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Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 9/15/2012

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 9152012.

Three Emmy Awards for the 2011 Tony Awards Telecast

On September 15, the 2011 Tony Awards telecast hosted by Neil Patrick Harris was honored with three Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards.

Vows: Richie Jackson and Jordan Roth — Vows by Paula Schwartz

A place where ‘It’s complicated’ and ‘It’s worth it’ coincide.

TV News: Kathy Bates, Jimmy Fallon,Martha Plimpton, Tony Awards Win Emmy Awards by Brian Scott Lipton

The Creative Arts Emmy Awards were given out on Saturday, September 15 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. A two-hour special highlights show will air on September 22 on the Reelz Channel.T…

Review: Top Girls by Alison Croggon

Okay, okay, I know I swore that I was writing no reviews for a month. But just this one, because it's important. I was completely unprepared for the emotional impact of watching Jenny Kemp'…

Spotlight shines on fall theater season by Jed Gottlieb

'Tis the season for Occupy-themed theater. This fall productions will take on French aristocrats, Chinese government...

Jerome Kilty, 90, Actor and Playwright, Dies by Dennis Hevesi

Mr. Kilty was best known for “Dear Liar,” a play based on letters between George Bernard Shaw and Mrs. Patrick Campbell.

‘The Bad Boys of Dance’ at Montgomery College by Carolyn Kelemen by Carolyn Kelemen

Bad Boys get folks begging for more The Bad Boys of Dance, with guest artist Adrienne Canterna of Pretty Girls of Dance, attracts an audience looking for a fun night on the town. These fans …

Alex Brightman, Jennifer Noble & More Set for WHAT HE DID FOR LOVE Marvin Hamlisch Tribute Concert at DROM, 10/29 by BroadwayWorld

What He Did For Love, a tribute concert to the late composer Marvin Hamlisch will be presented at DROM on October 29th at 8pm. The concert will feature some of Hamlischs award winning songs,…

Jez Butterworth's The River prompts fears of rise in paid queuing by Vanessa Thorpe

Tickets for much-anticipated play starring Dominic West will be available only on day of performanceHeavy demand for seats to see Jez Butterworth's new play, The River, starring Dominic West…

Hedda Gabler; King Lear; The Judas Kiss – review by Susannah Clapp

Old Vic; Almeida; Hampstead, LondonHedda Gabler ends with a famous bang behind closed doors. Wouldn't it, a friend once suggested, be ripping if those doors opened on a Hedda who had put an …

Three & Four Quarters – review by Luke Jennings

Linbury Studio, LondonHeadspace Dance is a company of just three members: Christopher Akrill, Charlotte Broom and Clemmie Sveaas. All are highly expressive performers with a strong reco…

Wild Oats – review by Clare Brennan

Old Vic, BristolThis glorious Georgian theatre celebrates its phoenix-like resurrection from potential dereliction with a rumbustious production of John O'Keeffe's 1791 comedy about the prot…

Ashley Jensen: 'I was on that little conveyor belt' by Killian Fox

The Extras and Ugly Betty star on why she swapped the Hollywood life for Sir Trevor Nunn and the West EndIt's hard to imagine a less glamorous interview location than the little room where I…

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, Sept 15 - CHAPLIN, EVITA, Perez Hilton in NEWSical and More! by BroadwayWorld

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's Saturday Intermission Pics round-up Today's photos feature a beautifully composed SIP from the cast of CHAPLIN, a generational por…

Hedda Gabler, Old Vic, London King Lear, Almeida, London Choir Boy, Royal Court Upstairs, London

It looks like a prism, with one glass plane seen through another. In Ibsen's Hedda Gabler – directed by Anna Mackmin – the morning sun is initially shining in at the windows of the Norwe…

Exclusive: Full Cast Revealed for SUGAR BABIES Workshop Starring McGrath, Leavel & More! by Rialto Chatter

Starring alongside Tony winners Michael McGrath and Beth Leavel are Brooks Ashmanskas, Richard Bell, Jack Doyle, Marty Passante, Jennifer Cody, Kelley Bradshaw, Mary Callahan, Melissa Jones,…

Randy Harrison to Perform This Weekend in Silence! The Musical by Alysandra

Randy Harrison will once again take on the role of Dr. Chilton in the Off-Broadway hit, Silence! The Musical, for three performances at the Elektra Theatre, Saturday September 15 at 8pm and …

Love and Information by John Morrison

'You looked as if you didn't want to be woken up.' No, that is not a line from Caryl Churchill's new play. It's what the lady on my right said as we left the Royal Court stalls at the end...

Fringe review: 'Awesome Alliteration: The Magical Musical' by Howard Shapiro

Public education, in a musical skewering. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.

Lewis Black on Broadway by Jonathan Mandell

Lewis Black will be performing “Running on Empty,” his stand-up act, at the Richard Rodgers Theater on Broadway from October 9 to October 20, 2012 not coincidentally right before the 201…

Dance spotlight: Miguel Gutierrez and the Powerful People

Theater spotlight: Ordway Songbook Series: Rodgers and Hammerstein and Hart

Contemporary Dance: Three Soloists from Poland in American Debut by Merilyn Jackson

Three Poland-based women give North American premieres of their solos

BWW Photo Exclusive: WICKED Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure' by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

CAROLS FOR A CURE is the annual two-disc holiday CD compilation of original songs and holiday classics which benefits BCEFA. These CDs boast the best voices from the worlds of Broadway, Off-…

The Doctor is Coming by Byrne Harrison

Following in the footsteps of Hotsy Totsy Burlesque’s successful "Mad Men," "Game of Thrones" and Superhero themed shows, Cherry Pitz and Joe the Shark present Doctor Who Returns To H…

My More Idiosyncratic Fall Preview Than Usual by Jan Simpson

  Like most of you, I’ve been looking through all the fall previews that everyone else has been doing and, to be honest, I don’t know that there are all that many shows that …

'Eurydice' handled beautifully

Director Amy Rummenie brings great affection and care to this fragile play by Sarah Ruhl.

News Briefs: Two Late Additions Plus GableStage’s Fundraiser That CostsYou Nothing by Bill Hirschman

Last Minute News: Two Shows M Ensemble Company is launching a new play series this weekend only with Hate! An American Love Story, a one-woman piece written and performed by local actress Ch…

Review: Wrong Mountain (Rare Terra Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Despite soliloquies that run too long and are often redundant, Wrong Mountain provides a poignant view of a life’s work from a different vantage point. This show would be an especially po…

Review: Hindle Wakes by Alice Saville

The setting is a drawing room, idyllic fields beyond conjured by printed screens, but Stanley Houghton’s play casts out the afternoon world of tea and scones for a whisky-fuelled criticism…

Review: Great Expectations by Katie Angus

A dramatisation of an entire Dickens novel is no mean feat, and Jo Clifford’s adaptation of Great Expectations delivers on all accounts the fear, cruelty and horror that the novel and the …

Fuse Theater Interview: “The Kite Runner” — Adapting an Epic Story to the Stage by Tim Jackson

"There aren't a lot of roles for Middle Eastern actors in the United States. And it does mean something to me to be able to create roles like this."

Theatre review: Banking on grand illusions with a stellar Death of a Salesman revival by Robert Cushman

There’s probably never been a time since its premiere in 1949 that Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman hasn’t seemed topical

History Museum's purchase of ex-mayor's property is questioned

All the museum has to show for its investment is an abandoned patch of asphalt between Goodfellow Boulevard and Hamilton Avenue.

New York Theater/Event Review: THE FAZZINO RIDE (Literally on the streets of New York!) by Sarah Taylor Ellis

ONLY IN NEW YORK The next time you pass through Times Square, be sure to wave at the tricked out tour bus with windows that soar to the ceiling, flashing LED lights, and a pounding sound sys…

The MET's 'Three Tall Women' captures the darkness and light of a woman's life

One thing you can saw about Edward Albee: He never repeats himself and no two plays are alike.

Photo Coverage: Harvey Fierstein, Cyndi Lauper and the KINKY BOOTS Cast Meet the Press - Check it Out! by Walter McBride

Kinky Boots, the highly anticipated new musical that brings together four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein Book and Grammy Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper Music amp Lyrics, will …

Brothers aim to be 'Topdog' at Two River Theater Company by Ronni Reich

Ten years since her play won the Pulitzer Prize, Suzan-Lori Parks is directing it for the first time with Two River Theater Company in Red Bank

You Don’t Know Abulkasem by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO Invasion!, Crowded Fire Theater. By Sam Hurwitt Invasion! is a puzzling play. Written by Tunisian-Swedish playwright Jonas Hassen Khemiri and translated from th…

Fuse Theater Review: “Hand in Hand Together” — The Perils of Political Theater in Translation by Ian Thal

Many historical dramas are content to use the past as a lens through which to view the present, but "Hand in Hand Together" does more than explore how conflicting ideologies influenced the c…

Review: The Duchess of Malfi by Natasha Kaeda

To quote T.S. Elliot, “Webster was much possessed by death”, and in Eyestrings production of perhaps his greatest play The Duchess of Malfi, death is very much present. It is a s…

Review: The Magic Flute by Eleanor Turney

Wow. When Nick Hytner goes all out, he really goes for it. ENO’s sumptuous Magic Flute pulls out all the stops for this gorgeous production, and boy does it make for a good show. From …

The Book of Mormon Review: Yes, It Has Cursing, But It Also Has Heart

Joan MarcusThat Broadway might have found its salvation in a religious satire written by some of the raunchiest theater creators of the past 15 years is ironic. But for all the sly winks and…

Richard III, the great villain of English history, is due a makeover by Robert McCrum

The discovery of a skeleton under a Leicester car park has reignited interest in the maligned monarchTo the headline writers, he's become "the king in the car park". To Shakespeare, he was t…

THE BOOK OF MORMON's Jason Michael Snow Set for The Duplex's Monthly 'DINNER PARTY', 9/17 by BroadwayWorld

On Monday, September 17, 2012, The Duplex will serve up the delightful monthly musical soiree Were Having A Dinner Party A Jubilee of Delicious Music. The Book of Mormons Jason Michael Snow …

Shaking off the summer by Thomas Garvey

It has been harder than usual this year for me to shake off the summer, I admit.  Or maybe it's just that this was a particularly lazy summer for me? Perhaps!At any rate, I went to my …

Multi-layered tale of Mermaids and Jersey Sacrifice

Keila Cordova's approach erupts into a mythological world of mermaids and island romance.

STAGE TUBE: Michael Urie and Sophia Bush Sing Song About New CBS Series PARTNERS! by Stage Tube

The new CBS comedy PARTNERS, starring 'How to Succeed in Business' alum Michael Urie and actress Sophia Bush, premieres on Monday, September 24th 830-900 PM, ETPT. Below, watch Bush and Urie…

John C. Reilly Joins Cast of POW! Foundation's O BERKLEY, WHERE HART THOU?, 9/22 by BroadwayWorld

The POW Foundation has announced the addition of Academy Award, Tony Award and Golden Globe nominee John C. Reilly to the cast for O Berkley Where Hart Thou

New York Times Critic Watch Project: An Update by HowlRound

Though we’ve been a bit quiet here at NYTCriticWatch, we are working through our many responses to understand the patterns. If you haven’t yet taken the survey, we’d love…

Broadway Ladies: Ms. September 2012: Christiane Noll by JK

Dream Cast: UP by BroadwaySpotted

More than anything, when I see something I think could or should be a show, I love to speculate about who would play what roles. I love the way casting works and I love sticking my favorite,…

“Blood Rose Rising” by Robin Abrahams by Btc11

As part of the StageSource Indiegogo Campaign for our “Live from the Library” initiative  we offered blog posts as a giving perk.  The following is the first of those posts. Te…

Over the Rainbow: Andrew Lloyd Webber chooses shortlist for Wizard of Oz reality show by Richard Ouzounian

You’re more likely to find hurricanes than tornadoes in this part of the world, but the 20 young women competing for the role of Dorothy in the upcoming Toronto production of The W…

Benchley by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the great American humorist Robert Benchley (1889-1945). A native of Worcester, Massachusetts (you can hear it in his accent), he later went to Harvard, where he wro…

Broadway: “Chaplin” Needs a Chaplain by Roger Friedman

You’d think after every bad thing this country did to Charlie Chaplin we could leave him alone. Apparently not. A version of his life story, poorly and inadequately told, is now on Bro…

Photo Coverage: HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Season Premiere - Neil Patrick Harris & More! by TV News Desk

On the eighth season premiere of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER titled Farhampton, Robins anxiety on her wedding day to Barney prompts Ted to recount the time he insisted on leaving Victorias jilted …

Penny Singleton by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Penny Singleton (real name Dorothy McNulty), who played Blondie in the movies and tv and was the voice of Jane Jetson (for more on her see my profile here). And now …

Photo Coverage: Preview Episode 2 of THE NEW NORMAL - Andrew Rannells, Justin Bartha, Ellen Barkin & More! by TV News Desk

NBC has just released photos for the upcoming episode of THE NEW NORMAL, titled BAABY'S CLOTHES The series airs Tuesdays 930 - 1000 pmET on NBC. Get a first look below

‘The Color Purple’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

A joyful noise is ringing loud and clear from the rafters of Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia as the 11-time Tony Award nominated production of The Color Purple, ‘The Musical About …

Nipsy Russell by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Julius “Nipsy” Russell (1918-2005). Those of us a certain age remember him as the guy who used to go on all the game shows as a panelist and recite humor…

Ghoul-a-Go-Go and The Devil Bat Tonight at Coney! by Trav S.D.

I reckon it should come as no surprise that one of my favorite rock band/tv shows Ghoul-a-Go-Go  should be showing one of my favorite schlocky horror movies The Devil Bat (1940). I was t…

Photo Flash: Complete Look at Pioneer Theatre's IN THE HEIGHTS by BroadwayWorld

Pioneer Theatre Company presents In the Heights, the musical that won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical and Best Score, September 14 September 29, 2012. BroadwayWorld has the full produc…

‘The Tempest’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

A storm has washed ashore one of Shakespeare’s fine comedies as Laurel Mill Playhouse presents The Tempest as the first show of their 2012/2013 season. With a powerful sorcerer, an air spi…

‘DC Shorts Festival Reviews’ by Kim Moeller by Kim Moeller

Kim Moeller reviews 4 showcases of shorts: Showcase 3 A Short Film About Ice Fishing One Star This film about the supposedly routine ice fishing outing of two friends has no story except as …

STAGE TUBE: First Look at Pioneer Theatre's IN THE HEIGHTS with John Herrera, Natalie Toro & More! by Stage Tube

Pioneer Theatre Company presents In the Heights, the musical that won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical and Best Score, September 14 September 29, 2012. Check out scenes from the product…

Mata Hari Ball Tonight by Trav S.D.

I’m just posting this because I like the poster: Saturday, September 15th, 8pm-2am An evening of music, dance, and international intrigue at the House of Collection, featuring Not Wavi…

‘Stop Kiss’ at Fells Point Corner Theatre by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

The fast-paced heart-wrenching drama of Diana Son’s Stop Kiss comes to the stage at Fells Point Corner Theatre to kick off their 2012/2013 season. Directed by Jay Gilman, the story revolve…

BWW's On This Day - September 15, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on September 15 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Interview: Thomas Bradshaw Gets the Job Done by Chris Kompanek

Playwright Thomas Bradshaw writes about controversial moral issues like pedophilia and slavery with dialogue that often stuns with its blunt clarity. So it wasn't surprising when last season…

Tom Morris introduces the newly renovated Bristol Old Vic by TheatreVOICE

Interview: Tom Morris, the artistic director of the Bristol Old Vic talks to Heather Neill about the £12m refurbishment and renovation of the oldest working theatre in the country, on the e…

SLSO European tour: backstage stories

A few high and low points of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's just-completed European tour.

The Busy Body by John Morrison

'We're worth an evening in the stalls/We might be girls but we've got balls' Underneath the brick railway arches at Southwark Playhouse, there's an unmissable masterclass going on nightly in…

Fringe review: 'EvictionProof PeepShow Home' by Howard Shapiro

A house fights back to stay with its foreclosed family -- a classy blend of storytelling, set design, art and ideas, in a Fringe show in germantown. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro re…

Terrence McNally Accepts ACLU's Beacon of Liberty Award at Boston Gala Tonight, 9/15 by BroadwayWorld

Fiddlehead Theatre Company, in collaboration with the American Civil Liberties Union, with the support of Mayor Thomas M. Menino, City of Boston, announce an exciting new production of the T…

Cathy Rigby, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and More Set for 2012 Wolf Trap Ball Tonight, 9/15 by BroadwayWorld

Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announces the 2012 Wolf Trap Ball, the organizations largest annual fundraising event, set to commence tonight, September 15 on the Filene Center…

Paper Mill Playhouse Holds Children's Auditions for THE SOUND OF MUSIC Today, 9/15 by BroadwayWorld

Paper Mill Playhouse announces non-union, childrens auditions for the acclaimed theaters production of The Sound of Music today, September 15, 2012. The Sound of Music will run at the Millbu…

Fringe review: 'EvictionProof PeepShow Home' by Howard Shapiro

Arts | Long Island: A Review of ‘Sweet Charity,’ at the John W. Engeman Theater by Aileen Jacobson

“Sweet Charity,” the musical about an optimistic dance-hall hostess who keeps falling for no-good men, is at the John W. Engeman Theater at Northport through Oct. 28.

Arts | New Jersey: A Review of ‘Farragut North,’ at the Zella Fry Theater by Michael Sommers

The play “Farragut North,” better known by its screen adaptation, “The Ides of March,” involving a spin doctor for a major presidential candidate, is at the Zella Fry Theater in Unio…

Arts | Connecticut: A Review of ‘Hedda Gabler’ at Hartford Stage by Sylviane Gold

“Hedda Gabler,” Ibsen’s classic about anomie and the bottomless misery of a stage monster, is being performed at Hartford Stage.

Theatre For Thought, September 15, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

FALLING TOWARDS YEAR’S ENDYour Canadian Theatre Fall Previewjoel fishbaneThere’s a chill in the air and the other day I had to cycle wearing gloves: I don’t know what’s going on in t…

Something to Shout About: Comedian Lewis Black Is Back On Broadway by Jonathan Mandell

Yale-bred playwright Lewis Black, more widely known as an angry "Daily Show" comedian and commentator railing against modern times, brings his act to Broadway in October.

THE WEEK AHEAD, Sept. 15-21: Off-Broadway's Detroit and I Haven't Found It Yet Open; The Exonerated Begins by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that Stockard Channing, Brian Dennehy and Brooke Shields are Exonerated… Detroit moves to New York… a day for 'staches is held…

Veanne Cox, Ken Prymus, Jonathan Brielle and More Take Part in Broadway Under the Stars Benefit Sept. 15 in NJ by Michael Gioia

The Development Wing, under the artistic direction of Jonathan Brielle, presents Broadway Under the Stars, a one-night-only benefit concert featuring songs from Brielle's new musica…

Free Podcasts of Meyer Levin's Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, With Justine Huxley, Are Streamed Sept. 15-18 by Michael Gioia

The Spellbound Development Company, with permission from the Anne Frank Foundation in Basel, Switzerland, presents a podcast of Meyer Levin's long-lost, original radio play, Anne Frank: …

Horton Foote's Harrison, TX, With Jayne Houdyshell, Hallie Foote and Evan Jonigkeit, Ends Off-Broadway Run Sept. 15 by Adam Hetrick

Harrison, TX, late playwright Horton Foote's three-play collection about the intimate daily encounters in small-town America, ends its Off-Broadway run Sept. 15 at 59E59 Theaters. T…

Diversionary's Pippin, Starring Louis Pardo and Courtney Corey, Opens Sept. 15 in San Diego by Michael Gioia

The Diversionary Theatre's production of the Tony Award-nominated musical Pippin, which features a score by Grammy winner Stephen Schwartz, officially opens Sept. 15, following previews …

Next to Normal, With Kendra Kassebaum, Joe Cassidy and Andrea Ross, Rocks Arizona Starting Sept. 15 by Adam Hetrick

Kendra Kassebaum and Joe Cassidy co-star in the Arizona Theatre Company-San Jose Repertory Theatre co-production of the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal, which begins p…

STAGE VIEWS: The Lion King Star Alton Fitzgerald White by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com's series features brief chats with actors commenting on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they are looking forward to and more. Here, via email, we hea…

PLAYBILL VAULT UNLOCKED: What's New, Week Ending Sept. 15, Scandalous, Newsies, Edwin Drood and More by Andrew Gans

When the Playbill Vault launched in December 2011, it included information on over 10,000 shows and 120,000 actors, creative teams and crew members who have worked or are currently working o…

Culture Project's Starry Exonerated Anniversary Production Begins Limited Run Sept. 15 by Andrew Gans

The Culture Project's 10th anniversary production of Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen's The Exonerated begins its limited engagement Off-Broadway Sept. 15 with an official opening Sept.…

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today in Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 15 by David Gewirtzman and Ernio Hernandez, Robert Viagas and Sam Maher

1889 Robert Benchley, the acclaimed actor, critic, and humorist of the early Twentieth Century, is born today. Benchley will marry Gertrude Darling and make his stage debut in this month in …

Weinstein to try out tuner in London

Legit News: 'Finding Neverland' is based in part on Miramax movie

'Mormon' dominates Broadway B.O.

Legit News: Amid slow week, tuner never falters