Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Utah Shakespeare Fest Wants An Indoor/Outdoor Theatre

Desert (Utah) News 02/18/12

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:51PM

Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, February 19, 2012 - Sunday, February 19, 2012.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:45PM

Review: Hit the Wall (The Inconvenience) by Scotty Zacher

"Hit the Wall* is a thrilling recreation of the 1969 riot outside the Stonewall Inn that symbolically launched the struggle for human rights for gays. Complete with a high-energy rock band, …

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 11:03PM

Let's Talk About Sex - Feb 20,2012 by Candi & Randy

Lets talk about sex. The history of sex in movies, on TV, in song, and on Broadway. Tom Cruise - Risky Business; Michael Douglas & Sharon Stone - Basic Instinct; One Life To Live - Fish & Ky…

SOURCE: BlogTalkRadio at 11:00PM
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Cindy Sherman @ Moma by Barry

                         Janet Lehr's TheaterArts ArtMkt     Cindy Sherman's 35 Year Retrospective at Moma Thru June 11thThat tantalizing sense of mystery and unea…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:27PM

Review: Mind Over Manhattan by Andy Propst

The famed mentalist once again astonishes with his new show.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Quality helps theater drive social change - Colin Dabkowski - The Buffalo News by Mike Daisey

Quality helps theater drive social change - Colin Dabkowski - The Buffalo News:With the help of other articles written about Apple during the past month and a half, Daisey’s stunning perfo…

SOURCE: Mike Daisey at 09:37PM

Review: Devil May Care (Wishbone Theatre Collective) by Scotty Zacher

Kendall Sherwood's new work *Devil May Care* is a play of dialogue that lays bare the soul's motivations. This is really good theater from a young Chicago company that deserves a full house …

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 09:27PM

People You Should Know . . . D’yan Forest by Zack

D’yanForest,77 years young, has been lighting up audiences for 72 years.  She startedearly with piano, then ukulele, moved onto trumpets, drums and theglockenspiel.  She has sung…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 09:06PM
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Ova¢ion Magnifica: It’s ’Impossible” Not To Love MTW’s Spectacular “Man Of La Mancha” by Leo Buck

“Onward to glory” strides Long Beach California’s “Musical Theater West”, as they spur their 59th season up to full gallop with a first-rate version of “Man Of La Mancha“–…

SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 08:41PM
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Garden of Eden renovated in “Genesis Reboot” by Peter Marks

“Genesis Reboot” asks the metaphysical question: What if God wanted another shot at starting the human race? Because, you know, the first go-round had its bad moments. This time, we retu…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:52PM

Bailey sets a smart tone at UP by Chris Jones

"You guys in Chicago are used to improv," sneered the acidic Ben Bailey on Friday night at the opening of UP, the new comedy club at the Second City. "You can smell written material like a p…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:48PM

In Case You Missed the Revolution by Jason Loewith by HowlRound

I’m scared that the regional theater, by the time it’s matured, will have bored the shit out of millions of people all over the country.—attributed to Andre Gregory, 1965 We all know t…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 07:32PM

Alfie Boe, Kerry Ellis, Vanessa Redgrave, Catherine Tate Among Whatsonstage.com Award Winners by Brian Scott Lipton

Winners of the 12th annual Whatsonstage.com Awards were announced at the Awards Concert on Sunday, February 19 at the West End's Prince of Wales Theatre. Alan Davies, Jenny &Eacute…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:19PM

Last week in Melbourne by Alison Croggon

Regular readers will know that Ms TN has spent the past few years vainly attempting to find a balanced life. Every year I vow to see less theatre; every year my vow crumbles spectacularly, l…

SOURCE: Theatre Notes at 07:18PM

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Lyric Hammersmith by Carole Woddis

Four people walked out of Filter’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream last night. The rest stayed to cheer an hour and 20 minutes of fast and furious filleted Shakespeare from a company which has…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:10PM

Review: Mark Twain: Patriot, Teacher, Philosopher (Saint Sebastian Players) by Scotty Zacher

This work is a love letter of sorts to one of America’s first—and some would say best—observers of that nature. Mark Twain could make us laugh at ourselves because he never put himself…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 07:07PM
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Much ado about Shakespeare

Warwick Business School is working with the Royal Shakespeare Company on an online teaching project

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:53PM

Everything Under the Moon charms with gossamer and shadows by Martin Morrow

Shary Boyle and Christine Fellows’s new collaboration is their first foray into theatre

