Friday, February 10, 2012
In an earlier post Theater Advisor discussed the use of Tweet Seats. Tweet Seats are the implementation of Live Tweeting, which as described by Twitter, is “to engage on Twitter for a cont…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:38AMThursday, February 9, 2012
Long running off-Broadway hit, Love, Loss and What I Wore will close on March 25, 2012, just hitting the 1000 performance landmark. Producer Daryl Roth announced the end of the run yesterday…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 02:27PMWhat’s more romantic than a genetically altered spider that bites a teenage boy, turning him into a crime-fighting super hero? Nothing, according to Spider-man Turn Off the Dark. The recor…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:31AMWednesday, February 8, 2012
Jordan Roth, Jujamcyn Theaters President, has announced that Clybourne Park will have its Broadway opening at the Walter Kerr Theatre on Thursday, April 19 with preview performances on March…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 01:01PMIn honor of Black History Month, the 2010 Tony Award winning musical, Memphis, will be hosting a talkback series celebrating the impact minorities have had on the entertainment industry. The…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:01AMTuesday, February 7, 2012
After the closing of Chinglish, On a Clear Day, and Relatively Speaking the grosses take an understandable dip. They’re down another $2 million for the week ending 2-5-12. The Book of Morm…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 02:29PMLincoln Center will open the Claire Tow Theater, its newest stage and the future home to its programming initiative LCT3, in June with Slowgirl, a new play by Greg Pierce. LCT3 was establi…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 12:34PMIt back! The acclaimed show, Venus and Fur, directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie and featuring Tony Award nominee Nina Arianda and Emmy Award nominee Hugh Dancy, begins performances t…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:00AMEncores! Production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes will feature Megan Hilty, previously seen in Wicked and 9 to 5. The soon to be sensation stars in the upcoming musical series “Smash” on N…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 09:51AMMonday, February 6, 2012
As I’m sure you well know by now on account of the overwhelming advertisements painted everywhere but your forehead, new musical series Smash premieres today, Monday, February 6th on NBC. …
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 02:59PMFrank Wildhorn has more Broadway lives than Felix the Cat. He’s nothing if not persistent. Frank Wildhorn has another show on its way to Broadway after the his shortly lived Bonnie &…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 02:54PMTuesday, January 31, 2012
Broadway grosses drop yet again this January, but The Book of Mormon serves as the exception to the slump. The production jumps into the number two spot, outdoing both Spider-Man and The Lio…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 06:49PMFriday, January 27, 2012
Wit, which first premiered off Broadway in 1998, earned Margaret Edson the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play tells the story of a severe, perhaps cold, 47-year-old poetry professor who…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 05:31PMWe’re in the age of social media and, in an effort to keep current, many theatres are turning toward trend. Live tweeting, which, as described by Twitter is “to engage on Twitter for a c…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:00AMThursday, January 26, 2012
Meet the cast and creative team for new musical comedy Rated P for Parenthood! The gang got together to meet the press, answer questions and get everyone excited about the new show that begi…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 01:07PMAcademy Award nominations are in and some of these guys know their way around the Broadway stage. Tony Award winners Glenn Close, Viola Davis, Christopher Plummer and Janet McTeer are among …
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 12:00PMHaven’t been able to get tickets to 2011’s Tony Award winner for best musical? Don’t worry. You’ve got plenty of time to see the show that has had everyone raving. The Book of Mormo…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:00AMCamp ANCHOR is a year round camp for the mentally and physically handicapped. It houses it’s summer camp in Lido Beach, Long Island, but is in need of a building to run out of year ro…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 08:45AMWednesday, January 25, 2012
When one door closes another door opens. On January 24, Rebecca producers announced that the production would make its Broadway debut next season, instead of the previously announced April o…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 04:58PMThe Drama League’s 28th Annual Benefit Gala Online Auction went live January 17 at www.biddingforgood.com/thedramaleague with more than forty-five exclusive items available. The auction is…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 04:57PMTuesday, January 24, 2012
Broadway grosses for the week ending 1-22-12 follow trend; total revenue is down about 1.5 million from last week’s end. The same five shows, which of course include Wicked, Lion King, Spi…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 03:00PMMonday, January 23, 2012
What will Broadway be in twenty years? Well, Damian Bazadona, founder of Situation Interactive, Broadway producer Ken Davenport, and Jim McCarthy, CEO of Goldstar were especially interested …
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 12:23PMFriday, January 20, 2012
It’s time to add another one to the list. Clybourne Park, the Pulizter Prize-winning play by Bruce Norris, is headed for Broadway following its Los Angeles run. The play is set to take res…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 02:00PMThursday, January 19, 2012
The American Theatre Wing’s 66th Annual Tony Awards will air on the CBS Television Network on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 8pm, live from the Beacon Theatre in New York City. CBS has broadcast…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 02:00PMWednesday, January 18, 2012
Athol Fugard will celebrate his 80th birthday this year and has homage to the playwright, several of his works are being produced. The Road to Mecca, written in 1984, is the first to premier…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 06:00PMBroadway grosses continue to take a hit in what is the traditional wintertime slump. The week ending 1-15-12 saw grosses fall even further, with only five shows making their way into the Mil…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 12:26PMTuesday, January 17, 2012
Producers have announced that David Henry Hwang’s Broadway production of Chinglish will close January 29. The comedy, which began previews October 11 and officially opened on October 27 …
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:30AMSunday, January 15, 2012
Once, the new musical based on the 2007 Academy Award-winning film, concludes its sold out run at New York Theatre Workshop today, January 15, 2012. The production will begin Broadway per…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:00AMFriday, January 13, 2012
On Tuesday, January 17th the hit Broadway musical Wicked, recently named highest grossing Broadway show of the year for the eighth time, will join with Givenik.com to raise funds and awarene…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 05:00PMIt seems the insistent grumbling is for naught. Diane Paulus’s revised Porgy and Bess, by most accounts, delivered a more than worthy interpretation and celebration of the opera, first pro…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 01:09PMThe musically driven story brings together sounds of gospel, pop, country, rock and R & B with popular songs performed by the cast. Joyful Noise opened today, January 13, 2012. It recie…
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