Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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UnsungMusicalCo. Inc. Make Mine Manhattan

Review: Whether you are a visitor to New York City or a resident, if you are looking for a fun, forget your troubles night out, I would suggest checking out "Make Manhattan Mine" at The Conn…

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 11:47PM

UnsungMusicalCo. Inc. Make Manhattan Mine

Review: Whether you are a visitor to New York City or a resident, if you are looking for a fun, forget your troubles night out, I would suggest checking out "Make Manhattan Mine" at The Conn…

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 11:47PM

Andrea Martin, Keri Russell, Julia Stiles Among Stage Stars Cast in TV Pilots by Brian Scott Lipton

A number of stage actors have been added to this season's group of television pilots, according to published reports. Stage veteran Mary Birdsong will join television legend Roseanne B…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:10PM

A Nice Video for Your Eyes to Be Looking At by Jeremy M. Barker

Because. Just because. (Your friends at Culturebot)

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 11:08PM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Jennifer Carpenter, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Sandra Oh, Anna Paquin Set for 33rd Annual College Television Awards by Brian Scott Lipton

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation will present its the 33rd Annual College Television Awards on March 31 at L.A.'s Renaissance Hotel, according to The Hollywood Rep…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:52PM

Aidan Quinn Joins Lucy Liu, Jonny Lee Miller in CBS' Elementary Pilot by Andy Propst

Stage star Aidan Quinn will join Lucy Liu and Jonny Lee Miller in CBS' Elementary, according to Deadline.com As previously reported, Michael Cuesta will direct the show, which will…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:50PM

An Iliad by Wendy Caster

The Poet is exhausted, and why shouldn't he be? He has been telling tales of man's inhumanity to man for years, maybe centuries. If a poet can have post-traumatic stress disorder, he does. O…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 10:35PM

Jane Monheit, Richard Fleeshman and Laura Osnes to Perform at Birdland for New Scott Alan Album, 4/30 by BroadwayWorld

Scott Alan will record his fourth album LIVE at famed New York City Jazz Club, Birdland on April 30th. Newly added to the roaster of performers is Award Winning Jazz Vocalist Jane Monheit, B…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21PM

IDOL WATCH: The Top 13 Perform! by Kelsey Denette

Tonight on AMERICAN IDOL, it was the show's 400th episode and the the top 6 girls tackled the songs of Whitney Houston while the top 7 guys took on the songs of Stevie Wonder. It's been a lo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:16PM

AN ILIAD - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

"... there are two pieces of good news about An Iliad: One, it doesn’t matter which you see; two, the drama isn’t meaty enough to demand double viewings for all but the most incessant O…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:00PM

Theater Review: ‘An Iliad’ at New York Theater Workshop by Charles Isherwood

In “An Iliad” at the New York Theater Workshop, the violence of the Trojan War is evoked through the words of a single actor.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00PM

Review: An Iliad by Andy Propst

This solo adaptation of Homer's epic proves gripping from start to finish.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Review: Flight by Chris Kompanek

Michael Wallerstein's play about a woman, her son, and an assisted living administrator is less than compelling.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: fml: how Carson McCullers saved my life (Steppenwolf for Young Adults) by Scotty Zacher

This show deserves a high rating on its own artistic merit. As some schools steer clear because of its teenage gay bullying themes, it would be a huge waste to have this work play to partia…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 09:53PM

St. Louis Shakespeare casts 'Othello'

Billy Eugene Jones, Heather Wood and Justin Blanchard will star in St. Louis Shakespeare's 2012 production in Forest Park, "Othello."

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:39PM

The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs: This particular small room is one worth visiting by Richard Ouzounian

The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs features some brilliant acting but it needed just one final ending.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 09:25PM

Puddle Houses by Art

Somerville Long Puddle , a photo by arthennessey on Flickr.The Mirror Up To Nature - Boston Theater and Beyond

SOURCE: Art Hennessey at 09:10PM

'An Iliad' features two brilliant solos

Let's be brutal here. When press invitations arrived for two separate openings of "An Iliad" at the New York Theatre Workshop in the East Village, this was not happy news.

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 09:00PM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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PNC Broadway Series' 2012-13 season filled with smash hits

Pittsburgh's upcoming Broadway Series season is packed with six shows on the road for the first time.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:42PM

Photo Flash: Broadway Bears 2012 Preview! by BroadwayWorld

Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS presents the 15th and grand finale edition of The Broadway Bears, the annual Broadway auction of teddy bears dressed in museum-quality outfits based on origi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:01PM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Farewell to the Theatre, Hampstead Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Harley Granville Barker is hardly a household name, but he was a huge influence on British theatre today. During the Edwardian era, he promoted new writing at the Royal Court; he wrote plays…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:01PM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: A Catered Affair (Porchlight Music Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Harvey Fierstein's *A Catered Affair* shows a slice of America at its most dismal. While weddings are usually a glorious distraction from the day’s worries, in this case, a wedding is the …

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 06:36PM

Cirque du Soleil's Zarkana to Replace Viva ELVIS at Las Vegas' ARIA by Dan Bacalzo

The Cirque du Soleil production of Zarkana will take up residency at Las Vegas' ARIA in the fall 2012, following the previously reported summer engagement of the show at New York City&a…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:32PM

Review: We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie?) by Jake Orr

“I didn’t know whether to masturbate or to vomit,” a bemused Chris Bailey declares during Made In China’s We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie?) at Batte…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:30PM

A Celebration Of The Color Purple by Darlene Donloe

The little Celebration Theatre is doing the big The Color Purple musical with La Toya London, who played Nettie in the touring production but now plays Shug, and with Cesili Williams in the …

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 06:30PM

Blog: WOW, Beside the South Bank

The second Women of the World festival -- WOW -- opened on the South Bank last night with a solo show, Beside the Sea, a performance that hardly fitted the subtitle of "celebrating the formi…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:29PM

William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman Get Special Walk of Fame Stars by BroadwayWorld

William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman, Macy's wife, will get two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, ET Online reports. The double stars will be side by side and will be given on the same da…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:28PM

The Importance of Beginning: the Changing Relationship of Artists, Organizations, and Communities by Rebecca Novick by HowlRound

This essay is adapted from the version that appears in Counting New Beans: Intrinsic Impact and the Value of Art. This book includes the final report from research firm WolfBrown on their …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 06:26PM

ZARKANA to Open in Vegas Following Radio City Music Hall Return by BroadwayWorld

Zarkana, the surreal acrobatic spectacle by Cirque du Soleil, will open at ARIA Resort amp Casino in Las Vegas in October following its return to Radio City Music Hall in New York this summe…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:21PM

Steppenwolf’s ‘Carson McCullers’ speaks volumes to highschoolers

Texting has given us more acronyms than we can possibly remember. But the title of Sarah Gubbins’ ingeniously layered new play, “fml: How Carson McCullers Saved My Life,” is a purposef…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 06:18PM

Goodman Theatre’s ‘Camino Real’ will take viewers on an odyssey

In a Goodman Theatre rehearsal room recently, you could catch quite a cross-section of humanity — all figments of the fevered imagination of playwright Tennessee Williams, and all wanderer…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 06:16PM

The Guide — Theater Listings 03.09.12

OPENING BEYOND THE HORIZON. The first production in Eclipse Theatre’s season of Eugene O’Neill plays. Directed by Louis Contey. Previews March 15-17. Opens March 18, 7:30 pm. Thu-Sat, 7:…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 06:12PM

‘Patsy Cline’ a joyous tribute to singer

If this show had nothing else but sweet, heart-thumping Patsy Cline hits, it would be enough of a reason for music lovers to run to experience “Always ... Patsy Cline.” But the irresisti…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 06:08PM

Scene City: Public Theater Raises Funds for Renovation by Bob Morris

Fans of musicals gather to hear tunes from some famous ones.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:07PM

STAGE TUBE: In Rehearsals with CTG's WAITING FOR GODOT! by Stage Tube

Rehearsals have begun for The Center Theatre Group's Waiting For Godot in Los Angeles. Watch the very first rehearsal getting underway below.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:04PM

Music Review: Judy Kuhn at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency by Stephen Holden

Judy Kuhn, performing at Feinstein’s through Saturday, is able to convey a great deal of emotion with minimal acting.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:04PM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: The Fantasist by Lori Hopkins

The Blue Elephant is a small theatre with big ambitions, and with shows as engaging and daring as The Fantasist by Theatre Temoin and Compagnie Traversiere, it should have no trouble achievi…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:58PM

STAGE TUBE: Kathie Lee and Hoda Visit GODSPELL! by Stage Tube

The Today Show's Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb made a very special appearance at GODSPELL recently. Watch the humorous performance below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:58PM

Review: The Convert (Goodman Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Though three hours might seem like an overwhelming commitment, for those open to this type of religious experience, *The Convert* is life-altering. Recommended.

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 05:56PM

‘Ten Chimneys’ visits Lunt-Fontanne at home

Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne were Broadway royalty in the 1930s and ’40s, and for their “castle,” they chose a rural location, spending every summer at an estate in Genesee Depot, Wis…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 05:52PM

Mother-in-Law’s Tongue & A Mohawked ‘Puggie Bank’? See Chandra Lee Schwartz’s Wicked Dressing Room Must-Haves by Broadway.com

She may not come and go to her dressing room by bubble, but there’s no place like her home away from home for Wicked’s Glinda, Chandra Lee Schwartz. The actress recently invited …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PM

McCraney play gets Chicago bow

Legit News: Steppenwolf sets 2012-13 season

SOURCE: Variety at 05:41PM

Smash's Megan Hilty on Playing TV Daughter to Bernadette Peters: ‘Dreams Can Come True!’ by Broadway.com

On Smash Megan Hilty may star as Ivy Lynn, the lead actress immersed in a biomusical about iconic blonde Marilyn Monroe, but the Wicked and 9 to 5 vet recently found herself all-consume…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:38PM

Village Theatre to Debut New Musical Trails in 2013; Big River, Chicago Also Planned by Adam Hetrick

The Village Theatre will produce the new musical Trails — about two lifelong friends on the journey of a lifetime — as well as Big River and Fiddler on the Roof as…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:29PM

PHOTO CALL: John Doyle-Helmed Actor-Musician Merrily We Roll Along, Starring Malcolm Gets by Matthew Blank

Tony-winning director John Doyle lends his actor-musician touch to Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Merrily We Roll Along, which begins performances March 3 at the Cincinnati Playhous…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:29PM

Eapen Leubner to Star in Encompass New Opera Theatre's The Astronaut's Tale by Sarah Moore

Encompass New Opera Theatre has announced that musical highlights from The Astronaut's Tale by composer Charles Fussell with libretto by Jack Larson, will be performed as part of New Am…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:25PM

Alison Fraser, Sam Underwood and More Join Cast of In Masks Outrageous and Austere by Sarah Moore

Additional casting has been announced for the Culture Project's world premiere of In Masks Outrageous and Austere, the final full length play by Tennessee Williams, directed by David Sc…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:15PM

BWW TV EXCLUSIVE: BACKSTAGE WITH RICHARD RIDGE - Nick Jonas on SMASH, New Jonas Brothers Album and 'Success' by Richard Ridge

Today we've got HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS' newest J. Pierrepont Finch and pop icon Nick Jonas, who recently opened up to Richard about succeeding Daniel Radcliffe in the famous role, what i…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:13PM

Storefront Theatre Announces Fall 2012 Programming by Andy Propst

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events has announced the three productions that will comprise the fall season at the Storefront Theater. Sideshow Theatre Company will present…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:12PM

The Path to Broadway: Bob Crowley and “Once” by Mark Blankenship

Coincidence shapes a Broadway design — How’s this for a contradiction? On stage, the musical Once, now in previews at Broadway’s Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, is remarkably el…

SOURCE: TDF at 05:04PM

Dance Moms - Season 2 Episode 9 - Topless Showgirls - Todrick Hall & Miranda Sings Recap by DanceOn

Dance Moms - Season 2 Episode 9 - Topless Showgirls - Todrick Hall & Miranda Sings Recap Dance Moms Season 2, Episode 8 - "Topless Showgirls" In this FYI recap, Todrick Hall…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:04PM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Idina Menzel in town for WHYY-TV broadcast tonight by Dan Gross

Actress/singer Idina Menzel will be live in studio on WHYY-TV at 8 tonight as the public broadcasting station airs “Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony” concert.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 04:58PM

Mario Fratti Thriller Obama 44 to Premiere at La MaMa; Casting Announced by Adam Hetrick

Mario Fratti's world-premiere thriller Obama 44, about the mysterious murder of a presidential campaign staffer, will begin previews March 29 at La MaMa e.t.c.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:57PM

Rachel Harker, Warren David Keith and More Set for Marin Theatre Company's God of Carnage by Sarah Moore

Marin Theatre Company has announced the cast of their production of God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton. Ryan Rilette will direct the play, which will begin per…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:53PM

More Highlights From Love Never Dies; Encore Performance March 7

The Phantom and Christine Daaé rekindle the fire in Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber's much-talked-about Phantom sequel. The film of the revamped Australian production premiered in U.S.…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:46PM

Stephen Sachs' Bakersfield Mist Extends at New Repertory Theatre Through March 25 by Bethany Rickwald

The world premiere of Stephen Sachs' Bakersfield Mist, currently playing at New Repertory Theatre, has been extended through March 25. The production was originally slated to close on …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:46PM

5 Questions for Godspell's Celisse Henderson by Gil

So Godspell announced that they're starting to do DVD-like commentary. This'll be on my listening queue today, but already I like the idea; I'm a huge fan of Broadway Insider podcasts, love …

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 04:41PM

Trinity Repertory Company Founding Member Milton Stanzler Has Died by Bethany Rickwald

Milton Stanzler, a founding member of Trinity Repertory Company, has died at the age of 91. In 1962, Stanzler first proposed his vision of establishing a professional theater in Providence…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:39PM

Norbert Leo Butz, Judd Hirsch, Andrea Martin, Keri Russell Among Stage Stars Cast in TV Pilots by Brian Scott Lipton

-A number of stage actors have been added to this season's group of television pilots, according to published reports. Stage veteran Mary Birdsong will join television legend Roseanne …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:35PM

IL Writers' Theatre Reveals Sweet Charity, Hamlet, Liar, Yellow Moon and More for 2012-13 by Kenneth Jones

Writers' Theatre in suburban Chicago announced a 2012-13 season to feature Hamlet, the Midwest premiere of John W. Lowell's play The Letters, the musical Sweet Charity, the Midwest p…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:33PM

Eclecticism rules Writers’ Theatre 2012-2013 season

From classics and a classic musical, to two contemporary plays, the 2012-2013 season at Glencoe-based Writers’ Theatre is the quintessence of eclecticism. The lineup will include: “Hamle…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 04:32PM

Linda Kelsey, David Mann to Star in Park Square Theatre's Doubt by Sarah Moore

Park Square Theater has announced the cast for their production of John Patrick Shanley's Doubt, A Parable, directed by Craig Johnson. Performances begin April 20. Set in a Catholic s…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:30PM

The Spidey Project comes to LA – interviews for LA Stage Times by Pauline Adamek

Dear Readers, Below is a link to my in-depth article on the genesis of a fun spoof musical, The Spidey Project, including interviews with the show’s creator Justin Moran as well as the…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:23PM

Muscular ballet and rocking butoh at Vancouver festival by Kaija Pepper

The best bet for the future is In Between, by Montreal’s Lucie Grégoire and Japan’s Yoshito Ohno

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:23PM

Danny Glover, Anson Mount Set for Supremacy Film by Brian Scott Lipton

Stage stars Danny Glover and Anson Mount will star in the independent film Supremacy, according to Deadline.com. The film, to be directed by Deon Taylor, will also star Joe Anderson, Derek …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:23PM

Stranger Musical From Bruce Hornsby Gets Reading at York Theatre Company by Broadway.com

Stranger, a new musical from jazz musician Bruce Hornsby, will receive a reading as part of the York Theatre Company’s developmental readings series. The show features music and lyrics…

SOURCE: columbus.broadway.com at 04:22PM

Stranger Musical From Bruce Hornsby Gets Reading at York Theatre Company by Broadway.com

Stranger, a new musical from composer Bruce Hornsby (High Fidelity), will receive a reading as part of the York Theatre Company’s developmental readings series. The show features music…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:22PM

Stephen Cartmell to Star in Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party at Jungle Theater by Bethany Rickwald

Jungle Theater is set to present Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party, April 6-May 13 at the Lyn-Lake Theater. Joel Sass will direct. In the play, Stanley senses danger when two mysteri…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:16PM

The Spidey Project Parodies the Spider-Man Pile-Up by Pauline Adamek

Not only did The Spidey Project beat its target, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, to an opening night in New York, but the parody version is also arriving in LA before the behemoth Broadway s…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 04:14PM

Audra McDonald and Will Swenson to be honored by PFLAG by Loganne

PFLAG, Parents, Families, & Friends of Lesbians and Gays, will honor Broadway stars Audra McDonald and Will Swenson with the Straight for Equality in Entertainments Award, to be presente…

SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 04:13PM

Alice Ripley, Shoshana Bean & More Lend Their Voices in Support of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital by Broadway.com

On March 6, some of Broadway’s brightest talents headed to New World Stages to shine a “Spotlight on St. Jude” at Broadway’s Tribute to the Kids. The St. Jude Childre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:13PM

Complete Casting Set for Tennessee Williams’ Final Play In Masks Outrageous and Austere by Broadway.com

Casting is complete for the upcoming world premiere production of In Masks Outrageous and Austere, the final play by Tennessee Williams. As previously announced, Tony winner Shirley Knight w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:11PM

PHOTO CALL: A Preview of March 12 "Smash" Episode, "Chemistry" by Matthew Blank

The next episode of the new NBC musical drama "Smash," titled "Chemistry," will air March 2 at 10 PM ET. Here is an early look, with potential visual spoilers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:05PM

nytheatre.com is different by Martin Denton

On Monday, we implemented a new version of nytheatre.com. Today I want to write about the changes we’ve made to the site, and why we made them. We had two goals in developing nytheatre…

SOURCE: The New York Theatre Experience at 04:03PM

Alison Fraser, Sam Underwood, et al. Set for Culture Project's IN MASKS OUTRAGEOUS AND AUTERE by BroadwayWorld

Producers Victor Syrmis, Carl Rumbaugh and Susan Batson, along with Culture Project Allan Buchman, Artistic Director today announced the complete cast and creative team for the World Premier…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:00PM

LOVE NEVER DIES Special Interview: Ben Lewis by Pat Cerasaro

In honor of the encore screening of Andrew Lloyd Webbers LOVE NEVER DIES at Fathom-equipped movie theaters across the US today, following the rapturously received first showing late last mon…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:00PM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Raven-Symone joins Broadway's ‘Sister Act’ on March 27  by Joe Dziemianowicz

That’s so going to be her Broadway debut. Raven-Symone, known for her role in the kid-friendly series “That’s So Raven,” will take over the lead role of Deloris Van Cartier …

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 03:59PM

Sleight of hand in a wood-paneled room is quality entertainment of the old school by Chris Jones

THEATER REVIEW: "The Magic Parlour" by House Theatre at the Palmer House Hilton ★★★ THEATER REVIEW: "The Magic Parlour" by House Theatre at the Palmer House Hilton ★…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:54PM

Theatre Unleashed partners with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles by Pauline Adamek

Theatre Unleashed (TU) seeks to collect books for the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and its ‘Literally Healing’ program during the company’s run of The Spidey Project: With Great P…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:51PM

Alison Fraser, Sam Underwood and More Will Join Shirley Knight in In Masks Outrageous and Austere by Andrew Gans

Producers Victor Syrmis, Carl Rumbaugh and Susan Batson, along with Culture Project (Allan Buchman, artistic director) will present the world premiere of In Masks Outrageous and Austere, the…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:49PM

Other Desert Cities, Fences and Premieres by Lauren Feldman and Michael Mitnick to Appear in Denver Center Season by Kenneth Jones

The Tony Award-wining Denver Center Theatre Company in Colorado will give voice to two world premieres, plus Other Desert Cities, The Three Musketeers, Fences, Romeo and Juliet and more in i…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:39PM

Tony Winners Andrea Martin & Judd Hirsch Set For Untitled CBS Sitcom Pilot by Broadway.com

Tony winner Andrea Martin and two-time Tony winner Judd Hirsch have joined the cast of a CBS sitcom pilot, according to Deadline.com. In the untitled show, Martin and Hirsch star as the pare…

SOURCE: columbus.broadway.com at 03:37PM

Tony Winners Andrea Martin & Judd Hirsch Set For Untitled CBS Sitcom Pilot by Broadway.com

Tony winner Andrea Martin and two-time Tony winner Judd Hirsch have joined the cast of a CBS sitcom pilot, according to Deadline.com. In the untitled show, Martin and Hirsh star as the paren…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:37PM

Theatre Critic as Referee in the Stage Direction Skirmish by Art

It was only a few weeks ago that I posted about the question of loyalty to published stage directions.  The subject was interesting enough to attract a number of comments to the post.Wi…

SOURCE: Art Hennessey at 03:35PM

On Stage: Cirque's "Immortal" A Living Tribute To Late Pop King

NY1's Frank DiLella recently checked in with the folks behind Cirque Du Soleil's latest show, "Michael Jackson - The Immortal World Tour", which is set to arrive in the New York Ci…

SOURCE: NY1 at 03:34PM

Kathie Lee and Hoda Make a Special Appearance at Godspell by Godspell

Kathie Lee and Hoda Make a Special Appearance at Godspell "The Today Show's" Kathie Lee and Hoda make a special appearance on stage at Godspell. From: BwayGodspell Views: 305 …

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:34PM

Shinsai Rehearses Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's Revised Pacific Overtures to Reflect the "Great Quake"

A newly-revised scene from Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's 1976 musical Pacific Overtures will debut as part of the March 11 Shinsai: Theatres for Japan benefit. Tony and Pulitzer Prize-…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:29PM

Supernatural’s Jensen Ackles needs your vote by Karen D'Souza

Jensen Ackles, FTW, baby! Now, a theater critic may well have no business beseeching fangirls to vote in a TV CRUSH contest but a fangirl’s work is never done! Smitten as I am with Jen…

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 03:27PM

Painting Churches Review | EW.com by Lisa Schwarzbaum

Keen Company's Off Broadway revival of Painting Churches, Tina Howe's critically esteemed portrait of an artist and her aging parents, is as relevant today as it was when the award-winning p…

SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 03:19PM

Penny Fuller and Tony Roberts Will Star in Staged Reading of Harold Pinter's Ashes to Ashes by Michael Gioia

Food For Thought Productions will kick off its 2012 season with a staged reading of Harold Pinter's Ashes to Ashes April 19 at the company's new home, the Beckett Theatre at The…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:15PM

Broadway ticket sales decrease among 23 productions by Kristina LaFountain

Ticket sales for the Great White Way were not great as gross sales fell $3.4 million through the week ending March 5 despite the opening of two productions. Sales for this week's 27 shows to…

SOURCE: Ticket News at 03:12PM

Photo Flash: Denis O'Hare, Stephen Spinella Celebrate Opening of AN ILIAD by BroadwayWorld

New York Theatre Workshop NYTW Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo present the New York premiere of An Iliad, by Denis O'Hare and Lisa Peterson, based on Ho…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:11PM

Theater artists nationwide unite for Japan benefit by Mark Kennedy

In a rehearsal room below Lincoln Center Theater, seven singers have gathered around a piano, trying to nail a mash-up of two songs from the musical "Pacific Overtures."

