Universal Pictures Stage Productions Glenn Ross, Beacon Communications Armyan Bernstein and Charlie Lyons and Executive Producers Kristin Caskey and Mike Isaacson announced today that Bring …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:58PMThe entertainment magazine reports that Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre may present the August 2013 world-premiere run of the Broadway-bound "Secondhand Lions," a new musical based on the 2003 …
SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 10:46PMFollowing REBECCA's cancellation on Broadway and the news that financier and stock broker Mark C. Hotton was arrested yesterday for his role in the show's collapse, Bloomberg reports that RE…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24PMThe Broadway production of Bring It On: The Musical will end its run at the St. James Theatre on December 30, 2012, instead of the previously announced January 20, 2013. It will have played…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:24PMThis Must Be the Place: The CN Tower Show is one of the most relaxed, entertaining shows available in Toronto right now, writes Star theatre critic Richard Ouzounian.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:24PMBring it On: The Musical has set a new closing date at the St. James Theatre. The musical will now play its final performance on December 30, 2012 instead of the previously announced January…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:06PMUniversal Pictures Stage Productions/ Glenn Ross, Beacon Communications/ Armyan Bernstein and Charlie Lyons and executive producers Kristin Caskey and Mike Isaacson announced Oct. 16 that Br…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:01PMIn “A Celebration of Harold Pinter,” performed by Julian Sands and directed by John Malkovich, the focus is on poetry, but the production also indirectly honors Pinter as an apostle of t…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00PMTo descend into the small basement performance at the Irish Repertory Theatre for Julian Sands' A Celebration of Harold Pinter is to walk into a wonderfully intimate, casual salon that's fu…
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The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation will be holding their inaugural Global Champions of a Mothers Fight Gala Awards Luncheon at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in NY on October 29th 2…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:51PMAn inverted Virginia Woolf, a night besotted with darkness and drink where virtually nothing honest is spoken aloud — until the final, fatal malediction.-- Delivered by Feed43 service
SOURCE: Vulture at 07:50PM“Our Class,” an obsessively detailed account of 10 intertwined Polish lives, from 1926 to 2003, presents audiences with a wrenching course of human events and an atrocity whose barbarity…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:48PMthought-provoking theatre, exceptionally well directed and performed, with a resonance that continues long after the lights go down..
SOURCE: at 07:37PMAll the publicity surrounding the financial problems of "Rebecca: The Musical" -- and the arrest of its purported financial angel -- could give the moribund show a second wind and might lead…
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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:25PMMark Krawczyk’s character in Theater J’s “Our Class,” is “effectively the leader of a massacre perpetrated on the Jews by a bunch of Polish Catholics in the play,” the actor says…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:19PMMelbourne Festival Diary #4
Some notes on Orlando
White. No colour, every colour; plenty and absence at once. The empty page awaiting inscription, the page which may be shredded or burned…
SOURCE: Theatre Notes at 07:10PMWant to see how a cast album gets made? Enjoy Broadway.com’s exclusive music video featuring the young cast of Bring It On: The Musical as they record “I Got You,” the show…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:08PMWow, what a lot of debuts. Adrian Lester (Hustle, Bonekickers, Merlin) makes his Tricycle Theatre debut in this new play about a black actor in Regency London, and it’s written by his wife…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:01PMIn the Beck Center's "The Little Dog Laughed," director Scott Plate, department chair of the music theater program at Baldwin Wallace University, lets it all hang out and then some…
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 07:00PMThe morning before I met him for his first national newspaper interview as director of the Royal Ballet, Kevin O'Hare found himself being presented with his old school socks. He'd nipped dow…
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According to Deadline.com, Scott Stuber and Gordon Ramsay are working on a new NBC drama titled The Inferno. Created by Liz Garcia and Josh Harto, the series is set to be directed by Broadwa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:57PMThere are cast albums that we blast as we decorate for a party. There are those that are perfect for driving along an open highway with the top down. Certain albums make perfect workout so…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:51PMTony Award nominees John Tartaglia Avenue Q and Chad Kimball Memphis and Tony Award winner Alice Ripley Next to Normal along with Jeremy Kushnier Jersey Boys and Tituss Burgess The Little Me…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:42PMI had only been gone a year (having skipped the 2011 version due to continuous business travel), but the Chicago International Film Festival suddenly feels like a true film festival. Thanks …
SOURCE: From the Ledge at 06:40PMHere come the wives! Ramona Rizzo and Karen Gravano, stars of VH1’s deliciously dramatic reality series Mob Wives, will make one-night-only special appearances in My Big Gay Italian We…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:32PMThe singer and musical-theater star is enjoying a second career interpreting the Great American Songbook in concert halls and cabarets.
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 06:24PMHeavyweight boxer Mike Tyson has made a deal with Blue Rider Press for North American rights to Undisputed Truth, which chronicles the ups and downs of his life and career as a cha…
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:17PMWith the Lyric Opera’s tradition of excellence, one always anticipates being swept away by a world class singer. The delightful surprise here is that all four principles exceed all expect…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 06:15PMSherie Rene Scott’s intimate new solo show Piece of Meat makes its U.S. debut with a two-week engagement at 54 Below. Hear Scott open up about this meaty musical adventure.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:10PMIn Simon Stephens' critically acclaimed new play Harper Regan, the main character does something most of us only dream about: escape. Hear how her incredible journey fulfills all of our …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:09PMLiev Schreiber, Billy Crudup and Brooke Shields are among the actors set to take the stage for the 11th annual 24 Hour Plays on Broadway, according to The New York Post. This year&…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:06PMLiev Schreiber, Billy Crudup and Brooke Shields are among the actors set to take the stage for the 11th annual 24 Hour Plays on Broadway, according to The New York Post. This year&…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:06PM“The Freedom of the City,” a 1973 play by Brian Friel now at Irish Rep, is a fictional account of a shooting of three peaceful Irish protesters by British soldiers, inspired by “Bloody…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:01PMBROADWAY BOX OFFICEWEEK #20; 26 ProductionsOctober 8 - 14, 2012Began This Week: Running On Empty - 6 performancesScandalous - 1 previewIn Previews:Annie - 8 PreviewsThe H…
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The World Premiere of Kinky Boots, the new musical brings together four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein Book and Grammy Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper Music amp Lyrics. Directe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:58PMDeanna Jent’s drama “Falling” examines how an 18-year-old boy with autism disrupts the equilibrium of a family’s relationships.
