“It’s an area that’s becoming a mecca for artistic endeavors,” said Rich Ferraioli, co-artistic director of the Chain Theatre. “There’s a lot of development.” Ferraioli’s gro…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 06:55PMBrought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Friday, February 14, 2014 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway OUTSIDE MULLINGAR’s Debra Messing will a…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 06:50PMA ROSE WHO EVENTUALLY BLOOMS Gypsy is as much a celebration of the addictive insanity of show business as a chronicle of the checkered childhood of super-stripper Gypsy Rose Lee. Stephen Son…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:45PM New Supernatural Drama @ Rattlestick Playwrights TheaterJordan Geiger, Heather Alicia Simms, Thomas Jay RyanThe blizzard didn't stop the Rattlestick Playwrights Theate…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 06:42PMThe cast of Broadway's AFTER MIDNIGHT had a special Black History Month guest when Rev. Jesse Jackson attended the show and visited the cast backstage. Scroll down for photos
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:28PMDebra Messing, star of Manhattan Theatre Club’s world premiere OUTSIDE MULLINGAR, the new play by John Patrick Shanley, directed by Doug Hughes, will appear on “The Today Show” as a li…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 06:26PMSeattle Repertory Theatre has commissioned six plays for this year's New Play Festival, Rep management has just announced. The fest, still in its early planning stages, will kick off the the…
SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 06:19PMBy Taylor Gruenloh. Starting a theater company is much like getting ready to write a book report in the sixth grade. Before you get to the nitty-gritty, you first have to figure out the “F…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 06:17PMThis Is the Unfolding of Lifeby Robyn Lester@RobynRobinRobThe Tashme Project: The Living Archives created by Julie Tamiko Manning and Matt Miwa is a play that demonstrates the true beauty of…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 06:17PMDebra Messing, star of Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere Outside Mullingar, the new play by John Patrick Shanley, directed by Doug Hughes, will appear on 'The Today Show' as a live gue…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:16PMThose of us who have heard Gerald Finley and Julius Drake knew what we were in for - truly beautiful singing throughout every range, and brilliantly expressive piano story-telling.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:14PMLASAGNA AND MOANERS AND KASHA AND TRIPE The comical but frothy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike arrives at the Taper this week, but instead of a delectable meal, Christopher Durang’s pl…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:12PM10 Best Broadway Shows For Valentine’s Day We know you’re looking for something spectacular to see with your Valentine this weekend so, to help you out, we’ve compiled a li…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 06:10PMLauren Kennedy, Norm Lewis, Jeff McCarthy, Hugh Panaro, Alice Ripley, The Skivvies and more will take part in 'I Will Never Leave You 54 Sings Side Show' on March 9, 2014 at 54 Below.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:08PMAccording to Deadline, Brittany Snow is set to return alongside Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson for the sequel to the surprise hit 2012 musical comedy PITCH PERFECT. Elizabeth Banks will dire…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:03PMGyllenhaal was announced to star in the leading role, but has since departed.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMThe new romantic comedy stars Jessica Hecht and Dominic Fumusa.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMBackstage: Artistic director Barry Edelstein hopes to reshape the Old Globe's Summer Shakespeare Festival into a national center for the best in American Shakespeare. And he has the bona fid…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:00PMRichard Eyre's production transfers to the Shaftesbury Theatre in May
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Photo by Cal ChengFans, fun and frolicking at fiftyMcGill’s Sav…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:56PMNew Repertory Theatre announces that Academy Award winning actress Olympia Dukakis will play Flora 'Sissy' Goforth in Tennesee Williams' THE MILK TRAIN DOESN'T STOP HERE ANYMORE, in AprilMay…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:54PMThe Correspondent, a new play by Ken Urban at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, opens with Philip Graves (Thomas Jay Ryan) mourning the death of his wife of 25 years. He drinks heavily as he …
SOURCE: Maxamoo at 05:43PMBy HowlRound TV. 90 plays, 50 playwrights, 1 minute... and counting. Walking Shadow Theatre Company and Mixed Blood Theatre present the 2nd annual One Minute Play Festival in Minneapolis liv…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:43PMCady Huffman, Julia Murney, Anna Chlumsky, Morgan James and more are among the women who will appear in a one-night-only concert presentation of Kander and Ebb's one-woman Liza Minnelli …
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:42PMThe Vineyard Theatre has announced additional performers to the lineup for its annual gala fundraiser, honoring singer-songwriter Dory Previn.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:31PMShort stories are rich resource material for plays. But Ken Urban’s new play, “The Correspondent,” would make a better short story. The plot is concise and spooky: a ma…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:30PMFirst show you saw: I recall a production of The Wizard of Oz in my elementary gymnatorium? Prior to that shining example, I encountered a number of deliciously …
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 05:26PMThe University of Miami's Jerry Herman Ring Theatre will celebrate 75 years of bringing fantastic theatre to South Florida and exemplifying excellence in theatrical training. The University …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:22PMOrlando Bloom’s “Romeo and Juliet” closed on Broadway, at a loss, last December. But a filmed version of the stage show opens in 800 theaters this weekend in time for Valen…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:16PMDesigner Zac Posen, Model Alek Wek and Actress Patina Miller were honored this afternoon for their careers and philanthropic achievements, and their unyielding dedication to our youth, arts …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:14PMThere is an arts education opportunity that the field should know about. The National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) is a coalition of national arts and education organizations an…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 05:10PMFiled under: BROOKLYN, Indie Theatre, LEGIT, EXPERIMENTAL & MUSICAL THEATRE, PLUGS Tagged: Candide, Theater 2020
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:08PMBack in September of 2012, BroadwayWorld reported that a Broadway adaptation of the long-running NBC comedy series SCRUBS was in development. Now, Entertainment Weekly has revealed a much be…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:05PM Designer Zac Posen, Model Alek Wek and Actress Patina Miller were honored this afternoon – for their careers and philanthropic achievements, and their unyielding dedica…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:04PMThe cast also includes LaChanze, Jason Tam, and James Snider.
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IfThen, starring Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel, will begin previews on Broadway on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 and will officially open on Sunday, March 30, 2014 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:51PMGet a taste of the new Tom Kitt-Brian Yorkey musical If/Then as star Idina Menzel and the cast take the stage at the Cutting Room for a special fan concert on February 13.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:49PMThe Bridges of Madison County, the new musical by the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning team of Marsha Norman 'night Mother, The Color Purple and Jason Robert Brown The Last Fie Years, P…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PML.A.’s busiest theatre company kicks off a packed season with the rarely done Ranjt Bolt translation of Moliere’s best work, helmed by master classics director Jeff Soroka. LOS ANGELES �…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 04:41PMSylvester Stallone, who starred in and wrote the screenplay for the original "Rocky," made a surprise appearance at the Broadway adaptation's first performance.
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 04:41PMBroadwayWorld has just confirmed that GLEE creator Ryan Murphy is currently in talks for the stage rights to FUNNY GIRL, the musical in which Rachel Berry played by Lea Michele stars in, on …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:40PMFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Group 4850 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601 Reservation Hotline: (818) 202 – 4120 www.ZombieJoes.com {CARMILLA. Zombie …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 04:39PMIce Palaces, penguins, pretty paintings and AT-ATs all warm the heart.
SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 04:36PMAccording to Deadline, NBC has just given a pilot order to Paul Junger Witt and Tony Thomas' WittThomas Productions' single-camera dark comedy FEED ME, with former WEEDS star, Parker, in tal…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:36PMMs. Gyllenhaal dropped out of MCC Theater’s production of “The Village Bike,” an acclaimed British play, to focus on her role in Tom Stoppard’s “The Real Thing.” …
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:36PMTony Award nominee Peter Gallagher will join Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth in a Broadway revival of On the Twentieth Century this fall, according to the Los Angeles Times.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:36PMNew features give students the edge in their college search on PlaybillEDU.com.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:35PMThe Pit Stop Players, a fourteen-member instrumental ensemble composed of veteran Broadway pit musicians, will present an unusual concert entitled 'Date Night,' featuring group members and t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:31PMLos Angeles New Court Theatre (818) 219-4630 [email protected] LOOK BACK IN ANGER by John Osborne Presented by the Los Angeles New Court Theatre Directed by Rhonda Kohl This Februar…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 04:30PMThe Repertory East Playhouse is proud to announce that it will continue Season TEN with Neil Simon’s award winning comedy Biloxi Blues, sponsored by Ihop of Saugus and Canyon Country and R…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 04:23PMWinter blues got you down? Just take Broadway’s own giant happy pill — the terrific revue “After Midnight.” Paying tribute to Duke Ellington and the heady days of Harlem joints...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:20PMCelebrating its ninth season, Brits Off Broadway is an annual festival of British theater in New York City presented by 59E59 Theaters. It has a reputation for bringing over strong work …
SOURCE: Maxamoo at 04:20PMTickets go on sale for Tony Award-winning director Anna D. Shapiro's new Broadway production of Of Mice and Men at the Longacre Theatre box office 220 West 48th Street Tuesday, February 18 a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:20PMTony winner Idina Menzel is finding the meteoric success of the hit Disney movie Frozen, for which she voiced the character of ice queen Elsa, “surreal.” Menzel chatted with Broa…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:19PMEverybody bark yeah because Westminster winner Sky, who took home the coveted Best in Show prize at the 138th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, made her Broadway debut in Kinky Boots on…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:17PMIt was just a random, innocuous Sunday night.
My husband Brian and I walked into the Fichandler Theatre at Arena Stage, feeling completely conspicuous against the backdrop of older, more aff…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 04:17PMWHO: New York Theatre Workshop POSITION: Box Office Manager DESCRIPTION: New York Theatre Workshop, a not-for-profit Off-Broadway theatre company, seeks Box Office Manager to oversee the bo…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 04:05PM“The Faire,” Crystal Finn’s new play at the Fourth Street Theater, follows the behind-the-scenes lives of five performers in a bedraggled Renaissance fair somewhere in Northern Califor…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:00PMBroadway’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 04:00PMWhether you've been living under a rock for the past week or you're just in the mood for a recap, BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures' is here to satisfy your end-of-the-week fix. Take a …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:00PMPlaywright Erika Sheffer puts the American dream under a magnifying glass.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PMA musical version of the biblical story was written by former William Morris agent Ron Yatter and has been 30 years in the making.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:00PMSheffield Theatres' Brian Friel season continues with a staging of his 1980 play Translations at the Crucible Theatre. We spoke with Niall Buggy who plays Hugh in this new adaptation.
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Woody Allen's new musical Bullets Over Broadway begins previews March 11, 2014 at Broadway's St. James Theatre. The cast offered a sneak peek to the press the morning of Feb. 13.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:59PMOrlando Bloom ("The Lord of the Rings") and Tony Award nominee Condola Rashad (Stick Fly, The Trip to Bountiful), who recently starred in the Broadway revival of Romeo and Juliet, …
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:59PMIfThen, starring Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel, will begin previews on Broadway on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 and will officially open on Sunday, March 30, 2014 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:52PMDavid Henry Hwang's KUNG FU, starring Cole Horbie and Phoebe Strole, is currently in previews ahead of an official opening night on February 24, 2014 in The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:51PMWell, it's still snowing. Just like last Friday. But never fear, cold and wet readers, the Lessons of the Week are here! Let's sit in front of the fire (or this) with a cup of hot co…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:45PM50 Shades The Musical - The Original Parody at The Elektra Theatre 300 W. 43rd Street, will begin performances on Friday, February 21st with opening night set for March 12th. Directed by Al …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:44PMThe cast is set for Transport Group's off-Broadway revival of John Van Druten's I Remember Mama. Joining previously announced stage vet Barbara Andres will be Oscar and Tony nominee …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:43PMThree singers with Opera Theatre connections are also finalists.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:43PMBroadway.com readers, admit it: You have the teensiest, tiniest crush on Corey Cott. And Courtney Reed. And Santino Fontana. And Alli Mauzey. Well, believe it or not, these stars are crushin…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:41PMTHEATER REVIEW: "Gypsy" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater ★★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Gypsy" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater ★★★★ ... "Anybody that sta…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:40PMINHERIT THE WIND (GROVE THEATRE CENTER): 100% – SWEET SWEET An outstanding production of Inherit the Wind is being presented by Wasatch Theatre Ventures, under the judicious directi…
SOURCE: Footlights at 03:38PMHartford Stage's 50th anniversary season will feature Noel Coward's A Song at Twilight, which will begin performances at the Connecticut venue Feb. 20.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:36PMRyan Silverman, the Broadway leading man who has appeared in The Phantom of the Opera, Chicago and Off-Broadway's Passion, has canceled his Feb. 14 performance at the Café Carlyle…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:35PMShirley Temple Black, who died Monday, was, as Shirley Temple, the biggest child star of them all. In the last two years of her contract with 20th Century Fox in the late 1930s, she was maki…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:35PMTo celebrate LCT’s adaptation by James Lapine of Hart’s autobiography, beginning previews March 20, St. Martin’s Press has reissued the book. Stars of the play appear Tuesday at B&N/82…
SOURCE: City Guide NY at 03:33PMBirdland Jazz Club's March 2014 schedule will feature Quest with Dave Liebman, Richie Beirach, Ron McClure amp Billy Hart, Billy Hart Quartet, Kevin Mahogany, Cheyenne Jackson Now This with …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:30PMVANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE: 95% – SWEET Kristine Nielsen, left, Mark Blum and Christine Ebersole in “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” at the Mark Taper Forum. Photo: Craig…
SOURCE: Footlights at 03:30PMAmas Musical Theatre and The Countess of Storyville, present a developmental workshop of the new musical by Martin Silvestri music, Joel Higgins lyrics and R.M. Cohen book. This epic story o…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:27PMBroadwayBox reacts track by track as the editorial team listens to the Big Fish cast recording for the first time.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 03:25PMIt’s been a big week for Sky. Earlier this week, the five-year-old wire fox terrier took home the prestigious Best in Show title at the Westminster Dog Show. Capping off her whirlwind week…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:21PMActor best known for playing John Walton Sr in the US television family drama The WaltonsRalph Waite, who has died aged 85, worked as a social worker, Presbyterian minister, publicist and bo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:14PMLike just about everyone else in the world, I have been watching, admiring and worrying about the Winter Olympics in Sochi. But audiences at the Metropolitan Opera also have been immersed in…
SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 03:11PMExperiments in Opera returns to Abrons Arts Center on February 28 and March 1 with Radio Operas!
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 03:10PMEric Tucker was on the Leonard Lopate Show recently to talk about directing and performing in Bedlam Theatre's unusual production of George Bernard Shaw's play, Saint Joan. He also told us w…
SOURCE: WNYC at 03:10PM(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 03:05PMOur Video of the Week is impressionist Christina Bianco singing Frozen’s “Let It Go” as Idina Menzel, Demi Lovato, Britney Spears, Kristin Chenoweth, Christina Aguilera, Ju…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 03:05PMBroadwayWorld would be nothing without its ever-growing staff of dedicated writers, reviewers, interviewers, photographers and videographers that help keep you informed about everything that…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00PMPotter's The Addams Family costar Heidi Blickenstaff will be on hand for a guest performance.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMThe annual Hollywood event will raise money for AIDS Project Los Angeles.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMIf you could only ever listen to five showtunes again, what would they be?
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:00PMThe most successful short actor in the UK - star of Extras, Life's Too Short and An Idiot Abroad 3 launches the Reduced Height Theatre Company with a tour of Philip King's farce See …
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:00PMTownsend Productions' story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs is both "vigorous and engaging"
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:00PMTalawa Theatre Company and the National Theatre bring Errol John's 1958 play to the West Yorkshire Playhouse
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Every stitch k.d. lang wears as the new special guest star in “After Midnight” boasts the same attention to detail that the singer pours into her vocals.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 02:58PMThe cast of Anna D. Shapiro's new Broadway production of Of Mice and Men is currently rehearsing in Chicago through the end of February. Starring James Franco, Chris O'Dowd, Leighton Meester…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:54PMSeventeen years after “Titanic: The Musical” won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, the musical will be presented by Manhattan Concert Productions Monday, February 17, �…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 02:53PMWarning: 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 02:51PM(This post by Mike Lew and Rehana Lew Mirza, Ma-Yi Writers Lab, about the upcoming “Ma-Yi Theater Company & Playwrights Horizons present MGA KASABIHAN / WORDS OF WISDOM: a benefi…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 02:45PMShirley Bassey, the belter known for such songs as "Goldfinger," "Big Spender" and "Diamonds Are Forever," may be the next headliner to join the Broadway cast o…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:43PMSomething intriguing has happened to ballet during the past 10 to 15 years.
SOURCE: news.cincinnati.com at 02:43PMA thoughtful and attractive series of promotional Valentine's Day cards showcasing the favorite characters and the stars who play them from Disney's hit screen-to-stage adaptation of NEWSIES…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:41PMHURLYBURLY Opening (runs through March 1): The Chain Theatre - Fri. Feb 14, 2014
SOURCE: queenscourier.com at 02:40PMChristina Bianco is truly the girl with a thousand voices She proved it on Monday night during her Birthday Bash at Birdland - which was a jam-packed, super-fun extravaganza Divas like Cel…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:37PMA new promotional video for the original West End production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA proclaiming its various points of interest while vying for the upcoming Olivier Awards special prize …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:27PMParents who were admirers of Chekhov named their children after some of his famous characters: Vanya (Mark Blum), Sonia (Kristine Nielsen) and Masha (Christine Ebersole).
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 02:27PMIdina Menzel and the cast of If/Then rocked a packed house at the Cutting Room on February 13, when they offered up a sneak peek at the new musical.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:15PMPopular concert performers, Broadway headliners and recording artists Liz Callaway and Ann Hampton Callaway reteam for a reprise of their celebrated sister act SIBLING REVELRY at 54 Below th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:14PMShakespeare in the Park is one of the greatest New York City traditions, and the lineup has been announced for the Public Theater’s 52nd summer season at the Delacorte Theater in Central P…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:10PMWarning: 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 02:10PM“Beaches” is what Iris Rainer Dart is best known for, and if it’s all she ever did, her career would have reached an enviable high tide. The 1985 novel followed an urchin showgirl and …
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:08PMWhen things go bad for Barbara Hershey’s character in the 1988 movie “Beaches,” the soundtrack swells. Bette Midler sings “Wind Beneath My Wings,” and for many viewers the mysterio…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:03PMThe hotly anticipated big screen adaptation of Jason Robert Brown's unique two-character musical THE LAST FIVE YEARS starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan is planning to be released later…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:02PM(This post is part of the Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowships and Fox Fellowship Circle salon.) A vignette play is easy to conceive, easy to rehearse, and easy to produce. Don’t beli…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 02:00PMIn this week's edition, we caught up with Alan Campbell, who is starring as 'Sam Carmichael' in Mamma Mia- currently playing at the Broadhurst Theatre.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:00PMInside the new parody musical's open rehearsal.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMThe production will reunite Staunton with Sweeney Todd director Jonathan Kent
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 02:00PM
Everyone has a story, and the way in which stories are shared is what makes the art so unique. In this week's Weekend Roundup, we feature seven productions that demonstrate the ecle…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 01:53PMWatch a preview for Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella on Broadway, starring Carly Rae Jepsen and Fran Drescher for a limited time only:
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 01:49PMNBC has ordered a pilot for comedy “Feed Me” from Sally Robinson, Paul Witt and Tony Thomas. Single-cam is a comedic exploration of adult intimacy and desire that centers on a dy…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:48PMWho doesn’t love a good slip of the tongue? While the Broadway press always finds out what is happening sooner or later, it’s always much more fun to find out what is going on in…
SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 01:43PMIN WHICH A GOOD PLAY MOVES TOWARDS SOMETHING GREATER Sometimes, memories need to be revisited. It was in autumn 2012 that I reviewed Lolita Chakrabarti’s play starring her husband Adri…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 01:40PMBy a unanimous decision of the Board of Directors of Molotov Theatre Group, the positions of Co-Artistic Directors of DC’s only Grand Guignol-based theatre company have been eliminated. Th…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:36PMNeil Patrick Harris did a knockout job hosting the Tony Awards ceremony the last three years. But for the 2014 show, Broadway favorite Hugh Jackman will return to host the annual broadcast l…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:30PMThe time that the Internet has been waiting for has finally arrived Elaine Stritch now has a verified Twitter account. At 89, Stritch proves it's never too late to get on the social media tr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:28PMEmily Schwend’splays include CARTHAGE, SOUTH OF SETTLING, SPLINTERS, ROUTE ONE OFF, TAKE ME BACK, and BEHIND THE MOTEL. In 2012, her play SOUTH OF SETTLING was produced in Steppenwolf’s …
SOURCE: Visible Soul at 01:28PME reports that John Leguizamo will guest star on an upcoming episode of the CBS drama THE GOOD WIFE. The comedian and Broadway vet will portray the new Cook County State's Attorney in at lea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:15PMThere's no denying it: We love love love Rachel Potter! We rooted for her to win the last cycle of The X Factor and were devastated when she was eliminated. (Maybe that's why it got …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:04PMPlaybill.com is celebrating Valentine's Day with a selection of love songs penned by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:03PMEnjoy this romantic dance video set to "Sweater Weather," courtesy of Kinky Boots' Charlie Sutton.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMA plethora of musical theatre stars will get to sing the songs they would never otherwise be able to at the one-off concert
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PMAfter our recent #wosouting, WhatsOnStage editor Theo Bosanquet led a discussion with the cast
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PMA plethora of musical theatre stars will get to sing the songs they would never otherwise be able to at the one-off concert
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PMIt seemed almost too good to be true, but here's (marketing) video evidence.
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We have a few tickets to give away for Soulard Mardi Gras events this weekend, but you must act fast.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:55PMAs Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company continues on its way with Season 34, America’s Tell-Tale Heart, their newest production, We Are Proud to Present… follows the overall season theme …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:46PMBelow, check out a sneak peek at the fifth episode of HBO's new series LOOKING starring Broadway's Jonathan Groff. The episode airs Sunday, February 16th at 1030PM, only on HBO.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:43PMTthe incomparable Bette Midler sits down with host David Steinberg on INSIDE COMEDY, sharing stories about her start in comedy, meeting Barry Manilow for the first time, and a memorable audi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:35PMIn which we continue our survey of the greatest meditations on love the cinema has so far produced - A Short Film About Love (1988)Krzysztof Kieślowski's extension of an oblique vignette f…
SOURCE: The Hub Review at 12:30PMTACT/The Actors Company Theatre will present the first New York revival of Christopher Durang's 1982 comedy Beyond Therapy. Now in rehearsals, the production will begin performances March 11…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25PMTBS's Conan will welcome Mel Brooks on Tuesday, Feb. 18, to share his unique personal and professional stories about close friend Sid Caesar.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:21PMCatch stars Jeremy Shamos, Marin Hinkle, Heather Burns and Darren Pettie as they celebrate opening night of Dinner with Friends on February 13 at the Laura Pels Theatre.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:17PMTwo-time Tony nominee John Leguizamo will guest star on "The Good Wife," according to Entertainment Weekly.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:11PMCasting has been announced for the Long Wharf Theatre's upcoming production of Amy Herzog's 4000 Miles, which will begin performances Feb. 19 prior to an official opening Feb. 26 on …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PMNames usually associated with film and TV are joining forces at The Public Theater this spring: Oscar and Emmy-winning director Steven Soderbergh (film: Traffic, Erin Brockovich, Ocean�…
SOURCE: Maxamoo at 12:05PMMulit-platinum recording artist Carly Rae Jepsen and beloved film and television star Fran Drescher made their Broadway debuts in Rodgers and Hammerstein's CINDERELLA last week, February 4. …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:05PMAudience members at the smash hit musical Kinky Boots were in for a special treat last night, when Sky, the Wire Fox Terrier who was named 'Best in Show' at the Westminster Dog Show earlier …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:05PMWhether you're single or in a relationship, everybody can celebrate love—that's what Valentine's Day is all about. That's also what the Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:02PMThe Coliseum has a new court jester as Miller's Mafiosi make way for Christopher Alden's not-so-gentlemen's club
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PMJonathan Miller's Rigoletto, one of the most famous of modern opera productions, casts a lengthy shadow for English National Opera and it's taken a long time for it to be superseded. ...
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PMMichael Coveney attends the RSC's 'first encounter' production of The Taming of the Shrew for schools
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PMWaite made his professional stage debut in 1960, going on to appear in eight Broadway productions.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMThe Donald Margulies play also features Marin Hinkle and Darren Pettie.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMAcclaimed illustrator Ken Fallin's drawings of the greatest stars and scenes of the theatrical world are a recurring part of Playbill.com.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
MCC THEATER (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, William Cantler, Artistic Directors; Blake West, Executive Director) announced that tickets are now on sale for the eagerly anticipa…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:56AMRalph Waite, best known as patriarch John Walton Sr. on the long-running 1970s TV series The Waltons, has passed away at his Palm Desert home on Thursday, February 13th.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:54AMDinner with Friends offers an intimate view of two marriages and four friendships, examining the loyalties, fears, passions, and habits that keep couples and friends together. Marriage is a …
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 11:54AMDinner With Friends, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and written by celebrated playwright Donald Margulies Time Stands Still, returned to the New York stage last night with direction …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:53AMWoodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theatre's 44th anniversary will culminate with a special Gala at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center 199 Chambers Street on Sunday evening March 16th. This…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:52AMRock of Ages invaded Super Bowl XLVIII, storming MetLife Stadium with loads of leather, big hair, and that timeless thing we like to call Rock and Roll.
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 11:50AMTickets go on sale Wednesday, February 19 at 10 AM at the Belasco Theatre Box Office (111 West 44th Street) for Neil Patrick Harris’ return to Broadway in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, the mu…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 11:49AMA golden girl knows when it's time to return to the Great White Way! Shirley Bassey, of "Goldfinger" fame, may soon head back to Broadway as a special guest star in the Duke El…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AMJudi Dench sings Stephen Sondheim's “Send in the Clowns” from the musical A Little Night Music (1973). Dench starred as Desiree in the musical's 1995 revival at the National Theatre. The…
SOURCE: PBS at 11:39AMSylvester Stallone gets in the ring with Rocky star Andy Karl and the cast at their first preview on February 13, 2014 at the Winter Garden Theatre.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:37AMBronx Bombers
Circle in the Square Theatre
Reviewed by Shani R. Friedman
BOTTOM LINE: A lovingly-crafted Valentine for Yankee fans and baseball lovers.
It’s June 1977, a tough summer f…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:30AM50 YouTube videos for the fan whose true love this Valentine’s Day is Broadway.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 11:28AMFor everyone in our beloved theatre scene, You may not find much romance on the stages tonight, so – here - our staff has made some Valentines for you. You’ll find this one and…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:25AMFollowing a successful Off-Broadway run last spring, The National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene’s acclaimed musical production The Megile of Itzik Manger will return to the Baruch…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:13AMThe Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury: A mixed bag is proffered for Richard Alston�s Spring Tour, but delve beyond the first piece and you will find intelligent explorations of poetry and music.…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:12AMThis spring Drama Desk nominee Ed Sylvanus Iskandar directs The Flea Theater’s The Mysteries, a radical interpretation of the Bible. The six-hour long epic is a collaboration among …
SOURCE: Maxamoo at 11:09AMHave you ever found love in a day Even when you're knee deep in snow, there's always a chance you'll find the one thing that keeps you warm. Charlie Sutton Kinky Boots choreographed his own …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AMBlank verse can be wonderfully contemporary, and spoken-word works such as Kate Tempest's sell-out Brand New Ancients prove that theatre producers shouldn't fear poetryWould you attend a pla…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:02AMWith all this crappy weather going on in the Northeast everywhere, I thought we could all use the warmth of a little laughter. Enjoy this Eddie Izzard bit on musicals, including why he wants…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMOscar nominee Carey Mulligan will make her West End stage debut opposite Bill Nighy in a revival of David Hare’s Skylight. Directed by Tony winner and Oscar nominee Stephen Daldry, the…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:00AMOn paper this Opera North production is intriguing. In reality, it promises more than it delivers - says David Cunningham.
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AMStephen Daldry will direct the production, which also sees film actor Matthew Beard making his stage debut, which opens at the Wyndham's on 18 June
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AMHeadlong's adaptation arrives at the Almeida to inaugurate Rupert Goold's tenure as artistic director
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AMYoung also stars in Clint Eastwood's forthcoming film adaptation of Jersey Boys
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AMIn today's Wall Street Journal I review a rare American revival by Orlando Shakespeare Theater of The Life and Adventures...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:00AM
NYU SKIRBALL PRESENTS SCOOBY-DOO LIVE! MUSICAL MYSTERIES NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts is proud to announce the family musical SCOOBY-DOO LIVE! MUSICAL MYSTERIES! on Sunday, Ma…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 10:59AMBroadway and "X Factor" star Rachel Potter will return to Manhattan Feb. 24 for an evening at 54 Below.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AMLONDON (AP) -- Carey Mulligan is heading to the London stage to play a teacher trying to rekindle feelings for a former flame....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:49AMHappy Valentine’s Day! In honor of the most romantic day of the year (well, for those of us who have dates), we asked your favorite Broadway stars everything you’ve ever wanted t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:46AMHere are THEATRE CLOSINGS-Updated 10:44 PM American University. Catholic University. Georgetown University. Howard University. Teatrio de la Luna. ______
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:44AMLarissa Mark, the Trumbull High School senior who led efforts to successfully reinstate the school's Thespian Society production of the musical "Rent" via a wide-spread social media and…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:44AMVariations Theatre Group will present a rare New York City revival of David Rabe's HURLYBURLY beginning tonight, February 14th, with the Opening Night set for Wednesday, February 19th at The…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:39AMThe Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, NY, has announced its three 2014 Mainstage Season productions, which include two world premieres and a modern comedic classic.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:37AMName: Molly Beach MurphyHometown: Galveston, TXEducation: Southern Methodist UniversityFavorite Credits: Three time Artistic Resident at the Incubator Arts Project. Why theater?: Can I phone…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 10:35AMForbidden Broadway and NEWsical actress Christina Bianco recently took to the stage at Birdland to perform the Oscar-nominated song "Let It Go" from the animated Disney movie "…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:33AMDirected with an eye for detail by Reginald L. Douglas, the play follows a coming-of-age story of the young white boy Hally — or Harold — and his relationship with his two black servants…
SOURCE: NJ.com at 10:30AMThe Belasco Theatre box office will open Feb. 19 at 10 AM for the Broadway premiere of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, starring Neil Patrick Harris.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:30AMNuffield, SouthamptonHuman individuality is at the heart of Caryl Churchill's brilliantly staged, punchy and discomforting look at cloning• Read interview with cast members John and Lex Sh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:25AM“It’s a story that is largely about a character who is trying to steal a baby. We’re not shying away from how disturbing that can be.” Matthew Pauli was talking a…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:24AMRalph Waite, who to millions of television viewers became the voice and face of rough-hewn, kind-hearted wisdom as the father of a large, rural, Depression-era family in the popular 1970s se…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:20AMPrint Room, LondonThe second in Hubert Essakow's trilogy conjures a love triangle through vignettes fired by fantasy, rivalry and remembranceThe second of Hubert Essakow's planned trilogy of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMPresidents’ Day is just around the corner, and the Broadway.com staff will celebrate by sleeping late, ordering Thai food on Seamless and catching up on the binge-watching House of Car…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:15AMPrinz is in Cincinnati to star in Amy Herzog's "4000 Miles" at Playhouse in the Park.
SOURCE: cincinnati.com at 10:13AMCan you love a fool? Can you love a player? Can you love Tom Bateman and Lucy Briggs-Owen as the lead roles of Will Shakespeare and Viola De Lesseps in the West End's Shakespeare in…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:09AMJim Parsons, who made his Broadway debut in the revival of Harvey, will host the March 1 broadcast of NBC's "Saturday Night Live."
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:07AMTony winner John Lloyd Young will star as Frankie Valli in the West End’s Jersey Boys when it moves to the Piccadilly Theatre on March 15. Young, who originated the role on Broadway in…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:06AMEllen McDougall directs a plosive, percussive production of Hayley Squires's Glitterland that keeps you right on edge, says Matt Trueman
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:01AMRobin Duke finds even with the bad weather, Hofesh Shechter does indeed bring Sun to Blackpool.
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:00AMMenzel was joined by her costars, LaChanze, Anthony Rapp, Jason Tam, and James Snider.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AMIn today's Wall Street Journal "Sightings" column, I look at the developing controversy over the possible removal of a painting...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:00AM
Barmy Britain was a brilliantly fun piece of educational theatre that taught this history graduate a few new things, says Anne Cuthbertson
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:58AMSubscribers: If your software garbles this newsletter, read it at GraceNotesStage.com. THIS WEEKEND’S HIGHLIGHTS: Friday, February 14 * Burton Lane & E.Y. Harburg’s Finian…
SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 09:55AMWhen Rooster talks to his son or to his son's mother or to an abusive stepfather, you see how good a writer Butterworth can be.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:54AM Broadway is a living, breathing entity, and its future depends on the nurturing we give it today. That’s what TEDxBroadway is all about — feeding and growing Broadw…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:53AMWho doesn’t indulge in a bit of hero worship from time to time? For my own part, I have, in my time, seriously genuflected at the altar of the talents of Stephen Sondheim, Liza Minnell…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:48AMComplete casting has been announced for the Transport Group's upcoming production of John Van Druten's I Remember Mama, which will begin previews at the Gym at Judson March 16 prior …
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:43AMComplete casting has been announced for the Transport Group's upcoming production of John Van Druten's I Remember Mama, which will begin previews at the Gym at Judson March 16 prior …
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:43AMThe protagonist may necessarily be passive in the face of his or her diminishing mental condition, but art must rage against the dying of the light.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:40AMLandless Theatre Company, a small Washington outfit known for satire and, perhaps more distinctively, cult rock dramas, has obtained permission to amp up a new prog metal version of “Sween…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:38AMIn the maze of D.C. political and activist organizations, the mission of Young Playwrights’ Theater is clear: Teaching students to create art has less to do with art and more to do with ma…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:37AMIf you drop by the Actors Gymnasium in Evanston to catch “The Magical Exploding Boy and the Invisible Circus,” as its hardworking cast certainly hopes you will, don’t try too hard to c…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 09:36AMWhen he sat down to write "Deathtrap," Ira Levin fashioned the struggling Sidney Bruhl after himself, creating an endlessly self-reflecting mirror which, for more than a quarter of…
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 09:36AMScanning this Whitehouse press release on Obama's nomination of a new Chairman for the National Endowment for the Arts. Dr. Jane Chu has an impressive resume. And she's a pianist. Love the i…
SOURCE: Extra Criticum at 09:34AMLithgow will be the first actor to tackle the role for the legendary Central Park festival since James Earl Jones in 1973John Lithgow will play King Lear in New York's Central Park this summ…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:30AMAs I finish sharing my two cents' worth on the TV ads that are trying to persuade us to buy tickets to Broadway shows, I thought taking a look at those for The Bridges of Madison County, the…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:30AMStephen Daldry is to direct a cast that comprises Carey Mulligan, Bill Nighy and Matthew Beard in a new West End production of David Hare's 1995 play Skylight. It will begin performances…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:26AMA reworked “Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash” opening at Theatre at the Center brings the show down to a more intimate level featuring five singer-musicians.
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 09:22AMThis is the 15th year that Grace Episcopal Church will present Handel Week in Oak Park.
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 09:20AMBernadette Peters — called the theater’s most gifted diva of the last quarter century by the Washington Post — has a high energy level because she takes “very good care” of herself.
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 09:20AMThis stage version of 1984 is harrowing and ingenious - and it makes the Orwellian nightmare vividly fresh, says Charles Spencer
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:12AMMac, Birmingham: This great, surging dance spectacle from Motionhouse makes you feel as if you have been present at the creation and destruction of the world. It's cataclysmic. High imp…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:05AMThe Life of Pi might sound like a novel idea for a show - making Maths fun. But does it deliver? Helen Jones says not always.
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:00AMThe rising star actors follow in the footsteps of Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:00AMStallone helped welcome the new musical to the Winter Garden Theatre.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:00AM"There was nothing like facing facts. They blew into the face hard, like a stiff, exhilarating, decidedly gritty breeze, which...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:00AM
There’s nothing more romantic (besides diamonds, a trip to Paris or a home cooked meal) than a Broadway love song. Here are our top picks for beautiful belters, dulcid duets and passio…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 08:58AMJohn Lloyd Young will reprise his Tony-winning performance as Frankie Valli in the West End's Jersey Boys, when the show moves from its current home at the Prince Edward Theatre to begin…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:58AMWhen Donald Margulies' "Dinner With Friends" won the Pulitzer Prize in 2000, I remember admiring its attempt to probe beneath the surface of the friendships between two upscale married coupl…
SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 08:56AMThough often gripping and fervent, Sons of the Prophet attempts to tackle too much too quickly, Nonetheless, PJ Paparelli’s pacing, William Boles’ ingenious set design, and a comedically…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 08:55AMSmith, an up-and-coming playwright herself, talked about this new version of Antony and Cleopatra, performing the play in three different cities, working with Tarell Alvin McCraney and the t…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:44AMCarey Mulligan, Bill Nighy and Matthew Beard will topline a new West End revival of David Hare’s 1995 play “Skylight,” to be helmed by Stephen Daldry. Mulligan was last on …
SOURCE: Variety at 08:40AMStephen Daldry will direct Mulligan and Bill Nighy, who returns to a role he played in 1997Carey Mulligan will make her West End debut this summer in a revival of David Hare's Skylight to be…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:35AMWith all the writing lately on marriage and happiness, and this being Valentine's Day, and at the risk of being presumptuous, allow me share some accumulated wisdom that allegedly has been g…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:34AMMy son and I seem to be in a “dead zone” career wise, and neither of us is too happy about it. The difference, of course, is that Ben turned 16 in December and, as of mid-January, I’m …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:32AMAfter years of experimentation, Brazilian singer Maria Rita has come to embrace the once-daunting legacy of her chanteuse mother, Elis Regina.When children of famous parents succeed, they're…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:30AMPresident Obama is set to nominate the low-profile Jane Chu, CEO of Missouri's Kauffman Center, as the next National Endowment for the Arts chairman.Opting for arts-administration and fundra…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00AM
Disney and Sonia Friedman Productions are delighted to announce casting for the roles of star-crossed lovers Will Shakespeare and Viola De Lesseps in the forthcoming stage production of Shak…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:56AMTom Bateman and Lucy Briggs-Owen will star as star-crossed lovers Will Shakespeare and Viola De Lesseps in the previously announced production of Shakespeare in Love, Lee Hall's new West…
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:45AMWhat starts out as engrossing and eerie eventually winds up being endlessly confusing and unsatisfying with more holes in the script than a pound of Swiss cheese.
Ken Urban’s THE CORRESPON…
SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 07:32AMToday is the birthday of Gordon William Lillie (1860-1942) better known as Pawnee Bill. Lillie was an actual frontiersman working at the Pawnee Indian Agency in Indian Territory when he wa…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:23AMThe forthcoming West End stage adaptation of Shakespeare in Love will see Tom Bateman and Lucy Briggs-Owen play the lead roles of Will Shakespeare and Viola De Lesseps. Bateman, whose credit…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:21AMThe Maria, Young Vic, London: Can a play transcend both the circumstances of its original creation and the memory of its original creators? Sizwe Banzi is Dead was devised by John Kani, Wins…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:12AMOur staff picks the best things to do this week, with a look at what's ahead in the weeks to come.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:00AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 14 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM
Recently rediscovered footage of a 1959 BBC broadcast of “The Sleeping Beauty” was found in a BBC archive.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:59AMAs Ghost Stories returns to the West End, co-creator Andy Nyman asks why theatre-makers have neglected horrorThere isn't a lot of horror on stage, especially the type that truly unsettles an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:59AMResolution is The Place’s annual festival of new dance, which also supports numerous emerging choreographers. Many of the UK’s most renowned artists, including Wayne McGregor, first made…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:51AMAfter ten months of leading Flashdance as Alex Owens, Jillian Mueller performed her final show on Sunday. At the young age of 19, I expect Jillian to become one of the strongest and most co…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:43AMLosing a loved one does strange things to people. There may be no better case study than the protagonist in Ken Urban's new play
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:41AMThe Roundabout revisits Donald Margulies' 2000 Pulitzer Prize winning play
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:40AMColiseum, London: The opening night of Christopher Alden's staging marked a significant moment for English National Opera, because it replaced what has been for more than three decades …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:30AMJohn Lloyd Young, who originated the role of Frankie Valli in the Broadway production of Jersey Boys, is to play the role in the West End production from March. Young will appear in the show…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:11AMCall Answered: "Call Me Adam" chats with Didi Panache, one-half of the improvised comedy musical revue "The Screw You Revue" about her upcoming cabaret show "Yes, In-Didi!" at The Metropolit…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 06:00AMShakespeare's classic comes to an iconic Lancaster landmark later this month.
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:00AM
Considering the snobbery with which many people and media outlets in England discuss the concept of Scottish independence, it’s unsurprising that many of our neighbours in the north are lo…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:48AMAre you keeping up with the emerging choreographers at the Place? Let us know what dance dates are in your diaryOn the last edition of Your move, choreographers Yolande Yorke-Edgell and 16-y…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:47AMHollywood star Carey Mulligan is to make her West End debut, starring opposite Bill Nighy.
SOURCE: The Independent at 05:43AMThe British actress will appear in a major revival of the David Hare play Skylight
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:35AMCarey Mulligan will make her West End stage debut opposite Bill Nighy in a revival of David Hare’s play Skylight, directed by Stephen Daldry. The play will open at Wyndham’s Theatre on J…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:34AMCraig Hella Johnson will lead Rachmaninoff's Vespers in his first concert as the professional choral group's director this weekend in Northside and Covington.
SOURCE: news.cincinnati.com at 05:22AMWhile artistic director/CEO Victoria Morgan's version of the King Arthur legend is completely new, right down to the sumptuous commissioned score by John Estacio, the story itself — or var…
SOURCE: news.cincinnati.com at 05:22AMI was unsure what to expect from Shelagh Delaney's 1958 play, which I had never seen or read. I was blown away. It's a cracker, unbelievably ahead of its time in its characters and themes an…
SOURCE: John Morrison at 05:02AMThe Rattlestick is a dinky little theater in the West Village, yet there was Joan Rivers at a recent performance of “The Correspondent,” looking regal — and completely out of...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:00AM
The Jeff Blumenkrantz Songbook: Month Upon A Time: It was sheer pleasure to have been at Jeff Blumenkrantz’ performance at 54 Below on February 13th.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 03:58AMMy favorite popular singer is — Goldfinger! — the great Shirley Bassey. And so it gives me tremendous pleasure to report that the producers of “After Midnight” are wooing the...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:49AMThe characters of “Dinner With Friends” may have a privileged, Williams-Sonoma lifestyle, but their woes may be familiar, no matter your tax bracket. Donald Margulies’ dramedy examines…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:33AMSylvester Stallone joined Andy Karl, Margo Seibert and the cast of the new Broadway musical Rocky in the ring during the curtain call following the first preview on Feb. 13.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12AMZach Braff, Marin Mazzie, Betsy Wolfe, Brooks Ashmanskas and the cast of Bullets Over Broadway gave a musical preview of the show as they presented four numbers at a special press event. Ba…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:02AMIn this extract, originally published in the Observer on 11 May 1958, the critic muses on the loss of Terence Rattigan's inspirationMusing out loudLet us suppose that Terence Rattigan's Muse…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM
California company runs museum shops across nation; Locals frustrated Garden went outside St. Louis
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:45AMIs there a more terrifying line than Mark Antony's in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: "Cry, 'Havoc!' And let slip the dogs of war"?
SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:35AMMexican 'Wicked' Starlet Danna Paola Sings "Defying Gravity"
Join us in the YH Studio as we get to know the lovely Danna Paola, the latin pop starlet who is taking the music and stage scene …
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMCheck out this video of Caesar, Martin, and the lovely Abbe Lane singing Coleman and Leigh's "Real Live Girl."
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMNo need to drop your paycheck on candy and flowers, print these out for all your special (Broadway-lovin') someones.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMTwo antithetical events prompt some somber reflections.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMYoung Hollywood Re:FRESH - Super Bowl Edition with Justin Tuck, Marshawn Lynch, and Aaron Paul
Powered by SUBWAY®, YH presents our freshest hits from Super Bowl XLVIII in New York City…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMRussell Westbrook: How To Make a SUBWAY Sandwich
6-inch or 12? White or wheat? Mayo or mustard? Whatever your preference, join YH and NBA superstar / SUBWAY Famous Fan Russell Westbrook as w…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMRussell Westbrook Is SUBWAY’s New Famous Fan
YH gets up close with NBA All-Star and Subway Famous Fan Russell Westbrook to find out a little bit more about the man behind the thrilling mov…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMSpanish 'Wicked' Starlet Diana Paola Sings "Defying Gravity"
Join us in the YH Studio as we get to know the lovely Diana Paolo, the latin pop starlet who is taking the music and stage scene …
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
The great war is this year's crucible for national self-examination. But do we know what to do with the absence of conflict?History is there to be mined or undermined, renewed or debunked, a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:59AMCock immediately demands attention and begs for jokes that are too easy. Yes, this Cock satisfies and I’d go for the ride again. Now let’s move on. First seen in 2009, the titl…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:36AMBucks County Playhouse BCP has announced the launch of a 2014 winter concert series, kicking off with the World Premiere of JUSTIN GUARINI LOVESICK, a new show from Justin Guarini and direct…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMNational Theatre 50 Years on Stage will air on Great Performances, tonight, February 14 at 9 p.m., ET on PBS check local listings.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMThe Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. opens the 47th season of inspirational, innovative and exciting stage productions with a special Valentine's Day concert starring the dynamic, award-winning …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMBroadway legend, Christine Andreas, will perform at Kupferberg Center for the Arts in an intimate evening of romantic songs and stories in Love is Good. Accompanied by her husband, Martin Si…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMGrammy Award-nominated singer and renowned interpreter of the Great American Songbook, Michael Feinstein, returns to Carnegie Hall with a special concert featuring a variety of love songs in…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMThe Cabaret celebrates Black History Month with Broadway star Chester Gregory in his award-winning show The Eve of Jackie. Gregory reveals the sometimes tragic side of the man who recorded …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMWICKED stars Michael McCorry Rose Fiyero and Tiffany Haas Glinda will bring 'Cheek to Cheek A Broadway Romance' to 54 Below at 11 p.m. on Valentine's Day, tonight, February 14, 2014.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30AMHad things worked out as they might have, a milestone of American musical theater likely would never have seen the light of day.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:28AMNEW YORK - 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 12:28AMDon't be fooled by the chalk and Crayola appearance of this revival - the rich performances create a complex emotional foundation that works with the concept to offer a refreshing take on th…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 12:23AMQueensland born Matthew Robinson is a Pratt Prize winning composer/lyricist with both a prestigious Churchill Fellowship and an Australia Council Music Fellowship to his name. Editor Erin Ja…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:22AMThe cast of King Kong will say goodbye to Skull Island and their multi-million dollar leading man this weekend as the production draws its final curtain on Sunday 16 February at Melbourne&#…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:15AMAnd we're throwing a party on March 5. Come join us as we step away from our devices for a night of telling Tales from the Internet!Buy advance tickets at Brown Paper Tickets. Please join us…
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 12:11AMToday we are highlighting clips from a flight of fancy celebrated for over 150 years - Tchaikovsky's classic SWAN LAKE.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:09AMPlaybill.com's new feature series Booking It asks leading industry members to share professional insights, need-to-know tips and essential tricks of the trade for up-and-coming and estab…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:03AM"Though Dinner with Friends is funny throughout, it is too meditative to be called a comedy."-- Delivered by Feed43 service
SOURCE: Vulture at 12:01AMUndercurrents Move Youby Jim Murchison @JimMurchisonOne of the great joys of festivals like Undercurrents and Fringe is the spareness of the theatre. I am not a hater of great elab…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMTony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Marsha Norman, who last adapted Alice Walker's The Color Purple for the Broadway stage, returns this season with the new musical incarnat…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMGuess who's coming to dinner? Middle-aged folks with marital problems.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00AMMax Crumm, best known for winning the reality television series "Grease: You're the One That I Want!" and subsequently starring in the Broadway revival as Danny Zuko, joins the…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMIt's Only Love: An Evening of Broadway Love Songs is presented at The Metropolitan Room Feb. 14 at 9:30 PM.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe 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 12:00AMVariations Theatre Group presents a revival of David Rabe’s Hurlyburly beginning Feb. 14 at The Chain Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMMultiple Tony nominee Judy Kuhn and Tony winner John Glover star in Love, Noël: The Letters and Songs of Noël Coward beginning Feb. 14 at the Lovelace Studio Theater in the Wallis …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Chocolate Show!, Alan Golub and Laura Goldfader's new musical, officially opens Feb. 14 following previews that began Feb. 1 at the 47th Street Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMGrammy Award-nominated singer Michael Feinstein returns to Carnegie Hall with a concert featuring a variety of love songs in celebration of Valentine's Day Feb. 14.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMBucks County Playhouse launches a 2014 winter concert series with the world premiere of Justin Guarini Lovesick, a new show from Guarini (Romeo and Juliet, Wicked) that is directed by Gordon…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMBroken Moments: A Bar Musical, performed in a bar setting that surrounds the audience with music and action, opens Feb. 14 at Tammany Hall in New York.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMMichael McCorry Rose and Tiffany Haas, who currently appear on Broadway in Wicked, offer Cheek to Cheek: A Broadway Romance Feb. 14 at 54 Below.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMOn this date 42 years ago, the popular Jim Jacobs-Warren Casey musical Grease made its Broadway premiere. The Playbill Vault highlights a vintage Playbill, dated May 1, 1972, from the show&#…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMGregory Hines, the tap-dancing legend who won a Tony Award for his performance in Jelly's Last Jam, was born on this date in 1946. The Playbill Vault looks back on his memorable Broadway…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThat decade of decadence the 1980s is the setting for Tony winner David Rabe’s chilling comedy Hurlyburly as it begins performances off-Broadway February 14. Directed by Rich Ferr…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM 
