PHOTO CALL: The 2013 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards by Joseph Marzullo

Recipients of the 2013 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards include three-time Tony Award-winning costume and scenic designer Desmond Heeley, New York and regional costume designer David Toser and TV, s…

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 5/4/2013

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 542013.

Meet The 2013 Tony Nominees by Barry

Cyndi Lauper "Kinky Boots"The 2013 Tony Award nominations were announced on April 30. The next morning the nominees met the press for photos and interviews at the annual "Meet the Nomin…

Go see Flux Theatre Ensemble's amazing production of SANS MERCI before it closes! by Zack Calhoon

SANS MERCIby Johnna Adamsdirected by Heather CohnRemaining Performances: 5/3, 5/5, 5/7, 5/8, 5/11, 5/16 & 5/17 at 7:30pm AND 5/4 & 5/12 at&nbs…

'Les Miz' Standout Aaron Tveit Debuts Solo Show of Broadway Favorites, Pop Hits by Suzy Evans, Backstage

The musical theater veteran and star of USA's "Graceland" brings his one-man act to New York's 54 Below for the first of six engagements.read more

'Vanya and Sonia' takes drama critics' award

"Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike," Christopher Durang's comic mashup of Chekhov themes and contemporary family life, has won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for best play of the …

I Interview Playwrights Part 576: Eliza Bent by Adam Szymkowicz

Eliza Bent Hometown: Brookline, MA Current Town: Brooklyn, NY Q:  Tell me about The Hotel Colors. A:  Allora. I wrote The Hotel Colors my first semester at Brooklyn College. I …

Barbara Cook and a Real New York Evening by Jan Simpson

Even if you were born and raised in New York, as both my husband K and I were, you've probably had fantasies of living “the real New York life.” Of course the definition of what that is …

Chicago Dance Review: OTHELLO (The Joffrey Ballet) by Lawrence Bommer

PLEASE, SIR, I WANT SOME MOOR Alas, this is mainly a review of record: This is the final weekend to savor the triumphant revival of the Joffrey Ballet’s Othello. Originally given its world…

With My Friends are Married Tumblr, a single girl’s lament goes viral by Jessica Goldstein

Samantha Stach had a friend conundrum. The 25-year-old Charlotte, N.C., native left her hometown for a stint in the District and, upon her return to the South last spring, found that every l…

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, May 4 - STAR WARS Edition with MATILDA, KINKY BOOTS and More; May the Fourth Be With You! by BroadwayWorld

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' round-up. Today's photos feature Star Wars-themed SIPs May the Fourth, get it from MATILDA and KINKY …

Critics’ picks: Theater

A guide to area performances, including “Amadeus,’’ “She Kills Monsters,’’ “Thoroughly Modern Millie,’’ “Pippi Longstocking,’’ and “Schoolhouse Rock Live!’’&nbs…

ImprovBoston’s changes shake up comedy scene

A comic improviser can handle just about any change, as long as it happens onstage. But lately, the ImprovBoston community is finding change much harder to handle offstage. Miscommunication …

Fräulein Julie – review by Kate Kellaway

Barbican, LondonFräulein Julie, directed by Katie Mitchell for Berlin's Schaubühne theatre, is a visual experiment – as much painterly and cinematic as theatrical. The look is reminiscen…

The Tempest; The Pajama Game; The Weir – review by Susannah Clapp

Globe, London; Minerva, Chichester; Donmar, LondonColin Morgan from Merlin is Ariel, bringing his smooth magic to the South Bank. Limber, honey-voiced, swinging from a lintel, he is eerily s…

The Kite Runner – review by Clare Brennan

Nottingham PlayhouseThis ponderous adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's 2003 novel is lightened by master musician Hanif Khan's on-stage tabla playing and by involving performances from its 10-st…

Particle Velocity; La Bayadère – review by Luke Jennings

Connaught, Worthing; Royal Opera House, LondonPhoenix dance theatre is on a high. With new purpose-built premises in Leeds, and a charismatic director in Sharon Watson, the 10-strong ensembl…

