Spotlight on: "Orphans"

Alec Baldwin stars in Lyle Kessler’s play about two orphaned brothers and a rich, older man they kidnap.

You Wish To Go To The Festival? Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2013 by David Allen

The line up for 2013 Adelaide Cabaret Festival was officially launched last night and David Allen gives us his picks for the festival. You wish to go to the festival? Well! Adelaide Cabaret …

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 4/6/2013

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 462013.

A bunch of munch! by Carrie Seim

Richard Belzer has a lot on his plate. When he’s not busy cynically tracking down bad guys on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” the stand-up comedian is rounding up musical impressi…

Mercury Theater’s enjoyable ‘Barnum’ needs more brass by Bob Bullen

P.T. Barnum knew how to put on a show. With some manipulative marketing and a dash of spectacle, he could sell you a wooden nickel for a dollar. The 1980 musical Barnum, which features a jov…

Go Phish by C. Jefferson Thom

Ever wonder what a musical composed by Phish frontman Trey Anastasio would sound like? On the off-chance that you have, Hands on a Hardbody should put any such wonder to rest. Set at a car d…

Smash Report: All About Love and Liza by Michael Block

Welcome friends, to Saturday night! Watching a non-rerun on a Saturday? Shocking! But that’s what NBC decided to do to us, so without further ado, “The Surprise Party.” We begin with t…

Seattle writer’s LBJ play wins $25,000 Steinberg prize

Seattle writer Robert Schenkkan’s LBJ drama “All the Way” has won the coveted $25,000 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award for 2013.

MICF: Spiderlash, Vampire Vaudeville by Jason Whyte

A some of you might have guessed from reading these reviews, I am indeed Satan. I loathe middle-of-the-road blandness, and love a bit of mischief. My job as dark lord incarnate means that …

#BwayHungerGames 2013 Teaser Video by BroadwaySpotted

  Our Game Maker this year is MEAN. He decided to give you all a teaser before the actual thing   Tomorrrrooooow you will know more!

STAGE TUBE: Alec Baldwin Talks Broadway Return in ORPHANS by Stage Tube

Alec Baldwin recently spoke with The New York Times about starring in the new Broadway play ORPHANS. Click below for an in-depth, behind-the-scenes interview with the actor

Roger Ebert's Funeral Set for April 8 in Chicago by Movies News Desk

Funeral services for Roger Ebert will be held Monday, April 8, in Chicago at Holy Name Cathedral, beginning at 10 a.m. Friends and fans are welcome, but seating at the church is limited.

'Eterniday' Celebrates the Inexplicable

Witness Relocation’s collage dance-theater has been compared to Richard Foreman, the Wooster Group, and John Cage: a list that follows the evolution of the experimental avant garde acr…

Los Angeles Theater Interview: BRIAN T. FINNEY AND TIM ROBBINS on Heart of Darkness at Actors’ Gang by Jason Rohrer

THE BLEEDING HEART OF DARKNESS Joseph Conrad’s 1899 novel Heart of Darkness concerns an English ship captain’s journey to the Belgian Congo, and the revelatory effect of his encounte…

Whole Lotta Rosie (Herrera) at Baryshnikov Arts Center by Andy Horwitz

Last summer I went out to Los Angeles at the invitation of my friend Ben who introduced me to the Miami-based dance sensation Rosie Herrera, who was working a look kind of like this: In the …

Dance review: Khmer Arts Ensemble's first Twin Cities performance

Review: Production is an ode to an adversary, both in folklore and real life.

Review: Proof (Court Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

More than a decade since its premiere, Proof shows no signs of aging. It beautifully captures the curse and the gift of beautiful minds.

'Futurology the Musical' Aspires to Flash and Sass but Doesn't Succeed

Playwright and filmmaker Tyler Perry launched his career with the kind of show that “Futurology the Musical” aspires to be: a pop tuner with flash, sass, and a moral tacked on at…

Short Fuse: Meditating on the Psychedelic Realism of “Mad Men” by Harvey Blume

But there's something else going on in "Mad Men," all the more because it's latent, unannounced, episode by episode. It's this thing about art and advertising, and the difference, circa that…

The Last 25 Years – Camp Visiting Day & Jason Robert Brown by Sandi Durell

   MY VIEW  written by Stephen Sorokoff   Mid summer late 1980’s and the excited parents were packing the goodies to bring up to daughter Caroline.  Parents Visitation rights …

Los Angeles Theater Review: MELANCHOLIA (Los Angeles Theatre Center) by Tony Frankel

BETWEEN IRAQ AND A HARD PLACE A soldier named Mario returns from Iraq just in time for the 2005 New Year’s celebration with his East Los Angeles family, friends and novia – but he also r…

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, April 6 - KINKY BOOTS and LUCKY GUY Celebrate Opening Week, HARDBODY Raps and More! by BroadwayWorld

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' round-up. Today's photos feature the casts of KINKY BOOTS and LUCKY GUY celebrating opening week, a f…

Nicholas Hytner's National Theatre offers a template for British business by Matthew Taylor

Other industries would do well to study the methods of our leading cultural institutions if they want to prosperThis month is an opportunity to celebrate the success of one of our highly su…

Arts funding: the National Theatre is the very model of public-private partnership | Observer editorial by Observer Editorial

The public-private partnership Nicholas Hytner has forged at the National should be a blueprint for the subsidised arts sectorThe musical Miss Saigon opened in September 1989 and closed 10 y…

Smack Family Robinson; Before the Party; A Doll's House – review by Kate Kellaway

Rose, Kingston; Almeida; Young Vic, LondonRichard Bean's new comedy, Smack Family Robinson, is perfectly tailored for the Rose theatre because it's packed with gags about local geography (ev…

Declan Bennett: 'You'd have to be dead not to appreciate the story of Once' by Tom Lamont

The young British actor loved the film and now stars in the musical. But his co-star took some persuading…Declan Bennett and Zrinka Cvitesic signed up to play the leads in Once, the acclai…

The Bloody Ballad – review by Clare Brennan

Studio, Old Vic, Bristol; and touringA magic dismemberment act in which a head appears to be removed from a body was once billed in a theatre programme as being "exceedingly amusing and in n…

Mikhailovsky Ballet: Don Quixote; Laurencia – review by Luke Jennings

Coliseum, LondonOn Thursday a great silence settled over London's dance world. For 10 days we'd been in the grip of Hurricane Natalia, and then suddenly she was gone and we were left dazedly…

Roger Allam: Lear in waiting

Roger Allam has promised to get back to me about his testicles. Yes, really. This is not some dubious chat-up line from a man famed for playing "louche bastards", as he puts it. He is, quite…

Belmont magician entertains again at the White House Easter egg hunt

Magician Mike Bent of Belmont made a successful reappearing act at the 135th annual White House Easter Egg Roll on April 1.    

Review - Hands on a Hardbody on Broadway by Christopher Caggiano

Who turns documentaries into musicals? Why, Doug Wright does, that's who. In collaboration with Scott Frankel and Michael Korie, Wright trandformed the the cult documentary Grey Gardens into…

Broadway at Birdland to Host First UKE NIGHT! to Benefit Daniel Barden Family Fund, 4/15 by BroadwayWorld

The Broadway at Birdland concert series will present the very first UKE NIGHT on Monday, April 15 at 7pm, featuring Ukulele performances by Broadway performers Marc Kudisch, Howard McGillin,…

STAGE TUBE: From The Archive - Patti LuPone, Colm Wilkinson and More in LES MISERABLES Medley from 1985 Olivier Awards by Stage Tube

Click below to watch a medley featuring 'I Dreamed a Dream', 'Bring Him Home' and 'One Day More' from LES MISERABLES, performed at the Laurence Olivier Awards in December 1985

Fuse Film Review: “Ricky on Leacock” — A Definitive Documentary of a Pioneer Filmmaker by Arts Fuse Editor

A hedonist and humanist, admired filmmaker Ricky Leacock was curious about everyone, including the rich and famous, especially if he could show them sans their celebrity masks.

'Gypsy' shines at Stray Dog

Deborah Sharn gives a powerful performance as the ultimate stage mother, Mama Rose.

