Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Canvass by Francis

As a gay man who grew into adulthood in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Tony Kushner’s two-part theatrical masterpiece, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, was the defini…

SOURCE: From the Ledge at 11:49PM

Tracklist Revealed for ROCK OF AGES Film Soundtrack by BroadwayWorld

The tracklist for the ROCK OF AGES Original Motion Picture Soundtrack has been revealed The album's release is set for June 5, 2012, by WaterTower music.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:45PM

Paris 1994/Gallery: review by Michael Crabb

D. A. Hoskins’ Dietrich Group tries to represent memory’s tricks as a theatrical form.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 11:33PM

IDOL WATCH: The Top 6 Take On the Music of Queen and More! by Kelsey Denette

Just six contestants remain on American Idol this week, all vying for your votes. This, of course, begs the question who of the six will rise to the ocassion for the legendary songs of Queen

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:29PM

John Lithgow plays journalist Joseph Alsop in ‘The Columnist’  by Joe Dziemianowicz

“The Columnist” seemed to have everything going for it.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:00PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Corine Cohen Interviews Sharna Burgess From Burn The Floor And DWTS.

Corine Cohen:  Sharna: I saw you in the incredible show BURN THE FLOOR On BROADWAY and you were all fantastic. Now you and Sasha are dancing on DWTS In LA. How exciting is it? Sharna Bur…

SOURCE: corinescorner.com at 10:47PM

Alsop's Foibles

"The Columnist" is a pretty good play about an immensely promising subject. It's the gap between expectation and result that makes it a disappointment.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 10:00PM

THE COLUMNIST - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

The Columnist ... is many things, but above all it's an escape drama.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:00PM

Theater Review: John Lithgow in ‘The Columnist’ at Friedman Theater by Ben Brantley

“The Columnist,” by David Auburn, stars John Lithgow in the title role, portraying Joseph Alsop, who wielded power in mid-20th-century Washington.

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

Richard Chamberlain’s Latest Doctor and His Heiress by Steve Julian

Richard Chamberlain, playing a stern father in The Heiress at Pasadena Playhouse, remembers his own "repressive" and "terrifying" father, as well as his own sunnier life since he came out of…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 10:00PM

Review: Macbeth by Chris Kompanek

Aquila presents a suprisingly dull production of Shakespeare's great tragedy.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Review: The Columnist by David Finkle

John Lithgow gives a bang-up performance in David Auburn's penetrating if flawed portrait of powerful political columnist Joseph Alsop.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Theater Talk Marilyn Maye by Theater Talk

Theater Talk Marilyn Maye From: theatertalk Views: 8 0 ratings Time: 26:47 More in Entertainment

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‘Family Day Festival’ and ‘Playhouse Puppetry Slam!’ This Saturday at The Puppet Co. by Erin Gifford by Joel Markowitz

Erin Gifford, Director of Communications and Development of The Puppet Co., tells us about this year’s Playhouse Puppetry Slam! and The Family Day Festival – both happening thi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:29PM

Opera's Drama Queen

Soprano Karita Mattila on why opera is more than just the singing.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 09:27PM

The Columnist: Theater Review by David Rooney

John Lithgow's full-bodied characterization is persuasive, but David Auburn's new play is more successful on a scene-by-scene basis than as a whole.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:18PM

Review Roundup: THE COLUMNIST Opens on Broadway - Updating LIVE! by Review Roundups

Manhattan Theatre Clubs world premiere production of THE COLUMNIST by Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner David Auburn, directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan opened tonight, April 25th on…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:12PM

Superb John Lithgow in 'The Columnist'

There was a time, not so long ago, when reporters pounded on Underwood typewriters, when major cities had five or six dailies and powerful newspaper columnists shaped political policy withou…

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 09:11PM

One Direction Tour - 2012 and 2013 1D Tour Dates by DanceOn

One Direction Tour - 2012 and 2013 1D Tour Dates The band One Direction has already sold out their One Direction Tour 2012, and are already gearing up for their One Direction Tour 2013! Ti…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:01PM

The Columnist: Theater Review by David Rooney

John Lithgow stars as powerful mid-century Washington political journalist Joseph Alsop in this new biographical drama by Pulitzer and Tony-winning "Proof" playwright David Auburn.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

Theater Review: 'The Columnist' at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, New York by Charles McNulty

John Lithgow leads a strong cast in his portrayal of star journalist Joseph Alsop in 'The Columnist' on Broadway at the height of the writer's public influence during the Cold War.NEW YORK &…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00PM

Vanessa Williams & Helen Williams: You Have No Idea - Apr 26,2012 by Candi & Randy

Vanessa Williams (star of Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, Broadway and concert stages) and her mother Helen join Candi & Randy to discuss their new book "You Have No Idea." Vanessa has bee…

SOURCE: BlogTalkRadio at 09:00PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Spencer Kayden Shows Off Her ‘Elegant’ Undies and Inappropriate Cross-Stitch Collection Backstage at Don’t Dress For Dinner by Broadway.com

Don’t Dress For Dinner star Spencer Kayden has been cracking up Broadway audiences as Suzette, a cunning French chef with impressive tango skills, so it’s no surprise that she ha…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:56PM

Lonely, I'm Not by Aaron Riccio

Lonely, I'm Not; bored, I am. Paul Weitz's new play at Second Stage isn't awful, it's just awfully empty in its exclamatory presentation of Porter (Topher Grace), a once-vicious, work-obsess…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 08:50PM

THEATER: Lonely, I'm Not by Aaron Riccio

Lonely, I'm Not; bored, I am. Paul Weitz's new play at Second Stage isn't awful, it's just awfully empty in its exclamatory presentation of Porter (Topher Grace), a once-vicious, work-obsess…

SOURCE: That Sounds Cool at 08:47PM

The Columnist Review: Joe Alsop, Journalism’s Original Dinosaur by Jonathan Mandell

He was one of the nation’s most influential newspaper columnists for decades, a cousin of Eleanor Roosevelt, close friends with President Kennedy and even closer with Jackie. But Joseph Al…

SOURCE: The Faster Times at 08:41PM

THE "SMASH" REPORT: Episode 12, Or, That Screwy Ballyhooey Bollywood by Kenneth Jones

Playbill's weekly recap, with notes and comment, of the latest episode of the NBC musical drama series "Smash," about the creation of a new Broadway musical about Marilyn Monro…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:40PM

LA Theater Takes to the High Seas by Deborah Behrens

A cruise is making is way down the Mexican coast, en route to the Panama Canal and then New York -- and it will benefit such LA arts nonprofits as Center Theatre Group and the Gay Men's Chor…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 08:15PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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The Guide — Theater Listings 04.27.12

OPENING A BROWN BEAR, A MOON AND A CATERPILLAR: TREASURED STORIES BY ERIC CARLE. Chicago Children’s Theatre hosts Mermaid Theater of Nova Scotia’s production featuring music, visual effe…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 07:54PM

‘The Iceman Cometh’— and he brings Brian Dennehy and Nathan Lane with him

Last fall I became totally hooked on an NPR audio documentary by David Isay titled, “The Sunshine Hotel.” It told the story of men from surprisingly varied backgrounds who had ended up l…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 07:48PM

A critic’s look at 1990’s ‘Iceman Cometh’

The following is an excerpt from Sun-Times Theater Critic Hedy Weiss’ 1990 review of the Robert Falls-directed revival of “The Iceman Cometh,” which starred Brian Denney as Hickey. “…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 07:42PM

Yale Rep Receives $18 Million Gift for Creation of New Plays by BroadwayWorld

Yale School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre James Bundy, DeanArtistic Director Victoria Nolan, Deputy DeanManaging Director have received a transformational 18 million gift from the Robi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:41PM

The Art of the Breakup by Christian Parker by HowlRound

One of the touchstone points of discussion to emerge in the wake of the publication of Outrageous Fortune: The Life and Times of the New American Play was that of transparency between artist…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 07:25PM

‘Enfrascada’ a funny, scary tale of perilous obsession

To the uninitiated, the phenomena of senoras may seem like so much hocus pocus. But for many, there’s no denying the eerie aptitudes some of these wise women seem to wield, a mix of clairv…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 07:24PM

STAGE TUBE: On Broadway with Kids - Episode 4! by Stage Tube

Watch the latest episode 4 of CafeMom Studios On Broadway With Kids - Featuring the Parents of MAMMA MIA - the exclusive online series that opens a rare and personal window into the lives of…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:23PM

Godspell's Corbin Bleu Dishes On His Jesus 'Diaper Harness' on Big Morning Buzz Live by Broadway.com

Corbin Bleu dropped by VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live on April 25 to chat about joining the cast of Godspell, and it turns out the star already has some battle scars! Bl…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:01PM

Godspell's Corbin Bleu Dishes On His Jesus 'Diaper Harness' on Big Morning Buzz by Broadway.com

Corbin Bleu dropped by VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live on April 25 to chat about joining the cast of Godspell, and it turns out the star already has some battle scars! Bl…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:01PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Apocalyptic Shift @ Eyebeam: Flock House Benefit Party by Andy Horwitz

Thursday night Eyebeam will be transformed into an immersive environment combining music, video, technology and performance. In other words, a superfun party with bands to raise money for M…

SOURCE: Culturebot at 06:55PM

PHOTO CALL: Christina Ricci and Bebe Neuwirth in Off-Broadway Midsummer Night's Dream by Matthew Blank

Tony Award nominee Anthony Heald and performance artist and songwriter Taylor Mac are among the troupers joining Tony winner Bebe Neuwith and Christina Ricci in the woods outside Athens for …

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:45PM

Spider Man Musical, Actually Making Money, Picks Up Outer Critics Nominations by Roger Friedman

“Spider Man: Turn off the Dark”–litigious, controversial, but you know what? It’s making money every week. And now it’s picked up some nominations from the Oute…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 06:43PM

Thomas Sadoski Returns to OTHER DESERT CITIES, 5/8 by BroadwayWorld

Thomas Sadoski will return to the role of Tripp Wyeth in Jon Robin Baitzs critically acclaimed new play OTHER DESERT CITIES, directed by Joe Mantello, beginning Tuesday, May 8 at 7 pm at the…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:39PM

Photo Coverage: NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT- the Opening Night After Party! by Walter McBride

The new musical comedy NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, with music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and a book by two-time Tony Award-winner Joe DiPietro, opened last night, April …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:35PM

BWW Exclusive: NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Digital Character Card - Estelle Parsons! by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld.com is excited to unveil the latest in a series of Digital Character Cards for the new musical Check back for new cards daily Click here for Matthew Broderick amp Kelli O'Hara

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:29PM

STAGE TUBE: WICKED Celebrates Earth Day by Stage Tube

WICKED celebrates Earth Day with Donna Vivino as Elphaba performing The Wizard and I, the show's Wicked Wheel, where contestants could spin to win various prizes, handing out plantable seed …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:26PM

Episode #4 MAMMA MIA! “On Broadway: With Kids” CafeMom series – Watch Online Now by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

WATCH LATEST EPISODE #4 NOW Watch the latest episode #4 of CafeMom Studios “On Broadway: With Kids – Featuring the Parents of MAMMA MIA!” – the exclusive online series that o…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 06:24PM

Was The Columnist, Starring John Lithgow, Newsworthy for Our Word of Mouth Panelists? by Broadway.com

The world premiere of David Auburn’s The Columnist is making headlines at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Starring two-time Tony Award winner John Lithgow in the title role of Joseph A…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:11PM

Reading at Primary Stages May 9 by Adam Szymkowicz

Come if you can. Mercy by Adam Szymkowicz Directed by Michelle Bossy Wed May 9 at 3pm Primary Stages Studios 307 West 38th Street, Suite 1510, New York, NY 10018 Reservations read…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 06:11PM

Photo Flash: GOD OF CARNAGE Poster Featuring Lea Salonga Released by BroadwayWorld

Atlantis Productions In the Heights, Disney's The Little Mermaid has just released the poster for its upcoming production of Yasmina Reza's Tony Award-winning play God of Carnage, starring L…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:09PM

ArtsBeat: 'These Seven Sicknesses' Returns to the Flea Theater by Erik Piepenburg

The Flea Theater will remount its production of "These Seven Sicknesses," a five-hour, streamlined adaptation of seven Sophocles plays, from June 6 through July 1.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:07PM

Emmy Award Eligibility Determined for Smash Stars Debra Messing, Megan Hilty & More by Broadway.com

Debra Messing will be the only cast member of NBC's Smash submitted for consideration in the Lead Actress in a Drama Emmy category, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The rest of …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:06PM

Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’ spawns 10-minute plays

Live albums are nothing new in rock ‘n’ roll. Live theater albums are something else again. Check out the difference when the Tympanic Theatre Company presents “Deliver Us From Nowhere…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 06:06PM

STAGE TUBE: Kids Audition for GODSPELL on Broadway by Stage Tube

Hundreds of hopeful actors, ages 6 to 16, showed up at the Circle in the Square Theatre today, April 25, to audition for the Broadway musical GODSPELL. The audition panel, including director…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:04PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Paul Rudd, Emma Stone, James Woods Set for New York City Live Read of The Apartment by Brian Scott Lipton

Paul Rudd and Emma Stone will headline Oscar-nominated film director Jason Reitman's reading of Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond's film The Apartment on Friday, April 27 at the Time…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:56PM

Music Review: ‘Sound of Music’ Carnegie Gala With Orchestra of St. Luke’s by Stephen Holden

A concert performance of “The Sound of Music,” a benefit for Carnegie Hall, was lavish but serene, an all-star event without star performances.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:54PM

James Lapine Takes in Dinner and a Show at Off-Broadway’s Silence! The Musical by Broadway.com

James Lapine is busy preparing for his forthcoming Broadway revival of Annie, but the prolific theater director found time on April 19 to head downtown to see the acclaimed production of Sil…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:51PM

Jim Dale to Perform Just Jim Dale at Long Wharf Theatre in June by Andy Propst

Tony Award winner Jim Dale will perform his one-man-show Just Jim Dale at New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre, June 14-24. Richard Maltby, Jr. will direct the production. In the piece, Dal…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:51PM

Thomas Sadoski Set to Return to Other Desert Cities by Broadway.com

Thomas Sadoski will return to Jon Robin Baitz’s Other Desert Cities on May 8. Sadoski will re-assume the role of Trip Wyeth, which he originated both off-Broadway and for the show'…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:50PM

Theater review for LA Weekly – “I was a Cellist in the Marching Band.” by Pauline Adamek

Dear readers, this week’s theater review for the LA Weekly is of a mildly humorous reading by Sherry Netherland from her book, I was a Cellist in the Marching Band. One performance rem…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:49PM

Deanna Dunagan cast in 'Other Desert Cities' by Chris Jones

The Goodman Theatre said Wednesday that Deanna Dunagan will appear in the role of Polly in the upcoming production of "Other Desert Cities," slated for January of next year.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:47PM

PLAYBILL EXCLUSIVE: LaChanze Revisits Ahrens & Flaherty’s Once On This Island for NY Pops Tribute

The New York Pops annual gala concert will honor the music of Tony Award-winning songwriting team Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty with Journey On. Featuring special guests LaChanze, Norm …

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:43PM

BWW TV Exclusive: Highlights from BC/EFA's 2012 Easter Bonnet Competition! by BroadwayWorld TV

The 26th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition raised 3,677,855, the result of six weeks of intensive fundraising for Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS by 51 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national to…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:41PM

Thomas Sadoski Will Return to Broadway's Other Desert Cities on May 8 by Andy Propst

Thomas Sadoski will return to Jon Robin Baitz's Other Desert Cities, playing at Broadway's Booth Theatre on May 8 as Tripp Wyeth. The role is currently being played by Matthew Risc…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:40PM

STAGE TUBE: Meet the Cast of Old Globe's SCOTTSBORO BOYS by Stage Tube

The Old Globe presents the West Coast Premiere of The Scottsboro Boys, the critically acclaimed musical about an infamous chapter in American history. Nominated for 12 Tony Awards, The Scott…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:38PM

Nice Work If You Can Get It……….. ’S Wonderful by Suzanna Bowling

Nice Work If You Can Get It .............’S Wonderful: Nice Work If You Can Get It is sheer fun. This tuneful show is set during the Prohibition era and is packed with Gershwin classics.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 05:36PM

SMASH's Katharine McPhee & Megan Hilty to be Submitted for 'Supporting Actress' Emmy Nominations; Debra Messing for 'Leading' by BroadwayWorld

According to the Hollywood Reporter, SMASH's Katharine McPhee and Megan Hilty, whose characters specnt most of the season battling over Marilyn, will both be submitted in the 'Supporting Act…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:33PM

Lin-Manuel Miranda ‘Jumped and Danced and Cried’ Over In the Heights Collaborator's Pulitzer Win by Gemma Wilson

When news broke that Quiara Alegría Hudes had been awarded the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play Water by the Spoonful, no one was more excited than Lin-Manuel Miranda, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:32PM

Thomas Sadoski Will Return to Broadway's Other Desert Cities by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Thomas Sadoski, who originated the role of Trip Wyeth in the Off-Broadway and Broadway productions of Other Desert Cities, will return to the popular and praised family dr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:32PM

Lisa Niemi Sends ‘Good Thoughts and Loving Kisses’ to Late Husband Patrick Swayze on Ghost's Opening Night by Broadway.com

Emotions were running high when musical romance Ghost opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 23, but none were higher than those of Lisa Niemi, whose late husband Patrick Swayze starre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:30PM

Cliches abound in predictable but likable ‘Motherhood’

Though no cliche is left unturned in Sue Fabisch’s “Motherhood, The Musical” — now in an expertly performed production at the Royal George Theatre — the show has acquired a bit of …

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 05:26PM

Wild Swans

Legit Reviews||Abroad: Faced with "Wild Swans," Jung Chang's 676-page bestseller about three generations of women in 20th century China, playwright Alexandra Wood and director S…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:22PM

Chad Kimball to Star in Murder in the First Off-Broadway by Broadway.com

Tony Award nominee Chad Kimball will star as Alcatraz convict Willie Moore in a stage adaptation of the 1995 film Murder in the First. Written by Dan Gordon and directed by Michael…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:20PM

Chad Kimball to Star in Stage Adaptation of Alcatraz Drama Murder in the First by Broadway.com

Tony Award nominee Chad Kimball will star as Alcatraz convict Willie Moore in a stage adaptation of the 1995 film Murder in the First. Written by Dan Gordon and directed by Michael…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:20PM

'S (Mostly) Wonderful by Linda

Full disclosure: I love myself an old fashioned musical, especially when Gershwin music is involved. So it was pretty easy for me to fall for the charms of Nice Work If You Can Get It, which…

SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 05:20PM

Fantasy Casting! Broadway.com Chooses Five Classic Musical Roles for Laura Osnes by Broadway.com

Broadway.com is having a Laura Osnes crush day, following her luminous performance as Maria in the April 24 Carnegie Hall concert The Sound of Music. Osnes, of course, has already made her R…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:19PM

Ray Roderick and James Hindman's The Bikinis Added to Goodspeed Musicals' Norma Terris Season by Andy Propst

Goodspeed Musicals has added The Biknis to its season at The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester. The production, to be directed and choreographed by Ray Roderick, will run August 9-September 2.…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:17PM

Yale Receives $18 Million Gift For New Play, Musical Development by Frank Rizzo

Believed To Be Largest U.S. Gift for New Works For American Stage   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageYale Repertory Theatre and th…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:15PM

Theater Review: ‘Blogologues: Younger Than Springtime’ at Players Theater by Catherine Rampell

Mining the Web for material, “Blogologues: Younger Than Springtime,” at the Players Theater, acts out the best bits.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:14PM

Interactive billboard art debuts in Minneapolis

"Neighborland" project will post public suggestions about city's future on interactive billboards Thursday through Saturday

SOURCE: StarTribune at 05:10PM

Theater Review: ‘The Merchant of Venice’ at Clurman Theater by Ken Jaworowski

Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice” is a study of fury in the Theater Breaking Through Barriers production.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:03PM

Chad Kimball to Lead MURDER IN THE FIRST at 59E59 Theaters, 5/25 by BroadwayWorld

59E59 Theaters Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director Peter Tear, Executive Producer welcomes The Directors Company, in association with Chase Mishkin, Barbara amp Buddy Freitag, and Invictu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:02PM

ArtsBeat: Paul Rudd and Emma Stone to Star in Live Reading of 'The Apartment' by Dave Itzkoff

Paul Rudd, the "Role Models" and "Knocked Up" star, and Emma Stone, whose films include "The Help," will play C. C. Baxter and Fran Kubelik, the parts originally played by Jack Lemmon and Sh…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:02PM

ArtsBeat: $18 Million Gift for Theater at Yale by Patrick Healy

Officials said that this was one of the largest private gifts, if not the largest, ever dedicated to finance playwriting in the United States.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00PM

Marina Nemat to Robert Cushman: ‘The stage adaptation of Prisoner of Tehran is as true as it can get’ by Special To National Post

After reading the Post’s review of Prisoner of Tehran, Marina Nemat wrote in to give her own take.

SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 05:00PM

Attendance at Vancouver Playhouse's final show called 'embarrassing' by Marsha Lederman

Community misses out on opportunity to make a statement about the importance of the theatre company, actor says

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:00PM

New Musical "The Bikinis" Gets Workshop at Goodspeed in August by Frank Rizzo

Snooki, watch out. Here come The Bikinis.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:00PM

Los Angeles Opera names Christopher Koelsch president and CEO by David Ng

For the first time in five years, Los Angeles Opera will have one person overseeing both the company's artistic efforts and finances on a daily basis. The company's board of directors on Wed…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:00PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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McCarter Theatre Center Announces Complete 2012-2013 Season by Bethany Rickwald

The McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, New Jersey has announced its full 2012-2013 season. Opening the season will be a McCarter commission, Christopher Durang's new Chekhov-inspire…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:58PM

The Bikinis, Pop Musical About a Girl Group, Will Twist Into Goodspeed's Season This Summer by Kenneth Jones

Goodspeed Musicals has stuffed The Bikinis — a musical bursting with pop standards from the '60s and '70s — to its 2012 season at the Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, CT.…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:57PM

O'Neill's Music Theater Conference Selects When We Met, String, A Good Man and The ToyMaker by Adam Hetrick

When We Met, String, A Good Man and The ToyMaker are the four new musicals that will be developed this summer by the Tony Award-winning Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Music…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:55PM

John Tartaglia, Drew Lachey, Tom Alan Robbins Set for Reading of PLOP, 5/7 by BroadwayWorld

Canton Theatrical will present a special staged reading of Damon Intrabartolos PLOP, with music supervision by Ethan Popp SMASH, Motown, Rock of Ages and directed by Anthony J. Cantalupo. PL…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:52PM

WICKED at Earth Day 2012 by Wicked

WICKED at Earth Day 2012 WICKED celebrates Earth Day. For information about WICKED, visit us at: http://www.wickedthemusical.com Connect with us! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Wicke…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:51PM

Chad Kimball, Guy Burnet to Lead 59E59 Theaters' MURDER IN THE FIRST by BroadwayWorld

Partial casting was today announced for Dan Gordons MURDER IN THE FIRST, coming to 59E59 Theaters.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:46PM

John Davidson to Appear in The Fantasticks 48 Years After Starring in Film Adaptation by Broadway.com

John Davidson will join the cast of The Fantasticks as Henry on June 1 at off-Broadway's Snapple Theatre Center. Davidson, who starred as Matt in the 1964 TV adaptation of the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:44PM

THE FANTASTICKS Film's John Davidson to Play 'Henry' Off-Broadway in June by BroadwayWorld

John Davidson, who starred as Matt in the 1964 Hallmark Hall of Fame version of The Fantasticks, will join the cast of the Off-Broadway production of The Fantasticks for a limited engagement…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PM

Thomas Sadoski Rejoins Other Desert Cities by Other Desert Cities

Thomas Sadoski will return to the role of Tripp Wyeth in Jon Robin Baitz’s critically acclaimed new play OTHER DESERT CITIES, directed by Joe Mantello, beginning Tuesday, May 8 at 7 pm at …

SOURCE: nofeebroadway.com at 04:37PM

Nick Jonas, Ricky Martin, Audra McDonald & More Celebrate at Easter Bonnet Competition by Broadway.com

The 26th annual Easter Bonnet Competition was quite the starry event, as the fundraiser pulled in over $3 million for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Held on April 24 at the Minskoff Thea…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:31PM

Going for 2012 Tony Gold! Handicapping the Race for Best Featured Actress in a Play by Broadway.com

It’s almost Tony time, and let's face it: We’re obsessed! In anticipation of the 2012 Tony nominations, which will be announced on May 1, the Broadway.com editorial staff clo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:31PM

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Nice Work If You Can Get It — A-Oh, Kay! by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of Nice Work If You Can Get It.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:22PM

InDepth InterView: Stephen Flaherty Talks NY Pops JOURNEY ON Gala, Plus RAGTIME, ROCKY & More by Pat Cerasaro

Today we are continuing BroadwayWorlds exclusive multi-part InDepth InterView series focusing on the New York Pops 29th Birthday Gala concert celebrating the music and musicals of Lynn Ahren…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:17PM

Works by Adam Gwon, Ray Leslee, Bryan Putnam Set for 2012 National Music Theater Conference by Andy Propst

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center has announced the four pieces that will be developed and presented at the 2012 National Music Theater Conference, running June 20 - July 13 in Waterfor…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:17PM

I’ve Got a Crush On You! Matthew Broderick, Kelli O’Hara & More Celebrate Opening Night of Nice Work If You Can Get It by Broadway.com

On April 24, Matthew Broderick, Kelli O’Hara and the cast of Nice Work If You Can Get It put on their dancing shoes and took their official opening night bows on the Great White Way. T…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:13PM

‘The Fantasticks’ at Vienna Theatre Company by Doug Poms by Doug Poms

The Fantasticks has the distinction of being the longest-running musical in history (the original Off-Broadway production ran a whopping 17,162 performances between 1960 and 2002, not includ…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:11PM

My Grocery Store Used to be a Vaudeville House! by Trav S.D.

I just learned that my local grocery store used to be a vaudeville house! From the Sept. 18, 2008 New York Sun: “The white terra-cotta-clad C-Town supermarket on the north side of 9th …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:10PM

Second Season of "Boss," With Kelsey Grammer, Jonathan Groff, Sanaa Lathan, Kicks Off Aug. 17 by Andrew Gans

The Golden Globe-nominated STARZ series "Boss," which stars Tony nominee and Golden Globe winner Kelsey Grammer as fictional Chicago Mayor Tom Kane, will kick off its second season…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:08PM

Word of Mouth Review: "Nice Work If You Can Get It" starring Matthew Broderick by Broadway.com

Word of Mouth Review: "Nice Work If You Can Get It" starring Matthew Broderick Get tickets to "Nice Work If You Can Get It": http://www.broadway.com/shows/nice-work-if-y…

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Show Clips: "The Columnist" starring John Lithgow by Broadway.com

Show Clips: "The Columnist" starring John Lithgow Get tickets to "The Columnist": http://www.broadway.com/shows/columnist/ In Manhattan Theatre Club's "The Col…

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On the Scene: "The Lion King" Celebrates Broadway Milestones by Broadway.com

Within the past month, "The Lion King" celebrated several production milestones including becoming the sixth longest-running show in Broadway history, becoming the highest-grossing Broadway …

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:01PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Show Clips: "The Lyons" starring Linda Lavin by Broadway.com

Show Clips: "The Lyons" starring Linda Lavin Get tickets to "The Lyons": http://www.broadway.com/shows/lyons/ Tony winners Linda Lavin and Dick Latessa return to Broadw…

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Opening Night: "A Streetcar Named Desire" on Broadway by Broadway.com

It was a rainy night in Manhattan on April 22, but the weather inside the Broadhurst Theatre was balmy as the New Orleans-set classic "A Streetcar Named Desire" opening on Broadway. The star…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:52PM

Word of Mouth Review: "The Lyons" starring Linda Lavin by Broadway.com

Word of Mouth Review: "The Lyons" starring Linda Lavin Get tickets to "The Lyons": http://www.broadway.com/shows/lyons/ Nicky Silver's "The Lyons" roars o…

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Meet the Cast of The Scottsboro Boys by The Old Globe

Meet the Cast of The Scottsboro Boys The Old Globe presents the West Coast Premiere of The Scottsboro Boys, the critically acclaimed musical about an infamous chapter in American history.&n…

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Boy's Life: Backstage at "Peter and the Starcatcher" with Adam Chanler-Berat, Episode 2 by Broadway.com

Boy's Life: Backstage at "Peter and the Starcatcher" with Adam Chanler-Berat, Episode 2 Get tickets to "Peter and the Starcatcher": http://www.broadway.com/shows/pet…

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John Davidson to Join Off-Broadway's The Fantasticks by Sarah Moore

John Davidson, the celebrated actor who starred as Matt in the 1964 Hallmark Hall of Fame version of The Fantasticks, will join the cast of the Off-Broadway production of The Fantasticks on…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:47PM

Word of Mouth Review: "Ghost" by Broadway.com

Word of Mouth Review: "Ghost" Get tickets to "Ghost": http://www.broadway.com/shows/ghost/ Beloved film romance "Ghost" has been reinvented for the stage, and…

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Building the New Play Map Version 3.0: Update # 3 by HowlRound

Last week we wrapped up the third of four total sprints devoted to building version 3.0 of the New Play Map. Find the first two updates here and here. Our goals for the week were: To complet…

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Siegfried (Metropolitan Opera) by Robert Walport

It would be difficult not to argue that the Metropolitan Opera's new Ring Cycle seems to be getting worse as it goes along. "Das Rheingold" led the cycle off with a bang, "Die Walküre" purr…

SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 03:32PM

The Boy Who Would Be Peter Pan by Michael Portantiere

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER When they are well done, so called “prequels” can serve as highly entertaining and intriguing adjuncts to beloved classics. Though prequels are far more…

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PHOTO CALL: Laura Osnes, Tony Goldwyn and Patrick Page Sing The Sound of Music at Carnegie Hall by Matthew Blank

Carnegie Hall's concert presentation of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music played the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage April 24 at 8 PM.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PM

A Digital Tempest | Canada 3.0 Conference 2012 by Stratford Shakespeare Festival

A Digital Tempest | Canada 3.0 Conference 2012 Stratford Shakespeare Festival actors participated in the world's first real-time performance capture of a Shakespearean scene at the 2012…

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John Davidson Will Join Off-Broadway's Fantasticks in June by Adam Hetrick

Veteran stage and screen actor John Davidson, who appeared as the Boy in the 1964 television presentation of The Fantasticks, will recall the limelight of yesteryear as Henry, The Old Actor …

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:28PM

Glee Poll: Which Couple Do You Hope Stays Together After Graduation Day? by Broadway.com

 Glee paid tribute to the late Whitney Houston on the April  25 episode by performing seven of the Grammy winner’s signature love songs. The episode seemed to be all about lo…

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Summer Sublet Series at HERE by NYTE Small Press

This item is from Micky Weller HERE is currently accepting applications to our Summer Sublet Series – this hybrid performance series offers bold artists space for up to one week for techni…

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Q&A: Pulitzer Prize Winner David Auburn on His New Play, 'The Columnist'

In a city where influence and the perception of it remain some of the most important currency one can have, newspaperman and columnist Joseph Alsop wielded plenty of both in Washington, D.C.…

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Becca Blackwell, Erin Markey to Join Carmelita Tropicana in Post Plastica by Sarah Moore

PS 122 and El Museo del Barrio will present Post Plastica at El Museo del Barrio, a collaboration between Carmelita Tropicana and her sister, the award-winning writer-director Ela Troyano. P…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:18PM

David Sedaris to Play Minnapolis' State Theatre in November by Bethany Rickwald

Hennepin Theatre Trust's State Theatre is set to present author and humorist David Sedaris, November 10 at 8 pm. Sedaris is one of America's pre-eminent humor writers and has more…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:13PM

Andre De Shields, Bill Irwin, Everett Quinton Set for La Mama's 50th Anniversary Celebration by Bethany Rickwald

La MaMa E.T.C. is set to present La MaMa 50 Big Bash, a celebration of its 50th anniversary, June 24 at 6pm at NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Michael Mayer will direct,…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:09PM

Sneak Peek - Megan Hilty Sings 'I'm Goin' Down' on SMASH by BroadwayWorld

On Monday night's episode of NBC's musical drama SMASH entitled 'Tech', as Rebecca Duvall Uma Thurman gets ready to take center stage when Bombshell goes on the road to Boston, it looks like…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:06PM

"La MaMa 50 Big Bash" Will Honor Shubert Organization's Philip J. Smith and Robert E. Wankel by Adam Hetrick

La MaMa will celebrate its downtown theatrical history June 24 with a special 50th anniversary celebration, honoring the Shubert Organization's Philip J. Smith and Robert E. Wankel with …

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Ricky Martin to Host Obama Fundraiser, 5/14 by BroadwayWorld

Ricky Martin, currently starring in the new revival of EVITA, will host a fundraising event on May 14th to support the re-election of President Barack Obama. Univision's Primer Impacto annou…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:05PM

STAGE TUBE: First Look - Uma Thurman Sings as Marilyn on SMASH! by Stage Tube

On the Monday, April 30 episode of NBC's SMASH entitled 'Tech', Bombshell moves to Boston. Ivy Megan Hilty faces trouble as Derek Jack Davenport finds himself drawn ever closer to Rebecca Du…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:04PM

THE SCREENING ROOM: Uma Thurman Sings "Happy Birthday" on Upcoming "Smash" (Video) by Michael Gioia

Academy Award nominee Uma Thurman guest stars on the April 30 episode of NBC's "Smash," which is entitled "Tech." Here is a clip of her singing "Happy Birthday&q…

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BWW TV: Inside Opening Night of NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT with Kelli O'Hara, Matthew Broderick, and More! by BroadwayWorld TV

The new musical comedy NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, with music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and a book by two-time Tony Award-winner Joe DiPietro, opened last night, April …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:01PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Chad Kimball, Guy Burnet to Star in 59E59's Production of Murder in the First by Dan Gordon by Bethany Rickwald

Preliminary casting has been announced for Dan Gordon's Murder in the First, to run May 25-July 1 at 59E59 Theaters is set to present . Michael Parva will direct the production. Inspi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:58PM

Lisa Dillon, Stephen Mangan to Star in Royal Court's Birthday by Dan Bacalzo

Lisa Dillon and Stephen Mangan will star in the Royal Court Theatre's production of Joe Penhall's new play, Birthday, according to WhatsOnStage.com. Roger Michell will direct the p…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:56PM

Review: 'Columnist' on Broadway is engaging but never goes beyond what's fit to print by Chris Jones

It's not hard to see why John Lithgow was attracted to the role of Joseph Alsop, portraying a syndicated newspaper columnist whose incomparable influence lasted for some four decades. John L…

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Theatre Review: The Game of Love and Chance is a missed opportunity by Jesse Kinos-Goodin

Pierre Marivaux’s The Game of Love and Chance (1730) is situation comedy raised to its highest power.

SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 02:50PM

A New Leader, and Maybe Direction, for 'Smash' by Bill Carter

NBC chose an executive producer of "Gossip Girl" to be the guiding creative hand on "Smash," signaling that the show's future may lie more in its soap opera elements than its inside look at …

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Porgy and Bess’ Lisa Nicole Wilkerson on Her Journey from Track Star to Dancing Diva by Broadway.com

For the latest Gotta Dance! profile, Broadway.com gets insight into the life of a Broadway gypsy courtesy of Lisa Nicole Wilkerson, Porgy and Bess’ eye-catching dancer. An only child f…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:45PM

Melanie La Barrie on the Fun of Starring in London's Monster Hit Matilda by Matt Wolf

Winner of seven 2012 Olivier Awards, Matilda isn’t just about a literary-minded tot and a battle-axe of a headmistress (Bertie Carvel's Miss Trunchbull). The supporting cast of Mat…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:45PM

Broadway newcomers among few productions with increased sales

Spring break was not enough to keep Broadway's gross ticket sales afloat this week as overall earnings fell by nearly $3.5 million through the week ending April 22 — the lowest sales h…

SOURCE: Ticket News at 02:41PM

Karen Black Set for Extension Performances of Why We Have a Body by Bethany Rickwald

The Rainbow Theatre Company's currently running production of Why We Have a Body by Claire Chafee has been extended through May 6 at Edgemar Center for the Arts. Tanna Frederick direct…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:40PM

Connecticut Arts Groups gets $1.15 Million From NEA Grants by Frank Rizzo

14 Groups Receive Funding National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman announced today that the NEA plans to award 928 grants totaling $77.17 million to not-for-profit…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:36PM

Chad Kimball to Star in Dan Gordon's Murder in the First Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Chad Kimball will appear in the Off-Broadway production of Dan Gordon's courtroom drama "Murder in the First," based on his 1995 film, which will begin perfo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:36PM

AWARDS by Broadway's Best Shows

Award season for Broadway has arrived! Below you will find a one-stop destination for all the nominees, winners, and important dates for the Outer Critics Circle Awards, the Drama League Awa…

SOURCE: nofeebroadway.com at 02:34PM

The Noel Coward Cabaret Award by Sandi Durell

By: Russ Weatherford The Noel Coward Cabaret Award was presented April 24th at the Laurie Beechman Theatre to the MAC and Bistro Award Winner Jeff Harnar.  The annual award is presented by …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:32PM

A Display of New Plays at SCR’s Pacific Festival by Julio Martinez

South Coast Repertory's literary manager Kelly L. Miller provides a preview of coming attractions at SCR's Pacific PlaywrightsFestival, which culminates next weekend with five staged reading…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:31PM

First Look at Wagner College Theatre’s Goddess Wheel (Photos) by Chris Luner

Last week, Wagner College Theatre opened the World Premiere of the new musical Goddess Wheel. The musical, featuring music by Galt MacDermot (Hair) with book and lyrics by Matty Selman, ra…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 02:31PM

“Nice Work If You Can Get It” by Kevin Daly

  Nice Work If You Can Get It isn’t particularly groundbreaking and it feels like the sort of show you’ve seen time and again (fans of My One and Only and Crazy for You will…

SOURCE: Theatre Aficionado at Large at 02:24PM

Mark Rylance to Perform in 2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony by BroadwayWorld

The Telegraph reports that Tony Award winner Mark Rylance will perform at the opening ceremony for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:20PM

Ten-Actor Into the Woods Added to McCarter Theatre Center's Upcoming Season by Andrew Gans

McCarter Theatre Center has announced the final two productions of its 2012-13 season: Elevator Repair Service’s production of The Select (The Sun Also Rises) and Stephen Sondheim and …

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:20PM

A European import succeeds in Edmonton by William Rankin

The themes of Beethoven’s only opera are ably delivered in seldom-staged production

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:19PM

Debby Boone to Star in Reflections of Rosemary at La Mirada Theatre by Sarah Moore

Debby Boone, most well-known as the singer of the famous song "You Light Up My Life," will star in Reflections of Rosemary at La Mirada Theatre on May 19 at 2pm and 8pm. Reflectio…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:19PM

Mark Chambers, Brad DePlanche to Star in Florida Rep's The Mystery of Irma Vep by Sarah Moore

Florida Repertory Theatre's final show in its 2011-2012 season will be Charles Ludlam's The Mystery of Irma Vep, a spoof of classic melodrama, to run May 1-20 with an opening on Ma…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:15PM

Drama Desk Nominations to Be Streamed Live Online, 4/27 by BroadwayWorld

Nominations for the 57th Annual Drama Desk Awards will be announced at a news conference on Friday, April 27, 2011, at 930 AM at Feinsteins at the Loews Regency, 540 Park Avenue at 61st Stre…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:10PM

Cirque du Soleil Channels Michael Jackson In Energetic Arena Show by Frank Rizzo

  Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageHow do you merge the music and dancing of Michael Jackson with the performers of Cirque du Soleil?

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:10PM

Lonely, I'm Not by Doug Marino

You'll certainly not be lonely in the cozy Theatre @ 43rd Street watching Paul Weitz' world premier comedy at Second Stage but you may be tad bored after about an hour or so.  The strik…

SOURCE: Act Three - The Reviews at 02:08PM

Spiegelworld to Hold Empire Dress Rehearsal in Las Vegas Before Settling in New York by Bethany Rickwald

Spiegelworld is set to present a special dress rehearsal of Empire in Las Vegas before it moves to its permanent home in New York City, May 13 at the Absinthe Spiegelworld tent at Caesars Pa…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:07PM

BWW TV: DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER- Performance Highlights! by BroadwayWorld TV

Roundabout Theatre Company in association with Damian Arnold, presents the Broadway premiere of Marc Camoletti's classic farce Don't Dress For Dinner, starring Ben Daniels as Robert, Patrici…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:03PM

Filskit Blog: Oh we do like to be beside the seaside! by Filskit Theatre

Brighton Fringe 2012 in numbers: 3 weeks 675 events 193 venues 155 free events 3,475 performances Thousands of participants 1 million visitors to Brighton in May The Olympics aren’t the on…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:01PM

National Theatre Live to Present Encore Screenings of Richard Bean's One Man, Two Guvnors by Bethany Rickwald

National Theatre Live will present encore screenings of Richard Bean's One Man, Two Guvnors, a comedy based on Carlo Goldoni's The Servant of Two Masters, at select theaters in the…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Exclusive Photos! Backstage and Onstage With Laura Osnes & Co. at the Carnegie Hall Sound of Music Concert by Broadway.com

Those famous hills were definitely alive with The Sound of Music at a starry April 25 concert at Carnegie Hall. The benefit performance of the beloved Rodgers & Hammerstein musical starr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:52PM

Three-Time Tony Nominee David Yazbek to Go Solo at Joe's Pub May 30 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-nominated songwriter David Yazbek will offer an evening of music from his album "Evil Monkey Man" May 30 at Joe's Pub.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:50PM

Broadway review: ‘The Columnist’

Joseph Alsop and his brother, Stewart, were kingpins of the opinion pages after World War II, when syndicated columnists meant fear and respect in an era before the Internet empowered everyo…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:49PM

A Few of Hayden's "Favorite Things" - Godspell Cast of 2032 Audition by Godspell

A Few of Hayden's "Favorite Things" - Godspell Cast of 2032 Audition Hayden (age 9) wrote an original song for her Godspell Cast of 2032 Audition. From: BwayGodspell Views: 37…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:48PM

Photo Coverage: Inside the GHOST Gypsy Robe Ceremony! by Walter McBride

A long-standing opening night tradition on the Great White Way, the fabled Gypsy Robe is bestowed upon a veteran Broadway chorus member for each opening production. In what has now become a …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:46PM

The Columnist

Legit Reviews||Broadway: Supported by a solid cast, John Lithgow finds the humanity in this irascible, obsessive and quite unlikable demigod.

SOURCE: Variety at 01:41PM

Coming Attractions in Underground Music: May 2012 by David Cooper

May brings a solid selection of shows. The highlights are definitely Pole, Black Dice and Grass Widow. Have fun out there!   By David Cooper.   Pole, Ricardo Donoso. At the Goethe-…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:36PM

Ruined, Cate Blanchett, Euan Morton, Hairspray Among 2012 Helen Hayes Award Winners by Kenneth Jones

The 28th Annual Helen Hayes Awards, honoring excellence in Washington, DC-area professional theatre, were handed out April 23 at the Warner Theatre. Ruined, Hairspray, Charlotte's Web an…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:34PM

Regional Theater Review: BROWNIE POINTS (Lamb’s Players in San Diego) by Milo Shapiro

POINTS FOR THE RICH MIX IN BROWNIE Five women consider themselves to be friends because their daughters are in the same Girl Scouts troupe.  The bond they share should have been enough to p…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:30PM

Review: Nice Work If You Can… Anyone? Bueller? by The Mick

We’ve all done it. We’ve all asked a question, and, when met with resounding silence, recycled that age-old (stale-as-shit) Ferris Bueller joke. We maybe even felt like assholes afterwar…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 01:30PM

Soul Sister – review by Michael Hann

Hackney Empire, LondonOn the strength of her performance as Tina Turner in this new jukebox musical, Emi Wokoma needn't worry about whether she's going to be able to pay the rent for the for…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:23PM

Glee Whitey Houston Tribute Episode - Season 3 Episode 17 - Full Episode Recap - POTENTiALcelebrity by DanceOn

Glee Whitey Houston Tribute Episode - Season 3 Episode 17 - Full Episode Recap - POTENTiALcelebrity Glee's season 3 episode "Dance with Somebody" pays tribute to Whitney Houst…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:21PM

MTC’s THE COLUMNIST Opens Tonight, John Lithgow Profiled by the Associated Press by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Manhattan Theatre Club’s world premiere of THE COLUMNIST by David Auburn, directed Daniel Sullivan, opens tonight at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street) starring John…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 01:13PM

Fiona Shaw to hail choreographer Pina Bausch in BBC radio show by Matthew Hemley

Actress Fiona Shaw will reveal how Pina Bausch has influenced her own acting technique as part of a documentary exploring the German choreographer's legacy.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:08PM

Quote for the Ages by Rob Weinert-Kendt

"Art is rarely ever the ideal forum for getting one's point across. People who chose the so-called 'shock' route do it because it's the one with greatest likelihood of taking you where you i…

SOURCE: The Wicked Stage at 01:07PM

Asmeret Ghebremichael and Michael James Scott Star in Fingerlickin' Fierce by Sarah Moore

Fingerlickin' Fierce, a one-night-only event with Broadway veterans Michael James Scott and Asmeret Ghebremichael (of The Book of Mormon), will take place at The Canal Room on Monday, M…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:06PM

PHOTO FLASH: Nick Jonas, Ricky Martin, Audra McDonald,at Easter Bonnet Competition by Tristan Fuge

The finale of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' 26th annual Easter Bonnet Competition was held on Tuesday, April 24 at the Minskoff Theatre, celebrating six weeks of fundraising by Bro…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:05PM

From Shakespeare to Gershwin

'NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT'

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Broadway’s “Leap of Faith” Opens Tomorrow, April 26 by Kelly Guiod

Broadway’s LEAP OF FAITH opens tomorrow night, Thursday, April 26 at 6 PM at The St. James Theatre, 246 West 44th Street.  Four-time Tony nominee Raúl Esparza leads the company, along wi…

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Nick Jonas, Christie Brinkley and More to Be Honored at 2012 Broadway Beacon Awards by BroadwayWorld

Inside Broadways 2012 Broadway Beacon Awards will be held at 600PM on Monday, June 4th, 2012 at the Hudson Theatre in the Millennium Broadway Hotel in the heart of Times Square at 145 West 4…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:59PM

Ticket Offer: The Sunshine Boys for £20 at the Savoy Theatre by A Younger Theatre

It’s not every day you get to see the duo of Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths working their stuff on the London stage, so thanks to our friends at AKA, we can offer A Younger Theatre…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:58PM

How to Play the People in a Musical about a “Ghost” by Mark Blankenship

Bryce Pinkham and Da’Vine Joy Randolph shape Broadway roles “I get scared every night. Every single night.” So says Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who’s playing psychic …

SOURCE: TDF at 12:58PM

V.C.U. Turns to Steven Holl Architects for New Arts Center by Robin Pogrebin

The university unveiled the design for a new $32 million Institute for Contemporary Art that it hopes will be part exhibition and performance space, part lab and incubator.

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Tracy Shayne Returns to Broadway's Chicago as Roxie Hart by Broadway.com

Tracey Shayne will return to Chicago as merry murderess Roxie Hart beginning April 28 at the Ambassador Theatre. Shayne takes over the role from Christie
 Brinkley, who will play her final…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:47PM

Off Broadway Alliance Announces Nominees for Second Annual Awards by David Sheward

"Once," "SILENCE," and "Tribes" among the nominees for the Off-Broadway award, Edward Albee and Kathleen Chalfant also honored.

SOURCE: Backstage at 12:45PM

Three Years After Broadway, Spring Awakening Rocks NYC Public School by Adam Hetrick

The Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening, the darkly soulful coming-of-age tale that ended its acclaimed Broadway run in 2009, returns to New York this week, this time in a Manhattan …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:44PM

How to Devise a Theater Work in the Middle of Yards Park by Sophia Bushong

Making theater in unconventional locations poses unconventional challenges. Like algae growing in your performance space, for example, or unseasonably cold rainstorms and the ambient noise o…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 12:42PM

Snapshot | Nicole Ari Parker: Nicole Ari Parker on ‘Streetcar Named Desire’ by Steven McElroy

Nicole Ari Parker, a veteran of TV and film, talks about taking on one of the American stage’s famed roles, Blanche in the Broadway revival of “A Streetcar Named Desire.”

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Highlights From Don't Dress For Dinner on Broadway

Roundabout Theatre Company has opened the door to the Broadway premiere of Marc Camoletti's sex farce Don't Dress for Dinner, a sequel to Boeing-Boeing, at the American Airli…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:41PM

Steven Cosson to Direct Mr. Burns, a post-electric play by Sarah Moore

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Mr. Burns, a post-electric play by Anne Washburn and directed by Steven Cosson of the Civilians. The play will run May 28-Ju…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:37PM

Tony Winner Mark Rylance to Perform at 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony by Broadway.com

Two-time Tony winner Mark Rylance will appear in the upcoming opening ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics, according to the Telegraph. Rylance will read a speech from Shakespeare&rsq…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:34PM

Ron Cephas Jones, Omar Koury, Steven Rattazzi Set for Red Bull's The Renegado by Bethany Rickwald

Red Bull Theater is set to present a reading of Philip Massinger's The Renegado, to be presented at Theatre at St. Clement's on Monday, April 30 at 7:30pm. Craig Baldwin will dire…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:34PM

Watch Seminar's Jerry O'Connell Obsess Over The Real Housewives of New Jersey on New York Live by Broadway.com

Seminar star Jerry O’Connell may himself be a big Broadway celeb, but even he gets star-struck sometimes! The actor could not stop gushing about getting to meet the cast members of The…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:31PM

Tracy Shayne to Join CHICAGO as Roxie Hart, 4/28 by BroadwayWorld

Beginning Saturday, April 28, 2012, CHICAGO will welcome Tracy Shayne to the role of merry murderess Roxie Hart.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:29PM

Nick Jonas and Christie Brinkley Among Honorees at Inside Broadway's 2012 Broadway Beacon Awards by Michael Gioia

Inside Broadway's 2012 Broadway Beacon Awards will be held June 4 at the Hudson Theatre in the Millennium Broadway Hotel. How to Succeed's Nick Jonas and Chicago's Christie Brink…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:29PM

News: Live Tweeting: WOS Outing to An Instinct for Kindness

Tonight (25 April 2012) Whatsonstage.com Club members attend an Outing to the West End transfer of An Instinct For Kindness, which premiered to acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2011 and ha…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:27PM

Photo Coverage: Megan Hilty, Justin Long & Raven-Symone Announce Drama League Nominations! by Walter McBride

Yesterday, April 25, Broadway newcomer Raven-Symon joined Drama League nominee Megan Hilty and Justin Long as co-host to announce The 2012 Drama League Nominees for Distinguished Production …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:27PM

Clearview's Ziegfeld Theatre to Screen Company, Starring Neil Patrick Harris by Dan Bacalzo

Clearview's Ziegfeld Theatre, in New York City, will screen the film version of the New York Philharmonic's concert presentation of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:25PM

Christopher J. Hanke Joins Broadway Cast Members Patrick Breen and Luke MacFarlane in The Normal Heart Tour by Broadway.com

How to Succeed vet Christopher J. Hanke will join cast members from the 2011 Tony Award-winning revival of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart in the show’s upcoming national tour. T…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:22PM

The Columnist, Friedman Theatre, New York

John Lithgow labours as a gay pundit exposed but finds a character of diminishing interest, Brendan Lemon writes

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Written on the Heart, Duchess Theatre, London

David Edgar’s drama about the King James Bible brings vividly to life a distant debate about power and belief , writes Sarah Hemming

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Written on the Heart, Duchess Theatre, London

David Edgar's drama about the King James Bible brings vividly to life a distant debate about power and belief , writes Sarah Hemming

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PHOTO CALL: The 2012 Easter Bonnet Competition in Performance by Matthew Blank

The 26th annual Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Easter Bonnet Competition raised $3,677,855 in six weeks of nightly curtain-call appeals, the third-highest total in the history of the even…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:20PM

Chicago Theater Review: THE MARCH (Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago) by Dan Zeff

THE LONG MARCH E. L. Doctorow’s The March was a fine Civil War novel and likely would make an excellent motion picture, but as a play it has problems. The ambitious adaptation at the Stepp…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:19PM

Constantine Maroulis & Andrea McArdle Headline Reading of Air Supply Musical Lost in Love by Broadway.com

Given the success of Mamma Mia! and Jersey Boys, it’s not surprising that a musical featuring the smooth pop of 1980s Australian hit-makers Air Supply is in the works. On April 23, an …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM

8 Flavahz ABDC 7 - Favorite Crews - America's Best Dance Crew by DanceOn

8 Flavahz ABDC 7 - Favorite Crews - America's Best Dance Crew America's Best Dance Crew (ABDC) season 7 crew 8 Flavahz tells us who their favorite crews of ABDC past are! Backstage…

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Anna Deavere Smith revisits "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992" by Reed Johnson

Anna Deavere Smith's one-woman docu-play "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992" is among the most durable artworks to emerge from the ashes of L.A.'s 1992 riots. Based on hours of interviews with abo…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:15PM

George Street Playhouse to Present An Initmate Evening with Marlo Thomas by Bethany Rickwald

George Street Playhouse will present An Intimate Evening with Marlo Thomas, June 2 at 8pm. Artistic director David Saint will be the evening's host. The event will benefit the Playhou…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:13PM

Thomas Blake to Direct World Premiere of Terminator Too, Judgment Play by Bethany Rickwald

Point Break Live! director Thomas Blake is set to direct the world premiere of Terminator Too, Judgment Play, June 23-August 11 at Santos Party House. Terminator Too, Judgment Play is an in…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:11PM

Gossip Girl's Josh Safran Joins Smash as New Showrunner by Broadway.com

NBC’s Broadway-themed series Smash has tapped Gossip Girl executive producer Josh Safran to serve as the show's new executive producer for season two, according to Deadline.co…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:07PM

JERSEY BOYS breaks 2nd box office record in New Zealand, plays 1,000th performance in Australasia on April 26. Tickets go on sale in Adelaide April 3 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

JERSEY BOYS has smashed the all-time box office record for a second week of sales by taking more than $NZ 1.9 million gross, beating previous records by over $NZ 500,000.  This phenomenal d…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:03PM

Christie Brinkley, Nick Jonas to Be Honored at Broadway Beacon Awards by Dan Bacalzo

Christie Brinkley, currently starring on Broadway in Chicago, and Nick Jonas, currently headlining How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, will be honored at Inside Broadway's…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:01PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Tracy Shayne to Join Broadway's Chicago by Sarah Moore

Tracy Shayne will star as Roxie Hart in the record-breaking Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning musical Chicago, at the Ambassador Theatre beginning Saturday, April 28. Shayne'…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:58AM

Stephen Gracia Short Plays FOR THE PRETTIEST ONE and DISCOMFORTURE Set for Dialogue with Three Chords Production on April 26 by BroadwayWorld

Dialogue with Three Chords will present two brand new short plays from playwright Stephen Gracia: “For the Prettiest One” and “Discomfiture” on April 26 at 8pm, at the "Den at Denneh…

SOURCE: offoffbroadway.broadwayworld.com at 11:53AM

Photo Coverage: THE SOUND OF MUSIC Takes Carnegie Hall - Laura Osnes, Brooke Shields & More! by Linda Lenzi

Last night, April 24, Carnegie Hall presented its gala benefit performance of The Sound of Music in the Stern AuditoriumPerelman Stage. The cast was led by Laura Osnes Maria Rainer, Tony Gol…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:51AM

Dialogue with Three Chords presents an evening of plays and poetry by Stephen Gracia

Join us for two new plays by Stephen Gracia, the music of Ridley Parson, and a poetry reading by Upset Press author Jenny Husk!

SOURCE: stephengracia.org at 11:50AM

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 4/25-THE SECRET GARDEN by Stage Tube

Today in 1991, The Secret Garden opened at the St. James Theatre, where it ran for 709 performances.The Secret Garden is a musical based on the 1911 novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:44AM

Group sales offices to merge

Legit News: GSBO, Key Brand join for legit ticketing

SOURCE: Variety at 11:43AM

Patrick Breen, Luke MacFarlane and Christopher J. Hanke to Lead THE NORMAL HEART National Tour by BroadwayWorld

Arena Stage today announced initial casting for its limited engagement of THE NORMAL HEART, which will run June 8 to July 29, 2012 and will coincide with AIDS 2012, the biennial internationa…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:38AM

Tracy Shayne Will Succeed Christie Brinkley in Broadway's Chicago by Andrew Gans

Tracy Shayne, whose Broadway credits include The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, A Chorus Line and Fosse, will step into the role of Roxie Hart in the Tony-winning revival of Chicago …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:34AM

Anthony Neilson, Simon Stephens Set for Utopia by Sarah Moore

Soho Theatre and Live Theatre are have announced the writing team behind new writing project Utopia, which will play at Newcastle's Live Theatre May 31 through June 16, and then at Lond…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:30AM

Sarah Jessica Parker, others join Obama arts education push by David Ng

The Obama administration has enlisted a handful of prominent screen actors -- including Sarah Jessica Parker, Kerry Washington, Forest Whitaker and Alfre Woodard -- to help promote Turnaroun…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:30AM

Easter Bonnet Competition Pulls in $3.6 Million for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS by Loganne

The 26th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition raised $3,677,855, the result of six weeks of intensive fundraising for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS by 51 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national…

SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:29AM

Circle Theatre Announces Casting for Ethan Coen's Almost An Evening by Andy Propst

Circle Theatre has announced casting for Ethan Coen's Almost An Evening, to run June 2 - July 1. J. Christopher brown will direct and server as scenic designer for the production. Coe…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:26AM

Dudu Fisher, Elie Wiesel, Lori Wilner Set for Folksbiene's Neil Sedaka Tribute by Bethany Rickwald

Folksbiene has announced plans to present a gala concert honoring singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, to be held June 12 at 7:30pm at The Town Hall. Musical direction will be by Zalmen Mlotek. …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:24AM

Making Noise Quietly

Legit Reviews||Abroad: The mesmerizing acting of such exquisite writing holds the audience rapt throughout.

SOURCE: Variety at 11:23AM

Patrick Breen Will Be Ned Weeks in Normal Heart Tour; Luke MacFarlane, Christopher J. Hanke Also Cast by Andrew Gans

Initial casting has been announced for the national tour of the 2011 Tony Award-winning production of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart — presented by special arrangement with Daryl…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:23AM

PHOTO FLASH: Matthew Broderick, Donna Murphy, Sarah Jessica Parker at Nice Work If You Can Get It Opening by Tristan Fuge

On Tuesday, April 24, the new Broadway musical Nice Work If You Can Get It opened at the Imperial Theatre with Kathleen Marshall at the helm. Opening night guests included Rob Ashford, Tony…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:20AM

Patrick Breen, Christopher J. Hanke, Luke McFarlane Set for National Tour of The Normal Heart by Brian Scott Lipton

Preliminary casting has been announced for Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart , which will launch a national tour with an engagement at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. June 8-July 29. Tony…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:18AM

Bucks County sets slate

Legit News: Regional's return season starts in July

SOURCE: Variety at 11:16AM

"Smash" Gets a New Showrunner By Way of "Gossip Girl" by Kenneth Jones

Josh Safran, an executive producer at CW's "Gossip Girl," will succeed Theresa Rebeck as "showrunner" — the person in charge of all aspects of story — for…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:14AM

S’Wonderful—“New” Gershwin musical is a Hit by Loganne

Tony winner Judy Kaye and Tony nominees Michael McGrath and Jennifer Laura Thompson join Broadway veterans Matthew Broderick and Kelli O’Hara in the new musical with an old-time charm. Wit…

SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:09AM

Solving interesting problems by Adam Thurman

That's our only rule job now . . . to solve the interesting problems. I didn't come up with that statement, but it is a very true one. To me, one of the most interesting problems we have in …

SOURCE: Mission Paradox at 11:07AM

STAGE TUBE: Julie Andrews Visits COLBERT REPORT! by Stage Tube

Stage and screen star Julie Andrews recently stoppped by 'The Colbert Report,' where she chatted about her book series The Very Fairy Princess.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:05AM

Beyonce, Sofia Vergara, Michelle Williams Among People Magazine's Most Beautiful Women by Brian Scott Lipton

People magazine will release its annual issue devoted to the world's most beautiful women on Friday, April 27. Grammy Award winner Beyonce, who played Deena Jones in the film version o…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:04AM

Why you shouldn’t eat at the same restaurant every day. by Ken Davenport

I, like a lot of folks, am a creature of habit. I’ve got my few favorite restaurants, my few favorite hotels, and even a few favorite friends. And, odds are, if I want to eat, stay or …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Off-Broadway Alliance Nominees - SILENCE! & More - Full List by BroadwayWorld

The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents and marketing firms, has announced the nominees for the 2nd Annual Off Broadwa…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:57AM

Review: The Comedy of Errors (RSC's What Country Friends Is This? season) ***

Ephesus is a dark, dangerous and violent place in Amir Nizar Zuabi’s foreboding and forbidding new production of one of Shakespeare’s sunniest plays. Death is a constant threat …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:57AM

BP sponsorship of World Shakespeare Festival draws protest by David Ng

BP's financial sponsorship of a cultural institution is once again provoking heated words in the arts community. This time, the World Shakespeare Festival has become the center of attention …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:57AM

"Glee" Star Jane Lynch Will Host Backstage at the Geffen Fundraiser Honoring Carol Burnett by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Carol Burnett will be honored at Backstage at the Geffen, which will be held June 4 at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:57AM

The Whipping Man at Theater J by Debbie Jackson

There’s a reason why The Whipping Man is becoming one of the most produced plays around — its premise of a Passover Seder among newly freed slaves raised as Jews is mind-blowing, and wit…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:53AM

Going for 2012 Tony Gold! Handicapping the Race for Best Featured Actor in a Play by Broadway.com

It’s almost Tony time, and let's face it: We’re obsessed! In anticipation of the 2012 Tony nominations, which will be announced on May 1, the Broadway.com editorial staff clo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:53AM

JEFF Awards Non-Equity Nominations - Full List and Statistics - Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre Leads with 14 Nominations by BroadwayWorld

The Jeff Awards today announced 124 nominations in 25 categories for Non-Equity Jeff Awards for productions that opened between April 1, 2011, and March 31, 2012. The Non-Equity Awards honor…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:53AM

THE COLUMNIST Clip 6 by Manhattan Theatre Club

THE COLUMNIST Clip 6 John Lithgow and Brian J. Smith in a scene from David Auburn's THE COLUMNIST, directed by Daniel Sullivan. For more information, or to purchase tickets, please vis…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:51AM

Photo Flash: More Photos From SMASH's 'Tech' Episode by BroadwayWorld

On the Monday, April 30 episode of NBC's SMASH entitled 'Tech', Bombshell moves to Boston. Ivy Megan Hilty faces trouble as Derek Jack Davenport finds himself drawn ever closer to Rebecca Du…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:50AM

PHOTO CALL: Nice Work If You Can Get It Opens On Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

A new generation of Broadway theatregoer gets exposed to the classic songs of composer George Gershwin and lyricist Ira Gershwin with the new musical Nice Work If You Can Get It — …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM

RSC targeted by anti-BP campaigners - video

Protesters from the Reclaim Shakespeare Company perform an unexpected prelude to the RSC's production of The Tempest

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:45AM

Lisa Dillon and Stephen Mangan to Star in Joe Penhall's Birthday at London's Royal Court Theatre by Mark Shenton

Stephen Mangan and Lisa Dillion will play a couple in the final tense hours as they await the arrival of their new baby in the world premiere of Joe Penhall's Birthday, which begins perf…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AM

Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID JR. is Now Available for Licensing! by Jasonc

Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, one of the most celebrated animated films of all time — and winner of two Academy Awards® (Best Music, Original Score; Best Music, Original Song, &#…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:43AM

Extra, Extra! NEWSIES Makes Headlines by Jasonc

MTI extends its best wishes to the entire cast, crew and creative team of NEWSIES for the seven nominations the show received for the 62nd annual Outer Critics Circle Awards. Hailed by Enter…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:41AM

THE COLUMNIST Clip 5 by Manhattan Theatre Club

THE COLUMNIST Clip 5 John Lithgow and Boyd Gaines in a scene from David Auburn's THE COLUMNIST, directed by Daniel Sullivan. For more information, or to purchase tickets, please visit …

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:39AM

ONCE, SILENCE, CARRIE, RENT & More Up for 2012 Off Broadway Alliance Awards; Full Nominee List by BroadwayWorld

The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents and marketing firms, has announced the nominees for the 2nd Annual Off Broadwa…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:34AM

Broadway's Cinderella May Be Enchanted By Victoria Clark, Harriet Harris and Peter Bartlett by Adam Hetrick

Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana, who will co-star in the upcoming Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, may be getting some starry company in their fairy-tale roma…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34AM

Guthrie is still taking heat over its 50th anniversary season

The theater's 2012-2013 slate of plates has nothing written or directed by a person of color and two works by white women

SOURCE: StarTribune at 10:31AM

Lili-Anne Brown, Sean Graney, Deirdre O'Connor Among 2012 Jeff Non-Equity Award Nominees by Andy Propst

The nominations for the 2012 Non-Equity Jeff Awards have been announced. The awards will be presented in a ceremony to be held on June 4 at Park West. Among the nominees is Sean Graney, wh…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:29AM

Photo Flash: Digital Theatre & Routlege Team Up for International Performing Arts Archive by BroadwayWorld

After two years of dedicated research and development, Digital Theatre in partnership with Routledge have announced the launch in the coming academic year of The Routledge Performance Archiv…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:28AM

THE COLUMNIST Clip 4 by Manhattan Theatre Club

THE COLUMNIST Clip 4 Boyd Gaines and Stephen Kunken in a scene from David Auburn's THE COLUMNIST, directed by Daniel Sullivan. For more information, or to purchase tickets, please visi…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:24AM

Photo Coverage: NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Starry Opening Night Arrivals! by Walter McBride

The new musical comedy NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, with music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and a book by two-time Tony Award-winner Joe DiPietro, opened last night, April …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:22AM

Off Broadway Alliance Awards Announced by Michael Block

The 2011-2012 Off Broadway Alliance Awards have been announced. Here they are below. Best New Musical The Blue Flower Once Queen of the Mist SILENCE! The Musical Sistas: The Musical Best …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 10:22AM

Disney's NEWSIES on Broadway! Now through August 19! by Disney on Broadway

Disney's NEWSIES on Broadway! Now through August 19! Check out the new TV spot for Disney's NEWSIES, now on Broadway through August 19! Visit http://www.newsiesthemusical.com for t…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:20AM

Lonny Price and Sheryl Kaller Among Directors for Summer Season at Bucks County Playhouse by Andrew Gans

Jed Bernstein, producing director of Pennsylvania's Bucks County Playhouse, has announced the 2012 summer season for the reopening of the landmark venue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM

IRNE post-game analysis by Thomas Garvey

As most of you know, this year marked my return to the IRNE Awards, which, as I like to say, are like sex; you never know what you're going to get, or how long it's going to take.  Usua…

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 10:18AM

BBB Video of the Week: Carrie Manolakos (formerly of MAMMA MIA!) Covers “Creep” by Radiohead by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Our Video of the Week is former MAMMA MIA! star Carrie Manolakos doing an amazing cover of Radiohead’s “Creep” at Le Poisson Rouge. Carrie’s new album Echo is now ava…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 10:11AM

One Man, Two Guv’nors by Carey Purcell

Theatre-goers, you have been warned. If you have entered the Music Box Theater to see the new comedy One Man, Two Guv’nors, you are in for much more than just watching a show. You may beco…

SOURCE: TheTheatreSource at 10:10AM

Save up to 49% on ENCORES! GENTS PREFER BLONDES w/ Megan Hilty & Rachel York! by Contests

Save up to 49 on tickets to New York City Center Encores GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES starring SMASH's Megan Hilty and Rachel York

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:06AM

Bruce Dow and Josh Young (#337) - April, 2012 by American Theatre Wing

Where do the stars from Broadway’s biggest shows stop before the curtain? The Wing’s Downstage Center. From the Stratford Shakespeare Festival to the La Jolla Playhouse to Broadway, the …

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:01AM

REVIEW: Nice Work If You Can Get It by JK

Review of the Saturday, April 7th matinee preview at the Imperial Theatre in New York City.  Starring Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Judy Kaye, Michael McGrat…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:00AM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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'Gossip Girl's' Josh Safran Takes Over as SMASH Showrunner by BroadwayWorld

According to The Hollywood Reporter, 'Gossip Girl's' EP Josh Safran will take the helm of NBC's freshman drama series SMASH. Safran will replace the show's creator Theresa Rebeck who gave up…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:59AM

Telly Leung Supports Morgan James by BroadwaySpotted

Telly Leung Supports Morgan James Telly Leung of District Godspell supports his cast mate Morgan James in the Broadway Hunger Games and urges you to do the same. From: BwaySpotted Views: 0 …

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:52AM

2012 Off Broadway Alliance Award Nominations by Jonathan Mandell

Nominees in six categories have been announced for the 2nd Annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards. The Off Broadway Alliance is an organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general mana…

SOURCE: The Faster Times at 09:51AM

The Lyons Star Michael Esper Admits His Obsessions with Record Stores, Wizards & Hologram Tupac by Broadway.com

Broadway stars know what’s hot in entertainment, fashion and pop culture, so Broadway.com decided it was high time to tap in to the after-hours obsessions of our favorite stage actors.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:49AM

Why I'm Saying Boo, Boo, Boo to "Ghost" by Jan Simpson

A lot of hard work goes into bringing a Broadway show to the stage. So every time I write about one, I try to remember all the years of study, the hours of rehearsal, the dreams of glory and…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 09:48AM

Tribeca hands out grants

Legit News: Filmmakers score coin, support

SOURCE: Variety at 09:44AM

Review: When Marlowe Mixes With Marlowe by Michael Block

A conglomeration would be an understatement to describe christopher marlowe’s chloroform dreams. This play is closer to a mix and match. Like if you decided to take a simple t-shirt, add a…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 09:44AM

Breaking News! The Columnist, Starring John Lithgow, Opens On Broadway by Broadway.com

The world premiere of David Auburn’s The Columnist celebrates its opening night April 25 at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Starring two-time Tony Award winn…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:41AM

'The Whipping Man' explores slavery and freedom

The coincidence of history brings us this little-known fact: two days after Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses Grant at Appomattox was the first night of Passover. A few days later, Presid…

SOURCE: Washington Jewish Week at 09:41AM

Martin Short -- Exclusive Opening Night Video by Nice Work If You Can Get It

Martin Short -- Exclusive Opening Night Video Martin Short talks about the power of Gershwin music on the red carpet of the opening night of NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT. From: NIceWorkBway …

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:40AM

Edward Albee, Kathleen Chalfant, Mary Louise Wilson to Receive Off Broadway Alliance Awards by Dan Bacalzo

The Off Broadway Alliance -- the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents and marketing firms -- has announced recipients for its honorary award recip…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:39AM

Once, Silence, 4000 Miles, Carrie, Rent, Sons of the Prophet Nominated for Off Broadway Alliance Awards by Andrew Gans

The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off-Broadway producers, theatres, general managers, press agents and marketing firms, has announced the nominees for the 2nd Annual Off Broadwa…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM

Marilyn Maye, Billy Stritch Set for Broadway Ballyhoo on April 26 by Bethany Rickwald

Marilyn Maye, Billy Stritch, Tricia Paoluccio, and William Blake are set to perform at Scott Siegel's Broadway Ballyhoo, April 26 at 11 pm at Feinstein's. Broadway Ballyhoo, a con…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:34AM

No Way to Stop It by Matthew Murray

Walking into Carnegie Hall on Tuesday evening for the one-night-only concert performance of The Sound of Music there, I was more than a little skeptical about what I was going to see. Though…

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 09:33AM

Stars of Vaudeville #481: Emerson and Baldwin by Trav S.D.

Eddie Emerson (Edward William McQuaid) and Jerry Baldwin had a comedy/ magic/ juggling act from around 1907 until the demise of vaudeville in 1932. Billing themselves as “Emerson and B…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:30AM

Non-equity Jeff Award nominees announced

Chicago’s vast non-Equity theater community might not be the source of solid salaries (or, in many cases, any salaries at all) for its artists. But unquestionably it is a crucial source of…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 09:24AM

Scott Caan and Lainie Kazan Will Star in World Premiere of No Way Around But Through by Andrew Gans

Falcon Theatre and The Mineral Theater Company will present the world premiere of Scott Caan's No Way Around But Through in June.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM

2012 Drama League Award Nominations Announced by Chris Luner

Luner on Theatre is BACK! And of course, we are bringing you the the theatre news you don’t only need but want to know! That being said, we are bringing back our full awards season cov…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 09:23AM

Brian Stokes Mitchell, James Barbour and Melissa Errico Will Star in Irish Rep's Oliver! Concert at the Shubert by Andrew Gans

Irish Repertory Theatre's 2012 Annual Benefit Gala, a concert performance of Lionel Bart's Oliver!, will be presented June 11 at 7 PM at Broadway's Shubert Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:13AM

Review: Late Night Gimp Fight by Veronica Aloess

It’s no surprise that a group called Late Night Gimp Fight knows how to get its audience going. Considering their risqué subject matter it’s pretty essential that they have a willing au…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:12AM

Photo Coverage: NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT - Opening Night Curtain Call! by Walter McBride

The new musical comedy NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, with music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and a book by two-time Tony Award-winner Joe DiPietro, opened last night, April …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:07AM

Kathy Griffin, John Hurt, Hugh Jackman, John Leguizamo Nominated for United Solo's UAward by Dan Bacalzo

United Solo, the world's largest solo theatre festival, has announced the nominees for its 2012 uAward. The winner will be announced at the festival's closing ceremony at Theatre R…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:05AM

Review: Funny Peculiar by Katie Angus

Trevor Tinsley is bored. He’s itching for excitement, he wants change and he wants it now. Stagnating in a shop with no customers and struggling with a spouse with no libido, he dreams of …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:02AM

Broadway Hunger Games: The Finals by BroadwaySpotted

WHO WILL BE VICTOR?!  The time has come, Citizens. I know, it has been three weeks of fun, games, and bloody battles, but we have finally arrived at the Finals of The Broadway Hunger Games.…

SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 09:00AM

Capital Sound: ‘We have Bluegrass Right Here’ by Mike Spain by Mike Spain

On April 17th, the area was treated with a true bluegrass treat when Peter Rowan, Tony Rice and the Travelin’ McCourys shared the stage to celebrate Bill Monroe at The Music Center at Stra…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Suicide Letter Love Note by Sharlene Teo

Suicide Letter Love Note is the debut comedy-drama of HeadShotInstantkill Productions, and is Writer/Director David Head’s first play; approach this performance with these provisos in mind…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:57AM

Google and Facebook piss me off! by Ken Levine

Playwright and theater director, George S. Kaufman went back to see a musical he had directed some months before. Afterwards, he sent a note to the cast that read: Rehearsal tomorrow at 10…

SOURCE: Ken Levine at 08:56AM

Olivia Newton-John to Sign LIVWISE Cookbooks at Barnes & Noble, April 27 by BroadwayWorld

This Friday, April 27th at 600 pm, Grammy Award-Winning Recording Artist amp Actress, Olivia Newton-John will be signing copies of Livwise, published by Globe-Pequot 2012 at Barnes amp Noble…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:54AM

Quotes: Al Carmines by George Hunka

One of the more interesting dimensions of the off-off-Broadway scene was how little of it actually took place in sites specifically designed as theatres. Both Joe Cino and Ellen Stewart oper…

SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 08:38AM

Fuse Dance Review — India Jazz Suites, Where Kathak and Tap Meet by Arts Fuse Editor

While jazz and classical Hindustani music, tap and kathak, share a number of striking elements, the collaboration presented in India Jazz Suites is not about "fusion."

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:33AM

The Best Man by Richard Seff

The interior of the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on Broadway is decorated to the nines with bunting, campaign photos; hoopla music is playing over the speakers; the management wants you to know…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:31AM

'Still Jewish ... After All These Years' holds universal appeal by Peter Filichia

Could the average theatergoer possibly be interested in the life of Avi Hoffman? Yes.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 08:30AM

Measure for Measure – review by Michael Billington

Shakespeare's Globe, LondonWarning: contains spoilers about the productionI know it's a cliche but it's true: foreign-language Shakespeare, necessarily an adaptation, often has a liberating …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:25AM

Jeremy Hunt defends handling of BSkyB bid process by Alistair Smith

Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has defended his behaviour in his handling of News Corporation's bid for BSkyB, insisting that he acted with "scrupulous fairness" throughout.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:23AM

Review: In Masks Outrageous and Austere at curtainup.com by William Coyle

All of Williams’ major themes are here, as is the archetype of the domineering matronly doyenne in the character of “Babe.” .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:19AM

Bonnets Full of Easter Joy by Michael Portantiere

This year's Easter Bonnet show marked the culmination of six weeks of fundraising that raised $3,677,855 to support the good works of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Here are my pix of th…

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 08:14AM

Review: Nice Work If You Can Get It at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

A shout out for everyone involved with this full of fizzle and fun new-old musical. It's best summed up by Ira Gershwin: " 's Wonderful!"

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:09AM

Feature: INTERVIEW: Corbin Bleu Is In For a Godspell by Nick Orlando

The popular star discusses taking over the role of Jesus in the Broadway revival of the beloved musical.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM

NY Review: 'Macbeth' by Ron Cohen

Aquila Theatre’s “Macbeth” is a respectable but unsurprising rendering of Shakespeare’s classic, lacking the outsized portraits that elevate the play to tragic stat…

SOURCE: Backstage at 08:00AM

NY Review: 'The Columnist' by Erik Haagensen

David Auburn’s “The Columnist,” from Manhattan Theatre Club, offers a fascinating portrait of political writer Joseph Alsop. Star John Lithgow is riveting.

SOURCE: Backstage at 08:00AM

'A Matter of Dreams' is really a meditation on religion by Peter Filichia

But it's unfocused, and possibly offensive.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 08:00AM

BWW's On This Day - April 25, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 25 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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News: Print Room's Uncle Vanya returns in June due to demand

The Print Room's current revival of Uncle Vanya, which closes on 28 April, will return for a three week run from 18 June to 7 July 2012 due to demand. Directed by Lucy Bailey using Mike Pou…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:52AM

News: Lisa Dillon joins Stephen Mangan for Penhall's Birthday at Court

Lisa Dillon will join Stephen Mangan in Joe Penhall’s new play Birthday at the Royal Court Theatre from 28 June to 4 August 2012 (previews from 22 June), it was announced today. The…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:41AM

‘A Grand Night for Singing’ at The Washington Savoyards by Don Michael Mendoza

Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals all live in our hearts as the happily ever after stories we grew up with. In Washington Savoyards’ production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein review called …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:38AM

Darcey Bussell joins BBC's Strictly as judge by Matthew Hemley

Darcey Bussell is to join BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing as a judge, replacing Alesha Dixon.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:35AM

Competition: Win Tickets to A Slow Air at Tricycle Theatre by A Younger Theatre

We’ve teamed up with the Tricycle Theatre to give you a chance to win tickets to the amazing A Slow Air that is soon to be opening with them. So if you want to be in for your chance to…

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Derby Hippodrome restoration cost estimated at £15.4m as residents pledge support for the theatre by Natalie Woolman

Restoring the embattled Derby Hippodrome to full working order as a 1,000-seat theatre would cost around £15.4 million, it has been estimated.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:26AM

One Man, Two Guvnors – a tour de farce, from soup to nuts by Oscar E Moore

This zany British import comes our way via 1960’s Brighton, England via Carlo Goldoni’s The Servant of Two Masters’ 1740’s Venice. This new, freely adapted comedy by …

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 07:25AM

United Solo Announces uAward Nominees For Popularizing The One-Person Show by BroadwayWorld

United Solo, the worlds largest solo theatre festival, annually recognizes theatre artists for popularizing the form of the one-person show. The New York-based festival has unveiled the foll…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:25AM

South Downs/The Browning Version, Harold Pinter, London by Ben Dowell

Harold Pinter, London: The Browning Version, Terence Rattigan's paean to thwarted ambition and stultified passion, is beautifully presented in this new double bill. Rattigan's fami…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:22AM

From start to Finnish by Sophie Shorland

Finland, one of the EU's most vibrantly theatrical countries, brings its love of drama and performance to the UK in an exciting new exchange programme, report Sophie Shorland.

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:21AM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Rose Bruford College Acting and Acting Musicianship Showcase, Soho, London by Susan Elkin

Soho, London: The incorporation of acting musicianship students with their 'straight' acting counterparts always makes for a potentially very eclectic and entertaining showcase and…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:56AM

NEA, Brookings Institute To Pow-Wow on Arts and Economic Development by Frank Rizzo

Arts as an economic dfevelopment tool will get a national spotlight when the Brookings Institution and the National Endowment for the Arts co-host “The Arts, New Growth Theory, an…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:55AM

1st Night Photos: The Browning Version & South Downs

The transfer from Chichester of the South Downs and The Browning Version double bill opened at the Harold Pinter theatre last night (25 April 2012). South Downs is written by David Hare as …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:42AM

Arsht and Chicago Company Hope Death & Harry Houdini Mixes Theatrical Magic by Bill Hirschman

The melding of narrative metaphors and stage magic are emblematic of the spectacle infused in the play Death and Harry Houdini, another imagistic work from the House Theatre of Chicago and t…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:33AM

Blog: Honour Bayes: Digital Theatre, are you a believer or not?

This week the thorny issue of digital theatre has once again raised its querulous head. The idea of capturing a medium that prides itself on its ‘liveness’ is so divisive it does…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:17AM

I Believe... by Don Hall

...that who you are online - on blogs, Facebook, Twitter, etc. - is as different from who you are in real time as who you are to your boss is to who you are to your lover. Keep that in mind…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:11AM

Late Lynn Redgrave leaves archive to Folger Shakespeare Library by Judd Hollander

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. has acquired the theatrical archive of the late actress and playwright Lynn Redgrave.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:02AM

Calls mount for Jeremy Hunt to resign by Natalie Woolman

Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman is calling on Jeremy Hunt to resign following evidence given at the Leveson Inquiry yesterday.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AM

The Sunken Garden coming to Luminato in 2014 by Martin Knelman

Opera The Sunken Garden from David Mitchell and Michael van der Aa tells tale of crime hoax.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 06:00AM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Nice Work If You Can Get It by Frank Scheck

The dissolute playboy played by Matthew Broderick in Nice Work If You Can Get It is frequently inebriated, and it wouldn’t be a bad idea to be in a similar state to enjoy the slight ch…

SOURCE: Scheck on the Arts at 05:43AM

Review Round-up: South Downs & The Browning Version

The Chichester transfer of the South Downs and The Browning Version double bill opened at the Harold Pinter theatre last night (25 April 2012) to enthusiastic notices. South Downs is a spec…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:35AM

Gore Vidal's The Best Man

See the revival of "Gore Vidal's The Best Man" featuring James Earl Jones, John Larroquette, Eric McCormack, Michael McKean and Jeffson Mays.

SOURCE: Backstage at 05:27AM

MURPHY MADE: GOTTA DANCE by Matthew Murphy

Over the past few months I've had the pleasure of working with the amazing Broadway.com team on a new fashion photo series, Gotta Dance. The idea behind this bi-weekly photo editorial/video …

SOURCE: Crazytown at 05:04AM

South Downs / The Browning Version, Harold Pinter Theatre, London

David Hare and Terence Rattigan have a lot in common, apart from their public schools and knighthoods.

SOURCE: The Independent at 05:01AM

STANDING O by Gregory Jacobs-Roseman

How often have you faked it? By Gregory Jacobs-Roseman (Composer-Lyricist) Last week Ryan shared with us his Musical Theatre Community Contract, which garnered a lot of buzz around the inter…

SOURCE: Crazytown at 05:01AM

FAR FROM CHEKHOV (PART 6 of 11) by Pam Quinn

How a play goes from someone’s brain to a stage in New York City. PART 6: The Halfway Point. By Pam Quinn (Writer) We are officially half way through the Crazytown blogs that will take you…

SOURCE: Crazytown at 05:00AM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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News: Mousetraps: which is London's sexiest cast?

London has gone mousetrap mad. Exactly one week after the Olivier Awards ceremony featured an extended segment about the world's longest running play, the first "Mousetrap" awards were pre…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:40AM

Photos: Sweeney & Kelly in Educating Rita rehearsals

Rehearsal photographs have been released of the the Menier Chocolate Factory and Theatre Royal Bath Productions touring version of Educating Rita starring Claire Sweeney and Matthew Kelly W…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:39AM

A Streetcar Named Desire Is Hot on Broadway by Suzanna Bowling

A Streetcar Named Desire Is Hot on Broadway: When Marlon Brando yelled, “Stellaaaaaaaa,” in his 1951 debut on screen, he made Stanley Kowalski an iconic role that actors have aspired to …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 04:12AM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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I Do Believe in Ghosts, Just Not the Musical Kind by Suzanna Bowling

I Do Believe in Ghosts, Just Not the Musical Kind: I love the movie Ghost, but the new musical playing at the Lunt-Fontanne is devoid of magic.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 03:47AM

Nice Work If You Can Get It by StageGrade

Do critics agree it's "Nice Work If You Can Get It"?

SOURCE: StageGrade at 03:46AM

Review: South Downs & The Browning Version (West End) ****

The arrival in the West End of David Hare’s tremendous new play South Downs::L6040572 on a double-bill with Terence Rattigan’s classic The Browning Version from last year’s…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:42AM

South Downs/The Browning Version, Harold Pinter Theatre by David Benedict

It's amazing what working on a masterpiece can do. Commissioned to write a companion piece to Terence Rattigan's magnificent one-act drama The Browning Version, David Hare has abandoned his …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 03:06AM

Broadway review: ‘Nice Work If You Can Get It’

Before we get too far, I need to tell you about the costumes in the new and wonderful Broadway musical comedy “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” which opened Tuesday night and may be…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 03:01AM

Review: 'Nice Work if You Can Get It' makes Roaring '20s whimper by Charles McNulty

Not even timeless Gershwin songs can help lift the lackluster new musical comedy 'Nice Work if You Can Get It,' starring an oddly uninspiring Matthew Broderick.NEW YORK — Anyone out th…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:00AM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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PHOTO FLASH: Tony Goldwyn, Laura Osnes, Patrick Page, Brooke Shields at Carnegie Hall's The Sound of Music Concert by David Gordon

A one-night only performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music was held Tuesday, April 24 at Carnegie Hall. The evening was a benefit for Carnegie Hall and raised $1.5 mi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:56AM

Stuff To Ponder: Oh The Hats You Will Wear by Joe Patti

The Non-Profit Quarterly had an article this week, “Why Every Nonprofit Has a New Job Title: Publisher.” It really resonated with the way I had been feeling lately. Back when I s…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 02:40AM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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A Tale of Three Playwrights by Mark Shenton

The last two nights have seen openings in London of plays by three contemporary living playwrights, David’s Edgar and Hare and Robert Holman, and all in their 60s. Edgar’s latest, Writte…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:58AM

Nice Work If You Can Get It: Abridged by Gil

"No Kelli, carry the show, not *me*!"...

SOURCE: Broadway Abridged at 01:40AM

The nominees for the 2012 Non-Equity Jeff Awards are ... by Chris Jones

The Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre remains a favorite of the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee, which released its nominations Wednesday for the 2012 Jeff Awards for theaters that are not affil…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:22AM

TT: Snapshot

Lotte Lenya sings Kurt Weill's "Havana Song" and "Surabaya Johnny" in 1965. She is introduced by Aaron Copland: (This is...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

TT: Almanac

"The deed is everything, the glory naught." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust, Part II (trans. Bayard Taylor)...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

One Man, Two Guvnors – a tour de farce, from soup to nuts starring James Corden by Oscar E. Moore

In this evening of snappy chatter and songs all havoc breaks loose. It's a delirious, dopey and delightful cartoon comedy served up on a silver platter.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Father and son, heart-rendingly on the road by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Sixty Miles to Silver Lake" by Collaboraction at the Flat Iron Arts Building ★★★½ KERRY REID reviews "Sixty Miles to Silver Lake" by Collaboraction at th…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Soprano Showdown in Houston

Donizetti plays fast and loose with history to heighten the conflict between two queens in "Mary Stuart," played by Joyce DiDonato and Katie Van Kooten at the Houston Grand Opera.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 12:27AM

Chicago Theater Review: PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire) by Dan Zeff

A PRODUCTION THAT IS THE VERY MODEL The comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan can be an acquired taste for modern audiences. The plots are inane and the satire, so cutting in Victorian days, …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:26AM

Tony: What’s old is new? by Michael Riedel

The most powerful people on Broadway this weekend will be the 28 theater professionals who make up the Tony nominating committee. Their nominations — anxiety over which will keep producers…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:19AM

Hardly seems like ‘Work’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

There’s a lot of fun stuff in “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” a new musical made of old parts. For starters, this Gershwin jukebox is loaded with unimpeachable classics and a few brilli…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:19AM

Opening Night”A Streetcar Name Desire” by Magda Katz

Stars turned out in the rain to cheer the cast of "A Streetcar Name Desire".

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:12AM

PHOTO CALL: Nice Work If You Can Get It Opens On Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

A new generation of Broadway theatregoer gets exposed to the classic songs of composer George Gershwin and lyricist Ira Gershwin with the new musical Nice Work If You Can Get It — …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:08AM

Quote of the Forever by 99seats

Polly Carl says everything, ever, right here: Art rises from the unknown and the undiscovered. Sometimes different is better if only because it makes us stop and consider languages and cultu…

SOURCE: Parabasis at 12:02AM

Natasha Lee Martin by League of Professional Theatre Women

Actress/Director/Playwright/Professor Jersey City, New Jersey USA Where do you look for inspiration? Children/ The absurdity of everyday life / People in high power positions who do not take…

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

Toronto Dance Theatre presents Rivers on Wednesday by Michael Crabb

Toronto Dance Theatre's Christopher House sets latest choreography to parts of Ann Southam's Rivers piano suite.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 12:01AM

CPC's Video of the Week, April 25, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

We wanted to celebrate the arrival of the double-bill at Canadian Opera Company - A Florentine Tragedy and Gianni Schicchi - by offering a wowser of a video of Schicchi's most famous aria - …

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AM

BROADWAY OPENING: The Columnist at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre by Dan Bacalzo

Manhattan Theatre Club will open its world premiere production of David Auburn's The Columnist at MTC's Broadway house, the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, on Wednesday, April 25. Dan…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:01AM

Broadway Goes to the Movies But Will the Tony?

Anticipating the announcement next week of the nominees for this year’s Tony Awards, New York Times theater critic Charles Isherwood noticed something interesting: It’s possible that all…

SOURCE: WQXR at 12:00AM

Helluva Game: Damn Yankees, With Christopher Charles Wood, Chryssie Whitehead, Opens at 5th Avenue Theatre by Adam Hetrick

The 5th Avenue Theatre production of Damn Yankees, starring Christopher Charles Wood, Chryssie Whitehead, Hans Altwies, Patti Cohenour and Nancy Anderson, officially opens April 25 in S…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Wake Up and Dream: Christina Ricci Talks About Her Off-Broadway Debut in Shakespeare's Midsummer by Brandon Voss

Christina Ricci, who made her stage debut in Broadway's Time Stands Still, steps into more intimate surroundings in Off-Broadway's new Midsummer Night's Dream.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Miracle On South Division Street, With Peggy Cosgrave, Rusty Ross, Begins Off-Broadway April 25 by Michael Gioia

Penguin Rep Theatre and Morton Wolkowitz present the Off-Broadway premiere of Tom Dudzick's Miracle On South Division Street beginning April 25, prior to an official opening May 13, at S…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Pianist of Willesden Lane, Fact-Based Holocaust Play With Music, Opens in L.A.; Hershey Felder Directs by Kenneth Jones

Hershey Felder, the pianist-actor known for appearing in musical biographies about George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein and classical composers, directs the Geffen Playhouse world premiere of …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

David Auburn's The Columnist, With John Lithgow as Complex Political Pundit, Opens on Broadway by Kenneth Jones

The Columnist, David Auburn's character study about the complexities and contradictions in the life and work of the late political journalist Joseph Alsop, opens in its Broadway world pr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: APRIL 25 by David Gewirtzman and Anne Bradley and Ernio Hernandez

1927 When a woman loves sailors so much she follows them all around the world, it's time to Hit the Deck. Vincent Youmans provides the score for Herbert Fields' book adapted from the…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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