Finally. The wait is over. Godspell returns. by Rolando Teco

And what better way to celebrate the Broadway revival of Godspell than to start lobbying for a similar revival of Pippin. Wouldn't it have been a wonder to have lived to see Michael Jackson …

#NEWPLAY COMMUNITIES: Stagebulletin.com Online Community for Actors (via @GwydionS) by Arena Stage

the idea If you work on the American stage, you know you can never be quite sure what to expect from a given theater company, or from the city (or neighborhood) where you’ll be working. Wh…

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 10/29/2011

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 10292011.

Cornish choreographers taking it to the streets

Dance performance by students at the Cornish College of the Arts takes performance out of the theater and into the community.

Sondheim snowed in, will miss Saturday's Orange County appearance

The unexpected snowstorm that hit the East Coast has left Stephen Sondheim stranded and unable to fly.

Quote of the Day by Zack

"For a writer, what you leave out says as much as those things you include. What lies beyond the margin of the text? The photographer frames the shot; writers frame their world."-Jeannette W…

"The Tragedy of Maria Macabre" - An Acid Trip to the Underworld by Byrne Harrison

By Byrne Harrison Many people imagine the afterlife as being filled with white, puffy clouds and cute, naked, baby angels.  Not Rachel Klein.  Her vision of the afterlife in The T…

Sondheim snowed in, will miss Saturday's Orange County appearance by Sherry Stern

The unexpected snowstorm that hit the East Coast has left Stephen Sondheim stranded and unable to fly, so he will miss Saturday's performance of "Stephen Sondheim: In Conversation" at the Se…

‘Bend It Like Beckham’ Gets Musical for West End, Broadway by Michael Spain

“Bend it Like Beckham” a 2002 film is going to be turned into a musical to be performed inLondon’s West End and New York’s Broadway. Movies are getting second life as theatre product…

Art/dance spotlight: Merce Cunningham Farewell tour and 'Dance Works I'

Dance spotlight: Arena Dances at Cowles Center

Stage spotlight: Brave New Workshop

BWW FLORIDA AWARDS 2011 Nominations Close Monday! by Beau Higgins

Award Season has begun at BroadwayWorld. This year, Florida will have its own awards We are waiting for You. Nominations for the 2011 BWW FLORIDA Awards are now open.

David Shrigley: 'With a cookery show I can deal with eating and killing' by Tim Lewis

David Shrigley on his tattoo-crazy fans and his latest work – an operatic faux MasterChef"It's weird, really weird actually," says David Shrigley, sitting in his studio at home in Glasgow.…

The Last of the Duchess; 13; The Village Social – review by Susannah Clapp

Hampstead; Olivier, London; Rudry parish hall, CaerphillyYou can't talk to the duchess because of the lawyer. You can't get much out of the lawyer – because she is a lawyer. You start to w…

Yerma – review by Clare Brennan

Hull Truck, HullThe poster (weirdly featuring an image of a faceless young woman wearing nothing but her underwear and sheathed in see-through plastic) proclaims in big letters: "Yerma by Fe…

Some Like It Hip Hop – review by Luke Jennings

Peacock theatre, LondonWhen Into the Hoods opened at the Novello theatre in 2008, it was the West End's first hip-hop show and it would mark the evolution of British hip-hop from a street fo…

Death and the Maiden – review by Kate Kellaway

Harold Pinter theatre, London It's fitting that the new Harold Pinter theatre opens with Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman's Death and the Maiden: the play was dedicated to him. It was first …

Graham Linehan on staging The Ladykillers by Euan Ferguson

Now more than 50 years old, Ealing comedy The Ladykillers is one of Britain's best-loved films. So how will Graham Linehan, writer of The IT Crowd and Father Ted, rework it for the theatre?I…

Houdini and Conan Doyle: Friends of Genius, Deadly Rivals by Christopher Sandford – review by Olivia Laing

The unlikely friendship between Houdini and Conan Doyle, and how it turned sour over matters supernatural, makes for a magnificently rich storyIn 1918, Harry Houdini made a fully-grown eleph…

'You can never be certain you have got it right'

Michael Sheen "There have been a couple of particularly daunting roles.

Peter Hall dismisses furore over De Sade play as 'immature'

The founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company Sir Peter Hall, who today will receive a lifetime achievement award for his contribution to British theatre, has responded to the furore surround…

13, NT Olivier, London Marat / Sade, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon The Last of the Duchess, Hampstead, London

Talking about a revolution: that's what the NT and the RSC were both up to this week.

ZooNation, Peacock Theatre, London
Fabulous Beast, Sadler's Wells, London

There are two ways of looking at the evolution of hip hop.

'You can never be certain you have got it right’

As Michael Sheen takes the role of Hamlet, he and other leading actors talk about their biggest – and most challenging – roles.

Michael Sheen: 'You can never be certain you have got it right’

As Michael Sheen takes the role of Hamlet, he and other leading actors talk about their biggest – and most challenging – roles.

Acme's Louis Lee: Lord of the laugh

How a Chinese guy named Louis Lee came to Minnesota, founded a comedy club and frowned his way to the top.

Japanese pop then and now

Traditions and modernity blossom together in the beguiling new "Edo Pop" show at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

Acme's 20 for 20

To celebrate Acme's 20th anniversary, owner Louis Lee made a wish list: He wanted 20 headliners to fill three action-packed nights. Here's a cheat sheet to help you get acquainted with this …

Away from my desk: and then back again by Alison Croggon

Ms TN been making sad little meep noises all year about the increasing necessity to pull back on the blog and focus on my own work. Now, as the late, great Midnight Oil once had it, the time…

Saturday Roundup: This Week on BroadwayWorld by BroadwayWorld

If you're looking for a quick roundup of all the theatre events this week, look no further here are some of the best articles the week had to offer

BWW Washington DC Award Nominations Close 11/1! by Charles Shubow

The Greater Washington DC area theater community will now have the ability to vote for your favorite theaters, plays, musicals, actors, actresses, directors, choreographers, etc.in the upco…

Baltimore BWW Awards Nominations Close on Monday! by Daniel Collins

The 2011 Inaugural Broadwayworld Baltimore Awards are now seeking nominations

BroadwayGirlNYC: Broadway Halloween! by BroadwayGirlNYC

In honor of the most theatrical holiday, I want see your BwayHalloween costumes and hear how you're using theatre to inspire your spooky celebrations.Please tweet me photos of your costumes …

Why you can wave the actual ticket price goodbye by Margaret Dibben

Seatwave asked £71.70 for a concert ticket that only cost £45I booked two tickets through Seatwave for a concert. I paid £71.70 per seat plus Seatwave's processing fee of £25.28, plus £…

Review: Momma’s Boyz (Teatro Vista) by Scotty Zacher

Momma's Boyz is a triumph of the urban theatre genre. It is bold without being brash. It is emotional without being maudlin. It uses conventions like reverse chronology and magical realism w…

The Benefits of Twitter, Part 2 by Leigh Hile

Slowly but surely, I'm coming out of my fog and getting back into my old groove. The first loose end I want to tie up here: finishing my little manifesto on Twitter.  A little over a mo…

A steamy, riveting 'Indemnity' at ACT

David Pichette and R. Hamilton Wright adapt James M. Cain's famous novel for the stage, which Kurt Beattie directs with style. Through Nov. 20.

A life devoted to dance unfolds on Walker stage

A "performance documentary" by choreographer Jérôme Bel relates the story of dancer Cédric Andrieux.

Photo Coverage: The York Theatre Company Presents TOMFOOLERY by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

The award-winning York Theatre Company James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director presented TOMFOOLERY as a part of its Fall 2011 Musicals in Mufti Concert Series-the York's acclaimed series …

First-Person: Vanessa Porteous on The Penlopiad by The Charlebois Post

(Clockwise from top): Meg Roe, Laara Sadiq, Rachel Aberle, Ming Hudson, Sarah Donald in the Arts Club Theatre Company's production ofThe Penelopiad. Photo by David Cooper.a world of ech…

Spotlight On ANONYMOUS: Shakespeare's Top 5 Moments by Pat Cerasaro

Today we continue our special series consisting of five entries total, each of which highlight a different facet of the rich and wonderful world of William Shakespeare and all with a particu…

Review: (Ottawa) Whispering Pines by The Charlebois Post

A whisper of humanityWorld premiere fails to moveby Jim MurchisonThere is an added air of anticipation on the opening night of a World Premiere. You can feel equal amounts of excitement and …

Preoccupations: 25 Years in Stage Role, Actress Still Adds Variety by Catherine Russell

Catherine Russell, who has played the same role in an off-Broadway play for decades, says anyone in a repetitive job “can do things to make their work more interesting.”

Review: (Toronto) Super-Villains by The Charlebois Post

(Photo Credit: Ivona Nowak and Iwan Mota)Against the Grain Theatre’s Super-Villains: Wicked FunYou may have missed this show, but you mustn't miss the nextby Émilie CharleboisAs a graduat…

Children by StageGrade

Are critics encouraging to "Children"?

Chicago Theater Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Drury Lane Theatre) by Dan Zeff

A RESONANT AND RESOUNDING SOUND OF MUSIC Although the Drury Lane Theatre extended the run of its revival of THE SOUND OF MUSIC even before the show opened, the laudable theater company might…

Myron Johnson presents his swan song

The Ballet of the Dolls founder dances alone for the last time.

Asuncion by StageGrade

What are critics assuming about "Asuncion"?

Halloween Stuntacular 2011 by Pauline Adamek

The 8th Annual Halloween Stuntacular, a fun and festive carnival featuring live stunt shows, trapeze and circus acts and live musical entertainment, returns once again to the Sherman Oaks We…

Chicago Theater Review: IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS (The Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire) by Dan Zeff

I’M DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS THAT WORKS It is possible that Irving Berlin’s White Christmas might succeed with audiences. Possible, that is, if they are willing to tolerate a lame, …

Chris Tucker mines comedic gold in personal woes

Comedian remains as funny as ever at Fox Theatre concert.

The Continuing Adventures of John Blade, Super Spy by Steve Hallex

“Take a typical show at the old Globe, kick out the wine merchants and vassals who paid subscriptions and leave only the groundlings, and you’ll get the audience Apron Theatre Company Ar…

George Li amazes at the Terrace

16-year old piano phenom knocks 'em dead with spectacular Liszt, even better Chopin

Timberlake, Fallon perform ‘History of  Rap 3’ by Kathleen Perricone

Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon gave an encore performance of their "History of Rap" series on Fallon's "Late Night" program on Friday.

LOGOS: Ch'ing.lish by JK

Over the past week, one show about language opened and another began previews in Broadway.  Of course, they are both about much more, really.  But at their roots, words and the use…

RELATIVELY SPEAKING – 3 one-act comedies hit Broadway by Oscar E. Moore

All three are loosely directed by John Turturro. It appears that the writers and the actors progressively lose steam as the evening unfolds.

Kendra Kassebaum, Jennifer Paz, et al. Set for 5th Avenue Theatre's Cinderella by Brian Scott Lipton

Full casting has been announced for the 5th Avenue Theatre's production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, to run November 25-December 31. The production will be directed b…

'Billy Elliot' choreographer captures boy's story through dance

Seldom has a movie been transformed into a stage musical as successfully as "Billy Elliot," the tale of a coal miner's son who discovers that he has a talent for ballet. Set in northern Engl…

MUSIC: The True Story of Abner Jay by CultureFuture

h/t George Lazenby, who says: This guy is unreal. Everything people got wet about with Neutral Milk Hotel, is already here, in 1970. Perfect for this gray morning.

Tickets for EVITA Revival Go on Sale 10/29 by BroadwayWorld

The new production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's landmark musical EVITA will open on Broadway Thursday, April 5, 2012 at The Marquis Theatre 1535 Broadway, previews begin Monday, Mar…

Occupy Wall Street On Stage by Jonathan Mandell

There is the man who was laid off a year and a half ago as the creative director for a children’s television production company, and showed up at Zuccotti Park a day ago after being evicte…

Photo Flash: Rosie Dresses Up for ROSIE'S ENCHANTED HALLOWEEN by BroadwayWorld

A special episode of The Rosie Show ---Rosie's Enchanted Halloween ----will air on OWN on Monday, October 31, 2011 at 700 p.m. ETPT 600 p.m. CT.

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs by Esther

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, at the Public TheaterGratuitous Violins rating: ***1/2 out of ****I've never seen anything quite like The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs. A mono…

#NEWPLAY CONFERENCE: Ensemble Directors to meet @Pangea_PanLab in Tampa by Arena Stage

Ensemble Directors To Meet in Tampa A one-day conference on Thursday, December 8, 2011 (the day prior to National Performance Network's Annual Meeting) will provide an opportunity for in-dep…

Was Shakespeare a fraud? [Video] by Gold Derby

The new film "Anonymous" takes a controversial question -- did the Earl of Oxford really write William Shakespeare's plays? -- and turns it into a Shakespearean-styled thriller…

#NEWPLAY PRACTICE: A Resource-Sharing Initiative for the @TCG Community by Arena Stage

Welcome to xchange — TCG's new, centralized, theatre-specific listings community that's the ultimate in theatre classifieds. xchange is a benefit for all TCG Members and Affiliates which a…

RELATIVELY SPEAKING – 3 one-act comedies by Oscar E Moore

Your enjoyment of RELATIVELY SPEAKING, three one-act comedies by Ethan Coen “Talking Cure” - Elaine May “George is Dead” and Woody Allen “Honeymoon Motel”…

"The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" isn't as Agonizing nor Ecstatic as it Aims to Be by Jan Simpson

Cynics have long said that dying young can be a career boost in show business.  But I doubt that even the most sardonic of them meant that the good fortune would redound on someone othe…

BROADWAY RECALL: Spooky Times With Chita Rivera by Michael Dale

Broadway's beloved Chita Rivera in a pair of haunting clips for your Halloween enjoyment.

The Renaldo The Ensemble Tonight! by Trav S. D.

Tonight (October 29th) at 11pm At The Living Room, 154 Ludlow Street, between Rivington and Stanton No cover, no jacket required, no bull allowed, just Halloween candy!

#NEWPLAY URGENT ACTION: Call to #OccupyTheater & #OccupyOakland w/@Triangle_Lab (via @rebeccanovick) by Arena Stage

Thanks @rebeccanovick 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 #NEWPLAY …

Classical Music Sampler: November 2011 by Susan Miron

Get out of the way, its "Mahler Unleashed" month at the New England Conservatory. I heartily recommend all of the "Mahler Unleashed" events.

BWW's On This Day - October 29, 2011

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on October 29 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Four boost road grosses

Legit News: Road grosses -- Four of the nine shows pulled in more than $1 million in Week 21 (Oct. 17-23).

All eyes on RSC transition

Legit News: Leadership search prompts speculation -- News that the Royal Shakespeare Company's Michael Boyd and Vikki Heywood, respectively a.d. and chief exec of one of the world's best-kno…

'Mountaintop' plays to larger Broadway crowd

Legit News: B.O. increases for rookies adding perfs -- "The Mountaintop" has begun a potential ascent to box office heights, climbing steadily in a frame when most of the Main Stem remained …

Feature: Anonymous No More by Leslie (Hoban) Blake

Roland Emmerich, Rhys Ifans, and Joely Richardson discuss the new film about the authorship of William Shakespeare's plays.

Opera’s got a nice ‘Ring’ to it by James Jorden

It’s the understudy’s job to save the show, and that’s just what Jay Hunter Morris did Thursday at the Met in the daunting title role of Wagner’s “Siegfried.” The part had alread…

Jack Pearl Redux by Trav S. D.

My last post about Jack Pearl (here) was perfunctory to say the least, so I thought I would try to do him a little more justice today. Born Jacob Perlman this day in 1895, he is best known f…

NY Review: 'Lebensraum' by Ron Cohen

Stella Adler Studio of Acting does itself proud with this powerful rendering of Israel Horovitz's drama, the school's first Off-Broadway production.

CHART TOPPERS: Top-Grossing Broadway Productions, Week of Oct. 17-23 by Michael C. Gioia

Here are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of Oct. 17-23, 2011, as reported by The Broadway League. MUSICALS Wicked (Gerswhin Theatre), $1,698,824 The Lion King (Minskoff Th…

The Halloween Scrooge by Don Hall

Ah.Halloween.I wrote about my lack of enthusiasm for this "holiday" years ago.In my burgeoning Old Man phase, I'm slowly realizing that, on the whole, I really find Halloween to be wholly ob…

Ellen Barkin, Lily Tomlin, et al. Honored at Savannah Film Festival Today by BroadwayWorld

Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning writerdirector Oliver Stone Platoon, Wall Street, Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated and Emmy Award winning Actress Lily Tomlin 9 to …

All American (in Concert) by Erik Haagensen

Musicals Tonight!'s concert staging of this 1962 Mel Brooks–Charles Strouse–Lee Adams Broadway flop has a few moments but is too shaky, unfocused, poorly adapted, and woefully …

Lea Salonga Receives TOFA-NY Heritage Award at Carnegie Hall Tonight by Oliver Oliveros

Right on the heels of her Disney Legend citation that had recognized her iconic vocal recordings for two Disney Princesses Mulan from MULAN and Jasmine from ALADDIN, Lea Salonga, born and ra…

Sugarland returns to Indy

INDIANAPOLIS — Country duo Sugarland delivered a rousing show Friday night for a packed house of fans — some of whom were injured in a deadly stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair in…

Ain't No Party Like a Neo Party - NY Neo-Futurists' Third Annual Benefit on Nov. 14th by Byrne Harrison

Celebrate Art & Play the New York Neo-Futurist Way at NEW YORK NEO-FUTURISTS' THIRD ANNUAL BENEFIT HONORING THE MOTH The critically acclaimed performance collective New York Neo-Futurist…

Carbon Dance Theatre makes Philadelphia debut with 'Swan Songs'

Carbon Dance Theatre made its Philadelphia debut Thursday evening at the Performance Garage with Swan Songs, a serious contemporary ballet program that uses the final songs written by classi…

Review | 'The History of Kisses' at the KC Rep

That David Cale is an exceptional talent is beyond question.

RELATIVELY SPEAKING – 3 one-act comedies hit Broadway by Oscar E. Moore

All three are loosely directed by John Turturro. It appears that the writers and the actors progressively lose steam as the evening unfolds.

"A Charity Case" Starring Alison Fraser, Alysia Reiner and Jill Shackner Began Previews Tonight by Byrne Harrison

A CHARITY CASE starring two-time Tony Nominee Alison Fraser, Alysia Reiner (Sideways) and Jill Shackner (Les Miserables) began previews on Friday, October 28th at The Clurman Theatre (410 We…

Neos and Zombies and Swayze, Oh My! by Byrne Harrison

The New York Neo-Futurists have offered up a Halloween deal.  Show up at tomorrow night's show (10:30 PM at the Kraine Theatre, 85 East 4th Street) in costume and save a little mon…

Is "Church" wholly spoof or holy spirit? by John Moore

Review: When a playwright scripts an interactive revival meeting as a play, you assume you're in for a comic parody. But Young Jean Lee wrote "Church" as an earnest and open-minded attempt …

"The Family Room" - What's the state of things? by Byrne Harrison

Reviewed by Olivia Jane Smith Have you ever felt like your therapist wasn’t really listening to you? His responses seem too rote, like he has heard your story dozens of times before. He ca…

Theatre For Thought, October 29, 2011 by The Charlebois Post

MUCH ADO ABOUT JOSS WHEDONUntil this week, Whedon’s legion of fans were salivating over the recently released preview for The Avengers...joel fishbaneThis being a theatre column, I do…

Lovers of language will lose themselves in The Great Leader by Laura Eggertson

The angst and grief of a middle-aged man coping with the divorce of a wife he loved, the uncertainty of retirement and the bothersome lust and subsequent guilt he feels for a teenaged neighb…

Whodunit by Jack Batten by , Jack Batten

Fossum’s new mystery focuses on racism and madmen in Norway

nytheatre.com review

Arcane Game from United Broadcasting Theatre Company reviewed by Julie Congress

THE SCREENING ROOM: Roundabout Cast and Creatives Preview RTC's 2011-12 Season (Video) by Michael Gioia

Roundabout Theatre Company's 2011-12 season includes Man and Boy and Sons of Prophet, which hit Broadway in September; Off-Broadway's Suicide, Incoporated, which began Oct. 14; The R…

Sondheim's Saturday Night, With Geoff Packard, Susan Derry, Eleasha Gamble, Sings in DC by Kenneth Jones

The Tony Award-honored Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA, offers a concert presentation of the early Stephen Sondheim musical Saturday Night in four performances Oct. 29-30.

"Little Shop of Horrors" Screens at NYC's Museum of the Moving Image Beginning Oct. 29 by Michael Gioia

"Little Shop of Horrors," the 1986 movie musical directed by Frank Oz, will be screened at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens, Oct. 29-30 in conjunction with the mus…

Stephen Sondheim, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Christine Ebersole Have a Conversation Oct. 29 by Andrew Gans

Tony-winning composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim appears at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, CA, Oct. 29.

Madeleine George’s Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England Opens at Two River Oct. 29 by Michael Gioia

Two River Theater Company, under the leadership of artistic director John Dias and managing director Michael Hurst, continues its season with the world premiere of Madeleine George's Sev…

PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Memphis and Original Rent Star Adam Pascal by Adam Hetrick

Adam Pascal sheds the grunge-rock persona of his signature role, 1990s Rent rocker Roger, for the early 1950s rock 'n' roll of DJ Huey Calhoun in Broadway's Memphis.

Christine Pedi Joins Cast of Off-Broadway's Miss Abigail's Guide Oct. 29 by Andrew Gans

Broadway favorite Christine Pedi heads the cast of Off-Broadway's Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating, and Marriage! beginning Oct. 29.

Tix for Evita Revival Go on Sale Oct. 29 by Andrew Gans

Tickets for the Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Evita go on sale to the general public Oct. 29. Previews begin at the Marquis Theatre, the current home of the accl…

Bill Irwin Talks About the History and Mystery of the Fool's Gold of Lear by Robert Simonson

Tony Award winner Bill Irwin, the famed American clown, discusses the challenge and joy of playing King Lear's Fool, the foul-weather friend of Shakespeare's famous broken monarch, n…

'Seth's Big Fat Broadway Show' packs punches among laughs

Seth Rudetsky's "Big Fat Broadway Show" requires a fistful of tissues. You'll laugh, you'll cry and you'll cry again from laughing until your sides ache. The word "unique" gets thrown around…

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The Atmosphere of Memory and La Strada reviewed by David Gordon

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Relatively Speaking: One Hit and Two Misses reviewed by Matt Roberson