Review of the Saturday, April 5th matinee preview performance at the St. James Theatre in New York City. Starring Zach Braff, Marin Mazzie, Brooks Ashmanskas, Nick Cordero, Vincent Pas…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:55PMIf Playwright Jordan Pulliam and Director Kallie Rolison can become a dynamic duo of shrewd editing, Bat-Hamlet is poised to become a party night crowd pleaser with a smart balance of the er…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 10:36PM A show that wittily skewers greed and power-lust in all its forms. By Joel Benjamin Michael Roberts who wrote the book and the...
The post Greed:…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:22PMSTAGE17, Chairman David Stoller Executive Chairman of Reach4Entertainment, and President and Executive Producer Ondine Landa Abramson are pleased to present the world premiere of the origina…
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Scotland Week @ 59E59 TheatersA Respectable Widow Takes to Vulgarity and Clean, a double bill from Scotland makes US premiere.Gavin John …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:52PMCatch up with the Zach Braff, Marin Mazzie and the cast of killer musical comedy Bullets Over Broadway as they talk about Woody Allen, cracking each other up and the mob connection that just…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:50PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Tickets to watch Denzel Washington on Broadway in "A Raisin in the Sun" are hard to come by, but one man managed it - President Barack Obama....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:46PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Capping two days devoted to praising the advances of the civil rights movement, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama attended the Broadway revival of "A …
SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:45PMMargi De Ferranti, Geraldine Turner, Katrina Retallick, Meredith O’Reilly and Caitlin Berry – all fierce and fabulous performers in their own right – will join together thi…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:30PMIf/Then star Anthony Rapp talks about being a child actor, the Rent gang and how his new show is like a video game.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:29PMNot that they needed to really, but this from their Facebook page not long ago: For The Record goes on the record to state that theater is alive and well in Los Angeles. For The Record was c…
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Roundabout Theatre Company's production of VIOLET, starring Sutton Foster, Colin Donnell,Alexander Gemignani and Joshua Henry, is currently in previews and officially opens on April 20, 2014…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:48PMA marvelous time was had by all who attended the 45th Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards event. A group of professional theater critics, the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LAD…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:40PMShe Rode Horses Like the Stock Exchange features four people sitting around in a park making awkward small talk for 75 minutes.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 08:24PMWarning: call_user_func_array() [function.call-user-func-array]: First argument is expected to be a valid callback, 'insertThumbnailRSS' was given in /home/content/52/9380252/html/wp-includ…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 08:16PMSan Diego Opera has enlisted the spin expertise of Mark Fabiani -- the former deputy mayor of Los Angeles and former special counsel to President Bill Clinton -- to handle the company's pu…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:03PMProof follows the story of Catherine, the daughter of a mathematical genius, who has been caring for her ill father for several years.
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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:53PMShowbiz411 leaked today that Academy Award-winner Dianne Wiest will join The New Group's RASHEEDA when it debuts this fall, directed by Cynthia Nixon The Real Thing, Sex and the City.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:50PMShowbiz411 writes that James Earl Jones will likely appear on Broadway this fall in a revival of Kaufman and Hart's YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, directed by Michael Wilson.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:41PMHaving conquered the Oscars — she sang the Academy Award-winning tune Let It Go from Disney's hit film Frozen — and the publicity that came with it after John Travolta bizarrely butchere…
SOURCE: USA Today at 07:31PMAfter nearly two decades of South Florida productions, the hilarious and poignant Over The River And Through The Woods has lost a bit of its power in this perfectly workmanlike and mildly …
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 07:26PM"A Raisin in the Sun" marks the first time the couple have attended a Broadway show together since 2009.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:19PMThis South African drama set during the apartheid era focuses on middle-class infidelity.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:14PMWarning: call_user_func_array() [function.call-user-func-array]: First argument is expected to be a valid callback, 'insertThumbnailRSS' was given in /home/content/52/9380252/html/wp-includ…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:09PMSTARK, PURE AND PERVERSE: A TRAGEDY FOR THEN AND NOW This is the toughest of tragedies: it may be a domestic affair, set among poor Italian immigrants under the Brooklyn Bridge in the ‘40�…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 07:01PMThis superb production will leave you emotionally drained and unexpectedly elated
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:01PMA new exhibition celebrates the sequinned splendour of the hit stage and screen musical Strictly Ballroom, just in time for the opening of the new musical. It has been thirty years since Str…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:00PM
Scroll down for a photo of Broadway animal trainer Bill Berloni and canine star Roxie the Chihuahua with Joan and Melissa when they attended the recent funeral of her best bowser friend, Joa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:49PMIn “The Shadow of the Hummingbird,” at the Long Wharf Theater in New Haven, Athol Fugard performs in one of his own plays for the first time in 15 years.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:48PMSnappy new recordings of the music of Milton Babbitt and George Antheil from the Boston Modern Orchestra Project while cellist Christ Wild's disc offers a fascinating journey through some ri…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:41PMLady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, starring five-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald and under the direction of Lonny Price (110 in the Shade, A Class Act), officially opens on S…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 06:22PMThe Michael Grandage Company production of The Cripple of Inishmaan, by Martin McDonagh, starring Daniel Radcliffe and the critically acclaimed West End cast, directed by Tony Award-winner M…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 06:12PMWashington theatre will celebrate its highest honors for achievement at the 30th Annual Helen Hayes Awards on Monday, April 21, 2013 at the National Building Museum, co-host of the event. Th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:08PMBroadway’s Best Shows is hunting down the best Broadway-related snaps you created for our newest series: Broadway Photo of the Day! Living in a world in which our daily lives are flood…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 06:02PMThe Hedwig and the Angry Inch writer will soak up the spotlight at the variety show's April 20 installment.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMEgan's one-woman show will take place on the Disney musical's 20th anniversary.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMDaniel Winder of Iris Theatre tells us why he disagrees with the assertion that the current glut of adaptations is bad news for theatre
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:00PM
Swarovski crystals are “shining like the brightest star” in costumes for Broadway’s Hedwig and The Angry Inch. The musical is now in previews at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Stre…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 05:55PMFishing for Wives
Off Broadway, Theatre Row, Pan Asian Repertory Theatre
Reviewed by Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: A sincere but somewhat blatant comedy set in vintage Hawaii which inter…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 05:54PM“Orlando,” a monologue at the Alexander Kasser Theater based on Virginia Woolf’s 1928 fantasy, is set to music and features striking visual projections.
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The post Lily & Kirsten Discuss Their Return to TML While, Above Their Heads, Guest Artist Dallas Tolentino And The Giant Who Lives In The State Park Have A Very Informational Con…
SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 05:48PMConnection, Intimacy, Beauty, love
These are the words that we’ve proposed as topics for our new blog series to span over the next few months. All of them are values we Halcyon-ites hold v…
SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 05:43PM(Pictured: Cecelia Kouma Executive Director of Playwrights Project with Cygnet Theatre’s President Judy Garrett, Artistic Director Sean Murray, and Managing Director Bill Schmidt at Playwr…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 05:40PMThese are EXCLUSIVES (sorry, have to do that because some people just don’t learn): James Earl Jones may be heading back to Categories:
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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 05:40PMBrought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Friday, April 11, 2014 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway @INISHMAANBway announces rush policy and begins p…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:39PMIn Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Broadway favorite Jarrod Spector channels legendary songwriter Barry Mann. See him team up with the real-life Mann in his concert A Little Extra H…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:37PMBryan Cranston, starring as as LBJ in ALL THE WAY, was lauded recently by an impressive array of celebrities and dignitaries. Whoopi Goldberg, Trudie Styler, Sting, playwright Janet Langhart…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:35PMTony Award nominated rock star Constantine Maroulis Rock of Ages,' 'Jekyll and Hyde' and former Rock of Ages co-star Angel Reed have joined showband singer-graphic novelist Arnel Arcedo's UN…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:31PMAllan Hawco, Christine Home (photo - rotated - by Guntar Kravis)Obscurity of meaningPscyhological thriller strives for cohesionby Dave Ross“City of lovers… city of lights? Is it both?”…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:24PMWoody Allen's new musical Bullets Over Broadway, starring Zach Braff and Marin Mazzie, opened on Broadway April 10. Playbill.com was there.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:22PMNeNe Leakes went into a total ‘80s time warp on April 10! The Real Housewives of Atlanta star took a trip to Broadway to catch the headbanging jukebox hit Rock of Ages—and obviou…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:20PMBroadwayBox goes track-by-track, gif-by-gif as we dive into the Beautiful: The Carole King Musical cast recording.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 05:14PMHis name – the LA Theater fan – is Damaris Montalvo, and he ain’t a theater artist, just a fan and he had something to say about this whole Vanity Fair thing. The Boston C…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 05:14PM(photo by Peter Lear)Feats of Endurance and Inspirationby Winna TseSAWAH, a music and dance production brought to us by Arabesque Dance Company is simply put, inspirational. It’s a product…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:10PM54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Susan Egan in her critically-acclaimed, one-woman show, Susan Egan The Belle of Broadway on April 15 at 930pm SOLD OUT and added by popular demand …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:02PMFollowing the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, her successor, the current Prince Charles, about to be crowned king, holds the government and the entire country to ransom. It’s not j…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:00PM Over the next week, the Tributes from each District will train and the citizens of the Capitol of Panem (that’s you) will have the opportunity to take a look at them, assess their s…
SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 05:00PMRECOMMENDED There’s a new high-profile contemporary dance company in town. Nick Pupillo’s Visceral Dance Chicago, born of and named after the studio he opened on the Northwest Side, made…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 05:00PMWhether you've been living under a rock for the past week or you're just in the mood for a recap, BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures' is here to satisfy your end-of-the-week fix Take a l…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00PMHighlights include the return of ZooNation's Groove on Down the Road as part of their Festival of Love from 28 June to 31 August
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:00PMAndrew Lloyd Webber's musical opened at the Union Theatre earlier this week
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:00PMDisney have released a video of all the actresses who voiced Elsa around the world singing the film's Oscar-winning song, and it's beautiful
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:00PMThe celebration of Leonard Bernstein will feature performances by Judy Kaye, Lauren Worsham, and more.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM
From four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein Kinky Boots, Newsies, La Cage aux Folles comes CASA VALENTINA, his first play in almost thirty years and his first-ever collaboration with M…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:59PMOn The Day The Pulitzers Are AnnouncedPulitzer Prize winning playwright and renown playwriting educator Paula Vogel (“How I Learned to Drive”) will be speaking at Wesleyan Uni…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:55PMCasa Valentina, a new play by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein about an upstate colony where heterosexual men dress as women, began performances on Broadway April 1 at Manhattan …
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:53PMThe latest staging of "The Threepenny Opera" has come to life at the Atlantic Theater Company.
SOURCE: NY1 at 04:52PMI came across this lede in an old review of mine while working on my recent feature on Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally, and it struck as worth highlighting. The review is of the Mike L…
SOURCE: The Wicked Stage at 04:43PMPaper Mill Playhouse continues its 75th Anniversary Season with the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific. With music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:41PMTony Award winner Alan Cumming and cast members from the Broadway return of Cabaret performed on NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" April 10.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:35PMCostume designer Suttirat Anne Larlarb tells THR of making her Broadway debut with James Franco, Chris O’Dowd, Leighton Meester and Jim Parrack.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:33PMIf you suspect the title Cock of having anatomical significance, your suspicions are justified. It also has metaphorical significance
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 04:33PMThe Wright Stuff
We think of playwrights as writers but the spelling of their title reveals a deeper meaning. The rarely seen “wright” is an old word, and speaks to people who ma…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 04:32PMRECOMMENDED River North Dance Chicago presents a one-night repertory performance with a diverse and eclectic mix. The night features several pieces by artistic director Frank Chaves. “The …
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 04:30PMProducers of The Cripple of Inishmaan, starring Daniel Radcliffe, have announced a rush ticket policy for the Broadway premiere of the Martin McDonagh play at the Cort Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:30PMFor this Text to Text, we aim to have students explore the role of true friendship in a world defined by transactional relationships. We pair the opening exchanges between George and Lennie …
SOURCE: learning.blogs.nytimes.com at 04:28PMActor Martin Atkinson, who comes from Norfolk, trained in performing arts/acting at City College Norwich. He spent two years in TIE then joined Blunderbus children’s theatre company in 201…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:18PMSee Jessie Mueller and the cast of Beautiful record the title song from the Broadway show. The CD is already available for download on the Sh-K-Boom label and will be in stores May 13.&…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:18PM(This post is a part of the Diversity & Inclusion blog salon led by Online Curator Jacqueline E. Lawton. Check out further Diversity & Inclusion interviews on Jacqueline’s blog…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 04:00PMIt’s been one of those days for Jamie (Brett Schneider), the shaky protagonist of Next Theatre’s “The Great God Pan.” First, he discovers that his live-in girlfriend Paige (Kristina …
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 04:00PMThe Life of the Party - A Celebration of the Songs of Andrew Lippa will be hosted by the man himself and also stars Caroline O'Connor
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:00PMThe production will be directed by Adrian Noble and open next summer
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:00PMTony Award winner Michael Grandage's production is now in previews at the Cort Theatre.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM
The domestic trailer for director Anton Corbijn's adaptation of John le Carre's A MOST WANTED MAN has been released.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:56PMI first saw actors Tom Wines and Jeff Larsen perform in The Foreigner at the Twin Beach Players in 2004. I liked the production so much that I asked the director of the show, Sid Curl if he …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 03:54PMBITTERSWEET Beck’s decision to make Anna’s affliction an anthropomorphic one – a handsome devilish specter (Jack Millard), visible only to her, is responsible for her pain …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:52PMThere was a time, not so long ago, when the term "jukebox musical" was a bright new label on Broadway, one that could be mentioned without the hint of an exasperated look or a curled lip.
SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 03:51PM ::STOP PRESS:: Odyssey Theatre’s “A Steady Rain” extends through May 11, 2014 then heads to the Guthrie in the fall Previously reviewed: In Keith Huff’s casually profane police pro…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:50PMOn March 31, MCC presented Miscast, an annual benefit in which Broadway stars perform songs from musical roles which they would be very unlikely to land in real life. This year's event honor…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:46PMShould I start with the good news or the bad news? The good news is that if you like big Susan Stroman dance numbers, Bullets Over Broadway has plenty of them. The other good news is that th…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 03:40PMHarvey Fierstein watched a preview performance of his new play, “Casa Valentina,” then enjoyed a preopening celebration.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:38PMLady Day at Emerson's Bar amp Grill stars five-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald under the direction of Lonny Price 110 in the Shade, A Class Act, will play a strictly limited 10-week en…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:38PMIT’S ALL IN THE TIEMPO The excitement in Ana Maria Alvarez’ voice is contagious: “When we got the news it was like one of those Ed McMahon calls that everyone sees on television.” Th…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:35PMOn this date 23 years ago, Miss Saigon opened at the Broadway Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:35PMRoundabout Theatre Company has announced a special benefit reading of INTIMATE APPAREL, by Lynn Nottage with Daniel Sullivan reprising his direction.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:29PMCheck out production photos for the Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere of Casa Valentina, starring Patrick Page, Gabriel Ebert, John Cullum and more. The new play opens April 23 at the Sa…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:24PMCurrent Rodger and Hammerstein's Cinderella star Fran Drescher reunited with her 'The Nanny' co-creatorswriters Robert Sternin and Prudence Fraser onstage yesterday after her Thursday matine…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PMTony nominee Susan Egan will bring her critically acclaimed one-woman show, Susan Egan: The Belle of Broadway, to 54 Below April 15 at 9:30 PM and April 18 at 11 PM.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:21PMSpringtime is the busiest time of year on the Great White Way, and we've gotta admit, the Broadway.com staff is a little bit sleep-deprived. But that would never stop us from bringing yo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:17PMThe United Palace 4140 Broadway, at 175th Street and UPCA United Palace of Cultural Arts will feature a screening of the 1933 classic KING KONG, as part of its 'Sunday Movies at the Palace' …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:16PMJim Taylor reviews the new production (Friday, April 11, 2014)
SOURCE: www.podtrac.com at 03:13PMHere at AYT, we’ve teamed up with Iris Theatre to bring you a treat of a ticket offer for the weekend. Between now and midnight this Sunday 13 April, join in the ‘Mad Hatter’s Ticket P…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:12PMThe Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with guest performer and conductor Itzhak Perlman graced the Strathmore concert hall last night, April 10, 2014, for an evening of mellifluous classical sou…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:12PMFive-time Tony Award-winning actress Audra McDonald returns to Broadway as Billie Holiday in Lanie Robertson's play with music, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, which offici…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:11PMOld Hollywood glamour was in the air on Thursday as Shirley Jones, Maureen O’Hara and Kim Novak turned out for opening night of the TCM Classic Movie Festival. The fifth annual fest kicke…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:08PMPolka Theatre, London: This robust and original piece is about confronting demons, whether that means living with the fear of what is happening to your dad in a 2014 war zone or facing the M…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:08PMPhyllis Frelich, the deaf actress who won a Tony Award for her performance as the female lead in the play Children of a Lesser God and who co-founded the National Theatre of the Deaf, died A…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:07PMAs part of the company's first visit to L.A. in 10 years, "Airs," "Banquet of Vultures" and "Gossamer Gallants" will hit the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion beginning April 11.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:05PMWelcome to THE FRIDAY SIX QampAs with your favorite Broadway stars. Want to know what hooked them to a career in the theater Their dream roles Their Broadway crushes Read onIn this week's ed…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00PMThe screen star, looks set to play John Proctor in Yael Farber's production when it opens in June, according to the Mail
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:00PM
Steven Pasquale, currently starring on Broadway in The Bridges of Madison County, took to the stage to sing 'You'll Never Walk Alone' from Carousel. Click below to check out the full perform…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:59PMClick for production photos of Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, starring five-time Tony winner Audra McDonald as Billie Holiday. See the new one-woman show, opening April 13 at Cir…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:58PMNew York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) is the fancy theater on the Fourth Arts Block (the patch of East Fourth Street between Bowery Street and Second Avenue, which includes La MaMa and the Kraine…
SOURCE: Maxamoo at 02:57PMWith two of Frank Loesser’s biggest hits returning in the form of simultaneous all-star concerts, last week New York experienced a rare treat for Classic Broadway lovers and the ClaB…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 02:54PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Viola Davis...For One Night Only!
Two-time Tony winner and Oscar nominee Viola Davis will return to the stage for a one-n…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:53PMBy Greg Redlawsk. A sampling of some of the major non-profits suggests that there are at least, on average, 8 to 10 unpaid interns working at any given time in the average mid to large sized…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:53PM Remembering the Film Legacy of Bette Davis Part Four By Ellis Nassour
Film buffs from around the world celebrated the stellar film legacy of tw…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 02:50PM by Marilyn Lester You’ve probably had the experience: a performer sings a song that knocks your socks off. The audience applauds so wildly it can hardly...
The …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:49PMThe juries for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama have delighted in confounding expectations the past couple years. The last two winners were the unexpected Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar in 2013 and Wa…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:46PMBertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill wrote the satirical The Threepenny Opera in 1928 as a socialist critique of corruption and capitalism. It’s set in a world filled with misery and destit…
SOURCE: Maxamoo at 02:45PMThe juries for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama have delighted in confounding expectations the past couple years. The last two winners were the unexpected Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar in 2013 and Wa…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:44PMRoyal Opera House, London: This exquisite new ballet by Christopher Wheeldon transports the Covent Garden audience to undiscovered waters and undreamed shores.
