Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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BILL & JOAN: 100% – SWEET by Lemonmeter

SWEET This scorching drama is not for the faint of heart, but for those who prefer their live theater edgy, imaginative, and adventurous – a Sacred Fools house specialty. Ed Rampell &#…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 11:56PM

Fuse Music Preview: Navigating the Headwaters of the Third Stream by J. R. Carroll

The NEC Wind Ensemble's celebrates Gunther Schuller, who has written a new work honoring Dave Brubeck for an ensemble very similar to the one he conducted in the 1960 recording of Charles M…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:43PM

Almost, Maine – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Maya Asheri

Written by John Cariani, Almost, Maine is the most staggeringly popular play you’ve never heard of (or maybe you have, we’re split 50/50 on the issue). It is currently the most …

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 11:38PM

Elaine Stritch @ 92Y by Barry

          Elaine Stritch Makes Rare Appearance to Discuss New Documentary         By: Ellis NassourUnrelated to Nothing Like a Dame, which she's very much a part of, but cer…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:10PM

Hugh Jackman Set to Host the Tony Awards by Diamond Grant

Academy Award nominee and Tony and Golden Globe winner Hugh Jackman will host the 68th Annual Tony Awards live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The Awards will be broadcast Sunda…

SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 11:08PM

Theatre Review: ‘Seussical Jr., The Musical’ at Pumpkin Theatre by April Forrer

As part of Pumpkin Theatre’s series of “theatre for kids by kids,” Seussical Jr., The Musical, gloriously sings and dances its way onto the Pumpkin stage.  Seussical Jr. is directed b…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:00PM

Hottest Articles on BWW from Wednesday, Feb. 12

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Wednesday, February 12, 2014.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00PM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Evolution, Revolution and the Mail Order Bride by Anne-Marie Peard

Performer–composer–singer–writer Zulya Kamalova’s Evolution, Revolution and the Mail Order Bride is three stories about three women that explore how the suppression of the fem…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:51PM

Stunning War Horse Gallops Back Into Region At The Kravis by Bill Hirschman

War Horse is cherished by many of us who saw it at Lincoln Center as one of the most brilliantly executed pieces of theater we have seen. But it’s hard to shake the heretical truth that t…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:42PM

Sting's musical finds a Broadway home

NEW YORK (AP) - Singer-songwriter Sting's new musical "The Last Ship" has found a nice berth on Broadway.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 10:37PM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Falsettos – Darlinghurst Theatre Company by Cassie Tongue

Falsettos, the Tony-Award winning (book and score) William Finn/James Lapine show, comes from a marriage of two works written ten years apart: March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland. It’…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:54PM

Watch the Full Premiere of Annie Proulx's BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Opera on medici.tv! by BroadwayWorld

One of the highlights of the 2014 operatic season, Brokeback Mountain is a new opera composed by Charles Wuorinen after the original short story of Annie Proulx. On February 7, medici.tv str…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:45PM

Drew Gasparini Flies from NYC For LIVE IN LONDON, Feb 17 by BroadwayWorld

Award winning musical theatre composer Drew Gasparini is flying in from NYC to London for a one-off intimate performance in the heart of the West End on Mon 17th Feb 2014.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:26PM

Review: Annie – Packemin Productions by Cassie Tongue

Annie is a perfect programming choice for Packemin. It’s youthful and calls for a youthful cast, Packemin’s speciality in its amateur/professional split model. It’s accessi…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:19PM

HUSTLING, OUT WITH DAD Lead 5th Annual Indie Series Awards Nominations; Full List! by TV News Desk

Nominees for the 5th Annual Indie Series Awards have been revealed in a special episode of We Love Soaps TV. The ISAs celebrate the best in independently produced, scripted entertainment cre…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:16PM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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2013 Matilda Award Nominations Announced by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

Celebrating more than 25 years of theatrical excellence in southeast Queensland, the Matilda Awards nominations for 2013 were recently announced. There are five Gold Matilda Awards for outst…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:57PM

Los Angeles Theater Review: BILL & JOAN (Sacred Fools Theater Company) by Paul Birchall

RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES It was the shot heard round the countercultural world – the Big Bang of the Beats, as it were. At a party one night in Mexico City in 1951, writer William Burroughs …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:50PM

'Death of Klinghoffer' to make Metropolitan Opera debut by David Ng

Assailed as anti-Semitic and pro-Palestinian when it premiered in 1991, John Adams' "The Death of Klinghoffer" has long been an artistic hot potato that many major opera companies have found…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:45PM

What I Learned In The Hospital by Joe Patti

Yesterday I was at our local hospital attending some presentations on different aspects of the hospital’s operations. One of the people spoke about the processes the hospital follows t…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 08:41PM

Independent Spotlight Perth: Second Hands – Blue Room Summer Nights by Cicely Binford

What happens when two Fringe World Festival 2013 award-winners get together and collaborate on a Fringe World 2014 project? We’re about to find out, as we are less than a week away from th…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:32PM

Sid Caesar: A Larger-Than-Life Figure, With a Longer Shadow by Brian Lowry

Sid Caesar can be judged, in part, by the company he kept. As the star of “Your Show of Shows,” he famously provided a spawning ground for numerous titans of comedy, with a writing staff…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:16PM

Broadway's ALL THE WAY Announces Student Rush Policy by BroadwayWorld

The producers of All the Way, the new play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan The Kentucky Cycle, are pleased to announce a student rush policy.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:08PM

LeeSaar The Company by Theasy.com

LeeSaar The Company The Joyce Theatre Reviewed by Jane Sato BOTTOM LINE: A relative newcomer from the Israeli dance scene presents an edgy, feminist and aggressive side of the female psyc…

SOURCE: theasy.com at 08:04PM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Lea Salonga Joins Il Divo For Three Legs Of International Tour by Pat Cerasaro

Tony Award-winning performer and world renown vocalist Lea Salonga joins with supergroup Il Divo for three legs of their upcoming tour according to a new announcement.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:38PM

Photo Flash: Isabel and Ruben Toledo Host Pre-Party in Honor of k.d. lang in AFTER MIDNIGHT by BroadwayWorld

AFTER MIDNIGHT, currently playing at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, just welcomed k.d. lang as its special guest star. Lang will continue her Broadway run through March 9. Fashion duo Isabel a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:37PM

Book review: Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History. by Lizwollman

No Broadway show in recent memory elicited a more potent blend of scapegoating and Schadenfreude than Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, which was conceived in 2002 by producer Tony Adams, score…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 07:37PM

THE WHO'S SENSATION: THE STORY OF TOMMY Set For Blu-ray & DVD, Out 3/11 by Pat Cerasaro

A fascinating and revealing documentary tracing the creation and subsequent success of internationally adored rock band The Who's rock opera TOMMY titled THE WHO'S SENSATION THE STORY OF TOM…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:17PM

A Closer Look At THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA In Hamburg by Pat Cerasaro

A new behind the scenes look at mega-musical mega-hit THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA in Hamburg is now available to view.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:07PM

Kelli O'Hara, Susan Stroman to Make Met Opera Debuts in THE MERRY WIDOW on New Year's Eve by BroadwayWorld

On New Year's Eve, Tony Award-winning director Susan Stroman will make her Metropolitan Opera debut with a new production of Lehar's The Merry Widow, conducted by Andrew Davis.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:05PM

David Lan will bring flair to the World Trade Centre arts complex by Michael Billington

He may not look like a showman, but Lan has a Diaghilev-like talent for bringing artists togetherIt comes as no surprise to learn that David Lan has been appointed as a consulting artistic d…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03PM

David Lan named as artistic director of World Trade Centre arts hub by Mark Brown

Acclaimed Young Vic director to work part time on Frank Gehry-designed complex until its opening in 2018One of the most respected figures in British theatre is to take on the challenge of ru…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02PM

Review: (Ottawa) Rider Girl (Undercurrents) by The Charlebois Post

Game On (Life as Sport)by Jim MurchisonRider Girl is a play that works as a play and a pep rally all the while drawing analogies to the game of life. I can only imagine how it plays in Saska…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 07:02PM

Josh Groban & Judith Hill's 'Remember When It Rained' Single Now Available On iTunes by Pat Cerasaro

Internationally celebrated recording artist and concert performer Josh Groban joins with up-and-coming vocalist Judith Hill for the new single 'Remember When It Rained', which is now availab…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00PM

Review: Le Corsaire (Tour - Manchester)

English National Ballet present a beautiful tale of pirates, the high seas and true love.

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:00PM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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DONKEYS’ YEARS Rose, Kingston by Libby Purves

GAUDEAMUS IGITUR!  A FAVE FRAYN FARCE RETURNS Those who love a good farce – lost trousers, sock-suspenders,  nifty door-work, ridiculous fights and punctured dignity -  sometimes fe…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:58PM

‘A Little Night Music’ at Damascus Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

A weekend in the country is exactly what you’re in for if you head up to the Damascus Theatre Company’s production of A Little Night Music at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn this month. The S…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:54PM

Falsettos, Darlinghurst Theatre Company – review by Jessica Keath

Falsettos deals with the emotional fallout of the Aids crisis of the ’80s but does so as a wholesome musical, which is here kept light and brightJessica Keath

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:50PM

In Defense of My Undergraduate Playwriting Degree by HowlRound

By Alan Dupont. I'm not sure a business degree is practical anymore. It depends on the program, I suppose, but if colleges are preparing students for the workforce—and I've argued that tha…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 06:37PM

David Lan to Lead Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center as Artistic Director; Sexton, Hayles & Daldry Join Team by BroadwayWorld

The Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center 'the PAC' today announces the establishment of a core team of artistic leaders David Lan Artistic Director of London's Young Vic as Consu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:30PM

‘Seminar’ at Round House Theatre by David Friscic by Joel Markowitz

Floating windows at the top of the stage! That Is not, necessarily, the first thing you marvel at in the Round House Theatre’s current and stimulating new play Seminar for, indeed, all the…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:23PM

Westminster's top dog heads to 'Kinky Boots' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- There are plenty of divas onstage at Broadway's "Kinky Boots" - and a special four-legged kind plans on joining them soon....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:20PM

Lieu urges big budget hike to $25 million for state arts grants by Mike Boehm

State Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) said Wednesday that he would submit a bill that would commit at least $25 million a year from state tax coffers to California’s government arts grant m…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:16PM

Dinner with Amiri Baraka by HowlRound

By Garlia Cornelia Jones-Ly. Before I was a mother, I was a mini-revolutionary. I say was, because I currently feel as if my politics are lost in a world of Elmo and potty-training... That i…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 06:15PM

Levine to resume full Met schedule next season by Ronald Blum

NEW YORK (AP) -- James Levine will resume a full schedule of six productions at the Metropolitan Opera next season, conducting on opening night for the first time since 2010 following hi…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:14PM

Jason Michael Snow Offers Up Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man by Broadway.com

Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man's Jason Michael Snow on teaching audiences to embrace their own sexuality.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:08PM

Comedy legend Sid Caesar dies at 91 by Ellen Rolfes

Before there was Saturday Night Live, there was “Your Show of Shows,” and Sid Caesar was its featured star. With writers like Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, and Carl Reiner, Caesar had…

SOURCE: PBS at 06:08PM

Peter Gallagher to Join Kristin Chenoweth on Broadway in ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Revival This Fall? by BroadwayWorld

According to an interview in the LA Times, Peter Gallagher is set to join Broadway superstar Kristin Chenoweth in the upcoming revival of ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY this fall.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:01PM

Watch Out Main Stem! Tickets Now On Sale for Forbidden Broadway: Alive and STILL Kicking by Broadway.com

Just when the Great White Way thought it was safe from the poison pen of funny-man Gerard Alessandrini, Forbidden Broadway returns! After a ten-month hiatus from the Big Apple, tic…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:00PM

Review: Hofesh Schechter's Sun (Tour - Salford)

Sara Cocker loves this new dance piece from Hofesh Schechter.

