According to The Hollywood Reporter, GLEE's Jonathan Groff will star an upcoming, untitled HBO comedy pilot from Sarah Condon and writer Michael Lannan.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:48PMClive, written by Jonathan Marc based on Baal by Bertolt Brecht, and directed and starring Ethan Hawke, is yet another tale of a male artist so charismatic and tortured that people line up t…
SOURCE: Show Showdown at 09:48PMA two person piece written by Marie Jones in 1996, it features exceptionally versatile actors Fred Arsenault and Euan Morton, each of whom succeeds with many roles.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:41PMMaybe opening night is like the first pancake--it’s a test and should be thrown away. Alas, that happened, all too forgettably even for this transience, on as the improvisers failed to pus…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 09:23PMBeachwood Café is hosting a special Valentine’s evening with a select menu. VALENTINE’S DINNER MENU champagne cocktail + amuse kumamoto oyster, rose-bergamot mignonette lobster + …
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SOURCE: Vulture at 08:50PMWho crafts the 'smoke and mirrors' of a Broadway show The special effects team is an integral part of the Land of Oz, helping Wicked cast its spell on audiences at every performance. Discove…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:40PM“Good People,” by David Lindsay-Abaire, who grew up in South Boston, is a study in character and class, and the mouthing-off sounds authentic.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:30PMThere isn't an iota of seriousness in this comedy, which is just as it should be. At times the humor gets a bit slapstick, perhaps more so than avid Wodehouse fans will be comfortable with, …
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 08:16PMAccording to The Hollywood Reporter, American Idol's season 9 runner-up Crystal Bowersox has been cast in the lead for Broadway's upcoming summer production of ALWAYSPATSY CLINE.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- NBC is pulling the drama series "Do No Harm" after two low-rated episodes....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:56PMCutting-Edge Composers took place at Joe's Pub on Monday, February 4th, 2013. The evening featured debut songs from new musicals in development by composers, including TUCK EVERLASTING's Chr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:47PMThe hills are alive and buzzing this morning as years of rumours have finally been confirmed. Julie Andrews will be touring Australia this year for the very first time. It was announced this…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:37PMAussieTheatre has a double pass to giveaway for Groucho at the Capri Theatre — 141 Goodwood Road, Goodwood, SA, South Australia on Friday 22nd February at 8pm. About Groucho: A comedy, …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:24PMA classic "nor'easter" storm barreling up the U.S. East Coast and merging with another storm drifting in from the Midwest — commingling with Arctic high-pressure to the n…
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:22PMOff Broadway has some gems - and "Silence!" is one of them. But first, a little about being in boy mode last night....
SOURCE: crossingts.blogspot.com at 07:21PMLooks like the Pump Boys aren’t back in town after all. The Broadway revival of Pump Boys and Dinettes, starring Bo Bice, Alexander Gemignani, Leenya Rideout and more, has been put on …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:14PMThe Broadway revival of Pump Boys and Dinettes, announced for a March 19 start at Circle in the Square Theatre, will not happen this season, after all. Producers have postponed the staging t…
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:11PM Cabaret Restored for Release on Blu-ray for 40th Anniversary By Ellis NassourOne critic summed up the film adaptation of the 1967 Tony-winning musical Cabaret as …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 07:10PMThere’s nothing novel about novel-adaptations on stage. We’ve seen every classic from Pride and Prejudice to Tess of the D’Urbervilles, The Woman in White (and The Woman in Black) get …
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Country and soul singer Crystal Bowersox, best known for coming in second place on season nine of American Idol, will make her Broadway debut as famed singer Patsy Cline in the bio musical A…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:56PMNorthlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, continues its 2012-2013 season with Marie Jones’s Stones in His Pockets,dire…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:52PMSnowmageddon 2013 is officially upon us! Winter storm Nemo is predicted to bring snow, wind and a groan-inducing amount of tweets referencing a certain Disney animated film. But before we ar…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:49PMThe forthcoming Broadway revival of the 1981 musical Pump Boys and Dinettes has been postponed indefinitely. The production, directed by Tony Award winner John Doyle (Sweeney Todd), was to h…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:48PMThe weather outside is frightful, but even a blizzard won’t stop us from celebrating our favorite moments on Broadway this week! From a bad-ass interview with Dame Julie Andrews to a v…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:45PMBurstein at the 2012 Tonys, performing "Buddy's Blues" from Follies
I first spoke to the extraordinary, multifaceted actor Danny Burstein for a TDF story back in 2008, wh…
SOURCE: The Wicked Stage at 06:43PMProducers cite a "crowded landscape" on Broadway for the decision to postpone the revival of the 1981 country music-themed musical.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:34PMWe're getting ready for the winter’s first big snow storm, and while most people are prepping by buying groceries, candles and batteries, we know what you really need is entertainm…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:31PMOn Twitter Watch, Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote ' Viva Broadway, an initiative of the Broadway League, in collaboration with 5000 Broadway Productions and the United Palace of Cultural Arts will …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:30PMProducers Abby Lee, David B. Brode, Lee Seymour, Alec Seymour, Suzanne amp Michael H. Moskow and Executive Producer Tom Viertel announced today that the new Broadway production of PUMP BOYS …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:26PMAnnie star Katie Finneran opens up about Patti LuPone, Sean Hayes, her inspiration for Miss Hannigan and why Noises Off made her go cross-eyed.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:17PMRobert Ingersoll is all but unknown in our time. Susan Jacoby sets out to answer why. One answer she proposes is that it was generally assumed that the reactionary expressions of religion In…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:10PMAll Broadway shows are currently scheduled to go on as normal, however some off Broadway productions have announced cancellations. The following shows have announced updates for tonight, Feb…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:06PMBroadwayHollywood crossover stars Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Jessica Chastain are among the 2013 Academy Awards nominees featured in a stunning new photo layout …
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Well, that was quick! NBC has canceled its new thriller Do No Harm, starring Broadway vet Steven Pasquale, after just two episodes, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series tumbled ou…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:58PMBrought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Friday, February 8, 2013 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway @LUCKYGUYPlay begins perfs 3 weeks from tonigh…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:51PMThe story of Motown founder Berry Gordy is heading to Broadway in Motown: The Musical, and we've got an electrifying first look at the exciting new show. With so many classic songs, you&…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:51PMThough the topic may sound dry for musicalization, Sherman Edwards (music and lyrics) and Peter Stone (book) found a way to interweave musical theatre songs to brighten the serious tone of t…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 05:48PMShawChicago’s method of production is staged readings by primarily Equity Actors. The bare-bone show puts the words center stage and is a reminder why George Bernard Shaw is a legend. Wid…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 05:47PMThe retention of the basic, familiar film plot, and the broad comedic tone will likely satisfy those simply looking to revisit a favorite funny film. Others will miss a nuance that could hav…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 05:47PMEver wonder what it would be like to see a live silent film? If you have, well, you’re in luck. Stolen Chair Theatre Company has brilliantly and beautifully transported the silent film and…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:46PMLooks like Willow Smith whipped her hair a little too much! Nine-year-old Best Actress nominee Quvenzhane Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) is reportedly now being considered for the titl…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:39PMBig Fish, the musical adaptation of the acclaimed novel and Tim Burton’s 2003 film, will be swimming into Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre this fall! In the video below, five-time Ton…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:36PMTaylor Mac and Lisa Kron are among the cast of the Foundry Theater’s production of Brecht’s “Good Person of Szechwan,” at La MaMa.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:35PMThe Public Theater has announced that is has lined up ?uestlove (The Roots) and David Byrne (co-founder of the Talking Heads) as well as Broadway playwright and Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-L…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:33PMAccording to published reports, Broadway veteran and Tony-winner John Kerr passed away on February 2 at 81.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:32PMReviewed by: MELODY UDELL Columbinus isn’t an easy show to watch. Part play, part stage documentary, this recently revised show runs a wild gamut of emotions — nearly indistinguishable w…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:29PMIn a strange and unexpected departure, Christina Applegate has announced she will be exiting her own NBC series, UP ALL NIGHT, which has struggled in the ratings but will be receiving a rebo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:25PMThe British premiere of Jerry Herman's musical Dear World, starring Betty Buckley and Paul Nicholas and directed and choreographed by Gillian Lynne, runs through 30 March 2013, with a press …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:21PMThe snow storm is now underway in New York City, where the Weather Channel is predicting 10 inches or more, as well as wind gusts up to 50 MPH. The heaviest snow totals by Saturday afternoon…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:20PMReviewed by: RUSSELL GOELTENBODT “Do you ever feel as though that you were born in the wrong era? Do you wish you were born in the 1920’s or 30’s when music was sophisticated and going…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:17PMipster musicfashion darling Lana Del Rey has taken to her Twitter with a single word, 'GATSBY', fueling rumors she is participating in the new feature film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald'…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:05PMThe renowned Pia Zadora returns to the New York stage for an exclusive five-show engagement at The Metropolitan Room from February 7-10, 2013,
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 05:01PMTrevor Jamieson recently spoke with Aussie Theatre’s Dione Joseph about his involvement with the Sydney Theatre Company production of The Secret River and its importance to him as an Indig…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:00PMI think how this exposure to the archaic text exposes the text right back. It’s noisy, a mash-up, a text slamming into the present moment, split open, banged. What does that look like in t…
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Winter Storm Nemo is on his way to New York City, but all Broadway and off-Broadway shows are still scheduled to play as planned on Friday, February 8, 2013.
At this time, the follo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:59PMLawrence Wiliford (photo credit: David Cooper)A Great Green Union Flag Covered in Pink CarnationsA Deserving Tribute to the Genius of Benjamin Britten and the Sheer Nonsense of Propriety&nbs…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:58PMTony nominee Stephanie D'Abruzzo, rising cabaret star Jennifer Sheehan, and multi-award-winning star of ZOMBIE, Bill Connington, will appear in The Importance of Being Earnest A Trivial Come…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:49PMElliot Shoenman's new A Heap of Livin', at the Odyssey, examines a famous country singer (Lawrence Pressman) whose days are numbered. His daughters (Jayne Brook, Didi Conn) must make decisio…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 04:48PMSascha Cole and Andre Sills (photo credit: Keith Barker)MORE THAN A NIGHT AT THE META-THEATREjoel fishbaneAt once mesmerizing and frustrating, Shakespeare’s Nigga, the new play by Joseph J…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:46PMThe Maltz Jupiter Theatre production under J. Barry Lewis’ direction merits being seen for three finely-crafted performances by Maureen Anderman, Jim Ballard and Julie Kleiner, plus an out…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 04:43PMProducers John Frost and Phil Bathols today announced that Julie Andrews, one of the most beloved stage and screen performers of all time, will visit Australia in May this year for the first…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:31PMGot issues? Of course you do. Keep’em coming—write to me at [email protected]. For previous Holler columns, go here. Dear Holler, I am a college student in a relatively small (but m…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:26PMSimon Cowell's international boyband sensation One Direction just released the trailer for their new 3D feature film The film contains performances of their chart-topping smash hits like 'Wh…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:19PMThings are getting hairy for Tom Hanks. A cast photo for “Lucky Guy” in which he stars as the late, great Daily Newsman Mike McAlary shows that the two-time Oscar winner is cultivating a…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 04:19PMRoundabout Theatre Company’s off-Broadway revival of Talley’s Folly will begin preview performances on February 9, rather than the previously scheduled start date of February 8 (…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:05PM“….there is no end to this accursed snow…” “…until the snow is cleared, you must shovel…” “I dreamed a dream in time gone by when snow w…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 04:04PMThe U.S. premiere of 'Backbeat' just opened at the Center Theatre GroupAhmanson Theatre. The dramatic new play with music about the birth of one of the greatest rock 'n' roll bands in histor…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:02PMCaramoor will kick off its 68th Summer Festival in Katonah, NY, with a semi-staged production of the classic, award-winning musical She Loves Me June 22 at 8:30 PM and June 23 at 4 PM.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:01PMHere are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of Jan. 28-Feb. 3, 2013, as reported by The Broadway League.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PMRoundabout Theatre Company's new Off-Broadway production of Lanford Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Talley's Folly, the delicate study of two disparate souls, played by…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PM
The following Broadway shows are offering advance exchanges - before the performance - for customers who are unable to attend the Friday, February 8 evening performance, due to the winter st…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:49PMIn advance of the Prospect Theater Company's Musical Theater Summer Intensive this July, the company will offer a free audition technique master class with Broadway actor Donna Lynne Champli…
SOURCE: Backstage at 03:46PMRoundabout Theatre Company has announced the first performance of Talley's Folly will begin tomorrow, Saturday, February 9th at 2PM. The original first performance was scheduled for tonight.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:44PMBIG FISH, a new musical based on the novel by Daniel Wallace and the 2003 Columbia Pictures film written by John August, will open Sunday, October 6, 2013, at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre 2…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:35PMWhen the Playbill Vault launched in December 2011, it included information on over 10,000 shows and 120,000 actors, creative teams and crew members who have worked or are currently working o…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PMAcademy Award-nominated star of BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD, Quvenzhane Wallis, is under consideration to take on the title role in the forthcoming major motion picture remake of the beloved…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:27PMErin Markey, who frequently appeared in the popular musical series Our Hit Parade at Joe's Pub, will return to the downtown music venue March 15 for an all-new solo show.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:27PMAs of 3PM, all Broadway and Off-Broadway shows are currently scheduled to go on as normal, with the exception of Talley's Folly, which has been canceled.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:26PMThe Tony Award-winning musical Passion begins Off-Broadway previews Feb. 8 at New York City's Classic Stage Company. In celebration of the first NYC revival, Playbill.com offers various …
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:20PMSeattle-born Noah Racey, now a Broadway actor, stars as Professor Harold Hill in Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man,” playing at 5th Avenue Theatre through March 10, 2013.
SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 03:14PMThe York Theatre Company has announced principal casting for the remaining three musicals in its Winter 2013 Musicals in Mufti Series: Hollywood Pinafore, Happy Hunting, and Silk Stockings.…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:07PMI’ll assuage your curiosity immediately and tell you that the “OP” in “Macbeth OP” stands for “original pronunciation.” The Shakespeare OP Players, …
SOURCE: Backstage at 03:06PMBaltimore’s Jewish Theatre Workshop kicked off its eighth season Feb. 7 with a curious choice of plays — The Curious Savage, that is. This 1950 social satire may strike some as ripe for …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:04PMThe Culture Project will present the Off-Broadway premiere of Anna Khaja's solo play Shaheed: The Dream and Death of Benazir Bhutto, which will begin its limited engagement March 8.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:03PMHIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK MOTOWN meets the press, Second Stage goes bowling, MISS DAISY drives down under, and so much more
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00PMWeare's "Inamorata" will have its premiere next week at the Breen Center for the Performing Arts on a program with a new work by GroundWorks DanceTheater artistic director David Sh…
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 03:00PM
Written by Sandi Durell One would think that after doing eight shows a week in Spiderman Turn Off the Dark on Broadway, that Robert Cuccioli, aka Norman Osborn/Green Goblin, wo…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:58PMThe Tony Award-nominated Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, a rock-musical portrait of the controversial populist American president, gets its Philadelphia debut at Plays & Players Theatre. …
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:57PMOlney Theatre Center for the Arts has announced that Jason Loewith (Adding Machine: A Musical) has joined the company as Artistic Director, just in time for the Center's 75th anniversary sea…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:50PMBroadway veteran Mellia Errico will make two television appearances this weekend- BLUE BLOODS, tonight February 8 at 10pm on CBS and THE GOOD WIFE, Sunday night February 10 at 9pm on CBS. Tu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:46PM"I miss Courtney Love getting in fights ... What happened to that Courtney Love?"-- Delivered by Feed43 service
SOURCE: Vulture at 02:44PMWhat do you get when you combine a retelling of Bertolt Brecht’s Baal with classic American songs, homemade instruments and a hard-rock edge? Clive, directed by Ethan Hawke, written by…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PMDavid Henry Hwang’s The Dance and the Railroad is making a triumphant off-Broadway return for the first time in over 30 years! Directed by May Adrales and starring Ruy Iskandar and Yue…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:41PMNew Play Network honcho Loewith to become a.d.
SOURCE: Variety at 02:40PMCommercial theatre needn’t play safe and a rethink in its configurations would create better spaces, Sonia Friedman tells Sarah Hemming
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 02:39PMA season of exhibitions celebrates Marcel Duchamp’s influence a century after one of his paintings sparked fierce debate, writes Peter Aspden
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 02:37PMBring out the cake! The cast of Jersey Boys celebrated its 3,000th performance on February 7, and after the performance, stars John Lloyd Young, Drew Gehling, Jeremy Kushnier and Matt Bogart…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:35PMClaybourne Elder, Sara Jean Ford, Klea Blackhurst, Andrew Samonsky and Lynne Wintersteller are among the actors who will participate in the York Theatre Company's Musicals in Mufti Serie…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:34PMWe’re getting tired of the phrase “hunker down,” but if you’re looking for something to watch while, ummm “riding out the snow storm” this weekend while still getting your theatr…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 02:31PMYork Theatre Company James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director Andrew Levine, Executive Director has announced principal casting for the remaining three musicals in its Winter 2013 Musicals …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:26PMNew BroadwayWorld.com Poll - Which upcoming Spring 2013 play are you most excited to see
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:20PMDo critics think "Airswimming" stays aloft?
SOURCE: StageGrade at 02:19PM'The work needs the bodies of the dancers to continue,' says executive director Barbara Dufty
SOURCE: NJ.com at 02:16PMRyan Silverman, who is currently starring as Giorgio in Classic Stage Company's off-Broadway revival of Passion, released a new music video for his song "If Only In My Mind." I…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:13PMTony Award nominee Stephanie D'Abruzzo (Avenue Q) will star in a site-specific private reading of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest Feb. 13 for Razors Edge Productions.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:13PMPicture a world where the rules are constantly changing and if you can’t keep up you slip through the cracks of society into something altogether undetermined. Polyglot America— where La…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:12PMAre critics all over "All the Rage"?
SOURCE: StageGrade at 02:07PMIn this week's edition, we caught up with Peter Benson, who is starring as 'Bazzard' in The Mystery of Edwin Drood- currently playing at Studio 54.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:00PMIt's a brava day for Seth as Andréa Burns makes history by becoming the first "real" guest to return to the studio for a second Playbill "Obsessed!" video (sorry, Jack Plotnick). The In the…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PMKristin Scott Thomas and Lia Williams continue the theatrical tradition of the role-swap in Ian Rickson's compelling revival of Harold Pinter's 1971 play.
SOURCE: The Independent at 02:00PMAcclaimed illustrator Ken Fallin's drawings of the greatest stars and scenes of the theatrical world are a recurring part of Playbill.com.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PMA classic "nor'easter" storm barreling up the U.S. East Coast and merging with another storm drifting in from the Midwest — commingling with Arctic high-pressure to the n…
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African-American Shakespeare Company proves that an all-black version of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof works remarkably well
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 01:58PMOpening on February 7th at the Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford, the 2008 Tony Award winning musical In the Heights takes a local stage for the first time. Directed by Westchester's …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:53PMAcademy Award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson stopped by this morning's 'Live With Kelly amp Michael' to discuss her guest starring role as Veronica Moore, a Tony Award winning star on the n…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:53PMIt’s hard to believe that Tom Hanks has never been on Broadway before. But the two-time Oscar winner will make his debut this spring in Lucky Guy, a new play by Nora Ephron, the late write…
SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly at 01:45PMTim Ocel, director of the New Jewish Theatre production, embraces the playwright's distinctive voice.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:45PMKate Shindle, Gerard Canonico and Jason Gotay are among the artists who will celebrate the release of Bobby Cronin and Crystal Skillman's The Concrete Jungle international studio cast re…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:45PMLive From Lincoln Center's winter and spring broadcast season kicks off with a special concert from Lincoln Center's 2013 American Songbook series celebrating the legendary songwriting duo o…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:40PMWe are pleased to announce the availability of Great Moments in the Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, published by Oberon Books (London). Starting with the first performance of Aeschylus̵…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 01:35PMExtra, extra! Tom Hanks’ big Broadway debut is less than a month away, but you can get your first peek at the all-star cast of the late Nora Ephron’s final play Lucky Guy. Hanks …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PMDanny Burstein, a self-described “working stiff,” takes on the lead role in “Talley’s Folly,” showing he is a go-to actor for dramas as well as musicals.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:32PMThe mayor has advised to stay home tonight and to 'cook a meal, read a book, or watch TV' and to stay off the streets, away from plows.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:27PMA pair of colliding storms heading across the East Coast on February 8 and 9 won't disrupt performances of Broadway shows. Yet. "As of now, all Broadway shows will play as scheduled," The B…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:23PMWQXR, New York's all-classical station, presents Passion in the Afternoon, a lunchtime conversation with the legendary lyricist and composer on February 14 at 12pm at The Jerome L. Greene Pe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM“Isaac’s Eye” plays with history and lies You think you understand where the stage is. You think the play is only happening in front of you. Then an actor writes on the wal…
SOURCE: TDF at 01:07PM“War Horse” and “Wicked” will be among the productions presented in the 2013-2014 Broadway Kansas City, Mo. season. The shows will be part of five total shows in the season, all of w…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 01:07PMRep. Joe Courtney recently chided LINCOLN director Steven Spielberg on the historical accuracy of the Oscar-nominated film. The movie's screenwriter, Tony Kushner responded to the critique i…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:01PMThree-time Tony Award nominee Sherie Rene Scott celebrates a birthday Feb. 8. Playbill.com looks back at her onstage career so far. Happy birthday, Sherie!
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:01PMI'll Be Back Before Midnight has been called the most frequently produced Canadian play. It has been produced in many cities in other countries -- but not LA, until now, as Colley directs it…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 01:00PM
Broadway powerhouse Billy Porter stopped by Show People with Paul Wontorek to discuss how his leading lady role in Kinky Boots is the culmination of a dazzling but difficult career.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:58PMTony Award winner Roger Bart, Jennifer Coolidge and Janeane Garofalo are among the actors who will take part in a reading of The Whisper, a new comedy by Celebrity Autobiography co-creator E…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:58PMSoho theatreIkea ads, greengrocers and the work of Hans Christian Andersen: wherever Sarah Kendall looks, sexism looms large. Since her last full show, the former Perrier award nom…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:57PMHull Truck theatreWhy did Alfred Hitchcock prefer blondes? "Because they make the best victims," he said. They also make for a lot of biopics, as witnessed by recent screen portrayals featur…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:56PMThe Australian Premiere of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic play Driving Miss Daisy will be held on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at The Playhouse, QPAC, Brisbane. The production st…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PMClive Davis is getting ready to switch from rock and pop to show tunes. The legendary record producer is planning to bring a revival of the classic 1956 musical My Fair Lady to Broadway in 2…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:48PMAn Infinite Ache, reviewed by Wendy Rosenfield, written by David Schulner, produced by Theatre Horizon, directed by Megan Nicole O'Brien, featuring Bi Jean Ngo and Griffin Stanton Ameisen.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:45PMThe free staged reading of the new pop-rock musical by Ryan Scott Oliver, Jasper in Deadland — part of The York Theatre Company's NEO Reading Series — tha…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43PMAce theatrical photographer Tristram Kenton has been busy this week, capturing everything from Australian convicts to Nigerian godsTristram Kenton
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:39PMAn Evening With Jerry Lewis: Live From Las Vegas, which features the veteran performer telling stories of his eight-decade career through narrative and musical performances, will premiere on…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:35PMThe National Endowment for the Arts is conducting discipline-specific webinars for Art Works grant guidelines in January and February 2013. These webinar workshops provide deeper insight int…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 12:32PM“Whatever’s happening, you go and get it, and write it, and millions of people read it. And then you get to sit down in the bar and tell everyone the stuff that the lawyers didn’t let …
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:30PMGlee celebrated divas on February 7 and lucky for us, the show has plenty to go around. In the episode titled “Diva,” Kurt challenges Rachel to a sing-off and wins, the New …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:29PMPreviews begin three weeks from tonight for LUCKY GUY, starring two-time Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks, in the final work by three-time Academy Award-nominee Nora Ephron and directed by two…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:25PMDenver Center Theatre Company explores five plays in staged readings as part of the 8th Annual Colorado New Play Summit Feb. 8-10. The playwrights are Catherine Trieschmann, Matthew Lopez, L…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25PMBarry Manilow stopped by Good Day NY on February 8 to play a few of his hits and chat about his Mainstem concert event, Manilow on Broadway. Manilow said he's having the "great…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:21PMReal story of Columbine is told as survivors' views unfold onstage -- and in audience
