Works by Ethan Coen, Adam Rapp, John Patrick Shanley, and More Part of Atlantic Theater Company's 2011-2012 Season by Andy Propst

Atlantic Theater Company has announced its plans for the 2011-2012 season, according to a report in The New York Times. In addition to the previously announced, Bluebird, starring Simon Rus…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:54PM

Tune In to the Hilarious Judy Gold as She Previews The Judy Show by Broadway.com

If you have fond memories of The Brady Bunch, Good Times, The Partridge Family or The Mary Tyler Moore Show, comedian Judy Gold’s got just the show for you: The Judy Show, an off-Broad…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:51PM

Rupert Murdoch in the Commons: a terrifying power in decline

The media mogul gave a complex performance by banging the table to make points and revealing his distance from UK affairsAs a piece of theatre, the Murdochs' attendance before the culture co…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:51PM

Orlando Shakes announces ‘Earnest’ cast by Elizabeth Maupin

Orlando actor Philip Nolen — known for such shows as Guys and Dolls, Amadeus and The Big Bang, as well as for his work at Disney — will play the larger-than-life Lady Bracknell …

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 03:46PM

ArtsBeat: Atlantic Theater Company to Offer World Premieres by Patrick Healy

In the lineup: a play based on the Jayson Blair scandal.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:40PM

UCF theater renames itself — again by Elizabeth Maupin

The Theater Formerly Known as UCF Conservatory Theatre has a new name — Theatre UCF. Actually it’s an old name, used until around 2004, until then-UCF theater department chair Ro…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 03:32PM

Jay Sullivan Takes Over for John Gallagher Jr. in JERUSALEM's Final 5 Weeks

JERUSALEM, a new play by Jez Butterworth, is now in its final five weeks on Broadway. The limited engagement, extended once, ends Sunday, August 21 as scheduled at the Music Box Theatre 239 …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PM

Joe Iconis and John Simpkins Team for Whiskey Songs at TriArts Sharon Playhouse by Adam Hetrick

Jonathan Larson Award-winning songwriter Joe Iconis and his friends will offer an evening of Whiskey Songs July 30 at the TriArts Sharon Playhouse.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PM

Live Nation, artists form Stand with Fans to fight ticket resale market

A new coalition of artists, venues, sports teams and others has launched an advocacy group — with backing from Live Nation and its Ticketmaster division — to fight against what i…

SOURCE: Ticket News at 03:27PM

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Freestyle Love Supreme Gets TV Pilot by Broadway.com

If you loved the Tony Awards rap wrap-up Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote for host Neil Patrick Harris last month, you’re in luck: There may soon be more Miranda numbers on the air! Freestyle …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:22PM

Stephen Dillane Joins HBO's Game of Thrones by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winner Stephen Dillane has joined the cast for the second season of HBO's Emmy Award-nominated series Game of Thrones, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series, whic…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:22PM

How To Make “The Judy Show” by Mark Blankenship

  Judy Gold and Kate Moira Ryan bicker, laugh, and then write a play Comedian Judy Gold and playwright Kate Moira Ryan write shows together, but they also take their families on joint v…

SOURCE: TDF at 03:21PM

Ever So Humble by Richard Seff

A weekend motor trip through Western New York state and Connecticut brought me to Ithaca where a new comedy by  Tim Pinckney was having a world premiere at the newly refurbished Hangar Thea…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:16PM

Paul McCartney Documentary, 'The Love We Make,' Coming to Showtime by Dave Itzkoff

The documentary will chronicle Mr. McCartney's experiences in New York after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, including his preparation and performance at the "Concert for New York City."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:15PM

The Lab is Over, Alas for Mankind. by Leigh Hile

The Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab has come and gone, and after doing nothing but wrangling with Strindberg's A Dream Play for three weeks straight, now that it's over, it already feel…

SOURCE: Scenes in the City at 03:14PM

NY1 Goes Behind the Scenes of Off-Broadway’s Silence! The Musical (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

Silence! The Musical,  the new Off-Broadway musical described as the “unauthorized parody of ‘The Silence of the Lambs’,” opened July 9 at Theater 80 for a limited e…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:08PM

STAGE TUBE: First Look at Raul Esparza in GWB

Broadway veteran Raul Esparza's new movie, GWB, is set to premiere at the New York International Film Festival starting August 15, ans a trailer for the new movie has just been released Catc…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:01PM

LOGOS: RENT by JK

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.  That little axiom is true in most aspects of life, I've come to find out.  People, in general, are resistant to change, especially when it comes t…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 03:01PM

Darius deHaas, Lillias White, et al. Join Cast of Town Hall's All Singin' All Dancin' by Dan Bacalzo

Updated casting has been announced for All Singin' All Dancin', which will be offered at 8pm on Monday, July 25 at The Town Hall as part of the fifth annual Summer Broadway Festiva…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM

Lillias White, Robert Creighton, Darius de Haas Set for Final Evening of Summer Broadway Festival by Andrew Gans

The fifth annual Summer Broadway Festival, which kicked off July 11 with Broadway Winners: The Award-Winning Music of Broadway, will conclude July 25 with All Singin' All Dancin' at …

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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New One-Woman Play Uses Humor to Tackle Issues Facing Muslim Americans

One of the monologues in Aizzah Fatima’s new one-woman play begins with a woman in a hijab kneeling and praying: “God, please let me get a 30 or better on the MCAT exam so I can get into…

SOURCE: WNYC at 02:56PM

Henry Awards, Town Hall's "Chicago" by The Denver Post

Henry Awards, Town Hall's "Chicago" 2011 Henry Awards Best Musical nominees in performance: Excerpts from Town Hall Arts Center's "Chicago." Performers: Heather …

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:51PM

Wetherfield's Christopher Shinn in 9/11 Writing Project in London

Wethersfield-raised playwright Christopher Shinn (Pulitzer Prize-finalist "Dying City") joins , Lynn Nottage (Pulitzer-winning "Ruined"), John Logan (Tony Award-winning "Red") and others who…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:50PM

Franco Moschetti by Adaumbelle

Playwright Franco Moschetti discusses his show "When Yellow Were the Stars on Earth" which is playing at Manhattan Repertory Theatre as part of their Summerfest 2011 as well as other everyda…

