Suffolk Theater Opening by Barry

  By Linda Amiel BurnsThe Suffolk Theater in Riverhead, NY reopened on Saturday evening, March 2, 2013 with a 1930's style glittering  gala party hosted by it's dedicated owners Dianne and…

Welcome to... the Punderdome by By tim Donnelly

The lowly pun has long been considered the bottom-feeding bristle worm of the comedy world, shunned by improv teachers citywide and annoying, well, pretty much everyone. That has changed wit…

You Are There: Interview with Harry Belafonte on His 86th Birthday by Suzanna Bowling

You Are There: Interview with Harry Belafonte on His 86th Birthday: Warrington Hudlin has been having a 20 year long conversation with legendary performer and activist, Harry Belafonte.

Hottest Articles on BWW from Saturday, Mar. 2

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Saturday, March 2, 2013.

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 3/2/2013

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 322013.

BRTG’s Chicago Is Entertaining But Needs More Razzle Dazzle by Bill Hirschman

A muted clarinet makes beautiful music, but sometimes what’s called for is the blare of a clarion trumpet and the insolent snap of a snare drum. That’s the problem facing the almost but …

Jerry Seinfeld & Marilyn Maye – The Tour by Sandi Durell

MY VIEW written by Stephen Sorokoff     Remember Kramer’s Seinfeld tour?  I predict there soon will be one that crisscrosses NYC and chronicles all the stages that Marilyn Maye …

Chicago Theater Review: EVERTHING IS ILLUMINATED (Next Theatre) by Lawrence Bommer

SOME THINGS, BUT NOT EVERYTHING, IS ILLUMINATED “With writing, we have second chances,” declares Jonathan Safran Foer in Everything Is Illuminated, his well-received and dauntingly compl…

‘The Producers’ at Silhouette Stages by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

When you got it, flaunt it! And boy do they got it. And they flaunt it too! Who, you ask? Why Silhouette Stages with their dazzling and titillating production of The Producers. As it turns o…

Los Angeles Theater Review: JANE AUSTEN UNSCRIPTED (Impro Theatre at the Carrie Hamilton) by Jason Rohrer

GO GET LOST IN AUSTEN I drove to Jane Austen UnScripted directly from a production of Oklahoma! as grand and empty as the wind sweepin’ down the plains.  With a quarter of the cast of th…

Driving Miss Daisy — Sydney Season by Cassie Tongue

There are a few different kinds of standing ovations. There’s the perfunctory opening night ovation. The rolling ovation, that picks up momentum and vigour as it spreads across the audienc…

Los Angeles Theater Review: COMPLETE (Wilder Theatrics at the Matrix Theatre) by Tom Chaits

A COMPLETE WASTE OF WORDS If you hold a doctorate in linguistics then you might (and that’s a very questionable “might”) find some interesting banter in Complete, the alleged comedy wr…

THE BROOKLYN COMMUNE begins on March 24, 2013 by Andy Horwitz

The Brooklyn Commune starts March 24, 2013 at The Invisible Dog.

JASON ALEXANDER, YES and more Coming to THE VENUE by Michael J. Roberts

THE VENUE AT HORSESHOE CASINO The Venue is Chicagoland’s premier entertainment destination. This 3,400 capacity state-of-the-art space regularly showcases the hottest entertainment act…

‘The Socky Horror Puppet Show’ at Nu Sass Productions by Justin Schneider by Justin Schneider

Sing it with me! “It’s time to play the music / It’s time to light the lights…” Oh, no, wait. That’s those other singing puppets. The Socky Horror Puppet Show is …

92-Year-Old Drama 'The Detour' Surprises and Compels

Metropolitan Playhouse, which is in the inestimable business of excavating America’s theatrical past, is devoting its 21st season to that evergreen theme, the American Dream. Owen Davi…

BRIEFS: A Festival of Short LGBT Plays • La Perla by Andrea

That Uppity Theatre Company, along with the folks at The Vital VOICE are back with the 2nd Annual installment of Briefs: A Festival of Short LGBT Plays.  The plays featured this year (a…

PBS’ STAR-STUDDED SEASON 3 OF MICHAEL FEINSTEIN’S AMERICAN SONGBOOK BOASTS SONDHEIM, MINNELLI, LANSBURY AND OTHER MUSIC, DANCE AND THEATER GREATS by Michael J. Roberts

Stephen Sondheim, Liza Minnelli, Angela Lansbury, Christine Ebersole and other great stars of American music and musical theatre share the spotlight with the country’s most passionate musi…

Sonia Friedman: an unfailing eye for theatreland gold by Vanessa Thorpe

The most powerful producer in the West End, and key player on Broadway, is a risk-taker with an artist's eye. No surprise then that she's behind the thrilling new musical, The Book of Mormon…

Lifeline Theatre’s CITY IN THE CITY Has Multiple Personality Issues by Michael J. Roberts

Reviewed by: Russell Goeltenbodt: Everyone love’s a good mystery which consists of solving a murder, international intrigue, learning secrets about the characters, and many surprises. The�…

Fences; Trelawny of the Wells; Richard III – review by Susannah Clapp

Theatre Royal, Bath; Donmar Warehouse, London; Tobacco Factory, BristolLet's forget AA. Let's not put African American in front of August Wilson's name. Instead let's acknowledge that he was…

Dance review: Royal Ballet triple bill - Something masterly in the woodshed

Here's a formula for upping the stakes in a triple bill. First, commission new work from the ballet world's two most-wanted choreographers. Then, drop in a masterpiece. Wham. That's the hand…

A brief history of the Harlem Shake

It may look like an uncoordinated display of flailing arms and wriggling torsos, but that has not stopped the Harlem Shake becoming an internet phenomenon, watched by more than 700 million p…

Theatre review: Trelawny of the Wells - Here's to us, theatre people to the corps

Film director Joe Wright, who gave Anna Karenina an elaborate theatrical framework, slips backstage again in Trelawny of the Wells, his first stage production. Arthur Wing Pinero's 1898 come…

'As You Like It' Joyfully Celebrates the Art of Theater

Shakespeare saved some of his most outsized characters for “As You Like It,” and not just in that its plucky heroine is “more than common tall.” Rosalind has become o…

Attention Performers: Forty Theater Contracts You’ll Need in One Easy-to-Use Resource! by Michael J. Roberts

Here is a complete, easy-to-use resource for anyone involved in the performing arts! Business and Legal Forms for Theater, Second Edition (Allworth Press) contains forty indispensable, har…

POWERFUL AMERICAN DRAMA, A RAISIN IN THE SUN, BRINGS STRUGGLE FOR DIGNITY AND A BETTER LIFE TO THE REP’S QUADRACCI POWERHOUSE by Michael J. Roberts

One of the most powerful and beloved American plays ever written, A Raisin In the Sun tells the story of the Younger family’s struggle for dignity and a better life – and the backlash …

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, March 2 - NEWSIES and BOOK OF MORMON Channel SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD and More! by BroadwayWorld

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' round-up. Today's photos feature the casts of NEWSIES and BOOK OF MORMON channeling SONGS FOR A NEW W…

Chicago to Host 6th Annual College Improv Tournament’s National Championship on March 23 by Michael J. Roberts

It all began in October 2012, as 123 college teams from across North America competed in 12 different regionals over the next five months–all for the chance to claim a regional title a…

STEPPENWOLF ENSEMBLE MEMBER WILLIAM PETERSEN TO STAR IN SLOWGIRL BY GREG PIERCE, DIRECTED BY ENSEMBLE MEMBER RANDALL ARNEY by Michael J. Roberts

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is pleased to announce the addition of Slowgirl by Greg Pierce to this summer’s line-up. Directed by ensemble member Randall Arney, the production features e…

High school troupe to perform ‘Seussical’

The Medfield High School Theatre Society presents “Seussical” March 8-10 in the Medfield High School Auditorium. 

WYCC PBS CHICAGO TO HOST RED CARPET PREMIERE OF “SID THE SCIENCE KID: THE MOVIE” WYCC Kids Club Event Will Offer Red Carpet Experience Area Chil by Michael J. Roberts

Sid is coming to Chicago! The star of the popular animated television show, “Sid the Science Kid,” will meet and greet guests on the red carpet at a special premiere of Jim Henson’s �…

Students preparing for ‘Wizard of Oz’

Student actors from the Berlin-Boylston public schools will don costumes as Dorothy, Toto, and the Tin Man as they perform their rendition of “The Wizard of Oz” in May.

Vanessa Williams to be Honored at National Corporate Theatre Fund Chairman’s Awards Gala by Michael J. Roberts

On Monday, April 29th, at New York City’s Pierre Hotel, the National Corporate Theatre Fund (NCTF) will honor Vanessa Williams, American Express and five resident theatres celebrating t…

Check out this by Kyle

take-down of Mark Swed by Amadeus Leopold. Swed reviewed a violin performance he gave a month ago and wrote a dismissive assessment. I didn't see the show so I have no opinion on the content…

Theater review: Dante’s ‘Inferno’ by Washington Stage Guild by Nelson Pressley

How in the H-E-double hockey sticks can you act out Dante’s “Inferno”? For the one-man adaptation with the Washington Stage Guild, Bill Largess takes a reverent approach. He cleaves to…

InFUSION THEATRE CO. PRESENTS THE MIDWEST PREMIERE OF QUI NGUYEN’S FIGHT GIRL BATTLE WORLD, MAY 14 – JUNE 16 by Michael J. Roberts

InFusion Theatre Company is proud to announce its second collaboration with award-winning playwright Qui Nguyen with the Midwest premiere of Fight Girl Battle World, directed by InFusion A…

Sideshow Theatre Company Presents the Chicago Premiere of MARIA/STUART By Jason Grote Directed by Marti Lyons March 30 – May 5, 2013 by Michael J. Roberts

 Sideshow Theatre Company continues its 2012/13 season with the Chicago premiere of MARIA/STUART by Jason Grote, directed by Marti Lyons, playing March 30 – May 5, 2013 at Theater Wit,…

Northlight Theatre announces the first selections of its 2013-14 Season by Michael J. Roberts

Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, announces three of the five productions of the 2013-14 season: Amy Herzog’s a…

One Man, Two Guvnors – review

Her Majesty's Theatre, AdelaideAfter hugely successful runs in London and then New York, Richard Bean's One Man, Two Guvnors lands in Adelaide for ten days. This is a riotous blast of 1960s …

RED THEATER PRESENTS THE CHICAGO PREMIERE OF RED HAMLET BY AARON SAWYER AND THE RED THEATER COLLECTIVE MARCH 15 – APRIL 21 AT STAGE 773 by Michael J. Roberts

Red Theater presents the Chicago premiere of Red Hamlet by Aaron Sawyer and the Red Theater Collective at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave, March 15 – April 21. Sawyer, Red Theater’s art…

LOCAL STUDENTS ADVANCE TO CHICAGO FINALS OF FOURTH ANNUAL AUGUST WILSON MONOLOGUE COMPETITION by Michael J. Roberts

The August Wilson Monologue Competition, sponsored by The League of Chicago Theatres, Goodman Theatre, and the University of Illinois at Chicago, and organized in Chicago by Derrick San…

CHESTER GREGORY Returns to Black Ensemble Theatre in One Man Show THE EVE OF JACKIE WILSON, March 24 @ 7:30pm by Michael J. Roberts

Black Ensemble Theater Founder and CEO Jackie Taylor announces the return of  Chester Gregory (Sister Act, Hairspray) to Black Ensemble Theater to reprise his award-winning interpretati…

First Folio Theatre Presents UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL March 27 – April 28, 2013 by Michael J. Roberts

 First Folio Theatre (Mayslake Peabody Estate, 31st St. & Rt. 83) presents the acclaimed playUNDERNEATH THE LINTEL, directed by Jeff Award nominee Alison C. Vesely, previewing March …

Lesbians in LA Affairs!! by Kyle

When you have two fiercely independent and feminine women who fall madly in love, who is the dominant one in the relationship? Who is more like the man?We answered the same way every time.…

Former JERSEY BOYS Perform the DOO WOP PROJECT, March 5th at The Arcadia Theatre in St. Charles by Michael J. Roberts

Oh what a night it will be, Tuesday, March 5 at The Arcada Theatre in St. Charles!  Former stars of the Tony-Award winning mega-hit musical “Jersey Boys” will take the stage that evenin…

Photo Blast From The Past: Everett Quinton and Charles Ludlam by Walter McBride

Today, we're featuring Everett Quinton and Charles Ludlam circa 1985. Founded by Ludlam after his split from John Vaccaro's Playhouse of the Ridiculous, The Ridiculous Theatrical company tra…

New Musical Queens Boulevard Begins Off-Broadway Run at Lion Theatre by Ryan Gilbert

Pace Performing Arts' presentation of the fairy-tale-like musical Queens Boulevard opens off-Broadway on March 2. The show is written by Charles Mee and directed by Dennis Hilton-Reid. …

Photo Bomb of the Week: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE's Sigourney Weaver and Genevieve Angelson by Walter McBride

The Broadway Premiere of Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, which comes on the heels of its sold-out run at Lincoln Center, will play a 17-week strictly limited Broadw…

Tickets Now On Sale for the First-Ever Broadway Revival of Pippin by Caroline Slason

Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming Broadway revival of Pippin, staring Matthew James Thomas as the musical's title prince. Fresh off its critically acclaimed run at the American Re…

Madonna to Present Anderson Cooper with Vito Russo Award at 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, 3/16 by BroadwayWorld

GLAAD, the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender LGBT media advocacy organization, today announced that Madonna will present journalist, author and talk show host Anderson Cooper w…

Two Hot Plays by Two Celebrity Playwrights by Jan Simpson

Young Hollywood stars coming to New York to act in plays is so last year.  Now, they’re writing the plays. Just this past week, I saw The Revisionist, a new play by Jesse Eisenberg, m…

Review: (Ottawa) Innocence Lost by The Charlebois Post

Jenny Young, Pippa Leslie and Joan Wiecha (photo credit: lucetg.com)Scales of Injusticeby Jim MurchisonThe first thing I noticed about James Lavoie's set design when I stepped into the theat…

Jazzy Hilary Kole by Sandi Durell

  By Karen Feld   Hilary Kole’s clear sultry voice is one jazz enthusiasts shouldn’t miss. She’s always been in love with the American Songbook, those songs written by Irving…

Review: (Vancouver) Terminus by The Charlebois Post

Leanna Brodie, John Emmet, Tracy Pippa Mackie - Photo by Ian SnowSimple and artistic horror poetryThree Odd Storiesby David C. JonesPi Theatre likes to produce “bold and uncompromising pla…

Review: (Toronto) Bent by The Charlebois Post

Jed Farris (photo credit: Daniel DiMarco)Love Behind the Wire Never Quite Bloomsby Christian BainesGay love in the trenches is a common enough theme. Gay love in a concentration camp is a ha…

Culturebot Scanner – Cool Stuff To Do and more…. by Lydia Mokdessi

Here are some awesome events coming up in the next few weeks, starting with a showing TONIGHT! Mark your calendars and check out these performances/symposiums/opportunities: Mårten Spångb…

At Kennedy Center, Danish Dance Theatre’s ‘Love Songs’ is far from heartfelt by Sarah Kaufman

Midway through “Love Songs,” a well-oiled display of contemporary rites of courtship by the Danish Dance Theatre, the performers retreated to chairs at the back of the Terrace Theater st…

Actors Studio of Newburyport honors women’s history

Presented by Marc Clopton of The Actors Studio, Fontaine Dubus of Exit Dance Theatre, and cellist Kristin Miller,  “Incarnation, a Performance in Motion” incorporates dance, original…

Pilgrimage to the Grave of Lola Montez by Trav S.D.

I meant to do this two weeks ago on her birthday but it was raining that day so we made the pilgramage today and are posting it for Women’s History Month. If you want to find out who …

Jazz At Lincoln Center's New Season Celebrates Past Legends, Future Greats

Jazz At Lincoln Center is hoping for a strong upcoming season that will celebrate legends of the past and newcomers on the scene.

The Vagina Monologues Return to Wagner College by Chris Luner

A crowd pleasing favorite is returning to Wagner! Every year, Completely Student Productions presents a variety of plays and musicals on campus! However, there is always one production theat…

Mary Foster Conklin Life Is A Bitch by Sandi Durell

    Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. Metropolitan Room March 1, 2013 Mary Foster Conklin, whose cabaret acts and recordings in the past have won every award possible presented her new sho…

Review: (Montreal) Les Muses orphelines by The Charlebois Post

Maxime Denommée and Léane Labrèche-Dor (photo: François Brunelle)Beyond The Pageby Nanette Soucy In retrospect, it would be disingenuous of me to say that I didn’t know what …

Walker Art Center launches construction project with stylish fence and international lecture series.

International designers splash stylish ideas on a construction fence and in talks this month.

Dance spotlight: Brazil's Grupo Corpo at the Orpheum Theatre

Blackmun and Burger: Old friends, old enemies

A new play dramatizes the long and fraught friendship of two U.S. Supreme Court justices from St. Paul.

Theater spotlight: 'This Clement World' by Cynthia Hopkins at Walker Art Center

Review: (Montreal) ART by The Charlebois Post

l-r Donald Rees, Nir Guzinski, Sean Curley (Photo credit: David Reudelhuber)Younger take on ART misses the white canvas mark Brave New Productions opens 10th year with Reza playSarah De…

Fuse Theater Review: The Indiscreet Indifference of the Bourgeoisie by Bill Marx

Both authors generate humor out of the casual inhumanity of the bourgeoise, dramatizing how the farce of middle class success distorts its victors and victims.

Review: (Toronto) Kafka / Janáček / Kurtág by The Charlebois Post

ECLECTIC SHOW FOR AN ECLECTIC CROWDjoel fishbaneàA surreal and eclectic event, Against the Grain Theatre’s presentation of two little known operas is one of the more unusual theatrical ex…

With I, Worker, Canadian Stage takes on the inevitable robopocalypse by Mike Doherty

If you’re an actor whose colleague freezes up onstage, it’s usually easy to help out with a prompt. Unless, of course, there’s hardware failure involved

Annie Arthur Talks Shakespeare Shakedown’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by Carey

Audience interaction during shows may bother some people. Fed up with inconsiderate people at the theater, I even penned an article on how to be a bad audience member a few months ago. But A…

BWW Exclusive: Banks' Kids Hall of Fame - 6+ Years of 44 Janes and Michaels, Life on Broadway, Where They Are Now & More by BroadwayWorld

As the Broadway production of MARY POPPINS comes to a close, we tracked down all the past and current kids who played the iconic roles of Jane and Michael Banks, from the original cast in 20…

Theater News: Annie Baker, Amy Herzog, Laura Marks, and More Among Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Finalists by Bethany Rickwald

Karen Ardiff's (Ireland) The Goddess Of Liberty, Annie Baker's (U.S.) The Flick, Jean Betts's (New Zealand) Genesis Falls, Deborah Bruce's (U.K.) The Distance, Katherine Chandler's (U.K.) Be…

Cinderella **1/2 by Barry

       Speed Dating ‘Cinderella' Style                                    By Isa Goldberg Douglas Carter Beane's updated book of "Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cin…

Photo Flash: Will Chase, Matthew Perry Guest on THE GOOD WIFE by TV News Desk

On THE GOOD WIFE's upcoming episode, titled 'Death of a Client,' when an erratic and litigious client is murdered, Alicia is convinced to waive attorneyclient privilege to help the police wh…

Mystery of missing Curtainup byline by Elyse Sommer

In  case Curtainup  readers  wondered  why   reviews  suddenly  are missing   any by chief  critic-cook-bottle washer  Elyse Sommer --s…

Let’s Hear it for Daniel Nardicio for Bringing Liza and Alan to Town Hall by Suzanna Bowling

Let's Hear it for Daniel Nardicio for Bringing Liza and Alan to Town Hall: Daniel Nardicio started off as an actor, singing Porgy and Bess across Europe.

Jamie deRoy @ 54 Below by Barry

Jamie's back at 54 Below on March 4 with special guests Larry Gatlin, Tonya Pinkins, Lewis Cleale, Daisy Jopling, and Cory Kahaney! Jamie deRoy & Friends has been thrilling New York City…

Playwriting Exercise: Picture Prompts by Lindsay Price

Location, location, location, a scene can totally be driven by where it’s set. To that end, write a scene between two characters that use the following pictures as location inspiration.

Fall in Love with Grug by Suzanna Bowling

Fall in Love with Grug: New Victory and Windmill Theatre present Grug to the American audience.

Photo Flash: Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas Visit NEWSIES by BroadwayWorld

Last night, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas spent a perfect night out on Broadway at the hit musical Newsies. During intermission, they were reading through their Playbill, discussi…

The Shelter Brings out Ghost Light by Suzanna Bowling

The Shelter Brings out Ghost Light: There are two more days to catch The Shelter’s new show, Ghost Light.

‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’ at Clarice Smith Performance Arts Center by Tiffany Draut by Jessica Vaughan

There is a fine group of young actors in the cast of Sarah Ruhl’s Dead Man’s Cell Phone, a surrealistic and sometimes confusing play (I wish there were more production notes to help make…

Tom Hanks First Broadway Preview Gets Thumbs Up– So Does Nora Ephron Play by Roger Friedman

It’s not a review, just overheard– last night’s first preview of Nora Ephron‘s “Lucky Guy” is said to have been a total success. Tom Hanks plays late New …

Photo exhibit focuses on Greatest Generation

Images and personnel records of famed photographers are brought together.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 3/2- SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE by Stage Tube

Today in 1995, Smokey Joe's Cafe opened at the Virginia Theatre now the August Wilson Theatre where it ran for 2036 performances. Smokey Joe's Cafe is a musical revue showcasing 39 pop stand…

Upcoming Broadway DVD Releases for March 2013

Check out the latest in upcoming releases of Broadway and theatre related DVDs for March 2013.

Photo Coverage: Ryan Silverman, Melissa Errico, Judy Kuhn and More Celebrate PASSION's Opening Night by Walter McBride

Ryan Silverman as Giorgio, joins acclaimed, award-winning actresses Judy Kuhn as Fosca and Melissa Errico as Clara, in Classic Stage Company's new production of Stephen Sondheim and James La…

Spotlight On...Chris Harcum by Michael Block

Name: Chris HarcumHometown: High Point, North Carolina   Education: 3 degrees in Acting.Favorite Credits: I like mixing things up—classical, new works, different styles—so I’…

Classical music review: Davis and SLSO never quite jell

The musicians onstage at Powell Symphony Hall don’t often applaud the audience, but that’s how Friday night’s concert began. St. Louis Symphony Orchestra concertmaster David Halen came…

VIDEO: Trailer - Playwright John Guare Hosts YoungArts MasterClass on HBO by TV News Desk

Every year, the YoungArts program of the National YoungArts Foundation offers 15- to 18-year-old emerging artists from around the country the chance to be mentored by some of the world's gre…

Tonya Pinkins and Brad Simmons Return to Joe's Pub with New Edition of BRING ON THE MEN, 3/24 by BroadwayWorld

JOE'S PUB will welcome Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins return to their stage for an ongoing series BRING ON THE MEN on Sunday, March 24th, 2013 at 930 PM. Best known for her celebrated roles…

Photo Coverage: Opening Night at Jesse Eisenberg's THE REVISIONIST Off-Broadway - Arrivals! by Walter McBride

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater's production of the world premiere of Jesse Eisenberg's The Revisionist, starring Eisenberg and Vanessa Redgrave, and directed by Kip Fagan, has been extended…

FAREWELL: Bonnie Franklin by JK

Looking back on it, Bonnie Franklin was my first.  I was young, naive, and totally new to theatre.  I was a freshman in high school, and my director had the spring musical down to …

Mike Tyson says the 'Undisputed Truth' is he's changed by Chris Lee

The former boxing champion brings his Spike Lee-directed one-man show to the Pantages Theatre. He says of his old id, 'Iron Mike is dead.' So who is he now?LAS VEGAS — Spend a sunny af…

National Symphony Orchestra: Pekka Kuusisto, Violin, Plays Lindberg at Nordic Cool 2013 by Keith Tittermary

As part of The Kennedy Center’s Nordic Cool 2013 Festival, The National Symphony Orchestra presented an evening of Nordic music of the past and present. Book ending the evening was tw…

Desi Arnaz: Of Babalu and the Board Room by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the great Cuban bandleader, singer, musician (not just congas, he played guitar with Xavier Cugat’s band), actor, comedian, producer and studio executive Desid…

Review: Iphigenia in Aulis by George Hunka

Iphigenia in Aulis by Euripides. Adapted and directed by Edward Einhorn; music by Aldo Perez; choreography by Patrice Miller; art by Eric Shanower; sets and masks by Jane Stein; costumes by …

BWW Blog: Tory Ross of KINKY BOOTS - The Making of a Price and Son Shoe: Part Three by Guest Blogger: Tory Ross

Okay, how many of you were waiting with baited breath to see what happens to a shoe after the leather is moulded into its' shoe shape 100s of you 1000s For me, A shoe really becomes a shoe a…

Ashley Brown on Songs For a New World, Wicked Dreams & Mary Poppins' 'Bittersweet' Closing by Josh Ferri

Ashley Brown is best known for originating the role of Mary Poppins in Disney’s long-running family musical Mary Poppins. Now, Brown is one of four stars participating in the one-night…

Theater News: Pippin Tickets Now Available at the Music Box Theatre Box Office by Hayley Levitt

The Music Box Theatre box office is now open for business, selling tickets to the general public for the upcoming Broadway revival of Pippin. Coming directly off a successful run at the Amer…

Promising programs include Christine Brewer, Mozart and more

There's a lot of good listening coming in in the next months.

'Chorus Line,' 'Jane Eyre,' and 15 more plays coming this spring

Dramas, comedies and musicals provide choices for all tastes. 

Laumeier exhibit a highlight of spring visual arts season

"The River Between Us," co-curated by Laumeier executive Marilu Knode and Joe Baker, her counterpart at New Orleans' Longue Vue House and Gardens.

Lucio and Simplicio Godino by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Lucio and Simplicio Godina (1908-1936). This pair of Filipino conjoined twin brothers were first exhibited in Coney Island as boys until thwarted by the New York Soc…

Activist playwright Anders Lustgarten challenges the ideology of austerity by TheatreVOICE

INTERVIEW: ANDERS LUSTGARTEN The playwright and political activist talks to Aleks Sierz about his latest play, If You Don't Let Us Dream, We Won't Let You Sleep (Royal Court), which question…

BWW Exclusive: ANNE HATHAWAY's 1st Drama Teacher Shares Memories (& Video) of Paper Mill Years by Caryn Robbins

Paper Mill theater teacher Mickey McNany first remembers Anne Hathaway as a bright, ambitious 10-year-old who was eager to make her mark on the stage. The 30-year teaching veteran spoke excl…

FLASH SPECIAL: In Her Own Little Corner - A CINDERELLA Celebration! by Pat Cerasaro

Today we are celebrating one of the most beloved special entertainment events of all time - originally an original musical written for television, presented live, actually - which has now be…

Shakespeare goes for the Grove

Festival project takes the Bard to a new neighborhood.

Dance and jazz are swinging into spring

MADCO, Bobby McFerrin and jazz fest are on tap.

BWW's On This Day - March 2, 2013

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 2 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Edie Falco shines in touching 'The Madrid'

Actress plays suburban mom who flees her responsibilities.

Review: Watt by Veronica Aloess

“What are you going to see tonight?” my friend asked. “Watt.” I said. “What? I was asking, what are you going to see tonight?” she said. “Watt. The …

Review: Fear of Music by Daniel Janes

The mysterious past misdeed, whose nature is withheld until the play’s closing stages, is a staple of the nebulous sub-genre known as New Writing. Suitably enough, Fear of Music – by up-…

Review: Rat Pack – Vegas Spectacular Show by Kirstie Ralph

Despite being much younger than the average age of the audience, I would consider myself a lover of the music of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis and Dean Martin. These are the main characters in …

Review: Your Place or Mine? by Laura Peatman

As Ovalhouse celebrates its fiftieth birthday this year, directors Rebecca Atkinson-Lord and Rachel Briscoe promise a season that is “stealthily meaningful and there will also be funny bit…

‘Berlin to Broadway’ at The In Series at Source by Jessica Vaughan by Jessica Vaughan

The In Series mounts another fabulous production in their stellar 2012-2013 season, tripping through 30 years of superior opera by composer Kurt Weill in his journey from Berlin to Broadway…

Interviews: Soft power’s big daddy by Simon Tait

Simon Tait talks to the new chairman of Arts Council England about the challenging times ahead

‘Apple Doesn’t Fall’ at Mobtown Players by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

A play-within-a-play, that’s been done. But a play about a theatre company trying to find start-up capital to take their unconventional methods on the road? That might be what you’re get…

This week's new live comedy by James Kettle

Zoe Lyons: Pop-Up Comic | Lloyd Langford: Rare Bit | Robin Ince And Michael Legge: Pointless Anger, Righteous IreZoe Lyons: Pop-Up Comic, Aberdeen & BirminghamEven among the few homunculi th…

Stephen Colbert Hosts Lookingglass Theatre's GGLASSQUERADE Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Lookingglass Theatre's Board of Directors and Gala Committee announce one of Chicago's highly anticipated events of the season, the 2013 Lookingglass gglassquerade, which will celebrate 25 y…

Disney's Oz by Barry

Disney's Oz: The Great and Powerful is a Colorful 3-D Wonder of Epic Illusi                              By Ellis Nassour L. Frank Baum wrote 14 Oz-inspired nove…

creating a/broad, March 2, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

Flyering, Showcasing and the Regular Folkby Cameryn MooreI went to the Quebec Drama Federation spring showcase last Monday, partly to see what was on offer for the next few months, partly to…

Theatre For Thought, March 2, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

THE ART OF FILING YOUR TAXESjoel fishbane@joelfishbaneIn case you missed it, Wiarton Willie, Canada’s resident weather-hog, did not see his shadow on February 2. Spring is coming early and…

Jenny Lyn Bader by League of Professional Theatre Women

Playwright New York, New York USA When I was a child, most of the stories I encountered were written from a male point of view, so when I began writing, I too wrote stories from a male point…

The Abominable Showman, March 2, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

The Peace MovementCharPo looks back on the extraordinary career of theatre legend Roger Peace on the eve of the world premiere of his new musical about gospel and civil-rights  icon Mah…

Music Box Theatre Box Office Opens March 2 for Pippin Broadway Revival by Adam Hetrick

The Music Box Theatre box office opens March 2 for the first-ever Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning musical Pippin, starring Patina Miller, Matthew James Thomas, Andrea Martin.

PLAYBILL VIP SPOTLIGHT: Shrek the Musical, Re-Groomed Since Broadway, Gets High School Premiere by Adam Hetrick

A group of Wisconsin high school students involved in the Kenosha Unified School District Theatre Arts program are making a Broadway connection this week with the high school …

THE LEADING MEN: Broadway Newcomer Corey Cott Seizes the Day in Disney's Newsies by Michael Gioia

Corey Cott, fresh out of college — a graduate from the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama — stars as rebellious paperboy Jack Kelly in the Disney musical News…

Ryan Scott Oliver and Brett Ryback's Darling Receives VT Concert March 2 With Derek Klena and Emily Walton by Michael Gioia

Darling, a coming-of-age musical written by Ryan Scott Oliver and Brett Ryback, was recently named the winner of the seventh annual Weston Playhouse New Musical Award. The musical receives a…

An Evening With Jerry Lewis: Live From Las Vegas Premieres on PBS March 2 by Michael Gioia

An Evening With Jerry Lewis: Live From Las Vegas, which features the veteran performer telling stories of his eight-decade career through narrative and musical performances, premieres on PBS…

THE WEEK AHEAD, March 2-8: Breakfast at Tiffany's, Kinky Boots, Matilda Begin, Cinderella Opens, Poppins Takes Flight by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical premieres on Broadway (over 50 years in the making!)… Breakfast at Tiffany's brings a hucklebe…

Music Box Theatre Box Opens March 2 for Pippin Broadway Revival by Adam Hetrick

The Music Box Theatre box office opens March 2 for the first-ever Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning musical Pippin, starring Patina Miller, Matthew James Thomas, Andrea Martin.

STAGE VIEWS: Benjamin Endsley Klein, Director of Broadway's Ann by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com's series features theatre artists commenting on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they're looking forward to and more. Here, via email, we hear fro…

How the Feverish Imaginations of Jonathan Larson, Rusty Magee and Friends Birthed the Musical "Sacred Cows" by Jonathon Collis

"Sacred Cows: A New Beginning," an obscure 1990s trial-balloon musical by Bob Golden, Paul Scott Goodman, Jonathan Larson, Rusty Magee and Jeremy Roberts, has surfaced on iTunes, o…

Casa Mañana's Camelot, Featuring Bradley Dean, Nili Bassman and Josh Tower, Begins March 2 by Adam Hetrick

Bradley Dean, Nili Bassman and Josh Tower star in the Casa Mañana production of the Tony Award-winning 1960 Lerner and Loewe classic Camelot, which is being presented in a modern, mul…

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: MARCH 2 by Anne Bradley and Ernio Hernandez

1900 Composer Kurt Weill is born today in Dessau, Germany. He will compose the score for Bertolt Brecht's Threepenny Opera, and Mahagonny. Among his many works, Lady in the Dark will be …