Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Screen studs storm stage by Michael Riedel

Here come the hunks! Jude Law and Hugh Jackman, two guys who can sell out a theater in about 30 seconds, are coming back to Broadway. Jackman's first up, opening Oct. 25 at the Broadhurs…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 11:11PM

Eat, drink & be merrily amused by mythology by James Jorden

Is opera stuffy? Maybe, when it's performed in the red- velvet splendor of the Met. But in a less formal setting, with cocktails alongside arias, opera can be downright fun. One of Manhat…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 11:10PM

Kidding on the Square by Adaumbelle

Emily Bergl IS an entertainer! With talent, stage presence, and a personality to match, Emily Bergl shined very brightly as she enchanted the audience for the full hour plus show!

SOURCE: Adaumbelle’s Quest at 11:09PM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

Legit Reviews: Operatic aspirations are replaced with the accessibility, theatricality and showbiz savvy of a Broadway musical in Diane Paulus' bright, beautiful and tuner-centric re-envisio…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:57PM

Rialto Chatter: TOXIC AVENGER Headed to Broadway? by Rialto Chatter

The Toxic Avenger, winner of Best New Off- Broadway Musical by both the Outer Critics Circle and BroadwayWorld's Theatre Fans, may be headed to Broadway. The Joe DiPietroDavid Bryan penned m…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:43PM

Feature: Rita Moreno's Got Life by Brian Scott Lipton

The multi-award-winning star discusses her new solo show, Life Without Makeup, and her new TV series, Happily Divorced.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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ANYTHING GOES Stars, Kate Baldwin et al. Set for Barnes & Noble Appearances by Broadway World

Set for Upper East Side Barnes amp Noble appearances this month, according to the bookstore's website, are the cast of ANYTHING GOES, Kate Baldwin and more.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24PM

42 Days ’til Godspell: Finding a way for Godspell to give back. by Ken

One of the messages of Godspell is that we are all part of one giant community, and that the members of that community should look out for one another. So, in the spirit of being a “Go…

SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 09:00PM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Theater review: 'Dog Sees God...' at the Lyric Hyperion Theater

The play takes Charles M. Schulz s round-headed "Peanuts" out of childhood and dump them into an "fterschool Special" about struggling, drug-addled teens

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:56PM

Theater review: 'Wonderlust' at Theatre of NOTE

Cody Henderson's "Wonderlust" at Theatre of NOTE is a philosophically intriguing take on the elusive nature of love. Cody Henderson's "Wonderlust" at Theatre of NOTE is a philosophically int…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:47PM

Guide to one gigantic festival by Amy S. Rosenberg

The 199 shows on tap for Live Arts / Philly Fringe could be overwhelming. Here's how to find your way through its serious, scintillating, silly wonders.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 08:47PM

Robert Thorson dies at 87

Legit News: Was dancer, choreographer, agent -- Dancer, choreographer and later theatrical agent Robert Thorson died July 21 of coronary artery disease in Los Angeles after a long illness. H…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:41PM

"The Guys" more necessary, more cathartic a decade ago by John Moore

Review: "The Guys," written in just a week, is not in itself an important play. But its importance in bringing theater back to life in a ruined neighborhood still caked in ash and smelling …

SOURCE: Denver Post at 08:36PM

BWW TV: NEWSIES Performance Preview - First Look! by Jessica Lewis

The cast of Paper Mill Playhouse's premiere of Disney's Newsies delivered their first performance preview to the press today, September 1. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you a first lo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:19PM

The Faith Machine

Legit Reviews: "Every choice you make has its consequences." The choice that furious Sophie (Hayley Atwell) suddenly hurls at her bewildered lover Tom (Kyle Soller) at the opening of "The Fa…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:00PM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Historian: On race, Denver is no Chicago by John Moore

White flight. Gentrification. Integration. Why does the idea of difference strike such perpetual and predictable fear among those already living on the block? Curious Theatre's season-opener…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 07:52PM

Bernadette Peters Turns Dark

The star often associated with sunny, optimistic characters takes on a jaded, world-weary role in the Broadway revival of "Follies."

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 07:05PM

The Faith Machine, Royal Court Theatre, London

"The real world is cruel and harsh and full of compromise," is the defensive declaration of Tom, a young New Yorker who was once an aspiring novelist and has now sold out to advertising. For…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Theater review: 'Wonderlust' at Theatre of NOTE by Kathy Foley

F. Kathleen Foley reviews 'Wonderlust' at Theatre of Note.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:44PM

Harvey Fierstein adds love to `Newsies' by Mark Kennedy

When Harvey Fierstein was asked to make the film "Newsies" work on stage, he realized that something was missing from the original.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 06:41PM

Harvey Fierstein adds love to `Newsies' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- When Harvey Fierstein was asked to make the film "Newsies" work on stage, he realized that something was missing from the original....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:34PM

Wittenberg – review by Lyn Gardner

Gate, LondonThe classic American campus drama gets a makeover in David Davalos's spry, old-fashioned comedy, in which the traditional liberal US college is substituted for the Catholic Unive…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:01PM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Glad Day by Jay Stuckey – exhibition at The Company by Pauline Adamek

  THE COMPANY is staging Glad Day, artist Jay Stuckey’s first solo show at their gallery, on exhibit from September 3 through October 1, 2011.  A selection of large-scale paintings w…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:59PM

Performances Memorialize 9/11 As 10th Anniversary Approaches

As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, artists are paying their respects via performance.

SOURCE: NY1 at 05:58PM

Rita Moreno returns to Berkeley Rep by Karen D'Souza

One of the very few performers to have scored the coveted EGOT (winning an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony) Rita Moreno has been a celeb since the Golden Age of Hollywood. From her Acade…

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 05:56PM

A Sneak Peek at Alan Menken's Newsies, the Musical

The Disney movie-musical "Newsies" didn't exactly catch fire at the box office in 1992, but it earned a cult of fans who embraced Alan Menken and Jack Feldman's pop score (including the so…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:51PM

Matt Cavenaugh, Jenny Powers to Take Part in GATSBY Concert at NYMF, 9/30 by Broadway World

UnsungMusicalsCo. Inc. www.UnsungMusicals.org announces complete casting for its world premiere of the original score from Gatsby at Signature Theatre's Peter Norton Space 555 West 42nd Stre…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:47PM

The Faith Machine, Royal Court Theatre by Sam Marlowe

A monolithic slab, like a giant incarnation of a Biblical tablet of stone, dominates Mark Thompson’s set for Jamie Lloyd's production of the third play by Alexi Kaye Campbell. Nothing…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:33PM

Martin Marquez on Parenting Lessons Learned from Playing Billy's Dad in London's Billy Elliot by Matt Wolf

Martin Marquez has worked extensively around London, often in the not-for-profit theater. For now, Martin is appearing at the Victoria Palace as Dad in Billy Elliot, the same role that won G…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:31PM

Theater Listings for Sept. 2 — 8 by The New York Times

A selected guide to theater performances, including previews and openings, in New York.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:24PM

SF FRINGE FESTIVAL celebrates 20th anniversary by Karen D'Souza

Ready, set, get your fringe on. Hard-core culture vultures and assorted hipsters will rejoice that it’s time for the 20th annual San Francisco Fringe Festival. One of the oldest alternativ…

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 05:22PM

Sister Lives: Backstage at ‘Sister Act’ with Sarah Bolt #2: Hurricane Edition by Broadway.com

There was some serious drama behind episode two of Sister Lives: Backstage at ‘Sister Act’ with Sarah Bolt, when Hurricane Irene swept through New York City, shutting down B…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:20PM

Supernatural: Season 6 by Karen D'Souza

Cracked open a pile of mail today to find this juicy bite of glossy DVD nirvana: Supernatural Season 6!!! I know I am a self-respecting theater critic but I must admit that I took a moment t…

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 05:17PM

Michael Hayden and Rachel York Join Ziegfeld Follies-Set Musical Ghostlight at NYMF by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award Nominee Michael Hayden and Drama Desk winner Rachel York will join Tony-winning actress Daisy Eagan in Ghostlight, a new musical exploring the seedy side of the Ziegfeld Follies, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:17PM

Days of Heaven – review by Peter Bradshaw

Terrence Malick's 1978 masterpiece is a fantastically rewarding experience, and it contains ideas and themes that would re-emerge in The Tree of LifeThis was the film that Terrence Malick ma…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:10PM

Bumbershoot preview: Theater performances

Slated for Bumbershoot stages: local actress Marya Sea Kaminski, Book-It Repertory Theatre, Gesamtkunstwerk and Puppet This.

SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 05:07PM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Katie Finneran TV Comedy I Hate My Teenage Daughter Sets Premiere Date by Broadway.com

I Hate My Teenage Daughter, the new TV comedy starring Tony winner Katie Finneran and Jaime Pressly, will premiere on November 30 on FOX. Finneran won Tony Awards for Promises, Promises a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:58PM

Photo Coverage: SISTER ACT Records Number for 2011 Edition of 'Carols for a Cure' Album, Benefitting BC/EFA by Peter James Zielinski

'Tis the season again. Well, almost. The 2011 edition of the annual Carols for a Cure album is now in the works. Purchase of the album benefits Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS. The album …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:57PM

Calista Flockhart to Headline A Doll House at Los Angeles Theatre Works by Broadway.com

Calista Flockhart will lead the cast as Nora in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll House (spelling intentional) at Los Angeles Theatre Works. She will be joined onstage by Gregory Itzin as Krogstad…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:55PM

CTS Eventim emerges as frontrunner to buy See Tickets

CTS Eventim, which famously sparred with Live Nation and Ticketmaster after the two merged, has emerged as the likely buyer of See Tickets, the UK's second-largest ticketing company behind T…

SOURCE: Ticket News at 04:51PM

Stephen Schwartz on Glee, Godspell and Wicked's Worldwide Appeal by Broadway.com

When Stephen Schwartz, composer of Broadway's long-running mega-hit Wicked and the soon-to-be-revived Godspell says that Glee is good for musical theater, you better believe Glee is…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:47PM

PHOTO CALL: A Sneak Peek at Katie Finneran in TV's "I Hate My Teenage Daughter" by Matthew Blank

"I Hate My Teenage Daughter," the new family comedy starring Jaime Pressly and two-time Tony winner Katie Finneran as single moms, will make its premiere Nov. 30 at 9:30 PM ET on F…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:47PM

Dyan Cannon, Sutton Foster, Molly Shannon, et al. to Appear at UES Barnes & Noble in September by Brian Scott Lipton

Barnes & Noble's Upper East Side store at 150 East 86th Street has announced a line-up of September events. On Tuesday, September 27 at 3:30pm, there will be a performance of selec…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:47PM

Katie Finneran's I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER to Premiere 11/30 by Broadway World

I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER, the new family comedy starring Jaime Pressly and Katie Finneran as single moms, best friends - and former nerds - who fear their privileged and overly indulged da…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:39PM

Susie Essman, Tovah Feldshuh, Julie Halston, et al. Set for The Judy Show Talkback Series by Dan Bacalzo

A talkback series entitled To Be Continued... will follow selected performances of Judy Gold's solo show, The Judy Show: My Life as a Sitcom which will play Off-Broadway's DR2 The…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:37PM

Profiles postpones ‘A Behanding in Spokane’

Profiles Theatre has delayed the opening of its Chicago premiere of Martin McDonagh’s play, “A Behanding in Spokane,” to enable actor Darrell W. Cox to recover from two emergency surge…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 04:32PM

Losing Religion and Love in 'The Faith Machine'

Sept. 11 is a small factor in Alexi Kaye Campbell's sprawling new play "The Faith Machine," which tries to treat religious faith seriously, but shies away in the end.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 04:29PM

TDF Passport: “Oklahoma!” in D.C. by Mark Blankenship

Arena Stage revises its own remount of the classic musical — Call it a revised revival. Last year, Washington, D.C.’s Arena Stage mounted the classic musical Oklahoma!, and since the…

SOURCE: TDF at 04:18PM

I Will...shelter a dog by Givenik

I Will...shelter a dog Stephanie from Givenik.com promises to shelter a dog for 9/11 day of service. What will you do? All you need to do (joining millions of others around the world) is o…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:13PM

When the Rain Stops Falling: Haunting, simple and beautiful by J. Kelly Nestruck

Australian playwright's epic work explores multi-generational effects of fathers who leave their sons behind

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:13PM

LA STAGE INSIDER by Julio Martinez

South Bay's Civic Light Opera ousted by City of Redondo Beach while LA Theatre Center's The Vault probes a Downtown LA murder.  Solo artist Antonio Sacre weaves his stories at Theatre Asyl…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 04:08PM

Theater review: 'Dog Sees God...' at the Lyric Hyperion Theater by Margaret K. Gray

Margaret Gray reviews "Dog Sees God..." at the Lyric Hyperion Theater.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:06PM

Coming Attractions in Popular Music: September 2011 by Thomas Samph

Disaster can come in many forms. Whether it's a hurricane, an earthquake or an MTV award show, we don't like them. Luckily, there's a lot of great music coming to New England this September;…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:05PM

BWW TV: Around the Broadway World 8/31 - Wow Factor from NY to OZ by Craig Brockman

Check out BroadwayWorld TV's Around the BroadwayWorld for 831 featuring 'Missing You My Bill' - Lizzie Klemperer, Amanda Yesnowitz - 'A Way With Words', Brianna Bishop - Popular, Brianna Bi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:04PM

Does Literature Education Have It Backwards? by Isaac Butler

I am currently reading Mary Oliver's A Poetry Handbook to help brush up on issues in poetry pedagogy prior to teaching a poetry creative writing unit in the fall. She has some rather interes…

SOURCE: Parabasis at 04:01PM

A Fight Club Musical May Kick Its Way to the Stage by Broadway.com

First rule of Fight Club: bring your tap shoes? Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk's 1996 novel (which was memorably turned into a 1999 film starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton) may be adapted…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:01PM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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I Will...Donate Extra Clothing. by Givenik

I Will...Donate Extra Clothing. Ben Cohen from Givenik.com - I will...donate extra clothing to the homeless. All you need to do (joining millions of others around the world) is observe the…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:58PM

Christie Brinkley welcomes Kara DioGuardi to CHICAGO! by Chicago The Musical

Christie Brinkley welcomes Kara DioGuardi to CHICAGO! Past Roxie Hart Christie Brinkley welcomes Kara DioGuardi to the role! Kara DioGuardi will star in CHICAGO for 8 weeks only - Septembe…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:55PM

Matt Cavenaugh, Jenny Powers, Max von Essen, et al. Set for Gatsby: The Songs In Concert by Brian Scott Lipton

Matt Cavenaugh and Jenny Powers will join Max von Essen, Autumn Hurlbert, and Megan Sikora in Gatsby:The Songs in Concert, to be presented by Unsung Musicals at Signature Theatre's Pete…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:54PM

Rachel York, Michael Hayden Set for GHOSTLIGHT at NYMF by Broadway World

Tony Award Nominee Michael Hayden Carousel, Judgment at Nuremburg, Murder One and Drama Desk Award winner Rachel York VictorVictoria, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels will star…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:52PM

Zachary Quinto and Teddy Sears Join FX's American Horrror Story by Brian Scott Lipton

Drama Desk Award nominee Zachary Quinto and television star Teddy Sears have joined the cast of American Horror Story, Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's new drama, which will being airing…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:44PM

LA STAGE Alliance Announces the LA Dance Advance by LA Stage Alliance

LA STAGE Alliance announces the LA Dance Advance, an initiative to increase connections between Los Angeles area dance artists and regional and national audiences. LA Dance Advance is intend…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 03:43PM

Private Lives: Noël Coward by Mirvish Productions

Private Lives: Noël Coward The humble beginnings of Noël Coward, and what many consider to be his finest play: Private Lives. Tickets: http://www.mirvish.com/shows/privatelives F…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:33PM

LATW's A Doll House Will Star Calista Flockhart as Nora by Adam Hetrick

Calista Flockhart will star as Nora in the L.A. Theatre Works production of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll House, which will begin performances Sept. 22 on the UCLA campus.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:32PM

Susan Boyle to Release Third Album: SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME, 11/1 by Broadway World

Susan Boyle, the unpretentious Scot who dazzled - and surprised - the world with her hauntingly beautiful voice, returned to NBC's America's Got Talent last night amid a standing ovation to …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:23PM

FREEZE FRAME: First Look at NEWSIES Performance Preview! by Walter McBride

The cast and company of Paper Mill Playhouse's premiere of a new Disney stage musical, Newsies, delivered thier first performance preview to the press since starting rehearsals three weeks a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:21PM

Sister Lives with Sarah Bolt: Episode 2 by Broadway.com

What did the cast of "Sister Act" do during their "hurrication"?

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:17PM

Review Roundup: THE GERSHWINS' PORGY AND BESS by Broadway World

A.R.T. American Repertory Theater A.R.T. opens its 2011-12 season with The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin tonight, August 31. The…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:16PM

"I Hate My Teenage Daughter," With Tony Winner Katie Finneran, Will Premiere on Fox in November by Andrew Gans

"I Hate My Teenage Daughter," the new family comedy starring Jaime Pressly and two-time Tony winner Katie Finneran as single moms, will make its premiere Nov. 30 at 9:30 PM ET on F…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PM

Exclusive Photos! Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis Celebrate Porgy and Bess' Pre-Broadway Opening by Broadway.com

It's summertime and the livin' was easy at Cambridge's American Repertory Theatre on August 31, where the Broadway-bound Porgy and Bess had its opening night. Broadway.com ventur…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:08PM

Exclusive Photos! Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis Celebrate Porgy and Bess' Pre-Broadway Opening by Broadway.com

It's summertime and the livin' was easy at Cambridge's American Repertory Theatre on August 31, where the Broadway-bound Porgy and Bess had its opening night. Broadway.com ventur…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:08PM

Carol Channing, et al. to Participate in GAY DAYS at Disneyland, 9/30-10/2 by Broadway World

The 2011 Gay Days at Disneyland are set to take place Friday, September 30 to Sunday, October 2. For its 14th year, the event is expected to attract more than 30,000 LGBT park-hoppers from C…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:01PM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Les Enfants de Paris, Featuring Megan Reinking and Jed Resnick, Will Play NYMF by Michael Gioia

Chinese Mother Jewish Daughter Productions will present the world premiere of Les Enfants de Paris, directed by Emmy Award-nominated actress-director Donna Drake (A Chorus Line, Sophisticate…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:57PM

Angela Lansbury to Appear in October 24 Ginger Rogers Century Show by Brian Scott Lipton

Angela Lansbury will make a special appearance at the opening of Ginger Rogers Century, a special exhibition honoring the legendary entertainer, at the Mugar Library Building on Monday, Octo…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:54PM

Daisy Eagan, Michael Hayden, Rachel York, et al. Set for NYMF's Ghostlight by Andy Propst

Complete casting has been announced for Matthew Martin and Tim Realbuto's Ghostlight, which will be presented as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival. Martin and Realbuto will…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:53PM

Staples, Wang and Kahane on Bach's Concerto for Violin and Oboe by Newyorkphilharmonic

Staples, Wang and Kahane on Bach's Concerto for Violin and Oboe Sheryl Staples, Assistant Principal Violinist, Liang Wang, Principal Oboe, and Jeffrey Kahane, conductor and pianist, on …

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:51PM

Pic of the Week: August 31, 2001 by Tony

  Family Devotions closes this Sunday.

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 02:50PM

Review: Rocky Horror (Ludicrous Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Director Wayne Shaw deserves praise for this production. It is a lean, funny, and fresh take on a cult classic.

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 02:49PM

Jane Alexander, Anne Heche, Judd Hirsch, et al. Set for TNT Movies by Dan Bacalzo

TNT has additional casting for several of its upcoming original movies, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Tony Award winner Judd Hirsch and Tony Award nominee Anne Heche will join Dermot…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:47PM

Talking in the Green Room With: Patti Gardner by Bill Hirschman

Welcome to a regular, if intermittent feature: Irreverent, lighthearted question & answer sessions with some of South Florida’s best known professionals . In this edition, we find …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 02:45PM

Win Tickets to Alumni Night of Hair on Broadway by Michael C. Gioia

The “Great Hair Days,” which counts down the final Broadway performances of the Hair national tour, will celebrate with an “Alumni Night” at the St. James Theatre. Gi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:43PM

Fight Cuts To Miami-Dade County Arts Budget by Bill Hirschman

We’ve just received this letter from  Adolfo Henriques, chair of the Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs Council, trying to drum up opposition to proposed budget cuts in Miami-Dade’s art…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 02:42PM

PHOTO CALL: The Boy Detective Fails, With Anika Larsen and Stephen Gregory Smith, Premieres at the Signature by Matthew Blank

The Boy Detective Fails, a new musical by Joe Meno and Adam Gwon and featuring Stephen Gregory Smith and Anika Larsen, is receiving its world premiere at Arlington's Signature Theatre Au…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:40PM

Review Roundup: CARNAGE Film by Broadway World

Roman Polanski's upcoming God of Carnage features John C. Reilly, Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz in the movie version of Yasmina Reva's Tony-winning play. The film just debut…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:32PM

SXSW Gets Artsy by Devon Smith

Every March, tens of thousands of people obsessed with technology, music, and film gather in Austin, Texas for 10 days of learning, hand-shaking, business-making, art-creating, and of course…

SOURCE: 2AMT at 02:29PM

Anthony Rapp Will Star in Water Dream Musical in Shakespeare & Co.'s Sept. 5 Reading Series by Kenneth Jones

The puppet-populated musical The Water Dream will gets its next developmental step Sept. 5 as the final presentation of Shakespeare & Company's 12-hour Studio Festival of Plays. Rent…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:15PM

2011 Opening Night :30 second spot by Newyorkphilharmonic

2011 Opening Night :30 second spot Join us for Opening Night of the 2011-12 season! For more information visit http://nyphil.org From: NewYorkPhilharmonic Views: 553 3 ratings Time: 00…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:14PM

When the Color Is Primary by Erik Piepenburg

With so many shades of red on the color spectrum, what’s a poster designer to do with a show called simply “Red”?

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:11PM

Sound Advice: "A Minister's Wife" and "Greetings From Yorkville" by Rob Lester

... two thoughtful musicals that examine how male/female partners-in-life-and-love deal with each other and other compelling things that enter the picture ... The first is adapted from Georg…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 02:06PM

Jeremy Woodard to Take on Stacee Jaxx in ROCK OF AGES, 10/3 by Broadway World

Producers of the five-time Tony Award nominated hit musical, ROCK OF AGES announced today that Jeremy Woodard will officially take over the role of Stacee Jaxx on Monday, October 3, 2011. Wo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:05PM

Last Days! Small Engine Repair – Beverly Hills Playhouse by Pauline Adamek

This is the last weekend to catch Rogue Machine’s emotionally hard-hitting and topical play, Small Engine Repair. John Pollono’s smash hit play has been extended multiple times, …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:05PM

Priscilla Queen of the Desert’s Tony Sheldon Sits Down for Public Radio’s "Roundtable" (Audio) by Michael C. Gioia

Priscilla Queen of the Desert star Tony Sheldon created the role of Bernadette in the first workshop of Priscilla and has starred in every production of the new musical in Australia, New Zea…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:05PM

STAGE TUBE: I AM THEATRE Project - Sean Chang by BroadwayWorld TV

BroadwayWorld.com is excited to share a weekly series developed by the Theatre Communications Group This week student Sean Chang shares pivotal moments in his theatre career and why the arts…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:01PM

Catch Me If You Can by The Tyro Theatre Critic

Retro or derivative? I fear "Catch Me If You Can" might well be the most painfully conventional and unoriginal new piece of musical theatre I've ever seen. Closing this weekend, Broadway wil…

SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 02:00PM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Todd Almond, Alvin Crawford, et al. Set for Old Globe's Odyssey by Brian Scott Lipton

The Old Globe Theatre will present Odyssey, which reimagines Homer's epic poem as seen through the lens of contemporary San Diego, to run September 30-October 2. The show is conceived…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:59PM

Broadway Channel September 2011 by The Broadway Channel

Broadway Channel September 2011 September is an exciting month for The Broadway Channel® welcoming a groundbreaking show that defined musical theatre for a generation, FOLLIES. The lege…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:52PM

Matt Cavenaugh and Jenny Powers Will Be Part of Gatsby Concerts for NYMF by Adam Hetrick

Theatre couple Matt Cavenaugh and Jenny Powers have joined the cast of the concert presentations of Gatsby, which will take place Sept. 30 at the Signature Theatre's Peter Norton Space a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:52PM

Ginger Rogers Exhibition Will Open in Boston; Performance With Appearance From Angela Lansbury Will Follow by Michael Gioia

Academy Award winner Ginger Rogers will be celebrated with the opening of the Ginger Rogers Century Exhibition, containing her archive and memorabilia, at Boston’s Mugar Library Buildi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:50PM

See Sister Act, Rock Of Ages, Wicked, Billy Elliot, & Memphis in Broadway Week 2011! by Admin

NYC & Company, New York City’s official marketing, tourism and partnership organization, announced two-for-one tickets in the fall during Broadway Week. Tickets go on sale Septembe…

SOURCE: The Hartman Group at 01:47PM

PHOTO CALL: A Look Inside the City Center Renovation by Matthew Blank

City Center, the Manhattan venue originally built in 1923 and later dedicated by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia in 1943 as Manhattan's first performing arts center, is currently undergoing a $…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:47PM

Megan Reinking, Jed Resnick, et al. Set for NYMF's Les Enfants de Paris by Andy Propst

Initial casting has been announced for David Levinson and Stacey Weingarten's Les Enfants de Paris, which will be presented as part of the 2011 New York Musical Theatre Festival. Don…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:39PM

STAGE TUBE: Susan Boyle Performs on AMERICA'S GOT TALENT by BroadwayWorld TV

NBC's top-rated summer series America's Got Talent just featured a performance from Susan Boyle, who premiered her new song You Have to be There. Click below to check out Boyle in action

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:37PM

Calista Flockhart, Gregory Itzin, JoBeth Williams, et al. Set for LATW's A Doll House by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Abatemarco, Jeannie Elias, Calista Flockhart, Gregory Itzin, and JoBeth Williams will star in LATW's production of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll House, translated by Rolf Fjelde to ru…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:37PM

'The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess': What did the critics think? by David Ng

Controversial 'Porgy and Bess' staging opens in Massachusetts

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:32PM

Prospero’s Bots by Sam Hurwitt

Show #78: The Tempest, Marin Shakespeare Company, August 27. I wrote up Jon Tracy’s steampunk reinvention of The Tempest for today’s Marin Independent Journal, and you can see w…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 01:31PM

Andrew Kober, Beth Leavel Set for NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Competition by Andy Propst

Tony Award winner Beth Leavel will serve on the judging panel for the first installment of the 2011 edition of NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Competition, to be offered at 10:30pm on Sa…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:31PM

Photo Flash: First Look at City Center Renovations! by Broadway World

New York City Center will reopen following a historic renovation and modernization with a star-studded gala on October 25. The event will kick off a celebratory season of new and expanded pr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30PM

Hunkeanea: A Schimpflexikon by George Hunka

Superfluities Redux readers rarely leave comments on many of these posts, so I often leave it to Google Reader to pick up any mentions of what I write here. (True, there is the occasional Po…

SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 01:24PM

Jeremy Woodard to Play Stacee Jaxx in Broadway's Rock of Ages by Andy Propst

Jeremy Woodard assume the role of Stacee Jaxx in Broadway's Rock of Ages, playing at the Helen Hayes Theatre, on Monday, October . He replaces MIG Ayesa who will play his final perform…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:22PM

Crossroads' Ain't Misbehavin' Casting Announced; Jacob Ming-Trent Among Fivesome by Kenneth Jones

The quintet of Ain't Misbehavin' at the Tony Award-honored Crossroads Theatre Company's home in New Jersey will include Tyrone Davis, Zurin Villanueva, Rheaume Crenshaw, Johmaaly…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:22PM

Glenn Close's Albert Nobbs to Screen at Telluride Film Festival by Brian Scott Lipton

Albert Nobbs, co-written by and starring Glenn Close as a woman who passes herself off as a butler in 19th-century Ireland, will be among the selections of the 38th Telluride Film Festival, …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:19PM

Carol Channing, Frenchie Davis, et al. Set for Gay Days at Disneyland Events by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winner Carol Channing will appear in conversation with author Eddie Shapiro at 6:30pm on Sunday, October 2 at the Disney's Grand Californian Hotel at Disneyland in Anaheim, C…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:16PM

Photo Flash: Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, John C. Reilly at CARNAGE Premiere! by Broadway World

Roman Polanski's upcoming God of Carnage features John C. Reilly, Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz in the movie version of Yasmina Reva's Tony-winning play. The film will debut…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:13PM

Placido Domingo to Appear in Florida Grand Opera's Luisa Fernanda by Andy Propst

Opera legend Plácido Domingo will guest star in the role of Vidal Hernando in a performance of the Florida Grand Opera's production of Federico Moreno Torroba's Luisa Fe…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:13PM

Adam Kantor Announces Broadway in South Africa Gala! by Givenik

October Event From: givenik Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 01:08 More in Entertainment

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:10PM

Jeremy Woodard Will Step into the Role of Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages in October by Andrew Gans

Jeremy Woodard will take over the role of Stacee Jaxx in the Tony-nominated musical Rock of Ages Oct. 3 at the Helen Hayes Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:05PM

The Fair Maid of the West – review by Elisabeth Mahoney

New theatre, ExeterIt is not difficult to guess who Thomas Heywood was flattering with his 1599 swashbuckling play about a plucky maid called Bess who is chaste and true, and rules in a man'…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:04PM

Tony Winner Kristin Chenoweth Talks Going Country, Glee, Good Christian Belles and More by Broadway.com

Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth is readying to release her new country album, Some Lessons Learned, on September 13, and the and former Broadway.com Star of the Year recently sat down wit…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:00PM

Tony Winner Kristin Chenoweth Talks Going Country, Glee, Good Christian Belles and More by Broadway.com

Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth is readying to release her new country album, Some Lessons Learned, on September 13 and the former Broadway.com Star of the Year recently sat down with Per…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:00PM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Michael Grandage to Direct Le Nozze di Figaro for Glyndebourne Opera by Adam Hetrick

Tony and Oliver Award-winning director Michael Grandage will stage a new production of Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro as part of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera's 2012 season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:58PM

Listen to Priscilla star Tony Sheldon’s Northeast Public Radio interview online now by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

CLICK TO LISTEN TO INTERVIEW Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical’s Tony Award® nominated star Tony Sheldon, sat down with WAMC, Northeast Public Radio’s “The Roundtable” produ…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:57PM

Memphis Mama Nancy Opel Shares Her David Hyde Pierce-Designed Digs at the Shubert Theatre by Broadway.com

It’s a hoot for Broadway fave Nancy Opel to play feisty mama Gladys Calhoun in Memphis, but when she's not tearing up the stage with sass and verve, she's still plenty busy. Th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:55PM

Jeremy Woodard to Shred Broadway as Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages by Broadway.com

Original Rock of Ages cast member Jeremy Woodard will step into the role of over-the-top '80s rock star Stacee Jaxx in the metal musical beginning October 3. He takes over for current Ja…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:53PM

Hershey Felder brings ‘Bernstein’ to Royal George

Actor/pianist Hershey Felder, familiar to theatergoers here for his critically-acclaimed one-man shows including “George Gershwin Alone,” “Monsieur Chopin and “Beethoven As I Knew Hi…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 12:52PM

Music Review: A Harlow for the New Era by Stephen Holden

Emily Bergl’s cabaret material comes from a broad range of sources: the Andrews Sisters and June Christy, Lily Allen and Madonna.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:47PM

Real Broadway babies? by Esther

Has there ever been an actual Broadway baby? I mean, a real live infant in a Broadway show. I was so taken with seeing a baby in Porgy and Bess at the American Repertory Theater. Simply ado…

SOURCE: Gratuitous Violins at 12:30PM

Photo Flash: Emily Bergl Performs at the Oak Room by Broadway World

Actress Emily Bergl opens the fall season of the Oak Room at the historic Algonquin Hotel with her cabaret, Kidding on the Square. She will be accompanied by Jonathan Mastro, composer and mu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:29PM

Lucie Arnaz, Melora Hardin Added to Feinstein's at Loews Regency Schedule by Brian Scott Lipton

Feinstein's at Loews Regency has announced additional engagements for its fall/winter season, including former Chicago star Melora Hardin (December 11-12) and Broadway, television, and …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:24PM

Family Portrait! Squigs Illustrates Brooke Shields and the Ghoulish Gang of The Addams Family by Broadway.com

The Addams Family may have come to life at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, but Broadway.com's resident artist Justin "Squigs" Robertson is bringing the ghoulish gang back to their a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:23PM

What’s the difference between disliking art and just not understanding it? by Mark Blankenship

When it comes to art and culture, how do we know if we dislike something… or if we simply don’t have the tools to understand it? Case in point: For the last 6 years, a friend of …

SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 12:21PM

Theater Listings 09.02.11

OPENING ALICE’S ADVENTURES UNDER GROUND. City Lit Theater presents Christopher Hampton’s play based on the writings of Lewis Carroll. Directed by Terry McCabe Previews Sept. 2-5. $18. Op…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 12:18PM

Sting and Brian Yorkey Team Up for New Musical: THE LAST SHIP by Broadway World

According to the NY Times, music legend Sting and Tony winner Brian Yorkey are in the process of writing a new muical entitled THE LAST SHIP, which will begin readings in October. Sting will…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:16PM

A ‘Porgy’ with spirit and heart by Don Aucoin

CAMBRIDGE - In 1985, as James Levine was preparing to conduct the Metropolitan Opera’s first performance of “Porgy and Bess,’’ he told The New York Times: “It&#…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:15PM

'Cyrano' with babes and swords; rocky 'Horror'

THEATER REVIEW: "The Double" ★★½ by Babes With Blades and "The Rocky Horror Show" ★ by Ludicrous Theatre "The Double"

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:14PM

Suburban theater for the week of Sept. 2-8

KERRY REID on what's on stage in the Chicago area.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:14PM

Fall brings change … and loads of new shows

From 'Jackie Wilson' to 'Red,' take a look at the theatrical action that's in store Fall invariably brings creative action to the Chicago theater — but this year there is a striking …

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:13PM

Ouzounian in London: Jude Law and Eugene O’Neill a dynamic Donmar duo by Richard Ouzounian

1922 seafaring drama, Anna Christie, shows new power in muscular Rob Ashford production.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 12:12PM

Sting and Brian Yorkey's New Musical The Last Ship Sets Course for Fall Reading by Broadway.com

The Last Ship, a musical collaboration between rock star Sting and Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning librettist Brian Yorkey, is planning a reading for October, according to The New York Times…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:11PM

Alec Baldwin on why he goes to the New York Philharmonic by Newyorkphilharmonic

Alec Baldwin on why he goes to the New York Philharmonic Alec Baldwin on why you should subscribe to the New York Philharmonic. For more information visit http://nyphil.org/subscribe From: …

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:08PM

League and SDCS Coffee Clatch by Chicago Plays

Please join us for a Coffee Clatch hosted by the League and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society on Monday, September 19 at the League office, 228 S. Wabash, Suite 200.   As Theat…

SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 12:04PM

Space Availability at The Second Stage by Chicago Plays

Profiles Theatre has performance space available to rent at The Second Stage (former Stage Left Theatre space) at 3408 N. Sheffield. The fifty seat theatre is a very affordable space for you…

SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 12:02PM

Broadway Boys: Mr. September 2011: Nick Verina by JK

Mr. Broadway September 2011Nick VerinaWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: In Follies, one of its most popular and enduring songs is "Broadway Baby."  Nick Verina is a true Broadway Baby, making his …

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM

Bonsoir Liliane!, Directed by Tommy Tune and Starring Liliane Montevecchi, Begins in Seattle Sept. 1 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning director-choreographer Tommy Tune reunites with original Tony-winning Nine and Grand Hotel cast member Liliane Montevecchi for Bonsoir Liliane!, beginning Sept. 1 in Seatt…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch Returns for BC/EFA One-Night-Only Benefit 10/31 by Broadway World

Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS will present a one-night-only return engagement of John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's Hedwig and the Angry Inch at 8 p.m. on October 31, 2011, at New …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:57AM

Sting and Brian Yorkey Developing The Last Ship Musical by Brian Scott Lipton

Grammy Award winner and theater star Sting and Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning book writer and lyricist Brian Yorkey are developing a new musical The Last Ship, according to The New Y…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:57AM

Hedwig to Return for Halloween Broadway Cares Benefit by Broadway.com

Ready for a very Hedwig Halloween? Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is presenting a one-night-only engagement of John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's Hedwig and the Angry Inch on O…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:53AM

Hedwig and the Angry Inch to Return for Halloween Broadway Cares Benefit by Broadway.com

Ready for a very Hedwig Halloween? Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is presenting a one-night-only engagement of John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's Hedwig and the Angry Inch on O…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:53AM

The Big Interview: Kim Cattrall by Richard Ouzounian

Canadian star of Sex and the City is bringing Private Lives to Toronto and New York.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:53AM

First Night to Release BETTY BLUE EYES Cast Album by Broadway World

Cameron Mackintosh's musical comedy BETTY BLUE EYES, based on the Alan Bennett and Malcolm Mowbray film A Private Function', will close at the Novello Theatre on Saturday 24 September 2011 a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:50AM

'Phantom' to Bid Farewell to Original Cast Member

Saturday night's performance of "The Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway will be perhaps most memorable for someone who's seen the show a lot.

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:48AM

Mary Testa Will Be Howling Hilda at Joe's Pub in November by Andrew Gans

Two-time Tony nominee Mary Testa, most recently seen Off-Broadway in Tricks the Devil Taught Me, will return to Joe's Pub this fall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:44AM

One-Night-Only HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Performance to Benefit BC/EFA, 10/31 by Broadway World

Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS will present a one-night-only return engagement of John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:42AM

Spotlight: Darren Furniss, Director by Nicole Stodard

Here’s the first of several spotlights on British stage directors.  Have a great remainder of the week! Meet Darren A. Furniss Current Town: East Midlands, UK Theatre Affiliation: Art…

SOURCE: 2AMT at 11:35AM

Plan B Signs on to Produce NORMAL HEART Film by Broadway World

According to DarkHorizonscom, Brad Pitt's Plan B has signed on to produce Ryan Murphy's upcoming big screen adaptation of The Normal Heart.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:31AM

Carlo Gugino Visits Fellow Entourage Gal Emmanuelle Chriqui at Love Loss and What I Wore by Broadway.com

After a visit from her Entourage co-star Jerry Ferrara earlier this week, Love Loss and What I Wore star Emmanuelle Chriqui welcomed another friend from her long-running HBO comedy to the We…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:30AM

Amadeus, Oklahoma! win favorite play and musical in the Audience Choice Awards by Tim Treanor

The 2011 DCTS Audience Choice Awards polls closed Wednesday night at midnight, and the results showed that, even though area residents weathered an earthquake and Hurricane Irene, they took …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:30AM

Easy Reader: Simon Garfield's Enthralling Just My Type, Christopher Johnson's Less Than Enthralling Microstyle by David Finkle

When it comes to typefaces, I've long been an Arial man. Still, I'm typing this on my aging Mac in Helvetica. Why? I've finished reading Simon Garfield's irresistible <em>Just My Ty…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 11:29AM

Harry Belafonte, Judy Collins, Linda Evans, et al. Set for October Barnes & Noble Events by Brian Scott Lipton

Barnes & Noble in New York City has announced a line-up of artists and authors who will appear in their stores during October. Highlights of the month include William Shatner signing hi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:28AM

Family Photo! Squigs Illustrates Brooke Shields and the Ghoulish Gang of The Addams Family by Broadway.com

The Addams Family may have come to life at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, but Broadway.com's resident artist Justin "Squigs" Robertson is bringing the ghoulish gang back to their a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:26AM

Matt Bomer Joins Upcoming Reading of Dustin Lance Black Prop 8 Play as Husband to Cheyenne Jackson by Broadway World

As previously reported, Dustin Lance Black, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Milk, has penned a new play about the fight for the legalization of same-sex marriage in California that will re…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AM

Troy Deutsch and Samantha Soule Will Take a Dip in Lake Water Off-Off-Broadway by Kenneth Jones

The small-town American tragedy of teen suicide prompts the action of Troy Deutsch's play Lake Water, getting its world premiere Sept. 17 in an Off-Off-Broadway production at IRT Theatre…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AM

Brian Yorkey-Sting Musical The Last Ship to Test Its Sails in October by Adam Hetrick

Additional details have emerged for the new musical project by Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal librettist Brian Yorkey and Grammy Award-winning songwriter Sting.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AM

Beth Grant, Alan Mandell, et al. to Announce Ovation Award Nominees on September 19 by Andy Propst

2010 Ovation Award winners Bruce French, Beth Grant, Brendan Hunt, Anna Khaja, Alan Mandell, and David St. Louis, as well as Terence McFarland, CEO of LA Stage Alliance, will announce the no…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:14AM

Why you should spend more money on readings. by Ken Davenport

A consultation client of mine wrote me recently asking where she could find the cheapest rehearsal space around for a reading of her show. Before I directed her to a list of available spaces…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM

Melora Hardin and Lucie Arnaz Join Feinstein's Starry Season Lineup by Andrew Gans

Melora Hardin, who made her Broadway debut in Chicago, and They're Playing Our Song's Lucie Arnaz will be seen at Feinstein's at Loews Regency this season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00AM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Offer: £10 tickets for ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR starring David Essex

Whatsonstage.com readers can see All the Fun of the Fair starring David Essex for £10 for any performance (£15-30 normal ticket price) at Richmond Theatre.

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:59AM

ArtsBeat Blog: Sting and Brian Yorkey Embark on a New Musical, 'The Last Ship' by Dave Itzkoff

Mr. Yorkey, the "Next to Normal" book writer and lyricist, said that Sting had written about two dozen new songs for the project, which centers on man who grew up around the shipyards of New…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:58AM

PHOTO CALL: Brian Murray, Larry Pine, Matthew Saldivar Visit Emily Bergl at the Oak Room by Matthew Blank

Emily Bergl opens the fall season of the Oak Room at the historic Algonquin Hotel with her cabaret, entitled "Kidding on the Square."

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AM

Frenchie Davis Joins NEW YORK'S FINEST As Mistress of Ceremonies 9/16 by Broadway World

Frenchie Davis, star of NBC's The Voice, will act as Mistress of Ceremonies for New York's Finest The Leading Men of Broadway on Friday, September 16 at 830pm at the John Anson Ford Amphithe…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:58AM

PHOTO FLASH: Ronald K. Brown and Evidence, A Dance Company at On Our Toes Benefit by Dan Bacalzo

Ronald K. Brown and his acclaimed Evidence, A Dance Company held its eighth annual On Our Toes benefit in the Hamptons on Saturday, August 20 on the sprawling grounds of the Hayground School…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:49AM

Christiane Noll, Ken Robinson, et al. Set for September 2 C.O.A.L. Reading by Andy Propst

Noah Galvin, Stephen Hope, Trisha Jeffrey, Christiane Noll, and Ken Robinson will take part in a reading of David Brian Colbert's C.O.A.L. (confessions of a liar), to be offered at the …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:49AM

Pre-Labor Day Links by Rob Weinert-Kendt

Emerging from one deadline valley only to face another, but I still find time to jog about the Intertubes. Jeremy Barker's extremely helpful "Piss Christ" test. I get a lot of annoying spam,…

SOURCE: The Wicked Stage at 10:48AM

Single Tickets for New York Musical Theatre Festival On Sale Sept. 1 by Adam Hetrick

Single tickets for the 2011 New York Musical Theatre Festival, including such works as Madame X, Time Between Us, Ghostlight, Greenwood and a concert of the never-seen Broadway musical Gatsb…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:43AM

Visceral Company Announces Cast for Dead of Night by Andy Propst

The Visceral Company has announced casting for Dead of Night, an anthology of six short plays based on stories by Stephen King, to run September 30 - November 6 at the Historic Lankershim Ar…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:40AM

Fuse Theater Review: A Bright and Literate Version of the Darkly Comic “Measure for Measure” by Bill Marx

Director Gus Kikkonen and cast come up with a bright, literate presentation of William Shakespeare's play "Measure for Measure," a potentially dark comedy pregnant with power.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:32AM

Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment Will Produce Normal Heart Film by Andrew Gans

Variety reports that the ever-busy Ryan Murphy, creator and director of the hit Fox series "Glee," will direct the film version of Larry Kramer's Tony-winning The Normal Heart,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:31AM

Awesome Person Thursday: Psittacus Productions by Michael Roderick

This week's Awesome Person Thursday post comes to us from reader Sarah Taylor Ellis, who has decided to mix things up a bit and offer us an Awesome Company. Take it away Sarah! Hi Michael, Y…

SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AM

Offer: £10 tickets for selected performances of THE GOLDEN DRAGON at Arcola

£10 tickets for The Golden Dragon for performances between 5-10 September at Arcola Theatre

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:28AM

I AM THEATRE: Sean Chang by Theatre Communications Group

I AM THEATRE: Sean Chang Sean Chang has been a member of the Young Adult Council at Steppenwolf Theatre for three years. A recent graduate of the Latin School of Chicago, Sean was first int…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:22AM

MJ Rodriguez on His Heavenly Off-Broadway Debut as Angel in Rent by Kathy Henderson

Age & Hometown: 20; Newark, NJ Current Role: An off-Broadway debut as Angel, the endearing drag performer and emotional cornerstone of Rent. Born to Sing: Though his first public p…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:18AM

David Brian Colbert, Petra DeLuca Set for October 31 Hedwig and the Angry Inch Benefit Performance by Andy Propst

David Brian Colbert will star in the title role and Petra DeLuca will play the gender-bending Yitzhak in a one-night-only concert presentation of John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask&apos…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:17AM

Blank Theatre Announces 2011-2012 Season by Andy Propst

The Blank Theatre has announced its 2011-2012 season. The schedule begins with Stephen Belber's look at a chance meeting in adulthood between two high school friends, Dusk Rings a Bell…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:06AM

Blank Theatre Announces Its 2011-2012 Season by Andy Propst

The Blank Theatre has announced its 2011-2012 season. The schedule begins with Stephen Belber's look at a chance meeting in adulthood between two high school friends, Dusk Rings a Bell…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:06AM

One-Night-Only Hedwig and the Angry Inch at New World Stages Will Benefit BC/EFA by Andrew Gans

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS will present a one-night-only performance of John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's Hedwig and the Angry Inch Oct. 31 at New World Stages in New York…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:05AM

LYSISTRATA JONES TV Commercial! by Lysistrata Jones

LYSISTRATA JONES TV Commercial! Website: http://LysistrataJones.com/ Telecharge: http://bit.ly/BuyLJTickets Previews begin November 12! The Athens University basketball team hasn't …

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:04AM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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News: Terror Fest, Audience & Key Headline Soho Autumn Season

Steve Marmion has announced his second season as artistic director of Soho Theatre, with highlights including the premiere of Georgia Fitch’s Fit and Proper People in association with …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:56AM

We don't just read books... by Arlene Yu

...sometimes we write them too! Just in time for the latest exhibition at the Library for the Performing Arts, Out of the shadows: The Fashion of Film Noir, we're proud to announce a ne…

SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 09:56AM

Feature: Isabel Keating, Kate Mulgrew, Don Stephenson, et al. Set for Project Shaw's The Millionairess by Andy Propst

Peter Bartlett, Jim Brochu, Nora Chester, Rufus Collins, Colman Domingo, Ian Gould, Isabel Keating, Kate Mulgrew and Don Stephenson will be featured in Project Shaw's presentation of Th…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:52AM

Stars of Vaudeville #340: J.W. Kelly “The Rolling Mill Man” by Trav S. D.

John W. Kelly was a garroulous Irish storyteller, credited by some with helping to ease Irish stage representation out of the age of leprochaun-looking knockabout acts, into one a tad more t…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:51AM

Free Reading of C.O.A.L. to Feature Christiane Noll, Trisha Jeffrey, Ken Robinson by Andrew Gans

A free reading of David Brian Colbert's C.O.A.L. (confessions of a liar) will be presented Sept. 2 at The Laurie Beechman Theatre in Manhattan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:49AM

Betty Blue Eyes Cast Album to Be Released by First Night Records by Andy Propst

The original cast album for Betty Blue Eyes, currently playing at the West End's Novello Theatre, will be released by First Night Records in both physical and digital versions. An on sa…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:42AM

Hollis Resnik to Offer New Year's Eve Concert at Stage 773 Cabaret Room by Brian Scott Lipton

Award-winning stage veteran Hollis Resnik will give a special New Year's Eve performance at the newly renovated Stage 773 Cabaret Room in Chicago, The new room will also feature a cab…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:31AM

HAIR tribe Foursquare "swarm" by The Broadway League

HAIR tribe Foursquare "swarm" On August 25th, some of the members of the HAIR tribe held a special foursquare swarm performance in Times Square. For more information on how to get…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:30AM

Mike Shea by Trav S. D.

Michael Shea (born 1858, date unknown) was the vaudeville kingpin who controlled the territory around Buffalo. If that sounds a trifle unimpressive, it must be remembered that a century ago …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:30AM

Just what is it that makes today's Woody Allen movies so unappealing? by Thomas Garvey

Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdam wait for their lines. People had told me that Midnight in Paris was different. That it was Woody Allen's best movie in years. That it made you fall in love wit…

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 09:30AM

Colman Domingo, Isabel Keating, Kate Mulgrew Set for Project Shaw's Millionairess Reading by Andrew Gans

The Project Shaw series will continue Sept. 26 with a reading of George Bernard Shaw's The Millionairess.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:30AM

Eric Michael Gillett, Julie Reyburn, Sarah Rice, et al. Set for September 25 Sondheim Unplugged in Garrison by Andy Propst

A special installment of Sondheim Unplugged will be offered at The Philipstown Depot Theatre in Garrison, New York on Sunday, September 25 at 7pm. Phil Geoffrey Bond will host the performa…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:19AM

Frenchie Davis Will Host Leading Men Concert Featuring Brandon Victor Dixon, Chad Kimball, Levi Kreis, Ace Young by Andrew Gans

Rent's Frenchie Davis, a recent finalist on NBC’s "The Voice," will act as Mistress of Ceremonies for New York’s Finest: The Leading Men of Broadway Sept. 16 at 8:3…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:19AM

Theater Review | 'The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess': Bess Claims Top Billing in New Version of Gershwins’ Classic by Ben Brantley

Audra McDonald plays Bess with confidence and conviction in a production that is otherwise lacking, anxious and confused.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:17AM

Troy Deutsch, Samatha Soule Set for Lake Water by Andy Propst

Troy Deutsch and Samatha Soule will star in Deutsch's Lake Water, to run September 17 - October 2 at IRT Theater. Daniel Talbott will direct the production. The two character play cen…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:11AM

ArtsBeat Blog: Theater Talkback: Remembering Jerry Leiber, a Reluctant Pioneer of the Jukebox Musical by Jack Viertel

The songwriter Jerry Leiber, who died on Aug. 22, helped create the jukebox musical. The trend has continued, but has not always been admired.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:09AM

9/11: Fighting fire and trauma with art by Leslie Scrivener

Toronto artist John Coburn's post-9/11 drawings go on public display for the first time.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 09:00AM

Gallery 210 showcases Southern African-American artists

Show at UMSL calls attention to some black artists who have been overlooked.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:00AM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Frenchie Davis to Serve as Mistress of Ceremonies for New York's Finest: The Leading Men of Broadway by Andy Propst

Frenchie Davis will serve as Mistress of Ceremonies for New York's Finest: The Leading Men of Broadway, to be held at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre on Friday, September 16 at 8:30pm.…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:56AM

BWW's On This Day - September 1, 2011

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on September 1 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Has Welsh theatre found its voice? by Andrew Dickson

Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, the Welsh-language national theatre, brilliantly dramatises Wales's tussle of languages and identities – and its ambitions stretch far beyond its own bordersBack…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:57AM

Review: Pandora’s Boxes by Julia Rank

The neighbour who encourages the eponymous Pandora’s husband to open the mysterious box remarks, “Without curiosity, where would we be?” As an inquisitive person, a life without curios…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:50AM

Edinburgh Fringe Review: The Improvised Musical by Peter Holland

The concept is absolutely terrifying and would fill even some of the most established actors with fear and dread. Yet, a team of six actors, three musicians and a man on improvised tech call…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:47AM

Edinburgh Fringe Review: The Animals and Children Took To The Streets by Jake Orr

It’s rare that I return to see the same show more than once unless it is a West End musical and only to please some family member in town. Rarely am I so enthralled that I will quite happi…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:41AM

Talking in the Green Room With: Patti Gardner by Bill Hirschman

Welcome to a regular, if intermittent feature: Irreverent, lighthearted question & answer sessions with some of South Florida's best known professionals who may or may not be telling us…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 07:00AM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Happy Days by Hunter Styles

If, at times, theatre-going makes you painfully aware of the hours you spend sitting immobile in one spot, you start to have a teeny tiny inkling of how Winnie feels. The high-spirited heroi…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:48AM

News: Cast: Ashfield & Thomas Go Blonde, Blackman is Gertie

New casting has been announced for the West End production of Legally Blonde with Stephen Ashfield and Ben Freeman joining the cast from 10 October 2011. Whatsonstage.com Award-winner Steph…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:40AM

Fresh new theater at the Philly arts festivals by Myra Yellin Outwater

In 2007 the Elevator Repair Service, an avant garde New York theater company, premiered "Gatz," a six-hour reading of F. Scott Fitzgerald's " The Great Gatsby" at the Philly Fringe Festival.…

SOURCE: www.mcall.com at 06:18AM

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust launches authorship campaign by Alistair Smith

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has launched a campaign to debunk the "conspiracy theories" surrounding the authorship of Shakespeare's works.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:04AM

Broadway Loses $8M Due to Hurricane Irene

Broadway What a difference a day makes...or even two or three. When New York City shut down over the weekend for the mandatory evacuation ahead of Hurricane Irene, everyone knew it would aff…

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 06:03AM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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News: George III, Wild Bride & Prime Minister Visit Chichester

Chichester Festival Theatre has announced its full winter season, which will see it host productions including Peter Hall’s revival of The Madness of King George III, Kneehigh’s The Wild…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:47AM

Leading Lady Cast for Matthew Broderick's Next Broadway Turn

Kelli O'Hara © Kelli O'Hara Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick should love his new Broadway gig. As reported in June, Tony Award winners Matthew Broderick and Kathleen Marshall are tea…

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 05:43AM

1st Night Photos: Kaye Campbell Has Faith at Court

Alexi Kaye Campbell's third play The Faith Machine debuted at the Royal Court's Jerwood Theatre Downstairs last night (31 August, previews from 25 August 2011) starring Ian McDiarmid and Hay…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:23AM

Offer: Sher & Fitzgerald in Miller's Broken Glass : Free Programme + Q&A

Anthony Sher and Tara Fitzgerald star in the transfer of the acclaimed Tricycle production of Arthur Miller's BROKEN GLASS to the Vaudeville for a limited season. Come on our hosted Whatsons…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:18AM

'Mary Poppins' Celebrates 2000th Performance

'Mary Poppins' on Broadway © Disney The family-friendly favorite, Mary Poppins, will celebrate its 2000th performance this weekend and gain a new lead in the coming weeks. Disney's Mary…

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 05:17AM

Blog: Tickety Boos

A new survey suggests that over half the people who go to the theatre think that the costs are prohibitive. They also don't like the price of programmes, or the lack of leg room, or other pe…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:08AM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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GAN-e-meed Theatre Project Announces 2011-2012 Season by Bethany Rickwald

GAN-e-meed Theatre Project has announced the productions planned for its 2011-2012 season. The season will kick off in December with the Not A Box New Play Festival, which will include …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:27AM

Blog: Becoming an Actor: Drama School or University

AS Level results are in, and the time has come to start thinking about higher education. DAD: Wait, wait, wait – you want to go to drama school? Why? JAMES: Well, obviously to be an…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:13AM

The Principle of the Thing by Don Hall

A man threw a fistful of coins at a Portillo's manager in Naperville because he was angry that he waited too long for his burger. Michael A. Ramirez, 54, went through the drive-thru and orde…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 04:11AM

Delusion to Take Place in Los Angeles in October by Bethany Rickwald

Delusion, a blend of interactive theater, stunt work, and dramatic storytelling, will take place in an historic mansion near downtown Los Angeles, October 19-October 31. The show is bein…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:05AM

Review: The Faith Machine ***

Switching time zones, and ring tones, between sharp satire and metaphysical maundering, Alexi Kaye Campbell’s new three-act play - yes, there are two intervals! - starts in New York on…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:02AM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Intersection of Artist And Audience Engagement by Joe Patti

Via Andrew Taylor’s Twitter feed last week, I became aware of an entry on Nina Simon’s Museum 2.0 blog about use of space to engage arts attendees in different ways. What was rea…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 02:46AM

Chichester Festival Announces Winter Season by Andy Propst

Chichester Festival Theatre has announced its winter season. The schedule for the company's Festival Theatre opens with Alan Bennett's The Madness of George III (November 14-19), …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:33AM

England's National Youth Theatre Program Could Close Due To Budget Cuts

The National Association of Youth Theatres, "after 12 years as a regularly funded organisation, has lost its Department of Education and Arts Council England backing. The umbrella body despe…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:08AM

J.C. Cutler to Star in Guthrie Theater's A Christmas Carol by Andy Propst

J.C. Cutler will play Ebeneezer Scrooge in Crispin Whittell's stage version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, to run November 19-December 30 at the Guthrie Theater. Joe Dow…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:04AM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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An Evening With Greg Walloch to Be Offered in Victory Gardens' Crip Slam Series by Andy Propst

Greg Walloch will participate in Victory Gardens' ongoing Crip Slam series with a single performances of An Evening With Greg Walloch to be offered on Sunday, September 25, 2011 at 7:3…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:58AM

Ovation Awards to be announced; SCR reaches out to L.A. theater companies

Ed KriegerJustin Tanner's "Day Drinkers" at the Odyssey Theatre​Check out this week's Stage feature on Justin Tanner's Day Drinkers, and Cody Henderson's Wonderlust,. Also -- the current&n…

SOURCE: LA Weekly at 01:55AM

Watching The Royal Shakespeare Company's Voice Coach At Work

"'Walk around the room saying your lines,' instructed Cicely Berry, and the half-dozen members of Fiasco Theater, a theater troupe [in New York], hopped to it, moving around a rehearsal stud…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:48AM

Peter Mac to Perform Becoming Judy at The Gardenia by Andy Propst

Peter Mac will offer two performances of his show Becoming Judy at The Gardenia, September 9-10. Bryan Miller will serve as musical director. In the show, Mac explores his adolescence in L…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:29AM

Julie Reyburn, Sarah Rice, et al. Set for September 25 Sondheim Unplugged in Garrison by Andy Propst

A special installment of Sondheim Unplugged will be offered at The Philipstown Depot Theatre in Garrison, New York on Sunday, September 25 at 7pm. Phil Geoffrey Bond will host the performa…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:19AM

The Piss Christ Test by Jeremy M. Barker

Some thoughts on the conflict between artist intent and viewer interpretation

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 01:07AM

TT: Almanac

"Beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror, which we still are just able to endure, and we are so...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

Harper Seven Beckham and other names that rocked celebrity gossip columns by Oscar E. Moore

Well, they were hardly going to call their first daughter Rebecca, were they? David and Victoria Beckham have hit the latest celeb news headlines this week after choosing a typically unusual…

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Stage Rush TV, Episode 77: Casting the Les Miserables movie by Stage-Rush

Talking points: I spend all of Hurricane Irene contemplating the magic tricks of Steve Cohen, the Millionaire's Magician Casting the Les Miserables movie: Can Hugh, Russell, and Anne cut it?…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:40AM

The Films of Pixar: “The Incredibles” (2004) by Monica Reida

Towards the end of The Incredibles, a little boy on a bike proclaims, “That was totally wicked!” referring to a big battle he’s just witnessed between the villain and the s…

SOURCE: Fragments at 12:38AM

Ticket giveaway: Play It Cool by Jesse North

Stage Rush wants you to get your new musical theater on, so we’re giving away three free pairs of tickets to the new off-Broadway musical Play It Cool. This new play at Theatre Row tak…

SOURCE: Stage Rush at 12:27AM

Manhattan Concerts of Rick Knight's A Cruise Line Begin Sept. 1 by Michael Gioia

A concert of new songs from the upcoming musical A Cruise Line, composed by Rick Knight and directed by Spider Duncan Christopher, will be performed at Don’t Tell Mama, beginning Sept.…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Women are Crazy… Begins Chicago Run Sept. 1 Prior to Off-Broadway Transfer by Michael Gioia

Cyur Studios presents the return of Women are Crazy Because Men are A**holes beginning Sept. 1 at Chicago's Greenhouse Theater Center prior to an Off-Broadway transfer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Today in Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 1 by Ernio Hernandez and Robert Viagas

1898 Birthday of one of Broadway's most endearing leading ladies of the 1920s, Marilyn Miller (1898-1936), whose vehicles will include Sally, Sunny, Rosalie and As Thousands Cheer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

John Viscardi Is Journalist Mike McAlary in Premiere of The Wood, Starting Sept. 1 by Adam Hetrick

The Rattlestick Playwrights Theater world premiere of Dan Klores' The Wood, starring John Viscardi as late Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Mike McAlary, begins previews Off-Broadway Se…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Miguel Cervantes and Eryn Murman Are Part of San Jose Rep's Spring Awakening, Starting Sept. 1 by Kenneth Jones

San Jose Rep's Sept. 1-25 production of the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening features Jason Hite as Melchior, Miguel Cervantes as Moritz and Eryn Murman as Wendla.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Karen Mason Debuts New David Friedman/Kathie Lee Gifford Song on TV Sept. 1 by Andrew Gans

Singer-actress Karen Mason, who was recently seen as the Queen of Hearts in the short-lived Broadway musical Wonderland, debuts a new song penned by David Friedman and Kathie Lee Gifford on …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

"Carnage," With Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz, Debuts at Venice Film Fest by Adam Hetrick

Yasmina Reza's Tony Award-winning hit comedy God of Carnage debuts at the Venice Film Festival Sept. 1 in a new screen adaptation by the playwright and director Roman Polanski, titl…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

ASK PLAYBILL.COM: What About Those Lounges in New York City Theatres? by Robert Simonson

Playbill.com answers a question about why so many Broadway theatres have gracious — but unused — lounges.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

'Wicked' world: Composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz reflects on his Oz with a twist show

Much to his surprise, Stephen Schwartz discovered that the Japanese don't have a tradition for rhyming lyrics, which makes it impossible to translate lines like "It's obscene!/Like a froggy,…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

Arlington couple shapes New Repertory’s ‘Rent’ by Lenny Megliola

You could make a case that the theatrical union of Kelli Edwards and Benjamin Evett was leading up to this.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:00AM

Summer Shakespeare series concludes

Plimoth Plantation’s summer season of Shakespeare At Night concludes with performances tonight through Saturday at the Henry Hornblower Visitors’ Center. Performances are at 8 p.…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:00AM

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