Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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IDOL WATCH: Top 10 Week 2 by Samantha Vega

Tonight on American Idol the remaining 9 take on the songs of The Beatles. Before the performances began the results from the sing-off were announced and Aubrey will be joining the tour this…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:59PM

My Least Favorite Meal of the Day: “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” on Broadway by Matthew Wexler

I’m not a morning person. Breakfast at Tiffinay’s, which opened last night on Broadway at the Cort Theatre, hasn’t changed my mind. The debacled production attempts to adapt Truman Cap…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:32PM

Vito is clearly the cat’s meow by Elisabeth Vincentelli

W.C. Fields reputedly warned actors to “never work with children or animals.” He should have added “. . . especially cats.” Look no further than the Broadway production of “Breakf…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 11:32PM

Discounts and benefits: Arts Centre Melbourne is looking after artists by Erin James

Arts Centre Melbourne today launched the ARTS CARD — a brand new initiative designed to support practicing artists and arts workers in Australia and beyond. Artists and arts workers in pos…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:16PM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Arts Centre Spiegeltent: Katie Noonan Love-Song-Circus by Karla Dondio

Katie Noonan Love-Song-Circus is a scintillating ode to the strength and endurance of the first female convicts in Australia. With performances that are searing and flawless, this is one sho…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:54PM

Fela! Is A Stunning Homage To Meld Of Music & Social Activism by Bill Hirschman

Fela! is stunning in both senses of the adjective: exhilarating to the point of paralyzing the observer with elation and overwhelming to the point of numbing the observer. Powered – and we…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:41PM

Buntport Theater co-founder Evan Weissman's new project offers a home and network for activists by Claire Martin

As the co-founder of the six-person collective Buntport Theater, Evan Weissman, 34, tackles issues in unexpected ways.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 10:07PM

Theater Review: ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s,’ Starring Emilia Clarke by Ben Brantley

The new “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” on Broadway at the Cort Theater, is more faithful to Truman Capote’s novella than the 1961 film was, yet far more melancholy.

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

Legit Review: Holly Goes Heavy in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ by Gordon Cox

It’s like trying to ignore the elephant in the room, watching Richard Greenberg’s stage adaptation of Truman Capote’s 1958 novella “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00PM

Review: Breakfast at Tiffany's by Brian Scott Lipton

She was a "spectral presence," the nameless narrator played Cory Michael Smith (The Whale) says in describing Holly Golightly within the opening moments of Breakfast at Tiffany's, but there'…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Proof, Menier Chocolate Factory by Heather Neill

Mathematicians are a breed apart, bandying numbers about in a way that few outside their magic circle can fully understand. David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning play uses this exclusiveness…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 09:38PM

Bebe Neuwirth: Stories with Piano at 54 Below by Sandi Durell

Written by Susan Hasho   Bebe Neuwirth is a well-known dancer, actor, singer, and she also happens to be a great story teller. Her performance was notable in that she allowed each song …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 09:28PM

Kate Upton’s on his arm, but she’s still a world away by Jessica Goldstein

Can you imagine asking Audrey Hepburn to the prom? Fifty-some years ago, when she was the silver screen’s biggest name, and men dressed like Don Draper, movie stars seemed so far away they…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:25PM

Los Angeles Theater Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Theatre Banshee in Burbank) by Jason Rohrer

THE WILDE ACCORDING TO BURBANK By Los Angeles standards, Theatre Banshee’s The Importance of Being Earnest is pretty good.  It’s a time-tested script; the actors know their line…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 09:21PM

ART ECONOMICS: Getting Paid? by Guy Yedwab

The Onion tells you to "Find The Thing You're Most Passionate About, Then Do It On Nights And Weekends For The Rest Of Your Life": I have always been a big proponent of following your heart…

SOURCE: CultureFuture at 09:04PM

Review Roundup: BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S Opens on Broadway - Updating LIVE! by Review Roundups

Tony Award winning playwright Richard Greenberg's new play, Breakfast at Tiffany's opens at the Cort Theatre 138 W 48th Street tonight, March 20, 2013. Directed by Sean Mathias, the stage ad…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00PM

Breakfast at Tiffany's: Theater Review by David Rooney

"Game of Thrones" star Emilia Clarke steps into Holly Golightly's shoes in this new Broadway adaptation of the classic 1958 Truman Capote novella.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

REVIEW: Passion by JK

Review of the Saturday, March 16 evening performance at Classic Stage Company in New York City.  Starring Melissa Errico, Judy Kuhn and Ryan Silverman, with Stephen Bogardus, Jeffry Den…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00PM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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In Keegan’s ‘Behanding in Spokane,’ the twisted turns tedious by Celia Wren

If Travel + Leisure magazine were to run a feature on the most gruesome lodgings in America, the hotel room in Martin McDonagh’s “A Behanding in Spokane” would surely top the list. May…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:56PM

PHOTO CALL: Breakfast at Tiffany's, Starring Emilia Clarke, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

The world-premiere production of Breakfast at Tiffany's, adapted by Tony Award winner Richard Greenberg, who drew from Truman Capote's novella, opened on Broadway March 20 in a produ…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:50PM

The Whale: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

A terminally obese man contemplates his mortality at South Coast Repertory.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:46PM

Liza Minnelli to Guest Star in SMASH's 'The Surprise Party' Episode, April 6 by BroadwayWorld

SMASH has just announced that Liza Minnelli will guest star as herself in the tenth episode of the NBC musical drama series on April 6. She will perform an original song, written by SMASH pr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:42PM

Discounts on Broadway Shows by Barry

    Travel Zoo Offers Up to 50% Discounts to Eight New Broadway Shows                                                By: Ellis NassourPippin…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 08:32PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Keira Keeley, Michael Pemberton and More in Merrimack Rep's PROOF by BroadwayWorld

The Merrimack Repertory Theatre presents David Auburn's PROOF, running March 21 - April 14, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the rehearsal below.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:30PM

Breakfast At Tiffany’s Broadway Review: Capote Without Audrey Hepburn Or Moon River by Jonathan Mandell

When Holly Golightly sits on the fire escape strumming a guitar and singing, those watching  “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” at the Cort Theater may temporarily feel in familiar territory, e…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:30PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Paul Giamatti and More in Yale Rep's HAMLET by BroadwayWorld

Yale Repertory Theatre presents Paul Giamatti in HAMLET by William Shakespeare, directed by James Bundy, at the University Theatre 222 York Street, now running through April 13. BroadwayWorl…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:02PM

Production News: Punchdrunk to stage major production in London this summer by Nicola Merrifield

Immersive theatre company Punchdrunk is to join forces with the National Theatre this summer to present its biggest production to date. The company will stage a promenade show in a “vast�…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:01PM

TRUMAN CAPOTE'S BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

Where’s Merrick when you need him? . . .

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:01PM

Punchdrunk theatre company returns with show shrouded in secrecy by Mark Brown

First production in six years, The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable, to be staged in huge disused venue in central LondonMost theatre companies announce new productions in a press release. Onl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:01PM

U.K. Stage Troupe Punchdrunk to Bow Hollywood Fable by Gordon Cox

LONDON — Inventive Brit legit outfit Punchdrunk, creators of current Gotham sensation “Sleep No More,” return to London with the world preem of “The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable,�…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:00PM

Punchdrunk return to London for show in vast mystery venue 200,000ft up

Six years ago, masked theatregoers wandered the gothic corridors of the Battersea Arts Centre for a production by immersive theatre group Punchdrunk.

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:00PM

In Rehearsal With Choreographer Josh Bergasse, "The Flying Lings" and It's a Bird… It's a Plane… It's Superman

Whether he's choreographing the musical numbers or acting in the show, Josh Bergasse's work is seen weekly on NBC's Broadway drama "Smash." In the City Center Encores! concert production of …

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:00PM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Capital Fringe Awarded The Washington Post Award for Innovative Leadership in the Theatre Community by Guest Author

The Washington Post and theatreWashington announced today that Capital Fringe will receive The Washington Post Award for Innovative Leadership in the Theatre Community at the 29th Hele…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:53PM

Adelaide Festival: 6000 miles away by Mick Searles

Finally, a chance to see what all the fuss is about. Sylvie Guillem, prima ballerina assoluta, and the darling of the world’s greatest contemporary choreographers, comes to Adelaide in a t…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:50PM

WHO ELSE DO I REALLY WANT TO INTERVIEW? by Hannah Barrett

I figured it was about time to post something other than an interview so, I've decided to put together a little list of some Broadway superstars (in no particular order) I want to …

SOURCE: www.broadwaymasterchat.com at 07:48PM

Review: 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' is ill-conceived

NEW YORK (AP) — If the cat is a potent symbol in the story of "Breakfast at Tiffany's," so too is it one in the new play version that has landed on Broadway.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 07:40PM

Showbiz Chicago’s Actor’s Blog: MADISON NIEDERHAUSER from Tea With Edie & Fitz by Michael J. Roberts

Welcome to a new feature of Showbiz Chicago in which we will be following select actors through the rehearsal process of an upcoming show.  First up we have Madison Niedershauser and Nora U…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:37PM

LA STAGE Talks: What Does It Mean To Be A Pro? by Doug Oliphant

Results of a Yale survey of 700 US theater managers -- including 73 from the LA area -- started the  discussion of the meaning of "professionalism" in the theater Tuesday at KPCC. It was sp…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 07:34PM

Review: (Ottawa) Death Trap by The Charlebois Post

(from the company website)When Playwrights Kill Itby Jim MurchisonIra Levin was a master of suspense when Stephen King was a neophyte. Deathtrap was the longest running comedy thriller on Br…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 07:31PM

Northlight’s STONES IN HIS POCKETS Is A Tour de Force In Acting by Michael J. Roberts

About twenty minutes into Nothlight’s brilliantly executed Stones In His Pockets, you totally forget that you are watching only two actors on stage.  Instead, you are so taken in by the r…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:06PM

‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ Hasn’t Been Rethought in Theatrical Terms

Playwright Richard Greenberg has adapted Truman Capote’s novella “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” for the theater with remarkable fidelity—and that’s the problem.…

SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00PM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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No sparkle in Broadway's 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' by Chris Jones

NEW YORK — Early in "Breakfast at Tiffany's," the new Richard Greenberg adaptation of the 1958 Truman Capote novella, Emilia Clarke's Holly Golightly climbs into bed with Fred, our nar…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:30PM

Review: Beau Jest (Oil Lamp Theater) by Scotty Zacher

I found everything about this production charming. I think there are enough universals to keep anybody laughing, Whether you're Jewish or not, Beau Jest is definitely worth taking the time a…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 06:21PM

Elaine Stritch Announces NYC Departure Following Final Cafe Carlyle Show by BroadwayWorld

The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel has just announced the return of its most famous resident, Elaine Stritch, to the Caf Carlyle for her final engagement. Her new show, Elaine Stritch at the Car…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:16PM

Elaine Stritch is Packing Her Bags for Michigan and Playing a Farewell Concert at the Cafe Carlyle by Josh Ferri

Everybody rise for the First Lady of Cafe Carlyle. Four-time Tony nominee and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Elaine Stritch has announced that she will play her final engagement a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:10PM

Theater News: 90210's Jason Priestley to Star in David Mamet's Race in Toronto by Bethany Rickwald

Beverly Hills it is not. Jason Priestley, best known for his role as Brandon Walsh on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210, is heading to the Great White North to star in Canadian Stag…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:10PM

The Broadway.com Show: Swooning for Emilia Clarke! Ranking Rockers! Saving Bunheads? by Broadway.com

This week's exhilarating episode features the Broadway.com staff on everything from Cinderella's backstage hijinks to the ultimate musical showdown. Tune in for the buzz on Chita, Ri…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:09PM

Klea Blackhurst to Star in Goodspeed Musicals' HELLO, DOLLY! by BroadwayWorld

She'll be glowin', crowin', goin' strong - cabaret diva Klea Blackhurst is sure to delight Goodspeed audiences as Dolly Levi at the Goodspeed Opera House this summer. Goodspeed Musicals is t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:09PM

Street Tempo’s F**cking Men Is F**cking Fantastic by Michael J. Roberts

Reviewed by: Melody Udell: “Why do we have sex with strangers? Because it feels fan-fucking-tastic.” And so begins the 90-minute series of vignettes that play out on a sparse set at Stag…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:06PM

Breakfast at Tiffany's, Cort Theatre, New York – review

Starring Emilia Clarke from Game of Thrones as a darker Holly Golightly, this is a rather dispiriting evening, writes Brendan Lemon

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:06PM

Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Cort Theatre, New York

Starring Emilia Clarke from Game of Thrones as a darker Holly Golightly, this is a rather dispiriting evening, writes Brendan Lemon

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 06:06PM

Did Our Word of Mouth Panelists Eat Up Breakfast at Tiffany’s? by Broadway.com

Broadway.com’s Word of Mouth panelists Brad, Yiping and Zander checked out the brand new stage adaptation of Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s, starring Emilia Clarke.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:02PM

Hot Shoe Shuffle’s Tap Brothers — Max Patterson by Erin James

Each week until early April, AussieTheatre will be featuring interviews with the recently announced Tap Brothers, soon to star in the upcoming 21st Anniversary Production of Hot Shoe Shuffle…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 06:00PM

BWW TV EXCLUSIVE: LES MIS Star Samantha Barks Talks Shooting 'On My Own' by BroadwayWorld TV

To celebrate the upcoming DVD and Blu-ray release of the film adaptation of LES MISERABLES, BroadwayWorld is thrilled to bring you an exclusive look at West End star Samantha Barks on the da…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00PM

Theater News: Elaine Stritch's Last Bow at the Café Carlyle by Bethany Rickwald

New York theater's favorite fiery 88 year old, Elaine Stritch, has decided that it's time to call it quits in New York City - after 71 years. The Broadway veteran, Tony nominee and Emmy Awar…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Paul Giamatti Leads Hamlet, Sing Along with Phantom & More Cross Country Highlights by Josh Ferri

In this week’s Countrywide Guide, we shine the spotlight on a multitude of exciting regional theater productions; from an Oscar nominee taking on the Bard in Connecticut to a Tennessee…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:56PM

Everybody Rise: Elaine Stritch Will Make Farewell Appearance in NYC in Movin' Over and Out at the Carlyle by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning stage icon Elaine Stritch will propose a final toast to audiences in her last engagement at the Café Carlyle this spring. The octogenarian, who has been a fixture a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:55PM

Broadway Gives Back to Present BROADWAY CHARITY SONGS at Le Poisson Rouge, 3/25 by BroadwayWorld

Broadway Gives Back has announced an upcoming concert entitled 'Broadway Charity Songs' 'Broadway Charity Songs' has paired a group of award-winning musical theatre composers with a group of…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:43PM

Alan Cumming will say “Macbeth” even in the theater by Jonathan Mandell

Defying the long-held superstition about the dangers of saying the name “Macbeth” inside a theater, Alan Cumming replied to my inquiry: “I am going to say Macbeth everywher…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 05:39PM

Clarke Thorell Shows Off Geeky Gadgets and Pics of Mom Backstage at Annie by Broadway.com

Clarke Thorell, who plays the wicked Rooster in Broadway’s Annie revival, invites us into his dressing room at the Palace Theatre to see how he keeps cool backstage and the photos that…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:38PM

Special Report: Editor's Pick: Three Bears Live Through the Apocalypse, Have Existential Crises, Survive by Hannah Miet

In Mark Rigney's BEARS, a world premiere production running through March 31 at 59E59 Theaters, two grizzly bears who live in a zoo survive the apocalypse. It is awesome. So awesome, in fac…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:36PM

Cinderella's Marla Mindelle on D-List Athletes, Soul-Singing White Boys and a Serious Friends Addiction by Broadway.com

Theater stars know what’s hot in entertainment, fashion and pop culture, so Broadway.com decided it was high time to tap in to the after-hours obsessions of our favorite stage actors. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:35PM

Photo Flash Exclusive: Michael Feinstein & More Celebrate Kaye Centennial! by BroadwayWorld

Last night, the Library of Congress hosted a special evening to celebrate the Centennial of legendary comedian, actor and humanitarian Danny Kaye and his wife Sylvia Fine Kaye.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:32PM

Theater Review: Anthony Lo Bianco as La Guardia in ‘The Little Flower’ by Anita Gates

In “The Little Flower” Anthony Lo Bianco sets out to demonstrate what made Fiorello La Guardia, who ran New York City from 1934 through 1945, so beloved.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:32PM

'Breakfast at Tiffany's' review: No shine

Girls were supposed to dream about becoming fairy-tale princesses. But everyone I ever knew, or at least anyone I liked, wanted to be Holly Golightly.

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 05:27PM

Things I Wish I Had Been Told in Theatre School by The Charlebois Post

Things I Wish I Had Been Told in Theatre Schoolby Callam Rodya[Here is an article everyone is talking about, not only in Canada, but around the world. We asked Mr. Rodya for rights to reprin…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:24PM

The Guide — Theater Listings 03.22.13

OPENING ALICE IN WONDERLAND. Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences presents the classic children’s tale of Alice and her adventures. Directed by Matt Raftery. Previews March 22. Opens March…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 05:24PM

Feel the Joy of Hands on a Hardbody! Watch a Video First Look of the Uplifting New Musical by Broadway.com

Hands on a Hardbody is speeding toward its opening night! Get a sneak peek of the new Broadway musical starring Hunter Foster, Keith Carradine, Allison Case, Jay Armstrong Johnson and more a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:17PM

Jason Priestley to Play a Ruthless Lawyer in Toronto Run of David Mamet’s Race by Lindsay Champion

Beverly Hills, 90210 alum Jason Priestley will play fast-talking lawyer Jack Lawson in the upcoming Toronto production of David Mamet’s 2009 drama Race. Directed by Daniel Brooks, the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:14PM

Review: (Vancouver) Maladjusted by The Charlebois Post

It’s The System That Is Sickmore than a pill is requiredby David C. JonesTheatre For Living (formerly Headlines Theatre) works in communities using a variation of Augusto Boal’s Theatre …

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:11PM

Photo Flash: First Look - Next Week's All New Episode of SMASH by TV News Desk

On the next episode of the NBC musical dramedy SMASH titled 'The Bells and Whistles', Karen Katharine McPhee gives up everything to follow her heart while Jimmy Jeremy Jordan and Derek Jack …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:03PM

A Wild Ride Through the Mad Forest by Marya Mazor

Marya Mazor has some personal memories about the fall of Communism in eastern Europe more than two decades ago. The Arab Spring two years ago revived those memories and led her to Caryl Chur…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:01PM

Celebrate the Competition – The Theatrefolk Podcast by Craig Mason

Episode Thirty-Three: Celebrate the Competition Lindsay chats with herself on what it means to celebrate the competition, why it’s important in the arts, and why she thinks finishing i…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Elaine Stritch Announces Final Show at Café Carlyle by Patrick Healy

Elaine Stritch, 88, who has a Tony Award and three Emmys, said her last show at Café Carlyle will be in the first week of April.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:56PM

HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER Introduces 'Insider NYC Picks' on Website by BroadwayWorld

The writers and stars of Off-Broadway's hit comedy HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER, Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, today added an exciting new feature to the show's website called "Margaret…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:46PM

Frank Ocean Featured In Band Of Outsiders Tumblr Ads by Pat Cerasaro

Grammy-winning rising music star Frank Ocean is featured in an ever-expanding series of new promotional images for fashion label Band of Outsiders beginning to be rolled out on Tumblr.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PM

Interview with David LaSalle, Owner of the Menz Room by Michael J. Roberts

Mentored by the fabulous Tabatha Coffey of Bravo’s Tabatha Takes Over, David LaSalle is celebrating the Menz Room’s one year anniversary with a fashion and hair show on March 23, 201…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:38PM

Kate Baldwin and Norbert Leo Butz Sing Andrew Lippa Tunes From Broadway-Bound Big Fish (Audio) by Michael Gioia

The new musical Big Fish, based on the 1998 novel by Daniel Wallace and the 2003 Columbia Pictures film written by John August, will begin its pre-Broadway engagement April 2 in Chicago. Her…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:35PM

What's Portuguese for Staunch?: Grey Gardens Debuts in Rio de Janeiro by Adam Hetrick

The Tony Award-nominated musical Grey Gardens, which transports audiences to the East Hampton residence of the Beale family – both in its heyday and in its decline – receives its…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:30PM

DVR ALERT: Megan Hilty to Visit 'Watch What Happens Live' Tonight! by BroadwayWorld

The star of TV's Smash and Broadway's Wicked and 9 to 5 The Musical presents her debut album Megan Hilty's It Happens All The Time features an array of original and cover tunes, including th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:28PM

Idina Menzel To Perform Live BBC2 Radio Concert April 26 by Pat Cerasaro

International stage and screen star Idina Menzel will make her return to the UK next month with an exclusive hourlong BBC2 concert to be broadcast April 26 as part of the programme FRIDAY NI…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:25PM

STAGE TUBE: Melissa McCarthy & Elmo Choreograph a Dance on SESAME STREET! by Stage Tube

In the video below, Melissa McCarthy, Elmo, and a penguin choreograph a new dance on Sesame Street. Check it out below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:24PM

BWW TV: Sneak Peek of Hunter Foster, Allison Case & More in HANDS ON A HARDBODY- Performance Montage! by BroadwayWorld TV

The new American musical Hands on a Hardbody began preview performances on February 23, 2013 at 8pm at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre 256 West 47th Street, with an official opening night…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:20PM

Jack Marshall Remembers How Georgetown University Law Center’s Theater Company Became an Institution! by Guest Author

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the only graduate student-operated theater company in the U.S., once dubbed by Newsweek, “the only theater company with its own law school.” The G…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:20PM

Christina Applegate in Talks to Join Ed Helms for VACATION Reboot by Movies News Desk

Christina Applegate is mulling over marrying into the Griswold family. The actress, who recently departed NBC's UP ALL NIGHT, is in late negotiations to star opposite Ed Helms in New Line Ci…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:20PM

WARDROBE WEDNESDAY: AIDA: AMNERIS by Intern

We’re now bringing you Wardrobe Wednesdays! Want to know how to dress like your favorite Broadway character (without looking like you just stepped off stage–no mic tape, please!)? That�…

SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 04:19PM

The Last Five Years Returns Off-Broadway (Photos) by Chris Luner

One of the most anticipated productions of the spring 2013 Off-Broadway season has finally arrived. The Last Years by Jason Robert Brown tells the story of two lovers looking back on their r…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 04:18PM

Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Ozzie Nelson (1906-1975). Most people know him from his 1950s sit com with his wife Harriet (Hilliard) Nelson. Younger folks won’t know or remember that his or…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:17PM

Audio Share: Listen to Songs From the Broadway-Bound Big Fish Musical by Bethany Rickwald

Recordings of two songs from the upcoming Chicago and Broadway musical Big Fish have been released just in time to get you through your midweek, magical-realism-free slump. The tunes, entitl…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:12PM

Theater News: Academy Award Nominee Robert Forster to Appear on Geva Stage for 2013-2014 Season by Erica Anker

The not-for-profit Geva Theatre Center announced their 2013-2014 season lineup today, featuring several Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning plays, as well as a summer world premiere of The Life…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:09PM

'Hands on a Hardbody' review: It's a slog

"Hands on a Hardbody" may well be the best musical ever written about 10 people holding onto a parked truck. But if you go into the show wondering why a gifted creative team would want to ad…

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 04:03PM

STAGE TUBE: Kountdown to Kristin- Day 4! by Stage Tube

In celebration of the special concert, BroadwayWorld is counting down to the event with clips of our favorite Kristin performances. Below, Chenoweth sings 'What Would Dolly Do' at the Grand …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:00PM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Mormon Star Gavin Creel on Loving London, Passing for 19 and Being an 'Eligible Bachelor' by Matt Wolf

Gavin Creel is currently on a third go-round as a West End leading man, following Mary Poppins and Hair, with a knockout turn as Elder Price in The Book of Mormon, which opens March 21 at th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:58PM

Some Dope on “The Comic” by Trav S.D.

Today is also Carl Reiner’s birthday — he was born the exact same day as Ray Goulding! What a great day for comedy. (And interesting to note…in routines with Sid Caesar and…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:54PM

Cyber Naughty by Sam Hurwitt

We continue our look at the Emma Peel era of Wonder Woman, when she suddenly gave up her powers and costume, started dressing in mod fashions, and learned karate from an old blind Chinese gu…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 03:52PM

Forever Home with Tanya Holt by Sandi Durell

  Review by John Weatherford   Sitting in front of a stone fireplace with the embers crackling and the snow falling on a Vermont landscape is the feeling that came over me as the sultry vo…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 03:41PM

Watch Norbert Leo Butz & Kate Baldwin Preview the Broadway-Bound Musical Big Fish by Lindsay Champion

Big Fish is swimming into Chicago’s Oriental Theatre on April 2, and before the show's much-buzzed-about world premiere begins, local Chicago morning show Windy City Live got …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:38PM

Jason Priestley Set to Lead Canadian Stage's RACE; Opens 4/11 by BroadwayWorld

Acclaimed actor and international film and television star Jason Priestley Call me Fitz, Beverly Hills, 90210 returns to the stage in his first live theatre role since 2000 in Canadian Stage…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:29PM

228 Friends & Bucky Pizzarelli Liked Her by Sandi Durell

  My View written by Stephen Sorokoff   Probably the Billion or so Facebook members would also like Debby Boone if they could fit into the Cafe Carlyle.  One thing for sure, you d…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 03:28PM

Bob and Ray by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Ray Goulding (1922-1990), one of the finest comic minds this nation has yet produced. He and his partner Bob Elliott (b. 1923) would be on anyone’s short list …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:25PM

Kinky Boots Stunner Charlie Sutton on Being Born to Dance and How Nine Broadway Shows Equal a Ph.D. by Josh Ferri

In the lastest installment of Broadway.com’s Gotta Dance!, we are highlighting Charlie Sutton, the leggy standout dancer in Jerry Mitchell’s production of new musical Kinky …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:24PM

Alice Ripley to Star in CLYBOURNE PARK at Long Wharf Theatre by BroadwayWorld

According to the Hartford Courant, Tony winner Alice Ripley has signed on to star in Clybourne Park at Connecticut's Long Wharf Theatre. Directed by Erc Ting, the show will run May 8 through…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:22PM

ONCE cast members J. Michael Zygo and Laura Dreyfuss performed at Christine Quinn’s Irish Heritage and Culture event which honored Liam Neeson with by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Cast members from the Tony and Grammy Award-winning ONCE, J. Michael Zygo and Laura Dreyfuss, performed at Christine Quinn’s Irish Heritage and Culture event this past Monday night at City…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 03:13PM

Broadway Cleveland 2013-14 Season Features ‘Wicked,’ ‘Jersey Boys,’ ‘Sleeping Beauty’ by David Rogers

The seven shows that will make up the 2013-2014 Cleveland Broadway series include “Wicked,” “Jersey Boys” and “Sleeping Beauty.” The KeyBank Broadway series will play at city’s…

SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 03:11PM

Get a First Look at Encores! Comic Book-Inspired Revival of It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman by Josh Ferri

Superman is faster and funnier than ever in the new Encores! revival of 1966 comic book-inspired musical It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman. This comical …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:08PM

Spotlight on: "Breakfast at Tiffany's"

Miss Holly Golightly cordially invites you to enjoy Breakfast at Tiffany’s in a stage adaptation of Truman Capote’s celebrated novella.

SOURCE: Tony Awards at 03:06PM

Jennifer Damiano, Claybourne Elder, Leslie Odom, Jr. & More Join Cast of Public Theater's VENICE by BroadwayWorld

The Public Theater Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis Executive Director, Patrick Willingham announced casting today for the new Public Lab musical VENICE, with book by Eric Rosen, music by Mat…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:04PM

Debby Boone Talks Rat Pack, Clooney & Cafe Carlyle by Pat Cerasaro

Onetime pop superstar Debby Boone returns to New York with a new solo show this week and reflected on her Oscar-winning iconic 1970s pop smash, 'You Light Up My Life', as well as memories of…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:03PM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Hearing the Voices of My PCH Muse by Les Wieder

Les Wieder drives up Pacific Coast Highway in order to receive his best writing brainstorms -- including his inspiration for his play Voices and his idea of how to rewrite it. Focusing on in…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:52PM

The Tony’s Are Back at Radio City by Suzanna Bowling

The Tony's Are Back at Radio City: The American Theatre Wing’s 67th Annual Tony Awards will air on the CBS Television Network on Sunday, June 9, 2013 (8:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT), live f…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:52PM

New Victory Family Benefit Brings Cynthia Nixon and Christine Marinoni by Suzanna Bowling

New Victory Family Benefit Brings Cynthia Nixon and Christine Marinoni: The 12th Annual New Victory Family Benefit will take place on Sunday, April 14, 2013, and feature a performance of the…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:47PM

The Winslow Boy – review by Michael Billington

Old Vic, LondonThe case for Terence Rattigan has been steadily made over the past decade, and this revival of his 1946 play is only likely to advance the cause. But two things make Lindsay P…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:47PM

Emilia Clarke & Iain Glen In New GAME OF THRONES Clip by Pat Cerasaro

Stage and screen crossover stars Emilia Clarke and Iain Glen re-team onscreen for Season Three of HBO's tentpole adult fantasy series Game of Thrones in a new clip just released.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:45PM

Will The Revisionist, Starring Jesse Eisenberg & Vanessa Redgrave, Move to Broadway? by Ryan Gilbert

Jesse Eisenberg's new play The Revisionist just extended for a second time at off-Broadway’s Cherry Lane Theatre, and now the show is considering a possible Broadway tran…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PM

Carole King Comes Beautiful is Coming to Broadway by Suzanna Bowling

Carole King Comes Beautiful is Coming to Broadway: Producers Paul Blake and Sony/ATV Music Publishing announced that Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, about the life and career of legendar…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:41PM

"Smash" Ratings Decline Again, Following March 19 Episode by Michael Gioia

Following last week's increase, ratings of the second season of NBC's "Smash," the Emmy Award-winning musical drama about the creation and inner workings of a Broadway musi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:39PM

Tom Wopat, Len Cariou, Anita Gillette and More at MAC Awards Tomorrow Night by Suzanna Bowling

Tom Wopat, Len Cariou, Anita Gillette and More at MAC Awards Tomorrow Night: The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs is pleased to announce the following presenters who are schedu…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:34PM

Theater Review: ‘Shaheed,’ About Benazir Bhutto, at the Culture Project by Rachel Saltz

“Shaheed: The Dream and Death of Benazir Bhutto,” a one-woman show written and performed by Anna Khaja at the Culture Project, explores the assassinated prime minister of Pakistan.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:34PM

Tony Winner Alice Ripley to Star in Long Wharf Theatre’s Clybourne Park by Josh Ferri

Next to Normal Tony and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Alice Ripley will lead Long Wharf Theatre’s staging of the 2012 Tony-winning play Clybourne Park, according to Th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:33PM

The Watery Journey of Nereus Pike – review by Lyn Gardner

Camden People's theatre, LondonIn Greek mythology, Nereus is known as the Old Man of the Sea, a divinity who helps sailors in distress. In this latest piece from Laura Mugridge – who once …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:33PM

What's TV's problem with theatre? by John Wyver

Once upon a time, Ibsen and Chekhov were primetime fare. So why is theatre never on TV any more? Broadcasters are missing a trickIn early 1965 Granada produced Thomas Middleton's Women Bewar…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:31PM

Jason Priestley Will Star in Toronto Production of David Mamet's Race by Andrew Gans

Jason Priestley ("Beverly Hills, 90210") will star in the Canadian Stage production of David Mamet's Race, which will play Toronto's Bluma Appel Theatre April 7-May 5.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PM

Review: Julius Caesar (Babes With Blades Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

This Julius Caesar, true to form, is chock full of babes with blades. For the thrifty and homegirl appeal, it's hard to say no to this sword-fighting all-female production. (read more...)

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 02:29PM

Passion Gets a Re-recording by Suzanna Bowling

Passion Gets a Re-recording: Classic Stage Company, has announced that PS Classics, home to a dozen Sondheim cast albums, will record and release the cast recording of its critically-acclaim…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:27PM

Jennifer Damiano, Claybourne Elder, Leslie Odom Jr. and More to Star in New Musical Venice at the Public by Marc Snetiker

Jennifer Damiano, Claybourne Elder, Leslie Odom Jr. and more will star in the new musical Venice at the Public Theater. The Lab production features direction and a book by Eric Rosen, m…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24PM

ArtsBeat: Backup Cat Out of ‘Breakfast’ by Robin Pogrebin

Montie, the main cat understudy for “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” will be replaced by Moo.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:23PM

The Arts Nonprofit Career: How High Will You Choose to Fly? by Jessica Wilt

Not straying away from expectation and letting fear freeze you dead in your tracks.

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 02:23PM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Backstage Glances at Drury Lane Theatre's Sunset Boulevard With Dara Cameron by Matthew Blank

Drury Lane Theatre offers a new Chicago-area production of Sunset Boulevard, starring Christine Sherrill as faded silent-film star Norma Desmond. Dara Cameron, who co-stars as Betty Schaeffe…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:23PM

The Rascals Heading to Broadway with ‘Once Upon a Dream’ by Broadway's Best Shows

Another New Jersey bred band from the 1960s will take to the stage on Broadway next month when The Rascals start a limited engagement run with their new production, “The Rascals Once U…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 02:21PM

Leslie Odom, Jr., Haaz Sleiman, Jennifer Damiano, Claybourne Elder and More Set for Venice at the Public by Adam Hetrick

Leslie Odom, Jr. and Haaz Sleiman will star as dueling brothers in the Public Theater production of the new musical Venice, which will begin previews Off-Broadway May 28. The cast will also …

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PM

Justin Timberlake Premieres 'Mirrors' Music Video by Pat Cerasaro

Continuing to add to the major media onslaught for Justin Timberlake's first new music release in seven years, THE 2020 EXPERIENCE, out now, the triple-threat performer has just released a n…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:15PM

BWW TV: Max Ehrich, Jo Anne Worley, Bruce Vilanch and More On the Red Carpet of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN at Pantages by BroadwayWorld TV

Based on the hit DreamWorks film and the true story that inspired it, the high-flying Broadway musical CATCH ME IF YOU CAN officially opened its run March 12 - 24, 2013 at Hollywood's Pantag…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:09PM

Photo Flash: Inside BROADWAY BACKWARDS 2013; Total Reaches $347,060! by BroadwayWorld

BROADWAY BACKWARDS, the once-a-year celebration of the LGBT community, brought down the house Monday while raising a record-setting 347,060 to benefit Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS and Th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:03PM

STAGE TUBE: Adam Jacobs Talks ZORRO, Swordfights and More in Atlanta! by Stage Tube

The Alliance Theatre's production of ZORRO, a new musical, is set to the flamenco sound of The Gipsy Kings. Get a sneak peek and hear what the show's star, Broadway vet Adam Jacobs, had to s…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:00PM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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In It to Win It! Get a First Look at Hunter Foster, Keith Carradine & More in Hands on a Hardbody by Broadway.com

Hands on a Hardbody has parked at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, and there’s an intense competition going on over there! In the new musical, 10 down-on-their-luck contestants from Texas …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:59PM

Smash Ratings Watch: Numbers Back Down After Last Week's Bump by Marc Snetiker

What goes up always comes down—especially when it comes to NBC's flailing Broadway soap Smash. The show's ratings bumped up last week, but now they have returned…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:58PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Allison Case, Jay Armstrong Johnson & More in HANDS ON A HARDBODY by BroadwayWorld

The new American musical Hands on a Hardbody began preview performances on February 23, 2013 at 8pm at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre 256 West 47th Street, with an official opening night…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:54PM

Tommy Tune, Donna McKechnie At O'Neill Cabaret Gathering by Frank Rizzo

Tony Award-winners Tommy Tune and Donna McKechnie will be part of the 2013 Cabaret & Performance Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford this summer.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:47PM

VIDEO: Sneak Peek - 'Bells & Whistles' On NBC's SMASH by TV News Desk

On the next episode of the NBC musical dramedy SMASH titled 'The Bells and Whistles', Karen Katharine McPhee gives up everything to follow her heart while Jimmy Jeremy Jordan and Derek Jack …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:45PM

News: Off-Broadway theatre to be named after Lynn Redgrave by Judd Hollander

Culture Project, an Off-Broadway a group “dedicated to addressing critical human rights issues by shining an artistic spotlight on injustice,” will rename their mainstage theatre…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:45PM

BWW TV: Watch Highlights from BROADWAY BACKWARDS 2013! by BroadwayWorld TV

BROADWAY BACKWARDS, the once-a-year celebration of the LGBT community, brought down the house Monday while raising a record-setting 347,060 to benefit Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS and Th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:44PM

Pamela Bob, Billie Wildrick and Stuart Zagnit Join UnsungMusicalsCo.'s SAY, DARLING by BroadwayWorld

Pamela Bob (SILENCE! The Musical), Billie Wildrick (Scandalous) and Stuart Zagnit (Newsies, The Wild Party) have joined the cast of UnsungMusicalsCo. (UMC)'s developmental reading of the 195…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:44PM

VINTAGE PLAYBILL: It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman Opening Night, 1966 by Brynn Cox

The New York City Center Encores! revival of It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman begins its limited run March 20, starring Edward Watts, Jenny Powers, Will Swenson an…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:39PM

BROADWAY BACKWARDS Raises $347,060 for BC/EFA & The Center by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

BROADWAY BACKWARDS, the once-a-year celebration of the LGBT community, brought down the house Monday while raising a record-setting $347,060 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and …

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 01:31PM

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Broadway's Hands On a Hardbody by Matthew Blank

The Brooks Atkinson Theatre opened Feb. 23 as the Broadway garage of Hands On a Hardbody, the new musical about a gaggle of American dreamers engaged in an endurance contest to win a pickup …

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:28PM

2013 Tony Awards Will Return to Radio City Music Hall by Chris Luner

With the second half of the 2012-2013 Broadway season now underway, the chaos and countdown already begins until the 2013 Tony Awards! All the shows have set their opening dates and eligibil…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 01:26PM

Edward Watts is Superman by Wayman Wong

With his all-American looks and 6-foot-4, fit physique, the robust baritone appears well-suited to wear Superman's cape and tights to a tee.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 01:25PM

BWW TV: Sneak Peek of Watts & More in Encores! IT'S A BIRD... IT'S A PLANE... IT'S SUPERMAN- Highlights! by BroadwayWorld TV

Superman will return to the stage in the upcoming New York City Center Encores production of It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman. The production will feature Edward Watts in the title…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:23PM

Photo Flash: First Look - Encores! IT'S A BIRD...IT'S A PLANE...IT'S SUPERMAN in Performance! by BroadwayWorld

Joining Edward Watts Superman in the New York City Center Encores production of It's a BirdIt's a PlaneIt's Superman is Jenny Powers as Lois Lane and David Pittu as the evil Dr. Sedgwick, al…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:23PM

News: Punchdrunk unveils major new collaboration with National Theatre

Award-winning immersive theatre specialists Punchdrunk have announced a major new collaboration with the National Theatre that will premiere in a yet-to-be-named central London venue in the …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:22PM

Rodin et son éternelle idole, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris – review

With its frenzy of movement and crazed pas de deux, this piece is a solid addition to the repertoire of Russian choreographer Boris Eifman, writes Laura Cappelle

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:19PM

Rodin et son éternelle idole, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris

With its frenzy of movement and crazed pas de deux, this piece is a solid addition to the repertoire of Russian choreographer Boris Eifman, writes Laura Cappelle

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:19PM

The Winslow Boy, Old Vic, London – review

For all the skill and diligence of the cast, including Henry Goodman's fine central portrayal, this is an arid production of Rattigan's classic, writes Ian Shuttleworth

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:18PM

The Winslow Boy, The Old Vic, London

For all the skill and diligence of the cast, including Henry Goodman’s fine central portrayal, this is an arid production of Rattigan’s classic, writes Ian Shuttleworth

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 01:18PM

STAGE TUBE: Inside BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S Photo Shoot! by Stage Tube

In the video below, Target's digital magazine A Bullseye View went behind the scenes to hear from director Sean Mathias, costume designer Colleen Atwood, make-up designer Sonia Kashuk, hair …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:12PM

Washington’s becoming a town of puppets. Take tonight, for example. by Lorraine Treanor

Puppets, it seems, are everywhere in Washington. If they’re not performing (see two below for this month alone), they’re holed up somewhere rehearsing for the next time they̵…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:09PM

On the town with Sterling Jarvis: Song and chance by David Berry

The actor tackles tough themes in The Whipping Man, by way of The Lion King

SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 01:06PM

Go Behind the Scenes at Emilia Clarke’s Glamorous Breakfast at Tiffany’s Photo Shoot by Marc Snetiker

Classic beauty only comes around every so often, but Breakfast at Tiffany’s star Emilia Clarke has plenty of it to go around. The cameras followed Clarke as she glammed up to play styl…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:05PM

Sex, Drugs & Booze! Stage Adaptation of Tucker Max's I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell Eyes Broadway by Lindsay Champion

Beer pong on Broadway?! I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, Tucker Max’s controversial short story collection about his sex and drinking misadventures, could be heading to Broadway, accord…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:04PM

Rialto Chatter: Jesse Eisenberg's THE REVISIONIST Heading to Broadway? by Rialto Chatter

Jesse Eisenberg and Vanessa Redgrave currently star in the world premiere of Eisenberg's The Revisionist, directed by Kip Fagan, which began its limited run on February 6 at the Cherry Lane …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00PM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at noon (Broadway Time)
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NBC's SMASH Takes Dip in Tuesday Night Ratings by TV News Desk

NBC's SMASH took a slight dip in the ratings compared to last week's broadcast. In the 18-49 demo, the series earned a .82 ratings share compared to last week's .9. In total viewers, the sho…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:59PM

Melissa Joan Hart In 'Any Wednesday' Reading At Westport by Frank Rizzo

Melissa Joan Hart will star in a benefit reading of the '60s romantic comedy "Any Wednesday" at the Westport Country Playhouse Monday, June 29 at 7 p.m.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:58PM

Get an Early Look at Kristin Chenoweth's ‘Bag of Broadway Showstopppers’ from Her Upcoming TV Concert by Josh Ferri

Tony and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Kristin Chenoweth is bringing out a big bag of Broadway tricks for her exciting concert the Dames of Broadway…All of ‘Em!!!. T…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:56PM

Get an Early Look at Kristin Chenoweth's ‘Bag of Broadway Showstoppers’ from Her Upcoming TV Concert by Josh Ferri

Tony and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Kristin Chenoweth is bringing out a big bag of Broadway tricks for her exciting concert the Dames of Broadway…All of ‘Em!!!. T…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:56PM

Sold-Out Broadway Backwards Benefit Breaks Fund-Raising Record by Andrew Gans

The eighth annual Broadway Backwards concert, the once-a-year celebration of the LGBT community that features male singers performing songs traditionally sung by women, and women singing tun…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:56PM

Music News: God Save the "Queen B!" by Erica Anker

"Happy Days are Here Again" as Babs returns to Europe following her successful 2012 North American tour. Barbra Streisand has added five exclusive stops in Europe to her concert, Barbra Stre…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:56PM

PHOTO CALL: Brian Stokes Mitchell, Malcolm Gets, Jan Maxwell, Tituss Burgess and Howie Michael Smith at Broadway Backwards by Matthew Blank

The eighth annual Broadway Backwards concert — featuring male singers performing songs traditionally sung by women, and women singing tunes written for men — played the Palace Th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:55PM

Caissie Levy, Emma Hunton & More Set for PLAY IT AGAIN Concert at Joe's Pub, 4/8 by BroadwayWorld

PLAY IT AGAIN THE MUSIC OF ZOE SARNAK, a musical anthology of Sarnak's work, will have a onenight-only concert at Joe's Pub on Monday, April 8, 2013. Showtime is at 930p. PLAY IT AGAIN will …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:45PM

Bolshoi ballet was a 'giant brothel' claims former dancer

A former Bolshoi ballet dancer has called the acclaimed company a “giant brothel”.

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:44PM

Alice Ripley Cast In 'Clybourne Park' At Long Wharf Theatre by Frank Rizzo

Alice Ripley, who won a Tony Award for her performance of the bi-polar mother in the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, "Next to Normal," is cast in the upcoming production of Bruce Norris'…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:43PM

The Revisionist, With Jesse Eisenberg and Vanessa Redgrave, Gets Second Off-Broadway Extension; Broadway a Possibility by Adam Hetrick

The Rattlestick Playwrights Theater has again extended its world premiere of Jesse Eisenberg's new play The Revisionist, in which the playwright co-stars with Academy Award-winning actre…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43PM

Obituaries: Sybil Christopher by Richard Anthony Baker

At the age of 19, the actor and director Sybil Christopher was an extra in The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949), a film centred on a Welsh village, in which Richard Burton had his first...

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:41PM

London’s Royal Opera House Appoints New Chief by Gordon Cox

LONDON — Alex Beard has been appointed CEO of the Royal Opera House, succeeding Tony Hall, who ankled to become Director-General of the BBC. The £250,000 ($375,000) position is the key l…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:37PM

PHOTO CALL: Edward Watts, Jenny Powers, Will Swenson and Alli Mauzey in It's a Bird…It's a Plane…It's Superman by Matthew Blank

Edward Watts, whose Broadway credits include Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson and Finian's Rainbow, is Superman in the New York City Center Encores! product…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PM

Theater News: Hey, We're Famous: TheaterMania on Smash! by Bethany Rickwald

If you noticed a slight lag in TheaterMania's news between 9 and 9:15 this morning, it's because we were all busy e-mailing our moms. The e-mails went something like this: "Hey Mom, Big ne…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:30PM

Musical Comedy Premiere Highlights Hartford Stage's 50th by Frank Rizzo

Two Classic In Rep, Reunions Featured TooA world premiere of an original musical comedy, two classic performed in repertory, a reunion of the theater’s five artistic directors and a &l…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:28PM

Insights into an Albee marriage, with assist from lizards by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "Seascape" at the Oak Park Festival Theatre ★★★ KERRY REID reviews "Seascape" at the Oak Park Festival Theatre ★★★ ... Monsters of dis…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:26PM

1st Night Photos: Spacey joins cast at Winslow Boy opening night

Lindsay Posner's revival of Terence Rattigan's The Winslow Boy opened at the Old Vic last night (19 March 2013). The 1946 play centres on a father, Arthur Winslow, striving to prove the inn…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:24PM

VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Leslie Odom Jr. Croons '(Let's Start) Tomorrow Night' on SMASH by TV News Desk

On the next episode of the NBC musical dramedy SMASH, Leslie Odom Jr. Sam dazzles the crowd at a get-together, crooning the jazzy 'Let's Start Tomorrow Night'. Get a sneak peek of the perfor…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:24PM

Rita Moreno and Ann-Margret to Get 6 Dance Lessons in 6 Weeks from Cheyenne Jackson in New Movie by Marc Snetiker

Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Cheyenne Jackson may get a healthy dose of supporting star power in his upcoming feature film 6 Dance Lessons In 6 Weeks. The Village Voice reports …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:22PM

THE SCREENING ROOM: A Look Back at Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Video) by Playbill Staff

Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the Broadway musical based on the Oscar-winning film "The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert," opened March 20, 2011, at the Palace Theatre.…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:14PM

News: Equity renegotiates two-show Sunday proposal by Nicola Merrifield

Equity’s council is attempting to renegotiate controversial proposals from West End producers that include a clause giving them the automatic right to stage two shows on a Sunday. The clau…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:06PM

Photo Coverage: Judy Kuhn, Mandy Gonzalez & More Perform at Vineyard Theatre's 30th Gala- Part One by Walter McBride

Vineyard Theatre's annual Gala, this year celebrating the institution's 30th Anniversary, took place at The Edison Ballroom 240 West 47th Street on Monday night, March 18, 2013 beginning at …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:04PM

Photo Coverage: Casts of AVENUE Q & [TITLE OF SHOW] Perform at Vineyard Theatre's 30th Gala-Part Two by Walter McBride

Vineyard Theatre's annual Gala, this year celebrating the institution's 30th Anniversary, took place at The Edison Ballroom 240 West 47th Street on Monday night, March 18, 2013 beginning at …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:04PM

Broadway Photo of the Day | March 20, 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 12:04PM

Goodspeed's Hello, Dolly! Will Star Klea Blackhurst by Kenneth Jones

Klea Blackburst, the big-voiced character actress who recently appeared in York Theatre Company's Happy Hunting, will play Dolly Levi in director Daniel Goldstein's Goodspeed Musical…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01PM

News: Government arts policy is ‘savage’, says playwright Simon Stephens by Matthew Hemley

Olivier award-winning playwright Simon Stephens has criticised the government’s arts policies as “poisonous, destabilising, savage and deliberate”. The writer, whose adaptation of The …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:00PM

Interview with Artist and Creature Creator, Steve Wang – Los Angeles art interview article by Pauline Adamek

“I don’t like horror movies,” smiles Steve Wang, a self-taught artist and sculptor. It’s a startling confession from the famed creature creator, who envisioned and then brought to li…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:00PM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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The Beauty Behind “Breakfast at Tiffany’s:” Get the Holly Golightly Look by Target

Capote’s most famous character sports a style suited to the 1940s—the time period in which his iconic novella is set. The costume designer worked closely with Sonia and Umberto to turn b…

SOURCE: abullseyeview.com at 11:59AM

[VIDEO] Creating Truman Capote’s "Breakfast at Tiffany’s" by Target

The British beauty looks ravishing as Capote’s most conspicuous character. Long-standing exclusive Target beauty partners Sonia Kashuk and Umberto worked alongside the production’s Acade…

SOURCE: abullseyeview.com at 11:58AM

Radio: Podcast: Don't Bump Into the Furniture - Merrily's Mark Umbers

Welcome back to another episode of Don't Bump Into the Furniture - an irreverent insider look at the world of theatre hosted by actors Oliver Jackson and Sarah Moyle. This week, their guest…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:56AM

Theater News: Frat House Memoirist Tucker Max to Serve Beer on Broadway, Off-Broadway by David Gordon

Looks like Bros on Broadway has officially caught on. The sexcapades, drug-fueled romps, and booze-binging of frat house memoirist Tucker Max will come to the New York stage later this year,…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:54AM

Now And Then: Rephotographing Iraq

AP photographer Maya Alleruzzo has revisited physical sites photographed by various photographers in Iraq to see what has changed and what hasn't.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:48AM

SILENCE! to Play Revised Schedule This Weekend by BroadwayWorld

SILENCE! The Musical will be playing a revised schedule this coming weekend with performances Saturday at 2 & 8 PM and Sunday at 3 PM at the Elektra Theatre in the heart of Times Square.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:45AM

An Introduction to ‘Big Fish’ (VIDEO) by Broadway's Best Shows

Members of the Big Fish team talk about this larger-than-life new Broadway show. A musical version of Tim Burton’s sensational film, Big Fish will feature direction and choreography by…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 11:34AM

A couple bound by a mystery in 'Body of Water' by Kerry Reid

KERRY REID reviews "A Body of Water" at Redtwist Theatre ★★½ and "Matryoshka" by the Plagiarists ★★ KERRY REID reviews "A Body of Water" at Redtwist Theatre ★…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:34AM

HSMs | Rehearsing ‘The Wiz’ at Spring Valley by Peter D. Kramer

Take a peek at Spring Valley High School’s “The Wiz,” through the lens of Journal News/Lohud.com photographer Seth Harrison. Thanks to director Stacey Roth Tirro and her ca…

SOURCE: The Journal News at 11:30AM

‘The Nance’ Begins on Broadway by Broadway's Best Shows

Performances begin this Thursday (March 21) at 8 pm at the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street) for Douglas Carter Beane’s new play The Nance directed by Jack O’Brien. This production f…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 11:27AM

AUDIO: First Listen- Norbert Leo Butz and Kate Baldwin Sing Two New Songs from Broadway-Bound BIG FISH! by BroadwayWorld TV

Below, check out two new songs from the show 'Fight the Dragons' as sung by Norbert Leo Butz and 'Time Stops' as sung by Butz and Kate Baldwin. Catch a first listen below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:26AM

Spotlight on: "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike"

Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce, and Kristine Nielsen star in Christopher Durang’s new comedic riff on some of Anton Chekov’s most time-tested themes.

SOURCE: Tony Awards at 11:21AM

News: Charity resists Artsdepot eviction notice by Matthew Hemley

A community arts organisation that works with vulnerable people is challenging an eviction notice it has been served from Artsdepot –  the north London venue in which it is based – clai…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:21AM

West End Production of Great Expectations to Shutter Early by Mark Shenton

The West End production of Great Expectations, currently running at the Vaudeville Theatre, is to shutter March 30, two months earlier than its original proposed end date.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AM

ArtsBeat: ‘The Revisionst’ Eyes Broadway as it Extends Run by Patrick Healy

The play by Jesse Eisenberg, starrting Vanessa Redgrave, is one of the hottest Off Broadway tickets.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:14AM

News: Great Expectations to close two months early by Nicola Merrifield

Great Expectations, which is currently running at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, will close two months early. It was originally planned to run until June 1, but will now finish on March 3…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:14AM

STAGE TUBE: Watch a Preview from Kristin Chenoweth's DAMES OF BROADWAY Concert! by Stage Tube

Live From Lincoln Center will present 'Kristin Chenoweth The Dames of Broadway...All of 'Em', a specially conceived concert for Lincoln Center's 2013 American Songbook series, which salutes …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:07AM

Video of the Week: Robbie Williams Performs “Singin’ in the Rain” by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Please enjoy this video of British superstar Robbie Williams performing the title song from SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN with the West End cast on Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 11:05AM

‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ Opens on Broadway by Broadway's Best Shows

The world-premiere production of Breakfast At Tiffany’s, adapted by Tony Award winner Richard Greenberg, who drew from Truman Capote‘s novella, opens tonight on Broadway March 20…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 11:04AM

8 Writing Tips from Kurt Vonnegut by Ken Davenport

I stumbled on this website recently that had a bunch of great tips on writing from folks like David Ogilvy and Henry Miller . . . but it was Ol’ Kurt Vonnegut’s tips on writing a…

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

Smash Report: Movers and Shakers by Michael Block

It’s only a few weeks away before we are relegated to the dreaded Saturday night, so let’s enjoy our time on Tuesdays while we can! We begin our night at a try out for Hit List at “Man…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:00AM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Photo Coverage: Inside Gingold Theatrical Group's Golden Shamrock Gala! by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Gingold Theatrical Group celebrated their GOLDEN SHAMROCK GALA on Sunday, March 17 St. Patrick's Day at The Players Club 16 Gramercy, honoring the prodigious talents of actressdirector Judit…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:57AM

Emma Hunton, Eric Michael Krop, Caissie Levy, Wallace Smith, Alexandra Socha Set for Play It Again Concert by Andrew Gans

Play It Again: The Music of Zoe Sarnak, a musical anthology of Sarnak’s work, will be presented April 8 at 9:30 PM at Joe's Pub.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AM

Three Little Birds by Debbie Jackson

The spirit of Bob Marley is alive and well, and jammin’, mon, as part of an adorable tropical mix at Adventure Stage/MTC.  The excellent casting is helmed by crowd pleaser Jobari Park…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:54AM

‘Once’ Celebrates One Year on Broadway by Broadway's Best Shows

Once, winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical and the 2013 Grammy Award, celebrates its first Anniversary with a special encore performance and cake after the matinee today, Wedne…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 10:50AM

Bringing ‘Bikeman’ and 9/11 to the Stage by Laura Axelrod

Former CBS News writer's first-hand account of September 11th becomes a NYC theatrical production.

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 10:49AM

HSMs | Audition: Stepinac seeks a new Evita by Peter D. Kramer

A  need for vocal rest has prompted Harrison’s Halle Mastroberardino to step down from the title role in Archbishop Stepinac’s production of “Evita” in late April. S…

SOURCE: The Journal News at 10:45AM

Photo Coverage: Krysta Rodriguez & More at National MUSICALS IN OUR SCHOOLS Launch by Jessica Gordon

On Monday afternoon, 2012 Tony honoree and MTI Chairman and CEO Freddie Gershon Rodgers amp Hammerstein President and past American Theater Wing Chairman Ted Chapin, SMASH's Krysta Rodriguez…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:45AM

Barbra Streisand Announces European Concert Tour by Andrew Gans

Academy Award winner Barbra Streisand will offer a concert tour of Europe this summer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

Rita Moreno, Ann-Margret & Julian Sands Joinc Cast of SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS by Movies News Desk

The Village Voice's Michael Musto reports that Ann-Margret, Rita Moreno and Julian Sands have joined the cast of the upcoming film SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS. The actors will join previo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:40AM

ArtsBeat: Robert Forster to Play Reagan in a New Play by Robin Pogrebin

“The Lifeguard: Ronald Reagan and His Story,” by David Rambo, will have its world premiere at the Geva Theater Center in Rochester.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:34AM

News: ACE chair Peter Bazalgette – business must ‘re-enter’ arts funding by Alistair Smith

Newly appointed Arts Council England chairman Peter Bazalgette has used his first keynote speech to call on UK business to do more to support the arts. Speaking at an event at the Royal Soci…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:33AM

PHOTO CALL: Erin Davie, Ben Davis, Stephen Wallem and More Rehearse the York's Silk Stockings by Krissie Fullerton

The York Theatre Company's Musicals in Mufti concert presentation of the 1955 Cole Porter musical Silk Stockings, inspired by the film "Ninotchka," features Erin Davie, Ben Dav…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:31AM

Retro Wednesday: In one on one meetings, think W.H.O.A. by Michael Roderick

This week's retro wednesday post is all about how to make the most out of your one on one meetings. Check it out. Excelsior! Interested in building the net before you leap? Grab your tickets…

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

Ringling Opens in Brooklyn Tonight! by Trav S.D.

