Reg Livermore is joining the cast of WICKED for its return Melbourne and Sydney seasons in 2014 and Erin James caught up with the legend of stage and screen for a chat about all things green…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:55PMUbu Roi can be an irritating classic, but Cutting Ball justifies its ubu-quity.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 07:54PMAccording to The Hollywood Reporter, Kevin Bacon will lead Blumhouse's upcoming horror flick 6 MIRANDA DR., with Radha Mitchell in talks to co-star. Greg Mclean wrote and will direct the mov…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:43PMLast week, Americans for the Arts held a blog salon on Rural Arts. There were a lot of familiar names and faces with posts by Wormfarm Institute and Springboard for the Arts’ rural …
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 07:43PMEMPIRE may well be the best Burlesque extravaganza of 2014, and you have the chance to win a free double pass for Tuesday March 11th, on the Crown Rooftop.
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SOURCE: Theatre People Australia at 07:42PMJimmy Fallon’s much-publicized decision to move “The Tonight Show” to New York City has Broadway producers and press agents salivating at the prospect of late-night exposure. Fallon, w…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:38PMAussieTheatre’s Queensland correspondent Bobbi-Lea spoke with Naked Magician Christopher Wayne in her most up close and personal interview yet. Christopher Wayne is just half of the bare c…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:37PMORANGE COUNTY GOES GREEN, I.E. VERDI Opera is alive and well in Orange County! Since the demise of Opera Pacific (1985-2008), Pacific Symphony, aided by Pacific Chorale, has emerged as the c…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:36PMTwo extensive photographic exhibitions currently on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Center appear, at first glance, to be unlikely companion pieces. HRH Queen Victoria’s devotion t…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:30PMYou may have a slight sense of déjà vu about a stage production of The Full Monty. Wasn't it a Broadway hit at the turn of the millennium? Well yes it was, but that was an Americanised mus…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:01PMNaked Dream by Sydney singer-songwriter Rachel Collis seems to still be finding its place in the cabaret genre. However, for lovers of quirky tunes and barefoot ballads, the show is an apt a…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:00PMDeservedly one of Verdi's most popular operas, "La traviata" is also probably the one with which he felt the closest emotional connexion, a mooted but unwritten "King Lear…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:00PMIt's deservedly one of Verdi's most popular operas. "La traviata" is also probably the one with which he felt the closest emotional connexion – that much mooted but never…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:00PM“It’s all about you and the lusts of your flesh and the lure of your mind,” advised Virginia Woolf to Vita Sackville-West when writing the spoof biography Orlando as a “love letter�…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:00PM
The off-Broadway hit LA SOIRÉE was featured this morning on WAMC Radio’s Roundtable (Northeast Public Radio); the show’s MOOKY CORNISH and MARAWA spoke with Sarah LaDuke. LISTEN HERE.…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 06:54PMPhantom Projects Theatre Group is still on the hunt for young talent.
The Los Angeles-area youth theater company produces a four-show season at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Art…
SOURCE: Backstage at 06:51PMTony Award winner Debra Monk turned her 65th birthday into an all-star party with her closest friends on Monday, February 24, 2014, delivering a non-stop evening of rock, pop and laughter pr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:49PMAtlantic Theater Company presented its annual gala, which was entitled Writers' Choice, Feb. 24 at The Pierre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:42PMMORE THAN A MOVIE: SOMETHING SPECIAL FROM SHEFFIELD The opening is dramatic: a small gap in the rusty corrugated curtain reveals showers of sparks, a glimpse of steelworks magnificence. …
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:25PMThe cast of The Threepenny Opera, Tony winner John Gallagher Jr. and more stars pay homage to the playwrights of the Atlantic Theater Company on February 24, 2014. Photos by Anita and Steve …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:24PMBrought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway Break a leg to the cast and creative team of …
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 06:19PM"Baby Talk," a weekly conversation following the Wednesday night performances of And Baby Makes Seven, will be held at New Ohio Theatre. Participants include Tony award-winner Pam …
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:18PMA Jewish Confederate soldier returns to his ruined home to celebrate Passover with his newly freed slaves, who also practice the faith, in this story of freedom from bondage.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:14PMStage and screen actor Bradley Cooper, who is slated to return to Broadway in The Elephant Man, is attached to star and produce "American Blood" for Warner Bros., according to Dead…
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:13PMShe's baaaa-aack. Matilda's Lesli Margherita returns for a new season of her video blog and takes us on a trippy trip down memory lane.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:10PMMost movies are regenerated on stage for one reason alone: No matter how unwieldy the material, familiarity breeds box-office contentment. But there’s a solidly theatrical reasoning behind…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:09PMGolden Globe winner Calista Flockhart Ally McBeal, Brothers amp Sisters and Gregory Harrison Trapper John, M.D., upcoming CBS series Reckless star in Sharr White's gripping psychological thr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:05PMLast night Atlantic Theater Company presented their annual Gala at The Pierre 2 East 61st Street. Directed by Neil Pepe with musical direction by Matt Gallagher, Writers' Choice saluted Atla…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:02PMCarey Perloff will direct the Tony Award winner in this off-Broadway premiere.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMThe pair helped honor a host of playwrights on February 25.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMA new song from David Austin and Iris Rainer Dart's score is now available.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMThe production will close after three months.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMKristy Stott enjoys Chris Honer's farewell production for the Library Theatre, as the production company becomes HOME.
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:00PM
If the Broadway revival of “Annie,” a financial failure, is to go on tour, it will be with a non-Equity cast and the show’s 1977 director.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:57PMI am so excited to announce the national tour of my latest show, "One For My Baby". Photo by Kennan Miller. Hair and makeup by CatherineWhat happens when a brash, cynical, inappr…
SOURCE: www.daisyeagan.com at 05:54PMTony Award-winning Annie composer Charles Strouse and book writer Thomas Meehan have released a statement countering opinions expressed by lyricist-director Martin Charnin in a Playbill.com …
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:53PMThe complete lineup for the 2014-15 season at Milwaukee Repertory Theater has been announced.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:49PMWarning: 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 05:46PMThis spring, Virginia's Signature Theatre will present the world premiere musical Beaches, adapted from the beloved 1985 novel by Iris Rainer Dart. Directed by Signature Theatre's Artistic D…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:45PMAn artist and a villain square off in a spectacle of light and darkness in “iLuminate,” at New World Stages.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:42PMDisney's Aladdin, a new musical comedy based on the Academy Award-winning animated film, begins performances at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre tomorrow, Wednesday, February 26th, 2014, pri…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:41PMProspect Theater Company will present Street Seen, a developmental performance of eight original short musicals from the company's 2014 Musical Theater Lab, March 29-April 7 at the West …
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:40PMA hilarious new photo showcasing the cast of the highly anticipated new Broadway musical IFTHEN, starring Tony Award-winning stage and screen star Idina Menzel is now available to view via a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:38PMBeen dreaming up more movie musical roles for Anna Kendrick now that she's got Into the Woods and The Last Five Years in the can? Well, STOP DREAMING. Kendrick told Broadway.com at the F…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:37PMIt’s A Hard Knock Life! While aiming for their show to shine as bright as the top of the Chrysler Building, it seems the original production team of Annie the Musical has done some rew…
SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 05:36PMSo You Think You Can Dance standout Cole Horibe officially became an off-Broadway star on February 24, when the new bio-play Kung Fu opened at the Pershing Square Signature Center. Directed …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:35PMMiddle of the Night’s Jonathan Hadary on the love story between two ordinary people whom "you wouldn't even wonder about on the subway" in Oscar winner Paddy Chayefsky…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:33PMMy dystopian commute through New Jersey is bound by the cloverleaf exit from the Goethals Bridge and the helix to the Lincoln Tunnel; it is my first temporal displacement of the day. Moving …
SOURCE: nypl.org at 05:29PMMy dystopian commute through New Jersey is bound by the cloverleaf exit from the Goethals Bridge and the helix to the Lincoln Tunnel; it is my first temporal displacement of the day. Moving …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 05:29PMAccomplished playwright David Henry Hwang returns to the New York theater scene with the new dance play "Kung Fu," a work about the life and times of Bruce Lee.
SOURCE: NY1 at 05:29PMMothers and Sons, the new play by four-time Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally and starring Tyne Daly, is currently in previews at Broadway's John Golden Theatre, with an officia…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:28PMBy Alice Stanley. In a city that provides tough soil for any theater, how does an experimental company navigate creating something that is both innovative and accessible? The answer: remarka…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:28PMThe official Off-Broadway cast recording of the recent period-set musical starring Bobby Steggert is now available digitally on iTunes and AmThe official Off-Broadway cast recording of the r…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:26PMTickets are now available to see The Accidental Pervert reveal all. Written by and starring Andrew Goffman, the one-man-play is running at the 13th Street Repertory Theatre.
Directed by C…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PM(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 05:23PMFrank Woodley plays the fool with seemingly little effort. His physicality and bumbling ramblings on the surface may make the superficial feel like they’ve walked into a drunk man’s delu…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:20PMThe official Off-Broadway cast recording of recent multi-extended run hit FUN HOME is now available digitally on iTunes and Amazon.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:19PMBy Jeffrey Mosser. How do you work as a group? How do you work without a script? How do you ask someone to fund a group without a script? And how are you still together—financially, artist…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:14PMThe cast recording of new Broadway musical A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE amp MURDER is now available digitally, both on iTunes and Amazon.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:12PMWhen Phillip Seymour Hoffman's friend, playwright David Bar Katz, saw a story by The National Enquirer claiming he and Hoffman had been 'lovers who had freebased cocaine the night before his…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:11PMCraig Lucas answers questions about his descent into despair, which provided inspiration for his new play, “Ode to Joy,” which he is also directing.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:07PMAccording to The Hollywood Reporter, Judd has signed on to lead the network's upcoming church drama pilot SALVATION, written by Liz Heldens DECEPTION.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:05PMThis stage version of the hit British film is wonderful entertainment - and deeply touching, says Charles Spencer
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:00PMLegendary stage and screen star Richard Burton recreates his celebrated stage performance in Sidney Lumet's oft-overlooked film adaptation of the Peter Shaffer play EQUUS in a new Blu-ray ed…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00PMThe Writer's Choice gala saluted the Atlantic's well-known family of playwrights.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMThe children's show will run in the daytime slot at the New London Theatre, home of War Horse
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:00PM
The New Brooklyn Theater's free, site-specific production of Edward Albee's The Death of Bessie Smith — the first New York revival of the play in 46 years — will return t…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:55PMA newly restored edition of iconic movie musical SHOW BOAT arrives on DVD in its original 1936 iteration for the very first time this week according to a new listing at Warner Archives.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:54PMThe Off-Broadway premiere of Tom Stoppard's romantic drama Indian Ink will star Tony Award winner Rosemary Harris in the role of Eleanor Swan, Roundabout Theatre Company announ…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:50PM"Freud's Last Session," a drama about an imaginary meeting between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis, will be presented at two times Saturday at Wharton Auditorium on the campus of Southwestern A…
SOURCE: www.keenestar.net at 04:49PMInternationally celebrated recording artist, performer and vocalist Sarah Brightman continues her new space-themed DREAMCHASER tour and a prized glance at the soprano backstage is now availa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:45PMThe Tony Awards Administration Committee voted last month to allow the Tony Nominating Committee the ability to expand or reduce nominees in the four major Tony categories: Best Musical, Bes…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:44PMA lack of dramatic combustion sometimes makes the Lyric Stage Company production, despite its intelligent detail, more staidly melodramatic than it should be.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:40PMRoundabout Theatre Company has announced Tony Award winner Rosemary Harris will play the role of 'Eleanor Swan' in the Off-Broadway premiere of Tom Stoppard's Indian Ink, directed by Carey P…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:38PMStage and screen star Debra Monk, who received a Tony Award for her performance in Redwood Curtain, celebrated her 65th birthday Feb. 24, 2014, with a "free-wheeling rock 'n' ro…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:38PM“London Wall,” a 1931 office comedy by John van Druten, depicts the limited choices available to working women then.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:37PMWHEN THE BRASS RING IS JUST ANOTHER NOOSE The siren song of the bitch-goddess “success” croons loud and clear in this cautionary, modern melodrama. Golden Boy, Clifford Odets’ …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 04:30PMUnited Kingdom-based playwright Lucy Kirkwood received the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, an annual award that recognizes female playwrights, for her play Chimerica Feb. 25.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:29PMABC's long-running morning chat show GOOD MORNING AMERICA is now accepting submissions for an upcoming audience participation event celebrating the international success of Disney's latest a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:26PMTHEATER REVIEW: "Golden Boy" at Griffin Theatre ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Golden Boy" at Griffin Theatre ★★½ ... In Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy," the issue with the you…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:23PMThe 2013 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has been awarded to U.K. playwright Lucy Kirkwood for her play Chimerica. In addition, a Special Commendation has been awarded to Phoebe Waller-Bridge fo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:22PMTHEATER REVIEW: "Miss Marx" by Strawdog Theatre ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Miss Marx" by Strawdog Theatre ★★½ ... Eleanor Marx, youngest daughter of a fellow named Karl,…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:22PM“Pageantry” is a fun word to say. Something about the big, opening “Paah” sliding down pleasantly into the bouncy “-gin” and then the slightly elongated “-tree” makes it soun…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 04:21PMTony, Golden Globe and Emmy winner Rosemary Harris will play the role of Eleanor Swan in the off-Broadway premiere of Tom Stoppard’s Indian Ink. Directed by Carey Perloff, the Roundabo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:14PMThe magic of Disney is no secret to its fans. The company, known for creating magic in movies, parks and so on, never fails to do so on stage as well when it comes to Broadway. Aladdin the m…
SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 04:12PMCHICAGO (AP) -- The Goodman Theatre is the latest company to join a national push to stage a night of short plays about the killing of Trayvon Martin....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:10PMMark Lamos, Brian Murray Reflect On Private Lives In Play At Hartford Stage Arguably, Noel Coward's most famous play is the witty still-in-love divorce comedy, "Private Lives."
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:06PMComposer and lyricist Robert Lopez's song "Let It Go," which he co-wrote with wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song. If Lopez and Ander…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:04PMTwo of Melbourne’s most renowned Musical Theatre performers, Josh Piterman and Laura Fitzpatrick are teaming up to pay tribute to modern day legend, Jason Robert Brown.
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SOURCE: Theatre People Australia at 04:03PMIn a new move for the theater industry, the Tony Awards administration committee has voted to give nominators the option to expand the four major awards categories - musical, musical revival…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:00PMTheater's technological future was the hot topic at the 3rd annual TEDx Broadway conference.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PMWho would you cast in a West End production of the show?
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:00PMThe Not Good Enough Mums Club will highlight some of the "darkest experiences of early motherhood"
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:00PM
Every year, the Broadway.com editorial staff spends hours making charts, graphs and dartboards to try to figure out which four musicals will be honored with a “Best Musical” nomi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:59PMCenter Stage, a leading regional theater and the State Theater of Maryland, announced today that an agreement has been reached to extend the contracts of Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah t…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 03:57PMThe five-time Tony Award winner will star in a ten-week limited run of Lanie Robertson's play, "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill," opening April 13.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:54PMAfter the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman, The National Enquirer quoted his friend David Bar Katz, but Mr. Katz had not spoken with The Enquirer. A settlement followed, and it will fund a ne…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:53PMThe hit, Tony Award-winning Joe DiPietro-David Bryan musical Memphis will make its London debut Oct. 9 at the West End's Shaftesbury Theatre. Beverly Knight will star.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:44PMBeautiful Soup Theater's production of Ferenc Molnar's Liliom begins performances at The Celebration of Whimsy Feb. 26.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:44PMThe hit, Tony Award-winning Joe DiPietro-David Bryan musical Memphis will make its London debut Oct. 9 at the West End's Shaftesbury Theatre. Beverley Knight will star.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:44PMTony Award nominees Jeremy Jordan and Anna Kendrick star in Richard LaGravenese's big-screen adaptation of Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years. The cast and creatives of the two…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PMAsk anyone in the theater industry with a horse in the awards-season race, and they’ll tell you that the Tony category for best musical — or any of the four major awards for over…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:27PMHENRY V (PORTERS OF HELLSGATE): 100% – SWEET Leon Russom in “Henry V” at The Whitmore-Lindley Theatre . Photo: Rob Cunliffe. SWEET Without a doubt, this is the Porters’ finest stage …
SOURCE: Footlights at 03:13PM“If I speak in the tongue of men or angels but do not have love I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.” 1 Corinthians 13 or so the Bible says. What greater thing could there b…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:10PMBefore you see Vanessa Williams jazz it up in After Midnight this spring, see her on the small screen alongside Tony winner Cicely Tyson in the new Lifetime TV adaptation of Horton Foote'…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:08PMOBAMA SPY DRAMA: 100% – SWEET “Obama Spy Drama” at Acme Comedy. Photo: Kate Hagerty. SWEET With the Winter Olympics upon us, and recent attempts to reign in NSA spying, the time is rip…
SOURCE: Footlights at 03:08PMBy HowlRound TV. ArtPlace America hosts the 2014 Creative Placemaking Grantee Summit in Los Angeles livestreaming on the commons-based, peer produced HowlRound.TV network this Monday, March …
SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:05PMLONDON — It's curtains for Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest musical in London's West End.Producers say "Stephen Ward," a tale of sex and scandal based on a real Cold War episode, will close Ma…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 03:04PMThe tour is French's first solo show, and kicks off in Sheffield in June
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:00PMA local college student won Los Angeles’ top amateur musical theater competition Sunday, Feb. 16, by dodging a pitfall that snagged her competitors, according to casting directors who …
SOURCE: Backstage at 03:00PMThe Tony Award winner will star in the Broadway premiere of Lanie Robertson's Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
Name: Karina CasianoHometown: San Juan, Puerto RicoEducation: University of Puerto Rico, Drama DepartmentFavorite Credits: My shows, and the film and TV gigs.Why theater?: I just wanted to b…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:59PMFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2014 Press/media contact: Philip Sokoloff…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:56PMTo celebrate the digital release of the cast recording of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, see stars Jefferson Mays and Bryce Pinkham sing "Better wi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:56PMHere is the poster for a newly announced show on Broadway. Five-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald will play Billie Holiday, for a 10-week limited engagement, in Lanie Robertson’s Lady …
SOURCE: New York Theater at 02:56PM by: Sherry Amatenstein The Mint Theater Company’s mission is giving life to “lost” or “neglected” classic plays that deserve to be seen by a new generation of.…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:54PM“Life must not cease,” the serpent declares to Adam and Eve in George Bernard Shaw’s “Back to Methuselah.” “That comes before everything.” That may sound obvious, but Shaw wasn…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:52PMA magnificent seven local actors--all female--take on Shakespeare's ever-durable comedy Twelfth Night..
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 02:51PMFollowing a triumphant run at NYC's UCB Theater and an ongoing, successful podcast, Catie Lazarus brings her acerbic, wildly funny and insightful talk show Employee of the Month to Joe's Pub…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PMKinky Boots - The Road to Broadway, a presentation of CUNY TV's ARTS IN THE CITY, returns for five encore broadcasts over the weekend beginning Friday, Feb. 28 2014. Hosted by New York ente…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:41PMAndrew Keenan-Bolger and Ashley Brown stripped down with the Skivvies during their Feb. 21 late-night show at 54 Below.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:37PMFor 45 years, the musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sir Tim Rice have defined the genre and broken box-office records. But now, the theatre pioneers are united in failure, after the ambiti…
SOURCE: The Independent at 02:36PMFor 45 years, the musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sir Tim Rice have defined the genre and broken box-office records. But now, the theatre pioneers are united in failure, after the ambiti…
SOURCE: The Independent at 02:36PMFirst Lady Michelle Obama just hosted a White House screening of Lifetime's adaptation of THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL, starring Cicely Tyson and Vanessa Williams, as part of Black History Month.Th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:31PMIn the….UK? While Broadway is use to seeing its imports or takes on british stage shows, we don’t see American productions head across the pond the opposite way quite enough anym…
SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 02:31PMDirector Kenny Leon joined Denzel Washington, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Anika Noni Rose and the cast of A Raisin in the Sun to chat about the Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansberry's iconi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:29PMThe latest musical from Andrew Lloyd Webber has posted a closing notice on London's West End just two months after opening.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:29PMThe Dramatists Guild of America held their annual awards ceremony last night at The Lambs Club in New York. The ceremony was hosted by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson Lopez. Check out a lo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:27PMTime to call in sick to work, because for the first time in forever, the Disney hit Frozen is available to watch as many times as you want on iTunes! So you’ve seen the movie while mun…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:26PMOn the heels of her recent success in NBC’s television special The Sound of Music Live!, Five-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald will return to Broadway this spring to take on the role …
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 02:23PMCharles Ludlam’s The Mystery of Irma Vep is to have a 30th anniversary revival starring Arnie Burton and Robert Sella. Directed by Everett Quinton, the show will run April 10 through M…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:23PMRehearsals began Monday for a Utah reading of Jessica Provenz's "True Art," the first of three works being developed this winter in Pioneer Theatre Company's inaugural Play-By-Play reading s…
SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 02:16PMCelebrated singing actress Alice Ripley, who won her Tony Award for her performance as bipolar mom Diana in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal, has launched a podcast series entitled …
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:16PMTony favorite Audra McDonald will topline “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill” in a last-minute addition to Broadway’s 2013-14 slate, confirming an expected move t…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:12PMNominations for the 18th Annual Independent Reviewers of New England Awards have been announced.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:11PMJust last night, Theater for the New City paid tribute to the playwright and theater critic Mario Fratti whose adaptation of the Federico Fellini film 8 became the Broadway musical NINE at …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:10PMDavid Goodman, brother of civil rights activist Andrew Goodman, recently took in Broadway's All the Way with Bryan Cranston, and stopped backstage to chat with the actor, and director Robert…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:09PMAs BroadwayWorld reported last week, five-time Tony winner Audra McDonald will return to the stage as legendary songstress Billie Holliday in a revival of Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:05PMCloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan is simply astounding. If there is another company that can transfix an audience in this way with its display of sheer strength and stamina, whilst summonin…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:02PMThe Ben Elton penned Rod Stewart musical, Tonight's The Night continues its UK tour with a week in Birmingham.
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 02:00PMThe productions would mark a return to the West End venue for the RSC
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 02:00PMKyle Dean Massey and Ciara Renée will step into the vacated roles of Pippin and Leading Player.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMThe cast will feature Maxx Brawer, Zoë Sophia Garcia, Rebecca Henderson, and more.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMThe Ben Elton penned Rod Stewart musical, Tonight's The Night, continues its UK tour with a week in Birmingham.
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 02:00PMIf you were in the mood for a light workout, accompanied by ukelele and accordion music, peppered with inspirational speeches and capped with a cocktail hour, there was really only one place…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM
War Horse, the Tony Award-winning British epic about a young man and his beloved horse who are swept into the start of the first World War, will be screened in U.S. cinemas Feb. 27 by Fathom…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:55PMKung Fu
Signature Theatre, Off Broadway
Reviewed by Andy Buck
BOTTOM LINE: Tony-winning playwright David Henry Hwang’s new piece about movie legend Bruce Lee is short on substance but c…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 01:48PMAnimus Theatre Company has announced its 2014 Season, which will feature Matthew Lillard, Leslye Headland, and Alan Langdon, with plays by Bob Glaudini, Tennessee Williams, and Headland. The…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:43PMDates have been announced for five-time Tony winner Audra McDonald’s return to Broadway as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill. Written by Lanie Robertson …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PMJust last night, beloved stage and screen star Debra Monk celebrated her 65th birthday in a free-wheeling rock 'n' roll concert produced by and benefiting Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS. D…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:41PM by: Peter Haas “For a day and a night Love sang to us, played with us, folded us round … and our hearts were filled with...The post Eric Michael Gillett – …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:28PMAs BroadwayWorld reported last week, five-time Tony winner Audra McDonald will return to the stage as legendary songstress Billie Holliday in a revival of Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Gril…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:25PMKung Fu, the new play at Signature Theater by Tony-winner David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly, Chinglish) is the story of legendary martial artist and actor Bruce Lee. From his childhood in Hon…
SOURCE: Maxamoo at 01:24PMName: Nate TrinrudHometown: Rock Island, ILEducation: Northwestern UniversitySelect Credits: I've maxed out every card I've ever had.Why theater?: Was told "face too weird" for film.Tell us …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:20PMFive-time Tony Award-winning actress Audra McDonald will return to Broadway as Billie Holiday in Lanie Robertson's play with music, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, which wi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:13PMThe Broadway revival of Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall's Tony-winning production of Cabaret, starring Tony winner Alan Cumming and Oscar nominee Michelle Williams, will arrive on Broadway M…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:10PMThe Eyes of Orbach
Kraine Theatre, Frigid Festival, Off Off Broadway
Reviewed by Sarah Moore
BOTTOM LINE: An enjoyable offering for this year’s Frigid Festival -- a lighthearted romanti…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 01:05PMPetunia and Chicken at the 2014 FRIGID New York theater festival is a marvel. It’s creators and performers, Carrie Brown and Karim Muasher of Animal Engine theater company, paint scen…
SOURCE: Maxamoo at 01:03PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Audra McDonald will return to Broadway this spring as Billie Holiday....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:02PMThe five-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald will star in the musical play “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:00PMHot Coals Theatre Ensemble brings their show inspired by Chekhov's Three Sisters to the Park Theatre
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PMThe WhatsOnStage Award winner discusses haggis, bookshops and Indiana Jones
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PMCheck out our photos from the gala evening, which honored the best of London theater.
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by Marilyn Lester The Lyrics & Lyricists series at the 92nd Street Y has celebrated the words and music of the Great American Songbook with...The post Sweepin�…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:59PMCASA VALENTINA, the new play by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello, begins rehearsals today at Manhattan Theatre Club. The limi…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:58PMThe off-Broadway hit LA SOIREE was featured this morning on WAMC Radio's Roundtable Northeast Public Radio the show's MOOKY CORNISH and MARAWA spoke with Sarah LaDuke. LISTEN HERE.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:58PMFirst Lady Michelle Obama hosted a special screening of the television film of Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful, starring Cicely Tyson, at the White House Feb. 24.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:57PMThe producers of the Tony Award winning PIPPIN are pleased to announce that Kyle Dean Massey (Next to Normal, Wicked) and Ciara Renée (Big Fish) will assume the roles of “Pippin” and �…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:50PMNews of official openings, first performances, and closings this week beyond Broadway in New York City theater.The post This Week Beyond Broadway – February 24 – March 2 appeared…
SOURCE: Maxamoo at 12:50PM By: Sandi Durell It’s been a long time since I was inside the Apollo Theater on West 125th Street in Harlem. Why did it...The post Let Me Off Up…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:47PMThe following article ran in the July/August issue of American Theatre in advance of the play’s run at Shakespeare & Company and at the Long Wharf Theatre. The play is now in prev…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 12:46PMCASA VALENTINA, the new play by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein, directed by two-time Tony Award winnerJoe Mantello, begins rehearsals today at Manhattan Theatre Club. The limit…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:45PMFrom Mike Read’s press night bomb Oscar to the slow death of Lord of the Rings
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PMAs Stephen Ward announces its early closure at the Aldwych theatre, revisit 13 of the unluckiest shows to have graced a West End stage – from Mike Read’s one night bomb Oscar to the slow…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PMKyle Dean Massey and Ciara Renée have some magic to do! The pair are joining the Tony winning revival of Pippin as Pippin and Leading Player respectively, beginning performances April…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:41PMThe music of the late composer Dory Previn ex-wife of Andre Previn, sister-in-law of Mia Farrow was celebrated at a gala for the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Vineyard Theatre last night. …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:37PMPaper Mill Playhouse is soaring through it’s 2013-2014 season with hit after hit! After kicking off the year with the highly acclaimed Honeymoon in Vegas musical, the regional playhous…
SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 12:37PMThe Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester: Anton Chekhov used his 1896 tragicomedy to ponder the future of theatre. So there's something pleasingly apt about The Seagull being Library Theatr…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:36PMRehearsals are now underway for Roundabout Theatre Company's upcoming revival of CABARET by Joe Masteroff, John Kander and Fred Ebb, starring Tony winner Alan Cumming as Emcee, and three tim…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:34PMTwo men accused of attacking actor Clive Mantle in a row that left the former Casualty star with some of his ear bitten off have been cleared of all charges. According to reports, a jury...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:33PMPlaybill.com reports on the 2014 Dramatists Guild Awards Ceremony, held Feb. 24 at the Lambs Club.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PMProducers of Broadway's Pippin announced Feb. 25 that Kyle Dean Massey and Ciara Renée will assume the roles of Pippin and Leading Player, respectively, in the Tony Award-winning …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:28PMWatermill Theatre, Bagnor, Newbury: A powerful drama such as All My Sons requires a balanced command of the script combined with the ability to steadily raise the bar to emotional heights th…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:22PMStephanie D'Abruzzo, Chip Zien, Karen Mason, Sebastian Arcelus, Tonya Pinkins, Beth Leavel, Carolee Carmello, Stephanie J. Block, Karen Akers, Emily Skinner, Julia Murney, Lari White, John E…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:22PMJessie Mueller has been earning rave reviews for starring as Carole King in the new musical Beautiful. The story recounts the early days of King’s career — writing her first hit as a…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:21PMThe producers of the Tony Award winning PIPPIN just announced that Kyle Dean Massey Next to Normal, Wicked and Ciara Renee Big Fish will assume the roles of Pippin and Leading Player respect…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:17PMLydia catches up with Kimberly Bartosik before the premier of "You are my heat and glare" at New York Live Arts
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 12:16PMJenifer Ringer, who retired from New York City Ballet this month, has been named head of the Colburn Dance Academy in Los Angeles.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:12PMJosh Turner, a “little bit of country” and a lot of rock and roll, played Friday night at The Music Center at Strathmore. A full house of excited fans filled the Strathmore for a…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:04PMCasa Valentina, the new play by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello, begins rehearsals today at Manhattan Theatre Club. The limi…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 12:04PMHeartbeat of Home was created by John McColgan and Moya Doherty — the husband and wife team that launched Riverdance close to 20 years ago
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 12:01PMCall Answered: Facetime interview with Tony Award winner Beth Leavel. "Call Me Adam" sat down with Tony Award winner Beth Leavel live at 54 Below to discuss her upcoming 54 Below debut on Fe…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 12:00PMPeer Evaluation (or “No, you can’t say Jimmy sucks.”) Why use Peer Evaluation? Peer evaluation is a process whereby learners give feedback to other learners. It is key to the learning …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 12:00PMThere's a method to what may look like madness in Rosie Herrera's new "House Broken," her new work for GroundWorks DanceTheater: a keen ambition to expose, explore and debunk mista…
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 12:00PMA darkly funny look at Saturday morning television premiers at Birmingham Repertory Theatre before a nationwide tour.
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PMStephen Ward shutters as the ENO reinvigorates Rigoletto
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PMThe racy musical about the Profumo Affair premiered at the Aldwych Theatre in December
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PMThe Vineyard's annual gala took place on February 24.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMThe stars hit the town to promote the remount of the classic musical.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMJack Cummings III directs the play, which stars Cariani.
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SWEET At worst, Shakespeare can bore a roomful of kids to disruption, texting and gossiping and running in the aisles. But the Porters held a predominantly female, under-18 audience in the p…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 11:58AMThe complete creative team for Your Mother's Copy of the Kama Sutra has been announced as the new comedy about sexual histories begins rehearsals at Playwrights Horizons.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:58AMThe Dramatists Guild of America presented its annual awards Feb. 24 at The Lambs Club in New York.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:56AMUPSTAIRS LANDING PRODUCTIONS wraps up the second season of 'Standing By with Caskey Hunsader' with a special On The Road edition. Mary Leigh Sturino from the recent national tour of A Chorus…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:49AMDawn French has announced she will tour a new one-woman comedy show around the UK this summer, directed by Michael Grandage. The show, 30 Million Minutes, marks her first ever solo tour and …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:49AMHotel Suite, produced by Act II Playhouse, written by Neil Simon, directed by Matt Silva, featuring Karen Peakes, Leonard C. Haas, Tony Braithwaite, Tracie Higgins, reviewed by Wendy Rosenfi…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 11:46AMSouthwark Playhouse, LondonIsy Suttie is perkily determined, but this musical about the woman who mapped London lacks dramatic tensionIt is rare to find a new British musical that is not by …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:45AMName: Megan HillHometown: Seattle, WashingtonEducation: MFA in Acting, Moscow Art Theatre/American Repertory Theater IATT at Harvard University; BFA in Acting and Original Works, Cornish Col…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:44AMTHEATER TALK celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Hello, Dolly with a trio of guests, each with a different association with the long-running show. Actress Sondra Lee was the production's ori…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:43AMIn celebration of the Feb. 25 return of Fox's "Glee," Playbill.com takes a look back at previous seasons and select performances of songs from Broadway productions.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:41AMMost of you reading this article are probably desperate to get your eyes on the feature film adaptation of the cult musical The Last Five Years, to fall in and out of love with stars An…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:38AMMichelle Williams and Alan Cumming, who will star in the Broadway return of Cabaret, joined director Rob Marshall and Times contributor David Rooney for a TimesTalks discussion Feb. 24.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:34AMLast night, February 24th, 2014, BroadwayWorld.com continued its SOLD OUT 2014 concert series at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater, hosting an emotional all-star tribute concert and benefit, c…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:27AMLena Dunham, the creator and star of the acclaimed HBO series "Girls," will make her "Saturday Night Live" hosting debut March 8.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AMComedienne and actress Dawn French, whose West End stage credits include a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (in which she played Bottom) and My Brilliant Divorce, is to embark on …
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:20AMTony nominee Lily Rabe is to star in the upcoming pilot The Visitors for ABC. According to Deadline, the drama is about the race to prevent an alien enemy from destroying the world.
Writt…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:16AMLena Dunham will make her SNL hosting debut on March 8. Dunham created and currently stars in the HBO series, Girls.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:16AMIn this week’s Between Shows, Broadway stars Colin Donnell and Patti Murin star in a scary radio play by R.L. Stine (yes, THE R.L. Stine of Goosebumps and Fear Street fame!) as part of…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 11:16AMTony winner Alan Cumming, Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams, and co-director and choreographer Rob Marshall spoke to an audience on the edge of their plush red seats at The New Yo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:15AMRaunchy pop star Miley Cyrus is busy kissing Katy Perry, simulating masturbation on stage, and (of course!) endlessly sticking out her tongue as she treks the country with her Bangerz tour. …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:13AMEmmy winner Bryan Cranston has found his next gig after he’s finished his run as Lyndon B. Johnson in the bio-play All the Way at the Neil Simon Theatre. According to The Wrap, the Bre…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AMA new production of Antony and Cleopatra, directed and edited by Tarell Alvin McCraney, began previews Feb. 18 at the Public Theater. Jonathan Cake and Joaquina Kalukango star in the staging…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07AMSamuel Anderson will join the cast of "Doctor Who," according to Deadline.com.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AMBy HowlRound TV. Join Theatre Development Fund and Theatre Bay Area as they host a series of six roundtable discussions intended to uncover the best new thinking and practices around what mo…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:03AMThree quarters down, and one more important quarter to go. But before we get to our Q4 guesses, how did Q3 fare? Here’s the rundown: GROSSES Gross tally so far this season is: $907…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMWhat do Platform Shoes, Barry White, and Shakespeare have in common? You can see all three and more at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s latest production of The Merry Wives of Windsor. Set…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:00AMThe first look at the acceptance speeches, press room interviews and performances from Cynthia Erivo, Willemijn Verkaik and more
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AMDiane Samuels and Gwyneth Herbert's new musical stars Isy Suttie as the creator of the famous London street guide
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AMMusical Theatre Warwick present their version of Sweeney Todd, Annette Nuttall reviews.
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AMInside the celebration for David Henry Hwang's new play.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMHottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com 2182014 - 2252014.
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Casting has been announced for The Provincetown Theater's upcoming production of Martin Sherman's Bent, which will begin performances March 14.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AM54 Below's upcoming acts, including Emmy Award-winner Fyvush Finkel TV's 'Picket Fences,' 'Boston Public' the film A Serious Man on stage, Little Shop of Horrors, Cafe Crown Tony Award-winne…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:55AM(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 10:52AMVenezuelan singer, comedian and TV host who revived musica llanera – the music of the plainsSimón Diaz, who has died aged 85, was a national hero in Venezuela. He was a singer and compose…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:51AMRed Bull Theater will present Charles Ludlam's two-man satirical play The Mystery of Irma Vep in celebration of the production's 30th anniversary.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AMTEDxBroadway returned yesterday, February 24, 2014 beginning at 1100.am. at New World Stages 340 West 50th Street, and was filled with provocative presentations, discussions and new connecti…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:49AMIn her new dance piece, Jody Oberfelder turns biology into art — While big-budget extravaganzas and classical dance are firmly planted uptown, it can seem like the world of downtown da…
SOURCE: TDF at 10:48AMTony Award nominee Lily Rabe, who will return to the New York stage this summer as part of Shakespeare in the Park, has lined up two screen projects.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AM(This post is a part of the Audience (R)Evolution grant program and blog salon.) “Portland Center Stage (PCS) plans to elicit deeper engagement from our patrons by ‘gamifyi…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 10:36AMThe 9th annual "Jimmy Kimmel Live: After The Oscars" special will air live March 2 following the late local news after the Academy Awards telecast.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34AMA unique theatre on the River Thames thought it had done well to survive the floods, until council bureaucrats put another obstacle in its path
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:30AMJust last night, Theater for the New City paid tribute to the playwright and theater critic Mario Fratti whose adaptation of the Federico Fellini film 8 became the Broadway musical NINE at…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:28AMDIRECTOR’S TALK: MICHAEL FENTIMAN (1/2) The director of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new production of First Encounter: The Taming of the Shrew in conversation with RSC Events Coordin…
SOURCE: Theatre Voice at 10:25AMPittsburgh Public Theater will celebrate its 40th anniversary "Season of Legends" with six works including Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie (the first play produced…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:23AMThe New York premiere of My Mother Has 4 Noses, the autobiographical musical play about caring for an ailing parent, officially opened Feb. 20 following previews that began Feb. 14 at The Du…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:21AMTransport Group's current production of John Cariani's Almost, Maine, which officially opened Feb. 4 at Gym at Hudson, will be taped for the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive of the N…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14AMDIRECTOR’S TALK: MICHAEL FENTIMAN (2/2) The director of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new production of First Encounter: The Taming of the Shrew in conversation with RSC Events Coordin…
SOURCE: Theatre Voice at 10:10AMDavid Henry Hwang's Kung Fu, starring Cole Horbie and Phoebe Strole, opened last night, February 24, 2014 in The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center. The production w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:10AMThe A-Z of Mrs P, a new musical about the woman behind London's A-Z, starts on the right track but loses its way
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:06AMRECOMMENDED Billed as a psychological thriller, “Mishap!” is a mannered but engaging rumination on human relations, contrasting the genuinely dramatic tragedies and complexities of famil…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 10:00AMFrom 2004: I like getting along with people--though I wouldn't pay any price for it. But the truth is that...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:00AMFeaturing the music of jazz composers including Duke Ellington, Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields and Harold Arlen set against a narrative of Langston Hughes poetry, Broadway's After Midnight …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
On February 24th, 2014, BroadwayWorld.com continued its SOLD OUT 2014 concert series at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater, hosting an emotional all-star tribute concert and benefit, celebratin…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:56AMBrighton Festival is to premiere a new work jointly created by playwright Lucy Kirkwood and dance company Lost Dog and will host the first UK touring date of a stage adaptation of Catch 22 a…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:55AMToday’s Highlights: * Christine Dwyer, Jenni Barber, Justin Guarini, Mary Testa and PJ Benjamin begin their runs in Wicked at Broadway’s Gershwin Theatre. * Mark St. Germain…
SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 09:55AMCasting has been announced for the world premiere of Beau Willimon's Breathing Time, which will begin previews March 21 prior to an official opening March 27 at Teatro Iati.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AMStephen Ward, Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest West End flop, was doomed from the start, says Dominic Cavendish
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:45AMTony winner and Kennedy Center Honoree Barbara Cook will be honored with The Julie Harris Award for Artistic Achievement at The Actors Fund's 18th Annual Tony Awards Viewing Party June 8…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:45AMThis Friday, February 28th at 8 PM at Olney Theatre Center, Broadway Veteran George Dvorsky, who is now appearing in How To Succeed… sings from The Great American Songbook. He is joi…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:26AMA new musical at Southwark Playhouse about Phyllis Pearsall reveals the eccentric figure credited with inventing London's A-Z
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:11AMBroadway blog editor Matthew Wexler gets a swift kick of theatrical brilliance at the visually stunning production of Kung Fu, a new play by David Henry Henry Hwang premiering at Signature…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:04AMMotti Lerner's characters succeed in making both the secular and ultra-religious life appear rewarding and believable.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:01AM"Laughter cannot be faked, no matter how much good will an audience has toward an author. For an audience, whether...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 09:00AMLike everyone else, I am really getting tired of this particular winter with its "polar vortex phenomena" and all. That's saying a lot coming from a guy born and raised in the Adironda…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AMAs all gifted directors know, dunderheaded casting can spoil the most ingenious play. Clever chef that he is, Fee has selected a gourmet line-up to serve Ira Levin's diabolical dish.
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 09:00AM
BRANCHED
HERE, InViolet, Off Off Broadway
Reviewed by Greg Solomon
BOTTOM LINE: A hilarious romp through the pitfalls of new age parenting and skewed family values.
I would say without h…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:57AMTragedy struck America in 1955 when that beautiful Porsche went careening off the side of the highway, taking with it that teenage heartthrob, James Dean. And the nation was never the same. …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:45AMWhen Amber asked me if I would come on as dramaturg for Orlando, I was thrilled. The book has long been on my “must-read” list, and what better time to start? Little did I know that wor…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:34AMJust a quick note to plug the new soundtrack CD from Chip Deffaa’s recent show Irving Berlin’s America. Michael Townsend Wright (well known to many of our readers) plays Berl…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:32AMPhyllis Pearsall created the London A-Z in 1936, walking 23,000 streets by herself. Or so the story goes… it’s the basis for this new musical, by playwright Diane Samuels and singer-song…
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:27AMToday, McLane spoke exclusively with BWW from Los Angeles where he is finalizing details for Sunday night's highly-anticipated telecast
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:27AMToday is the release date of the hilarious Laurel and Hardy comedy Twice Two (1933). As the title implies, this is a doubling comedy, a device the team often relied on (see also Brats, Our…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:20AMEast in Red
Kraine Theatre, Frigid Festival, Off Off Broadway
Reviewed by Jordan Swisher
BOTTOM LINE: A philosophical conversation between a prostitute and her client turns dangerous.
Ma…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:17AMNEW YORK (AP) -- Elaine Stritch just loves the documentary about her. Adores it, actually. There's just one thing she'd change....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:17AMAudiences struggled to relate to the 50-year-old Profumo scandal. Lloyd Webber needs to focus on passionate love• Matt Trueman: Stephen Ward to close after four months• Xan Brooks: Steph…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:10AMIt’s often said that Gypsy is the greatest American musical, and one that could stand on its own even without its songs. This production, directed by Gary Griffin, makes a strong case for …
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 08:00AMThe Marriott Theatre kicks off its 2014 season with “Cabaret,” the eight-time Tony Award-winning musical, under the direction of David H. Bell. The show centers on a young American write…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 08:00AMWalt Disney Studios is finally launching its long-awaited digital movie service, ending nearly three years of speculation as to whether Disney would join the six other major studios in suppo…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AMPulitzer Prize-winner Ayad Akhtar's latest drama ignites a clash of tradition and assimilation through superb acting but uneven structure.The conflict between tradition and assimilation has …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00AM
Tonight at 6pm at the Film Forum , a real treat for fans of vaudeville, music hall and early cinema, the 1930 British revue film Elstree Calling. “Elstree” was the name of the s…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:58AMMuch of the charm of this slender but totally satisfying musical stem from the easy rapport established between Rosen and Rossmer
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:53AMThe Mint revival of John Van Druten's office comedy is an entertaining an picture of a by-gone era; and it has its parallels in today's world . . . Read More
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:51AM: An auxiliary mic is a microphone that is not directly in front of the actor or singer’s face. It can
SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 07:48AMDavid Henry Hwang's latest exploration of the Asian-American experience is a visually stunning Dance-Play about martial arts legend Bruce Lee .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:48AM By Eric J. Grimm On February 23, at the legendary Palace Theater in Washington Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda hosted a screening of the 1961 Academy Award-winning movie musical…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:44AMWith fifteen impeccable actors, appearing in fifty fast paced and impeccably directed vignettes, with impeccable color coordinated costumes ( Gabriel Berry & Andrea Hood); expert lightin…
SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 07:39AMPlaywright Mike Kenny's take on Homer's Odyssey at Derby theatre is taught and functional, while Caroline Horton's companion piece covers similar ground with more originality3/5 and 4/5If ev…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AMBy Eric J. Grimm Mia McCullough’s Since Africa challenges the quality of philanthropy and the incompatibility of certain morals and traditions. It is tricky territory but…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:31AMIn his monthly column, Richard Eyre considers expressive freedom in both language and opera
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:15AMFrances Jue and Cole Horibe in Kung Fu
(©Joan Marcus)
The title of David Henry Hwang’s bio-play about Bruce Lee is ironic in a way that the screen icon would surely have appreci…
SOURCE: Scheck on the Arts at 07:06AMRECOMMENDED Expect crossover crowds at the Friday night performance of Alonzo King LINES: some to see virtuosic contemporary ballet at its height and some to hear live the legendary classica…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 07:00AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 25 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM
In this previously unseen footage from the Hicks family archive, filmed at the Laff Stop in Austin in 1991, Bill Hicks explains why children are smarter than adults
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:59AMAndrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Stephen Ward has been axed from the West End following poor ticket sales after a run of just over three months.
SOURCE: The Independent at 05:58AMAndrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Stephen Ward has been axed from the West End following poor ticket sales after a run of just over three months.
SOURCE: The Independent at 05:58AMProlific Broadway singeractress Susan Egan will perform a benefit concert on March 1 at Arcadia High School. She talks about the concert and other career tidbits in our chat below.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:57AMOne of the men accused of biting off part of actor Clive Mantle’s ear in a Newcastle upon Tyne hotel last March has claimed he acted in self defence when the former Casualty star behaved...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:48AMThe Royal Academy of Dance magazine’s Dance Gazette started an online thread earlier this month that really got the punters going. They asked whether it was time to lose Swan Lake and …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:38AMIt's during difficult times that supporting fledging, talented theatre companies becomes critical to the health and future of the artsHow do you justify wanting to support young theatre comp…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:30AMLast year started with two Broadway imports – which won the Tony awards for best musical in 2011 and 2012 respectively – opening back to back in the West End, when The Book of Mormon...
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:21AMThe theatre will reopen on March 26, three months after a section of the ceiling fell in, injuring nearly 80 people
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:07AMNew Wimbledon, London: A spiritual parent to the likes of High School Musical and Glee, Fame, which charts the highs and lows of life at the New York School of Performing Arts, has a grittie…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:04AM
To be Irish is to have an existential dark spot in the soul, an ingrained gateway to fatal despair if it's not kept in check - which is what lies beyond the congenial face of Brian Friel's p…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:37AMIn the first vignette of Act II Playhouse's Hotel Suite, Diana Nichols (Karen Peakes) scoffs at her own Oscar nomination. She has done Pinter, Beckett, but what finally hit was this "si…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:36AMBehind the scenes at the new Polly Pen-Victor Lodato musical.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMPlus the Glee-ful gyrations of Lea Michele and Kate Hudson.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMPlus the Glee-ful gyrations of Lea Michele and Kate Hudson.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMSinger Jake Bugg on Musical Influences & Tour Essentials
Talented indie rock artist Jake Bugg hangs out the YH Studio where we get the scoop on the singer/songwriter's musical inspirations a…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM"Parenthood" Stars on Dream Crossovers & Guest Stars
YH takes a visit to the Braverman home--or rather, the set of the Braverman home from the hit NBC dramedy series "Parenthood" where we ca…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMIt is quite the theatrical event. Ms. Churchill may be seventy five years old but she is right up to date in her observations regarding relationships – and the roller coaster ride of life
SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AMTHEATER REVIEW: "The Language Archive" at Piven Theatre ★★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "The Language Archive" at Piven Theatre ★★★½ ... So here's a thought. Imag…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM
Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan joins Tony and Academy Award nominee Anna Kendrick in the Richard LaGravenese film adaptation of the Jason Robert Brown musical The Last Five Years. The…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:59AMThe stars, director and composer of the indie still seeking U.S. distribution talked about how the intimate musical is both relatable and different from what viewers might expect.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:18AMNot enough art in these martial arts.-- Delivered by Feed43 service
SOURCE: Vulture at 12:18AMI Swear!No little old ladies...by Gaëtan L. Charlebois@gcharleboisI had the great good fortune of working with the grande dame of theatre, Gisèle Schmidt, in Toronto. She was performing in…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMDerek Klena is back on Broadway as Michael in the new musical adaptation of The Bridges of Madison County. He fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM"The dancers do establish their physical fleetness in the Pulsing Chamber. Raw and combative, they pitch themselves helter-skelter and climb the scarlet-curtained walls. We cower as bodies h…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMThe New York Premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Appropriate begins performances February 25 at The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center. Directed…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AMWelcome to Oz! Christine Dwyer, Jenni Barber, Justin Guarini and two-time Tony nominee Mary Testa begin performances in the Broadway company of Wicked February 25 at the Gershwin Theatr…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AMPS Classics releases the world-premiere cast album of the Public Theater production of the Jeanine Tesori-Lisa Kron musical Fun Home, based on the graphic memoir by Alison Bechdel, in s…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMPS Classics releases the world-premiere cast album of Yank!, the David and Joseph Zellnik musical about a young gay American soldier facing first love as he is swept into World War II, Feb. …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMBronx Bombers, the new Broadway play by Eric Simonson, tells the history of the New York Yankees framed through the eyes of baseball legend Yogi Berra. As part of Playbill.com's Bronx Bo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Broadway cast of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, the new musical comedy that boasts Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays playing eight different roles, is released by digita…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM"Glee," the Fox hit musical series starring Spring Awakening actress Lea Michele, returns to the Tuesday night slot at 8 PM for the network's midseason programming beginning Fe…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe New York premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' familial drama Appropriate begins performances Feb. 25 in The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Cente…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Broadway company of the international hit musical Wicked welcomes several new cast members to the long-running production at the Gershwin Theatre beginning Feb. 25.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMLoni Ackerman, who played the title role during the original Broadway run of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Evita and was seen as Norma Desmond in the Gateway's production of Llo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM"Avi Yona Bueno’s lighting and an abundance of 'fierce' eye contact with the audience give the feeling of a music video. In one particularly showy moment, a change of scrim shi…
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