Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Emancipationoccupation by James Jorden

Rumors were that an “Occupy”-something group would disrupt Wednesday night’s US premiere of “Kommilitonen!” But the Juilliard Opera performance went off without offstage fireworks,…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 11:50PM

The Playground Returns to the Hudson by Julio Martinez

When The Playground – A Street Rock Musical opens at the MET Theatre in Hollywood on November 18, it will be another step in an on-going odyssey writer/director Michael Leoni began in …

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 11:46PM

When Coward's Amanda Turns Cougar

However fine the stars of Noël Coward's "Private Lives" may be, it's a mistake to cast actors in their 50s to star in a play about 30-ish "bright young things."

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 11:42PM

Daphne Rubin-Vega, Curtis Holbrook & More to Perform at CAP21's SONGS ON FIVE Concert by BroadwayWorld

The CAP21 Theatre Company has announced the next benefit concert in the Concerts for CAP21 series- SONGS ON FIVE. Featuring new songs from top songwriters in New York City, the one-night eng…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:26PM

CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY: THE NEXT CHAPTER Performs 11/21 at the Triad Theater With Matthew Broderick, Sherri Shepherd & More by BroadwayWorld

The Drama Desk Award-winning Celebrity Autobiography returns to the Triad Theater 158 West 72 Street with its new edition, Celebrity Autobiography The Next Chapter, on Monday, November 21 at…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:02PM

Slatkin re-ups with Detroit SO

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra conductor laureate Leonard Slatkin has renewed his contract with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for another three years. The extension takes the former SLSO musi…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:01PM

Logan’s Run by Richard Ouzounian

With his hit play, Red, opening in Toronto next week, his movie of Coriolanus coming at Christmas and the new James Bond film in progress, John Logan is at the top of his game.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:01PM
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Salt, Root and Roe

Legit Reviews: The Donmar Warehouse's season at the shoebox-sized Trafalgar Studios aims to shine a light on the talents of its resident assistant directors.

SOURCE: Variety at 10:50PM

Shows in ‘space’ race by Michael Riedel

Oh, what a fat and happy time it is to be a theater owner. Every day you go to work, there’s a line of supplicants — otherwise known as producers — outside your door, begging, hoping, …

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 10:48PM

Cattrall sexes up dull ‘Lives’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Those critical of star-casting on Broadway should catch Kim Cattrall — the single best thing in the humdrum new revival of Noël Coward’s “Private Lives” that opened last night. Best…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 10:42PM

Private Lives by Mondschein

"Private Lives" at The Music Box, November 15, 2011 This London transfer brings Kim Cattrall back to the Rialto for the first time in 25 years, leading this production of the Noel…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 10:37PM

Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway by Diane Snyder

"... a dazzling, eclectic, high-energy song-and-dance fest that demonstrates why Jackman live is only slightly less addictive than cocaine."

SOURCE: Cititour.com at 10:36PM

Trey Parker & Matt Stone: Duo's fan-friendly spirit rules 'Book'

Legit News: Comedy Impact Report 2011: Standup Guys -- After 15 seasons on Comedy Central, "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone took Broadway by storm this year with a little sho…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:30PM

Photo Flash: Ricki Lake, Darren Criss, et al. Join Lance Horne in Concert! by BroadwayWorld

The Coterie executive producers Amber Cassell amp Julie Garny presented Emmy-winning composersongwriter Lance Horne in concert on November 1.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:23PM

Review: Horsedreams at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

Dael Orlandersmith's brutally frank play about a family decimated by drug addiction, written in a beautifully composed, essentially lyrical, narrative -driven style

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:21PM

Review: Private Lives at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

Paul Gross, Kim Cattrai new Elyot is tall, dark and handsome, the sort of debonair leading man born to wear tuxedos and silk dressing gowns and he foxtrots divinely

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:19PM

STAGE TUBE: Shoshana Bean Covers Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep'! by BroadwayWorld TV

Below, see Shoshana Bean singing with Melanie Nyema, Luke Edgemon, Kyle Bolden and Brandon K. Brown to Adele's Rolling in the Deep

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:06PM

Paul Gross, Kim Cattrall draw public kudos for Private Lives in New York by Richard Ouzounian

New York audience adores the Noel Coward play Private Lives starring Paul Gross and Kim Cattrall on opening night. American reviews were kind, too.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 10:06PM

Theater Review: Kim Cattrall Stars in ‘Private Lives’ - Review by Ben Brantley

Richard Eyre’s revival of Noël Coward’s “Private Lives,” which stars Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross, is frothier, broader and sillier than its immediate Broadway predecessor.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:02PM

Theater Review | 'Horsedreams': ‘Horsedreams,’ at the Rattlestick Theater - Review by Jason Zinoman

Dael Orlandersmith’s “Horsedreams” addresses the allure, as well as the often tragic outcomes, of cocaine use.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:02PM

The Infernal Comedy by The Tyro Theatre Critic

After the happy go lucky concerts of my previous two nights, "The Infernal Comedy" made for a big change. A combination of John Malkovich and Baroque Opera retelling the life of Jack Unterwe…

SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 10:02PM

PRIVATE LIVES - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

"Chemistry is difficult to explain, but you know the best reactions when you see them. In this Private Lives, you see them burn brightly — and, more important, you see them burn often."

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:01PM

The Lion in Winter

Legit Reviews: One initially assumed, when faced with the prospect of this old chestnut as its Christmas show, that the Theater Royal Haymarket had its tongue in cheek.

SOURCE: Variety at 10:01PM

The No. 1 Reason To See: Private Lives by Jesse North

Wedded bliss doesn’t last long for two married couples in the revival of Noel Coward’s Private Lives. Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross play a divorced couple, both on honeymoon with their new…

SOURCE: Stage Rush at 10:00PM

Review: Horsedreams by Andy Buck

Dael Oerlandersmith gives a stirring performance in this often riveting play about a family dealing with cocaine and heroin addiction.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Review: She Kills Monsters by Dan Bacalzo

Qui Nguyen's new play is packed with action, wit, and a sizable nerd-quotient, making it a delight from start to finish.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Review: Private Lives by David Finkle

Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross give splendidly sleek performances in this near-perfect production of Noel Coward's classic comedy.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Feature: Ellen Barkin's Happy Day by Leslie (Hoban) Blake

The Tony Award-winning actress discusses her new film, Another Happy Day

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Gambling on Broadway

Legit News: 'Honeymoon' laffer recast as tuner -- Dan Farah of Farah Films has teamed with Hammerstein Prods. and producer Roy Gabay to develop New Line Cinema's 1992 comedy "Honeymoon in Ve…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:59PM

Radio City Christmas Spectacular Starring the Rockettes (Radio City Music Hall)

Legit Reviews: The 79th annual edition of the "Radio City Christmas Spectacular Starring the Rockettes" -- that's the full title -- has been overhauled with new technology and extensive …

SOURCE: Variety at 09:51PM

Watching Noel Coward's Private Lives is like reading a comic strip

Watching Noël Coward's Private Lives is like reading that comic strip about the bickering husband and wife, The Lockhorns - but reading 500 panels.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 09:50PM

Review Roundup: PRIVATE LIVES - Updating Live! by BroadwayWorld

Tonight, November 17, marks the opening night for Private Lives. What did the critics think of the show Find out below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:44PM

THE X FACTOR: The Top 10 Results Show! by Jennie Mamary

Here we go again, folks- the results show Last night was rough as the contestants performed rock songs. Some shined, while others crashed and burned. Only 9 will move on to next week's live …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:40PM

Rigorous Planning Makes Flash Mobs Seem Spontaneous

NY1's Stephanie Simon delves further into the intriguing world of flash mobs in part two of her special report

SOURCE: NY1 at 09:38PM

Private Lives: Theater Review by David Rooney

David Rooney After 25 years away from Broadway, Kim Cattrall is back playing opposite Paul Gross in the evergreen 1930 comedy by Noel Coward. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:30PM

Under the Tree, Orchestra or Mezzanine by Ben Brantley

Theater Ticket Gift Recommendations

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:28PM

Were Our Reviewers Enthralled By the Romantic Fireworks of Private Lives Stars Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross? by Broadway.com

There's plenty of passion between Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross in Private Lives as a divorced couple who, after coincidentally meeting again while honeymooning with their new spouses, dec…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:26PM

You'll find Neverland in the West End Soon by Baz Bamigboye

A stage musical version of the film Finding Neverland, which starred Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet, is being planned for the West End.

SOURCE: Daily Mail at 09:07PM

Joss Ackland, Ian McNeice and Emma Fielding Join THE KING'S SPEECH in Guildford Prior to West End by BroadwayWorld

As previously reported, the original play of The King's Speech by David Seidler will be brought to the stage next year in a production directed by Adrian Noble. According to The Daily Mail, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:04PM

'Private Lives' doesn't mimic Coward's

She really isn't Samantha after all. No matter how many times an actor says that he/she isn't actually a TV character, it takes a deft star turn in something big -- this time, "Private Lives…

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 09:00PM
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Bring On "Bring It On" by Hoyt Hillsman

Review of Bring It On in LA

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 08:50PM

FINDING NEVERLAND to Hold London Workshops December 12; Aiming for 2013 West End Debut by BroadwayWorld

The Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye today reports that FINDING NEVERLAND will have London workshops this December prior to a late 2012 or early 2013 West End opening bow.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:49PM

Holland Taylor sparkles in solo homage to Gov. Ann Richards

HEDY WEISS: Broadway-bound show provides a terrific character study of the outspoken Texas liberal.

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 08:44PM

Actress Natalie Wood's death gets new investigation

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - New information about the death of actress Natalie Wood has led homicide investigators to take a fresh look at the case 30 years later, the Los Angeles County Sheriff…

SOURCE: Reuters at 08:43PM

AUDIO: Marlo Thomas and Steve Guttenberg Talk RELATIVELY SPEAKING on the Leonard Lopate Show! by BroadwayWorld TV

RELATIVELY SPEAKING stars Marlo Thomas and Steve Guttenberg sat down live in studio on WNYC Radio's The Leonard Lopate Show this afternoon. Listen to the complete segment below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:23PM

Denver Center aims to float students' boats with "Tom Sawyer" by John Moore

Thousands of middle-school students will be see Denver Center Theatre Company's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Maybe one of them will be the next Laura Eason, the Cherry Creek High School gr…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 08:10PM
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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LA STAGE INSIDER by Julio Martinez

Coming soon at the Ahmanson -- Fela! in place of Funny Girl.  Antaeus' new troika of artistic directors announce a three-play season. LATW tours China. Holiday happenings and post-holiday p…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 07:50PM

Reasons to be Pretty – review by Michael Billington

Almeida, LondonNeil LaBute is haunted by the American obsession with physical beauty. The Shape of Things showed a shambolic geek getting a ruinous makeover. Fat Pig attacked the idea that w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32PM

Learn The NY1 Flash Mob Choreography

DNA choreographer Oliver Steele demonstrates choreography for the upcoming NY1 flash mob.

SOURCE: NY1 at 07:31PM

Horsedreams

Legit Reviews: New York City was junkie heaven (and hell) in the 1970s, an era that Dael Orlandersmith views from an unconventional perspective in "Horsedreams."

SOURCE: Variety at 07:23PM

This "Streetcar" is a rumbling ride by John Moore

Review: At Germinal Stage-Denver, what might have been another ho-hum trolley ride on "A Streetcar Named Desire" is instead a runaway train of delusion, violence and self-loathing. Rating: …

SOURCE: Denver Post at 07:17PM

Tom Sutcliffe: A guide to the Bard's best gags

I found myself wondering whether you could draw up a top ten of Shakespeare's best jokes the other night. What I had in mind wasn't the sort of thing that an Elizabethan audience would have …

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM

Juno and the Paycock, National Theatre: Lyttelton, London

The most obtrusive – and the most questionable – feature of Howard Davies's revival of Juno and the Paycock is the monumental design by Bob Crowley. Set in 1922 during the bitter civil w…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM

Rambert Dance Company, Sadler's Wells, London

In its 85th anniversary year, Rambert Dance Company has plenty to celebrate. Work has just begun on a new home for the company, on London's South Bank. The dancers are in fine form, strong a…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM

First Night: Reason To Be Pretty, Almeida Theatre, London

Gallantry is as rare as flower-arranging in the world of Neil LaBute so, in a sense, hairdresser Steph should count herself lucky.

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM

Stick Fly, With Dulé Hill, Mekhi Phifer and Tracie Thoms, Lands On Broadway Nov. 18 by Adam Hetrick

Tony winner Ruben Santiago Hudson, Dulé Hill and Mekhi Phifer are among the members of the LeVay family, who gather for a tense family weekend in Stick Fly, the new play by Lydia R. D…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00PM

Begin the Beguine: Luke Macfarlane Stars in Sam Bendrix at the Bon Soir, Opening in Pittsburgh by Kenneth Jones

Luke Macfarlane, star of the TV series "Brothers & Sisters" and Broadway's recent Tony Award-winning production of The Normal Heart, plays the title role in the world premi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00PM

Anthony Heald Reprises "Shagspeare" Role in DC Run of Equivocation, Starting Nov. 18 by Kenneth Jones

One great American resident theatre welcomes the work of another starting Nov. 18 when Arena Stage hosts the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's production of Bill Cain's Equivocation, fea…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00PM

Cheyenne Jackson and New York Pops Celebrate "Mad Men" Era Nov. 18 at Carnegie Hall by Andrew Gans

Broadway favorite Cheyenne Jackson, whose television credits include "30 Rock" and "Glee," plays Carnegie Hall Nov. 18 in an evening titled Cheyenne Jackson's Cocktai…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00PM

Carla Cook, Brandon Victor Dixon, Adriane Lenox Take Part in a Cotton Club Parade, Starting Nov. 18 by Andrew Gans

Duke Ellington's Cotton Club Parade, a celebration of Ellington's years at the famed Harlem nightclub in the 1920s and early '30s, plays the recently renovated New York City Cent…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00PM

Kristy Cates, Kacie Sheik, Miles Aubrey and More Have a Class Reunion in Nov. 18 NYC Industry Reading by Michael Gioia

Class Reunion, a new musical featuring music and lyrics by Dani B. Tapper and a book by Holly-Anne Ruggiero (Jersey Boys), is presented in a New York City industry reading Nov. 18 at Ripley …

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00PM

DIVA TALK: Catching Up with Andrea Marcovicci Plus A Chat with Olivia Newton-John by Andrew Gans

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00PM

Today In Theatre History: NOVEMBER 18 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas, Sam Maher, Steve Luber, Anne Bradley

1836 Birthday of satirist William S. Gilbert, later to achieve immortality as the lyricist half of the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta-writing team that produced The Mikado, The Pirates of P…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00PM
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Broadway's Seminar Cancels November 17 Performance by Dan Bacalzo

The Thursday, November 17 performance of Teresa Rebeck's Seminar, at Broadway's John Golden Theatre, has been canceled due to an illness suffered by star Alan Rickman. Performances…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:48PM

NEA grants total $22.5 million, with $1.37 million for SoCal by Mike Boehm

The National Endowment for the Arts announced $22.5 million in grants Thursday. The average grant slipped slightly from previous rounds, reflecting recent budget cuts.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:43PM

Jim Parsons in Talks to Star in Broadway Revival of HARVEY by BroadwayWorld

According to the NY Times, Broadway veteran and Emmy winner Jim Parsons is currently in talks to return to the Great White Way in a revival of HARVEY. The unconfirmed Roundabout Theatre Comp…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:42PM

Producing and Videographing the Ovations Ceremony by Steve Julian

Producers Dan Friedman and Jessica Hanna discuss what happened behind the scenes at Monday's Ovation Awards ceremony. Then the two young siblings, David and Rachael Kartsonis, who streamed t…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 06:37PM

What’s the future of arts venues? Designing the future… by Jake Orr

Last night, as part of OMA / Progress and The Barbican Centre exhibition, I attended a panel discussion relating to architecture, audience and the arts called Designing for the Next Generat…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:34PM

Justin Plowman of "Brew of the Dead II: Oktoberflesh" Talks Zombies, Gore and Hipsters by Byrne Harrison

By Byrne Harrison Photo by Deneka PenistonJustin Plowman is the director of the horror comedy Brew of the Dead II: Oktoberflesh, currently running at UNDER St. Marks, and its predecesso…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 06:29PM

Alan Rickman Sidelined by Illness; Seminar Performance Canceled by Broadway.com

The November 17 performance of Seminar has been canceled due to the illness of leading man Alan Rickman, who is suffering from "an acute respiratory infection," according to the sh…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:28PM

Alan Rickman Sidelined by Illness; Seminar Performance Canceled by Broadway.com

The November 17 performance of Seminar has been canceled due to the illness of leading man Alan Rickman, according to a statement the show’s press representative released two hours bef…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:28PM

Jim Parsons Eyes Starring Role in Broadway Revival of Harvey by Broadway.com

Emmy winner Jim Parsons is “in talks” to play Elwood P. Dowd in a spring 2012 Broadway revival of Mary Chase's Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy Harvey, according to The New York…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:22PM

Theater review: 'Bridge' at the Complex's Ruby Theatre

Willard Manus "Bridge," now at the Complex's Ruby Theatre, is awash in genuine fervor and sincere intention. However, when it comes to craft, it s a tad desiccated.Willard Manus "Bridge," …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:21PM

SEMINAR Cancelled This Evening on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

Tonight's Thursday 8pm performance of SEMINAR on Broadway has been cancelled due to the show's star, Alan Rickman, suffering from an acute respiratory infection. He is hopeful to return to t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:17PM

Theater review: 'Bridge' at the Complex's Ruby Theatre by Kathy Foley

F. Kathleen Foley reviews 'Bridge' at the Complex's Ruby Theatre.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:08PM

Review: BALLETX by Merilyn Jackson

BalletX opened its fifth season at the Wilma Theater with a triple bill sparkling with surprising and lovely performances by company newcomers and more-senior members, says Merilyn Jackson, …

SOURCE: Philly.com at 06:06PM

Addams Family fun but forgettable by Martin Morrow

The musical at the Toronto Centre for the Arts is cheerfully ghoulish, but no more substantial than a sitcom episode

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:04PM

Kenita R. Miller, Paolo Montalban, et al. Set for Two River's Honk by Dan Bacalzo

Two River Theater has announced the full cast for its annual holiday show, Honk: A Musical Tale of 'The Ugly Duckling,' an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's story with m…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:03PM

Review: THE KING AND I by Wendy Rosenfield

A fine cast, glittering costumes, rich sets, and superior direction and choreography make the Walnut's holiday show this year a Siamese treat, says Wendy Rosenfield.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 06:01PM
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Holland Taylor sparkles in one-woman homage to Gov. Ann Richards

By the time Ann Richards became Governor of Texas in 1991 — triumphing in a place (“larger than the nation of France”) where politics is considered a contact sport — she had done man…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 05:59PM

Pysch Drama Company Presents New Interpretation of Hamlet by Ryan Chavis

The new Boston-area theater group The Pysch Drama Company will offer an edgy twist to Shakespeare's Hamlet. Under the direction of Dr. Wendy Lippe, the play will be performed at the Bo…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:54PM

Hubbard Street Dance performs in St. Petersburg, Russia

On Nov. 15 and 16, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago performed to two sold-out houses at the fabled 1,600-seat Mikhailovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. The company, which received extensiv…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 05:50PM

Fall Forum Closing Remarks by Teresa Eyring

(Photo: Becky Friedenberg. Pictured: Kevin E. Moore, Teresa Eyring, David Henry Hwang) (Editor’s note: Teresa Eyring’s closing remarks were given on Sunday, November 13th at our …

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 05:46PM

Passing Strange Creators Stew and Heidi Rodewald to Play Concert at The Space by Ryan Chavis

The creators of the Tony-winning Broadway show Passing Strange, Stew and Heidi Rodewald, will appear live and in concert at The Space on December 1. A four-time Tony nominee, Stew leads, al…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:45PM

Matt Doyle to Perform Broadway Impact Benefit Concert by Ryan Chavis

Fresh off the release of his debut EP Daylight, Matt Doyle will return to Joe's Pub for a concert on November 28. Doyle's concert will highlight songs from Daylight as well as hi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:41PM

Broadway's Anything Goes to Perform in CBS' Thanksgiving Day Parade by Andy Propst

Cole Porter's "You're the Top," a number from Roundabout Theatre Company's Anything Goes, will be performed during the television broadcast for CBS' Thanksgivin…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:37PM

Broadway's Anything Goes to Perform on CBS' Thanksgiving Day Parade by Andy Propst

Cole Porter's "You're the Top," a number from Roundabout Theatre Company's Anything Goes, will be performed during the television broadcast for CBS' Thanksgivin…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:37PM

Broadway's Anything Goes to Perform in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade by Andy Propst

Cole Porter's "You're the Top," a number from Roundabout Theatre Company's Anything Goes, will be performed live in Herald Square during the television broadcast for…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:37PM

Stephanie J. Block and Anything Goes Will ‘Top’ the Thanksgiving Day Parade by Broadway.com

Anything Goes stars Stephanie J. Block and Colin Donnell will perform the Cole Porter classic “You’re the Top” on CBS' coverage of the 2011 Thanksgiving Day Parade, joi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:31PM

The Afternoon Report, Thursday, November 17, 2011 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Thursday, November 17, 2011 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter –  http://twitter.com/BBBway Click on any hyperlinked  item for more i…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:30PM

The Genius of Duke Ellington Recreated in City Center's Cotton Club Parade

Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center team up with City Center Encores! for Cotton Club Parade, an exploration of the history and legacy of the famed Harlem nightspot of the 1920s and…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:30PM

ArtsBeat Blog: Jim Parsons May Go From Sheldon to 'Harvey' by Patrick Healy

Jim Parsons in talks to star in "Harvey" on Broadway

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:29PM

Photo Coverage: Meet Rosie Perez, David Hyde Pierce & Company of CLOSE UP SPACE by Walter McBride

The Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere of CLOSE UP SPACE, by Molly Smith Metzler, directed by Leigh Silverman will begin previews Thursday, December 1 and opens Monday, December 19 at MTC…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:26PM

ANYTHING GOES to Perform at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade by BroadwayWorld

Roundabout Theatre Company's Anything Goes, will perform the Cole Porter classic You're the Top on the CBS Thanksgiving Day Parade between 900AM-930AM on channel 2 next Thursday

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:25PM

SITI to Celebrate Robert Wilson With Revival Of Bob by Ryan Chavis

SITI Company will celebrate the 70th birthday year of Robert Wilson with the revival of the Obie Award-winning one man show, Bob, set to run at New York Live Arts January 19-29, 2012. The p…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:22PM

Word For Word To Present Food Stories by Ryan Chavis

Food Stories: "Pleasure is pleasure", a world premiere of short stories by T.C. Boyle and Alice McDermott, will play Theater Artaud in San Francisco. The production, presented by …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:18PM

Roundabout’s Anything Goes to perform on CBS Thanksgiving Day Parade by Amy Kass

Roundabout Theatre Company’s Anything Goes, will perform the Cole Porter classic “You’re the Top” on the “CBS Thanksgiving Day Parade” between 9:00AM-9:30AM on channel 2 next Thu…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:15PM

VENUS IN FUR - Opening Night by Manhattan Theatre Club

Red carpet footage from the VENUS IN FUR Broadway opening at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:13PM

Orphans under the gun by J. Kelly Nestruck

Hannah Moscovitch’s latest play explores work of a pediatrician who ran a unique children’s home in the Warsaw Ghetto

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:09PM

The Children’s Republic: Orphans under the gun by J. Kelly Nestruck

Hannah Moscovitch’s latest play explores work of a pediatrician who ran a unique children’s home in the Warsaw Ghetto

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:09PM

Ahmanson Theatre to Now Present Fela! in December by Dan Bacalzo

The Ahmanson Theatre will now host the touring production of Fela! from December 13, 2011-January 22, 2012, rather than its previously scheduled spring engagement, according to The Los Angel…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:07PM

Rebecca Naomi Jones, Daphne Rubin-Vega, et al. Set for CAP21's Songs on Five Benefit Concert by Andy Propst

A preliminary lineup of performers has been announced for CAP21's benefit concert Songs on Five, to be held on November 21 at 8pm. Tim Drucker will direct the event, which will have mu…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:05PM

Eric Ting Heads Long Wharf's "Spark" Program

Taking the Audience Through the Creative Process of "Macbeth 1969""Macbeth 1969," Long Wharf's Theatre upcoming adaptation of Shakespearean tragedy frames the haunting tragedy of ambition an…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:01PM
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Theater review: 'Who's Your Daddy?' at the Little Victory Theatre by Charlotte Stoudt

Charlotte Stoudt reviews writer-performer Johnny O'Callaghan's solo show about adopting an African, 'Who's Your Daddy?' now at the Little Victory Theatre in Burbank

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:58PM

Antaeus Company Announces 2012 Season by Ryan Chavis

The Los Angeles-based classical theater ensemble The Antaeus Company has announced its three play season for 2012. This will be the first season under the leadership of newly appointed inte…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:57PM

FanFueled raises $1 million in funding

New social ticketing company FanFueled.com this week announced that it raised $1 million in venture funding, as the company looks to grow its profile in an increasingly competitive market.Li…

SOURCE: Ticket News at 04:54PM

Kristen Schaal to Guest Star on NBC's 30 Rock by Dan Bacalzo

Kristen Schaal will guest star in a multi-episode arc of NBC's 30 Rock, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Details for her character have not been released. Schaal appeared Off-Broad…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:54PM

BWW TV EXCLUSIVE: Happy 3rd Broadway Birthday BILLY ELLIOT- The Celebratory Curtain Call! by BroadwayWorld TV

On November 15, the 2009 Tony Award winning Best Musical BILLY ELLIOT, celebrated their third Broadway birthday. Original Billys and Tony winners David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulis…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:52PM

Mad as a Hatter by Sam Hurwitt

Show #112: A Man, His Wife, and His Hat, AlterTheater, November 12. I reviewed AlterTheater’s commissioned world premiere of a Lauren Yee play in today’s Marin Independent Journ…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 04:48PM

Bernadette Peters, Brian Stokes Mitchell, et al. to Take Part in 2012 Tanglewood Festival by BroadwayWorld

Tanglewood, one of the world's most beloved music festivals and the famed summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra located in the beautiful Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts, cele…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:46PM

Off the Record: Late Night Limitations by Chris Luner

Hello Everyone! Off the Record, our new series profiling the student production of High Fidelity form beginning to end, continues today on the blog! Promising to bring you the real deal behi…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 04:45PM

Review: (Toronto) The Bundle by The Charlebois Post

Bond's BundleAfter some bumps Ryerson pulls the audience inby Jessica WeiCaptivating, that was Ryerson's production of “The Bundle” by Edward Bonds. From the audible gasp from the a…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:44PM

#NEWPLAY TV: Watch @salvagevanguard "The Story of Jacob Murakami, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying..." by Arena Stage

Join Salvage Vanguard Theater (Austin, TX) for A workshop presentation of a new play "The Story of Jacob Murakami, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Realized Sacred Cows Make The Fi…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 04:43PM

Does Hugh Jackman think he's in Vegas

This will probably get me into trouble, but here goes:

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 04:40PM

#NEWPLAY TV LIVE: Watch @HESherman @petermarksdrama Theater Beyond Twitter Event Sat Nov 19 - 2p Pacific by Arena Stage

Arena Stage is proud to announce Theater Beyond Twitter: A Discussion Between Peter Marks and Howard Sherman in the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle at the Mead Center for American Theater, Sa…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 04:40PM

#NEWPLAY OPP: Univ of California Accepting Submissions for Stage Int'l Script Competition (Via @FracturedAtlas) by Arena Stage

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA NOW ACCEPTING PLAY SUBMISSIONS FOR ITS 5TH CYCLE OF THE STAGE INTERNATIONAL SCRIPT COMPETITION - $10,000 PRIZE TO BE GIVEN FOR BEST NEW PLAY ABOUT SCIENCE AND TECHNO…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 04:36PM

#NEWPLAY OPP: @theatricum Accepting Submissions for Seedlings Fest (via @PatriciaMilton) by Arena Stage

With its roots in the McCarthy Era Blacklisiting, over the past 35 years the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum has provided a unique Southern California home for Shakespeare and the classics in…

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 04:35PM

#NEWPLAY LIVE: @pwcenter A madcap experiment in online giving and writing by Arena Stage

On November 16, nine Playwrights' Center writers created a new play LIVE online. THE WRITING TEAM FOR THE COMPLETE TEXT CLICK HERE!

SOURCE: Arena Stage at 04:33PM

Theater Listings: Nov. 18 — 24 by The New York Times

A selected guide to theater performances in New York.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:21PM

2012 Playbill: 42nd Street | Stratford Shakespeare Festival by Stratford Shakespeare Festival

2012 Playbill: 42nd Street | Stratford Shakespeare Festival General Director Antoni Cimolino, Artistic Director Des McAnuff and Director of Communications David Prosser discuss the Stratfor…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:19PM

Vanquishing Nonprofit Deficits: Notes on Success from the Field by Kim Cook

(Cross-posted on Nonprofit Finance Fund’s Social Currency) Attendance at the TCG Fall Forum on Governance is comprised of primarily executive directors and board members, with a spri…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 04:19PM

2012 Playbill: Henry V | Stratford Shakespeare Festival by Stratford Shakespeare Festival

2012 Playbill: Henry V | Stratford Shakespeare Festival General Director Antoni Cimolino, Artistic Director Des McAnuff and Director of Communications David Prosser discuss the Stratford Sh…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:15PM

Pressing Question "FAVORITE SONG" from LYSISTRATA JONES on Broadway by Lysistrata Jones

Pressing Question "FAVORITE SONG" from LYSISTRATA JONES on Broadway Here's the cast of LYSISTRATA JONES on Broadway answering a pressing question from 3-time Tony-nominated wr…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:12PM

Rarely Produced Short Eyes Invites Danger and Innovation by Amy Tofte

Julian Acosta first read Short Eyes as an undergraduate, directing a scene from it in class, but he had to recruit staff members to act in it because his fellow students refused to tackle th…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 04:11PM

Listen to “Relatively Speaking” stars Thomas & Guttenberg’s ‘Leonard Lopate’ Radio Interview Online Now by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

RELATIVELY SPEAKING stars Marlo Thomas and Steve Guttenberg sat down live in studio on WNYC Radio’s “The Leonard Lopate Show” this afternoon. Now listen to the complete segment online:…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 04:08PM

Don't (Always) Believe the Hype by BroadwayGirlNYC

In pondering buzz, I've realized something that surprises me I often have a better time at shows that have been reviewed as bad or mediocre than I do at productions that have been called the…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:05PM

Standing On Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays by StageGrade

Are critics ready to commit to "Standing On Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays"?

SOURCE: StageGrade at 04:00PM
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Just Dance - Twilight Breaking Dawn, American Music Awards, Happy Feet 2, Madonna 2012 Tour by DanceOn

Just Dance - Twilight Breaking Dawn, American Music Awards, Happy Feet 2, Madonna 2012 Tour Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1 choreographer Paul Becker gives you a sneak peek at the dance scene…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:57PM

Stage spotlights: 'Joy: A Holiday Cabaret'

Plus Zenon Dance and Big Dance Theater.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 03:53PM

Jim Stanek, KT Sullivan et al. Set for Cecil Beaton Cabaret by Dan Bacalzo

Peter Land, Elena Shaddow, Jim Stanek, and KT Sullivan will perform in Cecil Beaton: The New York Years, A Broadway Musical Cabaret, to be presented at the Museum of the City of New York on …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:53PM

PHOTO FLASH: Margaret Cho, Darren Criss, Ricki Lake et al. Join Lance Horne for Songbook Release Party by Dan Bacalzo

Emmy-winning composer/songwriter Lance Horne celebrated the release of his songbook, First Things Last, at an event at The Coterie on Tuesday, November 1. Among the performers and guests w…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:46PM

Opportunities won, and lost

ART REVIEW: Minnesota artists are featured in shows at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 03:45PM

Romeo and Juliet dance for the king of speed and danger by Paula Citron

Superstar choreographer Alexei Ratmansky delivers both excitement and pathos in National Ballet’s new production of an old favourite

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:43PM

Joan Didion's Blue Nights: Why She's the Quintessential Writer for Pacific Standard Time

Wikimedia Commons​What makes Joan Didion the quintessential writer for Pacific Standard Time isn't just her presence at the defining social movements of the 1960s and 1970s. True, in …

SOURCE: LA Weekly at 03:37PM

Nightlife news for 11/18

Seinfeld, beer and "Transmission."

SOURCE: StarTribune at 03:36PM

War, meet holiday

History Theatre stages a play that has been described as an American "Christmas Carol."

SOURCE: StarTribune at 03:30PM

Ralph Fiennes Awarded Shakespeare Society Medal, 12/9 by BroadwayWorld

The Shakespeare Society is pleased to announce that Ralph Fiennes will be receiving The Shakespeare Society Medal at a benefit at the Rubin Museum of Art 150 W. 17th Street on Friday, Decemb…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:29PM

See stars at Mosaic, GableStage by Christine Dolen

Plantation's Mosaic Theatre and GableStage in Coral Gables both have hit shows at the moment: Eric Simonson's Lombardi, about legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi, at Mosaic, and…

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 03:15PM

RIALTO CHATTER: I DO? Bernadette Peters & Martin Short to Team up for I DO! I DO! Revival? by Rialto Chatter

The New York Times reports that Bernadette Peters and Martin Short are in talks with producers about co-starring as Agnes Snow and Michael Snow in a revival of Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt's…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:11PM

Squigs Captures the Passion of Private Lives Lovers Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross by Broadway.com

One minute Private Lives stars Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross are madly in love with each other; the next, they at each other's throats! As Amanda and Elyot, the duo play ex-spouses who hav…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:07PM

Pressing Question "FAVORITE DANCE STEP" from LYSISTRATA JONES on Broadway by Lysistrata Jones

Pressing Question "FAVORITE DANCE STEP" from LYSISTRATA JONES on Broadway Here's the cast of LYSISTRATA JONES on Broadway answering a pressing question from 3-time Tony-nomina…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:05PM

'Radiance' extended at Geffen

Legit News: Alan Alda-written play runs through Dec. 18 -- "Radiance: The Passion of Marie Curie" has been given a one-week extension in its current run at the Geffen Playhouse.

SOURCE: Variety at 03:05PM

Heiner Müller's Macbeth after Shakespeare to Play La MaMa by Dan Bacalzo

A co-production of Heiner Müller's Macbeth after Shakespeare, presented by the Mini teater (Ljubljana, Slovenia) and Novo kazaliÅ¡te Zagreb (Croatia), will make its North Ame…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:02PM

Ahmanson moves 'Fela!' from late April to mid-December start by Mike Boehm

The touring musical "Fela!" will play at the Ahmanson Theatre starting Dec. 13, moved up from its previously announced April opening. The change provides flexibility for finding a show to re…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:00PM

John Jasperse’s “Canyon” Starts Strong Then Staggers Weakly to a Close by Jeremy M. Barker

The talented choreographer's newest work, at BAM's Next Wave Fest, starts with a lot of promise, but then seems to lose its way before an unsatisfying end

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 03:00PM

#NAMPC by Chicago Plays

This past weekend 520 arts marketers from around the country including more than a dozen from Chicago area theatres travelled down to Louisville, Kentucky for the National Arts Marketing Con…

SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 03:00PM
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Muppet Movie Countdown! The Lyons' Linda Lavin Helps the Swedish Chef Plan a Surprise Party For Kermit by Broadway.com

The Muppets are readying for their big comeback with the November 23 release of a brand new feature film, The Muppets. In honor of everyone's favorite puppet crew, Broadway.com is flashi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:52PM

VENUS IN FUR - "All The Hype is True" by Manhattan Theatre Club

VENUS IN FUR - "All The Hype is True" For tickets and more info, visit: http://www.venusinfurbroadway.com From: mtcbroadway Views: 5 0 ratings Time: 00:15 More in Entertainme…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:51PM

ArtsBeat Blog: Bernadette Peters and Martin Short Linked to Possible Revival of 'I Do! I Do!' by Patrick Healy

The show "I Do! I Do!," the Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt musical, has never been revived on Broadway since it was first produced in 1966.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:50PM

Theater review: 'Hermetically Sealed' at the Skylight Theatre

Kathryn Graf's carefully layered drama about a family in delicately poised denial, though slow to cohere, rewards forbearance. Kathryn Graf's carefully layered drama about a family in delica…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:50PM

Mirror Mirror - Official Trailer 2012 (HD) by DanceOn

Mirror Mirror - Official Trailer 2012 (HD) The official trailer for Mirror Mirror, an exciting re-imagining of the classic Snow White fairy tale! Release Date: March 16, 2012 Choreographed…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:49PM

Burning Opera – King King by Pauline Adamek

The Opera is alive once again in Los Angeles! The company is happy to announce a fall performance. The Burning Opera: How To Survive the Apocalypse is returning to Los Angeles for one night…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:48PM

In Conversation With... Alex Timbers by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

Directors rarely get the opportunity to spend time and share ideas in a room with other directors. This new one-on-one conversation series was conceived by director Thomas Kail to give himse…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:45PM

Ralph Fiennes to Receive The Shakespeare Society Medal by Dan Bacalzo

Ralph Fiennes has been named as the recipient of The Shakespeare Society Medal, which will be presented to him at The Shakespeare Society's benefit at the Rubin Museum of Art on Friday,…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:45PM

Live Action Set to Present Encore Performance of The 7-Shot Symphony by Bethany Rickwald

Live Action Set will present an encore performance of the Ivey Award-winning The 7-Shot Symphony, at Loring Theater on December 5 at 7pm. Live Action Set's mash-up of seven myths from …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:44PM

Marlo Thomas and Steve Guttenberg on “Relatively Speaking”

Marlo Thomas and Steve Guttenberg talk about their roles in “Relatively Speaking,” three one-act comedies by the writing trio of Ethan Coen, Elaine May and Woody Allen, directed by John …

SOURCE: WNYC at 02:38PM

E. Faye Butler, Felicia Fields et al. Set for Goodman Theatre's Crowns by Dan Bacalzo

Casting has been announced for the 10th anniversary production of Regina Taylor's Crowns, to be presented at the Goodman Theatre, June 30-August 5, 2012. Taylor will direct. In this go…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:37PM

Ellen Burstyn to Give Open Master Class at Kean University by Dan Bacalzo

Academy Award winner and stage veteran Ellen Burstyn will give an open master class for BFA acting students at Kean University. The event will be held in the University Center Little Theatre…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:28PM

Nightmare (Before Christmas): The Experiment to Play Off-Broadway by Ryan Chavis

Pyscho Clan, the producers of Nightmare, one of New York's most horrifying haunted houses, will present Nightmare (Before Christmas): The Experiment, Off-Broadway at the Los Kabayitos L…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:08PM

Theater review: 'Hermetically Sealed' at the Skylight Theatre by David Nichols

David C. Nichols reviews Kathryn Graf's new play "Hermetically Sealed," a Katselas Theatre Company production at the Skylight Theatre.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:00PM
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Misters and Sisters - A Love Story in Song and Dance to Play OBERON by Ryan Chavis

Summer Stages Dance at Concord Academy will present Misters and Sisters - A Love Story in Song and Dance, a new dance theater cabaret by David Parker and Jeffrey Kazin of The Bang Group. Th…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:54PM

Emmy Winner Jim Parsons in Negotiations to Star in Broadway Revival of Harvey by Andrew Gans

Emmy Award winner Jim Parsons, who made his Broadway debut last season in the Tony-winning The Normal Heart, is currently in discussions to star in a spring 2012 Broadway revival of Harvey, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:52PM

Sound Advice: Cook, Wopat, Morton: ... Young... Swung and home, sweet home by Rob Lester

These three singular singers, who came together not long ago on Broadway for "Sondheim on Sondheim," sound convincingly deep into their material.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 01:50PM

Is there a Theatrical 1%? by Art

Scott Walters, over on his Theatre Ideas blog, publishes the first in what he is promising to be a multi-post series called "Occupy Lincoln Center."His first post is a comparison of the inco…

SOURCE: Art Hennessey at 01:46PM

Anna Maria Perez de Tagle on Jumping from Hannah Montana Mean Girl to Godspell Sweetheart by Michael Mellini

Age & Hometown: 20; San Jose, CA Current Role: Making her Broadway debut singing “Day By Day” in the first Broadway revival of Godspell. Disney Days: Perez de Tagle fel…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:44PM

Joshua Levine Joins Cast of Channeling Kevin Spacey by Ryan Chavis

Wolf & William Productions announced that Joshua Levine will join the cast of the Off-Broadway comedy Channeling Kevin Spacey at St. Luke's Theatre. In Channeling Kevin Spacey, t…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:43PM

Nov. 17 Performance of Broadway's Seminar Canceled by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Nov. 17 performance of Seminar, Theresa Rebeck's new play about the creative and personal tensions of four young novelists who are taking a private writing class with a potentially d…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:39PM

GYPSY OF THE MONTH: CHICAGO's Donna Marie Asbury by Adrienne Onofri

As 'Chicago' celebrates 15 years on Broadway, we profile its longest-running cast member.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:32PM

Film of Christopher Shinn's "Four" Completed; Pitching Sundance

Here's an update in the film version of "Four," the London and off-Broadway play by Hartford-born and Wethersfield-raised playwright Christopher Shinn .

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:30PM

STAGE TUBE: Hal Prince on Stephen Sondheim, Picking Projects, and More! by BroadwayWorld TV

Harold Prince directed the original productions of Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, The Phantom of the Opera, She Loves Me, Company, Follies, Candide, Pacific Overtures, Evita, P…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:29PM

SHOW FOLK: Jerry O’Connell Takes A Broadway “Seminar” by Tom Mizer

Jerry O’Connell (Crossing Jordan, Stand by Me and more) is a charmer. He shakes your hand with a 10,000 watt grin on his face. He tells self-deprecating stories with a tumbling ease. …

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:24PM

All-American LincTix After Party! by Lincoln Center Theater

From the ALL-AMERICAN LincTix after-party on November 1, 2011. Learn more about ALL-AMERICAN http://www.lct.org/showMain.htm?id=206

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:23PM

Photo Flash: Check Out Alice Ripley in MCC's WILD ANIMALS YOU SHOULD KNOW! by BroadwayWorld

Performances for MCC's Wild Animals You Should Know began November 3, 2011 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, and opens this Sunday, November 20 Production shots have been released and Broadway…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:19PM

Twitter Watch - Jeremy Jordan Says Likely Not Part of NEWSIES on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

On Twitter Watch, Jeremy Jordan wrote So chances are I wont be a part of Newsies seeing as how BampC will be a smash hit. Sad to see my Newsies without me, but so happy for themNope. Strict…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM

Mikado at Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace (4 of 4) by Noreen Heron & Associates

Mikado at Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace (4 of 4) HOT MIKADO is an enchanting musical comedy adaptation of the classic Gilbert and Sullivan musical, The Mikado, by David H. Bell. From: HeronPu…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:14PM

Broadway Revival of Noel Coward's 'Private Lives' Opens

Noel Coward's 'Private Lives' © 'Private Lives'...Read Full Post

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 01:14PM

Mikado at Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace (3 of 4) by Noreen Heron & Associates

Mikado at Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace (3 of 4) HOT MIKADO is an enchanting musical comedy adaptation of the classic Gilbert and Sullivan musical, The Mikado, by David H. Bell. From: HeronPu…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:12PM

Lindsay Mendez - Godspell on Broadway by DanceOn

Lindsay Mendez - Godspell on Broadway Lindsay Mendez chats with us at opening night of Broadway's first revival of Godspell! Director - Daniel Goldstein Choreographer - Christopher Ga…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:12PM

The Broadway Boys to Perform Holiday Concert at Westport Country Playhouse by Dan Bacalzo

The Broadway Boys will return to the Westport Country Playhouse for the group's annual concert of Broadway show tunes and holiday favorites, to be presented on Saturday, December 17, at…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:12PM

THEATER: Excerpt: 'Private Lives' on Broadway

Paul Gross and Kim Cattrall in the Broadway revival of Noel Coward’s “Private Lives,” at the Music Box Theater. (Video courtesy of the production.)

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:11PM

Off-Broadway play trots out a drama of drugs and race  and comes up lame  by Joe Dziemianowicz

In “Horsedreams,” a play about addiction and race at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater through Dec. 11, a long strand of white fluorescent tubes cuts across the cracked gray set. It lo…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 01:10PM

Wallace Shawn's Rarely Produced "Thought" at Yale Cabaret

Sex, Violence and Intimacy Explored in Provocative PlayThe East Coast premiere of Wallace Shawn 's rarely-produced play, "A Thought in three Parts," will be presented tonight through Satu…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:10PM

Julia Mattison - Godspell on Broadway by DanceOn

Julia Mattison - Godspell on Broadway Julia Mattison chats with us at opening night of Broadway's first revival of Godspell! Director - Daniel Goldstein Choreographer - Christopher Ga…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:09PM

Mikado at Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace (2 of 4) by Noreen Heron & Associates

Mikado at Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace (2 of 4) HOT MIKADO is an enchanting musical comedy adaptation of the classic Gilbert and Sullivan musical, The Mikado, by David H. Bell. From: HeronPu…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:09PM

Hot Mikado at Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace (1 of 4) by Noreen Heron & Associates

Hot Mikado at Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace (1 of 4) HOT MIKADO is an enchanting musical comedy adaptation of the classic Gilbert and Sullivan musical, The Mikado, by David H. Bell. From: Her…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:09PM

Eugene Levy - Godspell on Broadway by DanceOn

Eugene Levy - Godspell on Broadway Eugene Levy chats with us at opening night of Broadway's first revival of Godspell! Director - Daniel Goldstein Choreographer - Christopher Gattelli…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:08PM

Dan Daily, Simon Kendall, et al. Set for An Evening with O. Henry Benefit by Andy Propst

The Pearl Theatre Company has announced a preliminary lineup of performers for An Evening with O. Henry, to be offered on December 4 at The Players Club. The proceeds from the event will he…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:03PM
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Hugh Jackman to Make Appearance on ANDERSON, 11/18 by BroadwayWorld

Hugh Jackman, currently starring in the record-breaking hit show, Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway, will be a guest on Anderson Cooper's syndicated talk show Anderson tomorrow Friday November …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:58PM

‘Sex and the City’ star Kim Cattrall heads a fizz-free Broadway revival of Noel Coward’s classic comedy  by Joe Dziemianowicz

Kim Cattrall gazes out in character as Amanda on the Playbill for Noel Coward’s “Private Lives,” her head cocked back, nose pitched at a high angle, her face softly kissed in a glamoro…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:50PM

Newsies to Perform in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade by Dan Bacalzo

Cast members from the Disney musical Newsies, which was recently announced to move to Broadway in Spring 2012, will perform the number, "King of New York" live in Herald Square dur…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:50PM

O Holy Night! Hunter Parrish and the Cast of Godspell Celebrate Their Broadway Opening by Broadway.com

Hunter Parrish and the cast of Godspell were in high spirits on November 7, when the revival of Stephen Schwartz's classic musical opened on Broadway. After their performance, the tightk…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:46PM

BONNIE & CLYDE Announces Facebook Ticket Giveaway by BroadwayWorld

BONNIE amp CLYDE is currently in previews at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, opening on Thursday, December 1st. Bonnie amp Clyde stars Laura Osnes 2011 Drama Desk nominee, Anything Goes and J…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42PM

PHOTO FLASH: Rosie Perez, David Hyde Pierce et al. at Press Event for Close Up Space by David Gordon

The cast of Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere production of Molly Smith Metzler's Close Up Space met the press at the Manhattan Theatre Club Studio on Thursday, November 17. …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:41PM

Wagner College Theatre Presents My Fair Lady by Chris Luner

Get Me To The Church On Time! And by that we mean the theatre! Wagner College Theatre is at it again and this time they are on to the classics! From rocking out with Jesus Christ Superstar t…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 12:39PM

Steve Carell and Natalie Portman Read "The Apartment" Live in L.A. Nov. 17 by Adam Hetrick

Steve Carell and Natalie Portman take part in a sold-out reading of Billy Wilder's "The Apartment" Nov. 17 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36PM

Elaine Paige Returns to the Stage in ‘Follies’ by Joyce Wadler

Elaine Paige, the first lady of British musical comedy, is back on Broadway in the revival of “Follies,” singing an anthem of show-biz survival “with a galvanizing fierceness.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:32PM

Alan Rickman Flashback! From Harry Potter to Sweeney Todd, the Seminar Star Sizzles on the Big Screen by Broadway.com

It starts with the voice—a combination of purr and growl that can be sinister or suggestive, depending on the context. We’re talking about Alan Rickman, who is currently starring…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:30PM

Alan Rickman Flashback! From Harry Potter to Sweeney Todd, the Seminar Star Sizzles on the Big Screen by Broadway.com

It starts with the voice—a combination of purr and growl that can be sinister or suggestive, depending on the context. We’re talking about Alan Rickman, who is currently starring…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:30PM

THE BOOK OF MORMON’s Cast, Choreographer & Co-Director Encore by Theater Talk

on Thirteen: Fri., November 18th at 2:00 AM (Note Special Time)  and on CUNY TV: Sat., November 19th at 8:30 PM Sun., November 20th at 12:30 PM and Mon., November 21st at 7:30 AM, 1:30 …

SOURCE: Theater Talk at 12:29PM

CHINGLISH and STANDING ON CEREMONY by Theater Talk

on Thirteen:  Fri., November 25th at 1:30 AM (Note Special Time) on CUNY TV: Sat., November 26th at 8:30 PM Sun., November 27th at 12:30 PM and Mon., November 28th at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM &…

SOURCE: Theater Talk at 12:28PM

Nunya Productions to Present Revised Version of Neil LaBute's Some Girl(s) by Ryan Chavis

Nunya Productions will present a revised version of Neil LaBute's acclaimed play Some Girl(s) at the American Theatre of Actors' Sargent Theatre, December 8-17. The production wil…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:25PM

From the archives: King Lear and the theatre of ignorance by George Hunka

The Public Theater production of King Lear, with Sam Waterston, Michael McKean, and Bill Irwin and directed by James Macdonald, closes this weekend after a run which received lackluster revi…

SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 12:17PM

The Sound of Music at Drury Lane Theatre- Oakbrook Terrace (2 of 2) by Noreen Heron & Associates

The Sound of Music at Drury Lane Theatre- Oakbrook Terrace (2 of 2) THE SOUND OF MUSIC is the enchanting story of Maria, a spirited young nun who leaves the convent to become a governess fo…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:16PM

The Sound of Music at Drury Lane Theatre- Oakbrook Terrace (1 of 2) by Noreen Heron & Associates

The Sound of Music at Drury Lane Theatre- Oakbrook Terrace (1 of 2) THE SOUND OF MUSIC is the enchanting story of Maria, a spirited young nun who leaves the convent to become a governess fo…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:14PM

Inis Nua to Present Reading of Torben Betts' The Error of Their Ways by Ryan Chavis

The Inis Nua Theatre Company in Philadelphia will host a staged reading of British playwright Torben Betts' The Error of Their Ways at First Baptist Church on Monday, November 28 at 7pm…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:14PM

Billy Crudup, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo Set for Red Light Winter Film by Dan Bacalzo

Billy Crudup, Kirsten Dunst, and Mark Ruffalo will star in a film adaptation of Adam Rapp's Pulitzer-nominated play, Red Light Winter, according to IndieWire. The plot of the play focu…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:10PM

Despite Arena Action, Tazewell Thompson Still Has Busy Schedule

Despite the postponement of the world premiere of his "Mary T. and Lizzy K." due to federal funding cutbacks for the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., director-writer Tazewell Thopmspon …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:10PM

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Wrestling With FeedbackMy latest TheatreFace blog post is about how I'm wrestling with prescriptive feedback. What's prescriptive feedback? It's when the feedback comes in the form of sugges…

SOURCE: Variations On A Theme at 12:07PM

POLICY: The "Internet Censorship" Bill by CultureFuture

A lot of buzz on the internet around the bills being debated in the House and Senate (with broad, bipartisan support) that would allow the Government to issue take-down notices to websites, …

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 12:05PM

"On Golden Pond" - Albuquerque by Dean Yannias

A lot of credit should go to Vernon Poitras, the director (and, in effect, the Enchanted Rose Theater personified), for assembling a very capable cast and crew, for putting on a good show, a…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 12:04PM

On the Web: Legends of Broadway, Submissions Only and Hustling by JK

I am always looking for a Broadway fix between visits to the Big Apple.  I've come across three sources of material on the Internet to satisfy (to varying degrees) that need.Submissions…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:02PM

Stephanie J. Block Will Play an Extra Day in Anything Goes; Thanksgiving Day Parade, Too by Andrew Gans

Stephanie J. Block, who joined the Tony Award-winning revival of Cole Porter's Anything Goes Nov. 4 for a limited engagement as Reno Sweeney while Sutton Foster, who won a Tony Award for…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01PM
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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A COVER STORY: Stick Fly by Matthew Blank

Tony winner Ruben Santiago Hudson, Dulé Hill and Mekhi Phifer are among the members of the LeVay family, who gather for a tense family weekend in Stick Fly, the new play by Lydia R. D…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:56AM

The Addams Family on Tour- TV Spot by Addams Family

The Addams Family on Tour- TV Spot The Addams Family on Tour- TV Spot For more information about The Addams Family on Tour, please visit: http://www.TheAddamsFamilyMusicalTour.com For mor…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:52AM

La Mirada to Celebrate Holidays with Posada Mexicana by Ryan Chavis

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts will present Posada Mexicana: A Mexican Holiday Spectacular on December 17, 2011 for two performances only. The holiday event will feature the tale…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:51AM

Jesus Christ Superstar at Theatre at the Center (3 of 3) by Noreen Heron & Associates

Jesus Christ Superstar at Theatre at the Center (3 of 3) The first collaboration between Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice to be performed on the professional stage, Jesus Christ Superstar i…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:46AM

Jesus Christ Superstar at Theatre at the Center (2 of 3) by Noreen Heron & Associates

Jesus Christ Superstar at Theatre at the Center (2 of 3) The first collaboration between Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice to be performed on the professional stage, Jesus Christ Superstar i…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:44AM

Blog: Year of the Producer: The Ups & Downs of Producing

Inspired by our adoption of Stage One as the charity for the 2012 Whatsonstage.com Awards, we’re declaring this the “Year of the Producer” on Whatsonstage.com, and are ru…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:43AM

Ghost the Musical to Play Australia in 2013 by Dan Bacalzo

Ghost the Musical will play Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne, Australia in August 2013, according to a report on the website for the UK magazine, The Stage. Matthew Warchus will direc…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:43AM

PRIVATE LIVES Opens Tonight on Broadway; Stars Kim Cattrall & Paul Gross in the News by Kelly Guiod

Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross star in Noël Coward’s Private Lives on Broadway, opening tonight at The Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street) following sold-out runs in London and Toronto.…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 11:42AM

Jesus Christ Superstar at Theatre at the Center (1 of 3) by Noreen Heron & Associates

Jesus Christ Superstar at Theatre at the Center (1 of 3) The first collaboration between Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice to be performed on the professional stage, Jesus Christ Superstar i…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:40AM

Michael Cumpsty, Jay Pelphrey & Jay Russell Complete Broadway Cast of Judy Garland Bio End of the Rainbow by Broadway.com

Michael Cumpsty, Tom Pelphrey and Jay Russell will complete the cast of the upcoming Broadway transfer of End of the Rainbow, Peter Quilter’s biographical play about the last days of t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AM

Michael Cumpsty, Tom Pelphrey & Jay Russell Complete Broadway Cast of Judy Garland Bio End of the Rainbow by Broadway.com

Michael Cumpsty, Tom Pelphrey and Jay Russell will complete the cast of the upcoming Broadway transfer of End of the Rainbow, Peter Quilter’s biographical play about the last days of t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AM

MDQ Rocks Milwaukee - Brown Eyed Handsome Man by Million Dollar Quartet

MDQ Rocks Milwaukee - Brown Eyed Handsome Man The touring cast of "Million Dollar Quartet" performs "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" at Milwaukee Public Market. From: milliondo…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:36AM

MDQ Rocks Buffalo - Blue Suede Shoes by Million Dollar Quartet

MDQ Rocks Buffalo - Blue Suede Shoes The touring cast of "Million Dollar Quartet" performs "Blue Suede Shoes" at the M&T Bank in Fountain Plaza in Buffalo, NY From: …

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:29AM

PHOTO CALL: French Stewart, Jason Alexander and More at L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Awards by Lucas Lilieholm

Raul Esparza, Laurie Metcalf and the Reprise Theatre production of Kiss Me, Kate took honors at the 2010-2011 L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Awards ceremony Nov. 14 at The Orpheum Theatre in Lo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:28AM

3-D Theatricals Announces 2012 Season by Ryan Chavis

3-D Theatricals, the newest professional theater company in Orange County, has announced its line-up of productions for 2012. The season will include: The Sound of Music(February 10-26)…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:26AM

Fans Rank Adele Hits as Favorite Glee Musical Mash-Up by Broadway.com

As New Directions and the Troubletones went head to head for a mash-up competition on the November 15 episode of Glee, Broadway.com asked readers to vote for which musical combo number was t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:23AM

Las Vegas' Studio 54 to Close in January by Ryan Chavis

MGM Grand Hotel & Casino's Studio 54 nightclub will close its doors to the public on January 8, 2012 after 14 years on the Las Vegas strip. The iconic club will host one final bash…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:22AM

Recent NY plays remind us it all starts with good writing  by Joe Dziemianowicz

At the 10th annual “24 Hour Plays” on Monday, one of the six shorts in this always entertaining celebration of on-the-fly theater works are written, rehearsed and performed within a day…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:21AM

Private Lives

James Rickards discusses the currency wars that are rocking the global financial system. Marlo Thomas and Steve Guttenberg on their roles in “Relatively Speaking,” a trio of one-act come…

SOURCE: WNYC at 11:20AM

Grace Gummer to Play Anjelica Huston's Daughter on TV's Smash by Broadway.com

Grace Gummer will play the daughter of Anjelica Huston and Michael Cristofer on NBC’s Broadway-centric series Smash, according to Variety. The guest-star spot could possibly become rec…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:20AM

Gabriel Byrne to Direct United States Premiere of James X Off-Broadway by Broadway.com

Tony nominee Gabriel Byrne will direct the U.S. premiere of James X, written by and starring Gerard Mannix Flynn. Produced by Byrne, Liam Neeson and Culture Project, the play begins performa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:19AM

Review: Five Flights (Immediate Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Playwright Adam Bock has penned a lyrical allegory on life and death... the stuff in-between and the stuff after. Immediate Theatre, under the careful direction of Peter Cieply, has created…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 11:19AM

Ricky Gervais To Host Golden Globes by Dan Bacalzo

British comedian Ricky Gervais will once again host the Golden Globe Awards, which will be presented at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 15, 2012. The ceremony will be televised worldwide…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:15AM

Photo Flash: Larry Kramer, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, et al. Featured on OUT100 Covers by BroadwayWorld

Today, OUT unveiled four separate covers of its highly anticipated OUT100 issue. Celebrating the issue's 17th Anniversary, the four covers feature comedienne and LGBT ally, Kathy Griffin act…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:09AM

The Flavor Graveyard by Art

The Flavor Graveyard, a photo by arthennessey on Flickr.On the tour of the Ben and Jerry's Factory they told us that the worst flavor disaster might be Sugar Plum, which was so bad that dist…

SOURCE: Art Hennessey at 11:07AM

Awesome Person Thursday: She's got spirit, yes she does... by Michael Roderick

The She I'm talking about is Mary Birdsong. And if you have never had the pleasure of seeing her perform or meeting with her, you are missing out. Mary and her friend Matt are producing a sh…

SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 11:06AM

Tracie Bennett, Michael Cumpsty, Tom Pelphrey, Jay Russell Set for End of the Rainbow at Broadway's Belasco by Dan Bacalzo

Michael Cumpsty, Tom Pelphrey and Jay Russell will join the previously reported star Tracie Bennett in the Broadway production of Peter Quilter's End of the Rainbow, which will begin pe…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:06AM

Promotional Opportunity--What's New in 2012? by Chicago Plays

The Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture (COTC) continually reaches out to the media on behalf of Chicago's cultural and community partners and in a few short weeks they will be issuing a r…

SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 11:06AM

Kathleen Turner Will Have a High Time in Ft. Lauderdale in March 2012 by Kenneth Jones

Kathleen Turner will reprise her Broadway turn as a tough-talking nun who counsels a young drug addict in a Ft. Lauderdale, FL, engagement of the national tour of the three-character play Hi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:05AM

Tanglewood Festival Lines Up Bernadette Peters, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Maureen McGovern by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning actress Bernadette Peters will join the Boston Pops and conductor Keith Lockhart for a special July 8, 2012, concert at the Tanglewood Festival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:03AM

Kim Cattrall Proves to be no Coward on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

Since putting down her last cosmopolitan in the second "Sex and the City" movie, Cattrall has politely been trying to shake off Samantha and remind people that she's also a veteran theater…

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:03AM

A Saturday Morning Salute to Roy Leonard by Chicago Plays

The Museum of Broadcast Communications presents:A Saturday Morning Salute to Roy LeonardSaturday, December 3, 201111 a.m. - 1 p.m.360 N. State. St.Tickets: $20RSVP at www.museum.tv or call 3…

SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 11:01AM

Bring It On: The Musical Director Andy Blankenbuehler's Crash Course in Cheerleading

Craig Schwartz​When director-choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler signed on to turn the movie Bring It On into a big, splashy musical-theater event, now premiering at the Ahmanson Theatre…

SOURCE: LA Weekly at 11:00AM

Don't just listen to the squeaky wheels on social media. by Ken Davenport

One of the greatest gifts Twitter has given brands is the ability to electronically eavesdrop on conversations about their products. "@XXX airlines sucks! Waited for three hours on tarm…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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STAGE TUBE: I AM THEATRE Project - Nilo Cruz by BroadwayWorld TV

BroadwayWorld.com is excited to share a new weekly series developed by the Theatre Communications Group This week playwright Nilo Cuz shares pivotal moments in his theatre career and why the…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:59AM

NEWS PIECES: Hugh Jackman, Anderson Cooper, Jeremy Jordan, Morgan James, Matt Doyle by Andrew Gans

News tidbits about the theatrical and cabaret scenes. *

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AM

Broadway Composer Lee Pockriss Dies at 87 by BroadwayWorld

According to published reports, Broadway composer passed away on November 14 in his Connecticut home. He was 87 years old.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:55AM

HUGH JACKMAN on ANDERSON Tomorrow Friday November 18 by Jackie Green

Hugh Jackman, currently starring in the record-breaking hit show, Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway, will be a guest on Anderson Cooper’s syndicated talk show “Anderson” tomorrow Friday N…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 10:53AM

END OF THE RAINBOW to Play Broadway's Belasco; Cumptsy, Pelphrey & Russell Join Cast by BroadwayWorld

Producers Lee Dean, Laurence Myers and Joey Parnes announced today that the complete cast of the Broadway premiere of End of the Rainbow, a new play with music, is in place. Michael Cumpsty,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:51AM

Off Broadway Theater Review: A MAD PERSON’S CHRONICLE OF A MISERABLE MARRIAGE (Stage Left Studio) by John Topping

WAR, BUT NO PEACE John Andert so captivates the audience in Sinan Ünel’s play A Mad Person’s Chronicle of a Miserable Marriage that you don’t want the play to end.  Whether he is the…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:50AM

News: Forkbeard Fantasy Say Farewell with Southbank Residency

Acclaimed multimedia theatre company Forkbeard Fantasy, a victim of the recent Arts Council funding cuts, has announced a ‘farewell tour’. The Bristol-based company, which was …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:48AM

New Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center Open House by Chicago Plays

The Black Ensemble Theater is celebrating its 35th anniversary and the Grand Opening of the New Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center! A local treasure, a national wonder and an internation…

SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 10:43AM

Fuse Visual Arts Review: Wendy Artin — Translating Marble Onto Paper by Arts Fuse Editor

Wendy Artin is not just about representation. Her paintings bring up all sorts of questions about the complexities of beauty. How do we build up beauty from matter? What happens to beauty ov…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:40AM

Liza Minnelli to Perform at Stamford Center for the Arts Gala by Dan Bacalzo

Stage and screen legend Liza Minnelli will perform at Stamford Center for the Arts' benefit gala on Friday, March 30, 2012 at 8pm. Minnelli's most recent Broadway show, Liza'…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:40AM

ArtsBeat Blog: 'End of the Rainbow' Finds a Broadway Home by Patrick Healy

"End of the Rainbow," a hit London drama-with-music about Judy Garland's final months, will play in New York this spring at the Belasco Theater, one of the last Broadway houses to announce i…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:38AM

PHOTO CALL: Iron Curtain, With Jenn Gambatese, Todd Alan Johnson and Aaron Ramey by Joseph Marzullo

Prospect Theater Company, by special arrangement with Fireboat Productions, presents a limited Off-Broadway run of Iron Curtain, winner of the Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Produc…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:38AM

#neverbedark: cubed by K B Saine

a #neverbedark approach to making more art Three years ago, at Sycamore Rouge, we built six acting cubes, and it not only changed the way we rehearsed- it changed the way we opened the doors…

SOURCE: 2AMT at 10:34AM

Grace Gummer Set to Guest Star on NBC's Smash by BroadwayWorld

It's official, NBC's new Broadway-filled series SMASH will premiere on February 6 at 10pm, and Grace Gummer has joined a long list of theatre veterans who willl guest star onthe show, accord…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:33AM

Standing on Ceremony, the Gay Marriage Plays by Richard Seff

The closet is, at last, wide open. No more need for gay characters to parade around pretending to be women, which was the game played in the mid-nineteenth century.  When even a hint of the…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:26AM

Gabriel Byrne to Direct Culture Project's JAMES X, 12/9 by BroadwayWorld

I cannot recount a time when a critic decided that seeing a play was a necessity of life' said Culture Project's Allan Buchman, but that is exactly what Finton O'Toole suggested in the Irish…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:25AM

Monster Mash: Intiman Theatre back? Kirsten Dunst joins cast by David Ng

Kirsten Dunst will join Mark Ruffalo and Billy Crudup in a screen adaptation of Adam Rapp's Pulitzer finalist play "Red Light Winter." The Intiman Theatre in Seattle is launching a $1 millio…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:23AM

Steppenwolf to Honor Julianna Margulies at WOMEN IN THE ARTS , 3/12 by BroadwayWorld

Steppenwolf has just announced that Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award winner Julianna Margulies will be the guest of honor at the third annual Steppenwolf Salutes WOMEN IN TH…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:20AM

Private Lives, Starring Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross, Opens on Broadway by Broadway.com

The Broadway revival of Noel Coward's classic comedy Private Lives, starring Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross, opens on November 17 at the Music Box Theatre. Notable guests expected to att…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:17AM

Private Lives, Starring Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross, Opens on Broadway by Broadway.com

The Broadway revival of Noel Coward's classic comedy Private Lives, starring Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross, opens on November 17 at the Music Box Theatre. Notable guests expected to att…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:17AM

Natalie Portman Set for LACMA's THE APARTMENT Reading, 11/17 by BroadwayWorld

For the next installment in this series, creator Jason Reitman has selected Billy Wilder's The Apartment 1960. Set to take part in the reading is Broadway veteran Natalie Portman, who will p…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:16AM

I AM THEATRE: Nilo Cruz by Theatre Communications Group

I AM THEATRE: Nilo Cruz Born in Cuba and raised in Miami, Florida, Nilo Cruz is best known for his play ANNA IN THE TROPICS, which won the Steinberg award, the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:16AM

Follies Star Elaine Paige Pens "New Lyrics" for "I'm Still Here" by Andrew Gans

For a current interview in the New York Times, Olivier Award winner Elaine Paige, who is currently playing Carlotta Campion in the Kennedy Center's critically acclaimed production of Jam…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:15AM

Review: Radio City Christmas Spectacular by Andy Propst

The newest edition of this venerable extravaganza blends state-of-the-art technology with old-school theatricality.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:10AM

Offer: Free Fizz With Every Seat in December for THE LADYKILLERS

Get a free glass of champagne with every booking in December to see The Ladykillers at the Gieldgud Theatre. Book before 22 November

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:05AM

THE SCREENING ROOM: Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess Sing "The Phantom of the Opera" (Video) by Michael Gioia

Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess starred in the 25th anniversary production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera as the Phantom and Christine, respectively. Here, Karimlo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:03AM

Aaron Tveit to Star in a New USA Network Pilot by Andy Propst

Aaron Tveit will star in a USA Network pilot, according to a report on Deadline.com. The as-yet-untitled show is being developed by Jeff Eastin. The show will center on agents from various…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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BWW TV: BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL - Complete Show Montage! by BroadwayWorld TV

The high-flying original musical comedy Bring It On The Musical launched its national tour earlier this month and is now playing in Los Angeles with a six-week engagement at the Center Theat…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:49AM

Burmese Days

Once upon a time, long, long ago, there was an English Colony called Burma. In 1926 there were about 4,000 Burmese and 7 Brits. The center of this universe was the European Club. It was a…

SOURCE: Usher Nonsense at 09:48AM

Review: The Nutcracker (House Theatre of Chicago) by Scotty Zacher

Putting a new spin on a beloved story is never easy and always risky. The House Theatre’s magical production of *The Nutcracker* is daring, imaginative and makes a true artistic statement …

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 09:48AM

Andre De Shields, Andre Holland, Sanaa Lathan et al. Win Audelco Awards by Dan Bacalzo

The 2011 Vivian Robinson/Audelco Awards (known as the "VIV") were presented in a ceremony held at Harlem Stage/Aaron Davis Hall on Monday, November 14. The awards promote and cel…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:48AM

Composer Lee Pockriss Has Died by Andy Propst

Composer Lee Pockriss has died, according to a report in The New York Times. He was 87. Pockriss' theater credits include the score for the Broadway musical Tovarich, as well as the …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:47AM

Broadway-Bound Newsies to Perform in Macy's Thankgiving Day Parade by Broadway.com

The Broadway-bound musical Newsies has been added to the lineup of performers in the 2011 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The production will perform the show-stopping tap number &ldqu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:43AM

Broadway-Bound Newsies to Perform in Macy's Thankgiving Day Parade by Broadway.com

The cast of the Broadway-bound musical Newsies has been added to the lineup of performers in the 2011 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The production will perform the show-stopping tap …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:43AM

Broadway-Bound Cast of Newsies to Perform in Macy's Thankgiving Day Parade by Broadway.com

The cast of the Broadway-bound musical Newsies has been added to the lineup of performers in the 2011 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The company will perform the show-stopping tap num…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:43AM

Will Bernadette Peters and Martin Short Say I Do! I Do! to a Broadway Revival? by Andrew Gans

Tony winners Bernadette Peters and Martin Short, who co-starred in the Broadway musical The Goodbye Girl, may share the stage again in a revival of the 1966 musical I Do! I Do!

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AM

PHOTO CALL: Burning, With Hunter Foster and Stephen Tyrone Williams by Joseph Marzullo

The New Group production of Thomas Bradshaw's Burning, starring Tony Award nominee Hunter Foster, Stephen Tyrone Williams, Andrew Garman, Danny Mastrogiorgio and Evan Johnson, plays Off-…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:33AM

Bring It On the Musical Aiming to Lay It Down on Cast Album by Adam Hetrick

Bring It On the Musical, which recently launched its national tour at the Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, will likely preserve its hop-hop and pop-flecked score o…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:33AM

Aaron Tveit Cast in Upcoming Jeff Eastin Pilot for USA Network by Michael Gioia

Aaron Tveit, who was seen on Broadway in last season's Tony-nominated musical Catch Me If You Can, is set to star in USA Network's untitled hour-long pilot from creator Jeff Eastin, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:28AM

Grace Gummer to Guest Star on NBC's Smash by Andy Propst

Grace Gummer will guest star on NBC's forthcoming musical drama series Smash, according to a report in Variety. She will play the daughter of characters portrayed by Angelica Huston an…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:24AM

Natalie Portman to Star in Live Reading of The Apartment by Dan Bacalzo

Natalie Portman will portray Fran Kubelik in a live reading of the 1960 Billy Wilder film, The Apartment, according to New York Magazine. The reading will be presented at the Los Angeles Cou…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:14AM

Holiday Light Spectacular, Paper Mill Playhouse by Paper Mill Playhouse

Holiday Light Spectacular, Paper Mill Playhouse Paper Mill Playhouse is proud to present the Millburn, new Jersey theater's 2011 Holiday Village and Animated Light Spectacular. More t…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:04AM
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Lee Pockriss, Composer of Musicals Ernest in Love, Gatsby and Tovarich, Dead at 87 by Kenneth Jones

Lee Pockriss, the theatre and pop composer whose musicals include Broadway's Tovarich and Off-Broadway's Ernest in Love, both with lyricist Anne Croswell, died Nov. 14 at his home in…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:51AM

Peter Land, Elena Shaddow, Jim Stanek and KT Sullivan Celebrate Cecil Beaton in New York Years Cabaret Nov. 19-20 by Michael Gioia

Cecil Beaton: The New York Years—A Broadway Musical Cabaret, celebrating Tony-winning costume designer Cecil Beaton, will be presented Nov. 19-20 at the Museum of the City of New York …

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:50AM

PHOTO ARCHIVE: Mandy Patinkin on Broadway by Matthew Blank

Tony Award winner Mandy Patinkin returns to the Broadway stage Nov. 17, alongside his original Evita co-star, in An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin. Playbill.com offers a look b…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:50AM

PHOTO ARCHIVE: Mandy Patinkin on Broadway by Matthew Blank

Tony Award winner Mandy Patinkin returned to the Broadway stage Nov. 16, alongside his original Evita co-star, in An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin. Playbill.com offers a look …

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:50AM

Morris Meyerfeld by Trav S.D.

Morris Meyerfeld (born Moses this day in 1855) was sort of the Keith to Martin Beck’s Albee in the real creation and expansion of the Orpheum Circuit, which ruled the Big Time west of …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:35AM

Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Elects Leigh Silverman as VP; Election Results Announced by Adam Hetrick

The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, the union that represents professional stage directors and choreographers, has announced results of its executive board elections.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:28AM

Bloopers From A Madea Christmas With Tyler Perry

In A Madea Christmas, the newest stage-to-screen project from Tyler Perry, the actor-mogul once again takes the stage as the no-nonsense Madea, a big-hearted grandmother with a take-…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:22AM

Exclusive InDepth InterView: Kenneth Branagh Talks Sondheim, Shakespeare & MY WEEK WITH MARILYN by Pat Cerasaro

Noted thespian and master theatre and film director Kenneth Branagh has found himself at a career peak in 2011, excelling in both entertainment arenas with his striking, visionary blockbuste…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:20AM

Live Art: ‘trash’ or the face of performance future? by Rebecca Felgate

Does performance matter? Rebecca Felgate investigates the power of Live Art and the questions it makes us ask ourselves.

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:20AM

Photo Coverage: Broadway Meets Chocolate at NY Chocolate Show! by BroadwayWorld

It was an event too good to be true Chocolate and Broadway coming together as one The 14th Annual Chocolate Show, which opened Wednesday November 8th and ran through Sunday November 13th, f…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:18AM

Sami Staitland, Larry Cahn, Suzanne Grodner, Emily Shoolin and More Set for Pioneer's Annie by Michael Gioia

Pioneer Theatre Company will present the Tony Award-winning musical Annie, beginning Dec. 2, for a limited engagement through Dec. 23, at the Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:15AM

Review: The Lion in Winter by Natasha Tripney

Robert Lindsay and Joanna Lumley give fine performances in Trevor Nunn's lumbering production of James Goldman's historical drama.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:15AM

NEWSIES to Perform in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade by BroadwayWorld

Viewers from across the country will get a preview of the eagerly anticipated new Broadway musical Newsies during the 85th Anniversary Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The cast of Newsies wil…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:13AM
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Frank Fay by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the much-loved and much-hated Frank Fay, much emulated by generations of stand-up comedians and emcees (For a full bio go here). Also featured with him the documenta…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:59AM

Hartford Stage's Bill Raymond in Spielberg's "Lincoln" Film

Bill Raymond, who has played Scrooge in Hartford Stage's "A Christmas Carol" in 12 of the last 14 annual runs, is featured in the upcoming Steven Spielberg film, "Lincoln," based in par…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:55AM

Sanaa Lathan, Knock Me a Kiss, Andre De Shields, Andre Holland Among 2011 Audelco Award Winners by Kenneth Jones

Recipients of the 39th Annual Vivian Robinson/Audelco Awards for Excellence in Black Theatre, for work in New York City, were announced Nov. 14 at a ceremony in Harlem.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:50AM

Gabriel Byrne to Helm Irish Solo Drama James X for the Culture Project by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Gabriel Byrne will stage Gerard Mannix Flynn's solo drama James X, tracing the journey of one child through Ireland's abusive institutional system, which will be p…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:46AM

Jersey Boys benefit concert to feed hungry in DC and fight AIDS by Tim Treanor

Cast from the national tour of Jersey Boys will stage a benefit concert on November 28th at D.C. Improv to support Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the local charity Food & Friends.…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:42AM

Fuse Movie Review: BJFF 2011 – A Summing Up by Joann Green Breuer

The Boston Jewish Film Festival saves one of its best films, "Mabul," for last, and some final thoughts on this year's line-up of movies.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:40AM

Shalom Dammit! Will Have Reading at University of Northern Colorado by Michael Gioia

TotalTheater Productions, in association with the University of Northern Colorado's College of Visual and Performing Arts, will present a developmental staging of Shalom Dammit! An Eveni…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:33AM

So who is the mystery West End tweeter? by Alistair Smith

While @westendproducer poses as an impresario, many producers don't even know what Twitter is, still less have the time. Might a resting actor be to blame?Thanks to an article in the Observe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:23AM

Burmese Days by Theasy.com

59E59 Theatres, Off Broadway By Regina Robbins BOTTOM LINE: A gripping, disturbing period piece, based on a novel by one of the twentieth century's most important writers. Before ach…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:11AM

'Other Desert Cities' Now an Open-Ended Run

'Other Desert Cities' ©Lincoln Center Theatre Lincoln Center Theatre has announced that its limited-run hot ticket, Jon Robin Baitz's Other Desert Cities, will now play an open-ended r…

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 07:05AM

BWW's On This Day - November 17, 2011

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on November 17 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM

Don't cry for them, B'way

Legit News: LuPone, Patinkin out for 'Evening' -- The stars of "An Evening With Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin" insist the spring's Broadway revival of "Evita," starring Ricky Martin, "has …

SOURCE: Variety at 07:00AM

Community theaters thrive on challenging material

In true community theater, nobody gets paid. But some theater groups in the Kansas City area dwell in a zone between amateur and professional, because although the actors aren't paid, someti…

SOURCE: The Kansas City Star at 07:00AM

NY Review: 'Private Lives' by Erik Haagensen

Director Richard Eyre's insistence on naturalistic acting rooted in emotional truth pretty much does the current Broadway production of Noël Coward's archly delirious comedy in.

SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00AM

She Kills Monsters by Andy Propst

Dungeons & Dragons role-playing serves as the backdrop for Qui Nguyen's sweetly earnest show, which often feels like an ABC Afterschool Special that's been heavily laced with specializ…

SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00AM

Horsedreams by David Sheward

Actor-playwright Dael Orlandersmith delivers a fascinating word picture of an African-American nanny, but the world of her drug-addicted white boss is two-dimensional.

SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00AM
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Interview: Brief Encounter With ... Tom Burke

Tom Burke has returned to the Almeida Theatre to star alongside Billie Piper in Neil LaBute's Reasons to Be Pretty, which opens tonight (17 November 2011, previews from 10 November).Reasons …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:58AM

Review: Burlesque ****

This is a show that displays its faults as boldly as its strengths, and in which the strengths win, but only in the last furlong. It's 1952 and we are in a rundown burlesque theatre ‘…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:39AM

Grace Gummer Will Guest Star on NBC's "Smash" by Michael Gioia

Grace Gummer, who was seen on Broadway last season in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia, has signed on to guest star in the upcoming NBC musical drama "Smash," according to Variety.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:13AM

Music Review: This World Can Be Far From Easy, and It’s Time for You to Face That Truth by Stephen Holden

“Stories With Piano #3” at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency features Bebe Neuwirth in her illusion-breaking mode.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:11AM

Richard III, With Kevin Spacey, Will Stop in Qatar Before NYC by Adam Hetrick

The Bridge Project's final production, Richard III starring Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey, will play Qatar in December prior to its final stop at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 201…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:10AM

The Company You Keep... by Don Hall

...Dictates the Way You Respond to the WorldThis week I had a number of conversations about the direction of the United States.I had a conversation with a friend who fully believes the count…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:09AM
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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End of the Rainbow Will Shine at the Belasco; Michael Cumpsty, Tom Pelphrey and Jay Russell Join Cast by Adam Hetrick

Judy Garland's final days will play out at the Belasco Theatre when the hit End of the Rainbow makes its Broadway debut there March 19, 2012. Michael Cumpsty, Tom Pelphrey and Jay Russel…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:59AM

An encouraging trend: Theater for grownups by Jim Rutter

Until recently Philadelphia’s theater community seemed mired in edgy plays about alienated 30-somethings in dysfunctional families. But four recent productions— all intelligent, challeng…

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 05:51AM

Alexei Sayle returns to standup after 16-year break by Matt Trueman

Comic reveals first live comedy appearance since 1995 with shows at Bloomsbury and Soho theatres Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:45AM

Tony Winner Roger Bart Will Guest Star on ABC's "Revenge" by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Roger Bart has signed on to guest star on the ABC drama "Revenge," according to EW.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:39AM

Broadway Performing Schedules for Thanksgiving Week 2011

Broadway © Archives If you're traveling to the Big Apple and want to see a Broadway show, then you're in luck! With the change in seasons comes several holidays and a changes in the reg…

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 05:33AM

One Man, Two Guvnors confirms Broadway transfer by Natalie Woolman

The National Theatre's production of One Man, Two Guvnors is to transfer to Broadway, it has been confirmed.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:31AM

What Are Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin Singing in An Evening? Song List Revealed by Andrew Gans

An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, which marks the first time the two Tony winners have shared a Broadway stage since they dazzled audiences in the original Broadway production…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:23AM

PHOTO CALL: Rachel York and Mel Sagrado Maghuyop Star in Walnut Street's King and I by Lucas Lilieholm

Mel Sagrado Maghuyop, who played the Engineer in Walnut Street Theatre's Miss Saigon, returns to the Philadelphia venue to star as the King of Siam opposite Broadway's Rachel York as…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:21AM

Review: Burlesque by Eleanor Turney

Burlesque is a clever and moving new musical from Adam Meggido (who also directs) and Roy Smiles, which deserves a rip-roaring production. While this one had its moments – of both brillian…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:12AM

MTC Presents 'Afterwards: VENUS IN FUR' Discussion Series at The Greene at WNYC and WQXR Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Manhattan Theatre Club continues its popular discussion series at the intimate venue of The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at WNYC and WQXR with After Words Venus in Fur on Thursday, Nov…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00AM

ZACH and Other Theaters Make Austin a Magnet for Talent by Doug Strassler

Austin has emerged as more than just a base for music. In fact, it has become a mecca for theatrical and visual arts as well. So what makes the city such a bastion of creative energy?

SOURCE: Backstage at 05:00AM
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Free Workshop of New Musical Between Time and Timbuktu to Feature Adinah Alexander, Alma Cuervo, Jerry Dixon, Merwin Goldsmith by Andrew Gans

Ithaca's The Hangar Theatre will present free workshop performances of Between Time and Timbuktu, a new musical adaption of Kurt Vonnegut’s teleplay, based on some of his most…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:52AM

Icons, Paying Tribute to Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Tina Turner, Madonna and More, Will Play Snapple Theatre Center by Andrew Gans

Katy Perry, Tina Turner, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Beyonce and more come to life in the new Off-Broadway show Icons, which will play Friday and Saturday nights at 10:45 PM at the Snapple Theatre C…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:36AM

Cabaret for a Cause Will Offer a Gender-Bending Concert Nov. 27 in NYC; Line-up Announced by Andrew Gans

The Cabaret for a Cause concert series will continue Nov. 27.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:28AM

Women's Project Sells Julia Miles Theatre and Will Relocate to Cherry Lane Theatre by Andrew Gans

Women's Project, which has long been in residence at the Julia Miles Theatre, has sold that venue and will make its home at the Cherry Lane Theatre for the 2012-13 season and beyond.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:17AM

Newsies Joins Lineup for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade by Andrew Gans

The cast of the Broadway-bound musical Newsies, which will arrive at the Nederlander Theatre later this season for a limited engagement, will perform at the 85th Macy's Thanksgiving Day …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:08AM
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Juno & the Paycock ****

This fine production of a truly great play marks the first collaboration between our two great institutional national theatres, British and Irish, the National and the Abbey in Dublin, and a…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:55AM
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Info You Can Use: So You Think You Want To Merge by Joe Patti

It seems discussion of non-profit mergers is becoming more prevalent of late. I recently became aware of a research document created by Wilder Research and MAP for Non Profits looking at wha…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 01:12AM

Holland Taylor's Lone Star Ann Richards, alive, kicking, governing

Given the choice, Americans of all political stripes generally prefer their leaders not to have been groomed for greatness, nor to find their greatest comfort in briefing papers or bankers. …

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Off Broadway Interview: SINAN ÜNEL – writer and director of A MAD PERSON’S CHRONICLE OF A MISERABLE MARRIAGE by Gregory Fletcher

THE LONG TERM RELATIONSHIPS OF SINAN ÜNEL AND LEO TOLSTOY Cheryl King’s intimate Stage Left Studio on Manhattan’s West 30th Street specializes in showcasing one-to-two-person plays.  T…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:54AM

Morgan James, Beth Malone & More Set for Broadway Sessions Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Ben Cameron Wicked, Aida, Footloose is the host and creator of BROADWAY SESSIONS at THE MIDTOWN THEATRE at the HA Comedy Club TC l4 163 West 46th Street every Thursday night at 1100pm. Broa…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AM

Review: GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES by Toby Zinman

In Theatre Exile’s fine production Director Deborah Block has found exactly the right funny and tender and troubling tone. Toby Zinman found the two actors, Keith Conallen and Charlotte …

SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:03AM

CPC's Picture of the Week, November 17, 2011 by The Charlebois Post

The monumental Linda Laplante inLe Trident's Médée (photo: Vincent Champoux)(Read the CharPo review)

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AM

Luke Macfarlane steps into role of volatile singer in City's 'Sam Bendrix'

Imagine you are seated in a smoky cafe in 1950s New York, ready for a night of same-old, same-old as a young man and three-piece band perform a cabaret act of popular music. The city outside…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:01AM

TT: Almanac

"Athirst for personal salvation, the West forgets that many religions had but a vague notion of the life beyond the...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AM

Copenhagen, With Alfred Molina, David Krumholtz and Shannon Cochran, Begins in L.A. Nov. 17 by Adam Hetrick

The L.A. Theatre Works production of Michael Frayn's Tony Award-winning play Copenhagen, about plans to build the atomic bomb, starring Tony nominee Alfred Molina, David Krumholtz and Sh…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

The Infernal Comedy, With John Malkovich, Stalks BAM Beginning Nov. 17 by Adam Hetrick

Michael Sturminger's The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a serial killer, starring Academy Award nominee John Malkovich as Austrian serial killer Jack Unterweger, begins performances Nov…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Tea Time: Elective Affinities, Starring Zoe Caldwell, Opens Doors at Upper East Side Townhouse Nov. 17 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Zoe Caldwell welcomes audiences for tea, sandwiches and lady fingers at an Upper East Side townhouse in the site-specific staging of David Adjmi's Elective Affinities, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

After a Long Career, Director Richard Eyre's Private Lives Marks His First Brush With Noel Coward by Harry Haun

Richard Eyre, the director of Mary Poppins and a slew of serious dramas from the National Theatre, talks about the genesis of her new Broadway staging of Noel Coward's Private Lives.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Renée Fleming and Alec Baldwin Read Love Letters at Zankel Hall Nov. 17 by Andrew Gans

The Notables, Carnegie Hall's membership and ticket program for music enthusiasts in their 20s and 30s, present a benefit performance of A.R. Gurney's Love Letters Nov. 17 at Zankel …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Dael Orlandersmith's Horsedreams Opens Off-Broadway Nov. 17 by Andrew Gans

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater presents the world premiere of Horsedreams — a new play written by and featuring Pulitzer Prize finalist Dael Orlandersmith — which officially op…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

For the Record: John Hughes, Featuring Anneliese van der Pol, Barrett Foa and More, Begins Nov. 17 by Michael Gioia

For the Record, the "one-of-a-kind Hollywood" musical revue conceived and directed by Chris Bratten and Shane Scheel, continues with a showcase of the movies of John Hughes in Holi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

"Someday I'll Find You": Private Lives, With a Moonlit Kim Cattrall, Opens on Broadway Nov. 17 by Kenneth Jones

Noel Coward's 1930 comedy Private Lives, featuring that other famous balcony scene of the theatre, opens on Broadway Nov. 17 following previews from Nov. 6. Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross s…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

nytheatre in review by Martin Denton

Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays

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

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