At the Fringe's "Some Other Mettle" by Applied Mechanics: ... uh... Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 10:56PMCHAPLIN: THE MUSICAL Silent film’s beloved “tramp” gets the full Funny Guy treatment in a new bio-musical directed by Warren Carlyle (Follies) and written by Thomas Meehan …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:48PMAt the Fringe's "Some Other Mettle" by Applied Mechanics: ... uh... Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 10:37PMAt a recent performance of "Evita," costume designer Emilio Sosa spent as much time looking at the working-class chorus as he did Eva Peron's glamourous gowns. Some shows, he said, need cost…
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 10:31PMConstruction of the Human Heart, a look at grief, love and loss by Australian playwright Ross Mueller, receives its U.S. premiere Sept. 5 starring Eve Danzeisen and Matt Huffman at the Acces…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:29PMTony Award-winning director of Broadway's Man of La Mancha Albert Marre died on September 4, according to The New York Times. He was 87.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:27PMDid the show charm the critics Let's find out...
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:11PMThere's nothing quite like watching someone create an iconic figure before your eyes.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:03PMIt takes someone with star power to play a star. Fortunately, the new Broadway musical Chaplin, now at the Barrymore Theatre, has just such a performer in Rob McClure.Primarily, it's thanks …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:01PM“Chaplin: The Musical,” at the Ethel Barrymore Theater, describes the life behind the Little Tramp in terms of rags to riches to heartbreak.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00PMMichelle Clunie’s ambitious two-hander, US: A Progressive Love Story, at Theatre Row's Lion Theatre, is an attempt to use a tempestuous love affair between two sophisticated adults as a me…
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In keeping with the commedia style, Chicago dell'Arte took a basic script, inserted character types, and employed improvisation to flesh everything out. With *Commedia King John*, the result…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 09:55PMIn an interview released today, September 10, by The Advocate, Zac Efron revealed his hopes of taking the Broadway stage.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:39PMThe late, great tenor Mario Lanza is most famous for almost single-handedly popularizing opera for a mass audience of Americans in the 1950s through his glorious singing in a series of big-b…
SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 09:29PMThe late, great tenor Mario Lanza is most famous for almost single-handedly popularizing opera for a mass audience of Americans in the 1950s through his glorious singing in a series of big-b…
SOURCE: stage.broadwaystars.com at 09:29PMOld favorites, new friends include spectacular Polish opera.
SOURCE: rss.feedsportal.com at 09:22PMIn the new musical Chaplin, which is every bit as entertaining as Charlie Chaplin himself, Rob McClure portrays the film genius with an irresistible sweetness, like candy you can't - and don…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 09:19PMThere is an odd but altogether deserved billing in the program for "Chaplin," the new biographical musical about the silent movie icon. Instead of merely printing the name of the show's lead…
SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 09:15PMJanie Brookshire, Roderick HillPhoto: Carol Rosegg1911. The upper-crust Timbrells gather in the drawing room to discuss the wedding of Edgar, the oldest brother, to his beloved Sheila. As al…
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The Broadway-bound musical JEKYLL AND HYDE has just released a new TV commercial starring Constantine Maroulis and Deborah Cox and featuring the catch phrase, No musical has ever held you li…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:47PMMIRANDA HUBA is an award-winning playwright originally from Canada, now based in New York City. Plays include: Hospital City (The Incubator Arts Project) Dirty Little Mac…
SOURCE: Visible Soul at 08:40PMA WHOLE NEW WORLD Musical revues are a tricky business. While highly enjoyable and entertaining, even high profile compilations like Side By Side By Sondheim and the Fats Waller song book Ai…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:35PMWill Fulton is a director, designer, dramaturg, and writer. He has worked in various capacities with Target Margin, 500 Clown, Jay Scheib, Nick Rudall, Court Theatre, Warner | Shaw, Cr…
SOURCE: Visible Soul at 08:34PMBroadways new musical CHAPLIN opens tonight, September 10 at the Barrymore Theatre 243 West 47th Street. CHAPLIN is a new musical depicting the life of film icon Charlie Chaplin, with music …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:30PMJim Borstelmann, the Broadway song and dance veteran, tackles a meaty role as Charlie Chaplin's lifelong friend and business manager.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:21PM'Tis the season for theatre launches, which gives Ms TN ample opportunity to exploit her genius for SNAFU. Recently my trigger finger gave the MTC's pr department conniptions by blithely twe…
SOURCE: Theatre Notes at 08:21PMMy life has been a bit of a blur between returning from working for the music division at the Library of Congress in Washington DC and preparing for the Public Radio Program Directors Confer…
SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 08:20PMBrooke DiMarco is an actor & performer based in New York City. After attending a two-year conservatory program at Stella Adler, she went on to perform in regional plays as an eclectic ra…
SOURCE: Visible Soul at 08:20PMThe new musical Chaplin is bringing the silent film era to Broadway, starring Rob McClure as the legendary screen icon. Find out if new Broadway.com Word of Mouth panelists Elissa, Yiping an…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:19PMIn the video below, Sierra Boggess and Julian Ovenden perform the balcony scene from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story as part of BBC Proms 2012 from the Royal Albert Hall, London. Watch b…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:09PMRECOMMENDED Messrs. Gilbert and Sullivan are rolling in their distinguished graves. And rolling more aggressively than ever before, thanks, in no small part, to the theaters of Chicago. A gu…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 08:00PMSeemingly ripped from the headlines, “After” at Profiles Theatre tells the tale of a falsely accused man after he’s exonerated and released from prison. “After”…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 08:00PMA singing parody of the Oscar winner, 'Silence! The Musical' may overstretch at times, but a madcap cast and shameless daring make it outrageously fun.Any day now the announcement that "Jaws…
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According to the Hollywood Reporter, stage and screen star Cynthia Nixon has signed on to play Emily Dickinson in an upcoming biopic helmed by Terrence Davies. Davies told THR I wrote the sc…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:55PMIT AIN’T MOZART Louis Nowra’s Cosi tells the story of Lewis (Adam Zivkovic) a recent college graduate with a theatrical background who gets a job in an insane asylum. There, he find hims…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:50PMPlays about middle-aged spouses and younger lovers are so common that a playwright has to do a lot to stand out from the crowd. Look at Euripides' Helen, as adapted by Nick Salamone for Gett…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 07:49PMTheater props masters gathered to talk shop, including the fine art of creating stage vomit, outfitting a chair that speaks volumes and fashioning nonlethal weapons.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:43PMWith all the reverent portent that attaches to productions of “Hamlet,” an audience can lose sight of one keen attribute: It’s a ripping good yarn. That sometime-neglected trait is com…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:28PMHow I Learned to Write John Ostrander, writing on ComicMix: I learned from theater that everything is defined by action and that includes the dialogue. No one ever just talks — they co…
