‘Promises, Promises’ at The Arlington Players by Julia L. Exline by Julia L. Exline

The Arlington Players presents Promises, Promises, the 1968 Tony Award-winning Best Musical based on Billy Wilder’s 1960’s screenplay and Academy Award-winning Best Picture The Apartment…

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 10/6/2012

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 1062012.

Just Announced: Cast & Creative Set for KING KONG's 2013 Australian Premiere; Music from McLachlan & More... by BroadwayWorld

The new stage musical KING KONG one of the greatest love stories ever told officially launched today by announcing its all-Australian lead cast and the line-up of international artists who…

Beloved Broadway Couple Audra McDonald & Will Swenson Tie the Knot by Beth Stevens

The wee posse must be going wild! Five-time Tony winner Audra McDonald married Broadway fave Will Swenson on October 6 at their home in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. "The couple look…

Here Comes the Son (Again) by Rob Weinert-Kendt

This past week my little family grew by one, so I'll be on official daddy leave for the next month or so, not only from American Theatre but from this blog (more or less). I leave you in th…

Will Swenson & Audra McDonald Get Married! by BroadwayWorld

Today, PEOPLE reports that the couple were wed on Saturday night, October 6, 2012 at their home in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. The couple tells PEOPLE that they look forward to their new lif…

Principal Casting Announced for King Kong; Score Will Feature Tunes by Sarah McLachlan, Justice and More by Andrew Gans

Initial casting has been announced for the new stage musical King Kong, which will make its premiere June 15, 2013, in Melbourne, Australia, at the Regent Theatre.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s stirring ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ by Bob Bullen

Ok — let’s get to the point(alism): Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s Sunday in the Park with George is nothing short of a triumph. Sunday, which, in act one, is loosely based …

Griffin Finds Balance in SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE by Michael Roberts

Art isn’t easy.  In fact art and the artist are most complex as explored in Stephen Sondheim’s poignant 1984 musical Sunday In The Park with George.   This difficult and awkwardly str…

Arts | Connecticut: A Review of ‘American Night: The Ballad of Juan José,’ in New Haven by Anita Gates

“American Night: The Ballad of Juan José,” at the Yale Repertory Theater, isn’t exactly a play or musical; it feels like an absurdist history pageant.

Things I'm not debating or arguing about anymore by RVCBard

I’m not going to discuss these things anymore:Whether or not racism existsWhether or not people of color can be racist against White peopleWhether people of color being prejudiced against …

500 Playwright Interviews (alphabetical) by Adam Szymkowicz

Sean Abley Rob Ackerman Liz Duffy Adams Johnna Adams Tony Adams  David Adjmi Keith Josef Adkins Nastaran Ahmadi    Derek Ahonen Kathleen Akerley Daniel…

500 Playwright Interviews by Adam Szymkowicz

Susan Miller Ben Rosenthal David Auburn Jean-Claude van Itallie Tom Matthew Wolfe Halley Feiffer Marie Jones Ivan Dimitrov Gordon Dahlquist Evan Linder Steven Strafford Anne Phela…

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, Oct 6 - Perez Hilton's Last NEWSical Shot, ANYTHING GOES' First Tour Pic 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 EVITA's Max von Essen in his most dedicated Obama swag yet, Perez Hilto…

Review: Musical of the Living Dead (Cowardly Scarecrow Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

They stomp around on stage with their usual demand for “Brains!” They try to eat the faces of those still alive. And all whil singing. Created by Marc Lewallen, Brad Younts and Mary Spra…

I Interview Playwrights Part 500: Susan Miller by Adam Szymkowicz

Susan MillerHometown: Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia. Current Town: New York Q:  Tell me about Anyone But Me. A:  It’s only been my life every day for the past 4 ye…

Dublin theatre festival 2012: The Boys of Foley Street; The Picture of Dorian Gray; The Talk of the Town – review by Susannah Clapp

Lab; Abbey theatre; Project Arts theatre, DublinDublin is a glorious rarity among theatre festivals. It depends upon itself. It does not assume that the best work, the best subjects, the bes…

Private Lives; Berenice; The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner – review by Kate Kellaway

Minerva, Chichester; Donmar, London; Old Rep, BirminghamNoël Coward's Private Lives, with its unforgettable balcony scene, could be seen as a wink in the direction of Romeo and Juliet, a lo…

Lighthearted Intercourse, Octagon Theatre, Bolton by Philip Radcliffe

Like several of Bill Naughton’s plays, Lighthearted Intercourse started life as a BBC Third Programme drama. When it was broadcast, in 1963, its title was, less provocatively, November Day…

Adrian Lester on Ira Aldridge: 'He was a pioneer for black actors' by Kate Kellaway

A new era is dawning at London's Tricycle theatre under Indhu Rubasingham, its first new artistic director in three decades. Her inaugural play – starring Adrian Lester, and written by his…

Finding Neverland – review by Clare Brennan

Curve, LeicesterLast week, speaking on Front Row on Radio 4, the director of the National theatre, Nicholas Hytner, called on our government to reinstate the money it has cut from the b…

Heads up: The team behind 'Call Girl' embark on a 'clinical romance'

What are we talking about? A new play from Headlong theatre company, at the National Theatre, promising to be a funny and moving "theatrical exploration into the human brain via the heart".

Berenice, Donmar, London; Private Lives, Festival Theatre, Chichester; Our Boys, Duchess Theatre, London

It seems as if they live in an egg timer. So said the woman next to me as we took our seats for Berenice, Racine's rarely seen neo-classical tragedy, directed by the Donmar's artistic direct…

Akram Khan: Desh, Sadler's Wells, London Richard Alston At Home, Robin Howard Dance Theatre, London

Love means never having to say you're sorry. But Akram Khan did it anyway, emerging in front of the misbehaving set of his sold-out one-man show to apologise for earlier hiccups and the deci…

Review: 'This Is the Week That Is by Howard Shapiro

1812 Productions' annual spoof concentrates this year on skewering the presidential campaign season -- and does so hilarious style. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.

Review: 'Sherlock Holmes and the Crucifer of Blood' by Howard Shapiro

I say, Watson, is that basically good evening at Hedgerow Theatre a bit ragged 'round the edges? Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.

Photo Flash: Alan Cumming Visits Ben Rimalower at PATTI ISSUES by BroadwayWorld

Ben Rimalower's PATTI ISSUES, written and performed by Ben Rimalower and directed by Aaron Mark, has been extended by popular demand at The Duplex through November 2012. Acclaimed actor Alan…

Snuggle4 calls the Oscars derby: 'Les Miserables' will sweep by Gold Derby

"Psst! Tom, it's over. A monster sweep for 'Les Miz.' Mark this date down," says a private message I just received on Oct. 6 from someone who really knows his Oscars. …

News: What’s Next For AYT? Give Your Opinion by A Younger Theatre

After 2 and a half years of A Younger Theatre we’re beginning to think ‘what next?’. AYT started life as a blog before being redeveloped into the full website that you see …

Strong voices out of Africa

A mini-festival of new dance/theater at Walker Art Center aims to reveal the artistry of African women.

An anniversary gift from Sweden

Gustavus Adolphus College celebrates with 150 years of paintings from Stockholm's top museums.

Theater spotlight: 'Billy Elliot'

The Broadway hit comes to the Ordway.

ATC’s DOUBT & AGNES OF GOD In Rep Is A Wonderful Evening Of Theatre by Michael Roberts

REVIEWED BY: RUSSELL GOELTENBODT As you grow up in life your family may introduce you to some belief or faith. No matter what demonination you are raised, these beliefs may raise questions i…

Art spotlight: Jerome Emerging Artists Exhibition

Showing at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

Review: Sea Marks (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre) by Scotty Zacher

Some plays are for the audience. Some are for the actors. Sea Marks, written by Gardner McKay, a one-time actor with a brief career in the 1960s TV series “Adventures in Paradise,” falls…

Murder Mystery staged at Greystone Manor by Pauline Adamek

A fun and highly entertaining way to wander through one of Los Angeles’ storied mansions is Theatre 40′s critically-acclaimed production of The Manor. The melodrama continues its…

"AdA: Author directing Author" Rates an A by Jan Simpson

It’s not often that I’m haunted by a piece of theater but AdA: Author directing Author, a pair of one-act plays that opened at La MaMa this week, won’t let me go. The funny thing is th…

Review: (Ottawa) How It Works by The Charlebois Post

MacIvor's Folkby Jim MurchisonHow It Works is a very honest look at how we work our way through life and its problems. The stage floor is a blueprint for how the set pieces move about to cre…

Chicago Theater Review: MAKING NOISE QUIETLY (Steep Theatre) by Tony Frankel

NOISE IS OFF It is 1944 in a field near a watering hole in Kent, England. A strapping, fine-looking, and masculine young man purveys the view and strips off his shirt. Another young man ente…

Review: (Calgary) Singin' in the Rain by The Charlebois Post

What a Glorious Feelin' I'm Happy Againby Joe VermeulenBased on the 1952 movie musical with the same name, Singin’ In The Rain gives a fictional inside look into a 1920’s Hollywood studi…

Holler: If You Can Make It Here… by HowlRound

Dear Holler readers, Thank you for all your excitement and support for this new column! As you know, every month I will respond to your questions about any and all things personal/profession…

Review: Making Noise Quietly (Steep Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

In Steep Theatre's fall production, *Making Noise Quietly*, three chance meetings lead to a lingering aftermath - a triple play of naked humanity. (read more...)

Sister Act raises the convent roof: Review by Richard Ouzounian

Pick all the holes in the nuns vs. gangsters plot you want, but when Sister Act is supposed to knock your socks off it does just that.

It's time to Honk! by Thomas Garvey

This weekend, check out the "revolutionary street spectacle" that is the annual HONK! Festival of Activist Street Bands, which began right here in Boston - in fair Somerville, to be exact - …

‘Drunk Enough To Say I Love You’ at Single Carrot Theatre by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

In times where the world is falling apart communication is key. And while the main surface of this story may be political, there is a dramatic underlying current of the labors of love slippe…

Zoetic Stage Renders Beautiful Portrait Of I Am My Own Wife by Bill Hirschman

I Am My Own Wife is so fascinating and on so many levels that long after actor Tom Wahl ascends the short staircase and exits through the double doors at the end of the one-person play, ther…

Theatre Review: ‘Holly Down in Heaven’ at Forum Theatre

The Forum Theatre’s world premiere of Kara Lee Corthron’s new dark comedy Holly Down in Heaven is fabulous! Not only does it spur the imagination and rouse the intellect, but it also doe…

'Vita and Virginia': As good as their words by Ronni Reich

Tells the story of their loving relationship in letters

Spotlight On...David Mizzoni by Michael Block

Name: David Mizzoni   Hometown: Cranston, Rhode IslandEducation: Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts from NYUSelect Credits: Most of my credits are NYU related. I've worked with many ama…

Triumphant Mahler from Robertson, Graham, SLSO

David Robertson and the SLSO brought Mahler's Symphony No. 3 to vivid, beautiful life.

Stars of Vaudeville #493: Milton Ager by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Milton Ager (1883-1979). Chicago native Ager began his career as an accompanist in nickelodeons and then vaudeville. His songs began to get performed and published a…

BROADWAY RECALL: Annie's At The Palace by Michael Dale

With a new production of Annie now previewing on Broadway, it looks like Gwen Verdon may have to relinquish her title as the most famous redhead to have played the Palace.

‘Avenue Q’ at Red Branch Theatre Company by John Harding by John Harding

In a make-believe Michelin Guide to musical highways and byways, Avenue Q would hardly rank as more than a Broadway roundabout. It’s a tuneful goof on Sesame Street, peopled mainly by sex…

A Sneak Peak at A RAISIN IN THE SUN by Westport Country Playhouse

October 5, 2012We're mere days away from the first performance of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, directed by Phylicia Rashad.  Take a sneak peek below at this amazing product…

Broadway Boys: Mr. October 2012: Clarke Thorell by JK

Mr. October 2012Clarke ThorellWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY:  Just the other day, he began previews as one of "the bad guys" in the much-anticipated revival of Annie.  And he has a career …

In the Red and Brown Water

Written by Tarell Alvin McCraney Directed by Shirley Jo Finney Featuring Dorian Christian Baucum, Peggy A. Blow, Glenn Gilbert Brown, Justin Chu Cary, Diarra Kilpatrick, Stephen Marshall, Si…

'New Dance Horizons' puts local companies in the spotlight

Presented by Dance St. Louis, new showcase features works by nationally recognized choreographers.

STAGE TUBE: THE BODYGUARD's Heather Headley Hosts 'Birthday Hangout' from London! by Stage Tube

Grammy Award and Tony Award-Winner, and soon-to-be turning heads on the West End stage in London, UK, Heather Headley held her first Google Hangout on Oct. 4th, 2012 from London, celebrating…

Review: Enemy Of The People & Ten Chimneys by Michael Bourne

Theater critic Michael Bourne reviews the new production of Ibsen’s Enemy of the People at the Manhattan Theatre Club and the play, Ten Chimneys, Off-Broadway.

Gotham Burlesque Coney Island Show 2Nite! by Trav S.D.

Towards A Commons: The Rural Arts and Culture Working Group by Matthew Fluharty by HowlRound

On an afternoon in early August, forty people kicked a soccer ball across a field in central Massachusetts. Led by Carlos Uriona of Double Edge Theatre, we kept moving in an improvised swarm…

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/6- Michael Arden by Stage Tube

Arden best known for starring on Broadway in Bob Dylan and Twyla Tharp's musical The Times They Are A-Changin.' Additional Broadway credits include the Roundabout Theatre Company's presentat…

‘Patti LuPone: Matters of the Heart’ at The Music Center at Strathmore by Joel Markowitz by Joel Markowitz

When you think you know someone, all of a sudden you are introduced to another side of that person you didn’t know about – and you are thrilled! That’s what happened last n…

Gotham Girls Tonight by Trav S.D.

The Manhattan Inmates Take on the Brooklyn Sailorettes for the GGRD championship tonight at CCNY. For full details go here. 

Dream Cast: Maid in Manhattan by Intern

  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 fa…

It s no easy act for Felicity Huffman by Deborah Vankin

The actress, starring in David Mamet s political comedy November, talks opinions, mothering and more.Felicity Huffman is passed out on a leather couch. Her hair is mussed, her nose is chap…

Loni Ackerman – A Class Act by Oscar E Moore

Loni Ackerman returns to the METROPOLITAN ROOM for an encore engagement of her pitch perfect cabaret act  NEXT TO AB-NORMAL - Sundays at 7 - October 7,14,21,28.   Here is a reposting of m…

Killers: A Nightmare Haunted House by Theasy.com

CSV, Off Off Broadway By Andreas Hager BOTTOM LINE: A perfect choice for an October date or night out with friends. Few theatrical experiences give the visceral thrills of a haunted …

Jessica Chastain and Downton Abbey's Dan Stevens Make Broadway Debuts as The Heiress Begins Performances by Broadway.com

Performances for the revival of Ruth and Augustus Goetz’s classic play The Heiress begin October 6 at Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre, starring Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastai…

Tickets Now On Sale for Scarlett Johansson in ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ by Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

Tickets are now on sale for Scarlett Johansson‘s much-anticipated return to Broadway in Tennessee Williams’ masterpiece Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. After wowing theatregoers in the 20…

On theatre: An agitating critic writes in praise of the Princess of Wales by Robert Cushman

There are three theatres in Toronto that are pleasant to visit, irrespective of what happens to be playing in them. All of them are recent buildings

BWW Blog: Neka Zang of Broadway's ROCK OF AGES - Rocking the Boot Campaign by Guest Blogger: Neka Zang

Happy hump day. Actually, for me it is not hump day but rather my only day off during the week. Rock of Ages has a different schedule compared to other Broadway shows. We are dark on Wednesd…

Photo Coverage: Amigo Duende Opening Night by Linda Lenzi

BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the show's opening night

KING KONG THE MUSICAL Live Stream & Preview Tonight, 10pm! by BroadwayWorld

This Saturday October 6th KING KONG, the new stage musical, will launch in Melbourne, Australia. The producers, Global Creatures, will stream the one-time-only event presentation live on the…

Stars of Slapstick #9: Carole Lombard by Trav S.D.

This is one in a series of posts we are producing in connection with our new book Chain of Fools: Silent Comedy and Its Legacies from Nickelodeons to Youtube, available from Bear Manor Media…

Francis Joseph Flynn, a.k.a “General Mite” by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Francis Joseph Flynn (1872-1898), professionally known as “General Mite”. Born on a farm in upstate New York, his birth weight was two and a half pounds …

Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the Swedish Nightingale, Jenny Lind (1820-1887). The Swedish opera singer had been renowned throughout the halls of Europe for twelve years when P.T. Barnum booked h…

Call Me Adam's Press Coverage for Ben Rimalower's Patti Issues by Call Me Adam

My interview with Ben Rimalower about his hit one-man show "Patti Issues," currently playing at The Duplex in NYC, and a quote from my review are featured on Ben's Press Page.

Grace by StageGrade

Do critics believe in "Grace"?

Metro Theater Company keeps on making it up

On the eve of its 40th season, troupe takes a new address.  

Off-Broadway Theater Review: CHARLIE VICTOR ROMEO (3LD Theater) by Paul Birchall

REAL TERROR IN THE AIR AND IN THE THEATER If this play doesn’t make you want to travel by train instead of by air, nothing will.  Here’s a performance project (credited to creators Bob …

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, Starring Scarlett Johansson and Benjamin Walker, Goes on Sale Today, 10/6 by BroadwayWorld

Tickets to Tennessee Williams CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF starring Scarlett Johansson as Maggie, Ciarn Hinds as Big Daddy, Benjamin Walker as Brick and Debra Monk as Big Mama, directed by Rob Ashf…

West End's GHOST Closes Today, October 6 by BroadwayWorld

Ghost The Musical will be closing at the Piccadilly Theatre to make way for Viva Forever, the Spice Girls musical. The show will take its final bow today, October 6.

I Interview Playwrights Part 499: Nate Rufus Edelman by Adam Szymkowicz

Nate Rufus EdelmanHometown: Northeast Los Angeles Current Town: Loz Feliz, by way of New York and Ireland. Q:  Tell me about The Belle of Belfast. A:  "The Belle of Belfast" is…

‘Voices of Strength: Two Programs of Contemporary Dance and Theater by Women in Africa’ at The Kennedy Center by Jennifer Perry by Jennifer Perry

On October 4 and 5, 2012, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts played host to a MAPP International Productions tour that showcases the work of talented female choreographers fr…

Complete Photo Coverage: Vanessa Redgrave, Liev Schreiber, and More at Revitalized Public Theater Unveiling by Walter McBride

The stars came out on Thursday as The Public Theater celebrated the completion of the 40 million revitalization of its downtown home at Astor Place with a special rededication ceremony. The …

‘One Night with Janis Joplin’ at Arena Stage at The Mead Center for American Theater by Mike Spain by Mike Spain

It was fitting to watch One Night with Janis Joplin last night at The Kreeger Theater at Arena Stage, because 42 years ago to the day the legendary blues rocker died of an overdose at the ag…

Arts | New Jersey: A Review of ‘Vita and Virginia,’ at Luna Stage by Anita Gates

“Vita and Virginia,” a play about the relationship between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West that is adapted from two decades of their correspondence, is at Luna Stage in West Orang…

Interview: Nina Lee Aquino by The Charlebois Post

Open your hearts and your imagination.by Jasmine ChenNina Lee Aquino is a director, dramaturge and playwright. She is the Artistic Director of Cahoots Theatre Company and half of the interim…

Kathie Lee Gifford, The Saintly and Scandalous Scribe, Talks About Her Passion for Musicals and More by Brandon Voss

Retracing her long road as librettist-lyricist of Broadway's Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson, "Today" co-host Kathie Lee Gifford opens up about how sh…

Arnold Schwarzenegger remains The Terminator by Richard Ouzounian

Mistakes, he's made a few, but Arnold Schwarzenegger knows there are some things worth fighting for.

Newman's photography celebrates 20th century

His subjects ranged from Pablo Picasso to Woody Allen.

"Sing Along" Film, With Alice Ripley, Heidi Blickenstaff, Myles Erlick, Uzo Aduba, Begins Production Oct. 6 by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

The new independent short film "Sing Along," about a young boy who transforms his reality into a musical, begins production Oct. 6 in and around NYC. Tony winner Alice Ripley, Heid…

Kelli O'Hara, Aaron Lazar, Telly Leung, Betty Buckley, Bernadette Peters and Dozens More Share THEIR FAVORITE THINGS by Andrew Gans

Since its launch in January with two-time Tony winner Bernadette Peters, Playbill.com's Their Favorite Things has become our most popular feature series. Here is a look back at the more …

THE WEEK AHEAD, Oct. 6-12: Cyrano and Running on Empty Open on Broadway; Barbra Streisand Is Back by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that Jessica brings a new Heir to Broadway… Brooklyn and Babs reunite… Anthony LaPaglia is Nixon… Lewis Black is Running on…

PLAYBILL BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Aasif Mandvi, the "Daily Show" and Off-Broadway Disgraced Star by Brandon Voss

At the crossroads of comedy and cultures, "The Daily Show" correspondent Aasif Mandvi revisits his roots, theatrically and culturally, in LCT3's Disgraced.

42nd Street Moon's Of Thee I Sing, Directed by Greg MacKellan, Opens Oct. 6 in San Francisco by Michael Gioia

42nd Street Moon presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning Gershwin musical Of Thee I Sing, officially opening Oct. 6, following previews that began Oct. 3, at the Eureka Theatre in San Francisco.

The Heiress, Starring Jessica Chastain and Dan Stevens, Opens a New Door on Broadway, Starting Oct. 6 by Kenneth Jones

The new Broadway production of Ruth and Augustus Goetz's period drama The Heiress begins previews at the Walter Kerr Theatre Oct. 6. Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain ("The Help")…

An Evening with Taye Diggs Presented Oct. 6 by Andrew Gans

Stage and screen star Taye Diggs performs in concert Oct. 6 at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco.

Mike Bartlett's Olivier-Winning Comedy Cock Ends Off-Broadway Run Oct. 6 by Adam Hetrick

The American premiere of Mike Bartlett's comedy Cock, about a man, his boyfriend and his new girlfriend, which opened to strong reviews in May, ends its Off-Broadway run Oct. 6 at the Du…

STAGE VIEWS: Evita and Cats Star Loni Ackerman by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com's series features actors commenting on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they are looking forward to and more. Here, via email, we hear from singing ac…

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 6 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas and Sam Maher

1919 Hitchy-Koo 1919 proves to be a minor success for star Raymond Hitchcock, but it produces the first song hit, "Old Fashioned Garden," for its 28-year-old composer, Cole Porter.

Fees spur backstage drama

Legit News: Spat with U.K. theaters reveals tension over service charges

'Porgy' gone, but B'way holds steady

Legit News: 'Mormon' leads week while 'Bring It On' gains steam