Hottest Articles on BWW from Saturday, Jan. 12

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Saturday, January 12, 2013.

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Broadway Box Office: Week 32: 12.31.12 - 01.06.13 by JK

IT'S BACK!  BE SURE TO VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S "HOT OR NOT"!IT'S THE FIRST ROUND OF VOTING FOR RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA!CLICK THE GLASS SLIPPER TO YOUR RIGHT AND VOTE!Here's …

How four local artists make ends meet

Four artists talk about how they get by financially, and why they choose to live in the Twin Cities.

Anyone Else Disappointed by “Ganesh vs. the Third Reich”? by Jeremy M. Barker

So I think I’m out of the mainstream on this, because Back to Back‘s Ganesh vs. the Third Reich is one of the buzziest shows at Under the Radar this year, and it’s been pra…

Maria Hassabi’s “Show” at American Realness by Jeremy M. Barker

Maria Hassabi is, in my experience, a divisive artist: You sort of either love her work or you don’t, without a lot of middle ground. Seeing SHOW this afternoon, at Abrons where itR…

Review: Pygmalion (Stage Left Theatre and Boho Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

George Bernard Shaw’s play contains such rich characters that it merits exploration from a variety of angles. Director Vance Smith and the two collaborating companies (Stage Left and Boho)…

‘Superior Donuts’ at Fells Point Corner Theatre by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

A family run donut shop 60-years in the running, and a street savvy kid with great ideas and a great gambling debt. The zoned out hippy draft dodger who runs the store is the last person you…

Spotlight on Walter Tull, hero who fought prejudice on the pitch and in the trenches by Vanessa Thorpe, Arts and Media Correspondent

New play explores the life of Walter Tull, one of the first black footballers in England who also became an officer in the first world war Continue reading...

Wouldn't it be loverly? Behind the scenes at My Fair Lady in Sheffield by Tom Lamont

After three weeks, the Crucible's production of My Fair Lady, starring Dominic West and the 24-year-old revelation Carly Bawden, has become one of the hottest tickets in the countryThe cast …

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner; Kooza/Cirque du Soleil – review by Luke Jennings

Old Vic Tunnels; Royal Albert Hall, LondonThe Young Vic's production of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner had its premiere at the Epidaurus festival in Greece last year. Coleridge's poem, whic…

IoS dance review: Cirque du Soleil, Royal Albert Hall, London Ockham's Razor, Platform Theatre, King's Cross, London

When the founder of Cirque du Soleil, Guy Laliberté, says he's taken the thing back to its roots for its 20th creation, he doesn't mean street performance, still less holding out a hat. Str…

Duke's scheme rings down the curtain

Britain's richest landowner has enraged amateur actors with plans for one of his stately homes that could spell the end for a historic theatre in its grounds.

Heads Up: The Audience

What are we talking about? A new play, which imagines what goes on behind the closed doors of Buckingham Palace, where the Queen has held weekly meetings with 12 different Prime Ministers.

IoS theatre review: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Old Vic Tunnels, London So Great a Crime, Finborough, London Fiesco, New Diorama, London

The dead sailors stood on the deck and fixed him with a baleful stare. They were a ghoulish crew, fit for a "charnel-dungeon". So says the old seafarer as – haunted by guilt and superstiti…

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, Jan 12 - NICE WORK Marks 300th Performance, #SIP Heads to Holland and More! by BroadwayWorld

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' round-up. Today's photos feature the cast of NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT celebrating their 300th perf…

Closing of Chaplin and Cabaret’s Marilyn Maye in Photo’s by Maryann Lopinto

Closing of Chaplin and Cabaret's Marilyn Maye in Photo's: Broadway's Chaplin closed as guests joined Marilyn Maye.

This and that, and this and that by Bob Bullen

This: The first ever Chicago Theatre Week launches Feb. 12, and I’ve high hopes for this unique event. Following the lead of the highly popular Restaurant Week (which is also organiz…

‘Expecting Isabel’ at Silver Spring Stage by Miriam Urquhart by Miriam Urquhart

I didn’t know what to expect from Expecting Isabel. The Idea that a comedy could be built around such a painful issue as infertility seemed like a pretty strange idea until Silver Spri…

Cameron Mackintosh to Revive MARTIN GUERRE and MOBY DICK? by BroadwayWorld

According to the Guardian, theatre producer Cameron Mackintosh is planning revivals of Moby Dick and Martin Guerre, two of his biggest flops. He told the Evening Standard that one production…

