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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

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
Monday, November 19, 2012

Theater News: Harvey Fierstein, Norm Lewis, Lillias White and More to Headline SPARKLE Benefit by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein will read "Twas the Night Before Christmas," as one of the many highlights of SPARKLE: An All-Star Holiday Concert, at XL Cabaret Lounge on Monday, Decemb…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:56PM

Reviews: Forever Dusty by Brian Scott Lipton

The life of British pop goddess Dusty Springfield gets put through the blender in the 90-minute biotuner ''Forever Dusty ''at New World Stages, and the final concoction is like a semi-succes…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:31PM

Theater News: John Cullum, Randy Graff Set for Free Reading of They Promised Her the Moon by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winners John Cullum and Randy Graff will star in a free public reading of Laurel Ollstein's They Promised Her the Moon, to presented Monday, December 3 at 4pm at NOLA Studios (244…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:20PM
Friday, November 16, 2012

Theater News: Alex Timbers to Direct Roundabout's Broadway Revival of The Philadelphia Story in Fall 2013 by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award nominee Alex Timbers will direct a new Broadway production of Philip Barry's The Philadelphia Story to play the Roundabout Theatre Company's American Airlines Theatre in Fall 2013…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:14PM

Theater News: Julie Andrews, Audra McDonald, David Hyde Pierce Join PBS for Great Performances Special by Brian Scott Lipton

Stage legend and Oscar winner Julie Andrews (The Sound of Music), five-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald (The Gershwins' Porgy

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:11AM

Theater News: THEATERMANIA EXCLUSIVE: Julie Andrews, Audra McDonald, David Hyde Pierce Join PBS for Great Performances Special by Brian Scott Lipton

Stage legend and Oscar winner Julie Andrews (The Sound of Music), five-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald (The Gershwins' Porgy

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:11AM
Thursday, November 15, 2012

Theater News: Boy George, Jane Lynch, Sharon Needles, Andrew Rannells Featured on "Out 100" Covers by Brian Scott Lipton

OUT magazine has announced the four individuals who will grace separate covers its upcoming "Out 100" issue, which will hit newsstands on November 20.The issue celebrates 100 gay and men who…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:07PM

Theater News: Reeve Carney and Men of Spider-Man Featured in Charity Calendar by Brian Scott Lipton

The hit Broadway musical Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark at the Foxwoods Theatre has released a 2013-2014 calendar featuring fourteen male cast members, with proceeds to benefit Broadway Cares …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:44AM
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Reviews: The Performers by Brian Scott Lipton

Add a lot of raunch, a small amount of flesh, and a surprisingly generous helping of feel-good sentiment, and what do you get? One answer is the Great White Way's megahit, The Book of Mormon…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Reviews: The 2012 Radio City Christmas Spectacular by Brian Scott Lipton

We should all look as good at 85 as the Rockettes! Obviously, none of the comely, leggy lasses on stage at Radio City Music Hall for the 2012 Radio City Christmas Spectacular is close to bei…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:44PM

Benefits: Tony Shalhoub, Roger Horchow to Be Honored by New York Stage and Film by Brian Scott Lipton

Emmy Award winner and Broadway veteran Tony Shalhoub (Monk) and Tony Award-winning producer Roger Horchow will be honored at New York Stage and Film's Annual Winter Gala, to be held on Sunda…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:03PM

Theater News: Tony Yazbeck to Replace Injured Sean Palmer in Chicago Singin' in the Rain by Brian Scott Lipton

Broadway performer Tony Yazbeck will replace injured star Sean Palmer as Don Lockwood in the Drury Lane Theatre production of Singin' in the Rain, starting on November 21. Palmer, who injur…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:22PM

Theater News: Broadway's Scandalous Cancels November 14 Shows as Carolee Carmello Goes On Vocal Rest by Brian Scott Lipton

The new Broadway musical ''Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson '' has cancelled its November 14 performances at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre as star Carolee Carmello…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:03PM

Theater News: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Maurice Hines Set for Apollo Club Harlem by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award nominee Maurice Hines (Sophisticated Ladies) will host and direct Apollo Club Harlem, a new musical revue, to play Harlem's famed Apollo Theatre, February 18, 22 and 23 at 8:30pm.…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:34AM

Theater News: Broadway's Scandalous Cancels November 14 Matinee as Carolee Carmello Goes On Vocal Rest by Brian Scott Lipton

The new Broadway musical ''Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson '' has cancelled its November 14 matinee performance at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre as star Carolee Car…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:34AM

Theater News: Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onoforio, Zoe Kazan Set for New Group's Clive by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award nominee Brooks Ashmanskas (Present Laughter), former Law

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:33AM
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

TV News: Liza Minnelli to Play Herself on NBC's Smash by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award and Academy Award winner Liza Minnelli (Cabaret) will guest-star as herself on the second season of NBC's musical drama Smash, which returns to the air on February 5.In the episod…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:11PM
Monday, November 12, 2012

Reviews: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Brian Scott Lipton

As any savvy theatergoer will figure out before entering Lincoln Center's Mitzi Newhouse Theatre, a working knowledge of the plays of Anton Chekhov will come in handy to get the myriad in-jo…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Theater News: Kelli O'Hara, Nathan Gunn, Stephanie Blythe, Alexander Gemignani Set for New York Philharmonic's Carousel by Brian Scott Lipton

Preliminary casting has been announced for the New York Philharmonic's staged production of Rodgers

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:25PM
Sunday, November 11, 2012

Reviews: Ivanov by Brian Scott Lipton

Those foolish Russians. Swilling vodka. Worrying over rubles. Contemplating suicide. If you haven't guessed, we're back in Chekhovland. And, if you're a dedicated theatergoer in New York, yo…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Saturday, November 10, 2012

Theater News: Frank Caeti, Dan Castellaneta, Ron West Set for A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens by Brian Scott Lipton

Updted cast and creative team have been announced for the world premiere of The Second City's A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens! to run at Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre, No…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:06PM
Friday, November 9, 2012

Theater News: Holly Hunter, Zach Grenier, Noah Robbins to Star in Flea Theater's The Vandal by Brian Scott Lipton

Academy Award winner and stage star Holly Hunter will star alongside Zach Grenier and Noah Robbins in the Flea Theater production of Hamish Linklater's The Vandal , which is set to begin pe…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:36PM
Thursday, November 8, 2012

Reviews: Annie by Brian Scott Lipton

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has already succeeding in banning supersized soft drinks in theaters, but if he ever proposes a similar restriction to what's happening on the theatrical stage, I sus…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:49PM

Theater News: Matt Doyle to Join Broadway's The Book of Mormon by Brian Scott Lipton

Broadway star Matt Doyle will take over the role of Elder Price in the Tony Award-winning hit musical The Book of Mormon from current portrayer Nic Ricoleau. No date has been set for Doyle's…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:17PM

Interview: Bernadette Peters Is Busy Coming Up Roses and Revisiting Smash by Brian Scott Lipton

There may indeed be no place like home, but Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters was happily hundreds of miles away from New York just days ago in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. "It was my dream cr…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM
Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Theater News: Broadway Critic Terry Teachout's Satchmo at the Waldorf Breaks Long Wharf's Box Office Records by Brian Scott Lipton

Broadway critic's Terry Teachout's solo piece Satchmo at the Waldorf has broken all box office records at New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre Stage II, according to the theater.The show, which st…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:32PM

Theater News: Smash's Megan Hilty and Ryan Silverman Set for New York Pops' Come Fly With Me Concert by Brian Scott Lipton

Smash star Megan Hilty and Broadway veteran Ryan Silverman will be the guest artists for the New York Pops' concert Come Fly with Me: The Songs of Sammy Cahn , to be held at Carnegie Hall on…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:45AM

Interview: Annie's Anthony Warlow on Big Bucks, Baldnesss, and Being Straight by Brian Scott Lipton

Anthony Warlow has long been one of Australia's most popular leading men, in both the worlds of opera and musical theater, and is now making his long-awaited Broadway debut as Oliver "Daddy"…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Theater News: Rebecca Cast Members to Perform Holiday Show at 54 Below by Brian Scott Lipton

Cast members from the ill-fated Broadway musical Rebecca will perform Keep The Home Fires Burning: A Very Manderley Holiday, a concert of holiday songs to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Figh…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:56AM
Monday, November 5, 2012

Reviews: The Whale by Brian Scott Lipton

"Life, so they say, is but a game and we let it slip away," goes a line from Seals

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:18PM

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