Jon Robin Baitz's The Substance of Fire Opens Off-Broadway by Ryan McPhee

Jon Robin Baitz’s The Substance of Fire opens on April 27 at Second Stage Theatre. Directed by Trip Cullman, the play is returning to the New York stage for the first time in 23 years.…

This Week's Picks! Party with Patti LuPone, Get Classy with Kristin Chenoweth & a Big Reveal from Jonathan Groff by Gemma Wilson

The insanity of spring's flurry of Broadway opening nights is behind us, which can only mean one thing: it's almost time for the insanity of Tony Awards season! Don't worry, ther…

Annapurna Stars Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman on Romance, Working Together and Post-Show Burgers by Carey Purcell

Husband-and-wife team Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman talk with Playbill.com about life together, onstage and off.

Inventing Mary Martin, Starring Emily Skinner, Cameron Adams, Lynne Halliday and Jason Graae, Opens Off-Broadway April 27 by Andrew Gans

The York Theatre Company's world premiere of the new musical Inventing Mary Martin officially opens at the Off-Broadway venue April 27 following previews that began April 15.

Halley Feiffer, Daniel Eric Gold, Charlayne Woodard Star in Second Stage's Substance of Fire, Opening April 27 by Andrew Gans

Second Stage Theatre's production of Jon Robin Baitz's The Substance of Fire officially opens April 27 following previews that began April 10 at Second Stage’s Tony Kiser Theat…

Beautiful Offers Special Performance to Benefit The Actors Fund April 27 by Andrew Gans

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, about the early life and career of singer/songwriter Carole King, offers a special added performance to benefit The Actors Fund April 27 at 8 PM at the St…

U.S. Premiere of Four Last Things, Starring Tony Nominee Elizabeth A. Davis, Opens Off-Broadway April 27 by Carey Purcell

The U.S. premiere of Lisa Tierney-Keogh's Four Last Things, the story of a young woman struggling with her life, opens April 27 Off-Broadway at The American Globe Theatre, following…

THE BOOK SHELF: "The Letters of Elia Kazan," a New Biography of Olivier, "Two-Actor Plays" and Long Day's Journey Into Night by Steven Suskin

This month's column looks at "The Selected Letters of Elia Kazan," Philip Ziegler's biography of the great Laurence Olivier, an anthology of "Plays for Two" (incl…

PLAYBILL POLL: What Performance Do You Think Was Egregiously Overlooked For A Tony Award Nomination? by Jared Clough

Playbill.com recently shared ten Broadway musical performances that we felt were egregiously overlooked for a Tony Award nomination. Thinking about these underrated musical performances made…

Alexandra Silber Moderates April 27 Afternoon with John Doyle, With Performances by Judy Kuhn and Malcolm Gets by Michael Gioia

An Afternoon with John Doyle, a conversation with the Tony Award-winning director that is moderated by Arlington actress and Pace faculty member Alexandra Silber, is held April 27 at Pace Un…

CELEBRITY BUZZ: Theatrical Awards Season, Neil Patrick Harris, Alan Cumming, Jessie Mueller, Michelle Williams and More by Jared Clough

Check out the latest celebrity interviews, features, news and multimedia from Playbill.com this week.

Hottest Articles on BWW from Saturday, Apr. 26

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Theatre News: X Factor musical I Can't Sing! to close at Palladium on 10 May

Harry Hill's show, which stars Cynthia Erivo, Nigel Harman and Alan Morrissey, will shut its doors after less than three months

Goodspeed's 'Damn Yankees' Has A New Spin by Frank Rizzo

Revamped Musical Taps Into Devilish Red Sox 'Curse'If you asked true blue Boston Red Sox fans during much of the 20th century if they would sell their soul to the devil in order to lift the …

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 4/26/2014

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 4262014.

