Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Flamenco unplugged is very electric by Leigh Witchel

Spanish dance whiz Israel Galván believes in flamenco reduced to the basics. There's no gold in his "La Edad de Oro" (The Golden Age). There are also no castanets, no scenery and no ruffled…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 11:57PM

Leaves nice 'After'-glow by Elisabeth Vincentelli

When it comes to life skills, Monty has his work cut out for him. He's baffled by the sheer number of toothbrushes and deodorants to choose from. Necktie knots bedevil him. A movie date ends…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 11:56PM

Gina Gibney Launches New Space by Maura Donohue

Gina Gibney Dance Center is hosting an Open House/Launch Party for the Center’s integrated complex of 7 studios located in the historic 890 Broadway Building on the 5th Floor tomorrow…

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 11:51PM

Frog & Peach Theatre Co. Presents Benefit Reading of JULIUS CAESAR With Estelle Parsons, Rip Torn, et al. 10/4 by BroadwayWorld

In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, the men and women of Rome are torn relinquish the freedoms of the Republic by making Caesar King, or assassinate Caesar and keep Rome free

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:23PM

‘Noel & Gertie’ returns, but with a different perspective

In 1998, Quality Hill Playhouse staged a play with music called "Noel & Gertie," which traced the long relationship between playwright Noel Coward and actress Gertrude Lawrence. Now the s…

SOURCE: The Kansas City Star at 11:15PM

The Huntington opens a classic Candide by Thomas Garvey

It doesn't get much better than this.Expectations were high for the Huntington Theatre's 30th season opener, Mary Zimmerman's production of Bernstein's Candide.  This is just a quick no…

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 11:13PM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Midtown Men are real deal when it comes to '60s music by Ira Kantor, Special To The Daily News

The Midtown Men sound as crisp as their Rat Pack-inspired suits. Their voices blend together so flawlessly on stage, in fact, even music maestro Paul Anka couldn't believe his ears when he s…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 10:36PM

Currents | Q&A: Robert Wilson on His Passion for Chairs by Rima Suqi

While he is best known for his theatrical work, the avant-garde stage director and playwright also designs chairs and other furniture.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:12PM

Theater Review | 'After.' : In ‘After.’ by Chad Bekim, an Ex-Con Returns - Review by Charles Isherwood

“After.,” by Chad Bekim, follows an ex-convict as he returns to the world after 17 years.

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

Review: After. by Dan Bacalzo

Alfredo Narciso gives an exquisitely nuanced performance as a man reentering society after a wrongful imprisonment in Chad Beckim's terrific new play.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Feature: Theater 101: The Risky Business of Broadway by Isa Goldberg

The question on many people's minds these days is how do you finance a Broadway show? Considering the lavish sum now required to produce an offering on the Great White Way -- which is n…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Will Chase, Scott Cohen,Veanne Cox to Guest Star on ABC's Pan Am by Brian Scott Lipton

Stage and screen stars Will Chase, Scott Cohen, and Veanne Cox will guest star on upcoming episodes of ABC's upcoming series Pan Am. The series is set to debut on Sunday,September 25. …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:50PM

Smackdown! The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity at the Geffen by Pauline Adamek

“Less yackin’, more wackin’!” That’s what fight director David Woolley sometimes says to his students when teaching them how to devise fight scenes. This is exactly what I wanted t…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 09:42PM

cut him out in little stars: a candlelight tribute to gaurav gopalan by Lorraine Treanor

A candlelight vigil will be held Sunday, Sept 25th, from 7 to 10pm beginning at the Dupont Circle fountain and walking to the 2600 block of 11th Street NW, Washington, DC. Actors Jason McCoo…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:39PM

A Culture of Trust by Taylor Mac by HowlRound

If a playwright or producer is looking for a director, they do their research. They see the director’s work, seek out references, and/or sit down and have tea with a number of directors to…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:37PM

22 Days ’til Godspell: Making plans for a cast recording. by Ken

Before I get started . . . can I just say . . . uh . . . 22 days . . . whoa. Ok, now that that’s done. I hinted yesterday about a cast album call I got, and … Continue reading &#…

SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 09:00PM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Elton John Biopic 'Rocketman' in the Works by BroadwayWorld

David Furnish and Elton John's Rocket Pictures is set to tackle a new project a movie based on John's illustrious career and how he got to where he is today.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:55PM

upcoming for Adam by Adam

Hi all, I have a web series being taped this fall called Compulsive Love that I'm really excited about.  If you can spare a few bucks, I'd really appreciate it.  Every cent helps.…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 08:41PM

The Leonard Lopate Show: Hal Holbrook - WNYC by Leonard Lopate

Actor Hal Holbrook talks about growing up behind disguises and his lifelong search for himself. His memoir Harold: The Boy Who Became Mark Twain is an account of war, marriage, and the work …

SOURCE: WNYC at 08:33PM

After successes, Chenoweth is ready for love by Alicia Rancilio

NEW YORK (AP) -- She's done Broadway, TV, films, music and books. Professionally speaking, Kristin Chenoweth is at the top of her game....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:29PM

Victorian era’s shown in new light in witty ‘Room’

HEDY WEISS: Sarah Ruhl has one of the smartest, quirkiest, most mischievous and poetic minds around. And she has put that mind to extraordinarily good use in “In the Next Room, or the vibr…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 08:27PM

Mike Daisey took the shine from my Apple by Karen D'Souza

  Mike Daisey stole my Imac! Well, not literally maybe but the gifted monologuist has severely undercut the bliss I used to feel clicking and whooshing around the piece of electronic s…

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 08:22PM

Victor Garber to Voice Charlie for 'Charlie's Angels' by BroadwayWorld

Charlie's Angels stars Annie Ilonzeh General Hospital as Kate Prince, Minka Kelly Parenthood, Friday Night Lights as Eve French, Rachael Taylor Grey's Anatomy as Abby Sampson and Ramon Rodri…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:14PM

Grief at Cottesloe, London – review | Michael Billington by Michael Billington

Cottesloe, LondonAn air of mystery surrounds any new Mike Leigh project. Like a dedicated scientist, he works behind closed doors researching with his chosen team: his latest experiment didn…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06PM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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From Quebec to Hollywood — Iris Opens at the Kodak by Don Shirley

Twenty-four years after its US premiere in downtown LA, Cirque du Soleil is finally becoming a permanent Angeleno. After Iris, a new Cirque show about the essence of cinema, opens Sunday, it…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 07:57PM

Bayless stars on Chicago stage

Legit News: Chef teams with Lookingglass for new show -- Chicago's Lookingglass Theater looks to make an upscale event out of dinner theater, teaming with chef and TV host Rick Bayless for a…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:37PM

THE WINNERS • HotCity Theatre by Andrea

So, how does winning a butt-load of cash in the lottery change your life?  Or more intriguingly, what temptations and behaviors do new-found financial freedom uncover? That's at the cen…

SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 07:36PM

LACO à la Carte first event – ‘Australia à la Carte’ by Pauline Adamek

Music lovers seeking an exceptionally rare concert experience will be thrilled to learn about the opportunity to hear private musical performances in intimate and salubrious settings. (Scrol…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:30PM

THE RITZ Actor Convicted of Attempted Murder by BroadwayWorld

According to SDGLN.com, Broadway veteran and former gay porn star Ryan Idol, also known as Marc Anthony Donais, has been convicted of attempted murder in Sacramento Superior Court.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:24PM

STAGE TUBE: Reeve Carney Announces SPIDER-MAN'S Everyday Heroes Initiative by BroadwayWorld TV

At a press conference today at the Foxwoods Theatre, Reeve Carney, star of SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, Broadway's most popular new show, announced a new initiative to honor Everyday Heroes…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:10PM

South Downs and The Browning Version

Legit Reviews: Terence Rattigan's masterpiece of understated passions "The Browning Version" is rarely performed for one very good reason: No suitable one-act play exists with which to creat…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:05PM

Tricycle theatre to bring summer riots to Kilburn stage by Mark Brown

The Riots will be a distillation of 40 hour-long interviews with people from the community directly involved in the riotsAfter the riots comes the drama. The Tricycle theatre in London is r…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:01PM

How do you solve a problem like the West End musical? by Alistair Smith

Its future may not be as bleak as some commentators argue, but the British musical must change if it's to surviveMark Lawson, writing in today's G2, is shocked by the forthcoming closure of …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:01PM

Broken Glass: Vaudeville Theatre, London

There are those for whom it is axiomatic that late Arthur Miller equals substandard Arthur Miller.

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM

Othello, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield

Daniel Evans has pulled off a genuine casting coup for his production of Othello – a staging that forms the centrepiece of the Crucible's 40th birthday celebrations. And he's done so…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM

Ample cause to blow his own trumpet: Pop Beirut, Brixton Academy, London

Charting the career trajectory of Zach Condon, the brains behind Beirut, it's hard not to marvel at his ascent.

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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I Interview Playwrights Part 384: Jeff Talbott by Adam

Jeff Talbott Hometown: Kimball, Nebraska Current Town: Sunnyside, Queens, NYC Q:  Tell me about The Submission. A:  Hm. The Submission is a play about a guy who has a lot t…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 06:41PM

Photo Flash: First Look at GODSPELL in Rehearsal! by BroadwayWorld

Directed by Daniel Goldstein and choreographed by Tony Award nominee Christopher Gattelli South Pacific, GODSPELL begins preview performances at Circle in the Square Theatre 1633 Broadway at…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:39PM

BWW TV: Chatting with Ellen Burstyn and the Company of THE ATMOSPHERE OF MEMORY by BroadwayWorld TV

LAByrinth Theater Company is presenting the World Premiere Production of The Atmosphere of Memory by David Bar Katz, with performances beginning Saturday, October 15th and an opening October…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:27PM

Does Emily Skinner Have a Wall of Shame? The Billy Elliot Star Reveals All by Broadway.com

She’s busy chain-smoking her way through eight Broadway shows a week as Billy Elliot’s ballet teacher Mrs. Wilkinson, but Broadway favorite Emily Skinner was happy to show off he…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:17PM

Former Gay Porn Star and Broadway Vet Ryan Idol Convicted of Attempted Murder by Broadway.com

Gay porn star Ryan Idol, who went legit with his Broadway debut in the Roundabout Theater Company production of The Ritz, was convicted of attempted murder by a Sacramento Superior Court jur…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:14PM

An Evening with David Lindsay-Abaire by Julie Haverkate

Does it matter if a protagonist is a man or woman? If not, David Lindsay-Abaire will undoubtedly make his a woman. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Rabbit Hole half-jokingly admits this …

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 06:03PM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Muscles & Mascara with Priscilla’s Nick Adams: Super Fans and Stage Traitors! by Broadway.com

Priscilla Queen of the Desert’s Nick Adams is pounding the pavement in this latest episode of Muscles & Mascara to say hello to the some amazing Priscilla fans and family members. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:57PM

Exec working on local Laugh Factory leaves company

The executive charged with helming a Laugh Factory comedy club in Chicago is no longer with the company. Los Angeles-based Laugh Factory founder and co-owner Jamie Masada said Wednesday that…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 05:54PM

Bubbico, Padgett, Dwan et al. Lead PETER AND I as Part of The Araca Project in October by BroadwayWorld

The producers of the new musical Peter amp I have announced that the show will receive a production at the Chernuchin Theater at the American Theater of Actors as part of The Araca Project, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:51PM

"Camelot" Engeman Theatre Photos Part Two by Broadway World Staff

Directed by Alan Souza, Costumes by Bottari and Case, Set by Todd Ivins, this "Camelot" is a triumph.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:50PM

PHOTO FLASH: Kaye Ballard, Carol Channing, Rex Smith, et al. at Emmy Viewing Party by Dan Bacalzo

Broadway legend Carol Channing and The Channing-Kullijian Foundation hosted an Emmy Award Viewing Party at Lulu California Bistro on Sunday, September 18. In addition to The 63rd Primetime…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:50PM

My Space: Emily Skinner of "Billy Elliot" by Broadway.com

The star shares five of her essential backstage items.

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:48PM

Tuesday Wing night at Delphine by Pauline Adamek

  Gooey, yummy, messy – lip-smacking good. Who doesn’t love tucking into chicken wings and mini chicken drumettes all smothered in delicious sauces and washing it all back with loca…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:47PM

SPIDER-Man Launches 'Everyday Heroes' Initiative; Diane Pagen Named First Honoree by BroadwayWorld

At a press conference today at the Foxwoods Theatre, Reeve Carney, star of SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, Broadway's most popular new show, announced a new initiative to honor Everyday Heroes…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:47PM

Industry Ticket Offers by Chicago Plays

Spunk Three tales by Harlem Renaissance author Zora Neale Hurston (Their Eyes Were Watching God) adapted for the stage by George C. Wolfe with musical narration composed by Chic Street Man -…

SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 05:47PM

Heroes Initiative | Reeve Carney by Givenik

Heroes Initiative | Reeve Carney We caught up with Givenik Ambassador Reeve Carney, star of SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, Broadway's most popular new show, as he announced a new initiat…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:46PM

'New Girl' soars, 'Glee' tanks in ratings for Fox

NEW YORK (AP) -- Fox is looking at a classic good news-bad news scenario from Tuesday night's television ratings....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:45PM

Maurice Sendak by Kyle

on Fresh Air just about made me cry last night, y'all! Here's a taste:Sendak says that he worked on Bumble-ardy while taking care of his longtime partner, Eugene Glynn, who died of lung can…

SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 05:45PM

Jabari Asim Moderates Porgy and Bess Talkback by Brendanshea

Jabari Asim, Editor-in-Chief of NAACP's The Crisis magazine and associate professor of Writing, Literature and Publishing at Emerson College, will moderate the post-show discussion…

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 05:40PM

NYMF's Newest Musicals Featuring Andrea McArdle, Jill Paice and More!

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) celebrates its eighth year of exploring new and exciting musical theatre talent with a special September 21 preview at Manhattan's New World Stag…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:37PM

Vancouver Fringe Festival tips hat to top picks by Michael Harris

Six shows designated ‘Pick of the Fringe’ get promise of new life

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:30PM

David Ira Wood III Will Star in Dallas Theater Center-Casa Mañana Staging of To Kill a Mockingbird by Adam Hetrick

The Dallas Theater Center and Casa Mañana Theatre will align to stage Harper Lee's classic To Kill a Mockingbird, starring David Ira Wood III as Atticus Finch, this fall for Dalla…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:26PM

PHOTO FLASH: Spider-Man Launches "Everyday Heroes" Initiative by Tristan Fuge

On Wednesday, September 21, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark started a new initiative to honor "Everyday Heroes" in New York for their contributions to the community. Honorees will be…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:25PM

L.A. Opera and Placido Domingo to throw anniversary open house

Los Angeles Opera will throw open the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion's doors for a daylong open house of free programs, tours and displays on Nov. 5 to celebrate its 25th anniversary.Los Angeles …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:22PM

See Lea Michele as a Puppet! Sesame Street Goes Glee by Broadway.com

What is Sesame Street’s version of a Glee club? A “G” club, of course! The beloved children’s show is starting its 42nd season on September 26, and they’ve chan…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:22PM

Live Nation to continue aggressive ticketing moves

Live Nation President and CEO Michael Rapino is generally happy with the way his company is performing this year, especially its Ticketmaster division, which Rapino said today, September 21,…

SOURCE: Ticket News at 05:21PM

Reeve Carney Announces Everyday Heroes Initiative by Givenik

Reeve Carney Announces Everyday Heroes Initiative FULL PRESS CONFERENCE: Givenik Ambassador Reeve Carney, star of SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, Broadway's most popular new show, announc…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:15PM

‘Love, Loss, and What I Snore’ by Bob Bullen

So, yeah. I saw this play about woman talking about clothes. Despite a great cast and intriguing premise, this Vagina Monologues-esque show came off a mostly pandering bore filled with cli…

SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 05:10PM

An author's irrepressible spirit comes through in trio of stories at Court Theatre

When George C. Wolfe's "Spunk" was first staged at New York's Public Theater in 1990, it was greeted as a kind of rediscovery of the fiction of Zora Neale Hurston, the author of the 1937 nov…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:07PM

A scarred 'Violet,' looking for salvation

A couple of seasons ago at the Broadway press night of "Shrek: The Musical" — an inflated spectacle of ogres and self-aware princesses — I heard the gorgeous strum of a guitar an…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:06PM

Review: Poor Behavior at curtainup.com by Laura Hitchcock

Theresa Rebeck new comedy at the Mark Taper Forum, is a dark tongue-in-cheek look at two marriages during a week-end at a country cottage

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 05:06PM

Weinstein Company to Distribute This Must Be the Place, starring Frances McDormand, Sean Penn by Andy Propst

The Weinstein Company has acquired the North American rights to Paulo Sorrento's This Must Be the Place, according to a report in Variety. Sorrento has written the script for the movie…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:02PM

Critic’s Notebook: Richard Nelson and Jonas Hassen Khemiri’s Takes on 9/11 by Ben Brantley

Two plays in New York speak of Sept. 11 haltingly, and that’s their point.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:01PM

"Muscles and Mascara" with Nick Adams of "Priscilla": Episode 17 by Broadway.com

"Muscles and Mascara" with Nick Adams of "Priscilla": Episode 17 More adventures backstage with Nick and friends. From: Broadwaycom Views: 5 0 ratings Time: 08:10 M…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:01PM

Bubbico, Padgett. Dwan et al. Lead PETER AND I Reading as Part of The Araca Project in October by BroadwayWorld

A production of the new musical Peter amp I will be performed October 6th - 16th at the Chernuchin Theater at the American Theater of Actors on 54th Street in Manhattan. Peter amp I stars Ay…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00PM

Doctor Brown: the clown will see you now by Brian Logan

Doctor Brown's shows are anarchic affairs – with a fair amount of nudity, too. But it's all about freedom, he says'Hey, dude." I've just arrived for our interview, and Doctor Brown ap…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00PM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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It’s You by Howard Sherman

Dear @Resident Theatre Company or @Individual Show: You know I love you and so I’m sorry to do this impersonally. But we have to talk. I know it’s hard to hear those words, because they …

SOURCE: 2AMT at 04:59PM

Ashley Brown, Michael Feinstein Set for I Believe in You Benefit by Dan Bacalzo

Broadway veterans Ashley Brown and Michael Feinstein will perform in the benefit I Believe In You, to be presented at Feinstein's at Loews Regency, on Monday, September 26. New York Po…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:58PM

Will Chase to Guest Star on Sunday's PAN AM Premiere! by BroadwayWorld

Broadway star Will Chase will guest star in the series premiere of PAN AM premiering this Sunday, Sept 25th at 10 PM est on ABC. Chase will be co-starring in the upcoming series Smash' for N…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:55PM

The Spotlight: Director Michael Matthews at Celebration Theatre

The award-winning director was born in South Carolina but cut his teeth on Chicago theater before coming out to L.A., spending three years as artistic director of Celebration Theatre.The awa…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:51PM

Akin Babatunde, Morgan Richards, et al. Set for Texas Production of To Kill a Mockingbird by Dan Bacalzo

Preliminary casting has been announced for Dallas Theater Center and Casa Manana Theatre's co-production of To Kill a Mockingbird, which will play Casa Manana in Fort Worth, September 2…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:46PM

Madonna Will Be the Subject of The Meeting With Natalie Joy Johnson and Molly Pope by Adam Hetrick

Natalie Joy Johnson and Molly Pope will fuel their blonde ambition in the Sept. 22 installment of The Meeting*, hosted by Justin Sayre at the Duplex.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:41PM

Theater review: 'Shooting Star' at the Colony Theatre

Steven Dietz' elegiac comedy involves a very personal run-in between middle management Reed (Kevin Symons) and free-spirited Elena (Michelle Duffy), after a snowstorm grounds their flights. …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:38PM

