Monday, April 16, 2012 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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A Chat with Florence Henderson by Peter Filichia

By Peter Filichia – Florence Henderson may be known as Carol Brady to millions upon millions, but to those of us who follow Broadway, she’ll always be the leading lady of four musicals …

SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 11:50PM

Photo Coverage: Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones et al. at Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's Monte Cristo Awards! by Jennifer Broski

The Eugene ONeill Theater Center's star-studded 12th Annual Monte Cristo Awards honored tonight, April 16, the distinguished accomplishments and contributions of long-time Trustee Michael Do…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:35PM

Smash Report: Duvallapalooza by Michael Block

We begin with the much-anticipated first rehearsal with our fictitious movie star, Rebecca Duvall. Will she be a Katie Holmes or a CZJ? Time will tell. We learn that she’s past her prime, …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:31PM

Photo Flash: First Look at THE LYONS on Broadway! by BroadwayWorld

THE LYONS debuted last fall at the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Vineyard Theatre and just began previews on April 5, with an official opening night set for April 23. THE LYONS comes to Br…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:10PM

Review: Tennessee Williams’  ‘In Masks Outrageous  and Austere’ by Joe Dziemianowicz

A kidnapped billionairess and her bisexual husband. Three gay centurions. A mystery woman who keeps her dimwitted son on a leash. And a blazing fire on the beach. They’re all part of the c…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:00PM
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Diane Keaton Will Be Guest Speaker at LSCRF Fall Benefit Luncheon, 10/17 by BroadwayWorld

Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation LSCRF announces Academy Award-Winning Actress and Director Diane Keaton as Guest Speaker at its Annual Fall Benefit Luncheon on Wednesday, October 17th b…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12PM

Cyndi Lauper is Back on BONES! by BroadwayWorld

According to a report by TVLine.com, Bones executive producer Stephen Nathan has confirmed that Cyndi Lauper will return in the show's forthcoming episode as psychic Avalon Harmonia.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:05PM

Fuse Concert Review — A Noteworthy Performance From the Discovery Ensemble by Arts Fuse Editor

Discovery Ensemble occupies a rare space in two major respects: programming demanding works and executing them with spirit, enthusiasm, and inspired music making.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:02PM

Review: Flashpoint excels with "Slip/Shot"

Flashpoint The­atre Company is giving Jacqueline Gold­fin­ger’s new play, Slip/Shot, a fine pre­miere. This beau­ti­ful­ly crafted and in­tense­ly m…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 10:01PM

Theater Review: ‘In Masks Outrageous and Austere’ at the Culture Project by Ben Brantley

“In Masks Outrageous and Austere” is a late Tennessee Williams play that appropriates themes and characters from earlier works.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00PM

Review: In Masks Outrageous and Austere by Dan Bacalzo

Shirley Knight delivers a bravura performance in this world premiere production of Tennessee Williams' final, full-length play.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Hobbit porn - oops, I mean "Game of Thrones" - on HBO! by Thomas Garvey

Oh, man, rarely has SNL nailed it as it does here, with this wicked takedown of the new soft core hobbit porn series, HBO's Game of Thrones. I've just sat through the first few episodes of …

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 09:50PM

Review: The Improv Play (Infusion Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

*The Improv Play* is a realistic portrayal to the plight of a Chicago actor: funny, dramatic, rewarding, demeaning. Randall Colburn's world premiere is a reminder of what each of these sixt…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 09:14PM

Adventure Theatre and Musical Theater Center Merge and Become ‘Adventure Theatre MTC’ by Joel Markowitz by Joel Markowitz

Adventure Theatre and Musical Theater Center today announced their agreement to merge. I am so happy for both of them. It’s a great union and the possibilities are endless. From Produ…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:01PM
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Christine Dwyer, Billy Harrigan Tighe to Join Wicked Tour by Dan Bacalzo

Christine Dwyer and Billy Harrigan Tighe will join the company of the second North American tour of Wicked, playing the roles of Elphaba and Fiyero respectively, beginning on Wednesday, May …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:56PM

PHOTO FLASH: Victor Garber, Jesse L. Martin, Matt Slauson and More at Our Time Gala by David Gordon

New York Jets starting left guard Matt Slauson and philanthropist Budd Mayer were honored Monday, April 16 at Our Time's 10th Annual Benefit Gala, titled "Tackling Our Fears, Defen…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:49PM

“Happy Hour” - More than an hour, and not always happy by Byrne Harrison

By Judd Hollander Playwright Ethan Coen loves to study the human condition. Specifically man's foibles, follies, prejudices, preconceptions and carefully laid plans gone terribly ask…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 08:48PM

“Richard II” - A Timely Political Drama by Byrne Harrison

By Judd Hollander As seen through the eyes of director J.R. Sullivan, the Pearl Theatre Company delivers an illuminating production of William Shakespeare's Richard II; one filled with sa…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 08:47PM

Step Up Revolution - ABDC and SYTYCD Veterans in Step Up 4 Cast - tWitch and Allison Holker by DanceOn

Step Up Revolution - ABDC and SYTYCD Veterans in Step Up 4 Cast - tWitch and Allison Holker Step Up Revolution is opening July 27th 2012! Stephen "tWitch" Boss tells Allison Holk…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:45PM

“The Cherry Orchard” - An Interesting Take on a Classic by Byrne Harrison

By Judd Hollander Photo by Carol Rosegg Anton Chekhov called his play The Cherry Orchard "a comedy", though it's usually been presented with heavily dramatic overtones. The Classic S…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 08:45PM

The New Season at The Guthrie by Isaac Butler

Congratulations are due to the Guthrie for taking an early lead in the Worst Season In America prize, after winning it hands down last year. Here it is, folks, read 'em and weep.

SOURCE: Parabasis at 08:43PM

“Brother Russia” -- Arlington’s Signature Theatre debuts another original musical by Byrne Harrison

By Mark A. Newman Photo by Scott Suchman I have to admit to being somewhat hesitant about the new musical Brother Russia at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia. It is another cre…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 08:39PM

Auditions and Attractions

Each week in Curtain Raisers, we invite a local theater artist to attend a show of his or her choosing and discuss the results. On Tuesday, actress Megan Hilty opted to see David Ives's "Ven…

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 08:34PM

Chicago Theater Review: ANGELS IN AMERICA (Court Theatre in Chicago) by Dan Zeff

A LITTLE OUTDATED, ANGELS IS STILL MANNA FROM HEAVEN In 1994, Tony Kushner’s two-part Angels in America plays – Millennium Approaches and Perestroika – opened locally at the Royal Geor…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:12PM

Grosses are up for the week ending 4-15-12 by Loganne

Wicked lands on top again this week at the box office. Both Wicked and The Lion King took in more than $2 million dollars each again this week end. Ten shows made it into the millionaire clu…

SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 08:00PM

IN MASKS OUTRAGEOUS AND AUSTERE - Talkin' Broadways Review by Matthew Murray

From the moment you enter the upstairs theater at the Culture Project, where the world premiere production of Tennessee Williams's final play In Masks Outrageous and Austere just opened, you…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:00PM

Viver Brasil at Strathmore: Dance, drum and repeat by Pamela Squires

Viver Brasil was like a disappointing Christmas gift. This veteran Los Angeles-based dance company first appeared to be bright and shiny and promising Thursday at Strathmore. But about ha…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:00PM
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Class Acts — But Why None That Are Set in LA? by Don Shirley

The  subject of class distinctions looms large in this election year. Take a look at Good People, The Prince of Atlantis, Billy Elliot, Working, even Long Day's Journey Into Night. Why are …

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 07:57PM

Theater review: 'Miss Saigon' at La Mirada Theatre for the Arts by David Nichols

David C. Nichols reviews the revival of Boublil and Schönberg’s "Miss Saigon" at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. A theater review for the Los Angeles Times.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:54PM

Photo Flash: Marriott Theatre's PIRATES OF PENZANCE on Opening Night! by BroadwayWorld

The exuberant musical theater masterpiece from the clever pens of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE opened at the Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, I…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:53PM

Godspell Workshops - Behind the Scenes by Godspell

Godspell Workshops - Behind the Scenes See what it's like to have a workshop with the cast of Godspell! Learn more and book your own workshop at www.godspell.com From: BwayGodspell View…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:37PM

Review: Long Day’s Journey Into Night at Curtainup/London by Lizzie Loveridge

David Suchet and Laurie Metcalf are magnificent in this very fine production which has an unexpected feel good factor

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:35PM

Mark Rylance to Return to Guthrie in NICE FISH as Co-Writer, Star & Director; Full Season Announced! by BroadwayWorld

Guthrie Director Joe Dowling today announced 11 mainstage productions of the theaters 2012-2013 season. The theaters 50th season and seventh on the Mississippi River looks ahead to a vital f…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:33PM

Performance group wants apology from Calgary theatre by Marsha Lederman

Shen Yun Performing Arts says it was treated with disrespect by staff at the government owned Jubilee Auditorium

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 07:18PM

Miss Julie, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester by Philip Radcliffe

Seeing Miss Julie played in-the-round would, I suspect, have delighted Strindberg. In his preface to the play, he was much exercised about the setting, presuming a proscenium stage: a single…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:13PM

A Star is Born in End of the Rainbow - Now on Broadway by End of the Rainbow

Time Magazine raves, "As much as you will hear about Tracie Bennett's extraordinary performance, she surpasses it." "Judy Garland is very much alive" (AP) in Peter Quilter's emotional powerh…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:00PM

The Iron Lady takes centre stage once again

"As a portrait of Thatcherism... it feels about as reliable as an MP's expenses claim." The Independent's Anthony Quinn's verdict on The Iron Lady summed up the general sense of antipathy to…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Photo Coverage: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Visits TimesTalks by Walter McBride

TimesTalks just welcomed Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who was interviewed by NYT television reporter Bill Carter. TimesTalks events take place at TheTimesCenter, 242 West 41st Street, New York City.…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:43PM

Quiara Alegria Hudes wins Pulitzer for drama by Joe Dziemianowicz

Quiara Alegria Hudes’s play “Water by the Spoonful” has won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for drama.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:42PM

New Riverfront Theater sets Chicago season

Last year, a British production of “Peter Pan” pitched its giant tent at 650 W. Chicago (near Halsted and the Chicago River) and enjoyed a hugely successful 16-week run that attracted a …

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 06:25PM

T.R. Knight Signs On for 42 Movie by BroadwayWorld

According to the Hollywood Reporter, stage and screen star T.R. Knight will star in Legendary Pictures' upcoming Jackie Robinson biopic-'42.' Knight will play 'Harold Parrott, the Dodgers tr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:19PM

Black Rep hosts discussion of August Wilson's work

Troupe is staging "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:19PM

ArtsBeat: Mark Rylance Play, Written With a Favorite Poet, Is Coming to the Guthrie by Dave Itzkoff

“Nice Fish,” written by Mark Rylance and Louis Jenkins, will make its debut at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis next year.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:17PM

Guthrie announces its 50th-anniversary season

The schedule includes three world premieres and a festival of playwright Christopher Hampton.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 06:16PM

STAGE TUBE: PORGY AND BESS Onstage Marriage Proposal! by Stage Tube

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess is now on Broadway with a cast led by four-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald Ragtime, Private Practice as Bess, Drama Desk nominee Norm Lewis Les Misrables,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:13PM

Get a Sublime First Look at Raven-Symoné in Broadway’s Sister Act by Broadway.com

Newly minted Broadway star Raven-Symoné debuted as warbling diva Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act on March 27, and we’ve got a first look at the Great White Way’s newest …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:11PM

Bon Voyage! Join Christian Borle, Celia Keenan-Bolger & Adam Chanler-Berat on Opening Night of Peter and the Starcatcher by Broadway.com

It was a starry night on April 15 as whimsical Peter Pan prequel Peter and the Starcatcher officially opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Based on the Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson novel…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:10PM

Review: Theatre Horizon's 'How I Learned to Drive' chills

Several modern plays touch on abuse and molestation but none I know of, including the much-produced Doubt, wield the sheer force of Paula Vogel’s How I Learned to Drive. Vogel, celebra…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 06:10PM

‘Pirates of Penzance’ a jolly good show at Marriott

Think of the operettas of Gilbert & Sullivan — that giddily clever team comprised of composer Sir Arthur Sullivan and wordsmith W.S. Gilbert — as the Victorian era equivalent of such cur…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 06:10PM

Did Peter and the Starcatcher Sink or Swim for Word of Mouth Panelists? by Broadway.com

Peter and the Starcatcher, a whimsical new play based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, has docked on the Great White Way starring Adam Chanler-Berat, Christian Borle and Celia …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:08PM

Matthew Gardiner: Choreography, 2012 Helen Hayes Awards by Hunter Styles

- Matthew Gardiner, Associate Artistic Director of Signature Theatre, was nominated in 2008 for the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Choreography and, in that same year, won Outstanding Dir…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:06PM

Clarence Coo Wins Yale Drama Series Award – Playbill.com by Tim

Clarence Coo Wins Yale Drama Series Award I’m so excited for my friend Clarence! We first met when we were roommates at the Great Plains Theater Conference, and we caught up again when…

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BWW TV Exclusive: Joel Grey Wows Birthday Crowd with 'Willkommen' by BroadwayWorld TV

On April 11, 2012, Broadway legend Joel Grey celebrated his 80th birthday with a special private party hosted by his longtime PR firm, OampM Co., at The McKittrick Hotels Manderley Bar also …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:03PM

Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin's LIFE OF THE PARTY to Debut at LaGuardia High School, 5/3-6 by BroadwayWorld

On May 3-6, 2012, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School will debut Life Of The Party A Light Opera For Dark Times by Olivier Award winners and Tony nominees, Laurence O'Keefe Legally Blonde, Bat…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:03PM

Critics are hooked: Peter and the Starcatcher Review Round-Up by Loganne

The imaginative new American play about the boy who wouldn’t grow up by Rick Elice, directed by Roger Rees and Alex Timbers, opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre April 15. Peter and the S…

SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 06:00PM

This Week's New Classifieds on BWW - 4/16/12

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld.com for 41612.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00PM
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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The Afternoon Report, Monday, April 16, 2012 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Monday, April 16, 2012 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway Click on any hyperlinked  item for more informat…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:53PM

High School in the Spotlight: High Tech High School by BroadwayWorld

Based on user demand, BWW is taking our commitment to arts education one step further with the launch of the BWW Student Center - High School Edition. This directory features upcoming show l…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:52PM

Review: Rabe retells Chekhov well in 'The Black Monk'

David Rabe did theater a favor by adapting Anton Chekhov’s short story “The Black Monk” for the stage. And Simpatico Theatre Project’s production pays it forward. The…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 05:50PM

Audition Alert: The Search for the Godspell Cast of 2032. by Ken

Prepare ye for cuteness. Godspell has always had a tradition of launching the next generation of stars.  People like Victor Garber, Jeremy Irons, Martin Short, Jennifer Lopez, and so on all…

SOURCE: Day By Day: The Producer’s Perspective at 05:45PM

Steppenwolf’s ‘March’ fails to capture the soul of a gruesome war

The overriding problem with Steppenwolf Theatre’s world premiere of “The March” — the stage adaptation by director Frank Galati of the E.L. Doctorow novel inspired by General William…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 05:43PM

A Photo Sneak Peek at the Raucous Farce One Man, Two Guvnors by Broadway.com

One of London’s biggest hits has crossed the pond to bring laughs to Broadway audiences, and we’ve got your first look at production photos of One Man, Two Guvnors. Richard Bean&…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:36PM

Evita by Lesley Alexander

Elena Rogers gives a tour-de-force performance. Entertaining in a dynamic fashion, this revival of “Evita” is simply electrifying!

SOURCE: cititour.com at 05:30PM

Imagination Stage invites children to a ball by Tim Treanor

Imagination Stage has seized on the idea of a ball for the 4-12 set to be held in its Bethesda location. Titled “Just Imagine…The Inaugural Children’s Ball”, the event takes…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 05:20PM

A Song Cycle for Soho Original Cast Recording Set for May 14 Release by Andy Propst

Michael Cantwell, James Gillan, Claire Moore and Niamh Perry will be featured on the original cast recording of A Song Cycle for Soho. SimG Records will release the disc on May 14. The s…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:18PM

Pulitzer Prize-winner Quiara Alegria Hudes’ work slated for Goodman Theatre

Quiara Alegria Hudes was named the recipient of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama on Monday for her play, “Water by the Spoonful,” which centers on an Iraq war veteran’s search for mea…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 05:16PM

Theater Review: ‘Broke House,’ at Abrons Arts Center by Eric Grode

Meta-theatrical shenanigans take center stage in “Broke House,” by Caden Manson/Big Art Group.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:15PM

"Over the Moon: The Broadway Lullaby Project," Part 1

When executive producer Kate Dawson found out she was pregnant, an idea came to her for a way to both honor her cousin, who had passed away from breast cancer, and raise money to support v…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:03PM

Tamara Rojo to head English National Ballet by Michael Crabb

Tamara Rojo is second Montreal-born dancer to head the English National Ballet, taking over for Wayne Eagling.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 05:01PM

A Shakespearean march through the South by Chris Jones

THEATER REVIEW: "The March" at Steppenwolf Theatre ★★★ THEATER REVIEW: "The March" at Steppenwolf Theatre ★★★ ... In Frank Galati's rich adaptation of E.…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:00PM

Cyndi Lauper to Return to TV's Bones by Brian Scott Lipton

Cyndi Lauper will once more play psychic Avalon Harmonia on an upcoming episode of the TV series Bones, according to TVLine.com. The series, which will begin airing its seventh season on N…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Chicago Theater Review: AFTER THE REVOLUTION (Next Theatre in Evanston) by Dan Zeff

I SAY YOU WANT THIS REVOLUTION After the Revolution is a chewy new play about family dynamics and the difficulty of making moral judgments, especially after the fact. For audiences thirsting…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:50PM

T.R, Knight Joins 42 Film by Brian Scott Lipton

Stage and television star T. R. Knight has joined the cast of Brian Hegeland's film 42, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film, which focuses on the racial integration of Major…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:43PM

Christopher Bayes to Direct The Servant of Two Masters, Starring Steven Epp by Sarah Moore

The Shakespeare Theatre Company will present its first Carlo Goldoni classic: The Servant of Two Masters, adapted by Constance Congdon, and directed by Christopher Bayes. This magical, highl…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:42PM

Riverfront Theater tent opening to host circus, music and other events by Chris Jones

Chicago is to have a big new entertainment venue this summer — a 70-foot-tall, 22,000-square-foot tent that will seat as many as 2,500 patrons who will be served up a variety of populi…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:41PM

Broadway Ticket Buying Guide: April 16-22 by BroadwayWorld

Opening this week are three Broadway plays- one a Tennesse Williams classic, the second a West End import, and the third a 2011 Pulitzer Prize winner. Stay tuned this week as the casts of A …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:37PM

CONNIE CHATS ON OPENING NIGHT: Billy Elliot by Connie Danese

At the Billy Elliot opening at the Pantages, Connie chats with Billy du jour Ty Forhan, his castmate Patti Perkins, Anna Trebunskaya of Dancing With the Stars, Michael Gross, Bruce Vilanch a…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 04:34PM

Death of Thomas Kinkade by Christopher Hume

The death of painter Thomas Kinkade leaves large hole in annals of kitsch, says Christopher Hume.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 04:32PM

Point Break Live Set for One Night Only Show at Santa Barbara's Velvet Jones by Sarah Moore

The long-running hit Point Break Live will play a one-night-only engagement at Santa Barbara's Velvet Jones rock club on Saturday, April 28 at 8:30pm. The piece is a high action punk r…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:32PM

Billy Crystal and Neil Simon Visit Linda Lavin & Co. at The Lyons by Broadway.com

Linda Lavin, Dick Latessa and the company of The Lyons welcomed two very famous faces on April 14. Funnyman Billy Crystal dropped by the Cort Theatre for some laughs and to see Linda La…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:29PM

PHOTO CALL: Jose Rivera's Massacre (Sing to Your Children) Opens Off-Broadway by Joseph Marzullo

The Rattlestick Playwrights Theater production of Academy Award nominee Jose Rivera's Massacre (Sing to Your Children) officially opened Off-Broadway April 12 after previews that began A…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:28PM

Plays by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Sylvan Oswald Set for Soho Rep's Work-in-Progress Presentations by Dan Bacalzo

Soho Rep has announced the plays that will be featured in its upcoming work-in-progress presentations in April and May. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' An Octoroon will be presented at The New…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:26PM

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Peter and the Starcatcher, a Prequel That Really Flies by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of Rick Elice's Peter and the Starcatcher, the origin-story of that boy named Pan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PM

The Great American Revue Exhibit to Open April 19 by Andy Propst

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (LPA) will open The Great American Revue on April 19. The show will remain on view through July 27. In the exhibit, the LPA will showc…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:23PM

Things We Love: Quiara Alegría Hudes won a Pulitzer today by Tony

The 2012 Pulitzer prize for Drama: Awarded to "Water by the Spoonful," by Quiara Alegría Hudes, an imaginative play about the search for meaning by a returning Iraq war veteran working in a…

SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 04:20PM

Photo Flash: ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS- New Production Shots! by BroadwayWorld

One Man, Two Guvnors, held its first Broadway preview, April 6, leading up to the show's Broadway opening at the Music Box Theatre on April 18, 2012. Directed by Nicholas Hynter and with son…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:15PM

Quiara Alegria Hudes' 'Water by the Spoonful' wins drama Pulitzer by David Ng

"Water by the Spoonful," a recent play by Quiara Alegría Hudes about a war veteran and four disparate lives that come together in an online chatroom, won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for drama, …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:13PM

Quiara Alegria Hudes Wins 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for WATER BY THE SPOONFUL - Video & More! by BroadwayWorld

Just announced is word that Quiara Alegra Hudes's WATER BY THE SPOONFUL is this year's recipient of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play premiered at the Hartford Stage in October of …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:11PM

Lainie Kazan, Michele Lee Join Patty Farmer for The Persian Room Presents Event by Sarah Moore

Called the Leading Ladies of New York's famous Persian Room, Lainie Kazan, Michele Lee, Connie Stevens and Barbara Van Orden will join author, Patty Farmer for a Q&A and will sign c…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:11PM

Pulitzer Prizes in the arts have Minnesota connections

Minnesota Opera and Graywolf Press celebrated the news Monday afternoon.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 04:06PM

Off-Broadway's Women of a Certain Age Changes Title to She's of a Certain Age by Broadway.com

Susan Charlotte's previously announced Women of a Certain Age has changed its name to She's of a Certain Age. The play is still set to begin performances April 26, with opening night…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PM

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 4/16; NEWSIES, MAMMA MIA! & MORMON by BroadwayWorld

Welcome 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 04:03PM

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 4/15/12

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 4152012

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:02PM

'Water by the Spoonful' Scoops Pulitzer Prize by David Rooney

The drama by Quiara Alegria Hudes about a returning Iraq War vet was a surprise win, beating out Jon Robin Baitz's "Other Desert Cities" and Stephen Karam's "Sons of the Prophet."

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:01PM

Review: (Calgary) Cats by The Charlebois Post

Director Jacques Lemay giving notes backstage before the opening of Cats(photo via Theatre Calgary Twitter feed)The Mystery of CatsA perennial takes Theatre Calgary's audience by stormby Rya…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:01PM

Flying High: A Video Explanation of The Commons by Jamie Gahlon & Vijay Mathew by HowlRound

We are really excited to be heading to Emerson with Polly Carl and David Dower to continue the work we began in 2009 on the American Voices New Play Institute through the creation of the Cen…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:00PM

THE PRIDE at Diversionary Theatre by Bill Eadie

We're neither pure, nor wise, nor goodWe'll do the best we know. We'll build our house and chop our woodAnd make our garden grow. --from Candide, music by Leonard Bernst...

SOURCE: SanDiego.com at 04:00PM
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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2012 Pulitzer winners in journalism and arts

The 2012 Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists, with comments from judges:

SOURCE: Philly.com at 03:58PM

Highlights From Stephen King and John Mellencamp's Ghost Brothers of Darkland County

A new musical thriller from horror icon Stephen King (book) and rock legend John Mellencamp (music and lyrics), Ghost Brothers of Darkland County makes its world premiere at Atlanta's Alli…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:58PM

Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin to Debut Life of the Party Musical at LaGuardia High by Adam Hetrick

Life of the Party, a new musical by Tony Award-nominated Legally Blonde writers Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin, will debut at the LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts in May.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:55PM

Theater Review: ‘Massacre (Sing to Your Children)’ at Rattlestick by David Rooney

José Rivera’s “Massacre (Sing to Your Children)” brings buckets of blood and a Latin American-style dictatorship to small-town New Hampshire.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:54PM

2012 Pulitzer Prizes for Letters, Drama and Music by The New York Times

The winners include John Lewis Gaddis’s biography of George F. Kennan and the play “Water by the Spoonful,” by Quiara Alegría Hudes.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:53PM

‘Enchanted April’ at Silver Spring Stage by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Let enchantment bridge the gap between your befores and afters at the Silver Spring Stage’s production of Enchanted April. Directed by Laurie T. Freed this fun little comedy is perfect for…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:42PM

Broadway Grosses: Newsies Hits Million Dollar Mark by Broadway.com

This week at the box office Wicked and The Lion King took in over $2 million for the second week in a row, and Newsies is selling plenty of papes, er tickets. The show is packing in sta…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:40PM

PHOTO CALL: Quiara Alegría Hudes' Pulitzer Prize-Winning Water by the Spoonful by Lucas Lilieholm

The Hartford Stage world premiere of Quiara Alegría Hudes' Water by the Spoonful, which explores an Iraqi soldier's life in America after facing battle, played the Connecticut…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:39PM

STAGE TUBE: Kristin Chenoweth Sings on GCB! by Stage Tube

Last night on ABC's GCB, Broadway favorite Kristin Chenoweth's character Carlene showed off her ppipes as she auditioned for a part in the church musical, THE MIRACLE OF JESUS. Click below t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:38PM

Six St. Louis-area students win COMPs

The winners of the University of Missouri's annual state-wide COMP (Creating Original Music Project) contest for elementary school through high school have been announced; six of this year's…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:37PM

New Music From Tonight's SMASH Now Available on iTunes by BroadwayWorld

The new featured song from tonight's episode of NBC's musical drama series SMASH Mondays, 10-11 p.m. ET, is now available from NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products and Columbia Records …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PM

2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners by Abbie Fentress Swanson

The list of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize winners is out. Among this year's winners were the late Manning Marable for his book on Malcolm X and Kevin Puts for his "Silent Night" opera. For the fir…

SOURCE: WNYC at 03:30PM

Casting Announced for Richard Maxwell's Whitney "Biennial" Offering by Andy Propst

The Whitney Museum of American Art has announced the cast for the Richard Maxwell piece that will be part of the institution's 75th annual "Biennial." The work, Untitled, wil…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:30PM

Review: 42nd Street by Iris Wiener

Long Island's John W. Engeman Theatre offers an exciting, not-to-be-missed production of the beloved musical.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:30PM

PHOTO CALL: More from Broadway's One Man, Two Guvnors, by Matthew Blank

The Broadway transfer of the popular West End comedy One Man, Two Guvnors, about a manservant pulled between two bosses — and his own voracious appetite — began performances Apri…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:29PM

Quiara Hudes wins Pulitzer for play about Iraq war vet by Mark Kennedy

Quiara Alegria Hudes’s play Water by the Spoonful takes 2012 Pulitzer prize for drama

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:27PM

'Water By the Spoonful' Wins Pulitzer For Drama by Frank Rizzo

 Quiara Alegría Hudes became the first Latina to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play “Water by the Spoonful,” which was commissioned, developed and had its world prem…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:22PM

Quiara Alegría Hudes Wins 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Water By the Spoonful by Broadway.com

Quiara Alegría Hudes has been awarded the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play Water By the Spoonful. Hudes is the surprise winner of the coveted award over finalists Jon Robin …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:15PM

Quiara Alegría Hudes, Kevin Puts Among 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners by Dan Bacalzo

Winners of the 2012 Pulitzer Prizes have been announced. Quiara Alegría Hudes has been named as the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play, Water by the Spoonful,…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:15PM

Photo Flash: Uma Thurman Channels Marilyn on Tonight's SMASH by BroadwayWorld

On tonight's episode of SMASH entitled 'The Movie Star', Bombshell is turned upside-down by the arrival of movie star Rebecca Duvall special guest star Uma Thurman. Karen Katharine McPhee an…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:14PM

Gore Vidal’s The Best Man is a Starry Political Fight by Suzanna Bowling

Gore Vidal’s The Best Man is a Starry Political Fight: It is politically perfect to stage a revival of “Gore Vidal’s The Best Man” right now as things have not changed much.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 03:10PM

Sunset Safari 2012 – happening April 21st at the Los Angeles Zoo by Pauline Adamek

Supporters of the Los Angeles Zoo, along with their excited children, will be treated to a special interactive evening with the animals at the Zoo’s annual Sunset Safari, to be held on…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:10PM

Jim Carrey Visits His In Living Color Co-Star David Alan Grier & the Cast of Porgy and Bess by Broadway.com

Two decades ago, Jim Carrey and David Alan Grier were performing outrageous skits and stunts as the stars of TV’s In Living Color. Today, Carrey is an international movie star, and Gri…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:08PM

Water By the Spoonful Wins 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Water by the Spoonful, by Quiara Alegría Hudes, is the winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, recognizing an outstanding stage work that premiered during the 2011 calendar year.…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:05PM

A day in the life of four girls called Matilda by Susanna Rustin

What is it like being the 10-year-old star of a hit West End musical? We ask the four young joint winners of the Olivier award for best actressThe musical Matilda has four child stars sharin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00PM

Magic gets the Bird before the OK

Legit News: Play on basketball rivalry hoops it up on Broadway

SOURCE: Variety at 03:00PM
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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LOVE NEVER DIES to Screen Encore Presentation at Select Canadian Theatres, 4/21 by BroadwayWorld

Cineplex Entertainment, Front Row Center Events, and Omniverse Vision present Andrew Lloyd Webbers 'Love Never Dies', the long awaited continuation to 'The Phantom of the Opera', in a fully-…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:54PM

THE SCREENING ROOM: Lea Michele, Bernadette Peters and Megan Hilty Talk "Dorothy of Oz" Film (Video) by Michael Gioia

"Glee" and Spring Awakening star Lea Michele, Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters and "Smash" star Megan Hilty recently sat down with "Entertainment Tonight" to…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:54PM

ArtsBeat: 'Matilda' Wins Record-Setting Seven Olivier Awards by Scott Heller

The adaptation of the Roald Dahl novel will come to Broadway next season.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:52PM

Critic's Notebook: Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter share literary legacy by Charles McNulty

A look at Beckett's and Pinter's literary origins, with questions raised about how we are educating our playwrights today

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:47PM

Broadway-Bound 'Matilda' Wins Big at UK's Olivier Awards by David Rooney

Winner in a record seven categories of London's top theater honors, including best musical, the Roald Dahl adaptation is scheduled to open in New York in early 2013.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:45PM

ArtsEmerson's 2012-2013 Season to Feature Work by Anne Bogart, The Civilians by Sarah Moore

ArtsEmerson has announced its third theatre season, which begins in September of 2012. The organization is announcing eight productions now, with more to be added later. To begin the seaso…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:45PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Raven-Symone in SISTER ACT! by BroadwayWorld

On March 27, Raven-Symone took over the leading role of Deloris Van Cartier in Broadway's SISTER ACT. She is stepping into the high-heeled boots of Tony and Olivier Award nominee Patina Mill…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:31PM

Good Cheno-Bits: Kristin Chenoweth Brings Broadway to Hillside Park Memorial Church on GCB by Lindsay Champion

Hallelujah! Kristin Chenoweth enlists the help of a few of her Broadway buddies on this week’s episode of GCB, which features the premiere of Hillside Park Memorial Church's very o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:27PM

Hugh Dancy busy on Broadway in 'Venus', on TV in 'Big C' [Video] by Gold Derby

"The play is fast. It's very verbal. It takes very sharp turns very quickly," said Hugh Dancy about the original play "Venus in Fur" currently on Broadway. "I lo…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:22PM

Lincoln Center Theater’s Tony-Winning War Horse Celebrates One Year on Broadway by Broadway.com

It is hard to believe it’s been a year since Joey the horse first galloped onto Broadway! The Tony-winning production of War Horse celebrated its first anniversary at Lincoln Center Th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:21PM

One Man, Two Guvnors’ James Corden on His Year of Becoming a Dad and Bona Fide Stage Star by Gemma Wilson

British actor James Corden first set foot on a Broadway stage six years ago as one of the title school chums of Alan Bennett’s The History Boys. For his second Rialto run, he’s r…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:19PM

"Well Done, Judas": Josh Young Returns to Jesus Christ Superstar by Adam Hetrick

Josh Young, who had been out of the Broadway revival of Jesus Christ Superstar due to illness, rejoined the cast of the rock opera April 13.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:17PM

Kim Cattrall, Hugh Dancy, Whoopi Goldberg, Susan Sarandon Among Jurors for 2012 Tribeca Film Festival by Andy Propst

Tribeca Film Festival has announced the individuals who will serve on the competition juries for this year's Festival, according to a report on Deadline.com. As previously reported, the…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:13PM

THEATER: The March by Don Hall

The MarchAdapted from the novel by E. L. DoctorowBy Frank GalatiDirected by Frank GalatiPresented by Steppenwolf Theatre CompanyDisclosure: I was comp'd for the performance. I haven't seen …

SOURCE: Don Hall at 02:12PM

Chalet Lines

Legit Reviews||Abroad: Theater history is littered with sins-of-the-fathers plays, but it's the legacy of mothers that dominate the four generations of women in "Chalet Lines."

SOURCE: Variety at 02:10PM

REVIEW: Peter and the Starcatcher by Gil

When I last saw "Peter and the Starcatcher" at NYTW, it had two things going for it: The handmade-style theatricalism (someone's fist represents a doorknob, a flying cat i…

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 02:06PM

What’s on Broadway 2012 by Jonathan Mandell

Below are the shows currently on Broadway or about to open. To see a schedule of the new Spring shows and read reviews of those that have opened, see Broadway’s April Avalanche. ANYTHI…

SOURCE: The Faster Times at 02:05PM

Penguin nips Newt at St. Louis Zoo

Gingrich was on zoo tour before NRA speech.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:02PM

Lea Salonga to Bring THE JOURNEY CONTINUES to Town Hall, 5/4 by BroadwayWorld

The Town Hall will present Lea Salonga The Journey Continues. The Tony and Olivier Award-winning actress and recording artist will perform in concert on Friday, May 4, 2012 at 8pm. Tickets, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:01PM

Lauren Elder, Andrew Kober, Saycon Sengbloh Set for May 6 Cabaret for a Cause by Dan Bacalzo

The line-up of participants has been announced for Cabaret for a Cause, to be held at 116, located at 116 MacDougal Street in New York City, on Sunday, May 6 at 8pm. The event will feature …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:01PM

Works by Constance Congdon, Jeffrey Hatcher Part of Ensemble Theatre Company's Wet Ink! Series by Sarah Moore

Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara has announced a new play reading series, Wet Ink!, to run April 16 to April 20. This new series will take place at the Alhecama Theatre. The rea…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:01PM
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Watch Kristin Chenoweth and Miriam Shor in a Church Musical Sing-Off on TV’s GCB by Broadway.com

On TV's GCB, Texas church wives Carlene Cockburn (played by Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth) and Cricket Caruth-Reilly (Miram Shor of Hedwig and the Angry Inch) are the best of friend…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:59PM

Power. Influence. Changing the Course of History. by Manhattan Theatre Club

Power. Influence. Changing the Course of History. It's all in a day's work for Joseph Alsop (played by John Lithgow) in THE COLUMNIST. For more information or to purchase tickets, …

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:57PM

Glee's Jenna Ushkowitz, Nikki M. James and More Set For Born For Broadway by Broadway.com

Glee's Jenna Ushkowitz, The Book of Mormon Tony winner Nikki M. James and more will take part in the Born For Broadway benefit on May 21 in support of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foun…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:57PM

How to write a play: two views

REVIEW: A grouchy old traditionalist and his young assistant argue about the theater in a snappy and engaging comedy.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 01:55PM

Clybourne Park, In the Heights, Other Desert Cities Among SpeakEasy's 2012-13 Season in Boston by Michael Gioia

SpeakEasy Stage Company in Boston, MA, has announced its 2012-13 season, which will include the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Clybourne Park and the Tony Award-winning musical In the Heig…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:54PM

Rufus Wainwright Checks Out Tracie Bennett’s Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow by Broadway.com

Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright made headlines in 2006 when he recreated the entire Judy Garland Carnegie Hall concert live at the famous New York venue. He went on to cover Judy…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:53PM

The Bridge Benefit to Feature Chad Kimball, Morgan James and More by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Chad Kimball, Kenita Miller, Morgan James and Logan Marshall-Green are among the performers to be featured in the April 30 benefit concert The Bridge: Where Hope and Respe…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:33PM

Porgy and Bess Star David Alan Grier Stops By VH1’s Morning Buzz to Talk In Living Color Reunion by Broadway.com

Porgy and Bess star David Alan Grier stopped by VH1's new daily show Big Morning Buzz Live on April 13 to chat about his return to Broadway, theatrical superstitions and the differe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PM

PHOTO CALL: War Horse Celebrates One Year on Broadway by Matthew Blank

The Tony Award-winning WWI epic War Horse celebrates its one-year anniversary on Broadway April 14 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:30PM

RSC's King John throws women into battle by Maddy Costa

Shakespeare lived in a man's world – but the RSC is recasting his 'battle play' King John with women in the thick of the actionLike many 21st-century women, theatre director Maria Aberg do…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:29PM

4,000 Miles

For Immediate Release – 4,000 MILESVera Joseph (Mary Louise Wilson) is a woman in her 90’s living in a walk-up apartment somewhere near Chelsea. Her balance is off, she can’t hear so …

SOURCE: Usher Nonsense at 01:26PM

BWW TV: Inside Opening Night of PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Christian Borle, Celia Keenan-Bolger & More! by BroadwayWorld TV

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, by Rick Elice, directed by Roger Rees and Alex Timbers began preview performances on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on Wednesday, March 28 and opened last…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:24PM

STAGE TUBE: Colin Donnell Featured in Norah Jones Music Video! by Stage Tube

Broadway favorite Colin Donnell, who currently plays Billy Crocker in ANYTHING GOES, plays a different role in Norah Jones' new music video for 'Happy Pills.' Check out Donnell in action bel…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:15PM

Alvin Ailey, Joffrey and ABT part of Music Center's 2012-13 season by Jean Lenihan

Christopher Wheeldon’s acclaimed version of “Alice in Wonderland,” danced by the National Ballet of Canada, plus an array of repertory programs by Alvin Ailey, the Joffrey Ballet and A…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:15PM

Peter and the Starcatcher by Wendy Caster

The delightful Peter and the Starcatcher, the Story Theatre-esque prequel to Peter Pan,  is now on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (my review of the Off-Broadway production at t…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 01:14PM

Christopher Fitzgerald to Guest Star in NBC Pilot NEXT CALLER PLEASE by BroadwayWorld

Broadway vet Christopher Fitzgerald will guest star in the upcoming NBC pilot NEXT CALLER PLEASE. The actor will play the role of 'Steven Constantine.'

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:08PM

Creating art and self from the intersections by RVCBard

With the $1 Play Project underway (and if you have 60 seconds and $1.00, you really should give what you can), and way too much to do in not enough time, I want to take a moment (read: procr…

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 01:07PM

Nikki M. James, Aaron Lazar, et al. Set for BORN FOR BROADWAY Benefit, 5/21 by BroadwayWorld

The Christopher amp Dana Reeve Foundation has announced the cast for the third annual Born for Broadway benefit, which will take place at the American Airlines Theatre, 227 West 42nd Street,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:03PM

Olympic Gold Medalist Robin Cousins Set For West End’s Chicago by Broadway.com

Professional figure skater and Olympic Gold medalist Robin Cousins will star as charismatic lawyer Billy Flynn in the West End production of Chicago beginning July 17. Cousins will perform a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:01PM

PHOTO CALL: Raven-Symoné and Carolee Carmello in Broadway's Sister Act by Matthew Blank

Television star Raven-Symoné made her Broadway debut as the new wimple-wearing disco diva of Broadway's Sister Act, beginning March 27 at the Broadway Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:01PM

The Weekly Howl on Tues, April 17: What can the Center for the Theater Commons do for you? by HowlRound

This week on HowlRound.com we’re talking about the move of several of the American Voices New Play Institute’s programs and staff from Arena Stage in Washington, DC to the newly …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:00PM

REVIEW: Peter and the Starcatcher by JK

Review of the Saturday, April 14 matinee preview at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York City.  Starring Christian Borle, Adam Chanler-Berat and Celia Keenan-Bolger.  A new play…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 01:00PM
Monday, April 16, 2012 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Maxine Linehan Will Star in Off-Broadway's Brontë: A Portrait of Charlotte by Michael Gioia

The Alloy Theater Company will present a new production of William Luce's Brontë: A Portrait of Charlotte beginning Off-Broadway May 3, prior to an official opening May 8, at Theate…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:58PM

‘Crowns’ by Regina Taylor onstage at Delaware Theatre Company

Regina Taylor’s musical Crowns professes to be a celebration of African American “hattitude,” but it believes it’s about so much more. So, I guess, do Delaware Theatr…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:55PM

Foreclosure puts extended family to the test in 'Crash Test Dummies'

Christina Ham's new play takes the slow road to the apocalypse.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 12:53PM

BWW Poll Results: Voters Weigh in on PORGY & BESS' New Book by BroadwayWorld

Earlier this month, BroadwayWorld reported that movie director Kevin Smith wants to bring his 1994 flim 'Clerks' to the Broadway stage in 2014. If this plan comes to fruition it will join th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:51PM

Tracie Thoms to Guest Star on CBS Pilot APPLEBAUM by BroadwayWorld

Tracie Thoms will be featured in a guest starring role in the upcoming CBS pilot APPLEBAUM. The actress will play the role of 'Kat'. The series stars Rachel Lefevre and Rhys Coiro.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:47PM

TDF's Autism Theatre Initiative on CNN's "Impact Your World" - April 15, 2012 by TDF

TDF's Autism Theatre Initiative on CNN's "Impact Your World" - April 15, 2012 Theatre Development Fund's Autism Theatre Initiative featured on CNN's "Impact…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:46PM

Matilda's 'Ecstatic' Young Stars and Choreographer Celebrate Their Olivier Awards by Matt Wolf

As previously reported, Matilda was the big winner at London’s 2012 Olivier Awards on April 15, taking home a record seven trophies—and the musical’s quartet of young Best …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:45PM

Matthew Modine Set for Q&A at Jesus Was a Commie Screening by Sarah Moore

Stage and screen star Matthew Modine will be a special guest at the Connecticut Film Festival on April 26 where he will participate in a Q&A about filmmaking at 6pm at the Palace Theatre…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:41PM

Teresa’s Weekly Update: West of the Hudson Edition by Teresa Eyring

“I had occasion to do some public-speaking and we picked topics out of a hat…It said ‘Nothing of any significance exists west of the Hudson River,’ and I breathed a big sigh of r…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 12:40PM

Concert Review: Leila Josefowicz and the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Esa-Pekka Salonen by Arts Fuse Editor

As the BSO searches for its new music director, Mr. Salonen’s name is sure to come up. While he’s probably a long-shot candidate, any orchestra that has him on their podium for a week or…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:40PM

Get a First Look at Lea Michele and Bernadette Peters in Dorothy of Oz by Broadway.com

There are Broadway veterans aplenty in the new animated film Dorothy of Oz. Glee and Spring Awakening's Lea Michele will star as Dorothy Gale alongside Tony winner Bernadette Peters as G…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:35PM

PHOTO FLASH: Cloris Leachman, Bruno Tonioli at Billy Elliot at the Hollywood Pantages by Dan Bacalzo

Former Dancing with the Stars contestant Cloris Leachman joined one of that program's choreographers, Bruno Tonioli, during the intermission of Billy Elliot the Musical at the Hollywood…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:33PM

David Byrne-Fatboy Slim Musical Here Lies Love Will Get Williamstown/MASS MoCA Workshop by Adam Hetrick

Prior to its arrival Off-Broadway next season, Here Lies Love, the new musical about Filipina First Lady Imelda Marcos by Talking Heads' David Byrne and dance DJ Fatboy Slim, will test i…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PM

Weekend Poll Top Three: Sondheim and His Tony-Winning Ladies Are Among Fans' Favorite Octogenarians by Broadway.com

With Anything Goes star Joel Grey recently celebrating his 80th birthday, the acclaimed actor joins a prestigious group of Broadway octogenarians still enjoying an exciting career on th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:30PM

Watch Jeremy Jordan and the Cast of Newsies Take Over GMA by Broadway.com

Soap star turned Good Morning America correspondent Cameron Mathison got ready to sell some papes recently when he joined the cast of hit musical Newsies for a one-night-only special onstage…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:28PM

CSC's Antony and Cleopatra Readings, With Kim Cattrall, Laila Robins, Anthony Heald, Are Sold Out by Kenneth Jones

Classic Stage Company's spring 2012 "open rehearsal series," in which Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra is explored by different actors and directors in a unique reading s…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:28PM

News: Live Tweeting: Tonight's Club Outing to The King's Speech

Whatsonstage.com's Theatre Club are attending an Outing to David Seidler’s The King's Speech this evening (16 April 2012). The play which inspired the multi award-winning film is stag…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:24PM

Scott Wittman to Pen & Direct Jukebox Jackie at La MaMa, Starring Justin Vivian Bond by Broadway.com

Tony-winning lyricist Scott Wittman (Hairspray, Catch Me If You Can, TV’s Smash) is set to write and direct Jukebox Jackie: Snatches of Jackie Curtis, a new musical about late drag per…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:20PM

Aaron Lazar, Vicki Lewis, James Naughton Set for Born for Broadway by Sarah Moore

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation has announced casting for the third annual Born for Broadway benefit, which will take place at the American Airlines Theatre, Monday, May 21, at 8…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:20PM

Spotlight on Opera series returns April 30

If you don’t know much about the operas in Opera Theatre of St. Louis’ 2012 spring season - or if you just want to know more - not to worry. “Spotlight on Opera” is about to return.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:18PM

'La Boheme' and Blue Moon Tavern's 78th birthday

Here at ArtsPage HQ, we like emails that close with "your favorite divas." And we also like emails that let us know about opera that goes outside the box (seats). Opera on Tap's latest missi…

SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 12:16PM

James Naughton, Richard Kind, Nikki M. James, Jenna Ushkowitz, Malcolm Gets and More Set for Born for Broadway Benefit by Andrew Gans

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation will present the third annual Born for Broadway benefit, which will take place at the American Airlines Theatre, 227 West 42nd Street, May 21 at 8…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16PM

Tim Rice & Elaine Paige Return to 'Argentina,' Matilda Girls Win Best Actress and Other Highlights of the 2012 Olivier Awards by Matt Wolf

The 36th Laurence Olivier Awards included a handful of indelible moments, including a joint Best Actress win and six other awards for Matilda. (Meanwhile, multiple nominees such as One Man, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:15PM

Interview: Tom Chambers On ... Tap dancing into Top Hat

Tom Chambers' acting career started with the National Youth Music (NYMT) before progressing to Guildford School of Acting (GSA). He describes himself as being unemployed for six years follow…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:15PM

Dulcy Rogers Set for I Am a Tree by Sarah Moore

Following a run in Los Angeles at the The Elephant Theatre, I Am a Tree, written and performed by Dulcy Rogers and directed by Allan Miller, arrives in New York at the St. Clement's. Pe…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:13PM

Kat Graham Put Your Graffiti On Me - Official Music Video Choreography by DanceOn

Kat Graham Put Your Graffiti On Me - Official Music Video Choreography Kat Graham's sizzling new video for her debut single "Put Your Graffiti On Me" features some sexy choreo…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:12PM

Dan Lauria to Host Magic/Bird Talkback with Peter Scolari by Sarah Moore

The producers of the new Broadway play Magic/Bird have announced that Dan Lauria will hold a talkback for ticketholders following the Wednesday night performance of the play at the Longacr…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:06PM

Big and Small, Barbican Theatre, London

Cate Blanchett delivers a riveting performance as a German woman who cannot break free from her past, Ian Shuttleworth writes

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:03PM

Faye Driscoll, The Kitchen, New York

Coolness gives way to frenzy in this new duet as the young choreographer ponders the rag-tag nature of identity, Apollinaire Scherr writes

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:03PM

“Ephemeral Evidence” Profiles: Aretha Aoki by Maura Donohue

Maura Donohue talks with Aretha Aoki about "The Solo Project," tomorrow, April 17 at Exit Art

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 12:01PM
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Penny Arcade, Jayne County to Join Mx. Justin Vivian Bond and More at Jukebox Jackie by Sarah Moore

The new revue Jukebox Jackie: Snatches of Jackie Curtis -- conceived and directed by Tony Award winner Scott Wittman at La MaMa -- will feature special appearances at certain performances b…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:59AM

Clarence Coo's Beautiful Province Wins Yale Drama Series Award by Adam Hetrick

Beautiful Province by playwright Clarence Coo has been selected as the 2012 winner of the Yale Drama Series Award. Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright John Guare made the select…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 4/16- JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR by Stage Tube

Today in 2000, the second Broadway revival of Jesus Christ Superstar opened at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts now the Foxwoods Theatre, where it ran for 161 performances. Jesus Chri…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:50AM

'Madame Butterfly' a tragic tale, beautifully sung

REVIEW: On opening night, Kelly Kaduce was luminous in the title role of "Madame Buttefly."

SOURCE: StarTribune at 11:50AM

Erin Dilly, Brad Oscar, Richard Topol Set for Seeing Jerusalem Reading by Sarah Moore

The Hangar Theatre's Pilot Reading Series in NYC continues with a reading of Seeing Jerusalem, by Seth Greenland. The reading is Monday, April 23 at 7pm at One on One Studios, 34 West …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:50AM

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Legit Reviews||Abroad: Running just under three hours rather than the four of the last Broadway revival, it's clear that helmer Anthony Page isn't underlining the first word of …

SOURCE: Variety at 11:47AM

Merrily We Roll Along Part 2 by Playbill Video

Merrily We Roll Along Part 2 From: PLAYBILLVIDEO Views: 8 0 ratings Time: 03:58 More in Entertainment

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:44AM

Highlights from "Merrily We Roll Along" at City Center Encores! Part 1 by Playbill Video

Highlights from "Merrily We Roll Along" at City Center Encores! Part 1 http://www.playbill.com/video The Encores! concert production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's sh…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:42AM

Highlights From "Matilda — The Musical" in London by Playbill Video

Highlights From "Matilda — The Musical" in London http://www.playbill.com/video The Royal Shakespeare Company's production of "Matilda — The Musical," …

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:41AM

Highlights From "Magic/Bird" on Broadway by Playbill Video

Highlights From "Magic/Bird" on Broadway http://www.playbill.com/video Eric Simonson's biographical Broadway play "Magic/Bird," about the iconic players who defined…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:40AM

THE SCREENING ROOM: Jeremy Jordan and the Cast of Newsies on "Good Morning America" (Video) by Michael Gioia

Newsies, the Disney musical that officially opened March 29 at the Nederlander Theatre, was recently featured on "Good Morning America" with "GMA" correspondent Cameron M…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40AM

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet continues to surprise

Program includes world premiere of piece funded in part by St. Louisan.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:40AM

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: I Hit EW's Bullseye; Corbin Bleu Is Jesus; Melissa Errico Does Yale by Mail by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:39AM

More Highlights From "Jesus Christ Superstar" by Playbill Video

More Highlights From "Jesus Christ Superstar" http://www.playbill.com/video Paul Nolan as Jesus Christ, Josh Young as Judas Iscariot and Chilina Kennedy as Mary Magdalene head th…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:38AM

PHOTO CALL: Laurie Metcalf and David Suchet Star in Long Day's Journey Into Night at London's Apollo Theatre by Krissie Fullerton

Laurie Metcalf and David Suchet star in a new production of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night at London's Apollo Theatre April 10 following previews that began A…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:38AM

Review of John & Beatrice by Tim Treanor

We call it love, but deep down inside we know it’s something darker and more complicated. We love our pets, we love our comfortable lives, and we may love our children, but with our life p…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:35AM

Kim Cattrall, Anthony Heald, Laila Robbins Set for CSC's Antony and Cleopatra Open Rehearsals by Dan Bacalzo

Classic Stage Company has announced casting for its Open Rehearsal Series presentations of William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, to be held on consecutive Monday nights. On Apri…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:34AM

MAMMA MIA! Celebrates Million Dollar Week on Broadway by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ smash hit musical MAMMA MIA!, now celebrating 10 years on Broadway, has another reason to celebrate this spring. MAMMA MIA! celebrated a top charting we…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 11:33AM

London Lookout: 2012 Olivier Award Winners by Chris Luner

Hello Everyone! We are bringing you another update from across the pond! This past weekend was a very exciting one for the London theatre community as the 2012 Olivier Awards took the stage …

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 11:29AM

Megan Hilty & Justin Long to Name Drama League Nominees, Apr. 24! by BroadwayWorld

The Drama League has announced Drama League nominee Megan Hilty 9 To 5, Smash and Justin Long Seminar will co-host the announcement of the The 2012 Drama League Nominees for Distinguished Pr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:28AM

Anything Goes Star Colin Donnell Plays House With Norah Jones in 'Happy Pills' Music Video by Broadway.com

How does Colin Donnell spend his time when he’s not sailing the seven seas in Anything Goes or playing a billionaire in CW’s new TV pilot Arrow? He's playing the piano w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:28AM

Photo Flash: Hunter Parrish Takes Final Bow in GODSPELL! by BroadwayWorld

Last night at the Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway and Weeds star Hunter Parrish ended his run as Jesus in the first-ever Broadway revival of Stephen Schwartz's GODSPELL. The show welc…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:27AM

VIDEO FLASH: Good Morning America's Cameron Mathison Performs with Broadway's Newsies by Andy Propst

ABC has released a Good Morning America segment featuring special correspondent Cameron Mathison as he joins the cast of Broadway's Newsies for a rehearsal and performance. The segment…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:22AM

Olivier awards 2012: Matilda's winning smiles and more – in pictures

Theatreland's most prestigious awards ceremony last night saw Shrek the Musical performed alongside contemporary dance by the Royal Ballet – and possibly four of the most excited winners i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:19AM

Twenty-Fifth Annual Arts Advocacy Day Gives Actors a Voice by John Blahnik

According to Robert Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts, there are eight key issues this year.

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:17AM

PHOTO CALL: Shuler Hensley, Emily Skinner, Justin Guarini Star in Atlanta's Ghost Brothers of Darkland County by Krissie Fullerton

Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, the world-premiere musical thriller by horror writer Stephen King and Grammy Award-winning musician John Mellencamp, officially opened April 11 at the Alli…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AM

ShangHi, Theatre Royal, Norwich by Douglas McPherson

Theatre Royal, Norwich: The Chinese circus tradition is more than 2,000 years old, but still companies like Cirque du Ciel find ways of dressing its familiar routines (hand balancing, double…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:15AM

PHOTO FLASH: David Byrne, Gavin Creel, Debra Messing, Brooke Shields, Benjamin Walker at Peter and the Starcatcher Opening by Tristan Fuge

On Sunday, April 15, the Broadway production of Peter and the Starcatcher opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre with Roger Rees and Alex Timbers at the helm. Opening night guests included L…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:15AM

What's Playing on Broadway This Week: April 16-22 by BroadwayWorld

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

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13AM

Tony Winner Ellen Burstyn Will Join Sigourney Weaver, Carla Gugino, Ciarán Hinds for USA's "Political Animals" by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Ellen Burstyn will join the cast of the USA Network series "Political Animals," according to Deadline.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:11AM

New York's longest running play turns 25 by Judd Hollander

Perfect Crime, the longest running play in New York theatre history, will turn 25 this week.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:09AM

Watch Newsies Star Jeremy Jordan Sing the National Anthem at Yankee Stadium by Broadway.com

Baseball fans got a taste of Broadway on April 13, when Newsies star (and King of New York!) Jeremy Jordan showed off his killer pipes at the 110th Yankees home opener. Jordan sang a touchin…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM

Pay a Visit to Broadway’s Clybourne Park in a Video First Look by Broadway.com

Clybourne Park tells the story of a pair of racially charged real estate transactions involving one suburban Chicago house in 1959 and again in 2009. Original off-Broadway cast members …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:05AM

Watch Jesus Christ Superstar's Paul Nolan Sing 'God Bless America' at the Yankees Opener by Broadway.com

Broadway hit the dugout when Jesus Christ Superstar’s title star Paul Nolan took a trip from the Neil Simon Theatre to perform at the New York Yankees' 110th home opener on April 1…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:04AM

Intersection for the Arts and California Shakespeare Theater Announce Joint Venture by Sarah Moore

The East Bay's California Shakespeare Theater and San Francisco's Intersection for the Arts have announced their collaboration to form The Triangle Lab. The Lab's programming…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:04AM

An Off-Broadway trend that could be creeping on to Broadway. by Ken Davenport

The nominations for The Lortel Awards (for excellence in Off-Broadway theater) were announced a couple of weeks ago, trumpeting the beginning of our trophy season.  I was reading through th…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM

An Interview with Come Fly Away’s Ashley Blair Fitzgerald by Carolyn Kelemen by Carolyn Kelemen

Ashley Blair Fitzgerald swings back into town When you dance in a Twyla Tharp show, you’ve got to do more than pirouettes or pretty ballet steps. Tharp’s choreography is unique. It’s…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:00AM

Mia Katigbak, Peter Kim, Ed Lin, James Saito Set for 2G's Instant Vaudeville by Sarah Moore

2G will present Instant Vaudeville, featuring 15 new pieces in honor of the company's 15th Anniversary at the Walker Space Theater on Saturday, April 28 at 3pm and 7pm, and Sunday, Apri…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Megan Hilty and Justin Long to Announce Drama League Award Nominations by Broadway.com

Megan Hilty and Justin Long will announce nominations for the 78th Annual Drama League Awards on April 24 at Sardi's. Co-hosted by John Larroquette and Stockard Channing, the 2012 Drama …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:59AM

Fox's "Glee" Will Cover Songs from "Saturday Night Fever" on Upcoming Episode (Plus Video) by Michael Gioia

The Fox hit television show "Glee" will showcase songs from the 1977 movie "Saturday Night Fever" on the series' upcoming episode, "Saturday Night Glee-ver,"…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AM

Big Lottery to fund six new performing groups in Northern Ireland by Michael Quinn

A £180,000 award from the Big Lottery Fund is to be used to create six new performing groups in Northern Ireland aimed at involving participants aged 60 and over.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:57AM

Michael Douglas Honored With Monte Cristo Award April 16 by Adam Hetrick

Veteran actor Michael Douglas is honored by the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center April 16 with the 2012 Monte Cristo Award. The ceremony is held at the Edison Ballroom in New York City.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AM

‘Collaborators,’ ‘Matilda the Musical’ Win Big at Olivier Awards by Doug Strassler

The musical tale of a schoolgirl with special powers was the toast of the West End as “Matilda the Musical” walked away with seven Olivier Awards.

SOURCE: Backstage at 10:54AM

Broadway B.O. booming

Legit News: Disney musical 'Newsies' breaks $1 million

SOURCE: Variety at 10:50AM

John Guare Selects "Beautiful Province" Best New Play by Frank Rizzo

A play about a 15 year old boy who travels across Canada with his French high school teacher won the 2012 Yale Drama Series Award.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:50AM

Bradley Cooper and Patricia Clarkson Set for The Elephant Man at Williamstown Theatre Festival by Broadway.com

Bradley Cooper and Patricia Clarkson will star in Bernard Pomerance’s classic play The Elephant Man during the 2012 season at Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts. Direc…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:49AM

PHOTO CALL: Peter and the Starcatcher Opens on Broadway; Arrivals, Curtain Call and Party by Matthew Blank

The origins of Peter Pan, his nemesis Captain Hook and the enchanted island of Neverland come to life in Peter and the Starcatcher, the wildly imaginative stage production helmed by Roger Re…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:49AM

A Feast of Politics: Tony Nominee Arian Moayed, Heather Raffo, Nasser Faris Star in Food and Fadwa at NYTW by Kenneth Jones

Tony Award nominee Arian Moayed of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo is among cast members of New York Theatre Workshop/Noor Theatre's Middle East-set play Food and Fadwa, about cooking an…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:49AM

Broadway Grosses* w/e 4/15/2012 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending April 15, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPdAdm A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE $328,001 6,384 68.32% $51.38 ANYTHING GOES $…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AM

Megan Hilty, Justin Long to Announce Drama League Nominees by Dan Bacalzo

Smash star and Broadway veteran Megan Hilty and Justin Long -- currently starring on Broadway in Seminar -- will co-host the announcement of the The 2012 Drama League Nominees on Tuesday, Ap…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:43AM

Naked Boys Singing! by Paulwinkler

Taking on multiple roles and "showing-off" their best assets, each boy has a moment to shine in this brand new production.

SOURCE: TheTheatreSource at 10:42AM

Hilty, Long for League noms

Legit News: Duo to announce names up for stage awards

SOURCE: Variety at 10:40AM

Megan Hilty and Justin Long Will Announce Nominees for Drama League Awards by Andrew Gans

Drama League nominee Megan Hilty (9 to 5, “Smash”) and Justin Long (Seminar) will co-host the announcement of the 2012 Drama League Award nominees April 24 at 11 AM at Sardi&rsqu…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AM

Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis, Diane Paulus and Stephen Karam Are Elliot Norton Award Nominees by Adam Hetrick

The Boston premieres of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess and Stephen Karam's Sons of the Prophet, as well as resident productions of Next to Normal and The Brother/Sister Plays have bee…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34AM

Suds and sopranos? Opera on Tap to perform at Blue Moon tavern

Singers with the Seattle chapter of Opera on Tap will perform April 16 at The Blue Moon tavern in Seattle.

SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 10:31AM

Clarence Coo's Beautiful Province Chosen by John Guare as Winner of 2012 Yale Drama Series by Dan Bacalzo

Renowned playwright John Guare has selected Clarence Coo as the winner of the 2012 Yale Drama Series for his play, Beautiful Province. This annual international competition, funded by the Da…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:31AM

What I read during my Easter break by Michael Roderick

So while I was out of town last week, I did a lot of reading in my travels and each of the books I read were very helpful. I wanted to share those books with you all today. I would...

SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AM

The Seafarer by Scott Meslow

The Seafarer – a Christmas-themed play set in Ireland – arrives in DC too late for both the Yuletide season and St. Patrick’s Day. But that’s no reason to miss it. Anyone who wan…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:26AM

Rita O'Farrell's Pedestrian Set for the Lounge Theatre by Sarah Moore

Pedestrian, a new comedy by Rita O'Farrell which had its world premiere in the 2011 Hollywood Fringe Festival, will have a limited run at the Lounge Theatre, April 27-May 27. Marjo-Riik…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:25AM

Hair Cast Members Will Unite for Cabaret for a Cause Concert by Andrew Gans

The Cabaret for a Cause concert series will continue May 6.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25AM

NBC’s ‘SMASH’ MAKE A MUSICAL’s 2nd Visit – Stroud High School, Oklahoma City by Cindy Ripley

Stroud High School Oklahoma City, OK Reported by: Marty Johnson, Director of Education, iTheatrics March 30, 2012 The team at Stroud High School is fully emerged in their production of FIDDL…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:23AM

News: Dancing on Ice judge Robin Cousins joins Chicago, Bedella returns

Dancing on Ice judge and Olympic gold medallist Robin Cousins will return to the West End stage, playing lawyer Billy Flynn in Chicago at the Garrick Theatre from 17 July to 8 September 2012…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:23AM

SpeakEasy Stage's 2012-2013 Season to Include Other Desert Cities, In the Heights, Clybourne Park by Sarah Moore

Boston's SpeakEasy Stage has announced its 2012-2013 season. David R. Gammons will direct the season opener, Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Mother F***er with the Hat (September 14 - O…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:17AM

Which wins out: Joy or pain, beauty or suffering?

REVIEW: Margulies' trenchant play explores the tension between finding hope and confronting ugly reality.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 10:15AM

'Matilda the Musical' wins big at Olivier Awards in London by David Ng

"Matilda the Musical" and the play "Collaborators" were the big winners at the Olivier Awards on Sunday. A revival of "Anna Christie," starring Jude Law, was also honored.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:15AM

'Matilda' wins record seven Olivier Awards by Gold Derby

"Matilda," the tuner edition of the Roald Dahl classic children's book, swept the Olivier Awards Sunday winning a record seven gongs, including Best Musical. It broke by one th…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:11AM

Baba Brinkman's The Canterbury Tales Remixed Available for Digital Download by Andy Propst

Baba Brinkman's solo show The Canterbury Tales Remixed is now available for digital download. The 10-track recording features Brinkman's hip-hop revisitations to such sections of …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:11AM

PHOTO FLASH: Jennifer Lim, Aasif Mandvi at New York With An Accent by Dan Bacalzo

Jennifer Lim received the inaugural Immigrant Artists and Scholars in New York (IASNY) Trophy for Excellence at the company's New York With An Accent celebration, held on Saturday, Apri…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:10AM

Basil Twist’s Dogugaeshi by Eric Brooks

When a once-thriving, centuries-old art form all but vanishes from the vocabulary of beautiful things, a sadness rises. Especially when, before now, the isolated art form has remained in the…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:08AM

Photo Coverage: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Opening Night - All the Stars! by Walter McBride

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER opened last night, April 15th and BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the star filled red carpet on their way in to see the show. Get out your 'Stache' and scrol…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:04AM

Building the New Play Map Version 3.0: Update # 2 by HowlRound

The next iteration of the New Play Map is on the way! We have completed the second of four “sprints” with our web developers, Quilted. We want to keep you informed of our progress as …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:00AM

If It Only Even Runs A Minute: Metro by Jenashtep

By Jennifer Ashley Tepper 20 years ago today, a musical called Metro opened on Broadway. As the Philadelphia Inquirer said, “Metro, which opened last night at the Minskoff Theatre with a c…

SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 10:00AM

Rachel Grossman on dog&ponydc’s Helen Hayes Awards Nomination for Beertown by Joel Markowitz by Joel Markowitz

Rachel Grossman talks about dog&ponydc’s Helen Hayes Awards nomination for Beertown and the teamwork that made the show such a hit. Joel: What were you nominated for and why did …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:00AM

Broadway Hunger Games: Battle 2 Results! by BroadwaySpotted

Here they are, the results from Battle Round 2! Thanks to Ellyn “Effie Trinket” Marsh for making these amazing videos for us. Tune in on Friday for the 3rd round of Battles for t…

SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 10:00AM

Harlem Drama Studio Will Present Free Readings of Intimate Apparel, Dutchman, Wedding Band by Andrew Gans

Harlem Drama Studio will present a series of free staged readings beginning April 21 at the 125th Street Branch New York Public Library.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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#MusicMonday 4/16/12 by BroadwaySpotted

#MusicMonday is a trend that started on Twitter over a year ago. A lot of people used it for a while and then it started to fizzle out. Well, the problem is…I liked it. I liked it a lot. S…

SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 09:55AM

Casting Announced for Free Reading of Broken Heart Land by Andrew Gans

The Eagle Project will present a free staged reading of Vicki Lynn Mooney's Broken Heart Land April 25 at Studios 353 in Manhattan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:51AM

Photo Coverage: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Opening Night Party by Linda Lenzi

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, by Rick Elice, directed by Roger Rees and Alex Timbers began preview performances on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on Wednesday, March 28 and opened last…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:44AM

Fifi D’Orsay by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of faux Frenchie Fifi D’Orsay — the original “ooh la la” lady. For my full bio on this interesting person go here. And here she is in a clip fro…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:44AM

Liz Callaway, Todd Graff to Host Transport Group's Baby Concert by Dan Bacalzo

Transport Group will present a one-night-only concert of the acclaimed 1983 Broadway musical Baby at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, on Monday, June 18 at 7pm. Original cast members Liz Callaway…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:43AM

de mi corazon latino: From My Latin Heart by Rosalind Lacy

Jesus Daniel Hernandez’ sensational tenor voice has a clarion purity that could fill a cavernous auditorium  and scenic designer Osbel Susman-Pena reinforces that impression by giving…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:42AM

Rent's Tracie Thoms Lands Role in CBS Pilot by Andrew Gans

Tracie Thoms, who was on Broadway earlier this season in Stick Fly, will be seen in the CBS pilot "Applebaum."

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:40AM

Beyond what is expected by Adam Thurman

I'm typing this with a cup of coffee by my side. I paid 1.80 for it. It's a good, strong, well brewed cup of coffee. It is also totally unremarkable. I'm a spoiled consumer. I expect to be a…

SOURCE: Mission Paradox at 09:40AM

Review: Black Battles with Dogs by Ryan Ahem

Set on a French construction site in the heart of Africa, Black Battles with Dogs is a piece about fear, racism and wanting. However, with so little story and the inability to empathise with…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:32AM

Nehal Joshi, Barbara Tirrell and More Join Burke Moses and Kate Baldwin in DC Music Man by Kenneth Jones

Complete casting has been announced for Arena Stage's production of Meredith Willson's The Music Man starring the previously announced Kate Baldwin as Marian and Burke Moses as Harol…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:32AM

Olympic Gold Medalist Robin Cousins to Join West End Chicago in July by Andy Propst

Robin Cousins will play Billy Flynn in the West End production of Chicago, playing at the Garrick Theatre, for a limited engagement, running July 17 - September 8. Cousins' stage cre…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:28AM

Dot Wood MBE of M6 looks back at 30 years of youth theatre by TheatreVOICE

INTERVIEW: DOT WOOD The artistic producer of the legendary M6 company, a Theatre-in-Education group based in Rochdale, looks back with David Chadderton at her 30 years with this project, whi…

SOURCE: Theatre Voice at 09:27AM

Review: The Custard Boys by Imogen Sarre

Now on at the Tabard Theatre, John Rae’s novel The Custard Boys has been adapted and directed by Glenn Chandler. Full of jolly schoolboys (rah-rah-rah) who have been evacuated to Norfolk d…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:27AM

Joanna Gleason, Norm Lewis, Audra McDonald, Christopher Sieber Among Elliot Norton Award Nominees by Dan Bacalzo

The Boston Theater Critics Circle has announced the nominees for the 30th anniversary Elliot Norton Awards, honoring excellence in theater within the Greater Boston area. The awards will be …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:26AM

Review: Black T-Shirt Collection by Amelia Forsbrook

There’s nothing plain about the clothing in writer and performer Inua Ellams’s bold piece, Black T-Shirt Collection. In telling the tale of Muhammed and Matthew, the trend-settin…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:21AM

Liz Callaway and Todd Graff Will Host Baby Concert for Transport Group by Andrew Gans

Liz Callaway and Todd Graff, who received Tony Award nominations for their performances in the original Broadway production of Baby, will host the Transport Group's one-night-only, all-s…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:19AM

Review: Gross und Klein (Big and Small) by Jake Orr

As I was sitting watching Gross und Klein (Big and Small) at the Barbican Theatre I couldn’t help getting lost in the humour and tangential nature of Botho Strauss’s play, albeit…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:15AM

‘The Pirates of Penzance’ at The Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre by Julia L. Exline by Julia L. Exline

Lazy Susan Dinner Theatre reprises Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance, a two-act operetta that was first produced in December of 1879, and still proudly remains in production t…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:15AM

I Interview Artistic Directors Part 8: Hal Brooks by Adam Szymkowicz

Hal Brooks Hometown: Philadelphia, PA (Elkins Park). Current Town: Brooklyn, NY Q:  Tell me about the Cape Cod Theater Project. A:  Now in its 18th year - CCTP has developed a…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 09:14AM

Arian Moayed, Heather Raffo, Haaz Sleiman Set for Food and Fadwa at NYTW by Andy Propst

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) and Noor Theatre have announced casting for the world premiere of Lameece Issaq and Jacob Kader's Food and Fadwa, which will begin performances at NYTW …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:12AM

Fuse Poetry Review: Poet D.A Powell Redeems the Wasteland by Arts Fuse Editor

In D. A. Powell’s latest volume, the dominant landscape is that of the wasting body, which is crisscrossed, investigated, confronted, and made useful again as a map in the hands of raw you…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:10AM

Jonét - Ba La La Rina Official Music Video by DanceOn

Jonét - Ba La La Rina Official Music Video Jonét's official music video for "Ba La La Rina" Website: http://www.justjonet.com Subscribe to DanceOn: http://bit.l…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:03AM

The Male and Female ‘The Odd Couple” at Sterling Playmakers by Queen ‘Lottie’ Yard by Queen Charlotte Lottie Yard

Sterling Playmakers delivers a one-two punch with Lora Buckman’s production of both the male and female versions of The Odd Couple. Written by Neil Simon, the Tony Award-winning play,…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AM
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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The Wicked Stage: Are movie adaptations the new literary adaptations in musicals? by Sarah Green

Dubious. A word I would use to describe my views regarding movies that have been turned into musicals. I have always pegged them as a lesser musical, right up there with jukebox musicals as …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:50AM

Monday theatre roundup: will theatrical talent out? by Lyn Gardner

Matilda may have cleaned up commercially and at the Oliviers, but it would have been nowhere without subsidised theatre. Plus: a marathon year on stage, and acting as an Olympic sportTalent …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:50AM

Bradley Cooper To Star in "Elephant Man" at Williamstown by Frank Rizzo

"Sexiest Man" in Different RoleConnecticut theater-goers may be temported to drive to the Berkshires this summer to see "the sexiest man alive" -- even in not so sexy a role.Bradley Cooper (…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:48AM

Olympics Gold Medallist Robin Cousins to Star in CHICAGO, London, July-September by BroadwayWorld

Olympics Gold Medallist Robin Cousins will star on the West End stage as Billy Flynn in the musical CHICAGO at the Garrick Theatre from 17 July, 10 days ahead of the Olympic Games Opening Ce…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:44AM

The Thing About Men to Receive London Run at Fringe Landor Theatre by Mark Shenton

The Thing About Men, by the team of Tony winner Joe DiPietro (Memphis) and Jimmy Roberts, who previously collaborated on the long-running Off-Broadway success I Love You, You're Perfect,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:30AM

Caryl Churchill: Owners (1972) by George Hunka

First presented at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs on 6 December 1972, directed by Nicholas Wright and designed by Di Seymour. With David Swift (Clegg), Richard O’Callaghan (Worsely),…

SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 08:25AM

Photo Coverage: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER - Opening Night Curtain Call on Broadway! by Walter McBride

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, by Rick Elice, directed by Roger Rees and Alex Timbers began preview performances on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on Wednesday, March 28 and opened last…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:20AM

Hudes scores Pulitzer

Legit News: Playwright wins for 'Water'

SOURCE: Variety at 08:19AM

Engaging Audiences by Michael Kaiser

It is difficult to read much about the arts these days without running into a discussion about engaging audiences...

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 08:18AM

No more Wasted opportunities for Kate Tempest by Abigail Lewis

Meet Kate Tempest, on a quest to revolutionise theatre for young people with new play Wasted.

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:11AM

Feature: Andrew Rogers: Oliviers 2012 Blog - View from the piazza

From the live relay onto the screens in the Covent Garden piazza the real awards sure looked glamorous, glitzy and starry. But above all it looked warm. Still, if we hoi polloi weren't bene…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:05AM

‘Aida’ at The Lopez Conservatory Program by Mike Spain by Mike Spain

The Lopez Conservatory Program production of Elton John and Tim Rice’s musical Aida demonstrated they can produce talented young actors who will have bright futures in theatre. After wat…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:00AM

BWW's On This Day - April 16, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 16 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM

Review: Cate Blanchett in Big and Small (Gross und Klein) by Natasha Tripney

The Oscar-winning actress gives a wonderfully compelling performance in Botho Strauss' fractured, difficult play.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM

Feature: INTERVIEW: John Benjamin Hickey Conquers The Big C by Ann Lieber

The Tony Award-winning actor discusses his role as Sean on Showtime's hit series.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM

NY Review: 'In Masks Outrageous and Austere' by Erik Haagensen

Unfinished at his death, Tennessee Williams' "In Masks Outrageous and Austere" gets a fevered multimedia production starring a memorable Shirley Knight.

SOURCE: Backstage at 08:00AM
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Black T-Shirt Collection, Cottesloe, National, London by Natasha Tripney

Cottesloe, National, London: This new solo show from Inua Ellams sees him develop both as a writer and a performer. Read the full review

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:35AM

NY Review: 'Pinocchio's Ashes' by Karl Levett

"Pinocchio's Ashes," an absurdist play overstuffed with moral fiber from Scandinavian American Theater Company, introduces Danish scribe Jokum Rohde to NYC.

SOURCE: Backstage at 07:30AM

Bradley Cooper to Play THE ELEPHANT MAN with Patricia Clarkson at The Williamstown Theatre Festival this Summer by BroadwayWorld

Bradley Cooper is set to play John Merrick in a production of Bernard Pomerance's THE ELEPHANT MAN at the Williamstown Theatre Festival July 25 to August 5. Scott Ellis will direct and Patri…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:20AM

The Custard Boys, Tabard, London by Paul Vale

Tabard, London: Author Glenn Chandler continues his fascination with the Boy's Own series style - as seen in his previous work including Boys of the Empire and Scouts in Bondage - to ad…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:15AM

Offer: WIN : Tickets to Louise Dearman's album concert launch + a signed copy of the album

Win a pair of tickets to Louise Dearman's concert to celebrate the launch of her new album "Here Comes the Sun" at the Bush Hall in Hammersmith on 13 May 2012 with a chance to meet Louise at…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:10AM

Megan Hilty & Justin Long Will Announce 2012 Drama League Nominations

Megan Hilty of NBC's "Smash" © Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images...Read Full Post

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 07:07AM

Why the Olivier awards show up the West End's weak spots by Michael Billington

Only a handful of Oliviers were awarded for work stemming from the commercial sector – proving that the West End is merely showcasing exciting productions, not creating themAt least I got …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02AM

Last Call Is Worth Dropping In For Before Closing Time by Bill Hirschman

In Last Call, it’s the patrons who sit and listen to the bartender talk about her life. Turns out the bartender is more fascinating and better company than her customers ever could be. The…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 07:01AM

Black Battles with Dogs, Southwark Playhouse, London by Honour Bayes

Southwark Playhouse, London: With a cast made up of RSC ensemble members and RADA graduates, the pedigree of this production of Black Battles with Dogs cannot be denied. Frustrating, then, t…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01AM
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Crazy Little Thing Called Love, York Theatre Royal by Will Ramsey

York Theatre Royal: There was the disembodied arm, dug up during an ill-fated metal-detecting expedition. Not to forget the story of a lonely, duck-obsessed caretaker. Read the full review

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:53AM

Stardust, Babbacombe Theatre, Torquay by Roger Malone

Babbacombe Theatre, Torquay: A liberal sparkling of stardust ensures this variety show gem glitters with impact throughout. Read the full review

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:41AM

David Bedella Is Billy Flynn in West End's Chicago; Robin Cousins Will Begin in July by Mark Shenton

David Bedella has returned to the London company of Chicago, now playing at the West End's Garrick Theatre, to reprise his performance as Billy Flynn through May 12, and former ice-skati…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:40AM

The characters in 'Porgy and Bess' are comfortable in their skins; we should be, too - The Irish Times - Sat, Apr 14, 2012 by Fintan O'Toole

IMAGINE A radical new production of The Playboy of the Western World. The director decides that some of the critics of the play in 1907 were right after all. They maintained that Synge was a…

SOURCE: The Irish Times at 06:38AM

Regrets by Lorraine Treanor

Matt Charman, playwright, is on the rise. His first play, A Night at the Dogs, which opened at the Soho Theatre in London, won the prestigious Verity Bargate Award for new writers. Richard E…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:33AM

Big and Small (Gross und Klein), Barbican, London by Mark Shenton

Barbican, London: More than any other theatre in Britain, the Barbican is bringing international theatre collaborations to our doorstep. Already this year it has seen three of our liveliest …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:25AM

BBC's Great Expectations up for five prizes at BAFTA TV Craft Awards by Matthew Hemley

The BBC's adaptation of Great Expectations starring Ray Winstone and Gillian Anderson has been nominated for seven prizes at this year's British Academy Television Craft Awards.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:20AM

'Peter & the Starcatcher' Opens on Broadway

Peter and the Starcatcher © Peter and the Starcatcher The trip to Neverland never seemed so appealing as in the new Broadway shows, Peter and the Starcatcher. This new play with mus…

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 06:13AM

Olympic gold medallist to star in Chicago during London games by Natalie Woolman

Olympic gold medallist Robin Cousins is to star as Billy Flynn in Chicago in the West End while the games are held in London this summer.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:11AM

Go Take a Nap by Don Hall

What's your purpose in life?It's a big question and one I used to think I knew.  I used to believe that every human being has a calling - I always thought mine was Performer.  Then…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:08AM

Offer: Don't miss Duncan directed by Davies in Hay Fever inc. Q&A

Don't miss Lindsay Duncan, Jeremy Northam, Kevin R McNally and Olivia Colman in HAY FEVER, directed by Howard Davies, the first time a Noël Coward play has been staged in the Noël Coward T…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:07AM

Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin: Life of the Party

"Call Me Adam" chats with Tony and Drama Desk nominated composer/lyricist Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin about their new opera "Life of the Party," playing at La Guardia High School of M…

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 06:00AM

Films for Chaplin’s Birthday by Trav S.D.

Today is Charlie Chaplin’s birthday; my full biographical article on him is here. In celebration of the day, TCM is showing several of his film, this morning. The line up is: 6am: Pay …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:00AM
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Blog: Michael Coveney: Oliviers 2012 Blog - Rice adds class

They try so hard but they sound so tacky: that was the impression I got on tuning into BBC Radio 2 for the live broadcast of the Oliviers last night. I missed the first few hours because of …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:59AM

The Snail and the Whale, Lyric, Hammersmith by Susan Elkin

Lyric, Hammersmith: Interpreting Julia Donaldson's story about a snail that hitches a lift on a whale's tail as a story within a story about a little girl (Rhiannon Wallace) who ma…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:59AM

Feature: Honour Bayes: Oliviers 2012 Blog - View from a newbie newsie

As someone who's never been a particularly 'girly girl', the thought of dressing up in all my finery and hobnobbing shouldn't have sent the thrill down my spine that it did. But hey, I'm on…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:56AM

Oliviers 2012 roundup - video by Noah Payne-Frank, Andrew Dickson

On the night that the RSC's production of Matilda won a record seven Olivier awards, Andrew Dickson braved the red carpet and the backstage scrum to ask the great and the good of British the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:52AM

Feature: Glenn Meads: Oliviers 2012 Blog - View from the armchair

The Olivier Awards were televised again this year and if you followed our live coverage Twitter coverage and blogs, you will have noticed that for many - it was felt to be a bit of a let dow…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:43AM

Review: Black T-shirt Collection **

Black T-Shirt Collection is an odd one: an intensely vivid and poetic seventy-minute monologue written and delivered by the bespectacled Inua Ellams that fails to cut the mustard as an eveni…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:28AM
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Quiara Alegría Hudes’s ‘Water by the Spoonful’ Wins Pulitzer for Drama by Kimberly Lightbody

The 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama was awarded to “Water by the Spoonful,” a play by Quiara Alegría Hudes.

SOURCE: Backstage at 04:57AM

Cooper gets ugly on stage

Legit News: Actor to star in 'Elephant Man' at Williamstown

SOURCE: Variety at 04:40AM

See Babel for just £15 (usually £22.50)

Promising to be one the most talked about events of 2012, Babel will be an immersive theatrical experience of truly epic proportions.

SOURCE: The Independent at 04:28AM

Review: Big & Small ***

Feeling at ease with alienation is such fun, especially when Cate Blanchett is back on the London stage leading the Sydney Theatre Company in a new version by Martin Crimp of Big & Small, Bo…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:28AM

Feature: Olivier Awards 2012 - A view from the armchair

The Olivier Awards were televised again this year and if you followed our live coverage Twitter coverage and blogs, you will have noticed that for many - it was felt to be a bit of a let dow…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:24AM

'Wicked' on Top; 'Mormon' and 'Newsies' Set Records

The week after Easter saw "Wicked" hopping to the top of the charts while "Book of Mormon" and "Newsies" set house records.

SOURCE: Backstage at 04:22AM

U.K. Talent Agency Jonathan Arun Ltd. to Open Office in L.A. by Mark Shenton

U.K. talent agency Jonathan Arun Ltd. is to open a small management office in Los Angeles to represent existing clients, offering ground support for those coming from the U.K., and also to e…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:14AM

Follow Up…Or Fail! by Admin

Posted in NetworkingStrategy  You’ve just gone to a networking event, passed out all of your business cards, and even met a few potential customers or business partners who you promis…

SOURCE: theartsentrepreneur.com at 04:00AM
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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News: Live Tweeting: 2012 Olivier Award winners as announced

Winners of the 36th annual Olivier Awards (formerly the Laurence Olivier Awards), London's equivalent of the Tonys and the UK's most prestigious stage awards, are announced this evening (Sun…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:59AM

Blog: Michael Coveney: Rice adds class to Oliviers

They try so hard but they sound so tacky: that was the impression I got on tuning into BBC Radio 2 for the live broadcast of the Oliviers last night. I missed the first few hours because of …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:58AM

Photos: Olivier Awards 2012 - Winners & presenters

Winners were announced last night (15 April 2012) in the 36th annual Olivier Awards, one of the biggest and most star-studded dates in the theatrical calendar, which took place at the Royal …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:57AM

San Francisco Theater Review: THE ALIENS (SF Playhouse in San Francisco) by Stacy Trevenon

THE ALIENS CUTS CLOSE TO THE BONE The Aliens was already sailing high when it made its West Coast premiere at the SF Playhouse, as it has been hailed by the New York Times as a “gentle and…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:31AM
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Bradley Cooper Returns to 'Elephant Man' Role by David Rooney

The "Hangover" star will revisit his roots this summer at the Williamstown Theatre Festival to play John Merrick, a role he undertook previously at the Actors Studio Drama School

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:54AM

Bradley Cooper Returns to 'Elephant Man' Role by David Rooney

The "Hangover" star will revisit his roots this summer at the Williamstown Theatre Festival to play John Merrick, a role he undertook previously at the Actors Studio Drama School.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:45AM

Is Opera a Sustainable Art Form? Excerpts from a new keynote … by Diane Ragsdale

I’ve been on hiatus in order to concentrate my time on the weekends to learning Dutch (state exam coming up). My last post was before Mike Daisey unhinged Ira Glass and Ira Glass exposed …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:37AM

2012 Olivier Awards: comedy sidelined as Matilda enters the record books by Matt Wolf

Matilda, the Royal Shakespeare Company-spawned musical about an extraordinary young girl, managed the extraordinary feat Sunday of snaring a record seven trophies at last night’s 36th Laur…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 02:33AM

TTIC- Frank Galati - Apr 16, 2012 by [email protected] (talk Theatre In Chicago), Talk Theatre In Chicago

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with actor Frank Galati who adapted and directed The March which is currently playing at the Steppenwolf Theatre. He talks…

SOURCE: www.theatreinchicago.com at 02:01AM
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Signature Theatre Honors Patti LuPone With Stephen Sondheim Award by Briana Rodriguez

The award will be presented at the Italian Embassy in Washington DC at a black-tie gala on Monday.

SOURCE: Backstage at 01:32AM

Eve Ensler Launches EveEnsler.org by BroadwayWorld

Eve Ensler, the Tony Award-winning playwright, performer, activist, and author of the international sensation The Vagina Monologues, launches her new website, www.eveensler.org, today, April…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Tamara Tunie and Gregory Generet Host Symphony Space Gala Honoring Morley Safer by BroadwayWorld

Tonight, April 16, 2012, Symphony Space presents its third annual Access to the Arts Awards to Morley Safer for his arts reportage on CBS 60 Minutes, international corporate lawyer Alain Cob…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Tennessee Williams' IN MASKS OUTRAGEOUS AND AUSTERE Gets New York Premiere Tonight by BroadwayWorld

producers Victor Syrmis, Carl Rumbaugh and Susan Batson, along with Culture Project Allan Buchman, Artistic Director have announced the World Premiere of In Masks Outrageous and Austere, the…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Andrew Kober, Stephen Agosto et al. Host Pop Theatre NYC Musical Theatre Workshop by BroadwayWorld

Pop Theatre has announced a new series of audition and performance workshops. Its inaugural six-week workshop, running Monday nights beginning tonight, April 16, through May 21, will cover c…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Edie Falco, Victor Garber and More Set for Our Time Benefit Gala Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Tonight, April 16th, Our Time a non-profit organization that has been helping children who stutter for over a decade holds its 10th Annual Benefit Gala, Tackling Our Fears, Defending Our D…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Patti LuPone Honored with Signature Theatre's 2011 Stephen Sondheim Award by BroadwayWorld

The Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre will honor esteemed stage actress Patti LuPone with the company's third Stephen Sondheim Award. The award, established in 2009 in honor of America's …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

NEW VOICES at NYU Features Rory O'Malley, Rebecca Luker and More by BroadwayWorld

The New Voices Collective present NEW VOICES at NYU A Celebration of Songs by NYU Musical Theatre Writers, Past and Present, tonight Monday, April 16, at 800 p.m.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

TT: A flight, a wing

Spring came to New York yesterday afternoon, so I celebrated its coming by doing something that I should have done...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

TT: Just because

An excerpt from a German TV documentary about the making of Martin Scorsese's film version of Edith Wharton's The Age...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

TT: Almanac

"The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does compete with life." Henry James, "The Art...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM
Monday, April 16, 2012 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, April 15, 2012 - Sunday, April 15, 2012.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:45AM

Effie Trinket On Papercuts and Riccola by BroadwaySpotted

Effie Trinket On Papercuts and Riccola Here are the results of the 2nd Battle Round in the Broadway Hunger Games! Thanks to Ellyn Marsh for being ridiculously amazing From: BwaySpotted View…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:30AM

Olga de la Fuente by League of Professional Theatre Women

Writer, shower singer New York, New York USA Where do you look for inspiration? The characters in my family will always provide interesting stories. They’re surreal, like my country. But d…

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

Shirley Knight, Alison Fraser, Sam Underwood Star in In Masks Outrageous and Austere, Opening April 16 by Andrew Gans

Producers Victor Syrmis, Carl Rumbaugh and Susan Batson, along with Culture Project (Allan Buchman, artistic director) present the world premiere of In Masks Outrageous and Austere, the fina…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Openings We're Tracking This Week, April 16-22 by The Charlebois Post

Chantale Demole in Hay Fever (poster by Rosaura Guzman et al.)Oil and Water (photo of Petrina Bromley by Peter Bromley)We think it's funnier than Blithe Spirit and it's far more complex than…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AM

REVIEW: Peter and the Starcatcher by JK

Review of the Saturday, April 14 matinee preview at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York City.  Starring Christian Borle, Adam Chanler-Berat and Celia Keenan-Bolger.  A new play…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01AM

A LIFE IN THE THEATRE: Broadway Sound Designer Abe Jacob by Mervyn Rothstein

Meet Abe Jacob, the veteran theatrical sound designer whose credits include the original productions of Hair, Evita, Chicago, A Chorus Line, The Rocky Horror Show and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Douglas Carter Beane, Lisa Brescia, Jordan Baker Among Speakers at AADA's 127th Graduation Ceremony April 16 by Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee Douglas Carter Beane, Lisa Brescia and Jordan Baker are among the speakers at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts' 127th graduation ceremonies April 16 at Broadway&#…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Danny Burstein Hosts New Voices Concert, Featuring Rebecca Luker, Rory O'Malley, Kate Shindle, April 16 by Andrew Gans

The New Voices Collective presents NEW VOICES at NYU: A Celebration of Songs by NYU Musical Theatre Writers, Past and Present April 16 at 8 PM at New York University's Frederick Loewe Th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Partial Comfort's Free Play Readings, Featuring Maria Dizzia, Jayne Houdyshell and Heidi Schreck, Launch April 16 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominees Maria Dizzia and Jayne Houdyshell and Drama Desk winner Heidi Schreck are among the actresses participating in a series of free new play readings at the Atlantic Theater …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Todd Almond Loves You, With Guest Donna Murphy, Plays Le Poisson Rouge April 16 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning actress Donna Murphy joins singer-songwriter Todd Almond for a one-night-only concert, Todd Almond Loves You, April 16 at Le Poisson Rouge.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Laura Benanti, Howard McGillin and More Sing the Praises of Patti LuPone in DC Sondheim Award Gala April 16 by Kenneth Jones

Tony Award winner Laura Benanti, Howard McGillin, Joseph Thalken and Natascia Diaz are among performers who'll appear at the April 16 presentation of Signature Theatre's third Stephe…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Bobby Steggert, Suzanne Bertish, Edward Hibbert Get Pulled Into Vortex Reading April 16 in NYC by Kenneth Jones

Noël and Company, the new Manhattan company that celebrates the plays of Noël Coward, his contemporaries and artistic descendants, presents The Vortex, a rarely-seen sex-and-d…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Our Time's Tackling Our Fears Gala, With Ron Rifkin, Amy Ryan, Edie Falco and Victor Garber, Offered April 16 by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Ron Rifkin and Tony nominees Amy Ryan, Edie Falco and Victor Garber perform in Our Time's tenth annual benefit gala, Tackling Our Fears, Defending Our Dreams, April 16 …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Katie Rose Clarke, Janet Dacal, Kyle Dean Massey Are Part of Free Broadway's Future Concert April 16 by Andrew Gans

The free Broadway's Future concert series — presented by Arts and Artists at St. Paul (in association with N and N Productions ) — continues April 16 at 6 PM in the Bruno Wal…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

John Glover, Marthe Keller and Lisa Banes Take Part in Staged Reading of A Song at Twilight April 16 by Andrew Gans

Olivier Award-winning director Maria Aitken directs a staged reading of Noel Coward's A Song at Twilight April 16 at 7 PM at the Mainstage Theater (Playwrights Horizons).

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: APRIL 16 by Anne Bradley and Ernio Hernandez

1906 John Philip Sousa supplies the music for The Free Lance. Herbert Gresham stage this 35 performance run at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

John Lahr: Rick Elice’s “Peter and the Starcatcher.” by John Lahr

In a review of the 1904 début production of J. M. Barrie’s play “Peter Pan,” the British critic Max Beerbohm wrote, “Mr. Barrie is not that rare creature, a man …

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 12:00AM

John Lahr: Nicholas Hytner renewed the Royal National Theatre. by John Lahr

If you stand on London’s Waterloo Bridge, overlooking the Thames as it carries the dust of the ages toward the sea, you will find yourself in one of the most strategic spots in Great B…

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 12:00AM

Jane Kramer: Two to tango: “Don’t Dress for Dinner.” by Jane Kramer

The English actor Ben Daniels and the American actress Spencer Kayden were on the Roundabout’s Broadway stage the other day, rehearsing the tango for a French farce called “Don&#…

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Auds still hungry for Rice

Legit News: Profile in Excellence: Sir Tim Rice

SOURCE: Variety at 12:00AM

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