Review: Long Day’s Journey into Night (Eclipse Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Powerful as it is in parts but never the huge whole, Eugene O'Neill's journey could use a little less day and a little more darkness. (read more....)

Review: THE LIAR by Toby Zinman

X FACTOR RECAP: The Top 12 Becomes the Top 13; All the Performances! by Kelsey Denette

We have some very important news, Mario Lopez says at the top of tonight's episode of The X Factor. What is this news The top twelve has just become the top thirteen, with an act returning a…

The Heiress, starring Jessica Chastain and Dan Stevens, Review Round-Up by Loganne

The Broadway revival of Ruth and Augustus Goetz’s classic play The Heiress opened on November 1 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. The production stars Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain in…

Reviews: A Twist of Water by Dan Bacalzo

Melancholy hangs in the air throughout Caitlin Parrish's affecting drama, A Twist of Water, at 59E59 Theaters. It permeates the lives of the play's characters, creating rifts while simultane…

Million Dollar Quartet Rocks The House: Four Musical Legends Come to Life by Bill Hirschman

The roots of rock and roll are encapsulated in Million Dollar Quartet, a rollicking yet poignant musical about one historic night in Memphis when four country boys turned icons sang and play…

Leslie Uggams Performs CLASSIC UGGAMS in Two Shows at Liu Tilles Center; Plays 54 Below, Nov 2012 by BroadwayWorld

Tony and Emmy Award winner Leslie Uggams will present two special performances of her new cabaret Classic Uggams at the Long Island University Tilles Center for the Performing Arts on Saturd…

F. Murray Abraham, Adam Driver, Jake Gyllenhaal, Frances McDormand, Michael Shannon Set for Free Evening at the Lortel by Andrew Gans

Arts in the Armed Forces will present a free performance for the military and their families Nov. 11 at 8 PM at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

People – review by Michael Billington

Lyttelton Theatre, LondonIn 1980 Alan Bennett wrote Enjoy, which showed a Leeds working-class house and its occupants being preserved as a museum exhibit.Now, in his mordantly funny new play…

'A Twist of Water' Is Tangled but Promising

“A Twist of Water,” which comes from the Chicago-based Route 66 Theatre Company, is not only set in Chicago but strives to make that city an additional character in Caitlin Parri…

People, National Theatre by Ismene Brown

The word “people” of the title of Alan Bennett’s new play is to be spat out, like a lemon pip. People, who invade your space, boss your values, make you be what they want. So does the …

Voting Open for 2012 BWW Las Vegas Awards - Vote Now! by BroadwayWorld

After a record number of nominations, and careful proofing by our local editor, Ellen Sterling, we are VERY excited to announce that voting has begun for this year's BWW Las Vegas Awards.

News: Founder Stephanie Manuel in shock exit from Stagecoach by Alistair Smith

Stephanie Manuel, the founder and figurehead of Stagecoach Theatre Arts, the UK’s largest stage school franchise, has left the company, The Stage can reveal. Manuel, who set up the first S…

Daddy Long Legs, St James Theatre by David Benedict

Confession time: I’m a sucker for a romantic reunion. When lost-presumed-dead twins Sebastian and Viola finally rediscover one another alive and well at the end of Twelfth Night, you’ll …

First Night: People; Lyttelton Theatre, London

In Alan Bennett's 1980 play Enjoy, the last back-to-back house in Leeds is demolished and reconstructed brick by brick in a museum – with Mam still living in it as a part of the exhibit. A…

At Keegan Theatre, ‘All My Sons’ is a family circle of secrets by Celia Wren

A white picket fence is all very well, but that emblem of middle-class aspiration can’t shut out the past. And it’s no defense against moral accountability. Those thoughts might fleet th…

Knicks Pull New Ad That Claims Broadway Actors Not 'Real Men' by BroadwayWorld

A new advertisement for Madison Square Garden is creating quite a stir in the Broadway community because of its homophobic message. The poster reads 'It's Friday night. You can either see a …

Getting Intimate With David St. Louis by Darlene Donloe

Former Ovation winner David St. Louis (for Parade at the Taper) is playing George, the suitor of the seamstress in Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel at the Pasadena Playhouse. It's his second …

STAGE TUBE: Broadway's Original 'Annie' Andrea McArdle Appears on CBS THIS MORNING by Stage Tube

CBS This Morning Saturday recently caught up with Andrea McArdle, who originated the role of Annie on Broadway. Watch the interview below

Up On The Marquee: A CHRISTMAS STORY by Walter McBride

A Christmas Story, The Musical will arrive on Broadway at The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre just in time for the 2012 holiday season. The marquee is fully up at the Lunt-Fontanne, and you can check …

DC-Area Signature Will Stage an Immersive Miss Saigon in 2013 by Kenneth Jones

Signature Theatre, the Tony Award-honored resident theatre in Arlington, VA, announced that its 2013-14 season will launch with the pop musical tragedy Miss Saigon.

STAGE TUBE: Cast of Broadway's ANNIE on KATIE - Clips, Interviews and Highlights! by Stage Tube

Annie, the new production of the Tony Award-winning musical, opens tomorrow at the Palace Theatre Broadway at 47th Street. The production has been featured on television and radio lately. AB…

News Roundup, November 7, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

Ashlie CorcoranSEASONS ANNOUNCED: (Toronto) Soulpepper has announced an incredibly ambitious 2013 season which includes the two parts of Tony Kushner's miraculous Angels in America as w…

ANNIE on the airwaves!; production opens ‘Tomorrow’ on Broadway! by Jim Byk

ANNIE, the new production of the Tony Award®-winning musical, opens tomorrow at the Palace Theatre (Broadway at 47th Street).   The production has been featured on television and radio la…

‘Mary Rose’ at Rep Stage by Nelson Pressley

Nothing says “Peter Pan” and “ravages of time” like an innocent character entering through a window, which is exactly what the apple-cheeked young title character does in the drama �…

Twitter Watch: Lea Michele - 'Hangin at the recording studio!' by BroadwayWorld

On Twitter Watch, Lea Michele wrote Hangin at the recording studio with my amazing song writing partner feliciabarton

Broadway sales took a hard hit thanks to Sandy

Hurricane Sandy made its strength known in New York City last week, including the Broadway neighborhood, forcing several shows to cancel performances and with the mass-transit system shutdow…

Maria Dizzia, Bill Camp and Michael Chernus Set for The Poets' Theatre's ANTIGONICK at 92Y, 11/19 by BroadwayWorld

The Poets' Theatre Antigonick will feature Maria Dizzia, Bill Camp and Michael Chernus, directed by Sam Gold and introduced by Anne Carson at the 92Y on November 19th, 2012.

Daddy Long Legs – review by Michael Billington

St James, LondonJean Webster's 1912 novel about an orphan girl and her mysterious benefactor has cast a long shadow. It spawned a Broadway play and several movies, including one in which, ra…

Review: People *****

In a run-down 15th century country house in South Yorkshire sits Frances de la Tour as moth-eaten, fur-coated, gum-booted Dorothy Stacpoole, glorious relic and a former society model, and he…

GUTHRIE’s Joe Dowling returns to Dublin’s Abbey Theatre to direct The Dead by Jim Byk

(Minneapolis/St. Paul) The world premiere production of the Frank McGuinness adaptation of James Joyce’s The Dead has begun rehearsal at Dublin’s Abbey Theatre, under the direction of fo…

The Republican Theater Festival: An Interview with Cara Blouin by Laura Axelrod

The founder talks about conservative plays and liberalism in theater.