Ringling Bros, Barnum & Bailey Circus opens for the first time at the Barclay’s Center tonight! (Sorry, MSG. As anyone can tell you, Brooklyn is now the center of the known univers…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:26AM

London's New Park Theatre Will Offer Maureen Lipman in World Premiere Plus David Henry Hwang's Yellow Face; Season Announced by Mark Shenton

The inaugural season at London's Park Theatre, a new two-theatre complex next to Finsbury Park underground station recently completed at a cost of £2.5 million, will include the UK…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:20AM

Chronicling the (Rahm) Emanuel brothers

Ezekiel Emanuel, 56, older brother of Chicago Mayor Rahm and Hollywood agent, Ari, has just written a book about the three superstar siblings, Brothers Emanuel: A Memoir of an American Fami…

SOURCE: Washington Jewish Week at 10:18AM

Know Thyself by Adam Thurman

You can't market what you don't understand. You may have misread that sentence. You may think I was saying that you can't market what they (the public) doesn't understand. That's true. But c…

SOURCE: Mission Paradox at 10:15AM

Will Tucker Max Serve Beer on Broadway? Off-Broadway Production to Bow This Summer With Eyes on Broadway by Michael Gioia

I Hope They Serve Beer on Broadway, a stage adaptation of author Tucker Max's best-selling book "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" and the subsequent film of the same name, is ai…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:15AM

Featured Performer of the Week: Michael Manuel by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld is thrilled to present its latest feature series The Performer of the Week Get to know these amazing talents as they share a bit about themselves, their work and life. This wee…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:10AM

STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at Kristin Chenoweth's THE DAMES OF BROADWAY on PBS! by Stage Tube

Live From Lincoln Center presents 'Kristin Chenoweth The Dames of Broadway...All of 'Em', a specially conceived concert for Lincoln Center's 2013 American Songbook series, which salutes the …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:10AM

Details Revealed for Upcoming "Smash" Episodes "The Bells and Whistles" and "The Parents"; Bernadette Peters Guests by Andrew Gans

Details have been announced for the March 26 and April 2 episodes of the new NBC musical drama "Smash," which will air at 10 PM ET. Beginning April 6, "Smash" will be bro…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:10AM

Time Is Money: Cry Your Own Tears by Walt828

Over the weekend, I went grocery shopping. And while I was in the Produce section, I came across a 6 oz plastic clamshell package filled with chopped onions. It was selling for $2.48. An ais…

SOURCE: creativeinsubordination.org at 10:07AM

#CivilDebates 2: Arts Boards by Praxis

After a successful #CivilDebate 1 on the Creative Cities theories of Richard Florida, we’re excited to announce the debaters for the second resolution in our Civil Debates series: Be…

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 10:04AM

BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S, Starring Emilia Clarke and Cory Michael Smith, Opens on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

Tony Award winning playwright Richard Greenberg's new play, Breakfast at Tiffany's opens at the Cort Theatre 138 W 48th Street tonight, March 20, 2013. Directed by Sean Mathias, the stage ad…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:02AM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Shakespeare Theatre Co. Adds ‘A Funny Thing,’ ‘Mies Julie’ & Baryshnikov in 2013-1014 Schedule by Lindsay Tolar by Guest Author

SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY FINALIZES THE 2013-2014 SEASON Additions Include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Presentations of Mies Julie and Mikhail Baryshnikov in Ma…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:58AM

Complete Casting Announced for Riverside Theatre's Production of Faith Healer by Andrew Gans

Complete casting has been announced for the Riverside Theatre's upcoming production of Brian Friel's Faith Healer, which will play the Waxlax Stage in Vero Beach, FL, April 4-14.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:55AM

See Bobby Cannavale in Roundabout's THE BIG KNIFE & Save 30% by BroadwayWorld

Tony Award winner Doug Hughes Doubt directs this electrifying new production of Clifford Odets's Golden Boy masterwork about keeping your integrity in the face of success. Act now to save 30…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:52AM

Concert Version of New Anti-Bullying Musical Home Work Will Be Presented at New World Stages; Cast Announced by Andrew Gans

A one-night-only reading and concert of Home Work, a new anti-bullying musical, will be presented May 20 at Off-Broadway's New World Stages, Stage 2.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:41AM

Why Chekhov has never been busier by Mark Lawson

With only four great plays to Chekhov's name, what are British theatres to do? Write some new ones, of course ...In the days when record shops existed widely, music fans were prone – as Ni…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:26AM

I Interview Playwrights Part 560: Anna Greenfield by Adam Szymkowicz

Anna GreenfieldHometown: Carmel, California. Home of Clint Eastwood, former mayor, home of my parents they moved there in the seventies and still rent their house, home of the ocean and a ri…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 09:24AM

Holly Golightly Springs to the Stage as Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Starring Emilia Clarke, Opens on Broadway by Marc Snetiker

Emilia Clarke, you’re officially a Broadway star! The Game of Thrones princess makes her Broadway debut in Richard Greenberg’s brand new stage adaptation of Breakfast at Tiffany&…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:23AM

BWW Interviews - Julia Stiles Chats 2nd Season of WIGS' BLUE & New Series PALOMA by Caryn Robbins

Stiles spoke by phone about Season 2 of her WIGS series Blue and about Paloma, a new four episode series that she wrote and directed, premiering on WIGS later this spring.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:14AM

Anna-Jane Casey, Dean Chisnall, Alex Gaumond and Ross Hunter to Appear in Concept Recording of New British Musical by Mark Shenton

West End regulars Anna-Jane Casey (recently in Spamalot), Dean Chisnall (recently in Shrek), Alex Gaumond (currently in Top Hat) and Ross Hunter (currently in Rock of Ages) are to lead the c…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:11AM

BWW TV: Chatting with the Cast of VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE on Opening Night! by BroadwayWorld TV

BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there to chat with the cast and creative team on opening night. Click below to check out what they had to say

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:10AM

Adventure Theatre MTC’s ‘Spotlight 2013′ This Thursday-Saturday at JCC in Rockville, MD by Amanda Russell by Guest Author

ADVENTURE THEATRE MTC ANNOUNCES ITS STUDENT PRODUCTION OF SPOTLIGHT 2013 Thursday, March 21 at 7pm Friday, March 22 at 7pm Saturday, March 23 at 2pm & 7pm Performances held at The Jewis…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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From the archives: New Expressionism by George Hunka

Originally posted on 18 October 2010. In Schopenhauer’s conception of knowledge and the world, mankind is phenomenon par excellence, the object through which subjectivity can be known …

SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 08:50AM

BETTE MIDLER RETURNS TO BROADWAY by Broadway Direct

“One Divine Miss M deserves the other,” says Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter, about his production of I’ll Eat You Last, a new Broadway play staring Bette Midler.

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 08:48AM

THEATER BUFF: Grasan Kingsberry of “Motown the Musical” by Tom Mizer

Every third Wednesday of the month, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer will fill out my nosey little questionnaire and offer a glimpse of what they look like from a bit closer than the mezzanine…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 08:45AM

Obituaries: Kenny Ball by Michael Quinn

Kenny Ball was in the vanguard of the trad jazz boom that swept through Britain in the early 1960s. Together with Chris Barber and Acker Bilk, he forged a new sound and profile for jazz...

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:40AM

Barbra Streisand Announces European Tour Dates for June - London, Amsterdam, Paris & Germany by BroadwayWorld

Following her dazzling North American tour of 2012, BARBRA STREISAND LIVE will visit Europe this summer for four exclusive engagements with additional dates and venues to be announced soon.rr

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:39AM

Episode 4 of Compulsive Love by Adam Szymkowicz

4th episode of my web series Compulsive Love is here!  Watch it and previous episodes on Koldcast or Blip or Daily Motion or Boomtrain or&nb…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 08:32AM

Battle for control over Bolshoi escalates

MOSCOW (AP) — The foes make a striking contrast — a bald, stolid general director versus an extravagant dancer with an opulent mane of dark hair.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 08:31AM

Fuse Visual Arts Review: Boston Cyberarts’ “The Game’s Afoot” — Something Clever by Arts Fuse Editor

None of these games engendered any suffering at all. They were already pre-designed for failure; a player has no chance of success. But isn't part of the pleasure of gaming the repeated fail…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:27AM

Jack and the Beanstalk by Debbie Jackson

The Puppet Co’s rendition of this familiar tale brings new life and zest to the familiar passages by bringing a modern edge and sensibility to the story.  Jack’s character grows def…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:07AM

The SMASH Reality Index Season 2 Episode 7 by Linda

Fun fact: Ivy wasn't in this scene in the actual episode, so you're kind of seeing a deleted scene. Ooooooh.Back by popular demand, Dave (@NineDaves) and I have teamed up to bring you our ta…

SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 08:00AM

BWW's On This Day - March 20, 2013

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 20 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Theatre review: The Winslow Boy, Old Vic, London

2011, his centenary year, was the annus mirabilis of Terence Rattigan's posthumous reputation, with a spate of excellent revivals and new plays, too, inspired by forgotten aspects of his car…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:55AM

The Winslow Boy, Old Vic, London

2011, his centenary year, was the annus mirabilis of Terence Rattigan's posthumous reputation, with a spate of excellent revivals and new plays, too, inspired by forgotten aspects of his car…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:55AM

One on One interview with Karen Perlow by Julie Hennrikus

Jeremy Johnson interviews lighting designer Karen Perlow in the edition of “Live from the Library”. Karen is a freelance lighting designer in the greater Boston area.  In additi…

SOURCE: StageSource at 07:54AM

REALLY REALLY – Off B’way newbie – nothing to laugh about by Oscar E Moore

Is this really how the Me-Generation, the I-Generation, the I-Pod, I-Pad Generation thinks and acts to survive and get ahead to achieve what they think they want?  The answer from young pla…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 07:52AM

Above and Beyond, Corinthia Hotel, London by Lauren Paxman

Corinthia Hotel, London: If you like You Me Bum Bum Train you'll love Above and Beyond. The one-on-one show takes you on a secretive solo journey around parts of the uber-swanky five-st…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:45AM

The Winslow Boy, Old Vic Theatre, London by Gerald Berkowitz

Old Vic Theatre, London: Terence Rattigan's tribute to British determination and commitment to justice and honour gets a solid and respectful revival that sometimes seems to sacrifice d…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:33AM

Review: Hot Dog by Ed Theakston

Sarah Kosar’s new play Hot Dog is an intriguing, conceptual piece that immediately gets the audience asking loads of questions. Transporting us to small town America, Maryanne, her husband…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:24AM

"The Mound Builders" Falls Totally Flat by Jan Simpson

The expectation we have for playwrights is the same as we have for parents: that they should love all their children equally.  Of course they don’t. Both tend to have a soft spot for …

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 07:22AM

Manchester School of Theatre BA (Hons) Acting Showcase 2013, Soho, London by Jennifer Reischel

Soho, London: The Soho Theatre stage lights dim as this year's Manchester School of Theatre's BA Acting graduates take to the stage, starting off the showcase with the Beatles hit …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:15AM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Jonathan Hyde and David Bamber to Star in Travels with My Aunt at London's Menier Chocolate Factory by Mark Shenton

Half the cast has been announced for the new production of Travels with My Aunt, adapted for the stage by Giles Havergal from Graham Greene's novel, that will begin performances May 2 pr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:56AM

Mr Whatnot, Royal and Derngate, Northampton by Natasha Tripney

Royal and Derngate, Northampton: Alan Ayckbourn's homage to the silent movie era is one of the prolific playwright's less frequently staged works. Written in 1963, it was a flop in…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:53AM

PAGE SIX: Sigourney Weaver exits stage right

Sigourney Weaver seemed to storm offstage on opening night of her new Broadway play, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” last week. Our spy at the John Golden Theatre said Weaver “p…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 06:21AM

PAGE SIX: Cat scratch fever

Fur’s flying backstage at “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” We hear Vito Vincent, the orange cat who stars in the Broadway show, is now negotiating (through his owner) with producers to get …

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 06:19AM

Magic in play for a princess by Cindy Adams

In “Cinderella,” Laura Osnes changes from peasant to princess, schlumpy shoes to glass slippers, funky apron to swanky gown. So how’s this commoner emerge into a royal while onstage at…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 06:18AM

You’ll Be a Dentist from Little Shop of Horrors by Broadway Reviewed

TweetI’ve heard some tragic songs, but no musical number has ever incited as many emotions in me as You’ll Be a Dentist from Little Shop of Horrors. When I hear this song a flood of …

SOURCE: Broadway Reviewed at 06:08AM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Old Times by John Morrison

It's a good thing Harold Pinter wrote when he did; his plays and screenplays would never get commissioned for television today. Have a quick read of last week's Guardian extract from a book …

SOURCE: John Morrison at 05:49AM

News: Kitson & National Theatre Wales feature in 2013 Latitude line-up

The line-up has been announced for the 2013 Latitude Festival, which takes place in Henham Park in Suffolk from 18-21 July. As noted for its theatre and comedy programme as much as its musi…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:33AM

COME FROM... NOWHERE! by Michael Kras

Raising musical awareness. By Michael Kras (Actor/Director/Playwright) Those of you in the New York City theatre scene are no strangers to seeing brand new, exciting work from promising up-a…

SOURCE: Crazytown at 05:01AM

BEHIND THE MADNESS: SMASH'D! by Michael Ruby

What I’ll miss about Smash – and my not so secret fantasy about Aaron Sorkin running the show. By Michael Ruby (Writer) For a change of pace this week, I’ll take a brief moment to refl…

SOURCE: Crazytown at 05:00AM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Opening May 28: Spider-Man In Federal Court

The New York Times 03/19/13

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:58AM

RSC Diaries: Daniel prepares for previews by Daniel Easton

  In the third post of our blog series following two young actors performing in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s summer season, we hear from Daniel Easton on the eve of the first Hamlet pr…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:57AM

Why Are There So Few Female Magicians?

The Atlantic 03/18/13

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:46AM

News: Olivia Colman and Sherlock win at Royal Television Society awards by Matthew Hemley

Olivia Colman has been named best actress at this year’s Royal Television Society awards. Colman beat Sheridan Smith and Anne Marie Duff to win the actress prize for her part in Accused II…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:32AM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Review: 'Under the Whaleback'

The Wilma's riveting North American premiere inspires in its depiction of seafaring men.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 03:19AM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Will Meryl Streep win Oscar #4 for 'August: Osage County'? by Gold Derby

Looks like Meryl Streep is a slam dunk to reap her 18th Oscar nomination for her role as Violet Weston, a pill-popping mad matriarch in "August: Osage County." With the Weinstein C…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:18AM

Can’t It Wait? by Joe Patti

This weekend I was listening to Sherry Turkle’s 2012 TED Talk where she essentially reversed a position she held in 1996 about all the benefits technology would bring to our lives. It …

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 02:08AM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Sigourney Weaver Sends Up Her “Alien” Self in Brilliant “Vanya” on Broadway by Roger Friedman

You may recall my review of Christopher Durang’s “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” from Lincoln Center’s Mitzi Newhouse Theater. The play was hilarious and fun, t…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:40AM

Edward Watts, Jenny Powers and More Star in Encores! IT'S A BIRD... IT'S A PLANE... IT'S SUPERMAN, Opening Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Superman finds his Lois Lane Joining Edward Watts Superman in the New York City Center Encores production of It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman will be Jenny Powers as Lois Lane and …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Richard Easton Kicks Off Food For Thought's New Season in THE PATIENT Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Food For Thought Productions, the award-winning theatre, opens its new season at The Players 16 Gramercy Park South tonight, March 20th.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

END OF THE RAINBOW, Starring Tracie Bennett, Opens Tonight at the Ahmanson Theatre by BroadwayWorld

'End of the Rainbow' opens tonight, March 20 at 8 p.m. at the Center Theatre GroupAhmanson Theatre. Peter Quilter's acclaimed new play with music continues through April 21, 2013.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

TT: Snapshot

Lauritz Melchior sings Wagner's "In fernem Land" (from Lohengrin) on The Voice of Firestone in 1951: (This is the latest...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

TT: Almanac

"Of course it was cause and effect, but in the necessity with which follows the other lay all tragedy of...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

Really Really - The me-I-want-it-all-no-matter-who-or-what-generation arrives Off B'way by Oscar E. Moore

You won’t soon forget this group of friends, and I use the term loosely nor will you leave the theatre elated.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM

Simon Baker Does the Harlem Shake at SXSW by Young Hollywood

Simon Baker Does the Harlem Shake at SXSW "The Mentalist" star Simon Baker hangs out with us in Austin, where he's supporting his unorthodox rom-com, 'I Give It A Year'! The handsome Aussie …

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM

Selena Gomez & Co-Stars Take a Risk With 'Spring Breakers' by Young Hollywood

Selena Gomez & Co-Stars Take a Risk With 'Spring Breakers' Selena Gomez, along with her (fully-clothed) castmates Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine, sit down with us in Austin to discuss their…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Sex and the single Irish girl by Frank Scheck

You might say “For Love,” about the tortured romantic lives of three 30-something women, is like “Sex and the City” — only the city is economically depressed Dublin, and the sex is…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:22AM

Recap of “Everyone’s A Critic” @ On The Boards in Seattle by Andy Horwitz

Andy looks back at Culturebot's "Everyone's A Critic" project at On The Boards in Seattle.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 12:06AM

In a Word... Playwright (and producer!) Steve Galluccio by The Charlebois Post

Learning What a Producer Does...and paysWe might be able to recoup our original investment in the end, but I doubt it.Steve Galluccio is a playwright (Mambo Italiano), screenwriter (Funkytow…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:03AM

Video of the Week, March 20, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

Quickly on its way to becoming an iconic Canadian play, Evelyne de Chenelière's Bashir Lazhar gets another airing this week at Theatre Projects Manitoba. 

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AM

Persian Visions by Bret McCabe

The eye in the picture is distracting, alarming, demanding all at once. It’s presumably female—the lashes mascaraed, the eyelids lined, the brows sculpted—and it’s open very wide, as…

SOURCE: citypaper.com at 12:00AM

Fail Better by Baynard Woods

Play Written by Samuel Beckett Directed by Stephen F. Nunns and Lola B. Pierson Friday, Noon: I enter St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Station North as three actors, Nathan Cooper, N…

SOURCE: citypaper.com at 12:00AM

High and Low by Baynard Woods

Marisa Wegrzyn, a Chicago native, is an author of numerous plays who recently moved to L.A. to pursue screenwriting. City Paper sat down with her at Center Stage the day before Mud Blue Sky�…

SOURCE: citypaper.com at 12:00AM

The Unfriendly Skies by Baynard Woods

Mud Blue Sky Written by Marisa Wegrzyn Directed by Susanna Gellert Through April 14 at Center Stage Mud Blue Sky is a play that examines the kinds of connections we make when we are…

SOURCE: citypaper.com at 12:00AM

Hottest Articles on BWW from Tuesday, Mar. 19

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Tuesday, March 19, 2013.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00AM

PLAYBILL BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Doug Wright, Fleshing Out Real People in Hands On a Hardbody by Kenneth Jones

Pulitzer Prize winner Doug Wright (I Am My Own Wife) talks about digging into his Texas roots to create the book of the new Broadway musical Hands on a Hardbody, inspired by the film documen…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's Opens on Broadway; Emilia Clarke Is Holly Golightly by Kenneth Jones

The world-premiere production of Breakfast at Tiffany's, adapted by Tony Award winner Richard Greenberg, who drew from Truman Capote's novella, opens on Broadway March 20 in a produc…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Humana Fest Production of O Guru Guru Guru, With Khrystyne Haje, Rebecca Hart, Begins March 20 by Michael Gioia

O Guru Guru Guru, or why I don't want to go to yoga class with you by Mallery Avidon, the story of a girl who grew up in an ashram, begins performances March 20, prior to an official ope…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Los Angeles Run of End of the Rainbow, Starring Tracie Bennett as Judy Garland, Opens March 20 by Adam Hetrick

Following acclaimed London and Broadway engagements, Tracie Bennett reprises her performance as a late-in-life Judy Garland in Peter Quilter's End of the Rainbow, which officially opens …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

"You've Got Possibilities": Encores! It's a Bird…It's a Plane…It's Superman Begins Limited Run March 20 by Andrew Gans

Edward Watts, whose Broadway credits include Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson and Finian's Rainbow, is Superman in the New York City Center Encores! product…

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THEIR FAVORITE THINGS: Hands on a Hardbody Lyricist-Composer Amanda Green Shares Her Theatregoing Experiences by Andrew Gans

Their Favorite Things asks members of the theatre community to share the Broadway performances that most affected them as part of the audience. This week we spotlight the choices of…

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PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: MARCH 20 by David Gewirtzman and Anne Bradley and Ernio Hernandez

1828 Birth of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), who will revolutionize world theatre with his realistic dramas A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler, Ghosts, Rosmersholm and Peer Gyn…

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From the Political Stage to the Broadway Stage: Ann Richards is Resurrected in 'Ann'

Ann Richards was silver-haired, sharp-tongued, brassy, bold, and mostly beloved. She came to national prominence with a speech at the 1988 Democratic Convention and served a term as governor…

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre