With its cast of 39 actors and 8 1/2-hour running time, revivals of the Tony-winning "Nicholas Nickleby" have been rare. Now Orlando Shakespeare Theatre has taken it on, with results that ar…
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 11:41PMSee video clips of Sylvester Stallone, Andy Karl, Margo Seibert and more at the first-ever Broadway performance of Rocky on February 13 at the Winter Garden Theatre!
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:33PMNEW YORK (AP) - June Squibb recently ducked into a Times Square office above the theaters she spent decades knocking about, taking any decent part she could get.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 11:28PMVIDEO: Olympic gold medalist, Brian Boitano was at the Baltimore Book Festival on September 28, 2013 to promote his cook book, What Would Brian Boitano Make? He took the time to meet with…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:00PMDoes this comedy-drama, set in a rundown Renaissance Faire, have something profound to say about the human condition?
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PMNathan Lane and Megan Mullally star in the one-night-only gala performance.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PMA guilty mind is fertile ground for psychological intrigue.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:00PMMarriage and friendship, specifically the end cuts of each, are the main courses of “Dinner With Friends.”
It’s back Off-Broadway in a revival that is perfectly well done, bu…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:00PMHottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Thursday, February 13, 2014.
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Saints be praised. Prez Obama finally got around to nominating a candidate to head the National Endowment for the Arts.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:40PMNear the end of “Dinner With Friends,” an insightful comedy that restores the word “adult” to its rightful meaning, Gabe confesses to his wife Karen that he’s fallen out of love �…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:25PMThe Bee’s Marcus Crowder suggests performances worth seeing.
“The Conductor: Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad” at the B Street Theatre Family Series sta…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 09:22PMAccording to The Hollywood Reporter, Nick Jonas will be returning to television in a co-starring role in DirecTV's upcoming drama NAVY ST., opposite Kiele Sanchez The Glades.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:18PMSeattle Repertory Theatre stages a sly, powerful production of David Ives’ “Venus in Fur,” a two-character piece about the interplay between a playwright and an actress, and domination…
SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 09:10PMIt was an all-consuming rebirth in color as cascades of lush and textured emerald lights sprung to life in an intense surge from the heart of the stage, as a map of Oz, especially rigged as …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:07PM
In Sarah Ruhl’s Stage Kiss, romance requires both reality and absurdity — It makes no sense that the heroine would still be wearing that dress in Act Two, yet it also makes perfe…
SOURCE: TDF at 08:56PMThe blistering snowstorm that continues to pummel much of the Eastern seaboard is also putting the entertainment business in a deep freeze, closing movie theaters in major cities like New Yo…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:52PMThis contemporary twist on the conventional love triangle has formidable performances but gets bogged down by poor directionAlison Croggon
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48PM"I think of myself as a fighter," playwright Nicky Silver said.
SOURCE: Denver Post at 08:44PMThe Reckoning is a highly theatrical and (I think) absurdist play, that suffers from a lack of focus- Playwright Nat Cassidy’s script switches from an intimate character study of Christoph…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 08:43PMThere's bound to be dickering. It's Shakespeare after all. And not just any play in the Bard's 38, but "Hamlet."
SOURCE: Denver Post at 08:37PMAn EMMY Award winning journalist stumbles on a plot that towers all others. Based on a true story, playwright Kathrine Bates crafts this stunning account of lust, lies, and fantasies into a …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 08:32PMVariety writes that Alec Baldwin will guest star on NBC's LAW amp ORDER SVU this spring in his first TV acting appearance since 30 ROCK.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:21PMSHAKESPEARE IN LOVE is coming to the stage and has found its leading players. According to the Daily Mail, Tom Bateman will star as William Shakespeare opposite Lucy Briggs-Owen as Viola de …
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The Daily Mail reports that Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy have signed on to star as former lovers in Stephen Daldry's upcoming West End revival of David Hare's SKYLIGHT. The production will …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:48PMDon't expect that what looks like a healthy marriage from the outside, but isn't, is necessarily more identifiable as a union in peril when examined up close.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:31PMThe Daily Mail writes that Broadway's John Lloyd Young, who created the role of Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys on the Great White Way, will be hopping across the pond to star in Jersey Boys in…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:08PMThe future head of the National Endowment for the Arts will likely face many of the same funding challenges that have beset the organization for years, according to two former chairs of the …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:06PMVideo of Margot Fonteyn's Sleeping Beauty being woken with a kiss will be shown as part of broadcaster's spring ballet seasonUnseen for 55 years and thought missing, it is a classical ballet…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:01PM
Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy are to play former lovers in a West End revival of David Hare’s Skylight, directed by Stephen Daldry.
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 06:57PMI thought that before the spring onslaught of new Broadway shows really hits that I'd take the next couple of days to talk about the TV spots for the shows that survived the fall and cranked…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 06:57PMThe Oscar and Bafta winner's in early, delicate negotiations to star in a riveting true-life art world drama called The Golden Lady, about one of the world’s most famous paintings.
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 06:48PMWith a dazzling cast, inspired design and Gioachino Rossini’s enduring score (that has made this work a shorthand for opera itself), The Barber of Seville will win new hearts and reinvigor…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 06:37PMBy Matt McGeachy. But what happens when the question of beauty and the question of identity are fused into one? What if the question when we saw our own faces was not, “Who am I?” but ra…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 06:36PM“Fifteen years ago I killed my sister.” That stark, matter-of-fact statement launches “Nocturne,” and its embedded significance is inexorable and intense.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:35PMForget the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Instead, head to the Auditorium Theatre where, without the aid of snowboards, skis, or skates, the dancers of the Joffrey Ballet are demonstrating the am…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 06:30PMA guide to theater productions in New York City, with a special note of shows in previews or about to open.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:16PM By: David ShewardAny play that features the divine gender-beCharles Buschnder Charles Busch quoting Mary Astor in The…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 06:11PMI’m not given to posting press releases here and this isn’t the start of a trend, but I’m making an exception to insure this good news gets around and there’s nothing for me to say b…
SOURCE: Howard Sherman at 06:11PMA TERRIFYING, TRIUMPHANT HEADLONG TAKE ON ORWELL I think George Orwell would be sourly pleased at the way Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan of Headlong and Nottingham Playhouse have trea…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:06PMOnce again the FESTIVAL OF NEW AMERICAN MUSICALS will be enthusiastically recommending an evening of LA's most talented young performers singing songs from the new America musical theater at…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:04PMCoverage of events around the world seeking to end violence against women and girlsHelen DavidsonJane Martinson
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00PMAfter our #wosouting, WhatsOnStage Editor Theo Bosanquet led the discussion with the cast
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:00PMYoung Vic artistic director Lan will be the consulting artistic director and Daldry will be a member of the board
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:00PMErrico replaces Victoria Clark, who was previously scheduled to perform at the gala.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMFemme Fatale Theater's all-male company revives Oscar Wilde's first play after a 131-year absence from New York City.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM
Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Thursday, February 13, 2014 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway Happy first preview @ROCKYBroadway and happy…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:57PMThe new documentary about stage and screen legend Elaine Stritch, Elaine Stritch SHOOT ME is set for a limited release on February 21, 2014 at New York City's IFC Center and Lincoln Plaza Ci…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:57PMWe are thrilled to announce that Jeff Augustin is Roundabout’s 2014 Playwright-in-Residence. This position, provided by a generous grant from the Tow Foundation, allows Jeff to spend a yea…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 05:57PMIan Gallanar, the founding Artistic Director of the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, has directed over 120 productions over his 30 years in the profession, including CSC productions of Romeo …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 05:45PMThe rounchy variety show "La Soiree" is now playing at the Union Square Theatre.
