Words to live by by Thomas Garvey

If you're looking for New Year's resolutions, here are a few suggestions.  Woody Guthrie's, from 1942 (below) are all classics - particularly "Stay glad," "Dance better," and "Love ever…

The most festive time of year by Frank Scheck

The tourists may have left, but the city’s about to be invaded by a new force of thousands. And Mark Russell is ready. The arts festival he produces may be called Under the Radar, but ther…

You Want a Headline, Bitches? You Got One: Jeremy Jordan Is Jack Kelly by The Mick

Stop whatever the fuck it is you are doing. If you are a girl between the ages of 25 and 35, you might want to have a paper bag/clean panties handy. Or sit down. Or all of the above. Because…

T2C, Sandi Durell and Cabaret Reviewers Pick 2011 Top 10 by Sandi Durell

Cabaret Reviewers Choose their Top 10 Picks for 2011. Here’s what Sandi Durell, Joe Regan, Jr. and Stephen Hanks have to say: Sandi Durell’s Top 10 Cabaret Picks for 2011 It’s been a b…

Hank Azaria, Bobby Cannavale, Demi Moore, Amanda Seyfried, et al. Set for Lovelace Film by Andy Propst

Updated casting has been announced for the movie Lovelace, according to Deadline.com. Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Freidman are directing the project, which has a screenplay by Andy Bellin. The…

Bobby Cannavale, Demi Moore, Amanda Seyfried, et al. Set for Lovelace Film by Andy Propst

Updated casting has been announced for the movie Lovelace, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Freidman are directing the project, which has a screenplay by Andy …

Patrick Heusinger Cast in NBC's Beautiful People Pilot by Brian Scott Lipton

Broadway veteran Patrick Heusinger has been cast in the NBC drama pilot Beautiful People, according to Deadline.com. The show which is written by Michael McDonald, is set in a future socie…

A Perverted Guide to Watching Under the Radar by Meiyin Wang by Mwang

1. I’ve got a game. Ready? You pick three people, or objects, or places, or concepts, and place each of them in the following categories— 1. Chuck: You get rid of immediately. 2. Fuck: Y…

Death and the Maiden by Robert Walport

"Death and the Maiden" is in every respect a play worth reviving but it's a pity that they had to front it with Thandi Newton. I've no problem with celebrity casting, it gets bums on seats, …

BWW TV EXCLUSIVE: Inside BONNIE & CLYDE Cast Recording; Jordan Says 'Safe to Say' On Board for NEWSIES by BroadwayWorld TV

BONNIE amp CLYDE played its final performance this past weekend at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Broadway but the cast got back together to record the official cast album on January 2, 20…

Fuse Concert Review: Boston Baroque at Sanders Theater, 1 January 2012 by Arts Fuse Editor

Boston Baroque closed out 2011 and began 2012 with an engaging program of pieces by Corelli, Handel, Bach, and Vivaldi that featured some rather unfamiliar instruments and repertoire. Martin…

World War II-Set Musical Yank! Continues a March Toward Broadway, But More Likely Landing in 2012-13 by Kenneth Jones

Yank!, the musical story of a young American G.I. facing first love as he is swept into World War II, is aiming for a Broadway life in the 2012-13 season, Stuart Wilk, one of its lead produc…

World War II-Set Musical Yank! Continues a March Toward Broadway, But More Likely Landing in 2013 by Kenneth Jones

Yank!, the story of a young American G.I. facing first love as he is swept into World War II, is aiming for a Broadway life in the 2012-13 season, Stuart Wilk, one of its lead producers told…

Empowered Young Women Spread Awareness Through Their Own Plays

Teenage girls belonging to the Brooklyn-based troupe Project Girl Performance Collective hope their original theatrical work can make a world of difference.

FREEZE FRAME BONNIE & CLYDE Cast Album Recording Session by Walter McBride

BONNIE amp CLYDE played its final performance this past weekend at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Broadway but the cast got back together to record the official cast album on January 2, 20…

Picnic and A Few Good Men Broadway Revivals Now Aiming for Next Season by Andrew Gans

Revivals of William Inge's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Picnic and Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men, which were both previously aiming to arrive on Broadway during the 2010-11 season, wi…

Broadway Feature: Act II of the 2011-12 Season, the Spring Preview

Broadway is starting to buzz again after the 2011 holiday recess.  The 2012 Broadway spring season (or act II as I call it) has the usual share of celebrities coming back to the boards.…

2012 New Year’s Resolution by Joe Patti

My suggestion for a 2012 resolution to all my readers out there is a musical one. The words of They Might Be Giants, “Whistling in the Dark.” There’s only one thing that I know…

7 Small Films of 2011 That Stayed With Me by Art

1. The Trip"Everything's exhausting when you're past 40."Two British stars take a trip to the North of England together in this Michael Winterbottom project that  was edited down f…

STAGE TUBE: Gregory Harrison Stars in Episode 5 of OUTSIDE THE BOX by Stage Tube

The fifth episode of Outside the Box has been posted. In the latest episode, TV, film, and Broadway star Gregory Harrison Trapper John, Broadway's Steel Pier and Chicago is asked to star in …

This Week's New Classifieds on BWW - 1/2/12

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld.com for 1212.

The Merce Cunningham Dance Company takes its last bow by Robert Johnson

This stellar troupe's demise calls for a paradigm shift in arts funding.

Woody Allen, Jessica Chastain, Christopher Plummer, et al. Win Onlne Film Critics Society Awards by Brian Scott Lipton

The 15th Annual Online Film Critics Society Awards have been announced, according to Deadline.com. Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, scored five awards, including Best Picture and Be…

Ouzounian: Idiots, nannies and piano prodigies a post-holiday treat by Richard Ouzounian

American Idiot, Mary Poppins and Two Pianos, Four Hands are three ways to have a great time this week.

Nancy Anderson, Leo Ash Evens and More Cast in York Theatre Company's Ionescopade by Andrew Gans

Casting has been announced for The York Theatre Company's upcoming production of Ionescopade, a rarely performed "musical vaudeville."

From Me to We: Welcome to the New HowlRound.com by Polly Carl

Exactly a year ago I launched a new journal, HowlRound. This was a dream of mine, one I shared with David Dower in June of 2010 at the TCG Conference in Chicago. I was eating sea bass if I…

STAGE TUBE: The Cast of LYSISTRATA JONES Shares New Year's Greetings and Resolutions! by Stage Tube

Go backstage with the cast and find out what they're resolving to do in 2012 by clicking below

Rick Bayless to Appear in Lookingglass Theater's Cascabel by Brian Scott Lipton

Famed chef Rick Bayless will appear in the Lookingglass Theater Company's production of Cascabel, to run March 21-April 22 at the Water Tower Pumping Station in Chicago. In the show, …

Download Adam Pascal's 'Memphis Lives in Me' from MEMPHIS! by BroadwayWorld

This fall, RENT and AIDA vet Adam Pascal stepped into the shoes of Tony nominee Chad Kimball as Broadway's newest 'Huey Calhoun' in MEMPHIS. Hear the new star in action with a just released …

Time to start pulling off the duct tape … by Diane Ragsdale

In his article, Occupy the Arts, a seat at a time, NY Times critic Anthony Tomasini (like others) pounced on recent allegations of ‘elitism’ in the arts (growing out of the Occupy moveme…

Photo Flash: Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs Attend ABSINTHE by BroadwayWorld

To kick off the New Year, actor Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel attended the Strip's favorite show ABSINTHE on January 1, 2012 to enjoy the raucous comedy from The Gazillionaire, Penny Pibbets a…

Katharine McPhee Named Malaria No More Spokesperson by BroadwayWorld

Boasting a stellar cast from stage and screen, SMASH stars Emmy award winning actress Debra Messing, Academy Award winner Anjelica Huston, Katharine McPhee, Jack Davenport, Tony Award nomine…

Darren Criss of ‘Glee’ Fills Daniel Radcliffe’s Shoes by Patrick Healy

Darren Criss has his Broadway opening on Tuesday night, the start of a three-week run in “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.”

What's Playing on Broadway This Week: January 2-8 by BroadwayWorld

Look below to see what Broadway shows are playing on each night this week. Want to know what Broadway shows have Sunday evening performances Which Broadway shows have Wednesday matinees Just…

Fuse Film Review: Those Cuddly and Krazy Klezmatics by Bill Marx

The documentary "The Klezmatics: On Holy Ground" is pleasing to watch, but there are a number of ways of respecting as well as loving great artists, the most important being coming up with t…

ArtsBeat Blog: A Celebrity Chef Will Take to the Chicago Stage by Robin Pogrebin

The chef, Rick Bayless, will serve a Mexican-influenced dinner with wine pairings as he tries to cook his way into the heart of an unhappy woman in "Cascabel."

Hugh Jackman Wraps Broadway Run with Record Setting Box Office Numbers by David Rogers

Hugh Jackman’s successful one-man show ended its 10-week Broadway run on Sunday, and in the process set some impressive Broadway box office records. Throughout the run at the Broadhurst Th…

Mee-yowza! “CATS” Eye’s Ovations And ‘A-paws’ In The O.C. by Leo Buck

“They’re quiet enough in the morning hours, they’re quiet enough in the afternoon, reserving their terpsichorean powers  to dance by the light of the Jellicle moon…” ‘They’re…

PHOTO FLASH: Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel Visit Absinthe by Brian Scott Lipton

Stage and television stars Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel attended the January 1 performance of Absinthe at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Afterwards, the married couple visited with the ca…

The Portrait of a Failed Playwright by Duane Kelly

“It’s a strange, compulsive business, the urge to make plays. To act in them, or write ‘em, or produce ‘em. It’s no use appealing to reason.” That’s Henry James counseling a fr…

Nancy Anderson In New Show At The York!

THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES COMPLETE CASTING FOR “ I O N E S C O P A D E ” A MUSICAL VAUDEVILLE REHEARSALS BEGIN TODAY PREVIEWS BEGIN JANUARY 23 OPENING NIGHT SET FO…

Nancy Anderson, Leo Ash Evens, et al. Set for York Theatre's Ionescapade by Brian Scott Lipton

Casting has been announced for the York Theatre Company's production of the rarely performed Ionescopade, a "musical vaudeville,", taken from the works of Eugene Ionesco, whic…

SPIDER-MAN Saved Anderson Cooper From The Green Goblin and Made History in Times Square by Suzanna Bowling

SPIDER-MAN Saved Anderson Cooper From The Green Goblin and Made History in Times Square

The Worst Musicals of 2011 by Christopher Caggiano

I like to think that nobody deliberately sets out to write a bad musical. Every composer, lyricist, and librettist who has ever set pen to paper, hands to piano keys, or fingers to computer …

Highlights From Close Up Space Starring David Hyde Pierce

Tony Award winner David Hyde Pierce is harried book editor Paul Barrow in the world premiere of Molly Smith Metzler's new comedy Close Up Space at Manhattan Theatre Club's Ne…

Reeve Carney, Katie Finneran & More Join 'We're Gonna Have to ask You to Leave' Benefit at Birdland, 1/23 by BroadwayWorld

We're Gonna Have to ask You to Leave...a benefit concert to kick out cancer to be presented at Birdland Jazz Club on January 23rd, 2012 at 7pm.

2012 on-stage: Canadian theatre lookahead by J. Kelly Nestruck

Theatre critic J. Kelly Nestruck’s list of what to mark on your calendar - and what to avoid

"Uncle Vanya" in Boston by Nancy Grossman

The Apollinaire Theatre Company is thinking outside the box in its staging of Anton Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" at Chelsea Theatre Works, inviting the audience to move from garden to room, to ro…

Luner on Theatre Looks Ahead to 2012 Theatre by Chris Luner

Happy New Year Everyone! Another year is blooming on Broadway and its looking like its going to be another epic year of theatre in New York City as love stories, death, revolution and class…

In retrospect by Thomas Garvey

It's going to be a slow week, so I thought to myself - what about filling up some space in the blogosphere with a self-retrospective, a "Best of the Hub Review," to go with my other annual "…

Theater Shelf: CD Reviews of Follies Revival and Knickerbocker Holiday by Bill Hirschman

Follies – New Broadway Cast Recording Oh, my! What am I to do now? The 2011 Broadway Revival Cast recording of Follies has just come out on PS Classics and now my “desert island&…

BWW TV: WICKED Hits San Diego's Civic Theatre by BroadwayWorld TV

BWW TV: WICKED Hits San Diego's Civic Theatre http://broadwayworld.com/article/BWW_TV_WICKED_Hits_San_Diegos_Civic_Theatre_20090811 for more information. After breaking box office recor…

Sara Gettelfinger On Bringing Morticia To Life On Tour With THE ADDAMS FAMILY by Jeffrey Ellis

Sara Gettelfinger may have a resume that other actresses covetnow starring as the mysterious, intriguing, maybe even a little bit frightening Morticia Addams in the national tour of The Adda…

BWW TV: 2011 Tony Awards Winners Circle - Mark Rylance on Tony #2: 'It feels heavy!' by BroadwayWorld TV

BWW TV: 2011 Tony Awards Winners Circle - Mark Rylance on Tony #2: 'It feels heavy!' http://broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-TV-2011-Tony-Awards-Winners-Circle-Mark-Rylance-on-Tony-2-I…

BWW TV: Sneak Peek of Music Theatre of Wichita's THE LITTLE MERMAID by BroadwayWorld TV

BWW TV: Sneak Peek of Music Theatre of Wichita's THE LITTLE MERMAID http://broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-TV-Sneak-Peek-of-Music-Theatre-of-Wichitas-THE-LITTLE-MERMAID-20110729 for more …

Seth's Broadway Chatterbox Returns to Don't Tell Mama Jan. 5 with LYSISTRATA JONES; BroadwayWorld to Broadcast! by BroadwayWorld

Seth's Broadway Chatterbox includes interviews and performances by noted Broadway celebrities and is a raw, funny and insightful interview program that really has no equal. BroadwayWorld is …

Two Plays and a Trio of Drag Queens Top List of Fans' Favorite 2011 Shows by Broadway.com

To wind down our year-end coverage, Broadway.com looked to our readers over New Year's weekend, asking you to pick your favorite show of 2011. And the winner? With a whopping 31% of vote…

A Pair of Plays and a Trio of Drag Queens Top List of Fans' Favorite 2011 Shows by Broadway.com

To wind down our year-end coverage, Broadway.com looked to our readers over New Year's weekend, asking you to pick your favorite show of 2011. And the winner? With a whopping 31% of vote…

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 1/2 - Taye Diggs by Stage Tube

Today in 1972, Broadway veteran Taye Diggs was born. In 1996, he originated the role of the landlord Benny in Jonathan Larson's Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent, which also starre…

Broadway Pictorial: Lysistrata Jones in NEXT Magazine by JK

As I have often lamented, NOT living in New York has many disadvantages for theater fans.  One night only things and events not planned months in advance are generally out of reach. &nb…

Reeve Carney, Katie Finneran, Carla Gugino, Jonathan Hammond, et al. Set for American Cancer Society Benefit by Dan Bacalzo

Updated casting has been announced for We're Gonna Have to Ask You to Leave..., a concert benefiting American Cancer Society, to be held at Birdland on Monday, January 23 at 7pm. The …

Exclusive Video: Broadway.com Breaks Down the Most Anticipated Shows of 2012 by Broadway.com

What could gather Ricky Martin, Darren Criss, Cynthia Nixon, Nick Jonas, Blair Underwood, Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Audra McDonald and Philip Seymour Hoffman all in one place? Sim…

BWW TV: Around the Broadway World 1/2 - Saying Goodbye, Saying Hello and a little Greenery by Craig Brockman

Check out BroadwayWorld TV's Around the BroadwayWorld for 11 featuring Susan Egan and Brian d'Arcy James - Mountain Greenery, Addams Family Flashback, Billy Elliot hits 1.5 Audience Member …

BroadwayGirlNYC: Premature Death for Bonnie & Clyde by BroadwayGirlNYC

Today I write a love letter to Bonnie amp Clyde. I dont generally use this space to for theatrical reviews, which are meant to guide readers toward the shows they must see. But Bonnie amp …

Spotlight On...Callan Bergmann by Michael Block

Name: Callan Bergmann
Hometown: Gowanda, NY
Education: Studied musical theatre and dance at Point Park University
Select Credits: Silence! The Musical (Dream Hannibal/Dance Captain, Of…

Meryl Streep to Receive Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear Award by BroadwayWorld

Oscar-winner and Broadway veteran Meryl Streep will be awarded an Honorary Golden Bear at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival.

This Week on Broadway for January 1, 2012: The Best of 2011 by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino reflect on 2011 and the year in theatre, and look forward to 2012.

This Week on Broadway for January 1, 2012: The Best of 2011 by James Marino

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

Demographics: Portrait Of The 2011 Broadway Audience

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Upcoming Broadway DVD Releases for January 2012

Check out the latest in upcoming releases of Broadway and theatre related DVDs for January 2012.

It's an honor to be honored. by Ken Davenport

Whenever anyone has something nice to say about you, it's a blessing. But when someone who you have a great deal of respect for says something nice about you, well, it, uh, kind of renders y…

Rex Reed Talks Turkey (and About Turkeys) at Quick Center by Frank Rizzo

Hugh Jackman Raises Record-Breaking $1.78 Million for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman raised a record $1,789,580 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS during the 10-week run of his show,Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway, according to reports. Jack…

Barbara Lea Has Died by Brian Scott Lipton

Cabaret singer and actress Barbara Lea has died at age 82, due to complications of Alzheimer's disease, according to The New York Times. Lea began performing in the 1930s, and appeared…

Broadway’s Best Bets for 2012: Musicals by Tom Mizer

Need something to look forward to now that there’s nothing left of the holidays but half-used gift cards and five extra pounds? How about a Winter and Spring filled with drama, romance…

Photo Flash: Kate Shindle Leads Maltz Jupiter Theatre's CABARET! by BroadwayWorld

Take your seat at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre for Cabaret, the Tony Award-winning production that is ranked among the greatest American musicals.

A look back at 2011 by Michael Roderick

Last year at the beginning of the new year, I created a post listing the things I had done in the previous year. If you've never tried this, it's pretty cool. So below are my accomplishments…

Kim Zimmer to Star in Connecticut Repertory Theatre's Odysseus D.A. by Brian Scott Lipton

Stage star and Daytime Emmy Award winner Kim Zimmer will star in the Connecticut Repertory Theatre's production of Stephen Svoboda's Odysseus D.A., to run February 23-March 4 at t…

Angela Lansbury Named TCM's 'Star of the Month' by BroadwayWorld

Turner Classic Movies has named Angela Lansbury its Star of the Month. Wednesdays throughout January will be devoted to the star, featuring some of her many film roles during primetime and i…

Meryl Streep to Be Honored at Berlin Film Festival by Brian Scott Lipton

Stage and screen star Meryl Streep will be honored at the Berlin Film Festival, which runs February 9-19. She will receive the festival's top award, The Golden Bear, on February 14 in…

Hugh Jackman ends record Broadway run by The Associated Press

The hunky Australian actor’s one-man Broadway concert show closed on Sunday afternoon at the Broadhurst Theatre after having earned $2,057,354 in its final week.

John Barrowman, Graham Norton, Matt Smith et al. Nominated for Britian's National Television Awards by Brian Scott Lipton

Torchwood star and Broadway veteran John Barrowman is among the nominees for Britian's National Television Awards, which will be presented at O2 Arena on January 25, according to publis…

Photo Flash: First Look at SMASH Stars Megan Hilty and Katharine McPhee as Marilyn Monroe! by BroadwayWorld

Entertainment Weekly has released a first look at SMASH stars Megan Hilty and Katharine McPhee in costume as the title character in the show's musical, Marilyn. See it below

New York report: Village Voice critic surveys the scene by TheatreVOICE

NEW YORK SPECIAL Michael Feingold, chief theatre critic of the Village Voice, chats to Philip Fisher about theatrical life during the past few months, covering both the big houses of Broadwa…

Authority and the critic by George Hunka

One of the issues that will certainly arise at the upcoming Culturebot conversation at Under the Radar will be that of authority — specifically, where and how authority, power, and inf…

Hugh Jackman on Broadway translates into cold cash

Hugh Jackman has left Broadway with a lot of broken hearts _ and records.

BWW Exclusive: FOLLIES Farewell Series - Danny Burstein by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld.com is excited to present a new series of artwork created by Broadway ad agency SerinoCoyne to celebrate the end of FOLLIES' Broadway run and to remind everyone that time is ru…

STAGE TUBE: Watch Daniel Radcliffe's Final HOW TO SUCCEED... Curtain Speech by Stage Tube

These days everything seems to wind up on YouTube moments after taking place. Here, check out Daniel Radcliffe's funny and moving final curtain speech after his last performance in HOW TO S…

Helena Bonham Carter, David Harewood, et al. Named to Queen's Honours List by Brian Scott Lipton

Two-time Oscar nominee Helena Bonham Carter has been named a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II as part of her year-end Honours List. Other entertainers named to th…

In the battle by Noel Katz

While there’s still time to fix a new musical, the collective wisdom of all those who feel compelled to exercise their basic drive is a positive force.

The Polar Bear Report by Trav S.D.

Myself and two muchachos went out to Coney Island yesterday to take in the annual Polar Bear ritual. Believe it or not the picture above was taken January 1!  Having gone into the drink mys…

The Tyrant is Us by Don Hall

The three-year old child figures out early on that, if he wants something - a juice, a toy, some attention - that all he needs to do is cry or throw a tantrum and most times, in an effort to…

The Return of Bindlestiff Open Variety by Trav S.D.

  Photo by Jim Moore Tonight, January 2, 8-11pm!   Dixon Place presents Bindlestiff Open Stage Variety Show First Monday of Every Month, starts January 2, 2012 Dixon Place, 161A Chrystie S…

Stars of Vaudeville #415: Lillian Leitzel by Trav S.D.

Born this day in 1892, Lillian Leitzel (Leopoldina Alitza Pelikan) was a second generation circus performer, born and raised in Germany. In 1910, she came to the U.S. with an aerial troupe c…

Theatre that dares, wins: why 2011 was a good year for new writing by Maxie Szalwinska

From Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's Belongings to Gina Gionfriddo's Becky Shaw, 2011 has seen a healthy flock of original plays. But theatre must keep up the good new workIn his roundup of 2011 for …

BWW's On This Day - January 2, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on January 2 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Fela! Los Angeles | Ahmanson Theatre by Admin

Broadway musical “Fela!” is the story of African music innovator and political activist Fela Kuti. In 1960s Nigeria, the oppressive rule made an activist out of musically enraged Kuti. B…

This Week on Broadway for January 1, 2012: The Best of 2011 by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino reflect on 2011 and the year in theatre, and look forward to 2012. Continue reading →

Mallory Berlin by Adaumbelle

"Call Me Adam" talks with Mallory Berlin who's a cross-over operatic and musical theater performer starring as "Nora" for the musical "A Doll’s Life" as part of "Nora, in rep" which runs f…

Up Close and Personal: Introducing Intimate Theater by Neva Grant

Theatergoers are used to being anonymous, hidden in the darkness, part of a crowd. They're free to fidget, yawn, even tune out; the actors won't know. But in an innovative kind of theater …

Heather Chesley, Rick Marcus to Star in Yours Isabel by Brian Scott Lipton

Heather Chesley and Rick Marcus will star in the Actors Co-op production of Christy Hall's Yours Isabel, to run February 3-March 11 at the Crossley Terrace Theatre. Marianne Savell will…

Outside the Box Episode 5 by Outside The Box

Outside the Box Episode 5 TV, film, and Broadway star Gregory Harrison (Trapper John, Broadway's Steel Pier and Chicago) is asked to star in a new musical. What's the musical? Wil…

Outside the Box Episode 5 by Bruce Kimmel

Jon Kakaley. Ydaiber Orozco, et al Set for A Hole in His Heart by Bethany Rickwald

Jon Kakaley will star in his play, A Hole in His Heart, to run at the Atlantic Stage 2, January 20-28. Jake Turner will direct the production. The play follows the story of James Logan, a…

Paul Perroni to Star in Downtown Cabaret Theatre s Defending the Caveman by Bethany Rickwald

Paul Perroni will star in Rob Becker's comedy Defending the Caveman, January 13-22 at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The show mines the common themes in relat…

Neil Patrick Harris et al to Appear on PRICE IS RIGHT CELEBRITY WEEK on CBS Beg. Today by BroadwayWorld

THE PRICE IS RIGHT, television's longest-running game show, hosted by Drew Carey, says Come on Down to rapper Snoop Dogg, actress Jenny McCarthy, actor Neil Patrick Harris, musician Chris Da…

Upright Citizens Brigade to Present The Bachelor: Romance, Roses, and Romance by Bethany Rickwald

Upright Citizens Brigade will present the premiere of Leila Cohan-Miccio and Caitlin Bitzegaio's The Bachelor: Romance, Roses, and Romance on January 4 and January 18 at 9:30pm. Beth A…

Newark Public Library to Present We Wear the Mask Exhibit by Brian Scott Lipton

The Newark Public Library will present We Wear the Mask: Black Dramatic Theatre, In Newark & Near, From 1700s to 2012, a special exhibition devoted to black theater, February 1-March 24.…

TTIC- Joe Stead - Jan 2, 2012 by [email protected] (talk Theatre In Chicago), Talk Theatre In Chicago

On this week's episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast, Tom Williams talks with Joe Stead about how and why he started his theatre review website in 2000 and about the rise of the int…

Chiori Miyagawa by League of Professional Theatre Women

Playwright New York, New York USA Memory of Swan Lake Once a year, the Bolshoi or Kiev Ballet company came from the Soviet Union to the civic center in Nagano City and performed Swan Lake. …

No Script? No Problem. Part VI by The Charlebois Post

Montreal Improv: l-r Bryan Walsh, Kirsten Rasmussen, François Vincent, Marc Rowland (photo credit: Jeremy Bobrow)Post-traumatic Show SyndromeA little piece of advice for those times when a …

Up Close And Personal: Introducing Intimate Theater

There's a new kind of theater in town, one where the audience participates as keenly as the performers, and there's nowhere to hide.

TT: Scenes from a marriage (cont'd)

Time: 11 p.m., toward the end of a long and exhausting day. Place: A nursing home in Smalltown, U.S.A. A...

TT: Just because

Benny Goodman plays "Sing, Sing, Sing" in the 1937 movie Hollywood Hotel, with Harry James on trumpet and Gene Krupa...

TT: Almanac

"I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the...

THE SCREENING ROOM: Watch Lysistrata Jones' Broadway Trailer (Video) by Michael Gioia

Lysistrata Jones, the Broadway musical that plays the Walter Kerr Theatre, recently released a new trailer, which not only includes musical previews, but dishes the inside scoop on the story…

Broadway's Bonnie & Clyde Cast Album Gets Recorded Jan. 2 by Kenneth Jones

Although the new musical Bonnie & Clyde ended its short run on Broadway Dec. 30, the score will live on in an original Broadway cast recording. The troupers head into a recording studio …

THEIR FAVORITE THINGS: Bernadette Peters Shares Her Cherished Theatregoing Experiences by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com launches its new feature series, Their Favorite Things, which asks members of the theatre community to share ten of the Broadway performances that most affected them as part of …

LONDON SPRING PREVIEW 2012: In the West End and Beyond, Expect Susan Boyle, Mark Rylance, a Musical Bridget Jones' Diary and More by Mark Shenton

Looking ahead to the 2012 spring theatre season in London and the U.K., the forecast includes the musicals Bridget Jones' Diary, Top Hat, Sweeney Todd and Susan Boyle in I Dreamed a…

Joan Acocella: “Snow White,” at the 303 Bond Street Theatre. by Joan Acocella

Austin McCormick, the director of Company XIV, says he takes his inspiration from the spectacles staged at the court of Louis XIV, but there may be some Aubrey Beardsley in there, too. The t…

Goings on About Town: The Theatre by The New Yorker

PageBreak -->OPENINGS AND PREVIEWS Please call the phone number listed with the theatre for timetables and ticket information. THE BRIDGE PROJECT’S RICHARD III The Bridge Project…