Tuesday, June 5, 2012
James Earl Jones will receive the 2012 Marian Anderson Award, according to The New York Times. It will be presented to him at a gala celebration at Philadelphia's Kimmel Center for the …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:02PMStage and screen star Melanie Griffith will receive the Munich Film Festival's first lifetime achievement prize, the CineMerit Award, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The festival,…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:20AMNominations have been announced for the Critics' Choice Television Awards.
Numerous theater veterans have received nominations, including Gillian Anderson (Great Expectations), Becky …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:30AMBroadway veteran Jerry O'Connell will star as Herman Munster in NBC's Mockingbird Lane, according to EW.com.
He joins the previously cast Eddie Izzard as the vampire Grandpa in th…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:29AMMonday, June 4, 2012
Alena Smith's play about a filmmaker on the verge of his big break is overstuffed yet underdeveloped.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMThis outstanding new play approaches the timely topic of the bullying of gay teenagers with both complexity and empathy.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMPresident George HW Bush and Mrs. Barbara Bush attended the Ogunquit Playhouse's production of Always, Patsy Cline on Sunday, June 3.
Stars Sally Struthers (as Louise) and Carter Calv…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:37PMJoe Cassidy, Carrie Manolakos, Patti Murin, Kyle Post, Rachel Potter, Daniel Reichard, and 2/3 Goat will perform in Unicorn Jamboree, to be presented at Industry Bar (355 W 52nd Street), on …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:09PMPop singer Joe Jonas, who was in Las Vegas to judge the 2012 Miss USA pageant, visited the late show of Cirque du Soleil's O at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino on Sunday, June 3.
O, wh…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:34PMCharlie Hofheimer, who plays the role of Abe Drexler on AMC-TV's Mad Men, will join the Broadway cast of Nicky Silvers' The Lyons, beginning June 12. He takes over the role from o…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:17PMCast members from the London production of War Horse participated in The National Theatre's Jubilee Salute to The Queen on Sunday, June 3 by bringing Joey (the horse puppet featured in …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:44PMMorgan Freeman and Elie Wiesel received Lincoln Medals at the Ford's Theatre Annual Gala on Sunday, June 3.
The event, which honors courageous achievement through performance, was hos…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:37PMThe world premiere of the musical Los Otros, with has book and lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh and music by Michael John LaChiusa, opened at the Mark Taper Forum, on Sunday, June 3. The production …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:56PMGreen Day's lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong made a surprise visit to the first national touring company of American Idiot, on Sunday, June 3 at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Co…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:10PMFormer In the Heights star and American Idol champion Jordin Sparks has been added to the list of presenters for the 11th annual CMT Music Awards, according to The Hollywood Reporter. As pre…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:52PMObie Award winner Mark Blum will permanently take over the role of Dick Jensen in the Broadway production of Gore Vidal's The Best Man at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, beginning Tuesda…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:35PMStage and screen star Samuel L. Jackson will host Spike TV's Video Game Awards, which will air live December 7, according to Deadline.com.
Jackson starred on Broadway earlier this seas…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:19PMBay Street Theatre celebrated the opening of Geraldine Aron's My Brilliant Divorce on Saturday, June 2.
Polly Draper stars in this one-woman show about American ex-pat Angela whose irr…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:32PMThe 21st annual MTV Movie Awards were presented on Sunday, June 3 and aired live on MTV from Universal City's Gibson Ampitheatre.
Broadway veteran Daniel Radcliffe was among the winner…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:06PMWhoopi Goldberg will host The Lily Sarah Grace Fund's Summer Solstice Evening, to be presented at the New Victory Theater on Thursday, June 21 at 7pm.
The event will celebrate the spir…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:42AMMusic legend Aretha Franklin and stage and screen star Denzel Washington attended recent performances of the Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, at the Bro…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:15AMKS Stevens' new musical comedy Big Excellent 20th Reunion will be presented at Theatre 80, June 6-23. The production is co-directed by Regie Cabico and Natalie Malotke, and choreographe…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMPerformers have been announced for the 66th Annual Tony Awards, which will be broadcast live from the Beacon Theatre on CBS, Sunday, June 10. As previously reported, stage and screen star Ne…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:08AMKate Arrington, Ed Asner, Paul Rudd, and Michael Shannon will star in a Broadway production of Craig Wright's play, Grace, to begin performances September 14, 2012, with an opening set …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:07AMTony Award winner Douglas Hodge will play the title role in a Broadway revival of Cyrano de Bergerac, to be presented by Roundabout Theatre Company at the American Airlines Theatre. Jamie Ll…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00AMSunday, June 3, 2012
The 57th annual Drama Desk Awards were presented Sunday, June 3 at The Town Hall.
Once won for Outstanding Musical, while Tribes won for Outstanding Play. Acting winners included Tracie Be…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:50PMThe 57th annual Drama Desk Awards were presented Sunday, June 3 at The Town Hall.
This is the third in a series of photo flashes of Drama Desk arrivals. Featured are Christopher Ashley, Ch…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:10PMThis unauthorized parody of the Harry Potter books has a high stupidity factor.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMThe 57th annual Drama Desk Awards are being presented tonight, Sunday, June 3 at The Town Hall, and streamed live on the Internet. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE AWARDS CEREMONY LIVE!
This is the …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:54PMThe 57th annual Drama Desk Awards are being presented tonight, Sunday, June 3 at The Town Hall, and streamed live on the Internet. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE AWARDS CEREMONY LIVE!
This is the …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:30PMFriday, June 1, 2012
Tom Deckman will play the title role in Arnie The Doughnut, to be presented at PTC Performance Space as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), July 13-21.
Based on the award-…
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