Not worth taking plunge for Niagara Falls tale by Frank Scheck

As musical subjects go, Anna Edson Taylor’s hardly the Unsinkable Molly Brown. In 1901, the real-life heroine of Michael John LaChiusa’s new show went over Niagara Falls in a barrel at a…

Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, November 6, 2011 - Sunday, November 6, 2011.

Gandhi: through the looking Glass by James Jorden

Mahatma Gandhi seems an unlikely operatic hero, but the Met’s production of Philip Glass’ “Satyagraha,” revived on Friday, is a masterpiece of musical and visual art.The 1980 opera m…

Best Play Of The 21st Century? Not To Start A Bar Fight, But ...

The New York Times 11/07/11

Phyllis Love, ‘Rosa’ in ‘Rose Tattoo,’ Dies at 85 by Daniel E. Slotnik

Ms. Love, who often played ingénues on Broadway in the 1950s, originated the part of Rosa in a Tennessee Williams play.

Whistler's 'Dogg's Hamlet' a show Stoppard by Jenna Scherer

Playwright Tom Stoppard has always been known as a master of wordplay. In "Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth," an...

‘Boys from Syracuse’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company by Peter Marks

Long before an actor blurted out “Shakespeare!” from the stage of Harman Hall, we fully understood why a Washington theater company that bears the Bard’s name would give us a sweet con…

Michael Patrick Walker by Adaumbelle

Award Winning composer/lyricist Michael Patrick Walker discusses his debut CD "Out of Context," his concert at Birdland, memories of "Altar Boyz," and other everyday details of his life and …

Theater Review | 'Queen of the Mist' : ‘Queen of the Mist’ at the Gym at Judson - Review by Ben Brantley

Michael John LaChiusa’s “Queen of the Mist” is a musical portrait of the obsessive Anna Edson Taylor, who made her name in 1901 by going over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

Review: Queen of the Mist by David Finkle

Mary Testa proves her greatness in Michael John LaChiusa's new musical about Mary Edson Taylor.

Queen of the Mist

Legit Reviews: Anna Edson Taylor, a struggling 63-year-old schoolteacher, threw caution to the wind in 1901, plunged over Niagara Falls in a barrel and lived to tell about it.

The Complaint by Theasy.com

CEO Theatre Company, 45th Street Theatre, Broadway By Benjamin Coleman BOTTOM LINE: A play in peril, a marijuana bust gone wrong, mistaken identity, and the ethical battle between wha…

#NEWPLAY POLL: Take quick Arts Funding Poll in prep for LIVE Debate @NewDramatists Mon 7pmET by Arena Stage

Click here to take the 1 question poll in preparation for the livestreamed debate on #NEWPLAY TV Beyond the Culture Wars: Arts Funding in America Monday, November 7th - 7:00pm Eastern / 4:00…

#NEWPLAY TV ARCHIVE: @SteppenwolfThtr on Social Media & @OrlandoShakes' Making a Living as Playwright by Arena Stage

#NEWPLAY TV is a commons project for the new works theater field. Its mission is to break geographic isolation, promote resource sharing, and develop our knowledge commons - collectively. Pr…

A worthy test for theatregoers by Richard Ouzounian

Near the end of the first act of The Test, which opened last week at the Berkeley St. Theatre, Eric Peterson complacently lowers his feet into what he thinks will be a soothing foot bath, on…

"A Charity Case" - A Masterful Performance by Alison Fraser by Byrne Harrison

Review by Rob Hartmann A Charity Case, the new play by Australian playwright Wendy Beckett, delves into the deeply emotional topic of adoption with sensitivity, grace and humor. The centra…

People You Should Know . . . Megan Mostyn-Brown by Zack

MEGAN MOSTYN-BROWN-Plays include: GIRL,THE SECRET LIVES OF LOSERS, GOING AFTER ALICE, LIZARDS, OBJECTS ARE CLOSER THANTHEY APPEAR, THE BENDS and THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. Productions: The Guthr…

Design’s in play in world of sports by Peter Goddard

Experts in art and sports talk about what does and doesn't work.

Words, sweat, cheers: Sondheim worked to get lyrics right

Sondheim, Wilkerson, Franzen labored to make great writing look easy Countless words led to Stephen Sondheim receiving the Chicago Tribune Literary Prize for lifetime achievement Sunday, bu…

A powerhouse performance from d’bi.young by Robert Crew

She sweeps audience along in intensity of her storytelling in Part 3 of trilogy.

"Queen of the Mist" - Over the Falls With Mary Testa by Byrne Harrison

Review by Rob Hartmann Photos by Hannah Oren It’s almost certain that every review of Transport Group Theatre Company’s production of Queen of the Mist, the new musical by Michael John L…

BWW Phils. Interview: Lea Salonga Talks About 'Suites by Sondheim' by Oliver Oliveros

BroadwayWorld.coms Richard Ridge and I, in two different occasions, have recently interviewed Lea Salonga about her newest project in New York City SUITES BY SONDHEIM, a tribute concert to S…

"Belleville" - World Premiere at Yale Rep by Fred Sokol

A searing play composed by Amy Herzog, the production benefits from brave, versatile performances provided by Maria Dizzia as Abby and Greg Keller as Zack.

QUEEN OF THE MIST - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

"... one of the most fascinating new musicals New York has seen in several seasons."

Review: Walk Two Moons (Adventure Stage Chicago) by Scotty Zacher

The best children’s theatre takes its young audience’s experiences seriously. Flawlessly adapted from strong source material, Walk Two Moons doesn’t talk down to its viewers. It challe…

Sondheim, and not only he, heads to Chicago Shakespeare

It was an afternoon to remember at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

WE Are the National Aesthetic by Claudia Alick by HowlRound

If the spirit moves add rhythm, add music, add your piece This speech is a collaboration with the future of American theater. click on the title to read the full article on HowlRound.com

Three Days in May, Trafalgar Studios 1, London

The three days in question were between the 26th and the 28th of May in 1940 and you would be hard put to pinpoint a more momentous period in the history of the planet, especially if you're …

MODERN MUSIC MASTERS: Mark Isham & ONCE UPON A TIME by Pat Cerasaro

Today we are going to continue our ongoing interview series focusing on composers whose work transcends merely one medium with this highly-lauded and respected film and television composer k…

Is Debra DiGiovannni really a single, awkward female? by Brad Wheeler

The comedian talks about her tour and about being outnumbered by male comics

TheatreScene: October 31 - November 6 by JK

NOW IN PREVIEWS ON BROADWAY:Godspell: Previews: October 13; Opens November 7 Venus in Fur: Previews: October 13; Opens November 8 Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway: Previews: October 25; Opens …

Critic’s Notebook: Reconsidering ‘Lobby Hero’ by Kenneth Lonergan by Jason Zinoman

What is the best new American drama of the first decade of this century? I would make the case for Kenneth Lonergan’s “Lobby Hero.”

Anatomy professor Vishy Mahadevan on An Anatomie in Four Quartets by Laura Barnett

The Clod Ensemble's fascinating work should blast away any memories of dull anatomy lecturesMy anatomy classes are like performances. I see my students as my audience, and I deliver my lectu…

Theater Review | 'Verse Chorus Verse': ‘Verse Chorus Verse’ Riffs on Grunge at Cherry Lane - Review by Andy Webster

Randall Colburn’s “Verse Chorus Verse,” at the Cherry Lane Studio Theater, is a bitter valentine to the legacy of grunge.

Photo Coverage: Happy 250th Show to HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING by Walter McBride

Daniel Radcliffe, John Larroquette and the rest of the cast and crew of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING celebrated their 250th performance on Broadway at the Hirschfeld Thea…

From the “Elf King” notebook: Two by Samuel Beckett by George Hunka

And then of course there are still commonplace entries in the Elf King notebook of good old text. Below two excerpts from Beckett, particularly germane to the circumstances of the play: Oh I…

Jane Fonda in the Court of Public Opinion

Legit Reviews: It's a mixed verdict for "Jane Fonda in the Court of Public Opinion."

"Caroline, or Change" - Human Race Theatre Co by Scott Cain

Strong performances and a solid production team help to effectively showcase this musical as an educational look at a unique period in American history of significant cultural change, while …

Fuse Classical Music Review: O Give Me a Muse of Apollo’s Fire! by Susan Miron

he audience went wild after each piece Philippe Jaroussky sang. There were three gorgeous encores, ending with the slow, familiar aria from Handel's "Xerxes". Most of the crowd would have be…

Blog: Theatre Night Fever, November 6, 2011 by The Charlebois Post

November 6, 2011Just The Right Songby Howard DaiI’m always searching for a good baritone song for musical theatre auditions that fits me. For me - a 14 year old dramatic baritone who looks…

Julia Murney by Adaumbelle

1. Who or what inspired you to become a performer? I started singing in my junior high choir, so props to miss Morris at i.s. 44, and then my parents forced me to go to summer camp and …

"Circle Mirror Transformation" at Seattle Rep by David-Edward Hughes

Playwright Annie Baker's comedy/drama about a community college creative drama class is small scale, quirky and obviously able to be produced economically, just like an indie movie.

Experience NoHo Arts Festival – Art by Pauline Adamek

Experience ART in NoHo! During the Experience NoHo Festival, visual art will be everywhere throughout NoHo, with public art stations hosted by ArtStorm, as well as live mural painting and ga…

"Jericho" - NJ Repertory Theatre by Bob Rendell

"Jericho," the well written, new, post 9/11 play by Jack Canfora is being presented in a world premiere production by the New Jersey Repertory Theatre. There will be two additional "rolling"…

Toronto poet in running for big literary award by Greg Quill

Jacob McArthur Mooney nominated for Dylan Thomas Prize for his second collection of poems, Folk.

The Abominable Showman, November 6, 2011 by The Charlebois Post

Another brick in the wallRock’n’Roll proves it is fertile ground for great theatreby Richard BurnettRock’n’Roll and theatre have always gone hand-in-hand. Like beer and pretzels, mil…

Shadows at the Collapsable Hole by Andy Horwitz

Hoi Polloi's "Shadows" at the Collapsable Hole is the best show of the season thus far - a funny, poignant, high-energy, imaginative re-invention of a Cassavetes classic.

Sweet Smell of Success – review by Michael Billington

Arts Educational, LondonThis musical version of a famously dark 1957 movie died a slow death on Broadway in 2002. Now it gets its British premiere in a production featuring third-y…

Scottish Ballet, Sadler's Wells, London

Company gave a heart-stirring account of MacMillan's 'Song of the Earth', but Jorma Elo's 'Kings to End' did not have a single redeeming feature

Three Days in May, Trafalgar Studios, London

Winston Churchill's war cabinet faces doubt and conflict as they deliberate over whether to broker a deal with Hitler

"Anonymous" hears from Robert Henke

Professor says movie depends on snobbery, and more

Two-Man Kidnapping Rule

So the Rule here is that when two out of three people want to do something, the third person has to go along or get along. The problem with this script is that these three never come up wit…

Ruth Mackenzie: 'The London 2012 festival is going to be amazing' by Charlotte Higgins

Two years ago the Cultural Olympiad was floundering. Has new boss Ruth Mackenzie turned it around? She talks mass bell-ringing, Barenboim and beaches with Charlotte HigginsLast year, when Ru…

STAGE TUBE: Leavel, Hollis et al. in Episode One of OUTSIDE THE BOX by BroadwayWorld TV

The first episode of the new web-series Outside The Box is now up and running on YouTube. Episode one stars Beth Leavel, Melody Hollis, Barry Pearl, Sandy Rosenberg, and Brandon Uranowitz. W…

#NEWPLAY OPP: @Unicorntheatre Now Accepting Play Submissions by Arena Stage

Unicorn Theatre accepts scripts on an on-going, year-round basis, which allows us an opportunity to search for, develop and produce new plays that meet the overall criteria of the Unicorn Th…

The Kitchen by John Morrison

You know the feeling when you turn up at a restaurant looking for a meal just before the kitchen is about to close? You smile ingratiatingly and the waiter gives you a table anyway. You feel…

Ripped From The Headlines, Directly To The (Radio) Stage!

BBC 11/05/11

Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez all smiles by Nina Mandell, Nina Mandell

Sorry Justin Bieber fans, the teen crooner is not back on the market.

Sunday, November 06, 2011

Get Busy WritingLast night I realized I am a month away from my Heart Shaped Nebula reading with Impact Theatre which means I am about three weeks away from needing to have a new draft of th…

CHIX 6 Headed to Broadway Next Spring? by BroadwayWorld

CHIX 6, a new indie rock musical produced by Bob Nederlander Jr., may be headed to Broadway next spring according to an article from Crain's New York.

Meta Playwriting - What Happens To The Audience?

GwydionSuilebhan.com 11/3/11

The Wicked Stage: What can you do with a B.A. in Musical Theatre? by Sarah Green

There is a song in the musical Avenue Q called ‘What do you do with a B.A in English?’ which perfectly sums up the dilemma faced by many graduates with less vocational qualifications. Th…

In the Pit: A week in the life of a music director by George Francis

Since the last blog I’ve been the busiest I’ve ever been. It’s been production week and the actual show of Scousers on the Rampage, so I’ve laid this week’s blog out in a diary for…

This Week on Broadway for November 6, 2011: Chinglish Opens, Funny Girl Cancels by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino discuss the opening of Chinglish, Funny Girl's cancellation, Queen of the Mist, The Love Project, All American, and Marlyn Maye at Feinst…

Last chance and a new vision at Peabody Essex by Thomas Garvey

Albert Bierstadt, Donner Lake from the SummitI can't get to everything, I tell myself. Still, when I haven't gotten around to writing about an exquisite show like Painting the American Visi…

This Week on Broadway for November 6, 2011: Chinglish Opens, Funny Girl Cancels by James Marino

If you would like to listen to the podcast, click on the arrow in the player below. Notes and links for the podcast. Panel: Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook Broa…

I Interview Playwrights Part 401: Melisa Tien by Adam

Melisa Tien Hometown:  Woodland Hills, CA Current Town: New York, NY Q:  What are you working on now? A:  A bunch of very different and exciting things: I'm co-creating (…

The Sunday Giveaway: The Everyday Entrepreneur Book and Gala by Ken Davenport

A lot of folks don't think of Broadway Producers as Entrepreneurs. But when you think about it, we are all serial start-up guys and dolls. If you produce three shows a year, you've started t…

My Take on Take Me Along by Peter Filichia

In 1948, there was a musical movie called Summer Holiday, and 11 years later, there was a Broadway musical called Take Me Along. Both came from the same source: Eugene O’Neill’s …

February Leftovers by Peter Filichia

It was a month of up-and-down theatergoing. Betrayed was quite moving; Artfuckers wasn’t, and I’m very glad Come Back Little Sheba came back. The 39 Steps was an accomplished and…

Passing Remarks by Peter Filichia

Passing Strange is the title. Is diarrhea the subject of this new musical? Does that sound snarky? Well, really, is it any worse than a certain thing that Stew says from the stage of the B…

Fuse Classical Music Review: Boston’s Cantata Singers by Arts Fuse Editor

Boston’s Cantata Singers opens its 48th season with an eclectic musical mix of the Baroque and the Modern.

Photo Flash: Before and After Broadway Rocks Anaheim 2011! by BroadwayWorld

The Anaheim Performing Arts Center Foundation APACF hosted an evening of singing and dancing to continue raising money for the capital campaign for the building of a new performing arts cent…

Photo Coverage: Jones, Pettiford et al. at Broadway Rocks Anaheim 2011 by BroadwayWorld

The Anaheim Performing Arts Center Foundation APACF hosted an evening of singing and dancing to continue raising money for the capital campaign for the building of a new performing arts cent…

Review: Maroons: The Anthracite Gridiron by Wendy Rosenfield

Iron Age Theatre presents Ray Saraceni's newest play, an account of the 1925 NFL champion Pottsville Maroons. The show is a win, even in overtime. Review by Wendy Rosenfield

Schrödinger – review by Elisabeth Mahoney

Arnolfini, BristolA performance piece stemming from the quantum theories of Erwin Schrödinger – he of the cat that is simultaneously dead and alive notion – sounds heavy enough. But a r…

PHOTO FLASH: Daniel Radcliffe and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Celebrate 250 Performances by Tristan Fuge

On Saturday, November 5, Broadway's How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying celebrated 250 performances at the All Hirschfeld Theatre. Directed and choreographed by Rob Ashfo…

'Moon River' singer reveals he has bladder cancer  by The Associated Press

Singer Andy Williams told the crowd at his Christmas show Saturday night that he has bladder cancer.

PHOTO FLASH: Derek Hough and Julianne Hough Visit Come Fly Away by Dan Bacalzo

Siblings Derek Hough and Julianne Hough, both of Dancing with the Stars fame, attended the Saturday, November 5 performance of Come Fly Away, directed and choreographed by Twyla Tharp and fe…

BWW INTERVIEWS: Actress Joely Richardson Talks ANONYMOUS, B'way & Lady Vanessa by Caryn Robbins

BWW had a chance to sit down with actress Joely Richardson and discuss her role in the movie ANONYMOUS, opening in theaters this Friday, October 28th, as well as her love of Broadway, her up…

The Secret Death of Puppets (or) How Do Puppets Die (or) Puppets Die in Secret by Nicole Villeneuve

In three bizarre but powerful playlets, Sybil Kempson takes us on an exploration of the grotesque and the uncanny that forces us to stop thinking and start feeling.

NY Review: 'Queen of the Mist' by Erik Haagensen

Michael John LaChiusa has written a strong score for this musical about the first woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel, a role in which Mary Testa triumphs.

Olsen and Johnson by Trav S. D.

Today is Ole Olson’s birthday (for more on him and his partner Chic Johnson, go here). The team is most famous for their long-running review Hellzapoppin. Here’s the first four I…

John Philip Sousa by Trav S. D.

Today is the birthday of composer/ bandleader John Philip Sousa (for full bio and his connection to vaudeville go here).  In honor of the day, we attach this clip. The song is led off by a …

Two Poli Houses by Trav S. D.

I’m sorely tempted to go to Bridgeport this afternoon for this talk on two key theatres built by vaudeville entrepreneur Sylvester Poli: Bridgeport’s Theatre Legacy: Lecture &…

This Week on Broadway for November 6, 2011: Chinglish Opens, Funny Girl Cancels by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino discuss the opening of Chinglish, Funny Girl's cancellation, Queen of the Mist, The Love Project, All American, and Marlyn Maye at Feinst…

BWW's On This Day - November 6, 2011

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on November 6 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Phoebe Strole by Adaumbelle

Phoebe Strole is a rising performer who has appeared on Broadway in the original cast of "Spring Awakening" and will next be seen in an industry-only reading of Lisa Lewis' new play "Schoole…

Beth Leavel, Sandy Rosenberg, et al. to Star in OUTSIDE THE BOX Series; Premieres 11/6 by BroadwayWorld

Outside The Box is a new musical comedy web series about a very outr musical theatre group called Outside The Box. Each episode features an entirely new cast, save for one recurring characte…

The Maddening Rain by Karl Levett

Playwright Nicholas Pierpan's moral fable of an inauthentic 21st-century man is given a compelling, authentic performance by Felix Scott in the Brits Off Broadway festival.

Shadow Boxing by Jonathan Mandell

James Gaddas' hourlong monologue for a boxer is made fresh by Jonny Collis-Scurll's performance and by a gay twist in this Brits Off Broadway offering.

Outside The Box Episode 1 by Outside The Box

Outside The Box Episode 1 Tony Award-winner Beth Leavel is asked to star in a new musical for the Outside The Box Musical Theatre Company. What is the musical? Will she accept? Tune in! …

Outside The Box Episode 1 by Bruce Kimmel

Puberty Rites...Not a Bootleg Experience by Marc Miller

Elaine Jackson's two-hander about white and black disaffected youth suffers from uneven and often unclear writing, but while Yasha Jackson struts the stage, you're riveted.

Kim Cattrall of PRIVATE LIVES Featured On CBS Sunday Morning 11/6 by BroadwayWorld

Kim Cattrall, who returns to Broadway in Nol Coward's Private Lives, will be featured on CBS Sunday Morning this Sunday, November 6. Private Lives also begins performances today at 3 PM at T…

Kanye and Jay-Z share 'Throne' at double-bill concert at Izod center by Jim Farber, Jim Farber

Even the most blinged-out stars need to be budget conscious these days — at least if they want to hold their audience. So, it makes sense that two of hip-hop’s hottest names — Jay-Z an…

Pasadena Playhouse gets direction from Sheldon Epps

The artistic director for 15 years also has had a hand in guiding the company out of troubled waters into more stable times.Robin Givens is stirring on an antique divan, waking with a wicked…

He's 'Bring It On: The Musical's' chief cheerleader

Director-choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler tackles the challenges of bringing the cheerleading film to the musical theater stage.— There's a lot of sugar and caffeine in the room at St…

'Bump' adds note of optimism to savagely funny play

Of all the alternative performance spaces in Kansas City, only the Fishtank Performance Studio offers theatergoers something like an Off-Off Broadway experience. Make that Off-Off-Off-Off Br…

Kim Cattrall & Paul Gross Headed to Broadway in PRIVATE LIVES; Begins Nov. 6 by BroadwayWorld

Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross will star on Broadway this autumn in Nol Coward's Private Lives directed by Richard Eyre at the Music Box Theatre 239 West 45th Street. Previews will begin on Sun…

Private Lives, Starring Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross, Begins Performances by Broadway.com

Preview performances for the Broadway revival of Noel Coward's classic comedy Private Lives, starring Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross, begin November 6. Opening night is set for November 17 …

Review: Maple and Vine (Next Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

This Next Theatre production lacks the poetic simplicity of Kurt Vonnegut and instead gives us an intriguing concept that is executed in a fairly dull and outlandish manner.

In the Family by Mondschein

This film by Patrick Wang opened at Quad Cinemas last night with a pretty strong review from the NY Times.  Check the review out here.  There's not much I would add to Mr. Brunick's observ…

Memoir: David Fennario's Without a Parachute by The Charlebois Post

Playwright and cast in Verdun(l-r standing: Lucie Beaudoin, designer, Charlebois, Marie-Christine Legault,Ernest Plitong, Jacoba Knaapen, Fennario, Jim Murchison; Bob Barnard)Mounting F…

ON THE RECORD: Hats Off! A Survey of Follies Recordings, Part Two — London and Paper Mill and More by Steven Suskin

In preparation for the new Broadway cast album of Follies, here's part two of an overview of the four recordings that already exist. This week, the Cameron Mackintosh London production a…

Gary Holcombe and T. Max Graham were artists onstage, genuine men off

Last month, in less than three weeks, the theater community lost two formidably talented actors: Gary Holcombe and T. Max Graham. Holcombe was an accomplished musical theater performer who c…

Hal Holbrook, the actor who brings Mark Twain to life, to speak at KC library

Hal Holbrook, a distinguished actor, has dedicated the bulk of his professional life to performing as Mark Twain in cities big and small and will be forever linked to Missouri's most famous …

nytheatre.com review

Two-Man Kidnapping Rule reviewed by Ed Malin

nytheatre.com review

Mary Testa Triumphs in Queen of the Mist reviewed by David Gordon

Interview with Chiori Miyagawa about Dream Act Union

Chiori Miyagawa is a Japan-born playwright based in NYC. She is a resident playwright of New Dramatists and the conceiver of DREAM Act Union project. Dream Act Union is a collective of thea…

NYMF Awards for Excellence Gala, Honoring Neil Meron and Craig Zadan, Held Nov. 6 by Adam Hetrick

The New York Musical Theatre Festival honors How to Succeed in Business… and "Chicago" producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan during its 8th annual Awards for Excellence gala…

Mary Testa Is Michael John LaChiusa's The Queen of the Mist, Opening Off-Broadway Nov. 6 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Mary Testa stars in Queen of the Mist, the world-premiere Michael John LaChiusa musical about a female turn-of-the-century daredevil who survived the plunge over Niagara F…

Blues for an Alabama Sky, Conjuring Harlem Renaissance, Opens in CA Nov. 6; Robin Givens, Kadeem Hardison Star by Kenneth Jones

The Pasadena Playhouse's new production of Pearl Cleage's Blues for an Alabama Sky opens Nov. 6 following previews from Nov. 1, featuring Robin Givens (of TV's "Head of…

Private Lives Returns to Broadway Nov. 6, With a Moonlit Kim Cattrall by Kenneth Jones

That other famous balcony scene of the theatre, Noel Coward's 1930 comedy Private Lives, returns to Broadway Nov. 6 starring Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross, under the direction of Richard E…

Kim Cattrall and Private Lives, Or, "Sex and the South of France" by Ruth Leon

Kim Cattrall and Richard Eyre discuss the theatre's other great balcony scene — Noël Coward's comedy Private Lives, now back on Broadway.

Rose Hemingway, Tituss Burgess, Carrie Manolakos, Adam Kantor and More Sing for World Peace Nov. 6 by Matthew Blank

Rose Hemingway, Tituss Burgess, Adam Kantor, Carrie Manolakos and many more are part of the inaugural Artists for World Peace benefit concert Nov. 6 at the Helen Mills Theatre in New York Ci…

THE SCREENING ROOM: Behind the Scenes With "Glee" Director Adam Shankman (Video) by Michael Gioia

Adam Shankman, who directed the last episode of Fox's "Glee," which was entitled "Pot 'O Gold," talks about working with the students of McKinley High, welcoming …

'Cannibal!' is a campy, witty musical

More silly than gory, "Cannibal!" is based — quite loosely — on the true story of directionally challenged Alferd Packer.