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SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:58PMThis city plays out on Henry Behel’s pitch-perfect noir set which, at one point, replicates Edward Hopper’s masterpiece Nighthawks. Like that gorgeous painting, everyone in City of Dread…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 09:49PMAmerican readers will be intrigued by a language for sexuality that is plain but understated, neither vulgar nor coy.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:20PMShia LaBeouf revealed additional details this evening on Twitter about why he dropped out of ORPHANS on Broadway. He Tweeted emails with Alec Baldwin, Tom Sturridge and more, as well as his …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:19PMYou’ve been waiting, we’ve been working, but finally, “Live from the Library” is Live! Here is a short podcast with Julie and Jeremy talking about the podcasts: And h…
SOURCE: StageSource at 09:13PMAccording to TMZ, 'Different World' star Lou Myers passed away last night, February 19, following a heart-related emergency. He was 77.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00PMOver the next few weeks, AussieTheatre will be featuring interviews with all seven of the recently announced Tap Brothers, soon to star in the upcoming 21 Anniversary Production of Hot Shoe …
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Oscar nominee and LES MISERABLES star Hugh Jackman appears on tonight's all new episode of THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN. In the preview below, Jackman takes on Daniel Day-Lewis - who's…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:35PMOn Sunday, February 17, 2013, ACME Comedy Theatre hosted the live comedy show Celebrity Autobiography. The cast featured Scott Adsit, Illeana Douglas, Florence Henderson David Krumholtz, Lar…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:25PMSome people say "musical theater geek" like it's a bad thing. (Because reading treble clef, singing in parts, and feeling feelings are way worse than slaying elves 18 hours a day?) To become…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:24PMThe producers of the Broadway debut of Lyle Kessler's Orphans announced Feb. 20 that film star Shia LaBeouf has departed the upcoming production "due to creative differences." …
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:22PMLOS ANGELES (AP) -- Mike Tyson is suing a financial services firm affiliated with Live Nation, claiming it cost him more than $5 million due to a former employee's embezzlement and misma…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:19PMThis week marks the start of rehearsals for Carmen - Opera Australia’s second annual Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour. Directed by Gale Edwards, the ambitious production will feature a host …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:00PMBroadway trooper Tim Federle's debut novel "Better Nate Than Ever" captures the adventure of a young theatre lover with Broadway dreams who sneaks on a New York City-bound bus to audition fo…
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New York’s Rattlestick Playwrights Theater is readying its first Los Angeles production, and if the “experiment” pays off, it could lead to a permanent West Coast home.
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SOURCE: Backstage at 06:57PMPaper Mill Playhouse presents its winter comedy, Ken Ludwig's Lend Me a Tenor. This hysterically funny, door-slamming comedy features Broadway stars and Paper Mill Playhouse favorites includ…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:50PMDisney 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…
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SOURCE: Vulture at 06:21PMIt’s the allowing that art makes possible. We traditionally think that it’s the patron who gives the artist an allowance. Yet it’s the artist who gives society a large allowance. The a…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 06:15PMShia LaBeouf, the movie star (“Transformers”) who was to make his Broadway debut, has left Orphans, the three-character play co- starring Alec Baldwin and Tom Sturridge which was…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 06:13PMJesse Eisenberg and Vanessa Redgrave will star in the world premiere of Eisenberg's The Revisionist, directed by Kip Fagan, which opens tomorrow, February 21 at the Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 C…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:13PMParson’s New School of Design has a program turning out artists who self define as experience designers. These young creatives are being hired by US firms to conceptualize not just museums…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 06:08PMThe award-winning New York Theatre Barn is partnering with Brooklyn-based choral ensemble Choral Chameleon to produce the world premiere production of Tamar of the River Oratorio for two nig…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:06PMFor more than a decade, Ken Roht has contemplated turning Strindberg's Miss Julie into a gay man, Miss Julien. Now it's happening, in a somewhat environmental production called Ken Roht's Mi…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 06:05PMThis column, published every 4-6 weeks, examines issues of translation as they relate to the field of theater and its intersections with other public and civic sectors. See previous posts he…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 06:05PMBroadway In Chicago has announced the upcoming 2013 fall season line-up. Broadway In Chicago’s 2013 fall season will include BUDDY, FLASHDANCE, TO MASTER THE ART, EVITA, ONCE and ELF. …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:03PMNEW YORK (AP) — Matthew Broderick is finding the work nice on Broadway and will be sticking around, but he's getting a new co-star.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Let's just hope that all the members of so-called Generation Me are not as selfish, opportunistic and venal as some of the characters in Paul Downs Colaizzo's deeply cynica…
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 05:59PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Matthew Broderick is finding the work nice on Broadway and will be sticking around, but he's getting a new co-star....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:59PMIf you missed the acclaimed Los Angeles run of Red, starring original Tony-nominated star Alfred Molina and Broadway hunk Jonathan Groff, don't worry! The duo will star in an e…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:57PMOPENING ALL RISE — A THEATRICAL EVENT ON SACRED GROUND. Walkabout Theater presents a site-specific, promenade-style production that takes the audience on a tour through the found spaces of…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 05:44PMTweetThis is the first guest post from my new writer Ryan who I am extremely excited to see getting into Broadway by finding out there are a ton of shows with Punk Music and things that he i…
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SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:39PMHe believes he has the best golfer playing on his side, so Henry is convinced that his team can’t lose. That’s why he commits to an outrageous wager in which he bets $200,000, his wife�…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 05:34PMRead this. You'll understand the value of compassionate, dedicated, disciplined arts education.
SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 05:26PMCaroline Jones at the Russian Tea Room: Singing country tunes as she backed herself up by guitar, Caroline Jones made a pretty picture in the beautiful Russian Tea Room.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 05:25PMMCC Theater has extended the run of the New York premiere of the Paul Downs Colaizzo college-set drama Really Really, starring Matt Lauria, Zosia Mamet and Evan Jonigkeit, through March…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:24PMTwo productions in Chicago, “Teddy Ferrara” and “columbinus,” exemplifies the challenges that playwrights face when they draw on a specific real-life events.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:22PMPaul Downs Colaizzo’s drama Really Really has extended at off-Broadway’s Lucille Lortel Theatre through March 24. The MCC play, starring Zosia Mamet (Girls) and Matt Lauria (Frid…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:22PMThe Flying Karamazov Brothers' 40th anniversary show at San Jose Rep turns out to be a long lecture on the history of the group, punctuated by all-too-occasional bursts of juggling.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 05:20PMThe New York Philharmonic will present Rodgers amp Hammerstein's Carousel, February 27-March 2, 2013. As previously announced, the production will star Kelli O'Hara as Julie Jordan, Nathan G…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:15PMRECOMMENDED As an instructor in DePaul’s College of Computing and Digital Media, I chafe when I see “computer geeks” dramatized for the stage. They never resemble the folks I work with…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 05:15PMThis U.K. production of Merrily We Roll Along is definitely…rolling along merrily. Due to high demand and great critical acclaim following its sold-out run at the the Menier Chocolate Fact…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:10PMShia LaBeouf (“Transformers”) has dropped out of the Broadway revival of “Orphans,” producers announced on Wednesday, and the show is to begin previews on March 19. T…
SOURCE: Backstage at 05:07PMCurry Love make delicious organic simmer sauces that promise to make your evening meal easier to prepare and serve. All their curries are made with the finest organic ingredients. The Yellow…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:03PMThere is an utter lack of cohesion among this Tempest cast. Many actors shout and scream, completely disregarding the tiny venue. The characterizations are all over the place, each actor app…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 05:01PMThe MAP-ProjectWhere have we been?by David di GiovanniWe’ve taken a break. We had a hiatus. And during this time, December and January, I hadn’t been to one performance, read…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:01PMIf you type ZeroZero into Google the web definition suggests that it is not contemporary performance that you’re interested in, but rather top quality Moroccan hashish. The latest dance wo…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:00PMWorld Theatre Day is on March 27. Dario Fo, the Italian satirist, will deliver the annual message. READ MORE
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:00PMEpisode Twenty-Nine: New York Part One This podcast offers reviews of two current New York plays: The Other Place and Bethany. Both plays feature a woman in crisis and both star actresses …
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The best of Great Britain's theater scene was celebrated on Sunday with the annual WhatsOnStage.com Awards, held at London's Palace Theatre. The ceremony, hosted by West End One Man, Two Guv…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:57PMWith The Convert, Danai Gurira proves that, in this shorter-is-sweeter era, three act plays can draw a packed house. Set in the 1890′s in what was then known as Rhodesia, now Zimbabw…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:56PMMacbeth meets the Great WarThe Scottish play caps off a season of classics at Playersby Sarah Deshaies @sarahdeshaiesYou couldn’t do a season of classic plays without touching on the …
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:53PMCo-hosted by Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins, CUNY TV’s “Theater Talk” will host a conversation with leading casting directors James Calleri, Tara Rubin, and Bernie Telsey…
SOURCE: Backstage at 04:51PMFOREVER DUSTY's Coleen Sexton performed 'Grown-Up Christmas List' at Broadway Sessions on December 20th, 2012. Watch her sing below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:48PMDowntown stalwart Tayler Mac brings his ample talents to bear on one of Brecht's lesser known works: The Good Person of Szechwan. Written while in exile in America, the text is an indictment…
SOURCE: Paper Mag at 04:45PMThe company of the second North American tour of Wicked will welcome Walker Jones as the Wizard. He will begin performances March 13, when the musical opens in Charlotte, NC.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:45PMMCC Theater's New York premiere of the Paul Downs Colaizzo college-set drama Really Really, starring David Hull, Matt Lauria, Zosia Mamet and Evan Jonigkeit, is now playing at the Lu…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:45PMWilliam Peace Theatre's production of INTO THE WOODS is now on stage at the Leggett Theatre in the Main Building. BroadwayWorld is thrilled to bring you photos from the show which plays thru…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:44PMNEWSIES star Jeremy Jordan sings a new SMASH song appearing in next week's episode - appropriately titled 'The Song' - in this brand new clip.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:43PMGo behind the scenes at the Curve Theatre as the cast rehearse for this week's opening of Piaf
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PMThe "Glee" star takes over for the departing Katie Finneran.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:35PMLaBeouf was scheduled to make his Broadway debut opposite Alec Baldwin in Orphans, but not anymore; he has left the show “due to creative differences,” which Vulture will interpret as �…
SOURCE: Vulture at 04:33PMYou've been warned.
SOURCE: Vulture at 04:33PMSir Cameron Anthony Mackintosh, friend of the working man, is bringing miserable back. All the miserables, in fact: Les Misérables — flush with brand recognition after its extreme close-u…
SOURCE: Vulture at 04:32PMPlaybill's weekly recap, with notes and comment, of the latest episode of the NBC musical drama series "Smash," about the dreamers behind Broadway musicals. Here's a look a…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:30PMTHEATER REVIEW: "Cadre" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Cadre" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater ★★½ ... The voice of Nelson Mandela crackles thro…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:27PMThe Broadway.com staff on the hottest buzz of the week: Bette Midler and Barry Manilow reuniting, Jane Lynch in Annie and news on Kristin Chenoweth, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Audra McDonald and …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:23PMFord's Theatre Society and Signature Theatre co-present the Tony-winning musical Hello, Dolly, directed by Eric Schaeffer, March 15 through May 18, 2013, at Ford's Theatre 511 Tenth Street N…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:23PMThe theater composer Adam Guettel unveiled some of his latest songs and performed some of his older ones at 54 Below, in a rare New York engagement.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:19PMTony Award winner Dick Latessa, Honorary Board Chair, brings together Broadway stars to help raise funds for Creative Alternatives of New York CANY which uses drama therapy to help New York'…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:18PMFormer Army Staff Sergeant Clinton L. Romesha was hosted by the USO on February 17th at SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark on Broadway. He was awarded the Medal of Honor on February 11th, 2013 by …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:17PMShia LaBeouf Quits Orphans: Diva your name is Shia LaBeouf. The 26-year-old actor has quit the upcoming revival production of the play Orphans in New York over "creative differences."
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 04:16PMTony Award nominees Alfred Molina and Jonathan Groff will appear in the L.A. Theatre Works presentation of the Tony-winning John Logan play Red beginning March 14 at the James Bridges Theate…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:12PMAccording to Entertainment Weekly, the sharp-tongued Jane Lynch (most notably of Fox’s Glee) will make her Broadway debut this spring in the hit musical revival Annie. The role of Miss Ha…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 04:05PMMichelle Dowdy: A Brass Act at 54 Below February 13, 2013: Michelle Dowdy has a big, lush, gorgeous voice and she uses it with versatility - totally available to what she wants to accomplish…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 04:01PMPicture Perfect, a concert featuring the music of composer-lyricist Scott Evan Davis, will be presented for three performances in March at the Duplex.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:01PM Cella Gallery presents Something Wicked This Way Comes, a provocative group exhibition featuring multiple works from 10 innovative artists handpicked by Contemporary Art Curator, S…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:00PM'Creative differences' fuel last-minute departure
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We Put The Spring in Springfield: The Music of The Simpsons: These 3 Nerds (Anthony Napoletano, Douglas Goodhart and Will Larche) and a Girl (Shannon Amiry) as this talented crew calls thems…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 03:56PMLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar winners Russell Crowe, Jennifer Hudson and Catherine Zeta-Jones will perform at the Academy Awards in a tribute to the resurgence of big-screen musicals, organi…
SOURCE: Reuters at 03:44PMWill we have “Smash” to kick around any longer? Whatever else the backstage Broadway TV show has been, it’s been an inspiration for many in the theater community – creating what you …
SOURCE: New York Theater at 03:44PMRep Stage celebrates Black History Month and their 20th season with the 1980 Tony Award-nominated production of Home, written by Samm-Art Williams, in a limited run from February 27- March …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:43PMThe theatrical news in New York has all been off the main stem-- whether a new play by a new much touted playwright or the ever-so…
SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 03:41PMJeff Becker and Nick Slie from Mondo Bizarro/ArtSpot Productions and Oliver Butler and Paul Thureen from The Debate Society co-facilitated a workshop sharing process as part of ArtsEmers…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:30PMTony nominees Alfred Molina and Jonathan Groff have mastered both the stage and screen. It's about time they take on the final frontier of radio. Molina and Groff, who co-starred in John Log…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:24PMOne of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s most beloved musicals, Carousel, is headed to Lincoln Center for five performances with the New York Philharmonic. The cast is a dream come true for …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:22PMEdward Hibbert Can’t Something Be Done? When Broadway actor Edward Hibbert appears on the stage at 54 Below in Can’t Something Be Done? and launches into Noel Coward’s, “Why Must the…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 03:21PMShia LaBeouf is pulling the plug on his Broadway debut.
The star of the "Transformers" franchise had been slated to appear opposite Alec Baldwin in "Orphans" but producers said Wednesday tha…
SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 03:08PMMr. LaBeouf, a star of films like "Transformers," "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," was to have made his Broadway debut in the play …
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:07PMPhil Tayler and Daniel Berger-Jones. Photos: Timothy Dunn.Perhaps I was simply in the mood for any type of theatre done well by the end of last weekend (after I had suffered through th…
SOURCE: The Hub Review at 03:06PMThe actress, best known for her role on television's "Glee," will join the Broadway production for eight weeks beginning May 16.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:03PMThe previously announced revival of Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Beth Henley’s 100-proof comedy The Miss Firecracker Contest, directed by two-time Tony winner Judith Ivey (recently st…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 03:03PMA single, 40-something New Yorker tries to acquire a baby in Lori Jaroslow's musical The Baby Project. It will christen Road Theatre's new second space on Magnolia Boulevard at the NoHo Seni…
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 03:00PMThe British are coming! Lucky for us, they are bringing seven plays from across the pond that have never been produced in New York. 59E59 Theaters has announced the slate for the ninth annua…
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Renowned Shakespeare expert Tina Packer discusses her favorite characters and explains why girl power is at the heart of her new Bard-centric show Women of Will.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:59PMJane Lynch, an Emmy-winning star of “Glee,” will join the cast of “Annie” at the Palace Theatre for a limited eight-week run beginning May 16.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 02:54PMJust days before the Oscars, the always topical musical Forbidden Broadway takes aim at Hugh Jackman’s performance as Jean Valjean in the Les Miserables movie. In the clip below, …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:47PMThe Tony Award-winner brings a fairy godmother to life Welcome to Building Character, TDF Stages’ ongoing series about actors and how they create their roles The Broadway premiere of R…
SOURCE: TDF at 02:43PMThe full cast has been announced for the upcoming world premiere of David Byrne and Fatboy Slim’s new musical Here Lies Love, a high-concept theatrical experience that begins performan…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:43PMCan’t we all get along? Nope.
Shia LaBeauf has left the Broadway production of “Orphans” co-starring Alec Baldwin and Tom Sturridge due to creative differences.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 02:43PMEarlier this month Broadway and Television star Megan Hilty performed Someone to Watch Over Me at the 19th Annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards. The show benefited the Desert Aids Project.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:39PMWill “The Glass Menagerie” be the latest American Repertory Theater production to head to Broadway? That’s the buzz in the theater world, which last spring watched “Menagerie” dire…
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 02:39PMMCC Theater's New York premiere of the Paul Downs Colaizzo college-set drama Really Really, starring Matt Lauria, Zosia Mamet and Evan Jonigkeit, officially opened Feb. 19 at the Lu…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:39PMAccording to the New York Times, Larry Kaye, the lead producer of both Miss Firecracker Contest and Velocity of Autumn has revealed that the Spring 2013 Broadway openings of both have been p…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:37PMShia LaBeouf won't be making his Broadway debut this season after all. The 26-year-old actor has quit the upcoming revival production of the play "Orphans" in New York over "creative differe…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:35PMEmmy Award-winning actress Jane Lynch, who stars in the hit FOX television show “Glee” as ruthless cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester, will take on another great tyrannical role as evil or…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 02:34PMHe’s part of a Broadway dynasty and has two Tony Awards for “The Light in the Piazza,” GQ-ready looks and a smile that gleams like high beams on a Benz.
Everything about Adam …
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 02:30PMJose Llana and Ruthie Ann Miles will co-star as Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, respectively, in the Public Theater world premiere of the new David Byrne-Fatboy Slim musical Here Lies Love, whi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PMChoreographer Jennifer Monson has been making work since 1983, but for a little over a decade she has taken her work outside to untraditional places. No she wasn’t performing in art galler…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 02:29PMTo introduce its 2 week dance season at The Joyce, former Broadway Star and Martha Graham Center for Contemporary Dance artistic director, Janet Eilber talks about bringing the Myth of Marth…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 02:27PMActress will play Miss Hannigan in the musical
SOURCE: Variety at 02:27PMOff-Broadway's newest hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER is adding an additional performance to its weekly playing schedule on Thursdays at 7:30 PM beginning March 14th. Written and performed…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:25PMIn his newest "Billy on the Street" vid, Billy Eichner drags Smash star, Will & Grace alum and all around gay icon Debra Messing through Madison Square Park and puts the fear of God in p…
SOURCE: Paper Mag at 02:24PMOn Twitter Watch, Shia LaBeouf wrote ' put my hand thru the door at rehearsals. then apologized to our playwright- this was his response. lesson PACE.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:23PMThe Dramatists Guild of America is excited to announce the third event in the new DG Conservatory series—a Songwriting Workshop with celebrated composer/lyricist/conductor/arranger Jason …
SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:22PMSo I guess there's one less Broadway debut this Spring. The producers of the upcoming Lyle Kessler play Orphans have announced that movie star Shia LaBeouf has departed the drama. Stated as …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:22PMFor 10 Texans, the American dream is within arm's reach in the new musical Hands on a Hardbody, which begins previews on February 23 at Broadway’s Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Directed…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:21PMTwo more Broadway shows bite the dust! A revival of The Miss Firecracker Contest and Eric Coble's new play The Velocity of Autumn have been postponed, according to The New…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:21PMWinner of the Drama Desk Award, Drama League Award and six Tony Awards, Red is described as an intimate glimpse into the world of outspoken and opinionated artist Mark Rothko. Alfred Molina,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:19PMPint-sized stars in shows such as “Annie” and “Matilda” earn much less than their adult co-stars.
SOURCE: StarTribune at 02:19PMPeter Barnes' The Ruling Class, the third production in UC Berkeley's Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies Main Stage 20122013 season, opens March 8 in Zellerbach Playhouse.…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:16PMThe company of the second North American tour of WICKED will welcome Walker Jones as the Wizard on Wednesday, March 13 in Charlotte, NC.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:13PMIt’s official! Glee star Jane Lynch will go from yelling at Glee-clubers to ordering around a bunch of little girls. As speculated by Broadway.com, Lynch will make her Broadway debut a…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:10PMIt’s official! Glee star Jane Lynch will go from yelling at Glee-clubers to ordering around a bunch of little girls. As speculated by Broadway.com, Lynch will make her Broadway debut a…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:10PMNEW YORK (AP) — Shia LaBeouf is pulling the plug on his Broadway debut.
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 02:09PMJane Lynch, Emmy Award-winning actress and comedian and Glee favorite, will join the cast of Broadway's Annie at the Palace Theatre beginning May 16. She will take on the role of Miss Hannig…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:09PMEmmy Award-winning actress Jane Lynch, known for playing a bullying cheer coach on TV's "Glee," will take over the role of orphanage matron Miss Hannigan in Broadway's Anni…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:08PMNEW YORK (AP) — Jane Lynch has something to be gleeful about — she's about to make her Broadway debut.
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 02:07PMEmmy Award-winning actress Jane Lynch, who stars in the hit FOX television show Glee as ruthless cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester, will take on another great tyrannical role as evil orphanag…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:07PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Jane Lynch has something to be gleeful about - she's about to make her Broadway debut....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:06PMFORBIDDEN BROADWAY ALIVE AND KICKING has released a video parody of Hugh Jackman in the film Les Miserables. Check it out below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:03PMComposer-conductor Larry Blank will lead the Seattle Symphony orchestra in a selection of Hamlisch hits in a series of concerts Feb. 21-24, 2013.
SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 02:02PMDue to creative differences, the producers of Orphans and Shia LaBeouf will be parting ways and he will not be continuing with the production. An announcement on the replacement for the role…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows 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 02:00PMBroadway veterans and Tony Award nominees Kelli O'Hara (Nice Work If You Can Get It) and Jessie Mueller (The Mystery of Edwin Drood), along with Metropolitan Opera stars Nathan Gunn and Step…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMEric Coble's new two-character play, The Velocity of Autumn, which was scheduled to open on Broadway this spring with a cast led by Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons and two-time…
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Hollywood hunk Shia LaBeouf has unexpectedly left the upcoming Broadway mounting of Orphans due to "creative differences," according to a production spokesperson. The Lyle Kessler …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:54PMDecades after they created the Broadway success “Fool Moon,” the clown-actors Bill Irwin and David Shiner have reunited to create “Old Hats,” now playing at Signature Center.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:52PM1600 Penn star Josh Gad stopped by last night's TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO and decided to use the appearance to audition for J.J. Abrams upcoming Star Wars installment. Check out the appeara…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:49PMUPDATED: The show, starring Alec Baldwin and Tom Sturridge, was set to start previews on March 19 and open April 7.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:46PMThe Broadway mounting of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley’s comedy The Miss Firecracker Contest, which had been announced for spring 2013 starring Amber Tamblyn ("Joa…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:46PMPaul Downs Colaizzo’s powerful drama Really Really officially opened at off-Broadway’s Lucille Lortel Theatre on February 19. Directed by David Cromer, the New York premiere star…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:41PMBroadway.com is hitting the road to bring you the best in regional theater offerings from around the country, from a legendary dancer tackling Chekhov in Connecticut to the L.A. run of a roc…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:40PMDarren Goldstein (Bloody, Bloody, Andrew Jackson; Abigail’s Party) will join the cast of Manhattan Theatre Club’s world premiere of THE MADRID in the role of Danny starting Thursday, Feb…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 01:39PMI bought a toyota Prius in 2005. It was a sleek looking black hybrid with some nice perks on the inside. The onboard computer is pretty cool. When I offer a ride to people, at least the one…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:39PMAcademy Award winners Jennifer Hudson, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Russell Crowe join this year’s Oscar nominees Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway along with Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne,…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 01:36PMDarren Goldstein will join the cast of Manhattan Theatre Club's production of The Madrid beginning February 28. Goldstein will play Danny, replacing Christopher Evan Welch, who will…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:35PMShia LaBeouf will no longer make his Broadway debut this spring in Daniel Sullivan's revival of Lyle Kessler's Orphans. The actor, best known for his work in the Transformers franchise of fi…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:35PMRoad Theatre's new second space is ready for its close-up at the NoHo Senior Arts Colony on Magnolia Boulevard. It has plenty of restrooms, we're promised. READ MORE
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 01:34PMWOOLLY MAMMOTH THEATRE COMPANY AND THE CONTINUUM PROJECT, INC. PARTNER TO PRESENT THE LEGACY PROJECT THE CONTIUUM PROJECT, INC. DEBUTS IN DC WITH ITS FIRST ALL-FEMALE, ALL-HIGH SCHOOL STUDEN…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:33PMLea DeLaria and cabaret performer Mark Nadler will celebrate theatrical icon Elaine Stritch as part of Justin Sayre's Feb. 21 installment of The Meeting* at the Duplex.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:30PMNora Dunn, a prominant former cast member of "Saturday Night Live," is to premiere a new one-woman show at Theatre Wit in Chicago this summer.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:26PMDarren Goldstein, of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, will join the cast of Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of The Madrid, in the role of Danny, starting Feb. 28, two days after ope…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:22PMDue to creative differences, the producers of ORPHANS and Shia LaBeouf will be parting ways and he will not be continuing with the production. An announcement on the replacement for the role…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:21PMThe producers of the Broadway debut of Lyle Kessler's Orphans announced Feb. 20 that film star Shia LaBeouf has departed the upcoming production "due to creative differences." …
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:21PMLiverpool Playhouse : There's a rare theatrical synergy at Liverpool Playhouse, where artistic director Gemma Bodinetz and popular poet Roger McGough have formed a sort of spiritual bon…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:17PMLarry Kaye, who had planned this spring to produce both "The Miss Firecracker Contest" by Beth Henley and "The Velocity of Autumn" by Eric Coble, said that he still hoped to bring them to Br…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:15PMThe Crazy Coqs, London: Elaine Delmar has had an enviably diverse career as a performer, working on the West End stage in productions such as Cowardy Custard and Bubbling Brown Sugar in the …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:15PMThe Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter: Mystery pervades as Jake Swindall's beautifully crafted film engages from the start. A single car travels down a remote woodland road. Emerging, the drive…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:15PMQuick, where do we sign up for Filipino TV channels!? Broadway star Lea Salonga has joined the four-person judging panel of The Voice of the Philippines, the Filipino counterpart of the mass…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:09PMThe Rep (at the Old Rep Theatre), Birmingham: This collaboration between Philip Pullman and Teresa Ludovico is a marriage made in heaven. Her adaptation is so imaginative and so fluent. Scen…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:09PMOn next week's episode of NBC's SMASH titled 'The Song', Tom Christian Borle takes time out of his hectic schedule to give Karen's new talent, Jimmy a shot to impress him. Check out a sneak …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:08PMThe producers of the Tony-winning hit musical comedy Nice Work If You Can Get It are pleased to announce that two-time Tony Award winner Matthew Broderic has extended his run in the producti…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 01:02PMRichard Maxwell confesses that he had never even heard of Eugene O'Neill's S.S. Glencairn plays prior to getting a fateful call in 2011 -- "totally out of the blue" -- from the acclaimed Woo…
SOURCE: LA Weekly at 01:00PM
Cloris, Cats, and Condoms. It would be hard to deny that PETA, the well known animal rights organization, knows how to create a catchy campaign. Their adds and commercials have featured nea…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:58PMLeftend Productions is excited to present for their first production Harry Kurnitz’s adaptation of Marcel Achard’s “L’Idiot” A SHOT IN THE DARK. Murder, mystery, and confusion! Com…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:57PMTony Award nominees Pamela Myers and Vivian Reed, as well as Nora Mae Lyng and Tari Kelly will be part of American Showstoppers: An Evening With Jule Styne, featuring the Fred Barton Orchest…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:56PMSouthbank centre, LondonEveryone knows the Queen wears a crown. But did you know that she also has a pair of knickers for every occasion? There are knickers to wear while riding, knickers fo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PMComposer-lyricist Adam Guettel's evening of music at 54 Below — featuring the songwriter and Steven Pasquale and Whitney Bashor — included favorites from The Light in the Pia…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:53PMTHE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards® including Best Musical, has broken its own house record in Minneapolis for the week ending February 17 at the Orpheum Theatre. THE BOOK OF MO…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:46PMThe play is told from the perspective of Gaye's sister, and stars Keith Washington and Lynn Whitfield.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:44PMPARADOXICAL DUALITIES It’s brainy almost beyond endurance and savvy in its approach/avoidance strategies of gaming love. Happily, Itamar Moses’ Completeness at Theater Wit is also engros…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:43PMProvidence, Rhode Island's Trinity Repertory Company will stage the new Christopher Durang comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, the Lionel Bart musical Oliver! and the world premi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PMChichester Festival Theatre (CFT) has announced details of its 2013 season, which will see productions staged in both the Minerva Theatre and a new temporary venue as a £22million rest…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:39PMWhile the subject matter may seem forbidding�the clash between indigenous Africans and British colonizers in the late 19th century�the theme is very simple: how much of one's heritage can a …
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 12:35PMTickets are now on sale for the sure-to-be astonishing new musical Here Lies Love, a new multimedia theatrical experience premiering at the Public Theater on April 2 and running through May …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:33PMTurns out even Jennifer Hudson can’t salvage the sinking ship that is Smash. NBC’s musical drama posted low ratings for its February 19 episode “The Dramaturg,” which…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:28PMWith so many characters’ back-stories unfolding in this revival of the 1975 musical, it’s hard to know where to focus, writes Ian Shuttleworth
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:28PMThough at times predictable, this drama establishes its author Paul Downs Colaizzo as a valuable fresh voice, writes Brendan Lemon
SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:27PMWatermill Theatre, Newbury: Dated it may be, but Shaffer's intricately woven web of Russian roulette still works as a light-hearted thriller almost half a century after it won awards on…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:25PMName: Kerry FitzgibbonsHometown: Wilton, CTEducation: NYU Tisch School of the Arts (Stella Adler and Experimental Theater Wing)Select Credits: Falling (Mildred, The Connelly Theatre); GI Joe…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:25PMWould that all houseguests provided as much entertainment value as Tomas, a character in Mexican playwright Antonio Serrano’s “Sexo, Pudor y Lagrimas (Sex, Shame and Tears).” As amusi…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24PMRatings for the second episode of the new season of SMASH took a dip last night as the show aired against some tough network competition. The NBC musical drama was pitted against the season …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:23PMThe Broadway musical "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" achieved a relatively rare feat last week, grossing more than $1 million even though the show is still in preview performances.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:23PMSherie Rene Scott has garnered multiple Tony nods in shows ranging from Dirty Rotten Scoundrels to her career-defining Everyday Rapture. But only now is this Broadway favorite making her Lon…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:19PMSomber audiences be warned: Don Stephenson's invigorating new production of Lend Me a Tenor aims to drive ticket-holders to tears--of laughter--and is currently hitting its mark at
Paper Mi…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:19PMWill the new Mizheads even realize the show began onstage? Will it matter?-- Delivered by Feed43 service
SOURCE: Vulture at 12:18PMBeginning tomorrow, February 21, The Theatre Department at Southwestern University presents the Alan Menken and Howard Ashman musical LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. The production plays the Alma Th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:15PMTickets are now available for the world premiere of Richard Foreman’s Old-Fashioned Prostitutes (A True Romance) at the Public Theater.
Written, directed and designed by Foreman, th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:08PMTony winners Michael Cerveris (Evita) and Tonya Pinkins (Caroline, or Change) and five-time Tony nominee Jan Maxwell (Follies) will perform as part of Atlantic Theater Company’s 2013 g…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:07PMA unique, fun and challenging look at our current economic climate, MONEY the gameshow is the creation of writer and theatremaker Clare Duffy. Inspired by the real global events that have�…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:03PMThanks to producing duo Neil Meron and Craig Zadan, the Oscars are practically getting a Broadway makeover, complete with tributes to movie musicals like Chicago, Dreamgirls and of cour…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00PM
There's nothing but love backstage at Rock of Ages on this week’s episode of Oh, Sherrie! Broadway.com vlogger Kate Rockwell rocks out in the wings during the show, has a dres…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:53AMMCC Theater presents the New York premiere production of Paul Downs Colaizzo's Really Really, directed by David Cromer the Obie Award and Lucille Lortel Award-winning director of hits Our To…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:52AMThe second season of NBC's "Smash," the Emmy Award-winning musical drama about the creation and inner workings of a Broadway musical, continues to decline in the ratings; in fa…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:52AMWhen do you know you’re a New Yorker? For Margaret Copeland, co-star and co-creator with Kevin James Doyle of the Off-Broadway revue How to Be a New Yorker, in which they skewer as many as…
SOURCE: innewyork.com at 11:50AMThe Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre in Taunton is to go into administration tomorrow following cuts to its public funding in recent years. The centre is expected to confirm that it will b…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:49AMThe entire cast in this world premiere is a delight, and clearly is having as much fun as we are. Counterfeiters is less provocative social commentary than plain good fun, but who doesn’t …
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 11:48AMBroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the Internet, is excited to announce a new feature to its comprehensive regional coverage - the Featured Regional Theater of the Week Each week…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:47AMBroadwayWorld is excited to announce its newest series - the Featured Symphony Orchestra of the Week Today, we bring you a look at The Knights Orchestra in New York
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:43AM'Nhamo the Manyika Warrior' also to debut
SOURCE: Variety at 11:41AMThe main aim of a new festival in Bristol is to make audiences witness often shockingly sordid encounters. Should other companies take more risks and follow suit?The In Between Time festival…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:40AMAtlantic Theater Company will present their annual Spring Gala Songs in Celebration of a New Day on Monday, February 25, 2013 at 583 Park Avenue. Songs in Celebration of a New Day will be an…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:39AMRecapI usually don't take breaks from blogging unless I'm traveling. Which I haven't been. Hmm....perhaps it's that I started journaling. I haven't been very good about keeping a diary, but …
SOURCE: Variations On A Theme at 11:36AM"Due to the very real sirens outside, tomorrow's performance of "Mad Siren" is unfortunately canceled." read the notice choreographer Idan Cohen sent out on Nov. 17 of last year. More than 1…
