Monday, September 3, 2012 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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CD REVIEW: Megan Hilty in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Andy Propst

They're formidable shoes to fill -- having been worn by the likes of Carol Channing and Marilyn Monroe -- but as the Masterworks Broadway new recording of New York City Center Encores!&…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:59PM

→ People Who Like Art Are Better Than People Who Don’t, Study Finds | UnBeige by Tim

People Who Like Art Are Better Than People Who Don’t, Study Finds If you like art, you probably have an altruistic streak, according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois…

SOURCE: direct address at 11:24PM
Monday, September 3, 2012 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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An Appreciation: Burt Bacharach remembers Hal David by Burt Bacharach

Composer Burt Bacharach remembers his meet-ups with lyricist David in the Brill Building and the years of giving Dionne Warwick first choice.It was my great good fortune to have met Hal Davi…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:29PM
Monday, September 3, 2012 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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11 Shows To See This Fall by Ludlow Lad

DETROITPlaywrights Horizons(now in previews; opens 9/18)David Schwimmer and Amy Ryan headline Lisa D'Amour’s Pulitzer-finalist comedy, DETROIT. Anne Kaufman directs the NY premiere at Pla…

SOURCE: Off-Off Blogway at 08:50PM
Monday, September 3, 2012 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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STAGE TUBE: Celia and Andrew Keenan-Bolger Promote Broadway for Obama by Stage Tube

Siblings and Broadway actors Celia Keenan-Bolger and Andrew Keenan-Bolger ask you to join the fight and help get Barack Obama get re-elected in November. Help us spread the word by sharing w…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:49PM

Film: The Opera in Margaret by Sarah B. Roberts

I watched Kenneth Lonergan's Margaret this weekend.  I'm still a little stunned.  It's one of those New York City movies full of beautiful, hurting people and in which, the ci…

SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 07:41PM

Review: Harbor by David Finkle

Chad Begeulin's play about a gay couple at odds over adopting a baby is touching and well-acted.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:00PM
Monday, September 3, 2012 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Shakespeare’s First Acts: As You Like It by TheatreVOICE

Shakespeare’s First Acts: As You Like It. The director James Dacre and Sophie Reynolds discuss the first act of the play, with particular reference to Dacre’s recent production for Shake…

SOURCE: Theatre Voice at 06:48PM

“No Love” at Eclectic — LA theater review by Pauline Adamek

  The title of playwright Andrew Osborne’s new play, No Love, says it all. No one is getting any love in this pitch black ‘comedy.’ Osborne presents a series of stories that are i…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:36PM

One makes me laugh..and laugh...and laugh by Sarah B. Roberts

My daily pleasure includes reading tweets from @queen_UK,  the anonymous twitter alter ego tweeting and posing as Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.   She absolutely kills me! …

SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 06:28PM

Review: Dreamgirls/Marriott Theatre by Brianhey

Although the show itself originally opened more than thirty years ago, “Dreamgirls” has had remarkable staying power, particularly since the 2006 film version that won an Oscar for Chica…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 06:15PM

This Week's New Classifieds on BWW - 9/3/12

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld.com for 9312.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00PM
Monday, September 3, 2012 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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POLL RESULTS: August 2012: Hottest Guy on Broadway by JK

When I started the first ever HOT/HOTTEST poll, my goal was to have us celebrate the guy who was "HOT" on his own terms - not necessarily a pin up kind of guy - unique talents, uni…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 05:36PM

Elaine Stritch Defends Producer Garth Drabinsky by BroadwayWorld

According to the Huffington Post's Liz Smith, Elaine Stritch says after another stage appearance, she is going to move out of the Carlyle Hotel and move home to Birmingham, Michigan, but the…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:31PM

Tommy Lee Jones, Ewan McGregor, John Travolta to Be Honored at San Sebastian International Film Festival by Brian Scott Lipton

Stage and screen stars Tommy Lee Jones, Ewan McGregor, and John Travolta will receive the Donostia Awards at the 60th San Sebastian International Film Festival, which runs September 21-29 ac…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:22PM
Monday, September 3, 2012 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Theater Review: ‘Dreamgirls’ at Harlem Repertory Theater by Anita Gates

Keith Lee Grant directs an intimate chamber version of “Dreamgirls,” Michael Bennett’s 1981 R&B musical about the rise of a 1960s girl group.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:27PM

Monday, September 03, 2012

Emerging From Under DeadlineDo you know that scene in Kill Bill Vol. 2 when The Bride is trapped in a coffin underground? We flash back to her training under Kung Fu master Pai Mei. We see h…

SOURCE: Variations On A Theme at 04:06PM

Review: Skin Tight/Cor Theatre by Johnny Oleksinski

RECOMMENDED The abbreviated length of New Zealand playwright Gary Henderson’s “Skin Tight,” being given a Chicago premiere by Cor Theatre, resonates long after the “q…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 04:05PM
Monday, September 3, 2012 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Fuse Film Review: Calvin and the Real Girl — “Ruby Sparks” Comes to Life by Arts Fuse Editor

"Ruby Sparks" is more than a sweetly moving love story with a happy ending; to their credit, the filmmakers add some disturbingly nightmarish edges to its "Pygmalion” meets "Frankenstein" …

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:15PM

Wanderlust Yoga in the City by Pauline Adamek

On September 9, 2012 join 20,000 yogis around the globe as they embark on the first ever 24-hr Yoga Aid relay, all for charity. The LA leg of the race, a Wanderlust Yoga in the City celebrat…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:06PM

Review: Cymbeline/The RIFF Collective by Lisa Buscani

RECOMMENDED Outdoor theater is fun but has its drawbacks; the most talented ensemble  fights for its life against ambient distraction. “Ah fair Imogen, my life, my wife… THIS IS THE ROU…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 03:00PM
Monday, September 3, 2012 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Ron Palillo Tribute to be Held at the Triad, 10/3

A memorial celebration to honor the life and career of Ron Palillo, best known as Horshack on "Welcome Back, Kotter" has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 3.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:35PM

This Week on Broadway for September 2, 2012: Ben Rimalower by James Marino

Michael Portantiere and James Marino talk with Ben Rimalower about his show Patti Issues. Please take the BroadwayRadio survey by CLICKING HERE. Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in iTunes by CLI…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 02:33PM

Happy Labor Day from BroadwayWorld! Video Celebration Part 2! by BroadwayWorld

Happy Labor Day The first Monday in September has arrived, which of course triggers the symbolic end to Summer 2012. Theatre fans everywhere know that this means one thing- the Broadway Fall…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:00PM

Happy Labor Day from LASA by LA Stage Alliance

The LA STAGE Alliance offices will be closed today to celebrate the Labor Day holiday. Everyone returns tomorrow to help launch the exciting fall theatrical season kicking off this week!

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:00PM
Monday, September 3, 2012 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Letter: Redgrave demolition threat dismay by The Stage

Forty years have passed since a time capsule was buried beneath the foundations of what was to become the Farnham Redgrave Theatre. On September 9, 1972, Michael Redgrave got to his knees an…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:10PM

Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA presents Year of the Rabbit

James Eckhouse directs the world premiere of Keliher Walsh’s haunting and deeply moving drama that intertwines the war in Vietnam and the present day conflict in Afghanistan to illuminate …

SOURCE: Footlights at 01:06PM

Dora the Explorer Live! – review by Lyn Gardner

Apollo, LondonDora has lost her teddy bear! There is no time for tears (and they wouldn't be possible anyway, because Dora's plastic moulded head is set in a permanent rictus) as Teddy and a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00PM
Monday, September 3, 2012 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Letter: No need for the monarch to act up by The Stage

I am so glad the Queen did not join Equity (Chit Chat, August 23, page 7), as I am, and have been for many years, a member, and I may have found I was no longer wanted.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:49PM

Why we need more open-air events like Piccadilly Circus Circus by Lyn Gardner

When angels descended on London last night, they reminded us that large-scale spectacle can be a meaningful, magical and politically subversive art formIf the Olympics and Paralympics have g…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:47PM

Letter: Games show blotted out women and elders by The Stage

The idea of the Olympics Opening Ceremony was good, and it was brilliantly orchestrated. But like the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, overall it was a failure.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:47PM

David Lindsay-Abaire's GOOD PEOPLE and Naomi Wallace's THE LIQUID PLAIN Receive 2012 Horton Foote Prizes by BroadwayWorld

The Horton Foote Prizes, named in honor of the legendary writer, were established in 2010 to award excellence in American Theater. Presented biennially, the first Horton Foote Prize was awar…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:45PM

Competition: Win tickets to Life For Beginners at Theatre503 by A Younger Theatre

Hot on the heels of our Kate Tempest competition (which had the most entries we’ve ever had for a competition!) we bring you another chance to win tickets to a new show. This time it&#…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:44PM

Letter: Young people priced out of theatre by The Stage

I feel strongly about a subject that affects young people. A Night Less Ordinary was a nationwide pilot scheme, set up in February 2009 by Arts Council England and the Department for Culture…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:43PM

Eugene O’Neill: The Emperor Jones (1920) by George Hunka

Text: Eugene O’Neill, Early Plays, edited by Jeffrey H. Richards; New York: Penguin Books, 2001, pp. 265-292. Race, power, greed, and empire are the central themes of Eugene O’Neill&…

SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 12:41PM

Hora, Batsheva Dance Company, Edinburgh Playhouse

Though over-long and perplexing, this production from Israel’s premier contemporary dance company intrigues, writes Gerald Dowler

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:33PM

Review: 33 Variations/TimeLine Theatre Company by Johnny Oleksinski

The character with the most dialogue in Moisés Kaufman’s “33 Variations” does not utter a single word—Music. Personified in TimeLine Theatre Company’s Chicago premiere production …

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 12:23PM

News: "Globe on Screen" initiative launches with screenings of Much Ado, All's Well ...

The Globe today announced that it’s taking further steps into the world of digital theatre, by releasing three of its productions to be screened at cinemas in the USA, Australia, New Z…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:23PM

News: Live Tweeting: #WOSOuting to West End Jumpy

Tonight nearly 100 theatregoers are heading to see April De Angelis' new play Jumpy, which has transferred from the Royal Court to the West End's Duke of York's Theatre. Starring Tamsin Gre…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:22PM
Monday, September 3, 2012 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Tribes by Esther

Tribes, at the Barrow Street Theatre off-BroadwayGratuitous Violins rating: ***1/2 out of ****I love just about everything about Nina Raine's play Tribes, even the title.It made me think how…

SOURCE: Gratuitous Violins at 11:40AM

On the road with the SLSO: London, first day

Some members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra came to London on their own, after Wednesday's final rehearsal, but before Saturday's group flight. (I came in a day early, met up with a Bri…

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:26AM

News: Old Vic stages first ever 24 Hour Musicals Celebrity Gala, 9 Dec

The Old Vic's annual 24 Hour Celebrity Gala will have a musical theme this year to coincide with the venue’s staging of Kiss Me Kate. This year, for the first time ever, the event wil…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:20AM

BWW Blog: Touring MARY POPPINS' Nicolas Dromard - Day #7 by BroadwayWorld

When I left Mary Poppins in February I never thought that I would be coming back to it. Clearly we can't predict the future In this crazy business of show that we are part of, there are many…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:19AM

Photos: Kim Cattrall rehearses Chichester Antony & Cleopatra with new leading man Pennington

Rehearsal shots have been released for the upcoming Chichester Festival Theatre production of Antony and Cleopatra, starring Kim Cattrall as Shakespeare's famous heroine. The production is a…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:19AM

Broadway basks in summer heat

Legit News: Box office powered by plentiful millionaires

SOURCE: Variety at 11:02AM

The Lady from the Sea, King's Theatre, Edinburgh by Thom Dibdin

King's Theatre, Edinburgh: Smooth and accomplished to listen to, like a calmly swelling sea, Craig Armstrong's new opera version of Ibsen's play, with a libretto by Zoe Strachan, f…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:01AM

Methtacular! by Theasy.com

Playroom Theatre, Off Off Broadway By Brett Epstein BOTTOM LINE: Methtacular! is skillfully directed by Adam Fitzgerald and features a refreshingly honest and courageous performance f…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:00AM

Blog: Honour Bayes: Verbatim rights & wrongs

This week I'm back at a subject that continues to niggle me - ideas of morality in verbatim theatre. When we use people's voices onstage in edited pieces of drama, how fine is the line betwe…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AM

Favorite Quotes Vol. XXXV: A Republican’s Thoughts on Labor Day by Ken Davenport

Happy Labor Day, readers. This important national holiday celebrates the incredible contributions that workers of all different trades and skills have made to the development of this country…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Monday, September 3, 2012 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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ArtsBeat: David Lindsay-Abaire and Naomi Wallace Receive Horton Foote Prize by Erik Piepenburg

The playwrights are the 2012 recipients of the Horton Foote Prize, a biennial award named for the playwright and screenwriter.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:47AM

Broadway Grosses* w/e 9/2/2012 by Proofer

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending September 2, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL $529,972 8,049 75.42% $65.84 CHAPLIN $39…

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

Photos: Kim Kattrall rehearses Chichester Antony & Cleopatra with new leading man Pennington

Rehearsal shots have been released for the upcoming Chichester Festival Theatre production of Antony and Cleopatra, starring Kim Cattrall as Shakespeare's famous heroine. The production is a…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:44AM

Happy Labor Day from BroadwayWorld! Video Celebration Part 1! by BroadwayWorld

Happy Labor Day The first Monday in September has arrived, which of course triggers the symbolic end to Summer 2012. Theatre fans everywhere know that this means one thing- the Broadway Fall…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00AM

‘Shrek’ Set to Close on West End February 24 by David Rogers

The West End run of “Shrek The Musical” will come to an end early next year. The musical, which currently plays at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, will close on Sunday, February 24, 2013,…

SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AM
Monday, September 3, 2012 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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‘Baby Bear’s Birthday’ at The Puppet Co. by Julia L. Exline by Julia L. Exline

On Saturday, September 1st, 2012, Baby Bear’s Birthday was presented at The Puppet Company through their highly popular program, Tiny Tots @ 10:00. Tiny Tots is specifically designed for c…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:55AM

Tributes paid to Max Bygraves by Michael Quinn

Comic Jimmy Tarbuck has led the tributes to Max Bygraves following the legendary entertainer's death at home in Australia at the age of 89.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:43AM

The land of haters by Adam Thurman

My friend calls it the "Everything Sucks" club. The flip side to this epic rise in the abiliity to communicate and spread a message is that it becomes incredibly easy to tear things down or …

SOURCE: Mission Paradox at 09:40AM

Harriet Walter stars in Donmar's all-female Julius Caesar by Matt Trueman

New Donmar season includes Walter reuniting with Mamma Mia! director Phyllida Lloyd, Joe Wright's stage directing debut and a new cheap ticket offerHarriet Walter will play Brutus in an all-…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32AM

Clemency, King's Theatre, Edinburgh by Thom Dibdin

King's Theatre, Edinburgh: Visually exciting, through Alex Eales' clever triptych set, and musically engaging with James MacMillan's hardworking score, this product of Scottish Ope…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:28AM

Piccadilly Circus Circus – review by Lyn Gardner

Piccadilly CircusAngels paid London an unannounced visit last night. As dusk fell over the city, a pink flare was lit on top of the old HMV building, and a strange feathered creature ca…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:26AM

‘Stones in The Secret Garden’ by Brent Stone by Guest Author

Whenever I see a Stone perform on the stage I always see a performer who gives 200% and whose joy of performing glows on his face. The Secret Garden has a lot of meaning for Brent Stone an…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:15AM

Donmar Warehouse launches Barclays £10 ticket scheme by Alistair Smith

London's Donmar Warehouse is launching a subsidised ticket scheme offering more than 40 of its best seats for every performance at only £10.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:02AM

The Top 100 Broadway Commercials (Part 2) by Jennifer Ashley Tepper

Broadway commercials can be a great marketing tool. They can be a fantastically fun piece of a show’s history. They can be witty, attention-grabbing, and completely effective in sellin…

SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 09:00AM
Monday, September 3, 2012 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Harriet Walter to star in all-female Julius Caesar at Donmar by Alistair Smith

Phyllida Lloyd is to direct an all-female production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar at the Donmar Warehouse this November.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:56AM

Mantan Moreland Tells a Dirty Joke by Trav S.D.

