Monday, March 11, 2013 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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The Body Always Wins by Rob Weinert-Kendt

As there always is, there was more to my interview with Nobel winner Elfriede Jelinek than I was able to fit into my Times piece. She asked, through her translator Gitta Honegger, if she cou…

SOURCE: The Wicked Stage at 11:48PM

Sybil Christopher, Actress and Nightclub Founder, Dies at 83 by Paul Vitello

Ms. Christopher was a former actress, famous ex-wife and founder of Arthur, one of Manhattan’s most popular celebrity nightclubs in the 1960s.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:47PM

Politics in Play. Spring 2013 theater heats up. by Jonathan Mandell

Two plays opened this past week that both could be considered political, in very different ways. “Ann” written by and starring Holland Taylor, offers a look at the improbable political c…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:28PM

Hunter Ryan Herdlicka: You Make Me Feel So Young at 54 Below Interview by Call Me Adam

In my third video interview, "Call Me Adam" sat down with rising Broadway and cabaret star Hunter Ryan Herdlicka at New York's famous Carlyle Hotel to talk about his new cabaret show "You Ma…

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 11:10PM

Juilliard Receives $10 Million to Endow Masters Program in Drama by BroadwayWorld

The Juilliard School today announced a 10 million gift that completes the endowment of the School's new four-year masters-level graduate program in Drama. The gift supports increased instruc…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:03PM
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Coriolanus (The Hypocrites) by Scotty Zacher

Coriolanus is full-throttle, action-driven theatre. It’s like the video game “Call of Duty” but written by Shakespeare. (read more...)

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 10:55PM

Review: 'Tribes' will be heard — and felt by Charles McNulty

Nina Raine's play, in a David Cromer-directed production at Mark Taper Forum, is noisy but has quiet emotion from Susan Pourfar and Russell Harvard.In the intellectually raucous British hous…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:30PM

St. Louis Rep "Venus in Fur" by Richard Green

It's spring, the time of year when a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of maniacal (but entertaining) lust for pain and degradation.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:21PM

Crystal Bowersox Climbs to Fame; New Album 'All That For This' Set for March 26 Release

The 27-year-old former American Idol runner-up comes out with a new album, and will start in Broadway show

SOURCE: www.enstarz.com at 10:17PM

Beowulf: A Thousand Years Of Baggage - review | Alex Needham by Alex Needham

The German Club, AdelaideA couple of days after The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart exits the Adelaide festival, another poetic adaption roosts amongst the tables, chairs and steins of Wei…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06PM

Theater Review: ‘Neva,’ by Guillermo Calderón, at the Public Theater by Charles Isherwood

“Neva” is a Guillermo Calderón play set in 1905 Russia and centering on Chekhov’s widow, Olga Knipper.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00PM

Review: Neva by Zachary Stewart

There is something thrillingly perverse about sitting in a plush red seat in a darkened theater that was founded by a committed socialist, surrounded by people who paid $55 for 80 minutes of…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Photo Flash: Jonathan Groff, Guillermo Diaz and More Attend TRIBES Opening at CTG's Mark Taper Forum by BroadwayWorld

Tribes celebrated its Opening Night on Sunday, March 10 at the Mark Taper Forum. Written by Nina Raine, the CTG and Barrow Street Theatre production is directed by David Cromer in the play's…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:44PM

Off-Off-Broadway Theater Review: EASTER (August Strindberg Repertory Theatre) by Cindy Pierre

NO RESURRECTION HERE While the snow is thawing and the flowers are getting ready to shoot out of the soil, the August Strindberg Repertory Theatre, a newly-formed company that’s dedica…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:41PM

Cheyenne Jackson Replaces Sean Hayes in 6 DANCE LESSONS IN 6 WEEKS Film by BroadwayWorld

According to Deadline.com, Cheyenne Jackson will replace Sean Hayes as 'Michael Minetti' in 6 Dance Lessons In 6 Weeks, directed by Allan Seidelman with a screenplay based on Richard Alfieri…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:12PM

Tribes: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

The British drama about deafness and the many other ways we do not hear comes to L.A.'s Mark Taper Forum.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:01PM
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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From Tribes to Our Town by Don Shirley

A year after director David Cromer brought Our Town to LA, he returns with Nina Raine's Tribes, an eye-opening play about a family who tends to drown out its one deaf member, at the Taper. M…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 08:59PM

Review: Coriolanus/The Hypocrites by Johnny Oleksinski

RECOMMENDED “I was born for a storm and a calm does not suit me,” said war-hero-turned-president Andrew Jackson, a man whose personal and political lives were both defined by tumult. Hi…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 08:57PM

Kids in the kitchen — The Supernatural Kids Cookbook by Pauline Adamek

What better way to excite young imaginations and introduce kids to the fun of creating in the kitchen than this gorgeous new cookbook from writer, healer and cook Nancy Mehagian? Review by P…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:44PM

STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at Berkeley Rep's FALLACI World Premiere by Stage Tube

Pulitzer Prize-winner Lawrence Wright premieres his new play at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. It is a fictional play about the last days of legendary journalist Oriana Fallaci. Don't miss this…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:41PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Concetta Tomei and Marjan Neshat in Berkeley Rep's FALLACI World Premiere by BroadwayWorld

Pulitzer Prize-winner Lawrence Wright premieres his new play at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. It is a fictional play about the last days of legendary journalist Oriana Fallaci. Don't miss this…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:35PM

Heart-Stopping 'Shaheed: The Dream and Death of Benazir Bhutto' Analyzes a Martyr

“Shaheed” means “martyr,” and that’s exactly what the late Benazir Bhutto was to the Pakistani people. Aware that she might be killed by her country’s Isl…

SOURCE: Backstage at 08:30PM

Review: Vigils (The Gift Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Don’t stay at home, wallowing in the past. Take a cue from the play’s theme and venture out to Jefferson Park for this wonderful theatrical experience. (read more...)

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 08:12PM

Chicago Dance Review: MADE IN SPAIN (Luna Negra Dance Theater) by Lawrence Bommer

WRITHING INTO REVELATION Alas, it’s over – and way too soon. Luna Negra Dance Theater’s 2013 spring program celebrated works by two contemporary Spanish choreographers: guest artist F…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:07PM

BWW TV: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE- Performance Highlights! by BroadwayWorld TV

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…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:02PM

NEVA - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

For all the fretting about emotional clarity it contains, one can’t help but wish that Neva contained a bit more of it....

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:00PM

Windy ‘Neva’ Finds Few Chuckles in Chekhov

Anton Chekhov is a popular subject to parody and re-imagine these days. With Christopher Durang’s “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” on Broadway and Annie Baker’s …

SOURCE: Backstage at 08:00PM

Alan Bennett reveals he was 'interfered with' as child but plays down the trauma

In his play The History Boys, Alan Bennett raised eyebrows with his sympathetic portrayal of Hector, the teacher forced to step down for fondling his teenage pupils.

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:00PM
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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S. Epatha Merkerson in Talks for Marvin Gaye Biopic SEXUAL HEALING by Movies News Desk

According to Deadline.com, Law amp Order's S. Epatha Merkerson is in talks to play Marvin Gaye's mother in the biopic Sexual Healing, starring fellow Law amp Order actor Jesse L Martin and d…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:54PM

Timberlake Brings SNL Highest Ratings In A Year by Pat Cerasaro

International superstar Justin Timberlake had proven his adeptness at spectacularly hosting NBC late-night mainstay Saturday Night Live with his four previous very successful hosting gigs an…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:38PM

David Hyde Pierce, Ellen Burstyn and More Set for Drama Desk's THE ART OF STORYTELLING Panel at Sardi's, 3/22 by BroadwayWorld

On Friday, March 22nd, 2013, please join Award winning Broadway stars David Hyde Pierce and Kristine Nielsen 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' Ellen Burstyn and Elizabeth Marvel 'Picnic'…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:21PM

BWW TV: First Look at Highlights of Barrow Street Theatre's HIT THE WALL by BroadwayWorld TV

Producers Scott Morfee, Jean Doumanian and Tom Wirtshafter present the New York premiere of the new play, Hit The Wall by Ike Holter, a theatrical exploration of the first night of the 1969 …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:07PM

Billie Joe Armstrong & Green Day Return, Rocking Pomona by Pat Cerasaro

Green day frontman and AMERICAN IDIOT composer Billie Joe Armstrong wowed crowds and made a major return to the stage following his recent stint in rehab and onstage meltdown at a Las Vegas …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:06PM

'The (*) Inn' Is Too Averse to Emotional Connection

The coy asterisk in the title of Target Margin Theater’s latest production is meant to promote mysterious fascination. The play in question, a classic of New York City’s Yiddish …

SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00PM
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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THE LEAGUE OF CHICAGO THEATRES CELEBRATES 175TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHICAGO THEATER WITH 2013 SPRING GALA MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013 AT INTERCONTINENTAL CHICAGO by Michael J. Roberts

The League of Chicago Theatres announces the 2013 Spring Gala, an elegant, extravagant evening celebrating the 175th Anniversary of Chicago theater.  This one-night-only event brings to…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:52PM

Photo & Video of the Week: Justin Timberlake Joins SNL’s Five-Timers Club by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

This weekend, Justin Timberlake hosted “Saturday Night Live” joining the “Five Timers Club.” Before the show, Steve Martin sent this photo via Instagram featuring LUC…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 06:48PM

“The Drowsy Chaperone” – Arcadia Performing Arts Center – 3-21 through 3-23 – Los Angeles theater report by Pauline Adamek

“The Drowsy Chaperone,” – the highly entertaining Tony® Award winning musical – is coming to the glamorous new Arcadia Performing Arts Center for three nights only, Thursday March 2…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:44PM

Gordon-Levitt, Sarandon & More In Ono/Lennon's Anti-Fracking Video by Pat Cerasaro

Music legend Yoko Ono has teamed up with her son, Sean Lennon, as well as a host of celebrities in a new anti-fracking PSA aimed at disallowing legislation of the controversial, purportedly …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:43PM

Neva, Public Theatre, New York

The death of Chekhov and the volatility of life in 1905 Russia are evoked in Guillermo Calderón’s drama, writes Brendan Lemon

