Wednesday, June 19, 2013

David Wall obituary by Judith Cruickshank

One of the Royal Ballet's leading dancers, best known for his performances of Rudolf in MayerlingDavid Wall, who has died of cancer aged 67, was one of the Royal Ballet's most outstanding da…

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Playbill Backstage: Motown: The Musical, Part One

Bryan Terrell Clark — who plays Marvin Gaye — takes camera in hand and leads Playbill on a backstage tour of the Broadway hit Motown: The Musical. In Part One of this three-part video se…

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Monday, June 17, 2013

The Question, June 17, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

Dread, Terror...and Hair Lossby Estelle RosenJeff Gandell is a Montreal writer, storyteller, improviser, and teacher. Jeff frequently delivers comedic monologues at events around Montreal in…

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Sunday, June 16, 2013

Willem Dafoe: 'Don't make this into a crackpot profile, please' by Stuart Jeffries

The actor famous for being game for anything talks about his passion for physical theatre, his attraction to strong directors – but declines to comment on the size of his penisWhen Willem …

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STAGE TUBE: Tony Nominee Brenda Braxton in 'Sexy Back' by Stage Tube

Shady Theatrics' Shayla Benoit and Tim Grady filmed Tony Nominee Brenda Braxton performing 'Sexy Back' as a fun promo for her hair salon called BBRAXTON, which she launched in 2006. Watch be…

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Saturday, June 15, 2013

Much Ado About Nothing – review by Philip French

Joss Whedon's California-set Much Ado, filmed in black and white over 12 days, is a charming and witty triumphReading this on mobile? Click here to watch videoThere was a great fear in the 1…

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Adelaide Cabaret Festival — The Paul Capsis Revue by Mick Searles

Paul Capsis usually puts on a good show and his current outing at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival The Paul Capsis Revue is no exception. In fact it’s a rollicking good time. Capsis struts on…

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Friday, June 14, 2013

What's the worst wig you've ever seen on stage or screen? – open thread

Kim Cattrall has been coming in for some criticism for her 'Garfield'-like hairpiece on stage in London. Is this really the worst wig of all time?Critic Mark Shenton suggested she looks "lik…

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Thursday, June 13, 2013

Photo Coverage: Tony's Red Carpet Special- The Best Hair, Makeup & Bling- Part 2! by Walter McBride

All of Broadway's biggest stars were on hand at the 67th Annual Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre on Sunday night to celebrate the best of this theatre season BroadwayWorld w…

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Photo Coverage: Tony's Red Carpet Special- The Best Hair, Makeup & Bling! by Walter McBride

All of Broadway's biggest stars were on hand at the 67th Annual Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre on Sunday night to celebrate the best of this theatre season BroadwayWorld w…

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Alice Ripley and More Join Cutting-Edge Composers' A LASTING IMPRESSION at Joe's Pub, 6/29 by BroadwayWorld

Tony Award-winner Alice Ripley and HAIR's Kacie Sheik and Andrew Kober will join Meghann Fahy NBC's 'Chicago Fire', Preston Sadleir Next to NormalTour, Krista Pioppi Spring Awakening Tour, a…

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Rob Delaney: 'Men in their 20s are the worst thing happening on our planet' by Amanda Holpuch

The US comic and one of the funniest people on Twitter sat down to discuss the NSA, becoming a father – and why if you hate on LA, you're an idiotRob Delaney is busy. A comedian who splits…

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John Cooper Clarke – review by Ian Gittins

Palladium, LondonThe late Factory Records boss Anthony H Wilson was fond of opining that Shaun Ryder was the literary equal of Keats. By this lofty criterion, Salford's rival poet laureate, …

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End of the Road for Sasha Allen on THE VOICE by TV News Desk

The sun no longer shined in for 'Hair' star Sasha Allen on last night's THE VOICE. The talented artist, who made it all the way to the Final 5 contestants on the NBC singing competition was …

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Quick Hit Theater Review: Far From Heaven by Lauren Yarger

Far From Heaven Book By Richard Greenberg Music by Scott Frankel Lyrics by Michael Korie Musical Direction by Lawrence Yurman Choreography by Alex Sanchez Directed by Michael Greif What's I…

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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Review: Reasons to Be Happy by Brian Scott Lipton

Steph is still screaming and cursing like a truck driver. Greg is still trying to please other people. Kent still has a hair-trigger temper. And Carly still wants to be loved — and not jus…

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Tony Awards Post Best Ratings in Four Years, Big Bump from 2012 by Marc Snetiker

Neil Patrick Harris’s fourth stint hosting the Tony Awards pulled in big numbers for CBS, earning the largest audience since the 2009 telecast. According to Neilsen’s prelimin…

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Washington Ballet's The Sun Also Rises invokes the spirit of Ernest Hemingway by Sarah Kaufman

Author's post-first world war novel of love, pain and alcohol gets an unlikely reworking via the medium of danceHas the sun ever risen on a busier ballet? Consider Ernest Hemingway's grim tr…

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TV & radio reviews: Radio review: The Letter of Last Resort; The Weather Girl by Moira Petty

For convincing evidence that BBC Radio 4 – not Boris Johnson’s hair, rainy bank holidays or custard creams – lies at the heart of life as we know it, you have only to listen to...

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Sunday, June 9, 2013

The surprise success of NT Live by Matt Trueman

Nobody expected theatre relayed to cinemas would work – until National Theatre Live became a hit. Matt Trueman watches one show come togetherGunnar Cauthery is building up to his big momen…

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Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, June 8, Part 2 - NEWSIES Celebrates 500 Performances, and the Tony Prepping Continues! by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our June 8th SIP round-up. Yesterday evening's photos featured the NEWSIE…

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Saturday, June 8, 2013

The 2013 Tony Awards: Jeff and Mike's Predictions by JK

At last!  The most exciting night of the year for Broadway fans is just one day away!  And just as we have for the past few seasons, my friend Mike and I are weighing in who we thi…

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First-Person: Letitia Brookes on Single Black Female (Fringe: Montreal) by The Charlebois Post

Hearing the Tick-Tockby Letitia BrookesA recent grad of Concordia University’s Theatre Program, Letitia Brookes started her company, Nu Spyce Productions, in 2011 and was recently seen in …

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Friday, June 7, 2013

"Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" Crazy Commercial Outtakes by Playbill Video

"Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" Crazy Commercial Outtakes Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce and Kristine Nielsen had fun on set while making a commercial for their hit Bro…

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First Date, Starring Zachary Levi and Krysta Rodriguez, Announces Final Casting for Broadway Premiere by Marc Snetiker

The upcoming musical comedy First Date has added Bryce Ryness (Hair), Eric Ankrim, Kevin Kern (Wicked) and Sydney Shepherd (The Picture of Dorian Gray) to the cast for the Broadway productio…

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Thursday, June 6, 2013

Cyndi Lauper Gets A Caricature At Sardi’s…and Changes Hair Color by New York Theater

Cyndi Lauper, a pop star whose first big hit was Girls Just Want To Have Fun 30 years ago, has been embraced by Broadway, undergoing the ritual known as posing with your caricature at Sardi&…

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StageGrade Tony Poll 2013 by Rob Weinert-Kendt

Cross-posted at StageGrade. We're sensing a trend with our StageGrade Tony Poll: Critical dissatisfaction with shows themselves, coupled with huge love for the performers and directors of…

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BWW Reviews: The Revival Broadway Cast's Recording of PIPPIN is Electric and Enthralling by Brittany Goldfield Rodrigues

With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz Wicked, and a book by Roger O. Hirson, Pippin is the classic story, loosely based on historical figures, about a prince Pippin and his journey to fi…

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SNL's Ana Gasteyer Brings ELEGANT SONGS FROM A HANDSOME WOMAN to The Cabaret at the Columbia Club Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Broadway veteran and Saturday Night Live favorite, Ana Gasteyer, brings her unique comic wit and style to the stage in her show of songs and stories. The comedy superstar dons a dress and wo…

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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Bollywood Carmen: Bizet goes bhangra by Alfred Hickling

Bradford is about to host a live version of Carmen with full Bollywood trimmings. Alfred Hickling hears how the organisers plan to get 3,000 audience members dancing in fountainsA team of bu…

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‘Symphony in Three Movements’ makeover retains Balanchine ballet’s transcendence by Sarah Kaufman

I’ve been flipping through a January 1970 issue of Seventeen magazine recently, a gift from a friend. It got me wondering: Miss Teenage America, with your Wella Care hair, your hips-forwar…

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