Theater review: 'Elemeno Pea' at South Coast Repertory by Charles McNulty

SCR artistic director Marc Masterson makes his Southern California directorial debut with this often amusing morality tale about the compromising consequences of money's seductive power.SCR …

People You Should Know . . . Laura Butler by Zack

Laura Butler is a New York-basedactress and singer-songwriter.  She graduated cum laude with a degree intheatre and a minor in music and dance from The Ohio State University. She a…

Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, February 5, 2012 - Sunday, February 5, 2012.

People You Should Know . . . Aimee Todoroff by Zack

Aimee Todoroff is a New York basedactress and director. She has performed at venues across the country, was therecipient of the Sinclair Foundation Award for Excellence in Performance and is…

People You Should Know . . . Carrie Heitman by Zack

Carrie Heitman is a NYC-basedactor and teaching artist. Originally from Michigan, she attended KalamazooCollege, receiving the Nelda K. Balch Scholarship and earned a BA in Philosophyand The…

Occupy, Hope, Exchange: A (Sort of) Travelogue by Brandon Woolf by HowlRound

Recently, there has been an incredible outpouring of writing and thinking, working very successfully to think through the many implications of Occupy. If this short piece makes just one cont…

This Week on Broadway for February 5, 2012: Super Smash Sunday | BroadwayRadio by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino discuss Scottsboro Boys in Philadelphia, Gavin Creel, Ionescopade, Smash, Megan Hilty, Carrie, Merrily, Streetcar, Rudin, Roth, Clybourne…

A Response to Timothy Douglas by Winter Miller by HowlRound

  I want you to be uncomfortable—at least some of the time. Muckraker Finley Peter Dunne wrote, “It is our business… to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” Timot…

Gob Squad's Kitchen by Doug Marino

 It's hard to describe this amazing work - it's part film, part live performance art, part experimental theatre.  It harkens back to the days of Andy Warhol and one of his avant-ga…

NYLACHI Wins Again! by Scott Walters

Congratulations, Giants fans!

Monday, February 06, 2012

Last-Minute Change to my Reading LineupAll last week I was preparing, mentally and rehearsing-wise, for the 10 minutes I was expected to fill at the Bernal Yoga Literary Series. I had planne…

Bloody Poetry, Jermyn Street Theatre by James Woodall

In opening words cited in the programme for Primavera’s new production of Howard Brenton’s Bloody Poetry (1984) the playwright states he wanted to remind people of “England’s radical…

Walking Among My Yesterdays: Sweeney Todd (2005) by Kevin Daly

Another revival of Sweeney Todd looms on the horizon, this time poised to start performances in the West End next month. I’ll be in London, and have plans to take in a preview of the p…

Long Story Short by Rebecca Milzoff

How, after 30 years, Merrily We Roll Along may finally be complete.

Theater review: 'Elemeno Pea' at South Coast Repertory by Charles McNulty

"Elemeno Pea" opens at South Coast Repertory.

THE SCREENING ROOM: Megan Hilty, Jane Krakowski, Alec Baldwin and More Sing "Brotherhood of Man" in NBC Super Bowl Promo by Andrew Gans

During the Feb. 5 Super Bowl NBC launched its “Brotherhood Of Man” network promo.

Lorinda Lisitza and Tom Stafford – The “Lo and Tom Show” by Sandi Durell

Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. – January 25, 2012 Lorinda Lisitza and Tom Stafford, two of the staff members at the Metropolitan Room, connected at the staff show in November and decided to…

New Theatre’s Chilly Winter Is Family Drama For All Seasons by Bill Hirschman

Robert Caisley’s world premiere script for Winter at New Theatre could use some pruning and the two lead actors could use a bit more stage time to get comfortable with the punishing cascad…

Victor Neufeld – Cabaret review by Sandi Durell

Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. – January 26, 2012 Victor Neufeld, who doesn’t appear in New York cabarets often, had an impressive single show at Don’t Tell Mama January 26th.  Backed …

New Restaurant and Club Space '54 Below' to Launch in June With Patti LuPone, Megan Hilty & More by BroadwayWorld

An upcoming restaurant and club, 54 Below, hopes to become a new staple for performers and patrons alike.

Television Review: ‘Smash,’ on NBC, With Debra Messing and Anjelica Huston by Neil Genzlinger

“Smash,” NBC’s series about backstage Broadway comes with New York and Hollywood names off screen (Steven Spielberg, Therese Rebeck) and on (Debra Messing and Brian d’Arcy James).

John Leguizamo shout out to Dallas HD by Ghettoklownonstage

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54 Below, Restaurant-Nightclub Under the Former Studio 54 by Erik Piepenburg

The nightspot named 54 Below, a 160-seat space, is scheduled to open in early June with a two-week engagement by Patti LuPone.

John Leguizamo shout out to Corpus Christi, Texas HD by Ghettoklownonstage

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John Leguizamo shout out to Austin HD by Ghettoklownonstage

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John Leguizamo shout out to Houston HD by Ghettoklownonstage

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New Staging Of 'Yentl' Tells A Transgender Girl's Story

Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule is best known for her hit single "I Kissed a Girl." But today she's taking on a new kind of project: writing original music for a new staging of the play Yentl.…

John Leguizamo shout out to McAllen, Texas HD by Ghettoklownonstage

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BWW TV: NBC Goes Broadway With HOW TO SUCCEED-Themed Commercial! by BroadwayWorld TV

During the Super Bowl today, February 5, NBC launched its Brotherhood Of Man network promo. Cast members of NBC shows including Smash, 30 Rock, Parks amp Recreation, and Parenthood performed…

People You Should Know . . . Mel House by Zack

Mel House grew up in the mean streets of Baltimore (youknow, that “city” between NYC & DC…John Waters, The Wire & Edgar Allen Poe) to settle in Riverdale, NY, withher husband, …

A flailing tale of ex-porn stars in love by Chris Jones

So, can a porn star go home again?

Blood Knot written and directed by Athol Fugard, starring Colman Domingo as Zachariah and Scott Shepherd as Morris, SignatureTheatre by Yvonne Korshak

... Who wears the suit ?.... Set in South Africa in 1961, during apartheid, Blood Knot tells the story of two brothers, one who looks White and the other Black. They're sons of one black mot…

Inside the Roundabout Archives Day 11-TWELVE ANGRY MEN by BroadwayWorld

Roundabout Theatre Company recently announced the theatre organizations permanent archives, which document the companys illustrious 46-year production history. The archives are a resource fo…

The Wicked Stage: The reality TV cast-a-thon returns by Sarah Green

Last October I wrote a blog about celebrity casting, including a quote where composer Andrew Lloyd Webber declared: “I think the reality shows are at saturation point and probably what pro…

Review: Bachelorette (Profiles Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Playwright Leslye Headland's *Bachelorette* is a tightly-paced whirlwind of absurd destruction. This isn’t the sequel to the movie “Bridesmaids, but instead a twisted yet satisfying rev…

FLASH: Ricky Martin Meets Madonna by Pat Cerasaro

One of the foremost male pop stars of the last twenty years is undeniably Livin La Vida Loca crooner Ricky Martin, so his deigning of appearing on next weeks GLEE as a new Spanish teacher, D…

The Laugh Pack is back – Theatre West by Pauline Adamek

The Laugh Pack is back!  The music and comedy show that played at Theatre West on New Year’s Eve was so favorably received that The Laugh Pack returns in a projected series of monthly sho…

New Staging Of 'Yentl' Tells A Transgender Girl's Story by NPR Staff

Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule is probably best known for her 1995 hit single, "I Kissed a Girl." These days, she's taking on a new musical project: the gender-bending play by Isaac Bashevis …

'La Cage' concludes Kennedy Center run this week

George Hamilton, Christopher Sieber star in colorful classic musical laugh-fest.