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SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:57PMBarry Edelstein, a Shakespeare expert who has held executive positions at two New York City theaters, has been picked as the next artistic director of San Diego’s Old Globe.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:57PMNew York Theatre Workshop NYTW Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo presents A Civil War Christmas, written by Paula Vogel and directed by Tina Landau. Perfo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:56PMThis Saturday, October 20, 2012, NYU will host a closed reading of the new comedy by Ian Mairs' THE LEARNING CURVE starring Michael Emerson TV Lost, Person of Interest, Jeff Binder Broadway …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:53PMTonya Pinkins Tony nominee for Caroline or Change, Max Crumm Grease revival, Lindsay Mendez Godspell, and Elizabeth Stanley Million Dollar Quartet, Company revival, join the cast of Broadway…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48PMTHEATER REVIEW: "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me" by Oak Park Festival Theatre ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me" by Oak Park Festival Theatre ★★&…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:46PMLast week we introduced Bros on Broadway, a new series of show reviews written by total dudes -- the kind it's hard to get into a theater -- who have little to no experience with live theate…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:46PMCasting has been announced for Shakespeare Theatre Company's upcoming production of the Bard's A Midsummer Night's Dream, to run November 15-December 30 in Sidney Harman Hall. Ethan McSween…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:41PMAccording to the NY Post, the cast for the annual 24 Hour Plays on Broadway has just been announced. Participants will include Seth Green, Sam Rockwell, Brooklyn Decker, Brooke Shields, Ambe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:37PMFilm actor Val Kilmer will bring his solo show Citizen Twain, about American literary giant Mark Twain, to the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles for two performances Oct. 19-20.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:30PMTony Award nominee Jonathan Groff revealed a new side of himself in the midwest on Oct. 13 when he sang two sold-out cabaret performances that featured pop music, show tunes and specialty nu…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:28PMThe U.S. premiere of Nick Payne's "If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet" is extending production by two weeks at the Laura Pels Theatre. The Roundabout Theatre Company production was originall…
SOURCE: Ticket News at 05:25PMThe 50th season of two-time Tony Award-winning Goodspeed Musicals will include revivals of the Broadway musicals Hello, Dolly!, Good News! and The Most Happy Fella, all at the historic Goods…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:19PMNo doubt, their latest production of The Arsonists is important, and impressive. But this bourgeois parable reimagined with European Clowning technique isn’t all that enjoyable. (read mor…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 05:11PMHOW TO BE A NEW YORKER, the new Off-Broadway comedy written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, is set to open tomorrow night, October 17th at Sofia’s Downstairs Thea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:11PMTHEATER TALK Fall 2012 Season Preview will premiere at 1 a.m. on Friday, October 19 2012 early Saturday morning on ThirteenPBS, followed in New York City on CUNY TV Saturday at 830 pm, Sund…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:04PMNEW YORK (AP) — There were gasps and moans of empathetic pain on a recent night at New York City Center, as the audience watched a female dancer from the Australian troupe Circa walk all o…
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 05:01PMIn part 2 of our examination of local box offices, we look at some of those in LA's small theaters -- Theatre of NOTE, Antaeus, EST/LA, Sacred Fools, Rogue Machine, Fountain and Boston Court…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:00PMBennett Rink joined Ailey in 1994 as special events manager and rose to become senior director of development and external affairs.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00PMI was a young father living in Boston over a barbershop called Jumbo’s. I was a full-time substitute teacher at an elementary school by day and a fancy waiter by night. I moonlit as a play…
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Audiences will witness Shakespeare's Roman Tragedies up close in the Toneelgroep Amsterdam productions of Coriolanus, Julius Caesar and Antony & Cleopatra, which will put theatregoer…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:56PMBritish nightclub diva Miss Dusty O will make her West End debut this Christmas in Dick!, a strictly-adult panto that will return to London's Leicester Square Theatre for the holidays. D…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:48PMIn an essay entitled “Sound and Fury” in the 27 May issue of the Economist, Christopher Shinn writes about the role of madness in artistic creation: When I write a play, I try to…
SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 04:46PMCasting has been announced for the annual 24 Hour Plays on Broadway, to be held at 8pm on Monday, November 12 at the American Airlines Theater, according to The New York Post.Participants wi…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:46PMLife With Lucy: It was an ignominious ending to the most brilliant career a television star had ever - or will ever - have. Lucille Ball's unexpected 1986 comeback became her only series fai…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 04:45PMMarla Mindelle has moved far away from the convent of Sister Act. The Devil's Bitch, a new short movie from the Sister Act alum, will play the 2012 Friar's Club Comedy Film Fest…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:40PMMany of the people who work on Broadway keep scrapbooks of their experiences: photos, signed posters, ticket stubs, and, of course, the Playbill. These are treasured keepsakes, something to …
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:40PMGet ready for glamour, singing sailors and a whole lotta tap dancing! Here's a first look at the national tour of Anything Goes, starring Rachel York as Reno Sweeney. The Cole Porter tun…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:30PMThe 2011-2012 Broadway season will be remembered for a pyrotechnic display of bravura performers; the year Stephen Sondheim rattled Broadway with a punched-up version of Porgy and Bess; the …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:29PMPaper Mill Playhouse kicked off its 2012-13 season with the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Chorus Line, featuring the music of the late Marvin Hamlisch. The production opene…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:29PMThe outrageous off-Broadway comedy 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche promises to be a night at the theater you’ll never forget—especially if you’re a fan of breakfast pastries, at…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:26PMEvery day, Broadway.com brings theater fans up close to their favorite stars and behind the scenes at their favorite shows with our popular, one-of-a-kind video features. Now, we’re ra…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:22PMThe League of Chicago Theatres congratulates Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Commissioner Michelle Boone and the City of Chicago on the unveilin…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:21PMThree-time Tony nominee Sherie Rene Scott heads the list of upcoming performances at the midtown cabaret spot 54 Below. Playbill swung by the club as Scott prepared her latest offering Piece…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:20PMSteppenwolf Theatre Company is proud to announce the line-up for Next Up 2013, the third annual collaboration with Northwestern University’s MFA programs in Direction and Design featur…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:16PMBroadway 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 Hilferty's budget.…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:10PMThe Clive Barnes Foundation and its Selection Committee have agreed on an impressive list of talented young nominees for the second Clive Barnes Awards. According to the NY Times, this year'…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:05PMThe lineup for Next Up 2013, the third annual collaboration between Steppenwolf Theatre and Northwestern University’s MFA programs in Direction and Design, has been announced. The project …
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The Clive Barnes Foundation nominated four actors and three dancers for its 2012 Clive Barnes Awards. One artist from each discipline will be named later this year. Joaquina Kalukango of Off…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:57PMThe curtain has fallen on Ten Chimneys, a new play by Jeffrey Hatcher and starring Carolyn McCormick and Byron Jennings. The bio comedy about legendary Broadway stage couple Alfred Lunt and …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:53PMChaplin star Rob McClure could be penguin-walking his way to Lincoln Center to accept a Clive Barnes Award, according to The New York Times. McClure is among the 2012 nominees in theater alo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:49PMThe cast for the annual 24 Hour Plays on Broadway production has been released and features a powerful list filled with big names.
