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Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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New York City Ballet Triple Bill (Ocean's/Sonnambula/WestSide) by The Tyro Theatre Critic

The New York City Ballet's biggest event of the fall season has been, without doubt, the premiere of Sir Paul McCartney's new ballet "Ocean's Kingdom". It's probably also going to be the eve…

SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 11:31PM

One hit, two misses by Frank Scheck

Even the most ardent musical-theater lovers would be hard-pressed to catch all 25 shows at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, running though Oct. 16. Here are a few of the more intriguin…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 11:21PM

‘Lidless’ logic evaporates mid-performance by Elisabeth Vincentelli

During the first 45 minutes of “Lidless,” it’s hard not to feel little tremors of excitement: It really seems as if playwright Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig is on to something. And then she go…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 11:18PM

The Addams Family Tour- Just Around The Corner - Sara Gettelfinger by Darreyl102

The Addams Family Tour- Just Around The Corner - Sara Gettelfinger For entainment purposes only! i own no rights only posting!! See the Addams Family as you've never seen them before in…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:17PM

Chess

Legit Reviews: Since it was released as a concept album in 1984, "Chess" by Tim Rice, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus has been through more reincarnations than Shirley MacLaine.

SOURCE: Variety at 11:12PM

The Addams Family Tour- Secrets by Darreyl102

The Addams Family Tour- Secrets For entainment purposes only! i own no rights only posting!! See the Addams Family as you've never seen them before in this revamped show!! Sara Gettelfi…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:09PM

The Addams Family Tour- Pulled- Cortney Wolfson by Darreyl102

The Addams Family Tour- Pulled- Cortney Wolfson For entainment purposes only! i own no rights only posting!! MY MASTER. Cortney Wolfson as Wednesday! From: darreyl102 Views: 1753 10 ra…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:07PM

Cirque’s tribute to Michael Jackson a spectacular show by Richard Ouzounian

Not only is Cirque’s latest show their most spectacular to date, but for almost all of its 2-hour length, it succeeds in distilling a sad and powerful poetry out of the enigma that was Mic…

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:04PM

The Addams Family Tour- When Your An Addams by Darreyl102

The Addams Family Tour- When Your An Addams For entainment purposes only! i own no rights only posting!! See the Addams Family as you've never seen them before in this revamped show!! M…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:02PM

The Addams Family Tour- Waiting- Crista Moore by Darreyl102

The Addams Family Tour- Waiting- Crista Moore For entainment purposes only! i own no rights only posting!! MY MASTER. Crista Moore as Alice! From: darreyl102 Views: 477 2 ratings Time:…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:00PM
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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'24-Hour' wordsmiths off and writing by Christine Dolen

Naked Stage's 24-Hour Theatre Project gets its one-time-only performance Monday night at 8 at the Caldwell Theatre Company -- and now we know what will be on the bill. Playwrights, directors…

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 10:31PM

Feature: Hillary B. Smith Is Given Back by Brian Scott Lipton

The Emmy Award-winning One Life to Live star returns to the stage in Any Given Monday

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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In Search of Lost Time by Eric Benson

Re-creating the room where Martin Luther King Jr. spent his final night.

SOURCE: New York Magazine at 09:43PM

Hal Prince, 'Phantom Of The Opera' Director, Opens Up On The Show's 25th Anniversary by Amy Lee

The Huffington Post caught up with Prince by phone to talk about how he views the musical today, what he's working on now and the challenges of directing for the stage.

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 09:40PM

Review: 'How the World Began' seems better suited to a school than a playhouse

In the play, about a standoff between a biology teacher and irate creationists, neither the intellectual debate nor the human story is sharply illuminated.In How the World Began, about a s…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:21PM

Luna Negra thrills the eyes and ears

HEDY WEISS: Haunting, haunted and hypnotic. That is the best shorthand way of describing the three intensely dramatic, aurally audacious, visually entrancing works that comprised Luna Negra …

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 09:16PM

Theater review: 'How the World Began' at South Coast Repertory by Charles McNulty

Charles McNulty reviews the world premiere of Catherine Trieschmann's drama "How the World Began" at South Coast Repertory. The play pits a biology teacher in Kansas against irate creation…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:14PM

11 Days ’til Godspell: Putting the radio spot together. by Ken

As I blogged back on Day 78, we decided to add radio to the Godspell media mix. And on Day 11, that radio buy is now just a week or so away from hitting the airwaves. There are three compone…

SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 09:00PM
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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The Kid Who Would Be Pope NYMF 2011 by Adaumbelle

Review: "The Kid Who Would Be Pope": This fun show is great for kids and adults because it's a show about hope, love, and following your dreams until you reach them!

SOURCE: Adaumbelle’s Quest at 08:57PM

Photo Coverage: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA's 25th Anniversary Extravaganza! by BroadwayWorld

Tonight was the night that Phantom Phans the world over have been waiting for as Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA AT THE ROYAL Albert Hall …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:51PM

Kaddish (or The Key in the Window) by Doug Marino

The Adaptations Project is presenting a powerful work based on the poem of the same name, Kaddish, by Allen Ginsberg in the small theatre attached to the main stage at the New York Theatre W…

SOURCE: Act Three - The Reviews at 08:30PM

A Theater of YES! by Polly Carl by HowlRound

“Writers for their part, almost always pander to this propensity, why they share; they inflate their imaginations and swell them out of bounds, so that they achieve gigantism, missing real…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:11PM

Short Fuse Review/Interview: Trotsky’s Revolutionary Life by Harvey Blume

Joshua Rubenstein's succinct account of Leon Trotsky's life rescues the Russian radical from a remoteness, positioning him at a useful distance for contemporary readers

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:11PM
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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The Bessies at The Apollo on October 24 by Andy Horwitz

This year The Bessies will be held on Monday October 24, 2011, 8pm at The Apollo Theater and will be hosted by Bebe Neuwirth! Wowzers!!

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 07:57PM

The Debate Society’s Coolsville Dance Party on October 17th by Andy Horwitz

Downtown darlings The Debate Society are throwing a party on October 17th! Don't miss it!

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 07:43PM

Short Fuse: Trotsky by Arts Fuse Editor

Leon Trotsky: A Revolutionary Life, by Joshua Rubenstein, Yale University Press, [] pages, $ by Harvey Blume Who was Leon Trotsky? Today, this is hardly the burning question it was when Jose…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:24PM

Kate Baldwin, Alexander Gemignani, et al. Set for Give Our Regards to Broadway Concert by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award nominees Kate Baldwin and Alexander Gemignani will join Paul Gemignani and the MSM Chamber Sinfonia for Give Our Regards to Broadway, on Monday, October 10 at the Manhattan Schoo…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:06PM

FUCKING HIPSTERS & CYCLOPS: A ROCK OPERA - Talkin' Broadway's Reviews by Matthew Murray

"Sometimes a show can make all the right choices for itself and still not be right."

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:05PM

Nuit Blanche: The big chill

Was it just us, or did this all-night art thing come with a foreboding dose of dread?

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 07:02PM

La La La Human Steps, Sadler's Wells, London

The dancers of Édouard Lock's La La La Human Steps move with furious attack. In New Work, created to celebrate the Montreal company's 30th anniversary, women whip through turns with the jit…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM

Painkillers, Lyric Theatre, Belfast

This is a very funny play with a number of utterly uproarious moments served up at a relentlessly furious pace.

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM

The Painkiller, Lyric Theatre, Belfast

This is a very funny play with a number of utterly uproarious moments served up at a relentlessly furious pace.

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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The Play’s the Thing: Rupert Goold – Shakespeare for the younger generation by Jude Evans

Speaking to an old school friend about how young people are introduced to Shakespeare showed just how difficult and uninteresting she had found him during her younger years. Being a long-tim…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:28PM

Review: The Shadow of a Gunman (Seanachai Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

John Mossman's directorial choices make Sean O'Casey's 1923 Irish play feel like a genuine reenactment of a moment in history.