SOURCE: direct address at 07:27PMBeau Bridges will receive a lifetime achievement award from Theatre West at its 50th anniversary gala celebration this week in Hollywood.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:27PMSILENCE! THE FRANCHISE Silence! The Musical was one of the big hits of the 2005 New York International Fringe Festival. The parody of Jonathan Demme’s 1991 Oscar-winning horror thriller Si…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:01PMWith the American presidential election campaign now in full swing, the search is surely on for cultural expressions of the two nations that the candidates represent: white rich people versu…
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THE PLAYWRIGHT MUST HAVE EATEN A PILLOW, BECAUSE THIS PLAY IS DOWN IN THE MOUTH Andy Bloch’s The Bellflower Sessions is a bleak, black comedy about Jack Calvin, a victim of “The Great Re…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:43PMRECOMMENDED Wizards. Pirates. Vikings. Politics. Tracy Letts voicing a giant dragon. The first show of the House Theatre’s eleventh season is nothing if not ambitious. Striving to be epic,…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 06:33PMTony winner Liza Minnelli will reprise her role as Lucille Austero when Netflix brings back the cult comedy Arrested Development, according to TV Guide. The series has begun production …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:19PMAs 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! Nic R…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:15PMGossip blogger Perez Hilton may be the self-proclaimed “Queen of All Media,” but he’s taking on another royal title during his time in off-Broadway’s NEWSical: Prince…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PMPaper Mill Playhouse announces non-union, childrens auditions for the acclaimed theaters production of The Sound of Music on Saturday, September 15, 2012. The Sound of Music will run at the …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:12PMWhether you are new to classes and workshops at The Neo-Futurists, or someone who has taken classes with us before, you will get valuable insight into our aesthetic and the process of creati…
SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 06:12PMThe Town Hall 123 West 43rd Street, New York's landmark theatre and concert venue, is pleased to announce the Eighth Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival, which takes place over three consecutiv…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:06PMIt’s the cover you’ve been waiting for all summer! When Glee returns for its fourth season on September 13, there’s at least one crowd-pleasing number in store: New Directi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:05PMTHEATER REVIEW: "The Iron Stag King" at House Theatre of Chicago ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "The Iron Stag King" at House Theatre of Chicago ★★★ ... The program…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:03PMIn the black and white world of the new Broadway musical Chaplin, newcomer Rob McClure provides a burst of color with his funny and moving star turn as silent screen icon Charlie Chaplin. Be…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:01PMThis Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld.com for 91012.
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After a successful year-long run, the off-Broadway revival of Rent bid a fond farewell to New World Stages on September 9. On hand to cheer Josh Grisetti, Anthony Federov and the rest of the…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:57PMChaplin, the brand new Broadway musical about the life of Hollywood legend Charlie Chaplin, officially opens at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre tonight, September 10,2012. The production, starri…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 05:56PMAlley Theatre has announced full casting for its upcoming production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, to run September 28-October 28 on the Hubbard Stage. Artistic director Gregory B…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:51PMMulti-talented actress, singer, television host, playwright, songwriter and author Kathie Lee Gifford hosted this years Broadway on Broadway yesterday morning, Sunday, September 9th, present…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:47PMRemember that time in High School when your boyfriend wrote you a song inspired by a snap you took for your fourth period photography class? Yeah, well, 35MM: The Musical Exhibition is nothi…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 05:41PMBrought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Monday, September 10, 2012 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway .@mtc_nyc announces John Ellison Conlee, @Reb…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:34PMTony-winner Kristin Chenoweth just co-hosted the premiere episode of Anderson Cooper's daytime talk show, ANDERSON LIVE. The actress, who was recently injured while filming a scene for the C…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:33PMStage and screen star John Shea will join CBS’ The Good Wife this season as the father of attorney Cary Agos (played by Matt Czuchry), according to TVLine.com.The series, which begins its …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:31PMBased on actual exchanges between the George Bernard Shaw and journalist GK Chesterton, Though this talk-heavy format may not appeal to everyone, this adaptation by Timothy Gregory is an int…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 05:24PMCirque du Soleil's Amaluna, a female take on Shakespears's The Tempest, plays Toronto until Nov. 4.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:23PMScandalous scribe Kathie Lee Gifford received a warm welcome from the theater community when she played host at the 20th annual Broadway on Broadway concert on Sunday, September 10. Taking o…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:20PMThe 200,000-square-foot East Building includes new galleries and restaurant
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:17PMAccording to Deadline.com, producing team CRaig Zadan and Neil Meron are working with NBC on a new, hourlong drama titled 'White House Confidential.' Featuring writing by Sri Rao, the series…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:16PMComedian Lewis Black has extended his Broadway engagement of his new show Running on Empty at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, previously announced to run October 9-14, and will now also play sh…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:15PMThe plot of Die Walküre can be summarized in a few dozen words; the outer events are relatively simple. But the inner journey of the characters is uncommonly rich and complex.
SOURCE: PBS at 05:13PMOn Sept. 9, New York City's Times Square was mobbed with theatre fans as they enjoyed the 20th anniversary production of Broadway on Broadway. This free annual event celebrates the start of …
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:08PMJack Lane hopes to please regular audiences and draw new ones.
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Michael Fabiano and Joyce El-Khoury (photo credit: Sam Garcia/OLO)From Rent to La Vie BohèmeThe joyous return of Opera Lyraby Jim MurchisonSaturday evening at Southam Hall marked the return…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:58PMOn September 9, stars Ritchie Coster, Leon Addison Brown and a host of star-studded friends celebrated the official arrival of The Train Driver at off-Broadway’s Pershing Square Signat…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:54PMFOX has released a new promo for Glee, featuring Kate Hudson singing Lady Gaga's "Americano" while dancing up a storm.Broadway veteran Lea Michele also appears, although she is not singing i…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:53PMTony Nominee Stephen Bogardus Falsettos, Love Valor Compassion Luba Mason Chicago, How to Succeed, Anastasia Barzee Jekyll amp Hyde, Miss Saigon and 25 others have joined two-time Tony Nomin…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:52PMAs 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! Befor…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:46PMThe first wave of fall shows arrives this week, as CHAPLIN takes its first official Broadway bow tonight, September 10. Then on September 13 and 14, GRACE and CYRANO DE BERGERAC begin previe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:44PMEM Lewis explores family rifts in 'Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday.'
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:42PMTony nominee Stephen Bogardus, Luba Mason, Jennifer Cody and Julie Tolivar will join two-time Tony nominee Vivian Reed for an October industry workshop of One for My Baby, a new Broadway-aim…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:33PMHere at Broadway’s Best Shows, we wanted to have a little fun with the intriguing and witty dialogue of the highly anticipated upcoming production of Edward Albee’s Who’s A…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 04:32PMStage and screen veteran Angela Bassett will star in NBC’s new drama Vanishing Point, according to Deadline.com.In the series, she will play a brilliant lawyer who has to continue her prac…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:31PMA brand-new play by Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet, the Broadway debut of Oscar nominee Debra Winger and Patti LuPone as a radical criminal are just three of the many reasons to get …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:28PMThe Theatre @ Boston Court will present the world premiere of Kathryn Walat's Creation, directed by Michael Michetti, running October 4-November 11.Deborah Puette, Ethan Raines, and Adam Sil…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:28PMMonday, September 24, 6 - 7:30 p.m. League of Chicago Theatre Offices, 17 N. Wabash, Suite 520Election Day is just 56 days away. Voters will decide whether President Barack Obama stays in t…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 04:27PMGotham Chamber Opera has announced details for its 2012-2013 season.First up will be Gotham @LPR: Orientale (October 1 and 3), featuring Monteverdi's Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda,…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:25PMKristin Chenoweth returned to TV on September 10 as Anderson Cooper’s delightful co-host on the debut episode of the new season of Anderson Live. The revamped second season of Cooper&r…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:21PMThe prospect of seeing composer Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll & Hyde onstage conjures up certain things: big soaring ballads, bloody murders left and right and a leading man flipping his h…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:19PMDavid Mamet's The Anarchist, starring Tony Award winner Patti LuPone and Academy Award nominee Debra Winger, will play the Golden Theatre. The show will previews on Nov. 13 towards a De…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:18PMAs BroadwayWorld previously reported, Lewis Black will bring his one-man show, RUNNING ON EMPTY to Broadway this fall. Originally set to play the Richard Rodgers Theater October 9-14, two pe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:16PMWelcome to this week's edition of our new WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS, part of our new Industry Insights section that will feature insider industry information, commentary and insights Read on f…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:15PMGrosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 992012.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:15PMProspect Theater Company's 2012-13 season of musical-theatre programming includes the previously reported revised revival of Working, plus the world premiere of Death for Five Voices, a …
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:15PMThe ambitious new Broadway bio-musical depicts the life and career of the legendary screen star. read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:13PMSignature Theatre is to present Christopher Shinn's Dying City, October 12-November 25 at The ARC. Associate artistic director Matthew Gardiner will direct.Dying City casts an intimate ligh…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:07PMRalph Waite, Jon Walmsley, Judy Norton, Eric Scott, Mary McDonough, David Harper, and Kami Cotler will take part in a special 40th anniversary of The Waltons cast reunion on Saturday, Septem…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:05PMThe Flea uses its acting troupe to support bold work Even if they loved it, most theatre companies couldn’t produce Thomas Bradshaw’s play Job. A darkly comic riff on Biblical hi…
SOURCE: TDF at 04:02PMTheater For the New City is to present Tom Attea and Arthur Abrams' new musical Digital Dilemmas, October 4-21. Mark Marcante will direct, with chorography by Angela Harriell.In Digital Di…
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BROADWAY REVIEW: "Chaplin" at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre
BROADWAY REVIEW: "Chaplin" at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre ... You might think that the trickiest and most daunting thing about a st…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:59PMTwo-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone and Academy Award nominee Debra Winger appeared at a press conference on Sept. 10 to talk about starring in the world premiere of David Mamet'…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:57PMBetty Buckley, Michael Feinstein, Gina Gershon, and cast members from Carrie: The Musical and the 2012 Encores! season are set for upcoming book and CD signings at Barnes and Noble in Septem…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:57PMLewis Black has added two extra nights to Running on Empty, his upcoming stand-up show at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre. Performances for the limited engagement begin October 9 and …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:53PMProspect Theatre Company has announced the selections for its 2012-2013 season.The season will open with a one-night-only benefit concert of Peter Mills and Cara Reichel's The Rockae, held S…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:52PMClips from the premiere episode of the nationally syndicated talk show Anderson Live have been released. Kristin Chenoweth joins Anderson Cooper as co-host.In the first clip, the Tony Award …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:49PMClips from the premiere episode of the nationally syndicated talk show Anderson Live have been released. Kristin Chenoweth joins Anderson Cooper as co-host.In the first clip, the Tony Award …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:49PMA scene from Profiles Theatre’s “Sweet and Sad.” Photo: Michael Brosilow Growing up, family dinners were a quick moment of dutiful obligation. With two parents who worked i…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 03:46PMThe blockbuster musical The Book of Mormon landed at the top spot at the box office this week, surpassing long-running favorites The Lion King and Wicked. Meanwhile the starry revival of The…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:38PMNeil Patrick Harris will appear in the "onscreen role" of The Magic Mirror, with Charlene Tilton of TV's "Dallas" as The Wicked Queen and Ariana Grande of TV's &q…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:32PMHey y'all! Welcome to my first ever TheaterMania University blog post. My name is Alexa Doggett, and I am a junior Musical Theatre major at Coastal Carolina University in Myrtle Beach, South…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:27PMBelow, BroadwayWorld brings you Alli Mauzey, Ward Billeisen, Joy Hermalyn amp Ken Robinson singing a medley to celebrate the Nederlander's 100th Birthday
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:26PMOn Twitter, newlyweds Jeremy Jordan and Ashley Spencer and friends were posting photos over the weekend from their big Broadway wedding. BroadwayWorld sends a huge congrats to the Broadway v…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PMMulti-talented actress, singer, television host, playwright, songwriter and author Kathie Lee Gifford hosted this years Broadway on Broadway yesterday morning, Sunday, September 9th, present…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:22PMWalking in from the historic streets of the Royal Borough of Greenwich on a beautifully sunny afternoon, the stark, smoky and dimly lit set of Greenwich Theatre’s production of RENT made q…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:19PMEvery family is a dysfunctional one. While people say we often attend theatre to escape the trouble of our everyday lives, we often attend the theatre to relate and cope with our daily exper…
SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 03:18PMOn September 9, John Larroquette, John Stamos, James Earl Jones and the cast of Gore Vidal's The Best Man took their final Broadway bows at the Schoenfeld Theatre. Directed by Micha…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:14PMBroadway's Stephen Schwartz Wicked, Prince of Egypt, Enchanted will be writing the lyrics to MUMBAI MUSICAL Working Title, DreamWorks first-ever Bollywood-style animated musical.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:04PMReview of the Saturday, September 8 matinee performance at the 47th Street Theatre, New York City. Starring David Caldwell, Natalie Charle Ellis, Scott Richard Foster, Jenny Lee Stern …
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Ovation Award-nominated composer Brett Ryback will premiere his new show The Kid with The Keys on Sunday, September 6 at Sterling's Upstairs at The Federal.The work, which explores prepubesc…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:57PMThe 67th Annual Tony Awards may return to a familiar venue.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:56PMCommunity members are invited to two Seattle Opera events tied to the production of "Fidelio": a singalong at an opera chorus rehearsal, and tryouts for extras needed for the big crowd scene…
SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 02:55PMThe Nora Theatre Company is set to present The How and the Why, September 27-October 21 at Central Square Theater. Daniel Gidron will direct.In The How and the Why, emotion and evolution cl…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:55PMThe Broadway at Birdland concert series is proud to announce that Robert Cuccioli will be celebrating the release of his debut solo album, The Look Of Love, by performing his concert, A Stan…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:51PMStage favorite Loni Ackerman will bring her cabaret show Next to abnormal to the Metropolitan Room on Sundays October 7, 14, 21, and 28 at 7pm. Barry Kleinbort directs the piece, with musica…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:48PMMATILDA THE MUSICAL will begin previews on March 4 2013 and open on Thursday April 11 at Broadways Shubert Theatre 225 West 44th Street. The marquee for the show just went up at the Shubert,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:46PMBetsy Aidem, Clea Alsip and Olga Merediz will join Kathleen Turner in Long Wharf Theatre's production of The Killing of Sister George, by Frank Marcus and adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher. The pla…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:43PMand drink some moonshine out of a Mason jar after seeing Lawless last night. I enjoyed it, particularly the hillbilly extras in various scenes; it has some great old southern ladies in it.Th…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 02:42PMBroadway on Broadway Draws the Crowds For Its 20th Birthday: Valerie Smaldone and her smoldering voice announced the sponsors of American Airlines and The New York Times.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:39PMTHE ANARCHIST, a new play written and directed by DAVID MAMET starring PATTI LuPONE and DEBRA WINGER, will be presented on Broadway at the newly refurbished Golden Theatre 252 West 45th Stre…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:38PMCelebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton is making his New York stage debut as one of the five cast members in the comical off-Broadway revue NEWSical the Musical. Hilton and Broadway belter Le…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:33PMEast West Players imports the Massachusetts-based but India-inpired Navarasa Dance Theater to open its 47th season, presenting an Encounter with an indigenous woman's struggle against milita…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:27PMTony and Academy Award winner Liza Minnelli will be in a spin again as Lucille Austero, the vertigo-suffering love interest of Buster on the series revival of "Arrested Development,&quo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:27PMSpider-Man Turn Off the Dark star Robert Cuccioli is set to perform his concert A Standard Love as part of the Broadway at Birdland concert series, October 8 at 7 pm."A Standard Love" will c…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:21PMAntaeus Company has announced that it will hold its second annual online auction from September 10 to 24.The auction will feature exclusive items, tickets, and experiences, such as dining wi…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:17PMFantasic physical performances are the major attraction of New Paradise Laboratories' "27" at the Live Arts/Philly Fringe. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 02:15PMThe Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis Executive Director Patrick Willingham announced complete casting today for the New York premiere of GIANT, an epic love story with book by S…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:15PMA week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:12PMThe Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced its full schedule for 2012-2013's Happenings at the Harman, a free programming series featuring cross-genre performances by local artists.Highli…
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Lynne Meadow Artistic Director, Barry Grove Executive Producer, and Mandy Greenfield Artistic Producer have just announced full casting for the upcoming world premiere of MURDER BALLAD, the …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:59PMBrian d'Arcy James, Kate Baldwin and P.J. Griffith will star in the musical adaptation of Giant at off-Broadway's Public Theater. Directed by Michael Greif and based on the Edna Ferb…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:55PMAdditional performances have been added for Running On Empty, the latest politically charged show by comedian Lewis Black, which will begin Oct. 9 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:50PMTHE BOOK OF MORMON creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone spoke with Entertainment Weekly following a performance of the show's national tour in Los Angeles. During the interview, the duo discu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:46PMLynne Meadow (Artistic Director), Barry Grove (Executive Producer), and Mandy Greenfield (Artistic Producer) are pleased to announce full casting for the upcoming world premiere of MURDER BA…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 01:43PMPatti LuPone and Debra Winger, stars of the upcoming Broadway production of David Mamet's The Anarchist met the press Monday, September 10 at their rehearsal studio. The new play, which Mame…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:40PMCate Blanchett called him 'brutal' and a critic branded him 'my nightmare' – now he's messing with Chekhov. Maddy Costa meets Benedict Andrews, director of Three SistersBenedict Andrews ca…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:39PMThe Broadway premiere of Grace, the acclaimed dark comedy written by award-winning writer Craig Wright Mistakes Were Made, Recent Tragic Events, Six Feet Under and directed by Dexter Bullard…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:38PMJohn Ellison Conlee, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Karen Olivo, and Will Swenson will star in the Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Murder Ballad, to play New York City Center-Stage II, beginnin…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:36PMThe enigmatic performance phenomenon Dandy Darkly (Neil Arthur James) came to us through Jenny Lee Mitchell and was one of the highlights of our recent show Travesties of 2012. We became a…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:30PMCaroline O'Connor has pulled out of the Curve's forthcoming production of Hello, Dolly! and will be replaced in the musical by Janie Dee.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:29PMThough billed as a dark comedy, the play is not clearly defined. There are some chuckle-worthy moments, but primarily it’s just sad. The lead protagonist is so abrupt and overbearing that …
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 01:25PMSadler's Wells, September 7: Last year, emerging choreographer James Cousins won the inaugral New Adventures Choreographic Award and the prize fund that went with it. Tonight he produces the…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:24PMFrom the it’s-never-too-early department, Pound Ridge Theater Company is hold auditions next week for its production next May. Here’s the announcement: The Pound Ridge Theatre Co…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 01:24PMThe Public Theater has announced full casting for Giant, the new musical by Michael John LaChiusa with book by Sybille Pearson based on Edna Ferber’s novel. Michael Greif directs the produ…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:20PMBAC, LondonThere's a moment halfway through Kate Tempest's spoken-word theatre show when the gloom intensifies and the vaulted ceiling is lit up by the glow from the streetlights outside, po…
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:18PMCan someone tell me when cheerleading became so cool When I was in high school in the ahem 80s, we used to make fun of the cheerleaders. We called them rah-rahs and made fun of them when t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:09PMCould next year’s Tony Awards be returning to Radio City Music Hall? The Broadway League—the national trade association responsible for putting on the Tonys—is in nego…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:08PMLegit Reviews:
The most treacherous part of producing a biomusical about an iconic performer is finding an actor who can convincingly handle the role.
SOURCE: Variety at 01:08PMToday in 2000, Cats closed at the Wintergarden Theatre, where it ran for 7485 performances. Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats b…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:04PMTony winner Karen Olivo, Will Swenson, John Ellison Conlee and Rebecca Naomi Jones will star in the world premiere of Manhattan Theatre Club’s Murder Ballad, a new musical by Julia Jor…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:02PMBrian d'Arcy James, Kate Baldwin, and P.J. Griffith will play the lead roles in the musical adaptation of Edna Ferber's novel.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:00PMKate Baldwin, Brian d'Arcy James and P.J. Griffith will star in the Public Theater engagement of the new Michael John LaChiusa-Sybille Pearson musical Giant, based on Edna Ferber's s…
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Manhattan Theatre Club's Murder Ballad, a new rock musical that launches the company's new Studio at Stage II Harold and Mimi Steinberg New Play Series, will star John Ellison Conlee…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:59PM"Social Security," a 1986 Broadway comedy that shows its age, becomes a star vehicle for Barbara Eden supported by a strong cast at the New Theatre.
SOURCE: The Kansas City Star at 12:55PMThe off-Broadway production of Rent closed last night, September 9, at New World Stages. The production played 32 previews and 450 performances. Rent, which is written by Jonathan Larson and…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMSierra Boggess, Tam Mutu, Danielle Hope and Geronimo Rauch are among the current stars of the West End production of Les Miserables at the Queen's Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PMBroadway veterans Jason Danieley and Judy Kaye will join the Collegiate Chorale as soloists for its spring benefit, Song of Norway, to be held at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:52PMStephen Schwartz will write music for an upcoming Dreamworks animated movie with the working title of Mumbai Musical, according to Deadline.com. Oscar winner A.R. Rahman will provide ly…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:51PMFresh from previews the new musical CHAPLIN opens tonight This week, Broadway welcomes Paul Rudd starring in GRACE which begins performances on Thursday, September 13, and Roundabout Theatre…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:50PMAs Outreach Director for the Hollywood Fringe Festival, my job takes me to a lot of interesting places and introduces me to a lot of interesting people – this year, I was given the opp…
SOURCE: 2AMT at 12:39PMTron, GlasgowYou couldn't accuse Sylvia Dow of being over-hasty. After a lifetime in arts administration, she has waited until her 70s to make her playwriting debut. There is nothing antiqua…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:38PMThe West End production of LES MISERABLES just welcomed some new cast members, including Broadway veteran Sierra Boggess as 'Fantine', as well as 'Over the Rainbow' winner Danielle Hope as '…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:35PMNBC has just released photos for the upcoming episode of THE NEW NORMAL, titled SOFA'S CHOICE, MUST WE GO BACK TO GREY GARDENS The episode airs Tuesday, September 18, 930 - 1000 pmET on NBC.…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:35PMThe Collegiate Chorale, led by music director James Bagwell, announced its 71st season Sept. 10.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:34PMNew BroadwayWorld.com Poll - Do you think the Tonys should return to Radio City Music Hall
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:24PMCulture Project Allan Buchman, Founder amp Artistic Director, has announced the complete cast of the 10th anniversary production of the hit, award-winning play, The Exonerated, written by Je…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:22PMBRAINTREE NATIVE TAKES HIS ‘CHAPLIN’ TO BROADWAY Boston Globe By Bella English September 9, 2012 Several years ago, I was invited by a friend to his parents’ home in Weymouth, where hi…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:17PMLike its lead character, this theatrically daring story of a sociopathic teenager has problems with empathy, writes Sarah Hemming
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:16PM‘Eclipse’, inaugurating BAM’s new space, blends geometric rigour and the whimsical patterns of Merce Cunningham, Apollinaire Scherr writes
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:16PMJay Hunter Morris performs an excerpt from Robert Lepage's new production of Wagner's Siegfried.
SOURCE: PBS at 12:14PMCulture Project has announced full casting for the previously reported production of Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen's The Exonerated, to run September 15-November 4. Bob Balaban will direct.…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:14PMMany alumni from National Youth Music Theatre gathered at BAFTA last night (9 September 2012) for a special reunion.Among the guests at the party were Cat Simmons, Dominic Tighe, Gugu Mbatha…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:10PMMany alumni from National Youth Music Theatre gathered at BAFTA last night (9 September 2012) for a special reunion.Among the guests at the party were Cat Simmons, Dominic Tighe, Gugu Mbatha…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:07PMNew artistic director of Birmingham Repertory Theatre Roxana Silbert has announced the theatre's 100th anniversary season. She also outlined her plans for the future of the theatre as it pre…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:04PMWhat problems could we solve if we had a billion little magical instruments that could locate useful things and ideas that other people could make use of and benefit from, and then be able c…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:02PMREVIEW: Another drama in playwright Tarell McCraney's Brother/Sister trilogy, "The Brothers Size," has opened at the Guthrie.
