The NBC drama Smash, returning for its second season early next year, offered a backstage look at a fictional Broadway production. Much of the show’s dramatic tension involved the musical�…
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 08:59PMPeter Filichia, Jan Simpson, Michael Portantiere and James Marino talk with Brian Stokes Mitchell about his new CD, concert tour and Broadway career. Also discussed is the Broadway opening o…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 08:39PMWhatever you do, don’t use Velcro. “I avoid Velcro as much as possible,” said Frank Labovitz, costume designer for “Dreamgirls” at Signature Theatre. “There’s so much room for …
SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:30PMDear Readers
As some of you will already know, I've decided to close down Theatre Notes. It's a decision that's been staring me in the face for a while now, and it's fair to say that I've b…
SOURCE: Theatre Notes at 08:27PMCole Porter’s musical spin on Shakespeare demands the fluidity, fizz and acidity of champagne. In Trevor Nunn’s revival, which transfers to London after a successful run in Chichester, i…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 08:24PM“What’s the name of the actor who plays Saul?” an anonymous male colleague asked us earlier this afternoon while discussing Sunday’s (insane!) episode of Homeland.
SOURCE: Vanity Fair at 08:09PMDOMA Theatre Company extends its critically acclaimed, Ovation-recommended, sold-out production through February 3. Singing puppets and their human neighbors tackle life’s most vexing issu…
SOURCE: Footlights at 08:03PM
In The Music Man, Marian Paroo recognizes that Harold Hill is a crook, but falls in love with him anyway because she sees the hope and good will he inspires in people. In Theatre Exile's The…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:38PMListen to celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton on Youtube, singing the song he recorded for the 2012 Broadways Carols for a Cure, Volume 14. This original song is called A Perez Hilton Chri…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:32PMThings are getting busy in the Jungle of Nool — and we’re not just talking about the selfless missions of Horton the Elephant, the mischief of the Wickersham monkeys and the meddling ant…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:25PMCanadian Stage announced 13 productions that will continue its mandate to celebrate new work for its 2013-2014 season
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 07:21PMArriving in our Emerald City of Seattle to guest star in the opening weekend performances of Seattle Men's Chorus' holiday show Baby, It's Cold Outside, a much traveled Gasteyer, who had jus…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:09PMLove and loneliness, broken homes and broken hearts, child abuse and communities clinging on through war... This adaptation of Michelle Magorian's children's book treats the darkest and most…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:05PM
Here are three awesome things that made my daughter cry. Don't judge. I love it when she does this.
SOURCE: voices.yahoo.com at 06:53PMKen Davenport of Davenport Theatrical Enterprises presents a reading of the new play Schooled, written by Lisa Lewis and directed by Jules Ochoa, as part of the Davenport Developmental Readi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:45PMEleanor Turney talks to Caroline Bird, the poet who wrote Trojan Women for the Gate, about the differences between writing for the page and the stage.
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:36PM"I have always felt irrationally at home in Chris' world," says Tony Award and Oscar nominee Sigourney Weaver, beaming at playwright Christopher Durang while discussing their latest collabor…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:23PMJournalists who attended the first screening could not yet 'review' the film, but were allowed to reveal their general reactions. Check them out below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:15PMSPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark celebrates the second anniversary of its very first performance on Broadway today, and hits the milestone as one of the Top 20 highest grossing Broadway shows of…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:12PMOver the Thanksgiving holiday, it’s no surprise that theater fans couldn’t get enough of Broadway.com’s exclusive video coverage. Among the most-watched videos from Novembe…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PMCanadian Stage continues the eclectic programming of the past two seasons.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:12PMOverall, The Second City’s Nut-Cracking Holiday Revue exudes high-energy that is good for some laughs. It is different enough from other holiday shows and other comedy shows to merit a vie…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 06:03PMA Christmas Story, The Musical arrives on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre just in time for the 2012 holiday season. Based on the 1983 movie perennial, the musical plays and eight-week …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:01PMNeil Patrick Harris has a new web series for Nerdist's YouTube channel called Neil's Puppet Dreams and, of course, it's delightful. (When is Neil Patrick Harris not being just totally charmi…
SOURCE: Paper Mag at 06:00PMBefore he began performances in The Book of Mormon, Matt Doyle took the stage at Rockwood Music Hall for a one-night-only concert featuring songs from his soulful new album—and we…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:00PM
The Scissor Sisters' infectious, foot-thumping tune "Let's Have a Kiki" has been bumping on dance floors all over the last few months, so now that Glee's Rachel (Lea Mi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:57PMBroadway Bares, the evening of steamy theatrical striptease that benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, will return for its 23rd edition on Sunday, June 23, 2013, at Roseland Ballroom i…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:56PMLincoln Center Theater presents Golden Boy, Clifford Odets’ tragic story of a boy with a dream and the girl he falls in love with. The story is set in 1930s New York and follows Joe Bo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:55PMBroadway Bares, the unrivaled evening of sexy striptease that benefits Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS, will return for its 23rd edition on Sunday, June 23, 2013, at Roseland Ballroom 239 W…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:54PMTony Awardwinning star of theater, film, and television, Nathan Lane will host Symphonic Sondheim, the New York Philharmonics performance of symphonic suites by Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award, A…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:54PMFind out how The Other Place's Laurie Metcalf, Daniel Stern and Zoey Perry put together the pieces of Sharr White's puzzling play and revealed a surprisingly funny and grip…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:53PMNow that the leads of the Broadway revival of Evita have announced their final performance in the show, theater lovers are buzzing about who will be next to play the juicy role of Eva P…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:51PMBroadway Bares, the unrivaled evening of sexy striptease that benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, will return for its 23rd edition on Sunday, June 23, 2013, at Roseland Ballroom (239…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:51PMREIGNING SUPREME! Monay, Monay, Monay, Monay, MONAY! If the seemingly heartless Irish tycoon Michael R. Regan (a fantastic Dave Hanson) had a theme song in the beginning of Edward Sheldon’…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:49PMBrought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Tuesday, November 27, 2012 Today’s Tweets: click on hyperlinked items for more information The @NewYorker takes a tour of the famed Merchant’s …
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:46PMNothing gets the ladies of The View going like a good argument, but there were no disputes to be had when the cheery cast of A Christmas Story, The Musical stopped by the show on November 26…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:44PMDetails on Theater League Holiday Party The time, date and place have been set for the South Florida Theatre League’s annual holiday party and membership meeting: 7:30-10 p.m. Monday, …
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 05:44PMThe Broadway community mourns the loss of celebrated producer Martin Richards, who passed away yesterday at age 80. The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be dimmed in his memory…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:42PMEarlier this year, an unlikely series of events led two of the worlds most gifted sleight-of-hand artists, Derek DelGaudio 2011 Close-Up Magician of the Year and Helder Guimares 2011 Parlour…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:38PMTHEATER REVIEW: "Failure: A Love Story" at the Victory Gardens Theater ★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Failure: A Love Story" at the Victory Gardens Theater ★★ ... Philip Dawkin…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:38PMEmmy Award nominee Amber Tamblyn (Joan of Arcadia) will make her Broadway debut in a new production of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley's The Miss Firecracker Contest, to be pro…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:35PMCall me crazy, but I am having a crisis of faith. Spirituality has been a popular topic on Broadway in the past year, with revivals of Godspell and Jesus Christ Superstar as well as the orig…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 05:32PMHellcab follows one day in the life of a Chicago cabbie-Christmas Eve Day, at that-and introduces the audience to 33 passengers and acquaintances he encounters throughout the day.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 05:25PMLaughing Dog Media continues Manhattans Holiday celebrations with Broadway star and vocal powerhouse JAMES BARBOURS Fifth Annual Holiday Season at Sardis 234 West 44th Street, New York, NY w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:23PMEarlier this year, Theatre Communications Group released its “Theatre Facts 2011” report, which provides an in-depth look at the financial health of theaters across the country. …
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:22PMThe 4th Annual AFRICAN CHILDRENS CHOIR Fundraising Gala, sponsored by Microsoft, EMC and CNN, will feature hosts Connie Britton of ABCs smash hit Nashville, Big Kenny of the multi-Platinum g…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:22PMThe charming boys of Newsies surely cleaned up well when the talented cast showed up to receive a coveted award from Actors’ Equity Association award on November 27. The pape-slingin&r…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:21PMA single-disc highlights album of Tom Hooper's film adaptation of the Tony and Olivier Award-winning hit musical Les Miserables will be released Dec. 26, according to Amazon.com.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:09PMThe film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical Les Misérables will have a Christmas Day opening, hitting theatres in a wide release Dec. 25.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:08PMNew Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse is alive with the sound of The Sound of Music, starring Ben Davis
(a 2003 Tony Honor recipient for being among the ensemble of La Boheme) as Capt. von Tra…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:03PMBring on the Holiday Cheer with BRING IT ON's special ticket prices - Save up to 65 on tickets But hurry, the show plays through December 30 only
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00PMOn the closing night of Project 2: Tomorrow and All Days After, I noticed the flashing blue lights of a cop car outside of my friend’s apartment, which was serving as our performance s…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:00PM
If you’re wise, even just a little wise, you don’t blurt out the literal first thing that comes to your mind. Your first response may be the truest, it may be right, but unfiltered conve…
SOURCE: 2AMT at 04:55PMBroadway Loves Shriners Hospitals for Children Benefit Concert is set for Monday, December 3, at the Grand Lodge Masonic Hall located at 23rd Street and 6th Avenue. Hosted by award-winning B…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:52PMTony winner Nathan Lane will host Symphonic Sondheim, the New York Philharmonic’s upcoming concert celebrating composer Stephen Sondheim. The concert is set for January 29, 2013 at Ave…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:47PMNEW YORK (AP) — Amber Tamblyn, who stars in "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" films and on TV in "House" and "Joan of Arcadia," is heading to Broadway.
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 04:46PMTony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Sheldon Harnick and his wife, actress-photographer Margery Gray Harnick, will present and sign their new book, "The Outdoor Museum: Not Your Usual I…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:44PM“The Boss,” a 1911 melodrama revived by Metropolitan Playhouse, paints a portrait of a ruthless plutocrat with emotional extremes.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:43PMA SKIRMISH OF WIT THAT CAN ONLY BE SHAW In 1896, George Bernard Shaw planned to beat Oscar Wilde at his own playful plotting and acerbic wit, so he wrote his answer to the recently successfu…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:40PMAudra McDonald is checking back into Seaside Wellness as the Tony winner will will return to Private Practice for the show’s series finale, according to TV Guide. T…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:36PMOpening Night is Thursday, December 6 at 645 pm for Lincoln Center Theaters 75th Anniversary production of the Clifford Odets classic Golden Boy, directed by Bartlett Sher, at the Belasco Th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:28PMAugust Wilson's Pulitzer Prize winning play "The Piano Lesson" returns to the New York boards, courtesy of off-Broadway's Signature Center.
SOURCE: NY1 at 04:25PMGableStage, which will join with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and New York's Public Theater in premieringTarell Alvin McCraney's set-in-Haiti Antony and Cleopatra next season, has jus…
SOURCE: Miami Herald at 04:19PMElf returns to Broadway for a holiday run with "Seinfeld"'s Wayne Knight as Santa Claus and Jordan Gelber as Buddy the Elf, a human raised among Santa's diminutive North Pole workers, who s…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:19PMThe McKittrick Hotel 530 W 27th Street, New York, NY, home of Sleep No More, has announced the return of its recent sold-out Carnival des Corbeaux, on Saturday December 1st and 8th, which on…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:18PMBEST TO LOOK AT THE QUILT AS A WHOLE, NOT THE INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS Intimate Apparel is a delicate but persuasive play about Esther (Vanessa Williams), a gifted black seamstress in 1905 who be…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:12PMOur official opening of A Christmas Story, the Musical was on Monday, November 19. It was a wonderful evening, with a great performance and a really fun party after the show. Check out some…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:12PMTony Award winner Nathan Lane will host Symphonic Sondheim, the New York Philharmonic's performance of symphonic suites by Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award, Academy Award and Grammy Award-winn…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:08PMMinnesota Orchestra musicians say Michael Henson's removal is 'key' to ending lockout.
SOURCE: StarTribune at 04:04PMThe two members of the Bill McGoldrick Acoustic Duo – 57-year-old ex-rocker Bill McGoldrick on guitar and 23-year-old Brazilian folk singer Pamela Stiebler -- may appear to be something of…
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 04:04PM
Julian Fellowes, the creator of the Emmy-winning British drama Downtown Abbey and book writer of Broadway's Mary Poppins, has signed a deal to write and produce a New York-set perio…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:57PMBreak A Leg!This is it. At 3:30pm PST/6:30pm EST the reading of my play American Triage starts at Repertorio Español. A big thank you to Allison at Repertorio Español, she coordinates…
SOURCE: Variations On A Theme at 03:49PMTheresa Rebeck is calling New York City on its bullshit. "Good god, the level of superiority in this city!," she says, laughing. "You step out of a cab and people on the street immediately s…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:49PMTheresa Rebeck is calling New York City on its bull. "Good god, the level of superiority in this city!" she says, laughing. "You step out of a cab and people immediately start lobbing bullsh…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:49PMNominees for the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards have been announced, and the shortlist includes Killer Joe star Matthew McConaughey, playwright Martin McDonagh, Broadway alums Bradley C…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:46PMTheater is a family affair for Rachael and Matthew Harrington. The director and author of Don Pedro de la Cebolla, a story about the illegitimate son of royalty sent on a heroic quest, are a…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 03:43PMThe little tramp is set to hit the road. The new bio-musical Chaplin, currently playing on Broadway at the Barrymore Theatre, will embark on a national tour beginning fall 2014 with a possib…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:42PMNEW YORK—Amber Tamblyn, who stars in "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" films and on TV in "House" and "Joan of Arcadia," is heading to Broadway.
SOURCE: Denver Post at 03:41PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Amber Tamblyn, who stars in "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" films and on TV in "House" and "Joan of Arcadia," is heading to Broadway....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:41PMRichards’ shows won 36 Tonys during his five decades producing plays and musicals
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 03:37PMTony and Emmy winner Hugh Jackman will add another honor to his extensive resume when he is saluted by the Museum of the Moving Image at its 27th annual ceremony in New York on December 11.
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SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:34PMIn this in-depth interview with filmmaker Drago Sumonja, the first time filmmaker explains how his ‘talking heads’ documentary zones in on the craft of acting. Interview by Debor…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:28PMTVGuide.com reports that Audra McDonald will reprise her role as Dr. Naomi Bennett for the series finale of ABC's PRIVATE PRACTICE in January.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:24PMIf you’re talking about shoes and gowns, the place to be is the lobby of the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. That’s where the Emerald City Theatre company’s production of “C…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 03:15PMSoon to be seen onscreen in Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained," the actress will make her Broadway debut in the 1984 Beth Henley play.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:15PMCulturebot co-hosts a discussion into the future of performance
SOURCE: Culturebot at 03:07PMThe story unfolds more like a roller coaster than a play, taking twists and turns for the grotesque, the absurd and disgusting
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 03:04PMTheatreWorks presents a family treat for the holidays, the Tony Award-winning musical BIG RIVER. Mark Twains story The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn comes alive in this enchanting musical a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:04PM
Modern Renaissance Man Neil Patrick Harris' new Nerdist Channel web series Neil's Puppet Dreams is a co-production with the Jim Henson Company that blends dirty jokes, puppetry (obviously), …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:54PMBroadway’s elite gathered to honor Michael David, president of Dodger Properties, at UJA-Federation of New York’s Theater Division’s 2013 Excellence in Theater Award Dinner on Monday, …
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 02:52PMThe Public Theater has extended its world-premiere production of The Twenty-Seventh Man, adapted from author Nathan Englander's short story of the same title, an additional week of perfo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:52PMBroadways elite gathered to honor Michael David, president of Dodger Properties, at UJA-Federation of New Yorks Theater Divisions 2013 Excellence in Theater Award Dinner on Nov. 26 at …
