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Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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The Sound of Success at the Owen Theatre by David Dow Bentley III

The case can certainly be made that a vibrant local theatre can be central to a vibrant community. That is perhaps never truer than in the ever-improving city of Conroe, Texas. With the Stag…

SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 11:40PM

Harvey & Hovey Present “The Devil and Mister Punch” by Mashinka Firunts

The provocateurs behind "Shockheaded Peter" bring a new work to Philadelphia Live Arts Festival

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 11:35PM

Review: truthandreconciliation at Curtainup/London by Lizzie Loverdige

debbie tucker green's (lower case is her choice) new play for the Royal Court

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:06PM

Review: The Tempest at Curtainup/London by Tim Newns

Ralph Fiennes draws the audience into Prospero’s world and we are almost complicit in his wizardry

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:04PM

Review: The Select (The Sun Also Rises) at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

Less time consuming than Elevator Repair Service's Gatz, but still a hefty theatrical meal but its one that's nourishing and enjoyably brings Hemingway's novel to life. . . . . .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:02PM

Review: The Select (The Sun Also Rises) by David Finkle

Elevator Repair Service serves up an unconvincng adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's classic novel about American expatriates in 1920s Paris.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM

Tri-Fecta - Sep 12,2011 by Candi & Randy

Welcome my new co-hosts the team becomes a Trio of good times and fun. Three is often a sacred and important number. Randy Slovacek spent years on broadway doing everything from dancing and …

SOURCE: BlogTalkRadio at 11:00PM
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Three from Masterworks Broadway by Kevin Daly

The Saint of Bleecker Street, Gian-Carlo Menotti’s penultimate Broadway opera, ran for only 92 performances at the Broadway Theater in 1955. However, the piece garnered enough attent…

SOURCE: Theatre Aficionado at Large at 10:44PM

'Faust'-class opera leads devil of a season by James Jorden

Even though the New York City Op era's in hibernation until spring and Met maestro James Levine's on the injured list, this season's off to a thrilling start. The action officially starts…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 10:40PM

Something new under 'Sun' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Probably the last things that come to mind when thinking about Ernest Hem ingway are "laughs" and "awesome dance moves." And yet there are plenty of both during "The Select (The Sun Also Ris…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 10:39PM

Review: Enter Love (Quest Theatre Ensemble) by Scotty Zacher

Enter Love’s overall aura is pleasant and hopeful. The singerDespite some inconsistencies, the actors’ passion and belief in this show is beautifully clear and present, and their happine…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 10:31PM

Standing On Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays to Begin NYC Run on October 18 by Brian Scott Lipton

Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays, an evening of one-act works conceived Brian Shnipper, will begin a run at the Minetta Lane Theatre on October 18, with an opening scheduled for …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:03PM

Theater Review | 'The Select (The Sun Also Rises)': ‘The Select (The Sun Also Rises)’ - Review by Ben Brantley

“The Select (The Sun Also Rises)” is a lively riff on Ernest Hemingway’s first and greatest novel, but it never entirely wraps its mind around the style and essence of the book that in…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:01PM

Theater Review | 'Lush Valley': Lush Valley at Here Arts Center - Review by Eric Grode

“Lush Valley” amounts to a gussied-up high school civics class, albeit one that is occasionally commandeered by the glee club.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:01PM

Review: Bogboy by Andy Propst

Sorcha Fox and Steve Blount give powerful performances in Deirdre Kinahan's richly imagined play about an unlikely friendship.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Mini plays dealing with gay marriage head to NYC

NEW YORK (AP) -- A collection of nine short plays by playwrights including Neil LaBute, Doug Wright, Paul Rudnick and Moises Kaufman that all deal with gay marriage will be making its of…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:56PM

Review: Julius Caesar by Alison Croggon

NB: This review contains spoilers "Shakespeare," says Jan Kott, "is truer than life. One can play him only literally." It might seem counter-intuitive to some, perhaps, …

SOURCE: Theatre Notes at 09:14PM

32 Days ’til Godspell: A Marketing retreat by Ken

We have weekly internal marketing meetings about everything we work on here at DTE.  But, as you can imagine, we’ve been focusing on Godspell more and more as our day-by-day countdown…

SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 09:00PM
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Watch the Unedited Concert by Colin Fitzpatrick

Watch an unedited version of the program on the Great Performances Web Site.

SOURCE: PBS at 08:50PM

‘RITA MORENO: LIFE WITHOUT MAKEUP’ at Berkeley Rep by Tim

Photo courtesy of kevinberne.com A couple days ago, I got the chance to see Rita Moreno at Berkeley Rep. She’s performing in a show about her life, starting with her arrival in the U.S. fr…

SOURCE: direct address at 08:36PM

Theater review: 'Trojan Women (after Euripides)' at Getty Villa by Charles McNulty

Charles McNulty reviews Anne Bogart's production of "Trojan Women (after Euripides)" at Getty Villa.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:30PM

Miners dig deep, find artistic talent in poignant ‘Pitmen Painters’

HEDY WEISS: For a group of coal miners in Ashington, England, a dreary town not far from Newcastle, the 1930s turned into something of a personal Italian Renaissance — an awakening as much…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 08:01PM

Five “LACO à la Carte” Fundraising Events by Pauline Adamek

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) offers music lovers an opportunity to enjoy five intimate, elegant and entertaining LACO à la Carte fundraising events pairing delectable international …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:00PM
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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The Select Review: Hemingway’s Sun Also Rises, Almost Verbatim by Jonathan Mandell

When the Elevator Repair Service theater company staged “Gatz” last year, one critic gushed that it represented a new genre in theater, a hybrid of book (Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gats…

SOURCE: The Faster Times at 07:46PM

The stars come out for Festival of New American Musicals' closing night by Kelly Scott

An impressive line-up of talent, including Kristen Bell, John Stamos, Rita Wilson, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Drew Carey and others, provided a tuneful ending Saturday to the 4th annual Festival…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:45PM

It Must Have Been Easier for Joe Papp by David Dower by Polly Carl

But when my role is producer I think I don't actually know where to stand. And I've been doing this for years! Where and how does the producer come into the creative process? When should I s…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 07:07PM

Decade, St Katharine's Dock, London

"American reality always outstrips the imagination," wrote Ian McEwan on the day after 9/11, but it takes the imagination to make sense, or meaning, of that reality, especially when it's so …

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Watch This: Return to the Upright Position by 2amt On Twitter

Halcyon Theatre and Caffeine Theatre present Return to the Upright Position, a reading of an online text collaboration which conceived and edited by Caridad Svich. Written during the six mon…

SOURCE: 2AMT at 06:51PM

Rex Harrington talks Tosca Cafe and So You Think You Can Dance Canada by Marsha Lederman

Canada’s “Sexy Rexy” discusses the upcoming premiere of the theatre/dance/musical hybrid Tosca Cafe and So You Think You Can Dance Canada

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:00PM
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Quiet trains of thought | Joe Moran by Joe Moran

I share campaigners' love of silence, but not enough to challenge phone users when in a quiet carriageWhenever I travel on a Virgin train, I always book a seat in the quiet zone. I am not qu…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:55PM

Review: The Kid Thing (Chicago Dramatists, About Face) by Scotty Zacher

This world-premiere's smart script breaks and exploits stereotypes to educate on relationships and humanity. Recommended!

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 05:49PM

Review: Disco Pigs ****

Disco Pigs, the explosive two-hander which had its British debut at the Edinburgh Festival in 1997, provided career breakthroughs for two Irishmen, its author Enda Walsh and actor Cillian Mu…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:46PM

Class struggle from 1930s takes on ghostly hue

Three days before American Blues Theatre opened its new Chicago production of "Waiting for Lefty," that classic Clifford Odets drama of the fervent years, Teamsters president James Hoffa Jr.…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:44PM

BRIDGING TV & THEATRE: Josh Stamberg & DROP DEAD DIVA by Pat Cerasaro

Today we are continuing the male-centric portion of our ongoing series of interviews with the stars of Lifetimes DROP DEAD DIVA with the boss of the legal practice on the show and the main l…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:38PM

"Red" - Repertory Theatre of St. Louis by Robert Boyd

Featuring intense performances from Brian Dykstra as Rothko, and Matthew Carlson as his sometimes hapless, sometimes acerbic assistant Ken, under the meticulous direction of Steve Woolf, the…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 05:32PM

"Hannah" at New Jersey's Premiere Stages by Bob Rendell

annah Senesh was a young Jewish woman who fled from Hungarian anti-Semitism and emigrated to Palestine in 1939. There, she first joined the Haganah, and, thereafter, she enlisted in the Brit…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 05:23PM

CARNAGE, FAUST, WILDE SALOME Win Venice Film Festival Awards by BroadwayWorld

Roman Polanski's film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning play GOD OF CARNAGE, Carnage, received the Leoncino Prize at the Venice Film Festival, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The pri…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:12PM
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Reportory Theatre's 'Red' gets theater season off to pleasing start

Over the weekend, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis cracked opened its 45th season with a powerhouse production of "Red," John Logan's Tony-winning drama about the great abstract expression…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:57PM

Sharon Horgan: 'I love making men cry' by Simon Hattenstone

She made her name playing reckless, feckless, funny women. As Sharon Horgan takes to the stage, she tells Simon Hattenstone why ageing is awful and selfishness is greatSharon Horgan walks in…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:31PM

CHART TOPPERS: Most-Read Playbill.com Stories, Week of Aug. 28–Sept. 3 by Michael C. Gioia

Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of Aug. 28–Sept. 3, 2011, from information compiled by Playbill.com. Phantom Will Welcome New “Piangi” and “Monsi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:28PM

R.I.P. Cliff Robertson by Trav S. D.

In addition to his many distinguished credits, the late Cliff Robertson, who passed away today, starred in the grand-daddy of all sinister ventriloquist stories, the 1962 episode of The Twil…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:14PM

Ian Belton’s Emails from Ground Zero, 10 years later by Ianbelton

Back a few years ago Ian Belton wrote a Hunter S. Thompson-y series of rambles for Culturebot under the name Ivan Bellman. He occasionally pops by to chime in - here are his 9/11-related mem…

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 04:02PM

EDWARD II at Diversionary Theatre by Bill Eadie

Edward II, by Christopher Marlowe, is considered to be one of the early British “history” plays, perhaps the first one. Like many of these plays (and Shakespeare would become fam…

SOURCE: SanDiego.com at 04:00PM

Remembering 9.11.01 by JK

My mother can remember exactly where she was when President Kennedy was assassinated.  I can remember exactly where I was on September 11, 2001 when news came that the first tower of th…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 04:00PM
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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New opera tells story of Sept. 11 heroism by Mike Silverman

A continent away from where the towers fell, the horror of that September morning 10 years ago is being recreated on the stage of the War Memorial Opera House.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 03:09PM
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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This Week on Broadway for September 11, 2011: Forbidden Podcast by James Marino

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

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 02:59PM

Trojan Women (after Euripides)

Legit Reviews: "The Trojan Women" is essential viewing for anyone interested in the conversation between timeless texts and modern theatrical practice.

SOURCE: Variety at 02:58PM

Review: Of Mice and Men by Elinor Walpole

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is one of my favourite novels, and so I was apprehensive about whether this play version would deliver the story that I loved with as much understated trage…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:50PM

Review: The Belle’s Stratagem by Julia Rank

The Belle’s Stratagem is a play that even the most notoriously cross-referential critic would have trouble comparing to another version, as ‘lady playwright’ Hannah Cowley’s 1780 pla…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:45PM

Censoring Steve Reich's 9/11 vision

In which our critic opines on the lunacy of self-appointed drive-by critics with nothing substantive to say.

SOURCE: The Washington Times at 02:43PM

Review: Tell Them That I Am Young and Beautiful by Eleanor Turney

Not many shows begin with a grinning Italian trying to milk members of the audience (never been gladder we didn’t sit on the front row), but this wry, witty, gentle show just wants to …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:38PM
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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A Concert for New York (Part 4 of 6 - III. In quietly flowing motion) by Newyorkphilharmonic

A Concert for New York (Part 4 of 6 - III. In quietly flowing motion) In remembrance and renewal on the tenth anniversary of September 11, Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic give A …

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:53PM

A Concert for New York (Part 3 of 6 - II. Andante moderato) by Newyorkphilharmonic

A Concert for New York (Part 3 of 6 - II. Andante moderato) In remembrance and renewal on the tenth anniversary of September 11, Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic give A Concert fo…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:51PM

A Concert for New York (Part 2 of 6 - I. Allegro maestoso) by Newyorkphilharmonic

A Concert for New York (Part 2 of 6 - I. Allegro maestoso) In remembrance and renewal on the tenth anniversary of September 11, Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic give A Concert for…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:48PM

Cliff Robertson obituary by Brian Baxter

The Oscar-winner for Charly in 1968 and a dogged challenger of studio malpracticeThe actor Cliff Robertson, who has died aged 88, had many claims to fame, among them being selected by Presid…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:45PM

Broadway Makes New York Sing | Women Interests by Linda Smith

Whenever I think of a trip to New York City whether for a vacation or just a short one or two-day visit I can’t help but think of Broadway and the delightful shows that await in these hall…

SOURCE: Women Interests at 01:44PM

Noel Collins obituary by Anthony Hayward

Stalwart of the TV police series Juliet BravoNoel Collins, who has died of cancer aged 74, was a linchpin of the police series Juliet Bravo throughout its entire six-series run. As Sergeant …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:44PM

Disco Pigs – review by Lyn Gardner

Young Vic, LondonRunt and Pig are out on the razzle in "Pork City", running amok as they play at being Bonnie and Clyde. But in Enda Walsh's explosive two-hander, the self-mythologising Iris…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:30PM

PRAGMATIC: Eulogy Overload VI by CultureFuture

THINGS LEFT BEHIND: ARTIFACTSMy theater company discussed all the different ways we remember loss. "Eulogies" are typically the created responses; just as affecting are the memorials that ar…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 01:16PM

The Belle's Stratagem – review by Michael Billington

Southwark Playhouse, LondonJessica Swale made a big impact last year with a stunning production of Sheridan's The Rivals in Southwark. Now she's back with a comedy by Hannah Cowley that Sher…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:15PM

The Select (The Sun Also Rises) at New York Theatre Workshop by New York Theatre Workshop

The Select (The Sun Also Rises) at New York Theatre Workshop A sampling of Elevator Repair Service's final installment in their trilogy of adaptations of great American literature. A st…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:14PM

A Concert for New York (Part 6 of 6 - V. In the speed of the scherzo) by Newyorkphilharmonic

A Concert for New York (Part 6 of 6 - V. In the speed of the scherzo) In remembrance and renewal on the tenth anniversary of September 11, Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic give A …

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:03PM
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at noon (Broadway Time)
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A Concert for New York (Part 5 of 6 - IV. Primal Light: Very solemn, but simple) by Newyorkphilharmonic

A Concert for New York (Part 5 of 6 - IV. Primal Light: Very solemn, but simple) In remembrance and renewal on the tenth anniversary of September 11, Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmo…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:58PM

You, Too, Can Be An Angel Investor, With As Little As £500 Down

"Judy Craymer, producer of Mamma Mia!, is now the 38th richest music millionaire in the UK, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. She is worth £62m since remortgaging her home to finance…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:29PM

Decade, Commodity Quay, London

Basement space in St Katharine Docks is dressed up as an elegant restaurant atop one of the twin towers of the World Trade Centre, and the questions go round and round

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:12PM

Rising Action’s As Bees in Honey Drown Not As Sweet As It Should Be by Bill Hirschman

As Bees in Honey Drown, the first Rising Action production under the leadership of new producing director Andy Rogow, is a few cuts above the company's typical fare, but is not without its o…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:08PM

The Performing Arts, Fading Away In Australia

The days of high-stakes, energetic theatre collaboration are long gone in Adelaide, asserts the man who just won the Premier's Lifetime Achievement Award. "People must be given the opportuni…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:04PM

A Wildly Successful Executive Director Steps Down In Oregon

Things have changed since Paul Nicholson took over as executive director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival 17 years ago. "Under Nicholson's tenure, the OSF grew from a pre-professional thea…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:02PM
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Love you, New York by Sarah B. Roberts

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SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 11:42AM

9/11 by Rebecca Coleman

A couple of days ago, I received this email from Scott Heiferman, the Co-Founder and CEO of  Meetup.com. Meetup.com is a powerful example of the good that came from the horrific events …

SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 11:30AM

On Covering 9/11 as an Arts Journalist by Chloe Veltman

There seems to be a sense of relief among my colleagues on the Knight Fellowship program at Stanford about not having to cover 9/11 commemoration stuff. Most of them are hard news people of …

SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 11:27AM

Flux Sunday, September 4th by August Schulenburg

(What is Flux Sunday?)If the previous Sunday was the Flux of the actors, this Sunday was the Flux of the playwrights - as many strong pages as we've seen in a long time, and despite my best …

SOURCE: Flux Theatre Ensemble at 11:11AM

Valerie Mahaffey to Guest Star on Glee by Brian Scott Lipton

Stage veteran and Emmy Award winner Valerie Mahaffey will guest star on FOX's Glee as the mother of Jayma Mays' character, Emma Pillsbury, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:01AM

The Sunday GiveBACK. by Ken Davenport

In honor of the 10 year anniversary of this very tragic day in our country's history, I've decided to not have a Sunday Giveaway today. Consider it a moment of promotional silence as we hono…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Flux Sunday, August 21st by August Schulenburg

(What is Flux Sunday?)We had one of the biggest actor turn-outs ever for this Flux Sunday, and it was exciting!Playwrights: Larry Kunofsky (So Retarded), EM Lewis (If I Did This), Kari Swens…

SOURCE: Flux Theatre Ensemble at 10:59AM

Andy’s 9/11 by Andy Horwitz

On September 11th, 2001 I went to work as usual at the Woolworth Building, two blocks from the World Trade Center. My blog posts from 9/11 and the subsequent days are here.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 10:54AM

A Concert for New York (Part 1 of 6 - Remarks by Alan Gilbert start at 11:16) by Newyorkphilharmonic

A Concert for New York (Part 1 of 6 - Remarks by Alan Gilbert start at 11:16) Remarks by Alan Gilbert start at 11:16 In remembrance and renewal on the tenth anniversary of September 11, Al…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:46AM

Carnage, Faust, Wilde Salome Win Venice Film Festival Awards by Brian Scott Lipton

Carnage, Roman Polanski's film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning play God of Carnage, received the Leoncino Prize at the Venice Film Festival, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Th…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:44AM

PHOTO CALL: Broadway Performers Gather in Duffy Square to Honor 9/11 Anniversary by Krissie Fullerton

In lieu of the annual "Broadway on Broadway" performance this year, members of the Broadway community gathered in Duffy Square on Sept. 9 to honor the tenth anniversary of Septembe…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:38AM

PRAGMATIC: Eulogy Overload V by CultureFuture

Presented without comment, someone who deeply cared: The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cSeptember 11, 2001www.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical Humor &a…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 10:24AM

PRAGMATIC: Eulogy Overload IV by CultureFuture

The day is here. I don't have very much to say personally about the day, but I would like to share this glimpse at what could have been.When I came to New York shortly after 9-11. I found ou…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 10:21AM

Permission to Laugh Again by Stephen Medwid

Ten years ago, "Saturday Night Live" gave a grieving America permission to laugh again. Certainly, no sane person could find humor in the horror that was Sept. 11, 2001.

SOURCE: Backstage at 10:00AM
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Review The Crucible at curtainup.com-Connecticut by Rosalind Friedman

The the Hartford Stage, production is a stunning reminder of the power a play can wield. . . .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:59AM

STAGE TUBE: First Look at Christopher Plummer in BARRYMORE Film by BroadwayWorld TV

Barrymore will premiere at the 2011 Toronto Film Festival. Barrymore brings Christopher Plummer's Tony Award-winning tour-de-force stage performance to the screen in this film version of th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:34AM

Photos: BROADWAY UNITES: 9/11 DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE by Monica Simoes

This time, Broadway came together in support of 911 Day of Service and Remembrance, engendered by 911 Day's I Will campaign 911day.org which seeks to encourage millions of people to perform …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:34AM

9/11/11 by Zack

To all the victims, families, and first responders . . . you are in our thoughts and prayers.

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 09:19AM

Ten years later by George Hunka

For an alternative view on the 9/11 remembrances today, visit Chris Hedges’ dark and disturbing “A Decade After 9/11: We Are What We Loathe,” published yesterday at Truthdi…

SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 09:10AM

STAGE TUBE: BWW Remembers 9/11 - A Look Back by Caryn Robbins

On the 10th Anniversary of September 11th, BWW looks back and examines the impact that fateful day had on the Broadway community.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AM
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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9/11 and David & Lynn Angell by Ken Levine

I re-post this every year on this date.9/11 affected us all, profoundly and in many cases personally. Two of my dear friends were on flight 11. David and Lynn Angell. There hasn’t been a d…

SOURCE: Ken Levine at 08:55AM

This Week on Broadway for September 11, 2011: Forbidden Podcast by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Gerard Alessandrini discuss the West Side Story screening, Les Miserables film, Audra's schedule, Cliff Robertson, Bijou and Spirit of …

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 08:52AM

Fuse Book Review: A Memoir That Gives Solace to Us All by Roberta Silman

A best-seller in France, Emmanuel Carrère's quirky, but ultimately compelling memoir examines the effects of two disasters on very separate groups of people to whom the writer is connected,…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:50AM

Lush Valley by Jason Fitzgerald

This provocative interactive theater event walks a fine line between utopian sincerity and liberal critique as it makes audiences audition for a place in a supposed democratic utopia.

SOURCE: Backstage at 08:30AM

Martha Wash and Tony Danza Visit Priscilla Queen of the Desert at the Palace (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

Tony Award nominee Tony Sheldon, Nick Adams and Will Swenson were recently visited at the Palace Theatre by stage and screen actor Tony Danza and R&B singer Martha Wash. After taking pic…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:16AM

BWW's On This Day - September 11, 2011

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on September 11 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Cirque de Légume by David Sheward

Enjoying your vegetables was never easier with this wildly funny two-person clown act. Nancy Trotter Landry is goofily engaging, thanks to her expressive eyes and uninhibited physicality.

SOURCE: Backstage at 07:30AM

Review (A Response): External by Jake Orr

Dear GETINTHEBACKOFTHEVAN, This is a response to your show External which is a response to the show Internal by Ontroerend Goed. It would be fair to state that this response to your response…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:11AM

Grace & Remembrance by James H. Burns

I have a great many problems with this date, as I'm certain so many of you do.

SOURCE: sidneyrosenberg.blogspot.com at 07:11AM

Review: Ragtime by Peter Holland

Something very exciting is happening at The Landor Theatre in Clapham. I’ll cut to the chase – buy your ticket now! Ragtime is an epic musical by trio Terrence Mcnally, Stephen Flahe…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:04AM

NY Review: The Select (The Sun Also Rises) by David Sheward

Elevator Repair Service transforms Ernest Hemingway’s classic novel of expatriates in Europe into a riotous, drunken party where everyone is putting on a performance.

SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00AM
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Behind the Tribute in Light by Trav S. D.

I seem to be marking the day with a flurry of tributes today, so here’s one last one. My boss Philip K. Howard is a well-known political advocate, book author, pundit, tv talking hea…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:46AM

A More Cheerful Time of Bravery by Trav S. D.

“When I see three balls, I juggle; when I see two towers, I walk” — Philippe Petit In the midst of our solemn reflection of the thousands of acts of heroism that occurred a…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:21AM

A Vaudevillian 9-11 Story by Trav S. D.

There actually is one (a 9-11 story with a vaudeville angle, that is). When I came across the story (stories, actually) of William Rodriguez while researching a theatre piece I am writing ab…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:19AM
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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The Amazing Odyssey of Evan Fairbanks by Trav S. D.

One thing I have always been facinated by is the way major historical events have millions of smaller ripples and repercussions on individual people’s lives. Here’s an example. A…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:58AM
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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This Week on Broadway for September 11, 2011: Forbidden Podcast by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Gerard Alessandrini discuss the West Side Story screening, Les Miserables film, Audra's schedule, Cliff Robertson, Bijou and Spirit of …

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:52AM

September 11 and the Theatre: Then and Now by Trav S. D.

3LD Arts & Technology Center, the closest theatre to Ground Zero Ten years ago I happened to be an Affiliated Writing Fellow at American Theatre Magazine. I think I’d already turne…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:15AM
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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TT: Then and now

Ten years ago I was visiting my mother in Smalltown, U.S.A. I had just delivered the manuscript of a book...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

TT: In memoriam

Leonard Bernstein and the Vienna Philharmonic perform the slow movement of Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony:...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

TT: Almanac

“Some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

Reg Rogers is misbehavin', to good effect

The actor's comic gifts are being put to use in 'Poor Behavior' at the Mark Taper Forum, after gaining attention in Shakespeare productions this summer.It was evident from the moment Reg Rog…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:00AM

Remembering 9/11 by Esther

The events of Sept. 11, 2001, were a bit distant to me, geographically speaking.I'd never spent much time in New York City and although I'd often visited friends in Washington, D.C., I had n…

SOURCE: Gratuitous Violins at 01:00AM

Dance helps express what words cannot

In dance, certain emotions may be expressed with a precision that eludes, or at least severely challenges, words.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:00AM

After 10 years, 'The Guys' still resonates with audiences

When Euripides wrote "The Trojan Women," the war he described was already an ancient story. When Shakespeare wrote his history plays, their heroes and villains were dead — long dead, in mo…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:00AM

Bernadette Peters returns to Broadway in 'Follies'

NEW YORK • A little bit of Stephen Sondheim may have rubbed off on Bernadette Peters.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:00AM

Classical music has been integral to 9/11 memorials

When tragedy strikes, we turn to the things that are meaningful, that have emotional depth, substance and resonance. That being the case, it's no wonder that classical music has been an inte…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:00AM

Groups join for musical commemoration of 9/11

The alliance between the arts and interfaith community that began last year with preparations for Opera Theatre of St. Louis' production of "The Death of Klinghoffer" has borne new fruit: th…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:00AM

Appreciation of Sept. 11 images may be a matter of taste

Visual art is often subject to matters of taste, hence the ongoing debate over the proper way to address the events of Sept. 11, 2001, in photography and art. Much of the concern is over ima…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:00AM

Stephen Girasuolo Moves Beyond The State Of 'Orange Alert'

Connecticut Native Finds Personal Resonance in His Ground Zero Play   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageStephen Girasuolo wants you…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM

For Michael Price, Theater A Safe Place To Call Home

Goodspeed's Bauble 'By Jeeves' Was Headed To Broadway At Time Of 9/11   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageOn Sept. 11, 2001, Michae…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM

Christopher Shinn: A Witness, A Metaphor And A Play

How Playwright's 'Where Do We Live' Emerged After 9/11   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PagePlaywright Christopher Shinn was at his …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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"The Book of Mormon" in Denver: A Mile High slap in the face by John Moore

John Moore column: Denver's ballyhooed launch of the "Book of Mormon" national tour here should have been a cause for celebration, but its measly three-week visit amounts to little more tha…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 12:57AM

A 9/11 Reflection: When the Curtain Came Down on the American Heart by Robert Simonson

Is there anyone more insignificant — or more vital — than a theatre person in a time of national tragedy? A decade after the Sept. 11 terror attacks on New York City, Playbill.co…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Save on Tickets to Stone Soup

Classic fable, told with mirth and music.—Save 20%

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

Artist Profile: Loving IT-the NYIT Awards and the huge-hearted and extraordinary theatre folks behind them by Daniel Talbott

I was checking out some new articles on the Indie Theater Companion the other day and realized no one had written about Shay Gines, Nick Micozzi, Jason Bowcutt, and the New York Innovative…

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

Musicals The Hollow and Boy Detective Get World-Premiere Openings in VA Sept. 11 by Kenneth Jones

Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA, will do something unprecedented in American regional theatre, as far as any research can tell: On Sept. 11, the Tony Award-honored company will open two w…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

THE DVD SHELF: "Citizen Kane," Danny Kaye's "Inspector General" and Carrie Fisher's "Wishful Drinking" by Steven Suskin

Screening the 70th anniversary edition of Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane"; Danny Kaye in the mirthful musical "The Inspector General"; and Carrie Fisher's "Wish…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

The Select (The Sun Also Rises), From Elevator Repair Service, Opens at NYTW Sept. 11 by Adam Hetrick

The Select (The Sun Also Rises), Elevator Repair Service's dramatic look at Ernest Hemingway's post-war classic, officially opens Off-Broadway Sept. 11 at the New York Theatre Worksh…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Richard Nelson's Sweet and Sad, Reflecting On a Decade, Opens at the Public Sept. 11 by Adam Hetrick

Sweet and Sad, the world-premiere drama by Tony Award winner Richard Nelson set on the tenth anniversary of 9/11, has a timely opening night Off-Broadway Sept. 11 at the Public Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

"When Pop Culture Saved America," Featuring Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, Airs on Biography Sept. 11-12 by Andrew Gans

"When Pop Culture Saved America: A 9/11 Story" will again be seen on the Biography Channel Sept. 11 at 8 PM ET with an encore broadcast scheduled for Sept. 12 at midnight.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

An elusive bird heralds problems for immigrants

The heart of a new Pittsburgh play called "Camino" is invisible. He flits in and out of scenes, and converses with other characters in the production by the Hiawatha Project, a Pittsburgh th…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

Nature inspires new MOMIX piece 'Botanica'

MOMIX founder and artistic director Moses Pendleton nurtures two passions: theater and the great outdoors. Both intertwine in "Botanica," which the company will stage Friday and Saturday at …

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
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