SOURCE: Washington Jewish Week at 11:33AMMCC's Really Really opened at the Lucille Lortel Theatre off-Broadway on Tuesday, February 19. Directed by Drama Desk nominee David Cromer (Tribes), the college drama stars Zosia Mamet (Gir…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:33AMMenier Chocolate Factory’s West End transfer of Merrily We Roll Along will begin performances at the Harold Pinter Theatre on April 23 for a limited 12-week engagement. Directed …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:32AMMotown fans rejoice. In conjunction with the opening of Broadway’s Motown: The Musical, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) will release Motown Originals: The Classic Songs That Inspired …
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:30AMLaura Benanti, Christopher Gattelli, Gavin Creel and Celia Keenan-Bolger are among the artists who will take part in The Performing Arts Project Summer Intensive June 30-July 21 in North Car…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30AMTony-winning scenic designer Derek McLane has a glitzy new gig creating sets for the 2013 Academy Awards, which will be presented at the newly renamed Dolby Theatre on Sunday, February 24. M…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:27AMDon't turn off the Oscars this year once the Best Picture trophy has been handed out! Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have enlisted Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth to join host Seth M…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:23AM'I have a science background and it just felt like directing was using both halves of my brain: the creative and scientific sides'Job: Artistic director of the Tricycle theatre in Kilburn, L…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:22AMEntertainment Executive Kevin Liles will join the Broadway production of THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL, Horton Foote's classic play hitting Broadway in April.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:21AMIt was my first time with The Vagina Monologues. And it was fantastic. Somehow, despite my years of writing about theater, I had never seen Eve Ensler’s famous play about women, sexuality,…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 11:20AMJean Léon Destiné, master Haitian dancer, choreographer and drummer, died on January 22, 2013. The staff members of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division mourn his passing. And as …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 11:15AMUh oh...a former Broadway porn star is about to be in charge of educating America's youth! The Performers' Ari Graynor will play the lead in the new CBS pilot Bad Teacher, according …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:13AMMCC Theater presents the New York premiere production of Paul Downs Colaizzo's Really Really, directed by David Cromer the Obie Award and Lucille Lortel Award-winning director of hits Our To…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:11AMGraham Linehan's acclaimed adaptation of classic Ealing comedy The Ladykillers, which on Sunday won the Whatsonstage.com Award for Best New Comedy, could be making a return to the West End l…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:10AM"Shakespeare Uncovered," the six-part PBS series exploring Shakespeare's classic plays, featuring Ethan Hawke, Joely Richardson, Trevor Nunn and more, is now available for stre…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:10AMMCC Theater presents the New York premiere production of Paul Downs Colaizzo's Really Really, directed by David Cromer the Obie Award and Lucille Lortel Award-winning director of hits Our To…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:05AMHey, there's Lena Dunham on the cover of the new Rolling Stone. And there she is filling backpacks with awards for creating and starring in "Girls," the habit-forming HBO series about 20-som…
SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 11:05AMAfter almost 30 years away from the Broadway stage, Oscar-winning acting icon Robert De Niro will return to the Great White Way to direct a musical adaptation of A Bronx Tale, reports Showbi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:04AMThe revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical revue Putting It Together played its final Broadway performance Feb. 20, 2000. In celebration of the production, Playbill.com has put together var…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:03AMOn my birthday last August, I wrote a blog about my concern for the lack of Broadway Producers under the age of 40. Our research indicated that only 8% of the Producers in the Broadway Lea…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMPreviously it was reported that legendary record producer Clive Davis plans to bring “My Fair Lady” back to Broadway next year, and now it appears he is eyeing Anne Hathaway and Colin Fi…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 11:00AMA new play about artist Ai Weiwei's secret detention in 2011 will premiere in April in London. Written by British playwright Howard Brenton, "#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei" is set to open a…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AM
The Dramatists Guild Fund has announced that this year's Madge Evans and Sidney Kingsley Awards will be presented to actress Linda Lavin and playwright Lynn Nottage.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AMTheater stars know what’s hot in entertainment, fashion and pop culture, so Broadway.com decided it was high time to tap in to the after-hours obsessions of our favorite stage actors. …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54AMThe actor sits down with Patrick Healy at the Broadhurst Theater to discuss making his Broadway debut in the play “Lucky Guy,” written by Nora Ephron.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:51AMTony Award nominee Kelli O'Hara (South Pacific) has announced that she will leave the cast of Broadway's Nice Work if You Can Get It after a final performance on March 31. She will be replac…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:49AMRebuilding Kicks-off at Long Island’s East Rockaway High School to Restore School Theater Destroyed by Hurricane Sandy NBC’s hit series “Smash,” home improvement retailer Lowe’s, a…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:40AMA mish-mash of jazz, spoken word, freestyling and stories, Tongue Fu brings together people who love words with people who love music and lets them riff. The result, as you would expect, is�…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:38AMTwo of my favorite neo-vaudevillian performers are opening their shows tonight in the Frigid Festival at St. Marks Place! 1. Mock Star Killy Dwyer in…. MY BOX “I’m not sure I’m g…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:36AMBelow, get a first look at the next exciting episode of NBC musical dramedy SMASH titled 'The Song'. The episode, airing Tuesday, February 26th at 1000 pmET, features a guest appearance by T…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:35AMBroadwayWorld is thrilled to present its latest feature series The Performer of the Week Get to know these amazing talents as they share a bit about themselves, their work and life Today, we…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:35AMJessie Mueller has scored a leading role on Broadway, albeit as a replacement. The longtime Chicago actress will take over from Kelli O'Hara in the Broadway production of "Nice Work If You C…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:35AMToday in 1957, The Taming of the Shrew openend at the Phoenix Theatre, where it ran for 23 performances. A comedy by William Shakespeare, the play is believed to have been written between 15…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:34AMBroadway favorite Lea Salonga is set to judge the Philippines' version of 'The Voice', which will begin auditions later this week. Check out a promo featuring Salonga below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:31AMThe American Repertory Theater production of The Glass Menagerie, starring Tony Award winner Cherry Jones, Tony nominee Celia Keenan-Bolger and Zachary Quinto, may be calling on Broadway, ac…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:30AMThis week's retro post comes from 2010. This is a trick I use to stay on top of email and it still works and helps me all the time. Enjoy. Excelsior! June 30, 2010 The email tennis match and…
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMThe producers of the Tony-winning hit musical comedy NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT are pleased to announce that two-time Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick has extended his run in the product…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 10:28AMThe Dramatists Guild Fund has announced this year's Madge Evans and Sidney Kingsley Award to actress Linda Lavin and playwright Lynn Nottage. The awards will be presented by Dramatists Guild…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AMFriedman's production won Critics' Circle Award