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 06:14PM
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Musical by some family & friends timed to the Occupy Wall Street protests; very much like a modern Cradle Will Rock in many exciting ways. by Fred Landau

"Reckless Endangerment, a citizen's plea for the promise of America" -- on YouTube. This is an eight-minute musical film. I hope it's a pilot for a larger musical stage o…

SOURCE: Music and Comedy at 05:26PM

#NEWPLAY BRIGHTSPOT: @creatorsproject Festival October 15-16 by Arena Stage

The Creators Project is a global network dedicated to the celebration of creativity, culture and technology. At a time in the history of the arts where digital technology has revolutionized …

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 05:00PM
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Kimmel Center strike halted for a week in 'cooling off' period

The giant rat has been deflated. Extra security has gone home. And, after an 18-hour strike by workers at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, the shows will go on Sunday.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 04:45PM

Somewhere

Legit Reviews: There's a good play somewhere within "Somewhere," though not yet.

SOURCE: Variety at 04:29PM

TheatreScene: September 26 - October 2 by JK

Now in previews:Man and Boy: Previews: September 9; Opens October 9Relatively Speaking: Previews: September 20; Opens October 20The Mountaintop: Previews: September 13; Opens October 13

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 04:00PM
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Lidless by StageGrade

Are critics flipping their lids for "Lidless"?

SOURCE: StageGrade at 03:32PM

Divining “The Diviners” by Tom Evans

When Jim Leonard was an English major at Hanover College in the late seventies, where I was running a one man theatre department, he responded to a request I issued for “extras” …

SOURCE: 2AMT at 03:06PM

James Corden: 'I'm not sure people even think of me as an actor at all' by Kira Cochrane

The comic actor is starring in One Man Two Guvnors in the West End, but he fears people still associate him with the mis-steps he took after his hit with Gavin and Stacey. Will his new memoi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00PM
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Phaedra

Legit Reviews: "Phaedra" is a distinctly contemporary spin that diverges considerably from the blueprints provided by Euripedes, Racine and others.

SOURCE: Variety at 02:48PM

Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center by Pauline Adamek

Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center announces the eighth season of this international dance series.  Seven companies representing the United States, Spain, Brazil, the Netherl…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:11PM

Onstage Without A C(l)ue: The Dreaded Actor Nightmare

"Obviously no actor has ever reached opening night knowing none of his lines, but the absurdity of it all is no defense against the pain. In the dream 'reality,' the stark, paralyzing fact i…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:09PM

#NEWPLAY INNOVATION: The People Speak Arts Map by Arena Stage

In a project with Emerge and Artquest, The People Speak created an interactive session, partially based on a game show and a game of Snakes and Ladders that got together with a Monopoly boar…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 02:00PM
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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CHART TOPPERS: Most-Read Playbill.com Stories, Week of Sept. 18–24 by Michael C. Gioia

Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of Sept. 18-24 2011, from information compiled by Playbill.com. Broadway Rush, Lottery and Standing Room Only Policies. Voyage Extend…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:31PM

Weeklong Cooling Off Period For Striking Philly Stagehands

"Barnes told a few dozen striking members outside the center to put away their signs but assured that the union would continue to demand increases in wages and benefits, improvement in worki…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:04PM
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at noon (Broadway Time)
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"Assassins" takes aim, from too far a distance by John Moore

Theater review: The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center's season-opening "Assassins" should reassure anyone that new producing artistic director Scott RC Levy will not shy from controversial …

SOURCE: Denver Post at 12:35PM

Don't Stop the Screamin': The 'Glee' Guys Introduce Their 'American Horror Story' by Dave Itzkoff

Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk talk about a creative partnership that has taken them from "Nip/Tuck" to "Glee" to their new FX series, "American Horror Story," and why they're equally drawn to…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:34PM

Arts | Connecticut: Sarah Ruhl’s Take on Chekhov’s ‘Three Sisters’ Is at Yale - Review by Anita Gates

The playwright Sarah Ruhl used a fresh, “literal” translation of Anton Chekhov’s 110-year-old drama “Three Sisters,” now at the University Theater at Yale.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:07PM

Arts | Long Island: ‘Camelot’ at the John W. Engeman Theater - Review by Aileen Jacobson

A minor character in “Camelot,” Mordred, steals the show in a production at the John W. Engeman Theater.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:07PM

Arts | New Jersey: ‘The Last Days of Mickey and Jean’ - Review by Michael Sommers

Richard Dresser’s latest play, “The Last Days of Mickey and Jean,” is having its New Jersey premiere at the Bickford Theater in Morris Township.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:07PM

Life Onstage With John Lithgow and Hal Holbrook by Ada Calhoun

John Lithgow and Hal Holbrook look back on their lives and careers.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:04PM
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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"Noċtú": Poetry with Dancing Shoes by Byrne Harrison

Reviewed by Judd Hollander True dancing has passion. Nowhere is that more evident than in the absolutely exquisite Irish dance revue Noċtú, presented by Ériu Dance Company at the Irish Re…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 11:58AM

Dublin by Lamplight: Flickers more than a bit by Byrne Harrison

Review by Judd Hollander A combination of commedia dell'arte and an Irish history lesson, with political posturing and old-fashioned melodrama thrown in, Inis Nua Theatre serves up the intri…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 11:52AM

Making 'Newsies': How a Disney film flop became a stage smash hit by Wayman Wong

Hit movies have been made into hit Broadway musicals, but it's rare for a cinematic bomb to become a stage smash. Not only has "Newsies" become one of Paper Mill's best-selling shows in y…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:46AM

"The Pretty Trap": An Alternate Version of a Classic by Byrne Harrison

Review by Judd Hollander Many plays go through multiple changes and versions before their final form, but seldom as much as with The Pretty Trap by Tennessee Williams, a one-act comedy/drama…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 11:46AM

The Painkiller – review by Helen Meany

Lyric, BelfastThe star voltage of Kenneth Branagh and Rob Brydon is the essential ingredient in Sean Foley's new adaptation of a French farce by Francis Veber. Best known as the author of Le…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:45AM

The Painkiller – review by Helen Meany

Lyric, Belfast Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:45AM

"Bluebird": Confessions are Good for the Soul - Aren't They? by Byrne Harrison

Review by Judd Hollander There's something about cabdrivers that makes them easy to talk to and confide in. As with bartenders, priests and psychiatrists, listening is part of the taxi drive…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 11:41AM

'Man and Boy': Frank Langella portrays unlikable but familiar character by Ronni Reich

Joan MarcusTony-award winner Frank Langella returns to the Broadway stage in €œMan and Boy,€ playing Gregor Antonescu, a character based on a real-life Depression-era financial giant. �…

SOURCE: NJ.com at 11:38AM

Photo Flash: Opening Night of CARNAGE at NY Film Festival by BroadwayWorld

The 49th Annual New York Film Festival presented the Opening Night Gala screening of CARNAGE at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in New York City on September 30, 2011. BroadwayWorld brings…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:38AM

"Olive and the Bitter Herbs": Sweet Enough, Though Not Always Savory by Byrne Harrison

Review by Judd Hollander Playwright Charles Busch spins an amiable and gentle web in his latest comical offering Olive and the Bitter Herbs, (with some dramatic overtones worked in), present…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 11:28AM

Circle Mirror Transformation by Esther

Circle Mirror Transformation, at the Gamm TheatreGratuitous Violins rating: *** out of ****At the beginning of Circle Mirror Transformation, which takes place in an acting class at a communi…

SOURCE: Gratuitous Violins at 11:15AM

Coming Attractions in Film: October 2011 by Arts Fuse Editor

New England theaters, and especially Boston's, have compiled a fantastic lineup of programs for October, a classically-great month for films (especially if horror is your thing).

