Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Priscilla Queen of the Desert celebrates its first year on Broadway today, March 20, at the Palace Theatre. The Tony Award-winning production will mark the achievement with the “Priscilla …
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 01:13PMAfter just one week in previews, Disney’s new musical, Newsies, has announced an extension of its limited run at the Nederlander Theatre. The production was originally scheduled to pla…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 12:19PMMonday, March 19, 2012
The spring season is heating up and grosses are on the rise. Despite a theater mishap, the flood that forced the cancellation of two shows, Evita jumps out of the gate, grossing more than $1…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 07:12PMDisney Theatrical Productions has tapped Rob Ashford to direct and choreograph a stage musical production of Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland.,” Variety reports. Ashford will join Bur…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:36AMOnce, twice, three times a musical. After two previous (quite successful) goes, Once takes a turn on Broadway. It was a fitting weekend for the opening of the Irish kissed musical about “F…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 12:33AMFriday, March 16, 2012
Four-time Tony Award nominated Jekyll & Hyde will return to Broadway in April 2013 for a limited engagement, according to an Equity casting notice. Despite being the longest running show…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 05:45PMDeath of a Salesman opened last night, The Ides of March, at the Barrymore Theatre to a few mixed and otherwise glowing reviews. While almost all critics note the miscasting of the productio…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 05:28PMThursday, March 15, 2012
On Wednesday, March 28th, Givenik.com will partner with the new Broadway show Ghost The Musical for a special post-performance reception for audience and cast members at The Paramount Hotel.…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 02:53PMThe Flea Theater plans to present a reading of Hamish Linklater’s The Vandal, starring Golden Globe winners Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman and Outer Critics Circle nominee Noah Robbins.…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:27AMWednesday, March 14, 2012
Patti Murin, who originated the role of Lysistrata Jones, will play the lead female character in an untitled CBS pilot, according to Deadline.com. The untitled project from Louis CK and Spik…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:00AMTuesday, March 13, 2012
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, which was originally announced as a limited run and has already been extended through September 30, celebrates its 100th Broadway performance this afternoon,…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 12:30PMAn original cast recording of Once has been released by Masterworks Broadway today, March 13. The album features Steve Kazee and Critin Milioti and was recorded on Tuesday, January 17, 2012.…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:30AMA new off-Broadway play is coming to the stage. Old Jews Telling Jokes, which is inspired by a website OldJewsTellingJokes.com, hits off-Broadway in a production backed by Tom Viertel, Marc …
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:28AMBox office sales are up for most shows this week, though there are only four in the millionaire club. Wicked leads the pack, with The Lion King, The Book of Mormon and Spider-Man Turn Off Th…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 12:10AMMonday, March 12, 2012
The Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced this year’s recipients of the 2012 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. These honors will be presented on Saturday, June 9th at…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 07:44PMThe 27th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards will be held on May 6 at the NYU Skirball center in New York City. The awards, which were created in 1985, recognize outstanding achievement off-Broadwa…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:00AMSunday, March 11, 2012
Shinsai: Theatres for Japan, a benefit commemorating the devastating earthquake that struck the country one year ago, is today, March 11, at the Great Hall at Cooper Union. There are several…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 01:30PMFriday, March 9, 2012
Colin Donnell is taking a leave of absence from the Tony Award winning revival of Anything Goes, and, to fill his shoes for the second time, Bill English is stepping in. Donnell will return …
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 05:04PMBroadway blockbuster, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, has its sights set on a European Arena tour. The New York Post reports that producers of the $80 million production have been scouting la…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:59AMThursday, March 8, 2012
Love is in house, upstairs at the Westside Theatre. Dellene Kornitsky got more than the “hilarious, fresh, and decidedly irreverent look at the age-old topic” of parenthood that Rated P …
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 01:46PMZoe Lister-Jones, who currently plays in the TV series “Whitney,” will join the cast of Seminar on Broadway. Lister-Jones has appeared on stage in The Little Dog Laughed, The Marriage of…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:25AMWednesday, March 7, 2012
PFLAG, Parents, Families, & Friends of Lesbians and Gays, will honor Broadway stars Audra McDonald and Will Swenson with the Straight for Equality in Entertainments Award, to be presente…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 04:13PMThe New York Times reports that Raven Symoné, former child star, will join the cast of Sister Act. Symoné will begin her run as Deloris Van Cartier, an aspiring disco singer who finds refu…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:45AMThe August Wilson Monologue Competition will be held on Monday, May 7th at 7p.m. at the August Wilson Theatre. Jujamcun Theaters and True Colors Theatre Company, under the direction of Kenny…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:52AMTuesday, March 6, 2012
“National Lampoon’s Animal House,” the 1978 classic comedy, will become a musical. Universal Pictures Stage Productions, in association with producers Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel a…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:39AMMonday, March 5, 2012
After several weeks of strong showings, Porgy and Bess takes a hit. The show played at only 64% capacity and grossed $639,026, $242,200 less than last week’s end. In fact, many shows saw a…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:07PMGeorge Clooney, Martin Sheen, Kevin Bacon and Brad Pitt headlined an all-star reading of the play first performed in NYC last September. Academy Award winner Dustin Lance Black’s play, 8, …
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 03:06PMThe Original Broadway Cast album for Bonnie & Clyde gets its release date. Broadway Records announced Friday that the compilation will be released on Tuesday, April 24, 2012. This after …
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 12:30PMFriday, March 2, 2012
Here’s part 2 of our ode to “Smash,” new musical series that features a league of extraordinary Broadway stars. Here, compiled, are the top five television shows that featu…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:00AMThursday, March 1, 2012
In the vein of Smash, which boasts a number of celebrated Broadway stars, we thought it would be fun to check out other television shows that also feature Broadway’s best. As it turns,…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 05:53PMLeap day, February 29, 2012, marked the official birth of off-Broadway musical Rated P for Parenthood. The sketch comedy, with book and lyrics by Sandy Rustin, music and lyrics by Dan Lipto…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 02:42PM 