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:36PM

Review: The Living Room by Geri Silver

More than half a century after Graham Greene’s The Living Room began its two-year run on the West End, Primavera and the Jermyn Street Theatre have brought back this interesting and chilli…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:28PM

People You Should Know . . . Andrea Cirie by Zack Calhoon

ANDREA CIRIE: As a stage actor, Ms. Cirie has worked in New York City, and at many of the top regional theatres in the country. Credits include classical roles as well as numerous contempora…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 06:27PM

It’s All in the Family with Cicely Tyson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Williams & the Cast of The Trip to Bountiful by Broadway.com

Emmy winner Cicely Tyson, Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Williams, Tom Wopat and Condola Rashad are gearing up to star in The Trip to Bountiful on March 30 at the Step…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:20PM

Oh, Sherrie! Backstage at Rock of Ages With Kate Rockwell, Episode 7: Jell-O Shots! by Broadway.com

Hey, Broadway.com vlogger Kate Rockwell, is that a Jell-O shot in your pocket or are you happy to see us? Rockwell parties with her Rock of Ages co-stars as the '80s tuner becomes the 50…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:19PM

Writer/Director Guillermo Calderon Illustrates How Theater and Politics Clash in Neva by Broadway.com

Guillermo Calderon, the man behind the Public Theater’s haunting new political drama Neva, shares his inspiration for creating the show and why theater, art and revolution make for one…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:17PM

Simon Cowell Unveils THE YOU GENERATION Trailer by Pat Cerasaro

International music icon and judge extraordinaire Simon Cowell has just unveiled the trailer for his newest reality singing competition, THE YOU GENERATION.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:14PM

Talley’s Folly

A long time ago a friend of mine said in passing that she believed many women fell in love with the men who fell in love with them first.Ain’t that the truth. For Sally Talley (Sarah Paul…

SOURCE: Usher Nonsense at 06:01PM

Sneak Peek at the New Broadway Pippin

The cast and creatives of the Broadway revival of Pippin met the press to preview the production fresh from its critically-acclaimed run at A.R.T. in Cambridge, MA. Directed by Diane Paulus,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:00PM

This Week's New Classifieds on BWW - 3/11/2013

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld.com for 3112013.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00PM

St. Louis Art Museum expansion wins LEED gold certification

Expansion opens to the public June 29.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:00PM
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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The goddess within steps out in 'Venus in Fur'

David Ives' play at the Rep's Studio Theatre explores the games that men and women play.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:59PM

Studio 7Arts' ROCK'N ROLL DEBAUCHERY Benefit to Support ROCK OF AGES' Michele Mais, 4/24 by BroadwayWorld

Studio 7Arts presents an evening of 'Rock'N Roll amp Debauchery' April 24th at The Cutting Room beginning at 7PM. This exciting evening of magic, music and performance will be a collaborativ…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:58PM

Rita Wilson Performs At 54 Below April 14-20 by Pat Cerasaro

CHICAGO onBroadway's recent Roxie Hart, Hollywood notable Rita Wilson, will headline a week of shows at 54 Below in April.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:50PM

THE SCREENING ROOM: An Inspiring Valerie Harper Speaks Out About Terminal Cancer (Video) by Michael Gioia and Andrew Gans

Stage and screen star Valerie Harper, most recently on Broadway in a Tony-nominated turn in Looped — and diagnosed Jan. 15 with terminal brain cancer — is speaking out …

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:45PM

Felder makes his way back to that fateful day at Ford's Theatre by Chris Jones

THEATER REVIEW: "An American Story for Actor and Orchestra" at the Royal George Theatre ★★½ THEATER REVIEW: "An American Story for Actor and Orchestra" by Hershey Felder at the…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:45PM

BWW TV Exclusive: On the Road with PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT- Episode 6! by BroadwayWorld TV

BWW is excited to spend a year on the road on the bus with the cast of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT In Episode 6 of our On the Road series, 'Diva' Brit West takes us on a tour of Pittsburgh…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:38PM

Marvin Hamlisch Tribute, Edward Albee and Kathleen Turner and MAD MEN Cast Set for Paley Center, March-April 2013 by TV News Desk

The Paley Center has announced its upcoming events for March-April 2013, including a Marvin Hamlisch tribute concert, the New York premiere screening of the documentary 'The Stages of Edward…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:35PM

BWW Reviews: R+H's CINDERELLA Choreographer, Josh Rhodes, Brings the Fairy Tale to Life by Mary Callahan

While this pseudo-revival of Cinderella teeters between contemporary dialogue and classic songs 'A Lovely Night,' 'In My Own Little Corner,' 'Ten Minutes Ago,' etc., the romantic choreograph…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:34PM

DUE TO TICKET DEMAND, ATC EXTENDS ITS HIT PRODUCTION OF COLUMBINUS THROUGH APRIL 7 by Michael J. Roberts

American Theater Company (ATC) announces new performance dates for its world premiere production of the revised version of columbinus, written by Stephen Karam and PJ Paparelli, with dram…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:32PM

Broadway Ticket Buying Guide: March 11-17 by BroadwayWorld

The music of motown comes to Broadway tonight, when the aptly titled MOTOWN THE MUICAL begins previews at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Then on Thursday, March 14, Christopher Durang's VANYA AN…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:27PM

I Am Harvey Milk, Featuring Music by Andrew Lippa, Will Premiere in San Francisco by Adam Hetrick

I Am Harvey Milk, a new choral piece with solo singers featuring music and lyrics by Tony Award-nominated composer Andrew Lippa, will receive its world premiere with the San Francisco's …

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:24PM

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LADCC) – Annual awards ceremony Monday, March 18 – Los Angeles theater report by Pauline Adamek

    Hey theater cats! The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle (LADCC) is holding their Annual awards ceremony a week from tonight, on on Monday, March 18, 2013 at historic, heralded L…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:21PM

The Afternoon Report, Monday, March 11, 2013 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Monday, March 11, 2013 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway RT @EBONYMag: ‘MOTOWN THE MUSICAL‘ h…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:20PM

CHICAGO SINFONIETTA PRESENTS SIMON SHAHEEN IN THE CHICAGO PREMIERE OF HIS OUD CONCERTO by Michael J. Roberts

The Chicago Sinfonietta, under the direction of Music Director Mei-Ann Chen, examines the common struggle for human dignity by featuring works that reflect the history and beauty of their …

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:20PM

Maura Tierney Chats About the New York Story Behind Lucky Guy on The View by Marc Snetiker

ER vet Maura Tierney makes her Broadway debut this April in Lucky Guy, the final play by Nora Ephron, which also marks the Mainstem debut of co-star Tom Hanks as reporter Mike McAlary. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:19PM

I'LL EAT YOU LAST Begins Rehearsals Today; Box Office to Open 3/15 by BroadwayWorld

Rehearsals begin today for Bette Midler's return to Broadway in John Logan's new one-woman play I'LL EAT YOU LAST A CHAT WITH SUE MENGERS, directed by Joe Mantello. In addition, Booth Theatr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:18PM

Watch Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane & More in a Trailer for the Mel Brooks Documentary Make a Noise by Casey Alter Mink

Three-time Tony winner Mel Brooks will be the focus of a new PBS documentary entitled Mel Brooks: Make a Noise. The film will provide an inside look at the EGOT winner’s 60 years in en…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:16PM

Comedian Nick Kroll mocks the Philly sports fan? by Molly Eichel

What's up with Nick Kroll's love of Philly?

SOURCE: Philly.com at 05:13PM

6 Other Boxing One-Man Shows We'd Like to See by Paul T. Bradley

See also: *Mike Tyson's One-Man Show at the Pantages Theater Is Surprisingly Good Mike Tyson's much-hyped one man Broadway show (and Spike Lee joint) Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth came to L…

SOURCE: LA Weekly at 05:08PM

Paper Mill Playhouse announces its 2013-14 season by Ronni Reich

Tony Danza stars in a new musical by Jason Robert Brown

SOURCE: NJ.com at 05:04PM

VIDEO: Maura Tierney Chats LUCKY GUY on THE VIEW by TV News Desk

Maura Tierney stopped by this morning's THE VIEW on ABC to promote her upcoming Broadway play LUCKY GUY. Check out her appearance below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:01PM

Movie Monologue Monday – Phoebe Cates in Gremlins by Craig Mason

This week’s Movie Monologue Monday is going to look at Phoebe Cates in Gremlins. It’s hard to believe that Gremlins, that 80′s-era sorta goofyish/scaryish movie has a monol…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PM

Broadway Unplugged announces winners for heats 5 & 6 by Erin James

AussieTheatre and Broadway Unplugged are thrilled to announce the winners of Project X heats 5 & 6. Coral Mercer-Jones (heat 5) and Charlotte Kerr (heat 6) have been voted as the winner…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:00PM

Keeping the Flame by Sarah Bellamy by HowlRound

March finds the artistic and administrative team at Penumbra Theatre Company in St. Paul, Minnesota focusing on two objectives: one is celebrating the power of art to sustain and uplift cult…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:00PM

Exclusive! Caissie Levy Offers Fans an Unforgettable Night of Music at 54 Below by Josh Ferri

Caissie Levy made her 54 Below debut on March 10 with a crowd-pleasing new show. Backed by a four-piece band and a backup singer, Levy blew the roof off the intimate club with a voice Broadw…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:00PM
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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BREAKING NEWS: Paper Mill Playhouse Announces 2013-14 Season- HONEYMOON IN VEGAS, OLIVER!, GREASE & More! by BroadwayWorld

Paper Mill Playhouse Mark S. Hoebee-Producing Artistic Director, Todd Schmidt-Managing Director has just announced the lineup for its 75th Anniversary Season, featuring five musicals, at lea…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:59PM

Rhea Perlman Set to Star in STELLA & LOU at Northlight Theatre, 5/10 by BroadwayWorld

Rhea Perlman, best known as Carla on the hit comedy series 'Cheers,' is set to star as Stella in the World Premiere of STELLA amp LOU at the Northlight Theatre in Skokie, opening May 10, 201…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:51PM

Hersey Felder’s AN AMERICAN STORY Is a Must-See Theatrical Experience by Michael J. Roberts

