Melbourne Festival: The Minotaur Trilogy by Alison Croggon

Festival Diary #7 Chamber Made Opera's innovative series of Living Room Operas - small-scale opera performances commissioned as site-specific works and performed in private houses - has pro…

SPCO locks out union players, quieting 2nd orchestra

Members of both world-class orchestras that call Minnesota home were locked out of their concert halls in contract disputes.

Review: Funeral Wedding: The Alvin Play (Strange Tree Group) by Scotty Zacher

There is a lot to love in Funeral Wedding: The Alvin Play. This fall, visit the Fishers‘ home for an old-fashion, homespun mystery cloaked in family secrets. (read more...)

FREE E-Book From Neo John Jughead Pierson by The Fool Machine Collective

OK Neo-Futurist Fans, Please Help Neo Alumni John Jughead Pierson. It is time to push his BOOK. This is the Season . And It's FREE! For the next 10 Days, Monday October 22nd - October 31st (…

SF Opera: A whale, a swan and 2 lovers

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A whale, a swan, a pair of star-cross'd lovers: It made for an eclectic week at the San Francisco Opera.

'Nightingale' is a vibrant allegory

REVIEW: Ballet of the Dolls gives a cinematic deconstruction of a fairy tale about a real songbird and its mechanical replacement.

Review: Trainspotting USA (Book and Lyrics Theatricals) by Scotty Zacher

Although Trainspotting USA sometimes gets a little off track, it never derails. With its evocative imagery, dark humor, and pertinent message, this train is definitely worth riding. (read m…

The Other Josh Cohen by Theasy.com

Soho Playhouse, Off Broadway By Benjamin Coleman BOTTOM LINE: A hilarious and self-deprecating new musical that tracks the bizarre turn of events in Josh Cohen’s life after his apar…

Vietnam War story 'Wasteland' reveals a lot about today by Chris Jones

THEATER REVIEW: 'Wasteland' 3 stars. Through Dec. 30 at TimeLine Theatre, 615 W. Wellington Ave.; 1 hour, 40 minutes $32-$42 at 773-281-8463 or timelinetheatre.com

ArtsBeat: Playwright Challenges Racial Casting Practices by Adam W. Kepler

The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Bruce Norris has called for a boycott in Germany of theater productions in which white actors are cast in roles explicitly written for black performers.

Ghosts and Ghouls in St. Mark's Place by Byrne Harrison

By Byrne Harrison If there can be said to be a theatrical equivalent of sitting around the campfire telling ghost stories, it is RadioTheatre's latest production, "The Haunting of St. Mark'…

Photo Flash: Saturday intermission Pics, Oct 20 - Part 2 - EVITA 'SkeleTONES', BOOK OF MORMON Playdates & More! by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld collected all of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics to bring you Part 2 of our October 20th SIP round-up Yesterday's evening photos featured the cast of EVITA's Ske…

Buy Jekyll and Hyde Tickets on Sale Here by Broadway Reviewed

TweetIf you’re thinking about which touring casts to see and want to buy Jekyll and Hyde Tickets on sale or at least get a good deal on Jekyll and Hyde tickets, you can click the follo…

DruidMurphy: Famine by Susan Galbraith

Sometimes a play leaves you with so sweet an ache it lingers for days – so searing is the truth and beauty of it. Such is Tom Murphy’s Famine as I experienced it on opening night. Mind y…

Reviews: The Other Josh Cohen by Sandy MacDonald

The Other Josh Cohen at Soho Playhouse could be described as a seriocomic thirty-something tale of romantic woe. Yet, thanks to the cleverness of co-authors David Rossmer and Steve Rosen and…

Theater Review: ‘5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche’ at SoHo Playhouse by Ben Brantley

The frolicsome comedy “5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche” at SoHo Playhouse seems destined to attract a cult following.

A Word With: Karen Allen: Karen Allen Returns in ‘Summer Day’ at Cherry Lane Theater by Allan Kozinn

In “Summer Day” Karen Allen’s character revisits an afternoon, decades earlier, when her husband took a boat into the bay near their country house and never returned.

American Tragedies Highlighted in that “Last Man Club” and “Hold These Truths by Suzanna Bowling

American Tragedies Highlighted in that “Last Man Club” and “Hold These Truths: There are glitches in American History that make us take stock of where we come from. With the election c…

Falling for Falling by Suzanna Bowling

Falling for Falling: Autistic children become violent and hurt, not always, but a lot of the time. They are hard to deal with and, for the most part to someone who is not their parent, unlov…

Urban Never Looked So Good by Suzanna Bowling

Urban Never Looked So Good: The New Victory season opener is a fabulous entertainment called Circolombia, Urban. Combining dance, music, circus and dramatic performance this show will not on…

A Decade in the Trenches, and a 30,000 Foot View by Ilana M. Brownstein by HowlRound

Before we begin, let’s get something out of the way—there’s no use in pretending I can achieve objectivity here. I’ve lived in the Boston Metro area for ten years, which makes me pra…

'The Other Josh Cohen' Is a Hilarious and Smart New Musical

Imagine “Seinfeld” meets Rodgers and Hart as directed by Woody Allen. With book, music, and lyrics by David Rossmer and Steve Rosen, who both play the title character (one in the…

Book Review: “Drama: An Actor’s Education” by John Lithgow by Byrne Harrison

By Mark A. Newman I’ve always found John Lithgow to be a wily sort of actor: self-possessed with patrician dignity but not too proud to turn himself into a braying jackass at a moment�…

Review: Terror 2012: All In The Mind by Veronica Aloess

I have a genuine fear of the dark, and being plunged into it whilst actors taunted the audience with song definitely made me scared: I was on the verge of screaming at the littlest movement …

Michael Clark, Barbican, London

From ringingly clear imagery to crass showing off, this show was reflective of Michael Clark’s career to date, writes Clement Crisp

Face of the Future: Evita's Johnny Stellard by JK

Hmmm... is it the smile? The piercing blue eyes?  The matinee idol looks (tall, dark and an amazing jawline)? After all, this series is called "FACE of the Future," right?  OK, may…

Le Retour, Odéon-Théâtre de l’Europe, Paris

Bruno Ganz leads a star-studded cast in this superb production of Pinter’s play, writes Laura Cappelle

I Hate Fucking Mexicans

My love affair with The Bats continues.Tamara-Lee (Layla Khoshnoudi) lives in a border town and has a few things to say. Mostly about Nigerians, but that is because of the Mexicans, and tha…

I Interview Playwrights Part 509: Randall Colburn by Adam Szymkowicz

Randall Colburn Hometown: Mt. Clemens, MI Current Town: Chicago, IL Q:  What are you working on now? A:  Currently writing a play about Christian youth at an Acquire the Fire…

Graham Nash @ ACA by Barry

Graham Nash, Dorian BergenThe Art of Graham Nash, an exhibition featuring a diverse range of Nash's works, opened at New York City's ACA Galleries on October 11. 2012.  The gallery hosted a…

I Hate F***ing Mexicans is for the Beans by Suzanna Bowling

I Hate F***ing Mexicans is for the Beans: This review is not for children and uses strong language due to the play itself.

Review: Funeral Wedding: The Alvin Play/The Strange Tree Group by Brianhey

RECOMMENDED Just in time for Halloween, Strange Tree Group’s “Funeral Wedding: The Alvin Play” returns for an engagement at the Signal Ensemble Theatre. This gothic and drawn-out g…

Aston Rep’s GOD OF CARNAGE Is a Vernacular Volley-Ball Match by Michael Roberts

The mask of familial harmony is ripped off and the wounds are exposed in Yazmina Reza’s hit God of Carnage, the 2009 Tony Award winning comedy which was recently turned into a feature film…

New Jersey Rep "Annapurna" by Bob Rendell

Annapurna is the interrupted love story of the alcoholic Ulysses, a truly gifted American poet, and Emma, an ambitious Barnard girl with artistic ambitions of her own.

Broadway PHOTO STOP – First Look at ‘Scandalous’ by Broadway's Best Shows

Mark Gatiss: off with his head! by Mark Lawson

He writes for Doctor Who and Sherlock – now Mark Gatiss is starring as Charles I on stage. He talks to Mark Lawson about overreaching royals, bad auditions and why he's the man to play Jer…

SLSO, Jazz at Lincoln Center swing in 'Red Velvet Ball'

The combined forces won enthusiastic applause in Marsalis' 'Swing Symphony'.

Audra McDonald Honored by Barry

THE PLAYERS HOST PIPE NIGHT HONORING AUDRA MCDONALDAudra McDonald                   By Isa GoldbergRadiating elegance, beyond anyone's pipe dreams, Pipe Night at the Player…

‘The Rocky Horror Show’ at Washington Savoyards by Erica Laxson by Erica Laxson

Look out DC, Washington Savoyards presentation of The Rocky Horror Show is here just in time for Halloween and is sure to make you scream! Director Jay D. Brock delivers the laugh-a-minute s…

I'm a day behind by Kyle

on posting about the latest installment of L.A. Affairs. In yesterday's edition, Megan O'Neil laments that the like-minded don't always think alike.In my mind we would take a seat on a bench…

‘Crossing’ at Signature Theatre by Don Michael Mendoza by Don Michael Mendoza

Signature Theatre’s concert version of Grace Barnes and Matt Conner’s Crossing tells the story of eight people all in different decades of the twentieth century waiting at the same train…

At the MCA, Stew serves up tangy observations about Chicago by Chris Jones

"Hey broken-nose girl," the redoubtable Stew sang from the stage of Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art on Saturday night, addressing Chicago, the commissioned topic of much of his pair of …

Weddings & Celebrations: Erikka Walsh, Damir Makic

The bride, 27, is an actress in New York. She is currently playing Ex-Girlfriend in the Broadway musical “Once,” a role that she originated in the Off Broadway production at the New York…

Weddings & Celebrations: Leah Horowitz, Matthew Stuart

The bride, 32, a Broadway actress, will continue to use her name professionally. Until earlier this year she appeared in the most recent revival of “Follies.” She also had roles in “Wh…

Weddings & Celebrations: Sarah Bolt, David Crowell

The bride, 31, is an actress and will continue to use her name professionally. Until August she starred on Broadway as Sister Mary Patrick in “Sister Act” at the Broadway Theater. From 2…

‘The Clean House’ at The Elden Street Players by Julia L. Exline by Julia L. Exline

The Elden Street Players presents The Clean House, a thought-provoking comedy by Sarah Ruhl. Director Susan Devine has a tall order with this play, as it covers a broad spectrum of emotions,…

Producers Sue Over Alleged 'Rebecca' Fraud

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Amy Oestreicher: Back to Life and Singing About It by Sandi Durell

  Written by Paulanne Simmons   Amy Oestreicher’s show at The Triad (158 West 72 St.) is called “Gutless & Grateful: A Musical Feast.” It’s a good title for a singer wh…

Neil Diamond-Inspired Musical The Other Josh Cohen Opens Off-Broadway by Broadway.com

The new Neil Diamond-infused musical The Other Josh Cohen, written by and starring Broadway comedians David Rossmer and Steve Rosen, opens on October 21 at off-Broadway’s SoHo Playhous…

Breaking News: Anna Kendrick to Star in THE LAST FIVE YEARS Film Adaptation by BroadwayWorld

According to MovieHole.net, Pitch Perfect's Anna Kendrick is set to star as 'Cathy' in Richard La Gravenese's film adaptation of the musical The Last Five Years.

Theater News: Frank Caeti, Dan Castellaneta, Joe Flaherty Set for A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens by Brian Scott Lipton

Cast and creative team have been announced for the world premiere of The Second City's A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens! to run at Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre, November …

‘Cirque Chinois’ at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts by Dr. Cheryl Paulus by Dr. Cheryl Paulus

I attended the spectacular new production, Cirque Chinois tonight at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts performed by The National Circus of the People’s Republic of China. S…

Richard Herring – review by Brian Logan

Purcell Room, LondonWhy are penises funny? Why is there so much anxiety surrounding their size? Half sex seminar, half comedy show, Richard Herring's Talking Cock has risen ag…

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Barry

                  By Isa Goldberg *****
It's astonishing to see "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" performed without a single box office star. What shines through …

Annie Golden to Guest Star in Reading of New Musical FRIENEMIES at Underground Lounge, 10/27 by BroadwayWorld

JD Productions presents a reading of new musical FRIENEMIES, guest staring Broadway veteran Annie Golden, on Saturday, October 27th at the Underground Lounge. Doors open at 8pm, show at 830p…

How theater ticket prices are changing like airline fares by Chris Jones

When the Goodman Theatre announced its prices for its current production, "Sweet Bird of Youth," starring Diane Lane, it listed $89 as the top ticket price for that show, a price that duly a…

Photo Coverage: Shoshana Bean's FRIDAY NIGHT SOUL SHAKEDOWN Opening at Rockwell Table & Stage by Lily Lim

Shoshana Bean's Friday Night Soul Shakedown kicked off on October 19th as part of Rockwell Table amp Stage's official grand opening and will continue every Friday night until further notice.…

Review: Michael Clark Company: New Work 2012 by Sarah Milton

In this piece, Michael Clark buddies up with Jarvis Cocker, bringing to the Barbican a company of dancers to present and explore his experimental, spontaneous imagination. Clark uses the sim…

Photo Coverage: David Rossmer, Steve Rosen, Ted Sperling & More at THE OTHER JOSH COHEN Opening Night! by Linda Lenzi

Amas Musical Theatre, in association with Scandobean Productions, LLC, presents a new musical with book, music and lyrics by David Rossmer and Steve Rosen entitled The Other Josh Cohen. It i…

Fuse Appreciation: Slamming the Tradition — massmouth Mounts Its First Folk and Fairy Tale Slam by Susan Miron

The late John Updike, Harvard Professor Maria Tartar recalled, described fairy tales as "the television and pornography of an earlier era."

‘Our Class’ at Theater J by Tzvi Kahn by Tzvi Kahn

Our Class, the searing, emotionally devastating, and unforgettable new production at Theater J, constitutes both a play and an enervating pedagogical exercise – a Holocaust-era case study …

In the Summer Pavilion by Theasy.com

59E59 Theatres, Go In Her Room Productions, WorkShop Theatre Company, Off Off Broadway By Bradley Troll BOTTOM LINE: A sexy, searing offering of the vast possibilities of life and lov…

Le Retour – review by Michael Billington

Odéon, ParisLuc Bondy's production of Harold Pinter's Le Retour (The Homecoming) offers a radically fresh perspective on the play, without destroying its essential fabric. It helps that Bon…

Loserville

Legit Reviews: New tuner "Loserville" is like "The Social Network" rewritten by the Monkees.

KT Sullivan and Karen Kohler “Vienna to Weimar” at Triad Theatre by Sandi Durell

Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. October 20, 2012 On Saturday, October20, KT Sullivan and Karen Kohler, both multiple award winners in the cabaret world, presented the New York City premiere of the…

Curatorial Practice and Cultural Production by Andy Horwitz

Another section of Andy's multipart essay “The Economics of Ephemerality” examining the relationship between performance and visual art from a variety of perspectives including economics…

Theatre Seven of Chicago Mounts World Premiere of AMERICAN STORM Nov. 16 – Dec. 16 by Michael Roberts

Theatre Seven of Chicago, recipient of the 2012 Emerging Theater Award, is pleased to kick off its 2012/13 Season with the professional world premiere of AMERICAN STORM, by Carter W. Lewi…

The 23rd New York Cabaret Convention – Thanks for the Memory Honors Donald Smith by Sandi Durell

    Written by Alix Cohen Klea Blackurst, hosting Friday’s closing night of the Cabaret Convention, has the personality of an entire chorus line, opening with signature Ethel Mer…

American drama after 9/11: On the road by George Hunka

To discuss what American drama has become in the years after 9/11, one must examine how American theatres are run in the years after 9/11 — it goes straight to the question of what kin…