The cast will include actors and actresses such as Seth Gre…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 03:48PMJon Kern’s daring new comedy Modern Terrorism had audiences rolling in the aisles on October 15, and after the show, the cast headed to HB Burger to celebrate. In honor of their forthc…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:46PMWE WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU A GRAMMY SALUTE TO WHITNEY HOUSTON is a one-hour special which will celebrate Whitney Houston's life, artistry and most memorable performances through interviews with…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:45PMMadeleine Martin, currently starring in Atlantic Theater Company’s critically acclaimed production of HARPER REGAN, will join hosts John Elliot, Lisa Kerney and Carolina Bermudez on WLNY�…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 03:42PM Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. October 13, 2012 In 2011 I reviewed a theatrical revue in Toronto To Life which was a Broadway celebration of Jewish Life. All the performers in that show …
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 03:38PMBroadwayWorld.com has learned that a new presentation of the production is taking place today, to hopefully line up additional investors for the show. In the cast of today's reading are Josh…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PMWhat happens when love takes you places you never thought you would go? As Ruby (Emayatzy Corinealdi) rides a bus through the inner city streets, she wills herself to push away memories that…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:31PMIn scaling back her epic screenplay to the dimensions of a one-person show, Joy Cha was able to focus on what was going inside her central character -- a Korean American nurse in the US …
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 03:30PMfrom Sunday's rehearsal for Botanicum Seedlings' show this weekend, featuring my short play Heirlooms: A Hybrid. This Saturday and Sunday at 2pm in Topanga.It's going to be a fine afternoon,…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 03:30PMHello, Dolly! will play the Goodspeed Opera House as part of the Connecticut venue's 50th anniversary season, according to the Hartford Courant. The show will run June 28,…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:28PMEugene Lee's Ozian settings, Kenneth Posner's lighting, and Susan Hilferty's eye-poppingly fantastic costumes remain in superb shape, despite the rigors of the road, and as much can be said …
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 03:28PMPullman Porter Blues, Seattle based playwright Cheryl West's stirring family saga of three generations of African-American train porters has been carefully developed through workshops in rec…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 03:27PMHotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet plucks warmly at the heartstrings, while subtly reminding us of some of our own country's more shameful missteps.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 03:27PM“ I have been a fan of the Ramones since I got into punk rock in 1984. The Ramones always impressed me with their style, blending a sense of humor with aggression and pop melody. I did not…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:24PMEXTRAORDINARILY BEAUTIFUL PIGPEN PROJECT PigPen Theatre Co.’s The Old Man and the Old Moon is guaranteed to gently pluck at your heartstrings. An enchanting fable told through shadow pupp…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:21PMFilm and stage star Val Kilmer will present two workshop performances of his one-man show Citizen Twain, October 19 and 20 at Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles.In the show, which is also wri…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:20PMEdward Albee's "Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?" is back on Broadway, marking the 50th anniversary of the celebrated play.
SOURCE: NY1 at 03:17PMThe labor dispute heated up Tuesday with a noon rally and the possibility of a lockout of musicians by management.
SOURCE: StarTribune at 03:17PMNominees have been announced for this year's Clive Barnes Foundation Awards, honoring young professionals in the fields of theater and dance. The ceremony will be held on December 10 at Linc…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:14PMLegit Reviews||Off Broadway:
That Julia Murney sure can sing -- in "Wicked," "The Wild Party," and in orchestral concerts, among other musical venues. But the notes she hits i…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:13PMThe Board of Directors of The Old Globe today announced the appointment of Barry Edelstein as Artistic Director. A nationally-recognized director, producer, author and educator, Edelstein …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:13PMPaper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ presented a tribute to A Chorus Line composer Marvin Hamlisch at the official opening of the show on Sunday, October 7th 2012. Kelly Bishop joined direct…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:10PMThe Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences, 10 Marriott Drive, presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic tale CINDERELLA from November 17th through December 31st. For the first time on …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:09PMChaplin leading man Rob McClure laced up his skates for a solo ice performance at Rockefeller Center's Rink the morning of Oct. 16. He was then joined on the ice by Chef Yuhi Fujinaga of…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:04PMLegit News:
Broadway tuner will now shutter Dec. 30
SOURCE: Variety at 03:00PMA Long Island stockbroker was arrested Monday on charges of defrauding the producers of the Broadway musical, Rebecca. Federal prosecutors allege that Mark Hotton used an elaborate scheme �…
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A PRO-CHOICE ARGUMENT Michael Michetti’s staging of Kathryn Walat’s Creation will, I hope, long hold the record in my experience for Most Literal Production. This decidedly non…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:59PMThe New York Public Library for the Performing Arts will offer "Katharine Hepburn: Dressed for Stage and Screen," a new exhibition that includes over 40 costumes and clothing items…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:57PMJeff Goldblum, who is currently starring in the Ahmanson Theatre's production of Theresa Rebeck's comedy Seminar, will lead a Google+ Hangout discussion about the play beginning at 3pm this …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:52PM3 stars
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Through Nov. 4 Lucille Lortel Theatre, 121 Christopher St.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 02:50PMFormer Star Trek: The Next Generation star Gates McFadden will headline Ensemble Studio Theatre's readings of The Vesuvius Prophesies, a trilogy of new plays by Tom Jacobson, November 3 and …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:50PM“Satire,” as George S. Kaufman once famously said, “is what closes Saturday night.” Though written in jest, it has served as an admonition for playwrights in pursuit of satire. In …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:48PMIs there anything Jonathan Groff can't do? The Tony-nominated cutie showed off just how versatile of a performer he can be at an October 13 solo concert where he tackled songs by ev…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:45PMIs there anything Jonathan Groff can't do? The Tony-nominated cutie showed off just how versatile of a performer he can be at an October 13 solo concert at Cabaret at the Columbia C…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:45PMThe competition heated up with world famous choreographer and recording artist Paula Abdul joining the judges in the ballroom as a special guest judge on last night's DANCING WITH THE STARS …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:44PMBARE begins previews Off-Broadway at New World Stages 340 West 50th Street on Monday, November 19, 2012. Opening Night is set for Sunday, December 9, 2012. The cast and creative team of the …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:43PMWe're sending warm birthday wishes to one of our all time favorite stars, Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury, who turns 87 on October 16.In recent years, Lansbury has proved again and again t…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:43PMThe awards are given to two talented young professionals, one in the field of theater and one in the field of dance.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:38PMStage and screen legend Julie Andrews and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton sat down for an interview with Anderson Cooper, which will air on Wednesday, October 17 on his syndicated talk sho…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:37PMIn honor of the Boston City Series running on HowlRound next week, the Center for the Theater Commons is hosting a potluck for the Boston theater community! Join Polly & Jamie (and their…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:36PMTaylor Trensch, Jason Hite, Elizabeth Judd and the sexy new cast of Bare proved a picture is worth a thousand words when they came together to show their support for the NOH8 campaign. …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:30PMStage and screen star Jonathan Groff just brought his solo show to Indianapolis, which included a mix of funk, RampB and songs from his already extensive Broadway and television career. Belo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:29PMCasting has been announced for Winter Miller and Lance Horne's world premiere musical Amandine, which will play at the Cherry Lane Theatre, January 8-26. Drama Desk Award winner Josh Hecht …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:28PMTony winner Tyne Daly will host the 2012 Theatre Hall of Fame ceremony, having been inducted to the esteemed establishment herself in 2011. As previously announced, the 2012 inductees w…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:26PMTony winner Tyne Daly will host the 2012 Theater Hall of Fame ceremony, having been inducted to the esteemed establishment herself in 2011. As previously announced, the 2012 inductees w…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:26PMThe World Premiere of Kinky Boots, the new musical brings together four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein Book and Grammy Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper Music amp Lyrics. Directe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:25PMLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former "Sex and the City" star Cynthia Nixon returns to the small screen on Wednesday as the murderous, scheming Petranilla in the miniseries of Ken Follett's best-se…
SOURCE: Reuters at 02:22PMOff-Broadway audiences are falling for Deanna Jent’s new family drama Falling. Starring Julia Murney and Daniel Everidge as a mother and her autistic teenage son, the drama offers a gl…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:17PMGrammy Award winner Bette Midler has accepted an invitation from Ryan Murphy to guest star on the Fox musical series "Glee," according to the Hollywood Reporter.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:15PMThere 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 02:13PMKyle Soller masters the language in Broadway’s “Cyrano” The theatre itself is at the heart of Cyrano de Bergerac, Edmund Rostand’s classic 1897 play, now in a Broadwa…
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According tot the Hartford Courant, Goodspeed Opera House has announced it's three productions for the 2013 50th anniversary season. Good News will play April 12 to June 22, Hello, Dolly fro…
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SOURCE: Culturebot at 01:54PMMax Crumm and Elizabeth Stanley have joined the lineup for Broadway Originals!, which will be presented Oct. 21 at The Town Hall as part of the Broadway Cabaret Festival.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:51PMThe world premiere of Amandine, a new musical exploring gender through the real-life story of 19th century hermaphrodite Herculine Barbin, will play a limited winter engagement beginning Jan…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:39PMDouglas Hodge is currently hamming it up on Broadway as the charismatic star of Cyrano de Bergerac, but theater fans are already eagerly looking forward to the Tony winner's next role: W…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:31PMAbout the author:
After making her Broadway directorial debut with the 2012 Tony-winning play Clybourne Park, Pam MacKinnon is back with a vengeance. The director, whose sizzling Steppenwol…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:31PMPeacock, DublinWith a title that refers to the art of Japanese bondage, Gary Duggan's new play looks at contemporary Dublin through a multi-ethnic lens. An abstract set in the form of a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:30PMSt. Louisan based the play about a family with an autistic child on her own life.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:30PMTony Award nominees John Tartaglia Avenue Q and Chad Kimball Memphis and Tony Award winner Alice Ripley Next to Normal along with Jeremy Kushnier Jersey Boys and Tituss Burgess The Little Me…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:29PMAlert the Emmy voters because Glee is recruiting one hell of a guest star. The fabulous Bette Midler may appear on the FOX series, according to Vulture. Glee creator Ryan Murphy asked Midler…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:23PMShakespeare’s Globe has announced its 2013 season, which will feature three in-house productions by Shakespeare, plus world premieres of new work from playwrights Che Walker, Jessica Swale…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:20PMPlatform, GlasgowImagine a string quartet, but with actors instead of musicians. In place of a score, a set of overlapping monologues. As they riff on similar themes, they could be from a fa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:15PMJames and Catherine Berges, Crystal Beuerlein and Michael and Noemi Neidorff are part of the contingent.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:15PMMusical theatre (and Playbill) favorite Lauren Kennedy is currently starring in the new Frank Wildhorn musical Zelda: An American Love Story, charting the lives of F. Scott Fitzgerald and wi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:15PMMusical theatre (and Playbill) favorite Lauren Kennedy is currently starring in the new Frank Wildhorn musical Zelda: An American Love Story, charting the lives of F. Scott Fitzgerald and wi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:15PMCelebrating excellence in Chicago-area Equity theater, the 44th annual Joseph Jefferson Award winners were announced Oct. 15 at a gala event. The evening’s top winners included the Goo…