The Afternoon Report, Friday, November 7, 2012 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Friday, November 7, 2012 Today’s Tweets: click on hyperlinked items for more information Watch Rob McClure’s Cane-Swinging, Tightrope-Walking CHAPLIN…

John Davidson Returns to The Fantasticks Off-Broadway by Lindsay Champion

John Davidson will return to the The Fantasticks as Bellomy on December 1 at off-Broadway's Snapple Theatre Center. The actor played Henry during a recent summer engagement, an…

Review: Daddy Long Legs ***

Megan McGinnis & Robert Adelman Hancock in Daddy Long LegsAlthough Daddy Long Legs is a perfectly decent, fairly charming old-fashioned musical two-hander, it's hard to see how such a sligh…

ANNIE in the news; production opens ‘Tomorrow’ on Broadway! by Jim Byk

ANNIE, the new production of the Tony Award®-winning musical, opens tomorrow at the Palace Theatre (Broadway at 47th Street).   The production has been in the news lately. WALL STREET JOU…

Geoff Packard, Chelsea Krombach, and More to Be Featured on THE NEWLYWED GAME by TV News Desk

Tune-in to The Newlywed Game tomorrow, November 8 at 9pm ET on GSN to see a special themed Broadway episode featuring couples who have been in major Broadway hits including Wicked, Rent, and…

Liz Callaway on Her Inappropriate Wiz Audition Song, Her 54 Below Concert & Why Tootsie Makes Her Feel Sexy by Broadway.com

Liz Callaway has starred in some of the most famous musicals of the last 30 years, including Merrily We Roll Along, Miss Saigon, Evita, Cats, Sunday in the Park with George and Baby, for whi…

Cirque Du Soleil's 'Zarkana' opens in Las Vegas

"Zarkana," a magical acrobatic rock opera experience will mesmerize audience members on the Las Vegas strip as another Cirque du Soleil production. Preview performances began on November 1 a…

The Performers Pair Cheyenne Jackson and Ari Graynor Drink and Dream About Their Lives as Porn Stars by Ryan Gilbert

Cheyenne Jackson and Ari Graynor are currently heating up the stage as married porn stars Mandrew and Peeps, respectively, in the new Broadway comedy The Performers. So what would the a…

John Davidson Is Heading Back to The Fantasticks Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

John Davidson, who appeared in the Off-Broadway production of The Fantasticks last summer as Henry, The Old Actor, will rejoin the cast in the role of Bellamy, beginning Dec. 1 at the Snappl…

Jeremy Kushnier Shows Us What He's Shakin' Backstage at Jersey Boys by Ryan Gilbert

It seems like Jeremy Kushnier has sticky fingers! From Andy Karl's guitar to Jesus Christ's shake weight, the Jersey Boys star shows off some of his favorite back…

The casting was messy, but show goes on for 'Odd Couple' by Doug George, Chicago Tribune Reporter

POSTED BY DOUG GEORGE ... Marc Grapey is not George Wendt. He knows this.

A Picture Perfect Sunday in the Park, a Passionate New Dreamgirls & More Cross-Country News by Josh Ferri

Now that elections are over, we can shift our focus to more pressing national matters, like theater! This week’s Countrywide Guide shines the spotlight on a superb Chicago production o…

'Funeral Wedding' a distinctive kind of gothic by Nina Metz

NINA METZ reviews "Funeral Wedding: The Alvin Play" by Strange Tree Group ★★★ and "Music From a Sparkling Planet" at the Athenaeum Theater ★★½ NINA METZ revie…

Suburban theater for the week of Nov. 9-15 by Kerry Reid

Kerry Reid on what's onstage in Chicago's suburbs Kerry Reid on what's onstage in Chicago's suburbs.

Chicago theater for the week of Nov. 9-15

Picking the upcoming opening nights.

The Colony Theatre Skirts Bankruptcy For Now

The show will go on at the Colony Theatre after the Burbank playhouse raised $49,000 in the last 10 days. The 270-seat theater put out an urgent fundraising plea last month, admitting it was…

In 'Potter' and 'Spank,' tapping the potential of parodies by Chris Jones

One morning on a trip to Las Vegas, I was swimming in the pool. I looked up from the water and was startled to see that almost every woman in every lounger was reading exactly the same book:…

Victoria Clark Brings GLORIOUS DAYS to Indy's Cabaret at the Columbia Club, 11/16 & 17 by BroadwayWorld

Victoria Clark Glorious Days comes to the Cabaret at the Columbia Club, November 16th amp 17th at 800pm.

Share a Pumpkin Latte With Mamma Mia! Star Christy Altomare & Her Broadway Bestie Bob Lenzi by Lindsay Champion

Way, way before Christy Altomare and Bob Lenzi made their Broadway debuts, they were elementary school classmates, middle school co-stars, high school theater nerds and of course, ultimate B…

The importance of play: HalfCut discuss ‘Shelf-Life’ by TheatreVOICE

INTERVIEW: HALFCUT. Dan Ball and Joe Iredale, two-thirds of experimental theatre company HalfCut, tell Sophie Reynolds about ‘Shelf-Life’, their immersive, interactive, promenade product…

The Path by Lindsay Price by HowlRound

I am a professional playwright. I make a living writing plays. But I haven’t had a professional production in seven years. I write plays for the school market and student performers. F…

Kristy Cates, Jaime Cepero and More Join BROADWAY SESSIONS, Nov 8 by BroadwayWorld

BROADWAY SESSIONS is described as an evening of musical performances, games and open mic featuring a new Broadway guest each week. The show is created and hosted by Ben Cameron Bway Wicked, …

Michael John LaChiusa's Giant Shifts Opening Night at the Public Theater by Marc Snetiker

The Public Theater’s Giant is the latest show to postpone its opening night due to the fallout from Hurricane Sandy. A musical adaptation of Edna Ferber’s 1952 novel an…

Blame Sandy! Giant Shifts Opening Night at the Public Theater by Marc Snetiker

The Public Theater’s Giant is the latest show to postpone its opening night due to the fallout from Hurricane Sandy. A musical adaptation of Edna Ferber’s 1952 novel an…

Michael John LaChiusa'sGiant Shifts Opening Night at the Public Theater by Marc Snetiker

The Public Theater’s Giant is the latest show to postpone its opening night due to the fallout from Hurricane Sandy. A musical adaptation of Edna Ferber’s 1952 novel an…

PLAYBILL EXCLUSIVE: A Sneak Peek at Bernadette Peters in "Coming Up Roses"

Tony winner Bernadette Peters stars in the new indie drama from writer-director Lisa Albright, "Coming Up Roses." Saddled with financial woes and struggling through life in a dangerous neigh…

Next Theatre Company’s WELCOME HOME, JENNY SUTTER Runs Nov. 15 – Dec. 22 by Michael Roberts

Next Theatre Company’s second production of their 32ndseason is the Midwest premiere of Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter by Julie Marie Myatt and directed by Jessica Thebus, at Noyes Cultural…

Public Moves Giant Off-Broadway Opening in Wake of Hurricane Sandy Rehearsal Delays by Adam Hetrick

The new Michael John LaChiusa-Sybille Pearson musical Giant, based on Edna Ferber's novel about a marriage set against the backdrop of Texas in the mid-20th century, will now officially …

GIANT Opening Pushed to November 15 Due to Hurricane Sandy by BroadwayWorld

The Public Theater presents the New York premiere production of Giant, an epic love story with book by Sybille Pearson and music and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa. Currently in previews at…

NICE WORK's Judy Kaye, Michael McGrath & WEST SIDE STORY Movie Gang Set for Theater Talk, 11/16-19 by BroadwayWorld

Beloved character players from Broadway and Hollywood Tony Award-winning actors Judy Kaye and Michael McGrath from Nice Work If You Can Get It, plus three Jets and one Shark from the 1961 f…

Ring in 2013 at Hyatt Regency O’Hare’s NYE RUNWAY BALL on December 31 by Michael Roberts

 Hyatt Regency O’Hare invites guests to ring in 2013 at the NYE RUNWAY BALLon December 31.  The event features live music from popular bands Dot Dot Dot and 7th Heaven; entry to th…

So Much for Super PACs by Christopher Caggiano

I was saving this in case Romney won, but the point is thankfully moot. Four more years.