SOURCE: NY1 at 05:43PMDANCE REVIEW: Joffrey Ballet's 'Contemporary Choreographers' at the Auditorium Theatre ★★★★
DANCE REVIEW: Joffrey Ballet's 'Contemporary Choreographers' at the Audit…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:43PMThe acclaimed documentary "Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me," which will officially premiere in New York City Feb. 21, has announced additional release dates for cities across the U.S.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:42PMJohn Lithgow toplines “King Lear” and Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater star in “Much Ado About Nothing” in New York this summer, with both titles lined up for the 2014 …
SOURCE: Variety at 05:39PMSWEET An outstanding production of Inherit the Wind is being presented by Wasatch Theatre Ventures, under the judicious direction of Kiff Scholl with an absolutely marvelous cast that gives …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 05:34PMComedic legend Sid Caesar passed away February 12, 2014, at the age of 91. Caesar was a friend and mentor to Mel Brooks and the two worked together through much of Brooks’ early career. …
SOURCE: PBS at 05:31PMSt. Louis is celebrating all year, but the party kicks into high gear this weekend with the Burnin' Love Festival, "250 in 250" at the Missouri History Museum and lots of birthday cake.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:30PMThe four-time Emmy winner David Hyde Pierce stopped by to talk with Tavis Smiley about his latest projects, including directing the L.A. production of the Tony-winning VANYA AND SONIA AND MA…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:27PM(This post is a part of the Diversity & Inclusion blog salon led by Online Curator Jacqueline E. Lawton. Check out further Diversity & Inclusion interviews on Jacqueline’s blog…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 05:27PMThe Broadway comedy hit, which won a Tony for Best Play in 2013, arrives in downtown L.A. in a production directed by David Hyde Pierce.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:20PMFrom After Midnight-Wicked and with the cineplexes filled with Valentine "candy"--it's a love feast out there.
SOURCE: City Guide NY at 05:20PMThe next TEDxBroadway event will be held Monday, February 24th, 2014 at New World Stages.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:16PMThere are several quirky ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day in New York, from theater to film to haunted houses.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:06PMSee stars Zach Braff, Marin Mazzie and more sing, dance and talk about about Woody Allen's new killer musical comedy Bullets Over Broadway, directed by Susan Stroman.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:05PMThe 3rd in a trilogy of plays by Quiara Alegria Hudes, this one just might need a bit more work. There's nothing wrong with the story - unless you think the disjointed, unconnected cha…
SOURCE: Act Three - The Reviews at 05:04PMCalling all Chicagoans! Our magnificent city needs your help to make IPW 2014 a success! We are looking for 800+ passionate, knowledgeable individuals to become IPW Chicago Ambassadors and a…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 05:03PMProducers of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Christopher Durang's Chekhov-inspired comedy, which whips characters from the Russian playwright's catalogue into a frothy weekend o…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:01PMSince its inception in 2007 Roman Tragedies, created by Toneelgroep Amsterdam, has received international acclaim and widespread popularity, at least for those adventurous enough to brave a …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:00PMThe 2014-15 Ahmanson season will also feature current Broadway hit musicals Cinderella and Matilda.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMDiane Paulus, Lea DeLaria, Mark Fisher, and more will speak at the third annual Broadway event.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM
On tomorrow's episode of the nationally syndicated daytime talk show KATIE, Carly Rae Jepsen and Fran Drescher stop by to open up about their Broadway debuts in Rogers amp Hammerstein's CIND…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:58PMCristin Milioti, who was Tony-nominated for her performance as Girl in the 2012 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Once, has been tapped as the female lead in the NBC romantic comedy pilot &quo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PMCatch the madness when Anika Larsen steals Jessie Mueller's video camera and tapes everything that happens while Mueller's on stage performing in Beautiful. Also, Happy Birthday, Car…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:51PMDonald Margulies' Pulitzer Prize-winning play explores the complexities of marriage and friendship.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:50PMCBS News Live Experiences’ launch of 50 YEARS: THE BEATLES, hosted this past Sunday night by CBS’s Anthony Mason and sponsored by MOTOWN THE MUSICAL, is now available to watch online. Fi…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 04:47PMBullets Over Broadway stars Zach Braff, Marin Mazzie, director Susan Stroman and more greet the press on February 13, 2014 at New 42nd Street Studios.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:47PMCBS News Live Experiences' launch of 50 YEARS THE BEATLES, hosted this past Sunday night by CBS's Anthony Mason and sponsored byMOTOWN THE MUSICAL, is now available to watch online. Check it…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:45PM Gorillas and Stars in 2014-15 King Kong will be among the stars in the 2014-15 Broadway season. But will he be the biggest?�…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 04:41PM(photo by Julieta Cervantes)Unfettered Joyby Zoe Erwin-LongstaffHarbourfront’s World Stage brings us Untitled Feminist Show (UFS), written by New York playwright Young Jean Lee, with chore…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:40PM107 years young, this dynamic dark comedy is brought to life through Michael Menendian’s sterling staging, lifting this Raven Theatre revival to the same stars that are so often invoked in…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 04:37PMDaring Happinessby Caitlin MurphyUmberto Eco said that “We like lists because we don't want to die.” In Jennifer Tremblay's play The List, an unnamed woman – suffering an isolate…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:35PMThe Cabrillo Music Theatre in Sherman Oaks, CA, will stage the regional premiere of the Tony Award-winning, hit musical Memphis as part of its 2014-15 season, which will also include Mary Po…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:34PMTony Award nominee and recording artist Melissa Errico, who recently starred in the revival of Stephen Sondheim's Passion, has joined the lineup of performers at Theatre Development Fund…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:33PMTony Award nominee and recording artist Melissa Errico, who recently starred in the revival of Stephen Sondheim's Passion, has joined the lineup of performers at Theatre Development Fund…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:33PM(photo by Cylla von Tiedemann)n00b: not for newbiesWhen identities become mergedby Jason BookerSitting in my seat, waiting for the show to begin. Yes, the sound of the school-children become…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:33PMThe history of gay culture in Britain is explored in the life story of one drag artist in this affecting documentaryThis sweet, affecting documentary profiles the eponymous actor/drag queen/…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30PMTimeLine Theatre Company, in collaboration with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and the Australian Consulate, announces that it will host several of Australia�…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 04:30PMTwo Lives EntwinedSome people are forever bound together…for better, or for worseby Robyn Lester@RobinRobynRobThere are some heavy themes at work in Lisa L’Heureux’s Ciseaux. Political…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:30PMProducers of Off-Broadway's Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 are planning a feature film adaptation of the Dave Malloy electropop opera — which is based on a…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:30PMThe world premiere production of the brand new musical comedy Bullets Over Broadway, written byWoody Allen and based on the screenplay by Allen and Douglas McGrath for the 1994 film, will be…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:29PMWe reached out to Associate Producer and Director Mark Demeter to see if we could access the interview, who happily complied BECON TV's mission is to use broadcast television and the most cu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:18PMThe Cornservatory at 4210 N Lincoln Avenue in Chicago is available for summer rentals. Unique and versatile stage, BYOB theater, seating for up to 60, light and sound system, with great pri…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 04:15PMHere at Broadway.com, we’ve officially given up on finding real dates for Valentine’s Day. Good riddance! We’d much rather date characters from our favorite musicals—…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PMProducers of The Bridges of Madison County, the new Jason Robert Brown musical that stars Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale, have announced a special "Blizzard Bargain" for tick…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:06PM Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts By: David She…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 04:04PMWatch Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch play Rosencrantz and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith play Guildenstern in a scene from Tom Stoppard's play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. The play was …
SOURCE: PBS at 04:00PMThe 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 04:00PMThe York Theatre Company's production of Malpractice Makes Perfect, part of the Winter 2014 Musicals in Mufti Series Celebrating Sheldon Harnick, begins its weekend of performances Feb. …
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PMThe closely guarded secret is out: the hotly anticipated biennial programme for LIFT 2014 has been announced, and it’s no disappointment. The launch evening took place in an appropriate lo…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:00PM
The comedy written and performed by Paul Dooley and Winnie Holzman, a married couple, is equal parts funny and frustrating.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:54PMA new play by John Middleton at Torch Theatre is inspired by old movies and the Hamm kidnapping in St. Paul.
SOURCE: StarTribune at 03:50PMOscar’s musical pieces are falling in place, as all the kudocast performers have been confirmed for the four nominated songs, while details were unveiled for the annual pre-Oscar conce…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:50PMTony Award nominee and recording artist MELISSA ERRICO, who recently starred in the hit revival of Stephen Sondheim's Passion and will soon be seen in the upcoming Cinemax series, The Knick,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:50PMWho says modern art can’t be beautiful? Certainly not Jim Hodges, whose work is collected in a poetic show opening this weekend at the Walker.
SOURCE: StarTribune at 03:48PMAdvertised as “Gurney’s ‘Love Letters’ Like You’ve Never Seen it Before” The Flying Muskrat Theatre Company’s production, directed with much love by Leanne G. O’…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:48PMTony nominee Jonathan Groff has never been shy about showing off some skin for the sake of art. For real, thanks to Spring Awakening, his adorable bubble butt is permanently etched into our …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:43PMTHE SHOW "National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage" on "Great Performances"
SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 03:43PM"The Lincoln Lodge Comedy Showcase," the 14-year-old weekly stand-up show that was recently displaced by the shuttering of its longtime home, The Lincoln Restaurant, seven weeks ago, has fou…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:39PMYou know its coming. You wait for it with nervous expectation. Your ears tingle in readiness as you listen to her reluctant music collaborator and friend, Cosme McMoon, sitting in a 1940s ja…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 03:30PMAt only 27, Reginald Douglas recently made his regional theater directorial debut at Luna Stage with Athol Fugard’s “Master Harold and the Boys”. However, he’s been…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:27PMPerformance companies in Philadelphia soon may be able to tap into a centralized library of props and scenery following the Walnut Street Theatre's purchase of an 85,000-square-foot warehous…
SOURCE: NewsWorks at 03:17PMWhile the Broadway spring 2014 season is just beginning to get under way, it seems as though some eyes are already looking to the fall 2014 season with the promise of new musicals and musica…
SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 03:15PMDavid StallingsHometown: Galveston, Tx. Current Town: NYCQ: Tell me about Dark Water. A: When the Deepwater Horizon oil spill happened in April of 2010, fellow MTWorks Co-found…
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 03:13PMBattles of words can be just as deadly as any other form of warfare. That is the primary message of Seminar, the comedy by Theresa Rebeck now at Round House Theater in Bethesda, Maryland.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 03:12PMCenter Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre's 2014-15 season will include award-nominated musicals, an acclaimed drama and a new dance production.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:08PMThe world premiere production of the brand new musical comedy Bullets Over Broadway, written byWoody Allen and based on the screenplay by Allen and Douglas McGrath for the 1994 film, will be…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:07PMGuests have been announced for the premiere week of NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers," which launches Feb. 24 from Studio 8G in Rockefeller Center.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:07PMMeg Miroshnik’s new play peers into the history and sociology of the former Soviet Union through the lens of czarist folklore.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:06PMThe new season, our 48th season at the Music Center of Los Angeles, said Ritchie, will include from Broadway two hit musicals and a celebrated drama - the magical 'Rodgers amp Hammerstein's …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00PMLily Rabe, Hamish Linklater, and John Lithgow are set to star in the two newly announced Shakespearean favorites.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMWith previews scheduled to begin March 8, the news that Diahann Carroll—set to star as Lena Younger—was dropping out of the Broadway revival of “A Raisin in the Sun” …
SOURCE: Backstage at 03:00PM
One hates to slight the guy in the rhinestone-trimmed cowboy hat. But Bowen McCauley Dance, the local ballet-influenced contemporary dance company, packed enough bracingly textured work into…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:48PMKudisch took some time out of rehearsals to chat with BroadwayWorld about being apart of the 'wildly unapologetic' HAND TO GOD, his ongoing working relationship with Michael John LaChiusa, a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:43PMTony nominee Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater and Tony winner John Lithgow will headline The Public Theater’s line-up for the 2014 free Shakespeare in the Park season at the Delacorte Theat…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:40PMSTATE OF THE STEPS Playing (in every sense of the word) through Feb. 23, Joffrey Ballet’s three-part showcase of Contemporary Choreographers delivers some (happily) bloodless cutting-edge …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:35PMSherlock Holmes seems to be the man of the moment. Whilst the BBC delight its audiences with the modern day Sherlock, American viewers embrace CBS’s Elementary, and both sides of the Atlan…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:30PMTwo years after stepping down as artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Sir Michael Boyd is enjoying being forced to learn new skills.
SOURCE: The Independent at 02:23PMA girl lies on the floor, awakens, and moves back and forth slowly until she stands up and dances around the space. She halts at one of the large mirrors at the back, which, in Lee NewbyR…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:22PMWhile the days of completely hand-drawn animation may be a thing of the past, Disney has given Variety an exclusive look at how CG might be able to recreate that 1920s charm with a new CG an…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:21PMThe Public Theater announced the line-up today for the 2014 free Shakespeare in the Park season, continuing a 52-year tradition of free theater in Central Park. Since 1962, over five million…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:18PMSometimes taking your seat as an audience member can be a bit of a turgid affair: the inevitable apologising as you crunch onto someone’s toe, or give your neighbour a sharp elbow to the r…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:13PMTony Award winners Alice Ripley and Lillias White, along with Erin Davie and Emily Padgett, perform the songs of Tony-nominated Dreamgirls and Side Show composer Henry Krieger Feb. 13 as par…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:09PMReview also appears in other North Jersey Media Group Newspapers.
SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 02:08PMValentine’s Day is less than 24 hours away, and if you still haven’t found a date yet, time is running out! But don't worry—we've been learning valuable love lesson…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PMThe world premiere production of the brand new musical comedy Bullets Over Broadway, written byWoody Allen and based on the screenplay by Allen and Douglas McGrath for the 1994 film, will be…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:04PMThis summer’s season will begin with Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater in “Much Ado About Nothing,” and John Lithgow will play the title role in “King Lear.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:00PMThe event will also feature a book signing and discussion of the work.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMSusan Stroman directs and choreographs the new Woody Allen musical.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMTony Award winner John Lithgow will play King Lear as part of the Public Theater's 2014 Shakespeare in the Park programming, which will also include Much Ado About Nothing starring Lily …
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PMGlyndebourne's Billy Budd - this is their moment© Alastair Muir
Glyndebourne has conquered New York with its acclaimed Billy Budd. The WhatsOnStage ...
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 02:00PMThis one-man play centres on a young man finding solace in the music of The Smiths
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 02:00PMRehearsal images have been released for the Donmar Warehouse production of Versailles, which opens 20 February 2014
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 02:00PM
Beyond the Glitz: Entertaining Reads About the World of Broadway By: Ellis NassourHow about some behind-the-scenes tell-all, and real tell-…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 01:58PMHaving a ‘round’ birthday is terrifying – it marks a new era, a new part of your life and forces you to reflect on things past. Turning 10, you are suddenly approaching the chaotic tee…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:49PMFile this under things you have probably figured out already, but most theatres in the area have cancelled performances. If you don’t find yours on the list below, best to check with t…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:47PMPresident Obama plans to nominate Ms. Chu, chief executive of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, to lead the National Endowment for the Arts.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:41PMHenry V is performed by final year students at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, yet it’s safe to say that the quality rivals that of a professional production. It’s a brave play …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:40PMThe unusual and uniquely enjoyable new musical NATASHA, PIERRE amp THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 has turned to crowd-sourcing go-to site Kickstarter to launch a new campaign to seek funding for a …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:38PMThe Last Ship, the new musical featuring a score by 16-time Grammy winner Sting, is setting sail for Broadway, beginning preview performances at the Neil Simon Theatre on Sept. 30 in advance…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:37PMThe Show Must Go On Broadway Stays Open: The winter storm has a name and it is Pax.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:36PMFiled under: African American Interest, Blackface & Minstrelsy, Indie Theatre, PLUGS Tagged: Jewel Box Stories, Langston Hughes, Sandy Moore, Simple Stories
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:34PMGodspeed! Titanic has never been more on path for docking in New York. While an anticipated Fall 2014 Broadway revival is expected, the ship is set to sail into New York City, specifically L…
SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 01:31PMLooking for a romantic show that’s not too expensive? Three excellent options: We’re not going to say a single mean thing about Mark Rylance’s Twelfe Night on Broadway. I…
SOURCE: Maxamoo at 01:25PMDespite the wild winter storm targeting much of the northeast this week, Broadway superstar and popular vocalist Idina Menzel braved the weather to attend rehearsals of her new Broadway musi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:24PMToday is the anniversary of the release date of Groucho Marx’s last starring comedy A Girl in Every Port (1952). In the film Groucho and The Life of Riley’s William Bendix play…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:22PMSummarized by Warren Peterson
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SOURCE: Ticket News at 01:20PMThe concert will feature this year's nominated original songs, including 'Let It Go' from Frozen, performed by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:19PMIt’s a cold, blustery winter night on the eve of a major storm, but, the air was warm with love and affection at the Signature Theatre Wednesday night as the powerhouse Broadway couple Che…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:12PMCicely Tyson will bring her recent Tony Award-winning performance in Horton Foote's "The Trip to Bountiful" to Los Angeles as part of the Ahmanson Theatre's 2014-15 season, the Center Theatr…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:12PM(Photo of Arely Diaz-Loza as Mia in Lunch Lady Courage, Cornerstone Theatre Company’s 2013 A-ha! project. Photo by Photo by Kevin Michael Campbell.) Online Registration & Applica…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 01:10PMTo keep from hearing the Sirens — the Greek mythological beings whose songs lured men to their deaths — Odysseus’s mariners famously stopped their ears with wax. Good thing the sailors…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:07PMPeter Polycarpou and Gary Wilmot are to join the cast of The Pajama Game when it runs at the Shaftesbury Theatre from May. The production is a transfer of Chichester Festival Theatre’s sta…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:02PMNimble-footed stars such as Nick Frost, Chris O'Dowd and Olivia Colman step lively in a comedy that doesn't quite fill the floorThis comedy never quite relaxes or relaxes or convinces or com…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:01PMPity us parents during the winter flu season. As if the usual viruses perpetually afflicting our children this time of year weren’t bad enough, Walt Disney Co. has decided to inflict a who…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMThe full cast, which will also feature Ben Davis, Annie Golden, and Austin Lesch, has been announced.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMThe theater will also present world premieres of Carey Crim's Conviction and Adam Overett's My Life Is a Musical.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMMonday, Feb. 17 is Presidents Day (and also Washington’s birthday!) Contrary to popular belief, the holiday means more than just getting a day off work. It’s meant to celebrate G…
