Friday, June 10, 2011 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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PHOTO CALL: Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark on Broadway by Matthew Blank

A revised version of the much-in-the-news musical Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark debuted at the Foxwoods Theatre May 12 following a temporary hiatus.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:47PM

Embracing humans, flaws & all by Leigh Witchel

AMERICAN Ballet Theatre's latest full- length ballet is set on a Soviet collec tive farm in the 1930s, but the subject is straight from yesterday's headlines. Alexei Ratmansky's warm, funny …

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One-acts feel incomplete by Frank Scheck

A good one-act play should feel complete unto itself. Unfortunately, as the offerings in the Ensemble Studio Theatre's "Marathon 2011: Series B" too often demonstrate, contemporary playwrigh…

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Friday, June 10, 2011 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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A Sneak Peek at the Tonys with Host Neil Patrick Harris

Harris gave CBS "Early Show" co-anchor Chris Wragge a preview of the Sunday's Tony Awards at New York's Beacon Theatre.

SOURCE: Tony Awards at 10:50PM

The Dramatists Guild’s First National Conference by Tim

This morning at the Dramatists Guild’s first national conference, I was on a panel with @AndieArthur and Roland Tec of Extra Criticum, where we talked about blogs and twitter and tumb…

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Planet Connections Interview - Sabrina M. Paterson of "Monster" by [email protected] (byrne Harrison)

By Byrne Harrison Name: Sabrina M Paterson Play: Monster Relationship to production: Playwright Website: www.planetconnections.org/monster-hold How did you first get involved in theatre? …

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 10:45PM

Planet Connections Interview - Takeo Rivera of "Goliath" by [email protected] (byrne Harrison)

By Byrne Harrison Name: Takeo Rivera Play: Goliath Relationship to production: Playwright Website: www.poetictheater.com/goliath How did you first get involved in theatre? In college, I w…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 10:33PM

Gary Beach, Eric Kunze, et al. Set for California Musical Theatre's Music Circus Season

Casting for the 61st Music Circus season has been completed. After auditioning performers in New York, Los Angeles and Sacramento, California Musical Theatre Artistic Director Glenn Casale h…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:20PM

Planet Connections Interview - Kimberly Pau of "Bomb Shelter" by [email protected] (byrne Harrison)

By Byrne Harrison Name: Kimberly Pau Play: BOMB SHELTER Relationship to production: Writer/Producer Website: http://www.kimberlypau.com/ How did you first get involved in theatre? My aunt…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 10:20PM

Then We Got HELP! 2.11: "Room in the Hot Tub" by Zack

This is my second episode. I feel so blessed to have gotten the opportunity to write for this wonderful show and these extraordinary actors.

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 10:16PM

Planet Connections Interview - Anne Berlin of "Howling Hilda" by [email protected] (byrne Harrison)

By Byrne Harrison Name: Anne Berlin Musical: HOWLING HILDA Relationship to production: Playwright/Book & Lyrics/Producer Website: http://planetconnections.org/howlinghilda/ How did you…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 10:08PM

Planet Connections Interview - Christina Quintana of "The Recession Club" by [email protected] (byrne Harrison)

By Byrne Harrison Name: Christina Quintana Play: The Recession Club Relationship to production: Playwright Website: http://www.unabridgedcq.com/ www.planetconnections.org/therecessionclub …

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 10:00PM
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Planet Connections Interview - Marisol Tirelli Rivera of "Galileo the Musical" by [email protected] (byrne Harrison)

By Byrne Harrison Photo by Nathalie Zaro Name: Marisol Tirelli Rivera Play: Galileo the Musical Relationship to production: Book writer/Librettist Website: _gaia studio How did you first g…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 09:50PM

Festive night at comedy fest

Demetri Martin, lawyer. That was the plan. After graduating from Yale University, Martin finished two years of law school at New York University on a full scholarship before dropping out t…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 09:46PM

2011 Tony Awards Ballot

The 65th annual Tony Awards ceremony Sunday, June 12, airs live from the Beacon Theatre, New York, on CBS. Follow the nominees and winners with our online ballot.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 09:33PM

Sleep No More - Studio 360 by Kurt Andersen

Sleep No More may be the most unusual, fantastical take on Macbeth ever produced. The London-based theater company Punchdrunk has transformed 100,000 square feet of New York City warehouse …

SOURCE: Studio 360 at 09:28PM

This Sunday Could Belong to 'Mormon'

If conventional wisdom holds, Sunday night's Tony Awards ceremony will shower a deluge of trophies upon 'The Book of Mormon.'

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Friday, June 10, 2011 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Lighthousekeeping (New Leaf Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

      Every new beginning leads to a new beginning          New Leaf Theatre presents        Lighthousekeeping …

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 08:59PM

The Nominees' Six-Word Memoirs

At the Tony Nominees Luncheon, held at the InterContinetal Times Square on May 31, our friends at SMITH Magazine asked the 2011 Tony Award nominees to describe how they felt in six-word memo…

SOURCE: Tony Awards at 08:51PM

Reviews - "Two Into One" and "The Belle of Amherst" in Philadelphia by Tim Dunleavy

At first, Willey's biggest problem is how to deal with a Russian (Jeff Berry) who is apparently a graduate of the Basil Fawlty School for Bumbling Foreign Waiters. But then we learn that Wil…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:17PM
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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FRINGE: The Sum of My Parts by Michael Mullen

Ever since I was a little boy, I’ve struggled with who I am. I think that I was meant to be a woman. As a kid, I would play with dolls and dress up in my mother’s closet when my parent…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 07:59PM

Maura Tierney, Steven Weber Lead Williamstown Theatre Festival's THREE HOTELS

Artistic Director Jenny Gersten announced today the full cast and creative team for Jon Robin Baitz's Three Hotels, opening the Main Stage productions for the 2011 Williamstown Theatre Festi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:51PM

RADAR L.A.: The Word Begins by Steve Connell

When I graduated UCLA as an actor and playwright, poetry and stand up were just things I dabbled in. Then I discovered Da Poetry Lounge on Fairfax. For the next two years, I not only perfo…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 07:50PM

Review: The Gift by Alison Croggon

*NB: Major spoilers after the fold*Deadpan irony is a perilous art. Australians are reflexively ironic, and can find themselves disconcerted when the irony doesn't carry, when a flip stateme…

SOURCE: Theatre Notes at 07:45PM

Bebe Neuwirth to Host Fire Island Dance Festival 17

BroadwayWorld.com has learned that two-time Tony Award-winner Bebe Neuwirth will host Fire Island Dance Festival 17, the most-anticipated cultural event of the Fire Island season as Dancers …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:32PM

The Week in Culture Pictures, June 10 by The New York Times

A slide show of photographs of cultural events from this week.

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This week's new dance by Judith Mackrell

English National Ballet: Strictly Gershwin, LondonWhile the Royal Ballet aims to fill 10,000 seats at the O2, English National Ballet is vamping the Albert Hall with Derek Dean's Strictly Ge…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:23PM

This week's new comedy by James Kettle

Peacock And Gamble, NottinghamComedy podcasts have a habit of gaining a life of their own. In recent times, we've seen Olly Mann and Helen Zaltzman's excellent Answer Me This! getting turned…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:23PM

This week's new theatre by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

Pitlochry Festival Theatre summer seasonThere are plenty of UK theatres with a claim to having beautiful settings, but few are as delightful as that enjoyed by the Pitlochry Festival Theatre…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:23PM

Ross Noble's Twitter tour of Britain

On his latest tour, the comedian put himself in the hands of his Twitter followers, who led him to tiny pubs, top pies, and an encounter with a very famous dogAs a stand-up comic I have spen…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:22PM

The country house and the English novel by Blake Morrison

From Austen to Waugh to McEwan, great novelists have been drawn to stately homes. Why are grand country houses such a national literary obsession, asks Blake MorrisonThe stately homes of Eng…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:21PM

Photo Flash: New SPIDER-MAN 2.0 Production Photos - First Look!

In one of the most highly anticipated openings in recent Broadway memory, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark officially celebrates their opening night on Tuesday, June 14 th at the Foxwoods Theatr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:12PM

Bo Burnham, comic 'most likely to earn £1m', goes from YouTube to your town by James Kettle

The 20-year-old could be his generation's Steve Martin, but right now he's pleased to be knocking around with Tim KeyWinchester, Andover, Ipswich: all towns that you might expect any aspirin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:07PM

‘Book of Mormon’ Cast Album Available for $1.99 at Amazon.com

Have you fallen head over heels for ‘The Book of Mormon’ on Broadway? If so, you are in good company as everyone from Neil Patrick Harris to Judd Apatow have been lighting up Twitter sin…

SOURCE: broadway.me at 07:00PM

Why No Solo Album for Lea Michele? Blame Movies.

E! Online took on the topic de jour on Wednesday, shining a spotlight on the highly perplexing situation of where is Lea Michele’s recording contract? The recent success of her less talent…

SOURCE: broadway.me at 07:00PM
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Tickets Go on Sale for THE MOUNTAINTOP, 6/12

Tickets for the Broadway premiere of the 2010 Olivier Award winning Best Play, The Mountaintop by Katori Hall starring Samuel L. Jackson as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., go on sale Sunday, Ju…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:57PM

Still sad and still strange, "The Shaggs" are back by Jocelyn Noveck, Ap National Writer

"My girls are gonna play in a band!" declares Austin Wiggin in "The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World." Aw. Isn't it nice, with Father's Day coming and all, to hear a dad dream big for his dau…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 06:54PM

THIS WEEK IN PICTURES: June 4-10 by Bww Special Coverage

Whether you've been living under a rock for the past week, or you're just in the mood for a recap of everything theatre, BroadwayWorld's new feature, 'This Week in Pictures' is here to satis…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:39PM

A Rising Talent Finds Inspiration In A Theater Vet

Nina Arianda is dazzling playgoers in a revival of Born Yesterday; a few blocks away, British-American actor Mark Rylance is performing in Jerusalem — after wowing critics earlier this sea…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:31PM

BWW TV: Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special - Victoria Clark on Why She'd Be 'Okay' With Two Tonys by Broadway Beat

Broadway Beat brings you a special interview with Victoria Clark, Best Featured Actress in a Musical nominee for Sister Act. Clark won the 2005 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Music…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:19PM

The Afternoon Report, Friday, June 10, 2011 by Bbbblogger

Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Friday, June 10, 2011 The Friday Broadway Ticker:  click on hyperlinked items for more information ANYTHING GOES’ Sutton Foster & “Sesam…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 06:05PM

Get Your Tickets, Samuel L Jackson Coming to Broadway as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr by [email protected] (suzanna Bowling)

Tickets for the Broadway premiere of the 2010 Olivier Award winning Best Play, The Mountaintop by Katori Hall starring Samuel L. Jackson as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., go on sale Sunday, Ju…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 06:02PM

2011 Tony Awards to Be Presented at Beacon Theatre June 12 by Zachary Stewart

The 2011 Tony Awards will be presented at The Beacon Theatre on Sunday, June 12 and broadcast on CBS. Neil Patrick Harris will host. The show will feature numbers from the 2011 Tony-nomina…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Williamstown Theatre Festival Announces Full Cast for A Streetcar Named Desire by Dan Bacalzo

Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced the full cast for its production of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, to be presented June 22 - July 3. As previously reported,…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:46PM

STAGE TUBE: John Cleese Talks A FISH CALLED WANDA Musical!

As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, A Fish Called Wanda is being given musical treatment by original screenwriter John Cleese and his daughter Camilla. Bill Bailey has been recruited t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:45PM

Anything Goes’ Sutton Foster & “Sesame Street’s” Elmo featured on EW.com by Akass

Sutton Foster and Elmo talk ‘Sesame Street,’ premiere clip from the Broadway star’s upcoming appearance Watch the video and read the full feature here: http://popwatch.ew.c…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:40PM

Bob Martin: from Drowsy Chaperon to sitcom shrink by Gayle Macdonald

His complex relationship with one neurotic patient is the focus of the new CBC-TV series

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:30PM

Playing Against the House by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO Show #53: Nobody Move, Intersection for the Arts/Campo Santo, June 5. By Sam Hurwitt Everybody in Nobody Move is on the move. More specifically, they’re on th…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 05:23PM

2011 Tony Awards Preview: Best Featured Actress in Musical

Two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone seeks her third statue for her role as the spirited Lucia in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Fellow Women... alum Laura Benanti has he…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:21PM

Danny Glover, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Kiefer Sutherland Set for FOX's Touch by Andy Propst

Stage veterans Danny Glover and Gugu Mbatha-Raw will join the previously announced Kiefer Sutherland in FOX's Touch, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series has been created by…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:15PM

Susan Blackwell Invites Arcadia Tony Nominee Billy Crudup into the Kitchen for Some Serious Side by Side Cooking by Broadway.com Staff

Something's cooking between Tony-nominated Arcadia star Billy Crudup and Broadway.com's Susan Blackwell! No, the duo isn't romantically involved. Blackwell recently invited the d…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:14PM

STAGE TUBE: Rory O'Malley, Gavin Creel, et al. Support Marriage Equality

The Human Rights Campaign is America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender LGBT equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:10PM

ArtsBeat: Tony Picks From a Young Playwright by Erik Piepenburg

A 12-year-old young playwright shares her thoughts on the Tony Awards.

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The Diary: Lucy Prebble

While working on her latest play, the playwright discovers that the way we remember things does not work as she had supposed

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 05:03PM

CHART TOPPERS: Top-Grossing Broadway Productions, Week of May 30-June 5 by Michael C. Gioia

Here are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of May 30-June 5, 2011, as reported by The Broadway League. MUSICALS Wicked (Gerswhin Theatre), $1,705,602 The Lion King (Minskoff…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:03PM

LOVELAND by Bill Stevenson

This beautifully executed revival boasts a cast and a grandeur that do justice to one of Sondheim’s greatest musicals.

SOURCE: Theater News Online at 05:02PM

The Book of Mormon: South Park takes the missionary position by J. Kelly Nestruck

Trey Parker and Matt Stone hit the bull’s eye with an irreverent and heartwarming take on two American naifs’ Mormon mission to Uganda

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:00PM

Bard on the Beach 2011: Shakespeare, as we like him by Marsha Lederman

Under a bigger (and more comfortable) new tent, Bard on the Beach delivers Shakespeare’s As You Like It with a stunning view of English Bay

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:00PM

Opera at Spoleto over the moon - sometimes a bit too far by Paula Citron

Three productions at Spoleto USA are decidedly ambitious, but occasionally could do with a less-is-more approach

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:00PM
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Anything Goes Star Sutton Foster on Her 10-Year Plan, Tony Dress Torture & Unpadded Butt by Broadway.com Staff

Before ever setting foot on stage as Reno Sweeney in the latest revival of Anything Goes, Sutton Foster stopped by Broadway.com's studio to chat with Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:58PM

PHOTO CALL: Moisés Kaufman's Adaptation of Tennessee Williams' One Arm Opens Off-Broadway by Matthew Blank

Tennessee Williams' unproduced screenplay One Arm came to life June 9 when the new stage adaptation by Moisés Kaufman, which features Claybourne Elder and Noah Bean, officially op…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:51PM

MTW's MUSIC MAN delights by Bob Curtright

Music Theatre of Wichita marches jauntily into its 40th Anniversary season with THE MUSIC MAN.

SOURCE: Kansas.com at 04:47PM

Songs from The Book of Mormon

If you’ve ever watched South Park, you know that a few of Trey Parker and Matt Stone's favorite things are organized religion and musical theater.  In 2003, they did a musical episode a…

SOURCE: Studio 360 at 04:46PM

Lea Michele Not in the Running for Funny Girl Revival Says Director Bartlett Sher by Broadway.com Staff

Despite frequent chatter, Glee star Lea Michele will not play Fanny Brice in Bartlett Sher's Los Angeles revival of Funny Girl, the director told The New York Times. While Sher says he d…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:36PM

Broadway.com: Broadway Fashion Icon – TAMMY BLANCHARD Shows Us HOW TO SUCCEED on the Red Carpet

When it comes to fashion, too much is not enough for sexy secretary Hedy La Rue in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Tony-nominated actress Tammy Blanchard, on the other han…

SOURCE: The Hartman Group at 04:28PM

Giselle! Giselle! by Deidre Moore

On Friday, May 27th, I attended the final weekend for LA Ballet’s performance of Giselle at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. The ballet Giselle is near and dear to my heart because it …

SOURCE: www.fineartsla.com at 04:25PM

Hoodoo Voodoo by Rob Weinert-Kendt

I'll be traveling next week, mostly for this conference you may have heard about. I leave you with the strong recommendation to catch Tanya Saracho's Enfrascada, a Clubbed Thumb production, …

SOURCE: The Wicked Stage at 04:24PM

Photo Flash: ACT's TALES OF THE CITY Celebrates Opening Night!

American Conservatory Theater's A.C.T. highly anticipated production of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City has been extended an additional two weeks through July 24 due to unprecedented de…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:17PM

Fans hope Tonys will save struggling Broadway shows | Crain's New York Business by Miriam Kreinin Souccar

A number of productions struggling at the box office are hoping that publicity from the Tony Awards telecast this Sunday will help attract new audiences.

SOURCE: Crain's at 04:15PM

STAGE TUBE: Neil Patrick Harris Gives a Tonys Sneak Peek

The Tony Awards will be broadcast live, from the Beacon Theatre on CBS, Sunday, June 12th, 800 - 1100 p.m. ETPT time delay. The 2011 Tony Awards are presented by the Broadway League and the …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:10PM

YouTube - Show People: Sutton Foster

Sutton Foster on the Tony Awards and Her Star Turn as Reno Sweeney in "Anything Goes"

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:09PM

Photo Flash: Kristin Scott Thomas in BETRAYAL at the Comedy Theatre

Ian Ricksons production of Harold Pinters Betrayal stars Kristin Scott Thomas, Douglas Henshall and Ben Miles

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:07PM

USC Annenberg Debuts Engine28 Pop-Up News Room by La Stage Alliance

Engine28 is a pop-up newsroom that is mostly about experimentation, journalists engaged in a shoulder-to-shoulder editing experience, trying out media and voices and approaches in the name o…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 04:07PM

A Month of Mormon Day 28: Tony Nominee Andrew Rannells on the Show's Anthem 'I Believe' by Broadway.com Staff

It's time for the final chapter of Broadway.com's The Book of Mormon video series. In our last entry, Tony nominee Andrew Rannells, who plays chipper missionary Elder Price, discusse…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:02PM

Theatre Winter Haven needs musical director for ‘Evita’ by Elizabeth Maupin

Here’s an emergency request from director Katrina Ploof: Theatre Winter Haven, a large community based theatre located in Winter Haven Florida, is in need of an experienced Musical Dir…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 04:02PM

FROM THE 2011 TONY PLAYBILL: Who Was the Original "Tony"? by Ellis Nassour

The Tony Award, unlike the Grammy and Emmy, is named for a real person. Meet the late, great star.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PM
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Tony Nominee Chat: Motherf**er Yul Vazquez Talks ‘Blazing Trails and Breaking Furniture’ on Broadway by Broadway.com Staff

Tony night is drawing ever nearer, and Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek checked in with the current nominees soon after they got the news they’d be walking this year’s …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:53PM

U.K's Bush Theatre Plans Biblical Epic; Tim Rice, Christopher Shinn and Neil LaBute Contribute by Adam Hetrick

Tony-winning lyricist Tim Rice and playwrights Christopher Shinn and Neil LaBute will be among 66 writers who will unite to pen a biblical stage epic based on the King James Bible, according…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:52PM

Ethan Hawke & More Step Out to Celebrate Moises Kaufman’s One Arm on Opening Night by Broadway.com Staff

The rain outside was torrential, but the mood inside the Acorn Theatre was high—not to mention dry!—on the June 9 opening night of One Arm, the latest offering from off-Broadway&…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:49PM

Cooking with "Arcadia" Star Billy Crudup in "Side by Side by Susan Blackwell" by Broadwaycom

Cooking with "Arcadia" Star Billy Crudup in "Side by Side by Susan Blackwell" "Arcadia" star Billy Crudup shares the recipe for his grandmother's fudge pie…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:47PM

Broadway Stars Speak Out to Support Marriage Equality (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

Broadway stars including Nick Adams (Priscilla Queen of the Desert), Charlie Williams (How to Suceed…), Hunter Bell ([title of show]), Gavin Creel (Hair) and Rory O’Malley (The Book …

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:37PM

Theater Reviews: The Not-Exactly-Lost Tennessee Williams Returns; Plus: The Tiny Thriller That Could -- Vulture by Scott Brown

One Arm, Moisés Kaufman's fast, fierce, brutally beautiful stage adaptation of an unproduced screenplay by Tennessee Williams, is more than a play: It's a time machine. Kaufman has retrieve…

SOURCE: New York Magazine at 03:30PM

Ailey Dance Camp Coming to Newark by Felicia R. Lee

A six-week program for middle school students.

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Daisy Eagan and Gay Marshall Join Lineup for A Night of A Thousand Judys Benefit at Joe's Pub by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Daisy Eagan, Gay Marshall and Emily Bergl have joined the lineup for A Night of a Thousand Judys, a special presentation of "The Meeting*" hosted by MAC nominee J…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:25PM

Tony Nominee Chat: Bengal Tiger's Arian Moayed Doesn't Want to Clash with Al Pacino on the Red Carpet by Broadway.com Staff

As the Tony nominees ready to head to the Beacon Theatre for Broadway's biggest night on June 12, Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek caught up with this year's actors to chat…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:23PM

Jesus Christ Superstar

Legit Reviews: Tough and tender, slick and stunning, sacred and profane, the new production Des McAnuff has mounted in Canada has "Broadway-bound" stamped on every electrifying minute of it.

SOURCE: Variety at 03:21PM

Photo Coverage: English National Ballet Performs 'Strictly Gershwin' at The Royal Albert Hall

On Wednesday, June 8, the English National Ballet performed their 'Strictly Gershwin' performance, presented by Raymond Gubbay and The Royal Albert Hall. BroadwayWorld brings you photo cover…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:21PM

War Horse by Rodney Sexton

Okay, I am late to the rodeo. Nevertheless. . .Imagine how much more brilliant Lion King could have been if Julie Taymor had spent even a fraction of her time during the development period f…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 03:13PM

Martial Arts Comedy Jump to Close Before Officially Opening by Broadway.com Staff

Martial arts comedy Jump is closing before it officially opened. The show will end its run June 12 at off-Broadway's New World Stages, where it began previews on May 11. Opening night wa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:11PM

Godly Glamour! See The Book of Mormon Nominee Nikki M. James Look for the Perfect Tony Gown by Broadway.com Staff

As charming African villager Nabulungi in The Book of Mormon, Tony nominee Nikki M. James costume consists merely of a tattered, soiled dress. That will all change for James come J…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:08PM
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Show People: Sutton Foster on the Tony Awards and Her Star Turn as Reno Sweeney in "Anything Goes" by Broadwaycom

Show People: Sutton Foster on the Tony Awards and Her Star Turn as Reno Sweeney in "Anything Goes" From: Broadwaycom Views: 73 9 ratings Time: 21:34 More in Entertainment

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:52PM

Gregg Edelman, Liz McCartney, et al. Set for Drury Lane Theatre's Sweeney Todd by Andy Propst

Drury Lane Theatre has announced casting for Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Sweeney Todd, to run August 11 - October 9. Rachel Rockwell will direct and choreograph the production.…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:49PM

Photo Flash: First Look at LCT3's 4000 MILES

LCT3's production of 4000 Miles, a new play by Amy Herzog, directed by Daniel Aukin, opens on Monday June 20 at 645 pm at The Duke on 42nd Street, a New 42nd Street project 229 West 42 Stree…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:45PM

Bloody Bloody Scenic Designer Donyale Werle Turns Taxidermy Into a Tony Nomination by Adam Hetrick

Last October Donyale Werle made her full-fledged Broadway debut as the scenic designer of the emo-rock musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. After designing the production downtown at the Pu…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:45PM

First Look! Kristin Scott Thomas Stirs Up Trouble in West End Betrayal by Broadway.com Staff

Close friends are getting a litle too close over at London's Comedy Theatre, where Kristin Scott Thomas leads the cast of a revival of Harold Pinter's Betrayal. The play follows the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:36PM

Riz's Blog Review: "Mad Bomber" at Waterbury's Seven Angels Theatre

The show: "Mad Bomber" The place: Seven Angels Theatre, Plank Road, Hamilton Pavillion, Waterbury. What is it?: The world premiere of a musical with a cast of 24 (a few pros mixed with area …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:33PM

A Look at Celebrity Autobiography Saluting the Tony Awards (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

The 2009 Drama Desk Award-winning Celebrity Autobiography performed a special one-night-only Broadway-themed edition—Celebrity Autobiography Salutes the Tony Awards—June 6 at New York’…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:32PM

Annoyance of the Week by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

All week long I've been extremely annoyed by the headlines like "Angela Lansbury Says Lady Gaga Perfect for MAME on Broadway."   This particular headline comes from Broad…

SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 02:32PM

Bengal Tiger Will Be Seen in Germany, Italy, France; London Discussions Underway by Andrew Gans

Rajiv Joseph's Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, starring Robin Williams as the self-questioning title character who roams a haunted patch of Iraq, circa 2003, will end its limited Broadw…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:26PM

Will Piper Perabo be embraced by Emmys for her 'Covert Affairs'? [Video] by [email protected]

Piper Perabo credits senior editors Rob Licuria and Chris Beachum as being her "good luck charm" when it comes to gaining awards recognition for her new series "Covert Affairs…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:25PM

A leading role

As 'War Horse' and 'Jerusalem' vie for the Tonys, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson reports on what it takes to make a British play pay on Broadway

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ArtsBeat: Search for the New 'Funny Girl' Goes Online by Patrick Healy

Want to star as Fanny Brice? Here's your chance.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:15PM

PHOTO FLASH: Michael Cerveris, Heather Headley, Derek Jacobi et al. at Chicago Shakespeare Gala by Dan Bacalzo

Tony Award winners Michael Cerveris and Heather Headley were among the performers at Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Silver Jubilee Gala, held at the company's home on Navy Pier on M…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:14PM

Tonys, Local One reach pact

Legit News: Red carpet goes on, both sides mum on details -- The red carpet is saved.

SOURCE: Variety at 02:10PM

Joshua Henry, You Win the Tony of My Heart by Lucky

What’s better than seeing Joshua Henry in a Broadway show? Seeing Joshua Henry in two Broadway shows in a single season. And… bonus prize! He got a Tony nom for one of them. Afte…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 02:07PM

Neil Patrick Harris Gives a 2011 Tony Award Preview on CBS (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

Neil Patrick Harris, who recently starred in the New York Philharmonic production of Company, is set to host the 2011 Tony Awards that will air live from the Beacon Theatre in New York June …

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:07PM

Irving Azoff, Liberty Media's John Malone consider taking Live Nation private

Live Nation Entertainment Chairman Irving Azoff and major shareholder John Malone, chairman of the cable television and entertainment conglomerate Liberty Media Corp., are looking at the pos…

SOURCE: Ticket News at 02:04PM

Danny Glover Joins Kiefer Sutherland in Upcoming Fox Series, "Touch" by Michael Gioia

Theatre World Award winner Danny Glover will join stage and screen actor Kiefer Sutherland in the new Fox series "Touch," likely to air mid-season, according to The Hollywood Repor…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Tracy Morgan Apologizes for Homophobic Remarks

As reported earlier today, comedian Tracy Morgan has been taking a lot of heat for the stand-up routine that he performed in Nashville last week, in which he went into a homophobic rant. Now…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:59PM

HERE Announces Line-up for Banners & Cranks: A Cantastoria Festival by Dan Bacalzo

HERE has announced the line-up for Banners & Cranks: A Cantastoria Festival, to be held June 19-26. The festival features puppeteers and artists from far and wide in performances combin…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:58PM

JUMP Fails to Land; Set to Close 6/12 Prior to Opening

Jump, the internationally-renowned live-action martial arts comedy created by Yegam, Inc. Productions, currently playing at Off-Broadway's New World Stages 340 West 50th Street will play its…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:57PM

Set the Tony Table: Prepping for Broadway’s Biggest Party Night by Broadway.com Staff

While Broadway.com staffers are (happily!) hunched over our computers on the evening of June 12, the rest of theater-loving America will be raising a glass at Tony Awards parties. With a lit…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:51PM

Bottoms Up! Broadway.com's Official 2011 Tony Awards Drinking Game by Beth Stevens

Not to get all frat boy on you, but there are some things that deserve a drinking game, and the 2011 Tony Awards is one of them. Of course, we at Broadway.com don't really need an excuse…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:49PM

A Dish of Tea with Dr Johnson, Featuring Trudie Styler, to Transfer to West End's Arts Theatre by Dan Bacalzo

Trudie Styler will once again appear alongside co-stars Russell Barr and Ian Redford in Out of Joint's A Dish of Tea with Dr Johnson, when the production transfers to the Arts Theatre f…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:34PM

Gyllenhaal , Quinto et al. Win 2011 Tina Award for Best in Off Broadway Achievement!

Every Tony Needs a Tina BestofOffBroadway.com has announced the winners of the 2011 Tina Awards, honoring the best Off-Broadway productions and performances of the 2010-2011 season. Nominees…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:27PM

Martial Arts Comedy, Jump, Falls Flat in NYC; Final Show Is June 12 by Kenneth Jones

Jump, the internationally renowned live-action martial-arts comedy created by Yegam, Inc. Productions, will end its Off-Broadway run prematurely June 12 at New World Stages. Following the ev…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:27PM

STAGE TUBE: CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY Tributes the Tonys!

The 2009 Drama Desk Award winner Celebrity Autobiography performed a special one-night-only Broadway themed edition-Celebrity Autobiography Salutes the Tony Awards-on Monday, June 6 at New Y…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:24PM

North Shore theater marks comeback with charming ‘Lady’ by Don Aucoin, Globe Staff

In brief remarks to the audience before the opening-night performance of “My Fair Lady,’’ North Shore Music Theatre owner Bill Hanney noted that the show represents the kic…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 01:24PM

Breaking: Union & Tony Awards Reach Red Carpet Agreement

Local One of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees IATSE and Tony Award Productions Inc have reached agreement on union staffing of the red carpet staging area for the 201…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:23PM

Jump to End Off-Broadway Run at New World Stages June 12 by Andy Propst

Jump, the live-action martial arts comedy, will play its final performance at Off-Broadway's New World Stages, on June 12. This new version of the show, directed by Jun-Sang Lee, began…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:17PM

Bullet Points for a Busy Week by Chloe Veltman

Brief roundup as I'm nearing the end of a hectic week. 1. The Chorus America Conference is in full swing here in San Francisco. Everyone's talking social media. Tweeted my way through a disc…

SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 01:16PM

STAGE TUBE: 'I Can Do That'- Nikki M. James Edition

Want to know what special skills each of your favorite Tony nominees possess that you may not know about Check out the I Can Do That series, created by Sirius XM's Julie James, which we'll b…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:15PM

RADAR L.A.: State of Incarceration by Los Angeles Poverty Department

LA Poverty Department, based in Skid Row Los Angeles, is a permeable performance ensemble.  In other words, there's a core group of 12-20 people who have worked together on  projects over …

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 01:11PM

Anthony Mackie, Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, et al. Set for Gangster Squad Movie by Andy Propst

Anthony Mackie has joined the cast of the forthcoming film, Gangster Squad, according to a report in Variety. Ruben Fleischer is directing the project, which has a script by Will Beall. Th…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:09PM

Maggie Gyllenhaal, Christian Borle, Zachary Quinto Win Tina Awards by Andrew Gans

BestofOffBroadway.com announced the winners of the 2011 Tina Awards, honoring the best Off-Broadway productions and performances of the 2010-2011 season, June 10.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:05PM

Video Flashback! Rent Inspires Mormon Star Nikki M. James to Live 'La Vie Boheme' on Tony Night by Broadway.com Staff

In the final days leading up to the 2011 Tony telecast, Broadway.com is posting videos of favorite Tony memories of this year’s nominees, with their own commentary. Nikki M. James, a B…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:02PM

ASK PLAYBILL.COM: Can the Tony Awards Be Seen Abroad? by Robert Simonson

A question about whether the June 12 Tony Awards can be seen in South Korea and elsewhere abroad.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PM
Friday, June 10, 2011 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Signature Theatre Company to Feature Athol Fugard as Inaugural Residency Playwright at New Facility by Broadway.com Staff

The Signature Theatre Company will launch its previously announced new permanent home, the Signature Center, in February 2012 with Athol Fugard featured as its inaugural Residency One playwr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PM

Tony Awards and Stage Employee Union Reach Red Carpet Agreement for Sunday Ceremony by Dan Bacalzo

Tony Award Productions Inc. and Local One of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) have reached an agreement on union staffing of the red carpet staging area for t…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:51PM

Video Flashback! Bob Fosse's Big Deal Floors Priscilla Star Tony Sheldon at the 1986 Tonys by Broadway.com Staff

In the final days leading up to the 2011 Tony telecast, Broadway.com is posting videos of favorite Tony memories of this year’s nominees, with their own commentary. Best Actor nominee …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:50PM

Six New TV Series to Shoot in New York, Including NBC's "Smash," ABC's "Pan Am" and CBS' "A Gifted Man" by Michael Gioia

New York will be the home of numerous television series next season: Six new series will be filmed in the Big Apple, including the musical drama "Smash" on NBC; "Pan Am,"…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:50PM

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, June 4-10: Pre-Tony Buzz, Athol Fugard's Signature, Stro Goes Fishin' by Robert Simonson

Broadway's holding its breath this week, as producers await the outcome of this weekend's Tony Awards, which are to be held for the first time at the Beacon Theatre on the Upper West…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:44PM

Seven days on stage – in pictures by Alistair Smith

From Graham Linehan on the Today programme to Deborah Warner describing her critics as 'toads', it's been a spiky week in the theatre. Alistair Smith of the Stage takes a look backAlistair S…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:40PM

Columbia Records Joins NBC's "Smash" for Soundtracks of New Musical Series by Michael Gioia

Columbia Records has nabbed the rights to release soundtracks to NBC's new musical drama series "Smash." Additionally, Columbia has also signed a deal with former "America…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:40PM

Peter Dinklage and Erica Schmidt Expecting First Child by Andy Propst

Actor Peter Dinklage and director Erica Schmidt are expecting their first child, according to a report on TVGuide.com. The couple married in 2005. Dinklage's stage credits include Thi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:39PM

Oswald at the Richmond Shepard Theatre Has Promise by [email protected] (suzanna Bowling)

“Oswald,” by Dennis Richard, is based on the actual interrogation of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man accused of shooting JFK on that fatal day in November. Based on the scribbled note…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:32PM

STAGE PORTRAIT: The 2010-11 Broadway Season by Playbill Staff

Acclaimed illustrator Ken Fallin's drawings of the greatest stars and scenes of the theatrical world are a recurring part of Playbill.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PM

Jackson Gay, Giovanna Sardelli et al. to Direct Cape Cod Theatre Project Shows by Bethany Rickwald

The Cape Cod Theatre Project has announced its directors for the upcoming 2011 season. Each director will be working to develop a new play with CCTP. Director Jackson Gay will team with p…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:29PM

Sources: Stagehands Reach Deal To Work Red Carpet At Tony's

Sources tell NY1 a deal was reached Friday morning with members of the stagehands union to work the red carpet at this year's Tony Awards.

SOURCE: NY1 at 12:27PM

PHOTO CALL: Measure for Measure, With Danai Gurira, Michael Hayden, André Holland, at Shakespeare in the Park by Matthew Blank

André Holland, Lorenzo Pisoni, Reg Rogers and Annie Parisse star in Measure for Measure, which runs in repertory with All's Well That Ends Well as part of the 2011 Shakespeare in the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:27PM

A Month of Mormon Day 27: Watch Tony Nominee Josh Gad 'Man Up' by Broadway.com Staff

The end is nigh for Broadway.com's month-long The Book of Mormon video series. In the penultimate video Tony nominee Josh Gad talks about his bumbling missionary character Elder Cunnigha…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:26PM

Local One and Tony Awards Reach Red Carpet Agreement by Andrew Gans

Local One of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and Tony Award Productions Inc. have reached an agreement on union staffing of the red carpet staging area for t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:26PM

Tony Nominee Chat: Motherf**er's Bobby Cannavale Talks Having a 'Queer Eye' For Girlfriend Sutton Foster by Broadway.com Staff

With Tony night just around the corner, Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek caught up with this year's nominees right after they learned about their big news. Best Actor nominee a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PM

Nico Muhly's tale of Two Boys: don't expect Facebook – the Opera by Tom Service

ENO's viral video promoting Muhly's new opera about the dangers of the internet makes light of what will be a dark dramaENO's viral video advertising Nico Muhly's new opera is a kick-ass th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:22PM

Tony Nominee Chat: Arian Moayed of "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo" by Broadwaycom

Tony Nominee Chat: Arian Moayed of "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo" Arian Moayed on the significance of his nom and making sure he doesn't clash with Pacino on the red carpet…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:19PM

Tosca, Royal Opera House, London

An all-star cast is being assembled especially for the last two performances of this revival, which will be put on film, says Richard Fairman

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:17PM

Edward Gero cast as Mark Rothko in Red by Lorraine Treanor

When Amadeus closes this weekend at Round House Theatre, its leads set off on very different paths. Sasha Olinick, who plays the audacious genius Amadeus, goes into rehearsal as Toad in Wind…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:13PM

Lea Salonga's 'Journey So Far' CD Gets 8/9 Release

Tony Award winner Ms. Salonga is currently in town for an exclusive three-week return engagement, featuring an all-new program entitled Lea Salonga New York in June, at the Caf Carlyle at Th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:11PM

Bono talks of struggles, triumphs of 'Spider-Man'

With the Broadway premiere of the beleaguered "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" finally in sight, Bono and The Edge, who wrote the music and lyrics for the musical, were in a jovial mood as th…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:07PM

Neil LaBute, Tim Rice, Christopher Shinn, Wole Soyinka, Jeanette Winterson, et al. Set for Bush Theatre's 66 Books by Andy Propst

Bush Theatre has announced the writers who will contribute to 66 Books, to run October 14-29. Josie Rourke is curating the production. Created on the 400th anniversary of the King James Bi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:05PM

Photo Coverage: ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Complete Photo Coverage!

The Public Theater began previews yesterday, June 6 for the 2011 Shakespeare in the Park summer season featuring MEASURE FOR MEASURE, directed by David Esbjornson, and ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS W…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:03PM

Run to The Public Theatre to SeeThe Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures Before it Closes on Sunday by [email protected] (suzanna Bowling)

Tony Kushner words open you up to the raw places within and leave you to laugh, cry, contemplate and lick wounds you forgot were there. Last season we were given the wonderful moving revival…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:02PM

Molly Smith, at the helm of Arena Stages renaissance

Molly Smith, at the helm of Arena Stages renaissance

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:02PM

Theater auditions: ‘Prelude to a Kiss’ at Theatre Downtown by Elizabeth Maupin

Here’s an audition notice from Theatre Downtown: Theatre Downtown for Prelude To A Kiss by Craig Lucas Auditions will take place Wednesday, June 15 6:30–10 PM Please bring headshot/r…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 12:00PM
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Sheehan to topline 'Playboy'

Legit News: Warren to join stage version of 'Cool Hand Luke' -- Small-screen stars Robert Sheehan and Marc Warren will topline London legit productions this fall.

SOURCE: Variety at 11:58AM

Postcard from Broadway: ‘The Motherf**ker With the Hat’ by Elizabeth Maupin

By Elizabeth Maupin Elizabeth Maupin on Theater If you know the playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis from his dramas Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train and The Last Days of Judas Iscariot – both of…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 11:55AM

Broadway Fashion Icon: Tammy Blanchard Shows Us How to Succeed on the Red Carpet by Broadway.com Staff

When it comes to fashion, too much is not enough for sexy secretary Hedy La Rue in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Tony-nominated actress Tammy Blanchard, on the other hand…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM

Photo Coverage: MEASURE FOR MEASURE Complete Photo Coverage!

The Public Theater began previews June 6 for the 2011 Shakespeare in the Park summer season featuring MEASURE FOR MEASURE, directed by David Esbjornson, and ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL, direct…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:42AM

STAGE TUBE: Regis Philbin Visits Lea Salonga's Cafe Carlyle Show

Tony Award winner Ms. Salonga is currently in town for an exclusive three-week return engagement, featuring an all-new program entitled Lea Salonga New York in June, at the Caf Carlyle at Th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:33AM

News: Trudie Styler Has West End Debut with Dr Johnson

Trudie Styler will make her West End debut in Out of Joint's production of A Dish of Tea with Dr Johnson, which transfers to the Arts Theatre for a limited season from 1 to 24 September 2011…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:21AM

Bono Talks of Struggles, Triumphs of `Spider-Man' by Nekesa Mumbi Moody

Bono and The Edge, who wrote the music and lyrics for the $70 million Broadway musical, previewed the "Spider-Man" soundtrack Thursday night. The soundtrack will be released Tuesday.

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:20AM

Photo Coverage: Domingo, Nottage et al. Celebrate Emerging Playwrights at Vineyard by Monica Simoes

Donna Hanover and Colman Domingo hosted a luncheon yesterday, June 9 at the National Arts Club. A benefit for the Vineyard Theatre's artistic and education programs, playwright Branden Jacob…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:19AM

Playbill.com Will Blog Live from Tony Awards Press Room June 12; Facebook and Twitter, Too by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com staff writer Adam Hetrick will blog live from the Tony Awards press room June 12, beginning at approximately 7 PM ET, to give readers a first-hand account of winners' reacti…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM

Tutu's company: Ballet and fashion take the floor – in pictures by Peter Beech

With the English National Ballet bringing tutu to the catwalk, we give you a sneak preview of the one-off dresses donated by leading namesPeter Beech

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:17AM

THE WIZARD OF OZ BLOG: In the Wings with Jo Miles- Part 2! by The Wizard Of Oz Blog

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to seeDanielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the famil…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:16AM

Chicago Shakespeare Theater Extends Murder for Two--A Killer Musical Through July 31 by Dan Bacalzo

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced a six-week extension for its production of Murder for Two--A Killer Musical, by Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair. David H. Bell directs the production,…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:16AM

Mark Rylance Readies Mischief for the Tonys by Mark Kennedy

Three years ago Rylance baffled the Tony audience at Radio City Music Hall when he went on stage to collect the top acting prize for his work in "Boeing-Boeing" and began talking about wha…

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:16AM

Playbill.com Will Blog Live from Tony Awards Press Room June 12 by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com staff writer Adam Hetrick will blog live from the Tony Awards press room June 12, beginning at approximately 7 PM ET, to give readers a first-hand account of winners' reacti…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AM

New seasons announced at Sideshow, Stage Left, Hypocrites by Chris Jones

Three new seasons at off-Loop theaters have been announced: In September, Sideshow Theatre Company will produce a world premiere entitled "Strangerland," penned by Matt Fletcher, Karie Mille…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:12AM

Tony Nominee Chat: Bobby Cannavale of "The Motherf**ker With the Hat" by Broadwaycom

Tony Nominee Chat: Bobby Cannavale of "The Motherf**ker With the Hat" Bobby Cannavale on saying the title of his show on Tony night and more. From: Broadwaycom Views: 75 2 ra…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:03AM

Kate Baldwin to Celebrate She Loves Him CD with July 14 Feinstein's Concert by Andy Propst

Kate Baldwin will celebrate the release of her new CD, She Loves Him, with a concert to be held on July 14 at 8:30pm at Feinstein's at Loews Regency. PS Classics will release the recor…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:01AM
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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What If…Theatres Sought Out Epic Plays? by Susan Bernfield

Learn more about the What If…? Project What if…theatres swam against the small cast currents, and sought out epic plays to produce? Well, people do like to experience BIG!  There�…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 10:58AM

BWW TV Exclusive: SISTER ACT in Rehearsal for the Tony Awards! by Jessica Lewis

As previously reported, the cast of the Tony nominated SISTER ACT will be performing the show stopper Raise Your Voice at the Tony Awards ceremony on Sunday, June 12. The performance will b…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:57AM

Mark Rubinstein to Head Society of London Theatre by Adam Hetrick

Producer Mark Rubinstein will succeed Nica Burns as the president of the Society of London Theatre, the trade association that represents the producers, theatre owners and managers of major …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AM

Industry Ticket Offers by Chicago Plays

Mother Bear by Jayme McGhan - Mortar Theatre Company at The Athenaeum, 2936 N. Southport Ave., is offering $15 tickets for all Friday and Sunday performances until June 19. Get the deal at t…

SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 10:55AM

Gregg Edelman is Oakbrook Sweeney Todd by Chris Jones

Gregg Edelman, a four-time Tony Awards nominee, will play the title role in Rachel Rockwell's new production of "Sweeney Todd" at the Drury Lane Theatre this summer. Mrs. Lovett will be play…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:54AM

The unhappy family play is alive and well-- courtesy of a famous first sentence. . . by Elyse Sommer

In  a season rich  with  straight plays,   the  problem    family  play once again  laid claim to being a genre in its own right--  Off…

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 10:51AM

Child Wrangler - June, 2011 by American Theatre Wing

Child Wrangler Felicia Velasco is the guardian for a show's young cast members while they're at the theatre for performances and rehearsals. As a combined authority figure and assistant, sh…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:50AM

PHOTO CALL: League of Broadway Super Friends, Featuring Kelli O'Hara, Gavin Creel, Sherie Rene Scott, Debut Concert by Krissie Fullerton

The League of Broadway Super Friends, a five-part harmony singing group featuring some of Broadway's brightest stars who perform concerts to benefit various fundraising organizations, pl…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:49AM

2011 Tony Award Predictions from the Broadway.com Editorial Staff by Broadwaycom

2011 Tony Award Predictions from the Broadway.com Editorial Staff Sweating over your ballot for the Tony Awards office pool? So are we! Broadway.com editorial staffers (Paul Wontorek, Beth …

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:42AM

From “[title of show]” to “Now. Here. This.” by Douglas Smith

For their latest project, a celebrated team keeps pushing boundaries   When your last show was a musical about two guys writing a musical, where do you go from there? For several years,…

SOURCE: TDF at 10:42AM

Marc Warren Will Be Cool Hand Luke in West End Stage Adaptation by Michael Gioia

Marc Warren (West End's The Rise and Fall of Little Voice) is set to star in Cool Hand Luke, a new stage adaptation of Donn Pearce’s 1965 novel by the same name, beginning Sept. 23…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:37AM

PHOTO FLASH: Claybourne Elder, Ethan Hawke, Moisés Kaufman, et al. at One Arm Opening by Tristan Fuge

On Thursday, June 9, The New Group's production of One Arm opened at Theatre Row, where it will play through July 2. Opening night guests included Ethan Hawke, Lucas Steele, Jonathan Ma…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:34AM

The 2011 Craptacular Fauxny Awards by Lucky and The Mick

So, we wanted to alert you to the fact that some very important theater awards were given out recently. Yeah, the Tonys are Sunday and that’s fun. But these awards have better categori…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 10:27AM

The Book of Mormon Digital Cast Album Now Available for $1.99 by Adam Hetrick

Fans who waited until a latter day to purchase the original Broadway cast album of The Book of Mormon can now rejoice. The digital album is currently available for $1.99 on Amazon.com for a …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25AM

Marc Warren to Star in Stage Version of Cool Hand Luke in London by Andy Propst

Marc Warren will play the title role in Emma Reeves' stage version of the movie Cool Hand Luke, which will begin performances on September 23 at the West End's Aldwych Theatre, in …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:23AM

How Much is a Best Musical Tony Worth? by The Playgoer

NYT's 538 blog sifts through the historical data: On average, winners of the Tony for best musical saw their average weekly gross jump 48 percent, from $656,784 in the eight weeks before …

SOURCE: The Playgoer at 10:22AM

Las Vegas Previews Programming June 2011 by Broadwaychannel

Las Vegas Previews Programming June 2011 A sneak peek of the hottest shows playing on the Las Vegas Strip with exclusive interviews of its brightest stars. From: BroadwayChannel Views: 103 …

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:17AM

Golden Section by Thomas Garvey

The strange finale of Caesarean Section.American theatre doesn't really do "raw" anymore.  In fact I can't think of a professional show I've seen in the last oh, five years or so that d…

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 10:08AM

Quote of the Day by [email protected] (sarah B. Roberts)

"She was very cagey, but Angela Lansbury said we could see her back on stage by January 2012. Beyond that, all I got was a Mona Lisa smile."  Tweeted by Howard Sherman, the Executive D…

SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 10:07AM

Veritas, About Harvard Gay Witch Hunt, to Feature Nicholas Galbraith, Theo Stockman, Grant Gerard by Andrew Gans

Stan Richardson's Veritas will be presented June 16 at 7 PM at The Laurie Beechman Theater as part of the New York International Festival's FringeBenefits Series, which
is offe…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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'The Shaggs': Bad '60s music, redux by LINDA WINER

Two other major Off-Broadway companies, Playwrights Horizons and the New York Theatre Workshop, have collaborated on a very different moment in American cultural history. "The Shaggs: Philos…

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 09:55AM

A prison play by Tennessee Williams by LINDA WINER

Tennessee Williams wrote a prison short story called "One Arm" in the '40s, adapted it into a screenplay in 1967 and spent a chunk of his disappointed late life trying to get it filmed.

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 09:54AM

There’s an app for this: You can now explore the British Library on iPad by Lesley Ciarula Taylor

One thousand books reproduced page by page, exactly as they appear in the hard copies, are now available on a free app.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 09:53AM

John Crowley Will Direct Old Vic's Playboy of the Western World; Casting Announced by Andrew Gans

J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World will begin previews at London's The Old Vic Sept. 17 with an official opening scheduled for Sept. 27.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:51AM

George Takei Joins Sister Act in Episode Two of His "Road to Broadway" (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

Screen star George Takei (”Star Trek,” “Heroes”) may soon be seen on Broadway. Takei is scheduled to star with Tony Award winner Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon, Les Miserab…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM

English National Ballet's designer tutu show seeks to cash in on ballet boom by Jess Cartner-Morley

Leading designers including Moschino and Erdem recruited for catwalk show as Black Swan's success fuels 'ballet obsession'Hard on the coat tails of the Oscar and box-office success of Black …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AM

Midnight Tango to Play West End's Aldwych Theatre in January by Andy Propst

The dance driven Midnight Tango will play a limited engagement at the West End's Aldwych Theatre, running January 20 - March 31. Karen Bruce will direct the production. The show is …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:45AM

Robert Sheehan to Star in Old Vic's Playboy of the Western World by Dan Bacalzo

BAFTA nominee Robert Sheehan will make his professional stage debut as Christy Mahon in The Old Vic's production of J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World, to run September …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:42AM

David Tannous receives first DCTS Audience Award this Saturday by Lorraine Treanor

Before listeners around the country who were tuned in to NPR’s “All Things Considered” on Thursday heard about the regional Tony Award being presented Sunday night on the t…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:41AM

BWW TV: Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special - Ellen Barkin Talks the 'Tidal Wave' Effect of THE NORMAL HEART by Broadway Beat

Broadway Beat brings you Ellen Barkin, Best Featured Actress in a Play nominee for The Normal Heart. Making her Broadway debut in The Normal Heart, Barkin is stranger to the stage having app…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AM

Original Miss Saigon Star Will Offer Bohème to Broadway at Feinstein's by Andrew Gans

Willy Falk, who created the role of Chris in the original Broadway production of Miss Saigon, will play Feinstein's at Loews Regency June 21 and 22.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM

MIDNIGHT TANGO Headed to West End January 2012

MIDNIGHT TANGO is the creation of Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace, stars of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. The show has been touring the United Kingdom since April and has been the fastes…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:34AM

Beowulf Boritt on “The Scottsboro Boys,” Theatre, and Process by Marcia G. Yerman

discussion of the development of the Tony nominated scenery for The Scottsboro Boys

SOURCE: www.cultureid.com at 09:33AM

Julie Dray, Tasmin Grieg, Ian McDiarmid, et al. Set for Royal Court Theatre's Fall/Winter Season by Andy Propst

Royal Court Theatre has announced its programming - as well as preliminary casting - for its fall/winter 2011-2012 season. The company will produce three works in its Jerwood Theatre Downst…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:27AM

PHOTO FLASH: Adriane Lenox, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, George C. Wolfe et al. at Celebration of Color on Broadway by Tristan Fuge

On Thursday, June 9, the inaugural Celebration of Color on Broadway benefit was held at SAKS Fifth Avenue. The benefit is designed to bring attention to the African-American community and hi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:27AM

Lea Salonga Will Release Live Solo Recording, "The Journey So Far," in August by Andrew Gans

Tony Award-winning actress Lea Salonga, who is currently playing a limited engagement at the Cafe Carlyle, will release her latest solo recording Aug. 9.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:25AM

Strictly Gershwin - review by Judith Mackrell

Royal Albert Hall, LondonWhen Strictly Gershwin was premiered three years ago, it had the feel of a one-off novelty, a neat alternative to the arena-scaled classics with which English Nation…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:22AM

Athol Fugard to Be Inaugural Residency One Playwright at Signature Center by Dan Bacalzo

The Signature Theatre Company has named Athol Fugard as its inaugural Residency One playwright for the company's new home, Signature Center, which will open in February, 2012. Residency…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:14AM

Film of Company, With Neil Patrick Harris and Patti LuPone, Expands to Over 600 Cinemas by Andrew Gans

The New York Philharmonic's critically acclaimed concert version of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Company, which will arrive in movie theatres June 15, is expanding to an …

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:10AM

Union Files Suit Against "Spider-Man" On Behalf Of Taymor

"On Thursday the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, the union that represents theater directors including Julie Taymor, said it had filed an arbitration claim against the producers …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:06AM

The Value Of A Tony In Box Office Terms (Some Numbers)

"On average, winners of the Tony for best musical saw their average weekly gross jump 48 percent, from $656,784 in the eight weeks before the ceremony to $972,006 in the eight weeks after. B…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:04AM

Julie Halston in "Old, New, Borrowed, Blue" by Adaumbelle

Be sure to catch the hilariously talented Julie Halston in her new one woman comedy show "Old, New, Borrowed, Blue" on Monday, July 11 at 7pm at Birdland in NYC!

SOURCE: Adaumbelle’s Quest at 09:02AM

NY1 Theater Review: "Lysistrata Jones"

The Transport Group's off-Broadway production of "Lysistrata Jones," a musical comedy adapted from a classic Greek story, is gracing the hardwood at the Judson Memorial Church Gymn…

SOURCE: NY1 at 09:01AM

Review Round-up: Court Revives Wesker's Soup

Arnold Wesker’s semi-autobiographical state-of-the-nation play Chicken Soup with Barley opened this week (7 June, previews from 3 June 2011) at the Royal Court. Originally staged at …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:01AM

Broadway Had A Good Year (Except For Women)

"While the Broadway season was a bountiful one in many ways - what's this, almost a dozen new musicals? - it was pretty thin on significant leading roles for women."...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:00AM
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Are Russians and Americans really the same? | Russia Beyond The Headlines by John 
Freedman

I have lived in Moscow for nearly 23 years and I have heard this comment so many times my head hurts: “Russians and Americans are identical”; “We Russians and you Americans are exactly…

SOURCE: rbth.ru at 08:59AM

Lea Salonga's New CD, The Journey So Far, to Be Released August 9 by Andy Propst

Lea Salonga's newest CD, The Journey So Far, will be released by LML Music on August 9. Chris Keaton is producing the disc. The album, recorded live during a performance at the Caf&am…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:56AM

NYC Thespians Can Watch the Tonys in the Broadway Theatre District

Tony Award © Tony Award If you're traveling to New York City this weekend, and just happen to be in the Broadway Theatre District, then bring a chair with you. Theatre-lovers can watch …

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 08:53AM

Ousted "Spider-Man" Director Seeks Royalties

Former "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark" director Julie Taymor is demanding a reported $300,000 in royalty payments from the musical.

SOURCE: NY1 at 08:52AM

One Arm by Stagegrade

Are critics putting their hands together for the Tennessee Williams curiosity "One Arm"?

SOURCE: StageGrade at 08:48AM

Columbia Records to Release Sountrack Recording of NBC's Smash by Andy Propst

Columbia Records will release the soundtrack recording of the first season of the new NBC series Smash. The show is scheduled to begin mid-season, airing on Mondays, 10-11pm ET. Additional…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:42AM

Encounter, a 9/11 Play by Ari Blake Wintraub

I always remember my parents’ generation being able to answer where they were when JFK was shot. After September 11, my generation’s question became, “Where were you and what were yo…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 08:38AM

Any Night by Theasy.com

Bridge Theatre Company and Starry Night Entertainment, LABA Theatre, Off Off Broadway By O'Hagan Blades BOTTOM LINE: Hitchcock for the 21st century. Starry Night Entertainment, in as…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:34AM

Tell us about your worst night at the theatre by Alexis Soloski

In my time as a theatre critic I've been stalked in my seat and groped onstage. What's your lowest theatrical moment?What's your lowest theatrical point? I don't mean the sort of evening whe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:30AM

BWW's On This Day - June 10, 2011

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on June 10 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Ajax in Iraq Review: Jon Sobel, Blogcritics by August Schulenburg

(Photo: Isaiah Tanenbaum. Pictured:Stephen Conrad Moore, Christina Shipp)Jon Sobel of Blogcritics has reviewed everything since Pretty Theft (except for Jacob's House, I believe), and so it …

SOURCE: Flux Theatre Ensemble at 07:56AM

'The Boy Friend' preview: Aspiring actor lands dream role by Peter Filichia/for The Star-Ledger

From left, Reed Schmidt, Avery Bryce, Brittany Santos, Kate Hamilton, Rachel Handler and Andrew Betz in "The Boy Friend." A wish Andrew Betz made in the fourth grade has finally co…

SOURCE: NJ.com at 07:31AM

News: Strictly Team’s Midnight Tango Moves to West End

Midnight Tango - which stars Strictly Come Dancing dancers Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace and is co-produced by former Strictly judge Arlene Phillips – will transfer to the West End in t…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:17AM

1st Night Photos: Mighty Pony Show for Inspector

The Young Vic's production of Government Inspector opened last night (9 June, previews from 3 June) starring The Mighty Boosh’s Julian Barratt and Smack the Pony’s Doon Mackichan…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:14AM
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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In Turn: Being the Artistic Directors of Theatre 503 by Nick Coupe

Later this year, Samuel L. Jackson will make his Broadway debut in The Mountaintop. First seen in the UK, Katori Hall’s play began life in a little theatre above a pub a Battersea, where i…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:41AM

Elizabeth Taylor on 'Someone' Similarly Named by JAMES BARRON

Elizabeth Taylor (no, not that one) talks about sharing the same name with a Hollywood giant.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:09AM
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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My Family and Other Animals - review by Alfred Hickling

Theatre Royal, YorkGerald Durrell said that growing up in Corfu with his family was "like living in one of the more flamboyant, slapstick comic operas". Witnessing this new stage adaptation,…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58AM

Union threatens to picket Tony Awards by Judd Hollander In New York

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 1, which represents Broadway stagehands, is threatening to picket the red carpet section of this weekend's Tony Awards in prote…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:55AM

Follow the Tony Awards on Back Stage

We have the inside scoop on all the shows and performances of the season. We'll be live blogging at Blog Stage, tweeting from @BackStageCast, and posting regular updates on our Facebook pa…

SOURCE: Backstage at 05:50AM

Julie Taymor and Spider-Man producers clash over royalty payments by Judd Hollander In New York

Producers of the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark have been hit with a claim for unpaid royalties by the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society on behalf of the show's dire…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:44AM

Arnold Wesker: 'It does feel as though the wilderness may be receding' - video by Lindsay Poulton, Alex Healey, Andrew Dickson

Andrew Dickson speaks to Arnold Wesker about his life and work including the new revival of his landmark play, Chicken Soup with Barley, as it returns to London's Royal Court after 50 yearsL…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:35AM

Arnold Wesker: 'It does feel as though the wilderness may be receding' - video by Andrew Dickson, Lindsay Poulton and Alex Healey

Playwright Arnold Wesker speaks to Andrew Dickson about his life and work including the new revival of his landmark play, Chicken Soup with Barley, as it returns to London's Royal Court afte…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:35AM

For the 2011 Tony Awards on Sunday, bet on 'The Book of Mormon' by Chris Jones

"The Book of Mormon" is a favorite to win at the 2011 Tony Awards on Sunday, June 12. Heading to the Tony Awards, proof Chicago is an ensemble town (posted June 9) "Mormon" is more than just…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:00AM
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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News: Greig Gets Jumpy at Court, Seven Play Premieres

Whatsonstage.com Award winner Tamsin Greig will return to the stage this autumn to play a former Greenham Common radical in the world premiere of April de Angelis’ Jumpy, which is one of s…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:58AM

Review: Government Inspector *****

The audience makes an entrance in Richard Jones’s magnificent and bizarre production of Gogol’s Government Inspector, pouring into the auditorium through a stage cloth projection…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:51AM
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Review: She Loves Me by Julia Rank

I always mean to see more theatre outside London, but find myself deterred by astronomical train fares, so I was delighted to be notified of Southern Rail’s 90% off sale. How fortunate, as…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:55AM

New art puts Aspen Fringe Festival on top by Stewart Oksenhorn

ASPEN - Appropriately for an art form that is loose, anti-establishment and always in flux, there is no perfect agreement on just what defines a fringe festival. There are fringe festivals w…

SOURCE: Aspen Times at 03:52AM

Blog: Richard Brings Audience Onstage

One of the reasons the Young Vic is my favourite London theatre is that, under David Lan's artistic directorship, there's a steady stream of great productions by Richard Jones. Jones has di…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:33AM

You'll Be Happy When I'm Dead by Nicole Villeneuve

Bill Rutkoski's superficial comedy incomprehensibly attempts to center a full-length play on an already-tired stereotype: the overbearing mother. The result is reminiscent of a standup act.

SOURCE: Backstage at 03:26AM

Next Thing You Know by Marc Miller

An often lovely score gives Joshua Salzman and Ryan Cunningham's extremely generic, haphazardly structured musical about 20-somethings in Manhattan what individuality it has.

SOURCE: Backstage at 03:20AM

Theater Review: 100 SAINTS YOU SHOULD KNOW (L.A. – Hollywood) by Harvey Perr

WE OF LITTLE FAITH Kate Fodor’s 100 Saints You Should Know is a mildly interesting play, given heft by its author’s obviously sincere attempt to deal seriously with the nature of faith, …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:05AM
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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HD Live Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST: LIVE IN HD (“live” video presentation of the Broadway production) by Harvey Perr

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING BRIAN BEDFORD Lady Bracknell (arguably the greatest creation of Oscar Wilde’s surpassingly fertile comic imagination) is the aristocratic and imperious dowager …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:45AM

Labor Dispute Outside Tony Awards Venue Solved by Mark Kennedy

The stagehands' union and producers of the Tony Awards reached an agreement Friday on how the show's red carpet area will be staffed, ending a labor dispute that threatened to derail Broad…

SOURCE: Backstage at 02:34AM
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Olivia Newton-John, Chita Rivera, Bryan Batt, & More Set for Adelaide Cabaret Festival; Begins Today

Come join the celebrations in June, where once again Adelaide Festival Centre will be transformed into Cabaret mode and experience some of the best Cabaret at one of the world's most unique …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

The Answers to the 2011 Broadway University Final by Peter Filichia

Congratulations to Fred Abramowitz, Peter Alfano, John Atkins, AnyaToes, Susan Berlin, Brigadude, Laura Frankos, Ingrid Gammerman, John Griffin, Cathy Jones, David Kanter, Jack Lechner, Marc…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:03AM

TT: Big muddy

The other day I took my mother for a drive through the flood-drenched lowlands of Illinois, east of the Mississippi...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

TT: Smile as the bomb goes off

In today's Wall Street Journal I report enthusiastically on a pair of shows in Chicagoland and Washington, D.C., Writers' Theatre's...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

TT: How I voted for the Tony Awards

The first paragraph of my "Sightings" column in today's Journal sums it up: Drama critics who cover Broadway can vote...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

TT: Almanac

"Screenplays can't be works of art unto themselves because they're not unto themselves, they're roadmaps to something else." Lem Dobbs,...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM
Friday, June 10, 2011 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Theater Without A Net: Chicago's Lookingglass, 2011 Regional Tony Winner

The company's trademarks are imaginative spectacle and intense physicality (often including acrobatics), as well as a concentration on brand new work. Among Lookingglass's best-known product…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:51AM

Tonys are a game of Best Musical chairs by Michael Riedel

Never mind the straw polls, the crystal balls and the off-the-record chats with voters. If you want to know who's going to win a Tony, look at seat locations. Tickets to Sunday night's te…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:47AM

'One Arm': boxer turns to sex for money by Joe Dziemianowicz

The image of a doomed figure dependent on the kindness of strangers looms large in the work of Tennessee Williams. Turns out Ollie Olsen could give Blanche DuBois a run for her money.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:40AM

A Hard-Knock Life: Girls (And Stage Parents) Train To Star In Broadway's Revival Of Annie

"The opportunity [to audition] has prompted parents to seek out Annie boot camps around New York to get their daughters ready. Workshops - many led by former Annie cast and creative-team mem…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:13AM

Stage Rush TV: Episode 67 by Jesse North

Talking points: Stage Rush’s Tony Award predictions Attending the opening of Desperate Writers Stage Rush TV will be coming to you from Los Angeles next week Broadway grosses What do y…

SOURCE: Stage Rush at 12:04AM

Take me to the (Rhine) river by Richard Ouzounian

A kindler, gentler and more grown-up cruising excursion on the canalboats of Germany.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:01AM

Greta Hodgkinson: She’s not dancing in the dark by Richard Ouzounian

Dancer marks her 20th anniversary with the National Ballet of Canada happy in her career and her life.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 12:01AM

Kate Baldwin's "She Loves Him" CD Gets Concert Event July 14; Track Listing Announced by Kenneth Jones

Kate Baldwin's new recording, "She Loves Him: Live at Feinstein's," her tribute to Fiddler on the Roof lyricist Sheldon Harnick, will be celebrated at a release event July …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Julian Ovenden's Reaper Has a Song in His Heart in Death Takes a Holiday, Premiering in NYC by Kenneth Jones

The question of why mortals cling so passionately to life hangs in the air of the new musical Death Takes a Holiday, starting a world-premiere Off-Broadway engagemet June 10. The songs of To…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Larroquette in Lights by Harry Haun

John Larroquette, the charming, Tony-nominated chief of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, finds room at the top of the marquee.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

THE 2010-11 BROADWAY TIMELINE: From a Memphis Win to People in the Picture by Robert Viagas

"How do you measure a year?" those kids from Rent once asked. How about in a timeline that charts the major milestones of the 2010-11 Broadway season?

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Rent, With Andy Mientus, Fabio Monteiro, Halle Morse, Begins at Pioneer Theatre June 10 by Kenneth Jones

Pioneer Theatre Company presents its own Salt Lake City production of Jonathan Larson's rock musical Rent, directed and choreographed by Karen Azenberg, June 10-25.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

DIVA TALK: Chatting with Sister Act Tony Nominee Patina Miller by Andrew Gans

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Today In Theatre History: JUNE 10 by Robert Viagas and Ernio Hernandez and Anne Bradley

1922 Birthday of Frances Ethel Gumm, better known as Judy Garland (1922-1969), star of numerous Hollywood film musicals including The Wizard of Oz. Her Broadway experience consisted of three…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

3 Rivers Arts Festival schedule

Noon-1 p.m.: Gary Belloma and the Blue Bombers (blues), Katz Plaza Noon-1 p.m.: Pete Bush and the Hoi Polloi (jazz/rock/latin/folk/punk), Dollar Bank Stage 5-8 p.m.: AcoustiCafe with Marc Mc…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

'Book of Mormon' creator won gamble

NEW YORK -- When Robert Lopez graduated from Yale College in 1997 with an English degree, he moved back in with his parents in Greenwich Village and stayed for four years. To finance his mus…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

10 Boston lives tell the tale of the Civil War by Brian Macquarrie, Globe Staff

For them, the Civil War was a profound, heroic, and sometimes tragic extension of a deeply held cause to which they were wholly committed.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:00AM

A Guide to Summer Theater Festivals in NYC

Concerts and rooftop movies might be popular summer entertainment mainstays in the city, but the long days and muggy air also promises a wealth of new theater productions. Check out the list…

SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AM

Tony Awards: Hollywood Names vs. New Kids on the Block

Stephen Colbert, Patti LuPone and Alec Baldwin are some of the big stars who will be performing at this year's Tony Awards on Sunday night. Other Hollywood names, like Frances McDormand an…

SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AM