'Smash' competing at Globes as comedy/musical, at SAG as drama by Gold Derby

After making an effort at the 2012 Emmy Awards in the drama field, "Smash" will now be entered into the comedy/musical categories at the next Golden Globe Awards. Also, none of the…

Ron Hawking Appears at Drury Lane & Theatre at The Center with “His Way for the Holidays” by Michael Roberts

 One of Chicago’s favorite entertainers, Ron Hawking, will appear at Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, on Monday, December 17 at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. for the His Way for the Holiday…

t’s A Wonderful Life by Admin

Directed by Erin Scott Produced by Theatre Unleashed Adapted by Jim Martyka One of the most beloved and treasured films of all time, nothing reflects the joy, soul and celebration of the hol…

Kevin Anderson Joins Cast of Steppenwolf’s THE BIRTHDAY PARTY by Michael Roberts

 Casting is complete for Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s upcoming production of Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party, under the direction of ensemble member Austin Pendleton. Ensemble mem…

National Ballet takes a gamble on youth with $1M Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Ben Kaplan

After investing $1-million into a co-production with London’s Royal Ballet, the National Ballet of Canada — beginning its 61st season on Saturday after ending last year just $52,995 in t…

Theater News: Kristin Griffith, Peter Maloney Lead Irish Rep's It's a Wonderful Life Radio Play by David Gordon

The Irish Repertory Theatre will ring in the holiday season with It's A Wonderful Life: The 1946 Live Radio Play, beginning December 5 at the company's W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre. Charl…

RIVENDELL THEATRE ENSEMBLE PRESENTS LISA DILLMAN’S “AMERICAN WEE-PIE” Jan.10 – Feb. 16 by Michael Roberts

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (RTE ), Chicago’s only Equity theatre devoted to the work of women theatre artists, is proud to announce American Wee-Pie as the second production in its 2012-…

Watch Rob McClure’s Cane-Swinging, Tightrope-Walking Chaplin Metamorphosis by Broadway.com

Eight shows a week, Chaplin star Rob McClure transforms into the Little Tramp at the Barrymore Theatre. Broadway.com went to his dressing room to find out why “there’s nothing mo…

Anything Goes by Admin

Anything Goes is “musical-comedy joy” says The New York Times When the S.S. American heads out to sea, etiquette and convention head out the portholes as two unlikely pairs set o…

Murk of the Mississippi envelops theatre-goers in Leeds

Deceit piles upon deceit as school student Fran Talbot watches, gripped, at the West Yorkshire PlayhouseThe West Yorkshire Playhouse's production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof must be heading for…

Eclipse Theatre serves up every dose of familial pain by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Long Day's Journey into Night" by Eclipse Theatre ★★★ KERRY REID reviews "Long Day's Journey into Night" by Eclipse Theatre ★★★

TheaterMania U: The Role of Theater Criticism by Ran Xia

Words are weapons. Chinese novelist Lu Xun used to say that he fought with his pen. His satires and stories made a whole generation of youth stand up and fight for what they believe in. The…

Americana Passover by Theasy.com

Organs of State / Two Moons Art House and Cafe, Off Off Broadway By Adrienne Urbanski BOTTOM LINE: Organs of State's reworking of the Passover seder creates a one-of-a-kind dining and…

“HOLIDAY LIGHTS IN HOMEWOOD” CELEBRATES THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON FRIDAY DECEMBER 7 FROM 6 TO 9 PM by Michael Roberts

The temporary ice rink opens during “Holiday Lights in Homewood” Additional ice rink hours are from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. every Saturday, December 8 through December 22. There will be a full …

Jerry Seinfeld Adds Hurricane Sandy Benefit Show by David Rooney

The comedian and his opening act Colin Quinn will donate all income from three upcoming New York area standup performances to the superstorm relief effort.read more

Geja’s Cafe’s 33rd Annual Champagne Festival; Dec. 1- Feb. 28, 2013 by Michael Roberts

Geja’s Café, 340 W. Armitage, will celebrate the holiday season with the 33rd Annual Champagne Festival featuring the Champagnes of Lanson. The three-month festival, which offers guests…

Reviews: Son of a Gun by Zachary Stewart

One wouldn't think that a musical about cancer and alcoholism would provide for a fun and diverting evening of theater, but Firebone Theatre's Son of a Gun, now playing at The Beckett Theatr…

DEAD ACCOUNTS' Katie Holmes to Visit LIVE Tomorrow by BroadwayWorld

Two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz and Katie Holmes are currently in rehearsals for DEAD ACCOUNTS, the new comedy by Pulitzer Prize finalist Theresa Rebeck, directed by three-time T…

Get a Look Inside the Electric Off-Broadway Musical Son of a Gun, Starring Van Hughes and Ryan Link by Broadway.com

The stars and creators of the new off-Broadway musical Son of a Gun talk about playing live music, breaking hearts and delivering a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience. Go inside the folk mu…

Theater Review: ‘Louis Armstrong,’ From Making Books Sing by Laurel Graeber

In “Louis Armstrong: Jazz Ambassador,” by Myla Churchill, Armstrong defends his life at the gates of heaven.

Voting Open for 2012 BWW Seattle Awards - Vote Now! by BroadwayWorld

After a record number of nominations, and careful proofing by our local editor, Jay Irwin, we are VERY excited to announce that voting has begun for this year's BWW Seattle Awards.

'Blues for Smoke' riffs on a wider aesthetic

L.A. art exhibit delves into the American blues culture.

Review: In 'Sorry,' family reflects stormy times

NEW YORK (AP) — They're as American as apple pie, as their surname indicates. The generally liberal, middle-aged Apple clan of Rhinebeck, outside New York City, has gathered once again, in…

A Christmas Story, The Musical Starts Tonight and Offers $40 Tickets. by Suzanna Bowling

A Christmas Story, The Musical Starts Tonight and Offers $40 Tickets: To help New York celebrate Christmas early, A Christmas Story, The Musical is offering a limited number of $40 rush tick…

Benjamin Walker to Headline HBO's Spy Drama The Missionary, Produced by Mark Wahlberg by Ryan Gilbert

Benjamin Walker, star of Broadway's upcoming revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, will lead the potential HBO series The Missionary, according to Variety. Produced by Mark Wa…

Take a Walk Down the Aisle with the Off-Broadway Cast of My Big Gay Italian Wedding by Broadway.com

The cast of My Big Gay Italian Wedding is heading back to St. Luke’s Theatre for more madcap matrimonial hijinks! Broadway.com catches up with Anthony J. Wilkinson, Daniel Robinson, Br…

Dramatists Guild Fund to Provide Relief for Theatres Affected by Sandy by BroadwayWorld

The Dramatists Guild Fund DGF is providing more than 40,000 in emergency recovery grants to theaters affected by Superstorm Sandy. Theaters in downtown Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and New J…

'Glengarry Glen Ross' Delays Opening, Extends Run by Joshua Stecker

The Pulitzer Prize-winning play's Broadway revival will now open in December and extend its run through January.read more

Theater Review: ‘Sorry,’ by Richard Nelson, at the Public Theater by Ben Brantley

“Sorry,” the third in Richard Nelson’s to-the-moment explorations of the Apple family on the days of historical events, opens at the Public Theater.

Dead Accounts' Norbert Leo Butz Describes How Meeting Co-Star Katie Holmes Felt Like an Internet Date by Marc Snetiker

Though Norbert Leo Butz plays Katie Holmes' brother in the new Broadway comedy Dead Accounts, the Tony-winning actor revealed that their first introduction felt like an aw…

Theater Review: Communing With a 600-Pound Man in The Whale

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She’s Off to the Races! The Mystery of Edwin Drood Star Stephanie J. Block Is Taking Your Questions by Broadway.com

Since she burst onto the scene as Liza Minnelli in The Boy From Oz, Stephanie J. Block has captured the hearts of Broadway fans. You may know her as one of Wicked’s earliest Elphabas, …

Jenn Thompson, John Tiffany, Charlotte Moore, Steven Hoggett and More Named Callaway Award Finalists by Kenneth Jones

The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) announced seven finalists for the Joe A. Callaway Awards, for excellence in New York City directing and choreography. The winner will…

BWW TV: Exclusive Interviews with Maroulis & Cox; Behind the Scenes and More of JEKYLL & HYDE by Audra Stafford

JEKYLL amp HYDE, the international musical sensation will return to Broadway in Spring 2013 following a 25-week National Tour. The tour launched at San Diego's Civic Theatre in San Diego, Ca…

Broadway’s ‘A Christmas Story’ Begins Previews November 7 by Broadway's Best Shows

Broadway’s A Christmas Story, The Musical starts previews on November 7th at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. The production, which is based on the the classic 1983 film, will play a limite…

Intersection of satire and politics: A Moment symposium

Election-Day Drama Sorry Is a Big Winner on Opening Night at the Public by Broadway.com

The third in a fascinating series of plays set at the precise moment in which they are performed has just opened at the Public Theater: Richard Nelson’s Sorry continues the saga of the…

Benjamin Walker Signs on for HBO's THE MISSIONARY Pilot by BroadwayWorld

According to Deadline.com, stage and screen star Benjamin Walker, who will soon return to Broadway in Cat on a Hot Tine Roof, will lead HBOs upcoming pilot- 'The Missionary.' Walker will pla…

Family history revealed as apartment is emptied

When Israeli filmmaker Arnon Goldfinger's grandmother died at the age of 98, Goldfinger, his mother Hannah, and Goldfinger's siblings frequented the grandmother's apartment in Tel Aviv to pa…

“Switch” – a phone game for kids at Getty by Pauline Adamek

If you see children consulting smart phones as they roam the halls of the Getty Museum, they’re not distracted from the art—they’re exploring it. They’re playing “Switch,” a mobi…

