Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Harper Regan by Theasy.com

Atlantic Theater Company, Off Broadway By Benjamin Coleman BOTTOM LINE: A compelling portrait of a woman who struggles to hold her life together despite a dying father, an unrelenting…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:30PM

‘Woolf’: still plenty of bite by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Edward Albee’s classic dust-up “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” may now be eligible for AARP — this new Broadway revival opened Saturday, the play’s 50th anniversary — but it�…

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‘Gentle’ acquits itself well by Elisabeth Vincentelli

"Don’t Go Gentle” starts like a classic “when opposites collide” comedy: A white, conservative former DA and retired judge helps out a black, unemployed single mom and her cheeky tee…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 11:17PM

Theater review: 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' by Joe Dziemianowicz

Fifty years after warring spouses George and Martha first waged battle, Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” still packs a wallop that leaves you shaken. Origina…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:00PM
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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An Evening of Horse Shoes and Pony Tales

There are people who stay in for a low-key Friday night, and then there are people who spend the evening in Midtown for a My Little Pony party.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 10:59PM

How do you debate a liar? Obama better learn . . . by Thomas Garvey

I wish people would begin to see Obama's "lackluster" performance in the first debate as what it was: something like shell-shock before what may be the most brazenly dishonest performance in…

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 10:56PM

Damned by Despair, National Theatre (Olivier), London

The cast and production team strive hard in this rare revival of Tirso de Molina’s challenging 17th-century play, writes Sarah Hemming

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 10:29PM

Steppenwolf's 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' Is Tip-Top Albee

Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” may be 50 years old, but you’d never guess it from Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s jolting revival at Broad…

SOURCE: backstage.com at 10:26PM

Linda Eder – a reunion made in heaven at The Town Hall by Sandi Durell

  Reviewed by: Sandi Durell   Sometimes revisiting old times and old friends can be daunting and disappointing but not when it’s part of Linda Eder’s “A New Life” and her v…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:26PM

Film News: Tony-Winner Memphis to Hit the Big Screen by David Gordon

Memphis will live on the big screen.Belle Pictures, the Mark Gordon Company, and the Warner Brothers-based Alcon Entertainment will produce the film adaptation of Joe DiPietro and David Brya…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:03PM

WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

Is it wrong that the games look like so much fun?

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:02PM

Reviews: The Freedom of the City by Andy Buck

Brian Friel's explosive 1974 play, The Freedom of the City at Irish Repertory Theatre , is one of the Irish dramatist's most frankly political and poignantly character-driven works, and one…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Reviews: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Andy Propst

As most theatergoers know, any production of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a bit of a trip into a lion's den. And yet, in director Pam MacKinnon's superb new production …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Reviews: Don't Go Gentle by Brian Scott Lipton

"No matter what I do, and no matter what I say -- when my time does come, and the fight in me is gone, the last image that will present itself to me, my last thought, as I die...will be of y…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Theater Review: ‘Don’t Go Gentle,’ by Stephen Belber, at Lucille Lortel by Charles Isherwood

In “Don’t Go Gentle,” complications arise when a retired judge tries to atone for the past by helping a woman and her teenage son.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00PM
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Guests Announced for Tomorrow Night’s ‘La-Ti-Do’ at 8 PM at Black Fox Lounge by Don Mike Mendoza by Don Michael Mendoza

It’s that time of week again! Come join in on the fun at The Black Fox Lounge’s “Best of” nominated cabaret series La-Ti-Do. This week, we welcome Doug Bowles, Karin …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:24PM

Breaking News: Deal in Place for Movie Adaption of Tony-Winning MEMPHIS by BroadwayWorld

Deadline.com reports that a deal is now in place for Belle Pictures and the Mark Gordon Company to head a film adaption of Memphis at Warner Brother's Aclon Entertainment. The film will be p…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:20PM
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Edward Albee's 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf' packs a surprising punch

You think you know "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" You know you've seen the play somewhere, and probably the movie. And since this latest Broadway revival has no Hollywood stars, you may n…

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 08:54PM

A brilliant new voice gleams in Seattle Opera's 'Fidelio'

A review of Seattle Opera's "Fidelio," which introduces McCaw Hall audiences to a brilliant new talent, German soprano Christiane Libor.

SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 08:36PM

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: Theater Review (Video) by David Rooney

Amy Morton also stars in Edward Albee's classic drama, which comes to Broadway from Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:32PM

STAGE TUBE: Broadway for Obama Says 'I'm in!' at BROADWAY GETS OUT THE VOTE Event by Stage Tube

Broadway for Obama founders and Broadway siblings Celia Keenan-Bolger Peter and the Starcatcher and Andrew Keenan-Bolger Newsies presented one-night-only event for Obama supporters, Broadway…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:21PM

Review: Chicago’s Weird, Grandma (Barrel of Monkeys) by Scotty Zacher

If you are looking for a way to introduce your child to the delights of theater (and have some fun along the way yourself) this is a great production to start with. If you are looking for a …

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 08:14PM

Photo Flash: Idina Menzel Performs 'Both Sides, Now' on UK's 'This Morning'! by BroadwayWorld

Fresh from a whirlwind tour of the US, Tony Award-winning star of Wicked and Glee Idina Menzel performed Both Sides, Now on the UK television program, This Morning on October 4, 2012. Check …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:09PM

A dancer who made life’s transience last by Sarah Kaufman

The recession-choked early 1990s were no picnic for the arts. But there was a bright spot in Washington: the work of Eric Hampton. The dances he created for his company, Eric Hampton Dance, …

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:06PM

ArtsBeat: 'Memphis' Film Is Planned by Adam W. Kepler

A film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical is in the works.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:02PM

First-Rate Acting Redeems the Schematic 'Don't Go Gentle'

Stephen Belber’s new drama “Don’t Go Gentle” begins promisingly with a tension-filled meeting between Lawrence (Michael Cristofer), a retired judge, and Tanya (Angela…

SOURCE: backstage.com at 08:00PM
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Review Roundup: WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? Opens on Broadway - All the Reviews! by Review Roundups

Edward Albees Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf opened Saturday evening, October 13, 2012, at the Booth Theatre 222 West 45th Street, exactly 50 years to the day of the plays original Broadway o…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:27PM

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, West Yorkshire Playhouse by Steve Clarkson

It’s not easy bringing the Mississippi delta to Leeds city centre – yet here its hanging moss and tea-coloured waters fill out every inch of the expansive Quarry stage. Indeed, all that�…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:15PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Stephen Anthony, Merritt David Janes and More in CATCH ME IF YOU CAN National Tour by BroadwayWorld

Troika Entertainment, LLC kicked off the CATCH ME IF YOU CAN national tour at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, RI October 7, and BroadwayWorld has a first look at the pro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:01PM

Brian Friel's "The Freedom of the City" Is Sincere but Distancing

The work of Brian Friel, Ireland’s most prolific and successful contemporary playwright, is not often overtly political. But his “The Freedom of the City,” first produced a…

SOURCE: backstage.com at 07:00PM

First Night: Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour, O2 Arena, London

It started off small. Five early-era Michael Jackson lookalikes in psychedelic shirts and Afros, sneaking their way through Neverland ranch's front-gates. Once entry was achieved, a digital …

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PM

You Can Still Make a Killing, Southwark Playhouse by Carole Woddis

Banking and the financial world may have gone into free-fall, but there are still killings to be made. Particularly personal ones. Nicholas Pierpan’s You Can Still Make a Killing is a fain…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:00PM
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Andrew Rannells, Drew Carey & More Appear at 28th Annual AIDS Walk LA; Event Raises $2.9 Million by BroadwayWorld

Todays 28th annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles saw a massive turnout, with 30,000 participants filling the streets of West Hollywood and Los Angeles. Celebrity supporters, elected officials, and n…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:58PM

Photo Flash: Bill Nolte and More in Westchester Broadway Theatre's FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 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 is directed and choreographed by Richard…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:52PM

STAGE TUBE: Christina Applegate Tributes Bob Fosse on Saturday Night Live by Stage Tube

Christina Applegate, who hosted last night's Saturday Night Live on NBC, took on the role of Jillian Chizz, Bob Fosse expert and dance teacher, in the final sketch of the October 13th episod…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:25PM

Review: Black Watch (National Theatre of Scotland) by Scotty Zacher

Where Black Watch truly taps into its often galvanic power is in the final scene, when the men perform a series of maneuvers to the rhythms of Scottish music - a scene to stir the viscera, r…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 06:25PM

Twitter Watch: Telly Leung-'Thrilled That Stephen Schwartz Came to ALLEGIANCE' by BroadwayWorld

On Twitter Watch, Telly Leung wrote Thrilled that composerstephen came to cheer MsLeaSalonga and I on today in allegiancebway. Thank for coming pic.twitter.comlSK0qYHl

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:12PM

A Word With Sherie Rene Scott by Mark Bittman

Sherie Rene Scott discusses her rejection of vegetarianism and her new show, “Piece of Meat,” with Mark Bittman.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:04PM

Theatre Review: Cast of Bloodless goes from strength to strength by Richard Ouzounian

While cast of Bloodless is extremely good, the show they’re appearing in isn’t quite a celebration, writes Toronto Star theatre critic Richard Ouzounian.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:04PM
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Music review: Maureen McGovern masters the oldies at Kennedy Center by Nelson Pressley

Friday night at the Kennedy Center, Maureen McGovern spent 90 minutes living in the past, and it was a beautiful place to be. Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, the Beatles — tune after tune from …

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:54PM

Chicago-style 'Virginia Woolf' cuts deep on Broadway by Chris Jones

In an unusual throwback to how Broadway operated when Edward Albee's booze-soaked George and Martha first prowled the boards in 1962, the Steppenwolf Theatre Company's naturalistic, emotiona…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:47PM

THE DOCTOR’S DILEMMA

A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, continues its 2012-13 season in its state-of-the-art Pasadena home with THE DOCTOR’S DILEMMA, a rarely performed co…

SOURCE: Footlights at 05:32PM

Theater Review: Tracy Letts in ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ by Charles Isherwood

The shattering revival of Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” is the first necessary ticket of the fall Broadway season.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:20PM

Rep's 'Daddy Long Legs' is long on charm

Two-character musical is based on 1912 novel.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:15PM

Profile: (Vancouver) Risky Nights by The Charlebois Post

500 Days and Nights of Riskby David C. Jones (Photos: Jan Snarsky)Studio 58 – the professional theatre training program at Langara College in Vancouver, BC - is one of the most respec…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:12PM

Lessons from the Road: 7 Theaters, 17 Military Bases, 8 Hospitals, and 4 Conferences Later, How a Girl Fell in Love with Touring by KJ Sanchez by HowlRound

In October of 2010 we were in tech for ReEntry at Baltimore’s CENTERSTAGE when I got the great news that American Records and ReEntry would be one of six participants in the New England Fo…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:00PM

Review: Harold and the Purple Crayon (Chicago Children’s Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Director Sean Graney channels his inner kid to captivate both children and parents. Bringing the whimsy, Joanna Iwanicka (puppets/prop designer) and Alison Siple (costume designer) clad the…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 05:00PM
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: (Vancouver) The Zombie Syndrome by The Charlebois Post

My colleague Jose Os reads instructions given to us by The Locksmith (played by Ryan McDonald) while other team-mates don surgical masks for the next part of the adventure. We had to fi…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:35PM

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Offers a Saturday Night Furor by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the opening of the new Broadway production of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:30PM

Ticket giveaway: Golden Boy by Jesse North

Lincoln Center Theater vets Seth Numrich and Danny Burstein are back in a revival of Clifford Odets’ drama Golden Boy. Numerich stars as Joe Bonaparte, a gifted violinist who sacrifice…

SOURCE: Stage Rush at 04:11PM
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Stars turn out for ‘Virginia Woolf’ Broadway anniversary opener

NEW YORK — Saturday night, exactly 50 years to the day that Edward Albee’s groundbreaking play, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” left audiences gasping at the sheer audacity of it…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 03:28PM

"A Chorus Line" Alums Hold Special Kickline In Honor Of Hamlisch

A new production of "A Chorus Line" at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse made its debut last week and included a special gathering of the musical's alums in honor of the late compo…

SOURCE: NY1 at 03:18PM

“I Bear a Charmed Life” seems to be Tom Gualtieri’s Solo Macbeth by Suzanna Bowling

"I Bear a Charmed Life" seems to be Tom Gualtieri’s Solo Macbeth: Imagine “cliff notes” that were intelligent and humorous and you get ''That Play'' a solo ''Macbeth.''

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 03:16PM

North: the for/word company, 59E59 by Sarah Taylor Ellis

North: Review for Stage and Cinema

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 03:06PM

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Legit Reviews: A relentlessly intense version of Edward Albee's 1962 masterpiece about marital loathing and gamesmanship.

SOURCE: Variety at 03:00PM
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Pacholski Directs An Actor-Centric ASSASSINS by Michael Roberts

The upcoming Presidential election has made this theatre season fodder for political plays, musicals and comedies.   The latest to take advantage of this is Billy Pacholski’s version of …

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:57PM

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, Oct 13 - Part 2 - ANNIE's Lilla Crawford, PHANTOM Gets Halloween Fever and More! by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld collected all of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics to bring you Part 2 of our October 13th SIP round-up Yesterday's evening photos featured a SIP from ANNIE's Lill…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:41PM

Review: Night Over Erzinga/Silk Road Rising by Johnny Oleksinski

If a play’s quality was determined solely by the purity of its creative team’s intent, few pieces of theater would soar to the heights of “Night Over Erzinga.” But, o…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 02:34PM

Review: Assassins/Viaduct Theater by Johnny Oleksinski

Stephen Sondheim’s musical “Assassins” walks a mighty fine line between parody and serious drama. That’s where it gets its edge. The tension of that invisible circus …

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 02:25PM

Oh Harold, we never get to know you by Chris Jones

Most of the great books for young children, such as Crockett Johnson's 1955 masterpiece "Harold and the Purple Crayon," are based on the very simplest of ideas. That's why everybody thinks t…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:24PM

Video Flash: Eddie Izzard, Cheyenne Jackson, Jerry O'Connell in Mockingbird Lane Preview by David Gordon

The strange and loveable monsters of 1313 Mockingbird Lane will make it back to TV after all -- for one night only.Bryan Fuller's hour-long pilot Mockingbird Lane, an updated spin on the cla…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:14PM
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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House for Sale, Transport Group's Adaptation of Jonathan Franzen's Essay, Begins Performances at the Duke by Broadway.com

The Transport Group’s new off-Broadway show House for Sale begins performances October 14 at off-Broadway's Duke on 42nd Street. Adapted by Daniel Fish from The Corr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:50PM

Understudies from BRING IT ON, ONCE and WICKED Get Challenged in 'Half Hour 2' Concert, 10/28 by BroadwayWorld

On October 28th at 8pm, BroadwayUnderstudies.com has once again invited some of Broadway's most talented understudies to the stage of the Laurie Beechman Theatre to share their rare talentth…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:46PM

Tolstoy’s “War & Peace” as Immersive Electropop Opera by Ethan Philbrick

An interview with composer Dave Malloy and director Rachel Chavkin about "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812"

SOURCE: Culturebot at 01:28PM

Double, double, this Macbeth is in trouble by Thomas Garvey

Allyn Burrows reacts to slashing something - maybe the text?I don't know why, but Macbeth seems to drive the Actors' Shakespeare Project crazy.  Their last version of it was a…

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 01:14PM

Stephen Belber’s Explosive New Drama Don’t Go Gentle Opens at MCC by Broadway.com

An ailing conservative judge has one last chance at redemption in Stephen Belber’s new drama Don’t Go Gentle. The world premiere, directed by Lucie Tiberghian and presented by MC…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:10PM

Broadway Has Gone Crazy For Classics - Again

Los Angeles Times 10/13/12

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:03PM

“Blood Play” at The Bushwick Starr by Alyssa Alpine

In their latest, The Debate Society produce a quietly compelling drama zooming in on middle-class anxieties and insecurities

SOURCE: Culturebot at 01:01PM
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at noon (Broadway Time)
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That Painting In The Garage? It's Important

The Stage (UK) 10/12/12

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:53PM

Girl Crush by Chloe Veltman

When Bellini wrote The Capulets and the Montagues in 1830, trouser roles  were on their way out. Romeo was the last major role of this kind in Italian opera.To see Joyce DiDonato p…

SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 12:39PM

Video Flash: Christina Applegate Pays Tribute to Bob Fosse on Saturday Night Live by David Gordon

"This is Fosse, honey. We don't do 'one-two-threes,'" snapped Christina Applegate as no-nonsense dance teacher and Bob Fosse specialist Jillian Chizz on the October 13 edition of Saturday Ni…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:30PM

Photo Coverage: WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? Opening Night Arrivals! by Jennifer Broski

Edward Albees Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf opened last night, Saturday, October 13, 2012, at the Booth Theatre 222 West 45th Street, exactly 50 years to the day of the plays original Broadw…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:27PM

Photo Coverage: WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? Opening Night Curtain Call with Edward Albee! by Jennifer Broski

Edward Albees Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf opened last night, Saturday, October 13, 2012, at the Booth Theatre 222 West 45th Street, exactly 50 years to the day of the plays original Broadw…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:27PM

Are Nonprofit Theatres A Little Too Commercial?

The Boston Globe 10/13/12

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:16PM

Theater News: Aaron Lazar, Kelli O'Hara, Paulo Szot Help Open New York Pops Season by Brian Scott Lipton

It was definitely fall weather, but it might has well have been spring when The New York Pops opened their season on Friday, October 12 at Carnegie Hall with Some Enchanted Evening: The Musi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:14PM

A Triumphant Return For The Lads Of BLACK WATCH by Michael Roberts

BLACK WATCH is more than theatre.  It is a life-altering event.   Through the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, this hit touring production birthed at the National Theatre of Scotland, returns…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:12PM

Review: 'Othello'

Quintessence’s riveting all-male Othello strikes at the savage heart of military culture.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:03PM

Max Von Essen, Kara Lindsay & More Set for BROADWAY GETS OUT THE VOTE Tonight, 10/14 by BroadwayWorld

Broadway for Obama founders and Broadway siblings Celia Keenan-Bolger Peter and the Starcatcher and Andrew Keenan-Bolger Newsies previously announced a one-night-only event for Obama support…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PM
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Benefits: Ann Hampton Callaway, Jill O'Hara, Kevin Spirtas Set for The Songs of Larry Kerchner by Brian Scott Lipton

The Songs of Larry Kerchner will be performed on November 5 at 7pm at the Theatre at Saint Peters as a benefit for Michael Feinstein's Great American Songbook Initiative and The Mabel Mercer…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:59AM

‘Xanadu’ at Landless Theatre Company by Mike Spain by Mike Spain

Landless Theatre Company’s production of the musical Xanadu at the Frederick Cultural Arts Center provides an evening of fun, and exciting, and crazy entertainment. You can upgrade yo…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:48AM

Theater News: La Jolla Playhouse to Produce Nina Raine's Tribes by Brian Scott Lipton

The La Jolla Playhouse will present Nina Raine's award-winning play Tribes as part of its 2013-2014 season. Casting and creative team will be announced at a later date.The work, which was no…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:38AM

Wendy Houstoun – review by Judith Mackrell

Platform, LondonOn one level, 50 Acts is Wendy Houstoun's personal contribution to the voice of grumpy middle-age. From the frustrations of an unreliable memory to the aggravation of a world…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:34AM

Owen Dunne's Positions: Show's promise in 52 ways by Call Me Adam

Review: Owen Dunne's "Positions" show's promise in 52 ways.

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 11:26AM

FREEZE FRAME: Linda Eder, Robert Cuccioli and Christiane Noll Perform 'A New Life' at Town Hall by Walter McBride

The Town Hall 123 West 43rd Street kicked off the Eighth Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival last night, October 13, with Linda Eder's concert A New Life. For the performnace, Eder was joined b…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:25AM

Quick Questions: An Enemy of the People's John Procaccino by Cara Joy David

Every once and a while when the lights come up at the start of intermission of a play, I am confused because I feel like I haven't been sitting in the dark all that long. Such was the case a…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 11:19AM

FREEZE FRAME: 2012 Broadway Cabaret Festival Reunites JEKYLL & HYDE's Linda Eder, Robert Cuccioli and Christiane Noll by Walter McBride

The Town Hall 123 West 43rd Street kicked off the Eighth Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival last night, October 13, with Linda Eder's concert A New Life. For the performnace, Eder was joined b…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:17AM

Grace by Theasy.com

Cort Theatre, Broadway By Molly Marinik BOTTOM LINE: A compelling look at the role of religion through four individuals whose lives collide. Unwavering faith is put to the test in Cr…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:14AM

Godspell Gets Another Fresh Makeover at Actors’ Playhouse by Bill Hirschman

The sparse crowd Saturday night at Actors Playhouse must be a result of people thinking, “Oh, I like it well enough, but I’ve seen Godspell.” But they’d be wrong, to their loss. This…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:12AM

Ugly Rhino’s Warehouse of Expectations by Trav S.D.

Two weeks before Hallowe’en, you can hopefully forgive the Countess and myself for thinking an “interactive event” called “the Warehouse of Horrors” with tour …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:08AM
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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e.e. cummings by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the great American poet e.e. cummings (sic) (1894-1962). Here’s a little number he wrote when Buffalo Bill passed away: Buffalo Bill’s: defunct who used …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:37AM

Eli Bowen, the Legless Acrobat by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Eli Bowen, the Legless Acrobat (1844-1924). Bowen had feet — just no legs. Like many people born with such a condition, he developed his arms into extremely p…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:25AM

Celebrity News: Barrett Foa and Matthew Morrison Visit Los Angeles Company of Silence! The Musical by David Gordon

Stage and screen veterans Barrett Foa and Matthew Morrison visited the Los Angeles production of Silence! The Musical at the Hayworth Theatre on Friday, October 12. Following the performance…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:18AM

New Jewish Theatre "Lost In Yonkers" by Richard Green

Here, in Neil Simon's wonderfully touching comedy set in 1942, everything the two teenage boys go through seems to come down to us like a conglomeration of old movies: The Petrified Forest, …

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:14AM

Harry Anderson by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Harry Anderson (b. 1952). While more famous for his acting roles in the sit-coms Night Court (1984-1992)and Dave’s World (1993-1997), and the tv movie version of S…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:12AM

If You Like Theatre Skip Digital Dilemmas by Suzanna Bowling

If You Like Theatre Skip Digital Dilemmas: Nights at the theatre are sometimes torturous and in the case of Digital Dilemmas, at Theater For The New City, so laborious that you walk out half…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:06AM

The Kinky Vlog with Ellyn Marsh: Week 1 by BroadwaySpotted

Ellyn Marie Marsh and the Broadway bound cast of Kinky Boots the Musical are headed to Chicago before landing in our neighborhood next year. Ellyn has been AWESOME enough to agree to documen…

SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 10:00AM
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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HIM at 59E59 Leaves Wounds Exposed by Suzanna Bowling

HIM at 59E59 Leaves Wounds Exposed: Fathers who do not express love have left children who feel nothing for them.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 09:59AM

And They All Fall Down in Charlie Victor Bravo by Suzanna Bowling

And They All Fall Down in Charlie Victor Bravo: There are times that I do not get why people do the plays they do, such is the case of Charlie Victor Bravo or CVB.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 09:52AM

Linda Eder: A New Life: More Than Heaven by Call Me Adam

Review: Linda Eder's "A New Life" was a moment in time I will never forget!

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 09:49AM

Marry Me a Little, is Not Happily Ever After by Suzanna Bowling

Marry Me a Little, is Not Happily Ever After: I have been a fan of Stephen Sondheim’s Marry Me a Little, since I owned the album Sondheim: A Musical Tribute, so I was looking forward to th…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 09:40AM

Pert Kelton: The First Alice by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of  Star of Vaudeville #244: Pert Kelton; among many other credits, she was the original Alice in The Honeymooners with Jackie Gleason. For the full bio on her go here…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:34AM

American drama after 9/11: Background bibliography by George Hunka

I’ve decided to take up again a project that looks at American drama since 9/11, which I first wrote about a few years ago, but in order to do so systematically I will need to establis…

SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 09:33AM

Drood's Back from the Dead, Stage Stars Check Into Asylum & Sherie Rene Scott Remains a Hot Piece in Broadway's Ultimate Datebook by Josh Ferri

In the pre-Halloween, post-summer lull, you may be wondering: What's worth doing around NYC this week? Broadway.com’s got you covered in the second edition of our newly revamped we…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:33AM

‘Barbara Cook’s Spotlight: Maureen McGovern’ at The Kennedy Center by Jennifer Perry by Jennifer Perry

Now in its 6th season, the Barbara Cook’s Spotlight Series has succeeded in bringing known and lesser known musical theatre talent to Kennedy Center audiences in a cabaret setting. Award-w…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:01AM
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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GRACE – Heightened Reality from Craig Wright by Oscar E Moore

Praise God.  Blame God.  Bridging the gap between those who believe in God and those who don’t - and the daring of Off-Broadway and the star filled marquees of Broadway a not so new …

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 08:26AM

BWW's On This Day - October 14, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on October 14 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Shakespeare’s First Acts: Much Ado About Nothing by TheatreVOICE

Iqbal Khan tells Sophie Reynolds about his Indian-inspired production for the RSC, currently playing at the Noel Coward Theatre in London. This interview is part of theatreVOICE’s new seri…

SOURCE: Theatre Voice at 07:32AM
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Jack the Ripper’s London by Ryan Ahern

Jack the Ripper’s London is an immersive piece that plunges you into the world of 1880s London.  There is a nice base idea here and Jack the Ripper’s Whitechapel has been recreated beau…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:08AM

Top 10 on NY stages for week of Oct. 14, 2012 by Joe Dziemianowicz

1. “Glengarry Glen Ross” (Schoenfeld Theatre) Al Pacino and Bobby Cannavale star and spar in the David Mamet drama.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Review: The Life of Death/WildClaw Theatre by Zach Freeman

It’s Christmastime in London and if the serial killer on the loose doesn’t take you out, the deadly plague that’s quickly spreading across town certainly will. WildClaw Theatre’s lat…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 05:00AM
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Theatre versus roller coasters: The art and science of controlled falling by Russ Hope

A few weeks ago, an actor friend of mine started tweeting lines from a book she was reading.  The tweets were aphorisms, the first reading that ‘technique is a tool; not the whole of art,…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:42AM

Photo Flash: James Earl Jones, Elizabeth Ashley, T.R. Knight, Sia and more at Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Tristan Fuge

On Saturday, October 13, the new Steppenwolf Theatre Company revival of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? opened at the Booth Theatre with

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:36AM
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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‘Beethoven: The Power of Three’ at National Philharmonic at The Music Center at Strathmore by Jessica Vaughan

I was fortunate enough to attend “Beethoven: the Power of Three” by the National Philharmonic, under the expert baton of Piotr Gajewski, at the Music Center at Strathmore. The night bega…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:58AM

Lexington’s Rachel Dratch performing in Newton

Actress, comedian, and Lexington native Rachel Dratch will perform in Newton on Oct. 20; Louise Coleman of Sherborn places dogs trained by Kentucky inmates through Greyhound Friends in Hopki…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 03:35AM
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Chicago Theater Review: ELEKTRA (Lyric Opera) by Kristin Walters

OPERA WITH A TASTE FOR BLOOD The word “opera” normally elicits memories of sound—an orchestra roiling, an aria peaking—but in an effort to innovate the public’s preconceived notion…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:59AM

Off-Broadway Theater Review: HIM (59E59 Theaters) by Paul Birchall

THE FAMILY THAT STAYS TOGETHER HATES TOGETHER The legacy of emotional damage inflicted on children by their parents is one of the main themes in Him, a new play by Daisy Foote – but the su…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:58AM

Los Angeles/Regional Theater Review: PINKALICIOUS (Lewis Family Playhouse in Rancho Cucamonga) by Kim Kautzer

TICKLED PINK OK. I admit it: I’m a bad grandma. With three granddaughters between the ages of four and seven, I’ve never read a single Pinkalicious book. I felt unprepared, then, to join…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:38AM

‘A Flea in Her Ear’ at Rockville Little Theatre by Mata Bayewitz by Mara Bayewitz

Mistaken identity? Check. Double entendres that would make your grandmother stifle a giggle? Check. Over-the-top characters going in one door and coming out another? Check mate. Ladies and g…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:28AM
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Bill Pullman & Lily Knight Star in Ensemble Galilei's FIRST PERSON: SEEING AMERICA at Three Stages, 10/14 by BroadwayWorld

In 2011, the Three Stages audience delighted to Universe of Dreams, Ensemble Galileis presentation of poetry, music, and images from the Hubble Space Telescope. The Ensemble returns to Three…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

ONCE UPON A TIME IN NEW YORK CITY Actors Fund Benefit Concert Plays Joe's Pub Tonight, 10/14 by BroadwayWorld

For 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 01:30AM

Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin Play Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center Tonight, 10/14 by BroadwayWorld

The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in the Berkshires has announced its Fall 2012 lineup of events, including An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin in October and more.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Grace on Broadway - an intriguing production that I would urge you to see. by Oscar E. Moore

Thought provoking, funny, extremely well acted by its four member cast, tightly directed by Dexter Bullard and beautiful to look at.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

'Beat Generation,' Kerouac's Lost Play, Hits Stage

Legendary beat novelist Jack Kerouac shot to fame with On the Road, but unknown to many fans, he also wrote a play. The Beat Generation was never produced and quickly forgotten. Rediscovered…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:00AM

Unicorn's audacious 'Andrew Jackson' lacks cohesion

Give the creators of "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" credit for coming up with the most audacious idea for a musical to come down the pike in years. A rock musical? About Old Hickory? What we…

SOURCE: The Kansas City Star at 01:00AM
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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The stars turn out for ‘Virginia Woolf’ Broadway anniversary opener

NEW YORK — Saturday night, exactly 50 years to the day that Edward Albee’s groundbreaking play, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” left audiences gasping at the sheer audacity of it…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 12:44AM

‘Spot On’ — ‘Trainspotting’ gets a make-over as it crosses The Pond

The 1996 cult novel “Trainspotting” was Scottish author Irvine Welsh’s debut. But despite being busy with a million other projects, he just can’t seem to leave that early creation be…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 12:39AM

PHOTO CALL: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Opens on Broadway by Joseph Marzullo

George and Martha, the English-speaking theatre's most contentious married couple since Katherina and Petruchio, are back on Broadway in a new production of Edward Albee's Who's …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10AM

PHOTO CALL: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals and Curtain Call by Joseph Marzullo

George and Martha, the English-speaking theatre's most contentious married couple since Katherina and Petruchio, are back on Broadway in a new production of Edward Albee's Who's …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10AM

Arts | Westchester: A Review of ‘The How and the Why,’ at Penguin Rep Theater by Sylviane Gold

Two biologists warily, testily, explore menstruation, menopause and other questions of female evolution in “The How and the Why,” a smart, densely textured play by Sarah Treem.

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

Arts | New Jersey: A Review of ‘A Chorus Line,’ at the Paper Mill Playhouse by Michael Sommers

The revival of “A Chorus Line” at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn is dedicated to the composer Marvin Hamlisch, and remains faithful to the original staging and choreography.

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

The Sunday Read: Mack Gordon on ITSAZOO and "Debts" by The Charlebois Post

The Horror of InevitabilityIn order to be subversive and challenging, you've got to scare a few people away.by Mack GordonWith pupils so wide you can't identify its iris, Rosemary descends t…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:04AM

New York Pops 30th Anniversary: Some Enchanted Evening: Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein by Sandi Durell

The New York Pops opened its 30th Anniversary season with “Some Enchanted Evening: The Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein” at Carnegie Hall on October 12, 2012.   Written By Linda Ami…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:03AM

Tour Whore, October 14, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

The Tour Whore FAQby Cameryn Moore As I’m nearing the end of this year’s tour, it seems a good time to get some questions answered. Some of it is kind of a summary from previous columns;…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AM

ON THE RECORD: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, the Encores! Cast Recording by Steven Suskin

This week's column discusses the Encores! cast recording of Jule Styne and Leo Robin's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Once Upon a Time in New York City, With Lindsay Mendez, Nic Rouleau, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Offered Oct. 14 by Michael Gioia

Once Upon a Time in New York City, a benefit concert featuring new material from emerging songwriters celebrating the city of New York, is offered Oct. 14 at Joe's Pub.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Tituss Burgess Celebrates Debut Solo Recording at New World Stages Oct. 14 by Andrew Gans

Singer, actor and songwriter Tituss Burgess celebrates his new CD, "Comfortable," in a concert Oct. 14 at New World Stages.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Defying Gravity Concert, With Eden Espinosa, Mark Nadler, Andre De Shields, Tovah Feldshuh, Lauren Fox, Presented Oct. 14 by Andrew Gans

Defying Gravity, a concert to benefit Art Start, the only volunteer organization providing arts workshops inside New York City homeless shelters, is presented Oct. 14 at Carnegie Hall's …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

"Broadway Gets Out the Vote" Event, With Nick Adams, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Max Von Essen, Held Oct. 14 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Nick Adams, Max Von Essen, Kara Lindsay and Nikki Rene Daniels are among the performers participating in the Oct. 14 "Broadway Gets Out the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Brian Friel's The Freedom of the City, With Joe Sikora, James Russell, Cara Seymour, Opens Oct. 14 at Irish Rep by Michael Gioia

Off-Broadway's Irish Repertory Theatre kicks off its 25th anniversary season with Brian Friel's The Freedom of the City. The production opens Oct. 14 following previews that began Oc…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Frank Wedekind's Spring's Awakening, With Giuseppe Bausilio and Lizzy DeClement, Opens Oct. 14 in NYC by Michael Gioia

Marvell Rep presents the Frank Wedekind play Spring's Awakening, which officially opens Oct. 14 following previews that began Oct. 8 at the TBG Theatre in New York City. The work plays i…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Don't Go Gentle, Starring Michael Cristofer as Judge Seeking Redemption, Opens Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of Stephen Belber's Don't Go Gentle, about a retired conservative judge who struggles to maintain order in his personal life, opens Off-Broadway Oct. 14 at MCC The…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 14 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas, Sam Maher and Ernio Hernandez

1893 Lillian Gish, film acting pioneer whose Broadway career lasted from 1913 to 1976, is born today. Her stage shows will include Camille, The Trip to Bountiful and several versions of Uncl…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM