Friday, August 16, 2013
Jennifer Tepper, a theater historian, producer, writer, and fixture of the New York theater scene, has been selected as the new Director of Programming for theater district nightclub 54 Belo…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:19PMDirector and actor Ben Rimalower will be leaving his solo show Patti Issues on September 8, after a year of performances at The Duplex. The hit show won't close when its author/actor departs…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:30AMChristina Bianco really blew up this week after a video of her doing impressions of Broadway (and pop) divas singing "Total Eclipse of the Heart" went viral on the Internet (we're talking Ga…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:42AMThursday, August 15, 2013
An actor was injured during the August 15 evening performance of Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark at Broadway's Foxwoods Theatre, according to various reports. Early accounts state that first r…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:35PMUPDATE—August 16, 2013: The ensemble member who was injured during the Thursday, August 15, performance of Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark is Daniel Curry, according to The New York Times. Ac…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:35PMUPDATE—August 16, 2013, 12:35pm Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark publicists have released the following statement on behalf of production spokesman Rick Miramontez: "Following last night's acc…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:35PMThe 2013-2014 season of Boston Children's Theatre will include a world premiere musical as well as some iconic characters from the page elevated to the stage, with The Velveteen Rabbit kicki…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:12PMBucks County Playhouse has announced that it will celebrate this upcoming Halloween with a production of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show, directed by Tony Award nominee Hunter Foster…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:35PMManhattan Theatre Club has announced that it will continue its 2013-2014 Steinberg New Play Series season with the American premiere of Tony winner Dennis Kelley's Taking Care of Baby, which…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:59PMThe Playwrights Realm has announced a "1 to 5 Ticket Drive" initiative for the first five preview performances of the New York premiere of Lauren Yee's The Hatmaker's Wife. This drive means …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:29PMFrom August 20-23, the Tony- and Grammy Award-winning Once on Broadway will thank its loyal fans with "Once Week." The celebration will include free performances, merchandise, tickets, and m…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:47AMBuyer & Cellar, Jonathan Tolins' one-man comedy starring Ugly Betty's Michael Urie, has extended its run at the Barrow Street Theatre through January 5. The 2013 Drama Desk Award-winning pl…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:19AMBellini and the Sultan: A Comedy in Istanbul by Hayley Levitt Playwright/director Ed Stevens is rewriting history with his new comedy, Bellini and the Sultan: A Comedy in Istanbul, now pla…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:29AMWednesday, August 14, 2013
The Last Ship, a new musical by recording superstar Sting, is apparently heading to Broadway next fall, according to an Equity casting notice. The show features a book by Tony Award winners …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:03PMMichel Hausmann will direct The Golem of Havana, a musical written by Hausmann, Salomon Lerner, and Len Schiff at La MaMa from August 28-September 8. The Golem of Havana is a production of C…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:36PMTrading Spaces and Broadway star Paige Davis, together with Spider-Man of Broadway's Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark and many other heroic volunteers, will participate in Operation Backpack's "…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:07PMTuesday, August 13, 2013
Jenni Barber, who played the role of Joan in The Nance starring Nathan Lane, will join the cast of Broadway's Annie. Barber will take on the role of Daddy Warbucks' assistant, Grace Farrell,…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:42PMMonday, August 12, 2013
The Broadway community will mourn the loss of publicist Shirley Herz on August 14 by taking one minute to dim the lights of all the Broadway marquees for exactly one minute at 8pm. Herz died…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:33PMThis video of cabaret and off-Broadway darling Christina Bianco singing Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in the voices of 19 different divas during a concert at 54 Below is shocki…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:06PMThe U.S. premiere of Caitlin Murphy's Fruits Unheard Of, an award-winning biographical play about American photographer Diane Arbus, is being presented by the Working Artists Theatre Project…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:30PMSisters Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway are set to team up once again for their acclaimed cabaret Sibling Revelry in New York City, for the first time in 15 years. Performances will run August …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:22PMFriday, August 9, 2013
Too Much, Too Much, Too Many, an all-new play by young playwright Meghan Kennedy, will receive its world-premiere production at Roundabout Theatre Company beginning October 25. The play offi…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:34PMAward-winning, downtown ensemble Labyrinth Theater Company has announced its fall 2013 season, which will kick off in September. The season will open with a new series of Artist Salons, offe…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:35AMTen-year-old Sophia Grace Brownlee got her first taste of stardom when she became a YouTube sensation singing Nicki Minaj's hit song "Superbass" alongside her equally adorable friend Rosie, …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:48AMThursday, August 8, 2013
MCC Theater has announced the lineup for its upcoming PlayLabs reading series, a yearly selection of new plays by members of the company's Playwrights' Coalition. This will be the first year…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:50PMJoe's Pub will welcome back transgender Tony-nominated cabaret performer Justin Vivian Bond in Mx America for six performances September 20-October 5. In the show, "v" plays the singular fin…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:53PMWednesday, August 7, 2013
The NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts has announced plans for its upcoming 2013-2014 10th anniversary season, which will include one-off performances as well as multiple-night or m…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:26PMBroadway veteran James Snyder (Cry-Baby) will join the previously announced Idina Menzel (Wicked, Rent), LaChanze (The Color Purple), and Anthony Rapp (You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown; Rent…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:08PMBroadway veteran James Snyder (Cry-Baby) will join the previously announced Idina Menzel (Wicked, Rent), LaChanze (The Color Purple), and Anthony Rapp (You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown; Rent…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:08PMTuesday, August 6, 2013
Get amped up to wait in line for your free tickets to Shakespeare in the Park's production of Michael Friedman and Alex Timbers' new version of Love's Labour's Lost, now playing at The Delac…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:33PMGet amped up to wait in line for your free tickets to Shakespeare in the Park's production of Michael Friedman and Alex Timbers' new version of Love's Labour's Lost, now playing at The Delac…
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