David Byrne Shows Here Lies Love for Theatre: Forget the shoes – this Imelda Marcos cares more about love in Here Lies Love, the hip new pop opera and musical theatre at The Public Theatre.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:55PMThe Pasadena Playhouse and The Experimental Performance Laboratory at Caltech presented a special one-night-only staged reading of the new play TESLA, A Radio Play for the Stage by Dan Dulin…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:50PM"My entire end game is to become a fabulous, old-lady actress—I'm scoping out those roles now," said actress Emily Bergl, explaining her decision to go see 88-year-old Cicely Tyson star in…
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 11:39PMBroadway’s fresh faces this year include Tom Hanks, one of the world’s most familiar faces, and Yvonne Strahovski, who has a dedicated following for her roles in “ChuckR…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:36PMLove Therapy Needs Therapy: When I was asked to review Love Therapy at the DR2 Theatre, I should have just said no.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:35PM“Next week, on the twentieth of May, I proclaim Liza Doolittle Day!”
So sings Eliza Doolittle in her fantasy number “Just You Wait” in My Fair Lady. It’s a line that hasn’t been …
SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 11:22PMThe 31st Annual Elliot Norton Awards ceremony took place tonight, May 13 at ArtsEmerson's Paramount Center in Boston. Scroll down for the full list of winners
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:01PMRUN, RUN, RUN to Myra Slotnick's The Weight of Water, a brand new, original, poignant, rich, and beautiful play about survival, choices, pride, and finding home set in the aftermath of Hurri…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 11:00PMAlan Cumming is back on Broadway doing a limited run of his tour-de-force almost-one-man Macbeth, and it is a must-see. Set in a psychiatric ward, Cumming plays a deeply disturbed man who …
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The Assembled Parties Slowly Moves Through Time: Two decades and a family who inhabits a 14-room rent-stabilized apartment on Central Park West is where The Assembled Parties holds court.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:57PMAre you ready to meet the mother? The answer to one of TV's most burning questions was revealed on the May 13 season eight finale of How I Met Your Mother, and the answer is Tony no…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:17PMThe era of the British Music Invasion comes alive in 'ModRock,' a new musical, which is having its world premiere engagement beginning Wednesday, June 19 press opening Sunday June 23 at 5pm …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:15PMAccording to The Hollywood Reporter, How I Met Your Mother has finally revealed the actress who will play 'woman with umbrella' -- the titular mother -- in the sitcom's eighth season on CBS …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:05PMAustralia’s world famous, Circus Oz, is turning 35 and as part of the celebrations is heading to Perth and regional WA with their latest show From the Ground Up. The company will present t…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:00PMAll I can say is, thank goodness Carrie Coon received a Tony nomination for her Broadway debut performance in Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. I attended t…
SOURCE: www.broadwaymasterchat.com at 10:00PMThe American Repertory Theater productions of Pippin and The Glass Menagerie, as well as David Cromer's staging of Our Town are among the winners of Boston's 2013 Elliot Norton Award…
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A busy day in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the Queens Botanical Garden, and Flushing’s Chinatown on Cinco de Mayo.
SOURCE: jonsobel.com at 09:53PMChristina Aguilera will officially reclaim her spinning judge's chair on the next season of The Voice - forcing out freshman mentor Shakira in the process, Deadline has confirmed.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:45PMYou voted all season long, and it all came down to the finals! Here are your winners, including the single performer who got the most votes of the whole season (he got almost 2,000!) a…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:39PMA one act, 80-minute comedy-drama set in a neighborhood bar in Philadelphia, Stella and Lou concerns the bar's sixty-something widower owner Lou (Steppenwolf's Francis Guinan); regular Stell…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:28PMOn the surface, Jon Robin Baitz's play Other Desert Cities is about political and personal conflict within a prominent family, but�as well staged at Washington's Arena Stage by five fine per…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:16PMThe Keegan Theatre in Washington has been gaining a reputation in recent years for its fine work with musicals, and its joyful production of The Full Monty benefits from strong ensemble work…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:15PM(This post is a part of the Diversity & Inclusion blog salon led by Online Curator Jacqueline E. Lawton for the 2013 TCG National Conference: Learn Do Teach in Dallas. Check out fu…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 09:10PMReality Check is funny, timely, provocative, and clever. With well-paced sketches highlighting the ways our social media actually makes us *less* connected, this production may even shame yo…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 09:07PMLong Wharf Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Managing Director Joshua Borenstein, announces the slate of plays for its 49th season.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:04PMThere are so many things to love about the Fear&Love troupe: their awesome energy, great ensemble connection, an extensive (read: revolting) array of talents and an infectious delight in…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:02PMI’m running late. This is common enough practice for me. But today it’s a stressful situation because I have a phone interview with Queenie van de Zandt this afternoon that has been quit…
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Attendance at touring Broadway shows nationwide dropped for the second straight season, according to a newly released report from the Broadway League. The report said that 12.7 million peopl…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:56PMCertain eras exert an unshakable hold on the American imagination. We can’t seem to get enough of the 1920s, for instance — a fact that was surely not lost on Baz Luhrmann when he decide…
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 07:31PMAt roughly 50 minutes, the show is not overly long, but its mesmerizing, non-stop adrenaline rush will leave you well satisfied. Be there, or be a boojum. (read more...)