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:02AM

The Sunday Giveaway: 2 Tickets to The Blue Flower at Second Stage. by Ken Davenport

When one of the most successful composers in musical theater history decides to make his producing debut with someone else's musical, you know something is up. That composer is none other th…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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BROADWAY RECALL: Langella Loves New York by Michael Dale

One of the great stage actors of our time once gave a chilling performance on the small screen that lured tourists to Broadway.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:44AM

BWW TV: All Aboard Backstage at ANYTHING GOES - Adam Godley Shows You How the Company Preps for Curtain! by Audra Stafford

As previously reported, Roundabout Theatre Company recently announced a new block of tickets now on-sale through April 29th, 2012 for their Tony-winning production of Anything Goes. It was o…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:44AM

PORGY AND BESS Ends ART Run; Begins Broadway Performance 12/17 by BroadwayWorld

A.R.T. American Repertory Theater's A.R.T. production of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin will close on October 2 before moving…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:37AM

Revolting by George Hunka

The Occupy Wall Street protestors have now issued a laundry list of grievances and demands (this just before 700 of them were arrested trying to cross the Brooklyn Bridge by foot yesterday, …

SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 10:27AM

Quote of the Day by Zack

"I've always been someone who, if you say: 'There's the fence, don't go beyond it', I try to do just that. I am drawn like a moth to a flame to mystery, to things I can't explain."-Mark Ryla…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 10:18AM

"Bonsoir Liliane!" Teatro ZinZanni Seattle by David-Edward Hughes

Broadway director/choreographer and star Tommy Tune, too long away from the Great White Way, is far from complacent, as "Bonsoir Liliane!", his sparkling showcase for legendary singer/dancer…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:06AM

#NEWPLAY FESTIVAL: @ESTnyc Asking For Trouble 2011 Begins Oct 5th by Arena Stage

Every year, the we of Youngblood draw actors, a director, and a point of inspiration from a hat. Several hats, actually, but that's not the point. The point is that everything is random, and…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 10:01AM

Review: NYMF 2011 Roundup #2 by Dan Bacalzo, David Finkle, and Andy Propst

Reports on Crazy, Just Like Me, The Big Bank, and Ghostlight.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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CRAZY, JUST LIKE ME - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

"... a bubbly and endearing slice of contemporary life ..."

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:04AM
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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This Week on Broadway for October 2, 2011: Sunday in the Park with Hugh by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino talk with Hugh Panero about Phantom, his concert and other Broadway shows. Michael and Peter talk about NYMF shows: Ghostlight, Pride &am…

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 08:52AM

Aaron Baker by Trav S. D.

Aaron Baker (right) With Cara Moretto in “Spacemen from Space” The promised excursions to Last Rites Gallery and Gotham Burlesque ended up not happening yesterday, and for a reas…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:48AM

Fuse Music Review: Who Loves You, Baby? Wilco Loves You … A Whole Lot by Arts Fuse Editor

Honestly, the first thought I had when the two-hour Wilco show wrapped up was, when will I see this band again?

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:40AM

Jane Austen's Pride And Prejudice, A Musical by Jonathan Mandell

A terrific cast and a respect for Jane Austen's language help make this latest staging of the beloved novel a worthy entertainment, even while the score is not ideal.

SOURCE: Backstage at 08:35AM

BWW's On This Day - October 2, 2011

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on October 2 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Groucho Calls for a New Victorian Age by Trav S. D.

One of my heroes interviews another of them. Today is Groucho’s Birthday. For my squib on the Marx Brothers go here. To find out more about these variety artists and the history of vau…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:48AM

Class Notes: Martin Rayner, Actor by Lauren Class Schneider

Lauren Class Schneider talks to actor Martin Rayner about inhabiting the character of Freud in "Freud's Last Session".

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 07:41AM

Dorothy Parker Day by Trav S. D.

Dorothy Parker Day returns to the city of her birth today in Long Branch, New Jersey. Kicking off at 10:00 a.m. with a program of readings and performance inside the Community Room of the Lo…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:35AM

Prohibition by Trav S. D.

Premieres tonight at 8 PM on PBS PROHIBITION is a three-part, five-and-a-half-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that tells the story of the rise, rule, and …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:31AM

Stars of Vaudeville #366: Charles T. Aldrich by Trav S. D.

Charles T. Aldrich was the father of well-known character comedian Gale Gordon (1905-1995), best-known (to this correspondent) as Mr. Mooney on Here’s Lucy, but he also tons of other f…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:21AM

Up on the Marquee: HUGH JACKMAN BACK ON BROADWAY by Walter McBride

He's back Tickets for Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway are now available to the public at the Broadhurst Theatre box office 235 West 44th Street and via Telecharge, now accepting all major cre…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:12AM

Bud Abbott, “Loafing” by Trav S. D.

I’m one of the very few people on earth who prefers Bud Abbott to Lou Costello. Today is his birthday, so I attach one of my favorite of the team’s routines, from their TV show i…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:06AM

Watch the Trailer to "Joyful Noise" Starring Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Jeremy Jordan (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

"Joyful Noise" stars Queen Latifah, who starred in the 2002 movie musical "Chicago"; Dolly Parton, who wrote the score of the Broadway musical 9 to 5; and Jeremy Jordan, curr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:02AM
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Get Ready for The Music of the Night - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA to Screen Live in Cinemas Today! by BroadwayWorld

Today is the day that Phantom Phans the world over have been waiting for as Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL will …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:56AM

Stage Tube: PhilDev Releases SUITES BY SONDHEIM Promo Video by Oliver Oliveros

Philippine Development Foundation USA PhilDev, a non-profit organization that supports community and entrepreneurship programs in the Philippines, has just released its promo video for PhilD…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:41AM

Mandy Gonzalez by Adaumbelle

OBIE and Drama Desk Award Winner, Mandy Gonzalez discusses being part of the "24-Hour Musicals," "Wicked," and other everyday details of her life and career!

SOURCE: Adaumbelle’s Quest at 06:00AM

Arena Stage's OKLAHOMA! Closes 10/2 by BroadwayWorld

Shattering even more records, Arena Stage's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma has been seen by 100,000 people and counting, including seats filled and tickets sold for both en…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00AM
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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ANIMADVERSIONS OF A “LOOKIST” CRITIC by John Simon

In The New York Times Book Review of September 25, Maureen Dowd reviewed Roger Ebert’s autobiographical “Life Itself.” The highly favorable notice contained the following: “Ebert tri…

SOURCE: John Simon at 05:53AM

Competition: Win Tickets to Saved at Lyric Hammersmith by Jake Orr

Our friends at the Lyric Hammersmith are offering AYT readers the chance to win 2 tickets to Edward Bond’s Saved at the Lyric Hammersmith on Saturday 9th October. It’s the first …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:42AM

Ticket Offer: £5 Tickets to Fit and Proper People at Soho Theatre by Jake Orr

Football and Theatre? Seems like a strange mix if you ask us, but Fit and Proper People, a new play by Georgia Fitch at the Soho Theatre in association with the Royal Shakespeare Company lo…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:04AM
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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theartsdesk Q&A: Dramatist Lee Hall by Hilary Whitney

Like his most famous creation, Billy Elliot, Lee Hall left his native North East to pursue what turned out to be a glittering career in the arts. Although I can’t speak for the fictitious …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 04:59AM

This Week on Broadway for October 2, 2011: Sunday in the Park with Hugh by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino talk with Hugh Panero about Phantom, his concert and other Broadway shows. Michael and Peter talk about NYMF shows: Ghostlight, Pride �…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:52AM

Chicago Theater Review: RED (Goodman Theatre) by Tony Frankel

A PALE SHADE OF RED The closing stage picture in John Logan’s 2010 Tony-winning Red at the Goodman is about as thrilling and breathtaking as theatre gets: as Abstract Expressionist painter…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:29AM
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Off Broadway Theater Review: LIDLESS (Page 73) by Thomas Antoinne

IN OVERPRAISE OF YOUNGER PLAYWRIGHTS One approaches Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig’s Lidless with high expectations.  The play has won the prestigious David C. Horn Yale Drama Prize as well as UT …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:35AM
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Chicago Theater Review: STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre) by Dan Zeff

REVUE REVIEW Richard Maltby, Jr., and David Shire are not household names among the teams of composers who have contributed to the American musical stage. Although their collaboration goes b…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:47AM

Off Broadway Theater Review: CYMBELINE (Fiasco Theater) by Sarah Taylor Ellis

DOING A DIFFICULT PLAY RIGHT Tackling William Shakespeare’s late play Cymbeline is no small feat, but Fiasco Theater makes the challenge deceptively simple and positively enchanting. With …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:15AM
Sunday, October 2, 2011 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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The Abominable Showman, October 2, 2011 by The Charlebois Post

Kellock’s cerealMontreal director Amanda Kellock finally hits the big stage with Centaur world premiere of  Colleen Curran’s True Nature by Richard BurnettI have Montreal theat…

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The Thread, October 2, 2011 by The Charlebois Post

The ThreadThe Charlebois Post - Canada has now been online one month since its official launch. Slowly, the content, style and format of the site is being shaped by editors and contributors …

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Theatre Development Fund Pilots Autism Theatre Initiative at Disney's The Lion King Oct. 2 by Michael Gioia

Theatre Development Fund, the not-for-profit performing arts service organization whose mission includes making theatre accessible for all audiences, pilots a new program, Autism Theatre Ini…

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Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall Screened Live at NYC's Ziegfeld Oct. 2 by Adam Hetrick

The special 25th anniversary staging of The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall will be broadcast live in a host of theatres across the globe Oct. 2, including New York City's …

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ON THE RECORD: Rodgers & Hart's By Jupiter and "Irene Dunne Sings Kern and Other Rarities" by Steven Suskin

Listening to the new reissue of the 1967 revival cast album of Rodgers & Hart's By Jupiter, plus a CD full of old-time star Irene Dunne singing songs by Jerome Kern.

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Sister Act Offers Special Actors Fund Performance Oct. 2 by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

The new musical Sister Act, featuring Patina Miller and Victoria Clark, offers a special performance to benefit the Actors Fund Oct. 2.

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John Leguizamo's Ghetto Klown Opens in Los Angeles Oct. 2 by Andrew Gans

Ghetto Klown, the solo show conceived by and starring Emmy Award winner John Leguizamo that played its final performance at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre July 10 following 25 previews and 95…

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Freud's Last Session Ends Its Shrink Rap on Upper West Side Oct. 2; The Couch Moves to Midtown by Kenneth Jones

The moving men will pick up the couch of Off-Broadway's long-running Freud's Last Session after the Oct. 2 evening performance at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theatre on West 64th St…

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"Leavin' Soon for New York": The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess Ends A.R.T. Run Oct. 2; Broadway Is Next by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway-bound American Repertory Theater production of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, starring Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis, concludes its engagement Oct. 2 in Cambridge, MA.

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Ousted Julie Taymor still supports 'Spider-Man'

NEW YORK -- Now that the worst part of "Spider-Man" is behind her, Julie Taymor says she's proud of what she accomplished with the Broadway musical. "You're going to take flak for it" whenev…

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'Where Snowflakes Dance and Swear': Backstage look at ballet steps on a few toes

Ballet is about as transparent as the federal government, which means that a very small percentage of its backstage business makes it into the public eye. Author Stephen Manes is about to ch…

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Ray Sprigle's story of the Jim Crow South hits the stage

CHESTERTOWN, Md. -- In the old Colonial college town of Chestertown in rural Maryland, under a spot of light by an old metal typewriter stand, stood Ray Sprigle, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'…

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Save on Tickets to Celebrity Autobiography

A rotating cast (with celebrity guest stars) read excerpts from celebrity memoirs.—Pay only $33.75

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Save on Tickets to The Blue Flower

Spanning two continents and half a century, it explores the relationships between friends amidst the turbulence and destruction of the World Wars.—Save!

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Save on Tickets to Art

Tony Award-winning comedy examines the pressures friends place on each other.—Save $10

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Save on Tickets to The Father

Phoenix Theatre Ensemble presents a staged reading of August Strinberg's play.—Save $10

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Save on Tickets to Queer Entanglements

An evening of short plays written by the Village Playwrights, New York's LGBTQ playwrights collective.—Save!

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