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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Theater News: Public Theater to Present Matt Sax and Eric Rosen's Venice by Brian Scott Lipton

They'll be singing about a revolution! The Public Theater's Lab will present Eric Rosen and Matt Sax's musical Venice at the Anspacher Theater, May 28-June 23. The show, which features addi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:06PM

Theater News: Christopher Sieber to Return to Broadway's Chicago by Brian Scott Lipton

It's out of the gowns for recent La Cage Aux Folles star Christopher Sieber and back into the tuxedo! The two-time Tony Award nominee will return to the role of lawyer Billy Flynn in the To…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:37PM

Theater News: Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Ari Graynor, Joshua Henry to Head Cast of Intimate Apparel Reading by Brian Scott Lipton

A one-night only reading of Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage's acclaimed play, Intimate Apparel, will be held at 7pm on Monday, January 7 at the Pershing Square Signature Center. Jade King…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:59PM

Theater News: Ashlie Atkinson to Headline January Joiner: A Weight Loss Horror Comedy by Brian Scott Lipton

What could be more perfect for ringing in the new year than a play about the challenges of dieting? New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre will present the world premiere of Laura Jacqmin's new pla…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:48PM

Theater News: Broadway Union 32BJ Threatening Holiday Strike by Brian Scott Lipton

Broadway could be facing a very unhappy holiday season. Union 32BJ, which represents hundreds of Broadway workers such as janitors, porters, elevator operators, and bathroom attendants, hav…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:50AM
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Review: What Rhymes With America by Brian Scott Lipton

Nothing. That is the actual answer to What Rhymes With America, which is the title of Melissa James Gibson's often hilarious and consistently thoughtful new play, now receiving its world pr…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Theater News: Christopher McDonald, Peter Scolari to Join Tom Hanks in Broadway's Lucky Guy by Brian Scott Lipton

Aren't they lucky! Additional casting and creative team have been announced for the late Nora Ephron's never-before-seen play Lucky Guy, starring two-time Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks in …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:21PM

Theater News: Cory Michael Smith to Join Emilia Clarke in Broadway's Breakfast at Tiffany's by Brian Scott Lipton

Cory Michael Smith (The Whale) will join previously announced star Emilia Clarke in Tony Award winner Richard Greenberg's new stage adaptation of Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's, whic…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:54AM

Theater News: Liza Minelli and Alan Cumming to Perform at Town Hall on March 13 by Brian Scott Lipton

Happy day-after-birthday, Liza with a Z! Tony Award winners Liza Minnelli and Alan Cumming will join forces for a one-night concert at Town Hall on Wednesday, March 13, a day after Minnelli…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:39AM

Theater News: Liza Minnelli and Alan Cumming to Perform at Town Hall on March 13 by Brian Scott Lipton

Happy day-after-birthday, Liza with a Z! Tony Award winners Liza Minnelli and Alan Cumming will join forces for a one-night concert at Town Hall on Wednesday, March 13, a day after Minnelli…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:39AM
Sunday, December 9, 2012

Review: Glengarry Glen Ross by Brian Scott Lipton

David Mamet is f***ing back in business. The curses fly, the briefcase slam, and the air crackles with disgust and despair in Mamet's often blistering Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Glengarr…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Friday, December 7, 2012

Theater News: TADA! to Present New Production of The Little Moon Theater by Brian Scott Lipton

Wishes do come true – at least in the theater. TADA! Youth Theater will present a new production of Michael Slade and Joel Gelpe's The Little Moon Theater, to run January 19- February 16…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:46PM

Celebrity News: Jessica Chastain, Jake Gyllenhaal Among Stars to Particpate in 12-12-12 Telethon by Brian Scott Lipton

Hollywood's biggest names are joining music's greatest talents to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Current theater stars Jessica Chastain (The Heiress) and Jake Gyllenhaal (If There Is,…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:16PM

Video Flash: Forever Dusty Reveals New TV Spot by Brian Scott Lipton

Will Forever Dusty run forever? That's the hope of producers of the off-Broadway biomusical about the life of iconic singer Dusty Springfield, who have released a 15-second television comme…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:31AM
Thursday, December 6, 2012

Review: Golden Boy by Brian Scott Lipton

Love or money? Passion or fame? Desire or devotion?No, I'm not pitching a reality television show, but asking the primal questions that have bedeviled people throughout the ages – and cont…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Theater News: Follies, Newsies, Once Among 55th Annual Grammy Nominees by Brian Scott Lipton

Will Stephen Sondheim's beloved musical Follies, which won the Grammy Award in 1987 for its famed Lincoln Center concert, take home a second trophy, or will Broadway's Once, which received t…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:27AM
Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Photo Flash: Gypsy of the Year Raises Over $3.9 Million for Broadway Cares by Brian Scott Lipton

Deafening cheers, copious laughter, roaring ovations, and a smattering of tears all filled the New

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:49PM

Theater News: Broadway's The Anarchist, Starring Patti LuPone and Debra Winger, to Conclude Brief Run on December 16 by Brian Scott Lipton

Even Pulitzer Prize winners lose, sometimes. In the quickest exit of a new work by a big-name playwright in several seasons, The Broadway production of David Mamet's prison-drama The Anarchi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:45PM
Monday, December 3, 2012

Theater News: James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave to Star in Old Vic's Much Ado About Nothing by Brian Scott Lipton

You're never too old to trade Shakespearean quips or fall in love – at least not on the London stage.Academy Award and Tony Award winners Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones, both longti…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:24PM
Sunday, December 2, 2012

Review: The Anarchist by Brian Scott Lipton

Perhaps the most shocking thing about playwright/director David Mamet's new 70-minute play, The Anarchist, now at Broadway's John Golden Theatre, is that not one unprintable curse word is ut…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Saturday, December 1, 2012

TV News: Carrie Underwood to Star in NBC's Live Broadcast of The Sound of Music by Brian Scott Lipton

This time, Carrie Underwood will know her last name. And it will be von Trapp!The five-time Grammy Award winner and country music sweetheart will star as the famed nun-turned-Nazi hunter Mar…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:49AM
Thursday, November 29, 2012

Special Report: Tony Award Winner Mark O'Donnell Remembered By Theatre Community by Brian Scott Lipton

Copious laughter, instead of tears, could be heard throughout the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Monday, November 12 as hundreds of colleagues and friends gathered to remember the l

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:42PM
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Theater News: Book of Mormon's Nikki M. James to Star in Project Shaw's Saint Joan by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winner Nikki M. James is leaving the wilds of Uganda, at least for one night. And she's not going to Sal Tlay Ka Siti.The Book of Mormon star will play the title role in Project S…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:46PM
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Theater News: Amber Tamblyn to Star in Broadway Premiere of Beth Henley's The Miss Firecracker Contest by Brian Scott Lipton

Emmy Award nominee Amber Tamblyn (Joan of Arcadia) will make her Broadway debut in a new production of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley's The Miss Firecracker Contest, to be pro…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:35PM

TV News: Audra McDonald Finally Gets Another Job! by Brian Scott Lipton

Five-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald's two-month gig as full-time wife (to Murder Ballad star Will Swenson) and mother is coming to an end. The multi-talented actress signed on to host…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:33PM

Theater News: Tony Award-winning Producer Martin Richards Dies at 80 by Brian Scott Lipton

The marquees of Broadway theaters will be dimmed tonight at 7pm in honor of Oscar winner and Tony Award-winning producer Martin Richards, who died peacefully at his home in Manhattan on Mond…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:17PM
Monday, November 26, 2012

Theater News: Judi Dench and Danny Boyle Among Winners of the 2012 Evening Standard Theatre Awards by Brian Scott Lipton

The winners of the 2012 Evening Standard Theatre Awards were announced on Sunday, November 25 at London's Savoy Hotel. The awards honor the best in British theater.Oscar and Tony Award winne…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:13PM
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Interview: The Waltons' Michael Learned Goes With the Flow of The Outgoing Tide by Brian Scott Lipton

"As an actor, one of my greatest fears is losing my memory," says Michael Learned. So it's not surprising the popular actress found relevance in the role of Peg, the wife of a man who is los…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:06PM

Theater News: Tony Award Winner Frances Sternhagen and More to Join Edie Falco in MTC's The Madrid by Brian Scott Lipton

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced additional casting for its production of Liz Flahive's The Madrid, starring Tony and Emmy Award winner Edie Falco (The House of Blue Leaves, The Sopranos…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:15PM

Theater News: Trudie Styler, Roger Waters, Kathleen Chalfant Set for Final Weeks of The Exonerated by Brian Scott Lipton

Casting has been announced for the final weeks of the Culture Project's tenth anniversary revival of The Exonerated, which will run at 45 Bleecker through December 2. The production is dire…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:32PM

Theater News: Patrick Stewart and Renee Fleming to Host Lyric Opera's The Second City Guide to the Opera by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award nominee Patrick Stewart (Macbeth) and opera legend Renee Fleming will co-host the world premiere of the Lyric Opera of Chicago's The Second City Guide to the Opera at 8pm on Satur…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:34AM

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