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:00PM

Crack up with cult comedy duo David Cross and Bob Odenkirk by Marsha Lederman

David Cross, Bob Odenkirk and pals stage an unofficial Mr. Show reunion at ComedyFest

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:00PM

Beckett with music - and many rests by J. Kelly Nestruck

Voice and trumpet combine with Irish-born playwright’s absurdist dialogue to illuminate the human condition

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:00PM
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Elder Gods (DreamLogic Theaterworks) by Scotty Zacher

DreamLogic Theatreworks' *Elder Gods* is an unusual sci-fi infused piece that will no doubt find its own cult following. Fortunately the staging redeems itself among regular theater-lovers, …

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 05:57PM

A raw, ambitious telling of historic fight for gay rights by Chris Jones

We think we know what happened on the sticky-hot night of June 27, 1969, at a Greenwich Village bar known as the Stonewall Inn. A weary drag queen finally kicked a nasty cop, the story usual…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:50PM

Brian Logan on nasty reviews by Brian Logan

The truth might hurt but hatchet jobs are too muchA fortnight ago, a new prize was awarded to critic Adam Mars-Jones for the Hatchet Job of the Year, for a review he wrote of Micha…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:31PM

On "Top MFA Programs" by Scott Walters

I get a lot of traffic on this site due to a couple posts that Dennis Baker links to in his 2008 post "Rutgers MFA Acting Program". Today, there was a comment I'd like to give more circulati…

SOURCE: Theatre Ideas at 05:30PM

In Case You Missed the Revolution by Jason Loewith | HowlRound by Tim

In Case You Missed the Revolution A terrific article by Jason Loewith on “new play theaters”: When a theater invests in the livelihood and artistry of a local writer, it connects…

SOURCE: direct address at 05:12PM

Matilda is top of the class at Whatsonstage.com awards by Mark Brown

Musical based on Roald Dahl's novel takes four prizes at only major theatre awards voted on by publicMatilda the musical – the RSC's hugely successful adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1988 novel…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00PM
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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STAGE TUBE: Paul Shaffer Makes Cameo at GODSPELL! by Stage Tube

On Thursday, February 16, 2012 musical director Paul Shaffer made a musical cameo at GODSPELL. He joined the cast in singing Learn Your Lessons Well and accompanied them on the piano. Watch …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:54PM

Full List Of 2012 Whatsonstage.com Award-Winners by BroadwayWorld

The 12th Whatsonstage.com Awards winners have been announced, with winners including Matilda, The Wizard of Oz, Kerry Ellis and Alfie Boe.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PM

Broadway Talks by Barry

BROADWAY TALKS WITH HARRY CONNICK, JR.Jordan Roth, Harry Connick Jr.: Photo: Barry Gordin             By Patrick ChristianoNew Orleans native Harry Connick, Jr., who this season …

SOURCE: theaterlife at 04:34PM

News: Matilda, Ghost & Guvnors win big at 2012 WOS Awards

The UK’s leading theatre website today (Sunday 19 February) revealed the winners of its 12th annual Whatsonstage.com Awards, the only prize-giving event for the theatre industry voted …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:05PM

York TheatreTalkback 2/18/2012.

JavaScript is disabled!To display this content, you need a JavaScript capable browser.Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115!   Video shot and edited by: Corine Cohen Cli…

SOURCE: corinescorner.com at 04:04PM

News: Full List: 2012 Whatsonstage.com Award winners

The UK’s leading theatre website today reveals the winners of the 2012 Whatsonstage.com Awards, the only major prize-giving event for the theatre industry voted for purely by the ticke…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:03PM

News: Matilda, Ghost & Guvnors lead the pack at 2012 WOS Awards

The UK’s leading theatre website today (Sunday 19 February) revealed the winners of its 12th annual Whatsonstage.com Awards, the only prize-giving event for the theatre industry voted …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:01PM
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Actor Dick Anthony Williams Passes Away by BroadwayWorld

Dick Anthony Williams, a veteran actor perhaps best known for his role as Pretty Tony in The Mack, died Thursday in Los Angeles, said his family and friends. The cause was not announced.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:57PM

STAGE TUBE: Brian Stokes Mitchell Visits 'Meet The Press'! by Stage Tube

Tony Award-winner Brian Stokes Mitchell stopped by 'Meet The Press' for an interview with David Gregory while in Washington for the Discover Ellington Festival. He discusses Duke Ellington, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:34PM

GHOST's Richard Fleeshman Says Broadway Production 'Even More Incredible' by BroadwayWorld

At the Whats On Stage audience awards, Ghost the Musical's Richard Fleeshman just won 'Best Actor in a Musical' for Ghost. Talking to press after winning, Fleeshman talked about changes to t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:30PM

Hunky Dory at King King, Hollywood by Pauline Adamek

  Two nights ONLY – Monday, Feb. 27 and Wednesday, Feb. 29, Mario Melendez presents Hunky Dory, the Rock Opera at King King Nighclub in Hollywood. This energetic evening of entertainm…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:00PM

TheatreScene: February 19, 2012 by JK

PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO VOTE IN ROUND 4 OF HOT AND HOTTERAND VOTE IN THIS MONTH'S POLL (BOTH TO YOUR LEFT)!BROADWAY BOY UPDATE: Seth Numrich's film, Private Romeo, finally opens!  …

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 03:00PM
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Shakespeare’s R & J (Idle Muse Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Under the direction of Tristan Brandon, the sublime acting ensemble assimilates into the greatest love story ever told. Aside from matching school uniforms, there are no costumes, no scener…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 02:50PM

Review: Boy in a Dress by Laurence Sullivan

In an enticingly intimate space we are presented with an equally intimate autobiographical production. Boy In A Dress at Oval House Theatre tells the paradoxically bleak yet glamorous lifest…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:26PM

Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Eleanor Turney

Gleefully irreverent and joyfully anarchic, Filter’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream bursts onto the Lyric’s stage – literally. Hyemi Shin’s Lynbury Prize-winning set st…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:09PM

Art About Art About Art: Dramaworks’ Pitmen Painters by Bill Hirschman

Art as an ennobling sanctification for both the artist and the observer whose interpretation completes the symbiotic circle is just one of a dozen themes swirling around Palm Beach Dramawork…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 02:02PM

Review: Missing by Peggitty Pollard-Davey

Family. Can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without ‘em. Barney Norris’s new play Missing, directed by Alice Hamilton at the Tristan Bates Theatre, tells the story of brothers …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:02PM

Truths and Dares by Julie Felise Dubiner

A Series of Questions and Thoughts about Some Real Issues We and Theater Journalists Could Ponder as to Why Theaters Aren’t More Daring Most of the regional theaters I’ve worked …

SOURCE: 2AMT at 02:01PM
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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PRESS Pass: Brian Stokes Mitchell

Tony Award-winning actor Brian Stokes Mitchell thinks politicians and actors have a lot in common. "It's kind of one in the same. It's showmanship, you know, it's trying to convince people o…

SOURCE: MSNBC at 01:51PM

Review: Patience by Julia Rank

Gilbert and Sullivan had a particular knack for choosing pertinent subjects, and exposing their absurdities with wit and style that could be interpreted as either satire or celebration of th…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:49PM

Tony Award Nominee Dick Anthony Williams Has Died by Brian Scott Lipton

Two-time Tony Award nominee Dick Anthony Williams died on Thursday in Los Angeles. A co-founder of the New Federal Theatre, Williams earned Tony nominations for his roles in What the Wine-S…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:48PM

Review: (Toronto) Everything Under the Moon (World Stage 2012) by The Charlebois Post

Remembering the AweWorld Stage brings it all homeby Beat RiceRemember those moments when you were kid and being in awe of something? Remember how your imagination used to bubble up as you li…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 01:47PM

This week's cultural highlights: Simple Minds and Bingo

Our critics' picks of this week's openings, plus your last chance to see and what to book now• Which cultural events are in your diary this week? Tell us in the comments belowOpening this …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:44PM

2012 Whatsonstage.com Awards: Live Updates Plus Photos! by BroadwayWorld

The 2012 Whatsonstage.com Awards will be announced tonight at the Prince of Wales Theatre, presented by Sheridan Smith along with Alan Davies and Jenny Eclair. Keep an eye out here for live …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:41PM

Mwana – review by Mark Fisher

Tron, GlasgowThe scene is a house in Harare where preparations are nearing completion for a wedding. The excitement is all the more intense because of the return of Mwana, the groom's brothe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:02PM

Theatres taking fewer risks as funding dries up, warn playwrights by Alex Needham

Sir David Hare and Mark Ravenhill say subsidised theatres avoiding experimental work in favour of familiar or feelgood fareWhen the playwright Simon Stephens complained that the recession ha…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00PM
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Guest Suites – review by Judith Mackrell

Clore Studio, Royal Opera House, LondonIn the mid 1970s, when British modern dance was barely a decade old, Jacky Lansley was part of pioneering generation for whom investigating the artform…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:49PM

BWW TV: Encores! MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Plays Final Performance Today by BroadwayWorld TV

Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along, the first New York City Center Encores production of the season, plays its final performance today at New York City Center, and features Colin Donne…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:28PM

FREUD'S LAST SESSION To Play President's Day Weekend Schedule 2/19 by BroadwayWorld

FREUD’S LAST SESSION will play a special President’s Day Weekend schedule at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street). There will be an added performance Sunday evening, February 19th at …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:25PM

Cross Complaint Filed in Bret Michaels Lawsuit Against Tony Awards by BroadwayWorld

Weingarten Brown LLP announced in a statement that defendants CBS Broadcasting, Inc., Tony Awards Productions, White Cherry Entertainment, Inc. and others involved in producing the 2009 Tony…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:24PM

Photos: Nominees & guests arrive at 2012 WOS Awards

The winners of the 2012 Whatsonstage.com Awards - the only major UK theatre awards to be voted for entirely by the theatregoing public - are announced tonight (19 February 2012) during ou…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:12PM

'Riverdance' saying goodbye to North America by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—When Julian Erskine last saw the American touring company of "Riverdance," he had to smile.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 12:09PM

Are we promoting the wrong women? by Thomas Garvey

I bumped into an acquaintance the other day who's on the "inside" of the classical music funding world, and he repeated what I've heard in several emails about the Opera Boston debacle - tha…

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 12:08PM

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 2/19- CRAZY FOR YOU by Stage Tube

Today in 1992, Crazy for You opened at the Shubert Theatre, where it ran for 1622 performances. Crazy for You is a musical with a book by Ken Ludwig, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and music by Geo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PM

Goodspeed, Long Wharf, Alley, Other Regional Theaters on Actor Housing by Doug Strassler

The Goodspeed Opera house in East Haddam, Connecticut recently opening the "Artists Village," with 17 homes and 65 fully furnished bedrooms.

SOURCE: Backstage at 12:00PM

PHOTO CALL: Jesus Christ Superstar Performs at The Crypt at The Church of the Intercession by Joseph Marzullo

The cast of the upcoming Broadway run of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar performed a special concert for a small audience of exuberant fans at The Crypt at…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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'Riverdance' saying goodbye to North America by Mark Kennedy

When Julian Erskine last saw the American touring company of "Riverdance," he had to smile.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:59AM

Special Offer - Ionescopade at the York Theatre Company by Byrne Harrison

Taken from the works of Eugene Ionesco Music and Lyrics by Mildred Kayden Original Concept by Robert Allan Ackerman Music Direction by Christopher McGovernDirected and Choreographed by Bill …

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 11:56AM

'Riverdance' saying goodbye to North America by Associated Press

NEW YORK - When Julian Erskine last saw the American touring company of "Riverdance," he had to smile. He was...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:51AM

More Cutbacks for Arts Coverage in Tradional Media by Rebecca Coleman

Last week, I got this email from Jo Ledingham, the theatre critic at The Vancouver Courier: As a freelance theatre critic, I reviewed more than a hundred local theatre productions on the pag…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 11:44AM

STAGE TUBE: Chris Colfer's 'Struck By Lightening' Trailer! by Stage Tube

Chris Colfer has written and will star in an upcoming film about a teen who gets 'Struck By Lightning.' Get an exclusive look at the film's first trailer below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:42AM

Review: Singin’ in the Rain at Curtainup/London by Lizzie Loverdige

Jonathan Church’s well received production of from Chichester comes into London’s famous musical theatre.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:34AM

Once-bloodied 'Carrie' is back by Ronni Reich

Molly Ranson in "Carrie." Sing a song of pig’s blood? Not so fast. “Carrie” — the story of a tortured teenager who channels her rage through telekinesis after classmates do…

SOURCE: NJ.com at 11:30AM

Photo Flash: Stephen Schwartz & Martha Wasserman Visit Musical Theatre West's MAN OF LA MANCHA! by BroadwayWorld

Broadway composerlyricist Stephen Schwartz went to see yesterday's matinee of Musical Theatre West's production MAN OF LA MANCHA. At the evening performance, Martha Wasserman widow of Dale W…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:26AM

Island – review by Lyn Gardner

Cottesloe, LondonCameron (James Cooney) is a teenager glued to his MP3 player and not best pleased to find himself spending a week without a phone or internet connection with his research sc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:22AM

Midnight in Paris by Trav S.D.

