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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

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Theater News: Phantom of the Opera's Harold Prince to Receive Signature's Stephen Sondheim Award by Brian Scott Lipton

Virginia's Signature Theatre will honor Tony Award-winning producer and director Harold Prince with the company's fourth Stephen Sondheim Award at a black-tie Gala Benefit at the Embassy of…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM

Theater News: Anthony Arkin, Keir Dullea, Carol Kane, Marsha Mason to Join The Exonerated by Brian Scott Lipton

Additional casting has been announced for the Culture Project's tenth anniversary revival of The Exonerated, which will run at 45 Bleecker through December 2. The production is directed by …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:41PM

Theater News: Broadway's Glengarry Glen Ross Extends Through January 20; Postpones Press Opening Until December 8 by Brian Scott Lipton

Due to rehearsals that were cancelled because of Hurricane Sandy, the star-studded Broadway production of Glengarry Glen Ross, originally set to open on Sunday, November 11 at the Gerald Sch…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:28PM

Celebrity News: Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus to Match Mystery of Edwin Drood Donations For Covenant House by Brian Scott Lipton

Broadway stars Stephanie J. Block and husband Sebastian Arcelus will provide financial aid to Covenant House by matching every $10 donation to the charity texted before and during the Wednes…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:58PM

Theater News: David Cromer to Play Stage Manager in Huntington Theatre's Our Town by Brian Scott Lipton

David Cromer will play the Stage Manager through December 30 in his own production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town at The Huntington Theatre Company's Roberts Studio Theatre. Joel Cololdner wi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:30PM
Saturday, November 3, 2012

Interview: CSI Star Marg Helgenberger Lends Her Voice to The Exonerated by Brian Scott Lipton

[Editor's note: The Exonerated will resume performances on Sunday, November 4 at 3pm and 7pm.)Marg Helgenberger in Macbeth. Marg Helgenberger in August: Osage County. Marg Helgenberger in Ba…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:11PM

Theater News: All Broadway Shows and Most Off-Broadway Shows Resume Regular Schedules on November 3 by Brian Scott Lipton

With power restored to Manhattan, all Broadway shows and most Off-Broadway shows have resumed regular performance schedules as of Saturday, November 3.Many shows around town had to postpone …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:01AM
Friday, November 2, 2012

Benefits: Jane Seymour to Perform The Christmas Rose at Carnegie Hall by Brian Scott Lipton

Stage and screen star Jane Seymour and PBS composer Tim Janis will team up to perform The Christmas Rose, an evening of music, dance and drama, at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, November 29.The…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:30PM
Thursday, November 1, 2012

Reviews: The Heiress by Brian Scott Lipton

Theater by its nature requires "suspension of disbelief," but sometimes a little extra help is required. (Just ask Douglas Hodge!) And since Jessica Chastain's cheekbones could probably cut …

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Theater News: Emily Bergl, Michael Park and More Join Cast of Broadway's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Brian Scott Lipton

Additional casting has been announced for the upcoming Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' classic Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, which will begin performances at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on …

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Theater News: Will Finding Neverland Hit Broadway Next Season? by Brian Scott Lipton

Producer Harvey Weinstein is in talks with Broadway theater owners for a 2013-14 season slot for the new show Finding Neverland according to The New York Times.The musical, based on the 2004…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:38PM

Theater News: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time to Transfer to West End's Apollo Theatre by Brian Scott Lipton

The National Theatre's production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, adapted by Simon Stephens from Mark Haddon's award-winning 2003 novel, will transfer to the West End's…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:30PM

Reviews: Jessica Molaskey by Brian Scott Lipton

Serendipity is a funny thing. While John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey planned their stunning new cabaret show, This Must Be the Place? weeks before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, the l…

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Theater News: Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Alice Ripley, Lea Salonga Among American Songbook Artists by Brian Scott Lipton

Lincoln Center has announced the line-up for its annual American Songbook series, which will be held at Rose Hall, the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, and , according to The New York Times.The …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:45AM

Celebrity News: Joe Mantegna Chosen as Grand Marshal of Hollwyood Christmas Parade by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winner Joe Mantegna will serve as Grand Marshal of The 2012 Hollywood Christmas Parade Benefiting Marine Toys for Tots, to be held on Sunday, November 25 at 6:30pm.A special pre-p…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:23AM

Celebrity News: Joe Mantegna Chosen as Grand Marshal of Hollywood Christmas Parade by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winner Joe Mantegna will serve as Grand Marshal of The 2012 Hollywood Christmas Parade Benefiting Marine Toys for Tots, to be held on Sunday, November 25 at 6:30pm.A special pre-p…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:23AM

Theater News: Jane Kacmarek, Herbert Siguenza to Host L.A.'s Ovation Awards by Brian Scott Lipton

Jane Kaczmarek and Herbert Siguenza will host the 2012 LA STAGE Alliance Ovation Awards -- honoring the best in Los Angeles-area theater -- which will take place at 7:30pm on Monday, Novemb…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:16AM

Theater News: Jane Kaczmarek, Herbert Siguenza to Host L.A.'s Ovation Awards by Brian Scott Lipton

Jane Kaczmarek and Herbert Siguenza will host the 2012 LA STAGE Alliance Ovation Awards -- honoring the best in Los Angeles-area theater -- which will take place at 7:30pm on Monday, Novemb…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:16AM

Theater News: Catherine Malfitano to Star in DiCapo Opera's The Martyrs by Brian Scott Lipton

Opera legend Catherine Malfitano and Zeffin Quinn Holls will star in Dicapo Opera Theatre's world premiere of Thomas Pasatieri's and Daphne Malfitano's The Martyrs, to run November 8-18.The …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:03AM
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Theater News: Broadways Dead Accounts With Katie Holmes To Now Begin Previews on November 5 by Brian Scott Lipton

Theresa Rebeck's family comedy Dead Accounts will now begin previews at the Music Box Theatre on Monday November 5, instead of Saturday, November 3, due to complications due to Hurricane Sa…

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Theater News: All Broadway Shows to Resume Regular Schedules on November 1 by Brian Scott Lipton

The Broadway League has announced that all Broadway shows will resume their regular performance schedules on Thursday, November 1.All shows cancelled performances on Monday, October 29 and T…

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Film News: Disney Unveils Oz: The Great and Powerful Poster by Brian Scott Lipton

Disney appropriately chose Halloween to unveil its first poster for Sam Raimi's film, Oz: The Great and Powerful, which is due out on March 8.The film, based loosely on the work of author Fr…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:19PM

Theater News: John Turturro in New Master Builder Part of BAM's 2013 Season by Brian Scott Lipton

BAM has announced its Winter/Spring 2013 programming.Theatrical highlights include the U.S. premiere of The Suit, a drama about troubled relationship in 1950s Johannesburg, adapted and direc…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM

TV News: Anne Hathaway to Host Saturday Night Live on November 10 by Brian Scott Lipton

Stage and screen star Anne Hathaway will host the November 10 edition of NBC's hit show, Saturday Night Live, according to EW.com. Rihanna will be the evening's musical guest.She starred in …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:31PM

TV News: Glee's Grant Gustin to Join CW's 90210 by Brian Scott Lipton

Stage and screen star Grant Gustin will join the cast of the CW's drama series 90210 for a multi-episode arc as Campbell, a hunky college student from a rich background, according to The Hol…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:31AM

Theater News: Christopher Plummer in Barrymore Hits Movie Theaters November 15 by Brian Scott Lipton

Barrymore, a film adaptation of William Luce's play in which Christopher Plummer recreates his Tony Award-winning role as actor John Barrymore, will receive a theatrical release in New York …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:21AM
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Reviews: Bad Jews by Brian Scott Lipton

Katrina. Irene. Sandy. Daphna. Ok, Daphna may not be an actual meteorological storm, but as played by the stupendous Tracee Chimo in Joshua Harmon's disturbingly funny Bad Jews at the Rounda…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Theater News: John Behlmann, Nancy Opel, Marc Vietor, Paxton Whitehead Lead Entertaining Mr. Sloane Reading by Brian Scott Lipton

John Behlmann, Nancy Opel, Marc Vietor, and Paxton Whitehead will star in Noel

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Interview: CSI Star Marg Helgenberger Lends Her Voice to The Exonerated by Brian Scott Lipton

Marg Helgenberger in Macbeth. Marg Helgenberger in August: Osage County. Marg Helgenberger in Balm in Gilead. While none of those marquees have ever been lit, the Emmy Award-winning actress …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM
Monday, October 29, 2012

TV News: Derek Jacobi and Ian McKellen Will Play Vicious Old Queens in New TV Series by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winners Sir Derek Jacobi and Sir Ian McKellen will play an elderly gay couple living in London's Covent Garden in a six-episode TV series called Vicious Old Queens, according to p…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:53PM

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