On my radar: Jamie Lloyd

The award-winning theatre director picks his cultural highlights of the moment from Shakespeare to the Clove Club restaurantTheatre director Jamie Lloyd studied acting at the Liverpool Insti…

Nina Conti: The acclaimed ventriloquist on the seductions of acting and throat-singing

I struggled for 10 years as a jobbing actor Dad [the actor Tom Conti] was always very helpful. He said acting was about being real. It's a simple view, but it's difficult if you are not gett…

Simon Russell Beale: King Luvvy pauses... for Pinter

You do not go to meet Simon Russell Beale without the accompaniment of a certain musical fanfare. It's not audible, this fanfare, you can't hear it in the air around you, but it's neverthele…

Review: An Evening of Beckett/Shattered Globe Theatre by Johnny Oleksinski

RECOMMENDED Rick Cluchey’s performance in Samuel Beckett’s “Krapp’s Last Tape” is a surreal exploit that goes far beyond docile entertainment and way past profundity; it’s living…

Scott Rudin Dresses Down NY Times Theater Reporter by David Rooney

In a Saturday ad, the producer makes no secret of his irritation at the Times' coverage of his decision to close the Broadway play "The Testament of Mary."read more

Oracle’s THE MOTHER Is The Pinnacle Of Immersive Theater by Michael J. Roberts

If you ever wanted to experience immersive theatre at its finest then Oracle Theatre’s new production of Bertolt Brecht’s The Mother is a must see.  Based on Maxim Gorky’s…

STAGE TUBE: KINKY BOOTS' Cyndi Lauper Talks Composing, the Tonys and More! by Stage Tube

ABC went backstage with KINKY BOOTS' composer and '80s pop icon Cyndi Lauper, who might be the first woman to win a Tony Award for best original score. The musical just received 13 Tony nomi…

Isadora Duncan is captured in ‘Once Wild’ by Sarah Kaufman

Behind every genius is the figure in the shadows, the lesser light whose stability and sanity lets the magic happen. This poor schlub’s story is rarely told. Yet that is the surprise, the …

Natalie Toro, NJ Youths Celebrate Cinco de Mayo Tomorrow, 5/5 by Oliver Oliveros

Latina Broadway star Natalie Toro, best known for originating the role of Madame Therese Defarge in Jill Santoriello's stage adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities, a novel by Charles Dickens, a…

5 Questions: What’s Poppin’ at ‘The Pop Show’? by CFR Staff

They wanted Sweet Brown, but ain’t nobody got time for that.

Off Broadway Theater Review: THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME (59E59 Theaters) by Dmitry Zvonkov

THE RIGHT GIRL IN THE WRONG VENUE Created by Neil Bartlett and Jessica Walker, The Girl I Left Behind Me – which is part of the Brits Off Broadway festival – is a tribute to British and …

STAGE TUBE: DATES, MATES & CLEAN SLATES Featuring Tony-Nominated Santino Fontana by Stage Tube

A new web series, Dates, Mates amp Clean Slates, features Julie Kotarides A Chorus Line, Surf and Stephanie Gibson Spamalot, The Addams Family, and the upcoming RH's Cinderella.. It's a sket…

Zenon Dance Company at the Cowles Center

REVIEW: Zenon Dance Company

Review: The Lake Effect (Silk Road Rising) by Scotty Zacher

Under Timothy Douglas’ subtly effective direction, the three talented actors, using Rajiv Joseph's rich dialogue, succeed in creating a richly realistic family dynamic as troubled as it is…

‘Ragtime’ at Kensington Arts Theatre by Jessica Vaughan by Jessica Vaughan

The people called it Ragtime,” and the cast of the Kensington Arts Theatre’s production of the musical Ragtime makes some truly breathtaking Ragtime. Most of the cast has several dec…

Theatre review: Falsettos shows off the power of musicals to trade in complex material by Robert Cushman

Robert McQueen’s version of a slightly older American musical, William Finn’s Falsettos, is a fine production. I call it a 'version' because Falsettos has a complicated history

Music review: Robertson, SLSO triumph in Romantic Viennese works

Brewer and Meacham bring beauty to Zemlinsky rarity.

HotCity auctions off its set

Midcentury modern pieces will go to the highest bidder.

Producer Scott Rudin Attacks Patrick Healy of the New York Times IN The Times by New York Theater

In the theater page of today’s New York Times, Testament of Mary producer Scott Rudin has taken out a strange advertisement attacking Times theater reporter Patrick Healy: “Let&#…

Theater spotlight: 'Anything Goes'

Veteran Guthrie actor Stephen Yoakam takes up the mantle of war, in the name of peace, in the regional premiere of 'An Iliad'

10 Years Ago Today: The Look of Love by JK

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

Bob Costas adds a voice of authority at the Muny

'Spamalot' opens the Muny season.

The Sunday Conversation: Peter Sellars by Irene Lacher

The theater director and UCLA professor dishes on Shakespeare, 'The Indian Queen,' new artists and why L.A. rather than New York is the future, artistically.Theater director Peter Sellars, a…

Filichia Features: PIPPIN’S Life Has Been Something More Than Long by Peter Filichia

All right, so your theater company doesn’t have a juggler who can keep a half-dozen knives in the air. You’re also lacking a contortionist who can balance himself upside down on a board …

Lake Worth Playhouse Announces ‘13-‘14 Season by Bill Hirschman

Lake Worth Playhouse, the community theater recognized as one of Florida’s oldest continuing troupes of any kind at age 60, set its upcoming season that encompasses ambitious big- budget m…

The Call by Wendy Caster

When reading reviews, you sometimes just have to wonder, "Did we see the same play?" The Call, written by Tanya Barfield, directed by Leigh Silverman, and currently playing at Playwrights Ho…

Diana Ross and Boss Berry Gordy: Valisia LeKae and Brandon Victor Dixon of Motown The Musical by New York Theater

What is most striking about the two performers in “Motown The Musical” who re-enact the complicated relationship between Berry Gordy, Jr., the founder of Motown Records, and Diana Ross &…

'Alice in Wonderland' at Children's Theatre Company

Local version of classic tale can’t be matched for extravagance and audacity.

Song of Norway by Wendy Caster

Okay, Collegiate Chorale, you spoiled us with The Mikado, and raised the bar far too high. Then along comes Song of Norway, an okay presentation of an unimpressive show. It doesn't help that…

Kevin Spirtas and Tyler Maynard Join SILENCE! THE MUSICAL Today by BroadwayWorld

Kevin Spirtas and Tyler Maynard are joining the cast of Off-Broadway's smash hit SILENCE! The Musical at today's matinee, May 4th at the Elektra Theatre. Spirtas is set to play Dr. Hannibal …

’26th Annual Evening of Comedy’ at The Barns of Wolf Trap by Francine Schwartz by Francine Schwartz

Jimmie Walker, well known for his claim to be “Dyn-o-mite” moderated the 26th Annual Evening of Comedy at The Barns of Wolf Trap on Friday night. He is most famous for TV series…

Stage and Cinema Interview: MICHAEL PERETZIAN (Director of DYING CITY at Rogue Machine in L.A.) by Tony Frankel

DYING TO DIRECT It turns out that a career as a top literary agent at William Morris and CAA served as a solid stepping-stone for Michael Peretzian’s dream job: directing in theater. As an…

Chicago Theater Review: COLLECTED STORIES (American Blues Theater) by Tony Frankel

PERFECTED STORIES Ever since Donald Margulies’ Collected Stories premiered at South Coast Rep in 1996, and especially after it hit the Broadway boards starring Linda Lavin in 2010, the…

BWW TV EXCLUSIVE: CHEWING THE SCENERY WITH RANDY RAINBOW - Randy Celebrates Tony Nominations Day in Song! by Randy Rainbow

It's time for the newest episode of BWW's exclusive TV series - CHEWING THE SCENERY WITH Randy Rainbow In this week's episode, Randy celebrates Tony Nominations Day in song Click below to wa…

Broadway Rooms: Intern Edition! by Intern

    By Camille During the very first Broadway Spotted Twitter Party, I tweeted at Spotted a picture of part of my room. Spotted loved it so much that it gave me an idea: I should s…

SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ Extends To June 30th At Royal George by Michael J. Roberts

SJCChicago LLC is proud to announce the extension of Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre’s production of Smokey Joe’s Café – The Songs of Leiber and Stoller at the Royal George Cabaret Thea…

PEGASUS THEATRE TO PRODUCE FORMBY’S SPLIT A SECOND by Michael J. Roberts

As part of its 2013 season exploring CHOICES, Pegasus will produce the world premiere of IF YOU SPLIT A SECOND by award-winning Chicago playwright Dana Lynn Formby. The play will run Thursda…

Jenny Gilbert on Mayerling: The drugged-up prince, the underage girl, and a right royal cover-up

History rarely supplies plots for full-evening ballets, and with good reason. Dance tends to be strong on feeling, weak on facts. As George Balanchine once drolly observed, ballet has no way…

Kate Bassett on The Pajama Game: Anyone for a little strike-and-dance?

Our little life may be rounded with a sleep, as Shakespeare wrote  poetically, but no one’s gonna be nodding off during The Pajama Game. As the factory whistle shrills at the start of Ric…

The 10 best magicians – in pictures by Kathy Sweeney

With Derren Brown currently touring a mind-bending new show around the UK, we pull the pick of the profession's big names from a top hatKathy Sweeney

NHB Test for Audio by Kyleorlando

BWW Awards Update 5/4 - Fans Disagree with Tony Nominators - Bette in the Lead! by BroadwayWorld

Voting opened on May 2, 2013 and runs through May 31, 2013 for the 11th Annual BroadwayWorld.com Awards Here are the current standings as of 54 with just 26 days to go in voting

Framingham actor uses burly build to win roles by Associated Press

 FRAMINGHAM - In addition to his degree in theater studies and bass singing voice, Patrick Curran lists his 18-inch neck on his resume when applying for acting jobs.After all, the casting n…

Hampson is as Hampson does by Thomas Garvey

Thomas Hampson, baritoneI'm late with an appreciation of last weekend's appearance by Thomas Hampson at Celebrity Series (who wrap their season this month with the annual Alvin Ailey visit, …

Playwriting Exercise: Subtext by Lindsay Price

“Spectators come to the theater to hear the subtext.” Stanislavski Subtext is a glorious medium. It adds depth – there’s the conversation that two characters are havi…

“CIRQUE SHANGHAI: DRAGON’S THUNDER” COMES TO NAVY PIER® PEPSI® SKYLINE STAGE MAY 22 – SEPTEMBER 2 by Michael J. Roberts

Cirque Shanghai returns to Chicago’s Navy Pier this summer with a magnificent new show “Cirque Shanghai: Dragon’s Thunder” beginning Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The production will run …

Photo Flash: Broadway Producers Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comely Bring TOP HAT Olivier Back to US by BroadwayWorld

Top Hat won three 2013 Laurence Olivier awards for Best New Musical, Best Choreography Bill Deamer, and Best Costume design Jon Morrell at the ceremony held on April 28. Bringing the prestig…

STAGE TUBE: Michael Ball Performs 'Love Changes Everything' at 2013 Olivier Awards by Stage Tube

The 2013 Olivier Awards 2013 took place on April 28, hosted by Sheridan Smith and Hugh Bonneville, at the Royal Opera House. For a full list of this year's winners, click here, and below, wa…

VIDEO: THE NANCE's Nathan Lane Talks Tony Competition with Tom Hanks on THE LATE SHOW by BroadwayWorld

