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Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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"The Servant of Two Masters" D.C.'s Shakespeare Theatre Co. by Susan Berlin

Playwright Carlo Goldoni's 1744 script builds on the foundation of commedia dell'arte-a stylized, largely improvised form of comedy that uses stock characters, masks, and wild humor-and Chri…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 11:29PM

"Bang the Drum Slowly" in Chicago by John Olson

Long before Eric Simonson began his campaign to bring sports fans into the theater with "Lombardi" and "Magic/Bird," he adapted the 1956 Mark Harris novel "Bang the Drum Slowly" for the stag…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 11:21PM
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Crooked (Rivendell Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

With the combination of incredible performances by Rae Gray, Tara Mallen and Hannah Gomez under the directions of skilled director Sandy Shinner, *Crooked* is a must-see that will leave you …

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 10:22PM
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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‘Bobby Gould in Hell’ at American Ensemble Theater by Lauren Katz by Lauren Katz

American Ensemble Theater’s production of Bobby Gould in Hell is the strongest production I have seen in a long time. The witty language, strong acting, and creative set kept me on the ed…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:33PM

White Like Me at Dixon Place by Andy Horwitz

Paul Zaloom brings his irreverent and irascible object theater mayhem to Dixon Place with a new show, White Like Me

SOURCE: Culturebot at 08:10PM
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Take Her to the Maco Lights (Prologue Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Playwright Bekah Brunstetter knows how to tell a story, and Director Margo Gray effectively intertwines the two main tales together, using the talented due of John Wehrman and LaNisa Frederi…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 07:51PM

That Bitch, Corey Madden by Corey Madden by HowlRound

The personal essay, “That Bitch, Corey Madden,” was first delivered at The Women Studies Seminar of the Huntington Library on May 12, 2012 in San Marino, California. http://hunti…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 07:38PM

One Night @ Bay Street by Barry

Ana Gasteyer, Brian d'Arcy JamesAna Gasteyer, from Saturday Night Live and Suburgartory and Brian d’Arcy James from the new hit series SMASH performed to a sold-out crowd last night at Bay…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 07:12PM

The Suit, Young Vic Theatre by James Woodall

Peter Brook is probably at his happiest in Africa. Through his Paris theatre, the Bouffes du Nord, he has long had access to gifted Francophone black African actors. They’ve always been a …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:07PM

'Artists should not boycott other artists'

As a fierce May sun scours Tel Aviv's Bauhaus-style "White City", it's cool down in the compact "cellar" theatre of Habima.

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM

Head-spinning truths in this rewind of human history by Chris Jones

THEATER REVIEW: 'A History of Everything' at Chicago Shakespeare Theater ★★★ Should you be overwhelmed by your problems — or maybe you're just involved with someone …

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:00PM
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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The New Way to Lose Weight: Franco-American Drama by Chloe Veltman

There are times when it's good to go into a cultural happening with a strong sense of what one's letting oneself in for and there are times when a lack of knowledge provides the best possibl…

SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 06:57PM

Photo Flash: Ana Gasteyer and Brian D'Arcy James at Bay Street Theatre by BroadwayWorld

Ana Gasteyer, from SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and SUBURGATORY and Brian D'Arcy James from the new hit series SMASH performed to a sold-out crowd last night, May 26, at Bay Street Theatre. Gasteyer…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:35PM

Sweeney Todd by Robert Walport

Jonathan Kent's quite impeccable new production of Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeny Todd" seems to take its tone from Michael Ball's assumption of the title role: lean, muscular and efficient. Ope…

SOURCE: The Tyro Theatre Critic at 06:24PM

You Don’t Know Jack. But You Will! by Andy Horwitz

Our pal Alec Duffy just opened a new space JACK in Clinton Hill!

SOURCE: Culturebot at 06:23PM

From ‘Bossa Nova’ to Burt Bacharach and The Beatles, Jennifer Sheehan Brings back the Sixties at Feinstein’s by Sandi Durell

  Reviewed by: Denis McKeown     Jennifer Sheehan’s new show, “I Know A Place,” debuted May 23 at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency with a silver sparkle as Jen…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 06:23PM

STAGE TUBE: Philip Seymour Hoffman Talks DEATH OF A SALESMAN by Stage Tube

Philip Seymour Hoffman, one of the nation's top acting talents known for playing extremely varied roles in film and on stage, including Truman Capote, which earned him an Oscar, and Father B…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:20PM

Let’s Catch Up with Andy! by Andy Horwitz

Andy catches us up on what he's been doing since May 10 and what is coming up in the next few weeks.

SOURCE: Culturebot at 06:17PM
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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FILM NOTE – The Intouchables starring Francois Cluzet and Omar Sy, directed by Olivier Nakache and Erik Toledano (in French with English titles) by Yvonne Korshak

… opposites attract … This movie is a delight. The Intouchables is about a hugely rich French man who became paraplegic in an accident and hires against the odds a big Black man original…

SOURCE: Let's Talk Off-Broadway at 05:42PM

Stratford Shakespeare Festival box office strike averted by Richard Ouzounian

No call-centre positions to be outsourced.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 05:23PM

Watching the "Next Generation" at Boston Ballet by Thomas Garvey

I'm late with several reviews - and one of those is the note I've been meaning to post for over a week regarding Boston Ballet's "Next Generation" performance, which occurred during the run …

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 05:17PM

BWW Awards Update 5/27 - 7 Days to Go! by BroadwayWorld

Voting opened on May 3, 2012 and runs through June 4, 2012 for the 10th Annual BroadwayWorld.com Awards Here are the current standings as of 527 with just 7 days to go in voting

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:11PM

Julie Johnson Sings the National Anthem by Memphis The Musical

Julie Johnson Sings the National Anthem The fantastical Julie Johnson sings the National Anthem in this video! From: MemphisTheMusical Views: 41 2 ratings Time: 02:05 More in Entertain…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:09PM

A Man and Some Woman: Enjoy the claustrophobia by J. Kelly Nestruck

Alisa Palmer’s hard-to-categorize play a fascinating look at family conflict

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:00PM
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Appropriate Adult stars win three prizes at BAFTA TV Awards by Matthew Hemley

ITV's Appropriate Adult was the big winner at tonight's British Academy Television Awards, with its stars Emily Watson and Dominic West named best leading actress and actor respectively.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:57PM

A 'Ragtime' sapped of modern day relevance by J. Kelly Nestruck

Jackie Maxwell’s ambitious pageant about America, both the place and the idea, slightly out of tune

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 04:45PM

Review: (Shaw Festival) Ragtime by The Charlebois Post

Eden Kennedy and Jay Turvey (photo credit: David Cooper)The Music of Something BeginningShaw’s Ragtime explodes off the stageby Dave Ross and Stuart MunroOur weekend in Niagara-on-the-Lake…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:35PM

Review: A soul-stirring 'Gem of the Ocean' at the Rubicon Theatre by Philip Brandes

“What good is freedom if you can’t do nothing with it?” demands the superb Anthony J. Haney as former Underground Railroad conductor Solly Two Kings in an early defining mo…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:34PM

Production difficulties undercut dynamism of Opera Theatre's Sweeney Todd

Rod Gilfry as Todd and Karen Ziemba as Mrs. Lovett make a dynamic pair and their scenes together are a wicked delight.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:30PM

Stacy Sullivan Floors with her “Floor Show” by Sandi Durell

  Reviewed by:  Russ Weatherford It’s never too late to talk about the ever-striking Stacy Sullivan and her stunning salute to Miss Peggy Lee.  The MAC and Bistro Award-winning …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 04:27PM

Fuse Appreciation: The Centenary of Australian Giant Patrick White by Arts Fuse Editor

Of the major 20th-century writers in English, Patrick White stands with the best, partly because he refused to repeat himself, and partly because he refuses to tell you everything, so that w…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:01PM
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Ragtime by Richard Ouzounian

The Shaw Festival’s Ragtime is a good time, not a great one. The standouts are Thom Allison as ragtime pianist Coalhouse Walker and Kate Hennig as anarchist Emma Goldman.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 03:26PM
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Jackie Beat: Me So Thorny by Adaumbelle

Jackie Beat has the power to make people laugh! During the difficult times that we live in, it was wonderful to be entertained so much while attending "Jackie Beat: Me So Thorny" at the Laur…

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 02:56PM

Danny Gurwin Set for June 21 Benefit Concert by Brian Scott Lipton

Broadway veteran Danny Gurwin will present A Night of Broadway, a benefit concert on June 21 at 7pm for the Vista Murrieta High School Performing Arts Center in Murrieta, California. He will…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:48PM

Michael Billington on the link between cricket and the theatre by Michael Billington

You could easily make up a men's 11 of playwrights passionate about the game and directors, too, are often cricket nuts – so what's the appeal?With the summer game getting into i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:31PM

Kate Shindle and Broadway Cleans House! by BroadwaySpotted

Kate Shindle and Broadway Cleans House! The lovely Kate Shindle is urging you to come out and support her Boadway Cleans House sale today! Lots of fun Broadway goodies from Kate and her fri…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:05PM
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Deganit Shemy’s “Hungry Kite” in-progress by Andy Horwitz

Deganit Shemy and Jim Findlay collaborated on a new work, "Hungry Kite" coming to The Chocolate Factory June 20-23, 2012.

SOURCE: Culturebot at 01:42PM

Theater review: 'The Closeness of the Horizon' at the Odyssey by F. Kathleen Foley

“ The Closeness of the Horizon,” a guest production at the Odyssey, transpires primarily in the years 1969 and 1995. The play was supposedly inspired by playwright Richard Marti…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:40PM
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Theatre Thought: Writing with Emotion and Death in Theatre by Jake Orr

It seems to me that if I am to write or respond to anything that the theatre world has to offer me, it has to come through the conditions of my being. It feels impossible to see the world th…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:30PM

STAGE TUBE: Cast of BRING IT ON Tour Talks Being On the Road by Stage Tube

In celebration of Bring It On The Musical getting it's marquee this week, Spencer Howard of TripKnowledgy The Science of Suitcase Living, interviewed cast members of the Bring It On tour abo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:28PM

Katie Finneran to Star as Miss Hannigan in Broadway Revival of Annie by Chris Luner

We love you Miss Hannigan! Oh yes we do! As the Broadway Fall 2012 races towards us it seems like an out of control train, the Broadway revival of Annie seems as though it will be here Tomor…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 12:02PM

Looking Back: The 2002 and 2007 Tony Awards by JK

THE FINAL NOMINATIONS FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL JKTS AWARDS CLOSE ON MONDAY AT 8PM!CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITES!As the 2012 Tony Awards approach (just two weeks from tonight!), I t…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PM
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Eileen Atkins and Michael Gambon to Star in Jermyn Street's All That Fall by Brian Scott Lipton

Eileen Atkins and Michael Gambon will star in All That Fall, a 1957 radio play by Samuel Beckett, to run at the Jermyn Street Theatre, October 9-November 3. Tony Award winner Trevor Nunn wil…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:49AM

Lillias White to Appear at Catalina's Jazz Club on June 11 by Brian Scott Lipton

Chris Isaacson Presents and Upright Cabaret will present Lillias White: The Night After The Tonys, at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood at 6:30pm on Monday, June 11. White won a Tony Awa…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:28AM

The Wicked Stage: Strange thing mystifying by Sarah Green

A Twitter storm has once more erupted around the use of celebrity casting for the Jesus Christ Superstar arena tour taking place at the end of this year, and I can’t help wondering why ind…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:27AM

Twitter Watch: Annette O'Toole-Michael McKean's 'Surgery Went Great' by BroadwayWorld

On Twitter Watch, Annette O'Toole wrote of Michael McKean Surgery went great. He took 4 steps just now. Sitting in chair. Very good attitude. Sends his love.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:25AM

Review: Globe to Globe Festival: Love’s Labour’s Lost by Eleanor Turney

Reactions to the Globe to Globe project (37 plays in 37 different languages) have mostly been along the lines of: but, Shakespeare’s all about the language! How will it be if you can&#…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:18AM

Review: Events Whilst Guarding the Bofors Gun by Rebecca Hussein

Tap, tap, tap. For a play first performed more than 40 years ago, Events Whilst Guarding the Bofors Gun still maintains an almost frightening intensity, strong enough to unsettle even today�…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:09AM

Review: The Irish Giant by Veronica Aloess

The Irish Giant tackles the age-old rivalry between science and religion, focusing upon the question of whether or not man has a soul: a mighty problem for this little cast. This is explored…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:05AM

Malin Akerman, Rupert Grint, Stana Katic, Alan Rickman to Star in CBGB Film by Brian Scott Lipton

Additional casting has been announced for CBGB, a new film about the punk-rock scene to be directed by Randall Miller, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Stage and screen star Alan Rickma…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:04AM

Review: The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Veronica Aloess

Forgive my ignorance of a genre which was at its pinnacle two centuries ago, but I have never experienced music hall, the genre which The Mystery of Edwin Drood resurrects to celebrate  Dic…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:00AM

The Sunday Giveaway: Two Tickets to the newest Hot Spot on Broadway by Ken Davenport

There’s a brand spanking new place to see stuff and a new place to be seen that just opened up called . . . 54 Below. Where is it? Below Studio 54. It’s kind of a mashup of Bar C…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Chariot of Fire by Ryan Ahem

The theme tune for Chariots of Fire must be one of the more famous pieces of 80s. The name alone summons images of running, the Olympics and… well, 80s synth to be honest. I, however, had …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:56AM

Review: Hannah Ringham’s Free Show (Bring Money) by Billy Barrett

“How much do you normally pay to go to the theatre?” Hannah Ringham asks her audience – half-full at best – around halfway through Glen Neath’s interactive play Hannah Ring…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:52AM

Matthew Bourne's Early Adventures, Sadler's Wells, London

This programme celebrates the cheerfully irreverent choreographies of the popular dance-maker, writes Clement Crisp

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:46AM

Matthew Bourne’s Early Adventures, Sadler’s Wells, London

This programme celebrates the cheerfully irreverent choreographies of the popular dance-maker, writes Clement Crisp

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:46AM

Posh, Duke of York's Theatre, London

This is a terrific revival of a hugely enjoyable play that explores the deeply entrenched English class system, writes Sarah Hemming

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:45AM

Posh, Duke of York’s Theatre, London

This is a terrific revival of a hugely enjoyable play that explores the deeply entrenched English class system, writes Sarah Hemming

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:45AM

Black and Blue Star Carrie Smith Has Died by Brian Scott Lipton

Jazz singer Carrie Smith, who co-starred in the Tony Award-winning musical revue Black and Blue, died of cancer on May 20 at the Lillian Booth Actors Home of the Actors Fund in Englewood, Ne…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:44AM

2012 Tony Awards Clip Countdown - Day 16: NINE Is A 10 (Twice) by Pat Cerasaro

Today we are continuing our 30-day Tony Awards countdown - ending, of course, on the 2012 Tony Awards, June 10 - with a salute to a Tony-winning Best Musical directed and choreographed by th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:35AM

FLASH SPECIAL: A Jeff Calhoun Celebration - From GREASE to NEWSIES by Pat Cerasaro

Today, as a sideline to this weekends extensive, exhaustive and exclusive InDepth InterView Tony Awards Edition Jeff Calhoun, we are shining a special spotlight on the career of Calhoun on t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:35AM

'February House' offers glimpse at '40s artist collective by Ronni Reich

Joan MarcusJulian Fleisher and Kacie Sheik in February House, music and lyrics by Gabriel Kahane, book by Seth Bockley, and directed by Davis McCallum, running at The Public Theater from May…

SOURCE: NJ.com at 10:30AM

BWW TV: Broadway Salutes the Troops at Fleet Week- Part 2; PORGY & BESS, ANYTHING GOES, and More! by BroadwayWorld TV

The Intrepid Sea, Air amp Space Museum, along with the City of New York and the United States Navy, this week celebrated the 25th annual Fleet Week, to be held through May 28, 2012. Fleet We…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00AM

Sunday Brunch with Kate Pazakis by BroadwaySpotted

Now that our favorite beltress Kate Pazakis has hit the road for Los Angeles, we figured it was time to get our California Correspondent on the case! The two of them sat down to brunch and w…

SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 10:00AM

Julia Murney on Audra McDonald in 'The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess' by Julia Murney

Julia Murney of "The Wild Party" and "Wicked" celebrates Audra McDonald's work in the Gershwin revival.

SOURCE: Backstage at 10:00AM
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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I Interview Playwrights Part 458: Susan Soon He Stanton by Adam Szymkowicz

Susan Soon He Stanton Hometown: Aiea, Hawai‘iCurrent Town: New York City Q:  Tell me about your show at Clubbed Thumb. A:  Takarazuka!!! is set in the Takarazuka Women’s Revu…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 09:56AM

Jessie Mueller: Theatre World Award Winner by Michael Portantiere

The show in which Jessie Mueller made her Broadway debut -- the revisal of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever -- didn't run very long at all, but Jessie herself is here to stay. This spectac…

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 09:54AM

‘Anything Goes’ at Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Grab your life jackets, your party boat dress, and climb aboard the S.S. American for a rollicking good time at sea as the Cole Porter classic Anything Goes drifts into the harbor at Annapol…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:30AM

School’s Out by NYTE Small Press

Here we are again at the end of the school year. Vacation time is a great time to get some extra reading in on contemporary drama. Spread the word to students and graduates about the choices…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 09:20AM

‘Ragtime’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

You’ll get a sensational feeling for that music of the early 1900’s and life in New York City as Ragtime rolls into the Laurel Mill Playhouse to kick off the summer season. Directed by M…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AM
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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NY Review: 'Playing with Fire' by Jonathan Mandell

This minor August Strindberg comedy about a love triangle is adapted for an all-black cast and set on Martha's Vineyard in the 1920s.

SOURCE: Backstage at 08:41AM

NY Review: 'Amelia' by Lisa Jo Sagolla

The ingenious Alex Webb does double duty, as writer and actor, in "Amelia," a riveting Civil War play made even more affecting by its site-specific setting.

SOURCE: Backstage at 08:35AM

Sunday Brunch with Kate Pazakis by BroadwaySpotted

Sunday Brunch with Kate Pazakis Now that our favorite beltress Kate Pazakis has hit the road for Los Angeles, we figured it was time to get our California Correspondent on the case! The two…

SOURCE: YouTube at 08:15AM

BWW's On This Day - May 27, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on May 27 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM

Feature: INTERVIEW: Michael Wartofsky Composes a Musical Cupcake by Dan Bacalzo

A real-life controversy in Provincetown sparks the idea for this new tuner in Boston.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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NY theater top 10 for week of May 27, 2012 by Joe Dziemianowicz

1. "Anything Goes” (Sondheim Theatre). It’s Fleet Week — high time for tap-dancing sailors.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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BWW Reviews: TANGENT, New Diorama Theatre, May 25 2012 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor sees an ambitious new play carried off with aplomb.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:26AM
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Brighton Festival 2012: Waterlitz, Stuffing Peter Rabbit, War Sum Up by Bella Todd

As finales go, you can’t get much better than a pterodactyl flying from the torso of an iron giant and wheeling out over Brighton beach. Last night, as the 2012 Brighton Festival prepared …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 04:05AM
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Globe to Globe: The Winter's Tale, Shakespeare's Globe by Mark Hudson

The Winter’s Tale may not be one of the best loved of Shakespeare’s plays – not quite a comedy, not quite a full-blown drama – but the Globe was packed on the hottest night of the ye…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 03:01AM

Summer's a hot time for theater by Marcus Crowder

Summer theater traditionally kicks off with Shakespeare outdoors, and Cal Shakes in Orinda handles that nicely next weekend with the elegiac late masterwork "The Tempest." Of course, you can…

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 03:00AM
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Joe Mantegna, Gary Sinise Hosts PBS's NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT Tonight, 5/27 by BroadwayWorld

On the eve of Memorial Day, a star-studded line-up will grace the stage for one of PBS' highest-rated programs, the NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT. The program is co-hosted for the seventh ye…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30AM

BROADWAY CLEANS HOUSE Yard Sale Benefits Humane Society Today, 5/27 by BroadwayWorld

Broadway Cleans House, a yard sale featuring items from Broadway performers, takes place today, Sunday, from 10 am to 6 pm at Pearl Studios in New York City. Organized by Kate Shindle Wonder…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30AM

INSIDIOUS • The Black Rep by Andrea

Ibn Shabazz's Insidious had its 2010 premiere at Road Less Traveled Productions in Buffalo, New York, and the Black Rep's production of this St. Louis premiere, the play's second mounting, i…

SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 02:07AM
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Review: 'Topdog/Underdog' by Howard Shapiro

On the fifth floor of Walnut Street Theatre, Kash Goins and Roderick Slocum offer a convincing version of Suzan Lori-Parks' Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapir…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:17AM
Sunday, May 27, 2012 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Katie Finneran cast in 'Annie' by The Associated Press

Katie Finneran is about to get evil — playing Miss Hannigan in the new production of “Annie” on Broadway.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:31AM

The Sunday Read: Greg Wanless looks back at 30 years at 1000 Islands Playhouse by The Charlebois Post

Greg Wanless and Mo Bock in The Melville BoysWith Kathryn MacKay, associateproducer and wifeReaching Middle AgeAn Artistic Director looks back at a lifetime in the Islandsby Greg WanlessThe …

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:04AM

First-Person: Ann-Marie Kerr on The Debacle by The Charlebois Post

(Photo credit: Scott Munn)Musical Chairs – moving from director to actor in a solo showThe jarring jarsby Ann-Marie KerrSue Leblanc-Crawford of Zuppa Theatre in Halifax approached me a few…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:03AM

The Abominable Showman, May 27, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

The song remains the sameThe Obies vs The MECCAs highlights some of the real differences between New York and Montreal —but the anglophone theatre scenes of both cities actually have much …

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:02AM

Tour Whore, May 27, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

Comfort Foodby Cameryn MooreI just finished filming some short-short promo videos for my upcoming presentation of Phone Whore in the Zoofest Festival in Montréal, and it’s all getting a l…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AM

Tony Winner Alice Ripley Offers Daily Practice Concert May 27 at NYC's Metropolitan Room by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Alice Ripley, who was last seen Off-Broadway in Wild Animals You Should Know, offers her Daily Practice concert at New York City's Metropolitan Room May 27.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

A LETTER FROM LONDON: Chichester Festival, York Mystery Plays, Kim Cattrall and More by Ruth Leon

If you're not planning to see Singin' in the Rain, Long Day's Journey Into Night or Collaborators in London, how about a weekend in the country, far from the crowds?

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise Host "National Memorial Day Concert" May 27 by Andrew Gans

"The National Memorial Day Concert" airs on PBS stations around the country May 27 8-9:30 PM ET live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol; check local listings.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Lungs, With Brooke Bloom and Ryan King, Gets New England Premiere, Opening May 27 in MA by Kenneth Jones

Lungs, British playwright Duncan Macmillan's play about prospective parents, gets its New England premiere, opening May 27 following previews from May 23, at Barrington Stage Company'…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

ON THE RECORD: Lysistrata Jones and the Collected Songs of Victor Herbert by Steven Suskin

This week's column discusses last season's Broadway musical Lysistrata Jones and a four-CD set of songs by composer Victor Herbert.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Based on a True Story: Exploring the Facts, Myths and Places of the Musical Evita by Michael Luongo

The author of "Frommer's Buenos Aires" explores three questions related to the musical Evita: What's the Casa Rosada? Who was the real Agustín Magaldi? What happened…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: MAY 27 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas and Anne Bradley

1953 John Mills is The Uninvited Guest at London's St. James's Theatre. Written by his wife, Mary Hayley Bell, and co-starring Cathleen Nesbitt and Joan Greenwood, this story of a ma…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Review: CLAIRE WENT TO FRANCE by Cory Conley

Johnathon, the reluctant hero of Ben Clawson's lively and ambitious new play Claire Went to France, has just returned home from a terrible day at work. For one thing, it's raining. His job i…

SOURCE: The New York Theatre Experience at 12:00AM
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Aug 12, 2024: Once Upon a Mattress - Hudson Theatre
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Sep 29, 2024: The Hills of California - Broadhurst Theatre
Sep 30, 2024: McNeal - Vivian Beaumont Theater
Oct 01, 2024: Yellow Face - Todd Haimes Theatre
Oct 10, 2024: Our Town - Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Oct 20, 2024: Sunset Boulevard - St. James Theatre
Oct 23, 2024: Left On Tenth - James Earl Jones Theatre
Oct 24, 2024: Romeo + Juliet - Circle In The Square
Nov 11, 2024: A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical - Studio 54
Nov 12, 2024: Maybe Happy Ending - Belasco Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 19, 2024: Swept Away - Longacre Theatre
Nov 21, 2024: Death Becomes Her - Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 16, 2024: Eureka Day - Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Jan 23, 2025: English - Todd Haimes Theatre
Feb 13, 2025: Redwood - Nederlander Theatre
Mar 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Mar 19, 2025: Buena Vista Social Club - Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Mar 23, 2025: Othello - Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 05, 2025: BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical - Broadhurst Theatre
Apr 06, 2025: The Last Five Years - Hudson Theatre
Apr 21, 2025: Floyd Collins - Vivian Beaumont Theater
Apr 22, 2025: Stranger Things: The First Shadow - Marquis Theatre
Apr 24, 2025: The Pirates of Penzance - Todd Haimes Theatre
TBA: Purple Rain
TBA: The Counter
TBA: Liberation
TBA: Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends - Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
TBA: Titanic

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