Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Melbourne Festival: Forsythe Dance Company, Force Majeure by Alison Croggon

Melbourne Festival Diary #2 I Don't Believe in Outer Space, Forsythe Dance Company; Never Did Me Any Harm, Force Majeure.   I used to say that I enjoyed seeing dance because it gave me a …

SOURCE: Theatre Notes at 11:59PM

Photo Flash: Douglas Hodge, Jane Krakowski, Brooke Shields, Benjamin Walker Fall For Cyrano de Bergerac on Opening Night by David Gordon

Roundabout Theatre Company welcomed Jamie Lloyd's revival of Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac to Broadway on Thursday, October 11. The pro

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:50PM

And Now A Quick Word About Revivals by Linda

Last night I saw the Broadway revival of Annie, now in previews. I realized this is the first time I've seen two Broadway revivals of the same show. (The only other show I've seen …

SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 11:21PM

Theater review: 'Heresy' by Joe Dziemianowicz

Picture this: Mary (Annette O’Toole) and Joseph (Steve Mellor) hightail it to Homeland Security to save their son, Chris, who’s been arrested. Get it? Of course. It ta…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:00PM
Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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"The Mousetrap" in New Jersey by Bob Rendell

The Hackettstown theatre has mounted a production which possesses the qualities that have made this play such a popular success.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:45PM

Jet Set by Catch Me If You Can

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Review: Frankenstein (City Lit Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Lacking the compelling mash-up of Romantic and Gothic that made the 18 y.o. Mary Shelley’s sci-fi horror novel so compelling, this Frankenstein can’t electrify its adaptation. (read mor…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 10:25PM

‘Making Noise Quietly’ falls flat at Steep Theatre

In recent seasons, Steep Theatre has served as an unofficial showcase for modern British plays, most notably the work of Simon Stephens. With its current production, “Making Noise Quietly�…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 10:06PM

CYRANO DE BERGERAC - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

At what point does panache become so subtle that it vanishes altogether?

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:03PM

Theater Review: ‘Cyrano de Bergerac,’ With Douglas Hodge by Ben Brantley

Douglas Hodge, the Tony-winning star of “La Cage aux Folles,” takes on the witty, civilized hero with the big nose in the latest Broadway revival of “Cyrano de Bergerac.”

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Reviews: Cyrano de Bergerac by David Finkle

No production of Cyrano de Bergerac is worth a minute of anyone's time unless the title character is portrayed by a top-drawer actor. Fortunately, "bravura" barely begins to describe Tony Aw…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Reviews: Heresy by Dan Bacalzo

No one will accuse A.R. Gurney of subtlety in his mildly entertaining polemic, Heresy, at The Flea Theater. The veteran playwright is heavy-handed with his metaphors and doesn't mince words …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Work by Eric Cobble, Cleveland Heights playwright, headed to Broadway by Andrea Simakis

Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons is on board to play Alexandra, an 80-year-old artist who blockades herself in her home and threatens to blow it to smithereens rather than end her days i…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:00PM
Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Alejandro Cerrudo sheds light on Chagall’s “Windows” with Hubbard Street premiere

As he began thinking about how best to celebrate his company’s 35th birthday, Glenn Edgerton, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s artistic director, asked this question: What was happening in…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 09:58PM

Review Roundup: CYRANO DE BERGERAC Opens on Broadway - Updating LIVE! by Review Roundups

Roundabout Theatre Company presents Cyrano de Bergerac, officially opening tonight, October 11, 2012 at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway 227 West 42nd Street in a limited engagement…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:50PM

National Coming Out Day: Bare Comes Out by JK

The tag line for the revival of Bare is "Everyone Has a Secret."  But being gay doesn't have to be.October 11 is National Coming Out Day, and the theatre community is out in full f…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:15PM

Review: microcrisis (Next Act Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

In the highly capable hands of Milwaukee's Next Act Theatre’s cast and crew, and veteran Milwaukee area director Edward Morgan, *microsisis* is as much modern-day history lesson as it is p…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 09:10PM

Streisand's Fans: People, People Who Need Barbra

As the seldom-seen singer kicks off the "Back to Brooklyn" tour, her most ardent superfans are seizing the moment.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 09:09PM

Off-Broadway Theater Review: HERESY (The Flea Theatre) by Dmitry Zvonkov

AN AMUSING TRIFLE A.R. Gurney’s entertaining, dynamic but trivial new play Heresy reinvents the story of Jesus Christ (in the play he’s called Chris), changing the setting from 33 A.D. J…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:00PM

Cyrano de Bergerac: Theater Review by David Rooney

Tony-winner Douglas Hodge dons the prominent schnoz of Edmond Rostand's tragicomic hero in this Broadway revival, alongside "Harry Potter" alumna Clémence Poésy, and Patrick Page, fresh fr…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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'Cyrano' review: Not one for the ages

Despite the famous fellow in the title, "Cyrano de Bergerac" is really a three-sided romantic tragedy.

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 08:58PM

Hadley Fraser and Joanna Riding in Talks for Chichester Festival Theatre's THE PAJAMA GAME by BroadwayWorld

In May 1954, the musical The Pajama Game opened at the St. James Theatre, where it ran for 1,063 performances. It opened in the West End the following year, played Broadway most recently in …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:43PM

Review: 'Heresy' a sharp reinvention of the Bible

NEW YORK (AP) — America might be in for a restive and godless future, although in A.R. Gurney's clever new satire, "Heresy," some situations sound rather familiar. Except it's a place wher…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 08:34PM

Desire Under the Elms, Lyric, Hammersmith by Ismene Brown

Pity the A-level English student: for them the “rarely seen masterpieces” that creep onto the curriculum and into the theatres. Judging from the frequently giggling reaction of the audie…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 08:15PM

‘You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown’ at Montgomery College by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Good grief! Did you hear? The Department of Theatre at Montgomery College is presenting You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown to kick off the start of their fall season. Directed by James Gar…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:02PM

'Judas Kiss' to West End

Legit News: Everett to reprise role as Oscar Wilde

SOURCE: Variety at 08:01PM

All That Fall - review by Michael Billington

Jermyn Street theatre, London'It is a text written to come out of the dark," said Samuel Beckett of this radio play first broadcast by the BBC in 1957. But, although not conceived for the st…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:00PM

A Reconsidered 'Cyrano de Bergerac' Scores

I must confess that I’ve never been a great fan of Edmond Rostand’s “Cyrano de Bergerac,” though it is indisputably a beloved classic. I generally find Roxane to be a…

SOURCE: backstage.com at 08:00PM
Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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TT: There will our hearts be

From New York to Smalltown, U.S.A., to Chicago to San Francisco to San Diego to Ontario to the MacDowell Colony...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:58PM

All That Fall, Jermyn Street Theatre by Sheila Johnston

Samuel Beckett recalled sinking into a "whirl of depression" while writing All That Fall. Audiences at this production - those, that is, who have managed to score a ticket for this short, so…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:57PM

Breaking News: State Takes Over Title To Coconut Grove Playhouse; Future Uncertain by Bill Hirschman

The state of Florida will take ownership of the shuttered Coconut Grove Playhouse Friday morning as officials warned a month ago, a state spokeswoman confirmed Thursday afternoon.

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 07:48PM

Photo Coverage: Cast of EMOTIONAL CREATURE Meets The Press! by Kevin Thomas Garcia

Producers Carole Black and Pat Mitchell present EMOTIONAL CREATURE, the new play written by Tony Award-winning playwright, performer, activist, and The Vagina Monologues author Eve Ensler, w…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:38PM

Chicago Dance Feature: HUMAN LANDSCAPES (Joffrey Ballet) by Tony Frankel

THE LANDSCAPE OF THE SOUL Those who were lucky enough to witness the Joffrey Ballet’s Spring Desire program this year were treated to what may well have been the greatest dance program i…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:28PM

Fraternity — Los Angeles theater review for LA Weekly by Pauline Adamek

Dearest readers! My theater review this week for the LA Weekly — the ‘Pick of the Week‘ — is of Fraternity, an Ebony Repertory Theater production, now playing at the …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:18PM

Theater Review: Debate Society’s ‘Blood Play’ at Bushwick Starr by Claudia La Rocco

Much of “Blood Play,” in which the characters start as caricatures and grow more rounded, is spent in the basement of a couple’s new house.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:15PM

‘Blood’ and Cocktails

Photos and recipes for cocktails inspired by “Blood Play.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:14PM

Streisand Says “Hello Gorgeous” to Brooklyn by Tom Mizer

I was raised on Barbra Streisand albums. I mean, not literally on a crib made out of them (imagine being an infant and seeing that “Guilty” cover every day) but on a constant son…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 07:13PM

LA STAGE INSIDER by Julio Martinez

Boston Court's new theater season...South Coast Rep opens a new Santa Ana project thanks to $600,000 from Irvine Foundation...Paul Linke's Time Flies returns on its 25th anniversary...Kelly …

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 07:10PM

War stories of ‘Black Watch’ are explosively intimate

“No, you do NOT understand,” shouts one of the emotionally battered young soldiers in Gregory Burke’s “Black Watch” who is being interviewed about his service in 2004 in the war in…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 07:04PM

Ping Chong Delivers a New Set of Undesirable Elements Plays by Eric Grode

A production featuring refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo is part of the Undesirable Elements series at LaMaMa in which nonactors from marginalized groups tell their stories.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:03PM

Review: Catholic Rep – Doubt / Agnes of God (American Theater Company) by Scotty Zacher

There are interesting psychological themes at play here, and it would be nice for the audience to have a little more time to consider them as they are taken on this thrill ride. But the repe…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 07:01PM

10 Female Actors on the Rise (Slideshow)

Saluting tomorrow’s female superstars, including Jenn Harris of “Gayby,” Emayatzy Corinealdi of “Middle of Nowhere,” comedian Amy Schumer, Mamie Gummer, starrin…

SOURCE: backstage.com at 07:01PM

London's Olivier Awards to Return to the Royal Opera House in April 2013 by Mark Shenton

London's annual Laurence Olivier Awards, to be presented for the 37th year in 2013, will return to the Royal Opera House, where they were also presented in 2012, for the next ceremony Ap…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00PM

'Heresy' Is an Uncharacteristic Misfire From A.R. Gurney

The prolific A.R. Gurney is a favorite playwright of mine, but he seems to have gotten ahead of himself with “Heresy,” his latest piece of political raillery written expressly fo…

SOURCE: backstage.com at 07:00PM
Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Photo Flash: Complete Look at Jarrod Emick, Lauren Kennedy and More in ZELDA by BroadwayWorld

Flat Rock Playhouse is teaming with veteran Broadway composer Frank Wildhorn For The Glory, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Wonderland and lyricist Jack Murphy on a brand new jazz age musical set in …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:39PM

JERSEY BOYS to return to San Francisco at the SHN Curran Theatre March 9, 2013 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

SHN, Shorenstein Hays-Nederlander Theatres, is thrilled to announce the return engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli a…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 06:37PM

NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Songwriter Showcase- Dawn Cantwell Sings 'On Her Trail' by Nymf Next Broadway Sensation 2012

Stephen Schwartz hosts NYMF ASCAP Foundation Songwriter Showcase featuring the 2012 NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Grand Finalists

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:14PM

NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Songwriter Showcase- Josephine Spada sings 'When Lily Came' by Nymf Next Broadway Sensation 2012

Stephen Schwartz hosts NYMF ASCAP Foundation Songwriter Showcase featuring the 2012 NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Grand Finalists

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:13PM

NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Songwriter Showcase- Daniel Belnavis Sings 'What You Need' by Nymf Next Broadway Sensation 2012

Stephen Schwartz hosts NYMF ASCAP Foundation Songwriter Showcase featuring the 2012 NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Grand Finalists

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:11PM

NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Songwriter Showcase- Max Chernin sings 'Unexpressed' by Nymf Next Broadway Sensation 2012

Stephen Schwartz hosts NYMF ASCAP Foundation Songwriter Showcase featuring the 2012 NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Grand Finalists

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:10PM

On Storytelling by Bt

I went to a couple of Ideas Week events this week. I wonder if anybody else went to any and if you had any ideas. I went to one that was about storytelling – seemed to be up our alley an…

SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 06:09PM

NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Songwriter Showcase- Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond Sing 'Welcome To Today' by Nymf Next Broadway Sensation 2012

Stephen Schwartz hosts NYMF ASCAP Foundation Songwriter Showcase featuring the 2012 NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Grand Finalists

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:08PM

NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Songwriter Showcase- Adam Kaplan Sings 'The Chaos Of You' by Nymf Next Broadway Sensation 2012

Stephen Schwartz hosts NYMF ASCAP Foundation Songwriter Showcase featuring the 2012 NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Grand Finalists

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:06PM

Hedda’s Headlines: Backstage at Chaplin with Jenn Colella, Episode 7: 'Knock 'Em Dead! Cry a Lot! Enjoy!' by Broadway.com

Chaplin video blogger Jenn Colella takes Broadway.com backstage of the Barrymore to show us how being a swing is the hardest job ever! Find out who's being put in for who and w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:05PM

Theater News: Meet the Cast of Eve Ensler's Emotional Creature by Dan Bacalzo

The cast of Eve Ensler's Emotional Creature, to make its Off-Broadway debut at the Pershing Square Signature Center, met the press on Thursday, October 11.The show -- comprised of original m…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:04PM

NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Songwriter Showcase- Charlotte Munson Sings 'Explode' by Nymf Next Broadway Sensation 2012

Stephen Schwartz hosts NYMF ASCAP Foundation Songwriter Showcase featuring the 2012 NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Grand Finalists

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:04PM

NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Songwriter Showcase- Alexis Fishman Sings 'Running' by Nymf Next Broadway Sensation 2012

Stephen Schwartz hosts NYMF ASCAP Foundation Songwriter Showcase featuring the 2012 NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Grand Finalists

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:02PM

Roundabout's IF THERE IS I HAVEN'T FOUND IT YET Extends Through 12/23 by BroadwayWorld

Roundabout Theatre Company Todd Haimes, Artistic Director has just announced a two week extension of the American Premiere of Nick Paynes If There Is I Havent Found It Yet, directed by Micha…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00PM

NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Songwriter Showcase- Daniel Mate Sings 'All About You' by Nymf Next Broadway Sensation 2012

Stephen Schwartz hosts NYMF ASCAP Foundation Songwriter Showcase featuring the 2012 NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Grand Finalists

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00PM
Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Songwriter Showcase- Shannon O'Boyle Sings 'The Curse' by Nymf Next Broadway Sensation 2012

Stephen Schwartz hosts NYMF ASCAP Foundation Songwriter Showcase featuring the 2012 NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Grand Finalists

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:59PM

NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Songwriter Showcase- Joel Dommel Sings 'Never Added Up' by Nymf Next Broadway Sensation 2012

Stephen Schwartz hosts NYMF ASCAP Foundation Songwriter Showcase featuring the 2012 NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Grand Finalists

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:57PM

NY1 Theater Review: "Cyrano De Bergerac"

A new production of the 19th century classic, "Cyrano de Bergerac" debuts on Broadway courtesy of the Roundabout Theater Company.

SOURCE: NY1 at 05:55PM

Tom Hanks; First Broadway Appearance in "Lucky Guy"

Tom Hanks is making his first appearance on Broadway in Nora Ephron's "Lucky Guy."

SOURCE: www.enstarz.com at 05:55PM

NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Songwriter Showcase- Michael Patrick Walker Sings 'Better' by Nymf Next Broadway Sensation 2012

Stephen Schwartz hosts NYMF ASCAP Foundation Songwriter Showcase featuring the 2012 NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Grand Finalists

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:55PM

Dreamworks’ HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON LIVE SPECTACULAR Celebrates 150th Performance of World Tour October 27th in Milwaukee by Kelly Guiod

GLOBAL TOUR PLAYS COLUMBUS, OHIO TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14th Following critically acclaimed engagements in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, DREAMWORKS’ HOW TO TRAIN …

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:54PM

The Afternoon Report, Thursday, October 11, 2012 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Thursday, October 11, 2012 Breaking news Tom Hanks to make his Broadway debut next year in Nora Ephron’s ‘Lucky Guy’ AP – by MARK KENNEDY Tom Han…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:53PM

New Musical ‘Hands on a Hardbody’ Drives to Broadway February 11 by Hands On A Hardbody

Straight from San Diego’s prestigious La Jolla Playhouse (Jersey Boys, Chaplin), the brand new musical Hands on a Hardbody, featuring a score written by Trey Anastasio from the band Ph…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 05:50PM

Photo Flash: Megan Hilty & Sean Hayes on SMASH Set! by BroadwayWorld

As previously announced, Sean Hayes will be on Smash season 2 for a few episodes. He has already finished filming, but throughout the process, he tweeted lots of pictures of himself as the a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:43PM

Brian D'Arcy James, Richard Thomas, and More Set for Lapham's Quarterly's POLITICS Concert at Joe's Pub, 10/15 by BroadwayWorld

Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Brian DArcy James, Richard Thomas, Bryce Pinkham, Jay O. Sanders, Ari Graynor, Katherine Waterston, Emily Young, Oliver Platt, Justin Levine an…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:40PM

Did Our Word of Mouth Panelists Feel the Romance for Cyrano de Bergerac? by Marc Snetiker

Cyrano de Bergerac has been tickling audiences for decades, and the new revival starring Douglas Hodge hopes to do the same at the American Airlines Theatre. Did Word of Mouth pane…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:34PM

Is Good People only good, or is it actually great? (Pre-occupied by Occupy, Part 2) by Thomas Garvey

At home in Southie with Lindsay-Abaire's Good People. . .  Photos: T. Charles Erickson.Craft is such a rare thing in a new play that whenever it appears, I feel (to quote a certain high…

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 05:32PM

PHOTO CALL: Matthew Holzfeind Is Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson at Bailiwick Chicago by Matthew Blank

The Tony Award-nominated Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, a rock-musical portrait of the controversial populist American president, gets its Chicago debut by Bailiwick Chicago, the non-Equity c…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:08PM

TheaterMania U: Glee's Dean Geyer, Naya Rivera and More to Perform Students' Screenplays in The Biggest Show 2012 by Bethany Rickwald

Young Storytellers Foundation will be teaming with the cast of Glee for the organization's The Biggest Show 2012, taking place October 20 at 6 pm at Willows Community School in Culver City, …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:07PM

Theater News: If There Is I Haven't Found it Yet Starring Jake Gyllenhaal Will Run Two More Weeks by Bethany Rickwald

Jake Gyllenhaal's first foray into New York theater, Nick Payne's If There Is I Haven't Found it Yet at Roundabout, is receiving a two week extension and will now play through December 23 at…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:02PM

Free Pair of Tickets to Tomorrow Night’s ‘SFJAZZ COLLECTIVE: The Music of Chick Corea…’ at U of MD

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is offering one lucky DCMTA reader a free pair of tickets to tomorrow night’s  SFJAZZ COLLECTIVE: The Music of Chick Corea and New Compositio…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:00PM

If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet, Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Extends Off-Broadway Run by Marc Snetiker

It seems Jake Gyllenhaal is having a fantastic time on stage! If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet has announced a two-week extension at off-Broadway's Laura Pels Theatre. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:00PM

The David Dower Friday Phone Call # 47: Jocelyn Prince, Connectivity Director at Woolly Mammoth by Howlround

This conversation with Jocelyn Prince, Connectivity Director at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in DC, epitomizes what I was trying to articulate in my recent HowlRound post and the conversa…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:00PM

More Color and Light! Acclaimed Sunday in the Park With George, With Jason Danieley, Extends in Chicago by Kenneth Jones

Chicago Shakespeare Theater's new production of Sunday in the Park With George, embraced by critics and selling briskly, will get an extra week, now to Nov. 11, the Tony Award-winning th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:00PM
Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet, with Jake Gyllenhaal, Extends in NYC; Enid Graham to Join Cast by Kenneth Jones

The U.S. premiere of Nick Payne's humor-kissed dysfunctional-family drama If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet, at Roundabout Theatre Company's Off-Broadway home at the Laura Pels …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:58PM

Forbidden Broadway Star Marcus Stevens Reveals His Favorite Parlor Trick and What It's Like to Mock Sondheim to His Face by Josh Ferri

Age & Hometown: 32; Wallingford, PA Current Role: Poking fun at Broadway offerings by impersonating Tony winners Stephen Sondheim, Matthew Broderick, Mandy Patinkin and more in the hi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:57PM

STAGE TUBE: BARE Cast Shares Coming Out Stories by Stage Tube

On National Coming Out Day, Thursday, October 11th at 1030am, this unparalleled coalition will host an event at The Snapple Theater Center 210 West 50th Street, 3rd floor. Hosted by the prod…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:57PM

These Cougars Aren’t Out for Blood, They’re Out for Boys! Get an Inside Look at Cougar The Musical by Broadway.com

Cougar The Musical is a story of empowerment, self discovery and strong drinks. We went to off-Broadway's St. Luke's Theatre to see why audiences can’t get enough of the m…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:48PM

Soho Rep's We Are Proud to Present a Presentation… Will Feature Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Phillip James Brannon and More by Adam Hetrick

Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Phillip James Brannon and Erin Gann have been cast in the Soho Rep production of Jackie Sibblies Drury's We Are Proud to Present a Presentation…, which wil…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:45PM

Annie; The New Deal for Broadway by Chris Luner

The little people singing about “Tomorrow” are Broadway’s biggest hit Today. Heads turned towards Broadway last year after producer’s announced a 35th anniversary rev…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 04:41PM

Toronto Cabaret festival is the place to be this weekend, old chum by Melissa Leong

More than 150 artists will present 21 one-hour cabarets at the fifth annual Global Cabaret Festival.

SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 04:34PM

Podcast With Under The Streetlamp’s MICHAEL INGERSOLL by Michael Roberts

Michael Ingersoll returns to Showbiz Chicago to discuss the amazing success of Under The Streetlamp.   Under the Streetlamp, one of America’s hottest new vocal groups featuring stars of r…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:32PM

Review: Fool’s Tango (Theatre Zarko) by Scotty Zacher

Writer/Performer Michael Montenegro's puppet characters hold our attention and evoke more than simple laughter. It feels as if he has a good handle on the workings of the young mind. Fool's …

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 04:31PM

Photo Flash: Jenn Harris, Matthew Wilkas and More at Premiere of GAYBY by Stage Tube

Jenn Jenn Harris, Silence and Matt Matthew Wilkas, Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark are best friends from college who are now in their thirties. Single by choice, Jenn spends her days teaching h…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:31PM

Kathleen Chalfant to Appear in Felix and Clara for Cantori New York by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Kathleen Chalfant (Angels in America, Wit) will star in the U.S. premiere of Felix and Clara Nov. 3 at the Church of St. Luke in the Fields.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:30PM

PHOTO CALL: Stephen Spinella, Ron Cephas Jones, Renee Elise Goldsberry and Kristen Connolly Celebrate the Public's "Shakespeare Machine" by Matthew Blank

On Oct. 10 The Public Theater held a reception celebrating evening celebrated Ben Rubin’s "Shakespeare Machine," the new installation hanging from the center of the company&#…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:27PM

With a Song for the Occasion, Bare Celebrates Coming Out Day

Director Stafford Arima and the cast of the upcoming Off-Broadway rock musical Bare, about a secret love between two teenage boys at a Catholic boarding school, celebrated National Coming Ou…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:22PM

Hofesh Shechter on “Political Mother” at BAM by Lydia Mokdessi

An interview with the Israeli-born UK-based choreographer at the 2012 Next Wave fest

SOURCE: Culturebot at 04:17PM

Tom Hanks to make Broadway debut in new Nora Ephron play

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tom Hanks will make his Broadway debut playing a tabloid journalist in "Lucky Guy", a new drama by the late Nora Ephron, producers said in a statement on Thursday.

SOURCE: Reuters at 04:07PM

Theater review: An ace cast makes a trip to "Memphis" a necessary pleasure by Lisa Kennedy

As soon as Felicia Boswell belts out the first number in "Memphis," it's easy to concede the hype, embrace it and even add to it.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 04:06PM

Krapp’s Last Tape – Los Angeles theater review by Pauline Adamek

  Samuel Beckett’s melancholy one man, one act play is being performed superbly by John Hurt in his first appearance on a Los Angeles stage, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, in a producti…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:05PM

BWW TV: Sneak Peek of Goodspeed's SOMETHING'S AFOOT by BroadwayWorld TV

Find out if the butler did it when Goodspeed Musicals brings intrigue and amusement to the Opera House stage with its production of the musical whodunit Somethings Afoot. This hilarious musi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:02PM

Bryony Lavery’s ‘Dirt’ at Studio Theatre: Genesis of a Lab Series production by Nelson Pressley

British playwright Bryony Lavery begins to explain “Dirt,” her world premiere play at Studio Theatre, with a rat story. Several years ago Lavery, best known for the U.K.-U.S. stage hit �…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:02PM

Listen to My Heart Sings David Friedman by Suzanna Bowling

Listen to My Heart Sings David Friedman: "Listen to My Heart,"" We Live on Borrowed Time" and "Help is on the Way," are all songs sung by the prolific Nancy Lamott.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 04:02PM
Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Review Roundup: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Tour by Review Roundups

Let's see what the critics had to say...

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:57PM

Hetrick-Martin Institute to Honor Time Warner, Dustin Lance Black and More at 2012 Emery Awards Gala, 10/29 by BroadwayWorld

Hetrick-Martin Institute HMI, the nations oldest and largest LGBTQ youth service organization, will honor Time Warner Inc. at the 2012 Emery Awards which recognize individuals and corporatio…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:54PM

Photo of the Week: Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh in HITCHCOCK by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Our Photo of the Week is Scarlett Johansson as real-life screen siren Janet Leigh (an Oscar nominee for her role as the doomed Marion Crane in Psycho), in the biopic Hitchcock. For compariso…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 03:53PM

'Broadway Tails': book about dogs that went from strays to stars by Jacqueline Cutler

With the revival “Annie” opening on Broadway next month, the spotlight will shine on the curly-headed imp playing the lead, but for so many of us, the star will bark.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 03:53PM

Red Dog Howls, An Enemy of the People, Ten Chimneys and The Other Woman: The Vixens of Broadway by David Hurst

In comparison to Red Dog Howls and An Enemy of the People, Jeffrey Hatcher’s new comedy, Ten Chimneys, is a welcome romp.

SOURCE: Next Magazine at 03:53PM

Engaged Couple Take Lead In TheaterWorks' Psycho-Sexual 'Venus In Fur' by Frank Rizzo

  Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageSexual scenes on stage between two actors are never easy. So when the Tony Award-nominated play by Da…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:51PM

Chip Zien, Ron Rifkin and More to Star in THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN at Public Theater by BroadwayWorld

The Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis Executive Director Patrick Willingham announced complete casting today for the world premiere of THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MAN by Nathan Englander.…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:47PM

Musical Diner Testing Its Neon in Private NYC Workshop by Kenneth Jones

The creative team of the new musical Diner, based on the movie of the same name, began a four-week workshop Oct. 8 in Manhattan to prepare for the show's spring 2013 Broadway bow.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:45PM

Theater reviews: Tent shows and Andrew Jackson's wild rise on display in two plays by Lisa Kennedy

A gritty rock musical about the nation's seventh president and an old-school, agitprop affair that teases present-day issues of immigration might not appear to have much in common.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 03:36PM

Exclusive: ZORRO Musical in the Works with Music by The Gipsy Kings by BroadwayWorld

BWW has learned that work is under way for a new musical adaption of ZORRO, which features music by The Gipsy Kings and lyrics by Stephen Clark. A New York City reading will take place on No…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:35PM

Review: Nightmare on Lincoln Avenue IV: Welcome to the Undead City (Corn Productions) by Scotty Zacher

The vignettes are the strongest part of the show - they are wacky and weird enough to be interesting, even when you aren’t 100-percent sure what the writers are driving at. And what’s Ha…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 03:33PM

Photo Flash: First Look - The Cast of NBC's MOCKINGBIRD LANE by TV News Desk

MOCKINGBIRD LANE based on executive producer Bryan Fullers Pushing Daisies, Heroes script and directed by executive producer Bryan Singer X-Men film series, House, is a re-imagined version o…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:21PM

STAGE TUBE: James Corden on His Favorite Fundraising Methods! by Stage Tube

Tony winner James Corden recently teamed up with Sightsavers, an organization that works to prevent avoidable blindness in the developing world. In the vieo below, the funny man chats about …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:18PM

James Barbour, Nili Bassman, Lawrence Street and More Will Take Part in York's October Developmental Readings by Michael Gioia

The York Theatre Company, under the producing artistic direction of James Morgan, has announced casting for the next three offerings in its acclaimed Developmental Reading Series: Harold and…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:18PM

Tom Hanks to make his Broadway debut in Nora Ephron’s Lucky Guy next spring by Associated Press

Hanks, a two-time Oscar winner, had been in negotiations for the role when Ephron died this summer.

SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 03:16PM

Suburban theater for the week of Oct. 12-18 by Kerry Reid

Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs Kerry Reid on what's on stage in Chicago's suburbs.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:15PM

A trio of excellence this fall

Generally in this space I write of interesting connections (interesting to me, anyway), upcoming attractions, notable careers, powerful performances, sad-or-sweet news, money, art and other …

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:15PM

Have Pride! Jason Hite, Travis Wall & the Cast of Bare Celebrate National Coming Out Day by Broadway.com

It was a day of love, celebration and acceptance for the cast of Bare on October 11, when the musical announced its collaboration with equal rights organizations Faith in America, Athlete Al…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:12PM

TV News: Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil to Co-Create Shakespeare Series by Bethany Rickwald

Johnny Depp's production company Infinitum Nihil will co-produce a scripted television series based on the plays of William Shakespeare with Yellow Bird Productions, Scandinavian producer of…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:10PM

Fuse Arts Feature: Water Music — Rockport Music’s Shalin Liu Performance Center by Arts Fuse Editor

For performers and audience members alike the Shalin Liu setting is as much a part of the experience as the music. It has quickly transformed the intimate hall into a destination location fo…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:06PM

Mary McCann Gets Inside the Mind of Harper Regan on Opening Night by Broadway.com

A midlife crisis has never been more fascinating than the one portrayed in Simon Stephens’ Harper Regan, which opened off-Broadway on October 10 at Atlantic Theater Company. Played by …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:05PM

Chip Zien and Noah Robbins to Lead The Twenty-Seventh Man at the Public Theater by Marc Snetiker

Chip Zien and Noah Robbins will star in the Public Theater's world premiere of The Twenty-Seventh Man, a new play by Nathan Englander. Directed by Barry Edelstein, the off-Broadway show …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:04PM

Westport Playhouse's "A Raisin In The Sun:" Before "Clybourne Park" by Frank Rizzo

The show:  "A Raisin the Sun" at Westport Country Playhouse

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:04PM

Chicago Shakespeare extends ‘Sunday in the Park’

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced the extension of its critically-acclaimed production of “Sunday in the Park With George,” now playing through Nov. 11 at the theater, 800 E. Gra…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 03:04PM

People you Should Know . . . Marnie Schulenburg by Zack Calhoon

Marnie Schulenburg: Most recently played the Teenage Greek Chorus in the revival production of How I Learned to Driveat Second Stage, other theatrical productions include Anais Nin Goes to H…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 03:02PM

National Theatre Conference Honors Elizabeth McCann, Dominique Morisseau, and New Federal Theatre with 2012 Awards by BroadwayWorld

The National Theatre Conference NTC, an organization founded in 1925 that meets annually in New York to discuss relevant issues in todays theatre community and to celebrate outstanding achie…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00PM

Cyrano de Bergerac

Legit Reviews||Broadway: Brit director Jamie Lloyd portrays Cyrano as a swashbuckling military leader with the same lusty appetites as his soldiers.

SOURCE: Variety at 03:00PM

NYTB Concert to Showcase Songs by Elyssa Samsel, Kate Anderson, Julian Blackmore and More by Adam Hetrick

We Wrote That: The Songs of Samsel and Anderson, a collection of new music by Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson, as well as tunes from Speaking Geek: The Songs of Academia Nuts will be present…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM
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'Anything Goes' ships out on national tour

"I want to join your happy band, and play all day in the Promised Land." This hit Broadway musical, which closed its doors this past summer, will take its New York success and hit the street…

SOURCE: Ticket News at 02:59PM

Photo Coverage: BARE Cast Celebrates National Coming Out Day! by Walter McBride

This morning, the cast and creative team of BARE celebrated National Coming Out Day and their newly announced coalition with Athlete Ally, the Human Rights Campaign, Faith in America and The…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:57PM

Robert Gard Redux by Scott Walters

Today, I will be discussing arts pioneer Robert E. Gard in my course on community arts development, which gives me an excuse to report this essay I wrote about two years ago on Robert Gard's…

SOURCE: Theatre Ideas at 02:57PM

Theater News: Byron Jennings, Ron Rifkin, Chip Zien and More to Make Up Cast of The Twenty-Seventh Man by Dan Bacalzo

The full cast for The Public Theater's world premiere production of The Twenty-Seventh Man has been announced. Barry Edelstein directs the show, which begins November 7, and is now opening N…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:57PM

Intellectual Property by American Theatre Wing and SDCF

In 1996, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation and the Drama League co-sponsored a discussion with then SDC Executive Director Barbara Hauptman, SDC Attorney Ron Shechtman, and d…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:53PM

Tom Hanks All Set to Make His Broadway Debut -- Vulture by Margaret Lyons

Tom Hanks has officially signed to make his Broadway debut in Lucky Guy, the play Nora Ephron was writing when she died.

SOURCE: Vulture at 02:51PM

Tony Winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson Among Honorees at CLOTH 60th Anniversary Gala, 10/15 by BroadwayWorld

Community League of the Heights CLOTH a Washington Heights-based multi-service not-for-profit community development corporation marks their 60th anniversary with a benefit event on Monday, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:51PM

Tom Hanks Will Make His Broadway Debut in “Lucky Guy” by Loganne

Tom Hanks will make his Broadway debut in March playing the New York tabloid columnist Mike McAlary in the world premiere production of Luck Guy, bio-play by Nora Ephron, producers announced…

SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 02:50PM

Neo-Futurists' '44 Plays' connects presidents; uneven 'Mistakes Madeline Made' by Nina Metz

THEATER REVIEWS: "44 Plays for 44 Presidents" by the Neo-Futurists ★★½ and "Mistakes Madeline Made" at the Greenhouse ★½ THEATER REVIEWS: "44 Plays for 44 Presidents" by…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:50PM

Chicago theater openings for the week of Oct. 12-18

Picking the upcoming opening nights.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:50PM

Chip Zien, Byron Jennings, Happy Anderson, Daniel Oreskes, Ron Rifkin, Noah Robbins Cast in Public's The Twenty-Seventh Man by Andrew Gans

Complete casting has been announced for The Public Theater's world premiere of Nathan Englander's The Twenty-Seventh Man, which will begin previews Nov. 7 in the Martinson Theat…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:49PM

ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: When Stardom Bites Back by Charles Isherwood

Does Paul Rudd's screen reputation for easygoing comedy keep stage audiences from exploring the dark shades of his role in "Grace"?

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:48PM

Photo Coverage: Sandy Duncan Joins Talk Back Series at PETER AND THE STARCATCHER by Kevin Thomas Garcia

Just last night, playwright Rick Elice moderated a post-show discussion with Sandy Duncan known for her iconic portrayal of Peter Pan and Peter and the Starcatchers own stars about the thril…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:34PM

Gayby Star Jenn Harris Talks Becoming a Mom 'The Old Fashioned Way'...with Her Gay Best Friend! by Josh Ferri

Jenn Harris slayed off-Broadway audiences with her clever parody of Jodi Foster in the musical spoof Silence!, and now the comedian is bringing her unique brand of comedy to the big scr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:33PM

Candice Bergen, Kerry Butler and Chad Kimball Join Living for Today Benefit at Joe's Pub by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominees Kerry Butler, Chad Kimball and Emmy Award winner Candice Bergen have joined the Oct. 28 Living for Today benefit, Back to the Drawing Board, at Joe's Pub.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PM

STAGE TUBE: Watch Raul Esparza, Rory O'Malley & Roger Bart on LAW & ORDER: SVU! by Stage Tube

Tony nominee Ral Esparza plays the recurring role of DA Rafael Barba on Law amp Order SVU beginning last night, October 10. The episode, titled Twenty-Five Acts, centered on the author of a …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:27PM

Tom Hanks to make his Broadway debut in Nora Ephron play by David Ng

Tom Hanks will make his Broadway debut in April in a new play written by the late Nora Ephron. "Lucky Guy" is scheduled to open at the Broadhurst Theatre on April 1 for a limited run. The pr…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:26PM

Theater News: Michael Attenborough to Step Down as Artistic Director of Almeida Theatre by Bethany Rickwald

Michael Attenborough will be stepping down as artistic director of The Almeida Theatre in spring 2013, after 11 years in the position."My 11 years as Artistic Director of the Almeida Theatre…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:24PM

Star Stuff Indeed! Broadway Brother/Sister Duo Andrew & Celia Keenan-Bolger Are Taking Your Questions by Broadway.com

We can’t get enough of the wildly talented, super sweet and politically savvy brother/sister duo Andrew and Celia Keenan-Bolger, and it appears neither can you! Now, the Newsies star a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:14PM

Photo Flash: John Hurt, Gary Oldman, Peter Asher and More at KRAPP'S LAST TAPE's Opening in LA! by BroadwayWorld

Gate Theatre Dublins production of Krapps Last Tape by Samuel Beckett, performed by John Hurt and directed by Michael Colgan, opened at Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre last night…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:13PM

Student Center: DEAR JOURNAL Blog #4: Tech by BroadwayWorld

DEAR JOURNAL is an original musical centering around four teenagers' lives as they enter Middle School. BWW approached the musical's co-creator, Eric Gelb, to blog about the team's challenge…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:13PM

Four Things From Last Night’s Grace Talkback by The Mick

Last night we attended a performance of Craig Wright’s Grace—starring Ed Asner, Paul Rudd, Michael Shannon and Kate Arrington—over at the Cort Theater. After the show was over we were …

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 02:13PM

Patti LuPone, Norbert Leo Butz and Andrea McArdle to Release Live Albums from 54 Below Shows by Josh Ferri

54 Below, “Broadway’s living room,” is now coming to your living room…and bedroom...and car...and anywhere else you choose! The cabaret venue has partnered with Broa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:11PM

Onstage spotlight: Friday 10/12

"Embers" at the Guthrie, plus "Photograph 51," dance and "Meronymy."

SOURCE: StarTribune at 02:11PM

PHOTO CALL: Off-Broadway's Bare Cast, Stafford Arima, Travis Wall and More Celebrate National Coming Out Day by Matthew Blank

Stafford Arima, Travis Wall and cast members from the upcoming Off-Broadway rock musical Bare, about a secret love affair between two teenage boys at a Catholic boarding school, celebrated N…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:11PM

Joel Friedman, stage director, actor, dies at 91

Legit News: Also wrote plays, academic papers on theater

SOURCE: Variety at 02:09PM

Tom Hanks to make his Broadway debut next year

Tom Hanks will play a gutsy New York City newspaper columnist when he makes his debut on Broadway in the spring.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 02:08PM

Visual arts spotlight

Unseen Travels: New John Largaespada photos

SOURCE: StarTribune at 02:06PM

The Beat Goes On With a Cast of Over-60s by Les Spindle

No performers under age 60 are allowed in The Beat Goes On!, the latest musical production from Jackie "The Pink Lady" Goldberg. Writer/director/choreographer Cate Caplin is attempting to bo…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:05PM

CSI: Cairo

A new, kid-friendly Science Museum show examines ancient Egypt with modern tools.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 02:02PM

ASK PLAYBILL.COM: A Question About Securing Extra Elbow Room in Broadway Theatres by Robert Simonson

Ask Playbill.com answers your (and sometimes our own) theatre-related questions. To ask a question, email [email protected]. Please specify how you would like your name displayed and …

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:01PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Westport Country Playhouse's A RAISIN IN THE SUN, Directed by Phylicia Rashad by BroadwayWorld

Westport Country Playhouse presents Lorraine Hansberrys landmark drama, A Raisin in the Sun, directed by Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad. Get a first look at the production in the photos b…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:00PM
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Watch Tony Winner James Corden Demonstrate the 'Feel Bad Four' Technique to Celebrity Fundraising by Michael Mellini

Actors are frequently pairing with various non-profit organizations to raise awareness for a variety of causes, but Tony winner James Corden has some interesting fundraising tactics of his o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:56PM

Music News: Norbert Leo Butz, Patti LuPone, Andrea McArdle to Be Featured on New 54 Below Album Series by Bethany Rickwald

Broadway Records and 54 Below have announced plans to create a series of albums recorded live at 54 Below.The first albums in the series will be recordings from Patti LuPone, produced by Rob…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:56PM

Annie Video Roundup! We Pick Five Fabulous Community Theater Performances of 'Maybe' by Josh Ferri

The Tony-winning family musical Annie is back on Broadway, and if you’re wondering where the little orphan has been for the past 20 years, the answer is in schools and community t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:51PM

Andre DeShields “I Put A Spell On You” – An Evening of Length by Sandi Durell

Written By John Weatherford “Things are to be used, people are to be loved; that should be the order of the day.” I agree wholeheartedly. However, the reverse seems to be true, according…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:50PM

Patti LuPone, Norbert Leo Butz, Andrea McArdle's 54 Below Shows Get Live Albums! by BroadwayWorld

Broadway Records and 54 BELOW announced today that they have joined in partnership to create a series of albums recorded live at the brand new venue, 54 BELOW, located just steps away from t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:46PM

Spider-Man Star Reeve Carney Cheers on the Cheerleaders Backstage at Bring It On by Marc Snetiker

Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark star Reeve Carney took a trip from one high-flying high school to another, swinging by the St. James Theatre (not literally, of course) for backstage visit afte…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:45PM

PHOTO ARCHIVE: Hugh Jackman's Stage Career... So Far by Matthew Blank

Hugh Jackman, who was honored at this year's Tony Award ceremony with a Special Tony celebrating his contributions to the Broadway community, celebrates his birthday Oct. 12. We look bac…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:45PM

OFFICIAL: Tom Hanks to Make Broadway Debut in Nora Ephron's LUCKY GUY; Opens 4/1 at Broadhurst Theatre by BroadwayWorld

Two-time Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks will make his Broadway debut in the world premiere of three-time Academy Award-nominee Nora Ephrons play LUCKY GUY, to be directed by two-time Tony Aw…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:41PM

Jan Maxwell, Richard Kind to Lead Red Bull Theater's THE MISER Benefit Reading, 10/22 by BroadwayWorld

Red Bull Theater is the not-profit Off-Broadway theater company specializing in plays of heightened language, with a unique focus on the Jacobean plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries.…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:38PM

Kevin Kline, Susan Sarandon to Star in THE LAST OF ROBIN HOOD by Movies News Desk

Variety reports that Kevin Kline and Susan Sarandon will star in the upcoming film THE LAST OF ROBIN HOOD. Kline will take on the role of legendary actor Errol Flynn in the Richard Glatzer a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:36PM

Top 10! Broadway Newlyweds, a Glee Rave, Straight Talk from Idina Menzel & More Among the Week's Most-Read Stories by Broadway.com

Broadway.com offers up the best breaking news, star interviews and exclusive features about Broadway on the web. Below are the most-read stories on the site from October 5 to October 11. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:34PM

A front row seat next to Howard Barker by George Hunka

A cheerful Howard Barker talks to Mark Lawson about his relationship with Britain’s subsidized theatres, his status as an “afternoon painter” and his own practices in the r…

SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 01:34PM

THE SCREENING ROOM: Celebrating Tony Winner Hugh Jackman (Video) by Playbill Staff

Tony Award winning-actor Hugh Jackman, last seen on Broadway in his solo show Back on Broadway, will celebrate his birthday Oct. 12. In honor of the Broadway favorite, Playbill.com looks bac…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:34PM

Tom Hanks to make his Broadway debut next year by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Tom Hanks will play a New York City newspaper columnist when he makes his debut on Broadway in the spring. Producers...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 01:30PM

This House, National Theatre (Cottesloe), London

This hugely enjoyable play looks behind the scenes of the minority Labour government of 1974, writes Sarah Hemming

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:29PM

Disabled Theater, Centre Pompidou, Paris

Featuring 11 performers with learning disabilities, Jérôme Bel’s latest creation raises more questions than it answers, writes Laura Cappelle

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:28PM

Tom Hanks Officially Starring in Broadway Play by Nora Ephron by Roger Friedman

I feel like deja vu all over again. I’ve written this before, but today they sent out the official release about Tom Hanks in the play “Lucky Guy.” This was Nora EphronR…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:27PM

Forrest Gump Hits Broadway

Tom Hanks will make his Broadway debut in the late Nora Ephron's "Lucky Guy," it was announced today. The two-time Academy Award winner (and former "Bosom Buddy") will play real-life journal…

SOURCE: backstage.com at 01:26PM

Tom Hanks to Make Broadway Debut in Nora Ephron's 'Lucky Guy' by David Rooney

Directed by George C. Wolfe, the biodrama focuses on the life of the colorful Pulitzer Prize-winning New York tabloid columnist Mike McAlary.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:24PM

T.R. Knight, Jan Maxwell, Richard Thomas & More Join Benefit Reading of Moilere's The Miser by Ryan Gilbert

T.R. Knight, Jan Maxwell and Richard Thomas and will appear in the Red Bull Theater's benefit reading of Moliere's The Miser. Doug Hughes is staging the October 2…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PM

Tom Hanks to make his Broadway debut in LUCKY GUY, a new play by Nora Ephron, directed by George C. Wolfe by Jim Byk

“It’s 1985. New York City is totally polarized. Rich, poor. Black, white. The crack epidemic is just beginning. The murder rate is rising. It was a grand and glorious time to be in the t…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 01:22PM

Photo Flash: Sean Avery, Travis Wall, and Off-Broadway's Bare Honor National Coming Out Day by David Gordon

The upcoming Off-Broadway production of Bare honored National Coming Out Day on Thursday, October 11 with the announcement of their new collaboration with Athlete Ally, the Huma

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:21PM

Online Engagement during A Raisin in the Sun by Westport Country Playhouse

October 11, 2012By Angela Marroy BoergerEducation & Community Programs CoordinatorLuka Kain, Lynda Gravatt & Susan Kelechi WatsonPhoto by T. Charles EricksonOver the next three weeks…

SOURCE: Westport Country Playhouse at 01:15PM

Theater News: Lily James and More to Join Matthew Kelly in Southwark Playhouse Seagull by Bethany Rickwald

Full casting has been announced for Anya Reiss' previously announced new version of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, playing November 8-December 1 at Southwark Playhouse. Russell Bolam will dir…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:13PM

The Second Mrs Tanqueray – review by Michael Billington

Rose, KingstonArthur Wing Pinero's 1893 play was a late-Victorian theatrical landmark, so it's good to see it given one of its increasingly rare outings. In the end, this piece of Anglicised…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:11PM

Enemy of the People's Boyd Gaines by Ellis Nassour

Gaines' extraordinary performance in An Enemy of the People

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 01:09PM

SILENCE! THE MUSICAL Adds Two Performances to Weekly Schedule, Beg. 10/23 by BroadwayWorld

Due to overwhelming demand, the producers of SILENCE! The Musical today added two performances to the weekly playing schedule beginning October 23rd at the Elektra Theatre in Times Square: T…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:08PM

Tom Hanks to make his Broadway debut next year by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Tom Hanks will play a gutsy New York City newspaper columnist when he makes his debut on Broadway in the spring.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 01:06PM

PHOTO CALL: John Hurt, Gary Oldman, Eric Idle, John Glover at Krapp's Last Tape L.A. Opening by Matthew Blank

The Gate Theatre Dublin's production of Samuel Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape starring John Hurt opened Oct. 10 in a Los Angeles run through Nov. 4 at Center Theatre Group's Kir…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PM

Tom Hanks to make his Broadway debut next year by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tom Hanks will play a gutsy New York City newspaper columnist when he makes his debut on Broadway in the spring....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:04PM
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Video Flash: Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken Read the Best of Honey Boo Boo by Dan Bacalzo

What happens when you get three great actors reinterpreting the words of reality TV program Here Comes Honey Boo Boo?You can see for yourself in this clip, in which Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwe…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:57PM

"Hard Times" Available Now! by Lizwollman

Hi, all. Forgive the shameless self-promotion, but the book I wrote, which is pictured above and which I blogged about in much more detail a few weeks back, is now available for purchase on …

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 12:55PM

Tom Hanks Will Make Broadway Debut in Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy at the Broadhurst by Adam Hetrick

Academy Award winner Tom Hanks has been confirmed to star as late New York Post writer Mike McAlary in the Broadway premiere of Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy, which will begin previews March 1…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:51PM

Chicago Theater Review: BLACK WATCH (National Theatre of Scotland) by Lawrence Bommer

KILLER’S REMORSE It’s a bit haunting that Black Watch is performed in a National Guard armory where soldiers, like the Scottish laddies depicted in Gregory Burke’s combat pageant, trai…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:49PM

Michael Attenborough to leave Almeida theatre by Matt Trueman

Director's 11-year tenure at the venue in Islington, London, saw him overturn a sizeable deficit and produce twice as many premieres as his predecessorsMichael Attenborough is to step down a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:47PM

Space Rental Availability at the Greenhouse Theater Center by Bt

Greenhouse Theater Center has space available for rent! Immediate availability for performance or events through December. 195 seat theater with front of house services; sound and light pa…

SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 12:45PM

Munster's Reboot Starring Jerry O'Connell, Cheyenne Jackson to Air as Halloween Special on NBC by TV News Desk

According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBC's aborted remake of the 1960's TV classic THE MUNSTERS, featuring Broadway's Jerry O'Connell and Cheyenne Jackson, will now air as a Halloween specia…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:43PM

Theater News: Tom Hanks to Star in Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy at Broadway's Broadhurst by David Gordon

Two-time Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks will make his Broadway debut this March when he stars as tenacious journalist Mike McAlary in Nora Ephron's new play Lucky Guy.George C. Wolfe directs…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:43PM

Dates Set for Tom Hanks' Broadway Debut in Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy at the Broadhurst Theatre by Michael Mellini

It's official! Two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is coming to Broadway. Everyone's favorite nice guy actor will make his Main Stem debut in Lucky Guy, a new play from the late Nora Eph…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:41PM

Broadway Records Will Release Live Recordings at 54 Below By Patti LuPone, Andrea McArdle, Norbert Leo Butz by Andrew Gans

Broadway Records and the new Manhattan nightspot 54 BELOW announced Oct. 11 that they have joined in partnership to create a series of albums recorded live at the brand-new venue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:40PM

York Theatre Company to Feature Developmental Reading Series in October by BroadwayWorld

York Theatre Company James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director, will present three offerings in its acclaimed Developmental Reading Series Harold and Maude today, October 11, Civil War Stori…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:33PM

Harper Regan by StageGrade

Are critics carried away by "Harper Regan"?

SOURCE: StageGrade at 12:32PM

ArtsBeat: Tom Hanks To Star on Broadway in 'Lucky Guy' by Patrick Healy

The Oscar-winning actor will make is Broadway debut in Nora Ephron's play about the late tabloid journalist Mike McAlary.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:30PM

Rodgers and Hart's A Connecticut Yankee - A Staged Reading by Christopher Caggiano

Dear Reader: As part of my course on the history of msuical theater at the Boston Conservatory, I'm currently directing a staged reading of the Rodgers and Hart musical A Connecticut Yankee.…

SOURCE: Everything I Know I Learned From Musicals at 12:30PM

Damned by Despair

Legit Reviews: Bijan Sheibani's basic storytelling and guidance of Frank McGuinness' tonally shifting verse translation are so weak that a production intent on deploying everyth…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:24PM

Theater News: James Barbour, Danielle Lee Greaves and More Set for York Developmental Readings by Bethany Rickwald

York Theatre Company has announced plans for its Developmental Reading Series, which presents workshops of new musicals by emerging and established authors. All performances are free and op…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:23PM

Johnny Depp to Give Shakespeare a Modern Twist for New TV Series by Ryan Gilbert

Johnny Depp is developing a scripted TV series based on the plays of William Shakespeare, according to Deadline.com. The Oscar nominee's production company, Infinitum Nihil, is…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:22PM

EXCLUSIVE: Kelli O'Hara and Aaron Lazar Sing the Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein

Playbill caught up with Broadway's Aaron Lazar and Kelli O'Hara as they joined New York Pops music director and conductor Steven Reineke in rehearsal for Some Enchanted Evening: The …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:22PM

BWW Seeks Editors in Quebec! by BroadwayWorld

Interested in joining BroadwayWorld's worldwide network of published authors BWW is currently seeking talented French and English-speaking theater enthusiasts to head up feature coverage in …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:21PM

Legends Sally Field & Jane Fonda Cozy Up to Downton Abbey Hunk Dan Stevens Backstage at The Heiress by Broadway.com

Stage and screen stars Sally Field and Jane Fonda headed to the Walter Kerr Theatre for a ladies’ night out on October 9! The Broadway vets paid a visit to Downton Abbey heartthrob Dan…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:21PM

BWW Seeks Editors in Ottawa! by BroadwayWorld

Interested in joining BroadwayWorld's worldwide network of published authors BWW is currently seeking talented theater enthusiasts to head up feature coverage in Ottawa, Canada

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:17PM

Jessica-Snow Wilson, Kate Reinders, Deborah S. Craig, Rena Strober, Kate Pazakis Will Sing Jeff Thomson Songs in Upcoming Concert by Andrew Gans

A host of artists will perform songs featuring music by composer Jeff Thomson with lyrics by Jordan Mann and Jeremy Desmon Oct. 19 at Los Angeles' M-Bar.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:17PM

BWW Seeks Editors in Montreal by BroadwayWorld

Interested in joining BroadwayWorld's worldwide network of published authors BWW is currently seeking talented theater enthusiasts English and French-speaking to head up feature coverage in …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:16PM

Thomas Bradshaw Talks About ‘Job’ and His Other Plays by Jennifer Schuessler

The playwright Thomas Bradshaw talks about “Job” and his other plays, which have impressed some audiences and outraged others.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:15PM

NORTH

This is a play that is so flimsy it is almost invisible. This is the story (what IS it with these bio-dramas???) of Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Ms. Lindbergh had a fairly tough go of it. She m…

SOURCE: Usher Nonsense at 12:14PM

BWW Seeks Editors in Vancouver! by BroadwayWorld

Interested in joining BroadwayWorld's worldwide network of published authors BWW is currently seeking talented theater enthusiasts to head up feature coverage in Vancouver, Canada

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12PM

Russell Crowe Lays Down the Law in New Les Miserables Poster by Marc Snetiker

Watch out Hugh Jackman! Russel Crowe is ready to hunt you down and it looks like he means business. In a new poster for the Les Miserables movie, due in theaters Christmas Day, Crowe is look…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Week at the NAMT New Musicals Festival With Bryce Ryness and Friends by Matthew Blank

An impressive roster of Broadway's best come together each year for the National Alliance for Musical Theatre's Festival of New Musicals, a two-day event that showcases short present…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM

HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER Belatedly Unveils 'Fudgetaboutit' Dessert at Tasti D-Lite, 10/11 by BroadwayWorld

The cast of Off-Broadway’s newest comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER, will unveil the dessert treat Fudgetaboutit tomorrow, October 11th at 5:30 PM at the Times Square Tasti D-Lite, 1588 Broadw…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:03PM

TheaterMania U: Classical Training for the Win! by Nicole Pietrangelo

Some of you may be wondering why I am a vocal performance major since I seem to enjoy musical theater so much. Honestly, I wondered the same thing during my freshman year. I was doubting m…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

TV News: Christie Brinkley Will Guest on Parks and Recreation by Bethany Rickwald

Screen and stage veteran Christie Brinkley will be guest starring on NBC's Parks and Recreation, according to TVline.The model and actress will be playing Gayle, wife of the clumsy, overweig…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM
Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS Announces Standing Room Policy by BroadwayWorld

Producers of the revival of GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS announced today that the production will offer a standing room ticket policy. Limited standing room tickets will be available for purchase onl…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:57AM

Benefits: TR Knight, Jan Maxwell, Richard Thomas, and More Will Get Miserly for Red Bull Benefit by Dan Bacalzo

Additional cast members have been announced for Red Bull Theater's benefit reading of Moliere's The Miser, adapted and directed by Doug Hughes. The event will kick off the company's 2012/201…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:57AM

Sketti Time! Watch Christopher Walken Recite the Best Bits from Here Comes Honey Boo Boo by Broadway.com

Christopher Walken has appeared in some of film history's most important films, picked up an Oscar and has tackled Hamlet on stage, but it took sixty years in the business for the acclai…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:53AM

Red Bull Reading of The Miser to Feature T.R. Knight, Richard Thomas, Steven Boyer and Jan Maxwell by Adam Hetrick

Richard Thomas, Steven Boyer and Nicole Lowrance will join Jan Maxwell and T.R. Knight for the Red Bull Theater's Oct. 22 benefit reading of Moliere's The Miser.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:53AM

Matt Bomer to Play Andrew Rannell’s Sexy Ex on The New Normal by Josh Ferri

The New Normal is about to get heaping serving of ex-boyfriend drama, according to Deadline.com. Show creator Ryan Murphy has cast White Collar star Matt Bomer to play Bryan’s (Andrew …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:49AM

SIDE SHOW's Bill Russell Talks Reivsal & Broadway Hopes by BroadwayWorld

As BroadwayWorld first reported in March, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will produce, in association with La Jolla Playhouse, a re-imagining of Henry Krieger and Bill Ru…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:49AM

Town Hall's Broadway Cabaret Festival by Ellis Nassour

Town Hall's annual big event written and hosted by Scott Siegel. Linda Eder leads off with a new show.

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 11:47AM

Estelle Parsons to Build Bombs in New Broadway Play The Velocity of Autumn Opposite Stephen Spinella by Marc Snetiker

Oscar winner Estelle Parsons and Tony winner Stephen Spinella will star in The Velocity of Autumn, a new play by Eric Coble and directed by Molly Smith. The production will open at a yet to …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:45AM

Matt Bomer to Guest Star on NBC's THE NEW NORMAL by TV News Desk

Deadline reports that White Collar star Matt Bomer will guest star on Ryan Murphy's new NBC comedy THE NEW NORMAL.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:44AM

Harper Regan

This play begs the question: Did anyone read this script before they decided to produce it?This is supposed to be the story of a woman who is cornered by life and death, and takes it upon h…

SOURCE: Usher Nonsense at 11:41AM

Brian d'Arcy James, Ari Graynor, Richard Thomas and More Set for Lapham's Quarterly Event at Joe's Pub by Michael Gioia

Shakespeare & Company on Money and Power, an evening celebrating the "Politics" issue of Lapham's Quarterly, will be offered Oct. 15 at Joe's Pub. Editor Lewis Lapham w…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40AM

‘X Factor’ tonight: Carly hanging at Britney’s by Peter D. Kramer

On tonight’s hour-long episode of “The X Factor,” Mamaroneck 13-year-old Carly Rose Sonenclar and her fellow teens hang out at Britney Spears’ Miami home, and compete…

SOURCE: The Journal News at 11:36AM

Regional Theater of the Week: Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, MO by Bww Features

BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the Internet, is excited to announce a new feature to its comprehensive regional coverage - the Featured Regional Theater of the Week Each week…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:32AM

Toronto's Mirvish Productions Launches Facebook Ticketing System by BroadwayWorld

AudienceView has just announced that Mirvish Productions has launched AVTiki, the companys unique distribution channel for social ticketing through Facebook. Theatregoers can visit Mirvish P…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:32AM

Flashback! Watch Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, Rory O'Malley & More Come Together to Remind Broadway Fans ‘It Gets Better’ by Josh Ferri

October 11 marks National Coming Out Day, celebrating brave LGBTQ individuals who have come out and decided to live their lives honestly. The day also serves to raise awareness for those who…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:31AM

In Baltimore theater, seismic shifts by Nelson Pressley

Is Baltimore theater getting a total overhaul? The core troupe, Center Stage, has a dynamic new artistic director, Kwame Kwei-Armah, now in his first season picking his own shows. The city�…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:31AM

Producer Larry Kaye on the Broadway-bound ‘The Velocity of Autumn,’ & Molly Smith’s Broadway Directorial Debut by Joel Markowitz

It was announced today that Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons and Two-time Tony Award winner Stephen Spinells will be starring in Eric Coble’s new play The Velocity of Autumn and Ar…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:29AM

2012 BWW Washington, DC Awards - Nominate Your Favorites Before Time Runs Out! by BroadwayWorld

After the successful launch of BroadwayWorld Regional Awards in 2010, we have expanded, updated, and are ready for this year's awards

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:25AM

‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ Opens on Broadway October 11 by Cyrano De Bergerac

On October 11, the Roundabout Theatre Company‘s new revival of Cyrano de Bergerac officially opens at the American Airlines Theatre. Douglas Hodge, one of the most dynamic theatre acto…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 11:25AM

Ten Chimneys by StageGrade

Are critics blowing smoke about "Ten Chimneys"?

SOURCE: StageGrade at 11:24AM

J.C. Johnson Musical Trav'lin Will Make Regional Premiere in Texas in 2013 by Adam Hetrick

Trav'lin – The New 1930s Harlem Musical, which premiered as part of the 2010 New York Musical Theatre Festival, will receive its regional premiere in spring 2013 at the Jubilee The…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AM

2012 BWW Baltimore Regional Awards - Nominate Your Favorites Before Time Runs Out! by BroadwayWorld

After the successful launch of BroadwayWorld Regional Awards in 2010, we have expanded, updated, and are ready for this year's awards

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:23AM

Photo Flash: THE HEIRESS' Jessica Chastain Poses Outside of Walter Kerr Theatre by BroadwayWorld

Jessica Chastain posted the below photo of herself on Facebook with the following message Look, its me on Broadway Tonight is my 4th preview in front of an audience. Working with this group …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:22AM

News: New chief executive for ROH production centre by Nicola Merrifield

Andrea Stark has been appointed chief executive of the charity that manages the Royal Opera House’s set and scenery production site. Stark will leave her position as the east and south-eas…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:21AM

Hemispheric Dysfunctionalism and the Cortical Titanic by Hunter Styles

Let’s go ahead and flag playwright Michael Merino’s new ocean-bound brain-bender as the polar opposite of James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster film. Both harken back to the RMS Titanic’s…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:21AM

Squigs Sketches the Beauty and the Beak in Cyrano de Bergerac, Starring Douglas Hodge by Marc Snetiker

At the heart of Cyrano de Bergerac, there’s a… nose? English actor Douglas Hodge plays the titular poet with a flair for the romantic in Roundabout Theater Company’s Broad…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:19AM

Kevin Kline and Susan Sarandon Will Star in "The Last of Robin Hood" Film, Based on Life of Errol Flynn by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Kevin Kline will play screen legend Errol Flynn in the upcoming indie film "The Last of Robin Hood," according to Variety.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AM

Douglas Hodge is Willy Wonka in World Premiere of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Loganne

Producers have announced that Olivier and Tony Award-winning actor Douglas Hodge will play Willy Wonka in Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which opens at the Theatre Royal …

SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:13AM

Streetwise children find their voice

Last summer's riots have tarnished the reputation of a generation. Three months afterwards, almost half of the 2,000 adults surveyed by children's charity Barnardo's believed children in the…

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:12AM

Barbra Streisand Brings BACK TO BROOKLYN to Barclays Center Tonight! by BroadwayWorld

This Fall, stage and screen legend Barbra Streisand brings her concert tour across the United States. Titled 'Back to Brooklyn,' the tour stops tonight in Streisand's hometown, Brooklyn, New…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:11AM

Two Worlds, One Family – TARZAN Now Available for Licensing by Scottf

Based on Edgar Rice Burrough’s Tarzan of the Apes and the smash-hit 1999 Disney animated film, TARZAN tells the story of an infant boy orphaned on the shores of West Africa. Taken i…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 11:11AM

Production News: Barbara Machin creating Spooks-style police drama for BBC1 by Matthew Hemley

Waking the Dead creator Barbara Machin is penning a new BBC1 drama described as “Spooks meets Hurt Locker”. The six-part series, currently in development with the Corporation, is called …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:10AM

Now Docking: The National Tour of Anything Goes (Photos) by Chris Luner

All Aboard! All Aboard! The Roundabout Theatre Company’s Broadway revival of Anything Goes has set sail from New York and is now sailing across the nation! Before you even know it, thi…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 11:09AM

News: Government adds drama facilities to school plans by Nicola Merrifield

Drama performance and rehearsal spaces have been incorporated into government primary and secondary school building guidelines for the first time. The new baseline designs, released by the D…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:06AM

CYRANO DE BERGERAC Opens Tonight at American Airlines Theatre by BroadwayWorld

Roundabout Theatre Company presents Tony Award winner Douglas Hodge as Cyrano in a new Broadway production of Cyrano de Bergerac. Clmence Posy makes her Broadway debut as Roxane and Broadway…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:04AM

Public Theater Brings Back Chastised Storyteller

For Mike Daisey, all appears to have been forgiven at the Public Theater. He will return to the venue seven months after the exposure of his fabrications in a show about Apple.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 11:03AM

How to play The Price is Right when you’re setting the Prices. by Ken Davenport

I had lunch with a peer recently who was in negotiations for a a couple days’ space rental and was up in arms because his negotiating adversary wasn’t moving from her position.

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET's James Moye Joins Cast of SILENCE! THE MUSICAL, 10/13 by BroadwayWorld

This Saturday, October 13th, James Moye will assume the role of Dr. Hannibal Lecter’s nemesis, Dr. Chilton, in Off-Broadway’s smash hit SILENCE! The Musical at the new Elektra Theatre in…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AM

‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ Coming to Broadway with Emilia Clarke by David Rogers

“Game of Thrones” star Emilia Clarke will play Holly Golightly in the upcoming musical “Truman Capote’s ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s.’” If all goes as planned, this production wil…

SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 11:00AM

Interview: David Henry Hwang Talks Winning the 'Mimi Award', Its $200,000 Prize and More! by BroadwayWorld

We spoke to the talented and thrilled playwright to get his take on winning the award and how hes going to spend these next two years working on theatrical works.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AM
Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Production News: Joanna Riding to star in Hackney Empire panto by Matthew Hemley

Joanna Riding is to lead the cast of Hackney Empire’s production of Dick Whittington and his Cat this Christmas. Riding, who appeared as the Wicked Stepmother in last year’s Cinderella a…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:59AM

Estelle Parson and Stephen Spinella to Star in New Broadway Play by Loganne

Academy Award winner, Estelle Parsons and Tony Award winner Stephen Spinella are teaming up on a new project. The Velocity of Autumn, a new play by Eric Coble, hopes to make its Broadway deb…

SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:56AM

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Atlantic Theater Company's HARPER REGAN by Jennifer Broski

Atlantic Theater Company presents the New York premiere of HARPER REGAN, by Oliver Award winner Simon Stephens, starring an ensemble cast featuring Vandit Bhatt, Christopher Innvar, Mahira K…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:55AM

Book of Mormon National Tour Announces Ticket Lottery by Adam Hetrick

Producers of the national tour of The Book of Mormon have announced that a $25 ticket lottery will be offered at all cities on the tour itinerary. The musical continues its Los Angeles engag…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AM

Celebrity News: Gary Oldman, Charlayne Woodard Congratulate John Hurt on Opening Night of LA Krapp's Last Tape by Dan Bacalzo

Actors Gary Oldman and Charlayne Woodard were among the guests at the opening night performance of Krapp's Last Tape at Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre on Wednesday, October 10.A…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:54AM

'Black Watch' makes triumphant return to Chicago by Chris Jones

THEATER REVIEW: "Black Watch" by the National Theatre of Scotland ★★★★ THEATER REVIEW: "Black Watch" by the National Theatre of Scotland, hosted by Chicago Shakespea…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:49AM

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of POSITIONS by Walter McBride

The New York premiere of Owen Dunne's new play POSITIONS is presented Off-Broadway this fall through October 21 at Roy Arias Studio Theatre 300 W. 43 St. in Manhattan. POSITIONS is presented…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48AM

PHOTO CALL: John Slattery, Giancarlo Esposito and More Celebrate Atlantic's Harper Regan Opening by Matthew Blank

Christopher Innvar, Mary McCann, Mary Beth Peil, Jordan Lage, Madeleine Martin, Gareth Saxe and more bring Simon Stephens' tale of Harper Regan to life for Off-Broadway's Atlantic Th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM

THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN Headed for Broadway Spring 2013 Starring Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella by Rialto Chatter

According to The Washington Post, Molly Smith, artistic director of Arena Stage has signed on to direct a production of Eric Coble's THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN on Broadway in the Spring of 2013,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:41AM

Standing-Room Ticket Policy Announced for Broadway Revival of Glengarry Glen Ross, Starring Al Pacino by Andrew Gans

Producers of the revival of Glengarry Glen Ross announced Oct. 11 that the production at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre will offer a standing-room ticket policy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AM

Artist, Immigrant: Lanna Joffrey by Marcy Arlin

(To learn more about Marcy Arlin’s Artist, Immigrant blog series, click here.) 1. How have you combined, in your work, your country’s culture? I have several countries/cities/states …

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 10:37AM

Munsters Reboot, Starring Jerry O’Connell and Cheyenne Jackson, Lives On as Halloween Special by Lindsay Champion

NBC won’t be saying goodbye to the kooky Munster family after all, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The network, which has been developing Mockingbird Lane, a reboot of the classic…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:33AM

TV News: Ian McShane to Join Cast of FX's American Horror Story: Asylum by Bethany Rickwald

Broadway veteran and Deadwood star Ian McShane will be joining the cast of FX's American Horror Story, according to TVline.McShane will be playing a character who will "tussle" with the ment…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:33AM

TV News: Matt Bomer Will Guest Star on The New Normal by Bethany Rickwald

Matt Bomer is set to guest star on the new NBC comedy The New Normal, according to Deadline.The show's creator Ryan Murphy is quoted as saying Bomer will play the "sexy ex-boyfriend" of the…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:31AM

Reading of Martha Jane Kaufman's Love Poems for Dead Bodies Will Be Followed by Talkback Led by Sarah Ruhl by Andrew Gans

{YOUR NAME HERE}, a Queer Theater Company dedicated to "producing and creating groundbreaking and thought-provoking new works that positively depict the LGBTIQQA community," will k…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:31AM

National Coming Out Day – Whose Got Extra Love – Zanna Don’t by Broadway Reviewed

TweetIn honor of National Coming Out Day I wanted to share probably the gayest musical there is, Zanna Don’t. Zanna Don’t is all about a world where the majority of people are ga…

SOURCE: Broadway Reviewed at 10:30AM

'Breakfast at Tiffany's' heading to Broadway, cross your fingers by David Ng

A new stage version of Truman Capote's "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is aiming for Broadway, with "Game of Thrones" actress Emilia Clarke expected to play Holly Golightly. The last attempt to br…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:25AM

Theater News: Estelle Parsons, Stephen Spinella to Star in Broadway's The Velocity of Autumn by Dan Bacalzo

Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons and two-time Tony Award winner Stephen Spinella will star in Eric Coble's The Velocity of Autumn, to begin Broadway performances Spring 2013 at a theater…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:23AM

Stars of Burlesque-A-Pades: The Bishop of Burlesque by Trav S.D.

David Bioshop, “The Bishop of Burlesque” has been a professional stage manager in 16 states, Washington DC and Toronto since 1998. His credits include Gotham Burlesque, New York …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:21AM

Forgotten Shows of My Nonage #2: Highcliffe Manor by Trav S.D.

I think of this as the Last Bit of Unrecovered Information Excavated from My Memory. Some months ago, out of curiosity I began looking up obscure tv shows from my childhood online…and …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:19AM

ArtsBeat: New Broadway Play to Star Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella by Erik Piepenburg

The Academy Award-winning actress and the Tony Award-winning actor Stephen Spinella will come to Broadway in the spring of 2013 in Eric Coble's "Velocity of Autumn."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:14AM

Tickets Now On Sale to Catch Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons on Broadway by Broadway.com

Tickets are now on sale to see Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons on Broadway. This special concert engagement marks the first time ever Valli and the iconic group will play the Gr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:05AM

Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella Will Star in The Velocity of Autumn on Broadway in 2013 by Andrew Gans

Eric Coble's new two-character play, The Velocity of Autumn, will bow on Broadway in spring 2013 with a cast led by Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons and two-time Tony winner Ste…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM

Estelle Parsons, Stephen Spinella Star in Broadway’s ‘The Velocity of Autumn’ Spring 2013 by David Rogers

Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella are heading to Broadway next year as the stars of Eric Coble’s new two-character play, “The Velocity of Autumn.” The 90-minute dramatic comedy will…

SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AM
Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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‘It’s Me on Broadway!’ Jessica Chastain Shows Off Her Excitement at Starring in The Heiress by Broadway.com

Think the Oscar-nominated star of some of most high profile films of the past couple of years (The Help, Tree of Life, The Master and Lawless, to name just four!) is too cool for Broadway? N…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:58AM

Turning Page, Angelica Page's Solo Show About Her Mother Geraldine Page, Begins Run Off-Broadway by Broadway.com

Turning Page, Angelica Page’s new one-woman show about her late mother, legendary actress Geraldine Page, begins its run on October 11 at off-Broadway's Cherry Lane Studio Theatre.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:55AM

Cyrano de Bergerac, Starring Douglas Hodge and Clemence Poesy, Opens on Broadway by Broadway.com

Fast, funny and oh so French, Cyrano de Bergerac opens on Broadway on October 11 at the American Airlines Theatre. English actor Douglas Hodge swaps his Tony-winning La Cage heels for a suit…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:53AM

News: BAC awarded £2.5m for heritage work by Nicola Merrifield

Battersea Arts Centre has received £2.5 million to help restore the outside of its building and create an archive of its history. The centre, which is housed in a grade II-listed former tow…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:51AM

Theater News: Signature Theatre to Present Concert Performances of Matt Conner and Grace Barnes' Crossing by Bethany Rickwald

Signature Theatre is to present a one-weekend concert of Matt Conner and Grace Barnes' musical Crossing, October 20-21 in the MAX. Artistic director Eric Schaeffer will direct.Crossing expl…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:48AM

Betty Buckley, Elaine Paige, Christine Ebersole, Christine Andreas, Karen Akers Set for New Cabaret Series by Andrew Gans

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust will present a new cabaret series at the Cabaret at Theater Square.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:47AM

Peter’s Alley Theatre Productions: A New Theater Voice Arrives in DC

To Gillian on her 37th Birthday will open November 2nd at Theatre on the Run in Arlington. The play will kick off the Inaugural Season of Peter’s Alley Theatre Productions. An innovative …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:45AM

BWW Blog: Greg Reuter - The Talent Crush by Greg Reuter

Today, I want to explore something that we have all experienced, whether we wanted to or not. The talent crush. Urban Dictionary defines a talent crush as an affection for somebody based sol…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:44AM

Emilia Clarke to Star in Forthcoming Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Loganne

The world premiere of Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning playwright Richard Greenberg’s new play, Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s, will begin performances at a Shubert th…

SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 09:42AM

Theater News: Douglas Hodge to Go From Cyrano to Willy Wonka by Dan Bacalzo

Tony Award winner Douglas Hodge, who stars as the title character in the new Broadway revival of Cyrano de Bergerac that opens tonight at the American Airlines Theatre, will soon be trading …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:40AM

Stage fright: which plays have left you reeling in horror? by Lyn Gardner

Violence at the theatre is often at its most unbearable when left to the imagination. Which shows have made you want to avert your eyes and scream 'stop!'?The terror season is upon us in Bri…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:37AM

Panel As Performance: Deconstructing The Performa Event by Andy Horwitz

This is the first section of a multipart essay Andy is writing called "The Economics of Ephemerality" which examines the relationship of performance and visual art from a variety of perspect…

SOURCE: Culturebot at 09:36AM

News: DreamWorks' Madagascar Live! tours UK arenas next year

The first arena tour of DreamWorks Madagascar Live!, adapted from the hit 2005 animated film, will visit nine cities in the UK next year beginning in January 2013. The story centres on anim…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:30AM

Jeremy Jordan, Jennifer Damiano, Justin Guarini, Caissie Levy Will Be Heard on Drew Gasparini's "I Could Use a Drink" CD by Andrew Gans

Drew Gasparini, whose songs will be heard in the upcoming season of NBC's "Smash," will head into the recording studio for the first time to record 17 songs with a mix of Broad…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:27AM

Sound Advice: "Carrie," "Jekyll & Hyde" and "The Hills Are Alive!" - 10/11/12 by Rob Lester

Journey from eerie (Carrie, Jekyll & Hyde, two musicals we first heard from at the end of the 1980s) to spiffy, smirking supposed "sequel" to the ultimate in musical theatre cheery (The Soun…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:21AM

STAGE TUBE: First Look at Lucy Durack, Rob Mills and More in Sydney's LEGALLY BLONDE by Stage Tube

LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL is now playing in Sydney at the Lyric Theatre, and BroadwayWorld has a first look at the show below.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:20AM

Photo Flash: Sandy Duncan Revisits Peter Pan with Broadway's Peter and the Starcatcher Cast by Tristan Fuge

On Wednesday, October 10, Sandy Duncan joined Peter and the Starcatcher cast members Adam Chanler-Berat, Celia Keenan-Bolger, and Matthew Saldívar as well as director Roger Rees and

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:18AM

Andrea Martin brings Comedy to 54 Below by Magda Katz

Andrea Martin brings comedy to 54 Below,Tony Award winner Andrea Martin(My Big Fat Greek Wedding) brings her comedy to 54 Below along with Seth Rudetsky (Sirius XM Satellite RAdio) at the pi…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 09:17AM

Peg Leg Bates by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Star of Vaudeville # 243: Peg Leg Bates (for more on this remarkable entertainer, go here). Here he is at age 60 in his final performance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Yo…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:08AM

Reviews Late But Not Never by Suzanna Bowling

Reviews Late But Not Never: Sometimes as press we see plays right before they end or they have such a short run that by the time we review they are gone. For the playwrights’ sake we writ…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 09:07AM

Official! Douglas Hodge is 'Willy Wonka' in CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Tix on Sale 10/15 by BroadwayWorld

Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Neal Street Productions and Kevin McCormick today announced that Olivier and Tony Award-winning actor Douglas Hodge will play Willy Wonka in Roald Dahls Charli…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:02AM

Douglas Hodge Will Star in West End World Premiere of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Mark Shenton

The box office will open Oct. 15 for the previously announced West End world premiere of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a new stage version of Roald Dahl's story of the same name. Op…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:02AM

Michael Attenborough to Step Down as Artistic Director of London's Almeida Theatre by Mark Shenton

Michael Attenborough will step down as artistic director of London's Almeida Theatre after 11 years at the helm. He will depart in spring 2013.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:01AM

’2012 Walk to End Alzheimer’s’ in the Nation’s Capital by Nancy Daly by Guest Author

2012 Walk to End Alzheimer’s in the Nation’s Capital – Washington, DC Come join us on this wonderful team of Actors, Industry Colleagues, Friends and Family on Saturday, Oc…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AM
Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Critics’ choice by George Hunka

London’s critical darling at the moment is Howard Barker’s Scenes from an Execution, directed by Tom Cairns and featuring Fiona Shaw as Galactia, at the National Theatre. (A new …

SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 08:56AM

Photo Flash: Second LES MISERABLES Film Poster Revealed Featuring Russell Crowe as 'Javert' ! by BroadwayWorld

Christmas can't get here fast enough, because that's when Les Miserables hits the big screen. Check out a just-released poster for the film below, which features Russell Crowe as 'Javert' an…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:55AM

Krapp's Last Tape

Legit Reviews||Regional: If there's a bleak truth to be unearthed about the human condition, you can be sure Samuel Beckett peerlessly expressed it.

SOURCE: Variety at 08:55AM

Short Fuse Commentary: Contra “The Master” by Harvey Blume

Is the director of "The Master," Paul Thomas Anderson, running from Scientology and its top guns (Tom Cruise did visit the set) as fast as he can?

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:32AM

The Guinea Pig Club, York Theatre Royal by Will Ramsey

York Theatre Royal: Susan Watkins has described it as the "miracle of ward three". And while the playwright's drama doesn't shirk from the horrors of war, it creates some…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:29AM

'Velocity' rushes to Broadway

Legit News: Parsons, Spinella to star in new play

SOURCE: Variety at 08:09AM

Trends: From Jersey Shore to 30 Rock: Why We Love Cyrano by David Gordon

"When you go into battle you need to have some friends with you, so in case a grenade gets thrown at you one of your buddies takes it first."So sayeth Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino of the …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM

KISSLESS Goes From Stage to Screen: An Interview With Chance McClain by Kimberly Lew

Last year, Chance McClain participated in our 5-question NYMF interview series for his show Kissless, and now, a year later, he contacted me with the exciting news that Kissless has been fil…

SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AM

BWW's On This Day - October 11, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on October 11 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Dexter Maitland by Trav S.D.

Dexter Maitland (ca. 1915-1985) was a straight man in burlesque during its dying days as well as what was then unfortunately known as a “tit singer”…which just meant that h…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:55AM

Damned by Despair – review by Michael Billington

Olivier, LondonI have little doubt that this 1625 play about saints and sinners by the Spanish monk Tirso de Molina is a masterpiece, but it would sit more easily in a smaller space, and Bij…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:50AM

American Idiot – review by Ian Gittins

Mayflower, SouthamptonThe jukebox musical is a 21st-century rock phenomenon. Yet while Queen, Abba and Madness's extensive back catalogues may lend themselves easily to theatrical interpreta…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:47AM

Almeida director to depart

Legit News: Attenborough exits London theater in spring

SOURCE: Variety at 07:41AM

Dublin Theatre Festival 2012 - Dubliners/The Select (The Sun Also Rises)/The Picture of Dorian Gray/The Boys of Foley Street/Hamlet/The Talk of the To by Louise Finn

Various venues: What better way to kick things off than with Corn Exchange's adaptation of James Joyce's Dubliners. For inhabitants of the city Annie Ryan's economically direc…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:37AM

Review: Desire Under the Elms by Lauren Mooney

It may be nearly a hundred years since Desire Under the Elms was written, but the stage still brims with the barely-repressed desire promised by the title of Eugene O’Neill’s controvers…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:35AM

News: Full cast announced for Southwark Seagull with Matthew Kelly

Full casting has been announced for the Southwark Playhouse’s forthcoming production of Chekhov's The Seagull starring Matthew Kelly, Whatsonstage.com can reveal. Joining Kelly in Russell…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:28AM

Spotlight On: Last Chance Saloon by Laura Turner

Michael Buble, Andrew Lloyd Webber and a spot of Barry Manilow. Not what you'd expect from Dracula, but Last Chance Saloon are turning the gothic stereotype entirely on it's head.

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:24AM

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds

The ceiling fan stirs the thick, hot soup of the delta night air in the bedroom of the colonial mansion house where the bourbon flows as plentifully as the deep waters of the Mississippi.

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:12AM

Missing in Action, Mercury, Colchester by Nick Dines

Mercury, Colchester: A far cry from her recent adaptation of The Secret Garden, Mary Swan's latest offering provides a thought-provoking insight into the harrowing effects of post-traum…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:09AM

Damned by Despair, Olivier, National Theatre, London

Spare a thought for poor Bertie Carvel. One minute, he's a camp brute of a headmistress swinging schoolgirls round by the plaits in the rip-roaring hit of Matilda. The next, he's being bruti…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:08AM

Damned by Despair, National, London by Lauren Paxman

National, London: Damned By Despair, Tirso de Molina's Spanish Golden Age drama about religion and forgiveness was always going to struggle to get National Theatre audiences excited. Ev…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:05AM

TheaterMania U: Answers From The Learned Ladies: Part 1 by Gianfranco Lentini

This past summer while I was interning with New York Classical Theatre, I asked the cast and crew working on the production what would be their one piece of advice they would give an actor/a…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:00AM
Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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American Idiot, Mayflower, Southampton by Mark Shenton

Mayflower, Southampton: I recently described the West End as hurtling ever closer to theme park oblivion with its over-reliance on the tried, already tested and familiar to produce jukebox m…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:55AM

Hodge joins 'Charlie' musical

Legit News: Actor to play Willy Wonka in West End show

SOURCE: Variety at 06:42AM

Review: Harper Regan at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

In Simon Stephen's play, the title character's "disappearance" takes the audience on a journey with a woman whose normal behavior mechanism cracks .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:40AM

Review Round-up: Was it aye or no for This House?

James Graham's new play This House, which is set in the House of Commons during the turbulent 1970s, opened at the NT Cottesloe this week. Directed by Royal Court associate Jeremy Herrin, th…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:38AM

Cabaret, Savoy, London by Lisa Martland

Savoy, London: Will Young's West End debut has been a long time coming. Ten years ago he put his drama studies on hold, famously won the TV talent contest Pop Idol and successfully purs…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:37AM

News: Seek out business ‘brains’, arts sector urged by Matthew Hemley

Theatre organisations need help and not just money from commercial “brains”, according to the director of research body Arts & Business. The charity released this week its full repor…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:21AM

News: Michael Attenborough to leave Almeida Theatre after 11 years by Matthew Hemley

Michael Attenborough is to step down as artistic director of the Almeida Theatre after 11 years. He will leave the venue in spring next year to focus on directing. Attenborough said: “My 1…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:10AM

Production News: Douglas Hodge confirmed as Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory musical by Matthew Hemley

Douglas Hodge will play Willy Wonka in the new musical version of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory next year. Hodge won an Olivier for his performance in La Cage aux Folles i…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:07AM

Michael Attenborough to step down as Almeida's artistic director

Michael Attenborough has announced today that has resigned as artistic director of the Almeida to "concentrate solely on directing".

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:03AM
Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Hanks set for Broadway

Legit News: Ephron's 'Lucky Guy' lands dates, theater

SOURCE: Variety at 05:59AM

Bad press: a new play gives journalists a voice by Andrew O'Hagan

Newspapers are in a state of crisis – print is on the wane and the Leveson inquiry has revealed falling standards. How would the industry tell the story of its own decline? By Andrew …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:15AM

All Greek to Him: Sean Graney Wrangles the Portfolio of the Tragic Trio into a 650-Page Mega-Play by Ella Christoph

By Eric Shoemaker Sean Graney was not content with “Seven Sicknesses.” It seems that his successful and now traveling adaptation of every Sophocles tragedy merely opened a can of worms�…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 05:00AM
Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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New Breakfast At Tiffany's Headed For Broadway

The New York Times 10/10/12

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:56AM

News: Michael Attenborough steps down at Almeida, Spring 2013

Michael Attenborough has announced that he will step down as artistic director of the Almeida Theatre in Spring 2013 after 11 years at the helm. Attenborough, who succeeded Jonathan Kent an…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:51AM

Inquiry Finds That Four Rebecca Investors Did Not Exist

The New York Times 10/07/12

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:48AM

And When We Say 'Dark Comedy', We Mean Dark Comedy

The Guardian (UK) 10/09/12

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:44AM
Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Damned by Despair ***

How real are heaven and hell in your lives? When a Neapolitan bandit is hanged for his crimes, he soars into the bright lights of the Olivier, like a transfigured angel. His counterpart, a g…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:59AM

Theater Review: Solid tale of Helen Keller avoids melodrama by Marcus Crowder

The Sacramento Theatre Company's spirited season-opening production of "The Miracle Worker" ironically benefits from careful restraint. Brittni Barger as Annie Sullivan, left, and Bella…

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 03:00AM
Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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War stories of ‘Black Watch’ explosively intimate

“No, you do NOT understand,” shouts one of the emotionally battered young soldiers in Gregory Burke’s “Black Watch” who is being interviewed about his service in 2004 in the war in…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 01:40AM

It's plain that Douglas Hodge enjoys 'Cyrano'

NEW YORK - There's a small, grotesque thing sitting on Douglas Hodge's makeup table at the American Airlines Theatre.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:32AM

WICKED Teams with Ben Cohen & Dan Savage for Anti-Bullying Talkback Tonight, 10/11 by BroadwayWorld

In its ongoing efforts to combat bullying, the hit Broadway musical WICKED will host a special event tonight, October 11, featuring two leaders in the worldwide campaign to bring an end to b…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

STAGE TUBE: Trailer - National Theatre Live Broadcasts THE LAST OF THE HAUSSMANS, Beg. Today, Oct 11 by Stage Tube

Today, October 11, National Theatre Live will broadcast a live performance ofThe Last of the Haussmans, a new play by Stephen Beresford and directed by Howard Davies. The broadcasts will be …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Colleen Harris Guest Hosts Broadway Sessions Tonight, 10/11 by BroadwayWorld

BROADWAY SESSIONS is an evening of musical performances, games and open mic featuring a new Broadway guest each week. The show was created by Ben Cameron Broadways Wicked, Aida and Footloose…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Natalie Charle Ellis and More Perform at Musical Mondays' Season and CD Preview Concert, 10/11 by BroadwayWorld

Musical Mondays Theatre Lab announces a concert of new songs from their upcoming seasons as well as songs from the soon to be released Sh-K-BoomGhostlght CD with live performances of brand n…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Bill Nolte Stars in Westchester Broadway Theatre's FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, Now thru 2/3 by BroadwayWorld

Westchester Broadway Theatre presents Fiddler On The Roof, with Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics Sheldon Harnick and Book by Joseph Stein. This production will be directed and choreographed by Ri…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Vivian Reed Leads Harold Arlen Musical-ONE FOR MY BABY Reading Tonight, 10/11 by BroadwayWorld

One for My Baby, set to a score of some three dozen Harold Arlen classics and billed as a song-and-dance celebration ofbig-city nightlife at the end of World War II, will have a private, ind…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Will Typecasting Ruin New Zealand’s Career? by Joe Patti

I was reading today that the New Zealand post will be issuing legal tender coins commemorative coins for the upcoming Hobbit movie. This appears to be the first issue of coins associated wit…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 01:15AM

Melbourne Festival Diary: A Divagation on Criticism by Alison Croggon

Festival Diary #1 The Melbourne Festival officially opens tonight, but a couple of pre-opening events have already tempted Ms TN out of her burrow. Over the past two nights, I've seen two c…

SOURCE: Theatre Notes at 01:03AM

TT: One (more) to grow on

The opening night of Long Wharf Theatre's production of Satchmo at the Waldorf couldn't have gone better. The house was...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

TT: Almanac

"My most concise, and memorable, lesson on editing came one day in 1958 when Groucho took me with him to...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

STREET ARTIST MR. BRAINWASH by Young Hollywood

STREET ARTIST MR. BRAINWASH Who is Mr. Brainwash? Fans and critics alike have been pondering that question for a few years. Though not quite as mysterious as the infamous Banksy, Mr. Brainwa…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM

LAST RESORT'S AUTUMN REESER by Young Hollywood

LAST RESORT'S AUTUMN REESER The lovely Autumn Reeser comes up for air and returns to the Studio to dish on her ABC maritime thriller, "The Last Resort", and how the show'…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
Thursday, October 11, 2012 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Celebrity News: Jessica Chastain is Even More Excited About Broadway Than You by Editorial Staff

How would you react if you saw your face on the side of a building? If you're Jessica Chastain, you take a picture with it!The actress, currently starring on Broadway in The Heiress, posted …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:53AM

Review: 'Harper Regan' a complex, insightful play

NEW YORK (AP) — No longer young, but not yet old; it's no wonder 40-something women often experience a mid-life crisis, although the subject rarely gets staged.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:49AM

One midlife crisis, many yawns by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Welcome to the most boring midlife crisis of the year. No matter what happens to Harper Regan, the title character of Simon Stephens’ new drama, it’s hard to care. Her supervisor snottil…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:07AM

Hardly the best Foote forward by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Playwright Horton Foote made his name with wistful family dramas rooted in home and neighborhood. He left a big void when he died in 2009, and now the shoe is on the other Foote. Not only h…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:05AM

Still mad as hell by Frank Scheck

The years haven’t exactly mellowed Lewis Black. But why would they? If they had, he wouldn’t have an act. He gets angry so we don’t have to. In “Running on Empty,” which kicked off…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:05AM

Here She Is, Brooklyn! Barbra Streisand Plays Barclays Center Oct. 11 and 13 by Andrew Gans

Academy Award-winning actress, singer, director and philanthropist Barbra Streisand offers her first public performance in her hometown of Brooklyn Oct. 11 at the Barclays Center, the boroug…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Picture of the Week, October 11, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

Danette MacKay and Chip Chuipka in Centaur Theatre's (photo credit: lucetg.com)August, An Afternoon in the CountryWe like this captured moment as it looks like an actual family photo (as opp…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AM

Crossing, New Musical By Matt Conner & Grace Barnes, Gets VA Concert; Eric Schaeffer Directs by Kenneth Jones

Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA, continues it commitment to developing new works with a one-weekend-only concert of Crossing, a musical by Matt Conner (Nevermore; The Hollow) and Grace Ba…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Sutton Foster, Kerry Butler, Robin DeJesus, Chester Gregory, Santino Fontana Populate NAMT Festival of New Musicals Beginning Oct. 11 by Adam Hetrick

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre's Festival of New Musicals, featuring performances by Tony winners Sutton Foster and Tonya Pinkins, as well as Kerry Butler, Robin DeJesus, Ches…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Long Day's Journey, Les Waters' Debut as Artistic Director, Opens at Actors Theatre of Louisville by Kenneth Jones

Obie Award winner Lisa Emery plays drug-addicted Mary Tyrone opposite David Chandler as aging actor James Tyrone in Long Day's Journey Into Night, opening Oct. 11 at Actors Theatre …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Angelica Page Recalls Her Mom, Geraldine Page, in Turning Page, Beginning Oct. 11 Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Angelica Page premieres Turning Page, a new solo play about her late mother, American actress Geraldine Page, Off-Broadway beginning Oct. 11 at the Cherry Lane Studio Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Tony Winner Bernadette Peters Offers New Jersey Concerts Oct. 11-12 by Andrew Gans

Two-time Tony winner Bernadette Peters, who was most recently seen on Broadway in the award-winning revival of Follies, offers concerts in the Garden State Oct. 11-12.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

A Nose for Poetry: Cyrano de Bergerac, With Douglas Hodge, Clémence Poésy, Patrick Page, Opens on Broadway by Kenneth Jones

As if performing in an animated Baroque-era painting, Clémence Poésy, Patrick Page, Bill Buell, Kyle Soller and Tony Award winner Douglas Hodge star in the new Broadway product…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

U.S. Screenings of The Globe's All's Well That Ends Well, Starring Janie Dee, Begin Oct. 11 by Michael Gioia

The Shakespeare's Globe Theatre production of All's Well That Ends Well, starring Olivier Award-winning actress Janie Dee, begins U.S. screenings Oct. 11 as part of the 201…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 11 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas and Ernio Hernandez

1918 Jerome Robbins born today. The choreographer spent most of his early career moving easily between the worlds of classical ballet and Broadway, choreographing and/or directing classics i…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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