You could tell the people from the Columbine community by how they reacted to the many gunshots in the…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:21PMGet to know the contestants of Broadway’s Hands on a Hardbody in a brand new commercial starring Hunter Foster, Allison Case, Keith Carradine and more. See them at the Brooks Atkinson …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:20PMProducers Abby Lee, David B. Brode, Lee Seymour, Alec Seymour, Suzanne & Michael H. Moskow and Executive Producer Tom Viertel announced today that the new Broadway production of P…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 12:16PMAcclaimed composer Andrew Lippa will host (and perform in!) the National Alliance for Musical Theatre’s spotlight concert at 54 Below on February 11. In addition to numbers by Lippa, t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:14PMAcclaimed composer Andrew Lippa will host (and perform in!) the National Alliance for Musical Theatre’s spotlight concert at 54 Below on February 11. In addition to numbers by Lippa, t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:14PMThe storm has prompted White Plains Performing Arts Center to postpone tonight’s opening of “The Color Purple.” In an email, theater manager Kathleen Davisson wrote: “…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 12:11PMGerard Alessandrini's acclaimed Forbidden Broadway Alive and Kicking just welcomed special guest Sandy Duncan, who posed for a few photos with the cast after the show. Check them out below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:10PMThis morning on LIVE with Kelly and Michael, hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan sat down with Academy Award winner and American Idol alumna JENNIFER HUDSON. Check out the photo from the ap…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:08PMThe Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS played its 3,000th performance on Broadway on Thursday, February 7. JERSEY BOYS is the 18th longest-running show in Broadwa…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:05PMITV has commissioned a second series of its drama Mr Selfridge. The first series, which launched in January this year, is currently averaging 8.5 million viewers, the broadcaster said. It ad…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:05PMDirty Dancing will embark on a second UK tour from March next year. The musical’s first UK tour opened in September 2011 and is running until June this year. Its second tour will begin at.…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:03PMBroadway Leading Man Ryan Silverman, currently co-starring as Giorgio in Classic Stage Company's new production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's PASSION,has just released a new music v…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:03PMDespite acting rivalries, it's striking how few genuine feuds there have been in the tribe of British actors over the last 100 yearsThe news that Alec Guinness felt a personal distaste for L…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:00PM
As of 10am, the Broadway League has confirmed that all Broadway and Off-Broadway shows are currently scheduled to go on as normal, but be sure to check back for updates As of now, many schoo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:59AMIf the rumors are true, married couple Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz could find themselves as entangled lovers in a new revival of Harold Pinter's Betrayal. The production would come in the …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:58AMDaniel Craig — a rainmaker in A Steady Rain a couple seasons back — will head back to Broadway, accompanied by Rachel Weisz, in a new Broadway revival of Harold Pinter's…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:56AMValentine’s Day is a yearly celebration of love—so what better way to mark the holiday than by asking stage stars to reminisce about the first musical that sparked their love of …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AMThree-time Tony nominee Sandy Duncan (Peter Pan) flew by the 47th Street Theatre Feb. 7 for the evening performance of Forbidden Broadway: Alive and Kicking.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51AMThe Menier is going to keep a good thing going! The acclaimed revival of Merrily We Roll Along is transferring from the Menier Chocolate Factory to the West End’s Harol…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:50AMThe box office for the world premiere of Tony Award winning playwright Richard Greenberg's new play, Breakfast at Tiffany's, officially opens for business at the Cort Theatre 138 W 48th Stre…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:41AMBroadway.com vlogger Rachelle Rak gets some special vistors during the Flashdance tour's stop in Wilmington before spending a night back home in New Jersey with her family. Rak also intr…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:41AMMOTOWN THE MUSICAL will begin preview performances March 11 and open on Broadway on April 14, 2013 at The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre 205 West 46 Street. Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, MOTOW…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:40AMAdam Jacobs and Ali Ewoldt, who played Marius and Cosette in the Broadway revival of Les Miserables, will reunite for A Heart Full of Love: A Concert Feb. 23 at The Town Hall in Manhattan.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:34AMAt 42, Dick Van Dyke stole the hearts of children and adults alike with his delightful performance in the cinema classic, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Now, 45 years later, at the age of 87, the …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:27AMThe New Group presents the world premiere of Clive, written by Jonathan Marc Sherman and directed by and featuring Ethan Hawke in the title role. This production features Brooks Ashmanskas, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:25AMThe New Group's production of Jonathan Marc Sherman's Clive, about a songwriter living in New York City in the '90s, officially opened Off-Broadway Feb. 7 at 7 PM at The New Grou…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:25AMFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – CLIVEThis is a play based oninspired bystolen fromBrecht's Baalretold byJonathan Marc ShermanIf you know anything about that play, Baal, or even if you just snoop a…
SOURCE: Usher Nonsense at 11:23AMCulture Project's Women Center Stage will present Anna Khaja's acclaimed one-woman show, Shaheed: The Dream and Death of Benazir Bhutto, beginning Friday, March 8, with an opening set for Mo…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:19AMProducers of screen-to-stage musical Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage have announced that a new UK tour will launch at the Bristol Hippodrome in March 2014, before visiting Sheffie…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:17AMA classic "nor'easter" storm barreling up the U.S. East Coast and merging with another storm drifting in from the Midwest — commingling with Arctic high-pressure to the n…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AMThis week, BroadwayWorld's Student Center is thrilled to feature the Department of Theatre at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:16AMThe New Group's production of Jonathan Marc Sherman's new drama, Clive, held its opening night on Thursday, February 7 with a post-performance celebration at the We
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:13AMTaped in the Showroom at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in November 2012, AN EVENING WITH JERRY LEWIS LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS presents the legendary performer live on stage, telling s…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AMPinter, Harold Pinter. James Bond himself, Daniel Craig (last seen on Broadway in A Steady Rain alongside Hugh Jackman), may be bringing his talents to a world far removed from that of Agent…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 11:11AMHere’s what happens when your stage is a pool, which is how it is with playwright Mary Zimmerman’s famous “Metamorphoses ” Read full article >>
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:11AMSo In Love, Tennessee Shakespeare Company's fourth annual Valentine's gala featuring husband-and-wife duo and Broadway stars Jason Danieley and Marin Mazzie, is held Feb. 8 at the Ge…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:10AMCasting has been announced for the world premiere of Operation Epsilon, Alan Brody's play about the race to build the atomic bomb, which will debut March 7 at the Nora Theatre Company in…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:03AMHappy Birthday Sherie Rene Scott On Broadway Scott has starred as Christine in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, garnering nominations for a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award and an Outer Critics Circle…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AMBack in Mid-January, I asked all of you to take a survey about yourself and this blog with the promise that, like in previous years, I’d publish the results right here where you’…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMBroadwayWorld.com's SHOW BIZ Rush, Lottery amp Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 282013.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AMTwo-time Tony nominee Christopher Fitzgerald has landed a role in the new film "Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant," according to the actor's agent.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00AM
THEATER REVIEW: "Jeeves Takes a Bow" at First Folio Theatre at Mayslake Peabody Estate ★★★ 1/2
The third time is a charmer for First Folio and P.G. Wodehouse, -- but this …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:52AMThe Almeida Theatre Company announced that Rupert Goold will take over as the artistic director for the 33-year-old theatrical company, replacing current post-holder Michael Attenborough.
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SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:51AMDaniel Craig and his Oscar-winning wife Rachel Weisz are in "guarded" talks to star in a Broadway production of Harold Pinter's Betrayal, according to the U.K.'s Daily Mail…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:50AMHoly Trinity Church, Guildford: Staged in the round, with abstract black wooden structures behind the audience providing support for various elements of the production, Sarah Bacon's de…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:49AMA Fake Moon rises over Bristol at the IBT festival, Philip Pullman's I Was a Rat! scurries into Birmingham, and James McAvoy tackles the Scottish play in LondonNorthThe big opening this week…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMIn one of several charming anecdotes told by Joan Curto in her new Cole Porter cabaret show now playing at Davenports Piano Bar through February 10, she talks about how Broadway legend (and …
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 10:44AMAlexander Hanson (We Will Rock You, A Little Night Music) and Hal Fowler (Carousel, Macbeth) will star as Stephen Ward and Britain's former War Secretary John Profumo, respectively, in a…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:37AMMusic Video By Ryan Silverman Performing "If Only in My Mind"
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:37AMThe Brooklyn Nets are not the first professional basketball team in Brooklyn. The Smart Set Athletic Club were. Because the Negro Basketball League counts.
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 10:37AMJust got word that the Standing Ovation Studios performance of “In the Heights” scheduled for tonight has been canceled. Saturday and Sunday performances will go on as scheduled.…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 10:35AMThis week's topics Tim Minchin -V- Andrew Lloyd Webber, Smash Cast Takes to Twitter, Vacant Broadway Houses, Cinderella, MAGIC MIKE Will Be Coming On Broadway, Ragtime Casting Announcement
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:33AMGirls star, creator and director Lena Dunham paid a visit to some other multitalented actors on February 6: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? stars Tracy Letts (also the writer of the Puli…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:33AMOK, everybody, breathe….The post Gotta get the bread and milk… appeared first on In the Wings.
SOURCE: The Journal News at 10:32AMGrammy Award winner Jennifer Holliday, best known for her Tony-winning performance as Effie White in the original Broadway staging of Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen's Dreamgirls, will offer…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:30AMThis week's guest blog comes from Nati Hardin. I first met Nati when I was working on the S.A.M. talks last year and we had some great conversations about theatre and education. Now Nati has…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMAmanda Whittington’s new play The Thrill of Love will play the St. James Theatre beginning March 27. The show will officially open on April 3, and run through May 4. James Dacre …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:29AMJoe Calarco's all-male Shakespeare's R&J, a retelling of Romeo and Juliet from the perspective of four boys at a boarding school where the classic is banned, has been revised by …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:29AMIn “Clive,” by Jonathan Marc Sherman, Ethan Hawke plays the title character and also directs the New Group production of an update of Brecht’s “Baal.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:20AMDaniel Craig and Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz could become entangled lovers in a Broadway revival of Harold Pinter's time-bending drama Betrayal — staged by Tony and Academy A…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:20AM“What’s in a name,” quoth the Bard of Avon in “Romeo and Juliet.”
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:17AMThe film adaptation of the Tony-winning musical Cabaret is “a darkly sexy beast,” and immensely ly entertaining. The WB restoration sheds new light on Bob Fosse’s version which borders…
SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 10:15AMOnce Upon a Time in New York City 2, featuring new material from established and emerging songwriters, was held Feb. 3 at Joe's Pub. Here are highlights from the concert.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:15AM My View written by Stephen Sorokoff Sometimes I lose focus during a show. My predisposition to disconnect is annoying and not always justifiable. At Feinstein’…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:14AMThe most romantic day of the year is almost upon us and BroadwayWorld has partnered with Broadway's NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT to give you the chance to win the ultimate Valentine's Prize P…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:13AMWith the 2013 Grammy Awards coming up on February 10, the star-studded list of nominees looks like the perfect fodder for a new crop of jukebox musicals—you know, those catchy shows th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:11AMIf you have ever said that you create "socially engaged work," read this whole post.
If you have ever expressed frustration that public officials don't care about the arts, read this whole …
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 10:10AMThree weeks after attack on Sergei Filin, police turn focus on Bolshoi employees as star dancer tells of plot to blacken his nameFor nearly three weeks, the main action at the Bolshoi theatr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:09AMThe Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical Jersey Boys last night played its 3,000th performance on Broadway. Jersey Boys is the 18th longest-running show in Broadway history, ha…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:05AMBarry Manilow is back on Broadway for the first time in more than two decades, hosting a limited run at the St. James Theatre. This morning, he stopped by 'Good Day New York' and talked abou…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AMAs of 10am, the Broadway League has confirmed that all Broadway and Off-Broadway shows are currently scheduled to go on as normal, but be sure to check back for updates As of now, many schoo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:01AM"Call Me Adam" chats with rising actor Antonio Edwards Suarez about starring in Barbara Bosch's "FOODACTS" at Theatre Row's The Lion Theatre through February 24. We also talk about training …
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 10:00AM"Staged," Ruby Preston's sequel to the Broadway novel "Showbiz" — about the inner workings of show business — will be released by Dress Circle Publishing …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
“Why would a card-carrying feminist spend all her time with a dead white male?” Why, indeed? The answer, I am happy to report, can be found in Women of Will, Tina Packer’s exploration …
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 09:59AMHere is a new article from Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.‘ It’s an honor being allowed to bring Peter’s column every week t…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:57AMBroadwayWorld is excited to announce its newest series - the Featured Symphony Orchestra of the Week Today, we bring you a look at the New Jersey Symphony thrilling audiences with its classi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:55AMThe first season of all-new dark comedy series 'it could be worse,' just debuted on Friday, February 1. It is co-created and written by longtime collaborators Mitchell Jarvis and Wesley Tayl…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:54AMRuben Santiago-Hudson directs Wilson's play at Two River Theater Company
SOURCE: NJ.com at 09:53AM“The Ballad of Baby Doe" tells the true story of Elizabeth McCourt Doe and her affair with the silver baron Horace Tabor.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:53AMTEXT: “They are lonely. I’m not talking about lonely for a lover or a friend. I mean lonely in the universal sense, lonely inside the understanding that we are tiny people on a t…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 09:52AMClassic Stage Company's revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Tony-winning musical Passion begins performances February 8 at the off-Broadway theater. Starring Ryan Silver…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:48AMRoundabout Theatre Company’s off-Broadway revival of Talley’s Folly begins performances on February 8. Three-time Tony nominee Danny Burstein and Sarah Paulson star in the produc…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:46AMNEW YORK (AP) — There was a moment this past December in Paris when playwright David Ives achieved what he calls "a moment of maximum fabulosity."
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 09:45AMNEW YORK (AP) -- There was a moment this past December in Paris when playwright David Ives achieved what he calls "a moment of maximum fabulosity."...
SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:43AMDame Shirley Bassey will make a special appearance on the upcoming Academy Awards, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced Feb. 8.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:43AMNor’easter Nemo (who decided storms should get goofy names?) has prompted school officials in Pearl River to postpone tonight’s opening of “Our Town” at the high scho…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 09:41AMAn artist with a mystical streak, Buglisi shows her dancers momentarily suspended in the space between two worlds.
SOURCE: NJ.com at 09:38AMToday is the birthday of the great film director King Vidor (1894-1982). There is so much to celebrate about the man: his 1928 silent comedies with Marion Davies The Patsy and Show People; h…
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SOURCE: Mission Paradox at 09:30AMRupert Goold is to take over as artistic director of London's Almeida Theatre in August 2013, succeeding Michael Attenborough, who had previously announced his decision to step down afte…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:29AMToday is the birthday of Hollywood character actor Lyle Talbot (1902-1996). And the timing couldn’t be better, as my son got me this terrific new book for Christmas. A biography of Lyl…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:26AMA new musical version of classic American sitcom Happy Days is set to tour the UK later this year, with Craig Revel Horwood attached as director/choreographer.The show, first seen in the US …
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:24AMBarry Manilow lets his music do the talking. Take a look around his website, www.BarryManilow.com, and you’ll be hard pressed to find a bio about the prolific songwriter/performer who has …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:24AMOn Feb. 17, 1983, I returned to New York from a two-week business trip and met my girlfriend at the O'Neill, where a friend had arranged comps for a preview of a new play. It started out ter…
SOURCE: kritzerland.com at 09:23AMThe current London production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's 1981 Broadway flop Merrily We Roll Along, playing at the Menier Chocolate Factory through March 9, is being tipped to…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:13AMAs of 9am, all Broadway and Off-Broadway shows are currently scheduled to go on as normal, but be sure to check back for updates As of now, many schools have announced early dismissal today …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:07AMAt BroadwayWorld we pride ourselves in showcasing theater content submitted by our regional contributors from all corners of the globe. Get all your theater news at a glance each Friday with…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:02AMThe Royal Opera House has announced that Stanton Williams Architects will carry out a feasibility study for a project aimed at making the company’s street level public areas more inviting.…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMZachary Appelman has audiences and critics hailing his royal performance as Henry V at Folger Theatre. He tells us how he prepared for the role and how working with Director Robert Richmond …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AM
Today is the birthday of the great science fiction pioneer Jules Verne (1828-1905), a great favorite of my youth as he no doubt was of yours. And if you are one of those impediments to human…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:49AMThe National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for New York City and the metropolitan region for today and tomorrow, predicting heavy snow of up to 14 inches and strong winds, an…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:48AMThis is the first of a series of interviews with The Director and the cast of Round House Theatre’s production of Glengarry Glen Ross. Meet Director Mitchell Hébert. Joel: Why did …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:45AMYou may be forgiven for mistaking the next meeting of the New York Drama Critics’ Circle for a maternity ward; this week brought a slew of contenders tripping over their Kleenex boxes …
SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 08:42AMDirector will take reins of London theater later this year
SOURCE: Variety at 08:39AMSome of us must work to find our place in show business; others are lucky enough to be born into dynasties. “Baby Ruth” Pontico (1904-1941) was a THIRD generation circus fat lady…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:31AMRaymonde Chandebise suspects that her husband, Victor, is secretly having an affair. With the help of her best friend, Lucienne, she concocts a plan to expose Victor's infidelity. And in ty…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:28AMThe first live broadcast of a West End opening night took place yesterday evening at the Great Expectations gala performance at the Vaudeville Theatre. More than 150 cinemas across the UK an…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:28AMAndrew Lloyd Webber is moving forward with his new musical about the true 1960s story of Stephen Ward, a London osteopath who had introduced Christine Keeler, the reputed mistress of an alle…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:26AMFor first time since 1991's 'The Mirror Has Two Faces', Barbra Streisand will make her return to the director's chair. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the legendary star of stage and sc…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:25AMThis Sunday's all-new episode of HBO's award-winning series GIRLS entitled One Man's Trash features actor Patrick Wilson 'A Gifted Man,' 'The Switch' as 'Joshua', a Brooklyn doctor to whom …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:14AMTrafalgar Studios, LondonIt takes a certain chutzpah to try and cram Ernest Hemingway's novel, with its portrait of Paris and Pamplona in the 1920s and its vivid evocation of bullfighting, o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AMIt’s hard to talk about the Ensemble Theatre’s new production, Lee Blessing’s Great Falls. It’s a play that is written to involve several controversial topics including divorce, rape…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:01AMNeed a soundtrack for your weekend? Missing the charm of live performance? Want to see a group of attractive men singing some killer, evocative folk songs?You don't even have to answer out l…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AM
Jonathan Marc Sherman calls his This hedonistic rock star saga "a play in 21 shards" inspired by Brecht's first ful-length play Baal. Not everyone will buy into tis updated Brechtian vision.
SOURCE: wwwcurtainup.com at 07:58AMJason Loewith, a playwright and director with considerable experience in the theatrical business world, has become Olney Theatre’s new Artistic Director, the company announced yesterday. J…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:53AMThis post is one of a series honoring Black History Month. Today is the birthday of the great bluesman Lonnie Johnson. For his full bio go here. In honor of the day, we share his 1939 rec…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:51AMNightclub owner Peter Stringfellow is to become a father again at the age of 72.
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:31AMThe Whisper, a new comedy by Drama Desk Award-winning Celebrity Autobiography creator Eugene Pack will have a reading at SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival, on Saturday, Februa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:28AMMaria Friedman's Whatsonstage.com Award-nominated revival of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along is tipped to transfer to the West End following its run at the Menier Chocolate Factory.…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:12AMIn a coup for the north London theatre, acclaimed Headlong director will succeed Michael AttenboroughRupert Goold has been announced as the next artistic director of London's Almeida theatre…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 8 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM
Theatre-goers are used to solicitous, nannying notices about strobe-lighting, nudity and even cigarette-smoking at the entrance to productions.
SOURCE: The Independent at 06:25AMThe American Repertory Theatre A.R.T. has cancelled all Friday evening performances of The Glass Menagerie and Bayou Bacchanalia due to the incoming storm. At this time, all performances at …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:20AMBecky Brewis finds out more about Ovalhouse's unique way of celebrating its 50th birthday.
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:18AMTrafalgar Studios 2, London: In Fiesta (The Sun Also Rises), writer and director Alex Helfrecht uses live music, dance and a distinctive performance style to portray the debauchery and wild …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:17AMThe Rose, Bankside, London: A 90-minute Hamlet which manages to keep in all of the best bits might sound totally unrealistic to some Shakespeare fans. But few of them will be disappointed by…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:11AMWhile Alan Menken and I were having dinner the night before Junior Theater Festival ’13 was to begin, he said to me, “You know, when I was a kid, what I really wanted to be was a rock st…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 06:10AMWoody Allen has been many things. He is an Academy Award-winning actor, writer and director. He is one of the world’s most famous Jewish celebrities. And once he was a stand up comedian. H…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:02AM
You know you’re in for an interesting evening when you’re issued with an adapted bin bag on entry. And when you note that the floor has been changed into what looks a bit like a large pa…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:43AMUnicorn, London: This delightful take on The Arabian Nights sets the stories against a poignant 21st century plot about a father (Thomas Padden) and daughter, Shahrazad (Danusia Samal) who l…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:39AMRupert Goold has been appointed as the new artistic director of the Almeida Theatre in north London. He will take up his role in August, replacing outgoing artistic director Michael Attenbor…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:34AMThe New Vic's world-premiere production of The Thrill of Love will head to the St James Theatre from 27 March 2013, following runs at the New Vic and Stephen Joseph Theatres.
The new p…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:27AMWill Rupert Goold ever run the RSC or the National? That question has often been asked since he emerged as a producer of flair and a director of brilliance at Northampton over a decade ago.
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SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:19AMRupert Goold has been confirmed as the new artistic director of the Almeida Theatre in Islington London.
SOURCE: The Independent at 05:04AM
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SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:55AMFriendship and fiesta lie at the heart of Ernest Hemingway's first great novel, which surfaced at the Edinburgh Festival a few years ago in a hypnotic, verbatim version by the Elevator Repai…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:53AMLast night (7 February 2013) saw a gala performance of Great Expectations which was broadcast to cinemas to celebrate Charles Dickens' birthday.
Great Expectations has been adapted for the …
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:45AMSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean military conscripts may have dreamed a dream of defending the homeland, but their life is one of snow shovelling and thwarted love - at least in a parody of "L…
SOURCE: Reuters at 03:42AMPeterborough’s Broadway Theatre, which closed in 2011, is again being advertised as up for sale. The Broadway Theatre reopened in February 2011, having initially gone dark in 2009, but clo…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:30AMA DULL DESCENT INTO HELL The charisma and passion Ethan Hawk brings to the title role, Vincent D’Onofrio’s powerful stage presence, a gnarly set by Derek McLane, lovely songs by Latham a…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:01AM
Inis Nua Theatre Company has done it again - introduced us to a new, young playwright, this time from Scotland. D.C. Jackson's rom-com My Romantic History won an Edinburgh First at the 2010 …
SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:31AMBENCHED SHOULD HAVE BEEN BENCHED A cantankerous senior gets his dander up when he discovers a stranger occupying his favorite Central Park bench in the L.A. premiere of Richard Broadhurst’…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:16AMStars just wanna have fun. And who dares deny them their sport, when we're talking about high-profile thesps like Ethan Hawke and Vincent D'Onofrio, currently frolicking with the New Group i…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:08AMSports Stars' 5 Must-Dos While in New Orleans
We got your all-access pass to ESPN The Magazine's Super Bowl party in New Orleans, and the joint is jumping with sports stars from past and …
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMDevon Sawa: From 'Slackers' to Stunts on "Nikita"
To all you Gen-Xers who had posters of Devon Sawa covering your bedroom walls in the '90s, this one's for you! The teen heartthrob stops by …
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMDean McDermott Gets Choked Up
Actor, reality star, aspiring chef, and NON-Dylan McDermott or Dermot Mulroney, Dean McDermott pays a visit to the Studio to chat about his tasty stint competin…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMJai Courtney Brings His Guns the 'Die Hard' Show
Aussie hunk Jai Courtney has been having quite a great run, as he explains when he stops by the Studio to chat about his role as John McClane…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
Tennessee Shakespeare Company, the Mid-South's professional classical theatre, features award-winning Broadway stars Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley in performance for its Fourth Annual Vale…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMThe Film Society of Lincoln Center has announced that Golden Globe winner and two-time Academy Award nominee actress Jessica Chastain will appear today, February 8th at 300pm at the Elinor B…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMThe NYC Opera presents "Powder Her Face" at BAM. Here George Steel talks with Jay Scheib about this provocative work.
SOURCE: Culturebot at 12:08AMLet Me Be Your Star!Smash is back, and this time with purposeby Stuart Munro@StuartMunroTOLet’s face it. Smash is the show we were all looking forward to last season, and wound up becoming…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:03AMBudget Shmudgetby Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonI went to see Metamorphoses this week and was struck by how impossible it would be for most theatres in Canada to do. It needs a big space w…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:02AMIn a matter of days, one of the most anticipated Broadway shows of the season, Hands on a Hardbody, begins previews at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. This production, straight from …
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 12:01AMI went into Minnie and Mona expecting a show that I would admire more for its method than its madness, but I left with all my expectations having been wildly exceeded. The Duck House have hi…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:00AMI'm now assembling and obtaining permission to reprint the photographs that I plan to include in Duke: A Life of...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AMIn today's Wall Street Journal I review two outstanding Florida productions, Palm Beach Dramaworks' A Raisin in the Sun and...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AMLet’s not judge Ethan Hawke solely on the basis of “Clive”: For two decades, he’s been a frequent presence on New York stages, both intimate and large, venturing into classics and ch…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:00AM"An artist is a man of action, whether he creates a personality, invents an expedient, or finds the issue of...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AMMichael Perlman's IT Award-nominated drama From White Plains, which explores the lives of four adult men who grapple with the effects of teen bullying, begins Off-Broadway performances F…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMPassion, the dark, Italian-set musical rumination on the light and dark nature of love — and the idea of unconditional love — gets its first New York City revival starting Feb. 8…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMJudy Kuhn and Melissa Errico talk about playing the opposing forces — dark and light — as Fosca and Clara in the new revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Passion.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe editors of Playbill.com have combed through the past seven years of our popular Cue & A feature to select some of our favorite answers to the question, "What was your first stag…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMKelechi Ezie, whose New York theatrical credits include Restoration Comedy, Tearing Down The Walls and The Dome, plays Celie in the White Plains Performing Arts Center production of the awar…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe York Theatre Company continues its winter NEO Reading Series with a free staged reading of the new pop-rock musical by Ryan Scott Oliver, Jasper in Deadland, Feb. 8.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMRoundabout Theatre Company's new production of Lanford Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Talley's Folly, the delicate study of two disparate souls, played by Danny Burste…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMEarl Wilson, Jr.'s fleshy and irreverent 1970's revue Let My People Come returns to New York as an interactive production addressing relevant social and sexual issues of our time, be…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM1907 Ray Middleton is born in Chicago, Illinois today. In 1946 he will star opposite Ethel Merman in Annie Get Your Gun, and in 1965 be featured in Man of La Mancha.
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