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 03:10PM

BWW TV EXCLUSIVE: THE VOICE's Tony Vincent, Christina Sajous & More Guest Mentor for The Garden of Dreams Talent Show at Radio City Music Hall by BroadwayWorld TV

The world-famous Rockettes and Knicks City Dancers along with Broadway stars Tony Vincent American Idiot, NBC's The Voice, Christina Sajous Spiderman, Derrick Baskin Memphis and Justin Johns…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:08PM

Scott Parkinson to Play Hamlet for Writers' Theatre; 2012-13 Season Announced by Andy Propst

Writers' Theatre has announced the works that it will present during the 2012-2013 season. The company's artistic director Michael Halberstam will stage the theater's first o…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:03PM

Beth Malone... So Far to Play 45th Street Theatre by Sarah Moore

Beth Malone… So Far returns to NYC for three performances after last year's debut at Joe's Pub. The show will be presented March 22 - 24 at the 45th Street Theatre. Follow Beth as she take…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:02PM

Audra McDonald and Will Swenson Will Receive Straight for Equality in Entertainment Award by Michael Gioia

PFLAG National will honor Broadway stars and engaged couple Audra McDonald  (Porgy and Bess) and Will Swenson (Priscilla Queen of the Desert) with the 2012 Straight for Equality in Ente…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:02PM

BRAVO! BALANCHINE at Spreckels Theatre by Kris Eitland

City Ballet of San Diego has more than a dozen Balanchine works in its repertory, making it the largest presenter of Balanchine works in Southern California. For the program last weeke…

SOURCE: SanDiego.com at 03:00PM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Raven-Symoné as Sister Act's Deloris Van Cartier by Matthew Blank

Raven-Symoné will be the new wimple-wearing disco diva of Broadway's Sister Act. The television star will succeed Tony and Olivier Award nominee Patina Miller March 27.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:59PM

Sixteen productions coming in for the Kennedy Center’s 2012-2013 season by Tim Treanor

The Kennedy Center today announced an ambitious sixteen-production schedule which will feature the return of Ireland’s Druid Theatre, a festival of new Nordic plays, and six touring produc…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:54PM

FREE Look at 3 New Musicals by Elyse Sommer

Here's  the lineup for  the York Theatre Company's FREE  Developmental Reading Series:  Stranger, Guess Who’s Coming to Seder? and Dirty Little Secret.  All  …

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 02:54PM

The Civilians to Present You Better Sit Down: Tales from My Parents' Divorce by Bethany Rickwald

The Civilians will present You Better Sit Down: Tales from My Parents' Divorce by Anne Kauffman, Matthew Maher, Caitlin Miller, Jennifer R. Morris, Janice Paran, and Robbie Collier Subl…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:53PM

PFLAG to Honor Audra McDonald & Will Swenson at 2012 Gala, 4/2 by BroadwayWorld

PFLAG National will honor Broadway stars Audra McDonald THE GERSHWINS' PORGY AND BESS, PRIVATE PRACTICE and Will Swenson PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT, HAIR with the 2012 Straight for Equali…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:47PM

Hurt Village by Aaron Riccio

I don't doubt the accuracy of the picture Katori Hall paints of the former Memphis project she's titled her play Hurt Village after. Though many of her characters come across as stereot…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 02:44PM

An Advance & FREE Look at 3 Ne w Musicals by Elyse Sommer

 Here's  the lineup for  the York Theatre Company's FREE  Developmental Reading Series:  Stranger, Guess Who’s Coming to Seder? and Dirty Little Secret.  All&…

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 02:43PM

Alice Ripley Master Class by Spotted

Date: Friday, March 16th 2012 Time: 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm Location: The Davenport Studio – Studio D (250 West 49th Street) Price: Participants – $199 Early Bird Rate, Auditors - $40 *…

SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 02:40PM

Pin/Frank Contest Winner #1! by Bilal

It took Kalina "Kitten" McCreery less than six hours after our puppet-building contest got underway to send us Clementine, an eerie, alien creation she brought to life while still at work.We…

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 02:39PM

Black Ensemble Theater Announces Lineup for 7th Annual Black Playwrights Festival by Andy Propst

Black Ensemble Theater has announced the plays that will be presented during the 7th annual Black Playwrights Festival, to run March 19-24. Among the works that will be offered for one perf…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:39PM

Live on #NEWPLAY TV “Creating the New American Musical,” a conversation with Charles Busch, Abigail Poegrebin, & Gordon Greenberg by HowlRound

A conversation on “Creating the New American Musical” featuring Charles Busch, Abigail Poegrebin, Gordon Greenberg and facilitated by Warren Hoffman will be webcasted on #NEWPLA…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:38PM

Dana Delany, Marcia Gay Harden, Megan Mullally, Zachary Quinto Set for Ojai Playwrights Conference Gala by Brian Scott Lipton

Award-winning playwright Bill Cain and Emmy Award winner Dana Delany will be honored at the Ojai Playwrights Conference annual gala, "Body and Soul: An OPC Cabaret at 5:30pm on Saturday…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:36PM

Feast Your Eyes on a Trailer for Fast-Paced Farce One Man, Two Guvnors by Broadway.com

British hit One Man, Two Guvnors is high-tailing it to Broadway, so prepare yourself for this farce full of twists and turns with a look at the trailer below! What’s this slapstick kne…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:30PM

Penny Fuller, Tony Roberts to Star in Food For Thought's Ashes to Ashes Reading by Sarah Moore

Tony Award nominees Penny Fuller and Tony Roberts will star in Harold Pinter's Ashes to Ashes, to be presented by Food For Thought at its new home, the Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row on…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:30PM

Stockard Channing to Take Hiatus From Other Desert Cities to Film New TV Pilot with Mandy Moore. by Broadway.com

Tony winner Stockard Channing will take a brief hiatus from Jon Robin Baitz’s Other Desert Cities to film an untitled ABC pilot co-starring Mandy Moore. Channing leaves the produc…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:29PM

Loni Ackerman – “Next to Abnormal” by Sandi Durell

  By: Linda Amiel Burns Loni Ackerman called her new show at The Metropolitan Room “Next to Abnormal” as her childhood was quite unusual with celebrities such as Gwen Verdon and Bob…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:28PM

Conversations with Anne Now Available by TCG News

TCG is pleased to announce the publication of Conversations with Anne: Twenty-four Interviews by Anne Bogart. A noted theatre director and teacher, Ms. Bogart is highly regarded for her work…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 02:27PM

Horse Trade Theater Group and RadioTheatre to Present 3rd H.P. Lovecraft Festival by Bethany Rickwald

Horse Trade Theater Group and RadioTheatre are set to present the 3rd H.P. Lovecraft Festival, April 19-June 24 at The Kraine Theater. The festival will include performances of Lovecraft&ap…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:27PM

Lance Baker to Reprise Performance of The Agony and The Ecstasy of Steve Jobs on March 12 by Andy Propst

Lance Baker will reprise his performance of Mike Daisey's monologue, The Agony and The Ecstasy of Steve Jobs on Monday, March 12 at 8pm at A Red Orchid Theatre. As with the actor's…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:25PM

THEATER: Hurt Village by Aaron Riccio

I don't doubt the accuracy of the picture Katori Hall paints of the former Memphis project she's titled her play Hurt Village after. Though many of her characters come across as st…

SOURCE: That Sounds Cool at 02:25PM

John Ellison Conlee, Jenn Gambatese, Lynne Wintersteller Set for York's Developmental Reading Series by Sarah Moore

The York Theatre has announced casting for the next three offerings in its acclaimed Developmental Reading Series: Stranger, Guess Who's Coming to Seder? and Dirty Little Secret . All …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:23PM

'Audacious' Black Ballerinas Had To Be On Point

Joan Myers Brown grew up in a time of rigid segregation, both in life and dance. Brenda Dixon Gottschild, author of Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina, talks with…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:20PM

PHOTO CALL: Amy Spanger, Alice Ripley, Shoshana Bean, Mario Cantone and More Sing for St. Jude's by Joseph Marzullo

A host of theatre artists joined forces March 6 for a concert at New World Stages to raise funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. An after party was held at the Inc. Lounge at …

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:19PM

Commerce and the arts need a truer love

Culture does not always lend itself to blatant brand boosting. But there are ways of ensuring sponsors’ names stick, writes Michael Skapinker

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 02:18PM

Writers' Theatre to stage 'Hamlet,' chamber 'Sweet Charity,' as part of 2012-13 season. by Chris Jones

Writers' Theatre, the Glencoe-based theater company, will stage an intimate version of the classic Broadway musical "Sweet Charity" in 2013, the ambitious company announced Wednesday.  Doug…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:13PM

Weekly Webmail - Christina Sajous (SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark) by Spider-Man on Broadway

Weekly Webmail - Christina Sajous (SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark) Christina Sajous (Arachne) answers your questions. For show information and tickets, visit us at: http://www.spidermanonbro…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:11PM

Stockard Channing to Take Hiatus from Broadway's Other Desert Cities to Film ABC Pilot by Dan Bacalzo

Stockard Channing will take a brief hiatus from the Broadway production of Jon Robin Baitz's Other Desert Cities, at the Booth Theatre, to film a role for an ABC pilot. She will be out …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:11PM

Stockard Channing Will Take Hiatus from Other Desert Cities by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning actress Stockard Channing (Six Degrees of Separation, The House of Blue Leaves) will take a brief hiatus from the Broadway run of Other Desert Cities to film a new pilot f…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:11PM

David Kurs — a New Leader for Deaf West by Julio Martinez

His Riverside childhood was rich in deaf culture. He went from Gallaudet to Hollywood and North Hollywood. Now, Deaf West's new artistic director David Kurs is bent on expanding the comp…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:08PM

York Theatre Company Continues Reading Series With Bruce Hornsby's STRANGER, 3/20; to Feature Lisa Brescia, Lance Guest and More by BroadwayWorld

York Theatre Company James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director has announced the next three offerings in its Developmental ReaYork Theatre Company has announced the next three offerings in i…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:04PM

Washington National Opera to offer six productions in 2012-2013 by Tim Treanor

Donizetti. Mozart. Humperdinck. Puccini. Bellini. And Kern. The Washington National Opera’s 2012 – 2013 season will certainly give due reverence to the great composers of the eighteenth …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:03PM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Curtainup's latest Off-Broadway Tweet Peeks by Elyse Sommer

New York Slings & Arrows- view 1st episode freeADVERTISING AT CURTAINUP Painting Churches- The Keen Company's revival of …

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 01:59PM

A Salute to France and World Premieres for New York City Ballet Gala by Melena Ryzik

The gala, to be held on May 10, will have a French theme, the company announced on Wednesday, and will feature the world-premieres of two ballets.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:58PM

Ricardo Montaner to Be Honored at GALA Hispanic Theatre Benefit by Sarah Moore

GALA Hispanic Theatre will host its annual Noche de Estrellas benefit event on Monday, April 16 at 6:30pm. Held at the Art Museum of the Americas, the event will commemorate the Inter-Americ…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:56PM

Cavalia extends dates; box office opens Thursday

The horse-centric entertainment called "Cavalia" hasn't opened yet, but apparently ticket sales are brisk enough to warrant a "first extension."

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:51PM

The Recording Academy Releases Statement on Robert Sherman by BroadwayWorld

Today, the Recording Academy released the following statement on the passing of Robert Sherman.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:38PM

Steve Jobs monologue to get second performance here

Once was not enough. So at 8 p.m. on March 12, actor Lance Baker will reprise his performance of Mike Daisey’s hit monologue, “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs” at A Red Orchid …

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 01:36PM

Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake to Get 3D Movie Screening March 20 by Sarah Moore

NCM Fathom Events and More2Screen will present Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake in 3D in select movie theaters on Tuesday, March 20 at 7:30pm local time. Swan Lake in 3D was pre-recorded at…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:36PM

Review: (Montreal) Midsummer by The Charlebois Post

Promo videoSongs in the key of SqueeIs it a musical? An Opera? A play with songs? Does it matter?by Nanette SoucyThéâtre la Licorne’s intimacy suggests Saturday night drinks with your ol…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 01:26PM

New York Neo-Futurists to Premiere You Are in an Open Field by Bethany Rickwald

The New York Neo-Futurists are set to present the world premiere of You Are in an Open Field, April 26-May 19 at HERE. Christopher Dippel will direct. In the piece, three New York Neo-Futu…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:26PM

#PLAYBILLISONIT by Gil

If you're not following @BWayAbridged on Twitter, you should.And by god, please join us in the #PLAYBILLISONIT hashtag!...

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 01:24PM

Antaeus Company double dips The Seagull, and more New Theater Reviews . . .

Alexandra Goodman​Antaeus Company's double-cast production of Chekhov's The Seagull scored this week's Pick of the Week.​ Click here for all of this week's New Theater Reviews, or after …

SOURCE: LA Weekly at 01:24PM

S. Epatha Merkerson, Ernie Sabella Set for The Challenger Movie by Andy Propst

S. Epatha Merkerson and Ernie Sabella have been cast in The Challenger, according to a report on Deadline.com. Kent Moran is writing and directing the project. The film focuses on an auto …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:24PM

Ars Nova Presents Pepper 'N Sam: Whatever Possessed Them? by Sarah Moore

Ars Nova has announced a four show run of a rock/cabaret piece entitled Pepper 'N Sam: Whatever Possessed Them?, written and performed by Justin Levine and Salty Brine. The performance…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:23PM

Marvin Hamlisch, Barry Manilow, Idina Menzel Set for Wolf Trap's 2012 Summer Season by Dan Bacalzo

Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts has announced its summer schedule at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. Among the theater-related highlights…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:17PM

Jeremy Strong Joins Cast of TNT Pilot LA NOIR by BroadwayWorld

According to Deadline.com, Jeremy Strong has joined the cast of TNT's upcoming pilot LA NOIR. The project will be written and directed by Frank Darabont.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:16PM

Benefactors/Copenhagen – review by Michael Billington

Crucible/Lyceum, SheffieldSheffield is one of the few theatres to devote seasons to living writers. Now it is the turn of Michael Frayn. With Democracy still to come, it is already possible …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:11PM

Nederlands Dans Theater 2 – review by Judith Mackrell

Sadler's Wells, LondonI can't remember the last time one of the NDT companies made me laugh out loud. During the three decades or so in which they were collectively dominated by the work of …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:11PM

Mayday Mayday – review by Lyn Gardner

BAC, LondonOn May Day 2004, Tristan Sturrock fell drunkenly off a wall in Padstow and broke his neck. He was paralysed from the neck down. His choice: 18 months in a neck brace, or radical s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:11PM

Mayday Mayday – review by Lyn Gardner

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SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:11PM

Review: Judy Kuhn at Feinstein's at Loews Regency by David Finkle

The Broadway star serves up an incredibly sophisticated suite of love songs.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:10PM

Broadway-Aimed Stranger, the Bruce Hornsby Musical, Is One of Three York Readings in March; Casting Announced by Kenneth Jones

The Bruce Hornsby-scored musical formerly known as SCKBSTD has been retitled Stranger, and will appear March 20 in the Developmental Reading Series of York Theatre Company in Manhattan. Lanc…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:09PM

Dance in Toronto: Yvonne Ng, Ballet Creole, Ballet Jörgen and the National Ballet by Michael Crabb

Dance lovers can choose between Yvonne Ng’s Frequency, Ballet Creole’s Exodus, Ballet Jörgen’s classical and contemporary program or the National Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 01:06PM

Barbican marks 30 years of the arts, brutalism and losing its visitors by Mark Brown

London arts centre, a stalwart of ugly-building polls, is hoping its new cinema will kickstart a cultural quarter in the CityFor an organisation that is trying to be more inclusive, more inv…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00PM

'Hit the Wall' sold out by Chris Jones

Citing formidable world of mouth, Steppenwolf Theatre said Wednesday that the extended engagement of "Hit the Wall," the show about the Stonewall riots created by The Inconvenience and stage…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00PM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at noon (Broadway Time)
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The first rehearsal of Waiting for Godot by Center Theatre Group

The first rehearsal of Waiting for Godot ‎"Samuel Beckett's play is more than just an ingenious work of theater — it's a modern myth." - Los Angeles Times. This…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:59PM

An extra week in Chicago for 'Fela!''

The touring musical "Fela!" will now play for three weeks in Chicago instead of two.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:55PM

Stratford’s Twelfth Night comes to Cineplex screens by Richard Ouzounian

Barry Avrich made movie version of Twelfth Night, starring Brian Dennehy, Stephen Ouimette and Ben Carlson.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 12:55PM

Copenhagen, Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield/Benefactors, Crucible Studio, Sheffield

Sheffield’s Frayn season ably demonstrates the playwright’s fascination with multiple perspectives, Ian Shuttleworth writes

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:50PM

Vaudephone #17: Sweet Soubrette by Trav S.D.

And now here’s the 17th installment in our Vaudephone series, the Francophiliac Filly Sweet Soubrette: Be sure to catch her and her band March 13, 20 and 27 at Spike Hill! Vaudephone i…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:50PM

Nederlands Dans Theater, Sadler’s Wells, London

The dancers were admirable enough – but there’s more to choreography than amateur psychiatry, writes Clement Crisp

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:50PM

Mikhail Baryshnikov, Anna Sinyakina Set for In Paris at Berkeley Rep by Bethany Rickwald

Berkeley Repertory Theatre will present performers Mikhail Baryshnikov and Anna Sinyakina in director Dmitry Krymov's production of In Paris, to run April 25-May 13 in Berkeley Rep&apos…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:50PM

Michel Wallerstein’s Flight Opens at Off-Broadway's DR2 Theatre by Broadway.com

The Alchemy Theatre Company of Manhattan’s world premiere production of Michel Wallerstein’s Flight opens off-Broadway on March 7. Directed by Padraic Lillis, the show stars Broa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:49PM

Marianna Bassham, Nancy E. Carroll, Nikkole Salter Set for Huntington's The Luck of the Irish by Sarah Moore

Huntington Theatre Company has announced casting for Kristen Greenidge's The Luck of the Irish to run March 30-April 29. Obie Award winner Melia Bensussen will direct the production. T…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:49PM

Rosemarie DeWitt, Justin Kirk, Chris Rock to Be Featured in Films at Sundance London Festival by Andy Propst

Sundance Institute and The O2 have announced the lineup of full-length narrative and documentary films that will have their UK premieres at the inaugural Sundance London festival, running Ap…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:48PM

Tigger! to Headline Gotham Burlesque's One Year Anniversary Celebration by Bethany Rickwald

Gotham Burlesque is set to present Tigger!, The King of Boylesque, in its One Year Anniversary Celebration, April 7 at 8 and 10:30pm at the Triad Theater. The evening will include performan…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:37PM

Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kaye Ballard and Rita Gardner Among Bistro Award Honorees by Michael Gioia

The 27th annual Bistro Awards Gala, which celebrates outstanding achievement in New York cabaret and jazz, will be held April 23 at the Gotham Comedy Club. Tony winner Dee Dee Bridgewater, K…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:35PM

Robyn Addison, Sian Breckin Set for Chalet Lines at Bush Theatre by Andy Propst

Bush Theatre has announced casting for Lee Mattinson's Chalet Lines, to run April 6 - May 5. Madani Younis will direct the production, which will be designed by Leslie Travers. The pla…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:35PM

Victor Verhaeghe to Star in Pratfalls by Sarah Moore

Victor Verhaeghe, who plays the role of Ward Boss Fleming on HBO's Boardwalk Empire, will head the cast of Ground UP Productions' world premiere of Holly Webber's Pratfalls. J…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:32PM

That's So Broadway: Raven-Symoné Gets Into the Habit for 'Sister Act' by David Rooney

The former Disney Channel star will make her Broadway debut in the musical adaptation of the 1992 Touchstone comedy, stepping into the role originally played onscreen by producer Whoopi Gold…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:30PM

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR director Des McAnuff receives Canadian Governor General’s Performing Arts Award by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

CALGARY, CANADA, March 6, 2012 – Janina Fialkowska, Paul‑André Fortier, Denis Marleau, Deepa Mehta, Rush and Mary Walsh have been named the 2012 laureates of Canada’s prestigiou…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:29PM

Review: We Hope That You're Happy (Why Would We Lie?) ****

Jess and Chris are best friends with a bad habit of picnicking near major disaster zones: the Haiti earthquake, the Asian Tsunami and Manhattan on the morning of 9/11. No wonder they’re no…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:28PM

Billy Elliot Mines Imaginative Staging, Superb Choreography by Bill Hirschman

With its flights of imagination – literally, since the hero imagines himself soaring -- Billy Elliot, The Musical is a triumph of theatrical staging. If this road tour at the Broward Cent…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:24PM

Randy Harrison, Martin Moran, Dael Orlandersmith, Condola Rashad Set for theaterjam3 by Dan Bacalzo

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater has announced the line-up for theaterjam3, a one-day festival featuring the work of many of the company's favorite playwrights, actors and directors. Th…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:24PM

Show Pics: New One Man, Two Guvnors photos, royal visit

Production photos have today (7 March 2012) been released showing the new cast of One Man, Two Guvnors at the Theatre Royal Haymarket - just a day after the Queen and Prince Philip took in t…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:22PM

Fleur Darkin appointed artistic director of Scottish Dance Theatre by Thom Dibdin

Choreographer Fleur Darkin has been announced as the new artistic director of Scottish Dance Theatre, Scotland's national contemporary dance company and part of Dundee Rep.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:21PM

Royal Family Productions Benefit Set for 3/12; Will Feature Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega by BroadwayWorld

Abigail E. Disney and Pierre Hauser will serve as honorary chairs of Royal Family Productions Benefit Cocktail Reception on Monday, March 12 at 630PM at Union Squares Blue Water Grill 31 Uni…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:19PM

Patti LuPone Will Play New NYC Nightclub 54 Below Starting June 5; Starry Roster and Dates Announced by Andrew Gans

Tony Award-winning producers Tom Viertel, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel and Steven Baruch will open 54 Below, a nightclub and restaurant at 254 West 54th Street, one floor below Studio 54, in …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:19PM

Idina Menzel Dishes About Mooning Taye Diggs in Rent, Kegel Exercises & Her Wicked Bladder Issues on The Talk by Broadway.com

Tony winner Idina Menzel certainly isn't shy when it comes to dishing about potentially embarrassing subject matter. On the March 6 episode of The Talk, Menzel reminsced about mooning he…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:17PM

Raven-Symone Joins Sister Act March 27! by Admin

It’s Official: Raven-Symone will join the hit Broadway musical, SISTER ACT, on March 27!  She will take over the leading role of Deloris Van Cartier from Tony and Olivier Award nomine…

SOURCE: The Hartman Group at 12:16PM

News: Kneehigh & WYP bring Steptoe & Son to the stage this summer

Classic BBC comedy series Steptoe and Son is being turned into a stage show in a new collaboration between Kneehigh and West Yorkshire Playhouse. Kneehigh’s artistic director Emma Ric…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:14PM

'Shatner's World: We Just Live in It' Comes to L.A. for One Night

Fresh off a Broadway run, Shatner is bringing his one-man show to L.A. for one performance only.

SOURCE: Backstage at 12:12PM

PHOTO CALL: Lindsay Pearce, Janel Parrish and Cast Rehearse Upcoming L.A. Spring Awakening by Krissie Fullerton

Over the Moon Productions' mounting of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Spring Awakening, starring "Pretty Little Liars" cast member Janel Parrish and "Glee" c…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10PM

Chicago, Fiddler on the Roof and More Set for Village Theatre's 2012-2013 by Bethany Rickwald

Village Theatre has announced the productions set for its 2012-2013 season, according to The Seattle Times. The season will kick off with Roger Miller and William Hauptman's Big River …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:09PM

On the Scene: Raven-Symone's Sister Act Photo Shoot by Broadway.com

On the Scene: Raven-Symone's Sister Act Photo Shoot TV star Raven-Symoné is getting ready to make her Broadway debut as the disco diva Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act, and Broa…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:07PM

Jeremy Strong Set for TNT's La Noir Pilot by Andy Propst

Jeremy Strong has been cast in TNT's one-hour pilot LA Noir, according to a report on Deadline.com. Frank Darabont will write and direct. The show is based on the true story of a deca…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:05PM

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company to Present Arias With a Twist by Sarah Moore

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company will present the Washington, DC premiere of Arias With a Twist, created by Joey Arias (performer) and master puppeteer Basil Twist (director). The show will ru…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:04PM

Broadway Box Office: Week 40: 02.27 - 03.04.2012 by JK

PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO TAKE THE MONTHLY POLL AND TO VOTE IN ROUND SIX OF "HOT/HOTTER"  AND ENTER TO WIN TICKETS FOR NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT ALL THREE ARE TO YOUR LEF…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM

Full Cast Announced for World Premiere of Chalet Lines at London's Bush Theatre by Mark Shenton

The full cast has been announced for the world premiere of Lee Mattinson's Chalet Lines, the inaugural production of incoming artistic director Madani Younis's regime at London's…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01PM

Correlation: Biodiversity and Theatre by Derek Kolluri

Biodiversity is the practice of cultivating and sustaining a broad array of species in a given ecosystem. The opposite is monoculture. Monoculture is the practice of limiting species in a gi…

SOURCE: 2AMT at 12:00PM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Sir Jonathan Miller Will Direct Rutherford & Son for Northern Broadsides Tour by Mark Shenton

Veteran director Sir Jonathan Miller will return to the British theatrical stage for the first time in five years to direct a new production of Githa Sowerby's Rutherford & Son, whic…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:58AM

Raven-Symoné to Star in Broadway's 'Sister Act' by Frank Nestor

Former Disney Channel and "Cosby" star Raven-Symoné will star in the lead role in the Broadway musical "Sister Act."

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:57AM

Feature: Theatregoers meet Absent Friends at Whatsonstage.com Q&A

Alan Ayckbourn’s dark comedy Absent Friends has been revived at the West End's Harold Pinter Theatre, where 150 Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers headed last night (6 March 2012) as part o…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:56AM

Kennedy Center announces 2012-2013 season

Arts feast ranges from jazz, to Lang Lang, to 'Show Boat,' to 'Nordic Cool 2013.'

SOURCE: The Washington Times at 11:54AM

Richard Gere, Bernadette Peters Join Cast of Roundabout Gala, Honoring Rob Marshall by Dan Bacalzo

Richard Gere and Bernadette Peters have joined the line-up of performers for the Roundabout Theatre Company's 2012 spring gala, From Screen to Stage, at Hammerstein Ballroom on Monday, …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:51AM

All Shook Up at Stage West: Review by Richard Ouzounian

Perfect dinner theatre musical All Shook Up at Stage West Mississauga is Elvis Presley meets Laugh-In meets Twelfth Night.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:49AM

Catch Me If You Can San Antonio | Majestic Theatre by Admin

‘Catch Me If You Can’, the swinging and action packed Broadway hit is set to stop by the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, TX from October 23 to 28, 2012, opening the Majestic Theatre’s…

SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 11:47AM

Jacob Hirdwall's Emperor Fukushima to Be Presented as Part of Shinsai: Theaters for Japan by Sarah Moore

On Sunday, March 11, as part of the Fukushima anniversary initiative, Shinsai: Theaters for Japan, Scandinavian American Theater Company and Ping Chong & Company will co-present a readin…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:46AM

Raven Symoné will take on ‘Sister Act’ by Loganne

The New York Times reports that Raven Symoné, former child star, will join the cast of Sister Act. Symoné will begin her run as Deloris Van Cartier, an aspiring disco singer who finds refu…

SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:45AM

Catch Me If You Can Los Angeles | Pantages Theatre by Admin

‘Catch Me If You Can’, the hit Broadway musical adaptation of 2011 based on the 2002 Steven Spielberg film of the same name comes to Los Angeles, bringing the mile-high adventure to Holl…

SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 11:45AM

Painting Churches

I feel out of the loop here. As I understand it, this play was nominated for a Pulitzer. Really? What am I missing? While the subject matter is both timely and probably personal for many…

SOURCE: Usher Nonsense at 11:43AM

Andrew Lloyd Webber Continues SUPERSTAR Search in UK; Women in the Running by BroadwayWorld

Last month, ITV1 and Andrew Lloyd Webber announced 'Superstar,' described as a brand new show that will give the British public the chance to choose the countrys next major rock star. The sh…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:41AM

THE SCREENING ROOM: Audra McDonald and Stephen Colbert's Duet of "Summertime" by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning Porgy and Bess star Audra McDonald was a guest on the "Colbert Report" March 5, and comic host Stephen Colbert got into the act.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:41AM

I Interview Playwrights Part 432: Riti Sachdeva by Adam Szymkowicz

Riti Sachdeva Hometown:  Complicated question for an immigrant – born in Bhilai (Chateesgarh) India, grew up in North Cambridge, MA Current Town: Complicated question for a Gypsy -r…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 11:38AM

Painting Churches Star Kathleen Chalfant on Wit, Angels in America and a Naughty Role in Kinsey by Kathy Henderson

In our youth-obsessed culture, the stage career of Kathleen Chalfant offers an important lesson: Great talent attracts great roles, at every age. Chalfant was almost 50 when she had her offi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:34AM

STAGE TUBE: CONAN Spoofs Broadway with New Rap Musicals! by Stage Tube

As BroadwayWorld reported last week, a new musical inspired by the work of Tupac Shakur, titled HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME, is aiming to open on Broadway in the near future. Kenny Leon will direct…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:32AM

Spotlight On...Jelena Stupljanin by Michael Block

Name: Jelena StupljaninHometown: Belgrade, SerbiaEducation: BFA in Acting from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, Serbia; also, attended the Lee Strasberg theater and film Institute, …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:32AM

Jonathan Miller to Direct Rutherford & Son for Northern Broadsides' U.K. Tour by Andy Propst

Sir Jonathan Miller will direct Barrie Rutter in Githa Soweby's Rutherford & Son for the U.K. company Northern Broadsides. Isabella Bywater will design the production, which will la…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:31AM

PHOTO FLASH: Lisa Lampanelli Visits Silence! The Musical by Dan Bacalzo

Actress and comedienne Lisa Lampanelli attended the Friday, March 2 performance of Silence! The Musical, currently performing at The 9th Space Theatre at PS 122. With a book by Hunter Bell …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:31AM

Emily Watson, Zoe Kazan and More Join Film Adaptation of Neil LaBute’s Some Girls by Broadway.com

Emily Watson, Zoe Kazan, Jennifer Morrison and Mia Maestro will join previously announced stars Adam Brody and Kristen Bell in the upcoming film adaptation of Neil LaBute's Some Girls, a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:27AM

Owain Arthur on Taking the Lead in the Laugh-Out-Loud London Comedy One Man, Two Guvnors by Broadway.com

Richard Bean’s comic phenomenon One Man, Two Guvnors is heading to Broadway’s Music Box Theatre in April, leaving the smash hit comedy to relaunch with a mostly new cast at its t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:26AM

Gavin Creel Featured on Cover of NEXT Magazine by BroadwayWorld

Broadway favorite Gavin Creel is featured on the cover of this Friday's Next Magazine. In the interview, he chats about his new album, his work on marriage equality and his struggles coming …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:25AM

Arlington's Signature to Stage Whorehouse, Company, Dreamgirls, Crimes and a Co-Pro of Dolly! in 2012-13 by Kenneth Jones

The Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA, will stage The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Company, Dreamgirls and a new in-the round production of Joe Calarco's Shakespe…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AM

Playwrights Horizons' Spring Gala to Honor Stephen Sondheim, Bruce Norris and More by Broadway.com

Playwrights Horizons will honor Tony-winning composer Stephen Sondheim and more at the off-Broadway theater company's 2012 Annual Spring Gala, The Highest Standard. Set for June 11 …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:20AM

John Barrowman to Star in Shonda Rhimes' ABC Pilot by Lesley Goldberg

The "Torchwood" star will play Julius Ashford Lily, the charming son of the family at the center of the period drama.

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:17AM

Woody Allen to Star in John Turturro's FADING GIGOLO by BroadwayWorld

According to Cinemablend.com, writer, director and actor Woody Allen is set to star in John Turturro's upcoming film FADING GIGOLO. Allen will join previously announced cast members Turturro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:16AM

Raven-Symoné to Join Broadway's Sister Act March 27 by Dan Bacalzo

Raven-Symoné will make her Broadway debut as Deloris Van Cartier in the musical, Sister Act, playing at the Broadway Theatre, beginning Tuesday, March 27. She replaces original st…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:16AM

Schools Named for Connecticut High School Musical Award Competition by Frank Rizzo

The 4th Annual Connecticut High School Music Theater Awards will be June 4 at the Palace Theater in Waterbury. Tickets for the event go on sale mid-May at the Palace box office and webs…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:12AM

Betty Buckley, Andrew Rannells, Robin De Jesús Offered Gender-Bending Tunes at Broadway Backwards by Michael Gioia

The seventh annual Broadway Backwards concert — featuring male singers performing songs traditionally sung by women and women singing tunes written for men — raised a record-brea…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AM

It's Official: She's Fabulous! Raven-Symone Joins SISTER ACT Mar. 27; Patina Miller Departs Mar. 18 by BroadwayWorld

Producers Whoopi Goldberg and Stage Entertainment have announced that Raven-Symone will take over the leading role of Deloris Van Cartier in the hit Broadway musical, SISTER ACT, beginning p…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:11AM

Raven-Symone to step into 'Sister Act' by Mark Kennedy

Raven-Symone is all grown up -- and going to a convent. The former cutie from "The Cosby Show" will take over the lead part in Broadway's hit musical "Sister Act" later this month, playing a…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:10AM

Raven-Symoné Will Get Into Broadway's Sister Act March 27 by Adam Hetrick

Raven-Symoné will be the new wimple-wearing disco diva of Broadway's Sister Act, producers announced March 7. The television star will succeed Tony and Olivier Award nominee Patin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:10AM

John Barrowman Will Join Brían F. O'Byrne in ABC Drama Pilot "Gilded Lilys" by Michael Gioia

Stage and screen actor John Barrowman has been cast as a series regular in the ABC drama pilot "Gilded Lilys," according to Deadline.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:09AM

Sigourney Weaver, James Wolk Set for USA's Drama Series Political Animals by Andy Propst

Sigourney Weaver will star opposite the previously announced James Wolk in USA's six-hour drama series Political Animals. The show will center on a former First Lady (Weaver), who is…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:06AM

Revisiting “Desert Cities” & the Greatest Soap Clip Ever by Tom Mizer

Family. No matter how distanced or strained, the bond between family is a thin but neon-glowing thread, unmistakeable to anyone watching two family members interact. The bond between sibling…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:01AM

West Side Story Los Angeles | Pantages Theatre by Admin

Arthur Laurents’ groundbreaking theatrical masterpiece ‘West Side Story’ comes to Los Angeles via the Pantages Theatre from April 9 to 14, 2013. A modern-day ‘Romeo and Juliet’, th…

SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 11:01AM

So You Think You Can Dance Season 9 Auditions - Los Angeles by DanceOn

So You Think You Can Dance Season 9 Auditions - Los Angeles So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) held auditions for Season 9 in Los Angeles and DanceOn was there! We have interviews with hos…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:01AM

ArtsBeat: Raven-Symoné Headed to 'Sister Act' by Patrick Healy

The former child star is making her Broadway debut in the musical adaptation of the 1992 movie.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:00AM

See Raven-Symoné Strut Her Sister Act Stuff in a Broadway Photo Shoot! by Broadway.com

TV star Raven-Symoné is getting ready to make her Broadway debut as the disco diva Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act, and Broadway.com couldn't wait to check out her transformatio…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:00AM

Ticket Give-Away!: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying by BroadwaySpotted

I absolutely love giving away tickets to see shows! As such, it is my absolute delight to bring you the first BroadwaySpotted.com contest which is tickets to such a fun show: How to Succeed …

SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 11:00AM

5 Questions from our Broadway Hotline by Ken Davenport

Remember the Broadway hotline we started up a few weeks ago? No? Well, click here to read all about it (and then make sure you subscribe to the blog by chucking your email address into the b…

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

Joe Calarco, Matthew Gardiner, Aaron Posner, Eric Schaeffer to Direct for Signature's 2012-2013 Season by Bethany Rickwald

Signature Theatre has announced the productions, directors, and initial casting for its 2012-2013 season. Signature will open its season with Larry L. King, Peter Masterson, and Carol Hall&…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
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It’s Official! Raven-Symoné to Star in Sister Act on Broadway by Broadway.com

Confirming earlier rumors, TV star Raven-Symoné will join the Broadway cast of Sister Act, according to a production spokesperson. Raven-Symoné will begin her ru…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:59AM

Watch Spoof Broadway Rap Musicals About Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg and More on Conan by Broadway.com

Holler If Ya Hear Me, a new Broadway musical featuring the music of late rapper Tupac Shakur is currently in the works. Inspired by the idea of a potential rap musical, TV funnyman…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:55AM

George Mason University's Theater of the First Amendment to Close by Bethany Rickwald

Theater of the First Amendment at George Mason University has announced that it will be closing after 22 seasons, according to Washington City Paper. Theater of the First Amendment 's…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:55AM

STAGE TUBE: Idina Menzel Appears on THE TALK by Stage Tube

Broadway star Idina Menzel made a guest appearance on CBS's daytime chat fest THE TALK yesterday. The actress explained why she mooned co-star, now husband, Taye Diggs over 700 times during …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:53AM

Anthony Rapp, Dee Roscioli to Perform at Royal Family Productions Benefit by Dan Bacalzo

Anthony Rapp, Dee Roscioli and Shelia Carpenter will perform at the Royal Family Productions Benefit Cocktail Reception on Monday, March 12 at 6:30pm at Union Square's Blue Water Grill.…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:53AM

Kenny Leon will work with students in upcoming monologue competition by Loganne

The August Wilson Monologue Competition will be held on Monday, May 7th at 7p.m. at the August Wilson Theatre. Jujamcun Theaters and True Colors Theatre Company, under the direction of Kenny…

SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:52AM

Photo Flash: Lisa Lampanelli Visits SILENCE! THE MUSICAL by BroadwayWorld

Actress and comedienne Lisa Lampanelli attended SILENCE The Musical at P.S. 122 this past Friday, March 2nd. Check out a snapshot below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:51AM

Jonathan Miller to direct play for Northern Broadsides by Danielle Borgonon

Jonathan Miller will direct his first theatre production in five years, when he takes on Northern Broadsides' production of Githa Sowerby's play Rutherford & Son next year.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:47AM

Zoe Lister-Jones Joins Broadway Cast of 'Seminar'

Zoe Lister-Jones, who plays a bit of a high-strung wreck on the TV series "Whitney," is about to join the Broadway cast of "Seminar."

SOURCE: Backstage at 10:46AM

Alana Arenas, Marianne Mayberry, John Mahoney Set for Steppenwolf's 2012-2013 Season by Andy Propst

Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced the five plays that will comprise its 2012-2013 subscription season, along with preliminary casting for the productions. David Lindsay-Abaire'…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:45AM

HELLO, DOLLY!, DREAMGIRLS, COMPANY & THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS to Play Signature in 2012/13 by BroadwayWorld

Eric Schaeffer, Artistic Director of Signature Theatre, today announced the lineup for the companys 20122013 season. The Tony Award-winning company, long renowned for staging bold and innova…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:42AM

PHOTO FLASH: Derrick Baskin, Christina Sajous, Tony Vincent Help Kids with Garden of Dreams Talent Show by Dan Bacalzo

Broadway veterans Derrick Baskin, Justin Johnston, Christina Sajous, and Tony Vincent rehearsed with children from Garden of Dreams on Monday, March 5. The kids are preparing their acts for…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:42AM

A show in a suitcase: are there different ways to tour theatre? by Lyn Gardner

The four London theatres collaborating with Wildworks on Babel will have to find new ways to tour internationallyOn Monday I wrote about Babel, the huge participatory London-wide project tha…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:41AM

Will Rosie O'Donnell Film "The Rosie Show" In New York? by Andrew Gans

The Huffington Post reports that Emmy winner and Broadway champion Rosie O'Donnell plans to move her new talk show, "The Rosie Show," to New York.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AM

Week 4: we find O’Neill within the lines, the actors get comfortable, and we begin to see the contours of the scenes by Michael Kahn

To perform Eugene O’Neill, an actor has to be ruthlessly honest—with themself as much as with the play. It can be a tricky thing to sculpt for a director, and for the actor, it can exact…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:37AM

'Sister Act' gets Raven-Symone

Legit News: Actress to star in Broadway musical

SOURCE: Variety at 10:35AM

2012 Season Trailer | Stratford Shakespeare Festival by Stratford Shakespeare Festival

2012 Season Trailer | Stratford Shakespeare Festival Celebrate 60 Seasons with 14 Magnificent Productions! Visit us at http://www.stratfordshakespearefestival.com or call the box office at…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:32AM

GOOD PEOPLE, BELLEVILLE, et al. Included in Steppenwolf's 2012-13 Season by BroadwayWorld

Steppenwolf Theatre Company Artistic Director Martha Lavey announced today the 201213 Subscription Season, including a Steppenwolf-commissioned world premiere and the work of fifteen ensembl…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:31AM

In one on one meetings, think W.H.O.A. by Michael Roderick

The one on one meeting is the most important part of building a relationship. If that first meeting fails to produce results, chances are there won't be a second. So today I'm going to tell …

SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AM

STAGE TUBE: SISTER ACT's Marla Mindelle Releases SMASH Parody by Stage Tube

SISTER ACT's Marla Mindelle has posted a parody of the show on YouTube - watch it below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:29AM

Playwrights Horizons 2012 Gala to Honor James Lapine, Stephen Sondheim, and More! by BroadwayWorld

Off-Broadway theater company Playwrights Horizons will hold its annual Spring Gala on Monday evening, June 11th at the event space 583 Park Avenue. Titled The Highest Standard, the evening w…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AM

Simon Templeman and Joanne Whalley Will Look Back in Anger for L.A.T.W. by Adam Hetrick

Simon Templeman and Joanne Whalley will co-star in the L.A. Theatre Works presentation of John Osborne's 1956 drama Look Back in Anger.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Fourth annual film festival at the JCC Greater Washington

The JCC of Greater Washington's Fourth Annual Film Festival is set to begin on March 14, with 10 award-winning films in the line-up.

SOURCE: Washington Jewish Week at 10:24AM

Woody Allen, John Turturro Set for Fading Gigolo Movie by Andy Propst

Woody Allen will star alongside writer/director John Turturro in the movie Fading Gigolo, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The movie will focus on two men (played by Allen and Turturr…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:23AM

Taffety Punk Theatre Company's Riot Grrrls Set for Anna Christie by Sarah Moore

Taffety Punk Theatre Company's all-woman ensemble Riot Grrrls will present a staged reading of Anna Christie as part of Arena Stage's Eugene O'Neill Festival at the Arlene and…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:23AM

Brave New World Repertory Theatre Announces Spring Residency 2012 by Bethany Rickwald

Brave New World Repertory Theatre has announced plans for its Spring Residency 2012 at the Brooklyn Lyceum, which will run April 1-May 13. The residency will include two tales of Brooklyn i…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:20AM

"New Jerusalem" returns to Theater J

In the middle of the of the trial to determine his excommunication, the young Baruch di Spinoza asks those present, "Would you say a play is still going on after the actors' final exit,…

SOURCE: Washington Jewish Week at 10:19AM

James Lapine, Bruce Norris, Stephen Sondheim Among Honorees for Playwrights Horizons Gala by Dan Bacalzo

James Lapine, Bruce Norris, Stephen Sondheim, Alfred Uhry, Wendy Wasserstein and Doug Wright will be honored at Playwrights Horizons' annual spring gala, to be held at 583 Park Avenue o…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:18AM

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 3/7- Donna Murphy by Stage Tube

Happy Birthday, Donna Murphy Murphy has won two Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical for her roles in Passion as Fosca and in The King and I as Anna Leonowens. She received three more T…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:17AM

Playwrights Gala Will Honor Work of James Lapine, Bruce Norris, Stephen Sondheim, Alfred Uhry, Wendy Wasserstein, Doug Wright by Andrew Gans

Playwrights Horizons' annual Spring Gala, which is entitled The Highest Standard, will be held June 11 at the event space 583 Park Avenue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14AM

Chinese Shadow Puppetry Exhibit To Open At UConn by Frank Rizzo

A new puppetry art exhibition — “Red Gate: Pauline Benton and Chinese Shadow Theater,” curated by Stephen Kaplin and Kuang-Yu Fong of New York City’s Chinese Theat…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:13AM

Emily Watson Joins Cast of SOME GIRLS Film by BroadwayWorld

According to the Hollywood Reporter, stage veteran Emily Watson will join previously announced Kristen Bell and Adam Brody in the upcoming film adaptation of Neil LaBute's SOME GIRLS. Watso…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:06AM

War Horse Home Entertainment Trailer by War Horse The Movie

War Horse Home Entertainment Trailer You can experience the extraordinary journey of courage and friendship in War Horse again when it comes out on Blu-ray and DVD April 3rd! Pre-order your…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:05AM

BWW TV EXCLUSIVE: Meet the Company of MAGIC/BIRD on Broadway! by BroadwayWorld TV

MAGICBIRD, a new play from the team that brought LOMBARDI to Broadway last season, will play the Longacre Theater this sping. Previews will begin Wednesday, March 21, 2012 and the show will …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:02AM

Kaye Ballard, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Rita Gardner to Receive Bistro Awards by Dan Bacalzo

The recipients of the 27th Annual Bistro Awards have been announced. The awards will be presented at a ceremony, to be held at Gotham Comedy Club, on Monday, April 23 at 6:30pm. Special h…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:02AM

War Horse Boston | Boston Opera House by Admin

The Tony Award winning drama ‘War Horse’ comes to Boston for a two-week run at the Boston Opera House from October 10 to 21, 2012. ‘War Horse’ follows the story of Albert and his bel…

SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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A Younger Theatre and The Royal Opera House present Romeo and Juliet: Digital Takeover by A Younger Theatre

A Younger Theatre are teaming up with the Royal Opera House to give an exclusive insight into The Royal Ballet’s production of Romeo and Juliet as it is broadcast live from the Royal Opera…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:59AM

Google's new feature simplifies ticket buying

Google's new concert listings feature will help streamline the online music discovery and ticketing buying process for the consumer as it calls attention to secondary ticket sellers. Google …

SOURCE: Ticket News at 09:54AM

Steppenwolf announces 2012-13 season by Chris Jones

A production of Harold Pinter’s “The Birthday Party” directed by Austin Pendleton, a fresh staging of David Lindsay-Abaire’s Broadway hit “Good People,” a…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 09:52AM

Tituss Burgess, Celina Carvajal, Wilson Cruz Set for Chef's Onstage by Dan Bacalzo

Numerous Broadway veterans are part of the line-up for Chefs Onstage: An Evening of Food & Entertainment to Benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, to be held at Scarpetta (355 West 1…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:50AM

Him, Comedy About Homophobia in Hollywood, Will Play Soho Playhouse; Jon Fleming Stars by Andrew Gans

Him, which played the Cherry Lane Studio Theatre in December 2011, will return for an open-ended Off-Broadway engagement beginning March 10 at the Soho Playhouse.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:50AM

Megan Densmore on Balancing Work and Life While Pursuing Your Dreams by Admin

Posted in Guest BlogHey my AE peoples! Today we have another special post from my good friend Megan Densmore. Megan is a fitness goddess (powerlifter, Pilates teacher, and Shaklee distributo…

SOURCE: theartsentrepreneur.com at 09:39AM

Mary Walsh hospitalized with pneumonia in St. John’s by Raju Mudhar

Actress Mary Walsh is dealing with a severe respiratory infection, causing her to postpone the start of Dancing With Rage in Toronto.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 09:39AM

Rialto Theater Center space in Loveland named, leased by Tom Hacker

LOVELAND -  — The Rialto Theater Center was officially anointed Tuesday night, with special recognition to the donors who made it possible.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 09:38AM

Michael Bakkensen, Jillian Crane and Lea DeLaria Will Head Cast of Off-Broadway's Out of Iceland by Andrew Gans

Alfred R. Kahn, in association with Culture Project, will present the Off-Broadway premiere of Drew Larimore's Out of Iceland, which begins previews March 24 at Walkerspace.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:38AM

PHOTO FLASH: David Greenspan, Denis O'Hare, Stephen Spinella, Ben Vereen at Opening of An Iliad by David Gordon

New York Theatre Workshop celebrated the opening of Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare's An Iliad on Tuesday, March 6 with a post-performance celebration at the theater. Peterson dire…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:36AM

The transfer by Adam Thurman

Everyone has their own definition marketing. Here is mine: Marketing is a process by which emotion is transferred. Ultimately, the goal of marketing is make you feel something. Of course, th…

SOURCE: Mission Paradox at 09:30AM

Art, love and life, in the eye of the beholder by Jocelyn Noveck, Ap National Writer

Few things in this world are more subjective than art. What's beautiful to me may, of course, be ugly as sin to you.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 09:24AM

UP ON THE MARQUEE: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER! by Up On The Marquee

Peter and the Starcatcher, a new play by Tony Award-nominee Rick Elice Jersey Boys, directed by Tony Award-winner Roger Rees Nicholas Nickleby and Tony Award-nominee Alex Timbers Bloody Bloo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:22AM

Kate Baldwin and Burke Moses Will Head Cast of Arena Stage Music Man; Complete Company Announced by Andrew Gans

Casting has been announced for Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater’s upcoming production of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, which will run May 11-July 22 on the…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:21AM

FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY THE MUSICAL: Now Available for Fast Track Notification! by Whitneyu

Freckleface Strawberry was just like every other girl – except she had bright red hair and something worse…FRECKLES! FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY THE MUSICAL, based on the beloved New York Ti…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 09:11AM

Million Dollar Quartet Los Angeles | Pantages Theatre by Admin

“Million Dollar Quartet” is the million dollar grossing Broadway hit about four music legends – Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis – coming together at the …

SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 09:09AM

Review: Autumn Fire by Annabel Baldwin

After running past the Finborough Theatre several times, I finally made it inside. Once inside, the set was idyllically humble for this production of T. C Murray’s Autumn Fire. The set (de…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:09AM

Save 30% on ENCORES! PIPE DREAM; Tickets from $25! by Contests

NEW YORK CITY CENTER ENCORES presents PIPE DREAM. Order today and save up to 30.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:08AM

Million Dollar Quartet Orlando | Bobb Carr Performing Arts Centre by Admin

From the music archives to the Broadway stage, ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ has become more than just a musical anecdote about the four would-be legends of rock n’ roll and their one and o…

SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 09:07AM

Kate Baldwin, Burke Moses to Star in Arena Stage's The Music Man by Dan Bacalzo

Burke Moses will star as Harold Hill opposite the previously reported Kate Baldwin as Marian Paroo in the Arena Stage production of Meredith Willson's The Music Man. Molly Smith will di…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:07AM

Million Dollar Quartet San Antonio | Majestic Theatre by Admin

Rock n’ roll junkies unite for the return of ‘Million Dollar Quartet’, the one Broadway musical that takes everyone back to the good ol’ days of simple, relatable music bound by stor…

SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 09:02AM

Eight things I learned watching ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ 25th anniversary concert by Bob Bullen

Can you believe it? Phantom is a quarter of a century old. It’s the longest running show on Broadway, has generated roughly 4,678,980 katillion dollars, and your beer guzzling brother-…

SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 09:01AM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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News: Jonathan Miller directs Sowerby's Rutherford & Son for Broadsides

Jonathan Miller is returning to the British stage for the first time in five years to direct Githa Sowerby's 1912 play Rutherford and Son for Halifax-based touring company Northern Broadside…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:53AM

Sucker Punch by Scott Meslow

It would take an ambitious, forward-thinking theatre to capture British playwright Roy Williams’ unique blend of kitchen-sink drama and urban patois. Fortunately for all of us, the play fo…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:49AM

Barrie Rutter tempts Sir Jonathan Miller back on to theatre stage after five years by Martin Wainwright

Former colleagues reunite for Rutherford & Son, a drama of capitalism, class, gender and the north by a woman who understood them allNorthern Broadsides have formed an interesting alliance f…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:44AM

Review: The Price (Raven Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Playwright Arthur Miller penned a timeless ode to siblings. In one family encounter, Miller masterfully captures the past and future of these brothers. Veteran Chicago actors Jon Steinhage…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 08:43AM

Interview with Howard Shalwitz and Rachel Grossman by Rebecca Novick by HowlRound

This interview was conducted in 2011 and is adapted from the version that appears in Counting New Beans: Intrinsic Impact and the Value of Art. This book includes the final report from resea…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:32AM

Steptoe and Son comes to the stage by Matt Trueman

BBC's hit sitcom is to gain a new lease of life in Kneehigh theatre adaptationLong-running BBC sitcom Steptoe and Son is to be adapted for the stage by Kneehigh theatre.Emma Rice will direct…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AM

Betrayal, The Citizens, Glasgow by Gareth K Vile

The Citizens, Glasgow: Dominic Hill's first show as artistic director of The Citizens is a bold statement of intent. A contemporary classic, given strong direction, his Betrayal is at o…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:14AM

News: Full cast announced for Younis' inaugural Chalet Lines at Bush

Full casting has been announced for Madani Younis' inaugural production as artistic director of the Bush Theatre, Lee Mattinson’s Chalet Lines. Robyn Addison, Sian Breckin, Monica Dol…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:09AM

Stars of Vaudeville # 457: Artie Hall by Trav S.D.

This is one in a series of posts in honor of Women’s History Month Artie Hall (c.1881-1906) was a blackface performer and so-called “coon shouter” in vaudeville, a field in…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:08AM

NJ Stage notes: 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' by Peter Filichia

Also: Jack Klugman will not appear in the George Street Playhouse's production of "Twelve Angry Men."

SOURCE: NJ.com at 08:02AM

Tips for Today: West Side Story + Sarah Vowell + "Secret Band"

West Side Story at Film ForumAs everyone knows, "when you're a jet, you're a jet all the way." So head to Film Forum, where the classic 1961 film, directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Rob…

SOURCE: Paper Mag at 08:00AM

Feature: Michael Feinstein Sings An American Tune by Brian Scott Lipton

The popular vocalist discusses the DVD release of his American Songbook series and his career.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM

Review: All New People by Natasha Tripney

Zach Braff stars in his self-indulgent comedy abiout a man who tries to kill himself.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Barking council offers Broadway theatre temporary reprieve by Natalie Woolman

Barking's Broadway Theatre has been granted a stay of execution, after its local council decided to weigh up the venue's options instead of cutting all support at the end of this month as pl…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:59AM

Review: Farewell to the Theatre **

Richard Nelson has stolen his title for his elusive new play about Harley Granville Barker in America from the short play Granville Barker wrote in 1916 before going into the army; he’…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:58AM

Tornado destroys UK producer's theatre by The Stage

British theatre producer David King has spoken about how one of his US theatres was partially destroyed when a tornado swept through the resort of Branson in Missouri.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:57AM

Review: Painting Churches at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

The Keen Company's revival of Tina Howe's 1983 play is certainly blessed to have Kathleen Chalfant and John Cunningham as its aging Boston Brahmins. Too bad the production has them overdo th…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:56AM

Theater of the First Amendment closes by Lorraine Treanor

Theater of the First Amendment, which for 22 years has been the professional theatre-in-residence at George Mason University, announced yesterday that it will no longer be producing.  Inste…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:55AM

Universal in the house for Broadway

Legit News: 'Animal House' musical is latest for studio's stage arm

SOURCE: Variety at 07:49AM

Suranne Jones to star in BBC ghost story by Danielle Borgonon

Suranne Jones is to star in an adaptation of James Herbert's The Secret Of Crickley Hall for BBC1.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:44AM

News: Anthony Andrews plays Eden in Chichester Suez play Plums

Anthony Andrews will play embattled former Prime Minister Anthony Eden in the world premiere of Hugh Whitemore’s A Marvellous Year for Plums, which opens at Chichester Festival Theatre…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:38AM

AndrewAndrew Insta Review Tribes

We will be the first to admit it: The premise for Tribes, a new play by Nina Raine now playing at The Barrow Street Theatre, sounds very unappealing. A deaf boy born into a hearing family f…

SOURCE: Paper Mag at 07:30AM

NY Review: 'Eternal Equinox' by Karl Levett

Joyce Hokin Sachs' engrossing play about the Bloomsbury Group, from Grove Theater Center, is thrown off balance by one unconvincing characterization.

SOURCE: Backstage at 07:30AM

Painting Churches by Tina Howe: Off B’way revival by Oscar E Moore

By the time the double portrait of her parents - Fanny and Gardner Church is finished by their long absent, bohemian looking artistic daughter “Mags” who has returned home to the…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 07:25AM

And I will go to Texas. by Sarah B. Roberts

"You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas."  Davy Crockett   (And I'll be seeing Renée Fleming at the Majestic Theatre tonight - her debut in San Antonio - and cousins,…

SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 07:13AM

Original Bess Documentary On Sale At PORGY & BESS by BroadwayWorld

Nicole Franklins 36-minute film, GERSHWIN amp BESS A DIALOGUE WITH ANNE BROWN, brings Ms. Brown back to Broadway where she reigned in the 1930s. The documentary is on sale in the lobby of th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:12AM

BWW's On This Day - March 7, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 7 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM

NY Review: 'An Iliad' by David Sheward

Denis O'Hare and Stephen Spinella take distinct yet equally thrilling approaches to Homer's ageless classic in repertory solo performances at New York Theatre Workshop.

SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00AM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Gays And The Holocaust Explored In Jason Mitchell's "The Red Box" by Frank Rizzo

Free reading at Fairfield UniversityFairfield University’s Bennett Center for Judaic Studies presents a staged reading of  “The Red Box,” a play exploring homosexual per…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:55AM

Full Cast of Arena Stage's THE MUSIC MAN Announced; Burke Moses Joins Cast by BroadwayWorld

Casting is announced for Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theaters production of Meredith Willsons THE MUSIC MAN. Artistic Director Molly Smith helms this classic family musical, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:41AM

News: Paul Merton's Out of My Head comes to Vaudeville, 1 October

Have I Got News for You team captain Paul Merton will bring his new stand-up show Out of My Head to the West End's Vaudeville Theatre, playing 1 to 20 October 2012. Merton's show, which see…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:37AM

McAnuff scores award

Legit News: Director to take home Canadian laurel

SOURCE: Variety at 06:20AM

One Man, Two Guvnors - Audience Feedback by National Theatre

One Man, Two Guvnors - Audience Feedback 'Brilliant... Hilarious... Uplifting...10 out of 10..' Hear what the latest audiences are saying about the National Theatre's smash-h…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:12AM

A Provincial Life, Venue: Sherman Cymru, Cardiff by Susie Wild

Venue: Sherman Cymru, Cardiff: Renowned Welsh playwright Peter Gill directs his first play in his home city of Cardiff in his iconic 50-year career, returning home with a compelling adaptati…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:10AM

I Believe... by Don Hall

...that the richest among us should never, EVER talk about how hard it is to make ends meet on $250,000 (or more) a year.  And that when someone from a financially privileged background…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:09AM

Peggy Pope

"Call Me Adam" chats with OBIE Award winner Peggy Pope about her memoir "atta girl: Tales from a Life in the Trenches of Show Business," the hit film "9 to 5", guest starring on "Bewitched,"…

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 06:00AM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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One Man, Two Guvnor Video Diary by National Theatre

One Man, Two Guvnor Video Diary Meet the new cast of One Man, Two Guvnors in this cheeky peak into rehearsal room antics. Cast includes Owain Arthur (Francis Henshall), Jodie Prenger (Dol…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:58AM

Copenhagen, Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield by Mark Shenton

Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield: Michael Frayn is a notably chameleon writer - it's difficult to believe that the man who wrote Noises Off (now newly transferred to the West End from the Old …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:58AM

Blog: Going away from the Dark

A much yearned-for sunshine break in southern Spain -- the rain in Spain falls mainly, that's a pain, this weekend -- means that I shall miss the opening tomorrow of Going Dark at the Y…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:57AM

Painting Churches by StageGrade

Do critics say amen to "Painting Churches"?

