Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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SMASH/HIT! • The Black Rep by Andrea

Receiving its world premiere at the Black Rep, Smash/Hit!, written by Steve Broadnax and Michael S. Bordner, centers around "Money" (Ronald L. Conner), and his aspirations of making it big o…

SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 11:52PM

TUTA’s “The Silent Language” Brings a Little Offbeat Charm by Melody Udell

A lowly villager. An evil elf. A princess in need of rescuing. All the elements are here for a 90-minute escape into a whimsical fairy tale. And a fairy tale is exactly what TUTA Theatre Chi…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:36PM

REVIEW: Pippin by JK

Review of the Saturday, April 27 evening performance at the Music Box Theatre in New York City, New York.  Starring Patina Miller, Matthew James Thomas, Terrence Mann, Charlotte d'Amboi…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 11:30PM

From Boston street performer to Broadway debut in ‘Pippin’

It was a chilly night on Broadway when Orion Venture Maximillian Fitz Griffiths emerged from a stage door, shuffled past fans, and began his nightly walk to his temporary flat.  &n…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:21PM

Independent theatre finds a new vehicle with the Anywhere Theatre Festival by Erin James

With the 2013 Anywhere Theatre Festival season fast approaching, a handful of Brisbane’s independent theatre artists are swapping theatre stages for warehouses, restaurants or, in Claire P…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:00PM

'The Memory Show': Theater review by Joe Dziemianowicz

The unconventional musical “The Memory Show” taxes emotions and the ears. Written by newcomers Sara Cooper (book and lyrics) and Zach Redler (music), the show concerns a mother …

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:00PM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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“Cafe Cabaret” At Cafe Ballou, May 17th by Michael J. Roberts

Date: May 17th, 2013 Day & Time: Friday, 7pm Location: Cafe Ballou, 939 N Western, Chicago, IL “Cafe Cabaret” Cafe Cabaret is an eclectic variety/cabaret show with a rotating…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:40PM

Photo Flash: John Guare, Omar Sangare and More Rehearse 3 KINDS OF EXILE at Atlantic Theater by BroadwayWorld

Atlantic Theater Company will welcome Olivier and two time Tony Award winning playwright John Guare in his Off Broadway acting debut in the world premiere production of his new play 3 KINDS …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:10PM

Book of Mormon Cast Cabaret Benefit Raises Over $16,000 for BC/EFA & Chicago House by Michael J. Roberts

Members of the cast of Chicago’s Book of Mormon performed a sold out cabaret benefit for BC/EFA and Chicago House.  The event, which included Nic Rouleau, Ben Platt, Syesha Mercado, J…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:07PM

Review: The Memory Show by Hayley Levitt

As the title promises, memories take center stage in Zach Redler and Sara Cooper's original two-person musical, The Memory Show, a Transport Group production now playing at the Duke on 42nd …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Cheyenne Jackson and Alexandra Silber to Star in San Francisco Symphony's WEST SIDE STORY, 6/26-7/2 by BroadwayWorld

Cheyenne Jackson amp Alexandra Silber will star in San Francisco Symphony's WEST SIDE STORY, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas at Davies Symphony Halll, June 26 through July 2, 2013.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:58PM

Sorting Tony's Ballot

The 2013 Tony Award nominating committee gave the theater world a few surprises and much to debate after it made its annual announcement on Tuesday morning.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 09:54PM

Singer-Actress Deanna Durbin Dead at 91 by Carmel Dagan

Singer-actress Deanna Durbin, who was the highest-paid female star in Hollywood in 1947 but permanently exited the movie biz the next year at the age of 26, has died, her fan club announced …

SOURCE: Variety at 09:53PM

Photo Flash: Mara Davi, Taylor Frey and More Teach PS 221 Students in Brooklyn by BroadwayWorld

25 Broadway performers crossed the Brooklyn Bridge and traveled deep into Crown Heights on Saturday, April 13 to teach 3rd, 4th, 5th graders and 6th graders at PS 221 how to sing, dance amp …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:53PM

Kathryn Gauthier’s “20 Years in Vision and Voice” at Wrigleyville Uncommon Ground, Thursday May 23, 2013 by Michael J. Roberts

Kathryn Gauthier, award-winning visual and performing artist, will enthrallChicago audiences on Thursday, May 23 from 6 – 8 PM with a musical performance of 20 songs along with a 20 year …

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 09:50PM

Bill Smitrovich contains multitudes by Susan King, Los Angeles Times

It's no 'Crime Story' as this character actor's 'Life Goes On' to 'American Buffalo.'This is one in a series of occasional articles about the careers and lives of character actors in Hollywo…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:50PM

‘Pas de Deux’ at The Studio Theatre by Mark Dewey by Mark Dewey

Pas de Deux: Full Meal with a Light Dessert The room is cold, and vapors swirl around the ducts that bring in air — has it been chilled? It smells like what came out of the defroster o…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:45PM

Mike Daisey returns to Seattle, 2 new shows in tow

Playwright/performer Mike Daisey will bring two West Coast premieres to Seattle May 1-11, 2013.

SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 09:45PM

Chicago gets shout-outs as ‘Kinky Boots,’ Steppenwolf vie for Tonys

With abundant nominations for two productions first seen here — the Cyndi Lauper musical and the revival of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” — the city’s theater scene again prov…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 09:35PM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Tunie, Rubin-Vega, Crockett, Richardson Topline ‘Fall To Rise’ (EXCLUSIVE) by Dave McNary

Tamara Tunie (“Flight”), Daphne Rubin-Vega and dancers Katherine Crockett and Desmond Richardson will topline the indie drama “Fall to Rise.” Tiffany Bartok and Patr…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:59PM

Brooklyn and Beyond for Lucie Arnaz by Sandi Durell

  Interview by Paulanne Simmons     If Lucie Arnaz, who will be appearing at Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts (BCBC) at Brooklyn College on May 18, has never before per…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 08:46PM

Review: 'Memory Show' is poignant musical on loss

NEW YORK (AP) — The words "musical" and "Alzheimer's disease" aren't often used together. Yet Sara Cooper's new work, "The Memory Show," turns out to be a poignant, sophisticated and often…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 08:36PM

The Broadway Musicals of 1972 by Sandi Durell

  by: Alix Cohen   Continuing a tradition of featuring both familiar Broadway numbers and eclectic high spots from short-lived productions, this edition of Broadway by the Year covered…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 08:25PM

Blue Man Group to tour Australia for the very first time by Cassie Tongue

The wide eyed, inquisitive and distinctive stare of a Blue Man is such a well known image the world over, and has been since the inception of Blue Man Group 25 years ago. They are inextricab…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:00PM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Forget Me Not — Belvoir St Theatre by Cassie Tongue

Belvoir St is producing a consistently compelling 2013 season, telling personal and highly-charged stories, showing glimpses beyond the mirror into other lives. And Forget Me Not, Tom Hollow…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:45PM

2013 Tony Reactions: Tom Sturridge 'disbelief and delight' by BroadwayWorld

Tom Sturridge, nominated for BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY for ORPHANS

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:20PM

MICHAEL SHANNON: FROM THE SMALL STAGE TO THE BIG SCREEN by Hannah Barrett

With a film currently in theaters, Mud, and another movie, The Iceman, coming out on May 3rd...not to mention a superhero blockbuster being released in June, Ma…

SOURCE: www.broadwaymasterchat.com at 07:12PM

Fuse Film Commentary: “Greetings from Tim Buckley” and the Demands of the Rock Biopic by Arts Fuse Editor

The best rock biopics, like "24 Hour Party People," "I’m Not There," and "The Doors," aren’t afraid to get a little weird, even if it means throwing verifiable facts to the wind.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:08PM

Photo Flash: Dena Kaye Unveils 'Danny Kaye Deli Club' at Carnegie Deli in NYC by BroadwayWorld

Iconic entertainer and humanitarian Danny Kaye was honored as his namesake sandwich joined the menu of the famed NYC staple in his Centennial year. On Monday, April 29th, Dena Kaye, Danny's …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:05PM

SMASH Wins Round 3 Of E! Save One Show, Final Round Open by Pat Cerasaro

The final round of E Online's Save One Show 2013 competition is now open and SMASH leads the way with nearly half of the overall vote, battling it out with Body Of Proof and Deception after …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:03PM

Critics’ picks: Theater

A guide to area performances, including “An Iliad,’’ “pool (no water),’’ “She Kills Monsters,’’ “Schoolhouse Rock Live!,’’ “Pippi Longstocking,’’ and "Thoroughl…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 07:02PM

It’s ‘Kinky Boots’ vs. ‘Matilda’ in Tony Nominations (from the New York Times)

New York Times theater reporter Patrick Healy's take on the 2013 Tony Award nominations.

SOURCE: Tony Awards at 07:02PM

New York Musical Theatre Festival chooses Aussie Mother, Wife, and the Complicated Life by Cassie Tongue

Amity Dry, best known in Australia for winning Channel 9’s The Block: All Stars, has had her one-woman show selected for the prestigious 2013 New York Musical Theatre Festival. After seaso…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:00PM

THE MEMORY SHOW - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

If the leads' singing and acting ability, raw stage presence, and intense chemistry with each other were all any musical needed, then The Memory Show would be the runaway success of the year.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:00PM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Folger’s ‘Twelfth Night’ shifts scenario to sinking of the Lusitania by Jessica Goldstein

On May 7, 98 years ago, the RMS Lusitania was torpedoed by a German U-boat. More than 1300 passengers were killed, at least 130 of whom were American. The Lusitania sank in less than 20 minu…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:57PM

'Pajama Game' a labor of love with a conscience by Chris Jones

THEATER REVIEW: "The Pajama Game" by the Music Theatre Company of Highland Park ★★★ THEATER REVIEW: "The Pajama Game" by the Music Theatre Company of Highland Park ★…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:49PM

This Must Be the New World by Sam Hurwitt

Only in New York... or maybe Walnut Creek: Center REP is doing Yussef El Guindi's cross-cultural romantic comedy Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 06:41PM

Ensemble's 'Iceman' is thrilling, must-see theater by Andrea Simakis

The Ensemble production of "Iceman," directed by Ian Wolfgang Hinz and peopled entirely with local talent, most of whom aren't card-carrying members of the professional union Actor…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 06:38PM

Leslie Kritzer Sounds Off on the ‘Hauntingly Beautiful’ Two-Person Musical The Memory Show by Broadway.com

Leslie Kritzer, star of The Memory Show at off-Broadway's Duke at 42nd Street, chats about working alongside her onstage mother Catherine Cox in a musical two-hander by Sara Cooper …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:37PM

Review: Rabbit (Stage Left Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

British playwright Nina Raine’s 2006 drama delivers a forensic showdown between some dubious friends who break apart along sexual lines, indulging in brutally explicit putdowns of their pa…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 06:35PM

Sundance Selects Picks Up ELAINE STRITCH: SHOOT ME by Movies News Desk

Sundance Selects announced today that the company is acquiring North American rights to Chiemi Karasawa's directorial debut ELAINE STRITCH SHOOT ME, a feature documentary about the stage and…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:34PM

The 24 Hour Musicals: Theater Review by Mick Stingley

The cabaret experiment, an offshoot New York's long-running 24 Hour Plays, featured cast members from "30 Rock," "Smash," "Friday Night Lights" and "Saturday Night Live," along with musician…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:30PM

Exclusive Music Video! Lindsay Mendez & Derek Klena Sing "First Date/Last Night" from Dogfight Album by Broadway.com

Watch the awkward first date song from the original cast recording of Dogfight, now available for digital download on Ghostlight Records.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:28PM

Laura Osnes, Stephanie J. Block, Laura Benanti & More Headline New York Pops Gala by Broadway.com

Carnegie Hall was filled with the sounds of Broadway on April 29 as some of musical theater’s best singers joined the New York Pops for the orchestra’s 30th birthday gala, celebr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:26PM

Tony Awards 2013: The complete guide to the best of Broadway by David Cote and Adam Feldman

All the nominees, predictions of the winners, reviews and news about Broadway's big night. Plus: Fill out your own ballot to decide who nabs the 2013 Tony Awards.

SOURCE: Time Out at 06:23PM

2013 Tony Reactions: Victoria Clark Celebrated at the Dentist! by BroadwayWorld

Victoria Clark, nominated for BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL for CINDERELLA

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:23PM

It’s ‘Kinky Boots’ vs. ‘Matilda’ in Tony Nominations by Patrick Healy

Traditional song-and-dance shows about scrappy underdogs dominated the Tony Award nominations on Tuesday.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:20PM

Ben Folds Gets a Workout at ‘24 Hour Musicals’ by James McKinley Jr.

