Spotlight On: An Enemy of the People

Boyd Gaines and Richard Thomas starred in a fast-paced new version of the classic Ibsen drama.

What the Body Does Not Remember - review

Dunstan Playhouse, AdelaideEchoing through the Dunstan Playhouse, a woman's fingers play across the top of a wooden table. As they scratch and slide, two men's bodies writhe against the floo…

Spotlight on: The Mystery of Edwin Drood

The audience chose the murderer at each performance of Broadway’s whodunit musical based on an unfinished novel by Charles Dickens.

Hottest Articles on BWW from Friday, Mar. 8

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Friday, March 8, 2013.

Spotlight on: Bring It On The Musical

Inspired by the 2000 film, this new musical tells the story of rival cheerleading squads with remarkable athleticism and an original musical score.

Los Angeles Theater Review: WHEN YOU’RE IN LOVE, THE WHOLE WORLD IS JEWISH (Greenway Court) by Tony Frankel

WHAT WERE JEW THINKING? Baby boomers should recall the time when a great comedy album could be played with regularity. Some of my favorites were Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow…Right…

Henry IV Part 1 by William Shakespeare, directed by Davis McCallum, The Pearl Theatre Company by Yvonne Korshak

If you’ve never seen Henry IV Part 1, the Pearl's production will bring you close to it and if you’ve seen it before you’ll love it all over again. This last assumes you’ve loved it …

Arts | Westchester: ‘Ten Unknowns’ Opens at the Schoolhouse Theater by Anita Gates

The Schoolhouse Theater’s production of Jon Robin Baitz’s “Ten Unknowns” opened on Thursday.

Photo Flash: First Look at The Old Globe's A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER, Opening Tonight by BroadwayWorld

The Old Globe presents the world premiere of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, a new musical comedy with book by Robert L. Freedman, music by Steven Lutvak and lyrics by Freedman and L…

Spotlight On: Annie

A new production of the 1977 Tony Award®-winning Best Musical about America’s favorite orphan and her beloved pooch, Sandy.

Spotlight on: The Heiress

Ruth & Augustus Goetz’s timeless New York story of society, status and the true cost of love. Jessica Chastain starred in the title role.

Arts | Long Island: The Suffolk Theater Reopens After a Restoration by Karin Lipson

After more than 25 years, the Suffolk Theater is open again for business, transformed into a performing arts center that some hope will be the anchor for a downtown revival.

HealthyCA, NoHo – Exquisite salads, sandwiches and meals – Los Angeles cafe review by Pauline Adamek

Isn’’t it crazy when someone tells you about a fantastic lunch place in your area and you find out that it’’s been quietly operating for several years? Open weekdays, healthyca…

Orpheus in the Underworld — video interview with Mitchell Butel by Benjamin Neutze

Have you seen our video interview with the fabulous Mitchell Butel? AussieTheatre’s Ben Neutze chats with the star about his role in Opera Australia’s Orpheus in the Underworld, current…

OBSESSED!: Eve Plumb, Andrea Martin and "The Family" Preview Midtown March Medley

By now, everyone knows that Seth Rudetsky wears many hats on any given day — actor, columnist, comedian, author, radio personality, accompanist, performer! Now it's time to add "playwright…

Exclusive: Brooke Shields “Likely” To Join “The View” Now that Joy, Elizabeth Are Leaving by Roger Friedman

Big day on Barbara Walters’s “The View”: I can tell you exclusively that the likely new member of the panel is Brooke Shields. Sources say Barbara Walters really wants her.…

Oz Beyond Oz: 10 Ruby-Slipper-Less Wizard of Oz Treatments

Little Dorothy Gale didn't take just one trip to Oz, so why should we?-- Delivered by Feed43 service

Old Hats - Review by Brian Scott Lipton

“Make ‘em laugh, Make ‘em laugh, don’t you know everyone wants to laugh?” sang Donald O’Connor over 60 years ago in Singin’ in the Rain. Well, few people on the planet know how…

Photo Flash: Nathan Lane and More Honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards at Guild Hall Gala by BroadwayWorld

Guild Hall, the visual and performing arts center on eastern Long Island, recently honored the recipients of the 28th Academy of the Arts Lifetime Achievement Awards John Alexander for Visua…

Marilyn Maye's "Maye-den Voyage" at 54 Belo by Brian Scott Lipton

Even if Marilyn Maye didn’t ask the audience to shout a hearty “Hallelujah” during her rendition of Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler’s joyous “Get Happy,” part of her extraordinary n…

Capital Stage artistic director announces her departure by Marcus Crowder

Capital Stage founding artistic director Stephanie Gularte announced Friday that she will leave the theater after its 2013-2014 season. Capital Stage board president Cliff McFarland said the…

HELEN MIRREN in the world premiere of THE AUDIENCE to be broadcast live from London’s West End to cinemas worldwide on June 13, 2013 as part of Nati by Michael J. Roberts

  Internationally acclaimed actress Helen Mirren’s performance as The Queen in the world premiere of Peter Morgan’s THE AUDIENCE, directed by Stephen Daldry, will be seen by …

Amanda Seyfried Has Wicked Needs, James Franco Never Slows Down and More Lessons of the Week by Ryan Gilbert

As the lights come down on another busy week on Broadway, we’ve learned a ton of crazy new lessons from our favorite stars. From Amanda Seyfried needing years of voice lessons to Skyla…

Ka-Tet Theatre Company Presents the Chicago Premiere of SMUDGE By Rachel Axler Directed by Allison Shoemaker May 25 – June 23, 2013 by Michael J. Roberts

Ka-Tet Theatre Company is pleased to present the Chicago premiere of SMUDGE by two-time Emmy Award-winning writer Rachel Axler, directed by Allison Shoemaker, playing May 25 – June …

About Face Theatre Presents WONKA BALL 2013: CIRCUS MAXIMUS Friday, April 26 at Architectural Artifacts by Michael J. Roberts

About Face Theatre celebrates its 17th year with a three-ring party of colossal entertainment and excessive elegance at WONKA BALL 2013: CIRCUS MAXIMUS on Friday, April 26, 2013 at 8…

Tickets Go on Sale 3/10 for Boston's Pre-Broadway Run of TUCK EVERLASTING by BroadwayWorld

Broadway In Boston and Producers Broadway Across America - Beth Williams Howard amp Janet Kagan and Barry Brown have announced that tickets for the upcoming Boston engagement of the highly a…

Oregon Shakespeare Festival looks to build on success by Marcus Crowder

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival has made an art of retooling its leadership. "My Fair Lady" is presented in a fairly minimal but still solid fashion by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. …

The Week in Culture Pictures, March 8 by The New York Times

A slide show of photographs of cultural highlights from this week.

Stephanie J. Block, Chita Rivera and Edwin Drood’s Charming Company Sing and Sign CDs by Broadway.com

The acclaimed revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood closes the case on March 10, but the madcap Dickensian musical will live on forever with the show’s Broadway cast album. S…

Review: (Toronto) Iceland by The Charlebois Post

(L to R) Claire Calnan, Lauren Vandenbrook & Kawa Ada (photo: Joanna Akyol) A Play of Ice and Fir€ by Beat RiceLast summer, Iceland won the NOW Audience Choice Award, when it…

Go Inside the Starry Opening Night of Broadway’s Ann, Starring Holland Taylor by Broadway.com

Holland Taylor returns to Broadway as feisty Texas governor Ann Richards in the new solo play Ann. Hear from Taylor, her director and her many famous friends about what makes this show speci…

Nathan Lee Graham Shares the Excitement of the Powerful New Play Hit the Wall by Broadway.com

It’s more than just a history lesson, it’s an inside look at a small group of people who changed the world. Hear star Nathan Lee Graham explain why Hit the Wall is more than you …

Review: See What I Wanna See (Bailiwick Chicago, Garage Rep 2013) by Scotty Zacher

See What I Wanna See – a brilliantly colloquial title for this sharp thinking person’s musical – is as smart and entertaining as it is artistic and serious. (read more...)

The Afternoon Report, Friday, March 8, 2013 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Friday, March 8, 2013 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway The gorgeous Patina Miller is our Leading Player.�…

Smashed, March 8, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

The Read-Throughby Stuart Munro@StuartMunroTOHello friends! It’s time once again to pour yourself a glass and join me as we experience the newest episode of Smash.A lot happens this week, …

Seattle’s ‘First Date’ Headed to B’way

A new musical, “First Date,” will be making its way to the Longacre Theatre this summer, producer Junkyard Dog Productions announced earlier this week. “First Date” i…

Exclusive! Hands on a Hardbody Choreographer Sergio Trujillo & Director Neil Pepe on ‘Learning to Dance With the Truck’ by Broadway.com

Hands on a Hardbody officially rolls into Broadway on March 21! Check out interviews with director Neil Pepe and choreographer Sergio Trujillo about their vision for the new musical, rehears…

I Love Rak ‘n’ Roll: On the Road with Flashdance’s Rachelle Rak, Episode 10: The Final Cha-Cha-Puus by Jesse North

Bite the apple one last time with Flashdance vlogger Rachelle Rak! Sas wraps up the video series in Fort Lauderdale with a rockin’ bar performance and a lesson in glitter application. …

STAGE TUBE: Corey Cott, Taylor Louderman and More in BROADWAY LOVES BRITNEY - Highlights! by Stage Tube

Check out highlights from 'The TRL Generation Broadway Loves Britney' concert, which took place on Sunday, March 3rd at the Canal Room, starring Corey Cott, Taylor Louderman, Jason Gotay, Em…

Theatre at the Center Presents Chicago Premiere of WHAT A GLORIOUS FEELING April 25-June 2 by Michael J. Roberts

Paying homage to one of the greatest movie musicals of all time, What a Glorious Feeling comes to Theatre at the Center April 25 through June 2 at 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, with a press …

Tony-Winning Director Bartlett Sher Confirmed for Broadway's My Fair Lady Revival by Josh Ferri

What Clive Davis wants, Clive Davis gets. Tony-winning director Bartlett Sher is now confirmed to helm the producer's upcoming Broadway revival of My Fair Lady, according to Showbiz411. …

BWW TV: PIPPIN Meets the Press - Sneak Peek at Patina Miller, Matthew James Thomas and More in Action! by BroadwayWorld TV

The Music Box Theatre will soon be home to the American Repertory Theatre production of Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz's Pippin, directed by Diane Paulus. The cast met the press earlie…

Alex Wyse, Julia Mattison, F. Michael Haynie, Krista Pioppi and More Will Join Drew Gasparini for Exposed Concert by Michael Gioia

Exposed: Drew Gasparini in Concert, featuring the music of songwriter of Drew Gasparini, whose music has been featured on the second season of NBC's "Smash," will be held March…

ArtsBeat: Pace to Recognize the Legacy of Jule Styne by Thomas Gaffney

Pace University will recognize the musical contributions of composer Jule Styne with a night of performances based on his music.

