Despite boasting a strong and talented cast, "A Class Act" falters by never adequately delving into the intricacies of Edward Kleban’s undeniable gifts and demons, instead presenting him a…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 10:39PMI hear that Broadway producer Jordan Roth (who's President of Jujamcyn Theaters) is marrying agent/producer Richie Jackson (who produces Nurse Jackie) this Saturday onstage at one of Jordan'…
SOURCE: Village Voice at 10:28PMBROADWAY SESSIONS is described as an evening of musical performances, games and open mic featuring a new Broadway guest each week. This Thursday, Sept. 6th, Broadway Sessions welcomes cast m…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:27PMPBS is bound for Broadway with a three-hour primetime documentary series that tracks the real life stories of America’s top high school musical performers, vying in the ultimate competitio…
SOURCE: PBS at 10:14PMStage Left Studio's Dazzles This Season: Cheryl King is a force of nature.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:13PMAccording to AussieTheatre.com.au, Opera Australia's production of South Pacific, starring Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Lisa McCune, was filmed today, Sept 5, for DVD release.
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Russell Crowe and Alan Doyle present THE INDOOR GARDEN PARTY, an informal evening of tunes and stories from the CroweDoyle songbook with Scott Grimes, Kevin Durand, Size2Shoes and special gu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:58PMThe lights dim, the curtain rises and…a cell phone rings. The audience shifts from the stage to the source of the distraction. The actors, senses amplified, scan the audience for the culpr…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 07:49PMWhen Anne McGravie was 17½, she made a decision that would change her life. It was 1944 and war was raging in Europe when, one day, McGravie stopped in front of a recruitment office in her …
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 07:40PMHere, ten of the actors, directors and choreographers who make the festival worth going to tell you all about what they’re up to, what events they’re going to see (hint: these are the ev…
SOURCE: The Philly Post at 07:37PMWolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announces the 2012 Wolf Trap Ball, the organizations largest annual fundraising event, set to commence Saturday, September 15 on the Filene Cente…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:32PMI confess: There have been a number of times when I’ve left Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art Theatre reciting my favorite quip from Bernard Sahlins, a founder of The Second City and …
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 07:30PMOPENING ABSURD ROMP: SHAKESPEARE’S FEMALE WOMEN. Gorilla Tango presents a two-woman comedy show that delves into the feminine mystique of the Bard. Opens Sept. 8. Sat, 7:30 pm. $15. To Sep…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 07:24PMMichael Unger, currently directing the Paramount Theatre’s production of “Grease,” just wants to keep things real. “You have to be authentic,” Unger said. “If you are honest to t…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 07:22PMDavid Ives' New Jerusalem played last fall at the Lantern Theater Company and was the best-selling production in the theater's 18-year history. The play has now been brought back, with the s…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:15PMTHEATER REVIEW: "A Class Act" by Porchlight Music Theatre at Theater Wit ★★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "A Class Act" by Porchlight Music Theatre at Theater Wit ★★a…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:11PMWho says you can't go home again? American actor-singer Anthony Rapp does that, and then some, with his solo show Without You, in which one of the original leads of the Broadway musical…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:08PMBrit musical’s abrupt closing reportedly shortchanges cast.
SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 07:08PMA curtain rises at the start of Joe Wright’s thrilling film version of Anna Karenina only for the finish several hours later to be accompanied in time-honoured fashion by the words “the …
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:00PMAfter years spent in the dark alleyways of abuse, where the only optimistic light is the sickly glow of neon, some new playwrights are emerging into the sunnier meadows of romantic comedy. T…
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Breaking the flow of events with a fit of the giggles reminds us that actors and newsreaders are individuals tooTributes have rained down on Harriet Cass and Charlotte Green since Radio 4 an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:56PMOn Monday, SEPTEMBER 24, at 730pm the National Touring Company of WICKED will host THE WICKED ROCKY HORROR SHOW, a staged concert performance of Richard OBriens The Rocky Horror Show Book, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:53PMGWB Entertainment and Shanghai Culture Square Theatre are excited to announce a return season of Ultimate Broadway 2012. The concert series opened the Shanghai Culture Square Theatre last ye…
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SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:45PMApplicants for funding from Los Angeles County Arts Commission's Organizational Grant Program can attend seven free workshops that are designed to improve the applications, scheduled for Sep…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:44PMAfter slipping box-office grosses, “War Horse,” the award-winning hit Broadway play, will close in New York on Jan. 6.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:43PMSometimes, we just need to turn on the waterworks. Stressful day at work, fight with the boyfriend, missing a family thats far away sucks. And tears help. Here is a list of the Broadway s…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:41PMThe cultural district that's grown up around the Brooklyn Academy of Music continues to take shape, as another venue — BAM Fisher — opens to the public later this week.
SOURCE: NY1 at 05:41PMDREAMGIRLS, the smash Broadway musical turned hit movie, runs through October 28 at the Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, Ill. Check out interviews with the cast at the open…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:35PMHeather WyntersFocus Group Play
Enthusiastic reviews this week for Shakespeare: Deborah Klugman has some good things to say about Much Ado About Nothing at Knightsbridge Theatre, and Amy L…
SOURCE: LA Weekly at 05:30PMBROADWAY BALLYHOO will welcome an all-star cast for its Thursday, 11 PM show at Feinsteins on September 6th. The series is now in its 10th smash month.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:29PMCelebrity blogger and upcoming NEWSical the Musical star Perez Hilton visited the Off-Broadway production of SILENCE! The Musical at the Elektra Theatre on Friday, August 31. The musical sta…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:23PMAle to the Chief: White House Beer Recipe The White House has released their recipe for White House Honey Brown Ale. Inspired by home brewers from across the country, last year President Oba…
SOURCE: direct address at 05:21PMCozy up with “the softest blanket in the world” and join The Phantom of the Opera’s Trista Moldovan on a tour of her Majestic Theatre dressing room. Find out why Moldovan&#…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:15PMWhen it comes to Shakespeare, even master storytellers have to pay their respects. Joss Whedon, the cult filmmaker and helmer of summer blockbuster The Avengers, is such a fan of the Ba…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:14PMThe Book of Mormon will hold a special benefit performance for The Actors Fund on September 13 at 2 PM at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. All proceeds from the performance will go …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:13PMAmigo Duende, a new musical written by Tony nominee Joshua Henry, Heather Hogan and Luis Salgado, will receive its world premiere Oct. 4-7 at El Museo del Barrio in NYC.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:12PMOnstage (and offstage) reporter extraordinaire Donna Hanover takes Broadway.com behind the scenes at The Best Man. Get a backstage peek at James Earl Jones, John Stamos, Kristin Davis (and t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:07PMFirst Night, Grand Center's family-friendly New Year's Eve party, is asking revelers to pick this year's theme.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:03PMI’ve been kicking this around a bit….perhaps it can be added to. This a short list of horrible song lyrics that were by definition written to fulfill an assignment, namely the cr…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:01PMThis essay follows a previous one, entitled Dialogue and the Age of Industrial Storytelling (Or, A Defense of the Theater). It is less a continuation of its predecessor than a response to it…
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Rehearsals have begun for David Mamets fiendishly funny comedy November, which will be presented at the Center Theatre GroupMark Taper Forum, September 26 through November 4, 2012. The open…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:53PMWhat makes this production unique is the fact that it is performed on a moving old time ship with actors weaving their way between seated audience members, and making direct contact with the…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 04:49PMThe national touring company of Wicked will present The Wicked Rocky Horror Show, a staged concert performance of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show, Sept. 24 at 7:30 PM at The …
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:44PMA memorial for the late theater producer Joan Stein has been set for Oct. 8 in Los Angeles. The service will be held at the Brentwood Theatre on the Veterans Affairs grounds at 11301 Wilshir…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:42PMTelly Leung, a former Warbler on the Fox musical series "Glee" and the "All Good Gifts" giver in the recent Broadway revival of Godspell, takes on the role of talent coach and mentor in the …
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:36PMCULTUREBOT infiltrates EINSTEIN to retrieve an insider's guide on how best to enjoy this legendary, but daunting, work.
SOURCE: Culturebot at 04:15PMSay you're the theater's notorious, merciless, fabulous satire, "Forbidden Broadway," finally back after your beloved and a little feared creator-writer-co-director, Gerard Alessandrini, aba…
SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 04:15PMBroadway stars know what’s hot in entertainment, fashion and pop culture, so Broadway.com decided it was high time to tap in to the after-hours obsessions of our favorite stage actors.…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PMTony Award nominee Josh Young and Kerry Ellis will be part of Ultimate Broadway, which will return to Shangai beginning Oct. 19 at the Shanghai Culture Square Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:06PMViolinist Christian Tetzlaff won rapturous applause from the German audience.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:00PM
Interesting fact I learned when I interviewed Obie-winning experimental artist Lisa D'Amour for Time Out New York: She'd never been to the city of Detroit at the time that she wrote the play…
SOURCE: Blank New World at 03:56PMThree-time Tony nominee Marin Mazzie takes the stage at 54 Below performing songs she loved growing up. Check out Mazzie’s preview of “Midnight at the Oasis” and hear more …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:55PMOn Twitter Watch, theseanhayes wrote Finally reunited with DebraMessing today on the set of NBCSmash. Lots of hugs and laughs.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:50PMActresses from the worlds of Broadway, film and television will join forces for an upcoming concert to benefit the Girls Camaraderie Project (GCP).