I first encountered Mantan Moreland (born on this day in 1902) in the camp horror classic Spider Baby courtesy Mr. Pinnock. It wasn’t until much later that I learned about his history …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:42AM

Open thread: Which are the best plays about school?

As pupils go back to school across the UK, which are the most sensational schoolroom dramas?It's back-to-school week in the UK – and as students, parents and teachers get ready for the new…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AM

In The Locked Room/Ghost Patrol, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh by Thom Dibdin

Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh: There is a real intensity and sense of purpose to both these two new operas, created as the culmination of Scottish Opera's Five:15 - Operas Made in Scotlan…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:10AM

BWW's On This Day - September 3, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on September 3 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM

Donmar Warehouse New Season to Include All-Female Julius Caesar, Revival of The Weir and More by Mark Shenton

London's Donmar Warehouse is to present an all-female production of Julius Caesar with Phyllida Lloyd directing a cast that includes Harriet Walter as Brutus; Pinero's Trelawney of t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:00AM

Feature: SPECIAL REPORT: 2012 Fall Broadway Preview by Andy Propst

Chaplin, Dead Accounts, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Heiress, and The Mystery of Edwin Drood are among this season's highly anticipated offerings.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM
Monday, September 3, 2012 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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October 3 Memorial Set for Ron Palillo by Brian Scott Lipton

A public memorial will be held at 6pm at the Triad Theatre in New York City on Wednesday, October 3 for screen and stage actor Ron Palillo, who died on August 13 at the age of 63. Actors An…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:59AM

Frances Barber, Cush Jumbo, Harriet Walter Set for Donmar Warehouse Season by Brian Scott Lipton

The Donmar Warehouse has announced its 2012-2013 season, according to Whatsonstage.com. The season opens on November 29 with Phyllida Lloyd's all-female production of William Shakespea…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:59AM

David Lindsay-Abaire and Naomi Wallace Win Horton Foote Prize by Brian Scott Lipton

The playwrights David Lindsay-Abaire and Naomi Wallace have been named the 2012 recipients of the Horton Foote Prize, a biennial award named for the playwright and screenwriter who died in 2…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:57AM

PHOTO FLASH: Glee's Dot Jones Visits Cirque du Soleil's O by David Gordon

2012 Emmy Award-nominee Dot Jones, who plays Coach Shannon Beiste on the hit Fox series Glee, attended the Sunday, September 2 performance of Cirque du Soleil's O at the Bellagio Hotel…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:57AM

£15 tickets for Chekhov’s Three Sisters

Olga, Masha and Irina yearn for the adrenaline rush of life in Moscow in Chekhov’s heartbreaking masterpiece. Don’t miss this stunning version of by director Benedict Andrews at London's…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:54AM

Blog: Honour Bayes: Verbatim rights and wrongs

This week I'm back at a subject that continues to niggle me - ideas of morality in verbatim theatre. When we use people's voices onstage in edited pieces of drama, how fine is the line betwe…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:48AM

Grey's Anatomy Star Jesse Williams Is Married by Brian Scott Lipton

Grey's Anatomy star Jesse Williams, who plays Dr. Jackson Avery on the hit ABC drama, married long-time girlfriend, real-estate broker Aryn Drake-Lee, on Saturday, September 1, accordin…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:41AM

Offer: £15 tickets to BAGGAGE until 22 September

Get tickets for just £15 for any performance until 22 September of Baggage at the Arts Theatre with promo code

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:36AM

SLSO tour, Day 2: London

Members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra are making the most of their time in London.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:23AM

Fusional Fragments, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London by Neil Norman

Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London: Having been the propulsive heartbeat at the centre of the Olympics opening ceremony, percussionist Evelyn Glennie adds decorative layers of so…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:16AM

Michael Feinstein’s labors of love by Joe Dziemianowicz

Famous for vintage songs, Michael Feinstein is always on to something new. On Tuesday, with his friend Marilyn Maye, the 80-something singing powerhouse, he opens the last fall season of Fe…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 07:00AM
Monday, September 3, 2012 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Natalie Douglas to Reprise Freedom Songs at Birdland on October 22 by Brian Scott Lipton

MAC Award winner and stage veteran Natalie Douglas will perform a special "Election Edition" of her hit cabaret show, Freedom Songs, at 7pm on Monday, October 22 at Birdland. Dou…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:46AM

News: Donmar stages all-female Caesar, Joe Wright Trelawny & McPherson's Weir

Josie Rourke has announced her second season as artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse, which sees Phyllida Lloyd returning to the venue to helm an all-female Julius Caesar, Joe Wright ma…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:35AM

'Shrek' closes; 'Charlie' moves

Legit News: WB musical switches London venues

SOURCE: Variety at 06:31AM

Wright to direct at Donmar

Legit News: London theater sets season

SOURCE: Variety at 06:06AM
Monday, September 3, 2012 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Dora the Explorer Live! Search for the City of the Lost Toys, Apollo, London by Ben Dowell

Apollo, London: Hola, los Amigos. Yes, it was only a matter of time before this smash kids TV hit followed all the other smash TV kids hits to the stage. Fortunately there's a real colo…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:56AM

News: Opening: Globe As You Like It, Mamma Mia! moves & Edinburgh transfer Morning

Among this week's major London theatre openings, in the West End and further afield, are The Globe's rendition of As You Like It, the Edinburgh transfer of Simon Stephen's new youth play …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:50AM

Bloom, Greyfriars Community Centre, Ringwood by Mike Martin

Greyfriars Community Centre, Ringwood: From the moment this event began, it had the flavour of a very English experience, with fancy cakes and cordial served on the lawn to the strains of th…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:48AM

Derby considers £40m replacement for Assembly Rooms by Steve Orme

Arts and cultural leaders in Derby are planning a major venue which they hope will become the best in the East Midlands.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:08AM
Monday, September 3, 2012 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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If You Know The enemy You Need Not Fear A Hundred Battles

Posted in Business developmentPersonal DevelopmentStrategy“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enem…

SOURCE: theartsentrepreneur.com at 04:00AM
Monday, September 3, 2012 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Blog: Michael Coveney: Does West End balance books at too high a price?

This week's theatre feels like the calm before the storm, in London at least, as I contemplate a play at Jermyn Street with possibly the least attractive title in the history of the West End…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:08AM
Monday, September 3, 2012 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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→ Go Away | The Morning News by Tim

Go Away Alexander Chee writes about his residencies at three different artists colonies: Fiction writers are often portrayed as fussy prima donnas, and I won’t say we aren’t, but to expl…

SOURCE: direct address at 02:31AM

TTIC- Victoria Deiorio, Tosha Fowler, Scott Cummins and Julia Neary - Sep 3, 2012 by [email protected] (talk Theatre In Chicago), Talk Theatre In Chicago

Our podcast this week focuses on Cor Theatre's inaugural production of Skin Tight by Gary Henderson. Joining us to talk about the show and the company are Victoria Deiorio (Co-Founder, Direc…

SOURCE: www.theatreinchicago.com at 02:01AM

The arrival of the theatrical autumn by Mark Shenton

It’s Labour Day in the US today, which marks the official end of the summer there; meanwhile in the UK it would have been nice if we’d had one at all. But the arrival of September also m…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Monday, September 3, 2012 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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John Barrowman Guest Hosts G4's ATTACK THE SHOW Today, 9/3 by TV News Desk

As summer winds down, G4's ATTACK OF THE SHOW is heating up with a bevy of talented guest hosts joining Candace Bailey and Sara Underwood as your ambassadors to the information age.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Lauren Ambrose, Steven Pasquale, Ellen Burstyn and More Star in A&E's COMA, 9/3-4 by BroadwayWorld

AampE Network presents Coma, a four-hour epic two-night event from Ridley and Tony Scott featuring a multiple Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning cast with Lauren Ambrose Six Feet Under, St…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Matthew Broderick Guest Stars on Cartoon Network's ADVENTURE TIME Today, 9/3 by TV News Desk

TVGuide reports that Tony Award-winner Matthew Broderick will lend his voice to an episode of Cartoon Network's ADVENTURE TIME. The animated series follows the adventures of a young boy and …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

TT: Next stop, New Haven

Satchmo at the Waldorf has two more weeks to run at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, but Mrs. T and...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

TT: Just because

The Byrds play "This Wheel's on Fire" on Playboy After Dark in 1968: (This is the latest in a series...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

TT: Almanac

"Sid Caesar once gave me the best advice about cutting: 'If they don't hear it, they never know you wrote...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM
Monday, September 3, 2012 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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BROADWAY FALL PREVIEW: David Mamet (Twice), Edward Albee, Annie, Jessica Chastain, Cyrano, Patti LuPone by Robert Simonson

The coming months on Broadway will offer a new play by David Mamet, Chita Rivera in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, an essential social drama by Henrik Ibsen, two Christmas-themed musicals, plus…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Openings We're Tracking This Week, September 3-9 by The Charlebois Post

Jersey Boys (photo credit: Joan Marcus)They can belittle it by calling it a jukebox musical, but Jersey Boys has not only been adored by audiences worldwide but it actually snagged a packet …

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AM

"Coma" Miniseries, Medical Thriller Starring Lauren Ambrose and Steven Pasquale, Airs Sept. 3-4 on A&E by Michael Gioia

Stage and screen actors Lauren Ambrose (Exit the King, "Six Feet Under") and Steven Pasquale (Reasons to Be Pretty, "Rescue Me") star in A&E's miniseries "Co…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

THE SCREENING ROOM: Broadway's Jessica Hendy Covers Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Carly Rae Jepsen (Video) by Michael Gioia

Jessica Hendy, last seen on Broadway in Amour, teams up with cellist Jacob Yates for covers of contemporary hit songs. Here's a look at their versions of "…Baby One More Time…

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Rufus Norris' Cabaret, Starring Will Young and Michelle Ryan, Plays Southampton Beginning Sept. 3 by Michael Gioia

Rufus Norris' remounting of his Olivier Award-winning production of Kander and Ebb's Cabarert begins performances at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton Sept. 3. The UK tour, w…

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Evita's Ricky Martin Plays Seven-Performance Week Beginning Sept. 3 by Andrew Gans

Beginning Sept. 3, Grammy winner Ricky Martin plays a seven-performance weekly schedule in the current Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Evita at the Marquis Th…

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THE LEADING MEN: Gavin Creel Says "Hello!" to The Book of Mormon by Adam Hetrick

Audiences across America are opening their doors to two-time Tony Award nominee Gavin Creel, who is currently starring as missionary Elder Price in the national tour of the Tony-winning hit …

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PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 3 by Robert Viagas

1827 Birthday of John Drew Sr., patriarch of the Drew and Barrymore acting dynasties that will include Georgiana Drew Barrymore; siblings Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore and John Barrymore…

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Original "Jersey Boy" Frankie Valli on His Broadway Debut

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons will make play their first Broadway concert engagement this October in Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons On Broadway, playing for seven performances at th…

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The Theatre: Fall Preview. by The New Yorker

goatTitle-->STARRY NIGHTS In Craig Wright’s “Grace,” a young couple tries to open a Bible-themed motel chain; Paul Rudd, Michael Shannon, Ed Asner, and Kate Arrington star…

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Hilton Als: Sam Shepard’s female bodies in distress. by Hilton Als

When it comes to young directors who know what to do with Sam Shepard’s chimerical, philosophically complex writing, Ethan Hawke has most of his contemporaries beat. In 2010, Hawke sta…

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