SOURCE: StageGrade at 05:43AM

Backstage: Arena casts ‘Music Man’; Improv smackdown; Signature’s 2012-13 season by Jessica Goldstein

The role of Harold Hill in Arena Stage’s upcoming production of “The Music Man” will be played by Burke Moses.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:41AM

News: Larner's award-winning Instinct for Kindness comes to Trafalgar 2

Chris Larner's Fringe First-winning one man documentary play An Instinct for Kindness will play a three week season at Trafalgar Studios 2 as part of a forthcoming national tour. …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:35AM

Live Nation using paperless tickets to fight secondary market

Paperless ticketing has become Live Nation Entertainment's latest weapon against the secondary market. Twenty percent of tickets for Bruce Springsteen's performances in New Jersey this April…

SOURCE: Ticket News at 05:32AM

Shoot the Crow, Grand Opera House, Belfast by Jane Coyle

Grand Opera House, Belfast: Prime Cut is celebrating its 20th year at the cutting edge of independent theatre production with its debut on the main stage of the Belfast Grand Opera House. It…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:30AM

Volcano Theatre on their explosive A Clockwork Orange by TheatreVOICE

INTERVIEW: PAUL DAVIES The Artistic Director and founder member of Swansea's Volcano theatre company talks to Aleks Sierz about their latest show, an adaptation of Anthony Burgess's 1962 nov…

SOURCE: Theatre Voice at 05:03AM

Celia Keenan-Bolger, Tony Sheldon and More Set for THE CHORUS BOY CHRONICLES Tonight by BroadwayWorld

On Wednesday, March 7, Recession Art Shows will present Nick Blaemire Godspell, Celia Keenan-Bolger Peter and the Starcatcher, Santino Fontana Sons of the Prophet and Tony Sheldon Priscilla …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00AM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Review: The Lady From Dubuque by Frank Scheck

Not that I’m in any rush, but whenever death comes for me I hope it takes the form of the Lady from Dubuque.   As elegantly personified by Jane Alexander in the Signature Theatre…

SOURCE: Scheck on the Arts at 04:53AM

You don't have to be posh to be an actor (but it certainly helps) by Kira Cochrane

They're all over the screen with their floppy fringes and cut-glass accents. Are posh actors edging out working-class talent?He appears in Downton Abbey, one of a wave of TV dramas centred o…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:14AM

You don't have to be posh to be an actor (but it certainly helps) by Kira Cochrane

They're all over the screen with their floppy fringes and cut-glass accents. Are posh actors edging out working-class talent? Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:14AM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Broadway infuses Steppenwolf Theatre’s 2012-2013 season

Two new plays recently seen on Broadway will be among the five shows headed to the Steppenwolf Theatre stage during its 2012-2013season. The lineup, which artistic director Martha Lavey has …

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 03:23AM

Greek Theatre Asks Audiences For Food In Place Of Paid Tickets

The Daily Star (Lebanon) (Agence France-Presse) 03/07/12

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:09AM

Making a theatre festival stand out from the throng by Brian Logan

Festivals seem to be a permanent fixture on the national theatre scene. So how could I make Camden's Sprint festival different?In a world of perpetual festivals, how does any individual one …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Next Season's Spamalot - Animal House, The Musical

Los Angeles Times 03/06/12

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:56AM

Transcending Expectations by Joe Patti

Back in December I wrote about the production of First Person: Seeing America we were hosting. I had described it as something of a live documentary with the narration, images and music all …

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 02:43AM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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The cross-fertilisation of London and New York theatre by Mark Shenton

England and America, it was famously said by George Bernard Shaw, are two countries divided by a common language; and what is spoken in one country isn’t always understood in the other. Ju…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:49AM

KONY 2012 by Jason Robert Brown

I think these folks are doing important and beautiful work and they need all the help they can get spreading the word. I hope Kony can be stopped. I hope we can make it happen.KONY 2012 from…

SOURCE: Jason Robert Brown at 01:38AM

Review: Summertime in the Garden of Eden, And the Birds Fell from the Sky, The Wild Duck by Alison Croggon

Over the past week or so, I have announced in every possible internet way my intention of seeing less theatre and giving some necessary time to my other writing hats. It is somewhat awkward …

SOURCE: Theatre Notes at 01:05AM

ArtsBeat: Steppenwolf Theater Company of Chicago Announces 2012-13 Season by Patrick Healy

A new drama by Tarell Alvin McCraney is one of the highlights.

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

Gift Theater tries, but 'Hell' is tough to fit in a storefront by Chris Jones

With a cast of 22 actors crammed into the minuscule Gift Theatre, Sheldon Patinkin's production of Rodney Ackland's loquacious but fascinating play, "Absolute Hell," three hours and 15 minut…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM

Free GODSPELL Audio Commentary Available Online

As of today, the Broadway revival of Stephen Schwartz's legendary rock musical GODSPELL has begun a ten part audio commentary series to be made available for free streaming online, featuring…

SOURCE: Broadway's Best Shows at 01:00AM

VENUS IN FUR: The Years Best Broadway Play Joins Broadways Best Shows

Broadway’s Best Shows is proud to announce the addition of another great Broadway show to our website! VENUS IN FUR!

SOURCE: Broadway's Best Shows at 01:00AM

Gore Vidals THE BEST MAN: Broadways Best Cast Part Two: Angela Lansbury (VIDEO)

Broadway’s Best Shows highlights the illustrious careers of the leading cast members of this star-studded revival!

SOURCE: Broadway's Best Shows at 01:00AM

New York Times Top 10 of 2011: Venus in Fur

Theater critic, Charles Isherwood, names Venus in Fur one of his top 10 productions of 2011.

SOURCE: New York Magazine at 01:00AM

Dramatic License stages a dreamy 'Glass Menagerie'

It's too bad that Tennessee Williams can't see the production of "The Glass Menagerie" that's playing at Dramatic License. The director, Bill Whitaker, has staged it for him.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:00AM

Tarell Alvin McCraney's New Play To Premiere at Steppenwolf; Season Has Good People, Motherf**ker and Amy Herzog by Kenneth Jones

Steppenwolf Theatre Company's 2012-13 subscription season in Chicago will feature the world premiere of the Tina Landau-directed Steppenwolf commission Head of Passes by ensemble member …

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM

Painting Churches by Tina Howe: Off B’way revival by Oscar E. Moore

Real or Surreal? No one seems to have made a definitive choice and the result is simply tiresome.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Previews Begin for Now. Here. This. at the Vineyard Theatre by Broadway.com

Now. Here. This., the latest work from the gang behind [title of show] begins previews March 7 at off-Broadway’s Vineyard Theatre. The new musical, directed and choreographed by Michae…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:30AM

In The Heights, Godspell Slated As Part of Actors Playhouse 2012-2013 Anniversary Season by Bill Hirschman

Actors Playhouse’s 2012-2013 season will feature something old, something new, something you may have heard of but likely never seen, and something only the playwright’s mother is aware …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:11AM

Jacki Barlia Florin by League of Professional Theatre Women

Producer New York, New York USA Where do you look for inspiration? My family What’s your favorite book? The Bridges of Madison County What play or production changed your life? The Bad See…

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

CPC's Video of The Week, March 7, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

Stratford's Jesus Christ Superstar heads to BroadwayPR begins with this Fan Concert of Paul Nolan (Jesus) doinga splendidly tortured "Gethsamene"

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AM

TT: Snapshot

An excerpt from the TV documentary The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe, directed by Norman Jewison and originally telecast on...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AM

TT: Almanac

"Certainty generally is illusion, and repose is not the destiny of man." Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., "The Path of Law"...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AM

Review: AN ILIAD by J. Scott Reynolds

Fate is treated skeptically in An Iliad, but for anyone who has followed the live performance career of Denis O'Hare, his presence on an empty stage at New York Theatre Workshop may feel lik…

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

Into the Woods, With Danielle Ferland, Lauren Kennedy, Erik Liberman, Begins in Baltimore March 7 by Adam Hetrick

Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's fairytale musical Into the Woods, starring original Broadway cast member Danielle Ferland as the Baker's Wife, begins performances March 7 at Balt…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Don't Cry for Me, Ahasuerus, With Jackie Hoffman and Seth Rudetsky, Plays 92YTribeca March 7 by Adam Hetrick

Jackie Hoffman and Seth Rudetsky team up for Don't Cry for Me, Ahasuerus, an off-color account of Queen Esther, March 7 at 92YTribeca.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Phantom Sequel Love Never Dies Stalks U.S. Cinemas Again March 7 by Adam Hetrick

Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, receives an encore broadcast in U.S. cinemas March 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Now. Here. This., the Latest From the [title of show] Gang, Begins March 7 at Vineyard by Kenneth Jones

Now. Here. This., the new work from the creators and cast of the cult-hit musical [title of show], gets its world premiere by Off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre starting March 7 prior to an…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Wicked Tour Welcomes a New Wizard March 7 by Andrew Gans

The company of the second North American tour of the hit Stephen Schwartz-Winnie Holzman musical Wicked welcomes Paul Kreppel as The Wizard beginning March 7 in Norfolk, VA, at Chrysler Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Play Ball!: Howard McGillin, Chryssie Whitehead, Patti Cohenour, Nancy Anderson Star in Damn Yankees, Starting March 7 by Andrew Gans

The Paper Mill Playhouse's production of the baseball-themed musical Damn Yankees begins previews at the New Jersey venue March 7 prior to an official opening March 11.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

35mm A Musical Exhibition, With Alex Brightman, Ben Crawford, Lindsay Mendez, Betsy Wolfe, Offered March 7 by Andrew Gans

35mm A Musical Exhibition, written by Ryan Scott Oliver based on the photography of Matthew Murphy, plays Brooklyn's Galapagos Art Space March 7 at 8 PM; an encore performance is schedul…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Nick Blaemire, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Santino Fontana, Tony Sheldon Explore Chorus Boy Chronicles March 7 by Andrew Gans

Recession Art Shows present a special one-night-only benefit performance event, The Chorus Boy Chronicles, March 7 at 8 PM at RAC|Recession Art at CULTUREfix.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Maddie Corman, Maria Tucci and Jonathan Walker Take Flight Off-Broadway, Opening March 7 by Andrew Gans

Alchemy Theatre Company of Manhattan in association with Playwrights' Playground NYC present the world premiere of Michel Wallerstein's Flight, which officially opens at the DR2 Thea…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

THEIR FAVORITE THINGS: Tony Winner and Nothing Like a Dame Creator Phyllis Newman by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com's new feature series, Their Favorite Things, asks members of the theatre community to share the Broadway performances that most affected them as part of the audience. Th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

August Wilson Center Dance Ensemble celebrates artistic visions of four women choreographers

"Dynamic Women of Dance" will feature works by choreographers Sidra Bell, Camille A. Brown, Kiesha Lalama and Kim Bears-Bailey.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

Review: PAINTING CHURCHES by David Gordon

I first discovered Tina Howe's beautiful Painting Churches in a college drama class, via the American Playhouse telecast from the mid-'80s. I was a freshman; my paternal grandfather was in t…

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

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