The indie songwriter Ben Folds was one of four composers given the challenge of producing mini-musicals in 24 hours, start to finish.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:14PM

VIDEO: Trailer - AVENUE Q's John Tartaglia in SILENT BUT DEADLY by Movies News Desk

In New York City in 2004, a fun and raunchy little Broadway musical called Avenue Q escalated to stardom across the entertainment industry, nabbing the Tony Award for Best Musical. Leading t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:09PM

Radio City Christmas Spectacular auditions - in pictures by Guardian Staff

Dancers perform at Radio City Music Hall in New York City for a chance to join the Rockettes Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:03PM

Radio City Christmas Spectacular auditions - in pictures

Dancers perform at Radio City Music Hall in New York City for a chance to join the Rockettes

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:03PM

Mad Cat Theatre Company To Move to Miami Theater Center by Bill Hirschman

Mad Cat Theatre Company, the Miami troupe that has been obliterating Florida’s reputation for safe mainstream theater for 13 years, is moving to the intimate black box space at Miami Theat…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:01PM

Storefront Church Meets Transitional Home in Anatomy of Gazellas by Amy Tofte

In The Anatomy of Gazallas, Janine Salinas Schoenberg writes about a transitional home for young women that's run by a leader who also tries to evangelize for her religious beliefs. It's pro…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 06:00PM

Fräulein Julie, Barbican Theatre by Aleks Sierz

Most theatre directors produce work which is visually the same as everyone else’s. Katie Mitchell doesn’t. Her plays are always brilliantly acted, highly atmospheric and often use film m…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 06:00PM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Natalie Portman to Join Michael Fassbender in New MACBETH Adaptation by Movies News Desk

According to ScreenDaily, Oscar-winner Natalie Portman has been tapped to play the ruthless wife of MACBETH in the latest film adaptation of Shakespeare's iconic play.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:58PM

Review: Fräulein Julie by Jake Orr

I’ve often considered theatre to be a looking glass for an audience to inspect and understand the fabrics that make up the world they inhabit outside of the auditorium. Playwrights in …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:55PM

Cinderella Star Victoria Clark Looks Forward to Sharing Awards Season with Her Son by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:53PM

Tony-Nominated 'Testament' Bows Out Early by David Rooney

Despite landing a spot on the best play shortlist, Colm Tobin's theatrical monologue starring Fiona Shaw as the mother of Jesus will end its Broadway run on Sunday.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:51PM

Harvey Fierstein on His 'Big Fat Hit' Kinky Boots & the Only Thing That Would Make Tony Day Better by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:51PM

Michael Fassbender and Natalie Portman to Star in Big Screen Adaptation of Macbeth by Michael Mellini

Michael Fassbender and Oscar winner Natalie Portman will star in a new film adaptation of Macbeth as the title Scottish king and his wife, according to ScreenDaily.com. Justin Kurzel will di…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:44PM

Top Five! Most-Watched Videos Center on New Musical Hits Matilda, Kinky Boots, Pippin & More by Broadway.com

The spring season is officially over, and fans can’t get enough of Broadway.com’s exclusive video features centering on Matilda, Kinky Boots, Pippin and more. Click through to ca…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:41PM

BWW TV: Watch Highlights from the New York Pops Gala- Rob McClure, Laura Osnes & More! by BroadwayWorld TV

Last night, April 29, The New York Pops marked its 30th birthday with a grand gala evening honoring the musical talents of songwriters Frank Loesser and Jule Styne, and the centennial of leg…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:41PM

The Afternoon Report, Tuesday, April 30, 2013 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Boneau/Bryan-Brown Congratulates Our 2012-2013 Tony Award Nominees Click here for more Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twi…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:40PM

2013 Tony Reactions: Keith Carradine 'Cloud Nine' by BroadwayWorld

Keith Carradine, nominated for BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL for HANDS ON A HARDBODY

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:38PM

Kinky Boots' Double Nominee Jerry Mitchell Offers Valuable Advice to All Other Tony Hopefuls by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:35PM

Joffrey Ballet’s ‘Othello’ positively stunning

And you thought “Othello” was all about Shakespeare’s language. Think again. As the Joffrey Ballet is so brilliantly demonstrating in its fiercely realized revival of choreographer Lar…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 05:34PM

Sicily: Art and Invention between Greece and Rome – at the Getty Villa – Los Angeles art exhibit review by Pauline Adamek

The spectacular and newly conserved Mozia Charioteer statue from Sicily (pictured at left) forms the dramatic centerpiece of a new exhibition of antiquities at the Getty Villa. The thoughtfu…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:31PM

MOTOWN's Valisia LeKae to Appear on Bravo's WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE Tonight by BroadwayWorld

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL leading lady Valisia LeKae, who stars as Diana Ross in the new hit musical based on the life of Motown founder Berry Gordy, will visit Bravo host Andy Cohen live tonight i…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:29PM

2013 Tony Reactions: Gabriel Ebert 'Not literally exploding' by BroadwayWorld

Gabriel Ebert, BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL for MATILDA

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:28PM

Nominated Director Nicholas Martin Calls Vanya the 'Happiest Theatrical Experience of My Life' by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PM

'Superstitious' Golden Boy Director Bartlett Sher is 'Thrilled' to Have the Most Nominated Play by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:23PM

Christine Lahti, Treat Williams and More Set for Berkshire Theatre Group's 85th Season; Full Cast Announced! by BroadwayWorld

Berkshire Theatre Group and Artistic DirectorCEO Kate Maguire have announced the complete casting for Berkshire Theatre Group's 85th summer season.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:15PM

Glendale Youth Orchestra – Los Angeles concert report by Pauline Adamek

 The Glendale Youth Orchestra, conducted by Brad Keimach, finishes their 24th Season with a flourish on Sunday, May 19, 2013, at 7:00pm at the historic Alex Theatre. The program includes fi…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:14PM

STAGE TUBE: Ramin Karimloo Performs Acoustic 'Music of the Night' by Stage Tube

West End star Ramin Karimloo, who will return to Canada as 'Jean Valjean' in Mirvish's LES MISERABLES in October 2013, is currently touring the US this spring. The performer stopped by Dalla…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:14PM

Ben Folds’s 24-Hour Musical

The indie-rock songwriter composed and developed a short work in one night as part of “The 24 Hour Musicals.”    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:07PM

Frankie Valli to Join Michael Douglas & Diane Keaton in Rob Reiner's AND SO IT GOES by Movies News Desk

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Valli has signed on to co-star alongside Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton in Reiner's upcoming comedy AND SO IT GOES. The film is being penned by Mark An…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06PM

Tonya Pinkins Joins THE POP SHOW PRESENTS...ELTON JOHN! at Birdland, 5/27 by BroadwayWorld

Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins Caroline, or Change, Play On, Jelly's Last Jam, 'All My Children' has joined the lineup for the May 27 edition of The Pop Show, part of the Broadway at Birdla…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:05PM

Writing Rules by Lindsay Price

Over at Gotham Writers Workshop there’s a post that gives Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 basics of Creative Writing: Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not fe…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Hands on a Hardbody Star Keith Carradine Is ‘Gobsmacked’ By His Tony Nomination by Lindsay Champion

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:58PM

Screams and Laughs and Cries, Oh My! Audio Reactions from Tony Nominees Keala Settle, Pasek & Paul and Rob McClure by Playbill Staff

When Playbill.com got on the phone with this year's Tony Award nominees, a few of them were so joyful that we couldn't resist including audio clips of their chats with Playbill.com s…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:55PM

IDOL's Sanchez Remarks On DREAMGIRLS & Holliday by Pat Cerasaro

AMERICAN IDOL's newest breakout star, Jessica Sanchez, discusses her recent duet with original Tony Award-winning DREAMGIRLS star Jennifer Holliday in a new chat.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:52PM

MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL’s Valisia LeKae on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live” Tonight by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL leading lady Valisia LeKae, who stars as Diana Ross in the new hit musical based on the life of Motown founder Berry Gordy, will visit Bravo host Andy Cohen live tonight …

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 04:52PM

Matilda Nominee Gabriel Ebert Will Serenade Bertie Carvel with His Ukelele & Shop for Nice Clothes by Ryan Gilbert

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:44PM

Tony Reactions: George C. Wolfe 'Intense, Amazing, Wonderful' by BroadwayWorld

George C. Wolfe, nominated for BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY for LUCKY GUY

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:41PM

Menzel & More On Red Carpet From The 2013 Oliviers by Pat Cerasaro

Red carpet interviews with Idina Menzel, Trevor Nunn, Summer Strallen and many more discuss the current West End season and their participation in it - as well as much, much more - in a new …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:41PM

CINDERELLA Steps into Tony History

With the 9 Tony Award nominations for Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA announced this morning, once again Rodgers and Hammerstein stand tall and proud among the best of Broadway. Rodg…

SOURCE: The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization at 04:39PM

TALLEY'S FOLLY Begins Final Two Weeks of Performances by BroadwayWorld

Roundabout Theatre Company's Todd Haimes, Artistic Director production of Lanford Wilson's Talley's Folly will conclude its limited engagement on May 12, 2013 at 200PM. The Pulitzer Prize wi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:37PM

STAGE TUBE: NEWSIES and ANNIE Face Off at the Record-Breaking 2013 Easter Bonnet Competition! by Stage Tube

The orphans of Annie and paperboys of Disney's Newsies teamed up for a dance-and-rap rumble to resolve who could lay claim to being the ultimate Broadway show about New York. The scrappy, en…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:36PM

2013 Tony Reactions: MATILDA's Tim Minchin is 'grateful'! by BroadwayWorld

Tim Minchin, nominated for BEST ORIGINAL SCORE for MATILDA

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:32PM

Review: The Megile of Itzik Manger at curtainup.com by Paulanne Simmons

The Folkbiene's Purim show arrives after this year's holiday, but when a show is as much fun as this, even without a holiday, it's cause for celebration

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 04:29PM

First Listen: Lindsay Mendez Performs From Musical LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, Featured at Shakespeare in the Park This Summer! by BroadwayWorld

The second show of The Public's free Shakespeare in the Park season, LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, A NEW MUSICAL, directed by Alex Timbers, with songs by Michael Friedman and book adaptation by Alex…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:26PM

The N-Word on Stage by HowlRound

“How many of you have ever used the n-word?” asked Shá Cage at the informal talkback after her show to which a few people raised their hands. “How many of you have never used the n-wo…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:25PM

Theater: "I Love to Eat” at Illusion Theater

Actor Garry Geiken has the personality and charm, but the scriptof this one-man show is slight.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 04:21PM

Lindsay Mendez Sings from Love's Labour's Lost, A New Musical (Audio) by Adam Hetrick

Lindsay Mendez, who will join the Broadway cast of Wicked in May, is featured on a new song from the upcoming Shakespeare in the Park world-premiere musical Love's Labour's Lost.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:21PM

Theater Review: The Testament of Mary by Lauren Yarger

Mary Wants Us to See Her in a New Light, but This Version of Jesus' Mother is Too Dark By Lauren Yarger She's angry and bitter. Afraid and cautious. She's not the virginal, almost-godde…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 04:16PM

Sundance Selects Will Distribute "Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me" Nationwide by Adam Hetrick

"Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me," the new documentary about the Tony Award-winning stage veteran that premiered to strong critical and audience response April 19 at the Tribeca Film Fest…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:12PM

Only $59 for MURDER BALLAD Starring Caissie Levy & Will Swenson; Previews Begin May 7! by Contests

A love triangle gone wrong, MURDER BALLAD centers on Sara, an Upper West Sider who seems to have it all, but whose downtown past lingers enticingly and dangerously in front of her. Direct fr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:09PM

Competition: Win tickets to Othello at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre by A Younger Theatre

Here at AYT, we like to give you the opportunity to see as much new and vibrant theatre as possible which is why we are offering you the chance to win a pair of tickets to see Othello at the…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:06PM

Johansson & Evans In New CAPTAIN AMERICA Set Pics by Pat Cerasaro

Stage and screen superstar Scarlett Johansson appears as Black Widow in the new entry in the Marvel AVENGERS universe franchise, CAPTAIN AMERICA THE WINTER SOLDIER, and new pictures of her k…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:05PM

"Kinky Boots" Leads Pack Of 2013 Tony Nominees

The nominees for the 67th Tony Awards were announced this morning with the new musical "Kinky Boots" picking up 13 nods, including best musical and best original score. | View a fu…

SOURCE: NY1 at 04:04PM

Theater Review: ‘Scrambled Eggs,’ at the Beckett Theater by Ken Jaworowski

“Scrambled Eggs,” a play by Robin Amos Kahn and Gary Richards, is about a premenopausal woman reflecting on her commonplace life, her past boyfriends and her eventual marriage to a nice …

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

MEGA STAGE TUBE: Watch Highlights from IF IT ONLY EVEN RUNS A MINUTE 11- Brandon Victor Dixon, Brynn O'Malley & More! by Stage Tube

If It Only Even Runs A Minute 11 is the eleventh edition of the Bistro Award-winning series of rare songs, behind-the-scenes tales, and inspiring photos from Broadway musicals that may not h…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:03PM

Minneapolis Institute of Arts to showcase Baltimore's prized Matisse collection in February

Minneapolis Institute of Arts will show a prized collection of art by Henri Matisse on loan from the Baltimore Museum of Art.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 04:02PM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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PHOTO CALL: European Premiere of Bare, Starring Ross William Wild and Michael Vinsen, at London's Union Theatre by Matthew Blank

Paul Taylor-Mills Ltd. presents the European premiere of bare, the pop opera by Damon Intrabartolo and Jon Hartmere — which was recently re-envisioned as a book musical and seen Off-Br…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:58PM

The Big Knife's Richard Kind on Accidentally Campaigning for a Tony 35 Minutes After Being Nominated by Marc Snetiker

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:54PM

Special Reports: Facts Every Tony and Drama Desk Enthusiast Should Know About This Year's Nominees by Brian Scott Lipton

We won't know the big winners of the 2013 Drama Desk and Tony Awards until May 19 and June 9, respectively. But here are some things we do know about many of the productions, actors, and des…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:49PM

Matilda Scribe Dennis Kelly Will Celebrate His Tony Nom After Cleaning Up for His Italian Mother-in-Law by Ryan Gilbert

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:43PM

Chicago Theater Review and Commentary: THE EMPEROR’S NEW THREADS (Lifeline Theatre) by Tony Frankel

LEAVE IT TO CHILDREN’S THEATER TO MAKE THE BIGGEST STATEMENT OF ALL The biggest opening in Chicago last week was the behemoth pre-Broadway spectacle Big Fish, but right across town a…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:43PM

Bernadette Peters, Cheyenne Jackson, Christine Ebersole and More Will Highlight Summer Season at Pasadena Pops by Carey Purcell

Bernadette Peters will headline the Pasadena Pops' summer season at the Los Angeles County Arboretum June 29, with Larry Blank conducting. Also confirmed for the season are Cheyenne Jack…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:40PM

Composer Tim Minchin on Why Matilda's Tony Nods are a 'Massive Bonus' for the Show's Future by Ryan Gilbert

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:36PM

Choreographer Wayne McGregor on John Travolta, Balanchine, and ‘Chroma’

Only 43, British choreographer Wayne McGregor has already had a full career. He’s the artistic director of Wayne McGregor Random Dance, the resident company at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in …

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 03:33PM

2013 Tony Reactions: Richard Kind 'my thumbs are killing me' by BroadwayWorld

Richard Kind, nominated for BEST PERFORMANCE BY ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:26PM

Tony Award nods largely skip stars for veterans

NEW YORK (AP) — The Tony Awards committee largely favored tried-and-true stage veterans over flashy visitors Tuesday when announcing this year's Tony nominations, with Hollywood stars such…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 03:24PM

Bravissimo! Swedish Singer Peter Joback Takes His First Broadway Bow in The Phantom of the Opera by Broadway.com

Swedish recording star Peter Joback is the newest masked man to haunt the Paris Opera House in the long-running musical The Phantom of the Opera! The newly minted Broadway star took his firs…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:21PM

Dianne Pilkington Among Several New Cast Members of West End's Mamma Mia! by Mark Shenton

Dianne Pilkington, who has starred as Glinda in the West End's Wicked for three years, will join the company of Mamma Mia! to play the lead role of Donna Sheridan. She will begin perform…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:20PM

Saltzman’s Make Believe Tries to Give Larry Hart His Life Back by Steven Sabel

Mark Saltzman dramatizes the closeted side as well as the professional side of legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart in the new musical Falling for Make Believe, at the Colony. He discusses the pro…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 03:18PM

Meet and Greet the Tony Nominees With Playbill.com: Coverage on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and More by Playbill Staff

Playbill Magazine editor Blake Ross, Playbill.com editor in chief Adam Hetrick and Playbill.com staff writer Michael Gioia will be on hand at the May 1 "Meet the Nominees" press ev…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:16PM

Hear Lindsay Mendez Preview a Song from the New Shakespeare in the Park Musical Love's Labour's Lost by Broadway.com

This year's Shakespeare in the Park season will feature a new musical adaptation of the Bard's classic Love's Labour's Lost, penned by Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:12PM

Broadway Photo of the Day | April 30, 2013 by Broadway's Best Shows

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

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 03:12PM

Mad Cat is making a move by Christine Dolen

Fresh off its South Beach Comedy Festival debut of Jessica Farr's Charming Acts of Misery, Miami's 13-year-old Mad Cat Theatre Company is on the move. No, not to Los Angeles, which Farr and …

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 03:07PM

Here Are Your 2013 Tony Nominees

Kinky Boots and Matilda cleaned up.-- Delivered by Feed43 service

SOURCE: Vulture at 03:04PM

Tony gets 'Kinky' with nominations by Joe Dziemianowicz

“Kinky Boots,” the homegrown feel-good musical by Queens girl Cyndi Lauper and Brooklyn boy Harvey Fierstein, danced away with 13 Tony nominations Tuesday, more than any other show.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 03:02PM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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On organizations evolving: when short-term coping mechanisms become the new way of doing business by Diane Ragsdale

A couple weeks ago, one of my favorite arts bloggers, Andrew Taylor (a/k/a The Artful Manager) wrote a post whose title conveys a pretty strong thesis: Organizations don’t evolve; they co…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:59PM

2013 Tony Award nominees announced with some familiar performances on the list by Lorraine Treanor

Nominations for the 2013 Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards were announced today.Three productions first seen here were among the honorees: Steppenwolf Theatre’s  production o…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:50PM

Jessica Hecht & Jeremy Shamos to Co-Host the 2013 Obie Awards by BroadwayWorld

The 58th Annual Obie Awards will be held on Monday, May 20, 2013Webster Hall 125 East 11th Street, and will be co-Hosted by Jessica Hecht amp Jeremy Shamos.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:49PM

Gayfest NYC to Produce Fifth Festival of Plays Including Gross Indecency by Carey Purcell

Gayfest NYC, Inc. will produce its Fifth Festival of Plays, a four-week event of theatre works spotlighting gay issues, running May 23-June 16 at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:49PM

Special Reports: Who Didn't Get Nominated for a Tony? by Zachary Stewart

The biggest snub from Tony goes to Motown: the Musical. Tony road voters were probably salivating at the prospect of selecting Berry Gordy's stage extravaganza/musical history for Best Music…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:48PM

PHOTO CALL: Stephanie J. Block, Will Chase, Megan Hilty, Anthony Warlow, Laura Benanti, Donna Murphy, Kelli O'Hara and More Celebrate the NY Pops by Matthew Blank

Broadway stars of today celebrated three Broadway icons of yesteryear — namely, songwriters Frank Loesser and Jule Styne and actor Danny Kaye — at the April 29 gala performance c…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:46PM

Theaterinthenow's Top 5 Tony 2013 Snubs by Michael Block

1. Hands on a Hardbody for Best MusicalDespite lukewarm reviews and an untimely closing, this new musical inspired by the 1997 documentary, Hands on a Hardbody was a breath of fresh air on B…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:46PM

New Dallas Opera music director named

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Opera says the French-born conductor Emmanuel Villaume (vee-YOHM') has been appointed its new music director.    

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 02:41PM

Hands on a Hardbody Co-Composer Amanda Green Will Have a Pasta Party on Tony Nomination Day by Lindsay Champion

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:35PM

2013 Tony Reactions: Lauren Ward 'Thrilling' by BroadwayWorld

Lauren Ward, for BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL for MATILDA

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:32PM

Megan Hilty and Marin Mazzie Will Be Special Guests at New York Philharmonic's An Enchanted Evening with Paulo Szot by Andrew Gans

The New York Philharmonic will present An Enchanted Evening with Paulo Szot June 4 at Avery Fisher Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:32PM

The 2013 Tony Award Nominations by Broadway Direct

The 2013 Tony Awards Nominations Announcement was co-hosted this morning by Tony winning actress Sutton Foster and actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson. The Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live thr…

SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 02:29PM

2013 Tony Reactions: Cyndi Lauper 'jumping up and down!' by BroadwayWorld

Cyndi Lauper, nominated for BEST ORIGINAL SCORE for KINKY BOOTS on Twitter

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:29PM

Theaterinthenow's Top 5 Tony 2013 Surprises by Michael Block

1. Laurie Metcalf and Tom Sturridge Get Their Due RecognitionLet's face it, it was the year of the Play. With stiff competition and little love from the other awards, two outstanding perform…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:28PM

‘Matilda,’ ‘Kinky Boots’ Highlight Tony Nomination Announcements by David Rogers

“Kinky Boots” and “Matilda” top the pack with the most Tony nominations this year, with 13 and 12, respectively. The top to plays are the revival of “Golden Boy,” with eight nomi…

SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 02:26PM

Kinky Boots Tony Nominee Will Head to the Chatterbox by Andrew Gans

Annaleigh Ashford, who was Tony-nominated for her performance in Kinky Boots, will be the special guest at Seth's Broadway Chatterbox — hosted by Seth Rudetsky — May 2.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:20PM

The New York Philharmonic Announces AN ENCHANTED EVENING WITH PAULO SZOT, Featuring Megan Hilty and Marin Mazzie, 6/4 by BroadwayWorld

The New York Philharmonic will present An Enchanted Evening with Paulo Szot, a one-night-only performance in which Tony Award winner and Metropolitan Opera artist Paulo Szot and divas from B…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:19PM

Bring It On Choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler Suspects There's a Surprise Party Waiting for Him by Marc Snetiker

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18PM

2013 Tony Reactions: Nathan Lane 'Thrilled' & 'Sad' by BroadwayWorld

Nathan Lane, nominated for BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY for THE NANCE

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:16PM

2013 Tony Nominee Reactions: Tom Hanks 'LUCKY GUY' by BroadwayWorld

Tom Hanks, nominated for BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY for LUCKY GUY

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:14PM

Director Diane Paulus Dedicates Her Tony Nomination to the ‘Butt-Kicking’ Pippin Company by Lindsay Champion

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:14PM

Oracle Presents THE MOTHER by Bertolt Brecht by Michael J. Roberts

Oracle Productions continues Season 3 of Public Access Theatre with its first musical, THE MOTHER by Bertolt Brecht. This bold production is directed by Max Truax, Artistic Director of Oracl…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:14PM

Expanding The Company To Make It Smaller by Joe Patti

About seven years ago, I wrote about a friend who incorporated the company he founded in order to gain the assistance of a board to help him expand operations, only to find that they were mo…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 02:13PM

‘The Rascals’ Close on Broadway May 5, National Tour Hits May 24 by David Rogers

“The Rascals: Once Upon a Dream” will close its Broadway run this Sunday, but will waste no time before embarking on a national tour next month. The show, which is presented by E Street …

SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 02:06PM

2013 Tony Reactions: Amanda Green 'Gonna Start Writing'! by BroadwayWorld

Amanda Green, nominated for BEST ORIGINAL SCORE for HANDS ON A HARDBODY

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:04PM

Anika Larsen, Eve Plumb and More Cast in James Wesley's Unbroken Circle Off-Broadway by Andrew Gans

Seth Rudetsky and Mary J. Davis will present James Wesley's Unbroken Circle beginning May 29 at Off-Broadway's St. Luke’s Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:03PM

Tony nominations put the spotlight on Cleveland talent by Andrea Simakis

When you sit down with a chilly martini to watch the Tony Awards on Sunday, June 9 -- what, doesn't everybody? -- be prepared to raise you glass and salute . . . Cleveland. More specifically…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 02:02PM

It's 'Full Steam Ahead' for Matilda's Lauren Ward, Who Didn't Expect Her First Tony Nomination by Ryan Gilbert

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:00PM

The Pajama Game – review by Michael Billington

Minerva, ChichesterWith the Festival theatre closed for renovation and Chichester resembling a building site, it seems appropriate to kick off the season in the Minerva with a piec…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00PM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Tony nominations celebrate 'Christmas Story'

Good tidings for “A Christmas Story, the Musical,” a box-office hit when it made its Seattle debut in 2010 at the 5th Avenue Theatre: it earned nods for best musical, best book of a musi…

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 01:56PM

Virginia Woolf Star Carrie Coon Looks to Her Grandma For Fashion Inspiration on Tony Nomination Day by Lindsay Champion

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:54PM

BWW TV: Chatting with Sutton Foster & Jesse Tyler Ferguson at the 2013 Tony Nominations! by BroadwayWorld TV

The Tony Award Nominations were just announced by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Sutton Foster and we've got the complete list here. BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there to chat with Foster and…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:46PM

2013 Tony Reactions: Carolee Carmello 'Teary' & 'Frustrating' by BroadwayWorld

Carolee Carmello, nominated for BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL for SCANDALOUS

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:44PM

Jan Maxwell and Jennifer Van Dyck to Star in PTP/NYC Season at Atlantic Stage 2 by Carey Purcell

PTP/NYC’s 27th repertory season will feature the New York premiere of Howard Barker's The Castle, starring five-time Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk Award winner Jan Maxwell and …

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:44PM

2013 Tony Reactions: Rob McClure - 'Donuts!' by BroadwayWorld

Rob McClure, nominated for BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL for CHAPLIN

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:40PM

La Bohème – review by Tim Ashley

Coliseum, LondonOpera productions are changeable things. Some decline in quality after their opening run, others don't cohere until revival time. Jonathan Miller's English National Opera sta…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:40PM

Chaplin Star Rob McClure and His Mom Have the Same Reaction to His Tony Nomination: 'Holy Shit!' by Lindsay Champion

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:38PM

No Tinseltown Effect on Tony Award Nominations

Berry Gordy is probably not having a very good day. Though his autobiographical jukebox tuner “Motown: The Musical” continues to dominate the Broadway box office, the show was sh…

SOURCE: Backstage at 01:35PM

A Christmas Story Composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul 'Can Barely Breathe' While 'Still in Bathrobe Mode' by Marc Snetiker

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:35PM

2013 Tony Reactions: Judith Ivey 'Mother, you're a fool' by BroadwayWorld

Judith Ivey, nominated for BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY for THE HEIRESS

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:35PM

Production News: Edinburgh Royal Lyceum to premiere Ian Rankin play by Thom Dibdin

The first play by crime novelist Ian Rankin and a new examination of the union of England and Scotland, in the year of the Scottish independence referendum, are the highlights of the Royal L…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:31PM

And the winner is … Tony award nominees - in pictures

From Matilda and Kinky Boots to Motown: the Musical and Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, on 9 June the 2013 Tony awards is set to honour the biggest shows on the Broadway stage. Here is a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:30PM

Landmarks Illinois announces ten endangered historic structures

List includes Miner's Institute in Collinsville 

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:28PM

Tony Noms Won’t Save ‘Testament of Mary’ by Gordon Cox

Ink on the Tony nominations is barely dry and already one show has called it quits: Sales-challenged “The Testament of Mary” will shutter May 5 after a short run. It’s common for strug…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:27PM