Lincoln Center Theater's critically acclaimed production of The Nance, a new play by Douglas Carter Beane, directed by Jack O'Brien at the Lyceum Theatre 149 West 45th Street and starring Na…

“Krapp’s Last Tape” is a Compelling Character Study by Melody Udell

Rick Cluchey, playing the role of Krapp in Shattered Globe Theatre’s production of “Krapp’s Last Tape,” is a master of the art. His time-worn face, patches of grey hair and soured ex…

‘The Hobbit’ at W.T. Woodson High School by Terry Byrne by Terry Byrne

Calling all J.R.R. Tolkein geeks. If last year’s Hollywood blockbuster The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey left you dangling, W.T. Woodson High School Theatre Department’s lip-smackin�…

Tonight: NSO's elegant Elgar, sizzling Shostakovich

Christoph Eschenbach, cellist Alisa Weilerstein give two standards a new look and feel.

‘Filichia on Friday’: ‘April’s Leftovers and May’s Brainteaser’ by Peter Filichia by Guest Author

Here is a new article from Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday. It’s an honor to bring Peter’s column every week to our readers on DCMT…

BWW TV Exclusive: Backstage with Richard Ridge - SAG Foundation Conversations Series with Tony Nominee David Hyde Pierce! by Richard Ridge

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for an inaugural filmed Conversations QampA series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City …

Praxis Makes Perfect, National Theatre Wales by Gary Raymond

Almost before the dust settles on their globe-spanning collaboration with New National Theatre Tokyo, National Theatre Wales embark on a very different, if no less ambitious, partnership wit…

Dick Dale, “Misirlou” by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Dick Dale (b. Richard Monsour, 1937), a major player in the development of what came to be known as surf music. A surfer himself, he began exploring ways to make roc…

Commodore Foote and the Fairy Queen by Trav S.D.

Charles Nestel was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1849; his sister Eliza followed in 1857. Both were midgets. They began performing publicly in 1861 in a show called The Little People. At fu…

Like Lazarus Did by Theasy.com

Joyce Theatre, Stephen Petronio Company, Off Broadway By Jane Sato BOTTOM LINE: This is a dance show/concert well worth seeing. The show's title "Like Lazarus Did" is taken from the …

Competition: Win tickets to Some Like It Hip Hop at the Peacock Theatre by A Younger Theatre

If our Top Theatre Videos for April got you in the mood for Some Like It Hip Hop then we have a treat just for you: a competition to win a pair of tickets to see the show on Tuesday 4 June.…

ATLAS Presents Marc Bamuthi Joseph’s ‘red, black & GREEN: a blues’ on May 10-12th by Renee Littleton by Guest Author

ATLAS PRESENTS: MARC BAMUTHI JOSEPH’S red, black & GREEN: a blues What sustains life in your community? Featuring, Tommy Shepherd, Traci Tolmaire, Yaw, and set design/installations fro…

Stars of Vaudeville # 665: LeRoy, Talma and Bosco by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the great magician Servais Le Roy (1865-1953). Belgian born, he ran away to England as a boy, and began his career in magic in his teens when he became apprentice an…

Questlove hollas back to his Philly 'roots' by Regina Medina

So when news broke last week that CAPA had no money to produce its annual musical due to budget cuts, Questlove stepped up. The Roots' drummer called CAPA principal Johnny Whaley Jr. about 2…

A Chorus Line Is Coming by K.e. Weber

Every performer knows it. Every performer says it. “God I hope I get it". Originally directed and devised by Michael Bennet in the early 1970s, A Chorus Line details the events of…

Competition: Win a pair of tickets to see Pilgrims at Etcetera Theatre by A Younger Theatre

If you’ve never been to the Etcetera Theatre in Camden, then here is your chance because we are giving you the opportunity to win a pair of tickets to see Pilgrims, a new play by Raise…

BWW's On This Day - May 4, 2013

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on May 4 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Motown: The Musical Tony Nominees Talk Gordy, Ross, Robinson

Valisia Lekae (Best Actress in a Musical) and Charl Brown (Best Featured Actor in a Musical) received 2013 Tony nominations for their work in Berry Gordy's Motown: The Musical, a true-to-lif…

Ticket Offer: Free tickets to WRITE NOW 4 at the Jack by A Younger Theatre

There is no catch, we really are offering free – yes, FREE – tickets to AYT readers aged 16 to 25 for selected plays from Write Now 4, the new writing festival at the Jack Stud…

Back-to-back concerts show differences between 2 new music groups

Split resulted from emphases on performance and presenting.

Framingham actor uses burly build to win roles by Associated Press

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — In addition to his degree in theater studies and bass singing voice, Patrick Curran lists his 18-inch neck on his resume when applying for acting jobs.After all, the ca…

From The Block to the Big Apple with Amity Dry by David Allen

The name Amity Dry is probably best know to most people from her stint on the hit TV show The Block — or possibly as a result of her three, hit pop albums. Amity is a dynamic personality�…

Click to Help Darren Criss! The Glee Star Wants YOU to Suggest Broadway Songs for His Listen Up Tour by Broadway.com

During his new Show People with Paul Wontorek interview, Glee star Darren Criss revealed plans to sing a cover of a Broadway song on his upcoming summer tour, Listen Up. But which song? That…

1 Day More! Watch & Listen to Audience Choice Award Winners for Favorite Song! by Broadway.com

BACA weekend has arrived! We can't wait to find out who will win the coveted Audience Choice Awards for 2013, including Favorite Song, a hotly contested category since its beginning in 2…

Analysis & Opinion: Full of Eastern Promise by Liz Thomas

Liz Thomas investigates whether British firms should be rushing to cash in on the boom in China's cultural sector

Laura Benanti, Bobby Cannavale & Ari Graynor Round Out List of Presenters at Audience Choice Awards by Broadway.com

Broadway stars Laura Benanti, Bobby Cannavale and Ari Graynor have signed on as presenters for the 2013 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards, presented on May 5 at the Allen Room at the Time …

Norbert Leo Butz feels most himself when he's playing a part

Tony-winning actor comes home for a benefit concert.

Sara Jean Ford, Tyrick Wiltez Jones and NaTasha Yvette Williams Set for FPAC's BROADWAY ENCORE Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Franklin Performing Arts Company FPAC presents Broadway Encore tonight, May 4 at 6 p.m. at the Putnam Club, Gillette Stadium in Foxboro. FPAC's Gala fundraiser features Broadway headliners S…

Karen Ziemba and More Set for 92Y's Lyrics & Lyricists Series Tributes Jerome Kern, Now thru 5/6 by BroadwayWorld

The greatest songwriters revered him. And his songs-from 'All the Things You Are' to 'The Way You Look Tonight'-remain a vital part of our cultural conversation. It is no accident that Jerom…

Jacquelyn Piro Donovan Performs at California Musical Theatre's LES MIZ Gala Tonight by BroadwayWorld

California Musical Theatre's Les Miz Gala takes place tonight, May 4, starting at 600 p.m., at Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, 1515 J Street in Sacramento. Memorial Auditorium will be elegan…

French Stewart and Sandra Tsing Loh Star in TESLA Radio Play Reading at Pasadena Playhouse Tonight by BroadwayWorld

The Pasadena Playhouse and The Experimental Performance Laboratory at Caltech announced that a special one-night-only staged reading of the new play TESLA, A Radio Play for the Stage by Dan …

2013 Hollywood Bowl Season Single Tickets Go on Sale Today by BroadwayWorld

Single tickets for the 2013 Hollywood Bowl season go on sale today, May 4 at 1000 AM. Tickets can be purchased in-person at the Hollywood Bowl box office. Five hundred wristbands will be dis…

Mike Tyson's heavyweight, entertaining self-analysis

In the ring, Mike Tyson obliterated opponents in the blink of an eye. The thunder-and-lightning pugilist once set a Junior Olympic record by knocking out an opponent in 8 seconds, and at 20 …

‘Chroma’ spins from grit to lyricism to classicism

Choreographers George Balanchine and Wayne McGregor — whom the Boston Ballet brought together in its program “Chroma” Thursday night — make strange bedfellows. And it’s not because…

Listen Up! Darren Criss on His Solo Summer Tour, Staying in School with Glee and the One Broadway Role He's Willing to Drop Into by Broadway.com

Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Darren Criss stopped by Show People with Paul Wontorek to talk up his new summer tour Listen Up.

Review: The Happiest Song Plays Last (Goodman Theatre and Teatro Vista) by Scotty Zacher

In the end, this world premiere is a production of considerable strengths and considerable drawbacks. But for all its flaws, there’s no denying the poetic, impassioned voice of the playwri…

Brighton festival, Public Enemy, A Doll's House: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook, Lyn Gardner

Public Enemy | Brighton festival | A Doll's House | The Hothouse | Ours Was The Fen Country | Norfolk And Norwich FestivalPublic Enemy, LondonA production from director Richard Jones is neve…

‘Condo Condo Condoland’ at EMP Collective by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Urban centricity – urban living being so many things to so many people. The universe is cold and dark and all you can count on in this world is yourself; self- reliance for your own ha…

The Abominable Showman, May 4, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

(photo by Gino Domenico, courtesy Segal Centre)The Unusual SuspectHollywood film star and Montreal homeboy Jay Baruchel is the right man at the right time to redefine the classic British det…

Theatre For Thought,May 4, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

HAPPY 50th, PLAYWRIGHTS WORKSHOP MONTREAL!joel fishbaneYears ago, when I first came to Montreal to become a world famous writer, I was referred to Playwrights Workshop Montreal with the prom…

creating a/broad, May 4, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

Forced to stopby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreWas talking with a friend of mine last night, he’s a producer of spoken-word events and a prolific poet and performer in his own right, and man, …

Show Boat Rolls Into the Kennedy Center Opera House May 4 by Andrew Gans

Washington National Opera's production of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II’s groundbreaking musical Show Boat plays the Kennedy Center Opera House May 4-26.

Debby Boone, Jeffry Denman, Howard McGillin, Karen Ziemba Celebrate Jerome Kern for Lyrics & Lyricists May 4-6 by Andrew Gans

The 92nd St. Y's Lyrics & Lyricists series continues May 4-6 with The Song is You: Jerome Kern Coast to Coast.

Review: Catastrophes of the Heart in 'In a Year With 13 Moons' by Frank Rizzo

World Premiere Of Stage Adapation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder Film At Yale RepThe show: "In a Year with 13 Moons" at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven.

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Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Friday, May 3, 2013.

STAGE VIEWS: The Big Knife Star Ana Reeder by Andrew Gans

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

Going Back to the Source: How the 1983 Revival of On Your Toes Set the Stage for Encores! by Ted Chapin

Rodgers & Hart’s On Your Toes is, in some ways, the grandfather of Encores! Rodgers & Hammerstein president and executive director Ted Chapin traces its lineage.

THE WEEK AHEAD, May 4-10: Rascals and Testament Close, Murder Ballad Returns and Far From Heaven Begins by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that Fiona Shaw is one Holy Mother one last time… The Rascals Dream once more on Broadway… New York welcomes the return of Murder …

Stratford Festival's Tommy, Starring Jeremy Kushnier and Paul Nolan, Begins May 4 by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Des McAnuff's new Stratford Festival staging of the rock musical Tommy, which he helped create for its Broadway life, features Robert Markus as the gifted title character, Paul Nolan as …

Silence! The Musical Welcomes Kevin Spirtas, Tyler Maynard and Sarah O'Gleby May 4 by Andrew Gans

Silence! The Musical, which plays Off-Broadway's Elektra Theatre, welcomes a trio of new actors beginning May 4: Kevin Spirtas (Dr. Hannibal), Tyler Maynard (Sgt. Pembry) and Sarah O'…