October had it all: star-studded Broadway
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:59PMAccording to the Daily Mail, Haydn Gwynne has been cast as Margaret Thatcher opposite Helen Mirren as the Queen in Peter Morgan's play The Audience at the Gielgud Theatre. Preview performanc…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:28PMNEW YORK (AP) — The latest revival of "The Heiress" has done the near impossible — it's drained the light from one of the most luminous actresses working today. In a good way.
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 10:12PMIt’s always a pleasure when a well-made play receives a well-made mounting, and the new revival of The Heiress that just opened at the Walter Kerr largely qualifies.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:01PMThe uneven new revival of "The Heiress," starring Jessica Chastain, will at least serve to introduce those unfamiliar with the play to its manifold excellences.
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 10:00PMA new staging of “The Heiress,” adapted from a Henry James novella, stars Jessica Chastain in a bluntly drawn outline of the title character.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00PMTheater by its nature requires "suspension of disbelief," but sometimes a little extra help is required. (Just ask Douglas Hodge!) And since Jessica Chastain's cheekbones could probably cut …
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Blackademics is recommend for its clever and revealing writing. The timeliness of the subject matter is perfect. The acting will keep you watching whether out of curiosity or intimate knowle…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 09:58PMBROADWAY BOX OFFICEWeek #22; 29 ProductionsOctober 22 - 28, 2012Started Performances This Week:The Performers - 7 previewsIn Previews:Annie - 8 previewsGlengarry Glen Ross - 7 prev…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:48PMViva Forever is the new show featuring songs associated with the girl power five and tells the story of Viva and her friends trying to make it as pop stars.
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 09:41PMStudentsLive and Japanese Girl Group AKB48 have announced the final Broadway Showcase of FROM TOKYO TO BROADWAY as part of the 2012 Passport to Broadway Japan program.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:37PMThe new Broadway production of the Tony Award winning play The Heiress began previews on October 6th and will open tonight, November 1st at the Walter Kerr Theatre 219 West 48th St.. The sho…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:16PMWarner Brothers has officially backed out of the upcoming film adaptation of JERSEY BOYS, set to be directed by Jon Favreau, Variety reported this evening.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:14PMHelen Mirren, in her Queen guise, will have a 'tempestuous relationship' with Haydn Gwynne, pictured, in new play The Audience, which is written by Peter Morgan.
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 09:00PMDavid Strathairn, Dan Stevens and Judith Ivey also star in the Broadway revival of this 1947 play, adapted from the Henry James novel "Washington Square."read more
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Besides containing several standout performances, at its core Down & Derby is a really cool idea. But that idea is unfortunately not fully realized. With a tighter structure and more a…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 07:58PMAccording to Newsday, Tony Award nominee and Broadway star Brian d'Arcy James, who is currently starring in the world premiere of the musical Giant at The Public Theater through December 2, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:58PMHERE. THEN. NOW. WHEN? WHAT? WHY? Which 1970’s TV show had the nicest Nazi’s—was it Wonder Woman or Hogan’s Heroes? Which cartoon character is stoned most of the time—was it Shaggy…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:50PMAccording to Idina Menzel's website, her Carnegie Hall concert, which was originally scheduled for October 29, and then rescheduled for November 4, has now been pushed back to January 13, 20…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:34PMOwing to the impending arrival of Hurricane Sandy, Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel, who was scheduled to make her Carnegie Hall solo concert debut on Monday, October 29, has been forced to re…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:07PMThe creators and cast of the musical NOW. HERE. THIS. and Vineyard Theatre, where the musical debuted Off-Broadway in March, will soon release an original cast recording for the show. Check …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00PMChris Rock at LA Theatre Works...Pacific Resident Theatre to produce Bergman's Nora...A free LA Opera performance...Frédérique Michel discusses The Bald Soprano...The evolution of Drama-Lo…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 07:00PMRuth and Augustus Goetz’s “The Heiress,” a drama based on Henry James’ novel “Washington Square,” has shown up on Broadway once every other decade since i…
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According to the Chicago Tribune, Cyndi Lauper just wrote a new song for Kinky Boots, which is currently playing in Chicago. I Come to the Rescue, which was featured in the Act 1, has been r…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:54PMThe Kindling Theater Company will present its inaugural production, the world premiere of The Future Is Not What It Was, written by Michael Rabe and directed by Jay Stull, beginning Friday, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:53PMChristmas can't get here fast enough, because that's when LES MISERABLES hits the big screen. Check out two more posters of the cast below- this time featuring Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:35PMClick below to watch a fun and funny video featuring Broadway's Caroline O'Connor A Christmas Story, Prince of Broadway, Mark Price Mary Poppins, Rocky Horror, Dance of the Vampires, Wonderf…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:34PMAt the beginning of “The Heiress,” the heartbreaking story of an abandoned love, Jessica Chastain descends the staircase of a sumptuous mansion in a dazzling red dress and a glorious smi…
SOURCE: The Faster Times at 06:30PMBroadway actress Eva Kaminsky The Lyons appears in Episode 3 of the new musical comedy web series, City of Dreams. Look for Kaminsky around the 3-minute mark, or watch the entire episode bel…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:26PMBased on the Henry James novel "Washington Square," Ruth and Augustus Goetz’s
The Heiress is set in the world of 1850s New York City high society. Socially awkward, plain Catherine Sloper…
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:21PMBroadway is Back and The Shows Must Go On In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, many Broadway shows are offering post-hurricane discounts and special offers. BroadwayWorld has compiled a lis…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:13PMSingle tickets are on sale today for Manhattan Theatre Clubs world premiere of THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES, the new play by Tony Award winner Richard Greenberg, directed by MTCs award-winning Arti…
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In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the producers of Broadways CHAPLIN have announced a special half-price ticket offer for select orchestra and front-mezzanine seats for performances this Satur…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:56PMAdditional casting and the design team has been announced for Tennessee Williams CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF starring Scarlett Johansson as Maggie, Ciarn Hinds as Big Daddy, Benjamin Walker as Bri…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:56PMBroadway's 13-year-old star Carly Rose Sonenclar performed Etta James' Something's Got a Hold on Me on last night's October 31st episode of The X Factor. Judges Demi Lovato and L.A. Reid wer…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:53PMFeast or famine. That might describe the rhythm of work for a theater director in this town, says Christy Montour-Larson.
SOURCE: Denver Post at 05:47PMBrought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Thursday, November 1, 2012 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway Additional casting and design team announced …
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:40PMTurner Classic Movies TCM will open the 2013 edition of the TCM Classic Film Festival with the world premiere of a brand new restoration of the musical classic Funny Girl 1968. TCM's own Rob…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:37PMHow did Frankenstorm affect the folks at Scandalous? Star Carolee Carmello finds out in the latest episode of Follow Me. She also offers a sneak peek at a surpr…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:37PMSonnet Repertory Theatre presents their Eleventh Annual Benefit and Cabaret on Monday, November 12, at 92YTribeca to honor award-winning director, Julie Taymor. Celebrating Taymors visionary…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:34PMNovember 1, 2012 Take a look at the wonderful art photographs created by local students as part of their participation in Images of Home and Family: A Photographic Exhibit, one of several s…
SOURCE: Westport Country Playhouse at 05:28PMThe Labyrinth Theater Company's world premiere of Cusi Cram's Radiance, which was scheduled to begin Off-Broadway previews Nov. 1 at the Bank Street Theater, will now start performan…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:26PMScarlett Johansson now has some stage sibling-in-laws to spar with in the upcoming Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Emily Bergl and Michael Park hav…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PMThe Kindling Theater Company will present its inaugural production, the world premiere of Michael Rabe's The Future Is Not What It Was, beginning Nov. 30, prior to an official opening De…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:22PMOff Broadway theaters are still struggling with power outages and other storm-related travails, even as Broadway gets back to business.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:20PMJackie Hoffman’s A Chanukah Charol, which played a limited holiday engagement last season, will return to New World Stages for six performances in December.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:16PMThe new Broadway production of the Tony Award winning play The Heiress began previews on October 6th and will open tonight, November 1. BroadwayWorld brings you full performance highlights b…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:10PMEmily Bergl and Michael Park will portray intrusive kin Mae and Gooper in the Broadway revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, starring Tony Award winner Scarlett Johansson and Benjamin Walker, wh…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:04PMAdditional casting has been announced for the upcoming Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' classic Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, which will begin performances at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:01PMCusi Cram’s new play Radiance has rescheduled its first preview performance for November 7 at off-Broadway's Bank Street Theater. The Labyrinth Theater Company production was …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:00PMIn 1990, I auditioned for an acting program in New York and the very thoughtful and pragmatic teacher informed me that I would never be cast as a lead on the American stage. I would only be …
SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:00PM
Is warfare inevitable? The course of history suggests that the answer is yes. In its second concert of the season, the St. Louis Chamber Chorus will examine the reasons in musical terms.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:57PMThe 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 04:56PMAcademy Award Nominated Actress Anne Hathaway will host The 2012 Womens Media Awards on November 13th at Guastavinos in New York City. The announcement was made by Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:53PMJeffrey Cirio takes flight in Awake Only.Perhaps Boston Ballet's intriguing "Fall Program" (through this weekend at the Opera House) is title-free because the marketing department has finall…
SOURCE: The Hub Review at 04:51PMAdditional casting and the design team have been announced for Tennessee Williams’ CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF starring Scarlett Johansson as Maggie, Ciarán Hinds as Big Daddy, Benjamin Walker …
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 04:50PMRandie Levine- MillerBroadway & Cabaret Community Salute The Actors' Temple The Best of Broadway &am…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 04:50PMDue to the impact of Hurricane Sandy, the Dramatists Guild of America is cancelling their 2012 Awards Night on Monday, November 5 at The Players Club. The Dramatists Guild will reschedule th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:46PMThe 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 04:46PMWhat I want to do is come back to Broadway, which I plan to do in 2014, Washington told Charlie Rose in the November 1 episode of The Charlie Rose Show. Scott Rudin and Kenny Leon, who direc…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:43PMPrerequisite reading:
Jason Robert Brown, on how Sondheim told him never to tell an artist what you really think of their work. At least, not immediately.
99Seats, very validly hoping…
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 04:40PMA handful of young Broadway stars will lend their powerful vocal chops to Broadway Sings Beyonce, a one-night-only concert at (Le) Poisson Rouge in the West Village on December 3. The event …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:39PMProducer Harvey Weinstein is in talks with Broadway theater owners for a 2013-14 season slot for the new show Finding Neverland according to The New York Times.The musical, based on the 2004…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:38PMThe Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada -- one of the premiere repertory theater companies in the world -- is undergoing a name change by removing the "Shakespeare" from its title. The …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:38PMAcademy Award-winning producer Harvey Weinstein is hopeful that Finding Neverland, the new Scott Frankel-Michael Korie-Allan Knee musical, will play the West End in 2013 prior to a Broadway …
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:36PMGeorge Wendt, the Second City alumnus and beloved TV star known for playing Norm on "Cheers," underwent successful coronary bypass surgery at a Chicago-area hospital Thursday.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:33PMCanada's Stratford Shakespeare Festival will go back to an earlier brand name — just "Stratford Festival" — effective immediately and in anticipation of its 2013 se…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:28PMClass is in session for Broadway vet Carly Rose Sonenclar, who brought out her inner Britney Spears on the October 31 episode of The X Factor. Backed by a classroom of high-stepping dancers …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:22PMThis is a story about three women trying to escape to New York. Of the two who make it, only one is real. Mia Chung is the playwright of “You for Me for You,” a world premiere at Woolly …
SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:16PMA magician never reveals his secrets. Magicians get the deal about secrets the way baseball players know the score on crying, the way members of Fight Club know never to talk about Fight Cl…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:16PMDue to the impact of Hurricane Sandy, the Dramatists Guild of America is postponing its 2012 Awards ceremony, which was scheduled for Nov. 5 at The Players Club. The Dramatists Guild will re…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:14PMTony winner Denzel Washington has his sights set on returning to Broadway, the two-time Oscar winner revelead during a recent interview on Charlie Rose.
"What I want to do is come ba…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:05PMHi and welcome back to ArtsBeatLA. This week I headed down to Inglewood, California – the world’s epicenter of creative arts, believe it or not – to chat with Jeffrey Edward Peters, ar…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:04PM
Due to the impact of Hurricane Sandy, the Dramatist Guild of America has canceled its November 5 awards ceremony. A new date for the event will be announced in the coming weeks.
This year…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:56PMTwo-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz returns to the Broadway stage Nov. 5 when he begins previews in Theresa Rebeck's comedy Dead Accounts. Playbill.com looks back at his stage c…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:50PMNew photos by Sid Kaplan.
SOURCE: StarTribune at 03:49PMSarah Ruhl's play about the Victorian origins of the vibrator gets its Minnesota premiere, thanks to another notable Sarah.
SOURCE: StarTribune at 03:48PMBritish Chinese actor Daniel York, who is also the vice chair of Equity's ethnic minority committee in the U.K., is seeking an apology from Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company for it…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:48PMThe late Minnesota artist emerges in full flower in a show that should burnish his international reputation.
SOURCE: StarTribune at 03:46PMFamed starlet Zelda Fitzgerald is at the center of Zelda at the Oasis, starring Gardner Reed and Edwin Cahill. Directed by Andy Sandberg, the new play by P.H. Lin will begin previews on Nove…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:45PMGotta love this Facebook post from Tarrytown Music Hall: For all of you attending the Aimee Mann show tonight and still have no power at home, drop off your cellphone and charger tonight and…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 03:44PMJackie Hoffman will bring her pseudo-autobiographical one-woman show A Chanukah Charol to New World Stages for a run of Friday and Saturday evenings, December 8-22. There will also be a spec…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:37PMOut Magazine’s annual "Out 100" list is slowly trickling out, and two familiar Broadway faces have made the cut. Actor Gideon Glick and director John Tiffany are among t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:35PMJust heard from Olivia Sklar at Hudson Stage. With Briarcliff Pace still without power after Superstorm Sandy, they’re pushing back “Stones in His Pockets” a week. “B…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 03:28PMJeff Garlin, the Chicago comedian turned star of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" is returning to do a series of solo shows at the Steppenwolf Theatre.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:27PMAdditional casting and the design team has been announced for Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof starring Scarlett Johansson as Maggie, Ciarán Hinds as Big Daddy, Benjamin Walker a…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 03:25PMPlaywright Quiara Hudes In the Heights will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming Next Generation Latina event, hosted by Mastercard and Latina Magazine. The breakfast event will take place…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PMThe musical adaptation of the Oscar-nominated film Finding Neverland is eyeing a Broadway bow during the 2013-14 season, according to the New York Times. Directed by Rob Ashford and produced…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:23PMJackie Hoffman is ready to get her Scrooge on for the second year in a row. The former Broadway.com video blogger will once again present her solo holiday comedy A Chanukah Charol this Decem…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:20PMHurricane Sandy has caused the cancellation of much of New York's theatre over the past few days. While most shows on Broadway are returning to their normal performance schedules beginning t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:20PMThree things you need to know before diving in: Thing one: Musical theater composer Jason Robert Brown wrote this blog post that explains a lesson he learned at age 23 when he unwisely, we&#…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 03:18PMBobby Cannavale was a guest on last night's LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON on NBC. Check out the clip below in which Jimmy asks him about working with one of his idols, Al Pacino on Broadway's…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:17PMVictory Gardens Theater of Chicago said Thursday that it now plans to end its current season with the world premiere of "Mojada," a new adaptation of the classical Greek tragedy "Medea" that…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:13PMSome of Broadway's best young talent will sing dazzling new arrangements of songs from Beyonc's four hit albums, including a few selections from her previous group, Destinys Child. The conce…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:12PMTo what are they referring? The accident nearly three years ago in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, where a performer fell off the stage some 30 feet and had to be hospitalized? Could Madison …
SOURCE: New York Theater at 03:10PMLegit Reviews||Broadway:
If you can overlook the absurdity of casting the ravishing Jessica Chastain as the plain and clumsy heroine of "The Heiress," Ruth and Augustus Goetz's …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:00PM
Emma Hunton, Andy Mientus, Lilli Cooper, Kate Rockwell, Jason Gotay and Eric Michael Krop are among the performers who will take part in Broadway Sings Beyoncé, featuring new arrangem…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:46PMThe Building Stage has mainstage rental available for January/February 2013 in our West Loop/West Town venue, entrance and parking at 412 N. Carpenter Street. Flexible industrial blackbox sp…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 02:38PMThe sun'll come out tomorrow, insists the optimistic red-headed moppet in the musical Annie, and — for the Broadway theatre community — that day happens to be Nov. 1. Followi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:36PMIn a week dominated by Hurricane Sandy’s devastation, readers looked to Broadway.com to stay on top of theater-related storm news, then stayed on the site to enjoy other exclusive feat…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:35PMProducer and President of Disney Theatrical Productions, Thomas Schumacher and Shiki Theatre Company announced today that they will continue their ongoing producing partnership with The Litt…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:33PMThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Simon Stephens' stage adaptation of the novel of the same name by Mark Haddon, is to transfer from the National's Cottesloe Theatre…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:32PMThe National Theatre's production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, adapted by Simon Stephens from Mark Haddon's award-winning 2003 novel, will transfer to the West End's…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:30PMThe play, which was scheduled to open Thursday night, will be performed as a reading by flashlight as a pay-what-you-can benefit.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:28PMThe new musical FINDING NEVERLAND just premiered in Leicester on September 22, and according to the New York Times, lead producer Harvey Weinstein is looking to bring the show to Broadway in…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:27PMLincoln Center Theater's Disgraced has extended its off-Broadway run for the second time and will now play through December 23 at the Claire Tow Theatre. The LCT3 show's first e…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:21PMDoes King Kong really prefer the intimacy of a small stage to his better-paying gigs on screen? Adam Hahn may not answer that question, but he explores his obsession with creating a legit…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:14PMThe Lincoln Center TheaterLCT3 production of DISGRACED, the new play by Ayad Akhtar, directed by Kimberly Senior, has been extended for a second time through Sunday, December 23 at the Clair…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:13PMOne of the first political scandals to play out on television happened exactly 60 years ago, when vice presidential candidate Richard Nixon took to the airwaves to deliver what came to be kn…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:09PMThe Public Theater, which has been without power since Hurricane Sandy knocked out electricity to much of lower Manhattan earlier this week, has been forced to cancel performances Nov. 1. It…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:08PMEven the greatest sleuths can’t get to the bottom of Charles Dickens’ The Mystery of Edwin Drood, a novel that was left unfinished when the author died suddenly halfway through w…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:07PMBritney Spears turned X FACTOR contestant and Broadway vet Carly Rose Sonenclar into a mini her in a school girl uniform for her performance of Flo Rida's Good Feeling at the first Live Show…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:07PMElizabeth Stanley, who received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Gussie Carnegie in the 2012 Encores revival of Merrily We Roll Along, will make her New York cabaret debut at the new Br…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:04PMThe Nov. 15 episode of the hit series "Glee" will feature tunes from "Grease."
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM
We know many of you are concerned about our friends and colleagues on the East coast. Millions have been affected by the storm and here are a few ways you can donate. You can donate to the…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 01:56PMThe Little Mermaid, the musical version of the film of the same name that premiered on Broadway in January 2008, will make its debut in Tokyo in 2013.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:47PMSo, here we are, last blog before election day. I know that we can all be very apathetic about elections and politicians but I can’t help it, I’m kind of a sap about it. I LOVE to vote…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 01:40PMThe LCT3 production of Disgraced, a new play by Ayad Akhtar which opened to critical priase Oct. 22, has now been extended for a second time to Dec. 23, Lincoln Center Theater announced…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:39PMTHE NEW YORK TIMES Designing a Home for a Wallflower http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/garden/qa-with-derek-mclane-set-designer-for-the-heiress.html?_r=0 NPR “WEEKEND EDITION” Star-Studd…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 01:37PMThe NATIONAL NEW PLAY NETWORK (NNPN), the country’s alliance of non-profit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, proudly announces the commi…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:30PMSpeaking on behalf of the producers of the new musical BARE, Paul Boskind, who is organizing the series, is proud to announce that the show will host post-performance TalkOUTs throughout the…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:28PMThe upcoming Off-Broadway rock musical Bare, about a secret love affair between two teenage boys at a Catholic boarding school, will host a series of post-performance TalkOUTs with leaders o…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17PMLondon's Tricycle Theatre has announced the full cast for its new production of The Arabian Nights, based on The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night. The show, written by Mary Zimm…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:14PMThe LCT3 production of Disgraced, which opened last night to glowing reviews at the brand new Claire Tow Theater, has extended its run through December 23.Ayad Akhtar's play centers on Pakis…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:14PM“It is simple and direct, it resonates with people and it carries our legacy of quality and success," artistic director Antoni Cimolino says
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 01:11PMA new advertisement for Madison Square Garden is creating quite a stir in the Broadway community because of its homophobic message. The poster reads 'It's Friday night. You can either see a …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:11PM My View – written by Stephen Sorokoff It was a little scary and not because it happened to be Halloween. Going to see a performer you are not familiar with can be that way. …
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:09PMGrosses are down about $2 million for the week ending October 28, 2012. Revenue per seat is fell about $10 and total attendance is dropped 13,440 people, however not every show experienced t…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 01:08PMGentle readers! My theater review this week for the LA Weekly is of KONG: A Goddamn Thirty-Foot Gorilla by Adam Hahn, and directed by Jaime Robledo. A SkyPilot Theatre production, KONG is no…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 01:06PMHunter Ryan Herdlicka (A Little Night Music) shares a day with the cast of the musical murder-mystery spoof Something's Afoot at Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, CT.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PMIn the parts of Angel�both Angel Senior, a vaquero on Bick's ranch, and Angel Junior, his son�is Miguel Cervantes. Cervantes, who grew up in Texas, where Giant is largely set, has been with …
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 01:04PMWhen the cast of A Chorus Line sings, “God, I hope I get it…” it seems to apply to every hopeful high school actor and actress there is! Nowadays to be on Broadway or to work in the b…
SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 01:00PMFollowing up on my earlier post about what I've learned working on Molière's The Learned Ladies, I turned my questions this time onto Hofstra University professor and director of The Learne…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
New York's theater workers mobilized to get their shows back up and running by Wednesday. But with no trains, very few buses and massive traffic jams, the commute wasn't easy. One actress ha…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:59PMNew York's theater workers mobilized to get their shows back up and running by Wednesday. But with no trains, very few buses and massive traffic jams, the commute wasn't easy. One actress ha…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:59PMThere's nice work on all three of this week's musical entries. We begin with Nice Work If You Can Get It, the cast album that's a glut of Gershwin & Gershwin from the golden age. A starkly m…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 12:55PMLast night at the Waldorf-Astoria, Bette Midler hosted Hulaween 2012, her annual gala to benefit the New York Restoration Project. Check out photos below from the star studded, costume fill…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:47PMWelcome to this week's edition of our new WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS, part of our new Industry Insights section that will feature insider industry information, commentary and insights Read on f…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:45PMGrosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 10282012.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:45PMGlee has always had a knack for topping the music charts, and every once in a while the kids at McKinley High like to pay homage to songs currently taking pop culture by storm ("Call Me…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:45PMChelsea M. MarcantelHometown: Jennings, Louisiana Current Town: Abingdon, VA (by way of Chicago)Q: What are you working on now? A: I'm editing one of my very first plays, A Place to Lan…
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 12:39PMLegit News:
New York Comedy Festival 2012
SOURCE: Variety at 12:38PMby Aislinn Rose Voting in the CAEA Council elections ended last night and the results are in. Huge congratulations to five of our seven endorsed candidates in Ontario who ran as a slate prom…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 12:34PMGlengarry Glen Ross star Bobby Cannavale spent his Halloween at NBC’s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon this year, and it was a huge treat for Broadway fans! The Tony nominee, who is curren…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:34PMNBC Universal will present "Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together," a one-hour telethon and concert, on its broadcast network and cable television stations Nov. 2. Money raised from the…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:34PM'The Great American Mousical' Based On Her Children's Book Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook PageJulie Andrews is wearing a white cap…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:30PMTony Award-winning Once director John Tiffany and original Spring Awakening cast member Gideon Glick are among the theatre artists included in Out Magazine's 2012 Out100 list.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25PMSerendipity is a funny thing. While John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey planned their stunning new cabaret show,
This Must Be the Place? weeks before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, the l…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:24PMVanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, the latest comedy from playwright Christopher Durang, gets its Off-Broadway premiere Oct. 25 at Lincoln Center Theater's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, f…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:20PMPleasantville’s Axial Theatre is getting in the post-Sandy spirit, realizing that people may be short on cash due to powerless ATMs, so they’re offering a pay-what-you-can policy…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 12:17PMFor his London lap of honour, this year’s Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, Doctor Brown, is letting his inner child run free for the benefit of all the family, with both an adult …
SOURCE: The Independent at 12:15PMPaula Wagner, who went from actress to agent to Hollywood studio chief, has come to Broadway as a producer.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:01PMHappy Birthday, Beth Leavel Beth received Tony, Drama Desk, NY Outer Critics Circle and L.A. Drama Critics Awards for her performance as the title character in The Drowsy Chaperone. Beth als…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PMCheck out the latest in upcoming releases of Broadway and theatre Books and DVDs for November 2012.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PMCheck out the latest in upcoming releases of Broadway and theatre related CDs for November, 2012.
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Zelda at the Oasis, a new play by P. H. Lin, will begin previews Nov. 16 at St. Luke’s Theatre, 308 West 46th Street.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:58AMThe New York premiere of Zelda at the Oasis, by P.H. Lin, will begin on November 16 at St. Luke's Theatre. Andy Sandberg will direct the production, which will open officially on December 4…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:57AMDEAD ACCOUNTS star Judy Greer will appear tonight on The Late Show with David Letterman airing locally at 1135 PM on WCBS-2. Greer is currently is rehearsals for DEAD ACCOUNTS which begins p…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:53AMAudiences are clearly glad to have Al Pacino back on Broadway! The actor is packing in crowds at the Schoenfeld Theatre where Glengarry Glen Ross is currently in previews. The revival played…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:52AMWhen Christopher Durang takes on Anton Chekhov, you can bet we’re not in Moscow anymore! Durang’s latest play, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, takes characters and themes fr…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:51AMOpening night is tonight for the new Broadway production of The Heiress. The Heiress stars Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain as Catherine Sloper, Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award wi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:45AMMetropolis Performing Arts Centre announces that we are accepting submissions for the New Play Festival, taking place in January-February 2013 at Metropolis PAC in Arlington Heights, Illinoi…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 11:43AMLincoln Center has announced the lineup for the 2013 American Songbook series at the Allen Room and in the Kaplan Penthouse. Among the stars to appear will be Kristin Chenoweth, Lea Salonga,…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43AMThe National Theatre's stage adaptation of Mark Haddon’s novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will transfer to the West End’s Apollo Theatre. Starring…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:41AMWith theatre critics swamped by new shows, make-or-break performances are fast becoming obsolete. Does it matter?Is the traditional press night an endangered species? It feels as if that mig…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:41AMLegit News:
'Glengarry' continues hot streak in pre-Sandy frame
SOURCE: Variety at 11:37AMMamaroneck teen gets her Britney on Gotta say that Carly Rose Sonenclar looked so out of place singing Flo Rida’s “Good Feeling” last night on “The X Factor.” I…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 11:36AMGrant Gustin, who plays devious Dalton Academy student Sebastian Smythe on the Fox hit musical series "Glee," will join CW's "90210" for a multi-episode arc, accordin…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:35AMThe New 42nd Street Gala, in celebration of the New Victory Education Programs, will honor the Australia Council for the Arts with the New Victory Arts Award on Wednesday, December 5, 2012. …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:32AMA slew of Broadway stars including Tony winners Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel and Lea Salonga have signed on for the 2013 season of Lincoln Center's American Songbook concert series, a…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:32AMWhen Broadway performances go dark due to an act of God, do show people still get paid? We were curious, so we asked.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AMThe 2013 Lincoln Center American Songbook series has just been announced via the New York Times.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:30AMThe Ford's Theatre will present Michael Wilson's adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic holiday tale A Christmas Carol, November 16-December 30. Michael Baron will direct the production, w…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:29AMTony Award winner Beth Leavel and two-time Tony nominee Beth Fowler celebrate their birthdays Nov. 1. In honor of the Broadway leading ladies, Playbill.com takes a look back at their careers.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:08AMOpening night is tonight for the new Broadway production of The Heiress. The Heiress stars Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain as Catherine Sloper, Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award wi…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 11:06AMKatie Holmes will have to wait two more days before she begins preview performances of the new Teresa Rebeck play "Dead Accounts." The Broadway production has pushed back the start of previe…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:05AMInside her performance in Broadway’s “The Heiress” Welcome to Building Character, TDF Stages’ ongoing series about actors and how they create their roles — Judi…
SOURCE: TDF at 11:03AMKERRY REID reviews "The Arsonists" at Trap Door Theatre ★★★ and "Blackademics" by MPAACT at Greenhouse Theater Center ★★★
KERRY REID reviews "The Arsonis…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:01AMKerry Reid on what's onstage in Chicago's suburbs
Kerry Reid on what's onstage in Chicago's suburbs.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:01AMBoth are playing Broadway this season. Tyson did a few rounds with us this summer, and now, the guy “who wrote the songs” recently announced that he is coming back to Broadway fo…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMYou would not exactly tag Cyndi Lauper as one of those old-school composers who work on a Broadway show, see a musical number that's not working, scurry back to their hotel room to stay up a…
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Bette Midler’s New York Restoration Project celebrated its 17th anniversary at the annual Hulaween Benefit Gala, which was held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City on Oct. 31.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59AMAs of Thursday, November 1st, all Broadway shows are back up and running and all regular schedules have been resumed in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Charlotte St. Martin, Executive Dire…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:55AMAdditional casting has been announced for Contagious Laughter LLC's upcoming world premiere of Brian Gianci's Let's Kill Grandma This Christmas, which will begin performances Nov…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:53AMNovember features a number of visits from celebrated performers, from Kelly O'Connor and Thomas Adés to the Takács Quartet. Music for Food also presents its second concert/benefit of the s…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:52AMKevin O'Donnell and Roxie Lucas will join Adam Mucci, Katie Webber, Brandi Nicole Wilson, and James Wirt in Brian Gianci's Let's Kill Grandma This Christmas, which will run November 25-Janua…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:51AMDue to Hurricane Sandy, power is still out at The Public Theater. The Public has just announced via Twitter that Joe's Pub performances for today, November 1, are cancelled news on the other…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:50AMTime for that monthly summary of what got your attention last month here at The Producer’s Perspective: The most read post of the month: Poor Rebecca. What happened to that girl? The…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMLincoln Center has announced the line-up for its annual American Songbook series, which will be held at Rose Hall, the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, and , according to The New York Times.The …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:45AMAn arts inclusive EBac?, transfer ready plays, Savile editorial and Ruthie's dad
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:43AMHugh Bonneville and Tom Hollander have been cast in a BBC Radio adaptation of Michael Frayn’s book Skios, which will form part of a mini-season celebrating the writer in his 80th year. Ski…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:42AMAcademy Award nominee Jessica Chastain and Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens are currently charming Broadway audiences in Ruth and Augustus Goetz’s 19th-century drama The Heiress. Directe…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:29AMThe nominations phase in the 13th annual Whatsonstage.com Awards,
the “theatregoers’ choice”, opens today, Thursday 1 November 2012.
