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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Times Square International Theater Festival Announces Line-Up by Dan Bacalzo

The inaugural Times Square International Theater Festival will be presented by Roy Arias Studios & Theaters, January 16-22. The festival is produced by Roy Arias and curated by Alfred Pr…

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Monday, December 19, 2011

Review: Accidentally, Like a Martyr by Dan Bacalzo

Grant James Varjas' play is a bittersweet but still affectionate portrait of aging gay men dealing with love and loss.

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Review: Close Up Space by Dan Bacalzo

David Hyde Pierce delivers a fine performance in Molly Smith Metzler's intermittently engaging play about a book editor and his estranged daughter.

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Jesse Eisenberg, Cheyenne Jackson, Chris Rock, et al. to Be Featured in Sundance Films by Dan Bacalzo

Additional films have been announced for The Sundance Film Festival, to be held in Park City, Utah, January 19-29, 2012, according to published reports. Among the new selecitons are Paolo S…

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Guggenheim Museum Announces 2012 Works & Process Season by Dan Bacalzo

The Guggenheim Museum has announced the events to be featured in its Works & Process series for the 2012 season. Each 80-minute-long program informs artistic creation through artist disc…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:38PM

Cymbeline Extends Barrow Street Run Through January 15 by Dan Bacalzo

Theater for a New Audience and Fiasco Theater's co-production of Shakespeare's Cymbeline, at the Barrow Street Theatre, has extended its run, and will now close on January 15. The…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:11PM

Jane Monheit, Tierney Sutton et al. to Play Birdland in January by Dan Bacalzo

Birdland Jazz Club has announced its 2012 January schedule. Performers will include Nicholas Payton Quartet & Television Studio Orchestra (January 3-7); David Murray Cuban Ensemble (Ja…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:57PM

Genson Blimline to Join Broadway's Rock of Ages by Dan Bacalzo

Genson Blimline will perform the role of Lonny in the Broadway production of Rock of Ages, at the Helen Hayes Theatre, beginning Monday, December 19. He replaces original cast member Mitchel…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:37PM

PHOTO FLASH: Aerosmith's Steven Tyler Visits Cirque du Soleil's Mystère by Dan Bacalzo

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler attended a performance of Cirque du Soleil's Mystère at Las Vegas' Treasure Island on Sunday, December 18. Afterwards, he visited with th…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:50PM

Kelsey Grammer to Host 64th Annual DGA Awards by Dan Bacalzo

Broadway veteran and television star Kelsey Grammer will host the 64th Annual DGA Awards, according to Deadline.com. The ceremony will be held in the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highla…

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Edgar Dobie, Molly Smith Renew Contracts at Arena Stage by Dan Bacalzo

Molly Smith and Edgar Dobie have renewed their contracts with Arena Stage, and are committed to another five years with the theater. Smith, who has served as artistic director since 1998, w…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:32PM

Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, et al. Win Satellite Awards by Dan Bacalzo

Theater veterans Jessica Chastain and Viola Davis are among the winners of the International Press Academy's 16th annual Satellite Awards. The awards were presented in a ceremony at the…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:52PM

Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Vanessa Williams et al. Win Satellite Awards by Dan Bacalzo

Theater veterans Jessica Chastain, Claire Danes, Peter Dinklage, Viola Davis, Martha Plimpton, and Vanessa Williams are among the winners of the International Press Academy's 16th annu…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:52PM

PHOTO FLASH: Hugh Bonneville Visits Broadway's Mary Poppins by Dan Bacalzo

Hugh Bonneville, who stars as Robert Crawley in Downton Abbey, attended the Broadway production of Mary Poppins, at the New Amsterdam Theatre, on Friday, December 16. Following the performa…

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Daniel Radcliffe to Host January 14 Saturday Night Live by Dan Bacalzo

Daniel Radcliffe, currently starring on Broadway in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, will host the January 14 episode of Saturday Night Live, according to published reports.…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:21AM

Jersey Boys Broadway Cast to Perform on The Today Show December 23 by Dan Bacalzo

Andy Karl, Nathan Scherich, Jarrod Spector, and Quinn VanAntwerp from the Broadway cast of Jersey Boys will perform on NBC's The Today Show on Friday, December 23 from 8:30am-10am. The…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:12AM

Stephen Daldry's Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close Set for Berlin International Film Festival by Dan Bacalzo

Stephen Daldry's new film Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close, is among the newly announced films to be seen in the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, according to Deadline.com. …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:55AM

Darling Companion, Starring Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline to Open Santa Barbara International Film Festival by Dan Bacalzo

The Sony Classic Pictures film Darling Companion, directed by Lawrence Kasdan, will open the 2012 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, according to Deadline.com. The film centers on B…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:32AM

Daisy Eagan to Head Cast of Broadway Belts Out New Year's Eve Concert by Dan Bacalzo

Tony Award winner Daisy Eagan will headline Broadway Belts Out, a New Year's Eve concert at Bamboo 52, to run 9pm-2am. The event will be hosted by Broadway Sings for Pride founder Neal…

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Lesley Joseph, Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson to Tour in Stage Version of Birds of a Feather by Dan Bacalzo

Lesley Joseph, Pauline Quirke, and Linda Robson -- who starred in the BBC sitcom, Birds of a Feather, will reunite for a new stage adaptation of the show, according to a report in The Stage.…

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Dominic Cooke, Kate Horton to Depart Royal Court Theatre by Dan Bacalzo

The Royal Court Theatre in London is losing both artistic director Dominic Cooke and executive director Kate Horton. Horton is departing in order to become Deputy Executive Director for th…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:21AM
Saturday, December 17, 2011

Jennifer Ehle, Victor Garber, Mamie Gummer, Hamish Linklater, et al. Set for Red Bull Readings by Dan Bacalzo

Updated information has been announced for upcoming presentations in Red Bull Theater's Revelation Readings series, which offers one-night-only performances of both neglected classics a…

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Friday, December 16, 2011

On the Boards Announces NW New Works Festival Line-Up by Dan Bacalzo

On the Boards has announced the participants for its 2012 NW New Works Festival, to run June 8-17, 2012. The featured artists will showcase their new and in-progress performance works (all u…

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Brent Barrett, Mitzi Gaynor, Rachel York Set for Reagle Concert Series by Dan Bacalzo

Brent Barrett, Mitzi Gaynor, and Rachel York will be featured in Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston's three-show concert series. Barrett and York, who co-starred in the Tony Award-…

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Veanne Cox, Nancy Dussault, Lillias White Set for Love, Loss, and What I Wore by Dan Bacalzo

Broadway veteran Veanne Cox, Emmy Award-winner Nancy Dussault, and Tony and Emmy Award-winner Lillias White will join the Off-Broadway production of Love, Loss, and What I Wore, at the Wests…

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Marco Zunino to Star in Broadway's Chicago by Dan Bacalzo

Marco Zunino will make his Broadway debut as Billy Flynn in the musical Chicago the Musical, at the Ambassador Theatre, January 16-February 12, 2012. He replaces Brent Barrett, who is playin…

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Alec Baldwin to Partner with Singers Forum for Play Development Program by Dan Bacalzo

Broadway veteran and Emmy-winning 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin will partner with Singers Forum for the Alec Baldwin Fellowship at the Singers Forum, a program to support playwrights in the deve…

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Off-Broadway's Rent to Perform on CBS' The Early Show by Dan Bacalzo

The Off-Broadway cast of the musical Rent will perform on CBS' The Early Show on Saturday, December 17. The program airs in New York 7am-9am, with the Rent segment beginning at approxim…

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Lindsay Mendez, Marco Paguia to Play Birdland January 2 by Dan Bacalzo

Lindsay Mendez and Marco Paguia will perform at Birdland on Monday, January 2 at 7pm as part of the Broadway at Birdland concert series. The concert draws from an eclectic mix of music, rei…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:32PM

Gary DeWitt Marshall, Curtis McClarin to Star in South Coast Rep's Topdog/Underdog by Dan Bacalzo

Gary DeWitt Marshall and Curtis McClarin will star in South Coast Repertory's production of Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog, to perform on the Julianne Argyros Stage, January 8-2…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:18PM

Dennis Diamond, Daryl Hannah, Louie Magic to Star in Arena Stage's Elephant Room by Dan Bacalzo

Magicians Dennis Diamond, Daryl Hannah and Louie Magic will star in the Arena Stage presentation of Elephant Room, to perform in The Kogod Cradle, January 20-February 26, 2012. Paul Lazar wi…

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