The Mystery of Edwin Drood's Stephanie J. Block 'Couldn't Be Happier' While Stuck in Traffic by Marc Snetiker

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:26PM

Jan Maxwell Leads PTP/NYC and Middlebury College's THE CASTLE by BroadwayWorld

PTPNYC, in association with Middlebury College, will present its 27th repertory season, its 7th consecutive in New York, running from July 3 to August 4, 2013 in a limited Off-Broadway engag…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:24PM

2013 Tony Reactions: Annaleigh Ashford is 'going to have a diet coke' by BroadwayWorld

Annaleigh Ashford, nominated for BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL for KINKY BOOTS

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:23PM

Playing All Of Shakespeare’s Women (at Once) by Diep Tran

Tina Packer navigates “Women of Will” Shakespeare’s had a grip on Tina Packer for her entire career. Decades ago, when she auditioned for England’s Royal Shakespeare …

SOURCE: TDF at 01:21PM

Edwin Drood Director Scott Ellis Gets Perspective from His Twin Toddlers on His Sixth Tony Nom by Marc Snetiker

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:17PM

This Year's Tony Nominations

The New York Times 04/30/13

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:15PM

Photo Coverage: New York Pops 30th Anniversary Gala - The Performances! by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Last night, April 29, The New York Pops marked its 30th birthday with a grand gala evening honoring the musical talents of songwriters Frank Loesser and Jule Styne, and the centennial of leg…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:13PM

Photo Coverage: New York Pops 30th Anniversary Gala - The Starry Red Carpet! by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Last night, April 29, The New York Pops marked its 30th birthday with a grand gala evening honoring the musical talents of songwriters Frank Loesser and Jule Styne, and the centennial of leg…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:12PM

The Mystery of Edwin Drood's Will Chase Shares His Tony Nod with His 'Lady, Puppy and Protein Shake' by Marc Snetiker

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM

Terrence Mann's Tony Nod Doesn't Get the Pippin Star Out of Bathroom-Cleaning Duty by Lindsay Champion

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:10PM

‘The Rascals: Once Upon A Dream” to Embark on North American Tour by Broadway's Best Shows

Producers Steven Van Zandt and Maureen Van Zandt, Marc Brickman, Larry Magid and BASE Entertainment are thrilled to announce that following a critically acclaimed, sold-out Broadway engageme…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 01:10PM

2013 Tony Reactions: Andy Blankenbuehler 'Champagne!' by BroadwayWorld

Andy Blankenbuehler, nominated for BEST CHOREOGRAPHY for BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:09PM

‘Wicked’ Tour Welcomes Alison Luff and John Davidson by Broadway's Best Shows

The first North American tour of ‘Wicked’ will welcome Alison Luff as Elphaba and John Davidson as The Wizard beginning today, April 30 in Dallas, TX at the Music Hall at Fair P…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 01:08PM

VIDEO: Adam Lambert Announces 'Intimate Gig' to Benefit Trevor Project by TV News Desk

The singer has announced a contest offering a unique opportunity to take part in an intimate concert in Los Angeles. Fans may submit an image or story that represents an ATampT Live Proud m…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:08PM

Broadway Faves Sutton Foster and Jesse Tyler Ferguson Offer Advice and Laughs on Tony Nom Morning by Broadway.com

After annnouncing the 2013 Tony nominees, Sutton Foster and Jesse Tyler Ferguson chat about what makes the Tonys special, who they’re rooting for on Broadway’s big night and what…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM

'Theatre is awkward, weird and dirty': Nature Theatre of Oklahoma head this way by Maddy Costa

This New York couple spent days on the phone to an ordinary, everyday girl – to turn her life into a 24-hour drama (with interval hot dogs). Is Norfolk ready for their show?Kristin Worrall…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00PM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at noon (Broadway Time)
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HOW TO SUCCEED's Sarah O'Gleby to Join the Cast of SILENCE! 5/4 by BroadwayWorld

Beginning this Saturday, May 4th, Sarah O'Gleby will be the new Dream Clarice in Off-Broadway's smash hit SILENCE! The Musical at the Elektra Theatre.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:59PM

The Kite Runner, Nottingham Playhouse

This adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s novel captures the relationship at its heart but struggles to match the book’s scale, Sarah Hemming writes

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:57PM

2013 TONY Nominations! by Michael J. Roberts

The 67th Annual Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from Radio City Music Hall, on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 9, 2013. BEST PLAY The Assembled Parti…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:57PM

Tony Nominee Billy Porter Opens Up About Why the Role of Lola 'Takes My Breath Away' & His 'Rock,' Stark Sands by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:55PM

Brutal 'Brig,' with the audience as witness by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "The Brig" by Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company ★★★½ KERRY REID reviews "The Brig" by Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company ★★★½ ... Director Jennife…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:54PM

Kathleen Chalfant, Kelli Giddish and More Set for GOOD MEDICINE Web Series by BroadwayWorld

Producers Shari Albert and Jessica Blank have announced the full cast for new web series GOOD MEDICINE, written by Shari Albert and Jessica Blank amp Erik Jensen 'THE EXONERATED' and directe…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:53PM

"Kinky Boots" Leads Pack Of 2013 Tony Nominees

The nomiees for the 67th Tony Awards were announced this morning with the new musical "Kinky Boots" picking up 13 nods, including best musical and best original score.

SOURCE: NY1 at 12:51PM

Motown's Charl Brown is 'Feeling Fine on Cloud Nine' After His First Tony Nomination by Marc Snetiker

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:50PM

BWW TV: Watch Sutton Foster & Jesse Tyler Ferguson Announce the 2013 Tony Nominations! by BroadwayWorld TV

The Tony Award Nominations were just announced by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Sutton Foster and we've got the complete list here. Miss the big announcement this morning Watch the whole thing be…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:49PM

Actors Fund Gala Raises $1.4 Million by BroadwayWorld

The Actors Fund's annual gala yesterday evening at the New York Marriott Marquis raised a record-breaking 1.4 million, as more than 750 guests gathered to honor Academy Award-winning actor R…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:48PM

20 Questions for F. Michael Haynie of ‘Wicked’ by Ebehan

Musical theater actor F. Michael Haynie (known to his friends as “F”) has lived in New York City for nine years and made his Broadway debut with Wicked in September 2012 as Boq, …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:45PM

A Christmas Story Scribe Joseph Robinette on Climbing the 'Final Rung of an Incredible Ladder' by Marc Snetiker

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:42PM

COURT THEATRE LAUNCHES CENTER FOR CLASSIC THEATRE WITH THE MOLIÈRE FESTIVAL: THE MISANTHROPE & TARTUFFE by Michael J. Roberts

Court Theatre Artistic Director Charles Newell and Executive Director Stephen J. Albert presentThe Molière Festival: The Misanthrope & Tartuffe, written by Molière with a translation …

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:40PM

2013 Tony Reactions: Terrence Mann 'pulling junk out of my bathtub!' by BroadwayWorld

Terrence Mann, BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURE ROLE IN A MUSICAL for PIPPIN

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:35PM

PHOTO CALL: Sandra Isadore, Obba Babatunde, Omarosa, Garcelle Beauvais and More Celebrate Fela! in Los Angeles by Krissie Fullerton

Michelle Williams, who joined the national tour as Sandra Isadore Jan. 29, Melanie Marshall, Adesola Oskalumi and Duain Richmond open Fela! at Los Angeles' Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:34PM

TIMELINE THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES SARAH TREEM’S THE HOW AND THE WHY AS THIRD PRODUCTION OF UPCOMING 2013-14 SEASON by Michael J. Roberts

TimeLine Theatre Company, dedicated to presenting plays inspired by history that connect to today’s social and political issues, announces that The How and the Why by Sarah Treem (Netf…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:32PM

Box-Office Roundup: Golden Oldies Still Sell by Lmichonski

Jersey Boys‘ continued success selling 1960s tunes on the Great White Way may strike some as a parlor trick. But this week’s grosses, released by the Broadway League, belie that …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:31PM

Kinky Boots Nominee Annaleigh Ashford Feels Like She Won the Powerball Today by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:29PM

2013 Tony Reactions: Bertie Carvel 'Standing on One Leg!' by BroadwayWorld

Bertie Carvel, nominated for BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL for MATILDA

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:29PM

'Bring It On' wins Tony nomination

Inclusion of cheerleading musical surprises and delights its producers.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:29PM

Hands on a Hardbody Showstopper Keala Settle Popped the Champagne on Nomination Morning by Lindsay Champion

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:28PM

THE TESTAMENT OF MARY Closes on Broadway This Sunday, 5/5 by BroadwayWorld

The Testament of Mary, the new play by Colm Toibin, starring Fiona Shaw and directed by Deborah Warner, will end its run this Sunday, May 5 at the Walter Kerr Theatre 218 West 48 Street. The…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:28PM

Christine Ebersole and Aaron Weinstein to Offer Strings Attached at 92nd Street Y by Carey Purcell

Tony-Award winning singer/actress Christine Ebersole will perform Strings Attached with jazz violinist Aaron Weinstein and his trio at the 92nd Street Y May 16 in the annual Kathryn W. Stein…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:28PM

The Perpetual Start-Ups by Dr. Brett Ashley Crawford

(This post is a part of the Financial Adaptation blog salon curated by Adam Thurman for the 2013 TCG National Conference: Learn Do Teach in Dallas). Organizations require successful fina…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 12:26PM

PHOTO CALL: Theatre Development Fund Offers Autism-Friendly Performance of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark by Krissie Fullerton

Theatre Development Fund's Autism Theater Initiative offered the first autism-friendly performance of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark April 27 with a sold out 2pm matinee.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:26PM

2013 Tony Reactions: Diane Paulus 'couldn't be happier' by BroadwayWorld

Diane Paulus, nominated for BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL for PIPPIN

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:22PM

Turning History Into Reality by HowlRound

What do Mike Daisey, Tony Kushner, and Sarah Palin have in common? Each has bent history’s facts to serve their dramatic needs. For that matter, nearly every playwright—and politician—…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:19PM

Virginia Woolf Director Pam MacKinnon Was Too Excited to Sleep on Nomination Morning by Lindsay Champion

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:19PM

Tonys 2013: Bette Midler, 'Motown' among nomination snubs by Steven Zeitchik

NEW YORK--The Tony Awards committee always loves a good surprise or three.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:18PM

Cinderella Scribe Douglas Carter Beane Was ‘Depressed for Half a Category’ for His Nance Snub by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:17PM

Reverend Gary Davis by Trav S.D.

  Today is the birthday of blues musician Reverend Gary Davis, a.k.a Blind Gary Davis, a.k.a Blind Reverend Gary Davis (1896-1972). (I don’t know if anyone called him the last nam…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:16PM

Tony Awards: Nods to Cyndi Lauper musical Kinky Boots and Tom Hanks highlight nominations by Mark Kennedy

The Cyndi Lauper-scored Kinky Boots earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, with Tom Hanks, who made his Broadway debut in Lucky Guy, earning a nod as leading man in a play

SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 12:12PM

2013 Tony Award Nominations Announced: Kinky Boots; Matilda: The Musical & Pippin Lead with 13, 12 & 10 Noms by Joel Markowitz

Here are The 2013 Tony Award Nominations The American Theatre Wing announced its nominations for the 2013 Tony Awards today. DC Theatregoers were wowed by Holland Taylor’s performance…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:12PM

And The Tony Nominees Are... by Linda

For the weeks leading up to the Tony nominations, it's all us theater fans can talk about it, and now it's finally here. For the next month, we'll be talking about who will win. Then we will…

SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 12:11PM

Tonys: Bette Midler, Alec Baldwin and Al Pacino Lead Starry Snubs List by Jordan Zakarin

Hollywood descended on Broadway this year, but many big names were left empty-handed on Tuesday.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:05PM

Eve Plumb to Lead Off-Broadway Family Drama Unbroken Circle by Michael Mellini

Eve Plumb will lead the cast of the off-Broadway world premiere of James Wesley's dramedy Unbroken Circle. Directed by Jason St. Little, the play will begin performances on May 29 at the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:04PM

“Live” performance: the search for imperfection by Praxis

by Jacob Wren Authenticity is a feeling. There is no such thing as ‘real’ authenticity. Something is authentic when we feel it to be so. I have been making performances for almost twenty…

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 12:03PM

Tickets to the Tony Awards On Sale Now! by BroadwayWorld

The 2013 Tony Award nominees were announced this morning, and tickets are now on sale to the public for the awards ceremony, set for June 9 at Radio City Music Hall.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:03PM

Hottest Articles on BWW 4/23/2013 - 4/30/2013 by BroadwayWorld

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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PM
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Motown Leading Lady Valisia LeKae Will Have 'Just One Cupcake' to Celebrate Her Tony Nomination by Marc Snetiker

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:59AM

“The Girl I Left Behind Me” Opens Tonight by Trav S.D.

Tonight through May 19 at 59e59 Theaters – The Girl I Left Behind Me, written by Neil Bartlett and Jessica Walker, and directed by Mr. Bartlett for Brits Off Broadway. From the press r…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:57AM

2013 Tony Reactions: Pasek & Paul 'running around our apt screaming!' by BroadwayWorld

Justin Paul and Benj Pasek, nominated for BEST ORIGINAL SCORE for A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:55AM

Child actors denied top prize as Matilda the musical sweeps Tony Award nominations

It’s a decision worthy of that tyrannical stickler for the rules, Miss Trunchbull.