Seeing this movie got put off for awhile because I normally see first run movies with my kids and I assumed this wouldn’t be for them. But we rented it a few weeks ago and it passed th…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:17AM

The Sunday Giveaway: 2 Tickets to Russian Transport at The New Group by Ken Davenport

This week we're giving away two tickets to the recently extended Russian Transport at The New Group starring funny girl and Saturday Night Live alum, Janeane Garofalo! Russian Transport is a…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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UP ON THE MARQUEE: LEAP OF FAITH! by Up On The Marquee

The new musical based on the motion picture Leap of Faith, produced by Paramount Pictures Corporation and written by Janus Cercone, will begin previews on Tuesday, April 3 and will open in l…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:51AM

Can You Spare A Nickel (For Off-Off-Broadway)?

The New York Times 02/17/12

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:48AM

PHOTO FLASH: Mark Ballas Attends Cirque Du Soleil's Mysère by Andy Propst

Dancing With the Stars' professional Mark Ballas attended Cirque du Soleil's Mystère, playing at Treasure Island in Las Vegas, on Saturday, February 18. \Ballas also re…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:35AM

Happy Salentine's Day by Linda

On February 13, I celebrated Salentine's Day at Joe's Pub, so named for the musical being performed that night, Salamander Leviathan by Krista Knight and Barry Brinegar. The show debuted at …

SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 10:30AM

Actress Judi Dench Diagnosed With Severe Eye Condition by BroadwayWorld

According to the Washington Post, actress Judi Dench said that she has been diagnosed with an eye condition called macular degeneration. The condition can cause blindness. The actress said t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:25AM

PHOTO FLASH: David Burtka, Neil Patrick Harris Attend Cirque Du Soleil's Zumanity by Andy Propst

Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris and his partner David Burtka attended Cirque du Soleil's Zumanity - The Sensual Side of Cirque du Soleil at New York-New York Hotel and Casino in …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:25AM

Anthony LaPaglia and Natalie Mendoza Cast in ABC's Americana Pilot by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winner Anthony LaPaglia and Broadway actress Natalie Mendoza has been cast in the pilot for ABC's Americana, about a legendary fashion designer and his family business, accor…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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InDepth InterView: Aaron Carter & THE FANTASTICKS by Pat Cerasaro

Having previously appeared on Broadway in SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL as a teen, and, now, Off-Broadway, in the revival production of the timeless musical THE FANTASTICKS, actor and pop star Aaron…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:57AM
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Fuse Film Commentary: “The Artist” — Rooting for Simplicity by Justin Marble

"The Artist" works on two levels: the audience in the film and the audience watching the film are entertained by the same things. And it’s that simplicity – the era when silent movies we…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:59AM

Madness of the mind: Rocinante! Rocinante! by Hannah Clark

Chiara D'Anna reveals the madness and the mayhem that has gone into Panta Rei's new production, Rocinante! Rocinante!

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:41AM

Review: The Recurtiting Officer curtainup/london by Lizzie Loverdige

Josie Rourke kicks of her residency at the Donmar Warehouse with a cracking production of George Farquhar's oft neglected masterpiece.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:31AM

Feature: Preston Lane Makes Some Music by Perry Tannenbaum

The artistic director of North Carolina's Triad Stages discusses his producton of Reynolds Price's New Music Trilogy.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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People You Should Know . . . Michelle Foster by Zack

Michelle Foster is a resident stage manager at Boomerang Theatre Company. Recent credits include: Captain Ferguson's School for Balloon Warfare (Oracle Theatre Company), …

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 07:57AM

BWW's On This Day - February 19, 2012

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

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Top 10 in theater for week of Feb. 19, 2012 by Joe Dziemianowicz

1. Eugene O’Neill The Wooster Group presents his tales of sailors under the main mast, “Early Plays,” through March 11. (St. Ann…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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NY Review: 'The Thrill of the Chase' by Jonathan Mandell

Philip Gawthorne's David Mamet–inspired drama for Mad Dog Theatre Company and the Drilling Company feels as endless as a bad marriage.