Photo Coverage: Raul Esparza, Bebe Neuwirth et al. at 'Broadway Salutes 2011' by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Yesterday, September 20, The Broadway League and The Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds COBUG presented the third annual Broadway Salutes, a public celebration recognizing the countless…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:36PM

Iconic Laumeier sculpture "The Way" to be restored

The iconic Laumeier sculpture "The Way" is getting a good bath and a fresh coat of paint. Crews started work this week power-washing and painting the 55-ton, 65-foot tall sculpture. It will …

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:34PM

Betty Blue Eyes: the prime cut that nobody wanted by Mark Lawson

Betty Blue Eyes was a critical smash, but the final curtain comes down early this weekend. Why are original British musicals being squeezed out of the West End? Blog: join the debateOn the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:31PM

Hunter Foster Leads New Group's BURNING, 11/14 - 12/17 by BroadwayWorld

Off-Broadway's The New Group proudly presents Burning, written by Thomas Bradshaw and directed by Scott Elliott, kicking off the company's 2011-12 Season. Previews begin October 26 advance o…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:29PM

Kate Burton, Susan Claassen, Tippi Hedren, et al. Set for Crystal's 2012 Film & Theatre Cruise by Dan Bacalzo

Stage and screen actresses Kate Burton, Susan Claassen, and Tippi Hedren will be among the stars who will perform and mingle with guests on Crystal Cruises' 2012 " Film & Theat…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:23PM

Sweet Linkage by Mark Blankenship

Looking for excellent film writing? I  recommend Roommate Joe’s and Nick “Pop Songs Tournament” Davis‘ reflections on the movies they’ve seen this year. They&#…

SOURCE: The Critical Condition at 04:14PM

Musicals Festival Diary: Money Worries by Donna Lynne Champlin

In a room packed with actors for the New York Musical Theater Festival's production of "Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, a Musical," the cast goes through the painstaking task of pre-rehea…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:10PM

Bobby Steggert, Santino Fontana to Lead New York YANK! Workshop; Aiming for Broadway Run! by BroadwayWorld

Yank, which played the York Theatre off Broadway in the 2009-2010 season and which has an eye for Broadway will be given a workshop this fall in NYC, backed by the Old Globe Theatre in San D…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:08PM

Matthew Morrison is taking over SWRV! by MatthewMorrison.net

Matthew Morrison is taking over SWRV! From: matthewmorrisonnet Views: 1 0 ratings Time: 00:16 More in People & Blogs

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:04PM

Glee Poll: Which Couple Should Play Tony and Maria in West Side Story? by Broadway.com

Glee kicked off its third season with plenty of tributes to Broadway, including renditions of classic show tunes like a mash-up of "Anything Goes" and "Anything You Can Do,&qu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:00PM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Look Back in Anger - About the Show by Roundabout Theatre Company

Look Back in Anger - About the Show Sam Gold (Tigers Be Still) directs one of theater's most pivotal works, John Osborne's classic drama about four friends and lovers struggling to …

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:52PM

Broadway-Bound Rachel Griffiths Says Former Co-Star Lauren Ambrose Will Be 'Sensational' in Funny Girl by Kathy Henderson

The chatter hasn’t stopped since Lauren Ambrose was cast as Fanny Brice in director Bartlett Sher’s forthcoming revival of Funny Girl. So, when Broadway.com had the chance to cha…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:49PM

Cushman: All aboard Peter Hinton’s theatre ark by Robert Cushman

Last weekend I caught the final performance of the Shaw Festival’s When the Rain Stops Falling, directed by Peter Hinton, and enjoyed it even more than I had on the first night. This Austr…

SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 03:44PM

The Mountaintop’s Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett Visit Brooklyn High School Theatre Students (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

Academy Award nominees Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett visited theatre students at Brooklyn High School of the Arts in Boerum Hill Sept. 19 to talk about Katori Hall’s Olivier Award-w…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:41PM

Rollercoaster continues for Broadway ticket sales

Broadway's recent rollercoaster ride continues, as plays and musicals alike posted rebounds for the week ending September 18. Overall, ticket sales rose by $1.7 million over the September 11…

SOURCE: Ticket News at 03:40PM

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Newsies at the Paper Mill Playhouse by Matthew Blank

Tony nominee Jeff Calhoun directs the Paper Mill Playhouse's production of the new Disney stage musical Newsies, which plays the New Jersey venue with an official opening scheduled for S…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:34PM

California sees drop in arts and cultural participation by David Ng

California continues to see cultural participation dropping among its inhabitants, with the level of participation varying widely between regions, according to a new study released this week…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:31PM

Stephen Sondheim's 'Follies'

The 1971 musical Follies, with a score by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Goldman, has opened the fall season on Broadway with a splash of acid-tinged nostalgia. The revival production be…

SOURCE: WQXR at 03:31PM

EVENT: (Toronto) Amelia: The Girl Who Wants To Fly by The Charlebois Post

“A new day dawns for Toronto’s musical theatre”- Richard Ouzounian, The Toronto Star“This company…is exactly what Toronto needs right now,and truly is a dream come true for our cit…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 03:21PM

Take a First Look at Jeremy Jordan and the Boys of Newsies by Broadway.com

The cast of Newsies is seizing the day at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse, where the musical adaptation of the 1992 Disney film is currently having its world premiere. While the show d…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:15PM

Arias With a Twist by StageGrade

Are critics singing the praises of "Arias With a Twist"?

SOURCE: StageGrade at 03:12PM

Old Globe's NYC Yank! Workshop to Feature Bobby Steggert, Santino Fontana, Nellie McKay and More by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Old Globe in San Diego is behind a fall workshop of the Broadway-aimed musical Yank!, about gay military personnel during World War II. Director David Cromer and the project's writer…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PM

Citygarden to install whimsical new sculpture

Citygarden will install a whimsical new sculpture of a pink men's suit on Sept. 30. Made of aluminum and standing some nine feet, the suit features a white shirt and schlubby brown shoes -…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:10PM

BWW Discounts: Save on Tickets to SONS OF THE PROPHET by Contests

Click here to see how to save 45 on tickets

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:07PM

Photo Flash Special: Extra! Extra! Check out NEWSIES on Stage at Paper Mill Playhouse! by BroadwayWorld

The on stage premiere of NEWSIES is now running at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey and we've got the first production photos from the highly anticipated musical

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:07PM

NoHo Taco Cook-off Competition by Pauline Adamek

The NoHo Taco Cook-off Competition is happening at the Sears store, in North Hollywood, on Saturday, September 24th. Join in for this lively family event, featuring 20 local contestants comp…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:00PM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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2011-2012 Subscription: 6 Great Shows! by Mirvish Productions

The 2011/2012 Mirvish Subscription Season is practically perfect in every way!

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:51PM

PHOTO CALL: Matt McGrath, Jeanna de Waal and More Take on Rocky Horror at The Old Globe by Krissie Fullerton

The Rocky Horror Show, the cult classic rock musical, began Sept. 15 in a resident production by The Old Globe in San Diego featuring Matt McGrath, Jeanna de Waal and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:50PM

African-American Women Playwrights Front and Center by Elyse Sommer

 In 1957 African-American playwright  Alice Childress's   play Trouble in Mind, a was slated  for Broadway.  But the producers wanted her  to  make&nb…

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 02:50PM

Theater review: 'Shooting Star' at the Colony Theatre by Charlotte Stoudt

Charlotte Stoudt reviews Steven Dietz's deft comedy of lost love, "Shooting Star," now playing at the Colony Theatre.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:46PM

ArtsBeat Blog: Workshop Production May Help 'Yank!' March on Broadway by Patrick Healy

The show gained a following during its Off Broadway run last year.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:43PM

Theater of War by Rob Weinert-Kendt

Pace Hunka, I found this, from Billington, bracing:I think people are in danger of getting a little prissy about the qualifications to be a theatre critic. Obviously, you need a passion for …

SOURCE: The Wicked Stage at 02:42PM

Spotlight On: Fourth Monkey Theatre Company by Ellen Carr

In the first of AYT's new Spotlight features, Ellen Carr investigates the theatrical revolution being spearheaded by Fourth Monkey Theatre Company under the guidance of Artistic Director Ste…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:41PM

Men Should Weep – review by Mark Fisher

Citizens, GlasgowThe tenement flat is claustrophobic, cramped and colourless. There is no room for manoeuvre between sink, table and bed, yet new people constantly arrive and are somehow abs…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:40PM

Hunter Foster and Stephen Tyrone Williams to Lead Burning for New Group This Fall by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Hunter Foster, Stephen Tyrone Williams, Andrew Garman, Danny Mastrogiorgio and Evan Johnson will star in the New Group production of Thomas Bradshaw's Burning, which w…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:39PM

Tickets: Nice work if you can get ‘em! by Edward Franklin

It is implicit in the name ‘National Theatre’ that the content of the organisation’s seasons will reflect the variety, character and idiosyncrasy of the people and performers o…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:38PM

Review/Response: The Passenger, ENO by A Younger Theatre

“This SS warden is also a woman. Does she also have humanity?” – Marta, The Passenger Early into The Passenger, the Polish captive Marta asks this of her stern warden, Frau Franz. …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:34PM

Hunter Foster & More to Bring Burning to Life With Off-Broadway's New Group by Broadway.com

Tony nominee Hunter Foster (Million Dollar Quartet, Little Shop of Horrors, Urinetown) has signed on for the New Group's forthcoming production of Thomas Bradshaw's Burning. The play…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:30PM

Jewels – review by Judith Mackrell

Royal Opera House, LondonChoreographer Balanchine was famously inspired by the window display of Fifth Avenue jewellers Van Cleef and Arpels when he created his full-length ballet Jewels. An…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:30PM

Sheri Sanders Hosts Rock The Audition At TBG Theater 10/11-13 by BroadwayWorld

In this riveting musical evening, acclaimed actor and teacher Sheri Sanders offers an exclusive preview of the rock concert that will take her around the country on tour with her Hal Leonard…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:22PM

Andi Alhadeff, Nick Gaswirth, Autumn Hurlbert Set for Island Song by Dan Bacalzo

Andi Alhadeff, Nick Gaswirth, and Autumn Hurlbert will perform in a developmental concert presentation of Island Song, at the 92YTribeca on Sunday, October 16 at 7pm. Adam Fitzgerald will di…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:21PM

Street Scene – review by Lyn Gardner

Young Vic, LondonKurt Weill's musical snapshot of New York brownstone life is a strange beast, but often a beautiful one, too, full of lush melodies and jazzy skips. Borrowing from Puccini, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:20PM

Trav S.D. ‘likes’ us by NYTE Small Press

Just learned that Trav SD ‘liked’ our previous blog post about Indie Theater Now. Trav has two plays currently available on the website, both part of the fringenyc collection. He also ha…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 02:18PM

Sutton Foster, Joel Grey, Colin Donnell, Laura Osnes Will Perform From Anything Goes at Barnes & Noble CD Signing by Michael Gioia

The company of Roundabout Theatre Company’s Tony-winning revival of Anything Goes will celebrate their new cast album with an in-store performance and CD signing Sept. 27 at Barne…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:16PM

Sutton Foster, Joel Grey, Colin Donnell, Laura Osnes Will Perform From Anything Goes at CD Signing by Michael Gioia

The company of Roundabout Theatre Company’s Tony-winning revival of Anything Goes will celebrate their new cast album with an in-store performance and CD signing Sept. 27 at Barne…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:16PM

Hunter Foster, Andrew Polk, et al. Set for New Group's Burning by Andy Propst

The New Group has announced casting for Thomas Bradshaw's Burning, to run October 26 - December 17 at Theatre Row. Scott Elliott will direct the production. Burning tells the intersec…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:12PM

#NEWPLAY NEWS:@ESTnyc /Going to the River presents A Festival of Short Plays by Women of Color by Arena Stage

Started in 1999, EST/Going to the River addresses the critical lack of opportunity for women playwrights of color. The goal, simply put, is to give these women the kind of exposure that is p…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 02:09PM

GODSPELL Director Danilel Goldstein Welcomes Baby Girl to the Family! by BroadwayWorld

On Sunday, September 18, the company of the upcoming revival of the legendary rock musical GODSPELL celebrated the birth of its first Broadway Baby, as director Daniel Goldstein and his wife…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:06PM

Doctor Selavy’s Magic Theatre by George Hunka

Alert to Richard Foreman completists: after being out of print for several years, the original cast album of Doctor Selavy’s Magic Theatre, with music by Stanley Silverman and lyrics b…

SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 02:02PM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "It's a Puppet's World!" A Two-Show Day with Avenue Q's Nicholas Kohn by Matthew Blank

Nicholas Kohn, currently playing Brian in Off-Broadway's Avenue Q, offers Playbill.com readers an intimate look at a recent two-show day as a human living in a puppet's world.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:02PM

Linda Lavin-Led Family Drama The Lyons Delays First Preview By One Night by Broadway.com

Nicky Silver's The Lyons, which was set to begin performances on September 21 at off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre, has delayed its start date until September 22. The cancellation of t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:00PM

Keeler – review by Michael Billington

Richmond, London"This show contains loud bangs and adult themes," warns a notice outside the theatre. In fact I detected few of either in a play, based by Gill Adams on a book by Christine K…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00PM

BRING IT ON to Make Canadian Premiere At Canon Theatre by BroadwayWorld

David Mirvish will present an explosive new musical comedy in Toronto this spring. Bring It On The Musical will play for a strictly limited engagement, May 2 - June 3, 2012 at the Canon Thea…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:00PM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Dumb-Censorship Watch by The Playgoer

Typical of overreacting school boards... The Associated Press reports that the Richland School District in Johnstown, PA, canceled its February 2012 production of Kismet following concerns…

SOURCE: The Playgoer at 01:56PM

Mickey Dolenz Monkees Around at Priscilla Queen of the Desert by Broadway.com

Priscilla Queen of the Desert welcomed yet another music icon to the Palace Theatre on September 20 as former Monkees member Mickey Dolenz checked out the fabulous musical. Dolenz, a Broadwa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:55PM

Micky Dolenz Monkees Around at Priscilla Queen of the Desert by Broadway.com

Priscilla Queen of the Desert welcomed yet another music icon to the Palace Theatre on September 20 as former Monkees member Micky Dolenz checked out the fabulous musical. Dolenz, a Broadway…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:55PM

Bailiwick Chicago’s ‘Violet’ bursts with color and light by Bob Bullen

Glynis Gilio (Young Violet) and Harmony France (Violet) in Bailiwick Chicago’s production of “Violet” (Photo by Bailiwick Chicago) While Violet, a musical by Jeanine Tesor…

SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 01:54PM

Sing-Along Screening of Mamma Mia! Attracts Broadway Stars and ABBA Fans by Broadway.com

All together now: “Honey honey, how he thrills me, a-ha, honey honey!” ABBA fans were able harmonize with Amanda Seyfried on September 20 at a special sing-along screening of the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:51PM

#NEWPLAY NEWS: @FringeWilmo FESTIVAL STARTS TODAY!! by Arena Stage

FRINGE WILMINGTON FESTIVAL 2011 (WILMINGTON, DELAWARE/ SEPTEMBER 21-25) The Fringe Wilmington Festival is Delaware's five-day celebration of unconventional and experimental art in the beauti…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 01:51PM

Richard Gere to Be Honored at International Rome Film Festival by Brian Scott Lipton

The International Rome Film Festival will honor stage and screen veteran Richard Gere with the Marcus Aurelius career award, according to the Associated Press. During the festival, which ru…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:50PM

#NEWPLAY OPPS: @SundanceFest Theatre Lab Now Accepting Apps! by Arena Stage

2012 SUNDANCE INSTITUTE THEATRE LAB NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS The Theatre Lab is returning to Utah! After two years partnering with amazing organizations across North America, the Theatre L…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 01:45PM

Anything Goes cast album event at Barnes & Noble on 9/27 by Amy Kass

Roundabout Theatre Company’s Anything Goes will be live at Barnes & Noble (150 E 86th St., at Lexington Ave.) to celebrate the new cast album with an in-store performance and CD signin…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 01:43PM

The Spotlight: Director Michael Matthews at Celebration Theatre by Charlotte Stoudt

Charlotte Stoudt talks to director Michael Matthews about "What's Wrong With Angry?" at Celebration Theatre

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:40PM

The Glee Club – review by Alfred Hickling

Hull TruckFollowing the fortunes of a group of Yorkshire colliery workers who trade pit helmets for straw boaters in their spare time, Richard Cameron's musical drama is like Brassed Off wit…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:37PM

The Drowned World – review by Elisabeth Mahoney

Chapter, CardiffIn the nine years since Gary Owen's ferociously bleak dystopian play premiered, its concerns have grown ever more pressing. This is a world divided into the beautiful and rep…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:34PM

Seize the Day! Star Jeremy Jordan Wants Newsies on Broadway by Broadway.com

Should Newsies, the famous Disney movie musical flop that opens on September 25 as a stage musical at Paper Mill Playhouse, make it to Broadway? “Yes!” said Jeremy Jordan, the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:30PM

Harry Connick Jr. Performs From On a Clear Day on "Dancing With the Stars" (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

Tony Award nominee Harry Connick Jr. (The Pajama Game) will return to Broadway in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever beginning Nov. 12 at the St. James Theatre, prior to an official openin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:20PM

Kelly McAllister’s blog by NYTE Small Press

Kelly McAllister (PP06) has recently been having a great time with his blog.  He is using it to tell the back story of many of his plays (fascinating) and, because he’s a writer, he t…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 01:18PM

Nuggets: Strong ratings for 'New Girl'; Sheryl Crow to Broadway by Gold Derby

Robert Lloyd enjoys ABC's new primetime soap "Revenge": "As is often the case with melodrama, I find 'Revenge' essentially unconvincing and also quite likable. At …

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:14PM

London's Menier revives 'Pippin'

Legit News: Mitch Sebastian directs Bob Fosse tuner -- "Pippin," the seventies Broadway tuner smash with a score by Stephen Schwartz ("Wicked") and book by Roger O. Hirson will be revived at…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:07PM

ArtsBeat Blog: A Hip-Hop Playlist That Helped Inspire A Play by Erik Piepenburg

Jonas Hassen Khemiri, the author of the play "Invasion!," shares his playlist titled "How to Write a Play Using Nine Hip-Hop Songs and One Stand-Up Skit."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:06PM

Ana Gasteyer to Join Julian Fleisher for October 10 Joe's Pub Concert by Andy Propst

Ana Gasteyer will join Julian Fleisher for a concert at Joe's Pub to be offered on October 10 at 7pm. The concert will feature a variety of popular songs in bold interpretations. Gast…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:06PM

Tennessee Performing Arts Center to Launch DISNEY MUSICALS IN SCHOOLS Initiative by BroadwayWorld

The Tennessee Performing Arts Center has been selected by Disney Theatrical Group to pilot Disney Musicals in Schools, an outreach initiative formerly only available to New York City public …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:03PM

Actors Co-op Celebrates 20 Years by Patricia Foster Rye

Actors Co-op, Hollywood's Christian-based professional theater company, is celebrating the big 2-0 with a new production of an old favorite, The 1940's Radio Hour. The director, company vete…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 01:03PM

Director Daniel Goldstein and Wife Melissa Welcome Baby Girl by Dan Bacalzo

Daniel Goldstein, the director of the upcoming Broadway revival of Godspell, and his wife Melissa welcomed daughter Gracie Eloise Lee-Goldstein on Sunday, September 18. Goldstein's pri…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:03PM

Bill T. Jones Takes Broadway Hit 'Fela!' On Tour

The musical Fela! was a hit with audiences on Broadway, and now it's headed on the road; the show is kicking off a national tour in Washington, D.C. this month. Many critics ascribe a portio…

SOURCE: WNYC at 01:00PM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at noon (Broadway Time)
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PHOTO CALL: Katherine Crockett, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Kerry Butler at Independent Collective's "Tiny Dancer" Event by Matthew Blank and Jackie Jacobson

Dance Magazine presented The Independent Collective's Event for "Tiny Dancer" on Sept. 19. Hosted by the film's stars, Katherine Crockett and Daphne Rubin-Vega (Rent), the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:58PM

VIDEO SHARE: Harry Connick, Jr. Performs on ABC's Dancing With the Stars by Andy Propst

Harry Connick, Jr. appeared on the September 20 episode of ABC's Dancing With the Stars, singing the title song from Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane's On a Clear Day You Can See Fo…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:57PM

BWW TV: The Stars of '8' Talk Marriage Equality and Broadway Premiere by Broadway Beat

Last night the American Foundation for Equal Rights AFER and Broadway Impact launched the all-star Broadway premiere of 8. The play, which chronicles the historic trial in the federal legal …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:52PM

The Best of Fall Theater by J. Cooper Robb

The upcoming theater season is bigger and more diverse than ever. What follows is our attempt to compile some of the most interesting productions happening on Philly’s many stages.

SOURCE: Philadelphia Weekly at 12:50PM

Harry Connick Jr. sings “On A Clear Day You Can See Forever” Live on DWTS by Admin

  Harry Connick Jr., the upcoming star of On A Clear Day You Can Sing Forever, sang the show’s title song during the live results show of Dancing With the Stars on September 20th.  …

SOURCE: The Hartman Group at 12:50PM

Steven Spielberg to Receive PGA's David O. Selznick Award by Brian Scott Lipton

Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg will receive the 2012 David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Motion Pictures at the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony on Saturday, January 21 …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:48PM

JMI Show - Antoine Smith Part 3 by Memphis The Musical

The conclusion of the James Monre Iglehart interview with Memphis cast member Antoine L. Smith!

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:45PM

Guest Blog: Lorrie Davis on Tom O’Horgan by Mwdigital

In celebration of the release of Divine Hair/Mass in F, Lorrie Davis from the original Broadway cast of Hair shares some memories about the show’s director Tom O’Horgan. Lorrie Davis on…

SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 12:43PM

From fray to play: can a war reporter cut it as a theatre critic? by Michael Billington

Judith Miller's switch from political correspondent to playhouse pundit has caused a stir, but surely it's not a bad thing for critics to know about the world at largeIn the early 70s there …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:41PM

Jewels, Royal Opera House, London

The Royal Ballet's cast dashed and flashed, took on the score's identity, and Sarah Lamb and Zenaida Yanowsky were its splendid focus

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:36PM

'Addams Family' creative team comes to New Orleans by Andrew Adler

"Now, the musical is embarking on a national and international tour that began last Thursday at the Mahalia Jackson Theater in New Orleans. Yet it's not simply a reiteration of the Broadway …

SOURCE: www.nola.com at 12:31PM

Little Shop of Horrors to Be Screened at NYC's Museum of the Moving Image by Brian Scott Lipton

Frank Oz's film version of the musical Little Shop of Horrors will be screened at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens on October 29-30 in conjunction with the Museum'…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:25PM

Review: Spunk (Court Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

The essence of Spunk is in its details: the magnificent approach to storytelling is lifted to greater heights thanks to human stories, pleasing aesthetics, multifaceted actors and most of al…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 12:21PM

JMI Show - Antoine Smith Part 2 by Memphis The Musical

JMI Show - Antoine Smith Part 2 Part two of the James Monre Iglehart interview with Memphis cast member Antoine L. Smith! Stay tuned for the conclusion to this awesome chat! From: MemphisTh…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:21PM

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Are You A Coward?: The River Bride Character InterviewCharacter interviews are one of my favorite ways to get a character to reveal who they are to me, get them to tell me what makes them ti…

SOURCE: Variations On A Theme at 12:20PM

Barry Levinson, Sheryl Crow Bring ‘Diner’ to Broadway by Ryan Cockerham

A blast from the past…..the unforgettable smell of fried food…the “whirring” sounds of the milkshake machine. Most of us have a fond memory or two from quality time s…

SOURCE: broadway.me at 12:20PM

Glee's Darren Criss on His Plans to 'Bend and Snap' in How to Succeed by Broadway.com

As Glee begins its third season, Billboard magazine sat down with the show's stand-out heartthrob, Darren Criss (who's been promoted to a series regular this year), to chat about enr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM

Gwyneth Paltrow to Join Ryan Murphy's New Musical Project? by BroadwayWorld

According to AceShowBiz.com, Gwyneth Paltrow might team up with GLEE creator Ryan Murphy yet again to star in an original movie musical. Murphy revealedWe want to do a musical together. An o…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:17PM

BWW Interviews: John Leguizamo Talks Ghetto Klown in LA by Don Grigware

Irrepressible actor John Leguizamo certainly needs no introduction. A star of TV, such films as Carlito's Way, To Wong Foo and Moulin Rouge, and on Broadway with his own plays Mambo Mouth, S…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:14PM

London 25th Anniversary Phantom of the Opera Album to Be Released by Broadway.com

A two-disc album of the upcoming 25th anniversary celebration of The Phantom of the Opera at London's Albert Hall will be recorded and released in November. The full production, which is…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:13PM

PHOTO CALL: Raul Esparza, Bebe Neuwirth, Leslie Uggams, Kathleen Marshall and More at Third Annual Broadway Salutes by Krissie Fullerton

Bebe Neuwirth, Lselie Uggams, Kathleen Marshall and more were on hand to help celebrate industry professionals for work in their respective theatrical crafts at the third annual Broadway Sal…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:09PM

The state-sanctioned murder show grinds on . . . by Thomas Garvey

Word arrives from Georgia that now the state won't even allow Troy Davis a polygraph test prior to his execution (Davis had hoped to make one last statement of his innocence, perhaps to sway…

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 12:08PM

"The Help," Featuring Viola Davis, Allison Janney, Will Receive Ensemble Award at Annual Hollywood Film Awards by Michael Gioia

"The Help," the box-office hit that features performances from Tony Award winner Viola Davis and Tony nominee Allison Janney, will receive this year's Hollywood Ensemble Acting…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM

Rick Bayless, Lookingglass prepare a new kind of dinner theater

HEDY WEISS: For one month this spring (March 23-April 22), Rick Bayless, the Chicago restaurateur (Frontera, Topolobambo, XOCO), and a master chef of Mexican cuisine, will team up with Looki…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 12:05PM

Elisabeth Hopper on Her Life-Changing Role as Ralph Fiennes' Daughter in London's The Tempest by Matt Wolf

At 23, newcomer Elisabeth Hopper isn’t that much older than Miranda, the teenage castaway she is playing in Trevor Nunn's hit London production of Shakespeare's The Tempest, op…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:04PM

STAGE TUBE: Hugh Jackman on Preparing for REAL STEEL by BroadwayWorld TV

A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future, where the sport of boxing has gone hi-tech, Real Steel stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his cha…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:03PM

Griffin poetry prize judges announced by Jim Wilkes

A Pembroke poet is among three judges announced for next year’s Griffin poetry prize.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 12:02PM

Survivor: Broadway by JK

There was a time when the reality show Survivor was new and actually interesting.  I don't watch it anymore, but this season's version caught my eye, and I'll bet you'll know why immedi…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Gregory Harrison Will Guest Star on ABC's "Body of Proof" by Michael Gioia

Stage and screen actor Gregory Harrison will make a guest appearance on ABC's "Body of Proof," according to The Hollywood Reporter.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:57AM

AN EVENING WITH PATTI AND MANDY Joins Facebook! by BroadwayWorld

Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, two Broadway legends who first appeared together giving Tony Award winning performances in Evita, will bring their critically acclaimed theatre concert to th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:52AM

Andrea Burns, Emily Bergl, et al. Set for Hangar Theatre's ROBYN IS HAPPY Reading, 9/26 by BroadwayWorld

The Hangar Theatre kicks off its second Pilot Reading Series in NYC with a great new play by Michael Elyanow, directed by the Hangar's Artistic Director, Peter Flynn.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:51AM

You Are the Big Picture: project yourself on to London's National Theatre - video

Grab this unique opportunity to get your photograph projected on to London's National Theatre and raise money for Save the Children in the process

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:50AM

BWW Interviews: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR's Bruce Dow by Kelly Cameron

The Stratford Festival production of Jesus Christ Superstar has arguably been the most talked about production of the year in Canadian musical theatre. Nearing its final few weeks before th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:42AM

I Can't Sit Down! (Ron K. Brown Workshop at Harvard) by Brendanshea

Ron K. Brown led an awesome community workshop at the Harvard Dance Center on the movement of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess.  Watch the video!

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 11:41AM

You Are the Big Picture: want to see your face in lights? by Hannah Freeman

If you want your mugshot projected on to the National Theatre on London's Southbank, get your face in first, right hereFancy having your face projected on to the National Theatre? After year…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:39AM

Mamma Mia! Creator Judy Craymer Fights Cancer Like a 'Rock Chick' by Broadway.com

In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the forthcoming 10th anniversary of her hit Broadway musical, Mamma Mia! producer Judy Craymer is launching a collectible “Rock C…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:39AM

Unilever, Chrysler/Dodge Targeted in 'Playboy Club' Ad Boycott Campaign by Philiana Ng

The Parents Television Council is urging members to send letters, call and visit Chrysler/Dodge dealerships calling out their support of the NBC series.

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:34AM

BWW Now Seeking Fall/Winter Interns for the New Season! by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the internet, has just opened up new opportunities for interns to join the team this season Applicants should be industry enthusiasts and have …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:33AM

PHOTO CALL: Broadway Mamma Mia! Stars Attend Movie Sing-Along at Ziegfeld Theatre by Matthew Blank

The Broadway production of Mamma Mia! continued its 10th Anniversary celebration Sept. 20 with a special one-night only sing-along screening of "Mamma Mia! The Movie" at New York&r…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:31AM

Gilles Marini Will Make Guest Appearance on Upcoming Season of ABC's "Modern Family" by Michael Gioia

Stage and screen actor Gilles Marini will make a guest appearance on the upcoming season of ABC's "Modern Family," according to TVLine.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30AM

The Flea Announces Cast for Qui Nguyen's She Kills Monsters by Dan Bacalzo

Casting has been announced for The Flea Theater's world premiere production of Qui Nguyen's She Kills Monsters, written by Qui Nguyen. Robert Ross Parker will direct the production…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:29AM

SWEENEY TODD SCHOOL EDITION - Extended Highlights - Thespian Fest 2008 by Music Theatre International

SWEENEY TODD SCHOOL EDITION - Extended Highlights - Thespian Fest 2008 An extended look at Las Vegas High School of the Arts performing SWEENEY TODD SCHOOL EDITION at the International Thes…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:26AM

No 'Book of Mormon' Movie Currently in the Works by Gregg Kilday and Sophie Schillaci

The "South Park" creators say that while they'd like to pursue a feature film version in the future, there are no immediate plans to expand their Tony Award-winning musical to the big scre…

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:26AM

Photos: Mike Leigh's Grief Premieres at NT Cottesloe

Mike Leigh's new play, which as Whatsonstage.com first broke earlier this month is titled Grief, receives its world premiere at the NT Cottesloe tonight (21 September, previews from 14 Septe…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:24AM

Thomas Kail Signs on to Direct ‘Magic/Bird’ on Broadway by Ryan Cockerham

It’s about time that somebody adapted basketball for Broadway. A sport full of triumph…tragedy….dancing cheerleaders – what could be better? Thomas Kail has been sele…

SOURCE: broadway.me at 11:23AM

Ryan Murphy, Gwyneth Paltrow 'Want to Do a Musical Together' by Lindsay Powers

"I want to write an original movie for Gwyneth and Maya Rudolph, both of whom I'm great friends with," says Murphy.

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:21AM

Chess Star Judy Kuhn to Offer "Acting the Song" Master Class Series by Andrew Gans

Three-time Tony nominee Judy Kuhn, who was most recently on Broadway as Fantine in the revival of Les Misérables, will launch a new master class series, Acting the Song, in October.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:20AM

Flash Interviews by Coya.paz

originally posted at the DCA Theater's blog on 9/13/11 On Saturday, we took advantage of the DCA Incubator’s prime downtown location to go out onto the street and do som…

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 11:19AM

Judy Kuhn to Launch New Workshop Series by Dan Bacalzo

Three-time Tony Award nominee Judy Kuhn will launch a new series of her Acting the Song vocal performance workshops, to be held at the Pearl Studios in New York City on October 17 and 18. T…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:19AM

Anne Scurria, Timothy Crowe, Tommy Dickie, Mia Ellis to Move Into Clybourne Park at Trinity Rep by Adam Hetrick

Trinity Repertory Company has announced casting for Bruce Norris' Pulitzer Prize-winning play Clybourne Park, which takes a page from Lorraine Hansberry's Tony and Pulitzer-winning c…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM

Anne Scurria, Timothy Crowe, Tommy Dickie and Mia Ellis Will Move Into Clybourne Park at Trinity Rep by Adam Hetrick

Trinity Repertory Company has announced casting for Bruce Norris' Pulitzer Prize-winning play Clybourne Park, which takes a page from Lorraine Hansberry's Tony and Pulitzer-winning c…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM

SWEENEY TODD SCHOOL EDITION Sizzle Reel - Thespian Festival 2008 by Music Theatre International

SWEENEY TODD SCHOOL EDITION Sizzle Reel - Thespian Festival 2008 Las Vegas High School of the Arts performs SWEENEY TODD SCHOOL EDITION. This special School Edition has been masterfully ad…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:14AM

Pan Asian Rep Announces Casting for Shanghai Lil's by Andy Propst

Pan Asian Rep has announced casting for Shanghai Lil's, to run November 11-27 at the West End Theatre. Tisa Chang will direct the production, which will feature choreography by Susan A…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:11AM

MARQUEE VALUE: Relatively Speaking at the Brooks Atkinson by Krissie Fullerton

Production: Relatively Speaking, written by Woody Allen, Ethan Coen, Elaine May, direction by John Turturro, starring Caroline Aaron, Bill Army, Katherine Borowitz, Lisa Emery, Ari Graynor, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #211 by Sister Act

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #211 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 11:05AM

Review Round-up: Wire Duo Front Sheffield Othello

The centrepiece of Daniel Evan's 40th birthday celebrations for the Crucible Theatre, Othello opened last night (20 September 2011, previews from 15 September) starring The Wire detective du…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:02AM

Matt Cavenaugh, Jenny Powers, Brad Oscar Set for Reading of New Musical Many Happy Returns by Andrew Gans

Developmental readings of the new musical Many Happy Returns, presented by the New York Musical Theatre Festival, Catrina Bentley and Adam Blanshay, are scheduled for Sept. 29 at 5:30 PM and…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM

Writers’ Trust of Canada picks five finalists

This year’s nominees offer a collection of absorbing and enlivening biographies and memoirs.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:02AM

And the winner of this negotiation is . . . by Ken Davenport

A lot of folks out there on both sides of the bargaining table think that negotiating an actor deal or an artist deal is the same as buying a house or a car or a fake rolex on Canal Street..…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Hollywood’s First Funny Fat Man by Trav S. D.

Today is the birthday of John Bunny, who is not only Hollywood’s first overweight comedian (I do him an injustice in order to get your attention) but Hollywood’s first comedy sta…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:57AM

Paley Center Will Screen the Twice-Told Tales of "Cinderella" and "Peter Pan" as Part of NYMF by Michael Gioia

As part of the annual New York Musical Theatre Festival, the Paley Center will offer free back-to-back screenings of different musical takes on "Cinderella" and "Peter Pan.&qu…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AM

Broadway-Bound Harry Connick Jr. Performs 'On a Clear Day' for the First Time on Dancing With the Stars by Broadway.com

Harry Connick Jr. gave his very first performance of the title song from On a Clear Day You Can See Forever on live TV during the September 20 results show of Dancing With the Stars. The Bro…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54AM

Seth Rudetsky, Alex Gemignani, Debra Monk Join NYC Loves Vermont 9/26 by BroadwayWorld

The Weston Playhouse Theatre Company may be located in Vermont, but its heart and soul are in the New York theater community.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:51AM

Review: Clybourne Park (Steppenwolf Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Playwright Bruce Norris has peened a brilliant, scathing examination of racism, with a pull-no-punches, bruising ability to tell a thrashing-good story. Highly recommended.

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 10:50AM

Monster Mash: Lucian Freud's final portrait; 'Diner' headed to Broadway by David Ng

Sheryl Crow, Barry Levinson turning 'Diner' into Broadway musical

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:50AM

Stars of Vaudeville #361: Charley Case by Trav S. D.

Charlie Case (ca. 1860-1916) is one of those oft-told vaudeville legends, mostly because he is so well remembered by those fortunate enough to have seen him — and because so little rec…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:49AM

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #210 by Sister Act

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #210 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 10:42AM

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #209 by Sister Act

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #209 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 10:41AM

Pace University Announces Open Submissions for "Pace New Musicals" by NYTE Small Press

This item from Samuella Becker, media relations The Musical Theater Program at Pace University, which embraces the development of new musicals as part of its mission, is currently accepting …

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 10:41AM

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #208 by Sister Act

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #208 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 10:41AM

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #207 by Sister Act

SISTER ACT on Broadway: True Confession #207 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 10:41AM

Nicky Silver's Lyons, Led by Linda Lavin and Dick Latessa, Delays Previews One Day by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Nicky Silver's The Lyons, which had been scheduled to begin previews at Off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre Sept. 21, will now begin performances Sept. 22. Linda Lavin and Dick Latessa s…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AM

David Edgar's Look at Brecht's The Life of Galileo Opens in Cleveland by Adam Hetrick

Tony and Olivier Award-winning playwright David Edgar has adapted Bertolt Brecht's The Life of Galileo, which opens its world-premiere engagement Sept. 21 at the Cleveland Play House.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AM

PHOTO CALL: The Cast of LaChiusa's Queen of the Mist, With Julia Murney, Mary Testa, Stanley Bahorek, Meets the Press by Lucas Lilieholm

The cast of the Transport Group's upcoming production of Queen of the Mist, the Michael John LaChiusa musical about a lady daredevil who survives a plunge over Niagara Falls, greeted the…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AM

Playbill Video Meets the Cast of Michael John LaChiusa’s Queen of the Mist (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

Queen of the Mist, presented by Off-Broadway’s Transport Group, will begin performances Oct. 18 at The Gym at Judson Memorial Church, prior to an official opening Nov. 6. Here, Playbil…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:33AM

Lessons from dish washing: Get someone to unrack by Michael Roderick

When I started to get really good at dishes, I made a few mistakes that got me in a lot of trouble and recently I found that one of those main mistakes reared its ugly head in my existing bu…

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

Trey Parker Clarifies: No BOOK OF MORMON Movie For Now by BroadwayWorld

Despite previous speculation, Trey Parker and Matt Stone have revealed to The Hollywood Reporter that they currently have no plans to bring their Tony Award-winning musical to the big screen…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:25AM

Not Just the Usual Guardian Snobbery by Rob Weinert-Kendt

David Cote, a.k.a. Benedict Arnold (kidding!), has a thoughtful piece in today's Guardian about why American companies can't compete with the UK's far-reaching National Theatre. And it's mor…

SOURCE: The Wicked Stage at 10:21AM

Review: Othello (Sheffield) ****

Just two years after Yorkshire last witnessed a star turn as Othello, the Crucible has arguably trumped Northern Broadsides' casting of Lenny Henry as the Moor - pulling off the coup of land…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:17AM

Feature: Gregory Jbara Is Feeling Blue by Iris Wiener

The Tony Award winner discusses his return to CBS' hit drama series, Blue Bloods.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Jennifer Mudge, Andréa Burns, Clea Lewis Will Be Part of Hangar Theatre Reading Series by Andrew Gans

The Hangar Theatre will kick off its second Pilot Reading Series with a reading of Michael Elyanow's Robyn Is Happy Sept. 26 at 7 PM at One-on-One Studios in Manhattan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:58AM

Review: My City at Curtainup/London by Lizzie Loverdige

tephen Poliakoff’s work stays with you. So it is with his first new play in 12 years now at the National Theatre

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:57AM

Emily Bergl, Andréa Burns, Clea Lewis Will Be Part of Hangar Theatre Reading Series by Andrew Gans

The Hangar Theatre will kick off its second Pilot Reading Series with a reading of Michael Elyanow's Robyn Is Happy Sept. 26 at 7 PM at One-on-One Studios in Manhattan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:57AM

Revisiting the past, looking to the future: Bill T. Jones launches New York Live Arts by Robert Johnson

With a trio of dances, Bill T. Jones and New York Live Arts hold out the promise of a better future

SOURCE: NJ.com at 09:55AM

Performances Begin for Family Drama The Lyons, Starring Linda Lavin and Dick Latessa by Broadway.com

Performances begin on September 21 for the world premiere of Nicky Silver's play The Lyons at off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre. Starring Linda Lavin and Dick Latessa and directed by M…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:55AM

Pippin to Get Holiday Production at London's Menier Chocolate Factory by Broadway.com

Pippin, Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson’s popular 1972 musical, will get a holiday production at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London. Previews are set to begin on November 22, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:53AM

Tony champ 'Book of Mormon' won't be Oscar contender anytime soon by Gold Derby

"South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone say that, contrary to rumors, a movie version of their Tony-winning tuner "The Book of Mormon" is not in t…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:52AM

Break it/Bought it by Adam Thurman

What are you willing to break? What rules are you willing to break in order to find success? What assumptions are you willing to challenge? These are essential questions. The competition in …

SOURCE: Mission Paradox at 09:47AM

Wes Bentley, Devon Gummersall, Elaine Hendrix and Tessa Thompson Set for reasons to be pretty Reading by Andrew Gans

A new theatre initiative entitled The Piece Project will launch Oct. 10 at 8 PM at Hollywood's [Inside] the Ford with a reading of Neil LaBute's reasons to be pretty.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:47AM

Alex Gemignani, Debra Monk, Cast of [title of show] Join Lineup for New York City Loves Vermont by Andrew Gans

As previously reported, a benefit concert to aid The Weston Playhouse, the Vermont theatre that was devastatingly damaged by Hurricane Irene, will be held in Manhattan Sept. 26 at New World …

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:40AM

"Savage in Limbo" in D.C. by Susan Berlin

MetroStage in Alexandria, Virginia, has found a fine vehicle for actors in John Patrick Shanley's play "Savage in Limbo," and director Lise Bruneau�a notable performer herself�has brought to…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:38AM

A Royally Entertaining Mary Stuart Holds Court at ACT Theatre by David-Edward Hughes

Even with the Seattle fall theatre season so newly arrived, it seems safe to say that ACT Theatre has a must-see event on its hands with the Peter Oswald version of "Mary Stuart" which opene…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:37AM

"Take Me America" at Village Theatre in Seattle by David-Edward Hughes

I found virtually no redeeming qualities or entertainment value in Village's season opener "Take Me America," an overly earnest yet all on the surface adaptation of the documentary film "Wel…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:36AM

Menier Chocolate Factory Confirm PIPPIN As Christmas Musical by BroadwayWorld

Following on from Sunday in the Park with George, Little Shop of Horrors, La Cage aux Folles, A Little Night Music and Sweet Charity, the Menier Chocolate Factory is delighted to announce th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:29AM

Book of Mormon's Josh Gad Will Pen Comedy Series for NBC by Andrew Gans

Josh Gad, who was Tony-nominated for his performance in the Tony-winning musical The Book of Mormon, will write a comedy series for NBC.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:27AM

Blog: CHEERIO CHEKHOV IN BELGRADE

I have mixed feelings about Frank Castorf's undeniably interesting Berlin production of Chekhov's Three Sisters at the BITEF festival in Belgrade. First, it's muddled in with a digested ver…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:26AM

PHOTO FLASH: Lisa Brescia, Liana Hunt, et al. at September 20 Mamma Mia! Singalong by David Gordon

Broadway cast members were in attendance at the special sing-along screening of the movie version of Mamma Mia! at the Ziegfeld Theater on Tuesday, September 20. Prior to the start of the m…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:17AM

Review: The Count of Monte Cristo (Lifeline Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

      The Count of Monte Cristo  Adapted by Christopher M. Walsh Based on book by Alexandre Dumas  Directed by Paul S. Holmquist at Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Gl…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 09:13AM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Debra Monk, Kelli O'Hara, Emily Skinner, et al. Set for New York City Loves Vermont Benefit by Brian Scott Lipton

An updated list of artists has been announced for New York City Loves Vermont, a benefit for the Weston Playhouse, to be held at 7pm on Monday, September 26 at New World Stages. Charma and D…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:55AM

Mitch Sebastian to Direct Menier Chocolate Factory's Pippin by Andy Propst

Mitch Sebastian will direct and choreograph Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson's Pippin, to run November 22-February 25 at the Menier Chocolate Factory. The show centers on how Pip…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:52AM

Why can't the US compete with Britain's National Theatre? | David Cote by David Cote

Despite its enormous resources, US theatre can't match the National's mix of artistic boldness and populist shrewdness – as the New York Times admitsEarlier this month, the New York Times …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:47AM

STAGE TUBE: Harry Connick, Jr. Croons 'On a Clear Day You Can See Forever' on DANCING WITH THE STARS by BroadwayWorld TV

On last night's DANCING WITH THE STARS result show on ABC, Harry Connick, Jr. crooned out the title song from his upcoming Broadway musical - ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER. Connick said…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:38AM

Death Takes a Holiday by Carey Purcell

A lovely scene has been staged at the Laura Pels Theater, courtesy of the Roundabout Theater. A picturesque villa filled with attractive people is onstage for your viewing pleasure. Unfortun…

SOURCE: TheTheatreSource at 08:34AM

Julie Atherton, Sarah Lark, et al. Featured on Acoustic Overtures: The Songs Of Dougal Irvine CD by Andy Propst

Julie Atherton, Annalene Beechey, Daniel Boys, Sarah Earnshaw, Ashleigh Gray, Ross Hunter, Michael Jibson, Sarah Lark, Rebecca Lock, Cassie McIvor, Amy Pemberton, Stuart Matthew Price, Laure…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:04AM

PHOTO FLASH: Raul Esparza, Bebe Neuwirth, Kate Shindle, et al. at Broadway Salutes by Tristan Fuge

On Tuesday, September 20, the Broadway League and The Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds presented the third annual Broadway Salutes, honoring longtime theater workers, at the Times Squ…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:03AM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Kithless in Paradise by Theasy.com

Lion Theatre at Theatre Row, Off Broadway By Alan J. Miller BOTTOM LINE: A sometimes amusing but not very deep play about how much more important loving and honest relationships can b…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:59AM

'Much Ado about Nothing': Fine leads in flawed production by Peter Filichia

Joan Marcus From left, Aaron Clifton Moten, Steven Skybell and Michael Cumpsty in "Much Ado About Nothing." Of all Shakespeare’s plays, “Much Ado about Nothing” may have the …

SOURCE: NJ.com at 07:57AM

Menier Chocolate Factory to Present "High Concept" Production of Pippin, with Original Fosse Choreography by Mark Shenton

London's Menier Chocolate Factory will present a new production of Stephen Schwartz and Roger O'Hirson's 1972 Broadway musical Pippin that is being billed as "high concept&q…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:54AM

Jody Madaras, Haley Swindal, et al. Set for Surflight Theatre's All Hands on Deck! by Andy Propst

Surflight Theatre has announced casting for All Hands on Deck!, to run September 21 - October 2. Jody Madaras, who's written the book for the piece that he has co-conceived with Quincy…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:35AM

Madeline Miller's top 10 classical books

From Aeschylus to Sophocles, the novelist celebrates the ancient stories that have inspired her debut novelMadeline Miller was born in Boston and grew up in New York and Philadelphia. For th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:31AM

Porgy and Bess, Reimagined by Diane Paulus : The New Yorker by Hilton Als

As audience members took their seats before a recent performance of the director Diane Paulus's politically radical and dramaturgically original musical adaptation of DuBose and Dorothy Heyw…

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 07:20AM

NJ Stage bits: Tom Chapin , 'Hair' and 'Light Up the Sky' by Peter Filichia

Tom Chapin Growing’s pains Chalk up another setback to Hurricane Irene: It caused a postponement at the Growing Stage in Netcong. A planned Sept. 30 ribbon-cutting would have celebrated th…

SOURCE: NJ.com at 07:05AM

Review: Schoolhouse Rock Live! (TheatreBam Chicago) by Scotty Zacher

Director and creator Scott Ferguson has assembled a wonderful cast with great synergy. It feels like a real labor of love and reminiscence. Let the kids stay up later and go see it yourself!

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 07:05AM

Two of Best Plays Yearbook’s Best Plays Headed To South Florida by Bill Hirschman

After the Revolution and The Motherf**ker with the Hat, two of the plays slated to open in South Florida this season, are among the works that will be featured in the prestigious yearbook, T…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 07:00AM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Street Scene ***

Kurt Weill’s Street Scene, adapted from Elmer Rice’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, is described broadly as an ‘American opera’, but in many ways it’s the original soap opera. A dow…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:28AM

Blog: Jo Caird: As Seen On TV? - When Theatre Looks to Television for Audiences

Watching Downton Abbey on Sunday night, I was surprised to see an advert for the National Theatre's production of War Horse in the West End. I don't watch a lot of television, so theatre adv…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:22AM

DreamArts to Present October 9 Performance of Carnival-The Musical by Brian Scott Lipton

DreamArts will present a special performance of Carnival-The Musical at the Royal Opera House's Linbury Studio Theatre on Sunday, October 9 at 7.30pm. In the show, a reluctant Carniv…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:18AM

I Believe... by Don Hall

...that it actually makes perfect sense that the Extremely Wealthy and the Extreme Religious Right align with each other - both have belief systems based in transactional reward.  The W…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:01AM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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1st Night Photos: Peters & West Open Crucible Othello

The Wire stars Clarke Peters and Dominic West are reunited on stage in the Sheffield Theatre's production of Othello which opened at the Crucible last night (20 September, previews from 15 S…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:56AM

Menier to revive Schwartz's Pippin for Christmas show by Alistair Smith

Southwark's Menier Chocolate Factory is to revive the 1972 musical Pippin for its Christmas show this year.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:54AM

Sheridan Smith Gaining Weight for Bridget Jones Role by Keith

Svelte, sexy, award-winning actress and sitcom superstar, Sheridan Smith, is tucking into a lot more than ‘Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps’ these days. In an effort to emulate …

SOURCE: Musicals in London at 05:43AM

Grief, National Theatre by Aleks Sierz

A new play by Mike Leigh is always an event. So there was a palpable excitement in the air at the Cottesloe Theatre (the smallest and most intimate of the three National Theatre auditoria) w…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:26AM

Review: Young Pretender by Laura Turner

Floral shirts, neon-bright lighting and a stripping sequence that leaves you unsure if you’ll be getting a full frontal or not. As Paul Woodson stands proud in a tiny pair of y-fronts, th…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:26AM

Theatre Thoughts: Global innovation and theatre by Jake Orr

The weekend offers me, like most people, a chance to relax and enjoy my own time in my own surroundings. Having recently acquired an iPad, I’ve found myself falling into a little tradi…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:20AM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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News: Sebastian Revives Schwartz's Pippin for Xmas at Menier

The Menier Chocolate Factory will revive Stephen Schwartz and Roger O Hirson's Pippin this Christmas it has been announced. The 1972 Broadway musical, which was directed and choreographed b…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:51AM

I Liked Your Ideas Better When We Were Being Repressed by Joe Patti

A recent book review gave a fascinating look at how the value of ideas has declined in post-communist Czechoslovakia. In the wake of the Velvet Revolution, playwright Václav Havel became Pr…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 04:06AM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Tim Blake Nelson to Appear in 'Modern Family' Season Premiere by BroadwayWorld

Modern Family's past guest stars have included Lin-Manuel Miranda, Nathan Lane and more. In this season's premiere tonight, Tim Blake Nelson will play a cowboy as the families head off to a …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00AM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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A MacArthur-Style 'Genius Grant' For Playwrights

This initiative by New York's Signature Theater Company "guarantees three full productions of new plays by five early to mid-career playwrights, who will also receive 'a significant cash awa…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:03AM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Regional Theater Review: GHOST LIGHT (New Theatre at Oregon Shakespeare Festival) by Tony Frankel

GHOST LIGHT LEAVES US IN THE DARK Assassin Dan White ensured Harvey Milk’s legacy when he shot the openly gay San Francisco politician. The gay community continues to hold Milk as a martyr…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:52AM

'Ten Cents a Dance': Wonderful melodies, steeped in melancholy

The real stars of this show, now at Princeton's McCarter Theatre, are Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. More than two dozen of their wonderful melodies and clever lyrics make up Ten Cents a D…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:52AM

Los Angeles Theater Review: SEASCAPE (Theatre West) by Kat Michels

AMPHIBIANS MORE EVOLVED THAN HUMANS Theatre West’s production of Edward Albee’s Seascape is a study in contrasts.  Things either work, and work beautifully, or are muddled and miss the …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:40AM

Diner, The Musical! (Songs By Sheryl Crow)

"Eddie, Shrevie and Boogie are heading to Broadway: Production company Base Entertainment announced Tuesday that it will mount a musical version of Barry Levinson's 1982 seriocomic hit Diner…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:33AM

Regional Theater Review: LOVE’S LABOR’S LOST (Elizabethan Stage at Oregon Shakespeare Festival) by Tony Frankel

LOVE’S LABOR’S LOST, FOUND, LOST, LOST, AND FOUND I’m not so sure that this William Shakespeare has a future as a playwright. Oh, the man can write, but his newest play, Love’s Labor…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:28AM

Anne Bogart Set for October 1 Discussion at Getty Villa by Bethany Rickwald

The Getty Villa at the J. Paul Getty Museum in L.A. will present After Euripides: A Conversation with Anne Bogart, to be held on Saturday, October 1, at 2pm. Presented in conjunction with T…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:25AM

Los Angeles Theater Review: TO CARRY THE CHILD (Collaborative Artists Ensemble at the Raven Playhouse) by Jeanne Hartman

TOUCHING MOMENTS DO NOT SUSTAIN FAMILY DRAMA In Collaborative Artists Ensemble’s production of Jon Courie’s new play, To Carry The Child, the oldest daughter, Ashley (Meg Wallace), her l…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:19AM

"Sister Lives" with Sarah Bolt: Episode 5 by Broadway.com

"Sister Lives" with Sarah Bolt: Episode 5 sister_lives5.2_092111 From: Broadwaycom Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 11:53 More in Entertainment

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:08AM

Off Broadway Theater Review: CRANE STORY (The Cherry Lane Theatre) by Gregory Bernard

ARCANE CRANE Jen Silverman’s Crane Story borrows storytelling stage conventions from both east and west.  A raised empty platform acts as the main acting area surrounded by wooden panelin…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:02AM

The Doctor Selavy Is In by Peter Filichia

Quick! What musicals have characters named Fortune Teller in Upright Coffin, Female Pirate, Patient, Rock Singer Holding Tray of Bread, Doctor with Most Hair, Little Girl, Shortest Male Doct…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:01AM

TT: Comfort and joy

This summer has been far too much of a muchness: too much travel, too much work, too much stress. Mrs....

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

TT: Snapshot

Home movies of Arnold Schoenberg, taken in 1937 by George Gershwin: (This is the latest in a weekly series of...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

TT: Almanac

"The composer is seldom a great theorist; the theorist is never a great composer. Each is equally fatal to and...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

At Victory Gardens, the pleasures and perils of electrified desire

In the atypically droll turn-your-cell-phone off announcement currently heard at the Victory Gardens, a female voice admonishes patrons not to even think about turning their phones to vibrat…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM

Not 1, but 3: John Turturro Helms a Trio of Plays (ABC)

This month, he\'s pinging on Broadway. But it\'s not a run-of-the-mill job: Turturro is directing three one-act plays by Ethan Coen, Elaine May and Woody Allen. It would be a challenge jus…

SOURCE: ABC News at 01:00AM

Katori Hall, Annie Baker and Will Eno Among Playwrights Picked for Residency at NYC's Signature (Playbill)

New York City's Signature Theatre Company announced playwrights Annie Baker, Will Eno, Katori Hall, Kenneth Lonergan and Regina Taylor as writers in the theatre's new Residency Five initia…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM

THE MOUNTAINTOP Cast and Creative Stop by Brooklyn High School of the Arts

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 (NEW YORK, NY) – The cast and creative team of the upcoming Olivier-Award winning drama The Mountaintop stopped by the Brooklyn High School of the Arts …

SOURCE: 1746 at 01:00AM

Learning to Speak Chinglish w/ David Henry Hwang (#2)

Chinglish playwright David Henry Hwang once again takes Broadway’s Best Shows backstage for an exclusive look into the rehearsal process.

SOURCE: Broadway's Best Shows at 01:00AM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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The D.School Treatment and a Harp Lesson by Chloe Veltman

Stanford is very proud of its "D.School," the nickname for the much grander-sounding Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford.The Kool Aid-drinking that goes on when people talk about …

SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 12:56AM

The No. 1 Reason To See: Follies by Jesse North

If there’s a lesson to learn from Follies, it’s “Don’t look back.” Because if you do, there’s only a mess there. Featuring a fearsome foursome of Bernadet…

SOURCE: Stage Rush at 12:27AM

Plus One Party Report: 8 Gets a Star-Studded Reading (and We Were So There) by Lucky

Our favorite thing to do on a Monday night? See a searingly emotional, blazingly important new play by a famous young writer, about one of the most important political issues of our times. N…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 12:15AM

The Love Letter, a Multi-Media Performance by Jonathan Solari, Begins Sept. 21 by Michael Gioia

Jonathan Solari's multimedia performance, The Love Letter You’ve Been Meaning to Write New York, in which a 40-member ensemble performs in the street while an audience looks on fro…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

CPC's Video of the Week, September 21, 2011 by The Charlebois Post

The acclaimed Ride The Cyclone - big winner at this year's SummerWorks - is beginning a national tour; it starts in Vancouver this week, goes on to Whitehorse and continueson to a …

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AM

Review: The Wood

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater's The Wood is a dramatization of Mike McAlary's story complete with drama, humor, and visceral tragedy. Written by Dan Klores, a friend of McAlary, The Wood a…

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

Review: Crane Story

In Crane Story, playwright Jen Silverman creates an otherworldly enchanted Japan where ghosts are routinely encountered during rainy season and the Japanese speak in haikus. It's an intrigui…

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

Review: FOLLIES

Martin Denton reviews the new Broadway revival of FOLLIES

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

Review: Lucia's Chapters of Coming Forth by Day

What happens to a dream deferred? Ruth Maleczech's galvanizing portrayal of Lucia Joyce, James Joyce's tragically disturbed daughter, made me think of and viscerally feel the first line of L…

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

Irish Rep's Molly Sweeney Opens Long Wharf Season Sept. 21 by Adam Hetrick

The Irish Repertory Theatre production of Tony Award-winning playwright Brian Friel's Molly Sweeney, starring Jonathan Hogan, Simone Kirby and Ciaran O’Reilly, officially opens Sep…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Sprawling Candide, With Geoff Packard and Lauren Molina, Opens at the Huntington Sept. 21 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Mary Zimmerman's adaptation of the Leonard Bernstein operetta Candide, starring Geoff Packard and Lauren Molina, officially opens Sept. 21 at the Huntington Theatre Com…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

A LIFE IN THE THEATRE: General Manager and Executive Producer Joey Parnes by Mervyn Rothstein

Meet Joey Parnes, a general manager of Broadway shows who is now interim executive director at The Public Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

'Rent' friends, Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal, enjoy chance to join for concerts

Anthony Rapp is based in New York and Adam Pascal lives in Los Angeles. So coming together for a series of concerts, like the one at the Byham Theater Thursday, has been one enjoyable mini-r…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

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