Jackie Hoffman’s A Chanukah Charol is Back by Suzanna Bowling

Jackie Hoffman’s A Chanukah Charol is Back: New World Stages will once again present the new Holiday favorite, Jackie Hoffman’s A Chanukah Charol, her holiday-themed, pseudo-autobiograph…

Voting Open for 2012 BWW Los Angeles Awards - Vote Now! by BroadwayWorld

After a record number of nominations, and careful proofing by our local editors, Don Grigware, Ellen Dostal, David Green, Michael Sterling and Jerry Evans, we are VERY excited to announce th…

Boy meets girl, boy possesses girl

Vampires, zombies and werewolves are having their day. Jews have made their own contribution to the roster of creatures that are of us, but are not us: the dybbuk and the golem. In case you'…

News: Live Tweeting: #WOSOuting to Loserville

Tonight we're heading to the West End premiere run of James Bourne and Elliot Davis' new musical Loserville. Set in 1970’s America, Loserville tells the story of Michael Dork (Aaron S…

'Checkers' review: Nixon bio a little too tricky

For students of political history and anyone of a certain age, Richard Nixon's so-called "Checkers speech" has a special place on the continuum of campaign oratory. This was master manipulat…

I Am a Theater Company Oriented to Young Adults by Amy Tofte

Break the name down as you speak it -- IAMA Theatre Company translates to "I am a theater company." And, as the title of its current production Do Like The Kids Do might indicate, it's a com…

Teatro ZinZanni Seattle "Return to Paradise" by David-Edward Hughes

Though many (if not all) of Teatro ZinZanni's productions have not been site specific, allowing for productions in Teatro ZinZanni venues in both Seattle and San Francisco, the fall 2012 Sea…

Cable TV Legend of the Adult Varity Robin Byrd is Back by Suzanna Bowling

Cable TV Legend of the Adult Varity Robin Byrd is Back: Cable television legend Robin Byrd brings her bawdy program to life every Saturday night with THE ROBIN BYRD SHOW LIVE!

"'Night Mother" in Seattle by David-Edward Hughes

Marsha Norman's terse and harrowing drama 'Night Mother, a worthy Pulitzer Prize Winner in 1983, shows that it has lost none of its emotional wallop in KTO Productions' new staging at Odd Du…

Lyric Light Opera "My Fair Lady" by David-Edward Hughes

Why must a classic be embalmed?

Jersey Boys' The Doo Wop Project Will Benefit Those Affected by Hurricane Sandy by Adam Hetrick

As previously reported, current and former cast members from the Broadway cast of Jersey Boys, including Dominic Nolfi, Jarrod Spector and John Edwards, will bring The Doo Wop Project to Fei…

The Apple Clan Returns in Richard Nelson's Wry 'Sorry'

Playwright-director Richard Nelson continues his saga of the Apple family with “Sorry,” another wry and melancholy reflection on the state of American politics and private life. …

Photo Flash: Libby Pataki and ABC's John Quinones visit HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER by BroadwayWorld

ABC News correspondent John Quiñones and Libby Pataki, former First Lady of New York, both attended Off-Broadway’s newest hit comedy, HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER, on October 25th at Sofia’s …

The British Players Presents ‘The Princess and the Sprout’ November 20-December 16th at Kensington Town Hall by Admin

The British Players present THE PRINCESS AND THE SPROUT. This traditional holiday pantomime, a theatrical treat that for centuries has entertained audiences all around the British Isles. Del…

Twitter Watch: Broadway Tweets for Obama's Victory! by BroadwayWorld

On Twitter Watch, Broadway favorites wrote What an amazing night Love conquers hate Such an honor BarackObama Good night every1 A dormir en calma.Paz a tods

Brigid Brady, Peter Land, Destan Owens and Sarah Stiles Set for From West End to Broadway Concerts by Andrew Gans

In celebration of The Museum of The City of New York's exhibitions of New York and London street photography, the Museum's Cabaret Performance Series will present From West End to Br…

Review: New heights for Odyssey's 'Theatre in the Dark: More Dark' by F. Kathleen Foley

Bless the actors in “Theatre in the Dark,” the cheerfully experimental new show at the Odyssey. 

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Legit Reviews: Lucy Kirkwood's scathing Royal Court debut isn't short of an idea. But the more she extends her satirical proposition, the thinner the drama becomes.

Brewster H.S. marching band plays “Today” — Friday by Peter D. Kramer

Updated: An earlier post reported the airing date of tomorrow. Then NBC moved the airing to Friday. Set your DVRs for the “Today” Friday morning to catch the Brewster High School…

Glee's Amber Riley on Her ‘Broadway Dreams’ and Heating Up the Cotton Club Parade by Josh Ferri

For years Glee's Amber Riley belted out show tunes on TV from Dreamgirls, Chicago and more, and now the actress is finally prepping to take the New York stage in the Encores! musical rev…

All That Fall: the Samuel Beckett stage play that isn't by Stephen Moss

Beckett's estate insists All That Fall, his play about a woman going to meet her husband, be staged as a radio drama. So how are Michael Gambon and Eileen Atkins getting on?Eileen Atkins is …

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day With Forbidden Broadway's Natalie Charlé Ellis by Matthew Blank

Natalie Charlé Ellis, who plays and spoofs a variety of characters in Forbidden Broadway: Alive and Kicking, shares a particularly busy two-show day with Playbill.com.

About last night by Jess

Last night over 100 audience members came out to enjoy a special election night performance of our current prime time production: 44 Plays for 44 Presidents. (The show closes on November 17t…

Golden Age Will Dawn Two Days Later Than Expected, Now On Nov. 15 by Kenneth Jones

Due to time lost during Hurricane Sandy the week of Oct. 29, Manhattan Theatre Club's New York City premiere of Golden Age, Terrence McNally's play about the world of composer Vincen…

Prelude12 Recap: “Festifesto!” by Ryan Hatch

Or, Some Preliminary Considerations Regarding the Formal Nature and Purpose of Prelude

MTC’s GOLDEN AGE To Begin Previews Thursday, November 15 Due to Hurricane Sandy by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Due to Hurricane Sandy, Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of GOLDEN AGE will begin previews Thursday, November 15 at New York City Center – Stage I (131 West 55th Street), two days lat…

A COVER STORY: The Anarchist, Dead Accounts, Golden Boy and More by Playbill Staff

As the 2012-13 Broadway season shifts into high gear, Playbill.com offers a selection of Playbill covers for several current and upcoming productions, including The Anarchist, Dead Accounts…

HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER Releases New Block of Tickets Through 2012 by BroadwayWorld

Due to overwhelming demand, Off-Broadway’s newest hit comedy How To Be a New Yorker today put a new block of seats on sale through December 30th. Written and performed by Margaret Copeland…

Photo Flash: First Look at Vanessa Williams, Dawnn Lewis, David St. Louis and More in INTIMATE APPAREL by BroadwayWorld

The Pasadena Playhouse presents INTIMATE APPAREL, written by Lynn Nottage Pulitzer Prize-winner, Ruined and directed by The Playhouses Sheldon Epps. Performances are now running through Dec…

11-year-old Jasmin Tejeda reviews The Lion King by Chloe Veltman

Today's blogpost is brought to you by 11-year-old San Francisco school student Jasmin Tejeda (pictured left). Jasmin joined me for The Lion King during its latest run in San Francisco.&…

Is the Original Cast of the “Evita” Revival Leaving? by The Broadway Critic

This ad was in my email inbox this morning. Generally, I throw these emails out pretty quickly because I have already seen the show, but this one caught my eye because of the “language…

Ivanov Star Ethan Hawke Recalls Theatrical Adventures With Shakespeare, Shepard, Stoppard & More by Kathy Henderson

As an Oscar nominee for both acting (Training Day) and writing (Before Sunset)—not to mention a Gen X icon for Dead Poets Society and Reality Bites—Ethan Hawke could fill a coupl…

GOLDEN AGE Delays Previews Until 11/15 Due to Hurricane Sandy by BroadwayWorld

Due to Hurricane Sandy, Manhattan Theatre Clubs production of GOLDEN AGE will begin previews Thursday, November 15 at New York City Center Stage I 131 West 55th Street, two days later than …

Williamstown Gala to Feature David Hyde Pierce, Steven Pasquale, Kelli O'Hara and More by Adam Hetrick

David Hyde Pierce, Steven Pasquale and Kelli O'Hara will be among the artists to perform at the Williamstown Theatre Festival's Nov. 18 benefit, honoring late writer-director Abe Bur…

Oprah Winfrey Interviews Bette Midler and Valerie Simpson on "Oprah's Next Chapter" (Plus Video) by Andrew Gans

Stage and screen star Bette Midler and award-winning singer Valerie Simpson – of the chart-topping duo Ashford & Simpson – will be featured on "Oprah's Next Chapter.…

News: ACE confirms Theatre Royal Plymouth refurbishment funding by Nicola Merrifield

Plymouth’s Theatre Royal has had £5 million Arts Council England funding confirmed for its redevelopment plans, provided the venue can still raise a £2 million contribution. The venue ha…

Honey, Honey! Haley Flaherty on the Joy of Playing the Saintly Teacher in London's Matilda by Matt Wolf

Haley Flaherty has appeared in a range of musicals in and outside London, from Chicago and Mamma Mia! to Love Never Dies, but the Scottish actress shines especially brightly as Miss Honey in…

In Cotton Club Parade, Encores! Imagines the Days When Floorshows Shook the Floor by Jack Viertel

Cotton Club Parade, a 2011 concept-concert collaboration between New York City Center's Encores! and Jazz at Lincoln Center, returns for a freshened run Nov. 14-18. Conceiver Jack Vierte…

Tickets Now Available for What Rhymes with America, Starring Chris Bauer and Aimee Carrero by Broadway.com

Tickets are now on sale for Atlantic Theater Company’s world premiere of Melissa James Gibson's What Rhymes with America. Directed by Daniel Aukin, the play will star True Bloods&r…

Snapshot | Ari Brand: Ari Brand on ‘My Name Is Asher Lev’ by Anita Gates

Ari Brand, who has a starring role in the Off Broadway adaptation of Chaim Potok’s “My Name Is Asher Lev,” talks about the play and his “Broadway Bound” disappointment three years …

How the Hurricane Changed a Play by Mark Blankenship

After Sandy, “A Twist of Water” has new resonance For the next few weeks, almost everything that happens in New York will be refracted through Hurricane Sandy’s lens. A rid…

THE HEIRESS' Jessica Chastain & Dan Stevens Visit GMA & THE VIEW Tomorrow by BroadwayWorld

The Heiress Jessica Chastain amp Dan Stevens will appear on ABCs Good Morning America tomorrow, Thursday, September 8th between 830AM-900AM on channel 7. Jessica Chastain will also appear on…

Judith Light, Amy Ryan and More to be Honored at T. Schreiber Studio and Theatre's Salute to New York Theatre by BroadwayWorld

T. Schreiber Studio and Theatre Terry Schreiber and Peter Jensen, Co-Artistic Directors will host the Salute to New York Theatre to honor four New York theatre luminaries Tony Award-winning…

Blackta, Young Vic, London

At its best, Nathaniel Martello-White’s debut examines what it means to be a black male in modern Britain, Alexander Gilmour writes

Theater News: Broadway Critic Terry Teachout's Satchmo at the Waldorf Breaks Long Wharf's Box Office Records by Brian Scott Lipton

Broadway critic's Terry Teachout's solo piece Satchmo at the Waldorf has broken all box office records at New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre Stage II, according to the theater.The show, which st…

Lea Michele, Audra McDonald, Cheyenne Jackson, Ricky Martin and More Tweet About Election Night and Obama Victory by Playbill Staff

Americans headed to the polls Nov. 6 to elect President Barack Obama for a second term to office. Members of the theatre community have taken to Twitter to share their enthusiasm.

News: Dad’s Army’s Clive Dunn dies by Richard Anthony Baker

Clive Dunn, best known for playing Corporal Jones in the long-running BBC Television comedy series, Dad’s Army, advising those around him “don’t panic”, has died in Portugal at the a…

Kevin Earley, Laura Hall and More Will Star in Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens' Christmas Carol in Salt Lake City by Michael Gioia

Pioneer Theatre Company will present A Christmas Carol, the musical based on the Charles Dickens classic that features a score by Tony-winning songwriters Alan Menken (Newsies) and Lynn Ahre…

TT: It's official

I'm en route to Manhattan for the first time since just before Hurricane Sandy came calling--and snow was falling on...

Annie’s Ashley Blanchet on Following Laurie Beechman, Sutton Foster & More as Showstopping ‘Star to Be’ by Josh Ferri

In theater, some small roles can lead to very big things. Take the aptly named "Star to Be" in Annie: Over the past 35 years, this cameo of a wide-eyed newcomer to New Yo…

Regional Theater of the Week: The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre in Rhode Island by Bww Features

BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the Internet, is excited to announce a new feature to its comprehensive regional coverage - the Featured Regional Theater of the Week Each week…

JKTS Chat: Chaplin's Wayne Alan Wilcox (Part 2) by JK

The first part of my chat with Wayne Alan Wilcox covered a lot of his early career, including his New York debut in Suddenly Last Summer, his Broadway debut in Coram Boy and up to …

'Disney's Beauty and the Beast' is a sumptuous theatrical treat (review) by Laura Demarco

As a divided country stopped to watch the results of fiercely fought political battles on Tuesday night, a united audience of almost 2,700 gathered to follow the adventures of a feisty femin…

"Price Check," Featuring Cheyenne Jackson, Parker Posey, Eric Mabius, Annie Parisse, Will Open Nov. 16 by Andrew Gans

"Price Check," a new film billed as "a comedy with value," will open in select cities Nov. 16.

Review Round-up: Martello-White debuts with Blackta

Nathaniel Martello-White's debut play Blackta, directed by Young Vic artistic director David Lan, exposes the highs and lows of making it as a black actor. Welcome to the world's most unus…

The Heiress by StageGrade

Are critics buttering up "The Heiress"?

Voting Open for 2012 BWW Atlanta Awards - Vote Now! by BroadwayWorld

After a record number of nominations, and careful proofing by our local editors, Joseph Harrison and Matt Tamanini, we are VERY excited to announce that voting has begun for this year's BWW …

The Drama League's DIRECTORFEST Comes to Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex, 12/6-9 by BroadwayWorld

The Drama League presents the 29th Annual DirectorFest, a festival of one-act plays staged by the Fall Directing Fellows of The Drama League Directors Project, beginning December 6 - 9 at Th…

Watch Anne Hathaway & Jason Sudeikis Duke It Out for 'Sexiest Hair' on New SNL Promos by Lindsay Champion

Third time's the charm! Les Miserables film star Anne Hathaway is gearing up to host Saturday Night Live on November 10, so the Oscar nominee teamed up with SNL cast member Jason Su…

Broadway Halloween Costume Contest VOTING! by BroadwaySpotted

We got LOTS of great entries. We have narrowed them down and now it’s time for you to get involved and VOTE! I know, you guys just did a lot of voting yesterday and you’ve been h…

David Henry Hwang, the Man Who Can Make Bruce Lee Talk - NYTimes.com by Alex Witchel

A quarter-century after “M. Butterfly” won him the Tony Award, Hwang, a first-generation Chinese-American, still bends under the lifelong weight of expectations from his high-achieving i…

Were you bitten by the musical theater “fame monster?” by Brisa Trinchero

I attended a new musical reading recently where I had the great pleasure of meeting the show’s unlikely writers. You may have heard of them – Stephen King and John Mellencamp. First …

Broadway Gossip: Sandy's Wrath and the Pending Demise of 'Diner'

Not sure if you noticed, but there was a pretty big hurricane in New York last week. Thankfully, we were spared most of Sandy's wrath, but after a week of feeling storm-shocked and stir-craz…

Broadway Actors Rally After Sandy

In the days after Hurricane Sandy hit, New Yorkers struggled to return to work. Some created makeshift satellite offices in co-workers’ apartments, while others waited in lines that st…

Couples Counseling Killed Katie, By and Starring "Mike & Molly" Creator Mark Roberts, Begins L.A. Run Nov. 7 by Michael Gioia

Couples Counseling Killed Katie, a one-act comedy written and directed by "Mike & Molly" creator and executive producer Mark Roberts, begins performances Nov. 7, prior to an of…

Billy Ray Cyrus in ‘Chicago’ (PHOTOS) by Broadway's Best Shows

Singer, songwriter, actor and multi-platinum recording artist Billy Ray Cyrus makes his Broadway stage debut in Chicago as “that silver-tongued prince of the courtroom,” slick c…

Theater News: Wilbur Edwin Henry to Lead Cast of John W. Engeman Theater's A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas by Bethany Rickwald

Casting and creative team have been announced for The John W. Engeman Theater's production of A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas, November 15-January 6.Mark Adam Rampmeyer will d…

TV & radio reviews: TV review: Nick Nickleby; Some Girls; The Late Great Eric Sykes by Harry Venning

Charles Dickens, it is sometimes suggested, created the format for soap operas. A combination of melodrama, exaggerated characters and social comment, his works were written and published in…

Everything Old Is New Again by Sam Hurwitt

WONDER WEDNESDAY On Wednesdays I look at various chapters in Wonder Woman’s history. Click here for previous installments, including Greg Rucka’s run, the earliest 1940s comics, and the …

'Glengarry Glen Ross' Broadway opening delayed nearly a month by Mike Boehm

It's well known that real estate closings can take forever, but in the case of the Broadway revival of David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross," starring Al Pacino as a real estate agent in a cut…

Industry Ticket Offers by Bt

Mike Daisey: American Utopias - MCA Stage, 220 E. Chicago Ave., is offering limited $22 industry tickets November 8 and 10–11, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available by phone 312.397.4010 or walk…

A CHRISTMAS STORY BLOG: Johnny Rabe - Spending Christmas in NYC by A Christmas Story The Musical

Ralphie arrives at The Big Apple BroadwayWorld is excited to welcome A CHRISTMAS STORY's own Johnny Rabe Ralphie as a guest blogger. Now in previews, A CHRISTMAS STORY - THE MUSICAL plays a …

Hollywood Producers come a marchin’ in. by Ken Davenport

The NY Times scooped me this past week, with an article or two that I’ve been thinking about doing myself:  the influx of Hollywood Players to the Broadway Producing game. While we…

STL woman gives Washington portrait to D.C.

Chesterfield woman's painting of first president goes to Smithsonian gallery.

TheaterMania U: Prose Before Bros: Five of Shakespeare's Strongest Women by Timothy Thompson

Whenever I see Shakespeare performed well, I'm not only inspired to achieve more in my own art, I'm reminded of the heart and passion all of us as human beings are capable of in a way other …

TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE: “The Heiress” (& “Glengarry” Delay) by Tom Mizer

Every first Wednesday of the month, 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 to…

Theater News: Forrmer Saturday Night Live Star Cheri Oteri to Join NEWSical in December by David Gordon

Former Saturday Night Live star Cheri Oteri, will join the Off-Broadway production of NEWSical the Musical at the Kirk Theatre December 3-30.Written by Rick Crom and directed by Mark Waldrop…

Theater News: Former Saturday Night Live Star Cheri Oteri to Join NEWSical in December by David Gordon

Former Saturday Night Live star Cheri Oteri, will join the Off-Broadway production of NEWSical the Musical at the Kirk Theatre December 3-30.Written by Rick Crom and directed by Mark Waldrop…

Theater News: Smash's Megan Hilty and Ryan Silverman Set for New York Pops' Come Fly With Me Concert by Brian Scott Lipton

Smash star Megan Hilty and Broadway veteran Ryan Silverman will be the guest artists for the New York Pops' concert Come Fly with Me: The Songs of Sammy Cahn , to be held at Carnegie Hall on…

Former "Saturday Night Live" Star Cheri Oteri Will Join Cast of Off-Broadway's Newsical The Musical by Andrew Gans

Former "Saturday Night Live" star Cheri Oteri will join the cast of Off-Broadway's NEWSical The Musical next month for a limited engagement.

PHOTO CALL: Jennifer Mudge, Robert Cuccioli, Deidre O'Connell Celebrate Sorry Opening Night at the Public by Joseph Marzullo

The Apple family of Rhinebeck, NY, is reunited for Richard Nelson's Sorry, the latest work in his collection of political plays about an American family, which officially opened Off…

PHOTO CALL: Jennifer Lim and Julyana Soelistyo Star in Signature's Golden Child by Krissie Fullerton

Drama Desk Award nominee Jennifer Lim and Tony Award nominee Julyana Soelistyo are among cast members of the new Off-Broadway production of David Henry Hwang's Golden Child, part of…

Saturday Night Live Alum Cheri Oteri to Join Off-Broadway’s NEWSical the Musical by Broadway.com

Saturday Night Live alum Cher Oteri will join the cast of off-Broadway’s NEWSical the Musical from December 3 through December 30. The ever-evolving news parody continues to run at The…

Tickets Now on Sale For Pulitzer Prize-Winning Drama Water By the Spoonful by Broadway.com

Tickets are now on sale for the Second Stage production of Quiara Alegria Hudes’ 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winning play Water by the Spoonful. Directed by David McCallum and starring Liza Co…

Radio: Podcast: Behind the scenes with ENO's Pilgrim's Progress

Vaughan Williams' rapturous "Morality" (his chosen description) of John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim's Progress opened this week at the Coliseum - the English National Opera presenting the ope…

Mary Rose by Jayne Blanchard

The current Broadway play Peter and the Starcatcher is a captivating prequel to J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan that speaks of the effect of lost mothers on little boys and even unloved, scalawag …

Voting Open for 2012 BWW Baltimore Awards - Vote Now! by BroadwayWorld

After a record number of nominations, and careful proofing by our local editors, Daniel Collins, Charles Shubow, Brent Englar, Giordana Segneri and Lori Weglein, we are VERY excited to annou…

SNL Vet Cheri Oteri Joins Cast of NEWSICAL in December! by BroadwayWorld

Former Saturday Night Live funny-girl Cheri Oteri joins the cast of off Broadways NEWSical The Musical for four weeks only. NEWSical the Musical is the forever changing, completely un-saniti…

Theater News: See This Amazing Broadway Relic Before it Becomes a Place to Buy Leggings by Hannah Miet

Deep in the belly of Times Square, alongside The World's Most Obnoxious McDonald's, stands a secret Broadway landmark that's been hidden from you for decades. Awaiting renovation, it has

‘Tis the Season for Triple-Dog-Daring as A Christmas Story, The Musical Begins Broadway Run by Broadway.com

Ralphie, the Bumpus hounds and that infamous fragile leg lamp will high-kick their way to Broadway as A Christmas Story, The Musical begins previews on November 7 at the …

Casting Announced for Stage Reading of New Hip-Hop Coming-of-Age Play, How We Got On by Andrew Gans

A developmental staged reading of Idris Goodwin's How We Got On will be presented at Davenport Studios in midtown Manhattan Nov. 27.

News: Arts ‘set back 15 years’ by funding cuts – Stephen Daldry by Nicola Merrifield

The arts industry has been set back 15 years by funding cuts and proposed changes to the national curriculum, theatre and film director Stephen Daldry has claimed. Daldry, who also served as…

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 11/7- GODSPELL by Stage Tube

Today in 2011, Godspell opened at the Circle in the Square Theatre, where it ran for 264 performances. Godspell is a musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. It opened off Broad…

News: Shakespeare in schools programmes given funding boost by government by Nicola Merrifield

The Shakespeare Schools Festival will receive £140,000 from the Department for Education to help it almost triple the number of schools it works with. The charity, which targets disadvantag…

Steel Pier, Union, London by Paul Vale

Union, London: The original Broadway production of this musical, based on a story by David Thompson, ran for only 76 performances and subsequently never transferred to the West End in the sa…

Russell Grant to Appear in West End's Midnight Tango by Mark Shenton

Russell Grant, who appeared in the title role of The Wizard Of Oz at the West End's London Palladium, is to be reunited with Flavia Cacace, his dancing partner in TV's "Strictly…

Voting Open for 2012 BWW Cleveland Awards - Vote Now! by BroadwayWorld

After a record number of nominations, and careful proofing by our local editor, Vicky Croisant, we are VERY excited to announce that voting has begun for this year's BWW Cleveland Awards.

Guest blogger Bill Sights "The Whale" by Jan Simpson

From Jan: Samuel D. Hunter knew that he was going to alienate some people by making a 600-pound man the central character in his new play The Whale.  As he told the online theater magaz…

London's Priscilla Vocalists Team Up as the IDolls at London's Hippodrome by Mark Shenton

The diva trio of the London production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert are reuniting as a soul trio called The IDolls, and will appear at the London Hippodrome Nov. 18.

