Marina Keegan’s ‘Independents’ at the Fringe by Larry Rohter

The late Marina Keegan’s musical “Independents” opens at the New York International Fringe Festival.

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 8/18/2012

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 8182012.

‘Goldfish Thinking’ at Longacre Lea by Kim Moeller by Kim Moeller

I love everything about Goldfish Thinking. It has a smart and truly funny script, one of the finest ensemble casts I have seen this year, and an impressive leading actor in Heather Haney. Th…

PUZZLES: Broadway in the Summertime by JK

FOR YOU TO DO AT JK'S THEATRESCENE:LAST DAY TO VOTE IN THE "HOT/HOTTER: BRING IT ON EDITION (PART II)!  POLL CLOSES AUGUST 23 AT 8PM! CLICK THE SHOW LOGO TO YOUR LEFT!TAKE THE…

Photo Flash: Andra Burns, Chris Hoch and More in Hangar Theatre's NEXT TO NORMAL by BroadwayWorld

Continuing a season of bold and dynamic productions, the Hangar Theatre next presents the Central New York premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal by Tony winners Tom K…

Review: The Grönholm Method by Jonas Schwartz

This biting satire about corporate politics will ultimately leave audiences laughing and astounded.

Janet Suzman 'mad as a snake' over Rylance and Shakespeare 'myths' by Dalya Alberge

Actress tries to bury claim that Shakespeare had to have been an aristocrat to write his plays It is a clash involving three of the titans of Shakespearean acting, in a theatrical year domi…

2008: Macbeth; Watt; Meine faire Dame – ein Sprachlabor – review by Susannah Clapp

Lowland Hall, Royal Highland Centre; Royal Lyceum theatre, EdinburghThree shows: one exciting and splashy, one meretricious and one a work of quiet distinction. Not a bad tally for Edinburgh…

Samuel Barnett: 'I love acting – it's like competing at sport' by Kate Kellaway

The actor on audience taming, tap-dancing dreams and how life mirrored art at the OlympicsWhen Samuel Barnett asks whether I'd like a coffee, it sounds familiar – and it's only belatedly t…

Samuel Barnett: 'I love acting – it's like competing at sport' by Kate Kellaway

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Art spotlight: Museum of Russian Art 10th anniversary

Theater spotlight: 'Godot' at the Jungle

Fringe Festival: Shake it up

We love the Fringe, it's perfect -- now change it.

Meine faire Dame – ein Sprachlabor, Lowland Hall, Ingliston 2008: Macbeth, Lowland Hall, Ingliston A Midsummer Night's Dream (As You Like It), Royal

Have the tectonic plates surreptitiously shifted? The capital of Scotland was, surely, transported last week to the avant-garde heart of continental Europe, as theatregoers at the Edinburgh …

Tatyana, Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh Flash Mob, Assembly Hall, Edinburgh Feet Don't Fail Me Now!, Assembly George Square, Edinburgh

Brazil's Deborah Colker has tied up her dancers, dangled them from the rim of a giant wheel and thrown them off the roof of a two-storey house. Putting them in pointe shoes, though, as she d…

PHOTO CALL: Megan Hilty, Heather Parcells, Bobby Cronin And More Raise Their Voices For Find My Voice.Org by Joseph Marzullo

Voices For Find My Voice.Org, a benefit hosted by Brian Patrick Murphy (Legally Blonde national tour), was held Aug. 17 at The Duplex Cabaret Theatre.

"Columbus & Amsterdam" by Barry

Bob Balaban, Eugene Pack, Kyra Sedgwick, Chris Bauer, Dale Reyfel, Scott AdsitGuild Hall in East Hampton presented a reading of  “Columbus & Amsterdam” a new comedy by Eugene Pack, …

BWW TV: Judy Kaye and NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Cast Bring Gershwin to Bryant Park! by BroadwayWorld TV

Check out the performaces from the cast of NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT below, which included 'Someone to Watch Over Me,' 'Do It Again,' and 'By StraussSweet and Low-Down.'

Reports: Tonight Show cuts staff; Leno trims pay

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Published reports say The Tonight Show has laid off about two dozen workers and host Jay Leno has taken a large pay cut to save the jobs of other staffers....

Fringing and Foote-noting by Elyse Sommer

2012 New York International Fringe Festival - reviews will be updated regularly throughout the festival. . .The Fring  puts on some 200  shows  so, even  if  al…

2 Minutes with Greta: Philip Akin by Michael Wheeler

Summerworks 2012 Special- Philip Akin Greta talks to Philip Akin, the Artistic Director of Obsidian Theatre,  about Summerworks and how being a martial arts expert helps him run a theatre c…

Scarlett Fever by Theasy.com

Soho Playhouse, FringeNYC By Molly Marinik BOTTOM LINE: A modern comedy for real people -- particularly real people who like pop culture -- produced by a highly skilled group of artis…

NON-EQUITY THE MUSICAL! & RIGHT ON TARGET - Talkin' Broadway's Reviews by Matthew Murray

Matthew Murray takes a look at Non-Equity The Musical! and Right on Target, part of FringeNYC.

Music Review: Adding Stevie Nicks and Paul Simon, Then Setting the Songbook to Shuffle by Stephen Holden

Hilary Kole mixes cabaret, jazz and pop, and sings originals and works by Elvis Costello, Stevie Nicks and George Michael, in a set at 54 Below.

Review: Le Gateau Chocolat by Amelia Forsbrook

At a point quite early in his show, glitter-coated baritone Le Gateau Chocolat expresses a reluctance to be “defined or confined by size, colour or sexuality”. It’s a bold stat…

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Crypted by Charlie Ely

A hundred years after his birth, Alan Turing and his work are finally getting the attention they deserve, with calls to put his image on the next batch of £10 notes, a petition to grant him…

Prolific playwright shies away from the spotlight

Max & Louie brings 'The Violet Hour' to the kind of stage writer Richard Greenberg likes.

Opera review: Union Avenue Opera’s Wagner Lite has charms

Union Avenue Opera's 'Das Rheingold' should win Wagner new friends.

Review: Much Ado About Nothing by Elliot Brown

Fittingly, on the day thousands of young people across the country were finding out A-level results and where they may or may not be off to in September, Oxford University’s Drama Society …

STAGE TUBE: Preview PBS' BROADWAY OR BUST, Premiering 9/9! by Stage Tube

It's non-stop drama when 60 of America's top high school musical theater performers arrive in New York City this summer for an intensive week of theatrical boot camp as they vie for a shot a…

Review: Woyzeck by Rebecca Hussein

“Us lot don’t have a chance in this world or the next; if we ever got to heaven I reckon we’d have to help with the thunder.” As someone who can often be found holding pi…

Allison Scagliotti Of SYFY’S “Warehouse 13” To Star In Off Broadway's Unhealthy by Michael Block

Allison Scagliotti of Syfy’s “Warehouse 13” returns to the stage as she joins the cast of Darren Caulley’s Unhealthy for a limited workshop run at HERE Arts Center in New York from D…

BWW Flashback: GHOST THE MUSICAL Leaves Broadway, Moves Beyond Today, Aug 18 by BroadwayWorld

Ghost The Musical will play its final performance on Broadway tonight, August 18th at 8pm, after 39 previews and 136 regular performances. Ghost The Musical opened on April 23, 2012, at Broa…

Program Brings Broadway To Students Across The World

Students Live! is a program that's helping to bring a little bit of Broadway into the lives of young people around the world.

Top Ten Broadway Songs About Believing in Something by Broadway Reviewed

TweetBroadway is filled with hundreds of songs about believing in something. It can be in yourself, that you can make a difference, help people fall in love, end a war. That you can change p…

Parenting & Playwriting: A Room with a View by Catherine Treischmann by HowlRound

This post is the seventh column of a regular series on Parenting & Playwriting. Find the previous columns here. Here’s what my advice column will offer you: a place to ask questions a…

Fuse Visual Arts Commentary: Boston Mural Stirs Controversy by Arts Fuse Editor

A mural painted on the side of a Big Dig ventilation structure in the Boston’s Financial District has generated enormous controversy.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 8/18- MY FAIR LADY by Stage Tube

Today in 1981, the second Broadway revival of My Fair Lady opened at the Uris Theatre now the George Gershwin Theatre, where it ran for 120 performances. My Fair Lady is a musical based upon…

SPQR extends its hit comedy…Modern Drama!

Written and Directed by Bill Sterritt Produced by SPQR Stage Company Woman betrays Man. Man writes play to get revenge. Play becomes a success. Man and Woman find themselves trapped with eac…

Renovated Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare embodies local excellence in architecture for the performing arts by Steven Litt

Forty years of historic preservation and renovation in Cleveland's downtown theater complex have made the city a recognized leader in design for the performing arts

Spotlight On...AJ Kiehner by Michael Block

Name: Anton Justin (AJ) KiehnerHometown: Wallingford, PAEducation: University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (BA Vocal Music, BA Electronic Journalism)Select Credits: Sound of Music (Rolf, …

Trying Wilde by Thomas Garvey

Exhibit A in the three trials of Oscar Wilde.The contrasts over at the Boston Center for the Arts these days couldn't be more intense. You can choose - as Boston's mainstream critics have a…

Pieces by Theasy.com

Cherry Lane Theatre, FringeNYC By Weston Clay BOTTOM LINE: An intiguing, important and insightful story about a high-profile murder in the Los Angeles gay community. In the opening m…

Critic's Notebook: 'Killer Joe' shows the graphic reality of film can kill its drama by Charles McNulty

William Friedkin's film of Tracy Letts' play leaves little to the imagination, and that can really mess up your mind.William Friedkin's film of Tracy Letts' play"Killer Joe" is nasty, brutis…

Naked and Crazy by Theasy.com

The White Box at 440 Studios, FringeNYC By Adrienne Urbanski BOTTOM LINE: This double dose of solo shows explore issues relating to sexuality and body image -- by blending humor and …

Mary Broome Opens Tonight by Trav S.D.

Tonight through October 14, the Min Theatre presents the first ever revival of the 101 year old Allan Monkhouse play Mary Broome. The plot? “Mary, the housemaid, is pregnant by Leona…

Dream Cast: One Tree Hill The Musical by Intern

More than anything, when I see something I think could or should be a show, I love to speculate about who would play what roles. I love the way casting works and I love sticking my favorite,…

Conductor Slatkin takes on music and maestros

SLSO conductor laureate Leonard Slatkin's book is as much about life as music.

Fuse Theater Review: A Sweet and Contagious “Present Laughter” by Arts Fuse Editor

Actor Jack Koenig never flags in the Peterborough Players production of "Present Laughter," and around him in his London studio-flat swirls a churning world of impertinent employees and past…

InDepth InterView: Carla Gugino on POLITICAL ANIMALS, Arthur Miller, Sondheim Musicals, Roundabout & More! by Pat Cerasaro

Today we are talking to a spectacularly talented stage and screen star who has appeared in countless film and TV properties over the years as well as in many remarkable theatrical production…

Phantom Creep Theatre Tonight at Coney Island! by Trav S.D.

Tonight at 8:30pm! Only $10! An evening celebrating the work and life of inventor, animator, artist, and dreamer, WILLIS O’BRIEN. The night culminates with one of the most perfect film…

Ranting With Cyle: ‘Come to the Cabaret’ by Cyle Durkee by Cyle Durkee

Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre. It is mainly distinguished by the performance venue, a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances wi…

A Surprisingly Satisfying Day at the Fringe by Jan Simpson

Unless a friend, relative or lover is doing one of its shows, deciding what to see at the New York International Fringe Festival can be daunting.  Not to mention disappointing. There ar…

Bring It On at Broadway in Bryant Park by Jonathan Mandell

Bring It On is not just about cheerleading acrobatics, as the last summer concert of Broadway in Bryant Park 2012 made clear. Here are 40 seconds of Nicolas Womack as Twig rapping in the mid…

Fuse Interview with David Sokol, Lyricist who made “Shylock Sing The Blues” by Ian Thal

"As an artist, you probably know when a project pulls at you, sometimes kicking and screaming. Shylock definitely has me by the back of the neck."

BWW's On This Day - August 18, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on August 18 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Happy Birthday! by Bill Hirschman

You’re invited to a birthday party today. Ours. One year. Florida Theater On Stage is celebrating and you’re invited. You don’t have to bring any gifts because you already have. Our v…

Los Angeles Theater Review: RED (Mark Taper Forum) by Tony Frankel

WHAT WILL YOU SEE IN RED? John Logan’s 2010 Tony-winning Red is a work of art, and the Mark Taper Forum is presenting the 2009 Donmar Warehouse Production, starring the illustrious Alfred …

Los Angeles Theater Review: BLAME IT ON BECKETT (The Colony Theatre in Burbank) by Tom Chaits

THE PLAY’S THE THING IN BLAME IT ON BECKETT The Oxford Dictionary defines a dramaturge as “a literary editor on the staff of a theatre who liaises with authors and edits texts…

It’s not every day a septuagenarian makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut by Chris Hampton

The provocative Sister Annunciata’s Secret lands Nonnie Griffin a spot in Edinburgh

PBS Airs A CELEBRATION OF MGM FILM MUSICALS Today, 8/18 by BroadwayWorld

A CELEBRATION OF CLASSIC MGM FILM MUSICALS premieres tonight, August 18 at 730 p.m. on THIRTEEN in New York check local listings nationally August 2012.

STAGE TUBE: NEWSIES Cast Takes Part in Live Chat Tonight, 8/18 by Stage Tube

For the third time this year, cast members from the breakout American musical Newsies will chat with fans live on YouTube. Today, Saturday, August 18th at 600PM EST, Newsies Andrew Keenan-Bo…

Engaging 'Music Man' in concert works nicely

"The Music Man" rarely fails to engage an audience, even when the material is presented in concert. The Musical Theater Heritage production at Crown Center is a case in point.

Review - Harrison, TX: Three Plays by Horton Foote by Michael Dale

Outdoors, The Trees In This "Macbeth" Really Are Alive by Frank Rizzo

New Haven's Elm Shakespeare Company Kicks Off Its 17 t h Season   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageThe show: William Shakespear…

Playing Role Reversal

Paul Giamatti on portraying characters from both sides of Wall Street and working with David Cronenberg and Robert Pattinson.

Theatre For Thought, August 18, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

LOVERS AND KNAVES IN TORONTO’S BACKYARDjoel fishbanePeople who know me know how vehemently I tend to react to those who alter Shakespeare and keep it to themselves. Toronto actress / produ…

THE WEEK AHEAD, Aug. 18-24: Chaplin Struts Onto Broadway; Ghost, End of the Rainbow, Dogfight Close by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that Ghost vanishes from Broadway… the end comes for End of the Rainbow… Chaplin tramps onto the Great White Way…and "…

World Premiere of Release Point, With Michael Irvin Pollard and Jenny Vallancourt, Opens Aug. 18 at NJ Rep by Michael Gioia

The world-premiere production of Gino DiIorio's Release Point, which explores the tortured relationship between a father and daughter, officially opens Aug. 18, following previews that b…

Broadway Bound Concert, Featuring Music of Adam Gwon, Georgia Stitt, Kerrigan and Lowdermilk, Offered Aug. 18 by Michael Gioia

Broadway Bound, a benefit concert featuring 35 of "Broadway's most promising new talents," is held Aug. 18 at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts in California.

STAGE VIEWS: Olivier Nominee Sarah Goldberg, London and Broadway Clybourne Park Star by Andrew Gans

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

Newsies Cast Members Chat Live with Fans Aug. 18 on YouTube by Andrew Gans

Cast members from the award-winning new Broadway musical Newsies chat live with fans on YouTube Aug. 18.

Mint's Mary Broome, Featuring Janie Brookshire and Roderick Hill, Begins Aug. 18 by Adam Hetrick

The first-ever New York revival of Allan Monkhouse's 1911 comedy Mary Broome, about a housemaid who becomes part of the family, begins performances Off-Broadway Aug. 18 at the Mint Theat…

"A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals," With Kim Criswell Singing Judy Garland Songs, Airs on NYC-Area PBS Stations Aug. 18 by Adam Hetrick

Kim Criswell performs the songs of Judy Garland during "A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals," which airs on New York City area PBS stations Aug. 18.

Tickets On Sale for Broadway Run of Dead Accounts With Norbert Leo Butz and Katie Holmes by Adam Hetrick

Tickets are now on sale for the Broadway debut of Theresa Rebeck's comedy, Dead Accounts, starring two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz and Katie Holmes, which will begin previews…

"I'm Outta Here": Ghost The Musical Ends Broadway Run Aug. 18 by Adam Hetrick

After a run of 136 regular Broadway performances, Ghost The Musical, based on the Academy Award-winning 1990 film about a romance that spans into the afterlife, vanishes into …

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 18 by Ernio Hernandez and Robert Viagas

1873 Birthday of Otto Harbach (1873-1963) who will write lyrics and/or book for more than three dozen musicals including Roberta; No, No, Nanette; The Cat and the Fiddle; Rose-Marie and The …

'Lion King' tops week, passes mark

Legit News: Musical becomes fifth-longest-running show on Broadway