Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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A Moon for the Misbegotten by Eugene O’Neil, directed by J. R. Sullivan, The Pearl Theatre by Yvonne Korshak

A Moon for the Misbegotten is a tense, character driven play that demands great acting and this excellent production provides it: Kim Martin-Cotton is as fine an actress as I’ve seen anywh…

SOURCE: Let's Talk Off-Broadway at 11:33PM

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 3/17/2012

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 3172012.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:30PM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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CALL FOR HELP: Nazi Jazz by Guy Yedwab

To the blogosphere: there's an incredible list of Nazi rules for jazz performance re-published on Atlantic Monthly's blog: Pieces in foxtrot rhythm (so-called swing) are not to exceed 20% …

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 10:59PM

PRODUCING: The Free Download of Theater by Guy Yedwab

Isaac thinks about the "free download" approach to getting people hooked in your creative offering: The question it seems to me is not what is theatre's equivalent of the free download? The…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 10:50PM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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My Mind Lately by Guy Yedwab

Have I been on a gentle hiatus? Perhaps. I was quite industrious while I was working. Anyways, some bits and bobs that caught my eye while I was out: Forming a community, whoever we are: …

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 09:43PM

Rules of Engagement IX: Israel Update by Guy Yedwab

Previous installments: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, an update, VII, and VIII A frequent series I've been running here has been a look at the rules of engag…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 09:29PM

PRAGMATIC: Truth, Lies, and Monologue Tapes by Guy Yedwab

(I steered clear of the obvious The Agony And The Ecstacy of Mike Daisey...) Here's the situation: A highly popular episode of This American Life in which monologuist Mike Daisey tells …

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 09:29PM

Occupy the Empty Space: A 10-Minute Play Festival on Occupy Wall Street Themes by Byrne Harrison

By Byrne Harrison After a night (or possibly a day and night) of green beer-fueled excess, do your conscience some good and attend the Occupy the Empty Space 10-minute play festival tomorro…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 09:19PM

Robyn Stripped - Call Your Girlfriend

The Skivvies perform Robyn's "Call Your Girlfriend". Lauren Molina (Rock of Ages, Sweeney Todd, Candide), Nick Cearley (All Shook Up, And Then I Wrote a Song About It) featuring NBC's Smash …

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:13PM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Not for Love or Money by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO Merchants, No Nude Men. By Sam Hurwitt Cyndi Lauper sang that “money changes everything,” but Susan Sobeloff’s debut play Merchants seems to indicate that…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 08:25PM

Moon on a Rainbow Shawl; Can We Talk about This?; Shivered – review by Kate Kellaway

Cottesloe; Lyttelton; Southwark Playhouse; all LondonIn 1957 Moon on a Rainbow Shawl, by Errol John, a young Trinidadian, won an Observer drama contest. The task was to write a play set afte…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:05PM

Mackenzie Crook: 'I could go through life playing characters like Gareth but that's no challenge' | interview by Gemma Kappala-Ramsamy

The actor who made his name in The Office talks about Jerusalem, playing against type in The Recruiting Officer, and his debut as a children's authorHaving risen to fame in The Office, Crook…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04PM

Romeo and Juliet; Men in Motion – review by Luke Jennings

Royal Opera House, London; Sadler's Wells, LondonWhen she was 16, Melissa Hamilton was turned down by the Royal Ballet School. A late starter, she had grown up in Northern Ireland, where goo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04PM

Smut: Two Unseemly Stories by Alan Bennett – review

Though as funny as ever, Alan Bennett never quite breaks out of his trademark cosiness with these talesAlan Bennett recently attributed the sexual content of this book to the urge to "outfla…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:02PM

Gypsy – review by Clare Brennan

The Curve, LeicesterAs the brass and percussion strike the opening bars, period posters, their colours bleached to shades of grey, descend from the flies. The most prominent pictures a happy…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:01PM

Pentecost – review by Killian Fox

St Leonard's Church, LondonDavid Edgar's award-winning 1994 play tries to fit a lot under one roof. It's not merely an art-historical detective story: Pentecost is also a hostage thriller an…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:01PM

Heads up: Royal Ballet triple bill

What are we talking about? A triple bill from The Royal Ballet, comprising two new works and a revival of Polyphonia.

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:00PM

Can We Talk About This?, NY Lyttelton, London Shobana Jeyasingh's Classic Cut, Linbury Studio, London

Talk about going in at the deep end. "Raise your hand," demands the man on the stage of a packed auditorium of people who think they've come to see some kind of dance, "if you think you're m…

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:00PM

Moon on a Rainbow Shawl, NT Cottesloe, London Shivered, Southwark Playhouse, London Abigail's Party, Menier Chocolate Factory, London

Don't miss this: revivals of Moon on a Rainbow Shawl are rare and Errol John's seminal Caribbean drama deserves to be recognised as a 20th-century classic. First staged in 1958 and now enjoy…

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:00PM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: (Ottawa) Penny Plain by The Charlebois Post

(photo credit: Trudie Lee)The Puppet MasterRonnie Burkett's piece gets a second opinionby Jim MurchisonI went to see Ronnie Burkett’s brilliantly executed marionette play Penny Plain. It e…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 07:38PM

Review: Best Musical! A Completely Improvised Musical Comedy (Porchlight Music Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Second City veteran Matthew Loren Cohen has devised a build-your-own-adventure improv musical. This show is just fun! Every Wednesday, the antics will be fresh pickings, and the abilities o…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 07:34PM

Kurt Vonnegut explains drama | Derek Sivers by Tim

Kurt Vonnegut explains drama (by Derek Sivers on sivers.org)

SOURCE: direct address at 07:34PM

The Agony of Mike Daisey by Alison Croggon

A quick pointer to George Hunka's excellent roundup of the scandal unfolding around Mike Daisey's The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, in which journalistic and theatrical ideas of truth…

SOURCE: Theatre Notes at 07:20PM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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STAGE TUBE: Meet the NEWSIES- Ben Fankhauser by Stage Tube

NEWSIES is now in previews at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre. It will play a strictly limited 101 performance run following its critically-hailed run at Paper Mill Playhouse in fall 2011. Th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:58PM

Stephen Bogardus, Jim Brochu, Kevin Spirtas Among Stars of Showstopper Divos Concert by Brian Scott Lipton

Stephen Bogardus, Jim Brochu, Nicolas King, Myles Savage, and Kevin Spirtas will star in Showstopper Divos - A Swell Evening, to be held at Feinstein's at Loews Regency at 6:30pm on Sun…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:38PM

Dance spotlight: Houston Ballet

Jerome Robbins' "In the Night" among the works presented.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 06:17PM

Elissa Adams stalks new plays for children

She's worked with a who's who of American playwrights.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 06:11PM

Topical island

A prize-winning story of two unlikely friends comes to Children's Theatre.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 06:10PM

Actor John Bisom Dies in LA by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld.com has confirmed the sad news that actor John Bisom took his own life last night in California. The actor had been suffering from health issues recently and many in the theatr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:05PM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Falling: A Wake (Rivendell Theatre Ensemble) by Scotty Zacher

Gary Kirkham's *Falling: A Wake* is a powerful day-in-the-life of a couple, and it takes a crash to help the spouses feel. Director Victoria Deiorio does such a wonderful job turning a trag…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 05:39PM

Mike Tyson Aiming to Bring Las Vegas Show to Broadway by BroadwayWorld

According to TMZ, boxer Mike Tyson is planning to bring his one man Las Vegas show Mike Tyson UNDISPUTED TRUTH to Broadway.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:38PM

Unenchanted evening by Stephen Farrow

Or rather, afternoon, although Thursday evening was in some ways similarly unenchanting. We’ll get to that in a minute. Today, I’m afraid, was just one of those days. I had a ticket this…

SOURCE: oneapostrophe.wordpress.com at 05:26PM

Counting New Beans Update by Scott Walters

I have heard from a couple people involved with the Counting New Beans book that was just released with information that pertains to my previous post. Clayton Lord, the director of comm…

SOURCE: Theatre Ideas at 05:26PM

STAGE TUBE: Brian d'Arcy James Talks SMASH, Films & More! by Stage Tube

Broadway veteran Brian d'Arcy James stopped by NBC's New York Live to discuss SMASH. Find out what he has to say about what's to come this season and about his upcoming films in the intervie…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:19PM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: The Xylophone West (The Fine Print Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Fine Print Theatre's *The Xylophone West* brings that me-throw-rock-at-different mentality to a modern-day hermetic little town in Nebraska. *Xylophone* is a mostly realistic, if sometimes m…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 04:27PM

This American Life airs its repudiation of Mike Daisey broadcast by Tim Treanor

At 1pm today, WAMU 88.5 aired the results of This American Life’s investigation after airing ‘Mike Daisey goes to the Apple factory’ last January. Here’s what they un…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:04PM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Adam Pascal on New York Live by Memphis The Musical

Adam Pascal on New York Live Adam Pascal talks about his role in MEMPHIS. From: MemphisTheMusical Views: 77 3 ratings Time: 03:24 More in Entertainment

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:59PM

Edie Falco, Jeremy Irons, Laura Linney Set for 92nd Street Y's Showtime Panels by Brian Scott Lipton

Showtime will host a series of panel discussions about its returning television series at the 92nd Street Y. Caryn James will moderate the panels. On Thursday, March 29 at 8:15pm, the focus…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:47PM

Barbara Carroll, Eric Comstock, Ronny Whyte Among Midtown Jazz at Midday Gala Performers by Brian Scott Lipton

The Gala 30th Anniversary Midtown Jazz at Midday concert will take place at 7pm on Wednesday, May 9 at the Church at St. Peter's. Performers will include Barbara Carroll, Eric Comstock…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:33PM

Wellfleet's Harbor Stage Announces Inaugural Season by Brian Scott Lipton

The Harbor Stage company has announced its selections for its inaugural season in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, to begin in June 2012. The company will present Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler,…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:26PM

Meet the Newsies: Davey by Disney on Broadway

Meet the Newsies: Davey Meet Ben Fankhauser, playing Davey in Disney's newest Broadway production, NEWSIES. Disney's NEWSIES is now on Broadway! Visit http://www.newsiesthemusical.…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:04PM

Erie man's theatrical sets make 'monster' picture by John Aguilar

BOULDER, Colo.—If you haven't seen what Glenn Grassi—the Erie man whose tiny house on wheels made national headlines last year—has been up to lately, you'll find out soon e…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 03:01PM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Memphis Celebrates Theatre In Our Schools Month: Montego Glover by Memphis The Musical

Memphis Celebrates Theatre In Our Schools Month: Montego Glover Montego Glover talks to JMI about "earning fabulous" in our final fantastical tribute to Theatre in Our Schools! …

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:48PM

SWAN LAKE 3D Special Interview: Matthew Bourne by Pat Cerasaro

Today we are kicking off our special three-part series on the movie theater presentation of Matthew Bournes SWAN LAKE in 3D on Tuesday, March 20 in Fathom-equipped cinemas throughout the US …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:19PM

Breaking News - THE NUTTY PROFESSOR to Hit Broadway in November 2012? by BroadwayWorld

According to The Wall Street Journal, comedian Jerry Lewis revealed on Friday night during celebrations for his 86th birthday, that THE NUTTY PROFESSOR will hit Broadway this fall, with a pl…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:19PM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: (Montreal) State of Denial by The Charlebois Post

Docu...DramaRahul Varma confronts the big issues againby Chris LaneDenial comes in many forms, and can effectively erase the memories of the oppressed victims of atrocities untold. Local pla…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 01:58PM

"Les Miz" Big Hit For Bushnell Run by Frank Rizzo

Nothing says big bucks like a beloved French revolution.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:49PM

The Public Theater Issues Statement on Mike Daisey Controversy by BroadwayWorld

Mike is an artist, not a journalist. Nevertheless, we wish he had been more precisewith us and our audiences about what was and wasnt his personal experience in thepiece.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:40PM

Review: (Quebec City) Madame de Sade by The Charlebois Post

(photo credit: Vincent Champoux)Ecstasy, fantasy, eroticism, desires, fidelity, infidelity, one word: Turmoil A very unique adaptation of Yukio Mishima.By Isabelle-Ann CharleboisMadame …

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 01:33PM

Must You Go? My Life With Harold Pinter (book review) by Wendy Caster

In 1975, Antonia Fraser, biographer of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Henry VIII's six wives, and Harold Pinter, renowned playwright, fell madly in love, pretty much at first sight. Over the next…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 01:25PM

Alton Symphony faces tough times

Without further fundraising, the organization projects it will end up $6,000 in the red and unable to operate.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:15PM

'Edith' misses the target

Don't worry. The kids are all right in this tale of youth limping along by themselves. Those of us who are watching are doing the suffering.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 01:12PM

Los Angeles Theater Review: GROUNDLINGS ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE and LET THEM EAT SUNDAY (The Groundlings Theatre in West Hollywood) by Samuel Bernstein

GROUNDLINGS ZERO The best part about cleaning up my DVR last weekend was catching up on Raising Hope, the hilarious FOX comedy. It’s funny, surprising, naughty, sometimes dirty, and wholly…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:02PM

Photo Flash: Backstage at GHOST's First Broadway Preview! by Walter McBride

GHOST THE MUSICAL began previews on Thursday, March 15th at The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. GHOST THE MUSICAL is directed by Tony Award winner Matthew Warchus and choreographed by Ashley Wallen. …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:02PM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Review: (Toronto) The 7 Deadly Sins (and Holier Fare) by The Charlebois Post

Sacred to ProfaneAgainst The Grain tempts the devilby Axel Van CheeOne thing I love about small companies is that they need to be innovative and constantly explore all the possibilities in t…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:55PM

Los Angeles Theater Review: AMERICAN NIGHT: THE BALLAD OF JUAN JOSÉ (Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City) by Tony Frankel

AMERICAN NIGHT SUCKS, BUT IT SWALLOWS Juan José, a Mexican cop sick of being on-the-take, has crossed the border in search of citizenship, leaving his pregnant wife behind. Panicking over f…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:48PM

Sirois/Alliance Off Center of Nowhere Is Funny Sit Com Hiding Serious Theme by Bill Hirschman

On the surface, David Michael Sirois’ Off Center of Nowhere is what would result if the Neil Simon of the 1970s wrote a rollicking comedy about teen pregnancy, abortion and racism, laced w…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:39PM

AUDIO: Listen to THIS AMERICAN LIFE's Mike Daisey 'Steve Jobs' Retraction by BroadwayWorld

Mike Daisey's THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY OF STEVE JOBS, which has celebrated sold-out and extended runs across the country and twice in New York, has been admittedly 'embellished.' Mike Daise…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18PM

Choreographic All-American by Thomas Garvey

Dancers Travis Walker, Ashley Werhun, and John Michael Schert.Trey McIntyre has found - or rather created - an intriguing choreographic niche.  Working with his eponymous Trey McIn…

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 12:03PM

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 3/17- SPAMALOT by Stage Tube

Today in 2005, Spamalot opened at the Shubert Theatre, where it ran for 1575 performances. Monty Python's Spamalot is a musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the 1975 film Monty Python and…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Twitter Watch: Back to Broadway Next for Rosie? by BroadwayWorld

On Twitter Watch, Rosie O'Donnell wrote KChenoweth - but thats show biz - and i am happy to have had the chance and now to be back home in ny ------ maybe broadway

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:56AM

Pulling the plug on Mike Daisey: When entertainment meets journalism by Chris Jones

The fracas Friday involving monologuist Mike Daisey and the public radio show "This American Life" is not just the latest scandal of a purported truth teller caught in at least an act of emb…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:56AM

The Navigator Puts the WorkShop Theater Company on the Map by Suzanna Bowling

The Navigator Puts the WorkShop Theater Company on the Map: This “Twilight Zone”/ “Outer Limit” type play takes a look at Dave (Joseph Franchini), who is driving on the highway, as h…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:28AM

Molotov has its way with Julius Caesar by Tim Treanor

Like many of you, I looked forward to the work that Molotov Theatre Group – Washington’s Grand Guignol theater – would be doing on Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar because of the exquisit…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:09AM

Rep presents a delightful 'Comedy of Errors'

“The Comedy of Errors” includes all the elements that say “Shakespeare comedy” today: separated identical twins (two sets), mixed-up couples, and language that scans so beautifully w…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:08AM

The Agony and The Ecstasy of Mike Daisey’s Deceit: Theater vs. Journalism? by Jonathan Mandell