SOURCE: backstage.com at 01:11PMCancer Support Community, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing support, education, and hope for those impacted by cancer, will host their Annual Young Leadership Council Benefit …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:10PMWill The Divine Miss M guest star on the Fox series Glee?That's the question show creator Ryan Murphy posed to music superstar Bette Midler at last night's God's Love We Deliver Golden Heart…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:06PMThe Wilma Theater will offer a limited engagement of the Long Wharf Theatre production of Terry Teachout's solo piece Satchmo at the Waldorf, November 16-December 2.The show, which stars Obi…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:05PMWhen you have a spare twenty minutes, grab some headphones and take your laptop to a dark corner to watch and listen to “Ramada Inn.” You will need the extra three or four minutes to com…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:03PMBrian Gianci's new yuletide comedy Let's Kill Grandma This Christmas will begin performances on November 25 in advance of a December 3 opening at the Theatre at St. Clements. John Dapolito d…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMI love a good challenge. I love to put my abilities to the test, to defy the old, and to embrace the new. I crave the challenge of overcoming a massive blockade almost more than achieving …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
Kinky Boots, the new Cyndi Lauper-scored musical based on the 2005 film of the same title about two unlikely business partners, began a Chicago world-premiere engagement Oct. 2 at the Bank o…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:58PMTony Award nominee Jonathan Groff revealed a new side of himself in the midwest on Oct. 13 when he sang two sold-out cabaret performances that featured pop music, show tunes and specialty nu…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:58PM“This is a sad story,” states Karl, the plain-spoken German exterminator as he begins recounting events from his life. The same could be said before the first scene of Grace, the metaphy…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 12:56PMThe Long Wharf Theatre staging of the one-man Louis Armstrong play Satchmo at the Waldorf, starring John Douglas Thompson, has extended its run an additional four performances through Nov. 1…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:56PMThis is a fine Broadway revival of Edward Albee’s play, although it lacks the fun of a fair fight, writes Brendan Lemon
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:53PMCast members from the recent reading of One for My Baby, including Tony Award nominee Vivian Reed, Luba Mason and Anastasia Barzee, will celebrate the music of Harold Arlen as part of the&nb…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:50PMHugh Jackman is definitely dedicated to his art. The Tony winner didn't mind facing brutal weather conditions when filming a scene for the upcoming movie adaptation of Les Miserable…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:47PMTVLine reports that the HBO network has set a premiere date for the second season of its hit series GIRLS. The dramedy wil return on Sunday, January 13, at 98c on HBO. Broadway vet Patrick W…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:39PMMOTOWN THE MUSICAL, based on the life of legendary Motown founder Berry Gordy, will open on Broadway at The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre 205 West 46 Street on April 14, 2013. Preview performances w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:39PMAdrian Lester gives a superb performance as the pioneering black American actor, Ira Aldridge, writes Sarah Hemming
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:36PMFollowing critically acclaimed engagements in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, DREAMWORKS HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON LIVE SPECTACULAR will celebrate the 150th performance of its …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:31PMMore visual and aural spectacle than literary achievement, the 2011 Tony Award-winning Best Play is a new generation of theater event that combines cinematic techniques with live performance…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 12:30PMTony and Emmy Award winner Tyne Daly will host The 42nd Annual Theatre Hall of Fame ceremony, which will be held Jan. 28, 2013, at 7:30 PM in the Gershwin Theatre's North Rotunda.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:28PMSecond Stage Theatre presents Jon Kerns world premiere comedy, Modern Terrorism, Or They Who Want To Kills Us and How We Learn To Love Them, which opened last night, October 15. Check out ph…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:27PMREVIEW: History comes alive in "Photograph 51," about biophysicist Rosalind Franklin, who got scant credit for her DNA research.
SOURCE: StarTribune at 12:24PMPINCHES GRINGOS! The aliens have arrived. Mexicans, that is. Fucking Mexicans. And fucking Nigerians. Small town Southern girl Tamara-Lee can’t seem to decide which she hates more. I Hate …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:22PMIn the stuff-you-might-like-to-know-about-now-and-in-the-future department, I begin with HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER, a show that offers a crash course (as well as lunch or dinner) to avid Manhat…
SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 12:20PMFairfield University in Connecticut tries to use David Mamet’s evil characters for good one week before a new production, starring Al Pacino, is set to start performances in New York.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:19PMTony Award nominee Sam Buntrock will direct Page 73's world premiere of Sleeping Rough, by Kara Manning, to run April 3-17 at the Wild Project.
The cast and design team will be announced a…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:17PMJerwood Studio, Glyndebourne: Julian Philips' opera is based on a work by the Portuguese writer Eca de Queiros (1845-1900) that tells an anti-heroic tale about Godofredo, a retiring bus…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:16PM“If they give you ruled paper, write the other way,” wrote Spanish poet Juan Ramon Jimenez, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1956, and has a language building named afte…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:15PMCarly Rose Sonenclar just keeps on knocking 'em dead! The Les Miserables and Wonderland alum continued her X Factor journey when she was summoned to Britney Spears sprawling es…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:15PMSarah Brigham is to become the new artistic director at Derby Theatre. This marks the first time a resident director has been appointed since the University of Derby took over the running of…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:12PMThe members of the creative team for Dead Accounts have been named as the cast begins rehearsals in anticipation of the first preview on November 3 at the Music Box Theatre. Tony Award win…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 12:12PMIf you find yourself taking this election season as little too seriously, are sick of self-important talking heads on TV, or if you want a few good-natured laughs, POTUS Among Us by the W…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:10PMBroadway vet and Modern Family's resident redhead Jesse Tyler Ferguson stopped by Made Man’s Speakeasy to share stories and cocktails (specifically a Bee’s Knees) with host P…
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The drama just keeps on swirling around Rebecca, the troubled musical that was to open on Broadway later this year. The show is at the heart of a criminal investigation charging that fi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:56AMCrazy Coqs at the Brasserie Zedel, London: Tucked away behind the Picadilly Theatre the Brasserie Zedel has converted one of its classical Art Deco rooms into a new cabaret and jazz venue. T…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:52AMJust weeks after The Simpsons visited the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park, the legendary organization's artistic director Oskar Eustis made it to the television airwaves, taking par…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:52AMFiona Shaw brings a sensual splendor to the revival of Howard Barker’s onetime radio play “Scenes From an Execution,” at the National Theatre’s Lyttelton auditorium in London.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:51AMSure, Katie Holmes and Norbert Leo Butz may be big stars, but that doesn’t mean the don’t know how to goof off behind the scenes! The pair let the laughs roll during a photo shoo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:51AMOliver Thornton, Rhydian, Roxanne Pallett and Ben Forster will star in the forthcoming 40th anniversary tour of Richard O'Brien's cult musical The Rocky Horror Show.Thornton, recently seen i…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:51AMBarry Edelstein has been appointed as the new artistic director of the Old Globe in San Diego. Edelstein is currently the director of the Public Theater’s Shakespeare Initiative. He wi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AMREBECCA, the new musical based on the classic novel by Daphne Du Maurier novel, was scheduled to begin rehearsals Monday, September 10 prior to an October 30 first preview and November 18 pr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:47AMTheatre 20 is a new company whose name derives from the number of accomplished performers who are its Founding Artists and whose mission is to revive interesting old musicals and to develop …
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 11:45AMAngela Lansbury, most recently on Broadway in Michael Wilson's revival of Gore Vidal's The Best Man, celebrates her 87th birthday Oct. 16. Playbill.com offers a look back at her most memora…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:45AMTHIS STORY WILL BE UPDATED ALL AFTERNOON By Bill Hirschman The gleaming building that symbolized the Caldwell Theatre Company’s hard-fought dreams was sold at a foreclosure auction at 11:1…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:43AMMelanie Chisholm (a.k.a. Sporty Spice) has turned to musical theater for inspiration on her newest album. On Stages, Chisholm sings her favorite show tunes, inspired by her time spent watchi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:41AMLes Miserables' rising star Samantha Barks joined her famous leading man, (a barely recognizable) Russell Crowe, for his October 13 concert at Manhattan's Gramercy Park Th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AMOn Monday, October 16, a collection of Broadway performers descended on the new Cutting Room space at 44 East 32nd Street for Rockers on Broadway: Behind the Music, honor th
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:33AMWhat is the Junior Theater Festival? People often ask, “What is the Junior Theater Festival?” Simply put, the Junior Theater Festival (JTF) is a weekend dedicated to celebrating young pe…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 11:29AMSecond Stage Theatre held a party Oct. 15 to celebrate the world premiere of Jon Kern's dark comedy Modern Terrorism, or They Who Want To Kill Us and How We Learn To Love Them, which beg…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:29AMStage and screen favorite Rosie O'Donnell hosted her annual Building Dreams for Kids Gala on Monday, October 15 at the Marriott Marquis. The evening served as a benefit for O'
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:28AMTony Award nominee Sam Buntrock, who staged the multimedia-flecked revival of Sunday in the Park With George, will direct the world premiere of Kara Manning's Sleeping Rough, which will …
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:26AMThe winners of the 44th Annual Jeff Equity Awards, which honor the best of Chicago’s theater offerings, were announced in a ceremony at Drury Lane Oakbrook on October 15. Among the big…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:25AMHappy Birthday Angela Lansbury Lansbury - who returned to Broadway in this year's revival of THE BEST MAN - has enjoyed an unprecedented career, first as a star of motion pictures, and then …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:22AMAt the gala 44th Annual Equity Jeff Awards held at Drury Lane Oakbrook on Monday, October 15, Goodman Theatre’s “The Iceman Cometh” took top honors for a play in the large …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:21AMThe Canadian production of the National Theatre of Great Britains international phenomenon WAR HORSE will conclude its Toronto run on January 6, 2013 at the Princess of Wales Theatre. The pr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:21AMAmerican Idol runner-up Jessica Sanchez has landed a recurring role on Glee, according to TVLine.com. Rumors are swirling that Sanchez will be Finn’s (Corey Monteith) new love int…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:21AMTwo books published this year serve as bookends in the story of Fred Astaire. Neither, however, is strictly speaking, a biography of this famous hoofer. Instead, they tell the stories of his…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:17AMNow it’s a five-finger exercise.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:17AMProducers 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 11:13AMThe Goodman Theatre's production of Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh and Chicago Shakespeare Theater's revival of Follies each took six Joseph Jefferson Awards at the Oct. …
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:09AMThe Flea Theater commissioned Academy Award nominee Beau Willimon to adapt Henry Becques La Parisienne for The Flea. Directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Ellen Barkin, The Parisian Woman…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:08AMThe “adventurous women” of HBO’s Girls will return for a second season of New York City hijinx on January 13, according to TVLine.com. As previously announced, the new seas…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:04AMFalling, the new play by Deanna Jent, opened last night, Monday, October 15th and began previews for an open-ended run on Thursday, September 27th at the Minetta Lane Theatre 18 Minetta Lane…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:01AMThis blog is an unintentional Part II to yesterday’s Jay & Jimmy write-up. You’ll see the connection, just bear with me . . . Today I ate at Chipotle. And, one of the curse…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMOlivier winner Elaine Paige, who is currently offering concerts in New Zealand and Australia through Oct. 29, has announced tour dates in the Far East and Scandinavia.
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by Aislinn Rose Last week I wrote about the CAEA elections and introduced you to the seven Ontario candidates running as a slate with three main areas of concern: A new Indie Agreement that …
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 10:58AMTonight on DANCING WITH THE STARS, Season 9 champion and Broadway vet Donny Osmond returns to the ballroom performing a duet with international recording star Susan Boyle. Their duet, 'This …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:58AMOn last week's episode of FOX's THE X FACTOR, Broadway's Carly Rose Sonenclar performed an amazing rendition of Karmin's 'Brokenhearted' at Britney Spears' home. Check out her performance be…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:58AMThe play is directed by the author, and she has brought together a good cast and crew to actualize, I presume, her vision of what she had written.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:57AMCorine Cohen of www.broadwayshowbiz.com interviewed the cast of HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER at Tasti-DiLite as they created a special flavor based on the show.
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:56AMSASSY SENIORS PROVE THE BEAT GOES ON FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART At 80 years young Jackie Goldberg, a.k.a. The Pink Lady, is on a mission. After becoming a widow at 70 she created a series of sem…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:55AMTimesTalks just welcomed musician Yoko Ono. TimesTalks events take place at TheTimesCenter, 242 West 41st Street, New York City. For additional information or to purchase advance tickets, wh…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:47AMWhen I first heard that Ambassador Theater was mounting Egyptian plays my mind immediately began swimming with imagery: the stereotypical pyramids, but also palms, gold, perfume, mud-brick, …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:47AMSusan Claassen's critically acclaaimed one-woman show A Conversation with Edith Head, will run November 8-25 at the Carrie Hamiltion Theatre in Pasadena as part of a Southern California tour…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:47AMThe first national tour of the Tony Award-nominated musical Catch Me If You Can, based on the Dreamworks film about a charming young con-man on the run for money and adventure, officially la…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AMFalling opened last night, 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 10:44AMOn Oct. 13, four-time Academy Award nominee Annette Bening visited with the touring cast of The Book of Mormon in Los Angeles to thank them for their benefit performance supporting The Actor…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AMThe career of visionary stage and screen director Julie Taymor will be celebrated by her friends and colleagues on Monday, November 12 at Sonnet Repertory Theatre's Eleventh Annual Benefit a…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:38AMGolden Globe winner Tina Fey ("30 Rock") and Golden Globe nominee Amy Poehler ("Parks and Recreation"), who were "Saturday Night Live" co-stars, will host the 7…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:37AMThe Stratford Shakespeare Festival announced its major casting on Tuesday for the 2013 season.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:35AMDan CaffreyHometown: I was born in Camden, New Jersey, moved around a lot until middle school, then pretty much grew up in New Port Richey, Florida before attending college at FSU in Tallaha…
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 10:34AMA special free reading of Caridad Svich's new play, Spark, will be held at the Cherry Lane Theatre on Sunday, November 11 at 8pm. It will be followed by an expert panel discussion on the exp…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:33AMSMOKIN’ When Smokey Joe’s Café opened on Broadway in 1995, the critics were only mildly impressed and suggested that this revue of rock “n” roll songs composed by Jerry Leiber and M…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:32AMLast Saturday, I was at church. No, I did not just suddenly find God (unless that God is at the bottom of a banana pudding cup). I was at the theatre, the performing arts lover’s version o…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 10:30AMIf you are asking, starry droogs, “What’s it going to be then, eh?” and you’re up for viddying malchickies tolchoking others in the guluva, the odd in-out-in-out, you know, a malen…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:29AMBarry Edelstein, director of the Public Theater's Shakespeare Initiative and other programs, will take over on Nov. 1.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:24AMSecond Stage Theatre celebrated its production of Jon Kern's Modern Terrorism, or They Who Want to Kill Us and How We Learn to Love Them, on Monday, October 15 at HB Burger. The
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:22AMRe-posted from last year. Today is Oscar Wilde’s birthday (1854-1900). I fell under Wilde’s spell in the 1990s, so much so that I named my second son (Charles Wilde Stewart, b.…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:17AMCasting has been announced for the upcoming national tour of Elf the Musical, which will kick off at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Rhode Island November 4-10. Sam Scalmoni will d…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:17AMThree-time Tony Award nominee Sherie Rene Scott, last seen on Broadway in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, begins a two-week engagement of her cabaret show, Piece of Meat, Oct. 16 …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:15AMYesteday, Lorenzo Pisoni (currently in rehearsals for Terrence McNally’s GOLDEN AGE) posted this photo to his Instagram account. We thought it was very clever and wanted to share it wi…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 10:13AMMark Hotton has been charged with fraud over a scam involving fictitious financial investors for the Daphne du Maurier adaptationThe businessman at the centre of the cancelled Broadway produ…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMMothers often say that they’d give their life for their child–but what happens when the child she loves is truly a danger to her and the rest of the family? That’s the hear…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:10AMThe National Theatre’s production of Dr. Seuss’s THE CAT IN THE HAT is a lively, engaging “play with sound effects” for performance by adults for young children. Not a wo…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:08AMBarry Edelstein has been named Artistic Director of San Diego's Old Globe Theatre, and will assume the position on November 1. He will work together with Managing Director Michael G. Murphy …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:08AMPerforming on stage is an invaluable experience for any young child. Theater teaches children important values, such as commitment and dedication. Most importantly, theater teaches childre…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:07AMAshley Brown, who created the title role in the Broadway production of Mary Poppins, will make her solo Birdland debut in November.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:03AMIf you missed last week’s edition of BROADWAY INTERVIEWS YOU, make sure to check out Corey Mach’s question HERE. He wants to know what you think when you see an understudy slip i…
SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 10:00AMYou might recall a video with a certain politican. In the video the politican said some things about 47% of the country and it landed him in some trouble. But this isn't about the answer. It…
SOURCE: Mission Paradox at 10:00AM
Yes, Ben Affleck took some liberties in "Argo" for the sake of the dramatic arc and a kickass, intense finale. But mostly, the story is so bizarre that it hardly needed enhancement.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:59AMTo paraphrase the rap artist, at this point in time I’d like to share a few words about my libido. Working on Burlesque-A-Pades the last few weeks has caused me to do some thinking abo…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:59AMThe Toronto production of the Tony and Olivier Award-winning international hit War Horse, which opened to acclaim last winter, will end its extended run Jan. 6, 2013, after 368 performances …
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:57AMThe gala 44th Annual Jeff Equity Awards ceremony honoring excellence in professional theatre produced within the immediate Chicago area was held on Monday, October 15, at Drury Lane Oakbrook.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:51AMBarry Edelstein, who is currently the director of The Public Theater's Shakespeare Initiative in New York City, will become the artistic director of San Diego's The Old Globe beginni…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:47AMThe Goodman Theatre's production of Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh and Chicago Shakespeare Theater's staging of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's musical Follies took the top honors a…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:47AM Enemy of the PeopleBy Joseph Cervelli Despite one pesky annoyance Doug Hughes’ production of the Henrik Ibsen play “An Enemy of the People” at the Friedman Theater is exceptional…
SOURCE: cervellionstage.blogspot.com at 09:44AMUlrich Franzen, who designed the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas, died on October 6 in Santa Fe, New Mexico at age 91, according to The New York Times.In 1964, the German-born architect, who…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:38AMDirector Billy Pacholski has taken full advantage of the opportunity to add his own touches. The changes he makes around the edges – at the top and bottom of the show – are at best not i…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 09:37AMBroadway grosses held steady for the week ending October 14, 2012. The Lion King maintained its hold on the top spot, grossing more than $1.7M, and the usual suspects, Wicked and The Book of…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 09:37AMBarbra Streisand isn't the only one heading home to Brooklyn. TV host and Brooklyn native Jimmy Kimmel will broadcast his acclaimed talk show from the Brooklyn Academy of Music Oct. 29-N…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:33AMThe Board of Directors of The Old Globe today announced the appointment of Barry Edelstein as Artistic Director. A nationally-recognized director, producer, author and educator, Edelstein wi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:28AMActresses Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will host NBC's exclusive coverage of The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards to be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, Ja…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:26AMChicago the Musical, generously sponsored by UniBank, stars Seinfeld's John O'Hurley J. Peterman as the lead male performer, Billy Flynn, on October 23-24 at 8pm at The Hanover Theatre for t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:23AMThe Flea Theater will present a benefit reading of The Parisian Woman Oct. 22 at 6 PM at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:23AMIt may be October but down at Grace’s Diner just 30 miles west of Kansas City, Missouri, March is roaring in like a lion as The Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre presents William Inge’s…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:22AMShakespeare's Globe will stage A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest and Macbeth next season, as well premiering new works by Che Walker, Jessica Swale and Samuel Adamson.
The iconic South…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:20AMThe company offers two new crowd-pleasers, without resorting to kitsch.
