Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, February 10, 2013 - Sunday, February 10, 2013.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:45PM

David Cromer Directs Nikolai and the Others at Lincoln Center by Suzanna Bowling

David Cromer Directs Nikolai and the Others at Lincoln Center: Under the direction of the terrific David Cromer, an 18-member cast will present Nikolai and the Others, a new play by Richard …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:35PM

‘La casa de los espíritus’ (The House of Spirits) at GALA Hispanic Theatre by Veronique MacRae by Veronique Macrae

“What do you know about life? Its torment, its pain…” Based on the pivotal, impassioned and ground-breaking novel by Chilean-American novelist, Isabelle Allende, La casa de los espíri…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:17PM

Bethany by Wendy Caster

Bethany begins with Charlie (Ken Marks), a third-rate motivational speaker, practicing his spiel in the mirror. "And I'll tell you one thing about [your] higher power," he says. "He wants yo…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 11:10PM

The Wives of Hemingway by Courtney J. Pascoe

It says something about a performance when it needs to be moved to a new venue due to the original one selling out. For a dark, tragic comedy, The Wives of Hemingway had a lot of fun with it…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:00PM

Hottest Articles on BWW from Sunday, Feb. 10

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Sunday, February 10, 2013.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00PM
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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If You Really, Really Love A Play, You'll Never Let It Go

The New York Times 02/08/13

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Theater News: John Glover, Michael Cerveris, Alvin Epstein, and More to Star in Linclon Center's Nikolai and The Others by Bethany Rickwald

John Glover (Death of a Salesman), Michael Cerveris (Evita), Alvin Epstein (The Threepenny Opera), Betsy Aidem (Nurse Jackie, The West Wing), Blair Brown (Copenhagen), Anthony Cochrane (War …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:56PM

LCT's Nikolai and The Others Will Star Blair Brown, Michael Cerveris, John Glover, Stephen Kunken and More by Andrew Gans

Initial casting has been announced for Lincoln Center Theater's upcoming production of Richard Nelson's Nikolai and The Others, which will begin previews April 4 at Off-Broadway'…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:49PM

'Chinglish' Finds No Love In Mainland China

Los Angeles Times 02/09/13

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:48PM

Theater Review: ‘This Clement World’ at St. Ann’s Warehouse by Charles Isherwood

Chythia Hopkins’s latest piece, “This Clement World,” includes original songs and video footage that she shot during a three-week Arctic expedition.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:17PM

Artist, Immigrant: Tran T Thuc Hanh by Marcy Arlin

(To learn more about Marcy Arlin’s Artist, Immigrant blog series, click here.) I recently worked with Hanh in a reading about Vietnamese immigrants in the Czech Republic. She read in Engli…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 10:06PM

Run-in with the angry ‘Bengal Tiger’ leaves no one unscathed

HEDY WEISS: Marines, Iraqis and a jungle cat are caught in the jaws of war in Rajiv Joseph’s dark, disorienting play at Lookingglass.

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 10:03PM

A magnificent ‘Meistersinger’ emerges after chaos at Lyric

With the drama of last week’s fire-breathing mishap now subsided, Lyric Opera of Chicago’s new production of Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg” opened triumphantly Friday at…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 10:00PM

Miss Daisy drives into Brisbane — photo feature by Erin James

The much anticipated Australian Premiere of Alfred Uhry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic play Driving Miss Daisy took place at QPAC’s Playhouse on Saturday night. Theatrical legends Ange…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:00PM
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Driving Miss Daisy premieres in Brisbane by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

The Australian premiere of the stage production of Driving Miss Daisy opened on Saturday night at the Playhouse, QPAC, Brisbane, as the ‘star vehicle’ for Broadway and Hollywood royalty …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:46PM

Once Takes Home Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album by Michael Mellini

Raise a pint to the cast of Once! The hit musical took home the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album on February 10. The Dublin-set musical beat out the cast albums of Newsies, Nic…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:42PM

Jesse Eisenberg Recasts Himself as a Playwright in The Revisionist

No stranger to playing the sly nebbish, he's making a neurotic and brave leap toward becoming a major playwright.-- Delivered by Feed43 service

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:34PM

Erbe, Glover, Cerveris & More to Star in Lincoln Center's NIKOLAI AND THE OTHERS; Full Cast Announced by BroadwayWorld

Lincoln Center Theater has just announced that Betsy Aidem, Blair Brown, Michael Cerveris, Anthony Cochrane, Lauren Culpepper, Alvin Epstein, Kathryn Erbe, John Glover, Jennifer B. Grace, Ka…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:33PM
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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The Disney Princess Project: “Beauty and the Beast” by Monica Reida

Previously: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Cinderella Sleeping Beauty After a string of flops in the ’80s, Disney had started to turn things around with the massive success of “…

SOURCE: Fragments at 08:56PM

Mark Morris Dance Group, mixing pleasure and pain by Sarah Kaufman

Sequestration, furloughs and other horrors: Washington’s specific fears and the nation’s general unease took shape in a dance by Mark Morris called “The ­Office.” Of course, that�…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:40PM

Clemency performance added Monday night by Thomas Garvey

I'm pleased to report that an added performance of James MacMillan's Clemency (full review below) has been scheduled for tomorrow night, Monday, February 11, at 7 pm at the Artists…

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 08:35PM
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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'Pump Boys and Dinettes' revival postpones opening

NEW YORK (AP) — The Broadway revival of the honkey-tonk musical revue "Pump Boys and Dinettes" has taken a detour.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 07:56PM

'Once' wins Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album by Joe Dziemianowicz

The musical “Once” has a new reason to sing. At the 55th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, the show took home the prize for the Best Musical Theater Album.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 07:45PM

In the Heights Returns, Drood Changes It Up & Once Gets Intimate in This Week's Datebook by Josh Ferri

Love is in the air this week, especially on the Great White Way! No date? No problem! We’ve got plenty to keep you occupied without raiding a heart-shaped box of chocolates. Read on fo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:38PM

Grammys 2013: Broadway's 'Once' wins musical theater award by David Ng

"Once," the intimate, Tony Award-winning Broadway musical that is based on the Oscar-winning movie of the same name, has won a Grammy Award on Sunday.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:30PM

Desolate Heaven, Theatre 503 by Laura Silverman

In a draining first work, Ailís Ní Ríain infuses a coming-of-age saga with Irish folklore. The outline sounds gripping enough: burdened with caring for their ill parents, two teenage…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:27PM

Lively 'Bunnicula' Imparts Lessons and Laughter

A few years ago I interviewed Charles Busch, known for his madcap lower-Manhattan camp fests. I remember him remarking with some regret that his once-edgy downtown neighborhood had become po…

SOURCE: Backstage at 07:26PM

FREUD'S LAST SESSION Ends L.A. Run Tonight; International Productions in the Works by BroadwayWorld

FREUD'S LAST SESSION, the runaway hit play by Mark St. Germain, will end its triumphant limited engagement tonight, February 10th at The Broad Stage in Los Angeles. Starring Judd Hirsch as S…

SOURCE: losangeles.broadwayworld.com at 07:22PM

'This Clement World' Lacks Emotional Complication

In the ongoing struggle to make good art about climate change, neither sympathy for the animals nor rage about our self-induced apocalypse seems to be doing the trick. One might then expect …

SOURCE: Backstage at 07:21PM

'Once' wins best musical theater album Grammy

NEW YORK (AP) — The cast album for "Once" has nabbed a Grammy Award, the latest honor for a show that has already earned a Tony and an Oscar.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 07:15PM

'Once' wins best musical theater album Grammy by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The cast album for "Once" has nabbed a Grammy Award, the latest honor for a show that has already earned a Tony and an Oscar....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:14PM

The Wizard of Oz — Riverside Theatres, Parramatta by Cassie Tongue

An eight year old girl named Mackenzie was living for Packemin’s production of Wizard of Oz. She hung over the balcony of the dress circle to get closer to the action. She laughed at the f…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:07PM
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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“Better Nate Than Ever” by Kevin Daly

When I was in eighth grade, I went to my first audition. There was going to be a local production of The Sound of Music, and since the film was a big part of my growing up (and just that su…

SOURCE: Theatre Aficionado at Large at 06:53PM

Review: columbinus (American Theater Company) by Scotty Zacher

ATC has done a masterful job in bringing this script to updated life since its 2005 premiere. With surreal style and a surprising amount of levity and compassion, columbinus explores Columbi…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 06:32PM

AUDIO: First Listen - THE SPIDEY PROJECT Releases Original Cast Recording! by Stage Tube

The highly anticipated cast recording of THE SPIDEY PROJECT has just been released. Click below for a first listen to the entire album

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:31PM

Once Cast Album Wins Grammy Award as Best Musical Theater Album by Kenneth Jones

The Broadway cast recording of Once was named Best Musical Theater Album in the 2013 Grammy Awards on Feb. 10. The winner, among nominees that included Newsies, Follies, The Gershwins' P…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:22PM

Breaking News: ONCE Wins 2013 GRAMMY Award for Best Musical Theater Album! by BroadwayWorld

Beginning at 5 p.m. tonight, three hours before the main GRAMMY Awards show, the pre-telecast Ceremony will announce awards in 70 additional categories, including musical theater. It will be…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:15PM

Biz braves blizzard unscathed

Snow brings few industry disruptions in northeast

SOURCE: Variety at 06:05PM

Grammys 2013: Metropolitan Opera's 'Ring,' Eighth Blackbird win by David Ng

The Metropolitan Opera's recent recording of Wagner's "Ring" cycle and the Chicago new-music sextet Eighth Blackbird were winners in the classical music categories at the Grammy Awards on Su…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:01PM
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Blood Moon — A brisk and brutal play by Benjamin Neutze

There is layer upon layer of meaning in Nicholas Kazan’s Blood Moon, a brisk and brutal play covering power relationships, changing perspectives on gender and the virtues of innocence. But…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:41PM

Photo Flash: Nicholas Hytner Visits WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? by BroadwayWorld

Nicholas Hytner, Director of London's National Theatre, visited the cast and crew after seeing the evening performance of WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF Check out a photo of the group below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:40PM

Ready, set, go! General sales now open for Sydney Theatre Company 2013 season by Cassie Tongue

From 9am this morning, Sydney Theatre Company is opening up sales for the second half of its anticipated 2013 season, featuring celebrated Australian talent such as Cate Blanchett, Isabelle …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:20PM

URINETOWN's Mark Hollmann Becomes 2013 Composer-in-Residence at Texas State University by BroadwayWorld

Mark Hollmann, the Tony and Obie award-winning composer and lyricist of Urinetown, was recently named the 2013 Composer-in-Residence at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, according…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:12PM

‘Good People’ at Arena Stage by Mark Dewey by Mark Dewey

Arena Stage Makes Good People Great The pivotal character in David Lindsay-Abaire’s new play Good People, directed at Arena Stage by Jackie Maxwell, has no lines and never comes onstage.…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:02PM

Sexy Bitches, Notes to God, and Unicorns: An Interview with Patricia Ione Lloyd by HowlRound

This piece continues a partnership between HowlRoundand the League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW). For many years, LPTW has been publishing an annual magazine, Women in Theatre (WIT…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:00PM
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Arts, Briefly: Michael Cerveris to Join ‘Nikolai and the Others’ by Compiled By Adam W. Kepler

Lincoln Center Theater has found the cast for its production of Richard Nelson’s new play, “Nikolai and the Others.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:55PM

Review: Die Meistersing von Nürnberg (Lyric Opera) by Scotty Zacher

This is a new production. The set and costumes were designed by Vicki Mortimer's sets and costumes are majestic, moving us from cathedral to neighborhood street to cobbler house to townsqua…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 04:40PM

San Diego Theater Review: THE BROTHERS SIZE (Old Globe) by Tony Frankel

A SIZE THAT DOES NOT FIT ALL Of the three plays which constitute Tarell Alvin McCraney’s “The Brother/Sister Plays,” The Brothers Size, now playing at The Old Globe, is the most intima…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:26PM

A Return to Performance by Jeremy M. Barker

Looking anew at unconventional performance through the work of Arturo Vidich, Claude Wampler and Harrison Atelier

SOURCE: Culturebot at 04:15PM

A Return to “Performance” by Jeremy M. Barker

Looking anew at unconventional performance through the work of Arturo Vidich, Claude Wampler and Harrison Atelier

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 04:15PM

‘The Pirate Laureate of Port Town’ at Flying V Theatre by Jessica Vaughan by Jessica Vaughan

The Pirate Laureate of Port Town by one-year-old DC Company Flying V Theatre is flat out hilarious and great fun. I love the DC metro area because companies like this can thrive here and …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:00PM
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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“24/7- It’s the Artist’s Life for Me! Some discoveries by Tery Fugate-Wilcox of a fantastic life with Valer!e Monroe Shakespeare by Suzanna Bowling

"24/7- It's the Artist's Life for Me! Some discoveries by Tery Fugate-Wilcox of a fantastic life with Valer!e Monroe Shakespeare: We were together for for 48 years...& I mean literally,…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 03:59PM

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez by Glen Charlow

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez: Perhaps it’s not the most classic vision of contemporary marriage, but a fiery redhead and a smooth Latin lover managed to make it work, capturing our hearts e…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 03:53PM

Review: columbinus/American Theater Company by Lisa Buscani

RECOMMENDED The barbaric Sandy Hook shootings left us all wondering, “when will it stop?” “columbinus,” Stephen Karam and PJ Paparelli’s updated dramatization of the Columbine mass…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 03:49PM

BAFTA Latest: Anne Hathaway Wins Best Supporting Actress For LES MISERABLES! by Carrie Dunn

Anne Hathaway has won Best Supporting Actress at this evening's BAFTAs for her role as Fantine in Les Miserables, beating Amy Adams, Helen Hunt, Judi Dench and Sally Field to the award.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:43PM
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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The Broadway Blizzard That Wasn’t. Smash 2. Richard III. Grammy:Once by Jonathan Mandell

New York City was lucky this time. The blizzard that the Weather Channel dubbed Nemo saved the worst of its ire for other regions, allowing all Broadway and most Off-Broadway shows to remain…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 02:58PM

A Triumph For Art: Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” Returns To Lyric Opera by Johnny Oleksinski

By Dennis Polkow The gargantuan music dramas of Richard Wagner are by and large a world inhabited by gods and heroes ruled by magic and fantasy. The one exception is “Die Meistersinger von…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 02:57PM

Broadway 'Pump Boys' postpones

Producers cite crowded season as reason for shift

SOURCE: Variety at 02:39PM

Upper Darby Summer Stage Announces 37th Season for Summer 2013 by Chris Luner

In this bitter cold of winter, looking ahead to the summer is exactly what we should be doing right now! That all just got a little bit easier! Upper Darby Summer Stage is one of our biggest…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 02:34PM

Theatre review: Factory’s Every Letter Counts turns personal stories into misguided myths by Robert Cushman

Everybody, or so one hopes, wishes the new regime at Factory Theatre well. The new joint artistic directors were parachuted into their positions

SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 02:00PM
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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‘Spring Awakening’ at Olney Theatre Center by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

A poignant and passionate journey from adolescence into adulthood; an electrifying musical that is touching the nation; Olney Theatre Center starts off its 75th Anniversary season with their…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:51PM

Tonya Pinkins and Brad Simmons at Joe's Pub 2/18 and 3/24 by Call Me Adam

Tony Award Winner Tonya Pinkins gives all new show at Joe's Pub: "Bring on the Men" with Brad Simmons. February 18 and March 24 at 9:30pm.

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 01:41PM

Gay's the Word – review by Michael Billington

Jermyn Street Theatre, LondonWritten shortly before his death in 1951, Ivor Novello's last musical earns a footnote in the history books. It shows Novello abandoning Ruritanian operetta to r…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:22PM

A new attitude: 'Cinderella' comes to Broadway by Ronni Reich

Laura Osnes’ Cinderella is not only beautiful, but kind — harkening back to the original story written in 1697 by Charles Perrault

SOURCE: NJ.com at 01:14PM

La Sonnambula Is No Snooze Thanks To Stunning Turn By Rachele Gilmore by Bill Hirschman

You don’t have to be a musicologist or opera aficionado to recognize the stunning meld of emotion and technique in the artistry of Rachele Gilmore’s performance of the title role in Flor…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 01:13PM

I forgot to post by Kyle

about seeing Patti Smith at USC! I get emotional just thinking about it, so instead of my going on, check out this nice blog post about the event.My favorite song of the evening (and it's a …

SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 01:05PM

Sylvie Guillem: 'I need to scare myself' by Judith Mackrell

At 47, Sylvie Guillem continues to defy the rules of ballet – and gravity. She talks to Judith Mackrell about her new work, losing her temper – and her fight to save the world's fishI am…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00PM

Sylvie Guillem performs excerpts from 6000 Miles Away – video

Watch the extraordinary physical skills of dancer Sylvie Guillem in these extracts from 6000 Miles Away

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00PM
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Brecht Made a Silent Comedy by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Bert Brecht (1898-1956!) Let’s get one thing straight from the outset — I don’t give a crap that he became a communist. Some people (thousands of …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:51PM

Hey, get down to Santa Ana by Kyle

for [title of show] at TheatreOUT. It's a fun production and the cast is adorable.

SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 12:51PM

Foodies in love by Kyle

in LA Affairs-- We've consumed the Parisian-style baked leeks and egg dish at the Mignon Wine and Cheese Bar downtown, the sinful pot de crème at Gjelina on Abbot Kinney Boulevard, and the…

SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 12:46PM

REVIEW: Clive by The Playgoer

If I told you that Ethan Hawke was enlisting playwright friend Jonathan Marc Sherman to adapt Brecht's Baal for him to star in (and direct) so he could sport a Billy Idol 'do, wheeze aw…

SOURCE: The Playgoer at 12:27PM

Great Expectations, Vaudeville Theatre, London

With its cartoonish style and gorgeous sets, this production is superficially admirable but lacks real heart, writes Matt Trueman

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:12PM

Always...Patsy Cline with Crystal Bowersox on Broadway? by Michael Block

Did you "Fall to Pieces" after reading this "Crazy" headline? Are you still bummed that there won't be an American Idol quote on Broadway after the Bo Bice lead Pump Boys and Dinettes has po…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:07PM

On Playing Historical Figures by Craig Mason

I’m sure you’ve heard by now that the remains of Richard III have reportedly been found under a parking lot. The character based on him is one of Shakespeare’s most notorio…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PM

Pivotal Productions Launches on Staten Island by Chris Luner

Staten Island, just a 30 minute ferry ride away from Manhattan, may be to some just a small island. However, this “small” island is offering up big options with entertainment esp…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 12:00PM
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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The Full Monty on stage: the boys are back in town

Sixteen years after his film about unemployed men stripping became a hit, Simon Beaufoy is adapting The Full Monty for the stage. He explains how a visit to Sheffield confirmed it was still …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:59AM

Stage Reviews: If winter’s what ails you, Broadway may be just the tonic by Don Aucoin

SILENCE! THE MUSICAL. Seldom does good taste get in the way of this singing, dancing, deliciously deranged off-Broadway parody of “The Silence of the Lambs.’’ As for murder, well . . .

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:58AM

Milton Jones review by Brian Logan

The Hawth, Crawley Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:55AM

Milton Jones – review by Brian Logan

The Hawth, CrawleyThere's a strain of mathematical nerdiness to all one-liner specialists, of course; the remorseless wordplay, the dismantling of linguistic certainties brick by brick, sugg…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:55AM

Very Verdi: Wolf Trap Opera's 2013 season

Rossini, recitals, young people's events also on tap.

SOURCE: The Washington Times at 11:43AM

Kalmar and Ruby: The Kid from Spain by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of one of my favorite Tin Pan Alley lyricists Bert Kalmar (for much more on him and his songwriting partner Harry Ruby go here ). The team is best known for the tunes (…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:35AM

Listen Now! The Plays of Trav S.D. by NYTE Small Press

Trav S.D. was for many years the host of our podcast series. He is also the author of the well received book “No Applause, Just Throw Money, The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous”…

SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 11:34AM

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, Feb 9, Part 2 - CINDERELLA's Greg Hildreth & Santino Fontana, THE LION KING's Knitting Club and More! by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our February 9th SIP round-up. Yesterday evening's photos featured an epi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:31AM

BroadwayGirlNYC - #BroadwayValentine by BroadwayGirlNYC

This week is Valentines Day, the occasion set aside by Hallmark or otherwise to celebrate that which we care about most. And we all know what I care about most...

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:28AM

John Kerr obituary by Brian Baxter

Actor who starred as the troubled pupil in Tea and Sympathy on stage and screenThe actor John Kerr, who has died aged 81, won a Tony award in his first starring role on the Broadway stage, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:26AM

VIDEO: SNL & Justin Bieber Do GREASE by TV News Desk

On last night's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, Justin Bieber and the cast channeled GREASE for their '50's Romance' sketch. Check it out below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:17AM

Arena Stage "Good People" by Susan Berlin

The crux of the drama is how much individuals should be expected to do for themselves in tough times, and what the surrounding community can and should do to help them.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 11:10AM

Italian Prisoners Live Badly, But Act Well

Los Angeles Times 02/10/13

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:09AM

New technology is changing classical music performance

Tablets with foot pedals, smartphones offer better ways of making music.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:00AM
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Bickford Theatre "Murder in Green Meadows" by Bob Rendell

Nothing is as it seems in this extremely twisty mystery play featuring murder, perversity and mayhem in two acts and ten scenes.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:52AM

"Good People" at George Street by Bob Rendell

George Street Artistic Director/Director David Saint has found the heart and rhythm of Lindsay-Abaire's creation and given us a revelatory new production of Good People.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:51AM

Durante and Keaton: Speak Uneasily by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Star of Vaudeville #117: Jimmy Durante (for my full biographical article on him go here). Poor Durante! The most mainstream mention he gets nowadays is a lot of  ac…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:51AM

Grammys FAQ: Where, When and Why to Watch by Jessica Goldstein

Its Grammys time! Get your game faces on, people, and read on for all the information you need to be as prepared as a Girl Scout for Sunday night's show. View Photo Gallery —Kany…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:35AM

'In the Heights' returns home by Michael J. Feeney

The award-winning Broadway musical “In the Heights” is coming home to the neighborhood that provided its inspiration in a one-night-only concert in the heart of Washington Heights.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 10:28AM

Always... Patsy Cline, Starring Crystal Bowersox, Aiming for Broadway in Summer 2013 by Andrew Gans

Always... Patsy Cline, the musical about the late, legendary country singer, is aiming for a Broadway bow in summer 2013.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:20AM

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (today at 1) by Trav S.D.

Today at 1pm Eastern TCM is showing the “zany 60s comedy classic” Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965). I place the description in quotes, because I went back an…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:02AM

The Out Of Town with Josh Lamon: Goodbye NYC. by BroadwaySpotted

Hi friends. I’ve never really written a blog before, so I have no idea what I am doing. With that said, when Broadway Spotted approached me about doing this, I got very excited.  I have j…

SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 10:00AM

Happy/Sad: by JK

Pump BoysBetty BuckleyAngela LansburyMy Fair LadyTelecharge

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:00AM
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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The Hall of Hams # 19: Lon Chaney, Jr. by Trav S.D.

The Hall of Hams is my series on some of my favorite actors who have brought the art of melodramatic acting into the modern era. Today is the birthday of good Creighton (1906-1973). If you g…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:37AM

Drama of new consciousness by George Hunka

I’ve spent some of this weekend thinking about what draws me as an artist, critic, writer, and unabashed enthusiast — not to mention as all of these wrapped up, along with everyt…

SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 09:34AM

Bethany by The Feminist Spectator

Laura Marks’ incisive new play, given a lovely, spare production by the Women’s Project, in residence at City Center, considers the stakes in a faltering economy for those middle-class w…

SOURCE: The Feminist Spectator at 09:28AM

Eloquent WWI opera in East Coast premiere in Pa.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A melancholy sense of lost opportunity pervades "Silent Night," an opera that tells of a moment in World War I when soldiers from hostile nations joined together for an…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 09:26AM

Eloquent WWI opera in East Coast premiere in Pa. by Mike Silverman

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A melancholy sense of lost opportunity pervades "Silent Night," an opera that tells of a moment in World War I when soldiers from hostile nations joined together for…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:24AM

Photo Flash: Mark Rylance Takes Final Bow as RICHARD III at West End's Apollo Theatre by BroadwayWorld

After the recent University of Leicester study into the missing remains of King Richard III found in a car park, Mark Rylance is photographed on stage at the Apollo Theatre, where today, Sun…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:02AM

The Lunch and Judy Show: ‘A Special Interview with Ronald Rand’ by Judy Stadt by Judy Stadt

I am the host and creator and writer and editor of The Lunch and Judy Show. For four years – every week – DCMTA’s Joel Markowitz  and I have been schmoozing for 4 years ab…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AM

We Love You Broadway, Part I by Matthew Wexler

The Broadway Blog asked some of our favorite theatre folks to tell us about their favorite Broadway love songs. Ah, love. While my high school cohorts were smoking weed on the football field…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:00AM

Theater News: The Nance Tickets Are Now On Sale by Hayley Levitt

Tickets are now on sale to the general public for The Nance, a new play by Tony nominated playwright Douglas Carter Beane. Directed by three-time Tony winner Jack O'Brien, the production wil…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:00AM
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Andy Karl and Betsy Wolfe Depart THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD Today; Andrew Samonsky and Erin Davie to Join Cast 2/12 by BroadwayWorld

Beginning February 12, Andrew Samonsky will join the company and assume the role of 'Neville Landless'. Original cast member Andy Karl will play his final performance on February 10.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:53AM

BWW TV EXCLUSIVE: CHEWING THE SCENERY WITH RANDY RAINBOW - Randy's SMASH Cameo and More! by Randy Rainbow

It's time for the newest episode of BWW's exclusive TV series - CHEWING THE SCENERY WITH Randy Rainbow In this week's episode, Randy makes a cameo appearance in SMASH and chats with Elaine S…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:25AM

Frieda Pushnik, The Little Half Girl by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Frieda Pushnik (1923-2000). Born without arms or legs (except a small stump for a left arm) she was sometimes billed as “The Little Half Girl.” It was said that …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:16AM
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Harry Hill - review by Brian Logan

New theatre, Oxford"I'm a 48-year-old ex-doctor," wails Harry Hill, "trying to get laughs out of a baby's belt in a baguette." This is halfway through Sausage Time, his first standup show si…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:28AM

BWW's On This Day - February 10, 2013

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 10 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM

St. Louis Chamber Chorus goes cinematic

A cappella music written for, used in or related to film is the focus of "Movies and Music Go Hand in Hand."

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:00AM
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Valisa LeKae is Diana Ross in 'Motown: The Musical' by Joe Dziemianowicz

For Valisia LeKae, who stars as Diana Ross in “Motown: The Musical,” fashion reigns supreme. “I love vintage clothes,” she says. “I’ve collected pieces for years.”

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM

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

1. “All in the Timing” (Primary Stages at 59E59 Theater) Collection of David Ives one-acts, timed for the 20th anniversary.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:00AM

Cleveland Play House season includes 'Venus in Fur,' Maurice Hines' 'Tap'in Through Life' by Andrea Simakis

For the 2013-14 season, Cleveland Play House Artistic Director Michael Bloom has landed some of the hottest properties from the best of Broadway, including Tony darlings "Venus in Fur&q…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 06:00AM
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Interviews: Back where it all started by Nick Smurthwaite

Nick Smurthwaite catches up with original Oh What a Lovely War cast member Murray Melvin to reflect on the controversial production on it's 50th anniversary revival

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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’9 Circles’ at Forum Theatre by Natalie McCabe by Natalie McCabe

With soldiers still encountering difficult conditions, to say the least, in Afghanistan and more veterans attempting to reconcile acts committed in the intensity of war with the decorum expe…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:50AM
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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EVITA and Country Star Rachel Potter Plays Last NYC Show at Rockwood Music Hall Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Star of Evita on Broadway and rising Country Music singer Rachel Potter will play her final NYC show at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2 tonight, February 10.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AM

Review ‘Strictly Platonic’

Sharp acting elevates Strictly Platonic’s familiar formula into a cute rom-com fit for Valentine’s Day date nights.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:12AM

Sunday Feature: David Reudelhuber, Producer, Brave New Productions, on Art by The Charlebois Post

 l-r Donald Rees, Nir Guzinski, Sean Curley (Photo credit: David Reudelhuber)Brave New Productions, all grown upYasmina Reza, the painting, the menby David ReudelhuberSitting at hi…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:04AM

Sunday Feature: Nina Lee Aquino on Every Letter Counts by The Charlebois Post

Nina Lee Aquino & Jon de Leon (Photo: Nir Bareket)Notes about Every Letter Countsby Nina Lee AquinoI blame Marjorie Chan for this, really. After attending the opening night of The Madnes…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:03AM

2013 GRAMMY Awards Pre-Telecast to Stream Live Today; Tune In For Best Musical Theater Album & More! by BroadwayWorld

Beginning at 5 p.m. tonight, three hours before the main GRAMMY Awards show, the pre-telecast Ceremony will announce awards in 70 additional categories, including musical theater. It will be…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:02AM

Kristine Zbornik's Open-Ended Creation Begins Performances Feb. 10 at the Duplex by Michael Gioia

Kristine Zbornik, who appeared on Broadway in A Catered Affair, offers her solo show, Kristine Zbornik's Open-Ended Creation, beginning Feb. 10 at the Duplex in New York City.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Betsy Wolfe and Andy Karl Exit Broadway's Edwin Drood Feb. 10 by Kenneth Jones

The troupers of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, one of the best-reviewed musicals of the 2012-13 Broadway season, and now extended to March 10, say goodbye to Andy Karl and Betsy Wolfe on Feb. 1…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Daniel Zaitchik and John Gallagher, Jr. Offer Intimate L.A. Concert Feb. 10 by Adam Hetrick

Singer-songwriter Daniel Zaitchik and Tony Award-winning actor-musician John Gallagher, Jr. offer an evening of new music Feb. 10 at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Tennessee Williams' Kingdom of Earth, With Philippe Bowgen, Ryah Nixon, Clayton Fox, Begins Feb. 10 at NC's Triad by Michael Gioia

Kingdom of Earth, a rarely produced play by Tennessee Williams described as "a Southern Gothic," is presented at Triad Stage beginning Feb. 10, prior to an official opening Feb. 15…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

THE DVD SHELF: Blu-rays of Oscar Winners "Grand Hotel," "Mrs. Miniver," "Driving Miss Daisy," "On the Waterfront" by Steven Suskin

Oscar Season has officially approached, and with it new Blu-ray releases of at least four of the 84 Best Picture winners (thus far).

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Shirley Jones and Patrick Cassidy Tell Two Sides to Every Story Feb. 10 by Adam Hetrick

Shirley Jones and Patrick Cassidy offer an evening entitled Two Sides to Every Story Feb. 10 as a special fundraiser at the Cabrillo Theatre Founder's Room in Thousand Oaks, CA.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: FEBRUARY 10 by Robert Viagas and Anne Bradley and Ernio Hernandez

1893 Birthday of Jimmy "Schnozzola" Durante (1893-1980), big-nosed comedian who would star on Broadway in Show Girl, The New Yorkers and Strike Me Pink. Catchphrases included "I got a m…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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