Religious Intolerance Is Issue In MTC's New Show "For Children" by Bill Hirschman

"Learning to work through inbred intolerance" is not the kids' stuff of an ABC Afterschool Special, but Miami Theater Center's vision has always differed radically from what is often dismiss…

Of Mice and Men Review: James Franco, Chris O'Dowd Relive the Great Depression by Jonathan Mandell

There are more unemployed Americans now than there were when "Of Mice and Men" debuted on Broadway in 1937, making its third-ever production on Broadway something more than just an excuse to…

Brother's Keeper by Donald Brown

The final show of the Yale Cabaret's 46th season brings it all back home. The play, The Brothers Size, was written by its prize-winning and celebrated author, Tarell Alvin McCraney, while a …

THEATRE Y PRESENTS THE COMPANY PREMIERE OF ROBINSON JEFFERS ADAPTATION OF EURIPIDES' "MEDEA" by Michael Roberts

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Reviews: ''A View of the Mountains'' by Hayley Levitt

Casa Valentina by Jeff Miele

After what I felt to be one of its weaker seasons the Manhattan Theatre Club ended in a big way with Harvey Fierstein's new play, his first straight play since his groundbreaking "Torch Song…

Review: The Way West (Steppenwolf Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

This off-beat but very funny play asks what happens when the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is empty. Despite a few missteps, it's a darkly funny and nightmarish look at where America…

Cabaret by Jeff Miele

There's not much I can say about the Roundabout's "Cabaret," which originally debuted at Studio 54 in 1998 and is now back again after it closed in 2004. Rob Marshall and Sam Mendes' product…

An open letter to artists: know your worth by Erin James

This week, something horrible and something wonderful happened in our industry. Horribly, a request from an American company was sent to Australian agents and dance schools seeking …

Spotlight | New Jersey: A Hidden Chapter in World War II History by Aileen Jacobson

Roger Grunwald is bringing "The Mitzvah," his one-man play about the Holocaust, to three locations in New Jersey.

X Factor musical I Can't Sing! to close after less than two months

The spoof talent show musical I Can't Sing!, written by comedian Harry Hill and backed by Simon Cowell, is to close its doors after just six weeks and three days.

Spoof musical I Can't Sing! to close after less than two months

The spoof talent show musical I Can't Sing!, written by comedian Harry Hill and backed by Simon Cowell, is to close its doors after just six weeks and three days.

Wigs " 7 of them " make NPH's 'Hedwig' one sexy lady by Barbara Hoffman

Clothes make the man. But it takes far more " half a dozen wigs, boatloads of beads and a size 40C bra " to transform Neil Patrick Harris into a...

DEBUTANTE - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Howard Miller

Here's a bit of free advice to Robb Nanus, producer of Ryann Weir's comedy Debutante, now on view at the Bernie Wohl Center. Seek corporate sponsorship from a fitness club ...

X Factor musical I Can't Sing! to close after less than two months by Press Association

West End show written by comedian Harry Hill and staged at London Palladium to close on 10 MaySpoof X Factor musical I Can't Sing! is to close on 10 May, just six weeks and three days after …

Review: My First Ballet: Coppélia (Tour - Manchester)

Impressive first ballet for kids and their parents but the scene changes are too slow, says Sarah Bloomer.

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, 4/26- BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, 50 SHADES, ROCKY, and More Pose for the Camera by BroadwayWorld

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' roundup Today's photos come from the casts of ROCKY, 50 SHADES, WICKED, BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, LES M…

FEINBERG FORECAST: Projections for the Tony Award Nominations by Scott Feinberg

THR's awards analyst Scott Feinberg raises the curtain on his Tony season coveage and offers his best guesses in advance of Tuesday's nominations announcement.read more

Birmingham Royal Ballet triple bill review Quatrain, Kin, Les Rendezvous by Luke Jennings

Crescent theatre, BirminghamAn 'incandescent' Jenna Roberts in Alexander Whitley's whip-smart Kin steals the showIt's always impressive when a working company dancer choreographs a new balle…

Privacy; The Silver Tassie; An Intervention review by Susannah Clapp

Donmar Warehouse; Lyttelton, London; Watford PalaceJames Graham's electrifying new play, Privacy, could change your online lifeThere is no need to keep this a secret. Privacy is electrifying…

Puffball review intriguing, unsettling and joyful by Killian Fox

Artist Mark Storor brings messy tales of adolescent sexuality to CircusFest at London's RoundhouseA lot of cleaning up is required during Puffball, an intriguing, unsettling, ultimately joyf…

Every Last Trick review Feydeau's farce gets a rough-and-ready makeover by Clare Brennan

Tamsin Oglesby reworks a classic farce into a loosely connected sequence of gagsGeorges Feydeau (1862-1921) has been described as "perhaps the most brilliantly adroit of all devisers of…