SOURCE: Backstage at 05:01AM

Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Concert Held at The Kimmel Center 2/19 by Bww News Desk

Maestro Louis Scaglione, President and Music Director of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization PYO, today announced the Philadelphia Youth Orchestras performance on Sunday, February …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00AM
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Regional theater's art moving off center stage by Charles McNulty

Critic's Notebook: Fiscal concerns are stealing the spotlight at regional theaters, resulting in facile productions and less risk.Critic's Notebook: Fiscal concerns are stealing the spotligh…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:00AM

Sam Gold feeds off 'Anger' by Patrick Pacheco

The director of John Osborne's domestic drama, isn't afraid to let the fury -- and more -- fly.The director of John Osborne's domestic drama, isn't afraid to let the fury -- and more -- fly.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:00AM
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Van Zweden returns to conduct St. Louis Symphony

Conductor Jaap van Zweden made his U.S. conducting debut with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in 1997. He's made several returns, most recently last March. He returns again Friday for a wee…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:00AM
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Stezaker pairs images in collages for unsettling results

Quite a few people collect old movie stills, postcards, and book and magazine illustrations, but John Stezaker doesn't stop there.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:45AM

Black Rep presents unique and entertaining 'Midsummer'

Shakespeare didn't write music, but many of his plays include songs. That means directors have to choose the sound they want to complement their productions. Over the centuries, that's no do…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:15AM
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Kirk’s commandments by Barbara Hoffman

Space isn’t the final frontier — not while there’s Broadway. A half-century after his stage debut, in 1959’s “The World of Suzie Wong,” William Shatner is back on the boards. The…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:35AM

This Week on Broadway for February 18, 2012: Shatner Returns to Broadway by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino talk about Shatner’s World, How I Learned to Drive, Godspell Cast Recording, Myths and Hymns, Merrily, Seth Rudetsky’s DISASTER! and …

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:07AM

Los Angeles Theater Review: MAN OF LA MANCHA (Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach) by Tony Frankel

TO STAGE AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM Now in its 60th season, Musical Theatre West (MTW) is currently reviving Man of La Mancha with the astronomical performance of Davis Gaines as its driving force…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:06AM

Cheryl L. Davis by League of Professional Theatre Women

Playwright / Attorney New York, New York USA Where do you look for inspiration? Most often, in history – to the point where I’ve toyed with the idea of thanking The History Channel, shou…

SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AM

Giant, With Kate Baldwin, Aaron Lazar and P.J. Griffith, Ends Dallas Run Feb. 19; NYC On the Horizon by Adam Hetrick

Michael John LaChiusa and Sybille Pearson's musical adaptation of Edna Ferber's iconic novel Giant, a sweeping drama of love and American ambition set against the battle between Texa…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

"Good Thing Going, Going, Gone": Encores! Merrily Ends Limited Run at City Center Feb. 19 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The acclaimed City Center Encores! production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's short-lived but tuneful Broadway musical Merrily We Roll Along ends its limited engagement at the fam…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

The Sunday Read: Actor's Notes - Paul Hopkins and In Absentia by The Charlebois Post

l-r Paul Hopkins, Jillian Fargey, Jade Hassouné (photo: lucetg.com)From With-In AbsentiaActor's notes by Paul HopkinsI’m currently performing in Morris Panych’s new play, In Absent…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AM

The Abominable Showman, February 19, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

The Windmill As it stands today by schau mal einer an, via Google’s Panoramio picture-sharing websiteThe Theatre of WarAs Canadian troops train in combat operations overseas, the Abominabl…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AM

An Open Book: Explaining What Musical Librettists Do by Marc Acito

Veteran musical book writers Marsha Norman, Harvey Fierstein and Douglas Carter Beane spill the beans on the profession that gets "all of the blame and none of the praise."

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

THE SCREENING ROOM: Broadway's Godspell Appears on "Project Runway All Stars" (Video) by Michael Gioia

The Broadway revival of Godspell, which plays Circle in the Square Theatre, was featured on the Feb. 16 broadcast of Lifetime Television's reality competition "Project Runway All St…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

David Elder, Meredith Patterson, Natalie Toro, Neil Berg and More Sing 100 Years of Broadway Feb. 19 in Hartford by Michael Gioia

Composer-lyricist Neil Berg, best known for his work on Off-Broadway’s Prince and the Pauper, brings his 100 Years of Broadway Song and Dance touring concert to Hartford’s Bushne…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

A COVER STORY: Once by Andrew Gans

Once, the new Broadway musical based on the 2007 Academy Award-winning film about an Irish busker and a Czech immigrant, begins previews Feb. 28 and opens March 18 at the Bernard B. Jacobs T…

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2Do: 02/19/12

Carnegie Museums of Art and of Natural History, Oakland, will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

Dreams developed in the darkroom by Mark Feeney

Does photography record external reality or does it create its own, self-contained reality? Both, of course. All photography lies on a continuum of outer and inner. So the question becomes w…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:00AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards