Wednesday, May 1, 2013

2013 Tony Award Nomination Snubs — And Why They Shouldn’t Be Considered Snubs by New York Theater

Here are celebrities eligible for the 2013 Tony Award nominations who were not nominated: Alec Baldwin, Bobby Cannaval, Jessica Chastain, Alan Cumming, Katie Holmes, Scarlett Johansson, …

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Monday, April 29, 2013

2013 Tony Awards Eligible: Preparing For The Snubs To Be by New York Theater

The 2013 Tony Award nominations will be announced at 8:30 a.m. on April 30. To help prepare for the inevitable reaction — “Snubbed!” — here is a list of those eligibl…

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Drama League Award Nominations by Ludlow Lad

The Drama League announce their nominees this morning, and once again Off-Broadway was nicely represented, most surprisingly in the Outstanding New Musical category, a category that is usual…

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Spotlight on: "The Anarchist"

A new play by David Mamet that starred Patti LuPone as a prisoner and Debra Winger as her jailer.

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Saturday, February 16, 2013

A Hope-Filled Preview of the Spring Season by Jan Simpson

Let’s face it:  the fall theater season was disappointing as hell. Of the 20 or so shows that opened on Broadway between last year’s Tony broadcast and the dropping of the ball in …

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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Tony Committee Makes Eligibility Rulings on Annie, Edwin Drood & More by Michael Mellini

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the second time this season to decide the eligibility of 14 Broadway productions from the 2012-13 season. The 14 productions discussed includ…

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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

A Pulitzer dominated season by Elyse Sommer

The  proliferation of   old  plays made new again  by virtue  of   casting  with  actors  who  are  box-office  magnets …

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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

The Anarchist by David Mamet by TCG News

We are pleased to announce the publication of the newest play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet: The Anarchist. Just having completed its world premiere on Broadway under the …

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Patti LuPone to Join Her Women on the Verge Composer David Yazbek for a One-Night-Only Concert by Josh Ferri

Patti LuPone will reunite with her Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown composer and lyricist David Yazbek on February 4 for a one-night-only concert at the 92YTribeca. LuPone will p…

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Thursday, January 10, 2013

Photo Bomb: Patti LuPone, Neil Patrick Harris, Ricky Martin, and the Best Broadway Photos of December by Editorial Staff

From the Broadway openings of The Anarchist and Golden Boy to Gypsy of the Year and Chicago's landmark 6,681st performance, December was a busy month as the theater world ushered out a great…

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Monday, January 7, 2013

Patti LuPone on Why the Opening Night of "The Anarchist" Is a 'Homecoming' by Broadway.com

Patti LuPone on Why the Opening Night of "The Anarchist" Is a 'Homecoming' David Mamet's prison drama "The Anarchist" opened at Broadway's Golden Theatre…

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Did Our Word of Mouth Panelists Find Patti LuPone and Debra Winger Explosive in "The Anarchist"? by Broadway.com

Did Our Word of Mouth Panelists Find Patti LuPone and Debra Winger Explosive in "The Anarchist"? Patti LuPone and Debra Winger star as an inmate and a parole liaison in the world …

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Friday, January 4, 2013

TCG To Publish ‘The Anarchist’ by Broadway's Best Shows

The Anarchist written by David Mamet will be published Jan. 22 by Theatre Communications Group. The production recently appeared on Broadway at the Golden Theatre. Upon closing, the produc…

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Friday, December 21, 2012

Callithumpian Cage Contemplates Catastrophe by Chloe Veltman

I can't imagine a more wonderful place to experience the "musical theatre" of John Cage than in the new concert space at Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, which opened less than a ye…

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Broadway Box Office: Week 29: 12.10 - 12.16.12 by JK

Over the next two and a half weeks, if you are looking for a unique, interesting and heartfelt new musical to go see, I can't recommend Chaplin: The Musical enough. Rob McClure's performance…

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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

This Week on Broadway for December 17, 2012: Working Bare by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino talk about Glengarry Glen Ross, Bare, The Anarchist, A Civil War Christmas, Working, and Golden Boy.   Please take the BroadwayRadi…

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Monday, December 17, 2012

Broadway Grosses: Wicked Soars Back to the Top Spot by Michael Mellini

Wicked made its way back to the top spot of the box office this week, followed by frequent champ The Lion King. Holiday tuner A Christmas Carol continued to pack in crowds hungry for festive…

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‘The Anarchist’ Plays Final Show December 16 by Broadway's Best Shows

The Anarchist, the new play written and directed by David Mamet, which began previews at the newly refurbished Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street) on Tuesday, November 13, 2012, and opened…

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Sunday, December 16, 2012

THE ANARCHIST, Starring Patti LuPone and Debra Winger, Closes on Broadway Today, December 16 by BroadwayWorld

The Anarchist, the new play written and directed by DAVID MAMET, which began previews at the newly refurbished Golden Theatre 252 West 45th Street on Tuesday, November 13, 2012, and opened o…

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

CAREERS IN DECLINE by Matt Windman

David Mamet s painfully didactic The Anarchist makes theatergoers wonder what happened to the ink in his pen since his better plays.

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Broadway Box Office: Week 28: 12.03 - 12.09.2012 by JK

Rob McClure as Charlie ChaplinCongratulations to Chaplin's Rob McClure!  He is the recipient of the 2012 Clive Barnes Award for Theatre!  Congratulations to the cast and crew of Th…

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Broadway's Winter Cleaning 2013 Edition by JK

Winter is a lousy time for most Broadway shows, as is evidenced by what has become an annual blog for me.  It all started in 2010, when next to normal announced its closing.  While…

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Monday, December 10, 2012

Broadway Grosses: A Christmas Story Pulls in Holiday Crowds by Michael Mellini

The holidays are in full swing on Broadway! Yuletide tuner A Christmas Story, The Musical pulled in $1,130,429 in ticket sales, playing to a healthy 95% capacity. Family friendly musicals An…

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Winner of Signed Playbill From ‘The Anarchist’ Announced! by Broadway's Best Shows

Last week, we announced that we would give away a playbill signed by Patti Lupone and Debra Winger of The Anarchist. We had 111 entries throughout the week and we’re excited to announ…

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What's Playing on Broadway December 10-16 by BroadwayWorld

This week, Broadway welcomes Roundabout Theatre's production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play PICNIC which begins previews on December 14. Closing on Sunday, December 16, is David Mamet's…

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Sunday, December 9, 2012

Review: Glengarry Glen Ross by Frank Scheck

Ah, the benefits of diminished expectations. Since it began previews in October, the Broadway revival of David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Glengarry Glen Ross has been the target of…

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Glengarry Glen Ross Review: Mamet’s Pulitzer Winner Offers Al Pacino, Bobby Cannavale …And Disappointment by New York Theater

It is easy to see 45th Street this week as the Tale of Two Mamets. David Mamet’s new play, “The Anarchist” is a verified flop, set to close two weeks after it opened. Meanwhile, “Gle…

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Glengarry Glen Ross **** by Barry

Al Pacino   On the Great Mametian Way               By Isa GoldbergIn a misfired story of power and the power brokers who wield it, a major block of New York City real estate, 4…

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Saturday, December 8, 2012

Who won the tickets to The Anarchist? by Ken Davenport

Let’s get right to this one . . . Terrence Cranert, you win! You’ve got the tickets to David Mamet’s Anarchist! Unfortunately, for everyone involved, The Anarchist will be …

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Friday, December 7, 2012

Video Sneak Peeks at “Kinky”, New “Les Miz” Song and More by Tommizer

The Broadway news this week was particularly brutal with three tough closing announcements — Chaplin, hanging in there against the odds for a number of months, Scandalous, quickly clos…

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