Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Producers Scott Landis and Philip Morgaman have announced that Ever After, a new musical based on the 20th Century Fox Film, will open on Broadway in the 2013-2014 season following a pre-Bro…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:31AMBring it On: The Musical, the explosive new musical comedy based on the movie of the same name, is headed to Broadway this summer, according to the New York Times. The show, directed and cho…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 09:14AMTuesday, May 15, 2012
Kevin Kline and Dianne Wiest have signed on to take part in a staged reading of Carol Rocamora’s I take your hand in mine…the love letter of Anton Chekhov to Olga Knipper. The event, whi…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 02:19PMThe Lion King comes out on top again, as the production works to dethrone Wicked as the top grossing show of the season. Wicked has claimed the spot the for last five years, but at this rate…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 08:42AMMonday, May 14, 2012
Producers of the 2011 Tony Award winning Best Play War Horse have announced full casting for the upcoming U.S. tour. The company comprised of more than 30 performers, includes Andrew Veenstr…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 12:11PMThe Broadway League has created Viva Broadway, a new audience development partnership with the Hispanic community. The program is designed to help bridge the world of Broadway with Latino au…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:37AMNot a prayer could save it. ABC has canceled the TV comedy “GCB”, starring Tony Award winner Kristen Chenoweth. The series supposedly aired its season/series finale on May 6, so suggests…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 09:44AMFriday, May 11, 2012
Country music legend Loretta Lynn announced from the stage of the historic Ryman Auditorium during Opry Country Classics that she has chosen Grammy and Golden Globe nominated actress and sta…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 02:21PMThursday, May 10, 2012
The new musical about the life of the comic performer and film icon has found a Broadway home. Performances of Chaplin, formerly titled Becoming Chaplin, are scheduled to begin August 21 at …
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 04:14PMImage Credit: Joan Marcus
Second Stage’s production of Lonely, I’m Not, which opened May 7, has extended its run at off-Broadway’s Second Stage by one week. The production will now…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:44AMWednesday, May 9, 2012
Gore Vidal’s The Best Man has extended its run at Broadway’s Schoenfeld Theatre. The production, directed by Michael Wilson, will now play through July 22 instead of its initial engageme…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 05:00PMProducers of Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, Michael Cohl and Jeremiah J. Harris made an announcement of rebellion today in regards to the upcoming Tony Awards. The box-office hit will hold a …
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 04:31PMAccording to the New York Post, Tom Hanks is in discussion regarding his Broadway debut next season in the new play by Nora Ephron, Lucky Guy. The play deals with the life of the late Mi…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 02:19PMProducers of Leap of Faith, the new musical based on the film of the same name, have announced that the production will close at Broadway’s St. James Theatre this Sunday, May 13 after the …
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 09:58AMTuesday, May 8, 2012
The 50th Anniversary production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying will end its run on May 20 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. The production, which recouped its $9 million ini…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 08:00PMThe Fred & Adele Astaire Awards, formerly known as The Astaire Awards, were established in 1982. They recognize outstanding achievement in dance on Broadway each season. The award was …
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 02:00PMThe acclaimed new musical Once, which recently earned 11 Tony Award nominations (more than any other production this season), will launch a national tour in 2013. The show’s stars, Steve K…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 12:30PMTim Minchin, the comedian who composed the Oliver Award winning musical Matilda, will play Judas Iscariot in a revival of Jesus Christ Superstar at the 02 arena in London this summer, accord…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 09:20AMMonday, May 7, 2012
Nice Work If You Can Get It made its way into the millionaire club for the first time, grossing $1,022,115. The new Gershwin musical, which opened in April, played at 93.11% capacity, coming…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:53PMPatricia Wettig will join previously announced cast members, Christopher J. Hanke, Patrick Breen, and Luke MacFarlane in the upcoming national tour of the 2011 Tony Award winning revival of …
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:14AMThe 27th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards were held May 6 at the NYU Skirball Center. Mario Cantone hosted. The ceremony, which benefits The Actors Fund, recognizes outstanding achievement off B…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 09:46AMFriday, May 4, 2012
On her nights off from performing The Lyons on Broadway, Linda Lavin will perform two concerts at the Metropolitan Room. Lavin, who just received her sixth Tony Award nomination, has schedul…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:03AMBobby Cannavale, two-time Tony Award nominee last seen in The Motherf**ker with the Hat, will return to Broadway in a Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Cliffors Odet’s The Big Knife. D…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 09:21AMThursday, May 3, 2012
Rebecca, the new musical based on the classic novel by Daphne du Maurier will finally get its Broadway opening on Sunday, November 18 at The Broadhurst Theatre. The show was initially sche…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 01:53PMWednesday, May 2, 2012
Thea Sharrock will direct The Bodyguard, a new musical based on the Warner Bros. film of the same name with screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan. It is scheduled to open at the Adelphi Theatre in A…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 12:30PMDarren Criss, star of “Glee” and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1/3/12-1/22/12) will join the Team StarKid tour of Apocalyptour for two performances in New York and Lo…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:00AMBasketball drama Magic/Bird will play its final performance n May 12 at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre, producers announced. Producers Fran Kirmer and Tony Ponturo said “Magic/Bird was a st…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 08:55AMTuesday, May 1, 2012
Tony Award and Emmy Award winner and current star of ABC’s GCB Kristin Chenoweth and Emmy and Golden Globe winning actor Jim Parson announces the nominees for the 2012 Tony Awards today, T…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 01:02PMMonday, April 30, 2012
Grosses are down just slightly for the week ending 4-29-12. With the Broadway season officially coming to a close, there is a surplus of productions in the market, driving up the number of e…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 05:43PMMasterworks Broadway has announced the release of the complete new Broadway cast recording of Evita. It will be the first complete English language stage recording of the show since the orig…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:53AMDon’t Dress for Dinner happened to be the final play of the Broadway season to open. The production opened on Thursday, April 26, at the American Airlines Theatre under the direction of Jo…
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