Read the full review
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:42PMJefferson Mays plays eight different roles in the Broadway show 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:39PMThe Michael Grandage Company production of The Cripple of Inishmaan, by Martin McDonagh, starring Daniel Radcliffe and the critically acclaimed West End cast, directed by Tony Award-winner M…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:31PM(Photo: Interrupted: Devised as part of the World Wide Lab, Tom Henning photographer. This post is part of the Canadian theatre salon curated by Chantal Bilodeau for the World Theatre D…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 02:27PMBelow, check out an all-new TV ad for the brand new musical comedy BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, written by Woody Allen and based on the screenplay by Allen and Douglas McGrath for the 1994 film.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:16PMThe London premiere of The Winter’s Tale, a co-production between the Royal Ballet and the National Ballet of Canada, was well-received by critics.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:04PMBroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre web site on the net, is very excited today to announce the launch of its newest, exclusive TV series - BROADWAY QUICK CHANGE. The new series will featu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:01PMMoira Buffini discusses Handbagged's long journey to the West End, and why she's writing about nuclear power for the National Theatre
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 02:00PM
(This post is a part of the Diversity & Inclusion blog salon led by Online Curator Jacqueline E. Lawton. Check out further Diversity & Inclusion interviews on Jacqueline’s blog…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 01:59PMWell that was quick. Guess the LA Weekly can get its shit together when it needs to. Steven Leigh has jumped into the fray. I’m sure there will be others rolling along right behind him…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:57PMView the Full Article on NewYork.com
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:57PMThe deaf actress won a Tony Award for her leading role in the 1980 Broadway play. Marlee Matlin earned an Oscar for playing the part in the film version.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:53PMOn Wednesday, the legendary Judy Collins attended Mothers and Sons and went backstage to meet with cast members Tyne Daly and Grayson Taylor. BroadwayWorld brings you photos of the trio back…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:50PMDeborah Zoe Laufer's "Informed Consent," an intriguing play about the
promise and pitfalls of genetics research -- thorny legal and moral issues that
were unimaginable only a few y…
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 01:49PMStephen Sorokoff My View: 54 Below Show-Stopping Broadway: Last night, 54 Below celebrated some of the most memorable show-stopping musical moments from Broadway.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:48PMThe world premiere production of the brand new musical comedy Bullets Over Broadway, written byWoody Allen and based on the screenplay by Allen and Douglas McGrath for the 1994 film opened l…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:43PMIt’s a job that left even Sir Laurence Olivier scarred. For this greatest of thespians, his reign as director of the National Theatre was often consumed by politics, and it ended amid clai…
SOURCE: The Independent at 01:43PMIt’s a job that left even Sir Laurence Olivier scarred. For this greatest of thespians, his reign as director of the National Theatre was often consumed by politics, and it ended amid clai…
SOURCE: The Independent at 01:43PMRSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran has announced the company's Summer 2014 season in Stratford-upon-Avon with three early titles in the Company's six year journey across Shakespeare's entir…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:40PMAfter a first look preview on “Good Morning America” airs on Monday, April 14th, on Tuesday, April 15th, Disney’s Aladdin will make three national television debuts in one …
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 01:39PMA production of Midsummer that can't make Puck work has a serious problem.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 01:31PM"Bullets Over Broadway," the new musical by Woody Allen that he adapted from his own 1994 movie, opened Thursday at the St. James Theatre in New York amid lingering media speculation surroun…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:31PMPenny Fuller took the stage at 54 Below to preview the April 13 concert performances of 54 Sings Applause. The concert will feature a reunion of Appluase cast member Fuller, Len Cariou and L…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:27PMThe Michael Grandage Company production of THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN, by Martin McDonagh, starring Daniel Radcliffe and the critically acclaimed West End cast, directed by Tony Award-winner M…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 01:26PMMr. Daisey, best known as a monologist, will open the East End Performance CRAWL, a new festival of site-specific solo shows, in May.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:25PMMiss Saigon, currently booking for performances through to Saturday 25th October 2014, will make its highly anticipated return to the West End on Saturday 3 May 2014 at the Prince Edward The…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:23PMDynamic duo Cass Morgan and Michael X. Martin share the secret their onstage marriage in The Bridges of Madison County.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 01:20PMName: Alesandra NahodilHometown: NYCEducation: NYU Tisch Who do you play in The Mysteries?: Eve, Herod, Understudy Virgin MaryTell us about The Mysteries: As in tell you about how it blows m…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:12PMAll of Broadway's brightest stars gathered last night at the St. James Theatre to celebrate the opening of the brand new musical comedy Bullets Over Broadway. BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:07PMA free reading of David L. Kimple's new play Mare in the Men's Room, about a woman rediscovering life as a drag king, will be presented April 21 at the East 13th Street Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:05PMI am excited to announce that we will produce a one-night-only special benefit reading of the Steinberg Center’s inaugural production, Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage. Daniel Sullivan wil…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 01:02PMToday, the animation studio shared a video of the talented performers who voiced Elsa in that moving footage. Get a behind-the-mic- look below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00PMThe pair will catch Denzel Washington and company in action.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMArtistic Director Sheldon Epps will helm the production.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMThe Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS annual benefit will pay tribute to the history of rock 'n' roll.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMThe season will include plays by A.R. Gurney, Anne Washburn, Sarah Ruhl, and more.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMBy HowlRound TV. Theatre Bay Area presents three livestreaming sessions from their annual conference on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:00PMThe pair will catch Denzel Washington and company in action.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMThe production can currently be seen at the SoHo Playhouse.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMThe evening will benefit Roundabout Theatre Company's New Play Initiative.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMTwo-time Tony Award winner Viola Davis, Arija Bareikis, Lynda Gravátt, Russell Hornsby, Corey Stoll and Lauren Vélez, cast members of the 2004 award-winning production of Lynn …
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PMProducers of the West End revival have released exclusive behind-the-scenes content from the rehearsal studio
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PM
For three days, I sat and drew during rehearsals for the Broadway revival of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.”
SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 12:57PMOnly its brilliant young stars save Jack Thorne's under-powered adaptation of Swedish vampire film, Let the Right One In, says Tim Walker
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:55PM By Joel Benjamin A highlight of Sally Wilfert’s act at 54 Below on April 6th was a lovely story of being invited to Barbara Cook’s apartment to...
The post Sally Wil…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:53PMBolshoi Ballet artistic director Sergei Filin is in the U.S. for the first time since he was injured last year. He says he hopes ballet will help soothe international tensions.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:40PMThe world premiere of Extraordinary Extremities, starring Carlo Adinolfi, is now playing at the SoHo Playhouse. Written and directed by Renee Philippi, the off-Broadway solo show will c…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:39PMTwo-time Tony Award winner Donna Murphy will guest star on the April 13 episode of CBS' "The Good Wife," Playbill.com has learned.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:37PMInside his work on Broadway’s The Velocity of Autumn — Welcome to Building Character, our ongoing look at actors and how they create their roles “The thing that draws me to…
SOURCE: TDF at 12:36PMThe big opening of the week was Bullets Over Broadway, the stage adaptation of Woody Allen's popular 1994 film comedy of the same name, directed by Susan Stroman.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PMFrom a brother and a sister who discover a house made of delicious treats, to an ogre who must save a princess from a fire-breathing dragon, this week's Roundup features f…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 12:29PMJonathan Kent's production of Noël Coward's classic comedy Private Lives for Chichester Festival theatre has been nominated for Olivier awards for best actress (Anna Chancellor) and best re…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:26PMThe Chicago premiere of Heidi Schreck's Grand Concourse has been announced as the final title in Steppenwolf Theatre Company's 2014-15 season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23PMYou wept at the book, then wept at the Meryl Streep-Clint Eastwood film, but save some more tears for the achingly lovely new cast recording for the Broadway tuner The Bridges of Madison Cou…
SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 12:20PM Remembering the Film Legacy of Bette Davis Part Three By: Ellis Nassour
Trailblazing actress Bette Davis was often dubbed the "Fifth Warner B…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:20PMThis is a very interesting idea from the mind of Christian Levatino, Artistic Director of Gangbusters Theatre. What is it? Pretty simple really, organize all the actual artistic directors of…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 12:17PMThe hit 1994 Woody Allen film "Bullets Over Broadway" comes to musical life on the Great White Way.
SOURCE: NY1 at 12:15PMThis Week's Picks: iLuminate wowed the nation with their groundbreaking light suits on "America's Got Talent" and then took to the road, performing for awestruck crowds around the world.
SOURCE: upperwestside.macaronikid.com at 12:14PMRomeo and Juliet, produced by Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre, featuring Akeem Davis, Victoria Rose Bonito, J Hernandez, JJ Van Name, James Tolbert. Reviewed by Wendy Rosenfield.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:13PMThe first of Primavera’s season of revivals this year, The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith, currently playing at the Jermyn Street Theatre, tells a tale of love, idealism and scandal. Set in Venice…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:10PMThe off-Broadway production of Samuel Shem and Janet Surrey’s Bill W. and Dr. Bob will end its run at the SoHo Playhouse on May 4. The play, starring Patrick Boll and Steve Brady, open…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:08PMTwo-time Oscar nominee and Olivier Award winner Julie Walters will receive the Academy Fellowship at this year's Arqiva British Academy Television Awards ceremony May 18 at the Theatre R…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:08PMAcclaimed illustrator Ken Fallin's drawings of the greatest stars and scenes of the theatrical world are a recurring part of Playbill.com.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:08PMArts Fuse writer Anthony Wallace talks about the latest accolade for his short story collection "The Old Priest" -- it was a finalist for the 2014 PEN/Hemingway Award.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:07PMMatthew Amendt has a banged-up finger and other talismans of recent melees. “I took a broadsword to the knuckle the other day,” the actor says with relish, holding up his right hand, wit…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:05PMIn today's Wall Street Journal drama column I review two New York openings, Bullets Over Broadway and The Heir Apparent....
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:05PMName: Anthony Vaughn MerchantHometown: Upland, CAWho do you play in Little Mac, Little Mac, You’re the Very Man?: Nixon, Lucile Ball, Arnold RothstienTell us about Little Mac, Little Mac, …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:05PMWant to take part in our celebration of Shakespeare's birthday? Submit a Vine or Instagram video sharing your favourite line from a Shakespeare playTo celebrate the 450th anniversary of Shak…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMMann joined in at Spector's A Little Help From My Friends cabaret show at 54 Below.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMBy HowlRound TV. The One-Minute Play Festival (#1MPF) & Perseverance Theatre present the 1st Alaska One-Minute Play Festival livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced Howl…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:00PMThe Olivier Awards on Sunday are shaping up to be the strongest in years
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PMMoira Buffini's play, which has transferred to the West End from the Tricycle Theatre, doesn't fully convince our critic
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PM
After 20 years of leadership, Guthrie Theater artistic director Joe Dowling will step down from that position following the 2014-15 season, which has just been announced.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:52AMOK, Broadway, time to rip off those clothes and start head banging! Broadway Bares: Rock Hard! will amp up this spring with a tribute to rock ‘n’ roll’s iconic music and mo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:50AMTwelve Angry Men it is not. In that serious courtroom drama from the 1950s, twelve – yes, angry – sequestered jurors debate in real time the guilt or innocence of a man suspected of homo…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:49AMBeleaguered Coronation Street musical Street of Dreams is set for a possible resurrection, with producers being sought to stage a new version of the show. A restaging of the musical could se…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:48AMThe money isn't much, but actors say they are addicted to artistic rewards of storefront theaters
No one pursues a career in theater looking to make a quick buck. That holds especially tru…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:47AMIf I said to you the words’ women’, ‘power’ and ‘politics’ I guarantee you’d immediately think of Margaret Thatcher and Queen Elizabeth II. Well, so too…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:46AMCreativity is like a sausage machine. Half-formed ideas go in at one end and come out in a presentable, digestible form at the other. However, some of us will comment on the shape, the size&…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:45AMLouisville was the home of Hunter S. Thompson, the Lord of gonzo journalism until he blew himself up in 2005. For Thompson, every story about the world was really a story about himself. Thom…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:35AMYou’d think Washington would perpetually be in the market for sophisticated, unpredictable, audience-friendly plays by a black female playwright. Yet plays by Lynn Nottage, a Pulitzer Priz…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:28AM“A Nottage play, like history, is full of discoveries,” critic Michael Feingold once wrote of Lynn Nottage. “You never know what, or who, will turn up next.” Oddly, Nottage’s play…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:28AMIt has the makings of a Barbara Stanwyck boomlet: Victoria Wilson visited Boston to talk about the first volume of her major biography of the star, and the actress can be seen on-screen at t…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:28AMBy David Dower. Today I get a chance to talk to a team of brothers who have been making work together for decades: David and Jeremy Wilhelm . There's such hybridity in their creative partner…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:27AMClick for curtain call and post-show party photos from the opening night of Woody Allen and Susan Stroman’s new musical Bullets Over Broadway on April 10, 2014. See Zach Braff, Marin M…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:26AMSt James theatre, New YorkThis stage adaptation, starring Zach Braff, brings brassy thrusts, American songbook standards and a horde of chorus girls to Woody Allen's comic caper How Woody Al…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:25AMYou’re invited to take a first look at Broadway’s Bullets Over Broadway! Check out the first production photos at the PHOTO STOP on Broadway’s Best Shows! Click here to vis…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 11:23AMPhoto Credit: Courtney Caron Marja-Lewis Ryan Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Current Town: Los Angeles, CA Q: Tell me about One in the Chamber.
A: There was a featured article in The …
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 11:23AMThe Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical ONCE, will play its 862nd performance, passing the Broadway run of Ragtime, at the matinee on Saturday, April 12.
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 11:21AMOriginally premiering 17 years ago at the National, Alan Ayckbourn’s A Small Family Business makes its return to the Olivier Theatre. I feel instantly humbled by Tim Hatley’s design. It …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:20AMBOOGIE STOMP! is a theatrical evening starring two of the greatest jazz/boogie/stride/blues pianists in the world, Bob Baldori and Arthur Migliazza. After electrifying audiences all around t…
SOURCE: www.thewriteteachers.com at 11:19AMThe Pasadena Playhouse announced that the classic Cole Porter musical Kiss Me, Kate will open its 2014–15 season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AMThe 24th annual edition of Broadway Bares will blow the roof off its new home at Hammerstein Ballroom with Broadway Bares: Rock Hard!, an amped up celebration honoring the best of rock ̵…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 11:14AMHail to the Chief! Deadline has reported that President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are set to attend the April 11 performance of A Raisin In The Sun at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:08AMHail to the Chief! Deadline reports that President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are set to attend the April 11 performance of A Raisin In The Sun at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Presi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:08AMAnyone who has studied law knows about the dreaded Moot Court—an exercise in public humiliation where young law students try to argue fictional cases while they are constantly interrupted …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:08AMAlan Cumming and the cast of Broadway’s Cabaret appeared on the Tonight Show stage to perform “Willkommen” on last night’s Jimmy Fallon. Check it out below:
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 11:04AMCaroline O’Connor, Damian Humbley and Summer Strallen will star in The Life of the Party, a celebration of the songs of Andrew Lippa, which opens at the Menier Chocolate Factory next month…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:02AMThe 24th annual edition of Broadway Bares, entitled Broadway Bares: Rock Hard!, which is billed as "an amped up celebration honoring the best of rock 'n' roll," will be pre…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AMI found ‘em. I found the stars that will replace in Les Miz. (Cameron, you can thank me later.) I just did a Fun on a Friday blog last week, so I normally wouldn’t put one up a…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMJermyn Street Theatre, London: Written in 1895 and boasting a fiery female protagonist, The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith is as radical as any contemporary feminist play.
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AMBefore I dive into the topic of “belting,” let me begin by saying that I (like many others) always appreciate the power of a singer or performer that can reach impossible pitches at impo…
SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 11:00AMIn today's Wall Street Journal "Sightings" column I take note of an important cultural anniversary. Here's an excerpt. * *...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:00AMThe new musical is directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMMike Bartlett's 'speculative history' play proves a royal success
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AMAndrew Scott stars in Stephens' new play directed by Carrie Cracknell which opened at the Royal Court earlier this week
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AM
All of Broadway's brightest stars gathered last night at the St. James Theatre to celebrate the opening of the brand new musical comedy Bullets Over Broadway. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:55AMGrab some popcorn and a giant box of Sno-Caps, because Broadway is going to the movies! Film execs have made all sorts of promises about producing film adaptations of our favorite Broadway m…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:52AMThere are lots of buff guys on Broadway, but Rocky star Andy Karl and Les Miserables headliner Ramin Karimloo are two dudes who have both completely transformed their physiques for their new…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:49AMFollowing yesterday's news, both Colbert and Jon Stewart shared their reactions on 'The Colbert Report' and 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,' respectively.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:47AMLike any good dancer, Amy Purdy has a great pair of legs. But as with any good dancer, there is far more to her talent than what she does with them. Still, the legs grab your attention. Purd…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:46AMBy: David ShewardEntering the Gym at Judson for Transport Group's revival of I Remember Mama, John Van Druten's nostalgic 1944 play about a Norwegian immigrant family in turn-of-the-cenBarba…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:45AMThe Disney musical Aladdin, which currently plays Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre, will make three national television appearances on the ABC network April 15.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AMPoirot star will appear in a revival of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest directed by Adrian NobleThe role has been played by a who's who of greats including Edith Evans, Judi De…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:43AMLast night, 54 Below celebrated some of the most memorable show-stopping musical moments from Broadway. The show featured some of Broadway's greatest stars, including Tony nominee Carolee Ca…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:41AMWith Few Shows Left, Excitement Grows For Nomination Possibilities
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:40AMThe world premiere production of the brand new musical comedy Bullets Over Broadway, written by Woody Allen and based on the screenplay by Allen and Douglas McGrath for the 1994 film opened …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:35AMGet all the info on BroadwayBox's Tony sweepstakes and continue on as we break down the four toughest races of the 2014 season.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:35AMSAN DIEGO -- Social commentary, familial relationships and quantum theory collide in “Time and the Conways” at the Old Globe, and the results are as formidable as they are engros…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:30AMPerfect Wedding— McLean Community Players Presents: this British Farce/Romantic Comedy April–May, 2014, in McLean’s Alden Theatre The McLean Community Players (MCP) present the area pr…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:26AM42nd Street Moon is presenting its very first world premiere musical at the Eureka Theatre ... Magic Theatre is currently presenting the world premiere of Scottish playwright Linda McLean's …
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:22AMHow about doing AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ as a midnight show? Of course there’s nothing wrong with presenting the Tony-winning smash hit at your usual 8 p.m. start or by having matinees at 2 o…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:21AMWhether you’re a man or a woman, or something fabulous outside of the restrictive gender binary, chances are that in your day to day life you’ve done something that equates to the opposi…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:16AMThe Life of the Party, a celebration of the songs of Andrew Lippa, is to premiere at London's Menier Chocolate Factory, beginning performances May 27 prior to an official opening May 30,…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AMFive musicians from the production are now seeking a court order to prevent the National Theatre from replacing them.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:01AMOn Broadway, you can’t throw an unusually opulent opening night party without people gossiping. Take the shindig for the musical “Bullets Over Broadway” after its April 10 opening…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AMAltar Boyz, presented by Chromolume at the Attic Theatre. Kinda funny in all its blissful cheesiness.
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 10:00AM"As regards plots I find real life no help at all. Real life seems to have no plots." Ivy Compton-Burnett,...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:00AMHelen Jones finds a family show that beats walking the dog
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:00AM
Remembering the Film Legacy of Bette Davis Part Two By: Ellis Nassour …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:59AMMount Vernon Community Children’s Theatre SPRING BREAK CAMP April 14-18th Why should I enroll my child in Spring Break Theatre Camp? Theatre Education addresses the skills, which benef…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:48AMScott Bomar's multi-generational band The Bo-Keys has almost single-handedly kept the soul traditional of the Stax and Hi labels alive.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:47AMDavid Suchet has been cast as Lady Bracknell in a production of The Importance of Being Earnest in the West End this summer. The Oscar Wilde play will run from June 24 at a venue…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:43AMHere they are�a collection paired up for your musical inspection�a formidable musical theatre actress well matched to songs favored by one of our greatest playwrights; lovers from thousand o…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:42AMhand hatch for an interview with Harbourfront Centre
if letters were lovers
Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn portrait comparison
salsa lights
except from a collaboration with Nathalie Lo…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 09:38AMLONDON (AP) -- A new play about Britain's future king is getting rave reviews. Once it would have been theatrical treason....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:36AMPhoto: Meghan MooreMerrimack Rep's production of Lanford Wilson's Talley's Folly (through this weekend only) has by now garnered a large bouquet of critical praise. And there's a good reason…
SOURCE: The Hub Review at 09:36AMDavid Suchet will return to the West End to star as Lady Bracknell in a new production of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest in 2015. The theatre has not been announced yet, b…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AMPresident Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are expected to attend the April 11 performance of the Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, starring Denzel …
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:35AMNYC Theatre actor driven Wallflowers, created by Kieran Turner launches its second season on the new digital platform, Stage17. Starring Patch Darragh, Gibson Frazier, Christianne Tisdale, J…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:30AMHere's a quick roundup of London stories today.
Hobbit Hunk to Headline The Crucible
The Hobbit’s Richard Armitage will star opposite newcomer Samantha Colley in the previ…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:29AMHere's a quick roundup of London stories today.
Hobbit Hunk to Headline The Crucible
The Hobbit’s Richard Armitage will star opposite newcomer Samantha Colley in the previ…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:29AMTwentieth Century Fox's sequel RIO 2 flies into theaters on Friday. Returning for the animated musical are stars Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, will.i.am, Tracy Morgan, George Lopez, Leslie…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:28AMWill Eno’s oddball play is a surprising last minute addition to the very rich ’13-’14 Broadway season, as it arrives starring four excellent actors who will help it find an…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:21AMThe Confession Room, a new original British musical with music and lyrics by Dan Looney and book by Patrick Wilde, is to be presented in a one-off concert version July 13 at London's St.…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:18AMTony winner Phyllis Frelich has died. According to Silentgrapevine.com, the deaf actress, who was born to deaf parents and was the oldest of 9 deaf children, was 70 years old.
Frelich won …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:17AMA Respectable Widow Takes to Vulgarity and Clean
Off Broadway, 59E59 Theatres
Reviewed by Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: This double serving of Scottish comedy packs plenty of laughs and …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:16AMIts characters may carry a whiff of panto, but this fierce comedy about a failing Liverpool primary school offers a serious insight into the constraints placed on teachersFormer teacher Mark…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:13AMEerily it’s April, only the year is 1984. Comrade 6079, Winston Smith, thinks a thought, keeps a diary, and has a love tryst in the woods. But Big Brother is always watching. Always wa…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:12AMThe recent production of Ibsen's Ghosts, which premiered at London's Almeida Theatre last year before transferring to the Trafalgar Studios, will be screened in over 200 U.K. and Iri…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:07AMCaitlin McLeod's production of The Malcontent is an ambitious take on a savagely cynical play, says Jane Shilling
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:00AMGood morning, BroadwayWorld Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it Today's big news DISASTER closes off-Broadway, the star…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AMWoman known as The Nanny and Bobbi Flekman in Spinal Tap talks acting and surviving uterine cancer
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM
Simon Green, a West End veteran of productions from The Boy Friend and Follies to Beauty and the Beast, is to premiere his latest cabaret show, So, This Then is Life, at London's Crazy C…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:51AM"Willkommen" to 30 Rock! Tony winner Alan Cumming and the cast of Cabaret took to the stage of The Tonight Show and while Jimmy Fallon may be the host, there was another Maste…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:49AMAlan Cumming and the cast of Broadway's CABARET heated up the Tonight Show stage with their performance of the Kander and Ebb classic, ' 'Willkommen' on last night's Jimmy Fallon.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:47AM"Scrubs" star and screenwriter Zach Braff sticks to his guns as a proud playwright in the snazzy new Jazz Age-set musical.
SOURCE: NBC New York at 08:43AMWhen Norm Lewis takes on the title role of The Phantom of the Opera next month, it will mark the first time that a black actor has played the role on Broadway and a great…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:39AMIn Part 2 of Fiasco Theater’s ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’ and ‘Cymbeline’ at Folger Theatre: meet Fiasco Theater Company’s Co-Artistic Director and Co-Founder Jessie Austri…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:30AMIn 1983 I was in high school living in suburban Westchester. That winter break my father decided to take me into New York City to see Broadway shows every single day (and two on matinee days…
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 08:29AMFrom Lesley Manville on a 'captivating' Judi Dench to Nigel Planer on Josefina Gabrielle's 'quadruple threat', five actors share their favourite performances and productions of the yearOn Ju…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:27AMThe choreographer paints a tumultuous world, flashing with mysterious energy yet oh so tender.
SOURCE: NJ.com at 08:23AMCitizens Theatre, Glasgow: Strange, quirky and utterly charming, Vanishing Point's musical play captures the essence of Ivor Cutler, the surrealistic folk musician whose whimsical tunes…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:16AMMy first thought: filming Donald Rumsfeld can only be rationalized if it’s a front for a citizen’s arrest.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:16AMIt’s springtime! And with it comes spring allergies..I speak from personal experience. Unfortunately, Broadway performers are not immune to illness either. In fact, just today, cast me…
SOURCE: BroadwayAudience.com at 08:15AM“The artist can be forgiven anything if he produces great art,” says one of Woody Allen’s proxies (and let’s face it, they’re all proxies) in Bullets Over Broadway. The maxim is ai…
SOURCE: Time Out at 08:08AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 11 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
There is evidence of life on another planet. The planet is called Eno. As in Will Eno – “a new voice”, an experimental playwright, a man of many words playfully used to some effect…
SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 07:59AMIn a piquant twist of fate, the premiere of Mike Bartlett's bracingly provocative and outrageously entertaining new play about the future of the monarchy has coincided with news of the death…
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:58AMOn stage, the diary-writing teenager Adrian Mole was a joy because Townsend was serious about her single-parent hero and funny about everything elseI first came across Sue Townsend in 1979. …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:57AMMembership body the Musicians’ Union has labelled the National Theatre’s decision to remove musicians from its West End production of War Horse as a “flagrant” breach of contract. Th…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:56AMFull Frontal: A Naked Exploration of Sex and Sexuality
Off Off Broadway, The Jewel Box Theater
Reviewed by Shoshana Roberts
BOTTOM LINE: A conglomerate of talented actors and steamy stori…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:54AMNEW YORK (AP) -- Suddenly, it seems, Olga is everywhere....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:53AMThe BBC has appointed Kim Shillinglaw, currently head of science and natural history commissioning at the Corporation, as the new controller of BBC2 and BBC4. She replaces Janice Hadlow, who…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:38AMRichard Eyre's revival of Ibsen's Ghosts for Hampstead theatre has been nominated for five awards at the Oliviers, including best actress (Lesley Manville) and best actor in a supporting rol…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMWoddy Allen's satiric movie becomes a crowd pleasing musical
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:35AM Today marks the anniversary of the release date of one of my favorite movies, Charlie Chaplin’s Monsieur Verdoux (1947). Suggested by Orson Welles, Verdoux is Chaplin’s comi…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:33AMRoyal Opera House, LondonChristopher Wheeldon rises to the challenge of translating Shakespeare into dance, creating one of most fully achieved story ballets to be staged at Covent Garden in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AMMarin Mazzie in Bullets Over Broadway
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Imagine a splashy Broadway musical comedy based on a beloved film, written by its original creator who once toiled for Sid Caesar …
SOURCE: Scheck on the Arts at 07:30AMEach year Australian Theatre for Young People brings together 20 of the country’s most exciting young writers to participate in the National Studio. From these 10 are presented under t…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:15AMAllan Hawco is magnetic onstage, but this production of Amy Herzog’s play suffers from a meandering pace and muddled themes. Until May 4.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AM
Almeida Theatre, London: Mike Bartlett makes his Almeida Theatre debut with this "future history play" set in the time when Prince Charles becomes king. As well as being based on a…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:38AMLightning, in the theatre as in life, rarely strikes twice. But it doesn’t stop people from trying. In 2001, director/choreographer Susan Stroman had a megahit with a stage musical ver…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:38AMChris O'Dowd has a thriving Hollywood career and a starring role on Broadway. Why was he wary of returning to Ireland - and the Catholic church - for his new film, Calvary?
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:30AMBefore the excellent revival of A RAISIN IN THE SUN – and, oh, that LaTanya Richardson Jackson! – we hear over the Barrymore’s sound system a long-ago radio interview with Lorraine Han…
SOURCE: Kritzerland at 06:27AMWoody Allen’s buoyant, occasionally dark but ultimately gleeful adaptation of his 1994 film is easily one of this season’s musical highlights.
SOURCE: cititour.com at 06:24AMWhen we first staged Sunday in the Park with George off-Broadway it wasn't even finished every day Steve would come along with a new songI was living in California and hadn't been on Broadw…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:15AMJulie Walters is to receive a fellowship at this year’s BAFTA TV Awards. The fellowship, awarded in recognition of “an outstanding ad exceptional contribution to film, television or game…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:13AMMADCO is banking on big success with its new show, "Liquid Roads."
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:00AM
Novelist and playwright Sue Townsend, best known for her series of books chronicling the life of Adrian Mole and for her stage play The Queen and I, has died aged 68. Mole first appeared as&…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:47AMRussia's first theatrical production of the poet Alexander Pushkin's great novel in verse is lightened with danceIn Moscow's Arbat Street, tourists and souvenir shops have taken over from th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:42AMGhosts starring Lesley Manville is to be screened in cinemas across the UK and Ireland this June. The Almeida Theatre production, which is directed and adapted by Richard Eyre from Henrik Ib…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:41AMOur musical options are deadly serious right now, from bloody barricades to forbidden love and heavy life choices. So thank God for “Bullets Over Broadway,” a giddy feast of silly...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:30AMThe University of St Andrews has proposed a rescue package to reopen the Byre Theatre in Scotland after it closed suddenly in February 2013. The venue closed when its then operator, Byre The…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:23AM
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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:47AMScientists have tried to invent time travel for decades - Delaware Theatre Company has achieved it in one production, a foot-tapping, knee-slapping, neck-breaking (from laughter) revival of …
SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:37AMThe April edition of ARTS IN THE CITY celebrates locations, likely and unlikely, for artistic expression by New Yorkers. Hosted by Tinabeth Pia reporting from Brooklyn Museum, the newest ART…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMDISASTER, the 1970s disaster movie musical comedy, will play its final performance Off-Broadway tonight, April 11th, after a smash six-month run at the St. Luke's Theatre 308 W. 46th Street.…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMWe can't wait to say 'Hello' to the stars of Broadway's THE BOOK OF MORMON -- live online Nic Rouleau Elder Price and Ben Platt Elder Cunningham will participate in a Twitter chat tonight, A…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMBroadway superstar and internationally recognized vocal talent Idina Menzel appeared on long-running NBC morning show TODAY last week to perform two songs from her brand new Broadway musical…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:23AMBroadway newcomer and Hollywood superstar James Franco opens up about his experiences as part of the new Broadway production of OF MICE AND MEN as part of a new interview.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:22AMDisney Theatrical Productions, NETworks, and Broadway Entertainment Group will present the first International Tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in celebration of the production&#…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 01:19AMWHO: Playwrights Horizons POSITION: Marketing Resident DESCRIPTION: THE PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS MARKETING RESIDENT will be an integral member of a five-person Marketing team with responsibilit…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 01:12AM"As musical comedy goes, it's neither."-- Delivered by Feed43 service
SOURCE: Vulture at 01:11AMThere are two types of “good” animated, family movies. The first and best type are the ones that are legitimately good movies all on their own no matter what metric you decide to use.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:05AMThe hugely talented national tour cast of Green Day-penned Broadway rock musical AMERICAN IDIOT showed off their penchant for contemporary music with a spectacular rock showcase earlier this…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00AMWAITING FOR GODOT by Beckett, Caryl Churchill’s LOVE AND INFORMATION with a bit of Albee thrown in for good measure.
SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AMSPOILER ALERT: It's between two guys.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMSPOILER ALERT: It's between two guys.
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Live Performance Australia (LPA) has announced that theatre producer John Frost has been named the recipient of the JC Williamson Award for 2014 – one of the highest honors in the Aust…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:30AMNEW YORK (AP) -- The new musical "Bullets Over Broadway" begins with a Mafia goon firing a machine gun into the theater curtain, spelling out the title of the show. He's also symbolicall…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:03AMMy Life In The Theatreby Jim MurchisonThis week Mickey Rooney died. Apparently his personal life was difficult. He had more wives than Henry VIII and allegedly only $18,000 in his estate whe…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMHottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Thursday, April 10, 2014.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00AMWoody Allen's 1994 film comedy Bullets Over Broadway, about an aspiring playwright who gets a shot at the big time when a wealthy gangster takes a sudden interest in producing, officiall…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWoody Allen's 1994 film comedy Bullets Over Broadway, about an aspiring playwright who gets a shot at the big time when a wealthy gangster takes a sudden interest in producing, officiall…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Civilians' The Great Immensity begins performances off-Broadway on April 11 at the Public. Written and directed by Steven Cosson, the production will run through May 1 at the Jo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AMWoody Allen's 1994 film comedy Bullets Over Broadway, about an aspiring playwright who gets a shot at the big time when a wealthy gangster takes a sudden interest in producing, officiall…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWith the 2013-14 Broadway season coming to a close this month (April 24 is the cut-off date for eligibility for the 68th Annual Tony Awards), Playbill.com offers a four-part look at the curr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Kansas City Repertory Theatre production of Nick Blaemire's new musical A Little More Alive, in which two estranged brothers reunite at their mother's funeral, begins April 11 on…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMChristina Sajous, who has been seen on Broadway in Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark and Baby It's You!, makes her 54 Below debut April 11.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMGoodspeed Musicals kicks off its 2014 season with Damn Yankees, adapted by Tony Award winner Joe DiPietro to set the classic in 1955 Boston and pit the Yankees against the Boston Red So…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMRam's Head Theatrical Society at Stanford University stages a reinvented production of the Tony Award-winning musical Les Misérables, which includes an immersive element called th…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTony Award-winning Once actor Steve Kazee returns to 54 Below for concerts of his original alt-country songs, inspired by his southern upbringing, April 11-12.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMDisaster!, the acclaimed 1970s disaster movie musical comedy, plays its final performance Off-Broadway April 11 at 8 PM at the St. Luke’s Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe East Coast premiere of Somewhere, a dance-filled piece by Matthew Lopez (The Whipping Man) about a Puerto Rican family in 1959 New York City, opens at Hartford Stage April 11 following p…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMJohn Kander and Joe Masteroff discuss the history of Cabaret and the process of collaborating with Harold Prince while adapting the novel and play into a musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe New York premiere of The Civilians' The Great Immensity begins previews April 11 prior to an official opening April 24 at the Public Theater.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Foundry Theatre presents the world-premiere production of Marcus Gardley's satire The Box: A Black Comedy beginning April 11 prior to an official opening April 16 at Brookl…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTwo-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster chats with Playbill.com about starring in the title role in the Broadway premiere of Violet.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWoody Allen's 1994 film comedy Bullets Over Broadway, about an aspiring playwright who gets a shot at the big time when a wealthy gangster takes a sudden interest in producing, officiall…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMLong ago, in the late nineteen-seventies, when I treated Manhattan like one big discothèque, or the glittery gritty mirrored universe in “A Chorus Line,” I also went to part…
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