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Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Theater review: 'Peace In Our Time' at Deaf West Theatre

This beautifully mounted production, directed with poise by Casey Stangl, deserves to be a smasheroo in Los Angeles. This beautifully mounted production, directed with poise by Casey Stangl,…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:50PM

Leave Godot out of it, ‘Blame’ the blue dress by Frank Scheck

There have been plays about ambitious interns scheming their way to the top ever since there’ve been interns. But John Morogiello’s comedy “Blame It on Beckett” puts a knowing theatr…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 11:02PM

’Tis a far, far greater play by Elisabeth Vincentelli

A big shadow looms over Stephen Karam’s lovely, surprisingly funny new play, “Sons of the Prophet.” It’s that of Kahlil Gibran and his best-selling collection of vague, inspirational…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 11:01PM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Mangella by Theasy.com

Drilling Company Theatre, Off Off Broadway By Tzipora Kaplan BOTTOM LINE: A fun, wacky, theatrical escapade that needs some defragging. Ned (Anthony Manna) is a young man who lives i…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:45PM

Jumpy

Legit Reviews: The uproarious laughter that greets April de Angelis' zesty "Jumpy" is the laughter of acute and sometimes appalled recognition. That's the hallmark of a delicious juggling ac…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:10PM

Colorado Shakes: Five-part "Women of Will" joins five-play '12 lineup by John Moore

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival will become the third company in the world to stage Tina Packer's full, five-part exploration of Shakespeare's female characters, "Women of Will." See the f…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 10:01PM

Feature: 13 Theatrical Thrills for Halloween by Dan Bacalzo

Among the attractions are The Addams Family, Nightmare: Fairy Tales, The Phantom of the Opera, Sleep No More, Sinderella Songs, Village Halloween Costume Ball and Wicked.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Review: The Complete World of Sports (abridged) by Andy Propst

The Reduced Shakespeare Company's latest outing at the New Victory Theatre is a side-splitting look at the history of athletics.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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God Help Them by Michael Alan Connelly

Godspell is back on Broadway, with Hunter Parrish as a fresh-faced Jesus. A look back at the career malaise that often follows playing the Son of God.

SOURCE: New York Magazine at 09:57PM

Interview with Richard Nelson by Aaron Malkin by HowlRound

  Richard Nelson Bio Page   Aaron Malkin Bio Page Aaron: I saw Sad and Sweet and I was really taken by its urgency. It often seems like something happens and four years later there…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:32PM

Wikipedia -- the Musical! by Peter Filichia

Did you see that article about Wikipedia in the New York Times last Friday? The fifth-largest website on the ‘net planned to hold “an editing marathon” at the New York Publ…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:22PM

The Village Social, National Theatre Wales by Dylan Moore

As autumn turns to winter and we enter “the dark half of the year”, National Theatre Wales opens its second season with a 16-show tour of village halls around the Principality. This is a…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 09:19PM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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"ReEntry" - Round House Theatre in Bethesda by Susan Berlin

Under Sanchez's sensitive direction, the actors ably embody the contradictory feelings of people thrown into an environment they can't control, thrilled to be alive but guilty that their fri…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:50PM

"The Rocky Horror Show" at West Boca Performing Arts Center by John Lariviere

The Slow Burn Theatre presents a remounting of last year's hugely successful production of Richard O'Brien's "The Rocky Horror Show."

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:41PM

"Hairspray" in Coral Gables by John Lariviere

Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre kicks off their 2011-12 season with a sensational production of "Hairspray."

