Friday, September 28, 2012
Jake Gyllenhaal made an appearance on Conan O'Brien's talk show yesterday, September 27.The actor is currently starring Off-Broadway in the Roundabout's If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet, a…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:21AMThursday, September 27, 2012
New York City has become a war zone in Adam Rapp's Through the Yellow Hour, at Rattlestick Playwright's Theater. This world premiere, directed by the playwright, is unremittingly bleak, but …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMAward-winning actor, playwright, and filmmaker Christine Toy Johnson will be honored by the Asian American Arts Alliance with the 2012 Wai Look Award for Outstanding Service to the Arts. She…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:58PMVince Pesce will take over directing duties for the Goodspeed Opera House production of Something's Afoot, which runs October 5-December 9.Previously announced director Casey Husion, who con…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:46PMStage and screen star Neil Patrick Harris is not only narrating the audiobook for The Bro Code for Parents: What to Expect When You're Awesome; he's doing it in character as Barney Stinson, …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:21PMNicole Ari Parker, who starred on Broadway this past season in A Streetcar Named Desire, will be one of the leads in the NBC pilot, The Secret Lives Of Husbands And Wives, according to Deadl…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:45PMEmmy nominee and Drama Desk Award winner Lee Pace will head the cast of Terrence McNally's Golden Age, to be presented Off-Broadway by Manhattan Theatre Club at New York City Center – Stag…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:16PMActors Betty Buckley and Sam Waterston and playwrights Christopher Durang and Paula Vogel are among the 2012 inductees into the Theater Hall of Fame, and will be honored at an invitation onl…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:38PMAcademy Award winner and stage veteran William Hurt will star as physicist Richard Feynman in the BBC and Science Channel's as-yet-untitled telepic about the 1986 explosion of the space shut…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:07PMNearly the entire cast of the musical February House, which played the Public Theater earlier this year, will reunite for a special concert to celebrate the release of the show's CD. The eve…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:37PMCeline Dion, Jennifer Hudson and Usher will be among the performers for CBS' We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute To Whitney Houston, according to Deadline.com.The one-hour special, to b…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:19PMAward-winning playwright Terrence McNally was honored at the Westport Country Playhouse gala, entitled The Full McNally: ACelebration of the Writing and Works of Terrence McNally, o
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:56AMCelebrities such as Carol Channing, Fran Drescher, Melissa Manchester, and Helen Reddy were among the participants at the 2012 California Women's Conference, held at the Long
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:43AMThe Theatrical Management Association has announced nominations for its Theatre Awards UK 2012, honoring creative excellence and outstanding achievement on and off stage throughout England, …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:41AMWednesday, September 26, 2012
Stage and screen stars Ed Begley Jr. and Michael McKean will be among the recurring cast members in the new HBO series from Christopher Guest, Family Tree, according to The Hollywood Reporte…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:28PMBroadway veterans Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Kathy Griffin, and Neil Patrick Harris -- as well as a slew of Glee cast members such as Darren Criss, Jane Lynch, and Jenna Ushkowitz -- are feature…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:11PMNumerous celebrities were enlisted to lend their talents in a new video for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.Quite naturally, they're covering the classic Beatles' song, "Hey Jude." Amo…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:27PMAnn Hampton Callaway opened her cabaret show The Streisand Songbook at 54 Below last night. Among the attendees were her sister, Tony nominee Liz Callaway; songwriter John Bucchino; and Broad
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:56PMThe Players Foundation will induct 14 new individuals into The Players Hall of Fame at the organization's fundraising dinner at the Booth mansion (16 Gramercy Park South in NYC) on Sunday, S…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:19PMOscar winner and stage veteran Robert De Niro will receive the Hollywood Supporting Actor Award for his performance in David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook at the 16th Annual Hollywood…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:35PMTom Hanks and Rita Wilson will co-chair and perform in The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles' 22nd annual Simply Shakespeare reading of A Midsummer Night's Dream, to be held at the Freud Pla…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:13PMTony winner James Corden will present the 58th annual Evening Standard Theatre Awards, to be held at The Savoy in London on November 25.The longlist for the awards will be announced in the c…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:25PMZachary Booth, Marylouise Burke, Christine Lahti, Kathleen McElfresh, Karl Miller, Campbell Scott, and Richard Thieriot will be among the performers for Playwrights Horizons' annual benefit …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMCindy Williams will once again play the role of Mother Superior when the national tour of Nunset Boulevard: The Nunsense Hollywood Bowl Show kicks off at the Schauer Arts Center in Hartford,…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:23AMSinger Andy Williams passed away at his home in Branson, Missouri on Tuesday, September 25, according to published reports. He was 84.Williams, whose cause of death was related to his battle…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:14AMTuesday, September 25, 2012
Vanessa Williams – best known for her TV roles on Soul Food and Melrose Place – will star as Esther in the Pasadena Playhouse production of Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel. Sheldon Epps …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:35PMMarina Abramovic, Ron Brown, Brenda Bufalino, Archie Burnett, Bebe Neuwirth, Charles Reinhart, David Thomson, and Wendy Whelan will be among the presenters at the 2012 New York Dance and Per…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:27PMFull casting has been announced for Tricycle Theatre's production of Red Velvet, written by Lolita Chakrabarti, and directed by Indhu Rubasingham. The production will perform October 11-Nove…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:13PMBroadway veterans Martin Moran and Alexandra Socha are among the new additions to the cast of the Public Theater's Lab presentation of the new musical Fun Home, based on the best-selling gra…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMStage and screen stars Viola Davis and Maggie Gyllenhaal appear on the Tuesday, September 25 episode of Anderson Cooper's talk show, Anderson Live, to discuss their new film, Won't Back Down…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:19PMCasting has been announced for the Signature Theatre's revival of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson. Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson directs the production, which is set to run at Sig…
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