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:52AM

'Stunned' Tony Nominee Stark Sands is 'Rooting' for His Kinky Boots Rival to Win by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:51AM

PHOTO CALL: Judith Light, Cady Huffman, Matthew Broderick, Victor Garber and More Honor Katie Finneran and Kathleen Marshall by Matthew Blank

Tony Award winners Katie Finneran and Kathleen Marshall were honored June 29 at Creative Alternatives of New York's "Pearl Gala."

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51AM

‘Matilda: The Musical’ is amazing, but don’t forget the book by Jacqueline Cutler

Matilda is an extremely precocious girl. She reads voraciously before she even enters school. Making it that much more difficult, her parents, the Wormwoods, make carnies look like Rhodes sc…

SOURCE: NJ.com at 11:50AM

Tony awards 2013: Matilda and Kinky Boots slug it out by Michael Billington

This year's Tony nominations presage a battle of heavyweight musicals. However, theatre does exist beyond the big-ticket song-and-dance showsTwo heavyweight musicals are engaged in a slugfes…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:49AM

Tony Award Nominations Biggest Snubs of 2013 by Carey Purcell

Matilda the Musical and Kinky Boots cleaned up nicely with this morning's announcement of the 2012-2013 Tony nominations, gathering 12 and 13 nominations respectively, noticeably absent from…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AM

2013 Tony Award Nominations Announced by Michael Block

It's that time again! Tony nominations! Early this morning, the 2013 Tony Nominees were announced. And like every year, there were some duhs, some shockers, and some snubs. Check back later …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:47AM

‘The Testament of Mary’ To End Broadway Run May 5 by Broadway's Best Shows

The Testament of Mary, the new play by Colm Tóibín, starring Fiona Shaw and directed by Deborah Warner, will end its run this Sunday, May 5 at the Walter Kerr Theatre (218 West 48 Street).…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 11:46AM

2103 Tony Reactions: Valisia LeKae 'Ringer wasn't working!' by BroadwayWorld

Valisia LeKae, nominated for BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL for MOTOWN

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:46AM

Tony Awards 2013: Nominees react with glee on Twitter by Sherry Stern

Within minutes after they were nominated for Tony awards Tuesday morning, Cyndi Lauper, Harvey Fierstein and Lin-Manuel Miranda were among the nominees tweeting their reactions.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:45AM

‘Kinky Boots’ Walks Away with 13 Tony Nominations by Lmichonski

Kinky Boots, the musical based on the 2005 film about a drag queen saving a failing English shoe factory, kicked the competition to the curb by taking the most Tony Award nominations with 13…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:44AM

Theater News: Broadway's The Testament of Mary, Starring Fiona Shaw, Will Close on May 5 by David Gordon

The Broadway premiere of Colm Tóibín's The Testament of Mary will end its run at the Walter Kerr Theatre on Sunday, May 5. The production, starring Fiona Shaw and directed by Deborah Warne…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:44AM

Tony-Nominated Play The Testament of Mary Sets Broadway Closing Date by Michael Mellini

Despite earning a Tony nomination for Best Play, Colm Toibin's The Testament of Mary will play its final performance on May 5 at Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre. Starring Fiona Shaw a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:39AM

Forgotten Shows of My Nonage #40: Phyllis by Trav S.D.

  Today is the birthday of the divine Chloris Leachman (b. 1926). Equally adept at comedy or drama, capable of grace and loveliness on the one hand (see above) or comical ugliness (as i…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:39AM

The Testament of Mary, Starring Fiona Shaw, Will Close May 5 by Adam Hetrick

The Testament of Mary, starring Tony Award nominee and four-time Olivier Award-winning actress Fiona Shaw as the mother of Christ, will end its Broadway run May 5 at the Walter Kerr Theatre …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:38AM

Musical 'Kinky Boots' leads Tony nominations with 13

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The musical "Kinky Boots," with the score by pop star Cyndi Lauper, on Tuesday earned 13 nominations for the Tony Awards, leading the field for Broadway's highest honor …

SOURCE: Reuters at 11:37AM

Coming to Chicago: The Australian Bee Gees Show by Chris Jones

An Australian tribute show to the Bee Gees has been booked for July at the Broadway Playhouse, the mid-sized Broadway in Chicago venue located just off Michigan Avenue behind Water Tower Pl…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:36AM

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Picture Gallery: First Look at the Costume Designs by Mark Thompson by Jake Orr

  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the new musical of Roald Dahl’s novel is heading to Theatre Royal, Dury Lane this month. Directed by Academy Award winner Sam Mendes with a bo…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:34AM

FREEZE FRAME: Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Sutton Foster Announce the 2013 Tony Nominations! by Walter McBride

The Tony Award Nominations were just announced by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Sutton Foster and we've got the complete list here. Get a first look at this morning's announcement below, and chec…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:32AM

Rumour Has It: 60 minutes inside Adele by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

Rumour has it the Naomi Price is the next big thing in Australian Cabaret. Her latest cabaret Rumour Has It: 60 minutes inside Adele, is an hour of pure entertainment as she takes us through…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:30AM

2013 Tony Reactions: Danny Burstein 'In Shock' by BroadwayWorld

Danny Burstein, nominated for BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY for GOLDEN BOY

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:28AM

News: Equity agrees to two-show Sundays with consent from company by Nicola Merrifield

Equity members have voted in favour of a West End agreement that includes a clause which will allow producers to stage a second show on a Sunday, provided that consent is given by individual…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:24AM

Matilda: the UK's prime contender at the Tony awards by Matt Trueman

The RSC's Broadway transfer of Matilda: the Musical is up for 12 nominations, including a special honour for its 4 lead actorsMatilda Wormwood is used to being top of her class – now she's…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AM

2013 Tony Reactions: Keala Settle 'BETTER THAN CHRISTMAS' by BroadwayWorld

Keala Settle, BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL for HANDS ON A HARDBODY

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AM

Noooooo! Which 2013 Tony Nomination Snub Makes You Mad? by Beth Stevens

Tony nomination day is so exciting…and brutal. The announcement of the Tony nominations brings cheers for those included and gasps of disbelief for those left out. The 2013 noms are n…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:19AM

2013 Tony Reactions: Andrea Martin 'Magic'! by BroadwayWorld

Andrea Martin, BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL for PIPPIN

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:19AM

2013 Tony Award nominations

This year’s nominations are notable for the fact that, for the first time, three of the likely winners for the top four acting honours could be African-American, writes Brendan Lemon

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 11:18AM

'It's Like Christmas' as Vanya Star Kristine Nielsen Celebrates Her 'Unbelievable' First Tony Nomination by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM

PHOTO CALL: Sutton Foster and Jesse Tyler Ferguson Announce the 2013 Tony Award Nominees by Matthew Blank

Two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster and stage and screen actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson announced the nominees for the 2013 Tony Awards April 30 at The New York Public Library for the Performing …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AM

2013 TONY Nominations are announced by Scottf

With the 67th Annual Tony Awards quickly approaching, this morning’s nomination list was an eagerly awaited thrill ride to kick start the remaining 40 days leading up to the big night…

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 11:14AM

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Alice B. Toklas (1877-1967), most famous as secretary and companion to Gertrude Stein. Far more importantly, her name became a synonym for a certain type of elicit …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:14AM

5 More Days! How Many Audience Choice Awards Winners Were Snubbed By the Tony Awards? by Broadway.com

The Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards gives a voice to loyal theater fans everywhere. As it turns out, they sometimes totally disagree with the folks who choose Tony nominees! How many lea…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AM

10 plot twists in the Tony nominations by Charles McNulty

Ten noteworthy plot turns in the 2013 Tony nominations

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:11AM

2013 Tony Reactions: Douglas Carter Beane 'Number 5' by BroadwayWorld

Douglas Carter Beane, nominated for BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL for Rodgers Hammerstein's Cinderella

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:10AM

Scandalous Star Carolee Carmello Celebrates in Her PJs and Prays Kathie Lee Gifford Doesn't Want a 'Video Chat' by Broadway.com

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:10AM

Tony Award Nominations Analysis: A Wide-Open Race by David Rooney

"Matilda" vs. "Kinky Boots," "Lucky Guy" vs. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" -- the competition for Broadway's top honors this season will be especially heated.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:09AM

2013 Tony Reactions: Laura Osnes 'Ice Cream!' by BroadwayWorld

Laura Osnes, nominated for BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL for Rodgers Hammerstein's Cinderella

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AM

Matilda The Musical leads America's Tony Award nominations with 12 nods

Stage hit Matilda: The Musical and a show adapted from a low-budget British movie were the toast of Broadway today as they headed the nominations for the Tony Awards.

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:04AM

An all too early exit for a Broadway Producer. by Ken Davenport

The Tony nominations were just announced a few hours ago.  And yesterday, I promised you a “report card” on how I did with my set of predictions. But, that can wait . . . becaus…

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

The Heiress Star Judith Ivey Gets a Shock on Nomination Day: 'It Doesn't Get Any Better!' by Lindsay Champion

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:00AM
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Matilda Star Bertie Carvel Comes Down From a Mountain to Get News of His Tony Nod by Ryan Gilbert

Bertie Carvel
 Nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, Matilda "I dragged myself out of bed 10 minutes before 8AM, which is an ungodly time to expect anybo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:59AM

2013 Tony Reactions: Stark Sands & Billy Porter Talk KINKY Noms by BroadwayWorld

Stark Sands, BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL for KINKY BOOTS and Billy Porter, BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL for KINKY BOOTS

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:55AM

Al Lewis in the Flesh by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Al “Grandpa” Lewis (for my full article on that star of Car 54 and The Munsters  go here). To learn a little but about Lewis as we New Yorkers knew h…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:55AM

Offer: Club Night: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

A new stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, directed by Timothy Sheader, opens the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre 2013 season. Come on our…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:54AM

Tony Nominations….Kinky Boot’s Leads by Suzanna Bowling

Tony Nominations....Kinky Boot's Leads: The American Theatre Wing announced its nominations as Kinky Boots edged out Matilda by a nod.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:53AM

Vanya Nominee Billy Magnussen Still Has to Work Out, Tony Nomination or Not by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:52AM

Boneau/Bryan-Brown Congratulates Our 2012-2013 Tony Award Nominees by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Nominations for the 67th Annual Antoinette Perry Tony Awards, celebrating excellence on Broadway, were announced this morning. ANNIE has been nominated for Best Revival of a Musical. THE ASS…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 10:51AM

Ghost-Writer, achingly subtle and superb by Jayne Blanchard

Michael Hollinger’s Ghost-Writer may have been inspired by the relationship between Henry James and his secretary Theodora Bosanquet, but there is something delectably Jane Austen-y about …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:49AM

News: Matilda nominated for 12 Tony Awards by Judd Hollander

Matilda the Musical has been nominated for 12 prizes – including best musical – at this year’s Tony Awards. Its total has been surpassed by one other show this year – Kinky Boots, wh…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:48AM

The Assembled Parties Scribe Richard Greenberg on the 'Fulfillment of Some Dreamy Teenage Fantasy' by Ryan Gilbert

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:45AM

2013 Tony Reactions: Patina Miller 'This means everything' by BroadwayWorld

'My fiance came and woke me up and told me. He said 'Well, we're going to the Tony Awards'. And then my manager called me right after. This means everything. From the creative team to cast a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:44AM

Tony Forecasts Threw Off Vanya Nominee Shalita Grant: 'I Read That Shit on Broadway.com' by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:43AM

The Kite Runner, The Playhouse, Nottingham by Pat Ashworth

The Playhouse, Nottingham : This is the European premiere of Matthew Spangler's adaptation, first performed in the US in 2007. It's a searing and sobering story, even harder to wat…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:40AM

PHOTO CALL: Broadway's The Phantom of the Opera Welcomes New Masked Man Peter Jöback by Matthew Blank

The longest-running show in Broadway history, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, welcomed West End star and platinum-selling Swedish recording artist Peter Jöback begin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AM

Tonys 2013: Tom Hanks seeks a new kind of prize by Steven Zeitchik

NEW YORK -- Can Tom Hanks add a Tony Award to his crowded mantle?

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:38AM

'Kinky Boots,' 'Matilda' lead Tony nominations

The Cyndi Lauper-scored "Kinky Boots" earns 13 Tony Award nods, British import "Matilda" garners 12.

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 10:36AM

David Lowery to Host MD Film Festival Opening by Teresa McCormick Ertel by Teresa McCormick Ertel

Filmmaker and writer David Lowery (Aint Them Bodies Saints, Pioneer, St. Nick) will be hosting the Opening Night Shorts Program on Wednesday May 8, 2013 for the Maryland Film Festival. Wit…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:35AM

Tony Time: 2013 Tony Award Nominations Announced by Chris Luner

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The 2013 theatre awards season has officially kicked off in New York City! While Luner on Theatre will be bringing you all the other awards an…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 10:35AM

2013 Tony Award Nominations

Scenes of this year’s nominated shows and performers.    

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

Blanche McIntyre gives a director’s-eye-view of The Seagull by TheatreVOICE

BLANCHE MCINTYRE The director of John Donnelly’s radical new version of The Seagull, for Headlong and The Nuffield Southampton, talks to Judi Herman about her extraordinary staging, with …

SOURCE: Theatre Voice at 10:34AM

Lucky Guy's Courtney B. Vance on His Third Tony Nod and Feeling 'Indebted' to His Director by Marc Snetiker

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:31AM

Fuse Book Commentary: Two Cheers for British Poet, Book Artist, and Visionary William Blake by Bill Marx

Susanne M. Sklar's study is the best exploration of William Blake's miraculously bewildering masterpiece that I know of — thoughtful, scholarly, imaginative, and supremely sympathetic to t…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:30AM

Pippin Star Patina Miller Celebrates a ‘Mind-Blowing’ Nomination Day With Her New Fiancé by Lindsay Champion

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:27AM

Review Round-up: Critics cast eye over Eyre's Pajama Game

Richard Eyre's production of Adler and Ross's musical The Pajama Game opened at the Minerva Theatre Chichester last night (29 April 2013). Love is in the air at the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factor…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:25AM

Sutton Foster and Jesse Tyler Ferguson Announce 2013 Tony Nominations

Two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster and stage and screen actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson announced the nominees for the 2013 Tony Awards April 30 at The New York Public Library for the Performing …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25AM

Golden Boy Tony Nominee Danny Burstein Can’t Celebrate Until He Hears From His Wife, Rebecca Luker by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:23AM

'Kinky Boots' gets a leading 13 Tony Award nods

NEW YORK (AP) — The Cyndi Lauper-scored "Kinky Boots" has earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, with the British import "Matilda: The Musical" close behind with 12. Tom Hanks, making…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 10:20AM

STAGE TUBE: Meet Andy Bean, Kandis Chappell and More in Old Globe's OTHER DESERT CITIES by Stage Tube

The Old Globe presents the San Diego premiere of Jon Robin Baitz's award-winning family drama Other Desert Cities. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast below.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:19AM

Tony awards 2013: nominations in full

The nominations for the Tony awards 2013 are in. Musical Kinky Boots has 13 nods, followed by Matilda with 12. What have you seen – and who would you like to win?Best playThe Assembled Par…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:19AM

2013 Tony Nominations - The Nominees React! (Updating LIVE!) by BroadwayWorld

The Tony Award Nominations were just announced and we'll be doing analysis, nominee reactions, behind the scenes coverage and all sorts of other excitement ALL day.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:15AM

Tony Award Nominations Honors Shows With Miamians by Bill Hirschman

Katie Finneran and Rachel Bay Jones, actresses with Miami roots, didn’t score nominations but their musicals fared well in the Tony Award nominations announced Tuesday

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:15AM

Production News: Dianne Pilkington to join Mamma Mia! as part of major cast change by Matthew Hemley

Dianne Pilkington is to take up the role of Donna in the West End production of Mamma Mia!, as part of what the producers have called the “largest cast change” in the musical’s history…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:14AM

What to do when you're really annoyed by Michael Roderick

We've all been there. Either you are sitting in a conference you don't want to be at, a show that is boring you, or a meeting that seems like it's never going to end. If your day is especial…

SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:13AM

Laura Osnes Reacts to Her Tony Nod by 'Sobbing' for Cinderella Co-Star Santino Fontana by Josh Ferri

The morning the Tony nominations are announced, phones start buzzing with texts and calls for the happy few who get nods. As usual, Broadway.com is thrilled to be among the callers offering …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:13AM

RUSH HOUR CONCERTS presents 14th Season of Weekly FREE Classical Music Concerts All Summer Long by Michael J. Roberts

Rush Hour Concerts presents its 14th annual Summer Concert Series featuring free concerts of “great music for busy lives” at River North’s historic St. James Cathedral, 65 E. Huron…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:13AM

Photo Coverage: The Stars on the Red Carpet at the 2013 Actors Fund Gala! by Walter McBride

The Actors Fund's annual gala last night, April 29, 2013 at the New York Marriott Marquis honored Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro, the pay television company HBO and entrepreneurf…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:13AM

Developmental Lab of Ever After Musical Includes Sierra Boggess, Jeremy Jordan, Jan Maxwell and More by Adam Hetrick

Sierra Boggess, Kate Burton, Jeremy Jordan, Jan Maxwell and Jose Llana will take part in the upcoming NYC lab presentation of Zina Goldrich and Marcy Heisler's Ever After, the new musica…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AM

'Kinky Boots' gets 13 Tony Award nods by Associated Press Entertainment Staff

"Kinky Boots" is based on the 2005 British movie about a real-life shoe factory that struggles until it finds new life in fetish footwear. Lauper's songs and a story by Harvey Fier…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:11AM

Violence and Theatre Making by TCG News

(This post is a part of the Artistic Innovation blog salon curated by Caridad Svich for the 2013 TCG National Conference: Learn Do Teach in Dallas). “Art is violent.  To be decisive i…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 10:09AM

THE CHICAGO THEATER COMMUNITY, THE LEADER IN THE U.S. FOR THEATER, SPRINGS INTO THE SUMMER SEASON by Michael J. Roberts

Summer 2013 will bring a wealth of new works to Chicago stages, closing out this season with some of the most exciting theater in the country, and holding Chicago’s place as a leader on th…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:07AM

A mesmerizing Pas De Deux at Studio by Susan Galbraith

If relationships can be traced in the landscape of two joined bodies, then the two plays in Pas De Deux explore those landscapes with an honesty that is both mesmerizing and, at times, distu…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:07AM

On the Scene With Sutton Foster & Jesse Tyler Ferguson at the Tony Nomination Announcement by Broadway.com

Theater fans were up bright and early on April 30 to see whether their favorite Broadway shows and stars made the list as 2013 Tony nominees! Broadway.com headed to the New York Public Libra…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:04AM

Tickets to the Tonys - on Sale Now!

Tickets are now available for the American Theatre Wing's 67th Annual Tony Awards®!

SOURCE: Tony Awards at 10:03AM

Tonys 2013: 'Vanya and Sonia,' 'Lucky Guy' lead play nominees by Steven Zeitchik

NEW YORK -- The Tony nominations announcement Tuesday morning brought good news to Christopher Durang’s dysfunctional-family tale "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" and the late Nor…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:02AM

Offer: Special Ticket Offer for London Wall

Save £20 on 1st Week Premium Seats For London Wall

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:01AM
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'Kinky Boots' gets a leading 13 Tony Award nods

Tom Hanks and Nathan Lane are among the nominees.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:59AM

2013 Tony Awards - The Producers! by BroadwayWorld

Here's the nominated producers

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:57AM

2013 Tony Nominations - Who Was NOT Nominated by BroadwayWorld

The Tony Award Nominations were just announced and we've got the complete list. Always an equally hot topic -- we've also got the complete list of who was overlooked this year.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:57AM

2013 Tony Awards - Who Nominates? by BroadwayWorld

Nominations in 26 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing's 67thAnnual Antoinette Perry Tony Awards were announced today by Tony winning-actress Sutton Foster and star of both s…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:55AM

Updating Live! Tony Nominees of 2013 React to Nomination News; Including Keala Settle, Billy Magnussen, Carolee Carmello, Andrea Martin, Pasek & Paul, by Playbill Staff

Playbill.com reached out to the 2013 Tony Award nominees on April 30, shortly after they learned that they were nominated for Broadway's biggest award. Here's what they had to say.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:55AM

Tony Nominees of 2013 React: Including Tom Hanks, Nathan Lane, Diane Paulus, Rob McClure, Bertie Carvel, Judith Light, Keala Settle, Carolee Carmello, by Playbill Staff

Playbill.com reached out to the 2013 Tony Award nominees on April 30, shortly after they learned that they were nominated for Broadway's biggest award. Here's what they had to say.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:55AM

Updating Live! Tony Nominees of 2013 React to Nomination News; Including Douglas Carter Beane, Judith Ivey, Andrea Martin, Pasek & Paul, Stephanie J. by Playbill Staff

Playbill.com reached out to the 2013 Tony Award nominees on April 30, shortly after they learned that they were nominated for Broadway's biggest award. Here's what they had to say.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:52AM

2013 Tony Nominations - Show by Show! by BroadwayWorld

The Tony Award Nominations were just announced and we've got the complete list - show by show The 67th Annual Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from Radio City Musi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:51AM

Tony Awards: 'Kinky Boots' leads with 13 nominations by Mark Kennedy, Ap

NEW YORK (AP) — The Cyndi Lauper-scored "Kinky Boots" has earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, with the British import "Matilda: The Musical" close behind with 12.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 09:50AM

Eastchester’s Posner lands 3 of 4 musical-lighting Tony nods by Peter D. Kramer

Jesse Tyler Ferguson sounded like a broken record this morning as he announced the 2013 Tony nominees for best lighting design for a musical. “Kenneth Posner for ‘Kinky Boots,…

SOURCE: The Journal News at 09:47AM

2013 TONY AWARD® NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

The 2013 Tony Award nominations were announced on April 30.

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Tony Award 2013 Nominations by Barry

Nominations in 26 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing's 67th Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards were announced on April 30  by Tony winning-actress Sutton Fost…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:46AM

Updating Live! Tony Nominees of 2013 React: Including Tom Hanks, Nathan Lane, Diane Paulus, Bertie Carvel, Judith Light, Keala Settle, Carolee Carmell by Playbill Staff

Playbill.com reached out to the 2013 Tony Award nominees on April 30, shortly after they learned that they were nominated for Broadway's biggest award. Here's what they had to say.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:46AM

'Kinky Boots' gets a leading 13 Tony Award nods

The Cyndi Lauper-scored "Kinky Boots" has earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, with the British import "Matilda: The Musical" close behind with 12.

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Tony Nominees of 2013 React to Nomination News; Including Andrea Martin, Pasek & Paul, Stephanie J. Block, Danny Burstein and Patina Miller by Playbill Staff

Playbill.com reached out to the 2013 Tony Award nominees on April 30, shortly after they learned that they were nominated for Broadway's biggest award. Here's what they had to say.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:46AM

Tony Awards: Cyndi Lauper's 'Kinky Boots' on top with 13 nominations by Steven Zeitchik

NEW YORK -- “Kinky Boots,” the adaptation of the cross-dressing comedy film with a book by Harvey Fierstein and score by Cyndi Lauper, led the pack when Tony Award nominations we…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:42AM

Nominations Announced for 67th Annual Tony Awards by Broadway's Best Shows

Two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster and stage and screen actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson announced the nominees for the 2013 Tony Awards April 30 at The New York Public Library for the Performing …

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 09:39AM

Tony Award nominations honor 'Kinky Boots,' 'Matilda' and more by Ronni Reich

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, which premiered at the McCarter Theatre, earned six nominations

SOURCE: NJ.com at 09:39AM

And the Nominees Are… by Matthew Wexler

Left: Billy Porter in “Kinky Boots.” (photo: Matthew Murphy) / Right: Bailey Ryon, Milly Shapiro, Sophia Gennusa and Oona Laurence, who share the title role in “Matilda The…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:38AM

Tony Nominees of 2013 React to Nomination News; Including Stephanie J. Block, Danny Burstein and Patina Miller by Playbill Staff

Playbill.com reached out to the 2013 Tony Award nominees on April 30, shortly after they learned that they were nominated for Broadway's biggest award. Here's what they had to say.

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ArtsBeat: Tony Award Nominations: Who Got Snubbed? by Dave Itzkoff

Bette Midler, Fiona Shaw, Alan Cumming and Alec Baldwin were among the high-profile performers who were overlooked when Tony Award nominations were announced on Tuesday morning.  &…

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Theater News: First Reactions from Broadway's 2013 Tony Award Nominees! by Editorial Staff

The results are in! Broadway (and television) stars Sutton Foster and Jesse Tyler Ferguson held court this morning at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts where they announced…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:33AM

Theater News: First Reactions from the Broadway's 2013 Tony Award Nominees! by Editorial Staff

The results are in! Broadway (and television) stars Sutton Foster and Jesse Tyler Ferguson held court this morning at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts where they announced…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:33AM

'Kinky Boots' gets a leading 13 Tony Award nods

NEW YORK (AP) — The Cyndi Lauper-scored "Kinky Boots" has earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, with the British import "Matilda: The Musical" close behind with 12.   …

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 09:31AM

2013 Tony Nominations Announced - The Complete List! KINKY BOOTS Leads with 13, MATILDA with 12, PIPPIN with 10 by BroadwayWorld

The Tony Award Nominations were just announced and we've got the complete list The 67th Annual Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from Radio City Music Hall, on the …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:30AM

Suffering Made Flesh by Rob Weinert-Kendt

photo by Paul Kolnik This is something of a genre by now, the not-quite-believer's Passion play: from The Last Temptation of Christ to Corpus Christi to The Gospel According to th…

SOURCE: The Wicked Stage at 09:30AM

'Kinky Boots,' 'Matilda' Lead 2013 Tony Award Nominations

New musicals "Kinky Boots" and "Matilda" the musical are neck and neck with Tony Award nominations with 13 and 12 nods respectively. Actors Sutton Foster and Jesse Tyler Ferguson announced t…

SOURCE: Backstage at 09:27AM

Cyndi Lauper's 'Kinky Boots' leads Tony Award nominations

APThe cast during a performance of the musical "Kinky Boots." The Cyndi Lauper-scored "Kinky Boots" has earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, with the British import "Matilda: The M…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 09:26AM

Rocky musical heading to Broadway via Germany, with Sylvester Stallone’s blessings by Jonathan Forani

Sylvester Stallone's Rocky is set to hit the stage as a Broadway musical in February 2014, following a successful run onstage in Germany

SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 09:26AM

Twin Cities-connected stars get Tony nominations

Twin Cities-connected actors Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana have each been nominated for a Tony Award.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 09:24AM

The Elder Statesman by Roy Maurer

For all the imposing bang of Thomas Stearns Eliot’s blasts of modern poetry (The Wasteland, Four Quartets), his “drawing-room” plays, while also flush with important, complex ideas, te…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:22AM

Select list of nominees for 2013 Tony Awards

NEW YORK (AP) — Select nominations for the 2013 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, announced Tuesday.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:16AM

Select list of nominees for 2013 Tony Awards by Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- Select nominations for the 2013 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, announced Tuesday....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:13AM

VIDEO: Sasha Allen Knocks Out the Competition on THE VOICE by TV News Desk

On last night's THE VOICE on NBC, Sasha Allen knocked out the competition in a fierce battle round showdown. Her stunning version of Etta James' 'At Last' brought judge Shakira to her feet a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:08AM

'Kinky Boots' leads Tony Award nominees with 13 by Joe Dziemianowicz

Stars, schmars. The Tony Award nominations on Tuesday left a glittery who’s who of Hollywood out in the cold. Jessica Chastain, Katie Holmes, Alec Baldwin, Jim Parsons, Scarlett Johanss…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 09:08AM

Tony Awards nominations: Steppenwolf, Tracy Letts lead Chicago nods by Chris Jones

Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company had a very good New York morning Tuesday with three of its ensemble members scoring 2013 Tony nominations: Tracy Letts and Amy Morton for their work in …

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 09:05AM

O’Hare is mesmerizing in ArtsEmerson’s ‘An Iliad’

The reluctant raconteur in “An Iliad” is played by Denis O’Hare, and the solo performance he proceeds to give is nothing short of mesmerizing.    

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 09:03AM

Kinky Boots, Matilda Lead Tony Award Nominations by Lauren Yarger

Billy Porter and The Angels (L-R: Kyle Post, Kevin Smith Kirkwood, Joey Taranto, and Paul Canaan) in Kinky Boots. Photo: Matthew Murphy Nominations for the 2013 American Theatre Wing’s T…

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‘Kinky Boots’ gets a leading 13 Tony Award nods

NEW YORK — The Cyndi Lauper-scored “Kinky Boots” has earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, with the British import “Matilda: The Musical” close behind with 12. “Kinky Boots…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 09:00AM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Next Fall/AstonRep Theatre Company by Johnny Oleksinski

RECOMMENDED Writing a play of divisive issues is no small feat. Some critics will decry the work as preachy, manipulative and disguising the playwright’s political agenda, while others mig…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 08:59AM

Free viewing of the New York Philharmonic’s Carousel – ends Friday by Brad Hathaway

Act quickly – you only have a few days to view one of the greatest concert presentations of a musical that I’ve ever seen … the New York Philharmonic’s staging of Rodgers and…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:55AM

Holding Court: Bette Midler in I’ll Eat You Last by Jon Magaril

While all the elements have been cooked to perfection, what sticks to the ribs is the hint of rawness at its center of things. The post Holding Court: Bette Midler in <em>I’ll Eat Yo…

SOURCE: Slant Magazine at 08:53AM

Tony Nominations: Tweens Vs. Queens by Gordon Cox

The nominations for the 2013 Tony Awards shaped up into a title bout between two strong-selling and well-reviewed new tuners, with “Kinky Boots” notching a whopping 13 noms and &…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:50AM

‘Kinky Boots’ leads Tony nominees with 13 by Peter D. Kramer

“Kinky Boots,” the Cyndi Lauper-Harvey Fierstein musical about a man who teams up with a drag queen to exploit a niche in the cobbler’s trade, garnered 13 nominations for t…

SOURCE: The Journal News at 08:45AM

Tonys: Tom Hanks Gets Nomination for 'Lucky Guy' by Erin Carlson

The Oscar-winning star earns his first Tony nod for his leading role in Nora Ephron's play.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:37AM

Tony Awards 2013 Nominations: Tom Hanks Is In, But Scarlett, Bette and Alec Are Snubbed by Roger Friedman

The Tony Awards nominees have just been announced. Among the Hollywood stars who came to Broadway, Tom Hanks is the sole winner. He was nominated for Best Actor in a play for “Lucky Gu…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 08:37AM

Theater News: Broadway's 2012-2013 Tony Award Nominations Have Been Announced! by Editorial Staff

Sutton Foster and Jesse Tyler Ferguson are announcing the 2012-2013 Tony Award nominations right now at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. See below for the nominees as the…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:36AM

Theater News: Broadway's 2012-2013 Tony Nominations Have Been Announced! by Editorial Staff

Sutton Foster and Jesse Tyler Ferguson announced the 2012-2013 Tony Award nominations today at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. The nominees are listed below. Best Play…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:36AM

Nominations Announced for 67th Annual Tony Awards; Kinky Boots Earns 13 Nominations by Andrew Gans

Two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster and stage and screen actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson announced the nominees for the 2013 Tony Awards April 30 at The New York Public Library for the Performing …

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:35AM

People You Should Know . . . Carra Patterson by Zack Calhoon

Carra Patterson-Broadway: Wit (Susie Monahan, MTC). Off-Broadway: Luck of the Irish (LCT3) Measure for Measure (Public). Regional: In the Red & Brown Water (Alliance), Ceremonies in Dark…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 08:34AM

Tony Awards 2013 nominees: Complete list

The 2013 Tony nominations were announced on  TonyAwards.com  by multiple Tony winner Sutton Foster and "Modern Family" actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:32AM

Nominations Announced for 67th Annual Tony Awards by Andrew Gans

Two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster and stage and screen actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson announced the nominees for the 2013 Tony Awards April 30 at The New York Public Library for the Performing …

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:30AM

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Showcase, Criterion Theatre, London by Jennifer Reischel

Criterion Theatre, London: The afternoon opens with the company performing Live In Living Colour from the recent Broadway spectacle Catch Me If You Can. A well-chosen piece, this shows a com…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:29AM

News: Matilda the Musical bags 12 Tony Award nominations

The nominations have been announced for the 2013 Tony Awards, with British musical Matilda gaining 12 nods, second only to Kinky Boots, adapted from the hit British comedy film, with 13. Ma…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:28AM

Part 3: ‘Raising Cain: Meet the Cast of ‘How to Write a New Book for the Bible’: Meet Ray Ficca by Joel Markowitz

This is Part Three of a series of interviews with the talented cast of Round House Theatre’s How to Write a New Book for the Bible. Today, meet Ray Ficca. Joel: Why did you want to be inv…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:27AM

London's Theatre 503 to Stage Short Plays Inspired by the Life and Death of Margaret Thatcher by Mark Shenton

London's Theatre 503 in Battersea will stage Thatcherwrite, a series of short plays commissioned by the theatre to look at the late Margaret Thatcher, her politics and legacy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:26AM

People You Should Know . . . Peter Jay Fernandez by Zack Calhoon

Peter Jay Fernandez -Recent: Luz (La Mama), Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (New Harlem Arts), CQ/CX (Atlantic Theater Co.). Broadway: Cyrano de Bergerac, Henry IV, Jelly’s Last Jam, Julius Cae…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 08:25AM

2013 Tony Awards Nominations: Kinky Boots, Matilda, Tom Hanks by New York Theater

“Kinky Boots” received the most nominations, 13, for the 67th annual Tony Awards, followed by Matilda with 12,  at the New York Public Theater for the Performing Arts, chosen fr…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:24AM

Tony Award Nominations by Call Me Adam

Launch the 2013 Tony Awards Live Video Console!

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It's Tony Time! 2013 Tony Award Nominations Announced by Broadway.com

Nominations have been announced for the 2013 Tony Awards, honoring the best of the 2012-2013 Broadway season. Two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster and Jesse Tyler Ferguson read the list of hop…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:23AM

It's Tony Time! Kinky Boots and Matilda Top the 2013 Tony Award Nominations by Broadway.com

Two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster and Modern Family star and Broadway vet Jesse Tyler Ferguson announced the nominations for the 67th annual Tony Awards at the Library of the Performing Art…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:23AM

Darren Day Joins Cast of The Golden Voice at London's Arts Theatre by Mark Shenton

Darren Day will star in the premiere of The Golden Voice, a new musical by singer-songwriter Nick Fogarty, at London's Arts Theatre, beginning performances June 12 prior to an official o…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:14AM

Principal Casting Announced for The Color Purple at London's Menier Chocolate Factory by Mark Shenton

The European premiere of The Color Purple, which begins performances at London's Menier Chocolate Factory July 5 prior to an official opening July 15 for a run through Sept. 14, has anno…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:10AM

Fuse Book Review: Words From a Bedeviled Life — “Mingus Speaks” by Arts Fuse Editor

The best parts of this book of interviews come when Charles Mingus or his collaborators talk about the music.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:05AM

BWW's On This Day - April 30, 2013

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 30 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM

Theater News: Broadway Playwright Larry Kramer to Receive Isabelle Stevenson Award at 2013 Tonys by David Gordon

Playwright/AIDS activist Larry Kramer will receive the 2013 Isabelle Stevenson Award at the 2013 Tonys, held Sunday, June 9 at Radio City Music Hall. The honor recognizes an individual from …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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The Kite Runner – review by Lyn Gardner

Nottingham PlayhouseKhaled Hosseini's bestselling novel spans 30 years, shifts continents, entwines Afghanistan's bloody history with a family saga, and deals with themes of betrayal, guilt …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:52AM

ArtsBeat: Tony Awards 2013 Nominations Live Blog by Patrick Healy

The nominations for the 67th annual Tonys will be announced at 8:30 a.m., and we’ll be live-blogging throughout the morning with analysis of the picks, the snubs and their artistic and com…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:49AM

Theatre review: The Pajama Game, Minerva Theatre, Chichester

The Chichester season (reduced in scale this year as the main theatre is renovated and the big shows are housed in a tent) kicks off in the Minerva Studio now with Richard Eyre's irrepressib…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:43AM

Bay Theatre to Close Operations May 12 by Tim Treanor

Bay Theatre Company, a twelve-year-old Annapolis-based company, announced last night that it is suspending operations effective May 12, 2013. Board of Directors President Barbara Brown blame…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:38AM

Theatre news: Mark Haddon and Simon Stephens on creating the multi Olivier Award-winning play: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Hamlet2b

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time won seven Olivier awards on Sunday night, including Best New Play. If you’ve seen Curious Incident, which transferred from the Nationa…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:28AM

Watch the Tony Nominations Live! by Lucky

Deep breath, everyone. The day has arrived. Follow the link below to catch the action live. And make sure you’re sitting down because there are always surprises… Launch the 2013 …

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 07:27AM

SLSO's video in regular rotation at Busch Stadium

The orchestra plays "Meet Me in St. Louis" in video.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:16AM

Blythe Danner and Sarah Jessica Parker to Star in 'The Commons of Pensacola'

The Commons of Pensacola © MTC...Read Full Post

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 07:08AM

How We Do What We Do…Lisa McCune with Marika Aubrey by Marika Aubrey

One of the greatest privileges and joys I have had in my career was standing next to Lisa McCune for a curtain call after a South Pacific performance. The public persona of Australia’s so …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:05AM

Review: Love Therapy at curtainup.co by Simon Saltzman

The actors may be commended for taking their incredulously conceived roles seriously even if we don't.

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:04AM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Larry Kramer to Receive Tony Awards' Isabelle Stevenson Award

Tony Awards © American Theatre Wing The scribe behind the 2011 Tony-winning revival, The Normal Heart, will be honored by the Tony Awards in June. A prolific writer, Larry Kramer create…

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 06:45AM

Julianna Margulies and Paul Rudd Star in Reading of 'The Mercy Seat'

The Mercy Seat © The Mercy Seat The Manhattan Class Theater will present a one-night only reading of The Mercy Seat, starring "The Good Wife's" Julianna Margulies and Grace's Paul Rudd.…

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 06:31AM

News: Audience injured in Dublin theatre attack by Michael Quinn

Four audience members have been injured in a pepper spray attack in Dublin’s Tivoli Theatre when a man jumped on stage and started using the chemical repellent without warning. The attack …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:18AM

The Pajama Game, Minerva Theatre, Chichester by Mark Shenton

Minerva Theatre, Chichester: Fresh from their triple Olivier wins for Sweeney Todd and with Singin' in the Rain winding down its West End run before beginning a national tour, Chicheste…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:17AM

News: National Theatre of Scotland hit with $20 million Macbeth injury lawsuit by Judd Hollander

The National Theatre of Scotland is facing a $20 million lawsuit brought by Jason Makula, an employee of Jazz at Lincoln Center, who claims to have been severely injured when the NTS product…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:14AM

David Sheward top expert at predicting Tony Awards nominations by Gold Derby

David Sheward has been on the Broadway beat for years so it is no surprise that he proved to be our savviest expert at predicting nominations in the top nine categories for this year's T…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:03AM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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'Nice Work If You Can Get It' to End Broadway Run

Nice Work If You Can Get It © Nice Work... The Tony-nominated show, Nice Work If You Can Get It, will close on Broadway this June. A slew of Gershwin tunes strung together with a madcap…

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 05:59AM

Theater Shelf: Philharmonic’s Staged Concert of Carousel On Line For Very Limited Time by Bill Hirschman

Act quickly – you only have a few days to view one of the greatest concert presentations of a musical that I've ever seen … the New York Philharmonic's staging of Rodgers and Hammerstein…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 05:35AM

See how you did predicting the Tony Awards nominations by Gold Derby

Hundreds of our readers predicted the nominees in nine categories at the Tony Awards. In total, they logged over 2,300 predictions. To see your results, log into your account and un…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:33AM

British shows Matilda and Kinky Boots set to lead the way at America's Tony Awards nominations

British theatre is set to take the limelight at America’s equivalent of the Olivier Awards today.

SOURCE: The Independent at 05:23AM

Broadway's 'Wicked' Gets a New "Elphaba" in May 2013

Wicked on Broadway © Wicked Broadway up-and-comer Lindsay Mendez will break through next month in Broadway's perennial favorite show, Wicked. May 28, 2013, Mendez will step into the Wic…

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 05:20AM

Review: The Pajama Game ***

These are strange times for Chichester. The theatre is experiencing a rich run of success with London transfers aplenty and a regular spot at awards nights::E8831360953406 and yet, in the mi…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:09AM

Philadelphia's Drama Queen

Philadelphia Magazine 03/13

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Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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'Lucky Guy' Tom Hanks Extends Broadway Contract

Lucky Guy starring Tom Hanks © Lucky Guy Academy Award winner Tom Hanks will continue to spread his Hollywood star power on Broadway well into the summer. Producers of Lucky Guy have an…

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 04:57AM

Macbeth, The Boston Bombings, And Evil

Slate 04/26/13

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Blog: Michael Coveney: Theatre queens and Paris low-life

The working title for the new television sitcom Vicious that aired last night was Vicious Old Queens, so I think we knew what to expect from a script co-written by Mark Ravenhill (with Gary …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:48AM

Julia Pascal and Ailin Conant: war crimes, guilt and trauma in Nineveh by TheatreVOICE

INTERVIEW: JULIA PASCAL and AILIN CONANT The writer and director of Nineveh (Riverside Studios) talk to Judi Herman about Theatre Témoin’s powerful play, born of Conant’s year speaking …

SOURCE: Theatre Voice at 04:47AM

'Murder Ballad' to Release Cast Album May 2013

Murder Ballad the Musical © Murder Ballad After a 2012 opening and a theatre transfer, the steamy new musical, Murder Ballad, will get a cast album in May 2013. Murder Ballad is the …

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 04:42AM

Blog: Oliviers Blog: A view from the red carpet & Piazza

On a windy and rather dramatically cold evening, a host of theatrical talents made their way via the glamour of the red carpet to the 37th Annual Olivier Awards. The first to make their wa…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:36AM

Grace McDaniels, the “Mule Faced Woman” by Trav S.D.

Despite what her unfortunate name suggested Grace McDaniels (1888-1958) did not resemble a mule. She was born in Numa, Iowa with a condition called Sturge-Weber Syndrome which by around age…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:31AM

News: Oliviers: Michael Frayn - 'I don't think I'm going to write anything else'

Writer Michael Frayn, who received a special award for his contribution to theatre at last night's Oliviers, revealed in the press room afterwards that he's planning to retire.Frayn, 79, who…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:16AM

Gossip: Oliviers Goss: Thor star Tom Hiddleston back on stage 'by end of the year?'

Tom Hiddleston fans were delighted by our revelation at last night's Olivier Awards that the Thor star is returning to the stage in the coming months - our tweet about it got over 100 retwee…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:16AM

News: SOLT’s Mark Rubinstein says economic case for arts already proven by Nicola Merrifield

Mark Rubinstein, president of the Society of London Theatre, has said that the theatre industry can make the economic case to the government “100 times over, in so many ways,” to justify…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Oliviers Photos: Helen Mirren, Luke Treadaway & more winners celebrate at 2013 Olivier Awards

The 37th annual Olivier Awards, the UK’s equivalent of the Tony Awards, presented in association with MasterCard, took place on Sunday (28 April 2013) at London’s Royal Opera H…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:54AM

News: Nicola Walker admits physical theatre work in Curious Incident was ‘terrifying’ by Nicola Merrifield

Nicola Walker, who won this year’s best supporting actress prize at the Oliviers for her role in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, has revealed the physical performanc…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:30AM

News: New writing investment needed for commercial and subsidised success – Michael Frayn by Nicola Merrifield

New writing opportunities developed through publicly-funded theatres should be invested in because it is financially beneficial to both commercial producers and the subsidised sector, playwr…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AM

Bay Theatre Company Ceases Operations by Admin

I was so saddened when I opened an email around 9:30 PM tonight from Bay Theatre Company‘s Artistic Director Janet Luby, which informed me that the theatre is closing its doors. “…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:00AM

Theater review: "Little Princess" delivers an uplifting fable by Marcus Crowder

In the Sacramento Theatre Company's ambitious world premiere musical "A Little Princess," young Sara Crewe has been raised like royalty but must comport herself like a soldier. Alyssa M…

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 03:00AM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Tony Award nominations may have a British accent

NEW YORK (AP) — Two leading contenders for Tony Award nominations may make the race a drag this year.    

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 02:44AM

Tony Award nominations may have a British accent by Associated Press

NEW YORK — Two leading contenders for Tony Award nominations may make the race a drag this year."Kinky Boots" and "Matilda" — each of which is led by a man dressed as a woman — are vi…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 02:42AM

‘Ghost-Writer’ at MetroStage by Yvonne French by Yvonne French

In 1897, American writer Henry James got writer’s cramp and hired Theodora Bosanquet to take dictation on the newly invented typewriter in an arrangement that spanned the last eight ye…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:10AM

Annabel Scholey: kiss me deadly by Maddy Costa

She's done Shakespeare on stage and vampires on TV. Now Annabel Scholey is playing a home-wrecking, lingerie-wearing femme fatale. She tells Maddy Costa why 29 is a difficult ageEvery now an…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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RECAP: DANCING Spices Things Up by Devin Macdonald

Saucy shimmying Booty shaking Piata breaking That flamboyant combo can only mean one thing it's Latin week on DANCING WITH THE STARS once again.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:55AM

Jason Danieley, Alexandra Silber and More Set for The Collegiate Chorale's SONG OF NORWAY Tonight by BroadwayWorld

The Collegiate Chorale presents Song of Norway by Robert Wright and George Forrest tonight, April 30, 2013 at 630pm at Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Avenue, NYC.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Nat Chandler Stars in Walnut Street Theatre's DINO! World Premiere, Now thru 6/23 by BroadwayWorld

Walnut Street Theatre's 2012-2013 Independence Studio on 3 season concludes with a world premiere musical celebration of Dean Martin's life, DINO An Evening with Dean Martin at the Latin Cas…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Jonathan Reid Gealt's New Broadway Impact Album Features Jeremy Jordan, Kelli O'Hara, Caissie Levy and More by BroadwayWorld

A host of Broadway stars gathered to record the music of Jonathan Reid Gealt for an album to benefit Broadway Impact, released today, April 30, 2013.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Tickets Go On Sale Today for 67th Annual Tony Awards by BroadwayWorld

Tickets to the American Theatre Wing's 67th Annual Tony Awards will go on sale at TonyAwards.com today, April 30.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Alison Luff and John Davidson Join WICKED Tour Today by BroadwayWorld

The company of the first North American tour of WICKED will welcome Alison Luff as Elphaba and John Davidson as The Wizard today, April 30 in Dallas, TX.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

DOGFIGHT Cast Recording Gets Digital Release Today by BroadwayWorld

Ghostlight Records will present the Original Cast Recording of the musical DOGFIGHT with a digital release today, April 30 and the CD in stores on May 21. The show - which debuted Off-Broadw…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Adam Guettel Ends Pace Residency with Concert at Schimmel Center Tonight by BroadwayWorld

The Pace University Department of Performing Arts is producing a concert of works by Adam Guettel, performed Tony award-winning composer of the musicals The Light in the Piazza, Floyd Collin…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Wonder Woman returns to NYC: Lynda Carter sings at the Allen Room by Tom Dworetzky

Wonder Woman might have been spun on a Lazy Susan, passive and demure like a genie, if the producers of the iconic show had their way. But Lynda Carter, former beauty queen, told the crowd a…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 01:02AM

It's Today! Watch the 2013 Tony Nominations LIVE on BroadwayWorld at 8:30! by BroadwayWorld

The Tony Award Nominations will be announced live on Tuesday, April 30th and you can watch them right here

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:01AM

TT: Mark your calendar

I haven't gotten around to mentioning it yet, but the New Jersey Performing Arts Center has asked me to "curate"...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM

TT: Lookback

From 2004: How many more novels do I have time to read, or plays to see? If I'm lucky, I'm...

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TT: Almanac

"At all turns, a man who will do faithfully, needs to believe firmly. If he has to ask at every...

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49ers Linebacker on Super Bowl Experience by Young Hollywood

49ers Linebacker on Super Bowl Experience San Francisco 49ers linebacker NaVorro Bowman pays a visit to the Studio to share with us his experiences at Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, plus h…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
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Lady in the Dark: The Ultimate Play with Music by Peter Filichia

One of the seminal recordings of the 1960s is now with us again via digital download: the first studio cast album of Lady in the Dark. Until 1963, musical theater enthusiasts who’d been t…

SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 12:54AM

Make noise for Purim by Frank Scheck

Purim came and went, but the National Yiddish Theater-Folksbiene is celebrating it now with “The Megile of Itzik Manger,” a freewheeling musical adaptation of the Book of Esther that’s…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:21AM

Tony Awards 2013: Complete List of Nominations by Gold Derby

The 67th annual edition of these top theater kudos will be handed out on Sunday, June 9 at New York's Beacon Theater and air live on CBS. Nominees were determined by 42 theater professio…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:18AM

After Dark, April 30, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

Moving beyond Cyber-serfdomWherein I share secrets about "us"by Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisAnyone who has failed (rather publicly) on their Indigogo or Kickstarter campaign, anyone who…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:04AM

Review Squared, April 30, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

Just DanceValerie Cardinal@vscardinalI wasn’t going to write about dance two weeks in a row, but I had to – these reviews were calling out to me from the arts pages of both national and …

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:03AM

PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Motown: The Musical's "Marvin Gaye," Bryan Terrell Clark by Matthew Blank

Bryan Terrell Clark, who plays Marvin Gaye in Motown: The Musical, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbits.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Hottest Articles on BWW from Monday, Apr. 29

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Monday, April 29, 2013.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00AM

A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney, With Larry Pine and Frank Wood, Premieres April 30 by Adam Hetrick

Larry Pine, Amanda Quaid, Brian Sgambati and Tony Award winner Frank Wood appear in the world premiere of Lucas Hnath's A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Wa…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

John Davidson and Alison Luff Join North American Tour of Wicked April 30 by Andrew Gans

The company of the first North American tour of Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman's Wicked welcomes Alison Luff as Elphaba and John Davidson as The Wizard beginning April 30 in Dallas…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Tony Winner Adam Guettel Debuts New Material Alongside Pace University Students April 30 by Michael Gioia

The Pace University Department of Performing Arts presents a concert of works by Tony Award-winning composer Adam Guettel (The Light in the Piazza), performed by the composer and accompanied…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

European Premiere of Bare Pop Opera, Starring Ross William Wild and Michael Vinsen, Opens April 30 by Michael Gioia

Paul Taylor-Mills Ltd. presents the European premiere of bare, the pop opera by Damon Intrabartolo and Jon Hartmere — which was recently re-envisioned as a book musical and seen Off-Br…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Richard Foreman's Old-Fashioned Prostitutes Begins Public Theater World Premiere April 30 by Adam Hetrick

Rocco Sisto, Stephanie Hayes, Alenka Kraigher, Nicolas Norena and David Skeist star in the Public Theater world premiere of Richard Foreman's Old-Fashioned Prostitutes (A True Romance), …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Jonathan Reid Gealt's "Here For You - Ballads for Broadway Impact" Album Released April 30 by Michael Gioia

Musical theatre composer Jonathan Reid Gealt's new album, "Here For You - Ballads for Broadway Impact," is released April 30 on iTunes, Spotify and Rhapsody. Proceeds from the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Catherine Cox and Leslie Kritzer Star in New Musical The Memory Show, Opening April 30 Off-Broadway by Andrew Gans

Transport Group presents the New York premiere of the new musical The Memory Show, which officially opens April 30 at 7 PM following previews that began April 16 at The Duke on 42nd Street.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Judy Kaye, Jason Danieley, Alexandra Silber, Santino Fontana Sing a Song of Norway April 30 at Carnegie Hall by Andrew Gans

The Collegiate Chorale, which is led by music director James Bagwell, presents a concert staging of Robert Wright and George Forrest's Song of Norway April 30 at Carnegie Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Sutton Foster and Jesse Tyler Ferguson Announce Nominees for Tony Awards April 30 by Andrew Gans

Two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster and stage and screen actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson announce the nominees for the 2013 Tony Awards April 30 at 8:30 AM ET at The New York Public Library for th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Richard Foreman Returns to Theatre with Old-Fashioned Prostitutes (A True Romance) by Jerry Tallmer

Rumpelstiltskin was an imp who, according to the Brothers Grimm, could spin straw into gold, thus saving the life of a beautiful but thankless maiden. And now a short, rumpled spinner of str…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Review: 'Hairspray:" Bouncy, Silly, Fun -- With a Touch of Twisted. by Frank Rizzo

The show: " "Hairspray" by Connecticut Repertory Theatre at the Harriet Jorgensen Theatre at UConn in Storrs.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM

'Riding The Turnpike:' Sex Isn't Pretty -- Or Interesting by Frank Rizzo

HartBeat Ensemble Premieres New Work At New Home BaseThe show: "Riding the Turnpike" at Hartford's HartBeat Ensemble

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM

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