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:00PM

Photos: 1st Night Photos: Barbara Windsor cheers Oh What a Lovely War revival

The Theatre Royal Stratford East's special anniversary revival of Oh What a Lovely War premiered last night, with Joan Littlewood company member Barbara Windsor and several original cast…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:00PM

Review: Afterplay (Studio)

Sheffield Theatres' kick off its Brian Friel season with the "irresistible" Afterplay

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:00PM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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The grandes dames debate: ballet is faster and harder for today's dancers by Judith Mackrell

Beryl Grey and Gillian Lynne say that dancers nowadays are too sheltered from risk but works such as Wayne McGregor's Tetractys prove otherwiseDuring last Saturday's matinee performance of W…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:57PM

The Afternoon Report, Wednesday, February 12, 2014 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway Our new conference room table is made out o…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:55PM

DISASTER! Cast Set for BROADWAY SESSIONS, 2/13 by BroadwayWorld

BROADWAY SESSIONS is described as an evening of musical performances, games and open mic featuring a new Broadway guest each week. The show is created and hosted by Ben Cameron Bway Wicked, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:53PM

Mustard Seed mounts a play by, about and mainly for women

"Gee's Bend" looks at the famed quilters in an Alabama community. 

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:49PM

London Director to Draft Arts Vision for Ground Zero by Robin Pogrebin

David Lan, the artistic director of the Young Vic Theater in London, will draft a programming vision for the performing arts center planned at ground zero.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:48PM

The Broadway.com Show: Kristin Chenoweth Dries Off! Idina Menzel Goes for Gold! Tveit vs. Groff?! by Broadway.com

Don't faint, Broadway fans! This week's show has the scoop on loads of faves: Hugh, Kristin, Oprah, Audra, NPH, Idina, Tveit, Groff, Glee and Pitch Perfect. Whew! Are you fanning you…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PM

Encounters : Samuel Barnett Discusses His Female Roles in Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ and ‘Richard III’ by Jacob Bernstein

The British actor Samuel Barnett is starring in “Richard III” and “Twelfth Night,” Shakespearean plays in which men play female roles.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:47PM

West End Star Alexander Hanson on the Sexuality of Stephen Ward & Why It's Andrew Lloyd Webber's Most Subversive Musical by Matt Wolf

Alexander Hanson has appeared in many Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals, including Aspects of Love, Sunset Boulevard and an arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar—but only…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:47PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Louise Pitre and More in Chicago Shakespeare's GYPSY by BroadwayWorld

Chicago Shakespeare Theater CST presents Gypsy at CST's Courtyard Theater, running now through March 23, directed by CST Associate Artistic Director Gary Griffin and starring Tony Award nomi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:44PM

Audiences, Artists, Theaters: Livestreaming Triple Play Discussion Series—Thurs, Feb 13 by HowlRound

By HowlRound TV. Join Theatre Development Fund and Theatre Bay Area as they host a series of six roundtable discussions intended to uncover the best new thinking and practices around what mo…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:43PM

ArtsBeat: ‘Sweeney Todd’ (Progressive Rock Remix) by Allan Kozinn

A theater company in Washington D.C. plans to present a rescored version of Stephen Sondheim’s musical.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:37PM

Off Broadway Revivals for the Playwright John van Druten by Jason Zinoman

John van Druten, a mid-20th-century playwright of romantic comedies, is enjoying a burst of interest Off Broadway.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:35PM

Will Tony Nominee Peter Gallagher Join Kristin Chenoweth in Broadway Revival of On the Twentieth Century? by Ryan Gilbert

He's got it all! It looks like stage and screen star Peter Gallagher is ready to take the Great White Way by storm once again! According to The Los Angeles Times, the Tony nominee will b…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:33PM

On the Town: k.d. lang Debuts in After Midnight on Broadway by Suzy Evans

It was a suit and tie kind of night -- and not just for the soulful k.d. lang who made her Broadway debut as the new guest star in <em>After Midnight</em>. The evening was the ty…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 05:32PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Billy Campbell and More in THE WINTER'S TALE at The Old Globe by BroadwayWorld

Performances begin this Saturday, February 8 as The Old Globe presents Shakespeare's spellbinding romance The Winter's Tale. Artistic Director Barry Edelstein makes his Old Globe directorial…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:31PM

You can't see 'Woods' without the trees by Chris Jones

THEATER REVIEW: "Into the Woods" by The Hypocrites at the Mercury Theater ★★ THEATER REVIEW: "Into the Woods" by The Hypocrites at the Mercury Theater ★★ ... Be care…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:29PM

February 12, 2014 | Broadway Photo of The Day by Broadway's Best Shows

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

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 05:21PM

Special Delivery! Show Your Crush You Care With Wicked, Newsies & Mormon Valentine's Day Cards by Lindsay Champion

No date for V-Day? Mama Morton, Elphaba and the Phantom still love you! In honor of the most romantic day of the year, we've created eight Broadway Valentines to print or share via Faceb…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:19PM

Review: (Ottawa) Broken (Undercurrents) by The Charlebois Post

Remembering A Lifeby Jim MurchisonBrian Fidler plays Will. A small box of his late grandfather's things is the foundation of memories of a wonderful man whose mind has eroded by the onset of…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:18PM

Sid Caesar obituary by Christopher Hawtree

American TV's great comedian of the 1950sEarly on in their careers, Woody Allen, Carl Reiner, Larry Gelbart, Neil Simon and Mel Brooks all produced gags for the American comedian Sid Caesar,…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:14PM

Stars of Broadway's ROMEO AND JULIET Orlando Bloom, Condola Rashad and More Set for LA Phil's TchaikovskyFest, 2/26 by BroadwayWorld

Actors Orlando Bloom, Robert Sean Leonard, Joe Morton, and Condola Rashad will perform at Walt Disney Concert Hall in the LA Phil's Shakespeare-themed TchaikovskyFest concert led by Music Di…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:12PM

Theater J's English-Language World Premiere of The Admission Sparks Controversy and Protests; Dramatists Guild Responds by Carey Purcell

Objections to a production of The Admission, a play by Motti Lerner that was scheduled to be presented by Washington, D.C.'s Theater J, have resulted in the play's English-language w…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:05PM

Monheit, White, Ripley, Hoffman, Jason Robert Brown and the Callaway Sisters Among Stars Performing at 2013 BroadwayWorld New York Cabaret Awards Show by Stephen Hanks

With just over a week to go before the star-studded BroadwayWorld Awards Show to celebrate the Best in Cabaret for 2013, reservations for this event at Joe's Pub on February 23 are going fas…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:04PM

National Theatre Live Broadcast of WAR HORSE to Screen at NYC's Ziegfeld Theatre, 2/27 by BroadwayWorld

Fathom Events, National Theatre Live NT Live and BY Experience have come together again to broadcast the National Theatre's original stage production of 'War Horse,' pre-recorded live from L…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:02PM

Obituaries: Television Comedy Pioneer Sid Caesar Dies at 91

Caesar made his mark on Broadway as seven different characters in the musical Little Me.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal With the Humans and Puppets of MCC Theater's Hand to God

Check out shots from Robert Askins' Obie-winning dark comedy as it prepares to mount the Lucille Lortel stage.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM

Theater News: Charles Busch's The Tribute Artist Receives Two-Week Extension

Busch's longtime collaborator Carl Andress directs.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM

Features: What show should I see this weekend?

Buying tickets to see a show can be hard work, but not any more! Try our flowchart to find out what you should see this week

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:00PM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: CINDERELLA's Fran Drescher Makes Cameo on Web Series BIG CITY by TV News Desk

Television and film star Fran Drescher, who is currently gracing the stage in her Broadway debut as CINDERELLA's stepmother Madame, made a cameo on the web series BIG CITY this week. Check i…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:58PM

Review: (Victoria) Proud by The Charlebois Post

Rick Roberts (photo by David Cooper)Introduction to Government 101In Which the Writer Receives Her First Political Educationby Morgan McPhersonMy name is Morgan, and I am a political neophyt…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:56PM

Win Tickets to Ryan Silverman's Valentine's Day Concert at the Café Carlyle by Adam Hetrick

Leading man Ryan Silverman will play a final concert at the Café Carlyle — the legendary nightclub on the Upper East Side — on Valentine's Day. To celebrate the specia…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:55PM

Style Blog: Exclusive video: Duet from Signature Theatre’s new musical ‘Beaches’ by Nelson Pressley

The new musical of “Beaches” begins previews Tuesday at Signature Theatre, so reach for your hankies and bathe in heartbreaking show tunes. Signature is sharing exclusive rehearsal video…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:53PM

PHOTO CALL: Neil Patrick Harris Honored As Hasty Pudding Theatricals' Man of the Year by Joseph Marzullo

Harvard's Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the oldest theatrical organization in the United States, honored Emmy Award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris as its 2014 Man of the Year Award Feb. …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:51PM

Los Angeles Theater Review: DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY (Musical Theatre Guild in Santa Monica) by Tony Frankel

MTG DEFIBRILLATES DOA MUSICAL Sheaths can be written about how deadly the musical Death Takes a Holiday is, and where the creators went wrong. What’s more important is that director Calvin…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:42PM

Online Commercial | ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ The Musical (VIDEO) by Broadway's Best Shows

The Bridges of Madison County has released a new online commercial! Check it out below:

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 04:41PM

You're Invited to Casa Valentina! Tickets Now Available for Harvey Fierstein's New Play by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Who could resist this star-studded cast? Tickets are now on sale to see Tony winner Gabriel Ebert, Emmy winner Mare Winningham, John Cullum, Patrick Page and Reed Bi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:41PM

Songwriter Blake Pfeil Will Release "Wallpaper" EP Featuring Robin De Jesus and Jason Gotay by Michael Gioia

Two-time Tony Award nominee Robin De Jesus (In the Heights) and Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark actor Jason Gotay are among the artists who will be featured on singer, songwriter and performer …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:40PM

Idol Worship: Jarrod Spector Shares His Three Beautiful Muses

Jarrod Spector, who gives an outrageously funny performance as Barry Mann in the Broadway smash Beautiful, shares the three wild and crazy screen characters that inspire his performance.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 04:36PM

Love and Information by Doug Marino

This play is very unique and another thoroughly enjoyable installment of the New York Theatre Workshop.  Actually, less of a play more a series of thematic vignettes - long and short. &…

SOURCE: Act Three - The Reviews at 04:36PM

Review: (Ottawa) Age of Arousal by The Charlebois Post

Seduction of Heart and Mindby Sonia BlanchetteLinda Griffiths' Age of Arousal begins with Rhoda Nunn (Lisa Jeans) brushing Mary's hair. Mary Barfoot (Eleanor Crowder) has just had a terrible…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:36PM

Primary Stages Extends Run of Charles Busch's The Tribute Artist Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of playwright-actor Charles Busch's new comedy The Tribute Artist, which officially opened Feb. 9 Off-Broadway, has been extended through March 30 at 59E59 Theaters.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:35PM

Sid Caesar, Master of Early Television Comedy, Dies at 91 by Robert Simonson

Sid Caesar, who, as the star of the 1950s live comedy show "Your Show of Shows," became one of the first television celebrities and set a bar for sketch comedy that would remain fo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:31PM

Shakespeare in the Streets heads for Clayton, Old North

Shows give the classics a modern, local spin. 

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 04:30PM

"Bream Gives Me Hiccups: And Other Stories" by Jesse Eisenberg Will Be Published in Spring 2015 by Michael Gioia

Grove Atlantic will publish the tentatively titled collection "Bream Gives Me Hiccups: And Other Stories" from actor and playwright Jesse Eisenberg in spring 2015, according Deadli…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:21PM

Hugh Jackman Will Host The 2014 Tony Awards by Chris Luner

He’s got one night only! While the spring season on Broadway begins to kick into full swing, many in the theatre community are already looking ahead to The Tony Awards with excitement!…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 04:19PM

iLUMINATE at New World Stages by Bartley Stratton

iLUMINATE is a group of artists who wear suits that light up and combine music, art and magic to tell a story. They have been seen on “America’s Got Talent” and are now performing at N…

SOURCE: theplaybillcollector.com at 04:18PM

BWW Interview: Exclusive Scoop on The Public Theater's ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA with Charise Castro Smith by Diana Heisroth

The Royal Shakespeare Company, Miami's Gablestage, and The Public Theater recently teamed up for a new production of Shakespeare's ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA. This unique company has been cast in …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:17PM

Catching up with the 'Actor's Diary'

A full roundup of our 'Macbeth' dispatches, plus a fresh video peek.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 04:16PM

The Cast of Bronx Bombers Gets a Visit From Bobby Richardson, Bucky Dent & More New York Yankees Favorites by Broadway.com

New York Yankee alumnus Bucky Dent, Tino Martinez, Rickey Henderson, Joe Pepitone and Bobby Richardson visit the cast of Bronx Bombers on February 11, 2014 at Circle in the Square.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:13PM

The Cast of Bronx Bombers Gets a Visit From Bobby Richardson, Bucky Dent & More Yankees Favorites by Broadway.com

New York Yankees alumni Bucky Dent, Tino Martinez, Rickey Henderson, Joe Pepitone and Bobby Richardson visit the cast of Bronx Bombers on February 11, 2014 at Circle in the Square.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:13PM

Harry Langdon in “The Chaser” by Trav S.D.

Today is the anniversary of the Harry Langdon comedy The Chaser (1928).  Often pointed to as a symptom of his late twenties decline, it’s a movie I rather enjoy. The film was an att…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:12PM

Theater Review: ‘Sex Tips for Straight Women From a Gay Man’ With Practice by Anita Gates

Based on the book, “Sex Tips for Straight Women From a Gay Man,” at 777 Theater, invites audience participation.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:08PM

Cristin Milioti Boards NBC Pilot A TO Z by TV News Desk

The project, which hails from Warner Bros., Rashida Jones and Will McCormack's Le Train Train, 'is a romantic comedy that follows the relationship between a young couple, Andrew and Zelda, f…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:05PM

'White Plains' deftly takes on the bully, victim's revenge by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "From White Plains" at Greenhouse Theater Center ★★★ and "Crime and Punishment" by Mary-Arrchie ★★½ THEATER REVIEW: "From White Plains" at Gre…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:04PM

I saw a Saint dancing at BET's 'Golden Soul'

I saw a saint on Sunday night. He danced with another saint. And, for the record, the dance was not entirely chaste.    

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:04PM

STAGE TUBE: Kids' Night on Broadway Spotlight- NEWSIES' Tommy Martinez & Tommy Bracco by Stage Tube

The Broadway League will soon launch KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY, Monday, February 24, 2014 to Sunday, March 2, 2014. KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY is an audience development program created by The Br…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:00PM

Review Round-Ups: Terry Johnson revives Oh What a Lovely War

The 1963 musical which recalls the gruesome events of WWI has returned to its original home the Theatre Royal, Stratford East

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:00PM

Theatre News: Cast: Bonnie Langford and Daniel Boys in Spamalot, Dave Willetts leads Man Inside

Langford has previously played The Lady of the Lake on tour and in the West End

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:00PM

Chicago theater openings for the week of Feb. 14-20

Picking the upcoming opening nights From "Assistance" to "Russian Transport."    

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:00PM

James Franco Says Class Is in Session

Want to follow the career path of James Franco? There’s a class for that. The actor, who has achieved success in film and television in addition to his varied artistic pursuits, has en…

SOURCE: Backstage at 04:00PM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Tony Nominee Sid Caesar Passes Away at 91 by BroadwayWorld

According to published reports, actor and comedian Sid Caesar passed away today, February 12, in his home. He was 91 years old.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:58PM

New York City’s best Off-Broadway offers for February by Viva Staff

New York City theatergoers have some solid Off-Broadway offerings in February: n TV vets Lauren Velez ("Dexter") and Tony Plana ("Ugly Betty") c…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 03:57PM

Sting’s musical ‘The Last Ship’ finds port on Broadway

Singer-songwriter Sting’s new musical “The Last Ship” has found a nice berth on Broadway. Producer Jeffrey Seller said Wednesday that the show — inspired by Sting’s memories of gro…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 03:56PM

TV Pioneer and Broadway Vet Sid Caesar Dies at Age 91 by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Screen icon and Tony nominee Sid Caesar has died aged 91 years old. According to the L.A. Times, the Yonkers New York-born comedian passed away at his home in Beverly Hills after a brie…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:51PM

Sid Caesar, comic genius of 1950s television, dies by Lynn Elber

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Sid Caesar, the prodigiously talented pioneer of TV comedy who paired with Imogene Coca in sketches that became classics and who inspired a generation of famous write…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:49PM

Second City e.t.c. announces casting for 38th revue by Johnny Oleksinski

The Second City e.t.c. announced the cast and creative team of its 38th revue on Wednesday. Second City Touring Company director Jen Ellison stages her first resident stage show, which will …

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:47PM

BRONX BOMBERS to Offer $40 Snow Special Tickets Tonight & Tomorrow by BroadwayWorld

The new Broadway play Bronx Bombers is offering 40 snow storm tickets for the Wednesday, February 12th amp Thursday, February 13th 7PM performances. These specially priced tickets are availa…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:43PM

R.I.P. Sid Caesar by Trav S.D.

Look at the head of hair on this hep cat Something must be in the air. I just got word that the great Sid Caesar had passed away. A Yonkers native, Isaac Sidney Caesar (1922-2014)  got his…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:41PM

Once Tony Nominee Cristin Milioti Joins Rashida Jones' NBC Rom-Com Pilot A to Z by Ryan Gilbert

Once alum and current How I Met Your Mother star Cristin Milioti isn't going to disappear from our TV sets anytime soon! According to TVLine.com, the Tony nominee has been cast as the co…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:40PM

Zoe Sarnak's The Years Between Will Feature Allison Case, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Patti Murin, Kacie Sheik and More by Michael Gioia

Songwriter Zoe Sarnak will premiere songs from The Years Between, a musical described as "an exploration of New York's millennials as the latest lost generation, set to a score of r…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:39PM

5 things to know about Seattle Opera’s ‘The Consul’

Seattle Opera will stage Gian Carlo Menotti’s thriller “The Consul” for the first time beginning Feb. 22, 2014. Here’s a primer to help you prepare before you go.

SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 03:32PM

Top 5 Shows of the Week by Robert Michael Oliver

1. ‘Mother Courage and her Children’ at Arena Stage, the Mead Center for American Theatre “First of all, Bertolt Brecht is a master playwright, the likes of which come along on…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 03:30PM

Photo Coverage: Wynton Marsalis, Tony Bennett & More Welcome k.d. lang to AFTER MIDNIGHT by Walter McBride

As previously announced, After Midnight, currently playing at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, just welcomed k.d. lang as special guest star. Lang will continue her Broadway run through March 9.…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:29PM

Broadway's Machinal, Starring Rebecca Hall, Will Offer Feb. 13 Snow Special by Michael Gioia

Machinal, the 1928 drama inspired by real-life murderer Ruth Snyder that opened Jan. 16 at the American Airlines Theatre, will offer a $20 snow special for the Feb. 13 performance. Tickets w…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:29PM

Burbank's Colony Theatre Makes Financial Comeback

The resurrection of Burbank's Colony Theatre is now complete.  After facing a money crunch in 2012, the 270-seat theater—one of the few mid-sized venues in the Los Angeles-area&md…

SOURCE: Backstage at 03:27PM

ArtsBeat: Sting’s Musical ‘The Last Ship’ Finds a Home and a Cast by Erik Piepenburg

The show is to start performances at the Neil Simon Theater on Sept. 30 with a cast that includes Michael Esper and Aaron Lazar.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:26PM

Photo Flash: Broadway's Carly Rae Jepsen, Alan Cumming Visit Today's LIVE by TV News Desk

On today's LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL, Tony Award winner ALAN CUMMING discussed returning to Broadway in 'Cabaret,' and pop artist CARLY RAE JEPSEN chats with Kelly and Michael about her Br…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:18PM

Broadway's MACHINAL to Offer $20 Snow Special Tickets Tomorrow by BroadwayWorld

While waiting for the snow to clear you can show your metro card to purchase 20 tickets to see Roundabout Theatre Company's MACHINAL starring Rebecca Hall on Broadway. Machinal plays at 8pm …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:15PM

Tix On Sale Friday, Feb. 14th for pre-Broadway World Premiere of Sting’s THE LAST SHIP by Michael J. Roberts

Warning: call_user_func_array() [function.call-user-func-array]: First argument is expected to be a valid callback, 'insertThumbnailRSS' was given in /home/content/52/9380252/html/wp-includ…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:12PM

Girls Marathons? 14-Course Meals? Corey Cott, Alli Mauzey & More Remember Their Best Dates Ever by Broadway.com

Valentine’s Day is only two days away, but before you light the fireplace and pig out on chocolates, get some romantic inspiration from Broadway romance experts Corey Cott, Courtney Re…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:07PM

Bianco’s Birthday Bash at Birdland by Sandi Durell

    Review by John Weatherford     Christina Bianco returned to Birdland with a birthday celebration she shared with a packed house of friends, fans and family.  Christi…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:07PM

'Last Ship' casting announced by Johnny Oleksinski

Producers of “The Last Ship,” the new musical by Sting having its pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago this summer, announced casting and the show's future Broadway home on Wednesday. …

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:04PM

Sid Caesar, Master of TV Comedy, Dies at 91 by Carmel Dagan

Sid Caesar, one of the first stars created by television via his weekly live comedy program “Your Show of Shows,” has died at 91. TV host Larry King announced the news on Twitter. Caesar…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:00PM

Review: Dial M For Murder (tour – Colchester)

Stylish and stylised and two concepts which don't always balance each other. In Lucy Bailey's production of the Frederick Knott classic thriller "Dial M For Murder" they do…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:00PM

Theater News: Bill Irwin and David Shiner Take Old Hats to the American Conservatory Theater

The Tony-winning pair of clowns will reprise their 2013 off-Broadway roles in San Francisco.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM

Theater News: Menopause The Musical Comes Home This March

Florida welcomes back its international hit musical comedy.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM

Theater News: Tony Winners Bill Irwin and David Shiner Take Old Hats to the American Conservatory Theater

The award-winning clowns will reprise their 2013 off-Broadway roles in San Francisco.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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FREEZE FRAME: Meet the Cast of Transport Group's I REMEMBER MAMA by Walter McBride

Following Transport Group's 2011 production of Queen of the Mist, the 20th Century Project continues into its second decade 1910 - 1920 with an urgent new revival of John Van Druten's belove…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:59PM

THEATER TALK Sets Spring Season Preview for this Weekend by TV News Desk

Theater critics Adam Feldman Time Out New York and Jesse Green New York Magazine, along with journalist Michael Musto Out.com, join co-hosts Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins for a Spring Sea…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:58PM

#HatchTO takeover on praxistheatre.com by Michael Wheeler

This April the four #HatchTO 2014 residencies at Harbourfront Centre will begin, taking over their Studio Theatre. Over the course of the next three months, all four #HatchTO projects will t…

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 02:49PM

Cameron Mackintosh Announces Cosette Replacement for ‘Les Miz’ by Broadway's Best Shows

Samantha Hill, who debuted on Broadway as Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera — as part of the show’s year-long 25th anniversary celebrations — has replaced the previously …

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 02:43PM

BWW TV: Carly Rae Jepsen Talks Broadway Debut in CINDERELLA on 'Live' by BroadwayWorld TV

On today's LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL, pop artist CARLY RAE JEPSEN chats with Kelly and Michael about her Broadway debut in 'Rodgers amp Hammerstein's Cinderella.' Check out the appearance…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:35PM

First Look at Bikeman: A 9/11 Play by Chris Luner

Where were you on the day that changed America? While many were once asked “Where were you when JFK was assassinated?”, the question of today’s modern century has come to b…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 02:30PM

Fuse Museum Notes: The American Folk Art Museum goes down, Harvard Art Museums go dark by Harvey Blume

Significant changes in the world of the art museum can trigger roiling controversy or transpire in problematic quiet.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:30PM

BWW TV: Alan Cumming Talks Return to CABARET on Today's 'LIVE' by BroadwayWorld TV

On today's LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL, Tony Award winner ALAN CUMMING discussed returning to Broadway in 'Cabaret.'

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:29PM

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with MCC's HAND TO GOD by BroadwayWorld

MCC Theater will present the Off-Broadway premiere of Robert Askins' Hand to God starring Steven Boyer who reprises his celebrated, Obie Award-winning performance from the Ensemble Studio Th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:26PM

Michael Esper, Aaron Lazar, Rachel Tucker & More Will Lead the Cast of Sting's The Last Ship on Broadway by Ryan Gilbert

Broadway favorites Michael Esper and Aaron Lazar, along with U.K. star Rachel Tucker, will lead the Main Stem cast of 16-time Grammy winner Sting's new musical The Last Sh…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:21PM

Harriet Harris & More Set for Acting Company's MURDERERS Reading on 2/24 by BroadwayWorld

The Acting Company will present a benefit staged reading of Murderers, a new play by Jeffrey Hatcher Never Gonna Dance, Tuesdays with Morrie at 7 pm on Monday, February 24 at the Mainstage T…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:19PM

Maggie Gyllenhaal to Co-Star with Ewan McGregor on Broadway by NewYork.com

Oscar nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal will make her Broadway debut opposite Ewan McGregor in a much-anticipated revival of Tom Stoppard’s Tony-winning play The Real Thing. Gyllenhall will play A…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:07PM

Valentine’s treat: Broadway’s Romeo and Juliet hits area movie houses Feb 13 – 19 by Lorraine Treanor

The Broadway production of Romeo and Juliet has closed, but not before Screenvision and BroadwayHD recorded the December 8, 2013 performance. The partnership is now bringing that performanc…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:00PM

Theatre News: National applies to keep NT Shed open until 2017; Dorfman delayed til autumn

The National has applied to Lambeth Council for an extension to its license for the award-winning Shed

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 02:00PM

Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Barbican)

Tom Morris' bawdy production transfers from the Bristol Old Vic

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 02:00PM

Board ‘Titanic’ on Valentine’s Day

This week we want to catch the screening of “Titanic” at the Los Angeles Theatre; get “Up Close” with Jonathan Groff; take some workshops at the L.A. Scripted Comedy …

SOURCE: Backstage at 02:00PM

Theater News: Judy Kaye, Paul Murphy, Tony Roberts, and More Set for Musicals in Mufti's Smiling, The Boy Fell Dead

Full casting has been announced for the James Glossman-helmed production.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

Theater News: Barbara Barrie, Rita Gardner, Marni Nixon, and More Will Star in Transport Group's I Remember Mama

The revival of John Van Druten's play will feature 10 actresses in their 60s and 70s taking on 23 roles.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

Theater News: Sting Musical The Last Ship Sets Sail to Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre

Full casting has been announced for the new production, which features songs by the 16-time Grammy winner.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Michael Esper, Rachel Tucker, Aaron Lazar & More Will Star in Sting's THE LAST SHIP; Previews to Begin 9/30 at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre by BroadwayWorld

THE LAST SHIP - the new musical with music and lyrics by 16-time Grammy winner Sting, and book by Tony winner John Logan and Puliter Prize-winner Brian Yorkey - will begin previews on Broadw…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:58PM

He's Loving and Leaving You! Justin Matthew Sargent Returns to Rock of Ages by Broadway.com

Here he goes again! Rock of Ages alum Justin Matthew Sargent is reprising his role as Drew in the Broadway production for one-week-only. The star tweeted that he’ll be performing …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:55PM

Sting's musical finds a Broadway home by Associated Press

NEW YORK — Singer-songwriter Sting's new musical "The Last Ship" has found a nice berth on Broadway.Producer Jeffrey Seller said Wednesday that the show — inspired by Sting's memories o…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 01:48PM

Michael Esper, Jimmy Nail, Aaron Lazar, Sally Ann Triplett and More Will Star in Sting's The Last Ship on Broadway by Andrew Gans

Initial casting and creative team have been announced for The Last Ship — the new musical with music and lyrics by 16-time Grammy winner Sting and book by Tony winner John Logan a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:45PM

‘Souvenir’ enjoyably but dawdlingly traces career of infamously bad opera singer by Celia Wren

Florence Foster Jenkins — the socialite-turned-soprano — has a solemn warm-up routine. Looking religiously intent, she flexes and massages her jaw. She touches her fingers delicately to …

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:43PM

VIDEO: Neil Patrick Harris Croons 'Just Wanna Sleep' in New Sexy Ad! by TV News Desk

Neil Patrick Harris just wants to SLEEP, and in a new music video for the lifestyle beverage brand Neuro, the actor shares a sexy, slow jam to help set the mood

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:37PM

Grammy Winner K.D. Lang Takes Her First Broadway Bow in After Midnight by Broadway.com

Grammy winner K.D. Lang makes her Broadway debut in After Midnight at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on February 11, 2014. See her as a special guest performer through March 9!

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:31PM

Theater and Love. A Valentine’s Day Appreciation by Jonathan Mandell

Can any theater define love the way so many songs do? The musical “Aida” did for Starleisha Gingrich.  ”As an African American woman dating a man who is half Irish and ha…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:30PM

‘The Glass Menagerie:’ Zachary and Cherry Clip (VIDEO) by Broadway's Best Shows

Final Weeks! See one of the most critically acclaimed production of the season.

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 01:29PM

Hugh Jackman to Take Over Tony Hosting Gig From Neil Patrick Harris by NewYork.com

Tony and Golden Globe winner Hugh Jackman will be returning as host of the 68th Tony Awards this year, when the best of Broadway is honored at Radio City Music Hall on June 8. This will be …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:27PM

Valerie Harper & Dick Van Dyke are Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Hallmark TV Series by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Broadway vets and screen icons Valerie Harper and Dick Van Dyke have both signed on to guest star in Hallmark’s Signed, Sealed, Delivered. According to Deadline, Harper will appear in …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:25PM

Sir Alan Ayckbourn takes a chance, musically speaking

“I’ve done an awful lot of musicals and I have an abysmal track record,” admits Sir Alan Ayckbourn, choosing an unusual way to promote his latest project.

SOURCE: The Independent at 01:22PM

Deconstructing Burlesque by Trav S.D.

In the early 90s I finally got to go to my dream college, NYU Tisch. Enrolled in the film and television undergrad program, I encountered a lot of heavy competition to get into practical pro…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:19PM

Hugh Jackman Returns To Host The 68th Annual Tony Awards by Broadway's Best Shows

Tony Award winner, Academy Award® nominated and Golden Globe-winning actor Hugh Jackman returns to host The 68th Annual Tony Awards live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Sunday,…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 01:17PM

FORD'S THEATRE SOCIETY HAS CANCELED FEBRUARY 13 PERFORMANCES OF "VIOLET" DUE TO WEATHER by Media Center

Because of the expected weather, Ford’s Theatre Society has canceled its noon and 7:30 p.m. performances of Violet on Thursday, February 13. The Wednesday, February 12, performance at 7:30…

SOURCE: fords.org at 01:10PM

Lea Salonga joins Il Divo on spring US tour by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The four guys from Il Divo will get some help from a Broadway veteran as they tour this spring singing musical theater hits - Lea Salonga....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:06PM

Production News: Alan Ayckbourn to direct new play Roundelay at Stephen Joseph Theatre by Nicola Merrifield

Alan Ayckbourn is to direct the world premiere of his 78th play Roundelay at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough this summer as part of a season that comprises five new works. The piec…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:05PM

Review: The Barber of Seville/Lyric Opera by Zach Freeman

With a current Lyric Opera season so overstuffed with Italian warhorses, there is always the hope that when a company drags out the same works again and again, that something, anything, will…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 01:00PM

Features: How are theatres across the country commemorating the Great War?

This year marks 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War, an anniversary that is being recognised at theatres across the UK

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PM

Theater News: Celebrate Valentine's Day With Wicked's Glinda and Fiyero

Just because they don't end up together onstage doesn't mean they don't have some valuable advice in love.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Theater Review: In ‘Philosophy for Gangsters,’ Ideas Are Deadly by Daniel M. Gold

In “Philosophy for Gangsters,” a college graduate being groomed to lead the family business puts the concept of determinism squarely in her cross hairs.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:59PM

On the Town: k.d. lang Debuts in After Midnight on Broadway by Suzy Evans

It was a suit and tie kind of night -- and not just for the soulful k.d. lang who made her Broadway debut as the new guest star in After Midnight. The evening was the type of party Carrie Br…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 12:57PM

Roundabout's DINNER WITH FRIENDS Opens Tomorrow Night by BroadwayWorld

Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Dinner with Friends by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies and directed by Tony Award winner Pam MacKinnon, opens tomorrow, Thursday, February 1…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:56PM

Tickets to Pre-Broadway Premiere of Sting's THE LAST SHIP On Sale this Friday by BroadwayWorld

Broadway In Chicago and producers Jeffrey Seller and Kathryn Schenker have announced that individual tickets for THE LAST SHIP, with an original score by 16-time Grammy Award winner Sting, w…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:51PM

“RoboCop” remake delivers on all fronts – director José Padilha reveals his vision – Los Angeles movie interview by Pauline Adamek

In 1987 Paul Verhoeven’s satirical sci-fi action picture RoboCop shocked and thrilled audiences with its deliciously seditious take on corporate American and US law enforcement. In it the …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:50PM

Oh What a Lovely War, Theatre Royal Stratford East by Charles Spencer

The message may be over-simplistic but this is a superb revival of Joan Littlewood's wartime satire, says Charles Spencer    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:44PM

Jesus Christ Superstar's Chilina Kennedy Withdraws from Stratford Season; Natalie Daradich, Robin Hutton Step In by Andrew Gans

Chilina Kennedy, who played Mary Magdalene in the most recent Broadway revival of Jesus Christ Superstar, has withdrawn from the 2014 season at Canada's Stratford Festival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43PM

Snapshot | Alexandra Silber: Alexandra Silber Sings Wartime Blues in ‘Arlington’ by Anita Gates

Alexandra Silber discusses her role as a soldier’s wife in the musical “Arlington,” and why she stopped singing for years.    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:40PM

PHOTO CALL: First Look at Irish Rep's Transport With Jessica Grové and Edward Watts by Joseph Marzullo

The Irish Repertory Theatre presents the world premiere of the new musical Transport, featuring a book by Australian author Thomas Keneally ("Schindler's List") and music and l…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39PM

Old versus young actors and audiences: Home Sweet Home by Terri Paddock

Every subsidised theatre, as well as PR and social media savvy commercial producers, has an audience development agenda. Though the idea, of course, is to make theatre accessible to all, inc…

SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 12:30PM

The Week Ahead: A Short Affair, Now With Songs by Steven McElroy

Expectations are high for Jason Robert Brown’s return to Broadway with “The Bridges of Madison County.”    

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:30PM

Rocky Cancels First Preview on Broadway by Chris Luner

The Show Must Go On! Or Will It? While the famous saying that has defined the entertainment business for so long is one we still live by today, sometimes we find the controls are simply out …

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 12:26PM

Judy Kaye, Rose Hemingway & More Set for York's SMILING, THE BOY FELL DEAD as Part of Musicals In Mufti, 2/21-23 by BroadwayWorld

The York Theatre Company continues the Winter 2014 Musicals in Mufti Series Celebrating Sheldon Harnick with Smiling, The Boy Fell Dead with Book by Ira Wallach, Music by David Baker, and Ly…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:25PM

Spotlight on: "Bronx Bombers"

A new American play that follows beloved icon Yogi Berra and his wife Carmen through a century of the NY Yankees’ trials and triumphs, bringing generations of Yankee greats together on one…

SOURCE: Tony Awards at 12:24PM

'Last Ship' tickets go on sale Friday by Johnny Oleksinski

Tickets for “The Last Ship,” the new Broadway-bound musical with an original score by Sting, will go on sale on Friday, Feb. 14, representatives for Broadway In Chicago announced…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:23PM

Fuse Music Interview: 60′s Sunshine Pop Pioneer Bruce Arnold “Finds the Time” for Orpheus by Noah Schaffer

"We pushed the pause button a while ago.....now we have pushed the play button. The big difference is that we have 220 years of combined professional experience between us this time out."

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:22PM

Hall of Hams #69: Lorne Greene by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Lorne Greene (Lyon Himan Green, 1915-1987). The son of Russian Jewish immigrants, Greene grew up in Ottawa and took up dramatics and radio broadcasting while at coll…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:19PM

Date-night theatre: the best (and worst) plays for Valentine's Day by Lyn Gardner

Loved-up couples should probably give Strindberg and Beckett a miss. And Romeo and Juliet doesn't guarantee a romantic night out. What shows are fit for 14 February?It's Valentine's Day tomo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:17PM

Rose Hemingway, Judy Kaye, Tony Roberts and More Cast in Mufti Smiling, The Boy Fell Dead by Andrew Gans

Casting has been announced for The York Theatre Company's upcoming production of Smiling, The Boy Fell Dead, part of the Winter 2014 Musicals in Mufti Series Celebrating Sheldon Harnick.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:17PM

Theatre Review: ‘Orphie and the Book of Heroes’ at The Kennedy Center’s Family Theater by April Forrer

I remember a time when children’s shows featured large, beefy and, most of the time, dim men as the heroes of the story.  The prince swept in at the last minute to save the helpless princ…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:15PM

Be the First in Line! Tickets are Now Available for Ted Shen's A Second Chance at the Public by Broadway.com

Everyone deserves to see A Second Chance! Tickets are now on sale for the New York premiere of Ted Shen’s new musical. Directed by Jonathan Butterell, the show will star real…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:11PM

VIDEO: Andrew Rannells, Henry Winkler Visit Last Night's WATCH WHAT HAPPENS! by TV News Desk

Broadway vets Andrew Rannells and Henry Winkler stopped by last night's WATCH WHAT HAPPENS clubhouse on Bravo and dished on the successful careers on stage and screen.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:10PM

Five Burning Questions with Motown’s New Diana Ross, Krystal Joy Brown

Motown's new Diana Ross, Krystal Joy Brown, talks divas, Golden Girls and flop families in this week's Five Burning Questions.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:10PM

Ballet's Gillian Lynne and Beryl Grey: dancers should be pushed to the limit by Dalya Alberge

Exclusive: Grand dames of ballet criticise contemporary performances and say dancers have to be underweightTwo grand dames of classical ballet have ridiculed repeated claims that today's dan…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:09PM

Catching the theatre bug young: more are, according to Ticketmaster by Terri Paddock

I’m a sucker for a good infographic so, in writing about old vs young audiences in my blog about Home Sweet Home, I couldn’t resist dusting off this Ticketmaster infographic from…

SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 12:01PM

Playwright Jeffrey Harr by Lindsay Price

Episode 79: Playwright Jeffrey Harr Jeffrey Harr is a English Teacher with a sparse theatre background. He was handed the student one act play festival with no guide or instruction. How did …

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PM

Photo Coverage: Meet the Company of TITANIC: THE MUSICAL Concert by Walter McBride

Rehearsals are in full swing and in just one week the TONY Award-winning score from Titanic The Musical will be performed live at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center. Tickets are selling fast …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PM

Theatre News: David Baddiel's Fame: Not the Musical runs at Menier Chocolate Factory

Baddiel will spend four weeks at the Chocolate Factory following runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and London's Southbank Centre

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PM

Theater News: Paper Mill Playhouse Receives Two JerseyArts.com People's Choice Awards

New Jersey's arts community recognizes the regional theater's educational contributions.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Valerie Harper and Dick Van Dyke Will Make Guest Appearances on "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" by Andrew Gans

Stage and screen stars Valerie Harper and Dick Van Dyke will appear on two episodes apiece of the new Hallmark Channel series "Signed, Sealed, Delivered," according to Deadline.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AM

British Comedian David Baddiel Brings Fame: Not the Musical to London’s Menier Chocolate Factory by Broadway.com

Society may be obsessed with fame, but what's it really like? British comedian David Baddiel is to bring his critically acclaimed Fame: Not the Musical to London’s Menier Chocolate…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:58AM

TimeLine Theatre Company Announces First Year of Playwrights Collective; New Associate Artists and Board Members Named by Carey Purcell

Eight playwrights have been named to participate in the first year of the Playwrights Collective, a new organization introduced by Chicago's TimeLine Theatre Company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:57AM

Obituaries: Lisa Daniely by Richard Anthony Baker

After starting her career in a starring cinema role, the actress Lisa Daniely went on to play crucial parts in two television series and write a one-woman show that she presented at the Edin…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:56AM

I’m Henry VIII, I Am by Sam Hurwitt

I don’t like to make grand pronouncements like this too often, but Mer-Man is a fucking loser.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:48AM

PHOTO CALL: Brian d'Arcy James, Martin Moran, Jill Paice and More Rehearse Titanic Concert by Joseph Marzullo

Original Broadway Cast Members Brian D'Arcy James, Michael Cerveris, Martin Moran and More Reunite for Titanic at Avery Fisher Hall. A press rehearsal took place on Feb. 11.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AM

David Mamet's The Anarchist Will Play First Post-Broadway Run in Florida; Casting Announced by Andrew Gans

Primal Forces will present the southeastern premiere of Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet’s The Anarchist, the short-lived drama that debuted on Broadway in 2012 with two-time Tony win…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:46AM

Waterwell's Summer Theater Lab with Kelli O'Hara Kicks Off 8/4 by BroadwayWorld

Waterwell, one of the Village Voice's Best Arguments for Devised Theater and creators of GOODBAR and 9, announces the second year of its Summer Theater Lab, under the leadership of Victor Ma…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:45AM

Andrew Rannells Dishes About Getting Naked on Girls, Yelling Show Tunes with Stephanie J. Block & More by Ryan Gilbert

Andrew "The Gay Catholic from Omaha, Nebraska" Rannells is getting naked for your viewing pleasure. Yes, ma'am, the Tony nominee, who'll be reprising his role as Elijah on …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:39AM

BWW CD Reviews: Broadway Records' SAMSON & DELILAH (2014 Concept Recording) is Mildly Entertaining and Unremarkable by David Clarke

Earlier this week Broadway Records released the concept cast recording of Ron Yatter's musical SAMSON amp DELILAH. Featuring American Idol alums and current stars of the latest National Tour…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:35AM

César Awards Will Honor Tony Winner Scarlett Johansson With César d'Honneur by Carey Purcell

The 2014 César d'Honneur, an honorary award from the César Awards, will go to Scarlett Johansson, according to Deadline.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:33AM

Tony Award-Winner Andrea Martin to Star in RTC’s ‘Noises Off’ by Broadway's Best Shows

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce Tony & Emmy Award winner Andrea Martin will star as “Dotty” in new Broadway production of N…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 11:28AM

Theater: "Shakespeare's Will” at the Jungle

REVIEW: Shakespeare's widow is conjured in "Shakespeare's Will,” a play that says very little about the two.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 11:22AM

Inside the Legal Battle Over a Lucrative 'Dirty Dancing' Stage Musical (Exclusive) by Eriq Gardner

A blockbuster success couldn't stop an arbitration over global rights to the romance story.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:22AM

Drama League Sets the Date for the 80th Annual Drama League Awards by Broadway.com

The Drama League has set the date for the 80th Annual Drama League Awards. The ceremony will take place on May 16 at the Marriott Marquis Times Square. This year’s eligibility cut-o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:16AM

Ignis, The Print Room, London by Sarah Frater

The Print Room, London: Following his water-inspired piece Flow at the Print Room last year, the venue's associate artist Hubert Essakow returns with Ignis, a new work drawing on the id…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:12AM

BWW TV: Watch Highlights of k.d. lang's Broadway Debut in AFTER MIDNIGHT! by BroadwayWorld TV

As previously announced, After Midnight, currently playing at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, just welcomed k.d. lang as special guest star. Lang will continue her Broadway run through March 9.…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AM

‘All The Way’ | “What Does This Play Make You Want To Do?” with The Cast and Creative Team (VIDEO) by Broadway's Best Shows

Broadway’s Best Shows sits down for exclusive interviews with the cast and creative team for All The Way as they discuss what the play stirs up in them.

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 11:02AM

Simon Callow Set to Return to Being Shakespeare in London's West End by Imogen Lloyd Webber

British star Simon Callow is set to return to the West End with his successful solo show Being Shakespeare. The production will run at the Harold Pinter Theatre from February 26 through Marc…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:02AM

Why golf’s latest marketing push is even better for the Broadway by Ken Davenport

If you’re a golfer, the Golf Channel becomes your favorite television show.  That’s right.  The whole dang network.  It’s like someone asking, “What’s your f…

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

Christopher Sieber Off His Knees by Suzanna Bowling

Christopher Sieber Off His Knees: 54 Below was alive with the sound styling and hysterical tales of woe of the animated Christopher Sieber.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:00AM

STAGE TUBE: Kids' Night on Broadway Spotlight- GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE's Jane Carr & Bryce Pinkham by Stage Tube

The Broadway League will soon launch KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY, Monday, February 24, 2014 to Sunday, March 2, 2014. KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY is an audience development program created by The Br…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AM

Review: Oh What a Lovely War (Theatre Royal Stratford East)

Theatre Royal Stratford East presents a new production of Oh What a Lovely War in its 50th anniversary year to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the First World War

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AM

Theatre News: Prince Charles and The Simpsons at centre of Goold's spring Almeida season

Goold's first full season features plays by Mike Bartlett and Anne Washburn

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AM

Review: A Number (Nuffield Theatre)

An intriguing new perspective on Caryl Churchill's questions about cloning, identity and free will at the Nuffield Theatre

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AM

Theatre News: Julie Atherton stars in musical version of Thérèse Raquin at Finborough Theatre

WhatsOnStage Awards nominee Craig Adams' adaptation of Émile Zola's classic novel will run for four weeks from 25 March

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AM

Snapshot: Albert Schweitzer plays Bach in Africa

Albert Schweitzer practices Bach on the pedal piano at his hospital in Africa: (This is the latest in a series...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:00AM

Theater News: The Drama League Announces Date for the 80th Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony

The event will be held at the Marriott Marquis Times Square.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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FREE Workshop with Fourth Monkey Theatre Company by A Younger Theatre

As part of A Younger Theatre’s ongoing partnership with Fourth Monkey Theatre Company we are delighted to be offering a FREE workshop for AYT readers in the unique Fourth Monkey perfor…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:58AM

Drama League Awards Ceremony, Honoring Broadway and Off-Broadway Productions, Will Be Held May 16 by Carey Purcell

The 80th Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony will be held May 16.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AM

BWW TV Exclusive: Behind the Scenes of ROCK OF AGES' Super Bowl Adventures! by BroadwayWorld TV

Broadway's ROCKY OF AGES was very busy over Super Bowl weekend, performing at the NFL's official tailgate party at MetLife stadium on February 2. Below, BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:53AM

Andrea McArdle Brings Back Spring by Suzanna Bowling

Andrea McArdle Brings Back Spring: Andrea McArdle must have been channeling Fashion Week trends as she stepped out onto the 54 Below stage in an Herve-Leger-like, white skintight swing dress…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 10:42AM

Bring Your Date to iLUMINATE for Valentine's Day by BroadwayWorld

Not just for the family audience, the new 2014 edition of iLUMINATE is fast becoming the most date friendly show in town.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:38AM

News: Threat to Cardiff venues as council seeks £500k savings by Matthew Hemley

Cardiff’s New Theatre and St David’s Hall are facing an uncertain future, with the city council planning to outsource their running in a bid to make budget savings of £500,000. In total…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:35AM

Maggie Gyllenhaal Joins ‘The Real Thing,’ Starring Ewan McGregor by Broadway's Best Shows

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce that Maggie Gyllenhaal will make her Broadway debut starring as “Annie” opposite Ewan McGregor …

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 10:33AM

Shuffle T and Marlo – battle-rapping, middle-class white guys by Pete Cashmore

Posh but adversarial, these skilful performers gatecrash the UK battle-rap scene, reducing hardened opponents to laughterIt may come as a surprise, given that it is an art form based on the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:27AM

Under Milk Wood – review by Alfred Hickling

Clwyd Theatr Cymru, MoldDylan Thomas's play for voices is given a pitch-perfect revival by director Terry Hands' ensemble of actorsThis is a marquee year for Dylan Thomas as it is both the c…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AM

The Piano Teacher by Jeffrey Walker

Julia Cho’s The Piano Teacher is a tightly constructed chiller of a play that leads you down dark paths only to reveal unexpected recesses where the truth is darker still. The Rep Stage pr…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:20AM

Running Lines: Rye Country Day’s ‘Guys and Dolls’ (video) by Peter D. Kramer

Theatrical traditions leave big shoes. For more than a generation, Cary Fuller was the gentle hand at the tiller at Rye Country Day School, creating a theatrical community where, each winter…

SOURCE: The Journal News at 10:20AM

People You Should Know . . . David Stallings by Zack Calhoon

DAVID STALLINGS  recently won Outstanding Playwriting One-Act for The Stranger to Kindness at the 2011 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity.  He has been involved in…

SOURCE: Visible Soul at 10:17AM

Anonymous donor helps keep Colony Theatre in Burbank going by Mike Boehm

With apologies to Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, the title of this theater tale could be "Out of the Woods."

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:15AM

Put Your Sweet Hand in Mine - review by Lyn Gardner

Battersea Arts Centre, London As Valentine's Day looms, this fragmentary tale offers a timely reminder of the visceral nature and the duality of loveThe fast-approaching St Valentine's Day m…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:14AM

News: Consultants appointed to review Dublin’s Abbey Theatre by Michael Quinn

London arts management consultancy Bonnar Keenlyside has been appointed by the Irish Arts Council to conduct a review of the Abbey Theatre’s operations. The move follows the leaking of an …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:11AM

Caryl Churchill's A Number: the play where the actors are related ... and can't see the audience by Matt Trueman

Father and son John and Lex Shrapnel are not just sharing the stage in their new production – they're confined in a glass cube and can't see the audience"It's a very strange thing to be lo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00AM

Photo Flash: Grammy Winner k.d. lang Gets Congratulated by Tony Bennett After Her First Broadway Performance in After Midnight

Lang's opening night as the musical's latest Special Guest Star took place on February 11.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM

Almanac: Anthony Powell on the committed man

"His reactions placed him more and more as a recognisable type, spending much of his time in boredom and loneliness,...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:00AM

Photo Flash: Former New York Yankees Including Tino Martinez and Joe Pepitone Check Out Broadway's Bronx Bombers

Five of baseball's finest saw the new drama at the Circle in the Square Theatre on February 11.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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News: Royal Opera, ENO and Welsh National Opera among nominations for International Opera Awards by Nicola Merrifield

British companies including the Royal Opera, English National Opera and Welsh National Opera will compete for the prize for best new production at this year’s International Opera Awards. T…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:59AM

A Number, Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, review by Matt Trueman

Caryl Churchill's A Number still packs a punch in Michael Longhursts's revival    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:58AM

Ticket Offer: £12 tickets to see riverrun at NT Shed by A Younger Theatre

riverrun adapted and performed by Olwen Fouéré from James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake 11 – 22 March ‘A touch of genius.’ Guardian ‘A glowing, electrifying piece of theatre…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:55AM

Wednesday, February 12, 2014 by Susan Grace

Subscribers:  If your software garbles this newsletter, read it at GraceNotesStage.com. Today’s Highlights: * Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell, w…

SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 09:55AM

The Unlikely Ascent of Sybil Stevens – Location, Tickets, Reviews by Lindsay Barenz

In The Unlikely Ascent of Sybil Stevens, a flight attendant, the eponymous Sybil, survives a devastating commercial plane crash. She is the sole survivor. Sybil is pulled from the wreckage b…

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 09:52AM

Lillias White: “A Woman on Love” by Matthew Wexler

Are you looking for a powerhouse Valentine experience? Consider an evening with Tony- and Emmy Award winner Lillias White, who opens the 47th season of The Negro Ensemble Company with a spec…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:49AM

Samantha Hill Replaces Charlotte Maltby in 2014 Broadway Revival of Les Misérables by Michael Gioia

Samantha Hill, who made her Broadway debut as Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera — as part of the show's year-long 25th anniversary celebrations — ha…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:44AM

"Brady Bunch" Cast Will Celebrate Florence Henderson's 80th Birthday on "The Talk" by Andrew Gans

Cast members from the vintage TV sitcom "The Brady Bunch" will reunite Feb. 13 to celebrate the 80th birthday of "Brady Bunch" mom Florence Henderson on the CBS chat show…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:43AM

He’s got this – Jason Loewith launches his first season at Olney with How to Succeed by Christopher Henley

“How to Succeed at Olney Without Really Trying,” is how Jason Loewith described his game plan for Olney Theatre Center, the venerable Montgomery County institution whose reins he took ov…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:42AM

Ten Thousand Things' 'Music Man' is a small-scale thing of beauty

REVIEW: Ten Thousand Things’ production zeros in on the charming story of two people who change each other for the better.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 09:40AM

World Premiere of New Musical Thérèse Raquin to Feature Julie Atherton in Title Role at London's Finborough Theatre by Mark Shenton

The world premiere of the new musical Thérèse Raquin, based on Émile Zola’s novel of the same name, will feature Julie Atherton in the title role, amongst a cast t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:29AM

Matt’s Movie Rank Tank – ‘Special Oscar Edition-Part 1: Best Supporting Actor’ by Matt Baughman by Matt Baughman

 It’s OSCAR season!!! And in honor of this joyous time of year, leading up to the telecast on March 2nd, I will be positing a series of rankings of the nominees for Supporting Actor, Supp…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:27AM

Cosette Change-Up! Samantha Hill Replaces Charlotte Maltby in Les Miserables on Broadway by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Samantha Hill is replacing Charlotte Maltby as Cosette in the new Broadway revival of Les Miserables. The production is still on track to begin performances March 1 at the Imperial Theatre. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:16AM

EXCLUSIVE: Susan Stroman and the Cast of Bullets Over Broadway Are Fired Up For Rehearsal

In Bullets Over Broadway Zach Braff (who will make his Broadway debut) portrays a playwright who finds out that his play is getting the Broadway treatment thanks to a wealthy gangster who ha…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:05AM

Review: Blood Brothers (Tour - Sunderland Empire)

Willy Russell's Blood Brothers is on the road again but still packs a punch at the Sunderland Empire.

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:00AM

Face of the Future: The Bridges of Madison County's Whitney Bashor by JK

If you've seen The Bridges of Madison County, I'm sure you noticed the ethereal presence of Whitney Bashor.  If not, you may have seen her in off-Broadway's The Fantasticks.  Or ju…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM

Theater News: Broadway's Les Misérables Revival Finds a New Cosette

Samantha Hill assumes the role from the previously announced Charlotte Maltby.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:00AM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Alan Ayckbourn: Theatre must get its 'liveness' back to compete with film by Hannah Furness

Theatre must get its "liveness" back to compete with films for audience attention, Alan Ayckbourn argues    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:55AM

Sail On Sail On Great Ship Titanic Into Avery Fisher Hall by Suzanna Bowling

Sail On Sail On Great Ship Titanic Into Avery Fisher Hall: Based on the real-life disaster of 1912, Titanic: The Musical tells the story of the doomed ocean liner and the travelers aboard th…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 08:55AM

Olivier Awards - can you name the plays? by Paul Owen

Cast members from the 16 plays and musicals eligible for the BBC Radio 2 audience award, part of the Olivier Awards, gather on stage at the New London Theatre. Can you name which shows they …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM

Montgomery Playhouse Will Hold Auditions for “Woody Allen, Woody Allen” February 17-18th by Bruce Hirsch by Guest Author

Montgomery Playhouse will hold auditions for Woody Allen, Woody Allen, two of Woody Allen’s one act plays: Central Park West and Honeymoon Motel Feb. 17 & 18 – with call ba…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:52AM

The Big Chart: The musicals season, show by show by Peter D. Kramer

Below is a link to our annual chart, week by week, at the musicals that will be lighting up high-school stages across the Lower Hudson Valley from now till May. Chart your theatergoing caref…

SOURCE: The Journal News at 08:42AM

David Baddiel to Bring New Show Fame: Not the Musical to London's Menier Chocolate Factory by Mark Shenton

Comedian David Baddiel will bring his latest show, Fame: Not the Musical, to London's Menier Chocolate Factory for an extended run, beginning performances April 29, prior to an offi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:38AM

London's Almeida Theatre to Offer New Play by Mike Bartlett and U.K. Premiere for Anne Washburn's Mr. Burns by Mark Shenton

London's Almeida Theatre will offer the world premiere of Mike Bartlett's King Charles III, described as a "future history play" about the U.K.'s next monarch, and the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:26AM

Sandy Spring Theatre Group Holds Dance Audition for ‘The Producers’ on Sunday, 2/23@5 pm by Guest Author

DANCE AUDITIONS Sunday, February 23, 2014 @ 5:00PM 1215 Connecticut Avenue, NW 4th  Washington, D.C., 20036 “THE PRODUCERS” Music and Lyrics By Mel Brooks Directed By Kristofer Kauff Pr…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:20AM

Miles Jupp – review by Brian Logan

Ambassadors, London His suitcase gags are cute, but this show goes from strength to strength as Jupp finds subjects worthy of his moral outrageIt's a keen pleasure to see a comedian bust out…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:17AM

Simon Callow to Reprise Solo Show Being Shakespeare at West End's Pinter Theatre by Mark Shenton

Simon Callow will reprise his solo show Being Shakespeare, which has already had two West End runs at the Trafalgar Studios in June 2011 and March 2012, for a further 22 performances, this t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:08AM

Review: Playboy of the Western World/Raven Theatre by Zach Freeman

RECOMMENDED It has been more than a century since J. M. Synge’s dark comedy “Playboy of the Western World” first debuted in Dublin at the Abbey Theatre. To say that opening night did n…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 08:00AM

Review: Ballad of the Burning Star (Salford)

Dave Cunningham is impressed by Theatre Ad Finitum's latest production at the Lowry.

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:00AM

Encore performances for two L.A. architectural landmarks by Christopher Hawthorne, Los Angeles Times Architecture Critic

Critic's Notebook: The architecture of downtown L.A.'s United Artists Theatre, now part of the Ace Hotel, and the Forum was preserved when they were owned by two religious groups. They have …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00AM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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LONI ACKERMAN at 54 BELOW - FEBRUARY 25th at 8:30 by Oscar E Moore

LONI ACKERMAN IN “NEXT TO AB-NORMAL” FEBRUARY 25TH 2014 AT 54 BELOW, BROADWAY’S SUPPER CLUB www.54Below.com ­­­­­­­­­­_________________________________________________…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 07:50AM

Chit Chat: Singularly ridiculous attire deserves a dressing-down by Tabard

Backstage before curtain-up is one of the most intense periods of time for an actor, Tabard has always thought. The anticipation of the performance, what kind of audience awaits, mental prep…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:41AM

Feature: Spotlight on Engineer Collective by Lee Anderson

When I join Engineer Collective on a cold and cloudy January morning, they are busy troubleshooting a movement sequence. Inside a disused open plan office overlooking west London, they are b…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:38AM

electric

: An "electric" is a metal pipe with lighting instruments and cables attached for the purpose of lighting

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 07:31AM

Theatre News: Woolly Mammoth Theatre Hosts Intern Benefit Performance by Md Theatre Guide News Desk

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s 2013-2014 Intern Class will host an Intern Benefit Performance of We Are Proud to Present a Presentation about the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as S…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 07:30AM

"Almost, Maine" is a Cozy Winter Treat by Broadway & Me

If you crossed the linked stories in the 2003 movie “Love Actually” with the quirky small-town characters of the ‘90s-era sitcom “Northern Exposure” you might end up with Almost, M…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 07:21AM

Production News: Lily Cole cast as Helen of Troy at Manchester’s Royal Exchange by Nicola Merrifield

Model and actor Lily Cole is to star in a stage adaptation of Homer’s The Iliad at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. She will play Helen of Troy in the world premiere of The...

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:05AM

Oh What a Lovely War – review by Michael Billington

Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonTerry Johnson's revival of Joan Littlewood's iconic musical restores a classic for a new generationIf ever a show deserved to be called "iconic" it was Jo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AM

BWW's On This Day - February 12, 2014

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 12 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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En pointe: Weight is still a big issue in the dance world by Katie Colombus

I was asked to provide a quote this week for My Best Daily, about Wayne Sleep’s new series Big Ballet on Channel 4. I thought about it for a while and wrote up some notes....

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:48AM

Afterplay, Sheffield Theatres Studio by Pat Ashworth

Sheffield Theatres Studio: An inspired piece of casting for the first play of Sheffield Theatres' Brian Friel Season brings together Niamh Cusack as Sonya and Sean Gallagher as Andrey o…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:44AM

Four by Tenn, The Drayton Theatre, London by Rebecca Gordon

The Drayton Theatre, London: London Theatre Workshop has produced a stirring collection of four of Tennessee Williams' witty and thought-provoking one-act plays within a dynamic, small …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:28AM

Standup comedian Miles Jupp swaps jobs with Guardian journalist Stephen Moss – video by Stephen Moss, Miles Jupp

How hard is it to be a Guardian journalist for one day? Or blag your way as a standup performing at Leicester comedy festival? We asked Stephen Moss and Miles Jupp to find outStephen MossMil…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AM

Theatre News: Mitch Benn is the 37th Beatle at the Lowry, 30 March.

Comedian Mitch Benn brings his more than a tribute show to the Beatles to the Lowry next month.

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:00AM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Running on Empty, Soho Theatre, London by Neil Norman

Soho Theatre, London: Rarely has a work been so aptly titled. Brighton-based Probe's latest venture into fusion performance is an empty vessel, a rust bucket running out of gas in a cre…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:59AM

Oh, What a Lovely War!, Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London by Mark Shenton

Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London: This is a remarkable revival of the First World War satire premiered here by Joan Littlewood 51 years ago. It marks the centenary of the start of the w…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:59AM

News: ITV announces plans for new channel aimed at a female audience by Matthew Hemley

ITV is to launch a new channel that will focus on reality and lifestyle programming, in a move the broadcaster has claimed will allow ITV2 to focus more on original drama and comedy for youn…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:59AM

SLAM presents 'Downton Abbey' marathon

It's all a part of the preparation for 'Art in Bloom.'

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:59AM

Production News: Rupert Goold announces Simpsons-inspired play as part of first Almeida season by Matthew Hemley

Rupert Goold has announced a new play by Mike Bartlett and another inspired by The Simpsons as part of his first season as artistic director at the Almeida Theatre. Bartlett’s play, called…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:36AM

News: Campaigners hail licensing reforms for child performers by Nicola Merrifield

Child performer licensing reforms accepted in parliament have been described as a “landmark victory” by campaigners, although they have warned there remains work to be done to ensure equ…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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News: National plans three-year extension for The Shed as Dorfman is delayed by Nicola Merrifield

The National Theatre intends to keep its temporary venue the Shed in place until 2017. The organisation has applied to Lambeth council for an extension to the venue’s planning permission u…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:44AM

New play to envisage Prince Charles's early reign by Telegraph Staff

A 'future history play' called King Charles III - imagining the Prince of Wales's ascension to the throne - will premiere at London's Almeida Theatre this April    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:38AM

News: TV sector accused of ‘ignoring’ East Asian actors by Matthew Hemley

British East Asian actors have criticised broadcasters for failing to provide them with opportunities in television dramas, claiming any parts that do come their way are stereotypical and �…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:34AM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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A 'Nutcracker' poll: Is PNB making the right decision?

Pacific Northwest Ballet today announced that it is planning to replace its Maurice Sendak/Kent Stowell "Nutcracker" in 2015 with a new production, marrying George Balanchine's time-tested 1…

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 03:47AM

Northern Broadsides let slip the clogs of war by Alfred Hickling

Can you do a ronnie? Ever tried a rant? Alfred Hickling gets a lesson in clog-dancing from a troupe using it to bring the horrors of the first world war back to lifeConrad Nelson is in the m…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: “Here, Life Is Beautiful!” Backstage at the Marriott Theatre With Melissa Zaremba of Cabaret, Starring Megan Sikora by Krissie Fullerton

Stage actress Melissa Zaremba is currently in Marriott Theatre’s production of Cabaret, starring Megan Sikora. Armed with a camera, Zaremba brings us backstage for an insiders view. “Leave…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:44AM

An August Bank Holiday Lark, New Vic, Stoke on Trent, review by Dominic Cavendish

Deborah McAndrew's poignant, warm-hearted drama gives a fresh approach on the centenary commemorations of the First World War, says Dominic Cavendish    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:00AM

The Simpsons and royal family main players in Goold's new-look Almeida by Matt Trueman

Rupert Goold's first season as the theatre's artistic director includes two futuristic takes on famous familiesRupert Goold's first season at the Almeida theatre will focus on two of the mos…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM

Rupert Goold: 'Every show should aim to change theatre' by Matt Trueman

How will Rupert Goold top turning American Psycho into a hit musical? By making Prince Charles king and unleashing The Simpsons' Mr Burns. The director talks to Matt Trueman about risks, rio…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Bitter Lemons and Footlights Going Their Separate Ways by Colin Mitchell

Though we had high hopes for this partnership when we announced it a year ago, alas, we were never able to quite find solid footing together and due to creative differences and divergent vis…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:38AM

A St. Patty’s Day Celebration casting by Enci

A St. Patty’s Day Celebration is a powerhouse Irish concert presenting tunes from the lucky isle including songs from the film/musical “Once.” Bringing a bit of Ireland to the ble…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:35AM

PHOTO CALL: Grammy Winner k.d. lang Makes Her Broadway Debut in After Midnight by Joseph Marzullo

On Feb. 11, Grammy Award-winning artist K.D. Lang made her Broadway debut as the special guest star vocalist in After Midnight. Here's a look at the curtain call and some backstage shot…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:31AM

Interviews: Justin Sayre on Why Bernadette Peters Is the Perfect Topic for a Meeting of the International Order of Sodomites

The actor/writer's hilarious variety show is getting back to its downtown roots at Joe's Pub.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM

Interviews: A Broadway Romance for Chris Henry Coffey and Jennifer Mudge

Starring roles in Bronx Bombers and Rocky weren't enough for this duo, who decided to put a ring on it before taking charge of the Great White Way.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM

"Workaholics" Stars on Season 4 & The Weirdest Incident on Set by Young Hollywood

"Workaholics" Stars on Season 4 & The Weirdest Incident on Set YH catches up with the funny fellas of "Workaholics" at the W Hotel NYC (http://www.wnewyorkdowntown.…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM

Emblem3 In The Recording Studio: Part 1 by Young Hollywood

Emblem3 In The Recording Studio: Part 1 Young Hollywood and Emblem3 are back at it again! Come along as we go behind-the-scenes with Drew, Wesley, and Keaton inside their Hollywood Recording…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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PNB to shelve its beloved version of ‘Nutcracker’ in 2015

The 2014 holiday staging of the Maurice Sendak/Kent Stowell “Nutcracker” will be its last, PNB announced Wednesday. It will be replaced in 2015 with a new version using George Balanchine…

SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 12:44AM

Jeff Blumenkrantz's MONTH UPON A TIME World Premiere Set for 54 Below Tonight by BroadwayWorld

For one night only, Tony-Nominated composer Urban Cowboy, 'I Won't Mind' and actor Murder for Two Jeff Blumenkrantz presents the world premiere performance of his song cycle Month Upon a Tim…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AM

Broadway's Jepsen, Cumming, Washington & More Set for LIVE WITH KELLY & MICHAEL, Beg. Today by TV News Desk

Nationally-syndicated morning talk show 'LIVE with Kelly and Michael' announces the lineup of guests who will join hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan during the week of February 10-14, 201…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AM

Gurney’s ‘Love Letters’ Like You’ve Never Seen it Before” Opens Tonight at Flying Muskrats at by Brennan Jones by Guest Author

If you’ve experienced A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters, you might be skeptical. If you haven’t, here’s a crash course: Love Letters tells the story of Andy Ladd and Melissa Gardener, an…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:17AM

In a Word... Soheil Parsa on Forgiveness by The Charlebois Post

The Said and Unsaid of Forgivingby Gaëtan L. CharleboisSoheil Parsa is an award-winning director, writer, dramaturg, choreographer and teacher, whose professional theatre career spans thirt…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:03AM

InDepth InterView: Randy Graff Talks New 54 Below Show MADE IN BROOKLYN, Plus LES MISERABLES, Broadway Memories & More by Pat Cerasaro

Today we are talking to a legendary leading lady famous for a few of the most iconic roles in some of the most memorable musicals of the 1980s and 1990s as well as a versatile vocalist and c…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:02AM

FROZEN Creators Discuss Cut Material & Songs For Broadway Adaptation by Pat Cerasaro

Disney's animated movie musical mega-hit FROZEN has been announced to be aiming for the Broadway stage and the creators discussed potential material they are planning to utilize and previous…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:01AM

Video of the Week, February 12, 2014 by The Charlebois Post

Vancouver's Théâtre la Seizième's lovely teaser for Evelyne de la Chenalière's Des fraises en janvier. It is almost certainly one of the most accomplished promos we've seen from a Canadi…

SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AM

Theater as a digital medium, aka the episode where we discuss Cumberbatch, Hiddleston, & Miller by Maxamoo

On this week’s episode Lindsay and Nicole welcome Kathryn Jones from VirtualArts.TV to chat about theatrical performance broadcasts, topics include Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee …

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 12:00AM

Victor Lodato and Polly Pen's New Musical Arlington Begins Performances Off-Broadway by Broadway.com

Hope springs eternal. Vineyard Theatre's New York premiere of Victor Lodato and Polly Pen's Arlington begins performances February 12. Starring Alexandra Silber, the off-Broadwa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM

Craig Lucas' Ode to Joy, Starring Tony nominee Kathryn Erbe, Begins Performances Off-Broadway by Broadway.com

Tony nominee Kathryn Erbe is caught in a love triangle in the world premiere of Ode to Joy, which begins performances off-Broadway February 12. A production of Rattlestick Playwrights T…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM

Playful Spirit Created 'Peter and the Starcatcher' by Frank Rizzo

Alex Timbers Is A 'Starcatcher,' With Touring Show, New Film And Broadway Musical 'Rocky'The kid spirit in putting together "Peter and the Starcatcher" was not unlike the gang of Lost Boys t…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM

PLAYBILL PLAYLIST: Kara Lindsay, Jeremy Jordan and Cast of Broadway Valentine's Day Pick Favorite Love Songs by Michael Gioia

A slew of Broadway couples will celebrate on and offstage love in A Very Broadway Valentine's Day, conceived by Newsies actress Kara Lindsay, Feb. 13 at 54 Below. In anticipation of…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Target Margin Theater's TMT Lab: Yiddish Version Begins Feb. 12 by Carey Purcell

Target Margin Theater's TMT Lab: Yiddish Version kicks off Feb. 12 at Abron Arts Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Matilda The Musical Offers Actors Fund Performance Feb. 12 by Adam Hetrick

The Tony Award-winning, kid-packed Broadway production of Matilda The Musical, based on the Roald Dahl children's book, offers a special performance to benefit the Actors Fund Feb. …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Tony Nominee Colman Domingo Shares A Boy and His Soul With Australian Audiences Beginning Feb. 12 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Colman Domingo's music-filled solo play A Boy and His Soul receives its Australian premiere Feb. 12, following a London run at the Tricycle Theatre last fall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

New Musical Witness Uganda, With Griffin Matthews and Emma Hunton, Opens at A.R.T. Feb. 12 by Adam Hetrick

The American Repertory Theater world-premiere staging of the Richard Rodgers Award-winning musical Witness Uganda, featuring Griffin Matthews, Emma Hunton, Kristolyn Lloyd and Tyrone Davis, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

World Premiere of Craig Lucas' Ode to Joy, Starring Kathryn Erbe, Begins Feb. 12 at Cherry Lane Theatre by Carey Purcell

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater presents the world premiere of Ode to Joy, starring Tony Award nominee Kathryn Erbe, beginning Feb. 12 at the Cherry Lane Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Oscar Wilde's Vera; Or, The Nihilists, Featuring All-Male Cast, Begins at HERE Feb. 12 by Carey Purcell

Femme Fatale Theater presents the first New York revival of Oscar Wilde's first play, Vera; Or, The Nihilists, since its 1883 debut, with performances beginning Feb. 12 at HERE. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Julius Caesar, Starring Tony Nominee Forrest McClendon, Opens at Lantern Theater Company Feb. 12 by Carey Purcell

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, starring Tony Award-nominated actor Forrest McClendon, officially opens at Lantern Theater Company Feb. 12 following preview performances that began Feb. 6…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Vineyard Theatre's Arlington, Starring Alexandra Silber, Begins Performances Feb. 12 by Carey Purcell

Arlington, a new musical by Victor Lodato and Polly Pen, begins performances at the Vineyard Theatre Feb. 12 prior to its official opening March 2. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

THEIR FAVORITE THINGS: Tony Nominee Emily Skinner Shares Her Theatregoing Experiences by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com's feature series Their Favorite Things asks members of the theatre community to share the Broadway performances that most affected them as part of the audience. …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Workshop of Countess of Storyville, With Vivian Reed and Deborah Cox, Begins Feb. 12 by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

A workshop of  the New Orleans-set musical The Countess of Storyville, featuring Vivian Reed and Deborah Cox, begins Feb. 12  at The Peter J. Sharp Theatre

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Welcome to Our New Website

 By Laura Brueckner  I think we can all agree that a TBA website redesign has been due for a while. And we're tickled pink (ha) with the new look and feel of this site, a …

SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 12:00AM

BiPolar by Bret McCabe

What in the Sam Hill is going on in Katie Duffy’s “Searching for Medusa, Pussy Protector (Door Guardian)”?

SOURCE: citypaper.com at 12:00AM

Bombers on Broadway

A lineup of famous Yankees from several eras past and present are on the same stage in Bronx Bombers, a new play now running at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Babe Ruth and Derek Jeter a…

SOURCE: WQXR at 12:00AM

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