Get ready for a prime week of premieres

By now, audiences are pretty sharp about the ebbs and flows of the theater season. Like the school year, Broadway begins in earnest in September and steadily builds until, say, midterms in m…

Nibbles and Sips Goes Mobile ‘From DC to AC to NYC and Back to DC’ by Jordan Wright by Jordan Wright

The Federalist – A Peaceful Retreat in the Heart of Downtown What an eclectic array of events in just the past few weeks!  Here are some highlights.  We cozy into a leather banquette for…

Cover of A Concise History of Theatre, First Edition by [email protected] ( )

Finally, we are done with our first textbook together, A Concise History of Theatre, to be published by Penguin/Pearson in January 2013.  We've seen the cover draft and that's the last …

Voting Open for 2012 BWW Columbus Awards - Vote Now! by BroadwayWorld

After a record number of nominations, and careful proofing by our local editors, Christina Mancuso, Lisa Norris and Leah Rocci, we are VERY excited to announce that voting has begun for this…

Review: Glasgow Girls by Claire McCracken

When I arrived at the Citizens Theatre for the preview performance of the new National Theatre of Scotland production Glasgow Girls, written by David Greig and directed by Cora Bissett, ther…

Fuse Movie Review: “Female Helmers” — A Terrific Evening of Shorts by Tim Jackson

Each film demonstrates a distinct female sensibility as well as a strong and unique stylistic vision.

BWW Blog: SCANDALOUS' Elizabeth Ward Land - The New Normal Part 2 by Guest Blogger: Elizabeth Ward Land

Another week of SCANDALOUS rehearsals and previews. A lot of changes planned for this week. So far, I'm really proud of our creative team. They have managed to cut over 15 minutes off the sh…

“Tell Me It’s Not True” – A Fond Farewell to Blood Brothers by Rebecca

Blood Brothers has been a key figure in the performance world for over 30 years and has dominated the West End stage for over 24. Sadly Saturday November the 10th 2012 marks the end of an er…

Talk Back This Saturday With David Emerson Toney and Michael J. Bobbitt at Port City Playhouse by Admin

Enjoy a special talkback with playwright David Emerson Toney and Adventure Theatre/MTC’s Producing Artistic Director Michael Bobbitt after the 8pm performance of The Soul Collector on…

News: Rolf Harris performs rare solo show at Royal Festival Hall, 8 Feb

Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris will make a rare stage appearance at the Royal Festival Hall next year when he presents a solo show featuring his trademark songs, wobble board and live art. …

The Critics are Kvelling for BAD JEWS at Roundabout; Tickets Only $20! by Contests

Roundabout Theatre Company presents BAD JEWS, a world premiere comedy about the holy and the holier-than-thou by Joshua Harmon, directed by Daniel Aukin. Tickets only 20 for performances now…

BWW TV: Billy Ray Cyrus Joins CHICAGO; Chatting with the Cast on His Opening Night! by BroadwayWorld TV

Last night, Broadway's acclaimed record-breaking revival of the Tony Award-winning musical Chicago welcomed singer, songwriter, actor and multi-platinum recording artist Billy Ray Cyrus in h…

Whew! We did it! by Thomas Garvey

I had to check the news this morning - was I dreaming last night?But the feeds all told the same story they had before: Barack Obama was re-elected with both an electoral and popular-vote vi…

Broadway tribute for O'Donnell

Legit News: Memorial will honor late librettist of 'Hairspray'

Review: Bond At 50: The Edge and The Broken Bowl by Billy Barrett

“Drama”, Edward Bond once said, “is not theatre”. There’s little theatricality in either of his two new plays, written for young people and commissioned by Theatre …

Keb’ Mo’ at The Music Center at Strathmore by Mike Spain

Keb’ Mo’ looked like a vintage blues man as he walked out on The Music Center at Strathmore’s Concert Hall stage with his resonator guitar. He opened his show with the beautiful �…

Scrooge, London Palladium by Mark Shenton

London Palladium : Simon Callow is giving his solo recitation of A Christmas Carol in London again this coming festive season, using Dickens' own words to tell the fabled story. But the…

Photo Flash: The Scene at NYC's Times Square on Election Night 2012 by BroadwayWorld

A large crowd awaited the presidential election results last night at New York City's Times Square, home of the Broadway theater district. Below, check out photos as the announcement of Bara…

Entertaining Mr Sloane, Curve, Leicester by Pat Ashworth

Curve, Leicester: Paul Kerryson's production screams rebellion from the outset, with a barrage of video stills that include a smiling Jimmy Savile with a smiling Enoch Powell. The rasp …

Behind the Rockettes, a tough choreographer

NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent afternoon at Radio City Music Hall, a group of Rockettes were being examined with critical eyes.

Freddy Morgan by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of banjoist, comedian and songwriter Freddy Morgan (1910-1970). He started out in vaudeville in the 1920s as one half of the banjo duo Morgan and Stone. In 1947, he j…

Reviews: Sorry by David Gordon

Has it really been over a year since we last spent a meal with the Apple family of Rhinebeck, New York? It feels like just yesterday that we were in the Center Street home Barbara (Maryann P…

En Atendant - Rosas, Sadler's Wells, London by Neil Norman

Sadler's Wells, London: The first in a two-part programme inspired by a form of mediaeval music known as ars subtilior, this is well up to Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker�…

Scrooge: The Musical – review by Lyn Gardner

London PalladiumThere is probably only one way to stop Tommy Steele from playing Scrooge – a role he has been reprising on and off for seven years – and that would be to cancel Christmas…

Behind the Rockettes, a tough choreographer by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—On a recent afternoon at Radio City Music Hall, a group of Rockettes were being examined with critical eyes.

Behind the Rockettes, a tough choreographer by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- On a recent afternoon at Radio City Music Hall, a group of Rockettes were being examined with critical eyes....

Katie Holmes and Norbert Leo Butz in ‘Dead Accounts’ by Patrick Healy

Katie Holmes (once Mrs. Tom Cruise, if you hadn’t heard) and Norbert Leo Butz are among the Midwesterners in “Dead Accounts,” a play set in Cincinnati and opening this month on Broadwa…

Interview: Annie's Anthony Warlow on Big Bucks, Baldnesss, and Being Straight by Brian Scott Lipton

Anthony Warlow has long been one of Australia's most popular leading men, in both the worlds of opera and musical theater, and is now making his long-awaited Broadway debut as Oliver "Daddy"…

"Tap Dogs" Heading To Bushnell by Frank Rizzo

"Tap Dogs," the show that features a troupe of male tap dancers performing in unorthodox ways, will be presented at Hartford's Bushnell Center for the Performing Art s Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m.

The Best of Broadway & Cabaret to perform at Actors’ Temple Fundraiser by Sandi Durell

The Best of Broadway & Cabaret will come out in support of the Actors’ Temple, (est. 1917) on Monday, November 26, 2012 at 6:45 PM.  The Third Annual Concert will take place at…

All My Sons by Larry Bangs

Strange that a play with the credentials of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons is not produced nearly as often as some of its much better known “contemporaries.” It won the New York Drama Cir…

David Henry Hwang, the Man Who Can Make Bruce Lee Talk by Alex Witchel

For his next feat, “Kung Fu,” the playwright David Henry Hwang reimagines an icon.

Lisa Marie Presley breaks from the past with her new CD, Storm and Grace by Richard Ouzounian

Singer Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, moves to U.K., finds a new life and a new sound.

BWW's On This Day - November 7, 2012

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

Competition: Win tickets to but i cd only whisper at Arcola Theatre by A Younger Theatre

We’re just too good to you, AYT readers. Here is another competition for another fantastic show. Get your hands on some tickets to but i cd only whisper at Arcola Theatre. but i cd o…

Stars of Slapstick #21: Eddie Cline by Trav S.D.

This is one in a series of posts we are producing in connection with our new book Chain of Fools: Silent Comedy and Its Legacies from Nickelodeons to Youtube, available from Bear Manor Media…

A Taste of Honey, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield

When Shelagh Delaney died last year aged 72 she was hailed as one of towering figures of post war British culture having seared the authentic voice of northern working class life into the co…

Joe Melia obituary by Michael Coveney

Outstanding actor of stage and screen who made his name as Bri in A Day in the Death of Joe EggThe British theatre changed for ever when Joe Melia, as the sardonic teacher Bri, pushed a seve…

News: Finborough wins 2012 Peter Brook Empty Space Award

The Finborough Theatre has won the 2012 Peter Brook Empty Space Award, the second time the Earls Court venue has won the £2000 prize. The Finborough, which won for "its dynamic flow o…

PAGE SIX: Katie's cast party

Katie Holmes celebrated the opening of her Broadway play “Dead Accounts” with her co-stars at the Lambs Club on Monday night. Holmes looked happy as she mingled with cast and crew includ…

1st Night Photos: Tommy Steeles the show at Scrooge

Veteran actor and entertainer Tommy Steele returned to the London Palladium last night in a role with which he's become synonymous - Scrooge.Scrooge - which was last at the Palladium in 2005…

Straight, The Studio, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield by Natasha Tripney

The Studio, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield: DC Moore's new play, an adaptation of a 2009 film called Humpday, by the US writer and director Lynn Shelton, turns out to be as much about male…

‘Buss Stop’ on B’way by Kate Sheehy

Katie’s steamy smooch is a show-stopper

Musical Docu-Drama "Stars of David" Assembles Talent Galore by J. Cooper Robb

It’s probably safe to say that never before in theater history have so many award-winning lyricists, composers and playwrights collaborated on a single show as the artists assembled to giv…

Blog: Michael Coveney: St James Theatre offers food for thought

One of the great perks of talking to students is the chance to get one's own thoughts in order. I went down to Roehampton University yesterday lunchtime to discuss recent productions, as wel…

Offer: Impressive puppetry brings classic children's novel GOODNIGHT MISTER TOM to life: ...

David Wood's adaptation of Michelle Magorian's classic children's novel GOODNIGHT MISTER TOM, starring Oliver Ford Davies as Mister Tom, comes to London after an acclaimed UK tour. Come on o…

Offer: Green Day songs galore at AMERICAN IDIOT this December: Meet & greet + drink

This December, for 16 performances only, Green Day’s explosive, Tony Award-winning Broadway rock musical AMERICAN IDIOT comes to London, following a UK tour and including a special appeara…

Offer: Club Exclusive: Friedman directs Menier revival of Sondheim's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG with ...

Whatsonstage.com and Olivier Award winner Maria Friedman makes her directorial debut with a revival of Stephen Sondheim's classic MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG with an all-star cast including Damian…

News: Digital Theatre to act as distributor for filmed theatre content by Alistair Smith

Digital Theatre has launched a new service offering online distribution to filmed content created by other producers. Until now, all the filmed content available to watch online, download or…

Preview: Of Marrow, Moonlight & Mirth/Blushing Poppy Productions by Sharon Hoyer

RECOMMENDED Butoh artist Nicole LeGette explores the mercurial nature of the self in this solo performance that uses simplicity, intimacy and visceral potency as tools of the craft. LeGette�…

News: Digital Theatre releases 2010 Globe productions for download

Whatsonstage.com Awards sponsor Digital Theatre has announced a new partnership with Shakespeare's Globe, which will see it release four productions from the Globe's 2010 season to view onli…

The Whale by StageGrade

Do critics think you should catch "The Whale"?

Sandy Costs Broadway Roughly $8.5 Million

The New York Times 11/06/12

Canada's Richest Theatre Prize ($100K), In Its Final Year, Goes To Lighting Designer

CBC 11/05/12

Why Ibsen's Enemy Of The People Is Relevant To American Politics

NPR 11/02/12 (audio and transcript)

SORRY - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

At Tuesday’s opening-night performance of Sorry, Richard Nelson’s new play at The Public Theater, you could feel a palpable chill pass through the Anspacher Theater late in the evening.

The Other Josh Cohen by StageGrade

Are critics singing along with "The Other Josh Cohen"?

We know in our hearts that in the United States of America, the best is yet to come — Re-elected President Obama by New York Theater

"Grimm" star talks Harvard to Hollywood by Young Hollywood

"Grimm" star from Harvard to Hollywood The lovely Bitsie Tulloch drops by the Studio to give us some juicy scoop on her character Juliette from the hit NBC show "Grimm"…

Dunking with Style with the Harlem Globetrotters by Young Hollywood

Dunking with Style with the Harlem Globetrotters The Harlem Globetrotters have been around since 1926, and for good reason -- their combination of basketball and theatrics has only gotten …

Exit polls: How 2012 compares to 2008 by Jessica Goldstein

Check out which voter groups shifted left or right since the 2008 election in our neat clickable graphs. We've got Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina, Florida, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Colorado…

Los Angeles Theater and Film Review: WRECK-IT RALPH (Directed by Rich Moore) by Tony Frankel

AN IMAGINATIVE STORY AND SPECTACULAR VISUALS MAKE UP FOR CALCULATED FAMILIARITY It’s quite an accomplishment for Disney that the multitude of elements in Wreck-It Ralph don’t collapse in…

On TV, broadcasters search for a drama that never materialized by Chris Jones

Around 8:30 p.m. on CBS, Scott Pelley announced that the network had called Wisconsin for President Barack Obama. Pelley, the best anchor of the election night broadcasts, immediately signal…

Brian Stokes Mitchell Plays SIMPLY BROADWAY Actors Fund Concert Today, 11/7 by BroadwayWorld

Brian Stokes Mitchell will premiere Simply Broadway, a fresh concert series introducing a collection of classic Broadway lyrics and melodies to be featured on a CD making its debut at this e…

Four more years! chants crowd outside White House by Jessica Goldstein

Random "Woooo!", blares of car horns and cheerful shouts of "Obama!" filledthe blocks surrounding the White House minutes after media outlets declaredthe President won a second term. Support…

Which voters had the longest waits? by Jessica Goldstein

Over at Slate, check out the stats on which voters waited the longest to cast their ballots today. The data, compiled via Twitter Search API for tweets including "stood in line," "waited," a…

The Twenty-Seventh Man, Starring Chip Zien and Noah Robbins, Begins Previews at the Public Theater by Broadway.com

The Twenty-Seventh Man begins previews on November 7 at off-Broadway's Public Theater. Nathan Englander’s new play, directed by Barry Edelstein, will open on November 18, with…

Video of The Week by The Charlebois Post

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THE LEADING MEN: Aussie Anthony Warlow Keeps It Real as Annie's Daddy Warbucks by Kenneth Jones

Anthony Warlow, the Australian musical theatre star now making his Broadway debut as billionaire Republican Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks, talks about seeking the truth underneath the co…

TT: Snapshot

Kenneth Tynan interviews Richard Burton in 1967: (This is the latest in a series of arts-related videos that appear in...

TT: Almanac

"I do not see why I should lock myself inside a purely personal idiom. It is largely a matter of...

On The Fringe by Rebecca Messner

When Michael Brush graduated from Towson in 2009, he found many of his friends in the Baltimore area were moving away.

ReInstitutionalized by Chloe Helton-Gallagher

New History At Guest Spot @ the REINSTITUTE through Dec. 7 More at weekly.citypaper.com New History, the current show at Guest Spot’s new Calvert Street location, brings together fo…

Sympathy for the Stones by Lee Gardner

Like many people under the age of 50, Chris Forsyth has never known a world without the Rolling Stones. He remembers hearing “Street Fightin’ Man,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” and the …

A Christmas Story, The Musical Begins Broadway Previews Nov. 7 by Adam Hetrick

Broadway kicks up a leg-lamp kickline as A Christmas Story, The Musical, the new stage production based on the beloved 1983 film and stories by Jean Shepherd, begins previews Nov. 7 at the L…

Brian Stokes Mitchell Plays Alice Tully Hall Nov. 7 by Andrew Gans

Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell, who is also chairman of the board of The Actors Fund, launches his five-city tour Nov. 7 at 7 PM at Alice Tully Hall in Manhattan. The concert, which…

Liz Callaway Is Comin' Around Again Beginning Nov. 7 at 54 Below by Andrew Gans

Tony nominee Liz Callaway brings her newest concert act, Comin' Around Again, to 54 Below beginning Nov. 7.

Bruce Graham's The Outgoing Tide, With Michael Learned, Ian Lithgow and Peter Strauss, Begins Nov. 7 at 59E59 by Michael Gioia

The Delaware Theatre Company presents Bruce Graham's The Outgoing Tide, starring Emmy Award-winning actress Michael Learned, beginning Nov. 7 at 59E59 Theaters.

THEIR FAVORITE THINGS: Mamma Mia! Star Judy McLane Shares Her Theatregoing Experiences 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…

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today in Theatre History: NOVEMBER 7 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas, Sam Maher and Steve Luber

1904 The timeless anthem "Give My Regards to Broadway" is first sung tonight on the Broadway stage tonight at the opening of George M. Cohan's Little Johnny Jones at the Libert…

Serious Stage Turn for 'Daily Show's' Aasif Mandvi in Disgraced

Lincoln Center Theater has made a new performance space for LCT3, its program of works by new playwrights, directors, and designers. The Claire Tow Theater sits atop the Vivian Beaumont Thea…