Thursday, July 12, 2012
Marc Silverberg tries to wear too many hats in his clichéd musical 'He Is Not Himself,' part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival.
SOURCE: Backstage at 06:09AMMonday, July 9, 2012
Dan Fishback's absurdist musical "The Material World," at Dixon Place in the Hot! Festival, may not make a whole lot of sense, but it sure is amusing.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:00AMWednesday, July 4, 2012
Spanger plays Gwendolyn in David Hyde Pierce’s interpretation of “The Importance of Being Earnest" at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:00AMTuesday, July 3, 2012
A day after “Salesman” closed, Wittrock started rehearsals for “The Blue Deep,” in which he makes his Willliamstown Theatre Festival debut.
SOURCE: Backstage at 12:38PMTuesday, June 26, 2012
Theater Breaking Through Barriers' "More of Our Parts" features short plays by Bekah Brunstetter, Neil LaBute, A.R. Gurney, and Jeffrey Sweet, among others.
SOURCE: Backstage at 03:23AMWednesday, June 20, 2012
Derek Ahonen's "The Bad and The Better," directed by Daniel Aukin, is a well-paced, topical look at civil disobedience with strong performances from a 26-person cast.
SOURCE: Backstage at 01:12AMMonday, June 18, 2012
New Haarlem Arts Theatre's production of August Wilson's "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" is overly self-conscious and struggles to bring the issues to life.
SOURCE: Backstage at 06:18AMFriday, June 15, 2012
"Streetcar Named Desire," "The Lyons," "Godspell," and "Anything Goes" will close. "Clybourne Park" extends and "Fela!" returns.
SOURCE: Backstage at 12:17PMThursday, June 14, 2012
Eliza Clark's disturbing play "Recall," at The Wild Project, examines moral questions in a refreshing and frightening way.
SOURCE: Backstage at 06:23AMFriday, June 8, 2012
Writer-performer Andrew Weems displays passion in his one-man show "Damascus," presented by the Acting Company, but Ian Belknap's staging is too static.
SOURCE: Backstage at 06:04AMTuesday, June 5, 2012
Liza Minnelli was awarded the Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award at the 30th Annual Fred and Adele Astaire Awards.
SOURCE: Backstage at 11:07AMWednesday, May 23, 2012
Lily Rabe will play Rosalind in "As You Like it," directed by Daniel Sullivan, for Shakespeare in the Park's 50th.
SOURCE: Backstage at 12:00PMTom Edden, Jayne Houdyshell, and Elizabeth A. Davis are three actors who were recognized by the Tonys for impactful performances in limited stage time.
SOURCE: Backstage at 03:41AMThursday, May 17, 2012
Rachel Potter discusses her new country EP, appearing on a reality TV show, and getting her start in Christian music and at a theme park.
SOURCE: Backstage at 03:00AMTuesday, May 15, 2012
Casting office Telsey + Co has cast the six orphans to join Lilla Crawford, who will star in the title role as previously announced.
SOURCE: Backstage at 12:20PMFriday, May 11, 2012
James Rutherford's intelligent staging of Sarah Kane's "4.48 Psychosis" takes the audience on a subtle psychological thrill ride.
SOURCE: Backstage at 06:21AMThursday, May 10, 2012
O’Hare chatted with Back Stage before the Lucille Lortel Awards about memorizing lines and writing his own material.
SOURCE: Backstage at 12:00PMWednesday, May 9, 2012
Borle chatted with Back Stage about balancing his work on "Smash" and in "Peter and the Starcatcher."
SOURCE: Backstage at 04:00AMTony nominee Steve Kazee chatted with Back Stage about moving “Once” to Broadway from Off-Broadway, and what he’s learned as an actor.
SOURCE: Backstage at 03:00AMBack Stage chatted with Chris at the Lucille Lortel Awards on Sunday night about the differences between working in New York and England.
SOURCE: Backstage at 02:00AMTuesday, May 8, 2012
Back Stage talked with the actor about moving a show to Broadway and going to the Tonys with her brother, “Newsies’” Andrew Keenan-Bolger.
SOURCE: Backstage at 12:02PMBack Stage caught up with Cantone before the show and chatted about hosting awards shows, Off-Broadway, and how to make it as an actor.
SOURCE: Backstage at 10:47AMHow do you get Spider-Man to fly? Ask choreographer Chase Brock. Back Stage spoke with Brock about choreographing the show.
SOURCE: Backstage at 10:44AMBack Stage talked with the actors about playing different characters in the same show and tense moments onstage.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:41AMBack Stage talked with the actors about playing different characters in the same show and tense moments onstage.
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:00AMMonday, May 7, 2012
Topher Grace and Olivia Thirlby struggle to find connection in Paul Weitz’s “Lonely, I’m Not,” directed by Trip Cullman, at Second Stage Theatre.
SOURCE: Backstage at 08:00AMSunday, May 6, 2012
“Once” and “Sons of the Prophet” took home the awards for Outstanding Musical and Outstanding Play at the 27th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards.
SOURCE: Backstage at 11:56AMFriday, May 4, 2012
Agent Don Birge, who represents Carol Kane and Betty Buckley, finds kindness to be a crucial asset to his career at Stewart Talent Agency.
SOURCE: Backstage at 12:00PMThursday, May 3, 2012
Director Robert Falls and Brian Dennehy discuss working on Eugene O'Neill plays and what they've learned over the years.
SOURCE: Backstage at 12:31PMGround Up Productions’ “Pratfalls,” by Holly Webber, directed by Jenn Thompson, definitely takes some stumbles but has strong writing and performances.
SOURCE: Backstage at 06:14AMTuesday, May 1, 2012
Jim Parsons and Kristin Chenoweth announced the 66th annual Tony Award nominations on Tuesday.
SOURCE: Backstage at 09:48AM 
