Monday, July 4, 2022

1776: DANIELS, DA SILVA & PETER HUNT by Ron Fassler

Howard Da Silva (Ben Franklin) and William Daniels (John Adams) in "1776" (1969). Photo by Martha Swope.Can't let July 4th go by without my annual tribute to the musical 1776, a brilliant…

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Monday, September 24, 2018

Exclusive Podcast: Go 'Behind the Curtain' with the Michael McCormick by Behind The Curtain

Sit down, John... because Michael McCormick, one of Broadway's busiest character actors, sits down with Rob and Kevin to look back on a career that has had him appear in such musicals as Oli…

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Thursday, September 21, 2017

Sleep No More and Gatz win 2011 Obie Awards by Jaredfine

Congratulations to GATZ and SLEEP NO MORE for their 2011 Obie Awards Presented by the Village Voice The 56th Annual Obie Awards ceremony was held at Webster Hall in Greenwich Village and emc…

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Monday, May 8, 2017

It's Official! Tony & Oscar Winner Mark Rylance Will Return to Broadway in Farinelli and the King by Broadway.com

It's confirmed! The rumors were true and as we predicted, Mark Rylance is set to return to Broadway in Farinelli and the King, according to The New York Times. Penned by his w…

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Friday, May 20, 2016

Three-Time Tony & Oscar Winner Mark Rylance Will Lead Nice Fish in the West End by Imogen Lloyd Webber

After talk that Mark Rylance would return to Broadway this fall in Farinelli and the King, comes the news that he instead will headline Nice Fish in the West End. The three-time Tony and Osc…

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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Tony Winner Gabriel Ebert, Becky Ann Baker, Dylan Baker & More Set for Peer Gynt Off-Broadway by Ryan McPhee

Tony winner Gabriel Ebert, Becky Ann Baker and her husband Dylan Baker are among the performers tapped for Peer Gynt off-Broadway. The previously reported Classic Stage Company production, h…

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Friday, January 22, 2016

Three-Time Tony Winner Mark Rylance Will Return to New York in Farinelli and the King by Imogen Lloyd Webber

We told you that this show had Big Apple transfer written all over it! After successful productions at Shakespeare’s Globe and in the West End, the Mark Rylance-led Farinelli and the K…

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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Battles of wordplay in Trap Door's 'La Bete' by Kerry Reid

If Ed Wood had lived in 17th-century France, he might have been a bit like Valere, the effusive idiot at the heart of David Hirson's "La Bete" who crosses verbal swords with a fellow playwri…

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Friday, March 6, 2015

Mark Rylance-Led Farinelli and the King Will Transfer to London's West End by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Three-time Tony winner Mark Rylance is returning to the West End—next stop Broadway? Claire van Kampen’s new play Farinelli and the King, which is currently running at the Sam Wa…

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Oh, Frankie! Rock of Ages' Frankie J. Grande Is Broadway.com's Next Vlogger! by Ryan McPhee

Say hello to the big brother of Broadway! Rock of Ages star and Big Brother alum Frankie J. Grande is Broadway.com’s newest video blogger! Get ready as Grande shows us nothin’ bu…

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Monday, November 10, 2014

Hit Him With Your Best Shot! Frankie J. Grande Joins Broadway's Rock of Ages by Broadway.com

Broadway and Big Brother alum Frankie J. Grande returns to the Great White Way in Rock of Ages beginning November 10. He’ll play a limited engagement as Franz in the rock ‘n&rsqu…

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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Don't Stop Believin'! Big Brother's Frankie Grande Joins Broadway's Rock of Ages by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Frankie J. Grande is set to play the role of Franz in Rock of Ages on Broadway. He will step in for Cody Scott Lancaster and play a limited engagement November 10 through January 18, 2015 at…

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Thursday, September 18, 2014
Thursday, June 19, 2014

Broadway in the House! Frankie James Grande, Brother of Ariana Grande, to Compete on New Season of Big Brother by Ryan McPhee

Who’s watching you, Frankie? We are, and soon, the rest of America! According to People, Broadway actor and producer Frankie James Grande, who also happens to be the older half-brother…

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Sunday, June 1, 2014

J. CARRYL'S LA BETE ROARS INTO THE FRINGE by Enci

It's forty-five minutes to curtain and Marian Davis can't remember her lines. When her producer Alan Babik comes up with a plan to save the production, Marian balks but it's either that or t…

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Monday, April 28, 2014

Lisa Joyce & More Join Mary McCann for Our New Girl at Atlantic Theater Company by Ryan McPhee

Lisa Joyce, CJ Wilson and Henry Kelemen will appear in the U.S. premiere of Nancy Harris’ Our New Girl as Annie, Richard and Daniel respectively, alongside the previously ann…

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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

The New Tony Nominations Rule: What If...? by JK

You've probably read about the new rule adopted by the Tony Awards Administration Committee regarding the number of nominees in the four major categories.  Simply, it states that if nin…

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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Star-Gazing: Who's on Broadway This Spring (A - L) by JK

Welcome to Broadway, RaminWhen I started working on my upcoming quarterly "Looking Forward To..." blog, I was struck by how many stage and screen stars were going to be in shows this spring!…

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Monday, June 17, 2013

Spotlight On...Corey Camperchioli by Michael Block

Name: Corey CamperchioliHometown: Bridgewater, New JerseyEducation: New York University's Tisch School of the ArtsSelect Credits: The History Boys (Posner, The Gallery Players); Tea and Symp…

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Friday, May 24, 2013

People You Should Know . . . Michael Milligan by Zack Calhoon

Michael Milligan is a performer who has been writing and acting for the theater for almost two decades. Milligan has appeared on the Broadway stage as Little Charles in August: Osage County,…

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Friday, May 3, 2013

Guthrie Theater's THE PRIMROSE PATH, Directed by Roger Rees, Opens Tonight by BroadwayWorld

The Guthrie Theater presents the world premiere of the bittersweet romance The Primrose Path by Crispin Whittell based upon the novel Home of the Gentry by Ivan Turgenev. The production will…

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Andrea McArdle Becomes an Auntie, Roger Rees Travels to Russia & More Cross-Country Highlights by Lindsay Champion

The spring season has officially ended on Broadway, but there's no shortage of great theater to see across the country! Check out this week's regional highlights from all over the Un…

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Saturday, April 27, 2013

Kyle Fabel, Sally Wingert and More Star in Guthrie Theater's THE PRIMROSE PATH, Directed by Roger Rees, Beg. Tonight by BroadwayWorld

The Guthrie Theater presents the world premiere of the bittersweet romance The Primrose Path by Crispin Whittell based upon the novel Home of the Gentry by Ivan Turgenev. The production will…

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Friday, March 1, 2013

Kyle Fabel, Sally Wingert and More to Star in Guthrie Theater's THE PRIMROSE PATH, Directed by Roger Rees; Full Cast Announced! by BroadwayWorld

The Guthrie Theater today announced complete casting for its world premiere of the bittersweet romance The Primrose Path by Crispin Whittell based upon the novel Home of the Gentry by Ivan T…

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Zachary Booth, David Conrad & More Complete Casting for Signature Theatre's The Mound Builders by Lindsay Champion

Casting is complete for the Signature Theatre Company revival of Lanford Wilson’s drama The Mound Builders. Directed by Jo Bonney, the production will star Zachary Booth, David Conrad,…

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Sunday, October 14, 2012

House for Sale, Transport Group's Adaptation of Jonathan Franzen's Essay, Begins Performances at the Duke by Broadway.com

The Transport Group’s new off-Broadway show House for Sale begins performances October 14 at off-Broadway's Duke on 42nd Street. Adapted by Daniel Fish from The Corr…

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Friday, October 5, 2012

Tickets Now Available for Stage Adaptation of Jonathan Franzen's House for Sale by Broadway.com

Tickets are now available for the Transport Group’s new off-Broadway show House for Sale. Daniel Fish adapted the play from an essay by writer Jonathan Franzen (The Corrections, Freedo…

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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Stage Adaptation of Jonathan Franzen Essay House For Sale on Tap for Transport Group by Broadway.com

House For Sale, a play adapted from an essay by writer Jonathan Franzen (The Corrections, Freedom), will run off-Broadway at the Duke on 42nd Street. The Transport Group production will star…

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Monday, August 6, 2012

David Hyde Pierce, Amy Ryan & More to Guest Star on Upcoming Sesame Street Season by Broadway.com

Sesame Street has announced an impressive lineup of guest stars to appear on the show’s upcoming 43rd season. Tony winner David Hyde Pierce will make an appearance, as will two-time To…

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Friday, July 6, 2012

Mark Rylance Withdraws From Olympics Opening Ceremony Due to Stepdaughter's Death by Broadway.com

Two-time Tony winner Mark Rylance will no longer perform in the Olympics opening ceremony, according to the Associated Press. The British actor, who was scheduled to recite passages from The…

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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Jonathan Groff & More Honor Tony Winner David Hyde Pierce at Alzheimer's Association Gala by Broadway.com

Frasier vet David Hyde Pierce has spent the last few years onstage, including a Tony-winning performance in Curtains and starring roles in the Broadway revival of La Bete, the off-Broadway c…

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End of the Rainbow's Michael Cumpsty Marvels at the 'Energy and Intensity' of Co-Star Tracie Bennett by Michael Cumpsty

About the author: Since making his Broadway debut in 1989, first time Tony nominee Michael Cumpsty has appeared in 15 Main Stem shows (including Copenhagen, The Heiress, La Bete and 17…

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Highlights From The Iceman Cometh Starring Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy

Tony winners Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy head the cast of the Goodman Theatre's Chicago production of The Iceman Cometh. Goodman's artistic director Robert Falls directs the Eugene O'Neil …

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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Dylan Baker Tapped for USA Series Political Animals, Starring Sigourney Weaver by Broadway.com

Tony nominee Dylan Baker will star as Vice President Fred Collier in the new USA television drama Political Animals, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Baker joins previously announced sta…

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

L-I-V-E! Cass Morgan to Headline Harold & Maude Musical at York Theatre Company by Broadway.com

Cass Morgan will headline the concert staging of the musical adaptation of Harold and Maude at the York Theatre Company’s Musicals in Mufti: The Tom Jones Festival series. The mus…

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Chris Rock, Ethan Hawke & More Become Members of Labyrinth Theater Company by Broadway.com

Off-Broadway’s renowned Labyrinth Theater Company is welcoming 14 new members to the company including comedian Chris Rock (The Motherf**ker With The Hat) and Ethan Hawk…

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Casting Complete for The Iceman Cometh at The Goodman, Starring Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy by Broadway.com

Casting is complete for the Goodman Theatre revival of Eugene O’Neill’s epic drama The Iceman Cometh, starring Tony winners Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy. The classic play will r…

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Casting Complete for The Iceman Cometh at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, Starring Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy by Broadway.com

Casting is complete for the Goodman Theatre revival of Eugene O’Neill’s epic drama The Iceman Cometh, starring Tony winners Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy. The classic play will r…

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Friday, December 2, 2011

Mark Rylance to Return to Shakespeare's Globe in Richard III and Twelfth Night by Broadway.com

Mark Rylance will return to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, where he served as the first artistic director from 1996 through 2006, to star in repertory productions of Richard III and Twelft…

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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Dylan and Becky Ann Baker Preview Smash and Their 'Spectacular' TV Daughter Katharine McPhee by Kathy Henderson

Acting couple Dylan Baker and Becky Ann Baker have appeared separately on Broadway in La Bete, Mauritius and God of Carnage (him) and Good People, Assassins and All My Sons (her), but they&r…

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