Monday, May 20, 2013

Vanya Tony Nominee Shalita Grant Wins the 2013 Segal Award from Lincoln Center by Josh Ferri

Shalita Grant, the Tony-nominated featured actress from this year’s hit comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, received the 2013 Martin E. Segal Award from Lincoln Center, accordi…

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Broadway Boys: May 2013: Kenneth Posner by JK

MR. BROADWAY MAY 2013KENNETH POSNERWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: Since he made his Broadway ddebut with the 1995 revival of The Rose Tattoo, Kenneth Posner has designed the lighting for some 49 pro…

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Meet the Cast of the 2013 Shakespeare Festival by The Old Globe

Meet the Cast of the 2013 Shakespeare Festival The Old Globe presents the 2013 Shakespeare Festival. Festival Artistic Director Adrian Noble returns to San Diego for his fourth and final y…

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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

People You Should Know . . . Peter Jay Fernandez by Zack Calhoon

Peter Jay Fernandez -Recent: Luz (La Mama), Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (New Harlem Arts), CQ/CX (Atlantic Theater Co.). Broadway: Cyrano de Bergerac, Henry IV, Jelly’s Last Jam, Julius Cae…

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Adam Chanler-Berat, Ari Graynor, James Cromwell & More Join Williamstown Theatre Festival Season by Marc Snetiker

Additional casting has been announced for the 2013 season at Williamstown Theatre Festival, with Broadway favorites like Adam Chanler-Berat, James Cromwell, Ari Graynor and more joining the …

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Monday, April 22, 2013

Modern Family’s Jesse Tyler Ferguson Enjoys Fabulous Footwear at Kinky Boots by Josh Ferri

Before breaking out as an Emmy-nominated TV star, Jesse Tyler Ferguson graced the New York stage in Spelling Bee, On the Town, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Merchant of Venice …

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Friday, April 12, 2013

Kim Cattrall and Seth Numrich to Star in Sweet Bird of Youth at the Old Vic by Marc Snetiker

Seth Numrich (recently seen in Golden Boy) and Kim Cattrall (of Sex and the City fame) will star in Tennessee Williams’ Sweet Bird of Youth at the Old Vic, reports The Daily Mail. Open…

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Kelli O'Hara & Steven Pasquale to Lead FAR FROM HEAVEN Musical at Playwrights Horizons; Full Cast Announced! by BroadwayWorld

Playwrights Horizons Tim Sanford, Artistic Director Leslie Marcus, Managing Director announced today complete details for FAR FROM HEAVEN, a new musical with book by Tony Award winner and tw…

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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Shalita Grant on Being the 'Boss' in Vanya, Taking Charge in Life & the Slap that Changed Her Life by Josh Ferri

Age & Hometown: 24; Baltimore, MD Current Role: Making her Broadway debut as the vengeful and protective psychic maid Cassandra in Christopher Durang’s comedy Vanya and Sonia an…

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

The Tanya Stage | Stratford Festival by Stratford Shakespeare Festival

The Tanya Stage | Stratford Festival Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino celebrates the Festival Theatre's thrust stage, designed by Tanya Moiseiwitsch for Stratford's first season in…

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Monday, March 4, 2013

Openings We're Tracking This Week, March 4-11, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

The Merchant of Venice is not an easy play. Companies think long and hard before daring to present it. Though called a comedy, it is full of dark themes of anti-Semitism, cruelty and bullyin…

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Friday, February 15, 2013

A Fly On The Wall, February 15, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

Back in the Thickby Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonI have never stepped too far away from the theatre. There have been times when my kids were young that I didn’t miss it that much. As th…

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Jesse Tyler Ferguson in The Comedy of Errors and a Musical Love’s Labour’s Lost Set for Shakespeare in the Park by Marc Snetiker

It’s the big announcement that some of you have been waiting for! The Public Theater has announced its 51st Shakespeare in the Park season, which will include William Shakespeare&rsquo…

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Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Hamish Linklater Reunite for Shakespeare in the Park by Jennifer Exley

The actors performed together in the 2010 productions of "The Winter's Tale" and "The Merchant of Venice."read more

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Breaking News: COMEDY OF ERRORS & LOVE LABOUR'S LOST Set for SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK 2013! Ferguson & Linklater to Star by BroadwayWorld

The Public's 2013 free Shakespeare in the Park season will begin on Tuesday, May 28 with THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, featuring Shakespeare in the Park alumni Jesse Tyler Ferguson 'Modern Family' a…

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Monday, February 4, 2013

It’s a crime shame that ‘Vandal’ isn’t any better by Elisabeth Vincentelli

You can’t blame Hamish Linklater for playing it safe with “The Vandal”: This is the actor’s playwriting debut, after all. Don’t want to go crazy and take a big public spill. So for…

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Friday, February 1, 2013

Lily Rabe to Return for Season Three of American Horror Story by Ryan Gilbert

Tony nominee Lily Rabe has signed on for the secretive and sure-to-be chilling third season of FX's anthology series American Horror Story, joining previously announced stars Sarah Pauls…

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Friday, January 25, 2013

Henry Goodman to Headline The Winslow Boy at London's The Old Vic by Ryan Gilbert

Olivier Award winner Henry Goodman will star as Arthur Winslow in the Old Vic's production of Terence Rattigan's The Winslow Boy. The revival will open on March 19. Directed …

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Friday, January 11, 2013

Christopher Fitzgerald to Lead the Circus in Chichester Festival Theatre’s Barnum by Lindsay Champion

Two-time Tony nominee Christopher Fitzgerald will take on the title role in the new Chichester Festival Theatre revival of Barnum, according to the U.K.’s Daily Mail. The musical featu…

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Sunday, January 6, 2013

INTO THE WOODS Will Not Transfer to Broadway; THE SUNSHINE BOYS Delayed to 2013-14 Season by BroadwayWorld

There has been buzz about the Public's starry INTO THE WOODS making the transition from Shakespeare in the Park to Broadway, as HAIR and THE MERCHANT OF VENICE did in recent seasons, but tod…

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Monday, December 31, 2012

Glengarry's David Harbour on Having ‘Fun’ With Pacino, Letting Loose in The Newsroom & More by Josh Ferri

Tony nominee David Harbour stops the current production of Glengarry Glen Ross with one line: “Go to lunch.” As he tends to do with most of his roles, Harbour breathes new life i…

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Friday, December 7, 2012

Extract: In Two Minds - Jonathan Miller by Kate Bassett

By 1969, the celebrated theatre reviewer Ken Tynan had been recruited from the critics’ ranks to join the National Theatre team, which was resident at London’s Old Vic, so he was working…

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Friday, November 30, 2012

Nathaniel Parker to Advise Helen Mirren in the West End's The Audience by Lindsay Champion

Broadway alum Nathaniel Parker will take on the role of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, alongside previously announced star Helen Mirren, in the West End production of The Audience, according t…

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Monday, November 12, 2012

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Starring Sigourney Weaver and David Hyde Pierce, Opens Off-Broadway by Broadway.com

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Christopher Durang’s comic send-up of Chekhov's work, opens off-Broadway on November 12. Directed by Nicholas Martin and starring Osc…

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Starring Sigourney Weaver and David Hyde Pierce, Begins Performances by Broadway.com

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Christopher Durang’s comic send-up of Chekhov's work, begins performances off-Broadway on October 25. Directed by Nicholas Martin and star…

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

How Much Does Al Pacino Get Paid Every Time He Drops the F Bomb in Glengarry Glen Ross? by Michael Mellini

Al Pacino's aging salesman character in Glengarry Glen Ross might have trouble bringing in money, but the Oscar winner is doing just fine raking in dough on his own. Pacino is being paid…

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Lily Rabe to Team Up with Her Father David Rabe for New Film We’re Just Married by Josh Ferri

Tony nominee Lily Rabe will star and co-produce We’re Just Married, a new film written by her Tony-winning father David Rabe, according to Deadline.com. Directed by Rodrigo G…

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Al Pacino to Star in John Lennon-Themed Movie Imagine, Co-Starring Jeremy Renner and Julianne Moore by Marc Snetiker

Playing to sold out crowds in Broadway's Glengarry Glen Ross should help Al Pacino prep for his next film, in which he'll play a famed rock star. Pacino has signed on to st…

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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Barry Edelstein Named New Artistic Director of San Diego's Old Globe by Gabriela Geselowitz

Barry Edelstein has been appointed as the new artistic director of the Old Globe in San Diego. Edelstein is currently the director of the Public Theater’s Shakespeare Initiative. He wi…

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Jesse L. Martin to Play a Grown Up Frat Boy on NBC's The Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives by Ryan Gilbert

NBC can’t seem to get enough of Law & Order alum Jesse L. Martin. In addition to his upcoming guest spot on Smash, the Law & Order vet will star in the pilot of the Jerry Bruck…

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Friday, September 14, 2012

Jesse L. Martin Lands Role as Debra Messing's Love Interest on Smash by Broadway.com

Jesse L. Martin will join the cast of Smash in a recurring role during the Broadway-themed series' upcoming second season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Martin will play Scott Wel…

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