Friday, September 9, 2011 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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By THE BOOK: The Spread OF MORMON-ism by JK

It really is a phenomenon.  At least on paper and implementation, Broadway, at long last has an American hit of national proportions!  No, not the web slinger.  Those humble, …

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:41PM

Eager to be there when the curtain goes up

Directors are directing, designers are designing, and actors are taking to stages all over the region as the new season begins, with nearly 50 professional companies mounting shows in 2011-1…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 11:27PM

Cirque du Soleil scales it down for 'Quidam' by Jenna Scherer

It's that time of year again, kids, when Cirque du Soleil makes its annual pit stop here, and we all get a crick...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:06PM

Feature: Steven Pasquale's New York State of Mind by Iris Wiener

The popular actor discusses the end of Rescue Me, his future career plans, and wife Laura Benanti's new TV wardrobe.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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What's in a Name: George Carlin Street?

A local comic is paying homage to the late irreverent comedian George Carlin by trying to get the block where Carlin grew up -- W. 121st St. between Broadway and Amsterdam -- named in his …

SOURCE: WNYC at 10:39PM

Belfast & furious (and funny) by Frank Scheck

There are plenty of one-liners in "A Night With George," and they're even more hilarious if you can un derstand them. Donna O'Connor's one-woman show, part of the1st Irish Festival, featu…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 10:26PM

Broadway Week Planned for DANCING WITH THE STARS by BroadwayWorld

According to Entertainment Weekly, amongst the theme weeks for the upcoming new season of DANCING WITH THE STARS will be a Broadway week Stay tuned to BroadwayWorld.com for information on wh…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:05PM

Review: Barriers by David Finkle

Rehana Lew Mirza's heartfelt, but often clunky drama addresses prejudices that fomented with ugly repercussions in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist-attack.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Ricky Gervais to Present Live Commentary on the Golden Globes by BroadwayWorld

Ricky Gervais, the comic whose work includes UK sitcoms - including the founding inspiration for The Office - as well as a myriad of films, may be hosting his own Golden Globes celebration t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24PM

SUPER FLY, Based on 1972 Film, Steps Closer to Broadway Debut by BroadwayWorld

SUPER FLY, the musical based on the 1972 film directed by Gordon Parks, has taken further steps toward its Broadway debut. A casting notice has gone out from The Mottola Group and The Dodger…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:13PM

In Pieces by Francis

I’ve seen some of the most memorable Chicago productions of Stephen Sondheim’s masterpieces at Porchlight Music Theatre (Company in 2003, Sweeney Todd in 2004, Assassins in 2007) but I h…

SOURCE: From the Ledge at 09:07PM

Trouble’s a Bruin by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO Show #77: Exit, Pursued by a Bear, Crowded Fire Theatre Company, August 20. By Sam Hurwitt “Exit, pursued by a bear” is probably the most famous stage dire…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 09:02PM

34 Days ’til Godspell: Becoming a part of the Broadway community. by Ken

Because today was the last business day before we start rehearsals on Monday, there was a flurry of activity in my office.  In fact, it’s 8:23 PM right now, and about five of my staff…

SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 09:00PM
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Daniel Radcliffe and HOW TO SUCCEED Join Carols for a Cure Album by BroadwayWorld

Daniel Radcliffe will join the cast of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying in recording for the 2011 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Vol. 13, the annual holiday CD benefiting Broa…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:54PM

Broadway observes 9/11 anniversary with outdoor performance (video)

The Broadway community came out in full force Friday afternoon in New York to observe the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The Broadway community came out in full force Friday after…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:47PM

Regional Theater Review: THE AFRICAN COMPANY PRESENTS RICHARD III (Oregon Shakespeare Festival) by Tony Frankel

A MISSED OPPORTUNITY We learn very little about the history of the African Company (the world’s first known African-American theater company) and even less about Richard III in The African…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:46PM

STAGE TUBE: Talking MAN AND BOY With the Cast and Creative Team by BroadwayWorld TV

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 the cast and…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:43PM

BWW TV: SUBMISSIONS ONLY - Episode 4 by Submissions Only

Season 2 of Submissions Only will be available exclusively on BroadwayWorld.com beginning September, 2011. Click Here for More Information. Catch Up with Episode 4 of Season 1 Below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:43PM

Jonathan Christopher MacMillan (WARHORSE) | I WILL by Givenik

Jonathan Christopher MacMillan (WARHORSE) | I WILL Jonathan Christopher MacMillan, currently appearing in the Tony Award Winning Play WarHorse, will donate blood for 9/11 Day of Service and…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:31PM

Seen from a distance . . . thoughts on the impact of 9/11 on the culture by Thomas Garvey

A satellite view of Manhattan on September 11, 2001.I still remember my shock ten years ago, when I first saw on television the collapse of the South Tower of the World Trade Center into a r…

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 08:27PM

BWW TV: Broadway Unites for Encore Performance of 'New York, New York' in Honor of 9/11 by BroadwayWorld

Today, September 9, The Broadway League presented a special 911 Tribute in Duffy Square, for which the Broadway community united for an encore rendition New York, New York in honor of the ic…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:26PM

Joel Reuben Ganz (WARHORSE) | I WILL by Givenik

Joel Reuben Ganz (WARHORSE) | I WILL Joel Reuben Ganz, currently appearing in WARHORSE, talks about his "I WILL" dedication for 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance. What will yo…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:15PM
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Bebe Neuwirth | I WILL by Givenik

Bebe Neuwirth | I WILL Broadway legend Bebe Neuwirth talks about post-9/11 New York City and the importance of the 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance. What will you do this 9/11? Join the…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:52PM

Broadway observes 9/11 anniversary with outdoor performance (video) by David Ng

The Broadway community came out in full force Friday afternoon in New York to observe the10nth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Performers from the musicals "The Book of Mormon," "Sister…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:43PM

DID YOU KNOW...The 10 Most Interesting Message Board Topics of the Week, September 2-9!! by BroadwayWorld

These days, in the new age of social media revolution, the best source of information is YOU. Each day, fans of BroadwayWorld post tens of thousands of comments on our multiple message board…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:41PM

Lael Ven Keuren (Sister Act) | I WILL by Givenik

Lael Ven Keuren (Sister Act) | I WILL Lael Ven Keuren, currently appearing in Sister Act on Broadway, gives her "I WILL" promise for 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance. What wi…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:36PM

Rita Moreno holds court at the Rep by Karen D'Souza

You are cordially invited to spend a few hours basking in the glow of Rita Moreno. Tony Taccone’s lovely tribute to the star, “Life Without Makeup,” will delight anyone any…

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 07:34PM

Theater Review | 'Cymbeline': Fiasco Theater’s ‘Cymbeline’ in a New Home - Review by Ben Brantley

A six-person production of “Cymbeline,” one of Shakespeare’s less beloved plays, opened at the Barrow Street Theater on Thursday after a run at the New Victory.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:30PM

Madeleine Doherty (Sister Act) | I WILL by Givenik

Madeleine Doherty (Sister Act) | I WILL Madeleine Doherty, currently appearing in Sister Act on Broadway, gives her "I WILL" promise for 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance. Wha…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:28PM

Telly Leung | I WILL by Givenik

Telly Leung | I WILL Telly Leung, who will appear in the upcoming revival of GODSPELL, is going to donate extra articles of clothing for 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance. What will you …

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:16PM

'Inherit the Wind' airs current creationism debate

A review of Strawberry Theatre Workshop's pared-down presentation of "Inherit the Wind," a 1955 play based on the controversial Scopes Trial.

SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 07:16PM

Parsing the Inexplicable

In Thornton Wilder's "The Bridge of San Luis Rey," we see the folly in trying to find meaning in senseless events.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 07:12PM

Albee makes the scene at the Aurora Theatre Company by Karen D'Souza

The famously elusive Edward Albee, arguably the greatest American playwright of his generation, made the scene at the Aurora Theatre Company’s sublime revival of his 1967 Pulitzer winn…

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 07:07PM

This week's new comedy by James Kettle

The Boy With Tape On His Face, Hull, LancasterIt's amazing what a short length of gaffer tape can allow you to achieve. For Sam Wills, it's helped to bring mime back into contemporary comedy…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM

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

Dick Turpin's Last Ride, Bury St EdmundsIt's hard to sort the fact from the fiction in the life of highwayman Dick Turpin. The facts suggest that the man hanged at York Racecourse in 1739 wa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM

Dom Joly: My family values

The comedian talks about his familyI was born in Lebanon and my childhood was pretty idyllic, apart from the war. When I was seven I was sent to boarding school in Oxford. I'd spend ter…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM

Doug Stanhope: pro-choice, pro-drugs, but defiantly anti-Guardian by Tim Jonze

The comedian who ran for president for a laugh is now considering quitting comedy altogether. Or is that the afternoon vodkas talking?Hanging on a wall in Doug Stanhope's Arizona home is a f…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM

The Saturday interview: Vanessa Redgrave by Stuart Jeffries

Legendary actor and life-long activist Vanessa Redgrave on bad habits, brother Corin and why the battle for the beleaguered Travellers of Dale Farm matters so much to herWhen Corin Redgrave …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04PM

Shakespeare enchants Palestinian refugees

The enjoyably chaotic atmosphere, said the director Jonathan Holmes just before the show started, was positively "Elizabethan".

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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The Rock 'n' Roll Icons of "Million Dollar Quartet": David Abeles on Jerry Lee Lewis by Broadway.com

The man who plays the killer every night in "Million Dollar Quartet" talks about the man and the legend.

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:56PM

Hunter Parrish | I WILL by Givenik

Hunter Parrish | I WILL Hunter Parrish, who will be appearing in the upcoming revival of Godspell, tells us what he will do to commemorate 9/11. What will you do this 9/11? Join the 9/11 T…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:55PM

Sarah Jones’ Post-9/11 World

Listen Early in 2001, the writer and performer Sarah Jones started working on a one-woman Broadway show called Bridge and Tunnel. The play, which won a Tony Award, featured Jones playing a d…

SOURCE: Studio 360 at 06:47PM

London's Open Air Theatre to Stage Ragtime In Repertory with Midsummer Night's Dream in Summer 2012 by Mark Shenton

London’s Open Air Theatre will present new productions of Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Terrence McNally’s Ragtime in rep with A Midsummer Night’s Dream, both co-direct…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:43PM

Laughing at 9/11

Listen In the days after 9/11, late night talk show hosts like David Letterman and Jon Stewart limped back on screen. On September 20, Stewart mused, “They said to get back to work, and th…

SOURCE: Studio 360 at 06:42PM

Dan Domenech (Rock of Ages) | I WILL by Givenik

Dan Domenech (Rock of Ages) | I WILL Dan Domenech, currently appearing in Rock of Ages on Broadway, is going to dedicate a performance to the firefighters he knows. What will you do this 9…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:39PM

The Broadway Community Gathers to Honor 9/11 With Times Square Performance of "New York, New York" by Broadway.com

As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the Broadway community came together on September 9  in Duffy Square to commemorate the historical date with a classic New York anthem. Bebe …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:34PM

Whole Lotta Shakin': The Rock 'n' Roll Icons of 'Million Dollar Quartet': David Abeles on ‘The Killer’ Jerry Lee Lewis by Broadway.com

It’s not every day you get to meet a music legend, but in our new video series Whole Lotta Shakin': The Rock 'n' Roll Icons of 'Million Dollar Quartet', Broadway.co…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:33PM

Sing Out, Seth! ‘Dorky’ War Horse Star Seth Numrich on His Singular School Experience by Broadway.com

As kids all over America head back to school, Broadway.com decided to ask our favorite Broadway stars to look back at their own years in the classroom, sharing memories of favorite subjects …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:30PM

Taper visits 'Clybourne Park'

Legit News: New LaChiusa also on tap for 2012 -- The 2012 season at Center Theater Group's Mark Taper Forum will kick off with a production of "Clybourne Park" that could make a subsequent j…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:26PM

GLEE FineCut101 by Book Of Mormon

GLEE FineCut101 From: BookOfMormonBroadway Views: 5 0 ratings Time: 03:23 More in Entertainment

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:23PM

Watch: Heart of Broadway by Sarah B. Roberts

Tonight, the new documentary Heart of Broadway - The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS premiers on the Here! network. Heart of Broadway goes inside Broadway Cares/Equ…

SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 06:21PM

Theater: A new national puzzle, but no answer with a power that equals "Angels in America" by John Moorethe Denver Post

Hardly any play written since 9/11 isn't in some way informed by it. But, 10 years later, why is it that the one play with the most illuminating, specific things to say about America's role …

SOURCE: Denver Post at 06:18PM

Decade

Legit Reviews: Rupert Goold's Headlong calls its new production about 9/11 "site specific", but -- like everything else about the show -- what they mean by this term, and what they're tr…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:13PM

Billy Elliot’s Daniel Jenkins Was No Stylin' School Kid by Broadway.com

As kids all over America head back to school, Broadway.com decided to ask our favorite Broadway stars to look back at their own years in the classroom, sharing memories of favorite subjects …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PM

Jonathan Groff Has a Lingerie-Related Nickname, Patti LuPone's a Delinquent and Other Lessons of the Week by Michael Mellini

With Labor Day behind us, fall is in the air and things are already busy on the Great White Way. Here’s our round-up of the top lessons that this week’s news and features taught …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:05PM

‘Riff Raff’ to open season

+ LAURENCE FISHBURNE PLAY AT MARY-ARRCHIE “Riff Raff,” a play by film star Laurence Fishburne will open the 2011-2012 season at Chicago’s Mary-Arrchie Theatre, 735 W. Sheridan. Directe…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 06:01PM

Surviving the Air India tragedy through the arts by Marsha Lederman

As happened on a larger scale in the U.S. with 9/11, artists are responding to the Air India tragedy in Canada with dance, poetry and opera

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:00PM
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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The rise and rise of Brontëmania by Blake Morrison

The Brontës are often dismissed as up-market Mills & Boon. But with the release of two films this autumn, Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, they look set to rival even Jane Austen in th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:55PM

The Saturday poem: I Am No Good at Love by Noël Coward

I am no good at loveMy heart should be wise and freeI kill the unfortunate golden gooseWhoever it may beWith over-articulate tendernessAnd too much intensity.I am no good at loveI batter it …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:55PM

How The Submission’s Jonathan Groff Earned the Nickname ‘Jonathong’ by Broadway.com

As kids all over America head back to school, Broadway.com decided to ask our favorite Broadway stars to look back at their own years in the classroom, sharing memories of favorite subjects …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:51PM

Spice Girls Musical Creators Want to Cast Unknown Actors by BroadwayWorld

Judy Craymer's new musical, VIVA FOREVER, a modern fable of camaraderie, love and loyalty based on the songs of the Spice Girls, is to be directed by one of the most illustrious British thea…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48PM

The Week in Culture Pictures, Sept. 9 by The New York Times

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

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:46PM

STAGE TUBE: Kristin Chenoweth Chats About Her New Album on QVC! by BroadwayWorld TV

Born and raised in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, actresssongstress Kristin Chenoweth goes back to her country music roots with her new album Some Lessons Learned, available on SONY MASTERWORKS on …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:41PM

TicketNetwork wins lawsuit over ticket price disclosure

Third-party ticket exchange TicketNetwork this week won a class action lawsuit over the disclosure of ticket face values, after the plaintiff in the case withdrew the motion. Bronx, NY resid…

SOURCE: Ticket News at 05:38PM

Man and Boy - About the Show by Roundabout Theatre Company

Three-time Tony Award® winner Frank Langella returns to Broadway in Roundabout Theatre Company's exciting new production of Terence Rattigan's masterpiece MAN AND BOY. Don't miss this gripp…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:31PM

CHART TOPPERS: Top-Grossing Broadway Productions, Week of Aug. 29-Sept. 4 by Michael C. Gioia

Here are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of Aug. 29-Sept. 4, 2011, as reported by The Broadway League. MUSICALS Wicked (Gerswhin Theatre), $1,602,104 The Lion King (Minsko…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:30PM

2011-2012 Season Preview by Roundabout Theatre Company

Cast members, creatives and Roundabout staff members discuss the season ahead. 11-12 Season (Full Line up not yet announced) - MAN AND BOY: September 2011: American Airlines Theatre - …

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:21PM

Update on tomorrow’s Dufferin Grove Park closure by Aislinn Rose

Toronto Stop the Cuts Network’s flyer for tomorrow’s meeting in Dufferin Grove Park by Aislinn Rose Earlier today, a communiqué was released because The City of Toronto appeared…

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 05:13PM

New York, New York by Givenik

New York, New York Cast members from Broadway shows gathered in Times Square to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 From: givenik Views: 4 1 ratings Time: 03:20 More in Entertainm…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:12PM

Brian Cox Signs on for THEATRE OF DREAMS Film by BroadwayWorld

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Broadway vetera Brian Cox will star in Theatre of Dream, a new film which will be dircted by David Scheinmann.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:12PM

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #199 by Sister Act

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #199 In the True Confessions booth in the lobby of the Broadway Theatre, fans tell us what they think of SISTER ACT on Broadway! From: SisterActBroad…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:12PM

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #198 by Sister Act

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #198 In the True Confessions booth in the lobby of the Broadway Theatre, fans tell us what they think of SISTER ACT on Broadway! From: SisterActBroad…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:12PM

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #197 by Sister Act

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #197 In the True Confessions booth in the lobby of the Broadway Theatre, fans tell us what they think of SISTER ACT on Broadway! From: SisterActBroad…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:11PM

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #196 by Sister Act

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #196 In the True Confessions booth in the lobby of the Broadway Theatre, fans tell us what they think of SISTER ACT on Broadway! From: SisterActBroad…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:11PM

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #195 by Sister Act

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #195 In the True Confessions booth in the lobby of the Broadway Theatre, fans tell us what they think of SISTER ACT on Broadway! From: SisterActBroad…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:11PM

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #194 by Sister Act

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #194 In the True Confessions booth in the lobby of the Broadway Theatre, fans tell us what they think of SISTER ACT on Broadway! From: SisterActBroad…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:11PM

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #193 by Sister Act

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #193 In the True Confessions booth in the lobby of the Broadway Theatre, fans tell us what they think of SISTER ACT on Broadway! From: SisterActBroad…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:11PM

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #192 by Sister Act

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #192 In the True Confessions booth in the lobby of the Broadway Theatre, fans tell us what they think of SISTER ACT on Broadway! From: SisterActBroad…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:11PM

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #191 by Sister Act

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #191 In the True Confessions booth in the lobby of the Broadway Theatre, fans tell us what they think of SISTER ACT on Broadway! From: SisterActBroad…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:10PM

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #190 by Sister Act

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #190 In the True Confessions booth in the lobby of the Broadway Theatre, fans tell us what they think of SISTER ACT on Broadway! From: SisterActBroad…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:10PM

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #189 by Sister Act

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #189 In the True Confessions booth in the lobby of the Broadway Theatre, fans tell us what they think of SISTER ACT on Broadway! From: SisterActBroad…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:09PM

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #188 by Sister Act

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #188 In the True Confessions booth in the lobby of the Broadway Theatre, fans tell us what they think of SISTER ACT on Broadway! From: SisterActBroad…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:09PM

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #187 by Sister Act

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #187 In the True Confessions booth in the lobby of the Broadway Theatre, fans tell us what they think of SISTER ACT on Broadway! From: SisterActBroad…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:09PM

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #186 by Sister Act

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #186 In the True Confessions booth in the lobby of the Broadway Theatre, fans tell us what they think of SISTER ACT on Broadway! From: SisterActBroad…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:09PM

Theatre Review: Soulpepper revives The Price with humanity by Robert Cushman

Once upon a time there were two brothers and their washed-up father. Or, in the corpus of Arthur Miller’s plays, once upon several times. The Price, first staged in New York in 1968 and no…

SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 05:08PM

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #185 by Sister Act

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #185 In the True Confessions booth in the lobby of the Broadway Theatre, fans tell us what they think of SISTER ACT on Broadway! From: SisterActBroad…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:08PM

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #184 by Sister Act

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #184 In the True Confessions booth in the lobby of the Broadway Theatre, fans tell us what they think of SISTER ACT on Broadway! From: SisterActBroad…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:08PM

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #183 by Sister Act

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #183 In the True Confessions booth in the lobby of the Broadway Theatre, fans tell us what they think of SISTER ACT on Broadway! From: SisterActBroad…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:07PM

LA STAGE Theatre Task Force by LA Stage Alliance

A group of 20-30 area theatre leaders are meeting on 9/10/2011, for a Theatre Vision/Council Task Force Day, to create a draft of a vision and a council structure for the Greater LA Theatre …

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:06PM

Foodie Fridays: Traces at Todd English's Olives by Traces

Foodie Fridays: Traces at Todd English's Olives The gang heads to Todd English's Olives at the W. Hotel for a bite before their show and a surprise birthday for Philippe. From: trac…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:03PM

A West Coast Look at 9/11 and What the Moon Saw by Tom Provenzano

Matthew McCray and Son of Semele found a way to examine 9/11 from a West Coast perspective by asking for some revisions of Stephanie Fleischmann' s What the Moon Saw, or "I Only Appear to Be…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:03PM

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #182 by Sister Act

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #182 In the True Confessions booth in the lobby of the Broadway Theatre, fans tell us what they think of SISTER ACT on Broadway! From: SisterActBroad…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:03PM

BWW TV: Meet the Company of Woody Allen, Ethan Coen, Elaine May's RELATIVELY SPEAKING! by BroadwayWorld TV

This September, Broadway welcomes the world premiere of three one-act comedies, together entitled RELATIVELY SPEAKING, about mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, parents and children, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00PM
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Fresh Foursome! Meet The Fantastic Young Stars of Sondheim’s Follies by Broadway.com

In a cast filled with bona fide Broadway stars, Follies cast members Lora Lee Gayer, Kirsten Scott, Christian Delcroix and Nick Verina have their work cut out for them. Cast as the younger c…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:58PM

Fresh Foursome! Meet The Fantastic Young Stars of Follies by Broadway.com

In a cast filled with bona fide Broadway stars, Follies cast members Lora Lee Gayer, Kirsten Scott, Christian Delcroix and Nick Verina have their work cut out for them. Cast as the younger c…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:58PM

STAGE TUBE: Ricky Martin on His Return to Broadway! by BroadwayWorld TV

As previously reported, producers Hal Luftig and Scott Sanders will produce a revival of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's landmark musical EVITA, opening on Broadway in April 2012.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:56PM

Sundance Will Shape Jeanine Tesori-Lisa Kron Musical, Plus Works by Debate Society, Aaron Jafferis, Byron Au Yong by Adam Hetrick

Fun Home, a new musical by Tony Award-nominated playwright Lisa Kron and four-time Tony-nominated composer Jeanine Tesori, will be developed during the Sundance Institute's 2011 Theatre …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:56PM

Judith Light Set to Guest Star on TVLand's THE EXES by BroadwayWorld

According to TVLine.com, stage veteran Judith Light will guest star on TV Land's 'The Exes.'The show is about 'Holly, a divorce attorney who ignores her own relationship issues by helping th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:51PM

ABC Picks Up Reba McEntire's MALIBU COUNTRY by BroadwayWorld

According to the Hollywood Reporter, ABC has picked up Broadway veteran Rebe McEntire's new series- 'Malibu Country.' As described by THR, the show 'centers on Reba, who divorces her cheatin…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:38PM

Denzel Washington to Star in Flight Film by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winner and Academy Award winner Denzel Washington will star in the new film Flight, according to Deadline.com. The film, to be directed by Oscar winner Robert Zemeckis and writte…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:35PM

VIDEO FLASH: Alan Alda, Laura Benanti, Laura Linney on Showtime's The Big C by Andy Propst

Showtime has released a clip from the September 12 episode of The Big C which will feature Alan Alda and Laura Benanti as guest stars. The show stars Laura Linney, who plays a woman who rec…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:30PM

Photo Coverage: Janel Moloney, Adriane Lenox, Join Cast of LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE by Monica Simoes

Tony Award-winner Adriane Lenox Doubt, two-time Emmy Award nominee Janel Moloney The West Wing and film and TV veteran Joyce Van Patten have joined the upcoming cast of the hit Off Broadway …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:26PM

Reba McEntire to Star in ABC's Malibu Country by Brian Scott Lipton

Broadway veteran and country music superstar Reba McEntire will star in a new ABC series Malibu Country, according to The Hollywood Reporter. McEntire will also executive produce the show, …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:18PM

FREEZE FRAME: Meet the Company of RELATIVELY SPEAKING! by Walter McBride

This September, Broadway welcomes the world premiere of three one-act comedies, together entitled RELATIVELY SPEAKING, about mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, parents and children, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:15PM

Billy Elliot’s Emily Skinner Had a One Track Mind in School by Broadway.com

As kids all over America head back to school, Broadway.com decided to ask our favorite Broadway stars to look back at their own years in the classroom, sharing memories of favorite subjects …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:14PM

Metropolitan Opera to Offer Free September 22 Dress Rehearsal of Anna Bolena by Andy Propst

The Metropolitan Opera will offer a free open dress rehearsal of Donizetti's Anna Bolena on Thursday, September 22 at 11am. David McVicar will direct the production, which will be cond…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:13PM

Search Engine Marketing Manager – Situation Interactive by Damian Bazadona

Situation Interactive is an award-winning, innovative interactive agency specializing in live entertainment. We have been the recipients of numerous interactive awards most recently winning…

SOURCE: the Situation at 04:11PM

Junior Web Designer – Situation Interactive by Damian Bazadona

Situation Interactive, named one of Crain’s 2010 Top Places to Work in NYC, is an award-winning digital marketing agency specializing in live entertainment. We’re looking for a standout…

SOURCE: the Situation at 04:10PM

Rockstar Senior Designer – Situation Interactive by Damian Bazadona

Situation Interactive, named one of Crain’s 2010 Top Places to Work in NYC, is an award-winning digital marketing agency specializing in live entertainment. We’re on the lookout for a S…

SOURCE: the Situation at 04:09PM

Will "Dexter" Star Michael C. Hall Be a Big Fish in Andrew Lippa's Broadway-Bound Musical? by Michael Gioia

Michael C. Hall, star of the Showtime original series "Dexter," is in talks to play the lead role of Edward Bloom in the Broadway-bound musical Big Fish, according to Deadline.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:07PM

BWW Polls: Which Anticipated NEW Musical of the '11-'12 Season Are You Most Excited For? by BroadwayWorld

The 2011-2012 season is certainly shaping up to be the season of new plays and musical revivals. Sprinkled throughout, however, are some exciting new musical additions, which will surely be …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:02PM

MILK LIKE SUGAR at La Jola Playhouse by Bill Eadie

In 2008, 17 students at Gloucester High School in Massachusetts became pregnant at the same time, leading to speculation that some of the teens had made a “pregnancy pact.” The …

SOURCE: SanDiego.com at 04:00PM
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Titles to look for on marquees in the fall

Here are some promising stage possibilities in the first half of the new season. They include work from two companies that have themes for the season: Ego Po, concentrating on Jewish-themed …

SOURCE: Philly.com at 03:54PM

Woodshed Collective's Environmental The Tenant Extends Through Oct. 1 by Adam Hetrick

The Woodshed Collective's free engagement of The Tenant, a five-story theatrical adaptation of Roland Topor's novel, has extended its run at the West-Park Presbyterian Church through…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:51PM

Donna Bullock Will Star in Nothing is Forever Concert, With Score by Morton Gould and Carolyn Leigh by Michael Gioia

UnsungMusicalsCo. Inc. will present its first annual benefit concert in November. Nothing is Forever, a world premiere new musical, will be seen Nov. 5 at Symphony Space’s Leonard Nimo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:42PM

Hillary B. Smith to Star in Any Given Monday at 59E59 by Dan Bacalzo

Emmy Award winner Hillary B. Smith will star in the New York premiere of Bruce Graham's Any Given Monday, to be presented at 59E59 Theaters, October 6-November 6, with an opening on Oct…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:35PM

Broadway Remembers 9/11: Ten Years After, Part 1

On the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, Playbill asked members of the Broadway community to reflect on the uncertain time, the shared hope and…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:27PM

Tony Winner Bill T. Jones' Super Fly Musical Will Have October Workshop by Adam Hetrick

Two-time Tony Award-winning Fela! creator and Spring Awakening choreographer Bill T. Jones is preparing for an October workshop of the new soul-funk musical Super Fly, according to an Equity…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:26PM

Kristin Chenoweth Hits a High Note (Literally!) on QVC by Broadway.com

Kristin Chenoweth gets around! The Broadway fave was just on the Tonight Show, and now she's popped up on QVC. Chenoweth was there to talk up her new album Some Lessons Learned…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:16PM

Alan Menken and Newsies Cast Members to Appear on The View September 19 by Dan Bacalzo

Composer Alan Menken will be a featured guest on the Monday, September 19 episode of ABC's The View. He will help introduce cast members from the Paper Mill Playhouse production of News…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:08PM

"Next to Normal" at Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati by Scott Cain

This is just the second regional mounting of "Next to Normal" following its Broadway run and national tour. Local audiences should feel lucky to have such a well-produced, solidly performed …

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 03:07PM

ArtsWest takes a look at 'Amy's View'

A review of David Hare's play "Amy's View," about a British actress struggling with family and career, which is opening ArtsWest's 2011-2012 theater season.

SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 03:06PM

Kristin Chenoweth to Make Appearance on JIMMY KIMMEL, 9/9 by BroadwayWorld

Born and raised in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, actresssongstress Kristin Chenoweth goes back to her country music roots with her new album Some Lessons Learned, available on SONY MASTERWORKS on …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:03PM

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Sept. 3-9: Clybourne Park to Broadway, Nick Jonas Will Succeed by Robert Simonson

Bruce Norris' Clybourne Park was praised by all in its 2010 Off-Broadway premiere. It had a good run. It won a few prizes, notably the Pulitzer. And now it will finally get a Broadw…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:03PM

DancePulp Interviews Matthew Bourne by Mark Blankenship

Our friends at DancePulp have fantastic video series that features the best contemporary dancers and choreographers talking about their careers. From time to time, we’ll be sharing exc…

SOURCE: TDF at 03:02PM
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Cast of Paper Mill's "Newsies" to Perform on "The View" by Andrew Gans

The cast of the new Disney musical "Newsies," which begins previews at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse Sept. 15, will perform on the ABC daytime chat show "The View"…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:53PM

A montage of moments from FOLLIES, now on Broadway! by Follies on Broadway

A montage of moments from FOLLIES, now on Broadway! The winner of seven Tony Awards®, FOLLIES is one of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim's greatest works. It echoes the songs, ex…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:52PM

Griffin Family Donates $5 Million to Signature Theatre Company by BroadwayWorld

Signature Theatre announced today that John and Amy Griffin have donated 5 million in support of Signature Center, the Company's new, permanent home opening in February 2012. Spanning an ent…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:41PM

FrompTower10_090911 by Broadway.com

FrompTower10_090911 FrompTower10_090911 From: Broadwaycom Views: 10 0 ratings Time: 14:32 More in Entertainment

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:40PM

Library of Congress Acquires John Raitt Collection by Adam Hetrick

The Music Division of the Library of Congress has acquired a collection of memorabilia from the late Broadway veteran John Raitt that traces the career of the original star of Carousel and T…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:40PM

The Comedy of Errors: Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble, 9/4/11 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

The Comedy of Errors: Review for Stage & Cinema

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 02:38PM

STAGE TUBE: First Look at Laura Benanti on THE BIG C! by BroadwayWorld TV

Laura Benanti might be soon appearing on NBC's 'THe Playboy Club,' but she will first make an appearance in an upcoming episode of Showtime's 'The Big C,' where she stars as the wife of Alan…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:36PM

I drank the Facebook kool-aid by RVCBard

Against my better judgment, I joined Facebook. You can find me at https://www.facebook.com/rvcbard.Yes, I am deeply ashamed of myself. Please don't rub it in.

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 02:33PM

Woodshed Collective's The Tenant Extends Through October 1 by Andy Propst

Woodshed Collective has extended its production of The Tenant, playing at West-Park Presbyterian Church, through October 1. The extension will play the following dates: September 21-23 at 8…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:28PM

STAGE TUBE: First Look at Old Globe's ROCKY HORROR SHOW by BroadwayWorld TV

Oanh Nguyen directs THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at the Old Globe, with book, music and lyrics by Richard O'Brien, choreography by JT Horenstein and music direction by Mike Wilkins. The Rocky Horro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:26PM

Philharmonic musicians on 9/11 by Newyorkphilharmonic

Philharmonic musicians on 9/11 Musicians of the New York Philharmonic interviewed for the 10th anniversary memorial concert. From: NewYorkPhilharmonic Views: 377 10 ratings Time: 13:15…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:25PM

PHOTO CALL: Adriane Lenox, Janel Moloney and Joyce Van Patten and More Join Love, Loss... Off-Broadway by Krissie Fullerton

Off-Broadway's Love, Loss and What I Wore welcomed its newest cast, featuring Adriane Lenox, Janel Moloney, Joyce Van Patten and more, on Sept. 8.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:25PM

Paige Davis to Host Home Made Simple on OWN by Dan Bacalzo

Stage and screen star Paige Davis will host the new daytime series, Home Made Simple on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), according to USA Today. The program will premiere on October 23. In …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:23PM

The Addams Family Musical NEW Commerical by Addams Family

Check out the new The Addams Family Musical commercial featuring Roger Rees, Brooke Shields, Jackie Hoffman and the rest of the Addams family!

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:22PM

Keira Knightley and Jude Law to star in Tolstoy's Anna Karenina remake by Andrew Pulver

Playwright Tom Stoppard has written the script while Joe Wright, who worked with Knightley on Atonement, will directFilming will start later this month on a new adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's A…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:13PM

Quote of the Day by Zack

"It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesn't, and when it does, we may well reject it." -Spencer Tracy

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 02:12PM

Fred Arsenault, Ashlie Atkinson, et al. to Star in Arena Stage's BOOK CLUB PLAY, 10/7-11/6 by BroadwayWorld

In her smart comedy The Book Club Play, D.C.-area playwright Karen Zacaras examines the intricacies of book clubs, with their unspoken rules, high-spirited debates and strong bonds formed wh…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:09PM

Judith Light to Guest Star on TVLand's The Exes by Andy Propst

Judith Light will guest star on TVLand's The Exes, according to a report on TVLine.com. The show is about a divorce attorney/landlord (played by Kristen Johnston), who ignores her ow…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:06PM

Meet John Turturro, Steve Guttenberg, Marlo Thomas and the Relatively Speaking Family by Broadway.com

For his Broadway directorial debut, film star John Turturro is tackling three original plays by award-winning writers Ethan Coen, Elaine May and Woody Allen. Relatively Speaking, which is ab…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:04PM

Meet John Turturro, Steve Guttenberg, Marlo Thomas and the Relatively Speaking Family by Broadway.com

For his Broadway directorial debut, film star John Turturro is tackling three original plays by award-winning writers Ethan Coen, Elaine May and Woody Allen. Relatively Speaking, an evening …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:04PM
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Brian Cox to Star in Theatre of Dreams Movie by Dan Bacalzo

Broadway veteran Brian Cox will be among the stars of the upcoming movie, Theatre of Dreams, according to The Hollywood Reporter. David Scheinmann will direct this fictional coming-of-age d…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:59PM

Broadway in Chicago Announces 2012 Season by Bethany Rickwald

Broadway in Chicago has announced the productions set for its 2012 season. American Idiot, the Broadway musical based on Green Day's Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum album, will co…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:48PM

Ragtime, Midsummer Night's Dream Set for 2012 Season at London's Open Air Theatre by Andy Propst

The Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park has announced the two productions that it will present in repertory for its 2012 season, according to a report on Whatsonstage.com. The theater&apos…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:44PM

The Kitchen, National Theatre, London

The director and set and sound designers work unobtrusive miracles in this revival of Arnold Wesker's 1957 work drama, writes Ian Shuttleworth

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:43PM

More Links by Rob Weinert-Kendt

More Intertube samplings...August: Osage County holds up.Rebeck and LaBute take suggestions from readers...for their next plays.TNC's wise rules for comment flame wars.Romulus Linney speaks …

SOURCE: The Wicked Stage at 01:43PM

Second Chances by Jon Courie

Jon Courie discovered that a negative review in The New York Times wasn't necessarily fatal to one of his plays, which now has a new name -- To Carry the Child -- as well as a revised script…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 01:42PM

OWN Sets Premiere Date for 'Home Made Simple' Design Series - Hollywood Reporter

Hosted by "Trading Spaces'" Paige Davis, the season will begin Sunday, Oct. 23.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:28PM

Michael C. Hall in Talks to Lead BIG FISH on Broadway; Susan Stroman to Direct by BroadwayWorld

According to Deadline.com, Broadway veteran Michael C. Hall is in negotiations to lead an upcoming Broaway production of BIG FISH. Susan Stroan will direct the stage adaptation of the Tim Bu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:27PM

Talking with playwright Stephanie Fleischmann about her 9/11 play

The play "What the Moon Saw, or 'I Only Appear to Be Dead'" transplants Hans Christian Andersen tales to a post-9/11 world. The play "What the Moon Saw, or 'I Only Appear to Be Dead'" transp…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:25PM

Fred Arsenault, Ashlie Atkinson, et al. Set for Arena Stage's Book Club Play by Dan Bacalzo

Fred Arsenault, Ashlie Atkinson, Rachael Holmes, Eric Messner, Kate Eastwood Norris and Tom Story will star in The Book Club Play, by Karen Zacarías. Molly Smith will direct the p…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:23PM

Mother Knows Best! The Addams Family's Brooke Shields Answers Your Questions by Broadway.com

Brooke Shields is back on Broadway leading the ghoulish gang at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in The Addams Family as morbid matriarch Morticia. The popular leading lady took a break from h…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:17PM

Hugh Jackman Is Russell Crowe's Quarry in Les Miserables Film by Kenneth Jones

Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman and Academy Award winner Russell Crowe are to be moral Jean Valjean and his twisted pursuer Inspector Javert, respectively, in the film adaptation of the inter…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:15PM

Quote of the Day by The Playgoer

“I am deeply honored by this news, and wish my mother and father were alive to hear it!...All that education, allowance, tuition, voice lessons, summer jobs, scholarship application dead…

SOURCE: The Playgoer at 01:11PM

Iran-US relations, from a woman’s perspective by Joel Brown

In the mid-1970s, Kathleen Cahill spent 10 months teaching English to young women in the Shah’s Iran. Watching the Green Revolution led her to read about the modern history of the coun…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 01:10PM

Frank Langella Returns! The Roundabout Revival of Man and Boy Begins Previews by Broadway.com

Three-time Tony winner Frank Langella is back on the boards on September 9, as the Roundabout Theatre Company production of Terence Rattigan’s controversial Man and Boy begins previews…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:10PM

Sharing their value of interactive theater by Laura Collins-Hughes

Kirk Lynn wondered if it would be possible to make a play composed largely of questions asked of the audience, infusing genuine, unscripted responses into a theatrical experience. Melanie Jo…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 01:09PM

Broadway to mark 9/11 anniversary with iconic song by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Broadway plans to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks with a reprise of the song that performers sang in Times Square in the days after 9/11....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:09PM

Recession-era ‘Rent’ is even more relevant by Don Aucoin

Under the sure-handed direction of Benjamin Evett, New Repertory Theatre’s “Rent’’ navigates that fine line between the heart-on-its-sleeve earnestness essential to t…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 01:09PM

Richard Thomas, S. Epatha Merkerson, et al. Set for Public Theatre's NEW WORKS NOW by BroadwayWorld

The Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Interim Executive Director Joey Parnes announces casting for the second week of the popular reading series, NEW WORK NOW, running thru Sund…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:08PM

Weekend Agenda: Summer is OVAH Edition by Lucky and The Mick

It’s Friday again, though given the fact that Labor Day weekend is now long past, summer is semi-officially gone, which is kind of a letdown.  Thank goodness there was some theater news t…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 01:04PM

PHOTO CALL: Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Stephen Baldwin, Jeremy Piven and More Attend 110 Stories Sept. 8 by Krissie Fullerton

Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Stephen Baldwin, Jeremy Piven and more were on hand for a reading of Sarah Tuft’s 110 Stories, a play based on first-person accounts of 9/11 and its immediate afterm…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:02PM

PHOTO CALL: Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Stephen Baldwin, Jeremy Piven and More at 110 Stories Benefit Reading by Krissie Fullerton

Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Stephen Baldwin, Jeremy Piven and more were on hand for a reading of Sarah Tuft’s 110 Stories, a play based on first-person accounts of 9/11 and its immediate afterm…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:02PM
Friday, September 9, 2011 at noon (Broadway Time)
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PHOTO FLASH: Adriane Lenox, Joyce Van Patten et al. Join Love, Loss, and What I Wore by Dan Bacalzo

Adriane Lenox, Janel Moloney, Ashley Austin Morris, Zuzanna Szadkowski, and Joyce Van Patten celebrated becoming the new cast in the Off-Broadway production of Love, Loss, and What I Wore, a…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:57PM

PHOTO FLASH: Ralph Macchio, Jeremy Piven, Tamara Tunie et al. at 110 Stories by Tristan Fuge

The first of two benefit readings of Sarah Tuft's' play, 110 Stories was held on Thursday, September 8 at The Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. The work is based on first-p…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:53PM

Anything Goes’ Colin Donnell Admits to Really Awkward Romantic Advances by Broadway.com

As kids all over America head back to school, Broadway.com decided to ask our favorite Broadway stars to look back at their own years in the classroom, sharing memories of favorite subjects …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:52PM

Anything Goes’ Colin Donnell Admits to Really Awkward Romantic Advances by Broadway.com

As kids all over America head back to school, Broadway.com decided to ask our favorite Broadway stars to look back at their own years in the classroom, sharing memories of favorite subjects …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:52PM

S. Epatha Merkerson, Richard Thomas, et al. Set for Public Theater New Work Now Readings by Andy Propst

The Public Theater has announced preliminary casting for the plays that will be presented during the second week of its New Work Now reading series, running September 12 - 18. The company f…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:44PM

Get Stylish with The West Wing's Janel Moloney, Tony Winner Adriane Lenox and the New Cast of Love, Loss and What I Wore by Broadway.com

With Fashion Week taking over New York City, it's the perfect time to welcome a new cast of lovely ladies to off-Broadway's clothing-centric hit Love, Loss and What I Wore. On Septem…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:43PM

Get Stylish with The West Wing's Janel Moloney, Tony Winner Adriane Lenox and the New Cast of Love, Loss and What I Wore by Broadway.com

With Fashion Week taking over New York City, it's the perfect time to welcome a new cast of lovely ladies to off-Broadway's clothing-centric hit Love, Loss and What I Wore. On Septem…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:43PM

PHOTO FLASH: Cherry Jones, Michael Shannon, Jacki Weaver, et al. at Cymbeline Opening by David Gordon

Theater for a New Audience and Fiasco Theater's production of Shakespeare's Cymbeline opened at the Barrow Street Theatre on Thursday, September 8. Among the opening night guests…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:43PM

Watch the Promo for Old Globe’s Upcoming Rocky Horror Show (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

The Old Globe’s new production of The Rocky Horror Show is set to begin performances Sept. 15 in San Diego, CA, with an official opening Sept. 23. The production, scheduled to run thro…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:38PM

Exclusive Photos! Glee's Lea Michele, Darren Criss and Ryan Murphy Hit the Town for Fashion's Night Out by Broadway.com

After recently filming a fun music video with their Glee co-stars to promote New York City's shopping event Fashion's Night Out, Lea Michele and Darren Criss got to check out the eve…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:33PM

Exclusive Photos! Glee's Lea Michele, Darren Criss and Ryan Murphy Hit the Town for Fashion's Night Out by Broadway.com

After recently filming a fun music video with their Glee co-stars to promote New York City's shopping event Fashion's Night Out, Lea Michele and Darren Criss got to check out the eve…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:33PM

Industry Ticket Offer by Chicago Plays

Hallelujah Broadway – Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress Pkwy, Chicago, is offering 50% off tickets for Saturday, September 17 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets at ticketmaster.com/auditorium. Use code…

SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 12:30PM

Quote of the Day by Sarah B. Roberts

"Congratulations, you're a little crazy." Stephen Sondheim to Bernadette Peters, after a recent performance of Follies.   From "Bernadette Peters' Dark Road Returns to Broadway" …

SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 12:28PM

Babes with Blades’ ‘The Double’ is a delightfully zany good time by Bob Bullen

Mark Pracht as Charles Fontaine, Lisa Herceg as Rosalind Rollins, and Kimberly Logan as Olivia Wood in Babes With Blades’ production of “The Double” (Photo by Johnny Knigh…

SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 12:22PM

News: Open Air Theatre Stages Rep Ragtime & Dream in 2012

The Open Air Regent’s Park has announced its 2012 season, which will feature two productions running in rep produced by the same company - A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Ragtime. Artisti…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:20PM

Rep Stage pays tribute to the heroism of 9/11 with The Guys by Lorraine Treanor

In 2001, twelve days after the 9/11 attacks, Anne Nelson, a teacher of journalism at Columbia,  performed an act of kindness for a NYC fire captain. He had lost eight men in the collapse of…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:15PM

Stripped Festival Will Play NYC's Cherry Lane Theatre; Casting Announced by Michael Gioia

Off-Broadway's Barefoot Theatre Company in partnership with East 3rd Productions will present the nine-week Stripped festival, featuring works about "sex, murder, revenge… an…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:14PM

PHOTO FLASH: Broadway Cast of Relatively Speaking Meet the Press by David Gordon

The full cast for the Broadway production of Relatively Speaking met the press on Friday, September 9. This trio of comedies by Ethan Coen, Elaine May and Woody Allen will play the Brooks A…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:10PM

Celebrated Plays Explore The Personal Impact Of 9/11

Several plays are exploring the immense emotional fallout of September 11th as the 10th anniversary approaches.

SOURCE: NY1 at 12:05PM

Noises off: Revelations biblical and Menckenian by Andrew Haydon

Kate Mosse discusses the 66 Books project, George Hunka showcases the insults aimed to bruise his ego and theatre bloggers get down to the nitty gritty this weekThis week's Noises Off finds …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:02PM

STAGE PORTRAIT: Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige and More in Follies by Playbill Staff

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM

Talking with playwright Stephanie Fleischmann about her 9/11 play by Charles McNulty

Playwright Stephanie Fleischmann talks with Charles McNulty about her 9/11 play "What the Moon Saw, or 'I Only Appear to Be Dead,'” which opens Sept. 9 at Son of Semele.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:00PM
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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CRAZY FOR YOU to Open at West End's Novello Theatre October 8 by BroadwayWorld

The Regent's Park Open Air Theatre smash hit Gershwin musical CRAZY FOR YOU will transfer to London's West End, opening at the Novello Theatre on Saturday 8 October. Cameron Mackintosh, who …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:59AM

Plays by Randal Colburn, Israel Horovitz, Joe Pinatauro Set for Barefoot Theatre's Stripped Festival by Andy Propst

Barefoot Theatre Company has announced the lineup for Stripped, a three play festival exploring themes of sex, murder and revenge, to be offered at the Cherry Lane Theatre, running October 6…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:55AM

Plays by Randal Colburn, Israel Horovitz, Joe Pintauro Set for Barefoot Theatre's Stripped Festival by Andy Propst

Barefoot Theatre Company has announced the lineup for Stripped, a three play festival exploring themes of sex, murder and revenge, to be offered at the Cherry Lane Theatre, running October 6…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:55AM

Offer: Your Chance to Sponsor Whatsonstage.com Awards: with Patron Leanne Jones

We know you love theatre! Here’s your chance to get really involved with the Whatsonstage.com Awards, the “theatregoers’ choice”, including access to our invitation-only, star-studde…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:53AM

Photo Coverage: Jeremy Piven, Mario Cantone, et al. at 110 STORIES Opening Night! by Walter McBride

To commemorate the Tenth Anniversary of 911, a highly distinguished cast of film, TV amp stage actors gather for a benefit stage reading of Sarah Tuft's 110 STORIES last night September 8th …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:52AM

Performers from Berenstain Bears, Silence! The Musical, and More Set for September 10 Street Fair Concert by Dan Bacalzo

Participants have been announced for a free concert to be held in conjunction with the 36th Annual Third Avenue Community Benefit Street Fair on Saturday, September 10. Between 1pm and 4pm, …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:45AM

What Contagion Says About My Movie Star Fantasies by Doug Strassler

By Doug Strassler What with all the attention to recent earthquakes and hurricanes, I’d forgotten to pay attention to the coming of the fall movie season. Now, all of a sudden, it’s upon…

SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 11:44AM

Review Round-up: Critics Hail Goold's 9/11 Decade

Headlong Theatre and director Rupert Goold's site-specific exploration of 9/11 and its legacy, Decade, opened last night (8 September, previews from 1 September 2011) at St Katharine Docks. …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:43AM

Vroom! Vroom! Watch Laura Benanti Heat Up The Big C as Alan Alda's Sexy Young Wife by Broadway.com

Tony winner Laura Benanti is taking over TV! The beautiful Broadway vet is readying to sex up the small screen as Bunny Carol on NBC's highly anticipated The Playboy Club, but befor…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:43AM

A Fictional Country (In Hell’s Kitchen) by Mark Blankenship

Ars Nova nurtures ambitious insanity in “The Lapsburgh Layover” To the outside observer, Ars Nova could seem like your basic, respectable Off Broadway theatre: It’s got a posh building…

SOURCE: TDF at 11:41AM

The Conspirators, Orange Tree Rheatre, Richmond, Surrey

The Orange Tree celebrates its 40th birthday with a production of Vaclav Havel's wry political comedy

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 11:40AM

Hero, a New Musical Influenced by Comic Books, Will Fly at Marriott in IL; Season Announced by Kenneth Jones

The Marriott Theatre, the suburban Chicago musical theatre company devoted to revivals and new works, will present the world premiere of the homegrown musical Hero in 2012. The new season wa…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:39AM

THE LION KING Diamond Edition Blu-ray Gets 10/4 Release by BroadwayWorld

Simba, Mufasa, Nala, Timon and Pumbaa are back and better than ever this fall when Disney's The Lion King roars into theaters and homes in breathtaking 3D. A special two-week theatrical extr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:38AM

Rent Rocker Annaleigh Ashford Remembers an Early Fashion Tragedy by Broadway.com

As kids all over America head back to school, Broadway.com decided to ask our favorite Broadway stars to look back at their own years in the classroom, sharing memories of favorite subjects …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:32AM

Broadway to mark 9/11 anniversary with iconic song by Mark Kennedy

Broadway plans to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks with a reprise of the song that performers sang in Times Square in the days after 9/11.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:31AM

STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek of Glenn Close in ALBERT NOBBS by BroadwayWorld TV

Glenn Close will be at the Toronto International Film Festival for the world premiere of Rodrigo Garcia's Albert Nobbs at Roy Thomson Hall. Albert Nobbs also stars Mia Wasikowska, AaRon John…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:30AM

Dexter's Michael C. Hall Eyes Broadway Return in Big Fish by Broadway.com

Emmy-nominated Dexter star Michael C. Hall is eyeing a return to Broadway in the Susan Stroman-helmed musical adaptation of Big Fish, according to Deadline.com. Featuring a score by And…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:29AM

Artists rally around Cameroonian playwright facing deportation by Alexandra Topping

Lydia Besong asylum claim rejected before raid, campaigners including Juliet Stevenson claim in criticism of UK Border AgencyThe forced deportation of a Cameroonian playwright and her husban…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:23AM

Russell Crowe Confirmed for Les Miserables Movie; Release Planned for December 2012 by Broadway.com

As previously speculated, Russell Crowe is now confirmed to play Javert opposite Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean in the big-screen adaptation of Les Miserables, according to Deadline.com. The f…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:21AM

To Audition You Have To Buy A Ticket?

"Essex-based Bruce James Productions is offering auditions at an as yet unspecified autumn workshop to qualified and professional performers who send their Spotlight/agent details to the com…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:19AM

ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS to Play Broadway in April with UK Cast? by BroadwayWorld

According to the NY Post, Nicholas Hytner's West End production of One Man, Two Guvnors, which will soon begin a run at the Adelphi Theatre is looking to make its way to Broadway in the spri…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:17AM

Cool Hand Luke at the Aldwych Theatre

The world premiere of Cool Hand Luke, a new adaptation for the stage starring Marc Warren, comes to the Aldwych for a limited season from 23 September. Extra members can get top price ticke…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:16AM

Monster Mash: Russell Crowe joins Hugh Jackman in 'Les Miz' film by Lisa Fung

Russell Crowe joins Hugh Jackman in the film version of "Les Miserables." Hugh Jackman will play Jean Valjean and Russell Crowe will play Inspector Javert in Tom Hooper's "Les Miserables."

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:15AM

Jude Law and Keira Knightley Will Star in Tom Stoppard's "Anna Karenina" Film Adaptation by Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee Jude Law and Keira Knightley will star in the new film adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina," with a screenplay by Tony Award-winning playwright Tom St…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AM

Bernadette Peters' Dark Road Returns to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

Peters plays Sally Durant Plummer, a former Ziegfeld-style showgirl now wasting away in an unhappy marriage in the revival of Sondheim's 1971 musical "Follies." It's her sixth Sondheim mus…

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:15AM

Ennio Blows by Chloe Veltman

"Gabriel's Oboe," Ennio Morricone's haunting theme from the 1986 film The Mission has a special place in my heart as an oboist. The melody is so beautifully written for the instrument. It so…

SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 11:13AM

Weekend Poll: Who Is Broadway's Most Fashionable Character? by Broadway.com

Fashion Week in New York City has arrived, as designers reveal their latest collections and shoppers check out the latest styles. With talk of fashion swirling around town, Broadway.com staf…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:09AM

PHOTO CALL: Irving Berlin's Top Hat, With Summer Strallen and Tom Chambers, Tours the U.K. by Krissie Fullerton

A stage adaptation of the 1935 Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire film classic "Top Hat," featuring five songs by Irving Berlin, is currently making its world premiere with a U.K. tour.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:08AM

What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips by Lyn Gardner

New shows galore from north to south, with Will Eno adding a quirky, human touch and Stephen Poliakoff raising the human spirit with his first new play in 12 yearsThings are hotting up in th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AM

PHOTO FLASH: Melissa Leo, Ralph Macchio, Jeremy Piven et al. at 110 Stories by Tristan Fuge

The first of two benefit readings of Sarah Tuft's' play, 110 Stories was held on Thursday, September 8 at The Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. The work is based on first-p…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:03AM

PHOTO FLASH: Ralph Macchio, Jeremy Piven et al. at 110 Stories by Tristan Fuge

The first of two benefit readings of Sarah Tuft's' play, 110 Stories was held on Thursday, September 8 at The Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. The work is based on first-p…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:03AM

New Casting Announced for Chicago's Million Dollar Quartet by Andy Propst

Brandon Bennett, Heather Marie Marsden, Brad Ber and Dan Leall are joining the Chicago company of Million Dollar Quartet, playing at the Apollo Theatre. The musical is inspired by the fam…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM

NYC's segregated arts societies and what we can do about it. by Ken Davenport

I went to a fashion event this evening. Despite seeing a Real Housewife of New York, a dude sportin' a handlebar mustache and Kyle MacLachlan, I realized something . . . I don't know anyone …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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PHOTO CALL: Fiasco's Theater's Cymbeline Opens Off-Broadway by Matthew Blank

Fiasco Theater's six-person production of Shakespeare's late-career fairy-tale play, Cymbeline, opened Sept. 8 following previews from Aug. 30 at Barrow Street Theatre in Greenwich V…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AM

Offer: £15-20 tickets for WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE MY MOTHER? at Trafalgar Studios

£15 tickets for performances on 14 & 15 September, £20 for all other perfomances of WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE MY MOTHER at the Trafalgar Studios

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:48AM

5 Fantastic Friday Facebook Links by Rebecca Coleman

For your Friday Facebook pleasure, a collection of some of my favorite recent posts about Facebook: 13 Hot Facebook Marketing Tips from the Top Pros The Social Media Examiner is a great blog…

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 10:44AM

TT: First out of the box

The Orlando Sentinel’s Matt Palm has written an excellent preview piece about Satchmo at the Waldorf. Here's an excerpt: Writer...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:43AM

Graham Fenton Will Be Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys in October by Andrew Gans

Graham Fenton, a member of the original cast of the Las Vegas mounting of Jersey Boys, will return to that production at the Palazzo Las Vegas in October.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AM

Westport Gala, Honoring Bernadette Peters, to Feature Andrew Rannells, Melissa Errico, Karen Ziemba by Adam Hetrick

Andrew Rannells, Melissa Errico, Shuler Hensley, Max von Essen and Karen Ziemba will perform during the Westport Country Playhouse's 80th anniversary gala, honoring Bernadette Peters, Se…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:39AM

Guest Blog #51: Sending out an "S.O.S"- A new audition class by Michael Roderick

The S.O.S is for Singing on Stage, the company started by this week's guest blogger Richard Biever. In his post below, he tells us about a new type of class his company has created and offer…

SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:35AM

Tony Winner Liza Minnelli Appears on "The Joy Behar Show" Sept. 9 by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Liza Minnelli will appear on "The Joy Behar Show" Sept. 9 on HLN.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34AM

James Clyde, Sally Dexter, Michael Sheen, et al. Set for Young Vic's Hamlet by Andy Propst

The Young Vic has announced principal casting for Hamlet, according to a report on Whatsonstage.com. Ian Rickson will direct the production, which will run November 9 - January 21. As prev…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:32AM

Complete Casting Announced for Mike Leigh's Grief by Andy Propst

Complete casting has been announced for Mike Leigh's newest play, which will begin performances on September 14 in the Cottesloe Theatre at the National Theatre, according to a report o…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:29AM

John. J. Murdock by Trav S. D.

John J. Murdock (better known as “J.J.”) was one of the ruthless crop of top vaudeville managers who hid behind businessman-like initials (B.F. Keith, E.F. Albee, F.F. Proctor). …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:25AM

Fashion Steps Back: Vintage Runway Pics Discovered at LPA by Jeremy Megraw

Lincoln Center is all abuzz as it ramps up for another Fashion Week. Fashion luminaries, hovering press reps, and harried show staff walk briskly across the Plaza towards the next scheduled …

SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 10:17AM

25th Anniversary Staging of Phantom of the Opera Will Be Filmed for Global Broadcast; DVD and Blu-Ray Release Planned by Adam Hetrick

The sold-out Royal Albert Hall staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, starring Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess, will be filmed live for broadcast across the globe i…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:17AM

25th Anniversary Staging of Phantom of the Opera Will Be Filmed; Australian Screening Date Set by Adam Hetrick

The sold-out Royal Albert Hall staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, starring Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess, will be filmed and broadcast in cinemas.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:16AM

TV: Broadway-Bound PORGY & BESS - First Footage! by BroadwayWorld TV

On August 31, American Repertory Theatre opened The Gershwins' PORGY AND BESS. Written by Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, the A.R.T. production features an adaptat…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:11AM

Dina Martina by Adaumbelle

Award winning performer Dina Martina discusses her shows in Provincetown, Seattle, and NYC, how she started giving out gifts (using a soft "g" on gift), and other everyday details of her lif…

SOURCE: Adaumbelle’s Quest at 10:07AM
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Obligatory 9/11 Post by Rob Weinert-Kendt

Cast members of They Simply Said EnterOn Sept. 9, 2001, I went to the downtown L.A. offices of Cornerstone Theater Company to audition/shop for a project in their Festival of Faith, a five-s…

SOURCE: The Wicked Stage at 09:56AM

EP from Lynne Wintersteller, "Prelude," Featuring Richard Maltby Jr.-David Shire Tunes, Available Online by Andrew Gans

Three songs from Lynne Wintersteller's upcoming solo debut album, "A Woman's Touch," are currently available for purchase by visiting CDBaby.com, Amazon.com or iTunes.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:51AM

What’s Up, MiG Ayesa? The Rock of Ages Star on His Geeky Past and Schooling Tom Cruise on Stacee Jaxx by Gemma Wilson

Since MiG Ayesa is a rock musician and recording artist, you’d think playing rock star Stacee Jaxx in Broadway’s Rock of Ages wouldn’t be a stretch. But the self-professed …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:47AM

Shoshana Bean, Diana DeGarmo and Kristoffer Cusick Will Join Composer Scott Alan for West Coast Concerts by Andrew Gans

Composer-lyricist Scott Alan, recently seen at Birdland in Manhattan, will offer three concerts on the West Coast in October.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:35AM

Plays by Jeff Daniels, Jesse Eisenberg, et al. Featured in Bloomington Playwrights Project's Bomb | Shell by Andy Propst

Paris Barclay, Jeff Daniels, Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Kingsbury, Greg Kotis, Erin Levy, Stephen Massicotte, and Tami Sagher are among the writers who will contribute to Bloomington Playwrights …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:31AM

LA Opera Commissions Alexander Prior and Velina Hasu Houston's Jonah and the Whale by Dan Bacalzo

LA Opera has commissioned a new opera, Jonah and the Whale, by composer Alexander Prior and librettist Velina Hasu Houston. The work will be performed at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Ang…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:27AM

Lisa Brescia, Kathleen Chalfant, Erin Davie Set for Reading of New Musical Home by Andrew Gans

StylesFour Productions will present a reading of the new Scott Alan-Christy Hall musical Home at the end of September.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:26AM

PHOTO FLASH: Opening Night of Off-Broadway Cymbeline by David Gordon

Theater for a New Audience and Fiasco Theater's production of Shakespeare's Cymbeline opened at the Barrow Street Theatre on Thursday, September 8. Among the opening night guests…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:13AM

Jen Cody, Susan Powell, et al. Set for TUT's Guys and Dolls by Andy Propst

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) has announced casting for Guys and Dolls, to run September 27 - October 9 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Roy Hamlin will direct the production, w…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:12AM

Derek Keeling, Cody Slaughter, Martin Kaye and More Cast in National Tour of Million Dollar Quartet by Andrew Gans

Complete casting has been announced for the upcoming national tour of the Tony-nominated musical Million Dollar Quartet, which will launch Oct. 11 at PlayhouseSquare in Cleveland, OH, and wi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:11AM

Derek Keeling, Cody Slaughter, Martin Kaye and More Cast in Million Dollar Quartet Tour by Andrew Gans

Complete casting has been announced for the upcoming national tour of the Tony-nominated musical Million Dollar Quartet, which will launch Oct. 11 at PlayhouseSquare in Cleveland, OH, and wi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:11AM
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Quentin Darrington, Christiane Noll, et al. Featured on Songs from Ragtime Digital EP by Andy Propst

Ron Bohmer, Quentin Darrington, Christiane Noll, Robert Petkoff, Bobby Steggert, and Stephanie Umoh are featured on the seven track EP of Songs from Ragtime, now available for digital downlo…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:59AM

Review: Cymbeline at curtainup.com by Deirdre Donovan

Fiasco's no-tricks-up-its-sleeve production puts Shakespeare's convoluted play within delightful reach of an audience

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:58AM

Zagat gets a whole lot more relevant by Damian Bazadona

Fans of geolocation marketing must be smiling today. I am. Google has just announced their acquisition of the well-known restaurant guide Zagat Survey. Personally, I think it’s a gre…

SOURCE: the Situation at 08:42AM

Friday video: Adorno’s String Quartet by George Hunka

It’s properly more of a “Friday audio,” but below you can hear the first half of Theodor Adorno’s Streichquartett from 1921, composed when Adorno was 18, just as he b…

SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 08:28AM

Geordieland's theatrical phoenix spreads its bright new wings by Alan Sykes

The Guardian Northerner's arts specialist Alan Sykes hails a grand old Newcastle wonder - and a canny piece of gold-buying by those in charge of its restorationSitting at the top end of Newc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:14AM

National Youth Ballet 2011 season – in pictures

From the world premiere of Ballet Chocolat to classical moves set to Simon and Garfunkel, a look at the National Youth Ballet's 2011 season ahead of its London gala at Sadler's Wells on Sund…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:11AM

Shakespeare in the West Bank: British troupe savour 'Elizabethan' crowd by Harriet Sherwood

Raucous audience at Bethlehem refugee camp see closing performance of The Tempest by Jericho House theatreIt was, said the director, an Elizabethan atmosphere. People came and went throughou…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:10AM

BWW's On This Day - September 9, 2011

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on September 9 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM

Gotham rises and shines

Legit News: Neighborhoods around Ground Zero have enjoyed a rebirth -- What a difference a decade makes. The neighborhoods around Ground Zero have enjoyed a rebirth in the years since the Se…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AM
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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'Hannah' review: Saintliness of character detracts from believability by Peter Filichia

Roy GroethingLiz Wisan left, cradles Kayla Maisonet in the Premiere Stages production of the new drama, "Hannah." It’s one of the most poignant moments that the New Jersey stage …

SOURCE: NJ.com at 07:50AM

'Much Ado About Nothing' preview: Michael Cumpsty to play Benedick by Peter Filichia

Michael Cumpsty will play Benedick at Two River Theater Company No, Michael Cumpsty didn’t moan when he heard the news. Of course, he was thrilled when his life partner John Dias was named…

SOURCE: NJ.com at 07:43AM

Cast Announced to Join Michael Sheen as Hamlet at London's Young Vic by Mark Shenton

The full cast has been announced to join Michael Sheen in Hamlet, beginning performances at the Young Vic Oct. 28 prior to an official opening Nov. 9, for a run through Jan. 21, 2012.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:17AM

Seven days on stage – in pictures by Alistair Smith

Jay and Silent Bob announce their first UK tour, the Royal Court ups sticks to Peckham and the West End calls time on Priscilla – it's the week in theatreAlistair Smith

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02AM

Barriers by Jonathan Mandell

Sept. 11 affects a New Jersey Muslim family in this play by Rehana Lew Mirza, which, originally mounted on the first anniversary of that event, doesn't compel in revival.

SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00AM
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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News: Young Vic Announces Principal Casting for Sheen Hamlet

The Young Vic has announced further casting for its forthcoming production of Hamlet, which opens on 9 November 2011 (previews from 28 October) starring Michael Sheen in the title role. The…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:33AM

Friday Roundup: What Entitlement Reform Really Means by Don Hall

When Superheroes Get Old...I love these. SOURCE****Man, This Stuff Pisses Me Off!The Madison Capital Times reports that in the latest development in the controversy over the state's new Vote…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:12AM

News: Pajama Men Bring Latest Show to Charing Cross, 9 Jan

Edinburgh Fringe favourites The Pajama Men have secured an eight-week run at the Charing Cross Theatre from 9 January 2011 for their latest show In the Middle of No One. Known for their ble…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:12AM

News: New Mike Leigh Play in NT Cottesloe is Titled Grief

Mike Leigh's new devised play, which opens at the NT Cottesloe on 21 September (previews from 14 September 2011), will be titled Grief, Whatsonstage.com can reveal. As previously reported, …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:02AM

Sutton Foster, Matthew Broderick, Harvey Fierstein, et al. Set for BROADWAY UNITES Tribute Today by BroadwayWorld

Broadway Unites will encore the iconic performance that took place one decade ago when Broadway performers helped inspire New Yorkers to return to normalcy with a landmark outdoor performanc…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00AM
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Music Review: A Beloved Film Gains a Live Sound by Allan Kozinn

The New York Philharmonic presented two orchestral film screenings of “West Side Story” at Avery Fisher Hall.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:59AM

Michael Frayn's Noises Off Will Be Revived in New Production at London's Old Vic by Mark Shenton

Michael Frayn's Noises Off, which has had two previous productions in both the West End and on Broadway, will be revived at the Old Vic, beginning performances Dec. 3 prior to an officia…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:52AM

Alison Fraser, Wesley Taylor et al. Lead Paul Iacono's PRINCE/ELIZABETH Reading Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Paul Iacono will present a reading of his new play PrinceElizabeth tonight, September 9th. The reading will be held at The Caravan Stylist Studio, located at 36 West 38th Street 5th Floor, a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:45AM

Liza Minnelli to Guest Star on JOY BEHAR SHOW Tonight by BroadwayWorld

The legendary Liza Minnelli will appear on The Joy Behar Show on Friday, September 9. The Joy Behar Show airs at 1000PM EST on HLN.As one of New York's great ambassadors Liza was invited on …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:45AM

News: New Mike Leigh Play in NT Cottesloe Titled Grief

Mike Leigh's new devised play, which opens at the NT Cottesloe on 21 September (previews from 14 September 2011), will be titled Grief, Whatsonstage.com can reveal. As previously reported, …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:35AM

Mark Taper Forum Reveals Blockbuster Season by Les Spindle

The Center Theatre Group's Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles has announced a thrilling slate of productions for this venerable venue's 45th season in 2012.

SOURCE: Backstage at 05:23AM

1st Night Photos: Goold Marks Decade at Docks

Writers including Christopher Shinn, Lynn Nottage, John Logan and historian Simon Schama have collaborated with director Rupert Goold and Headlong Theatre to create Decade, the company's s…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:14AM

City arts grants at risk by Martin Knelman

10 organizations, including Toronto film fest and National Ballet, try to avert funding cuts.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 05:00AM
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Blog: Movement in the Dock

Good to see Arnold Wesker looking hale and hearty on a walking stick at the National Theatre opening of The Kitchen two nights ago. In his youth there used to be things called flying buttres…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:59AM

News: Frayn's Noises Off Revived at Old Vic for Christmas

The Old Vic is reviving Michael Frayn’s multi-award winning 1982 comedy Noises Off this Christmas, directed by Lindsay Posner. The production runs from 13 December 2011 to 25 Februar…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:14AM

Review: Decade ****

The sub-title of Rupert Goold’s 9/11 theatrical cocktail is simple enough: “Two towers, ten years, 20 plays.” And his three-hour production for Headlong, conceived and deve…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:08AM
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Gossip: Sharrock Directs Bodyguard, Headley Signed on to Star???

Plans appear to be coming together for a West End musical adaptation of the 1992 Whitney Houston film The Bodyguard with the Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye reporting Thea Sharrock has been signe…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:50AM
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Review | 'Move Over Mrs. Markham' at the New Theatre

Ray Cooney, the master British farceur, has been a favorite of of our venerable dinner theater impresarios through the years. Director Dennis Hennessy and his design team have done something…

SOURCE: The Kansas City Star at 02:23AM
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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When A Bare Stage Fills The Theater

"Theatergoers, especially the kind who regard Broadway as Mecca, expect their seats to come with a breathtaking view. I mean of scenic scenery that gives its own spectacular performance ... …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:55AM

How The National Theatre Keeps Producing Hits

The key is "an extraordinary safety net provided by the British government: an annual subsidy that today provides 28 percent of the National's income: £19.6 million." NT director Nicho…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:45AM

Neil LaBute And Theresa Rebeck Want To Write A Play For You, Live!

"And on Tuesday, they'll be doing just that - writing a play, together, in real time in front of you on Culture Monster. ... LaBute and Rebeck won't know what they're writing about before th…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:44AM

When Actors Do Nude Scenes, Then Cope With The Family Afterward

"High-minded theatergoers don't let a little nudity distract them from the narrative developments onstage; but the rest of us have brains that can easily wander and wonder. Isn't it difficul…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:37AM

Mel Brooks, Dick Cavett Special to Debut on HBO Tonight by BroadwayWorld

MEL BROOKS AND DICK CAVETT TOGETHER AGAIN, an hour-long special featuring the two comedy greats in conversation onstage before a live audience, will debut today, SEPT. 9 900-1000 p.m. ETPT, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

How Play It Cool Got Hot by Peter Filichia

Like so many of us, Mark Winkler doesn’t like jukebox musicals, either. So seven years ago, when his pal Larry Dean Harris offered to create a musical from his 10 albums worth of jazz …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:02AM

TT: To forgive, divine

In today’s Wall Street Journal drama column, the last of my reports on my recent summer travels, I review American...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

TT: Almanac

"Disillusionment in living is finding that no one can really ever be agreeing with you completely in anything." Gertrude Stein,...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

'No Gender Left Behind' connects, 'Nearly Naked' misses at Chicago Fringe Festival

'No Gender Left Behind' ★★★ and 'Nearly Naked' ★ The second annual Chicago Fringe Festival continues through Sunday at five venues in Pilsen.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM
Friday, September 9, 2011 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Coming Attractions in Jazz: Fall 2011 Preview by J. R. Carroll

Autumn hasn't officially arrived yet, but the fall season of jazz is already ramping up. First up are Mexican vocalist Magos Herrera, saxophonist Evan Parker, and a tribute to the late Joe …

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:53AM

Decade, Headlong at Commodity Quay, St Katherine Docks by David Nice

Ten years on from 9/11 and the polyphony of reactions will not, and should not, be stilled. Creative artists have had to tread carefully in what they amass, and how they present it. Headlong…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 12:36AM

CLYBOURNE PARK Planning Broadway Transfer by BroadwayWorld

CLYBOURNE PARK is eyeing a Broadway transfer, according to The New York Times. The show will first play Center Theatre Group's Mark Taper Forum, which announced its season in full today.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:15AM

NYC may get to love 'Guv' by Michael Riedel

HERE comes a hit -- "One Man, Two Guvnors," another winner from the Na tional Theatre in London that's headed to Broadway in the spring. Under the leadership of Nicholas Hytner, the Nation…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:09AM

The presence of absence by Mark Feeney

For artists, 9/11 has been elusive. How does one render, or reimagine, something so universally and vividly seen?

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:01AM

Rita Gardner's Try to Remember Begins Limited Engagement at the Metropolitan Room Sept. 9 by Michael Gioia

Rita Gardner, known for creating the role of The Girl in the original production of the long-running Off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks, brings her show, Try to Remember: A Look Back at Of…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

South Coast Rep's Pride and Prejudice, Featuring Dana Green, Corey Brill, Jane Carr, Begins Sept. 9 by Michael Gioia

South Coast Repertory opens its season with Joseph Hanreddy and J. R. Sullivan's stage adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, beginning Sept. 9, with an official opening …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Interview with Neil Holland, Don DiPaolo about Tape

Neil Holland is co-founder (with Sonya Tsuchigane)of Knife Edge Productions, producers of Stephen Belber's play. Don DiPaolo and Neil Holland are actors who studied together at the William …

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

Frank Langella: A Man For All Revivals by Harry Haun

Terence Rattigan's Man and Boy on Broadway is Frank Langella's latest resurrection project.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Frank Langella and Adam Driver Are Man and Boy on Broadway; Maria Aitken Directs by Kenneth Jones and Andrew Gans

Three-time Tony Award winner Frank Langella returns to Broadway Sept. 9 to play a ruthless businessman whose estranged grown son may hold the key to success, in Terence Rattigan's Man an…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Trouble in Mind, a Race Play About a Race Play, Begins Sept. 9 in DC by Kenneth Jones

Trouble in Mind, Alice Childress' 1956 play about a racially integrated theatre company presenting race play, gets a Sept. 9-Oct. 23 revival by Arena Stage, the resident Washington, DC, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Tony Nominee Constantine Maroulis Rocks the Highline Ballroom Sept. 9 by Andrew Gans

Constantine Maroulis, who earned a 2009 Tony Award nomination for his performance in Rock of Ages, returns to the intimate stage of The Highline Ballroom Sept. 9.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

A Little Night Music's Hunter Ryan Herdlicka Stars in The Tempest, Beginning Sept. 9 by Andrew Gans

Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, who made his Broadway debut in the recent revival of A Little Night Music, plays Ariel in the Dallas Theater Center's production of William Shakespeare's The T…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Seattle's Mary Stuart, With Anne Allgood and Suzanne Bouchard, Begins Sept. 9 by Adam Hetrick

Anne Allgood and Suzanne Bouchard launch a battle royale as Mary, Queen of Scots and Queen Elizabeth I in Mary Stuart, which begins  Sept. 9 at Seattle's A Contemporary Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Stephen Belber's Tape Returns to New York Sept. 9 by Adam Hetrick

Stephen Belber's acclaimed three-person drama Tape, starring Don DiPaolo, Neil Holland and Theres Plaehn, begins previews Off-Broadway Sept. 9 at the June Havoc Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Matthew Broderick, Harvey Fierstein, Sutton Foster and More Reflect on 9/11 in Midtown Sept. 9 by Adam Hetrick

Matthew Broderick, Harvey Fierstein, Sutton Foster, Joel Grey, Bebe Neuwirth and Brooke Shields commemorate the tenth anniversary of 9/11 with a special performance in Duffy Square on Sept. …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Sue Mathys Stars in Gypsy, With 39-Piece Orchestra and Original Charts, Beginning Sept. 9 by Adam Hetrick

Lyric Stage raises the curtain on the iconic Broadway musical Gypsy, featuring the original Broadway orchestrations, a 39-piece orchestra and Sue Mathys as Mama Rose, beginning Sept. 9 in Ir…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

DIVA TALK: Chatting with 2011 Kennedy Center Honoree Barbara Cook by Andrew Gans

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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