‘Equus’ at Spotlighters Theatre by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

A stunning theatrical sensation comes to the stage at the Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre, as Director Sherrionne Brown presents Peter Shaffer’s Equus. It’s a deeply moving psycho…

Wicked finds its Wizard: Jay Laga’aia confirmed for New Zealand by Erin James

It was confirmed today that New Zealand born actor Jay Laga’aia will join the cast of Wicked for the Auckland season this September in the role of The Wizard of Oz. Well known for his por…

Mr. IRRESISTIBLE: The Rocky Horror Show for a new generation by Call Me Adam

Review: D'Arcy Drollinger's "Mr. IRRESISTIBLE" is "The Rocky Horror Show" for a new generation!

Review: (Toronto) Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story by The Charlebois Post

Oh, Boy!The Lower Ossington Theatre’s Buddy hits all the right notesby Stuart Munro@StuartMunroTOAbout a third of the way into the first act of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Buddy and the …

‘The Mountaintop’ at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater by Mark Dewey by Mark Dewey

From The Mountaintop into the Promised Land I thought it was really raining behind the motel room on the Kreeger Theater stage. They must have extended the sprinkler system and built a troug…

Frost/Nixon at Silver Spring Stage by Keith Tittlermary by Keith Tittermary

“When the president does it, that means it is not illegal” – Richard Nixon, in his 1977 interview with David Frost. In 1977, British tabloid journalist David Frost set out to become th…

"Buyer & Cellar" Gives Full Value by Jan Simpson

If you’d asked, I’d have said that one-person shows were my least favorite form of theater. So it’s been truly surprising to find that some of the shows I’ve most enjoyed this season…

HOW TO BE A NEW YORKER Begins New Schedule Today by BroadwayWorld

Last month, the producers of the hit Off-Broadway comedy How To Be a New Yorker added an extra performance to the weekly playing schedule. Due to continuing increased demand for tickets, the…

Encores! Off-Center: Great musicals for $25 by Jonathan Mandell

Encores! Off-Center, a new series from New York City Center, will begin this summer with the intent to do for old Off-Broadway musicals what its Encores! series has done for old Broadway sho…

Theater spotlight: 'River See'

Walking Shadow: A mini-Jungle out there

Science sparks art at two Minneapolis museums

Minneapolis photographer David Goldes gets a charge out of drawing with electricity.

Nimble, inventive small theaters proliferate in the Twin Cities

With more than 50 energetic small-theater troupes in town,isn’t it time to think about kicking your big-theater-only habit?

Ten Thousand Things: Taking stories to audiences

‘A Man, His Wife, and His Hat’ at The Hub Theatre by Kim Moeller by Kim Moeller

Her husband has another love and she is tired of competing. Especially because his other love is a hat. Granted, it’s a good looking hat that serenades the man with expressive clarinet mel…

Theatre review: Untold Stories - Mama, you been on my mind

Is this going to turn into Alan Bennett: The Musical? That's what you wonder, watching Untold Stories, a double bill of Bennett's dramatised memoirs with Alex Jennings as the playwright, acc…

The Rite of Spring: Shock of the new

When people book tickets for a premiere they generally have some idea what they're buying into. And the Parisians who arrived at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées on 29 May 1913 to see the …

Thoughts on “Big Fish” the 2nd preview, 05/03/13 by The Broadway Critic

The second preview of an out-of-town try-out is a special thing for a few reasons. First, you get to see part of the process happening right in front of your eyes, and you also are seeing a …

‘[title of show]‘ at Red Branch Theatre Company by John Harding by John Harding

The only ones who seemed to be having more fun than the five cast members on stage in Columbia at the April 5 opening of [title of show] were those of us in the audience. Imagine our delig…

Shakespeare at library Saturday

The Wrentham Reads townwide reading program’s series on the works of William Shakespeare continues Saturday at 1:30 p.m. with a performance by the Hampstead Stage Company at Fiske Public L…

Photo Coverage: Berry Gordy and More Celebrate Family Night at MOTOWN on Broadway by Walter McBride

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL began performances on March 11 and will open on Broadway on April 14, 2013 at The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre 205 West 46 Street. Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, MOTOWN THE…

Photo Flash: BOMBSHELL's 'Opening Night' on SMASH, 4/20 by TV News Desk

'Opening Night' airs Saturday, April 20 at 900 p.m. on NBC. Check out a first look below

Side by Side by Don Draper: 13 Swingin’ ‘60s Photo Mash-Ups of TV's Mad Men & Broadway's Company by Josh Ferri

The Emmy-winning, Broadway-veteran-filled series Mad Men returns to TV on April 7, and boy, do we have Mad Men-mania. The AMC drama follows stylish advertising exec Don Draper (Jon Hamm) as …

29 Days Left! Which TV Star Got in Touch with His Inner Pavarotti While Accepting an Audience Choice Award? by Broadway.com

We adore him on a primetime comedy about family love, but you probably didn't know that this sitcom standout has quite a voice! Find out which television star tapped his inner opera divo…

Mike Tyson lays himself bare at Peabody Opera House

An emotionally naked Mike Tyson gave his life over to his fans at the Peabody Opera House stage Friday night.

Theatre review: Sam Shepard’s True West finally works with Soulpepper’s treatment by Robert Cushman

The brothers in True West represent what the West mythically used to be, what has become of it and, by extension, what has become of America

Spellbound casts its spell by Thomas Garvey

A moment of stillness in Downshifting.You don't have to be a dance critic to sense immediately the appeal of Spellbound Dance Company; Italy's leading modern troupe (currently re-brandi…

Photo Flash: Berry Gordy and Motown: The Musical Host "Motown Family Night" on Broadway by David Gordon

Members of legendary Motown singing groups The Four Tops, The Temptations, The Velvelettes, and Martha and the Vandellas joined Motown Records founder Berry Gordy for a nig

STAGE TUBE: Jared Zirilli Chats with BRING IT ON's Adrienne Warren by Stage Tube

Jared Zirilli of the recent A FEW GOOD MEN Alley Theatre-Houston and the industry reading of BULLETS OVER BROADWAY directed by Susan Stroman, as well as FAT CAMP, the original Broadway cast …

Fuse Theater Review: “By the Way, Meet Vera Stark” — On Race and Hollywood by Arts Fuse Editor

The chief glory of the Lyric Stage production: an ensemble of eight actors that agilely accents the humor dramatist Lynn Nottage utilizes to temper her examination of the darker racial and p…

The Theatre: “Kinky Boots” and “Detroit ‘67” by Hilton Als

My reservations about each show were minimized by four outstanding actors: Billy Porter in “Kinky Boots,” and De’Adre Aziza, Brandon J. Dirden, and Samantha Soule in the pl…

‘Cabaret’ at American University by Alexa Kelly by Alexa Kelly

“Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome!” the master of ceremonies begins, with an eerie grin. But you never really feel welcome, or at home. Nor would you want to. In American University’s pr…

Track List Revealed for Sarah Brightman's DREAMCHASER Deluxe Edition, Set for 4/16 Release by BroadwayWorld

Sarah Brightman's new album 'Dreamchaser' will be released worldwide this month, and the track list for iTunes Deluxe Edition has just been revealed. Scroll down for the songs

Theatre Review: “Barnum” @ The Mercury Theatre, 04/06/13 by The Broadway Critic

I’ll be honest, Barnum isn’t a show that I was dying to see but I was extremely interested in checking this production out because Barnum is a musical that isn’t produced…

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 4/6- THE CRUCIBLE by Stage Tube

Today in 1964, The Crucible opened at the Belasco Theatre, where it ran for 16 performances. The Crucible is a 1952 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatization of th…

Playwriting Exercise: Happy Objects by Lindsay Price

Over on Buzz Feed they have pictures of Happy Objects. Not, you know, objects with a cheery disposition, but that have happy faces somehow in them. They can’t help it, they look really…

Laura Jordan Joins SILENCE! THE MUSICAL Today by BroadwayWorld

Beginning today, April 6th, Laura Jordan will join the cast of Off-Broadway's smash hit SILENCE! THE MUSICAL as Clarice Starling.

BWW Interviews: MISS DAISY Arrives in Melbourne, Icons in Tow by Jacqueline Bublitz

These are the kind of actors who earn spontaneous applause the moment they appear on stage. Though they could tell you a thousand stories about the heyday of Hollywood, and are gracious with…

Producers Mike Medavoy and Bobby Geisler Developing Updated PORGY AND BESS Film by BroadwayWorld

According to Variety, producers Mike Medavoy and Bobby Geisler are developing a revamped film version of The Gershwins' opera Porgy and Bess. Medavoy and Geisler are collaborating with the G…

‘Nunsense A-Men!’ at Rockville Musical Theatre at The Gaithersburg Arts Barn by Anne Tsang

Rockville Musical Theatre presents Nunsense A-Men! by Dan Goggin, the musical, directed by Lee Michele Rosenthal and produced by Kelly Johnson is almost exactly the same as the original 1980…

Milton Players leaving longtime home

The Milton Players are getting ready to put on their final show at the troupe’s longtime home, the Milton Woman’s Club building on Reedsdale Road. Performances of “The Unexpected Guest…

STAGE TUBE: Kristin Chenoweth to Make Australian Stage Debut in 2013 Adelaide Cabaret Festival! by Stage Tube

Broadway giant Kristin Chenoweth has just announced she will be making her Australian stage debut at the 2013 Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Watch her announcement below

POLL: Which of Laura Osnes' leading men has been your favorite? by BroadwayGirlNYC

Which of Laura Osnes' leading men has been your favorite

And the winner of the ticket to the Invited Dress Rehearsal of Macbeth is . . . by Ken Davenport

So who won? What are you asking me for?  I didn’t give away the ticket!  My Associate Producer, Hunter Chancellor, did.  Go ask him!  ;-) The winner of the ticket to the invited dr…

And the winner is… by Hunter Chancellor

………….Well before I announce it, thank you all for subscribing to the blog and taking this journey with me!  Your support and encouragement has been incredible.  Plu…

Robert Redford Returns Onscreen: The Company You Keep by Ellis Nassour

  After an absence of six years onscreen and three as director, two-time Oscar winner and Kennedy Center honoree Robert Redford returns with a powerful punch and edge-of-the-seat st…

Review: Lucky Guy at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

Kinky Boots Lucky Guy Consider yourself a lucky guy or gal if you nab a ticket for Nora Ephron 's new (and sad to say, last) play which gives Tom a good chance to put a Tony next to his O…

Guest Blog—Nancy Vitale and Nilou Safinya

Posted in Guest BlogToday’s guest blog is from Nancy Vitale and Nilou Safinya, Eyes Up Here Productions on “Your Chicken & Egg Baseball-Themed Crowd-Funding Lesson of the We…

Dream Cast: The Office (U.S.) by Intern

More than anything, when I see something I think could or should be a show, I love to speculate about who would play what roles. I love the way casting works and I love sticking my favorite,…

Martyl Langsdorf dies; she designed the Doomsday Clock

Former St. Louisan became internationally famous artist.

George B. Bunnell by Trav S.D.

George Bunnell was a protege of P.T. Barnum’s and a crucial figure in the development of the American dime museum. After numerous iterations of Barnum’s American Museum burned …

Fuse Jazz Review: Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra at Jordan Hall by Arts Fuse Editor

The Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra sought bravely to straddle the jazz and classical worlds with a little help from some star soloists.

InDepth InterView: Jeremy Jordan Talks NY Pops THE WIZARD & I Schwartz Gala, SMASH, LAST FIVE YEARS Film, NEWSIES & More by Pat Cerasaro

Last week I had the distinct pleasure of speaking with Broadway headliner and SMASH Season Two Breakout star Jeremy Jordan about a wide range of topics, covering the vast majority of his car…

CONTEST: Win Tickets to BETTE MIDLER in I'LL EAT YOU LAST! by JK

Legendary performer Bette Midler is back on Broadway!  And JK's TheatreScene is celebrating the return of the Divine Miss M with a ticket giveaway!  That's right, FREE tickets to s…

Stars of Slapstick #87: Augustus Carney, a.k.a Alkali Ike by Trav S.D.

August Carney (1870-1920) was one of silent comedy’s first stars, whose heyday was essentially of the pre-Chaplin era. Originating in British music halls and American vaudeville, he fo…

Review: Good With People at curtainup.com by Jordan Teicher

Good With People - David Harrower's play launches the Brits Off Broadway festival at 59E59 Theaters. It isn't enough of an elephant to merit its weigh

“Bullet Catch” Opens Tonight by Trav S.D.

A stunt so dangerous Houdini refused to attempt it, the Bullet Catch has claimed the lives of at least 12 people since its conception in 1613. Acclaimed performer, director, playwright (and …

Stars of Vaudeville #652: J.C. Nugent by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of J.C. Nugent (1868-1946). A Texas farm kid, he ran off with a travelling repertory company at age 16, barnstorming the country in melodramas, comedies and occasion cl…

BWW's On This Day - April 6, 2013

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 6 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Nellie Keeler, a.k.a Little Queen Mab by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Nellie Keeler (1875-1903). Born onto a Kokomo, Indiana farm, she weighed only eleven ounces at the time of her birth. At age three, when she was hired by P.T. Barnum…

A Man, His Wife and His Hat by Tim Treanor

Elie Wiesel once wrote that the opposite of love was not hate but indifference, and for seventy-five of its ninety minutes this odd, affecting play is a festival of indifference – in parti…

Competition: Win tickets to AXIS Arts Emerging Artists Season by A Younger Theatre

We have teamed up with brand new company AXIS Arts who have put together a lovely season of productions from emerging artists in London to give you a ticket competition. Taking place at Kenn…

Palm Beach Dramaworks Announces 2013-2014 Season by Bill Hirschman

Some 20th Century classics, a 21st Century gem by an acclaimed master, and a 1997 thriller you’ve likely never heard of form the backbone of Palm Beach Dramaworks’ 14th season announced …

Jeremy Jordan: New York Pops and SMASH Interview by Call Me Adam

"Call Me Adam" chats with Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan about starring in The New York Pops concert: "The Wizard and I: The Musical Journey of Stephen Schwartz on April 12. We also discus…

Metro Theater Company's Carol North to step down

The time is right, says longtime artistic director. 

Tom Hanks shines in messy 'Lucky Guy'

Nora Ephron's play focuses on tabloid reporter Mike McAlary.

Director and playwright Nine Raine talks about directing Longing by TheatreVOICE

INTERVIEW: NINA RAINE The director and playwright talks to Judi Herman about her current production of novelist William Boyd's first play, Longing (Hampstead), and about her work with actor …

Smash 2:9 The Parents by Lorraine Treanor

All hail middle-aged character actors! At varying points in this episode, I found myself singing the praises of guest stars, as we got visits from not one but two parents of our leading ladi…

On Broadway, Old Shows And New Tricks

These days, a hit show can run not just for years but for decades. So how do you keep it fresh for new audiences? Reporter Jeff Lunden talks to people who work on three of Broadway's biggest…

On Broadway, Old Shows And New Tricks by Jeff Lunden

These days, a hit show can run not just for years but for decades. So how do you keep it fresh for new audiences? Reporter Jeff Lunden talks to people who work on three of Broadway's biggest…

Benefit for the Singers Forum Actors’ Equity Scholarship Program by Suzanna Bowling

Benefit for the Singers Forum Actors’ Equity Scholarship Program: Singers Forum is pleased to announce the production of SHOWSTOPPERS! Spring Awakenings directed and hosted by Eric Michael…

Sutton Foster and Andrew Rannells Perform at S.T.A.G.E.'s BROADWAY, MY WAY in Beverly Hills Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster and Tony nominee and Grammy Award winner Andrew Rannells will perform for the first time in the 29th Annual Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event …

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Presents LA Premiere of SLIPPING, Now thru 5/5 by BroadwayWorld

The Los Angeles Premiere of Slipping will begin tonight, April 6, and run through Sunday, May 5, 2013, as Rattlestick Playwrights Theater's first LA production. The show will play Elephant S…

VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Liza Minnelli Guests on Tonight's SMASH by TV News Desk

Below, check out a promo for tonight's episode of NBC's SMASH titled 'The Surprise Party.' With guest star Liza Minnelli in tow, Tom Christian Borle plans a surprise for Ivy Megan Hilty in a…

This week's new theatre by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

Mess | Children Of The Sun | The Miser | #aiww: The Arrest Of Ai Weiwei | The Empress | The SeagullMess, Cheltenham, Chipping Norton & BathCaroline Horton has just received an Olivier award …

Review - Lucky Guy by Michael Dale

Fuse News: Wednesday Concert Series at Boston’s Church of St. John the Evangelist Ends by Bill Marx

All is not well with the classical music scene in Boston. Boston's Church of St. John the Evangelist has pulled funding from its Wednesday Concert Series.

Theatre For Thought, April 6, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

THE SHAKESPEARE AUTHORSHIP QUESTION REARS ITS UGLY HEAD – AGAINjoel fishbane@joelfishbaneThough it may not feel like it in this great wintry country of ours, summer is just around the corn…

creating a/broad, March 6, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

Hell Weekby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreOh, lord. I look back on what I wrote last week, about the value of stillness and intention. All of that remains true, but let’s be honest, it was the…

Hottest Articles on BWW from Friday, Apr. 5

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Friday, April 5, 2013.

THE SCREENING ROOM: Performances from "Glee" Episodes "Guilty Pleasures," "Feud," "Girls (and Boys)" and "I Do" by Playbill Staff

In the last four episodes of the Fox hit musical series "Glee," the students of McKinley High and NYADA covered songs from Mamma Mia!, Footloose, Company and more. Here are musical…

THE WEEK AHEAD, April 6-12: Matilda and Macbeth Storm Broadway; Forever Dusty and The Flick End NYC Runs by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that Matilda storms Broadway… there's a musical celebration for birthday boy Stephen Schwartz… Off-Broadway says "Hurray …

PLAYBILL BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Songwriter Tim Minchin on Making Matilda Sing by Adam Hetrick

Sharp-tongued renaissance man Tim Minchin turns a page in his Broadway debut as the composer of Matilda, the hit London musical that debuts on Broadway this spring at the Shubert Theatre.

STAGE VIEWS: Broadway's Christianne Tisdale, Star of the New Web Series, "Wallflowers" by Andrew Gans

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

Nice Fish, Tony Winner Mark Rylance's Collaboration With Louis Jenkins, Premieres at the Guthrie April 6 by Adam Hetrick

Ice fishing season is drawing to a close, but the drama is just beginning in Nice Fish, the new world-premiere project from Tony and Olivier Award-winning actor Mark Rylance and poet Lo…

Paul Gordon-Jay Gruska Musical Being Earnest, Starring Tony Nominee Euan Morton, Opens at TheatreWorks April 6 by Adam Hetrick

The TheatreWorks world-premiere production of Being Earnest, the new musical by Tony Award nominee Paul Gordon and Emmy nominee Jay Gruska based on the Oscar Wilde comedy "The Importanc…

Finks, Based on Lives of Jack Gilford and Madeline Lee Gilford, Opens April 6 in NY by Michael Gioia

The New York premiere of Finks, based on the true experiences of Jack Gilford and Madeline Lee Gilford and the Blacklist of the 1950s, officially opens April 6, following previews that began…

West Coast Broadway, My Way Benefit, With Tyne Daly, Andrew Rannells, Bruce Vilanch, Lillias White, Held April 6 by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Tyne Daly (Gypsy) and The Book of Mormon Tony nominee Andrew Rannells are among the lineup of performers taking part in the 29th annual Southland Theatre Artists Goodw…

Silence! The Musical Welcomes Cry-Baby's Laura Jordan April 6 by Andrew Gans

Silence! The Musical, which recently resumed performances Off-Broadway at the Elektra Theatre, welcomes Laura Jordan to the role of Clarice Starling beginning April 6.

Erin Mackey, Heidi Blickenstaff, Rebecca Luker, James Clow, Matthew Scott Sing The Music of Vernon Duke April 6-8 by Michael Gioia

Taking a Chance on Love: The Music of Vernon Duke, featuring the work of Broadway composer Vernon Duke, is offered April 6-8 as part of 92nd Street Y's Lyrics & Lyricists series.