Review: Love and Money (Steep Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Playwright Dennis Kelly has created a series of scenes, in reserve chronological order, detailing a marriage's demise. Though the technique leaves us less emotionally invested, Steep Theater…

Los Angeles Theater Review: RED HOT PATRIOT: THE KICK-ASS WIT OF MOLLY IVINS (Geffen Playhouse) by Harvey Perr

WILL THE REAL MOLLY IVINS PLEASE STAND UP? Molly Ivins was a ballsy Texas-based reporter who became a legend in her own time by calling a spade a spade (or, more succinctly, calling George W…

POLITICS: My 15 Minutes of Fame ctd. by CultureFuture

On the heels of my last citation by Andrew Sullivan, another one (I'm the one who took screenshots of InTrade.com). Carve it on my mausoleum.

Fuse Film Review: The Hilarious Hells of Reza and Polanski by Arts Fuse Editor

As in the plays of Harold Pinter, Reza realizes that violence seethes underneath our words; our language betrays our better nature.

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 1/21/2012

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 1212012.

On the Rebound by Rob Weinert-Kendt

My friend and colleague Molly Smith Metzler had a really shitty Christmas: She got a bad case of mono just as her long-anticipated and star-studded New York debut, Close Up Space, got a bad …

New Official Newt Gingrich For President T-Shirt! by Art

Not really.  This is just leftover merchandise that capitalized on CBS's failed series Swingtown.The Mirror Up To Nature - Boston Theater and Beyond

Get Ready For Ghost The Musical by Linda

On Thursday night I got a sneak peek of Ghost The Musical at the Ghost Light Sessions. The event kicked off with a cocktail called "The Unchained Melody" made from Frozen Ghost Vodka (that's…

Playwright Tony Kushner talks about his powerful musical, Caroline, or Change by Richard Ouzounian

Playwright Tony Kushner on racism and the Kennedy assassination, part of the context for his musical, Caroline, or Change.

Why Are You Excited About CARRIE The Musical? by JK

I've had my tickets for MCC Theater's production of Carrie since the tickets went on sale as part of a subscription (along with The Submission and Wild Animals You Should Know).  As it …

Can Women Write Good Plays? by Tim

Can Women Write Good Plays? (by Laura Axelrod on 2AMt)

Rajiv Joseph’s ‘The North Pool’ Wins Glickman Award for Best New Play to Premiere in the Bay Area in 2011 → by Tim

Rajiv Joseph’s ‘The North Pool’ Wins Glickman Award for Best New Play to Premiere in the Bay Area in 2011 → Playwright Rajiv Joseph has won the prestigious Will Glickman Awar…

The future of theater in a digital age by Tim

The future of theater in a digital age (by Craig Lambert on Harvard Magazine)

The David Dower Friday Phone Call – Peter Sinn Nachtrieb by Tim

The David Dower Friday Phone Call – Peter Sinn Nachtrieb (by David Dower on HowlRound)

BWW TV Exclusive: Sink Your Teeth Into Highlights From TWILIGHT, THE MUSICAL at New World Stages! by BroadwayWorld TV

A one-night only concert reading presentation of the parody Twilight The Musical was presented by Ulmer Theatricals, Moxyrah Productions, and Dreamcatcher Entertainment, January 16th, 2012 a…

Op-Ed Columnist: In ‘Porgy and Bess,’ Variations on an Explosive Theme by Joe Nocera

An opera supplies a prism through which African-Americans have viewed their history.

A New Theater Festival by Linda

Times Square isn't usually the place for works that challenge the status quo, but that is the mission of the new Times Square International Festival at the Roy Arias Studios. The other part …

The Living Earth Show: Adventures In Quartertones by Chloe Veltman

Percussionist Andrew Meyerson and guitarist Travis Andrews of The Living Earth Show, a chamber music ensemble based in San Francisco, have embarked upon an unusual project -- to build quarte…

Governor Malloy Launches "City Canvas" Project for CT Cities by Frank Rizzo

Mayors invited to submit plans to spur urban centers with artConnecticut cities will be getting a bit of an artistic face -- and spirit--  lift.

Forbidden love amid the arias

Tenor James Valenti and mezzo soprano Roxana Constantinescu not only have the voices, but the looks for Minnesota Opera's production of "Werther."

Yasmina Reza: 'There's no point in writing theatre if it's not accessible' by Elizabeth Day

Yasmina Reza's 2008 play God of Carnage was a worldwide hit. Here she talks about working with director Roman Polanski on the film adaptation and the year she spent with Nicolas SarkozyIn la…

Yasmina Reza: 'There's no point in writing theatre if it's not accessible' by Elizabeth Day

Yasmina Reza's 2008 play God of Carnage was a worldwide hit. Here she talks about working with director Roman Polanski on the film adaptation and the year she spent with Nicolas Sarkozy Cont…

Eddie Redmayne: 'Come February, the world will be sick of my face' by Tim Lewis

The actor has triumphed in the cinema with My Week with Marilyn, commanded the stage as Richard II and is about to explode on to our TV screens in BirdsongHe certainly does not look it, but …

The Two Worlds of Charlie F: A journey of discovery

“I need more mongness from you,” director Stephen Rayne calls across the hallowed, ancient auditorium of the Theatre Royal Haymarket.

Travelling Light, NT Lyttelton, London Constellations, Royal Court Upstairs, London Our New Girl, Bush, London

The silent movie has certainly made a comeback, what with The Artist nominated for 12 Baftas, alongside its Golden Globe wins. And the National Theatre is impressively on the ball – or so …

Crazy For You, Novello, London

What's a likely tonic in a time of economic gloom? A musical made for an earlier time of economic gloom. Oh yes, and a hero desperate not to be a banker.

Ghosts: Our love affair

The supposed visit by Princess Diana's spirit to Chinese tourists in Scotland, revealed last week, was a timely apparition: ghosts are gearing up to make their presence felt this year, thank…

Dance spotlight: 'Far Afield'

Stage spotlight: 'The Past Is a Grotesque Animal'

Play set in Vegas mixes glitz and grit

REVIEW: Playwright excells when she rolls the dice.

Faust (Metropolitan Opera) by Robert Walport

I wouldn't for the life of me have headed back to the Metropolitan Opera for Des McAnuff's production of "Faust" were it not for the presence of Joseph Calleja. Much like the first time arou…

Theater review: 'Ovo' by Cirque du Soleil at Santa Monica Pier

Is there such a thing as Cirque saturation? If so, L.A. has come down with a serious case of it. Is there such a thing as Cirque saturation? If so, L.A. has come down with a serious case of…

Theater review: 'Ovo' by Cirque du Soleil at Santa Monica Pier by David Ng

"Ovo," the new insect-themed traveling show from Cirque du Soleil, has set up camp at the Santa Monica Pier for a two-month stay.

New Musical Based on Film "Far from Heaven" Set for Williamstown by Frank Rizzo

Also New Play, "The Blue Deep," Starring Blythe DannerA new musical based on the 2002 Todd Haynes ' film "Far from Heaven" gets a bow at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in the Massach…

Cate Blanchett, Richard Roxburgh Lead ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA Workshop; Eye Full Scale Production by BroadwayWorld

Is Shakespeare's ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA headed for a high-profile Australian production In a two-day workshop for Sydney Theatre Company, the lead roles in the classic play were taken on by Ri…

Stage Rush TV, Episode 88: Lindsay Mendez, Godspell by Stage-Rush

Stage Rush TV, Episode 88: Lindsay Mendez, Godspell by Stage-Rush

Stage Rush TV, Episode 88: Lindsay Mendez, Godspell Talking points: Godspell's Lindsay Mendez: Can she carry her own show? Broadway grosses From: StageRush Views: 0 0 rati…

The enduring power of anger — Water’s Edge at The Road by Pauline Adamek

Four dinner plates, a flash of gold at the ears, a lingering kiss, a bottle of scotch, a swipe of color on a tarpaulin… The clues are all there. In her thrilling two-act play Theresa Rebec…

2011 BWW Philippines Awards Winners Announced! by Oliver Oliveros

After an intense internal auditing process, the results are in for the 2011 BroadwayWorld BWW Philippines Awards

Rock of Ages Salt Lake City | Kingsbury Hall by Broadway Addict

The Tony Award nominated rock musical ‘Rock of Ages’ is slated for a weekend run at the Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City on March 2 and 3, 2012. The musical features the greatest rock lo…

#2femt: Can Women Write Good Plays? by Laura Axelrod

I’m 22 years old, a student at NYU’s Dramatic Writing Program. I’m sitting in a coffee shop, surrounded by friends. The topic of conversation is how a teacher admitted that he couldn�…

Stopped Bridge of Dreams, written, directed and designed by John Jesurun, Ellen Stewart Theatre at La MaMa by Yvonne Korshak

... artistic directors ... Ellen Stewart, the astoundingly brave and brilliant founder of La MaMa theater in NYC’s East Village, died just about a year ago, Jan 13, 2011. Since, from the t…

Richard III by StageGrade

Are critics feeling content or discontent with "Richard III"?

Revew: (Toronto) The Golden Dragon by The Charlebois Post

Foreground: Tony Nappo, David Fox; Background: David Yee(photo credit: Cylla von Tiedemann)Sit back and enjoy your meal. “Number 6: Thai soup with chicken, coconut milk, Thai ginger, …

Billy Elliot Milwaukee | Uihlien Hall Marcus Center by Broadway Addict

The Tony Award winning musical ‘Billy Elliot’ comes to Milwaukee this summer for a week-long engagement at the Uihlein Hall of the Marcus Center, from July 17 to 22, 2012. ‘Billy Ellio…

Broadway Review: THE ROAD TO MECCA

The Road to Meccais a long, tedious one.  As directed by Gordon Edelstein, the Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of Athol Fugard’s 1987 play is a dirge.  Despite the pres…

The Electric Current of Bay Area Theater by Carey Perloff by HowlRound

There’s something about sharing a common mythology that makes being in certain audiences particularly electric. Maybe that’s why making theater in the Bay Area is so charged: the mytholo…

Los Angeles Theater Review: JACKIE FIVE-OH! (The Renberg Theatre at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center) by Tony Frankel

OWNING HER INNER KVETCH In Michael Wex’s treatise Born to Kvetch, he asserts that Kvetching (complaining) is not only a pastime for Jews – it’s a way of life. Kvetching can be applied …

Exclusive Video! See Nick Jonas in Rehearsal for How to Succeed in Business by Broadway.com

Nick Jonas is only a few days away from his debut as J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and climbing the corporate ladder takes lots of practice. Broadw…

Christ Church Cathedral celebrates carved reredos

A century ago, the interior of Christ Church Cathedral acquired its single most distinctive feature: the carved stone reredos, or screen, behind the matching high altar. Elegantly sculpted, …

Weekend Agenda: Sleepy, Snowy Saturday Edition by Lucky and The Mick

You guys, it’s SNOWING! Happy weekend, and happy gossip… On Thursday night, we attended Ghost Light Sessions, a preview of… wait for it… Ghost: the Musical. Of note: Dave Ste…

Oh, Porgy, Oh, Where's My Porgy? by Michael Portantiere

Well, I'm glad I was at least somewhat prepared for the desecration of the operatic masterwork Porgy and Bess that's now on view on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theater, or I probably wou…

Actors Playhouse’s Outstanding Next to Normal is Anything But by Bill Hirschman

Actors Playhouse’s Outstanding Next to Normal is Anything But by Bill Hirschman

Son Gabe (Eddy Rioseco) and husband Dan (Mark Sanders) vie for the sanity of Diana (Jodie Langel) in next to normal / Photo by Alberto Romeu Editor’s Note: We’re in high theater season w…

Have you been to Symphony LATEly? by Thomas Garvey

Last night at Symphony Hall (I was there for Handel and Haydn's excitingly quirky take on The Four Seasons, you should go on Sunday) the audience once more sat through the usual Symphony dri…

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 1/21- WAITING FOR GODOT by Stage Tube

Today in 1957 Waiting for Godot opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, where it ran for 6 performances. An absurdist play by Samuel Beckett, it revolves around two characters, Vladimir and E…

The Mountaintop by Lizwollman

Katori Hall's The Mountaintop, which was a surprise hit in London and which has been running on Broadway since the autumn, hasn't really fallen off my radar since it began previews. The subj…

"Art" at Boston's New Repertory Theatre by Nancy Grossman

"Art" is, on the surface, about a white painting. However, when penned by Yasmina Reza, the surface is a thin veneer that is easily chipped and scraped away to reveal what the play is actual…

Yuri Rasovsky, Award-Winning Dramatist, Has Died by Brian Scott Lipton

Yuri Rasovsky, the co-founder of the National Radio Theater in Chicago, where he created hundreds of radio productions heard on commercial and public outlets around the world, has died at ag…

BROADWAY RECALL: Thank You, Bradshaw Smith by Michael Dale

A few selections from Broadway's beloved videographer Bradshaw Smith.

Fuse Film Review: The Hilarious Hells of Polanski and Reza by Arts Fuse Editor

As in the plays of Harold Pinter, Yesmina Reza's script explores how violence simmers beneath the words; our language betrays our better nature, if you listen carefully enough.

Alec Baldwin, Matt Bomer, Jim Parsons, Julia Roberts, Mark Ruffalo Set for Normal Heart Film by Brian Scott Lipton

Casting has been announced for Ryan Murphy's film version of Larry Kramer's landmark play The Normal Heart, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The play -- which debuted Off-Bro…

Musical Director, Pianist Paul Trueblood Passes Away by BroadwayWorld

Pianist and musical director Paul Trueblood passed away on January 16, 2012 at 77 years old.

Julia Roberts, Alec Baldwin, Matt Bomer, Jim Parsons, Mark Ruffalo Set for Normal Heart Film by Andrew Gans

Ryan Murphy, creator and director of the hit Fox series "Glee," has assembled his cast for the film version of Larry Kramer's Tony-winning The Normal Heart, which concluded its…

Unpopular culture by George Hunka

“A book is like a mirror. If an ass looks into it, you cannot expect an angel to look out.” Bearing the humbling injunction from Arthur Schopenhauer above in mind, I recently att…

Laura Bell Bundy's New Single to Be Released 2/27 by BroadwayWorld

Talking about her new album, Another Piece of Me, with KyForward, the singer revealed that the first single from the album is slated for a February 27 release.

Winter Opera St. Louis takes on 'Ariadne'

It's serious! It's hilarious! It's Richard Strauss' delightful "Ariadne auf Naxos," and it's the penultimate offering of Winter Opera St. Louis' 2011-2012 season.

Julia Roberts, Jim Parsons, Matt Bohmer and Alec Baldwin Join THE NORMAL HEART Film by BroadwayWorld

Julia Roberts, Jim Parsons, Matt Bohmer and Alec Baldwin have joined Mark Ruffalo in the upcoming film adaptation of THE NORMAL HEART, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Branford Marsalis and Joey Calderazzo to perform at the Sheldon

Jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis leads one of the most imaginative quartets of recent years, and pianist Joey Calderazzo is a big part of its success. But at the Sheldon Concert Hall on Su…

"The Road to Mecca" is a Long, Slow Trip by Jan Simpson

There are some plays that you out-and-out love.  And then there are others that you feel you ought to admire.  The latter is the way I feel about Athol Fugard’s The Road to Mecca…

THE ROAD TO MECCA – starring Rosemary Harris is worth the trip. Just be patient. by Oscar E Moore

  Patience is a virtue.  And if you are lucky enough to possess this positive trait you will be rewarded greatly with a trio of outstanding performances when you go to see Athol Fugard…

Two by Keaton by Trav S.D.

Tonight at 8:30 at the Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre, a double bill of two of Buster Keaton’s most surreal films: Sherlock, Jr. ( a fanciful dream that has projectionist Buster …

Feature: Turning on the Ghost Light by David Gordon

Jonathan Moscone and Tony Taccone discuss the creation of their acclaimed new play.

Cirque Off! by Trav S.D.

Tonight is the last performance of the current edition of Cirque Off, Triskelion Arts regular festival of circus (mostly clown) acts. They promise “amazing” acts in their flyer, …

BWW's On This Day - January 21, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on January 21 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Why Doesn't PETA Just Beat These People Into Next Week? by Don Hall

I eat meat.I like eating meat.Yes.  I have seen Food, Inc. and I still eat meat.Rather than shame people for eating meat, my suggestion for PETA activists and vegans is to attack those …

In rehearsal with Atom Egoyan

Canadian director takes to the stage with a production of Martin Crimp's Cruel and Tender

Egoyan and Khanjian blend undying loyalty, deadly deceit by Kate Taylor

They’ve built a long and successful marriage, inspired each other’s careers, and worked together on critically acclaimed, award-winning films. Now, Atom Egoyan and Arsinée Khanjia…

Spousal double bills by Kate Taylor

When your better half is also in the playbill

Pizza Man by Erik Haagensen

Darlene Craviotto's 1982 play is a preposterous concoction, so synthetic and phony that it makes "Three's Company" look like Molière, and Joan Kane's blaring direction doesn't mitigat…

Michael Arden, Stephanie D'Abruzzo Lead Broadway Spectrum At Engeman by BroadwayWorld

The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport previously announced its next special event in their ongoing Broadway Concert Series tonight, January 21 at 8 PM with Broadway Spectrum.

Alfie, Octagon Theatre, Bolton by Philip Radcliffe

Alfie’s back. The eponymous scallywag of the late Bill Naughton’s picaresque yarn of London’s so-called “swinging 60s” is at it again, canoodling the women and cuckolding their hus…

Christopher Maltman by Chloe Veltman

I fell in love with the British baritone Christopher Maltman's voice when I was scouting around iTunes for a recoding of Ralph Vaughan Williams' Songs of Travel. That was about three years …

Review: danc(e)volve: New Works Festival (Hubbard Street Dance) by Scotty Zacher

When a Hubbard Street dancer moves, the audience forgets to breathe. In their *danc(e)volve: New Works Festival*, the acclaimed company collaborates with the Museum of Contemporary Art to pr…

The Road to Mecca – starring Rosemary Harris is worth the trip. Just be patient. by Oscar E. Moore

I urge you to see this most interesting play that extols the freedom of expression and has great compassion for growing old.

Small theater troupes face period of upheaval

One thing you learn in the theater is how to take a bow.

'Clutter' is an overstuffed play about the Collyer Brothers by Chris Jones

Even though they never really worked for a living and apparently never threw anything away, those pack rats known as the Collyer Brothers of New York City have cut a remarkably broad swath t…

'Clutter' needs to dig deeper into story of the Collyer Brothers by Chris Jones

THEATER REVIEW: "Clutter: The True Story of the Collyer Brothers Who Never Threw Anything Out" at the Greenhouse Theater Center ★★ THEATER REVIEW: "Clutter: The True Story of th…

Poor ‘Instinct’ stinks by Frank Scheck

The four scientists in “Instinct” spend most of the play’s 85-minute running time debating parenthood, religion and sexual identity. Oh, and they’re also trying to halt an epidemic k…

Off-kilter ‘Earth’ lacking in gravity by Frank Scheck

A Midwestern mother and her businesswoman daughter travel to a small American city. Their purpose? To identify the body of a family member who committed suicide.Hilarity ensues.If that sound…

Finally, a very fine 'Proof'

David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Proof has found a perfect venue in the intimate Independence Studio on 3 at the Walnut Street Theatre. This luminous production, directed by Kate G…

Theatre For Thought, January 21, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

NOTES FROM THE LONDON UNDERGROUNDjoel fishbaneA few weeks ago, while most people were braving the Canadian cold, I was across the pond braving the damp chill of Mother England. It was my sec…

PLAYBILL BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Dori Berinstein, Film Director of "Carol Channing: Larger Than Life" by Kenneth Jones

Dori Berinstein, when she's not producing Broadway shows, directs feature film documentaries that celebrate theatre. Her latest, "Carol Channing: Larger Than Life," premieres t…

Roberta Levitow by League of Professional Theatre Women

Director, Dramaturg, Teacher, Writer Santa Monica, California USA In 2001, I was invited to lead an “East African Theatre Workshop” in Kenya and Tanzania, working with many of the region…

Profile: Soprano Hiromi Omura by The Charlebois Post

(Photo credit: Yves Renaud)Hiromi Omura is Not Madama ButterflyBy Richard BurnettThere are not many great opera singers who come out of Japan. And fewer who take the opera world by storm. Bu…

Tyne Daly Begins Performances in West End Mounting of Terrence McNally's Master Class Jan. 21 by Mark Shenton

Tyne Daly begins performances Jan. 21 in Terrence McNally's Master Class, reprising the role of Maria Callas that she played in Washington, DC, and on Broadway last year, at the West End…

THE WEEK AHEAD, Jan. 21-27: Closing Night Comes for Follies and The Mountaintop; Wit Opens on Broadway by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that Follies is "Still Here" for only a little while longer… Elizabeth Reaser and Norbert Leo Butz Learn to Drive… and I…

The Recommendation, Jonathan Caren's Tale of a College Friendship at Risk, Premieres at Old Globe by Kenneth Jones

The Recommendation, Jonathan Caren's provocative play about friendship, featuring Jimonn Cole, Brandon Gill and Evan Todd, begins a world-premiere run Jan. 21 at The Old Globe's inti…

CHART TOPPERS: Most-Read Playbill.com Stories, Week of Jan. 8–14 by Judy Samelson

Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of Jan. 8–14, 2012, from information compiled by Playbill.com.

Bill T. Jones' Story/Time Premieres in New Jersey Jan. 21 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner and Kennedy Center Honoree Bill T. Jones and the Arnie Zane Dance Company premiere Story/Time Jan. 21 at New Jersey's Montclair State University.

Broadway Spectrum Concert, With Shuler Hensley and Emily Skinner, Presented Jan. 21 by Adam Hetrick

The Engeman Theater's Broadway Spectrum concert, featuring Tony Award winner Shuler Hensley and Tony nominees Emily Skinner and Stepanie D'Abruzzo, is presented Jan. 21 on Long Islan…

STAGE VIEWS: Jekyll & Hyde and Jacques Brel Star Robert Cuccioli by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com's series features brief chats with Broadway actors commenting on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they are looking forward to and more. Here, via e-ma…

Tix for William Shatner's Solo Broadway Show Go on Sale Jan. 21 by Andrew Gans

Following an American Express exclusive presale, tickets for William Shatner's one-man show at Broadway's Music Box Theatre go on sale to the general public Jan. 21.

THE SCREENING ROOM: The Best of Bernadette Peters (Video) by Playbill Staff

The girls upstairs are preparing to click their heals down that infamous staircase for the last time when the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's Follies ends its li…

Seth Meyers drops anchor for sold-out crowd

It's not often that we get a visit from an distinguished network anchor. This one even tells jokes. Seth Meyers, who mans the desk of "Saturday Night Live's" Weekend Update, took advantage o…

'Flashdance' national tour to start here

Oh, what a feeling: "Flashdance -- The Musical," the stage adaptation of the movie that was shot in Pittsburgh, will open on Broadway in the fall, then launch its national tour at Heinz Hall…

Review - Fred Barton Presents - And Thinks You're Gonna Love It! by Michael Dale

Review: RICHARD III by Loren Noveck

In all my previous encounters with Shakespeare's Richard III, on stage, on screen, and even on the page, the character of Richard himself has been central to my experience of the play: a vi…

Review: FLYING SNAKES IN 3-D!!! by Michael Mraz

With the combination of a still-reeling economy and a rapidly shortening attention span of the American public, the idea has begun to surface that theater is a dying art-form. Film and TV ha…

Review: HORATIO ALGER FESTIVAL by Martin Denton

For the seventh time, Metropolitan Playhouse is presenting a "Living Literature Festival," in which the life and work of one or more artists from American's past serves as the insp…