Stephen Sondheim's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE is part of Chicago Shakespeare Theater's upcoming season, currently running through November 4, 2012. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:33PMBlack Ensemble Theater embraces its lovely, large new space with vibrant musical productions that elicit vivacious audience response. One Night Only follows this pattern, showcasing fabulous…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 09:14PMGreg Delmage, Nicole Stevens, Kerry O'Donovon, Veronika Sztopa Photo credit: Devin KarringtenWell, that was a lot of fun!by David C. JonesLittle Shop of Horrors is a morbid little comed…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 09:09PMLaughing Dog Media announces Broadway star and vocal powerhouse James Barbour's Fifth Annual Holiday Season at Sardis 234 West 44th Street, New York, NY which launches with a Pre-Thanksgivin…
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The star of ABC's hit comedy SURBURGATORY shared what's in store for her character on the show's second season and her future plans to return to Broadway
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:27PMNORTH GOES SOUTH As a child, I flew to the stars with Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince – a work of youthful wonder tinged with adult melancholy, loneliness, and wistful phil…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:23PM"The Boston theatre community can always profit from international influx. The German theatre scene in particular is quite innovative both in the plays being written and the productions that…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:17PMYOU DEFINITELY WANT TO MEET THESE FEET I was led to believe, based on having seen both the original Broadway version of 42nd Street and the humongous Broadway revival, that the slight jukebo…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:09PMTwo time Tony Award-winning Goodspeed Musicals has just announced the cast of the new musical The Great American Mousical, to be directed by Julie Andrews. This developmental production will…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:08PMLet me take a few minutes to give you a taste of the plays that make up the anthology. There are eight different plays all written to be performed in Jimmy’s No. 43 in the East Villa…
SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 07:07PMJim Leonard fictionalizes the Abu Ghraib scandal to examine why soldiers in faraway combat zones might become abusers and torturers. A musical score by Rob Cairns and Beth Thornley facilitat…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 07:06PMStories From An Invisible Town, On tourHugh Hughes, the Welsh performer whose previous cult shows include Floating, Story Of A Rabbit and 360 is back. Or, rather, he's back home. His mum is …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMOn the heels of winning the Alec Baldwin Fellowship for his music amp lyrics on Til Death Do Us Part, and recording the International Studio Cast Recording of The Concrete Jungle with Nick L…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:03PMDue to my sheer adoration of the first series of Homeland, it pains me to question to the second's existence.
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM"It's death to be understood," declares Galactia, the 16th-century artist-heroine in one of Howard Barker's most accessible and stringently witty works – a searching study of the tension b…
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PMSmall and perfectly formed, with a face-full of designer stubble and the expensive suntan of a man who only recently returned from a Caribbean honeymoon, Benjamin Millepied saunters into his…
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Tony Award nominee Liz Larsen The Most Happy Fella, KT Sullivan Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Chris Hoch La Cage Aux Folles, Shrek The Musical, Michael Mastro Twelve Angry Men, Pilin Anice Junie…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:50PMJust in time for Halloween, the Goodman Theatre is hosting a costume sale (the first one in five years) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 20 at the theater, 170 N. Dearborn. Prices start at $1. The…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 06:50PMA Jersey Shore girl, a writer from Mexico and a handful of New York natives! Get familiar with Broadway.com’s new Word of Mouth panelists as the 2012-2013 season begins.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:45PMIn “Helen & Edgar,” his one-man show at Theater 80, Edgar Oliver tells of coming of age in Georgia with his sister and their mother, who would fretfully ask them, “I’m not like a gro…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:43PMMisty watercolored memories are stirred up for a mother and daughter taking in Barbra Streisand's Back to Brooklyn concert. Playbill editor Blake Ross reflects on a night to remember.
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:43PMThe cast of the Roundabout revival of Cyrano de Bergerac celebrated opening night on October 11, and the stars had plenty to say about why audiences can't resist this classic, charismati…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:41PM"Call Me Adam" once again chats with Broadway, television, and R&B singer Tituss Burgess. This time around we talk about his debut full-length album, "Comfortable," releasing October 14, his…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 06:36PMGrowing up in Toledo, Ohio, Katie Holmes was the baby of the brood with three older sisters and one older brother.
“Sibling relationships are so intense — and in the best way,�…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:35PMThe latest poster for Tom Hooper’s highly anticipated big screen version of Les Miserables features Anne Hathaway as the beautiful but doomed Fantine, with the tagline referencing the …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:31PMThe cast of the new comedy Dead Accounts was thrilled to spill the details on the show’s dysfunctional family, its modern-day message and its odd obsession with ice cream. Let’s …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:30PMHarper Regan and The Old Man and the Old Moon.-- Delivered by Feed43 service
SOURCE: Vulture at 06:27PMI won’t be reviewing it for the paper—there’s a policy about the number of Equity actors in shows we review, etc.—but I’m looking forward to seeing what Jeremy …
SOURCE: The Journal News at 06:23PMFind 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 06:22PMBroadway actor Colt Prattes is the hunk in Pink's new music video TRY which has hit No. 1 on the billboards. Prattes is the face of this year's Broadway Bares poster, and he has appeared on …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:13PMHey guys, my name’s Clara. I’m a long time reader, first time guest blogger (well, here, anyway). I’m friends with a bunch of amateur, semi-professional and professional ac…
SOURCE: www.dennisbaker.net at 06:05PMAnother week on Broadway has come and gone, and what a fantastic week it’s been! We got punked by Corey Cott, watched Audra and Will get hitched and have eaten eight kinds of delicious…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:02PMBroadway leading man Robert Cuccioli has high standards, and they revealed themselves in his music on Monday night, when he joined the Broadway at Birdland concert series and celebrated his …
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Anything Barbra Streisand-related is well worth attending are you kidding, and on Friday, October 5th, there was an invited dress rehearsal on the Temple University Campus in the The Liacour…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:58PMAndrew Clark talks to David Pountney, Welsh National Opera’s chief executive and artistic director, about some surprising financial decisions
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 05:55PMCarol Woods is famous not only for her acclaimed theatrical background, but for stealing a scene in Across the Universe when she sings a Gospel-inspired "Let it Be." Woods is curre…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:44PMBrought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Friday, October 12, 2012 Today’s Tweets: click on hyperlinked items for more information @mtc_nyc announces the recipients of the Alfred P. Sloan Commi…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:44PM‘War and Peace’ and it’s many manifestations has proven a fertile subject for film and theater. Far Away, a dystopian fable written by the famed British playwright Caryl Ch…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:43PMThere is some fancy footwork going on over at the Court Theatre.I am, of course, speaking of the set.This is not to say that the actors are horrid or anywhere near it. The are not, however,…
SOURCE: Usher Nonsense at 05:42PMNEW YORK (AP) — Tracy Letts is so polite that he warns you right away that he makes a terrible subject of a story.
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 05:35PMHis play is clear and cogent, truly hilarious, consistently compelling, totally convincing, emotionally powerful, and deeply moving.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 05:33PMRosie ODonnell will host a star-studded evening honoring Elvis Duran, host of the nationally syndicated radio program Elvis Duran and the Morning Show on Monday, October 15, 2012 at the New …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:30PMWe dreamed a dream that Universal Pictures would release these character posters for Tom Hooper's highly anticipated film version of the classic musical Les Miserables, to open on Christmas
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:27PMTritone Productions presents Steven Blanchard and Veanne Cox in a staged presentation of the new musical comedy, Jonathan Brielles 40 Naked Women, A Monkey and Me directed by Michael Bush wi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:25PMFour-time Tony nominee and four-time Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk Award winning actress Tovah Feldshuh will star in the upcoming industry readings of the new romantic comedy, Handle W…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:21PMYou’ve heard of Instagram, right? Well, so have we! And we love sharing our photographic fun with you. Check us out on Instagram at @broadwaycom and follow us for immediate, exclusive …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:21PMChristopher Fitzgerald and Moya Angela will be part of the Nov. 3 Steinway Meets Broadway concert at the Engeman Theater in Northport, Long Island.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:11PMJo Koy comes to UP Comedy Club presents at 230 W. North Ave, (3rd Floor of Piper’s Alley in Chicago) Oct. 11-13. Koy has been a mainstay of the comedy world since he first performed …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:09PMLynne Meadow Artistic Director, Barry Grove Executive Producer, and Mandy Greenfield Artistic Producer just announced the 2012 recipients of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Initiative commiss…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:08PMJulia Murney, who is currently starring in off-Broadway's Falling, stopped by the Broadway.com studio to answer questions about the Wicked movie, meeting Yoko Ono and pushing d…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMFour student publications give students experience, outlet Some schools have a student newspaper. Horace Greeley High School, named for the famous editor of The New York Tribune, has a newsp…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 05:04PMThe Jonas Brothers took the stage at Radio City Music Hall in a sold-out concert on October 11, and the audience went decidedly wild for the boy band—especially Broadway baby Nick Jona…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:01PMMy play The Hummingbirds won the Internationalists Global Playwriting Contest. The award grants at least six different presentations in six different countries over the course of the next…
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The Manhattan Theatre Club has announced the 2012 recipients of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Initiative commissions, which support the development of plays with science and technology them…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:59PMFive-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald will be honored by PFLAG NYC (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays of New York City) at the organization's 32nd annual awards gala to…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:57PMCatherine Porter, who understudied the role of Diana Goodman in the Broadway production of Next to Normal, will take on the leading role in the Alliance Theatre staging of the Tony and Pulit…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:46PM“Positions,” by Owen Dunne, is most noteworthy as being the first original play to move to New York from Red Barn Studio, a 50-seat community theater in Wilmington, N.C., founded…
SOURCE: backstage.com at 04:41PMIt’s a mixed bag for the most recent revival of Cyrano de Bergerac. While Ben Brantley of The New York Times falls head over heals for Douglas Hodge’s performance, AMNY is nearly…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 04:39PMThe only thing bigger than the new musical Giant is the state that inspired it: Texas! The Public Theater’s new love story, based on the novel by Edna Ferber, is a sweeping chronicle o…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:39PMAlex Goley and James Monroe Iglehart will co-star in the TheatreWorks production of Big River, the Tony Award-winning country musical based on Mark Twain's classic "The Adventures o…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:33PMHere are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of Oct. 1-7, 2012, as reported by The Broadway League.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PMTwo-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz and Katie Holmes are currently in rehearsals for DEAD ACCOUNTS, the new comedy by Pulitzer Prize finalist Theresa Rebeck, directed by three-time T…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:21PMThe international hit musical "Wicked," about the improbable friendship between the Wicked Witch of the West and the Good Witch of the North, returns to the Paramount with strong performance…
SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 04:11PMLynne Meadow (Artistic Director), Barry Grove (Executive Producer), and Mandy Greenfield (Artistic Producer) announce the 2012 recipients of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Initiative commiss…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 04:08PMMeet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of Roundabout Theatre Company's Cyrano de Bergerac.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:03PMArt Start, a non-profit created to nurture at-risk youth through creative arts, will present a benefit performance featuring eight NYC young people performing alongside some of New York's mo…
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Georgina Bloomberg, Prince Lorenzo Borghese, Brad Walsh, Justin Silver Dogs in the City, Broadway actress Montego Glover, designer Christopher Collins, actor Eric West, Lisa Howard Breaking …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:56PMThe actress, called "a multi-layered, very sophisticated young woman" by her director, stars in a new comedy by the creator of "Smash."read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:49PMCo-produced by theatre dybbuk and L.A. Contemporary Dance Company, Cave…A Dance for Lilith explores the folklore of the demon Goddess Lilith, who is said to be the first woman before E…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:47PMThis item from Gloria Falzer, Turnip Theatre Company Turnip Theatre Company in association with American Globe Theatre will accept submissions for the 19thh Annual New York City 15-Minute Pl…
SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 03:43PMThe interface between past and present emerges as a recurring theme at the Dublin Theatre Festival, writes Sarah Hemming
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 03:43PMBarbra Streisand kicked off her Back to Brooklyn concert tour in Philadelphia on October 10, and one of the most memorable moments was her medley of songs from Gypsy. She delighted Broadway …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:41PMPFLAG NYC Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays of New York City is proud to announce Audra McDonald as the featured honoree at the 32nd Annual PFLAG NYC Awards Gala to be held …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:35PMAttitudes to race and casting suggest that more needs to change before racial prejudice is just the stuff of history, writes Griselda Murray Brown
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 03:31PMSo what if the teenager zapping digital zombies in the bedroom upstairs right now actually went out marauding through your neighborhood with her friends, ready to vaporize, say, the unsuspec…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:25PMCyrano de Bergerac is no stranger to the Broadway stage, but the charismatic wordsmith received a warm welcome from a whole host of VIP guests on opening night at the American Airlines Theat…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:24PMSometimes it's better to forget the big name
When the Royal Winnipeg Ballet arrives in Chicago on Nov. 2, it will play at a hall that has been one of Chicago's crown jewels since its constr…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:24PMMarya Grandy will be Closer Than Ever when she joins the York Theatre Company's acclaimed revival of Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire's musical from October 13 to November 4.Grandy will r…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:18PMFor generations, musical theatre writers have come to New York City to change the world. Once Upon A Time In New York City is about the people who have changed THEM. This concert will featur…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:17PMDeadline reports that Glenn Close, James Franco and Brit Marling will star in the upcoming screen adaptation of Tom Bailey's THE GRACE THAT KEEPS THIS WORLD. The screenplay will be penned by…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:17PMJoe DiPietro's Clever Little Lies, which was set to play George Street Playhouse later this year, has been postponed due to star Marlo Thomas being offered a recurring role on the NBC sitcom…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:17PMNext week, a lucky group of Los Angeles-area students will get to see their own plays brought to life by some of their favorite television stars: the cast of "Glee."
The exciting occasion is…
SOURCE: backstage.com at 03:12PMCaptured Aural Phantasy Theater has teamed up with Creepy LA to present two shows for thrilling, chilling performances this Halloween: The Haunted Horror Variety Show and The Feast of Terror…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:10PM Teatro de la Luna launches its Fifteenth International Festival of Hispanic Theater with a wickedly cynical, needling, protest play that is a send-up. Dominican identity is dissected thr…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:06PMBroadway's Nina Arianda guest stars on the October 18th episode of the NBC comedy 30 ROCK, which will also feature a special guest appearance by Olympian Ryan Lochte. Get a sneak peek below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00PMGeorge Street Playhouse Artistic Director David Saint announced today that the theatre has postponed their scheduled production of Clever Little Lies, penned by Tony Award-winning playwright…
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Well-known American actor, Tom Hanks will be making his Broadway premiere as the star of the late Nora Ephron's play "Lucky Guy." The show is set to open its doors beginning the night of Apr…
SOURCE: Ticket News at 02:58PMOn October 13, Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s revival of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf officially opens at the Booth Theatre, exactly 50 years to the day aft…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 02:52PMNo theater in the world may be accomplishing so much through the efforts of so few. With a full-time staff that would barely fill a shift at a medium-size Starbucks, Druid Theatre Company, b…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:47PM"Back To Brooklyn." That's what Barbra Streisand is calling her current US tour and she's entitled. Unlike the hundreds of singers and musicians that just arrived in Williamsbug -- no offe…
SOURCE: Paper Mag at 02:38PMTheresa Rebeck's comedy Dead Accounts, starring Katie Holmes and Norbert Leo Butz, begins previews Nov. 3 at the Music Box Theatre. The cast and creative team greeted the press Oct. 12.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:38PMChristmas 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 Anne Hathaway as 'Fantine' a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:36PMThe stars came out to see Andrea art in with Seth Rudetsky at 54 Below this week. Nathan Lane, Victor Garber, Debra Monk, Dee Hoty, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman were among the stars to vis…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:34PMMamaroneck ‘dragon caterpillar’ talks about Britney’s home The morning after will.i.am dubbed her a “dragon caterpillar” who starts out soft and then scorches t…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 02:34PMTony winner Des McAnuff has been the Artictic Director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival for five years, where he has helmed countless productions. In the video below, he reflects upon h…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:29PMAfter heading back in time in Broadway's Arcadia,Tom Riley is headlining another period piece as famed artist Leonardo da Vinci in Starz's new series Da Vinci's Demons. The …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24PMTony Award winning Venus in Fur star Nina Arianda will be a guest star on the Oct. 18 episode of the NBC comedy series "30 Rock," which is titled "Hello Ryan Lochte."
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:19PMHow do you move forward in life? We can't ask Willy Loman for advice, but maybe Cat, the protagonist of Patricia Scanlon's Death of a Salesgirl, might be of some assistance? Scanlon and dire…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:18PMNew BroadwayWorld.com Poll - What's your favorite Nora Ephron movie
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:18PMThe Concrete Jungle, an original work from American composer Bobby Cronin opened at the Studio Theatre of Londons Arts Educational School on 8th June, 2012, and runs until the 16th June, 201…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:15PMHome sweet home! The legendary Barbra Streisand took to the stage on October 11 at the brand new Barclays Center in Brooklyn to perform the first show in her “Back to Brooklyn” t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PMAfter the success of Black Watch in 2011 and 2012, the Shakespeare Theatre Company will again work with the National Theatre of Scotland to host one of its productions as part of its STC Pre…
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 02:06PMPreview performances of Edward Albees Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf began Thursday, September 27, 2012, at the Booth Theatre 222 West 45th Street. Opening night is set for Saturday, October …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:05PMNEW YORK (Reuters) - Blending photo montages with at times a thick accent and a singing voice still soaring at the age of 70, Barbra Streisand performed on Thursday in her first big concert …
SOURCE: Reuters at 02:05PMStage and screen star Marlo Thomas, who had been scheduled to star in the George Street Playhouse production of Clever Little Lies, has landed a recurring role in the new TV series "The…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:05PMSTOMP cast member Jason Mills talks about how the show changed his life, his advice for potential future cast members, and what it’s like to train young cast members who first saw the show…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 02:02PMCyrano de Bergerac - For anyone seeking a respite from daily headlines about people who should be heroes but instead tumble off their pedestals like Humpty Du…
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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 Amanda Seyfried as 'Cosette'…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:57PMAfter marrying into a circus family, Ken MacManus, with no previous experience as an entertainer, quickly established himself as a bareback rider, clown, animal trainer and master of ceremon…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:54PMThe prolific and versatile session musician known as ‘Big Jim’ Sullivan played on close to 1,000 hit records, including more than 50 that topped the British charts. Born James George Tom…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:52PMMarya Grandy, whose Broadway credits include Les Misérables and Damn Yankees, will temporarily join the cast of the York Theatre Company's critically acclaimed production of Close…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:52PMSwitching careers in midstream, Bernard Hunter started out as a singer and then learned to dance before becoming an agent, representing some of his clients into his late 80s. Along the way, …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:49PMUndesirable Elements” Turns 20 Ping Chong, the theatre artist who created the documentary theatre series Undesirable Elements, knew what it felt like to be an outsider even before he w…
SOURCE: TDF at 01:43PMLet’s have a celebration the Glinda way! To mark National Coming Out Day, the socially aware Broadway blockbuster Wicked gathered It Gets Better founder Dan Savage, StandUp Foundation …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PMAcademy Award-winning actress, singer and director Barbra Streisand offered her first public performance in her hometown of Brooklyn Oct. 11 at the Barclays Center, with an encore performanc…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:34PMThe Public Theater has offered this first look at the love triangle between Brian d'Arcy James, Kate Baldwin, and P.J. Griffith in their upcoming production of Giant, Michael John LaChiusa a…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:31PMAfter the iconic Les Miserables image of young Cosette came to life in the upcoming movie adaptation's first promotional poster, audiences can now see the street urchin all grown up. The…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:30PMVictor Garber, Dee Hoty, Nathan Lane, Debra Monk, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman were among the guests who attended the recent 54 Below engagement of Andrea Martin's Laughing Matters, also f…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:30PMPenelope Skinner’s adaptation of The Promise will kick off Donmar Warehouse’s final season of RAD at Trafalgar Studios. Based on the Russian play by Aleksei Arbuzov, The Promise …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:26PMThe Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis Executive Director Patrick Willingham will begin previews for the New York premiere production of GIANT, an epic love story with book by Syb…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:25PMTalk about hot and bothered! The cat is out of the bag and Scarlett Johansson looks stunning as headstrong beauty Maggie in the SpotCo ad campaign for the upcoming Broadway revival of Tennes…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:25PM10 Broadway Television Commercials
From the terribly terrific to the terrifically terrible, commercials for Broadway may be one of the most underappreciated aspects of a Broadway show, l…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 01:22PMTwo-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz and Katie Holmes are currently in rehearsals for DEAD ACCOUNTS, the new comedy by Pulitzer Prize finalist Theresa Rebeck, directed by three-time…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:17PMOn Thursday, Backstage spoke with the stars on the red carpet of the "Cyrano de Bergerac" Broadway opening.
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SOURCE: backstage.com at 01:17PMPhilippine Opera Company POC, the Philippines premier opera company, is proud to host the Manila auditions for the West End revival of one of Cameron Mackintoshs late 80s mega musicals, Miss…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:14PMGlenn Close and James Franco will co-star with Brit Marling in The Grace That Keeps This World, according to Deadline. The film is adapted from Tom Bailey's novel of the same name, with scre…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:14PMAfter the Broadway opening of "Cyrano de Bergerac" on Thursday, the show's stars shared their acting advice, character choices, and more.
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SOURCE: backstage.com at 01:10PMNine-year-old Ralphie Parker and his wacky family made the 1983 film A Christmas Story a true holiday classic. Expect the new Parker family to do the same when the musical adaptation of the …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PMAfter Hugh Jackman creates movie magic as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, he'll perform spectacular illusions as Harry Houdini in a new Broadway musical about the famed magician. Directe…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:01PMFestival Theatre, Edinburgh: Scottish Ballet's autumn trio of ballets - new, refreshed and old - emphatically establishes that new artistic director Christopher Hampson will be building…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PMGate, Dublin"Is it really that interesting, the past?" demands a teenager in Declan Hughes' time-slip play, which is set over two summers in Dalkey, not far from Dublin. Sadly, the answer is…
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Nottingham PlayhouseThey do a good sporting play in Nottingham. In past seasons, the Playhouse has presented the Brian Clough comedy Old Big 'Ead in the Spirit of the Man, and a tribute to t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:59PMTony winner Nina Arianda certainly is one lucky girl. Not only does the Venus in Fur vet get to guest star on 30 Rock, she'll also be living out just about every American's summer fa…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:58PMThis week's topics Les Miserables Character Art, Scandalous Preview Thread, Sarah Brightman...In Space, Holiday Selections, Anthony Warlow, SECOND ACTING
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:57PMMartín ZimmermanHometown: Rockville, MD just outside of Washington, DC Current Town: I'm writing this from the Twin Cities where I'm a Jerome Fellow this year. But my significant other, ou…
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 12:55PMTheresa Rebeck’s new comedy Dead Accounts may be loaded with mystery and money, but at the heart of the show is a small-town Midwestern family led by Lorna (Katie Holmes) and Jack (Nor…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:52PMIt’s delightful! It’s delicious! It’s de-lovely! What is, you ask? Why the Heritage Player’s fall production of Cole Porter’s Anything Goes! Directed by Brian Mellen with Musical D…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:49PMLooking for some hot stuff, baby, this evening? Well, the Sheffield Theatres’ stage adaptation of the hit British film The Full Monty has got you covered. The world premiere prod…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42PMWEST END PRODUCTION OF 2012 EIGHT TIME TONY AWARD-WINNER O N C E OPENS IN SPRING 2013 BOOKING NOW OPEN John Tiffany’s production of Once, winner of eight 2012 Tony awards including Best Ne…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:39PMAccording to the American Theatre Critics Association, Hward Shapiro, a long-time theatre critic from the Philadelphia Inquirer, has parted ways with the publication. On October 1, the Inqui…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:32PMInfinitum Nihil, the production company from Oscar nominee Johnny Depp, has partnered with Yellow Bird Productions ("The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo") and Emmy-winning writer-produ…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PMAward winning composer and writer Bobby Cronin will be returning to Birdland to present new material interpreted by some of the industry's best performers, November 5 at 7pm. Direction will…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:29PMIn this week's edition of Around BWW Regional Highlights of the Week', we bring you the most-read stories for the week of October 8 From reviews to interviews, videos and photos, catch up on…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:20PMKim Cattrall will reportedly star in a new production of Tennessee Williams' Sweet Bird of Youth at the Old Vic next summer.According to the Daily Mail, the production, which will be directe…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:20PMREVIEW: Wit, anger and resilience are on view in a new dance from Africa, part of the "Voices of Strength" tour.
SOURCE: StarTribune at 12:20PMIn her short time on the scene, Joplin helped define the music of a generation with her bluesy rasp. A musical honoring her talent and her muses is playing now in Washington, D.C. While it d…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:20PMHIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK David Mamets November opens, stars of GRACE get caricatures at legendary Sardis, Douglas Hodge takes the stage as Cyrano de Bergerac and so much more
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:17PMThe Young Storytellers Foundation will present The Biggest Show 2012, featuring performances of Young Storytellers' scripts by the stars of Fox's "Glee," Oct. 20 at Willows…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:15PMNOT AS BLOODY AS THE TITLE IMPLIES Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson is an audacious rock musical tracing the life and times of Andrew Jackson, the 7th president of the United States. The show is…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:12PMAn 1820s oil painting of 19th-century Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge has been discovered in a garage, as a play about his life opens at London’s Tricycle Theatre. The unsigned and untitl…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:11PMThe film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical Les Misérables will have a Christmas Day opening, hitting theatres in a wide release Dec. 25.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:11PMNews from the Exclusive Press Launch The long awaited musical version of Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ today announced that it would be opening, as previously tipped…
SOURCE: Cheap Theatre Tickets at 12:09PMSadler's Wells, London: The small New York company with the big reputation makes its UK debut with three achingly modern works. Founded in 2003, it has been assiduous in introducing cutting …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:08PMSuits matter, venues suffer, reviewers bite – and Bygraves and Lom remembered
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:07PMFrom a long-running friendship between composer Stephen Paulus and concertmaster William Preucil to the obvious spark between the Cleveland Orchestra and conductor Giancarlo Guerrero, Thursd…
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 12:03PMTom Hanks will make his Broadway debut next year in Nora Ephron’s “Lucky Guy.” Hanks will play Mike McAlary, the New York tabloid columnist, in the production, which begins previews Ma…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 12:00PMNOTICE: THE POLLING PROGRAM I USE DOES NOT TRACK OR KEEP ANY RECORD OF WHO VOTES! IT SIMPLY RECORDS HOW YOU VOTED.So far this season, you voted and selected which c…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:00PMBroadwayWorld.com's SHOW BIZ Rush, Lottery amp Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 10122012.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PM
Studio 42 will be presenting the 12th annual Studio Sessions: The Reading Series, which will present two days of four "unproducible" plays, October 14 and 21 at the Manhattan Theatre Club St…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:59AMNYTheatre.com put out some questionnaires to artists working on my show, Américana Passover.
If you're interested, here are my thoughts.
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 11:59AMHolly Golightly will be making her way to Broadway as "Breakfast at Tiffany’s" is set to open in early 2013. Emilia Clarke, best known from her role on HBO's "Game of Thrones" will be pla…
SOURCE: Ticket News at 11:58AMBroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there to chat with the whole gang and you can check out what they had to say about the special day below. Also, catch a special performance of 'Role of a Li…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:56AMThe Yuletide season was not designed to bruise and batter the human spirit, but sometimes it has that effect. Just look at Rachel, the chirpy wife and mom who flees her home in terror on Chr…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:56AMKate Shindle, Derek Klena and Ryann Redmond are among the performers who will join songwriter Bobby Cronin for a Nov. 5 concert of his new theatre music at Birdland.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:56AMNorbert Leo Butz, Katie Holmes, and the cast of the upcoming Broadway production of Theresa Rebeck's Dead Accounts met the press on Friday, October 12 at the legendary Sardi's Restaurant.Ja
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:55AMNEW YORK (AP) — James Levine plans to return to the podium at the Metropolitan Opera in May following a two-year absence, conducting from a wheelchair following a fall last year that left …
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:52AMThe ever-feuding George and Martha of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? return to the Broadway stage Oct. 13, exactly 50 years after they premiered at the Billy Rose (now Nederlander) Thea…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51AMWe're gathering thoughts on West Yorkshire Playhouse's new production of the Tennessee Williams classicAs part of our project rethinking how we create theatre criticism, we've teamed up with…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:50AMDesire Under the Elms best available seats for £20
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:46AMREVIEW: Shanan Custer and Carolyn Pool appear to be having a ball in "2 Sugars, Room for Cream."
SOURCE: StarTribune at 11:46AMThe top English-language playwrights of all time are regular visitors on Broadway. Shakespeare, Shaw, Wilde, Coward, all fairly common sights. But you can count the classic French dramatists…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:45AMWhen the Playbill Vault launched in December 2011, it included information on over 10,000 shows and 120,000 actors, creative teams and crew members who have worked or are currently working o…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:44AMNEW YORK (AP) — It's almost common now for actors in New York to jump into the audience and roam about the aisles, as if the stage can't contain them. Douglas Hodge has them all beat: The …
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:43AMAcclaimed illustrator Ken Fallin's drawings of the greatest stars and scenes of the theatrical world are a recurring part of Playbill.com.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40AMThe combination of Trevor Nunn, Michael Gambon and Eileen Atkins would fill most West End theatres - especially when that theatre is the 70-seater Jermyn Street.Gambon and Atkins are starrin…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:36AMNibbles And Sips Around Town – Latin Fusion Sizzle, Cathal Armstrong: The New American And Top Chef Mike Isabella Cooks Italian – Jersey Style Get Global Masa 14 has a special place in m…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:35AM#1
Broadway Revival of ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ to Begin Performances Friday, October 19
Producers announced today that Glengarry Glen Ross will postpone its first preview until Fr…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 11:35AMWhen Arena Stage moved into its newly expanded $135 million complex two years ago, the company aggressively courted a reputation as a national leader in the field of new American plays. Aren…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:27AMContestants have been selected for NBC's upcoming All-Star Celebrity Apprentice, to air in March 2013, according to published reports.Several theater favorites are among the returning stars …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:27AMThe 37th Olivier Awards will take place on April 28, 2013 at London’s Royal Opera House. Nominations for the awards, which honor the best in West End theater, will be announced on Marc…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:22AMHappy Birthday Hugh Jackman Jackman will next be seen in the role of Jean Valjean in the upcoming and highly anticipated Les Misrables film. Jackman is also working on Broadway's Harry Houdi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:19AMThe original Broadway production of Jesus Christ Superstar premiered on Broadway Oct. 12, 1971, at the Mark Hellinger Theatre. The biblical musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice would …
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:19AMKim Cattrall, who last appeared in both the Broadway and West End productions of PRIVATE LIVES, will star in SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH at the Old Vic under the direction of WAR HORSE's Marianne El…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13AMOur weekly roundup of the performances you're seen and what you thought of themHello and welcome to this week's blog. After taking a short break, we're back to our weekly slot – and you've…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:11AMGene David Kirk, artistic director of Jermyn Street Theatre, has announced that he will step down from the position at the end of this year.During his four years as the company's artistic di…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:06AM Each Friday David Singletary takes Broadway fans through the most fun and important events of the previous week! Have something you think belongs in our next weekly round up? Email us…
SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 11:00AMMore than anything, when I see something I think could or should be a show, I love to speculate about who would play what roles. I love the way casting works and I love sticking my favorite,…
SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 11:00AMCan you believe it? It’s been five freakin’ years since my very first blog post. Five years. 3,137 posts. And my favorite stat . . . 10,610 comments. I started this blog on my …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMINTERVIEW: SAM PRITCHARD The young director, who won the JMK award this year, talks to Aleks Sierz about his revival of Marius Von Mayenburg’s 1997 play, Fireface, which is currently at th…
SOURCE: Theatre Voice at 11:00AMSouth Coast Repertory is the first of seven Southern California arts organizations to detail its plans for its share of $3.65 million in grants that the James Irvine Foundation issued this m…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AM
London's Phoenix Theatre will transform into a quaint Irish pub as the Tony-winning musical Once begins its West End run on March 16, 2013. Directed by John Tiffany, the musical will off…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:59AMAs the Interim Artistic Directors of Factory Theatre, Nina Lee Aquino & Nigel Shawn Williams announced their upcoming season earlier this week. We asked them to provide an artistic respo…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 10:58AM5 minutes of the singer chatting and crooning at Barclays Center The beginning of Stephen Holden’s New York Times review of the concert: “Those words sung by Barbra Streis…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:58AMAs previously reported, veteran actors James Earl Jones and Angela Lansbury, who recently shared the stage in the Broadway revival of Gore Vidal's The Best Man, will re-team for the Aust…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:50AMLast year, Theatre Royal Windsor featured SLEEPING BEAUTY as its holiday season pantomime. This year, JACK AND THE BEANSTALK will run from 5 December to 6 January.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:45AMThe Oscar Award-winning star of stage, screen and television — notably The Partridge Family — will perform songs from her hit musicals and tell some life stories.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:40AMIn this week's 'School in the Spotlight' series, we head to Lynchburg, Virginia, to visit the Department of Theatre Arts at Liberty University
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:38AMAs 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 10:35AM“Who says you can't go home again?” asked Barbra Streisand at the start of her Barclays Center show Thursday.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 10:32AMSharr White's 'Annapurna' opens at the New Jersey Repertory Company on Saturday.
SOURCE: NJ.com at 10:31AMX Factor's Marcus Collins has joined the cast of next year's touring production of Hairspray, which also features Mark Benton and Lucy Benjamin.
The tour kicks off at Manchester’s Lo…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:28AMDISGRACED is the story of Amir Kapoor The Daily Show's Aasif Mandvi, a successful Pakistani-American lawyer who is rapidly moving up the corporate ladder while distancing himself from his cu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:27AMThe Public Theater in New York’s Astor Place revealed the fruits of its $40 million revitalization project at a star-studded rededication ceremony on Oct. 4. But don’t think the …
SOURCE: backstage.com at 10:21AMIt is a delight to report that Cafe Katja‘s reopening at 79 Orchard Street this past Wednesday was such a wonderful pleasure. Owners Erwin Schröttner and Andrew Chase have doubled the…
SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 10:18AMThe new Frank Wildhorn musical Zelda: An American Love Story began performances Oct. 3 at Flat Rock Playhouse, The State Theatre of North Carolina.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:16AMIt was one of the quickest journeys from page to screen. Only 305 days after Erich Segal’s LOVE STORY was published on Valentine’s Day, 1970, its film version debuted on Dec. 16, 1970. I…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:15AMJames Barbour will return to Sardi's for his annual holiday season, which launches Nov. 10 at 8 PM with a pre-Thanksgiving concert.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:13AMIn the intense new trailer for Zero Dark Thirty, Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain ditches the glamorous, flowing dresses of Broadway's The Heiress for down 'n dirty desert fatigues. Ze…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:11AMLet's consider these three statements: 1. I want to make art - The combination of technology and low barriers to entry has made the ability to create art more accessible to everyone. That in…
SOURCE: Mission Paradox at 10:10AMTHE ART OF ROBERT FROST helped me get closer to the poems and in doing so helped me get closer to the poet.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:08AMIn between navigating the terrifying landscape that is Charlie Victor Romeo, actor Patrick Daniels was kind enough to field a few of our questions. Fasten your seatbelts, folks. It's FAA reg…
SOURCE: Extra Criticum at 10:05AMThe Hampstead Theatre production of David Hare's The Judas Kiss, which wraps up its run at the venue on October 13, has announced a transfer to the West End's Duke of York's Theatre to begin…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:03AMThese are the tweets of the week. Hilarious little gems and lovely notes from some of our Broadway favorites in 140 characters or less.
SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 10:00AMThe Ticket Seller Promo from Chasm Ally on Vimeo. It's always great to see new producers jumping out there and making work and this week's guest blog comes from one such producer. If you can…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:00AMAs actors, our income relies on our versatility of course — our ability to play any part offered. We all know well the line on audition sheets, “Will you accept any role?” Our response…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 10:00AM
Black Watch from Michael Roberts on Vimeo. Actors Adam McNamara and Chris Starkie discuss their roles and involvement in National Theatre of Scotland’s hit production of BLACK WATCH wh…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 09:55AMAtlas Shrugged, Part Two is being released into theatres today. I just watched Part One in preparation for this post, and I must say that it seems to me that all the reviewers who trashed it…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:55AMFaced with covering non-arts-related South Jersey news for the first time in a 42-year career as an arts and culture writer, Philadelphia Inquirer theatre critic Howard Shapiro has decided i…
SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 09:51AMNick Smurthwaite talks to Adrian Lester and Indhu Rubasingham, about Red Velvet, a new production at the Tricycle based on the life of Ira Adridge
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:51AMDirected and co-produced by Kathryn Bigelow with a screenplay by Mark Boal, both associated with The Hurt Locker, ZERO DARK THIRTY stars Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain, now making her Broadw…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:51AMFollowing a sell out run at Hampstead Theatre, Neil Armfield’s production of The Judas Kiss , starring Rupert Everett, will transfer to the West End with the full Hampstead c…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:49AMCheckers, a new play starring Tony winner Anthony LaPaglia as Richard Nixon, begins preview performances October12 at the Vineyard Theatre. The off-Broadway play also features Tony nominee K…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:48AMJames Barbour will begin his fifth annual holiday season at Sardi's with a pre-Thanksgiving concert on November 10 at 8:30pm, entitled Bring Me Giants.The evening will feature songs from Bar…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:46AMNEW YORK (AP) — Tom Hanks will play a gutsy New York City newspaper columnist when he makes his debut on Broadway in the spring.
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 09:43AMThe Tony-winning Best Musical Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, will return to San Francisco at the SHN Curran Theatre beginning March 9, 2013.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:43AMChasing Beckett is a difficult play about which to write. The plot is simple: a embittered and impoverished playwright breaks into the home of a particularly vituperative critic, and takes h…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:34AMThe 2013 Olivier Awards, honoring the best in London Theatre, will be held at the Royal Opera House on April 28, 2013. This marks the second year in a row the awards will be held in this ven…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:32AMHere is Columnist Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.’‘ This week: Get with the Program Peter Filichia is the author of Let’s …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:30AMBroadwayWorld.com was there to capture all of the evening's festivities. Here, check out pictures from the opening night red carpet
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:28AMBroadwayWorld.com was there to capture all of the evening's festivities. Here, check out pictures from the opening night party
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:28AMBroadwayWorld.com was there to capture all of the evening's festivities. Here, check out pictures from the opening night party
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:28AMToday is the 80th birthday of African American comedian and activist Dick Gregory, instrumental in breaking down the stereotypes that had governed representation of African Americans in come…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:23AMToday through October 18, the Film Forum is showing the 1954 horror classic The Creature from the Black Lagoon in its original 3-D format. This film will always occupy a special place in m…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:19AMWith the recent release of the director's cut of Little Shop of Horrors and anticipation building for the Les Miserables movie (have you swooned over the new film posters?…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:17AMMamaroneck teen wows Britney and Will.i.am in Malibu On “The X Factor” last night, after L.A. Reid was finished screening the six finalists in the “Over 25” ca…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 09:16AMAs part of our ongoing open-source journalism project with the West Yorkshire Playhouse, we're aiming to cover their new staging of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof from every angle – backstage to fr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMSee Zoe Boyle, Jamie Parker and Richard Cordery in action in the West Yorkshire Playhouse's new staging of Tennessee William's southern classic
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMGrave Encounters 2 is in theatres today (see local listings for where/ when). See my review of the original Grave Encounters, which came out a year ago, here.
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:03AMGene David Kirk has announced he will step down as artistic director of Jermyn Street Theatre at the end of the year.Kirk, who has been in post for four years, will be replaced by the venue'…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:03AMDo critics think the best of "The Best of Everything"?
SOURCE: StageGrade at 09:01AMI wish I upstate for this cool looking event at the Hudson Opera House! Tonight and tomorrow night only: The Lost Victrola Sessions Live Music Experimental Film Live Video Theatrical Staging…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:00AMTom Dudzick, playwright of OVER THE TAVERN, will be at Olney Theatre Center for TWO special events this weekend! Meet the Playwright Reception – Saturday, October 13th Attendees to t…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AM
Something occurred to me as I was writing about Allegro for my Tuesday masterworksbroadway.com column. The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical celebrated its 65th anniversary this week, as you w…
SOURCE: Kritzerland at 08:58AMOnce, the 2012 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, will make its West End debut at London's Phoenix Theatre, beginning March 16, 2013 with an opening on April 9.Featuring a book by Enda Wals…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:51AMStaff from Dunfermline's Alhambra posed with swastika flags from production of The Sound of Music outside Fife council officesFive theatre workers have been detained by police in Fife after …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:21AM- Much as I'd like to say that this is prime Gurney, I'm afraid that the opposite is true. . . .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:08AMDid Broadway really need another revival of Edmond Rostand’s 1987 romantic classic Cyrano de Bergerac a mere five years after the highly successful production starring Kevin Kline and …
SOURCE: Scheck on the Arts at 08:04AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on October 12 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM"Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."-Howard ThurmanI am sure it is not news to anyone th…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AMJohn Hurt eloquently stars in Samuel Beckett's 'Krapp's Last Tape' at Kirk Douglas Theatre in a production directed by Michael Colgan.With his shock of silver-gray hair, his face etched by t…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00AM
Hollywood actor Tom Hanks will make his debut on Broadway playing a tabloid journalist in the play Lucky Man.
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:59AMStaging Puccini’s legendary Tosca on a small stage in the back of a pub is one of those things you have to see to believe it’s possible. Big voices in a tiny space reverberating…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:57AMNEW YORK (AP) -- Tracy Letts is so polite that he warns you right away that he makes a terrible subject of a story....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:52AMOriginally a comic novel by Keith Waterhouse, Waterhouse himself has turned Good Grief into a stage show, perfectly capturing and balancing poignancy and humour. Produced by Theatre Royal B…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:50AMPresident Barack Obama has killed a dog. With his bare hands. And apparently he lived with an illegal Pakistani immigrant in Harlem before jumping up the social ladder, fulfilling the Americ…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:41AMThe Flea, Off Broadway
By Eleanor J. Bader
BOTTOM LINE: Jesus Christ is a left-wing student rebel in this hilarious takedown of contemporary Christianity, U.S. consumerism, and war m…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:35AMThe Olivier Awards will return to the Royal Opera House next year, with the ceremony taking place on Sunday 28 April 2013.
Nominations for the 37th awards will be announced on 26 March 2…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:07AMDermot Bolger stages Ulysses in Glasgow, Hugh Hughes returns to his roots with Stories from an Invisible Town, and there's European theatre galore in the Best of BE festival in LondonSouthTr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:07AMThe Second Word from the Story of the Cage is touted as a site-specific work in a disused air raid shelter telling a story of “the selfishness of gender, race and class”. The audience is…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:04AM
The Wall Street Journal 10/12/12
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:59AMLittle Motown “the heat wave lightin’ up the night” has been performing out of NYC for about a year. She’s quickly won over the hearts and groins of fans and fellow p…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:59AMFor anyone seeking a respite from daily headlines about people who should be heroes but instead tumble off their pedestals like Humpty Dumpty, spending a few hours with a true-blue hero may …
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:55AMMiners' Institute, Blackwood: Black RAT have been striving to bring quality existing comedy drama to developing audiences in Wales, touring enjoyable productions of well-tested accessible sc…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:53AMDoes the new "Cyrano de Bergerac" pass the smell test?
SOURCE: StageGrade at 06:52AMJermyn Street, London: Not since the late Harold Pinter starred in Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape at the 85-seater Royal Court's Theatre Upstairs has there been a studio theatre …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:45AM“It is suicide to be abroad. But what is it to be at home...what is it to be at home? A lingering dissolution,” declares the elderly, ailing Mrs Rooney in Beckett's 1957 radio play whe…
SOURCE: The Independent at 06:39AM“Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole of the Law” On this day in 1875 was Aleister Crowley issued forth from the loins of his brood mare! It is written in books that he passed fr…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:35AMLinbury Studio, Royal Opera House, London: Boxing Day, 1900. A supply ship from Stromness arrives at a remote Outer Hebrides lighthouse to find it deserted - all three keepers vanished, but …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:33AMSheffield Theatres’ production of The Full Monty will tour the UK following its initial run next February. The stage play of the film, directed by Daniel Evans, will star Kenny Doughty, Cr…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:29AMBetween them, playwright Ben Power, actors Kathryn Hunter and Richard McCabe and director Helena Kaut-Howson with her creative team have indeed wrought a tender and beautiful thing, a medita…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:24AMThe government is under increased pressure to clamp down on unpaid work in the entertainment industry, after research revealed that a third of new entrants to the sector have worked for free…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:01AMQueens actor Ryan Barry starts performances tonight in the Off-Broadway play “In the Summer Pavilion” — and comes a step closer to making a name for himself.
That’s tricky f…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AMThe always intriguing Sherie Rene Scott follows her Tony-nominated, semi-autobiographical show, “Everyday Rapture,” with a new cabaret evening drawing on the stories and songs of her lif…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM
Kim Cattrall, who recently completed a run playing Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra at Chichester Festival Theatre, is lining up to star as faded movie star Alexandra del Lago in Tennesee W…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:53AMRupert Everett's acclaimed performance as Oscar Wilde is to transfer to the West End.
SOURCE: The Independent at 05:47AMLincoln Theatre Royal’s previous director has confirmed that his companies owe money to 26 different parties who performed at the venue in the past year. Ian Dickens, who leased the theatr…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:42AMA critic once described Alan Bennett as 'England's cultural teddy bear'. As his new play, People, prepares to open in London, Michael Billington argues that he is a more complicated –…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:38AMDave Marion (ca. 1875-1934) was an example of the range of creativity within burlesque. As a performer he was best known for playing a stuttering character called Snuffy the Cabman, well-lov…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:33AMCasting for The Promise, the first production in the final Donmar Trafalgar season in London, in which former resident assistant directors of the company return to stage their own full produ…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:22AMFollowing a hugely acclaimed and record-breaking sell out run at Hampstead Theatre, Neil Armfields production of David Hares The Judas Kiss will transfer to the West End.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:17AMThe previously announced production of The Full Monty, a play by the Oscar-winning writer Simon Beaufoy based on the Fox Searchlight Pictures film of the same name that Beaufoy also wrote, h…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:13AMHampstead Theatre’s production of David Hare’s Judas Kiss is to transfer to the West End. All of the show’s original actors, including Rupert Everett and Freddie Fox, will reprise thei…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:10AMWhat a strange evening at Jermyn Street for the second authorised European staging of Beckett's radio play All That Fall::E8831350035465 producer Gene David Kirk greeted first-nighters - inc…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:09AMPrior to its West End opening Once will run at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin from 22 February 9 March 2013.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:08AM
Tony award-winning musical Once will open in the West End next year. The musical, which began playing on Broadway in March, will run at the Phoenix Theatre from March 16. It is currently boo…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:59AMThe Tony-winning Broadway musical Once, based on the 2006 film of the same name set in Dublin, has confirmed dates for its West End transfer, where it will begin performances March 16, 2013,…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:59AMIn "theatricalising" Beckett’s great 1957 radio play, Trevor Nunn and his cast, especially Eileen Atkins, do a fine job of silhouetting the rich Dublin character of Mrs Rooney's eventf…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:53AMThe Guardian (UK) 10/11/12
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:45AMCasting has been announced for Sheffield Theatres' forthcoming screen-to-stage production The Full Monty. The 'play with songs', adapted from the 1997 film about six unemployed Sheffield ste…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:41AMThe New York Times 10/14/12
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:37AMThe New York Times 10/14/12
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:35AMWhat a strange evening at Jermyn Street for the second authorised European staging of Beckett's radio play All That Fall: producer Gene David Kirk greeted first-nighters -- including the gre…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:23AMAs previously tipped::E8831348217873, John Tiffany’s production of Once, winner of eight 2012 Tony awards including Best New Musical, will open at the Phoenix Theatre next year, runnin…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:08AM
Legendary multiple Grammy, Emmy, Golden Globe and Oscar winner (and
recipient of a Special Tony Award) Barbra Streisand made a triumphant
homecoming as she took the stage Oct. 11 at Barcla…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:41AMThe current London production of David Hare's The Judas Kiss, starring Rupert Everett as Oscar Wilde and Freddie Fox as his lover Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas, ends its run at H…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00AMEmma Drury talks to English teachers about the challenges and rewards of teaching Tennessee Williams' dark, demanding play, Cat on a Hot Tin RoofAlex Quigley, English subject leader, Hunting…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMIf you've ever seen members of a great basketball team working together, you understand a physical poetry unlike any other.
Elisabeth Nunziato, left, David Pierini and Brian Dykstra in…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 03:00AMThe distance between an idea and reality can be enormous.
"Vinegar Tom" cast and crew members and the music team gather in and around the empty swimming pool in the Elks Tower, downtow…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 03:00AM
Legit Reviews:
James Graham's fascinating 'This House' is a backstager minus leggy showgirls.
SOURCE: Variety at 01:59AMLook, we get it: A lot of people don't do theater. It's not that they don't want to. It's just that they don't know they want to. Seven days ago, Josh Macin -- jock, fraternity brother, Worl…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:48AMLegit News:
Kudos to take place April 28 at Royal Opera House
SOURCE: Variety at 01:41AMThe National Alliance for Musical Theatre NAMT announced today that Tony nominee Nancy Opel and Tony winner and NAMT alum Joe DiPietro O. Henrys Lovers 98 will host the NAMT Songwriters Show…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMOn October 12, 2012, The New York Pops orchestra will launch its 30th Season at Carnegie Hall with Some Enchanted Evening The Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMVineyard Theatre will open its 30th Anniversary season with the world premiere production of Douglas McGrath's play CHECKERS. Preview performances begin tonight, and opening night is set for…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMAs New York City celebrates the return of everyones favorite Funny Girl, the worlds of Broadway, TV, cabaret and the recording industry will come together Friday, October 12 to salute the gr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMLegit News:
London incarnation opens April 9 at Phoenix
SOURCE: Variety at 01:29AMDirector Jim Simpson, Ariel Woodiwiss By Patrick ChristianoOctober 11, 2012: Opening night of the world premier of HERESY, a witty parody by A. R. Gurney prese…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 01:01AMIn the New Haven Register: 'Satchmo' at Long Wharf Theatre does Louis Armstrong proud In the Hartford Courant: 'Satchmo at...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AMIn today's Wall Street Journal drama column I review the Roundabout Theatre Company's new production of Cyrano de Bergerac and...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AMThis week's Wall Street Journal "Sightings" column, which would normally have run today, will instead appear in next Tuesday's paper...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM"Always be glad you're not at the dentist." Groucho Marx (quoted in Robert Dwan, As Long as They're Laughing!: Groucho...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AMCarriage Ride with MTV's "Underemployed" Star Michelle Ang
Hop into an old-fashioned NY horse and buggy with us as we ride along with the lovely Michelle Ang, star of MTV's original scripted…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMThe show: "Satchmo at the Waldorf" at New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre
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In the making of a good parody, certain elements are indispensable: an iconic pop-culture subject, an irreverent love of that subject, intelligent writing, and lots of talent. Hell in a Hand…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 12:34AMThe title character in Edmond Rostand’s swashbuckling romance of a play, “Cyrano de Bergerac,” has a big nose. Make that a huge nose.
But don’t mention it to Cyrano, because he’ll …
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:15AMIt’s not safe to preach Gospel to an anticapitalist. Just ask Chris, the unseen college student who, in A.R. Gurney’s new comedy, “Heresy,” is jailed for arguing that the mere word �…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:15AMMatt Damon directs and stars in film about 1980 "rescue" of six Americans from the Embassy in Iran.
SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 12:14AM[PUBLISHER'S NOTE: This is a new weekly column where we will be reviewing theatre and theatre discussion translated to other media: books, playscripts, recordings, television broadcasts, DVD…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMMiriam Margolyes' Olivier Award-nominated one-woman show, Dickens' Women, an intimate evening of indelible characters that has been presented around the world, will play two Manhatta…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMAfter an acclaimed run at the 2011 New York International Fringe Festival, Paul David Young's In the Summer Pavilion, about three college graduates who glimpse into the future, begins Of…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMLorna Luft, Ashley Brown, Ann Hampton Callaway and Steven Brinberg are part of Hello Gorgeous! A Salute to the Streisand Songbook, an Oct. 12 benefit concert for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMRepertorio Español presents the world-premiere theatrical adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez's 1985 novel "Love in the Time of Cholera"…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTony Award winner Adriane Lenox, Tom Nelis and Michael Goldsmith appear in the American premiere of Christopher Shinn's timely political drama Now or Later, about a college party that se…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSouth Pacific stars Paulo Szot and Kelli O'Hara reunite for Some Enchanted Evening: The Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein, which opens the New York Pops' 30th season Oct. 12 at Carneg…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe American Repertory Theater's production of Obie Award winner Taylor Mac's five-part theatrical event The Lily's Revenge, a multidisciplinary show, begins previews Oct. 1…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTony Award winner Anthony LaPaglia plays Richard M. Nixon opposite Tony nominee Kathryn Erbe as wife Pat in Douglas McGrath's new political-minded play, Checkers, beginning Oct. 12 at Of…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMNewsies Tony winner Christopher Gattelli directs and choreographs two invitation-only staged readings of In Transit, the a cappella musical presented by Primary Stages in 2010, Oct. 12.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMMustache Ride Entertainment in association with Royal Family Productions present a limited run of Homo the Musical! Oct. 12-Nov. 3 at The Wild Project in Manhattan.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMLynda Carter, the singing actress best known for her work on the TV series "Wonder Woman," performs in concert Oct. 12 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Epic Theatre Ensemble, now in its 11th year, presents Hold These Truths beginning Oct. 12 at the Theater at the 14th Street Y. The work plays in repertory with Dispat…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMShuler Hensley, who won a Tony Award for playing brooding Jud Fry in Oklahoma!, stars in the New York City premiere of Obie Award winner Samuel D. Hunter's The Whale, about a 600-pound m…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMNews, views and reviews about the women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.
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