Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Sex and the Second City (Metropolis Arts) by Scotty Zacher

After a forgettable first act, the ensemble’s signature boldness and wit are better utilized in the second act. Instead of the stringed-together one-liners that largely dominate the first …

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 11:48PM

The Teaches of Peaches by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO Show #74: Peaches en Regalia, Wily West Productions, August 12. By Sam Hurwitt Wily West sure does seem to like “en” titles.  Its last show was Stuart Bou…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:09PM
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Seoul-ful, tuneful Korean 'Hero' welcome by Elisabeth Vincentelli

A fearless resistance fighter sings out about his dreams and beliefs. A sexy spy seduces her opponent with her wiles and lung-busting power ballads. Romantic scenes alternate with kinetic ch…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 10:56PM

False start a Fosse fiasco by Michael Riedel

The Roundabout's scrambling to find a musical in the fall for Studio 54, one of its prime houses. The nonprofit company announced plans to revive Bob Fosse's 1978 revue "Dancin' " there i…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 10:54PM

A Sentimental Journey: The Story of Doris Day

Legit Reviews: With perfect timing Doris Day has released her first album in 17 years just as U.K. theater the Mill at Sonning prepares to takes its bio-drama about the '50s icon to El Porta…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:34PM

Review: End Days at curtainup.com/Los Angeles by Laura Hitchcock

Each family in Deborah Zoe Laufer's comedy is unhappy in its own way .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:34PM

News: Belarus, Omagh Play & One-to-one Yes Win Fringe Firsts

The third and final round of winners of this year's prestigious Fringe First Awards, celebrating high-quality new drama at the Edinburgh Festival, has been announced by The Scotsman newspape…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:25PM

Theatrical Index founder dies

Legit News: Price Berkley created industry bible -- Price Berkley, founder of Theatrical Index, died of natural causes on Sunday, Aug. 21, in Manhattan. He was in his early 90s.

SOURCE: Variety at 10:15PM

Feature: Vera Farmiga Takes to Higher Ground by Ann Lieber

The Oscar-nominated actress discusses her debut as a film director, casting her little sister, and working with theater actors.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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4 small theater companies open fall seasons with intriguing projects

HEDY WEISS: Four of this city’s smaller theater companies are getting an early start on the fall season. Here is a brief look at their entries in the race:

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 09:45PM

A Gal Nemed Irene by JK

Twitterland was all a-Tweet today as people joked and complained about the potential of Hurricane Irene moving up the East Coast and potentially damaging several major cities and impacting u…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:26PM

Sorry, everybody by Alison Croggon

I was looking for a picture of my brain on the internet, but I couldn't find anything grotesque enough. Sorry everybody: especially to those young people at that excellent event, MUDFEST, wh…

SOURCE: Theatre Notes at 09:19PM

49 Days ’til Godspell: More cast members announced. by Ken

We released another set of cast members today, adding the uberly talented threesome of Lindsay Mendez, Celisse Henderson and Wallace Smith (our Judas!) to the company.  (It was tough keep …

SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 09:00PM
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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SOUND OFF: ANYTHING GOES 2011 by Pat Cerasaro

A powerhouse of a performer like Sutton Foster comes along only once a generation or so - the last of her likes on these shores was undoubtedly grande dame EVITA diva Patti LuPone and, acros…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:58PM

BWW EXCLUSIVE: Shad 'Bow Wow' Moss & THE FAMILY TREE by Pat Cerasaro

Having racked up multiple top ten hits while still a mere teenager since he burst upon the music scene in 1999, songwriter and performer Shad Moss was once known as Lil Bow Wow and now goes …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:58PM

BWW EXCLUSIVE: Dermot Mulroney & THE FAMILY TREE by Pat Cerasaro

Having appeared in more than seventy films so far in his distinguished career, multi-talented leading man Dermot Mulroney is playing one of strangest and most memorable characters of his car…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:58PM

Falling in Love With 'South Pacific'

Bartlett Sher's hyped staging of "South Pacific" at the Barbican in London lives up to its billing: its sets are glorious, its choreography is brilliant, it respects the original costumes an…

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 08:02PM
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Photo Flash: Carol Channing Suppports Arts Education at Lulu's by Broadway World

Join the Ultimate Broadway Baby, Carol Channing, as The Channing-Kullijian Foundation offers patron's the desert's biggest Emmy viewing Party, featuring The 63rd Primetime Emmy Telecast, hos…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:17PM

BWW TV: Around the Broadway World 8/25 - Before They Were Stars, Lippa and More! by Craig Brockman

You'd be hard-pressed to find someone who isn't familiar with YouTube and other online video websites which showcase on a daily basis the good, the bad and the ugly. For several years now, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:15PM

Theater Review: 'End Days' at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble

What if you learned from an unimpeachable source that the Rapture was coming next Wednesday?What if you learned from an unimpeachable source that the Rapture was coming next Wednesday?

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:09PM

Wallace Smith, Celisse Henderson, Lindsay Mendez Join Cast of GODSPELL Revival by Broadway World

Producer Ken Davenport announced today that Celisse Henderson Wicked National Tour, Lindsay Mendez Everyday Rapture and Wallace Smith American Idiot are the latest additions to the cast of t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:07PM

Theater review: 'Treat Yourself Like Cary Grant' at the Lillian Theatre

Even Cary Grant said he wanted to be Cary Grant. And why not? Even Cary Grant said he wanted to be Cary Grant. And why not?

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:06PM

Broadway's Godspell Will Feature Lindsay Mendez, Celisse Henderson and Wallace Smith by Kenneth Jones and Andrew Gans

Celisse Henderson of the Wicked national tour, Lindsay Mendez of Broadway's Everyday Rapture and Wallace Smith of Broadway's American Idiot have joined the cast of the new Broadway p…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:06PM

Theater Listings: Aug. 26 — Sept. 1 by The New York Times

A selected guide to shows in New York.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:05PM

Photo Flash: HAIR Cast Performs at Foursquare Swarm-In! by Broadway World

New York's Public Theater has announced that the final performances of HAIR The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical on Broadway will all offer special deals and programs for students, Aquarian…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:03PM

Theatrical brilliance from Lebanon

Aslight, 57-year-old man with a vertical shock of hair, stands on a street corner in Beirut. He is Peter Sellars, the radical American theatre and opera director. His gaze and smile are vivi…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM

In the Dust, Zoo Southside, Edinburgh

There's an immediate energy to In the Dust, a new triple bill by 2Faced Dance Company. This all-male troupe mixes hip-hop moves with contemporary dance, creating a muscular, confident style.…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM

Belarus Free Theatre: Minsk 2011, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh

A man unfurls the Belarusian flag. He is bundled off by a gang of men in thick-soled boots. The same fate awaits a man who applauds, another who checks his watch, even a woman in the front r…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM

Theater review: 'Treat Yourself Like Cary Grant' at the Lillian Theatre by Charlotte Stoudt

Charlotte Stoudt reviews Rick Pagano's new legal mystery with a twist, 'Treat Yourself Like Cary Grant,' at the Lillian

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:00PM
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Theater review: 'The Last Days of Judas Iscariot' at Studio/Stage

When a play runs in excess of three hours, it's unusual to wish that the pacing were slower. When a play runs in excess of three hours, it's unusual to wish that the pacing were slower.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:51PM

Completeness by Doug Marino

Itamar Moses strikes gold again.  This time, on 42nd Street at Playwrights Horizons with his latest contemporary work, Completeness.  Mr. Moses has demonstrated his contemporary ta…

SOURCE: Act Three - The Reviews at 06:44PM

Broadway's 'Mary Poppins' has a new nanny

Broadway's "Mary Poppins" will soon have a new leading nanny. Producers said Thursday that Steffanie Leigh will make her Broadway debut in the title role beginning Oct. 11. She'll be taking …

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 06:31PM

Broadway's 'Mary Poppins' has a new nanny

NEW YORK (AP) -- Broadway's "Mary Poppins" will soon have a new leading nanny....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:28PM

Artistic Home headed to Theatre Wit

The Artistic Home has ended its long courtship with Theatre Wit, and announced its engagement with the Lakeview arts center.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:26PM

New home for the Artistic Home

The Artistic Home, which has spent most of its highly productive artistic life in storefront theaters (most recently the former Live Bait space in Wrigleyville), is making a change. This fal…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 06:22PM

HAIR Foursquare Swarm-In by Givenik

HAIR Foursquare Swarm-In We were on the scene to capture the HAIR Foursquare Swarm-In event! Enough people checked into "HAIR at the St. James Theatre" on Foursquare to unlock a s…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:20PM

Cherry Lane Theatre Will Not Be Sold; Director Encouraged by Changes by Kenneth Jones

Angelina Fiordellisi, artistic director of Off-Broadway's historic Cherry Lane Theatre, has reversed her decision to sell the venue, she announced on Aug. 25.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:12PM

Taxi Cab Confessions! Simon Russell Beale and Co. on Off-Broadway's Bluebird by Broadway.com

Acclaimed actor Simon Russell Beale plays a London taxi driver in the Atlantic Theater's Bluebird, and Broadway.com recently ventured to the Atlantic's off-Broadway home to chat…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:02PM

TV highlights 26/08/2011: BBC Proms 2011: Spaghetti Western Orchestra | The Merits Of Ferrets | Fraud Squad | Dexter | Trollied | Sean Lock: Lockipedia Live by Andrew Mueller, Ali Catterall, Julia Raeside, Phelim O'Neill, Martin Skegg

BBC Proms 2011: Spaghetti Western Orchestra | The Merits Of Ferrets | Fraud Squad | Dexter | Trollied | Sean Lock: Lockipedia LiveBBC Proms 2011: Spaghetti Western Orchestra7.30pm, BBC4…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00PM
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Amnesty award goes to Edinburgh fringe plays Sold and The Wheel

Directors Catherine Alexander and Vicky Featherstone share Freedom of Expression award for Pleasance and Traverse playsTwo Edinburgh fringe acts have won an award celebrating human rights.Th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:56PM

Nonfiction theater best captures 9/11

When 65 alumni died at the World Trade Center, the faculty of John Jay College of Criminal Justice gathered students to talk about their reactions. The result was "What Happened," a testimon…

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 05:54PM

Barbra Streisand Looks Toward New Tour, Duets Album & More by Broadway World

In an interview with the Associated Press today, Barbra Streisand revealed that she's looking forward to several new projects that are in the works.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:54PM

JERSEY BOYS CAPTIVATES COLUMBUS by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

JERSEY BOYS, the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical, opened to rave reviews in Columbus at the Ohio Theatre, on Friday, August 19 (performances began Wednesday, August 17) an…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:53PM

Twitter Watch: Idina Menzel- 'Can I have a crush on my daughter?' by Broadway World

On Twitter Watch, Idina Menzel wrote On my way to Glee worked with msleamichele yesterday.can I have a crush on my daughterGlee makes its return to primetime on Tuesdays at 8PM ETPT on Septe…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48PM

Exit Art Executive Director Jeanette Ingberman Has Died by Dan Bacalzo

Jeanette Ingberman, the executive director of the non-profit cultural center Exit Art, died on August 24, in New York City from complications of leukemia. She was 59. Ingberman co-founded …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:44PM

Edinburgh fringe shortcuts by John Morrison

Here are my short reviews of the one per cent of the Edinburgh fringe theatre programme that I saw over the past week. Apologies to the other five hundred shows that I missed. THE WHEEL by Z…

SOURCE: John Morrison at 05:42PM

Wallace Smith, Lindsay Mendez and Celisse Henderson Join Broadway's Godspell Cast by Broadway.com

Wallace Smith, Lindsay Mendez and Celisse Henderson have joined previously announced star Hunter Parrish in the cast of the upcoming revival of Godspell. Performances begin October 13 with o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:40PM

New York Mets dump tickets on Groupon

The New York Mets, faced with lingering off-the-field financial issues and another year of losing baseball, have turned to the daily deal Web site Groupon.com in an attempt to move unsold ti…

SOURCE: Ticket News at 05:36PM

PHOTO FLASH: Hair's Broadway Cast at Foursquare Swarm-In by David Gordon

Cast members from the Broadway production of Hair perform songs from the show in Times Square on Thursday, August 25 as part of a foursquare Swarm-In. The event helped kick-off the "Gr…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:34PM

‘Vivien’ review for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

  Check it out — here is this week’s review for the LA Weekly, of Rick Foster’s rather reverent play about the luminous star of stage and screen, Vivien Leigh: Vivien.…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:31PM

The Afternoon Report, Thursday, August 25, 2011 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Thursday, August 25, 2011 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter –  http://twitter.com/BBBway Click on any hyperlinked  item for more inf…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:30PM

Femme power takes to the stage – this Sunday in Hollywood by Pauline Adamek

Girl power!  Women unite!! Simply because she believes ‘Courage is contagious,’ writer Rivka Solomon has published a book that champions women and their valiant acts. Solomon, with assi…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:20PM

Theater review: 'The Last Days of Judas Iscariot' at Studio/Stage by Kathy Foley

F. Kathleen Foley reviews 'The Last Days of Judas Iscariot' at Studio/Stage.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:20PM

Roundabout's Suicide, Incorporated Cast Includes Gabriel Ebert, James McMenamin, Jake O'Connor and More by Kenneth Jones

Complete casting has been announced for Andrew Hinderaker's dark comedy Suicide, Incorporated, to begin Oct. 14 in the Roundabout Underground series Off-Broadway. The company includes Mi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:19PM

Hurricane Irene Prompts Postponement of Side Man Reading With Frank Wood, Zachary Quinto and Melissa Leo by Adam Hetrick

The starry staged reading of Warren Leight's Tony Award-winning drama Side Man, featuring Frank Wood, Zachary Quinto and Melissa Leo, which was to take place in East Hampton, NY, Aug. 28…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PM

Powder – review by Peter Bradshaw

This adaptation of Kevin Sampson's 90s-novel about the Britpop era could have been great, but it's let down by shoddy dialogue and leaden pacingKevin Sampson has adapted his own 1999 novel a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:15PM

Ea Sola: 'I'm not an intellectual, I come from the forest' by Alfred Hickling

Vietnamese artist Ea Sola creates performance pieces featuring women farmers, aged 50-75. Alfred Hickling talks to her about her ever-evolving work, Drought and RainIn a sweltering hot theat…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:15PM

Will Swenson to Star in 10 Years After Paradise by Dan Bacalzo

Tony Award nominee Will Swenson will star in the U.S. premiere of Israel Horovitz's 10 Years After Paradise, at the Cherry Lane Theatre on Sunday, September 11 at 2pm. Damien Gray will …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:15PM

Barrett Foa, Todd Buonopane, Deborah S. Craig to Host Spelling Bee at Barre, 8/28 by Broadway World

On Sunday, August 28th catch a buzz at the Bee Show at Barre presents an amalgam of libation and alphabetic competition The Los Feliz Village Spelling Bee.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:12PM

The dramatic life of Wendy Wasserstein

WENDY AND THE LOST BOYS: The Uncommon Life of Wendy Wasserstein, by Julie Salamon. Penguin Press, 460 pp, $29.95.

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 05:11PM

Jane Lynch Plays Dodgeball in "Glee" Season Three Sneak Peek (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

The hit series, "Glee," is making its way back to Fox Sept. 20, when the third season kicks off at 8 PM ET. Here, the "Glee" stars gear up for season three and are featured i…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:06PM

Studio Six of the Moscow Art Theater to Present Evgeny Grishkovet's Winter by Dan Bacalzo

Studio Six of the Moscow Art Theater will present the American premiere of Winter, written by award-winning Russian playwright Evgeny Grishkovets. Vaz Santosham will direct the production at…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:02PM
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Catching Up on My Mind by CultureFuture

Some fun to take your mind off hurricanes:Keynes and Hayek in a rap battle. Or two.DANCE BEATS SOCCER! (in Scotland, at least)Strange tactics in intelligence:The NYPD is doing CIA dirty work…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 04:49PM

ArtsBeat Blog: New Revenue and Better Management Help Cherry Lane Theater by Patrick Healy

Angelina Fiordellisi said new revenue and changed to the way the Cherry Lane Theater was operating has enabled her to cut the theater's deficit and put off plans to sell its Greenwich Villag…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:47PM

LA STAGE INSIDER by Julio Martinez

INSIDER spotlights Firehouse, the waiver play that is going global over the Internet while Christine O'Donnell goes non-political LA Women's Theatre Project event.  International City The…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 04:34PM

A New Sister Act: "The Real HouseNUNS of New York," Part 3

The outrageous cast of Sister Act continues to spoof "The Real Housewives of New York City" when Kelly (Holly Davis) puts the HouseNuns (Marissa Perry, Jennifer Simard and Jennifer Allen) …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:31PM

Guthrie Announces Full Cast for Burial at Thebes by Dan Bacalzo

The Guthrie Theater has announced complete casting for its upcoming production of The Burial at Thebes, Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney's adaptation of Sophocles' Antigone. Marcela Lo…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:27PM

Mike DiSalvo, Gabriel Ebert, et al. Set for Roundabout's SUICIDE INCORPORATED by Broadway World

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the full cast of Andrew Hinderaker's new play Suicide, Incorporated, directed by Jonathan Berry. The cast will feature Mike DiSalvo Officer, Gabriel …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:25PM

The Fortune Society Postpones The Castle II Due to Hurricane Irene by Dan Bacalzo

The Fortune Society has postponed its premiere of The Castle II, a sequel to its previous production The Castle, due to the threat posed by Hurricane Irene. The event, which had been schedul…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:17PM

"Love! Valour! Compassion!" a rich stew of comedy and complexity by Kateri McRae

Review: In its 2011 season, Vintage Theatre has boldly embraced full frontal nudity, waterfront locales and being trapped with friends you hate to love. "Love! Valour! Compassion!" is a one…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 04:15PM

Vladimir Versailles Joins Off-Broadway World Premiere of Dan Klores' The Wood by Adam Hetrick

Actor Vladimir Versailles has replaced Gregory Bastien in the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater world-premiere staging of Dan Klores' The Wood, about late Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:15PM

Theater Review: 'End Days' at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble by Margaret K. Gray

Margaret Gray reviews "End Days" at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:15PM

Shaina Taub Will Celebrate Solo EP With NYC Concert Featuring Carrie Manolakos, Ato Blankson-Wood and More by Michael Gioia

Singer-songwriter Shaina Taub will celebrate the release of her debut EP, "What Otters Do," with a free concert featuring Broadway vocalists and musicians at Rockwood Music Hall…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:14PM

Vladimir Versailles to Join Off-Broadway Cast of Dan Klores' The Wood by Dan Bacalzo

Vladimir Versailles will join previously reported cast members Michael Carlsen, Melanie Charles, David Deblinger, Kim Director, Thomas Kopache, John Viscardi and Sidney Williams in the world…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:07PM

Casting Complete for Suicide, Incorporated at Roundabout Underground by Broadway.com

Complete casting has been announced for the New York premiere of Andrew Hinderaker’s Suicide, Incorporated. The Roundabout Underground production will begin performances at the company…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PM

Primary Stages' One-Minute Play Festival to Feature Works by Rajiv Joseph, Donald Margulies, Neil LaBute and David Henry Hwang by Adam Hetrick

Tina Howe, David Henry Hwang, Rajiv Joseph, Greg Kotis, Neil LaBute, Craig Lucas and Donald Margulies are among the playwrights who have contributed to Primary Stages New York One-Minute Pla…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:05PM

Theatrical days appear numbered for Chicago Center for Performing Arts

Discussions are underway that will likely see the Chicago Center for the Perfroming Arrts, a multi-theater arts-and-entertainment venue located at 777 N. Green St., become a church.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:03PM
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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"Les Miserables" tour marks musical's 25th anniversary by John Moore

"Les Miserables" has visited Denver many times, but the touring production coming to the Buell Theatre next week marks the 25th anniversary of the world's longest-running musical.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 03:58PM

BWW TV: HOW TO SUCCEED Announces Ultimate Fan Contest Winner! by BroadwayWorld TV

HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical comedy starring Daniel Radcliffe and Tony Award winner John Larroquette, has chosen its most pas…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:50PM

Center Rep to Present Herbert Siguenza in A Weekend with Pablo Picasso by Dan Bacalzo

Center REPertory Company will present the Bay Area premiere of A Weekend with Pablo Picasso, written and starring Herbert Siguenza, October 21-November 19. Todd Salovey will direct. In the …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:45PM

Givenik Ambassadors | The Voca People by Givenik

Givenik Ambassadors | The Voca People VOCA PEOPLE discussed their two favorite charities, which can be supported by buying tickets on Givenik.com: VH1 Save the Music Foundation and Musician…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:44PM

Sister Act’s Spunkiest Nun, Sarah Bolt, in Her Fabulous New Video Blog! by Admin

Okay, these nuns are hysterical! Sarah Bolt (Sister Mary Patrick) takes us on a backstage adventure at the Broadway Theatre and we find out what the cast of Sister Act is really like! In …

SOURCE: The Hartman Group at 03:42PM

Matthew Morrison at the Shaw Canada Upfronts - ET by MatthewMorrison.net

Matthew Morrison at the Shaw Canada Upfronts - ET From: matthewmorrisonnet Views: 2 0 ratings Time: 00:42 More in People & Blogs

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:35PM

Michael Learned, Mary McDonough Set for West Hollywood Book Fair Appearance by Dan Bacalzo

Four-time Emmy Award winner and stage veteran Michael Learned will join Mary McDonough for an authors Q&A at the West Hollywood Book Fair on October 2 at 2:15pm. The appearance is part o…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:34PM

A Contemporary Theatre Announces 2012 Season by Bethany Rickwald

A Contemporary Theatre has announced programming for its 2012 season. The Mainstage season will open with the second production of ACT's partnership with The 5th Avenue Theatre, the wo…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:31PM

Advice for Actors, Pt. 2 by Broadway Blogspot

Advice for Actors, Pt. 2 Our newest "Advice for Actors" video features Klea Blackhurst and Brian Myers Cooper dispensing great advice about taking things personally and marketing …

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:29PM

Season Preview: Danspace Project, PS122 & FIAF’s Crossing the Line Fest by Jeremy M. Barker

PS 122 maybe homeless, but they've got a pair of fine shows coming, and Danspace Project's recently announced season looks wonderful, with both institutions supporting FIAF's Crossing the Li…

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 03:27PM

St. Ann's Season to Include Enda Walsh, Cillian Murphy, Justin Vivian Bond, Wooster Group and More by Adam Hetrick

St. Ann's Warehouse will welcome back acclaimed Irish playwright Enda Walsh with the American premiere of Misterman, starring Cillian Murphy, as part of its 2011-2012 season, which will …

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:26PM

3 Unfortunate Differences between “The Help” (the movie) and “The Help” (the book) by Mark Blankenship

I know the conversation about the film version of The Help has been going for a while, but since I just finished the book last week and just saw the movie on Saturday, I’d like to ente…

SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 03:19PM

Ambassador Theatre Group thrives with Live Nation UK theaters

The UK-based Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG), which bought more than a dozen London-area theaters from Live Nation in 2009, has seen both its revenues and profits grow since the purchase. The…

SOURCE: Ticket News at 03:16PM

Roundabout announces full cast for Suicide, Incorporated by Amy Kass

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce the full cast of Andrew Hinderaker’s new play Suicide, Incorporated, directed by Jonathan Berry. The cast…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 03:16PM

Theater Loop goes to Vegas

Vegas, baby! Headed out to that glittering desert town anytime soon? If so, you’ll want to know which of the many shows to see. We’ve combed our archives for our reviews of the…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:16PM

Samuel Beckett’s Radio Play “All That Fall” by Pan Pan at Dublin’s Project by Jeremy M. Barker

Ireland's Pan Pan Theatre works wonders staging a Beckett radio play

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 03:12PM

Roundabout Announces Cast for Suicide, Incorporated by Dan Bacalzo

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced full casting for Andrew Hinderaker's Suicide, Incorporated. Jonathan Berry will direct this new play, which kicks off the fifth season of Rounda…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:12PM

The Nuns of Broadway's Sister Act Channel "The Real Housewives of New York" (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

In "The Real Housewives of New York," Bravo offers an inside look into the lives of some of America’s most fabulous women. The reality series spotlights New York socialites Cin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:06PM

Beyond Broadway: "Bluebird" by Broadway.com

Take a ride with Simon Russell Beale as he portrays a London cab driver in this moving drama.

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:01PM
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Tina Howe, David Henry Hwang, Neil LaBute et al. Contribute to New York One-Minute Play Festival by Dan Bacalzo

Primary Stages will host the fifth annual New York One-Minute Play Festival at 59E59 Theaters on Sunday, October 16 at 2pm and 7pm. Proceeds will benefit the Primary Stages Einhorn School of…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:51PM

Sally Struthers to Star in Cabrillo Music Theatre's ANNIE by Broadway World

The sun will come out in Thousand Oaks as Cabrillo Music Theatre proudly announces its brand-new production of the hit musical, ANNIE.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:49PM

Mark Blum, Jessica Collins, et al. Set for Manhattan Theatre Club's WE LIVE HERE by Broadway World

Lynne Meadow Artistic Director, Barry Grove Executive Producer, and Mandy Greenfield Artistic Producer are pleased to announce full casting for the upcoming world premiere of WE LIVE HERE by…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:46PM

The National Theatre of Kosovo in Crisis by Karen Malpede

(Ed. Note: Soon after posting Karen Malpede’s essay on her Global Connections project, Another Life on the Road, she received word that her collaborators in Kosovo were in crisis. What…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 02:42PM

Sandi Patty's Broadway Stories CD Set for October 18 Release by Andy Propst

Sandi Patty's newest CD Broadway Stories will be released on October 18 by Stylos Entertainment. The disc, which also features City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra under the leadershi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:38PM

St. Ann's Warehouse Announces 2011-2012 Season by Andy Propst

St. Ann's Warehouse has announced its programming for 2011-2012, according to a report in The New York Times. The season will begin with the recently reported Stop the Virgens, a psych…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:22PM

Nunset Boulevard at Theatre at the Center 3 by Noreen Heron & Associates

Nunset Boulevard at Theatre at the Center 3 NUNSET BOULEVARD follows the irrepressible Little Sisters of Hoboken as they receive the news that they have been invited to sing at the Hollywoo…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:19PM

A well-spoken, well-dressed 'Pygmalion'

Sound Theatre Company's production of the Shaw comedy is a gem, from costumes to characters to the Cockney accents. Through Aug. 28, 2011, at Center House Theatre in Seattle Center.

SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 02:19PM

WICKED Gets Two New Leading Witches! by Admin

Direct from the show’s first national tour, Jackie Burns and Chandra Lee Schwartz will join the Broadway company on September 27 as Elphaba and Glinda, respectively. Burns has appeared on …

SOURCE: The Hartman Group at 02:18PM

Review: Colin Quinn: Long Story Short (Broadway in Chicago) by Scotty Zacher

Evolution & Assholes! We’ve seen it all before! "Colin Quinn: Long Story Short" is a clever, entertaining musing on a-small-world-after-all phenomena.

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 02:15PM

Christina Haag Will Headline World Premiere of Sharyn Rothstein's The Invested Off-Broadway by Michael Gioia

Christina Haag, author of the New York Times bestselling memoir "Come to the Edge," will star in Sharyn Rothstein’s new play, The Invested, when it makes its world premi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:14PM

A Charity Case, Featuring Alysia Reiner, Will Play Off-Broadway's Clurman Theatre by Michael Gioia

A Charity Case, a new play about adoption by Australian playwright and director Wendy Beckett, will begin performances Oct. 28, with an official opening Nov. 2, at Off-Broadway's Clurman…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:11PM

Broadway Bound END OF THE RAINBOW UK Tour Kicks Off in Northampton by Broadway World

Nominated for four Olivier Awards in 2011, End Of The Rainbow took the West End by storm during its sell-out, six month run, with Tracie Bennett winning both critical and popular acclaim for…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:09PM

Corey Brill, Dana Green et al. Set for SCR's Pride and Prejudice by Dan Bacalzo

South Coast Repertory has announced complete casting for its production of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, to perform on the Segerstrom Stage, September 9-October 9. This adaptatio…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:05PM

Mark Blum, Amy Irving, Jessica Collins Are Related in Zoe Kazan's Family Drama We Live Here for MTC by Kenneth Jones

The complete cast of the Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere of Zoe Kazan's We Live Here, about secrets that surface during a wedding, will include Mark Blum, Jessica Collins, Betty Gi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:01PM

Shakespeare’s Globe London Cinema Series concludes with “Henry VIII” Thursday, September 15 at 6:30pm in movie theaters across the country by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

“FANTASTIC!” -Scott Brown, New York Magazine “Exhilarating!” -David Finkle, Huffington Post “Mouth-watering.” -Sylvia Morris, The Shakespeare Blog “…thoroughly irresi…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 02:00PM
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Spamalot at Drury Lane Oakbrook 3 by Noreen Heron & Associates

Spamalot at Drury Lane Oakbrook 3 A hilarious ode to the classic Monty Python humor adored by millions of fans worldwide , SPAMALOT tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights o…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:57PM

Eric Stoltz Signs on for MODERN LOVE Pilot by Broadway World

According to Deadline, stage and screen star Eric Stoltz has signed on to star in a pilot for Lifetime entitled, 'Modern Love.' Stoltz will play 'newspaper science editor Simon McElvane as h…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:55PM

Squigs Creates a Masterful Portrait of Tyne Daly and the Master Class Cast by Broadway.com

A powerful role like Maria Callas deserves an equally powerful portrait—and Broadway.com resident artist Justin ‘Squigs’ Robertson has delivered in his salute to Tyne Daly …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:55PM

Amy Irving & More Complete the Cast of Zoe Kazan's We Live Here at MTC by Broadway.com

Oscar nominee Amy Irving, Mark Blum and Jessica Collins will complete the cast of Manhattan Theatre Club’s world premiere production of We Live Here by Zoe Kazan, joining previously an…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:54PM

Review: An Instinct for Kindness

According to Chris Larner, we all have an instinct for kindness, an instinct that impels us to reach out to those in suffering, to share their pain and loss. I would hope that that’s true…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:53PM

Jackie Burns, Chandra Lee Schwartz to Be Broadway Wicked's New Witches by Dan Bacalzo

Jackie Burns and Chandra Lee Schwartz will take over the roles of Elphaba and Glinda, respectively, in the Broadway cast of Wicked, at the Gershwin Theatre, beginning with the Tuesday, Septe…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:52PM

Theater Talkback: The Good That Comes From Bad Reviews by Jason Zinoman

The popular idea that tough criticism emerges from malice or cruelty is almost always wrong. So why do critics write brutal pans? And can they go too far?

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:45PM

STAGE TUBE: I AM THEATRE Project - Elisa Marina Alvarado by BroadwayWorld TV

BroadwayWorld.com is excited to share a new weekly series developed by the Theatre Communications Group This week Teatro Vision's Elisa Marina shares pivotal moments in her theatre career an…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:36PM

MTC Announces Casting for World Premiere of WE LIVE HERE by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director), Barry Grove (Executive Producer), and Mandy Greenfield (Artistic Producer) are pleased to announce full casting for the upcoming world premiere of WE LIVE H…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 01:33PM

Amy Irving, Jeremy Shamos et al. Set for MTC's We Live Here by Dan Bacalzo

Mark Blum, Jessica Collins, and Amy Irving will join the previously reported Betty Gilpin, Oscar Isaac, and Jeremy Shamos for Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of We Live Here, wr…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:32PM

St. Ann's Sets Schedule for Final Season in Dumbo by Patrick Healy

The Brooklyn-based theater company announced its 2011-12 program for its final season in its Dumbo home.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:31PM

STAGE TUBE: Rosie O'Donnell Promotes Her OWN Show by BroadwayWorld TV

Rosie O'Donnell's upcoming talk show for the OWN network has switched time slots, and thus will change up the overall concept of the show. Rosie, launching Fall 2011 on OWN, will air on Siri…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:29PM

Bob Merrill: The Music That Made Him by Harry Haun

Late songwriter Bob Merrill's Funny Girl is Broadway-bound, and his other theatre and pop songs are being blended into a new musical, Love Makes the World Go 'Round. Meet those who a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:15PM

Good news for the theatre? Paula Vogel steps down at Yale (sort of) by Thomas Garvey

Most readers of the Hub Review know of my low opinion of playwright Paula Vogel (at left) - or at least of the influence she has wielded from her academic posts in the playwriting depar…

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 01:11PM

PHOTO CALL: Tracey Ullman, Tom Riley and Cast Rehearse My City in London by Krissie Fullerton

Stephen Poliakoff directs the world premiere of his My City, starring Tracey Ullman, running at London's Almeida Theatre from Sept. 8 to Nov. 5.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:11PM

An Instinct for Kindness, Pleasance Dome

Last year Chris Larner helped his ex-wife, Allyson, to die. She had been living with multiple sclerosis for over 20 years and “needed help with everything, apart from thinking.” Ha…

SOURCE: The Independent at 01:06PM
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at noon (Broadway Time)
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BAC at Summerhall – review by Lyn Gardner

Summerhall, EdinburghJust when it seems as though every available space in Edinburgh has been colonised by the big venues, up pops a brilliant new space, with not a comedian in sight. Summer…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:59PM

The Girl With the Iron Claws – review by Lyn Gardner

Underbelly, EdinburghLife in the palace is awfully dull for the king's youngest daughter, who is not allowed to stray beyond the gates. Her elder sisters are not exactly ugly, but they are i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:59PM

Andrew Maxwell – review by Brian Logan

Assembly, George Square, EdinburghThere are more topical jokes in Andrew Maxwell's set than practically every other fringe show I've seen, combined. And it's not the facetious twittering tha…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:59PM

Chris Ramsey – review by Brian Logan

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghOffermation, Chris Ramsey tells us, is useless or unwanted information, shoved under your nose whether you like it or not. Modern life teems with the stuff, and…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:59PM

The new Second City Dreamers by Trish Crawford

Four newcomers to the mainstage at Second City bring fresh faces and new talents to upcoming show.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 12:51PM

On 9/11, Horovitz will be onstage in two cities by Joel Brown

On Sept. 11, Israel Horovitz will fly to New York and back. His one-man play about the aftermath of 9/11, “After Paradise,’’ will be performed in New York and in Gloucester…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:45PM

‘Unnecessary Farce’ brings unrelenting laughs by Sandy MacDonald

DENNIS - Actors have an edge when it comes to writing for actors: Just ask Molière. Actor/playwright Paul Slade Smith, whose “Unnecessary Farce’’ is enjoying a whip-sm…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:44PM

Landmarks, Boston Ballet pairing up on the Esplanade by Jeffrey Gantz

Free Tchaikovsky on the Esplanade is a Boston tradition. What would the Fourth of July be without the “1812 Overture’’? But free Tchaikovsky ballet - with dancers and a liv…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:44PM

Dominating the landscape by Cate McQuaid

SALEM - The Hudson River School artists had a particular and romantic agenda: to transmit the sublime experience of nature they found in the American landscape. For 19th-century artists such…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:42PM

Stranger Things at Atwater Village and Comprehensive Theater Listings

Ron FrederickBrian Friel's "Dancing at Lughnasa" continues through Aug. 28 at The Complex​Ghost Road Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Ronnie Clark's Stranger Things. "A man …

SOURCE: LA Weekly at 12:32PM

Box Office for Broadway's Mountaintop Now Open by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The box office at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, which will be the home to the upcoming Broadway premiere of the new play The Mountaintop, opened for business Aug. 25.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PM

Wonderland- Off With Their Heads- Karen Mason (LIVE) by Darreyl102

Wonderland- Off With Their Heads- Karen Mason (LIVE) i own no rights- only posting! for entainment purposes only! Featuring Karen Mason as The Queen of Hearts!! From: darreyl102 Views: 916 …

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:29PM

Adam Rapp to Direct Lili Taylor in Karen O's Stop the Virgens Opera by Andy Propst

Adam Rapp will direct Stop the Virgens, to run October 12-22 at St. Ann's Warehouse. The piece will be included as one of the events in The Creators Project: New York 2011, running Oct…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:19PM

Tickets Now on Sale For The Mountaintop Starring Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett by Broadway.com

Tickets are now on sale for the Broadway premiere of Katori Hall's Olivier Award-winning The Mountaintop. The play has attracted a pair of stellar stage and screen actors: Oscar nominees…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:14PM

Bill Bowers' Louder Than Words to Play Urban Stages by Dan Bacalzo

Urban Stages will present Louder Than Words, conceived and performed by Bill Bowers, and directed by Martha Banta, October 7-30, with an opening on October 12. The work is a collection of m…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:08PM

This One Girl's Story, NYMF Musical About Anti-Gay Hate Crime, Is Cast by Adam Hetrick

Zonya Love Johnson, Angela Grovey and Antonio Edwards Suarez will appear in This One Girl’s Story, a musical inspired by the true story of a deadly attack on a lesbian couple in the We…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM

Rosie O'Donnell Talks Up Her TV Return in The Rosie Show by Broadway.com

Broadway veteran Rosie O'Donnell is heading back to the small screen to host The Rosie Show, a brand new hour of celebrity chat. This time around, O'Donnell is setting up shop in the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00PM
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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David Abeles on Marrying His Dream Girl and Making Music in Million Dollar Quartet by Gemma Wilson

Age & Hometown: “The most grown up I’ve ever been,” Danville, CA Current Role: Going great balls of fire as a young Jerry Lee Lewis in the off-Broadway production of…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:58AM

Awesome Person Thursday: John Dapolito by Michael Roderick

Last week I introduced the concept of Awesome Person Thursday and actress Mara Lee Gilbert rose to the challenge. Thanks Mara for introducing us to someone awesome! Have someone awesome you …

SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 11:57AM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day With Chicago Star Nikka Graff Lanzarone by Matthew Blank

Ever wonder about the routine of a Broadway actor on one of those grueling two-performance days? Nikka Graff Lanzarone, who stars as Velma Kelly in the Broadway production of Chicago, offer…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:45AM

VOCA PEOPLE Meet Pignik by Givenik

VOCA PEOPLE Meet Pignik VOCA PEOPLE meet Pignik! VOCA PEOPLE is currently performing off-Broadway at the Westside Theatre (407 W. 43rd). http://www.vocapeoplenyc.com LIKE Givenik | http:/…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:44AM

Jackie Burns & Chandra Lee Schwartz to Bewitch WICKED as 'Elphaba', 'Glinda' on Broadway Beginning Sept. 27 by Broadway World

Beginning performances on Tuesday, September 27, 2011, Jackie Burns and Chandra Lee Schwartz will assume the roles of Elphaba and Glinda, respectively, in the Broadway cast of Wicked. Ms. Bu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:39AM

Review: FringeNYC 2011 Review Roundup #8 by Dan Bacalzo, Andy Buck, and David Finkle

Reports on You Only Shoot the Ones You Love, Bongani, and Jersey Shoresical: A Frickin' Rock Opera.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:30AM

UP ON THE MARQUEE- THE MOUNTAINTOP! by Peter James Zielinski

The box office for the Broadway premiere of Katori Hall's Olivier Award-winning play, The Mountaintop, opens this Thursday, August 25, 2011. Rehearsals for the production began today, August…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:25AM

Casting Announced for Pearl Theatre's The Bald Soprano by Andy Propst

Pearl Theatre Company has announced casting for Eugene Ionesco's The Bald Soprano, to run September 13 - October 23 at New York City Center Stage II. Hal Brooks will direct the product…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:23AM

Hollywood Walk of Fame Bans Reality Stars by Lindsay Powers

"Someone asked if we give reality show characters stars? Hell to the No!" writes a spokesperson on Facebook.

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:23AM

UP ON THE MARQUEE: MAN AND BOY! by Peter James Zielinski

Roundabout Theatre Company, presents three-time Tony Award winner Frank Langella as Gregor Antonescu in Terence Rattigan's drama Man and Boy, directed by Maria Aitken. Check out photos of th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:22AM

Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" To Be Screened in 3D in Hollywood by Adam Hetrick

Disney's Academy Award-winning animated feature "Beauty and the Beast" will be presented on the big screen in 3D for the first time at Hollywood's El Capitan Theater in Sep…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:22AM

Steffanie Leigh to be Broadway's New Mary Poppins by Jethro Nededog

After playing the iconic nanny on the North American tour of "Mary Poppins," Steffanie Leigh will step into the title role on Broadway at New York City's New Amsterdam Theatre starting Tue…

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:20AM

Photo Coverage: Cast of COME FLY AWAY in Rehearsal by Kelly Cameron

The National Tour of Come Fly Away is currently wowing audiences in Toronto, and BWW was invited to attend a special dance class that the cast participate in to keep them in shape for the sh…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AM

Ian McKellen Wants to Return to Pantomime by Broadway World

According to IMDB, stage and screen star Ian McKellen recently revealed that he would like to star in another pantomime show in the future. McKellen told the Guardian I would like to do a pa…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:17AM

I AM THEATRE: Elisa Marina Alvarado by Theatre Communications Group

I AM THEATRE: Elisa Marina Alvarado Elisa Marina Alvarado is a founding member and Artistic Director of Teatro Visión which this year celebrates twenty-seven years of creating and pe…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:16AM

ArtsBeat Blog: New York Fringe Festival Report: 'Technodoulia Dot Com' by Catherine Rampell

A pack of Fordham University undergraduates used their real-life technology to create their new play, "Technodoulia Dot Com."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:15AM

New York Burlesque Festival Announces Line-Up by Dan Bacalzo

Performers have been announced for the ninth annual New York Burlesque Festival, to be held at various locations around the city, September 29-October 2. The festival will kick off with a T…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:15AM

Streisand Pays Tribute to Songwriting 'Family' by Nekesa Mumbi Moody

Oscar-winning songwriting greats Alan and Marilyn Bergman rarely wrote a song with Barbra Streisand in mind. Yet Streisand turned out to be one of the greatest interpreters of their iconic s…

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:13AM

Atlantic's Latino Mixfest Play Series Spotlights Playwrights Edwin Sanchez, Enrique Urueta, Andrea Thome and More by Kenneth Jones

Atlantic Theater Company's Latino Mixfest, a series of free readings of plays about the Latino experience, runs Aug. 25-29, giving voice to Enrique Urueta, Edwin Sanchez, Gustavo Arellan…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:11AM

Steffanie Leigh Joins MARY POPPINS as 'Mary,' 10/9 by Broadway World

Direct from the North American tour of MARY POPPINS, Steffanie Leigh will make her Broadway debut in the title role, beginning performances at the New Amsterdam Theatre Tuesday, October 11. …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:01AM

Will Russell Crowe Lock Horns with Hugh Jackman in Les Miserables? by Broadway.com

Now that Hugh Jackman has signed on to play hero Jean Valjean in the forthcoming film adaptation of Les Miserables, talk has turned to casting the other roles in the megahit musical. Today&r…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:00AM

Just how long should you be on sale anyway? by Ken Davenport

When you're doing an open-ended run, you have a decision to make the day you go on sale. . . how far out do you want to be on sale? Conventional wisdom has always said to keep this window a.…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Did America Betray Arthur Miller? by Isaac Butler

By Isaac Butler That certainly seems to be the question lying at the heart of this piece in the Guardian by chief arts staff writer Charlotte Higgins. And while you might thing the answer is…

SOURCE: Parabasis at 10:48AM

Lineup for 2011 New Yorker Festival Is Announced by Dave Itzkoff

Chris Colfer, Aziz Ansari, Amy Poehler, Nancy Pelosi and Richard Dawkins will be among the actors, performers, comedians, politicians, bigwigs, authors and atheist contrarians appearing at t…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:44AM

Jackie Burns and Chandra Lee Schwartz Will Fly Into Broadway's Wicked by Adam Hetrick

Jackie Burns and Chandra Lee Schwartz are off to meet the Wizard in the Broadway production of the smash-hit Tony-nominated musical Wicked beginning Sept. 27 at the Gershwin Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:44AM

Hugh Jackman Now Likely to Film LES MIS Film Before WOLVERINE 2 in 2012 by Broadway World

Deadline.com reports this morning that filming for Woverine 2, the sequel to the successful X Men franchise starring Hugh Jackman, may be pushed back to the spring of 2012 due to location sc…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:36AM

Theatre Development Fund Costume Collection in Times Square by Sarah B. Roberts

Currently on display at the Times Square Visitor Center are various costumes on loan from the Theatre Development Fund Costume Collection.   The Theatre Development Fund (TDF) Th…

SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 10:32AM

Jackie Burns and Chandra Lee Schwartz Will be Broadway’s Next Wicked Witches by Broadway.com

Broadway megahit musical Wicked has found its new Elphaba and Glinda: Jackie Burns and Chandra Lee Schwartz. Direct from the show’s first national tour, Burns and Schwartz will join th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:26AM

TT: For those who've asked

My mother had two major operations in the past few days to relieve and repair an intestinal blockage. Amazingly--though I...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:26AM

Eric Stoltz Cast in Lifetime Pilot Modern Love by Andy Propst

Eric Stoltz will star in the Lifetime pilot Modern Love, according to a report on Deadline.com. The show will center on Simon (Stoltz), a man who finds himself not only shifting jobs at t…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:16AM

Producer Randall L. Wreghitt Will Be Remembered at Sept. 15 Memorial by Kenneth Jones and Robert Simonson

A celebration of the life and work of Broadway producer Randall L. Wreghitt will be held 1 PM Sept. 15 at Broadway's Shubert Theatre. Friends, colleagues and family will gather to rememb…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:13AM

Jason Alexander to Guest Star on NBC's Harry's Law by Andy Propst

Jason Alexander will guest star on NBC's Harry's Law, according to a report on TVGuide.com. He will play a public school teacher who has been suspended from teaching after faili…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:08AM

Fuse Classical Music Review: Hooray for Film Night at Tanglewood by Arts Fuse Editor

The Tanglewood team of Morgan Freeman, Gil Shaham, and John Williams served up an evening of memorable performances of music from the movies.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:06AM

Writer draws on experience raising an autistic son for new play

Rearing an autistic son is the inspiration for "Falling," Deanna Jent's new production at Mustard Seed Theatre.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:00AM
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Steffanie Leigh Will Be Broadway's Next Mary Poppins by Kenneth Jones

Broadway will get a new nanny beginning on Oct. 11 when Steffanie Leigh flies into the New Amsterdam Theatre to play Mary Poppins. Coming in from the North American tour, she'll be makin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:51AM

Steffanie Leigh Tapped as Title Star in Broadway's Mary Poppins by Broadway.com

Steffanie Leigh will make her Broadway debut in the title role of Mary Poppins at Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theatre on October 11, replacing Laura Michelle Kelly, who will give her fina…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:47AM

Color-blind casting: New Theatre’s Henry V a sign of evolving norms by Bill Hirschman

By Bill Hirschman When the callow king rouses the troops before the Battle of Agincourt with the St. Crispin’s Day speech in New Theatre’s Henry V on opening night Saturday, audiences wi…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:46AM

The Misanthrope | Building the Balcony: Behind the Scenes | Stratford Shakespeare Festival by Stratford Shakespeare Festival

The Misanthrope | Building the Balcony: Behind the Scenes | Stratford Shakespeare Festival Scenic Carpenter David Bedford and Scenic Artist Kevin Kemp explore the construction and painting …

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:35AM

Photos: 2011 MTM:UK Awards Presented at EdFringe

The Musical Theatre Matters: UK Awards were presented in Edinburgh yesterday (24 August 2011) as part of an awards gala at the George Square Theatre - for the first time part of Assembly at …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:26AM

Photos: 2011 MTM: UK Awards Presented at EdFringe

The Musical Theatre Matters: UK Awards were presented in Edinburgh yesterday (24 August 2011) as part of an awards gala at the George Square Theatre - for the first time part of Assembly at …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:23AM

Brian Myers Cooper "Equity Mythbusters" Episode 4 by Broadway Blogspot

Brian Myers Cooper "Equity Mythbusters" Episode 4 The final installment in our Equity Mythbusters series. In this episode, Brian gives advice to auditioning as a new member of Act…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:23AM

Andrew Russell Hired as Consulting Artistic Director for Intiman Theatre by Dan Bacalzo

Andrew Russell has been hired as consulting artistic director for the financially endangered Intiman Theatre, according to a report in The Seattle Times. As previously reported, earlier thi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:22AM

Steffanie Leigh to Play Mary Poppins on Broadway by Andy Propst

Steffanie Leigh will assume the title role in Broadway's Mary Poppins, playing at the New Amsterdam Theatre, on October 11. She replaces Laura Michelle Kelly, who will play her final p…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:22AM

Jamie Ballard, Raymond Coulthard, Jodie McNee, et al. Set for RSC's Measure for Measure by Andy Propst

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced complete casting for Measure for Measure, which is scheduled to begin performances at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon on November 17, acco…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:13AM

'The Game' star acts out her 'Issues of Love'

"Issues of Love" play runs Friday-Sunday at the Grandel Theater.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:00AM
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Offer: £10 Tickets to Neil LaBute's THE MERCY SEAT

Whatsonstage.com readers can see Neil LaBute's The Mercy Seat for £10 for any performance (£12 normal ticket price) at the Pleasance Theatre Islington.

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:57AM

Offer: Top Price Ticket & Cocktail to THE GOD OF SOHO at the Globe for just £25

Best available seat and post show cocktail for just £25. Save over £17.50. All performances until 30 Sept (excluding 1 Sept).

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:57AM

Theatrical Index Founder Price Berkley Has Died by Dan Bacalzo

Price Berkley, the founder of Theatrical Index, passed away at his home in Manhattan on Sunday, August 21. Berkeley published the first issue of the Theatrical Index on November 9, 1964. T…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:53AM

2011 Emerging Artists Symposium: Get Your Work On by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

At its 2011 Emerging Artists Symposium, SDCF hosted a panel moderated by Ellen Rusconi and featuring established freelance theater artists Jeremy Dobrish, Sarah Maxfield, Daniel Talbott, and…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 08:50AM

Broadway's 'The Addams Family' to close on Dec. 31

NEW YORK - Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Lurch and Fester will be gone from Broadway by the time the New Year rolls...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 08:43AM

Review Edinburgh Fringe: Malfi by Francesca Beckett

The Offshoots (in Association with Lancaster University Theatre Group) has had a great deal of success over the last few years, winning plaudits from publications such as The Scotsman, Briti…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:37AM

Review Edinburgh Fringe: Colin Hoult’s Inferno by Francesca Beckett

A good character comedian is hard to come by. It’s seemingly difficult to create characters that are not only convincing and entertaining, but also have heart. Thankfully, Colin Hoult …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:34AM

Review Edinburgh Fringe: Delete the Banjax by Francesca Beckett

Everyone in comedy these days seems to be ‘hotly tipped’ for something, but I’d heard so much buzz around Delete the Banjax that I felt compelled to go and see if, this tim…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:31AM

Review Edinburgh Fringe: Little Howard’s Big Show by Francesca Beckett

It’s a display of how weird the Fringe experience is, that yesterday I found myself waiting in a queue for a show surrounded by (what seemed like) hundreds of tiny, excitable children.…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:28AM

Review Edinburgh Fringe: Gregory Charles – Music Man by Francesca Beckett

You know that feeling you get at the end of a gig, when the band reaches their crescendo and everyone around you goes absolutely mental for three minutes? It’s always that one song tha…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:23AM

Review Edinburgh Fringe: Hannibal Buress by Francesca Beckett

  It’s a good job Hannibal Buress is such a likeable performer; with a CV like his it’d be very easy to be jealous. At only 28 he has already written for shows such as Satur…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:20AM

Erotic tragedy proposed: Section 3: The drama as a liturgy of mourning by George Hunka

The role of the elegy is to describe a closed system: the closed system of the dead individual, now bereft of possibility and imagination. It is also a dramatic performance in the form of mo…

SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 08:17AM

In Turn: Lighting Design by Nick Coupe

As part of my In Turn blog, I interview industry professionals from different areas in the arts. This time, I was fortunate enough to speak to David Howe, a freelance Lighting Designer, with…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:14AM

BWW's On This Day - August 25, 2011

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on August 25 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Edinburgh comedy notebook: It's official – Dave loves Nick by Paul Macinnes

Sweat, swearing, singing – and Dave TV's best joke of the fringe. But I can't see Nick Helm on Live at the Apollo …After leaving for Nick Helm's show in a rush, I forgot my notepad. As a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:37AM

Captain Ferguson's School for Balloon Warfare by David Sheward

This solo show briefly ascends into the clouds near its climax, but for much of its 70 minutes the play is an earthbound history lecture.

SOURCE: Backstage at 07:30AM

Free Run, Udderbelly’s Pasture

It was only a matter of time before freerunning and parkour, already picked up from the streets by Hollywood film directors and advertising moguls, filtered down into theatres.

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:28AM
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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News: Plays Cast: RSC Measure, Sister George & Earthquakes

Jamie Ballard and Jodie McNee will play Angelo and Isabella in Roxana Silbert’s Royal Shakespeare Company production of Measure for Measure, which opens in the Swan Theatre on 23 Novem…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:57AM

‘Addams Family’ to close at year’s end

NEW YORK — Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Lurch and Fester will be gone from Broadway by the time the New Year rolls around. Producers for the musical “The Addams Family” said Wednesday i…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 06:34AM
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Noises off: The best of the Edinburgh festival blogs by Andrew Haydon

As critics and performers debate everything from favourite eateries to the point of festivals, blogging is transforming the Edinburgh experienceIf there's a month when the full force of the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:55AM

LA Theater Review: VIVIEN (Rogue Machine) by Jennifer Berry Jacobson

THE MANY FACES OF VIVIEN LEIGH The one woman play Vivien, presented by Rogue Machine at Theatre Theater, is a stunning showcase of two talents, both of which make this a recommended outing: …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:46AM

Review Edinburgh Fringe: Some Small Love Stories by Jake Orr

There are some stories that will make you laugh, some that will leave you angry, and occasionally a story that will leave you tingling with emotion. Some Small Love Stories provides the latt…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:40AM

LA Theater Review: STONES IN HIS POCKETS (The Zephyr Theatre) by Kat Michels

TOO MANY STONES, NOT ENOUGH POCKETS Marie Jones’s Stones In His Pockets is one of those plays that separate the boys from the men.  Fifteen characters that range in age, gender, accent, a…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:32AM

Edinburgh festival 2011: is there too much nostalgia around this year?

Bagpuss, Fawlty Towers, Paul Daniels: there are some cosy trips down memory lane this year. But not all nostalgia is lazy – many comedians use shared experience as a toolLast week Channel …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:21AM

Review: A Visit From Miss Prothero ***

Alan Bennett wrote A Visit from Miss Prothero, a tidy two-hander, for television in 1978, and now it provides an opportunity for TV and radio presenter Nicholas Parsons to keep his hand in t…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:00AM
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Hero: The Musical by Clifford Lee Johnson III

This spectacularly produced musical about a real-life Korean patriot features strong performances and stirring music, but its human values tend to be overwhelmed by its spectacle.

SOURCE: Backstage at 04:58AM

Off-Broadway Theater Review: FREUD’S LAST SESSION (Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater) by Eve Meadows

A MEETING OF THE MINDS Mark St. Germain based his play Freud’s Last Session on a book by Armand M. Nicholi, Jr. entitled The Question of God: C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud Debate God, Love,…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:42AM

Blog: Edinburgh & MTM Award Reflections

The Musical Theatre Matters: UK Awards gala has been held, the gongs presented and I have safely managed to pack what feels like half a flat back into my rucksack and get onto the train back…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:30AM

LA Theater Review: BEAU JEST (Glendale Centre Theatre) by Jeanne Hartman

THIS BEAU IS JEST FINE Do you ever just want to go home, eat your mother’s comforting chicken soup, put on your oldest fuzzy slippers and find some old-fashioned comedy on AMC? Well, you�…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:23AM

"The Money Will Trickle Dow--- OUCH!!!" by Don Hall

 From 2001 to 2007, the economy endured “the slowest rate of jobs growth on record since World War II, and just one-fifth the pace of the 1990s.”SOURCE Dear Dumbasses…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 04:16AM

Review: Batman Live ***

Whenever I go to the O2 Arena I re-ignite a tingling sense of anticipation for the promise of a spectacle like no other. Each time, I leave disappointed at the failure of the shows to live u…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:05AM
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Blog: In Praise of Postlethwaite

The outpouring of affection at the death of Pete Postlethwaite last January was quite remarkable. He was that rare and unusual paradox, a comparatively unknown actor whom everyone thought th…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:50AM
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Never Look in the Mirror When You're Dancing by David Sheward

Ballroom moves and childhood memories mix in Kay Scorah's delicate and sweet dance-theater piece as terps Erin Hunter and Faith Hunter Kimberling step out like a pair of graceful ghosts.

SOURCE: Backstage at 02:30AM

Moscow Mayor Promises To Renovate All City's Theaters

"Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has declared the intention to renovate all city theaters in two to three years' time. Some 7 billion rubles (approximately $242 million) is to be invested in th…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:12AM
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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In the world according to Colin Quinn, it's always last call

"Nanotechnology," observes Colin Quinn at the start of his whip-smart Broadway solo show, "can stop a global plague. But we still need guards at the zoo."

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:34AM

THE MOUNTAINTOP Box Office Opens by Broadway World

The box office for the Broadway premiere of Katori Hall's Olivier Award-winning play, The Mountaintop, opens tomorrow, Thursday, August 11, 2011. Tickets will be available at the Bernard B. …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Offers Aaron Tveit Meet & Greet Lotto Today by Broadway World

Today, ticketholders for the Tony-nominated Broadway musical CATCH ME IF YOU CAN will have a chance to win post-performance backstage access at the Neil Simon Theater, for a meet-and-greet w…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

The Tenant by David Sheward

This adaptation of Roland Topor's Kafkaesque novel, which also inspired Roman Polanski's 1976 film, is more confusing than intriguing. Gabriel Hainer Evansohn's production design is the mo…

SOURCE: Backstage at 01:16AM

TT: Almanac

"Large organizations cannot be versatile. A large organization is effective through its mass rather than through its agility. Fleas can...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

Dancing Fest coming into its own in 5th year

SID SMITH reviews the Chicago Dancing Festival ... In the beginning, the Chicago Dancing Festival seemed almost a lark, a single program of modest best hits, more picnic dessert than entree.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM

HAIR Special Performance In Times Square Today at 4:30 PM

Thursday, August 25, 2011 (NEW YORK, NY) – The cast of HAIR is set to kick off the “Great HAIR Days: Countdown to the final Broadway performances” with a special performanc…

SOURCE: Broadway's Best Shows at 01:00AM

"Return to Catfish Row" - A Page in Vanity Fair

Leslie Bennetts and Mark Seliger spotlight the reimagination of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.

SOURCE: Vanity Fair at 01:00AM

'For the Boys' is the musical made on Marriott's homefront

When a major regional theater outside New York develops a new musical, there's almost always a commercial producer involved. That commercial producer invariably comes with his or her checkbo…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM

Suburban theater for the week of Aug. 26 to Sept. 1

KERRY REID picks current shows in Chicago's suburbs.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM

Great chemistry in 'Whirled News Tonight'; little truth in 'Strangers & Romance'

NINA METZ reviews the long-running show at iO and a pair of one-acts by Strangeloop Theatre.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Info You Can Use: Tools To Chart Your Organizational Impact by Joe Patti

A partnership of GuideStar USA, Independent Sector and BBB Wise Giving Alliance has created a free online tool, Charting Impact, which non-profits and foundations can use to assess themselve…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 12:53AM

Colin Quinn’s ‘Long Story Short’ is irresistible

HEDY WEISS: Brainy satirist Colin Quinn takes his audience on a faster-than-the-speed-of-light crash course through world civilization in “Long Story Short,” now at the Broadway Playhous…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 12:13AM

Israel Horovitz Revises Fighting Over Beverley for Return to Gloucester Stage Aug. 25 by Kenneth Jones

Israel Horovitz's Fighting Over Beverley, one in a collection of plays set in Gloucester, MA, and environs, gets an encore run by Gloucester Stage Company 18 years after it was first see…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AM

THE LEADING MEN: Ron Raines and Danny Burstein, the Stage Door Johnnys of Follies by Tom Nondorf

Meet Ron Raines and Danny Burstein, the "boys below," as the Stephen Sondheim lyric goes, in the new Broadway production of Follies.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Sandra Shipley Is Torn Between Two (Old) Men in Gloucester Return of Israel Horovitz's Fighting Over Beverley by Kenneth Jones

Israel Horovitz's Fighting Over Beverley, one in a collection of plays set in Gloucester, MA, and environs, gets an encore run by Gloucester Stage Company 18 years after it was first see…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Alex Gemignani Is Man Behind "The Little Prince" in Musical World Premiere Saint-Ex, Taking Wing Aug. 25 by Kenneth Jones

Saint-Ex, a musical about the life of author-aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who penned the classic children's book "The Little Prince," gets its world premiere starri…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

MARQUEE VALUE: Godspell at Circle in the Square by Krissie Fullerton

Production: Godspell, Music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by John-Michael Tebelak, directed by Daniel Goldstein, choreographed by Christopher Gattelli, starring Hunter Parrish, Telly …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Harry & Eddie: The Birth of Israel Begins Off-Broadway Run Aug. 25 by Andrew Gans

Harry & Eddie: The Birth of Israel, which explores how President Harry S. Truman's friendship with his former business partner, Eddie Jacobson, led to the creation of Israel, begins …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

On the Stage: Quantum looks to have an 'Affair' in Polish Hill

Quantum Theatre has found a home in Polish Hill for its world-premiere adaptation of Graham Greene's 1951 novel, "The End of the Affair." The former Emma Kaufmann Clinic at 3028 Brereton St.…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

Review: The Tenant

Greasy landlords and crumbling ceilings are surely commonplace to most New York City dwellers, as are noisy and nosy neighbors. But spending about two hours with the fascinatingly seedy Pari…

SOURCE: The New York Theatre Experience at 12:00AM

Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 25 by Ernio Hernandez and Robert Viagas

1918 Birthday of composer Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), who will bridge the worlds of classical and Broadway, both as conductor for the New York Philharmonic and as composer of classic scor…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic