Martina McBride Eleven Tour: So Magical by Call Me Adam

Review: Martina McBride: Eleven Tour: Martina rocked the Beacon with her powerful vocals and inspirational lyrics.

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 10/27/2012

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 10272012.

Review: QED (theatre4humanity) by Scotty Zacher

Despite moments that capture you, the play’s tendency to drag takes away from this tribute to Richard Feynman. It is, however, a showcase for Rob Riley’s talent. (read more....)

2012 Steinberg Playwright 'Mimi' Awards Honoring David Henry Hwang Postponed by BroadwayWorld

Previously scheduled for this coming Monday, October 29, 2012 at 730 p.m., the 2012 Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust's presentation of the Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award …

Sofa Snark: Yvonne Strahovski Heads to Broadway by James Sims

Sofa Snark shifts its focus to Broadway this season, tackling topics including Yvonne Strahovski joining the revival of "Golden Boy."

Sofa Snark: Yvonne Strahovski Heads to Broadway by James Sims

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, Oct 27 - EVITA Reveals SIP Contest Winner, ONCE's Theatre Dog and More! by BroadwayWorld

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's Saturday Intermission Pics round-up Today's photos feature a special series from the cast of EVITA with their SIP contest winner B…

Melbourne Festival: Dance Territories by Alison Croggon

Melbourne Festival Diary #10 After three weeks of full-on performance, Dance Teritories was a refreshing return to the basics: a stage, a performer, an audience. Dance Territories presented…

Menotti's 'The Medium' Is Full of Creepy Delights

A spooky operatic treat, just in time for Halloween, “The Medium” is a highly accessible chamber opera guaranteed to excite anyone with a bent for musicalized melodrama. With bot…

Blue Sky, Hampstead Downstairs by Laura Silverman

Set at the start of the US and UK invasion of Iraq in 2003, Clare Bayley's Blue Sky follows an old-school journalist pursuing justice at the cost of neighbours and friends. Jane, p…

Medea; 55 Days – review by Kate Kellaway

Watford Palace theatre; Hampstead theatre, LondonMedea has moved into the suburbs. She is living in a modern house in a street of identical houses. The facade slides open and we see the inte…

Agenda: Maison Martin Margiela and H&M; Little Green Cars; Uncle Vanya; Monster Supplies; ENO Undressed

Fashion: Something a little comfier

Phoenix Dance Theatre, Linbury Studio, London

Whoever came up with the name Phoenix 30 years ago can have had no idea how many times the Leeds-based dance company would subsequently rise from its own ashes. Critical changes of leadershi…

Heads Up: The Architects

What are we talking about? The latest work from experimental theatre company Shunt, this site-specific piece takes place in a former biscuit factory in south London. Taking inspiration from …

The River, Royal Court Upstairs, London Medea, Palace Theatre, Watford 55 Days, Hampstead Theatre, London

The proverbial one that got away is always the whopper, the elusive prize catch. Well, it's a bit like that for some trying to secure a ticket to the Royal Court's keenly awaited premiere of…

"My party is full of racists." by Thomas Garvey

One Republican, at least, has spoken the truth.The Hub Review, the guide to everything that matters in Boston and elsewhere.

Singer makes journey from fullback to Figaro

NEW YORK (AP) — Keith Miller was a bruising fullback out of the University of Colorado who never quite made it to the National Football League. He has, however, become a star at the Metrop…

Dance spotlight: 'From Baroque to Beatboxing'

Dance spotlight for Oct. 28

Theater spotlight: 'In the Next Room'

Don't tell Laurie Anderson what to think

Performing-arts pioneer Laurie Anderson on the election, technology, shaggy-dog stories, music and marriage to Lou Reed.