SOURCE: Variety at 10:20AMPrimary Stages continues their 28th season with the 20th anniversary revival of All in the Timing by David Ives. Directed by Tony Award-winner John Rando Urinetown A Christmas Story, The Mu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:14AMSoho theatreHot on the heels of Harry Hill, another alpha nonsense-peddler proves that sometimes (if you get it right, and not many do) comedy is at its best when it means nothing at all. Th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:09AMAcademy Award winners Jennifer Hudson, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Russell Crowe and current Oscar nominees Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway as well as Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tvei…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:09AMAccording to the Hollywood Reprter, Kristin Chenoweth, who recently joined as co-host for the Oscar Pre-Show, will also take part in a big musical number with host Seth MacFarlane that will …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:08AMhttp://storify.com/Bubbles2828/full-monty-exposed-in-shefield-uk
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 10:06AMCirca is set to return to Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer with its show Wunderkammer. The Australian-based circus company last performed at the fringe in 2009. Wunderkammer will be sta…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:05AMTickets are now on sale for the Broadway transfer of Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Led by Oscar nominee Sigourney Weaver and Emmy and Tony wi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:03AMI’m sure many people can relate to that scary moment when you look into your past yearbooks and see what you looked like 5, 10 or maybe 15 years ago! Well, we decided it would be entertain…
SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 10:00AMRobert DeNiro is coming back to Broadway, this time as a director. Showbiz411.com reports that De Niro will direct a new musical version of Chazz Palminteri’s “A Bronx Tale.” De Niro d…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 10:00AMLike many of you, my first encounter with Gideon Glick was when he played timid and shy Ernst in Spring Awakening. Since then, I've had the pleasure of seeing him in both plays and mus…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 10:00AMOnce more to the barricades, "Les Misérables" fans.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AM
London Palladium"Nothing runs for ever," says a character in A Chorus Line. Maybe not; but this show, which started its life at the Public theatre in New York in 1975, enjoyed a record-break…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:59AMOnce upon a time, a loving parent sent a baby boy to an uncertain future far from home for fear he wouldn't survive if he stayed where he was. Found by kindly natives, he was raised like a n…
SOURCE: Washington Jewish Week at 09:59AMGrammy Award-winning record producer Clive Davis, who plans to produce a Broadway revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's Tony-wining My Fair Lady, is eyeing Oscar winners Anne …
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:57AMToday is the birthday of the immortal Gale Gordon (1906-1995), best remembered as the comic foil on all the post-Desi shows of Lucille Ball (The Lucy Show, Here’s Lucy, and Life with…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:53AMCameron Mackintosh has announced that his acclaimed new production of Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical masterpiece Les Misérables will come to Br…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 09:52AMThe 58th annual Village Voice Obie Awards will be presented on May 20 at a ceremony to be held at Webster Hall. The event, which honors outstanding achievement in off-Broadway and off-off Br…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:45AMThe producers of the Tony-winning hit musical comedy NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT have announced that two-time Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick has extended his run in the production and w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:44AMHonest Abe is one popular Republican president! He’s generating a plethora of attention in books and onscreen (big and little). And we just celebrated his birthday – aka President’s Da…
SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 09:43AMJessie Mueller, currently starring in Roundabout Theatre Company's critically acclaimed Broadway revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, will succeed Kelli O'Hara in the Tony-winning …
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AMA musical version of A Bronx Tale, Chazz Palminteri's one-man show that played an extended run on Broadway in 2007, is in the works.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:37AMHere is our second interview with the cast of Round House Theatre’s production of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross. Today – meet Stephen Patrick Martin. Joel: Who do you play in…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:36AMAs the second season of Smash continues to timestep and name-drop its way onto our TVs, we're still completely enamored with the show-within-the-show Bombshell (and t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:30AMToday is the birthday of the great American character actor Joseph Jefferson (1829-1905). Posterity associates him with but one role, his mega-success as the title character in Dion Boucicau…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:30AMTheatre by the Lake in Keswick is planning a £700,000 restaurant and cafe development to ensure a more secure future for the venue. Following a grant of £400,000 from Arts Council England,…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:30AMAcademy Award winners Jennifer Hudson, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Russell Crowe join this year's Oscar nominees Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway along with Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:28AMThe Royal Court in Liverpool has appointed Ken Alexander as its inaugural artistic director. Previously, the venue employed directors on a show-by-show basis. With a new artistic director in…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:19AMANDREW Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's smash-hit musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, is returning to Australia for another arena tour in June, starring Australian Tim Minchin, Sporty Spice Mel C an…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:11AMFasten your seatbelts—it's going to be a bumpy night. Craig Lucas’ Bette Davis comedy The Lying Lesson begins performances at Atlantic Theater Company's Linda Gross Theat…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:05AM
Every third Wednesday of the month, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer will fill out my nosey little questionnaire and offer a glimpse of what they look like from a bit closer than the mezzanine…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 08:57AMI don’t know how much advance warning Gail Simone had that it was time to wrap it up, but it reads like she was planting the scenes for a much longer story than what actually came to pass.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 08:53AMThe British premiere of Jerry Herman's musical Dear World, starring Betty Buckley and Paul Nicholas and directed and choreographed by Gillian Lynne, runs through 30 March 2013. The show offi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:49AMThe West End transfer for the Menier Chocolate Factory's current sell-out production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's 1981 Broadway flop Merrily We Roll Along has been confirme…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:42AMThe Tony Award-winning set designer took a break from his busy Oscar rehearsal schedule to speak exclusively with BWW about his illustrious career, and even gave us a sneak peek at what we c…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:37AMTweetWhen I was a kid we always had A Chorus Line on as one of our favorite movies. The only other movie musical that was played as much was Rags to Riches and what’s scary is I can …
SOURCE: Broadway Reviewed at 08:34AMThe folks at Warner Bros. emailed to ask me if I’d be
interested in receiving and reviewing their new DVD box set of movie
musicals. I get offers like this a lot
and I tend not to respond …
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 08:34AMPaul Downs Colaizzo points a finger at his own Me-First Generation .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:27AMLend Me A Tenor opens at the Paper Mill Playhouse
SOURCE: NJ.com at 08:26AMPresence is the sense that the actors live in the here and now, every minute, every second they are on stage. And Liz Hayes and Nael Nacer do that in the New Rep production of Lungs.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:21AMHeadlong will tour a new version of George Orwell's
1984 later this year, opening at Nottingham
Playhouse from 13 to 28 September 2013.
Associate director Robert Icke will direct his an…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:16AMRuben Santiago-Hudson directs August Wilson's play at Two River Theater Company
SOURCE: NJ.com at 08:14AMAs first reported on Showbiz411, Academy Award-winning actor Robert DeNiro is set to direct a musical stage production of A BRONX TALE, a film he helmed back in 1993.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:08AMThe American Century Theater will present free staged readings of the 1938 play, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, by Robert E. Sherwood, as part of its Rescues series. Directed by Ellen Dempsey.…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:00AMBack by popular demand, Dave (@NineDaves) and I have teamed up to bring you our take on what’s keepin’ it real and what’s faking it each week on SMASH. Follow the 'caps here or on…
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 08:00AM
The Menier Chocolate Factory’s production of Merrily We Roll Along is to transfer to the West End. Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical, directed by Maria Friedman, is currently p…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:59AMFollowing a sell-out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth transfers to the Harold Pinter Theatre for 12 weeks only 100 stalls and d…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:56AMSixteen years on from the release of the film of the same name, The Full Monty thrusts its way back into the hearts of Sheffielders with this fantastic new stage adaptation featuring an all-…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:45AMToday is the birthday of Star of Vaudeville #298 Bobby May (for the full bio on this world class juggler, go here). Here’s a teaser from Stuart Lippe’s excellent documentary on t…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:42AMToday is the birthday of Star of Vaudeville #447: Roland West (for his full bio go here). He made his biggest mark in show biz as a film director (see my lengthy squib on his versions of The…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:35AMA sprightly new production of the classic Broadway musical Fiddler On The Roof is now on tap at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia. While lacking the expanse of a Broadway stage, Toby�…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:32AMPhoto by Ursa Waz
One little-remembered wrinkle in the chronology of last year's Mike Daisey scandal is that, between the time he appeared in January on This American Life to talk about bru…
SOURCE: The Wicked Stage at 07:32AMDue to illness, Barbara Cook has postponed her upcoming concert with UApresents.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:27AMToday is the birthday of George Spencer Melvin (1886-1946). A music hall comedian and pantomime dame from Aberdeen, Scotland, he toured American vaudeville in 1908, 1912, and 1924. Melvin…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:23AMA Chorus Line opened to press at the London Palladium last night (19 February 2013, previews from 5 February).
The revival - the first major production of the 1975 show since composer Marvi…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:19AMProducer Cameron Mackintosh planning to storm New York barricades with third run of stage musical after success of filmLes Misérables is heading back to Broadway, more than a decade after t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AMThis post is one of a series honoring Black History Month. As were the Rogers Brothers and Kolb and Dill to Weber and Fields, so were Dan Avery and Charles Hart to Walker and Williams. In th…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:00AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 20 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
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Something old, something new and something born and bred in Chicago. That’s the mix for Broadway in Chicago’s 2013 fall season lineup which will include: “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story�…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 01:52AMFollowing the week long hiatus courtesy of President Obama’s “State of the Union” address, “Smash” returns and is ready to continue fleshing out season two in e…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 01:08AMI don’t usually promote products here on the blog, but my assistant theatre manager found this in a Pier One and bought it for the theatre. We are thinking of putting it out by the lob…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 01:05AMMax & Lubov Azria on Inspiration for Herve Leger Dress
We go backstage at the Herve Leger runway show at New York Fashion Week where designer Max Azria and his co-designer & wife, Lubov, are…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMCelebs Travel to Houston for NBA All-Star Game
We hand our mic off to WNBA star Swin Cash and send her to the NBA All-Star Game in Houston to catch up with celebrities from film, music, and …
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMJessica Lucas Shines in The CW's "Cult"
Jessica Lucas pays a visit to the Studio to give us all the deets on her CW show, "Cult", and share some secrets about her c…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMGary Lennon's twisted comedy, produced by the Echo Theater Company at Stage 52, follows the turmoil of three brothers heading toward a sibling standoff in New York's Hell's Kitchen.So you th…
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For Producing Artistic Director Ryan Rilette’s first full season, Round House Theatre in Bethesda has unveiled its 2013-2014 season entitled Round House Reinvented. It’s a season…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:54AMOne of the nation's leading programs for emerging playwrights -- Cherry Lane Theatre's award-winning MENTOR PROJECT -- celebrates its 15th anniversary this season with the production of four…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMShoshana Bean will celebrate the release of her long-awaited sophomore CD, 'O'Farrell Street,' with an album release concert and party at The Sayers Club in Los Angeles tonight, February 20,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMHAD JENNIFER CHILDS' youthful dreams materialized, she'd have been a leading light in the Royal Shakespeare Company. But had she worn the crowns of such characters as Anne Boleyn or Isabelle…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:29AMThe Drama Desk Announces Their Dates: Awards season is gearing up as the 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards (www.DramaDeskAwards.com) dates were announced.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:19AMAfter a season of being an itinerant theatre, The Artistic Home has returned to its roots and laid out the welcome mat at a new, intimate storefront space in Chicago’s West Town neighb…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:11AMBroadway In Chicago has announced TO MASTER THE ART by William Brown and Doug Frew, directed by William Brown will play the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut) for…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:05AMThe Mystery of The Theatre NutWhen we got on Twitter, we automatically started to follow people like Kelly Nestruck at the Globe and Mail and Glenn Sumi at Now in Toronto, but being good Twi…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:04AMPlaywright and Artistic Director New York, New York USA Where do you look for inspiration? I don’t typically look for things but just start writing and then they present themselves fully d…
SOURCE: The League of Professional Theatre Women at 12:02AMThe company behind Le iShow wanted to talk about Facebook, Twitter - all of it. But what to say, exactly? "What do we have to exhibit that is so essential, so urgent, so general? Maybe just …
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMSays Patrick Kurp: Driving home from work one evening last week I listened to an interview on NPR with a...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AMBy Byrne Harrison
Photos by Marcus Yi
Originally from Singapore, Marcus Yi is a writer/director and performer based in New York. He has created work in Singapore, Atlanta and New York and …
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 12:00AMBenjamin Britten and Peter Pears perform and talk about excerpts from Schubert's Winterreise in 1968: (This is the latest in...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AM"Writers who try to prove something are unattractive to me, because there is nothing to prove and everything to imagine."...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00AM+1, or, The Bearable Delightedness of Being Controlled
By Scott Burke
At the Yellow Sign Theatre through Feb. 23
The misanthropic French novelist Michel Houellebecq makes the case…
SOURCE: citypaper.com at 12:00AMPreach! New Works by Jeffrey Kent
By Jeffrey Kent
At the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park Museum through March 31
Yes, that is a blindfolded preacher hanging on the wa…
SOURCE: citypaper.com at 12:00AMThousand Little Brothers
By Hasan Elahi
At Maryland Art Place through March 23
Artists who capture the public’s imagination, like all popular superheroes, usually have a good or…
SOURCE: citypaper.com at 12:00AMTony Award-nominated director Pam MacKinnon (Clybourne Park, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) directs Mickey Sumner and Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Carol Kane in the worl…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMHollywood, TV and Broadway producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are producing the 2013 Academy Awards show, airing Feb. 24. During a busy week, Playbill caught up with the duo that helped sh…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMForever Dusty, a new musical about the life of late singer Dusty Springfield, plays Off-Broadway's New World Stages. Cast member Benim Foster invites readers to spend a two-show day with…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTheir Favorite Things asks members of the theatre community to share the Broadway performances that most affected them as part of the audience.
This week we spotlight the choices of…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM1893 Birthday of playwright and producer Russel Crouse (1893-1966), whose prodigious output of scripts, many in partnership with Howard Lindsay, includes State of the Union and The Great Seb…
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