Arresting, absorbing and featuring a powerhouse cast, the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Wagner's "Parsifal" is a moving, modern vision. Also reviewed: "Powder Her Face" at the Brook…
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 11:44PMWith a week off because of Mr. President, “Smash” is back, again. Tonight’s episode is called “The Dramaturg.” Don’t know what a dramaturg is? Well according to “Smash”, they…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:33PMAnyone who thinks South Florida theater is a staid traditional art form aimed solely at senior citizens will have their expectations exploded and their definitions rewritten next week with t…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:16PMIt’s rare that Florida theaters extend their shows, particularly since most have another production cued up and ready to open. But overwhelming demand has prompted two extensions. Palm B…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:13PMDespite minor flaws, this is a very well executed, creative, and entertaining piece of theater. The performances are overall excellent, and the intimate theater space is well used. (read mor…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 11:07PMHottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Tuesday, February 19, 2013.
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"Luck of the Irish," a new play about race and real estate in the 1950s and today, is the latest offering from Lincoln Center's Theater program LCT3, dedicated to producing work of…
SOURCE: NY1 at 10:46PMIf it’s sympathetic characters you crave, skip “Really Really.” This campus-set show presents its 21-year-olds as materialistic, selfish, narcissistic, manipulative and glibly coarse. …
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 10:39PMOne of my favorite plays of the past 10 years is “Frost/Nixon,” Peter Morgan’s riveting historical drama about the clash between the disgraced Richard Nixon and the British television …
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 10:38PMPaul Downs Colaizzo's Really Really, now playing at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, begins with laughter. Two girls stumble home after a party, both in tiny miniskirts and stripper heels, one of…
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Manhattan Concert Productions just presented a special concert performance of RAGTIME at Avery Fisher Hall last night, Monday, February 18, 2013. Click below to hear a recording of Lea Salon…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:57PMA million years ago I was in a community theater production of 12th Night. Enter DUKE ORSINO, CURIO, and other Lords; Musicians attending. I was one of the attending musicians--the only one,…
SOURCE: Extra Criticum at 09:49PMA production source tells BroadwayWorld.com that The Mystery of Edwin Drood's Jessie Mueller will take over the role of 'Billie Bendix' opposite Matthew Broderick in Nice Work If You Can Get…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:48PMReview: Paul Downs Colaizzo is an emerging playwright who's quickly planting his seeds with his thought-provoking play "Really Really."
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 09:45PMA Chorus Line, the Tony and Pulitzer Prize award-winning musical about Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line opens March 8, 2013, at Theatre Memphis with a gala event featu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36PMIf music mogul Clive Davis has his way Anne Hathaway will finally make her Broadway debut. Davis told USA Today he would love to see the Oscar-nominated Les Miz star play Eliza Doolittle in …
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Broadway.com has learned exclusively that The Mystery of Edwin Drood star Jessie Mueller has landed her next big gig, playing rough-and-tough showtune-singing bootlegger Billie Bendix in the…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:30PMBetty Buckley is easily the best thing about the show's belated U.K. preem, in which helmer-choreographer Gillian Lynne fails to steady the show's fatal vacillations between sledgehammer cor…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:26PMTranslucent, opalescent, bouncy, ephemeral globes of beauty – who doesn’t love bubbles?! Coming up in the first weekend of March, you can see the wondrous talents of Louis Pearl – The …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:25PMAfter 16 years as artistic director of WSC Avant Bard, Christopher Henley is stepping down, swapping that 24/7 life for what is probably the 48/7 life of a parent of twin infants. Taking ove…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:20PMLyric Opera of Chicago and its general director, Anthony Freud, announced the lineup for Lyric’s 2013-14 season today. Joseph Calleja, Joyce DiDonato, Nathan Gunn, Thomas Hampson, …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:07PMIt’s hard to fathom what convinced the estimable David Cromer to direct “Really Really,” Paul Downs Colaizzo’s ersatz, glaringly manipulative “Did it happen or …
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Mackintosh announced today that his acclaimed new production of Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical masterpiece Les Miserables will come to …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:59PMFrom the highly anticipated opening of Outlaw Run, the only wood coaster to go upside down, this March, to star-studded performances at live music shows, to majestic beauty at three pristine…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:48PMComplex cultural and religious collisions come to a head at a play most befitting of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s 33rd Season: My Roots, My Revolution. OBIE Award-winning playwright Da…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:45PMThe first word uttered in Mary Zimmerman’s luminously liquid pageant of ancient myths is “Bodies,” and how fitting that proves to be. Over the 100 shimmering minutes of “Metamorphose…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:34PMNow according to USA Today, Davis is eying LES MISERABLES star Anne Hathaway and Colin Firth to play Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins respectively. Firth has also starred in a big screen mu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:25PMName: Talie MelnykHometown: Calgary, AB, CanadaEducation: MFA Binghamton University After I graduated from Binghamton I attended the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, UK for a …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:24PMThis is Julius Caesar that shouldn’t be missed. This is one of those productions that lets Chicago theater fans see how lucky we are to have such a talent pool that we can populate a huge …
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 06:20PMREVIEWED BY: RUSSELL GOELTENBODT: Charles Fuller’s story of “A Soldier’s Play” takes place in during World War II in the mid- 1940’s. An African American Army Sergeant is murdered …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:15PMBroadway's Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark has another sticky situation on its web-slinging hands. Original cast member Richard Kobak (known by his stage name Joshua Kobak) is suing Live N…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:13PMA Chorus Line couple Mario Lopez and Courtney Mazza just announced that their second baby is on the way According to Celebuzz, Lopez said of the news 'I am the happiest father in the world. …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:12PMSinger Ann Hampton Callaway called it 'Musical Church,' and deemed host Jim Caruso the 'Irreverent Reverend' Monday night's Cast Party was the be-all and end-all of extreme open-mic madness,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:08PMDo you hear the people sing? Of course you do! They never stop singing!-- Delivered by Feed43 service
SOURCE: Vulture at 06:07PMLondon theater's season also sets Ai Weiwei play
SOURCE: Variety at 06:07PMVon Bach at the Fremont Centre Theatre and Absolutely Filthy at Sacred Fools are full-length parodies that take us to unexpected places. Plus a few additional comments on somewhat related sh…
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SOURCE: Variety at 05:55PMThirteen years after it premiered on Broadway, the Tony Award-winning musical Ragtime was welcomed back to the New York stage in a sold-out concert production at Avery Fisher Hall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:55PMWhat I’m about to say may get me in trouble. But it’s true.
