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Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, January 8, 2012 - Sunday, January 8, 2012.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:45PM

Face it: masks make show by Leigh Witchel

The word Davis Freeman says best describes his piece “Too Shy To Stare” is “hyper-intimate.” And indeed it is. At times, you’re alone with performers who are close enough to you th…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 11:43PM

Daniel Radcliffe on Fame, SelfDoubt, and Falling in Love | Parade.com by Dotson Rader

Daniel Radcliffe opens up about life after Potter, falling in love, and fame in this weekend's issue of PARADE. And with his first post-Harry Potter film — the psychological thriller The W…

SOURCE: www.parade.com at 11:15PM

Snow White by Theasy.com

Company XIV, Bond Street Theatre, Off Off Broadway By Joseph Samuel Wright BOTTOM LINE: Austin McCormick’s Snow White is inspiringly impeccable, lavishly designed, and brilliantly e…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:11PM
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Sad song as opera locks out chorus  by Erin Durkin

THE New York City Opera has locked out its chorus and musicians, further threatening the future of the troubled company. Talks broke down Saturday night between the cash-strapped op…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 10:56PM

Magic and tragic at under the radar by Frank Scheck

The Under the Radar festival is a much-needed showcase for adventurous theater companies whose work isn’t exactly commercial — for better or worse. Two recent cases: the New York troupe …

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 10:13PM

#NEWPLAY TV LIVE: Boston One Minute Play Festival on Monday, Jan 9 at 5pm PST / 7pm CST / 8pm EST by HowlRound

Boston One-Minute Play Festival Presented by Playwrights’ Theatre & The One-Minute Play Festival There will be a livestreamed broadcast on #NEWPLAY TV at newplaytv.info on Monday, …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:09PM

Theater Review | 'It’s Always Right Now, Until It’s Later': ‘It’s Always Right Now, Until It’s Later’ - Review by Ben Brantley

The monologuist Daniel Kitson returns to St. Ann’s Warehouse with a one-man show about two people who never knew each other in 19th-century England.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:01PM

Theater Review | 'How the World Began': Catherine Trieschmann’s ‘How the World Began’ - Review by Charles Isherwood

Catherine Trieschmann’s play “How the World Began,” from the Women’s Project, has a topical hot-button theme: the conflicting ideologies of confirmed secularists and faithful believe…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:01PM

Review: Circus in a Trunk

This sweetly adorable one-hour show by the Piccolini Trio will entertain both children and their parents.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Union Lockout Jeopardizes Opera Season

New York City Opera will lock out orchestra and chorus members from rehearsals starting Monday, opera and union officials said, in an escalation of a bitter, months-long contract dispute imp…

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 09:45PM
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Okay, we used to think J. Holtham was evil, but now we feel bad because we realize he's just dumb by Thomas Garvey

J. Holtham, just to prove he's not really dedicated to smearing people's reputations and stifling discussion the way everyone thinks he is, has now gone and made himself look stupid as well …

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 08:13PM
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Blog: Critical Condition, January 8, 2011 by The Charlebois Post

I am in Love with a dead manI have a new secret husbandby Gaëtan L. CharleboisI have often mentioned my secret husbands. Colin Firth is just one of many I have scattered around the world. I…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 07:50PM

Final Broadway Performance of Billy Elliot Featured a Slew of Billys by Andrew Gans

Wondering which Billy Elliot played the final performance of the Tony-winning musical Jan. 8 at the Imperial Theatre?

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:40PM

A riots drama that goes back to the scene of the crime

If the people can't – or won't – go to the theatre, some theatres are taking their shows to the people, in the case of the Tricycle's latest verbatim play, The Riots, to Tottenham, where…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM

The Big Society emerges at last – as a musical

You've heard the soundbite, you've listened to the speech – now enjoy the musical parody. For anyone still grappling with David Cameron's notion of the Big Society, help is at hand. The Pr…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Photo Coverage: Michael Shannon & Chris Cornell Visit New York Times Arts & Leisure Weekend by Walter McBride

The New York Times kicked off its 11th annual Arts amp Leisure Weekend on January 5. The Timess signature event is a four-day celebration of the arts featuring TimesTalks interviews between …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:26PM

NYC Opera Locks Out Its Performers

The New York City Opera has locked out its performers and brought its 2012 season to a halt, as management says it cannot afford to pay for rehearsals that the performers' union had threaten…

SOURCE: NY1 at 06:07PM
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Ironmistress (Oracle Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

April De Angelis' 2-person play, *Ironmistress*, welds together a solid encasement to preserve the tender remains of being a woman.

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 05:49PM

Twitter Watch: Alan Cumming - 'I just got married!' by BroadwayWorld

On Twitter Watch, Alan Cumming wrote I just got married

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:45PM

GableStage’s Motherf**ker Is Hilarious, Gritty, Profane and Thought-Provoking by Bill Hirschman

Editor’s Note: We’re in high theater season when we have three to five openings a week. If you don’t find the review you’re looking for in the center column, check out the list of re…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 05:29PM

Frank Langella, Cyndi Lauper, Nick Jonas, Mandy Patinkin, et al. to Appear at 92nd Street Y by Brian Scott Lipton

The 92nd Street Y has announced its lineup of 2012 winter and spring programming. Celebrities scheduled to appear there include Marlo Thomas and John Turturro (January 16), Alan Zweibel (Ja…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:23PM

Frank Langella, Cyndi Lauper, Mandy Patinkin, et al. to Appear at 92nd Street Y by Brian Scott Lipton

The 92nd Street Y has announced its lineup of 2012 winter and spring programming. Celebrities scheduled to appear there include Marlo Thomas and John Turturro (January 16), Alan Zweibel (Ja…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:23PM

Coming Attractions in Theater — January 2012 by Bill Marx

The year kicks off with few unusual productions -- companies are depending on proven New York hits, such as the Yasmina Reza duo, the Tony award-approved "Red," "Green Eyes," though the Will…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:13PM
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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What’s Happening in January? by Michael Portantiere

Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis star in PORGY AND BESS (Photo: Michael J. Lutch) Traditionally, January is a slow month for theater in New York (and elsewhere) in terms of ticket sales and ope…

SOURCE: artsamerica.org at 04:54PM

The Canterbury Tales by Robert Walport

Having ventured to the Southwark Theatre it seemed only sensible to check out everything on offer. After spending the afternoon at the disappointing, technology heavy "Howl's Moving Castle",…

SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 04:52PM

Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical: Third Time's Still A Charm by Adaumbelle

As Tony Award nominee Tony Sheldon's character, "Bernadette" says in the show, "I'll never know, unless I give it a go!" And GO you must to see Broadway's "Priscilla Queen Of The Desert" at …

SOURCE: Adaumbelle’s Quest at 04:50PM

The Abominable Showman, January 8, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

(Courtesy: MCAM)The Montreal Master ClassMusical theatre giants teach students in Montrealby Richard BurnettThey don’t call Nick Kenkel “choreographer to the stars” for nothing. The Br…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:49PM

STAGE TUBE: Tessa Netting Bids Goodbye to BILLY ELLIOT by Stage Tube

Tessa Netting, who played a Ballet Girl the original Broadway cast of BILLY ELLIOT, has put together a video chronicling her experience with the show. View it below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:24PM

Realness Roundup: Trash Is Fierce, Unreal, Zombie Aporia and (M)imosa by Julie Potter

A whole lot of real exists in The Heather Lang Show By Eleanor Bauer And Vice Versa Trash Is Fierce Episode 2: Destiny’s Realness, and that’s a good thing. Smart, vital and spontaneous, …

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 04:21PM

New York City Opera announces musician lockout by Verena Dobnik

NEW YORK (AP) -- A bitter contract dispute has led to a lockout of musicians at the New York City Opera, a possible "death knell" for a company that's nurtured such singers as Renee Flem…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:16PM

Theater Review | 'Sontag: Reborn': Moe Angelos’s ‘Sontag: Reborn’ in Under the Radar - Review by Charles Isherwood

Moe Angelos has adapted the first volume of Susan Sontag’s journals and stars in “Sontag: Reborn,” a Builders Association production at the Public Theater, part of the Under the Radar …

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:15PM

Build a New Model by Scott Walters

The arrival of a new year often leads to reflection on what has passed, and as a result points to new directions for what is to come in the future. For a theatre blogger who has been writing…

SOURCE: Theatre Ideas at 04:09PM
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Why are you excited about "Carrie"? - Jonathan Groff by MCC Theater

Why are you excited about "Carrie"? - Jonathan Groff MCC Theater alum Jonathan Groff (The Submission, 2011) shares why he's excited about "Carrie" at MCC Theater. Cl…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:53PM

Review: Under the Radar Festival by Deirdre Donovan

Sontag Reborn and Goodbar launch our Festival sampling

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Renzo Martens’ troubling but brilliant message about poverty by Murray Whyte

Episode III: Enjoy Poverty is a bombastic film by Dutch artist Renzo Martens that asks questions about foreign aid and gets some surprising answers.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 03:33PM

Julia Lee Barclay’s We live in financial times, Part 1: Blackberry Curve by NYTE Small Press

This item from Julia Lee Barclay Julia Lee Barclay’s We live in financial time, Part 1: Blackberry Curve was first produced in 2010.  You can read it here on Indie Theater Now.  …

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 03:07PM

Fun and frothy — Fruit Fly at Celebration Theatre by Pauline Adamek

  Star of stage and screen (most notably his Emmy-award winning role as Beverley Leslie on TV’s Will and Grace and as Emma Stone’s boss at the newspaper in the movie The Help), Lesl…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:00PM

Third Canadian in leading American Idiot role by Richard Ouzounian

Gabe Antonacci shines as Johnny in the Green Day musical at Toronto Centre for the Arts.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 03:00PM
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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BWW TV EXCLUSIVE: Seth's Broadway Chatterbox Returns with Douglas Carter Beane and LYSISTRATA JONES! by Seth's Broadway Chatterbox

After a year and a half hiatus, Seth Rudetsky's famed Seth's Broadway Chatterbox returned to Don't Tell Mama on Thursday, January 5, with Douglas Carter Beane and the cast of LYSISTRATA JONE…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PM

Review: How to Survive a Fairytale (Lifeline Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Lifeline Theatre’s production of *How to Survive a Fairy Tale* tells the various fairytale stories from more of a real world perspective with a knowing wink to the adult audience. Highly R…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 02:38PM

THEATER: How the World Began by Aaron Riccio

Photo/Carol RoseggHow the World Began is a frustrating play, both intentionally and unintentionally so. The central premise, quickly revealed, is that Susan Pierce (Heidi Schreck), a te…

SOURCE: That Sounds Cool at 02:00PM
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Why is society so coy about criticizing classical music? by Chloe Veltman

I recorded a VoiceBox episode on Friday on the subject of "terrible songs" in collaboration with Jim Nayder, the host of NPR Chicago's Annoying Music Show, and Brian Rosen, a Bay Area-based …

SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 01:53PM

Billy To Close On Jan 8. by [email protected] (razzle Dazzle Billy Elliot)

Very sad today is the closing of one of my favorite Broadway shows. Give them the old Razzle Dazzle and SHINE. CorineJavaScript is disabled!To display this content, you need a JavaScript ca…

SOURCE: corinescorner.com at 01:48PM

How do the Boston boys stay so civil? And why are the Parabasis boys so evil? by Thomas Garvey

The recent, nasty brouhaha over at Tom Loughlin's "A Poor Player" reminded me again of one of the ironies of the blogosphere - that it's often riven by immature battle-royales between horrid…

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 01:39PM
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Boston Baroque rings in the New Year by Thomas Garvey

Photo by Kayan Szymczak for the Boston Globe.I'm terribly late with this review, and I feel especially guilty because the concert in question was delightful, as Boston Baroque's annual doubl…

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 12:58PM

This Week on Broadway for January 8, 2012: Beauty and the Broadway by James Marino

Notes and links for the podcast. Panel: Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook Broadway Musical MVPs, 1960-2010: The Most Valuable Players of the Past 50 Seasons, is n…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 12:55PM

The Plaza Theatre in Manalapan, Florida by John Lariviere

Florida based producer Alan Jacobson announces the opening of the new Plaza Theatre in Manalapan.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 12:43PM

The Wicked Stage: Book musicals vs. concept musicals – are they both under threat? by Sarah Green

If you study musical theatre in any sort of depth you will come to realise that nearly every show falls into one of two categories: either a book musical or a concept show. A book musical st…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:29PM

NYC Opera Locks Out Its Performers

The New York City Opera has locked out its performers and brought its 2012 season to a halt, as management says it cannot afford to pay for rehearsals that the performers' union had threaten…

SOURCE: NY1 at 12:25PM

International view: Small markets vs. big markets by Lenka Silhanova

As I promised in my last blog post, I didn’t explain much about acting to anyone when I went back to Czech Republic for the holidays. I did, however, get asked “Oh, so you are an…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:10PM

TheatreScene: January 2 - 8, 2012 by JK

NEW POLL!  NEW LOOK!  POLL IS ON YOUR LEFT!  VOTE TODAY!BEST BROADWAY RUMOR OF THE NEW YEAR!Boy, do I hope this one is true!  According to AM NY, rumor has it that the Ro…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 1/8- PIRATES OF PENZANCE by Stage Tube

Today in 1981, Joe Papp's revival of THe Pirates of Penzance opened at the Uris Theatre, where it ran for 787 performances. The Pirates of Penzance is a comic opera in two acts, with music b…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PM
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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BWW TV: Chatting with Samuel L. Jackson, Angela Bassett & The Company of THE MOUNTAINTOP! by BroadwayWorld TV

BWW TV: Chatting with Samuel L. Jackson, Angela Bassett & The Company of THE MOUNTAINTOP! http://broadwayworld.com for more information. In Septmeber 2011, the company of The Mountainto…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:55AM

BWW TV: Inside Rehearsal with Arcelus, Kudisch & THE BLUE FLOWER Company by BroadwayWorld TV

BWW TV: Inside Rehearsal with Arcelus, Kudisch & THE BLUE FLOWER Company http://broadwayworld.com for more information. Second Stage Theatre presented the new musical THE BLUE FLOWER wr…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:50AM

BWW TV Exclusive: Melissa Errico Talks 'Legrand Affair' by BroadwayWorld TV

BWW TV Exclusive: Melissa Errico Talks 'Legrand Affair' http://broadwayworld.com for more information. Early raves preceded the October 2011 release of Melissa Errico's 'Leg…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:46AM

The Tweet Seats Ruin Performances, And Harm Audiences

The New York Times 01/08/12

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:44AM

Theatre Can Trump T.V., Even When We're Talking About War

NPR 01/07/11

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It's David Cromer's 'Our Town' -- we just live there by Kelly Scott

To interview the director David Cromer, whose production of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” will open at The Broad Stage Jan. 18, is to feel subtly but masterfully directed. Helen Hunt st…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:17AM

Fog, Finborough Theatre, London

This painful, promising new play raises the thorny issues of fatherless boys and young care leavers, stunted aspirations and warped norms

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 11:10AM

STAGE TUBE: Lin-Manuel Miranda Performs from THE HAMILTON MIXTAPE on Up w/ Chris Hayes! by Stage Tube

Check out Miranda's performance on Up W Chris Hayes last night below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:08AM

Scott Siegel's Broadway Ballyhoo: A Show Tune Hootenanny! by Wendy Caster

NancyWhen it comes to Scott Siegel's Broadway Ballyhoo: A Show Tune Hootenanny, currently playing late Thursday nights at Feinstein's, there's good news and there's bad news. The good n…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 11:06AM

The Sunday Giveaway: 2 Tickets to Assistance at Playwrights Horizon by Ken Davenport

Ever been an assistant? Ever wanted to be an assistant? Ever had an assistant? Well, there’s a new play just for you . . . and we’re giving away two free tickets! Assistance, by Leslye H…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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‘Super Night Shot’

Scenes from the show from the British-German troupe Gob Squad.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:33AM

What are the aims of direct subsidies to artists? by Diane Ragsdale

Polly Carl has posted a new piece on HowlRound, A Virtual Theater Movement,  in which she remarks on a recent trend in arts philanthropy: increased direct support for artists. This philan…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:25AM

Photo Flash: SMASH on the Red Carpet at NBC's TCA Showcase! by BroadwayWorld

NBC showcased its upcoming winter shows earlier this week. Along with returning hits, the network also featured SMASH, which debuts February 6. Check out the red carpet below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:16AM

Stalled Union Talks Endanger NYC Opera's 2012 Season

The New York City Opera's 2012 season could be in jeopardy, as the Associated Musicians of Greater New York says opera management rejected on Saturday night a final wage concession offered b…

SOURCE: NY1 at 10:07AM
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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National Society of Film Critics Honors Jessica Chastain, Albert Brooks & More by BroadwayWorld

The National Society of Film Critics on Saturday, January 7th, 2012, chose Melancholiaas Best Picture of the Year 2011. Kristin Dunst was named best actress for her performance in Lars von T…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:51AM

This Week on Broadway for January 8, 2012: Beauty and the Broadway by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino discuss the release of Beauty and the Beast in 3D, Disney's relationship with Broadway, Spider-Man's $3 mil week, Hugh Jackman's magic an…

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 09:48AM

STAGE TUBE: Shoshana Bean Performs Ryan O'Connor's First Dance by Stage Tube

Ryan O'Connor, the YouTube star who brought his show 'Ryan O'Connor Eats His Feelings' to the Laurie Beechman this spring, was married in December. View the couple's first dance, with Shosha…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:32AM

Sandra's Faves of 2011 by Sandra Mardenfeld

My New Year's resolution is to see more theater. I just joined Show Showdown last spring, and, as a result, only saw about 16 shows last year. That does not qualify me to do a "Best of" list…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 09:31AM

Review: Fruit Fly by Jonas Schwartz

Leslie Jordan's touching and bawdy one-man show focuses on his relationship with his mother.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:00AM

NY Review: 'Chimera' by Mark Peikert

This new one-person show about genetics and biology is also a darkly funny, hyper-theatrical exploration of the meaning of theater that is as smart as it is riveting.

SOURCE: Backstage at 09:00AM
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Beyonce and Jay-Z Welcome Daughter by Brian Scott Lipton

Grammy Award winners Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z welcomed their first child, daughter Ivy Blue Carter, on Saturday in New York City. Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, was one of the pro…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:53AM

Flashback: LYSISTRATA JONES' Journey to Broadway by BroadwayWorld

LYSISTRATA JONES plays its final performance today at 300pm at the Walter Kerr Theatre 219 West 48th street. Upon closing, the musical will have played 34 previews and 30 performances. Writt…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:28AM

BWW TV Flashback: BILLY ELLIOT's Opening Night! by BroadwayWorld TV

Today Broadway bids goodbye to a show that's become a 45th Street fixture over its past three years at the Imperial Theatre BILLY ELLIOT. Take a look back at BILLY's memorable opening night …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:28AM

Photo Flashback: BILLY ELLIOT Closes After 3 Years on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

The 2009 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, Billy Elliot, will close its doors today after playing 40 preview and 1,304 regular performances on Broadway.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:28AM

Photo Coverage: The 'Canadian' IDIOTS by Kelly Cameron

This weekend the National Tour of American Idiot had a very Canadian feel as the three main Idiots were played by three Canadian boys when Gabriel Antonacci stepped into the role of Johnny u…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:26AM

NBC to Begin Streaming Smash on January 16 by Brian Scott Lipton

NBC will begin streaming its upcoming musical drama Smash on Monday, January 16 on its digital download partners, including iTunes, Amazon, XBox, Playstation, and Vudu, according to reports.…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:26AM

Kathy Griffin to Receive Bravo Talk Show by Brian Scott Lipton

Emmy Award winner and Broadway veteran Kathy Griffin host a weekly talk show on Bravo, beginning this spring, according to reports. She will also appear on two more specials for the cable ne…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:12AM

Full Casting Announced for Oswald by Dan Bacalzo

Full casting has been announced for the West Coast premiere of Dennis Richard's play, Oswald, at the Write Act Repertory Theatre, January 13-February 18, with an opening on January 14. …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:10AM

This Week on Broadway for January 8, 2012: Beauty and the Broadway by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere and James Marino discuss the release of Beauty and the Beast in 3D, Disney's relationship with Broadway, Spider-Man's $3 mil week, Hugh Jackman's magic an…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 08:02AM
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Fruit Fly

Legit Reviews||Los Angeles: Leslie Jordan's latest monodrama "Fruit Fly" goes heavy on the nostalgic reminiscence and light on the politics, with a sentimental message of socia…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:53AM

Soupy Sales by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Soupy Sales (1926-2009). I already did a pretty in-depth tribute to him here a few months ago to which I have little to add except this: To learn more about vaudevil…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:23AM

BWW's On This Day - January 8, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on January 8 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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John Benjamin Hickey by Adaumbelle

"Call Me Adam" talks with Tony Award Winner John Benjamin Hickey. Here he discusses starring in Larry Kramer's "The Normal Heart," starring on Showtime's series "The Big C," his upcoming fil…

SOURCE: Adaumbelle’s Quest at 06:00AM

Kevin Spacey lets his mean streak run wild in  ‘Richard III’ at BAM  by Joe Dziemianowicz

“Tell them we are busy.” That’s what two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey snarled when a theatergoer’s cell phone went off during a performance of “Richard III” in Sydney. No matte…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Tony Winning BILLY ELLIOT Closes on Broadway Today by BroadwayWorld

The 2009 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Billy Elliot the Musical, will play its final performance on Broadway today at the Imperial Theatre 246 West 45th Street. The show that Time Magazin…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00AM
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Lin-Manuel Miranda to Make Appearance on UP W/ CHRIS HAYES Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Tony winner Lin-Manuel MIrda will drop by MSNBC's Up w Chris Hayes on Sunday, January 8. While he's there, the IN THE HEIGHTS creator will give a special exclusive performance.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:45AM
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Cattywampus by Lisa Jo Sagolla

This riveting production of a disturbingly dirty redrafting of Strindberg's "Miss Julie" derives its lifeblood from D.J. Mendel's tour-de-force turn as a gritty blue-collar worker.

SOURCE: Backstage at 02:05AM
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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In the Solitude of Cotton Fields by Jonathan Mandell

This rock-concert adaptation in Polish of an abstract two-character French play is cool in a not very fresh way, despite the fine performances of Wojciech Niemczyk and Tomasz Nosinski.

SOURCE: Backstage at 01:52AM

LYSISTRATA JONES Closes on Broadway Today by BroadwayWorld

LYSISTRATA 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 01:30AM

Broadway's 'Memphis' Builds Its Brand by Frank Rizzo

Tony Award-Winning Musical Stops At The Bushnell, Tries Alternative Formats   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageWhen "Memphis" open…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM

Talk of latest 'Our Town' full of raves by Margaret Gray

'Our Town' director David Cromer was unprepared for the strong positive reaction to his version of Thornton Wilder's play with Helen Hunt as Stage Manager, coming to the Broad Stage on Jan. …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:00AM
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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People You Should Know . . . Mizuo Peck by Zack

Mizuo Peck was born and raised in NYC. Hertheater credits include The Model at the Incubator Arts Project, All’sWell that End’s Well as a company member of the Public Theater Shakespeare…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 12:56AM

Jennifer Hudson to Be Featured on NBC's DATELINE Tonight by BroadwayWorld

In a DATELINE exclusive airing on Sunday, January 8 at 7pm6pm Central, Lester Holt interviews Oscar and Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson. And on Monday, January 9 - the day before her new book …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AM

Get Ready to Rock Ft. Myers by Rock of Ages

Get Ready to Rock Ft. Myers You're about to get your face melted. From: rockofagesmusical Views: 2 0 ratings Time: 00:34 More in Entertainment

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The Sunday Read: Barbara Ford Profiles Quincy Armorer, Black Theatre Workshop AD by The Charlebois Post

Just Hitting His StrideIt begins with a conversation in a kitchen...by Barbara FordLike many parents, Quincy Armorer’s hoped their sons would become successful lawyers, doctors and busines…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:02AM

Anna Nugent by League of Professional Theatre Women

Performer Jersey City, New Jersey USA Where do I look for inspiration? Everywhere. It finds me! Both in singing and working on Shakespeare I’ve been told the furthest one has to look i…

SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:01AM

Lysistrata Jones, the Broadway Musical Comedy That Borrows From Ancient Greece, Closes Jan. 8 by Kenneth Jones

Lysistrata Jones, the new Broadway musical comedy populated by characters who are college basketball players and their cheerleaders, ends its run Jan. 8 at 3 PM. The satiric pop show opened …

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Feature: Five First-Rate DVDs by David Gordon

Reports on Glee The Concert Movie, A Tale of Two Cities, A Madea Christmas, and The Sinatra Legaxy.

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THE SCREENING ROOM: American Idiot's Van Hughes, Jake Epstein, Scott J. Campbell Visit "Canada AM" (Video) by Michael Gioia

The North American tour of Green Day's American Idiot is currently playing the Toronto Centre for the Arts in Ontario, Canada. While in Canada, Idiot stars Van Hughes, Jake Epstein and S…

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"Broadway to Main Street" Radio Series, Hosted by Laurence Maslon, Kicks Off Jan. 8 by Michael Gioia

“Broadway to Main Street,” created and hosted by Broadway historian Laurence Maslon, kicks off Jan. 8, broadcasting weekly on WPPB (Peconic Public Broadcasting) 88.3 FM.

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John Walch's In the Book Of… Brings Immigration Debate Center Stage, Opening Jan. 8 at ASF by Michael Gioia

Alabama Shakespeare Festival presents the world premiere of John Walch’s In the Book Of…, in which immigration has a political and personal impact on an army veteran and an Afgh…

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ON THE RECORD: Georgia Stitt's "My Lifetime Love," Jason Graae's Perfect Hermany and the West End's Marigold by Steven Suskin

Listening to "My Lifetime Love," a collection of songs by Georgia Stitt; Perfect Hermany, Jason Graae's one-man salute to Jerry Herman; and the CD debut of the 1959 West End ca…

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Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies Lives On in Sydney, Beginning Jan. 8 by Adam Hetrick

Following an extended Melbourne engagement, the new Australian production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies, the sequel to his international hit The Phantom of the Opera, arrives …

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Goodbye, Billy: Billy Elliot Ends Broadway Run Jan. 8 by Andrew Gans

The 2009 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Billy Elliot the Musical, which is produced by Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films and Old Vic Productions in association with…

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Seth Numrich and Members of Original War Horse Cast Ride Off Into the Horizon Jan. 8 by Adam Hetrick

Members of the original Broadway cast of War Horse, including Seth Numrich, who created the role of young farm boy Albert Narracott, depart the Lincoln Center Theater production of the Tony-…

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Anthony Rapp, Dee Roscioli and James Kautz Star in Off-Broadway's Dedalus Lounge Beginning Jan. 8 by Andrew Gans

Interart Theatre and Royal Family Productions present the U.S. premiere of Gary Duggan's Dedalus Lounge, which begins performances Jan. 8 at the Interart Theatre Annex in Manhattan.

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How the World Began, Starring Obie Winner Heidi Schreck, Opens Off-Broadway Jan. 8 by Adam Hetrick

How the World Began, the new play by Catherine Trieschmann about a Manhattan biology teacher who experiments with rural life, officially opens Off-Broadway Jan. 8 at the Women's Project.

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Person of interest: Tony Ferrieri

The recent cabaret setting for City Theatre's "Sam Bendrix at the Bon Soir" (Nov. 12-Dec. 18), complete with working bar and table seating, marked the 475th production design of Tony Ferrier…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

Local fifth-graders cut rug for competition

After weeks of practicing the merengue, fox trot, rumba, tango and swing, 108 fifth-graders went toe-to-toe in a dance competition at Pittsburgh Allderdice High School Saturday.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

Holly Hatcher-Frazier is a voice of reason on 'Dance Moms'

In the reality television world of spray-tanned Guidos, desperate "Housewives" of Atlanta and too many Kardashians, who knew a self-described "boring" woman in pearls could be such a draw? I…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

The games Bricolage plays: For its 10th year, theater company plans fun, adventure

For its 10th year, Bricolage is having so much fun, the funky theater company is playing games with its audience. On its just-announced 2012 season you'll find STRATA, described as an origin…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

Plays that Bricolage had a role in launching

Bricolage follows the plays that have originated or incubated through its programs such as the Bricolage Urban Scrawl and In the Raw series and gone on to become full productions. Here's the…

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