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Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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SHOWBIZ CHICAGO at BROADWAY IN CHICAGO’S KINKY BOOTS PRESS CONFRENCE by Michael Roberts

Broadway In Chicago KINKY BOOTS PRESS CONVERENCE from Michael Roberts on Vimeo.

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:57PM

Arts And Condo Project May Mean Curtains For Toronto Theatre

CBC 09/30/12

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:46PM

Hey British Directors: Could You Get Some Ideas, Maybe?

The Guardian (UK) 09/27/12

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Broadway Interview: GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS-The New York Times Magazine: The Mount Rushmore of Ricky Roma by Michael Roberts

In interviews conducted by phone or e-mail, Mickey Rapkin consulted Joe Mantegna, Al Pacino and Liev Schreiber about inhabiting Ricky Roma in “Glengarry Glen Ross” — and walking in one…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:28PM

Chicago League of Lady Arm Wrestlers (CLLAW) CLLAW-O-WEEN on Saturday, October 13, 2012 by Michael Roberts

The Chicago League of Lady Arm Wrestlers (CLLAW) are flexing their forearms and conjuring up some wicked good fun this fall at CLLAW-O-WEEN on Saturday, October 13, 2012 at O’Malley�…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:16PM

Music Box Theatre 8th Annual Horror Film Festival Starts Oct. 13th by Michael Roberts

The Music Box’s annual horror film festival is back and better than before with more vendors and a greater variety of food! Now in its eighth year, the ghoulish 24-hour movie marathon boas…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:08PM

The Neoccasion: Raucous in the Caucus by Michael Roberts

Politically Savvy Neo-Futurist lovers unite! Head back to Andersonville for the second annual Neoccasion: Raucous in the Caucus a politically-irreverent evening in support of The Neo-Futu…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:04PM
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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'Malicious E-mail' Scandal Leads to Postponement of Rebecca's Broadway Run by Broadway.com

Audiences hoping to finally catch the delayed Broadway musical Rebecca are going to have to keep waiting. The show has postponed its Broadway run indefinitely due to reports of accused haras…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:25PM
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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STAGE TUBE: THE DOOMSDAY DIARIES Pays Homage to Broadway Diva Lea Salonga by Oliver Oliveros

THE DOOMSDAY DIARIES, a hilarious vBlog that vows to make a daily video entry until the Mayan Apocalypse at www.youtube.comTHEDOOMSDAYDIARIES, has just posted its homage to one of its favori…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:53PM

Photo Flash: Charles Busch, Scott Carpenter, Fritz Weaver Inducted into Players Hall of Fame by David Gordon

The Players Foundation inducted 14 honorees into The Players Hall of Fame during its September 30 fundraising dinner at the historic Booth Mansion (16 Gramercy Park South in

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:02PM
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Sutton Foster offers finely crafted finishes at George Mason concert by Nelson Pressley

Sutton Foster, Broadway’s busy leading lady turned hopeful TV star (ABC Family’s “Bunheads”), chose to glow softly rather than to beam white-hot Saturday night at George Mason Univer…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:51PM

Review: Good People (Steppenwolf Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

In an election year all about the economy (and when is it not really, all about the economy?), Steppenwolf's Good People strikes a deeply resonant chord that will hit oh-so-close to home whe…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 08:06PM
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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PHOTO CALL: Jonathan Pryce Is King Lear at London's Almeida Theatre by Krissie Fullerton

Jonathan Pryce takes on the title role in London's Almeida Theatre production of King Lear that officially opened Sept. 11 having begun previews August 31.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:38PM

FACE OF THE FUTURE: The Book of Mormon's Nic Rouleau by JK

Imagine making your Broadway debut  as the standby to the leading role in the hottest show to hit the stage in decades.  Then imagine finding out only a few weeks later that you ar…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:15PM
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Carol Channing "In Conversation" in Fairfield by Frank Rizzo

Tony Award-winning star of the Broadway stage, Carol Channing, 91, will be "in conversation" Saturday, Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. at Edgerton Center for the Perforning Arts ar Fairfield's St. Jo…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:50PM

PHOTO CALL: Kristine Fraelich, James Barry, Robert Hager and More Star in Video-Enhanced Next to Normal at Philly's Arden by Krissie Fullerton

Arden Theatre Company's resident Philadelphia production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal, starring Kristine Fraelich, James Barry, Robert Hager and more, features a …

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:13PM

With new novel out, Louise Erdrich is exulting in life

On the publication of her 13th novel, the local author talks about the post-cancer phase of her life.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 06:11PM

Collaborations rich with mystery

REVIEW: Penelope Freeh expands her dance-making repertory in intriguing new works with the music of Jocelyn Hagen.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 06:03PM
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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A Chorus of Disapproval, Harold Pinter Theatre, London

Alan Ayckbourn’s revived comedy about an am-dram production of ‘The Beggar’s Opera’ has plenty of theatrical in-jokes, writes Ian Shuttleworth

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 05:56PM

Yale Rep "American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jos�" by Fred Sokol

Yale Repertory Theatre begins its season with clever, blazing, outrageous satire, as a Mexican immigrant dozes off while he crams for his United States citizenship exam.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 05:44PM

Frank Gehry Joins Toronto Development by Carol Vogel

David Mirvish, a former art dealer who is among the leading collectors, theater producers and real estate developers in Canada, has teamed up with Frank Gehry, the 83-year-old Los Angeles-ba…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:39PM

'Metamorphoses' even more potent with age at Lookingglass by Chris Jones

4 stars for reprisal of Mary Zimmerman's signature work THEATER REVIEW: 'Metamorphoses' 4 stars; through Nov. 18 at Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave.; 1 hour, 30 minutes; $36-$7…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:39PM

"The Other Place" West Coast premiere by Richard Connema

The Other Place is a new mystery by Sharr White, who also wrote the gripping Annapurna. The Magic Theatre is presenting the West Coast premiere with four splendid actors in an 80-minute prod…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 05:26PM

Twitter Watch: Ricky Martin-'With the One and Only Alec Baldwin and His Lovely Wife at EVITA' by BroadwayWorld

On Twitter Watch, Ricky Martin wrote With the one and only ABFalecbaldwin and his lovely wife at evitabroadway last night I'm glad you enjoyed the show httpsay.lymVd4hgg

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:25PM

OFFICIAL: REBECCA Is Delayed Indefinitely; Producers Blame Anonymous Email for Scaring Away New Investor This Week by BroadwayWorld

Ben Sprecher and Louise Forlenza, producers for Rebecca, the Musical, announced this afternoon that they were left with no option but to postpone the show. A new timeline has not been announ…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:20PM

Sutton Foster in Concert at George Mason University by Jennifer Perry by Jennifer Perry

In 2003, I had the great opportunity to spend several weeks reporting on treaty discussions at the United Nations HQ in New York City. The added bonus to that great ‘fresh out of grad scho…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:07PM

Susan Boyle Reveals Theme of Fourth Album - Musicals! by BroadwayWorld

On her official web site, Susan Boyle has just teased details about her upcoming fourth album, to be released later in 2012, including that the theme will be - musicals

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06PM

Rural Theater in a Democracy by Dudley Cocke by HowlRound

We know that, in the aggregate, incomes and life expectancies in rural America are significantly lower; infant mortality rates and drug abuse significantly higher. Presently there is insuffi…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:00PM
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Rock Musical 'Bare' to Shake Up Off-Broadway

Bare - Off-Broadway © Bare If you've been missing the adolescent angst of Spring Awakening, then Off-Broadway just might have a show for you this Fall. The rock musical Bare will make i…

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 04:48PM

Rebecca Will Not Open on Broadway This Fall; Producers Claim Investor Scared Away by "Lies" by Kenneth Jones

"Last night I dreamt I wentto Manderley again," the opening line of Daphne du Maurier's novel, "Rebecca," will not be sung on Broadway this fall. Producers Ben Sprech…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:48PM

Signature Theatre to Bring Hwang's 'Golden Child' to Off-Broadway

Golden Child © Signature Theatre Signature Theatre brings David Henry Hwang's Golden Child to Off-Broadway for their Residency One program. Following the story of a Chinese man who spen…

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 04:36PM

‘Holly Down In Heaven’ at Forum Theatre by Jessica Vaughan by Jessica Vaughan

Forum Theatre successfully takes on religion, teenage pregnancy, and Chucky’s slightly milder cousins in Holly Down in Heaven - their new work by Resident Playwright Kara Lee Corthron. Fo…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:24PM

'Peter and the Starcatcher' to Close on Broadway

Peter and the Starcatcher © Peter and the Starcatcher...Read Full Post

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 04:18PM

Terrence McNally Brings a 'Golden Age' to Off-Broadway

Bebe Neuwirth © Bebe Neuwirth Four-time Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally once again tackles an operatic theme in one of his plays. The Manhattan Theatre Club will bring …

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 04:00PM
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Top 10 Shows to Hit the Boards of Broadway in Fall 2012

An Enemy of the People © An Enemy of the People The theatre season for 2012-2013 has just begun and already the shows we might see nominated for major awards next Spring are opening thi…

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 03:39PM

Television: Kenny Leon Directs a New ‘Steel Magnolias’ for Lifetime by Felicia R. Lee

For a Lifetime movie, a Broadway director reconfigures a 1989 film weepie with a black ensemble.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:37PM

List of Broadway Theatres

Broadway sign © Archives Broadway is a tourist industry that practically takes over a section of Manhattan rightly called the Theatre District. Why? Broadway is an $11 billion annual in…

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 03:26PM

Broadway Book Club: Book 5, Week 5 by BroadwaySpotted

We’re back! We took a break last week for the Broadway Flea Market, which was AWESOME! Check out our coverage HERE if you missed it. But, we’re back now and we’re reading a…

SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 03:14PM

'Rebecca the Musical' Coming to Broadway in Fall 2012

Rebecca the Musical © Rebecca the Musical A European transfer to Broadway, Rebecca is a new musical based on the classic novel by Daphne du Maurier and made famous by the film noir offe…

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 03:14PM

Jarrod Spector and Drew Gehling Return to 'Jersey Boys'

Jersey Boys © Jersey Boys As if the show weren't popular enough, fans of the hit Tony Award-winning 2006 Best Musical, Jersey Boys, are in for a treat come October! Jarrod Spector re…

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 03:04PM

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Tennessee Williams's southern discomfort by Michael Billington

The American playwright's masterpiece, an explosive story of sexual repression, has suffered at the hands of directors and censors Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00PM

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Tennessee Williams's southern discomfort by Michael Billington

The American playwright's masterpiece, an explosive story of sexual repression, has suffered at the hands of directors and censorsGiven that it is Tennessee Williams's best play, it is surpr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00PM

Letting the Cat out of the bag: help us reinvent theatre criticism

Fancy yourself as a theatre critic? This month we're joining forces with the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds and their production of Tennessee Williams's 1955 classic Cat on a Hot Tin Roof…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00PM

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: from 1958 to 2012 – in pictures

On its UK debut in 1958, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof was regarded as so racy that the censors denied it a public licence. Since then, it has gained a reputation as Tennessee Williams's best play �…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00PM
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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ArtsBeat: 'Rebecca' Faces Broadway Postponement by Patrick Healy

An executive involved with the musical said the show would be postponed because lead producers were unable to close a $4.5 million gap in a $12 million budget.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:56PM

Breaking News: Has REBECCA Cancelled Its Broadway Run? by BroadwayWorld

The offstage saga of REBECCA the musical continues to twist and turn with drama of its own. Today, Michael Riedel reports exclusively in the New York Post that, according to his sources, the…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:53PM

A Chorus of Disapproval

Legit Reviews||Abroad: A backstager about the shenanigans amid members of a local amateur operatic company attempting to stage a production of "The Beggar's Opera," Alan Ayckbou…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:39PM

Is a Film-Flam Discouraging the Moviegoers Flocking to 2016: OBAMA’S AMERICA? by David Dow Bentley III

Many readers of this column have written to ask if the rumored Fox News telecast of Dinesh D’Souza’s sensational and record-breaking documentary 2016: OBAMA’S AMERICA is in fact schedu…

SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 02:15PM
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Coming Attractions in Local Rock: October 2012 by Arts Fuse Editor

The local Halloween tradition returns in which local bands play as one of their favorite, more mainstream bands.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:44PM

Smokin' revue does right by rock classics by Chris Jones

3 stars for Smokey Joe's Cafe from Theo Ubique Cabaret THEATER REVIEW: "Smokey Joe's Cafe," 3 stars; through Nov. 11 at No Exit Cafe, 6970 N. Glenwood Ave.; 2 hours; $34-$39 at 773-347-1109…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:42PM

'Rebecca' Broadway musical cancelled due to lack of financing by Michael Riedel

Manderley has been torched. "Rebecca," the foundering $12 million Broadway musical slated to open next month at the Broadhurst, has been cancelled due to lack of financing, theater sources s…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 01:22PM
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at noon (Broadway Time)
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New York Theater September 2012 Quiz by Jonathan Mandell

How well were you paying attention to New York theater news this month? To keep up on New York theater news, read my blog and/or follow me on Twitter, @NewYorkTheater

SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:58PM

Private Lives – review by Michael Billington

Minerva, ChichesterHow do you play Noël Coward's famous comedy? For its verbal musicality or its emotional reality? Overstress either and the play suffers. Jonathan Kent's revival gets the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:45PM

Hidden Treasures Benefit by Barry

Ann Hampton CallawayHidden Treasures: The Songs of Larry Kerchner to benefit Michael Feinstein’s Great American Songbook Initiative and The Mabel Mercer FoundationOn November 5th at 7 pm, …

SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:43PM

Wedding Themed Showtunes You May Not Have Heard Of by Broadway Reviewed

TweetFor a very long time, musical theater composers have visited – and revisited – the subject of marriage. This week’s “Curtains,” Sunday Showtunes at Mova Lounge, highlights mar…

SOURCE: Broadway Reviewed at 12:40PM

‘Through the Yellow Hour’

Scenes from Adam Rapp’s latest play.

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Twitter Watch: Ryan Murphy-'Nicole Richie and the Legendary George Takei are Joining THE NEW NORMAL Family' by BroadwayWorld

On Twitter Watch, Ryan Murphy wrote Proud to announce Nicole Richie and the legendary George Takei are joining The New Normal family.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:34PM

That Arts-Granting Agency, The USDA (Whuh?)

Philadelphia Inquirer 09/30/12

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:15PM

Pre-Occuped by Occupy, Part I by Thomas Garvey

Our local theaters pretty much ignored Occupy Boston while it lived (it celebrates its first birthday this weekend, btw).  Indeed, the only actor or writer I know to have engaged with t…

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 12:13PM

Anne Hathaway Marries Adam Shulman by BroadwayWorld

According to People, Anne Hathaway, star of the upcoming film adaptation of Les Miserables, married Adam Shulman yesterday, September 29, 2012 in Big Sur, Calif.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12PM
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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`Carmen' returns to Met Opera in mixed revival by Ronald Blum

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Metropolitan Opera's revival of its 2 1/2-year-old production of Bizet's "Carmen" was memorable for the debut of conductor Michele Mariotti and for performances by A…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:58AM

Theater Review: ‘Lovers,’ by Brian Friel, at the Beckett Theater by Ken Jaworowski

“Winners” and “Losers,” two plays by Brian Friel presented as “Lovers,” are being staged at the Beckett Theater.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:56AM

Through the Yellow Hour by StageGrade

Are critics happy they went "Through the Yellow Hour"?

SOURCE: StageGrade at 11:56AM

Red Dog Howls by StageGrade

Are critics making noise about "Red Dog Howls"?

SOURCE: StageGrade at 11:45AM

Review: Mudlarks by Lauren Mooney

Somewhere in Essex, on the muddy banks of the Thames, two boys are hiding from the police. Charlie and Wayne are jubilant, elated. They have “actually dared to do something” at l…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:40AM

Actor Michael Pennington talks about playing Antony and about his latest book by TheatreVOICE

INTERVIEW: MICHAEL PENNINGTON The actor talks to Heather Neill about playing Antony in Janet Suzman’s current revival of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra at the Chichester Festival Theat…

SOURCE: Theatre Voice at 11:28AM

'Rebecca' throws in the towel

Legit News: Musical's opening indefinitely postponed

SOURCE: Variety at 11:25AM

Review: HooDoo Love (The Collective Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

The Collective Theatre took 15 years to mount a production – hopefully it won’t be 15 more before the next one. HooDoo Love, directed by True Blood's Nelsan Ellis, may be disturbing in c…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 11:22AM
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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STAGE TUBE: Alan Menken and Ellen Greene Perform After Director's Cut of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at NYFF by Stage Tube

The Film Society of Lincoln Center's 2012 NYFF featured as part of its Masterworks program the Directors Cut of Frank Ozs LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS 1986. At the presentation were the director, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:58AM

David Mirvish Writes Letter Addressing New Toronto Complex and Loss of the Princess of Wales Theatre by BroadwayWorld

As BWW previously reported, David Mirvish and Frank Gehry are planning a culture and condo complex in Toronto's Entertainment District that would involve demolishing The Princess of Wales th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:43AM

Why Your Show Could Go Down In Flames Like Rebecca by Brisa Trinchero

I’ve been getting calls recently from people wanting to talk about the Rebecca debacle. Recent articles have also targeted A Christmas Story’s Broadway financing challenges. And anyone r…

SOURCE: Make Musicals at 10:40AM

Photo Flash: Angela Bassett, Richard Chamberlain, Sanaa Lathan Celebrate West Coast Opening of By the Way, Meet Vera Stark by David Gordon

Los Angeles' Gefffen Playhouse recently celebrated the opening of Lynn Nottage's By the Way, Meet Vera Stark. Running through October 28, the production is directed by Jo Bonney.Sanaa Latha

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:27AM

BWW TV EXCLUSIVE: Linda Lavin Gets Painted for 'Portrait of an Artist' at Birdland by BroadwayWorld TV

The Broadway at Birdland concert series debuted a new concept called Portrait of an Artist, featuring actordirectorpainter Steve Bakunas. The multi-talented artist conducted an intimate inte…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:01AM
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Fuse Theater Review: Les 7 Doigts de la Main Return to Boston With the Innovative Artistry of “Sequence 8″ by Ian Thal

The agility of Les 7 Doigts de la Main's acrobats may be the spectacle that draws audiences in to see "Séquence 8," but it's their decision to treat acrobatics and other types of circus vir…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:13AM
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Stars of Vaudeville #490: Cholly Atkins by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the great dancer Charles “Cholly” Atkins (1913-2003). Buffalo native Atkins started out playing floor shows and revues with William “Red” Por…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:55AM

Deborah Kerr Day by Sarah B. Roberts

Any day is a good day for a Deborah Kerr film festival, but today would have been her 91st birthday. It won't be particularly hard on my eyes - she made two movies with Yul Brenner, three wi…

SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 08:48AM

‘Dracula’ at Bowie Community Theatre by Julia L. Exline by Julia L. Exline

Bowie Community Theatre presents Dracula, the Broadway play written in 1924 by Hamilton Deane and later revised by John L. Balderston, based on the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker. Sta…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:16AM

Magical Nights and Monday Night Magic by Trav S.D.

Magical Nights and Monday Night Magic are back for their Fall Season. Tickets available now at Brown Paper Tickets website - Tickets - Sunday: Magical Nights at Loews Regency – 54…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:14AM

‘P.Nokio: A Hip-Hop Musical’ at Imagination Stage by Grace Kim by Grace Kim

If you missed P.Nokio: A Hip-Hop Musical the last time it played at Imagination Stage earlier this February, or if you have not heard of it yet, grab your kids, your nephews or nieces, or so…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:10AM

BWW's On This Day - September 30, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on September 30 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM

Interview: Katori Hall Investigates Children of Killers by Chris Kompanek

Katori Hall writes historical fictions rooted in the conflicts of race, including her Olivier Award-winning play The Mountaintop, which imagined the night before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. w…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Fally Markus by Trav S.D.

It’s five for Fally Markus At Only Half the Dough But It’s Two a Day for Keith And Three a Day for Loew – “The Vaudeville Song”, 1938 Fally Markus (ca. 1887-195…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:59AM
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Arts angel to a theater in rural N.J.? USDA

A little semiprofessional theater amid the farmland of Hammonton, N.J., has become the beneficiary of more than a half-million dollars in grants and low-interest loans from a most unlikely a…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 06:24AM

Off-Broadway will present stories of  larger-than-life figures  by Joe Dziemianowicz

Trending on Off-Broadway stages this fall: real people. On tap are plays and musicals about historical figures of varying stripes. The season’s stars include married Broadway roya…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM

Broadway’s fall brings the rise of new musicals, premier plays and shiny stars by Joe Dziemianowicz

Plus, Off-Broadway hopes to keep things humming with its own merry melodies

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM

'Anything Goes' at PlayhouseSquare revives Cole Porter's music along with look, lines of the 1930s by Andrea Simakis

World-weary audiences of the '30s flocked to Broadway and the bijou to be transported to a place without bread lines and bad news, where life is de-lightful, de-licious and de-lovely. "…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 06:00AM
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Children of Killers by The Feminist Spectator

Katori Hall’s 2011 play takes on the difficult task of theatricalizing the haunting national trauma of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda by considering the children of Hutu militia born after th…

SOURCE: The Feminist Spectator at 05:17AM
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Manny Fox dies at 77

Legit News: Produced Broadway's 'Sophisticated Ladies'

SOURCE: Variety at 04:12AM
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Shakespeare’s First Acts: Antony & Cleopatra by TheatreVOICE

Shakespeare's First Acts: Antony & Cleopatra. The actor Michael Pennington, playing Antony in Janet Suzman's current revival at Chichester Festival Theatre, talks to Heather Neill about…

SOURCE: Theatre Voice at 02:56AM
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” – First Preview by Kevin Daly

I’ve received press invites to many preview performances, but until Thursday night I had never been invited to cover a show’s first preview. The 50th anniversary revival of Edwar…

SOURCE: Theatre Aficionado at Large at 01:46AM

ONCE Sets Actors Fund Benefit Performance for Today, 9/30 by BroadwayWorld

The Actors Fund today that ONCE will perform a benefit performance tonight, September 30 at 7pm.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

David Hyde Pierce, Kristine Nielsen Featured in NJTV's STATE OF THE ARTS Today, 9/30 by TV News Desk

A Bucks County farmhouse is the setting for Christopher Durangs new comedy,VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE, starring Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce, and Kristine Nielsen. NJTV's STA…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Broadway-Bound MATILDA Holds Open Casting Call for Title Role Today, 9/30 by BroadwayWorld

MATILDA THE MUSICAL will be holding an open call for the role of Matilda in New York City today, September 30th at Pearl Studios 519 Eighth Avenue, 12th Floor, between 35th and 36th streets.…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Ethan Hawke, Martha Plimpton and More Inducted Into THE PLAYERS Hall of Fame Today, 9/30 by BroadwayWorld

Today, September 30, 2012, fourteen actors, actresses, critics, playwrights and even an astronaut will be inducted into the newest class of THE PLAYERS Hall of Fame, John Martello, Executi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

TDF's Autism Theater Initiative Hosts Autism Friendly Performance of THE LION KING Today, 9/30 by BroadwayWorld

TDFs Autism Theater Initiative will present an autism-friendly performance of Disneys The Lion King today, September 30, at 1pm, at the Minskoff Theatre 1515 Broadway, NYC. This performances…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Woody Harrelson's BULLET FOR ADOLF Plays Final Performance Today, Sept 30 by BroadwayWorld

Bullet for Adolf, the outrageous new comedy by Woody Harrelson and Frankie Hyman, will play its final performance this evening, September 30, 2012 at New World Stages 340 West 50th Street. P…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Susan Graham returns to the SLSO for Mahler

Mezzo-soprano has performed many times with David Robertson and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:00AM

Dorothy, friends get dance workout in 'hip hOZ'

Production at COCA is a twist on 'The Wiz' and 'The Wizard of Oz.'

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:00AM
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Through the Yellow Hour by Theasy.com

Rattlestick Theatre, Off Broadway By Benjamin Coleman BOTTOM LINE: A gripping new drama of a post-apocalyptic America, told through the haunting writing and direction of Adam Rapp. …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 12:50AM

Performers, choreographers embark on new horizons

Project shows off talents of local companies.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:30AM

Laggy And Gardner Are Beguiling In Sylvia, But BRTG’s Comedy Turns Sluggish by Bill Hirschman

Boca Raton Theatre Guild’s production of A.R. Gurney’s comedy has some virtues starting with a delightful performance from Jacqueline Laggy and an admirably solid one from Patti Gardner.…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:26AM

New York Theater Week, September, 2012: Scarlett Johansson, Vanessa Redgrave, Sexypants Walker Return. Others Abandon Broadway For TV. by Jonathan Mandell

September 18 Details of that invitation-only Marvin Hamlisch memorial tonight with Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin and Liza Minnelli ‪ Soshana Greenberg (@Vmarshmellow) I sang in the cho…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 12:12AM

The Sunday Read: Interview - Bill Millerd, Artistic Director, Arts Club Theatre by The Charlebois Post

Last Man Standing?Bill Millerd insists Vancouver does theatre - and proves itby Christopher Lane (CharPo-Canada Vancouver Editor)CHARPO: What's special about this year's season?MILLERD: It's…

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Tour Whore, September 30, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

TLoTHby Cameryn MooreI did a show last weekend with 6 people in the audience, two of them paying. The next night was spectacular, relatively speaking: 17 people in the house, 14 of them payi…

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Priscilla's Anthony Wayne, Anastacia McCleskey, Jacqueline B. Arnold Are Fabulous, One More Time Sept. 30 by Michael Gioia

Anthony Wayne, recently seen in Broadway's Priscilla Queen of the Desert, produces, directs and stars in Fabulous, One More Time: A Sylvester Concert, which returns to NYC's (le…

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Woody Harrelson and Frankie Hyman's Comedy, Bullet for Adolf, Ends Off-Broadway Run Sept. 30 by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Woody Harrelson and Frankie Hyman's new comedy Bullet for Adolf, which officially opened in its American premiere Aug. 8 at Off-Broadway's New World Stages and later extended its run…

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Theatre Development Fund's Sold Out, Autism-Friendly Performance of The Lion King Offered Sept. 30 by Michael Gioia

Theatre Development Fund's second Autism Theater Initiative performance of The Lion King, an autism-friendly night at the theatre, is presented Sept. 30. The 1 PM performance sold out in…

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Broadway's Once Offers Special Actors Fund Performance Sept. 30 by Andrew Gans

The Broadway company of the Tony-winning Best Musical Once offers a special performance to benefit The Actors Fund Sept. 30.

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Tony Winner John Lloyd Young Plays Final Performance in Broadway's Jersey Boys Sept. 30 by Andrew Gans

John Lloyd Young, who won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for creating the role of Frankie Valli in Broadway's Jersey Boys, plays the final performance of his return engagement …

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THE DVD SHELF: The Grandly Theatrical "A Double Life," Plus "A New Leaf," "E.T.," "Annie" and "The Carol by Steven Suskin

This month, we watch the Othello-based backstage film noir "A Double Life"; Elaine May's "A New Leaf"; Steven Spielberg's classic "E.T."; highlights fro…

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PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 30 by David Gewirtzman and Ernio Hernandez, Robert Viagas and Daniel Fischer

1915 The huge Hippodrome Theatre opens one of its most successful extravaganzas, Hip! Hip! Hooray!. Described by the New York Times as "a gargantuan spectacle, smarter and more sumptuou…

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