Last night I went to Silk Road Rising, looking for a fight. They were hosting a panel discussion called Building a Theatre of …
SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 05:44PMThe first national tour of "Once," the Tony Award-winning musical based on the movie of the same name about an Irish street musican and his Czech angel, is headed to Chicago. "Once" will pla…
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Fans of Cameron Mackintosh's legendary dramatic musical, Les Misérables, will be making a comeback on Broadway in 2014.
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SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 05:39PMUpright Citizens Brigade Theater has become a major player in the comedy world partly by not paying some performers.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:34PMThe 5th Annual Peace on Earth Film Festival (POEFF), presented by Transcendence Global Media, NFP, in partnership with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special events, prese…
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Perception
is the byword in Primary Stages' 20th anniversary production of David Ives'
very enjoyable All in the Timing, a
collection of six one-…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 05:28PM1. The Broadway.com Show Premiere Episode: Meet the editorial staff of your favorite theater website on the first episode of The Broadway.com Show, a fun and fast-paced weekly series mixing …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:28PMPhoto Credit: Broadwayworld.com"My name is Asher Lev!" The title of the 1972 Chaim Potok novel, and the Aaron Posner play based upon it is, when uttered by the title character, no mere how-d…
SOURCE: Show Showdown at 05:27PMFour actors play all the roles in this Bedlam production of “Hamlet,” which hews true to Shakespeare’s verse even while cracking wise at Access Theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:26PMPrimary Stages presents the 20th anniversary revival of Tony-nominated David Ives' collection of six one-act comedies under the umbrella title All in the Timing. John Rando directs the produ…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PMDave Boone, Paul Greenberg, David Javerbaum, and Adam Schlesinger win a WGA Award for their work on the 66th Annual Tony Awards telecast.
SOURCE: Tony Awards at 05:13PMNEW YORK (AP) — William Shakespeare's comedy "Much Ado About Nothing" benefits from a lighthearted approach and an evenly-matched pair of verbal jousters to conduct a battle of the sexes. …
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 05:13PMNEW YORK (AP) -- William Shakespeare's comedy "Much Ado About Nothing" benefits from a lighthearted approach and an evenly-matched pair of verbal jousters to conduct a battle of the sexe…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:11PMStreet Tempo Theatre proudly presents The La Ronde Project, three La Ronde based plays in repertory Sunday, March 9 – Sunday, April 14 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont. The first of th…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:11PMBroadway may be getting a new (and already acclaimed!) revival of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie. The starry production may make the leap to Broadway this spring, repo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:09PMWorld renowned pastry guru and Chicago’s own expert chocolate artist, Chef Alain Roby of the All Chocolate Kitchen, 33 S. Third St in Geneva, will create a whimsical chocolate paradise f…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:06PMFRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY is making history in Connecticut by becoming the first play in the state to have a special Sensory Sensitive Performance for autistic children after it opens at Bridge…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 05:06PMWhat do Geoffrey Rush, Lisa McCune, Bob Downe, Silvie Paladino, Colin Friels Tony Bartuccio, Chunky Move, John Bell, Richard Gill, Neil Armfield, Chambermade, Bangarra, MKA, Simon Stone, Pam…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:04PMThe X Factor results aren't the only things Mario Lopez is good at announcing: The actor and his wife Courtney are expecting their second child together. The couple began dating in 2008 …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:00PMCraig and I were recently in New York and one night we ended up at the Comedy Cellar. It was on our list, mostly I think because of Louie CK’s show and also because we had had a previ…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PMWhen single tickets went on sale for the second half of Sydney Theatre Company’s 2013 season went on sale on Monday last week, people were expecting a busy day at the box office. What they…
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A Red Orchid Theatre announces new performance dates for its hit Chicago Premiere production of Annie Baker’s The Aliens, directed by Shade Murray. Due to high ticket demand, the produ…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:52PMFrog and Peach Theatre Company will present a star-studded reading of Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure' on February 26 at The Player's Club, 16 Grammercy Park South, with a cast including …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:50PMA starry concert presentation of Ragtime was held at Avery Fisher Hall Feb 18.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:50PMHELLO, DOLLY!BOOK BY MICHAEL STEWARTMUSIC AND LYRICS BY JERRY HERMANMUSIC DIRECTION BY JAMES MOORE CHOREOGRAPHED BY KARMA CAMPDIRECTED BY ERIC SCHAEFFER
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ford’s Theatre…
SOURCE: fords.org at 04:49PMDue to popular demand, Theatre at the Center will once again treat audiences to an old-fashioned St. Patrick’s Day celebration with the award-winning Irish duo, SWITCHBACK. Dinner includi…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:48PMOn Thursday, March 21, National Theatre Live will broadcast a live performance of PEOPLE, the acclaimed new comedy by Alan Bennett featuring Frances de la Tour and directed by Nicholas Hytne…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:45PMNow according to the New York Times, New York producers are currently working with A.R.T. to bring the show to Broadway. According to an insider, 'if a financial deal can be struck, the timi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:38PMThesis: Introducing bold new kinds of productions will require change. Change can be frightening. This post is basically a sermon intended to help beat back the fear. “How do you give In t…
SOURCE: 2AMT at 04:33PMSuper-producer Cameron Mackintosh and noted lyricist Herbert Kretzmer open up about the impetus, development, shaping, refining, rehearsing and finalizing of the international mega-hit mega-…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:25PMALL YOUR WISHES ARE GRANTED The production values of MainStreet Theatre Company’s 70-minute performance of Aladdin’s Luck at the Lewis Family Playhouse in Rancho Cucamonga were among…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:24PMTHEATER REVIEW: "Crime Scene: A Chicago Anthology" by Collaboraction Theatre Company ★★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Crime Scene: A Chicago Anthology" by Collaboraction Theatre Com…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:22PMEven as I enjoyed Crown City Theatre's tuneful, compactly staged revival of the Stephen Sondheim/George Furth musical “Company," my mommy radar was on high alert: Who’s watching …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:18PMThe window to move the American Repertory Theater production of the Tennessee Williams play is tight before this season's Tony Awards cutoff date.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:17PMOne of the biggest differences between the film Newsies and the Tony-nominated musical is that the heroic reporter character changed sexes on the way to the stage. In the 1992 movie, the rep…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:17PMJeremy Desmon, whose credits includes "The Girl in the Frame," is adapoting the book for the revival of "Good News" at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:15PMJohn Lloyd Young at Cafe Carlyle: Tony Bennett did it the same way. So did Elvis Presley, Fred Astaire, Jack Lemmon, Johnny Ray, Eugene Kissen, and my friend Billy Stritch. I was at the…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 04:13PMPlaybill confirmed today that a new staging of Les Miserables will play Broadway in the spring of 2014. Following the success of the film adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel, this is har…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 04:12PMNominees to be named in April prior to May ceremony
SOURCE: Variety at 04:11PMWhile the PICNIC will soon close at the American Airlines Theatre, another show will begin previews this week at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre- HANDS ON A HARDBODY. With three shows currently …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:09PM"City of Dreams," an original comedic webseries that chronicles the trials and tribulations of struggling actors, has released the fifth episode of the series, which features Evita…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:05PMIs the siege of Troy the most frequently retold story in history? Since Homer and the Greek tragedians, the stories of Helen, Agamemnon, and Odysseus have been the inspiration for everything…
SOURCE: Backstage at 04:03PMAlthough African-American soldiers fought in every major conflagration in which this country has been involved — from the Revolutionary War onward — segregation was officially sanctioned…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 04:00PMGingold Theatrical Group, which presents the monthly Project Shaw readings under the direction of artistic director David Staller, will offer a Golden Shamrock Gala March 17 at the Players C…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PMDavid Henry Hwang's The Dance and the Railroad, the play about Chinese workers forging the American Transcontinental Railroad, has been extended one week, now to March 24, in its Off-Bro…
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SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:55PMThis past month I've been delving into the role of a teenager in Next Stop, Anywhere, a new play by Yasmine Lever, a London native who relocated to the U.S when she was 17. Part of the Midwi…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:47PMFormer Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark stuntman and original cast member Richard Kobak, who, in a lawsuit, claims he was injured during his run with the Broadway musical, is suing Live Nation …
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:46PMYesterday, it was announced that the BBC has started developing a televised adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's classic tome, WAR AND PEACE. As of today, the upcoming six-part series has found its s…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:40PMRemember the Broadway landmark that, much to our stated dismay, will soon sell multi-colored jeggings? Well, apparently, Actors' Equity Association, the labor union that represents more than…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:38PMEsteemed music mogul, Sony Music chief and soon-to-be Broadway producer Clive Davis has revealed that he is a late-in-life bisexual according to a revelation in his new autobiography, THE SO…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:35PMOrphans star Alec Baldwin is on the defense after being involved in a heated confrontation with a reporter and photographer for the New York Post on February 17, according to The Hollyw…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:34PMOn this date in 1992 Crazy for You premiered at Broadway's Shubert Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PMNBC’s Smash kicked off it’s second season two weeks ago hoping to aim higher then ever before in a season full of new life. New writers, new characters, new story-lines and a new…
SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 03:27PMChita Rivera, Stephen Sondheim and Harold Prince share the 2013 Jerome Robbins Award, which was presented last night, February at the Baryshnikov Arts Center. A full evening of performances,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:16PMMost people think that being in an award winning show like LES MISERABLES would be filled with glamor and excitement. But if you ask cast members from the current 25th Anniversary Tour, some…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:15PMDisney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins, one of the biggest Broadway successes in recent memory, enters its final two weeks tonight. It concludes its historic Broadway run at The New Am…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:11PMLindsay Mendez better get ready to break out her big hair again. Mendez, Derek Klena and the cast of Dogfight will reunite to record an original cast album for the off-Broadway mil…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:09PMBack to the barricades!
Buoyed by renewed interest in “Les Misérables” thanks to the Oscar-nominated film, a stage production of the musical will arrive on Broadway in March.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 03:05PMThe beloved mega-musical will open in March 2014 on the Great White Way.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:00PM
The trick to social media adoption in the world of entertainment is to move beyond the label of "social media." Imagine a computer and how, over the last five years, technology has…
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 02:54PMBy Byrne Harrison
Name: Emily Tuckman
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Emily Tuckman has been performing for over 12 years …
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 02:51PMThe stars of the 2003 revival of Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit's Nine reunited at the Ember Room on February 18. Yeston, along with Tony winner Jane Krakowski, The Mystery of Edwin Drood…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:46PMSteve Ross Out Went the song, On Went the Show:
On February 11 Steve Ross presented a program entitled Out Went the Song, On Went the Show at the Bruno Walter Auditorium.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:40PMBy Byrne Harrison
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Danielle Quisenberry andJ.Stephen Brantley
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Show: That’s Her Way
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SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 02:38PMThe festival will bring more than 100 writers from around the world to New York City to discuss art and politics from April 29 through May 5.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:37PM(POSTED BY DOUG GEORGE) Levi Kreis, the original Jerry Lee Lewis in "Million Dollar Quartet," is slated to perform at Davenport’s Piano Bar in Chicago.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:37PMTony Award-winning scenic designer Derek McLane has discussed the inspiration behind his remarkable set design for the 2013 Academy Awards in an interview with the LA Times.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:33PMBunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Musical Mystery, is a Delight: Joyfully playing at the DR2 Theatre is Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Musical Mystery.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:27PMSomeone is dreaming the dream: "Les Miserables" is coming back to Broadway.
SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 02:25PMBroadway shows saw a healthy boost in ticket sales over the President's Day weekend, especially family-friendly musicals like Cinderella and Mary Poppins. The currently-previewing fairy …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:25PMYou never know who you may run into at Broadway’s Annie: Over the Presidents’ Day weekend, Foo Fighters founder Dave Grohl and rising screen star Kate Mara made their way (separa…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:20PMNEW YORK (AP) — Someone is dreaming the dream: "Les Miserables" is coming back to Broadway.
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 02:18PMThe music of Ragtime filled the air at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall on February 18 as an all-star cast breathed new life into Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens’ Tony-winning…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18PMNEW YORK—Someone is dreaming the dream: "Les Miserables" is coming back to Broadway. Producer Cameron Mackintosh said Tuesday that the national tour of the epic musical about life …
SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:17PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Someone is dreaming the dream: "Les Miserables" is coming back to Broadway....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:16PMBroadway Bounces Back After Snow Storm After last week’s low grosses due to Winter Storm Nemo, Broadway recovered with high numbers for the week ending February 17. Wicked came out on top…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 02:16PMAsk Sam: Barry Manilow By a Fanilow: The fun started in the lobby bar of the St. James Theatre, which featured fruity cocktails in adult sippy cups with fun names for the occasion.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:14PMAn orchestra of 36 players. A choir of over 100-singers strong. The best talent Broadway has to offer. And a generation-defining musical by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Fla
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:11PMThe cast of Off-Broadway's newest hit comedy How To Be a New Yorker appeared this morning on Fox 5 TV's "Good Day New York." Check out the video!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:09PMFollowing the post about BSL, I’ve been alerted to a site dedicated to advice on theatre access: The See a Voice project was set up by the charities STAGETEXT and VocalEyes, who provid…
SOURCE: creatingtheatre.com at 02:06PMThe brand new Broadway-bound revival of Stephen Schwartz's PIPPIN is heading to the recording studio if a new posting on the production's official Facebook page is accurate. The ad proclaims…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:06PMLucky Guy stars Tom Hanks, Peter Scolari and Marc Damon Johnson were quite lucky this weekend, when they attended the February 17 performance of Broadway’s Who’s Afraid of Virgin…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PMCameron Mackintosh announced today that his acclaimed new production of Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical masterpiece Les Miserables will come to B…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 02:04PMActor Elspet Gray, the wife of Brian Rix, who was the king of farce in the West End for many years, has died at the age of 83. She met Rix, now Lord Rix, at...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:04PMCameron Mackintosh announced today that his acclaimed new production of Alain Boublil amp Claude-Michel Schonberg's Tony Award-winning musical masterpiece LES MISERABLES will come to Broadwa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:04PMName: Seth LeporeHometown: Westampton, MAEducation: Interdisciplinary from Naropa UniversityFavorite Credits: I write all my own stuff so all of it.Why theater?: The energy between an audien…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:04PMThe new touring production of "Les Miserables," which was a huge hit in Chicago this fall, is headed back to Broadway, producer Cameron Mackintosh announced Tuesday.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:04PMAnniversary staging inks in spring 2014 slot
SOURCE: Variety at 02:03PMProducer Cameron Mackintosh made official on Feb. 19 something he had all but promised in recent months: His 25th-anniversary production of Les Misérables, which features fresh scenic…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:02PMA new stage version of the blockbuster musical will open on Broadway in March 2014, the producer Cameron Mackintosh said.
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SOURCE: Playbill at 02:01PMAs the Broadway production of Mary Poppins comes to a close, we asked current and original principle cast members, as well as current cast members who have been with the show since day one, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:00PMSurely sparked by the popularity of the recent Les Miserables film, a new production of Cameron Mackintosh’s Tony Award-winning mega-musical will open on Broadway in March 2014 at…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:00PM
A new production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's legendary musical Les Miserables will come to Broadway in March 2014, producer Cameron Mackintosh has announced. "To my cons…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:59PMPoint Park University alumnus Kevin James Doyle has been putting his comedic chops and New York knowledge to the test in his off-Broadway show “How 2B A New Yorker.” The show displays di…
SOURCE: www.pointparkglobe.com at 01:58PMA bright golden haze of timeless musical theater invention suffuses “Oklahoma!” at the Carpenter Center. It carries Musical Theatre West’s affable, fleet-footed 70th annive…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:58PMThe National Yiddish Theater-Folksbiene will present the winning play or musical in 2015 as part of the New York International Festival of Jewish Performing Arts.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:57PMNew York theater stars and film favorites were recognized by the theater-lovers on Sunday at the Whatsonstage.com Awards, the only major theater awards in the United Kingdom voted on solely …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:55PMUniversal Music Enterprises will record the cast album of Motown: The Musical, the new Broadway production about the life of music mogul Berry Gordy that features hits from Motown Records.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:55PMFor anyone living outside of New York who's grown up loving musical comedies, original cast albums have been their lifeline to the excitement that takes place on Broadway stages on a nightly…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:50PMWelcome to this week's edition of our new WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS, part of our new Industry Insights section that will feature insider industry information, commentary and insights Read on f…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:48PMGrosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 2172013.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:47PMEXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art, in conjunction with Choose Chicago and Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events(DCASE), …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:43PMShop Floor Theatre Company of Flint, Michigan presents: State of Emergency Livestreaming on the opensource #NEWPLAY TV channel on Saturday, February 23 at 4pm PST / 6pm CST / 7pm EST from …
SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:38PMWin 2 tickets to Rock of Ages, Broadway’s best party and 50th longest-running show.
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:38PMGet an exclusive first look of classic tale of good and evil, JEKYLL & HYDE, coming to Broadway this April.
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 01:34PMIn this week's episode of Bunheads, two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster is keeping the town of Paradise, California, safe as ballet teacher Michelle Simms. When a fire breaks out and the …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:34PMVictory Gardens Theater announces a generous $350,000 gift from Steven and Diane Miller. President of the Victory Gardens Board since July 2012, Steven Miller has been involved with the org…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:33PMRed Sox Musical, 'Johnny Baseball' Also On RosterThe musical premiere of a Jason Robert Brown musical based on the novel "The Bridges of Madison County" is one of the highlights of the 2…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:33PMA new stage adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984 by Duncan Macmillan and Robert Icke is set to run at Nottingham Playhouse this autumn before embarking on a national tour. Headlong Theatre�…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:29PMFour leading Chicago contemporary dance companies, each helmed by a female artistic director – The Dance COLEctive, Hedwig Dances, Same Planet Different World Dance Theatre and Zephy…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:28PMA play about Chinese artist and political dissident Ai WeiWei written by Howard Brenton will receive its world premiere at the Hampstead Theatre in London as part of the venue’s spring sea…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:26PMLocated within the City Museum, aquarium features 850 species
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:26PMPaul Downs Colaizzo invites arguments at MCC Theater In Really Really, a wild party leads to a damaging rumor that tests the loyalties and friendships of a group of college friends. The even…
SOURCE: TDF at 01:23PMWooster Group audiences are accustomed to radically deconstructed texts of older plays. But Richard Maxwell of New York City Players, who directed three of Eugene O'Neill's Early Plays for W…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 01:21PMEver wonder what it would be like to see an entire community come to life on stage in a two hour span? (Or six hours if you see the trilogy.) The folks at Theatre 167 tasked a group of playw…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:19PMSignature Theatre Company’s revival of The Dance and the Railroad has extended its off-Broadway run through March 24. The two-hander drama was originally scheduled to conclude on March…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:16PMBonded by Motherhood and Workplaces By ERIC GRODE New York Times Published: February 14, 2013 Suppose you wrote a new play. It’s only your second, but it’s got a great part for an actres…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 01:14PMA stuntman is suing for damages following a string of injuries allegedly sustained while he worked for the Broadway show Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
SOURCE: The Independent at 01:13PMAward-winning stage and screen actress Fiona Shaw will return to the New York stage this spring with The Testament of Mary, by the acclaimed author Colm Toibin, directed by Deborah Warner. T…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:11PMNBC's hit series SMASH, home improvement retailer Lowe's, and iTheatrics have partnered to help schools across America improve their theaters through the 'NBC's 'Smash' Make a Musical constr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:09PMSheffield LyceumScreen-to-stage adaptations are two a penny (and often worth even less), but Simon Beaufoy's play, inspired by his own screenplay for the 1997 movie about a group of unemploy…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:04PMFans of the classic tunes from Motown: The Musical will have plenty of chances to groove along to those soulful oldies. The ensemble of the Broadway-bound tuner will record an…
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The Schoenfeld Theatre box office opens Tuesday, February 19 at 10:00 AM for Lyle Kessler’s Orphans, starring Alec Baldwin, Shia LaBeouf and Tom Sturridge and directed by Daniel Sullivan. …
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 12:58PMA cast recording of the 2012 Off-Broadway production of the musical Dogfight — featuring a pop-rock score by rising theatre songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul — will be relea…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:58PMBlink and it will be summer, so it's no surprise that City Theatre has put most of the pieces of its 18th annual Summer Shorts festival together. Artistic director John Manzelli has just rev…
SOURCE: Miami Herald at 12:56PMCitizens, GlasgowWe're in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest territory – but instead of Jack Nicholson finding method in the madness, here we have Eddie, a hospital radio DJ, discovering the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:55PMWhat happens when you do a Broadway Show for three years Mitchell Jarvis and Tony LePage have been there and as a result, created a parody of the great prison film 'The Shawshank Redemption'…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:52PMIt may still be winter, but the spring awards season is starting to show signs of life in New York. Drama Desk winners John Lloyd Young and Jan Maxwell are set to announce nominations f…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:46PMJoin Event Chair Tyne Daly for Gingold Theatrical Group's GOLDEN SHAMROCK GALA on Sunday, March 17 St. Patrick's Day at the Players Club 16 Gramercy, honoring the prodigious talents of actre…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:43PMSelect songs from tonight's episode of NBC's Golden Globe-nominated musical drama series SMASH Tuesdays, 10-11pm ET will be available today from NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products and…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:39PMGhostlight Records will release the Original Cast Recording of the musical, DOGFIGHT later this spring. The show - which debuted Off-Broadway at Second Stage Theatre last year - features mus…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:38PMSinger, songwriter and popular piano man Ben Folds has been tapped to write a 15-minute musical as part of the fifth outing of The 24-Hour Musicals, according to The New York Times. The musi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:38PMSMASH is back with an all-new season and now you can get in on the action with the Smash Sensational Sweepstakes. Anxiously waiting to see Bombshell’s fate in the coming episodes may see…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 12:38PMOscar and Tony-winning stage and screen siren Rita Moreno has taken to the pages of her new memoir (appropriately titled Rita Moreno) to revisit details about her infamous eight-year relatio…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:38PMOscar and Tony-winning stage and screen siren Rita Moreno has taken to the pages of her new memoir (appropriately titled Rita Moreno) to revisit the steamy and sad details about her eight-ye…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:38PMSelect songs from tonight's episode of NBC's Golden Globe-nominated musical drama series 'Smash' Tuesdays, 10-11pm ET will be available today from NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:33PMIf you’ve ever wondered why DC playwrights aren’t writing about the largest population group in DC – government workers – well, Mary Resing and the staff at Acting Cu…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:31PMPBS' latest and greatest salute to the Bard -- the six-part series Shakespeare Uncovered -- has left the airwaves, but the critically acclaimed show and a variety of great Shakespeare-relate…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:24PMThe 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 indispensable character actor Sir Ce…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:22PMWhen it comes to reporting theatre news from across the pond in the West End, Luner on Theatre has depended before on field reporters in London or information we are able to obtain online! W…
SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 12:22PMAmerican Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) revealed four of its seven 2013-14 season titles, including a new production of the musical 1776, directed by Tony Award winner Frank Galati, and B.D. …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:22PMWith a sound that has become one of the most significant musical accomplishments and stunning success stories of the 20th century, the timeless music of Motown continues to be embraced by ev…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:16PMWith a sound that has become one of the most significant musical accomplishments and stunning success stories of the 20th century, the timeless music of Motown continues to be embraced by ev…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:15PMBroadway Sessions, which is described as "an evening of musical performances, games and open mic featuring a new Broadway guest each week," will continue Feb. 21 at The Laurie Beec…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:08PMHere are some of the familiar Broadway faces appearing in prime time tonight Tuesday, February 19
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:01PMThe Tricycle Theatre’s 2013 spring season will include the transfer of Frank McGuinness’s The Match Box from the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse and the world premiere of a new play by …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:00PM
Butterfly is a story about the prophet Todd (Michael Mack), son of the prophet Jules (Ken Jackson), on the last day of his life. Gigi Buscaglio as Gertie and Ken Jackson as Jules (Photo: Cou…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:56AMThe Feb. 19 episode of the NBC musical drama "Smash" is titled "The Dramaturg" and airs at 10 PM ET.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AMBroadway’s Cosette, Marius reunite at The Town Hall Pleasantville’s Broadway vet, Ali Ewoldt, reunites with her “Les Miserables” co-star Adam Jacobs (who played Mariu…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 11:49AMAdele, Rufus Wainwright and Lady Gaga were the singer/songwriters picked most often in answer to the questions: What singer/songwriter would you like to see writing a show for Broadway, a…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:49AMThe off-Broadway show OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES was featured on CBS Sunday Morning this past weekend.In the segment, correspondent Richard Schlesinger tracks the comedy of the Borscht Belt from…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:45AMGet 'em, Hugh! Venus in Fur alum Hugh Dancy is taking on the world’s most notorious serial killers in the new TV thriller Hannibal, and NBC just released the first traile…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:38AMAccording to the UK's Guardian, a stuntman from Broadway's SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK has filed a 6 million lawsuit over injuries he suffered on the production. Richard Kobak claims he sus…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:36AMThis year’s Academy Awards are just around the corner! Leading up to the big night, Broadway.com asked readers which Oscar nominee they would most like to see make his or her Broadway …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:32AMThe 58th Drama Desk Awards, presented by TheaterMania.com, will take place on May 19 at Town Hall, executive producer Gretchen Shugart announced today. The awards will be webcast live on www…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:32AMThe 58th Drama Desk Awards, presented by TheaterMania.com, will take place on May 19 at Town Hall, executive producer Gretchen Shugart announced today. The awards will be webcast live on www…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:32AMPrimary Stages has extended its revival of All in the Timing, a collection of short comic plays by Tony Award-nominated playwright David Ives, through April 14 at 59E59 Theaters.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:31AMCasting for the New World Stages production of Peter and the Starcatcher, which will begin performances on Monday, March 18, 2013, has been announced. The cast includes returning Broadway…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:30AMThe actor performs a scene from the Foundry Theater’s production of Bertolt Brecht’s “Good Person of Szechwan.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:29AMThe Brits Off Broadway festival, offering an eclectic collection of the U.K. theatre in New York City, will return March 27-June 30 for its ninth season. Titles were announced on Feb. 18 by …
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AMBuy early, buy often for memorable nights at Boscobel Photo by William Marsh: The opening of last summer’s excellent production of “Romeo & Juliet.” Tickets are now on…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 11:23AMTWO BATTLES IN ONE WAR As sturdily written and swiftly moving as it was in 1982, Charles Fuller’s A Soldier’s Play remains an enduring testament to the homefront battles that African-Ame…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 11:21AMThe Park Avenue Armory's 2013 season will feature the U.S. premiere of Matt Charman's The Machine, a new site-specific musical event featuring Sleep No More director Felix Barrett an…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:20AM There are two ways to look at Rowena Hutson’s The Unstoppable, Unsung Story of Shaky M playing at the Adelaide Fringe Festival. The first, and this is how I experienced the piec…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:12AMKrysten Ritter, who recently appeared in the ABC series "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23," will star in the NBC single-camera comedy based on Leslye Headland's A…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:09AMThe sweep of Benedict Nightingale’s “Great Moments in Theatre” covers not decades or centuries, but millennia. As if his pen were a time machine, he takes the reader back a…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:07AMNEW YORK (AP) — Tony Award winners Linda Lavin and Debbie Gravitte are headlining the third annual concert to benefit the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation.
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:04AMJust last night, star of the original movie version of Newsies, Bill Pullman, attended a performance of the Tony Award winning new American musical, and visited with the cast backstage after…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:01AMA revival of Lee Hall’s play “The Pitmen Painters” is set to embark on a new U.K. national tour later this year. The tour will kick off at the Theatre Royal, Windsor on March 11 for an…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 11:00AMThe Authors of The Book of Mormon were featured in a NY Times article a few weeks ago. If you only read Arts and Leisure then you probably missed it(,) because this 1000 worder was in the …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMHottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com 2122013 - 2192013.
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Manhattan Concert Productions just presented a special concert performance of Ragtime at Avery Fisher Hall last night, Monday, February 18, 2013. The cast included Michael Arden as Younger B…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:55AMIt’s official! Director Richard LaGravenese will helm a film adaptation of The Last Five Years starring Tony nominee Anna Kendrick, as previously speculated. LaGravenese, who is curren…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54AMThe 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards will be presented May 19 at 8 PM at The Town Hall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AMTony Award-Winner Antony Crivello DirectsMiddletown native and actor Steve Sciont i brings his solo show, "Hear What's In the Heart: A Shoemaker's Tale" t o The Oddfellows Playhouse Youth…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:53AMAsk Sam: Travel Light: You're sitting on top of your suitcase trying to shut it.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:50AMThe 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards will take place on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 800 PM at The Town Hall, it was announced today by Gretchen Shugart, CEO of TheaterMania.com, which will present …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48AMThe Tony Award-winning Best Musical Crazy for You, which features a score by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, opened on Broadway Feb. 19, 1992. In celebration of the musical, Playbill.com h…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:46AMTony and Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken will take audiences on a journey through his songbook Feb. 28 at 7 PM at the Kaufman Center’s Merkin Hall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AMPart III of III, in which Andy discusses in broad strokes the economics of cultural production in theater, its aesthetic implications and hints at its resemblance to large national economic …
SOURCE: Culturebot at 10:40AM'Conversation' On Behalf of Former American Shakespeare TheatreOscar-winning actor Christopher Walken looks out from the sweeping stage of the former American Shakespeare Theatre in Stratfor…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:40AMToday is the birthday of David Bamberg (1904-1974), known professionally (if politically incorrectly) as Fu Manchu. Bamberg was the sixth in a long line of Dutch magicians going back to the …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:38AM"To Master the Art," William Brown and Doug Frew's biographical drama about the life and work of the famed culinary icon Julia Child, is to have a reprise commercial engagement at the Broadw…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:33AMThat’ll be principal David Alan Grier to you! The three-time Tony nominee just signed a deal to play a school principal in the new CBS pilot Bad Teacher, according to Deadline.com.
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SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:32AMManhattan Concert Productions just presented a special concert performance of Ragtime at Avery Fisher Hall last night, Monday, February 18, 2013. The cast included Michael Arden as Younger B…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:31AMWhen we commit to doing something that is often just the beginning. The real work comes when we actually start doing that task. The initial push is the toughest because it is the easiest to …
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMMichael Urie is about to clock in for some major Hollywood talent. The How to Succeed alum will star in Rattlestick Playwrights Theater’s world premiere show biz comedy …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:30AMToday is the birthday of pop music titan Smokey Robinson (b. 1940). A talent so prolific and prodigious that it’s almost literally the case that he MADE an entire record label. Certain…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:27AMTHE CONCRETE JUNGLE will have a CD Release Concert at the Cutting Room on March 6 featuring Kate Shindle as Vanessa, Marissa Rosen as Abby, Nick Dalton as Guy, Jason Gotay as Simon, Anne Bru…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21AMRick Holmes, Jason Ralph and Nicole Lowrance will star in the Off-Broadway transfer of the Tony Award-winning play Peter and the Starcatcher, an imaginative riff on the origins of Peter Pan,…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:19AMFRIGID New York returns within a few days. 30 shows in 3 Horse Trade venues, the Red Room, the Kraine and Under St. Marks. Three playwrights published on Indie Theater Now (two also publishe…
SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 10:18AMEnergy giant BP has been announced as the project partner for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s £5 ticket scheme for 16-25-year-olds. The partnership renews the relationship between the two…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:17AMAs she gets ready to play Julie Jordan in the New York Philharmonic's upcoming production of Carousel, Kelli O'Hara shares her views on Rodgers amp Hammerstein, women's choices and being rea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:11AMToday in 1992, Crazy for You opened at the Shubert Theatre, where it ran for 1622 performances. Crazy for You is a musical with a book by Ken Ludwig, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and music by Geo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:09AMManhattan Concert Productions just presented a special concert performance of Ragtime at Avery Fisher Hall last night, Monday, February 18, 2013. The cast included Michael Arden as Younger B…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:07AMFor her American Songbook concert at the Allen Room in Manhattan, a show recorded for later broadcast, Kristin Chenoweth embraced some of the greatest characters and songs of the musical the…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:03AMBroadway In Chicago has announced that Wicked will return to Chicago — where the hit musical had played a lengthy, sit-down run — in celebration of its 10th anniversary on Broadw…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:03AMThe percentage of minority actors on Broadway increased by 2 percent during the 2011-2012, according to a recent report. Still, only 23 percent of actors on Broadway are minorities. This is …
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMThe Schoenfeld Theatre box office opens Tuesday, February 19 at 10:00 AM for Lyle Kessler’s Orphans, starring Alec Baldwin, Shia LaBeouf and Tom Sturridge and directed by Daniel Sull…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:00AMOscar-winning director Danny Boyle may be best known for "Trainspotting" and “Slumdog Millionaire,” but his globally upbeat opening ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics was name…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AMReview of the Saturday, February 16 matinee at the Merriam Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Non-Equity touring company, starring Alex Nee, Thomas Hettrick, Casey O'Farrell, A…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:00AM
The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre Box Office is now selling tickets for its upcoming Broadway production of Orphans to the general public. Written by Lyle Kessler (The Watering Place) and direct…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:55AMUPDATE: Emmy Award winner Shia LaBeouf has departed the production due to creative differences, as of February 20th. A replacement for the role of Treat has not yet been announced, but the p…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:55AMThe actor performs a scene from the Foundry Theater's production of Brecht's drama about living a virtuous life in a corrupt society.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:46AMThe box office at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, which will soon be the home of Lyle Kessler's Orphans, opens for business Feb. 19 at 10 AM ET. The theatre is located at 236 West 45th St…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AMToday is the birthday of Star of Vaudeville #446 Eddie Peabody (for more on the King of the Banjo go here). In this early British Pathe clip the versatile Peabody makes love to a fiddle be…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:39AMAbout the author:
Paul Downs Colaizzo’s playwriting career is unfolding in fairy-tale fashion, with Really Really, a play he began when he was 21 (he’s now 27) getting a premier…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:39AMIn conjunction with the opening of this season's most highly anticipated Broadway world premiere event, Motown The Musical, Universal Music Enterprises UMe will release Motown Originals The …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:27AMBy Byrne Harrison
Antonia Lassar is a performer currently based in New York, by way of Boston, Cape Town, and Hogwarts. She is a 2012 graduate of the Boston University School o…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 09:26AMOpera Theatre of St. Louis has a long history of commissioning new operas; this year, they’ll present “Champion,” by jazz composer Terence Blanchard and playwright Michael Cristofer, c…
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:26AMBroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the Internet, is thrilled to announce a new feature to its comprehensive regional coverage - the Featured Regional Dance Company of the Week Th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:19AMLet’s get this out of the way: I cried. A lot. And I wasn’t the only one. The crying started before a single word of The Laramie Project Cycle was even spoken. At Saturday’…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:15AMOscar-winning actors Michael Douglas and Jamie Foxx will join Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd as presenters on the Oscar telecast, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:15AMThis item from Marcin Lipinski New York-Based United Solo Festival Invites Submissions For Its New Season Local and international artists are invited to submit their shows to the world’…
SOURCE: NYTE Small Press at 09:09AMStar stuff is stirring at New World Stages, where Peter and the Starcatcher has firmed up a cast for its return run off-Broadway this spring. Ensemble members from the show…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:04AMChristopher Henley, the long-time Artistic Director of WSC Avant Bard, will step down from that position in order to spend more time with his family, the company announced today. Tom Prewitt…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:02AM
London's Tricycle Theatre has announced its new season, which will include Lia Williams directing the London premiere of Frank McGuinness' The Matchbox, plus the world premieres…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:56AMLee Hall's The Pitmen Painters, which premiered at Newcastle's Live Theatre and was subsequently brought to London's National Theatre and later to Broadway and then the West End,…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:54AMThe producers of Peter and the Starcatcher, the five-time TonyAward-winning play, have announced the cast for the upcoming New World Stages production 340 West 50th St., which will begin per…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:53AMIf George and Martha weren’t enough for you, meet Edgar and Alice, the witty, tormented married couple at the center of August Strindberg’s 1900 play The Dance of Death. The Red …
SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 08:41AMMajor changes are being planned for the judging process behind the Olivier Awards to give members of the Society of London Theatre a greater say over who wins. The overhaul is latest in a st…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:39AMATMTC Student Production of AVENUE Q: SCHOOL EDITION Directed by Tammy Roberts. Auditions for students in grades 9 – 12 on Wednesday, February 20th From 6:30-9:30pm General Call To sched…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:30AMI hope the Search Committee finds a remarkable person to run the Kennedy Center, someone who can take the institution to new places and can educate and entertain our audience in ways I could…
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 08:21AMAcorn Theatre at Theatre Row, The New Group, Off Broadway
By Molly Marinik
BOTTOM LINE: A Brechtian homage starring a great cast clearly having lots of fun.
While watching Clive, I …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:16AMAs one of the founders of Scottish Opera, Peter Ebert oversaw some ambitious productions, including Wagner’s Ring Cycle and all five hours of The Trojans by Berlioz with a cast led by Jane…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:02AMInjuries allegedly caused by faulty rigging spark latest lawsuit to beset Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the DarkEvery superhero needs a suit, but not the kind that beleaguered Broadw…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:00AMComplete casting has been announced for the Broadway to off-Broadway transfer of five-time Tony Award winner Peter and the Starcatcher. Rick Holmes and Kevin Del Aguila are among five origin…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM
It was not easy being a man in the rapidly de-industrialising Britain of the 1980s. Gone was the job for life at the local pit/foundry/ship works where your father had toiled and possibly hi…
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:48AMNEW YORK (AP) -- When "Scandal" debuted last spring, its premise seemed clear-cut and comfortable....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:40AMNEW YORK (MYFOXNY) - "How to Be a New Yorker" is an off-Broadway show that is now playing Fridays and Saturdays at Sofia's Downstairs Theater on 46th Street. The show is written by and stars…
SOURCE: www.myfoxny.com at 07:39AMIf you missed the kickoff of Live From Lincoln Center's winter and spring broadcast season's 'Ring Them Bells A Kander amp Ebb Celebration,' hosted by Audra McDonald, we've got you covered T…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:26AMAn all-star one-night charity gala performance of the 1980 Broadway musical 42nd Street is to be held March 17 at the London Palladium.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:25AMOrange County Register 02/15/13
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:23AMChoreographer Liz Lerman Curates EventWesleyan University presents the symposium “Innovations: Intersection of Art and Science” on Thursday, Feb. 28 and Friday, March 1 on the…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:15AMJean Libbera (1884-1936), was the 4th of 13 children in his family – -14 if you count the small parasitic twin sprouting from his ribcage. The little brother (they named it Jacques) ha…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:12AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 19 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM
Drum Theatre, Plymouth: In turn funny, poignant, autobiographical and inventive, King Lear's demons are unleashed and entwined with the actor Edward Petherbridge's recovery from a …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:36AMIndhu Rubasingham has announced her second season as artistic director of the Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn.The season will open from 2 May to 1 June 2013 with the London premiere of Frank McG…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:18AMThe Pitmen Painters will embark on a national tour this spring. Bill Kenwright Productions will tour the Live Theatre and the National Theatre’s co-production of Lee Hall’s play from Mar…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:14AMProduction images have been released for the revival of A Chorus Line at the London Palladium, which opens tonight (19 February 2013).
Leigh Zimmerman, John Partridge & Scarlett Strallen
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SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:09AMEvan Jonigkeit. Learn that name. He’s 29, in “Really Really” at the Lucille Lortel, and about to become a hotshot. Years ago, actors were jazzed up to be called Rock Hudson, Tab Hunter…
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a lot these days, which might explain the light posting. Working hard on our Strindberg project for Fell Swoop Playwrights for the Hollywood Fringe, which is scary and exciting, but making p…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 01:35AM Crocodile Dundee?All had seemed rosy as he bought tickets for "Crocodile Dundee." We had laughed, he talked about his work as a psychologist, we stood in line for popcorn and then it…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 01:27AMMatt Davis on "Cult", Guyliner, & Alter Egos
Actor Matt Davis stops by the Studio to give us the scoop on his follow-up to "The Vampire Diaries", the The CW thriller "Cult"! Sticking with th…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM"Archer" Star Chris Parnell Captures Our Likeness
We welcome "Saturday Night Live" veteran Chris Parnell to the Studio, who is enjoying a nice post-"SNL" run in the hit FX animated series…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMDwyane Wade Brings Swagger to All-Star Weekend
We hand the mic off to football star LaMarr Woodley and send him to - where else? - the NBA's All-Star Weekend! The Steelers player catches up …
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM'Jekyll & Hyde' Stars Tap Into Their Dark Sides
We're back at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, this time to catch up with the sexy and edgy stars of 'Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical', Constan…
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For those craving a show after the show, 54 BELOW, the new performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, offers its Today night cocktail partysongfest…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMThe Schoenfeld Theatre box office opens today, February 19 at 1000 AM for Lyle Kessler's ORPHANS, starring Alec Baldwin, Shia LaBeouf and Tom Sturridge and directed by Daniel Sullivan. The S…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMThe luridly poetic language is there, and so are some fine performances. But there’s not much more to Mississippi Mud Productions’ bare-bones revival of Tennessee Williams’ “Suddenly…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:19AMHit the Wall, a new drama about the New York City Stonewall Riots, begins performances at off-Broadway’s Barrow Street Theatre on February 19. Opening night for the Ike Holter-penned p…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18AMIt’s survival of the fittest as Paul Downs Colaizzo’s gripping and shocking college-set drama Really Really opens off-Broadway on February 19. Starring Zosia Mamet (Girls) and Ma…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12AMWhen Mirvish says, "Jump!"...what to do when a big producer throws its weight aroundby Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisAs a critic I have so been there/done that: refused reviewer's privile…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:03AMWriter, Director, Administrator New York, New York USA Where do you look for inspiration? I find that often I look toward painting as a source of inspiration. Lately, I have been interested …
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:02AMGetting Lost in Translationby Valerie Cardinal@vscardinalThis week, I’m going back to my hometown: Montreal. One of the most remarkable things about the city is its bilingualism. Coinciden…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:02AMThe Marriott Theatre in suburban Chicago presents the world premiere of Now and Forever, a new theatrical exploration of the lush songs of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. Company member Jameso…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMStage and screen actor James Van Der Beek, currently appearing in the American premiere of The Gift at Geffen Playhouse, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMIt struck me the other day that my ten-year-old self would be well and truly boggled by the fact that...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AMFrom 2003: I just saw the press preview of Wicked, a new Broadway musical based on the novel of the...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AM"It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question." Eugène Ionesco, Découvertes...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AMMCC Theater's New York premiere of the Paul Downs Colaizzo college-set drama Really Really, starring Matt Lauria, Zosia Mamet and Evan Jonigkeit, officially opens Feb. 19 at the Luc…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMIke Holter's rock-propelled gay rights drama Hit the Wall, about the dawn of the Stonewall Riots, begins previews Off-Broadway Feb. 19 at the Barrow Street Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe New York Festival of Song continues its 25th anniversary season by honoring two of the 20th century's greatest balladeers in Jacques Brel & Charles Trénet: Fire and Fantas…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMVirtualArtsTV presents the WiredArts Fest, a theatre festival that is simultaneously live-streamed over the Internet, beginning Feb. 19. Performances take place at The New Media Center at th…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMActress Zosia Mamet, daughter of playwright David Mamet and actress Lindsay Crouse, is representing the 18-to-24-year-old demographic in two roles at the moment — on TV as garrulous Sh…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMA new production of A Chorus Line officially opens at the West End's London Palladium Feb. 19, following previews that began Feb. 5.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM1900 A week-long engagement at Dublin's Gaiety Theatre by the Irish Literary Theatre does not cause much of a stir. The company stages The Bending of the Bough by George Moore, Maeve by …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMCarol Becker, Dean of Columbia University's School of the Arts, answers the question what’s the value of art school? She wrote the article "Art Schools Are All About Potential" on the NE…
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