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Monday, August 27, 2012

Kate Baldwin, Victoria Clark, Laura Osnes, Elizabeth Stanley to Participate in Fashion on Broadway with George Brescia by Dan Bacalzo

Kate Baldwin, Victoria Clark, Laura Osnes, and Elizabeth Stanley will join celebrity stylist George Brescia for Fashion on Broadway with George Brescia, at The New York Public Library for th…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:17PM

Jekyll & Hyde, Starring Deborah Cox and Constantine Maroulis, to Play Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre by Dan Bacalzo

Jekyll & Hyde star Constantine Maroulis has tweeted out that the show's Broadway engagement will open at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in April 2013. The show is launching a 25-week …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:19PM

Full Cast Announced for Broadway's The Heiress, Starring Jessica Chastain by Dan Bacalzo

Full casting has been announced for the Broadway revival of The Heiress, to play the Walter Kerr Theatre October 7-February 10, with an opening on November 1. Moisés Kaufman will …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:45AM

Jackie Hoffman Joins TV Cast of The New Normal by Dan Bacalzo

Broadway veteran Jackie Hoffman will play a possibly recurring role in the new NBC series, The New Normal, according to TVGuide.com. She will be portraying Frances, the mother of Justin Bar…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:24AM

5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, Independents Among FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award Winners by Dan Bacalzo

The New York International Fringe Festival came to a close Sunday night with a party and the announcement of the 2012 FringeNYC Overall Excellence Awards. Four of the award-winning shows --…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:32AM
Friday, August 24, 2012

Aya Cash, Jeff Goldblum, Patrick Heusinger to Star in Ahmanson's Seminar by Dan Bacalzo

Aya Cash, Patrick Heusinger, Jennifer Ikeda and Greg Keller will join the previously announced star Jeff Goldblum in the Center Theatre Group's West Coast premiere of Seminar, by Theres…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:27PM

Rufus Wainwright Now Married to Theater Producer Jorn Weisbrodt by Dan Bacalzo

Tony nominee Justin Vivian Bond conducted the wedding ceremony for singer and composer Rufus Wainwright and his longtime partner, theater producer Jorn Weisbrodt, in Montauk, Long Island on …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:55PM

Jersey Boys' John Lloyd Young Releases New CD, My Turn… by Dan Bacalzo

Tony Award winner John Lloyd Young -- who has recently returned to the Broadway production of Jersey Boys at the August Wilson Theatre -- has released a new CD, entitled My Turn…, curr…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:28PM

VIDEO FLASH: PBS Previews Broadway or Bust Documentary by Dan Bacalzo

PBS has released a trailer for its three-hour primetime documentary series, Broadway or Bust, to air consecutive Sunday nights, September 9-23 (check local listings). Part competition, part…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:08AM

VIDEO FLASH: Darren Criss Covers Madonna's "Dress You Up" to Promote Fashion's Night Out by Dan Bacalzo

Broadway and Glee star Darren Criss covers the Madonna hit, "Dress You Up" in this new PSA, promoting Fashion's Night Out, to be held September 6, 2012. Among the many celebr…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:38AM

Ramin Karimloo Joins Lee Mead, Stephen Rahman-Hughes for West End Men Concerts by Dan Bacalzo

Stage star Ramin Karimloo will join Lee Mead and Stephen Rahman-Hughes for their upcoming concerts as The West End Men, with performances including Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall (Novembe…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:22AM
Thursday, August 23, 2012

Daisy Egan, Ute Lemper, Patina Miller, Benjamin Walker, Noah Weisberg to Perform at Joe's Pub by Dan Bacalzo

Additional events have been announced for Joe's Pub in September and October. A benefit concert for St. Judes will be held on August 26 at 7pm featuring new music, arrangements and fa…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:55PM

Thomas Derrah, John Kuntz, Meghan McGeary to Join Taylor Mac in The Lily's Revenge at OBERON by Dan Bacalzo

The full company for The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) presentation of writer/performer Taylor Mac's The Lily's Revenge has been announced. Shira Milikowsky will direct the w…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:10PM

Andrew Garman, Sarah Nina Hayon, Cynthia Silver Cast in Partial Comfort's Ten by Dan Bacalzo

Partial Comfort Productions will celebrate its tenth anniversary with Ten, a program featuring ten plays, ten actors, ten playwrights and ten directors. It will be presented at The Wild Proj…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:45PM

Smash Sheet Music Released by Alfred Music Publishing by Dan Bacalzo

Alfred Music Publishing has released The Music of Smash: Sheet Music Collection, the first officially licensed music folio from the new NBC series, arranged for piano, voice, and guitar. To…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:57PM

Stockard Channing, Brian Dennehy, John Forté, Brooke Shields Set for Culture Project's The Exonerated by Dan Bacalzo

Initial casting has been announced for The Culture Project's 10th anniversary production of The Exonerated, to be presented September 15-November 4, with an opening on September 19. Bob…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:33PM

Neil Meron, Craig Zadan to Produce 85th Academy Awards by Dan Bacalzo

The 85th Academy Awards will be produced by stage, TV and film producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. The ceremony will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, and will be televised live b…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:07PM

Russell Brand, Helen Mirren to Be Featured in BSkyB TV's The British by Dan Bacalzo

Film star Russell Brand, stage and screen veteran Helen Mirren, and singer Jessie J are among the celebrities who will be featured in BSkyB TV's documentary series The British, accordin…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:10PM

February House Original Cast Recording to Be Released October 16 by Dan Bacalzo

The original cast recording for the new musical February House, which played New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre and New York City's Public Theater earlier this year, will be released f…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:35PM

PHOTO FLASH: The Wanted and New Kids On The Block's Jonathan Knight Visit Aaron Carter in The Fantasticks by Dan Bacalzo

Members of the band The Wanted and New Kids On The Block's Jonathan Knight attended the Wednesday, August 22 performance of The Fantasticks, playing Off-Broadway at the Snapple Theater …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:15PM

Jason Hite, Taylor Trensch to Star in Off-Broadway Musical Bare by Dan Bacalzo

Complete casting has been announced for the Off-Broadway production of the musical Bare, to play New World Stages beginning Monday, November 19 with an opening on Sunday, December 2. Staffor…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

Review: 2012 FringeNYC Roundup #8 by Dan Bacalzo and Chris Kompanek

Reports on 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, City of Shadows, Rated M for Mature, and Dogs: A Biting Comedy.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:55AM

Audra McDonald Returns to Eight-Performance Week Schedule for Broadway's Porgy and Bess by Dan Bacalzo

Audra McDonald, who won her fifth Tony Award this year for her performance in The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, will return to an eight-performance schedule in the musical, at the Richard …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:25AM

David Henry Hwang to Receive 2012 Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award by Dan Bacalzo

Tony Award winner David Henry Hwang has been named as the recipient of this year's Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award, which will be presented to him at the 5th Annual Steinberg P…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:52AM

Eliza Hope Bennett, Stewart Clarke, Aaron Sidwell Set for West End Loserville Musical by Dan Bacalzo

Elliot Davis and James Bourne's new musical Loserville will receive its London premiere at the Garrick Theatre beginning October 1, with an opening set for October 17. Steven Dexter wil…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:35AM
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Alec Baldwin, Christie Brinkley, Jerry O'Connell Set for Celebrity Autobiography at Guild Hall by Dan Bacalzo

Scott Adsit, Alec Baldwin, Christie Brinkley, Jerry O'Connell, Illeana Douglas, Eugene Pack, and Dayle Reyfel will perform in Celebrity Autobiography: The Next Chapter at Guild Hall in …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:57PM

Harvy Blanks, Ron Canada, Roger Robinson Set for Ebony Repertory Theatre's Fraternity by Dan Bacalzo

Casting has been announced for Ebony Repertory Theatre's production of Fraternity, written by Jeff Stetson. Henry Miller will direct this Los Angeles premiere, to be presented at the Na…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:48PM

PHOTO FLASH: Jaime Pressly Visits Cirque du Soleil's KÀ by Dan Bacalzo

Actress and model Jaime Pressly and her boyfriend Hamzi Hijazi attended the Tuesday, August 21 performance of Cirque du Soleil's KÀ, at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, in order to c…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:26PM

5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, Independents, Pieces, Salamander Starts Over Set for FringeNYC Encore Series by Dan Bacalzo

The first four offerings to be presented as part of the seventh annual FringeNYC Encore Series have been announced. The shows will play in rotating repertory at SoHo Playhouse & Huron Cl…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:06PM

Broadway's Bring It On the Musical to Perform on America's Got Talent by Dan Bacalzo

The Broadway cast of Bring It On: The Musical will perform on NBC's America's Got Talent tonight, August 22 at 9pm EST. The musical, inspired by the popular film franchise about c…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:10PM

Jay Parini to Pen New Gore Vidal Biography by Dan Bacalzo

Novelist and scholar Jay Parini is writing a new biography of literary powerhouse Gore Vidal, to be published by Doubleday in 2015, according to The New York Times. Parini previously edited…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:30PM

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