Go watch Toast of the Town if you enjoy laugh-a-minute humor and happy, if improbable, endings. Be prepared, however, for a lingering feeling of wishing that the theater industry in reality …
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 10:34PMShowbiz Chicago Podcast with HANK MENDHEIM from Michael Roberts on Vimeo. Windy City LIVE’s Senior Producer, Hank Mendheim discusses the development of the popular morning television s…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:09PMA vibrant cast of energetic young women are currently making a bold "girl power" grab at the Pershing Square Signature Center, where Emotional Creature: the secret life of girls around the w…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMAs any savvy theatergoer will figure out before entering Lincoln Center's Mitzi Newhouse Theatre, a working knowledge of the plays of Anton Chekhov will come in handy to get the myriad in-jo…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMA shifty-eyed saxophonist plays monotonously into a microphone as the pervasive dust of the Karoo (an arid region of South Africa) wafts over the audience during the first moments of Yael Fa…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMDavid Mamet and the "Glengarry Glen Ross" team had an opening-night party on Sunday without going through the bother of an opening night with those possibly mood- ruining reviews. Mamet's 19…
SOURCE: Bloomberg at 10:00PM“Emotional Creature,” written by Eve Ensler, uses monologues and other devices to explore the complexity of girls and young women worldwide.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00PM“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” turns out to be a loving rejection of pretty much everything Chekhov stands for in the popular imagination.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00PM“Mies Julie,” adapted and directed by Yael Farber, transposes Strindberg’s 1888 tale of love, class and madness into contemporary South Africa.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00PMLynn Nottage's 'Intimate Apparel,' at Pasadena Playhouse with Vanessa Williams ('Soul Food'), is a portrait of a black seamstress working in obscurity in 1905.Artists come in many varieties.…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00PM
Tony Award Winning Adriane Lenox Doubt, Kiss Me Kate, The Blind Side and Broadway dreamboat Benjamin Walker Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, will lead a group of Broadway…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:48PMNEW YORK (AP) — If you know a girl, identify as a girl, used to be a girl or care about girls in general, you'll find playwright, performer and activist Eve Ensler's vibrant new play, "Emo…
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 09:46PMAndy responds to Danspace Project's Conversations Without Walls about "Some Sweet Day" at MoMA, recording included.
SOURCE: Culturebot at 09:43PMThe Drucker Exchange has an animated interpretation of a speech Jim Collins (Good to Great, Built to Last) delivered in 2009. The speech is titled “Ten To-Dos For Young People” b…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 09:15PMDavid Hyde Pierce and Sigourney Weaver star in the world premiere of Christopher Durang's Chekhov-inspired comedy. read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
This holiday season, Berkeley Repertory Theatre welcomes back a beloved artist for an alluring and hypnotic world-premiere production. Mary Zimmerman is mesmerizing. From Metamorphoses to Th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:48PMNY1 VIDEO: Donna Karger hosts the November 11, 2012, edition of On Stage.
SOURCE: NY1 at 07:46PMBARE begins previews Off-Broadway at New World Stages 340 West 50th Street on Monday, November 19, 2012. Opening Night is set for Sunday, December 9, 2012. The cast and creative team preview…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:39PMChristopher Durang is in an autumnal mood with “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” a lovely, generous, and very funny new comedy at Lincoln Center Theater about aging and regr…
SOURCE: backstage.com at 07:29PMAnnie's latest commercial is seemingly meant to drive audiences to the Palace Theatre in Times Square. I had to watch the spot back after it ran across the television in order to figure out …
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 07:22PMWelcome to girl world! Eve Ensler is back painting the town pink, not to mention the stage, which is decorated with fuchsia drapes and perky flower-power backdrops, just in case you weren&rs…
SOURCE: backstage.com at 07:16PMWe are pleased to announce the publication of Quiara Alegría Hudes’s Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue, a 2007 Pulitzer Prize finalist for Drama. The play, which will be available in paperback …
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 07:15PMPeeling the lid off a nation drowning in its own delusions is no small challenge. For confirmation, witness the difficulties playwright Mia Chung and her director Yury Urnov encounter in the…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:14PMLong before the advent of “dark musicals” — shows like “Sweeney Todd,” “Les Mis,” “Spring Awakening” and even “Carousel” — there was the pure froth and frolic and pla…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 07:12PM(Based on questions from HowlRound on a video viewable here.) Every day, behind our computerized glazes we see words. “Words, words, words” fill the visual cortexes of our brains…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 07:05PMBroadwayWorld collected as many of Saturday's evening Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our November 10th SIP round-up The evening photos feature the casts of PETER AND TH…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:03PMFor many contemporary theatregoers, a little Chekov goes a long way....
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:02PMThis is one of those pseudo-catastrophic romps where one problem piles on another in a kind of comic scrum. A director has to enforce major discipline on his caricaturing actors in order to …
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 07:01PMTwenty years ago Sir Kenneth MacMillan suffered a heart attack at the Royal Opera House during a performance of his ballet Mayerling. At the end of the evening, the stunned audience was info…
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:00PMWhile top-notch shows are onstage at the city's professional houses, there are also ambitious, inventive, dare I say "must-see" productions at area colleges. Cleveland State Univer…
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 07:00PM
The late-19th-century classic “Miss Julie,” by Swedish playwright August Strindberg, is yanked ferociously into present-day South Africa in this galvanizing adaptation by Yael Fa…
SOURCE: backstage.com at 06:39PMAnd The Winners Are:The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF) announced the winners of the MITF 2012 Season Awards at a ceremony which was held on Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 7pm at…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 06:37PMNice Work If You Can Get It star Kelli O’Hara was the guest of honor at the NYMF gala on November 11, and her pals Matthew Morrison, Cheyenne Jackson, Matthew Broderick, Judy Kaye …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:34PMNice Work If You Can Get It star Kelli O’Hara was the guest of honor at the NYMF gala on November 11, and her pals Matthew Morrison, Cheyenne Jackson, Matthew Broderick, Judy Kaye …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:34PMEducation at Roundabout Theatre Company will host its second annual College and Career Readiness Day on Saturday, November 17th from 1000AM 100PM at the American Airlines Theatre 227 W. 42n…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:34PMFlashdance, the '80s flick that inspired a generation of dancers and drawers full of off-the-shoulder tops, is coming to the stage in a Broadway national tour. Director and choreographer…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:20PMAs the staff of Broadway.com, Broadway Across America and Key Brand Entertainment held a a coast-to-coast bake sale, our pals from Rock of Ages, Nice Work If You Can Get It and Mamma Mia! to…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:07PMOn November 12, Tony nominees Laura Osnes and Bob Stillman joined Tony winners Leslie Uggams and Len Cariou at 54 Below to preview songs from their upcoming concerts. From Stephen Sondheim&r…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:01PM
The York Theatre Company will present Tony Award nominee Marc Kudisch (Assassins) and Drama Desk Award nominee Jeffry Denman (Irving Berlin's White Christmas) in The Holiday Guys in Happy Me…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:53PMRehearsals have begun for the sizzling new revival of Bare, and we’ve got a sneak peek at this story of forbidden love at a Catholic boarding school. Featuring music by Damon Intrabart…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:52PMMatt Dickson, who appeared as Billy Narracott in the Broadway production of War Horse, will direct the new Justin Adams play The Man-Made Rock, which will receive its Off-Broadway premiere i…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:50PMThe cast of the rock musical Bare prepared for its Nov. 19 Off-Broadway bow at New World Stages by sharing three tunes — two of which are new. Stafford Arima (Carrie) helms the story of te…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:47PMDamon Intrabartolo and Jon Hartmere's coming-of-age rock musical Bare returns to New York City this month in a fresh production at New World Stages. The cast offered a preview of the sho…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:43PMComing up this week, 54 BELOW, the new performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:41PMGlengarry Glen Ross will begin selling standing room tickets starting tomorrow Tuesday, November 13, 2012. Limited standing room tickets will be available for purchase only at the box offic…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 05:39PMJared Zirilli of the new off-Broadway show Hot Mess in Manhattan also FAT CAMP, Original Broadway Cast Lysistrata Jones, BARE, Wicked, Twilight the Musical brings you Episode 46 of Broadway …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36PMDavid Henry Hwang’s
1997 Obie Award-winning and Tony-nominated Golden Child, drawing on the playwright's own family history, returns to New York City in a new production by Signature Thea…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:36PMBroadway veterans will perform in a new pilot reading of HOLLYWOOD AND VINE, a one-hour television series, on Tuesday Nov 13th at AFI. Mark Polish will direct the reading with a cast featuri…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:31PMBrought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Monday, November 12, 2012 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway Susan Smith Blackburn Prize marks 35th anniver…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:30PMProducers of the Tony Award winning musical comedy Nice Work If You Can Get It have announced that Emmy and Tony Award winner Blythe Danner will join the production for 12 weeks beginnin…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 05:30PMThe U.S. premiere of Luis Enrique Gutiérrez Ortiz Monasterio's I Hate F*cking Mexicans has been given an extra month of performances at The Flea Theater in New York City. Limited …
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:28PMBeginning this semester, selected students from the Coastal Carolina University Department of Theatre have been training at the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre in Arezzo, …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:25PMPreliminary casting has been announced for the New York Philharmonic's staged production of Rodgers
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:25PMTwenty years ago, two California theaters found the money to develop what became a seven-hour play by a then-unknown Tony Kushner. Things have changed, and yet ....Twenty years ago this week…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:25PMBROADWAY SESSIONS is described as an evening of musical performances, games and open mic featuring a new Broadway guest each week. The show is created and hosted by Ben Cameron Bway Wicked, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:24PMCelebrated actress and singer Leslie Uggams will wow audiences at 54 Below November 13 through 17 with her new cabaret act Classic Uggams. A Tony winner for Hallelujah, Baby!, Uggams is…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:23PMFor all of you who have asked me about how to get tickets to see The Book of Mormon in San Francisco, here’s your only chance: “THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards in…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 05:19PMBroadway stars Emily Padgett and Matthew Hydzik will star as Alex and Nick in the world premiere of FLASHDANCE THE MUSICAL, the stage adaptation of the 1983 hit film that defined a generati…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:18PMOn Twitter Watch, Laura Osnes wrote Goofing around in the recording studio, but loving that our marquee is up CinderellaBway
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:09PMSet in 1920s Los Angeles, Scandalous is based on the life of Aimee Semple McPherson, the trailblazing media superstar whose passion for saving souls was matched by her passion for making h…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 05:07PMOn February 11, 2011, Barbra Streisand was honored as the 2011 MusiCares Person of the Year. At a gala event in Los Angeles, Barbra and an all-star cast of guests performed many of the songs…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:01PMThis Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld.com for 111212.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00PM
Producers of Edward Albees Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf, which began performances on Thursday, September 27, 2012, at the Booth Theatre 222 West 45th Street, have announced that on Thursday…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:49PMThe cast of Elf rang the first jingle bells of the holiday season on November 9 when the returning musical (based on the popular 2003 film) gave its first performance the Al Hirschfeld Theat…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:48PMGLENGARRY GLEN ROSS will begin selling standing room tickets starting tomorrow Tuesday, November 13, 2012. Limited standing room tickets will be available for purchase only at the box office…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:45PMIt's a HUGE week for Broadway. Opening this week are THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, THE PERFORMERS, and SCANDALOUS on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday night respectively.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:44PM“Potted Potter,” a rapid-fire spoof of the Hogwarts adventures, originated as a bookstore stunt, ascended to the West End and now comes to Chicago.
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 04:43PMBroadway Grosses Still Recovering from Hurricane Sandy Four shows in the Millionaire Club for the week ending November 11, 2012, as Broadway continues to suffer in the aftermath of Hurricane…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 04:42PMJane Kaczmarek ("Malcom in the Middle," Good People) and Herbert Siguenza (American Night) host the 2012 LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards Nov. 12 at the Los Angeles Theatre i…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:37PMThe Roundabout is offering us some very large scale productions this season, and Cyrano de Bergerac at the American Airlines Theatre is certainly one of them. Edmond Rostand wrote it in 1897…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:36PMThe life of groundbreaking singer Dusty Springfield is illuminated in the new bio musical Forever Dusty. From swinging London in the 1960s to Nashville in the '90s, this off-Broadway mus…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:34PMThe Cabaret Project solicits fresh ideas.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:34PMThe New York premiere of Thomas Bradshaw's Job, a play that explores faith, will return for a limited engagement in January 2013 following the work's recent sold-out run at The …
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:34PMTony Award-winners Len Cariou and Leslie Uggams and Tony nominees Laura Osnes and Bob Stillman took to the stage at 54 Below on Monday, November 12, to offer previews of their upcomin
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:28PMTony nominee Marc Kudisch and Jeffry Denman will ring in the holidays this season with the off-Broadway variety show The Holiday Guys in Happy Merry Hanu-Mas. The variety show will run from …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:25PMThe effects of Hurricane Sandy lingered on Broadway as yet another storm (this time a snow-dumping Nor'easter!) hit New York causing many shows' numbers to remain significantly …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:23PMLaura Osnes, Len Cariou, Leslie Uggams and Bob Stillman and more will offer concerts at the intimate 54 Below in the coming months. They offered a preview the morning of Nov. 12.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:11PMHistory comes to life in the best possible way in Checkers, Douglas McGrath’s fascinating new drama about the scandal that almost pushed Richard Nixon off the ticket as General Dwight …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:10PMNominations have been announced for the 58th annual London Evening Standard Theatre Awards. The ceremony, which honors the best in London theater, will be hosted by James Corden on November …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:08PMNominations have been announced for the 58th annual London Evening Standard Theatre Awards. The ceremony, which honors the best in London theater, will be hosted by James Corden on November …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:08PMAnne Hathaway, who stars as Fantine in the upcoming star-studded film adaptation of Les Misérables, celebrates her 30th birthday Nov. 12. In honor of the stage and screen star, Playbi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:06PMWhoops! Here we go again. Into that world where people have way too much time on their hands and have become founding members of the Paralysis by Analysis Club. For that reason alone, Che…
SOURCE: Usher Nonsense at 04:03PMBARE begins previews Off-Broadway at New World Stages 340 West 50th Street on Monday, November 19, 2012. Opening Night is set for Sunday, December 9, 2012. The cast and creative team met the…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:02PM
We’re only a little over a week away from the 86th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and we couldn’t be more excited! The parade will be broadcast from 9am until 12pm …
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 03:58PMHas there been a Connecticut production with more productions than Hartford Stage 's holiday presentation of "A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story iof Christmas?" I can't think of any. (Can y…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:55PMIt's been a while since a play by David Mamet was presented in the area, especially one that hasn't been performed in quite some time here -- has it ever?
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:50PMNEW YORK (AP) — Kelli O'Hara will be taking a break from singing Gershwin songs on Broadway early next year — to sing Rodgers & Hammerstein tunes with the The New York Philharmonic.
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 03:49PMPodcast With Broadway’s Rebecca Luker from Michael Roberts on Vimeo. Rebecca Luker’s Broadway roles include Winifred in the original Broadway production of MARY POPPINS (Tony Awa…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:38PMTony Award winner Len Cariou plays a three-performance engagement, on consecutive Mondays, at the new Manhattan nightspot 54 Below beginning Nov. 12.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:35PMWelcome 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 03:30PMGrosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 11112012.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:30PMBy Johnny Oleksinski Werther who? Don’t be ashamed if that is what you’re thinking. Jules Massenet’s 1892 French opera based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s “Di…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 03:30PMSince D.C. has one of the most robust theater scenes in the country, it's no surprise that the city is also full of schools where aspiring Hamlets can hone their craft. The biggest of these …
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 03:29PMCoincidence drives Speaking in Tongues to the point where it ceases to be a mere device and becomes a metaphor
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 03:28PMCharlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band, featuring work from Broadway composer and musician Charlie Rosen, will make its New York City concert debut Nov. 19 at the Laurie Beechman Theater.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:27PMTarell Alvin McCraney, the Miami-raised playwright who has forged an international reputation, is bringing a new Haitian-flavored adaptation of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra to GableS…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 03:26PMLeave me alone! The increasingly glum Russian at the center of Chekhov‘s “Ivanov” is constantly telling people to back off.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 03:24PM10 New Sites Launch Devoted to Arts, Culture, Fashion & Entertainment
Wisdom Digital Media, parent company of BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre web site on the net, today announced …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:23PMA steamy new revival of Bare is heading to off-Broadway’s New World Stages, starring Taylor Trensch, Jason Hite, Elizabeth Judd and more. Get a closer look at the new cast in rehearsal…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:21PMRoundabout Theatre Company’s new Broadway production of Rupert Holmes’ Tony Award® winning musical comedy The Mystery of Edwin Drood. The Mystery of Edwin Drood stars Stephanie J. Block…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 03:20PMIn Sheila Callaghan’s “Port Out, Starboard Home,” aka “P.O.S.H.”—developed in collaboration with the company FoolsFury—an assortment of lonely, brok…
SOURCE: backstage.com at 03:20PMOn October 25, 2012, at the riper than ripe age of 104, Jacques Barzun died in San Antonio, where he and his wife had been living for the last 16 years. On the following November 5, at the a…
SOURCE: John Simon at 03:19PMKelli O’Hara, Nathan Gunn, Stephanie Blythe and Alexander Gemignani will lead the New York Philharmonic's staged production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel. The …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PMDECEMBER 11, 2012-FEBRUARY 24, 2013
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SOURCE: fords.org at 03:18PMLen Cariou, Leslie Uggams, Samia Najimy-Finnerty, Bob Stillman, and Laura Osnes gave a special press preview from some of the upcoming engagements at 54 Below earlier today. BroadwayWorld br…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:14PMSometimes something is too great not to share which is why this week we’re bringing you a very special Audio of the Week: “One Song Weezy,” a mash-up of Lil Wayne’s &…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 03:14PMWant to see if your favorite theater or fellow thespian is a 2012 Ovation Award winner tonight? Follow the ceremony as it unfolds at the Los Angeles Theatre in downtown LA starting at 7:30 …
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 03:00PMRECOMMENDED Amnesia victim Claire (Kathryn Bartholomew) wakes each morning to a new reality; she can’t remember her old one. Husband Richard (Giuseppe A. Ribaudo) and son Kenny (Kevin Lamb…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 03:00PMFour-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O'Hara and Nathan Gunn will ride Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel, which will receive a concert staging in February 2013 with the New York Philha…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM
The fate of the Flea Theater’s upcoming production of The Parisian Woman is currently up in the air, according to The New York Times. Producers and agents are in negotiations abou…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:59PMWhile the show is a parody of E. L. James’s hugely popular Fifty Shades of Grey, it is completely original material
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 02:53PMName: Ildiko NemethHometown: New York CityEducation: Actor’s Studio MFAFavorite Credits: Since I founded The New Stage Theatre Company in 2002, in New York City, I have been the creator an…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:49PMThe New York Philharmonic has announced casting details for its staged production of Rodgersamp Hammersteins Carousel, February 27March 2, 2013. The evening will feature Kelli OHaraas Julie …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:43PMSLCC performs a moving, challenging program for Veterans Day.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:43PMIn celebration of its 35th anniversary landmark year, The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has announced a global celebration where theatres across the English-speaking world will produce 75 play…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:39PMThe big Broadway revival of the beloved musical Annie opened on November 8 at the Palace Theatre. Broadway.com was there to chat with stars of the current production, the original show …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:32PMThe York Theatre Company will present the Off-Broadway premiere of The Holiday Guys in Happy Merry Hanu-Mas, a holiday variety show from Tony Award nominee Marc Kudisch and Drama Desk nomine…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:31PMThe Heiress:
The Heiress, now playing at The Walter Kerr Theatre, has an all-star cast plucked from super-successful period pieces from the screen, both big and small (Downton Abbey, The He…
SOURCE: Paper Mag at 02:30PMThis is CultureBytes – Culturebot‘s microblog little brother. As Original Culturebot continues to move towards more in-depth feature articles and essays, we realized we needed a …
SOURCE: culturebytes.org at 02:29PMNathan Gunn and Kelli O'Hara will play the lovers Billy Bigelow and Julie Jordan in a new staged production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical for the New York Philharmonic. The cast wil…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:29PMThe critically acclaimed River North Dance Chicago (RNDC) leaps into fall with their November 16 – 17 Engagement at the Harris Theater (205 E. Randolph Dr.). Introducing new work by Adam B…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:28PMRichard Nelson's Election Day-set drama Sorry, the latest work in the playwright's collection of political plays about an American family, has extended its Off-Broadway run an a…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:25PMRichard Nelson’s Sorry, the third play in his Apple Family series, will extend its run at the Public Theater for an additional week. The play will now close on November 25 instead of t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24PM The Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, is pleased to announce the winners of the Third Annual Choreographers of Color Award: Ma Cong, William McClellan a…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:20PMA theatre in Catalonia has started selling carrots in lieu of tickets in protest against a 13 per cent rise in VAT on cultural activities in Spain.
SOURCE: The Independent at 02:20PMSpider-Man, Turn off the Dark alternate Matthew James Thomas took his final swing and bow as the high-flying musical's eponymous hero on November 10. Thomas is leaving the Broadway spect…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18PMColumbus Children's Theatre CCT presents MUSICAL THEATRE MASTER CLASS with Broadway's David Ayers and Angela Gaylor, Monday, December 17, 2012, 430-630pm Ages 10-15 and 7-930pm Ages 16-Adult.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:09PMOn Sunday, November 11, four-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O'Hara was honored at the NYMF 2012 Annual Gala held at the Hudson Theatre. The evening also honored the artists and achieveme
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:02PMThe Los Angeles Philharmonic joins legendary Broadway lyric soprano Barbara Cook for an evening of timeless music, as she celebrates her 85th birthday and a career of over a half century. En…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:01PMPlaywright Carole Real turned a misdiagnosis of pancreatic cancer into a comedy. Doesn't Anyone Know What a Pancreas Is? opens Wednesday in Ensemble Studio Theatre's Speakeasy, staged by Jen…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:00PMAlice's Adventures in Wonderland left a strong impression the first time around and continues to wow in second viewing
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 02:00PMLegit Reviews:
"Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" is brainy and witty and clever and cute.
SOURCE: Variety at 02:00PM
In anticipation of the opening of this 30th anniversary production of Glengarry Glen Ross at the Schoenfeld Theatre on December 8, Broadway’s Best Shows here offers you a brief chronicle o…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 01:57PMLegit News:
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SOURCE: Variety at 01:54PMBroadway hunk Cheyenne Jackson is showing some skin as porn star Mandrew in the new Broadway porn comedy The Performers. Watch him get down and dirty with co-stars Ari Graynor, Henry Winkler…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:52PMThe marvelous Transport Group will be hosting a rare personal appearance by Jonathan Franzen after the Thursday, November 15th performance of Daniel Fish's adaptation of Franzen's HOUSE FO…
SOURCE: Off-Off Blogway at 01:49PMNew York’s Public Theater will collaborate with Miami’s GableStage and the Royal Shakespeare Company for what is being touted as a “radical new staging” of William Sh…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PMIn celebration of its 35th anniversary landmark year, The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has announced a global celebration where theatres across the English-speaking world will produce 75 play…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 01:31PMLisa Kerr will star as Cinderella at London's St. James Theatre in Cinderella: A Fairtytale. Directed by Sally Cookson, this new take on Cinderella features an original folk-jazz sc…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:30PMby David Lindsay-Abaire For Claire, a rare form of amnesia makes every day a clean slate. One morning she awakens to her husband offering her coffee and a book filled with essential informa…
SOURCE: Footlights at 01:29PMDylan Turner will star as gay film icon William "Billy" Haines in the new London musical The Tailor-Made Man. The show, which also stars Faye Tozer as Marion Davies, will run Febru…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:23PMDylan Turner will star as gay film icon William "Billy" Haines in the new London musical The Tailor-Made Man. The show, which also stars Faye Tozer as Marion Davies, will run Febru…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:23PMBroadway’s Best Shows is thrilled to announce a brand new series: ‘Stage Manager’s Report,’ an exclusive series that takes you backstage at Broadway Shows. We’…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 01:23PMWritten and Performed by Juan Francisco Villa Directed by Alex Levy Produced by The Latino Theater Company October 25 – November 17th Thursday – Saturday 8pm General $34 | Students,…
SOURCE: Footlights at 01:19PMProduced by Robyn Goodman, Scott M. Delman and Amanda Lipitz, THE PERFORMERS, David West Reads new romantic comedy, began preview performances on October 23 - prior to its official opening n…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:15PMThe Broadway casts of Once and Newsies will lend their guitar strums and high kicks to performances on CBS’ Thanksgiving Day Parade, which will air live on November 22.
The parade w…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:07PMGary Griffin with direct a new play called "Appropriate" at the Humana Festival of New American Plays at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, and then at the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:06PMAfter a record number of nominations, and careful proofing by our local editors, Pati Buehler and Rebecca Goering, we are VERY excited to announce that voting has begun for this year's BWW P…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:03PMTicket competition ahoy! We’ve teamed up Theatre503 to offer AYT readers the chance to win tickets to The Mangrove Grows. Skip the blurb below to find out how to enter the competition.…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:01PMClassic Stage Company, New YorkLast summer, at least three different Uncle Vanyas bestrode New York stages. Recent years have also witnessed fields of cherry orchards, a small flock of seagu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:01PMI have been a loyal HowlRound reader for quite some time. I was drawn in by and continued find inspiration in the breadth and depth of discussions the journal generates. I’m grateful for…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:00PM
In the case of GableStage’s production of the message comedy about sexual politics, Venus In Fur, the only thing to be certain of is the stunning performance by Betsy Graver.
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:59PMJustin Sayre’s The Meeting* tackles the serious and the frivolous in gay culture — Is there a universal gay culture? Is there an aesthetic sensibility that unites gay people acro…
SOURCE: TDF at 12:54PMOn November 9th, Cirque du Soleil celebrated the Las Vegas premiere of its newest resident show Zarkana at ARIA Resort amp Casino at CityCenter. Zarkana, a visually stunning modern acrobatic…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:52PMBroadway musical director Charlie Rosen, who has composed the score for the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Cyrano de Bergerac, will debut his big band alongside a bevy of Broadwa…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:49PMEthan Hawke gives a compelling performance in this off-Broadway staging of Chekhov’s drama, writes Brendan Lemon
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:48PMThe small Off Off Broadway Flea Theater and a powerful Hollywood agency are talking about mounting "The Parisian Woman," a new play about sexual politics in Washington, in a larger space tha…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:47PMThe Public Theater has announced a collaboration between Miami's GableStage and the Royal Shakespeare Company, in which all three theaters will present Tarell Alvin McCraney's new version of…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:44PMRoundabout Theatre Companys Broadway production of Cyrano de Bergerac starring Tony Award winner Douglas Hodge, Clmence Posy and Patrick Page, will end its limited engagement on Sunday, Nove…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:38PMNEW YORK (AP) — A trans-Atlantic collaboration between the Royal Shakespeare Company in England, Miami's GableStage and The Public Theater in New York will present a radically fresh versio…
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:38PMBroadway stars Emily Padgett and Matthew Hydzik will star as “Alex” and “Nick” in the world premiere of FLASHDANCE – THE MUSICAL, the stage adaptation of the 1983 hit film tha…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:38PMClosely-guarded Valerie Eliot opened her arms to the classic musical.
SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 12:37PMFans of Paul Rudd are eagerly awaiting the December 21 big-screen release of This Is 40, his latest comic collaboration with writer/director Judd Apatow and Apatow’s real-life wife, Le…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PMSusan Blackwell, Tom Kitt, Kathleen Marshall and Matthew Broderick were part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival's Nov. 11 gala honoring four-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O'Hara at…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:35PMTwo-time Tony winner George Hearn (Sunset Boulevard, La Cage aux Folles) is playing two sides of a coin — a nurturing father and an adversarial preacher — in Broadway's Scand…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PMREVIEW: There's much to marvel at in this musical version of the classic Dr. Seuss book. Reed Sigmund as the Grinch is a green meanie.
SOURCE: StarTribune at 12:29PMNarrated by Mandy Patinkin Homeland, the film features interviews with former and current Joffrey dancers, the breakthroughs of choreograpers Twyla Tharp, Laura Dean and Margo Sappington, an…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:29PMWhen Zachary Johnston moved to Berlin in 2008, he phoned his friend Ira Gewanter in Baltimore to share something shocking about his new city.
SOURCE: Washington Jewish Week at 12:29PMREVIEW: Soprano Keri Alkema leads a cast of excellent singers in Minnesota Opera's "Anna Bolena."
SOURCE: StarTribune at 12:27PMOlivier Award-winner David Bamber stars in the UK professional premiere Marvin Hamlisch musical Sweet Smell of Success at the Arcola Theatre.
Based on the 1957 film of the same name, Sweet …
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:25PMA taste of Scottish culture and an extraordinary journey can be washed down with an ice-cold beer, courtesy of a traveling troupe of actors who will perform in one of D.C.’s popular bars. …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:23PMThe Les Miserables movie is almost here (6 weeks to go!!!) and to mark the blockbuster occasion, Vogue recruited famed photographer Annie Leibovitz to shoot the film's starry cast i…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:22PMTHE ANARCHIST, a new play written and directed by DAVID MAMET will be presented on Broadway at the newly refurbished Golden Theatre 252 West 45th Street. The production will star two-time To…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:20PMThe Broadway casts of the multi-Tony Award-winning production of Once and of the hit musical Newsies. Additionally, Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain and actor Dan Stevens, who star in …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18PMLast week we took a break from Broadway by asking you who you'd be voting for. Check out your results below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:15PMThe Public Theater Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis Executive Director, Patrick Willingham announced an international collaboration today between Miamis GableStage and the Royal Shakespeare C…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:15PMThe new Bond film Skyfall just earned the highest opening weekend grosses ever for a 007 movie. In honor of Skyfall’s debut, we asked readers which Broadway starlet should be the …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:07PMThe Royal Shakespeare Company, the Public Theater and Miami's GableStage will unite to present the world premiere of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, edited and adapted by acclaim…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PMSantino Fontana (Cinderella), Caissie Levy (Ghost), Nick Blaemire (Godspell) and more Broadway stars will be on hand to sing showtunes and standards in the debut concert perfo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:04PMHollywood actress Cate Blanchett has been shortlisted for a major theatre award for her first stage performance in 13 years.
SOURCE: The Independent at 12:03PMHollywood actress Cate Blanchett has been shortlisted for a major
theatre award for her first stage performance in 13 years.
SOURCE: The Independent at 12:03PMWhen you hire the best talent to do one of the greatest, most enduring musicals, odds are you'll have a great show, and such is the case with Village Theatre's robust and hearty Fiddler on t…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 12:03PMContemporary language and ear-splitting blasts distinguish David Adjmi's brisk script. Taking place during the latter part of the eighteenth century, the time of the French Revolution, the p…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 12:02PMIf you've seen Chaplin (if you haven't, get to the Barrymore Theatre!) you know that it is a pretty physical show - and not just for Rob McClure. Like most actors, Wayne Alan Wilcox&nb…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01PMNEW YORK—A trans-Atlantic collaboration between the Royal Shakespeare Company in England, Miami's GableStage and The Public Theater in New York will present a radically fresh version o…
SOURCE: Denver Post at 12:00PMThe world premiere of Forever Dusty, a new musical about the life and times of legendary icon Dusty Springfield, by Kirsten Holly Smith and Jonathan Vankin, begins performances November 11, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PMNEW YORK (AP) -- A trans-Atlantic collaboration between the Royal Shakespeare Company in England, Miami's GableStage and The Public Theater in New York will present a radically fresh ver…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:00PMIn physical activity there is really only one way to build endurance. You push yourself just a little harder each time you work out. Athletes push until they are close to failure and then th…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 12:00PM
Today in 1989, Grand Hotel opened at the Martin Beck Theatre now the Al Hirschfeld Theatre where it ran for 1017 performances. Grand Hotel is a musical with a book by Luther Davis and music …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:58AMWill Chase has had one busy year. The versatile stage vet tackled a pivotal role on NBC’s Smash, an indie movie and a stint in Broadway’s Nice Work If You Can Get It, and no…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:57AMMahopac High School Drama Company will present “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” this week, with performances at 7 p.m. Nov. 15, 16 and 17 at Mahopac High School Auditorium.…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 11:48AMMaria Dizzia, Bill Camp and Michael Chernus will be part of the Nov. 19 reading of Anne Carson's Antigonick, new adaptation of Sophocles drama, at the 92nd Street Y.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:46AMThe Evening Standard Theatre Awards, established in 1955, are presented annually for outstanding achievements in London Theatre, and this year's nominations shortlist has just been announced…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:45AMJ.C. Lee's highly enjoyable new comedy focuses on a girl for whom art, rebellion, self-expression and self-promotion are inextricably linked ... while it's never less than interesting, Freud…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 11:43AM“I came to the city. I saw the people were filthy. And those who were not filthy were still filthy.” Howard Barker’s visceral and confrontational new play imagines the Bibl…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:43AMCate Blanchett and Eileen Atkins have been shortlisted for the title of best actress at this year’s London Evening Standard Awards. Blanchett has been recognised for her performance in Syd…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:41AMThe Tony Award-winning musical, "Chicago", has held its spot on the Great White Way since 1996, when it opened at the Richard Rogers Theatre. From there, the show moved to the Shubert Theatr…
SOURCE: Ticket News at 11:38AMNEW YORK (AP) — An intriguing array of up-and-coming vocal talent went a long way to add some spice to a program that was overstuffed with operatic chestnuts at this year's Richard Tucker …
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:36AMThe final cast has been set for the West End stage adaptation of Chariots of Fire, which will close at London's Gielgud Theatre on February 2, 2013. Directed by Edward Hall, the producti…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AMYou have to take solace where you can find it. For Chandra, a Navy bride whose honeymoon was interrupted by the U.S. military’s surge in Iraq, there’s consolation in waving sage-and-lave…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:32AMGossip columnist Perez Hilton paid a visit to the Nov. 10 performance of Broadway's Elf, the holiday musical comedy based on the 2003 film of the same title. He met with cast members after …
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AMAcademy Award nominee Anne Hathaway, who stars as Fantine in the upcoming film of Les Miserables, hosted "Saturday Night Live" Nov. 10 and the cast joined the actress for a special…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30AMTickets go on sale today for Roundabout Theatre Companys new production of Lanford Wilsons Pulitzer Prize winning play Talleys Folly, directed by Michael Wilson, feature Danny Burstein as Ma…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:29AMThe Place, London: Charlotte Vincent's dance and theatre company has been creating provocative work since 1994 and the latest packs a considerable wallop on behalf of the sisterhood. A …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:27AMMarie Antoinette has been yanked halfway into the 21st century in David Adjmi’s blunt reappraisal at Yale Repertory Theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:26AMCharlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band has just announced their debut concert performance, taking place Monday November 19 at the Laurie Beechman Theater 407 West 42nd Street . The concert will f…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:25AMTHE ANARCHIST, the new play written and directed by David Mamet and starring Patti LuPone and Debra Winger, begins previews tomorrow, 1113, at the Golden Theatre. With previews behind them, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:21AMSometimes a production can give you exactly what you need – whether it's to mourn a loved one or help make important decisionsA couple of weeks ago I went to see Ellie Harrison's The Reser…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:19AMFran Kranz will star opposite Odette Annable in the new film The Truth About Lies, according to Deadline.com. No production timeline has been announced yet for the film, which will be direct…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:19AMIn the November issue of Vogue Magazine, famed photographer Annie Leibovitz brings together the all-star cast of the upcoming big screen adaptation of LES MISERABLES, opening in theaters Chr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:17AMTickets are now on sale for Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Sharr White's The Other Place. Directed by Joe Mantello, the production will star Laurie Metcalfe, reprising h…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:16AMJessica Chastain is ‘The Heiress' By Isa GoldbergJessica Chastain ("The Help," "Tree of Life") is not really beautiful as "The Heiress.&quo…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:14AMLast night, The New York Musical Theatre Festival NYMF Ninth Season Gala honored Kelli O'Hara for her contributions to musical theatre at the Hudson Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there for the …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:09AMThe new Broadway musical Chaplin, based on the life of screen legend Charlie Chaplin, hosted a benefit performance Nov. 9 for the NYC Firefighters charity, Lil' Bravest Inc., which raise…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01AMCTI, The Commercial Theater Institute, is THE place to train if you’re looking for a classroom like education in producer training. It’s like the Parris Island for Producers. The…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMBefore he died in August at the age of 68, Marvin Hamlisch recorded a brief cameo for "The Simpsons," playing a version of himself in an episode involving Abe Simpson's hidden past. On Sunda…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AM
After a record number of nominations, and careful proofing by our local editors, Jan Nargi and Nancy Grossman, we are VERY excited to announce that voting has begun for this year's BWW Bosto…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:58AMJordan Gelber and Leslie Kritzer co-star in the Broadway return of Elf, the holiday musical comedy based on the 2003 film of the same title about an orphaned human who thinks he's one of…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:50AMCheyenne Jackson, the hunky star of musical comedies such as "Xanadu" and "All Shook Up" and TV's "30 Rock," portrays an adult film actor who fancies himself an…
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:47AMThe following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending November 11, 2012: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm A CHRISTMAS STORY $461,281 7,225 68.13% $63.85 AN ENEMY OF THE P…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:45AMTwo-time Emmy Award winner Dorothy Lyman will star as Violet Weston in the Hot Summer Nights-Theatre Raleigh production of Tracy Letts' Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning family drama Augus…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AMDirector and writer team Tamara Harvey and Joe Hammond tell us more about Theatre503's "darkly enchanting" Where the Mangrove Grows.
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:37AMYesterday (11 November 2012) we took nearly 50 Whatsonstage.com theatregoers to the Savoy theatre for the gala concert performance of Our House, the musical written by Tim Firth based on the…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:36AMThe 37th Annual Humana Festival of New American Plays Feb. 27-April 7, 2013, will feature world premieres by Jeff Augustin, Mallery Avidon, Will Eno, Rinne Groff, Lucas Hnath, Branden Jacobs…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:31AMYoung writers James Graham and Nick Payne vie with Caryl Churchill, while actor Hattie Morahan goes up against Cate Blanchett as Young Vic gains five nominationsYoung playwrights James Graha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:28AMBarbara Walters and Judith Sheindlin (aka Judge Judy) aren't strangers to sensational drama, but nothing could have prepared them for the salacious goings-ons of The Performers. The dayt…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:27AMBroadway producer Dede Harris has optioned the music catalogue of Diane Warren, one of the most popular and successful contemporary songwriters of our time, to create a new musical for the B…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:27AMWhat a fun weekend we had at SCANDALOUS So many friends and family passed thru the doors of the Neil Simon. It was the start of the whole lead up to our opening night, November 15.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:23AMThe Vineyard Theatre 108 E. 15 St. presents the world-premiere production of Douglas McGrath's play Checkers. CHECKERS, a new play by Douglas McGrath about Richard and Pat Nixon and his land…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:20AMThe Vineyard Theatre 108 E. 15 St. presents the world-premiere production of Douglas McGrath's play CHECKERS. CHECKERS, a new play by Douglas McGrath about Richard and Pat Nixon and his land…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:18AMWe have enough stuff. Enough TV, enough plays, enough museums. No one is clamoring for one more thing. What we need is more meaningful experiences. There is always room for that. Always. We …
SOURCE: Mission Paradox at 10:12AMThis week's High School in the Spolight mention goes to the Drama Department at Roosevelt High School in Seattle, Washington Read on to learn more about the drama program the only full-time …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:10AMFaye Tozer, best known for being part of the pop group Steps, is to star in a new musical called The Tailor-Made Man at the Arts Theatre. The musical tells the true story of silent...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:09AMEve Ensler's bold new play, Emotional Creature, officially opens November 12 at off-Broadway's Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at the Pershing Square Signature Center.
The …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:07AMForever Dusty, a new musical by Kirsten Holly Smith and Jonathan Vankin about the life of late singer Dusty Springfield, began previews at Off-Broadway's New World Stages Nov. 11. The ca…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:07AMMy View – written by Stephen Sorokoff First I had to stand on line to vote, then to fill up my car’s tank, and then to get into Helsinki Hudson to see the celebrated playwrigh…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:02AMVanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Christopher Durang’s comic send-up of Chekhov's work, opens off-Broadway on November 12. Directed by Nicholas Martin and starring Osc…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:02AMEmily Padgett and Matthew Hydzik will perform the lead roles in the upcoming tour of “Flashdance – The Musical.” The tour will begin January 1, 2013 at Heinz Hall in Philadelphia and r…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AM The show has been called remarkable, and Rob McClure–star of Chaplin–is said to be giving the break out performance of the year. Want to see the show? Well, you’re i…
SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 10:00AM
THE CHRISTMAS SCHOONER returns to the Mercury Theater (3745 N. Southport, Chicago), from November 23 through December 30, 2012. and includes a tribute to the late Julie Shannon, who wro…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 09:56AMYoung Vic associate artist Walter Meierjohann has been appointed as the first artistic director of theatre at the new Manchester-based venue, Home. He will take up his position at the arts o…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:46AMMichael Stebbins had to grow up, but lately he’s been thinking about the boy who never did. Peter Pan’s undying, almost mythic legacy led Stebbins, the Producing Artistic Director at Rep…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:44AMThe London Evening Standard has published its shortlist for this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards. This year's event, which will the 58th year the awards have been presented, w…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:44AMComic John Bishop and playwright Jonathan Harvey have teamed up to write Panto!, a comedy for ITV. The comedy will star Bishop, alongside Sheridan Smith, Samantha Spiro, Mark Benton and Ches…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:41AMToday is the birthday of Delta blues guitarist and singer Booker T. Washington White, a.k.a Bukka White (1909-1977). A native of Aberdeen, Mississippi, he was the first cousin of B.B. King&#…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:24AMToday is the birthday of Grace Kelly (1929-1982). Unknown to most people, hers is one of the great acts of self-creation of modern show business history, ranking perhaps with Cary Grant̵…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:22AMIf you love guitar driven music be it Southern Rock, blues, or something in between then the Weinberg Center for the Arts was the place to be on Friday night. The up and coming Kenny Young…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:15AMToday is the birthday of Jack Oakie (Lewis Delaney Offield, 1903-1978). A Missouri native who spent part of his childhood in Oklahoma, he moved to New York to break into show business around…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:01AMLast month it was announced that Sierra Boggess will join the Broadway production of “The Phantom of the Opera” to celebrate the show’s 25th anniversary, and now the dates of her run h…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 09:00AMEmily Padgett, Matthew Hydzik, and Rachel Rak will star in the world premiere of Flashdance-The Musical, which will launch its National Tour at Pittsburgh’s Heinz Hall on January 1-6, …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AMLegit News:
New plays by Jacobs-Jenkins, Groff on tap
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AM
As you wander through Peckham's Copeland Industrial Park on your way to The Last Refuge, women from the neighbouring Evangelical Church also wander the alleyway in white dresses to the backd…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:57AMMy post on Saturday regarding Walter Kirn’s parody of book reviews in yesterday’s New York Times generated an unusual amount of traffic. I am able to track what kinds of Google s…
SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 08:56AMTwo-time Tony Award nominee Carolee Carmello stars as Aimee Semple McPherson, the trailblazing media superstar whose passion for saving souls was matched by her passion for making headlines.…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:46AMThis 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…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:38AMThe British Players present Don’t Dress for Dinner by Marc Camoletti. Directed by Chrish Kresge and produced by Caroline Gelb. Audition Dates Sunday, December 9th : 1 – 3pm Monda…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:30AMI've had the pleasure of hearing Will Reynolds' music a few times now, with songs seeming to pop up at every up-and-coming musical theatre concert in town as of late. Last night, I had the p…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:30AMSKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Several hundred spectators got an unexpected shock at a circus in Macedonia after a lion broke through a safety enclosure during a performance.
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 08:27AMNEW YORK (AP) — These are not fun days for Cheyenne Jackson when it comes to his diet. He faces more restrictions on what goes in his mouth than an Olympic athlete.
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 08:16AMTimothy NolanHometown: Bronx, NY by way of Mahopac, NYCurrent Town: Brooklyn, NYQ: Tell me about What's In A Name.
A: What’s In A Name started off as a short play I wrote in 19…
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 08:11AMIt's time for the newest episode of BWW's exclusive TV series - CHEWING THE SCENERY WITH Randy Rainbow In this week's episode, Randy sings his own rendition of Maybe from ANNIE, reminisces w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:07AM
Christmas time! Mistletoe and wine! A season in which theatre is at its prime! You betcha it’s that time of year again and what better way to celebrate the festive season than by taking a …
SOURCE: Cheap Theatre Tickets at 07:54AMThe Pearl production is a most enjoyable experience. But let us not forget it preceded the French Revolution by only eleven years. Laughter can be dangerous. . . . Read More
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:54AMLegit News:
Trio of companies present international tour
SOURCE: Variety at 07:53AMThough even the cleverest and most Chekhov savvy director can't transform Ivanov from being a duckling among Chekhov's swans, Classic Stage has given its production the swan treatment. . . .…
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:52AMIt can be a long wait for the end of the world, even though it lies only a week away, to wit, from the beginning to the end of the Israeli film "We Are Not Alone."
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:50AMSo, some guys hit a Laurel recording studio to cut an anthem for famed Chicago criminal Larry Hoover. They wrap up and leave. Then they return with guns—to rob the studio. [NBC Washing…
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 07:30AMNEW YORK—These are not fun days for Cheyenne Jackson when it comes to his diet. He faces more restrictions on what goes in his mouth than an Olympic athlete.
SOURCE: Denver Post at 07:26AMSalisbury PlayhouseThis version of William Golding's 1964 novel confronts a subject from which the British theatre normally shies away in terror: the nature of religious faith. Although…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:23AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on November 12 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM
British playwrights are lucky. The UK is home to the best new writing theatres, the most talented collaborators and the most adventurous audiences in the world. New work has a central place …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:48AMI was so lucky to have the opportunity to speak at WordCamp Toronto: Developers last Sunday on a topic I’m very passionate about: customising the WordPress admin panel so it’s fo…
SOURCE: www.vanpattenmedia.com at 06:28AMMusical Loserville is to close in January after just three months in the West End. The show, written by Elliot Davis and James Bourne, will close at the Garrick Theatre on January 5, 2013. I…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:28AMTouring company Northern Broadsides’ spring production of Rutherford and Son is set to star Wendi Peters and Kate Anthony. Peters, who is best known for her role as Cilla Battersby Brown i…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:27AMThe Reduced Shakespeare Company is to revive its production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) for a UK tour in 2013. The show, which premiered in 1981, later ran for ni…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:19AMMany media outlets in the Philippines have already published series of auditions tips, which primarily came from Tony winner Lea Salonga and London-based actress Monique Wilson, Filipino act…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:17AMNathaniel Martello-White's stinging satire is inspired by frustration at the dearth of quality roles for black actors in this country. Premiered in a production by David Lan that pulsates wi…
SOURCE: The Independent at 06:10AM
The shorlists have been announced for the 2012 Evening Standard Theatre Awards, which have been whittled down from last months' longlists::E8831351519609.Among the names vying for honours ar…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:56AMBroadway Studio, London: Set in provincial Germany in the late 19th century, Frank Wedekind's original play exposes the sexual oppression of the era. Often subject to censorship through…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:26AMGeorge Entwistle has stepped down as director general of the BBC after just 54 days in the job. He announced his decision to leave the Corporation at the weekend, following the broadcast of …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:22AMThis 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…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:16AMTheatre 503, London: Drawing on his own experience working in a children's psychiatric hospital, Joe Hammond's first play is a fumbled attempt to explore the salve of the imaginati…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:06AM
St. Malachys The Actors Chapel welcomes renowned vocalist Linda Eder to the starstudded musical extravaganza, The Voices United Choral Festival tonight, Monday, November 12 at 730pm at NYs …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMTelevision and stage star Jane Kaczmarek and Culture Clash co-founderactorwriter Herbert Siguenza will host the 2012 LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards Ceremony tonight, November 12, at the hi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMLincoln Center Theater welcomes Genevieve Angelson, Shalita Grant, Billy Magnussen, Kristine Nielsen, David Hyde Pierce and Sigourney Weaver in the New York premiere of VANYA AND SONIA AND M…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMThe New School for Drama has announced that BAFTA Award-winning English playwright, director and screenwriter Sir David Hare will serve as distinguished Artist-in-Residence for one week begi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMISLAND SONG, a new musical anthology with music by Derek Gregor and words by Sam Carner, will have a one-night-only developmental concert at le Poisson Rouge tonight, November 12, 2012. Show…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMThe Broadway at Birdland concert series welcomes Tony-winning actresssinger Daisy Eagan in her concert, Daisy Eagan Fk Off. I Love You tonight, Monday, November 12 at 7pm.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMA Red Orchid Theatres AROT Board of Trustees and Gala Committee, together with Rockit Ranch Productions, presents the 2012 A Red Orchid Gala.The 2012 Gala will celebrate 20 years of creating…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMPlaywright 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 12:30AMSonnet Repertory Theatre presents their Eleventh Annual Benefit and Cabaret tonight, November 12, at 92YTribeca to honor award-winning director, Julie Taymor. Celebrating Taymors visionary c…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMOliver Becker (photo credit: David Cooper)Red: An Abstractby Edgar GovernoMany people think of Abstract Expressionism as a joke—just a collection of "random" colours or lines or shapes tha…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:07AMA Killing Romanceby David C. Jones.A lovely diverse cast filled with whimsy and heart – a sleek setting with imaginative staging including detailed mime – and hopefully romantic but sard…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:04AMThe Love Stories of the Othersby David C. JonesGabe and Karen are happily married with kids in a tasteful modern home in the suburbs. Their happy - if routine - life is challenged when their…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:02AMLucy Cox in Jekyll and Hyde (photo credit: Chris Bennion Photo)And off we go, ready or not, into the Christmas season! Drayton Entertainment is getting out the tree, the dog and the orphans,…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AM(photo credit: Vincent Champoux)Introspection: personal and socialby Isabelle-Ann Charlebois@IsaanncAt Le Trident, this season is the season of noise: La saison qui fait du bruit. To s…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMEmma Hunton and Sarah Stiles are part of a concert presentation of Island Song, a new musical anthology by Derek Gregor and Sam Carner, Nov. 12 at (le) Poisson Rouge.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMRay Bradbury appears as a contestant in a 1955 episode of Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life: (This is the...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AM"The translator, let me suggest in passing, must never be frightened of the word 'paraphrase'; it is a bogey of...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AMHenry Winkler, star of TV's "Happy Days" and Broadway's "The Dinner Party," returns to the Great White Way — in a great big way — in The Performers.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe life and work of late Tony Award-winning librettist Mark O'Donnell, co-writer of Broadway's Hairspray, will be celebrated 3 PM Nov. 12 at Broadway's Samuel J. Friedman Theatr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMDavid Margulies, Frances Sternhagen and Maria Tucci take part in the Westport Country Playhouse's Nov. 12 Script in Hand reading of Tony Award winner Joe DiPietro's Over the River an…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMJonathan Groff, Cheyenne Jackson, Heidi Rodewald and members of the PigPen Theatre Company honor Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor as part of Sonnet Repertory Theatre's Nov. 12 be…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe T. Schreiber Studio and Theatre, under the co-artistic direction of Terry Schreiber and Peter Jensen, hosts a Salute to New York Theatre benefit Nov. 12 at the Maritime Hotel in New…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMI'm Your Man – The Music of George Michael, an evening that celebrates the music of George Michael, is offered Nov. 12 at SOB's 204 Varick in New York City.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe American premiere of Mies Julie (from South Africa's Baxter Theatre Centre), which offers a new take on August Strindberg's Miss Julie, officially opens Nov. 12 at St. Ann's …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMChristopher Durang's Chekhov-inspired comedy, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, which whips characters from the Russian playwright's catalogue into a frothy weekend of costumes, p…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe 12th annual The 24 Hour Plays On Broadway is presented Nov. 12 at 8 PM at the American Airlines Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMNew York City Center celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Tony Award–winning Encores! series Nov. 12 with a Gala Benefit starring Raúl Esparza and Kelli O’Hara and featu…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMAn evening of new songs by Sam Salmond plays The Laurie Beechman Theatre Nov. 12.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMEmotional Creature, the new play by Eve Ensler that had its world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in June, opens Off-Broadway on Nov. 12 following previews from Oct. 26. Ensler, the T…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSt. Malachy's – The Actors' Chapel presents The Voices United Choral Festival, a "musical extravaganza" benefit, Nov. 12 at New York City's Beacon Theatre. L…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMEmma Hunton and Sarah Stiles are part of a concert presentation of Island Song, a new musical anthology by Derek Gregor and Sam Carner, Nov. 12 at (le) Poisson Rouge.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMIn the lobby of the Palace Theatre, where “Annie” is having a listless revival (under the direction of James Lapine), the Toddler Dreams Shirt (“Dreams Do Come True”)…
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SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 12:00AM1874 Birthday of pioneering African-American performer-composer Bert Williams (1874-1922), who wrote music for Broadway's In Dahomey (1903) and Abyssinia (1906), but achieved even greate…
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