SOURCE: NJ.com at 09:19AMThe atomic and hydrogen bombs were not ultimately the inventions of Albert Einstein, Edward Teller, the Manhattan Project, or even the Second World War itself. As Jonathan Schell notes in th…
SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 09:15AMTony Award winner Ellen Barkin will star in the Flea Theater's benefit reading of Beau Willimon's The Parisian Woman at the BMCC Tribeca Perfoming Arts Center at 6pm on Monday, October 22. J…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:15AMBoyle sues the Mirror for libel, Silverman learns not to cross a rabbi, and Stephen K Amos gets the last – and longest – laughThis week's comedy newsWe've been arguing about "offensive" …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:11AMTonight! Starring the incomparable Cherry Pitz!
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:02AMIf you want to make bank as a musical theatre creator, come up with a production that will have recycle value.And if you can write something that will come into vogue, say, ooh, I dunno, eve…
SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 09:02AM
Model Kelly Brook is to strip on stage after joining the cast of saucy nude revue show Crazy Horse.
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:59AMSoho Theatre has announced its spring 2013 season, with highlights including the return of the London International Mime Festival and the premiere of new musical Lift, continuing the venue's…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:43AMToday is the birthday of Ford Lee Washington, a.k.a. “Buck” of Stars of Vaudeville #246: Buck and Bubbles. For more info on that team go here. John Bubbles is ordinarily thought…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:30AMToday is the birthday of the great American playwright Eugene O’Neill (1888-1953) In my view he towers over (nearly) every other American playwright..because of his ambition, his restl…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:27AMFriday’s was the first of a series of strong, interesting programs H&H is offering this season. If its success is any indication of what’s to come (and I hope it is), we should have…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:13AMA big thank you to everyone for getting involved in our open journalism project – and it isn't over yet. As well as our tweet night, we're doing a webchat with Zoe Boyle and Jamie Parker, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on October 16 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
While Mondays get a really bad rep for being the start of a work week, those who have been watching The Voice for a while know with that show, there is now something redeemable about such a …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:32AMSeventy scenes. Three hundred lighting cues. Ninety minutes. Four terrific actors.
An offstage voice murmurs: "Scene One: Go" and Jeffrey M. Jones' Seventy Scenes of Halloween begi…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:30AMFour-time Tony nominee and four-time Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk Award winning actress Tovah Feldshuh will star in the upcoming industry readings of the new romantic comedy, Handle W…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMMembers of The original cast of The Public Theaters critically-acclaimed musical February House will reunite at Joes Pub tonight, October 16th at 700pm for an evening of song, and to celebra…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM54 Below has announced that Sherie Rene Scott will play an exclusive two-week engagement when she presents her brand new show Piece of Meat at 54 Below tonight, October 16-20 amp 23-27 at 83…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM• In TheaterMania: Satchmo at the Waldorf • In Broadway World: Satchmo at the Waldorf Jazzes at The Long Wharf...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AMMy Wall Street Journal "Sightings" column, which normally runs every other Friday, is being published in today's paper to coincide...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AMFrom 2005: Was it a great performance, or merely a great occasion? Falstaff, after all, is no knockabout farce but...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM"I suppose there is no word quite as evocative in the English language as 'home,' especially if you don't have...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AMWhat matters most is how difficult it is grappling with a child who is autistic - for the entire family. Love does conquer all. It has to.
SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AML.A.'s Haunted Hayride Spooks The Stars
If you're in the mood for a good scare, then the 4th annual Los Angeles Haunted Hayride is the place to be! We empty our bladders and head into the fr…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM"Lab Rats" Star Spencer Boldman's Bold Aspirations
Disney cutie Spencer Boldman pays a visit to the Studio to tell is all about his superpowered role in the Disney XD series, "Lab Rats"! He …
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
Narcissism, powerlessness, castration fears and more are the focus of this North Hollywood production by Zombie Joe.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:58AMFor the next week and a half or so I am enjoying films at the Hawaii International Film Festival. I write a little bit about my experiences every year, but what has struck me this year is a …
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 12:52AMThe writer/director discusses his Elmo monodrama "Furry".
SOURCE: Culturebot at 12:48AMTonights decision of inviting Paula Abdul to guest judge on the same panel as Carrie Ann Inaba, an act known as turning the entire cock-a-doodie universe on its head, can only be described a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:39AMNever mind that tinkly piano score you’ll hear at the start of “Falling.” Far from receiving a mawkish, “Hallmark Hall of Fame” treatment, Deanna Jent’s play is harrowing stuff. …
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:33AMFor a play about sexually confused, 19th-century German teens — one involving masturbation, homosexuality, masochism, rape, abortion and suicide — Frank Wedekind’s “Spring’s Awaken…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:33AMThis is the year of the blonde in pink! Dozens of schools, community theatres, and a dinner theatre in the DC Metro area have opted to try their hand at producing the popular Broadway musica…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:17AMStage and screen veteran Michael Cristofer, who stars in Stephen Belber's Don't Go Gentle at MCC Theater, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMWe Need to Talk About The KidsOut of the mouths of babes...by Gaëtan L. CharleboisI was having a conversation with a bunch of much-younger-than-me film students, a few years back. We were w…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMBobby Cannavale plays Glengarry Glen Ross' ultimate badass, Ricky Roma, a character who acts out. Cannavale can relate.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM"Broadway: The American Musical," the six-part documentary chronicling the history of the American art form featuring Carol Channing, John Kander and Fred Ebb, Harvey Fierstein, Ha…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMArs Nova presents the world premiere of Ars Nova 2011 Composer-in-Residence Dave Malloy’s Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, which officially opens Oct. 16 following previe…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe original Off-Broadway cast recording of February House, Gabriel Kahane and Seth Bockley's new musical about Brooklyn bohemians in the 1940s, is released digitally Oct. 16 prior to a …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMAlli Mauzey returns to the role of Glinda in the long-running hit Broadway musical Wicked Oct. 16 at the Gershwin Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM{Your Name Here}, A Queer Theater Company, presents a one-night-only reading of Justin Sayre's The Click of the Lock Oct. 16 at the Cherry Lane Studio Theater.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Musicals Tonight! Inc. revival of Fade Out – Fade In runs Oct. 16-28 at the Lion Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFollowing a digital release on Sept. 25, the original Broadway cast recording of Bring It On: The Musical, produced by Ghostlight Records and available on Back Lot Music, hits stores Oct. 16.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMA new crop of musical theatre songwriter is making noise, and Playbill put its ear to the ground to hear what they have to offer. Pop-rock music, art songs, cabaret and traditional narrative…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMLegit News:
Comic logs strong sales in mixed box office week
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Longtime Broadway firm add partners, changes name
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