More Blood Brothers Goodness This Halloween by James Comtois

Hey, folks. To those of you out there who either missed The Blood Brothers present...Raw Feed or just want more delicious depravity from the Brothers Blood, well you're in luck. This Hallowe…

Photo Exclusive: ONCE Cast Records for 'Carols For A Cure' by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

CAROLS FOR A CURE is the annual two-disc holiday CD compilation of original songs and holiday classics which benefits BCEFA. These CDs boast the best voices from the worlds of Broadway, Off-…

The Kinky Vlog with Ellyn Marie Marsh: Week 2 by BroadwaySpotted

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

Book Reviews: The Marvelous Memoirs of Cyndi Lauper, Arthur Laurents, and David Rothenberg by Zachary Stewart

"I left home at seventeen," writes Cyndi Lauper in the first line of her new book Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir. But unlike many a teenage runaway, Lauper became an international pop superstar, gai…

FLASH SPECIAL: Hallelujah! Broadway's Recent Religious Fervor, From JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR To THE BOOK OF MORMON To SCANDALOUS by Pat Cerasaro

To mark the start of previews for the Biblically-themed SCANDALOUS, subtitled The Life And Trials Of Aimee Semple McPherson and based on her impossible-to-believe, yet real-life story, today…

Fuse Review — ROUND: Cambridge Sounds the Depths of the City’s Public Art by Arts Fuse Editor

ROUND: Cambridge is a testament to what can be accomplished using smart phones, GPS coordinates and a Google map.

Judith Ivey: A full theater life by Ronni Reich

Actress still a star of stage, moving on to a different role

Vienna platform launches opera live stream

VIENNA (AP) — Vienna's opera scene is going live on the web for the first time with the launch of the first Internet-based platform for streaming classical productions from the Austrian ca…

Vienna platform launches opera live stream

VIENNA (AP) -- Vienna's opera scene is going live on the web for the first time with the launch of the first Internet-based platform for streaming classical productions from the Austrian…

CONK AND BONE

A WORLD PREMIERE PLAY BY JOE MUSSO DIRECTED BY KAPPY KILBURN OPENS AT CARRIE HAMILTON THEATRE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20 FOR NINE PERFORMANCES ONLY Conk and Bone, a new play by Joe Musso, has been…

Review: Best of BE Festival by Jake Orr

Since it began in 2010, BE Festival (Birmingham European Festival) has flourished, now bringing an abundance of European theatre and performance to the city of Birmingham. This year, the fes…

CYRANO DE BERGERAC – takes a nose dive by Oscar E Moore

This Roundabout Theatre Company revival - with an odd contemporary translation full of anachronistic words and rhyming phrases by Ranjit Bolt (after Edmond Rostand) might be better entitled …

Score Free Tickets: Golden Boy on Broadway by Sarah B. Roberts

On November 8th, a new revival of Clifford Odets' Golden Boy begins previews at the Belasco Theatre on Broadway. The Lincoln Center Theater production is directed by Bartlett Sher and assis…

BWW's On This Day - October 21, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on October 21 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Stars of Slapstick #16: Edna Purviance by Trav S.D.

This is one in a series of posts we are producing in connection with our new book Chain of Fools: Silent Comedy and Its Legacies from Nickelodeons to Youtube, available from Bear Manor Media…

Stars of Vaudeville #503: Ted Shawn by Trav S.D.

Best known today as the founder of Jacob’s Pillow in Massachusetts, Ted Shawn (1891-1972) toured vaudeville extensively from 1915-1929 with Denishawn, the company he founded and ran wi…

Al Pacino is ready for ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ by Lindsay Minerva

He plays a loser on stage, but Al Pacino is a closer in life. Ask Daniel Sullivan, who’s directing the award-winning actor in Broadway’s new production of “Glengarry Glen Ross,” now …

Jeffery Roberson: The Medium Interview by Call Me Adam

"Call Me Adam" once again chats with Jeffery Roberson a.k.a. "Varla Jean Merman." This time around we talk about his upcoming starring role in "The Medium" at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Th…

‘Downton Abbey’ star likes the land of Big Bird and Broadway by Jacob E. Osterhout

Sightings of the “Downton Abbey” heartthrob have become common in midtown since British actor Dan Stevens, who plays Crawley on the PBS television series, traded the bucolic English coun…

Top 10 on New York stage week of Oct. 21, 2012 by Joe Dziemianowicz

1. “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (Booth Theatre) Scenes from a marriage, Albee-style, in a first-class revival.

Tom Hanks 'Lucky' to be playing Daily News columnist by Ethan Sacks

The Oscar Winner hadn’t planned on a detour from Hollywood to the Great White Way - until he read good friend Nora Ephron’s play about Daily News columnist Michael McAlary.

St. Louis Art Museum rediscovers Federico Barocci

The most important painter you've never heard of receives recognition in a major show.

GroundWorks DanceTheater revs up for action-packed season by Donald Rosenberg

The season begins with GroundWorks' inaugural performances this week at the Allen Theatre in PlayhouseSquare -- part of a new residency at Cleveland State University -- and extends to the wo…

Love gained and lost in 'Otello,' this week's telecast in 'The Met: Live in HD' series by Donald Rosenberg

No need for fisticuffs here, but many observers believe "Otello" to be a more effective and affecting work than the Shakespeare play on which it is based, "Othello."

Stars of Vaudeville #502: Lydia Lopokova by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the great Russian-born ballerina Lydia Lopokova (1892-1981). She danced with the Tsar’s troupe (she’d been the star pupil of the Imperial Ballet School), the…

Review: Wasteland/TimeLine Theatre Company by Brianhey

RECOMMENDED It’s always exciting to see a fresh play by a local author. Even more so when that play is executed as finely as TimeLine Theatre Company’s production of Susan Felder…

Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), author of one of the few poems I can recite from memory (and only a portion). With its fantastical theme, it seems only fitting …

Review: Trainspotting USA/Theatre Wit by Lisa Buscani

Irvine Welsh’s popular tour of heroin addiction’s seamy landscape has moved from Edinburgh, Scotland to Kansas City. Welsh’s original text presented a downtrodden group of Scots escapi…

Confessions of a CDS Virgin: Ever fallen in love with someone… by Hamlet2b

…you shouldn’t have fallen in love with? Ugh. I’m an adult, right? Refocusing my acting career at the Unidentified School of Showbiz Dreams? So why am I spending my precious days f…

Interview: Jermyn Street Theatre’s Gene David Kirk & Anthony Biggs by TheatreVOICE

Interview: Jermyn Street Theatre's out-going artistic director Gene David Kirk talks about how he turned this tiny central London venue into a theatrical powerhouse, the venue's latest coup …

Susan Boyle's fairy tale dream tempered by reality by Jill Lawless

LONDON (AP) -- She dreamed a dream, and it came true. But what happened next for Susan Boyle?...

theartsdesk in Dublin: Your City, Your Stories by Helen Meany

Irish theatre generates high expectations. So much so, that if there isn’t a premiere of a play by one of Ireland’s leading playwrights – Sebastian Barry, Enda Walsh, Marina Carr, Fran…

What's up: Jesus Christ Superstar UK Rock Spectacular

If you're a fan of the rock musical – and of Andrew Lloyd Webber – here's an opportunity to experience his newly staged rock-opera sensation "Jesus Christ Superstar" in a whole dif…

Aaron Carter Ends Extended Run in THE FANTASTICKS Today, October 21 by BroadwayWorld

Triple-platinum recording artist Aaron Carter is scheduled to complete his run as Matt in The Fantasticks today, October 21, 2012.

Chicago Theater Review: NEIGHBORHOOD 3: REQUISITION OF DOOM (Strawdog) by Tony Frankel

THE DANGERS OF TECHNOLOGY – ON STAGE AND OFF Playwright Jennifer Haley is definitely onto something in her play Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, now receiving its Chicago premiere at S…

"Hello, Gorgeous:" Connecticut Author Chronicles Barbra Streisand's Early Career by Frank Rizzo

  Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageAfter studying the sizzle of Liz and the secrets of Kate, author William J. Mann sets out to explore …

Review - Loni Ackerman's Next To Ab-Normal by Michael Dale

An Enthusiastic Christie Brinkley Steps Up To Challenges Of 'Chicago' by Frank Rizzo

Road Tour Stops At Bushnell Oct. 25 To 28   Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageWhen it was announced that supermodel Christie Brinkl…

Cyrano de Bergerac - Starring Douglas Hodge and his nose by Oscar E. Moore

This large, porcine, pulpy, phallic proboscis is hard not to notice to the extent that you might become preoccupied with IT...

The Sunday Read: Interview - Jackie Maxwell, Artistic Director, Shaw Festival by The Charlebois Post

(photo credit: David Cooper)Re-Oxygenating the Shavian FlameCelebrating her tenth season as artistic director for the Shaw Festival, Jackie Maxwell talks Ragtime, voices in theatre, and defi…

First Person - Djanet Sears on why she writes for theatre by The Charlebois Post

Notes Of A Coloured Girl32 Short Reasons Why I Write For The Theatreby Djanet Sears1  For me, writing for the stage reflects the hybridity of my lineage.  I am bi-cultural: Af…

Tour Whore, October 21, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

I’d call it networking, except...by Cameryn MooreIt is exceptionally easy to get stuck in Producer’s Mind out here: How many tickets have I sold? How the hell am I going to get those pos…

Audra McDonald Honored With a Pipe Night at The Players Oct. 21; Angela Lansbury, Zoe Caldwell Among Guests by Michael Gioia

Five-time Tony Award-winning actress Audra McDonald is honored with a Pipe Night at The Players landmark Booth mansion Oct. 21 in New York. Angela Lansbury, also a five-time Tony recipient, …

Laura Osnes, Chad Kimball, Alice Ripley, Tonya Pinkins, Tovah Feldshuh, Mandy Gonzalez Are Broadway Originals! Oct. 21 by Andrew Gans

The Broadway Cabaret Festival continues Oct. 21 at The Town Hall with an afternoon entitled Broadway Originals!

Understudies from Newsies, Bring It On, Into the Woods, Chaplin, Nice Work Stand in the Spotlight Oct. 21 by Andrew Gans

At This Performance, the ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway standbys and understudies, continues Oct. 21.

BEDBUGS!!! Invade Off-Broadway, Opening Oct. 21 by Andrew Gans

The Off-Broadway production of BEDBUGS!!!, a hit of the 2008 New York Musical Theatre Festival, officially opens at the ATA Chernuchin Theatre Oct. 21 at 7 PM following previews that began O…

David Rossmer and Steve Rosen's New Musical The Other Josh Cohen Opens Oct. 21 at SoHo Playhouse by Andrew Gans

Amas Musical Theatre in association with Scandobean Productions, LLC present the new musical The Other Josh Cohen, which officially opens Oct. 21 following previews that began Oct. 10 at the…

Sara Jean Ford Debuts Fully Orchestrated December Songs in Kansas Oct. 21 by Adam Hetrick

Sara Jean Ford, who appeared as Smitty in the recent Broadway revival of How to Succeed and as Christine in the Broadway production of Phantom of the Opera, performs a new, fully-orchestrate…

Julia Murney, David Zippel, Lindsay Mendez and Tituss Burgess Honor Alan Menken at National Arts Club Oct. 21 by Adam Hetrick

Encompass New Opera Theatre honors Tony and Academy Award-winning composer Alan Menken in an Oct. 21 ceremony, featuring appearances by Karen Ziemba, Tituss Burgess, Maury Yeston and Lindsay…

THE DVD SHELF: The French Theatrical Epic "Children of Paradise," "Mad Men" and Gilbert & Sullivan & Groucho on TV by Steven Suskin

This month, we screen Marcel Carné's backstage masterpiece "Children of Paradise"; Groucho Marx in The Mikado and Alfred Drake & Barbara Cook in Yeomen of the Guard;…

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 21 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas, Sam Maher and Steve Luber

1933 Trying to follow-up the success of their Pulitzer-winning musical Of Thee I Sing, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind bring back President John Wintergre…