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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Theater News: Neil Patrick Harris Will Return to Host Broadway's 2013 Tony Awards by Andy Lefkowitz

Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris, star of the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother, will return to host The 67th Annual Tony Awards, presented live from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, Jun…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:38AM
Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Theater News: UPDATE: Glee Star Jane Lynch to Join Broadway's Annie Earlier Than Previously Announced by Andy Lefkowitz

UPDATE—May 8, 2013: Jane Lynch will join the Tony Award-nominated Broadway revival of Annie at the Palace Theatre on May 15, one day earlier than expected. February 20, 2013: Jane Lynch, …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:57PM

Theater News: Here Lies Love, The Last Five Years Are Off-Broadway Alliance Award Nominees by Andy Lefkowitz

The Off-Broadway Alliance, an organization consisting of Off-Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing professionals, has announced nominees for the 3rd Ann…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:41PM

Theater News: The Last Five Years, Here Lies Love Are Off-Broadway Alliance Award Nominees by Andy Lefkowitz

The Off-Broadway Alliance, an organization consisting of Off-Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing professionals, has announced nominees for the 3rd Ann…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:41PM

Theater News: Casting Announced for new LCT3 production, A Kid Like Jake by Andy Lefkowitz

Theatre World Award winner Carla Gugino will be joined by Caroline Aaron, Michelle Beck, and Peter Grosz in the cast of the upcoming LCT3 world premiere production of A Kid Like Jake, a new …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:05PM

Theater News: Broadway's The Trip to Bountiful, Starring Cicely Tyson, Extends Run Through Fall by Andy Lefkowitz

The Broadway revival of Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful, which had initially been scheduled as a 14-week limited engagement through July 7, has added eight weeks to its run. The product…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:17AM

Theater News: UPDATED—Smash Star Debra Messing Will Join Broadway's David Hyde Pierce to Host 2013 Drama League Awards by Andy Lefkowitz

UPDATED —Emmy Award winner Debra Messing (Smash) will join David Hyde Pierce as cohost of the Drama League Awards on Friday, May 17 at the Marriot Marquis Times Square. UPDATED —Tony an…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:44AM
Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Theater News: Judy Kuhn and Stephen Bogardus to Perform at Classic Stage Company's Annual Gala by Andy Lefkowitz

Classic Stage Company, led by Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Greg Reiner, will celebrate the theater's past, present, and future this Friday, May 10, in its 45th Anniv…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:22PM

Theater News: UPDATE: Smash Star Megan Hilty Will Join Aaron Lazar for Staged Reading of Forthcoming Can-Can Revival by Andy Lefkowitz

UPDATE: May 7, 2013—Producer Jonathan Burrows has announced that Drama Desk Award nominees Megan Hilty (Smash, 9 to 5) and Aaron Lazar (A Little Night Music) will star in a staged reading …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:35AM
Monday, May 6, 2013

Theater News: The Piano Lesson, Dogfight Are Winners of Off-Broadway's 2013 Lucille Lortel Awards by Andy Lefkowitz

On May 5, Maura Tierney (Lucky Guy) Aasif Mandvi (Disgraced) hosted the 2013 Lucille Lortel Awards, which recognize outstanding achievement in Off-Broadway theater. The Playwrights Horizons…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:57AM
Monday, April 29, 2013

Theater News: Giant and Hands on a Hardbody Lead Nominees of 2012-2013 Drama Desk Awards by Andy Lefkowitz

Linda Lavin and John Lloyd Young announced nominees for the 2012-2013 Drama Desk Awards this morning at 54 Below. Eligibility and award category designations for the productions under consi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:19AM
Sunday, April 28, 2013

Theater News: 2013 Olivier Award Winners Have Been Announced by Andy Lefkowitz

The 37th Olivier Awards were presented at London's Royal Opera House on April 28. The winners are indicated with an asterisk below. Best Actor *Luke Treadaway for The Curious Incident Of Th…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:49PM

Theater News: Jennifer Westfeldt, John McMartin, and More Set for Manhattan Theatre Club's Premiere of The Explorer's Club by Andy Lefkowitz

