‘The Bubby Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin’ at StillPointe TI & Strand Theater Company by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

If you’re ready to find your groove, and get your bubbly on than The Bubby Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin is the musical for you. A co-production between StillPointe Theatre Initiativ…

Yes, the Mark of Zorro is a Spanish Play by Jonathan Mandell

I have just reviewed two plays for Backstage that could both be called Spanish plays, although they could not be more different. One, “Fuenteovejuna,” at Repertorio Espanol, was…

Hottest Articles on BWW from Saturday, Feb. 9

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Saturday, February 9, 2013.

Lorna Luft @ Birdland by Barry

   Lorna Luft in Broadway at Birdland Concert Debut February 11 and 18                By Ellis NassourLorna Luft makes her Broadway at Birdland debut in Lorna's Living Room,…

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 2/9/2013

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 292013.

Snapshot: Lucas Hnath on His Comedy About Isaac Newton

The playwright Lucas Hnath discusses “Isaac’s Eye,” his comedy about one of Isaac Newton’s more outlandish experiments.

Photo Flash: Judith Light Visits WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? by BroadwayWorld

Friday night, February 8, 2013 the cast and crew of WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF were visited by Judith Light. Check out a photo of the group below

STAGE TUBE: Jared Zirilli Chats with EVITA's Rachel Potter on 'Broadway Boo's!' by Stage Tube

Jared Zirilli of the upcoming 'A Few Good Men' Alley Theatre, Houston and industry reading of 'Bullets Over Broadway' directed by Susan Stroman, as well as FAT CAMP, the Original Broadway Ca…

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, Feb 9 - Broadway Snowman, ANNIE's Entourage, HAIR Does MOTOWN and More! by BroadwayWorld

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' round-up. Today's photos feature a PHANTOM backstage snowman, a shout-out from GAY BRIDE OF FRANKENST…

Review: The Birthday Party (Steppenwolf Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Steppenwolf's mostly-distinguished cast does their best, but toil under the subpar script and Austin Pendleton’s baffling direction. Also, the dialects are so terrible I couldn’t tell if…

Feast; In the Beginning Was the End; The Turn of the Screw – review by Susannah Clapp

Young Vic; Somerset House; Almeida, LondonFeast: yes. But fast, too. I've rarely seen anything so bursting with visual ideas, so thrumming with interesting sounds and rhythms and so skinnily…

The Captain of Köpenick; Pierrepoint: The Hangman's Tale – review by Clare Brennan

Olivier, London; Dukes, LancasterIn spite of Antony Sher's valiant efforts in the title role, it's hard to believe, watching this ponderous production, that Carl Zuckmayer's 1931 satire is c…

Swashbuckling 'The Mark of Zorro' Has Considerable Charm

More than four decades before the birth of Spider-Man, another masked hero with a dual identity and an indifferent girl next door left his mark on evildoers and generations of eager children…

Dance review: The Four Seasons - Stand back, it’s the fiddler on the hoof

Vivaldi knew a thing or two about making art accessible, so it's hardly surprising that his set of fiddle concertos known as The Four Seasons is the call-waiting music of every other high-s…

Theatre review: The Captain of Köpenick - If you’re going to put on a uniform, make sure it’s not riddled with holes

There's something really wrong here: the whole social system is unjust, our skint protagonist exclaims. A scallywag in tattered boots and a squashed felt hat, Antony Sher's Wilhelm Voigt sou…

Tom Hanks returns to his first love - theatre

On screen, Tom Hanks has fought on the beaches of Normandy, jogged from coast to coast and back, and even contracted Aids. But now the two-time Oscar-winning star of Saving Private Ryan, For…

Anachronistic 'Isaac's Eye' Has Blurry Vision

“What if?” plays (and books and movies, for that matter) seem to have proliferated in recent years, some very successfully. A writer appropriates historical characters and incide…

The Stepmother, Orange Tree, Richmond by Matt Wolf

When's the last time you encountered a play with a hissable anti-hero and a young heroine who radiates charity, decency, and all things good? Those polarities are on full-throttle view in&nb…

SPEED-THE-PLOW • The New Jewish Theatre by Andrea

NJT’s third show of its 16th season features its first play by David Mamet -- Speed-the-Plow, directed here by Tim Ocel.  Debuting in 1988, this play, as many Mamet plays like Am…

My Fair Xtina? Five Pop Heavyweights Who Could Waltz Into Clive Davis' Broadway Revival by Marc Snetiker

Music mogul Clive Davis recently revealed his plans to bring My Fair Lady back to Broadway, which is certainly an exciting enough prospect. But it was Davis’ comment that he’s go…

What’s Up, Tom Wopat? The Broadway Vet on Django, Taking a Break from Musicals & His Swinging New CD by Kathy Henderson

For the past decade, Tom Wopat has been getting in touch with his jazzy side in a series of four studio recordings. The latest, I’ve Got Your Number (due for release on February 12), f…

Review: Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata by The Charlebois Post

Veda Hille, Bree Greig, Selina Martin, Dmitry Chepovetsky & Daren A. Herbert (Photo: Joanna Akyol)Cantata Entertains but ConfoundsSing Me the Phone Book Insteadby Jason BookerThe way to …

'Triple Espresso' sets its sights on New York City

The long-running, homegrown show's producer seeks crowd funding for an off-Broadway trial run.

Review: (Ottawa) Billy Bishop Goes to War by The Charlebois Post

Chris Ralph (photo credit Andrew Alexander Photography)BB's Back in Townby Jim Murchison I don't usually refer to previous productions in my reviews but when a play has been so identifi…

Lope de Vega's 'Fuenteovejuna' Gets Reset in a Modern Office

Fuente Obejuna is a town in Spain whose inhabitants in 1476 rose up against the man who ruled them, killing him. The king sent a judge to investigate the crime, but everybody of whom he aske…

STAGE TUBE: Sarah Paulson, Danny Burstein and More Talk Roundabout's TALLEY'S FOLLY by Stage Tube

Lanford Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy Talley's Folly returns in a joyful and moving new production starring Tony Award nominee Danny Burstein Golden Boy, Follies and Emmy and Golden…

The Byrds on the Smothers Brothers: Goin’ Back by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the great Brill Building songwriter Carole King (b. 1942). Most people know (either or both) her spectacular solo success in the early 1970s…or her equally imp…

QTC Double-Bill: The Pitch and The China Incident by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

A double-bill join forces as the opener for the Queensland Theatre Company’s 2013 season. The Pitch and The China Incident are the first two plays in a trilogy written by acclaimed playwri…

Anne Hathaway Wants to Do More Musicals After LES MIS, But Says No to Singing Career by BroadwayWorld

According to the Associated Press, LES MISERABLES film star Anne Hathaway says she hopes to do more musicals and that more will be adapted into films.

Review: Successors (Signal Ensemble Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

We recommend the Successors for anyone from Chicago or anyone with a family that fights over politics. This political comedy is an inside look into the Mayor’s dirty laundry. (read more..…

STAGE TUBE: IN THE HEIGHTS Concert Cast in Rehearsal! by Stage Tube

In the video below, watch members of the Broadway, 1st and 2nd National Tours of IN THE HEIGHTS sing the Finale in rehearsal for the IN THE HEIGHTS Concert

Classical music review: SLSO's program of classics from Vienna gets fine reading

Pianist Lupu's calm belies depth of performance with Robertson and SLSO

The Heiress by Broadway's Best Shows

TV: The Dysfunctional World of Sports Broadcasting by Guy Yedwab

If data-driven web-series are the future of television, then the horse-and-buggy is probably sports broadcasting. The content is every bit as desirable now as it was in years past, but the m…

Review: Southbridge (Chicago Dramatists) by Scotty Zacher

There’s potentially a good play in here, with some trimming of the overlong scenes and some fuller backstory or context. Right now, it feels longer than its two hours of stage time and fai…

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Lacks Sizzle by Suzanna Bowling

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Lacks Sizzle: Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is about sexual longing and heat.

LOCAL2013: State of the Borough Address by Guy Yedwab

On Thursday, I attended Scott Stringer's final State of the Borough Address as Manhattan Borough President -- although really, it also served as a campaign event for his run for comptroller.…

Theater spotlight: 'Speed-the-Plow'

'Seven' mashes up Greek tragedy, hip hop

Will Power’s drama “The Seven” shakes dust off the tragic tale of Oedipus the king.

“If You Like Feeling Good, You Will Like PUSSYFEST” – An Interview with Playwright and Director Mariah MacCarthy by Carey

“It’s complacence that is the enemy, not violence,” says Mariah MacCarthy about activism in today’s culture, and she is out to fight this enemy. MacCarthy is a playwright…

R.I.P. Kathi Moss: A Beautiful Woman Is Lost To Us | The Andrew Martin Report by Andrew Martin

Among the other legendary talents to be borne from the show was a very robust young lady by the name of Kathi Moss, who memorably created the role of Cha-Cha Di Gregorio and managed to virtu…

BWW TV: BACKSTAGE WITH RICHARD RIDGE- PICNIC's Ellen Burstyn on What Acting Means to Her, Critically Acclaimed Roles & More! by Richard Ridge

Stage and screen star Ellen Burstyn is currently starring in Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway revival of William Inge's PICNIC. In this special interview, Richard chats with her about s…

Broadway and Off-Broadway Snow Deals During Nemo by Jonathan Mandell

Some theaters are offering snow deals Roundabout Theater: Picnic and the Mystery of Edwin Drood, as well as Tally’s Folly at the Roundabout’s Off-Broadway Laura Pels Theater, wil…

Hathaway eyes more musicals after `Les Miserables'

BERLIN (AP) -- Anne Hathaway says she'd like to do more musicals after the Oscar-nominated "Les Miserables" - but don't expect her to launch into a singing career....

TECHNOLOGY: Terrifying Fact of the Day by Guy Yedwab

You have to read this Salon article about how House of Cards is a new frontier of creating content based on what producers will think we like -- only using hard data rather than guesswork: …

Another landmark from Boston Lyric Opera by Thomas Garvey

David Kravitz welcomes strange travelers to his table in Clemency. Photos: Eric Antoniou.If you haven't been keeping up with Boston Lyric Opera's traveling "Annex" productions, then I'm…

St. Paul Ballet's 'Elevate' generally soars

UPDATED! After Blizzard Hits NYC, Broadway and Off-Broadway Still Playing Feb. 9 by Kenneth Jones

A classic "nor'easter" storm that swept up the U.S. East Coast and merged with another storm from the Midwest — commingling with Arctic high-pressure to the north —…

Bill T. Jones and Anne Bogart’s ‘A Rite’ at Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center by Carolyn Kelemen by Carolyn Kelemen

Just when you think there’s nothing new under the sun, leave it to MacArthur Genius award-winner Bill T. Jones to find a new outlet for his creative talents. And a new term, “dacting,”…

For David Henry Hwang's 'Chinglish,' a case of bad timing in China by David Ng

The playwright wanted to see 'Chinglish' produced in mainland China, but says the Bo Xilai and Gu Kailai scandal derailed it. It will play a Hong Kong festival.David Henry Hwang knows firsth…

How cheap is a ticket to a good show? Less than that lunch you just bought. by Lorraine Treanor

For everyone you know who says they don’t go to theatre because it’s too expensive – pass this along. This week, two of the shows which our critics think you should see had…

‘A Rite’ takes Stravinsky’s ‘The Rite of Spring’ back to its experimental core by Sarah Kaufman

“This music is all about sex!” squawks a bespectacled, nerdy musicologist as the slashing chords of Stravinsky’s ode to the id, “The Rite of Spring,” reach their shattering peak. W…

The New Theatre or Another Century Theatre on Central Park West by Suzanna Bowling

The New Theatre or Another Century Theatre on Central Park West: In publishing the article Buried Underneath 200 CPS, I came to discover thanks to James Morgan that the pictures I put up of …

It’s Rabbit Season! Musical Mystery Bunnicula Starts Off-Broadway Run by Marc Snetiker

Tony Award nominee Charles Busch’s musical mystery Bunnicula begins its off-Broadway run at the DR2 Theatre on February 9. The show will play a limited ten-week engagement through Apri…

Fuse Opera Review: An Uneven “Clemency” at the Boston Lyric Opera Annex by Debra Cash

Composer James MacMillan's musical strategy in this opera is a stylistic patchwork that seems to mean to convey that each character inhabits a different, mutually misunderstood world.

Liza Minnelli and Alan Cumming Add 2nd Show to LIZA AND ALAN Birthday Concert, 3/14 by BroadwayWorld

Nightlife impresario Daniel Nardicio is bringing Liza Minnelli and Alan Cumming to the Manhattan stage for the first time when the two perform live at Town Hall on Wednesday, March 13, and n…

‘The Heiress’ Concludes on Broadway by Broadway's Best Shows

The Broadway revival of The Heiress ends its limited-engagement run on Feb. 9 with the 7 PM performance, an earlier-than-usual start time at the Walter Kerr Theatre.By close, The Heiress…

Let the Absurd Lead the Way by Lindsay Price

There’s a great exercise in the book The Imagineering Workout edited by Peggy Van Pelt. In the book Disney Imagineers share their tips and exercises for shaping your creative muscl…

Parenting & Playwriting: Preggers by Catherine Trieschmann by HowlRound

This post is the thirteenth column of a regular series on Parenting & Playwriting. Find the previous columns here. Here’s what my advice column will offer you: a place to ask question…

Gordon Davidson is still giving to theater by Charles McNulty

Critic's Notebook: The Los Angeles stage legend is sharing his wisdom at USC. Not happy with the commercial aspects of today's scene, he wants to groom a new, passionate generation.Founder o…

McLean Community Players Holding Auditions for ‘Rumors’ Tomorrow @1:30 pm & Monday @7:30 pm

MCLEAN COMMUNITY PLAYERS HOLD AUDITIONS TOMORROW AND MONDAY  FOR NEIL SIMON’S RUMORS Where: McLean Community Center – 1234 Ingleside Avenue in McLean, VA TOMORROW: Sunday, Feb.…

Sarah Rice's GLAMOROUS NIGHTS & CARELESS RAPTURE to Play 54 Below, 3/3 by BroadwayWorld

One of the most dazzling and beloved singers on the worldwide cabaret and concert scene today, multiple award winner Sarah Rice brings Glamorous Nights and Careless Rapture -- Music of the E…

Review: My Name Is Rachel Corrie by Eve Nicol

Rachel’s story begins in her bedroom – a mess of unwashed tights, half-empty biros and over-spilling ashtrays. It’s the kind of room your mum would look at and say it looked like a bom…

World Premiere of the new comedy, “Changing Habits: The Nun Monologues” One Night Only, Feb. 22nd at Athenaeum Theatre by Michael J. Roberts

From the co-creator of the international smash hit Late Nite Catechism, comes the new play, Changing Habits: The Nun Monologues, a look at the influence and future of Catholic nuns and the…

Review: The Agony And The Ecstasy of Steve Jobs by Lucy Cave

The Agony And The Ecstasy Of Steve Jobs tells the story of the man behind one of the world’s biggest products and his rise to success. But we also see a harrowing side of the story, with t…

Brecht is in the news Off-Broadway by Elyse Sommer

Bertolt Brecht  isn't exactly a household name   with New York theater goers these days.   Yet  two   prestigious  Off-Broadway companies  h…

BWW Flashback: THE HEIRESS Takes Final Bow on Broadway Today by BroadwayWorld

The new Broadway revival of The Heiress will play its final performance, having recouped its 3 million capitalization, tonight, February 9, at Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre. The Heiress wil…

THE PUBLIC HOUSE THEATER Home of the Cheap Drinks and Fancy Laughs Hosts Opening Gala Feb. 22 by Michael J. Roberts

From the talented team that brought you Bye Bye Liver and Nerdolgues, comes the announcement of The Public House Theater located at 3914 N. Clark Street.  The theater combines the best of C…

GEJA’S CAFÉ TO ROLL OUT THE ROMANCE FOR A EXTRA LONG VALENTINE’S FESTIVAL by Michael J. Roberts

Geja’s Café, 340 W. Armitage, is planning the most romantic Valentine’s Day celebration in its 47 year history.  For eight days, from Sunday, February 10th through Sunday, February 17t…

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 2/9- THE RINK by Stage Tube

Today in 1984, The Rink opend at the Martin Beck Theatre now the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, where it ran for 204 performances. With a book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by J…

Special Report: The Perfect Valentine's Day Playlist! (Assuming You Hate Valentine's Day) by Bethany Rickwald

Sure, you could spend Valentine's Day with your old standby: Celine Dion's All the Way... A Decade of Song. But that never seems to take the edge off, does it? Instead, we've compiled our fa…

Concern Worldwide U.S. Honors Shirley Welsh Ryan, Advocate for Persons with Physical and Sensory Issues, and Mari Gallagher, Food Desert Specialist, by Michael J. Roberts

Concern Worldwide U.S., the international humanitarian organization, will recognize Shirley Welsh Ryan, Co-Founder of Pathways.org, and Mari Gallagher, Principal of Mari Gallagher Research a…

Up On The Marquee: ORPHANS by Walter McBride

ORPHANS will begin performances on March 19 and open on April 7 2013 at the Schoenfeld Theatre 236 West 45th Street, marking the first Broadway staging of the play. Alec Baldwin and Shia LaB…

The Grand Parade (of the 20th Century) by Ben Demers

Double Edge Theatre might be the most exciting theater group you’ve never heard of – mostly because they live and work not in a cultural hub, but on a small farm in western Massachus…

Theater News: American Idol's Crystal Bowersox to Headline Broadway Revival of Always…Patsy Cline by David Gordon

Country singer Crystal Bowersox will be the latest American Idol runner up to hit the Great White Way when she stars in a revival of Ted Swindley's Always…Patsy Cline, according to The Hol…

Theater News: Tickets Are Available for Colm Tóibín 's The Testament of Mary, Starring Fiona Shaw by Sarah Moore

Tickets are now available for what is sure to be another tour de force performance by Fiona Shaw. Drama Desk Award winner Fiona Shaw (Medea) will play the Virgin Mary in the Broadway debut o…

Gypsy Rose Lee: Screaming Mimi by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Gypsy Rose Lee (for my full biographical article on this burlesque legend go here). Though famous for her class she still had a lot of sass, as evidenced by this cli…

Photo Flash: First Look at David Darlow, John Light and More in CST's JULIUS CAESAR by BroadwayWorld

Chicago Shakespeare Theater CST presents its contemporary retelling of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, staged by acclaimed British director Jonathan Munby in his Chicago debut, now play…

The Hall of Hams #18: Mrs. Patrick Campbell 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. The preposterous pose of superiority assumed by many a legit …

Review:Good Person of Szechwan at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

The Foundry Theatre, which has got a winner on its hands . .

‘From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert for Sandy Hook’ Video Interviews and Highlights by Joel Markowitz

It was a day and night I will never forget. I was so honored to be in Waterbury, CT on Monday, January 28th at From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert for Sandy Hook and to meet the famil…

Filichia on Friday: ‘Two Flops Get a Second Chance’ by Peter Filichia

Here 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…

George Ade: Zoroaster and Zendavesta by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the great American humorist, journalist, novelist and playwright George Ade (1866-1944). He is sadly neglected today. I only discovered him because an old 30 pound d…

The Underground aims to take krump from the street to the stage by Jean Lenihan

Pioneers Marquisa 'Miss Prissy' Gardner and Christopher 'Lil' C' Toler launch a new company with street dance as its foundation.In a small Inglewood house near the end of a quiet, dead-end s…

"The Mystery of Edwin Drood" is a Killer by Jan Simpson

Audience participation is not my thing.  So you might think that The Mystery of Edwin Drood would not be my kind of show. At least, that’s what I feared.  For this musical, ba…

Broadway Blizzard Watch - Saturday Update - All Shows Are On, But Travel Advisories Aplenty by BroadwayWorld

The snow storm has now ended in New York City and has dropped 11.4 inches on Manhattan, along with 21.8' in Boston, and 38' in Mildford, CT.

Music Review: The Show Goes on, Despite Showstopper Choruses in All Those Tunes by Stephen Holden

Chita Rivera, Joel Grey, Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley sang on Wednesday in a Kander and Ebb tribute at Lincoln Center.

Q&A: Howard Shapiro on New Gig as Newsworks Theater Critic by Victor Fiorillo

Back in October, the Philadelphia theater community was horrified when the Inquirer reassigned longtime theater critic Howard “Howie” Shapiro to the South Jersey bureau. Instead of makin…

Broadway's Ryan Silverman gets set to sing with lots of 'Passion' in Stephen Sondheim revival by Wayman Wong

He'll star Off-Broadway in Classic Stage Company's version of the Tony-winning musical

Interview: Purni Morell talks about the Unicorn, its forthcoming season and children’s theatre by TheatreVOICE

Interview: Purni Morell. The artistic director of the Unicorn Theatre talks to Dominic Cavendish about her ambitions for the UK's first purpose-built theatre for children and young people an…

BWW's On This Day - February 9, 2013

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 9 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

German theater producer packs punch

Stage Entertainment's 'Rocky' wows Hamburg, eyes Broadway

Chrysler drives 'Motown' ads

Partnership with automaker boosts musical's profile

Johann Petursson, the Viking Giant by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Johann Petursson (1913-1984). Born in Dalvik, Iceland , he was completely normal until age 15, when his astounding growth spurt began. He eventually reached a heigh…

Blizzard on Broadway Saturday Morning by Jonathan Mandell

Here is a picture of Father Duffy Square in Times Square at 6 a.m., February 9, 2013. Manhattan clearly was not the hardest-hit by Winter Storm Nemo (as the Weather Channel insists on callin…

Verdi, Sinatra chat about Metropolitan Opera's 'Rigoletto,' set in 1960s Las Vegas by Donald Rosenberg

The new Met production of Verdi's "Rigoletto" is telecast Saturday, Feb. 16 in movie theaters as part of the "The Met: Live in HD" series.

Miche Braden channels blues legend Bessie Smith in 'The Devil's Music' at Cleveland Play House by Andrea Simakis

"With my having been a club singer and working with jazz cats and blues cats, doing R&B and rock 'n' roll and everything, it just kind of lived in me -- the life of an entertainer o…

Stars of Vaudeville # 600: Ginger Jack Wiggins by Trav S.D.

This post is one of a series honoring Black History Month. Ginger Jack Wiggins got his start on the TOBA circuit and black vaudeville, training with the Whitman Sisters and performing with t…

Ethan Hawke mines noir humor in 'Clive'

Actor-director plays the title role, an antihero rock musician.

Tom Hanks and the rest of the cast of Lucky Guy by Jonathan Mandell

‘Lucky Guy’: From left to right: Christopher McDonald, Peter Scolari, Tom Hanks making his Broadway debut, Maura Tierney, Richard Masur, Courtney B. Vance and Peter Gerety. The l…

Interviews: Sam and Dave – a new hit factory? by Honour Bayes

Honour Bayes talks to David Greig about Glasgow Girls and Brecht, and his career of eclectic output

Alternatives: “Cinderella” by Monica Reida

(Due to a long wait for “The Little Mermaid” and “Aladdin” to come from Netflix as well as an inability to obtain a copy anywhere, I’m going to look at movies I…

This week's new theatre by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

Rutherford & Son | The Audience | I Was A Rat! | Dancing Around Duchamp season | In Between Time | The MisanthropeRutherford & Son, HalifaxGitha Sowerby's great 1912 play was first produced …

Glee's Jonathan Groff to Lead HBO Comedy Pilot About Gay Friends by Marc Snetiker

Broadway heartthrob and Glee star Jonathan Groff is stepping into the TV spotlight, having just landed the starring role in a new HBO comedy pilot from Bored to Death's Sarah C…

James McAvoy Plays Title Role in Traf Transformed's MACBETH at Trafalgar Studio, Now thru April 27 by BroadwayWorld

According to the Daily Mail, James McAvoy will play Macbeth in a production by new West End theatre company Traf Transformed, headed by Jamie Lloyd. Macbeth will play tonight, Feb 9 through …

Brad Simmons & Friends Set for 54 Below Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Brad Simmons amp Friends will perform an evening of original songs, written either by Brad or the performer themselves, for one night only at 54 BELOW, Broadway's nightclub located just belo…

Theatre For Thought, February 9, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

NEW MUSICAL SEEKS AUDIENCE WHO LIKES POIGNANT REFLECTIONS, COMMENTARY AND MUSICAL COMEDY - SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLYjoel fishbane@joelfishbaneI’ll admit to a hobby that’s part vanity and pa…

creating a/broad, February 9, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

I Ask Too Much - a Cantataby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreShe sat across from the table from me, a new friend, and told me she was afraid that she was going to start resenting my asking for hel…

THE WEEK AHEAD, Feb. 9-15: The Heiress Packs Her Bags, In the Heights Heads "Home" and Talley's Folly Begins by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that In the Heights plays Washington Heights… Kristin Chenoweth takes on the Dames of Broadway… the Tony-winning clowns, Bill Irwi…

Broadway's The Heiress Draws Her Final Curtain on Feb. 9 by Kenneth Jones

The new Broadway revival of The Heiress ends its limited-engagement run on Feb. 9 with the 7 PM performance, an earlier-than-usual start time at the Walter Kerr Theatre. Producers previ…

STAGE VIEWS: Stage and Screen Star Linda Thorson, Now Appearing in Everyman's August: Osage County by Andrew Gans

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

Totally Tubular Time Machine, Interactive Musical About Celebrity Gossip, Opens Feb. 9 at Culture Club by Michael Gioia

TTTM Productions and producer Robert Watman present Totally Tubular Time Machine – the new pop musical where "gossip takes the driver's seat and audience members are…

Charles Busch's Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Musical Mystery Begins Off-Broadway Run Feb. 9 by Andrew Gans

DR2 Kids Theatre continues its partnership with Theatreworks USA to present Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Musical Mystery, which begins a limited engagement Feb. 9 at Off-Broadway's DR2 Th…

Guthrie Theater's Other Desert Cities Begins Limited Run Feb. 9; Peter Rothstein Directs by Andrew Gans

The Guthrie Theater's production of Jon Robin Baitz's Tony-nominated dysfunctional family drama Other Desert Cities begins previews Feb. 9 on the McGuire Proscenium Stage.

THE SCREENING ROOM: Keeping Warm With Winter Songs from Broadway and Beyond (Video) by Playbill Staff

As Winter Storm Nemo bears down on the Northeast, Playbill.com suggests keeping warm with some favorite songs from Broadway.

Olney Theatre's Spring Awakening, Starring Matthew Kacergis, Alyse Alan Louis, Parker Drown, Opens Feb. 9 by Michael Gioia

The Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening officially opens Feb. 9, following previews that began Feb. 7, at Olney Theatre Center's mainstage in Maryland. The production kicks off t…

PLAYBILL BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Mark Brokaw, the Director Helping Cinderella Slip Into New Shoes by Robert Simonson

Mark Brokaw, lauded for directing the works of Paul Vogel, Douglas Carter Beane, Nicky Silver and Kenneth Lonergan, brings his magic to the Broadway premiere of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinde…

STAGE TO SCREENS: Stage Actor Steven Pasquale Wears Two Masks on TV's "Do No Harm" by Christopher Wallenberg

Steven Pasquale, late of Broadway's Reasons to be Pretty and Off-Broadway's The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide, Fat Pig and A Man of No Importance talks about his new Jekyll-and-…

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: FEBRUARY 9 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas and Anne Bradley

1865 Birthday of actress Beatrice Stella Tanner, better known by her stage name, Mrs. Patrick Campbell (1865-1940). She had a long correspondence with playwright George Bernard Shaw, and app…