Monday, October 15, 2012 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Happy Birthday, Angela Lansbury by Peter Filichia

By Peter Filichia -- October 16th marks the birthday of the star who’s achieved what no other person in the history of Broadway has. Four consecutive Tony wins as Best Actress in a Mus…

SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 11:32PM
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Heresy by Mondschein

"Heresy" at The Flea, October 13, 2012 (photo: Hunter Canning) In a new world premiere, the prolific A. R. Gurney returns to The Flea with an overwrought story set in the near fu…

SOURCE: Third Row, Mezzanine at 10:05PM

Reviews: Falling by Barbara and Scott Siegel

Deanna Jent's Falling at the Minetta Lane Theatre is a chronicle of the trials and tribulations of a family with an autistic child, but the play is so much more than a "disease of the week"…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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REBECCA Scoop! Read the Whole Indictment for Mark Hotton's Arrest by BroadwayWorld

Now, we've gotten our hands on the full 19 page criminal indictment. Hotton was arrested this morning for defrauding the shows producers of 60,000 and for an unrelated 750,000 real estate sc…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:25PM

Al Pacino Wants to Take the Chicago Stage by BroadwayWorld

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Al Pacino told the publication's columnist Bill Zwecker that he wants to do a play in Chicago and has pitched the idea to a couple of Chicago theaters. As…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:15PM

John Hurt plays back 'interrupted pause' of 'Krapp's Last Tape' by Reed Johnson

John Hurt reflects on a role he knows well — the titular figure of 'Krapp's Last Tape,' which he's now starring in at Kirk Douglas Theatre — and Samuel Beckett.Technology is mess…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:15PM

Reviews: Satchmo at the Waldorf by Sandy MacDonald

On the face of it, John Douglas Thompson might not be anyone's first choice to portray Louis Armstrong, especially in the twilight of his career. But the supremely talented actor proves to b…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:00PM
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Photo Flash: New SEMINAR Production Shots - Jeff Goldblum and More at the Ahmanson in LA! by BroadwayWorld

Seminar, the sexy, smart new comedy starring Academy Award and Emmy Award-nominee Jeff Goldblum opens October 17 at 8 p.m. at the Center Theatre GroupAhmanson Theatre. Directed by Obie Award…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:29PM

FALLING - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

At first blush, Falling, the new play by Deanna Jent that just opened at the Minetta Lane, would seem to be all about bodies. . . .

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:15PM

Atwater Goes to War. Don’t Overlook Overlooked. by Don Shirley

Atwater Village looks so peaceful, but its theater is filled with war -- Circle X's premiere of Jim Leonard's Abu Ghraib musical Bad Apples and EST/LA's premieres of Nate Rufus Edelman's The…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 08:14PM

THIRTEEN's 'American Masters' to Produce Mel Brooks Documentary, Set for PBS Premiere, May 2013 by TV News Desk

Brooks has agreed to throw himself into a new documentary about his storied career, giving American Masters exclusive interviews and complete access to his film archives. Slated to premiere …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00PM

Julia Murney Is a Standout in Autism Drama 'Falling'

Josh’s favorite activity is tilting open a cardboard box full of white feathers that’s perched on a wall shelf just above his head and letting the contents fall on his face. It i…

SOURCE: backstage.com at 08:00PM
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Broadway Ticket Buying Guide: October 15-21 by BroadwayWorld

Broadway will welcome another two shows this week- GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS and THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, which start previews on October 16 and 19 respectively. Get your tickets now

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:55PM

HuffPo Review: “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” Rocks out Chicago With Swagger and Style by Bob Bullen

If history class were like the rock musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, I might have fared better in school. The 2011 off-Broadway musical by Michael Friedman (music and lyrics) and Alex T…

SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 07:49PM

STAGE TUBE: A Backstage Glimpse at THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD - Stephanie J. Block and More! by Stage Tube

You choose the murderer in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, the whodunit smash based on the unfinished novel by Charles Dickens and adapted by Tony Award-winning writercomposer Rupert Holmes Curt…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:42PM

THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

Brian Friel wrote The Freedom of the City nearly four decades before the Occupy movement ignited (and fizzled), but watching the show in 2012 it's nearly impossible to tell.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:36PM

@westendproducer Expands Twitter Star Search to Broadway with #searchforaBROADWAYtwitterstar! by BroadwayWorld

searchforatwitterstar, the online talent competition run by the Twitter phenomenon westendproducer, was brought to the West End stage this July. With hundreds of entries to the talent search…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:33PM

Review: Titus Andronicus (Right Brain Project) by Scotty Zacher

Young or sensitive patrons might not want to attend this production - The Right Brain Project uses a mix of substance, style, shock, and blood splatter to rattle even the most stoic theater-…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 07:18PM

Matt Kopec to Star in ELF THE MUSICAL National Tour; Full Cast Announced! by BroadwayWorld

NETworks Presentations, LLC, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Unique Features have announced casting for the upcoming national tour of ELF THE MUSICAL. The tour kicks off at the Providence …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:14PM

DON'T GO GENTLE - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

The premise of Stephen Belber's new play Don't Go Gentle, which just opened at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in an MCC Theater production, is one loaded with dazzling promise.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:09PM

Don’t Go Gentle

There are heady conversations going on about town. Don’t Go Gentle offers a fistful. The themes here are mythic and bold and boils down to family vs. friend. Who is who and how come we …

SOURCE: Usher Nonsense at 07:09PM

STAGE TUBE: MODERN FAMILY's Jesse Tyler Ferguson Talks Broadway Beginnings by Stage Tube

In the video below, comedian Paul F. Tompkins sits down with Jesse Tyler Ferguson to talk about his Broadway beginnings, So You Think You Can Dance, flirting with Bryan Cranston, bow-ties, a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:03PM

‘Bad Panda’ at Iron Crow Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

As Fall rolls in it may be too chilly for a trip to the zoo, but you’ll have far more fun watching these animals in their ‘captivity’ as Iron Crow Theatre Company presents Bad Panda -…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:01PM
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at Andrea Martin, Patina Miller and More in Rehearsals for A.R.T's PIPPIN by BroadwayWorld

The American Repertory Theater A.R.T. will present Pippin, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Roger O. Hirson, directed by A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus. Previews beg…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:55PM

Tamsen Fadal to Host The Broadway Channel's BROADWAY PROFILES by BroadwayWorld

The Broadway Channel announces the return of Broadway Profiles to its series as half hour shows and announces Tamsen Fadal as the series new host.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:46PM

Join Jeff Goldblum for a chat about the play 'Seminar' on Tuesday by David Ng

Jeff Goldblum, starring in "Seminar" at the Ahmanson Theatre through Nov. 18, will participate in a Google+ Hangout in this space at noon Pacific on Tuesday.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:45PM

Ray K. Metzker and the Institute of Design – Los Angeles photo exhibit review Getty Center by Pauline Adamek

A compelling new photographic exhibition at the Getty offers an overview of innovative photographer Ray K. Metzker’s long career and also includes inventive photographs by Harry Callahan, …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:43PM

STAGE TUBE: Samantha Barks Sings 'Too Far Gone' with Russell Crowe and Alan Doyle at INDOOR GARDEN PARTY by Stage Tube

Click below to watch a clip of Les Misrables' Samantha Barks singing Too Far Gone with Russell Crowe and Alan Doyle at their Indoor Garden Party on October 13th at The Gramercy Theatre in Ne…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:34PM

BWW TV EXCLUSIVE: CHEWING THE SCENERY WITH RANDY RAINBOW - Sarah Brightman, Will Swenson, Audra McDonald, and More! by Randy Rainbow

It's time for episode fifteen of BWW's exclusive TV series - CHEWING THE SCENERY WITH Randy Rainbow In this week's episode, Randy covers last week's biggest headlines at the CTS Newsdesk, in…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:29PM

The Stars of Off-Broadway’s Don’t Go Gentle On Redemption, Race, Addiction and Family by Broadway.com

As a cancer-ridden judge reexamines his life choices, he permanently upsets the lives of four others. The cast and creatives of Don’t Go Gentle open up about the drama’s modern t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:22PM

'Oh My God!' Former Maggie the Cat Elizabeth Ashley Reacts to Sexy Scarlett Johansson in Tin Roof Ad by Josh Ferri

Just days after Broadway.com debuted the first photo of Scarlett Johansson as the sexy and ferocious Maggie in Rob Ashford’s upcoming of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof revival, we caught up wit…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:20PM

'Iceman Cometh,' 'Follies' big Jeff Award winners by Chris Jones

Two of the most accomplished productions in the history of Chicago theater — "Follies" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater and "The Iceman Cometh" at the Goodman Theatre — shared top …

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:20PM

The best play on Broadway is 50 years old. . . by Elyse Sommer

Edward Albee's Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Amy Morton and Tracy Letts have made this 50-year-old play the freshest new Broadway experience. Even if you're familiar with …

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 06:19PM

CHAPLIN's Rob McClure and Rock Center Chefs Open the Rink at Rockefeller Center, 10/16 by BroadwayWorld

Its one of the most anticipated events of the year in New York City The Rink at Rockefeller Center opens for the 2012-2013 winter season on Tuesday, October 16. Set against the Art Deco bac…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:18PM

In the Intersection: Partnerships in the New Play Sector by Diane Ragsdale by HowlRound

In November 2011, twenty-five theater professionals gathered in Washington, DC to discuss nonprofit and commercial collaborations aimed at the development of new theatrical work. In spirit (…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 06:16PM

Halloween Costume Special! Starcatcher's Matthew Saldivar on How to Morph into ‘Dangerous, Sexy’ Black Stache by Broadway.com

If you've already defied gravity on Halloween as Elphaba or spooned out sugary medicine as Mary Poppins, it's time to consider a new Broadway-themed costume! This year, Broadway.com …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:15PM

Drowsy Chaperone’s Bob Martin Set to Develop ABC Comedy About Dysfunctional Cartoonist by Lindsay Champion

From stage to page! Bob Martin, Tony-winning co-writer and star of The Drowsy Chaperone, will develop a new half-hour comedy for ABC and Canada's Shaw Media alongside EntertainmentOne pr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:13PM

Lit Crawl Was A Blast by Tim

On Saturday night, I was one of about 400 writers who performed their work as part of the San Francisco Lit Crawl: Celebrating Litquake’s closing night, Lit Crawl is the world’s largest …

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Julia Murney and the Cast of Off-Broadway's Falling on the Powerful Drama's Effect on Audiences by Broadway.com

Julia Murney and Daniel Everidge lead a family on the brink of collapse in off-Broadway's Falling. Hear from the cast and creatives about the show’s powerful message and why a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:11PM

Actor John Clive dies aged 79 by Ben Quinn

Star of A Clockwork Orange, the Pink Panther and the Italian Job, was also the voice of John Lennon in Yellow Submarine Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:08PM

This Week's New Classifieds on BWW - 10/15/12

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld.com for 101512.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00PM
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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JKTS Contest: Win Tickets to PETER and the STARCATCHER! by JK

It won more Tony Awards than any other play last season, and continues to delight the senses and imagination as it continues its Broadway run through January 20, 2013.  Peter and the St…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 05:59PM

Hugh Jackman Reveals Details About Brand New Les Miserables Song ‘Suddenly' by Marc Snetiker

When the movie musical adaptation of Les Miserables hits theaters this Christmas, there will be at least one new tune joining the familiar, sweeping score. As Broadway.com reported back i…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:58PM

BWW TV: FALLING Opens Tonight at Minetta Lane Theatre - Highlights! by BroadwayWorld TV

Falling premieres tonight, Monday, October 15th at 7 p.m. The new play by Deanna Jent, began previews for an open-ended run on Thursday, September 27th at the Minetta Lane Theatre 18 Minetta…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:56PM

‘Hemispheric Dysfunctionalism & the Cortical Titanic’ at 5th Dentist by Cyle Durkee by Cyle Durkee

I scarcely know where to begin. Hemispheric Dysfunctionalism & the Cortical Titanic moves through the treacherous waters of involved philosophical musings like the Titanic maneuvered th…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:53PM

John Jiler’s Touching Memoir ‘Ripe’ Is Consistently Engaging

Though playwright-performer John Jiler deals provocatively with the subject of death in his 80-minute one-man play “Ripe,” the show is vibrant with life. And the principal life s…

SOURCE: backstage.com at 05:48PM

‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ at Fairfield, as a Classroom Text by Allan Kozinn

Teachers at Fairfield University leave the classroom for a little drama and a lesson in business and philosophy: a staging of “Glengarry Glen Ross.”

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STAGE TUBE: Sutton Foster Sings 'The Star-Spangled Banner' at Yankees Game by Stage Tube

Broadway star and lead in ABC Family's new show Bunheads Sutton Foster sang the National Anthem at last night's October 14th Yankees game. Click below to listen to her performance

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:45PM

The Afternoon Report, Monday, October 15, 2012 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Monday, October 15, 2012 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway GOLDEN AGE, Terrence McNally’s new play @…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:44PM

Don't Go Gentle's Maxx Brawer On His Off-Broadway Debut and Receiving Support from His Tony-Winning Mom by Josh Ferri

As the son of Tony-winning actress Tonya Pinkins, Maxx Brawer practically grew up in rehearsal studios and backstage. He realized at an early that he  wanted to take the stage and make …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:40PM

John Patrick Shanley's 'Doubt' Remains an Appealingly Unsolvable Puzzle of a Play

Any production of John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize–winning “Doubt” playing in Manhattan these days inevitably falls under the shadow of the original 2005 Broadwa…

SOURCE: backstage.com at 05:38PM

Era Ends With Caldwell Theatre At Cyberspace Auction Tuesday by Bill Hirschman

The interested parties aren’t the usual suspects. A workout gym, a church, a charter school, a medical facility. Everything but a theater. When the house that the Caldwell Theatre Company …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 05:38PM

SECONDHAND LIONS Musical Aims for Seattle Opening at Fifth Avenue Theater, Aug 2013 by BroadwayWorld

According to Variety, the musical adaptation of the film Secondhand Lions is aiming to open at Seattle's Fifth Avenue Theater in August 2013.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:37PM

PHOTO CALL: Max Von Essen, Kara Lindsay, the Keenan-Bolgers, Adam Chanler-Berat, Nick Adams and More Campaign for Obama by Matthew Blank

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:37PM

Theater Review: ‘Urban,’ at the New Victory Theater by Ken Jaworowski

“Urban” features graduates from Circo Para Todos in an act reminiscent of Cirque du Soleil’s, but with a decidedly hip-hop feel.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:35PM

A Question & Answer Interview With Michael Hall by Bill Hirschman

Caldwell Theatre Company co-founder Michael Hall stepped down as artistic director in 2009, and has been travelling and writing ever since. But he returned to the Caldwell in February 2011 t…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 05:33PM

Review: Pontypool/Strawdog Theatre by Jan Hieggelke

RECOMMENDED What begins as a spat between a small town DJ and his female producer, quickly turns into a battle to stay alive in Strawdog Theatre’s production of “Pontypool.” In a small…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 05:31PM

Mel Brooks "American Masters" Documentary to Feature Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Cloris Leachman and More by Adam Hetrick

The Producers stars Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane are among the actors featured in the PBS "American Masters" documentary about Academy and Tony Award winner Mel Brooks, which …

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:29PM

A Couple on the Community of Marriage | Advocate.com by Jordan Roth and Richie Jackson

Gays and lesbians need the support of our communities if we are going to win the fight over marriage at the ballot box, and one couple explains why that’s fitting.

SOURCE: The Advocate at 05:26PM

Hugh Jackman Talks New LES MIS Song - 'Suddenly' by BroadwayWorld

There has been much speculation about what the song might be, and the film's leading man Hugh Jackman sat down yesterday with The Telegraph to talk details on the addition of the new solo fo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:22PM

Photo Flash: Annette Bening at THE BOOK OF MORMON Actors Fund Benefit Performance in LA by BroadwayWorld

Annette Bening addressed the Los Angeles cast of The Book of Mormon prior to their benefit performance for The Actors Fund on Wednesday, October 13th. Check out photos of Bening with the cas…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:22PM

Dreamworks’ How To Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular Rocks Columbus – Next Flight Milwaukee by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Following critically acclaimed engagements in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, DREAMWORKS’ HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON LIVE SPECTACULAR continues to wow audiences across the US,…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:17PM

Chicago Theater Review: BROKEN GLASS (Redtwist Theatre) by Lawrence Bommer

EVIL WILL TRAVEL In his great works, like Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, and even in his lesser efforts, such as Broken Glass, Arthur Miller forces us to confess a greater loyalty th…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:16PM

Trends: Is Virginia Woolf the Drunkest Play in Theater History? by Editorial Staff

The Broadway revival of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, now at the Booth Theatre, is a sterling production with an amazing cast. But it left us asking, "Can anyone drink tha…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:14PM

Trends: Drunk on Broadway! by David Gordon

The stunning Broadway revival of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, now at the Booth Theatre, raises questions about monogamy, life and lies. But the big question for us was, "…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:14PM

Drury Lane Theatre’s SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN Runs Nov. 8 – Jan. 13 by Michael Roberts

Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, makes a splash with the effervescent musical comedy SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN, previewing November 8, opening November 15, and running through January 13, 201…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:07PM

Nimble Funding for Nimble Theater, or Yes, It’s More Than the Northeast by Rebecca Blunk by HowlRound

NEFA, as a nimble New England-based regional arts organization working to connect extraordinary artists and communities, also serves the region with national and international programs. For …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:00PM
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Broadway Grosses: Lewis Black Packs Them In for Running on Empty by Broadway.com

Try ranting about this one, Lewis Black! The sharp-tongued comedian can't complain this week, as his one-man show Running on Empty played to full capacity during its limited eight-perfor…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:55PM

Get the Guests! Amy Morton, Tracy Letts & the Cast of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Celebrate a Fiery Opening Night by Lindsay Champion

Amy Morton, Tracy Letts and the cast of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? blew the roof off the Booth Theatre on October 13 (figuratively, at least), when the revival of Edward Albee&rsq…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:53PM

Gangnam Style: CBC’s Peter Mansbridge joins in Stratford parody by Richard Ouzounian

CBC anchor Peter Mansbridge shows off his horse-riding moves in a spoof of Korean hit 'Gangnam Style.'

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:51PM

STAGE TUBE: Former Spice Girls Melanie C and Emma Bunton Perform 'I Know Him So Well' from CHESS! by Stage Tube

Spice Girl, singer-songwriter, judge on the ITV1Andrew Lloyd Webber show SUPERSTAR and now Mary Magdalene in the show's UK arena tour, Melanie C has just released a video of CHESS's I Know H…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:48PM

NY man accused of defrauding Broadway show, others

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A former stock broker accused of swindling the producers of a Broadway adaptation of "Rebecca" has pleaded not guilty to fraud and money-laundering charges in a …

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 04:48PM

Guest Picks: Hallie Foote

Actress Hallie Foote was on the Leonard Lopate Show recently to talk about starring in the off-Broadway production of "Him," written by her sister Daisy. The chocolate fan also told us what …

SOURCE: WNYC at 04:46PM

Lifeline Theatre’s the 16th Annual Fillet of Solo Festival, runs January 3–20, 2013 by Michael Roberts

Lifeline Theatre Artistic Director Dorothy Milne and former Live Bait Theater Artistic Director Sharon Evans are pleased to announce the 16th Annual Fillet of Solo Festival, running January …

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:44PM

PHOTO FLASH: Broadway's Courtney Balan and Kilty Reidy Teach Master Class at William Peace by BroadwayWorld

The Fall 2012 semester started off on a high note at William Peace University as Broadway performers Courtney Balan CRY-BABY, TITLE OF SHOW and Kilty Reidy THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, IN MY LIFE r…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PM

Tikly launches industry's first full Facebook integration by Angie Grant

Tikly, the first low-fee, flat-rate ticketing platform of its kind to give artists, venues, and events full control over their marketing and promotion, has announced integration with Faceboo…

SOURCE: Ticket News at 04:42PM

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Apple Picking With Audra, and Making 'Em Laugh With Andrea Martin at 54 Below by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:41PM

NEXT THEATRE COMPANY’S 32nd SEASON CONTINUES WITH JULIE MARIE MYATT’S by Michael Roberts

Next Theatre Company’s second production of their 32ndseason is the Midwest premiere of Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter by Julie Marie Myatt and directed by Jessica Thebus, at Noyes Cultural Ar…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:40PM

Off-Off-Broadway Theater Review: POSITIONS (Roy Arias Studio Theater) by Dmitry Zvonkov

PUT IN AN UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION Anticipating having to review Owen Dunne’s new play Positions, the feeling I had while watching it – knowing the production to have travelled 600 miles …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:38PM

Guest Picks: Daisy Foote

Playwright Daisy Foote was on the Leonard Lopate Show recently to talk about the new off-Broadway production of her play "Him," starring her sister Hallie Foote. She also told us what she's …

SOURCE: WNYC at 04:38PM

New Television Comedy from Tony Winner Bob Martin in Development by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning Drowsy Chaperone writer and star Bob Martin has been tapped to create a new television series in a partnership between ABC and Shaw Media, according to Deadline.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:38PM

King of New York, Episode 4: Corey Cott Exposes Newsies’ Biggest Secrets by Broadway.com

In the fourth episode of the King of New York vlog, Corey Cott brings you the truth behind some of Newsies’ biggest stage secrets. From hidden mics to menu tricks, get all of News…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:35PM

Chicago Cabaret Professionals Gala “OUR KIND OF TUNE” by Michael Roberts

COVERAGE BY: RUSSELL GOELTENBODT As the song goes, “Life is a Cabaret” so is the same for Chicago. Even though there are a limited amount of venues in Chicago to experience cabaret or li…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:32PM

Shakespeare, a poet who is still making our history by Neil Macgregor

He forged a language that has shaped how the English – and British – see themselves, and set the terms for our imaginationShelley's famous claim that poets are "the unacknowledged legisl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30PM

TCG/American Express Leadership Boot Camp Round-Up by Chris Shuff

Follow-Up Workshop: The TCG/American Express Leadership Boot Camp culminated at the National Conference with a final morning workshop held on June 21. Of the original 15 pairs of Emerging an…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 04:21PM

Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at James Earl Jones and Boyd Gaines in Australian's DRIVING MISS DAISY by BroadwayWorld

Five-time Tony Award and three-time Academy Award nominee Angela Lansbury, two-time Tony Award winner and Academy Award winner James Earl Jones, and just announced Four-time Tony Award winne…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:20PM

Highlights From Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? on Broadway

Pam MacKinnon directs Tracy Letts (author of the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning August: Osage County) and Amy Morton (Tony Award nominee for August: Osage County), Madison Dirks and C…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:20PM

PHOTO CALL: Liza Minnelli and Tony Danza Join Nicolas King Onstage at Iridium by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Tony Danza, who recently penned the book "I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had," and Liza Minnelli joined Nicolas King onstage at King's Oct. 9 performance at …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:17PM

STAGE TUBE: James Earl Jones and Angela Lansbury Talk Australia's DRIVING MISS DAISY by Stage Tube

Five-time Tony Award and three-time Academy Award nominee Angela Lansbury, two-time Tony Award winner and Academy Award winner James Earl Jones, and just announced Four-time Tony Award winne…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:15PM

MTC’s GOLDEN AGE By Terrence McNally, Directed by Walter Bobbie Begins Rehearsals Today by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Manhattan Theatre Club’s New York premiere of GOLDEN AGE, the new play by four-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie begins rehearsals today …

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 04:13PM

Meet the Beats by Thomas Garvey

Merrimack Rep takes the Kerouac legend off-road with Beat Generation.Last weekend Merrimack Rep played host to a minor - maybe even a major - literary event: the world premiere of Lowell hom…

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 04:13PM

'Grace' at its best when it has faith in its characters by Chris Jones

NEW YORK — When Craig Wright's offbeat play "Grace" was produced at the Northlight Theatre in Skokie in 2006, the central problem was one that befalls many contemporary dramas seemingl…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:11PM

Commentary: Broadway's Top 5 Do It Yourself Halloween Costumes: Cyrano by Tristan Fuge

Broadway is the best place outside of Comic-Con to grab inspiration for a Halloween get-up, but we're aware that not everyone has access to Evita's dress or costumer Susan Hil

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:09PM

Boyd Gaines Joins Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones in Australia's DRIVING MISS DAISY by BroadwayWorld

Four-time Tony Award winner Boyd Gaines joins five-time Tony Award and three-time Academy Award nominee Angela Lansbury and two-time Tony Award winner and Academy Award winner James Earl Jon…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:05PM

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 10/15 by BroadwayWorld

Welcome to this week's edition of our new WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS, part of our new Industry Insights section that will feature insider industry information, commentary and insights Read on f…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:02PM

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 10/14/12 by BroadwayWorld

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 10142012.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:02PM

The New Play Map Scavenger Hunt on Facebook Starts Now! Become a Beta Tester This Week Only by HowlRound

Care to win an awesome prize from the HowlRound crew while helping us beta test the latest Map iteration? Participate in the New Play Map Scavenger Hunt!  Three winners will be announced on…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:00PM
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Secondhand Lions Musical Aiming for 2013 Seattle Debut by Adam Hetrick and Robert Simonson

The new stage musical Secondhand Lions, based on the 2003 movie starring Michael Caine and Robert Duval, will debut at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre in August 2013, according to Variety.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:56PM

Sirius XM Hosts Q&A With THE PERFORMERS' Henry Winkler, Airing Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Sirius XM Radio announced today that iconic actordirectorproducerauthor Henry Winkler will sit down for a wide-ranging QampA session with a select group of SiriusXM listeners at the SiriusXM…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:55PM

NY man accused of defrauding Broadway's 'Rebecca'

NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Hotton appeared out of nowhere this year, offering to come to the financial rescue of a fledgling Broadway adaptation of the psychological thriller "Rebecca."

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 03:55PM

Cast Your Vote in the PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Neverland Elections & Enter to Win a Personalized Prize Pack! by BroadwayWorld

Cast your vote for the President of Neverland and enter the sweepstakes for a chance to win the PETER AND THE STARCATCER Prize-Pack that consists of a signed playbill, an annotated script, s…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:50PM

Stage Stars Turn Out in Droves for Don’t Go Gentle’s Off-Broadway Opening by Josh Ferri

A bevy of Broadway headliners, playwrights and award-winning off-Broadway stars turned out for the opening night of Stephen Belber’s Don’t Go Gentle on October 14. Presented by M…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:49PM

Watch Rachel York Get Her Sea Legs in Rehearsal for the National Tour of Anything Goes by Broadway.com

The national tour of the Tony-winning revival Anything Goes sets sail. Watch Rachel York and the cast give a “de-lovely” sneak peek at this classic musical in rehearsal.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:46PM

Stage and Cinema Interview: GRANT GERSHON (Musical Director of Los Angeles Master Chorale) by Tom Chaits

L.A. MASTER CHORALE’S GRANT GERSHON PIPES UP The Los Angeles Master Chorale kicks off its 49th season on Sunday, October 21st at the Walt Disney Concert Hall with an organ and choral e…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:38PM

Pop Singer Aaron Carter Extends The Fantasticks Run Into 2013 by Adam Hetrick

Producers of the long-running Off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks have announced that pop singer Aaron Carter has extended his contract with the production for a fourth time into 2013.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:37PM

WBEZ 91.5 ‘Sound Opinions at the Movies” Screens The Blues Brothers on Nov. 27 @ 7:30pm at Music Box Theatre by Michael Roberts

The popular Sound Opinions at the Movies series will screen The Blues Brothers,  the 1980’s musical-comedy, action-fantasy – and the first “Saturday Night Live” (SNL)  skit-to-scre…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:33PM

Theater News: New York Public Library to Host Katharine Hepburn: Rebel Chic Panel by Brian Scott Lipton

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts is hosting a free program, Katharine Hepburn: Rebel Chic, on Thursday, October 18 at 6pm in the Bruno Walter Auditorium.The event is being…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:33PM

TCG Report: Nonprofit Theatres on the Rebound by LA Stage Alliance

TCG's annual report on the business of nonprofit theater shows cites a $1.94 billion contribution by these theaters to the US economy and attendance figures of 34 million, based on data from…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 03:30PM

Tony Lo Bianco Is His Honor, Mayor LaGuardia, in The Little Flower in NYC by Kenneth Jones

Tony Lo Bianco will play late, beloved New York City Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia in a new solo play The Little Flower, written and directed by the actor, in a brief Off-Broadway engagement t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:27PM

Tom Hanks on Broadway, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Classics vs. Revivals: New York Theater Week Oct 9-15 by Jonathan Mandell

The fourth Broadway production of  Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” opened this past week to the first full-throated raves of the season. (See my rev…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 03:25PM

Amy Whitaker’s Performance Lecture at NYLA by Andy Horwitz

Amy Whitaker gives a performance lecture on the market before Keith Hennessy's "Turbulence"

SOURCE: Culturebot at 03:23PM

Photo Flash: Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, and More at OUTFEST 2012 by BroadwayWorld

OUTFEST, the world's leading organization dedicated to showcasing, protecting and nurturing LGBT film imagery and artistry, just honored award winning producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron at…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:22PM

Michael Cerveris, Marsha Norman and More Set for NYMF's Next Link Project Jury by BroadwayWorld

NYMF today announced the Grand Jury for the Next Link Project. Submissions for The Next Link Project, which guarantees production slots in the 2013 Festival, continue through November 2nd. T…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:22PM

NYMF Announces Alexis Fishman as the Winner of the NYMF Next Broadway Sensation Competition by BroadwayWorld

Alexis Fishman has been chosen the winner of The 7th Annual NYMF Next Broadway Sensation NBS Over 200 people auditioned for NYMFs Next Broadway Sensation.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:22PM

Theater News: Aaron Carter Sticking With The Fantasticks Through January 27 by Bethany Rickwald

Aaron Carter will continue in the off-Broadway production of The Fantasticks, playing at the Snapple Theatre Center, through January 27.The musical is directed by Tom Jones, who wrote the sh…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:20PM

Broadway Grosses: Oct. 8-14 by David Gewirtzman

All data provided by The Broadway League View Broadway Grosses in a sortable table or view by show at the Playbill Vault  

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:20PM

Barbra Streisand and Jason Gould's Albums Hit #1 by BroadwayWorld

For the first time ever in the history of Amazon, a mother and her son have number one albums during the week of their release.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:16PM

GRACE to Host Post-Show Talkback With Author Elizabeth Gilbert, 10/17 by BroadwayWorld

GRACE on Broadway has announced that international best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert Eat Pray Love will participate in a post-show conversation about the play as it relates to issues of …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:16PM

Fraud Accusation Over Broadway Show

A Long Island businessman allegedly duped the producers of "Rebecca: The Musical" into believing he had secured $4.5 million from investors to open the show on Broadway.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 03:12PM

Auditions Announced for Broadway ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’

Nearly five decades after a musical adaptation of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” was one of the biggest flops in theater history—even with a book by Edward Albee and starri…

SOURCE: backstage.com at 03:11PM

Elf Holiday Tour to Star Matt Kopec, Julia Louise Hosack, Gordon Gray and More by Adam Hetrick

Matt Kopec will star as Buddy in the mini-holiday tour of the musical Elf, which launches Nov. 4 in Providence, RI. The cast will also feature Julia Louise Hosack, Gordon Gray, Kate Hen…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:10PM

Peter Pan's Cathy Rigby Boards the Neverland Ship with the Stars of Peter and the Starcatcher by Ryan Gilbert

Tony nominee Cathy Rigby recently flew in to check out the company of Broadway's Peter and the Starcatcher! Rigby first appeared as Peter Pan in the eponymous musical on Broadway in…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PM

Review: 'Cooking With the Calamari Sisters' by Howard Shapiro

The new show at Society Hill Playhouse, an import from Rochester, gets more wildly funny as it goes on.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 03:06PM

Don't Go Gentle

Legit Reviews||Off Broadway: How refreshing -- a dysfunctional family drama in which you actually give a damn who gets written out of the will.

SOURCE: Variety at 03:03PM

Theater News: Ethan Embry, Johnny Messner, Tom Sizemore to Star as Brothers in A Family Thing by Bethany Rickwald

Echo Theater Company has announced additional casting for the previously announced world premiere of Gary Lennon's A Family Thing, February 16-March 17 at Stage 52. Chris Fields will direct…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:01PM
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Patrick Page and More Win 2012 Princess Grace Awards by BroadwayWorld

The Princess Grace Foundation-USA PGF-USA has just announced that the 30th Anniversary Princess Grace Awards Gala will be held on Monday, October 22, 2012 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:58PM

Review: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

Amy Morton and Tracy Letts have made this 50-year-old play the freshest new Broadway experience. Even if you're familiar with George and Martha's devastatingly funny yet awful alliterative g…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 02:57PM

Video Flash: Watch Spice Girls Melanie C and Emma Bunton Cover A Song From Chess by David Gordon

Sporty Spice has turned to the world of Broadway as the source of inspiration for her newest album, Stages.On the recently released CD, Melanie Chisholm sings her favorite showtunes, includi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:57PM

Turning Page Writer and Star Angelica Page Celebrates Opening Night of Her Off-Broadway Solo Show by Ryan Gilbert

Angelica Page looked overjoyed on opening night of Turning Page, her solo play that shares with audiences the personal and public side of her late mother, Geraldine Page, who originated role…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:56PM

Review: 'The Freedom of the City' is angry drama

NEW YORK (AP) — Brian Friel is a master at beginning his plays at the end. Even though we know the outcome, his compassionate interpretation of events and their aftermaths often sheds ligh…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 02:52PM

Engeman's Broadway Concert to Feature Chad Kimball, Jessica Phillips and More by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-nominated Memphis star Chad Kimball, Jessica Phillips and Chester Gregory will perform in the Engeman Theater's Nov. 2 Broadway Concert Series in Northport, Long Island.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:50PM

Fly, Fly Away with the National Tour of Catch Me If You Can by Chris Luner

Fly, Fly Away with Broadway’s newest musical now hitting the tour circuit! The high-flying musical, Catch Me If You Can, is making its national tour debut after premiering on Broadway…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 02:45PM

Theatre Communications Group Releases 32nd Annual Report; Not-For-Profit Theaters Add $1.94 Billion to Economy by BroadwayWorld

Not-for-profit theatres contributed nearly 1.94 billion to the U.S. economy and attracted 34 million attendees, according to Theatre Facts 2011. Released by Theatre Communications Group TCG,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:34PM

Fernandez Fathoms Her Family’s American Faith by Evelina Fernandez

LA has already seen parts 2 and 3 of Evelina Fernandez's trilogy about four generations of a Mexican American family, loosely based on her own. Now Faith, part 1, is opening at LATC. It's se…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:27PM

Chicago Theater Review: PONTYPOOL (Strawdog Theatre Company) by Zach Freeman

THE LANGUAGE OF THE ZOMBIE Over a decade ago, author Tony Burgess penned the experimental novel Pontypool Changes Everything, which featured what could be called “zombies” but focused mo…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:25PM

PLAYBILL BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Amy Morton, the Voracious Martha of Broadway's Virginia Woolf by Robert Simonson

Amy Morton, a Tony nominee for August: Osage County, talks about seeing Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? from both sides now — as current actress on Broadway and past director, regi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:25PM

Theater News: Alexis Fishman Named NYMF Next Broadway Sensation by David Gordon

Australian singer Alexis Fishman has been named the winner of the 7th Annual NYMF Next Broadway Sensation Competition on Friday, August 12. Karen Mason hosted the events.She was one of eight…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:20PM

Boyd Gaines to Join Australian Production of Driving Miss Daisy, Starring James Earl Jones and Angela Lansbury by Ryan Gilbert

Four-time Tony winner Boyd Gaines, currently headlining the Broadway revival of An Enemy of the People, will join James Earl Jones and Angela Lansbury in the previously reported Australian d…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:19PM

Get a 'Live In Living Color' First Look at the National Tour of Catch Me If You Can by Broadway.com

Catch Me If You Can is taking off once again, this time in a high-flying national tour. Here is a first look at the Tony-nominated musical touring the country. Newcomer Stephen Anthony stars…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:16PM

BWW TV: CYRANO DE BERGERAC Opening Night - Douglas Hodge, Patrick Page, Clemence Poesy and More! by BroadwayWorld TV

Roundabout Theatre Company's Cyrano de Bergerac officially opened on October 11, 2012 at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway and will play a limited engagement through November 25, 201…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:14PM

PHOTO CALL: Giant, Here Lies Love, Fun Home and More Perform at the Public Theater Block Party by Matthew Blank

Performances from the upcoming musicals Giant, Here Lies Love, Fun Home and last season's The Total Bent puntcuated the Public Theater's Oct. 13 block party celebrating the reop…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:13PM

Audra McDonald Receives PFLAG NYC's "Stay Close" Leadership Award Oct. 15 by Adam Hetrick

Five-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, who recently concluded an acclaimed run in the Broadway revival of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, is honored Oct. 15 by PFLAG NYC at the organ…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:12PM

WBEZ 91.5 ‘Sound Opinions at the Movies’ Will Screen The Blues Brothers & First SNL Jake & Elwood Skit Nov. 17 @ 7:30pm by Michael Roberts

The popular Sound Opinions at the Movies series will screen The Blues Brothers,  the 1980’s musical-comedy, action-fantasy – and the first “Saturday Night Live” (SNL)  skit-to-scre…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:07PM

The Lighter Side of Terror by Mark Blankenship

Jon Kern’s new play finds dark humor in vicious deeds You never know what will happen during preview performances: You could start with a goofy comedy and end with a dark rumination on…

SOURCE: TDF at 02:01PM
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Review Roundup: West End's CABARET by Review Roundups

Bill Kenwright presents the multi-award winning production of Cabaret, starring Will Young, Michelle Ryan, Sian Phillips, Matt Rawle and more. Kander and Ebbs landmark musical turns Weimar B…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:58PM

Review: A Life by Alice Longhurst

Take some cracking Irish characters, throw in a bitter and confusing love triangle, a terminal illness and the twilight period of life, and you get something rather special. Hugh Leonard’s…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:53PM

Poll Results: Voters Love Barbra Streisand in FUNNY GIRL! by BroadwayWorld

With Barbra returning soon to the big screen, we asked which of her previous movies is your favorite. Check out the results below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:46PM

Review: 'Mark Twain: Sacred Cows Make the Best Hamburgers'

Family fare that both delights and educates, while reminding how little in a child’s adventurous spirit has changed over 100 years.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:45PM

PHOTO CALL: Nick Adams, Ashley Brown, Lorna Luft, Saycon Sengbloh and More Salute Streisand by Matthew Blank

Lorna Luft, Ashley Brown, Ann Hampton Callaway and Steven Brinberg were part of Hello Gorgeous! A Salute to the Streisand Songbook, an Oct. 12 benefit concert for Broadway Cares/Equity Fight…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:42PM

Music News: Emily Bergl, Christine Ebersole, Faith Prince Set for Upcoming Royal Room Season by David Gordon

A host of Broadway and cabaret favorites will take part in the 2012-2013 season at the Royal Room at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach.The remainder of 2012 will feature appearances by Avery So…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:33PM

Onstage in Baltimore and New York, an ‘Enemy’ all around by Peter Marks

In this year of endless divining of the will of the people, theatergoers might find especially noteworthy the contrarian outlook of playwright Henrik Ibsen, who no doubt would have considere…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:32PM

2012 GYPSY OF THE YEAR to Take Place at New Amsterdam Theatre, 12/3-4 by BroadwayWorld

Called the season's most dazzling talent show, Gypsy of the Year is easily the biggest party in town with appearances by dozens of Broadway and Off-Broadway's most popular shows and performe…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:29PM

Virginia Opera's bright, affecting 'Pearl Fishers' at GMU

Clever, colorful budget production packs a surprising emotional punch.

SOURCE: The Washington Times at 01:28PM

Theater News: National Showcase of New Plays Adds Works by Australia's Vanessa Bates and Declan Greene by Bethany Rickwald

The National New Play Network has added two plays by Australian playwrights Vanessa Bates and Declan Greene to the previously announced National Showcase of New Plays, to run November 29-Dec…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:28PM

The Book of Mormon's Rory O’Malley Fights Fire and Gossips About Oprah on ‘Most Dangerous Ever’ Side by Side by Marc Snetiker

Susan Blackwell brought along The Book of Mormon’s Rory O’Malley for her latest Side by Side shenanigans, which included an explosive backyard cook-out, sharing fond memories of …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:27PM

Monday, October 15, 2012

Deadlines, Deadlines Everywhere...and not a lick of sleep. A wood-engraved illustration by Gustave Doré inspired by Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.There! Th…

SOURCE: Variations On A Theme at 01:26PM

Review: Tape by Veronica Aloess

Tape is one of those plays that has style. It takes a while to become immersed in the strange dialogue and eccentric characters, but once it finds its flow, Tape stands alone. Stephen Belber…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:25PM

Theater Review: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

It can't shock the way it once did, but it sure does land its punches.-- Delivered by Feed43 service

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:24PM

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.

SOURCE: The Kansas City Star at 01:24PM

MTI Makes BONNIE & CLYDE Available for Licensing by BroadwayWorld

According to MTI's official website, BONNIE amp CLYDE, which last year played the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, is now available for licensing. In the show, two small-town kids from the middle …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:21PM

CHAPLIN star Rob McClure and Rock Center Chefs to open rink at Rockefeller Center tomorrow at 10am by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

It’s one of the most anticipated events of the year in New York City – The Rink at Rockefeller Center opens for the 2012-2013 winter season on Tuesday, October 16.  Set against the Art …

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 01:21PM

Theatre Facts 2011 by TCG News

Not-for-profit theatres contributed nearly $1.94 billion to the U.S. economy and attracted 34 million attendees, according to Theatre Facts 2011. Released by Theatre Communications Group (TC…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 01:16PM

PHOTO CALL: Angela Lansbury and Elizabeth Ashley Celebrate Angelica Page's Turning Page Opening by Joseph Marzullo

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:15PM

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Celebrates 25 Years on Broadway, 1/26 with Gala by BroadwayWorld

The longest-running show in Broadway history, Andrew Lloyd Webbers THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, directed by Harold Prince and produced by Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Company, Inc.,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:12PM

News: Kate Oates named new producer of Emmerdale by Matthew Hemley

Kate Oates, a former story editor for Emmerdale, has been appointed as the new producer of the soap. She will join Emmerdale in January, replacing Stuart Blackburn, who is leaving to produce…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:12PM

Richard Schiff On Pacino's Method, Toby's West Wing Demise and Coming Full Circle with Glengarry Glen Ross by Josh Ferri

Emmy Winner Richard Schiff rose to TV stardom as White House Communications Director Toby Ziegler on Aaron Sorkin’s long-running drama The West Wing. At age 57, the actor, who has…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:08PM

Harper Regan, Atlantic Theater, New York

Mary McCann gives a well-crafted performance in Simon Stephens’ unsettling play about a woman in midlife crisis, Brendan Lemon

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:03PM

Political Mother, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York

Hofesh Shechter’s first evening-length work in New York is powerful even if its argument is patchy, Apollinaire Scherr, writes

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:03PM

Theatre in the Dark Is Exactly That. Dark. Blackness. No Lights. Got It?

Bill RadenDark visionary Ron Sossi It's the kind of what-if that gives lighting designers the night sweats: What if the artistic director at one of L.A.'s premiere stages got it into his he…

SOURCE: LA Weekly at 01:00PM
Monday, October 15, 2012 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Photo Coverage: Lindsay Mendez, Lauren Molina, and More Perform at ONCE UPON A TIME IN NYC Benefit Concert at Joe's Pub by Kevin Thomas Garcia

For generations, musical theatre writers have come to New York City to change the world. Once Upon A Time In New York City was about the people who have changed THEM. This concert featured m…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:59PM

PHOTO CALL: Lindsay Mendez, Nic Rouleau, The Skivvies, Kate Rockwell Sing Once Upon a Time in New York City by Matthew Blank

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:56PM

Phantom's 25th Anniversary Performance Will Be Special Gala; Details To Be Unmasked by Kenneth Jones

The 25th anniversary of the Broadway opening of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera will be celebrated as a Special Gala Performance on Jan. 26, 2013. Exact details of the 6:3…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:49PM

'The Best of Everything': The Women of 'Mad Men' Without Rose-Colored Glasses by Carey Purcell

It is clear why <em>The Best of Everything</em> appeals to modern-day audiences, but what was not counted on, however, was the frightening relevance of the play to present-day wo…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 12:48PM

Shows prove love is a many-gendered thing

REVIEW: Two shows opened last weekend that seek to influence the debate on the upcoming marriage amendment, "Love & Marriage" and "But Not For Love."

SOURCE: StarTribune at 12:45PM

Memory plays tricks in 'Embers'

REVIEW: The Guthrie's final Christopher Hampton play, based on a 1942 novel, concerns the recollection of a decades-old event.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 12:44PM

(re)Defining the Undesirable by Julie Haverkate

TCG Books recently published Ping Chong’s Undesirable Elements: Real People, Real Lives, Real Theater. A community-specific theatre works series that examines the lives of those born into …

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 12:42PM

FBI arrests man in 'Rebecca' musical finance scheme on Broadway by David Ng

A Long Island businessman has been arrested on suspicion of defrauding producers of the aborted Broadway musical "Rebecca." Officials with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's office made the an…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:41PM

Theater News: Lydia Diamond, Emily Mann, Marsha Norman Set for McCarter Lab Fall Festival by David Gordon

Playwrights Lydia Diamond, Emily Mann, and Marsha Norman will have new works performed as unstaged readings during the upcoming McCarter Lab Fall Festival 2012, to be held October 29-Novembe…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:39PM

STAGE TUBE: New TV Spot Released for Broadway-Bound CINDERELLA by Stage Tube

As previously announced, Rodgers amp Hammerstein'S CINDERELLA will arrive on Broadway this season with previews set for January 21, 2013 prior to Opening Night on February 21 at the Broadway…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:35PM

Photo Blast from the Past - Milton Berle and George Burns by Walter McBride

Today, we're featuring Milton Berle and George Burns in 1982. Berle's Broadway credits include See My Lawyer, Ziegfeld Follies of 1943, I'll Take the High Road, Seventeen, The Goodbye People…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:32PM

Theater News: Broadway's The Phantom of the Opera to Celebrate 25th Anniversary on January 26 by David Gordon

The Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera will mark its 25th Anniversary on Saturday, January 26 with a special gala performance at the Majestic Theatre. The …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:27PM

Photo Flash: Frankel Academy of Metropolitan Detroit Presents OLIVER! 12/1-12/2 by BroadwayWorld

Based on the classic novel 'Oliver Twist', Charles Dickens words come to life in OLIVER with book and music written by Lionel Bart and presented by The Frankel Academy of Metropolitan Detroi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:23PM

'Ka-Conk!' Watch Christina Applegate Channel a Fosse-Obsessed Choreographer on SNL by Broadway.com

Broadway alum Christina Applegate hosted Saturday Night Live on October 13, and the Sweet Charity Tony nominee showed off her high kicks, toe touches and “ka-donk zaa-zaas” as a …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:20PM

Review: Elegy ****

One man, isolated and alone on a stage completely covered with discarded, unwanted clothing: it's a striking visual metaphor for this show which is based on interviews with gay men and women…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:18PM

Nick Olcott returns to acting to play celebrated chef James Beard by Jeffrey Walker

What happens when an actor is cast as a master cook and famous gastronome? In the case of Nick Olcott, he digs in to some cookbooks and heads for the market. Nick Olcott (Photo: courtesy of …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:15PM

Australian Production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies to Tour U.K. by Adam Hetrick

Plans are underway for a U.K. tour of the well-received Australian production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies, the sequel to his hit musical The Phantom of the Opera, according …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:11PM

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/15- BYE BYE BIRDIE by Stage Tube

Today in 2009 the first Broadway revival of Bye Bye Birdie opened at Henry Miller's Theatre now the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, where it ran for 117 performances. Originally titled Let's Go St…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:10PM

Broadway’s CHAPLIN launches CHAPLIN look-alike Instagram contest today by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Broadway’s CHAPLIN launches a CHAPLIN look-alike Instagram contest today, October 15th.  The CHAPLIN Look-Alike contest is also supported by Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, and will run …

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:07PM

Culture Project's THE EXONERATED Extends Through December 2 by BroadwayWorld

Culture Project Allan Buchman, Founder amp Artistic Director, in association with Innocence Project, Marc amp Steven Kaplan, and Cheryl Wiesenfeld, has announced a 4-week extension of the ac…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:06PM

Marsalis and orchestra will have side-by-side with local teens

Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will work with kids from East St. Louis High School.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:04PM

Atlantic Theater Company Extends HARPER REGAN Through 11/4 by BroadwayWorld

Atlantic Theater Company Neil Pepe, Artistic Director Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director has just announced that the New York premiere production of Olivier Award winner Simon Stephens play H…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:02PM

Weekend Poll Top Three: Broadway Fans Let Down by Phantom Film and More by Ryan Gilbert

With the recent release of the director's cut of Little Shop of Horrors and anticipation building for the Les Miserables movie, Broadway.com asked readers which feature film adaptation o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:01PM

Beware of Being the Belle of the (Musical) Ball by Brisa Trinchero

I just wrapped up a wonderful weekend of discovering new musicals and reconnecting with musical theater colleagues from around the country at the National Alliance of Musical Theatre (NAMT).…

SOURCE: Make Musicals at 12:00PM

TheaterMania U: Broad Horizons: Why Studying Other Subjects is Good for Your Art by Emily Anne Gibson

"The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery." -- Anaïs NinSince I was thirteen, I've known that I wanted to work in theater for…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

Karamu cast brings zest to frisky, fragmented 'Color Purple' by Donald Rosenberg

The large ensemble of actors and dancers works hard and well under director Terrence Spivey and choreographer Angelique Lipford, though their efforts can't hide the seams in this crazy-quilt…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 12:00PM
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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STAGE TUBE: Chester Gregory Covers One Direction's 'What Makes You Beautiful' by Stage Tube

In support of National Bullying Prevention Month and in response to the tragic loss of Amanda Todd, the below short film wasreleases, which covers What Makes You Beautiful, sung by Broadway …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:58AM

TV News: Nina Arianda Will Play Alec Baldwin's Venus on 30 Rock by Bethany Rickwald

Tony Award winner Nina Arianda will guest star on the Thursday, October 18 episode of NBC's 30 Rock as the love interest of Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin), according to NY Daily News.The actres…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:52AM

What's Playing on Broadway This Week: October 15-21 by BroadwayWorld

The original 'Jersey Boy' Frankie Valli lands at the Broadway Theatre in a concert engagement playing 1019 thru 1027 only. FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS ON BROADWAY will feature all of …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:51AM

Photo Coverage: Backstage with Linda Eder at A NEW LIFE by Walter McBride

Linda Eder kicked off The Town Halls 123 West 43rd Street Eighth Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival on Saturday, October 13th, with her new show A New Life. In this special evening, Miss Eder …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:51AM

‘Assassins’ loses some of its killer instinct at Viaduct Theater

It’s usually an ominous sign when the producer and the director of any given show are the same person. Like politics, theater generally requires a certain separation of powers. When one pe…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 11:50AM

STAGE TUBE: THE BOOK OF MORMON Cast Gives Actors Fund Performance in LA by Stage Tube

The National Tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, is currently playing a strictly limited 12-week engagement from now through November 25, 2012 at t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AM

Memphis, the musical, film adaptation planned by Loganne

Tony Award winning musical, Memphis, is headed for the big screen. Mark Gordon and Molly Smith are producing the film, which revolved around the star-crossed lovers living in segregated Tenn…

SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:47AM

Interviews: Driving Miss Tracy by Scott Matthewman

Tracy-Ann Oberman talks to Scott Matthewman about her new Radio 4 drama Rock and Doris and Elizabeth

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:45AM

Buy Her Some Peanuts and Cracker Jack! Watch Sutton Foster Get 'Star-Spangled' at Yankee Stadium by Marc Snetiker

Tony winner Sutton Foster may be a Bunhead out in California these days, but she’s still a New Yorker at heart! The bubbly Foster cheered on the home team by singing National Anth…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:43AM

STAGE TUBE: Darren Criss Sings HOW TO SUCCEED's 'Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm' at Outfest by Stage Tube

Glee star Darren Criss, who starred in Zadan and Meron's Broadway production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, presented the award to them, and while he was there he also…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:42AM

Teresa’s Weekly Update: My America Edition by Teresa Eyring

Perhaps we’ll look back on the first half of the twenty-first century and see a revolution of process, with deeper collaborations among theatre artists leading to an explosion of innovatio…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 11:39AM

Atlantic Theater Company’s acclaimed “Harper Regan” extended through November 4 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Atlantic Theater Company is proud to announce that the New York premiere production of Olivier Award® winner Simon Stephens play HARPER REGAN has been extended an additional week through Su…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 11:37AM

Alan Wasser, Allan Williams, Aaron Lustbader and Mark Shacket Form Foresight Theatrical by BroadwayWorld

Longtime theatrical colleagues Alan Wasser, Allan Williams, Aaron Lustbader and Mark Shacket announced today the formation of Foresight Theatrical LLC, a new company which will provide gener…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:33AM

Industry Ticket Offers by Bt

The Dining Room - Saint Sebastian Players, 1625 W. Diversey, is offering $10 tickets with headshot and resume for all performances opening weekend: Fri 10/19 at 8PM, Sat 10/20 at 8PM, Sun 10…

SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 11:33AM

24th Annual Gypsy of the Year to Play the New Amsterdam in December by Andrew Gans

The 24th Annual Gypsy of the Year competition — benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS — will be held Dec. 3 at 4:30 PM and Dec. 4 at 2 PM at The New Amsterdam Theatre, hom…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:33AM

PHOTO CALL: Laura Osnes, Derek Klena, Krysta Rodriguez, Montego Glover Celebrate Don't Go Gentle Opening by Matthew Blank

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 11:32AM

Atlantic Theater's Acclaimed British Drama Harper Regan Extends Off-Broadway by Josh Ferri

Looks like Harper Regan is going to raise hell for another week. Simon Stephens' acclaimed new play has extended off-Broadway through November 4 at the Atlantic Theater. The New York pre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:31AM

Photo Coverage: Angela Lansbury, Elizabeth Ashley Visit Private Theatre's TURNING PAGE by Jennifer Broski

The Private Theatre John Gould Rubin, Artistic Director Lucy DiRosa, Executive Director and Barbara Ligeti present the world premiere of a new solo show, Turning Page, written and performed …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:29AM

FBI Arrests Rebecca Financier on Charges of Fraud by Loganne

Mark Hotton, the Long Island businessman was arrested Monday on two counts of wire fraud in relation to Rebecca: The Musical. Hotton is accused of fabricating the prospect of $4.5 million in…

SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:27AM

‘Bring It On’ Announces Cast Recording And Closing Date by Broadway's Best Shows

The producers of the hilarious musical Bring It On have announced that the production will be closing on December 30, 2012. This is a change from their previously announced closing date of …

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 11:24AM

THE SCREENING ROOM: Favorite Performances from Memphis (Video) by Playbill Staff

The Tony Award-winning musical Memphis, which features a blues, rock and gospel score by David Bryan and Joe DiPietro, is getting closer to a big-screen debut.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AM

Review Round-up: Cabaret makes West End return

Kander & Ebb's hit musical Cabaret, starring Will Young, Sian Phillips and Michelle Ryan, opened at the Savoy Theatre last week (9 October 2012).Based on the stories of Christopher Isherwoo…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:18AM

Man Charged With Defrauding Failed B'Way Transfer "Rebecca"

Long Island businessman hit a low note Monday morning after being arrested for allegedly defrauding producers of the musical adaption of Alfred Hitchock's "Rebecca" which has faile…

SOURCE: NY1 at 11:17AM

Photo Coverage: Kelli O'Hara, Aaron Lazar, and More in New York Pops' SOME ENCHANTED EVENING by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

On October 12, 2012, The New York Pops orchestra launched its 30th Season at Carnegie Hall with Some Enchanted Evening The Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Music Director and Conductor Stev…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:15AM

New York businessman charged in elaborate fraud over Broadway's "Rebecca"

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York businessman who allegedly created a cast of fictional characters to help finance a $12 million Broadway rendition of "Rebecca: The Musical" was arrested on Mo…

SOURCE: Reuters at 11:12AM

Theater News: Atlantic Theater Company Extends Harper Regan Through November 4 by David Gordon

Atlantic Theater Company has extended its production Simon Stephens' Harper Regan through Sunday, November 4. The play is directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch.Mary McCann stars in the title role…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:08AM

Atlantic's Acclaimed Harper Regan Will Get Extra Time Off-Broadway by Kenneth Jones

Simon Stephens' Harper Regan earned a handful of glowing reviews in recent days, including praise for Mary McCann in the title role, prompting Atlantic Theater Company to announce an ext…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07AM

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of MCC's DON'T GO GENTLE by Jennifer Broski

MCC THEATER presents the world premiere production of Dont Go Gentle by Stephen Belber and directed by Lucie Tiberghien, which opened last night, October 14, at the Rattlestick Theater. Dont…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:04AM

PHOTO CALL: Kelli O'Hara, Paulo Szot and Aaron Lazar Sing Rodgers and Hammerstein at Carnegie Hall by Matthew Blank

South Pacific stars Paulo Szot and Kelli O'Hara reunited for Some Enchanted Evening: The Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein, which opened the New York Pops' 30th season Oct. 12 at Carn…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:04AM

Goodman Theatre Costume Sale by Bt

The Goodman Theatre is hosting a costume sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 20 at the theatre, 170 N. Dearborn. The sale includes costumes from numerous Goodman productions such…

SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 11:04AM

Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel share the secret of advertising. by Dte

Jay, Jimmy and I hang out all the time . . . in the back of cabs. I’m of course referring to TaxiTV and the non-stop promos that run of Jay and Jimmy’s respective TV shows. Just …

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

‘Mary Poppins’ Books Dates in New Zealand, Mexico City by David Rogers

For the first time ever, the musical version of “Mary Poppins” will appear in New Zealand and Mexico City later this year. The first New Zealand production will begin October 18 at The C…

SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 11:00AM

'Memphis' reportedly to be turned into a movie musical by David Ng

The recent movie musicals "Nine" and "Rock of Ages" both tanked at the box office, but that apparently isn't stopping producers from investing in an effort to adapt the Tony-winning "Memphis…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AM
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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High School in the Spotlight: Helena High School by BroadwayWorld

In this week's School in the Spotlight High School Edition, we get to know the Fine Arts Department at Helena High School in Helena, Montana

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:55AM

Complete Photo Coverage: Linda Eder Brings A NEW LIFE to The Town Hall by Walter McBride

Linda Eder kicked off The Town Halls 123 West 43rd Street Eighth Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival on Saturday, October 13th at 8PM, with her new show A New Life. In this special evening, Mis…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:55AM

Marilyn Maye Will Be Part of Funny Girl-Themed Presentation of The Meeting* by Adam Hetrick

Cabaret star Marilyn Maye, Colleen McHugh, Santiago Venegas and Tori Scott will belt out signature tunes from Funny Girl as part of the Oct. 18 installment of Justin Sayre's The Meeting*…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AM

Review: Astonishing revival of 'Who's Afraid?'

NEW YORK (AP) — In Act 2 of the latest revival of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" on Broadway, a desk lamp was accidentally broken on opening night.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 10:50AM

NYer accused of defrauding Broadway show 'Rebecca'

NEW YORK (AP) — A former stock broker was arrested early Monday on charges of defrauding the producers of the Broadway musical adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's psychological thriller "Rebe…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 10:49AM

TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE: “Grace” by Tom Mizer

GRACE In a suspenseful new play by Craig Wright and starring an award-winning cast, a religious couple is forced to reexamine their beliefs when they encounter their cynical, damaged neighb…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:48AM

MARY POPPINS Set for New Zealand, Mexico City and More by BroadwayWorld

With the Disney and Cameron Mackintosh Broadway production of Mary Poppins recently becoming the 24th longest running show in Broadway history, the show continues its success above and beyon…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:47AM

News: Whatsonstage.com Awards adopts Stagecoach's InterAct as 2013 charity

Whatsonstage.com is delighted to announce that InterAct, the lead project of The Stagecoach Charitable Trust, will be the adopted charity of the 2013 Whatsonstage.com Awards. The InterAct …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:46AM

Broadway Grosses* w/e 10/14/2012 by Ken Davenport

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending October 14, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE $230,281 3,997 77.58% $57.61 ANNIE $647,76…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AM

Playwright Robert Litz dies at 62

Legit News: Also wrote for film, television

SOURCE: Variety at 10:42AM

BWW Blog: Greg Reuter - Performing on the Tonys 101 by Guest Blogger: Greg Reuter

Hey readers first off, a little housekeeping. I'm trying to keep my blog interesting and relevant. My desire is to impart some experiences I've had in a painfully honest manner. That being s…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:41AM

Theater News: Tameka Empson, Alistair McGowan, Wendi Peters, Suggs to Star in West End Our House Concert by David Gordon

EastEnders' star Tameka Empson, Alistair McGowan, and former Coronation Street star Wendi Peters will join Madness frontman Suggs in the 10th anniversary West End gala concert of the musical…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:40AM

Review: The Lighthouse by Sarah Milton

The English Touring Opera’s autumn 2012 season includes The Lighthouse, a story based on real events in the Orkney port of Stromness. A supply ship pulled in at a lighthouse to find the ke…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:38AM

Alan Wasser, Allan Williams, Aaron Lustbader and Mark Shacket Announce Formation of Foresight Theatrical LLC by Andrew Gans

Alan Wasser, Allan Williams, Aaron Lustbader and Mark Shacket announced Oct. 15 the formation of Foresight Theatrical LLC, a new company that will provide general management and executive-pr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:37AM

FBI Arrests Financier of Broadway's Failed 'Rebecca' on Charges of Fraud by Erin Carlson

Long Island businessman Mark Hotton is expected to make a court appearance in Long Island on Monday.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:35AM

PHOTO CALL: Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Amanda Seyfried in Les Miz Poster Art by Matthew Blank

The 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 10:34AM

Era Ends With Caldwell Theatre At Cyberspace Auction Tuesday by Bill Hirschman

The interested parties aren’t the usual suspects. A workout gym, a church, a charter school, a medical facility. Everything but a theater. When the house that the Caldwell Theatre Company …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:33AM

FBI Arrests Rebecca Financier on Charges of Fraud by Ryan Gilbert

Former stockbroker Mark Hotton was arrested on October 15 on charges of defrauding the producers of the Broadway musical adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel Rebecca, according t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:32AM

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf Review: A Broadway Sensation, 50 Years Later by Jonathan Mandell

“You’re all flops,” Martha says drunkenly to her guest in “Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?” the first full-length play by Edward Albee, which has proven once again to be the oppo…

SOURCE: The Faster Times at 10:32AM

Easy Reader: Salman Rushdie's Joseph Anton a Hitman-Target Hit by David Finkle

Although I've been reading and reviewing books for several decades, not until Salman Rushdie's memoir, <em>Joseph Anton</em>, have I realized how some part of me continues to loo…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 10:32AM

Mitchel Butel, Hugh Sheridan, Christie Whelan Set for Australian ...Forum With Oscar Winner Geoffrey Rush by Adam Hetrick

Mitchel Butel, Shane Bourne, Hugh Sheridan and Christie Whelan will join Academy and Tony Award winner Geoffrey Rush in the Australian staging of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the For…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:28AM

Arrest Made in Scheme That Hobbled Rebecca Musical by Kenneth Jones

The F.B.I. and the U.S. Attorney's office charged Long Island businessman Mark Hotton with defrauding the producers of the Broadway show Rebecca – The Musical "by fabricating …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:28AM

It’s “Too Late to Turn Back Now” – BONNIE & CLYDE Available for Licensing by Scottf

At the height of the Great Depression, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went from two small-town nobodies in West Texas to America’s most renowned folk heroes and the Texas law enforceme…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:26AM

Review Round-Up: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a Must See Production by Loganne

It’s been exactly 50 years since Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Edward Albee’s modern classic, first opened on Broadway. On October 13th a searing revival opened at the Booth Theatre…

SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:25AM

Northlight Theatre Presents THE ODD COUPLE with Time Kazurinsky & George Wendt by Michael Roberts

Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, continues its 2012-2013 season with Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple, featuring …

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:22AM

Movie Version of Tony-Winning Musical Memphis Gets Green Light; Joe DiPietro to Write Script by Marc Snetiker

Memphis lives… onscreen! The Tony-winning tuner is the latest musical to receive a big-budget film adaptation, according to a Deadline report. Belle Pictures, the Mark Go…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:21AM

Theater News: Culture Project's The Exonerated Extends Through December 2 by David Gordon

Culture Project's tenth anniversary revival of The Exonerated has been extended by four weeks and will now run through December 2. The production is directed by Bob Balaban.Jessica Blank and…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:20AM

Save Over 35% on Broadway's THE PERFORMERS; Previews Begin 10/23! by Contests

THE PERFORMERS is David West Read's new romantic comedy about life and love in the adult entertainment industry. This World Premiere production features the sizable talents of Cheyenne Jacks…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:18AM

Exonerated Anniversary Production Extends Off-Broadway; Trudie Styler Joins Rotating Cast by Andrew Gans

The Culture Project's 10th anniversary production of Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen's The Exonerated, which officially opened Sept. 19, has extended its run by four weeks.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:15AM

Chicago’s MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Announces Performances to April 28, 2013 by Michael Roberts

Million Dollar Quartet, now in its fifth year in Chicago, continues performances through April 28, 2013 with cast members Brandon Bennett (Elvis Presley), Shaun Whitley (Carl Perkins…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:14AM

See Glee Star Darren Criss Return to How To Succeed…This Time with a Gay Spin by Josh Ferri

Glee star Darren Criss made fans squeal with delight when he madde his Broadway debut in the recent revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying in January 2012…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:11AM

PHOTO CALL: Victor Garber, Nathan Lane, Debra Monk and More Visit Andrea Martin and Seth Rudetsky at 54 Below by Krissie Fullerton

Andrea Martin and Seth Rudetsky were visited backstage by Nathan Lane, Victor Garber, Debra Monk, Dee Hoty, Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman following their engagement at the new cabaret venue…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:08AM

‘Memphis the Musical’ Hits Movie Theaters in Film Adaptation by David Rogers

“Memphis,” the Tony Award-winning musical, is heading to the big screen. Belle Pictures and the Mark Gorgon Company announced the news yesterday, and Mark Gordon and Molly Smith will pro…

SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AM

800 by Michael Roderick

Today marks my 800th blog post. Hard to believe that when I started writing this blog, that I would hit this number of posts but here we are. I wanted to thank all of you who have read, comm…

SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:00AM

Contest: Win Tickets to The Other Josh Cohen by Linda

I am so excited to have a pair of tickets to The Other Josh Cohen to give away. I haven't seen this incarnation yet, but I saw an earlier version called V-Day and it was the m…

SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 10:00AM
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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New Yorker accused of defrauding Broadway show 'Rebecca' by Associated Press

NEW YORK - A former stock broker was arrested early Monday on charges of defrauding the producers of the Broadway...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 09:58AM

Breaking News: REBECCA Middle-Man Financier Mark Hotten Arrested Today by BroadwayWorld

The twisting tale of REBECCA's cancellation on Broadway made a new turn this morning with multiple news outlets reporting that troubled financier and stock broker Mark C. Hotton was arrested…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:49AM

Understudies from Bring It On, Once and Wicked Set for Half Hour 2: A Last Minute Concert by Andrew Gans

A host of understudies from current Broadway musicals will take part in Half Hour 2: A Last Minute Concert Oct. 28 at the Laurie Beechman Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:49AM

Theater News: Rebecca Middleman Mark C. Hotton Has Been Charged With Criminal Fraud by Brian Scott Lipton

Long Island stockbroker Mark C. Hotton, who had been hired to find investors for the ill-fated Broadway musical Rebecca by the show's lead producer, Ben Sprecher, has been arrested and charg…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:48AM

‘And Then There Were None’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater by Julia L. Exline by Julia L. Exline

Aldersgate Church Community Theater presents Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, a captivating murder mystery directed by Roland Gomez. Originally a novel (that became one of the b…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:43AM

Coughing audiences at the theatre: get it off your chest? by Lyn Gardner

Noisy coughing and spluttering seems to be more prevalent in the theatre than at the cinema – but why?Coughing at the theatre is a year-round British sport. As the theatre critic James Aga…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:39AM

Ann Hampton Callaway, Kevin Spirtas, Jeff Harnar, Jill O'Hara Set for Songs of Larry Kerchner Concert by Andrew Gans

Hidden Treasures: The Songs of Larry Kerchner, which will be presented Nov. 5 at the Theater at St. Peters, will benefit Michael Feinstein’s Great American Songbook Initiative and The …

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:38AM

Photo Flash: Stars Come Out for Season 2 Premiere of FX's AMERICAN HORROR STORY by TV News Desk

On October 13 stars of the FX series AMERICAN HORROR STORY Season 2 came out along with members of the casts of AHS Co-Creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuks award-winning show Glee and Murp…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:35AM

Autism Drama Falling, Starring Julia Murney and Daniel Everidge, Opens Off-Broadway by Broadway.com

Deanna Jent’s new play Falling offers a look inside the world of a family raising a teenager with severe autism and violent tendencies. The drama, directed by Lori Adams and starring B…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:33AM

Stars of Vaudeville #498: Victoria Spivey by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the great early blues queen Victoria Spivey (1906-1976). The native Texan got her professional start as a child, singing and playing piano in movie theatres, saloons…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:30AM

'Hello, Dolly!' Among Goodspeed's 50th Anniversary Shows by Frank Rizzo

“Good News,” “Hello, Dolly!” and “The Most Happy Fella” will be the three main stage shows celebrating Goodspeed Opera House ’s 50th anniversary…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:25AM

Film Adaptation of Tony-Winning Musical Memphis In the Works by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Memphis, which won the 2010 Tony Award for Best Musical, is heading to the silver screen.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:22AM

News: Tickets go on sale for Charlie & the Chocolate Factory musical

Tickets have gone on sale for the new musical adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which opens on 25 June 2013 (previews from 18 May) at the West End's Theatre Royal Drury Lane. …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:17AM

Alcon to Bring the Tony-Winning Musical 'Memphis' to the Big Screen by Tatiana Siegel

Mark Gordon and Molly Smith are producing the film, which revolves around star-crossed lovers living in segregated Tennessee in the 1950s.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:09AM

Photo Flash: Angela Lansbury and Elizabeth Ashley in the House for Angelica Page's Turning Page by Tristan Fuge

On Sunday, October 14, Angela Lansbury and Elizabeth Ashley were in the house at the Cherry Lane Studio Theatre for Angelica Page's solo show Turning Page, which is set to play at the t

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:09AM

Something completely different by George Hunka

Some future David Riesman or Theodor Adorno will one day try to assess why a trilogy of lite-BDSM erotic novels enjoyed such popularity at this moment in American history. They have been fir…

SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 09:08AM

'Rebecca' producer Mark Hotton arrested, charged with defrauding producers

Troubled electrical-contracting king Mark Hotton was arrested and charged with defrauding the producers of "Rebecca - The Musical," according to a complaint that was unsealed today.

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 09:08AM

Part Seven: Letters From the Living Dead: “This house…this place” by Stephen Gregory Smith by Guest Author

“As we rounded round the hill, past the boating shop, we’d stop and turn the corner by the mill - and I’d see this house…this place…” Long gone are Barbie dolls and handmade set…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:04AM

Mamie Gummer finds stardom as 'Emily Owens, M.D.' by Frazier Moore

NEW YORK (AP) -- On "Emily Owens, M.D.," Mamie Gummer plays a med school graduate just starting out as an intern....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:00AM
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Fuse Interview: A Window on the Divine – Jennifer Lester, Founding Director of The Seraphim Singers by Anthony J. Palmer

Specializing in presenting masterpieces of sacred music as well as newly created works, The Seraphim Singers, formed in 1997, has become an admired staple in the highly competitive Boston ch…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:58AM

Creative Arts Managers by Michael Kaiser

While I still believe the best arts managers are those who come to solutions that are based on their organizations' unique situations, there are many arts managers who do not bring that leve…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 08:52AM

Concert Review: Maureen McGovern at The Kennedy Center

When in the presence of a superstar with a 40-year career as varied and celebrated as Maureen McGovern, it’s hard not wondering how she can still stand up in front of an audience at 63 and…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 08:52AM

'The Best of Everything': The Women of 'Mad Men' Without Rose-Colored Glasses by Carey Purcell

<![CDATA[It is clear why <em>The Best of Everything</em> appeals to modern-day audiences, but what was not counted on, however, was the frightening relevance of the play to pr…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 08:48AM

News: New works for Welsh National Opera following £1.2m gift by Nicola Merrifield

The Welsh National Opera will perform a new collection of operas in the UK after receiving $2 million (more than £1.2 million) private funding. The five-year series of contemporary performa…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:45AM

Photo Flash: Laura Osnes, Laila Robbins, Brooke Shields at MCC's Don't Go Gentle Opening by Tristan Fuge

On Sunday, October 14, the MCC Theater production of Stephen Belber's Don't Go Gentle opened at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.Opening night guests included

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:41AM

LOST IN YONKERS • The New Jewish Theatre by Andrea

Neil Simon's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play is considered by many to be one of his best, and it's currently receiving a wonderfully heartfelt production opening the 16th season a…

SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 08:22AM

Feds Arrest Middle Man Financier for Rebecca Show by William K. Rashbaum

In recent weeks, officials had begun scrutinizingMark C. Hotton his role in the deal and the show’s collapse.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:21AM

Free Fall Baltimore is Back for 2012!

Free Fall Baltimore celebrates its seventh year by bringing wonderful free cultural activities to your doorstep. With more than 300 unique events scheduled, you’ll be able to find an e…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 08:17AM

'Rebecca' plot gains detail

Legit News: Producers fed middleman fees, arrest reveals

SOURCE: Variety at 08:05AM

BWW's On This Day - October 15, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on October 15 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Lighthearted Intercourse – review by Alfred Hickling

Octagon, BoltonBill Naughton – author of Alfie and Spring and Port Wine – was Bolton's best-known dramatic export before playwright Jim Cartwright came along. The Octagon has presented a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:59AM

LI businessman charged with defrauding 'Rebecca' producers

A Long Island businessman was arrested Monday morning by federal agents and charged with defrauding producers of the Broadway musical "Rebecca," as well as using a similar scheme to defraud …

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 07:58AM

Review: You Can Still Make a Killing ****

It's hard not to groan at the prospect of yet another exploration of financial machinations and City madness. Discussions of bond transactions don't generally make for a fun night out, espec…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:57AM

Review: Don’t Go Gentle at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

In Stephen Belber's new play the father faced with what Dylan Thomas so beautifully described as the not so gentle descent into the good night, is a 72-year-old retired Buffalo Judge coming …

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:57AM

Review: The Freedom of the City at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

he Irish Repertory Theater's gripping and moving performance of Brian Friel’s 1973 play . . . Read More

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:55AM

Douglas Hodge triumphs as Cyrano de Bergerac on Broadway by Matt Trueman

Critics applaud British actor's performance as the long-nosed hero in first Broadway production for 25 yearsYou might all it a drag-to-britches story. Two years after his Tony award-winning …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AM

"Vita and Virginia" at Luna Stage by Bob Rendell

The idea of an epistolary play telling this story in Vita and Virginia's own literate and passionate words is a very enticing one, indeed.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:47AM

This Is Your Brain On Musical Theatre ? The SOUTH PACIFIC Edition! by Jacqueline Bublitz

They are part of the Dream Team the Australian cast of SOUTH PACIFIC so perfectly composed that their production of Bartlett Shers Lincoln Center revival brought Oscar Hammersteins grandson…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:24AM

Tape, Trafalgar Studios 2, London by Honour Bayes

Trafalgar Studios 2, London: As some politicians know only too well, sometimes it's only when we are recorded unawares that the truth becomes apparent. But in Stephen Belber's Tape…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:15AM

Elegy, Theatre503, London by Paul Vale

Theatre503, London: Originally devised by Jamie Bradley and director Douglas Rintoul, Elegy considers the experience of the gay Muslim refugee in todays liberated Iraq. Informed by a mix of …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:05AM

SLSO's Red Velvet Ball swings with Marsalis

The trumpeter-composer will appear with his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:00AM

War Horse ends record-setting Toronto run on Jan. 6 by Richard Ouzounian

Acclaimed drama, longest-running of its kind in Canadian history, wrapping up after 368 shows.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:00AM

TheaterMania U: A Day in the Life Of… Ball State MT 2014 by Alexa Doggett

I am very excited to premiere part two of my "A Day in the Life of…" photo blog series for TMU. This week, we will visit Ball State University to meet another BFA musical theatre student i…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:00AM
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Hot Mikado, Landor, London by Paul Vale

Landor, London: On paper, the concept of Hot Mikado might appear pretty grim, transposing as it does the story of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta The Mikado to be-bop America in the 194…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:59AM

Cedar Lake, Sadler’s Wells, London

Of balletic form, physical clarity, there was nary a trace, Clement Crisp writes

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:58AM

Friedrich Neitzsche by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the great (and almost universally misunderstood) German philosopher Friedrich Neitzsche (1844-1900). Properly appreciated he is not the enemy of goodness, as is com…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:47AM

Faust, Grand, Leeds by George Hall

Grand, Leeds: Opera North's production of Gounod's classic is an unusual one from several points of view. Rather than just playing the standard edition of the score, it takes in se…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:39AM

Greg Davies: The Back of My Mum's Head, Hexagon Theatre, Reading by Julian Hall

Hexagon Theatre, Reading: Greg Davies was a drama teacher for 13 years before starting out in comedy. Some of his former pupils from Sandhurst School are in the audience tonight, and it is e…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:31AM

New Briefs: 24 Hour Theatre Project Names Participants; Martinez Directing In Virginia by Bill Hirschman

The All Night Strut The preliminary lineup of masochists has been announced for The Naked Stage’s 24-Hour Theatre Project 2012, currently slated for 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, hosted at …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:31AM

You Can Still Make a Killing, Southwark Playhouse, London by Barbara Lewis

Southwark Playhouse, London: Four years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the financial system is still in crisis - and the dramatic retelling of the shattered lives and moral hazards h…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:23AM

Are nonprofit theaters too closely tied to commercial producers? by Laura Collins-Hughes

Decades before he took on the chairmanship of the National Endowment for the Arts, Broadway producer Rocco Landesman approached his friend Robert Brustein about doing a musical at Brustein�…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 06:22AM

Review: You Can Still Make A Killing by Lauren Mooney

Some art is universal, some is completely a product of its time. Nicholas Pierpan’s You Can Still Make a Killing could not have been written before the recession made us all aware of the e…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:19AM

Review: Tape ***

The tiny Trafalgar Studios 2 has become synonymous with the casting of soap stars in mediocre plays. Witness recent examples Third Floor, Step 9 (of 12) and Chicken::E8831340790977. Tape de…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:18AM

Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour, O2 Arena, London by Liz Arratoon

O2 Arena, London: Rabid Michael Jackson fans will lap up anything that keeps his memory alive, even Cirque du Soleil's naff, crass, loud and flashy celebration of his life - a cross bet…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:05AM
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Chekhov’s Three Sisters tickets only £15

Olga, Masha and Irina yearn for the adrenaline rush of life in Moscow in Chekhov’s heartbreaking masterpiece. Don’t miss this stunning version by director Benedict Andrews at the Young V…

SOURCE: The Independent at 05:55AM

The White House Murder Case, Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond upon Thames by Nick Smurthwaite

Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond upon Thames: Catch 22 meets the West Wing in this UK premiere of Jules Feiffer's 1970 satire on the lengths US politicians will go to be re-elected. Read t…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:55AM

Stars of Vaudeville #497: Ina Claire by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of stage and screen actress Ina Claire (nee Fagan, 1893-1988). The Washington D.C. native got her start in vaudeville as an impressionist at age 17 before breaking int…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:55AM

News: McGowan, Peters & Empson join Suggs in Our House concert

Alistair McGowan, Wendi Peters and original cast member Tameka Empson will join Madness frontman Suggs in the forthcoming tenth anniversary West End concert of Our House. Staged at the Savo…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:36AM

All That Fall, Jermyn Street Theatre, London

This little theatre has has scored a major coup in staging a production of Beckett’s play with a cast of starry names, writes Ian Shuttleworth

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 05:18AM
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Eight Ways to Find Your Creative Spark: Part One

Posted in Personal DevelopmentTime ManagementInnovators, renaissance men and women, and artists are some of the most interesting and admired people on the planet. These are people who shunne…

SOURCE: theartsentrepreneur.com at 04:30AM

News: Opening: Adrian Lester in Red Velvet, new musical Loserville & Soho's Terror

Among this week's major London theatre openings, in the West End and further afield, are Red Velvet starring Adrian Lester, new musical Loserville, the Soho Theatre's season of horror plays…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:23AM

Review: The White House Murder Case ***

New York cartoonist Jules Feiffer (still working and teaching at 83) wrote two scabrous plays at the end of the 1960s, one a black social satire, Little Murders, the other a send-up of polit…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:20AM

Review: A Life ****

There's something forlorn about the Finborough at the moment, with the wine bar closed, customer access through the fire exit, and interval drinks available only in the little sweet shop rou…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:04AM

TV & radio reviews: TV review: Me and Mrs Jones; Cuckoo by Harry Venning

Me and Mrs Jones opens with a goldfish in a toilet bowl. I can only guess that the goldfish took one look at the script and attempted to escape before his television career suffered irrepara…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AM

TV & radio reviews: Radio review: A Doll’s House, Dracula, The Air Gap by Moira Petty

Unhappy and unequal marriages exist anywhere there are people. Social realism, as a dramatic genre, can be carted from here to Timbuktu. But can you transpose Nordic gloom to the Indian subc…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AM
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by StageGrade

Are critics singing the praises of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"

SOURCE: StageGrade at 03:26AM
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Chicago Theater Review: NIGHT OVER ERZINGA (Silk Road Rising) by Lawrence Bommer

THE FORCE OF FAMILY Looming over this long multi-generational family epic by Adrianna Sevahn Nicholas is the shadow of genocide—the 1915 slaughter by Turks of 1.5 million Armenians, a prec…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:50AM

TTIC- Jackie Taylor - Oct 15, 2012 by [email protected] (talk Theatre In Chicago), Talk Theatre In Chicago

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Jackie Taylor from Black Ensemble Theater - she talks about what the fine job Rueben Echoles did with One Name Onlyan…

SOURCE: www.theatreinchicago.com at 02:01AM
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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'Les Miserables' pulls ahead in Oscar's Best Picture race; 'Argo' surges by Gold Derby

Miserable no more! "Les Miserables" just pulled ahead of "Silver Linings Playbook" in the Best Picture race based upon the predictions of top experts polled by Gold Derby…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:59AM

Theatre Should Shock Us - And We Need To Remember That

Chicago Sun-Times 10/14/12

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:37AM

Liz Larsen, KT Sullivan, Chris Hoch & More Set for UnsungMusicalsCo.'s AT HOME ABROAD Tonight, 10/15 by BroadwayWorld

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 01:30AM

Carol Woods Brings BROADWAY TO BLUES to 54 Below Tonight, 10/15 by BroadwayWorld

Tonight, October 15th at 930pm CAROL WOODS moonlights from the Broadway musical Chicago to appear in concert in Broadway to Blues at 54 Below, 254 West 54th Street. Directed by Leslie Docker…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Matthew Broderick Set for 'MOBY DICK' Reading to Benefit South Street Seaport Museum Tonight, 10/15 by BroadwayWorld

Matthew Broderick will appear in a benefit performance for New York City's South Street Seaport Museum tonight, October 15 at 730 pm. The 'Celebrating Moby-Dick Benefit' will be an immersive…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Alice Ripley, John Tartaglia and More Join ROCKERS ON BROADWAY Concert Tonight, 10/15 by BroadwayWorld

The Path Fund, Inc. has announced that Tony Award nominees John Tartaglia Avenue Q and Chad Kimball Memphis and Tony Award winner Alice Ripley Next to Normal along with Jeremy Kushnier Jerse…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

BroadwayWorld Takes Part in AT THIS STAGE Education Expo Today, 10/15 by BroadwayWorld

Nederlander Sales amp Patron Services, Camp Broadway and BroadwayWorld.com are excited to hold the fourth annual At This Stage Education Expo today, October 15th at the Minskoff Theatre

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

DAMAGE CONTROL Reading Stars Jackie Hoffman, Nancy Opel, Stephen Buntrock and Jeffrey Schecter Today, 10/15 by BroadwayWorld

Ted Seifman Productions will present the industry reading of Damage Control, a new comedy by Douglas Braverman author of Dalliance in Vienna and Snowman and starring Jackie Hoffman, Nancy Op…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Rosie O'Donnell's Annual BUILDING DREAMS FOR KIDS GALA Benefits Rosie's Theater Kids Today, 10/15 by BroadwayWorld

Rosie ODonnell will host a star-studded evening honoring Elvis Duran, host of the nationally syndicated radio program Elvis Duran and the Morning Show today, October 15, 2012 at the New York…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Audra McDonald Makes Appearance at PFLAG NYC Gala Tonight, 10/15 by BroadwayWorld

PFLAG 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 01:30AM

Jessica Chastain Time Travels on Broadway for The Heiress

Chastain prepares for the title character in her first Broadway production.-- Delivered by Feed43 service

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:16AM

Tomming From the Heart: Satchmo at the Waldorf at the Long Wharf Theatre by Joseph Jon Lanthier

Satchmo at the Waldorf becomes the story of Louis Armstrong’s life as he probably would have liked it to be told interpersonally The post Tomming From the Heart: <em>Satchmo at the W…

SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 01:13AM

Review: Night Over Erzinga (Silk Road Rising) by Scotty Zacher

There is a poignant story here, but conservation is key. Night Over Erzinga branches too far out from the trunk. A little trimming will make for a solid, long-standing tree, and powerful st…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 01:10AM

TT: Escape

Mrs. T and I have made our post-show getaway. We'll be somewhere else all this week, but the blog--as always--will...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

TT: Gone in sixty seconds

My father owned three Polaroid cameras and bought a fourth one for me when I was a boy. I thought...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

TT: Just because

SX-70, a promotional film made for Polaroid in 1972 by Charles and Ray Eames. The score is by Elmer Bernstein:...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

TT: Almanac

"My whole life has been spent trying to teach people that intense concentration for hour after hour can bring out...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM
Monday, October 15, 2012 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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REVIEW: Silk Road Rising’s NIGHT OVER ERZINGA by Michael Roberts

Silk Road Rising’s engaging Night Over Erzinga by playwright Adrianna Sevahn Nichols is the second phase of a two city “rolling” premiere which bowed in San Francisco last year produce…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:08AM

Openings We're tracking This Week, October 15-21, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

Rachel CorrieIt was meant as a theatrical way of understanding something profoundly troubling (in the same way, one would suggest, as the Laramie Project helps us to understand the murder of…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AM

At Home Abroad Concert, With Bruce Vilanch, Liz Larsen, Christine Pedi, Offered Oct. 15 by Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee Liz Larsen (The Most Happy Fella), Drama Desk Award nominee Garrett Long (South Pacific, The Spitfire Grill), Bruce Vilanch (Hairspray, "Hollywood Squares")…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Chicago Jeff Awards, With Nominees Including Follies, Iceman Cometh, Amy Morton, Brian Dennehy, Handed Out Oct. 15 by Kenneth Jones

The Jeff Awards, celebrating excellence in Chicago-area Equity theatre, will be given out Oct. 15. A dozen new plays or adaptations are in the mix, pointing to Chicago as a continuing breedi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Anna Bergman's You & the Night & the Music Returns to Feinstein's at Loews Regency Oct. 15-29 by Michael Gioia

Anna Bergman returns to Feinstein's at Loews Regency Oct. 15-29 with her show You & the Night & the Music: An Evening of Musical Imports & Exports.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Daniel Everidge, Celia Howard, Daniel Pearce, Jacey Powers, Julia Murney Are Falling Off-Broadway, Opening Oct. 15 by Andrew Gans

Producers Terry Schnuck, James and Catherine Berges, Crystal Beuerlein, and Michael and Noemi Neidorff present the Off-Broadway premiere of Falling, a new play by Deanna Jent that officially…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

The Flea's American Song Series Kicks Off Oct. 15 With Iron Will, Featuring Reg E. Cathey, Catherine Russell by Michael Gioia

American Song, a new dramatic series comprising original plays for radio and mobile media, kicks off Oct. 15 at 7 PM. Each episode is given a one-night-only public performance at The Flea Th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Brian d'Arcy James, Ari Graynor, Richard Thomas Take Part in Lapham's Quarterly Event Oct. 15 at Joe's Pub by Michael Gioia

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Susan Mosher and Emily McNamara Join Cast of Off-Broadway's NEWSical the Musical Oct. 15 by Andrew Gans

Susan Mosher and Emily McNamara join the cast of the Off-Broadway musical revue NEWSical the Musical beginning Oct. 15.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

New Musical Himself and Nora, Featuring Matt Bogart and Jessica Burrows, in Recording Studio Oct. 15-16 by Andrew Gans

JAY Records records the cast album of Jonathan Brielle's Himself and Nora, which was part of the 2012 New York Musical Theatre Festival and is billed as "a musical tale of one of th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Paul Williams, Rupert Holmes, Jeremy Kushnier, Morgan James, Alice Ripley Are Rockers On Broadway Oct. 15 by Michael Gioia

Academy Award-winning composer Paul Williams ("A Star Is Born") and Tony Award-winning composer Rupert Holmes (The Mystery of Edwin Drood) headline Rockers On Broadway – Behi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Flashdance – The Musical Gives Private Performance at 54 Below Oct. 15 by Adam Hetrick

Material from Flashdance — The Musical is performed during a special private event Oct. 15 at 54 Below. The evening promises hits from the film and new material penned for the sta…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Tony Winner Brian Stokes Mitchell Receives National Arts Award Oct. 15; Bebe Neuwirth, Angela Lansbury Among Attendees by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell, who is among the recipients of the 2012 National Arts Awards, receives the Outstanding Contributions to the Arts Award Oct. 15 in Manhattan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Civil War Stories Reading, With James Barbour, Lawrence Street, Nili Bassman and More, Held Oct. 15 at the York by Michael Gioia

The York Theatre Company, under the producing artistic direction of James Morgan, presents Civil War Stories Oct. 15 as part of the company's Developmental Reading Series. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

A LIFE IN THE THEATRE: John Miller, the Broadway Musical Contractor, Lends an Ear by Mervyn Rothstein

Meet John Miller, the longtime musical coordinator who helps match the right musicians to Broadway and touring musicals.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 15 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas, Sam Maher and Steve Luber

1881 Birth of Pelham Grenville Wodehouse — P.G. Wodehouse to theatre lovers — in England. He will go on to write the "Jeeves" stories as well as many Broadway musicals including …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Michael Schulman: Bill Berloni, Broadway’s Animal Trainer. by Michael Schulman

There is a farm in Haddam, Connecticut, that you dreamed of as a child. Some twenty-six dogs run free on its ninety acres—working or retired show dogs, many of them former Totos, from …

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 12:00AM

Hilton Als: Austin Pendleton’s new production of “Ivanov.” by Hilton Als

Is Austin Pendleton the hardest-working man in show business? From 2004 to 2012, he directed ten works for the stage, wrote four plays, taught at the H.B. Studio and the New School, and was …

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 12:00AM

Hilton Als: “Cyrano de Bergerac,” “Harper Regan,” “Him,” and “Heresy” reviews. by Hilton Als

Seventeenth-century Paris. A tennis court at the Hotel de Bourgogne, where a different kind of sport is going on: the tennis court has been converted into a theatre, and, before the play its…

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 12:00AM

Daisy and Hallie Foote on "Him"

Daisy Foote talks about writing the play “Him,” which stars her sister Hallie Foote. “Him” explores the institution of the American family. Two siblings struggling to keep the fami…

SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AM