Full casting has been announced for the world premiere of The Explorer's Club, a new play by Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde), to be directed by Marc Bruni (Old Jews Telling Jokes). Previews b…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Theater News: 27th Annual Broadway Easter Bonnet Competition Raises A Record-Breaking $4,250,542 by Andy Lefkowitz

The 27th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition raised a record-breaking $4,250,542 — surpassing the previous high of $3,734,129 set in 2007. The grand total was announced t

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:19PM
Thursday, April 18, 2013

Theater News: Bullets Over Broadway, Woody Allen's New Musical Adaptation of His Film, Will Play Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

The Susan Stroman-helmed musical adaptation of Woody Allen's Academy Award-nominated film Bullets Over Broadway will open on Broadway at the St. James Theatre in April 2014, producers have a…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:10PM
Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Theater News: The Kennedy Center to Premiere New Ahrens and Flaherty Musical, Little Dancer by Andy Lefkowitz

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced that it will produce the world premiere original musical, Little Dancer. The show will feature book and lyrics by Tony Award …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:59AM
Monday, April 15, 2013

Theater News: New Date Announced for 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards Nominations Announcement by Andy Lefkowitz

The 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards has changed the date of the announcement for the 2013 nominations. They will now take place on Monday, April 29 at 11:00am at 54 Below. Drama Desk Award wi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:50PM

Theater News: City Center Encores! Announces Initial Casting for On Your Toes by Andy Lefkowitz

New York City Center has announced that two-time Tony Award winner Christine Baranski (Boeing-Boeing) along with dancers Irina Dvorovenko (American Ballet Theater) and Joaquin De Luz (New Yo…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:27AM

Theater News: City Center Encores! Announces Casting for On Your Toes by Andy Lefkowitz

New York City Center has announced that two-time Tony Award winner Christine Baranski (Boeing-Boeing) will lead the cast of the upcoming production of On Your Toes. Tony Award nominee Warre…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:27AM
Friday, April 12, 2013

Theater News: Broadway's David Hyde Pierce to Join Elliott Forrest for Live Interview by Andy Lefkowitz

The Nyack-based nonprofit ArtsRock will present an evening with Tony and four-time Emmy Award winner David Hyde Pierce. Elliott Forrest, the Peabody Award-winning WQXR/WNYC broadcaster, will…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:24AM
Monday, April 8, 2013

Theater News: Broadway's Hands on a Hardbody to Shut its Hood on April 13 by Andy Lefkowitz

The new Broadway musical Hands on a Hardbody will shutter on Saturday, April 13. Upon closing, the musical will have played 28 previews and 28 regular performances at the Brooks Atkinson The…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:36PM

Theater News: UPDATED: West End Billy Elliot Votes in Favor of Keeping Margaret Thatcher Song; The Audience Also Makes No Changes by Andy Lefkowitz

UPDATED: As reported yesterday, Margaret Thatcher, who is depicted in a negative light in the West End shows Billy Elliot and The Audience, died of a stroke. It was unknown at the time wheth…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:51PM
Monday, April 1, 2013

Theater News: UPDATED: Broadway's Sutton Foster and Jesse Tyler Ferguson to Announce 2013 Tony Award Nominations on April 30 by Andy Lefkowitz

UPDATED — Two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster (Anything Goes) and stage veteran Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family) will announce the 2013 Tony Award nominations on April 30 live fro…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:59AM
Monday, March 18, 2013

Theater News: The 67th Annual Tony Awards Will be Broadcast Live on June 9, 2013 by Andy Lefkowitz

The 67th Annual Tony Awards, presented by the American Theatre Wing, will air live on CBS from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 9, 2013 from 8:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT. The Tony Award…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:23AM
Friday, March 15, 2013

Theater News: Off-Broadway Revival of Stephen Sondheim Musical Passion will be Preserved as a Cast Album by Andy Lefkowitz

The much-praised revival of Stephen Sondheim's 1994 Tony Award-winning musical Passion will receive a deluxe, two-disc cast recording, Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:34AM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime