Neil Patrick Harris on Getting His Kids Accustomed to His Hedwig Drag | Vanity Fair by Bennett Marcus

Playing the title role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway, Neil Patrick Harris spends 90 minutes in constant motion, dancing, jumping on and off of a car, scaling the walls, and throwi…

Curtain Call: Hedwig and The Angry Inch - Hedwig and The Angry Inch on Broadway - Harper's BAZAAR Magazine by Aaron Leth

The top ten reasons this is the Broadway show to see this spring.

A TONY Winner Calls BS on a NYT Critic’s Rape Culture Comment | Dame Magazine by Lisa Butterworth

Daisy Eagan tells Ben Brantley exactly why his ‘Of Mice and Men’ review is so incredibly offensive.

First Nighter: The Civilians Confront Climate Change With "The Great Immensity" by David Finkle

It's taken for granted that any superior drama depends on its stakes being high. If that's the case, then The Great

REVIEW: Cabaret by JK

Review of the Sunday, May 20 matinee preview performance presented by The Roundabout Theatre Company at Studio 54. Starring Alan Cumming, Michelle Williams, Danny Burstein and Linda Emond, w…

Opera Philadelphia announces new Warhol opera

Having recently announced a new opera on the unlikely subject of Charlie Parker, Opera Philadelphia goes a step further with a new work about a cultural icon who was a remote, chilly presenc…

Review: Dorian (The House Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

While lively and colorful, the House's version of Oscar Wild's Dorian Gray is, in the end, about as impactful as a paint-by-number kit.

VIDEO: First Look at Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan in Rom-Com WHAT IF by Movies News Desk

Michael Dowse's WHAT IF, starring Broadway's CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN star Daniel Radcliffe, as well as Zoe Kazan, will hit theaters on August 1, 2014. The movie just released its first clip, an…

Theatre News: Opera at the BBC Proms 2014

We'll have fewer operas at the Proms this year, but those there are promise to be especially memorable

Glitz, Glamour and Dance: Goodbye Miss Monroe by Emily Paddon-Brown

Goodbye Miss Monroe, a show about Marilyn, right? Right, and wrong. Ultimately this two-hander is about Jack Cole, dancer and choreographer extraordinaire from the Golden Age of Broadway and…

Seattle artist wins Doris Duke Impact Award

This just in from theater critic Misha Berson:

Writer Puts Town's Divide on Stage

After performances of Mark Judelson's play about a Montana community's response to a spate of hate crimes, discussions inevitably turned to this Rockland County town's own social divisions.

THE BOOK OF MORMON's Ben Platt to Bring I'M HERE to 54 Below, 8/18, 8/25 & 9/1 by BroadwayWorld

He had the 'Magic' in him onscreen as Benji Applebaum in Universal's smash hit Pitch Perfect, and he's currently starring on Broadway as Elder Cunningham in The Book of Mormon. Now, to celeb…

Reasons Revealed For A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN's Abrupt Off-Broadway Bow by BroadwayWorld

The New York Times has revealed part of the story behind A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN's abrupt cancellation prior to its scheduled off-Broadway run at the Gramercy Theater this month. Producers…

Photo Flash: First Look at Billy Zane, Jenn Gambatese and More in Lyric Opera of Chicago's THE SOUND OF MUSIC by BroadwayWorld

Lyric Opera of Chicago presents a stunning new production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's beloved Broadway musical The Sound of Music, tonight, April 25-May 25, 2014, at the Civic Opera House, …

Review: Baryshnikov and Big Dance Theater experiment with Chekhov by Charles McNulty

The dance master teams with adventuresome colleagues to present two short stories conjoined as the non-dance theater piece 'Man in a Case.' There's a lot going on. Not all of it serves the a…

Review: Baryshnikov and Big Dance Theater experiment with Chekhov by Charles McNulty

The dance master teams with adventuresome colleagues to present two short stories conjoined as the non-dance theater piece 'Man in a Case.' There's a lot going on. Not all of it serves the a…

Review: A View from the Bridge/Teatro Vista by Zach Freeman

RECOMMENDED From the very beginning of Arthur Miller’s “A View from the Bridge,” you know there’s a train coming, but you can’t get off the track. All you can do is watch as the tr…

Review: 'The Lion in Winter' at the Colony Theatre by David C. Nichols

It’s Christmas in Chinon, France, circa AD 1183, and yuletide is anything but harmonious at the Plantagenet homestead.

Menzel, Iman, Danes honored for charity work by Nekesa Mumbi Moody

NEW YORK (AP) -- Variety magazine feted Idina Menzel, Iman, Claire Danes and others Friday for their "Power of Women: New York" issue - but not for how much power they have, but how they…

To be … performed: Hamlet to haunt stages in every country in the world by Newshourvideo

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Some four centuries after the death of William Shakespeare, London’s Globe Theatre is launching a plan to take the playwright’s ta…

Episode 5 of SUBMISSIONS ONLY Set to Air on BroadwayWorld at New Time- 12AM on Monday, April 28 by BroadwayWorld

'Submissions Only,' Broadway's favorite webseries, is back at a new time on Monday, April 28. Instead of the usual 900 p.m. air time, episode 5 of Submissions Only will air at 1200 a.m. on M…

"Raise You Up!" Kinky Boots Tour Itinerary Announced by Carey Purcell and Adam Hetrick

The national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots, featuring a book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein and a score by Tony and Grammy winner Cyndi Lauper, will open Sept. 4 …

Mara Bayewitz is ‘Dolley Madison Presidentress’ Tonight, Tomorrow and Sunday at Sandy Spring Museum by Guest Author

SANDY SPRING THEATRE GROUP PRESENTS: DOLLEY MADISON: PRESIDENTRESS AN ORIGINAL ONE-WOMAN PLAY STARRING MARA BAYEWITZ AS DOLLEY MADISON. Award-winning actress Mara Bayewitz stars in the world…

The 2014 TONY* Nominees Leaked! by David Cote

Yes, the TONY* nominees, as in Time Out New York. Here's who we think should get the nod on Tuesday morning.

Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for Opening Night of CABARET by Walter McBride

Roundabout Theatre Company opened officially last night April 24, 2014 at the newly transformed Kit Kat Klub at Studio 54 on Broadway 254 West 54th Street. The revival stars Alan Cumming in …

THE BELIEVERS – Tricycle, NW6 by Libby Purves

A FABULOUS LITTLE FRIGHTENER… What’s going on? you quaver, as four characters move and weave at impossible angles around a bare scaffolding of wall and door shapes. Are they gripped …

Critic’s Notebook: A Look at This Year’s Broadway Choreography by Alastair Macaulay

A dance critic says the dancing in seven new Broadway musicals is good enough for any of them to be contenders for a Tony choreography nomination.

Historic Screening of Award-Winning Conservation Documentary “Jens Jensen The Living Green” Millennium Park and WTTW Will Both Show Film about Urb by Michael Roberts

Warning: 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…

Les Miz's Caissie Levy Answers Your Questions About Kissing, Costumes & Hair Care by Broadway.com

Caissie Levy, Broadway's Fantine, sits on the couch and answers your questions about audition songs, her favorite costumes and the one word she'd use to describe her Les Miserables c…

Exclusive Photo Coverage: Inside the VIOLET Gypsy Robe Ceremony! by Walter McBride

The company of Violet just celebrated their opening with the Gypsy Robe ritual. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you full photo coverage below

Photos: Exclusive Rehearsal Pics: Miss Saigon

We take a look inside the rehearsal room of the hit musical, which opens next month

10 Books Turned Broadway in the 2013-2014 Season by Broadway's Best Shows

10 Books Turned Broadway in the 2013-2014 Season From novellas and memoirs, from novels to autobiographies, historical fiction and more, this Broadway season has been packed with a lot of pa…

Washington Ballet shows promise, wrinkles in challenging ’Tour-de-Force: Balanchine!’ by Sarah Kaufman

Just before the curtains opened in the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater on the Washington Ballet’s “Tour-de-Force: Balanchine!” program Thursday night, Artistic Director Septime Webre…

PLAYBILL PICKS: Breakout Performances of the 2013-14 Broadway Season by Playbill Staff

The 2013-14 Broadway season has come to a close, and the 68th annual Tony Awards are on the horizon. Before Tony nominations are announced April 29, the staff at Playbill.com took a look bac…

How ‘A Night With Janis Joplin’ Was Suddenly Canceled by Patrick Healy

An Off Broadway run of “A Night With Janis Joplin” was canceled just 48 hours before it was to start. Those involved see it as another instance of producers toying with artists.

Harris is Hedwig — and retro-ad pitchman by Chris Jones

When American Airlines was looking for a spokesman for its new Airbus A321 service from New York to Los Angeles, a route greatly favored by captains of industry, Neil Patrick Harris was an o…

Teatro Vista's 'Bridge' makes connections by Chris Jones

THEATER REVIEW: "A View From the Bridge" by Teatro Vista ★★★ THEATER REVIEW: "A View From the Bridge" by Teatro Vista ★★★ ... Arthur Miller's "A View Fro…

The Afternoon Report, Friday, April 25, 2014 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Friday, April 25, 2014 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway For theatre tech nerds, something very cool • �…

Bonus Feature: Martha O'Neill on SheDot by The Charlebois Post

Funny Peculiar; Funny Ha-Haby Martha O'NeillComedy is a funny business; as in, both funny peculiar and funny ha-ha (hands up, who misses Les Nessman?).Comedians live in a separate space in t…

Review: (Theatre / Toronto) Cold Comfort by The Charlebois Post

What is it about the Irish, Whiskey, and Child Death? by Spencer Malthouse@spencemalthouseIf you’re going to kill a baby do it definitively. I thoroughly enjoy seeing an Irishman try …

Richard Thomas to Star in A DISTANT COUNTRY CALLED YOUTH at The Old Globe, 6/9 by BroadwayWorld

The Old Globe today announced it will present Emmy Award-winning actor Richard Thomas The Waltons, Fifth of July, The Americans starring in A Distant Country Called Youth, an intimate look a…

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Cabaret — Cumming & Going & Cumming Again by Harry Haun

Playbill.com offers a behind-the-scenes look at opening night of the Broadway revival of Cabaret.

SheDot Comedy Festival, 2014 - Index by The Charlebois Post

Here are the articles we have published for the 2014 edition of the SheDot Comedy FestivalMartha O'Neill discusses the new festival in a first-person piece

The Week in Pop: Fave books, TV, movies and more by Whitney Matheson

Broadway driven platform STAGE 17, with its series TERRIBLE BSBYSITTERS, FABBY KNOWS BEST, and Kieran Turner's hit WALLFLOWERS, makes USA TODAY'S Pop Top Ten. Featuring Abbi Jacobson, Patc…

One critic’s dream Tony nominations by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Broadway loves two things: arguing about the Tony nominations and arguing about the awards themselves. Fortunately it’s been an action-packed season since “Forever Tango” — remember …

Eco-musical falls short of ‘Great’-ness by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The Civilians troupe made its name with documentary, mosaic-like shows based on extensive interviews — “Gone Missing” about losing things, “In the Footprint” about the battle over …

Idina Menzel Set For FROZEN Live Online Fan Q&A Tonight by Pat Cerasaro

Tony Award-winning Broadway headliner and internationally celebrated FROZEN superstar Idina Menzel will discuss the mega-successful animated movie musical as part of a live online fan QampA …

Theatre Review: ‘Shrek The Musical’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre by Mark Beachy

It’s not every day that a green ogre with a diet of rats and toads,  not to mention very bad table manners is really the “Prince Charming” of a fairy tale.  And once yo…

Review: Emma (Dead Writers Theatre Collective) by Scotty Zacher

Emma has enough charm and wit to stay true to Jane Austen’s writing. Director Jim Schneider keeps the pace smooth and quick, making up for its safe script with beautiful sets and costumes …

Updated: Tony Awards Administration Committee Rules on Hedwig, Cabaret, Violet, Lady Day, Bullets Over Broadway and More by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway premieres of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Violet, as well as the Roundabout Theatre Company remounting of its Tony-winning 1998 Broadway revival of Cabaret, will be eligib…

BWW TV: Inside the 2014 Drama Desk Nominations with Fran Drescher and Robert & Kristen Anderson-Lopez! by BroadwayWorld TV

Nominations for the 2014 Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced this morning at 54 Below by Academy Award winners Robert Lopez andKristen Anderson-Lopez and two-time Emmy and Golden Globe N…

Review: (Toronto / Theatre) Of Human Bondage by The Charlebois Post

Jeff Lillico, Gregory Prest (photo by Cylla von Tiedemann)From Page to Stage (and Screen?)by Greg BunkerIt is a curious thing that the classic British novel, Of Human Bondage, written by W. …

5 Reasons to See ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ on Broadway by NewYork.com

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THIS WEEK IN PICTURES: April 19-25 by BroadwayWorld

Whether 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…

The Believers, Tricycle Theatre by Aleks Sierz

A play about belief? I must admit I was immediately intrigued. After all, most of the people I know are either atheists or don’t usually talk about a world beyond our own. To use a hackney…

Features: 20 West End hunks that we would totally date

It's Friday, we are thinking about the weekend, and these guys

Theatre News: Daniel Radcliffe, Ian McKellen, Chris O'Dowd and more receive Drama Desk Award nominations

There is a strong British showing in the shorlists for the 59th Annual Drama Desk Awards

STAGE TUBE: Former BILLY ELLIOT Star Michael Dameski Gives Showstopping Performance on Australian SYTYCD by Stage Tube

Australian dancer Michael Dameski gave a performance that brought audience members to their feet on Australia's So You Think You Can Dance last week. The dancer, one of the top four on the s…

Raising the roof on new theater

Based in Point Loma home, Hershey Felder's production company sending shows around the nation.

See What Michelle Williams, Alan Cumming & More Have to Say About Cabaret on Opening Night by Broadway.com

Cabaret stars Alan Cumming, Michelle Williams, Danny Burstein, Linda Emond and more on telling an important story, singing iconic songs and fondling the beautiful ensemble in this musical re…

Concert version of ‘Sweeney Todd’ brings clarity to the tragedy by Nancy Churnin

Review: (Montreal / Theatre) Living Room. Dark. by The Charlebois Post

Living Room or Den?When depression makes you feel walled inby Tanya Naami@TanyaNaami Mary (Alarey Alsip) enters the room, wearing old clothing with her hood pulled over her head. Illumi…

A Challenging Musical Comes to Long Wharf | nhr by Donald Brown

For James Sampliner, musical director for Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years, which opens previews May 7 at the Long Wharf, directed by Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein, taking on …

The Washington Ballet: Tour-de-Force: Balanchine!’ at The Kennedy Center by Rick Westerkamp

The Washington Ballet: Tour-de-Force: Balanchine is a truly spectacular evening at the ballet, with something for everyone. This program has, in my opinion, a balance of classical and contem…

Why does — and will — ‘Mean Girls’ continue to endure online? by Jessica Goldstein

What is it about “Mean Girls” that makes it the most quotable, gif-able, and mash-up-able movie for the Internet age? We called up David Hayes, Tumblr’s Head of Canvas and Entertainmen…

Odds & Ends: Julie Andrews & Idina Menzel to Appear Together On Screen, Daniel Radcliffe's Career Guru & More by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. Julie Andrews and Idina Menzel to Appear Together On Screen The Watch What Happens Live clubhouse is getting a visit from…

Review: (Montreal / Theatre) Mies Julie by The Charlebois Post

Bongile Mantsai, Hilda Cronje, Thoko Ntshinga, Tandiwe Nofirst Lungisa (photo by Murdo MacLeod)History repeats itself, over and over again.by Chad DembskiOften in reviewing live events we ar…

Exclusive Interview: Deidra Edwards Takes on “Fat Pig” by Matthew Wexler

Broadway Blog editor Matthew Wexler chats with star and producer of the much-anticipated revival of Neil LaBute’s Fat Pig, opening at L.A.’s Hudson Mainstage Theatre. Deidra Ed…

Outer Critics Circle APRIL 22 announcements LOGO by Broadway Audience

The post Outer Critics Circle APRIL 22 announcements LOGO appeared first on Broadway Audience.

Tony Nominations Eligibility: Don’t Count Out ‘Cabaret’ by Gordon Cox

How about another wild card thrown into an anything-goes Tony race? The Tony Awards Administration committee, which meets periodically to decide eligibility questions regarding the season&#…

Coffee on Broadway with Bobby Steggert of ‘Mothers and Sons’ by NewYork.com

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From the Borscht Belt to Seinfeld: The Evolution of Jewish American Comedy by Trav S.D.

  A good time was had by all at last night’s program at the Society of Illustrators entitled From the Borscht Belt to Seinfeld: The Evolution of Jewish American Comedy. It was or…

Classical music review: Slatkin leads concert of fun and virtuosity with SLSO

Pianist Conrad Tao offers an outstanding concerto — and an encore, too.

What a Beautiful Day! Rosie O'Donnell & More Visit the Cast of the Carole King Tuner by Lindsay Champion

Jessie Mueller and the cast of Beautiful had a special surprise on April 24: Rosie O'Donnell and Frozen composers Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez stopped by to see them! After ca…

ArtsBeat: In Tonys Derby, ‘Inishmaan,’ ‘Cabaret,’ ‘Hedwig’ and ‘Violet’ Eligible as Revivals by Patrick Healy

Committee rules that notable works that have never been on Broadway can’t compete against brand-new plays or musicals.

Theatre News: Punchdrunk's Drowned Man closes following year-long run

The immersive show has been Punchdrunk's longest-running London show, with two fans seeing it almost 50 times

Video Flash: Fran Drescher, Robert Lopez, and Kristen Anderson-Lopez Talk Drama Desk Awards

The trio announced the 2014 nominations at 54 Below on April 25.

Photo Flash: Christopher J. Hanke Celebrates Barbra Streisand's Birthday With the Buyer & Cellar Audience

The festivities included cake and a rousing rendition of "Happy Birthday."

Baz Luhrmann adds new moves to 'Strictly Ballroom' for musical by John Horn

Director Baz Luhrmann returns to theater to adapt his 1992 film 'Strictly Ballroom,' a dancing story about 'popular revolution,' into a musical. New elements include the song 'Beautiful Surp…

Captured Aural Phantasy Theater presents their “Crime Story Confidential” – Los Angeles variety theater report by Pauline Adamek

 CAPTURED AURAL PHANTASY THEATER presents Crime Story Confidential Comic book crimes they didn’t want you to see… Witness “Sin-fluential” tales from the brutal pages of vint…

Santino Fontana Sings Hooker Musicals, Idina Menzel Has the Power & More Lessons of the Week by Lindsay Champion

TGIF, Broadway.com readers! Our heads are spinning from all the star-studded events and Broadway opening nights this week, but before we crawl into bed for a 48-hour nap, it’s time to …

2014 Drama Desk Award Nominations Announced by Chris Luner

They just keep coming! After a busy week of theatre award nominations for the Broadway and Off-Broadway community, yet another set of award nominations were announced today in New York! The …

BWW TV: Watch Jeremy Jordan Kick Off Trevor Live in New York City! by BroadwayWorld TV

Earlier this week, the Eventi, a Kimpton Hotel, hosted the kick-off celebration for TrevorLIVE, featuring a special guest performance by Grammy and Tony-Award nominee Jeremy Jordan. Broadway…

PHOTO CALL: After Midnight Congratulates Harvey Fierstein on Casa Valentina Opening by Matthew Blank

At the opening night of Harvey Fierstein's new play, Casa Valentina at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman theatre, a trio of songstresses from After Midnight - Rosena M. Hill Jackson, Carmen Ruby Floy…

Photo Flash: Christopher J. Hanke Celebrates Barbra Streisand's Birthday With the ''Buyer & Cellar'' Audience by Editorial Staff

Linda Kennedy creates a world of characters in one-woman drama

'Windmill Baby' makes its U.S. debut at Upstream.

Boneau/Bryan-Brown Congratulates Our 2013-2014 Drama Desk Award Nominees by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Nominations for the 59th Annual Drama Desk Awards, celebrating excellence in Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway, were announced this morning. BULLETS OVER BROADWAY has been nominate…

Idina Menzel, Julie Andrews to Appear Together on Bravo's WATCH WHAT HAPPENS, 5/1 by TV News Desk

Bravo Media has announced on the official WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE Facebook page that Broadway legends Julie Andrews and Idina Menzel will appear together in the Bravo Clubhouse on Thursday, …

The Ones That We Want! Taylor Louderman, Robin De Jesus, Telly Leung & More Set for Grease at Paper Mill Playhouse by Ryan McPhee

The cast is now set for Paper Mill Playhouse’s production of Grease, the last show of the New Jersey company’s 2013-14 75th Anniversary season. The tuner will star Bring it On&rs…

Review: Jeeves & Wooster Perfect Nonsense, Duke of York Theatre by Rebecca Latham

Sean Foley’s Jeeves & Wooster Perfect Nonsense has been recast and, undoubtedly, it will elicit the same enthusiastic responses as the prior team. Previously played by Mathew Macfa…

Video Flash: Fran Drescher, Robert Lopez, and Kristen Anderson-Lopez Talk Drama Desk Awards by David Gordon

‘Air Heart’ at Baltimore Theatre Project by Amanda Gunther

Once you have tasted flight you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward. For pilots are forever dreaming up dreams and finding ways to be one with the sky. Amelia Earhart; …

San Diego Opera places general director Ian Campbell on leave

San Diego Opera has placed its longtime general and artistic director Ian Campbell on paid leave after a three-decade tenure that has been rocked in recent weeks by public and internal criti…

Spotlight: Blue Man Group

LCT's Platform Series to Continue with Anthony Giardina & Dough Hughes, 5/1 by BroadwayWorld

Lincoln Center Theater's Platform Series, a forum for public discussion between Lincoln Center Theater artists and interested theatergoers, continues its 16th season on Thursday, May 1 at 6 …

Are You Havin' Any Fun? Barbara Cook In Concert Will Play Queens, Tarrytown and New Jersey by Carey Purcell

Following her April 26 concert at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space, award-winning singer and actress Barbara Cook will bring Are You Havin' Any Fun? Barbara Cook In Concert …

DVR ALERT: Idina Menzel to Chat IF/THEN on 'Live with Kelly & Michael', 5/2 by TV News Desk

On May 2, 2014, Tony Award winner IDINA MENZEL will guest on 'Live with Kelly and Michael' to speak about the new Broadway musical IfThen.

3rd Annual #BwayHungerGames Battle 3 by BroadwaySpotted

  Tributes, Citizens…we bring you…THE 3RD ANNUAL BROADWAY HUNGER GAMES BATTLE 3- THE SEMI FINALS! Our Game Maker is back, badder than ever, and ready to announce this week&#…

Review: The Two Worlds of Charlie F, Churchill Theatre by Carla Turner

Having read the play a few weeks ago, and coincidentally watched an interview featuring two of the soldiers in the play on Lorraine, I couldn’t have been more excited to watch The Two …

Drama Desk Nominees- What It All Means for the 2014 Tony Awards! by Bww Staff

Earlier today, Drama Desk winners Donna Murphy and Brian d'Arcy James announced nominations for the 57th Annual Drama Desk Awards. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a chart that illustrates t…

THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As with Your Favorite Broadway Stars- LES MISERABLES' Samantha Hill by Bww Staff

Welcome 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…

Review: Uncle Vanya/Three Sisters (Wyndham's Theatre)

An attractive but uneven pairing of these two Chekhov plays in the Mossovet State Academic Theatre's Russian language productions

Theatre News: Cast changes for Mamma Mia! plus ABBA's Benny and Björn at the Oliviers

New cast members are joining the hit ABBA show, which has just celebrated its 15th birthday

Review: As You Like It

Actors' Shakespeare Project goes into the woods.

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, April 19-25: Another Opening... Or Six by Robert Simonson

It's spring on Broadway, and producers are deploying their usual gambit to kill off all critics once and for all by forcing them to attend and review an endless line of show openings. It…

Seattle's Balagan Theatre Will Present World Premieres of Drew Gasparini's Make Me Bad, Bad Apples and Citizen Ruth by Carey Purcell

Seattle's Balagan Theatre Company's 2014-15 season will include the satirical musical Urinetown, along with the world premieres of the contemporary musical Bad Apples and t…

Reviews: ''As You Like It'' by Carolyn Clay

Review: Privacy, Donmar Warehouse by Lisa Carroll

“If we are the choices that we make, then who am I if Google helps me make that decision?” The issue of personal privacy and the amount we share online is often a centre of debate, makin…

DonJuan, or Wages of Debauchery by Wendy Caster

The often delightful (but too frequently slow) DonJuan, or Wages of Debauchery, adapted from a Czech classic, is conceived and directed by Vit Horejs and presented by the Czec…

‘How I Learned to Stopped Worrying and Love the Numbers with Kai Ryssdal’ at Strathmore by Marlene Hall

There was a special treat in Bethesda this week for regular listeners of NPR – to celebrate 25 years of Marketplace from American Public Media, host Kai Ryssdal and the Marketplace tea…

Who Will Be Nominated?! Broadway.com Ranks the Top Tony Award Musical Categories by Broadway.com

The spring season on Broadway has officially come to a close, and you know what that means: It’s Tony time! We can’t wait to see who will be nominated on April 29, and after pain…

Review: The Silver Tassie, National Theatre by Samuel Sims

Bound by disturbing realities and mortifying contrasts, Sean O’Casey’s World War I play, The Silver Tassie has just begun its three month run at the National Theatre. Where Howar…

2014 Drama Desk Nominations by Lauren Yarger

Laurie Metcalf, Jeff Goldblum and Misha Seo in Lincon Center Theater's production of Domesticated. Photo: Joan MarcusOutstanding PlayNell Benjamin, The Explorers ClubSteven Levenson,&nb…

STAGE TUBE: BEAUTIFUL's Daniel Torres Performs 'Cry Me a River' at Broadway Sessions by Stage Tube

BEAUTIFUL's Daniel Torres performed 'Cry Me a River' at Broadway Sessions on April 10th, 2014. Check it out below

Will Audra McDonald Pull Off a Tony Awards Grand Slam? by David Rooney

With the Tony Awards Administration Committee's final eligibility decision on Friday, speculation now intensifies as to whether the five-time winner might become the first actress to take ho…

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Below The Table “At The Corner Of 54th & Crazy” – Melissa Errico by Suzanna Bowling

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Below The Table “At The Corner Of 54th & Crazy” - Melissa Errico: Seemingly shot out of a cannon Melissa Errico assuredly sang her way into a jam packed 5…

Breaking News: Final 2014 Tony Awards Eligibility from LADY DAY to CABARET! by BroadwayWorld

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today for the fourth and final time this season to determine the eligibility of eighteen Broadway productions for the 2014 American Theatre Wing'…

Los Angeles Theater Preview and Interviews: AN AMERICAN SOLDIER’S TALE / A FIDDLER’S TALE (Long Beach Opera) by Tony Frankel

GET SOME TALE In 1918, Igor Stravinsky and Swiss writer Ferdinand Ramuz wrote L’Histoire du soldat (The Soldier’s Tale) a short theatrical work meant to be “read, played, and d…

In the Closet With: Lauren Worsham Is Giving Hair, 'Cleave' & Couture in Gentleman's Guide

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder star Lauren Worsham brings us in her closet to show off the fabulous Linda Cho gowns worn by her character Phoebe D’Ysquith.

Review: Translations, Rose Theatre by Izzie Leach

Translations, written in 1980 by Brian Friel, is a play that fuses the power of language and communication against a backdrop of 1833 rural Ireland. Under James Grieve’s direction of the m…

Broadway's HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME Pushes First Preview to 6/2 by BroadwayWorld

HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME, the new Broadway musical inspired by the lyrics of Tupac Shakur, will now begin previews on Monday, June 2 rather than the previously announced date of May 29, in order…

Julia Lee Barclay-Morton becomes a novelist by Rochelle Denton

Julia Lee Barclay-Morton is one of our longest running playwrights we have published.  NYTE Small Press first published Word To Your Mama in Plays and Playwrights 2001. That piece and sever…

Kate Baldwin, Stephanie J. Block, Christian Hebel & More Set for FIDDLER AT 50 Symphony Space Gala, 4/28 by BroadwayWorld

On April 28, Symphony Space will host its spring gala, Fiddler at 50, to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof. The evening will honor Sheldon Harnick, the Tony Award an…

Review: West Side Story (Tour - The Mayflower, Southampton)

Bernstein's West Side take on Romeo and Juliet is still unmissable.

Photo Flash: Fran Drescher, Robert Lopez, and Kristen Anderson-Lopez Announce 2014 Drama Desk Award Nominations

The announcement was made at 54 Below.

Theater News: Tony Awards Administration Committee's Fourth and Final Meeting Determines Eligibility for Hedwig, Rocky, and More

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill will be considered eligible in the Best Revival of a Play category.

Theater News: Taylor Louderman, Robin De Jesús, Telly Leung, and More to Star in Paper Mill Playhouse's Grease

The production will feature direction by Daniel Goldstein and choreography by JoAnn M. Hunter.

Opera's Ian Campbell placed on leave

Ian Campbell and Ann Spira Campbell have been placed on leave by the San Diego Opera

BWW Interviews: Tony-Winner Julie White Talks NURSE JACKIE, Benanti, McDonald, Schwartz, Huffman, and What's Next by Matt Tamanini

Most actors can only dream of having the career Julie White has had. A Tony-winner for 2006's THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED, White spent five years on TV's GRACE UNDER FIRE, starred in the mega-hit…

Tony Awards Judges Pit 2 “Les Miz” Actors Against Each Other, Make Audra McDonald Musical a Play by Roger Friedman

Broadway: the Tony Awards committee, a mysterious group that will decide who is nominated for what next week, has made a couple Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

‘Gentleman’s Guide’ Leads Drama Desk Nominations with 12 by NewYork.com

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The Mysteries – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Jack Moore

The Flea is normally aptly named, a home for small theatrical gestures and chamber plays. But this Spring, The Flea gives us The Mysteries, a colossal six-hour marathon of 50 short plays, wr…

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School 2014 Acting Showcase, Criterion Theatre by Susan Elkin

Criterion Theatre: This entertaining showcase contains a lot of laughter and it's a real pleasure to see some unusual, mature choices of material including Shakespeare, Ayckbourn, Cowar…

Theater News: Tony Awards Administration Committee's Fourth and Final Meeting Determines Eligibility for ''Hedwig'', ''Rocky'', and More by Bethany Rickwald

Rulings for some Tony Awards may change the race by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Four days before the Tony Awards, an administrative panel has made some decisions that will have a powerful effect on who walks away with trophies....

Theater News: Taylor Louderman, Robin De Jesús, Telly Leung, and More to Star in Paper Mill Playhouse's ''Grease'' by Bethany Rickwald

Friday Phone Call # 58: 600 HIGHWAYMEN's Michael Silverstone and Abigail Browde by Howlround

By David Dower. If you don't know these guys and their work, check out their website. Michael and Abby are following their own muse and it is taking them along the road less traveled. I saw …

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT Tour Adds Stops in Denver, Hartford, Las Vegas & More! by BroadwayWorld

The Independent Presenters Network just announced the 2014-15 season tour dates for the national tour of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT. Directed and choreographed by Tony Awar…

Drama Desk Nominations A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder Takes 12 Nods by Suzanna Bowling

Drama Desk Nominations A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder Takes 12 Nods: Fran Drescher was the hit of The Drama Desk Award nominations this morning, along with the Oscar Award winnin…

Lucifer Saved, Lion and Unicorn, London by Honour Bayes

Lion and Unicorn, London: Writer Peter Oswald comes with an impressive CV; his plays have been performed at the Globe and the National Theatre, and Phyllida Lloyd - who directed his Mary Stu…

Shirley Jones, Nat King Cole, Linda Ronstadt and Johnny Mathis Named 2014 Songbook Hall of Fame Honorees by BroadwayWorld

The Center for the Performing Arts and the Michael Feinstein Great American Songbook Initiative announce the 2014 Encore Gala Weekend presented by Krieg DeVault on Friday, June 20 and Saturd…

'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder' dominates Drama Desk Awards by Ronni Reich

Pop culture reigns at this year's awards, with movie adaptations and celebrity stars earning nominations in major categories

Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar And Grill (Photos) by Chris Luner

Five time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald has returned to Broadway this season in a last-minute announced production of Lady Day Emerson’s Bar And Grill. Lady Day, written by Lanie …

Michelle Williams bows in Broadway's 'Cabaret,' with Alan Cumming by David Ng

"Cabaret" is back on Broadway in a revival of a revival production — yes, that's right — that was first seen in 1998.

Taylor Louderman, Bobby Conte Thornton, Robin De Jesus, Telly Leung & More to Star in Paper Mill Playhouse's GREASE by BroadwayWorld

Paper Mill Playhouse concludes its 75th Anniversary Season with America's favorite musical, Grease. With book, music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, Grease will be directed by Dan…

Tony Awards Administration Committee Rules on Hedwig, Cabaret, Violet, Lady Day, Bullets Over Broadway and More by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway premieres of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Violet, as well as the Roundabout Theatre Company remounting of its Tony-winning 1998 Broadway revival of Cabaret, will be eligib…

Final Tony Award Eligibility Rulings: Lady Day Is a Play Revival, Plus Decisions for Les Miz, Act One & More by Ryan McPhee

Let the countdown begin! The Tony Awards Administration committee has met for the fourth and final time this 2013-14 season and made eligibility rulings on 18 productions, including: All the…

“Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It.” by Bilal

Every week after we’ve cut the menu, we ask ourselves what it then needs. We might notice that we tossed a lot of political material away, or our danciest of dance ... The post R…

Barbara Cook to Bring ARE YOU HAVIN' ANY FUN? to Symphony Space Tomorrow by BroadwayWorld

Tony and Grammy Award winner and 2011 Kennedy Center Honoree Barbara Cook will be returning to New York-area stages with her new concert ARE YOU HAVIN' ANY FUN Barbara Cook in Concert, with…

2014 Drama Desk Nominations by Barry

Nominations for the 2014 Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced this morning at 54 Below by Academy Award winners Robert LKristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Fran Drescheropez and Kristen…

Photo Flash: BUYER & CELLAR Celebrates Barbra Streisand's Birthday! by BroadwayWorld

While Barbra Streisand was celebrating her 72nd birthday yesterday, Christopher J. Hanke took to the cellar to wish the greatest star a happy birthday Following the performance of the smash …

Betty Buckley to Teach Song Interpretation & Monologue Master Class at T. Schreiber Studio in May by BroadwayWorld

Following her critically-acclaimed performance in Horton Foote's, 'The Old Friends' with the Signature Theatre Company, legendary Broadway star and 2012 Theater Hall of Fame inductee, Betty …

Photo Flash: Fran Drescher, Robert Lopez, and Kristen Anderson-Lopez Announce 2014 Drama Desk Award Nominations by David Gordon

Tony Awards Eligibility for 2014 – Part 4

See the fourth and final eligibility determinations of shows and performers for the 2014 Tony Awards.

Review Roundup: ‘Cabaret’ by NewYork.com

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Keep Ya Head Up! Tupac Shakur Musical Holler If Ya Hear Me Delays First Preview by Imogen Lloyd Webber

We’re going to have to wait a little longer to hear them! Holler If Ya Hear Me, the new musical inspired by the work of Tupac Shakur, which had been scheduled to begin performances May…

The Gospel According to...Brittane Rowe by Michael Block

Name: Brittane RoweHometown: Grand Rapids, MIEducation: BFA in Theatre at Michigan State University Go Green!Who do you play in The Mysteries?: Angel ChorusTell us about The Mysteries: The B…

Start Date for Broadway's Holler If Ya Hear Me Delayed Due to Tech Schedule by Michael Gioia

Holler If Ya Hear Me, the new Broadway musical inspired by the lyrics of Tupac Shakur, will now begin previews June 2 at the Palace Theatre, rather than the previously announced May 29 start…

Japan's WOWOW to Broadcast 2014 Tony Awards by BroadwayWorld

WOWOW, Japan's leading premium pay TV broadcaster, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to broadcast the 2014 Tony Awards show live, exclusively on WOWOW.

Tony Award Nominations Are ‘Like the Wild West’ This Year by Gordon Cox

Four or five? That’s the question everybody’s asking about the upcoming Tony Award nominations now that the organizers of the theater world’s highest-profile awards ceremony have decid…

BWW Exclusive: New York Pops Spotlight on Patti LuPone by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld recently chatted with featured performer Patti LuPone about her upcoming appearance in the special celebration

Theatre News: Casting announced for Intimate Apparel.

Casting announced for Intimate Apparel.

Review: Things We Do For Love (Theatre Royal, Bath)

Things don't quite gel in Ayckbourn's Things We Do For Love

"Actors Aloud" Series Will Feature Marin Ireland, Terry Kinney, Kate Wetherhead and Andrew Keenan-Bolger by Carey Purcell

The Freeman Studio will feature Tony nominees Marin Ireland and Terry Kinney in its "Actors Aloud" series April 26 at 6 PM.

Taylor Louderman, Telly Leung, Robin De Jesus, Tommy Bracco and More Will Star in Paper Mill Playhouse's Grease by Michael Gioia

Paper Mill Playhouse will conclude its 75th anniversary season with Grease, which will begin performances May 28 in Millburn, NJ. Bring It On's Taylor Louderman, "Glee" actor T…

SHOWBIZ CHICAGO PHOTO SPOTLIGHT: LYRIC OPERA’S THE SOUND OF MUSIC STARRING BILLY ZANE AND JENN GAMBATESE by Michael Roberts

Warning: 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…

For Terrence McNally, MOTHERS AND SONS Asks the Question He Chose Not To by Hilary Kelly

When Terrence McNally lost a partner to the AIDS epidemic, he was full of questions about the person and circumstances which brought about his death - but he didn't ask them. In his new play…

News: Awards, Cocktails and a Constant Undercurrent, Reflections on the Helen Hayes Awards from a First Time Attendee by Elliot Lanes

This past Monday evening, the 30th annual Helen Hayes Awards were handed out at the National Building Museum in DC and for the first time I was privileged to be in attendance. As you might k…

Playbill.com’s 2014 Theatre Awards Roundup by Jared Clough

The 2014 theatre awards season is in full swing, and Playbill.com has compiled the latest information on award dates, presenters, nominations, winners and top honors. Read below.

STAGE PORTRAIT: New York Pops Honorees Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman

Acclaimed illustrator Ken Fallin's drawings of the greatest stars and scenes of the theatrical world are a recurring part of Playbill.com.

KINKY BOOTS to Kick Off National Tour on 9/4 in Las Vegas; First Wave of Dates Announced! by BroadwayWorld

The producers of Kinky Boots , the six-time Tony Award-winning musical that brings together four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein Book and Grammy Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper …

Julie Taymor, queen of The Lion King by Richard Ouzounian

Director recalls origins of the beloved musical and how different the reaction to its preview hiccups than to Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.

Comic Demetri Martin's active mind at work at Lincoln Hall by Steve Johnson

2014 Drama Desk Award Nominations - GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE Leads with 12; Followed by BRIDGES, FUN HOME, ALADDIN, ROCKY & More by BroadwayWorld

Eligibility and award category designations for the productions under consideration this season were determined by the Drama Desk board of directors with recommendations from the nominating …

Photo Coverage: Come Blow Your Horn, Start Celebrating! Inside CABARET's After Party by Walter McBride

Roundabout Theatre Company opened officially last night April 24, 2014 at the newly transformed Kit Kat Klub at Studio 54 on Broadway 254 West 54th Street. The revival stars Alan Cumming in …

2014 Drama Desk Nominees Announced!

Academy Award winners Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez (“Frozen”) and two-time Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Fran Drescher announced the 2014 Drama Desk Award nominees thi…

Blog Hijack: Wombat Theatre Co.- Barbara's Pinterest Page by Michael Block

The other day I received a strange e-mail from a young man named Brian O'Donnell who lives in Independence, MO. He thought I might be interested in some stuff he recently acquired, and tho…

Tony Yazbeck, Ann Crumb & More Set for Industry Reading of DANGEROUS, 5/2 by BroadwayWorld

On Friday, May 2nd there will be a special industry presentation of the new musical DANGEROUS. Directed by Jeff Whiting, the show is described as a 1930s swing-time musical reminiscent of W…

Weekend Poll: Which Star From a Closed Musical Do You Hope Gets Some Tony Love? by Lindsay Champion

Broadway.com readers, we have an important announcement to make: IT’S OFFICIALLY TONY SEASON! Hooray! On April 29, we’ll finally find out which of our favorite actors are nominat…

Features: Training: Shakespeare and children by Susan Elkin

Susan Elkin talks about why every child should experience Shakespeare

Fran Drescher, Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez Announce 2014 Drama Desk Nominees

Fran Drescher, Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez were on hand at 54 Below to announce the nominees for the 59th annual Drama Desk Awards. Heading the pack were A Gentleman's Guide to L…

PHOTO CALL: Emily Skinner, Cameron Adams, Lynne Halliday and Jason Graae Star in Inventing Mary Martin by Krissie Fullerton

The York Theatre Company presents the world premiere of the new musical Inventing Mary Martin, which began performances at the Off-Broadway venue April 15 prior to an official opening April …

10 Things You May Not Know About Me: Vanessa Williams of ‘After Midnight’ by NewYork.com

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Stephen Sondheim, Lin-Manuel Miranda & More Named Honorary Co-Chairs of Symphony Space's Gala Honoring Sheldon Harnick, 4/28 by BroadwayWorld

On April 28, Symphony Space will host its spring gala, Fiddler at 50, to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof. The evening will honor Sheldon Harnick, the Tony Award an…

You Can’t Take It With You Set For Broadway Revival by Chris Luner

Today may be the cut off day for Broadway shows eligible for the 2013-2014 awards season but that isn’t stop producers from already looking ahead to next season on Broadway! With one n…

Review: Smashed (Udderbelly)

Gandini Juggling return to the UK with their inventive mix of juggling, dance and storytelling

Review: The Tinderbox (Bristol Old Vic)

The Tinderbox is not only great youth theatre, its great theatre full stop.

Cross-dress for success

In today's Wall Street Journal I review the last three shows of the 2013-14 Broadway season, Casa Valentina, Hedwig and...

SHOW BIZ: Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - 4/25/2014 by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld.com's SHOW BIZ Rush, Lottery amp Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 4252014.

Theater News: A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Leads the 2014 Drama Desk Award Nominations

The Bridges of Madison County and Fun Home are also front-runners.

ROCKY Broadway - The Anatomy of a Knockout by Rocky Broadway

The Significance of Violence Design by HowlRound

By Rick Gilbert. We usually consider a fight choreographer’s job to be staging the fights so that they are safe. Certainly safety is essential: actors should not be getting hurt in the exe…

VIDEO: Neil Patrick Harris Talks HEDWIG Audience Interaction on 'Letterman'! by TV News Desk

Neil Patrick Harris, currently starring on Broadway in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, stopped by last night's Late Show with David Letterman and spoke about interacting in character with the Bro…

Monty Python Reunion Show to Be Screened in Theaters by Allan Kozinn

The final night of the troupe's reunion run at London's 02 Arena will be beamed in HD to 1,500 movie theaters around the world.

Enrico Brignano to Star in RUGANTINO at New York City Center, 6/12-14 by BroadwayWorld

Straight from engagements in Rome, Milan and Florence, MF Production presents Enrico Brignano in Rugantino, in celebration of 50th Anniversary of the show's Broadway debut, from June 12, 13 …

2014 Drama Desk Award Nominations by Broadway's Best Shows

Nominations for the 2014 Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced this morning at 54 Below by Academy Award winners Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez and two-time Emmy and Golden Globe …

Tony Awards preview: Cherry Jones vs. Audra McDonald for Best Actress (Play) by Gold Derby

Two Tony titans could face off for Best Actress (Play) when nominations are announced Tuesday morning. Two-time champ Cherry Jones ("The Heiress," 1993; "Doubt," 2005) has been…

Single Tickets to MTC's THE LION Now On Sale by BroadwayWorld

Single tickets to the American premiere of THE LION, the new musical written and performed by 2013 ASCAP Cole Porter Songwriting Award winner Benjamin Scheuer, directed by Sean Daniels are a…

Daniel Radcliffe gives finest performance yet in nearly perfect ‘The Cripple of Inishmaan’ by Peter Marks

New York In his previous Broadway ventures, as the disturbed youth who blinds the horses in “Equus” and the sneaky trainee who dupes the CEO in “How to Succeed in Business Without Real…

Michael Park & Colin Hanlon to Lead Reading of New Musical 'CLINTON' Today by BroadwayWorld

MICHAEL PARK Three Penny Opera, How To Succeed and COLIN HANLON Modern Family, Rent will lead the reading of Paul and Michael Hodge's production of the new musical comedy CLINTON THE MUSICAL…

‘Gentleman’s Guide’ Racks Up 12 Nominations for Drama Desk Awards by Gordon Cox

“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” cleaned up in the nominations for the annual Drama Desk Awards, making off with an even dozen nods. Among the season’s Broadway musicals, “…

2014 Drama Desk Awards Nominations by Jonathan Mandell

  A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder had the most nominations for the 59th Annual Drama Desk Awards, followed by The Bridges of Madison County, Aladdin and Rocky. Winners wil…

BWW TV Exclusive: BREAKING DOWN THE RIFFS w/ Natalie Weiss- It's Almost Summertime! by Breaking Down The Riffs

BroadwayWorld.com, the largest, most comprehensive theatre site on the net, recently announced the newest addition to its line-up of original, engaging, star-filled TV programs- YouTube sens…

2014 Annual Drama Desk Awards Nominations Announced; Gentleman's Guide Earns 12 Nominations by Andrew Gans

Nominations for the 2014 Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced April 25 at 54 Below by Academy Award winners Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez and two-time Emmy and Golden Globe nomi…

Best Shakespeare productions: All's Well That Ends Well by Michael Billington

The tale of a poor physician's daughter who cures a king and claims a husband as reward sits well with modern gender politics. Here are my favourite stagingsThis supposedly unloved comedy of…

Theater News: ''A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'' Leads the 2014 Drama Desk Award Nominations by Andy Lefkowitz

Gallaudet dance piece bridges ideas; henna is highlighted during embassy tours by Celia Wren

The bridging of borders. The bridging of dance styles. The bridging of gaps between ideas. All three of those feats will coincide when France’s Compagnie Chriki’Z presents the ­­­hip-…

Rialto Chatter: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM Coming Back to Broadway? by Rialto Chatter

Cabaret just returned to Broadway last night, but according to a recent Deadline report, more revivals are on the way. Jeremy Gerard writes that a A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Fo…

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, where new music and dance move forward together by Robert Johnson

Chen describes her new work as a "mindscape" haunted by shadows, in which some dancers sit isolated while others nearby illustrate their thoughts.

The Awesome 80’s Prom is back! by Broadway Audience

Being the Broadway lover that I am, I often get emails about the latest and greatest news about theatre.  This past week, I received an email that got me running around with joy.  The head…

IF/THEN's Joe Cassidy Brings ROCK STAR to 54 Below on 5/8 by BroadwayWorld

Before there was law school, before there was Broadway, there was a dream to be a Rock Star, without the rehab. Currently appearing in the Broadway company of IfThen, nationally renowned con…

Catch-22 review Joseph Heller's theatre of the absurd by Lyn Gardner

Northern Stage, Newcastle upon TyneThere are some wonderful splintered moments in this staging of Heller's own adaptation of his satirical novelYossarian is trapped in a nightmare with no en…

Just how bad is school censorship?

In today's Wall Street Journal "Sightings" column I examine two very different events that both relate to the problem of...

Single tickets now available for MTC’s THE LION by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Catch a sneak peak of THE LION at CLICK HERE Single tickets to the American premiere of THE LION, the new musical written and performed by 2013 ASCAP Cole Porter Songwriting Award winner Ben…

Review: The Dance of Death/Writers Theatre by Zach Freeman

RECOMMENDED Having spent time in the mid-1880s dipped in some sort of madness reminiscent of Lewis Carroll’s Hatter, August Strindberg dug himself out of his personal rabbit hole and conti…

SONG SPOTLIGHT: Crazytown by Maddie Gaw

Hello there, Green Room readers! Happy to be back with “Song Spotlights” after a brief hiatus. Last time I was here, I spent a lot of time gushing about Natasha, Pierre… and my lingeri…

Clive Davis thinks our new musicals stink. by Ken Davenport

In a new advertisement, uh I mean article, in the Hollywood Reporter, the legendary music producer Clive Davis took the new Broadway musicals of the last couple of decades to task in an effo…

Review: Moth

Two social outcasts bond over being different in high school.

Photos: Rehearsal Pics: Ben Richards and Noel Sullivan prepare for Rock of Ages tour

Images released ahead of the UK tour

Rose And The Rime From House Theatre Celebrates Storytelling But With Adult Dark Message by Bill Hirschman

In three visits to Miami, the House Theatre of Chicago has always exuded an underlying love of the gloriously imaginative storytelling only theater can deliver. But its current entry at the …

VIDEO: Watch FROZEN Characters Dance to Michael Jackson Classic 'Thriller' by Movies News Desk

Check out the beloved characters Elsa, Anna, Kristoff and Hans from the Oscar winning film dancing to the Michael Jackson classic 'Thriller'.

HowlRound's Hiring! Come Work with Us! by HowlRound

By HowlRound. Are you the next HowlRound Fellow? HowlRound is looking for editors/writers/producers/entrepreneurs who make things happen—who are ready and passionate to dive into working o…

The miracle of Cleveland's Playhouse Square: How a performing arts complex helped save downtown and launch a national revival of historic theaters by Steven Litt

Rebirth: The revival of Playhouse Square's theaters helped save downtown Cleveland and launched a national movement to preserve historic silent movie palaces and vaudeville houses.

Filichia Features: The Return of MISS SAIGON by Peter Filichia

Right now, Sir Cameron Mackintosh is readying a revival of one of his biggest hits: MISS SAIGON, which originally ran 10 years in London and just as long in New York. With all the renewed in…

Photo Coverage: Michelle Williams, Alan Cumming and CABRET Cast Take Opening Night Bows! by Walter McBride

Roundabout Theatre Company opened officially last night April 24, 2014 at the newly transformed Kit Kat Klub at Studio 54 on Broadway 254 West 54th Street. The revival stars Alan Cumming in…

Amanda Seyfried Joins 'Les Mis' Co-Star Hugh Jackman in PETER PAN Film by TV News Desk

Amanda Seyfreid has signed on to the cast of Warner Bros upcoming PETER PAN film.

Fuse Book Review: “The Marrying of Chani Kaufman” — The World of the Ultra-Orthodox Jews, Treated With Verve and Empathy by Roberta Silman

Beneath the humor and the warmth and the charm of this novel, author Eve Harris bears witness to an existence far more complex and troubled than Ultra-Orthodox Jews might like to admit.

The Official 2014 Drama Desk Award Nominations by Ken Davenport

Here are this year’s Drama Desk Award nominations: Outstanding Play Nell Benjamin, The Explorers Club Steven Levenson, Core Values Conor McPherson, The Night Alive Richard Nelson, Reg…

17 Things That No One Believes About The Bridges of Madison County by Lucky

The thing about The Bridges of Madison County, that swoony romantic dreamboat of a show, is that its action exists in this wonderful, only-in-theater universe where nothing makes sense, yet …

"Great Performances" Presents Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty April 25 by Carey Purcell

Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty, the gothic re-imaging of the classic fairy tale, will air on PBS April 25 at 9 PM.

U.K.'s BBC Proms to Feature Celebrations of War Horse and Kiss Me, Kate by Mark Shenton

The annual BBC Proms – a celebration of global classical music that runs at London's Royal Albert Hall from July 18 to Sept. 13 and is also broadcast on BBC Radio 3, BBC TV and onl…

Neil Patrick Harris Talks Making Out With (& Motor Boating?) Strangers at Hedwig by Ryan McPhee

Hedwig and the Angry Inch headliner Neil Patrick Harris stopped by The Late Show to chat with David Letterman April 24, and discussed the freedom that comes with playing the rock goddess on …

Two Trains. Two productions. Two friends exchange roles by Christopher Henley

Actors love August Wilson.  Audiences love to see his plays, often more than once.  Theatres love to include them in their seasons.  Off the top of my head, I can think of four production…

Situation: Comedy: Brighton Fringe by Julian Hall

Springtime in Brighton has an extra allure for the comedy fan, with the cornucopia of talent on offer at the Brighton Fringe. Now in its eighth year as an independent entity from the Brighto…

Lillias White Dishes on The Oldest Profession: Broadway Diva

Lillias White talks Effie, Grizabella, the role that got away and what it's really like winning a Tony Award.

CABARET's Michelle Williams on B'way Debut: 'I Didn't Know What Was Going to Happen' by Movies News Desk

CABARET star Michelle Williams spoke about making her musical Broadway debut in the iconic role of cabaret singer Sally Bowles

Uncle Vanya/Three Sisters review Chekhov with cinema, spectres and sex by Michael Billington

Wyndham's, LondonAndrei Konchalovsky's use of film and sexually explicit gestures doesn't always work well on stage, but there are compelling performances in this Russian double bill Andrei …

Reviews: ''Moth'' by Keith Loria

Ricky Martin to Present Rita Moreno with PEOPLE Lifetime Achievement Award by Movies News Desk

Ricky Martin will present Rita Moreno with People En Espaol's lifetime achievement award in the arts this May.

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Public Theater's THE GREAT IMMENSITY by Linda Lenzi

The Public Theater presents The Civilian's THE GREAT IMMENSITY, written and directed by Steve Cosson with songs by Michael Friedman. THE GREAT IMMENSITY is a highly theatrical look into one …

Voigt on Voigt by Thomas Garvey

Photo: Dario AcostaWe don't normally post previews, but seriously, what opera queen could resist the chance to chat with soprano Deborah Voigt (even if by email!), who is appearing with pian…

VIDEO: Neil Patrick Harris Talks HIMYM Season Finale on 'Letterman' by TV News Desk

Neil Patrick Harris, currently starring on Broadway in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, stopped by last night's LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN to talk about the season finale of his CBS comedy 'Ho…

Photos! Alan Cumming, Michelle Williams & the Cast of Cabaret Host an Opening Night Bash at Studio 54 by Broadway.com

Celebrate opening night of Cabaret with Alan Cumming, Michelle Williams, Danny Burstein, Linda Emond and more on April 24, 2014 at Studio 54. In here, life is beautiful!

Almanac: George Eliot on spiteful caricature

"There is hardly any mental misery worse than that of having our own serious phrases, our own rooted beliefs, caricatured...

Photo Flash: Johnny Depp and More Join Alan Cumming and Michelle Williams for a Perfectly Marvelous Opening of Cabaret

The Broadway musical also welcomed Kristin Chenoweth, Jane Krakowski, and Jim Dale, among others.

Review: Occupied (Theatre503)

Carla Grauls' darkly comic play takes a look at immigrants in London and cultural stereotypes

Friday, April 25, 2014 by Susan Grace

  THIS WEEKEND’S HIGHLIGHTS: Friday, April 25 * Adam Rapp’s The Purple Lights of Joppa Illinois, directed by Crispin Whittell, featuring William Apps, Connor Barrett, Chris…

‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Was Most-Aired Movie on Basic Cable in 2013 by Todd Spangler

Cable TV loves Robin Williams in old-lady drag. 20th Century Fox’s “Mrs. Doubtfire” was the most-aired pic on basic cable in 2013. The 1993 comedy was played 66 times across five netwo…

‘Cabaret’ Broadway Reviews by Broadway's Best Shows

Gentleman's Guide, Bridges & Fun Home Top 2014 Drama Desk Nominations by Ryan McPhee

Nominations for the 59th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced on April 25 by Cinderella’s Fran Drescher and Oscar-winning husband and wife songwriting team Robert Lopez and Kristen …

Photo Flash: Johnny Depp and More Join Alan Cumming and Michelle Williams for a Perfectly Marvelous Opening of ''Cabaret'' by David Gordon

A Small Family Business by John Morrison

I sometimes go to the theatre to see if my long-held preferences and prejudices can be successfully dissolved by seeing a new production. Alan Ayckbourn has always struck me as an overrated …

Meet The Director and Cast of Kensington Arts Theatre’s ‘Les Misérables’ Part 1: Director Darnell Morris by Joel Markowitz

To begin our series of interviews with the director and cast of Kensington Arts Theatre’s Les Misérables, meet Director Darnell Morris. Joel: Why did you want to direct Les Miséra…

Kabale und Liebe (Schiller/Simon Solberg), Schauspiel Köln, April 2014 by Holger Syme

I’ve just embarked on another marathon in German theatre. This year, I partly want to see just how marked (if at all) the difference are between theatre in Berlin and the rest of the c…

Full Casting Announced for Guys and Dolls at Chichester Festival Theatre by Mark Shenton

Full casting has been announced for the new production of Guys and Dolls, being staged as the first musical in the re-opened Chichester Festival Theatre following its major redevelopment. It…

Champagne Riot Tonight by Trav S.D.

Filed under: Music Tagged: Calamity Chang, Champagn Riot, Dandy Wellington, Gin MInsky

For Michelle Williams, Going to Work Every Day is a ‘Cabaret’ on Broadway by Gordon Cox

Alan Cumming, fresh off the April 24 opening night performance of the Broadway revival of “Cabaret,” emerged from backstage wearing plaid, brandishing a cigarette and eyeing the …

Tomorrow 4/26 From 10 AM-5:30 PM: Broadway Bound Workshops For Ages 7-18 at Moonlit Wings Productions in Falls Church, VA by Guest Author

Moonlit Wings Productions Presents: The post Tomorrow 4/26 From 10 AM-5:30 PM: Broadway Bound Workshops For Ages 7-18 at Moonlit Wings Productions in Falls Church, VA appeared first on DCMT…

WAKE UP with BroadwayWorld - Friday, April 25, 2014 - Drama Desk Noms, Tony Decisions, SLEEPING BEAUTY and More! by Jessica Showers

Good 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 the Drama Desk nominees will be announ…

Review: Frederica von Stade is regal in 'A Coffin in Egypt' by Mark Swed

Frederica von Stade compellingly stars as a wealthy and remorseful Texas widow in Ricky Ian Gordon's opera 'A Coffin in Egypt' at the Wallis in Beverly Hills.As an art form with a specialty …

David Suchet and the mystery of faith by Richard Ouzounian

Actor known as Hercule Poirot and Cardinal Benelli in The Last Confession spent years seeking the true nature of his spirituality.

Congress of Curious People Opens Today! by Trav S.D.

Filed under: Dime Museum and Side Show, EXHIBITIONS & LECTURES, Human Anomalies, PLUGS Tagged: Coney Island USA, Congress of Curious People, Morbid Anatomy

BREAKING: Seth Meyers Named Host of 66TH PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS by TV News Desk

Seth Meyers has been named host of the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, to be telecast live Monday, Aug. 25 8 p.m. ET5 p.m. PT on NBC. The event takes place at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los …

Cabaret – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Maya Asheri

Roundabout Theater Company revives the Tony Award winning 1998 revival of the musical Cabaret. Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall return to the director’s and choreographer’s seats (res…

What I learned today: Nespresso latte making for dummies in 7 steps (with BIG pictures) by Terri Paddock

I’m currently holed up in a small seaside village in Mallorca – no Starbucks or any other type of coffee chain round here – and my live-in barista Peter is about to abandon me to retur…

Video: NYC-ARTS Profile: Terrence McNally | Watch NYC-ARTS Online | Thirteen/WNET New York Video

Terrence McNally is one of American theater's most acclaimed and produced playwrights. Paula Zahn talks with McNally about some of the milestone moments of his extraordinary life in the thea…

Catch 22,Northern Stage, theatre review

When asked later in life by an interviewer why he had never written a book quite as good as Catch-22, Joseph Heller hit back acidly. “Who has?” he replied.

Gene, Gene, the Dancing Machine by Trav S.D.

  Today is the birthday of Eugene Patton (b. 1932) better known to the world at large as “Gene, Gene, the Dancing machine”. Gene was a brief phenomenon of the late 1970s on The…

Uncle Vanya / Three Sisters, Wyndham's Theatre, review: 'deadening' by Matt Trueman

This Russian-language import misses Chekov's humour, says Matt Trueman

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz re-Imagined by Trav S.D.

Filed under: Indie Theatre, PLUGS Tagged: Wonderful Wizard of Oz Re-Imagined

The Great Immensity – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Maya Asheri

The Great Immensity, a new musical from The Civilians, tackles the hot topic of climate change. It is part of The Public Theater’s Public Lab, meaning it is a work-in-progress. The …

Fuse News: Two Milestones – Shakespeare’s 450th and Anthony Burgess’ 50th by Bill Marx

"Nothing Like the Sun" remains, for my money, among the best works of fiction inspired by Shakespeare's life.

7 rock albums that would make great musicals by Troy L. Smith, Northeast Ohio Media Group

If there is an album from 2000s that packed the kind of punch that could transition into a full-blown musical, it is "American Idiot." But it's not the only one.

Watch the Drama Desk Award Nominations Live This Morning by Lauren Yarger

Go to http://new.livestream.com/DramaDesk/nominations2014 to see Fran Drescher and Robert Lopez and Kristen Andersen Lopez announce the Drama Desk Nominations, live at 11 am from 54 Bel…

Mae West in “Goin’ to Town” by Trav S.D.

Today is the anniversary of the release date of Mae West’s 1935 comedy Goin’ to Town.  Goin’ to Town was Mae’s first post-code feature, and it’s kind of a mess.…

Ticket Offer: £15 Tickets to Three Sisters at Southwark Playhouse by Lucia Genziani

Lamenting the loss of the extended bank holiday weekend? Never fear, to cheer up your weekend, we’ve got a fantastic offer for £15 tickets to see Three Sisters at Southwark Playhouse. Be …

Marcus Kyd on Performing ‘The Thousandth Night’ at MetroStage by Joel Markowitz

In her review of The Thousandth Night at MetroStage, reviewer Yvonne French described Marcus Kyd’s performance as: … poignant, moving, courageous, and appropriately desperate…

Nibbles and Sips Around Town: ‘Union Market, Bidwell, the Launchology Series, and Sample Nibbles and Sips From Zaytinya’s Upcoming Greek Easter Fe by Jordan Wright

In Which We Visit Union Market, Bidwell, the Launchology Series, and Sample Nibbles and Sips From Zaytinya’s Upcoming Greek Easter Festival  The Craveable Union Market There are many thin…

DSM High School Musical Theatre Awards showcases top teen talent by Nancy Churnin

Review: The Great Immensity at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

he Civilians' admirable but failed effort to take on climate change as an entertainment

Cabaret- Prequel at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

Life's just a cabaret again at Studio 54.

Stars of Vaudeville #866: Edgar Allan Woolf by Trav S.D.

Sorry for that tiny photo — writers leave behind much smaller graphic footprints than do performers. Today is the birthday of Edgar Allan Woolf (1888-1943). Woolf was one of the best k…

BWW's On This Day - April 25, 2014

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 25 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Review: 'Porgy and Bess' adapts a treasured opera to rewarding pop by Charles McNulty

No matter the musical style, the American classic's score always envelops the actors and drives the drama.Depending on your knowledge of the material and expectations going in, the touring v…

Review: 'Porgy and Bess' adapts a treasured opera to rewarding pop by Charles McNulty

No matter the musical style, the American classic's score always envelops the actors and drives the drama.No matter the musical style, the American classic's score always envelops the actors…

Theatre News: Debra Stephenson & Steven Pinder star in Last Of The Red Hot Lovers at St Helens Theatre Royal

Neil Simon's classic comedy is re-imagined as a two hander in St Helens this Summer.

News: Dominic Dromgoole: ‘Other countries perform Shakespeare better than us’ by Ed Frankl

Shakespeare’s Globe artistic director Dominic Dromgoole has claimed that other countries have a “great deal more insight” about Shakespeare than the British. In an exclusive interview …

London stage hit 'Privacy' makes drama from data by Jill Lawless

LONDON (AP) -- "Privacy," a new drama that has London buzzing, is probably the first play to open with a request that the audience keep their smartphones switched on. It's certainly the …

Daniel Radcliffe is perfection in moody Cripple of Inishmaan by Richard Seff

The current revival of Martin McDonagh’s play, its first shot at Broadway after two off/Broadway incarnations in the late 1990s, makes clear one fact. That is that Daniel Radcliffe, th…

Melissa Errico at 54 Below by Sandi Durell

    by: Brian Scott Lipton     It was fitting, if a tad unusual, that Melissa Errico opened her new show at 54 Below with “I’m Every Woman,” the... The post Melissa…

Jeremy Herrin on staging Hilary Mantel's epic Tudor double-bill by Catherine Love

Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies are tranferring to the West End after a successful RSC Stratford run. Jeremy Herrin talks about the job of dramatising 1,000 pages of historical intrigue an…

Niblo of Niblo’s Garden by Trav S.D.

Readers of this blog (indeed, any source on 19th century entertainment) will often come upon the name of the famous venue Niblo’s Garden. Some of the folks I’ve written about w…

CABARET – revival of a revival starring Alan Cumming & Michelle Williams by Oscar E Moore

It’s 1929 Berlin and the Nazi’s are on the move.  But within the decadent Kit Kat Klub at Studio 54 everything is beautiful.  At least that’s what Fred Ebb (lyrics) John Kander (musi…

A dialect coach evaluates 3 Broadway shows by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- That special sound you hear on Broadway these days could be a British accent....

Neil Patrick Harris in Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway - in pictures by Guardian Staff

Neil Patrick Harris is having a ball on Broadway as Hedwig, an East German 'slip of a girly boy' whose botched sex op results in an 'Angry Inch' which also becomes the name for Hedwig's roc…

This week's new live comedy by James Kettle

Pappy's Flatshare Meltdown | Glenn Wool | Justin MoorhouseGiven how hard it seems to be launch a successful sitcom these days, all plaudits go to quirky three-piece Pappy's, who've netted a …

This week's new theatre by Mark Cook & Lyn Gardner

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This week's new dance by Judith Mackrell

Mayuri Boonham | Rites Of WarChoreographer Mayuri Boonham was trained in the classical south Asian dance form of bharatanatyam but has also been influenced by a variety of different choreogr…

Making Sure THE BUNGLER Isn’t Bungled by Peter Filichia

Tuesday evening, April 8, 2014. Matthew Teague Miller, an MFA candidate in directing at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, is enjoying his cast’s final dress rehearsal. Months…

News: Menier seals corporate sponsorship deal with Pinsent Masons by Ed Frankl

Law firm Pinsent Masons has become the principal sponsor of the Menier Chocolate Factory until 2016, in the first major corporate partnership for the theatre. As part of the partnership, the…

Colorado Theater Openings, 4/25/2014 by Lucas Dean Fiserspecial To The Denver Post

Fringe Focus: No get out clause for Wilde flop by Honour Bayes

Look across the fringe and it’s raining theatrical dynasties; Redgrave, Fox, Rigg – if you want to see the creme de la creme of genetic theatrical talent for half the price of a West…

Of Human Bondage: Review by Richard Ouzounian

Soulpepper pulls off its adaptation of Somerset Maugham’s complex novel with imagination and daring. A little more polishing will render it truly great.

Drama Desk Awards nominations: 'Gentleman's Guide' leads with 12' by Gold Derby

Nominations for the 59th annual edition of the Drama Desk Awards were announced Friday. The Broadway tuner "Gentlemans Guide to Love and Murder" leads with 12 bids. It is also expected to do…

Catch-22, Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne by Laura Fraine

Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne: Joseph Heller adapted his classic satire himself in 1971 but the resulting script was difficult enough not to have made it to a UK production until now, …

Production News: War Horse to star at BBC Proms by Ed Frankl

The National Theatre will collaborate with the BBC Proms for the first time as part of a special War Horse Prom, commemorating 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War. Puppets us…

Puffball, Roundhouse, London by Neil Norman

Roundhouse, London: Created by the company from personal experiences of scores of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning folk, this is a show that wears its heart on its sleeve.…

Safe Sex/On Tidy Endings, Tristan Bates Theatre, London by Paul Vale

Tristan Bates Theatre, London: The winner of two Tony awards and the book writer for slew of hit Broadway musicals, Harvey Fierstein wrote his Safe Sex trilogy of one-act plays as a response…

Cumming makes ‘Cabaret’ revival hottest Broadway show again by Elisabeth Vincentelli

What do you call a revival of a revival? A re-revival? In the case of this “Cabaret,” you just call it fantastic. In 1998, directors Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall...

Martine, Finborough Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Finborough Theatre, London: A fascinating companion piece to the First World War commemorations, Jean-Jacques Bernard's 1920-set play is a languid daydream of the tumultuous events of t…

American Stages: Tony determinations kick off the awards season and God gets the theatre bug by Catherine Gerbrands

With the opening of Roundabout Theatre Company’s Cabaret revival last night, the 2013-14 Broadway season is complete. The Tony administration committee meets this morning to make final cat…

The sure shoo-ins for Tuesday’s Tony nominations by Michael Riedel

The Tony nominations are out Tuesday, but let me get a jump on things with my nomination for trouper of the year — LaTanya Richardson Jackson, who jumped in at...

PHOTO CALL: Cabaret, Starring Alan Cumming and Michelle Williams, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Alan Cumming, who won a Tony Award for his portrayal of the sexy and seductive Emcee in Cabaret, returns to the Kit Kat Klub in Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall's Tony-winning production of t…

PHOTO CALL: Cabaret, Starring Alan Cumming and Michelle Williams, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Alan Cumming, who won a Tony Award for his portrayal of the sexy and seductive Emcee in Cabaret, returns to the Kit Kat Klub in Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall's Tony-winning production of t…

The Velocity of Autumn by StageGrade

How do critics clock "The Velocity of Autumn"?

Hedwig and the Angry Inch by StageGrade

Are critics giving the finger to "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"?

Annapurna by StageGrade

Do critics think "Annapurna" is worth the climb?

Uncle Vanya/Three Sisters, Wyndham's Theatre by David Nice

London has had its fair share recently of Chekhov productions from Russia, though none anywhere near as quietly truthful as these from Moscow's Mossovet State Academic Theatre. Veteran film …

Sacramento Live: ‘A Funny Thing’ at STC by Marcus Crowder

STC stages the musical farce ‘Forum’ in a ‘70s setting. “Scapino!” features, clockwise from lower left, Scarlett Becky Vang, Anthony Person, Julian O…

Art review: Chronicling Carlos Villa

b. sakata garo displays deeply moving works of the influential American artist of Filipino descent. … Click to Continue »

Shakespeare in Love: designing the West End play - video by Declan Donnellan

Designer Nick Ormerod and director Declan Donnellan discuss how they are presenting rumbustious London life from 1593 in the play Shakespeare in Love, adapted from the Oscar-winning film by …

Theater Review: Michelle Williams and Alan Cumming Come (Back) to the Cabaret

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BWW Reviews: CASA VALENTINA Is What It Is by Michael Dale

Harvey Fierstein's first non-musical play on Broadway in 27 years gives a history lesson on cross-dressing straight men.

Los Angeles Opera Review: A COFFIN IN EGYPT (The Wallis in Beverly Hills) by Barnaby Hughes

A NAIL IN OPERA’S COFFIN As the opera’s West Coast premiere, A Coffin in Egypt is frankly disappointing. As the first opera production at the new Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performi…

‘The Great Immensity,’ theater review by Joe Dziemianowicz

Despite a good cast, this environmentally themed mystery tour is an uneasy mix of fact, credulity-stretching fiction and songs that don't work with the rest of the show.

In 'Annapurna,' a long-separated couple struggles for connection

Sharr White's Annapurna (simultaneously running off-Broadway) is named for a mountain in the Himalayas. But this two-character play, in a fine production by Theatre Exile that opened Thursd…

KINKY BOOTS' Jeanna de Waal Set for Martin and Realbuto's OUTCASTS LIKE US at 54 Below Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Jeanna de Waal currently starring in Broadway's Kinky Boots who also starred in the Off-Broadway revival of Carrie Green Day's American Idiot on Broadway We Will Rock You on the West End and…

Photo Flash: SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE Begins Tonight at Arena Stage by BroadwayWorld

Smokey Joe's Cafe-The Songs of Leiber and Stoller transports audiences to the golden age of rock, rhythm and blues this spring at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. The sho…

Plays by Jess Brickman, Molly Smith Metzler and P. Seth Bauer Set for Bay Street's New Works Festival This Weekend by BroadwayWorld

BAY STREET THEATRE NEW WORKS FESTIVAL will take place this weekend, April 25-27 at the Bay Street Theatre on the Long Wharf in Sag Harbor, NY. The Festival is produced in Association with SP…

Terry Layman Returns to Titan Theatre in KING LEAR, Running Now thru 5/11 by BroadwayWorld

Queens-based Titan Theatre Company will conclude its critically acclaimed, award-winning second season with a signature take on Shakespeare's epic masterpiece King Lear. The production will …

Matthew Bourne's SLEEPING BEAUTY Airs on PBS's GREAT PERFORMANCES Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty sees the popular choreographer return to the music of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky to complete the trio of the composer's ballet masterworks that started in 1992…

Billy Zane Stars as Captain von Trapp in Lyric Opera of Chicago's THE SOUND OF MUSIC, Beg. Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Billy Zane, star of James Cameron's international blockbuster Titanic and critically acclaimed for his portrayal of Billy Flynn in Broadway's Chicago, has been cast as Captain von Trapp, com…

Cabaret by Theasy.com

Cabaret Broadway, Studio 54/Roundabout Theatre Reviewed by Weston Clay BOTTOM LINE: A direct revival of the 1998 Broadway run that lacks freshness and originality. Have you ever heard a …

Cabaret, Studio 54, theatre review - 'Michelle Williams' Sally lacks desperation and edge'

Not content with recently making the most successful James Bond film ever and directing Simon Russell Beale in the National Theatre's hit production of King Lear, Sam Mendes is now at the st…

Lack of easy answers makes for compelling film

How much can you learn about a person’s life from the things they leave behind? This question is the driving force behind the fascinating documentary “Finding Vivian Maier,” and in the…

Tony Awards Administration Committee Meets Final Time This Season Today by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld has confirmed that the Tony Awards Administration Committee will meet for the final time this season today, April 25 to determine the eligibility for the final productions of t…

Tony Kushner & Ryan Murphy Comment On Societal Impact Of THE NORMAL HEART by Pat Cerasaro

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner and acclaimed Emmy Award-winning director and writer Ryan Murphy discuss the impact of Larry Kramer's Tony Award-winning play THE NORMAL HEART …

Billy Porter Joins #MyLoveIsEqual Campaign by Pat Cerasaro

Tony Award-winning KINKY BOOTS star Billy Porter lends his support to the marriage equality for all campaign MyLoveIsEqual and a new video promo featuring the star is now available to view.

FLASH FRIDAY: Come (Back) To The CABARET! by Pat Cerasaro

What good is sitting alone in your room Especially when a big splashy revival of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Joe Masteroff's celebrated Weimar Germany musical CABARET is back on Broadway, star…

Acting Legend Doris Roberts on "The 4 to 9ers" & Her Keys to Longevity by Young Hollywood

Acting Legend Doris Roberts on "The 4 to 9ers" & Her Keys to Longevity The YH Studio is honored to welcome the legendary Doris Roberts, who pays us a visit to talk about her …

Cabaret - The 1998 Sam Mendes’ reimagined, revised and re-edited revival reopens by Oscar E. Moore

Mr. Mendes’ production starring Alan Cumming and Michelle Williams is dark. Figuratively and literally. And sometimes dreary.

"The 4 to 9ers" Stars on Season 3's "The Day Crew" by Young Hollywood

"The 4 to 9ers" Stars on Season 3's "The Day Crew" The YH Studio welcomes the stars of Hulu's hit original series "The 4 to 9ers", Doris Roberts, Moses Storm, and David Lawrence, who give us…

Thinking About Theater: Credits, or Credibility? (Part II)

Is that a star, or just a string of credits?

Video Flash: Flashback Friday: For Michelle Williams, Before Life Was a Cabaret…

…it was a beach party.

Broadway Unplugged: Project X Melbourne – Heat 1 by Matt Edwards

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NY1 Theater Review: 'Cabaret'

The 2013-2014 Broadway season wraps up with the debut of the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of its Tony-winning 1998 production of the hit musical "Cabaret."

Vanity Fair asks LA Theater Expatriate Kendt to Rebut their Own Stupidity by Colin Mitchell

And he does. But I remain a bit perplexed why current New York resident Rob Weinert-Kendt was asked by Vanity Fair and not someone actually currently living and working in Los Angeles Theate…

Thinking About Theater: Credits, or Credibility? (Part II) by Michael Feingold

Cabaret | Studio 54 | Plays & Shows | Time Out New York by Adam Feldman

Cabaret is on Broadway again: Willkommen home, you magnificent beast. Originally staged in 1966, then brought to a sordid cinematic life in Bob Fosse’s (heavily adapted) 1972 film, the Kan…

Sights & Sounds | If/Then Musical by If/Then Musical

A musical montage featuring the sights and sounds of IF/THEN. Tickets are on sale now at http://www.ifthenthemusical.com/ IF/THEN is an original musical set at the intersection of choice a…

CharPo's Real Theatre! April 25, 2014 by The Charlebois Post

Video Flash: Flashback Friday: For Michelle Williams, Before Life Was a ''Cabaret''… by Hayley Levitt

It’s about Time for ART director Diane Paulus by Tenley Woodman, Tenley Woodman

If you run into Diane Paulus outside Cardullo’s, give her a big thumb’s up. Time magazine named the artistic director of Harvard’s American Repertory Theater one of the 100 Most Influe…

Joan Acocella: Justin Peck’s “Everywhere We Go,” at the New York City Ballet. by Joan Acocella

In the nineteen-eighties and nineties, all the greatest ballet choreographers of England and America died: George Balanchine, Frederick Ashton, Antony Tudor, Jerome Robbins. Since then, ever…

Hottest Articles on BWW from Thursday, Apr. 24

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Thursday, April 24, 2014.

17 Orchard Point, Starring Michele Pawk and Stephanie DiMaggio, Starts Previews Off-Broadway by Ryan McPhee

The world premiere of 17 Orchard Point begins performances at The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row on April 25. Tony winner Michele Pawk stars alongside the play’s writer, Stephanie DiMa…

Booking It! Producer Ken Davenport on Getting Your Show Off the Ground by Adam Hetrick

Playbill.com's new feature series Booking It asks leading industry members to share professional insights, need-to-know tips and essential tricks of the trade for up-and-coming and estab…

From Forever Tango to 700 Sundays, A Look at the 2013-14 Season: Special Engagements by Playbill Staff

With the 2013-14 Broadway season coming to a close this month (April 24 was the cut-off date for eligibility for the 68th Annual Tony Awards), Playbill.com offers a four-part look at the cur…

Lyric Opera's The Sound of Music, Starring Billy Zane, Jenn Gambatese and Edward Hibbert, Begins Chicago Run April 25 by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

The Lyric Opera of Chicago production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music, which stars Billy Zane, Jenn Gambatese and Edward Hibbert, begins performances April 25 at the Civi…

Gretchen Egolf Stars as Candida at the Pittsburgh Public, Opening April 25; Ted Pappas Directs by Michael Gioia

Pittsburgh Public Theater's "Masterpiece" season continues with George Bernard Shaw's Candida, directed by Ted Pappas, officially opening April 25, following previews that …

Industry Readings of Idaho!, With Jessica Hershberg, Blake Hammond, Billy Tighe and More, Held April 25 by Michael Gioia

Invitation-only readings of Idaho!, featuring a book and lyrics by Buddy Sheffield and music by Sheffield and Keith Thompson, are offered April 25.

Oscar Winners Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Fran Drescher Announce Drama Desk Nominees April 25 by Michael Gioia

Academy Award winners Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez and two-time Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Fran Drescher announce the nominations for the 59th Annual Drama Desk Awards April 25…

Tony Administration Committee Convenes for Final Meeting of the Season April 25 by Andrew Gans

The Tony Awards Administration Committee assembles April 25 for its final meeting of the 2013-14 Broadway season.

George Street's Our Town, Starring Tony Winner Boyd Gaines, Opens April 25 by Andrew Gans

The George Street Playhouse's 40th season-ending production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town officially opens at the New Jersey venue April 25 following previews that began April 22.

Smokey Joe's Café, Featuring Tony Winner Levi Kreis, Begins Performances April 25 at Arena Stage by Carey Purcell

Smokey Joe's Café — The Songs of Leiber and Stoller begins previews April 25 prior to an official opening May 8 at Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage. 

World Premiere of 17 Orchard Point, Starring Tony Award Winner Michele Pawk, Begins Performances April 25 by Carey Purcell

The world-premiere production of 17 Orchard Point, the new familial drama by Anton Dudley and Stephanie DiMaggio, begins performances Off-Broadway at The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row April…

PHOTO SPECIAL: Celebrating Two-Time Tony Winner Al Pacino

Two-time Tony Award winner Al Pacino celebrates his birthday on April 25. Playbill.com looks back at a stage career spanning over 40 years. Happy birthday Al!

Terry Layman Stars in Title Role in King Lear, Beginning April 25 at Queens Theatre by Michael Gioia

The Queens-based Titan Theatre Company concludes its second season with William Shakespeare's King Lear, beginning April 25 at Queens Theatre. Terry Layman (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Ri…