“The Agony and The Ecstasy of Steve Jobs,” Mike Daisey’s well-reviewed monologue currently at the Public Theater, is the subject of an expose in This American Life, the radio program t…

SOURCE: The Faster Times at 11:02AM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Suspension of belief by George Hunka

Mike Daisey is absolutely right. As he tells Ira Glass on This American Life today: Everything I have done in making this monologue for the theater has been toward that end — to make p…

SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 10:53AM

The Maria Project: Home Grown Does Not Mean Theatre by Suzanna Bowling

The Maria Project: Home Grown Does Not Mean Theatre: “The Maria Project” playing at 59E59 is more of a High School project than a piece of theatre.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:32AM

Theatre review: The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs is a mini masterpiece by Robert Cushman

I haven’t been a great fan of Carole Fréchette’s plays; they’ve seemed to me like tiny surfaces, obsessively polished. Her latest is small too, at least physically — its very title …

SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 10:30AM

STAGE TUBE: Lin-Manuel Miranda Joins Manila's IN THE HEIGHTS Curtain Call! by Stage Tube

A different kind of Lin-sanity is happening in Manila Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator, original leading man, and Tony and Grammy Award-winning composer of the critically-acclaimed Broadway music…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:11AM

Sado-masochistic game playing on stage. . . by Elyse Sommer

New York theater goers  can currently see  two  plays  permeated  with  steamy  sado-masochistic  games. One  made new again by its  star an…

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 10:08AM

Saturday, March 17, 2012

EulogyA Love StoryChapter one.  There is a bird   a love bird singing in the peach tree.My grandfather   a skinny man   always dress shoes and a buttoned-d…

SOURCE: Variations On A Theme at 10:02AM

Dream Cast: The Picture of Dorian Gray the Musical by BroadwaySpotted

More than anything, when I see something I think could or should be a show, I love to speculate about who would play what roles. I love the way casting works and I love sticking my favorite,…

SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 10:00AM

Oregon Shakespeare Festival receives $4.5-million donation by Jamie Wetherbe

As Shakespeare would say, "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” But the naming rights might cost you. Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced Friday that after a $4.5-million dona…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AM

Review: Lucky Duck by Andy Propst

This delightful musical at the New Victory Theater will please both children and adults.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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"The Maids" Should Be a Little Dirtier by Jan Simpson

Jean Genet was the enfant terrible of French writers.  And, as a convicted thief and a defiantly openly gay man, he reveled in his status as an outsider. So it was perfectly in characte…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 09:42AM

Scott Bakula, Anna Camp, Tate Donovan, Mercedes Ruehl, Pablo Schreiber Among Stage Stars Added to TV Pilots by Brian Scott Lipton

Numerous stage veterans have been added to the cast of upcoming TV pilots, according to Deadline.com and TVLine.com Scott Bakula will star in NBC's comedy Table For Three, as Robert, a…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:36AM

"Romeo and Juliet" and "Cyrano" in Philadelphia by Tim Dunleavy

Lantern Theater's Romeo and Juliet is one wild ride ... Cyrano is a streamlined version of Rostand's story.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:04AM

Utah Star of Broadway Dies at 86 by Blair Howell

Melva Niles Barborka, a Broadway leading lady, passed away on March 12 in South Jordan, Utah. She succumbed to chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, a neurological disease, at a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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BROADWAY RECALL: Nice Musical If You Can Revise It by Michael Dale

Old Gershwin musicals never die, they just get revised into new Gershwin musicals.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:57AM

"Bell, Book, and Candle" in New Haven by Fred Sokol

Bell, Book, and Candle, directed by Darko Tresnjak, plays Long Wharf Theatre until April 1st and then journeys up Interstate 91 before opening at Hartford Stage on April 5th.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:48AM

Stars of Vaudeville #464: The Russell Brothers by Trav S.D.

Since their birthdays are unknown, I’ve saved this post for St. Patrick’s Day. The Russell Brothers, John (1856-1925) and James (1859-1914), were a pair of Irish-American brother…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:42AM

NJ Stage: No safe quarters for couples 'In This House' by Peter Filichia

The show "turns out to be a strange musical tragedy that offers only a smidgen of hope."