Jeff Kready and More to to Join Laurie Veldheer in Paper Mill's THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE; Full Cast Announced! by BroadwayWorld

Paper Mill Playhouse has announced the cast for Thoroughly Modern Millie, winner of the 2002 Drama Desk and Tony Award for Best Musical. This effervescent musical romp will feature Ashley Ka…

Tony Winner Kristin Chenoweth 'Devastated' by U.K. Tour Cancellation by Michael Mellini

Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth has canceled her U.K. concert tour at the last minute. The actress was set to launch the tour on March 11 at the London Coliseum. No exact reason for the c…

Returning to the Trainspotting Habit a Decade Later by Amy Tofte

The director and four of the actors who shook up the LA small theater scene in 2002 with a rough and raw production of Trainspotting, the play about Scottish heroin addicts in the '80s, are …

Step into the Center Ring with Matthew James Thomas, Patina Miller & the Cast of Pippin in Rehearsal by Lindsay Champion

Welcome to the circus! A new revival of Pippin is heading to Broadway, and on March 8, Matthew James Thomas, Patina Miller and the high-flying cast met the press. Thomas, Miller, Terrence Ma…

Kokandy Productions is Presenting its First Two-Show Season Concluding With “The Last Five Years” August 2 – 25 at Theater Wit by Michael J. Roberts

Kokandy Productions proudly announces its first two-show season featuring “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea”, April 12 – 28 at the Athenaeum Theatre, 2636 N. Southport Ave. and…

Kristin Chenoweth's U.K. Concert Tour Canceled by Andrew Gans

Tony and Emmy winner Kristin Chenoweth's U.K. concert tour, which was scheduled to begin March 11 at the London Coliseum, has been canceled.

Announcement: New Paper Saving Option for PDF Downloads by Craig Mason

We’ve added a new feature to our website that will help you save a few trees. Now when you order a printable PDF or Photocopy License of one of our scripts, you’ll be offered the…

Stories the back bone of the Indigenous Community: Jason Tamiru and Blak Cabaret by Dione Joseph

Aussie Theatre’s Dione Joseph recently enjoyed a conversation/story swap session with Yorta Yorta man Jason Tamiru. Stories are the backbone of the Indigenous community so any conversation…

Tony Winner Betty Buckley and Dear World Cast Members Will Offer Talkbacks March 11-12 by Andrew Gans

Tony winner Betty Buckley and cast members from The Charing Cross Theatre's current production of Jerry Herman's Dear World will offer talkbacks following the March 11-12 performance…

The Den Theatre Presents REPURPOSE: Seven Dance Pieces Inspired By Existing Art By Mary Tarpley March 22 – 24, 2013 by Michael J. Roberts

  The Den Theatre is pleased to present its first-ever public dance performance: REPURPOSE by Mary Tarpley, a collection of dance pieces inspired by existing art, playing one weeke…

Review: (Vancouver) How Has My Love Affected You? by The Charlebois Post

Marcus Youssef (photo: David Cooper)A Very Personal StoryEngaging Actor and Musician Son Share Pain by David C. JonesMarcus Youssef is a big hearted and affable man and a great storytel…

Reed Birney, Billy Crudup, Peter Dinklage and More Will Take Part in Free Series of One-Acts Written by Children by Michael Gioia

Reed Birney, Billy Crudup, Peter Dinklage and Myra Lucretia Taylor will take part in free performances of Stand by Me: The Reliable Plays, a series of one-acts written by children, April 4&n…

Broadway News Review | Week of March 1 – 8 by Broadway's Best Shows

Having trouble keeping up with all the Broadway Buzz? Streamline your Broadway news to the most popular articles each week with our new ‘Broadway News Review.’ Incorporating last…

PHOTO CALL: Patina Miller, Matthew James Thomas, Andrea Martin and Cast Offer Preview of Broadway's Pippin by Matthew Blank

The first-ever Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning musical Pippin, starring Patina Miller, Matthew James Thomas and Andrea Martin, will begin Broadway previews March 23 at the Music B…

Music News: UPDATED: Tony Award Winner Kristin Chenoweth's United Kingdom Concert Tour Has Been Cancelled by David Gordon

UPDATED: According to an announcement from Speckulation Entertainment on March 8, Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth's United Kingdom concert tour has been cancelled. The press release sta…

Alan Alda Receives 2013 Common Wealth Award for Dramatic Arts by BroadwayWorld

Four renowned achievers will be honored for their lifetime accomplishments with the 34th Annual Common Wealth Awards of Distinguished Service. The awards recognize individuals who have enric…

Unusual set of '3 Bs' works well for SLSO

Beethoven, Brahms and Berg complement each other with Robertson.

Kristin Chenoweth 2013 UK Tour Dates Cancelled in London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Cardiff by Tour Promoter by BroadwayWorld

Kristin Chenoweth's 2013 UK tour dates have been canceled by the tour's promoter in London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Cardiff.

2 Minutes with Greta by Praxis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E1kuonAwLE Greta chats with Laws of Motion actor David Tompa about working under the Artists Collective Policy. 3 Tips from David Tompa for Actors Working Und…

Competition: Win tickets to Paper Dolls at Tricycle Theatre by A Younger Theatre

Great news…we have teamed up with the Tricycle theatre to give you the opportunity to win a pair of tickets to see Paper Dolls. A new play with music telling the extraordinary true st…

Spring theater preview: 20 shows to see on and Off Broadway by David Cote

New plays, musicals and revivals are busting out all over New York stages this season. Use Time Out New York's guide to spring theater to keep up with the big openings.

Frances Conroy Reveals Details On AMERICAN HORROR STORY S3 by Pat Cerasaro

Broadway and Hollywood actress Frances Conroy has revealed exciting new details about her role on the upcoming third season of the mega-hit FX horror anothology series AMERICAN HORROR STORY,…

Review: (Ottawa) Hroses by The Charlebois Post

Nick Di Gaetano, Katie Swift ©Andrew AlexanderA HROSE by any other nameHROSES: An Affront to Reason is refreshingly different by Valerie Cardinal When HROSES: An Affront to Reason…

Breaking News: Bartlett Sher to Direct MY FAIR LADY Revival by BroadwayWorld

According to Showbiz411.com, Clive Davis announced during a reading for his book at the 92nd Street Y last night that his top pick Bartlett Sher has signed on to direct the 2014 Broadway rev…

HSMs | Irvington: ‘Damn Yankees’ by Peter D. Kramer

Irvington High School’s version of the Washington Senators, with Johan Buchen, as Joe Hardy, in the foreground. Photo by Peter D. Kramer/The Journal News. In “Damn Yankees,”…

Holland Taylor's 'Ann' on Broadway: What did the critics think? by Jamie Wetherbe

Actress Holland Taylor's portrayal of Ann Richards, the brassy blue governor of the red state of Texas, made its Broadway debut Thursday at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.

THE SUPER 70'S SOUL Comes to Detroit, 5/4 by BroadwayWorld

The Soul 70's Super Jam will return to Detroit's historic Fox Theatre featuring The O'Jays, The Whispers, The Stylistics and The Enchantment on Saturday, May 4 at 8 p.m.

Review: (Victoria) The 39 Steps by The Charlebois Post

from left to right: Toshik Bukowiecki, Nick Sepi, Alan Penty (photo credit:  David Lowes)The 39 Steps: A Hilarious 1930's Radio Play Brought to LifeYou'll Laugh, You'll Cry, You'll Go H…

Yoko Ono Allows THE NEW NORMAL Use Of John Lennon Song by Pat Cerasaro

Genre-bending musical artist Yoko Ono has agreed to allow NBC's The New Normal to feature one of her deceased husband's most beloved and cherished songs in the season finale of the freshman …

Steven Culp and Dana Delany to Star in CA World Premiere of Beau Willimon's Parisian Woman by Kenneth Jones

Dana Delany, Steven Culp, Linda Gehringer, Rebecca Mozo and one actor to be announced will star in the South Coast Repertory world-premiere production of The Parisian Woman by Beau Willimon,…

Review: (Toronto) Lear by The Charlebois Post

(photo credit: Guntar Kravis)Lear-ing at the ExperienceText falls by the waysideby Jason BookerDirector Philip McKee’s Lear, offers a modern take that contemporizes and creates a visceral …

Stanley Tucci & More New HUNGER GAMES Posters by Pat Cerasaro

Broadway and Hollywood crossover star Stanley Tucci is among the actors featured in a new batch of posters released in advance of the film sequel THE HUNGER GAMES CATCHING FIRE, coming out l…

'The Real (Desperate) Housewives of Columbia County Musical' Delights

It didn’t sound too promising: a cabaret-style revue satirizing Bravo’s prolific “Real Housewives” franchise set in a quaint village in Upstate New York. How much mat…

Complete Casting Announced for La Mirada's Spring Awakening by Andrew Gans

Casting has been announced for the La Mirada Theatre's upcoming production of the Tony-winning musical Spring Awakening, which will begin previews March 21 prior to an official opening t…

Photo Coverage: Holland Taylor and More in ANN's Opening Night Press Reception! by Walter McBride

Holland Taylor just took her first official Broadway bow in ANN, a new play written and performed by Taylor, which opened last night at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater 150 West 65 S…

An exuberant ‘Fanny and Alexander’ brings Bergman’s Ekdahls to the Kennedy Center by Peter Marks

The turntable on which Sweden’s Royal Dramatic Theatre places its stage version of “Fanny and Alexander” is an apt visual clue to director Stefan Larsson’s elegant production — a b…

50% Off All Tickets for Spring Awakening Tonight through Sunday

CLICK HERE TO GET 50% OFF FOR ALL REMAINING PERFORMANCES OPRING AWAKENING AT OLNEY THEATERE CENTER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY, MARCH 10TH USE DISCOUNT CODE DCMTA Spring Awakening plays through …

Exclusive Video! See Sierra Boggess Channel Britney Spears & Jane Krakowski Rap In the Heights at MCC’s Miscast by Josh Ferri

Broadway stars always let loose at MCC Theater’s Miscast Gala. This year, celebrated Phantom of the Opera star Sierra Boggess helped audiences imagine what it would soun…

Los Angeles Theater Review: THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT (Victory Theatre in Burbank) by Jesse David Corti

THE PLAY ABOUT A TRIAL ULTIMATELY BECOMES A TRIAL TO WATCH Stephen Adley Guirgis’ The Last Days of Judas Iscariot is a courtroom drama set in Purgatory where the guilty or not guilty verdi…

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Well it doesn’t get any more charming than this. Even without a prince who carries that particular moniker. This prince (Santino Fontana) is named Topher, short for Christopher. And he,…

Rita Wilson Will Play 54 Below in April by Andrew Gans

Rita Wilson will make her debut at the new Manhattan nightspot 54 Below beginning April 14.

Exclusive! See Emilia Clarke’s Sexy, Sophisticated New Breakfast at Tiffany’s Commercial by Marc Snetiker

Opening night of Breakfast at Tiffany’s is inching closer and closer, but you don’t have to wait until then to get a glimpse at this gorgeous new Broadway adaptation of Truman Ca…

X Factor Stand-Out Carly Rose Sonenclar on Returning to Her Broadway Roots by Josh Ferri

Before she wowed America and landed in second place on TV singing competition The X Factor, 13-year-old Carly Rose Sonenclar honed her belting chops in Broadway musicals like …

Emma Watson & More In Coppola's BLING RING Trailer by Pat Cerasaro

HARRY POTTER star Emma Watson lights up the screen in the flashy and intriguing new trailer for Sofia Coppola's recent history-based feature film THE BLING RING.

Theater News: London Calling: House's Robert Sean Leonard to Star in To Kill a Mockingbird by Bethany Rickwald

Robert Sean Leonard (Born Yesterday), Tony Award winner and former House star, is set to star in an upcoming Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's production of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird…

Theater News: Say Yeah! Broadway's Kinky Boots and Annie to Receive Cast Recordings by David Gordon

Everybody say yeah! The cast of two popular Broadway musicals will head into the recording studio in the coming weeks to lay down tracks for forthcoming cast albums. Masterworks Broadway wil…

Review: Becky’s New Car (Steel Beam Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Patricia Finn-Morris is simply marvelous in the title role of Steel Beam Theatre's newest production. The 2008 comedy by Steven Dietz follows the inner yearnings of middle-aged Becky that, a…

Fuse Theater Review: “Clybourne Park” — Chafing at the Raw Wound of Racism by Arts Fuse Editor

In Bruce Norris’ Pulitzer prize-winning play "Clybourne Park," resentment and racism chafe at the thin veneer of polite pleasantries.

Skylar Astin Eyes Starring Role on TBS Pilot Ground Floor by Marc Snetiker

Here’s some aca-awesome news: Pitch Perfect star and Broadway alum Skylar Astin is in talks to star in the TBS comedy pilot Ground Floor, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Ground…

Choral Music: VocalEssence announces 45th season

Music of Rutter and Brubeck included in 2013-14 season that starts in October.

Michelle Williams: Pop star trying on a musical by Melissa Ruggieri

About five years ago, "Fela!" fell into Michelle Williams' orbit.

Weekly Round Up with David Singletary (3/8/13) by BroadwaySpotted

Each Friday David Singletary takes Broadway fans through the most fun and important events of the previous week! Have something you think belongs in our next weekly round up? Email us! Spott…

THIS WEEK IN PICTURES: March 2-8 by BroadwayWorld

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK Holland Taylor takes a bow, Broadway gets Miscast, PHANTOM gets a new Chrsitine, and so much more

Anne Hathaway, Lily Tomlin, Laura Linney & More Join Holland Taylor for the Broadway Opening of Ann by Josh Ferri

Emmy winner Holland Taylor (The Practice, Two and a Half Men) wrote and stars in Broadway’s Ann, a solo piece celebrating the life of the late Texas governor Ann Richards. Taylor&…

Photo Flash: Patina Miller, Matthew James Thomas, Andrea Martin, and More Give a Sneak Peak of Broadway's Pippin by David Gordon

The cast of the upcoming Broadway revival of Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson's classic musical Pippin offered a preview of the musical on Friday, March 8 at Manhattan Move

BWW TV: Nathan Lane & Jack O'Brien on THE NANCE's Set & Costumes by BroadwayWorld TV

Lincoln Center Theater will present The Nance, a new play by Douglas Carter Beane to be directed by Jack O'Brien. The production will begin previews on Thursday, March 21 and open on Monday,…

Columbine family coming for 'Columbinus' by Doug George

(POSTED BY DOUG GEORGE) ¿Columbinus¿ will have the family of Isaiah Shoels in its audience next Friday, March 15.

Remember the time when Washington saved ‘Hello, Dolly!’? by Nelson Pressley

Well, hello again, “Dolly!” It has been nearly 50 years since Carol Channing and a dazzling cluster of high-stepping waiters found their footing in the pre-Broadway tryout of a shaky new…

Theater News: Pulitzer Prize Winner Sam Shepard Chooses to Give Young Playwright Matthew Paul Olmos' New Play a World Premiere by Hayley Levitt

Matthew Paul Olmos has already won the lottery of playwriting and is now ready to cash in on his winnings. Last year, in honor of La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club's 50th season and the orga…

POLL: Is CINDERELLA a New Musical or a Revival? by BroadwayWorld

New BroadwayWorld.com Poll - Is CINDERELLA a New Musical or a Revival

Theater cuts in Britain, and Kevin Spacey

Off-Broadway's insanely productive March will soon crash into the annual April madness on Broadway, which ends with the cutoff for Tony eligibility on the 28th.

Curious Theatre Company's production of "The Brothers Size" introduces acclaimed playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney by Lisa Kennedy

The three actors entrusted with introducing local audiences t o the work of the much-heralded young playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney sit in the back room of the converted church that is home…

After Bond, Peter meets Alice

Playwright and scriptwriter John Logan talks to Sarah Hemming about the contrast between film and stage

Cleveland theater auditions for March 8 and beyond by Mark Rapp

A list of theater auditions for Northeast Ohio

FREEZE FRAME: Patina Miller & PIPPIN Cast Meets the Press! by Walter McBride

The Music Box Theatre will soon be home to the American Repertory Theatre production of Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz's Pippin, directed by Diane Paulus. The cast features Matthew Ja…

Maye’s MAYE-den Voyage at 54 Below by Sandi Durell

  Reviewed by Karen Feld   If you haven’t seen Marilyn Maye perform, join the crew on her MAYE-den voyage at 54 Below. This octogenarian is the ultimate entertainer who has perfe…

Made of the Rite stuff

A century after ‘The Rite of Spring’ was first staged, Clement Crisp recalls talking to Dame Marie Rambert, who danced in the premiere

Paper Dolls, Tricycle Theatre, London

Philip Himberg tells a remarkable tale of strangers in a troubled land, of makeshift family and unexpected tenderness, writes Sarah Hemming

Glee ‘Girls (and Boys) On Film’ Episode Review & Recap by Karen Walsh

Glee has returned to the airwaves and brought their 500th song with them! The episode kicks off are very sweetly with Will and Emma singing and dancing (on the ceiling and walls) in a black …

'March is Cabaret Month' proclaims Mayor Bloomberg by Tom Dworetzky

As promised, the Mayor’s proclamation that “March is Cabaret Month” made its star-studded debut Wednesday. Its formal reading, dramatically enhanced by a bevy of performers, took place…

A degree in funny in the town that takes comedy seriously by Chris Jones

You can imagine the scene in thousands of family rooms: "Mom and Dad, I want to major in comedy." Silence. "Comedy? Not on our dime, you don't."

