Friday, April 27, 2012
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on April 27 for the fourth and final time this season to decide the eligibility of 18 Broadway productions. The 66th Annual Tony Awards will be h…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:13PMThe Lark, founded in 1994 as a laboratory for new voices and new ideas, celebrated the grand opening of the Lark Play Development Center on Thursday, April 26.
The evening included a ribb…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:55PMMario Cantone will host the 2012 Lucille Lortel Awards, honoring Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway, to be held at NYU Skirball Center on May 6 at 7pm.
Presenters will include Tony Award …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:12PMDr. Ruth Westheimer, America's most iconic sex therapist, hosted a special audience Q&A at the Off-Broadway production of Mark St. Germain's Freud's Last Session, at New W…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:47AMThe Actors' Gang will remount George Orwell's 1984, directed by Tim Robbins, as a highlight of its 30th anniversary season. The production will begin on Friday May 11 and run Frida…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:50AMPhilip Seymour Hoffman, Audra McDonald, Ricky Martin, Mike Nichols, Bernadette Peters, and Suzanne Vega are among this year's nominees.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AMThursday, April 26, 2012
The Roundabout Theatre Company presents an amusing production of Marc Camoletti's farce.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMTheatre World Media will publish Theatre World Volume 67: 2010-2011, the latest volume in its long-running series, on May 8, 2012.
Edited by Ben Hodges and Scott Denny, the 496-page book se…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:39PMMatthew Broderick, currently starring on Broadway in Nice Work If You Can Get It at the Imperial Theatre, was the
special guest co-host on the popular morning talk show LIVE! with Kelly on …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:14PMThe young actress who will play the title role in the forthcoming Broadway revival of Annie will be announced on NBC's Today Show on Friday, April 27 at 9:30am.
As previously reported,…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:21PMSignature Theatre has announced the eight productions for its 2012-2013 season, to be presented in its brand new Frank Gehry-designed permanent home, The Pershing Square Signature Center.
A…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:45PMAtlantic Theater Company has announced four of its six productions for its 2012-2013 season, which will include two world premieres and two New York premieres. The first three announced work…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:21PMAshley Spencer will take over the role of Sherrie in the Broadway production of Rock of Ages, at the Helen Hayes Theatre, on Thursday, May 10. She replaces Emily Padgett, who will play her f…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:39PMPast winners Brian d'Arcy James and Donna Murphy will announce the nominations for the 57th annual Drama Desk Awards at Feinstein's at the Loews Regency, on Friday, April 27, at 9:…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:56AMOver the Moon: The Broadway Lullaby Project has released a behind-the-scenes look at the recording session for "Lucky" featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, who discusses…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:41AMTony Award-winning director Walter Bobbie will be honored at Classic Stage Company's annual benefit gala, to be held at Bridgewaters at South Street Seaport on Monday, May 21 beginning …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:47AMRecording star Clay Aiken and Tony nominee Montego Glover will be among the stars to perform at Family Equality Council's Night at the Pier celebration in New York City on Tuesday, May …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:17AMChristina Ricci, who is currently starring Off-Broadway in A Midsummer Night's Dream at Classic Stage Company, will voice a new character in the upcoming movie sequel to The Smurfs, acc…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:54AMStage veteran and Emmy Award winner Ty Burrell will be joined by his Emmy-winning Modern Family co-star Julie Bowen to host the Billboard Music Awards, according to published reports. The aw…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:46AMDrew Lachey, Tom Alan Robbins, and John Tartaglia will star in a staged reading of the musical Plop, to be held on Monday, May 7 at 1pm and 5pm. Anthony J. Cantalupo will direct.
Featuring …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:25AMMario Cantone, Tate Donovan, Rachel Dratch, Jackie Hoffman, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Sherri Shepherd, and Alan Zweibel will perform in a special Mother's Day edition of Celebrity Auto…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:01AMThe new Broadway musical, Leap of Faith, will open at the St. James Theatre on Thursday, April 26. The production is directed by Christopher Ashley, with choreography by Sergio Trujillo.
Th…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:01AMThe Roundabout Theatre Company will open its production of Marc Camoletti's Don't Dress for Dinner at American Airlines Theatre on Thursday, April 26.
Ben Daniels, Patricia Kalemb…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:01AMWednesday, April 25, 2012
Lisa Dillon and Stephen Mangan will star in the Royal Court Theatre's production of Joe Penhall's new play, Birthday, according to WhatsOnStage.com. Roger Michell will direct the p…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:56PMClearview's Ziegfeld Theatre, in New York City, will screen the film version of the New York Philharmonic's concert presentation of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:25PMChristie Brinkley, currently starring on Broadway in Chicago, and Nick Jonas, currently headlining How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, will be honored at Inside Broadway's…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:01PMThe Off Broadway Alliance -- the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents and marketing firms -- has announced recipients for its honorary award recip…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:39AMUnited Solo, the world's largest solo theatre festival, has announced the nominees for its 2012 uAward. The winner will be announced at the festival's closing ceremony at Theatre R…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:05AMManhattan Theatre Club will open its world premiere production of David Auburn's The Columnist at MTC's Broadway house, the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, on Wednesday, April 25.
Dan…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:01AMTuesday, April 24, 2012
Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch will host Geffen Playhouse's fundraiser, Backstage at the Geffen, to be held at the venue on Monday, June 4 beginning at 7pm.
The event will honor stage an…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:35PMTony Award-winning stage and screen star, Julie Newmar, will officially open the Pacific Rose Society's 75th annual rose show, held at the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Gar…
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