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:39PM

Review: Phaedra Backwards at Curtainup/NJ by Simon Saltzman

Going forward by means of going backward works quite well, and far from being confusing, casts a contemporary and hypothetically psychological light on the ancient Greek myth

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:36PM

Audra McDonald at Carnegie Hall - Review by Stephen Holden

The soprano Audra McDonald, who has been away in the realm of television, showed her singing chops at Carnegie Hall on Saturday evening.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:22PM

Theater review: 'Peace In Our Time' at Deaf West Theatre by Charles McNulty

Charles McNulty reviews the Antaeus Company's production of Noël Coward's "Peace in Our Time" at Deaf West Theatre.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:09PM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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THEATER: The Complete World of Sports [abridged] by Aaron Riccio

Photo/Meghan MooreThough the core members have come and gone over the years, the Reduced Shakespeare Company (best known for The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [abridged]) is as thank…

SOURCE: That Sounds Cool at 07:54PM

#NEWPLAY TV: Video archive of @PWCenter's "Defining the Playwright" panel now available! by Arena Stage

Oct 23, 2011: Panelists at the Playwrights' Center in Minneapolis were 2011-12 McKnight Theater Artist Fellow SHÁ CAGE, award-winning theater artist LAURIE CARLOS, 2011-12 McKnight National…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 07:36PM

City Center Reborn by Michael Portantiere

It's long overdue, but the major renovation of New York City Center is well worth the wait and the roughly $75 million cost. This Tuesday evening, October 25. Designed by Ennead Architects, …

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 07:26PM

New 'Phantom' sets U.K. tour

Legit News: Production premieres in Plymouth in March -- Cameron Mackintosh's new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera," previously announced in Variety, will premie…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:03PM

Birmingham Royal Ballet: Autumn Glory, Sadler's Wells, London

Birmingham Royal Ballet's latest triple bill goes from symbolic drama to nautical romp, with serene lyricism inbetween. Under the title Autumn Glory, it covers the era when British ballet ca…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM

Jumpy, Royal Court, London

Set in the repressed 1950s, Mike Leigh's latest play, Grief, dramatises the tension between a mother and her 15-year-old daughter.

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Blog: Critical Condition, October 23, 2011 by The Charlebois Post

October 23, 2011Starting upby Gaëtan L. CharleboisI have been a critic for almost as long as I've been a theatre person. The main difference was that when I was 15 and writing for the Quebe…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 06:58PM

The Mezzo-Soprano Rosalind Elias in ‘Follies’ on Broadway by Anthony Tommasini

The mezzo-soprano Rosalind Elias made her Broadway debut at 82 in the current revival of “Follies.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:55PM

Bush Theater Celebrates King James Bible With ‘Sixty-Six Books’ by Patrick Healy

The Bush Theater in London is producing “Sixty-Six Books,” a collection of short plays, poems and songs, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:44PM

Steve Patterson brings the funny - from Britain by Brad Wheeler

The host of CBC’s The Debaters talks comedy and politics as he embarks on the cross-country Just for Laughs Comedy Tour: British Edition

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:00PM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Art and revolution by Alison Croggon

When Brett Sheehy, Melbourne Festival artistic director, launched his program earlier this year at a lavishly corporate event, he announced that the themes of this year's festival were "…

SOURCE: Theatre Notes at 05:56PM

Review: The Boy in Black (Chicago Fusion Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Just when you think you know where the script is going, Playwright Tony Meneses takes the story in an unexpected direction. This piece is a refreshing change from the usual boy-meets-girl fa…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 05:40PM

Theater Review | 'A Felony in Blue, or Death by Poker': ‘A Felony in Blue, or Death by Poker’ at Nuyorican Poets Cafe by Eric Grode

“A Felony in Blue, or Death by Poker,” by Daniel Gallant at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, focuses on five mob bosses and a suspicious dealer who hold a territory-carving card game.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:19PM

Happy Trails by Memphis The Musical

Happy Trails From: MemphisTheMusical Views: 6 1 ratings Time: 01:47 More in Entertainment

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:09PM

12 DAYS OF HUGH JACKMAN: Countdown to HUGH JACKMAN BACK ON BROADWAY- Day 2 by BroadwayWorld TV

Hugh Jackman, BACK ON BROADWAY begins previews on October 25, and in celebration of the Tony-winner's return the the Great White Way, BroadwayWorld will feature a daily countdown of his grea…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00PM

An obscure melodrama – Peace in Our Time at Antaeus by Pauline Adamek

You have to wonder if filmmaker Quentin Tarantino ever read Peace in our Time, this odd and seldom performed play written by Noël Coward, now playing with two alternating casts at Antaeus T…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:00PM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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STAGE TUBE: Highlights from Goodspeed Musicals CITY OF ANGELS by BroadwayWorld TV

Goodspeed Musicals delves into the sultry and shadowy world of 1940s film noir with their clever production of CITY OF ANGELS. Promising lots of laughs and plenty of jazzy tunes, this witty …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:56PM

The roles of their lives by Nosheen Iqbal

For Mark Rylance, it's Rooster in Jerusalem. For Alison Steadman, it's Bev in Abigail's Party … leading actors on the parts they will never escapeMark RylancePlays Johnny "Rooster" Byron i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30PM

Review: Under the Blue Sky (Steep Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Under the direction of Brad Akin, Under the Blue Sky changes like the weather. Involving 3 sets of teachers, David Eldridge's play is what happens when the chalk dust settles. Highly recomm…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 04:25PM

Spotlight: Natalie Robin, Designer by Jax Steager

Been a while…today we’re going to talk to New York-based lighting designer Natalie Robin.  Take it away, Natalie! I was a dancer from childhood. And then started doing theater i…

SOURCE: 2AMT at 04:25PM

Peace in Our Time

Legit Reviews: It's clear why this rickety, bankrupt what-if-Germany-had-conquered-England-in-'39 melodrama hasn't been seen locally since 1950, or almost anywhere since its sputtering 1947 …

SOURCE: Variety at 04:08PM

Vancouver Opera's West Side Story is an edgy hybrid by Elissa Poole

Vancouver Opera’s version feature stakes the territory of the Broadway musical with actors who dance

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:04PM

West Side Story is an edgy hybrid by Elissa Poole

Vancouver Opera’s version feature stakes the territory of the Broadway musical with actors who dance

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:04PM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Nightlands by StageGrade

Do critics recommend a visit to "Nightlands"?

SOURCE: StageGrade at 03:34PM

Fuse Classical Music Review: BSO Serves Up a Memorable Evening of Brahms by Arts Fuse Editor

Throughout his career, conductor Kurt Masur has focused primarily on conducting the standard German repertoire, and now, at age 84, his mastery and understanding of this music is unmatched.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:29PM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Michael Sheen: 'There have been times when I would have loved to be more of a star' by Decca Aitkenhead

Famous for playing Tony Blair in three different films, as well as David Frost and Brian Clough, he is about to play Hamlet at the Young Vic. Yet the Welsh actor still remains practically an…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:59PM

Musicals In Mufti- Talk Back.

JavaScript is disabled!To display this content, you need a JavaScript capable browser.Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.115!   Video and photos by: Corine Cohen.

SOURCE: corinescorner.com at 02:57PM

CHART TOPPERS: Most-Read Playbill.com Stories, Week of Oct. 9-15 by Michael C. Gioia

Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of Oct. 9-15, 2011, from information compiled by Playbill.com Michael Douglas and Matt Damon Set for Liberace Film “Behind the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:48PM

2010/2011 Ovation Awards Ceremony – Mon Nov 14 by Pauline Adamek

    The 2010/2011 Ovation Awards Ceremony will be held on: Monday, November 14, 2011 7:30 pm at The Orpheum Theatre in Downtown LA To buy tickets, use the following links: If you a…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:15PM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Review | 'God of Carnage' thoroughly engaging but leaves basic question

There's nothing novel about dramatic entertainment that argues that we're all savages underneath our gossamer-thin façades of civilized behavior. But playwright Yasmina Reza toys with it in…

SOURCE: The Kansas City Star at 01:42PM

Marat/Sade, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

The play is a perverse work ... not simply in sexual terms, but also in its constant challenges to both dramatic conventions and audience composure

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:39PM

Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Joyce Theater, New York

The dancing was mainly piecemeal, the ballets only intermittently Balanchinean, but occasionally there are passages of unalloyed invention

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:39PM

The Queen of Spades, Grand Theatre, Leeds

Barstow added depth to the role of Countess, spanning age and agelessness, vanity and vulnerability, the domineering and the revolting

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:38PM

Bounded In A Nutshell, Or Actually, An L.A. Elevator

NPR 10/22/11

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:14PM

Sue Lloyd by Anthony Hayward

Actor known for her roles in The Ipcress File and CrossroadsThe actor Sue Lloyd, who has died aged 72, exuded glamour and sophistication on screen in the 1960s, before finding renewed fame t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:08PM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Britannicus - review by Michael Billington

Wilton's Music Hall, LondonOnce shunned by the British theatre, Racine is edging back into fashion. It is well worth the detour to London's East End to catch Irina Brown's modern-dress reviv…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Loving This SongI think I may have found my favorite love song. It's the lyrics. Using astronomy-laden language when talking about love is exactly how I would have it.This song totally makes…

SOURCE: Variations On A Theme at 12:25PM

TheatreScene: The Week in Pictures: October 17 - 23 by JK

BROADWAY PHOTO OF THE WEEK:  Those "Beautiful Girls" are ghosts haunting the Marquis Theatre!Photo by Christian DelcroixThe Follies ghosts - just in time for Halloween!  I love th…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM

Twitter Watch: Upcoming LEAP OF FAITH Reading to Feature New Songs & Rewrites by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld.com presents Twitter Watch, which brings you only the best and most interesting reports straight from the mouths of Broadway stars, shows and more on the hot social networking …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Twitter Watch: Alan Menken Hoping for NEWSIES Broadway & Tour by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld.com presents Twitter Watch, which brings you only the best and most interesting reports straight from the mouths of Broadway stars, shows and more on the hot social networking …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:52AM

This Week on Broadway for October 23, 2011: Everything is coming up Daisey’s by James Marino

Notes and links for the podcast. Panel: Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook Broadway Musical MVPs, 1960-2010: The Most Valuable Players of the Past 50 Seasons, is n…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 11:50AM

Follies Score Soars in New Production by James Sims

One major aspect of this production that helps give it a "classic" sound is the lavish 28-piece orchestra. More recently, many Broadway shows have been orchestrated to be played by a smaller…

SOURCE: simsscoop.com at 11:32AM

Wagner College Theatre Presents Assassins October 23rd by Chris Luner

One Night Only! Each year, Wagner College Theatre finds a way to honor and bring together its noted and celebrated alumni in some fashion that seems fitting for everyone. This year instead o…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 11:29AM

CHICAGO - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

"Don't believe the horrific medical rumors you've heard: Longrunitis is not a terminal condition . . ."

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 11:26AM

#NEWPLAY OPPS: @LMDAmericas Supporting Early Career Dramaturgs (via @TheyCallMeJLo) by Arena Stage

http://www.lmda.org/whoweare/earlycareerdramaturgs Thanks @TheyCallMeJLo for asking about it! Our news is sourced from the #NEWPLAY community on Twitter. If you have something to share of na…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 11:16AM

Matthew Dibble Flies Away with Legends Sinatra and Tharp by James Sims

Frank Sinatra. Twyla Tharp. Two legendary names in their respective fields of artistry. The first is heralded as one of the music industry’s greatest singers. The other, a leader amongst m…

SOURCE: simsscoop.com at 11:14AM

STAGE TUBE: ABC Presents BROADWAY BACKSTAGE Fall Preview by BroadwayWorld TV

On October 22, ABC-7 aired a half-hour special on the best of the new Broadway season, including AN EVENING WITH Patti LuPone AND Mandy Patinkin, Hugh Jackman ON BROADWAY, MAN AND BOY, PRIVA…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AM

Nightfall on Miranga Island – Off-Off B’way’s Swashbuckling New Musical by Oscar E. Moore

A boisterous, hysterical cross pollination of Gilbert and Sullivan, Saturday Night Live and Monty Python.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 11:11AM

#NEWPLAY FEST: @LarkPDC with @alliancetheatre hosts Kendeda Graduate Play Competition (via @dtlawson) by Arena Stage

The Lark Play Development Center is proud to host along with the public readings of the finalists for the Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition, hosted by Alliance Theater and sponsored b…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 11:05AM

The Sunday Giveaway: 2 Tickets to Queen of the Mist by Ken Davenport

Yesterday we gave away tickets to the Queen of the Desert . . . today it's a very different Queen. We've got two tickets to the The Transport Group's world premiere of Michael John LaChiusa'…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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After the Revolution at the Caldwell is a Tale of Family Betrayals More than Politics by Bill Hirschman

After the Revolution is a smooth, polished, persuasive production -- well acted acted and directed -- that is intellectually stimulating, but the playwright's witty repartee undercuts the em…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:54AM

#NEWPLAY OPPS: @TACTnyc accepting submission for June 2012 Festival by Arena Stage

READ MORE Thanks @TACTnyc for sharing! Our news is sourced from the #NEWPLAY community on Twitter. If you have something to share of national relevance, post it to Twitter with hashtag #NEWP…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 10:45AM

Photo Flash: BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL Day by BroadwayWorld

Tony Award-winning composerlyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of Bring It On The Musical took part in a celebration kicking off the ation tour of the musical on October 22, 2011. Also…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AM

Mahalia is brought to life

A tribute concert to Mahalia Jackson by three singers summons the gospel queen's faith and soul.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 10:16AM

Myron Johnson: One last time, may he have this dance?

Myron Johnson won't quit working, but he has decided that "Songs for a Swan" will be his final act as a solo performer.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 10:15AM

#NEWPLAY FEST: The @xquisite_corpse Festival by Arena Stage

Exquisite Corpse is a game where three collaborators create a single composition through a game of secrets and consequences. FIND OUT MORE HERE: http://www.exquisitecorpsefestival.com Thanks…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 10:15AM

#NEWPLAY OPPS: @WordBRIDGE Lab accepting applications! (via @CS_Dramaturgy) by Arena Stage

WordBRIDGE seeks bold, innovative scripts that illustrate potential, but are nascent in their development and able to profit from two weeks of work in our professional laboratory. READ MORE …

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 10:00AM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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BWW Interviews: Talking with Chess' James Fox by Kelly Cameron

Chess is nearing the end of its 6 week pre-West End run at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre, and today BWW speaks with James Fox, who plays Freddy in the production. James talks to us ab…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:51AM

Photo Coverage: York Theatre Presents-Musicals in Mufti-The Housewives' Cantata by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

The Fall 2011 Musicals in Mufti Concert Series-the York's acclaimed series of musical theatre gems in staged concert performances- presented THE HOUSEWIVES' CANTATA on October 21. Two perfor…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:50AM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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This Week on Broadway for October, 23 2011: Everything is coming up Daisey's by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino discuss The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs by Mike Daisey, Jason Graae Loves Jerry Herman, Sons of the Prophets, City Center Renovat…

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 08:54AM

'Relatively Speaking': Three Comedies In One

At the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on 47th Street in New York, the movie star winning attention is actually playing the role of director. Host Audie Cornish speaks to John Turturro, who's making…

SOURCE: WNYC at 08:39AM

Review: Suddenly, Last Summer by Wendy Rosenfield

South Camden Theatre Company celebrates Tennessee Williams' 100th birthday with a knockout production of Suddenly, Last Summer. Review by Wendy Rosenfield

SOURCE: Philly.com at 08:34AM

Nightfall on Miranga Island – Off-Off B’way’s Swashbuckling New Musical by Oscar E Moore

A tale of revenge told by a cast of twelve that sometimes seems to be thirty from the unbridled imagination of Justin Moran and Jonathan Roufaeal (Book & Lyrics) with a tuneful, jaunty s…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 08:21AM

BWW's On This Day - October 23, 2011

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on October 23 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Hugh Dancy, Nina Arianda and Creative Team Sound Off on Broadway’s Venus in Fur (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

Tony Award nominee Nina Arianda (Born Yesterday) stars opposite Emmy Award nominee Hugh Dancy (Journey’s End, "The Big C") in Manhattan Theatre Club’s Broadway premiere of Da…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:50AM

Stars of Vaudeville #378: Albini by Trav S. D.

Born Abraham Laski this day in 1859, this Polish native changed his name to Herbert Albini and first began performing magic in England performing moving to the USA in 1891. His act first foc…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:34AM

Johnny Carson by Trav S. D.

May 22, 1992 was the night of my bachelor party. It also happened to be the night of Johnny Carson’s last appearance on The Tonight Show. The television was on in the bar adjacent the …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:29AM

Stars of Vaudeville #377: Annie Yeamans by Trav S. D.

Annie Yeamans (1835-1912) was a second generation circus clown, born Anni Griffiths on the Isle of Man. When she was ten the family moved to Australia, which is where she first jumped into t…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:13AM

Sarah Bernhardt by Trav S. D.

Today is the birthday of the Divine Sarah (see bio here). Here is a clip from her 1912 film Queen Elizabeth. She was 68 years old at the time: To find out more about these variety artists an…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:02AM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Miss Coco Peru by Adaumbelle

Miss Coco Peru discusses celebrating 20 years and new show "Miss Coco Peru: There Comes A Time" which will be at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in NYC from November 3-6, working with Jeffrey Ro…

SOURCE: Adaumbelle’s Quest at 06:00AM

Jane Krakowski Makes Her Walt Disney Concert Hall Debut 10/23 by BroadwayWorld

Tony Award-winner and three-time Emmy nominee Jane Krakowski makes her Walt Disney Concert debut, Sunday, October 23, at 730 p.m.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00AM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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theartsdesk Q&A: Playwright David Edgar by Hilary Whitney

David Edgar (b 1948) has been writing plays about Britain’s changing political landscape since 1972. Fresh out of the heady days of Sixties student radicalism, he cut his teeth writing agi…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:55AM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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This Week on Broadway for October, 23 2011: Everything is coming up Daisey’s by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino discuss The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs by Mike Daisey, Jason Graae Loves Jerry Herman, Sons of the Prophets, City Center Renovat…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:54AM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Moore: Lake Dillon Theatre Company planning to build new home by John Moore

The tiny Lake Dillon Theatre Company is about to launch a $3 million- $4 million capital campaign to move out of its 60-seat cabin theater and into a two-stage performing-arts center it plan…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:53AM

Royal Conservatory Announces HOW TO SUCCEED: A Musical Tribute to Des McAnuff, 10/23 by BroadwayWorld

The Royal Conservatory will present a Tribute Concert to honour Des McAnuff, Broadway's Canadian visionary director and Tony Award-winner.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30AM

iPhone Buyers Remorse: The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs Review by Jonathan Mandell

However uncomfortable you may feel about Mike Daisey’s pokes at Steve Jobs so soon after the Apple founder’s death cannot compare to the queasiness at the horrors this chronicler of the …

SOURCE: The Faster Times at 02:22AM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Will Ferrell to Receive 2011 Mark Twain Prize for Humor, 10/23 by BroadwayWorld

Since 1998, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor has been awarded to some of the biggest names in entertainment Richard Pryor, Carl Reiner, Neil Simon, and George Carlin, to name a few. T…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

New Recordings: Judy Garland The London Studio Recordings 1957-1964

Pop How do you get to Carnegie Hall? The answer for Judy Garland was no different than for anyone else: She practiced. Interestingly, her dry runs for her famous Carnegie Hall concert began …

SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:03AM

'Come Fly Away' with Twyla and Frank

First, Holley Farmer got the role of Babe in the new Tharp-choreographed musical using Sinatra songs. Then she became the poster girl for the show, which hits L.A. this week.I'm the girl in …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:00AM

Humor isn't lost in translation for 'Chinglish's' David Henry Hwang

The playwright mines the comedy of American-Chinese relations and miscommunications for his new Broadway play.David Henry Hwang's new Broadway comedy, "Chinglish," makes bright, mischievous …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:00AM

Bach Society's season opener includes Mozart's Requiem

The Bach Society of St. Louis will open its 71st season with a program that gets the group back to its roots, with music by J.S. Bach — including the double motet "Komm, Jesu, Komm" and th…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:00AM

Art Museum's 'Water Lilies' shines more brightly in context

The show offers frequent visitors to the museum an opportunity to deepen their appreciation for one of the collection's most iconic objects.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:00AM

Nightfall on Miranga Island – Off-Off B’way’s Swashbuckling New Musical by Oscar E. Moore

A boisterous, hysterical cross pollination of Gilbert and Sullivan, Saturday Night Live and Monty Python.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Reclaimin' 'Ain't Misbehavin' At Long Wharf

Don't tell anyone but Richard Maltby Jr. doesn't like musical revues.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Just a Little Busy In Salem Today! by Art

Yeah, it's just a little busy today in #Salem. Here's the line outside our show., a photo by arthennessey on Flickr.The Mirror Up To Nature - Boston Theater and Beyond

SOURCE: Art Hennessey at 12:02AM

The Abominable Showman, October 23, 2011 by The Charlebois Post

La Cattrall (Photo: Hugo Glendenning)Photo of Louis Negin and Liliane Burnett - by Richard BunrettGlamour girlsMarlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe, Joan Collins, Kim Cattrall  (and even my…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:02AM

The Thread, October 23, 2011 by The Charlebois Post

The ThreadOccupy Wallstreet, Occupy Broadway, Occupy Stratford, Occupy the COC, Occupy the Canada Council. Theatre people, like it or not, are in the 99% - how do we advance our cause? Discu…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AM

A LETTER FROM PARIS: French Lessons (in English) on How to Become Parisian by Mervyn Rothstein

How to Become Parisian in One Hour?, a rare English-language theatrical event in the City of Light, was cooked up by a Frenchman who was once a restaurant manager at a Florida resort. His dr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Carol Hall & Larry Grossman's Christmas Memory Musical Gets NYC Reading, With Kay Walbye, Jonathan Rayson by Kenneth Jones

The musical A Christmas Memory, based on the story by Truman Capote and developing quietly in regional theatres, will be seen in a special 45-minute presentation in New York City on Oct. 26.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

THE DVD SHELF: "The Bad Seed," Hit British Miniseries, Gene Wilder's "Willy Wonka," Buster Keaton, Zero Mostel and More by Steven Suskin

Screening the iconic thriller "The Bad Seed"; two celebrated British miniseries; a deluxe gift box of "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory"; "The World of Sholom…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Bobby Steggert, Kellie Overbey Perform One-Acts in Howl-O'Weeeeen (w)Rites Oct. 23 by Michael Gioia

Howl! Arts Project 2011 and The Actors Fund present Howl-O'Weeeeen (w)Rites, an evening of scary short plays inspired by the works of Allen Ginsberg and his beat contemporaries, Oct…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Sistas: The Musical, Co-Produced by Hinton Battle, Opens Off-Broadway Oct. 23 by Andrew Gans

Sistas: The Musical, which debuted at The Midtown International Theatre Festival, officially opens at Off-Broadway's St. Luke’s Theatre Oct. 23. Tony winner Hinton Battle and Jenka…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

A LETTER FROM PARIS: A French Lessons (in English) on How to Become Parisian by Mervyn Rothstein

How to Become Parisian in One Hour?, a rare English-language theatrical event in the City of Light, was cooked up by a Frenchman who was once a restaurant manager at a Florida resort. His dr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Tony Nominee Chad Kimball Departs Broadway's Memphis Oct. 23 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Chad Kimball shouts his last "Hockadoo!" in the Broadway production of the Tony Award-winning musical Memphis Oct. 23 at the Shubert Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre to stage 'Peter Pan' with orchestra

Many turn to the arts to whisk them away from reality for the duration of a performance or gallery visit. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will transport audiences to Neverland next weekend when it…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

Run extended for 'The Year of Magical Thinking' at the Living Room

The Living Room and Spinning Tree Theatre seem to have a hit on their hands. "The Year of Magical Thinking," the first co-production between the two theater companies, has been extended.

SOURCE: The Kansas City Star at 12:00AM

nytheatre festivals in review

The All For One Theatre Festival: A Preview

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

nytheatre festivals in review

United Solo Roundup #1: Once Upon a Caterpillar and Clutter reviewed by Michael Mraz

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