Libra Theater's Concert Songs You Should Know: Good Show by Call Me Adam

Call Me Adam's "ON THE GO Review"...Libra Theater's concert "Songs You Should Know": Good Show

Tells such sweet little lies by Frank Scheck

‘Finks” feels personal. And with good reason: This drama about Jack and Madeline Lee Gilford’s struggles during the show-business blacklist of the ’50s was written by their son Joe G…

Huge New Play Award For Piece About An Outsized Personality

Seattle Times 04/07/13

Seeking New Musicals by Suzanna Bowling

Seeking New Musicals: Broadway Producer is seeking new musicals from writers & composers.

Seattle audience gives warm welcome to ‘Jersey Boys’

A review of “Jersey Boys,” a dramatic interpretation of the lives of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, now playing at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre.

Send Your Favorite Helen Hayes Award Nominees a Note & LIVE Coverage Online Tomorrow Night at 6:30 PM

Here’s your chance to send your favorite Helen Hayes Award nominees a note, a pat on the back, and good wishes!! Leave a comment in the Comment Box below, and I’ll post them for …

‘Beowulf’ | Performance review

A review of Benjamin Bagby’s performance of “Beowulf” in Seattle on April 6, 2013.

Class Notes: Marcus Stevens, Actor by Lauren Class Schneider

Lauren Class Schneider talks to "Forbidden Broadway" actor Marcus Stevens about playing a variety of characters.

South Pacific sets sail for Perth this November by Erin James

Opera Australia’s critically acclaimed production of South Pacific is heading to Perth this November, with Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Lisa McCune leading company in the roles of Emile De Becque…

Broadway Royalty Comes to BrisVegas by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

For one night only, Kristin Chenoweth will perform with an 11 piece band in QPAC’s Concert Hall on June 14 2013. In her first tour outside the US, the Emmy and Tony Award winner will t…

Eddie Sarfaty at the Metropolitan Room: Genius at Work by Call Me Adam

Call Me Adam's "ON THE GO Review"...Eddie Sarfaty at the Metropolitan Room in New York City: Genius at work!

The Birdmann in the Events of Momentous Timing by Sonny Clarke

Inspired by vaudeville and film-noir, Trent Baumann (The Birdmann) is a delightful mix of Humphrey Bogart and The Sandman. His tale The Birdman in the Events of Momentous Timing is the unrav…

Who Needs Critics? by Rob Weinert-Kendt

When I opine and argue about the state of criticism and arts journalism, as I have often in this space and which I had occasion to do last week on HowlRound, I realize I speak from a po…

New Repertory Theatre "Master Class" by Nancy Grossman

Making her debut on the Watertown stage, IRNE Award-winning Boston actress Amelia Broome gives a tour de force performance, the force of which will knock your socks off, pin you to your seat…

The SMASH Reality Index Season 2 Episode 10 by Linda

Back by popular demand, Dave (@NineDaves) and I have teamed up to bring you our take on what’s keepin’ it real and what’s faking it each week on SMASH. Follow the 'caps here or on…

The Winner of Tickets for THE MEMORY SHOW Is... by Kimberly Lew

Thanks to everyone who entered to win tickets to see The Memory Show! The winner of the contest is... FranklinShepard! DM me on Twitter with your email, so I can get you your voucher.Even if…

Review: (Victoria) Tosca by The Charlebois Post

Joni Henson and Luc Robert  (photo Emily Cooper)Tosca the PantomimeThis Accessible Opera is Melodramatic and Simplisticby Spencer Malthouse The villain drives Pacific Opera Victoria’s…

Arena Stage "The Mountaintop" by Susan Berlin

In The Mountaintop, receiving its Washington area premiere at Arena Stage's Kreeger Theater, playwright Katori Hall presents the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a flawed human being r…

"Hello, Dolly!" in Washington, D.C. by Susan Berlin

Director Eric Schaeffer's rethinking of the work, now at Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC, is still highly entertaining if less in-your-face, working with a cast of 16 (the ensemble comprise…

Review: (Toronto) The Magic Flute by The Charlebois Post

Ambur Braid and Laura Albino (photo by Bruce Zinger)Tempos off, Singers LostOpera Atelier's Magic Flute has serious problemsby Shannon Christy I am tired of those painted boards in lieu of s…

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, April 6, Part 2 - Tom Hanks' First SIPs for LUCKY GUY and More! by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our April 6th SIP round-up. Yesterday evening's photos featured Tom Hanks…

Mercury Theatre’s BARNUM Is A Colorful Three Ring Success by Michael J. Roberts

Reviewed by: RUSSELL GOELTENBODT It has been many years since I have been to the Circus. I have always enjoyed the animals, the talent of the acrobats, the side-shows and of course the clown…

Opening this week, Assassins is to die for by Erin James

Watch This’ brand new production of Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins commences at fortyfivedownstairs this Wednesday night starring Nadine Garner and Nick Simpson-Deeks. Erin James spoke wi…

Review: A Permanent Image (LiveWire Chicago Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

LiveWire Chicago knows how to throw an existentialist crisis. What really does matter? This show! A Permanent Image is darkly compelling and potentially life altering. (read more...)

Finks by Wendy Caster

Playwright Joe Gilford's parents were Jack and Madeline Gilford, and Finks is his fictionalized account of how the "Red Scare" of the 1950s affected their lives and careers. Finks has all t…

Idina Menzel, Bernadette Peters, Michael Douglas and More Set for American Cancer Society's Marvin Hamlisch Tribute, 6/3 by BroadwayWorld

On June 3, 2013, at the Hudson Theatre, 145 West 44th Street, the American Cancer Society celebrates its 100th birthday with a tribute to the legendary Marvin Hamlisch.

NBC's SMASH Hits Series Low in First Saturday Episode by TV News Desk

The first Saturday episode of SMASH on NBC on April 6th at 9 p.m. scored a series low 0.5 adults 18-49 rating, down 44 percent from Tuesday's 0.9 rating. Broadway legend Liza Minnelli guest …

Improv Fest: Subtle mastery from Adsit and Lutz by Nina Metz

NINA METZ REVIEW ... Chicago has long been improv's home base. Much of this is due to the ongoing influence of Del Close, the outsize personality and improv guru (and the subject of at least…

Photo Coverage: Inside the KINKY BOOTS Gypsy Robe Ceremony! by Walter McBride

The company of Kinky Boots just celebrated their opening with the Gypsy Robe ritual with the company's recipient Charlie Sutton. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you full p…

In case you hadn't seen it by Kyle

Steven Leigh Morris profiles Jennifer Haley, Michael Sargent and Doris Baizley in an article about being a playwright in L.A. Here's an excerpt.L.A. is a seductive place to put on a play. Th…

Abraham.In.Motion’s ‘Pavement’ conveys truths both specific and universal by Sarah Kaufman

That the inner city is a hidden war zone is painfully clear in Kyle Abraham’s “Pavement,” a beautiful and severely honest work performed by his dance company, Abraham.In.Motion. But de…

Classical music review: Kansas City Chorale has good singing, slow tempos

The well-sung repertoire needed more stylistic variation.

This Is It! by HowlRound

This keynote address was delivered on March 25, 2013 at The Cohen New Works Festival presented by the University Co-op at University of Texas-Austin. Watch it here . There’ve been times in…

Review: From rooftops to subways, dancing makes Los Angeles the stage by Laura Bleiberg

On an astonishingly busy weekend of dance, Angelenos had the good fortune Saturday to experience two exceptional site-specific performances: the local debut of Trisha Brown’s historic …

Legit Review: ‘Assisted Living’ by Robert Hofler

They’ve been husband and wife for nearly 30 years, and now, thanks to “Assisted Living,” being given its world premiere at L.A.’s Odyssey Theater, Winnie Holzman and Paul Doo…

‘The Last Five Years’ at Signature Theatre by Terry Byrne by Amanda Gunther

Timing is everything — in romance and in theater. The last five weeks have no doubt been a busy blur at Signature Theatre since it  bumped its planned Crimes of the Heart, starring Holly …

Avi Hoffman Leads Harrowing ‘An Iliad’ Reboot At Outre by Bill Hirschman

An Iliad is a breathtaking solo show from Boca Raton’s Outre Theatre Company starring Avi Hoffman that exhumes Homer’s dramatization of the mythological Trojan War in terms we all can un…

The Salon Project, Barbican, London

This piece of immersive theatre offers the opportunity to dress up in period costume and discuss vital issues, writes Sarah Hemming

Sutra, Sadler’s Wells, London

Featuring Antony Gormley’s array of wooden boxes and a cast of Shaolin monks, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s dance work returns to the place of its creation, writes Clement Crisp

Wicked Fun for Jeremy Jordan and Matilda & Motown Make Magic in This Week’s Datebook by Lindsay Champion

To borrow a line from State Fair, it might as well be spring! Even though the weather hasn’t exactly been cooperating, there are so many Broadway-related events this week, you’ll…

Tony Winner Liliane Montevecchi on the Beauty of French Music, the Power of Ballet & Hello, Darlings! at 54 Below by Broadway.com

The fabulous career of French chanteuse Liliane Montevecchi has included stints as a Tony-winning musical theater actress (as Liliane La Fleur in Nine), a prima ballerina in Paris, a member …

28 More Days! Grammy Schmammy! Rockers Love Their Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards by Broadway.com

These seven Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winners are not just theater stars, they are amazing recording artists with legions of fans. Can you guess who really rocked the awards? Here&#…

George Lippert: Two Hearts, Three Legs, But Only 14 Toes by Trav S.D.

George Lippert (1842-1906) was born in Bavaria, Germany with two functioning hearts and three functioning legs (sort of). His right leg split off into two, one of which was normal-sized, clu…

Celebrating Marilyn Maye by Sandi Durell

  Once again, Marvelous Marilyn Maye proceeded to overwhelm her audience with her extraordinary talent, unending love for her fans and abilities as she celebrated one of many birthday c…

30 Years Ago Today: Porgy and Bess by JK

Here's the next in a series of blogs featuring the musicals that opened 30, 20 and 10 years ago.  Others in the series can be found under the "Back in Time" tab at the top of the page. …

BWW Interviews: Mitchell Jarvis of 4 a.m. Productions' IT COULD BE WORSE by M. William Panek

It's the QampA you've been waiting for about the 'dark comedy you've been waiting for.'

These Kinky Boots Were Made For Walking …… to the Tony Awards by Suzanna Bowling

These Kinky Boots Were Made For Walking …… to the Tony Awards: Anyone who knows me knows I love boots, especially tall ones.

Review: I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change! by Wendy Rosenfield

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!, written by Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts, produced by Montgomery Theater, directed by Tom Quinn. Reviewed by Wendy Rosenfield

‘Neville’s Island’ at Olney Theatre Center by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

The age old question of “What would you bring with you to a desert island” always generates a wide range of curious answers, but the last thing anyone ever expects to hear when a…

Keeping Old Shows Fresh - With Tricks And New Faces - On Broadway

NPR 04/06/13

When A Playwright Becomes A Critic

HowlRound 04/09/13

“Double, Double Toil and Trouble,” ‘Macbeth’ Begins on Broadway April 7 by Broadway's Best Shows

The new one-man Broadway production of Macbeth starring Tony Award winner Alan Cumming begins previews today, April 7, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Set in a psychiatric unit, Cumming play…

New York Review: KINKY BOOTS by Toby Zinman

Talk and Talk and Talk About a Revolution by Sam Hurwitt

Shotgun Players is taking on The Coast of Utopia,Tom Stoppard’s mammoth trilogy about the budding Russian intellectual life of the mid-19th century, planting seeds for the revolution t…

Los Angeles Theater Review: BILLY & RAY (Falcon Theatre in Burbank) by Samuel Bernstein

