The little show that could…didn’t quite. The New York Times is reporting that Lysistrata Jones will close this Sunday after 30 regular performances. Featuring an exuberantly tal…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:58PMToday, Twitchfilm.com has reported and BroadwayWorld.com has confirmed that offers are now out to country-pop singer Taylor Swift for the role of Eponine and to the opera-trained Mamma Mia f…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:55PMI must confess, I did not have the highest of expectations for this revival of "La Traviata". The Royal Opera have been wheeling out various casts over an epic run of performances and the co…
SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 09:55PMBy Byrne Harrison
Darian Dauchan is an accomplished solo performer and actor who has appeared on both Broadway (Twentieth Century starring Alec Baldwin and Anne Heche) and Off-Broadway thea…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 09:51PMNational Public Radio says that Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of
Soul," is planning her own sing-off - for aspiring opera
singers.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:49PMJoe's Pub, a vital part of New York City's cultural landscape, serves more than 100,000 audience members annually and first opened in 1998, presenting more than 800 performances a year.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36PMBy Byrne Harrison
Nabil Vinas is a first generation Dominican American, a graduate of CCNY, and co-founder of The Seven Collective Theatre Company. He is currently developing several film p…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 09:34PM
The British-German troupe Gob Squad returns to the Public Theater with two shows that rely on the audience or passers-by to work.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:39PMExperimental theater festivals, including Under the Radar, Coil, Other Forces and American Realness, enliven New York’s January.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:36PMThe cheering is almost over for the Broadway musical "Lysistrata Jones."
Producers said Tuesday that they're pulling the plug on the Douglas Carter Beane-written comedy, and its last perform…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 06:25PMIn a rough market for theater, the critically acclaimed (by me and the Times) musical Lysistrata Jones will play its final performance Sunday, January 8th. It will have played 34 preview per…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:24PMMy head is now spinning with Nutcrackers but Matthew Bourne's take, "Nutcracker!" is a sufficiently delightful spin that I came out more than grinning. Filled with larger than life character…
SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 06:13PMThe new musical Lysistrata Jones will play it's final Broadway performance following the January 8 matinee performance, according to The New York Times. As of that time, it will have pl…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:12PMIt was family reunions all around at Porgy and Bess on December 29. Phylicia Rashad stopped by Catfish Row to see her former Raisin in the Sun co-star Audra McDonald (the two won Tony Awards…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:11PMThe superhero musical grossed more than $2.9 million in a busy holiday session, placing it ahead of perennial top-earners "Wicked" and "The Lion King."
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:09PMDolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Jeremy Jordan and Queen Latifah star in the upcoming film Joyful Noise. The film tells the story of two women who band together to stop a small-town gospel choir f…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00PMCultural queries for 2012: From who paints the queen to the spread of Enron
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The cheering is almost over for the Broadway musical "Lysistrata Jones." Producers said Tuesday that they're pulling the plug on the Douglas Carter Beane-written comedy, and its last perform…
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 05:59PMBWW TV: Broadway Beat - MEMPHIS, Kate Baldwin and AFTER MISS JULIE
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SOURCE: YouTube at 05:51PMNEW YORK (AP) -- The cheering is almost over for the Broadway musical "Lysistrata Jones."...
SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:50PMBack in 2005, I wrote about a study by the Urban Institute dealing with attendance at cultural activities. Looking back at the study, The Diversity of Cultural Participation, I am still a li…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 05:50PM"Lysistrata Jones" will have played 34 preview performances and 30 regular performances when it closes on Sunday.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:50PMThe year is but three days old, and I'm already slammed with deadlines, so a link list is the best I can do at the moment...Charles McNulty (sort of) longs for the well-made play.Claudia La …
SOURCE: The Wicked Stage at 05:50PMThe game is over for the new basketball musical Lysistrata Jones, starring Patti Murin and Josh Segarra. The Broadway production will end its run on January 8 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. The…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:49PMThe game is over for the new basketball musical Lysistrata Jones, starring Patti Murin and Josh Segarra. The Broadway production will end its run on January 8 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. The…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:49PMThe game is over for the new basketball musical Lysistrata Jones, starring Patti Murin and Josh Segarra. The Broadway production will end its run on January 8 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. The…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:49PMAccording to Soad OPera Digest, stage veteran Wayne Brady will guest star on the January 18 episode of CBS' 'The Bold and the Beautiful.' Brady will play himself, when two characters particp…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:46PMLYSISTRATA JONES, which caught on with many critics but not with audiences, will give its final performance on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 300pm at the Walter Kerr Theatre 219 West 48th stree…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:45PMOne of Beirut's most respected artists is making his US debut at PS 122 this January
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 05:43PMThe producers of Lysistrata Jones, the new Broadway musical comedy populated by characters who are college basketball players and their cheerleaders, announced that they will close the satir…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:43PMBroadway had plenty to celebrate between Christmas and New Year's as 18 shows crossed the million dollar mark, with many playing an additional ninth performance to accommodate the holida…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:39PMBroadway had plenty to celebrate over the New Year's holiday as 18 shows crossed the million dollar mark, with many playing an additional ninth performance to accommodate the holiday cro…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:39PMBroadway had plenty to celebrate over the New Year's holiday as 18 shows crossed the million dollar mark, with many playing an additional ninth performance to accommodate the holiday cro…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:39PMYou never know who you may run into at a Broadway musical, especially during the holidays! On December 30, the audience at megahit Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark included a pop star and a pol…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:33PMYou never know who you may run into at a Broadway musical, especially during the holidays! On December 30, the audience at megahit Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark included a pop star and a pol…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:33PMBrought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway Click on any hyperlinked item for more info…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:32PMThe work of British playwright Simon Stephens has been championed in Chicago by both Griffin Theatre and Steep Theatre. Now, Griffin, which has presented Stephens’ plays “On the Shore of…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 05:30PMNew casting has been announced for the Off-Broadway production of Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent playing at New World Stages, according to a posting on the production&apo…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:30PMThe Fountain Theatre is set to present the west coast premiere of Tanya Saracho's El Nogalar, January 28-March 11. Laurie Woolery will direct.
Inspired by The Cherry Orchard, the pla…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:26PMFounded almost four decades ago by entertainment renaissance man John Houseman and Margot Harley, The Acting Company has developed classical American actors and brought theater to audiences …
SOURCE: NY1 at 05:18PMBroadway box offices made a killing last week, with the influx of tourists spending New Year's in the city, making it tough for theatre fans to snag last minute tickets. Celebrate 2012 this…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00PMIn a segment shown live in Times Square and on CNN, Spider-Man came to the rescue when The Green Goblin took host Anderson Cooper captive and threatened to drop the ball prior to midnight.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:00PM
Once-troubled show leads the way during busy holiday season
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:53PMOff Jan 2012 Tivo iPod
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SOURCE: YouTube at 04:51PMAs The Wizards of Waverly Place ends its run, she looks to the future.
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 04:45PMThe Off-Broadway production of Rent at New World Stages will welcome four new cast members — Emma Hunton, Aaron Lavigne, Justin Johnston and Josh Grisetti — in the coming weeks, …
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:43PMBWW TV: 2011 Steinberg Playwrights Awards Honor Melissa James Gibson and Lisa D'Amour
http://broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-TV-2011-Steinberg-Playwrights-Awards-Honors-Melissa-James-Gibs…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:42PMBWW TV: Sneak Peek of Sheffield Theatre's COMPANY
http://westend.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-TV-Sneak-Peek-of-Sheffield-Theatres-COMPANY-20120103 for more information. Stephen Sondhei…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:41PMHershey Felder will direct musician Mona Golabek in The Pianist of Willesden, to run April 17 - May 27 at the Geffen Playhouse. Felder has also created the work, adapting it from Golabek an…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:41PMBWW TV EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Starry New York City Center Reopening Gala!
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SOURCE: YouTube at 04:40PMLook who's got a big smile behind his mask on Broadway - none other than the once-mocked Spider-Man.
SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 04:40PMBWW TV EXCLUSIVE: BONNIE & CLYDE Cast Recording!
http://broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-TV-EXCLUSIVE-Inside-BONNIE-CLYDE-Cast-Recording-Jordan-Says-Safe-to-Say-On-Board-for-NEWSIES-201201…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:38PMI admit I'm mightily amused by the revulsion so many critics have suddenly evinced at the House that Ruhl Built (of string, no less). Whimsy? Quirk? A structureless narrative free-for-all…
SOURCE: The Hub Review at 04:36PMThe new year is starting off bright for four-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and Tony Award nominee Will Swenson, who became engaged to be married on New Years Day, a representative fo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PMWhen I was a kid there was a friend of one of my uncles, I’ll call him D. D had a rough go of it. He was out of work for as long as I could remember. A lot of people were, all the work had…
SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 04:31PMThe holiday week box office on Broadway saw 18 shows top the $1 million mark, with "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" making more in a week than any other show in history.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:31PMThe Broadway League reported Tuesday that “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” took in a whopping $2.9 million over nine performances last week, the highest single-week gross of any show in B…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 04:31PMTony and Golden Globe Award-winning actress Linda Lavin will celebrate the release of her debut album Possibilities on Ghostlight Records with a performance and CD signing at Barnes amp Nobl…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:29PMLook who's got a big smile behind his mask on Broadway — none other than the once-mocked Spider-Man.
The Broadway League reported Tuesday that "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" took in a who…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 04:27PMMTIshows iPhone App - Seymour's Screen Test
Check out LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS' Seymour Krelborn in his first screen test for MTI's free iPhone app commercial.
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SOURCE: YouTube at 04:19PMThe musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, at the Foxwoods Theatre,has broken the record for the highest growing week in Broadway history.
During the week ending on January the musical play…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:17PMSPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark showcased an unprecedented event with Times Square Alliance when they dropped the New Year's Eve ball 30 feet before midnight on New Year's Eve, marking the firs…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:14PMA Look at New York City Center's 2012 Encores! Season
Encores! Artistic Director Jack Viertel discusses the 2012 season
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SOURCE: YouTube at 04:04PMPrior to his role as Blaine Anderson on Glee, Darren Criss was best-known for playing Harry Potter in Team StarKid's A Very Potter Musical and Sequel, for which he contributed to the musical…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:02PMThe North American tour of Green Day's American Idiot, currently in Toronto, dropped by CityTV's "New Year's Bash" to perform a mashup of songs from the musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:02PMStage veteran Wayne Brady will guest star as himself, along with his Let's Make a Deal co-stars Tiffany Coyne and Jonathan Magnum, on the January 18 episode of the CBS daytime drama, Th…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:02PMHunter Nelson's Who Loves You, Baby?, which was slated to close on December 30, has had its run at The Huron Club at The SoHo Playhouse extended through April. Taylor Negron directs.
…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM
Steven Spielberg's film adaptation of War Horse was the fifth highest-grossing film of the holiday weekend, taking in $14,395,000 at the box office, according to boxofficemojo.com.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:51PMLook who's got a big smile behind his mask on Broadway -- none other than the once-mocked Spider-Man.