The
annual Awards - the only major t…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:28AMThe third annual Cabaret Macabre offers audiences an inventive walk on the weird side of life, just in time for Halloween. In an evening of eerie Victorian mishaps, Mark Jaster, Sabrina Ma…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:25AMDo you know what it takes to make a functional rod puppet What about a giant batch of fake blood Senior Emily West knows how to make both those and more as part of her many skills showcased …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:25AMA crowded staircase leads to a dark hallway. Graffiti mars the walls. A sickly plastic film lines entrances as if sealing in some contagion. And a tall, expressionless man wearing a hazmat s…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:24AMThe Whatsonstage.com Awards, the only major UK theatre awards decided across all categories by the public, have marked another first for 2013 with the introduction of a brand new category wh…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:23AMTickets for the Winners' Concert for the 2013 Whatsonstage.com Awards, which takes place on Sunday 17 February at our new venue, the West End’s Palace Theatre, are now on sale.Click he…
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SOURCE: fords.org at 10:23AMTony Award winner Joe Mantegna will serve as Grand Marshal of The 2012 Hollywood Christmas Parade Benefiting Marine Toys for Tots, to be held on Sunday, November 25 at 6:30pm.A special pre-p…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:23AMTony Award winner Joe Mantegna will serve as Grand Marshal of The 2012 Hollywood Christmas Parade Benefiting Marine Toys for Tots, to be held on Sunday, November 25 at 6:30pm.A special pre-p…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:23AMThe Broadway revival of Ruth and Augustus Goetz’s classic play The Heiress opens on November 1 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. Starring Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastai…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:17AMDirector Justin Audibert, who won this year’s Leverhulme bursary, will join forces with playwright and Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph for the European premiere of his Gruesome Playgr…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:17AMJane Kaczmarek and Herbert Siguenza will host the 2012 LA STAGE Alliance Ovation Awards -- honoring the best in Los Angeles-area theater -- which will take place at 7:30pm on Monday, Novemb…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:16AMJane Kaczmarek and Herbert Siguenza will host the 2012 LA STAGE Alliance Ovation Awards -- honoring the best in Los Angeles-area theater -- which will take place at 7:30pm on Monday, Novemb…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:16AMIn response to the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, the networks of NBCUniversal -- including NBC, Bravo, CNBC, E, G4, MSNBC, Style, Syfy and USA will join forces to air a …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:15AMThe York Theatre Company's critically acclaimed production of Closer Than Ever, the revue that features the songs of Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire, is offering free tickets to its …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:13AMA video from Disney Parks imagines what might happen if the Dark Lord of the Sith paid a visit to the self-styled Happiest Place on Earth.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:10AMDEAD ACCOUNTS star Judy Greer will appear tonight on “The Late Show with David Letterman” (airing locally at 11:35 PM on WCBS-2). Greer is currently is rehearsals for DEAD ACCOUNTS which…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 10:05AMOpera legend Catherine Malfitano and Zeffin Quinn Holls will star in Dicapo Opera Theatre's world premiere of Thomas Pasatieri's and Daphne Malfitano's The Martyrs, to run November 8-18.The …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:03AMChristie Brinkley will bring her portrayal of Roxie Hart in the U.S. touring version of “Chicago” to Boston for a limited engagement starting tonight, November 1. The six-show run will t…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMJohn FlynnMatthew Elkins (top) and Eric Odom in A Bright New BoiseSamuel D. Hunter's new play at Rogue Machine, A Bright New Boise, takes a probing look at religious zealotry and is this wee…
SOURCE: LA Weekly at 10:00AMTheatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts will honor Michael Kaiser, president of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, as it celebrates its 20th anniversary at its annual Caba…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:00AM
The Assembly Theater Project's return engagement of the critically acclaimed home/sick was scheduled to begin performances Nov. 1 at New York City's The Living Theatre. Because …
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:55AMWith a cast of 14, most playing multiple roles, TRTC presents the play in a modern, elegant staging
SOURCE: NJ.com at 09:45AMFor those who have come to know the irascible George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion chiefly from the Cinderella romances of subsequent iterations, there are many recognizable commonalities to fe…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:43AMA by-invitation-only reading of David Klein's new play, Synchro, will be presented in New York Nov. 9.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AMKristin Chenoweth, Valerie Simpson, Mavis Staples and Tom Morello are among the musicians who will participate in the 2013 season, which will expand to use Lincoln Center's Stanley H. Kaplan…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:36AMA Musical Celebration to Benefit an Historic Landmark, with actors from the worlds of Broadway and cabaret, will be presented Nov. 26 at The Actors' Temple.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:27AMThe lineup for the Nov. 1 performance of Scott Siegel's Broadway Ballyhoo, the concert series that is now playing an open-ended run Thursday evenings at 11 PM at Feinstein's at Loews…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AMPretty much a 'Debbie Downer' over at Roundabout's Laura Pels. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out who was related to whom and why we were all here. As the vague plot unfo…
SOURCE: Act Three - The Reviews at 09:22AMThe erstwhile star of Cats returns to watch some young successors in Calder Valley where he took summer acting courses as a young man. Josh Elderfield reportsActor Brian Blessed, who played …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:16AMBill Largess is a busy man. He’s a teacher, Artistic Director, and an actor, and is now appearing in Mary Rose at Rep Stage. What is Mary Rose about and why did you want to be in th…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:15AMHere is Part 2 of our series of behind the scenes interviews with the director and cast of 1st Stage’s Altar Boyz. Meet Zack Powell. I’m Zack Powell. I am a 26 years old white male, …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AM
Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, Royal Court, London: Lucy Kirkwood's satire on the magazine industry uses a cleaver rather than a scalpel as its tool of dissection. The play is split neatly…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:54AMRoyal Court, LondonLucy Kirkwood's new play is bright, sharp, funny and 80 minutes long. And, while one can never legislate for length, I found myself craving more: I wanted to see Kirkwood,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:51AMAn anticipated boost to the number of dramas made in the UK after tax breaks are introduced next year could expose “skills gaps and shortages” within the production sector. The worry com…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:40AMWhy did you write this?Why Anne Hathaway?Why does this character say that thing on page whatever?As a playwright, I get a lot of "why" questions from actors and directors. I usually answer t…
SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 08:37AMVenue operator HQ Theatres has been appointed to manage Crewe’s Lyceum Theatre from the new year. The local council has run the building up until now, but put the venue up for tender earli…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:31AMLucy Kirkwood's new play NSFW opened at the Royal Court Theatre last night (31 October 2012).Starring Julian Barratt and Janie Dee, NSFW looks at power games and privacy in the media and bey…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:18AMA new play about a rough-and-tumble roller derby team devised by The New Colony? Sign me up! The New Colony knows how to put on a show. Of all the productions I’ve seen from the scrapp…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 08:16AMTheatre 247 Limited, the company behind online television entertainment channel reelkandi.tv, has been dissolved. Following this, The Stage has been contacted by a series of industry figures…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on November 1 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AMTwo-time Tony nominee Daniel Ostling is an ensemble member at Lookingglass Theatre Company here in Chicago and an artistic associate at American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. He rec…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM“Checkers,” a new play by Douglas McGrath, stars Anthony LaPaglia and Kathryn Erbe as Richard and Pat Nixon.
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Dramatic irony has nothing to do with irony. I don't know who coined this awkward phrase for a bit of scriptwriting technique that is extremely simple -- yet many playwrights don't know how …
SOURCE: John Morrison at 05:52AMLucy Kirkwood's sparky new play is not about all four points of the compass with a bit missing off the "E," nor is the title a modest, self-critical acronym for "Not So Flipping Wonderful" a…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:10AMRECOMMENDED The Royal Winnipeg Ballet brings a tale of star-crossed lovers during La Belle Epoque to Chicago, ringing in the holiday stage season with grand theatricality and rafters-high ki…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 05:00AMIt wasn’t regarded as one of his finest performances, but Paul McCartney’s Olympics set, some 42 years after the Beatles split, left millions in no doubt of the magnitude of his global, …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM
Former JERSEY BOYS cast member, John Michael Coppola, will be returning to the material that brought him to Chicago with the debut of a new JERSEY BOYS tribute performance to benefit the…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:58AMIt was 17 years ago that a Chicago production of “Faith Healer,” Brian Friel’s heartbreaking beauty of a play, wowed all those lucky enough to see it — first in a small storefront an…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 12:54AMNEW YORK—The lights went up again on Broadway Wednesday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy hit New York, as entertainers headed back to work in a city still wracked by power-outa…
SOURCE: Denver Post at 12:40AMTheDCPLACE and DC Metro Theater Arts present a video interview with actor Andrew Veenstra of War Horse at The Kennedy Center. Co-Host: Mitchell Ugwuezi Lead Actor Interviewed: Andrew Veen…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:20AMTrudie Lee's lovely shot from Pride and Prejudice, at Theatre Calgary (and coming to NAC).Tyrell Crews is Darcy and Shannon Taylor is Elizabeth.(Read our review)Tyrell Crews as Mr. Darcy, Sh…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMThe sun'll come out tomorrow, insists the optimistic red-headed moppet in the musical Annie, and — for the Broadway theatre community — that day happens to be Nov. 1. Followi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMComposer-lyricist-librettist Rupert Holmes loves a good musical mystery. A revival of his first, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, leaves a lot to the imagination — and the audience.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMDastardly 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…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMDream World Productions presents the Singapore debut of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Company beginning Nov. 1 at the Drama Centre Theatre, National Library Building.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTony Award nominee Marin Ireland is the heady French queen in the Yale Repertory Theatre production of David Adjmi's Marie Antoinette, which officially opens Nov. 1 in New Haven, CT.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe new Broadway production of Ruth and Augustus Goetz's period drama The Heiress opens Nov. 1 following previews from Oct. 6 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. Oscar nominee Jessica Chast…
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