More female playwrights have come to Broadway, but at least one of them, Theresa Rebeck, seems to accept a glass ceiling in ”Seminar.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:27PMFor New York's sheet-music sellers, laid low by every innovation from the radio to the ringtone, there hasn't been a holiday season that approached the boom days of 1934 in a long, long time.
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 08:21PMOver the next eight days, I’m posting my ten favorite ideas of 2011. There isn’t a specific category for this list, it’s just ten items that affected my personal zeitgeist. I also thou…
SOURCE: ryanjdavis.tumblr.com at 08:13PMDirector Bonnie Lythgoe, ably assisted by choreographer Mark Ballas ("Dancing with the Stars") and musical director Michael Orland, presides over this sumptuous Christmas diversion. Director…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:08PMIN A COUPLE POSTS on Parabasis, Isaac Butler has contributed two commentaries concerning the increasingly blurred lines between the profit theatre and the nonprofit theatre. This is an issue…
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Only 20 to 30 percent of Broadway shows ever turn a profit, but even the flops can make millions on the road. And few cities are as profitable as Buffalo, mainly because of Shea’s Performi…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:26PMStage and screen superstar Scarlett Johansson is known to most theatre fans for her tremendous work in the recent revival of Arthur Millers A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, directed by Gregory Mosher…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:12PMThe King And I, EdinburghFirst seen at the Curve in Leicester last Christmas, Paul Kerryson's revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical about a prim Victorian school teacher at the court of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMCoram Boy is a thrilling story of dead babies, teenage love, material greed and the redeeming power of music. This is Christmas entertainment that packs a powerful punch, borne aloft by the …
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OUR APOLOGIES FOR TELLING YOU TOO LATE Something is happening in New York theater. With their latest “ugly opera” Apologies (And Other Grey Areas), The Paper Industry explores the uncert…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:52PMAward-winning Broadway star Faith Prince is to replace Klea Blackhurst in The Best of Times, 42nd Street Moons 80th Birthday salute to Tony-winning Broadway composerlyricist, Jerry Herman. T…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:44PMFew urban environments in the UK offer such radical cultural contrasts as Margate. The seaside town located in the southeast of England which I visited today with my parents who live in near…
SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 05:44PMSome might say going to see a musical is just about criminally fun, but for one 19-year-old from Staffordshire, it was - literally. Matthew Banks called in sick to jury duty, but instead of …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:10PMIt’s been a good year for painters, male dancers and female pop stars – tempered by heroic dissidence and untimely death, writes Jan Dalley
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 05:02PMHans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale is a staple among Christmas shows, reminding us that snow can be treacherous too, writes Sarah Hemming
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 05:02PMFrom The King's Speech to the Great British Bake Off, this year's arts winners ignored the safety-first rules of surviving a downturnThe year began and now ends with an odd little movie, sho…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00PMHere are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of Dec. 12-18, 2011, as reported by The Broadway League.
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“Big balls hang low” at Joanna Gleason’s house on this special holiday episode of Side By Side By Susan Blackwell. Broadway.com’s hostest with the mostest travels to …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:58PMFollowing up on the popularity of her appearances at “Fag Bash,” “Showgirls,” and other festive events in P’town last summer, Tawny Heatherton will arrive this yuletide season to d…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 03:57PMI'm no Brantley or Isherwood. I'm not even a David Cote. But I have been privileged to see some wonderful productions in 2011. With that being said, the usual suspects of the best of the yea…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:57PMPlay Back: Watch the San Francisco One Minute Play FestivalDidn't get to be there in person? No problem. Thanks to NewPlay TV you can watch the archived video of the entire festival.Enjoy!ne…
SOURCE: Variations On A Theme at 03:54PMIn picking his very first Broadway vehicle, TV and film favorite Jerry O'Connell chose well, landing in one of Broadway.com's favorite five shows of the year, Theresa Rebeck's bi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:52PMTony Award winner Faith Prince will join previously announced stars Jason Graae, Debbie De Coudreaux, Tyler McKenna, Sharon Rietkerk and Kelly Sanchez win 42nd Street Moon's The Best of…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:51PMThis is what Kurt Andersen considers a holiday tale ... melting ice caps and extraterrestrial spies? Kurt's story, "Human Intelligence," was produced for radio by Jonathan Mitchell, and st…
SOURCE: Studio 360 at 03:45PMEric Kimmel's children's book Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins is a story that, aside from being engaging, is also gently subversive and proudly ethnic.
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Robert Downey Jr., who stars in the new movie Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, is the latest actor to take on this iconic role. Guy Ritchie, the film's director, says Holmes' persona i…
SOURCE: Studio 360 at 02:41PMAlan Menken is writing new tunes for the Broadway production of Newsies, according to a posting the songwriter made to his Twitter account. The musical, based on the film of the same name, …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:40PMF. Kathleen Foley reviews "Cinderella Christmas" at the El Portal.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:38PMSpider-Man Turn Off the Dark's Philip William McKinley answers the musical's "Weekly Webmail" and talks about the show's revisions.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:28PMListening to Louis C.K.’s recent Fresh Air interview. Love this man.
SOURCE: ryanjdavis.tumblr.com at 02:06PMThis annual winter festival features 11 premieres from critical US and international artists. The presentations are socially engaged, visceral, and groundbreaking. The festival spans 25 days…
SOURCE: Arena Stage at 02:00PMBrat Productions has announced casting for The 24 Hour The Bald Soprano, to be offered February 24-25. Madi Distefano will direct the production.
The production will offer Eugene Ionesco&a…
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Its so easy for critics and theatre-goers in today’s world to claim original musical theatre is dead. But have no fear Broadway, original musical theatre is not only alive but alive an…
SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 01:55PMDoe Avedon, who was transformed by her Svengali husband, photographer Richard Avedon, into a model, and inspired the 1957 film musical "Funny Face," died Dec. 18 in Los Angeles. Sh…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:55PMDirector Terry Johnson’s touring version of *La Cage* lets you taste the show's under-the-radar genius, from Lynne Page's killer choreography to Jerry Herman's melodic gems. Recommended.
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 01:54PMThe very existence of The Little Orchestra Society makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. Entering into the Avery Fisher Hall for an operatic performance to see it thronging with Children is a…
SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 01:46PMIt's almost Christmas, so I'll begin this column with the casting of the upcoming Broadway revival of Jesus Christ Superstar. (No one will accuse this reporter of taking part in the …
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:33PMFor those who still believe that the theatrical blogosphere rings the death knell for serious drama criticism in America, here’s something to put that fear to rest: The George Jean Nat…
SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 01:30PMWhen Miriam Silverman performed in “The Liar” at Shakespeare Theatre last year, her character Lucrece faced a man who compulsively lied through his teeth. But lies weren’t the only thi…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:28PMOn Twitter Watch, Alan Menken wrote LONG TIME NO TWEET Up to my eyeballs in MIRROR MIRROR scoring, new NEWSIES songs, LEAP OF FAITH possibilities and...oh yeah...the HOLIDAYS
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:26PMA very happy and peaceful holiday, dear reader, from the Theater Loop at the Chicago Tribune. We send you our best wishes for a creative and fulfilling 2012. We appreciate each and every one…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:21PMJeremy Kushnier has returned to the role of Pontius Pilate in the Broadway-bound production of Jesus Christ Superstar, which will run through Dec. 31 at the La Jolla Playhouse.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:09PMAs the curtain goes down on 2011, Broadway.com is looking ahead to the new year. We’ve asked the brightest stars on Broadway to reflect on their personal highlights from the past year …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:08PMBroadway.com already published our list of the top five shows of 2011, and now we want to hear from you, our faithful readers. While it was agonizing for us to choose just five offerings fro…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:05PMOur stage and screen page review comes down in favor of the Puppet Horses in War Horse, the play
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 01:03PMReview of the Year: 2011 (part 1). Mark Shenton invites guests Kate Bassett (Independent on Sunday), David Benedict (Variety), and Matt Wolf (International Herald Tribune) to consider the hi…
SOURCE: Theatre Voice at 01:02PMTheatrevoice review of the year (part 2): Mark Shenton and guests Kate Bassett (Independent on Sunday), David Benedict (Variety) and Matt Wolf (International Herald Tribune) convene for thei…
SOURCE: Theatre Voice at 01:02PMWelcome to BWW's New Daily ON THIS DAY Series celebrating theatrical birthdays, openings and special events that took place on this day in theatre historyToday in 1935, Romeo and Juliet open…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00PMAs the founding father of the punk-rock new-wave band Devo, Mark Mothersbaugh knows how to whip it good when a good time turns around. So it’s no surprise that the rocker felt right at…
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Albert (Jeremy Irvine) and his horse Joey in the movieDespite it's long run in London and New York and planned traveling productions, the incredibly imagi…
SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 12:55PMTHEATER REVIEW: Victoria Zielinski and Paul Barrosse in "The Vic & Paul Show" ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: Victoria Zielinski and Paul Barrosse in "The Vic & Paul Show" at the Mayn…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:55PMBroadway regular Sergio Trujillo will direct and choreograph the project, which is set for New York readings this winter and will reportedly head to Toronto for its out-of-town tryout. Dates…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:48PMWe should probably not break the Internet, since it’s one of the only things that occasionally works.
SOURCE: ryanjdavis.tumblr.com at 12:44PMThose of you who follow this blog regularly know that my constant companion for theatre trips to New York City is Mike. He has occasionally "guest blogged" here, mostly about his favor…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:40PMThe show takes on a Christmas standard in the clip below, with a little help from Martin Short who appeared on Broadway in THE GOODBYE GIRL, LITTLE ME and MARTIN SHORT FAME BECOMES ME and Je…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:39PMAcademy Award-winning composer Alan Menken is at work penning new songs for the Broadway production of Newsies, which will arrive at the Nederlander Theatre March 15, 2012, for a limited eng…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36PMThe cast for the third smash week of Scott Siegel's BROADWAY HOOTENANNY included Tony Award Winner Alice Ripley NEXT TO NORMAL, Joan Almedilla MISS SAIGON, Drama Desk Nominee Christina Bianc…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30PMActress and model Doe Avedon, born Dorcas Marie Nowell, died Sunday, according to the New York Times. She was 86 years old.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:26PMJack Plotnick, Seth Rudetsky's longtime friend and star of "Girls Will Be
Girls," (sequel coming in 2012!) breaks out his signature character Evie
Harris, a washed up Hollywood actress try…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:22PMNope, that's not just the beginning of a joke involving test tubes. It's actually the beginning of a pretty amazing guest blog by my dear friend Janet Zarecor. Janet is currently in school f…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 12:20PMDiscussing all aspects of her sensitive, charming and emotional new collection of songs, MY LIFELONG LOVE, today we are talking to composer Georgia Stitt, a uniquely gifted artist whose movi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:17PMFlashdance, the movie-inspired pop-rock musical that had a short life in London in 2010-11, will play a pre-Broadway engagement in Toronto, according to an Equity casting notice.
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SOURCE: YouTube at 12:08PMI think we can all agree that the use of social media as a marketing tool cannot be ignored. After all, word of mouth is the number one way that people hear about events, and Facebook is the…
SOURCE: Ticket News at 12:06PMAcclaimed illustrator Ken Fallin's drawings of the greatest stars and scenes of the theatrical world are a recurring part of Playbill.com.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:05PMCan't explain why, but this Flanders and Swann's riff on Mozart's fourth horn concerto sounds like Christmas to me. And with that I sign off the Wicked Stage for a spell, until something sti…
SOURCE: The Wicked Stage at 12:04PMIt's December at last, and BroadwayWorld is celebrating the season with The Twelve Days of Christmas'- a special countdown which will include our favorite holiday-themed Broadway performance…
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Ron Paul’s Racist Past
With Ron Paul taking the lead in Iowa just weeks before the caucuses, it is worth reminding ourselves of his troubling history. Writing for The New Republic …
SOURCE: ryanjdavis.tumblr.com at 11:48AMThe Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is concluding its 49th season with "A Christmas Carol," staged with a few twists. The company's version was adapted for the stage by British playwrigh…
SOURCE: WNYC at 11:39AMDarren Criss is set to discuss his Broadway debut in an upcoming episode of LIVE With Kelly. Criss will join host Kelly Ripa and guest co-host Rob Lowe on January 5, 2012 check local listing…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:35AMThe 2010 British film "Made in Dagenham," about the 1968 Ford factory women's strike, is being adapted as a West End musical, according to the Daily Mail.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:33AMMonday, January 23, 2012, 6 - 7:30 p.m.League of Chicago Theatres offices, 228 S. Wabash, Suite 200Chicago is about to create a cultural plan for the first time in 25 years. Decisions made t…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 11:16AMThe Wall Street Journal 12/23/11
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:11AMFirst Folio Theatre has announced casting for Paul Slade Smith's Unnecessary Farce, to run February 1-March 4 at Mayslake Peabody Estate. Alison C. Vesely will direct.
The play center…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:07AMLOVE NEVER DIES, Andrew Lloyd Webber's spectacular follow-up musical to THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA was set to arrive on Blu-ray and DVD for the first time on February 7.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:05AMI snuck away and recorded this at lunch yesterday in a single take like a Thief in the Night. My gift to you — the musical equivalent of a fruitcake! Have a happy holiday!
