Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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‘The Phantom of the Opera’ at Young Artists of America by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

In its first full scale production since forming their organization less than one year ago, on Friday and Saturday night, March 16 and 17, 2012, Young Artists of America presented the region…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:37PM

Danai Gurira Joins AMC's The Walking Dead by Brian Scott Lipton

Actress and playwright Danai Gurira has joined the cast of AMC's The Walking Dead as Michonne, and will be featured in the show's third season. The series officially concluded its …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:28PM

Did Our Word of Mouth Panelists Fall Slowly for Once? by Broadway.com

Once first tugged heartstrings as a sleeper hit indie film, and now it’s doing the same on the Broadway stage. A cast of talented actor-musicians, led by Steve Kazee and Cristin Miliot…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:13PM
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Not great Scot! ‘Macbeth’ (mis)casts weak spell by James Jorden

When Verdi’s “Macbeth” returned to the Met Thursday night, miscasting doomed the revival as surely as any witch’s curse. This 1865 opera should be a surefire hit, pairing Verdi’s p…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 10:54PM

It’s Dublin your pleasure by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The new Broadway musical “Once” doesn’t have a swinging chandelier, tap-dancing showgirls or brand-name stars. There’s only one set — and it doesn’t levitate. The show wins its s…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 10:54PM

Theater Review: Puppeteer Basil Twist’s ‘Petrushka’ by Peter Marks

Was ever a charmer of fabric and wire more aptly named than Basil Twist? This master twister of stuff you find in hobby drawers and hardware stores into winsome shapes and figures seems to h…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:47PM

TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE: “Once” by Tom Mizer

Get caught up with what’s on stage with our review round-up. And that vaguely hollow, clinking sound you hear at the end of each segment? That’s me tossing in my two cents… ONCE Th…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:30PM

ONCE - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

Broadway frequently gives way to fairy tales, but they don’t all end with a “happily ever after.”

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:03PM

Theater Review: ‘Once,’ With Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti, at Jacobs Theater by Ben Brantley

“Once,” based on a hit movie about two musicians, an Irishman and a Czech, who fall in love, reaches Broadway after an Off Broadway run.

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

Review: Once by Andy Propst

The musical about the unlikely friendship between a man and woman in Dubil will move audiences.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Into the Woods by John Rowell

Mark Lamos offers up a slightly radical version of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's muscial.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:50PM

Broadway review: 'Once'

How many songs with the same plaintive, repeating chords and the same melancholy lyrics about your same lovelorn self can you string together to make a Broadway musical?

SOURCE: Philly.com at 09:32PM

Once: Theater Review by David Rooney

As much a song cycle as a musical, this bittersweet fairy tale has a spellbinding charm.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:27PM

Onstage, gorgeous 'Once' has a heart all its own by Chris Jones

There are plenty of romantic Broadway musicals. But "Once," the gorgeously crafted and intensely moving new show that opened on Broadway on Sunday night after a seamless transition from down…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 09:09PM

'Once' enchants in screen-to-stage move

It is hard not to oversell the wonderful strangeness of "Once," the enchanting little musical that moved to Broadway after a winter run at the New York Theatre Workshop.

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 09:03PM
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Review Roundup: ONCE Opens on Broadway - Updating LIVE! by Review Roundups

ONCE, the acclaimed new musical opened on Broadway tonight, Sunday, March 18, 2012 after a successful Off-Broadway run in 2011.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:59PM

Theater review: 'Once' on Broadway by Charles McNulty

The musical "Once," based on the 2006 Irish film, opens on Broadway.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:49PM

Theater, Disguised Up as Real Journalism by David Carr

Is it O.K. to lie on the way to telling a greater truth? The short answer is also the right one. No.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:47PM

LUCKY DUCK - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Mathew Murray

Not only does this terrific little adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Ugly Duckling" belong in the upper echelon of recent kids' shows, it's one grown-ups don't have to …

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:42PM

“Once” Review: Falling Slowly on Broadway by Jonathan Mandell

They meet on a Dublin street, he a street musician about to abandon his guitar, she a Czech pianist without a piano. In “Once” the Broadway musical, as in “Once” the small hit film, …

SOURCE: The Faster Times at 08:42PM

New Musical Once Opens at Broadway's Jacobs Theatre by Broadway.com

Broadway audiences will be swept away on the streets of Dublin by new musical Once, starring Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti, which opens on March 18 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. The sh…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:06PM

Spring Passions, Coliseum, London

In Daphnis and Chloë, the dancers of Birmingham Royal Ballet wind in chain dances to Ravel's shimmering score. As they twist and sway, there's a sensuous ripple to their shoulders, as if th…

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:00PM

Moon on a Rainbow Shawl, National Theatre, Cottesloe, London

Thirty years after it won a newspaper playwriting competition, Errol John's Trinidadian "street scene" was happily revived, twice, at Stratford East and the Almeida, in 1986 and 1988.

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:00PM

St Patrick's Day Music Celebration - Mar 19,2012 by Candi & Randy

Join us as we celebrate the musical contributions of Irish and Irish-Americans across multiple musical spectrums. From Broadway, pop, rock, celtic and new age, we invite you to join us for s…

SOURCE: BlogTalkRadio at 08:00PM
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Ten Chimneys (Northlight Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Less a finished plot than a set of dramatized calling cards, Northlight's *Ten Chimneys* delivers an intimate inside look at the private lives of America’s First Couple of the theater, Alf…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 07:43PM

Tracy Letts, Parker Posey Stars in New Will Eno Play by Frank Rizzo

"The Realistic Joneses" Bows at Yale RepTony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts , indie film fave Parker Posey ,  Johanna Day (Edward Albee's "Peter and Jerry") a…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:03PM
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at Benjamin Walker as ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER by Stage Tube

ABRAHAM LINCOLN VAMPIRE HUNTER stars Broadway veteran Benjamin Walker as the title role. The film is set to open in theaters on June 22nd from 20th Century Fox. The horror, thriller film, di…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:12PM

Arts in Winnipeg: caught in Jet wash? by J. Kelly Nestruck

The NHL’s return to Winnipeg has hockey fans turning handsprings, but is it cutting into attendance at cultural events?

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:00PM

Winnipeg's arts scene copes with the NHL's return

Manitoba's capital has always punched above its weight, culturally speaking. Now the Jets are offering another option

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:00PM
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Arts, Briefly: Yale Rep Casting by Adam W. Kepler

Tracy Letts, Johanna Day, Glenn Fitzgerald and Parker Posey will portray suburban couples who share the same last name in “The Realistic Joneses,” a new play written by Will Eno.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM

Critic’s Notebook: Defending ‘This American Life’ and Its Mike Daisey Retraction by Charles Isherwood

Nonfiction should mean facts and nothing but the facts, argues the theater critic Charles Isherwood, in support of the retraction by “This American Life” of a program about Mike Daisey�…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM

Yonekura Ryoko to Star as 'Roxie' in CHICAGO This July by BroadwayWorld

According to the Tokyo Graph, actress Yonekura Ryoko will join the hit revival of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse's Tony Award-winning musical CHICAGO this July. She is set to star as Ro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:57PM

Havel, Powerlessness, and Us: An appreciation by David F. Chapman by HowlRound

You mustn’t take theater seriously. You must do it seriously.—Jan Grossman (1925–1993), Czech dramaturg and director and frequent Havel collaborator I think theater should always be so…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:40PM

"Summer in Sanctuary" at New Jersey Rep by Bob Rendell

Unlike most plays and movies which depict similar experiences which show deeply sympathetic and achieving educators relating to their charges and providing hope and sustenance to them, Summe…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 05:28PM

Review: MeTube (Collaboraction) by Scotty Zacher

*MeTube* tells the story of YouTube beatbox sensation Yuri Lane's internet stardom, and the ramifications and consequences after the notoriety. But while the performer and production values …

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 05:27PM

Photo Flash: Project Shaw's Golden Shamrock Gala by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Gingold Theatrical Groups GOLDEN SHAMROCK GALA was held last night at The Players Club 16 Gramercy Park South, honoring the talents of playwright, Terrence McNally, actor, Brian Murray and, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:22PM
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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'A Salesman' Lives On In Philip Seymour Hoffman

Hoffman takes on the role of beleaguered salesman Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's 63-year-old classic. Over the last six decades, in times of both economic boom and bust, the Pulitzer Prize-w…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:54PM

Shameless Plug: Broadway Beauty Pageant 2012 by Michael Block

Looking for something exciting to do tomorrow night? Then head on down to the Symphony Space for the 2012 Broadway Beauty Pageant! Featuring a panel of celebrity judges and some special perf…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:13PM

Review: The Seagull Effect by Emma Mottram

The Seagull Effect by Idle Motion, a physical theatre company of six young actors, asks the audience to reflect on the ways in which the smallest changes can have the biggest effects. The se…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:12PM

Was Macbeth Irish? Juliet from Cornwall? by Michael Billington

If you listen to a new CD that tries to capture the original pronunciation of Shakespeare, you might think soI'm not a great fan of "authenticity" in Shakespeare: partly because tastes chang…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00PM

The Barber of Seville still earning its laughs by Elissa Poole

Serious singing, a flouncing performance and a caricature all add up to believable characters

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:00PM

The testimony of a witness, yes. A play, no by Martin Morrow

Playwright has amassed material about a haunting event but its structure is missing

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:00PM

Tracy Morgan: Earning laughs at no one's expense by Brad Wheeler

Tracy Morgan brings his show to the Sony Centre for the Canadian International Comedy Fest

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:00PM
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Shatner's world is out there, but worth the trip by Chris Jones

"Meet my co-chair," William Shatner observed from the stage of Auditorium Theatre Friday night, whereupon a seat on wheels was flung in the general direction of the man who once flew the Sta…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:34PM

Looking Forward to Spring by JK

PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO TAKE THE MONTHLY POLL, VOTE IN ROUND 8 OF HOT/HOTTERAND ENTER TODAY TO WIN TICKETS FOR JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR ALL THREE ARE TO YOUR LEFT!  CLICK T…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 03:16PM

F.Y.I.: Answers to Questions About New York by Michael Pollak

Q. I get these three theatrical clubs confused. Could you please explain the difference among the Lambs, the Friars and the Players?

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:02PM

The Woman in the Wall – a new opera by Pauline Adamek

The Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization Overtone Industries presents the world premiere of its new opera The Woman in the Wall, with two weekends of performances, opening Friday, March …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:00PM

'A Salesman' Lives On In Philip Seymour Hoffman by Tom Vitale

When Philip Seymour Hoffman took the stage on March 15 in the new revival of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, he became the fifth actor in 63 years to walk the boards of Broadway in the …

SOURCE: WNYC at 03:00PM
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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'No Child...' shows dedicated teachers still make a difference

In 1965, a New York City teacher named Bel Kaufman turned her years of experience in tough classrooms into a warm, frank, best-selling novel, “Up The Down Staircase.” Forty-seven years l…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:42PM

Coppélia, Coliseum, London

The great joy of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s delightful ‘Coppélia’ was the playing of Michael O’Hare, writes Clement Crisp

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 02:34PM

Coppélia, Coliseum, London

The great joy of Birmingham Royal Ballet's delightful 'Coppélia' was the playing of Michael O'Hare, writes Clement Crisp

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 02:34PM

One Night Only, The Broadway Beauty Pageant March 19th by Suzanna Bowling

One Night Only, The Broadway Beauty Pageant March 19th: The Broadway Beauty Pageant's celebrity judges have been announced. Jackie Hoffman (The Addams Family), columnist Michael Musto, and T…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:30PM

London Lookout: 2012 Olivier Award Nominations Announced by Chris Luner

Hello Everyone! With the Broadway season still generating new productions, we still have quite some time here in the states till Tony Awards time. However, over in London they are kicking of…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 02:23PM

