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Monday, July 9, 2012

Andrew Garfield, Neil Patrick Harris, Lea Michele Among Do Something Award Nominees by Brian Scott Lipton

Stage veterans Kristen Bell, Don Cheadle, Andrew Garfield, Neil Patrick Harris, Anne Hathaway, Scarlett Johansson, Lea Michele, and Ian Somerhalder are among the nominees for DoSomething.org…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:25PM

Sara Ramirez Marries Ryan Debolt by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winner Sara Ramirez and her longtime partner Ryan Debolt were married on July 4, according to published reports. Ramirez won a Tony Award for her performance as The Lady of the L…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:10PM

26th Annual Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction Set for September 23 by Brian Scott Lipton

The 26th annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction will be held on Sunday, September 23 from 10am to 7pm on 44th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, as well as in Shubert Alley.…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:52PM

The Heiress to Play Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre; Judith Ivey Joins Cast by Brian Scott Lipton

The upcoming Broadway revival of Ruth & Augustus Goetz's The Heiress will run at the Walter Kerr Theatre, October 7-February 10, with an official opening on November 1. Mois&e…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

Philip Seymour Hoffman Joins Catching Fire Film by Brian Scott Lipton

Three-time Tony Award nominee and Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman will play the role of Plutarch Heavensbee in the film Catching Fire, Francis Lawrence's follow-up to the popular f…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:10PM
Sunday, July 8, 2012

Academy Award Winner Ernest Borgnine Dies at 95 by Brian Scott Lipton

Academy Award winner Ernest Borgnine has died of renal failure at age 95, according to reports. Borgnine made only one Broadway appearance, in Mary Chase's 1952 play Mrs. McThing oppos…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:18PM

Sienna Miller Gives Birth to First Child by Brian Scott Lipton

Stage and screen star Sienna Miller and her fiance, actor Tom Sturridge, have welcomed their first child into the world, according to published reports. No other details, including the baby&…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:04PM

Tony Award Winner Martin Pakledinaz Has Died by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award-winning costume designer Martin Pakledinaz has died of cancer at age 58. Pakledinaz is currently represented on Broadway by Nice Work If You Can Get It and Anything Goes, both of…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:28AM

Carey Anderson, Mara Davi, Rebecca Luker Set for July 9 New Mondays at 54 Below by Brian Scott Lipton

54 Below has announced additional details for the July 9 edition of the New Mondays series, which will feature music from Maury Yeston, Joe Iconis, Brett Kristofferson, and Adam Gwon. The c…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:29AM
Saturday, July 7, 2012

Feature: INTERVIEW: Cady Huffman Prospects For Great Roles by Brian Scott Lipton

The Tony Award-winner discusses her work in Prospect Theater Company's Nymph Errant, and TV's The Good Wife and Iron Chef America.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM
Friday, July 6, 2012

Review: Rebecca Luker Sings Jerome Kern by Brian Scott Lipton

The Broadway star's new show at 54 Below proves to be the perfect match of singer and songwriter.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM

Griffin Dunne, Samnantha Mathis, Danton Stone Set for Powerhouse's Fires Are Confusing by Brian Scott Lipton

Casting been announced for New York Stage and Film and Vassar College's Powerhouse Theater's semi-staged workshop production of Fires Are Confusing by Eva Anderson, Will Berson, an…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:57PM

Griffin Dunne, Samantha Mathis, Danton Stone Set for Powerhouse's Fires Are Confusing by Brian Scott Lipton

Casting been announced for New York Stage and Film and Vassar College's Powerhouse Theater's semi-staged workshop production of Fires Are Confusing by Eva Anderson, Will Berson, an…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:57PM

Carter Calvert, Brian Hampton Set for July 31 Benefit Performance of The Jungle Fun Room by Brian Scott Lipton

A special benefit performance of Brian Hampton's The Jungle Fun Room will take place at 7:30pm on Tuesday, July 31 at New World Stages. Proceeds from the evening, which is sponsored by …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:16PM

Liza Minnelli to Appear on July 9 Premiere of ABC's Good Afternoon America by Brian Scott Lipton

Stage and screen legend Liza Minnelli will appear on the premiere of ABC's new daytime show Good Afternoon America at 2pm on Monday, July 9. The series -- a spinoff of Good Morning Ame…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:56PM

Karen Akers, Andrea Marcovicci, Karen Mason, KT Sullivan Set for New York Cabaret Convention by Brian Scott Lipton

Performers have been announced for the 23nd Annual New York Cabaret Convention, to be held October 17-19 at the Rose Theatre at Jazz at Lincoln Center. All shows are at 6pm. Participating a…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:50PM

Kristin Chenoweth, Kristin Davis, John Stamos Set for Live! With Kelly by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award and Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth will join Kelly Ripa as a co-host of the talk show Live! With Kelly on Thursday, July 19. Theater stars who will appear as guests on this…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:35PM

Bill Frissell, David Levine, Brian Rogers, Peter Sellars Set for Crossing the Line Festival by Brian Scott Lipton

Preliminary programming has been announced for the French Institute Alliance Francaise's Crossing the Line, a festival of interdisciplinary works and performances by artists from around…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:52AM

Bill Frisell, David Levine, Brian Rogers, Peter Sellars Set for Crossing the Line Festival by Brian Scott Lipton

Programming has been announced for the French Institute Alliance Francaise's Crossing the Line, a festival of interdisciplinary works and performances by artists from around the world, …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:52AM
Thursday, July 5, 2012

Terence Blanchard, Charo, Carrie Manolakos, John Pizzarelli to Play Yoshi's San Francisco by Brian Scott Lipton

Yoshi's Jazz Club in San Francisco has announced an updated summer line-up of performers. Highlights include Rachelle Ferrell (July 6-8), Booker T Jones (July 13), Sophie B. Hawkins (J…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:11PM

Liz Callaway, Peter Gallagher, Norm Lewis, Aaron Tveit Set for July 9 Actors Fund Outing by Brian Scott Lipton

The Actors Fund will hold its annual CelebriTee Golf & Tennis Outing on Monday, July 9 at the historic Knickerbocker Country Club in Tenafly, New Jersey. The event, which will include a…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:35PM

Michael Cerveris, Taylor Mac, Melissa Manchester Set for Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival by Brian Scott Lipton

Lincoln Center has announced the line-up for its 42nd annual Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival, which will feature over 100 free performances, July 25-August 12. A highlight of the Festi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:09PM

Audra McDonald Has Returned to Broadway's The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winner Audra McDonald has returned to The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. She had been out since June 20 due to a serious vocal infection The show,…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:25AM

Ruby Dee to Be Honored at Evidence's On Our Toes Benefit by Brian Scott Lipton

Award-winning actress and playwright Ruby Dee and jazz musician and composer Jason Moran will be honored at Evidence, A Dance Company's 9th Annual On Our Toes benefit, to be held on Sat…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:03AM

Playwright Jack Richardson Has Died by Brian Scott Lipton

Playwright Jack Richardson had died in New York at age 78, according to The New York Times. Richardson's plays included Lorenzo and Xmas in Las Vegas, both of which had short Broadway…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:46AM

Drama Desk Announces 2012-2013 Nominating Committee by Brian Scott Lipton

The Drama Desk has announced the nominators for the 2012-2013 season, led by chairperson Barbara Siegel of TheaterMania.com and TalkinBroadway.com. The nominating committee members will als…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:33AM

Alan Cumming's Macbeth Is Available on CD by Brian Scott Lipton

Simon & Schuster has released an audio recording of Tony Award winner's one-man performance in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, which begins a limited run at Rose Theater at Jazz…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:54AM
Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy Expecting First Child by Brian Scott Lipton

Actors Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy are expecting their first child, according to published reports. The couple married in 2009 and met while making the film Evening Danes starred on Broadw…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:09PM

Patrick Page to Depart Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark; Join Roundabout's Cyrano de Bergerac by Brian Scott Lipton

Patrick Page will conclude his run as Norman Osborn/Green Goblin in Broadway's Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, at the Foxwoods Theatre, on August 5, in order to play the role of the Com…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:59PM

Tony Award Nominee James Grout Has Died by Brian Scott Lipton

British stage and screen star James Grout, who earned a Tony Award nomination for his role as Harry Chitterlow in Half a Sixpence, has died aged 84, according to reports. Grout spent many d…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:59AM
Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Norbert Leo Butz, Victor Garber, Tonya Pinkins to Play 54 Below in August by Brian Scott Lipton

Two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz will make his New York cabaret debut at 54 Below on August 5 at 9pm and August 10 and 11 at 11pm. Other performers scheduled to play the club nex…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:42PM