Chapter Two at the Reston Community Center by Emma Marie Lord

This weekend the Reston Players premiered Neil Simon's Chapter Two, a semi-autobiographical comedy about George, a man in his early forties recovering from the death of his wife; Jennie, a w…

Shakespeare in the Bar by Sandi Durell

    By Eric J. Grimm and JK Clarke     On Tuesday, April 22, something strange and marvelous happened at Amity Hall on 3rd St. New York. Shakespeare Exchange... The post …

Review: The Threepenny Opera (Tour - West Yorkshire Playhouse)

This anarchic updating of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's The Threepenny Opera "lacks cohesion" but still goes down a storm in Leeds.

Celebrating the achievements of D.C. theater advocate Victor Shargai by — Peter Marks

To say that Victor Shargai is Washington theater's Number One Fan is not to draw any dark parallels to an obsessive worshiper in a Stephen King novel. Shargai's no stalker; he's a nonpareil …

Incorruptible at The Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre by Amanda Gunther

When times get tough you have to keep stretching the flour, or in this case the miracles. And remember, that miracles make saints and not the other way around. Unless of course you're The Au…

Production News: I Can't Sing! to close on May 10 by Matthew Hemley

X Factor musical I Can’t Sing! is to close on May 10, just two months after it opened at the London Palladium. The musical, by Harry Hill and Steve Brown, began previews at the West…

Photo Diary: Backstage at Little Mac, Little Mac, You're the Very Man with Ben Diserens by Michael Block

We gave Little Mac, Little Mac, You're the Very Man's Ben Diserens a camera to capture the madness backstage of the latest Less Than Rent production. Take a peek at the madness Ben captured!

Competition: Win Tickets to Let the Right One In at Apollo Theatre by Lucia Genziani

We loved Let the Right One In when we saw it at the Royal Court. So we are excited to bring you the chance to win a pair of tickets to see the show now it's transferred to the Apollo T…

The Little Dog Laughed at Theatre On The Run Dominion Stage by Eliza Anna Falk

"Half the people in Hollywood are dying to be discovered " the other half are afraid they will be" " Lionel Barrymore, actor.  Welcome to Hollywood's cut-throat reality and a close-up of …

Kathleen Turner In Rehearsal For BAKERSFIELD MIST by Pat Cerasaro

Internationally recognized stage and screen star Kathleen Turner headlines the new West End production of BAKERSFIELD MIST and a sneak peek at the acclaimed actress in rehearsal is now avail…

It's a No From the West End: X Factor Spoof Musical I Can't Sing! to Close by Broadway.com

The West End's musical comedy and fictional X Factor spoof I Can’t Sing! has announced it will close on May 10. The show, starring Olivier Award winner Nigel Harman, Cynthia E…

Competition: Win Tickets to Desdemona at Park Theatre by Lucia Genziani

You may have heard, Wednesday 23rd April marked the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth. What better way to celebrate the Bard's birthday than with a ticket competition for a modern re-…

Review: (Toronto / Opera) Roberto Devereux by The Charlebois Post

(photo by Michael Cooper)Caught in a trapby Shannon Christy"Hell has no fury like a woman scorned" - Virgil may have had his own twisted purposes for writing of Dido's rage against Aeneas in…

10 Pop-Culture Questions Answered by Vulture This Week

From Game of Thrones to Questlove to Neil Patrick Harris.-- Delivered by Feed43 service

Dead Writers Theatre Collective Reinvigorates Jane Austen's EMMA by Michael Roberts

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Review: (Toronto / Theatre) Les Précieuses Ridicules by The Charlebois Post

(photo by Marc Lemyre)Giddily pretentiousby Lucy Wells@LWellsTOIt's been years since I last spoke French on a regular basis. But hey, I did read Molière in French literature class once upon…

Review: (Ottawa / Theatre) My Brilliant Divorce by The Charlebois Post

A Window Opensby Jim Murchison twitter@JimMurchisonJohn P Kelly has ventured into co-production with a long time friend from Ireland Pat Moylan. Ms Moylan was on hand from Dublin for th…

Interviews: Robert Gilbert: actor by Adrian Arratoon

Born to a British mother and an American father, Robert Gilbert won the Spotlight Prize in 2009 while studying at Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. He has performed for the National an…

Drowning out the noise to appreciate the beauty in 'Assisted Living: Good Sports 2' by Sarah Kaufman

"A charming eccentricity becomes obnoxious," proclaimed Yvonne Rainer as her dancers jogged around the stage in high-water pants during Rainer's fitfully charming, deeply eccentric "Assisted…

"Of Mice and Men" is Mighty Damn Good by Broadway & Me

Appearing in a Broadway play has become almost as popular with Hollywood stars as having a charity of their own. Of course, some Hollywood actors"Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Denzel Washington"h…

New and Noteworthy: Theater

New This Week Gint (EgoPo) Romulus Linney moved Ibsen's Peer Gynt from Norway to rural Kentucky. Previews Wednesday, Thursday, opens Friday.

BWW TV: Broadway Composers Unite in Dramatists Guild's Fight Against Piracy! by BroadwayWorld TV

The Dramatists Guild's Anti-Piracy Committee just hosted their first-ever Anti-Piracy awareness event on Monday, April 21. During the event, established and up-and-coming musical theatre wri…

Canadian Opera Company's Roberto Devereux: review by Richard Ouzounian

Canadian Opera Company's absolutely thrilling production of Donizetti's Roberto Devereux puts the "grand" back into "grand opera."

The Algonquin Kid: This Doesn't Happen at the Holiday Inn (Part 12) by Sandi Durell

by Michael Elihu Colby   Part 12: This Doesn't Happen at the Holiday Inn   Not every hotel could claim live bouzouki music resonating through the halls. In 1967, the... The post The …

The Saturday Saying by Colin Mitchell

“Which brings me back to the original point: how much should, or do, we care about revisiting Ruth Draper? Put another way, would most of us be interested in this project if it were no…

7Days: Regional arts and entertainment, by Michael Harrington

Sunday Hey, Figaro! Better known these days as operas, Beaumarchais' comic plays The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro originated the wily valet. Stephen Wadsworth's adaptations r…

The First Ex by Sam Hurwitt

Everybody's favorite first created woman, Lilith, gets her own choral piece.

Misbegotten Moon by Sam Hurwitt

Marin Onstage wraps up its "Modern Classic Canon Series with women at the center" with Eugene O'Neill's swan song.

Theater Review | New Jersey: A Review of 'South Pacific' in Millburn by Ken Jaworowski

"South Pacific," Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic tale of love, race and acceptance, is in fine form at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn.

Idina Menzel Talks Broadway FROZEN, Elphaba + Elsa and More! by BroadwayWorld

Idina Menzel answered a slew of fan questions yesterday on Frozen's uber-popular Facebook page, and we rounded up some of the answers to our burning questions

To present Equity or non-Equity in Dallas, that is the question | Dallas Morning News by Nancy Churnin

Beauty and the Beast, which closes Sunday, is a non-Equity tour from Networks, with performers who have no more connection to Broadway than your average college or community theater actors. …

Los Angeles Theater Preview: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE (Norris Center in Palos Verdes Peninsula) by Tony Frankel

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE OPENS AT THE NORRIS Before American Musical Theater was reinvented by Oklahoma! in 1943, musical comedies were constructed piecemeal"a comic star here, a songwriting tea…

Review: James Sewell Ballet's 'Inferno'

James Sewell Ballet captures the spirit of Dante’s ‘Inferno.’

Review: Catch 22 (Northern Stage)

Joseph Heller's 1961 novel, Catch 22, has proved notoriously difficult to adapt for the stage. Northern Stage in Newcastle make the latest attempt

Review: Catch-22 (Northern Stage)

Joseph Heller's 1961 novel, Catch-22, has proved notoriously difficult to adapt for the stage, Northern Stage in Newcastle make the latest attempt.

VIDEO: Alan Cumming Tells How He Once Played Only Half of CABARET by Stage Tube

During a performance of Cabaret, Alan Cumming banged his head and couldn't perform the second half of the show. Cumming told Jimmy Fallon all about the experience and his time in Cabaret.