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 07:19PMSan Diego Musical Theatre announces their second production of their 2013 season Rodgers and Hammerstein's THE SOUND OF MUSIC, at the Birch North Park Theatre. A 25 piece live orchestra, led…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:14PMA dazzling new production of the long-running Broadway revival CHICAGO directed and choreographed by Broadway veteran Gerry McIntyre opens Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston's 45th anniv…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:04PMNo play currently in London has made a more powerful impact than Mies Julie. But as the production was being bedecked with five-star reviews for supercharging Strindberg's 19th-century drama…
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The writing seemed to be on the wall last month when NBC moved “Smash” from its Tuesday night timeslot to Saturday: it seemed the show was on the verge of cancellation. NBC has now confi…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 06:51PMThe biggest revelation of Craig Wright’s “Orange Flower Water” is that it wasn’t written in 1982. Wright, a playwright particularly relevant after the recent Broadway…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 06:42PMThree new musicals that will be vying for Tony Awards next month continue to be big draws at the Broadway box office.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:40PMIt's notable and heartening when informed critical opinion manages to stop a juggernaut in its tracks.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:37PMNew Works by Athol Fugard, Heidi Screck PlannedWorld premieres by Athol Fugar d and Heidi Schreck , a revival of August Wilson ’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning “Fence…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:34PMStephen King, John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett will launch a national tour of their long-in-the-works musical, “Ghost Brothers of Darkland Country.” King wrote the book for the souther…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 06:32PMWHAT MAKES A FAMILY What makes a family? What keeps one together? And what do you do when you’re stuck in one that doesn’t fit in with how you want yourself or your life to be? These are…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:25PMAs Rhea Perlman walks into Lou’s, the kind of neighborhood bar you wind down the holidays at, a warm sensation creeps its way from your toenails to your topmost follicles. Carla is bac…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 06:10PMJoe's Pub at The Public welcomes world premieres, highly-anticipated debuts and the return of many esteemed performers this May and June. Funny girl JULIE KLAUSNER makes her debut with two e…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:06PMThis Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld.com for 5132013.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00PMPrior to the opening night performance of Beneatha’s Place by Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah, join CENTERSTAGE from Baltimore for a discussion with playwrights on “Expanding the Afri…
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Back to where it all started, the city that never sleeps, NEW YORK CITY, 'YOU MAKE ME FEEL, MIGHTY REAL A SYLVESTER CONCERT ' Starring Anthony Wayne returns. The show comes bakc to NYC after…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:57PM“In the Heights” refers to an exhilarated state of mind as well as a vibrant city neighborhood. For the SpeakEasy Stage Company’s current production, a vivacious ensemble creates a com…
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 05:56PMStar Search grand champion-turned-Tony nominee (for The Life) Sam Harris takes the stage at 54 Below on May 13 in a show solo show. From Sondheim to Jimi Hendrix, this eclectic performer wil…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:56PMChildren's book authors with roots in the Broadway community take center stage this Sunday, May 19, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Books Of Wonder, the legendary Manhattan book store.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:45PMAnton Chekhov’s rarely performed play Platonov describes itself as a tale of “sex, vodka and shattered dreams.” Polish director Helena Kaut-Howson adapts Chekhov’s earliest play by s…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:42PMVoting 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 513 with just 17 days to go in voting
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:41PMBrought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Monday, May 13, 2013 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway All hail Bette! @ILLEATYOULAST breaks Booth Theatr…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:39PMThe Philadelphia Theatre Company announced it will host a residency for playwright Anna Deavere Smith as well as its 2013-14 season of productions.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:37PM This year's Sundance Theater Lab has chosen some terrific artists to take part: The Colby Sisters of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania By Adam Bock Directed by Trip Cullman "Meet the Colb…
SOURCE: Off-Off Blogway at 05:36PMAll in the name of fun, right? Visitations At The Drake Hotel, The Mission Business' latest creation, is like a cross between a video game and traditional theatre
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 05:35PMInternationally recognized popfolk music superstar Jewel has taken to Twitter to muse on a particularly intriguing topic - singing the music of Stephen Sondheim, specifically the tricky 'On …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:32PMTo give context to the difficulty of translating Punks’ Carnival, we need to look at its germination. Originally, Punks’ Carnival started with Meng Jinghui, the final author and origin…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 05:29PMTickets are now on sale for the off-Broadway comedy Potted Potter. Written and performed by Olivier Award-nominated actors Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner, the musical will begin previe…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:27PMIt didn’t hurt to be a Tony nominee last week, when a general upward trend at the Broadway box office proved most likely to bring increases at those individual titles currently enjoying a …
SOURCE: Variety at 05:25PMNBC has officially pulled the plug on its Broadway-themed drama Smash. Say what you will about the series as a whole, but the consistent bright spot was Broadway’s own Megan Hilty in t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PMThe wildly popular, modern-day burlesque BROADWAY BARES heads back to Fire Island on June 1, 2013, for a one-night-only edition of BROADWAY BARES FIRE ISLAND CALENDAR GIRL. For the third yea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:21PMONE NIGHT STAND, a riveting feature film documentary tracing the 24-hour musicals festival, is now available for download on iTunes.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:15PMNEW YORK (AP) — Even the most ordinary-seeming family can get hit by the butterfly effect, a concept in chaos theory where one small change can have huge consequences. &nb…
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 05:12PMA small group of men in contemporary Havana try to game the system, and one another, in Eduardo Machado’s “Mariquitas,” at Theater for the New City.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:07PMThe live three-hour television presentation of The Sound of Music, starring Idol and Grammy winner Carrie Underwood as Maria, will premiere on NBC on December 5, according to Deadline.com. T…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:04PMBroadway alum Elisabeth Gray is bringing a cast of eccentric characters from age 16 to 92 to life in Southern Discomfort, a new solo show based on her experiences growing up in the American …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:01PMThis week’s Movie Monologue Monday is going to look at Ellen Burstyn’s heartbreaking performance in Requiem for a Dream. The movie follows the parallel and intertwining lives of…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 05:00PM
Ali Ewoldt will star as bright-eyed dreamer Luisa in the long-running off-Broadway hit The Fantasticks beginning May 13. Ewoldt succeeds Addi McDaniel, who is currently starring in the South…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:54PMTony Award winners Audra McDonald and Alan Cumming are among the 2013 recipients of the "Made in NY Awards," which will be presented June 10 at Gracie Mansion.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:50PMBroadway Bares has announced that it will return to Fire Island with Broadway Bares Fire Island: Calendar Girl on June 1. The evening will feature two intimate performances at Whyte Hall's B…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:47PMTony Award winner Martin Short will pen a memoir that will be released by Harper, the imprint of publishing company HarperCollins, in fall 2014, according to the New York Times.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:46PMHere at AYT we love to support drama school productions and we hope you do too; which is why we are giving you a fabulous ticket offer to see Sense at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:42PMNew Line Theatre's Scott Miller gets the game going.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:42PMSeries runner Sanjeev Bhaskar revealed to the BBC that Jackman had recorded a cameo for the revival, set to air on the U.K.'s Sky1, after being cancelled by the BBC in 2006.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:41PMThe highly anticipated new stage adaptation of Roald Dahl's iconic children's book and its subsequent celebrated feature film, CHARLIE amp THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY is making its way to the West…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:34PMThis past weekend, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark hosted a special Mother's Day themed Everyday Hero, this time honoring Cathy Fritea, a mother who lost her first-born son. Out of her grief, s…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:34PMThe Public Theater will present the new Public Lab musical Venice, with book by Eric Rosen, music by Matt Sax, lyrics by Matt Sax and Eric Rosen, additional music by Curtis Moore, and choreo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:30PMJacqueline Brookes, a stage actress who was known for her facility with the work of dramatic authors, both modern and classic, died April 26 in Manhattan. She was 82.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:30PMI’LL EAT YOU LAST, Bette Midler’s critically acclaimed return to Broadway by Tony Award winner John Logan, directed by Tony Award winner Joe Mantello, has broken the box office record at…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 04:23PMOne of my favorite posts was one I did covering a grant report made to the University of Wisconsin-Extension, Putting Culture Back into Agriculture. One of the great things about the report …