SOURCE: Adaumbelle’s Quest at 02:49PM

Franco Mohcetti by Adaumbelle

Playwright Franco Mohcetti discusses his show "When Yellow Were the Stars on Earth" which is playing at Manhattan Repertory Theatre as part of their Summerfest 2011 as well as other everyday…

SOURCE: Adaumbelle’s Quest at 02:49PM

PHOTO CALL: Jonathan Hammond, Tricia Paoluccio and Noah Weisberg in A Strange and Separate People by Matthew Blank

Jonathan Hammond, Tricia Paoluccio and Noah Weisberg star in Jon Marans' A Strange and Separate People, which plays the Studio Theatre at Off-Broadway's Theatre Row.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:44PM

NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman Announces New Research On The Value Added By Cultural Industries by LA Stage Alliance

Cultural industries are economic powerhouses and states have the data to prove it, according to a new analysis from the National Endowment for the Arts.  Drawing on data from the Bureau…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:42PM

Jay Sullivan to Replace John Gallagher Jr. for Last Five Weeks of Broadway's Jerusalem by Dan Bacalzo

Jay Sullivan will play the role of Lee for the last five weeks of the Broadway run of Jerusalem, at the Music Box Theatre. He replaces John Gallagher Jr., who has a contractual engagement th…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:39PM

'High School Musical' star gets makeunder

One 'High School Musical' cutie goes ugly for homeless teen role. Guess who it is.

SOURCE: USA Today at 02:36PM

Pulling out all the stops on Boston's organs by Thomas Garvey

It's hard not sound a little funny when you're talking about organs. For instance, when I say that Boston is home to some small organs, some beautiful organs, and some enormous organs (like …

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 02:29PM

Felicia Boswell, Rhett G. George, Chaz Lamar Sheperd Set for August 1 Broadway Rhythm and Booze Concert by Andy Propst

Felicia Boswell, Rhett G. George and Chaz Lamar Sheperd will headline the next installment of Broadway Rhythm and Booze, to be offered on August 1 at Tillman's Bar & Lounge. Steve…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:28PM

Sue Sylvester Wants "Glee" Fans to Stop Believin’ (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

Sue Sylvester, played by Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch, tells “Glee” fans that they should stop believin’ when discussing the upcoming release of “Glee: The 3D Movie C…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:19PM

Kathleen Chalfant Named 2011-12 Artist-in-Residence at New School for Drama by Andrew Gans

The New School for Drama announced July 19 that Drama Desk Award winner Kathleen Chalfant will be the distinguished Artist-in-Residence for the 2011-2012 academic year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:11PM

Darren Criss, Natalie Portman, Daniel Radcliffe, et al. FOX Teen Choice Award Nominees by Andy Propst

A second slate of nominees for FOX's 2011 Teen Choice Awards has been announced, according to a report on TVLine.com. The winners will be announced in a ceremony that will be broadcast…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:09PM

Darren Criss, Rosario Dawson, Daniel Radcliffe, et al. Among FOX Teen Choice Award Nominees by Andy Propst

A second slate of nominees for FOX's 2011 Teen Choice Awards has been announced. The winners will be announced in a ceremony that will be broadcast live on the network on August 7. New…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:09PM

PHOTO CALL: Patrick Page, Bono and Spider-Man Cast Visit "Letterman" by Matthew Blank

Members of the cast and creative team of Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark appeared on CBS' "The Late Show with David Letterman" July 18.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:05PM

Beyond Broadway: "The Judy Show" by Broadway.com

Hilarious performer Judy Gold on her life as a sitcom.

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:00PM

Master Class by Richard Seff

Yes, Tyne Daly as “Maria Callas” is the primary reason to see this smashing revival of Terrence McNally’s play Master Class at the Manhattan Theatre Club’s Friedman Theatre on Broadw…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:00PM

Translations – review by Helen Meany

Abbey, DublinBrian Friel's great achievement in Translations is to play with audience expectations as easily as he plays with words. A drama of colonisation based on the mapping of Ireland's…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00PM

Reverend Billy – review by Brian Logan

Conway Hall, London"Some of us will die." Earthalujah! "But we will have freedom again." Not many comedy shows ask us to sacrifice ourselves to save the planet. Then again, it's not clear wh…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00PM

A Doll's House – review by Lyn Gardner

Arcola, LondonThe scene straight after the interval when the disgraced Nils Krogstad (Alexander Gatehouse) and the unhappy Kristine (Emma Deegan) find each other again and cling like wrecked…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00PM
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Freud's Last Session, Entering Second Year in NYC, Will Be Seen Internationally by Kenneth Jones

Freud's Last Session, the Mark St. Germain play about the fictional meeting between atheist Dr. Sigmund Freud and Christian writer C.S. Lewis, celebrates its first anniversary in New Yor…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:56PM

Mel Brooks, Dick Cavett Set for September 9 HBO Special by Andy Propst

Broadway veterans and entertainment legends Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett will be featured in the HBO special Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again, to premiere on Friday, September 9 at 9p…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:50PM

Givenik Ambassador | Rory O'Malley by Givenik

Givenik Ambassador | Rory O'Malley Givenik Ambassador Rory O'Malley (The Book of Mormon) discusses Broadway Impact, a charity he Co-Founded with Jenny Kanelos and Gavin Creel. LIKE…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:49PM

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SOURCE: YouTube at 01:43PM

Lin-Manuel Miranda to Star in Freestyle Love Supreme Pilot by Dan Bacalzo

Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda will star in Adult Swim's television pilot Freestyle Love Supreme, based upon the stage show of the same name created by Thomas Kail and Anthony Ven…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:43PM

Henry Awards, Boulder's Dinner Theatre's "Memory" by The Denver Post

Henry Awards, Boulder's Dinner Theatre's "Memory" 2011 Henry Awards Best Musical nominees in performance: Shelly Cox-Robie sings "Memory," fro "Cats." …

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:35PM

Raul Esparza Goes Gangster in Trailer For New Action Film GWB by Broadway.com

Audiences are used to seeing four-time Tony nominee Raul Esparza in the theater district, but now the actor is heading uptown in the new film GWB. The film, whose title is an abbreviation fo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PM

Teresa’s Weekly Update: I AM THEATRE Edition by Teresa Eyring

I’m excited to tell you about a new project we kicked off last week in honor of TCG’s 50th Anniversary. It is called I AM THEATRE. I AM THEATRE is a video campaign that spotlights the st…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 01:28PM

Berlin Blues: Belly laughs and provocative questions by Paula Citron

Dances with Wolves: The Musical is just one of the send-ups in Drew Hayden Taylor’s play about developers on a reserve

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:28PM

Borders Book Retailer Will Turn Final Page; NYC Locations to Close by Adam Hetrick

Borders, the big-box book, music and media retailer that streamlined the number of stores in its chain in February, will now close its remaining stores, including two in Manhattan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:19PM

Broadway Vet Bradley Dean to Join The Fantasticks as El Gallo by Broadway.com

Bradley Dean will be the newest cast member in the off-Broadway classic The Fantasticks, taking over the role of El Gallo beginning July 25 He replaces Edward Watts, who exits the production…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:17PM

PHOTO CALL: Curtis Holbrook, Michele Ragusa, Tony Yazbeck Are Singin' in the Rain at the Muny by Matthew Blank

Singin' in the Rain, based on the MGM film of the same name, plays the St. Louis Muny, the nation's oldest and largest outdoor theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:16PM

Casting announced for 'My Fair Lady' at Paramount

The Paramount Theatre has announced the cast for its first self-produced musical: Jim Corti's fall production of "My Fair Lady."

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:15PM

ROCK OF AGES Celebrates Summer with Booze Cruise After Party, 7/22

Following Summer Fun Friday performances July 8- Sept 3 at 3pm, ROCK OF AGES invites fans to head over to the Village Pourhouse on Restaurant Row 366 West 46th Street and present your Friday…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:05PM

Kiss Me, Kate – DVD by Brad Hathaway

Of all the television versions of Broadway shows that seem to be appearing on DVD these days, the one that more accurately reflects the experience of seeing the show as it was on stage as an…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:04PM

Stage Raw: Othello

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS (after the jump) NEW THEATER REVIEWSStage FEATURE on Merry Wives of Windsor in Topanga Canyon and Griffith ParkBrian HelmOthello​On a care-free, car-free Car…

SOURCE: LA Weekly at 01:00PM
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Lin-Manuel Miranda Will Star in Freestyle Love Supreme Adult Swim Pilot by Michael Gioia

Adult Swim and Ars Nova announced that they will produce a pilot based on the New York-based freestyle hip-hop crew, Freestyle Love Supreme, featuring group co-founder and Tony Award winner …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:57PM

Christmas in July? by Hunter Davis

In The Hunter Davis Christmas Special, I attempt to put on a Christmas Special in tribute to my late grandfather. Everything that can go wrong does, including the show getting moved to Ju…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 12:55PM

Exploring all of art’s edges by Cate McQuaid

In the art world, “painting’’ represents a cosmology of ideas that in addition to imagery includes surface, materiality, and placement on a wall. Hang a flat tire on the wa…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:55PM

Nathan M. Hosner, Andrea Prestinario to Star in Paramount Theatre's My Fair Lady by Dan Bacalzo

Nathan M. Hosner and Andrea Prestinario will star as Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle, respectively, in Paramount Theatre's production of My Fair Lady, to be presented September 14-Oct…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:53PM

REDCAT Hosts “State of Independence: A Global Forum on Alternative Practice” by LA Stage Alliance

On Saturday, July 23 and Sunday July 24, REDCAT will open up its theater to host State of Independence: A Global Forum on Altern…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 12:46PM

Spider-Man's Patrick Page Unleashes His Inner 'Freak' On Letterman by Broadway.com

Late Show host David Letterman got a visit from a super-villain on July 18. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark star Patrick Page (who plays the sinister Green Goblin) headed 10 blocks north from …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:44PM

Gavin Creel sings "For Nancy" during the r family vacations trip to Club Med by Scott Kricho

Gavin Creel sings "For Nancy" during the r family vacations trip to Club Med Gavin Creel and Robbie Roth perform "For Nancy" (original composition) " and "I Go…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:44PM

You Should Have Stayed Home by Michael Wheeler

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNjFFzSfonE Want to get involved with this piece of theatre? 1 - Join the cast If you are male and available for 3 or 4 rehearsals next week - you can join the cast f…

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 12:39PM

A Music Festival In The Grand Tetons by Chloe Veltman

Just returned from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where I spent five days singing Mahler's Symphony No. 2 with the Festival Chorale of the Grand Teton Music Festival, hiking, biking, swimming and ge…

SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 12:38PM

Just For Laughs to honour Garry Shandling with lifetime achievement award by Manori Ravindran

The fourth annual Just For Laughs Comedy Conference announced Tuesday that it will honour actor and comedian Garry Shandling with a lifetime achievement award. Shandling has worked as a tele…

SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 12:36PM

Imagine Being John Lennon: Rain’s Steve Landes on Bringing a Rock ‘n’ Roll Icon to Broadway by Steve Landes

About the author: He doesn’t just play a musician on stage: Rain star Steve Landes is the real thing. Three years after teaching himself the guitar, a 13-year-old Landes was fronting…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:35PM

BOOK OF MORMON Performance to Benefit Actors Fund, 8/28

The Broadway company of The Book of Mormon has announced that they will add an additional performance to their schedule in order to perform a benefit Special Performance on Sunday, August 28…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:35PM

Henry Awards, Town Hall's "Beauty and the Beast" by The Denver Post

Henry Awards, Town Hall's "Beauty and the Beast" 2011 Henry Awards Best Musical nominees in performance: Excerpts from PHAMALy's "Beauty and the Beast," with Leo…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:33PM

Ghost reincarnated as musical – in pictures by Laura Barnett

Laura Barnett is your spirit guide as the potter's wheel of art remoulds a Hollywood blockbuster into something else on the West End stageLaura Barnett

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:32PM

Bradley Dean Will Return to Off-Broadway's Fantasticks July 25 by Adam Hetrick

Bradley Dean, who most recently starred opposite Bernadette Peters in the Broadway revival of A Little Night Music, will return to the Off-Broadway production of The Fantasticks.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:26PM

Helen Mirren Replaces Bette Midler in HBO's Upcoming Phil Spector Biopic by Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee Helen Mirren has signed on to replace Better Midler in the upcoming HBO Films project about pop record producer Phil Spector, who was convicted of murder in 2009, accordin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:20PM

Anne Steele performs "Rolling In The Deep" by Scott Kricho

Anne Steele performs "Rolling In The Deep" Anne Steele performs "Rolling In The Deep" during the r family vacations trip to Club Med Sandpiper in Florida From: skricho …

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:19PM

Lily Rabe Will Play Characters by David Rabe in World Premiere of An Early History of Fire by Kenneth Jones

Lily Rabe, a 2011 Best Actress Tony Award nominee for The Merchant of Venice, told the Boston Globe that she will appear in the world premiere of her father David Rabe's play An Early Hi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:17PM

Celebrating 80 Years of Musical Theater with honoree, Bernadette Peters by Westport Country Playhouse

As a non-profit theater, Westport Country Playhouse relies on donations to support over half the work we do each year. Nearly a third of that support is raised in just one night, at our annu…

SOURCE: Westport Country Playhouse at 12:14PM

Photo Flash: Patrick Page, Bono, Edge & SPIDER-MAN Cast Visit Letterman!

Members of the cast and creative team of Broadway's SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark joined Bono and The Edge on CBS's The Late Show With David Letterman yesterday, July 18. Patrick Page 'Norman…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:08PM

How to Succeed Star Daniel Radcliffe Talks Cartoons and Quidditch with Jon Stewart by Broadway.com

Daniel Radcliffe has lots of reasons to be in a happy mood: The final Harry Potter movie broke international box office records in its first weekend of release, and Radcliffe’s Broadwa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:04PM

PHOTO CALL: Patina Miller, Julia Murney, Laura Osnes, Kyle Dean Massey, Matt Doyle and More Sing Kooman-Dimond Tunes at Birdland by Matthew Blank

Patina Miller, Julia Murney, Laura Osnes, Kyle Dean Massey, Matt Doyle and many more took part in Out Of Our Heads: The Music of Kooman & Dimond, featuring the songs of Michael Kooman an…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:04PM

Streetcar Named Desire at Williamstown: That’s What Williams Wrote. Deal With It. by Sheila O'Malley

Blogger Sheila O'Malley describes an exhilarating recent visit to David Cromer's production of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.

SOURCE: www.sheilaomalley.com at 12:02PM

Bradley Dean to Return to Off-Broadway's Fantasticks July 25 by Dan Bacalzo

Bradley Dean will return to the role of El Gallo in the Off-Broadway production of The Fantasticks, at the Snapple Theater, beginning Monday, July 25. He replaces Edward Watts, who will play…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:01PM

Hottest Articles on BWW 7/12/2011 - 7/19/2011

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com 7122011 - 7192011.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PM

Potter v. Murdoch by Rob Weinert-Kendt

Apart from the obligatory Murdoch hatred, what's striking about this clip from Dennis Potter's final interview is how well his critique of ultra-monetized media applies to dilemmas that have…

SOURCE: The Wicked Stage at 12:00PM
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Gavin Creel sings a very special version of "Trouble" at Club Med with Seth Rudetsky by Scott Kricho

Gavin Creel sings a very special version of "Trouble" at Club Med with Seth Rudetsky Gavin Creel and Seth Rudetsky perform a very special version of "Trouble" from The M…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:59AM

Noises off: Hair cuts and Broadway casts by Chris Wilkinson

Theatre bloggers size up the big issues including shrinking cast sizes, expanding activism and Rebekah Brooks's hairIs Broadway getting smaller? Ken Davenport of the Producer's Perspective, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:59AM

Blog: WOS Theatregoers say “Yes” to Prime Minister

The latest Whatsonstage.com Outing saw us heading to the Apollo Theatre, braving the London rain and skipping across the puddles down Shaftesbury Avenue. With 2011 Whatsonstage.com Theatrego…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:53AM

Jeremy Jordan to Sing National Anthem at World TeamTennis, 7/20

JEREMY JORDAN, who will soon be starring on Broadway as Clyde Barrow in BONNIE amp CLYDE, will be singing the National Anthem at the World TeamTennis matches on Wednesday, July 20th.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:51AM

4000 MILES interview with Zoë Winters and Greta Lee by Lincolncentertheater

4000 MILES interview with Zoë Winters and Greta Lee An interview with Zoë Winters and Greta Lee, who played Bec and Amanda (respectively) in 4000 MILES. Lincoln Center Theater/LC…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:51AM

Kathleen Chalfant to Be Artist-in-Residence at The New School for Drama by Andy Propst

Kathleen Chalfant will be the Artist-in-Residence at The New School for Drama during the 2011-2012 academic year. In the position, Chalfant will teach master classes in the fall and spring …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:49AM

California Shakespeare Theater Announces Cast for Candida by Bethany Rickwald

California Shakespeare Theater is set to present George Bernard Shaw's Candida, August 10-September 4 at the Bruns Amphitheater. Artistic Director Jonathan Moscone will direct. Candid…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:47AM

Asolo Rep Trades a Pollock for a Rothko: Red Added to Upcoming Season by Adam Hetrick

John Logan's Tony Award-winning drama Red, about the relationship between painter Andrew Rothko, his art and his protégé, has been added to the 2011-2012 season at the Asol…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:47AM

Fiasco's Acclaimed Small-Cast Cymbeline Gets New Life in Greenwich Village; Opening Is Sept. 8 by Kenneth Jones

Fiasco Theater's small-cast production of Shakespeare's late-career fairy-tale play, Cymbeline, acclaimed for its run at midtown's New Victory Theatre earlier this year, will ret…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:45AM

Fiasco's Small-Cast Cymbeline Gets New Life in Greenwich Village; Opening Is Sept. 8 by Kenneth Jones

