Photo Flash: Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, and More Get Ready for the Opening Night of Broadway's Motown: The Musical by David Gordon

It was a starry opening night for Broadway's Motown: The Musical on Sunday, April 14 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

Photo Flash: Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, Bono, Sting, and More Get Ready for the Opening Night of Broadway's Motown: The Musical by David Gordon

It was a starry opening night for Broadway's Motown: The Musical on Sunday, April 14 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Following the p

‘Call’ rings true for duos adapting while adopting by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The premise of “The Call” is ripped from the headlines — or rather from the parenting chat rooms where some white middle-class couples share their thoughts about adopting kids from Afr…

Lots of soul, tells slim story by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Here’s what a $150 orchestra seat gets you at “Motown: The Musical”: bargain-basement sets, basic choreography performed merely adequately, and laughable dialogue. But then there are t…

Class Notes: Drew Gasparini, Composer/Lyricist - Singer/Songwriter by Lauren Class Schneider

Lauren Class Schneider and Drew Gasparini discuss Drew's upcoming album, "I Could Use A Drink."

Review: 'Motown' musical big on songs, light story

There are 36 songs in the new Broadway show "Motown: The Musical." Actually, that's just in the first act _ 36 songs, not including a reprise of "You're Nobody `til Somebody Loves You." It's…

‘Motown: The Musical’: Theater review by Joe Dziemianowicz

Berry Gordy founded the Motown record empire in the ’60s.

A Community Storage Site (With Free Wi-Fi) For LA Theatres?

Backstage 04/12/13

Class Notes: Drew Gasparini, Composer/Lyricist - Singer/Songwriter by Lauren Class Schneider

Lauren Class Schneider and Drew Gasparini discuss Drew's upcoming album, "I Could Use A Drink."

Hot Shoe Shuffle’s Tap Brothers — Mason Schaube by Erin James

With just three weeks until opening in Brisbane, we chat with 17 year old Mason Schaube about his musical theatre debut in the 21 Anniversary production of Hot Shoe Shuffle. Hot Shoe Shuffl…

Review: Motown: The Musical by Frank Scheck

  It’s a good thing that Motown: The Musical has the music of Motown to depend on. This self-serving musical documenting the rise and fall of the legendary Detroit music label was…

"Motown" Reviews and News by BroadwayStars

A collection of "Motown" reviews and news from around the internet.

This Week on Broadway for April 14, 2013: Joe Iconis, Matilda and Motown by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Joe Iconis. We review Matilda, Motown, NY Pops Tribute to Stephen Schwartz and Another Medea.   Please take the BroadwayRa…

MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

Those expecting only to laugh at (rather than with) Motown: The Musical, which just opened at the Lunt-Fontanne, will find their guffaws — temporarily — silenced the instant the curtain …

Theater Review: ‘Motown: The Musical,’ Berry Gordy’s Story by Charles Isherwood

The hit parade reels on seemingly forever in “Motown: The Musical,” a dramatically slapdash but musically vibrant trip back to the glory days of Detroit.    

Legit Review: ‘Motown’ by Gordon Cox

The Broadway faithful (at least, the part that covers the Baby Boomer demographic ranging from “mature” to “doddering”) will have its mantra ready when cooler heads p…

Theater Review: ‘The Call’ at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater by Charles Isherwood

“The Call” is a thoughtful and engrossing new play by Tanya Barfield.    

St. Louis Chamber Chorus celebrates ... wrestling

Program matches the venue at the South Broadway Athletic Club. 

Review: Motown: The Musical by Brian Scott Lipton

The music business is full of people who might say that Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. is his own worst enemy, and based on Broadway's Motown: The Musical, now at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, …

NY POPS "The Wizard And I" by Barry

By: Linda Amiel Burns ... The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall pays tribute to the music of composer Stephen Schwartz "The Wizard And I: The Musical Journey of Stephen Schwartz" For…

‘The New Orleans Bingo! Show’ at The Kennedy Center by Terry Byrne by Terry Byrne

April is “The Music of New Orleans” Month at The Kennedy Center, and it takes a big tent to accommodate the eclectic artistic styles of the Crescent City. That explains the circ…

Matriarch has much to overcome in McCraney’s fervent new play

HEDY WEISS: Reality rules in “Head of Passes,” making its world premiere at Steppenwolf.

Review: Berry Gordy Brings “Motown” to Broadway by Robert Kahn

“Motown” is a welcome, but overstuffed walk down memory lane, as told by the legendary producer who founded the label

MICF: Memoirs of an Aisha by Karla Dondio

Memoirs of an Aisha is a whimsical tale of what a country gal has to do to win her ‘hot-blooded dairy farmer’ boyfriend back when he falls for a local girl in Japan. It’s kind of like …

Behind the scenes of King Kong — 2 months to go by Erin James

Can you believe it’s only 2 months until Global Creatures’ epic musical King Kong debuts in Melbourne at The Regent Theatre on Collins Street? Set to open on June 15, this musical theatr…

Motown: The Musical: Theater Review by David Rooney

Berry Gordy's whirlwind chronicle of the barrier-breaking Detroit music empire that spawned Diana Ross, Michael Jackson and countless other greats opens on Broadway with massive advance box …

Review: The Call by Brian Scott Lipton

The decision to embrace motherhood. The challenges of cross-cultural adoption. The poor medical conditions in Africa that have led to millions dying of AIDS. Tanya Barfield is to be commende…

‘La bohème’ at University of Maryland School of Music’s Opera Studio by Jessica Vaughan by Jessica Vaughan

Before there was RENT, there was Puccini’s La bohème, perhaps the most popular and certainly one of the most frequently performed operas in history. The University of Maryland School o…

review of Women of Will: The Complete Journey by Deirdre Donovan

After reviewing the overview, our critic decided to take the complete journey. No regrets

STAGE TUBE: Nicolas Dromard and Gabrielle Ruiz Duet on 'Anything You Can Do' at BROADWAY SESSIONS by Stage Tube

Broadway veterans and real-life couple NIcolas Dromard Mary Poppins and Gabrielle Ruiz In The Heights performed a parody of ANNIE GET YOUR GUN's 'Anything You Can Do' at Broadway Sessions on…

Doug Elkins’s ‘Mo(or)town/Redux’ combines soul and Shakespeare, brilliantly by Sarah Kaufman

In Motown songs as in Shakespeare, fidelity issues loom large. Put the two together, add some character-defining go-go dancing, and you have a great piece of theater. That is what Doug Elkin…

Broadway Ladies: Ms. April 2013: Patina Miller by JK

DON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S "HOT OR NOT" POLLFEATURING THE ENSEMBLE OF PIPPIN!MS. BROADWAY APRIL 2013PATINA MILLERWHY SHE'S MS. BROADWAY:  By all acounts so far, she's hand…

Baldwin Wallace Alums Kyle Post, Corey Mach, Jill Paice and More Set for BROADWAY SESSIONS, 4/16 by BroadwayWorld

Broadway Sessions is described as an evening of musical performances, games and open mic featuring a new Broadway guest each week. The show is createdhosted by Ben Cameron Wicked, Aida, Foot…

Lea Salonga, Apl.de.ap and More Start THE VOICE PH Blind Auditions, 4/15 by Oliver Oliveros

Formally introduced to the public via a press conference held at Philippine TV network ABS-CBN on Friday, The Voice of the Philippines coaches Lea Salonga, Apl. de. ap of Black Eyed Peas, Ba…

Review: 'Motown' musical big on songs, light story

NEW YORK (AP) — There are 36 songs in the new Broadway show "Motown: The Musical." Actually, that's just in the first act — 36 songs, not including a reprise of "You're Nobody 'til Someb…

Review Roundup: MOTOWN Opens on Broadway - Updating LIVE! by Review Roundups

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL opens tonight, April 14, 2013, at Broadway's The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre 205 West 46 Street. Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, MOTOWN THE MUSICAL features a book by Berry…

Review: 'Motown' musical big on songs, light story by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- There are 36 songs in the new Broadway show "Motown: The Musical." Actually, that's just in the first act - 36 songs, not including a reprise of "You're Nobody `til Some…

Backstage Drops Film and Theater Reviews from Print Edition by BroadwayWorld

According to Deadline.com, Backstage has dropped its film and theater reviews as of Friday's April 11 print issue.

The SMASH Reality Index Season 2 Episode 11 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…

Review: 'The Call' is a touching adoption saga

NEW YORK (AP) — Adopting a baby is a daunting endeavor, made even more difficult when other countries and cultures are involved, according to Tanya Barfield in her topical new play, "The C…

Motown The Musical Review. Jackson 5, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye Brought to Broadway by New York Theater

It is easy to see “Motown: The Musical” as Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr.’s affectionate tribute to himself: He co-wrote the book (based on his memoir) and produced the show, w…

Review: 'The Call' is a touching adoption saga by Jennifer Farrar

NEW YORK (AP) -- Adopting a baby is a daunting endeavor, made even more difficult when other countries and cultures are involved, according to Tanya Barfield in her topical new play, "Th…

Anna Sokolow’s poignancy and absurdity again revived by Singh Dance Company by Sarah Kaufman

A man and a woman, their heads covered in white gauze, try to kiss through mouthfuls of cloth. What’s the use? Still, they keep trying. And when they dance, he sweeps her rapturously into …

In resonant ‘Andy and the Shadows,’ not everything makes sense, for good and ill by Peter Marks

What one generation absorbs as abject suffering, the next may experience as utter bewilderment. For befuddled is how Andy Glickstein stumbles through his out-loud-neurotic, Jewish American l…

THE CALL - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

A collision of race, class, sexuality, abuse, and adoption, all occurring between the ticks and tocks of a biological clock about to strike midnight?

Review: Head of Passes/Steppenwolf Theatre by Zach Freeman

RECOMMENDED Look at the Head of Passes on a map and you’re not likely to think of it as a place to set up a bed and breakfast. A no-man’s land of bayous and marshes sticking out into the…

The Pajama Men talk comedy by Craig Dalglish

Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez are The Pajama Men — a physical comedy act performed in pajamas. The duo from New Mexico have won numerous awards including the Barry Award at the Melbourne I…

‘Motown: The Musical’ Bathes Us in Nostalgia

According to the Playbill for “Motown: The Musical,” the show stuffs 67 songs into its two-hour-and-45-minute running time. Such abundance suggests that impresario Berry Gordy&md…

Dreamcatcher "Shakespeare in Vegas" by Bob Rendell

Thanks to the solid premise and an excellent, comically adept, hard working cast, for a time all of this is pleasant and amusing.

Once at curtainup.com-Londona by Lizzie Loveridte

The film that turned into a Broadway hit, is now in London

Review: Matilda: The Musical at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

The very, very British musical has landed on Broadway with all its deliciously scary snap, crackle and pop in place.

Rite/Petrushka, Sadler’s Wells, London

Michael Keegan Dolan’s version of The Rite of Spring remains tremendous; his Petrushka, less so, writes Clement Crisp

On Approval, Jermyn Street Theatre, London

The director and cast of this 1927 comedy struggle to bring its implausible plot and dated dialogue to life, writes Ian Shuttleworth

Theater Review: ‘Futurology the Musical,’ at Theater at St. Clement’s by Anita Gates

In “Futurology the Musical,” astronauts from the future travel through time to intervene when an aspiring young actress-singer is on the verge of being corrupted by a showbiz lizard.&nbs…

Review: Danny and the Deep Blue Sea/Kokandy Productions by John J. Accrocco

When a chance meeting in a bar turns into an emotional landslide, it’s often called a one-night stand, or dating. In John Patrick Shanley’s one-act play “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea,�…

Theater Review: ‘Julius Caesar’ at the Harvey Theater by Ben Brantley

The blood runs warm in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s vibrant production of “Julius Caesar,” now at the Harvey Theater of the Brooklyn Academy of Music.    

Highlights From The Rascals: Once Upon a Dream on Broadway

In the mid-1960s Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati, Dino Danelli and Gene Cornish helped popularize "blue-eyed soul" as The Rascals. After 40-plus years, they reunite for The Rascals: Once Upon…

2013 Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Nominations to Be Announced April 15 by Broadway Fans by Broadway.com

Nominations for the 14th Annual Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards, the only major theatrical prize chosen by the audience, will be revealed on Broadway.com on April 15, 2013 at 10AM. The a…

"Phantom" Has Inspired A Quarter Century Of "Phan-Dom"

Broadway's "Phantom Of The Opera," which is celebrating its 25th anniversary, is beloved the world over for its haunting music and bittersweet love story. But there is something el…

Review: (Vancouver) Oklahoma! by The Charlebois Post

Sayer Roberts and Quinn Cartwright (photo credit: Emily Cooper)Aye-yip-aye-yo-ee-ay!by Jay CattersonYee haw! Oklahoma!, the first ever show penned by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II…