Stupendous In So Cal: Green Day’s Rockin’ “American Idiot” Is Anything But Simple-Minded! by Leo Buck

“The end of the world is over,” we’re advised in Green Day’s “American Idiot”, “and no one else seems to care.”  That, in a nutshell, is the prevailing sentiment  (if not t…

SOURCE: Buck-ing Trends at 02:14PM
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Bakersfield Mist at the New Rep by Thomas Garvey

An authentic Jackson Pollock, Lavender MistBakersfield Mist, the new play by Stephen Sachs, currently in a "rolling" national premiere at the New Rep, is a long meditation on a single painti…

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 01:23PM

Confessions from the Road: “Touring Company” by BroadwaySpotted

Sometimes my friends go on tour. This time, when I found out a particular friend was going on tour, I said to them…you should blog for my site! Thank goodness this friend was willing t…

SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 01:00PM
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Philip Seymour Hoffman Rocks Broadway’s New “Death of a Salesman” by Roger Friedman

The greatest American play? Quite possibly Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman,” set in 1949 and revived last night on Broadway in a production that is outstanding. Mike Nichols direc…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 12:50PM

Fuse Theater Interview: “Deported/ a dream play” – A Tale of New England With Global Implications by Bill Marx

"Deported/ a dream play" tells a local story with global implications. Many countries, including our own, still have not officially acknowledged that this genocide actually occurred and who …

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:46PM

John Cowles Jr. dies at 82; he shaped the Twin Cities for a half-century

He helped build homes for the Twins, Vikings and Guthrie as a philanthropist and Star Tribune chairman.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 12:41PM

Arts | New Jersey: A Review of ‘Damn Yankees,’ at the Paper Mill Playhouse by Anita Gates

A new production of “Damn Yankees” at the Paper Mill Playhouse is a first-rate, frequently thrilling revival of the age-old story of a man who sold his soul to the Devil.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:34PM

Cherry Hill native Cristin Milioti — a wannabe singer-songwriter — is the singing, songwriting heroine of ‘Once’ by Ronni Reich

Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerCristin Milioti stars in "Once" on Broadway Leaning over the piano, ripples of notes flowing from her fingers and a clear, confident alto pouring out …

SOURCE: NJ.com at 12:30PM

Play House/Definitely the Bahamas – review by Michael Billington

Orange Tree, RichmondThere's something old, something new in this double bill by Martin Crimp. What is odd is that the new piece, Play House, shows the mature Crimp evoking impassioned youth…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:29PM

A Tender Subject – review by Brian Logan

Secret location, London"Did you get it?", asks a caption on a wall as we exit A Tender Subject, Mark Storor's new performance installation for Artangel. Well, yes and no. The event, which ta…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:29PM

RIALTO CHATTER: Rosie Taking ANNIE Meetings? by Rialto Chatter

Today, multiple outlets reporting on the cancellation of THE ROSIE SHOW on the Oprah Winfrey Network report that when the news was revealed, O'Donnell was in New York, taking a meeting for a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:16PM

Alexandra Kaprelian, Ian Leonard, Michael Stevenson Set for 42nd Street Moon's Zorba by Brian Scott Lipton

42nd Street Moon will present the musical Zorba, May 2-20 at the Eureka Theatre. Greg McKellan will direct the production. Based on the book Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis, the music…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:14PM

No Longer Just 'New,' Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Theatre Gets A Donation - And A Name

Oregon Public Broadcasting (Medford Mail Tribune) 03/16/12

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:10PM

Cris Alexander dies at 92

Legit News: Was Broadway actor, celebrity photographer

SOURCE: Variety at 12:09PM

About Mike D by The Playgoer

"We do not and cannot fact check our artists; we're a theater, not a news organization. The vast majority of what occurs on our stages is fiction. If we didn't believe fiction could reveal…

SOURCE: The Playgoer at 12:04PM

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 3/18- DO I HEAR A WALTZ? by Stage Tube

Today in 1965, Do I hear a Waltz opened at the 46th St. Thetare Now the Richard Rodgers Theatre, where it ran for 220 performances. Do I Hear a Waltz is a musical with a book by Arthur Laure…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PM

Highlights From Once, Opening on Broadway March 18

Once, the new stage musical based on the independent film about an Irish singer-songwriter who meets a muse in the person of a Czech immigrant, opens at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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'The truth is vitally important' | Mike Daisey by Mike Daisey

This American Life's retraction questions personal experiences in my show. I've made changes but I stand behind my workThis American Life is airing an episode this weekend that calls into qu…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:58AM

Leap Of Faith by Songs From The Musicals

Leap Of Faith Raul Esparza, Brooke Shields, and the company of the original Los Angeles production in a video montage to promote the show. No copyright infringement intended. http://www.so…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:49AM

YTA Gala Undiminished By Weekend Rain by David Dow Bentley III

 Conroe_COURIER_3-18-2012 It was a very special night for the Young Texas Artists Music Competition, and long in the planning by the Montgomery County Performing Arts Society. Perhaps in a …

SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 11:45AM

Magnificent Presence: Theater Review by Deborah Young

Ghosts, gay love and acting get stuffed into Ferzan Ozpetek’s roomy, well-crafted dramedy that re-examines the divide between theater and real life. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:45AM

SXSW Tales: Power To The Badgeless by Chloe Veltman

Today is the final day of the SXSW Festival. If I ever attend this event again, I would do two things differently: I would come to the music festival without a badge and I would most likely …

SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 11:38AM

Amanda Holden to Host JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Search by BroadwayWorld

According to the Mirror, actress Amanda Holden is set to host 'Superstar,' the new reality show in which Andrew Lloyd Webber will search for the character of Jesus in the JESUS CHRIST SUPERS…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:28AM

Beethoven at his best: National Symphony Orchestra's astounding 'Fidelio'

Washington's hometown orchestra presents a world-class concert performance of Ludwig van's only opera.

SOURCE: The Washington Times at 11:22AM

The Sunday Giveaway: 2 Tickets to see Ghost The Musical on Broadway by Ken Davenport

If you hadn't yet realized, the starting bell has rung on the start of the Spring season of new Broaday musicals. They are off and running! For how long, that's the big questions. One of the…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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BC/EFA Presents Final Broadway Bears Benefit Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS presents the 15th and grand finale edition of THE BROADWAY BEARS tonight, March 18, 2012 at 8 PM at B.B. King Blues Club amp Grill on West 42nd Street. THE B…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:38AM

‘Petrushka’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

A visually stunning presentation comes to Shakespeare Theatre Company for a limited engagement in Basil Twist’s Petrushka. A wild and beautiful execution of unique puppetry swirls together…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:32AM

People You Should Know . . . Amelia Pedlow by Zack

AMELIA PEDLOWhails from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she was Valedictorian of her highschool class before coming to New York in 2006 to attend the Juilliard School.Favorite roles at scho…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 10:24AM

Patina Miller Plays Final Performance in SISTER ACT by BroadwayWorld

Patina Miller who originated the role of Deloris Van Cartier will play her final performance in SISTER ACT tonight, March 18th. Miller made her Broadway debut in the production and was nomin…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:17AM

BWW TV Exclusive: Seth's Broadway Chatterbox With ON A CLEAR DAY's Turner & Mueller by Seth's Broadway Chatterbox

After a year and a half hiatus, Seth Rudetsky's famed Seth's Broadway Chatterbox has returned to Don't Tell Mama. Seth's Broadway Chatterbox includes interviews and performances by noted Bro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00AM

Matt is an Idiot (on tour)! #1 by BroadwaySpotted

Have you ever wanted to know what REALLY happens when a Broadway show goes on tour? No, I’m not talking about what kind of reviews they get or if audiences show up to see a scandalous …

SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 10:00AM

Marlo Thomas' Favorite Performance

Uta Hagen went underneath the skin of Martha in the original production of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"

SOURCE: Backstage at 10:00AM

Review: Travesties by David Finkle

The McCarter Theatre serves up a stylishly directed and beautifully acted production of Tom Stoppard's intellectual comedy.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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More on l’affaire Daisey by George Hunka

CBS News runs an Associated Press story here, and Daisey himself commented on the controversy during yesterday’s performance of The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs; a recording of …

SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 09:43AM

BWW TV Exclusive: Seth's Broadway Chatterbox With The Cast of ON A CLEAR DAY by Seth's Broadway Chatterbox

After a year and a half hiatus, Seth Rudetsky's famed Seth's Broadway Chatterbox has returned to Don't Tell Mama. Seth's Broadway Chatterbox includes interviews and performances by noted Bro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:03AM
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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‘How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found’ at Theater Alliance by Natalie McCabe by Natalie McCabe

“You are who you can prove you are. You are what people think. And that’s the easiest thing in the world to change.” Or is it? In Theater Alliance’s DC-area premiere of the i…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:57AM

Review: Twelve Angry Men at curtainup.com/NJ by Simon Saltzman

The verdict of this critic on David Saint's production: It's guilty of being a resounding success

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:38AM

Review: American Night: The Ballad of Juan José at curtainup/Los Angeles by Jon Magaril

A swift kick to Uncle Sam's rear. . .a sharp broadside doesn't sting, but leaves a boldly entertaining mark. . .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:33AM

Ukuladies at Rodeo Bar Tonight by Trav S.D.

Tonight The Ukuladies! Live at THE RODEO BAR! 375 3rd Ave at 27th st, NYC 9pm 2 Sets. Totally and completely FREE! Join the “ladies” in a fun-filled evening sure to delight even …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:20AM

Edward Everett Horton by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of beloved character actor Everett Edward Horton. To mark the day, here he is being gulled by Fred Astaire into believing he’s seasick in Shall We Dance?: To lear…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:05AM

BWW's On This Day - March 18, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 18 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM

Feature: Anita Gillette Makes It Big by Edward Karam

The veteran Broadway star discusses her work in the Playwrights Horizons production of The Big Meal.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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“Patti Austin Sings Ella Fitzgerald’s Gershwin Songbook” with The New York Pops by Sandi Durell

  Reviewed by Linda Amiel Burns Carnegie Hall was the setting for a remarkable concert on March 16, 2012 entitled “Patti Austin Sings Ella Fitzgerald’s Gershwin Songbook” accompan…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 07:55AM

Pearl bows new McNally play

Legit News: Off Broadway company sets season in new venue

SOURCE: Variety at 07:44AM

NY Review: 'Lifeline' by Mark Peikert

Frank Tangredi’s disorienting new play “Lifeline,” at Abingdon Theatre Company, suddenly switches from sitcom to Lifetime two-thirds of the way through.

SOURCE: Backstage at 07:30AM

NY Review: 'A Moon for the Misbegotten' by David Sheward

The Pearl Theatre Company offers an intimate staging of Eugene O'Neill's oft-produced romantic tragedy that is more like a caress than a knockout blow.

SOURCE: Backstage at 07:30AM

NY Review: 'Once' by David Sheward

Enda Walsh's intimate romantic tuner based on the Oscar-winning film survives the transfer to Broadway. Cristin Milioti and Steve Kazee are heartbreaking.

SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00AM
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Val Kilmer Turns To Twain House For New Role by Frank Rizzo

Plays Mark Twain In Los Angeles in Solo ShowVal Kilmer as Batman, OK.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:50AM

"Fela!" coming to Philadelphia for eight shows

Finally, Fela! is coming to Philadelphia. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the larger-than-life Nigerian musician and political firebrand who died in 1997, performed in Philadelphia twice with his band …

SOURCE: Philly.com at 06:34AM

Bobby Cronin: Daybreak Interview

"Call Me Adam" once again chats with award winning composer/lyricist Bobby Cronin. This time around we discuss his award winning new original musical "Daybreak" which will be have two produc…

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 06:01AM

Joe Dziemianowicz’s top stage picks for week of March 18 by Joe Dziemianowicz

1. The Broadway Beauty Pageant (Symphony Space) Chorus guys throw d…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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NY Review: 'Court-Martial at Fort Deven' by Lisa Jo Sagolla

New Federal Theatre’s production of Jeffrey Sweet’s play about a court-martial of black WACs hits hard at our sense of ethics but is emotionally distancing.

SOURCE: Backstage at 05:00AM
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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'Cavalia' a dreamy tribute to horses

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

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:15AM

NY Review: 'Lucky Duck' by Suzy Evans

"Lucky Duck," with songs by "Side Show" authors Bill Russell and Henry Krieger, aims to teach children important life lessons but muddies its messages.

SOURCE: Backstage at 01:08AM

The Sunday Conversation: Ravi Shankar 'fell in love' with California by Irene Lacher

Ravi Shankar discusses his show at Long Beach's Terrace Theater, George Harrison, daughter Norah Jones, Philip Glass and more.Ravi Shankar, 91, India's most famous classical musician in the …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:00AM
Sunday, March 18, 2012 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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The Sunday Read: First Person - Michael Gianfrancesco on You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown by The Charlebois Post

From left: Ken James Stewart, Erica Peck, Andrew Broderick, Amy Wallis, Kevin Yee (Andrew Eccles photo)Working For Peanuts!by Michael Gianfrancesco, set designer for You’re A Goo…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:02AM

Week in Review, March 12 – 18, 2012 by League of Professional Theatre Women

LPTW’s Blog30 was created to highlight the diversity, passion and brilliance of the individual members of the League of Professional Theatre Women in celebration of the organization…

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Tour Whore, March 18, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

Making the Bouillion CubeThey won’t care how good my show is, if they don’t get the gestalt in 5 seconds or less. Gah!by Cameryn MooreImagine that you’ve just pulled this beautiful roa…

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THE DVD SHELF: "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," "The Descendants," "Anatomy of a Murder," "I Claudius" and M by Steven Suskin

This month's selection of new releases includes Daniel Craig in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," James Stewart in Otto Preminger's "Anatomy of a Murder" and Der…

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Once, the Irish-Kissed Musical About "Falling Slowly," Opens on Broadway by Kenneth Jones

Once, the new stage musical based on the Oscar-winning film about an Irish singer-songwriter named Guy, who meets a muse in the person of a Czech immigrant named Girl, opens at Broadway'…

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Tony Nominee Patina Miller Exits Broadway's Sister Act March 18; Raven-Symoné Is in the Wings by Adam Hetrick

Patina Miller, who earned Olivier and Tony Award nominations for originating the role of street-wise nightclub singer Deloris Van Cartier on stage, ends her run in the Broadway production of…

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A Moon for the Misbegotten Opens Off-Broadway at the Pearl March 18 by Adam Hetrick

The Pearl Theatre Company revival of Eugene O'Neill's classic A Moon for the Misbegotten, featuring Dan Daily, Kim Martin-Cotten and Andrew May, officially opens Off-Broadway March 1…

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Grey's Anatomy: The Songs Beneath the Show, With Eric Dane, Sandra Oh, Sara Ramirez, Chandra Wilson, Offered March 18 by Andrew Gans

On March 18 cast members from the ABC hit "Grey's Anatomy" offer Grey's Anatomy: The Songs Beneath the Show at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus.

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Before They Hibernate: Final Broadway Bears Fundraiser Presented March 18 by Andrew Gans

The final edition of the Broadway Bears fundraisers to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is presented March 18 at 8 PM at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill on West 42nd Street.

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At Broadway's Jesus Christ Superstar, It's a Family Affair — Twice by Robert Simonson

Talk about your tight-knit company. The cast of Broadway's Jesus Christ Superstar includes father-and-son Sandy and Jonathan Winsby and brothers Jason and Julius Sermonia. Here are their…

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Shirley MacLaine: Exploring An Inner Life by Frank Rizzo

Oscar-Winning Actress 'In Conversation' In Torrington; Next Stop 'Downton Abbey'The voice at the other end of the phone is unmistakable: bright, engaged and self-possessed. It had echoes of …

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