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 03:49PMTony winner Jefferson Mays, Dakin Matthews and Donna Hanover are the newest additions to the cast of the upcoming Broadway revival of Gore Vidal’s The Best Man. The production begins p…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:49PMGenerous Company’s Gumbo
runs from Jan. 6 to Jan. 21
Proceeds from the Jan. 6 performance of David White’s Last Chance will go to help Joplin High School’s drama program in Joplin, M…
SOURCE: citypaper.com at 03:48PMBroadway stars Audra McDonald and Will Swenson became engaged to be married on New Year's Day, according to McDonald's publicist. No other details are being released.
The couple m…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:48PMStage and screen star Alec Baldwin will host the NFL Honors, which will air on NBC at 9pm on Saturday, February 4, according to the Associated Press.
The show, which will be broadcast live …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:45PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Look who's got a big smile behind his mask on Broadway - none other than the once-mocked Spider-Man....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:43PMThe world will remember Broadway’s Bonnie & Clyde! The Frank Wildhorn-scored show shuttered at the Schoenfeld Theatre on December 30, and on January 2 the show’s cast, led by…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:41PMHappy 2012, everybody! I hope everyone's holiday was joyous, restful and/or festive, and that your fledgling New Year is so far treating you okay. And heck. We're not three days into this ne…
SOURCE: Jamespeak at 03:40PMThe Jewish Humor Festival gives the people what they want by focusing on comedians.
SOURCE: StarTribune at 03:38PMMarxiano Productions is set to present Tommy Smith's White Hot, January 20-February 11 at West of Lenin. Braden Abraham will direct.
White Hot is a domestic tragedy about the failure …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:32PMWelcome to this week's edition of our new WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS, part of our new Industry Insights section that will feature insider industry information, commentary and insights Read on f…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:29PMGrosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 112012
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:29PMStage and screen veteran Cybill Shepherd will star alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt in Lifetime's upcoming drama series The Client List, according to Deadline.com.
Shepherd will play Lyn…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:23PMHorizon Theatre has announced the productions set for its 2012 season.
The productions include Avenue Q (January 13-February 26), The Waffle Palace: Smothered, Covered, and Scattered 24/7…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:18PMYOUR BROADWAY GETAWAY Save up to 50 this winter on tickets to ANYTHING GOES
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:15PMThe Producers Guild of America has announced the nominations for the 23rd annual Producers Guild Awards, which will be held Jan. 21 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:11PM
Playbill is back in the recording studio with composer Stephen
Schwartz and the cast of the Broadway revival of Godspell. In our second look at the making of the new Godspell cast album, …
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:59PMBoard president hopes to continue productions
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:58PMThe cast of Naked Boys Singing are putting their pants back on. The all-nude male revue will close at off-Broadway's New World Stages on January 28. The production opened on July 22, 199…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:53PMOriginal New York cast members Patrick Breen, Patrick Heusinger and Maddie Corman will join Emmy Award winner Jean Smart in the L.A. Theatre Works production of Geoffrey Nauffts' Tony Aw…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:49PMI’m a professional director, actor and writer with a fresh and proven approach that will teach you to consistently book the roles you audition for. For more than ten years, I’ve …
SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 02:45PMA guide to the shows coming to Broadway in Winter and Spring 2012 and hoping for Tony Award nominations.
SOURCE: Tony Awards at 02:44PMBroadway couple Will Swenson and Audra McDonald, who shared the stage in 2007's 110 in the Shade, officially got engaged over the holiday weekend, according to McDonald's Facebook page. Ther…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:26PMThe cast of Lysistrata Jones, the new musical that officially opened on Broadway Dec. 14, shared their resolutions for 2012 while backstage at the Walter Kerr on New Year's Eve.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:25PMBonnie & Clyde, the new Frank Wildhorn musical, that met a premature death on Broadway late last week headed into the recording studio’s yesterday to preserve the show’s incr…
SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 02:24PMTony-winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson is an actor, writer and director best known for his work in the plays of August Wilson. After a Broadway debut in Jelly’s Last Jam, he earned his Tony…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18PMMeredith Vieira Productions has announced additional dates for the national tour of James Braly's one-man show Life in a Marital Institution. The production will now play on February 1…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:14PMRoundabout Theatre Company’s The Road to Mecca is playing on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre (227 W42nd St). Signature Theatre Company’s Athol Fugard, Residency One series will…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 02:11PMJosh Young, who will play Judas in the upcoming Broadway revival of Jesus Christ Superstar, has released his debut solo recording.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:10PMThe Broadway at Birdland concert series last night featured the return of Lindsay Mendez amp Marco Paguia. Lindsay and Marco draw from an eclectic mix of music, reimagining songs from popula…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:06PMThe Broadway at Birdland concert series presented the return of Godspell's Lindsay Mendez and musical director Marco Paguia Jan. 2, 2012, at the famed jazz venue.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:06PMThe producers of Mark St. Germain’s hit play FREUD’S LAST SESSION today put a new block of seats on sale through June 3rd. FREUD’S LAST SESSION, starring Mark H. Dold and Martin Rayner…
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"Glee" star Darren Criss, who already sold-out his first performance on Broadway, is proving to be a good investment for producers of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Tryi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:57PMTony Award winner Liza Minnelli will guest star during Season 3 of TV Land's comedy Hot in Cleveland, according to TVLine.com.
The site reports that Minnelli will play the agent of act…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:55PMAs first reported on TVline.com, legendary singer and actress Liza Minnelli will guest star on an upcoming episode of TV Land's hit comedy series, 'Hot in Cleveland'.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:54PMLast night, Jason Graae 'stumbled upon' a reunion party, thrown by Ron Raines for his wife Dona D. Vaughn with a few members of the original Broadway cast of COMPANY. When we saw the photo, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:46PMTony nominee Colman Domingo and Scott Shepherd will star in the Signature Theatre production of Blood Knot, written and directed by Athol Fugard. Blood Knot marks the inaugural production in…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:45PMOn Twitter Watch, Jordan Roth wrote Light the lights DarrenCriss amp Beau Bridges join H2SBwayEmmy, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning star of screen, television and stage, Beau Bridges, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:44PMThe Producers Guild of America PGA announced today the motion picture and long-form television nominations for the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards. The categories include The Darryl F. Za…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:38PMWelcome antidotes to the end-of-year/beginning-of-year top-ten lists and eyes-raised-to-the-future optimism come from two recognized critics over the past few weeks. First, in his own person…
SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 01:38PMMcCarter Theatre Center has announced casting for Danai Gurira's The Convert, to run January 13 - February 12. Emily Mann will direct the production, being offered in association with …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:38PMDarren Criss has had a busy rehearsal schedule leading up to his January 3 debut in the Broadway revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. The Glee star however wasn&…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:29PMPlaywright-director Athol Fugard's cast for his staging of Signature Theatre Company's Blood Knot, in a 2012 season devoted to the works of Fugard, includes Colman Domingo (The Scott…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:27PMOne of Broadway’s cutest couples, Audra McDonald and Will Swenson, have a very special reason to celebrate 2012. The couple got engaged over New Year’s, according to Mc…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PMMatt Shingledecker, currently starring as Roger in the Off-Broadway production of Rent, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbits.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:22PMTalent from the anticipated NBC musical series "Smash," Newsies director-choreographer Jeff Calhoun and Tony-winning Annie creators Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charni…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:20PMDaniel Evans stars as Bobby in Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Company at the U.K.'s Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17PMSignature Theatre has just announced casting for the new production of BLOOD KNOT, written and directed by Athol Fugard. The production will feature Tony Award-nominee Colman Domingo The Sco…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:16PMOne of Broadway’s cutest couples, Audra McDonald and Will Swenson, have a very special reason to celebrate 2012. The couple got engaged over New Year’s, according to Mc…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:16PMSomething about MTC's new debut Close Up Space has prompted some incisive commentary from critics on the state of new plays. While I haven't seen this particular show, I certainly find mysel…
SOURCE: The Playgoer at 01:16PMJean Smart will join original New York cast members Patrick Breen, Patrick Heusinger and Maddie Corman for the L.A. Theatre Works presentation of Next Fall, by Geoffrey Nauffts. Bart DeLoren…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:13PMAfter more than 12 years and 3,000 performances, the original New York production of Naked Boys Singing is finally throwing in the towel.
SOURCE: www.queerty.com at 01:12PMEmmy, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning star of screen, television and stage, Beau Bridges, returns to Broadway for the first time in 38 years in his first musical as J. B. Biggley, begi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:11PMSo, here’s a cool thing. You now have a whole new way to read our web site. Check out The Craptacular on your iPhone using an app called iBroadway. Here’s why this generally rock…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 01:09PMChicago Shakespeare Theater's company of A Midsummer Night's Dream — including Ron Orbach, Tracy Michelle Arnold,
Timothy Edward Kane, Elizabeth Ledo and Tim Kazurinsky &…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:07PMAccording to their Twitter pages, both Emma Hunton and Justin Johnston will join the cast of off-Broadway's RENT this month. Johnston wrote 'That's right. I start Jan. 18 at New World Stages…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:06PMThe “Choosing Your High School’s Musical” series is a series of blog posts designed to introduce you to shows that we know are fantastic in a high school setting. Of course, it’s up …
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 01:06PMChicago Shakespeare Theater's company of A Midsummer Night's Dream — including Ron Orbach, Tracy Michelle Arnold,
Timothy Edward Kane, Elizabeth Ledo and Tim Kazurinsky &…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PMLegendary Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has joined forces with former Eurythmics rocker Dave Stewart to write a musical, and they're setting their sights on Broadway.
"Me and Dave …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:04PMColman Domingo and Scott Shepherd will star as Zachariah and Morris, respectively, in the Signature Theatre production of Athol Fugard's Blood Knot. The production, which will be the fi…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:02PM
Darren Criss is making his Broadway debut in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and the rising star hopes to add Broadway composer to his growing resume by bringing his origin…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:59PMDarren Criss is making his Broadway debut in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and the rising star hopes to add Broadway composer to his growing resume one day by bringing hi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:51PMIt's the end of an era. The long running musical revue, Naked Boys Singing is about to end its run on January 28th. It will have played 3,069 performances. I still think there's some time to…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:51PMTony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda will be featured in Mike Fitelson's gallery exhibit, Northern Manhattan as Muse, at NoMAA Gallery @ Cornerstone Center, with an opening reception on…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:50PMPlaybill.com's new series features brief chats with Broadway actors commenting on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they are looking forward to and more. Here, via …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:50PMUrban Research Theater is to present Playwar at Abrons Arts Center, January 26-February 4.
Created and performed by Maximilian Balduzzi and Ben Spatz, Playwar grapples with issues of inti…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:50PMAward winning actor John Douglas Thompson will join the American Symphony Orchestra for Stravinsky Outside Russia at 8pm on Friday, January 20 at Carnegie Hall.
The all-Stravinsky program f…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:47PMAward winning actor John Douglas Thompson will join the American Symphony Orchestra for Stravinsky Outside Russia at 8pm on Friday, January 20 at Carnegie Hall.
The all-Stravinsky program f…
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SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:43PMJoyful Noise star Jeremy Jordan fills us in on his role in the upcoming musical film. From working with Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton to dancing with Keke Palmer, find out what you can look…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:40PMThe nominated feature films for the Producers Guild of America's annual awards have been announced, according to published reports. The prizes will be presented in a ceremony to be hel…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:39PMEmmy, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning star of screen, television and stage, Beau Bridges, returns to Broadway for the first time in 38 years in his first musical as J. B. Biggley, begi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:38PMThe prominent theatre festival returns for another year For a city that boasts hundreds of theatrical productions each year, it stands to reason that New York should also host multiple theat…
SOURCE: TDF at 12:37PMThe Producers Guild of America' have announced the nominations for the annual awards for film and television, to be presented ion Saturday, January 21 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:35PMThe Producers Guild of America' have announced the nominations for the annual awards for film and television, to be presented ion Saturday, January 21 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:35PMComedian Arthur Smith will be the guest speaker who will introduces the 2011 Critics' Circle Theatre Awards, which will take place at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London's West E…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:32PMThe Paley Center for Media in New York has announced its January programs.
On Thursday, January 19 at 6:30pm, the Center will welcome members of Project Runway All Stars cast and creative t…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:31PMThe Telegraph (UK) 01/03/12
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Eighteenth in a series of clips from the 2004 film version of The Phantom of the Opera. Performed by Ciarán Hinds as Firmin and Simon…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:26PMAlthough 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 headed into a recording studi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:26PMDC composer and conductor Adam Levowitz and his newly launched MaXaM Production Group are casting for two new musicals, The Buddy Drew – The Musical and Galactic Cigarettes Present…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:24PMThe gritty East Village world of Rent will be getting some new residents soon when Broadway vets Justin Johnston and Emma Hunton join the rock musical’s off-Broadway cast at New World …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:23PMThe gritty East Village world of Rent will be getting some new residents soon when Broadway vets Justin Johnston, Emma Hunton and Josh Grisetti, and newcomer Aaron Lavigne join the rock musi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:23PMThe gritty East Village world of Rent will be getting some new residents soon when Broadway vets Justin Johnston, Emma Hunton and Josh Grisetti and newcomer Aaron Lavigne join the rock music…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:23PMThe Phantom's Note
http://www.thephantomoftheopera.com
Seventeenth in a series of clips from the 2004 film version of The Phantom of the Opera. With Miranda Richardson as Madame Giry, …
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:18PMFull casting has been announced for Classic Stage Company’s off-Broadway production of Bertolt Brecht’s Galileo, starring previously announced Academy Award winner F. Murray…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:16PMThe long-running New York production of Naked Boys Singing!, currently at New World Stages, will end its run on January 28. As of that date, it will have played 3,069 performances.
This 15-…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:14PMGivenik.com has introduced Sigourney Weaver as the newest member of their Ambassador Program, it was announced by Jordan Roth, President of Jujamcyn Theaters. Ms. Weaver joins in support of …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:13PMThe gritty East Village world of Rent will be getting some new residents soon when Justin Johnston and Emma Hunton join the rock musical’s off-Broadway cast at New World Stages. While …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:10PMThe director of "Newsies," Jeff Calhoun recently told BroadwayWorld.com that "it'll be fun to be with Jeremy again," which was apparently an inadvertent slip on his part, since a moment late…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:04PMToday in 1938, The Cradle Will Rock opened at the Windsor Theatre. Originally a part of the Federal Theatre Project, it was directed by Orson Welles, and produced by John Houseman. The show …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:03PMThe North American tour of Green Day's American Idiot is currently playing the Toronto Centre for the Arts in Ontario, Canada. While in Canada, the cast dropped by CityTV's "New…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PMHIGH FLIER: Our town's Jessica
Hentoff -- esteemed director of Circus Harmony -- will be up
close and personal later this month with Monaco's Princess
Stephanie when the two are together in …
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:01PMThe Phantom of the Opera - Notes
http://www.thephantomoftheopera.com
Sixteenth in a series of clips from the 2004 film version of The Phantom of the Opera. Performed by Ciarán Hinds…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:00PMAs usual, the post-holiday/winter clean out of Broadway is fully underway, as I blogged a few days ago. In the few days since I blogged on the topic there has been much press on the to…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:00PM
NAKED BOYS SINGING, the fifteen-song celebration of the male form will hit its final milestone it will end its New York run Saturday January 28th after 3,069 performances. It opened July 22,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:55AMNaked Boys Singing!, the 15-song celebration of the male form, will play its final performance Off-Broadway at New World Stages Jan. 28.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AMWashington, D.C. —Ford’s Theatre Society announced that a donation drive during performances of A Christmas Carol has raised $83,007 for the Washington-based charity Miriam’s Kitchen. …
SOURCE: fords.org at 11:53AMThis is a new version, by director Diane Paulus and playwright Susan Lori-Parks,
of the steamy, Southern musical
filled with bluesy, time-slowing classic songs, like "Summertime" and "It
A…
SOURCE: Paper Mag at 11:50AMComplete casting for Classic Stage Company's new production of Bertolt Brecht's Galileo, starring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham as the persecuted scientist, has been announc…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:47AMThe cast of Godspell, Tony Award winner Linda Lavin and Seth Rudetsky will make musical appearances at the Upper East Side Barnes and Noble this month.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:44AMBriggs Inc. today announced the 10th annual June Briggs Awards honorees. The June Briggs Awards honor excellence in New York Citys hospitality and destination management services, as well as…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:41AMBootstraps Comedy Theater will host a live premiere of the radio show/podcast The City Life Supplement at Transistor Chicago on Saturday, January 28 at 8:30pm.
The City Life Supplement is a…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:40AMBroadway vets Meghann Fahy and Jenna Leigh Green will lead the cast of Twilight: The Musical in a concert reading at New World Stages on January 16. The production, which benefits Blessings …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:39AMBroadway vets Meghann Fahy and Jenna Leigh Green will lead the cast of Twilight: The Musical in a concert reading at New World Stages on January 16. The production, which benefits Blessings …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AMWriters Theatre has announced casting for its upcoming production of Hesperia by Randall Colburn, to run January 24-March 18. Associate Artistic Director Stuart Carden will direct.
In Hes…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:33AMBritish astrologer and Strictly Come Dancing contestant Russell Grant will return to the West End after a 34 year absence for a one-night-only Children of Eden benefit concert. Russell …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:29AMClassic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick, will present Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham in a new production of Bertolt Brechts GALILEO, translated …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:27AMFull casting has been announced for Classic Stage Company's production of Galileo, to run February 1-March 11, with an opening on February 12. Brian Kulick will direct.
Bertolt Brecht&…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:26AMSpoleto Festival USA, the internationally recognized performing arts festival, has announced the lineup for its 2012 season, which will be held May 25-June 10 in Charleston, SC.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:25AMBefore we usher in a new wave of celebrity, let’s honor the big names on Broadway of 2011. Broadway featured quite a few all-stars with measured influence when it comes to generating b…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:24AMGlee star Darren Criss makes his Broadway debut in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying on January 3, starring as J. Pierrepont Finch. Criss plays a limited engagement throu…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:22AMJosef Skvorecky, who fled the Soviet invasion of his home country in 1968 and made his way to Canada, has died.
SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:17AMFlorida Studio Theatre will host a free community forum about the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal, on Wednesday, January 11 at 5pm in the Keating Theatre.
The forum will be mo…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:15AMDiving Right Back In I believe in ambitious January goals. It sets the tone for the entire year, sets the pace for the year-long marathon of work that lies ahead.I've almost completed my 20…
SOURCE: Variations On A Theme at 11:14AMRed Hot Patriot:
The Kick-Ass Wit
of Molly Ivins, starring Kathleen Turner as the late journalist, begins performances Jan. 3 at Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. David Esbjornso…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AMThe 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.
SOURCE: Backstage at 11:08AMSeattle's 5th Avenue Theatre, which has helped usher the Tony-winning musicals Hairspray and Memphis to Broadway, has announced the establishment of a new program to develop new mus…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:08AMHow hot is Darren Criss?
Hot enough to freeze for — or at least shiver for. And for 10 hours.
Criss, a "Glee" breakout, makes his Broadway debut tonight in "How To Succe…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:05AMTickets to Studio Tenn's fourth and final production of the 2011-2012 season, The Sound of Music, are now available for patrons who also purchase tickets to their next production, The Miracl…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:03AMHottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com 12272011 - 132012.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AMJay O. Sanders, who was most recently seen in the title role in Titus Andronicus at the Public, and Obie winner Jonathan Hammond (Boys in the Band, Ragtime) have joined the lineup for We'…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00AMA week in the life of actor, radio host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00AMTalk to any General Manager in town and they'll tell you that the busiest week on Broadway is from 12/26 - 1/1. That's the one seven day period shows look forward to all year. In fact, have …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Critics are hailing all three of Manhattan Theatre Club’s 2011 Broadway productions as some of the best shows featuring some of the best performances of the year. David Lindsay-Abaire’s …
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 10:56AMMDQ Rocks Miami - I Hear You Knockin'
The touring cast of "Million Dollar Quartet" performs "I Hear You Knockin'" at the Hard Rock Cafe in Miami, FL
From:
millio…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:56AMA thundering chorus of 3,000 Broadway stars, students and teachers will lock step and raise their voices and hearts in song during the 2012 Junior Theater Festival, a monumental celebration …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:52AMRELATIVELY SPEAKING star Marlo Thomas visited NBC’s “The Today Show” yesterday to discuss her critically acclaimed return to Broadway. Now watch the complete interview segment online.…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 10:51AM59E59 Theaters will launch Scotland Week in April with two U.S. premieres.
A Slow Air, written and directed by acclaimed playwright David Harrower, will run April 4-29. Presented by Glasgow…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:46AMRemember last Spring when I took my daughter to see Sister Act It was her very first Broadway show, and a perfect choice for a little Jewish girl who is terrified of guns on stage. She end…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:45AMThe following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending January 1, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm AN EVENING WITH PATTI LUPONE AND MANDY PATINKIN $460,420 4,707 55.61…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMRodgers and Hammerstein’s “The King and Who”? Or perhaps the question should be “The Who and Who?” Surely The King and I is just about the most glorious score …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:43AMBarbara Lea, a cabaret singer and actress revered as a distinguished interpreter of the American Songbok, died Dec. 26, due to complications of Alzheimer's disease. She was 82.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AMPalm Beach Dramaworks has Announced its 5th annual Master Playwright Series, to be presented January 9-April 24 at Dramaworks' new location at 201 Clematis Street.
The series, which ai…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:40AMThe 2010 film Made in Dagenham, which told the story of the 1968 Ford sewing machinists strike where women walked out of the East London car plant in protest against sexual discrimination, c…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:39AMWriter
Abi Morgan first made a name for herself back at the very start of
the noughties with her acclaimed plays Tiny
Dynamite and
Tender,
the
latter earning her an Olivier Award nomination …
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:33AMHeadlong Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company's Rupert Goold will helm a stage adaptation of C.S. Lewis' THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE at Kensington Gardens.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:31AMAbove are the two companies responsible for my WORST customer service story as well as one of the most stressful holidays I have ever had in my entire life. My sincere hope is that someone w…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMMegan Hilty, best known for her performance as Glinda in Broadway's Wicked, stars as Ivy Lynn in the upcoming NBC musical drama "Smash." Here, the performer takes to Times Squa…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:27AMPlaywrights Bobby Cronin and Judah Skoff have been named as the winners of the 8th annual New Jersey Playwrights Contest.
Each of the winning entries will receive fully staged productions…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:25AMAnnie creators Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse, and Martin Charnin are to accept an award recognizing their contributions to the advancement of musical theater for young people at the 2012 Ju…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:20AMGhetto Klown, the solo show conceived by and starring Emmy Award winner John Leguizamo that played its final performance at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre in July 2011, will play a brief enga…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:20AM(Old Christian Harbor in Tyre, Lebanon. Photo: Denise Maroney). Our 4-month research, development and workshop period has come to a close. It’s been a series of challenging, exciting journ…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 10:15AMGlee star Darren Criss makes his Broadway debut on January 3 as J. Pierrepont Finch in the hit revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, performing through January 22 only…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:14AMWriter
Abi Morgan first made a name for herself back at the very start of
the noughties with her acclaimed plays Tiny
Dynamite and
Tender,
the
latter earning her an Olivier Award nomination …
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:13AMA one-night only concert reading presentation of the parody Twilight The Musical is being presented by Ulmer Productions, Moxyrah Productions, and Dreamcatcher Entertainment, January 16th, 2…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12AMIf you watch MTV or read fashion magazines, you’ve probably seen Stevie Boi’s work. Remember the jewel-encrusted sunglasses Lady Gaga wore on her Monster Ball tour? Boi made those. In fa…
SOURCE: citypaper.com at 10:04AMAccording to Contact Music, Beatles drummer Ringo Starr is currently collaborating with Eurythmics' Dave Stewart to write a musical. Starr told Mojo magazine 'Me and Dave wrote a musical, a …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AMEve Best returns to The Old Vic in March 2012, in John Webster's great Jacobean tragedy, THE DUCHESS OF MALFI, directed by Jamie Lloyd. Come on our hosted Whatsonstage.com Outing on 22 March…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:02AM
Casting has been announced for the limited engagement of Jon Kakaley's A Hole in His Heart, which will run Jan. 20-28 at Atlantic Stage 2.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:55AMWith new blockbuster musicals, artistic directors and, of course, the Olympic Games on the horizon for 2012, our chief critic Michael Coveney dusts off his crystal ball to see what's in stor…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:51AMLegit News:
Holidays bring Broadway bounty
SOURCE: Variety at 09:51AMWhat better way to start the new year than with a new musical by a new British writer? Utterly un-new MusicalTalk presenter, Thos, talks to Jonathan Pease about his influences, and how he ca…
SOURCE: musicaltalk.co.uk at 09:50AMLegit News:
Broadway musical ends short run
SOURCE: Variety at 09:50AMHallmark Channel will present the new original movie FIXING PETE on Saturday January 7th at 87c. The movie stars Brooke Burns, and Broadway veteran Valerie Harper.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:49AMA reading of Twilight: The Musical, which parodies the "Twilight" books and films, will be presented Jan. 16 at 8 PM at New World Stages.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:39AMRupert Goold will direct his own new stage adaptation of C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, according to a report in the online edition of the U.K. magazine, The Stage. T…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:38AMAccording to Ohnotheydidnt, Broadway-bound Ricky Martin is planning to marry his boyfriend, Carlos Gonzalez in New York later this month. ONYD writes 'Other reports claimed that Martins bes…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:37AMFeeling like you need a little carrot on a stick to lure you through the cold months ahead? How about a slate of plays featuring big names and big laughs? Though a few of my most anticipated…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:35AMBONNIE 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…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:34AMRussell Grant has been added to the lineup of performers who will take part in a gala performance of Children of Eden by Stephen Schwartz and John Caird, to be offered at the Prince of Wales…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:34AMArts management is still a very young field. Thirty years ago there were very few professional arts managers,...
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 09:30AMWhen Daniel Radcliffe played his final performance in the Tony-nominated revival of How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying Jan. 1, it was the end of a record-breaking week for the …
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:27AMThe cast of the recently shuttered Broadway production of Bonnie & Clyde recorded the show's cast album on January 2 for the newly created Broadway Records label. Composer Frank Wi…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:23AM“Let’s face it”, he says, “we are all living in a play that isn’t working.” - Mike Daisey Monologist Mike Daisey, considered one of the finest storytell…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:21AMROADIE is opening in theaters on Friday, January 6th from Magnolia Pictures. The drama is directed by Michael Cuesta and stars Ron Eldard, Jill Hennessy, Bobby Cannavale, Lois Smith, David …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:19AMCasting has been announced for a concert reading of Twilight: The Musical, to be offered on January 16 at 8pm at New World Stages. Gabriel Barre will direct the presentation that will serve…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:15AMCasting has been announced for a concert reading of Twilight: The Musical, to be offered on January 16 at 8pm at New World Stages. Gabriel Barre will direct the presentation that will serve…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:15AMThe Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe is to be adapted into a 'less posh' multimedia theatre version, directed by Rupert GooldTilda Swinton may have only just have departed British terrestrial…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:13AMAccording to Deadline.com, NBC has announced that actors James Murray and Patrick Heusinger will be starring in their upcoming futuristic new drama entitled 'Beautiful People'.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:10AM
In an interview with the January 1st Los Angeles Times, Elton John spoke about his plans for an upcoming biopic that he currently has in the works. When asked in the recent interview about w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:46AMMy brother, who is taking care of my mother in Smalltown, U.S.A., reports that she's doing quite a bit better...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:45AMOn Sunday 15 January at 1.00pm, I will be participating in a rather excellent-sounding conversation at the Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival, “Everyone’s A Critic! Expl…
SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 08:37AMSamuel French ePlays are here.Now you can instantly download and read many of the acting editions in our catalogue through your eReader or mobile device. Are you as excited as we are?The iBo…
SOURCE: Don Hall at 08:05AM2012 has arrived, and with it comes the promise of an exciting Broadway season, full of much-anticipated revivals, original musicals, and the presence of some of the greatest stars of stage …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM
By Byrne Harrison
Kelly Zen-Yie is a Chicago-born, Brooklyn-based, Chinese Taiwanese American spoken word artist who has performed at over 500 venues worldwide including three seasons on "R…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 07:58AMActors and aspiring auteurs should call a truce – theatre works best when they work togetherDirector's theatre? "The very phrase in English," critic Kenneth Tynan once wrote, "has a pejora…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMLegit News:
New version to launch in London
SOURCE: Variety at 07:44AMHollywood star Danny DeVito could make his West End debut appearing alongside Richard Griffiths in a new version of Neil Simon’s comedy The Sunshine Boys, according to reports in the D…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:42AMA new stage adaptation of CS Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe will open in a state-of-the-art theatre tent sited in London's Kensington Gardens, beginning performance…
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:35AMThis post is one in a series that defines for the layman the various types of variety arts. For the full panoply go here. The Chop Suey Circuit is the not-very-respectful nickname for the lo…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:34AMThe first Anna May I ever knew was an elephant at the Big Apple Circus, named in honor of America’s first Asian American star, Anna May Wong. Born this day in 1905, the human Anna May …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:32AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on January 3 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM
More than a dozen shows that announced a Broadway debut for the 2011 season – including “Yank!” and a revival of “A Streetcar Named Desire” – have been either delayed or cancelle…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 01:45AM“Glee” star Darren Criss made his Broadway debut last night in “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” replacing former Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliff in the role of J…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 01:40AMThough it continues to run through tomorrow in Toronto, the touring version of “Mary Poppins” already has set a Canadian record by grossing $2.1 million (CDN) during the week ending Janu…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 01:40AMCheryl King Celebrates 6 years, 400 productions in one of the Best Solo Performing Houses…STAGE LEFT STUDIO: Cheryl King is a force of nature.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:39AMTerrence Howard & Anika Noni Rose in Cat on a Hot Tin RoofJohn Lahr, theater critic for The New Yorker, just posted a roundup of the Best Theater of the Year on that publication's Cultur…
SOURCE: Art Hennessey at 01:10AMNEW YORK - The Metropolitan Opera spent so much time and money assembling an operatic adaptation of The Tempest, you wonder why it didn't just commission a composer to write a new one. Well,…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:02AMAnything Goes, winner of three Tony awards, including Best Musical Revival, joins the Broadway's Best Shows family.
SOURCE: Broadway's Best Shows at 01:00AM
By Peter Filichia –
So what was the first recording in 2012 that you chose for your listening pleasure?
For the twentieth straight year, I started New Year’s Day by playing the CD th…
SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 12:35AMEmmy, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning star of screen, television and stage, Beau Bridges, returns to Broadway for the first time in 38 years in his first musical as J. B. Biggley, begi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMThe Walnut Street Theater in Philadelphia will present the American premiere of “Love Story, The Musical” in September.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:14AMThe truth is many times it is, indeed, a high honor, just to be nominated and this year’s Carbonell Awards crop will prove this with a vengeance.
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:11AMWhile 2011 brought much-needed renovations to several major Manhattan venues, 2012 will see the opening of a number of new theaters around town. Looking back, the renovations largely got thi…
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 12:08AMActor / Playwright / Theatre Teaching Artist New York, New York USA I look for inspiration in people who dare to be honest about who they are and live on their own terms. I am always inspire…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AMThe Two WordsA holiday and a biography bring out the pastBy Gaëtan L. CharleboisI am writing this in the waining hours of 2011, when huge numbers of Québécois (including me, my SO and our…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AM"Thought must be divided against itself before it can come to any knowledge of itself." Aldous Huxley, "Wordsworth in the...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AMThe national tour of the Off-Broadway play Love, Loss, and What I Wore, made up of a series of women's reflections on life, launches its national tour Jan. 3 at the Scottsdale Center for…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMIt's Always Right Now, Until It’s Later, Daniel Kitson's homage to the unacknowledged moments in life, begins performances Jan. 3 at St. Ann's Warehouse.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFresh-faced "Glee" actor Darren Criss trades in his red Warbler jacket for the bowtie and two-piece suit of J. Pierrepont Finch in the Broadway revival of How to Succeed in Busines…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM 