The Gospel According to...Elijah Trichon by Michael Block

Name: Elijah TrichonHometown: San FranciscoEducation: UCLA School of Theater Film and TelevisionWho do you play in The Mysteries?: Abel, Malkior, Simon the Zealot, Roman Soldier, A prophet i…

STAGE TUBE: Phantoms x3! THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Previews at Golden Mask in Moscow by Stage Tube

A special performance of Phantom of the Opera took place at the 20th Golden Mask Awards ceremony in Moscow. The performance featured three Christine Daaes Anna O'Byrne London, Lauri Brons H…

Interviews: Joe DiPietro Brings the Sox to the ''Yankees'', the ''Memphis'' Team to ''Chasing the Song'', and ''Living on Love'' to Williamstown by Iris Wiener

Reviews: ''The Great Immensity'' by Hayley Levitt

STAGE TUBE: KINKY BOOTS Launches Just Be Campaign by Stage Tube

Kinky Boots is all about embracing who you are and now, they've taken it to the next level with the Just Be Campaign. Click here and be sure to check out the video below to learn more

STAGE TUBE: ROCKY's Anatomy of a Knockout by Stage Tube

Check out the video below to hear the actors and creatives of Broadway's Rocky talk about the climactic fight scene

BWW Exclusive: New York Pops Spotlight on Will Chase by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld recently chatted with featured performer Will Chase about his upcoming appearance in the special celebration

BWW TV: Catching Up with the Cast of SUBMISSIONS ONLY- Max von Essen and Stephen Bienskie by Submissions Only

'Submissions Only,' Broadway's favorite webseries, is back on Monday, April 28, at 12AM with episode 5 Can't wait until Monday Below, get your Submissions Only fix with a behind the scenes c…

Art Museum makes a deal: Lending Richters for borrowed Rothkos

It's all come together quickly by art-world standards.

Review: Under Milk Wood (Tour - York Theatre Royal)

Clwyd Theatr Cymru present a "loving adaptation" of Dylan Thomas' 1953 play, Under Milk Wood.

Chicago Theater Review: SEVEN HOMELESS MAMMOTHS WANDER NEW ENGLAND (Theater Wit) by Lawrence Bommer

PREHISTORIC PERSPECTIVE ON THE PRESENT Extended until mid-May, Theater Wit's Midwest debut of Madeleine George's sharp new show has clearly touched hearts and nerves. It's no secret: Full of…

New York Pops Gala Oh What A Night Patti LuPone, Andrea Martin, Christian Borle and More! by Suzanna Bowling

New York Pops Gala Oh What A Night Patti LuPone, Andrea Martin, Christian Borle and More! On Monday, April 28, 2014, The New York Pops marks its 31stbirthday with a grand gala evening celebr…

BWW Interviews: Will Chase Talks NASHVILLE, SMASH & Dream Broadway Role by Caryn Robbins

Today, Chase spoke exclusively with BWW about the upcoming concert appearances, his new-found interest in country music and what he would consider the perfect role to lure him back to the li…

Spotlight On...Sarah Robotham by Michael Block

Name: Sarah RobothamHometown: Norfolk, VA Education: The Governor's School for the Arts and Bennington CollegeSelect Credits: The Tempest (Antonia, The Virginia Stage Company), Twelfth Night…

Javier Camarena given rare encore at Met Opera by Associated Press

NEW YORK " Javier Camarena received a rare honor at the Metropolitan Opera, becoming only the third singer in 70 years to perform an aria encore.

Who Will Nab a Nom?! Broadway.com Weighs In On the Top Tony Award Play Categories by Broadway.com

It’s our favorite time of the year: Tony time! We’ve spent the last few weeks making detailed spreadsheets, graphs and extremely complicated ven diagrams (remember those?) about …

Angela Lansbury To Receive the 2014 Rolex Dance Award by Suzanna Bowling

Angela Lansbury To Receive the 2014 Rolex Dance Award: "We are honored to present the 2014 Rolex Dance Award to Angela Lansbury, Career Transition For Dancers' Honorary Chairwoman and legend…

BroadwaySpotted's Next Big Star " Vote for the Finalists! by BroadwaySpotted

We have loved watched all of the submission videos…and now it’s time for you to vote for our finalists!  The top 5 guys and top 5 girls with the most votes will perform LIVE f…

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater and John Glover In Shakespeare in the Parks Much Ado About Nothing by Suzanna Bowling

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater and John Glover In Shakespeare in the Parks Much Ado About Nothing: Central Park becomes sun-drenched Sicily at the turn of the last centur…

Review: A Spoonful of Sherman (St James Theatre)

The revue celebrating the work of the Sherman Brothers left our reviewer with a spring in her step

Shakespeare without doublets comes to St. Louis streets

Shake38 takes on all Shakespeare's plays - in sometimes unusual ways.

Cripple of Inishmaan by Sandi Durell

    By Elizabeth Ahlfors     It’s dark humor over kind hearts, humorous and heartbreaking but The Cripple of Inishmaan, directed by Michael Grandage (Red) at the Co…

The Tempest Replica, review: 'hauntingly odd and original' by Sarah Crompton

Crystal Pite's new work at Sadler's Wells dives under the skin of Shakespeare's paly

Drama Desk Nominations Announced by Fran Drescher, Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez by Sandi Durell

(short video clip-interviews above by Magda Katz)             The Drama Desk Nomination Announcements were made at 54 Below by Cinderella star Fran Drescher and…

BWW TV: Life Is a Cabaret! Chatting with the Company of CABARET on Opening Night by BroadwayWorld TV

Roundabout Theatre Company opened officially last night April 24, 2014 at the newly transformed Kit Kat Klub at Studio 54 on Broadway 254 West 54th Street. The revival stars Alan Cumming in …

Exclusive Photos! Hang Out Backstage with Jessie Mueller & the Cast of Beautiful During the Show by Broadway.com

Jessie Mueller and the cast of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical welcomed photographer Jenny Anderson backstage for an exclusive peek at what goes on behind the scenes during a performance …

Carol Burnett (The Eunice Sketches) by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the popular American comedienne Carol Burnett (b. 1934). I was chiefly a fan of her variety show (1967-1977) during its last leg, when she was truly the reigning …

The Life and Art of Erte by Trav S.D.

Filed under: EXHIBITIONS & LECTURES, LEGIT, EXPERIMENTAL & MUSICAL THEATRE Tagged: Erte, mark York, Stephan, Ziegfeld Society

How long is too long ? by Sarah Crompton

And does it all depend on whether you need to eat a sandwich? Sarah Crompton reports from the stalls

At the Prado, all the world's a Shakespearean stage

I'm pleased to report that I'll be emceeing one of the five open-air stages at Student Shakespeare Festival.

King Lear takes theatre into the art of darkness by Richard Ouzounian

Despite its themes of madness, rage and cruelty, King Lear is being embraced by theatre companies all over, including the Stratford Festival

Fuse Concert Review: Better Than Ezra " Much Better Than Okay by Arts Fuse Editor

Better than Ezra may be more than a hardworking, nice-guy band permanently fated to be overshadowed by more significant artists.

Cabaret by StageGrade

Do critics think today belongs to "Cabaret"?

OF MICE AND MEN " stark, searing and sad revival starring James Franco & Chris O'Dowd by Oscar E Moore

While it's never made clear by playwright John Steinbeck how George (James Franco) and Lennie (Chris O'Dowd) met and became fast friends " Are they cousins?  Did a horse really kick Lenni…

Review: A Pleasing Terror (Tour - Salford)

David Cunningham is pleased by terror.

BWW's On This Day - April 26, 2014

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 26 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Jim Gaffigan, Funny And Clean In 'Obsessed'

Comedian Jim Gaffigan takes aim at kale in his new comedy special, Obsessed. He reminds NPR's Scott Simon we once thought cottage cheese was healthy, even though it looks like cellulite.

Stars Indulge In Versification At Poetry Gala

In celebration of National Poetry Month, some of the biggest names in show business took to the stage to read their favorite wordsmiths.

Meet The Director and Cast of Kensington Arts Theatre's 'Les Misérables' Part 2: Paul Tonden (Javert) by Joel Markowitz

In Part 2 of our series of interviews with the director and cast of Kensington Arts Theatre's Les Misérables, meet Paul Tonden. Joel: Introduce yourself and tell us who you play and where l…

I Interview Playwrights Part 655: Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich by Adam Szymkowicz

Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich Hometown: Chicago Current Town: Boston/NYC Q:  What are you working on now? A:  Two plays: ROMEO CHANG and FEATHERWEIGHT. ROMEO CHANG (It's my eye…

Stars of Slapstick #184: Dorothy Sebastian by Trav S.D.

  Today is the birthday of Dorothy Sebastian (1903-1957). Originally a Broadway chorus girl and pal of Louise Brooks, Sebastian was in the 1924 edition of George White’s Scandals…

'Dolley Madison, Presidentress' at Sandy Spring Theatre Group by Paul M. Bessel and Barbara Braswell

Few, if any, "Founding Mothers" had a more profound influence on the early history of the United States than Dolley Madison. It would be an honor for any American to meet this legendary f…

Competition: Win Tickets to Birdland at Royal Court Theatre by Lucia Genziani

Here at AYT, we're excited to bring you the chance to win a pair of tickets to Simon Stephens' Birdland, with Andrew Scott, at Royal Court Theatre. Skip the blurb to find out how to enter th…

Stars of Slapstick #183: Eric Campbell by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the great silent comedian Eric Campbell (1879-1917). This is one of those ones where I’m going, “I haven’t done a post on him yet?  How is th…

Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey talks about his new Shakespeare documentary, life in the theater and why he's 'nuts' by Andrea Simakis

Why would an A-list celebrity sweat through a 10-month international tour headlining "Richard III," one of the most emotionally and physically demanding roles ever written for the …

Casting call for buildings: on location with Punchdrunk and the Spectators' Guild by Veronica Horwell

How do site-specific theatre companies pick the magical venues to host their elaborate productions? Veronica Horwell tours London to find the stories behind Venice Preserv'd and The Drowned …

Laurel and Hardy in "Below Zero" by Trav S.D.

Today is the anniversary of the release date of the Laurel and Hardy short Below Zero (1930), directed by James Parrott with George Stevens as DP. In this comedy, the pair are a couple…

Alistair McDowall: 'There are no rules in theatre you can do anything' by Matt Trueman

As his play about single-father superhero Captain Amazing takes flight in London, Alistair McDowall talks about Lycra and lonersAlistair McDowall's debut play, Brilliant Adventures, looked l…

Port City Playhouse Concludes its 36th Season with "Blues for an Alabama Sky' -Opening on May 2nd by Guest Author

Port City Playhouse Concludes Its 36th Season, "A Salute to the American Voice," with Blues for an Alabama Sky by Pearl Cleage, Opening on May 2nd. Port City Playhouse, Alexandria's award-wi…

Filichia on Friday: 'Making Sure THE BUNGLER Isn't Bungled' by Peter Filichia by Peter Filichia

Here is a new article from Peter Filichia’s column on Kritzerland called ‘Filichia on Friday.’ It’s an honor to bring Peter’s column every week to our reader…

Interviews: Dorothea Myer-Bennett: actor by Adrian Arratoon

Dorothea Myer-Bennett trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and has appeared in plays such as Hay Fever and She Stoops to Conquer. For Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory, she has been i…

Betty White, Sean Hayes and More Set for Celebration Theatre's 2014 Vibrant Voice Awards Benefit Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Celebration Theatre has announced its annual Vibrant Voice Awards benefit event, this year featuring original 'Golden Girl' Betty White along with her Hot in Cleveland co-stars Valerie Berti…

Chazz Palminteri Stars in World Premiere Play UNORGANIZED CRIME, Beg. Tonight at the Elephant Theatre by BroadwayWorld

Unorganized Crime, LLC presents a world premiere play, UNORGANIZED CRIME, written by Kenny D'Aquila, directed by David Fofi and starring Chazz Palminteri 'A Bronx Tale,' 'Bullets Over Broadw…

Edwardsville photographer's art project puts him at odds with Wood River Refinery, police

Tom Atwood said the refinery's owners and police treated him as a potential terrorist.

Preview of New SAILOR MOON Stage Musical Livestreamed at 20th Anniversary Event Today by Pat Cerasaro

A brand new stage musical based on the super-successful long-running Japanese anime series SAILOR MOON is set to premiere later this year in Tokyo according to a new post on the official sit…

Rita McKenzie Joins EVERYTHING'S COMING UP BROADWAYWORLD.COM: A JULE STYNE TRIBUTE by Pat Cerasaro

BroadwayWorld is thrilled to announce that recognizable TV and theatre actress and world renown Ethel Merman tribute artist Rita McKenzie has joined the line-up of EVERYTHING'S COMING UP BRO…

Of Mice and Men - starring James Franco and Chris O'Dowd - their friendship/chemistry is palpable. by Oscar E. Moore

In this stark and no-nonsense limited engagement revival of the 1938 drama that is ably directed by Anna D. Shapiro, James Franco and Chris O'Dowd are part of a terrific ensemble

New York ballet dreams in pictures by Mark Wohlwender

Auditions are being held at the prestigious School of American Ballet for over 600 beginner ballet students. They will be selected to fill the 120 spots available to study dance on campus. C…

Javier Camarena given rare encore at Met Opera

NEW YORK (AP) -- Javier Camarena received a rare honor at the Metropolitan Opera, becoming only the third singer in 70 years to perform an aria encore....

Interviews: Tony Winner Levi Kreis Is Getting Back to His Musical Roots in ''Smokey Joe's Café'' at Arena Stage by Bethany Rickwald

creating a/broad, April 26, 2014 by The Charlebois Post

Asking For Favorsby Cameryn Moore@camerynmoore"How do you do it? How do you put a tour together? Do you have a manager?"I'm not sure that anyone would be asking me that sort of thing if I we…

Returning to the Kit Kat Klub: For Set Designer Robert Brill, Cabaret Has an Encore by Robert Simonson

Scenic designer Robert Brill chats with Playbill.com about re-mounting the set design for the revival of Cabaret.

THE WEEK AHEAD April 26-May 2: Tony Nominations are Announced and Here Lies Love Returns to the Public by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that Tony n' Tina get married, again... Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman make a "Smash" at Carnegie Hall... BAM's nod to Ellen B…

The Flick Win Puts Playwrights Horizons in Pulitzer Pantheon by Robert Simonson

The Pulitzer Prize in Drama was recently awarded to Annie Baker's The Flick, which premiered at Playwrights Horizons. Artistic director Tim Sanford spoke with Playbill.com about the priz…

STAGE VIEWS: Broadway's Elizabeth Stanley by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com's series features actors commenting on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they're looking forward to and more.

Georgia Stitt-Lisa Diana Shapiro Musical Samantha Spade Plays Limited NYC Engagement Beginning April 26 by Andrew Gans

TADA! Youth Theater presents the world premiere of Samantha Spade, Ace Detective: The Case of the Maltball Falcon, an original family musical performed by kids for kids, April 26-May 18 at …

Jane Lynch and Rebecca Romijn Join Cheyenne Jackson April 26 at Walt Disney Concert Hall by Andrew Gans

Stage and screen star Cheyenne Jackson, most recently on Broadway in The Performers, plays Los Angeles' Walt Disney Concert Hall April 26.

Erin Dilly, Stephen Buntrock and Gavin Lee Present From Carousel to Kinky Boots: A Cabaret of Broadway's Best, April 26 at Morris Museum by Carey Purcell

Bickford Theatre Guild's fundraiser, From Carousel to Kinky Boots: A Cabaret of Broadway's Best, is held April 26 at 7:30 PM at the Morris Museum.

Tony Winner Barbara Cook Plays Symphony Space April 26 by Andrew Gans

Tony winner and Kennedy Center Honoree Barbara Cook plays Symphony Space April 26.

Reinvented Rent Begins April 26 at Brooklyn's Gallery Players by Michael Gioia

The Gallery Players concludes its 47th mainstage season with a reinvented production of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical Rent — about a group of bohemian artists strug…

STAGE PORTRAIT: Cabaret Stars Alan Cumming, Michelle Williams and More

Acclaimed illustrator Ken Fallin's drawings of the greatest stars and scenes of the theatrical world are a recurring part of Playbill.com.

Celebration Theatre Gala, Featuring Reading of "Golden Girls" Episode With Betty White, Valerie Bertinelli, Held April 26 by Michael Gioia

Celebration Theatre's annual Vibrant Voice Awards benefit event is held April 26 at 7:30 PM at Sound Stage 19 at CBS Studio Center in Studio City. Original "Golden Girls" star …

I Want to Be a Smash: Top Ten Show Tunes to Make the Pop Charts Since 1964 by Ben Rimalower

Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower offers a collection of the best Broadway pop songs in the last 50 years.

Hottest Articles on BWW from Friday, Apr. 25

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Friday, April 25, 2014.

'The House That Will Not Stand:' One Tasty Gumbo Of A Production At Yale Rep by Frank Rizzo

The show: "The House That Will Not Stand" at New Haven's Yale Repertory Theatre