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 04:22PMThe track listing has been announced for the original Broadway cast recording of Motown: The Musical, featuring new renditions of hits from Motown Records, which will be released June 4 by U…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:19PMA bold and thrilling new musical from the creators of “Chicago” and “Cabaret.” “The Scottsboro Boys” will have you tapping your toes and screaming for j…
SOURCE: Footlights at 04:12PMOur annual Shaw Festival report's first reviews: The Breadwinner, Major Barbara, Guys and Dolls . . .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 04:12PMA Conversation With Bartlett Sher co - hosted by Dramatists Guild of America and Harvardwood will livestream on HowlRound TV on Thursday, May 16 at 3:30pm PDT (Los Angeles) / 5:30pm CDT (Aus…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:11PMTony Award winner Jason Robert Brown and 2013 Tony Award nominee Santino Fontana are among the performers set for the 54 Below return of Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band May 24.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:10PMFollowing her triumphant performance at the 2013 Laurence Olivier Awards and her sensational Friday Night Is Music Night concert, IDINA amp FRIENDS, Tony Award-winning Broadway and West End …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:07PMOn Tuesday, May 14th watch “The Late Show with David Letterman” to see a cast performance between 11:35PM-12:35AM on CBS (check local listings). PIPPIN leads the winners of the 2013 Oute…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 04:03PMTwo record breakers this week, I'LL EAT YOU LAST, Bette Midler's return to Broadway, has broken the box office record at the Booth Theatre. The production grossed 865,144 for the week ending…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:01PMGrosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 5122013.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:00PMProducer Margot Harley announced May 13 that Tony-winning director John Rando will helm The Acting Company's upcoming production of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are De…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PM
Emmy Award-winning actress Jane Lynch, who stars in the hit FOX television show 'Glee' as ruthless cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester, makes her Broadway debut this Wednesday, May 15 as tyrann…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:59PMOlivier Award-winner Bertie Carvel, whose celebrated performance as Miss Trunchbull in MATILDA THE MUSICAL has been earning plaudits from critics and awards nominators alike, is featured in …
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 03:53PMOne DestinyBy Richard Hellesen
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SOURCE: fords.org at 03:42PMLos Angeles, California – May 13, 2013 – The original Broadway cast recording of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL, a show nominated for four TONY@ Awards, is to be released June 4, 2013, by Motown/Uni…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 03:41PMOf A Monstrous Child is the story of Gaga's rise as it might have been seen through the eyes of performance artist Leigh Bowery, an Australian-born, London-based club promoter and artist who…
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 03:39PMThe original Broadway cast recording of Motown The Musical, which features a slew of favorites from the Motown music catalogue, will be released on June 4 by Motown/Universal Music Enterpris…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:39PMDisney's forthcoming feature film FROZEN showcases two tremendous stage and screen stars in their first animated movie musical foray, namely Kristen Bell and Tony Award winner Idina Menzel.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:39PMThe Electric Baby - Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, 5779 North Ridge Ave. is offering $15 industry tickets to opening weekend performances May 23rd through May 25th (Thursdays - Saturdays at 8PM…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 03:35PMThe New York premiere of the new rock and hip-hop musical Venice will begin previews Off-Broadway May 28 at the Public Theater. Cast members offered a sneak peek May 11 at Joe's Pub.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:29PMDo I hear happiness in here? Well, you sure will as Glee’s funny lady Jane Lynch steps into the role of Miss Hannigan in Broadway’s Annie. Lynch makes her Broadway debut at the P…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:20PMOn Tuesday, May 14th watch The Late Show with David Letterman to see a cast performance between 1135PM-1235AM on CBS check local listings. PIPPIN leads the winners of the 2013 Outer Critics …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:17PMColin Quinn visited THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW today to promote his new show UNCONSTITUTIONAL, currently in previews at The Barrow Stree Theatre. Check out the appearance below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:16PMThe producers of “Flashdance the Musical” have “postponed” their plans to bring the show to Broadway this summer. The new tuner, based on the Adrian Lyne-helmed pic, …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:14PMThe Public Theater will present the new Public Lab musical VENICE, with book by Eric Rosen, music by Matt Sax, lyrics by Matt Sax and Eric Rosen, additional music by Curtis Moore, and choreo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:12PMAnd the winners are. . . (in red)
OUTSTANDING
NEW BROADWAY PLAY
Grace
Lucky
Guy
The
Nance
The
Testament of Mary
* Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
OUTSTANDING
NEW BRO…
SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 03:07PMIn the Sunday, May 12 Arts & Leisure section of the New York Times, Ben Brantley writes about MATILDA THE MUSICAL, which opened to rapturous reviews last month and has received 12 Tony …
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 03:05PMThe Tony-nominated revival of Pippin is definitely doing magic on Broadway. The musical broke the house record at the Music Box Theatre this week earning $861,233. Bette Midler's solo sh…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:05PM“Because I’m an actor.” That’s how Tom Hanks justifies his decision to take on his latest role, that of renowned tabloid columnist Mike McAlary in Nora Ephron’s…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:04PMRight now, Lindsay Mendez could be found in the dictionary under "U" for ubiquitous, but that's no problem for the talented actress or her many fans. She will be at Joe's Pub on Wednesday, M…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:03PMDavid Ives' adaptation of George Abbott, Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's book for the recent City Center Encores! production of On Your Toes, will be his last for that musical seri…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM
Emmy Award-winning actress Jane Lynch, known for playing a bullying cheer coach on TV's "Glee," will begin performances as orphanage matron Miss Hannigan in Broadway's Anni…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:58PMA week in the life of actor, radio host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:56PMBen Katchor pondered the topic of sardine cans during his appearance at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in the District last week. Katchor, creator of graphic books including Julius Knipl, Real…
SOURCE: Washington Jewish Week at 02:56PMA week in the life of actor, radio host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:56PMThe upcoming marriage of Cantor Rochelle Helzner's daughter served as inspiration for Under the Chuppah: The Music of Marriage. The program, to be held on Sunday, May 19 at Rockville's Tikva…
SOURCE: Washington Jewish Week at 02:53PMSan Jose Stage Company is proud to announce the nominations for the 2013 Bay Area High School Musical Theatre Stage Top Honor Awards. Under the artistic direction of Spencer Williams, this a…
SOURCE: The Broadway Critic Blog at 02:50PMThe 2013 NBC Upfront Presentation which was held May 13, 2013 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Stars of the network's upcoming season of shows were on hand.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:49PMDon't expect a mystical retelling of the legend of 16th-century Rabbi Judah Loew and the infamous protector of the Jews he created out of clay in Taffety Punk Theatre Company's latest produc…
SOURCE: Washington Jewish Week at 02:49PMChristine Baranski, Kelli Barrett, Walter Bobbie, Jeremy Cohen, Dalton Harrod, Randy Skinner,Shonn Wiley, Karen Ziemba, New York City Ballet Principal dancer Joaquin De Luz andAmerican Balle…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:45PMThis year’s 4th Annual Hollywood Fringe Festival is just around the corner and today the team has launched a useful app to enhance and improve our Fringe-going experience. See key dates be…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:44PMHere are last week's responses in our #goodmorningstl contest, where we asked what you love about mornings in St. Louis.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:43PMBroadway’s best villain just got more vicious! The musical revival of Annie has been playing strong at The Palace Theatre in Times Square since it opened this past Fall. Now the hit …
SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 02:33PMThe cast of Matt Sax and Eric Rosen's Venice offered a preview of the new musical on Saturday, May 18 at Joe's Pub. Directed by Rosen, with choreography by Chase Brock and additional music b…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:29PMProducer Ken Davenport announced today that Tony and Olivier Award winner and two-time Emmy nominee Alan Cumming's acclaimed one-man production of MACBETH has added a special one-time-only S…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:27PMIt was the blurb of Silva Semerciyan’s Gather Ye Rosebuds that drew me in, claiming to bravely be addressing issues of female circumcision and failures of the Arab Spring. It’s refreshin…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:25PMThe hit revival of Pippin worked its magic on the voters of the Outer Critics Circle Awards, taking seven honors when the winners were announced May 13. The new production of the Stephen Sch…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:22PMCountry music icon and AMERICAN IDOL star Carrie Underwood will portray the role of Maria von Trapp in NBC's upcoming live holiday broadcast of The Sound of Music. The network announced toda…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:18PMProposals for a Greater Los Angeles Producers League are being formalized at a series of meetings.
SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:13PMThe hubbub in the men’s restroom at Lincoln Center’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre a couple years ago was highly energized. During intermission of J.T. Rogers’ “Blood and Gif…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 02:06PMTony Award winners Alan Cumming and Audra McDonald are among the honorees of the eighth annual "Made in NY" Awards, to be held Monday, June 10 at Gracie Mansion. Presented to individuals and…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:05PM
Young Artists of America has done it again. This evening’s concert, REQUIEM, was nothing short of angelic. The beautiful concert featured pieces from a wide variety of requiems by mul…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:55PMComing up this week, 54 BELOW, the performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54thStreet, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:55PMGeorge Salazar, who can currently be seen in the Off-Broadway rock musical F#%king Up Everything, recently sat down with Playbill Video to demonstrate his skills as a performer — behin…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:54PMEW.com has an exclusive first listen to the soundtrack recording of HBO's upcoming biopic BEHIND THE CANDELABRA.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:45PMRenowned musical theatre composer and lyricist Scott Alan will soon host a reading of HOME, written by Christy Hall and himself, on June 27, 2013 directed by Stafford Arima. 'For the first t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:45PMIt was a beautiful day in the neighborhood of Avenue Q on May 11, when film and television star and Broadway vet Christian Slater and his fiancée Brittany Lopez stopped by the Tony-wi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:33PMBroadway legend and Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell and the Washington Choral Arts Society wowed a Mother’s Day crowd with a feel-good repertoire of Broadway and instant classics a…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:33PMNBC's live three-hour broadcast of The Sound of Music, starring multiple Grammy winner Carrie Underwood as Maria von Trapp, will air in December.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:32PMOld Police Cells Museum, BrightonThere was talk a few years ago that the Brighton fringe could rival the Edinburgh fringe, not least because it's so much cheaper for companies to perform. Th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:31PMCity Center's production of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart’s On Your Toes, the final Encores! presentation of the 2012-13 New York City Center season, played May 8-12 at the famed…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:31PMBackstage at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, there was an epic clash of music genres as Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider brought his rock style to the soulful, sensational cast members of Motow…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:29PMThe contestants for the seventh annual Broadway Beauty Pageant have been announced. Participants include Callan Bergmann Silence The Musical, Julius C. Carter SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, Y…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:23PMOn March 24 of this year the Palace Theatre turned one hundred years old. In celebration of the event, me and my American Vaudeville Theatre are presenting a Special One-Time Only Tribute Sh…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:17PMRandy Newman's prescient lyric in "Political Science" that "Every city the whole world round will just be another American town," seems to be coming increasingly true without having to "drop…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:09PMLUCKY GUY star and Tony nominee Tom Hanks will appear on Late Show with David Letterman, on Tuesday, May 14. Locally, the program airs on WCBS2 between 1130PM - 1230AM. Elsewhere, check lo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:07PMTony and Emmy Award winner Elaine Stritch who recently wrapped up her final show, Elaine Stritch at the Carlyle, joined her 30 Rock son, Alec Baldwin on WNYC's podcast 'Here's the Thing' for…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:06PMThe Public Theater Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham announced today that it has successfully completed its Going Public Capital Campaig…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:01PMJeff Talbott’s “The Submission” is maddening and smug, but it begins with a fabulous premise. Danny has just written a play he thinks is dynamite, yet he fears no theater will touch it…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:01PMBen Irvine and Sochi Fried (photo by Yuri Dojc)Gauvreau's Twisted WorldAn icon of Québec-lit gets an airing in Torontoby Beat RiceOne Little Goat Theatre Company’s production of celebrate…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 01:01PMFreedom and ManipulationAn Interactive Message in a Bottleby Jim Murchison@JimMurchisonThere is a challenge in writing a review about a play where it is important you not tell anyone exactly…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 01:00PM
Birmingham Hippodrome: This Qdos-produced gala evening was dedicated to the memory of the much-loved Ian Sandy, who was company manager at the Hippodrome for 23 pantomime seasons.
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:57PMBenj Pasek and Justin Paul, 2013 Tony Award nominees for their original score of A Christmas Story, The Musical, have added a second Dogfight reunion concert on May 15 at 11:30 PM at Jo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:53PMTwo-time Tony Award nominee Christine Andreas will star as Judy Garland in Heartbreaker: Two Months with Judy Garland, the stage premiere of John Meyer's 1983 book about his time with th…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:51PMBold prison breaks, hearty sword fights, and tales of treachery and rescue are the hallmarks of French novelist Alexandre Dumas’ beloved classic, The Three Musketeers, and Synetic Th…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:48PMNBC has picked up a comedy starring Broadway vet Sean Hayes and Victor Fresco titled SEAN SAVES THE WORLD. Today NBC released the official trailer for new series. Check it out below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:46PMClaps of thunder punctuated a recent performance of Willy Russell's Blood Brothers at Astoria Performing Arts Center, an incredibly skilled theater company that presents shows out of the Goo…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:46PMShakespeare rules! That’s certainly how Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad feel about playing the world famous lovers in the upcoming Broadway production of Romeo and Juliet. "Performing on…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:35PMThe place to be in Los Angeles on Broadway's Biggest Night is the exquisite Taglyan Cultural Complex, located mere blocks from the world famous intersection of Hollywood and Vine, for the Ac…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:34PMDavid Leveaux’s prime consideration for the first Broadway production of Romeo and Juliet in over three decades is ensuring that the 16th century Shakespeare classic feels contemporary. �…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:34PMNickelodeon's Jennette McCurdy and Ariana Grande are back as their iconic characters from iCarly and Victorious in the brand-new, spin-off comedy SAM amp CAT. Grande made her Broadway debut …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:34PMWin two tickets to Broadway’s Romeo and Juliet starring Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad.
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SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 12:32PMBroadwayWorld has confirmed that Ghostlight Records will release the New Broadway Cast Recording for Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz's beloved coming-of-age musical comedy Pippin, which…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:27PMThe 2013 Encore Celebration Gala Weekend was announced by the Center for Performing Arts and the Michael Feinstein Great American Songbook Initiative.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25PMONCE, the Tony and Grammy Award winning Best New Musical based on the 2007 Academy Award-winning film currently plays on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre 242 West 45th Street. The p…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:21PMWell, the curtain has officially fallen on Smash, and by curtain, we mean Peacock-shaped axe, and by fallen, we mean Smash is canceled. It’s the inevitable outcome we all saw comi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:20PMYou’re invited to join Suzan-Lori Parks from the lobby of The Public Theater for Watch Me Work which will be livestreaming for the global, peer-produced, open-source HowlRound TV project. …
SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:17PMThe Unusual Staging of Mike Bartlett’s “Bull” The title of Bull, Mike Bartlett’s latest play, has a double meaning. On one level, it’s shorthand for “bull…
SOURCE: TDF at 12:16PMFirst of all, Smash-ers, I’m assuming you’ve seen this. I’ll give it a minute to sink in. Not that it’s any surprise to anyone, of course. Smash has been tanking hardcore in the rat…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:14PMLUCKY GUY star and Tony nominee Tom Hanks will appear on “Late Show with David Letterman,” on Tuesday, May 14. Locally, the program airs on WCBS2 between 11:30PM – 12:30AM. Elsewhe…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:14PMRelive the 2013 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards and watch the complete ceremony featuring the night’s big winners, all-star presenters and all the outrageous moments in between!
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PMFour-time Tony Award-nominated and Drama Desk Award-winning actress Tovah Feldshuh will host the seventh annual Broadway Beauty Pageant, an all-male contest benefiting New York's Ali For…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:05PMFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE BROADWAY LEAGUE REVEALS “THE AUDIENCE FOR TOURING BROADWAY” FOR 2011 – 2012 SEASON
Internet Ticket Buying on the Rise
The Tony Awards® More Influential in Sh…
SOURCE: Ticket News at 12:03PMStop by The Studio Theatre’s 3rd Floor Atrium - 1501 14th Street NW, in Washington DC TODAY between 1 and 5 PM for University of Maryland’s MFA 2013 Design Exhibition.
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:03PMNBC has canceled "Go On," which features Tony winner Laura Benanti, "The New Normal," which co-stars Tony nominee Andrew Rannells, and "1600 Penn," with To…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01PMLauren Ward first impressed New York theater audiences with her performance as the title character in Violet, the 1997 off-Broadway musical that continues to be staged around the country. Th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00PMThe Play That Goes Wrong at Trafalgar Studios 2 has extended by two weeks until 1 June.
Forgotten lines, inept actors and a set with its screws loose form the heart of the new comedy, which…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PMNBC has canceled "Go On," which features Tony winner Laura Benanti, and "The New Normal," which co-stars Tony nominee Andrew Rannells, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PMJBN sits down with Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina, aka The Skivvies, an award-winning NYC musical duo that does stripped down versions of eclectic covers and eccentric originals. Not only ar…
SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00PMJBN sits down with Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina, aka The Skivvies, an award-winning NYC musical duo that does stripped down versions of eclectic covers and eccentric originals. Not only ar…
SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00PM
First of all, Smash-ers, I’m assuming you’ve seen this. I’ll give it a minute to sink in. Not that it’s any surprise to anyone, of course. Smash has been tanking har…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:58AMAWA Partners has just announced that they are joining forces with OBBOff Broadway Booking to expand operations as a full-service agency. The new company will operate under the banner of AW…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:57AMThe Belarus Free Theatre's production of Trash Cuisine opens at the Young Vic on 30 May. On 11 June, join the theatre company's artistic director Natalie Koliada, Guardian theatre editor And…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:53AMThe Broadway League has released its eighth edition of the demographics report, The Audience for Touring Broadway 2011 - 2012. Updated on a biennial basis, it tracks profiles of audiences th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:52AMThe Drama League Executive Director, Gabriel Shanks Artistic Director, Roger T. Danforth will officially dedicate its new home, The Drama League Theater Center 32 Avenue of the Americas, a n…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:51AMThe original Broadway cast recording of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL, a show nominated for four TONY Awards, is to be released June 4, 2013, by MotownUniversal Music Enterprises
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:49AMJust wanted to expend a few words on a terrific play I saw yesterday at LaMama. Jill Campbell’s Chemistry of Love would make a highly compatible companion piece to Robert Honeywell&#…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:47AMTwo-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone will be part of the third season of FX's "American Horror Story," creator Ryan Murphy tweeted May 12.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:47AMDee Snider, the Twisted Sister frontman who has appeared on Broadway in Rock of Ages, paid a visit to the new musical Motown this weekend. He met with the show's stars after the performance.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:46AMAwards on Awards on Awards. It’s not news to any theatre person in New York City that the 2012-2013 awards season is truly off and running! All the nominations are in across the board …
SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 11:43AMREVIEW: In a funny and painful new play by 20% Theatre, a girl comes out to her parents, as a boy.
SOURCE: StarTribune at 11:41AMWill Tony nominee Lousie Pitre go from ABBA to Sting? The original star of Broadway’s Mamma Mia! recently led readings of the rocker’s long-in-the-works musical The Last Ship, re…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:37AMWill Tony nominee Lousie Pitre go from ABBA to Sting? The original star of Broadway’s Mamma Mia! recently participated in readings of the rocker’s long-in-the-works musical The L…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:37AMThe new Broadway production of PIPPIN has broken the house record for the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street) grossing $861,513 over eight performances for the week ending May 12, 2013.…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 11:36AMTom Sturridge has been named outstanding featured actor in a play at the US Outer Critics Circle Awards. The British actor won for his work in Lyle Kessler’s Orphans, which is to prema…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:34AMAs BroadwayWorld previously reported, Sting's new stage musical, THE LAST SHIP, which has been buzzed about for an upcoming Broadway run, just had a staged reading, which was directed by Joe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:32AMAdam Bock, Taylor Mac and Paula Vogel are among the playwrights who will develop new works during the 2013 Sundance Theatre Lab, which will take place this summer in Utah.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:25AMTo launch our new partnership with GroSocial, we're giving away copies of archive theatre programmes and posters through our Whatsonstage.com Facebook page.To enter, simply like us on Facebo…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:21AMIt was a rough weekend to be a Broadway actor on an NBC show. Along with axing theater centric Smash and Go On, starring Tony winner Laura Benanti, the Peacock has also decided to bring down…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:20AMLeap of Faith, the Broadway musical about a con-man preacher who blows into a depressed, drought-plagued Kansas town, where he spars with a lady sheriff, closed at the St. James Theatre May …
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:16AMLike talking about theatre but not post-show Q&As? Taking a leaf from the popular book club model, there is now a promising alternativeTheatre is a communal activity, and sometimes the best …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:13AMIn 1936, Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed, and starred in his final silent movie, Modern Times. His trademark character, The Little Tramp, with his toothbrush mustache and bowler hat would ma…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:13AMt's 1974 and the corridors of Westminster ring with the sound of infighting and backbiting as Britain's political parties battle to change the future of the nation, whatever it takes. In thi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:10AMA benefit concert to support DreamCatcher Entertainment will feature pianist Kevin Cole with special guests Brian d'Arcy James (Shrek, Next to Normal), Klea Blackhurst (Everything the Tr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:10AMSend to Kindle Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators for media covering New York theatre announced today its award winners for the 2012-13 season in 24 categorie…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:08AMPippin, Kinky Boots and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Take the Outer Critics Awards: Will these nods mirror the Tony's?
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:06AMChristine Baranski, Kelli Barrett, Walter Bobbie, Jeremy Cohen, Dalton Harrod, Randy Skinner, Shonn Wiley, Karen Ziemba, New York City Ballet Principal dancer Joaquin De Luz and American Bal…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:01AMKing Kong is koming . . . to Broadway. If you haven’t heard, a musical version of King Kong is set to debut Down Under on June 15th. And, well, since one of the most famous scenes i…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMCitizens of the Capitol! We are so sorry for the delay in bringing you the results of the 2nd Annual Broadway Hunger Games. Due to the festivities surrounding the Tony Awards in our fair cit…
SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 11:00AMThe following are the Broadway Grosses from the week ending May 12, 2013: Show Name GrossGross TotalAttn %Cap AvgPaidAdm ANN $241,037 3,445 38.69% $69.97 ANNIE $743,412 8,970 65.65% $82.88 C…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Neil Patrick Harris is coming back to Broadway! Well, kind of. The How I Met Your Mother star and former prepubescent physician is once again hosting the Tony Awards, which means he’s …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:59AMThis week marks your last chance to see Alec Baldwin lead the Tony-Nominated ORPHANS. The production, which also stars Ben Foster and Tony Award Nominee Tom Sturridge, will play its final sh…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:56AMNominations in 26 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing's 67th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were announced late last month by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Sutton Foster. …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:54AMMultiple Tony Award winner Tommy Tune will host The Actors Fund's 17th Annual Tony Awards Viewing Party, which will be held June 9 at the Taglyan Cultural Complex.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AMTwo-time Tony winner Patti LuPone and Oscar nominee Angela Bassett will make magic in American Horror Story: Coven, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The third season of Ryan Murphy&rsquo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:53AMThe Weekly Howl is a peer-produced, open-access discussion about theater culture and contemporary performance that happens in real-time on Twitter using the hashtag #newplay .* Join us Thurs…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:52AMToday is the birthday of the sadly short-lived Richie Valens (1941-1959), stolen from the world in the same plane crash that took Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper. Since Valens was only 17 …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:48AM“Pippin” and “Kinky Boots” won outstanding revival and new Broadway musical, respectively, at the Outer Critics Circle Awards. Winners were announced on Monday mornin…
SOURCE: Backstage at 10:46AMGeorge Salazar is known as a performer with roles Off-Broadway and in the hit Broadway revival of Godspell. What many fans might not know is that Salazar's first love was not musical theatre…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:39AMThe Broadway cast recording of the 2013 Tony Award-nominated Best Revival of Pippin, featuring a 700-person fan chorus backing the show's Tony Award-nominated Featured Actress …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:37AMSome of Broadway's brightest stars came out in support of Rebecca Luker and her return engagement of Rebecca Luker sings Jerome Kern at 54 Below, the new performance venue located beneat…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AMA while back I announced the next ConnectorCon, and we are lining up even more great speakers. I hope you'll come and check it out. You can read all about the panels and workshops below and …
SOURCE: One Producer in the City at 10:30AMThe Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine muiscal runs through June 2.
SOURCE: NJ.com at 10:27AMThe Théâtre du Châtelet production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Sunday in the Park With George, which starred Julian …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:26AMWHO: The Little Shubert Theatre, The Shubert Organization Inc. POSITION: Assistant Treasurer DESCRIPTION: The Little Shubert Theatre, a 499 seat off-Broadway venue conveniently located in m…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:24AMSometimes a performance is so finely adept that you forget the actor and see only the character. The dancer is inseparable from the dance, to borrow Yeats’ timeless formulation.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:15AMThe Broadway League, the national trade association for the Broadway industry, has released its eighth edition of the demographics report, "The Audience for Touring Broadway 2011 &ndash…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:11AMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2_VQ_RoyzI by Kallee Lins Dr. Andrew Irving looks at stories differently than most people. Whereas many would think of their life story as a series of event…
SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 10:09AMJanthi Mills has been named Hull Truck Theatre’s new executive director. She joins the venue this August from her current role as general manager of the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry. Her p…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:09AMIt is easy to think of The Submission as “Tootsie” for writers. But Jeff Talbott’s eloquent, tedious story is both larger and smaller than the Dustin Hoffman vehicle. Larger, because…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:07AMSave on tickets to the Tony-nominated revival of ANNIE - now starring GLEE's Jane Lynch as Miss Hannigan
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:05AMThe Broadway revival of “Pippin” scored seven awards from the Outer Critics Circle, with the musical notching kudos for musical revival, director (Diane Paulus) and lead actress in a mus…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:03AMBroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was thrilled to sit down and speak with nearly all of this year's Tony Award nominees at the official Tonys Meet amp Greet on May 1, 2013, and we will be bringi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00AMMurder. Mayhem. America’s first serial killer. The Chicago World’s Fair. Imagine all of these concepts brutally twisted together into a full length rock opera and you’ll have a glimpse…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:00AM
Ruth Kraft, a theatre journalist and published who worked at Playbill magazine and was co-founder of Performing Arts magazine in Los Angeles, died in her sleep May 19. She had been battling …
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AMThings finally quieted down in terms of Broadway show openings which were top heavy on solo shows this year. But there was plenty to see off the main stem-- to wit&nb…
SOURCE: Curtainup Blog Annex at 09:45AMPlaybill's weekly recap, with notes and comment, of the latest episode of the NBC musical drama series "Smash," about the dreamers behind Broadway musicals. Here's a look a…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AMThe perfect casting in Act II's production elevates this oft-produced comedy into an evening of fantastical farce.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 09:41AMThe Broadway revival of Pippin is the winner of seven 2013 Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical. Kinky Boots was named Outstanding New Broadway Musical and…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:41AMAnd don't let the door hit ya on the way out! Even though the announcement of "Smash's" cancellation is so fresh it's still being retweeted by some of my "late ado…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:41AMThe cast and creative team of the New York City Center Encores! production of the 1936 Rodgers and Hart musical On Your Toes toasted the show's brief run with a closing night party
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:39AMThe new Broadway production of Macbeth starring Tony Award winner Alan Cumming, which opened April 21 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, has added an additional performance, and will now play t…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 09:37AMColiseum, London: English National Opera's new production of Berg's modernist masterpiece was originally due to be directed by Rupert Goold, whose previous staging at the London Co…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:34AMStaged readings of Lord Tom, which is billed as "a new American musical," will be presented May 20 at 4 PM and May 21 at 11 AM at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre in Manhattan.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:31AMTony nominee Carolee Carmello confesses which "loud" Broadway star she idolized as a kid, who she believes is responsible for her Tony nomination, why Evita reminds her of Sca…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:28AM“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” won outstanding new Broadway play, “Kinky Boots” new Broadway musical, ”Pippin” best musical revival, “Who&#…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:25AMDo critics recommend paying for "Old-Fashioned Prostitutes (A True Romance)"?
SOURCE: stagegrade.com at 09:22AMNEW YORK — Years ago, when her roommate came home one day sobbing, Laura Benanti comforted her the only way she knew how — with a song.Benanti, who would go on to win a Tony Award, still…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 09:19AMThe Recording Academy has announced that the 56th Annual Grammy Awards will be presented Jan. 26, 2014, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:19AMArnold Peters, who played Jack Woolley in the long–running Radio 4 soap opera, The Archers, for more than 30 years, has died at the age of 87. He had been suffering from Alzheimer’s …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:18AMBoston Does Boston acknowledges our bands by having local musicians from all over town, as well as JP, cover songs by their fav Boston rockers and dance musicians.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:13AMNEW YORK (AP) — Years ago, when her roommate came home one day sobbing, Laura Benanti comforted her the only way she knew how — with a song.
SOURCE: Boston Globe at 09:10AMNEW YORK—Years ago, when her roommate came home one day sobbing, Laura Benanti comforted her the only way she knew how—with a song.
SOURCE: Denver Post at 09:08AMNEW YORK (AP) -- Years ago, when her roommate came home one day sobbing, Laura Benanti comforted her the only way she knew how - with a song....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:08AMA new book argues that this specialist theatre has helped make the city a magnet for the dance worldWilliam Forsythe thinks that "every city in the world should have a Sadler's Wells". In 20…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:07AMOn the bumper of my car is a sticker for the summer camp my step son attended last year. Someone comes by, notices the sticker and asks me about it. I raved about the place. Could recommend …
SOURCE: Mission Paradox at 09:00AM
Sadler’s Wells’ 2013 autumn season will include world premieres from Wayne McGregor’s Random Dance and Rambert Dance Company. Atomos, choreographed by McGregor, is inspired by the stru…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:58AMBroadway’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 08:40AMDefining a theatre 'flop' is no straightforward task. A general rule of thumb could be that it makes less money than it costs to stage. But it's not always that simple. Shows which have actu…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:31AMThe dilemma of capitalism as seen from the underbelly of the real estate world is coming to you directly from the brilliant mind of David Mamet, Fells Point Corner Theatre presents the Pulit…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:30AMAre you ready for a really great adventure with Lilly, Queen of the World? Well, if so, grab your sunglasses and don’t forget your purse as you head out to Pumpkin Theatre to see Lilly’s…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:30AMThe Suffolk town of Halesworth might look idyllic but don’t be fooled, there’s darkness lurking behind the half-timbered facades. This year’s High Tide festival of new writing tackles …
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:24AMEvery once in a while I attend a performance that is so remarkable that I forget about ticket sales, fundraising, budget cutting or any other aspect of my job. A recent performance of Le Cor…
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 08:11AMSusan Coffer has been named executive director of Northern Stage in Newcastle. In this newly created position, Coffer will work alongside incoming artistic director Lorne Campbell. Previousl…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:09AMForget Gypsy Rose Lee… the men of the Great White Way were greased, sprayed, tanned and buffed last week for a special preview performance of Broadway Bares, the notorious burlesque-style …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 08:06AMCheck out the open mic videos from Heat 3 Broadway Unplugged and AussieTheatre’s Project X. Watch the videos of the performances and vote for your favourite using the form below. Online vo…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:06AMTony Award-winner Brian Stokes Mitchell of Ragtime, Man of La Mancha, and Kiss Me, Kate fame is no stranger to the Kennedy Center stage and, given the strength of his voice, it’s easy to …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:01AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on May 13 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
Do critics think "Bull" is full of it?
SOURCE: stagegrade.com at 07:56AMAre critics dancing in the aisles for "Nikolai and the Others"?
SOURCE: stagegrade.com at 07:53AMTamir Hendelman's remarkable keyboard skills are matched by his immense versatility. He's an award-winning composer and popular session player who brings all-star talent to every gig.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:50AMAre critics going to remember "The Memory Show"?
SOURCE: stagegrade.com at 07:46AMAre critics getting back to "Core Values"?
SOURCE: stagegrade.com at 07:43AMContinuing its tradition of showcasing known and lesser known Broadway and West End talent in the Barbara Cook’s Spotlight cabaret series, the Kennedy Center played host to Adam Pascal on …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:41AMWhere can you find the best places to buy theatre books from? What are the best theatre bookshops in London? Well, look no further. We’re completely addicted to theatre at A Younger Th…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:41AMToday is the birthday of Polaire (b. Emilie Bouchard, 1879-1939). I was flabbergasted to notice I hadn’t already done a post on her; I knew about her and had mentioned her in in No App…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:38AMNatalie Cassidy and Anna Calder-Marshall will star in Passion in Studio 2, a series of free readings of works in progress running alongside the run of Happy New in June.
On 25 June, award-wi…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:14AMSurreal standup takes best of fest award, underlining British comedians' strong profile in AustraliaLeftfield stand-up Paul Foot has won the main international award at the Sydney Comedy fes…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:13AM3 Myths That Are Killing Literary Culture » By Michelle Richmond on Medium. A good read.
SOURCE: direct address at 07:05AM
An Irish Employment Appeals Tribunal has found against a director and company of actors who made a claim for lost earnings against Dublin’s Tivoli Theatre following the early closure of th…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:58AMOuter Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators for media covering New York theatre announced today its award winners for the 2012-13 season in 24 categories. Broadway sta…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 06:56AMBarons Court Theatre, London: Wow, this play is good. In Blavatsky's Tower, Moira Buffini brings the might of her metaphysical imagination to the soap opera of family life. Blood ties a…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:52AMCriterion, London: It's a bit odd, and arguably gratuitous, to open an acting showcase with literal smoke and mirrors and a spiky dance sequence by a physical theatre ensemble. The proj…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:52AMOld Vic artistic director Kevin Spacey will deliver this year’s MacTaggart Lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival. Spacey executive produced and starred in the drama Ho…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:20AMIf anyone working in British theatre over the past half-century could claim to have been a renaissance man, it was surely Patrick Garland, whose multifaceted life included spells as a poet, …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:01AM
As a study in the personal trials and tribulations of life in the office, John Van Druten’s 1931 play is a little closer in style and banality to Ricky Gervais than to the advertising agen…
SOURCE: The Independent at 04:59AMAmong this week's major London theatre
openings, in the West End and further afield, are Public Enemy at the Young Vic, Liza (on an E), the Royal Court's Victorian in the Wall, and more:
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SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:41AMYesterday's Bafta television awards signalled success for several firm favourites at Whatsonstage.com: Ben Whishaw was named best actor for his superb Richard II, Sheridan Smith best actress…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:13AMA tender but bruising account of dementia is filtered through an architect’s view of the world in Nicola Baldwin’s Tony and Rose. But all the design mantras in the world can’t help a s…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:01AMPosted in UncategorizedFirst, the definition of an expert: a person who has a comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or skill in a particular area. Second, why strive to become an exp…
SOURCE: theartsentrepreneur.com at 04:00AM“Those bastards have bombed my crime scene,” exclaims maverick police pathologist Dr Lennox Collins (Patrick Kennedy). The bastards in question being the Luftwaffe, the crime scene being…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AM
Meet the lead cast of Legally Blonde Australia, now at the Princess Theatre Melbourne.
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SOURCE: Theatre People Australia at 01:54AMJYM Theatre Co is delighted to bring this genius musical to the stage, with a stellar cast and creative team and our biggest and grandest production to date.
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SOURCE: Theatre People Australia at 01:41AMThe reading will star Celia Keenan-Bolger as 'Kate Quin,' Ari Graynor as 'Samantha Stewart,' Merritt Wever as 'Holly Caplan,' Lisa Joyce as 'Muffet DiNicola,' Aya Cash as 'Rita Altabel,' Lis…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM2013 Tony nominees will be celebrated this month at Jim Caruso's Cast Party tonight, May 13 and Monday, May 20 at 930pm at Birdland Jazz Club.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMThe Broadway Boys will perform their debut concert at XL Nightclub entitled 'A New Broadway' tonight, May 13th with special guests from Broadway's MOTOWN Rebecca Covington and 2x Grammy-nomi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMThe Boston Theater Critics Association BTCA previously announced that Broadway icon Chita Rivera will be the recipient of the 2013 Elliot Norton Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's awa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMThommie Retter and Stage Door Designs have joined forces to produce and present THIS WAY TO BROADWAY, A Concert Featuring Today's Talented Youth. Their first event will be held at the 777 Th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMThe CSC cast album of PASSION records today, May 13th, for a July 2nd release. The good news is that it will feature the entire cast, including Melissa Errico. Amy Justman has been filling i…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMThe West Side YMCA's Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater will present its 3rd annual benefit cabaret, Little Theater, Big Dreams tonight, May 13th at 7PM. The Off-Broadway hidden gem, located i…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMTonight, May 13, 2013, Theatre Communications Group TCG, the national organization for theatre, will honor Ruth and Stephen Hendel and Ming Cho Lee with a Gala Evening at the Angel Orensanz …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMThe Covenant House 'Night of Broadway Stars' will take place tonight, May 13th at the Kimmel Center. The evening will feature performances by top Broadway stars to poignant stories told by h…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMThe Demon Barber of Fleet Street comes the Whitehorse Centre this May
TICKETS: 1300 305 771
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Sweeney Todd
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SOURCE: Theatre People Australia at 01:09AMWinner's Talley for 2 or more Pippin 7 Kinky Boots 3 Matilda The Musical 2 My Name Is Asher Lev 2 The Nance 2 Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike 2
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:01AMNowadays I review so many plays and musicals, both in New York and elsewhere, that it's growing more and more...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AMThe Jimmy Smith Trio plays "The Sermon" in 1964: (This is the latest in a series of arts-related videos that...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AM"The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the incredible, and those who do the improbable." Oscar Wilde,...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:00AMThe Airborne Toxic Event's Impromptu "Friends" Song
The Airborne Toxic Event takes over the Studio! Mikel, Steven, Noah, Anna, and Daren all crunch together on our white couch to talk about …
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMDoing Splits With Betsey Johnson
We love a gal who dances to the beat of her own DJ, and Betsey Johnson has moxie in spades! We catch up with the quirky designer in her NYC studio where she …
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The Outer Critics Circle Awards announced their winners Monday. These precursor prizes offer only a limited amount of insight into next month's Tony Awards as some of their categories co…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:58AMHottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, May 12, 2013 - Sunday, May 12, 2013.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:45AMThe Outer Critics Circle Awards designate certain awards for Broadway and for Off Broadway, but the acting awards can be for either. This year, not a single performance award was given…
SOURCE: Off-Off Blogway at 12:37AM(screencap via Ecce Homo/Vimeo)There is no pop icon who has been so adored, so reviled, so popular or so imitated since the early days of Madonna. And, like Madonna, Lady Gaga knows about im…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:03AMtaking risks is good...so is laughterby Estelle RosenVinny Francois has nearly 15 years of experience as a professional improviser. A founding director of Montreal Improv and producer of Mpr…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:02AMThe Outer Critics Circle and the New York Drama Critics’ Circle named Christopher Durang’s comedy “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” as the best play of the 2012-13 season. &…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:01AMA Week in the Nation's Theatreby Chris Lane@chrislanetweetsClosing doors: After a 27-year history, Mississauga’s Stage West Dinner Theatre will be presenting its last dinner shows thi…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMHottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Sunday, May 12, 2013.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00AMThe one-night-only reading of Wendy Wasserstein's Uncommon Women and Others is presented May 13 at 8 PM in the Theresa Lang Theatre at Marymount Manhattan College, home of the …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe American Repertory Theater productions of Pippin and The Glass Menagerie, David Cromer's staging of Our Town at the Huntington Theatre Company and the world-premiere play Operation E…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSam and Alex With a Z!, a collection of songs from rising musical theatre songwriters Alexander Sage Oyen and Sam Salmond, is offered May 13 at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York City.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTony-winning director-choreographer Jerry Mitchell, who was recently nominated for the 2013 Tony Awards for Best Choreography and Best Direction of Kinky Boots, is honored with the 2013 &quo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe cast of the Classic Stage Company revival of the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical Passion, including Judy Kuhn and Ryan Silverman, gather May 13 to record a new, expansive two-disc …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMAli Ewoldt (West Side Story, Les Misérables) joins the Off-Broadway cast of The Fantasticks as Luisa, beginning May 13 at the Snapple Theater Center.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMArs Nova's Out Loud series presents a free reading of I'll Get You Back Again by Sarah Gancher May 13 at 3:30 PM.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMBroadway's up-and-coming stars and the West Side YMCA's Kids Company perform in the third annual benefit cabaret Little Theater, Big Dreams. Held at the West Side YMCA's Marjorie…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMBarefoot Theatre Company presents a free reading of Welcome to the White Room, a new play by Trish Harnetiaux, May 13 as part of its bareNaked Reading Series.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWinners of the 2012-13 Outer Critics Circle Awards were announced May 13. The critically acclaimed revival of Pippin, directed by Diane Paulus, earned seven awards, including Outstanding Rev…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWinners of the 2013 Outer Critics Circle Awards, honoring excellence in Broadway and off-Broadway theater, were announced on May 13. Winners were selected in 24 categories. Former Outer Cr…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00AMThey may not be "revolting" children but they certainly are taking over Broadway. It takes just a quick scan of the Broadway lineup to discover that talented youngsters are everywhere you t…
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