Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Theater review: ‘Club de Caballeros’ is a witty meditation on love and friendship by Celia Wren

You have to hand it to the characters in “Club de Caballeros (Rotos de Amor)/Gentlemen’s Club (Love Torn)”: Their romantic lives may be in free fall, but they don’t sit around moping…

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Brian Stokes Mitchell, Linda Eder and More Set for Town Hall's Starry Summer Nights Concert Series by BroadwayWorld

This July, Tony Award-winner Brian Stokes Mitchell, Broadway, concert and recording artist Linda Eder, THE HIT MEN Featuring Members of Frankie Valli's The Four Seasons and The Town Hall's B…

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Photo Flash: 2013 Tony Awards Film Series, Moderated by Ted Chapin by BroadwayWorld

The Tony Awards held the 2013 Film Series on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at The Paley Center for Media. Featured were screenings of the historic 25th Annual Tony Awards broadcast as well as the …

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Jesse Tyler Ferguson's TIE THE KNOT Creates Special Tony Awards Bow Tie! by BroadwayWorld

Jesse Tyler Ferguson and partner, Justin Mikita, have created an exclusive special edition bow tie by Tie The Knot for the 2013 Tony Awards. This stylish black textured silk necktie with sub…

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Reflections on theatre: a conversation with Rocco Landesman by Hunter Styles

It’s been a whirlwind few decades for Rocco Landesman. Since January, he’s been resting up after many busy years as a Broadway producer, theatre administrator, and national spokesperson …

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Feature: Live Tweeting: #WOSOuting to Kendal & Tointon in Relatively Speaking with Q&A

Tonight (21 May 2013) we're taking almost 140 Whatsonstage.com theatregoers to see Relatively Speaking at the West End's Wyndham's Theatre. First performed in 1965, Alan Ayckbourn's Relativ…

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Interviews: Abby Rosebrock Scandalizes the "RomCom" in Her New Play Different Animals by Hayley Levitt

Abby Rosebrock is diving headfirst into the shark tank of New York theater with her new comedy, Different Animals, now playing at the Cherry Lane Theatre. Rosebrock began her career in comed…

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Peep Show creators came within a week of making Flight of the Conchords by Brian Logan

Sam Bain lifts the lid on 'painful' decision to turn down HBO series, Three Men in a Boat stars enter choppy waters – and Britain's smelliest-looking celebrityThis week's comedy newsLaughi…

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Stage Vet John Barrowman Set to Host New ABC Reality Show Sing Your Face Off by Marc Snetiker

Broadway and West End stage alum John Barrowman, get ready to host your face off! The Torchwood and Arrow star has been named the host of ABC’s brand new reality competition Sing Your …

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Jesse Tyler Ferguson and “Tie The Knot” Dress Up Marriage Equality With Special Edition Tony Award Bow Tie

Jesse Tyler Ferguson and partner, Justin Mikita, have created an exclusive special edition bow tie by “Tie The Knot” for the 2013 Tony Awards.

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Annie’s Brynn O’Malley Will Star in the Broadway-Bound Honeymoon in Vegas with Rob McClure & Tony Danza by Josh Ferri

Annie's Brynn O’Malley is going to trade in NYC for Vegas. O’Malley will star alongside Tony Danza and Rob McClure as the woman at the center of a love-tr…

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Celebrate a Starry Night with Laura Osnes, Santino Fontana & More at MTC's 2013 Spring Gala by Ryan Gilbert

Broadway and off-Broadway stars collided at Cipriani 42nd Street on May 20 for the Manhattan Theatre Club’s annual Spring Gala. The exciting evening featured performances by from the c…

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Tickets Now on Sale For New Comedy The Tutors at Off-Broadway’s Second Stage Uptown by Lindsay Champion

Tickets are now on sale for the world premiere of The Tutors, a scholarly new comedy by Erica Lipez. Directed by Thomas Kail, the Second Stage Theatre production stars Luis Ozawa Changchien,…

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Judy Kuhn Will Celebrate New Solo Recording at 54 Below by Andrew Gans

Three-time Tony nominee Judy Kuhn, recently seen as Fosca in Classic Stage Company's production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Passion, will celebrate the release of her late…

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AUDIO EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Mendez Sings "Hand in Hand" From Kerrigan-Lowdermilk's New "Live" Album by Michael Gioia

"Kerrigan-Lowdermilk Live," featuring the music of musical theatre songwriters Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk, is released digitally May 21 on Yellow Sound Label. The artists s…

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TT: Excelsior!

In 2010 Mrs. T and I moved to Hudson Heights, the highest natural point on the island of Manhattan. To...

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Spotlight On...Lindsay Joy Murphy by Michael Block

Name: Lindsay Joy MurphyHometown: Hudson, NHEducation: University of New Hampshire, LAByrinth Master ClassFavorite Credits: Rise and Fall of a Teenaged Cyberqueen (Access Theater)Why theater…

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Mayfest review: Not Until We Are Lost by Eleanor Turney

Not Until We Are Lost is a beautiful thing. Ockham’s Razor has created a delicate, comtemplative aerial show, which is a hymn to flight and the human body. Performers Alex Harvey, Tina…

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VIDEO: Sasha Allen Performs Emeli Sande's 'Next to Me' on THE VOICE by TV News Desk

On last night's episode of THE VOICE, Sasha Allen took to the stage to perform Emeli Sand's 'Next to Me.' Check out Allen's rehearsal with mentor Shakira, as well as her performance below

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Hottest Articles on BWW 5/14/2013 - 5/21/2013

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See Broadway's NEWSIES For Only $79! by Contests

It's the record-breaking, Tony Award-winning Broadway phenomenon that tells the story of an unlikely band of underdogs who take on the biggest names in publishing in an 'INSPIRATIONAL' The H…

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Lindsay Mendez, Laura Osnes & More Featured on KERRIGAN-LOWDERMILK LIVE Alum; Released Today! by BroadwayWorld

A mix of Broadway stars and indie pop artists can be heard on Kerrigan amp Lowdermilk's sophomore album Kerrigan-Lowdermilk Live, which is released today, May 21, 2013.

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Forget-Me-Not Alzheimer's Benefit Will Honor Laurie Metcalf and THE OTHER PLACE by BroadwayWorld

The Alzheimer's Association, New York City Chapter announced today that the 2013 Creative Leadership Award will be presented to Tony nominee, Laurie Metcalf and Manhattan Theatre Club's Broa…

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Theater News: Detroit and Grimly Handsome Share the 2013 Obie Award for Best New American Play by Hayley Levitt

The 58th Annual Obie Awards ceremony, presented by the Village Voice, was held last evening at Webster Hall. Jessica Hecht and Jeremy Shamos, current costars in Broadway's The Assembled Part…

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Theater News: Fiona Shaw, Questlove, Filter Theatre, and More Set for BAM's 2013 Next Wave Festival by Bethany Rickwald

The Brooklyn Academy of Music has announced the programming planned for the 2013 Next Wave Festival, which will run September 17-December 22. The festivities will include opera, theater, mus…

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Theater News: New York Premiere of Rantoul and Die, by Mike and Molly Creator Mark Roberts, Coming to Cherry Lane Theatre This June by Hayley Levitt

The Amoralists, a seven-year-old downtown off-Broadway theater company, has set the dates for its New York premiere of Rantoul and Die, the opening production of its summer season called "Th…

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The Piano Lesson, Here Lies Love, Detroit and More Top the 2013 Obie Awards by Josh Ferri

The 58th Annual Village Voice Obie Awards were announced on May 20. Founded by Jerry Tallmer and chaired by Michael Feingold, the awards feature informal categories that change annually, rec…

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Vanya, Great Comet of 1812, Buyer & Cellar and More Win Off-B'way Alliance Awards by Marc Snetiker

The winners of the third annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards were announced on May 21, with a handful of new titles taking top honors for the 2012-2013 off-Broadway season. The complete list…

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Luis Bravo's Forever Tango Will Dance Back to Broadway This Summer by Ryan Gilbert

Luis Bravo’s acclaimed Latin dance revue Forever Tango will return to Broadway this summer. Forever Tango will play a 10-week engagement at the Walter Kerr Theatre, with performan…

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Which Broadway Show Terrified Chaplin Tony Nominee Rob McClure as a Child? by Broadway.com

Chaplin showstopper Rob McClure reveals which Kinky Boots star he idolizes and what his mom screamed when she found out he was nominated.

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Tony Winner Patti LuPone Adds Performances to Her Summer Run at 54 Below by Josh Ferri

Future American Horror Story star Patti LuPone is making a little magic already by adding five additional performances of Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda…(Played That Part) at 54 Below. The t…

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With Broadway in Sight, Allegiance Gets NYC Industry Reading With Lea Salonga, George Takei and Telly Leung by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Tony Award winner Lea Salonga, George Takei and Telly Leung were part of a May 20 New York City industry presentation of Allegiance, the award-winning new musical by Jay Kuo, Marc Acito and …

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Gilberto Santa Rosa Will Be Featured in Broadway Return of Forever Tango by Carey Purcell

Five-time Grammy Award winner Gilberto Santa Rosa will be featured in Luis Bravo's Forever Tango, which will return to Broadway for a ten-week run July 9-Sept. 15.

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PHOTO CALL: The 58th Annual Village Voice Obie Awards by Matthew Blank

The 58th Annual Village Voice Obie Awards, celebrating achievement in Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway theatre, were given out at a ceremony May 20 at Webster Hall hosted by The Assembled P…

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Katie Finneran and Darren Goldstein Will Host 15th Anniversary Benefit for Page 73 Productions by Carey Purcell

Page 73 Productions will hold its 15th Anniversary Benefit at City Winery May 22 at 7 PM.

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PHOTO CALL: Jeremy Jordan, Ben Fankhauser, Marissa McGowan and More Perform Write Now: The Music of Michael Mott by Krissie Fullerton

Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan and Ben Fankhauser, original cast members of the Disney musical Newsies, were among the performers taking part in Write Now: The Music of Michael Mott M…

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Mike Birbiglia’s My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend Will Play Carnegie Hall by Andrew Gans

Mike Birbiglia’s My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend, winner of the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show, will be presented at Carnegie Hall June 2.

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PHOTO CALL: Matthew Ragas and Laura Giknis Lead Grease at Walnut Street Theatre by Matthew Blank and Krissie Fullerton

Walnut Street Theatre concludes its landmark 204th season with an all-new production of Broadway and Hollywood’s smash-hit Grease.

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Old Fashioned Prostitutes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – OLD FASHIONED PROSTITUTESIsn’t it always the way – you stick around long enough and, no matter how off the beaten track you have been, eventually the river pull…

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Fuse News Appreciation: Ray Manzarek Founding Member of The Doors Dies at 74 by Arts Fuse Editor

Ray gave us permission to peek through his doors of perception and a chance to live, for just for a few hours, in his world.

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ArtsBeat: Obies Ceremony Celebrates Departing Village Voice Theater Critic by Patrick Healy

The newspaper’s firing of Michael Feingold drew remarks from the stage but no loud protest at the annual event honoring Off Broadway and Off Off Broadway theater.    

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News: Campaign to fight late payments needed, say Equity members by Nicola Merrifield

A campaign to tackle late payments to Equity members working as freelancers has been proposed at the union’s Annual Representative Conference. Peter Rylands, chair of the north Lancashire …

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News: Union members call for Equity’s backing of campaign against double taxation of artists abroad by Nicola Merrifield

A campaign against the double taxation of artists performing abroad should be “endorsed and supported” by Equity according to union members. Christie Clifford, a member of Humberside var…

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Top of the Show to you! by Ken Davenport

I was struggling with the tone of a show I was working on several years back . . . the audience just wasn’t getting on our journey fast enough.  It took them too long to figure out wh…

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Zachary Levi To Make Broadway Debut in ‘First Date’ Opposite Krysta Rodriguez by Broadway's Best Shows

Tony® Award-winning producer Junkyard Dog Productions (Memphis) is proud to announce that leading man Zachary Levi, star of TV’s “Chuck,” Disney’s feature film Tangled and the upcom…

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‘Forever Tango’ To Return to Broadway For 10 Weeks Only This Summer by Broadway's Best Shows

Luis Bravo’s internationally acclaimed entertainment phenomenon Forever Tango, will return to the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 W 48th Street), its original Broadway home, for ten weeks only wi…

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Movement artist Mirenka Cechová returns with new Tantehorse production by Susan Galbraith

Mirenka Cechová returns to Washington for three performances only at the Atlas Performing Arts Center with her critically-acclaimed Tantehorse: physical mime theatre. This ensemble is known…

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Show Pics: Tanzi Libre inaugurates new Southwark Playhouse

Production images have been released for the inaugural production at the new Southwark Playhouse Tanzi Libre, which opens tonight (21 May 2013). Patricia Gannon, Olivia Onyehara, Mark Ric…

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News: Orange Tree stages three-part Middlemarch & Pianist

The Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond has announced its autumn/winter season, featuring a three-part stage adaptation of Middlemarch and Neil Bartlett's adaptation of The Pianist. The season …

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PBS' Mel Brooks Special Now Available Online by TV News Desk

Last night's AMERICAN MASTERS Mel Brooks - MAKE A NOISE special on PBS has officially made its way online. The network has made the entire doc available for streaming, featuring new intervie…

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Photo Coverage: Inside THE NIGHT LARRY KRAMER KISSED ME Benefit! by Jennifer Broski

Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS presented a one-night, 20th anniversary performance of the landmark show THE NIGHT Larry Kramer KISSED ME last night at the Gerard W. Lynch Theater at John J…

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STAGE TUBE: On This Day 5/21- GYPSY by Stage Tube

Today in 1959, Gypsy opened at the Broadway Theatre, where it ran for 702 performances. Gypsy is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurent…

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VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE; NATASHA, PIERRE, & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 Win Big at Off Broadway Alliance Awards by BroadwayWorld

The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents and marketing professionals, today announced the winners of the 3rd Annual Off…

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Photo Coverage: Inside the 2013 BROADWAY BEAUTY PAGEANT! by Jessica Gordon

The contestants for the seventh annual Broadway Beauty Pageant included Callan Bergmann Silence The Musical, Julius C. Carter SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, Yurel Echezarreta Matilda, Matthew…

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David Marlett's BLUE HIGHWAY to Be Produced for Stage and Screen by BroadwayWorld

Today film producer Richard Middleton The Artist, Hitchcock, Mitchell Maxwell Damn Yankees, Stomp,Mamet's Oleanna, Dinner with Friends announced they will simultaneously produce, in their ow…

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Luis Bravo's FOREVER TANGO to Return to Broadway This Summer; Plays 7/9-9/15 at Walter Kerr Theatre by BroadwayWorld

Luis Bravo's internationally acclaimed entertainment phenomenon Forever Tango, will return to the Walter Kerr Theatre 219 W 48thStreet, its original Broadway home, for ten weeks only with pe…

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GIANT to be Licensed Through R&H Theatricals by BroadwayWorld

Ghostlight Records will release the Original Cast Recording of the acclaimed epic musical GIANTonline and in stores on May 21, 2013. Performance rights for GIANT will be licensed through Ram…

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Gilberto Santa Rosa leads 'Forever Tango' to B'way

NEW YORK (AP) — The singer known as the Gentleman of Salsa is turning to tango: Gilberto Santa Rosa will make his Broadway debut in the musical "Forever Tango," which returns to New York i…

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Photo Flash: Zach Braff, Ari Graynor, Stephanie J. Block, and More Honor Paul Weitz at Second Stage Theatre Gala by David Gordon

Playwright/screenwriter Paul Weitz (American Pie, Trust), the Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, and the 10th anniversary of Second Stage Uptown (curated by Chris Burney) were honored at Second Sta…

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Review: The Master Builder by Brian Scott Lipton

Unhappy middle-aged men often make bad life choices, from leaving their devoted wives for a 20-something gold-digging bimbo to going into debt to buy a Ferrari. But Halvard Solness, the titl…

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Photo Flash: S. Epatha Merkerson, Jennifer Westfeldt, Laura Osnes, and More Celebrate Manhattan Theatre Club at Spring Gala by Christopher Gower Johnson

Manhattan Theatre Club held its 2013 spring gala on Monday, May 20 at Cipriani 42nd Street. The evening celebrated the new musicals of Broadway and off-Broadway, with performances from the c…

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Theater News: Luis Bravo's Forever Tango Returning to Broadway This Summer by Bethany Rickwald

Forever Tango, Luis Bravo's music and dance entertainment extravaganza, which originally played on Broadway in the late '90s, is heading back to Broadway this summer. The production will pla…

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George C. Wolfe on Nora Ephron's Strength, Tom Hanks' Smarts & Why Audiences Adore Lucky Guy by George C. Wolfe

About the author: One of Broadway's most honored and respected directors, George C. Wolfe has won Tonys for his work on plays (both parts of Angels in America) and musicals (Bring In &#…

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The Piano Lesson, Here Lies Love, Detroit and More Win Obie Awards by Josh Ferri

The 58th Annual Village Voice Obie Awards were announced on May 20. Founded by Jerry Tallmer and chaired by Michael Feingold, the awards feature informal categories that change annually, rec…

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Kinky Boots Star Stark Sands on Getting 'Chills' at Pal Tituss Burgess' Tony Night Microphone Drama by Broadway.com

In the weeks leading up to the 2013 Tony telecast, Broadway.com is posting video clips of favorite Tony memories of this year’s nominees, with their own commentary. Sometimes the most …

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Vanya, Great Comet of 1812, Buyer & Cellar and More Win Off'B'way Alliance Awards by Marc Snetiker

The winners of the third annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards were announced on May 21, with a handful of new titles taking top honors for the 2012-2013 off-Broadway season. The complete list…

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Natasha, Vanya and Sonia, Closer Than Ever, The Piano Lesson and More Win Off Broadway Alliance Awards by Andrew Gans

The Off Broadway Alliance — the organization of Off-Broadway producers, theatres, general managers, press agents and marketing professionals — has announced the winners of the 3r…

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John Barrowman Will Host New ABC Competition Series "Sing Your Face Off" by Andrew Gans

Stage and screen star John Barrowman, who has been seen on Broadway in Sunset Boulevard and Putting It Together, will host the new singing competition series "Sing Your Face Off," …

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THE SCREENING ROOM: Jeremy Jordan, Ben Fankhauser and More Sing The Music of Michael Mott in Concert by Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan and Ben Fankhauser, original cast members of the Disney musical Newsies, were among the performers who took part in Write Now: The Music of Michael Mott…

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Estelle Parsons, Celia Keenan-Bolger and More Will Be Part of Planet Connections Gala One-Acts for a Cause by Carey Purcell

Oscar winner Estelle Parsons and two-time Tony nominee Celia Keenan-Bolger will be featured in the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Gala One-Acts for a Cause June 16 at 7:30 PM at the Al…

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TT: The face of Duke

Emily Wunderlich of Gotham Books just sent me the final version of the front cover of Duke: A Life of...

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Development Associate – Gulfshore Playhouse by Producer

WHO: Gulfshore Playhouse POSITION: Development Associate DESCRIPTION: Gulfshore Playhouse, a not-for-profit, professional theatre company located in Naples, Florida, is seeking a dynamic, m…

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News: Equity members call for investigation into fees charged by recruitment websites by Nicola Merrifield

An investigation into job advertisement websites that charge entertainers money to see basic information about work has been called for by Equity members. Speaking at the union’s Annual Re…

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News: Low Pay/No Pay campaign needs reigniting, say Equity members by Nicola Merrifield

Union members have urged Equity to relaunch its Low Pay/No Pay campaign due to increasing cuts to funding, which is causing companies to pay employees reduced rates. Henrietta Branwell, a me…

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: First Look - Jerry Lewis Stars in MAX ROSE by Movies News Desk

The Hollywood Reporter has debuted a first look at MAX ROSE, starring Jerry Lewis as a jazz pianist, Max, who has just lost his wife of more than 50 years. Max discovers something just days …

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BWW Seeks Editors in Denmark by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld.com is currently seeking talented theater enthusiasts to head up feature coverage in Denmark.

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Photo Coverage: The Stars Hit the Red Carpet for Manhattan Theatre Club's Spring Gala! by Walter McBride

Manhattan Theatre Club presented their annual Spring Gala last night, May 20 at Cipriani 42nd Street 110 East 42nd Street. This year's gala featured special appearances by MTC stars Judith L…

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Photo Coverage: Second Stage Theatre Celebrates 2013 Spring Gala by Walter McBride

Second Stage Theatre's Spring Gala celebration honored The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, which has been an ongoing supporter of New York City arts and Second Stage Theatre for many years, as w…

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Featured Performer of the Week: Brian Graziani by BroadwayWorld

Today, we're thrilled to feature New Jersey native Brian Graziani Get to know Brian via our QampA and check out his performance reel below

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Schmackary's Announces BROADWAY BAKES Week, With Corey Cott, Laura Osnes, Jeremy Jordan and More Working Behind the Counter by BroadwayWorld

On Friday and Saturday, May 24th-25th, Schmackary's will celebrate its first birthday with several special offerings.