TheatreScene: February 5, 2012 by JK

Look to your left!  Rate the guys in Round 2 of HOT/HOTTER!  And vote on Broadway's most romantic couples in the February poll, also to your left!THIS WEEK (SCROLL TO FIND EACH!):V…

Smash. Flops. Feuds. In February! by Jonathan Mandell

Smash, the new NBC TV series about the making of a Broadway musical, is well-timed for theater people, both because it’s on Mondays (their standard day off), and because it starts in Febru…

Fuse Concert Review: A Spectacular Performance by Cellist Pieter Wispelwey by Arts Fuse Editor

Dutch cellist Pieter Wispelwey first performed, as the soloist with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. in the Celebrity Series line-up back in 2007. He made his second appearance at NEC’s J…

Love On The Road: Les Miserables' 25th anniversary touring production by Steve Blanchard

Les Miserables' music conductor and 'Thenardier' juggle their long-term relationship with the 25th anniversary touring production.

Review: Outward Bound by Peggitty Pollard-Davey

“Daring Drama! Clever Characterizations! Breath-taking situations! Aboard a mystery ship bound for an unknown port! A boy and a girl, madly in love, unmarried, seek a short cut to happines…

More classical controversy: sorry, Geoff, but I'm afraid NEC was right to fire Ben Zander by Thomas Garvey

The Boston Globe's critics are generally useless (okay,  Sebastian Smee finally said something worthwhile about the MFA's Egyptian and Old Master galleries; finally), but the paper has …

"Chronicle" edges "Woman in Black" at box office

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Thriller "Chronicle" edged haunted house film "The Woman in Black" in a tight box-office race that saw both movies beating pre-weekend forecasts, studio estimates rel…

Review: The Pitchfork Disney by Jake Orr

Philip Ridley’s The Pitchfork Disney in its revival at Arcola Theatre leaves you with more questions than it provides answers. Ridley’s text is wondrously descriptive, evoking a …

Denzel Washington and Al Pacino Headed for OTHELLO? by BroadwayWorld

Today, The Daily Telegraph indicated that negotiations may be back in motion, saying in an interview with Washington that the actor is showing no signs of slowing down, with talk of him star…

Theatre thought: Theatre critics – beyond the words by Jake Orr

In June 2011, Lyn Gardner and I co-hosted a discussion through Improbable’s ‘Devoted and Disgruntled Satellites’ with the question: “What are we going to do about the…

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 2/5- John Guare by Stage Tube

Happy Birthday, John Guare He is best known as the author of The House of Blue Leaves, Six Degrees of Separation, and Landscape of the Body. Guare has also been involved with musical theatr…

TECHNOLOGY: Things Which Are Weird by Guy Yedwab

This morning I woke up to a comment on this post, which was an innocuous reposting of Joshua Chamberlain's speech in the movie Gettysburg. The commenter, who was the person who posted the vi…

BWW TV Exclusive: Seth's Broadway Chatterbox with PRISCILLA Stars Nick Adams, Tony Sheldon and Will Swenson! by BroadwayWorld TV

The series kicked off on January 5, 2012. As in years past, BroadwayWorld has teamed up with Seth to exclusively bring you the full length episodes right here and we're pleased to bring you …

BREAD (written Friday night) by Jenn

As I was cleaning up from baking my bread tonight, my thought process was like one of those cartoons where the fairies jump from one stone in the water to another. It started with bricks. I…

Photo Coverage: Leslie Kritzer Performs the Music of Jule Styne for the American Songbook Series by Stephen Sorokoff

Lincoln Centers acclaimed series American Songbook has returned to the Allen Room for its fourteenth season celebrating the diversity of American popular song. For 16 nights the series is ex…

The Changeling, Young Vic, London

Middleton and Rowley’s dark drama is given an expressionist twist in this Young Vic production

The Sunday Giveaway: 4 Tickets to How to Succeed with Nick Jonas! by Ken Davenport

You read that right . . . not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 tickets to see Nick Jonas in How To Succeed on Broadway! You could take all of the Jonas Brothers and still have room to go...

Ethan Hawke, Jonathan Marc Sherman Set for The New Group's 'Re-imagining Baal' Today by BroadwayWorld

Next up in its continuing series Dark Nights, The New Group presents Re-imagining Baal today at 400pm.

We could use a play about prison rape, for instance by Thomas Garvey

I've gotten a few outraged emails, as I knew I would, about yesterday's rant regarding "gay plays."  But to the question one irritated reader posited, "What should we be writing plays a…

Jennifer Holliday to Star in St. Louis Muny's Dreamgirls by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winner Jennifer Holliday will reprise the role Effie White in The St, Louis Muny's premiere production of the musical Dreamgirls, July 16-22. The show, co-written by Tom Eye…

Aaron Berg's The Underbelly Diaries to Play NYC's Theatre Row by Brian Scott Lipton

The Underbelly Diaries, a solo show written by and starring Aaron Berg, will be presented at the Studio Theatre on Theatre Row, March 22-April 7, before touring Canada. The show will be dire…

Aaron Berg's The Underbelly DIaries to Play NYC's Theatre Row by Brian Scott Lipton

The Underbelly Diaries, a solo show written by and starring Aaron Berg, will be presented at the Studio Theatre on Theatre Row, March 22-April 7, before touring Canada. The show will be dire…

Jennie Eisenhower, Diane Findlay Among Cast of Bristol Riverside Theatre's Steel Magnolias by Brian Scott Lipton

The Bristol Riverside Theatre in Pennsylvania will present Robert Harling's popular comedy-drama Steel Magnolias, March 20-April 8. The production will be directed by Susan D. Atkinson.…

John Logan, Bill Nighy Win Annie Awards by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winner John Logan was honored with the International Animated Film Society's coveted Annie Award for co-writing the screenplay for the animated film Rango on Saturday, Februa…

The Other Hilton Sisters by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the conjoined Hilton Sisters (not Paris and Nicky, but Daisy and Violet. For their full bio go here.) A few weeks ago, the Countess and I had the opportunity to see …

Newsies by Songs From The Musicals

Newsies Jeremy Jordan leads the original Papermill cast of Newsies in a promotional video. No copyright infringement intended. http://www.songsfromthemusicals.com From: sftMusicals Views: …

Sidney Fields by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Sidney Fields. For my full bio on this great burlesque comedian go here. And in honor of the day, here he is with Lou Costello, performing the famous “Slowly …

Once by Songs From The Musicals

Once Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti lead the original cast of Once in a promotional video. No copyright infringement intended. http://www.songsfromthemusicals.com From: sftMusicals Views:…

Making donor dollars stretch and perform miracles by Diane Ragsdale

The other day I received an email alert from the Philanthropy News Digest, which mentioned that a theater company had announced a $7 million endowment challenge grant. When matched, the 3:1 …

The Ironing Board Fuels Luxury Fantasies not just Misogyny by Elyse Sommer

 Poor Jimmy Porter.-- that's the angry young man of John Osborne's play  Look Back in Anger.  Jimmy's  been  put down as a   hopeless   misogynist&nbs…

Red Buttons by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Red Buttons (born Aaron Chwatt, 1919-2006). Too late for vaudeville, he got his start in the Catskills (where he partnered with Robert Alda), Minsky’s burlesqu…

Fuse Interview: Helen Whitney — Film as Spiritual Autobiography by Arts Fuse Editor

Award-winning filmmaker Helen Whitney: “My films form a kind of spiritual autobiography. I’m always searching for subjects that allow me to ask the big questions: Why are we here? Why mu…

Review: Jitney by Matt Windman

Tony Award winner Chuck Cooper headlines this superb revival of August Wilson's drama about a group of taxi drivers in the 1970s.

Silence! The Musical by Songs From The Musicals

Silence! The Musical Jenn Harris leads the original cast of Silence! The Musical in a promotional video. No copyright infringement intended. http://www.songsfromthemusicals.com From: sftMu…

Look Back In Anger by StageGrade

Should you "Look Back in Anger"?