Fiasco Theater's small-cast production of Shakespeare's late-career fairy-tale play, Cymbeline, acclaimed for its run at midtown's New Victory Theatre earlier this year, will ret…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:45AM

Broadway's The Book of Mormon to Offer August 28 Actors Fund Performance by Andy Propst

The Broadway production of The Book of Mormon, playing at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, will offer a special Actors Fund performance on Sunday, August 28 at 8pm. Written by Trey Parker, M…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:44AM

Patrick Page and the Cast of Spider-Man Perform "Freak Like Me" on "Letterman" (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark’s Green Goblin, played by Patrick Page, took over “The Late Show With David Letterman” when he and the Spider-Man ensemble marched through the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:33AM

Book of Mormon Will Offer Special Actors Fund Performance by Andrew Gans

The Broadway company of the Tony-winning Best Musical The Book of Mormon will add an additional performance to its schedule in order to perform a benefit  performance for the Actors Fun…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:33AM

Feature: Worth a Read: Theatre Books Round-up - July 2011

Summer is conventionally a time for fluffy, light-hearted reading, so we've come up with our own theatrical books for the beach. Top of our packing list will be three Shakespeare parodies by…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:17AM

Tiny Hooks - Notes on the First Piece by Lo_rez_skyline

The piece that opens this Thursday's D3C, "Tiny Hooks", was written to solve a problem.The four plays that comprise the inaugural night of D3C are part of  a slightly larger c…

SOURCE: Dialogue with Three Chords at 11:17AM

Cabaret Convention to Feature Christine Ebersole, Liz Callaway, Andrea Marcovicci, Nancy Anderson by Andrew Gans

The 22nd Annual New York Cabaret Convention, which salutes the best in Manhattan cabaret, will be held Oct. 20-22 at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AM

Industry Ticket Offer by Chicago Plays

The Original Grease - American Theater Company, 1909 W. Byron, is offering a limited number of half-price ($22.50) industry tickets on Wednesdays, July 20, 27 and August 3 at 8 p.m. To purch…

SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 11:03AM

Freud's Last Session to Launch International Productions by Dan Bacalzo

Mark St. Germain's Freud's Last Session, which celebrates its one-year anniversary Off-Broadway on July 22, has announced that additional productions of the play are set through 20…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:03AM

Spend a Sizzling Summer Day With Hot New Chicago Star Nikka Graff Lanzarone by Broadway.com

There's a new gal in town over at Chicago as Nikka Graff Lanzarone recently joined the cast of the long-running revival as sultry murderess Velma Kelly. Lanzarone recent;y invited Broadw…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:01AM

10 Questions for a Broadway Pro: A few "notes" from Lin Manuel Miranda. by Ken Davenport

To call Lin-Manuel Miranda just a writer is like saying Da Vinci was just a painter. Like the ancient Italian, Mr. Miranda does a whole lot of things, and, unlike most, he does a whole lot o…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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'Book of Mormon' tickets boost Eugene O'Neill Theatre again to top venue by Tim Fraser

TicketNews has released its exclusive venues rankings for the week ending Sunday, July 17, and this week the Eugene O'Neill Theatre kept its No. 1 perch, now leading the pack for a total of …

SOURCE: Ticket News at 10:58AM

Leo Ash Evens Cast in Old Globe Production of Matthew Lopez's Somewhere by Andrew Gans

Leo Ash Evens, who played Riff in West Side Story at London's Sadler's Wells, will make his Old Globe debut this fall at the San Diego venue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AM

Batz by Trav S. D.

It’s well established that I’m always at least a beat behind, so maybe you’ll believe me when I say that, until I sat down and opened the program for the show, I never made…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:54AM

STAGE TUBE: Daniel Radcliffe on Quidditch and the Rigors of Broadway

Yesterday, July 18, Daniel Radcliffe visited Jon Stewart to discuss the end of his stint as 'Harry Potter' with the release of the final film in the franchise, Harry Potter and the Deathly H…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:51AM

Opera Unions Request Investigation and Injunction by Frank Nestor

The unions representing performers at NYC Opera have requested that New York's attorney general investigate the company for allegedly committing fraud and breaching its fiduciary duty.

SOURCE: Backstage at 10:51AM

John Bolton, Troy Britton Johnson, Natalie Venetia Belcon Will Be Part of Reading of Fig Leaves Are Falling by Andrew Gans

UnsungMusicalsCo. Inc. will present an exploratory reading of the 1969 musical comedy The Fig Leaves Are Falling July 29 at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Creative Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:44AM

Givenik Ambassador | Rory O'Malley Q&A by Givenik

Givenik Ambassador | Rory O'Malley Q&A Rory O'Malley, Co-Founder of Broadway Impact, answers some questions that YOU submitted on our Facebook and Twitter. Watch to find out his…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:41AM

Osteria al Doge: Italian Tavern on a Mission

Midtown Manhattan is the home of Osteria al Doge, a neighborhood mainstay for nearly 20 years. Serving a fresh take on Italian favorites that let the simple but delicious ingredients do th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AM

Dutch Masters, With Amari Cheatom and Christian Coulson, Begins at Berkshire Fest July 19 by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of Greg Keller's Dutch Masters, starring Amari Cheatom and Christian Coulson, begins performances July 19 at the Berkshire Theatre Festival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AM

Patrick Page Performs New SPIDER-MAN Tune, 'Freak Like Me'; Bono, Edge Talk SPIDEY & Tour

Members of the cast and creative team of Broadway's SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark joined Bono and The Edge on CBS's The Late Show With David Letterman yesterday, July 18. Patrick Page Norman …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:36AM

ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Shakespeare as Cover Boy by Ben Brantley

Through youthful eyes, Shakespeare can seem every bit as relevant and engaging as the young stars who regularly appear on the cover of People Magazine.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:30AM

Kevin Gray Will Be the Engineer in Music Circus Miss Saigon; Complete Casting Announced by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com has learned complete casting for Miss Saigon, the final of the seven musicals that comprise the famed Music Circus summer season at the Wells Fargo Pavilion in Sacramento, CA.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:30AM

BWW TV: GHOST Opens in the West End Tonight; Watch Performance Highlights Here!

Ghost The Musical makes its highly anticipated West End opening today, July 19, at the Piccadilly Theatre, after begining performances on June 24, 2011. Booking is open for performances thro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:14AM

PHOTO CALL: Stanley Bahorek, Jill Abramovitz, Adam Monley Are Barrington's Mormons, Mothers and Monsters by Lucas Lilieholm

Barrington Stage Company's Musical Theatre Lab presents the world premiere of Mormons, Mothers and Monsters, a quirky new musical with book and lyrics by Sam Salmond and music by Will Ar…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:13AM

News: Spotlight Showcase Tonight, 22 Graduates Compete

The Spotlight Showcase 2011 will be held at the Bloomsbury Ballroom tonight (19 July 2011) with 22 of the most promising graduating students from drama schools across the country performing …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:08AM

David Burnham's Pop CD, "One Day," Due in August by Andrew Gans

David Burnham, most recently on Broadway as Fiyero in the hit musical Wicked, will release his first pop CD in August.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM

Hello out there by Michael Roderick

So I got my latest batch of information about how many folks read the blog and I realized, I haven't reached out to all of you in a while. I'd love to hear comments about what you'd like me …

SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:00AM
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Greetings From Yorkville CD, with Anya Turner and Robert Grusecki, Now Available by Andrew Gans

The original Off-Broadway cast recording of Greetings From Yorkville is now available at CDBaby, iTunes and other online music distributors.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:58AM

Bernadette Peters To Be Honored at Westport Playhouse

The last time Bernadette Peters was in a show at the Westport Country Playhouse, it was 1967 for a summer stock production of "Riverwind."Remember that show? Neither do I. But since then the…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:44AM

Stars of the AVT #64: Sweet Soubrette by Trav S. D.

This post is one of a series profiling the hundreds of performers I’ve presented through my American Vaudeville Theatre in celebration of its 15th anniversary. Don’t miss the American Va…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:44AM

Brad Oscar, MiG Ayesa, Becca Ayers and More Set for July 21 Bryant Park Concert by Andrew Gans

Participants have been announced for the July 21 performance of "106.7 Lite fm Presents Broadway in Bryant Park 2011," the free weekly Broadway concert series on the Bryant Park St…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:43AM

The Money Horizons by August Schulenburg

By August SchulenburgIn my interesting comment dialogue with Randy yesterday, I touched on a feeling that I've been wanting to blog about for awhile. There are two fantasies regarding theatr…

SOURCE: Flux Theatre Ensemble at 09:33AM

PHOTO FLASH: Patina Miller, Laura Osnes, et al. at Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond's CD Release Concert by David Gordon

2010 Jonathan Larson Grant recipients Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond celebrated the release of their first album of songs, Out of Our Heads, with a concert at Birdland on Monday, July…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:09AM

The complete Harry Potter in 70 minutes at the Garrick

In this show at the Garrick in London, BBC's Dan and Jeff take the audience through all the highlights in the seven Harry Potter books in just 70 minutes. Extra members can buy tickets for �…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AM

Oklahoma! by Kate Mattingly

[Editor's note: Much has been written about the extraordinary production of Oklahoma!, now enjoying a return engagement at Arena Stage. We've asked our dance reviewer to look at it from her …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:02AM

Unicorn Theatre launches family festival by Natalie Woolman

The Unicorn Theatre is to hold a new arts festival for young people and families.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:02AM
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Merce Fair, Lincoln Center, New York

It took David Rafael Botana, Cori Kresge, Stacy Martorana and Timothy Ward of the junior company to reveal what stupendous former trouper Ellen Cornfield had called Cunningham's 'rivers of f…

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 08:57AM

Helen Mirren to Join Al Pacino HBO's Phil Spector Movie, Replacing Bette Midler by Andy Propst

Helen Mirren is replacing the previously reported Bette Midler in HBO's film about music producer Phil Spector, according to a report on Deadline.com. David Mamet is writing and directi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:55AM

Helen Mirren to Join Al Pacino in HBO's Phil Spector Movie, Replacing Bette Midler by Andy Propst

Helen Mirren is replacing the previously reported Bette Midler in HBO's film about music producer Phil Spector, according to a report on Deadline.com. David Mamet is writing and directi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:55AM

Ghost – The Musical, Piccadilly Theatre, London

The show's moderate success is grounded in setting out not to reproduce the sensations of the film, not to be a massive spectacle in its own right, but to be efficiently evocative of both

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 08:53AM

New pop-up theatre to open in Hackney by Natalie Woolman

A new theatre is due to open in an unused warehouse in Hackney Wick this weekend, which has been built using reclaimed materials from the Olympic Park.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:53AM

John Logan, Lynn Nottage, Christopher Shinn, et al. to Contribute to Site-Specific 9/11 Piece Decade by Andy Propst

The writers and performers who will be part of Headlong Theatre's Decade, to run September 1 - October 15 at St. Katharine Docks in London, have been announced, according to a report on…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:47AM

Betty White Breaks Marines Heart By Saying No to Marine Ball by Suzanna Bowling

The 2011 Marine Corps Ball may soon be called the "Ask a Celebrity" and get them to say yes, Ball. Marine Sgt. Ray Lewis created an online video to request the presence of ex Golden Girl, Be…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 08:42AM

Quotes: Adorno on black art by George Hunka

The injustice committed by all cheerful art, especially by entertainment, is probably an injustice to the dead; to accumulated, speechless pain. Still, black art bears features that would, i…

SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 08:33AM

Chicago Shakes’ Follies casting (partly) announced — where are the Chicago actors? by Bob Bullen

For whatever reason, Chicago Shakespeare Theater doesn’t send me casting press releases, so this is some sloppy second-hand reporting, but I had to share the casting news for one my my…

SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 08:26AM

King Lear by StageGrade

Are critics fools for "King Lear"?

SOURCE: StageGrade at 08:26AM

Zayed and the Dream by Salma Qarnain

The people of the United Arab Emirates are proud of their heritage and diversity, both of which are richly celebrated in Zayed and the Dream.  Presented by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Cultu…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:19AM

BWW's On This Day - July 19, 2011

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on July 19 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM

Upcoming College Shows for Florida - 7/19

Upcoming College Shows - 719 for Florida

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM

NY Review: 'A Strange and Separate People' by Erik Haagensen

Playwright Jon Marans' new play about the mixture of Orthodox Judaism and homosexuality exudes a tantalizing promise but has yet to marry its concerns with fully realized characters.

SOURCE: Backstage at 08:00AM

Feather in Broadway's 'Hat'

Legit News: Play's sales spike in stable B.O. week -- "The Motherfucker With the Hat" muscled its way into Broadway's Top 10 last week, with the final week of the Chris Rock starrer posting …

SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AM
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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'Follow Me to Nellie's' review: Despite plausibility problems, 'Nellie's' offers a new window on civil rights fight by Peter Filichia

Roy GroethingMichelle Wilson, Nyahale Allie and Ley Smith in “Follow Me to Nellie’s,” the winner of the new play festival at Premiere Stages at Kean University in Union. The plot isn�…

SOURCE: NJ.com at 07:34AM

A Wild Play by Sarah Ameigh

If you’re looking for an evening of escapism and suspension of belief, A Wild Play is not the show for you. If you’re looking for an evening of contemplation and art that challenges you …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:31AM

Table 8 by Tom Ramstack

Table 8 is the place no one would want to sit in the fictional restaurant dramatized in Haley Brown’s play at the Redrum theater at Fort Fringe. Through three scenes and accompanying music…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:15AM

Georgia & Me – Midtown Int’l Theatre Festival by Oscar E. Moore

It’s all a muddle and quite obtuse, trying to be poetic.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 07:12AM

Review: As You Like It at Curtainup/Berkshires by Gloria Miller

there's lots to like in this Roaring '20's production of Shakespeare's play

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:10AM

Georgia & Me – Midtown Int’l Theatre Festival by Oscar E Moore

The “Georgia” in question is Georgia O’Keefe.  The “Me” in question is Sarah Ford who has written and is performing this schizophrenic solo portrait that asks the question - is…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 07:00AM
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Believe in Ghost the Musical by Ghost The Musical

Believe in Ghost the Musical http://ghostthemusical.com Believe in Love... About The Show: This breathtaking musical staging of one of the most popular films of all time promises to be a …

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:32AM

New Play About Gay Marriage Ban to Get Broadway Reading

A new play about the battle over same-sex marriage in California by the Oscar-winning screenwriter of "Milk" is slated for a one-night-only reading on Broadway.

SOURCE: Backstage at 06:30AM

Offer: Half Price Tix to see the London Community Gospel Choir at Cadogan Hall

50% off top two ticket prices to see the London Community Gospel Choir on Friday 29 July, 7.30pm, Cadogan Hall

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:12AM

Rowling Trumps Lucas by Don Hall

I saw Star Wars when it came out in 1977.  I was 11 years old and it was the pop culture event of my childhood.  I grew up with the images and stories of Luke Skywalker and Han Sol…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:05AM
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Actor Charles Edwards and Much Ado About Nothing by TheatreVOICE

SHAKESPEARE: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Actor Charles Edwards talks to Heather Neill about his role as Benedick, opposite Eve Best's Beatrice, in Jeremy Herrin's great production of the play at …

SOURCE: Theatre Voice at 05:51AM

News: All-Star Writing Team & Cast for Goold's 9/11 Decade

Writers including Christopher Shinn, Lynn Nottage and John Logan and historian and social commentator Simon Schama will work with director Rupert Goold and Headlong Theatre to create Decade,…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:51AM

Christopher Shinn and Simon Schama to help create Headlong's 9/11 play by Alistair Smith

Playwrights Christopher Shinn, Lynn Nottage and John Logan are to unite with historian Simon Schama to create Decade - the new show by Headlong about the legacy of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:22AM

Review: Who Killed “Agatha” Christie? by Kate Sanders

Stephen Rashbrook (John Terry) recites his lines well and his comic timing was excellent. However, I felt his stature to be a little wooden; he seemed to stand there with arms down by his si…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:02AM
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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The Austerity of Hope by Erik Haagensen

Dan Fingerman's adeptness at characterization and fine ear for contemporary speech sufficiently mitigate his naive plot and structure.

SOURCE: Backstage at 04:58AM

Review: Common Sounds – Enter the Void by Elinor Walpole

Common Sounds: Enter The Void was an evening of performances and installations that responded to the architecture, purpose and current condition of decay of the former Commonwealth Institute…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:56AM

Review: D by Amy Marchant

This open air promenade performance from production company Truth about Youth explores friendship, loyalty and the challenges of a second chance. A group of teenagers are thrown into turmoil…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:49AM

Review: Folly for a Flyover at Create Festival and Assemble by Amy Marchant

Arriving in Hackney Wick and peering hopelessly at the street map by the station entrance I was approached by a group of arty looking youngsters: “Are you looking for Folly for a Flyov…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:41AM

Christopher Shinn, Lynn Nottage and John Logan Among Writing Team for Rupert Goold's Decade by Mark Shenton

Award-winning playwrights Christopher Shinn, Lynn Nottage and John Logan are among the team that are collaborating with director Rupert Goold on Decade, a theatrical response into the legacy…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:14AM

Christopher Shinn, Lynn Nottage and Josh Logan Among Writing Team for Rupert Goold's Decade by Mark Shenton

Award-winning playwrights Christopher Shinn, Lynn Nottage and John Logan are among the team that are collaborating with director Rupert Goold on Decade, a theatrical response into the legacy…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:13AM
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Feature: WOS TV: Can We Bear Edinburgh Without Barbershopera?

Bad news for a cappella fans: Barbershopera, the multi award-winning musical comedy quartet that’s become a popular staple at the Edinburgh Fringe over the past four years, won’…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:51AM

Trespassing Won’t Make You Many Friends by Joe

The Non Profit Quarterly had a piece by Simone Joyaux which I suspect reflects what will be the necessary practice in fund raising for the future. She asks fund raisers to stop asking their …

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 03:44AM

Gossip: WOS TV: Can We Bear Edinburgh Without Barbershopera???

Bad news for a cappella fans: Barbershopera, the multi award-winning musical comedy quartet that’s become a popular staple at the Edinburgh Fringe over the past four years, won’…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:40AM
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Weinstein Bros. Kill Finding Neverland Musical

"Finding Neverland, a planned stage musical based on the popular 2004 movie, has been officially grounded. ... The La Jolla Playhouse said Finding Neverland was canceled because Weinstein Co…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:08AM
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Illuminating California's Prop 8 Trial, Onstage

"A new play based on the Proposition 8 trial over same-sex marriage in California, written by the Academy Award winner Dustin Lance Black (Milk), will be performed in a staged reading on Bro…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:47AM

Has Theatre Really Achieved Equality For Women?

Krystina Nellis: "[We] seem content to parade a few 'success stories' as examples of how all-inclusive the arts are ... Surely the real goal should be supporting women to stay in the industr…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:40AM

Gales of laughter in the forecast at Second City revue

HEDY WEISS: The Second City e.t.c.’s new revue, “Sky’s the Limit (Weather Permitting),” moves as fast and furiously as the breakneck meteorological shifts Chicago is known to experie…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 01:36AM

Voca People by StageGrade

Are critics in tune with "Voca People"?

SOURCE: StageGrade at 01:32AM

Virginia Cavaliere, Natalie Toro et al. Lead YELLOW BRICK ROAD for Theaterwork's Free Summer Theater; Begins Today

Theatreworks USA Barbara Pasternack, Artistic Dir. Ken Arthur, Producing Dir., the nation's leading not-for-profit professional theatre for family audiences, is pleased to announce that Tony…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

TT: Almanac

"Music demands more from a listener than simply the possession of a tape-machine or a transistor radio. It demands some...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Hear! Hear! for tragic 'Lear' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

'King Lear" is no picnic: The play's world is one where "machinations, hollowness, treachery and all ruinous disorders follow us disquietly to our graves," as Lear's confidant, the Earl of G…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:58AM

Review: 'Macbeth,' 'Tempest' among plays staged for free at parks around the Sound

Wooden O's "Macbeth" stars Reginald Andre Jackson as the lead in The Scottish Play; meanwhile, Greenstage puts on "The Tempest." Also this summer: Wooden O is staging "The Comedy of Errors" …

SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 12:48AM

PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Hair Star Caren Lyn Tackett by Matthew Blank

Caren Lyn Tackett, reprising her performance as Sheila in the national touring company of Hair, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Ghost - the Musical Materializes in West End, Opening July 19 by Mark Shenton

Ghost – the Musical, the West End's new stage version of the Academy Award-winning 1990 non-musical film, opens officially at the Piccadilly Theatre July 19, following preview…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

A Cover Story: Rent at Off-Broadway’s New World Stages by Matt Blank

Rent, the 1996 rock musical about a group of friends, lovers and artists seeking to express themselves in the age of AIDS, returned to New York City July 14. The Jonathan Larson work plays …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Saint of Bleecker Street Recording Kicks Off Masterworks Broadway Summer Release Schedule July 19 by Kenneth Jones

Masterworks Broadway continues its campaign to reissue theatre recordings from its deep vault with summer releases of The Saint of Bleecker Street (1955 Broadway cast), Half-Past Wednesday (…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Laura Michelle Kelly Returns to Broadway's Mary Poppins July 19 by Andrew Gans

Laura Michelle Kelly, who created the title role in the London production of the international Disney-Cameron Mackintosh musical Mary Poppins, returns to the Broadway production July 19.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Virginia Cavaliere, Natalie Toro, Ryan Duncan Travel Off-Broadway's Yellow Brick Road, Starting July 19 by Andrew Gans

Theatreworks USA, the nation's leading not-for-profit professional theatre for family audiences, presents the new Latin-themed children's musical The Yellow Brick Road beginning July…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Jacquelyn Piro Donovan Is Nancy in Music Circus Oliver! Beginning July 19 by Andrew Gans

Lionel Bart's Oliver!, the second of the seven musicals that comprise the famed Music Circus summer season at the Wells Fargo Pavilion in Sacramento, CA, begins performances July 19.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

A Strange and Separate People, Directed by Jeff Calhoun, Opens Off-Broadway July 19 by Andrew Gans

Jon Marans' A Strange and Separate People officially opens July 19 in the Studio Theatre at Off-Broadway's Theatre Row following previews that began July 14.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Karen Mason Offers Show Queen: Life After Wonderland July 19 in Manhattan by Andrew Gans

Singer-actress Karen Mason, who was recently seen as the Queen of Hearts in the short-lived Broadway musical Wonderland, returns to the cabaret stage July 19.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

THE SECOND FLOOR OF SARDI'S: A Drink With Terrence McNally by Robert Simonson

Sharing a drink with Tony-winning Master Class playwright Terrence McNally at the upstairs bar of Manhattan's famed theatre-district restaurant.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Today in Theatre History: JULY 19 by David Gewirtzman and Ernio Hernandez and Robert Viagas

1938 Stage and film actor Burgess Meredith divorces Margaret Perry today. Perry, an actress, is the daughter of Antoinette Perry, after whom the Tony Awards are named. The union was rather s…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Review: The Judy Holliday Story

Bouncy, bubbly, and bright. Smart, sophisticated, and sweet. These words describe to a T the latest offering of the New Jersey Repertory Company, The Judy Holliday Story. Not coincidentally,…

SOURCE: The New York Theatre Experience at 12:00AM

Review: Don Gio

The Author's Note in the program for Joshua R. Pangborn's new play Don Gio, premiering at the Midtown International Theatre Festival, remarks that he's at a loss for words when asked to desc…

SOURCE: The New York Theatre Experience at 12:00AM

Review: Dirty Paki Lingerie

Six Pakistani-American women come together to air their mental and emotional laundry in Dirty Paki Lingerie, Aizzah Fatima's one-woman show currently showing at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Com…

SOURCE: The New York Theatre Experience at 12:00AM

Review: Victory: Choices in Reaction

The play, written in 1983, takes place during the English Restoration, when Charles II returned from exile to overthrow Oliver Cromwell's Republic, which Cromwell founded through the de-crow…

SOURCE: The New York Theatre Experience at 12:00AM

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