SOURCE: Backstage at 01:00PMManhattan Concert Productions presents a one night only concert of Maury Yeston's Titanic live at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall. This Feb. 17 event will reunite almost the entire cast o…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PMRussian composer Alexander Borodin’s unfinished opera Prince Igor has been hailed as a masterpiece, but it hasn’t been performed at the Metropolitan Opera since 1917. Ildar Abdrazakov ta…
SOURCE: WNYC at 01:00PM
Isabel Toledo, who is the costume designer for Broadway's After Midnight, and Ruben Toledo held a reception on Feb. 9 at their fashion atelier honoring k.d. lang's first performance in the m…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:57PMName: Katie Rose McLaughlinHometown: Minneapolis, MNEducation: The New School (when they had a program with the Joffrey Ballet School) & the University of MinnesotaFavorite Credits: play…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:54PM SuarezDanceTheater Presents The World Premiere Of MOTHER.REDUX. Miles Memorial Playhouse FOUR PERFORMANCES ONLY: MARCH 7-9 Los Angeles, California (January 28, 2014) – Is it pos…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 12:49PMRich Baker will head the Starlight Theatre.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:46PMCarnegie Hall’s upcoming one-night-only production of Guys and Dolls has found its Do-gooders, Hot Box Girls and Crapshooters! Christopher Fitzgerald, Jayne Houdyshell and more are set…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:41PMToday is the anniversary of the release date of the 1916 Douglas Fairbanks comedy His Picture in the Papers, written by Anita Loos and directed by her husband John Emerson. One of the most…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:41PMFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Press)Contact: Sandra Kuker or Anita J. Lee [email protected] or 323.960.7779 ELEPHANT THEATRE COMPANY IN ASSOCIATION WITH CAMISADE THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS THE LOS ANG…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 12:40PMRoundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is thrilled to announce the full cast of VIOLET. The musical will star two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster (Violet), Co…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 12:39PMCristin Milioti stopped by last night's CONAN on TBS and recalled failing a sobriety test, even though she hadn't touched a drop of alcohol. The actress also shared stories from the set of h…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:37PMCarnegie Hall today announced cast additions for its gala benefit performance of Guys and Dolls on Thursday, April 3 at 730 p.m. in Stern AuditoriumPerelman Stage. Cast additions include Joh…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30PMTony and Olivier Award winner Lea Salonga will join Il Divo as a guest star during the group's A Musical Affair World Tour shows in Korea, Japan and North America.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PMThe 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. A limited number of stud…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 12:22PMIn this War Horse scene performed live at National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage, watch Jack Holden as Albert, and Toby Oliè, Thomas Wilton and Michael Brett as the puppeteers who collectively…
SOURCE: PBS at 12:22PMThe controversial song by "geezer" comic Dapper Laughs is noteworthy not for its offensive lyrics, but because it hit the top 10 without radio play, TV exposure or reviewsThis week Daniel O'…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:22PMRay Bradbury said in his Zen in the Art of Writing that we must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy us. But the quote is the sentiment of a man for whom writing came easy – o…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:19PM“I think the DC Theatre scene is a great place for a director to pick up small projects, I think there’s a lot of theatres in town that are very supportive,” says Jess Jung, sittin…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:19PMTony winner Susan Stroman, who is currently working on the Main Stem's Bullets Over Broadway, is set to make her Metropolitan Opera debut directing and choreographing Lehár&#…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:19PMAdditional casting has been announced for The Carnegie Hall concert presentation of the classic musical Guys and Dolls, which will be held April 3 at 7:30 PM in the Stern Auditorium/Perelman…
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SOURCE: Maxamoo at 12:13PMThe Falcon Theatre in Burbank, California — owned by Gary and Kathleen Marshall — will present the West Coast premiere of of “The Last Act of Lilka Kadison” in associ…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:13PMThe Canterbury High School: This text-reduced, gender-reversed take on one of Shakespeare's more problematic plays is a funny and poignant introduction to the canon, aimed at 8-13 year …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:12PMI Can’t Imagine Tomorrow: Sweet and Sorrowful: Performed at The Players in Gramercy Park and presented by White Horse Theater Company, "I Can't Imagine Tomorrow" is a fine piece of theater.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:08PMI am excited to announce that the full cast of Violet will include Alexander Gemignani, Ben Davis, Annie Golden, and Emerson Steele, who join the previously announced Sutton Foster, Colin Do…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 12:00PMGhostlight Records has announced the release of the Original Cast Recording of the new Broadway hit Beautiful – The Carole King Musical. The album, produced by Jason Howland and …
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 12:00PMRoundabout Theatre Company Todd Haimes, Artistic Director just announced the full cast of VIOLET. The musical will star two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster Violet, Colin Donnell Monty,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PMThe album will feature Beautiful stars Jessie Mueller, Anika Larsen, and more.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMThe complete cast of the Roundabout Theatre Company's upcoming Broadway production of Violet, starring two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster, has been announced.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PMComplete casting has been announced for the forthcoming Broadway premiere of Violet, starring two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster, Tony nominee Joshua Henry and Colin Donnell. Directed by Lei…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00PM"My Name Is Asher Lev" introduces itself at the Fountain Theatre, "A Steady Rain" descends at Odyssey Theatre, and Moliere’s "Tartuffe" is up to his old tricks at A Noise Within.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:00PMAttending the opera was once straighforward. Buy a ticket and go. But that was before the information age. A little more can be involved these days.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:00PM
Liverpool Empire Theatre was forced to cancel last night’s performance of Ghost the Musical due to the “extreme” weather in the region. Gale force winds of up to 86mph were reporte…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:59AMThe Langham, London: <a href="http://www.thehotelplays.co.uk/index.htm"> Defibrillator presents The Hotel Plays</a> - a triptych of intimate Tennessee Williams shorts -…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:46AMJane Chu, president and chief executive of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, MO, will be nominated as the next chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts by Pr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:45AMAn industry reading of the new musical comedy It’s Your Own Damn Fault will be presented Feb. 21 in Manhattan.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:45AMYou'll Never Walk Alone - The West End Unites for the Philippines is a one-night-only gala concert in support of the Philippines Typhoon Appeal by theDisasters Emergency Committee(DEC), whic…
SOURCE: The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization at 11:44AMThe London Theatre Workshop, by arrangement with R&H Theatricals Europe, presentOrdinary Daysfor the opening of their new performance venue in March 2014.