Review: (Winnipeg) Aïda by The Charlebois Post

What's love got to do with itAncient cat fights can be deadly, particularly when the cat is a queenby John Herbert CunninghamOne name almost synonymous with opera is Verdi; and one opera tha…

No miscues for Lepage 'Walkuere,' just creaks

NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Lepage's staging of Wagner's "Die Walkuere" can be considered a twofold success at a minimum in its return to the Metropolitan Opera: There were no malfunctions and …

Review: Revenge in Affluentville by Michael Block

photo by Hunter CanningSpoiler alert: there will be blood. But that’s the case with any story of revenge. Inspired by the classic Jacobean revenge plays, Words, Razors, and the Wounded Hea…

Songs, not stories, get top billing in 'Motown' by Chris Jones

NEW YORK — Berry Gordy, the man who discovered Diana Ross and The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells (and on and on), was a peerless record producer when it came to handp…

Matilda the Musical by StageGrade

Are critics holding back "Matilda the Musical"?

Matilda Review: The Anti-Annie Conquers Broadway, Alas by New York Theater

How do you solve a problem like “Matilda”? How do you handle the juggernaut it’s become? The quirky musical, about a neglected little girl with extraordinary powers, is based o…

2nd Annual #BwayHungerGames Battle 1: RESULTS! by BroadwaySpotted

  The results are in! And now…Effie Trinket.  

Remembering Mabel & Bobby – May 16, 2013 by Sandi Durell

  The Mabel Mercer Foundation Celebrating the 45th Anniversary of the Legendary 1968 Mabel Mercer/Bobby Short Concert    by: Alix Cohen   “This attractive group on the sta…

Seth Gordon to direct off-Broadway

Play details the origin of AA. 

Highlights From The Nance Starring Nathan Lane

Late 1930's New York and the twilight of the burlesque era come to life in Douglas Carter Beane's The Nance, a new dark comedy starring Tony Award winner Nathan Lane as a gay…

Gossip: Daniel Boys moves in for Neighbours duet?

"Everybody needs good neighbours" ... right? And Whatsonstage.com Award-winner Daniel Boys clearly has the boy-next-door charm that works Down Under. Congratulations to him for triumphi…

Gossip: Andrew Lloyd Webber enrols in School of Rock musical?

Andrew Lloyd Webber has revealed that his next project after Stephen Ward, the musical about the Profumo affair, will be a version of the film School of Rock starring Jack Black. Talking to …

Motown's Saycon Sengbloh on the 'Nerve-Racking' Challenge of Playing Music Legend Martha Reeves by Broadway.com

Get ready, ‘cause here they come! Broadway.com is taking a deep dive into some of the musical icons who grace the stage in Motown: The Musical,  which charts the life of Moto…

Nathan Lane Tackles Burlesque, Alan Cumming Does Macbeth & Sutton Foster Returns to NYC in This Week’s Datebook by Lindsay Champion

How do you know it’s mid-April in New York? There’s a star-studded Broadway opening (or two) nearly every night this week! The Nance, The Big Knife, The Assembled Parties, Orphan…

Los Angeles Theater Review: AMERICAN BUFFALO (Geffen Playhouse in Westwood) by Jesse David Corti

THE GEFFEN PRODUCTION OF AMERICAN BUFFALO PREFERS TO GRAZE RATHER THAN STAMPEDE The script of David Mamet’s assaulting and brutal American Buffalo still packs bite after thirty-eight years…

Public Relations Intern – Richard Kornberg and Associates by Producer

WHO: Richard Kornberg and Associates POSITION TITLE: Public Relations Intern DESCRIPTION: Richard Kornberg and Associates, a busy theatrical publicity firm located in the heart of Times S…

News: Don Warrington directs new Rising Damp stage comedy on tour

Rising Damp is the latest classic British sitcom to receive a screen-to-stage dust-off. A new theatrical production – penned by Eric Chappell, who wrote the TV original, and directed b…

Showgirls! The Musical! by Theasy.com

Kraine Theatre, MediumFace Productions, Off Off Broadway By Weston Clay BOTTOM LINE: This show doesn't suck. If you need a refresher, Showgirls was the 1995 big budget, rated NC-17 …

Table – review by Michael Billington

The Shed, LondonDurable tables emerge from workshops. So too does Tanya Ronder's ambitious new play, which spans six generations of a single family and opens the National's inviting new temp…

Call a Thing by Its Proper Name by HowlRound

Because well, here's the thing—Austin isn’t a theater town. So why in the world would I recommend you move to Austin, or extended-visit Austin, or not leave Austin? Because Austin is a m…

‘Motown’ Broadway Reviews by Broadway's Best Shows

Review: The Count of Monte Cristo by Eleanor Turney

Trying to cram more than 1,000 pages of Alexandre Dumas’s The Count of Monte Cristo into a two-hour show was never going to be an easy task. Company Boudin make a good stab at it but t…

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, April 13, Part 2 - MATILDA and MOTOWN Celebrate Broadway Openings & 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 13th SIP round-up. Yesterday evening's photos featured MATILDA'…

Slow Burn’s Sweeney Todd Is Competent But Not Thrilling by Bill Hirschman

So much is right about Slow Burn Theatre Company’s scaling of that Everest of musical theater, Sweeney Todd, that there’s no shame to acknowledge that it’s a competent not a transporti…

Patrick Page "Coriolanus" at Shakespeare Theatre Company by Susan Berlin

The Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington and director David Muse have succeeded in making this material accessible, anchored by the charismatic title performance of Patrick Page.

Review: Table by Chérie Locatelli

“Go on then, table, speak. You tell us, you were there, you’ve always been there.” This table certainly was there, in the centre of every scene. Table, in the National The…

Just Chill About Shakespeare's Genius (And Incomplete) Texts

The Guardian (UK) 04/12/13

Touching The Texas Dirt To Prep For The Role Of A Lifetime

The New York Times 04/13/13

Storefront Theatres Cultivate Bigger Talent, On The Cheap

Backstage 04/11/13

The Casting Couch: Yes, It's Real, But What Do We Do About It?

HowlRound 04/12/13

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 4/14- GUYS AND DOLLS by Stage Tube

Today in 1992, the second Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls opened at the Martin Beck Theatre now the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, where it ran for 1143 performances. Guys and Dolls is a musical …

We have it all: Romeo AND Juliet! by Craig Mason

Romeo and Juliet is probably Shakespeare’s best-known play, and often studied in schools. We’ve been heavily influenced by this play and there’s all sorts of great R&J…

Photo Coverage: Backstage at the New York Pops' THE WIZARD AND I Stephen Schwartz Tribute by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

On April 12, 2013, The New York Pops continued its 30th season with an evening celebrating the 65th birthday of Stephen Schwartz and the 10th anniversary of his hit musical Wicked with The W…

Photo Coverage: Julia Murney, Jeremy Jordan and More Perform at New York Pops' Stephen Schwartz Tribute! by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

On April 12, 2013, The New York Pops continued its 30th season with an evening celebrating the 65th birthday of Stephen Schwartz and the 10th anniversary of his hit musical Wicked with The W…

"The Mountaintop" at Hartford TheaterWorks by Fred Sokol

The Mountaintop, continuing at Hartford's TheaterWorks through May 5th, clicks early on and maintains its spirited hold throughout hte 95-minute performance.

Beth Henley's "Abundance" at Hartford Stage by Fred Sokol

A story of women who are hoping for love and wondering about life's potential, the plot draws rapid focus on abrasive realities of the time. Henley has chosen the final forty years or so of …

Review: Vanessa and Virginia by Amelia Forsbrook

Those who went along to Moving Stories’ Vanessa and Virginia in order to learn more about the acclaimed Bloomsbury Group artist Vanessa Bell set themselves up to be seriously disappointed…

Chicago Theater Review: HEAD OF PASSES (Steppenwolf Theatre Company) by Lawrence Bommer

YOU GOTTA HAVE FAITH The adventurous playwriting of Tarell Alvin McCraney, who wrote the successful “Brother/Sister Plays” (In the Red and Brown Water, The Brothers Size, and Marcus),�…

Review: Sunken Garden by Laura Peatman

Dispel all the stereotypes of stout sopranos warbling and stuffy, incomprehensible librettos: this is opera with its feet planted firmly in 2013. Dutch composer Michel van der Aa and novelis…

Diana! Smokey! Stevie! The Stars Align as Motown: The Musical Opens on Broadway by Marc Snetiker

Broadway will be singing along to some of the most memorable songs in music history when Motown: The Musical takes its much-anticipated opening night bow at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on…

Letter: Richard Griffiths was a brilliant Bottom for the RSC

The RSC's 1977 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream is the best I've ever seen of that play, due in no small part to the brilliantly controlled and daring performance of Richard Griffiths…

Review: The Revenge of Sherlock Holmes by Kirsty Emmerson

Live music, magic tricks, singing, dancing and interval entertainment. Things which, in combination, made up a lively night at a music hall in the Victorian era and – quite aptly for a det…

Review: The Life of Stuff by Devawn Wilkinson

If I were to say, “I’ve just watched a play about Scotland, the 90s, pills, parties and the darkest recesses of human desperation,” you’re probably more likely to think Trainspotting…

Variations on Vivaldi at H&H by Thomas Garvey

Ian Watson at the keyboard in a previous Handel and Haydn performance.As the old joke goes, Vivaldi didn't write five hundred concertos, he just wrote one concerto five hundred times.  …

21 Days Left! Which Three Legendary Ladies Have More Than One Audience Choice Award for Favorite Diva? by Broadway.com

The Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards are exactly three weeks away, and today we salute three big-voiced leading ladies who picked up the award for Favorite Diva Performance more than once…

‘Under the Streetlamp’ at The Music Center at Strathmore by Keith Tittermary by Keith Tittermary

Oh, what a night! Late in April, back in 2013… what a special night, indeed! If you were in a 10 mile radius of Strathmore on Saturday, you heard the roof rocking off the building, as the …

'Pippin' actor Terrence Mann steps into another extraordinary moment by Ronni Reich

Mann plays Charlemagne in Diane Paulus' Broadway production

Dan Gallagher, Michael Milton and Cheryl Dennis Found Producer Circle Co. in Manhattan by BroadwayWorld

On Monday evening, April 8th at the finale of Marty Richards' star-studded-sold-out Memorial to benefit his beloved New York Center For Children, which he co-founded with his wife Mary Lea J…

Interview: Rita Wilson Takes on Broadway's Nightclub, 54 Below by David Gordon

If you've seen It's Complicated or Sleepless in Seattle or Girls, you'll know her as an actress, but Rita Wilson is also an accomplished singer. After releasing her debut album of rock cover…

‘Andy and the Shadows’ at Theater J by Flora Scott by Flora Scott

Born in the shadow of our parents, it is every child’s journey to discover the source of light shone on them that ignites the inspiration for prosperity in order to, ultimately, cast one&#…

Photo Flash: Get Ready, MOTOWN Opens Tonight on Broadway! by BroadwayWorld

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL opens tonight, April 14, 2013, at Broadway's The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre 205 West 46 Street. Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, MOTOWN THE MUSICAL features a book by Berry…

Fuse Poetry Review: A Profound Respect for Place — Iraq and the Merrimack Valley by Yumi Araki

David Allen Sullivan has no combat experience here or abroad, but his verse offers a poignant vision of the sights, sounds, and passions of the Iraq War. Matt Kraunelis replicates the landsc…

BWW TV: Jeremy Jordan, Norm Lewis and More Celebrate Stephen Schwartz with the New York Pops - Highlights! by BroadwayWorld TV

Last night, April 12, 2013, The New York Pops continued its 30th season with an evening celebrating the 65th birthday of Stephen Schwartz and the 10th anniversary of his hit musical Wicked w…

Alan Cumming dares do all in 'Macbeth' on Broadway by Steven Zeitchik

The actor tackles 15 roles from the Shakespearean tragedy along with a mental patient in a story that frames the performance. He finds it 'terrifying' but relishes the chance to try somethin…

Untold Stories at curtainup.com/London by Lizzie Loveridte

Alan Bennett's stories at the Duchess with Alex Jennings as the Yorkshire playwright

The Hall of Hams #34: Jay Robinson by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Jay Robinson (b. 1930). I learned something about myself today, dear reader. I was about to attach the words “unspeakably awesome” before Robinson’…

Moscow Cat Theatre reopens to delighted crowds - video

A Moscow establishment that bills itself as 'the only cat theatre in the world' has reopened after a year of renovation

New York Pops Journey of Stephen Schwartz by Magda Katz

The New York Pops presented an evening of celebration of Stephen Schwartz's 65th birthday

Linda Eder’s Journey Down Memory Lane by Sandi Durell

  By Karen Feld   The versatile Linda Eder, 52, is an amazing talent. Looking striking in black pants and a white jacket, the tall performer has full command of the stage and audience in h…

IHT Rendezvous: In the Hytner Era, the National Theater Hit Its Mark by Matt Wolf

Starting with “Jerry Springer: The Opera,” Nicholas Hytner has repositioned the three-stage complex as arguably the defining theatrical address in the English-speaking world. And he stil…

The Hall of Hams #33: Sir John Gielgud by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Sir Arthur John Gielgud (1904-2000). Through one of the great peculiarities of our culture and the “industry” which entertains it, I (like so many other…

Theatre Review: Soulpepper navigates the complex, connected sexual world of La Ronde by Robert Cushman

The only thing wrong with Soulpepper’s production of La Ronde is the billing

Matilda The Musical - DS ***** by Barry

       By: David ShewardBertie CarvelFrom the moment you enter the Shubert Theater and take in Rob Howell's whimsical Scrabble tile-studded set, you know you're in for a good time at M…

Fuse News: Sonia and Sheryl –Tips From Successful Women by Helen Epstein

Maybe Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg had no interest in the requirements of a good book -- just its potential use as a marketing tool.

I Interview Playwrights Part 572: Jennifer Blackmer by Adam Szymkowicz

Jennifer BlackmerHometown:  New Palestine, Indiana. (Although I lived in the Twin Cities for five years, and several friends have given me permission to call myself a native Minnesotan …

Theater News: Opening Night for Motown! by Hayley Levitt

After tonight, Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer and Motown founder Berry Gordy will have officially conquered the final frontier: Broadway. Motown: The Musical, with a book written by Gordy hims…

BWW's On This Day - April 14, 2013

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 14 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Musical 'Once' to play at the Fox next year

Story of a Dublin busker and a Czech pianist won 8 Tony Awards last year.

OperaMania — emphasis on the ‘Mania’ by Benjamin Neutze

‘Mania’ is not a word that’s easy to pin down to a simple definition. Depending on the circumstances it could mean ‘madness’ or ‘overenthusiasm’ or even a violent excess of exc…

Assassins hits the bullseye by Anne-Marie Peard

Sondheim fans don’t need anyone to convince them to see a production of Assassins, and they are selling out fortyfivedownstairs every night to see new a company, Watch This, take aim and…

The Rascals are back with 'Once Upon a Dream' by David Hinckley

Gene Cornish jokes that the trick to reuniting The Rascals, 40 years after one of New York’s best-loved rock bands broke up, turned out to be remarkably simple. “We checked the …

Flipside Hits by Sonny Clarke

Appearing for the very first time at the Judith Wright Centre, Flipside Circus is showcasing Brisbane’s next generation of circus stars in Flipside Circus: Identite which opened last Wedne…

'70s superagent Sue Mengers lives again on stage by Joe Dziemianowicz

John Logan’s one-woman Broadway comedy “I’ll Eat You Last” features two famous Miss M’s. Bette Midler is the Divine Miss M and the show’s star.

54 Below adds jazz to its musical mix by Greg Thomas

The transformation of the old Studio 54 into a high-end music venue, 54 Below, has been a boon to cabaret and Broadway performers since opening last June. The elegant room has been called �…

MICF: The Kransky Sisters by Jason Whyte

The Kransky Sisters are eldest Mourne, middle Eve and their younger half-sister Dawn. All were raised to be very proper, like the Queen. In their hometown of Esk in Queensland, the sisters p…

Barry Manilow Memorabilia Set for Auction at NY Theatre Barn Benefit Today by BroadwayWorld

New York Theatre Barn will live auction three rare items donated by Barry Manilow from his personal collection to raise funds for New York Theatre Barn when he headlines their benefit A Conv…

Anita Gillette, Jackie Hoffman and More Set for BROADWAY SHOWSTOPPER DIVAS - 'A Swell Party' Actors Fund Benefit Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Tonight, April 14, 2013 at 700 PM, Randie Levine-Miller will present Broadway Showstopper Divas --'A Swell Party' at the Metropolitan Room 34 West 22nd Street as an Actors Fund Benefit.

Tituss Burgess, Corey Cott, Caissie Levy and More Set for BROADWAY SINGS STEVIE WONDER at Le Poisson Rouge Tonight by BroadwayWorld

BROADWAY SINGS Stevie Wonder, starring Tituss Burgess, Corey Cott, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Caissie Levy, and more, will take place live at le Poisson Rouge, tonight, April 14 at 930pm.

Barry Manilow Headlines 'FROM SELLING JINGLES TO SELLING OUT BROADWAY' Benefit for New York Theatre Barn Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award winner Barry Manilow will headline a benefit event for the New York-based non-profit theatre company New York Theatre Barn called A Conversation with Barry Manil…

David Hyde Pierce Talks Life and Career with Elliott Forrest for ArtsRock Tonight by BroadwayWorld

ArtsRock will present evening with multiple Emmy and Tony Award winning actor David Hyde Pierce, who discusses his life and his career with Peabody Award winning broadcaster Elliott Forrest …

River North Dance Chicago and the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic in “Havana Blue” at the Auditorium Theatre

In bringing together Orbert Davis’ Chicago Jazz Philharmonic (CJP) and Frank Chaves’ River North Dance Chicago (RNDC) for “Havana Blue” — the multifaceted, one-night-only centerpie…

Cameron Carpenter at The Music Center at Strathmore by Keith Tittermary by Keith Tittermary

When you think of an organ, the first thought that comes to mind is a big pipe organ buried somewhere in the loft of a church. An instrument that time forgot, perhaps. Well, fortunately for …

Review: Hughie (Seanachai Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

This Eugene O'Neill play may be short, but it sure packs a wallop. And with Jeff Duhigg’s (Charley) physical expressions, this Hughie is every bit an intimate conversation. (read more...)

Sunday Feature: Amy Lee Lavoie on her play Stopheart by The Charlebois Post

In The Heart of a StegosaurusPlaywright Amy Lee Lavoie interviewed playwright Nicolas Billon about his play Iceland at Factory Theatre in March. Below is Nicolas's  interview with …

Hottest Articles on BWW from Saturday, Apr. 13

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Saturday, April 13, 2013.

PLAYBILL VIDEO WEEK IN REVIEW: Matilda, Zorro, Seth Rudetsky, Gypsy Robe 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…

"Hey, Up There!": Broadway Babies Recall Theatrical Home, The Rehearsal Club by Mervyn Rothstein

Playbill explores the rich history of the theatrical residence, The Rehearsal Club, whose many inhabitants included Blythe Danner, Carol Burnett and original Ziegfield girl Doris Eaton Travi…

Steven Culp and Dana Delany Star in CA World Premiere of Beau Willimon's Parisian Woman, Beginning April 14 by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Dana Delany, Steven Culp, Linda Gehringer, Rebecca Mozo and Steven Weber star in the South Coast Repertory world-premiere production of The Parisian Woman by Beau Willimon, author of Farragu…

"Hail to the Beat": Motown: The Musical Opens On Broadway April 14 by Adam Hetrick

Music pioneer Berry Gordy brings his life story to the stage in Motown, the new jukebox musical that takes audiences through the highs and lows of life in the recording industry, which …

"Glee" Star Darren Criss Goes A Cappella With Yale Whiffenpoofs in Santa Monica April 14 by Adam Hetrick

"Glee" actor Darren Criss, who made his Broadway debut last season in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, joins the Yale Whiffenpoofs for a special April 14 concert i…

Showstopper Divas Benefit, Featuring Jan Maxwell, Jackie Hoffman, Anita Gillette and More, Offered April 14 by Andrew Gans

Showstopper Divas — "A Swell Party," a benefit for the Actors Fund, is presented April 14 at 7 PM at the Metropolitan Room.

Kerry Butler, Kelly AuCoin, Eisa Davis Make The Call, About Adoption and Race, Opening April 14 by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Tanya Barfield's foreign-adoption drama The Call, a world-premiere co-production by Playwrights Horizons and Primary Stages, featuring Kelly AuCoin, Tony Award nominee Kerry Butler, Obie…

Broadway Sings Stevie Wonder, With Corey Cott, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Jay Armstrong Johnson and More, Held April 14 by Michael Gioia

Corey Cott, Rebecca Naomi Jones and Jay Armstrong Johnson are among the performers taking part in Broadway Sings Stevie Wonder, featuring new arrangements of songs from Grammy Award win…

Godspell's Telly Leung Returns to 54 Below April 14 by Andrew Gans

Telly Leung, the Broadway actor recently seen in the world premiere of the new musical Allegiance, returns to 54 Below April 14.

Rita Wilson Plays 54 Below Beginning April 14 by Andrew Gans

Rita Wilson makes her debut at the new Manhattan nightspot 54 Below beginning April 14 at 9:30 PM.

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

Last week's column was the first of our two-part salute to Broadway's own Elaine Stritch, who will soon pack her bags and retrace her steps back to Michigan. In Part 1, we follo…