BWW TV: Meet ANNIE's Anthony Warlow & Katie Finneran at Broadway on Broadway! by BroadwayWorld TV

Below, Kathie Lee Gifford interviews ANNIE stars Anthony Warlow and Katie Finneran

Theater Review: ‘The Train Driver’ by Joe Dziemianowicz

Easy to admire for its sensitivity, but hard to recommend for its sluggish repetitiveness, Athol Fugard’s “The Train Driver” brings Signature’s season of the South African playwright…

PHOTO CALL: Newsies, Once, Bare, Scandalous, Motown, Mamma Mia! and More Rock Broadway on Broadway 2012 by Krissie Fullerton

Singer, actress, talk-show host and librettist-lyricist Kathie Lee Gifford hosted Broadway on Broadway, the annual free outdoor concert in Times Square, Sept. 9.

‘Train Driver’ leaves station OK, but finally derails by Elisabeth Vincentelli

It’s been a good year for the South African playwright Athol Fugard, what with the Broadway revival of “The Road to Mecca” and the Signature company dedicating a whole season to his wo…

Bachelorette by The Feminist Spectator

Written and directed by Leslye Headland, based on her play of the same name, Bachelorette is like a car wreck from which it’s difficult to look away.  That the movie is good is part of th…

Reviews: Silent by Dan Bacalzo

Pat Kinevane moves with a curious beauty in his solo play, Silent, at the Irish Arts Center. Presented by Fishamble as part of the 1st Irish festival, this rambling yet stylishly enacted mon…

Reviews: The Why Overhead by Barbara and Scott Siegel

There is a nutty nobility at work in Adam Syzmkowicz's new play, The Why Overhead at the Access Theater, that shows why this highly praised young playwright continues to be someone to watch.…

Reviews: Strange Tales of Liaozhai by Chris Kompanek

Hanne Tierney is undoubtedly a talented artist. In a career spanning over half a century, she's exhibited at the some of the top museums (including the Whitney and the Guggenheim) and it's e…

Reviews: The Train Driver by Andy Propst

As gentle theatrical storytellers go, you can't beat Athol Fugard. His plays – which have long documented life in both pre and post-Apartheid South Africa – have a slow emotional burn t…

Theater Review: ‘Silent,’ by Pat Kinevane, at Irish Arts Center by Ben Brantley

“Silent,” a play written and performed by Pat Kinevane, is about a homeless Dubliner who believes he has become invisible and inaudible.

Theater Review: Athol Fugard’s ‘Train Driver,’ From Signature Theater by Charles Isherwood

“The Train Driver,” written and directed by Athol Fugard, tells how a death on the tracks has left the train operator emotionally scarred.

Theater News: Kimiko Glenn, Tom Hewitt, Paul Nolan to Star in Flaming Lips' Musical Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots by David Gordon

Stage veterans Kimiko Glenn, Tom Hewitt, and Paul Nolan will star in the upcoming La Jolla Playhouse production of Des McAnuff and The Flaming Lips' Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, set to r…

THE TRAIN DRIVER - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

The Train Driver comes across as little more than a compelling idea that never makes the best possible case for itself.

West End Run of The Book of Mormon Sets Opening Night Date by Broadway.com

The London premiere of the Tony-winning musical The Book of Mormon will open at at the Prince of Wales Theatre on March 21, 2013. As previously announced, the production will begin previews …

Us: A Progressive Love Story by Theasy.com

Lion Theatre, Off Broadway By Eleanor J. Bader BOTTOM LINE: A heavy-handed drama about two heterosexuals trying to juggle busy personal and political lives. It’s supposed to be a b…

Michael Wilson To Direct "Talley's Folly" In New York by Frank Rizzo

“The Best Man,” the hit revival of the Gore Vidal play may have ended its limited Broadway run last Sunday but Michael Wilson, former artistic director at Hartford Stage w…

Playwrights, Get Those Submissions Into the O'Neill by Frank Rizzo

Deadline Is Oct. 24 for Summer 2013Playwrights, get cracking.

Athol Fugard's 'Train Driver' reaches deep

The Signature Theatre is ending its extraordinary Athol Fugard season much the way it began. Last winter, the influential South African playwright directed two actors -- one black, one white…

PHOTO CALL: Broadway-Aimed Jekyll & Hyde, With Constantine Maroulis, Teal Wicks and Deborah Cox, Celebrates Pre-Tour Opening by Krissie Fullerton

The Nederlander Presentations, Inc.'s tour of Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll & Hyde celebrated its pre-tour opening night at La Mirada Theatre for Performing Arts in La Mirada, Californ…

Strange Tales of Liaozhai by Wendy Caster

You walk into the theatre carefully, skirting the floor-level stage, which is covered with gorgeous patterned silks and parasols and glittering chains of reflective circles. You take your se…

Celebrity News: Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita Attend The Beatles' LOVE in Las Vegas by David Gordon

Modern Family star and Broadway veteran Jesse Tyler Ferguson and boyfriend Justin Mikita attended Cirque du Soleil's The Beatles LOVE at the Mirage Las Vegas on Saturday, September 8.Ferguso…

Maryam Myika Day Stars in Benefit Performance of KATRINA WHO?! at Zephyr Theatre, 9/19 by BroadwayWorld

Mine Entertainment Group has announced a one-night only benefit performance of the one-act play, Katrina Who taking place on Wednesday, September 19 8PM at The Zephyr Theatre in West Hollywo…

Theater News: Jujamcyn Theaters President Jordan Roth and TV Producer Richie Jackson Wed by Brian Scott Lipton

Jordan Roth, president of Jujamcyn Theaters, has married agent and television producer Richie Jackson. The ceremony was held onstage at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, with a reception following …

Theater News: Broadway Veterans Jeremy Jordan and Ashley Spencer Tie the Knot by David Gordon

Broadway favorites Jeremy Jordan and Ashley Spencer tied the knot on Saturday, September 8.Jordan received a Tony Award nomination for his performance in the the Broadway production of Newsi…

Investor's death delays 'Rebecca' musical

Rehearsals for the Broadway musical "Rebecca," scheduled to start Monday before previews Oct. 30, have been delayed.

Gaelen Gilliland, Hannah Elless and More Set for Broadway's ROAR Benefit at Laurie Beechman; Full Cast Announced! by BroadwayWorld

The first Broadways ROAR Rockers Obliterating Ailing Renal will take place at the Laurie Beechman Theater on Monday, September 17th at 930 P.M. This is a benefit for actress, Kellie Lynne Le…

Photo Coverage: The Casts of BROADWAY ON BROADWAY - ANNIE, MOTOWN, SCANDALOUS, BARE and More! by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Multi-talented actress, singer, television host, playwright, songwriter and author Kathie Lee Gifford hosted this years Broadway on Broadway this morning, Sunday, September 9th, presented by…

Tickets for West End's THE BOOK OF MORMON Go on Sale September 23; Previews Begin February 25! by BroadwayWorld

Tickets will go on public sale for the West End production of The Book of Mormon on 23 September 2012. The London production will begin preview performances at the Prince of Wales Theatre on…

BWW Flashback: Gore Vidal's THE BEST MAN Ends Broadway Run Today, September 9 by BroadwayWorld

The limited engagement of the Tony-nominated revival of Gore Vidals THE BEST MAN gave its final performance today, Sunday, September 9, 2012 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. Gore Vidals THE…

→ The darkly comic Christopher Durang is hanging onto hope | www.phillyburbs.com by Tim

The darkly comic Christopher Durang is hanging onto hope An article about one of my favorite playwrights, as his latest play is about to get its world premiere: He is able to marshal absurdi…

Interview: 10 Questions for Rob Ashford by Matt Wolf

Rob Ashford occupies a unique perch in the Anglo-American theatre. Florida-born, raised in West Virginia and a product of Broadway, where he began as a dancer in shows including Parade, Vict…

Twenty: Chris Ashworth by David J. Loehr

Do you know about QLab? It’s the software you want if you’re running sound. Doesn’t matter if it’s a storefront or a stadium, a church or a theatre, this is the progr…

Hedda Gabler: The Ice Woman Cometh

She was comprehensively adorable as Elle, the chihuahua-toting bimbo turned Harvard hot-shot in the musical version of Legally Blonde.

Paul Taylor Dance Company delivers a new beginning by Sarah Kaufman

A performance by the Paul Taylor Dance Company is a terrific way to start the fall. I can’t think of a better one, in fact. The Taylor company has everything you want in a beginning: youth…

Review: Impenetrable (Stage Left Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

There’s so much to Impenetrable that it’s difficult to do it justice. Men as well as women come under the microscope here: Playwright Mia McCulllough digs far more than skin deep into th…

LiveArts Review: ZERO COST HOUSE by Toby Zinman

Photo Flash: Kathie Lee Gifford, Berry Gordy, Perez Hilton, Chita Rivera, Tommy Tune at Broadway on Broadway by David Gordon

The 20th Annual Broadway on Broadway concert was held Sunday, September 9 in the heart of the theater district, Times Square. Talk-show

"Broadway On Broadway" Concert Returns To Times Square

Times Square filled with music Sunday as the new Broadway season kicked off with the 20th "Broadway On Broadway" concert.

The dark side of nonprofit-land by Diane Ragsdale

Unseemly. This is the word that keeps coming to mind when I think about the recent spate of lockouts, strikes and general discord at US orchestras. The underbelly of orchestras that has bee…

Truthiness in the Politics of Theater by Polly Carl by HowlRound

We assume that politicians are without honor. We read their statements trying to crack the code. The scandals of their politics: not that men in high places lie, only that they do so with su…

Fringe review: The Edge of Our Bodies by Wendy Rosenfield

In Theatre Exile's "The Edge of Our Bodies," Nicole Erb captures the misery and malice of a privileged 16-year-old in trouble, and playwright Adam Rapp wants the audience to be complicit, sa…

Rep opens the season with its first Neil Simon show

Actors who play parents shine in a comedy about family life.

Fall preview: A new season dawns by Peter D. Kramer

Two stars from the 1920s — movie icon Charlie Chaplin (Rob McClure, right) and radio evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson — have something to sing about this fall. So does a redhead…

Fall preview: 10 things about Nick Wyman by Peter D. Kramer

An actor’s life, with lessons from Tommy Nick Wyman has played roles romantic, comedic and ruthless in his actor’s life. He was Eliza Doolittle’s love interest in a 1981 re…

Fall preview: Show-by-show on Broadway by Peter D. Kramer

Here’s a look at what’s coming to Broadway in the foreseeable future. “Chaplin” — Rob McClure, right, is the man who became The Little Tramp, with Jenn Colella …

A Dark and Unsettling Princess

Few plays in this year's Festival will plumb the depths of the human psyche more than Witold Gombrowicz's Ivona.

Fall preview: Remembering ‘Drood’ and an audience of one by Peter D. Kramer

Broadway revival has Holmes recalling audition for Papp “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” an audience-participation musical, is preparing its first Broadway revival. When the audienc…

Fall preview: Meehan has Broadway seeing triple by Peter D. Kramer

Writer has three shows opening this fall Thomas Meehan’s fall sounds like it could be the start of a great joke: An orphan, an elf and a little tramp meet on Broadway … The words…

TIFF 2012: Critic Roger Ebert talks personal and festival history by Richard Ouzounian

Critic Roger Ebert promoting newly issued softcover edition of his memoir, Life Itself.

Semple wasn’t simple for Gifford by Peter D. Kramer

‘Today’ host spent years on musical about radio evangelist (Carolee Carmello in “Scandalous.”) “If you put Oprah with Madonna and Lady Gaga, you still wouldn…

Fall preview: Open before Christmas by Peter D. Kramer

Holiday favorites to light up the Theater District (John Bolton plays The Old Man, with his “major prize” in last season’s national tour of “A Christmas Story: The Mu…

STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at PBS' BROADWAY OR BUST; Premiering Tonight at 8PM! by BroadwayWorld

PBS is bound for Broadway this fall 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 com…

Languaging with CHERYL about free mobile dance parties by Maxwell Cosmo Cramer

"already we have had a LOT of interest in the mobile dance parties from the over-50-mom/grandmom set."

Fall preview: Special shows highlight new season by Peter D. Kramer

5 must-see local events for theatergoers (Michael Benz is the doomed Dane in the Shakespeare’s Globe production of “Hamlet.”) Local theaters are gearing up for a busy fall,…

NYC theater fall 2012: notable Off Broadway plays

Detroit (Playwrights Horizons, 416 W. 42nd St., Sept. 18). David Schwimmer and John Cullum co-star in the New York premiere of Lisa D'Amour's Pulitzer Prize finalist about the underbelly of …

Marlene Tseng Yu @ ACA by Barry

Marlene Tseng YuVaughn Bergen, Marlene Tseng Yu, Casey Bergen, Jeffrey B. BergenSeptember 6, 2012:  ACA GALLERIES hosted an opening reception for Marlene Tseng Yu’s solo exhibition Forces…

Normalcy *** by Barry

Aleisha Force, Judson Jones, Darlene Hope     By Sam AffoumadoWhen given the option of making difficult choices that may benefit society, or returning to the personal comfort of our ever…

BWW Flashback: RENT Closes at New World Stages Today, September 9 by BroadwayWorld

The off-Broadway production of Rent will close after the performance today, September 9, at New World Stages. The production will have played 32 previews and 450 performances. Rent, which is…

Fall preview: The stars will align on Broadway by Peter D. Kramer

Broadway welcomes its share of stars of screens large and small this fall, appearing alongside bona fide luminaries of the American stage. Among the bold-face names you’ll find in and …

Time tofringe in Philly by Elyse Sommer

hiladelphia Philadelphia Live Arts Festival + Ph…

"Broadway On Broadway" Concert Returns To Times Square

Times Square is filling with music today as the new Broadway season kicks off with the 20th "Broadway On Broadway" concert.

British Producer David Cecil Arrested in Uganda for Staging Gay Issues Play THE RIVER AND THE MOUNTAIN by BroadwayWorld

According to the Guardian, British producer David Cecil has been arrested in Uganda after mounting a stage production of The River and the Mountain, a play that explores gay issues. The show…

Photo Coverage Exclusive: JEKYLL & HYDE Tour Opening Night Curtain Call & Party - Maroulis, Cox, Wicks & More! by BroadwayWorld

The preview engagement of JEKYLL amp HYDE celebrated its opening night performance on September 8, 2012, at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts in La Mirada, Calif. The limited pre-tou…

Motor Vehicle Sundown – theatre review by Lyn Gardner

BAC, LondonDo you remember the feelings you had as a child when sitting in the back seat of the car at night, feeling a little drowsy? There would be the half-heard voices from a radio …

GableStage’s Ruined Is Powerful Tale of Atrocities and Suvival by Bill Hirschman

GableStage’s powerful Ruined examines our species’ simultaneous capacity for a bottomless cruelty absent in animals and an inextinguishable humanity that borders on divinity. This engros…

Yours for the Asking – theatre review by Michael Billington

Orange Tree, RichmondSeductive snaps of a semi-nude blonde model adorn the balconies of this intimate theatre. Far from signalling a sudden descent into exploitative sex farce, the…

Broadway Book Club: Book 5, Week 3 by BroadwaySpotted

  Unnaturally Green has turned out to be our most popular Broadway Book Club book so far! I’m really excited about the great discussions that have been going on. Needless to say…

Broadway Theater Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER (Brooks Atkinson Theatre) by Sarah Taylor Ellis

CLAP YOUR HANDS IF YOU BELIEVE A theatrical revolution is taking place at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, where a high-tech Broadway spectacle has been swapped for the homespun magic of a talen…

Gore Vidal’s The Best Man by Broadway's Best Shows

For Good from Wicked – We’ll Miss You Rexanne by Broadway Reviewed

TweetI had a friend pass away who was a huge fan of every type of music. She was someone that helped to create my career, get me to start blogging and someone who was always there for me whe…

Joining The 21st Century, Samuel French Develops An E-Script Library

BackStage 09/07/12

Liza Minnelli Begins Filming for ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Netflix Revival by BroadwayWorld

According to TV Guide, Liza Minnelli has started filming in LA for Netflix's revival of the hit FOX show Arrested Development.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 9/9- Tom Wopat by Stage Tube

Happy Birthday Tom Wopat Wopat first appeared on the Broadway stage as a replacement in the 1977 musical I Love My Wife, as Wally. He then appeared as a replacement in the stage musicals Cit…

Rome at the End of the Line

Written by Daniel Serrano Directed by Alberto Lomnitz Starring Norma Angélica and Julieta Ortiz Movement Design: Isabel Romero Costumes: Adriana Olivera Lighting Design: Alberto Lomnitz and…

FACE OF THE FUTURE: War Horse's Stephen James Anthony by JK

Well, I'm late to this party, I know, but when I was looking over things about War Horse when it announced it would close on January 6, 2013, I came across this really good-looking guy.…

Online Project Preserves Legacy of Broadway Theatres; Chita Rivera, Charles Strouse Are Spotlight Award Honorees by Adam Hetrick

The New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment has announced the launch of a new interactive website which celebrates and documents the vibrancy of the Broadway theatre dist…

ADDING MACHINE: A MUSICAL • R-S Theatrics/Soundstage Productions by Andrea

The last joint production of Soundstage and R-S Theatrics is quite a challenging choice.  Adapted from Elmer Rice's 1923 Expressionistic play, the musical premiered at the Next Theatre …

'Mother' at the Unicorn turns up the heat

Nothing gives your humble theater critic more pleasure than to see actors coming into their own or pushing themselves beyond their comfort zones.

NYC Mayor’s Office Puts a Spotlight On Broadway by James Sims

Spotlight on Broadway presents a series of videos that document the history of Broadway's 40 theaters. It is the combined efforts of the mayor's office and the Broadway League that these ric…

Television Review: ‘Broadway or Bust,’ a Documentary on PBS by Neil Genzlinger

The three-part documentary “Broadway or Bust” follows 60 high school students competing in a show business contest.

Tony Danza dedicated if not dramatic

I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High By Tony Danza

Joely Richardon joins 'Ivanov'

Legit News: Actress to co-star with Ethan Hawke at CSC

‘Paul Taylor Dance Company’ at Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center by Tiffany Draut by Tiffany Draut

If tonight’s performance by the Paul Taylor Dance Company is anything to go on, this year’s season at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland College Park …

'Broadway or Bust' - Everything to play for by Ronni Reich

Jersey teens compete in 'Broadway or Bust' seeking to be named the nation's best young theater stars

Nibble and Sips Around Town – September: ‘Destination McLean, Virginia’ by Jordan Wright by Jordan Wright

With umpteen restaurants opening in the DC Metro area of late one might be reluctant to venture to the outlying burbs. But I assure you this 25-minute hop from the center of town to this des…

Raw Stitch: Boozy, Bawdy and Unbearably Vulgar

Forget sophistication. The monologues in Raw Stitch possess all the subtlety of a teenager mooning passerby from a passing car.

The Bachelors Tea Salon (Sundays Thru October) by Trav S.D.

Does this not sound charming? This  afternoon, and every Sunday through the end of October, environmental theatre with dolls at high tea! Stolen Chair Theatre Company is presenting The Ba…

Marianne Challis dies at 58

Legit News: Cabaret singer was also Broadway voice teacher

BWW's On This Day - September 9, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on September 9 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Buffoon Anonymous Tonight! by Trav S.D.

Tonight at 7pm, my old buddy Adam Gertsacov will be performing his solo show Buffoon Anonymous: 12 Steps to Inanity in the New York Clown Theatre Festival. It is a fictional autobiographical…

Review: 4:48 Psychosis by Alice Saville

Life is unbearable, but drugs are a ‘chemical lobotomy’; Sarah Kane’s work is caught in a dilemma of pathologised grief, pill bottles and troubled relationships, messily expressing the…

Review: Life For Beginners by Elliot Brown

Theatre503 kick start their autumn season with Life For Beginners, a commission that brings five of artistic directors Tim Roseman and Paul Robinson’s select writers together as a celebrat…

Transcript: Melissa Benoist talks with glee about "Glee" by John Moorespecial To The Denver Post

Read John Moore's complete interview with new "Glee" cast member Melissa Benoist of Littleton for The Denver Post.

Top 10 theater picks for the week of Sept. 9  by Joe Dziemianowicz

1. Broadway on Broadway The free song-filled peek in Times Square at the upcoming season is today at 11:30 a.m. 2.

Review: Ménage à Trois by Victoria Craig

We are invited into a visual spectacle as the first thing our eyes meet is a ceiling to floor screen, enveloping the stage. The projected images recall the titles of The Matrix – lette…

No excuse not to tuck into Northeast Ohio's theater's banquet: Fall Theater Preview by Andrea Simakis

The 2012-13 season offers a smorgasbord of the classic and the cutting-edge.

Smaller Cleveland-area theater companies feed the craving for profane, profound by Andrea Simakis

Charlotta Enflo, managing director of Dobama Theatre, easily landed the hot script "The Motherf - - - - - With the Hat" in April. "It might have been the title," Enflo de…

'Anything Goes' among Broadway shows heading to Cleveland by Andrea Simakis

"You go off singing happy songs with a big smile on your face," says Rachel York, who will hoof it at PlayhouseSquare as evangelist-turned-nightclub-singer Reno Sweeney in the Roun…

Beck Center has enviable lineup of award-winning musicals and plays by Andrea Simakis

Alison Garrigan has been madly stitching away, creating the over-the-top costumes for "Xanadu," the show that will open the 2012-13 season at the Beck Center for the Arts.

Classic Great Lakes: Brushing up on the masters by Andrea Simakis

Moliere's "The Imaginary Invalid" has been moved from the 17th century to the 1960s with pop music and few 2012 issues, such as health care and who should be paying for it.

Many stars coming out for Cleveland Public Theatre by Andrea Simakis

Cleveland Public Theatre's Raymond Bobgan didn't have to work hard to find a director for "Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays." He just read off the names of the work's c…

Karamu embracing challenges of making 'Color Purple' its own by Andrea Simakis

Karamu fans have clamored to see "The Color Purple," but the show had eluded artistic director Terrence Spivey for two years.

Cleveland Play House kicks off with 'Lombardi' by Andrea Simakis

"For Lombardi, it wasn't enough to win -- he had to humiliate. He was obsessed with winning. Second place was not an option. He not only had to beat his opponents, he had to drive them …

Review: Yours for the Asking by Katie Angus

In her play written in 1973, two years before the collapse of the Franco Regime, Diosdado’s condemnation of the Spanish dictatorship is painfully clear. Yours for the Asking follows a week…

Review: Jumpers by Veronica Aloess

It’s the 40th anniversary of Tom Stoppard’s musical comedy drama, Jumpers. Stoppard’s work is often admired for its intelligence and looking back at this play about philosophy and acro…

Confessions of a CDS Virgin: Starting drama school at 25 by Hamlet2b

So, remind me why I’m doing this? Autumn. 2012. Up till now, I was in a pretty good place: twenty-five, living in Manchester (well, a slightly less cosmopolitan suburb of), good home, …

Greed, prejudice, religion and family conflict are among the themes on area stages this fall by Marcus Crowder

The new theater season brims with promise, excitement and innovation. From Capital Stage's "Enron," an exploration of American greed and avarice, to the touring production of "The Book of Mo…

Artful name change for Folsom performance center by Edward Ortiz

In the world of concert halls and performing arts centers, naming rights have usually been honors bestowed on bearers of large cash gifts. The Three Stages at Folsom Lake College V…

Thaddeus Phillips’ Red Eye to Havre de Grace by Merilyn Jackson

Thaddeus Phillips redesigned take on Edgar Allen Poe's last days.

BROADWAY ON BROADWAY Takes Place Today at 11:30 in Times Square! All the Musical Numbers and Information! by BroadwayWorld

Multi-talented actress, singer, television host, playwright, songwriter and author, Kathie Lee Gifford, will host this years Broadway on Broadway this morning, presented by United Airlines a…

Perez Hilton and Broadway’s Leslie Kritzer Enter NEWSical the Musical by Suzanna Bowling

Perez Hilton and Broadway's Leslie Kritzer Enter NEWSical the Musical: NEWSical the Musical, got a boost with the casting of Gossip columnist Perez Hilton and Broadway's Leslie Kritzer.

Frances Conroy Replaces Kathy Bates in 25th Anniversary Reading of STEEL MAGNOLIAS in LA Today, 9/9 by BroadwayWorld

Today, September 9th, 2012, David Youse, FOUR THINGS PRODUCTIONS in association with L.A. WORKS will present an unprecedented staged reading of the critically-acclaimed play, Steel Magnolias…

3-Part PBS Series BROADWAY OR BUST Premieres Tonight, Sept 9 by TV News Desk

PBS is bound for Broadway this fall with a three-hour primetime documentary series that tracks the real life stories of Americas top high school musical performers vying in the ultimate comp…

Arielle Jacobs, Lexi Lawson and More Set for DIVAS UNITE for GCP 2012 Benefit Concert at the Coterie Tonight, 9/9 by BroadwayWorld

The Coterie presents an all-star lineup of some of the fiercest vocal talent that Broadway, Film amp Television has to offer with DIVAS UNITE for GCP 2012, a benefit concert for the Girls Ca…

Rebecca on Broadway, Not Yet as Major Investor Dies by Suzanna Bowling

Rebecca on Broadway, Not Yet as Major Investor Dies: Already troubled musical Rebecca, is stalled yet again.

Bert's Upside-Down View In 'Mary Poppins' by Frank Rizzo

National Musical Tour At Bushnell Sept. 14 To 23   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageCon O'Shea-Creal remembers the first time he w…

'Broadway Or Bust': Young Connecticut Stars Share Spotlight On PBS by Frank Rizzo

High School Musical Theater Awards Subject Of Documentary Series   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageWhen Alli Kramer of Amity Reg…

Broadway Couple Ashley Spencer and Jeremy Jordan Rock Best Wedding Pic Ever by Broadway.com

Fans (or fansies as some call themselves) were glued to their smartphones this weekend in expectation of news of the nuptials of Jeremy Jordan, who recently left his post as the star of News…

The Sunday Read: Rahul Varma on Where The Blood Mixes by The Charlebois Post

For the child taken, for the parent left behind    “Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada” © Rahul Varma, Sept 7, 2012Kevin Loring’s play Where the Bl…

The Abominable Showman, September 9, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

The Opéra de Marseilles production of Trovatore coming to COC (photo credit: Chistian Dresse)Opera NationCanadian opera companies stick to crowd-pleasing Italian masterpieces to anchor thei…

Off-Broadway's Rent Closes Sept. 9 by Kenneth Jones

The Off-Broadway production of Rent, representing a rethought approach to the material by members of the Broadway creative team, including director Michael Greif and music supervisor and arr…

Tear Down the Bunting: Broadway's The Best Man, Gore Vidal's Presidential Election Drama, Closes Sept. 9 by Kenneth Jones

The new Broadway revival of Gore Vidal's The Best Man — about candidates seeking the presidential nomination of their political party at a convention — ends its limited run o…

Tour Whore, September 9, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

Gifting (or: The road to goodwill is paved with sweets and pastries.)by Cameryn MooreThere is a delicate gift economy out here on tour, circulating a steady stream of largesse among the…

"Broadway or Bust" Miniseries, About National High School Musical Theater Awards, Begins Sept. 9 on PBS by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

"Broadway or Bust," a new three-part documentary miniseries chronicling the experiences of high school kids with showbiz dreams, premieres on nationwide PBS stations Sept. 9.

NYC Premiere of Athol Fugard's The Train Driver, Directed by the Author, Opens at Signature by Kenneth Jones

The New York City premiere of The Train Driver, written and directed by Athol Fugard and featuring Leon Addison Brown as Simon and Ritchie Coster as Roelf, opens Sept. 9 at Signature Theatre…

NC Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, With Sheldon Best, Lauren Sowa, Darrie Lawrence, Forrest McClendon, Begins Sept. 9 by Michael Gioia

The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival presents William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, as part of the company's 35th mainstage season, beginning Sept. 9, prior to an official openi…

Steel Magnolias Reading, with Frances Conroy, Elizabeth Perkins, Jennifer Coolidge, Annie Potts, Offered Sept. 9 by Andrew Gans

A 25th anniversary reading of Robert Harling's Steel Magnolias plays The Broad Stage in Santa Monica Sept. 9.

Free Times Square Broadway on Broadway Concert Presented Sept. 9 by Andrew Gans

Singer, actress, talk-show host and librettist-lyricist Kathie Lee Gifford hosts Broadway on Broadway, the annual free outdoor concert in Times Square, Sept. 9.

US, New Play By and Starring "Queer As Folk" Actress Michelle Clunie, Opens Off-Broadway Sept. 9 by Andrew Gans

US, a new play by Michelle Clunie, who played Melanie Marcus on TV's "Queer As Folk," officially opens Sept. 9 following previews that began Sept. 5 at Theatre Row’s Lion…

Divas Shoshana Bean, Arielle Jacobs, Lexi Lawson, Anneliese Van Der Pol Unite Sept. 9 by Andrew Gans

Actresses from the worlds of Broadway, film and television join forces Sept. 9 for a concert to benefit the Girls Camaraderie Project (GCP).

ON THE RECORD: Follies, Once More; Original Cast Album Gets Refreshed by Steven Suskin

This week's column discusses the newly-mastered release of the original Broadway cast album of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's Follies.

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today in Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 9 by Ernio Hernandez and Robert Viagas and Sam Maher

1873 Birthday of influential director Max Reinhardt (1873-1943) in Austria-Hungary. He will stage innovative productions of The Eternal Road, Sumurun and A Midsummer Night's Dream, the l…