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:44PMEvery day, Broadway.com brings theater fans up close to their favorite stars and behind the scenes at their favorite shows with our popular, one-of-a-kind video features. Now, we're rank…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:43PMIn an unprecedented partnership between leading brands in style, media and events, Penske Media Corporation PMC, Style Media and IMG Fashion presented the 9th Annual Style Awards on Septembe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:40PMAnd finally, we’re here. Climbing Arthur’s Seat at 5am and crying out our morning greeting to a sleepy sunrising Edinburgh. Weeks of flyering strangers has alerted me to muscles …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:36PMNINA METZ and KERRY REID review the 2012 Chicago Fringe Festival
NINA METZ and KERRY REID review the 2012 Chicago Fringe Festival.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:35PM‘Chaplin The Musical’: Silent no more September 2, 2012 By Ronni Reich NEW YORK — “You need to play Chaplin in a musical someday,” reads a card in Rob McClure’s Barrymore Theat…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 03:31PMThere are still good seats available for The Actors Fund's Special Benefit Performance of The Book of Mormon, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, which will be held Sept. …
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PMWinner of the 2012 Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best Musical, SILENCE The Musical theunauthorized parody of The Silence of the Lambs, with book by Hunter Bell, music amp lyrics by Jon and…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:28PMRob McClure is tightrope walking his way to Broadway in Chaplin, a toe-tapping new musical by Christopher Curtis and Thomas Meehan. See McClure channel the comic icon alongside Christiane No…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:24PMAs kids all over America head back to school, Broadway.com decided to ask our favorite Broadway stars to look back at their own years in the classroom—and share a school picture! Tony …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PMThe Toronto production of the Tony and Olivier Award-winning international hit War Horse, which opened to acclaim last winter, has released a second block of tickets through Nov. 4 at the Pr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:15PMThe working title says it all in “Focus Group Play.” Carrie Barrett’s dark-tinged satire of nutritional marketing research gone awry skewers corporate product testing with …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:10PMBefore he got groovy in Godspell and angsty in Spring Awakening, Hunter Parrish got his break on a little show called Weeds, the hit Showtime marijuana comedy nearing the end of its eighth a…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:08PMAcademy Award winner Olympia Dukakis will star in the American Conservatory Theater production of Sophocles' Elektra beginning Oct. 25 in San Francisco.
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The ensemble cast of Once sets the tone of the evening even before the show starts. As the audience enters the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, the cast — with instruments in hand — have alrea…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:53PMThe night at Wolf Trap belonged to Ben Harper. Debuting his first solo performance in a career that spans two decades, fans were treated to an acoustic jam that was pure ecstasy for the ears…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:51PMLabyrinth Theater Company co-artistic director Stephen Adly Guirgis (The Motherf**ker With the Hat), company members Lyle Kessler (Orphans) and John Patrick Shanley (Doubt), and actress-play…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:50PMBroadway’s wild animal is being put down. The news isn’t new to use or many in the New York theatre community, the confirmation ofanother show closing on Broadway has made its wa…
SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 02:45PMRepertorio Español will stage the world-premiere theatrical adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez's 1985 novel "Love in the Time of Cholera&qu…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:39PMJoin us every Thursday at 18:00 GMT / 7pm BST / 2pm EDT / 1pm CDT / 11am PDT for the Weekly Howl, an open discussion about theater culture and contemporary performance that happens on Twitt…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:36PMDespite the many hits on The Bodyguard soundtrack, one song has always stood out from the rest: Whitney Houston's dramatic cover of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:31PMNeil Bartram and Brian Hill will workshop their new musical Something Wicked This Way Comes, based on the atmospheric Ray Bradbury novel, at the University of Oklahoma in October.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PMBroadway ticket sales continued their descent through the Labor Day weekend with a decrease of nearly $28,000 from the previous week; however, despite the overall drop, several shows experie…
SOURCE: Ticket News at 02:21PMTomorrow September 6, National Theatre Live will broadcast a live performance of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Based on the novel by Mark Haddon, adapted by Simon Stephen…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 02:20PMIt's "Body Awareness Week" at fictional Shirley State College in the made-up town of Shirley, nestled in ever so politically correct Vermont.
SOURCE: Washington Jewish Week at 02:15PMStarring Heather Headley as Rachel Marron and Lloyd Owen as Frank Farmer in the roles made famous on film by the late Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, THE BODYGUARD is currently taking boo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:14PMJust four months after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University, Corey Cott is making his Broadway debut in Newsies. Despite being new to the business Cott, who takes over the lead ro…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:14PMPaper Mill Playhouse will kick off its 2012-13 season with the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Chorus Line, featuring the music of the late Marvin Hamlisch. Performances will…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:11PMEmmy Award-winning actor Sean Hayes NBCs Will amp Grace will guest star in a multi-episode arc on NBCs SMASH as Terrence Falls, a comedic television and film star who is making his Broadway …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:09PMFlat Rock Playhouse is teaming with veteran Broadway composer Frank Wildhorn For The Glory, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Wonderland and lyricist Jack Murphy on a brand new jazz age musical set in …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:08PMThis morning on NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour we heard about a new series on PBS that is perfect for the next edition of Between Shows. It’s a new documentary series called “Broadway or…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 02:03PMPaper Mill Playhouse has just announced the cast for its season opener, A Chorus Line, the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical conceived, choreographed and directed by Michael Benn…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:00PM
The Harlem Repertory Theatre presents an intimate chamber version of Dreamgirls with a cast of 10 performed in the heart of Harlem. The show continues through Oct. 7.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:48PMDavid Gow had no idea that his Cherry Docs would receive a hundred productions -- the most recent of which opens Thursday at Theatricum Botanicum. Considering that it's about a skinhead accu…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 01:46PMJermyn Street, LondonCrystal (Charlotte McKinney) fantasises about Sean Connery appearing in her hotel room like a panther, and making love to her with consummate, silent skill. Instead she …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:44PMBroadway alum Jessica Lee Goldyn will reprise the role of Cassie in the Paper Mill Playhouse production of A Chorus Line alongside Rachelle Rak, Gabrielle Ruiz and more. Directed and choreog…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:44PMIt’s no secret that Broadway casts a weathered eye on its upstarts. Grand tradition, after all, doesn’t blink for youth. But as more risk-taking productions like "Bloody Bloody Andrew Ja…
SOURCE: artinfo.com at 01:37PMWith a career spanning more than four decades and over 100 million albums sold, multiple Grammy Award winner Olivia Newton-John celebrates her 40th year in music with a three month North Ame…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:36PMBefore he takes Motown: The Musical to Broadway, music mogul Berry Gordy and his son Redfoo—best known as one half of electropop duo LMFAO, the musicians behind “Sexy and I …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:30PMIt’s not the Will & Grace reunion we’re waiting for, but it’s one step closer! Sean Hayes (Promises, Promises) will appear in multiple episodes of the second season of …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:27PMTweetI was trying to think about what song to write about and couldn’t think of any. I was just in NYC for BlogHer (I think I was one of 5 guys at the show) and had an awesome time. Wh…
SOURCE: Broadway Reviewed at 01:24PMNite Moves in Albany contests tax bill of $124,000 and claims to be a 'place of amusement featuring dramatic performances'A suburban strip club in upstate New York was to go to court on Wedn…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:14PMThe Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting - the UK's largest playwriting prize - is to tour theatres hosting writing workshops, prior to this year's competition.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:13PMBeyond the Music, a new musical with original book and direction by Tony Award winning producer Andy Sandberg Hair The Last Smoker in America and a fresh and exhilarating pop-rock score by m…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:10PMBroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the Internet, is excited to announce a new feature to its comprehensive regional coverage - the Featured Regional Theater of the Week Each week…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:08PM59 E 59th Street Theatre is home to an organization called Throughline Artists whose mission it is to preserve the traditions of the theatre for the next generation by providing opportunitie…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:06PMThis lovely film directed by Behn Zeitlin and co-written by Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar, based on her play, Juicy and Delicious, received superb reviews when it opened earlier this summer, a ha…
SOURCE: The Feminist Spectator at 01:05PMContemporary dance venue The Place has announced its autumn season, which will include a premiere from choreographer Martin Lawrance and performances from Avant Garde Dance and Vincent Dance…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:02PM
Lady Gaga has announced the tour dates in the U.S. and Canada for her massive Born This Way Ball tour. Check them out below and stay tuned for even more announcements
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:57PMOver the past couple of weeks, I’ve lost two people who
played significant roles in shaping my life. So I’m taking time out from my
usual posts to pay honor to their memories.
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SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 12:56PMJessica Lea Patty shares a unique two-show day at Broadway's Evita. With leading lady Elena Roger on vacation, Patty had the opportunity to star as Eva Peron twice over the course of the…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:55PMBargain Alert: Off-Broadway's "20 at 20" returns through Sept 23rd in NYC : The Off Broadway Alliance is sponsoring 20at20 again.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:51PMMatthew Saldivar and Kevin Del Aguila tear up the high seas (and provide plenty of laughs) as pirates Black Stache and Smee in the Tony-winning play Peter and the Starcatcher. In this funny …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:47PMOur spunky vlogger Ryann Redmond takes her camera for a spin backstage at the St. James Theatre, where Bring It On's crew members build wigs, feast on chili, solve puzzles and iron out s…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:46PM
Exterior installation made from traditional Berber mudbricks (earth, water & hay) in the village of Tassoultante, 14 km from Marrakech City. The structure was realised in collaborati…
SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 12:46PMCarley Stenson has starred in two West End musicals, both based on hugely successful Hollywood films. The 29-year-old actress was the third Elle Woods in the Olivier Award-winning London run…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:45PMSky Arts has signed a deal with opera company Rosenblatt Recitals, which will see the broadcaster televise four performances from the organisation.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:42PMRoundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce a new production of Lanford Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize winning play Talley’s Folly, directed by Michael Wi…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:37PMPerformers including former EastEnders actor Sam Attwater have been left thousands of pounds out of pocket, after a musical they were starring in was cancelled just days into its run.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:25PMLegit News:
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SOURCE: Variety at 12:24PMThe Labyrinth Theater Company’s 13th annual Barn Series, which features free readings of new plays, will include works from John Patrick Shanley, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Halley Feif…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:10PMCasting has been announced for the Sept. 10-11 invitation-only readings of the new musical Beyond the Music.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10PMRoundabout Theatre Company Todd Haimes, Artistic Director has just announced a new production of Lanford Wilsons Pulitzer Prize winning play Talleys Folly, directed by Michael Wilson, will c…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:08PMThe hit Broadway production of “War Horse” will end its run at Lincoln Center on Jan. 6. The 2011 Best Play Tony winner, an import from the National Theatre in London, follows an English…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:06PMThe Hartman Group, a high profile Broadway media relations firm, is currently seeking interns for the Fall of 2012. This is a great opportunity for current college students or recent gradu…
SOURCE: The Hartman Group at 12:05PM"War Horse" on Broadway will ride off into the sunset in January. Producers of the Tony Award-winning drama have set a Jan. 6 closing date for the play at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. By the…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:05PMToday in 2000, Aida opened at the Palace Theatre, where it ran for 1852 performances. Aida is a musical with music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton, Robert Fal…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:04PMKathy Najimy and Annette O’Toole will star in the Flea Theater’s world premiere of A. R. Gurney’s Heresy. Directed by Jim Simpson, the new comedy begins its limited of…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:04PMAcclaimed illustrator Ken Fallin's drawings of the greatest stars and scenes of the theatrical world are a recurring part of Playbill.com.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PMHe's a winning combination: talented in a variety of ways, with an always surprising depth, plus dashing good looks and that undefinable "it" thing. He does it all - solo shows, ensemb…
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When the 2011-2012 Tony nominators ignored just about everything that opened before last spring, we wondered if producers would bother with a fall season altogether.
SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 11:59AMTo celebrate the upcoming launch of 'Jekyll amp Hyde Transformation - 2012 Concept Recording', Broadway Records and BroadwayWorld.com invited readers to enter for a chance to have a personal…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:58AMAmerican Blues Theater (ABT) seeks submissions for the annual Blue Ink Playwriting Award. The winner will be awarded a cash prize of $500.00 and receive a staged-reading of his/her manuscrip…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 11:56AMAlbert Marre, the director of the original production of Man of La Mancha, died Sept. 4 at Mr. Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, following a long illness. He was 86.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55AMAccording to The Press Association, Andrew Lloyd Webber has revealed that he has not yet sealed a deal to do another reality series for ITV. Said Webber, That could be two years off, but wha…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:54AMTony Award winner Janet McTeer will be among the cast of the upcoming Starz drama "White Queen," adapted from Philippa Gregory's best-selling novel series "The Cousins War…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:50AMIllegal Use of Hands -- American Blues Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, is offering a limited number of $10 industry tickets for September 7, 8 and 9. Call (773) 871-3000 and menti…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 11:48AMCheers to the Lifetime network for bringing a new version of Robert Harling’s irresistible play Steel Magnolias to the small screen! On October 7, the beloved story of a group of South…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:46AMSouthbank Centre, LondonNot for the first time, a cheap flight takes us from somewhere pedestrian to somewhere delightful. I found the first half of Fascinating Aïda's gig easy to admire bu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:41AMRehearsal shots have been released from the upcoming production of Chekhov's Three Sisters at the Young Vic.
Playing the hot-headed sisters are Vanessa Kirby as Masha, Mariah Gale as Olga an…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:39AMAs previously announced, RODGERS amp HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA will arrive on Broadway this season with previews set for January 21, 2013 prior to Opening Night on February 21 at the Broadway…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:37AMWritten by Sandi Durell Two peas in a pod – like hand in glove, Michael Feinstein and Marilyn Maye were made to share a stage. The two jazz swingers finally came together at Michael’…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:37AMThe adrenaline-fueled Off-Broadway spectacle Fuerza Bruta, which immerses audiences in a fast-paced series of arresting images and techno music, will end its five-year New York run Nov. 10 a…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:36AMCAROLS FOR A CURE is the annual two-disc holiday CD compilation of original songs and holiday classics which benefits BCEFA. These CDs boast the best voices from the worlds of Broadway, Off-…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:33AMPlans to reopen Manchester's Tameside Hippodrome are being submitted by a local arts group to the venue's owner, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:33AMAs kids all over America head back to school, Broadway.com decided to ask our favorite Broadway stars to look back at their own years in the classroom—and share a school picture! Celia…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:30AMBoston Globe (AP) 09/04/12
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:29AMTBS has given a second season order to its freshman comedy series Sullivan & Son, according to Deadline.com. The series stars Dan Lauria (Lombardi) as a Pittsburgh pub owner and two…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:24AMNewsies, the Tony Award winning new American musical, proudly welcomes Corey Cott to the role of the shows leading man Jack Kelly, full time, beginning at todays 2pm performance. Cott became…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:21AMYvonne Arnaud, Guildford : Jim Cartwright directs his award-winning play for the first time. He emphasises the grimness of his characters' existence, which heightens the humour, so this…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:21AMOnly a couple months after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University, Correy Cott is making his Broadway debut in Disney’s powerhouse musical Newsies. Beginning September 5, Cott assu…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:20AMS2BN Entertainment announced today the critically-acclaimed, Off-Broadway sensation FUERZA BRUTA NYC is ending its five-year run at the Daryl Roth Theatre on November 10, having played more …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:16AMName: Joseph Mitchell ParksHometown: Austin, TXEducation: St. Edwards UniversitySelect Credits: Othello (Cassio, Wandering Bark Theatre Company); The Soldier Dreams (German Student, Th…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:16AMWilson Cruz, who appeared in the groundbreaking television series "My So-Called Life" and in the Broadway production of Rent, has joined the staff of GLAAD, leaders of the organiza…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AMBritish film actor Robert Powell will join the cast of the West End’s Singin’ in the Rain as studio boss RF Simpson. Directed by Jonathan Church, the musical adaptation of the ic…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:14AMLanford Wilson's two-character romance will play the Roundabout's Laura Pels Theater, one of its Off Broadway spaces, next spring.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:11AMTBS has ordered a second season of the popular new sitcom SULLIVAN amp SON. Currently airing Thursdays at 10 p.m. ETPT, the comedy is averaging more than 2.5 million viewers in its first sea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:08AMGlee loves Britney Spears! The pop princess made a cameo appearance in the “Britney/Brittany” episode two years ago, and Spears will once again be the focus of attention on episo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:08AMTwo years ago, Broadway favorite Lin-Manuel Miranda tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend, Vanessa, in an intimate celebration amongst family and friends. He just posted the below vide…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:08AMEmerging Artists Theatre will present its third annual Broadway Sings for EAT's Supper benefit concert Sept. 10 at the 24 Fifth Avenue Ballroom in NYC. Sybil Bruncheon will host.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:03AMJenny Lee Stern (Jersey Boys tour), Natalie Charle Ellis, Scott Richard Foster (Brooklyn, the Musical) and Marcus Stevens star in the new edition of Gerard Alessandrini's Forbidden Broad…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:03AMAnn Hampton Callaway, Barbara Carroll, Tony DeSare and Marin Mazzie are among the dozens of performers who will appear at the new nightspot located beneath Studio 54 in coming months. They o…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AMHOW TO BE A NEW YORKER, the new Off-Broadway comedy written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, is the newest participant in the bi-annual Off Broadway Alliance 20at20 …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:01AMAhhh, negotiating. It’s an essential part of business and an essential part of life. Whether we know it or not (or want to or not), we negotiate all day long . . . with agents, wit…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMA new off-Broadway production of Talley’s Folly, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Lanford Wilson, will complete the Roundabout Theater Company’s 2012-13 season. Previews for th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:00AM
Two-time Obie-winning director Leigh Silverman (Chinglish, In the Wake) will be among the guest judges on the 2012-13 panel for the Village Voice’s 58th annual Obie Awards. Each year t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:58AMTodd Haimes, artistic director of Roundabout Theatre Company, announced Sept. 5 that a new Off-Broadway production of Lanford Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Talley’s Folly,…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AMOn Twitter Watch, Anthony Rapp wrote I honestly didn't expect such an amazing response to Without You here I thought UK folks might not like emotional shows. Thx all 4 yr msgs.Ouch. A UK blo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:57AMThe Drama League Executive Director, Gabriel Shanks Artistic Director, Roger T. Danforth have announced their FallWinter 2012 Programming Schedule of over 40 special performances, events and…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:52AMLegit News:
Najimy, O'Toole sign on for world preem prod'n at Flea Theater
SOURCE: Variety at 10:50AMPaul Nolan will star in Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, the upcoming musical from Grammy-winning rock group The Flaming Lips, according to The Globe and Mail. Directed by Des McAnuff, the m…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:49AMCorey Cott will become NEWSIES' new leading man, Jack Kelly, beginning tonight, Wednesday, September 5th. Cott became the Jack Kelly alternate earlier this summer and has continued as altern…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:47AMA letter to patrons from the board chairman says deficit for the year ended in June is a harbinger of things to come, "if nothing changes."
SOURCE: StarTribune at 10:43AMBuckle up, boys and girls! The theater season is about to get up and rolling so we’ve got a two part preview of the tunes and tears the Great White Way has to offer through the end of …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:41AMThe small opera company led by soprano Andrea Anelli will perform the last two operas in Puccini's "Il Trittico" at CPT in the spring.
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:40AMFun fact: I used to juggle. I taught myself how one summer when I was doing touring childrens theatre. I learned three very important lessons that interestingly enough apply to new ventures:…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMLast night, to honor its 75th Anniversary Season, Olney Theatre Center unveiled it’s new logo and branding. The new identity and branding of the Olney Theatre Center coincides with the…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:29AMTickets are now on sale for the new Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, starring Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes, which will begin previews Jan. 21, 2013, at the …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:28AMTony Award winner David Hyde Pierce, David Schwimmer, Michael Shannon and casting director Bernard Telsey will take part in The Drama League's 2012 fall/winter programming schedule, whic…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25AMSome things just can’t be put in a frame. Intimacy, for example, or the messiness of normal life. After a devastating bomb injury in Iraq, war photographer Sarah Goodwin (Beth Hylton) is…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:24AMAfter the curtain came down on London's Dress Circle on 15 August 2012, the showbiz shop is making a short but much-anticipated comeback.
Though the shop closed less than a month ago, an ann…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:15AMFall is my favorite season hands down, but before we are filled to the brim with candy corn, apples, pumpkin lattes and in my case birthday cake Oct 9th is my bday I figured I would take thi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12AMPeople don't attend live art . . . except for the millions that do, around the country, every year. People don't purchase subscriptions to theatre, dance, classical music, etc . . . except f…
SOURCE: Mission Paradox at 10:10AMNewcomer Corey Cott begins his run as rebellious artist Jack Kelly in Disney’s popular musical Newsies on September 5. Cott assumes the role from original star, Tony nominee Jeremy Jor…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:02AMMy husband may live in an imaginary village, but we both belong to the category of ‘imaginary friends.’ Recently, I sat down to chat with a kindergartner and his almost-three-yea…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:00AM“War Horse” will end its Broadway run next January. The production that brought home the Best Play Tony in 2011 will have its final performance on January 6, 2013 at the Vivian Beaumont …
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMI know this might seem obvious, but a fan brought this up recently, and I thought it might make an interesting poll. What Show Has The Most Active Fans? Definitely give this some thought and…
SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 10:00AM
Find out if the butler did it when Goodspeed Musicals brings intrigue and amusement to the Opera House stage with its production of the musical whodunitSomethings Afoot. This hilarious music…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:47AMSometimes we forget, my friends and I: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Proposition 8. The Defense of Marriage Act. All anti-gay legislation which have been successfully challenged or repe…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:45AMA studio cast recording of Halloween Hullabaloo, a Halloween-themed musical revue, will be released Oct. 1.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:38AMThe MathStart book series has become synonymous with pre-k math learning. With 21 books in each of its 3 levels, largely regarded as the best series of its kind, MathStart has been named one…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 09:37AMEach ballet season at the Kennedy Center Opera House, dancers flock to see the company chosen for the opening program. This year, the Mariinsky (a.k.a. The Kirov) will oblige. However, the …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:35AMThe show has grossed more than $60m to date and could mark the end of a fruitful period in the US for the National TheatreTwo days after the final Broadway performance of One Man, Two Guvnor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:35AMWhile it’s not the official end of summer, it’s safe to say that Labor Day weekend caps off the summer tourist season on Broadway. School is back in session, summer hours are over at…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 09:30AMThe majority of Broadway productions saw a slight rise in ticket sales over the Labor Day weekend. Long-running Disney musical The Lion King again found itself on top with Wicked coming in a…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 09:30AMThis week 10 year old Jack Bromage-Eccles from Nuneaton and 10 year old Thomas Moore from Doncaster join the cast of Billy Elliot the Musical to play Michael, Billys best friend. They will a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:30AMFilm and television star Robert Powell will join the cast of Singin in the Rain from 1 October 2012, as the five star West End production announces the release of over 300,000 new tickets, t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:23AMJudges have been announced for the 58th Annual Village Voice Obie Awards, which will be presented May 20, 2013, at Webster Hall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:23AMThis week three new and six returning cast members will join the London company of the National Theatres internationally acclaimed stage production War Horse at the New London Theatre.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:16AMRobert Powell will join the cast of the West End's Singin' in the Rain, beginning performances Oct. 1, to play film studio boss RF Simpson. Bookings have also been newly extended thr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:13AMThe Playhouse, Nottingham: There's artifice in town and artlessness in the countryside in Giles Croft's nicely understated production at the Playhouse. The characters look and beha…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:12AMShane Richie is to star in a BBC radio musical drama that the Corporation describes as "Glee for an older audience".
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMA new 92-seat in-the-round theatre is to open in south London this week.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMTa’Rea Campbell and Hollis Resnik are among the stars of the upcoming U.S. national tour of “Sister Act” later this year. Campbell will play the role of Deloris Van Cartier, made famou…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 09:00AMComposer Robert Sirota will be in Baltimore next Sunday, September 9, 2012, to attend a concert featuring a performance of his work, TRIPTYCH, a hauntingly beautiful piece commemorating the …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AM
Avolites Ltd has appointed Koy Neminathan to the position of sales director and JB Toby as technical director.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:58AMCulturebot comes at art and criticism from the world of dance and performance rather than traditional literary dramaturgy, but its editor Andy Horwitz gathers together some more general thou…
SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 08:55AMPLASA Events claims that momentum and interest for PLASA Focus: Stamford 2012 is growing, with a number of new exhibitors having committed to the free, two-day event which takes place on Nov…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:52AMHarbor, making its world premiere at Westport Country Playhouse, boasts inventive comedy, including a number of one-liners, as it explores relationship possibilities among four individuals w…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:48AMFollowing three years at XL Video in the USA where he oversaw its Los Angeles office, Phil Mercer has returned to his native UK as group head of concert touring at the Hertfordshire-based co…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:42AMLondon-based rental company, Entec Sound & Light's lighting division recently supplied equipment and crew for Portishead's european tour, and Paloma Faith's show in Peterborough, thereby ren…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:28AMLondon's Southwark Playhouse is to bid farewell to its current home near London Bridge station with the world premiere of Philip Ridley's Feathers in the Snow, beginning performances…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:28AMLondon's Southwark Playhouse is to bid farewell to its current home near London Bridge station with the world premiere of Philip Ridley's Feather in the Stone, beginning performances…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:27AMSeveral London shows have recently made new casting announcements, which include a film/TV import to a major musical, the return of a West End veteran and new blood for a starring role in Bi…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:21AMMusic icon helps to put Port Chester back on the rock ‘n’ roll map Bob Dylan, as close to rock ’n’ roll royalty as they come, Tuesday night reopened The Capitol Theat…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 08:03AMThe musical version of the hit movie “Flashdance” is coming to Broadway next August. Producer Marc Routh spoke to the New York Times about why the production will be eschewing the usua…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 08:00AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on September 5 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
The fall season is technically under way, but since the first musical was “Bring It On,” which opened over the summer, I’m calling for a do-over.
Just when you thought Broadway musical…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:39AMCorey Cott steps into the role of Jack Kelly in Broadway's Newsies beginning Sept. 5 at the Nederlander Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMMontreal's newest company - Metachroma - is heading towards their first production: Richard III. This video gives you a good idea of the look of the company and a sense of their very high le…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMNext week, the Baltimore Museum of Art debuts the works of the winners of the Baker Artist Awards. In April, the top winners—Alexander Heilner, Nathan Bell, and David Knopp—received the …
SOURCE: citypaper.com at 12:00AMOSAYCANYOUSEE
Opening at the Windup Space Sept. 8.
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The persistent thrum of precipitation fills the letterpress studio in MICA’s Dolphin building, pu…
SOURCE: citypaper.com at 12:00AMThe murder mystery spoof Something's Afoot will conclude Goodspeed Musicals' 2012 season. Performances will begin Oct. 5, prior to an official opening Oct. 24, at the Tony Award-winn…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMCorey Cott steps into the role of Jack Kelly in Broadway's Newsies beginning Sept. 5 at the Nederlander Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMUS, a new play by Michelle Clunie, who played Melanie Marcus on TV's "Queer As Folk," premieres Sept. 5 at Theatre Row’s Lion Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMConstruction of the Human Heart, a look at grief, love and loss by Australian playwright Ross Mueller, receives its U.S. premiere Sept. 5 at the Access Theater in New York City.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTony Award nominee Mikhail Baryshnikov is honored at the NYC Dance Alliance Foundation's Bright Lights Shining Stars gala Sept. 5. Tony winner Liza Minnelli presents him with the Ambassa…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMPlaybill.com's new feature series, Their Favorite Things, asks members of the theatre community to share the Broadway performances that most affected them as part of the audience.
Th…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTheatre East kicks off its 2012-13 season with Bennett Windheim's Normalcy, which officially opens Sept. 5 at 7 PM at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre in Manhattan.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMA new take on Anton Chekhov's play about passionate artists and those in their orbit surfaces in Long Island City, Queens, Sept. 5-15 when Wandering Bark Theatre Company presents the New…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMNew York Theatre Workshop's 2012-13 season-launching production of Red Dog Howls, Alexander Dinelaris' drama about family secrets shaken loose, begins Sept. 5 toward a Sept. 27 openi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTelevision viewers know Vincent Kartheiser for playing dissatisfied ad man Pete Campbell on the hit series "Mad Men." The actor, who has roots in theatre, talks about what traits h…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMVincent Kartheiser, widely known as ambitious ad man Pete Campbell on TV's "Mad Men," turns a new page with the world-premiere production of Jonathan Marc Feldman's Th…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe American playwright Horton Foote made his biggest marks with works such as The Trip to Bountiful and Tender Mercies, the screenplay for To Kill a Mockingbird, and his Pulitzer Prize…
SOURCE: WQXR at 12:00AMLegit News:
Palminteri play gets industry reading this week
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00AM 