SOURCE: NJ.com at 08:01AM

Parenting & Playwrighting: When do you write? by Catherine Trieschmann by HowlRound

This post is the second column of a regular series on Parenting & Playwrighting. Find the first column here. Here’s what my advice column will offer you: a place to ask questions and s…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:00AM

BWW's On This Day - March 17, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 17 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM

Feature: Meet The Maids by Chris Kompanek

Ana Reeder and Jeanine Serralles discuss their roles in Red Bull's chilling revival of Jean Genet's play.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Dance Review: Paul Taylor Dance Company by Lisa Jo Sagolla

At Lincoln Center for the first time, Paul Taylor Dance Company presents masterful choreography and stunning star dancing marred by weaknesses in its corps.

SOURCE: Backstage at 07:14AM

Kiss My Fucking Creepy Eyes, I'm Irish by Don Hall

OK.I'm pretty much all Irish.  Not culturally speaking.  Culturally speaking, I'm sort White Trash/Midwestern/Squeaking Out Some Middle Class Eventually Generic American White…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 07:08AM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Exit Stage Left: What do you have to compromise on to be an actor? by Tristan Pate

An actress I’ve recently been working with has been regaling me with some wonderful tales of a lifetime in theatre. Hers is an illustrious career which has provided her with a surfeit of a…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:58AM

GTG's GOLDEN SHAMROCK GALA to Honor Terrence McNally and Brian Murray Today by BroadwayWorld

Gingold Theatrical Groups GOLDEN SHAMROCK GALA will be held in the evening on Saturday, March 17 at the Players Club 16 Gramercy Park South, honoring the prodigious talents of playwright, Te…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00AM

Cynthia Nixon-Led WIT Closes at Manhattan Theatre Club by BroadwayWorld

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced that WIT, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Margaret Edson, directed by Lynne Meadow will extend at MTCs Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The limited engagem…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00AM

Michael Healey and his play Proud by Ian Brown

Michael Healey resigned from Tarragon Theatre when it shelved his play about a prime minister. Was the problem politics, or art?

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:00AM

An excerpt from Michael Healey's 'Proud' by Michael Healey

A first look at Michael Healey’s Proud, a satirical play about a fictional Conservative leader - the "Prime Minister." Here, the PM talks tactics with a backbencher from Quebec …

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:00AM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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NY Review: 'Vivien Leigh: The Last Press Conference' by Erik Haagensen

The gallant Jen Danby is giving a persuasive account of English star Vivien Leigh against greater odds than a more generous universe would have allowed.

SOURCE: Backstage at 05:13AM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Daisey, Pro and Con by Rob Weinert-Kendt

Mike Daisey, right, with his wife and director Jean-Michele GregoryThe swirling meta-drama around Mike Daisey's solo show The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs has often competed with the …

SOURCE: The Wicked Stage at 03:15AM

L.A. region's arts development ambitions face uncertain future by Mike Boehm

A state law that recently abolished community redevelopment agencies has advocates pondering the future of cultural projects and their funding in L.A., Long Beach and elsewhere.On a typical …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:00AM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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JKTS Interactive: HOT/HOTTER Round 8: Spider-Man Showdown! by JK

PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO TAKE THE MONTHLY POLL AND ENTER TODAY TO WIN TICKETS FOR JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR BOTH ARE TO YOUR LEFT!  CLICK THE ICONS!ROUND 8: SPIDER-MAN SHOWDO…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 02:47AM

Priscilla Queen of The Desert Broadway- It's Raining Men (LIVE) by Darreyl102

Priscilla Queen of The Desert Broadway- It's Raining Men (LIVE) I own no rights, only posting for entertainment purposes only! My Master from 3/14/12 Divas: Esther Stilwell, Ellyn Marie…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:08AM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Two More Performances Tonight at 6:30 and 8:30 PM for Tasty Monster’s ‘Personals – A Love Story for the Rest of Us’ By Joel Markowitz by Joel Markowitz

There are two more performance tonight – at  6:30 & 8:30 pm of Tasty Monster Productions’ new musical Personals -A Love Story for the Rest of Us at Adventure Theatre. A co…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:27AM

Horse lovers can visit dreamy world of 'Cavalia'

Show explores the beauty and imagery of horses and their distinct relationship with humans.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:00AM

Rep’s series for new plays catches on quickly

Creator of Ignite! is pleased with audience response.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:00AM

Muralist Benton championed Missouri with a New York bent

Artist studied in Paris and New York but was influenced the most by Spanish greats, author says.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:00AM
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Mike Daisey embroiled in 'This American Life' controversy

Mike Daisey, a writer and performer who used Seattle as a launching pad in the 1990s, is now in the middle of a controversy regarding the radio show "This American Life." Excerpts from Daise…

SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 12:55AM

‘Lucky’ is just ducky by Frank Scheck

HEY , kids — remember that fairy tale by Hans Christian somebody, “Ugly Duckling,” about a duck that turns into a beautiful swan? Now you can see it live! It has music and dancing and …

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:46AM

The Katona József Theatre production of ‘Gypsies’ at The Kennedy Center by Jennifer Perry by Jennifer Perry

As part of a festival celebrating The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is hosting a Hungarian theatre’s production of Gypsies. In i…

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Shirley Lauro by League of Professional Theatre Women

Playwright, Novelist, Editor New York, New York USA Where do I look for inspiration? Deep, emotional life experiences. What is closest to me, whether personal or situations I observe that to…

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Theatre For Thought, March 17, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

REQUIEM FOR A PLAYHOUSEjoel fishbaneTheatre, Vancouver Playhouse (1963 – 2012). Passed away suddenly on Saturday, March 10 surrounded by friends, family and protestors who insisted that th…

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STAGE VIEWS: Freud's Last Session's Jim Stanek by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com's series features brief chats with actors commenting on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they are looking forward to and more. Here, via e-mail, we he…

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Raymond J. Lee, T. Oliver Reid, Matt Leisy, Michael Cusumano, Jared Zirilli Sing for Pride March 17-18 by Michael Gioia

Neal B. of NealB.tv presents Broadway Sings for Pride, which brings together the Broadway and New York community to share stories and songs about pride, March 17-18 at the Jacob K. Javi…

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THE LEADING MEN: Steve Kazee, the Traveling Heart of Broadway's Once by Kenneth Jones

It's not as though Steve Kazee never played a principal role on Broadway, so why does it feel like only now, with the Broadway musical Once, that he's making his Big Breakthrough?

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THE SCREENING ROOM: Gavin Creel on Stage and in Concert (Video) by Playbill Staff

Tony nominee Gavin Creel returns to the stage of Joe's Pub for two special sold-out concerts on March 19, which will be live streamed online.

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Barbara Cook Will Play Spring Engagement at Feinstein's by Andrew Gans

Tony winner Barbara Cook, a recent Kennedy Center Honoree, will offer a new program this spring at Feinstein's at Loews Regency.

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THE WEEK AHEAD, March 17-23: Once Opens; End of the Rainbow and Magic/Bird Begin on Broadway by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that a Guy and a Girl meet cute in an Irish pub that serves as multiple locations — and they make beautiful music together — in Once…

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Ghost Writers: How Rock 'n' Roll Writers Scared Up a Broadway Score by Bryan Reesman

Rock legends Glen Ballard and Dave Stewart flesh out the emotions and characters of the hit film "Ghost" for its musical incarnation, now on Broadway.

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Terrence McNally, Brian Murray Honored at March 17 Shamrock Gala; Bobby Steggert Among Performers by Michael Gioia

Gingold Theatrical Group presents the Golden Shamrock Gala, honoring playwright Terrence McNally and actor Brian Murray, March 17 at the Players Club.

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Auds of all ages sign on to 'Really'

Legit News: Signature play aimed at youth aud earns wider interest

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Broadway box office springs ahead

Legit News: New shows, school breaks boost pot

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Disney Theatrical mixes it up

Legit News: Not all roads lead to Broadway

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'Lucky Duck' in New York: A fine cast struts its stuff in Broadway's shadow

NEW YORK | First things first: This won't be your typical theater review. This will be an occasion to look back at where we've been and how far we've come. And by "we" I mean professional t…

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Review: 64 by Martin Denton

Surf Reality's new show 64, now playing at HERE as part of their HEREstay program, is described as a "vaudeville of the mind." That billing came back to me over and over again as I…

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All that Chat

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