Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 9/24/2011

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 9242011.

Lyric’s ‘Turandot’ looked to modern China for designs needed to tell an ancient story

You’re mounting an enormous production about China back in the misty distance of “legendary times,” so the logical source of costumes would be … China?

REVIEW: There They Were by CultureFuture

James Monaco'sTHERE THEY WEREThis is my fourth time seeing some iteration of James Monaco's work, and I feel absolutely no guilt in calling him one of the greatest storytellers in the world …

REVIEW: Queen of the May by CultureFuture

Evan Watkins' and Andrew Farmer'sQUEEN OF THE MAYIt's already closed -- twice now -- but because it was an excellent piece of work, I feel it's necessary to write my thoughts upon it, becaus…

Aaron Berk, Richard White, et al. Set for Musicals Tonight's Milk and Honey by Brian Scott Lipton

Casting has been announced for Musicals Tonight's production of Jerry Herman's Milk and Honey, to run October 11-23 at the Lion Theatre at Theatre Row. Thomas Sabella-Mills will di…

Review: From Rags to Riches at curtainup.com by Deirdre Donovan

Under Alex Roe’s intelligent direction, this old melodrama about economic stagnation is right on the money

REVIEW: Felix + The Diligence by CultureFuture

Pipeline Theatre CompanyFELIX + THE DILIGENCESeptember 24th through October 8th(tickets)When actors come off the stage after a show, look me in the eye, and tell me they know exactly how muc…

19 Days ’til Godspell: Planning an open press rehearsal by Ken

Hang on to your tickets, theater-fans, our Benjamin Button-style countdown has hit the teens. On the 19th day ’til Godspell, Director Danny, Choreographer Chris, Stage Manager O’…

Review: The Rocky Horror Show by Rob Stevens

The Old Globe Theatre serves up a welcome revival of Richard O'Brien's rock 'n' roll musical.

Review: Faust (TheMASSIVE at Stage 773) by Scotty Zacher

TheMASSIVE's theatrical dance piece, "Faust" is a memorable and scintillating experience - uniquely exciting, arousing, and heartbreaking at the same time.

This much I know: Martin Clunes by Alex Clark

The actor, 49, on having a sunny disposition, buying a dressage horse, and finally going to MadagascarI live on a farm in Dorset. The nearest neighbour is a quarter of a mile away. It's real…

The Katharine Whitehorn Experience by Katharine Whitehorn

Get out! A world of tiny Trojans, OAP actors and afternoon jazz awaits youSometimes it seems that everybody these days is just about always looking at a screen – TV screen or internet, cin…

Men Should Weep; The Missing – review by Clare Brennan

Citizens, Glasgow; Tramway, GlasgowStunning sets are a feature of National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) productions and Colin Richmond's design for Men Should Weep is no exception. An enormous …

Jewels; The Metamorphosis – review by Luke Jennings

Royal Opera House; Linbury Studio, LondonThere was something infinitely poignant about George Balanchine's obsession with Suzanne Farrell. The year was 1967. He was the 63-year-old director …

Othello; Grief; St Matthew Passion – review by Kate Kellaway

Crucible, Sheffield; Cottesloe; Olivier, both LondonFor fans of the television series The Wire, it is impossible not to be on patrol, trying to spot detective Jimmy McNulty in Dominic West's…

Broken Glass – review by Killian Fox

Vaudeville, LondonIt's 1938, and in Germany the Nazis are stepping up the persecution of the Jews. Halfway around the world, in Brooklyn, a Jewish woman, deeply affected by images from Krist…

Helen Mirren: 'I still have a Gypsy sense of adventure' by Tim Adams

The Oscar-winning actress discusses her Russian roots, her Oscar-winning role as the Queen, why she never had children and her latest brace of movies'I learned quite early on in life," Hele…

Claire Tomalin: 'Writing induces melancholy. You're alone, a hermit' | Interview by Rachel Cooke

On the eve of her eagerly awaited life of Dickens, the grande dame of literary biography talks about seeing the world through the eyes of her subjects – and why the one remarkable life she…

Tracie Bennett: the best performance I've ever seen

Mark Rylance in Jerusalem, Music Box, New York, 2011I saw Jerusalem in New York in May. It's a great play, but Mark Rylance's landmark performance as Johnny "Rooster" Byron raised it, and I …

Key fashion trends of the season: Men's red by Jo Jones, Helen Seamons

Check out the designer look, then find out where to shop for it for lessJo JonesHelen Seamons

Stella McCartney: she does things after her own fashion | profile by Viv Groskop

Once accused of using her father's name, the designer has long established her own credentials. Perhaps that's why now she feels happy to collaborate with Sir Paul on his first classical bal…

Developmental concert of new musical, ‘Facing East,’ to benefit The Trevor Project by Bob Bullen

Got this press release in my box. I’m all for supporting new musical works, especially when the support of new works supports worthy nonprofit organizations — in this case, The T…

The Metamorphosis, Linbury Studio, London - Jewels, Royal Opera House, London

Some dancers are born to a role; others make roles happen.