The Aca-Awesome Skylar Astin on Baring His Booty, Hating His Spring Awakening Hair & Dreaming of a Lea Michele Stage Reunion by Broadway.com

On this week's Show People with Paul Wontorek, 21 and Over star Skylar Astin chats about backstage shenanigans during Spring Awakening and the perfect projects for his many famous co-sta…

Inside Out: Where to train before you train by Camilla Gurtler

It is unbelievably hard to get into drama school in the UK. About 4,500 young people apply every year, pay a fortune to be seen for about 90 seconds (which is outrageous, but that’s a diff…

Theater News: What a Glorious Feeling, a Portrait of Gene Kelly, to Make Chicago Premiere at Theatre at the Center by Bethany Rickwald

What a Glorious Feeling, an homage to one of the greatest movie musicals of all time, will have its Chicago premiere at Theatre at the Center beginning April 25 and running through June 2. A…

‘First Date’ gets a shot at Broadway

The sweet, successful musical “First Date,” a hit coproduction of ACT and 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, will be on a Broadway stage this summer.

The Diary: Tony Hall

The outgoing chief of the Royal Opera House on what Britain is teaching Brazil about art and culture – and the role of dance in development

THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As with Your Favorite Broadway Stars- Celina Carvajal by BroadwayWorld

In this week's edition, we caught up with Celina Carvajal, who is starring as 'Nicola' in Kinky Boots- currently in previews at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Opening night is set for April 4, 2…

Play of the week: A Time to Reap, Royal Court, London SW1

One of Poland's hottest political topics – abortion and the Catholic Church – drives 22-year-old Anna Wakulik's extraordinary three-hander.

PHOTO CALL: Performance Shots from MCC Theater's Miscast, With Sierra Boggess, Jeremy Jordan, Jonathan Groff, Cheyenne Jackson and More by Matthew Blank

Tony Award winner Judith Light was honored during MCC Theater's March 4 Miscast gala — featuring performances by Christian Borle, Jonathan Groff, Sierra Boggess, Jane Krakowski and…

Theater News: Lights Up On Rio De Janiero: In the Heights Headed to Brazil by Sarah Moore

Get your Brazilian flags out. In the Heights, the 2008 Tony Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist will be translated into Portuguese for its first Brazilian production. The production wi…

A young classical actor, burning bright in Washington by Peter Marks

In college, Zach Appelman heard voices. And they convinced him that he was on the right track. They came to him through speakers and ear buds: the honeyed sounds of great Shakespeareans, act…

Is our moat too deep? (Reinvent Marketing idea) by Pete Miller

Thesis: The American Theatre Movement has had a tendency to define itself partly by what it is not – distancing itself from community theatre and mere entertainment. This distancing sh…

To Bach and back with Hilary Hahn by Thomas Garvey

The performer in repose.Artistic affinity is both a fact of life and an utter mystery - and much on my mind of late, as last weekend's Celebrity Series performances by violinist Hilary Hahn …

Masterworks Broadway Will Release Original Cast Recording of Kinky Boots by Andrew Gans

Masterworks Broadway will release the Original Broadway Cast Recording of the new musical Kinky Boots.

‘Ann’ Broadway Reviews by Broadway's Best Shows

Maltz Theatre’s Millie Is Thoroughly Frothy Fun by Bill Hirschman

By Bill Hirschman Often, a review starts with a recapitulation of the momentous issues raised by the opus and perhaps giving a nod to its social and artistic context. Not this time. Tragedy …

Fanny and Alexander by Susan Galbraith

Director Stefan Larsson and this astonishing ensemble from Stockholm’s Royal Dramatic Theatre, visiting briefly as part of the Nordic Cool Festival, have created a moveable feast. Fann…

8 of 9 shows will go on, but not ‘Smile’ by Peter D. Kramer

Senior Natalie Burke of Yorktown plays “Babe” in The Kennedy Catholic Players production of “The Pajama Game.” Tonight’s opening night performance will go on. P…

PHOTO CALL: Carrie Receives First-Ever High School Staging at Sandia Preparatory School by Matthew Blank

Twenty-five years after her first disastrous prom night, Carrie, the Broadway musical flop about a tormented girl with telekinetic powers who destroys her high school, makes its high school …

Scottish Dance Theatre – review by Sanjoy Roy

The Place, LondonTen years after his first Scottish Dance Theatre commission, Montreal-based Victor Quijada has returned with Second Coming – aptly titled not just as his second company pi…

Theater News: Tristan Sturrock's "Death-Defying" Solo Show Mayday Mayday Will Make Its American Premiere by Hayley Levitt

On May 1, 2004, 37-year-old actor Tristan Sturrock (Broadway's Brief Encounter) suffered a 10-foot fall that left him paralyzed from the neck down. Now, almost ten years later, Sturrock has …

What Women Want for LA Theater by Steve Julian

On the occasion of International Women's Day, a baker's dozen of women in LA theater comment on their hopes for LA theater in the coming year. READ MORE

Laburnum Grove – review by Michael Billington

Finborough, LondonI am delighted to see that JB Priestley is back in fashion. But even if this "immoral comedy" from 1933 doesn't seem as restlessly experimental as Cornelius, revived at the…

Spotlight: Phylicia Rashad by Susan King

The 'Cosby' star and Tony-winning stage actress will be directing August Wilson's play 'Joe Turner's Come and Gone' at the Mark Taper Forum.Phylicia Rashad, who became a TV star 30 years ago…

Lily Rabe: Driving 'Miss Julie' by David Ng

For the actress, its allure is the challenge of playing a great classical part plus the chance to work with playwright Neil LaBute, who adapted Strindberg's work. She makes her L.A. stage de…

Video Flash: See Cirque du Soleil's TOTEM and the Blue and Yellow Big Top Take Over Citi Field by Bethany Rickwald

Cirque du Soleil's touring production of TOTEM is settling down in New York's Citi Field for a month this spring. Though performances don't begin until March 15, the Cirque du Soleil village…

News: Whatsonstage.com Award-winning Ladykillers confirms West End return

Whatsonstage.com Award-winning comedy The Ladykillers has confirmed it will return to the West End in the summer, opening at the Vaudeville Theatre on 29 June 2013 following the current UK t…

New Musical Kinky Boots, Starring Billy Porter and Stark Sands, to Record Cast Album by Caroline Slason

The cast of Kinky Boots is getting ready to strut into the studio as the rocking new musical will release a cast recording in May. With a book by Harvey Fierstein and direction and…

THE SCREENING ROOM: Jeremy Jordan and Cheyenne Jackson are Miscast, Singing Side Show's "Who Will Love Me As I Am?" (Exclusive Video) by Playbill Staff

Broadway's Jeremy Jordan and Cheyenne Jackson teamed up for an unlikely duet at the 2013 edition of MCC Theater's Miscast, an annual event which places performers in roles they would…

Daryl Roth and Samantha Bee Conclude Special Series By Asking ‘What Would Nora Do?’ by Kathy Henderson

When writer/director Nora Ephron died of leukemia on June 26, 2012, millions of fans of her witty books and movies felt that they had lost a friend. Ephron penned the short-lived 2002 Broadw…

Podcast with RICHARD WHITE by Michael J. Roberts

Podcast With RICHARD WHITE from SHOWBIZ CHICAGO on Vimeo. Musical theatre icon Richard White discusses the new production of JEKYLL & HYDE as well as his incredible career including voic…

Sex Comedy The Banana Monologues to Play Off-Broadway's Theatre Row by Caroline Slason

Sexy relationship comedy The Banana Monologues is set to play off-Broadway's Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row this summer. The production will begin previews on June 13, and officially …

Owen Teale, Samantha Bond and More Join Zoe Wannamaker in London Passion Play Revival by Ryan Gilbert

The complete cast has been announced for the London revival of Peter Nichols’s Passion Play, which begins preview performances at the Duke of York's Theatre on May 1. The show will…

Friday, March 08, 2013

Submission Almost Away Part DeuxNot so fast now. Or as my dad would say to us kids, "Hold your horses."I thought I had finished my Inkwell submission. But no. I haven't.Why?The fine print, m…

We’ve All Been Touched By TKTS by Mark Blankenship

A TDF gala celebrates an essential man in TKTS history We all know TKTS is a place to buy discounted theatre tickets, but in the 40 years since it was created, it’s also become an emot…

Exclusive! Andrew Keenan-Bolger Looks Back on the 'Highlight' of His Life & the Brotherhood of Newsies by Josh Ferri

In the corporate world, employees leaving a job are asked to sit through a sometimes grueling "exit interview" about their time at the company. Although that concept doesn't ex…

Signature switches Crimes of the Heart to Last Five Years by Lorraine Treanor

Just announced – Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years will replace Crime of the Heart in Signature Theatre’s spring lineup. Aaron Posner will direct the intimate two pe…

Motown founder readies for 'last major endeavor'

DETROIT (AP) — For Berry Gordy, conquering Broadway is the next — and by his own admission, last — major milestone of a magical, musical career.

A Passionate Woman & Winter’s Tale Added to Sheffield Season; Cast Set for The History Boys by Marc Snetiker

Revivals of Kay Mellor’s A Passionate Woman and William Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale have been added to the Sheffield Theatre Company's 2013-14 season…

Motown founder readies for 'last major endeavor' by Jeff Karoub and Mike Householder

DETROIT (AP) -- For Berry Gordy, conquering Broadway is the next - and by his own admission, last - major milestone of a magical, musical career....

Laura Osnes, Rob McClure, Laura Benanti and More Set for New York Pops Birthday Gala by Marc Snetiker

A host of Broadway stars including Laura Osnes, Rob McClure and Laura Benanti will unite at Carnegie Hall for the New York Pops’ 30th Birthday Gala on April 29…

Longing – review by Michael Billington

Hampstead theatre, LondonWilliam Boyd has fused two Chekhov stories from the 1890s, A Visit to Friends and My Life, to create a new play. The result is inevitably something of a hybrid: neit…

PHOTO CALL: Hannah Jane McMurray, Diane Phelan, Peter Saide, Wilson Bridges and More in Prospect's Death for Five Voices by Matthew Blank

Prospect Theater Company presents its inaugural “Prototype Production” with performances of Death for Five Voices, an original musical drama inspired by true events in the life o…

News: Stephen Unwin to step down from Kingston Rose by Alistair Smith

Stephen Unwin has announced he is to step down as artistic director of The Rose Theatre in Kingston. Unwin will continue at the Rose until January 2014, before leaving to “pursue other…

Review Roundup: Holland Taylor Opens in ANN on Broadway! by Review Roundups

Let's see what the critics had to say...

Filichia Features: Put PASSION into Your Life by Peter Filichia

If you do PASSION correctly – meaning the way that Stephen Sondheim envisioned it – your audience will applaud only once the entire night. That will happen at the end of the show, after …

DEGENERATE ART GALLERY Near Fundraising Goal by Michael J. Roberts

Degenerate Art Gallery (DAG) has officially launched its campaign on Kickstarter.com to raise funds for its very first physical art show in Chicago. With a goal of $6,000 to be raised in jus…

/CLOSE/R by EDGEWORKS Dance Theater at INTERSECTIONS at Atlas by Rick Westerkamp by Rick Westerkamp

As the audience filed into the Sprenger Theatre at the Atlas Performing Arts Center at INTERSECTIONS, Helanius J. Wilkins was already nonchalantly performing upstage, facing away from the au…

Weekend Poll: Which Song from The Last Five Years Is Your Favorite? by Lindsay Champion

Even if you didn’t catch it off-Broadway the first time around, there’s a good chance you spent a good part of the past decade listening to The Last Five Years cast recording and…

Douglas Carter Beane's Next Project Will Be Autobiographical Play by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-nominated playwright Douglas Carter Beane, who has two shows on Broadway this season, Cinderella and The Nance, will chart his own personal journey in the theatre for his next dra…

Stage reader review roundup: what have you seen this week?

Were you in awe of Helen Mirren? Did you enjoy the site-specific De Gabay? Let us know what you thought of the shows you saw this week?Every week we roundup a selection of the reviews and co…

Chicago Forward: The Future of Arts in Chicago by Bt

March 13 at 6 p.m.Chase Auditorium, 10 S. Dearborn St. What does it mean to be a creative professional in Chicago? And what should the city be doing to leverage its creative resources? Rick …

Box Offices Opens for THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL on Monday by BroadwayWorld

The Stephen Sondheim Theatre Box Office 124 W 43rd St will open on Monday, March 11, 2013 at 10am for the upcoming Broadway revival of Horton Foote's beloved classic, The Trip to Bountiful, …

What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips by Lyn Gardner

Ibsen's Hedda Gabler changes her name and moves to Edgbaston, Brighton is all about the Bard, and Judi Dench brings fairytale magic to LondonScotland and Northern IrelandThis week at the Tra…

Santino Fontana & Laura Osnes Show Off Cinderella’s Glass Slippers for Salma Hayek by Josh Ferri

When Cinderella’s royal stars Santino Fontana and Laura Osnes host an Oscar nominee and Emmy winner backstage, they bring out the big guns: Ella’s glass slippers. On March 7, Sal…

Caissie Levy on Being a 'Grunge Girl,' Making Wicked 'Understated' and Her Concert at 54 Below by Josh Ferri

Big-voiced Broadway leading lady Caissie Levy is making her 54 Below debut with her one-night-only concert With You on March 10. The show celebrates the release of Levy’s freshman…

Box-Office Opening Date Announced for Broadway's Starry The Trip to Bountiful by Andrew Gans

The box office for the Broadway production of Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful, which will begin previews March 30 the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, will open for business March 11 at 10…

Glee Goes to the Movies! What Worked in this Week's Celluloid Songfest? by Josh Ferri

On March 7, Glee celebrated songs from the film (as well as their 500th song). The episode centered mainly on the musicals numbers, so the plot was thin: Will tried to get Emma back, the New…

PLAYBILL THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, March 2-8: The Critics Respond to Broadway's Ann and Cinderella, and To Each Other by Robert Simonson

Cinderella didn't quite get the fairy-tale ending she might have hoped for when the Rodgers & Hammerstein show named after her opened on Broadway on March 3.

Industry Ticket Offers by Bt

25 Saints - Pine Box Theater Company at the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. is offering $15 industry tickets for performances Monday, March 11th @ 8pm, Saturday, March 16th…

Tony Winner Robert Sean Leonard to Headline To Kill a Mockingbird in London by Josh Ferri

Tony winner Robert Sean Leonard will star as one of literature’s most beloved characters, Atticus Finch, in the Regent’s Park staging of To Kill a Mockingbird. Helmed by Regent&r…

News: Stephen Unwin announces 2014 departure from Kingston Rose

The Rose Theatre Kingston has announced that artistic director Stephen Unwin will step down in January next year. Unwin, who has been with the venue since it launched in 2008, is leaving to…

See Nathan Lane and More Talk About Why You'll Laugh and Cry at The Nance on Broadway by Broadway.com

Douglas Carter Beane transports audiences back to 1930s burlesque with his latest work, The Nance. Hear how this dangerous love story offers more than meets the eye and why Nathan Lane …

Alicia Graf Mack says program helps keep Alvin Ailey legacy alive

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will combine contemporary pieces with the landmark 'Revelations' at the Music Center.Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to the Music Center in Apri…

Valerie Harper to Discuss Cancer Diagnosis on Syndicated Show THE DOCTORS by TV News Desk

EW reports that TV and Broadway star Valerie Harper will appear on the March 11 broadcast of the Syndicated show THE DOCTORS to discuss her recent cancer diagnosis.

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Ann; A Big House for the Little Lady by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of Holland Taylor's Ann.

Tony Winner Mark Rylance to Star in the BBC's Wolf Hall, Eyes Broadway Return by Marc Snetiker

Tony winner Mark Rylance will star as Thomas Cromwell in the BBC’s TV adaptation of the bestselling novel Wolf Hall and its sequel Bring Up The Bodies. The project is just on…

A Midsummer Night's Dream - review by Lyn Gardner

Bristol Old VicShakespeare with puppets? Of course it's been done before, but not with some of the same team behind the National Theatre's mega-hit, War Horse. But, although puppets of many …

ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: The Young and the Restless by Ben Brantley

In tour-de-force performances, James McAvoy is a war-traumatized Macbeth and Kate O’Flynn is a girl aching to flee her bleak home town in “Port.”

1st Night Photos: Glen & Greig in Hampstead Longing

Longing, starring Iain Glen and Tamsin Greig and John Sessions, premiered at Hampstead Theatre last night (7 March 2013, previews from 28 February). Directed by Nina Raine (who also helme…

Jason Robert Brown's Last Five Years Added to Current Signature Season; Casting Announced by Andrew Gans

Jason Robert Brown's two-person song cycle, The Last Five Years, will replace the previously announced Crimes of the Heart this spring at Virginia's Signature Theatre.

A Startling Stat on the State of Print. by Ken Davenport

It’s trivia week here at the Producer’s Perspective!  Yesterday a Sondheim stat and now take a look at this: We all know that print advertising is on the decline, right? Well, c…

Added Openings Nights, Dramaworks Hopes To Get Lucky, Blue Man Fills Miami Slot by Bill Hirschman

Quick Hits Two one-actor shows have been added to this month’s calendar in the last few days, one about noted Floridian Zora Neale Hurston and the other about Nazi hunter Simon Weisenthal.…

Musical Comedy ‘First Date’ Set to Hit Broadway in August by David Rogers

“First Date,” a new musical that premiered recently in Seattle, will move to Broadway this summer. The musical first appeared at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, and will begin Broadwa…

Ghostlight Records Will Release Off-Broadway Cast Album of Danny Abosch and Susan DiLallo's Fancy Nancy by Michael Gioia

Ghostlight Records will digitally release the original Off-Broadway cast recording of Fancy Nancy The Musical, the children's show currently running at Vital Theatre Company, March 12. T…

SHOW BIZ: Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - 3/8/2013 by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld.com's SHOW BIZ Rush, Lottery amp Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 382013.

James Gardiner & Erin Weaver to Lead THE LAST FIVE YEARS at Signature Theatre by BroadwayWorld

Signature Theatre has just announced the addition of the acclaimed musical The Last Five Years to this spring's programming. The production, directed by Washington's own Aaron Posner, will r…

The Jealous Strategist by James Sims

In order to highlight what I find interesting in the digital media space, I've created a new Tumblr page.

Photo Flash: Anne Hathaway, Laura Linney, Lily Tomlin, and More Celebrate the Opening of Holland Taylor's Ann by David Gordon

Holland Taylor's Ann celebrated its opening night on Broadway this Thursday at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theatre. Benjamin Endsley Klein (The Coast of Utopia) directs Holland Taylor …

Disney's Oz: The Great and Powerful Is a Colorful 3-D Wonderof Epic Illusion by Ellis Nassour

L. Frank Baum wrote 14 Oz-inspired novels. The Wizard of Oz, only the tip of the iceberg. Sam Raimi went back to the beginning. Result: a $200-million 3D-fantastical prequel.

Lloyd’s “The Kid Brother” Tomorrow by Trav S.D.

Tomorrow, March 9, at 2:30pm, The Silent Clowns Film Series will be showing Harold Lloyd’s 1927 feature The Kid Brother plus the 1918 short Why Pick On Me? As always, the screening wi…

‘Cirque Zíva’ at The Music Center at Strathmore by Keith Tittermary by Keith Tittermary

Strathmore’s Concert Hall is usually a venue for some of the area’s finest music. But on Thursday night, the conductor’s baton was traded in for human gyroscopes and a troupe of Chines…

Terrence McNally's And Away We Go Bumped to Fall, as Pearl Fundraising Continues; J.M. Barrie Flies In by Kenneth Jones

Off-Broadway's not-for-profit Pearl Theatre Company, in the midst of a fundraising campaign, has rescheduled the spring world premiere of Terrence McNally's And Away We Go to this fa…

DID YOU KNOW...The Most Interesting Message Board Topics of the Week: March 2-8 by BroadwayWorld

This week's topics Amanda Seyfried, Cast the 2014 Revival of Les Miz, MATILDA Previews, One-Man Shows, Pulitzer Prize Frontrunners, Webber Vs. Sondheim

'This Clement World' by Cynthia Hopkins at Walker Art Center

Cynthia Hopkins brings passion to the great global question of climate change.

New Jersey Theater Alliance and NJPAC team up for a new festival by Ronni Reich

Events this weekend include performances by Newark students as part of a Playwrights Theater residency

STAGE PORTRAIT: Santino Fontana, Victoria Clark, Laura Osnes, Harriet Harris in Cinderella

Acclaimed illustrator Ken Fallin's drawings of the greatest stars and scenes of the theatrical world are a recurring part of Playbill.com.

Stan the Man mural polling for support

Rally St. Louis, local artist want voter backing

Michael Slade Drama Gingerbread Children Will Get Staged Reading at Human Race Theatre by Adam Hetrick

Gingerbread Children, a new play by Michael Slade about child abuse and human trafficking, will receive a public reading March 9-10 at the Human Race Theatre in Dayton, OH.

Labrats show us the beauty and horror of cyberspace by Michael Roderick

It's been a while since I have personally written about a show. Some of you may remember for a brief stint I wrote a column for Broadwayworld called 99 and Under the Radar and I had a strict…

PHOTO CALL: Ann, Starring Holland Taylor as Ann Richards, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party by Matthew Blank

Ann, actress-writer Holland Taylor's biographical play about late Texas Governor Ann Richards, opened on Broadway March 7 at Lincoln Center Theater's Vivian Beaumont Theater. Emmy Aw…

Virginia Opera's 'Streetcar Named Desire' now in Richmond

Moving production breathes new live into André Previn opera.

Photo Coverage: ANN's Opening Night Theatre Arrivals- Anne Hathaway & More! by Walter McBride

Holland Taylor just took her first official Broadway bow in ANN, a new play written and performed by Taylor, which opened last night at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater 150 West 65 S…

Cicily Daniels, Michelle Dowdy, Kevin Earley, Doug Eskew Set for Reading of New Musical Gumbo by Andrew Gans

An industry reading of the new musical Gumbo, created by composer Brett Macias and book writer/lyricist Christina Quintana, will be presented March 14 at the Riverside Theatre.

Conor McPherson's The Weir and The Night Alive to Play Donmar; Brian Cox, Ciaran Hinds, Jim Norton to Star by Ryan Gilbert

Brian Cox and more complete the cast of Conor McPherson’s The Weir at London’s Donmar Warehouse. The previously announced production will be directed by Josie Rourke. The Weir be…

Photo Coverage: Inside ANN's Opening Night Curtain Call! by Walter McBride

ANN, a new play written and performed by Emmy Award-winning actress Holland Taylor, opened last night at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater 150 West 65 Street. BroadwayWorld was there …

EXCLUSIVE: Jeremy Jordan and Cheyenne Jackson are Miscast in Side Show

Broadway's Jeremy Jordan and Cheyenne Jackson teamed up for an unlikely duet at the 2013 edition of MCC Theater's Miscast, an annual event which places performers in roles they would, in rea…

See If the Word of Mouth Panelists Cast Their Vote for Ann, Starring Holland Taylor by Broadway.com

Emmy winner Holland Taylor stars as former Texas governor Ann Richards in the new solo play Ann. Find out if the new bio-play won the votes of Broadway.com Word of Mouth panelists Anna, Fern…

Principles over plans by Adam Thurman

Arts marketing plans have their purpose, but I have found that having a set of specific marketing principles is much more useful. For example, at my day job, here are our some of marketing p…

Two 1935 Gems Tomorrow Morning on TCM by Trav S.D.

Tomorrow morning at 6am Eastern, TCM will be showing Naughty Marietta, MGM’s 1935 adaptation of Victor Herbert’s 1910 hit show. Who’s crazy enough to get up at the crack o…

Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Eleanor Turney

There’s an awful lot to like about Tom Morris’s new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and a fair amount that doesn’t quite work. On balance, the show is a grea…

‘Miss Saigon,’ ‘War Horse,’ ‘Mamma Mia’ Highlight 2013-14 Broadway Detroit by David Rogers

“Miss Saigon,” “War Horse” and “Mamma Mia!” highlight the upcoming 2013-2014 season of Broadway in Detroit. All touring shows coming through the city will play at either the Fish…

Justin Sayre's The Meeting*, a Tribute to Karen Carpenter, Will Feature Heather MacRae and Gay Marshall by Adam Hetrick

Heather MacRae and Gay Marshall will join Justin Sayre for the March 14 presentation of The Meeting*, dedicated to late recording star Karen Carpenter, at the Duplex.

Cinderella by Carey

The opening line of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella sets the tone for the majority of the play. When Cinderella, wandering through the misty woods, wistfully sings, “It makes you wi…

Top 10 Finalists Named for New Season of "American Idol" by Andrew Gans

The top 10 finalists for the new season of "American Idol" have been announced.

James Wallert, Carra Patterson, James Joseph O'Neil and More Cast in Off-Broadway's Richard III: Born With Teeth by Michael Gioia

Epic Theatre Ensemble will present Richard III: Born With Teeth, a contemporary take on William Shakespeare's Richard III, beginning April 16, prior to an official opening April 21, at t…

THE SCREENING ROOM: Anne Hathaway, Linda Eder, Randy Graff, Patti LuPone, Idina Menzel and More Sing "I Dreamed a Dream" (Video) by Playbill Staff

Anne Hathaway, who starred as the ill-fated Fantine in "Les Misérables," recently won the Academy Award for her heartbreaking performance. In celebration of her award, Playb…

Donna Murphy, Laura Osnes, Anthony Warlow and More Set for New York Pops 30th Anniversary, 4/29 by BroadwayWorld

On Monday, April 29, The New York Pops marks its 30th birthday with a grand gala evening honoring the musical talents of songwriters Frank Loesser and Jule Styne, and the centennial of legen…

News: Creative Scotland publishes “action plan for change” by Thom Dibdin

A new programme of bursaries and awards for individual arts practitioners is part of a new “action plan for change”, published by Scotland’s under-fire arts quango, Creativ…

Theater reflects the lives of first-generation Mexicans by Reed Johnson

The new-immigrant perspective of Teatro Mitote y Cine, visiting from Phoenix, grows from members' life experiences.In "Cada Quien Su Mexicano" (To Each Their Own Mexican), a one-act comedy w…

Conor McPherson's The Weir and The Night Alive to Play the Donmar; Ciarán Hinds, Jim Norton Among Cast by Mark Shenton

The full cast has been announced for the new production of Conor McPherson's The Weir at London's Donmar Warehouse in April, to be followed in June by the world premiere of McPherson…

Somebody Super Like You & Life at Last – Phantom of Paradise by Broadway Reviewed

TweetI originally told Ryan to write a post about zombies on broadway…I had recommended a few shows about zombies and instead, we got this. Enjoy! When I started watching the video for…

Photo Flash: CARRIE Reunion! Dean Pitchford and Linzi Hateley Visit Betty Buckley at DEAR WORLD by BroadwayWorld

Betty Buckley, currently appearing in London's DEAR WORLD, reunited with some special guests recently her CARRIE co-star Linzi Hateley and lyricist Dean Pitchford. The actress shared the reu…

Oz, the Great and Powerful by Trav S.D.

This opens today! We’ll see what we shall see! Look for a review here early next week. ’til then here’s my old squib about L. Frank Baum and his creations…. Filed und…

Casting and Further Plans Announced for 2013 Season at U.K.'s Sheffield Crucible and Lyceum Theatres by Mark Shenton

Casting and further plans have been announced for the 2013 season at U.K.'s Sheffield Crucible and Lyceum Theatres by artistic director Daniel Evans.

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Confirms West End Dates and Further Casting; Henry Goodman Will Star by Mark Shenton

The previously announced transfer of Chichester's Minerva Theatre production of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui to the West End's Duchess Theatre has confirmed dates. It will begin …

Owen Teale, Samantha Bond, Oliver Cotton and More Join Cast of West End Production of Peter Nichols' Passion Play by Mark Shenton

Owen Teale, Samantha Bond, Oliver Cotton, Annabel Scholey and Sian Thomas will join the previously announced Zoë Wanamaker in a new West End production of Peter Nichols' Passion Pla…

Robert Sean Leonard to Star in To Kill a Mockingbird at Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park by Mark Shenton

Robert Sean Leonard, who last appeared on the West End stage in a 1991 production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town at the Shaftesbury Theatre, will return to London to star as Atticus Finch…

Dinner and a Show: Chicago Theater Week, Part II by Matthew Wexler

For those of us growing up in the Rust Belt, dinner theater was the ultimate all-in-one entertainment option. I would purchase my Prime Rib-Pygmalion combo ticket months in advance, waiting …

Workshop of SCARY MUSICAL...THE MUSICAL! Set for York Theatre Today, March 8 by BroadwayWorld

'SCARY MUSICAL The Musical', with Book by Richard Hochberg and Music and Lyrics by Richard Hochberg and Michael Paternostro, will be directed by Daniel Goldstein and produced by Kevin Spirta…

BWW Blog: Molly Tynes of PIPPIN - In the Mood by Guest Blogger: Molly Tynes

This week is all about getting in the mood We spent last week cleaning vocals and dance steps, reviewing, and adding new elements to support and enhance the show we had already created. This…

‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ Transfers to Broadway’s Golden Theatre by David Rogers

The comedy, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” which stars Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce and Kristine Nielsen, will transfer to Broadway with an official opening set for March …

Video Flash: Flashback Friday: Elizabeth Olsen Before She "Divided Houses" by Bethany Rickwald

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Theater News: Jekyll by Hayley Levitt

Tickets are now on sale at the Marquis Theatre Box Office for Jekyll

Around the Broadway World: Regional Highlights for the Week of 3/4 by BroadwayWorld

Fridays at BWW mean one thing a recap at-a-glance of this week's most-read stories in our regional markets Take a stroll around the Broadway World to see what made news for the week of March…

NY Pops Gala Will Salute Jule Styne, Frank Loesser, Danny Kaye; Donna Murphy, Anthony Warlow, Kelli O'Hara Among Singers by Kenneth Jones

Broadway stars of today will celebrate three Broadway icons of yesteryear — namely, songwriters Frank Loesser and Jule Styne and actor Danny Kaye — at the April 29 gala performan…

BWW Interviews: Bassist & Broadway Music Contractor John Miller by Caryn Robbins

For over 30 years, John Miller has been the musical coordinator on over 100 Broadway productions.The creative jazz musician spoke exclusively to BWW about his earliest days working alongside…

I Interview Playwrights Part 555: Basil Kreimendahl by Adam Szymkowicz

Basil Kreimendahl Hometown: Louisville, KY Current Town: Iowa City, IA Q:  What are you working on now? A:  A new play, that takes place in Louisville, KY; it's about an unconv…

Going to hell in style: 'Don Giovanni' in Vienna

VIENNA (AP) — The tenor wandered off, the corpse didn't rise as planned, and the lead soprano dissed her own performance. But "Don Giovanni" still managed to go to hell in style.

Ann by Theasy.com

Vivian Beaumont Theatre at Lincoln Center, Broadway By Bradley Troll BOTTOM LINE: A humorous and heartfelt triumph by writer/star Holland Taylor. “I bet you guys remember me just …

Hope, Royal Court, Liverpool by Roger Foss

Royal Court, Liverpool: Long before Scot Williams' new psychodrama reaches its surprising conclusion there's a scene where a character describes the meaning of the word "hope&…

Mickey Dolenz IS Circus Boy by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Mickey Dolenz. As everyone who’s anyone knows, The Monkees was not Dolenz’s first starring television series, nor even his longest lasting. No, that was …

Barbara Parkins as Anna Held by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Star of Vaudeville #129 Anna Held (for more on her go here). In the clip below from the movie Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women, Held is played by Barbara Parkins,…

BWW TV Exclusive: Chatting with MATILDA's Four Pint-Sized Leading Ladies! by BroadwayWorld TV

MATILDA THE MUSICAL is the story of an extraordinary little girl who decides that despite a bad beginning filled with rotten parents, a terrifying school and a vicious head mistress, her sto…

The Trial (Part I), Shoreditch Town Hall, London by Jonathan Watson

Shoreditch Town Hall, London: A poker-faced receptionist tells everyone to sit down in the grand entrance of Shoreditch Town Hall. She reads the names out, one by one, and you are led into a…

HOT or NOT: MATILDA: The Swngs and Featured Males by JK

ALL NEW POLL!  VOTE UNTIL THURSDAY, MARCH 14 AT 7PM!One of the biggest blockbusters in London theatre history is now Broadway's newest musical event! Matilda is now in preview…

Interview: From Opera to Pop to Motown on Broadway: Remember the Name "N'Kenge" by Hannah Miet

An opera-trained pop singer whose musical repertoire covers 11 languages, Bronx-native N'Kenge is a force to be reckoned with. She performed, solo, at the Commander-in-Chief's Inaugural Ball…

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Mark Rylance to play Thomas Cromwell in television adaptation of Hilary Mantel's novels

After his recent stint as Richard III the actor Mark Rylance is to take on another major period of British history in a television adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s award-winning novels.

News: Ed Vaizey – ‘Crisis? What arts crisis?’ by Alistair Smith

Culture minister Ed Vaizey has claimed that it is “rubbish” to say that the arts are in criris, insisting they are in “rude health”. Speaking at the Local Government …

Review: Mydidae *****

Jack Thorne's intriguingly titled two-hander (named after a group of large flies, apparently) is set entirely in a bathroom, where a couple spend a day going through familiar routines and sh…

ANN – Starring Holland Taylor as Ann Richards – True Grit and White Hot by Oscar E Moore

Texas is noteworthy for two things - the Alamo and Ann Richards who became the 45th Governor of the Lone Star State quite by accident, a twist of fate, her tenacity and hard work ethic insti…

Ready to Get KINKY at Home? Masterworks Broadway to Release KINKY BOOTS Cast Recording May 2013! by BroadwayWorld

MASTERWORKS BROADWAY has just announced the signing of the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Kinky Boots. Produced by Cyndi Lauper, William Wittman and Stephen Oremus, the album will be re…

Happy Birthday to TACT, Rodgers and Hammerstein and Cinderella by Peter Filichia

March is coming in like a lion for Rodgers and Hammerstein. When most people think of Dick and Ockie, they recall their 11 musical properties (or at least five of them). Many may not know or…

Robert Sean Leonard to Play Atticus Finch in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Regent's Park by BroadwayWorld

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has announced today that Robert Sean Leonard will play Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, the first production of the 2013 season. The Tony award-winning …

Stars of Vaudeville # 626: La Carmencita by Trav S.D.

A post in celebration of Women’s History Month. Carmencita Daucet (circa 1870-1895) was a French native who studied and performed with a troupe of traditional Spanish dancers. Much lik…

News: House's Robert Sean Leonard stars in Open Air To Kill a Mockingbird

The Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park has announced that Robert Sean Leonard will play Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, the first production of the 2013 season. The Tony award-winni…

Review: Holland Taylor as the Late Governor of Texas in "Ann" by Robert Kahn

Holland Taylor tackles a demanding role with energy and aplomb, and “Ann” is, by all means, worth your vote.

BWW's On This Day - March 8, 2013

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 8 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Taste this: Super Food Salad at Culinaria

Culinaria stocks a nice selection of ready-made salads.

Review:The North Pool at curtainup.com by Zoe Erwin--Longstaff

he Vineyard production of Rajiv Joseph's 2-hander is at once both compelling and confusing

Review: Ann at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

This solo show succeeds in some measure as a cornucopia of quotes from its eminently quotable subject, as a testament to Ann Richard's indomitable spirit — and to the fine actor portraying…

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Theatre Royal, Bristol by Jeremy Brien

Theatre Royal, Bristol: The creative team that brought War Horse to the stage, director Tom Morris and South African puppet company Handspring, have linked again for this challenging version…

Longing, Hampstead Theatre, London by Natasha Tripney

Hampstead Theatre, London: William Boyd's play takes two of Chekhov's later short stories, My Life - one of his longest - and the less well known A Visit to Friends, and fuses them…

Production News: Kay Mellor to direct A Passionate Woman for Sheffield Theatres by Matthew Hemley

Kay Mellor is to direct a production of her own play, A Passionate Woman, starring Lynda Bellingham, as part of Sheffield Theatres’ new season. The season will open with Alan Bennett’s…

Imago, Glyndebourne Theatre, Lewes by Edward Bhesania

Glyndebourne Theatre, Lewes: Ambitious, imaginative and well executed, Imago is Glyndebourne's latest community opera. Read the full review

Second Coming/Winter Again, Robin Howard Dance Theatre, The Place, London by Neil Norman

Robin Howard Dance Theatre, The Place, London: Scottish Dance Theatre has been making a name for itself as purveyors of quirky, offbeat dance works since its inception in 1986. Finding and h…

Theater review: 'Ann' on Broadway by Joe Dziemianowicz

She knew life wasn’t fair and that government should be, deemed herself a “fun” drunk and kept an armadillo paperweight on her desk in the capitol. That’s how Ann Richards r…

'Inn'-side look at Yiddish theater by Joe Dziemianowicz

Creative juice flows from countless sources. Theater director David Herskovits tapped into it at a Jewish Museum exhibit.

Acting is busload of fun for Bronx kids in 'The We and the I' by Joe Neumaier

To the kids at the Point community center in the Bronx, “Roll’ em!” has a whole new meaning.

Mydidae, Trafalgar Studios 2, London by Honour Bayes

Trafalgar Studios 2, London: A master of dialogue that is both funny and brutally revealing, Jack Thorne is one of the most sharply empathic writers we have in film, TV and on stage today. N…

News: Teale, Bond & Scholey join Wanamaker in Passion Play

Owen Teale, Samantha Bond, Oliver Cotton, Annabel Scholey, and Sian Thomas have been cast alongside Zoë Wanamaker in the forthcoming West End revival of Peter Nichols' Passion Play, which o…

Making Dickie Happy, Tristan Bates, London by Gerald Berkowitz

Tristan Bates, London: Building on the fact that Noel Coward, Agatha Christie and Louis Mountbatten separately stayed at the same Devon hotel, Jeremy Kingston imagines them there together, w…

Production News: Donmar unveils Conor McPherson double-bill by Alistair Smith

Brian Cox, Dervla Kirwan and Ardal O’Hanlon will star in the Donmar Warehouse’s revival of Conor McPherson’s The Weir. The production, which is directed by Donmar artistic …

Longing, Hampstead Theatre, London

Chekhov is amongst that very rare breed of author who is a genius in two distinct forms – the play and the short story. Michael Frayn, not un-incidentally a fine translator of Chekhov, is …

Blog: Michael Coveney: Publish critics and be damned in resurgent Hampstead

Matt Trueman wonders out loud in The Stage this week why so few critics have been published in book form, or anthologised. The answer is twofold: there's no readership, and therefore no prof…

MUCH ADO ABOUT WHEDON by Rachel James (treasurer/writer)

Joss Whedon and my favorite Shakespeare play? Sigh no more... By Rachel James (Treasurer/Writer) Did anyone else hear the clouds part and the angels sing yesterday as the snow fell? Let me r…

Comedy gold: Kevin Bridges' The Story So Far by Leo Benedictus

Don't let Kevin Bridges' TV series What's the Story? put you off: his standup, celebrating the grimness of life, is much funnier Continue reading...

Theatre about theatre shows there's no business like show business by Mark Lawson

A Chorus Line – being revived in London – is one of several successful shows that put the focus on theatre itselfReaders and critics are traditionally sniffy about novels about novelists…

News: Matthew Kelly leads History Boys in Sheffield, Bellingham is Passionate Woman

Artistic director Daniel Evans has announced further details for 2013, which includes productions of The History Boys, Tim Firth's new musical This is My Family and a major revival of Kay Me…

TV & radio reviews: TV review: Broadchurch; Mayday by Harry Venning

I should like to declare a moratorium on all TV dramas concerning the devastating effect the death/disappearance of a young person has upon a small, close-knit and invariably photogenic comm…

Longing, Hampstead Theatre by Heather Neill

If only there were more Chekhov! Theatregoers in England, for whom Anton Pavlovich is little short of a god, must have wished this often enough. The handful of great plays come round almost …

What Could August Strindberg Have To Say About South African Race Relations? Plenty

The Guardian (UK) 03/06/13

Review: Longing ****

A new Chekhov play, Longing, has been created by novelist William Boyd from two of the Russian author’s short stories and given a wonderfully skilled and well-cast production by Nina R…

August Wilson's Words Get New Life In Monologue Contest

NPR 03/07/13 (includes audio)

News: Book of Mormon stars – ‘The show is bringing new audiences to theatre’ by Matthew Hemley

Gavin Creel and Jared Gertner, stars of new West End musical The Book of Mormon, have claimed the production is helping to bring new audiences into theatre. Speaking to The Stage, Gertner sa…

Theater Review: Ann Richards Rides Into Town Again

Of the one-woman-show's star, Holland Taylor: "The physical and spiritual illusion is so masterful that when a huge portrait of the real Richards appears at one point, it feels like a wasted…

New York Shocker: Elaine Stritch Is Leaving Town, For Good (Kind of) by Roger Friedman

At the Broadway premiere of Holland Taylor‘s tour de force performance as Ann Richards in “Ann,” Elaine Stritch confirmed the worst. A New York living legend, Stritch is pa…

La Perla Designer on Hot Lingerie Trends by Young Hollywood

La Perla Designer on Hot Lingerie Trends We are behind the scenes at New York Fashion Week in the Big Apple where La Perla is showing off its latest, sexiest lingerie line yet! We catch up w…

Ann starring Holland Taylor as Ann Richards is Ann Richards by Oscar E. Moore

It’s a fantastic embodiment of a larger than life personality who had some mighty fine things to say, most importantly to have a conscience.

Coming Attractions in Jazz: March 2013 by J. R. Carroll

Aardvark Jazz Orchestra turns 40, Mango Blue makes a one-night return, Evan Ziporyn plays Don Byron's new clarinet concerto, drummer Brian Blade arrives with his Fellowship band, and much, m…

Review: Gjenganger (Akvavit Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Gjenganger deserves praise for the ambitiousness of its undertaking, particularly for a relatively young theatre company. It delves into an array of human conditions in an honest, thought-pr…

Donna McKechnie Attends A CHORUS LINE's Gala Opening at Theatre Memphis Tonight by BroadwayWorld

A Chorus Line, the Tony and Pulitzer Prize award-winning musical about Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line opens tonight, March 8, 2013, at Theatre Memphis with a gala ev…

Ryan Silverman Appears in New York Pops Tribute to Sammy Cahn Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Tonight, March 8, 2013, one of Broadway's favorite leading men, Ryan Silverman, will appear with The New York Pops for Come Fly With Me The Songs of Sammy Cahn. Mr. Silverman has previously …

The Public's Oskar Eustis Directs Lawrence Wright's Premiere FALLACI at Berkeley Rep, Now thru 4/21 by BroadwayWorld

Even as his latest book attracts international attention, Pulitzer Prize-winner Lawrence Wright premieres his new play at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. A reporter renowned for his work with Th…

Exclusive look inside Grease auditions by Benjamin Neutze

Earlier this week, AussieTheatre went inside the Grease audition room to find out more about the search for Australia’s newest T-Birds and Pink Ladies. Over 500 young performers in Melbour…

Cheyenne Jackson - Songwriting Series - Ep. 5 - YOUR SONG Cover by Cheyenne Jackson

Michelle Williams: Pop star trying on a musical by Melissa Ruggieri

Friday March 8, 2013 ATLANTA -- About five years ago, "Fela!" fell into Michelle Williams’ orbit.

On stage: 'Fela! The Musical'

Friday March 8, 2013 What: "Fela! The Musical." Music by Fela Anikulapo-Kurti.

Multi-Media, March 8, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

Dead Man SingingApproaching a new opera on CDby Gaëtan L. CharleboisI never go to an opera unprepared. I buy a CD, I listen to it over and over again, and study the libretto and the history…

A Fly On The Wall, March 8, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

Home Sweet Homeby Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonThere is something about theatre that has always comforted me. I like watching theatre. I have always enjoyed the various jobs I have done r…

CharPo's Real Theatre! March 8, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

Disney's Oz: The Great and Powerful is a Colorful 3-D Wonder of Epic Illusion by Ellis Nassour

  L. Frank Baum wrote 14 Oz-inspired novels. The classic 1939 film classic, The Wizard of Oz, was only the tip of the iceberg. Director Sam Rami (Spider-Man trilogy) and an assembla…

TT: Only when they talk

In today's Wall Street Journal I review three shows, the Broadway revival of Cinderella, the off-Broadway premiere of Jesse Eisenberg's...

TT: Almanac

"A little alarm now and then keeps life from stagnation." Fanny Burney, Camilla...

Jefferson Mays, Playing an Octet of Heirs, Begins West Coast Leg of Gentleman's Guide Musical by Kenneth Jones

The fall 2012 Hartford Stage troupers of the new musical comedy A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder reunite starting March 8 at The Old Globe in San Diego. Tony Award winner Jeff…

Lawrence Wright's Fallaci, Directed by The Public's Oskar Eustis, Premieres March 8 at Berkeley Rep by Michael Gioia

Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright's new play Fallaci, about the last days of legendary journalist Oriana Fallaci,  makes its premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Performances…

Scary Musical… The Musical! Readings, With Christy Carlson Romano, Jennifer Simard, Rashidra Scott, Presented March 8 by Andrew Gans

Industry readings of Scary Musical… The Musical! — billed as "The Rocky Horror Show" meets "High School Musical" and "Glee" — are presented M…

New Comedy Honky Begins World-Premiere Engagement Off-Broadway March 8 by Andrew Gans

The Urban Stages world premiere of Greg Kalleres' comedy Honky begins previews March 8 Off-Broadway.

Stephanie J. Block, Betsy Wolfe and Jessie Mueller Sing at Barnes & Noble Mystery of Edwin Drood CD Event March 8 by Andrew Gans

The 86th Street Barnes & Noble hosts the March 8 cast album release event for the new 2012 Broadway cast recording of Roundabout Theatre Company’s acclaimed production of The Myste…

DIVA TALK: A Chat With Hands on a Hardbody Star Keala Settle by Andrew Gans

News, views and reviews about the women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

Luck Be a Lady: Megan Hilty Sings Sinatra and More Swings at Carnegie Hall March 8 by Adam Hetrick

Luck Be a Lady: Megan Hilty Sings Sinatra and More, featuring the "Smash" and Wicked star backed by the New York Pops, is presented March 8 at Carnegie Hall.

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: MARCH 8 by David Gewirtzman and Anne Bradley and Ernio Hernandez

1920 Ziegfeld Girls of 1920 enjoys a 78-performance run at the New Amsterdam Roof Theatre. This revue boasts the talents of Fanny Brice, W.C. Fields, and Eddie Cantor.

For Berry Gordy, Broadway Is Memory Lane

The legendary music that makes up Broadway's upcoming Motown: The Musical offers audible proof that Berry Gordy's Detroit R&B label is the soundtrack of an American generation. But for Gordy…