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It’s a crime shame that ‘Vandal’ isn’t any better by Elisabeth Vincentelli

You can’t blame Hamish Linklater for playing it safe with “The Vandal”: This is the actor’s playwriting debut, after all. Don’t want to go crazy and take a big public spill. So for…

Hottest Articles on BWW from Sunday, Feb. 3

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Sunday, February 3, 2013.

Steppenwolf’s ‘Birthday Party’ is worth celebrating

HEDY WEISS: A distinguished cast of actors old and new reveals the pain underneath Harold Pinter’s characters.

‘Out of Order’ at The Arlington Players by Julia L. Exline by Julia L. Exline

The Arlington Players presents Ray Cooney’s Out Of Order, an outlandish, fast-paced British farce. Malcolm Edwards directs this madcap production, with so many twists, turns, and roundabou…

A mind with a secret room

Known for his work on modern plays, writer-director Jon Jory cherishes a passion for Jane Austen. 

'The Vandal' review: Off the bench

The TV audience knows Hamish Linklater as the witty brother from "The New Adventures of Old Christine." Theatergoers know him as a self-challenging actor with a mind so bright you can almost…

‘Next to Normal’ at Kensington Arts Theatre by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Musical brilliance comes to Kensington Arts Theatre as they present the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical Next To Normal (N2N). Directed by Craig Pettinati, N2N has a breathtaki…

Broadwayblogspot.com-The Glamorous Life Series-Interview with Abby Church by Broadway Blogspot

Chicago Theater Review: SOUTHBRIDGE (Chicago Dramatists) by Paul Kubicki

SOMEWHAT SOUTH OF WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE Chicago Dramatists’ world premiere is a tale of murder, spirituality, and heartbreak: A black man named Stranger, after being accused of the murder o…

Review: The Baker’s Wife in Concert (The Music Theatre Company) by Scotty Zacher

Despite the lack of storyline sustenance, The Baker’s Wife (in Concert) is a sincere and tasty surprise. (read more...)

News: Heritage Lottery Fund gives £2.5m to National Theatre by Nicola Merrifield

The National Theatre has received £2.5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund towards its £70 million NT Future project. The venue’s plans include refurbishment of the Cottesloe auditori…

VIDEO: Sandy Hook Chorus and Jennifer Hudson Sing 'America the Beautiful' at Super Bowl by TV News Desk

Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson joined the Sandy Hook Student Chorus this evening at the Super Bowl, singing 'America the Beautiful' with 26 students from Newtown, Conn.'s Sandy Hook Elementary…

BWW TV Exclusive: OUTSIDE THE BOX- Season 2, Episode 6 - Season Finale with Guest Star Adrian Zmed! by Outside The Box

The Outside the Box season finale finds Adrian Zmed Children of Eden, Grease 2, Grease on Broadway, T.J. Hooker asked to do a new musical. What's the new musical Will he accept the role Tune…

MEGA STAGE TUBE: Happy 35th Birthday to Eden Espinosa! by Stage Tube

Happy 35th Birthday, Eden Espinosa Espinosa celebrated her birthday yesterday, February 2. In celebration of this day, we bring you performances from throughout Espinosa's career

Drury Lane "Sunset Boulevard" by John Olson

The team at Drury Lane, though, has smartly downsized Sunset Boulevard from its original oversized dimensions and proved it to be a much more solid piece than many might have believed.

Come back to my garden: Carolyn Ferrie returns to The Secret Garden, Adelaide by Ben Finn

Ben Finn chats with Carolyn Ferrie, currently starring in The Secret Garden, Adelaide. One of my favourite musicals The Secret Garden, presented by the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Sout…

Patti LuPone Heads Downtown, Andy Karl Works His Way Back to Jersey & Passion Rises in This Week's Datebook by Ryan Gilbert

Welcome to February! There’s still plenty of time before planning your Valentine’s Day dinner and Oscar-watching party, so clear your calendar for the best stage-related events i…

Exit Lines: ScarJo on a Hot Tin Roof | Popdose by Robert Cashill

Reviews of three revivals including Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Martin McDonagh's Seven Psychopaths on Blu-ray.

Review: (Vancouver) Spring Awakening by The Charlebois Post

Siona Gareau-Brennan, Masae Day, Erica Hoeksema (photo credit: David Cooper)Awakening the actor's spiritProblems arise from casting and choreographyby Jay CattersonExploring teen angst and b…

"Assassin," "An Ideal Husband," "Endgame" in Philadelphia by Tim Dunleavy

In spite of its title, Assassin isn't about a shooting ... despite its inconsistency, An Ideal Husband is an entertaining piece ... The Arden has never done a Beckett show in its twenty-five…

STAGE TUBE: Tony Winner Michael Mayer Talks Modern Take on RIGOLETTO for the Met by Stage Tube

Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer will make his Met debut with a new production of Verdi's Rigoletto, in a staging that moves the opera's tragic events from a decadent 16th-century I…

Photo Flash: Parker Posey Visits WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? by BroadwayWorld

Last night, February 2nd, Parker Posey joined George and Martha's party at The Booth Theatre. After the performance of WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, she visited the cast and crew backstage…

Theater Review: ‘Women of Will’ at the Gym at Judson Memorial Church by Ben Brantley

The topic at hand in “Women of Will” is the burning issue of pants versus dresses, which assumes genuine urgency.

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, Feb 2, Part 2 - CINDERELLA's Stepsisters, MORMON Wigs, HAIR & More! by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our February 2nd SIP round-up. Yesterday evening's photos featured Cinder…

'Women of Will' Offers a Female Perspective on Shakespeare

Part English-literature lecture, part performance piece, Tina Packer’s “Women of Will” is a mostly enjoyable and enlightening overview of Shakespeare’s female roles. …

Detective Story 'Bodega Bay' Pulls You in Quickly

“I admire people who do things,” says Louise Finch early on in Elisabeth Karlin’s entertaining dramedy “Bodega Bay.” “I don’t do anything.” As…

2013 PEACE ON EARTH FILM FESTIVAL EXPLORES THEMES OF PEACE AND NONVIOLENCE IN A COLLECTION OF SHORT AND FEATURE FILMS by Michael J. Roberts

 The 2013 Peace on Earth Film Festival (POEFF), presented by Transcendence Global Media, NFP, in partnership with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special events, will showc…

Review: Fiorello at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

an ultra-timely reprise of the Pulitzer prize wining musical of a legenary Big Apple Mayor . .

CUI BONO? A Critique of the Conscripted Audience and, Perforce, a Manifesto by HowlRound

It is not enough to demand from the theater mere perceptions, mere images of reality. The theater must arouse our desire to perceive, it must organize the fun of changing reality. Our audien…

Bille Brown Memorial Service – This is the Stuff. by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

In memory of the much loved theatre legend Bille Brown, QPAC will be holding a memorial service today (Monday) at 4pm. An hour long tribute from family, friends, and collegues will share the…

The Broadway Bowl: Baltimore vs San Francisco by JK

Well, sports fans, today is the Big Game (copyright rules forbid my use of the term "Super Bowl" which refers to the NFL Championship Game).  This year's 47th outing pits Baltimore…

Concert Performance of IN THE HEIGHTS To Feature Members and Artists of the Pilsen Community at Benito Juárez Performing Arts Center in Pilsen Monday by Michael J. Roberts

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST), Benito Juárez Community Academy and Latinos Progresando announced today a joint partnership to present a concert version of In the Heights at Juár…

Goodman’s OTHER DESERT CITIES Brilliantly Controls The Narrative by Michael J. Roberts

During the first half hour of the sensational Other Desert Cities, which is currently receiving its Chicago premiere at the Goodman Theatre, I was taken back to some of the first episodes of…

A bit too tame a party for the likes of Pinter by Chris Jones

Can "The Birthday Party" be celebrated in a wide-open space? It depends, surely, on the intent of the event. As the history of the 20th century teaches us, and as the Nobel laureate Harold P…

Theater promoters, legislators want tax credit to lure Broadway-bound shows to Boston by Geoff Edgers

Eager to revive Boston’s status as a regular testing ground for big-name Broadway musicals, legislators are proposing a tax credit for producers who bring shows to the state before heading…

Old Times, Harold Pinter Theatre, London

Kristin Scott Thomas and Lia Williams alternate roles in Pinter’s enigmatic three-hander about mind games between a couple and an old friend, Sarah Hemming writes

Old Times, Harold Pinter Theatre, London

Kristin Scott Thomas and Lia Williams alternate roles in Pinter's enigmatic three-hander about mind games between a couple and an old friend, Sarah Hemming writes

Justin Peck premiere, Lincoln Center, New York

The NYCB wunderkind’s ‘Paz de la Jolla’ frames dance of great subtlety in two insubstantial outer sections, Apollinaire Scherr writes

Justin Peck premiere, Lincoln Center, New York

The NYCB wunderkind's 'Paz de la Jolla' frames dance of great subtlety in two insubstantial outer sections, Apollinaire Scherr writes

The Winter’s Tale, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Lucy Bailey’s production falters despite digital flourishes and a strong RSC debut from Tara Fitzgerald, Ian Shuttleworth writes

The Winter's Tale, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Lucy Bailey's production falters despite digital flourishes and a strong RSC debut from Tara Fitzgerald, Ian Shuttleworth writes

Beachwood Cafe celebrates its first anniversary – Los Angeles restaurant review by Pauline Adamek

There’s a tiny, almost secret little enclave in Hollywood, on your way to the scrub beneath the famous Hollywood sign in Griffith Park. Beachwood canyon (actually North Beachwood Drive) ru…

REVIEW: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by The Playgoer

If only the current Broadway revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof featured something as jarring and surprising as a "Ghost Skipper" floating in and out of the background. Despite the understanda…

Review: The Winter's Tale by Wendy Rosenfield

People's Light and Theatre Company's The Winter's Tale, by William Shakespeare, directed by Guy Hollands. Reviewed by Wendy Rosenfield. Featuring Greg Wood, Christopher Patrick Mullins, Mary…

Review - The Servant of Two Masters at Boston's Paramount Theater by Christopher Caggiano

One of my favorite theatrical experiences last season was One Man, Two Guvnors, a British import that rollicked at the good old Music Box Theatre for 159 performances, three at which I was i…

Fiorello! by Wendy Caster

Kate BaldwinFiorello!, the 1959 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, requires a lead actor full of energy and charisma. In the current revival at Encores!, Danny Rutigliano, while likeable and ph…

Hot Shot Time Machine by Sam Hurwitt

Hey, who am I? Who are you? What are we doing here? What's this needle doing in my arm? And shouldn't there be a baby in that crib, instead of just a chicken leg? Octavio Solis explores life…

Review: The Cherry Orchard by Ryan Sullivan

The Cherry Orchard is a play about change. The outdated aristocracy comes under threat from the emerging middle class, and must adapt or fall victim to progress. Chekhov being Chekhov, the c…

Moose Murders Revived, Broadway’s Best Defined, February Defied by Jonathan Mandell

While it is true that there is not a single Broadway show scheduled to open in the month of February, and there will surely be more new commercials broadcast during the Super Bowl than stage…

This Week on Broadway for February 3, 2013: MANILOWxBroadway by James Marino

James Marino interviews  Jim McCarthy and James Sims about TEDxBroadway. Peter Filichia, and Michael Portantiere talk about Manilow on Broadway, Moose Murders, Fiorello, Women of Will, Al…

Fuse Poetry Introduction: Handle With Readerly Care — “The Porcupine of Mind” by Arts Fuse Editor

Consider these few notes my handing The Porcupine of Mind off to you — you read it, you write about it, then we’ll come back and talk.

Fuse Film Commentary: Grimm Sightings on the Silver Screen — The Imagination Killers by Arts Fuse Editor

Films such as Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters deny audiences the capacity to suspend disbelief. Instead, they use technology to make the impossible look real and the magical seem as this-wo…

BWW Flashback: Cult Hit Rock Musical BARE Closes Off-Broadway Today by BroadwayWorld

Bare plays its final performance tonight, February 3rd, 2013, after 21 previews and 65 regular performances. Bare began previews off-Broadway at New World Stages 340 West 50th Street on Mond…

ALL AT ONCE Joint Program Moves Forward the Conversation on Diversity in Contemporary Dance At Stage773, February 28 – March 3 by Michael J. Roberts

Mordine & Company Dance Theater, the Midwest’s longest running contemporary dance company, presents All at Once, a shared weekend of vibrant programming celebrating the diversity of …

If The Play's Not Difficult, This Director Won't Take It On

The Observer (UK) 02/02/13

CORY GOODRICH in Concert; Feb. 11 & 12 by Michael J. Roberts

First Folio Theatre (Mayslake Peabody Estate, 31st St. & Rt. 83) presents Jeff Award winning musical star CORY GOODRICH in her first solo concerts, on Monday, February 11 at 8 p.m. a…

Channing Tatum Confirms MAGIC MIKE to Flex Muscles on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

Magic Mike film star Channing Tatum told Access Hollywood, 'We are doing the Broadway version of Magic Mike,' but that he will likely not be taking part in the stage production. 'I don't thi…

Musical Chasing Nicolette,With John Bolton, Kate Reinders, Nick Wyman, Gets Free NYC Reading Feb. 4 by Kenneth Jones

The Barrymore Award-winning musical comedy Chasing Nicolette, seen regionally, will get a Manhattan reading at 7 PM Feb. 4, under the direction of Gordon Greenberg. The cast includes John Bo…

So The Killer In The Mousetrap Is ...

The Guardian 01/30/13

Krysta Rodriguez, Corey Cott, Emma Hunton and More Take Part in ONCE UPON A TIME IN NEW YORK CITY Benefit Concert Tonight by BroadwayWorld

For generations, musical theatre writers have come to New York City to change the world. 'Once Upon A Time In New York City' is a concert series about the people who have changed THEM. After…

Elton John to Bring Children's Musical to Broadway? by BroadwayWorld

According to ContactMusic.com, Elton John is aiming to return to Broadway with a children's musical.

The Super Bowl ad Coke and Pepsi don't want you to see . . by Thomas Garvey

This ad from SodaStream, targeting the environmental pollution caused by plastic soft drink bottles - was reportedly refused a berth in SuperBowl programming after pressure was applied by Co…

Playgoer Lives! by The Playgoer

Well that was some "hiatus," wasn't it?  Where were we... For the few of you that might still be tuning in, welcome back! Sorry for the prolonged, um, "intermission." My excuse is simp…

Here's David Mamet's Whole Foods problem by Chris Jones

When John Mackey, the maverick co-chief executive of Whole Foods, first criticized President Barack Obama's proposed health care law in a 2009 Wall Street Journal article, there was an immed…

The Empty Space by Craig Mason

One of the things I love most about working in the arts is the privilege of  being in a completely empty theatre. I don’t believe in ghosts, I don’t believe in the supernatur…

Broadway, Coming To (Too Many) Regional Theatres Near You

Washington Post 02/01/13

MEGA STAGE TUBE: Happy 57th Birthday to Nathan Lane! by Stage Tube

Happy 57th Birthday, Nathan Lane Lane is best known for his roles as Albert in The Birdcage, Max Bialystock in the musical The Producers, Ernie Smuntz in MouseHunt, Nathan Detroit in Guys an…

A Slice of Shelly Berman by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the very funny comedian Shelley Berman (b. 1925. If he sticks it out two more years, he’ll make it 90!) A Chicago native got his start at that same Compass Pla…

Obituary: Shpritz Anthony was a fixture in Sacramento theater by Marcus Crowder

Shpritz Anthony, a beloved member of the Sacramento theater community, passed away unexpectedly Jan. 5 at his Sacramento home at the age of 47. The cause of death has not been determined. …

Philly Stagehands Agree To Contract

Philadelphia Inquirer 02/02/13

Fuse Book Review: Transformation Amid an Egypt in Decay — “The House of Jasmine” by Roberta Silman

Though written in 1984, The House of Jasmine's description of widespread political corruption and social decay in the Sadat era is powerfully relevant to the uprisings of 2011 when Mubarak w…

Review: Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan (Broadway in Chicago) by Scotty Zacher

After curtain call, Cathy Rigby flies over the audience. Two seats down from me, a little girl reached her arms up to catch the shower of sparkles. When the lights went up, I (the jaded crit…

Dave Davies: Death of a Clown by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Dave Davies (b. 1947, the very same day as Melanie!) His biggest mark was as guitarist for the Kinks of course, but he occasional writes and performs his own materia…

Joe Besser on the Joey Bishop Show by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the late Joey Bishop (1918-2007). I think of him mostly as a live comic, working night clubs and resorts, but this is mostly because his two TV shows in the 1960s �…

Massachusetts Legislators Propose Tax Credit for Pre-Broadway and Touring Shows in State by BroadwayWorld

According to the Boston Globe, legislators are proposing a tax credit for producers who bring pre-Broadway tryouts to Boston and other Massachusetts cities. The credit would provide up to 3 …

Photo Coverage: Backstage at FIORELLO! with Former Congressman Barney Frank by Walter McBride

Former congressman Barney Frank assumed the role of a conservative senator when he made his stage debut yesterday, February 2, in Fiorello, the opening musical of New York City Center's Enco…

Photo Coverage: FIORELLO! Opens Encores! 2013 Season - Curtain Call! by Walter McBride

Bock and Harnick's Fiorello, the opening musical of the Encores 20th Anniversary season, stars Kate Baldwin, Erin Dilly, Jenn Gambatese, Shuler Hensley and Emily Skinner, with Danny Rutiglia…

Photo Coverage: Former Congressman Barney Frank Makes Stage Debut in FIORELLO! by Walter McBride

Former congressman Barney Frank assumed the role of a conservative senator when he made his stage debut yesterday, February 2, in Fiorello, the opening musical of New York City Center's Enco…

The Hall of Hams #15: Victor Buono by Trav S.D.

The Hall of Hams is my series on some of my favorite actors who have brought the art of melodramatic acting into the modern era. Today is the birthday of the late great Victor Buono (1938-19…

Twitter Watch: Laura Osnes-'Sweetest Princess on Broadway...Loved Seeing Lilla Crawford Today!' by BroadwayWorld

On Twitter Watch, Laura Osnes wrote 'Sweetest princess on Broadway, LILLACRAWFORD. Loved seeing you today CinderellaBway ANNIEonBroadway pic.twitter.comOUYkuwsV'

Melanie: What Have They Done to My Song, Ma by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Melanie Safka (b. 1947), a.k.a. “Melanie”. She had a number of hits in the early 70s but this is the one I remember. For a brief while it was on everyone…

Chicago Theater Review: SUNSET BOULEVARD (Drury Lane Theatre) by Lawrence Bommer

READY FOR HER CLOSE-UP, MR. DEMILLE From the start it seemed strange that anyone would make a musical out of a movie that embodies its medium so completely. Yes, the film All About Eve deser…

McCarter Theatre's "A Delicate Balance" by Bob Rendell

It just doesn't get any better than this.

Gertrude Stein by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the great American experimental writer Gertrude Stein (1876-1946). (How amazing that her birthday is one day off from Joyce’s. Say, maybe there is something to…

Review: La traviata ***

To be properly controversial a production needs to divide opinion down the middle, which is what English National Opera’s new staging of La traviata will achieve if my opening-night ea…

Coming Attractions in New England Rock: February 2013 by Arts Fuse Editor

Forget the Superbowl and screw Valentine’s Day. There is too much great music happening in our corner of the country to waste time on such frivolous occasions. Will you need snow boots or …

Book Review: SHOWBIZ (Dress Circle Publishing) by Sarah Taylor Ellis

MOUNTING OLYMPUS Think of it as Twilight for the theater geek or Smash in literary form. You may love to hate it or hate to love it, but Ruby Preston’s new novel Showbiz is an undeniab…

Norman Rockwell, “The Problem We All Live With” by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Norman Rockwell (1894-1978). A couple of years ago I reviewed a retrospective of his work at the Brooklyn Museum; see my review of that show and some thoughts about …

BWW Exclusive: On the Set of SMASH- Katharine McPhee on Karen's Future, Working with Jeremy Jordan & More; Plus New Photos! by BroadwayWorld

SMASH makes its long-awaited return to the NBC lineup for a second season on Tuesday, February 5 9-10 p.m. ET and will continue in its regular time slot on Tuesday, February 12 10-11 p.m. ET…

Stars of Vaudeville #590: The Crackerjacks by Trav S.D.

This post is one of a series honoring Black History Month. The Crackerjacks (seometimes billed as 4, later as 5 and 6 when others joined the act) was an acrobatic African American dance team…

Gruesome Playground Injuries at The Gate by Laura Turner

Story-telling, eating cake and the sex lives of the over 65s: Gruesome Playground Injuries director Justin Audibert reveals more about the show and his ambitions.

Review: Quartermaine’s Terms by Daniel Janes

In his curmudgeon’s gospel The Smoking Diaries, the late Simon Gray rued his unjust neglect by the modern theatre. In the main, this neglect continues: it is a mockery that, while in the W…

SILENCE!, COUGAR and More Join Off-Broadway Panel Discussion at Snapple Theater Today by BroadwayWorld

The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing firms, will hold another in its series of seminars focused on t…

Teaching ‘Macbeth’ in Middle School by Claire Needell Hollander

Middle school students engage with text the way they engage with the world; they search for signs of weakness, and prepare to feel contempt. Sometimes the opposite happens, and they are genu…

BWW's On This Day - February 3, 2013

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 3 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Braque exhibit gives historical context to cubist paintings

Painter who was a contemporary of Picasso is the subject of a show at the Kemper.

Dramaworks’ Raisin Starts Slow But Builds To Emotional Crescendo Of Yearning by Bill Hirschman

It starts slow, so slow that you fear it may never get going. But when Palm Beach Dramaworks’ A Raisin in the Sun finally gets rolling, the emotional wallops arrive in every deepening wave…

Top 10 NY stage picks for week of Feb. 3, 2013 by Joe Dziemianowicz

1. “Passion” (Classic Stage Company) Worth it just to hear Sondheim’s perfect song “Loving You.” Judy Kuhn sings it as the obsessive Fosca.

"Smash' changes a few things as it starts season two by David Hinckley

As NBC’s Broadway-musical drama “Smash” prepares to launch its second season at 9 p.m. Tuesday, it’s no secret the network thinks the show needs some resets to get back onto the star…

Katie Holmes and Suri have 'Cinderella' moment

Katie Holmes returned to Broadway Saturday night – and this time it had a happy ending. The actress and her 6-year-old daughter, Suri Cruise, were snapped taking in the new musical version…

‘Italian American Reconciliation’ at 1st Stage by Colleen Sproull by Colleen Sproull

On a snowy night, I longed to stay inside and hibernate, but I braved the bad drivers and salt trucks to trek to 1st Stage for John Patrick Shanley’s Italian American Reconciliation. I…

Interviews: A class act to follow by Aleks Sierz

Eclipse Theatre Company’s artistic director Dawn Walton talks to Aleks Sierz about her latest project, a revival of Don Evans’ 1970s comedy analysis of racial and gender stereotypes, One…

Hoping 'Smash' has that dash

It's virtually impossible to watch Smash star Katharine McPhee on screen and not be smitten. The American Idol alumna has a way to go before she masters the intricacies of acting, but it was…

‘The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 55th Anniversary Celebration’ at The Kennedy Center by Mike Spain by Mike Spain

The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 55th Anniversary Celebration concert at The Kennedy Center Friday night brought together six talented jazz musicians and an overabundance of pure joy and f…

Marianne Elliott: 'Why do something that's run of the mill?' by Lisa O'Kelly

The director of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time on taking risks and why she hated theatre as a childMarianne Elliott loves a challenge. The director of such high-risk proje…

Michael Arden, Nick Blaemire, and More Take Part in ONCE UPON A TIME IN NEW YORK CITY Benefit Concert Tonight by BroadwayWorld

For generations, musical theatre writers have come to New York City to change the world. 'Once Upon A Time In New York City' is a concert series about the people who have changed THEM. After…

Sheldon Harnick, Rachel Potter and More Set for Carnegie Hall COMMUNITY SING Today by BroadwayWorld

Today, February 3 at 5 p.m., in the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, Carnegie Hall gives Broadway fans the exclusive opportunity to sing along with the brightest stars of today a…

Drury Lane’s SUNSET BLVD. Is A Bit Unfocused by Michael J. Roberts

Whenever I see a theatre company with Sunset Boulevard as part of their season it always tends to make me a bit weary.   Not only is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s take on Billy Wilder’s triump…

No posts since 1/21? by Kyle

Unacceptable. I've been a bit swamped, but let's see if we can put together a highlight reel. I'll start with West of Memphis.Saw West of Memphis, which is powerful in a way that the Paradis…

Sunday Feature: Paul Van Dyck on adapting Oronooko by The Charlebois Post

(photo credit: Camille McQuat)Adaptation and InspirationOn Africa, malaria, Aphra Behn and her legacy: Oroonokoby Paul Van DyckI once spent several months living in a 17th century …

Sunday Feature: Sascha Cole, actor, on Shakespeare's Nigga by The Charlebois Post

Acting in a Dream WorldSascha Cole performs in a work where even the title is hot button[This article was created with the assistance of Obsidian Theatre]You’ve been a part of this project…

THE LEADING MEN: Sebastian Stan, More Than Meets the Eye in Broadway's Picnic by Brandon Voss

Back on the boards for the first time since 2007's Talk Radio, the "Captain America" and "Political Animals" star reveals the truth about the shirtless torso that eve…

ON THE RECORD: Rebecca Luker Sings Kern on "I Got Love," Plus the Digital Release of No Way to Treat a Lady by Steven Suskin

This week's column discusses Rebecca Luker's sterling new Jerome Kern collection, "I Got Love," plus the reissue of the Off-Broadway chamber musical No Way to Treat a Lady.

THE SCREENING ROOM: Telly Leung, Melissa Benoist, Barrett Foa and More Sing Kerrigan-Lowdermilk Tunes in L.A. (Video) by Michael Gioia

Chris Isaacson & Upright Cabaret presented the music of songwriting duo Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk — marking their West Coast Debut — Jan. 20 at Catalina Bar & Gr…

The Sweetest Sounds: A Century of Song from Rodgers to Guettel Plays Birdland Feb. 3 by Andrew Gans

The Sweetest Sounds: A Century of Song from Rodgers to Guettel is presented at Birdland Feb. 3.

Corey Cott, Krysta Rodriguez, Emma Hunton, Andrea Burns and More Recall Once Upon a Time in New York City Feb. 3 by Adam Hetrick

Newsies star Corey Cott and "Smash" actress Krysta Rodriguez are among the actors performing new material from established and emerging songwriters in  Once Upon a Time in New…

Intimate Rock Musical Bare, Shedding Light on Equality, Love and Religion, Ends Off-Broadway Run Feb. 3 by Michael Gioia

Bare, the coming-of-age rock musical set in a co-ed Catholic boarding school, plays its final performance Feb. 3 at New World Stages. A cast album for the revised Off-Broadway productio…

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: FEBRUARY 3 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas, Christopher Reichheld and Ann Bradley

1938 When a grandfather holds off Death (by chasing him up a tree) so he can be sure his grandson will be taken care of, he's working On Borrowed Time. This comedy was adapted by Paul Os…