Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 8/25/2012

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 8252012.

Review: Marvin’s Room (Circle Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

*Marvin's Room* is an ambitious production, but Circle Theatre's interpretation leaves you scratching your head. The story plods through what should be important moments without ever reachi…

“The Government Inspector” — LA theater review by Pauline Adamek

Russian dramatist Nikolai Gogol’s satire about political corruption and mistaken identities, The Government Inspector, is a timeless comedy classic. Re-envisioned as a biting, tragic farce…

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, Aug 25 - Goodbye MAMMA MIA! and SISTER ACT, Hello CHAPLIN! by BroadwayWorld

In the words of EVITA's Max von Essen, Holy SIP it's Saturday, and that means its time for BroadwayWorld's Saturday Intermission Pics round-up Today's photos feature EVITA's Michael Cerveris…

Review: Sweet and Sad (Profiles Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

No question, Director Joe Jahraus triggers very believable performances from this palpable family and their actor friend. But so many stories here don’t connect to each other, the characte…

Walking; Ark-ive; Cesario – review by Susannah Clapp

Holkham, Norfolk; Theatre Square/Pop-up Workshop, National Theatre, LondonWhat is most annoying about Robert Wilson's Walking? The adamantine amiability? The aura of sacredness? The meagre n…

Fred's Diner – review by Clare Brennan

Theatre on the Fly, Festival theatre, ChichesterIn an interview last year, award-winning playwright Penelope Skinner (Eigengrau, The Village Bike) said her next work would be "set in a motor…

Les Naufragés du Fol Espoir, Lowland Hall, Ingliston Walking, Holkham Hall, Norfolk; Cornelius Finborough, London

Now that's what I call storming. A gigantic mainsail is thrashing overhead, as if in a hurricane. One man clings to the yardarm while, down below, a sailor appears to be sliding, spread-eagl…

Les Naufragés du Fol Espoir, Lowland Hall, Ingliston Walking, Holkham Hall, Norfolk; Cornelius

Now that's what I call storming. A gigantic mainsail is thrashing overhead, as if in a hurricane. One man clings to the yardarm while, down below, a sailor appears to be sliding, spread-eagl…

And then, one thousand years of peace, Playhouse, Edinburgh Helikopter/Eldorado (Sonntags/Abschled), Playhouse, Edinburgh

The island of Patmos is apparently flush with hallucinogenic mushrooms, which may have contributed to the more lurid fancies of its most famous inhabitant, St John, author of the Bible's Boo…

Randy Rainbow to Appear at XL Nightclub's BROADWAY CALL, 8/27 by BroadwayWorld

XL Nightclub presents Broadway Call with host Marti Gould Cummings every Monday night, beginning with a special showtune happy hour with DJ Tony Built beginning at 8 pm. At 9 pm, Cummings gr…

Tim Intravia: From Busk Till Dawn: Delivered with honesty and humor by Adaumbelle

Review: "From Busk Till Dawn: The Life of an NYC Street Performer": What made Tim's show so enjoyable was his honesty, humor, and delivery!

Introducing Holler: A Monthly Advice Column by HowlRound

Holler is a monthly advice column for theater artists trying to keep it all together. Email [email protected] with your questions, life-changing or trivial, professional or personal, h…

BWW TV: NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT's Judy Kaye & Michael McGrath Belt It Out at Tast of Broadway! by BroadwayWorld TV

BroadwayWorld was there for Thursday's festivities, and we bring you 'By StraussSweet and Lowdown' from NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT's Judy Kaye amp Michael McGrath below

Magic Trick by Theasy.com

HERE Mainstage Theatre, FringeNYC By Adrienne Urbanski BOTTOM LINE: This play's unusual story centers on a parapelegic burlesque dancer torn between her male and female love interests…

Theater spotlight: 'Xanadu'

Art spotlight: 'This Will Have Been: Art, Love & Politics in the 1980s

Survey: We need your help! by The Charlebois Post

We are preparing a series of articles on culture and young people. Please help us by filling out this survey. All answers will remain anonymous.Click here to take survey

Review: pool (no water) – Vitalist Theatre by Scotty Zacher

With less flailing, this pool (no water) could dive into a strong riptide of emotion. Right now, it’s just treading water with excessive movement. (read more....)

Oh, those string players are so full of themselves by Donna Perlmutter

Yes, but what about the louts in the brass section? Orchestra members, so unified when on stage, enjoy poking fun at one another when off.Insider jokes are not just for White House Correspon…

Judge rules in favor of Loudoun School Board in Leesburg boundary case by Jessica Goldstein

Two Leesburg communities’ petition challenging the Loudoun County School Board’s rezoning plan, which altered boundaries so that more than 600 students were assigned to the new Frederick…

Edinburgh Fringe Review: Cagebirds by Charlie Ely

David Campton’s Cagebirds is one of those plays that is shamefully not as well-known or acclaimed as it should be. Written in 1971, it combines absurdism with realism, detailed characters …

Theatre review: Shakespeare in the Ruff remixes the Bard with Two Gents by Robert Cushman

What used to be Shakespeare in the Rough is now Shakespeare in the Ruff. What used to be The Two Gentlemen of Verona is now Two Gents

FACE OF THE FUTURE: Bare's Jason Hite by JK

Jason HiteIt's like Corey Cott all over again.  Sometimes you just see a performer and you know they have "it."  And so it was when I saw the first pictures of the new cast of…

Susie Mosher to Host 54 Below's BACKSTAGE, Featuring Chandra Lee Schwartz and Bridgett Everett, 8/26 by BroadwayWorld

This week, 54 Below's Backstage will feature host SUSIE MOSHER Broadways Hairspray and Musical Director BRAD SIMMONS Broadways Lysistrata Jones with this weeks featured guests CHANDRA LEE SC…

Sean Palmer, Matthew Crowle and More Set for Drury Lane Theatre's SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, Beg. 11/15 by BroadwayWorld

Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, makes a splash with the effervescent musical comedy SINGIN IN THE RAIN, previewing November 8, opening November 15, and running through January 13, 2013.

One Man, Two Guvnors by Esther

One Man, Two Guvnors, at Broadway's Music Box TheatreGratuitous Violins rating: **** out of ****I always say it's easy to make me cry, harder to make me laugh.I've been to a few shows where …

"How To Be A New Yorker" Plays Every Wednesday and Saturday by Timessquare.com

HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER, a new Off-Broadway comedy written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, began performances on August 22nd at Sofia's Downstairs Theater in the hea…

Melanie C Wants to Play 'Evita' on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

According to contactmusic.com, Spice Girl Melanie C, star of the upcoming Jesus Christ Superstar UK tour, has revealed her Broadway ambitions.

Broadway Season Preview — 2012-2013 by Jonathan Mandell

Check out my complete preview of Broadway Fall 2012 – including summaries, video excerpts, Twitter feeds, and even a link to buy tickets.  

SLSO tour: The BBC calls; the SLSO picks up the phone to chat

That was London calling Wednesday morning, as the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and BBC Radio 3 prepare for the SLSO’s BBC Proms performance on September 4.

BROADWAY RECALL: Eve Ensler Goes Legitimate by Michael Dale

When Todd Akin spoke, Eve Ensler responded.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 8/25- 42ND STREET by Stage Tube

Today in 1980, 42nd Street opened at the Wintergarden Theatre, where it ran for 3486 performances. 42nd Street is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, lyrics by Al Dubi…

Broadway Fall 2012 Preview by Jonathan Mandell

You can look at the Broadway 2012-2013 season in terms of the movie stars that will be on the stage: Al Pacino and Katie Holmes and Debra Winger — or how about Paul Rudd, Michael Shann…

“Matilda” Musical Fever Goes Trans-Atlantic by Tom Mizer

I loved Roald Dahl as a kid. In James and the Giant Peach or The Witches, his wit and cruelty always seemed a more accurate reflection of childhood than some bright-eyed fantasy. So I’…

Kwame Remy, Marissa Rosen, Zoie Morris & Antuan Raimone Set for BROADWAY ON 22ND STREET, 9/10 by BroadwayWorld

Joseph Macchia brings back the hit monthly series Broadway On 22nd Street, which brings back some of the most talented performers from the Great White Way down to The Metropolitan Room. Each…

Physical comedy triumphs at Edinburgh Comedy Awards by Thom Dibdin

Doctor Brown, with his show Bedfrdfgh at Underbelly has become the first non-speaking comedian to win the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards since Avner the Eccentric in 1991.

Gavin and Stacey's Ruth Jones: 'The stage frightens me' - video by Noah Payne-Frank

The writer and actor talks to Boyd Hilton about the success of Stella and her excitement at having a third series commissionedNoah Payne-Frank

BWW Exclusive Day 5: Preview of Margery & Sheldon Harnick's OUTDOOR MUSEUM- This Alien Race by BroadwayWorld

The Outdoor Museum not your usual images of New York is a book of photographs and verse created as a tribute to the iconic city of New York. Presenting it as its own exhibit, the book includ…

TT: Just so you'll know

The opening-night performance of Satchmo at the Waldorf was a tremendous success. More on Monday, but suffice it for now...

The Prince and the Showboy: Faith Prince & Jason Graae at 54 Below by Rob Lester

The pair of pros on stage and in full command are musical theatre darlings Faith Prince and Jason Graae.

‘Romeo and Juliet’ at National Players At Olney Theatre Center by Jessica Vaughan by Jessica Vaughan

The 8 actors in Romeo and Juliet by the National Players, under the direction of Jason King Jones, attack this play like it was written yesterday and no one in the world has seen it before. …

Mic Check: Occupy #S17 with The Civilians by HowlRound

Theater is a form of knowledge; it should and can also be a means of transforming society. Theater can help us build our future, rather than just waiting for it. - Augusto Boal, Theater of t…

BWW TV: PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Cast Sings 'All I Ask of You' at Taste of Broadway! by BroadwayWorld TV

United Airlines Taste of Broadway concert took place in lower Manhattan Thursday afternoon, August 23rd at at the World Financial Center Plaza 220 Vesey Street between North End Ave. and Wes…

Dream Cast: Sex and the City by BroadwaySpotted

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,…

The elusive 'Other Mary' by Reed Johnson

John Adams 'The Gospel According to the Other Mary' sparks debate among religious scholars about who exactly is this. Mary Magdalene? Mary of Bethany? Someone else?Mary, the mother of Jesus,…

‘Red’ focuses on painter Rothko and assistant’s talks about art by Ronni Reich

ReVision Theatre stages its first drama

Jean Shepherd reads from Chic Sale’s “The Specialist” by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the great rural comedian Chic Sale (for more on him go here). Despite having been a nationally known stage and screen star in the early part of the twentieth century…

‘Phantom’ at Riverside Center Dinner Theater by Julia L. Exline by Julia L. Exline

Riverside Center Dinner Theater presents Phantom, with music and lyrics by Tony Award winner Maury Yeston (Nine and Titanic) and a book by Arthur Kopit. It’s based on Gaston LerouxR…

Three Small Journeys in "Harrison, Tx" by Jan Simpson

Even though he won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (not to mention an Oscar for the screenplay of "To Kill a Mockingbird") Horton Foote was often considered to be the most unsung of America’s…

BWW's On This Day - August 25, 2012

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

Symphony gears for tour in major European venues

First foreign tour in 14 years to feature performances in London, Berlin, Lucerne and Paris. 

Full cast of 'Annie' revival announced

The full cast of the upcoming Broadway revival of the beloved tale "Annie" has recently been announced. A talented cast of adult and child actors will join previously confirmed young actress…

Spotlight On: HookHitch Theatre by Veronica Aloess

The fringe has been a very ghostly affair for HookHitch Theatre. Veronica Aloess finds out more about this exciting company.

Review: Peter Grimes *****

BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall Take an opera out of the opera house and put it into the concert hall and a number of things can happen.  An indifferent production that detracts fro…

ITV orders more Vera and Scott and Bailey by Matthew Hemley

ITV dramas Vera and Scott and Bailey have both been re-commissioned for a third series.

Aisling Bea wins comedy newcomers award by Nicola Merrifield

Irish comedian Aisling Bea has been announced as the winner of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe's stand-up comedy competition, Foster's So You Think You're Funny? Award.

Adorable misfits can spell a great show by John Moore

Ten-year-old Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre is a sweet spelling whiz whose first name does not rhyme with Rogaine and whose last name combines her two dads' two surnames and who knows she t…

Aaron Tveit Headlines CATCH ME IF YOU CAN-Inspired TPAC Gala Tonight, 8/25 by Jeffrey Ellis

Broadways Aaron Tveitfresh off starmaking turns in next to normal and Catch Me If You Canis the featured performer for this years Tennessee Performing Arts Center Gala, set for tonight, Augu…

Engeman Theater at Northport's Broadway Concert Series Features Stars of GHOST, SMASH, MEMPHIS & More Tonight, 8/25 by BroadwayWorld

The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport presents its next special event in its ongoing Broadway Concert Series tonight, August 25 at 8 PM. Performers scheduled to appear include Moya Angela…

The Ensemble Theatre Gala Honors Ben Vereen with Lifetime Achievement Award Tonight, 8/25 by BroadwayWorld

The Ensemble Theatre celebrates its 36th uninterrupted season as Houston's premier African American performing arts institution with a gala themed An Evening Full of Bright Lights and Electr…

Director Pam MacKinnon Thrives Being at Play with the Pulitzer Set by Harry Haun

Tony Award-nominated director Pam MacKinnon talks about her brushes with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrights of Clybourne Park, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Harrison, TX.

Theatre For Thought, August 25, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

ACTING IN THE AGE OF REJECTIONjoel fishbaneThis week was a typical one for me. There was some good news, which stroked my ego; this was quickly followed by one or two disappointments th…

For Christopher Lloyd, Back to the Future’s a blast from the past by Richard Ouzounian

The famous DeLorean time machine draws crowds at Fan Expo, as star Christopher Lloyd stops by for a Q&A.

THE SCREENING ROOM: Sister Act, Doubt, "Nunsense" and More Celebrate the Sassy Sisters of Theatre (Video) by Playbill Staff

The sisters from Broadway's Sister Act will retire their habits and vacate the convent Aug. 26. In celebration of the musical's run and the holy ladies of Sister Act, Playbill.com ta…

THE WEEK AHEAD, Aug. 25-31: Sister Act Kicks the Habit, Sam Shepard's Heartless Opens and Silence! Hits L.A. by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that the final "fabulous" evening with Sister Act has arrived… Sam Shepard brings new work to NYC… Tori Scott provides a…

The Public Theater's Richard III Ends Off-Broadway Run Aug. 25 by Adam Hetrick

The Public Theater's Mobile Shakespeare Unit production of Richard III concludes its three-week run Aug. 25 at 7 PM at the Off-Broadway company's downtown Lafayette Street home.

STAGE VIEWS: Silence! The Musical and Wicked Star David Ayers 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…

STAGE TO SCREENS: Tony Award Winner Frank Langella, Star of "Robot & Frank" by Christopher Wallenberg

Frank Langella acts opposite a robot in the quirky, touching new film "Robot & Frank." The three-time Tony winner talks about projects past and present in a wide-ranging interv…

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 25 by Ernio Hernandez and Robert Viagas

1918 Birthday of composer Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), who will bridge the worlds of classical and Broadway, both as conductor for the New York Philharmonic and as composer of classic scor…

Word of wordless performing org grows

Legit News: D.C. troupe Synetic expands on its success

'Bring It' bucks Broadway downturn

Legit News: Summer slowdown snags box office