Award-winning playwright Lolita Chakrabarti on what makes good theatre and why it’s important to take your time by Becky Brewis

Lolita Chakrabarti, who recently won Most Promising Playwright at the 2012 Evening Standard Theatre Awards, first came across the story of Ira Aldridge in 1998, when her husband, Adrian Lest…

'I, Malvolio' Mixes Cool Sophistication and Youthful Warmth

“I, Malvolio” is the latest in a series of solo Shakespearean pieces that Tim Crouch has created and performed. Previous works include “I, Caliban” (“The Tempes…

‘Qingming Riverside’ at The Kennedy Center by Mike Spain by Mike Spain

Qingming Riverside is based on one of China’s most famous paintings, Along the River during the Qingming Festival by painter Zhang Zeduan. The painting is considered a Chinese masterpiece …

Review: (Vancouver) The Theory of Everything by The Charlebois Post

Representing the Realityby David C. JonesDiversity in the performing arts is vital to keep Canada’s cultural body alive. As our visible minority population is already a majority in many ur…

"The Great God Pan" - A Powerful Tale about an Uncomfortable Subject by Byrne Harrison

By Judd Hollander Selective childhood memories and hints of something horrible are explored in Amy Herzog's riveting drama The Great God Pan, now at Playwrights Horizons.  Jamie (J…

Review: (Toronto) Robin Hood by The Charlebois Post

(via Hart House website)Not Civilized – EnglishThis new Robin Hood is uneven, but entertainingby Stuart Munro@StuartMunroTOThe tone is set early on in Hart House’s new production of Robi…

Sunday spotlight: 'Pinocchio'

Curse of the Bambino

The drama of baseball finds its way to the stage with the musical "Johnny Baseball," based on the (now-broken) frustrations of the Boston Red Sox.

Amber Martin in “Hi” at 54 Below by Sandi Durell

  Written by Susan Hasho     Well, to begin with, the title of Amber Martin’s show, “Hi” doesn’t quite prepare you for what’s to come—which is probably for the bes…

In Praise of “Law and Order: Criminal Intent” by Monica Reida

Note: This post contains spoilers for all ten seasons of “Law and Order: Criminal Intent.” There was a point in time when the “Law and Order” dominated NBC’s sc…

'Ruff' Is a Freewheeling Cabaret of Confessions

It’s not easy for Peggy Shaw to ask for help. As the nation’s reigning queer feminist performance artist since 1980, when she founded the company Split Britches with Lois Weaver …

‘The Tempest: Such Stuff as Dreams are Made on’ Part 6 – ‘Opening Night Reflections’ by Caroline Brent by Guest Author

So…after countless hours rehearsing, processing videos, recording voiceovers, constructing a giant chessboard, and studying dream theory, WE’VE MADE IT! Pallas Theatre’s The Tempest: S…

Theatre review: It’s amour sans glamour in Morris Panych’s updated Anatol by Robert Cushman

Morris Panych’s adaptation of Schnitzler’s Anatol, its title extended to The Amorous Adventures of Anatol, leaves no doubt about the subject matter

Highlights From The Wizard of Oz With New Songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice

The new Canadian production of London's popular The Wizard of Oz, featuring the classic movie score punctuated with new songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, opens in Toronto at the Ed …

John Singer Sargeant: Portrait of Madame X by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the great American portaitist John Singer Sargeant (1856-1925). His great life-sized masterpiece, informally called “Portrait of Madame X” hangs in the…

Jack London: Martin Eden by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the great American writer Jack London (1876-1916). I really love early 20th century fiction with its exhilarating mix of then-new social and philosophical ideas, t…

Zoetic Stage’s Funny, Poignant All New People By Zach Braff Scores As One Of Season’s Best by Bill Hirschman

South Florida theater critics have to kiss a lot of comedy frogs before they find a prince, so we’re exhilarated when we discover one as magical as Zoetic Stage’s hilarious and touching …

Peter Marshall, Right at Home on the Cabaret Stage by Sandi Durell

  By Karen Feld   For years Peter Marshall hosted TV celebrities on Hollywood Squares. And now it feels as though the gracious and relaxed entertainer is hosting us at a cabaret in…

What If…Golden Globes Hosts Tina Fey & Amy Poehler Came to Broadway? Five Preposterous Pairings by Marc Snetiker

Dynamic duo Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are hosting the Golden Globe Awards on January 13, and expectations are unsurprisingly high. Two of the funniest women in comedy joining forces on one of…

Interrupting the Narrative: A Talk With Tim Etchells by Robert Avila

In the first installment of our Global Perspectives series, an interview with the director of Forced Entertainment

National Tour of "The Book of Mormon" in Seattle by David-Edward Hughes

This is easily the fastest, funniest and naughtiest Broadway musical since Avenue Q.

Why I'm not a cheerleader for the Mellon playwrights by Thomas Garvey

I've been wondering why I've had so much trouble cheerleading for the new Andrew W. Mellon Foundation initiative placing resident playwrights in theatres across the country.I mean I fee…

Hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler 'Hire' Stephen Sondheim to Write Golden Globes Show by BroadwayWorld

According to The New York Times 'Carpetbagger' blog, host-comediennes Tina Fey and Amy Poehler said jokingly we think in an interview that they will be singing the whole Golden Globes awards…

Mark Russell on Under the Radar 2013 by Jeremy M. Barker

The Director of the Public's Under the Radar Festival discusses the 2013 Program

FLASH SPECIAL: Magic To Do! PIPPIN Prepares For First Broadway Revival by Pat Cerasaro

We've got magic to do, just for you sing the weird and slightly worrisome band of players in the uniquely compelling 1970s classic PIPPIN, by Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson. While the …

LEAN IN: Sojourn Theatre, Civic Practice & Catholic Charities USA by Michael Rohd by HowlRound

October 2, 2012—3:30pm I’m standing in the St. Louis airport this Tuesday afternoon, exhausted. I’m trying to decide if I walk straight to my gate or stop for some airport food. Maybe …

Costuming Podcast by Lindsay Price

Click here for a costuming podcast over on Theatre Geeks - Costuming The Stratford Festival, an interview with Elizabeth Copeman who is the Assistant Head of Wardrobe. If you’ve ever b…

Tex Ritter by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of everybody named Tex! Not just Texas Guinan but also beloved cowboy star Tex Ritter (1905-1974), a fixture of the stage, radio, record albums and movie westerns who…

The Theatre: Under the Radar by Hilton Als

“Under the Radar” presents theatre artists ranging from Australia’s Back to Back Theatre to the performance artist Taylor Mac, as well as a temporary home to try out new id…

Tony Winner Melba Moore to Star in GOOD GOD A'MIGHTY! at 14th Street Playhouse, 2/14-24 by BroadwayWorld

'I'm delighted to bring the hit comedy play Good God A'Mighty to Atlanta for a special two-week engagement,' states playwright Lolita Snipes. 'It's my Valentine's gift to the city. Starring …

Texas Guinan: The Westerns by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Star of Vaudeville #104:  Texas Guinan (for my full squib on that quintessential jazz age entertainer go here).  We think of her primarily today as the legendary …

Stars of Slapstick # 53: Arthur Ripley by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Arthur Ripley (1897-1961). He is remembered chiefly today as part of the creative brain trust behind Harry Langdon, an outgrowth of his tenure as scriptwriter and ga…

Review: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Jessica Edwards

Fiona Shaw performing The Rime of the Ancient Mariner: arguably, two national treasures sharing the stage at the Old Vic Tunnels. Having seen Shaw’s delicious performance of The Waste Land…

Part 2: ‘Putting Normal Together’: Meet the Cast at McLean Community Players: Brent Stone by Joel Markowitz by Joel Markowitz

My name is Brent Stone and I am playing Dan in McLean Community Players production of Next to Normal.  After taking a hiatus from theater after college, I caught the stage bug again more th…

Emmy-Winning TV Director Rob Schiller to Helm Warner Theatre's CURTAINS, Beg. 1/26 by BroadwayWorld

Emmy Award winning Hollywood Director Rob Schiller, also known for his philanthropic endeavors, is now lending his award-winning directing talents to the Warner, a historic theater in Connec…

LES MISERABLES Surpasses $200M Worldwide; UK Opening Breaks Box Office Records by Movies News Desk

Tom Hooper's Academy Award-nominated big screen adaptation of LES MISERABLES has now officially surpassed the 200 million mark worldwide, as of its Friday, January 11, overseas openings, acc…

About the L3C by [email protected] ( )

There is a rough consensus that the not-for-profit theater in the U. S. is in trouble.  At first, the recession that began in 2008 was blamed, but, gradually, many realized that the rec…

Baby Jane Tonight on TCM! by Trav S.D.

Tonight at 8pm Eastern on TCM, that heartwarming family classic Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? The part of the film that seems to stick uppermost in our mind is the situation of two old sis…

City Love Song by Theasy.com

59E59 Theatres, Off Broadway By Adrienne Urbanski BOTTOM LINE: This final installment of Jack Finnegan's storytelling project finds him exploring political change and cultural differ…

Kreskin Reads the Mind of Barbara Feldon by Trav S.D.

Today is Kreskin’s birthday (for my full, earlier post on the mentalist go here). I found the clip below amusing, on the one hand as an illustration of his technique of “fishing&…

A long-ago lesson from WBT, and ‘A Chorus Line” by Peter D. Kramer

Broadway’s Blankenbuehler recalls challenges of staging in Elmsford Andy Blankenbuehler, above, who won a Tony Award for his choreography for “In the Heights,” began his pr…

Fuse Dance Commentary: Crowd Sourced Choreography? by Debra Cash

What kind of culture is produced by a society that lives and governs itself by opinion polls?

Stars of Vaudeville #568: Joe E. Lewis by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Joe E. Lewis (Joseph Klewan, 1902-1971). He started out as an old school vaudeville singer/ comedian but rapidly evolved into a nightclub entertainer (although in th…

BWW Blog: R+H CINDERELLA's Cody Williams - Magical Moments by Guest Blogger: Cody Williams

What do you think was going through Philippa Bevans' head as she tucked Julie Andrews into bed, as the budding star sang I Could Have Danced All Night during rehearsals for the original Broa…

Vows: Christa Justus and Mark Linn-Baker by Kathryn Shattuck

The paths of the bride and the groom came close to passing several times, before they finally did.

Filichia on Friday: ‘Back to Play’ by Peter Filichia

Here is this week’s new article from Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.‘ It’s been an honor being allowed to post Peter’s…

On a high note with composer Peter Eötvös by David Ng

This week, Hungarian artistEötvös' opera 'Angels in America' makes its L.A. debut, followed by the world premiere of his new concerto, 'DoReMi,' for violinist Midori.The music of Hungarian…

My Fair Lady backstage – in pictures by Gary Calton

Even as Carly Bawden is showered with praise for her Eliza Doolittle onstage, cheerful chaos reigns behind the scenesGary Calton

My PLAYBILL -- aren't you impressed? by Ken Levine

When the musical I co-wrote was produced I was asked to submit my bio for the program. The trouble is, if I list that I am primarily a TV writer it’s like putting a big target on my che…

Reaching new ‘Heights’ by Peter D. Kramer

Hip-hop musical to take WBT stage, with a Broadway assist Director John Fanelli and actress Arielle Jacobs pose above the Westchester Broadway Theatre lobby last week, as they prepare to beg…

"Water by the Spoonful" Won a Pulitizer But It Falls a Bit Short of that Highest-Water Mark by Jan Simpson

The news that she was getting $10,000 and a place at the table alongside America’s greatest playwrights must have thrilled Quiara Alegría Hudes when she got the news that her play Water b…

Jacob Land on Playing Harold Hill in ‘The Music Man Jr.’ at Bravo@KAT by Joel Markowitz by Joel Markowitz

Here’s Part 2 of Meeting the cast of Bravo@KAT’s The Music Man, Jr, playing next weekend at Olney Theatre Center’s Historic Mainstage. Today, meet Jacob Land. Why did you …

The Birthday Party by Hunter Styles

“Don’t let them tell you what to do!” cries Petey, famously, as his houseguest Stanley is muscled away in the grip of two mysterious strangers. The plea echoes through the spooky final…

BWW TV Exclusive: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER's Adam Chanler-Berat & Celia Keenan-Bolger on Future Projects, Favorite Moments, and More! by BroadwayWorld TV

Directed by Tony Award-winner Roger Rees and Tony Award-nominee Alex Timbers, Peter and the Starcatcher began performances on Wednesday, March 28 and opened to rave reviews on Sunday, April …

The Other Place Broadway Review: Laurie Metcalf’s Awesome Transformation by Jonathan Mandell

It has been less than two years since I saw The Other Place Off-Broadway, yet what I remembered of it was just the spellbinding performance by Laurie Metcalf (still best-known as Roseanne�…

Good Circulation: Grassroots Exchange Connecting Communities of Practice by Julie Potter

Julie Potter explores festivals and DIY exchange networks for connecting communities of practice.

Review: The Lady From the Sea by Imogen Sarre

The cast, distractingly poorly costumed and in a cheap set, are noticeably youthful from the off. Ibsen’s play, The Lady from the Sea, is a ponderous one, and I feel that its dramatic succ…

BWW's On This Day - January 12, 2013

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on January 12 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

HotCity makes Facebook a stage

Characters in a new play talk to each other — and anybody else who's interested.

2013 Cleveland theater guide: 'The Book of Mormon' at PlayhouseSquare, 'Guys and Dolls' at Great Lakes, 'Spamalot' at the Beck & more by Andrea Simakis

Sexy witches, thrill killers, unrepentant gamblers, Mormon missionaries and armless, legless knights are but a few of the characters coming to Cleveland stages in 2013.

Sam Gold works to revive 'Picnic' — and William Inge's standing by Patrick Pacheco

Sam Gold directs William Inge's Pulitzer-winning 'Picnic' in a New York production that could restore the reputation of the late playwright.NEW YORK — Sixty years ago next month, playw…

Broadway's Morgan James to Play 54 Below Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Broadway's Morgan James will bring to 54 Below her smoky and soulful renditions of songs from her debut CD 'Morgan James Live A Celebration of Ninan Simone', as well as a sampling of tunes y…

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Welcomes NYC Artists to Roadshow at The Barrow Theatre Today by BroadwayWorld

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has today unveiled plans to hold an event in New York City for artists and performing companies who might be interested in bringing their work to the Ed…

Theatre For Thought, January 12, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

CANADIAN THEATRE HEATS UP WINTER 2013joel fishbaneHopefully, of all the New Year’s resolutions you’re going to break this year, you’ll still honour the one about seeing as much live th…

creating a/broad, January 12, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

A Month in The Countryby Cameryn MooreI’ve been here for a month, and most of that has been inside, partly because of the weather, namely, a record snowfall that buried my trusty car to th…

THE WEEK AHEAD, Jan. 12-18: Picnic, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Manilow Open on Broadway; Clive Begins by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that Scarlett Johansson and Benjamin Walker "occupy the same cage" in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof… Brat Packer Molly Ringwald sings f…

THE SCREENING ROOM: All Four Installments of "The Devil's Bitch" Movie Musical with Marla Mindelle, Matthew Risch (Video) by Adam Hetrick

This week Playbill.com presented the exclusive online premiere of "The Devil's Bitch," a new musical comedy short film created by Marla Mindelle and Jonathan Parks-Ramage, whic…

Hot in the Heartland: The Yearning Lovers of William Inge's Picnic by Harry Haun

The beaten-down drifter and antsy ingénue of Broadway's Picnic turn each other's lives upside down. Meet Sebastian Stan and Maggie Grace, who are given an Inge and take a thea…

Old Globe's Pygmalion, With Robert Sean Leonard, Paxton Whitehead, Charlotte Parry, Begins in CA by Kenneth Jones

Director Nicholas Martin's new staging of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, starring Tony Award winner Robert Sean Leonard as Prof. Henry Higgins and Charlotte Parry as Eliza, launche…

VINTAGE PLAYBILL: Gemini, Starring Picnic's Reed Birney, 1977 by Brynn Cox

Reed Birney returns to Broadway for the first time in three decades in Picnic, opening Jan. 13. In celebration, the Playbill Vault looks back on his 1977 debut in Gemini.

STAGE VIEWS: All in the Timing Star Jenn Harris by Andrew Gans

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

Jason Danieley, David Garrison, Jenn Gambatese, Mary Testa Celebrate W. S. Gilbert and the Broadway He Inspired Jan. 12-14 by Michael Gioia

92nd Street Y's Lyrics & Lyricists concert series presents The Very Model of a Modern Major Lyricist: W. S. Gilbert and the Broadway He Inspired Jan. 12-14 at the Kaufmann Conce…

Peter Michael Goetz and Helen Carey Take a Long Day's Journey at the Guthrie Starting Jan. 12 by Andrew Gans

The Guthrie Theater's production of Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night begins previews Jan. 12 prior to an official opening Jan. 18 on the Wurtele Thrust St…

Michael Rabe's The Future Is Not What It Was, With Maya Kazan, Premieres Jan. 12 in New York by Michael Gioia

The Kindling Theater Company presents its inaugural production, the world premiere of Michael Rabe's The Future Is Not What It Was, beginning Jan. 12, prior to an official opening Jan. 2…