THE MISCHEVIOUS INDEMNITY OF NOIR You can bring a blanc sensibility to noir, but noir finds a way of seeping in—its luxurious, sweet poison stealing focus when you’re not looking. In Bil…

Wallander's Krister Henriksson: 'I'd like to play King Lear' by Laura Barnett

When Wallander actor Krister Henriksson memorised a downbeat Swedish novel, he didn't expect this efforts to produce a theatre smash hit. He tells Laura Barnett about playing the West End, h…

Book of Mormon not a problem for the Latter-Day Saints by Peter Walker

British branch of church launches ad campaign as South Park creators' musical opens, but says it doesn't object to showFollowers of some faiths, when faced by a bestselling musical devoted t…

Sarah Brightman to Headline Closing Ceremony at 2013 Beijing Film Festival, April 23 by Jessica Showers

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Broadway star and singer Sarah Brightman will headline the closing ceremony of the 2013 Beijing International Film Festival on April 23 at the China Nati…

Theater Up Close Announces New Season For Arsht, Zoetic, House Theatre and UM Students by Bill Hirschman

An increasingly ambitious season has been announced for Theater Up Close’s 2013-2014 schedule, the initiative which teams the Adrienne Arsht Center with Zoetic Stage, the University of Mia…

Coming Soon: William Burke's FURRY by Ludlow Lad

FURRY!by William BurkefeaturingMarty BrownSamuel T WestRegina RockeCostumesAsta HostetterLights and ProjectionsJeannette YewChris KuhlWhen Elmo close Elmo appear farThe army GathersWritten w…

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 4/7- ANYTHING GOES by Stage Tube

Today in 2011, the third Broadway revival of Anything Goes opened at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, where it ran for 521 performences. Anything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole…

New Release – Shuddersome: Tales of Poe by Craig Mason

We’re thrilled to announce the immediate availability of Lindsay Price’s newest script: Shuddersome: Tales of Poe. Shuddersome: Tales of Poe Adapted by Lindsay Price From the wor…

Part 2: Behind the Scenes of ‘Pride & Prejudice’: An Interview With Michael Ryan Neely by Joel Markowitz by Guest Author

Here is our first interview with the cast of Pride and Prejudice at Annapolis Shakespeare Company. Meet Michael Ryan Neely. Joel: Michael, what other Shakespearean roles have you played? W…

Theater review: ‘Neville’s Island’ cheerfully skewers middle management by Nelson Pressley

What do the words “middle management” bring to mind? If you picture a man halfway up a tree in his underwear, then the jolly “Neville’s Island” won’t take you by surprise. Playwr…

Tom Hanks 'Lucky Guy' by Barry

 Tom Hanks and "Lucky Guy' Tony Frontrunners      By David ShewardTom Hanks can move his two Oscars to the side of the mantelpiece to make room for the Best Actor in a Play Tony he…

'Tribes' star Russell Harvard talks deaf community culture by Irene Lacher

The star of 'Tribes' at the Mark Taper Forum talks about how deaf and hard-of-hearing children are raised, the importance of American Sign Language, lip-reading and new technology such as co…

Twitter Watch: 'Alec Baldwin Has Officially Signed on as Executive Producer of ELAINE STRITCH: SHOOT ME' by BroadwayWorld

On Twitter Watch, Elaine Stritch Shoot Me wrote 'The brilliant ABFalecbaldwin has offically signed on as Executive Producer of 'Elaine Stritch Shoot Me.' Elaine is THRILLED. What a mensch'

Cyndi Lauper struts onto Broadway with 'Kinky Boots' by Patrick Pacheco

She wrote the songs for the musical about a shoe factory owner who meets a drag queen. The pop star explains how she's a drag queen too.NEW YORK — Cyndi Lauper, garlanded in enough jew…

Cicely Tyson gets her 'Trip to Bountiful' by Ronni Reich

The actress stars in Horton Foote's play on Broadway

Alan Cumming's Solo Take on Macbeth Begins Broadway Performances by Casey Alter Mink

Tony winner Alan Cumming's one-man version of Macbeth is set to begin performances April 7 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The reimagined thriller will officially open on April 21, and i…

Special Report: WARNING: Don't Say the Name of the Play Currently Running at Broadway's Barrymore Theatre by Editorial Staff

Playful superstition or something to actually incite worry? Producers of the new Broadway revival of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, starring Tony Award winner Alan Cumming, aren't taking th…

Off Broadway Alliance Hosts ABCs OF PRODUCING OFF BROADWAY Seminar Today by BroadwayWorld

The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing firms, will hold another in its series of seminars focused on t…

My Perfect Mind – review by Lyn Gardner

Young Vic, LondonThis two-man show is the oddest of mixes: part trawl through the life and times of the classical actor Edward Petherbridge, part Shakespeare recital, part theatrical in-joke…

Fuse Book Review: Yves Bonnefoy’s Meditation on Poetry — Heady But Essential by Arts Fuse Editor

Yves Bonnefoy's book is, fundamentally, a spiritual autobiography; yet it draws extensively on the outside world and ponders how it can be described in writing or depicted in painting.

BWW TV: Beat the Drum! Here Comes THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE at Paper Mill Playhouse- Watch a Performance Preview! by BroadwayWorld TV

The cast met the press just yesterday and BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there to chat with the cast and bring you a special performance preview. Check it out below

Classical radio returns to St. Louis airwaves

The official start for RAF-STL comes Monday at 10.

Tweet Peeks at Curtainup's laste Off-Broadway postings by Elyse Sommer

New York Off-Broadway Finks - Joe Gilford's play about his parents is often funny, generally moving and has an ending that leaves the audience feeling satisfied and just a bit nervous . . …

BWW's On This Day - April 7, 2013

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 7 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

That Play: A Solo Macbeth by Sandi Durell

     by JK Clarke   It is a rare feat to take such an oft performed and beloved Shakespeare play as Macbeth and put a new and unique twist on it. But that is exactly what Tom Gua…

Review: Finks at curtainup.com by Paulanne Simmons

oe Gilford's play about his parents is often funny, generally moving and has an ending that leaves the audience feeling satisfied and just a bit nervous

LUCKY GUY - the latest and last from the late Nora Ephron by Oscar E Moore

Full speed ahead!  And the pace never lets up in this respectful yet disappointing expose of tabloid journalism by Nora Ephron circa 1985.  We are barraged by the cast with short, loud mac…

Chamber Chorus concert has a wrestling theme

The SLCC's program includes both the touching and the humorous.

Clyde “Tiny” Hicks by Trav S.D.

Born in 1919, Illinous native Clyde “Tiny” Hicks got with it in 1945 when he joined the Standard Shows in Wyoming as a fat man”. Claims about his eigh ranged from over 500 …

Stars of Vaudeville # 653: Bert Swor by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Bert Swor (1878-1943) (or, rather it may be; another source says January 9, 1871 is the actual birthdate). A native of rural Texas, he got his start as a minstrel pe…

Annie Ross at Metropolitan Room by Lynda Sturner

Annie Ross appears Tuesday nights at 9:30 at Metropolitan Room. On the Tuesday I was there, she had a broken ankle and sat in a chair during the show, but put us immediately at ease by tell…

Kinky Boots Has Legs by Dan Bacalzo

Pop icon Cyndi Lauper and Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein have teamed up for the fabulously entertaining new Broadway musical Kinky Boots, at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Based on the 2005 …

2013 Adelaide Cabaret Festival Launch by Mick Searles

Kate Ceberano released a little of her positive energy to an appreciative audience at The Festival Centre last night with her launch of the 2013 Adelaide Cabaret Festival Programme. Molly Ri…

New Broadway Sacramento series marked by regional premieres by Marcus Crowder

Broadway Sacramento has announced its 2013-14 season with a six-show package that includes five regional premieres. Broadway Sacramento will bring "Wicked" back to the Community Center …

Pinhead the vulture is a winged co-star in 'The Testament of Mary' by Joe Dziemianowicz

The spotlight is on animal magnetism this spring on Broadway. A cat walks away with a cute cameo in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” Dogs have their days in “Annie” and “Pippin.”

Top 10 NY stage picks for week of April 7, 2013 by Joe Dziemianowicz

1. “Buyer & Cellar” (Rattlestick Theatre) A struggling actor, played by Michael Urie, finds a truly odd (and hilarious) job in Barbra Streisand’s home.

Ex-'Tonight' bandleader Kevin Eubanks at Birdland by Greg Thomas

Kevin Eubanks believes Jay Leno was caught between a rock and a hard place.More specifically, between his fans and his employer.

Supersized Jazz Club: ‘Fats Waller Dance Party’ at The Kennedy Center by Audrey Thornton by Audrey Thornton

Curiosity enticed me out to The Kennedy Center on Friday, April 5, 2013 for the 9:30 p.m. performance of Artistic Advisor for Jazz, Jason Moran’s tribute to the jazz music of Fats Waller, …

Lin-Manuel Miranda Visits Closing Performance of IN THE HEIGHTS at Actors' Playhouse in Miami Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Lin-Manuel Miranda, actor and Tony Award-winning creator of In The Heights, will be in the audience to cheer on the cast of his Tony-winning Best Musical during the production's closing perf…

Jessica Grove Launches THE MUSE CYCLE Cabaret Series at Stage 72 Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Chris Rayis and Douglas Waterbury-Tieman present the first installment of THE MUSE CYCLE. Each entry in this new and inventive cabaret series will explore the essence of a chosen theme throu…

Carolee Carmello and More Join Miller & Tysen 54 Below Concert Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Don't miss this 54 Below debut tonight, April 7th at 7pm. Described as equal parts James Taylor and Stephen Sondheim, Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen's songs have been performed everywhere fro…

FOREVER DUSTY Closes Today at New World Stages by BroadwayWorld

Forever Dusty, the new musical about the life and times of legendary icon Dusty Springfield, will play its final New York performance at New World Stages 340 West 50th Street tonight, April …

MACBETH, Starring Alan Cumming, Begins Tonight on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

Broadway's powerful new production of Shakespeare's Macbeth, starring Tony and Olivier Award winner and two-time Emmy Award nominee Alan Cumming Cabaret, 'The Good Wife', begins on Broadway …

Melissa Rocco, Henry Hodges, Jon Viktor Corpuz and More Set for A Time To Shine Youth Cabaret Tonight by BroadwayWorld

This Today, April 7, 2013, Leorah Haberfield will be directing a cabaret featuring young talent from the Broadway community, with musical direction by Norma Jean Curley.

Nora Ephron’s final bow on Broadway with Lucky Guy starring Tom Hanks by Oscar E. Moore

With such a boisterous barrage of words, not many of them register as well as they should.

'Boots' camp by Barbara Hoffman

We've seen him in pearls and a prayer shawl — happily, not at the same time, but in “Hairspray” and “Fiddler on the Roof” — and his trademark growl has surfaced in everything fro…

American Theater Critics Assn. Bestow New Plays Awards by Bill Hirschman

The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) has selected Robert Schenkkan’s meditation on power and pragmatism, All The Way, as the recipient of the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American …

Sunday Feature: Tara Litvack on Creating Music for Theatre (a case study) by The Charlebois Post

Finding Musicality in Real LifeScoring The Laramie Project by Tara Litvack@taralianeTara Litvack is a Toronto-based musical director, accompanist, arranger, and vocal coach. She is an h…

‘Dinner With Friends’ at Providence Players of Fairfax by Terry Byrne by Terry Byrne

Fresh from snaring eight 2012 WATCH awards, mostly for technical excellence, the Providence Players of Fairfax are serving up some refreshingly meaty artistry in Dinner With Friends, a 2000 …

Sunday Feature: Adam Brazier, artistic director of Theatre 20, with lessons he has learned by The Charlebois Post

Lessons Learned So Far...by Adam BrazierReprinted with permission from the Theatre20 BlogAdam Brazier is artistic director of Theatre 20 in Toronto. He is also an actor who has appeared as R…

Jason Priestley Stars in Toronto Production of David Mamet's Race Beginning April 7 by Andrew Gans

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

50 Years Of Drama, Dance And Dedication At Goodspeed by Frank Rizzo

East Haddam's American Theater, And Its Director Michael Price, Have Evolved With The TimesWould the story of the Goodspeed Opera House make a good musical?

Hottest Articles on BWW from Saturday, Apr. 6

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Saturday, April 6, 2013.

VINTAGE PLAYBILL: South Pacific, 1949 by Brynn Cox

On this date 64 years ago, South Pacific opened on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre.

Billy Porter Kicks Up His Kinky Boots, Wearing the Role of a Lifetime by Harry Haun

After dutifully paying his dues for over 20 years, Billy Porter gets his first shot at carrying a Broadway show — and he does it in heels.

ON THE RECORD: Everybody Rise! The Essential Elaine Stritch Show Recordings, Part One by Steven Suskin

In honor of Elaine Stritch's retirement this spring, here's part one of a roundup of cast-album tracks that best represent the mellow, earthy, fearless actress known for the musicals…

PLAYBILL VIDEO WEEK IN REVIEW: Kinky Boots, The Last Five Years, Tom Hanks in Lucky Guy and More by Playbill Staff

In the new series Playbill Video Week in Review, Playbill.com recaps its weekly coverage of Broadway performances, celebrity interviews, web series and opening nights – in case they we…

"Something Wicked This Way Comes": Alan Cumming's Macbeth Debuts on Broadway April 7 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Alan Cumming brings a new brand of toil and trouble to Broadway in his one-man Macbeth, staged by Tony Award-winning Once director John Tiffany, which begins previews April…

Patina Miller Follows Famous Footsteps as The Leading Player in Pippin by Frank Dilella

Sister Act's Patina Miller makes the footfalls of Bob Fosse and Ben Vereen all her own as part of the lineage of Pippin's famous Leading Player.

Rock Opera Junk, Featuring Anastacia McCleskey and Katrina Rose Dideriksen, Returns to Joe's Pub April 7 by Michael Gioia

Junk: A Rock Opera, a new work by Swedish pop band Brainpool that was seen in a sold-out Joe's Pub concert in January, returns to the Manhattan venue April 7 with new songs and orchestra…

Godspell's Celisse Henderson Joins Mamma Mia!'s Blake Whyte for "More Like Myself" Release Concert April 7 by Michael Gioia

Blake Whyte, who currently appears on Broadway in Mamma Mia!, celebrates the release of his debut album, "More Like Myself," April 7 at Alvin Ailey in New York City.

Carolee Carmello, Kyle Dean Massey, Michael McElroy and More Sing Chris Miller-Nathan Tysen Songs at 54 Below April 7 by Andrew Gans

Broadway favorites join composers Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen for an evening of their songs April 7 at 54 Below.

Forever Dusty, Musical About Late Dusty Springfield, Ends Off-Broadway Run April 7 by Andrew Gans

Forever Dusty, the new musical by Kirsten Holly Smith and Jonathan Vankin about the life of late singer Dusty Springfield, plays its final performance at Off-Broadway's New World Stages …

Understudies from Hardbody, Starcatcher, Cinderella, Newsies, Chaplin and More Stand in the Spotlight April 7 by Andrew Gans

Musicals Tonight! continues its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway standbys, understudies and alternates with its latest edition of At This Performance April 7 at The Lion Theatre.

Triad Stage's Reimagined My Fair Lady, With Cast of Ten, Begins April 7; Julia Osborne and Michael McKenzie Star by Michael Gioia

Triad Stage presents a reimagined production of My Fair Lady, the Tony Award-winning musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, beginning April 7, prior to an official opening April 12,…

Special Report: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Christina Hendricks, and the Cast of Mad Men on Stage by David Gordon

Robert Morse was a window washer, Christina Hendricks traveled to Barcelona as a dippy flight attendant, and Jon Hamm killed William McKinley — not in real life, of course, but on stage. I…