Review: The River ****

A man and a woman in a fishing shack. Another woman, impervious to the first, on another time plane. A sea trout to be salted and cooked with vegetables. A murder to ponder, a mystery in the…

Review: (Vancouver) The Number 14 by The Charlebois Post

Left to Right: Mike Stack, Courtenay J. Stevens Photo Credit: David CooperNext Stop: Canadaby Chris LaneThe Number 14 bus is making a trip across Canada to cap twenty laughter…

Review: Something Blue (Artemisia Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

I should have loved Something Blue. I like it when characters discuss their emotions. I find the creative process fascinating. I love Artemisia’s mission to showcase female-driven work. A…

Chicago Theater Review: 44 PLAYS FOR 44 PRESIDENTS (The Neo-Futurarium) by Zach Zimmerman

PRESIDENTIAL AFFAIR OR LAME DUCK? Every four years, the American people come together to debate important issues, engage in democratic dialogue, and realize they agree on absolutely nothing.…

Andre De Shields stars in 'Knock Me a Kiss' at Crossroads Theatre Company by Ronni Reich

De Shields plays W.E.B. Dubois in a play about his daughter's ill-fated marriage

BWW Exclusive STAGE ART - CYRANO DE BERGERAC by BroadwayWorld

This week - it's all about CYRANO DE BERGERAC Roundabout Theatre Company's CYRANO DE BERGERAC opened on October 11, 2012 at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway for a limited engagement…

Theatre review: Miss Caledonia puts on the charm with Melody Johnson twirling by Robert Cushman

It’s worth going to Miss Caledonia just to experience Melody A. Johnson singing I’ve Been Everywhere while twirling a baton

Sewell Ballet's Halloween show is dark and delightful

"Dance Macabre," which opened Friday night at the Cowles Center in Minneapolis, delves into lethal impulses, ghostly encounters and the pending zombie apocalypse with morbid wit

Review: 'Lear' struggles to find its place

Raye Birk's portrayal plunges into the madness of Shakespeare's tragic king, but Park Square's production, set in Prohibition America, is uneven.

Annie Yesterday, Today and ‘Tomorrow’: All About Broadway's Favorite Little Orphan by Josh Ferri

The Tony-winning, family-friendly musical Annie is back on Broadway in a revival directed by James Lapine. Below, we trace Annie's history from a dark 1885 poem to the 2012 production st…

‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ at StillPointe Theatre Initiative by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

You are cordially invited to tea at the Brewster residence. A splendid time is guaranteed for all as Aunties Abbey and Martha will entertain you with their unusually sweet and eccentric char…

The Fall 2012 Hubbie Awards by Thomas Garvey

Alas, it has been quite some time since I've handed out Hubbies - so some of the winners in this round were seen in the summer months.  Somehow I don't think they'll mind the belated bo…

Eddie Darling by Trav S.D.

Edward V. Darling (1891-1951) was one of the most powerful men in big time vaudeville. He began working for Edward Albee as secretary in 1905; within four years he was chief booker for the e…

STAGE TUBE: The Muny Announces 2013 Season - SHREK, SPAMALOT, MARY POPPINS & More! by Stage Tube

The Muny's Assistant Director of Marketing Larry Pry appeared on Today In St. Louis this morning, October 27, to announce the theater's 2013 season. Watch the video below

Review On Tour: London by Jake Orr

Under the title of London, Simon Stephens’ short solo pieces T5 and Seawall are placed side by side in a Paines Plough, Live Theatre and Salisbury Playhouse production currently on …

Slow Burn’s Avenue Q Is An Irreverent And Joyous Winner by Bill Hirschman

Life isn’t fair. That’s one of the bittersweet themes in Slow Burn Theatre Company’s Avenue Q. But what’s really unfair is that there’s only five performances left and unless you h…

Photo Coverage: Beth Leavel, Marc Kudisch and More in BEST OF BROADWAY BY THE YEAR at Town Hall by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

The Town Halls Eighth Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival concluded with The Best of Broadway By The Year last night, October 26th at 8pm. The festival is created, written and hosted by Scott S…

Fuse Theater Review: Eighteenth Century Pen Pals — Voltaire and Frederick by Ian Thal

Playwright Gericke-Schönhagen, hoping to avoid the phenomenon of talking heads, deliberately placed emphasis on those letters between Voltaire and Frederick that dramatized personalities ra…

Chicago Dance Review: GIORDANO DANCE CHICAGO (Harris Theater) by Lawrence Bommer

KINETIC COOL IN MILLENNIUM PARK As evidenced at last night’s opening, Giordano Dance Chicago’s Fall Engagement—a two-night gig at the Harris Theater—is a major installment in the com…

A Gal Named Sandy by JK

Not since Irene has the Broadway community been so a-buzz about a storm (click HERE to read about her!), again another "perfect storm," en route to devastate the East Coast.  This …

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/27- Elena Roger by Stage Tube

Happy Birthday Elena Roger In 2006, after a lengthy search, Argentinean actress Elena Roger became an overnight sensation starring in the title role in Michael Grandage's widely hailed produ…

I Interview Playwrights Part 514: Brian Golden by Adam Szymkowicz

Brian GoldenHometown: Davenport, Iowa Current Town: Chicago, Illinois Q: What are you working on now? A: I'm working on JOHNNY, a new play about missing children inspired by a famous case…

STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes with ROCKY's Terence Archie in Germany! by Stage Tube

Four weeks before the premiere of ROCKY - THE MUSICAL, its ensemble and a live German orchestra present songs from the show. Broadway's Terence Archie sings for the first time as an actor in…

Photo Flash: First Look at Media Launch and More in Australia's FORUM by BroadwayWorld

Geoffrey Rush will lead John Frosts production of Sondheim's A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, which opens in Melbourne Saturday, October 27 at Her Majestys Theatre and runs fo…

Seven Musicals Announced for The Muny's 2013 Summer Season in St. Louis by Andrew Gans

St. Louis' The Muny, the country's largest outdoor theatre, has announced its 2013 summer season, which will include seven musicals, four of which are Muny premieres.

STAGE TUBE: Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jane Lynch and More Support 'A is For' Organization by Stage Tube

Aisfor.org is an organization that uses The Scarlet Letter to stand up for reproductive rights. Celebrities including Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jane Lynch, Martha Plimpton, John Cho, Nancy Lee G…

‘Rent’ at Silhouette Stages by John Harding by John Harding

The sexy young cast reviving Rent at Silhouette Stages in Columbia is better than a can of Red Bull at delivering a jumpin’ jolt of energy. Here’s a weekend show guaranteed to crank yo…

Dream Cast: Casper by Intern

More than anything, when I see something I think could or should be a show, I love to speculate about who would play what roles. I love the way casting works and I love sticking my favorite,…

Learning to Embrace Appalachia by Ada Smith by HowlRound

“The definition of Appalachian art isn’t so much about, or it shouldn’t be so much about, the medium as it is about the experience of this place and how you choose to express it.” �…

STAGE TUBE: Q&A With the Australian Cast of Geoffrey Rush-Helmed FORUM by Stage Tube

Geoffrey Rush will lead John Frosts production of Sondheim's A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, which opens in Melbourne Saturday, October 27 at Her Majestys Theatre and runs fo…

House for Sale: Transport Group, The Duke on 42nd Street by Sarah Taylor Ellis

House for Sale: Review for Stage and Cinema

Geoffrey Rush Headlines FORUM in Australia as Pseudolus, 10/27 by BroadwayWorld

Geoffrey Rush will lead John Frosts production of Sondheim's A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, which opens in Melbourne Saturday, October 27 at Her Majestys Theatre and runs fo…

Dylan Thomas, “Let Me Escape” by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Dylan Thomas (1914-1953), my favorite poet when I was about 20. This is far from his best poem, but I like the contrary spirit of it, and I note that it was one of…

Celebrity News: Cirque du Soleil's The Beatles' Love is all Ed Helms Needs by David Gordon

Ed Helms, best known for his performances as Andy Bernard on The Office and Dr. Stu Price in The Hangover series of films attendedCirque du Soleil's The Beatles LOVE at the Mirage Las Vegas …

GroundWorks DanceTheater makes vibrant debut at Allen Theatre by Donald Rosenberg

The night's premiere was Doug Elkins' "A Hummingbird at the High Line," a bright and wistful paean to the vicissitudes of love.

BroadwayGirlNYC: Entr'acte by BroadwayGirlNYC

Earlier this week I had my iPod on shuffle as I walked around the theatre district. Somewhere around 47th amp Broadway, a beautiful instrumental track came on, which I didn't recognize for …

‘Crimes of the Heart’ at Dignity Players by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Sit down with a nice refreshing glass of lemonade, grab your burglar gun and shoot your husband. Well, maybe you shouldn’t do the shooting bit, but if you come see Crimes of the Heart, the…

John Cleese by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of John Cleese (b. 1939). I made up for a great defficiency in my education a few months ago by watching Fawlty Towers in its entirety. I won’t be adding anything…

BWW TV Exclusive: Backstage at the Music Hall Royale with the Cast of THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD- Outtakes! by BroadwayWorld TV

BroadwayWorld.com has obtained some exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the actors of the Music Hall Royale preparing for their performance of The Mystery of Edwin Drood.This footage didn…

Fuse Classical CD Review: Bruckner Symphonies (complete), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig/Herbert Blomstedt (Querstand SACD) by Jonathan Blumhofer

Herbert Blomstedt and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig present us here with what is easily the most memorable classical box set of 2012 and, possibly, the most important addition to the Bruck…

Fuse Classical Music Review: Clarinetist McGill Thrills (with Pacifica Quartet) by Susan Miron

It was an absolute pleasure to finally hear the extraordinary clarinetist Anthony McGill in person, and clearly the audience felt the same, because there were several curtain calls and much …

'Argo' leaps ahead of 'Les Miserables' again in Best Picture Oscar race by Gold Derby

The Best Picture race is no longer tied as "Argo" moves ahead of "Les Miserables."  Chuck Walton (Fandango) just switched from one-time frontrunner "Si…

Wit’s End Black Cat Masquerade Tonight! by Trav S.D.

Muny announces 2013 shows

The season includes four new titles and three classics.

‘NightoftheLivingDead (the musical) at Kensington Arts Theatre by Joel Markowitz by Joel Markowitz

You have to tip your hat to the folks at Kensington Arts Center (KAT) for supporting and hosting the World Premiere of NightoftheLivingDead (the musical), the musicalized and new interpretat…

"An Enemy of the People" Fails to Win Me Over by Jan Simpson

With just 10 days to go before the election and Romney steadily gaining on Obama, you probably don’t need anyone to tell you how disappointing idealism can sometimes be, how messy democrac…

Cathedral Concerts opens with Tenebrae, Guillou

A beautiful English choir and a legendary French organist begin the season.

BWW's On This Day - October 27, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on October 27 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

The Wicked Stage: A new British show! So why aren’t we dancing for joy? by Sarah Green

This week was the London opening of Loserville. A brand new home grown musical, it seemed like it could’ve been the show everyone had been waiting for. So why, instead of rave reviews …

Review: The Good Neighbour by Ryan Ahern

Battersea Arts Centre and Uninvited Guests’s The Good Neighbour chills and excites as the audience simultaneously enters the world of Clapham Junction during the fire of 1909 and the Lond…

Review: Blue Skies by Alice Longhurst

Is it ever better not to know? What if, for example, you suspected your own government was complicit in the torture of terror suspects? Pentabus Theatre’s new production Blue Skies gives u…

Two young victims of hatred meet onstage

In "Anne and Emmett," they find much to share with each other and the audience.

A circus comes to Gaza _ minus lions and ladies

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The circus came to Gaza on Friday, accompanied by blaring music, juggling clowns and fire blowers — but getting it there required its own high-wire act.

Literary madness: 'Irma Vep' is ridiculous and then some

There are moments in Kansas City Repertory's delightfully absurd production of "The Mystery of Irma Vep" when you may decide you're watching a duel of titans.

Annie Golden Guest Stars 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, tonight, October 27th at the Underground Lounge. Doors open at 8pm, show at 830pm.

VIDEO: Sneak Peek - ANNIE'S SEARCH FOR SANDY on NBC, Airing Today by TV News Desk

ANNIEs SEARCH FOR SANDY, a 30-minute television special about the nationwide search to find the canine star of Broadways new production of the Tony Award-winning classic musical, ANNIE, will…

Dance Review: Science Per Forms by Merilyn Jackson

In Carbon Dance Theatre’s Science Per Forms Meredith Rainey and Marcel Williams Foster ask which drives which, the body or the machine?

Anne Frank meets Emmett Till

Before a word is spoken onstage, "Anne and Emmett" takes very big risks. It deals with two iconic 14-year-old victims of modern bigotry: Anne Frank, who died in a Nazi concentration camp, an…

Arts | Westchester: Paramount Theater in Peekskill Closes Its Doors by Phillip Lutz

The Paramount Theater in Peekskill, N.Y., is suspending operations after failing to raise enough money to close a $300,000 budget gap.

Arts | Connecticut: A Review of ‘Venus in Fur,’ at TheaterWorks Hartford by Anita Gates

In “Venus in Fur,” by David Ives, a seemingly idiotic actress arrives late to an audition and ends up turning the tables on an arrogant theater director.

Boston Ballet journeys from contemplative to edgy

If time travel really existed, one of the most intriguing prospects would be the opportunity to connect with one’s childhood self. Jorma Elo’s new “Awake Only,” the centerpiece of Bo…

Theatre For Thought, October 27, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

ONCE UPON A TIME, AT MCGILL….joel fishbaneAbout ten years ago, I wandered into a production of Company, Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s seminal musical that was hailed as the first p…

PLAYBILL BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Jason Danieley, of Chicago's Hit Sunday in the Park With George by Kenneth Jones

Broadway's Jason Danieley, of Curtains, Candide, Next to Normal and The Full Monty, is inking-in the title role(s) in Sunday in the Park With George, for Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

Jessica Chastain, The Heiress Apparent, Talks About Her Broadway Debut by Brandon Voss

Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain inherits her role in The Heiress from a sisterhood of acclaimed actresses.

THE WEEK AHEAD, Oct. 27-Nov. 2: The Heiress, Starring Jessica Chastain, Opens on Broadway; Superstar Screens in the U.S. by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that Jessica Chastain and Dan Stevens inhabit "Washington Square" for The Heiress… Brian Stokes Mitchell sings "Simply Bro…

PLAYBILL EXCLUSIVE: The Election is Coming – Edwin Drood Cast Wants Your Vote! Today: Robert Creighton by Adam Hetrick

Dastardly deeds! Shady Characters! Personal Attacks! Secrets! Lies! Mayhem! An unpredictable ending determined by democratic vote! The U.S. presidential election and The Mystery of Edwin Dro…

Barbara Cook, Brooke Shields, Randy Harrison, Lea Salonga, Bernadette Peters and Dozens More Share THEIR FAVORITE THINGS by Andrew Gans

Since its launch in January with two-time Tony winner Bernadette Peters, Playbill.com's Their Favorite Things has become our most popular feature series. Here is a look back at the more …

Comedy Down Under Tonight! Geoffrey Rush Stars in Forum, Opening in Australia Oct. 27 by Adam Hetrick

Academy and Tony Award winner Geoffrey Rush stars as Pseudolus in the Australian staging of the Stephen Sondheim musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, which officially open…

Jon Secada, Debbie Gravitte, Kiril Kulish, Liz Callaway Star in Premiere of Loving the Silent Tears Musical Oct. 27 by Andrew Gans

A one-night-only presentation of Loving the Silent Tears: A New Musical plays the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles Oct. 27 at 5 PM PT.

Obie Winner Barbara Vann Directs and Stars in Cole Porter's Fifty Million Frenchmen, Opening Oct. 27 by Andrew Gans

Fifty Million Frenchmen, Cole Porter's 1929 musical about Americans abroad — singing such lines as "do do that voodoo that you do so well" — enjoys a Manhattan revi…

STAGE VIEWS: Tony-Winning Actress Phyllis Newman by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com's series features actors commenting on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they are looking forward to and more. Here, via email, we hear from Tony-winni…

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today in Theatre History: OCTOBER 27 by Michael Gioia and Robert Viagas and Sam Maher

1904 The New York City subway system makes its maiden run today. The first line runs right through Times Square, making it much easier for audiences from the far reaches of Manhattan to get …

Pacino's 'Ross' boss of Broadway

Legit News: Play's average ticket price is among the top

Steering Tricycle into future

Legit News: Rubasingham begins tenure with a hit

Scaring up extreme Halloween chills

Legit News: Blackout Haunted House raises bar on interactive theater