SOURCE: The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization at 11:44AMOscar nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal has departed MCC Theater's upcoming North American premiere of Penelope Skinner's The Village Bike. A spokesperson for the off-Broadway play said that…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:41AMWhile there are many delightful moments in the Hypocrites’ production of “Into the Woods,” which has been directed with high-pitched energy by Geoff Button, the “big kids at play” …
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 11:40AMSet to play in a Virginia Woolf adaptation at Manchester's Royal Exchange, the former Coronation Street star talks gender, Scott & Bailey and stomach muscles"I've never worked harder in my l…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:28AMTony Award winners Bill Irwin and David Shiner will present the West Coast premiere of the clowning revue-with-music Old Hats at the American Conservatory Theater.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:19AMThe post Brenda Has Returned? Ay, Dios Mío! appeared first on The Neo-Futurists.
SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 11:18AMPlaywright Paul Downs Colaizzo brings his newly published play, Really Really, to New York City's famed The Drama Book Shop 250 West 40th Street on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 600PM for a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:17AMKinky Boots star Billy Porter and new Cinderella headliner Carly Rae Jepsen pay a visit to off-Broadway’s Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 on February 12, 2014 at the Kazino.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:17AMFord's Theatre Society has canceled its Feb. 13 performances of the musical Violet, which were scheduled for noon and 7:30 PM, due to inclement weather.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:14AMThe Wild Root Company, a non-profit New York City-based production endeavor committed to cultivating and presenting bold news works of theatre and film from emerging playwrights and screenwr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AMWe won’t just be loving Jessie Mueller tomorrow, but for all time! Ghostlight Records will release the Original Cast Recording of Broadway’s Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. S…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:09AMVariations Theatre Group is presenting a rare New York City revival of David Rabe's HURLYBURLY beginning performances tomorrow (Friday), with the Opening Night set for next Wednesday, Februa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:05AMOscar winner Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, John Benjamin Hickey and Victor Garber stop by to see Jessie Mueller, Jarrod Spector and the cast of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical on February 12, 2…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:03AMWinter Storm Pax has already taken its toll on the Northeast, covering New York City in a thick blanket of snow, but that doesn't mean that Broadway will let the weather stop the show. As of…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:01AMI found myself at the most impersonal of all places a few weeks ago . . . an airport hotel. It was a Courtyard Marriott, which prides itself on being a cookie cutter duplicate of all the o…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMRECOMMENDED Opening a Stephen Sondheim show, even one of his most popular, two days before Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s Gary Griffin—the city’s unquestioned master of stellar …
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 11:00AMThe 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 11:00AMGhostlight Records will release the original Broadway cast recording of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, the new stage production that stars Tony Award nominee Jessie Mueller as the …
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00AMLowri Evans' one-woman show opened at the Ovalhouse earlier this week
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AMChris Thorpe's re-imagining of Marlowe's Doctor Faustus opened at the Unicorn Theatre last night
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AMIn our most adorable favourite things yet, Redmand talks about I'm a Celebrity and holidays in Florida
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AMThe latest production in Sean Holmes' enigmatic season premieres in Hammersmith is a contemporary take on a Jacobean classic
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AMThe National Theatre's revival of Shelagh Delaney's 1959 drama A Taste of Honey, written when the playwright was only 18, opens on 18 February (previews from 10 February). Directed b…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AM
Ghostlight Records has announced the release of the Original Cast Recording of the new Broadway hit Beautiful - The Carole King Musical. The album, produced by Jason Howland and Steve Sidwel…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:51AMIt looks like Elsa from the hit Disney animated musical "Frozen" has been conjuring the weather lately. To get in the spirit, we're taking a look at our favorite performances o…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:50AMThe Acting Company will present a benefit staged reading of Jeffrey Hatcher's Murderers Feb. 24 at 7 PM at Playwrights Horizons' Mainstage Theater.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AMDC Theatre Scene is not usually given over to visual art, but with today’s snowstorm causing us, and probably causing many of you, to stay at home, we went looking for images to inspir…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:39AMColin Stinton, Peter Polycarpou and Gary Wilmot are set to star in the West End transfer of Chichester Festival Theatre's acclaimed production of The Pajama Game, joining the previo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:39AMAcademy Award nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal has withdrawn from the MCC Theater production of Penelope Skinner's The Village Bike, which is scheduled to begin performances in May at the Lucil…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AMArts charity IdeasTap has launched a free cultural training programme for young people with organisations including the Royal Shakespeare Company, Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures and physi…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:35AMAge: 20
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Current Role: An uproarious Broadway debut as the clumsy Elder Cunningham in the Tony-winning musical The Book of Mormon.
Stage Cred: A scene-…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:33AMThe Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced that tonight's The Unknown 'Lincoln-Douglass' Debate on has been scheduled for Thursday, February 18, 600 pm at The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditoriu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:29AMLike Rocky the boxer, Andy Karl the actor has trained hard for his breakout moment, his being the title role in “Rocky” on Broadway.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:24AMCasting has been announced for the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma's world premiere of the new musical Triangle, which will run March 26-April 5 at the Plaza Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AMInto the Woods is one of those shows that feels like a comfortable, old friend. I basically grew up on a well-worn VHS of the original Broadway production, which felt like a work so tailor-m…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 10:23AMHere are THEATRE CLOSINGS-Updated 10:14 PM 2nd Star Productions-Funny Money. Adventure Theatre-MTC-Miss Nelson is Missing. Baltimore: Annex Theatre at the Chicken Box-Golden Spike. CENTERS…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:16AMThe Unknown "Lincoln-Douglass" Debate, featuring Tony Award nominees Norm Lewis and Stephen Lang that was to be held Feb. 13 at The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium at The Metropolit…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:05AMSee what Broadway love looks like on perpetual loop. Kisses, touches and romantic moments from 10 musicals including Once, Rocky, Newsies and more.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:00AM"CBS Evening News" producer Tom Flynn was outside his Greenwich Village home on the morning of 9/11/01 when he witnessed a plane traveling on a fatal path toward the World Trade Center. Driv…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AMThe Guildford Shakespeare Company impress with a beautifully realised production
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:00AM"In real life, things are much worse than as represented in books. In books, you love someobdy and want them,...
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Subscribers: If your software garbles this newsletter, read it at GraceNotesStage.com. Today’s Highlights: * Roundabout Theatre Company‘s Dinner with Friends, by Donald Margulie…
SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 09:56AMCasting is now complete for the West End transfer of the Chichester Festival Theatre's production of The Pajama Game, which will begin previews at the Shaftesbury Theatre May 2 with an o…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:52AMChris Henry Coffey and fiancée Jennifer Mudge are making an impressive double play on Broadway. Not only is he making his Broadway debut as baseball legend Joe DiMaggio in Bronx Bombers at …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 09:44AM The new musical, “The Last Ship,” with songs by Sting and a book by Logan and Yorkey, will feature Michael Esper (The Lyons), Aaron Lazar (Mamma Mia!)...The …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:42AMLove is in the air at Murder for Two On Monday night, the creative team of the hit musical comedy along with friends and special guests as they attempt to solve the mysteries of love at Love…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:41AMTwo things kept coming to mind as I watched The Mistress Contract at the Royal Court. The two-hander, starring Saskia Reeves and Danny Webb, is based on a memoir, authored by the anonymous S…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 09:33AMFollowing 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 09:32AMAs BroadwayWorld reported yesterday, actor and comedian Sid Caesar passed away on February 12 in his home. He was 91 years old. BroadwayWorld remembers the legend below.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:27AMStage and screen legend Elaine Stritch moved back to Michigan a year ago - but on Monday, Feb. 17 she returns to New York for a rare public talk at 92nd Street Y. Stritch will discuss her ex…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:23AMThe Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. has canceled its Feb. 14 Valentine’s Day concerts featuring Tony Award winner Lillias White due to the inclement weather.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:23AMAs president and CEO of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Jane Chu oversaw the construction and opening of a $400 million project that has helped to revitalize downtown Kansas Cit…
SOURCE: The Kansas City Star at 09:20AMIf you missed Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad in their Broadway outing last year in "Romeo and Juliet," and you won't be able to catch the upcoming, timed-for-Valentine's-Day broadcasts of …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:15AMIncoming Know Theatre artistic director Andrew Hungerford announced his first set of shows at his official introduction party Wednesday night.
SOURCE: cincinnati.com at 09:15AMCompany of Angels has announced the 10th anniversary of its festival of contemporary European plays, Theatre Café, which will start with a weekend in at York Theatre Royal before travelling…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:10AMIf Michael Gove gets his way, this year’s centenary will teach us to ditch the Blackadder-myths that have misled us into believing the First World War was some kind of misbegotten shambles.
SOURCE: The Independent at 09:10AMSharing the sentiments of members who are not on the social media, but wanted to show their appreciation just the same! My love of StageSource; When you need something minor, it’s tr…
SOURCE: StageSource at 09:00AMRecently I’ve interviewed two actors about their careers – Jill Halfpenny and Lara Pulver. Each gave a different view on how they have succeeded in the industry, particularly regarding c…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM
Subtitled "Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater," Shapiro's book delivers exactly what the title promises: interviews with (mostly) above-the-title stars, presented as strai…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:59AMOne of the week’s biggest musical theatre news items is that Sky Arts has commissioned a musical theatre chat show with Elaine Paige as its host. I was super excited when this news broke b…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:57AMToday is the birthday of George Segal (b. 1934). Most of us know him as a likable comic (sometimes dramatic) actor and (like Elliott Gould and Dustin Hoffman) one of the first generation of …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:49AMDark Knight co-star will join Ewan McGregor in The Real Thing revival. Plus, Sting ships maritime musical to the Great White Way and Hugh Jackman to host Tony awards … againMaggie Gyllenha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:46AMBrian Attwood, editor of The Stage, is to step down from the role after 20 years. Attwood joined the newspaper as a reporter in 1986, before becoming editor in 1994. He is leaving at the...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:40AMINDEPENDENCE, Mo. • The director of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum says he plans to retire in May.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:40AMFiled under: Burlesk, Contemporary Variety, HOLIDAYS, FESTIVALS, MEMORIALS & PARADES, Jazz (miscellaneous), PLUGS Tagged: Angie Pontani, Brian Newman, burlesque'jazz, Burlesque-a-Pades, …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:38AM“You may remember me as the waiter who has all their lines cut in the first Sherlock Holmes film?” Judging by his career trajectory since, self-deprecating poshboy comic Miles Jupp prote…
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:37AMIn today's New York Times 'In Performance' video, Broadway vet Jonathan Groff gives a nod to Valentine's Day with an excerpt from 'Annie Get Your Gun'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:34AMWest Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds: Sharon Watson has not put a foot wrong since becoming Phoenix Dance Theatre's artistic director in 2009. She has built on the company's heritage, n…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:32AM Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. Jeff Blumenkrantz, a Tony nominee for his contributions to “Urban Cowboy,” and a part of “Murder For Two,” presented the.…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:31AMLyric Hammersmith, LondonEllen McDougall brings a seething, messy energy to this fitfully brilliant show of gender politicsDirector Ellen McDougall has a good eye for the best kind of cultur…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:30AMDisney's mega animated hit Frozen was also among the night's big winners, winning the four awards for an animated feature, including outstanding VFX, animated character, created environment,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:25AMThe Langham, LondonA trio of plays by Tennessee Williams benefit from their plush hotel setting: there is angst and politics as well as sex in the airA lot of theatre these days takes the au…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:15AMThe No 1 classical-dance crossover act on angering Shostakovich fans, getting their riders from Marks & Sparks, and almost electrocuting Lily ColeHi, Clean Bandit: classical and dance music …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:15AMPhiladelphia’s Pig Iron Theatre Company returns to New York with a loud, raucous, exuberantly fun production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. The oft-revived story of love, mista…
SOURCE: Maxamoo at 08:14AMLisa Spirling directs Michael Frayn's Donkey's Years at the Rose Theatre, Kingston. Our offer is valid for selected performances until 22 FebruaryMichael Frayn's Donkeys' Years is set on a p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:08AMThe actor, set to perform this weekend as part of the American Songbook series at Lincoln Center, sings a number from the musical “Annie Get Your Gun.”
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Charles Spencer is both moved and amused by a revival of Michael Frayn's 1976 play Donkeys' Years
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:51AMArts funding, Sudbury Theatre, Edinburgh music venues, prominent puppeteers and remembering Arthur Lane
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:47AMA nationwide search for the next opera star has been launched and, Tabard believes, the winning recruit could be enough to knock even the likes of Katherine Jenkins off her classical pedesta…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:42AM: "Center stage" refers to the middle plane of the stage, going from left to right. Use of the terms
SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 07:33AMMercury Theatre, Colchester: Having successfully delivered Dial M For Murder five years ago, director Lucy Bailey, widely acclaimed for her West End directing credit of The Postman Always Ri…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:26AM“This is not an interview, this is a conversation,” asserts Chris Thorpe fervently, as I’m apologising for offering a stream of personal observations on his work rather than any st…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:24AMChewing Gum Dreams Written and performed by Michaela Coel 17 March – 5 April Tracey Gordon, the 67 bus, friendship, sex, UK garage, school, music, teachers, friendship, periods, emergency …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:14AMYoung Vic artistic director David Lan has been appointed to help oversee the creation of a new performing arts centre at the World Trade Center in New York. The Performing Arts Centre at the…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:03AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 13 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM
Jack Studio Theatre, Brockley, London: As a cocky young enfant terrible of the Left Bank, Pablo Picasso was arrested on suspicion of stealing the Louvre's darling in 1911. The experienc…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:52AMFancy the chance to work on productions for the likes of Jay-Z and the Arctic Monkeys, as well as being trained to handle staging, lighting and sound for sporting events, cruise ships and th…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:26AMUnicorn, London: This ingenious, quasi-feminist, uncompromising reworking of Dr Faustus for 21st century young audiences is entirely written in iambic pentameter, which gives it unusual lyri…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:19AMClwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold: Dylan Thomas famously had a love-hate relationship with the land of his fathers. Never is this more evident than in this, his dramatic masterwork - celebrating its …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:13AMRose Theatre, Kingston upon Thames: Being shown to your seat by ushers clad in full academic regalia sets the tone for this spirited revival of Michael Frayn's 1976 farce about an Oxbri…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:03AMLeading musical theatre performers including John Owen Jones, Gareth Gates and Louise Dearman have been left owed thousands of pounds for a West End concert they performed in last year. The …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AMLocal Theatre Company Vertigo Theatre Productions bring their High School Shooting themed drama back to the region, at the Three Miniute Theatre.
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:00AM
A Production With No PurposeNo Porpoise Productions: A rough start for a new companyby Stuart Munro@StuartMunroTONo Porpoise Productions’ first offering to Toronto audiences is a new adapt…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:31AMIf you were witness to an act of violence, what would you do? Intervene? Move away? Or stand back and wait for someone else to get involved? Of course, largely, these decisions depend wholl…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:22AMJust the other day the programme for this year’s International Festival of Theatre was announced, promising 30 productions staged across 15 venues, including a car park opposite the Na…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:17AMAn actor injured by a piece of falling set in a touring production of the musical Scrooge has spoken for the first time about the extent of his injuries, saying he does not know when...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AMOn Monday I had the privilege of attending the London press night of the Bristol Old Vic/Handspring fresh, innovative, rude and hugely enjoyable A Midsummer Night’s Dream which runs at The…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AM
My recent first visit to see the A.D. Players was long over-due. My friend Ray from New York had spent much time in Houston, and he had told me some time ago about this marvelous troupe whil…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 01:32AMThis steep body count isn't a modern invention - there are 66 deaths in just 11 of Shakespeare's plays, says Judith Flanders
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:30AMTony Award nominee Marc Kudisch, Geneva Carr, Michael Oberholtzer and Sarah Stiles will join Steven Boyer for the Off-Broadway engagement of Robert Askins' irreverent puppet comedy Hand …
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:19AMAlex Pettyfer on 'Endless Love' & Dating
The devilishly handsome Alex Pettyfer returns to the YH Studio to give us all the swoonworthy details on his remake of the classic '…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMAlex Pettyfer on 'Endless Love' and Dating Dos & Don'ts
The devilishly handsome Alex Pettyfer returns to the YH Studio to give us all the swoonworthy details on his remake of the classic '80…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMPast and present, these are the pairings that have left the biggest mark on the Great White Way.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM'RoboCop' Star Joel Kinnaman Takes on Iconic Role
The YH Studio welcomes Joel Kinnaman, who stops by to give us the scoop on taking on the classic role of 'RoboCop'! The actor tells us why h…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
Oscar nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal will make her Broadway debut opposite Ewan McGregor in Tom Stoppard’s The Real Thing. Performances of the Tony Award winning play will begin on October …
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 12:47AMThe Metropolitan Museum of Art will host The Unknown 'Lincoln-Douglass' Debate today, February 13, 600 pm at The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMOn the eve of Valentine's Day, Kara Lindsay, currently starring in Disney's Newsies on Broadway, will be joined on-stage by her husband Kevin Massey Memphis, her college best friend Kirsten …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMThe Theatrical Producers League of Los Angeles (Intimate) - are theiy really going to have offer that subtextual qualifier each time they introduce themselves? My Kingdom for a Sub-Divison!…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 12:19AMTony Award-winning Broadway headliner and popular vocalist Idina Menzel shared her enthusiasm with the songwriters behind the breakout hit from Disney's animated movie musical FROZEN earlier…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:01AMIn a recent interview, photog par excellence Michael Cooper reminded us, "drama unfolds in a photograph with what you don’t light, rather than with what you do light." In this gorgeous Dav…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMThe Broadway musical "American Idiot," based on the Green Day Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum album, was a rock sensation when it opened in 2010, even winning a few Tony Awards. The non…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AMNancy Anderson, Courtney Balan, Michael Campayno and Elizabeth Broadhurst join The Skivvies for a series of concerts at Pittsburgh's City Theatre beginning Feb. 13.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMRocky, the new Lynn Ahrens-Stephen Flaherty musical based on the Academy Award-winning 1976 Sylvester Stallone film of the same name, begins Broadway previews Feb. 13 at the Winter Garden Th…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMA slew of Broadway couples celebrate love in A Very Broadway Valentine's Day, a concert conceived by Newsies actress Kara Lindsay, Feb. 13 at 54 Below.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWhen the Playbill Vault launched in December 2011, it included information on over 10,000 shows and 120,000 actors, creative teams and crew members who have worked or are currently working o…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMArtistic director Barry Edelstein makes his Old Globe directorial debut with The Winter's Tale, which officially opens Feb. 13 following preview performances that began Feb. 8.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe world premiere of Arrabal, helmed by Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys), officially opens Feb. 13, following previews that began Feb. 4, at the Panasonic Theatre in Toronto.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMCupid & Psyche: A New Play in Blank Verse, written and directed by Emily C. A. Snyder, plays the TBG Theatre beginning Feb. 13.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Roundabout Theatre Company production of Donald Margulies' Dinner With Friends, which stars Jeremy Shamos, Darren Pettie, Marin Hinkle and Heather Burns, officially opens Feb. 13, fo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMRattlestick Playwrights Theater's presentation of The Correspondent, Ken Urban's drama about grief and the afterlife, officially opens Feb. 13 following previews that began Jan. 30.&…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMIt's almost Valentine's Day and love is in the air. It's also on the stage, if you know where to look. Playbill.com sifted through centuries of scripts and came up with a collect…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTelly Leung offers a new Valentine's Day concert, entitled The Ups and Downs of Love, for San Diego audiences Feb. 13 at Martinis Above Fourth.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of Donald Margulies' Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Dinner with Friends officially opens off-Broadway February 13. Directed by Tony winn…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AMAfter a brief delay, Rocky, starring Andy Karl and Margo Seibert, begins performances February 13 at the Winter Garden Theatre. Directed by Alex Timbers, with a score by Tony-winning so…
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