  Reviewed by: Russell Goeltenbodt Have you often wondered while you were in school how wonderful it would be to be a part of history rather than reading the stories from a textbook?  It i…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:51PM

Video Flash: Broadway's Adorable Matildas are Excited to Talk About Matilda The Musical by Bethany Rickwald

The four charming girls who have been selected to share the part of Matilda in the new Broadway show Matilda The Musical (Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon, and Milly Shapiro) took …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:47PM

Review: 'Catch Me If You Can' plays a musical con game by Chris Wilman

Inside the 2002 Steven Spielberg movie “Catch Me If You Can” is the germ of a great idea for a Broadway show, since antihero Frank Abagnale Jr. ultimately turns out to be less o…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:46PM

Court Says Jersey Boys Producers Were Free to Use Copyrighted "Ed Sullivan" Clip in Show by Kenneth Jones

A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Central California filed on March 11 a ruling that the producers of Jersey Boys were entitled to use a seve…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:46PM

Mama, I Want to Sing Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary Season by Scottf

The 30th Anniversary of Mama, I Want to Sing, the longest running off-Broadway Black musical in theater history, To Benefit The Mama Foundation for the Arts and the Gospel for Teens Program …

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 04:43PM

AMERICAN BLUES THEATER CLOSES THEIR 2012-2013 SEASON WITH COLLECTED STORIES BY PULITZER PRIZE WINNER DONALD MARGULIES APRIL 19 – MAY 19 by Michael J. Roberts

American Blues Theater, Chicago’s second oldest Equity ensemble, proudly closes the Ensemble’s 27th season with the Broadway version of the script Collected Stories by Pulitzer Prize …

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:40PM

ArtsBeat: Connecticut School’s Production of ‘Sweeney Todd’ Sparks Protest by Patrick Healy

Some residents in Woodbridge, Conn., believe that “Sweeney Todd” is too violent for the students in the Amity Regional High School drama program.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:40PM

San Francisco Opera Review: GREEN SNEAKERS (composed by Ricky Ian Gordon) by Grant Barnes

GRIEF TURNS TO POETRY AND MUSIC Composer and poet Ricky Ian Gordon’s partner, Jeffrey Michael Grossi, died of AIDS in 1996, at the age of 32. In response, Gordon created, among his man…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:40PM

Theater News: Broadway Veteran Rita Wilson Set for Seven Shows at 54 Below by Bethany Rickwald

Rita Wilson, an actress, singer, and producer, as well as the wife of actor Tom Hanks, has announced that she will be performing seven concerts at 54 Below, April 14-20. The concert appeara…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:38PM

PHOTO CALL: Jefferson Mays, Ken Barnett, Lisa O'Hare and Chilina Kennedy in Gentleman's Guide Musical by Matthew Blank

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:37PM

Paper Mill Season Includes Honeymoon in Vegas, Other Josh Cohen, Oliver! and More by Adam Hetrick

The Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ, will stage revivals of Grease, South Pacific, Oliver! and a remounting of the Off-Broadway production of The Other Josh Cohen as part of its 2013-20…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:34PM

The Driving Force Behind ‘Hands on a Hardbody’ (VIDEO) by Broadway's Best Shows

Director Neil Pepe and choreographer Sergio Trujillo talk about their shared vision for Broadway’s ‘Hands on a Hardbody.’ Inspired by true events, this new musical features…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 04:30PM

Liza Minnelli to Make Appearance on JOAN HAMBURG SHOW Tomorrow by BroadwayWorld

The legendary Liza Minnelli will spend her 67th birthday appearing on The Joan Hamburg Show on Tuesday, March 12. The Joy Behar Show airs from 12Noon - 200PM EST on WOR-AM. Liza will be on t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:29PM

Rhea Perlman, Francis Guinan and Ed Flynn to appear in the World Premiere of Northlight Theatre’s STELLA & LOU by Bruce Graham, directed by BJ by Michael J. Roberts

Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, announce the cast for the world premiere of Stella & Lou, including Emmy A…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:25PM

Tickets Now On Sale for The Trip to Bountiful, Starring Cicely Tyson, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Vanessa Williams by Casey Alter Mink

Tickets are now on sale for the first Broadway revival of The Trip to Bountiful. The play, directed by Michael Wilson, stars Emmy winner Cicely Tyson, Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr. and Tony …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:23PM

‘Annie’ Search For Sandy Act 3 (VIDEO) by Broadway's Best Shows

Sunny and her understudy Casey move to New York to complete their training. After 8 weeks of rehearsal with Lilla Crawford (Annie) and Bill Berloni, these shelter dogs are ready to be Broadw…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 04:22PM

Honeymoon in Vegas Musical, Starring Tony Danza, to Have Pre-Broadway Run at Paper Mill Playhouse by Michael Mellini

The world premiere of the Broadway-bound musical Honeymoon in Vegas will kick off the 2013-14 season at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse.  Starring Tony Danza and directed by …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:21PM

Cirque du Soleil passing on Chicago this summer; Riverfront Theatre gone too by Chris Jones

For the past two decades, a touring show from the Cirque du Soleil has typically arrived in Chicago every other year. The most recent production was "Ovo" in 2011, performed in the parking l…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:16PM

It’s a Celebration in the West Village as the Stonewall-Set Drama Hit the Wall Opens Off-Broadway by Josh Ferri

The New York premiere of Ike Holter’s acclaimed play Hit the Wall opened at the Barrow Street Theatre on March 10. The play is set on the first night of the historic Stonewall Riots an…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:10PM

Rehearsals Begin Today for Bette Midler in I’LL EAT YOU LAST, Booth Theatre Box Office Opens March 15 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Rehearsals begin today for Bette Midler’s return to Broadway in John Logan’s new one-woman play I’LL EAT YOU LAST: A CHAT WITH SUE MENGERS, directed by Joe Mantello. In addition, Booth…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 04:10PM

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 3/11 by BroadwayWorld

Welcome to this week's edition of our new WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS, part of our new Industry Insights section that will feature insider industry information, commentary and insights Read on f…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:04PM

Shakespeare's Coriolanus is a man most at home on a battlefield by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Coriolanus" by the Hypocrites at the Chopin Theater ★★★ If the truculent titular warrior in Shakespeare's "Coriolanus" has a parallel in American poli…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:04PM

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/10/13

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 3102013.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:03PM

Notebooks of puzzling allegory in 'Analog' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Analog" by the Neo-Futurists ★★½ The dance between self-revelation and self-indulgence has taken several forms over the years with the Neo-Futurists, but pe…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:03PM

Watch Smash's Megan Hilty Sing 'No Cure' from Her Debut Album It Happens All the Time by Casey Alter Mink

Megan Hilty is making her solo album debut with It Happens All the Time, due out March 12. The Broadway powerhouse and Smash star stopped by The View on March 11 to promote the album by sing…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:02PM

New York City Ballet MOVES explores a wide-ranging program

Touring dance company is a hit at the Fox.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:00PM
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Nathan Lane and Jack O’Brien on Broadway’s ‘The Nance’ (VIDEO) by Broadway's Best Shows

Nathan Lane and director Jack O’Brien answer the question “What is a Nance?” Douglas Carter Beane‘s The Nance recreates the naughty, raucous world of burlesque’…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 03:57PM

Theater News: Broadway's Reed Birney, Billy Crudup, Peter Dinklage, and Myra Lucretia Taylor to Perform Stand by Me: The Reliable Plays by Hell's Kit by Erica Anker

The 52nd Street Project pairs kids living in Hell's Kitchen with theater professionals who mentor them through the creation of original theater. Running from April 4-7, the organization's Se…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:53PM

Zuniga Soars In Luna Negra’s MADE IN SPAIN by Michael J. Roberts

Luna Negra Dance Theatre continued to prove themselves as one of the preeminent latino dance companies in this country with their program “Made in Spain,” which featured work by two con…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:45PM

‘The Big Knife’ Reveals Hollywood Spot (VIDEO) by Broadway's Best Shows

Roundabout Theatre Company presents an electrifying new production of Clifford Odets’s classic tale about keeping your integrity in the face of success, starring Emmy® Award–win…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 03:45PM

Broadway Grosses: Lucky Guy, Starring Tom Hanks, Hits $1 Million Mark During First Full Week of Previews by Michael Mellini

Looks like Lucky Guy is going to be quite the hot ticket. Nora Ephron's final play, in which Tom Hanks makes his Broadway debut, took in over $1 million in ticket sales during the drama&…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:37PM

Brustein’s ‘The Last Will’ to open in April off-Broadway

“The Last Will,’’ the final play in Robert Brustein’s Shakespeare trilogy, will open off-Broadway April 17 in a production by Abingdon Theatre Company, to be directed by Austin Pendl…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 03:32PM

‘An American Story’ a triumph at every turn

As you take your seat at the Royal George Theatre for “An American Story for Actor and Orchestra,” Hershey Felder’s unique meditation on this country’s resilient spirit, the devastat…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 03:30PM

Rhea Perlman of 'Cheers' to star in Northlight show by Chris Jones

Rhea Perlman, the actress best known for playing Carla on the NBC comedy "Cheers," is to star in a show at the Northlight Theatre in Skokie this spring.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:27PM

Cinderella by StageGrade

Are critics enchanted by "Cinderella"?

SOURCE: stagegrade.com at 03:26PM

PHOTO CALL: A Sneak Peek at "Smash" Episode "The Fringe," With Sean Hayes, Andy Mientus and Veanne Cox by Matthew Blank

The March 12 episode of the new NBC musical drama "Smash," which is titled "The Fringe," will air at 10 PM ET.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:25PM

Photo Flash: First Look at the KINKY BOOTS Cast in Action; Stark Sands, Annaleigh Ashford, Billy Porter & More! by BroadwayWorld

The Great White Way is about to get kinkier The new musical Kinky Boots, from four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein book, Grammy Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper Music amp Lyrics,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:18PM

VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Broderick, Lane & More Featured on PBS's MEL BROOKS Special by TV News Desk

Premiering nationwide Monday, May 20, 2013 at 9 p.m. ETPT on PBS check local listings, American Masters Mel Brooks Make a Noise features new interviews with Brooks, his friends and colleague…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:17PM

Broadway Grosses: March 4-10 by David Gewirtzman

All data provided by The Broadway League View Broadway Grosses in a sortable table or view by show at the Playbill Vault  

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:16PM

PHOTO CALL: Meet the Cast of Broadway's Trip to Bountiful, With Cicely Tyson, Vanessa Williams, Condola Rashad and Cuba Gooding Jr. by Matthew Blank

The Broadway production of Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful will begin previews March 30 the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:10PM

Monday, March 11, 2013

If Heart Shaped Nebula Were A Sculpture...If my play were a sculpture I think it might look something like this: Light After Death: Mihoko Ogaki’s ‘Milky Way’ Figures Project Stars fro…

SOURCE: Variations On A Theme at 03:08PM

Theater News: Stephen Sondheim and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley to Receive CST's Spirit of Shakespeare Award by Erica Anker

Chicago Shakespeare Theater's (CST) Artistic Director Barbara Gaines and Executive Director Criss Henderson announced CST's full 2013-2014 season, World's Stage Series, and Spirit of Shakesp…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:06PM

LATC’s Melancholia Returns, in a Different Space by Jose Luis Valenzuela

Latino Theater Company's Melancholia examines a recent LA veteran's struggle to survive PTSD after he returns home.  Initially produced in 2007, it's begin revived in LATC's Basement Galler…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 03:05PM

‘The Trip To Bountiful’ Box Office Opens at Stephen Sondheim Theatre by Broadway's Best Shows

The box office is open again at Stephen Sondheim Theatre, which has been dark since Anything Goes closed on July 8, 2012. Horton Foote‘s The Trip To Bountiful began selling tickets tod…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 03:00PM
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Theater News: Laura Osnes, Santino Fontana, Jay Armstrong Johnson and More Will Join Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band by Sarah Moore

Broadway bandleader Charlie Rosen (One Man Two Guvnors) will return to 54 Below for an evening of modern and classic show tunes, sung by the best and brightest Broadway stars and accompanied…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:56PM

They Dunnit! Tallies Are In for Most Popular Drood Killers; Closing Night Surprises, Too by Adam Hetrick

It seems that Broadway audiences love a good murderess. Theatregoers during the run of the interactive murder-mystery musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood named Rosa Bud the killer more o…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:49PM

VIDEO: Megan Hilty Performs 'No Cure' on THE VIEW by TV News Desk

'Smash' star Megan Hilty visited ABC's THE VIEW this morning to perform 'No Cure', the new single from her debut album, 'It Happens All The Time.' Check out the appearance below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:44PM

Special Report: This Weekend in Broadway Instagrams by Bethany Rickwald

Broadway's big names are people too. They do silly things with Photoshop. They Instagram their food. They even take selfies! If you spent your weekend fantasizing about what your life would…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:37PM

Good Mourning! My Big Gay Italian Funeral to Open Off-Broadway This Summer by Marc Snetiker

Mankind’s saddest occasion will be decidedly funnier when playwright Anthony J. Wilkinson opens his newest comedy My Big Gay Italian Funeral—the sequel to his hit off-Broadway sh…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:32PM

LUV LANDS IN BRANSON! SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CONVERTS AIRTRAN AIRWAYS SERVICE, ADDING 79TH DESTINATION TO ROUTE MAP by Michael J. Roberts

Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) is excited to announce that LUV has officially landed in Branson, Missouri!  The Branson Community rolled out the red carpet today as Congressman Billy Long …

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:19PM

The Journey Begins! The Trip to Bountiful Stars Cicely Tyson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Williams & More Meet the Press by Lindsay Champion

Broadway.com took a trip to Sardi’s on March 11 to meet the talented new cast of Horton Foote’s 1953 play The Trip to Bountiful. Emmy winner Cicely Tyson, Oscar winner Cuba Goodi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18PM

ArtsBeat: Free Festival to Offer Plays With New York Themes by Patrick Healy

The NewYorkNewYork festival is scheduled to run March 18-24.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:13PM

Bartlett Sher In Discussions to Stage My Fair Lady Broadway Revival by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher has been tapped to direct a Broadway revival of My Fair Lady, Grammy-winning producer Clive Davis confirmed to Showbiz411.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:13PM

MICHAEL FEINSTEIN AND ANDRÉ PREVIN REDISCOVER PREVIN WORKS IN NEW RELEASE Change of Heart: The Songs of André Previn Set to Release April 16, 2013 by Michael J. Roberts

The supremely talented singer and pianist Michael Feinstein collaborates with legendary composer-conductor-pianist André Previn for an album celebrating Previn’s repertoire from his lesse…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:12PM

Bolshoi Theater Director Contends Acid Attack’s Mastermind Yet to Be Found by Sophia Kishkovsky

Anatoly Iksanov, the theater’s general director, told Russian television that he doesn’t believe that the mastermind behind the January acid attack on Sergei Filin, the ballet company’…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:02PM

Stark Sands on Working with Pop Star Composers and Why Kinky Boots Is More Than a 'Glitzy Drag Musical' by Josh Ferri

Stark Sands received a Tony nomination for his Broadway debut as a young soldier in the World War I drama Journey’s End. He went on to star opposite Anne Hathaway in the Public Theater…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:02PM

Review: Last Man Club by Zachary Stewart

In his 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck taught us about the Okies, the Oklahoma farmers who sought refuge in California in the wake of the Dust Bowl, an ecological disaster tha…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Sybil Christopher obituary by Michael Coveney

Welsh-born actor and Richard Burton's first wife, she moved to the US after their split and co-founded a famous New York discoSybil Christopher, who has died aged 83, was the injured party i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:56PM

Sybil Christopher obituary by Michael Coveney

Welsh-born actor and Richard Burton's first wife, she moved to the US after their split and co-founded a famous New York disco Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:56PM

Photo Flash: Meet Cicely Tyson, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Vanessa Williams Before They Take Their Broadway Trip to Bountiful by David Gordon

The cast of Broadway's upcoming revival of Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful met the press on Monday, March 11 at the theater district eatery Sardi's. Directed by Michael Wils

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:53PM

The Follies Take on the Love Boat & Streisand with I’m The Greatest Star by Broadway Reviewed

TweetI wasn’t actually alive yet when the Love Boat was on tv, but it was one of those shows that always had a million guest stars on it. On one episode they decided to have their own …

SOURCE: Broadway Reviewed at 01:51PM

Sing Something Simple – review by Alfred Hickling

Lawrence Batley, HuddersfieldIf one were to define a vision of hell, it might be a perpetual Sunday afternoon listening to Cliff Adams's vocal ensemble singing something simple on Radio 2. W…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48PM

Time and the Conways – review by Mark Fisher

Royal Lyceum, EdinburghThanks to a flurry of co-productions between theatres in Scotland, Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum is currently associated with two top-quality ensembles. While Mark Thomson'…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48PM

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Midtown March Medley Marches On, Plus Alan Cumming and Sheldon Harnick by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:46PM

Let's Pretend: If Wicked was Animated by Broadway Mouth Blog

I saw this on Pinterest and couldn't think of a better place to share it.  This is an animatic, which is a moving storyboard used in the creation of some animated films.  This one …

SOURCE: broadwaymouth.blogspot.com at 01:45PM

BalletBoyz, Sadler’s Wells, London

New choreographies from Liam Scarlett and Russell Maliphant highlight the skill and devotion of the young dancers of ‘The Talent’, writes Clement Crisp

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:42PM

The Living Room, Jermyn Street Theatre, London

Unrevived since its premiere 60 years ago, this family drama shows Graham Greene at his most introspective, writes Ian Shuttleworth

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:41PM

Paul Taylor, Lincoln Center, New York

The first week of the 82-year-old choreographer’s season highlighted his great strengths – and weaknesses, writes Apollinaire Scherr

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:40PM

Erick Avari, Sorab Wadia & More Set for Bollywood Musical Bunty Berman Presents… by Lindsay Champion

Erick Avari, Sorab Wadia and more will bring Bollywood to the off-Broadway stage in Bunty Berman Presents…, a new musical featuring a book and lyrics by Ayub Khan Din, and music by Kh…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:31PM

FULCRUM POINT and WEST AFRICAN MUSICIANS present AFRO-BEATS! Family-friendly matinee performance by Michael J. Roberts

In just under two weeks, the Fulcrum Point New Music Project ensemble, led by Artistic Director Stephen Burns, teams up with West African music and dance experts to present Afro-Beats! …

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:30PM

FREEZE FRAME: Cuba Gooding Jr. & THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL Cast Meet the Press! by Walter McBride

The Stephen Sondheim Theatre will soon be home to the upcoming Broadway revival of Horton Foote's beloved classic, The Trip to Bountiful, starring Cicely Tyson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Wil…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:23PM

Tickets Now Available for Off-Broadway's Nikolai and the Others, Starring Michael Cerveris and John Glover by Casey Alter Mink

Tickets are now on sale for the off-Broadway drama Nikolai and the Others. The play, directed by David Cromer and written by Richard Nelson, stars Tony winners Michael Cerveris and John…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:21PM

Chicago Shakespeare Theater Announces 2013/14 Season by Michael J. Roberts

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) Artistic Director Barbara Gaines and Executive Director Criss Henderson announced today CST’s 2013/14 Season, which includes William Shakespeare’s…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:18PM

MEGA STAGE TUBE: Laura Benanti, Barrett Foa & More Sing with The Skivvies in LA! by Stage Tube

The Skivvies just made their Los Angeles debut at the Rockwell Table amp Stage on March 4 at with special guests, Laura Benanti, Daisy Eagan, Barrett Foa amp more. Click below to watch all o…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:13PM

Review: Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them by Wendy Rosenfield

Theatre Confetti's first offering, about kids trying to be adutls, features a fine cast of adults playing kids persuasively, says critic Wendy Rosenfield.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:08PM

Interview: 20 Questions with ... Leslie Jordan

Actor, writer and comedian Leslie Jordan has returned to London with his new one-man show Fruit Fly, which runs at Leicester Square Theatre from tomorrow (12 March 2013) until Saturday Wher…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:05PM

Top Ten Samantha Bee Moments on “The Daily Show” – Part One by Carey

Whoever says women aren’t funny hasn’t watched The Daily Show. The polarizing topic of gender and comedy was addressed Christopher Hitchen’s 2009 article in Vanity Fair, where the late…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 01:03PM

ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: 'Judas Kiss' and 'Quartermaine’s Terms' by Ben Brantley

Rupert Everett stars as Oscar Wilde in “Judas Kiss” and Rowan Atkinson plays a teacher of English in “Quartermaine’s Terms.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:02PM

The Book of Mormon breaks Rochester’s Auditorium Theatre house record for week ending March 10 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards® including Best Musical, has broken the house record in Rochester for the week ending March 10 at the Auditorium Theatre. The First National T…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 01:00PM

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Stark Sands, Billy Porter, Annaleigh Ashford and Celina Carvajal in Kinky Boots by Matthew Blank

A British shoemaker turns his business around thanks to a drag performer and a new set of discerningly fabulous clientele in Kinky Boots, the new Cyndi Lauper-scored musical based on the 200…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PM

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Stark Sands, Billy Porter, Annaleigh Ashford and Celina Carvajal in Broadway's Kinky Boots by Matthew Blank

A British shoemaker turns his business around thanks to a drag performer and a new set of discerningly fabulous clientele in Kinky Boots, the new Cyndi Lauper-scored musical based on the 200…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PM
Monday, March 11, 2013 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Broadway Photo of the Day | March 11, 2013 by Broadway's Best Shows

Broadway’s Best Shows is hunting down the best Broadway-related snaps you created for our newest series: Broadway Photo of the Day! Living in a world in which our daily lives are flood…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 12:56PM

10 Things to Know About Mike McAlary, the Tabloid Sensation Played by Tom Hanks in Lucky Guy by Marc Snetiker

You’ve read all about Tom Hanks’ Broadway debut in Nora Ephron’s Lucky Guy, but how much do you really know about the man behind the drama? Pulitzer Prize-winning colu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:51PM

Clive Davis Picks Bartlett Sher to Stage My Fair Lady Broadway Revival by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher has been tapped to direct a Broadway revival of My Fair Lady, Grammy-winning producer Clive Davis confirmed to Showbiz411.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:41PM

Meet the girls sharing the title role of MATILDA THE MUSICAL in new video by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Before seeing them onstage at the Shubert Theatre, meet the four girls sharing the title role of MATILDA THE MUSICAL on Broadway. Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon and Milly Shapiro…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:34PM

PHOTO CALL: Michael Shannon, Austin Pendleton, Blythe Danner, Abigail Breslin and More Celebrate Stonewall Drama Hit the Wall by Matthew Blank

The New York premiere of Ike Holter's rock-propelled gay rights drama Hit the Wall, set in the early hours of the Stonewall Riots, opened March 10 at the Barrow Street Theatre &ndas…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:34PM

‘Motown’ Begins Previews by Broadway's Best Shows

Another new musical is set to begin previews on Broadway tonight as Motown: The Musical starts performances before an audience at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. The Berry Gordy penned book has u…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 12:33PM

Hooray for Bollywood! Casting Announced for New Group's Bunty Berman Musical By Ayub Khan Din and Paul Bogaev by Adam Hetrick

Casting has been announced for the world-premiere musical Bunty Berman Presents…, penned by Olivier Award nominee Ayub Khan Din and Grammy and Emmy Award winner Paul Bogaev, which wil…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:29PM

Tonight at 7:30 PM: Solas Nua Presents a Free Play Reading of Seamus Collins’ ‘The Man Who’ at Mead Theatre Lab by Guest Author

Solas Nua Presents: Tonight, March 11 – Reading of New Play by Seamus Collins The Man Who  Monday, March 11, 2013, 7:30 pm At Flashpoint – Mead Theater Lab, 916 G Street, NW, Wa…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:27PM

The New York Pops by Barry

   By Linda Amiel Burns Steven Reineke leads the New York Pops as it swings into spring with a concert featuring Megan Hilty and Ryan Silverman.The NY Pops' first concert of 2013 began wit…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:27PM

News: Aaron Sidwell replaces Sid Owen in 60s musical Carnaby Street

New casting has been announced for the forthcoming premiere of 60s jukebox musical Carnaby Street, which runs at Hackney Empire from 6 to 14 April 2013 before embarking on a UK tour.Replacin…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:17PM

Valerie Harper Reveals Her ‘Intention to Live’ Despite Her ‘Incurable’ Cancer by Josh Ferri

Just days after Valerie Harper announced she is living with terminal brain cancer, the brave actress of stage and screen gave an exclusive interview with The Today Show anchor Sava…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:15PM

Jackie Hoffman @ Baruch by Barry

             By Linda Amiel Burns Jackie Hoffman stars in "Scraping the Bottom at Baruch!" as part of Baruch's Performing Arts Center series ‘Solo in the City: Jewish…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:06PM

Photo Coverage: HIT THE WALL Cast Celebrates Opening Night! by Walter McBride

Producers Scott Morfee, Jean Doumanian and Tom Wirtshafter present the New York premiere of the new play, Hit The Wall by Ike Holter, a theatrical exploration of the first night of the 1969 …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:01PM

Emerging from the Crucible by Valerie Curtis-Newton by HowlRound

At The Hansberry Project, we present the work of Black playwrights. We produce Black plays. We produce Black plays because we believe that black theater artists—artfully expressing their o…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:00PM
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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BWW TV: Chatting with Tony Vincent, Rebecca Faulkenberry & More at Garden of Dreams Talent Show Auditions! by Randy Rainbow

Children from the Garden of Dreams Foundation auditioned on February 27 in front of celebrities and Broadway stars for a coveted spot in the Foundation's Annual Talent Show on April 16 at Ra…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:57AM

'Biggest Loser''s Sweat Mistress Jillian Michaels Takes "Lifestyle" Show To Bushnell by Frank Rizzo

Health and wellness guru — and sweat mistress of TV’s “The Biggest Loser” — Jillian Michaels will bring her “Maximize Your Life” tour to the Bu…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:55AM

Liz Smith Dishes on Bette, Holland, Ann, and Sue by Mark Blankenship

The gossip queen is a unique expert on the Broadway season If you’re looking for an expert on this spring’s Broadway plays, then start with Liz Smith. Not because she wrote the s…

SOURCE: TDF at 11:52AM

Don’t worry. Be happy. New Bob Marley musical set to open at Adventure Theatre/MTC by Jeffrey Walker

The music is unmistakable. A quick drum lick pattern introduces a characteristic, throbbing beat that says steel drums and a relaxed island atmosphere. The words insist on a benevolent compl…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:48AM

STAGE TUBE: Meet the Cast of MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL; Performances Begin Tonight! by BroadwayWorld

Get ready, 'cause here it comes- MOTOWN THE MUSICAL that is MOTOWN begins preview performances tonight, March 11 and will open on Broadway on April 14, 2013 at The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre 205 …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:46AM

The Cumming Attraction! Macbeth Star Alan Cumming Is Broadway.com’s Newest Video Blogger by Lindsay Champion

Double, double, toil and trouble…Things are about to get creepy at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre thanks to Macbeth star Alan Cumming, and the Tony winner will share the spooky expe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:43AM

PHOTO CALL: Megan Hilty and Ryan Silverman Sing Sinatra at Carnegie Hall; Concert and Backstage Shots by Matthew Blank

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43AM

A Sneak Peek At The Sounds Of Motown: The Musical

Founded in 1960 by songwriter Berry Gordy, Detroit's Motown Records primed such iconic acts as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, the Temptations, Marvin Gaye and…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40AM

Phish Frontman and Hands On a Hardbody Composer Trey Anastasio on His 'Thrilling' B'way Experience by Ryan Gilbert

Trey Anastasio is making his Broadway composing debut with the score of the new musical Hands on a Hardbody, which opens at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on March 21. Anastasio, who's also…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:39AM

Ramin Karimloo Will Play New York, Boston, Hollywood and More in 2013 Concert Tour by Michael Gioia

Ramin Karimloo, star of London's The Phantom of the Opera and Love Never Dies, will kick off his 2013 concert tour April 22 at The Federal in North Hollywood, CA.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:35AM

Mu Performing Arts' 'Yellow Fever'

REVIEW: “Yellow Fever” parodies the noir style to make a serious case about the racism that affected Canada’s Japanese community.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 11:29AM

Tweet Peeks at on/off Broaway shows by Elyse Sommer

My  trusty  colleagues have been doing double duty  covering shows  I had  to cancel after a misstep on the subway put me  into a surgical boot  to heal a&…

SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 11:26AM

Travels With My Aunt To Be Revived at London's Chocolate Factory by Mark Shenton

Travels With My Aunt, adapted for the stage by Giles Havergal from Graham Greene's novel of the same name, is to be revived at London's Menier Chocolate Factory, beginning performanc…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AM

Broadway Live! by Barry

ShaRell Productions (Sandi Durell & Shari Upbin) is thrilled to presentBROADWAY LIVE! The Songs, The Shows, The Stars at the newly restored Suffolk Theater, 118 East Main Street, Riverh…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:23AM

Travels With My Aunt, Adapted from Graham Greene's novel by Giles Havergal, To Be Revived at London's Chocolate Factory by Mark Shenton

Travels With My Aunt, adapted for the stage by Giles Havergal from Graham Greene's novel of the same name, is to be revived at London's Menier Chocolate Factory, beginning performanc…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:23AM

Travels with My Aunt Revival to Play London's Menier Chocolate Factory by Ryan Gilbert

Christopher Luscombe will helm the stage adaptation of Graham Greene's Travels with My Aunt at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London. The production will begin performances on May 2, wi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:22AM

Photo Flash: Hit the Wall Hits the Red Carpet on Opening Night by David Gordon

The new play Hit the Wall celebrated its opening night off-Broadway at the Barrow Street Theatre on Sunday, March 10, 2013. Directed by Eric Hoff and written by Ike Holter, the play originat…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:19AM

Shakespeare's Globe to Tour Joseph Marcell in King Lear and All-Female Shrew in U.K., Europe and Asia by Mark Shenton

The U.K.'s Shakespeare's Globe is to take two new productions of King Lear (starring Joseph Marcell in the title role) and The Taming of the Shrew (presented by an all-female cast) o…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:14AM

Special Report: Mx America by Brian Scott Lipton

Cabaret shows with a theme, from "The Songs of Jule Styne" to "The Great Ladies of the Silver Screen," are the staples of many of an uptown venue. But leave it to the always original, always…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:12AM

Review: Mx America by Brian Scott Lipton

Cabaret shows with a theme, from "The Songs of Jule Styne" to "The Great Ladies of the Silver Screen," are the staples of many of an uptown venue. But leave it to the always original, always…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:12AM

News: Online register for dance teachers launched by Nicola Merrifield

A new website designed to help people find qualified dance teachers has been launched. The Dance Register acts as a search engine by providing an online directory of local teachers, artists …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:11AM

Fuse Book Review: A Powerful Remembrance of the Cambodian Genocide — “The Elimination” by Helen Epstein

Ultimately, "The Elimination" is less a literary effort than an act of witness by both writer and reader.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:07AM

What's Playing on Broadway March 11-17 by BroadwayWorld

Get ready, 'cause here it comes Tony Award-nominee Brandon Victor Dixon 'The Color Purple' stars as Motown founder Berry Gordy, Jr. in MOTOWN THE MUSICAL featuring the classic hits of that …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:05AM

Weekend Poll Top Three: Fans Name 'Still Hurting' Their Favorite Song from The Last Five Years by Lindsay Champion

Jason Robert Brown's beloved musical The Last Five Years is officially back off-Broadway at Second Stage Theatre, starring Betsy Wolfe and Adam Kantor! To celebrate the show's l…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:03AM

Photo Coverage: Inside HIT THE WALL's Opening Curtain Call! by Walter McBride

Producers Scott Morfee, Jean Doumanian and Tom Wirtshafter present the New York premiere of the new play, Hit The Wall by Ike Holter, a theatrical exploration of the first night of the 1969 …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:02AM

Gangster Comedy The Ladykillers to Return to the West End This Summer by Marc Snetiker

Graham Linehan’s stage adaptation of the classic comedy The Ladykillers will return to the West End this summer for a run at the Vaudeville Theatre. The show will begin previews on Jun…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:02AM

What people do is the best clue for a new business. by Ken Davenport

A great lesson in business comes to us today from a new company called Pogoseat, who has developed some brand new software that could have a serious application in the theater. Remember that…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM

PHOTO CALL: The Mystery of Edwin Drood Stars Perform and Sign Cast Albums at Barnes and Noble by Matthew Blank

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00AM
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Photo Coverage: HIT THE WALL's Opening Night Theatre Arrivals! by Walter McBride

Producers Scott Morfee, Jean Doumanian and Tom Wirtshafter present the New York premiere of the new play, Hit The Wall by Ike Holter, a theatrical exploration of the first night of the 1969 …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:59AM

Watch Tom Hanks and Alec Baldwin Give Hosting Advice to Justin Timberlake on SNL by Marc Snetiker

Broadway is getting a major dose of star power this season with performances from Tom Hanks and Alec Baldwin in Lucky Guy and Orphans, respectively. But while they’re in New York, thes…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:56AM

THE SCREENING ROOM: The Skivvies Los Angeles Concert, With Barrett Foa, Laura Benanti, Daisy Eagan and More (Video) by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

The scantily-clad music duo The Skivvies made their Los Angeles debut March 4 with special guests including Tony Award winners Laura Benanti and Daisy Eagan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AM

Milling About with Tom Wopat by Milling About

Tom Wopat joins host Robin Milling to talk about his new CD, I’ve Got Your Number; a cool collection of classic standards, with renditions of artists like Bruce Springsteen (The Meeting Ac…

SOURCE: BlogTalkRadio at 10:49AM

Vanya Stars Sigourney Weaver & David Hyde Pierce Drop by The View to Discuss Their ‘Wild and Hilarious' Broadway Comedy by Josh Ferri

Screen stars Sigourney Weaver and David Hyde Pierce are returning to their theatrical roots to star in the new Broadway play Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. The Oscar nominee and the To…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:49AM

Review Round-up: Boyd channels Chekhov with Longing

Bestselling author William Boyd's adaptation of two short stories by Chekhov, titled Longing, premiered at Hampstead Theatre last week (8 March 2013). When Kolia is invited to visit his old…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:48AM

Chicago Shakespeare To Stage Henry V, Harry Groener as Cyrano, Plus Gypsy, Road Show and More by Kenneth Jones

Chicago Shakespeare Theater's 2013-14 season will feature The Merry Wives of Windsor, Henry V, Harry Groener as Cyrano de Bergerac and a simultaneous pairing of works by Stephen Sondheim…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:46AM

Daisy Eagan, Robin de Jesus, Telly Leung and More Will Take Part in West Coast Broadway At The Federal Cabaret by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Daisy Eagan, Tony nominee Robin de Jesus and "Glee" actor Telly Leung are among the performers who will take part in the inaugural evening of The Supper Club: Bro…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:46AM

The Busiest Time of Year by Michael Kaiser

Just putting on stage a full complement of performances is enough to tax us. And mid-season is when we (should) acknowledge where we are falling short in terms of financial performance.

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 10:42AM

MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL Begins Performances Tonight by BroadwayWorld

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL begins preview performances tonight, March 11 and will open on Broadway on April 14, 2013 at The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre 205 West 46 Street.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:38AM

Broadway Grosses* w/e 3/10/2013 by Producer

The following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending March 10, 2013: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm ANN $337,687 6,536 73.41% $51.67 ANNIE $790,117 9,786 71.62% $80.74…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:35AM

Political Sniping by Sam Hurwitt

A former army sniper recently returned from Afghanistan finally finds a job...on a monstrously cynical right-wing political campaign.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 10:35AM

News: Bertie Carvel criticises two-show Sunday proposal by Matthew Hemley

Olivier award-winning actor Bertie Carvel is leading a campaign aimed at preventing performers having to work two shows on a Sunday. Equity and the Society of London Theatre’s proposed set…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:35AM

Corgi fired for disobeying Helen Mirren in 'The Audience' by David Ng

One of Helen Mirren's four-legged co-stars in the new play "The Audience"  apparently has been fired after it failed to obey the actress' royal commands in her role as Queen Elizabeth II. B…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:30AM

When you hit the panic button... by Michael Roderick

Everybody panics. It's a pretty natural thing in any enterprise. What I've learned about it, is that you need to really be careful of when you choose to hit that panic button. There are very…

SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AM

Shemp Like You’ve Never Seen Him! by Trav S.D.

Today is Shemp’s birthday! For more on his involvement with the Three Stooges see my article here. What didn’t really get covered in that post is Shemp’s awesome solo caree…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:24AM

6 young singers top Met auditions

NEW YORK (AP) — From a starting field of nearly 1,500 aspiring opera singers across the country, it came down to 10 — three sopranos, one tenor and six deep male voices — on the stage …

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 10:19AM

Animals on stage: sometimes, all it takes is a chicken by Lyn Gardner and Helen Mirren

The scene-stealing corgis in The Audience are a reminder that while audiences love a star, they love a cute animal even moreThe Audience has had mixed reviews, but Helen Mirren and the corgi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM

Theater News: Tickets to The Trip to Bountiful Are Now Available at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre Box Office by Hayley Levitt

Tickets for the Broadway revival of The Trip to Bountiful are now on sale at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre Box Office. Set to begin previews on March 30 and to open on April 23, its four-pers…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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The Horn Blows at Midnight by Trav S.D.

Today at 2pm Eastern, TCM is screening a bit of show business history. The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) was Jack Benny’s last feature film, and was so legendarily bad that Benny immor…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:58AM

Annie Baker’s new play,The Flick by Richard Seff

Picture yourself stuck in a run down 100 seat movie theatre in Worcester County, Massachusetts in the summer of 2012. You are hidden from view, and you cannot speak, so for 3 hours you must …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:58AM

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

Well Kinkettes a potential name for the fans of the Broadway musical Kinky Boots... thoughts, all good things must come to a pro tempore end. And thus, I give you the final installation of t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:51AM

Save up to 40% on Broadway's New Musical HANDS ON A HARDBODY; Now in Previews! by Contests

For ten hard-luck Texans, a new lease on life is so close they can touch it. Under a scorching sun for days on end, armed with nothing but hope, humor and ambition, they'll fight to keep at …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:51AM

Funny But Baffling Body Awareness Bows At Island City/Empire Stages by Bill Hirschman

This observer had trouble sussing out the cerebral depths that playwright Annie Baker intended in her quite funny meditation Body Awareness at the Island City Stage/Empire Stage production. …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:47AM

Erlkönig notebook: Terry Eagleton by George Hunka

… Nothingness is a profoundly political notion. It is an implicit critique of a social order obscenely bulging with matter. In Beckett’s case, of course, it has a more particular…

SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 09:43AM

Elaine Paige, briefly back in town, lights up the Birchmere by Jennifer Perry

Elaine Paige is a rarity among the many that tread the boards on Broadway and the West End not only in terms of her sheer vocal power, but also a power of a different sort – her staying po…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:30AM

JKTS Chat: From Previews to Opening Night: CINDERELLA's Cody Williams, Part 3 by JK

When we last spoke with Cinderella's Cody Williams, he was in the midst of rehearsals for the show.  (Click HERE for Part I, and HERE for Part II.) This time around, he shares the …

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:30AM

The Exposure Checklist by Adam Thurman

I'm very fascinated by the recent discussion of working for exposure/free that has kicked up. This is a particularly vital conversation for the arts because so many artistic fields rely on a…

SOURCE: Mission Paradox at 09:30AM

VIDEO: Valerie Harper Talks Cancer Diagnosis on TODAY by TV News Desk

In an interview on this morning's TODAY show, Savannah Guthrie sat down with Valerie Harper, the Broadway and TV star who has been diagnosed with an incurable cancer. Harper told Guthrie abo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:28AM

Lizzy the Corgi is Replaced in THE AUDIENCE by BroadwayWorld

Lizzy the corgi, the dog in West End's THE AUDIENCE, was replaced just days before opening night at London's Gielgud Theatre because she would not obey stage directions.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:28AM

Art and Politics Collide as Neva Opens at the Public Theater by Marc Snetiker

Neva, Guillermo Calderon’s political drama about actors and revolutionaries in Russia, opens at the Public Theater on March 11. The production marks the English language premiere …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:24AM

Belleville: New York Theatre Workshop by Sarah Taylor Ellis

Belleville: Review for Stage and Cinema

SOURCE: Compositions on Theater at 09:22AM

Soulful '60s Tuner Motown: The Musical Begins Performances on Broadway by Caroline Slason

Motown: The Musical begins Broadway performances at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on March 11. The new show chronicles the life of Berry Gordy,  Motown's legendary founder who launched …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:21AM

‘Monologue Madness’ Names its 32 Actors Competing on Championship Sunday 4/7/13

Here’s the list of this year’s Top 32 actors who will compete on Championship 2013 Sunday Sunday, April 7, 2013, 6pm-8pm The Miracle Theatre, Washington, DC John C. Bailey Ka…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:19AM

Stars of Vaudeville # 628: Beatrice Herford by Trav S.D.

A post in honor of Women’s History Month.  Beatrice Herford (1868-1952) was one of the very first women monologists, i.e., comical storytellers of the modern stage. The daughter of …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:14AM
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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The Amanda McBroom Project is a Sweet Smelling Rose by Sandi Durell

  Written by Karen Feld   Thirty talented women pay tribute to songwriter and cabaret performer Amanda McBroom over four evenings and two weekends at the intimate Laurie Beechman T…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 08:59AM

Mel Brooks: BLAZING SADDLES Musical is 'Almost There' by BroadwayWorld

In an interview with The Wrap published yesterday, Brooks came closer than ever to confirm that he will be bringing a stage adaptation of his 1974 satirical Western comedy 'Blazing Saddles' …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:58AM

Review: Old Hats at curtainup.com by Deirdre Donovan

Irwin and Shiner put a spade to their clowning roots and grow a brilliant new piece that has one foot in the past, one in the present, and surely plants them in the genealogical line of grea…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:49AM

Can Daniel Radcliffe's return to the London stage in 'Cripple' allow him to shake off Harry Potter forever?

The time is coming - maybe sooner than you expect - when you look at Daniel Radcliffe and don't think "Harry Potter."

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:40AM

News: Jermyn Street hosts London premiere of John Lennon bio-play

Jermyn Street Theatre will host the London premiere of Alexander Marshall's And in the End - The Death and Life of John Lennon in May. Set in the final moments of Lennon's life after his 19…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:39AM

Big stars, big hits for Kaiser’s exit season at the Kennedy Center, 2013-2014 by Lorraine Treanor

The Kennedy Center will be offering a season of proven box-office successes for the 2013-2014 season, Center President Michael Kaiser announced last week. The season, which will also be Kais…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:39AM

Obituaries: John Ammonds by Richard Anthony Baker

The Morecambe and Wise BBC Television shows, dozens of which were produced by John Ammonds, are now regarded as leading examples of the golden age of television – especially the Christmas …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:38AM

News: Jermyn Street hosts premiere of John Lennon bio-play

Jermyn Street Theatre will host the London premiere of Alexander Marshall's And in the End - The Death and Life of John Lennon in May. Set in the final moments of Lennon's life after his 19…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:35AM

Security ! Caruso & Stritch at Bemelmans Bar Carlyle Hotel by Sandi Durell

  “MY VIEW‘   written by Stephen Sorokoff   “Call Security”    If you’ve been to Cast Party at Birdland you know that’s the “ad lib” that  Jim Caruso shouts o…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 08:27AM

Hair af The Lyric Opera House by Amanda Gunther

Big League Productions, Inc. in association with Troika Entertainment produce the national tour of Hair directed by Diane Paulus

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:25AM

Cancer-stricken Valerie Harper not saying good-bye

She has incurable cancer, but Valerie Harper says she's not ready to say good-bye and she's keeping herself open to a miracle.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 08:24AM

Chicago Shakes to stage ‘Road Show’ and ‘Gypsy’ (cue the requisite dream-casting) by Bob Bullen

Time Out Chicago announces that Chicago Shakespeare Theater will produce that American musical comedy classic, Gypsy, along with Stephen Sondheim’s Road Show, a show that got one of it…

SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 08:24AM

Written on Skin, Royal Opera House, London by George Hall

Royal Opera House, London: Premiered at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in July 2012, George Benjamin's first full-scale opera arrives at Covent Garden in the same production - staged by K…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:23AM

Kristin Chenoweth UK tour cancelled by Matt Trueman

Broadway star tweets she is 'completely devastated' after British shows called off at last minuteTony-award winner Kristin Chenoweth has been forced to cancel her UK tour three days before h…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:15AM

Production News: Kristin Chenoweth’s UK tour cancelled at 11th hour by Alistair Smith

Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth’s planned UK tour has been cancelled, only days before her first performance at the London Coliseum. Chenoweth had been due to play the Coliseum tonight (Ma…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:14AM

The Living Room, Jermyn Street Theatre, London by Heather Neill

Jermyn Street Theatre, London: The living room is a room in which no one has died. Helen and Teresa Browne, with the concurrence of their priest-brother James (symbolically cut off at the kn…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:11AM

Dido, Queen of Carthage, Rose Bankside, London by Natasha Tripney

Rose Bankside, London: House on the Hill's production of Christopher Marlowe's first play is solidly done, if a little frayed at the edges. Taking place above the archaeological re…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:11AM

The Thing About Psychopaths, The Carriageworks, Leeds by Kevin Berry

The Carriageworks, Leeds: Time spent on remand in Dublin's Mountjoy Prison led to Ben Tagoe writing about humans living in a harsh system, where the first instinct is survival and emoti…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:11AM

BWW's On This Day - March 11, 2013

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 11 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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News: Chocolate Factory stages Graham Greene's Travels with my Aunt

Ahead of its summer production of The Color Purple, the Menier Chocolate Factory will stage a new production of Graham Greene's Travels with my Aunt, adapted by Giles Havergal. Running from…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:27AM

'Talley's Folley' review: A fine romance

Love stories in the theater are seldom as satisfying as "Talley's Folly," Lanford Wilson's 1980 Pulitzer-winning valentine to unlikely romance and finely wrought sentences.

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 07:21AM

Looking Back: An Interview with Valerie Harper on ‘Looped’ and Her Theatre Career by Joel Markowitz by Joel Markowitz

When I heard that Valerie Harper had dropped out of the National Tour of Looped, (replaced by Stephanie Powers) I knew that it had to be something terrible that would keep this trouper off …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:15AM
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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The Audience at curtainup.com by Lizzie Loveridte

The Queen's own PR machine could not do more for her standing than this play. . . Read More

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:42AM

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Bristol Old Vic

There are some lovely things in it, and there's one riotous surge of profane comic energy, but a faint sense of disappointment lingers over this much-anticipated reunion of director Tom Morr…

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:39AM

Blog: Chris Grady: Unexpected Museums to delight you on tour

Yesterday I was meant to be facilitating a discussion with a senior relationship manager of the Arts Council for the MA Arts Management students that I lead in their course. At 1.30 for…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:33AM

Gretchen Parlato at WPAS at the 6th and I Synagogue by Francine Schwartz by Francine Schwartz

Gretchen Parlato, winner of the 2004 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition, has toured internationally with her own band and as a guest of many world-renowned artists; nota…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:21AM

Blog: Michael Coveney: Operatic extremes, failing lights and top pop art

Well, if I'd gone away for the weekend I wouldn't have had nearly so much fun. It all started on Friday night with the London premiere of George Benjamin's extraordinary opera, Written on Sk…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:18AM

Midnight Circus, MS Stubnitz, Wood Wharf, London by Liz Arratoon

MS Stubnitz, Wood Wharf, London: Woolwich-based AirCraft Circus has chosen a novel and atmospheric venue in the MS Stubnitz. Climbing aboard a former East German fishing vessel on a freezing…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:11AM

The Ladykillers To Return to the West End, Playing Summer Season at the Vaudeville by Mark Shenton

The Ladykillers, a 2011 stage version of the iconic 1955 Ealing film comedy that was subsequently remade by the Coen Brothers in 2004 in a version that starred Tom Hanks, is to return to the…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:11AM

Daniel Radcliffe returns to London stage by Jill Lawless

LONDON (AP) -- The time is coming - maybe sooner than you expect - when you look at Daniel Radcliffe and don't think "Harry Potter."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:05AM

Daniel Radcliffe returns to London stage by Associated Press

LONDON — The time is coming — maybe sooner than you expect — when you look at Daniel Radcliffe and don't think "Harry Potter."The 23-year-old actor has gone from boy wizard to Broadwa…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 06:04AM

Jackie by StageGrade

Are critics paying respects to "Jackie"?

SOURCE: stagegrade.com at 06:00AM
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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The Siege of Calais, Hackney Empire, London by Edward Bhesania

Hackney Empire, London: It is a reflection of English Touring Opera's enterprising outlook that the last of its three spring tour operas, Donizetti's The Siege of Calais, is receiv…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:55AM

Review: The Living Room ****

Grahame Greene's first play is 60 years old, but a period piece of such power and warped Catholic emotional intensity that not even the loss of lighting for the first act at a weekend matin&…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:25AM

Henry IV, Part 1 by StageGrade

Are critics coronating "Henry IV, Part 1"?

SOURCE: stagegrade.com at 05:18AM

News: Opening: Burn the Floor, NT transfers Curious & Young Vic's Above Me the Wide Blue Sky

Among this week's major London theatre openings, in the West End and further afield, are Burn the Floor, the West End transfer of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, the Young…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:17AM

The North Pool by StageGrade

Do critics recommend a dip in "The North Pool"?

SOURCE: stagegrade.com at 05:12AM

Belleville by StageGrade

Do critics feel at home in "Belleville"?

SOURCE: stagegrade.com at 05:08AM

Production News: The Ladykillers to return to the West End by Alistair Smith

Graham Linehan’s stage adaptation of Ealing Comedy The Ladykillers is to return to the West End this summer. The production, which is directed by Sean Foley and produced by Edward Snap…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM

TV & radio reviews: Radio review: Radio 2’s History of British Comedy; The Meaning of Liff at 30 by Nick Smurthwaite

Chuckle muscles at the ready, I prepared to be simultaneously tickled and enlightened by David Mitchell’s History of British Comedy. Sadly, however, it turned out to be an all-too-familiar…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM

Preview: Hubbard Street + Alonzo King LINES Ballet/Harris Theater by Sharon Hoyer

RECOMMENDED Two extraordinary companies—San Francisco’s Alonzo King LINES Ballet (ethereal, neoclassical) and Chicago’s own Hubbard Street (grounded, contemporary)—merge into a super…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 05:00AM
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Talley's Folly by StageGrade

Are critics romanced by "Talley's Folly"?

SOURCE: stagegrade.com at 04:57AM

Worry and Panic: The Sirens that Lead to Shipwreck

Posted in UncategorizedThis week I got lost while driving in Mexico. We were in Tijuana and trying to get back to the border and somehow I took a wrong turn into a very peligroso (dangerous)…

SOURCE: theartsentrepreneur.com at 04:00AM
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Review: (Vancouver) The Magic Flute by The Charlebois Post

Teiya Kasahara (photo credit: Tim Matheson)Amaze-DeusA celebrated Magic Flute comes back to Vancouverby Jay CattersonThe acclaimed West Coast-inspired production of Mozart's The Magic Flute …

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 03:26AM

Theater Review: In Hit the Wall, The Political Is Way Too Personal

"Instead of a Grand Guignol, it’s a diorama."-- Delivered by Feed43 service

SOURCE: Vulture at 03:16AM
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Ashley Brown, Michael James Scott, Jessica Rush and Nick Adams Lead SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD Benefit Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Broadway stars Nick Adams, Ashley Brown, Jessica Rush and Michael James Scott will appear in a special one night only benefit production of Jason Robert Brown's SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD tonight…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30AM

Laura Benanti, Stephanie J. Block & More Set Perform at Roundabout's Spring Gala Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Roundabout Theatre Company hosts its 2013 Spring Gala, featuring a one-night-only musical tribute, emceed by Alan Cumming Cabaret, with Roundabout's favorite leading ladies Laura Benanti Nin…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30AM

Stars Gather for 2nd Annual SPOTLIGHT ON ST. JUDE Tonight by BroadwayWorld

A host of theatre artists will rejoin forces tonight, March 11th for the second annual Spotlight On St. Jude, Broadway's Tribute to the Kids.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30AM

TTIC- Lili-Anne Brown - Mar 11, 2013 by [email protected] (talk Theatre In Chicago), Talk Theatre In Chicago

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Lili-Anne Brown about her new show See What I Wanna See which is part of Steppenwolf's Grange Rep series. She also ta…

SOURCE: www.theatreinchicago.com at 02:01AM
Monday, March 11, 2013 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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New York's 'Hit the Wall' feels a little boxed in by Chris Jones

The Barrow Street Theatre is so close to the Stonewall Inn, where gay Americans famously fought back in 1969, you could carry over your Stella to the theater without the beer losing any of i…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:21AM

Photo Coverage: THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD Cast Album Signing - Stephanie J. Block, Chita Rivera and More! by Jennifer Broski

DRG Records has released the new 2013 Broadway cast recording of Roundabout Theatre Company's critically acclaimed Broadway production of Rupert Holmes' Tony Award-winning musical comedy The…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:01AM

TT: An unrecovered memory

Richard Powell, my first music teacher, died eight years ago, on which occasion I wrote about what brought the two...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

TT: From "jass" to jazz

The word "jazz" first started to appear regularly in print a century ago this month. On Saturday, the weekend edition...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

Kristin Chenoweth’s U.K. Concert Tour Cancelled by David Rogers

Kristin Chenoweth’s UK tour was canceled on Friday, just three days before it was set to start today, March 11. The tour’s promoter, Spekulation Entertainment, released a press announcin…

SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 01:00AM

TT: Just because

"The Music Box," starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and directed by James Parrott: (This is the latest in a...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

TT: Almanac

"Mrs. Ballinger is one of the ladies who pursue Culture in bands, as though it were dangerous to meet it...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

"REVENGE" Star Nick Wechsler Gets Personal by Young Hollywood

"REVENGE" Star Nick Wechsler Gets Personal Actor Nick Wechsler drops by the Studio and gets triple the Young Hollywood treatment! Three of our own biggest "Revenge" fans get to know Nick a l…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM

Hottest Articles on BWW from Monday, Mar. 11

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Monday, March 11, 2013.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00AM

Diving Practice With The Stars of "Splash" by Young Hollywood

Diving Practice With The Stars of "Splash" Only a show like "Splash" could bring together the likes of actors, beauty queens, Playboy models, and extreme athletes! We're on set of the ABC ce…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
Monday, March 11, 2013 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Review: Analog (The Neo-Futurists) by Scotty Zacher

Overall, though, Analog is a breathtakingly unusual, wonderfully and cleverly written, solidly entertaining piece that will get in your head and stay there. (read more...)

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 12:46AM

Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend

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

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:45AM

The Question, March 11, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

nothing is impossible when you are imaginative, bold, wild and cleverby Estelle RosenBelzébrute defines itself as a theatre band that enjoys creating great shows on small budgets. Through i…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:03AM

Lane's Week, March 11, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

The Week in Theatreby Chris Lane@chrislanetweetsAn ousting: The Manitoba Theatre for Young People has unexpectedly dismissed their artistic director and company founder, Leslee Silverman. Sh…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:02AM

Peretz Hirschbein's Yiddish Drama The Inn, Starring David Greenspan, Opens March 11 in Manhattan by Michael Gioia

Target Margin Theater continues the exploration of Yiddish theatre The (*) Inn, *empty, vacant, abandoned; usually translated as "Haunted" by Peretz Hirschbein, officially opening …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AM

Openings We're Tracking This Week, March 11-17, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

If you were living in a cave or away from all media for the last two or so decades you may not know that Two Pianos, Four Hands is a Canadian cultural phenomenon that has even blossomed beyo…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AM

Angela Meade a radiant 'Norma' in dazzling WNO debut

Young soprano makes this Washington National Opera production a night to remember.

SOURCE: The Washington Times at 12:00AM

Telly Leung, Allie Trimm, David Burtka, Merle Dandridge, Shoshana Bean Sing Music of Scott Alan in March Concert March 11 by Andrew Gans

Songwriter Scott Alan, who recently relocated to Nashville, returns to Los Angeles' Rockwell March 11 for an evening celebrating his compositions.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Peretz Hirschbein's Yiddish Drama The Inn, Directed by David Greenspan, Opens March 11 in Manhattan by Michael Gioia

Target Margin Theater continues the exploration of Yiddish theatre The (*) Inn, *empty, vacant, abandoned; usually translated as "Haunted" by Peretz Hirschbein, officially opening …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

The Comeback Kid: Mike Tyson Takes His Show on the Road by Sheryl Flatow

Former boxer Mike Tyson tours the country with his Spike Lee-directed solo show Undisputed Truth, in which he talks about his hard-knock life in and out of the ring.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Box Office Opens March 11 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, opens for business March 11 at 10 AM …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Laura Benanti, Stephanie J. Block, Jane Krakowski and Laura Osnes Headline Roundabout Gala March 11 by Michael Gioia

Roundabout Theatre Company presents its annual 2013 spring gala, A Celebration of Your Favorites, emceed by Tony winner Alan Cumming (Cabaret), March 11 at the Hammerstein Ballroom.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Christian Borle, Rachel Dratch, Max Von Essen, Beth Leavel and More Take Part in March 11 St. Jude Benefit by Andrew Gans

The Second Annual Spotlight on St. Jude, Broadway's Tribute to the Kids, is presented March 11 at the Pershing Square Signature Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Christine Andreas, Emily Skinner, Kerry O'Malley and More Pay Tribute to the Broadway Musicals of 1961 March 11 by Andrew Gans

The Broadway Musicals of 1961, part of the acclaimed Broadway by the Year series, is presented March 11 at The Town Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Alice Ripley Sings "On My Own," "Always a Woman," "I Miss the Mountains" and More at the Cutting Room March 11 by Andrew Gans

Tony Award winner Alice Ripley, whose recent Off-Broadway credits include A Civil War Christmas and Wild Animals You Should Know, plays Manhattan's Cutting Room March 11.

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"Get Ready": Berry Gordy's Life Story Takes Stage in Motown: The Musical, Beginning March 11 by Adam Hetrick

Motown, the new hit-filled jukebox musical about the life and career of music mogul Berry Gordy, starring Tony nominee Brandon Victor Dixon and Valisia LaKae, begins Broadway previews March …

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Nick Adams, Ashley Brown, Jessica Rush and Michael James Scott Offer Songs for a New World March 11 by Adam Hetrick

Nick Adams, Ashley Brown, Jessica Rush and Michael James Scott star in a one-night-only concert presentation of Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown's Songs for a New World March 11 at X…

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Bianca Amato, Quincy Tyler Bernstine and Luke Robertson Star in Public's Neva, About Widow of Chekhov, Opening March 11 by Andrew Gans

The Public Theater's English-language premiere of Neva, written and directed by Guillermo Calderón, officially opens March 11 at 7:30 PM.

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PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: MARCH 11 by David Gewirtzman and Anne Bradley, Ernio Hernandez and Robert Viagas

1930 Edward Franklin Albee, vaudeville producer and theatre owner, dies today in Palm Beach, Florida. He joined B.F. Keith in the presentation of variety shows and by 1920 had a vaudeville c…

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Telly Leung, Allie Trimm, David Burtka, Merle Dandridge, Shoshana Bean Sing Music of Scott Alan in Concert March 11 by Andrew Gans

Songwriter Scott Alan, who recently relocated to Nashville, returns to Los Angeles' Rockwell March 11 for an evening celebrating his compositions.

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Jesse Eisenberg: “Marv Albert Is My Therapist.” by Jesse Eisenberg

ME: Hi, Dr. Albert. MARV ALBERT: A playoff atmosphere in here tonight! ME: Well, it’s been a tough week. My mother came to visit me. MARV ALBERT: From downtown! ME: And, of course,…

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