Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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City Spotlight: Minneapolis/St. Paul Spotlight: June 2011 by Josephine Lee

Ordway Theater imports 5th Avenue Theatre's Guys and Dolls, while the Guthrie presents H.M.S. Pinafore, University of Minnesota Showboat features The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and Minne…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM

City Spotlight: Boston Metro Spotlight: June 2011 by Sandy Macdonald

Jessica Hecht and Sam Rockwell head A Streetcar Named Desire in the Berkshires, Charles Shaughnessy stars in My Fair Lady in Cape Ann, Josh Grisetti and Judy Blazer are in No Way to Treat a …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM

City Spotlight: San Francisco Spotlight: June 2011 by Robert Sokol

Faith Prince leads the touring cast of Billy Elliot, with Bay Area fare also including Stephen Sondheim's Company, the world premiere musical Homefront, Reduced Shakespeare Company's The Com…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM

City Spotlight: DC Metro Spotlight: June 2011 by Michael Toscano

Kennedy Center presents I Wish You Love and the national tours of Wicked and Next to Normal, while other June highlights include Synetic's Don Quixote, Spooky Action's Einstein's Dreams, and…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM

City Spotlight: Seattle Spotlight: June 2011 by Miryam Gordon

June highlights include Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World, It's in the Cards, The Familiar-a Ghost Story, Quickies, The Gene Pool, On Golden Pond, The Smell of the Kill, and Snakes an…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM

Kids Spotlight: Bears Necessities by Brooke Pierce

The Berenstain Bears LIVE! comes to NYC for the summer, while The World Science Festival features plenty for the kids, including a Youth and Family Street Fair, Mathemagician, and Cool Jobs.…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM

City Spotlight: Philadelphia Spotlight: June 2011 by J. Cooper Robb

Colin Quinn comes to town with Long Story Short, while Alice Ripley leads the tour of Next to Normal. This month's locally-produced attractions include The Great American Trailer Park Musica…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM

City Spotlight: London Spotlight: June 2011 by David Finkle

John Doyle directs and designs the Stephen Sondheim-John Weidman musical Road Show, with other fare including Lend Me a Tenor The Musical, Ghost The Musical, Kevin Spacey in Richard III, Sim…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM

City Spotlight: Chicago Spotlight: June 2011 by Jonathan Abarbanel

The Tony Award-winning Lookingglass Theatre Company premieres The Last Act of Lilka Kadison, with other June highlights including David Henry Hwang's Yellow Face and Chinglish; City Lit's Th…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM

City Spotlight: Las Vegas Spotlight: June 2011 by Dan Amernick

Jennifer Hudson, Lyle Lovett, Paul McCartney, Joan Rivers, Pauly Shore, and David Spade are among this month's headliners. Family-friendly fare includes Thomas & Friends Live!, Annie, and R…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM

City Spotlight: Florida Spotlight: June 2011 by Tod Caviness

Motherhood the Musical plays Tampa, Jai Rodriguez hosts the gala night for Summer Shorts in Miami, Ed Asner solos in FDR in Boca Raton, Hershey Felder stars in Maestro: The Art of Leonard Be…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM

City Spotlight: Los Angeles Spotlight: June 2011 by Les Spindle

June highlights include Marin Hinkle and Mather Zickel in the debuting Extraordinary Chambers; Tracy Letts' Superior Donuts, starring Gary Cole, Edi Gathegi, and Kathryn Joosten; Cleavant De…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM

City Spotlight: New York Spotlight: June 2011 by Dan Bacalzo

June highlights include Tyne Daly in Master Class, the official Broadway opening of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Shakespeare in the Park's repertory of Measure for Measure and All's Well T…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Summer show goes on by Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff

Remaining mum about the reason for artistic director Kate Warner ’s abrupt exit last week, New Repertory Theatre has tapped Ilyse Robbins to direct and choreograph its summer show, …

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 10:18PM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Back in ten mins by Alison Croggon

As some commenters have ruefully noted, TN has been on a lull for the past fortnight. I have a few reviews to write - and will, I hope, in the near future. This time I don't even have the ex…

SOURCE: Theatre Notes at 09:52PM

by THEATER TALK

on CUNY TV: Sat., June 11th at 8:30, Sun., June 12th at 12:30 PM and Mon., June 13th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM   Actor and writer John Leguizamo tells us how he transcended write…

SOURCE: Theater Talk at 09:49PM

Some American Women Theatre Directors from Coast to Coast by Nicole Stodard

My director-to-director interview series over at 2AMt continues. Meet three fantastic American women directors: Melissa Hillman of Impact Theatre, Berkeley, CA.  Kate Powers, freelance dire…

SOURCE: Drama, Daily at 09:44PM

Potent family feud powers Congo Square’s ‘Brothers’

HEDY WEISS: With “Brothers of the Dust,” now in a sizzling production by Congo Square Theatre, Darren Canady demonstrates he can write a lip-smackingly good family feud.

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 09:43PM

Latin jazz musicians say cutting Grammy categories will hurt diversity by Greg Thomas, Special To The Daily News

Here's why Latin jazz musicians around the city are the loudest voices protesting the decision to reduce to 78 from 100 the number of Grammys the National Academy of Recording Arts and Scien…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 09:15PM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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People You Should Know . . . Nate Miller by Zack

Nate Miller, a New York based Actor is a founding member of Lesser America Theatre Company and the Detroit Arts Immersion Program and an Associate Artist with the LoNyLa Project. A native of…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 08:59PM

Musical Chairs at Lincoln Center

The New York Philharmonic is exploring the temporary occupancy of the David H. Koch Theater as part of a long-term plan to renovate its home, Avery Fisher Hall.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 08:57PM

Review: Mother Bear (Mortar Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

      Mother Bear roars with danger         Mortar Theatre presents       Mother Bear         W…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 08:56PM

Sam Waterston Joins Jeff Daniels, Olivia Munn, Alison Pill in Aaron Sorkin's HBO Pilot More As This Story Develops by Andy Propst

Stage and screen star Sam Waterston has joined the cast of the Aaron Sorkin's drama pilot for HBO tentatively titled More As This Story Develops, according to published reports. The sh…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:56PM

Saxophonist mixes Puerto Rican classics with jazz stylings by Greg Thomas, Special To The Daily News

When the Guggenheim and MacArthur grants-winning alto saxophonist and composer Miguel Zenón takes the stage with his quartet in Tribeca Wednesday, classic tunes will be transformed.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 08:51PM

Kansas governor eliminates state's arts funding

Republican Gov. Sam Brownback took the major step of privatizing the arts in Kansas, turning back the clock to a pre-1960s era.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:48PM

Geffen Playhouse Partners with The Buttermilk Truck to Serve Superior Donuts by La Stage Alliance

The Geffen Playhouse and mobile diner The Buttermilk Truck are partnering to bring new meaning to the phrase “play with your food.”  In celebration of Tracy Letts’ new play Superio…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 08:17PM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Review -"A Time to Kill" by Susan Berlin

Arena Stage in Washington has a crowd-pleaser in its current premiere production of A Time to Kill, Rupert Holmes' stage adaptation of John Grisham's first novel. The story of racial injusti…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:55PM

Broadway has record season

Legit News: New highs hits in 53-week frame -- Broadway ended the 2010-11 season on a box office high, logging a cume of $1.08 billion with attendance coming in at a robust 12.53 million, ac…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:36PM

Sam Waterston Joins Sorkin's HBO Pilot

According to Deadline.com, Sam Waterston is on board to join previously announced Jeff Daniels and Olivia Munn in Aaron Sorkin's HBO series MORE AS THE STORY DEVELOPS. Sorkin's long-developi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:35PM

Holy Hair Metal! Alec Baldwin and Russell Brand Rock Out on the Rock of Ages Set by Broadway.com Staff

Believe your eyes, Broadway fans: Alec Baldwin has abandoned his dapper 30 Rock suits for '80s denim on the set of the Rock of Ages movie! The long-awaited movie adaptation of the hit Br…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:26PM

Marin Mazzie & Molly Ranson More Head to High School in Revamped Cult Musical Carrie at MCC by Broadway.com Staff

A reworked version of musical Carrie, adapted from Stephen King’s 1974 novel about a bullied teenager, will bow off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre beginning January 31, 2012. M…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:16PM

Square Off with David Tennant and Catherine Tate in a First Look at London’s Much Ado About Nothing by Broadway.com Staff

The barbs are flying at London’s Wyndham’s Theatre, where British stage and screen favorites—and former Doctor Who co-stars—David Tennant and Catherine Tate are going…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:11PM

BWW Reviews: LOVE NEVER DIES Impresses in Melbourne by Tim Carney

A lack of enthusiasm embodied me as I entered the Regent Theater on Saturday night for the Australian opening of Love Never Dies, the sequel to Andrew LLoyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:11PM

Letters: Cultural populism and Nick Clegg's bedtime reading

My congratulations are insufficient to thank Mark Lawson for bringing attention to the huge shift by our politicians away from conspicuous involvement with arts and culture into tabloid-fear…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM

Flare Path by The Tyro Theatre Critic

The Rattigan revival has been one of my theatre highlights for the last year or so and "Flare Path" fits right in. Though I wouldn't rank it with either "After the Dance" or "Cause Célèbre…

SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 07:01PM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Broadway posts larger takings for past season

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Broadway theaters increased gross revenues in the 2010/11 season, as the U.S. economy emerged from recession, while attendance figures have stayed relatively steady in t…

SOURCE: Reuters at 06:56PM

Musical based on novel 'Carrie' returns from dead

The story of "Carrie," that weird high school girl who exacts revenge on bullies with her telekinetic powers, is coming back to a New York stage.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 06:50PM

Dee Roscioli to Fly High as Elphaba on Wicked National Tour by Broadway.com Staff

Broadway alum Dee Roscioli will join the first national tour of Wicked as Elphaba beginning June 7 at the Orpheum Theatre in Omaha, Nebraska. She will join a cast that includes Amanda Jane C…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:44PM

Musical based on novel 'Carrie' returns from dead

NEW YORK (AP) -- The story of "Carrie," that weird high school girl who exacts revenge on bullies with her telekinetic powers, is coming back to a New York stage....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:41PM

A Month of Mormon Day 18: Bringing Uganda to Broadway by Broadway.com Staff

Need a quick fix of Broadway's massive hit musical The Book of Mormon? Broadway.com has you covered with our monthlong video series documenting the show's path to Broadway. In the la…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:35PM

Marin Mazzie, Molly Ranson to Star in Carrie Revival for MCC Theater; Season Announced by Dan Bacalzo

Marin Mazzie and Molly Ranson will star in a new production of the infamous musical Carrie for MCC Theater, to be directed by Stafford Arima, beginning January 31, 2012. Based on Stephen Ki…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Williamstown Theatre Festival Has David Cromer, Steven Webber, Donna McKechnie and More by [email protected] (suzanna Bowling)

Just a quick ride away is the 2011 Williamstown Theatre Festival (WTF), the company’s 57thseason is packed full of stars and classic and new theatre. Look for Maura Tierney (“ER&…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 05:58PM

My Signature Story by Brad Hathaway

DC Theatre Scene readers who have enjoyed shows at Signature Theatre in Shirlington will wish this slender volume was thicker. At 123 pages of large type, it only skims the surface of the st…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:55PM

The Afternoon Report, Tuesday, May 31, 2011 by Bbbblogger

Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Tuesday, May 31, 2011 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter –  http://twitter.com/BBBway Click on any hyperlinked  item for more informa…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:49PM

Kristin Chenoweth, Laura Bell Bundy, et al. to Present at CMT Awards, 6/8

The list of stars attending the 2011 CMT MUSIC AWARDS keeps growing with the addition of Shania Twain, Justin Bieber, 'American Idol' winner Scotty McCreery and runner-up Lauren Alaina, Pitt…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:46PM

ArtsBeat: How to Succeed in (Show) Business: Broadway Season Box Office Up Nearly 6 Percent by Patrick Healy

Broadway had another billion-dollar season between late May 2010 and Sunday.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:45PM

Ticket sales, attendance up for record-breaking Broadway season

The 2010-11 Broadway season, which ended this past weekend, set a record for gross ticket sales that totaled $1,080,562,880, according to figures released today, May 31, by The Broadway Leag…

SOURCE: Ticket News at 05:40PM

Woody and Gerty by Chloe Veltman

People have been talking about how much they like the new Woody Allen flick, Midnight in Paris.I think people seeing the film in San Francisco are going to appreciate Allen's movie about the…

SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 05:35PM

STAGE TUBE: Lin-Manuel Miranda & More Talk Uptown Arts Stroll

Among those speaking in support of the Uptown Arts Stroll is Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of the 2008 Tony Award winner for Best Musical IN THE HEIGHTS. View Miranda and more discussing New Y…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:34PM

'Trogg! A Musical' by Hell in a Handbag: Digging up something enthusiastically terrible by Chris Jones

THEATER REVIEW: "Trogg! A Musical" ★★ Through July 3 at the Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St.; Running time: 2 hours, 10 minutes; Tickets: $22-$28 at 800-838-3006 or handbagproduction…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:34PM

Marin Mazzie and Molly Ranson Will Star in Carrie Musical; MCC Theater Announces 2011-12 Season by Adam Hetrick

Cue the pig's blood! Off-Broadway's MCC Theater confirmed details about its 2011-12 season, to feature Marin Mazzie and Molly Ranson as mother and daughter, respectively, in a revisi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:28PM

Exclusive Photos! Kelli O'Hara Heads to the Recording Studio For New Solo Album Always by Broadway.com Staff

Need a little extra Kelli O'Hara in your life? The three-time Tony nominee's latest solo album, Always, is now available to own. Broadway.com caught up with O'Hara earlier this y…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:26PM

Chicago Salutes New York City's Fleet Week with Some Broadway Razzle Dazzle by Broadway.com Staff

As a flock of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships docked in New York City for the annual Fleet Week festivities, the large group of sailors were greeted by some special guests: the cast of Broad…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:20PM

Dee Roscioli to Join WICKED Tour as Elphaba, 6/7

The company of the first North American tour of WICKED welcomes Dee Roscioli as Elphaba on Tuesday, June 7 in Omaha, NE.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:19PM

Broadway Grosses: Goodbye to Good People and That Championship Season by Broadway.com Staff

Despite the Memorial Day holiday weekend, many shows saw a slight dip in ticket sales for the week ending May 30. A few tourist-friendly shows such as Spider-Man, Anything Goes and Mary Popp…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:17PM

Allison Janney on Board for LIBERAL ARTS Film

According to the Hollywood Reporter, stage and screen star Allison Janney has just joined the cast of Josh Radnor's 'Liberal Arts' film. Janney joins the previously announced Elizabeth Rease…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:16PM

PBS to Broadcast Carnegie Hall Anniversary Concert Featuring Audra McDonald Tonight

Tonight at 800 p.m. EDT, WNET's Great Performances will broadcast the New York Philharmonic's concert celebrating the 120th Anniversary of Carnegie Hall, which took place on May 5th.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:13PM

What Happens in the Rehearsal Room by Leigh Hile

Rehearsals for Captain Moonbeam & Lynchpin began this week. Things are going great so far. Our first full cast rehearsal is, I believe, tomorrow night, which is something to look forward t…

SOURCE: Scenes in the City at 05:13PM

Judi Dench to Receive Crystal Globe Award by Dan Bacalzo

Stage and screen star Judi Dench will receive the Crystal Globe Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema at the 46th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which runs J…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:01PM

"Slings and Arrows" Star Paul Gross Will Be Kim Cattrall's Elyot in Broadway-Bound Private Lives by Kenneth Jones

Paul Gross, the respected Canadian stage and screen star who played the unconventional artistic director in three seasons of TV's "Slings and Arrows," will star as Elyot opposi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:01PM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Broadway Grosses* w/e 5/29/2011 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending May 29, 2011: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm ANYTHING GOES $837,223 8,213 100.06% $101.94 ARCADIA $203,543 4,601 55.…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 04:59PM

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

Lynn Nottage talks about her critically acclaimed comedy, “By the Way, Meet Vera Stark,” which stars Sanaa Lathan. The play draws upon the screwball films of the 1930s to take a funny an…

SOURCE: WNYC at 04:54PM

Allison Janney Joins Cast of Josh Radnor's Liberal Arts Film by Brian Scott Lipton

Award-winning stage and screen star Allison Janney has joined the cast of the film Liberal Arts, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film is being directed by television and stage star…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:54PM

At Ballet Theater, Popping the Question After the Plié by Roslyn Sulcas

American Ballet Theater seems to be experiencing an unusual rush of real romance.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:52PM

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Shakespeare in the Park's All's Well That Ends Well by Matthew Blank

John Cullum, Annie Parisse, Lorenzo Pisoni, Andre Holland, Tonya Pinkins and more star in this summer's Shakespeare in the Park production of All's Well That Ends Well, directed by Daniel Su…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:51PM

YouTube - The Book Of Mormon on Broadway interview & visit 5-29-11 CBS Sunday Morning by CBS Sunday Morning

Rita Braver visits with the creative minds of Trey Parker, Robert Lopez & Matt Stone and their Broadway production 2011.

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:47PM

Problems of the Privileged: 'Cradle and All' at Manhattan Theatre Club

Let us begin by discussing the phenomenon known as the White Whine. A White Whine, also sometimes called a Rich-People Problem, is a complaint about something that only the privileged can vi…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 04:46PM

Q&A: Caught in the Act with… Tom Riley by The Mick

We’ve been swooning over the Broadway revival of Arcadia around these parts for months now, thanks in large part to dashing British actor Tom Riley and his sexy performance as Septimus Hod…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 04:42PM

Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts & G-PASS Launch New Accessibility Initiative for Disabled Theatergoers with CATCH ME IF YOU CAN

Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts and G-PASS have announced that due to a new initiative, 1.1 million New Yorkers and 56 million Americans with disabilities will have the opportunity to enj…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:40PM

Long Live the Queen! Priscilla Celebrates 100 Broadway Performances by Broadway.com Staff

Time flies when you're having fun! On May 27 the entertaining new musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert completed its 100th performance since opening at Broadway's Palace Theatre ear…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:36PM

Terence Rattigan and a theatre of cultural reaction | David Hare by David Hare

Turning Terence Rattigan into a martyr smacks of the wheedling Tory tone of self-righteous privilegeOf course, you must expect it: in rightwing times, rightwing art flourishes. In the London…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30PM

2010-11 Broadway Stats; Attendance Up 5.4%, Grosses 5.9%

The Broadway League has released end-of-season statistics for the 2010 2011 season, which began May 24, 2010 and ended May 29, 2011. For the 2010 2011 season, which was a 53-week year, Bro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:29PM

UCF announces summer season (and the rest of 2011-2012) by Elizabeth Maupin

UCF Conservatory Theatre has announced the titles in its summer season, which begins June 9 with Barefoot in the Park. Here’s the rundown: Barefoot in the Park, Neil Simon comedy, June…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 04:28PM

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 5/29

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 5292011

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:26PM

ACT Theatre Announces Casting for Yussef El Guindi's Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World by Dan Bacalzo

ACT Theatre has announced full casting for the world premiere of the timely romantic comedy, Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World, by Yussef El Guindi. Anita Montgomery will direct the p…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:23PM

Paul Gross Joins Kim Cattrall in Pre-Broadway PRIVATE LIVES in Toronto this Fall

Noel Coward's Private Lives, which played the West End's Vaudeville Theatre for a ten week season beginning in February 2010 starring Kim Cattrell and Matthew Macfadyen, will travel across t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:22PM

Roundabout Underground Will Bring Suicide, Incorporated to Life in Fall 2011 by Broadway.com Staff

Roundabout Underground, Roundabout Theatre Company’s initiative to cultivate new works by up-and-coming-artists, will present the New York premiere of Andrew Hinderaker’s Suicide…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:22PM

Josh Strickland Releases Second Single- 'Last Dance'

Josh Strickland, currently starring in PEEPSHOW and Holly's World on E, is debuting his second single off his upcoming EP. The song, titled Last Dance was co-produced by Grammy Award winning…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:21PM

STAGE TUBE: BOOK OF MORMON Featured on CBS SUNDAY MORNING!

THE BOOK OF MORMON has been nominated for 14 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and is the winner of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, five Drama Desk Awards includi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:15PM

Comings and goings shake up Toronto’s arts world by Martin Knelman

Comings and goings in high places shake up Toronto's arts firmament.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 04:11PM

Orlando Shakes looking for company manager by Elizabeth Maupin

Here’s a job posting from Orlando Shakespeare Theater: Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF, an AEA regional-theater company celebrating its 23rd season, is searching fo…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 04:10PM

Box-office revenue and attendance jump on Broadway

Box-office revenue and attendance both jumped this season on Broadway. The Broadway League said Tuesday that grosses from May 2010 to May 2011 went up 5.9 percent from last season and attend…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 04:10PM

Broadway Bares XXI: Masterpiece by Bcefatv

Broadway Bares XXI: Masterpiece A sneak preview to whet your appetite for Broadway Bares XXI: Masterpiece, which takes the stage June 19, 2011. Broadway Bares, conceived by Tony Award-winni…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:10PM

Roundabout announces Suicide, Incorporated for Fall 2011 by Jjohnson

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce a new Roundabout Underground production Suicide, Incorporated, a new play by Andrew Hinderaker, directed by…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 04:06PM

Another good year for Fringe, by the numbers by Elizabeth Maupin

Orlando’s Fringe Festival sold more than 2,200 show tickets than it did in 2010, producing artistic director Beth Marshall announced today. The numbers of tickets sold — 20,139 …

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 04:06PM

Tony Nominee Ellen Barkin on Getting Tips from Her Ex and How The Normal Heart Drives Her to Drink by Gemma Wilson

Since landing her breakout role in Barry Levinson’s 1982 film Diner, Ellen Barkin has been holding her own against acting titans like Al Pacino (Sea of Love), Robert de Niro (This Boy&…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:04PM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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New Spidey Spoof Debuts at LA's Young Playwrights Festival, 6/16-19

An all new SPIDER-MAN spoof will debut at the Blank Theatre Company's 19th Annual Young Playwrights Festival, titled SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE LIGHTS. The show, which is one of twelve producti…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:41PM

Broadway Grosses and Attendance Up in 2010-2011 by Andy Propst

The Broadway League has released end-of-season statistics for the 2010 - 2011 season, which began May 24, 2010 and ended May 29, 2011. During this period, 42 shows opened -- 14 musicals, 2…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:39PM

Broadway's 2010-11 Season Grossed Over $1 Billion by Andrew Gans

The Broadway League has released end-of-season statistics for the 2010-2011 season, which began May 24, 2010, and ended May 29, 2011, and included 42 new shows (14 musicals, 25 plays and 3 s…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:36PM

Don’t Break the Rules! Oscar Winner Tom Hanks Checks Out Catch Me If You Can by Broadway.com Staff

Catch Me If You Can fans were seeing double on May 29 when Tom Hanks, who starred as square FBI agent Carl Hanratty in the 2002 film of the same name, stopped by the Neil Simon Theatre …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PM

Lantern Theater Company to Partner with CARIE to Present "Grace in Dying" Discussion by Bethany Rickwald

Lantern Theater Company is set to partner with Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly (CARIE) to present "Grace in Dying," a panel discussion exploring end…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:29PM

A Month of Mormon Day 17: Designers Define the Show's 'Squeaky Clean' Look by Broadway.com Staff

Get ready for more, more, more Mormons as Broadway.com's monthlong The Book of Mormon video series continues. In the newest entry, set designer Scott Pask and lighting designer Brian Mac…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:27PM

Nate Miller, Sara Thigpen to Star in Boomerang Theatre Company's Much Ado About Nothing by Dan Bacalzo

Nate Miller and Sara Thigpen will star as Benedick and Beatrice, respectively, in The Boomerang Theatre Company's production of Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing, to be presente…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:25PM

Merchant: From Park to Broadway

2011 Tony Award nominee Lily Rabe (Best Actress in a Play) and Public Theater artistic director Oskar Eustis talk about The Merchant of Venice's move from Central Park’s Delacorte Theate…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:22PM

A LIFE IN THE THEATRE: Playwright-Activist Eve Ensler by Mervyn Rothstein

Meet The Vagina Monologues' playwright Eve Ensler, recipient of the Tony Awards' 2011 Isabelle Stevenson Award. She shares some personal photos, exclusively with Playbill.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:21PM

ArtsBeat: A Touch of Broadway in a New Ticketing App by Erik Piepenburg

Broadway theatergoers who are tired of being put on hold or waiting in line at the box office have a new mobile way to buy tickets.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:00PM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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PHOTO FLASH: Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand on Set of Rock of Ages Movie by Andy Propst

Director Adam Shankman has uploaded to his twitter account a first look of Alec Baldwin and Russell Brand in costume shooting the movie version of the musical Rock of Ages. As previously re…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:59PM

Matthew Morrison on ET Canada - Ending - May 30 2011 by Matthewmorrisonnet

Matthew Morrison on ET Canada - Ending - May 30 2011 Matthew Morrison From: matthewmorrisonnet Views: 285 6 ratings Time: 00:49 More in People & Blogs

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:59PM

ANYTHING GOES Sutton Foster & Joel Grey Featured On Joan Hamburg

Sutton Foster amp Joel Grey, currently starring in Roundabout Theatre Companys Anything Goes, will be featured on WORs Joan Hamburg Show tomorrow, Wednesday, June 1st from 130-200PM on 710AM.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:58PM

SaveFans offers secondary ticket buyers chance to bid

SaveFans.com is a relatively new player in the secondary ticketing space, offering visitors the chance to purchase their tickets by entering their desired price and learning if it is accepte…

SOURCE: Ticket News at 02:57PM

Show Time | Live | Stratford Shakespeare Festival by Stratfordfestival

Show Time | Live | Stratford Shakespeare Festival Opening Night flash mob performance of Show Time by GAME Records! Download the free ringtone! http://www.stratfordshakespearefestival.com/…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:41PM

National Tour of Wicked Will Welcome a New Elphaba June 7 by Andrew Gans

The company of the first North American tour of the hit Stephen Schwartz-Winnie Holzman musical Wicked will welcome Dee Roscioli to the role of Elphaba beginning June 7 in Omaha, NE, at the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:40PM

Camelot | Armour and Helmets: Behind the Scenes | Stratford Shakespeare Festival by Stratfordfestival

Camelot | Armour and Helmets: Behind the Scenes | Stratford Shakespeare Festival http://www.stratfordshakespearefestival.com Properties Assistant Eric Ball shows how the Armour and Helmet p…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:35PM

STAGE TUBE: Aaron Tveit Sings CATCH ME at Sirius XM Live

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN star Aaron Tveit rcently stopped by Sirius XM Live on Broadway where he performed Seven Wonders' and 'Goodbye' from the show accompanied by Marc Shaiman. Click below to c…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:35PM

Understanding abstract expressionism by Chloé Fedio

A fast primer on the difficult genius behind Abstract Expressionist New York, at the AGO

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 02:32PM

Review: H4 and Shakespeare's Slave at curtainup.com by Deirdre Donovan

Resonance Ensemble's latest double bill

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 02:28PM

Jesus Christ Superstar | "Superstar" | Stratford Shakespeare Festival by Stratfordfestival

Jesus Christ Superstar | "Superstar" | Stratford Shakespeare Festival Featuring Josh Young (Judas Iscariot) and Paul Nolan (Jesus) with members of the company. Jesus Christ Super…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:28PM

Meow Meow, Laurie Rubin, et al. Set for Greenwich Music Festival by Andy Propst

Greenwich Music Festival has announced the works that it will present this spring as part of its 2011 season, to run June 6-12. The festival feature cabaret artist and stage performer Meow …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:28PM

Rosemary Harris Will Be Honored at Theater Hall of Fame Luncheon; Nick Adams, Too by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com has learned that Tony and Emmy Award winner Rosemary Harris will be honored at the Eighth Annual Theater Hall of Fame Fellowship Luncheon, which will be held June 2 at the New Y…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:27PM

Karen Malina White Settles For Nothing Less by Darlene Donloe

Sipping on a drink at Café MUSE in Hollywood, White looks tres chic in her black slacks, black blouse, gold metallic shoes, gold earrings and necklace, all accented with a black/white strip…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:26PM

Tristan Sturrock Joins Deborah Cox in JOSEPHINE Pre-Broadway Workshops in June

Tristan Sturrock, recently seen on Broadway in BRIEF ENCOUNTER, has signed on to star opposite multi-platinum recording artist Deborah Cox, who previously starred on Broadway in AIDA, in the…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:25PM

Carrie Manolakos, Bryce Ryness, Bob Stillman, Aspen Vincent et al. Set for La Jolla Playhouse's Sleeping Beauty Wakes by Dan Bacalzo

La Jolla Playhouse has announced complete casting for its production of the new musical, Sleeping Beauty Wakes, to be presented July 19 - August 21 in the Mandell Weiss Theatre. Rebecca Taic…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:24PM

I Married Wyatt Earp by Stagegrade

Are critics' guns blazing for "I Married Wyatt Earp"?

SOURCE: StageGrade at 02:21PM

Renee Elise Goldsberry on ATW's Working in the Theatre - Passion and Compassion: Actors 2011 by Americantheatrewing

Renee Elise Goldsberry on ATW's Working in the Theatre - Passion and Compassion: Actors 2011 Renee Elise Goldsberry from Manhattan Theatre Club's "Good People" appearing o…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:18PM

Tom Wopat on ATW's Working in the Theatre - Passion and Compassion: Actors 2011 by Americantheatrewing

Tom Wopat on ATW's Working in the Theatre - Passion and Compassion: Actors 2011 Tom Wopat from "Catch Me If You Can" appearing on the American Theatre Wing's Working in th…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:17PM

Lia Williams on ATW's Working in the Theatre - Passion and Compassion: Actors 2011 by Americantheatrewing

Lia Williams on ATW's Working in the Theatre - Passion and Compassion: Actors 2011 Lia Williams from Tom Stoppard's "Arcadia" appearing on the American Theatre Wing's …

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Bobby Cannavale on ATW's Working in the Theatre - Passion and Compassion: Actors 2011 by Americantheatrewing

Bobby Cannavale on ATW's Working in the Theatre - Passion and Compassion: Actors 2011 Bobby Cannavale from "The Motherf***er with the Hat" appearing on the American Theatre Wi…

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Bobby Cannavale on ATW's Working in the Theatre - Passion and Compassion: Actors 2011 by Americantheatrewing

Bobby Cannavale on ATW's Working in the Theatre - Passion and Compassion: Actors 2011 Bobby Cannavale from "The Motherf***er with the Hat" appearing on the American Theatre Wi…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:16PM

Judith Light on ATW's Working in the Theatre - Passion and Compassion: Actors 2011 by Americantheatrewing

Judith Light on ATW's Working in the Theatre - Passion and Compassion: Actors 2011 Judith Light from "Lombardi" appearing on the American Theatre Wing's Working in the The…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:16PM

Janice C. Simpson on ATW's Working in the Theatre - Theatre Journalism Online and Off by Americantheatrewing

Janice C. Simpson on ATW's Working in the Theatre - Theatre Journalism Online and Off Janice C. Simpson, Adjunct Faculty CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, appearing on the American Th…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:16PM

Merry Wives of Windsor: Wyn Davies’ Falstaff anchors a lively cast by J. Kelly Nestruck

His debauched knight, transplanted from Shakespeare’s Henriad, is calculating and objectionable, but almost loses the spotlight to Tom Rooney’s Ford

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:10PM

by Thomas Garvey

The Word made gay flesh: Stephen Spinella and Michael Esper in iHo.In the beginning was the Word, St. John tells us. Only Tony Kushner might add, "And in the middle was the Word. Plus in the…

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 02:09PM

Marin Hinkle and Mather Zickel Create Extraordinary Roles by Pauline Adamek

Set in present-day Cambodia, David Wiener’s drama Extraordinary Chambers is about an American couple entangled in the tumultuous politics of this impoverished and largely rural Southeast A…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:08PM

What's Hot on Broadway June 2011 by Broadwaychannel

What's Hot on Broadway June 2011 From: BroadwayChannel Views: 220 8 ratings Time: 02:55 More in Entertainment

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:06PM

Broadway beams its offerings via movie screens

NEW YORK - Movie theaters in the next few weeks will be filled with stories about misbehaving pandas, heroic mutants,...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 02:03PM

Recap of the 56th Annual Drama Desk Awards by [email protected] (sandi Durell)

This year’s Drama Desk Awards on May 23rd, was a unique experimental happening that included a sit down dinner, a live band with Music Director Ozzie Melendez, a post-ceremony receptio…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:03PM

EXCLUSIVE: Laura Osnes and Jeremy Jordan Are Outlaws Bonnie and Clyde in NYC Reading of Musical in June by Kenneth Jones

The new musical Bonnie and Clyde, a blues-and-rockabilly-flavored show by Frank Wildhorn, Don Black and Ivan Menchell, will get an industry presentation June 9-10 in Manhattan in anticipatio…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:01PM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Broadway Channel June 2011 Program by Broadwaychannel

Broadway Channel June 2011 Program June is an exciting month for The Broadway Channel® welcoming an irresistible odd escape, Cirque du Soleil's ZARKANA. This production transforms t…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:56PM

Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's Belongings to Transfer to West End's Trafalgar Studios by Andy Propst

Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's Belongings will transfer to Trafalgar Studios 2, to run June 16 - July 9. Maria Aberg will direct the production, originally seen at the Hampstead Theatre. In t…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:56PM

Bway's MAMMA MIA! Reaches 4000 Performances!

Benny Andersson and Bjrn Ulvaeus' Broadway smash hit musical MAMMA MIA celebrates 4,000 performances in its landmark 10th Anniversary year at the Winter Garden Theatre tonight.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:55PM

Jerusalem Playwright Jez Butterworth on the Englishness of His Work, the Tonys and Writing for Mark Rylance by Jez Butterworth

About the author: Accomplished British scribe Jez Butterworth’s works Parlour Song, The Night Heron and Mojo have received New York mountings, but Jerusalem marks his first Broad…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:51PM

Noises Off – review by Alfred Hickling

Theatre-by-the-Lake, KeswickKeswick's Theatre-by-the-Lake was awarded a 22% increase in the Arts Council's spending review, yet the opening of the summer season was one of those evenings in …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:45PM

Tristan Sturrock Will Join Deborah Cox in Workshop of New Broadway-Aimed Musical Josephine by Andrew Gans

Singer-songwriter Deborah Cox, who starred in the title role of the Broadway production of Aida, will portray the late, legendary Josephine Baker in a workshop production of the new musical …

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:40PM

Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross to Star in Private Lives by Brian Scott Lipton

Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross will star as Amanda and Elyot in the upcoming Toronto production of Noel Coward's Private Lives, to be presented by Mirvish Productions in the Royal Alexandr…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:36PM

Roundabout Underground Features SUICIDE, INCORPORATED, 10/14-11/6

Roundabout Theatre Company Todd Haimes, Artistic Director is pleased to announce a new Roundabout Underground production Suicide, Incorporated, a new play by Andrew Hinderaker, directed by J…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:29PM

Lord of the Flies – review by Brian Logan

Open Air, LondonThere are few stages more apt to evoke a desert island than the Open Air Theatre's. This Regent Park venue's oasis-like qualities scarcely need embellishment to double a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:25PM

U.S. Screenings of Broadway's Importance of Being Earnest Begin June 2; NYC Run Continues by Kenneth Jones and Andrew Gans

The high-def digital film of Roundabout Theatre Company's critically acclaimed, Tony Award-nominated Broadway production of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:21PM

PHOTO CALL: Euan Morton Celebrates New Album With Birdland Concert by Matthew Blank

Tony nominee Euan Morton celebrated the release of his new solo recording, "Caledonia – The Homecoming," with a May 29 concert at Birdland.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:21PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Brand, Baldwin in ROCK OF AGES!

ROCK OF AGES, directed by Adam Shankman, recently started filming in Miami Florida. The film stars Tom Cruise as Stacee Jaxx, Diego Boneta as Drew, Julianne Hough as Sherrie, Russell Brand a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:14PM

Donald Sutherland to Join Woody Harrelson, Jennifer Lawrence, et al. in Hunger Games Film by Dan Bacalzo

Donald Sutherland will play the role of President Snow in the forthcoming Lionsgate film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' trilogy, The Hunger Games, according to The Hollywood Reporter. …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:13PM

Theater Review: Chekhov's Villain Gives an Audience Someone to Root For by Matt Wolf

"The Cherry Orchard" at the National Theatre in London is deliberately jarring, and a young playwright ventures on "The Acid Test.''

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:05PM

Mamma Mia! Celebrates 4,000th Performance May 31 by Andrew Gans

The hit Benny Andersson-Björn Ulvaeus musical Mamma Mia! celebrates its 4,000th performance May 31 at the Winter Garden Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Streep Tease to Play Joe's Pub June 27 by Dan Bacalzo

The Los Angeles production of Streep Tease: An Evening of Meryl Streep Monologues performed by an All-Male Cast will arrive in New York for a one night only performance at Joe's Pub on …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:55PM

Works of painter who died young get new life by Cate McQuaid, Globe Correspondent

The painter Charles H. Rathbone Jr. lived a short, starry life early in the 20th century. He showed his shimmery landscapes at venues such as the Brooklyn Museum and the National Academy of …

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:54PM

Elton John, Tim Robbins, Wanda Jackson, et al. Set for Festival d'ete de Quebec by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winner Elton John will be among the performers at Festival d'ete de Quebec, which will take place in Quebec City, July 7-17. In addition, Oscar-winning actor and stage star…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:51PM

The Berenstain Bears Will Kick Off New York Engagement With Bronx Zoo Appearance by Michael Gioia

The Berenstain Bears LIVE! in Family Matters, the Musical will arrive in New York City after a 35-week national tour beginning June 25 at the Manhattan Movement and Arts Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:51PM

PHOTO CALL: Naked Boys Singing! Celebrates 3,000 Performances by Matthew Blank

Naked Boys Singing!, the long-running Off-Broadway revue that celebrates male nudity, celebrated its 3000th performance Off-Broadway May 28 at New World Stages.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:47PM

'Suicide Incorporated' to get NYC production by Chris Jones

"Suicide Incorporated," the hit play by Andrew Hinderaker that premiered at the Steep Theatre in Chicago, will get a New York production at the Roundabout Theatre, the company has announced.…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:44PM

Aaron Tveit and Rory O’Malley Perform on Sirius XM Live on Broadway (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

Aaron Tveit, currently starring as Frank Abagnale Jr. in Broadway’s Catch Me If You Can, and Rory O’Malley, a 2011 Tony nominee for The Book of Mormon, recently performed on Siri…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:41PM

Mickey Grossman, talent agent, 1953-2011 by Chris Jones

"In a sometimes-cold industry," said Steven Grossman, "Mickey was the most human of them all. He never emailed. He always made phone calls. And he always remembered families and children." S…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:34PM

Fans Hope to See Jonathan Groff Perform Miracles as Jesus in Godspell by Broadway.com Staff

As the first Broadway revival of Godspell readies for a fall opening, Broadway.com asked which talented young actor you'd like to see take on the role of Jesus Christ. The votes are in, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:33PM

Anything Goes’ Sutton Foster & Joel Grey on WOR “Joan Hamburg Show” tomorrow by Akass

Sutton Foster & Joel Grey, currently starring in Roundabout Theatre Company’s Anything Goes, will be featured on WOR’s “Joan Hamburg Show” tomorrow, Wednesday, June 1st from 1:30…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:31PM

Streep Tease: An Evening of Meryl Streep Monologues To Play Joe's Pub by Andrew Gans

Streep Tease: An Evening of Meryl Streep Monologues performed by an All-Male Cast, critically acclaimed in Los Angeles, will make its New York debut June 27 at 9:30 PM at Joe's Pub.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PM

It's a Rent Reunion for Aaron Tveit and Vanessa Hudgens at Catch Me If You Can by Broadway.com Staff

Vanessa Hudgens is no stranger to musical theater thanks to her star turn as Mimi in last summer's Hollywood Bowl staging of Rent opposite Broadway's Aaron Tveit as Roger. On Ma…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:26PM

Andrew Rannells, Beth Leavel, Nikki M. James Set for BWAY STANDS UP FOR FREEDOM, 7/25

The New York Civil Liberties Union The New York State affiliate of the ACLU today announced a star-studded lineup of award-winning performers for Broadway Stands Up for Freedom, its annual b…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:24PM

The naked truth about nude dancing – in pictures

As a nude French troupe challenges the attitudes of London audiences to the body, we look at uses of nakedness in contemporary dance – to unsettle, to probe and to enlighten

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:23PM

Harriet Harris, Wendie Malick, Jack Plotnick, et al. Set for June 6 Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays by Dan Bacalzo

Harriet Harris, Wendie Malick, Jack Plotnick, Kurtwood Smith, James Patrick Stewart and Nicole Sullivan will perform Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays at The Renberg Theatre, in t…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:20PM

Paul Gross to co-star with Kim Cattrall in ‘Private Lives’ in Toronto this fall

Pair will take the play to Broadway in November after its Toronto run.

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:20PM

Jennifer Lim, Stephen Pucci, James Waterston, et al. Set for Goodman Theater's Chinglish by Andy Propst

The Goodman Theatre has announced casting for David Henry Hwang's Chinglish, to run June 18-July 24. Leigh Silverman will direct the production. The work concerns an American business…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:17PM

Patrick Cassidy, Sarah Pfisterer Set for Reagle's Sound of Music; Gemze de Lappe to Choreograph Oklahoma! by Michael Gioia

Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston's 43rd summer season will include Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! and The Sound of Music.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:17PM

TDF Launches TKTS App for Windows Phone 7!

Theatre Development Fund TDF's popular Official TKTS app is now available for Windows Phone 7. Since the Official TKTS app was released for iPhone users last December and for Android users t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:16PM

Alexandra Burke Offered Role in Stage Adaptation of THE BODYGUARD

According to The Sun, X Factor winner Alexandra Burke has been offered the role that Whitney Houston made her acting debut playing- 'Rachel Meron' in the upcoming stage adaptation of THE BOD…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:11PM

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: My Disaster! Sings by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM

Voting Ends on Friday for the Biggest BroadwayWorld Awards EVER - See Who's Leading!

Voting opened on May 5, 2011 and runs through June 3, 2011 for the 9th Annual BroadwayWorld.com Awards Here are the current standings as of 530

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:02PM

Hottest Articles on BWW 5/24/2011 - 5/31/2011

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com 5242011 - 5312011.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Patrick Cassidy, Sarah Pfisterer Set for Reagle Music Theatre's The Sound of Music by Andy Propst

Sarah Pfisterer will play Maria to Patrick Cassidy's Captain von Trapp in the Reagle Music Theatre's production of The Sound of Music, to run August 5-14. Cassidy's Broadwa…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:53AM

Suicide, Incorporated Will Get NYC Premiere in Roundabout Underground; Jason Moore Will Direct by Kenneth Jones

Roundabout Theatre Company's fall title in its Roundabout Underground program that nurtures new work and emerging writers will be Suicide, Incorporated, a play by Andrew Hinderaker, dire…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:50AM

Suicide, Incorporated Will Get NYC Premiere in Roundabout Underground; Jason Moore Directs by Kenneth Jones

Roundabout Theatre Company's fall title in its Roundabout Underground program that nurtures new work and emerging writers will be Suicide, Incorporated, a play by Andrew Hinderaker, dire…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:50AM

Lincoln Center's Target Free Thursdays to Include Darian Dauchan, Julie Gold by Michael Gioia

Lincoln Center will present Target Free Thursdays, a series of free public performances beginning in June at the David Rubenstein Atrium, that will include performer Darian Dauchan (Twentiet…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:45AM

Verbatim theatre lets the truth speak for itself by Richard Norton-Taylor

From the 7/7 inquest to the inquiry into the death of Baha Mousa, verbatim plays provide the perfect platform for journalistsOver the past few years, as attention spans started to shrink an…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:43AM

MAMMA MIA! Celebrates 4000 Performances on Broadway by Bbbblogger

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ Broadway smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! celebrates 4,000 performances in its landmark 10th Anniversary year at the Winter Garden Theatre tonight. This eve…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 11:41AM

Jason Moore to Direct Roundabout Underground's Suicide, Incorporated by Dan Bacalzo

Jason Moore will direct the new Roundabout Underground production Suicide, Incorporated, a new play by Andrew Hinderaker, to be presented in the Black Box Theatre below the Laura Pels Theatr…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:40AM

Getting Married Reading to Feature Reed Birney, Cady Huffman, Andrea Marcovicci, Emily Skinner by Andrew Gans

The Project Shaw series will continue June 20 with a reading of George Bernard Shaw's classic comedy Getting Married.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:35AM

Tim Rice to stage new musical From Here To Eternity in 2012 by Natalie Woolman

Tim Rice and Lee Menzies are to stage a new musical adaptation of James Jones' From Here To Eternity next year.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:33AM

Grant increases exposure for eta, MPAACT, SIlk Road by Chris Jones

Governors State University says a $50,000 grant from the Chicago Community Turst will allow it to presenta new program called "One More Night," wherein shows from the Chiacgo theaters MPACT,…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:32AM

PHOTO CALL: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Candida, My Fair Lady and More at the Shaw Festival by Krissie Fullerton

The Shaw Fest's 50th summer of presenting plays by the Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw, and other like-minded playwrights includes a line up of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Candida, Hear…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30AM

Beth Leavel, Nellie McKay, Andrew Rannells, John Tartaglia, et al. Set for Broadway Stands Up For Freedom by Dan Bacalzo

Casting has been announced for The New York Civil Liberties Union's benefit show, Broadway Stands Up for Freedom, to be held at the NYU Skirball Center for Performing Arts on Monday, Ju…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:27AM

PHOTO CALL: Broadway's Priscilla Queen of the Desert Celebrates 100 Performances by Matthew Blank

The Broadway production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert celebrated its 100th performance at the Palace Theatre May 27.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AM

PHOTO CALL: Cradle and All, With Maria Dizzia and Greg Keller, Opens Off-Broadway by Krissie Fullerton

Tony Award nominee Maria Dizzia and Greg Keller star in the Off-Broadway world premiere of Daniel Goldfarb's parenting play, Cradle and All, which opened May 25 following previews from M…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AM

Broadway Stands Up for Freedom Concert to Feature Nikki M. James, Andrew Rannells, Beth Leavel, John Gallagher, Jr. by Andrew Gans

The New York Civil Liberties Union will present its annual benefit show, Broadway Stands Up for Freedom, July 25 at the NYU Skirball Center for Performing Arts.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:14AM

Anne Meara, Ben Stiller to Appear at the Nantucket Film Festival by Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee Anne Meara (Anna Christie) and her son, Ben Stiller,  who is currently starring in the Broadway revival of The House of Blue Leaves, will make appearances at the…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:10AM

Reed Birney, Cady Huffman, Andrea Marcovicci, Emily Skinner, et al. Set for Project Shaw's Getting Married by Andy Propst

Reed Birney, Jordan Coughtry, Sue Cremin, David Furr, Cady Huffman, Simon Jones, Andrea Marcovicci, Emily Skinner, Steven Skybell, Robert Stanton, Lindsay Torrey and Jenny Wolpe will be feat…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:06AM

What I learned from last week's American Idol finals. by Ken Davenport

Last week's American Idol finals put two singers chosen by the "American people" downfront and center. And both of them were country singers. And if you think that's some strange c…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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This Week on Broadway for May 30, 2011: Roundup of the (other) Awards by James Marino

Notes and links for the podcast. Panel: Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook Michael Porta…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 10:58AM

Alfie Boe, Hadley Fraser, Alexia Khadime, Caroline Sheen, et al. Set for West End Les Miserables Beginning June 23 by Dan Bacalzo

The West End production of Les Miserables, at the Queen's Theatre, has announced full casting for its forthcoming major cast change, according to WhatsOnStage.com. The production will…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:51AM

Maria Elena Ramirez, Ty Jones, Jordan Baker Will Get INK'D in Playwrights Realm Staged Readings by Michael Gioia

The Playwrights Realm will present INK’D,  a series of staged readings featuring Maria Elena Ramirez (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson), Ty Jones (Enron, Julius Caesar) and Jordan Bak…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:50AM

Marriott Theatre Reconceives and Expands Shout!; Carey Anderson Stars by Kenneth Jones

Shout!, the intimate pop revue selling the sounds of the '60s, as sung by female artists of that time, has been revised and expanded to include eight dancers in Marriott Theatre's ne…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:39AM

Crazy Gary's Mobile Disco – review by Mark Fisher

Tron, GlasgowThere used to be an argument that a play couldn't be called feminist – even one with an all-female cast – if its characters' lives were defined by men. Gary Owen's three-han…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:34AM

PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Anything Goes Tony Nominee Adam Godley by Matthew Blank

Adam Godley, a 2011 Tony nominee for his performance as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh in the Broadway revival of Anything Goes, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM

War Horse by Esther

War Horse, at Broadway's Vivian Beaumont TheatreGratuitous Violins rating: ***1/2 out of ****I've been looking forward to War Horse for about two years, ever since I saw a video of the origi…

SOURCE: Gratuitous Violins at 10:30AM

New York Town's Yellow Brick Road

An historian is battling to preserve the crumbling golden bricks near a railroad station in Peekskill, N.Y., that he believes inspired the yellow brick road in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz."

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 10:29AM

Photos: Tennant & Tate in Wyndham's Much Ado

Josie Rourke's production of Much Ado About Nothing opens at the Wyndham's Theatre tomorrow night (1 June, previews from 16 May) reuniting Doctor Who David Tennant and his former assistant C…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:26AM

THE NORMAL HEART on Broadway: Highlights Reel by Thenormalheartbway

THE NORMAL HEART on Broadway: Highlights Reel TNHYouTube Ellen Barkin (Emmy® Winner, Before Women Had Wings), Patrick Breen (Next Fall), Mark Harelik (Mrs. Warren's Profession), Jo…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:20AM

Danielle Hope, Michael Crawford, Hannah Waddingham Will Be Part of Wizard Of Oz CD Signing by Andrew Gans

Cast members from Andrew Lloyd Webber's new London production of The Wizard Of Oz will make an appearance at the London show-biz shop Dress Circle June 2.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:10AM

Feature: Music Filled with Glee by Andy Propst

Reviews of Matthew Morrison's new disc, Glee: The Music, Volume 6 and Darren Criss' Starship.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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A Preview to "The Glee Project" (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

“The Glee Project,” Oxygen Network’s new reality series, will feature 12 young performers competing for a multi-episode guest-starring role on season three of Fox’s &…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:58AM

Cape Playhouse to Present An Afternoon with Lucie Arnaz by Dan Bacalzo

Cape Playhouse will present An Afternoon with Lucie Arnaz, on Sunday, June 12 at 1pm. The event will include home movies, personal reminiscences, and a question and answer session with the …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:55AM

Judi Dench to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award by Scott Roxborough

Oscar-winner Judi Dench will receive this year's lifetime achievement award, the Crystal Globe, at the 46th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

SOURCE: Backstage at 09:53AM

Musical Based on "A Christmas Story" Film by "Peach" Song Team

Did you see "James and the Giant Peach" when a workshop production of the musical  was presented at Goodspeed Musicals' Norma Terris Theatre in Chester last year? The composers of that …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:51AM

Michael Crawford, David Ganly, Danielle Hope, Hannah Waddingham Set for June 2 Wizard of Oz CD-Signing by Andy Propst

Michael Crawford, David Ganly, Danielle Hope, and Hannah Waddingham will celebrate the release of the new recording of Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of The Wizard of Oz, with a CD-si…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:44AM

Musical Theatre Guild Concludes Season with Bat Boy; New Season to Feature High Fidelity, New Brain, Little Women by Andrew Gans

Casting has been announced for the Musical Theatre Guild's upcoming production of Bat Boy: The Musical, which will be presented June 13 at 7:30 PM at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AM

Jordan Baker, Ty Jones, Wrenn Schmidt, Tobias Segal et al. Set for INK'D by Dan Bacalzo

Casting has been announced for The Playwrights Realm's free and open to the public reading series, INK'D, to be presented at Cherry Lane Studio Theatre. The series will begin on M…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:39AM

Fast Rise of Broadway's Nina Arianda Turns Heads by Mark Kennedy

Currently in the middle of a four-month run of "Born Yesterday" on Broadway, the 26-year-old actress says that when the run ends on July 31 she might spend a week at the beach but then go …

SOURCE: Backstage at 09:35AM

Cuban Ballet to Start U.S. Tour Next Week by Jeff Franks

The Cuban National Ballet heads to the United States next week for a month-long tour that director and ballet legend Alicia Alonso hopes will bring happiness to U.S.-Cuba relations.

SOURCE: Backstage at 09:34AM

New Haarlem Arts Theatre Will Launch with Blues for Mister Charlie and It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues by Andrew Gans

The City College of New York (CCNY) and its Department of Theatre and Speech will launch the New Haarlem Arts Theatre (NHAT), a new professional theatre company in residence at Aaron Davis H…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:30AM

Darian Dauchan, Julie Gold, The Guerrilla Girls, et al. Set for Lincoln Center's Free Thursdays Series in June by Andy Propst

Lincoln Center has announced the lineup of artists that will perform as part of its Free Thursdays series at the David Rubenstein Atrium in June. Theater-based performance will be represent…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:24AM

Ben Rauch, Allen Lewis Rickman, Neva Small and Scott Sussman Set for They Changed Broadway by Andrew Gans

They Changed Broadway, which explores how Jewish talents have helped evolve the American musical, will be presented June 5 at the Richard P. Maraso Performing Arts Center at Monroe Township …

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:20AM

Brendan at the Chelsea, Naughton Studio, Lyric Theatre, Belfast by Jane Coyle

Naughton Studio, Lyric Theatre, Belfast: Over the years, the Chelsea Hotel in the heart of Manhattan has been both a retreat and a final destination for many famous artists and writers. Duri…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:09AM

Late Spring/Early Summer Preview (of Shows Not By Yours Truly) by Jamespeak

You'd think that having a bunch of shows going on would mean I'd have a ton of things to blog about. Well, oddly enough, not only have I been too busy to blog (with both the shows and the ne…

SOURCE: Jamespeak at 09:02AM

Review – Epic by Francesca Beckett

There’s a quote from Lenin that reads, “a single death is a tragedy, one million deaths is just a statistic”. It is impossible to identify with the sufferings of unimaginable n…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:00AM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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#serials@theflea to Begin Third Run on June 9 at The Flea Theater by Andy Propst

The Flea Theater will offer a third installment of its #serials@theflea, to run Thursdays-Saturdays at 11pm, June 9-25, July 14-30, and August 11-20. Created by Bat company members Dominic S…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:51AM

Gossip: Alexandra Burke in the Frame for Bodyguard???

The Sun reports that X Factor winner and pop star Alexandra Burke has been offered the role of Rachel Marron in the planned musical adaptation of The Bodyguard - the role famously played by …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:50AM

Biting the bullet and becoming a triple threat by Corrinne Curtis

It’s coming up to that time of year when a lot of companies are starting to look for panto casts for the Christmas season. It may seem a little too early to be thinking about which fai…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:47AM

Final, final results of Visual Fringe by Elizabeth Maupin

Here are the final (yes, really) numbers from the Visual Fringe, which wound up selling 33 works of art, more than a quarter of what was on display at Lowndes Shakespeare Center during the c…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 08:40AM

Kafka's Monkey – review by Maddy Costa

Young Vic, LondonIf Kathryn Hunter's performance as ape-turned-variety-performer Red Peter were merely physically impressive, it would be startling enough. From the moment she lopes on to th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:40AM

"Guys and Dolls" Kicks off Nutmeg Summer Series at UConn

Ken Clark, Caitlin O'Brient, Sarah Schenkkan, Greg Webster and David Allan Stern head the cast for the musical "Guys and Dolls," the first show of the Connecticut Repertory Theatre's Nutmeg …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:36AM

News: Silbert New Artistic Director of Birminham Rep

Roxana Silbert will replace Rachel Kavanaugh as the artistic director of Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company it was announced today (31 May 2011). Kavanaugh, who has been the creative lead…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:36AM

Primary Stages ESPA Summer Registration by NYTE Small Press

This item from Tessa LaNeve, Director of ESPA The Summer semester at Primary Stages Marvin and Anne Einhorn School of Performing Arts (ESPA) begins in 2 weeks, and there are just a handful o…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 08:26AM

0240: WS Gilbert’s Ages Ago – The Complete Recording by MusicalTalk

MusicalTalk marks the centenary of the death of the father of the modern musical, WS Gilbert, with this exciting, exclusive episode – the complete audio recording of WS Gilbert's Ages Ago,…

SOURCE: musicaltalk.co.uk at 08:02AM

BWW's On This Day - May 31, 2011

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on May 31 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM

A turning point for Angelenos

Legit News: Kavanaugh supports Los Angeles Ballet -- If Ryan Kavanaugh gets his way, Los Angeles will have a world-class ballet company.

SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Gossip: Vegas Brings MIF Theatricality to TV Shopping???

Comedian-turned-actor Johnny Vegas returns to the Manchester International Festival (MIF) this summer with a new show entitled And Another Thing... at the Pavilion Theatre on Albert Square. …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:56AM

News: Musicals Cast: Full Les Mis, Trafalgar Betwixt!

Full casting for the fourthcoming Les Miserables cast change has been announced, with Alexia Khadime, Craig Mather, Katy Secome, Liame Tamne and Lisa-Anne Wood joining the previously reporte…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:48AM

Old Times cast on playing Pinter by Hunter Styles

Shakespeare Theatre Company shifts the tone of their season this spring with Harold Pinter’s Old Times, directed by Artistic Director Michael Kahn. Pinter’s play, first produced in 1971,…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:37AM

Scottish sitcoms: should national jokes be shared with the entire UK? by Brian Logan

Should a local hit be shown more widely? Promoter Tommy Sheppard says yes – and accuses the Beeb of Oxbridge biasIs the best comedy necessarily the most universal? Hackles have been rising…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AM

I Married Wyatt Earp – A Musical Oater by Oscar E. Moore

There’s a whole lotta muddled storytelling going on at 59E59 Street Theaters where “I Married Wyatt Earp” will be ramblin’ on through June 12th.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 07:12AM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Photo: Holden & Shrek Cast 'Believe' on BGT Tonight

The cast of Shrek the Musical will perform "I'm a Believer" on Britain’s Got Talent this evening (31 May 2011) with Amanda Holden, a judge on the ITV show, swapping the safety of the p…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:28AM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare's Globe by John Morrison

When does getting the audience to laugh turn into self-indulgent playing to the gallery? In the Guardian, Michael Billington, always lukewarm about the kind of theatre he finds at Shakespear…

SOURCE: John Morrison at 05:57AM

Interview: Changing of the Guard: Steve Marmion at Soho Theatre

The latest interview in our occasional series is with Steve Marmion, who took over for Lisa Goldman as artistic director of the Soho Theatre in July 2010 and has recently embarked on his fir…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:17AM

Mark Bringelson, Suzan Hanson, Valarie Vinzant, et al. Set for Long Beach Opera's The Difficulty of Crossing a Field by Andy Propst

Long Beach Opera (LBO) has announced casting for The Difficulty of Crossing a Field, to run June 15-18 in the Terrace Theater at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. Andreas Mitisek will …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:16AM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Haunting Julia ***

Alan Ayckbourn’s Haunting Julia starts innocently enough. A dead student’s attic apartment, converted into a shrine to her memory, is visited by the boyfriend, now married to som…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:36AM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Blog: Thumper Theo Falls To Earth

According to the programme of Lord of the Flies, Timothy Sheader's tremendous opening production in this year's Regent's Park season, Theo Cowan, who plays one of the stranded schoolboy…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 02:22AM

Talawa - Britain's Top Black Theatre Company At 25

"Ask Yvonne Brewster how much the theatre industry has changed in 60 years, and the founder of Britain's most high-profile black theatre company says: 'Darling, when I started out, people wo…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:11AM

Ailing bodily, not musically

Although James Levine barely made it through his 40th anniversary season at the Metropolitan Opera, he did so with his stature undiminished.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 02:06AM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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A Dram of Drummhicit

Legit Reviews: To the list of unpalatable things Scottish - -- haggis, bagpipes, tartan skirts -- may be added "A Dram of Drummhicit."

SOURCE: Variety at 01:51AM

Kelli O'Hara to Release New Album, ALWAYS, 5/31

SOUTH PACIFIC star Kelli O'Hara will release her second solo album under the Sh-K-BoomGhostlight label. The album, entitled Always, features 13 tracks consisting of a collection of Broadway…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Short-a-Day: Ron Rash's "The Trusty" by Aaron Riccio

Originally published in The New Yorker, May 16, 2011. Personal enjoyment rating (out of 100): 83.The only problem with Rash's story is that it's a bit too reliable: from the moment we learn …

SOURCE: That Sounds Cool at 01:16AM

TT: Into the woods

In theory, Mrs. T and I divide our time between New York City and an old farmhouse deep in the...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

TT: Almanac

"Any book born of a grudge is built on sand." Wesley Stace, Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

Student playwright spins a 'Spider-Man' tale

A 17-year-old's comic play is inspired by a certain Broadway musical. It will be staged as part of the Blank Theatre Company's Young Playwrights Festival in Hollywood.L.A.'s Blank Theatre Co…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:00AM
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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A tale as eternal as love itself by Leigh Witchel

'GISELLE" is Ameri can Ballet The atre's best, most moving classical production be cause it doesn't fix what's not broken. This tale of betrayal, forgiveness and redemption is more than 150 …

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:50AM

Green Grows the Damn Yankees by Peter Filichia

By Peter Filichia --- It’s a record that will probably never be beaten: The New York Yankees’ Joe DiMaggio got a hit in 56 straight games in 1941. All the pitchers he conquered during …

SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 12:16AM

Review: Stratford’s Wives are not all that merry by Richard Ouzounian

Shakespeare's comedy about adulterous high-jinx falls flat, despite some good performances.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 12:03AM

A Life in the Theatre: Sheldon Harnick by Mervyn Rothstein

Meet the master craftsman Sheldon Harnick, the Tony Award-winning lyricist of Fiddler on the Roof, Fiorello! and She Loves Me.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

EXCLUSIVE: John Cullum, Fred Applegate, Edward Hibbert Among Guests on CD of Vernon Duke's "Lost" Musical Sweet Bye and Bye by Kenneth Jones

PS Classics announced track listing, cover art, special guests and a release date for its world-premiere recording of Vernon Duke and Ogden Nash's musical Sweet Bye and Bye, which opened…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Singer Wesla Whitfield, With American Songbook in Hand, Returns to NYC May 31-June 12 by Kenneth Jones

Wesla Whitfield, the San Francisco vocalist whose albums and concert and cabaret gigs with her music-director husband Mike Greensill celebrate the heritage of theatre music and the American …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Tru, Starring "SNL" Veteran Darrell Hammond, Begins at Bay Street May 31 by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

The Bay Street Theatre launches its 20th season with Jay Presson Allen's Tru, starring "Saturday Night Live" veteran Darrell Hammond, which begins previews May 31.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Gary Griffin, Warren Carlyle, Brent Carver, Geraint Wyn Davies Craft Camelot, Opening May 31 in Canada by Kenneth Jones

Director Gary Griffin's new production of the King Arthur-inspired musical Camelot opens May 31 following previews from April 16 at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's flagship Fest…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Tales of the City "Bites Into That Lotus" As New Musical Opens in San Francisco May 31 by Adam Hetrick

A Midwestern transplant named Maryann Singleton answers an ad to rent a secluded one-bedroom apartment on Russian Hill and is handed the keys to a new life at the mythical address of 28 Barb…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

How to Succeed in Business... Cast Album, With Daniel Radcliffe, Released Digitally May 31 by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway revival cast album of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, starring "Harry Potter" actor Daniel Radcliffe and Tony Award nominee John Larroquette, is avai…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Gary Cole, Kathryn Joosten, "Twilight" Vampire Edi Gathegi Bite Into Superior Donuts Starting May 31 by Kenneth Jones

Gary Cole, Edi Gathegi, Mary Beth Fisher and Kathryn Joosten are among cast members in the Geffen Playhouse production of Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts' Superior Donuts, running May …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Al Pacino One Night Only Presented May 31 by Andrew Gans

Academy Award winner Al Pacino, most recently on Broadway in the acclaimed Public Theater revival of The Merchant of Venice, plays Florida's Ruth Eckerd Hall May 31.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Carnegie Hall Anniversary Concert, Featuring Audra McDonald, Broadcast on PBS May 31 by Andrew Gans

The May 5 concert celebrating Carnegie Hall's 120th anniversary, which was recorded for nationwide broadcast on PBS, makes its debut in the New York metropolitan area as part of WNET'…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

New Solo Album From Kelli O'Hara, "Always," Due May 31; Barnes & Noble Appearance, Too by Andrew Gans

The new solo recording from three-time Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara, "Always," arrives May 31.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Today in Theatre History: MAY 31 by Ernio Hernandez and Robert Viagas

1946 Orson Welles circumnavigated the stage in Around The World , a musical he adapted from the Jules Verne novel, “Around the World in Eighty Days,” Cole Porter provided the mus…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM