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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Charles Busch, Julie Halston, Cheyenne Jackson, Debra Messing Set for Vineyard Gala by Dan Bacalzo

Hope Davis, Cheyenne Jackson, Judy Kuhn, and Debra Messing will be among the artists participating in the Vineyard Theatre Company's annual gala, to be held at the Hudson Theatre at the…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:26AM
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Victor Garber, Allison Janney, Susan Sarandon to Appear on The Big C by Dan Bacalzo

Stage and screen stars Victor Garber, Allison Janney and Susan Sarandon will join guest star on the next season of Showtime's The Big C according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series w…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:14PM

Caridad Svich's The Way of the Water to Receive April Readings in U.S. and Abroad by Dan Bacalzo

The two-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill will be marked this year by readings of Caridad Svich's play, The Way of the Water, both in the U.S. and abroad. The play…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:01PM

Cheryl Freeman, John P. Keller to Star in Active Theater's Violet Hour by Dan Bacalzo

Broadway veteran Cheryl Freeman and newcomer John P. Keller will star in The Active Theater's production of Richard Greenberg's The Violet Hour, to play the Workshop Theater, March…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:05PM

Annie Baker, Tanya Barfield, Richard Greenberg to World Premiere Works for Playwrights Horizons' New Season by Dan Bacalzo

Playwrights Horizons has announced the complete line-up for its 2012-2013 season, which will include four world premieres and two New York premieres. Run dates and casting will be announced …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:14PM

Annie Baker, Tanya Barfield, Richard Greenberg to Premiere Works for Playwrights Horizons' New Season by Dan Bacalzo

Playwrights Horizons has announced the complete line-up for its 2012-2013 season, which will include four world premieres and two New York premieres. Run dates and casting will be announced …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:14PM

Steven Sater's A Purple Summer: Notes on the Lyrics of Spring Awakening to Be Released March 13 by Dan Bacalzo

Tony Award winner Steven Sater's new book, A Purple Summer: Notes on the Lyrics of Spring Awakening will be released from Applause Theatre & Cinema Books on March 13. The book feat…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:46PM

Feature: Drama Desk Awards to Be Held on June 3 by Dan Bacalzo

TheaterMania.com set to produce Town Hall ceremony for this organization of professional theater critics and columnists.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:27PM

Michael Arden Joins Cast of FX's Anger Management by Dan Bacalzo

Stage veteran Michael Arden will have a regular role on the new FX series Anger Management, according to Deadline.com. The series stars Charlie Sheen as an unconventional anger management t…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:46PM

Indomina Group and BET Networks Aquire Luv Film, Featuring Danny Glover and Charles S. Dutton by Dan Bacalzo

Indomina Group and BET Networks have acquired the dramatic thriller Luv, which will receive a North America theatrical release from Indomina, tentatively set for Fall 2012, followed by a bro…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:58PM

André De Shields, Antwayn Hopper, Jonno Roberts Set for Goodman's Camino Real by Dan Bacalzo

The Goodman Theatre has announced casting for director Calixto Bieto's re-imagining of Tennessee Wiliams' Camino Real, to run March 3 - April 8, with an opening on March 12. One o…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:40PM

Francesca Faridany, Robert Stanton Set for Shakespeare Theatre Company's Strange Interlude by Dan Bacalzo

Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced casting for its production of Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Strange Interlude, to be directed by Michael Kahn at Sidney Ha…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:23PM

Drama Desk Awards to Be Held at Town Hall June 3 by Dan Bacalzo

The 57th annual Drama Desk Awards will be held at The Town Hall in Manhattan on Sunday, June 3, beginning at 8pm. The ceremony will be presented by TheaterMania.com with Robert R. Blume an…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:18PM

Full Cast Announced for Broadway's Leap of Faith, Starring Raúl Esparza by Dan Bacalzo

The full cast has been announced for the new Broadway musical, Leap of Faith, at the St. James Theatre. The production, to be directed by Christopher Ashley, will begin previews on April 3, …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:54AM

Lin-Manuel Miranda Set for April 7 Freestyle Love Supreme Performance by Dan Bacalzo

Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda will be among the performers in Freestyle Love Supreme, at the Gramercy Theatre on Saturday, April 7 at 7:30pm. Thomas Kail directs. The hip hop improv …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:04AM

Betty Buckley, Dan Butler, LaChanze, George Takei, Michael Urie Join Broadway Backwards by Dan Bacalzo

Additional casting has been announced for Broadway Backwards 7, which will be held at Broadway's Al Hirschfeld Theatre on Monday, March 5 at 8pm. The show features performers singing m…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:11AM

PHOTO FLASH: Michael E. Knight, Robin Riker, Vanessa Williams at Opening of The Cost of the Erection by Dan Bacalzo

Stage and screen star Vanessa Williams, who is a Blank Theatre advisory board member, was among the guests at the company's opening night celebration for Jon Marans' The Cost of th…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:14AM
Monday, February 13, 2012

Review: How I Learned to Drive by Dan Bacalzo

Elizabeth Reaser and Norbert Leo Butz star in Kate Whoriskey's heavy-handed production of Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Review: Lost on the Natchez Trace by Dan Bacalzo

Jan Buttram's consistently engaging drama focuses on an encounter between a runaway slave and the man who sold him away from his family.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Broadway's Death of a Salesman Cancels First Preview by Dan Bacalzo

Tonight's first preview performance for the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, at the Barrymore Theatre, has been cancelled due to the illness of star Philip …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:03PM

Laura Bell Bundy, Mario Cantone, Michael Imperioli, Alice Ripley Set for St. Jude Benefit by Dan Bacalzo

An updated cast has been announced for Broadway's Spotlight on St. Jude, a benefit event for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, to be presented at New World Stages on Tuesday, …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:21PM

York Theatre Company to Celebrate Tom Jones with Mufti Festival by Dan Bacalzo

The York Theatre Company will celebrate librettist and lyricist Tom Jones with a spring series, Musicals in Mufti: The Tom Jones Festival, at The York Theatre at Saint Peter's. The f…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:47PM

Al Pacino Receives National Medal of Arts by Dan Bacalzo

Tony Award winner Al Pacino was among the recipients of the 2011 National Medal of Arts, which were given out by President Obama earlier today at the White House. Recipients also included W…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:21PM

Raul Aranas, Daniel Dae Kim, Stephen Park, Karine Plantadit Set for Pan Asian Repertory Events in March by Dan Bacalzo

Pan Asian Repertory has announced details for two of its upcoming productions and its 35th anniversary gala. Tony Award nominee and celebrated dancer Karine Plantadit will direct Stella Ris…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:27PM

Lonny Price and Other Original Merrily We Roll Along Cast Members to Reunite at February 14 Encores! Performance by Dan Bacalzo

Cast members from the original Broadway cast of Merrily We Roll Along will reunite to see the Encores! production of the musical at City Center on February 14 and participate in a special fi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM

PHOTO FLASH: Seth Numrich at Premiere of New Film Private Romeo by Dan Bacalzo

Broadway veteran Seth Numrich, who stars in writer/director Alan Brown's new film Private Romeo, was on hand for the movie's premiere at the Cinema Village on Friday, February 10. …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:28PM

PHOTO FLASH: Nick Jonas, Michael Urie with Broadway Kids Care Participants by Dan Bacalzo

Pop star Nick Jonas, who is currently headlining the Broadway production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, hosted a pre-theater party for Kids Night on Broadway tickethold…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:15PM

Darrell Hammond, Shirley Knight, David Margulies, Austin Pendleton Set for Benefit Reading of Hamlet by Dan Bacalzo

Frog and Peach Theatre Co., Inc. will present a star-studded benefit reading of Shakespeare's Hamlet at The Player's Club on Tuesday, February 21 at 7:30pm. Lynnea Benson will dire…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:33AM

Michelle Dawson, Keir Dullea, Kevin Kern Set for Bridge Studio Variety Show by Dan Bacalzo

A cast of Broadway, TV and film actors will participate in Bridge Studio's second annual Variety Show, to be performed at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Dumont, NJ on Saturday, March 3…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:21AM
Sunday, February 12, 2012

Review: And God Created Great Whales by Dan Bacalzo

Rinde Eckert's richly conceived work, about a composer suffering memory loss, is a stunning piece of music-theater.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:01PM
Friday, February 10, 2012

Ben Vereen Set for Black History Month Presentation at CCNY by Dan Bacalzo

Tony Award winner Ben Vereen will participate in a Black History Month presentation at The City College of New York's Aaron Davis Hall on Monday, February 27 at 5:30pm. Vereen will dis…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:58PM

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