Each week in Curtain Raisers, we invite a local theater artist to attend a new show of his or her choosing and discuss the results. On Thursday, Mark Russell opted to see the new basketball-…
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 11:54PM Hunting For Tolstoy and NerudaLate last week I took a trip to a nearby Half-Priced Books with the hopes of finding a hardback copy of Tolstoy's Resurrection. Last year my holiday readi…
SOURCE: Variations On A Theme at 11:40PMIn the new comedy “Close Up Space,” David Hyde Pierce plays a meticulous, high-strung book editor named Paul Barrow. Paul believes in exacting edits and le mot juste, so in his honor, le…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 11:30PMMomix is all about its bag of tricks, and its current show at the Joyce has plenty of them. The procession of nature-related sketches in its “Botanica” is a convenient pretense for the i…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 11:29PM"The Merry Wives of Windsor" isn't great Shakespeare. It isn't even good Shakespeare. But it is fun Shakespeare,...
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:24PM“Close Up Space” is the story of an editor and, brother, this unamusing absurdist comedy could have used one.
Maybe two. Not even the deep charms of David Hyde Pierce, who stars…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:00PMMECCA WINNERS2010-2011 SeasonThe presentation of the 2010-2011 MECCAs (Montreal English Critics Circle Awards) took place Monday December 19, 2011 at Theatre Ste-Catherine in Montreal.Hosts/…
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BWW TV: A CHRISTMAS STORY On Tour - Performance Highlights!
http://broadwayworld.com for more information. Want to see tour highlights from A CHRISTMAS STORY, The Musical? Here's the sh…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:55PMThis is a tribute to our U.S. troops abroad, especially during the holidays. Written by Carol Hall and Robert Burke, performed by Tom Andersen, Scott Coulter and Tim DiPasqua.
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:52PMTurner Classic Movies is airing and end-of-year feature, TCM Remembers, which pays tribute to those in film who passed this year. It's done to a haunting tune, "Before You Go"&…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 10:45PMPOSH
by Laura Wade
What happens when you put ten rich, smart, competitive men in the same room with a case of expensive wine and a ten-bird roast (imagine a turducken times three)? Posh.
…
SOURCE: Drama Book Shop at 10:44PMWalter Kerr Theatre, Broadway
By Jessica Cauttero
BOTTOM LINE: Inconsistent but not terrible, it epitomizes off-Broadway hitting the bigtime.
To properly review Lysistrata Jones mean…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:39PMKelly McAllister- Plays include: Burning the Old Man,which won the 2005 NYIT award for Outstanding Full Length Script and isfeatured in One on One- Best Men’s Monologues for the 21stCentur…
SOURCE: Visible Soul at 10:24PMBWW TV EXCLUSIVE: Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha & More on ASUNCION and Blockbusters
http://broadwayworld.com for more information. On this episode of BACKSTAGE WITH RICHARD RIDGE, Rich…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:09PMBWW TV: Inside Opening Night of BONNIE & CLYDE with Jeremy Jordan, Laura Osnes & More!
http://broadwayworld.com for more information. BONNIE & CLYDE opened on Thursday, December…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:01PMIt might be easy to write off “The Nutcracker” as an “introduction to ballet,” produced primarily for children, and as dependable (both artistically and at the box office) as a Chris…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 10:00PM"Not every writer knows what's good for him or her, something that Molly Smith Metzler conclusively proves in her new play at Manhattan Theatre Club, Close Up Space."
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:00PMGrant James Varjas' play is a bittersweet but still affectionate portrait of aging gay men dealing with love and loss.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMDavid Hyde Pierce delivers a fine performance in Molly Smith Metzler's intermittently engaging play about a book editor and his estranged daughter.
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To complain that "Elf" is too giddy and rollicking is almost like being surprised and ungrateful that the plateful of sugar-sprinkled gingerbread and chocolate is kinda sweet or that bearded…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:56PMAnagram Entertainment, comes to South Florida with "Top Gun! The Musical" presented in association with Empire Stage.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:49PMCoward's dialogue reeks of class and cleverness, but Lantern Theater's production never seems stuffy. It's a breezy and enjoyable take on a classic comedy. ... "Charlotte's Web" touches on s…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:33PMThe stars and supporting cast on the pub-style stageWhen youenter New York Theatre Workshop’s space on E. 4th St. to see Once, the musical adaptation of the 2007Irish indiefilm (see my 200…
SOURCE: The Feminist Spectator at 07:03PMAccording to the Chicago Trinune, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, which will close on Broadway later this month, will return to Chicago next week, and audiences should expect a reworked show. Creator Ric…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00PMThe death of Václav Havel is a loss to the world of a man of great moral integrity. His activities as a dissident, his essays, his bravery and ultimately his political career, have overshad…
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It may be possible to imagine David Hyde Pierce as a tyrannically insensitive book editor, a cold father of a troubled teenage daughter and an all-around nasty blowhard. It's also possible t…
SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 06:20PMHow a superstar team lost its way in Chicago and New York, and now hope the third time is a charm
NEW YORK — It's pushing midnight at Angus McIndoe, a Broadway watering hole. Marshal…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:08PMFela, the 2010 Best Musical Tony Award-nominated musical, opened on December 14th, at 8 p.m. at the Center Theatre GroupAhmanson Theatre. The musical, filled with the exuberant music of Afro…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:06PMWAR HORSE is based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Nick Stafford, with Handspring Puppet Company, and directed by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, with scenic design by Rae Smit…
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A Sneak Peek of 2011's BC/EFA "Gypsy of the Year" Competition
http://www.playbill.com/multimedia/video Playbill's Seth Rudetsky gets ready for his fourth year as master of…
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:57PMThere's just TWO short weeks left to go in voting for the 2011 Toronto Awards and here is the latest update Have you voted yet, and helped to spread the word to support your favorites in the…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:55PMBoasting a stellar cast from stage and screen, SMASH stars Emmy award winning actress Debra Messing, Academy Award winner Anjelica Huston, Katharine McPhee, Jack Davenport, Tony Award nomine…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:54PMAnother Day of Jumping Through Hoops at "Traces"
http://www.playbill.com/multimedia/video "Traces" -- the circus-influenced work of acrobatic challenges and physical end…
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:53PMAdditional films have been announced for The Sundance Film Festival, to be held in Park City, Utah, January 19-29, 2012, according to published reports.
Among the new selecitons are Paolo S…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:53PMHow a superstar team lost its way in Chicago and New York, and now hope the third time is a charm
NEW YORK — It's pushing midnight at Angus McIndoe, a Broadway watering hole. Marshall…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:50PM The Museum of Contemporary Art presents Naked Hollywood: Weegee in Los Angeles, the first museum survey devoted to the work that the tabloid photographer known as Weegee produced in S…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:49PMManhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of CLOSE UP SPACE, the new play by Molly Smith Metzler, directed by Leigh Silverman opens tonight, Monday, December 19 at MTC at New York City Center …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48PMBroadway legends Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, currently starring on Broadway at the Barrymore Theatre in An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin took time from their busy schedul…
SOURCE: louisville.broadway.com at 05:46PMBroadway legends Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, currently starring on Broadway at the Barrymore Theatre in An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin took time from their busy schedul…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:46PMThe Guggenheim Museum has announced the events to be featured in its Works & Process series for the 2012 season. Each 80-minute-long program informs artistic creation through artist disc…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:38PMA look at some of the highlights of LA theater in 2o11 embraces LA plays, LA writers, CTG's smallest shows, the return of Pasadena Playhouse, A Noise Within's last Glendale season, two shows…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:37PMIn the video elow, Hugh Jackman, Robin Williams, Sutton Foster, Jan Maxwell, Nikki M. James, Josh Gad, and Dan Lauria send a special holiday message from Broadway Cares. Help Broadway Cares …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:35PMInitial selections have been announced for the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, to run July 5-25.
Katie Mitchell will direct the world premiere of George Benjamin's opera Written on Sk…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:33PMBradley Manning, whose pre-trial hearing has just opened in Fort Meade in Maryland for releasing thousands of U.S. embassy emails to Wikileaks, is to be the subject of Tim Price's new pl…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:27PMFrance-Luce Benson
Hometown: Miami, FL
Current Town: Brooklyn, NY
Q: Tell me about The Talk.
A: One might describe it as a Caribbean /Immigrant take on an After School special go…
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 05:25PMGet ready, theater fans! NBC’s eagerly anticipated new TV show Smash is ready to bring the drama of Broadway into your home. As we gear up for the show’s February 6 premiere…
SOURCE: louisville.broadway.com at 05:23PMBrought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Monday, December 19, 2011 Ticketfly launches new Facebook ticketing application TicketNews.com – by KELLY MCWILLIAMS Ticketing company Ticketfly is exp…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:22PMThe Hangar Theatre has announced the productions set for its 2012 Mainstage season, to be presented June 21-September 22.
The season will begin with Ken Ludwig's farce, Lend me a Tenor…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:20PMSimply Streisand, New York's long-running revue, will make a special, one night only appearance at the Philipstown Depot Theatre in Garrison, NY on Sunday, January 15 at 7pm.
The sho…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:19PMSimply Streisand will be seen at the Philipstown Depot Theatre in Garrison, New York on Sunday, January 15 at 7pm. The evening is hosted by Phil Geoffrey Bond.
The show is a celebration o…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:19PMThe 13th edition of "Carols For a Cure," from Broadway Cares/Equity
Fights AIDS, is a two-CD set that includes holiday favorites and
original seasonal songs with the potential to becom…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:12PMTheater for a New Audience and Fiasco Theater's co-production of Shakespeare's Cymbeline, at the Barrow Street Theatre, has extended its run, and will now close on January 15.
The…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:11PMDominic Cooke has announced his intention to step down as artistic director of the Royal Court, which he has run for the last seven years, in April 2013. His executive director, Kate Horton,…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:10PMSo, I've been visiting a loved one in a nursing home recently. And I find myself fascinated by the way the staff -- doctors, nurses, social workers, etc. etc. -- speak to old people. It's a.…
SOURCE: Extra Criticum at 05:07PMGenson Blimline will replace Mitchell Jarvis as Lonny in Rock of Ages beginning December 19 at the Helen Hayes Theatre. Jarvis, who will take a leave of absence to perform in The Toxic Aveng…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:03PMG.I. Joe 2 Retaliation - Official Trailer 2012 (HD)
G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation official trailer in HD!
Release Date - June 29, 2012
Director - Jon M. Chu
Choreographer - Galen Hooks
Cast - D.…
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:00PMThis Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld.com for 121911.
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How To Make Snowflakes and Roses for The Snow Queen at the A.R.T.
Production designer, David Reynoso, demonstrates how to make paper snowflakes and roses for the A.R.T.'s winter theater…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:58PMBirdland Jazz Club has announced its 2012 January schedule.
Performers will include Nicholas Payton Quartet & Television Studio Orchestra (January 3-7); David Murray Cuban Ensemble (Ja…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:57PMRoundabout Theatre Company’s (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to present Athol Fugard’s play The Road to Mecca, starring Tony Award® winner Rosemary Harris as “Miss Helen,�…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 04:52PMThough this is not as rich a play as one might hope for, the chance to hang out backstage with Shakespeare and Company, along with one of the leading figures in world history, is just about …
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 04:48PM... though the product isn't a fully organic musical in which the songs are essential to tell the story and establish characters, neither does the creative team shoot their eyes out.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 04:47PMLinda Balgord, Anika Larsen, Lucas Steele, and Bob Stillman will lead the cast of Prospect Theater Company's production of the Adam Guettel song cycle Myths and Hymns, January 31-Februa…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:46PMMeet the Institute Class of 2012 - Why the A.R.T./MXAT
Some students of the Institute Class of 2012 explain why they choose the A.R.T./MXAT Institute for their theater training.
The Americ…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:44PMProducers of the five-time Tony Award nominated hit musical ROCK OF AGES have announced that Genson Blimline will take over the role of Lonny role beginning today, Monday, December 19. Mitch…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PMMeet the Institute Class of 2012 - Classes at the A.R.T./MXAT
Some members of the Institute Class of 2012 explain how classes at the A.R.T./MXAT Institute have helped them in their theater…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:40PMThe Times Square International Theater Festival will run Jan. 16-22 and will feature works from three continents.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:37PMGenson Blimline will perform the role of Lonny in the Broadway production of Rock of Ages, at the Helen Hayes Theatre, beginning Monday, December 19. He replaces original cast member Mitchel…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:37PM(Wen Jinzhen combines chuanju and the iconic American west. Photo: Eleni Zaharopoulos) When we landed in Shanghai, we could finally see the moon – a strange sight after four weeks in clou…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 04:35PMThe new basketball musical Lysistrata Jones has bounced its way into Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre, and Broadway.com sent Word of Mouth reviewers Jill, Kean and John to see it and let u…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:35PMAs the curtain goes down on 2011, Broadway.com is looking ahead to the new year. We’ve asked the brightest stars on Broadway to reflect on their personal highlights from the past year …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:35PMWhile it adds little to the warmth or sentiment of the original film, this makes for a diverting evening in the theater proving there is more than one way to skin a cat or say “Merry Chris…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 04:32PMThere's just TWO short weeks left to go in voting for the 2011 Baltimore Awards and here is the latest update Have you voted yet, and helped to spread the word to support your favorites in t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:27PMGenson Blimline takes over the role of Lonny in the Tony-nominated musical Rock of Ages beginning Dec. 19 at the Helen Hayes Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:26PMManhattan Theatre Clubs world premiere of CLOSE UP SPACE, the new play by Molly Smith Metzler, directed by Leigh Silverman opens tonight, Monday, December 19 at MTC at New York City Center …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:25PMMan who helped re-establish London theatre as home of provocative new drama will leave post in 2013 to go freelanceThe man who has presided over the Royal Court's most dazzling period for ye…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:25PMUsual hits The Lion King and Wicked remained on top this week, with The Book of Mormon and Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway continuing to play to Standing Room Only crowds. Two new shows began…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:23PMPaul’s Tribute To Personal Favourites & Two New Self Penned Compositions Out February 6th / 7 th
SOURCE: www.paulmccartney.com at 04:14PMStratford Shakespeare Festival | Discover All Stratford Has To Offer
http://www.stratfordshakespearefestival.com
Take a virtual tour of Stratford and learn why your next trip should be to …
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:06PMCasting has been announced for Prospect Theatre Company's upcoming production of Adam Guettel’s song cycle about memory, loss and redemption, Myths and Hymns.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:03PMThe Australian production of Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber's sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, will be released on DVD and Blu-ray in February 2012. The production recently rele…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:01PM
What audiences are saying about Hair
The 2009 Tony Award® Winner as Best Musical Revival, Hair brought down the house on Broadway, then rocked across the pond to London's West End, …
SOURCE: YouTube at 03:58PMTickets go on sale tomorrow Tuesday, December 20th for the Broadway production of the National Theatre of Great Britains acclaimed comedy One Man, Two Guvnors, by Richard Bean. One Man, Two …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:51PMAerosmith frontman Steven Tyler attended a performance of Cirque du Soleil's Mystère at Las Vegas' Treasure Island on Sunday, December 18. Afterwards, he visited with th…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:50PMPorgy and Bess, starring Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis and David Alan Grier, is filled to the brim with classic songs by George and Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward, including “I Got Plen…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:46PMLooking to buy last minute tickets to a Broadway show Don't know what to see Trying to find a theaterWelcome to BroadwayWorld's feature The Broadway Ticket Buying Guide. Inside, you will fi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:46PMThere's just TWO short weeks left to go in voting for the 2011 Connecticut Awards and here is the latest update Have you voted yet, and helped to spread the word to support your favorites in…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:39PMSignature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia, and director Eric Schaeffer have created a bright, effervescent production of "Hairspray" as a joyous holiday gift to the Washington community.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 03:38PMThe Emerald City Theatre Company production of "Pinkalicious: The Musical" is doing good business at Broadway in Chicago's Broadway Playhouse, albeit with a small number of daytime shows.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:33PMHow will 'Saturday Night Live' top season-high ratings for last weekend’s triumphant return of former cast-ember Jimmy Fallon?
Have Harry Potter himself apparate in to guest host…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 03:32PMThe fall semester at the Boston Conservatory is over. ("Big breath in. And release.") Now I get a chance to catch up on some much-delayed blogging. Among the numerous shows in my c…
SOURCE: Everything I Know I Learned From Musicals at 03:26PMDecember 19, 2011White Christmas in Vanby Howard DaiNothing’s better to get into the Christmas spirit than a wonderful musical. Since 2009, White Christmas produced by Arts Club had become…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 03:22PMNever try to beat actress Carolyn Cole in a klutzy-daze competition. Early on in Signature Theatre’s zesty, aerosol-buoyant “Hairspray,” Cole’s character, Tracy Turnblad, a full-figu…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:14PMWelcome to the latest edition of our new WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS, part of our new Industry Insights section that will feature insider industry information, commentary and insights Read on fo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:12PMGrosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 12182011
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:12PMThe Off Broadway Alliance has announced the return of 20at20, a discount ticket offer for Off-Broadway productions including Rent, Million Dollar Quartet and Silence! The Musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:11PMNo doubt too much can be made out of Steve Jobs's tripped-out youth, but also, too little. Jobs himself said: "Definitely, taking LSD is one of the most important things in my life." He neve…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:10PMBWW TV: Chatting With THE ROAD TO MECCA Company
Visit http://broadwayworld.com for more information. Roundabout Theatre Company's The Road To Mecca opens officially on January 17, 2012…
SOURCE: YouTube at 03:05PMPlaybill.com's new series features brief chats with Broadway actors commenting on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they are looking forward to and more. Here, via …
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:05PMBroadway veteran and television star Kelsey Grammer will host the 64th Annual DGA Awards, according to Deadline.com. The ceremony will be held in the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highla…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:04PMBWW TV: Go Inside the Opening Night of LYSISTRATA JONES on Broadway!
Everybody's talking about LYSISTRATA JONES, which opened on Broadway to great reviews. Now, Broadway Beat and host R…
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BWW TV: Inside Opening Night of ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER!
http://broadwayworld.com for more information. (12/13/2011) - Grammy and Emmy Award winner, Tony Award nominee and multi-…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:59PMAs the curtain goes down on 2011, Broadway.com is looking ahead to the new year. We’ve asked the brightest stars on Broadway to reflect on their personal highlights from the past year …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:59PMThe saddest thing about the “The Great Russian Nutcracker” performance Wednesday at George Mason University wasn’t the ironic name, or the sparsely sold orchestra seats, or the undes…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:56PMEducation | Stageside Shorts | Stratford Shakespeare Festival
The plays of William Shakespeare were never intended to be read alone silently, they were always meant to be seen and heard. Th…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:54PMBroadway.com recently interviewed ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER star Jessie Mueller about her Broadway debut, her Chicago roots, and what it’s like to be falling in love with her …
SOURCE: The Hartman Group at 02:53PMThe Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced the winter/spring 2012 programming schedule for Happenings at the Harman, a free programming series. All events are offered Wednesdays at noon …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:46PMI will admit that one problem of which I have often been aware is that it is difficult to make everyone at my theatre aware of the myriad forms of relationships different people have with us…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 02:43PMIn BONNIE amp CLYDE, the newest musical from Broadway regular Frank Wildhorn, Jeremy Jordan and Laura Osnes star as two small-town kids from the middle of nowhere that became the biggest fol…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:34PMKatori Hall on ATW's Working in the Theatre - The Playwrights' Voice 2011
Katori Hall appearing on the American Theatre Wing's Working in the Theatre show, "The Playwrights…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:26PMDavid Henry Hwang on ATW's Working in the Theatre - The Playwrights' Voice 2011
David Henry Hwang appearing on the American Theatre Wing's Working in the Theatre show, "The…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:22PMREASONS # 9, 17, 44, and 65As weary of the non-stop bloviating by those on the Extreme Right who hate our President with a fervor usually reserved for despots and a neighbor who cut a tree d…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 02:22PMDavid Henry Hwang on ATW's Working in the Theatre - The Playwrights' Voice 2011
David Henry Hwang appearing on the American Theatre Wing's Working in the Theatre show, "The…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:20PMThe special double-issue A.R.T. 2011-2012 Guide is hot off the (digital) presses! Click here to explore the digital edition of the Guide, packed with in-depth articles, fun features, …
SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 02:19PMBroadway is all about star power, but some headliners shine especially brightly. As our editorial staff considered the shows we’ve seen and enjoyed in 2011, six finalists emerged for t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18PMKatori Hall and Lydia R. Diamond on ATW's Working in the Theatre - The Playwrights' Voice 2011
Katori Hall and Lydia R. Diamond appearing on the American Theatre Wing's Working …
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:17PMLydia R. Diamond on ATW's Working in the Theatre - The Playwrights' Voice 2011
Lydia R. Diamond appearing on the American Theatre Wing's Working in the Theatre show, "The P…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:15PMMolly Smith Metzler's Close Up Space, a new comedy starring Tony Award winner David Hyde Pierce as a harried book editor, opens Dec. 19 following previews from Dec. 1 at Manhattan Theatr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:07PMTarell Alvin McCraney This content is sourced from Steppenwolf's Massive Draft blog. Tarell McCraney’s new play, Head of Passes, is currently in development at Steppenwolf. We have a serie…
SOURCE: Arena Stage at 02:00PM
According to published reports, Broadway veteran Dan Frazer passed away on December 16 from cardiac arrest. He was 90 years old.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:55PMThe music that ignited a generation is heating up Broadway in ROCK OF AGES. The classic rock love story of the decade erupts into Broadway's Best Party, all to the sounds of such feel-good, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:45PMTony Award winner Alice Ripley, who was recently seen Off-Broadway in Wild Animals You Should Know, has released a new music video entitled "Essence."
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:38PMTony Award winner Alice Ripley just concluded a series of solo concerts titled Alice Ripley's Daily Practice at The Laurie Beechman Theatre, a cabaret space downstairs at West Bank Cafe. In …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:36PMThe West Texas world of Bonnie & Clyde got a little twangier on December 16, when country music legend Dolly Parton stopped by Broadway's Schoenfeld Theatre to see the new musical. P…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:35PMIn theater, we don’t go out with the old – here, 12-time Broadway veteran Carol Channing, soon to turn 91 – to ring in the new – here, Darren Criss, 24, about to make his Broadway de…
SOURCE: The Faster Times at 01:33PMMolly Smith and Edgar Dobie have renewed their contracts with Arena Stage, and are committed to another five years with the theater.
Smith, who has served as artistic director since 1998, w…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:32PMTony winner Alice Ripley (Next to Normal, Wild Animals You Should Know) shows off her eccentric side as she roams the streets of Seattle in “Essence,” her new official music vide…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:30PM“Its nice work if you can get it and you can get it if you try” – That lyric comes from the famous Gershwin song Nice Work If You Can Get It which also happens to be the na…
SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 01:28PMTony Award winner Alice Ripley has released a music video for her cover of Lucinda Williams' Essence that's featured on the album Daily Practice from Sh-K-Boom Records.
Ripley wo…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:27PMJulia Mattison will be joined by several of her Godspell co-stars for A Violent Holiday Extravaganza! Dec. 19 at the Laurie Beechman Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:24PMSanta Claus is coming to town, and Broadway.com is celebrating the holiday season by breaking out our favorite yuletide videos featuring Broadway's brightest stars. International pop sta…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:23PMSanta Claus is coming to town, and Broadway.com is celebrating the holiday season by breaking out our favorite yuletide videos featuring Broadway's brightest stars. International pop sen…
SOURCE: indianapolis.broadway.com at 01:23PMThe songwriting team of William Waldrop and Robert Williamson will make their cabaret debut at Duplex Cabaret Theatre, on Sunday, January 15 at 6:30pm. Drag diva Marti Gould Cummings will be…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:23PMThat's what the Chinese call our drama of sittin' & chattin' on stage. Makes sense when you come from a tradition of highly physical and visual performance.
Nevertheless, they're warmin…
SOURCE: The Playgoer at 01:22PMAccoridng to published reports, music legend Paul McCartney will release a new album of covers in February 2011. The album, entitled 'My Valentine,' will be released on February 7, and will …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PMTHE WEEKLY HOWL Join HowlRound.com for a Twitter conversation on the topic of "Turning Our Eyes Forward: The Survival of Theatre". See Deborah Cullinan's article HERE! Tuesday, Dec…
SOURCE: Arena Stage at 01:16PMREVIEW: The Ordway aims for storybook perfection with its lavish musical, 'Cinderella.'
SOURCE: StarTribune at 01:14PM“Pinkalicious: The Musical” is being extended once again, this time through the spring, at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chesnut. Tickets for the Emeral City Theatr…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 01:06PMJoe's Pub just featured Darren Criss, the GLEE star who's set to make his Broadway debut in the coming weeks in HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, in a benefit Toys for Tots.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:02PMRoman Polanski's "Carnage" recently opened in New York and Los Angeles. The movie is based on Yasmina Reza's play "God of Carnage." Reza recently sat down to discuss her theater career and t…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:01PMThere's just TWO short weeks left to go in voting for the 2011 DC Awards and here is the latest update Have you voted yet, and helped to spread the word to support your favorites in the hope…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00PM
Godspells Julia Mattison is joined by fellow cast members from Broadways Godspell, in a holiday comedy rock show at the Beechman on December 19th. The concert will debut a number of new twis…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:57PMAccording to The Daily News, actor Daniel Craig is being offered the opportunity to do five additional James Bond films after he has completed filming his current Bond epic. If Craig accept…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:56PMThe “Stick Fly” star can’t worry if we agree with her character Welcome to Building Character, TDF Stages’ ongoing series about how actors create their roles — …
SOURCE: TDF at 12:55PMTheater veterans Jessica Chastain and Viola Davis are among the winners of the International Press Academy's 16th annual Satellite Awards. The awards were presented in a ceremony at the…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:52PMTheater veterans Jessica Chastain, Claire Danes, Peter Dinklage, Viola Davis, Martha Plimpton, and Vanessa Williams are among the winners of the International Press Academy's 16th annu…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:52PMMGM Grand Hotel & Casino's Studio 54 nightclub will now close its doors to the public on February 4 after 14 years on the Las Vegas strip, rather than its previously announced date …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:52PMMGM Grand Hotel & Casino's Studio 54 nightclub will now close its doors to the public on February 4 after 14 years on the Las Vegas strip, rather than its previously announced date …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:52PMThank You Fan Montage from The Addams Family on Broadway
The Addams Family on Broadway has amazing fans. Check out this montage of fan-submitted photos from our Broadway run.
For more info…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:50PMThe upcoming TV musical series "Smash" has released an extended preview video, which features commentary from the show's stars, including "American Idol" finalist Kat…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:49PMThe album will feature standards from his youth, "the songs which inspired the songs" Paul McCartney wrote with John Lennon.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:38PMIndhu Rubasingham's new production of Marie Jones' award-winning comedy Stones in His Pockets opens at the Tricycle Theatre this week (20 December 2011, previews from 15 December).
Rubasingh…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:36PMThe gender swapping "On A Clear Day" that I caught just hours before "Standing on Ceremony - The Gay Marriage Plays", says much for how far gay rights have come in the last fifty years. This…
SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 12:30PMLegit Reviews||Off Broadway:
"Close Up Space" is a conventional generational play about a rebellious teenager taking revenge on her tyrannical father.
SOURCE: Variety at 12:30PMProducers Jean Doumanian and Daryl Roth talk about creating a supportive environment for artistic teams bringing shows to the stage; collaborating with other producers; the benefits and chal…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 12:19PMDaniel Radcliffe may be leaving How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying on January 1, 2012, but it’s not the last you’ve seen of the talented Harry Potter star. Radcliff…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:19PMDaniel Radcliffe, who will play his final performance as ambitious office-climber J. Pierrepont Finch in the Broadway revival of How to Succeed… in early January, isn't planning o…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:13PMThe hit movie franchise Austin Powers will soon bring its swinging '60s style to the Great White Way. Broadway.com asked readers to vote for which funny actor they would most like to see…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:11PMThe hit movie franchise Austin Powers will soon bring its swinging '60s style to the Great White Way. Broadway.com asked readers to vote for which funny actor they would most like to see…
SOURCE: indianapolis.broadway.com at 12:11PMManhattan Theatre Club's production of David Ives' Venus in Fur ended its limited engagement Dec. 18 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The production, however, will return to Broadw…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10PMActor Dan Frazer has died of cardiac arrest, according to a report on EW.com. He was 90.
Frazer's Broadway credits include Animals, Goodbye, Charlie, Once More, With Feeling, and Who …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:08PMInspired by our adoption of Stage One as the charity for the 2012 Whatsonstage.com Awards, we’re declaring this the “Year of the Producer” on Whatsonstage.com, and are runn…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:02PMAs the year draws to a close, it is once again time to take a look back at the best (and occasionally the worst) in theatre in 2011. First up: the best songs of the year. T…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PMTony Award winners Beth Leavel and Daisy Eagan were among the performers for The 4th Annual Joe Iconis Christmas Spectacular, which was held Dec. 16-18 at Ars Nova.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01PMIt's December at last, and BroadwayWorld is celebrating the season with The Twelve Days of Christmas'- a special countdown which will include our favorite holiday-themed Broadway performance…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PMLast call for submissions to the National New Play Network's 2012 Smith Prize! If you have a great Political Play check this out! The prize carries a $5,000 cash award, which is split betwee…
SOURCE: Arena Stage at 12:00PM
A week in the life of actor, radio host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:57AMOften on this blog I have talked about email lists and the importance of a permission base of customers, but recently I realized I was leaving out a very important point about email lists. A…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 11:54AMLorne Michaels will have a wizard to help him ring in the new year. NBC and Saturday Night Live has announced that the Entertainment Weekly Entertainer of the Year, Daniel Radcliffe will be …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:53AMIf you’ve ever felt lost, then you’ll know just how Trixie’s favorite stuffed Knuffle Bunny feels when left all alone. If you’ve ever felt loved, then you’ll know j…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 11:50AMJacob Marley awaits the audience for our 4th Trolley Christmas Carol today., a photo by arthennessey on Flickr.The Mirror Up To Nature - Boston Theater and Beyond
SOURCE: Art Hennessey at 11:46AMIt was an unusually early morning for some denizens of the East Village on December 17, when the off-Broadway cast of Rent dropped by CBS’ The Early Show. Led by Adam Chanler-Berat as …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:37AMAn international cultural summit is to be held during next August's Edinburgh International Festival, to which all ministers for culture from the countries attending the 2012 Olympics have b…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:34AMTheatre Royal Brighton: Based on the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spamalot is a curious hybrid of Arthurian legend and adult pantomime. It's bright, bold and colourful, perform…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:34AMBefore Darren Criss begins his run as J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying on January 3, 2012, the Glee star decided to use his talent to help out chi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:31AMThere are only two elements I found lacking in this production: its length and it’s title. It is, in a word, too long. And the reference to Sid James falls flat because no one knows who …
SOURCE: Usher Nonsense at 11:31AMHugh Bonneville, who stars as Robert Crawley in Downton Abbey, attended the Broadway production of Mary Poppins, at the New Amsterdam Theatre, on Friday, December 16.
Following the performa…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:31AMThe cast of Roundabout Theatre Company's 2012 Off-Broadway production of John Osborne's play Look Back in Anger greeted the press with a Dec. 16 photo op.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30AMAs Steven Spielberg's film adaptation of War Horse readies to gallop into theaters, Saturday Night Live decided to poke a little fun at the Tony-winning stage production on the December …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:27AMRoundabout Theatre Company’s (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) Anything Goes and Sons of the Prophet have been ranked as one of the top ten shows of 2011 by the Associated Press, Entertainm…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 11:25AMBased on user demand, BWW is taking our commitment to arts education one step further with the launch of the BWW Student Center - High School Edition. This directory features upcoming show l…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:23AMDaniel Radcliffe, currently starring on Broadway in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, will host the January 14 episode of Saturday Night Live, according to published reports.…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:21AMThe Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere of CLOSE UP SPACE, by Molly Smith Metzler, directed by Leigh Silverman began previews Thursday, December 1 and opens Monday, December 19 at MTC at N…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:16AMCast members from the Broadway company of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical Jersey Boys will perform on NBC's "The Today Show" Dec. 23.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:16AMWith Vaclav Havel, the Czech author, playwright and president, it is impossible to separate the artist’s politics from the politician’s art.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:13AMCast members from the Broadway company of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS will perform a selection of songs from the new Rhino CD, Seasons Greetings A JERS…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13AMAndy Karl, Nathan Scherich, Jarrod Spector, and Quinn VanAntwerp from the Broadway cast of Jersey Boys will perform on NBC's The Today Show on Friday, December 23 from 8:30am-10am.
The…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:12AMShowcasing the digital paintings of our new resident artist, STAGE ART will appear every Friday on BroadwayWorld.com as our love letter to the great talent, costume design and scenery that l…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:11AMThere's just TWO short weeks left to go in voting for the 2011 Atlanta Awards and here is the latest update Have you voted yet, and helped to spread the word to support your favorites in the…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:11AMYou might be able to see forever on a clear day, but you won’t want to in this poorly conceived musical revival/re-imaging currently in performances at the St. James Theater. First seen on…
SOURCE: TheTheatreSource at 11:11AM"Glee" actors Lea Michele and Chris Colfer appear on the season finale of Bravo's "Watch What Happens: Live," hosted by television personality Andy Cohen. The episode…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:11AMDaniel Radcliffe will make his hosting debut on January 14. Radcliffe will next be seen in the supernatural thriller, The Woman In Black, due out February 3. Radcliffe rose to international …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:07AMWhile audiences are running to the restrooms and lining up for cocktails at the bar during intermission, the cast of Broadway's Rock of Ages has been keeping busy with a new film series.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AMSHAKESPEARE: HAMLET The director Ian Rickson talks to Heather Neill about his current production of Hamlet (Young Vic), which stars Michael Sheen and has a controversial modern-day setting i…
SOURCE: Theatre Voice at 11:03AMWinter officially starts this Thursday, but here at DTE we're thinking about Spring and Summer already. If you're a reader of this blog or are a follower of mine on Twitter, then you know th…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMCrackerjack Jon Robin Baitz play is now on Broadway and "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" has (gasp!) turned into a respectable tenant, making its rent each month, not injuring people, keepi…
SOURCE: Backstage at 11:00AM
A settlement has been reached in a dispute over the use of celebrity likenesses and histories in the now-closed, flop Broadway musical Baby It's You!, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AMStephen Daldry's new film Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close, is among the newly announced films to be seen in the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, according to Deadline.com.
…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:55AMTony Award winners Richard Easton and Jennifer Ehle, Hamish Linklater, Mamie Gummer and Victor Garber will take part in a reading of Tom Stoppard's adaptation of Pirandello's Henry I…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AMTony Award winners Richard Easton and Jennifer Ehle, Hamish Linklater, Mamie Gummer and Victor Garber will take part in a reading of Tom Stoppard's adaptation of Pirandello's Henry I…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AMThe Tony Award-winning production of War Horse, which currently plays Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater, was spoofed this weekend on an episode of "Saturday Night Live."
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:53AMNEW YORK (AP) -- Paul McCartney is releasing an album of standards - plus two new songs of his own....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:47AMThe following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending December 18, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm AN EVENING WITH PATTI LUPONE AND MANDY PATINKIN $480,422 5,105 60.…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMPaul McCartney will release an album of standards, along with two original, self-penned songs, February 7. The untitled collection will be released by Hear Music/Concord Records.
The recor…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:43AMTicketing company Ticketfly is expanding its technological tool kit again, this time hoping to better harness the power of Facebook for ticket sales.
Launched last week, Ticketfly's new Face…
SOURCE: Ticket News at 10:41AMMini Sota exhibit to remain at All My Relations Gallery in South Minneapolis through Dec. 31 before touring to four Minnesota sites
SOURCE: StarTribune at 10:37AMLast night (18 December 2011) 50 theatregoers headed to the Vaudeville Theatre for a night of festive fun at Potted Panto. Dan and Jeff took us through a whopping eight pantos in just eighty…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:37AMThe Huffington Post announced Saturday that the Shakespeare Theatre has changed the names of Much Ado About Nothing’s Juan Huevos and Jose Frijoles, two of the buffoons featured in Dogberr…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:35AM“It is a revolutionary world we live in, and this generation at home and around the world has had thrust upon it a greater burden of responsibility than any generation that has ever lived.…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 10:33AMThe Sony Classic Pictures film Darling Companion, directed by Lawrence Kasdan, will open the 2012 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, according to Deadline.com.
The film centers on B…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:32AMTickets from 40 Click here for holiday savings
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:30AMThe Sydney Theater Company’s acclaimed production of Uncle Vanya, starring Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving, will play the City Center from July 19 through July 28 as part of the Lincol…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:30AMScrewed up people make great art..or so says a song from the lovely (and rocking) holiday musical Striking 12. Ergo, the writers of the show–Brendan Milburn, Rachel Sheinkin and Valeri…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:29AMBreaking News: According to the New York Times, the acclaimed Sydney Theatre Company production of Uncle Vanya starring Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving will play a short New York City engage…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:29AMFew things annoy me more then the myth that if you just "try hard" success in the arts (or any field) is inevitable. Effort is really overrated. You can try hard and flop just because you're…
SOURCE: Mission Paradox at 10:27AMThe Broadway at Birdland concert series will present We're Gonna Have To Ask You To Leave…, a concert to benefit the American Cancer Society, Jan. 23, 2012, at Birdland.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:26AMThe touring production of Billy Elliot, the Musical, now ensconsed at the Kennedy Center Opera House, is a driving, energetic, and oddly appropriate holiday feast for thoughtful theatergo…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:25AMFrom balancing en pointe on a mans head to climbing a three-story tower of teetering chairs and mastering The Wheel of Death, Cirque Shanghais gifted cadre of contortionists, aerialists and …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:25AMHolla! TV’s official Prince of Adorableness, Darren Criss, is going to be on Broadway real soon. You know what that means, right? Time to get a Joe’s Pub gig! Darren’s was …
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 10:24AMThere's just TWO short weeks left to go in voting for the 2011 Boston Awards and here is the latest update Have you voted yet, and helped to spread the word to support your favorites in the …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:22AMLily Rabe has worked nonstop—and at the highest professional level—in 2011, jumping from her Tony-nominated performance as Portia in The Merchant of Venice to a summer run as Nor…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:20AMLook below to see what Broadway shows are playing on each night this week. Want to know what Broadway shows have Sunday evening performances Which Broadway shows have Wednesday matinees Just…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:18AMBroadway Belts Out, which will feature the talents of Broadway and national tour stars, will be presented Dec. 31 at Bamboo 52.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AMCameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA recently celebrated its 25th Anniversary with a concert featuring a cast and orchestra of over 200 and som…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:17AMAnthony Amato, founder of the Amato Opera Theatre, a scrappy cultural landmark on the Bowery for decades, died Dec. 13. The cause was cancer. He was 91.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AMTony Award winner Daisy Eagan will headline Broadway Belts Out, a New Year's Eve concert at Bamboo 52, to run 9pm-2am.
The event will be hosted by Broadway Sings for Pride founder Neal…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:06AMBroadwayWorld.com is excited to present a new series of artwork created by Broadway ad agency SerinoCoyne to celebrate the end of FOLLIES' Broadway run and to remind everyone that time is ru…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:01AMWatch the Archive of The 2011 San Francisco One-Minute Play Festival Playwrights: TO WATCH CLICK HERE! Our news is sourced from the #NEWPLAY community on Twitter. If you have something to sh…
SOURCE: Arena Stage at 10:00AM
BroadwayWorld.com is proud to announce the results of the second annual BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards, voted on by fans of Chicagoland theater over the past six weeks. The Chicago Shakespeare…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:58AMThere's just TWO short weeks left to go in voting for the 2011 Philadelphia Awards and here is the latest update Have you voted yet, and helped to spread the word to support your favorites i…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:51AMHere’s a great gift for that certain person who has everything! This DVD from reelclassicdvd.com of obscure but extremely charming-looking Christmas themed silent films. The line-up in…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:50AMA host of celebrities, including several with theatre credits, will compete on the new Food Network prime-time series, "Rachael vs. Guy Celebrity Cook-Off," featuring celebrity che…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:50AMLesley Joseph, Pauline Quirke, and Linda Robson -- who starred in the BBC sitcom, Birds of a Feather, will reunite for a new stage adaptation of the show, according to a report in The Stage.…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:46AMNYC’s longest running all-clown variety show is back for its 5th Season! As seen in American Theater,The Village Voice Choice, New York Times, The Villager, Spectacle Magazine, Variety…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:42AMTechnically, there are six more sleeps until Christmas this morning. But last Monday—when, technically, there were thirteen more sleeps—we attended a benefit concert called One More Slee…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 09:40AMBroadway and National Tour stars will ring in New Year's 2012 with live musical performances and talent show at Bamboo 52 344 West 52nd Street, NYC starting at 9 PM on December 31, 2011
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:37AMA reading of Robert Wuhl's new play Hit List will be presented Dec. 19 at 7:30 PM in Queens Theatre in the Park's Studio Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:35AMThe ticketing industry is one of the most misunderstood industries in America. Unfortunately, the role and function of a ticket broker is even more misunderstood. It's worth taking a minute …
SOURCE: Ticket News at 09:34AMIs "Farm Boy" the wheat or the chaff?
SOURCE: StageGrade at 09:31AMThe Troubadours score again with this wonderful mash-up of two very different classics.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:30AMLegit News:
'Porgy,' 'Mecca' previews soften blow a bit
SOURCE: Variety at 09:29AMThe Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond has staged more plays by Czech playwright and politician Vaclav Havel, who died on Sunday, than any other UK venue.
Here, artistic director Sam Walters t…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:28AMThe Broadway Boys will once again host A holiday party and concert with the 6th Annual BROADWAY SINGS FOR TOYS A Benet for Toys for Tots, Monday, December 19th at 7pm.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:26AMA Carol Channing Christmas, featuring the Broadway legend, will be presented Dec. 21 at The Agua Caliente Resort & Casino in Rancho Mirage, CA.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:25AMThe Royal Court Theatre in London is losing both artistic director Dominic Cooke and executive director Kate Horton.
Horton is departing in order to become Deputy Executive Director for th…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:21AMDV8 Physical Theatre - Can We Talk About This?
A work conceived and directed by Lloyd Newson
DV8's new production examines multicultural policies, freedom of speech and censorship. Can…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:13AMThe Tony Award-winning play War Horse was the subject of a Saturday Night Live sketch during the December, January 17 episode, hosted by Jimmy Fallon.
The sketch also featured SNL cast memb…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:12AMThe Tony Award-winning play War Horse was the subject of a Saturday NIght Live sketch during the December, January 17 episode, hosted by Jimmy Fallon.
The sketch also featured SNL cast memb…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:12AMThe Sydney Theatre Company's production of Uncle Vanya, which was seen this past summer at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, will play a limited engagement in Manhattan in summ…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:00AM
There's just TWO short weeks left to go in voting for the 2011 Nashville Awards and here is the latest update Have you voted yet, and helped to spread the word to support your favorites in t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:55AMThere's just TWO short weeks left to go in voting for the 2011 Tennessee Awards and here is the latest update Have you voted yet, and helped to spread the word to support your favorites in t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:55AMThomas Martell Brimm, an actor who cut his teeth at Joe Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival, died Nov. 30. He was 75.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:45AM‘I want an official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot range model air rifle!” To film fans, that line instantly conjures up the 1983 film “A Christmas Story,” which starred Peter B…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 08:36AMBack in what now seems like the “not so good old days,” each Broadway season seemed to offer at least one fun filled show about athletes (all male then) and the ladies in their…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:32AMThe holiday season is a time for giving and getting gifts. This is what I would like to receive this year:
1. An online 'fact...
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 08:16AMAbout a month ago I wrote a post on ‘‘on artists making a living and artistic directors that could make a difference but don’t.’ I had a significant number of comments (relat…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:13AMThere won’t be any comparisons made here to the original production or the movie. Let them rest in peace.
This imaginative production, re-conceived and directed by Michael Mayer wi…
SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 08:13AMIn this “feel good” original new musical from the skewered mind of Douglas Carter Beane whose brand of humor is an acquired taste and Lewis Flinn who has supplied “High Sch…
SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 08:13AMPaul Morella, backed by the Olney Theatre Center, has done something wonderful with Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. He has taken it back to its roots by returning to the novella p…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:10AMTennessee Williams late play, VIEUX CARRÉ was tackled by The Wooster Group in 2011 with the Group's usual mix of physicality and technology. Whereas their Hamlet was Scott Shepherd's …
SOURCE: Off-Off Blogway at 08:05AM
Today is the birthday of Tess Gardella (see earlier post here). Here she is in her Aunt Jemima guise singing “Can’t Stop Lovin’ Dat Man” from Showboat. The recording …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:53AMBorn this day in 1896, Enrico Rastelli was a third generation Italian acrobat and aerialist who grew up in Russia. He took up juggling on his own initiative at age eight; going solo with his…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:52AMAustralian housewife and comedy icon Dame Edna Everage (the on-stage and television alter-ego of comedian Barry Humphries) made her pantomime debut at the New Wimbledon Theatre last week (15…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:18AMSo you think you’ve done everything, do you? How about A John Water Christmas — live? And you don’t even have to go to Baltimore for it. I got to wondering..what is it? Kit…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:16AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on December 19 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AMThough perfectly professional and generally well acted, Grant James Varjas' new play brings nothing new to either of the genres it occupies: the alcohol-soaked-group-in-a-bar drama and the…
SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00AMDavid Hyde Pierce and company try their level best to pull Molly Smith Metzler's unfunny play about a harried book editor up from sitcom level, but they're only human.
SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00AM
Dominic Cooke will step down as artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre in April 2013, the venue announced today.
Cooke, who is leaving to pursue freelance work, will have been at the …
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:59AMLast night (18 December 2011) 50 theatregoers headed to the
Vaudeville Theatre for a night of festive fun at <i>Potted
Panto</i>. Dan and Jeff took us through a whopping eight pa…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:50AMAmongst the major London openings, in the West End and further afield, this week are:
OPENING TONIGHTThe Colour of NonsenseMONDAY 19 DECEMBER 2011 Acclaimed Bristol-based company Forkbear…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:37AMHas Gyles Brandreth – witty man of many parts though he is – met his Waterloo (“the line is immaterial”) with this attempt to portray Lady Bracknell in a new musical version of The I…
SOURCE: The Independent at 06:25AMIn this edition, we talk with Eric Alsford is one of the best-known music directors in South Florida, usually shuttling from one job to another here, in New York and at regional theaters acr…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:11AMWith the Fairy Godmother excised in favour of a plucky flock of birds, and the Christmas season’s standard influx of Slade and Crosby replaced by a bluesy folk band, Sally Cookson and Trav…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:11AMHuman beings are a simpleminded lot. In order to make the world a bit more comprehensible, we tend to take HUGE, COMPLEX issues and simplify them in ways that "boil it all down" a…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:11AMWhen one starts a review by remarking on how amazing the set is, it is easy to assume that this is because the other aspects of the show were less satisfactory. Rest assured that this is not…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:03AMCATCHING UP WITH BROOKLYN’S BEST
Last spring, Lynn Nottage’s smart and insightful comedy about racial identity “By the Way, Meet Vera Stark” got critical kisses Off-Broadway…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM
The Orange Tree Theatre is very good at Victorian and Edwardian plays with an ‘upstairs-downstairs’ theme, and Auriol Smith’s most agreeable revival of St John Hankin’s 1905 comedy T…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:59AMRoyal Festival Hall, London: There are not many shows that improve with age, but the multi-award-winning Slava's Snowshow - created in 1993 - is one of them.
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:40AMLauren Samuels, star of We Will Rock You, talks to A Younger Theatre about life on the stage.
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:29AMWhat, you might ask, is a star of global proportions such as Dame Edna Everage doing in Dick Whittington, this year's pantomime at the New Wimbledon Theatre? It's a question she ponders hers…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:23AMTonight, Broadway's celebrated revival of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse's Tony Award-winning musical CHICAGO is pleased to welcome back Brent Barrett in the role of that silver-tongued…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00AMOn the season finale of WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE on Monday, December 19 at 11p.m. etpt, Andy Cohen ends the season on a high note in the Clubhouse with gleeks Lea Michele and Chris Colfer fro…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00AM
In an unlikely venue — a converted gymnasium off Avenue B — one of New York’s newest opera companies is keeping musical tradition alive.
On the 99-seat Connelly Theatre’s postage sta…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 01:34AMTheatre Aspen holds opening-night parties and other events throughout the year to reach out to the community. But Sunday night the nonprofit offered something a little different - the chance…
SOURCE: Aspen Times at 01:05AMThe emperor walked beneath the beautiful canopy in the procession, and all the people in the street said, "Goodness, the emperor's new clothes are incomparable! What a beautiful jacket!…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:03AMOur guests on this week's podcast are David Rosenberg, Communications Director at Steppenwolf Theatre, and Cathy Taylor, of Cathy Taylor PR. They join Anne Nicholson Weber to explain the rol…
SOURCE: www.theatreinchicago.com at 01:01AMThe director Jerry Zaks narrates a look at the musical number "Raise Your Voice" from the new musical SISTER ACT, at the Broadway Theater.
SOURCE: Broadway's Best Shows at 01:00AMCheck out the new preview for LYSISTRATA JONES, now playing at the Wlater Kerr Theatre.
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 01:00AMRevel in the sumptuousness of its score and enjoy the charm of Connick and witness the emergence of Broadway’s newest star - the best holiday gift of all – Jessie Mueller
SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AMA retelling of “Lysistrata” by Aristophanes – who came up with the satiric anti war plot of “no nookie until we get what we want!”
SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Legit News:
Horton to be deputy exec director of National
SOURCE: Variety at 12:49AMThe Broadway Boys will once again host Broadway's favorite holiday party and concert with the 6th Annual BROADWAY SINGS FOR TOYS A Benet for Toys for Tots, Monday, December 19th at 7pm.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMEverything about Elizabeth Streb’s “Kiss the Air!” is an exclamation point. She’s been on the scene a quarter-century, making pieces she calls PopAction — a bit of traditional danc…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:02AMGwydion Suilebhan 12/14/11
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:01AMKirsten Rasmussen in blink blink at WildSideIt was an explosion. Green Day, the band everyone loves or loves to hate, created an album - American Idiot - that was a searing oratorio for lost…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMMolly Smith Metzler's Close Up Space, a new comedy starring Tony Award winner David Hyde Pierce as a harried book editor, opens Dec. 19 following previews from Dec. 1 at Manhattan Theatr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMAccidentally, Like a Martyr, a new play by Grant James Varjas about a group of gay men coming to grips with life and aging in the 21st century, opens Off-Broadway Dec. 19, following previews…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMJames Taylor sings "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas": (This is the latest in a series of arts-related videos that...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AMOn Friday The Wall Street Journal will be publishing my best-theater-of-the-year list for 2011. Hence I thought that this would...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AM"They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability,...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AMTony Award nominee Kerry Butler (Xanadu, Catch Me If You Can), Darren Ritchie (Wonderland) and Paul Anthony Stewart (The People in the Picture) take part in a free reading of the new musical…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMIn celebration of Playbill’s new site, Playbill Vault, we offer a month-long theatrical treasure hunt! Playbill Vault offers an interactive treasure trove for theatre fans, students, a…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMBrent Barrett returns to the courtroom of the long-running Broadway revival of Kander and Ebb's Chicago, Dec. 19 at the Ambassador Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Project Shaw series continues Dec. 19 with readings of George Bernard Shaw's The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet and Passion Play.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWith the imminent arrival of "Glee" actor Darren Criss in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying—who will ring in the New Year as J. Pierrepont Finch—Playbill…
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