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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Tickets Now on Sale for Twelfth Night and Richard III, Starring Tony Winner Mark Rylance by Ryan Gilbert

Tickets are now on sale for the all-male Shakespeare's Globe productions of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and Richard III, which will be performed in repertory beginning October 15 at …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:32AM
Sunday, September 15, 2013

Justin Matthew Sargent to Star as the Web-Slinging Superhero in Broadway's Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark by Ryan Gilbert

With great power, comes great responsibility! Justin Matthew Sargent will replace original star Reeve Carney as Peter Parker, the young outcast who becomes the amazing title character in Spi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:13PM

Janis Joplin Debuts, Romeo and Juliet Make it Official & Andrea Martin Bows Out in This Week’s Datebook by Ryan Gilbert

Get out your calendars, and get set for a busy week of theatergoing! From Romeo and Juliet and Janis Joplin to the final performances by Pippin Tony winner Andrea Martin and a star-stud…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:11PM
Friday, September 13, 2013

Tony Nominee Delroy Lindo Joins the Cast of Biker Gang-Themed Cymbeline Movie, Starring Ethan Hawke by Ryan Gilbert

Delroy Lindo has joined the cast of Cymbeline, writer-director Michael Almereyda’s previously announced biker-gang-and-bad-cops contemporary take on the Shakespeare play. According to …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:51PM

August: Osage County Film Star Abigail Breslin Takes In the High-Flying Action of Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark by Ryan Gilbert

Moviegoers can catch Abigail Breslin as the rebellious, smart-tongued Jean Fordham in the film version of Tracy Letts' Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning August: Osage County this winter, b…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:41PM

Glitz and Glamour! Circus-Cabaret Show La Soiree Set for Off-Broadway's Union Square Theatre by Ryan Gilbert

Come one, come all! La Soiree, the internationally acclaimed live circus-cabaret show, is coming to New York City for a limited engagement. La Soiree will play off-Broadway's Union Squar…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:32PM
Thursday, September 12, 2013

Playwright Neil LaBute Teams Up with NBC for Mental Institution-Set Sitcom Harmony House by Ryan Gilbert

Playwright and screenwriter Neil LaBute is teaming up with NBC to write and produce a half-hour comedy series about the romantic flings and hanky-panky that happen in a psychiatric facility.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:32PM

Pippin, Newsies, Cinderella & More Join Free Outdoor Concert Broadway on the Hudson by Ryan Gilbert

This sounds like the perfect way to celebrate the end of summer: Broadway on the Hudson, a free outdoor concert celebrating the Great White Way, will take place at Brookfield Place Waterfron…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:13AM
Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Scarlett Strallen, Fra Fee & More to Star in Candide at London's Menier Chocolate Factory by Ryan Gilbert

Candide, the previously announced Christmas musical at London's Menier Chocolate Factory, will star Fra Fee (Les Miserables), Scarlett Strallen (Mary Poppins), David Thaxton (Passion), C…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:20PM
Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Mary-Louise Parker, Danny Burstein, Victoria Clark & the Cast of The Snow Geese Meet the Press by Ryan Gilbert

It's time to take flight! Rehearsals for the Broadway world premiere of Sharr White's new drama The Snow Geese are now in session, and the cast of the upcoming Manhattan Theatre Club…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:56PM

Let's Talk About Sex! Tickets Now on Sale for Becoming Dr. Ruth, Starring Debra Jo Rupp by Ryan Gilbert

Tickets are now on sale for Mark St. Germain's comedy Becoming Dr. Ruth, starring Debra Jo Rupp (That '70s Show) as real-life sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer. Directed by Julianne …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:14PM
Monday, September 9, 2013

The Nance's Ann Roth, Natasha, Pierre's Mimi Lien and More Honored with Henry Hewes Design Awards by Ryan Gilbert

The gorgeous Broadway production of The Nance, as well as the off-Broadway shows Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, The Flick and Here Lies Love received 2013 Henry Hewes Desi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:56PM

Tickets Now on Sale for Billy Crystal's Tony-Winning 700 Sundays at Broadway's Imperial Theatre by Ryan Gilbert

Tickets are now on sale for the Billy Crystal's Tony Award-winning one-man show 700 Sundays. Directed by Des McAnuff, 700 Sundays will play Broadway's Imperial Theatre, with previews…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:33PM

Romeo and Juliet's Condola Rashad on 'Heartthrob' Orlando Bloom and Why Shakespeare Makes Her Better by Ryan Gilbert

Condola Rashad wowed Broadway audiences in a Tony-nominated debut performance as the resentful, college-bound Cheryl in Kenny Leon's 2011 production of Stick Fly. After earning rave…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:05PM

Harvey Fierstein's Casa Valentina, Directed by Joe Mantello, Sets World Premiere Dates at MTC by Ryan Gilbert

Four-time Tony winner Harvey Fierstein's world premiere play Casa Valentina will be part be a part of Manhattan Theatre Club’s 2013-14 season. Directed by two-time Tony winner Joe …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:44PM

Oscar Nominee David Strathairn to Star in Glen Berger's Underneath the Lintel in San Francisco by Ryan Gilbert

Oscar nominee and Broadway alum David Strathairn wil star as an eccentric librarian in Spider-Man scribe Glen Berger's one-man show Underneath the Lintel at San Francisco's American …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:23PM

Broadway on Broadway Outdoor Concert in Times Square Canceled for 2013 by Ryan Gilbert

The popular free Broadway on Broadway concert will not be held this year. According to The Broadway League's website, "The annual outdoor concert in Times Square, which has in the p…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:03PM

Denzel Washington Declares His Love for Romeo and Juliet, Starring Orlando Bloom & Condola Rashad by Ryan Gilbert

Denzel Washington definitely knows his Shakespeare (he played title role in Public Theater's 1990 production of Richard III and appeared on Broadway as Brutus in Julius Caesar in 20…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:27PM

Colin Morgan & Tom Rhys Harries Complete the Cast of the West End's Revival of Mojo, Starring Rupert Grint by Ryan Gilbert

Colin Morgan and Thom Rhys Harries have joined the previously announced West End revival of Jez Butterworth’s Mojo. Directed by original helmer Ian Rickson, the production will begin p…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:03AM
Sunday, September 8, 2013

Duncan Sheik Debuts at 54 Below, Sutton Foster Gets Cozy & Reeve Carney Flies Away in This Week's Datebook by Ryan Gilbert

What’s happening in New York City this week besides the return of pumpkin spice lattes? Lots! From concerts to a double dose of off-Broadway openings, we've got all the scoop on th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:10AM
Friday, September 6, 2013

Bernadette Peters, Jeremy Jordan & More to Honor Writers & Composers at Dramatists Guild's Fund Gala by Ryan Gilbert

With the help of theater icons like Stephen Sondheim and Bernadette Peters, the Dramatists Guild Fund will honor legendary playwrights, composers and lyricists who have impacted the American…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:19PM

The Holy Grail! Queen's Brian May to Play God On Screen in Monty Python's Spamalot in London by Ryan Gilbert

Legendary Queen guitarist and We Will Rock You producer Brian May is set to join the West End's "Summer of Spamalot Charity Gods" lineup, in which a rotating round of celebriti…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:41PM

Snow Geese Star Mary-Louise Parker Has a Ball with Laura Osnes and Victoria Clark at Cinderella by Ryan Gilbert

Cinderella stars Laura Osnes and Tony winner Victoria Clark welcomed Tony winner Mary-Louise Parker and former Really Really co-stars (and real-life couple) Evan Jonigkeit and…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:34PM
Thursday, September 5, 2013

Playwright Neil LaBute to Create Original Short Film Series for DirecTV by Ryan Gilbert

Satellite provider DirecTV will be expanding its original programming lineup with a series of short films that will be written and directed by playwright Neil LaBute. According to Deadline.c…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:50PM

Ian McKellen to Play a Retired Sherlock Holmes in Bill Condon's Film A Slight Trick of the Mind by Ryan Gilbert

Elementary, my dear theater fans! Tony winner and Oscar nominee Ian McKellen will play a retired Sherlock Holmes in a new film from Dreamgirls and Breaking Dawn director Bill Condon. Accordi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:13AM

Aayyy! Ben Freeman to Star as The Fonz in the U.K. Premiere and National Tour of Happy Days Musical by Ryan Gilbert

West End favorite Ben Freeman will take on the iconic role of The Fonz in the U.K. premiere and national tour of Happy Days — A New Musical, alongside Cheryl Baker as Mrs. Cunningham a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:55AM

Matilda's Gabriel Ebert on Back-to-School Jeans Shopping, Being a Bookworm and His Burrito Addiction by Ryan Gilbert

As kids all over America head back to school, Broadway.com decided to ask our favorite Broadway stars to look back at their own years in the classroom—and share a school picture! Tony …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:52AM
Wednesday, September 4, 2013

David Hyde Pierce, Julia Murney & the Cast of John Kander & Greg Pierce Musical The Landing Meet the Press by Ryan Gilbert

Stage favorites David Hyde Pierce and Julia Murney are headed off-Broadway in the Vineyard Theatre's world premiere of the new musical The Landing. Co-starring Paul Anthony Stewart and F…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:46PM

Tickets Now on Sale for Classic Stage Company's Romeo & Juliet, Starring Elizabeth Olsen & Julian Cihi by Ryan Gilbert

Tickets are now available for the off-Broadway production of William Shakepeare’s Romeo & Juliet, starring newcomer Julian Cihi and film star Elizabeth Olsen as the titular lovers.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:15PM

Newcomer Julian Cihi Joins CSC's Off-Broadway Revival of Romeo & Juliet; William Hurt Withdraws by Ryan Gilbert

Julian Cihi and Daniel Davis complete the cast of Classic Stage Company's forthcoming off-Broadway production of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, starring Elizabeth Olsen as Juliet.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:57AM

Robert Downey Jr. & More Study Shakespeare with Romeo and Juliet's Orlando Bloom by Ryan Gilbert

Iron Man and Legolas came together in New York City when Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr. headed to the Great White Way on September 3 to check out Orlando Bloom in the new contemporary reviv…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:34AM

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