Othello, Crucible, Sheffield - My City, Almeida, London - Grief, NT Cottesloe, London

Dominic West is rather startling as a villain.

"Putnam County": A case for keeping it small by John Moore

There is often a presumption that larger theaters means larger budgets, larger production values and, therefore, larger audience satisfaction. But "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee…

"The Habit of Art" Studio Theatre in D.C. by Susan Berlin

Alan Bennett's play "The Habit of Art," now at Washington's Studio Theatre, imagines a late-in-life meeting between two 20th-century intellectual titans, poet W.H. Auden (Ted van Griethuysen…

"Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South" in D.C. by Susan Berlin

E. Patrick Johnson created "Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South" as a book of interviews with African-American gay men. Now he has brought it to life as a solo performance which, in Signat…

Photo Coverage: SUICIDE, INCORPORATED Meet & Greet by Walter McBride

BroadwayWorld brings you photo coverage from the press meet amp greet of Roundabout Theatre Company's upcoming production of SUICIDE, INCORPORATE.

The Downtown Urban Theater Festival (DUTF) accepting submissions by NYTE Small Press

This item submitted by Marc Newell The Downtown Urban Theater Festival (DUTF) is currently accepting submissions for its 10th Anniversary season to be held at the Here Arts Center in SoHo, N…

WALTER CRONKITE IS DEAD at the REP by Bill Eadie

Walter Cronkite was called “the voice of God,” and his newscasts helped the country celebrate good times and kept people together during bad times. A nation cried with him when …

#NEWPLAY OPPS: @pwcenter 2012-2013 Fellowship Applications Now Available by Arena Stage

THE PLAYWRIGHTS' CENTER'S FELLOWSHIP AND CORE WRITER PROGRAMS PROVIDE CASH GRANTS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS FROM THE TWIN CITIES AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THERE IS NO FE…

Hooked on ‘craic’ in Ireland by Richard Ouzounian

Brian Dennehy, the gruff, garrulous 73-year-old actor, says the Emerald Isle is his favourite vacation spot.

Review: Starting Here, Starting Now (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

In only 24 songs and 90-minutes, the immensely entertaining musical revue Starting Here, Starting Now, offers a tender-tough inventory of love and the lonesome lack thereof. Highly recommen…

Arias With a Twist by Theasy.com

Abrons Art Center, Off Broadway By Jessica Cauttero BOTTOM LINE: Spectacle, drag queens and puppets, oh my! Puppets are magic. Anyone who can disagree with that statement hasn’t fu…

"A Fine Romance": Priscilla Offers Onstage Proposals and "Newly Married Mondays" by Michael C. Gioia

Priscilla Queen Of The Desert, the flashy Broadway musical that has shown constant support for marriage equality, is celebrating newlyweds with the addition of bachelor and bachelorette soir…

People You Should Know . . . Corey Tazmania by Zack

Corey Tazmania-OffBroadway: The Housewives of Mannheim (59E59), Alice's Evidence (SOHOREP). Regional:New York Theatre Workshop summer residency at Dartmouth (AlexanderDinelari…

Nurturing a new generation: Sam Walters and The Orange Tree Theatre by Rebecca Felgate

Rebecca Felgate celebrates the 40th anniversary of London's only permanent theatre in the round, The Orange Tree, Richmond, and considers how the theatre is helping a new generation of audie…

BWW TV: Around the Broadway World 9/24 - Show Promos and more! by Craig Brockman

Check out BroadwayWorld TV's Around the BroadwayWorld for 924 featuring Jason Robert Brown's '13' in Hong Kong, Private Lives - Featuring Kim Cattrall, Million Dollar Quartet on Tour, Beefs…

O.C.'s Segerstrom Center for the Arts turns 25 by Mike Boehm

Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa is celebrating its 25th anniversary. It didn't always define the performing arts as broadly as it does today.

The 25th Annual Broadway Flea Market by JK

Tomorrow, probably my favorite theatre charity event of the year takes place, the Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction.  And this year marks the event's 25th year!  It takes plac…

With Baltimore Connections, a New York address, and Moscow Art Theater training, Studio Six Theatre puts the Alpha back into Acting by John Barry

This column is about Baltimore theater, and, admittedly, the connection between Studio Six (in New York City) and Baltimore is a little tenuous. The artistic director, Vaz Santosham has root…

BWW TV: SUBMISSIONS ONLY - Season 2 Teaser! by BroadwayWorld TV

This summer, BroadwayWorld.com, the world's largest theatre site on the net, introduced it's first, exclusive, fully scripted program series - SUBMISSIONS ONLY. Created, written, and directe…

Who won the tix to Sister Act? by Ken Davenport

Holy Nuns, batman! We had a new comment record for last week's contest with 240+ entries!!! Wowza! In case you missed it, the challenge was to rename a musical replacing one of the words wit…

Elton John Biopic, Rocketman, Is In Development by Brian Scott Lipton

Rocketman, a film biography about Elton John, is being developed by the singer and his partner, David Furnish, according to published reports. No director is attached to the project. The fi…

Announcing The Great ‘Follies’ Smack-down of 2011 by Bob Bullen

Ron Raines and Bernadette Peters (and their ghostly counterparts) in the Broadway production of “Follies.” (Photo © Joan Marcus) The challenge: To see two productions of Follies…

‘Once’ Eyeing February 2012 for Broadway Debut by Ryan Cockerham

It’s really no surprise that “Once,” the critically-acclaimed and Academy Award-winning film about the little opportunities and chances in our lives that lead to big moment…

STAGE TUBE: Hugh Jackman Visits THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO by BroadwayWorld TV

Hugh Jackman recently sat down the The Tonight Show's Jay Leno to talk about his decision to get into theater. Click below to hear what Jackman had to say

Talking in the Green Room With: Dan Kelley by Bill Hirschman

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

Cee Lo Green, Whitney Houston, Jordin Sparks to Star in Sparkle Film by Brian Scott Lipton

Updated casting has been announced for a new version of the 1976 film musical Sparkle, according to EW.com. The film will be directed by Salim Akil, and his wife, Mara Brock Akil, will writ…

Fuse Visual Arts Review: Damon Lehrer and Rick Berry — Contrasts in the Expressionist Style by Arts Fuse Editor

Comparing Rick Berry's paintings with Damon Lehrer’s exquisitely rendered, classical and contemplative work made me wonder about the expressionist style in general. By this I mean that art…

Feature: Sigourney Weaver Steals Our Hearts by Ann Lieber

The popular actress discusses her new film, Abduction, her early film career, and her work with the Flea Theater.

The Love Letter You've Been Meaning to Write New York by Mitch Montgomery

This ambitious inside-out opus literally takes it to the streets by presenting action outside of the theater's floor-to-ceiling windows, but it isn't nearly as entertaining as the reaction…

A "Follies" That Actually Earns Its Applause by Jan Simpson

Sweeney Todd may be Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece but Follies is his most beloved show. There have been at least a dozen major productions since this highly conceptual musical first debut…

Beatles Ballet Flops: despite tuneful score, at Lincoln Center the news is rather sad by Robert Johnson

Peter Martins' newest ballet dies a watery death.

A Royal Mess FREE reading at Marvell Rep by Oscar E Moore

  Marvell Rep presents a staged reading of A ROYAL MESS by Oscar E. Moore Adapted from “The King’s Mare” by Jean Canolle   directed by Marc Geller   with Jason Beaubien …

Newsies‘ Andrew Keenan-Bolger Goes Behind the Scenes at "The View" (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

Newsies, the new adaptation of the 1992 Disney movie musical, began performances at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse Sept. 15, prior to an official opening set for Sept. 25. Tony nomi…

Four boost road grosses

Legit News: Road grosses -- Four of the seven shows pulled in more than $1 million in Week 16 (Sept.12-18).

Trio of shows help Broadway bounce back up

Legit News: 'Follies,' 'Priscilla,' 'Sister Act' goose box office -- Broadway box office rebounded nicely in Week 16 (Sept. 12-18, 2011) with most shows picking up momentum following a slump…

'Wicked' flies with digital

Legit News: London production hits five years -- As the lone West End survivor of the dozen tuners that opened in 2006, "Wicked," celebrating its fifth anniversary Sept. 27, looks to be chug…

'8' equals million

Legit News: The starry Sept. 19 reading of Dustin Lance Black's play "8" at the Eugene O'Neill Theater generated more than $1 million for the American Foundation for Equal Rights.

Stars of the AVT #144 and #145 Chris Manley and Jeff Seal by Trav S. D.

This post resumes my series profiling the hundreds of performers I’ve presented through my American Vaudeville Theatre , initiated in conjunction with American Vaudeville Theatre’s 15th …

Elaine Stritch Is Just Happy That She’s Alive by Vanita Salisbury

Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women by Trav S. D.

If I wasn’t already performing today at the FAB! Festival, here’s just where I’d be: the Paley Center is having a 2pm showing of the 1978 television movie Ziegfeld: The Man…

The Ukuladies and Sweet Soubrette Tonight! by Trav S. D.

  An awesome double header at Jalopy in Brooklyn tonight: The Ukuladies and Sweet Soubrette! THE UKULADIES, a perpetually-touring, twin-sister, aunt, and one tap-dancing-cousin act from…

Elizabeth Warren Is On Fire! by Don Hall

And Here's Why We Tax Those Rich Bastards But Good!

South Florida Theater League’s Annual Festival Kicks Off Next Month by Bill Hirschman

By Bill Hirschman Free theater tickets, a gala party, a marathon fund raiser, a panel discussion and open-mike storytelling are the major events in the South Florida Theater League’s sixth…

‘Violet,’ a musical on a bus trip, seldom goes anywhere

HEDY WEISS: The cleverly designed program for Bailiwick Chicago’s revival of “Violet” — a Bible-Belt-meets-civil-rights-era musical with an “I am somebody” spirit — tells part …

Denver's Paragon Theatre Company moving into RiNo warehouse by John Moore

Moore: Paragon Theatre Company is about to move into its fifth home in 11 years — and co-founder Warren Sherrill promises, "We are going to stay there." That and other news of the week.

21 Questions with Elaine Stritch

Meet the New McKinley High Students: "Glee" Cast Members Lamarcus Tinker and Vanessa Lengies (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

Lamarcus Tinker and Vanessa Lengies were introduced in the first episode of the third season of “Glee,” entitled “The Piano Project,” which aired Sept. 21 on Fox. Tin…

Big theater in small spaces amps up the experience for Colorado companies by John Moore

Whoever said "Never let them see you sweat" wasn't trying to sell theater tickets.

Eric Kunze Stars in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Opening in San Diego Sept. 24 by Michael Gioia

Eric Kunze, who has starred on Broadway in Les Miserables, Miss Saigon and Damn Yankees, plays the title role in San Diego Musical Theatre's megamix version of Joseph and the Amazing Tec…

Jonathan Solari's The Love Letter Hits the Streets, Opening Sept. 24 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…

Kelli O'Hara Makes Caramoor Debut Sept. 24 by Andrew Gans

Three-time Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara, who is scheduled to return to Broadway in Nice Work If You Can Get It, makes her Caramoor debut Sept. 24 as part of the 2011 Fall Festival.

Theatre For Thought, September 24, 2011 by The Charlebois Post

THOSE SCHOOL DAYS, VOL 4The thrilling conclusion to my life in theatre school…joel fishbaneDuring my second year of theatre school, I read “True and False”, a book by David Mamet that …

To Kill a Mockingbird, With Ira David Wood III, Begins at Casa Mañana Sept. 24 by Adam Hetrick

The Dallas Theater Center-Casa Mañana Theatre co-production of To Kill a Mockingbird, starring Ira David Wood III as Atticus Finch, begins performances Sept. 24 in Ft. Worth, TX.

Review: Lake Water

Lake Water is a portrait of adolescent turmoil in all its frank cruelty. In a small town in rural Minnesota, high school seniors James and Iris meet on a small dock along a lake they've visi…

SECOND FLOOR OF SARDI'S: A Drink With MTC Artistic Director Lynne Meadow by Robert Simonson

Lynne Meadow, artistic director of Manhattan Theatre Club and director of Broadway's upcoming Wit, shares stories at the upstairs bar of Manhattan's famed theatre-district restaurant.

To Kill a Mockingbird, With David Ira Wood III, Begins at Casa Mañana Sept. 24 by Adam Hetrick

The Dallas Theater Center-Casa Mañana Theatre co-production of To Kill a Mockingbird, starring David Ira Wood III as Atticus Finch, begins performances Sept. 24 in Ft. Worth, TX.

U.K. Chess, With a Cast of Actor-Musicians, Makes a Move to Toronto Sept. 24 by Kenneth Jones

A U.K. touring production of the rock musical Chess — featuring a company of actor-musicians playing their own accompaniment — plays Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre Sept.…

Old Globe's Somewhere, With Priscilla Lopez, Leo Ash Evens, Jon Rua, Premieres in CA Sept. 24 by Kenneth Jones and Andrew Gans

The Old Globe's world premiere of Matthew Lopez's Somewhere, a new play about the neighborhood torn down to make way for Lincoln Center, begins Sept. 24 in San Diego, CA, where Lopez…