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:47PMCat on a Hot Tin Roof leading lady Scarlett Johansson is already a Tony winner, but should she decide to leave acting behind the movie star might have a bright future as a weather forecaster…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:37PMFive-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald's two-month gig as full-time wife (to Murder Ballad star Will Swenson) and mother is coming to an end. The multi-talented actress signed on to host…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:33PMThe old organ was in bad shape and beyond repair. Now, after more than two years of construction and installation, a new organ has arrived and will make its debut on Nov. 27.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:33PM'Do I have any regrets? I'm sorry I didn't have children. And I like all my shows – except one'What first drew you to composing?When I was 11, my parents divorced. My mother had custody an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:30PMNathan Englander’s new drama The Twenty-Seventh Man has announced a one week extension to its acclaimed run at the Public Theater. The show will now close on December 16, instead of th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:25PMVoting is now open for the first-ever Fall 2012 BWW TV World Awards.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:21PML2Kontemporary is excited to present Material Manifestation curated by Hoojung Lee. Material Manifestation features innovative works by five LA based-artists who speak with a diverse range o…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:18PMEmmy nominee Amber Tamblyn will make her Broadway debut in a revival of Beth Henley’s 1984 comedy The Miss Firecracker Contest, according to The New York Times. Directed by Tony winner…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18PMThe Richard Rodgers Theatre box office opened Nov. 19 for the starry Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, featuring Tony Award winner Scarlett Johansson and Ben…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:15PMWho knew that a musical about serial murder could be such a box office smash? The hit production of Silence! The Musical, currently playing at the Elektra Theatre, will end its run on Decemb…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:12PM“Twelfth Night’' is a success in London, with Mark Rylance set to make waves again in the role of Olivia, while “The Magistrate’' leaves some room for improvement.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:10PMPatrons of the Actors Fund were treated to a very special treat at NYC's Intercontinental Hotel on November 26: a live interview between Show People host and Broadway.com editor-in-…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:10PMAccording to the New York Times, Amber Tamblyn is set to make her Broadway debut as 'Carnelle' in an upcoming revival of The Miss Firecracker Contest. Judith Ivey is set to direct the play, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:07PMChaplin will tightrope its way across America as the new Broadway musical is scheduled to launch a nation tour in the fall of 2014. Plans are also in the works for an international tour…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:00PMSo many people die in “Failure: A Love Story,” a new play by Philip Dawkins that opened on Monday night at Victory Gardens Theater. In 1928, the three Fail sisters, Nelly (Baize …
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 02:00PMHelmer-choreographer Kathleen Marshall puts the kicks in the old-time Cole Porter tuner, opening this week at Ahmanson Theatre. READ MORE
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:00PMAmber Tamblyn ("Joan of Arcadia," "House") will play Carnelle Scott in a Broadway mounting of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley’s comedy The Miss Firecr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM“When one is young, one hears only the word 'great.' When one is less young, one hears only the word 'next.' ” So says the spiky centrifuge of “The Morini Strad” at…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:00PM
Sasha Frere-Jones' recent article in The New Yorker about the British songstress Paloma Faith’s entrée into the United States market got me thinking about the fortunes of British female s…
SOURCE: Chloe Veltman at 01:58PMCHAPLIN THE NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL NEW YORK CAN’T STOP TALKING ABOUT LAUNCHES US NATIONAL TOUR FALL 2014 WORLD TOUR ALSO IN THE WORKS The producers of the new Broadway musical CHAPLIN are pl…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 01:51PMNew York City is getting into the holiday spirit more than ever this year with numerous holiday and Christmas-themed shows decorating the town. Playbill.com has compiled a list of various se…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:50PMIf you’re talking about shoes and gowns, the place to be is the lobby of the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. That’s where the Emerald City Theatre company’s production of “C…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 01:46PMThe four principal cast members of the upcoming Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof met the press on Tuesday, November 27 at the famed Theatre District eat
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:44PMFormer cast member Martin Short returns for his third hosting appearance on December 15 for SNL's Christmas show. Short is a veteran performer in film, television and theater.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:41PMJames Barbour will get into the Christmas spirit with his annual holiday concert series at Sardi's from December 6 through 8. Barbour's concert series, which is now in its …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:40PMProducers of Broadway's Chaplin, about the life of silent film star Charlie Chaplin, announced Nov. 27 that AWA Partners will present a U.S. national tour of the new music…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:40PMNEW YORK (AP) — Martin Richards, the Tony Award-winning producer behind such Broadway hits as "On the Twentieth Century," ''Sweeney Todd," and "The Will Rogers Follies," as well as an Acad…
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 01:38PMOlney Theatre Center Announces Extension of Cinderella Olney Theatre Center’ Cinderella is now extended through January 6, 2013! OLNEY, MD – November 26, 2012 - Olney Theatre Center…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:36PMThe producers of the new Broadway musical CHAPLIN have just announced that AWA Partners www.AWA-Partners.com is putting together a US national tour that will launch in the fall of 2014, with…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:35PMStage and screen legend Julie Andrews will return for the fourth time as host of "From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration," the annual event featuring the Vienna Philharmonic, …
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:35PMBeth Henley's play "The Miss Firecracker Contest" will be mounted on Broadway this spring and star the Emmy-nominated actress Amber Tamblyn.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:23PMAaron Tveit will soon be seen in the highly anticipated big screen adaptation of LES MISERABLES in the role of Enjolras, the leader of a student revolt. Below, get a first look at the actor …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:23PMThe final 30 orchestra tickets for Roundabout Theatre Companys Todd Haimes, Artistic Director benefit performance of ASSASSINS are now on sale.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:21PMBroadway at Birdland has announced the continuation of the partnership with multi-Grammy and Tony nominated composer Frank Wildhorn with two holiday-themed Frank amp Friends concerts. These…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PMThe marquees of Broadway theaters will be dimmed tonight at 7pm in honor of Oscar winner and Tony Award-winning producer Martin Richards, who died peacefully at his home in Manhattan on Mond…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:17PMFind out which North Pole worker has been a ho-ho-ho courtesy of gossip hound Perez Hilton! This holiday season the blogger and former NEWSical star is taking a page from the off-Broadway pa…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:11PMTony Award nominee Peter Friedman, Sarah Steele, Harry Zittel and Zoë Winters will take part in a reading of the new Lisa Lewis play Schooled, which will be presented Dec. 3 in Manhatta…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:09PMMartin Richards, one of the truly legendary Broadway producers, passed away last night. His credits included hits like Sweeney Todd, Grand Hotel, Will Rogers Follies as well as the origina…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:07PMStage and screen legend Julie Andrews returns for the fourth time to host the festive annual New Year's celebration with the Vienna Philharmonic, under the direction of Franz Welser-Mst from…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:05PMBroadway’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 01:02PMRehearsals have started for the Broadway revival of the Tennessee Williams' classic Mississippi Delta drama Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and we’ve got a sneak peek at this story of Maggi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:01PMRECOMMENDED For a lively reprieve from the abundance of seasonal plays and pageants, Remy Bumppo offers up one of George Bernard Shaw’s few comedies, “You Never Can Tell.” …
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 01:00PM
Special episodes of Miranda, The Royle Family and Call the Midwife will form part of the BBC’s Christmas line-up. Other productions that will be broadcast over the festive period include R…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:57PMThe Richard Rodgers Theatre box office 226 West 46th Street is now open for tickets to Tennessee Williams Cat on a Hot Tin Roof starring Scarlett Johansson as Maggie, Ciarn Hinds as Big Dadd…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMThe Tony-winning Broadway musical Once, based on the 2006 film of the same name set in Dublin, will begin performances March 16, 2013, prior to an official opening April 9 at the West End's …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48PMHallmark Movie Channel presents the TV special "Annie's Search for Sandy," about the rescue of a pooch to play the role of "Sandy" in Broadway's Annie, at 7:30 PM…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43PMSoho Theatre, LondonJudith Lucy is a household name in Australia, but making her London debut at the Soho Theatre, she's asking us to "think of this less as a gig, more as a worksh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:40PMRising star and certifiable theater heartthrob Matt Doyle knows his way around a big Broadway show. After Spring Awakening, Bye Bye Birdie and War Horse, the actor is about to take on his bi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:40PMNew Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme: The New Vic has enjoyed bumper attendances throughout 2012 and a festive offering of this standard can only enhance its reputation.
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:38PMName: Patrick FleuryHometown: McLean, VirginiaEducation: Graduate of Fordham University, BA in Theatre PerformanceSelect Credits: Richard 3 (Lord Hastings, Less Than Rent); Little Town Blues…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:35PMNEW YORK - Martin Richards, the Tony Award-winning producer behind such Broadway hits as "On the Twentieth Century,"...
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 12:33PMTony Award winner Victoria Clark and Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes, who will star in the upcoming Broadway production of Cinderella, will perform in the Dec. 9 benefit Impossible Things Are…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Martin Richards, the Tony Award-winning producer behind such Broadway hits as "On the Twentieth Century," "Sweeney Todd," and "The Will Rogers Follies," has died, his pu…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:23PMPlaywrights Caryl Churchill, Howard Brenton and Timberlake Wertenbaker are set to collaborate with fringe venue Theatre503 by working with young writers next year. As part of the south Londo…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:23PMThe Broadway premiere of The Other Place, Sharr White's mysterious play about a doctor whose life is shaken, will feature Laurie Metcalf, Daniel Stern, Zoe Perry and John Schiappa. The c…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23PMWith the contracts of their trio of leading stars up at the end of January, Evita's producers have announced the show will go on—with new stars yet-to-be announced taking over as Che, Juan…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:22PMBah! Humbug! The classic Christmas line echoed through the years by the notorious and original Grinch of Christmas; the timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge brought brilliantly to life with mus…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:18PMBroadway's light will dim Tuesday night for legendary theater producer Martin Richards, who died on Monday in his Manhattan home.
SOURCE: NY1 at 12:17PMFrom playing Sandy in Grease to her Tony-nominated performance as Bonnie Parker in Bonnie & Clyde to her upcoming title role in the Broadway premiere in Rodgers & Hammerstein's&n…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:16PMOn this morning's TODAY show, actress Scarlett Johansson stepped in for weatherman Al Roker who was suffering from a case of laryngitis. Host Matt Lauer questioned her expertise in the field…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:11PMRehearsals have begun for the Broadway premiere of the mysterious drama The Other Place, and we’ve got a sneak peek at this story of long-buried truths and dark secrets that refus…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:07PMThe new space, which will focus on Jacobean works, will be named after the actor and director Sam Wanamaker.
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Wicked has plenty to be thankful for, as the show benefitted from the holiday boost. The production broke the record for the highest grossing 8 performance week in Broadway history, grossi…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:58AMThe Young Vic's hit production of The Changeling opened last night (26 November 2012), having transferred to the main house from its studio space, where it played earlier this year.Thomas Mi…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:56AMThe Broadway community will mourn legendary producer Martin Richards, who died November 26 at the age of 80, by dimming the theater marquee lights on November 27 for one minute at exactly 7 …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:56AMSILENCE The Musical will end its 18-month run Sunday evening, December 30th at the Elektra Theatre. The production will have played a total of 447 performances and eight previews. Originally…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:55AMMireille Asselin and Aaron Sheehan - photo: Kathy WittmanUnlike many art forms, opera kicked off with a masterpiece - Monteverdi's Orfeo still ranks as one of the most gorgeous ever written.…
SOURCE: The Hub Review at 11:54AMThe Actors Temple's third annual Best of Broadway amp Cabaret Salute The Actors Temple fundraiser took place at the shul on last night, November 26 at 645pm. BroadwayWorld brings you photo c…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:52AMHannibal Lecter will end his maneating ways as the off-Broadway parody Silence! The Musical has set a December 30 closing date. Based on the Oscar-winning film The Silence of the Lambs,…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:52AMSadler's Wells, London: Four flamenco dancers dance alongside against three African immigrants. The former are disciplined and perfectly in tune. They dance joyously, freely, without constra…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:52AMTweetI saw this at MOVA Lounge the other night and couldn’t stop laughing. It is a short video clip of a superhero version of Liza Minelli whose goal is to help all the gays in NYC who…
SOURCE: Broadway Reviewed at 11:51AMJust last night, Broadways elite gathered to honor Michael David, president of Dodger Properties, at UJA-Federation of New Yorks Theater Divisions 2013 Excellence in Theater Award Dinner at …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:46AMSilence! The Musical will end its run Dec. 30 at the Elektra Theatre. When it closes, the production will have played a total of 447 performances and eight previews.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:45AMI was coming up out of the Subway into Times Square the other day and, not surprisingly, was thinking about new musicals. Just then, I witnessed the perfect metaphor for the writer – p…
SOURCE: Make Musicals at 11:44AMAlec Baldwin, Mike Nichols and Anne Hathaway are among the artists who will be on hand when Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman is honored at the Museum of the Moving Image's 27th annual…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:44AMMarty Richards: Photo: Barry Gordin BROADWAY TO DIM ITS LIGHTS TONIGHT IN MEMORY OF LEGENDARY PRODUCER MARTIN RICHARDS
The Broadway com…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:42AMJust yesterday, Broadway lost producer Martin Richards to cancer. He was 80 years old. Long-time friend and Broadway legend Chita Rivera just released the following statement on his passing
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:40AMLong Wharf Theatre unveiled Tuesday its renovated facility, the largest improvement project in the theater's nearly 50 year history.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:39AMA host of theatre favorites joined composer-lyricist Amanda Green for a concert at Birdland Nov. 26.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:35AMThe Great American Mousical, a smart and funny celebration of life in the theatre, is currently running through December 9, 2012. BroadwayWorld brings you just-released show highlights below.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:31AMAs previews begin for Viva Forever, Spice Girls fan sites are abuzz with the news that some of their most famous hits as a group and as solo artists - and best-loved album tracks - are curre…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:26AMThe Sam Wanamaker Theatre, a new indoor Jacobean theatre, will stage plays illuminated by candles in keeping with 17th-century practice, when it opens in London in January 2014"How far that …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:25AMAmerican actress and singer Heather Headley steps into Whitney Houston's considerable boots in the West End premiere of The Bodyguard, which is currently previewing at the Adelphi Theatre ah…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:22AMTalk about authenticity! To find musicians to fill the folksy cast of Once, producers of the forthcoming West End production of the Tony-winning musical looked to the streets of Dublin …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:22AMAfter a record number of nominations in 30 regions worldwide, and careful proofing by our local editors, we are VERY excited to announce that voting has begun for this year's BWW Regional Aw…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:20AMStars of Des McAnuff's Canadian and Broadway revival of Jesus Christ Superstar are featured in the other-worldly production of his new musical Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, featuring …
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AMCulture Project Allan Buchman, Founder amp Artistic Director, in association with Innocence Project, Marc amp Steven Kaplan, and Cheryl Wiesenfeld, welcomes Broadway veteran Kathleen Chalfan…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:10AMToday is the birthday of Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970). About five years ago when I gave a talk in Seattle about their local vaudeville history, I dropped the bombshell that Jimi Hendrix’…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:10AM"Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy," a new 90-minute documentary by Michael Kantor, will air as part of PBS' "Great Performances" series Jan. 1, 2013, at 9:30 PM ET;…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:09AMAki Sasamoto’s Centripetal Run, at the Chocolate Factory this week, is a return to theater for an artist who works in multiple fields.
SOURCE: Culturebot at 11:07AMSusan Boyle, who rose to fame with her performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" on the British TV talent show "Britain's Got Talent," covers show tunes on her newest album …
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM"Glee" and former How To Succeed in Business Without Even Tying star Darren Criss stopped by for a visit with the cast of A Christmas Story on Broadway Nov. 25.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AMThe Rodgers and Hammerstein fairy tale musical, Cinderella, which opened November 17th at Olney Theatre, has been drawing large audiences over the Thanksgiving holiday and has been an exte…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:05AMThe National New Play Network’s (NNPN’s) National Showcase of New Plays will take place at Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington, D.C. Thursday November 29-Sunday December 2nd. Th…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:00AMRicky Martin, Elena Roger and Michael Cerveris will all leave the Broadway production of “Evita” on January 26, 2013. The musical, however, will continue its open ended run at the Marqui…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 11:00AM26 Weeks are in the bag for this Broadway season already. Can you believe it? We’re halfway through the race . . . so let’s see how we’re doing this year. If you rememb…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMHottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com 11202012 - 11272012.
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The Broadway community mourns the loss of celebrated producer Martin Richards, who passed away yesterday at age 80. The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be dimmed in his memory…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:56AMAbout the author:
Aaron Posner has built a thriving career as a theater administrator and director of award-winning productions in the Washington DC area, with an emphasis on Shakespeare. B…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:53AMCasting has been announced for the Virginia Stage Company's upcoming production of the new musical Frog Kiss, which will be presented Jan. 15-Feb. 3, 2013, at the Wells Theatre in downto…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:53AMPlaywright Mark St. Germain’s idea to posit this fictional encounter in a quiet study on the very day Chamberlain declared war on Germany, and King George VI delivered The King’s Speech …
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:51AMThe marquees of Broadway theatres will be dimmed Nov. 27 at 7 PM for one minute in memory of producer Martin Richards, who passed away Nov. 26 at the age of 80.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AMLegit Reviews:
The wonderfully deft performances from Nancy Carroll and John Lithgow notwithstanding, there's a sneaking sense that the wrapping is better than the gift.
SOURCE: Variety at 10:42AMThe name National Alliance for Musical Theatre is as old as I am. In 1989, the first annual NAMT Festival of New Musicals was held in NYC. The festival was created to solve two of the most n…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:41AMOn Friday November 30, Michael Cerveris amp Loose Cattle will join Rosie Ledet and the Zydeco Playboys for the 4th Annual Bye Bye Hurricane Season Party. The event will take place at Connoll…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:40AMIt works both ways, of course. Last week I wrote about a disc that surprised me by being so much better than I had expected. (Ghostlight’s original cast recording of the musical Calvin…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:39AMConcert industry giant Live Nation has already risen to the top of the music industry through their control over both concert promotion and ticket sales. On November 20, 2012, the company to…
SOURCE: Ticket News at 10:35AMPBS announced yesterday that five-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald will be the new host for the long-running series LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER. The singer and actress will host seven broa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:30AMWe're delighted to announce that the guest presenters joining us for the launch of the 2013 Whatsonstage.com Awards next Friday (7 December 2012) will include Tamzin Outhwaite, Mark Gatiss, …
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:29AMThe cast of Sharr White's The Other Place met the press on Monday, November 26 at Manhattan Theatre Club's rehearsal studio. Tony Award winner Joe Mantello (Wicked) helms the upcoming
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:25AMI never really expected to work with kids in theater. I always imagined doing big things: Broadway, professional theater, Shakespeare, Mamet, Sondheim, etc. I probably should have expected…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:25AMLONDON- Shakespeare's Globe, the open-air London playhouse that helped win modern audiences over to all-weather...
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 10:21AMBroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the Internet, is thrilled to announce a new feature to its comprehensive regional coverage - the Featured Regional Dance Company of the Week Th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:16AMElena Shaddow stars as Maria
SOURCE: NJ.com at 10:15AMAs Sir Robin carols merrily to King Arthur in Monty Python's Spamalot, In any great adventure, if you don't want to loseyou won't succeed on Broadway if you don't have any Jews. Eric Idle's …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:11AMThe MAC Award-winning variety show Jamie deRoy & friends will continue Nov. 28 at 7 PM at the Metropolitan Room.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:11AMEarlier this month the National Theatre of Scotland gave us Glasgow Girls and now their ground-breaking Learn department who “tirelessly seek stories which need to be told and retold&#…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:01AMSo you think you know the witty, stylish songwriter? Test your knowledge -- or learn something -- as you peruse these trivia questions.In his 1934 review of the frothy musical “Anythin…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AM
Legit News:
Publishing house names new executive director
SOURCE: Variety at 09:58AMThe Platform, a new concert series created by composer Drew Gasparini to give new writers, singers and artists a platform to showcase their work, will kickoff Dec. 2 at The Flute in Gramercy.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:58AMAudra McDonald is coming full circle: The Juilliard graduate will head back to her old stomping ground to host the popular PBS series Live From Lincoln Center. The five-time Tony w…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:57AMLegit News:
Longtime publicist joins Broadway PR firm
SOURCE: Variety at 09:57AMWarner Bros. Records is pleased to announce that it has signed vocalist and award-winning actress Emmy Rossum to its roster. The New York City native will release her first album for the lab…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:47AMMichael Cerveris, Let's Zydeco and Evacuteer.org will present Bye Bye Hurricane Season, an evening to benefit the Stephen Stiller Tunnel to Towers Foundation's Hurricane Sandy relief…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:46AMThe Fun Company at the Maryland Ensemble Theatre has brought back the Commedia Troupe from last year’s wonderful production of The Commedia Pinnochio. This year it’s the cat wi…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:40AMScottish playwright Anthony Neilson is known across the pond as a visceral force in contemporary theater, from the vanguard of the brash “in-yer-face” genre, and creator of challenging w…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:37AMGarsington Opera has named conductor Douglas Boyd as its new artistic director, replacing Anthony Whitworth-Jones, who retired this month. Boyd was a founder member of the Chamber Orchestra…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:30AMJohn Tiffanys production of Once, winner of eight 2012 Tony awards including Best New Musical, will open in the West End in Spring 2013.An open casting call was held in Dublin this week view…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:26AMFive-time Tony winner Audra McDonald has been named the new host of PBS' "Live From Lincoln Center" series.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:25AMToday is the birthday of James Agee (1909-1955). Over the past twenty years I have managed to go from dismissing him in my ignorance to totally revering him. Well, it’s all in how some…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:22AMToday is the birthday of Buffalo Bob Smith (1917-1998). Buffalo native Robert Emil Schmidt started out in local radio in the early 1940s. His upstate success was so great, that he was brough…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:21AMOne of the most often quoted excerpts from his Paris Review interview is William Gaddis’ brief dismissal of his recent contemporaries as influences on his work. “Speaking of infl…
SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 09:16AMIf you blinked, then you missed The Peformers, which ran for all of four performances on Broadway and closed last Sunday. It's sort of a shame, because the show was very funny, and, as my fa…
SOURCE: Show Showdown at 09:14AMLegit News:
Martin will exit musical in January
SOURCE: Variety at 09:06AMLOS ANGELES (AP) -- Broadway superstar Audra McDonald is adding a new chapter to her long history with Lincoln Center....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:01AMAt least two musicals have chosen Chicago for their pre-Broadway runs due to tax breaks offered by Illinois. Productions of “Kinky Boots” and “Big Fish” were held in Chicago earlier …
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 09:00AMThe experimental group keeps its focus on F. Scott Fitzgerald's words in an otherwise off-kilter stage adaptation of 'The Great Gatsby' that makes its way to REDCAT.In his younger and more v…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMIs persistance. The alarm goes off and the impulse is to hit snooze. The page is blank and the impulse is to leave it that way. The call or email goes unanswered and the impulse is to close …
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 09:00AM
LONDON (AP) -- Shakespeare's Globe, the open-air London playhouse that helped win modern audiences over to all-weather outdoor theatergoing, is embracing the great indoors....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:58AMLegit News:
Musical lays plans for U.S. tour
SOURCE: Variety at 08:48AMLegit News:
'Joan of Arcadia' actress to star in revival of 1980 comedy
SOURCE: Variety at 08:42AMFor the past two months, one of Hollywood's reigning Oscarologists, Dave Karger (Fandango), has been backing "Silver Linings Playbook" as the next Best Picture champ, but today…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:40AMFor the past two months, one of Hollywood's reigning Oscarologists, Dave Karger (Fandango), has been backing "Silver Linings Playbook" as the next Best Picture champ, but today…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:40AM“We hope that you’re happy,” we are told repeatedly in Made in China’s 50-minute touring show that originated at the BAC. As a rule, any piece of theatre that gives out popco…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:24AMKean, Siddons, Evans, Ashcroft, Gielgud, McKellen and Dench are all names to conjure. But there are plenty of rising thespians with the talent to join the list of the British stage's previou…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM
Acclaimed Irish writer Colm Tόibín has penned a strangely compelling tale, full of terror, heartbreak, and finally a tone of resignation and even depression.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:57AMYoung Vic, LondonTransfers can be as tricky in theatre as they are in football; and while Joe Hill-Gibbins's largely recast production of Middleton and Rowley's 1622 tragedy, which originall…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:55AMShakespeare’s Globe’s new indoor Jacobean-style theatre will be named the Sam Wanamaker Theatre after the organisation’s founder, with its first production due to be staged in early 20…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:51AMThe First at Sirio – - – The Second at Feinstein’s My View written by Stephen Sorokoff There is something magic in being able to be present when revered, creative…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 07:40AMJohn Tiffanys production of Once, winner of eight 2012 Tony awards including Best New Musical, will open in the West End in Spring 2013. With book by award-winning Irish playwright and scree…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:38AMWe love Kneehigh. We love, love, LOVE Kneehigh. <3 Kneehigh. KNEEHIGH WE LOVE! Now that we’ve got that out of our system, how about a competition to win tickets to Kneehigh Theatre…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:32AMNovember 26 then touring until October 12, 2013: A tremendously entertaining show, spoilt somewhat by over-amplification. The Benny Goodman Band played Carnegie Hall with three microphones. …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:24AMYoung Vic, London: In its move from the Young Vic's Maria Studio to its main house, Joe Hill-Gibbins' operatically excessive production of Middleton and Rowley's tragedy retai…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:18AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on November 27 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM
Earlier this year, an unlikely series of events led two of the worlds most gifted sleight-of-hand artists, Derek DelGaudio 2011 Close-Up Magician of the Year and Helder Guimares 2011 Parlour…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMHallmark Movie Channel previously announced that it would host the cable television premiere of Annie'S SEARCH FOR SANDY as part of a special two-hour, commercial-free dog-themed programming…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMDRG Records announces the release of the cast recording of FORBIDDEN BROADWAY ALIVE AND KICKING, The UN-Original Cast Album, produced by Hugh Fordin, and available on iTunes and in stores to…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMFeinstein's at Loews Regency will continue its Fall 2012 season with two-time Emmy and five-time Grammy award-nominated entertainer Michael Feinstein. Celebrating the release of his new book…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMRed Bull Theater presents a rare revival of Ben Jonsons VOLPONE, or The Fox, for a strictly limited engagement beginning tonight, November 27th at the Lucille Lortel Theater 121 Christopher …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMLemons, Lemonade and The Sour Taste That StaysDutchman hangs around for a bitby Gaëtan L. CharleboisI have invited the contributors at CharPo to, when the mood strikes them, write what we a…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMAdrienne Warren, who is making her Broadway debut as Danielle in Bring It On: The Musical, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbit…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMFrom 2004: I know of very few American men of affairs (to exhume a wonderfully musty old phrase) who have...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AM"Communication is too alarming. To enter into someone else's life is too frightening. To disclose the poverty within us is...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AMLaura Osnes, the 2012 Tony Award-nominated actress who is becoming the go-to singer-actress for producers who want a sincere, plaintive and warm sound, sings the songs of Tony winner Maury Y…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Culture Project's 10th anniversary production of Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen's The Exonerated welcomes Kathleen Chalfant, Pink Floyd composer Roger Waters and Chris Sarandon to…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMNeil Patrick Harris, a fan of magic since his childhood, directs Nothing to Hide, a unique theatrical event featuring sleight-of-hand artists Derek DelGaudio (2011 Close-Up Magician of …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTony Award winner Stephen Spinella, Tony nominee Tovah Feldshuh and Alvin Epstein head the cast of the Red Bull Theater revival of Ben Jonson's Volpone, or The Fox, which begins previews…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe original cast recording of the latest edition of Gerard Alessandrini's Forbidden Broadway, Alive and Kicking, which was recently extended through April 28, 2013, at the 47th Street T…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe new musical Viva Forever!, featuring the songs made famous by the Spice Girls and a new original book by Jennifer Saunders, begins performances at the West End's Piccadilly Theatre N…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe 100-year history of Actors' Equity Association is celebrated in a new, lavishly illustrated book, "Performance of the Century," by Playbill writer Robert Simonson. We snagg…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM1906 Anna Held is The Parisian Model who inherits money mysteriously. Harry B. Smith provides the book and lyrics to Max Hoffman's score. While the show is directed by Julian Mitchell, t…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMMichael John LaChiusa, who did the music and lyrics for “Giant,” the new musical based on the classic novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edna Ferber, talks about the production, alon…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AMMichael Feinstein gives an account of the lives and legacies of the Gershwins—told through stories of twelve of their greatest songs and accompanied by an original CD of those songs, perfo…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AM 
