Wednesday, July 18, 2012
The Broadway production of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, which had previously announced an extension through September 30, will now close on September 23.
The musical's cast is l…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:11AMTuesday, July 17, 2012
The Stratford Shakespeare Festival has announced its 2013 season, the first under the artistic direction of Antoni Cimolino.
Among the highlights of the season will be Brian Bedford starri…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:17PMBroadway veterans Zoe Kazan and Daniel Radcliffe will star in the upcoming romantic film comedy, The F Word, according to Variety.
Michael Dowse will direct the film, which features a scre…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:15PMMotown The Musical, which as previously reported will open on Broadway in Spring 2013, is launching a nationwide search today for a young actor (age 8-11) to portray the roles of a youthful …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMWoody Allen, Vanessa Paradis, Liev Schreiber, Sharon Stone, John Turturro, and Sofia Vergara will star in the upcoming film Fading Gigolo, according to Deadline.com. Turturro also wrote the…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:50PMAdditional casting has been announced for the Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway production of Cyrano de Bergerac, to play the American Airlines Theatre, September 14-November 25, wi…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMGlee star Darren Criss will perform with the musical theater troupe Team StarKid in the debut of A Very Potter 3D: A Very Potter Senior Year at LeakyCon, a fan conference which comes from a…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:34PMLeon Addison Brown and Ritchie Coster will star in Signature Theatre's production of The Train Driver, written and directed by Athol Fugard. This final production in the Residency One: …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:07AMThe New York Studio Cast Recording of Selections from Sympathy Jones - The New Secret Agent Musical is now available on CD and iTunes.
The recording features 11 songs from this 1960s-set ad…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:28AMMonday, July 16, 2012
Casting has been announced for AIDS Quilt Songbook @ 20, a 20th anniversary performance of the historic AIDS Quilt songbook to be held at Cooper Union's Great Hall on December 1.
The p…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:40PMThe Broadway in Bryant Park series of free lunchtime performances will continue on Thursday, July 19, at 12:30pm. 106.7 Lite FM's Christine Nagy will emcee the event.
The stars of Ghos…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:44PMNew York City Center's acclaimed production of Duke Ellington's Cotton Club Parade will return to the venue for a limited engagement November 14-18. Warren Carlyle directs and chor…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:31PMLincoln Center Theater has announced a second extension for its production of Greg Pierce's new play, Slowgirl, directed by Anne Kauffman. The show is the first production to be present…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:30PMBianca Marroquin will return to the role of Roxie Hart while Brian O'Brien will play Billy Flynn in the Broadway production of Chicago, at the Ambassador Theatre, beginning Tuesday, Jul…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:33AMThursday, July 12, 2012
This exuberant bio-musical about Nigerian activist, composer, and performer Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has returned to Broadway for a summer run.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMThe New York Civil Liberties Union (The New York State affiliate of the ACLU) has announced additional casting for its annual benefit, Broadway Stands Up for Freedom, to be held at the NYU S…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:55PMMonday, July 9, 2012
Demi Lovato will host the Teen Choice Awards, which will air Sunday, July 22 on Fox at 8pm ET live/PT tape-delayed.
Broadway veterans Kristen Bell, Lea Michele, and Jordin Sparks will be a…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:33AMCraig Wright's play, Grace, will begin performances on September 14 at Broadway's Cort Theatre, with an opening set for October 4. Dexter Bullard will direct the production.
The …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:59AMWednesday, July 4, 2012
Complete casting has been announced Jonathan Lewis' play, Our Boys, to play the Duchess Theatre in London, beginning September 26, with a press opening on October 3. David Grindley will…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:07PMA look at Flambe Dreams, Re-Animator: The Musical, Requiem for a Lost Girl, and three more NYMF productions.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AMTuesday, July 3, 2012
Additional participants have been announced for Broadway Barks!, which will be celebrating its 14th anniversary on Saturday, July 14. The event will take place in Shubert Alley from 3:30pm t…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:30AMAdditional participants have been announced for Broadway Barks!, which will be celebrating its 14th anniversary on Saturday, July 14. The event will take place in Shubert Alley from 3:30pm t…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:30AMMonday, July 2, 2012
Broadway veterans Kristen Bell, Lea Michele, and Jordin Sparks will be among the presenters at the Teen Choice Awards, which will air Sunday, July 22 on Fox at 8pm ET live/PT tape-delayed.
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SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:33PMFriday, June 29, 2012
Casting has been announced for the Gloucester Stage production of Bob Merrill and Michael Stewart's musical, Carnival, to run July 5-22. Eric C. Engel will direct, with musical directio…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:30PMTerry Kinney will direct the world premiere of Lyle Kessler's Collision, to be presented by The Amoralists at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, according to The New York Times. The produ…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:57PMThe company of the world premiere musical Hero celebrated the show's opening night at The Marriott Theatre on Wednesday, June 27.
Written by Aaron Thielen with music and lyrics by Mich…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:11PMStage and screen star Katie Holmes has filed for divorce from Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise, according to published reports.
Holmes starred on Broadway in All My Sons. Her many film and t…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:05PMFilm star Matthew McConaughey took his family to see the Broadway production of The Lion King, at the Minskoff Theatre, on Thursday, June 28. Afterwards, he met up with cast members includin…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:07PMSeveral shows in this year's New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) presented songs as part of the Worldwide Plaza Summer Concert Series on Thursday, June 28.
Broadway star Matt Boga…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:24AMSierra Boggess will be featured on the forthcoming CD Rodgers & Hammerstein at the Movies. The album will be released by EMI & Virgin Classics in October.
Recorded at Abbey Road Stu…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:31AMVictor L. Cahn and Susan Louise O'Connor will star in the world premiere of Getting the Business, written by Cahn and directed by Adam Fitzgerald. Rachel Reiner Productions will present…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:56AM 