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:03AMPorgy and Bess stars Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis will join WNYC Public Radio "Soundcheck" host John Schaefer Jan. 17, 2012, at the Greene Space.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01AMBroadwayWorld.com's SHOW BIZ Rush, Lottery amp Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 12232011.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AMThe Washington, Conn.-based modern dance company MOMIX will present its annual program of new and classic works when it plays its home-base venue at the Warner Theatre in Torrington from a…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:00AMI went to the theater this week, and stood next to two lovely ladies who were deciding what show they were going to see together next. Lovely Lady #1: My granddaughter is on Christmas vacati…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Tony Award winner Scarlett Johansson will be featured in an upcoming Biography profile, airing tonight at 10pm as well as Saturday at 2 AM, Thursday at 9 PM and Friday at 1 AM.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:56AMTony Award nominee Julie Andrews will host pianist Lola Astanova's upcoming concert, A Tribute to Horowitz, Jan. 19, 2012, in the Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AMAiley is the closest thing we have to a national, modern-dance repertory company.
SOURCE: NJ.com at 10:49AMAriana Grande, currently starring in Nickelodeon's 'Victorious', recently released her new single 'Put Your Hearts Up' on December 20. The teen star - who was seen on Broadway in Jason Robe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:47AMItalian researchers are reviving the idea that the Shroud of Turin's image of a Christlike figure could only have been created by a powerful flash of light. A regional production of the mus…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:46AMIt was another interesting year on Broadway and NY1's Roma Torre has a look back and her top ten from 2011.
SOURCE: NY1 at 10:39AMComplete casting has been announced for the Goodman Theatre's production of David Mamet's Race, which is scheduled for Jan. 14-Feb. 19, 2012, in the Goodman’s Albert Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AMIt’s Christmas (imagine that said with the gusto of Slade) and I’ve been gifted with a fortnight off. Two weeks for Christmas doesn’t seem like all that much of a gift when…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:33AMThe acclaimed production of Sleep No More, which has been luring New Yorkers into its haunted world since April, continues into the New Year at the McKittrick Hotel.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:33AMPaul Vale looks back at a year of highs and lows for Britain's smaller venues
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:31AMThe end of the year also ushers in the end of the annual Brits Off Broadway series, which had me making repeated trips to 59E59 for Neighbourhood Watch, an enjoyable new comedy by Alan Ayckb…
SOURCE: Blank New World at 10:29AMScott Coulter, Morgan James, Kerry O'Malley, and Kristen Beth Williams will star in Broadway Hootenanny, at Feinstein's at Loew's Regency on Thursday, December 29 at 11pm.
P…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:26AMTony Award winner Katie Finneran, most recently on Broadway in Promises, Promises, and husband Darren Goldstein, who was seen in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, are expecting their second chil…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:26AMThe young singers of Stile Antico.Last weekend I got a double whammy of medieval and Renaissance polyphony - I caught the chart-topping Stile Antico (above) at the Boston Early Music Festiva…
SOURCE: The Hub Review at 10:21AM"Brady Bunch" star Eve Plumb will again play a limited engagement in the Off-Broadway cast of Love, Loss, and What I Wore, beginning Jan. 4, 2012.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:21AMThis morning I was reminded by my friend Tim Dunleavy that it's time that time of year again for Darlene Love to sing her fabulous Christmas song "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" on&…
SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 10:14AMWhile we’re simultaneously being naughty and nice this weekend, we’ll also be feverishly debating the following big, bright Broadway stories from the last few days… Aaron T…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 10:10AMThe Nutcracker - Final Waltz and Apotheosis - New York City Ballet
The Final Waltz and Apotheosisfrom George Balanchine's The Nutcracker at the New York City Ballet. http://nycballet.co…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:08AMThe Nutcracker - Duet - New York City Ballet
A duet from George Balanchine's The Nutcracker at the New York City Ballet. http://nycballet.com
This year New York City Ballet will presen…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:07AMThe Nutcracker - Waltz of the Flowers - New York City Ballet - Part 2
Waltz of the Flowers from George Balanchine's The Nutcracker at the New York City Ballet. http://nycballet.com
Thi…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:07AMHere's my last thought for the year. The world of the arts is just like the world itself. That means it can be beautiful, ugly, fair and unfair at the same time. The people in the arts are j…
SOURCE: Mission Paradox at 10:06AMShow People with Paul Wontorek: Laura Osnes of Bonnie & Clyde
The sexy heroine of Bonnie & Clyde sits down for a chat with Paul Wontorek about the history-based new Broadway musical…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:03AMLillian Kiernan Brown informs me that today would have been the 100th birthday of her mom, vaudeville and burlesque performer Margie LaMont. You can read all about Lamont, her sister Lillian…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:03AMJerome A. Parker
Hometown: The South Bronx, NY
Current Town: Brooklyn, NY
Q: What are you working on now?
A: Two musical projects. One is based on an opera and had a rea…
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 10:02AMThe first season of THE X FACTOR came to a spectacular conclusion tonight as Melanie Amaro was crowned the winner during a sensational live two-hour season finale on FOX. Host Steve Jones re…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00AMToday's oldie-but-goodie video comes courtesy of the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis (newly out on Blu-ray). It's the very moving and sad scene wherein Esther (Judy Garland) sings "Ha…
SOURCE: Paper Mag at 10:00AML.A. Theatre Works is a non-profit media arts organization based in Los Angeles whose mission for over 25 years has been to present, preserve and disseminate classic and contemporary plays. …
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This sounds like a perfect fir for the eclectic, funky Playhouse on Park in West Hartford.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:55AMDear friends, readers and patrons of Praxis Theatre: We have only until January 7th 2012 to fundraise with a charitable receipt for supporting Jesus Chrysler. If you are ever going to dona…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 09:53AMRichard Griffiths, the Tony and Olivier Award-winning actor most recently seen on Broadway in Equus, and stage and screen star Danny DeVito will be seen in a London revival of Neil Simon'…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:51AMShow People with Paul Wontorek: Hunter Parrish of Godspell
The actor chats about getting naked, his affinity for Cats and spreading the love as Jesus.
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SOURCE: YouTube at 09:44AMThe A&E Channel's acclaimed "Biography" series spotlights Tony Award-winning stage and screen star Scarlett Johansson Dec. 23.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:41AMMark Shenton looks at some of his personal highs (and lows) of the London theatre year
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:39AMShow People with Paul Wontorek: Other Desert Cities Playwright Jon Robin Baitz
Other Desert Cities playwright Jon Robin Baitz talks about his first experience on the Great White Way, lesson…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:32AMJon Tenney will guest star on Aaron Sorkin's new HBO series, The Newsroom, according to a report on TVLIne.com. Tenney will play the boyfriend of the character played by Emily Mortimer…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:27AMThe lineup for the Dec. 29 performance of Scott Siegel's Broadway Hootenanny at Feinstein's at Loews Regency has been announced.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:26AMShow People with Paul Wontorek: Carolee Carmello of Sister Act
Chatting with Carolee Carmello, who is back on the boards ruling the roost as Mother Superior in the hit musical comedy Sister…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:21AMAudra McDonald and Norm Lewis will appear at Soundcheck in The Greene Space on January 17 at 2pm. John Schaefer will host the program.
McDonald and Lewis, currently starring in The Gershwi…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:17AMThe winner of "The X Factor," the singing competition that featured former Footloose star Stacy Francis as a competitor, was named Dec. 22.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:15AMShow People with Paul Wontorek: Annaleigh Ashford of Rent
The bubbly star of Rent on her past roles in the clubs and onstage and current gig as performance artist Maureen.
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SOURCE: YouTube at 09:11AMActors Katie Finneran and Darren Goldstein are expecting their second child, according to a report on People.com. The couple have a son, Ty, 10 months old.
Finneran stars on FOX's I H…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:05AMDavid Hyde Pierce clearly likes to keep working, for which we are grateful. Ever since his long run as Frasier’s brother Niles on the sitcom “Frasier,” he has returned to…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:04AMShow People with Paul Wontorek: Condola Rashad of Stick Fly
The Stick Fly standout on her famous family, musical passions and growing up normal.
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SOURCE: YouTube at 09:00AMTheaterMania chooses the top shows we saw on the New York stage this year.
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The awesome Vampire Cowboys took their geek aesthetic to a new level in 2011 with THE INEXPLICABLE REDEMPTION OF AGENT G. Produced with Incubators Arts Project, AGENT G introduced a more co…
SOURCE: Off-Off Blogway at 08:59AMAt the start of Murmurs, we see illusionist and performer Aurélia Thierrée with her life in boxes, idly popping bubble wrap.
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:57AMThe remarkable Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond will enter its fifth decade on January 1 2012. One of its many virtues is a knack for unearthing fascinating rarities, especially from the Edwa…
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:53AMCompared to the Gale Force 10 blizzard that is blasted into the auditorium at the end of Slava's Snowshow, the tornado at the start of The Wizard of Oz is for wimps and friends of Dorothy.
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:48AMIn Scottish Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty, Aurora’s christening is celebrated in a Victorian country house world, on the lawn by the cedar tree.
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:44AMLa Jolla Playhouse has announced casting for Richard Montoya's American Night: The Ballad of Juan José, to run January 27 - February 26 in the company's Sheila and Hughe…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:37AMSingin' In The Rain (2011 West End Revival) - "Singin' In The Rain" [LIVE @ The Royal Variety]
Adam Cooper and the cast of the 2011 West End revival of the classic musical…
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:30AMAs audiences at An Evening With Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin can attest, nobody interprets a lyric quite like Mandy Patinkin. The Tony-winning star is justly famous for putting an extra s…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:00AMAs audiences at An Evening With Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin can attest, nobody interprets a lyric quite like Mandy Patinkin. The Tony-winning star is justly famous for putting an extra s…
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As the curtain goes down on 2011, Broadway.com is looking ahead to the new year. We’ve asked the brightest stars on Broadway to reflect on their personal highlights from the past year …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:45AMWho better than the Prince of Puke to put you in the Christmas spirit? Forget that weenie Michael Buble or heartwarming holiday pageants. The true spirit of the season is embodied by filmmak…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:41AMToday is the birthday of Ann Pennington (full bio here) Here’s a clip of her dancing from 1929: To find out more about the history of vaudeville, consult No Applause, Just Throw Mon…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:01AMClifford Street's convoluted and contrived comedy about a gay actor whose sudden A-list status forces him back into the closet is the theatrical equivalent of an artist's sketch.
SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on December 23 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
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"I Love Lucy Live On Stage" is kitschy fun that could be more fun but hardly more kitschy.
SOURCE: Variety at 06:36AMRising Action Theatre, one of South Florida’s few theaters devoted primarily to gay-themed plays, is closing mid-season; but some staffers plan to replace it next fall with a new company, …
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:17AMIt's About Time...A man from Birmingham, Alabama is filing a lawsuit in the Jefferson County Circuit Court to keep Barack Hussein Obama off of the Alabama ballot, citing problems with Obama�…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:13AM"Adaumbelle's Quest" welcomes back Tony, Drama Desk, and Theatre World Award Winner Joanna Gleason who this time around discusses starring in Roundabout Theatre Company's "Sons of the Prophe…
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A generally grim year for musicals (Matilda and Crazy For You very much excepted) nears a belatedly emotional and rewarding close with the Crucible Theatre's revival of Company, which b…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 12:52AMActually, that's me as the elusive Lord Somerville. The video was shot and edited by Brad Kelly. That's my voice as well. We made a couple of these for the Somerville Community Access Telev…
SOURCE: Art Hennessey at 12:24AM5 gift ideas for theatre-loversThere’s something for everyone in this collection of theatre-related gift ideas…by Matt G of Matt and Kyle and Matt 1. Oedipus Rex, the Boardgame.&nbs…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:02AMLaura Newell plays the solo harp interlude from Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols:...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AMIn today's Wall Street Journal I talk about the shows, directors, performers, and theater companies that made the strongest and...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AMTruman Capote's A Christmas Memory, starring Geraldine Page, directed by Frank Perry, and originally telecast on ABC Stage 67 in...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AM"There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love, the only...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AMThe Metropolitan Museum's Christmas tree and Neapolitan Baroque crèche are long-established yuletide traditions [more than 40 years]. The 20-foot blue spruce decorated with lights …
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 12:00AMIn celebration of Playbill’s new site, Playbill Vault, we offer a month-long theatrical treasure hunt! Playbill Vault offers an interactive treasure trove for theatre fans, students, a…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMHalle Morse, who can currently be seen in the Broadway production of Mamma Mia!, teams up with "Boardwalk Empire" star Erik Weiner for a spoof of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' "E…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMHugh Jackman, who is currently performing to standing-room only crowds in Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway, is the special guest on the Dec. 23 broadcast of "Theater Talk."
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMNews, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMBritish film director and actor Kenneth Branagh loves the community and camaraderie of Broadway, but he's never acted on a New York City stage. So, what's he waiting for?
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFollowing a year in which dancing-singing Mormons stop the show every night and a malfunctioning Spider-Man literally stopped the show some nights, Playbill.com put their heads together and …
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