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1st Night Photos: Kimberley Walsh & Denise Van Outen toast Tointon in Relatively Speaking

Strictly Come Dancing stars Kimberley Walsh, Denise Van Outen and Artem Chigvintsev toasted former Strictly winner Kara Tointon at the opening of Alan Ayckbourn's Relatively Speaking at Wynd…

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Review Round-up: Critics convinced by Relatively Speaking?

Lindsay Posner's revival of Alan Ayckbourn's Relatively Speaking opened at the Wyndham's Theatre last night (20 May 2013). The play was Ayckbourn's first major success in 1965, and follows …

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Video: Sheila Hancock shows wild side in Barking in Essex trailer

As this new trailer reveals, Sheila Hancock has had a dramatic TOWIE-style makeover for her forthcoming role in Barking in Essex, in which she stars alongside Lee Evans, Keeley Hawes, Karl J…

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YouTube Comedy Week day 2: Sarah Silverman, Reggie Watts and Scooby Doo by Brian Logan

With plenty of mickeys being taken – including out of Rick Astley and Mumford & Sons – the musical content is the funniest so farReading this on mobile? Please click here to viewWhat hav…

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Eddie Braben by Dennis Barker

Scriptwriter behind the Morecambe and Wise television shows dies aged 82The scriptwriter Eddie Braben, who has died aged 82, was best-known for his outstanding 14-year association with the t…

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Breaking Silence! by Rob Weinert-Kendt

Jenn Harris and Paul Kandel in Silence! (photo by Dixie Sheridan) Last week I got a news release that Silence! The Musical just clocked its 500th performance, and I couldn't be happier…

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New Play About Actor Oliver Reed to Receive London Premiere at St. James Theater Studio in July by Mark Shenton

Oliver Reed: Wild Thing, a new play by Mike Davis and Rob Crouch about the late film star and legendary hell-raiser that was seen at the Edinburgh Fringe last year and on a subsequent U.K. a…

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Helen Mirren Grants Ill Boy's Wish to Meet "The Queen" by Mark Shenton

Helen Mirren has granted a dying ten-year-old boy's wish to meet the Queen — or rather her version of the Queen that she is currently playing in The Audience.

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Luke Treadaway-Produced A Curious Night at the Theatre Will Benefit Autism Charities by Mark Shenton

Luke Treadaway, the Olivier Award-winning star of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time at the West End's Apollo Theatre, will produce A Curious Night at the Theatre at the s…

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Dennis Day by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Dennis Day (Owen Patrick Eugene McNulty, 1916-1988). Day came along too late for vaudeville; we celebrate him here today for his long, close professional association…

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Stars of Vaudeville #157: Fats Waller by Trav S.D.

Originally posted in 2010.  Best known as an incomparable jazz piano and organ player, a hilarious showman, and songwriter of such hits as “Ain’t Misbehavin’”, ̶…

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Fuse Concert Review: Chameleon Arts Ensemble Thrills with Debussy, Stravinsky and Schoenberg by Susan Miron

The last Chameleon Arts Ensemble performance of this season, "mystic moons and dream music," promised much, with three famed masterpieces by Debussy, Stravinsky, and Schoenberg.

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Alan Ostroff on Investing in ‘Pippin,’ the Tonys, and Infinity Theatre Company’s New Season by Joel Markowitz by Guest Author

Infinity Theatre Company’s Anna Roberts Ostroff and Alan Ostroff are Broadway Producers. Their show Pippin is on a roll with wins at The Outer Critics Circle Awards, Drama League Aw…

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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What's New on the Rialto? - Jonny Orsini in "The Nance" by Wayman Wong

He's in the new play by Tony-nominated Douglas Carter Beane, directed by Tony-winning director Jack O'Brien and starring two-time Tony winner Nathan Lane.

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Fiasco Theater "Into the Woods" by Bob Rendell

Fiasco Theater company under the aegis of the McCarter Theatre has "reimagined" the remarkable Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical Into the Woods in a production which restores improvisati…

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“Fifty Shades” fans. Musical parody Spank! is at The Fillmore this week by Jeffrey Walker

Spank! head writer and director Jim Millan talks about the show. Taking guilty pleasures to new heights, the “Fifty Shades” trilogy by fan-fiction writer E. L. James broke publishing rec…

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Ticket giveaway to Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody by Lorraine Treanor

DC Theatre Scene is giving away a pair of tickets to opening night of Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody Wednesday, May 22nd at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD. Spank! is here for 6 performanc…

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RECAP: DANCING's Fantastic Four Transcend Perfection by Devin Macdonald

Forget the mirrorball trophy. Tonight's finale wasn't a competition it was a master class in movement and expression. No gimmicks necessary, no drama drawn out of thin air despite Brooke Bur…

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Photo Flash: First Look at Rebekah Brockman, Jack Cutmore-Scott and More in ARCADIA by BroadwayWorld

American Conservatory Theater A.C.T. closes its 2012-13 season with a dazzling new production of Tom Stoppard's masterwork, Arcadia. Directed by A.C.T. Artistic Director Carey Perloff, Arcad…

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News: Oliver Reed: Wild Thing comes to St James Studio

One man play Oliver Reed: Wild Thing is coming to the St James for a three week run this summer (30 July-18 August 2013. Written by Mike Davis and Rob Crouch, the show stars Crouch as the l…

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Review: Relatively Speaking ****

Goodness knows why Alan Ayckbourn's debut success has had to wait 46 years for its first West End revival. Relatively Speaking, short, sweet and savage, has been a regional stand-by for dec…

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Limbo – review by Lyn Gardner

London WondergroundLast summer the sexy and stylish circus show Cantina raised the heat on London's South Bank. Now the producers behind that show have returned with a new piece, but it is n…

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Business News: ATG’s Panter: Foxwoods purchase will act as ‘springboard’ for US expansion by Alistair Smith

Ambassador Theatre Group joint chief executive Howard Panter has said that the company’s purchase of Broadway’s biggest theatre, the Foxwoods, will serve as a “springboard” for furth…

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Classic Conversations: Featuring Audra McDonald at Shakespeare Theatre Company by Tiffany Draut by Tiffany Draut

Audience members at Sidney Harman Hall at Shakespeare Theatre Company were in for quite a treat on the night of Monday, May 20, 2013. 5-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, one of Broadway…

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Limbo *****

Following the extraordinary success of last year's Cantina, director Scott Maidment has again brought together performers from around the world for the spectacular Limbo. It garnered rave …

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News: On Golden Pond, Miller & Friel feature in new Salisbury season

Salisbury Playhouse has announced its autumn/winter 2013 season, which includes new productions of On Golden Pond and The Recruiting Officer, an Arthur Miller/Brian Friel double bill and vis…

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BWW's On This Day - May 21, 2013

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on May 21 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

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Broadway's Spider-Man theatre bought by British group by Matt Trueman

Ambassador Theatre Group has bought its first venue outside the UK – Broadway's biggestBroadway's biggest theatre – currently home to Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark – has fallen into Br…

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Isaac W. Sprague, The Original Living Skeleton by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the original “human skeleton”, Isaac W. Sprague (1841-1887). His weight loss began at age twelve, although he wasn’t to join a sideshow until age 2…

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Stars of Vaudeville #697: Imro Fox by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Imro Fox (Isidore Fuchs, 1862-1910). Fox moved to the U.S. from his native Poland at age 17 and began his working life as a hotel chef. An amateur magician, he wa…

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Stars of Vaudeville # 698: Richard Bennett by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Richard Bennett (1870-1944). I quoted him in No Applause without really explaining who he was: a major New York stage star (and later film star) who sometimes deigne…

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TALKING HEADS • St. Louis Actors' Studio by Andrea

Talking Heads was originally a series of several monologues, written by British playwright Alan Bennett, for the BBC beginning in 1988.  The series was adapted for the stage in 1991 and…

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Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar talks about his debut play Disgraced by TheatreVOICE

ASIAN VOICES: AYAD AKHTAR The Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, script-writer and actor talks to Amardeep Sohi about his debut play, Disgraced, which is currently being staged at the Bush T…

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News: Morecambe and Wise writer Eddie Braben dies by Michael Quinn

Eddie Braben, the writer who provided comedy duo Morecambe and Wise with some of ther most famous sketches, has died at the age of 82. The Liverpool-born writer passed away earlier today (Ma…

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Midlands Academy of Dance and Drama graduating showcase, Criterion, London by Susan Elkin

Criterion, London: Coloured lights, dry ice and angular music are an overture to the stage filling with 18 impeccably drilled and choreographed dancers, twitching and shivering with striking…

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The Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year Competition and The Stiles & Drewe Best New Song Prize, Garrick Theatre, London by Paul Vale

Garrick Theatre, London: This competition, now in its seventh year, was created to give musical theatre students a platform to showcase their work before graduation. At this year's even…

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Limbo, London Wonderground, Southbank Centre by Liz Arratoon

London Wonderground, Southbank Centre: Another year, another Scott Maidment headline show in the London Wonderground Spiegeltent. But if, like me, you found 2012's Cantina repetitive an…

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Next Thing You Know, Landor Theatre, London by Jennifer Reischel

Landor Theatre, London: Let's just write some songs about coming of age in New York, the writers Salzman and Cunningham decided during rehearsals for their 2006 Off-Broadway hit I Love …

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Relatively Speaking, Wyndham's Theatre, London by Mark Shenton

Wyndham's Theatre, London: In August, Alan Ayckbourn, who turned 74 last month, will premiere not one but three new plays at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre - the theatre that has …

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6,000 Miles Away, Sadler's Wells by Sarah Frater

Sadler's Wells: The return of Sylvie Guillem's triple bill of contemporary work to Sadler's Wells two years after its premiere confirms her enduring appeal and undiminished talent.…

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It’s Still All In The Timing: Playwright David Ives Is Everywhere In Chicago by Johnny Oleksinski

By Johnny Oleksinski Playwright and Chicago native son David Ives is receiving a rolling homecoming by happenstance this season and next. Last winter, Chicago Shakespeare Theater presented h…

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Tony Awards: Matilda: The Musical has 12 nominations by Brad Hathaway

Matilda, the big London hit that has become a big Broadway hit, arrived on these shores with an original cast album already on the market. The Royal Shakespeare Company, which produced the s…

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Filskit Theatre: Imaginate by Filskit Theatre

“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” – Albert Einstein Well, what a week it’s been here at Filskit Theatre Company. Between the three of us we ha…

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'Venus in Fur': In search of one really good sadist

Many human relationships - on the street, in the office, in the bedroom, on the stage - boil down to simple sadomasochism.

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Shakespeare Theatre Company "The Winter's Tale" by Susan Berlin

A play as whimsical as William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale needs the audience to accept its premises if it's going to work at all. Washington's Shakespeare Theatre Company and director R…

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'Spider-Man' Broadway venue sold to Britain's Ambassador Theatre

(Reuters) - British theater company Ambassador Theatre Group's subsidiary Lyric Theatre LLC has purchased Foxwoods Theatre, currently home to the "Spider-Man" musical, from Live Nation Enter…

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Winners of L.A.'s Jerry Herman Awards On To Broadway

Two Los Angeles area high school students won a chance to perform on Broadway after claiming the top spots in the regional round of the National High School Musical Theater Awards. The final…

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Theatre review: The Contents of a House, Preston Manor, Brighton Festival

One of the main attractions of this year’s Brighton Festival is a night-time traipse around Preston Manor, a gorgeous historic house in the suburbs which was bequeathed to the city by the …

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Theatre review: Table Manners, The Basement, Brighton Festival

Table Manners is a triple bill inspired by that most genteel of gatherings: the dinner party. But this is no cosy, bring-a-bottle, one-pot-on-the-scrubbed-kitchen-table affair. Rather it is …

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News: Members reject calls for union to be dissolved by Matthew Hemley

Calls for Equity to be dissolved have been rejected. The walk-on and supporting artists’ committee called for the “dissolution of the union” at the Annual Representative Conference, cl…

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News: Equity to increase subs to £120 by Alistair Smith

Equity’s annual subscription rate will increase to a minimum of £120, after representatives voted in favour of 3.45% hike to rates. The percentage increase, which comes into effect from J…

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News: Actors urge BBC to produce and cast more dramas regionally by Matthew Hemley

Lobbying body the Performers’ Alliance Parliamentary Group – which includes Equity and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain – is being urged to pressure the BBC to produce and cast mo…

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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1st Night Photos: Strictly stars party at Relatively Speaking first night

Strictly stars Kimberley Walsh, Denise Van Outen and Artem Chigvintsev were among those celebrating the opening of Alan Ayckbourn's Relatively Speaking at the Wyndham's Theatre last night (2…

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News: ATG acquires Broadway's largest theatre The Foxwoods, home of Spider-Man

In another significant step for transatlantic theatre relations, the UK’s biggest theatre owner Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) has acquired Broadway's largest theatre for a reported figure…

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1st Night Photos: Celia Imrie & Jill Halfpenny celebrate Limbo opening

Jill Halfpenny and Celia Imrie were among those at Limbo last night (20 May 2013), which opened at the Southbank Centre. Limbo comes to London following a run at Australia’s Adelaide …

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Review: Cloud Dance Sundays by Jemma Wilson

A collaboration between Cloud Dance Festival and Giant Olive, Cloud Dance Sundays hopes to become a regular occurrence at the theatre above the cosy Lion and Unicorn pub in Kentish Town. All…

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Young, early, emerging: Daniel Brodie, associate producer, Royal Court by Nancy Groves

The young producer talks funding, family, Vicky Featherstone and the odds on a female artistic director at the National TheatreWhat introduced you to the possibility of being a theatre produ…

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Should we put up with disruptive behaviour at the theatre? by Lyn Gardner

Audiences are increasingly fed up about bad behaviour in the theatre – and they are taking the law into their own handsKevin Williamson's account of his vigilante action against a woman pe…

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Dance review: Sylvie Guillem, Sadler’s Wells, London

Some stars become famous far beyond their own fields. You don't need to be interested in running to know about Usain Bolt; you don’t need to be interested in dance to have heard of French …

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Theater Review: The Master Builder, on Very Shaky New Pilings

"When The Master Builder becomes an episode of Gilly, you know something’s wrong."-- Delivered by Feed43 service

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Limbo, Southbank Centre by Jasper Rees

Circus is a broad church these days. It can be housed on the street, a grand proscenium stage and all points in between, though for this latest raucous reinvention of the form, it makes its …

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Poetry slam competition Louder Than a Bomb nears the finals

The event is called Louder Than a Bomb, and some schools around Massachusetts have been leery of letting students wear the T-shirts to class since the Boston Marathon attack.  &nbs…

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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'Builder' not masterful by Elisabeth Vincentelli

A midlife crisis has devastating consequences in “The Master Builder.” This should surprise no one since the 1892 play is by Henrik Ibsen, a Norwegian not known for rom-coms. But the pro…

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SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL by John Simon

What is it that makes smallness lovable? That bigness should be impressive is understandable. We all respect Mount Everest as the world’s highest, and Mont Blanc as Europe’s highest moun…

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Blood Brothers by Theasy.com

Astoria Performing Arts Center (APAC), Off Off Broadway By Molly Marinik BOTTOM LINE: A wonderful reimagining of a musical that never quite hit its stride in the states. Blood Broth…

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Macbeth by Mondschein

The National Theater of Scotland's production of "Macbeth" at Ethel Barrymore Theatre, May 20, 2013 Alan Cumming returns to the Great White Way, reprising his one-man production o…

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Monday, May 20, 2013

Weekend Recap: A Very Long Blog PostIt's been super sunny and warm here in the Bay Area. I spent all last weekend running around and loving the weather. FridayFriday my good friend Ange…

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Macbeth by Wendy Caster

In his one-man Macbeth, the protean Alan Cumming orates, cries, hits his chest, yells, whispers, throws things, and tries to drown himself. What he doesn't do is define characters or tell a …

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The OBIES: 2013 by Ludlow Lad

The winners of the 58h Annual OBIE Awards were announced tonight at Webster Hall. And the winners were:PerformanceEisa DavisSustained ExcellenceBrandon J. DirdenThe Piano Lesson (Signature …

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Court Theatre’s Moliere Festival Starts Out Strong With “The Misanthrope” by Joseph Hillenmeyer

Reviewed by: Joseph Hillenmeyer Court Theatre, in residence at The University of Chicago, is launching its Center for Classic Theatre with The Molière Festival: The Misanthrope and Tartuffe…

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Me on Me and Juliet by Peter Filichia

We’re about to mark the 60th anniversary of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s most obscure musical. True, Me and Juliet endured the longest of their three least-successful shows. The musical th…

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Janet Krupin, Jarrod Spector and More Join Janine McGuire in LET'S MAKE NOISE Concert Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Tonight, May 21, composerlyricist Janine McGuire will present an evening of her original music in 'Let's Make Noise The Music amp Lyrics of Janine McGuire.'

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GIANT Original Cast Album Released Today! by BroadwayWorld

Ghostlight Records will release the Original Cast Recording of the acclaimed epic musical GIANT online and in stores today, May 21, 2013.

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Lea Salonga Returns to the Cafe Carlyle With BACK TO BEFORE, Now thru 6/8 by BroadwayWorld

The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel will welcome back Tony Award-Winner Lea Salonga to the Cafe Carlyle for her highly anticipated three-week engagement. Her new program, 'Back to Before,' is a no…

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Kerrigan & Lowdermilk Release New Album Featuring Laura Osnes, Matt Doyle and More Today by BroadwayWorld

A mix of Broadway stars and indie pop artists can be heard on Kerrigan amp Lowdermilk's sophomore album Kerrigan-Lowdermilk Live, due to release today, May 21, 2013.

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Keith Carradine, Tonya Pinkins and More Set for New Dramatists 64th Annual Spring Luncheon Today by BroadwayWorld

New Dramatists, Tony Honor recipient and the nation's premiere playwright development workshop, has announced that they will honor entertainment lawyer and New Dramatists Chairman of the Boa…

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David Bazemore, Ayanna Berkshire & More Set for CTG's THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS, Beginning Tonight by BroadwayWorld

'The Scottsboro Boys' begins previews tonight, May 21 at the Center Theatre GroupAhmanson Theatre at the Los Angeles Music Center. Opening night is May 29 and performances run through June 3…

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Poster Revealed For Woody Allen's BLUE JASMINE by Pat Cerasaro

The first poster for Woody Allen's new comedy BLUE JASMINE has at long last been revealed - and it's a beauty

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Interviews: Irish Playwright Deirdre Kinahan on How Her Uncle's Struggle with Dementia Inspired Her Touching New Play These Halcyon Days by Bethany Rickwald

Deirdre Kinahan is an internationally produced Irish playwright whose well-known works include Hue and Cry and Bogboy. Her most recent play, These Halcyon Days, is currently playing at the I…

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Janet Krupin, Jarrod Spector, Rachel Stern and More Make Noise With Composer Janine McGuire at May 21 Concert by Michael Gioia

Let's Make Noise: The Music & Lyrics of Janine McGuire, featuring the original music of composer-lyricist Janine McGuire, is presented May 21 in NYC. Janet Krupin and Jarrod Spector …

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PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: MAY 21 by David Gewirtzman and Anne Bradley and Robert Viagas

1929 Some of the highlights of A Night in Venice are Ted Healy wrestling bears and the choreography of Busby Berkeley. This revue will run at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway for 22 weeks.

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Lea Salonga Goes Back to Before, Beginning May 21 at the Café Carlyle by Andrew Gans

Tony Award winner Lea Salonga, who will return to Broadway in spring 2014 in the new musical Allegiance, plays the Café Carlyle May 21-June 8.

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New Dramatists Honors Seth Gelblum May 21 at Annual Luncheon; Keith Carradine and Tonya Pinkins Perform by Andrew Gans

The Tony-honored playwright development workshop New Dramatists honors entertainment lawyer and New Dramatists Chairman of the Board Seth Gelblum with the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award at …

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The Scottsboro Boys, With Hal Linden, Joshua Henry and J.C. Montgomery, Premieres in L.A. May 21 by Adam Hetrick

John Kander and Fred Ebb's The Scottsboro Boys, which musicalizes a flashpoint in American Civil Rights history, begins its Los Angeles premiere engagement May 21 at the Center Theatre G…

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Two-Disc Cast Album of Giant, Featuring Brian D'Arcy James, Kate Baldwin and P.J. Griffith, Released May 21 by Adam Hetrick

The cast album of the Michael John LaChiusa-Sybille Pearson musical Giant, based on Edna Ferber's Texas-set novel, is released in a two-disc set May 21 by Ghostlight Records.

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PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Tony Nominee Billy Magnussen by Matthew Blank

Billy Magnussen, a 2013 Tony Award nominee for his performance in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-cu…

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Olivier Award winning Philip Glass opera to play Melbourne by Benjamin Neutze

Last night the prestigious Olivier Awards honoured the best on the West End from musicals to plays and opera to ballet. Amongst the winners was Philip Glass and Robert Wilson’s epic Einste…

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After Dark, May 21, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

The Funny Bunch...and their strange bedfellowsby Gaëtan L. CharleboisLordie, what a strange week it has been for reviewers/critics/theatre journos... choose your moniker (or epithet).F'rins…

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Review Squared, May 21, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

My Mission StatementValerie Cardinal@vscardinalI’m taking a time out from my regular column this week to address comments I received on my last column. I feel the need to do this because t…

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