SOURCE: StarTribune at 12:01PMNBC has just released interviews with the stars of its new comedy THE NEW NORMAL. Below, watch as Andrew Rannells discusses the universal core message of the show, Ellen Barkin discusses he…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:01PM'Ten Chimneys' peers into the backstage lives of two of the most revered stars of the Broadway stage, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. Set on the couple's legendary Wisconsin estate in 1938, l…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:00PMSinger-songwriter Lyle Lovett, Broadway vet Chris Sarandon and more will join previously announced rotating cast members Stockard Channing, Brooke Shields and Brian Dennehy in The …
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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, opened Sept. 9 at Signature Theatr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:58AM"You can never be overdressed or undereducated." - Oscar WildeOnce again, the summer has gone by, and instead of calculating the cost of travel from New Jersey to Coney Island, I'm calculat…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:58AMTime Out's recent coverage of a show produced by its 'event-producing arm' prompts the question: can a publication offer independent critical opinion when it is also behind a production?Ther…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AMThe Heiress is currently in rehearsals and begins previews on October 7th with an officially opening on November 1st at the Walter Kerr Theatre. For more information, visit http://theheiress…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 11:53AMGrace, a holy new play by Craig Wright, is heading to Broadway, starring Paul Rudd, Michael Shannon, Ed Asner and Kate Arrington. Broadway.com headed to Highline Stages to chat with the cast…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:50AMJerome Kilty, an actor who, as director and playwright, created several epistolary dramas, including Dear Liar, died Sept. 9, following a car accident in Weston, CT. He was 90.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:49AMOn Sunday, September 9, Signature Theatre's production of The Train Driver opened at the company's Pershing Square Signature Center, where it will run through September 23. This i
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:47AMBroadway 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 11:41AMLinbury Studio, Royal Opera House, London: Five world premieres and one UK premiere isn't a bad haul for a company debut. It demonstrates a high degree of confidence in the talents invo…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:41AMMulti-talented actress, singer, television host, playwright, songwriter and author Kathie Lee Gifford hosted this years Broadway on Broadway yesterday morning, Sunday, September 9th, present…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:38AMGore Vidals THE BEST MAN, the critically-acclaimed revival about dirty tricks and double-dealing at a political convention, concluded its limited engagement at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:38AMSignature Theatre presents the New York premiere of THE TRAIN DRIVER, written and directed by Athol Fugard. THE TRAIN DRIVER is the final production in the Residency One Athol Fugard Series.…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:37AMThis weekend as part of the ongoing “Saturday Intermission Pics” series, the cast of THE BOOK OF MORMON recreated the promo photo from the new NBC television series “The Ne…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 11:35AMTeaserYesterday I spent 4 wonderful hours in this amazing house in Bernal Heights filled with women theatre artists. It was fantastic! Why were we there? What were we doing?Well, I'm going t…
SOURCE: Variations On A Theme at 11:32AMGrammy and Tony Award-Winner Heather Headley's new CD, Only One In The World, is slated for release on September 25, 2012, featuring new songs penned by Headley, RampB hits, familiar favorit…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:31AMThe songwriter and performer Jacques Brel died in 1978, but Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, the theatrical showcase of his songs, will probably live forever…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 11:30AMHere's the cast of MOTOWN performing 'Get Ready''Dancing In The Street'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:30AMThe New York International Fringe Festival production of Rated M for Mature, directed by Wicked assistant director Paul Dobie, begins an encore engagement Sept. 10 at the SoHo Playhouse…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30AMIn Life for Beginners , a new piece from Theatre503 artistic directors Paul Robinson and Tim Roseman, five stories combine. Although each is a separate tale, they are linked by the degree…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:26AMThe staff and board of Stage 773 are hosting a party to welcome you into our home on Tuesday, October 2. If you are free, we would love to lift a glass with you and share a "Taste of Stage …
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 11:26AMLegit News:
Musical dominates with $1.63 million Labor Day week
SOURCE: Variety at 11:25AMThe cast of Transport Group's upcoming world premiere production of Jonathan Franzen's House for Sale met the press Monday, September 10 at the New 42nd Street Studios. The production, adapt…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:25AMThe Westport Country Playhouse in Connecticut, under the artistic direction of Mark Lamos, has been trying to clarify its mission since Mr. Lamos replaced Joanne Woodward as guide at this …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:23AMVoices of Strength - The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, 1306 S. Michigan Ave. is offering $13 industry tickets for performances on Saturday, September 15 at 3:00pm and 8:00pm. For…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 11:22AMBarrowland Ballroom, GlasgowA decade ago, who would have predicted that the uniquely wayward Michael Clark would become one of Britain's most reliably pleasurable choreographers? Fierce cont…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:20AMAl Pacino, star of the upcoming Broadway revival of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross, will play former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno in a new film, according to Deadline.…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:16AMComplete casting has been announced for the Culture Project's 10th anniversary production of Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen's The Exonerated, which will be offered Sept. 15-Nov. …
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:14AMThe Tony Awards moved uptown for the past two years, but according to NY1, the 2013 Tonys might be heading back to Radio City Music Hall. Sources told NY1 that the Broadway League is current…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13AMCarole Demas and Paula Janis, who starred in the television series The Magic Garden, will perform a benefit concert for The New York Children's Theater Festival on Sunday, October 6 at 2pm a…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:12AMShowtime has posted the first 25 minutes of the Season 2 premiere of Homeland — which is a little like inviting somebody to dinner and just serving them the soup. Homeland Season 2 Pre…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:11AMKate Hudson showed off her vocal chops in the 2009 movie adaptation of Nine, but it turns out that the actress’s singing and dancing career was just getting started. As Rachel Berry&rs…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:09AMBroadway veterans Nicholas Rodriguez and Donna Vivino will be the guest artists at the Tuesday, September 11 edition of Backstage at 54 Below, beginning at 10:30pm.The show, to be hosted by …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:06AM"Saturday Night Live" officially announced Monday what long has been known in the Chicago improv community: Aidy Bryant and Tim Robinson are headed to the show. Bryant most recently was se…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:04AMIn all of Western culture there is nothing quite like Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen (“The Ring of the Nibelung”). Based on Wagner’s own retelling of stories from ancient G…
SOURCE: PBS at 11:00AMIf you’re a regular blog reader, you already know I love The Jimmy Awards (click here if you don’t know what the Jimmy I’m talking about). And if you’re not a regular…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
After nabbing a Tony nomination for playing chipper Mormon missionary Elder Price in the blockbuster musical The Book of Mormon, Andrew Rannells found himself on the radar for a va…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:58AMBroadways new musical CHAPLIN opens tonight, September 10 at the Barrymore Theatre 243 West 47th Street. CHAPLIN is a new musical depicting the life of film icon Charlie Chaplin, with music …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:53AMThe 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…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:53AMThree-time Tony Award nominee Marin Mazzie and Theatre World Award winner Jason Danieley, who also shared the stage in the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal, will bring their new…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:53AMLegit News:
Steggert, Dossett onboard for musical
SOURCE: Variety at 10:51AMWOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN, one of the most star-studded musicals of the 2010-11 Broadway season is now available for Fast Track Notification! Sign up now and you’ll be …
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:48AMI hope everyone had a happy Labor Day weekend, and took a moment amongst the barbecues and beach days to reflect on the ongoing importance of the labor movement. Watching Lily Ledbetter’s …
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 10:47AMThe following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending September 9, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdmin AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE $158,664 3446 76.44% $46.04 BRING IT ON…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMJennifer Hudson joined judges Heidi Klum, Michael Kors and Nina Garcia for the season finale of PROJECT RUNWAY's 10th Anniversary season during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City.…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:39AMThere is nothing quite like the hilarious high brow humor of British wit. Combine that with an element of sharp, poignant physical comedy and you have Taking Steps the opening production of …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:39AMAs students everywhere are heading back to school (whether they like it or not!) Broadway.com asked readers which musical set in a school ranks as their favorite. The results are in, and sho…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:36AMOver the years I have put together many groups of people. From teams of directors, to designers, to connectors, to entrepreneurs. The groups that have stood the test of time have had some th…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:35AMBerkeley Repertory Theatre artistic director Tony Taccone has been selected to receive the Margo Jones Award, bestowed annually by the Ohio State University Libraries and OSU Arts and Humani…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:35AMThe Beautiful Soup Theater Collective, who presented the rarely-seen musical A Doll's Life, will offer another rarity this winter: Arthur Bicknell's cult flop Moose Murders.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:28AMCirque du Soleil will bring its acclaimed show Kooza to London's Royal Albert Hall on January 5.Written and directed by David Shiner, Kooza combines acrobatic performance and the art of clow…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:03AM150 zany characters, four actors, 1 stage. It could be none other than the two-time Tony Award-winning production Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps! And it’s sneaking its way onto the Mary…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:02AMForgive me for being a little behind the curve on this one. This year IDW Publishing has released two volumes of burlesque illustrator Molly Crabapple’s recent artwork. Earlier this …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:02AMStage Door Records will release "The Last Song," the long-awaited final studio album from the late Anthony Newley, Nov. 5.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:01AMDee Roscioli will return to the cast of the North American tour of “Wicked” as Elphaba. Roscioli has played the role previously as a part of the touring version, and also performed the r…
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The famous Donny and Marie—Christmas in Los Angeles will make its West Coast premiere in December 2012. This limited engagement will run December 4 through December 23 at the Pantages Thea…
SOURCE: Ticket News at 09:59AMAfter a successful Kickstarter campaign, writer-performers Sun Mee Chomet and Katie Hae Leo have raised the necessary $10,000 to revive the sold-out show
SOURCE: StarTribune at 09:53AMChaplin, the new musical starring Rob McClure as film great Charlie Chaplin, opens September 10 at Broadway’s Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Directed and choreographed by Warren Ca…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:50AMby Aislinn Rose My name is Aislinn Rose, and I used to be a political staffer to a cabinet minister within the Mike Harris Government. I began in 2000 as the Correspondence Assistant to the …
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 09:44AMWho has taken criticism out of the hands of the "true critics"? Is someone making me read rancid Amazon reader reviews? Where do we look for the "true critics"?
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:38AMThe pilot episode of the new Ryan Murphy-Allison Adler comedy "The New Normal," starring Book of Mormon Tony nominee Andrew Rannells and stage and screen actor Justin Bartha (Lend …
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AMJust moments before the curtain went up on the 80th Anniversary performance of BCP's THE MUSIC MAN, director Larry Landsman hopped on stage to share a heartfelt, congratulatory note he had j…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:21AMAs area performing arts companies crank into high gear for a frantic September of opening nights, Alexandria’s MetroStage seems to have gotten the jump on nearly everyone. Their fantastic,…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:14AMThe hit National Theatre production is to visit major festivals in Asia and New Zealand, before taking up residency as part of Cate Blanchett's final season as co-artistic director of Sydney…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:11AMIf you are struggling connecting art to audience it's probably because of one of the following: 1. Your strategy is incorrect and needs to be adjusted. You have a misunderstanding of who you…
SOURCE: Mission Paradox at 09:10AMTony Award and Academy Award winner Liza Minnelli will appear in the 10-episode Netflix version of Arrested Development, which is set to debut in 2013, according to TVGuide.com. Minnelli wil…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:09AMIn response to the CPS strike, Lookingglass Theatre Company is offering day-to-day drama workshop programs, based on its renowned summer camps, for children ages 5-13. Workshops, featuring a…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 09:08AMThe box office for West End run of the nine-time Tony-winning hit The Book of Mormon is to open Sept. 23, with performances beginning Feb. 25, 2013, prior to an official opening March 21, at…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:08AMKathie Lee Gifford hosted this years Broadway on Broadway, Sunday, September 9th. The event kicked off the 2012-2013 Broadway season with star performances from new shows and long-running fa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:02AMHere's a look at Taylor Trensch Peter and Gerard Canonico Matt from the new Off-Broadway Cast of BARE performing Are You There
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AMIt looks like Renee Zellwegger finally may be ready to make her Broadway debut. An article on Deadline.com reported that the film actress will “star in the upcoming Broadway adaptation of …
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 09:00AM
At the start of Shakespeare’s Globe’s production of Hamlet, the entire cast gathers onstage, with the lights up, playing instruments and singing a variation of “Little Beggar Man.” L…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:58AMDue for availability later this month, my lovely wife Marilyn Nonken‘s new CD from Métier, Voix Voilées, is an informal sequel to her best-selling double-CD set of Tristan MurailR…
SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 08:54AMSome believe that donor fatigue is an inevitable consequence of long-term involvement with an arts organization, or other not-for-profit venture, and that these organizations must be prepare…
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 08:32AMWhat if the future survival of all humanity hinged upon a single Craigslist casual encounters ad? That is the premise of Peter Sinn Nachtrieb’s Boom, currently being presented by Artists…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:19AMWhaddya think? If some cataclysmic event wiped out humanity except for a man and a woman, unrelated and of reproductive age, locked in a bomb shelter with a tank full of fish, would we be ab…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:09AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on September 10 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AMIf you use Facebook, chances are you've seen a meme from George Takei, who will probably always be best known as Sulu from the original Star Trek series.The veteran actor seems to have a cot…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM
Shakespeare's Globe became the unlikely destination for some A-list Hollywood star-spotting on Saturday (8 September 2012), as Tom Cruise rocked up to watch a performance of Richard III.Acco…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:59AMYork Theatre Royal: John Godber's nightlife drama is like Christmas or a letter from a loved one - an expected delight.
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:39AMAre critics on board with "The Train Driver"?
SOURCE: StageGrade at 06:34AMOrange Tree Theatre, London: Famous for unearthing curiosities, the Orange Tree here turns to Spain's dramatic canon for a meditation on hopelessness written in 1973, the tail-end of Fr…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:33AMArcola Theatre, London : President Kennedy, Fidel Castro and Nikita Khushrev unite in the round, to sing about missiles, war strategies, and conflict crisis. The 1962 political thirteen-day …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:23AMKing's Head Theatre, London: Although the stage is small and the scenery rather sparse, Charles Court Opera presents a vibrant, action-packed show, with the emphasis placed firmly on the pla…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:15AMDrayton Arms, London: Timidity has no place in this world. Sarah Kane's final play before she committed suicide in 1999 is many things but it is not nice, nor is it gentle. It's a …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:07AM"Call Me Adam" chats with playwright/director Javierantonio Gonzalez about his latest play "Open Up, Hadrian" playing from September 13-29 at the Magic Flutebox in Brooklyn, NY. We also disc…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 06:00AMLegit News:
Swenson also stars in Off Broadway musical
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Emerging Artists Theatre will present some of Broadways best and brightest during its third annual benefit, BROADWAY SINGS FOR EATS SUPPER tonight, September 10th, at 24 Fifth Avenue Ballroo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMBroadway actress Jessica Hendy brings her cabaret Take What You Want to L.A. for one night only tonight, Sept 10th, 8 p.m. at M Bar.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMJohn Tartaglia, Stephanie D'Abruzzo and Carey Anderson all from Broadway's AVENUE Q along with Gwen Hollander LITTLE WOMEN, Christine Toy Johnson FALSETTOLAND, Francis Jue THOROUGHLY MODERN …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMJoseph Macchia brings back the hit monthly series Broadway On 22nd Street, which brings back some of the most talented performers from the Great White Way down to The Metropolitan Room. Each…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMA Gentlemen's Club revue as performed by trained dancers.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:25AMI love nearly everything about my life as a peripatetic drama critic, but it does have its disadvantages, one of...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AMRobert Mitchum appears as the mystery guest on What's My Line?: (This is the latest in a series of arts-related...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM"Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This leisure the diligent person will obtain, the lazy one never." Benjamin...
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In my imagination, Edgar Allan Poe as a person is much the same as he's portrayed in the striking and beautifully staged Red-Eye to Havre de Grace: dark in mood, deliberate in tempo, flashin…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:51AMNO, the women pictured above won’t be strutting the runways this Fashion Week.
They’re the subjects of “Sicks,” a play by Clay Edmonds —whose day job is director of merchandising f…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:38AMGavin Bryars' 'Paper Nautilus' makes its American debut in a splendid, fluid performance at the Aquarium of the Pacific.Eight Summer Olympics ago, it was Los Angeles' turn. We did well with …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:30AMThere are all sorts of reasons for being late at a Fringe show, but they rarely get you locked out. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reports.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:19AMThe first-ever New York revival of Allan Monkhouse's 1911 comedy Mary Broome, about a housemaid who becomes part of the family, officially opens Off-Broadway Sept. 10 at the Mint Theater…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMThe London production of The Book of Mormon has set its opening date as March 21, 2013. As previously reported, the show will begin previews at the West End’s Prince of Wales Theatre on Fe…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:01AMRH Thomson and David Fox (photo credit: Joy von Tiedemann)It is not considered as important a work as Private Lives or even Blithe Spirit, but to our mind Hay Fever is a more accomplished No…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMJulia Murney and Eden Espinosa, who both previously starred as Elphaba in Broadway's Wicked, will offer solo concerts Sept. 10 at Manhattan nightspot 54 Below.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMThe new musical Chaplin, depicting the life of screen legend Charlie Chaplin and chronicling the rise and fall of the infamous Little Tramp, officially opens at Broadway's Barrymore Thea…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMPaul Rudd, the frequent star of Judd Apatow films, satisfies his appetite for theatre in the new Broadway production of Craig Wright's Grace, a play that asks Big Questions
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMJessica Hendy, who appeared on Broadway in Cats, Aida and Amour, makes her Los Angeles cabaret debut Sept. 10 at M Bar.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWe Love You, But No!, a new comedy written by and starring June Daniel White, plays Sept. 10-17 at the Kraine Theater. Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk winner Austin Pendleton directs.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMEmerging Artists Theatre presents its third annual Broadway Sings for EAT's Supper benefit concert Sept. 10 at the 24 Fifth Avenue Ballroom in New York City. Sybil Bruncheon hosts.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMA concert celebrating director Alan Muraoka to benefit National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO) is held Sept. 10.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTony winner Kristin Chenoweth, who is recuperating from injuries sustained on the set of "The Good Wife," co-hosts the second season premiere of Anderson Cooper's "Anderso…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM1915 Fanny Brice is reviewed in Variety for her performance at the Palace. Variety says that when she "learns to refrain from starting to disrobe before she is out of sight of the audie…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMLegit News:
Lythgoe Christmas show to star Grande, Tilton, Harris
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00AMLegit News:
Festival gigs for Fontana, O'Toole, others
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00AMIt was a little before midnight. A muggy night in May. The hundred-odd people gathered in the window-lined lounge of the Renaissance New York Times Square Hotel had come to see the latest wo…
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