Review: Botanica by Chris Kompanek

This offbeat, often pitch-black show details three men's experiments with the world of plants.

Stars of Vaudeville # 436: Veloz and Yolanda by Trav S.D.

Veloz and Yolanda were a husband wife ballroom dance team who specialized in Latin numbers. Frank Veloz was born today in 1906; Yolanda Casazza, March 21, 1908.  The sleek and chic couple s…

Spiro, Barnett in Globe casts

Legit News: Commercial producers onboard double bill

West End fills up

Legit News: Rattigan, 'Noises' land slots

Feature: Ramin Karimloo Faces The Music of the Night by Brian Scott Lipton

The UK star talks about the DVD of Phantom of the Opera, starring in Les Miserables, and his new CD.

"Smash:" It's Not a Documentary But Still... by Frank Rizzo

A look at the NBC primetime soap about the making of a Broadway musicalWatching the first four episodes of the much-hyped TV series “Smash,” one may ask, “Whose Broadway …

Professor Bernhardi by Karl Levett

This production of a rarely presented Arthur Schnitzler play is dogged by an unwieldy translation and a large, uneven cast but features a title performance of genuine distinction.

BWW's On This Day - February 5, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 5 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Joe Dziemianowicz's top 10 in theater by Joe Dziemianowicz

Theresa Rebeck: With “Seminar” on Broadway, “Smash” on NBC tonight and a new play in Houston in May, she makes overachievement look easy.

NBC’s ‘Smash’ puts Broadway in the spotlight  by Joe Dziemianowicz

“I came to watch,” whispers Debra Messing as she strides onto the set of “Smash,” where an elaborate dance number has been filming on and off for three hours. Cameras roll. …

PHOTO FLASH: Mila Kunis attends Peter Mac's Judy Garland: LIVE! by Andy Propst

Actress, Mila Kunis recently attended a performance of Judy Garland: LIVE! In Concert, playing at the French Market. The tribute show, starring Peter Mac as Judy Garland, features selection…

PHOTO FLASH: Mila Kunis at Peter Mac's Judy Garland: LIVE! by Andy Propst

Filn and television star Mila Kunis recently attended a performance of Judy Garland: LIVE! In Concert, playing at the French Market. The tribute show, starring Peter Mac as Judy Garland, fe…

Nick Jonas to Host 2012 KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY; Kicks Off Today by BroadwayWorld

According to the New York Times, Broadway-bound Nick Jonas will host the 2012 Kids' Night on Broadway February- a nationwide audience development event designed to introduce a new generation…

Jennifer Tilly, Melora Hardin Join Cast of ‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’ by David Rogers

Jennifer Tilly and Melora Hardin are set to star in the upcoming production of “Don’t Dress for Dinner.” Ben Daniels, Adam James and Spencer Kayden also will appear in the farce, which…

Perspective: The divergence of 'Clybourne Park,' 'A Raisin in the Sun' by Erin Aubry Kaplan, Special To The Los Angeles Times

Bruce Norris' play revisits 'Raisin's' neighborhood, but the state of African Americans is unfortunately left out of the conversation.In the program for "Clybourne Park," Bruce Norris' Pulit…

Phylicia Rashad: A new role in 'Raisin' by Irene Lacher

The Tony winner for her role in 'Raisin in the Sun' is now seeing the play from a director's viewpoint.The Tony winner for her role in 'Raisin in the Sun' is now seeing the play from a direc…

PHOTO CALL: Godspell Celebrates 100 Performances by Joseph Marzullo

The new revival of Godspell, the rock musical that relates parables of Jesus, celebrated its 100th performance at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre on Feb 3.

Musical Theatre Loses a Mentor in Jean Banks by Suzanna Bowling

Musical Theatre Loses a Mentor in Jean Banks: For those of you who were apart of the BMI workshop Jean Banks, the senior director of jazz and musical theatre, died on Feb. 2 in her Lower Eas…

A Look Back • Josephine Baker returns, rips St. Louis' racial discrimination

Singer became a sultry sensation in France. 

LED figures at Citygarden are on quite a stroll

If steps count, the foursome has traversed more than halfway around the world in 2 1/2 years.

Black swan dive by Stefanie Cohen

She flies through the air like a shooting star, but she crashes to earth like one, too. Ashley Bouder, a principal ballerina with the New York City Ballet, is among the finest ballet dancer…

The Sunday Read: First Person: A Week In The Life of Soprano Simone Osborne by The Charlebois Post

Simone Osborne as Gilda in the COC production of Rigoletto (2011) (photo credit: Chris Hutchison)From Gounod to Verdi to Mozart ...and dealing with the realities of winter...by Sim…

The Abominable Showman, February 5, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

Sounds of ColourBlack History Month laureate Josa Maule has taught over 5,000 students how to act onstage and off, and this year celebrates the 20th anniversary of her Montreal School o…

Manda Martin by League of Professional Theatre Women

Producer Brooklyn, New York USA My Name is Rachel Corrie changed my life. Radically. I was a junior in college, studying acting, studying abroad in London, and generally being 21 years old w…

First Person: Cameryn Moore on Phone Whore, slut (r)evolution and power / play by The Charlebois Post

Are you out there? This is Cameryn...Challenging oneself by "using" the audienceby Cameryn MooreThe first iteration of my first solo show Phone Whore was not a monologue; it was a dialogue b…

Arts | Connecticut: ‘Macbeth 1969’ at the Long Wharf Theater — Review by Anita Gates

“Macbeth” is fast-forwarded to 1969, but without much success.

Once Known as Angelica Torn, the Daughter of American Acting Royalty Takes a "Page" Out of Her Mother's Book by Harry Haun

Angelica Page, the daughter of Geraldine Page and Rip Torn, used to be known as Angelica Torn. The star of Off-Broadway's Psycho Therapy talks about her lineage — and her next act.

New Musical Tokio Confidential, Featuring Jill Paice, Begins Off-Broadway Run Feb. 5 by Michael Gioia

Scandal Productions presents Tokio Confidential, a new musical with book, music and lyrics by Eric Schorr, beginning Feb. 5 at Atlantic Theater's Stage 2.

ON THE RECORD: A Thurber Carnival and "David Merrick Presents Hits From His Broadway Hits" by Steven Suskin

This week's column discusses the original Broadway cast album of the 1960 revue A Thurber Carnival and a special item from the 1964 RCA catalog, "David Merrick Presents Hits from Hi…

African American Spiritual Concert, With Sherry Boone, Harriet D. Foy, Offered Feb. 5 at NYC's Merkin Hall by Michael Gioia

B. Arts Presenter, a New York-based arts firm, kicks off its 2012 concert season by celebrating Black History Month in The African American Spiritual, which is held Feb. 5 in the Merkin Conc…

Ethan Hawke, Jonathan Marc Sherman and Jonathan Kalb Re-imagine Baal in New Group Discussion Feb. 5 by Michael Gioia

The New Group's Dark Nights series continues Feb. 5 at 4 PM with Re-imagining Baal, featuring Tony nominee Ethan Hawke and playwright Jonathan Marc Sherman in conversation with Jonathan …

Recalling Jonny Gammage: Play about a black man's death at police hands is wrenching

Mark Clayton Southers has been working on "The Gammage Project" for two years and directing the play through rehearsals as it readies for a Thursday opening. There was a moment when he let h…

Review: BOTANICA by Stephen Cedars

It's too easy to forget sometimes how wonderfully weird the experience of theatre can be. Human beings perform these rehearsed rituals before an audience, who are generally trained to key in…

'Smash' Is Look at Broadway Musical by Frank Rizzo

Star Power on and off Screen in NBC Series   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageDavid Marshall Grant sits at his desk in a nondescri…