Saturday, May 3, 2014 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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'Triple' play by Herald Staff, Herald.staff

'Triple Deluxe" isn't a cheeseburger. It sounds like fast food, but it's actually a triple-sized serving of Kirby, the pink little ball of fluff who has starred in several Nintendo games sin…

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The Greatest Star Of All: The Essential Patti LuPone on Disc by Ben Rimalower

Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower offers a collection of the essential recordings by two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone.

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THE WEEK AHEAD May 3-9: Wall to Wall Cabaret Sings and The Velocity of Autumn Shutters by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that it's time for an evening "at the ballet" for Kristen Bell... Chenoweth and Carnegie reunite... Autumn ends early for Estelle …

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George Takei Honored at New York City GLAAD Media Awards May 3 by Adam Hetrick

Allegiance star George Takei receives the Vito Russo Award at the 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York May 3 at the Waldorf Astoria.

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Tony Winner Kristin Chenoweth Explores The Evolution of a Soprano May 3 at Carnegie Hall by Andrew Gans

Tony and Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth, most recently on Broadway in the revival of Promises, Promises, returns to Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage for a solo concer…

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"I Know It Can Happen Again": Rodgers & Hammerstein's Allegro Opens at Astoria Performing Arts Center May 3 by Carey Purcell

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's little-produced musical Allegro plays the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, officially opening May 3 following previews that began Ma…

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Mike Eldred, Chuck Wagner, Rachel Potter, Matthew Scott Star in Nashville Les Misérables May 3-4 by Andrew Gans

Studio Tenn presents a staging of the international hit musical Les Misérables May 3-4 in the Schermerhorn Symphony Center's Laura Turner Hall in Nashville.

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Celebrity Autobiography, with Debbie Harry, Janeane Garofalo, Scott Adsit, Mario Cantone, Rachel Dratch, Offered May 3 and 5 by Andrew Gans

Celebrity Autobiography, which features celebrities reading excerpts from other celebrities' autobiographies, continues May 3 at 7 PM and May 5 at 7 PM at Stage 72.

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The Velocity of Motherhood: How Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella Became Mother and Son Onstage by Harry Haun

Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella talk with Playbill.com about playing mother and son in The Velocity of Autumn.

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Free, Day-Long Wall to Wall Cabaret, with Andrea McArdle, Kate Baldwin, James Naughton, Andrea Marcovicci, Offered May 3 by Andrew Gans

Wall to Wall Cabaret, which features nearly 50 performers, is presented at Symphony Space free of charge May 3 from 3-11 PM.

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Lauren Pritchard, Julia Mattison, Alex Brightman and More Join Drew Gasparini May 3 for From Here & There by Michael Gioia

Singer-songwriter Drew Gasparini returns to 54 Below with a third volume of From Here & There: The Music & Lyrics of Drew Gasparini May 3 at 11 PM.

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World Premiere of David Van Asselt's A Fable, Directed by Daniel Talbott, Begins May 3 by Michael Gioia

Piece by piece productions and Rising Phoenix Repertory, in association with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, present the world premiere of David Van Asselt's A Fable beginning May 3, pr…

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Chazz Palminteri Stars in World Premiere of Unorganized Crime, Beginning May 3 in Hollywood by Michael Gioia

The world premiere of Unorganized Crime, written by Kenny D'Aquila and starring Tony Award recipient Chazz Palminteri, begins performances May 3, prior to an official opening May 8, at t…

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STAGE VIEWS: Rock of Ages Star Aaron C. Finley by Andrew Gans

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

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CELEBRITY BUZZ: Tony Award Nominations, Ramin Karimloo, Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Julie Andrews, Idina Menzel, Neil Patrick Harris and More by Jared Clough

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

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Nightlife Performer Tori Scott Returns to Joe's Pub with My Own Worst Enemy May 3 by Michael Gioia

Nightlife performer Tori Scott returns to Joe's Pub May 3 with her latest show My Own Worst Enemy. The evening, which marks Scott's eighth solo engagement at the downtown v…

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THE CALL BOARD: Upcoming Audition Listings by Playbill Staff

Playbill.com's Job Listings offers an extensive selection of available jobs within the theatre industry. From auditions to administrative roles, Playbill.com is the online source for car…

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PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Gabriel Ebert, On Finding "The Girl Within" at Casa Valentina by Carey Purcell

Tony Award winner Gabriel Ebert talks with Playbill.com about performing in the Broadway premiere of the new play Casa Valentina.

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An Off-Broadway Adventure! David Van Asselt's A Fable Begins Preview Performances by Ryan McPhee

It’s story time at the Cherry Lane Theatre! David Van Asselt's A Fable starts preview performances on May 3, under the direction of Daniel Talbott. The play will run through J…

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Hottest Articles on BWW from Friday, May. 2

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Friday, May 2, 2014.

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Friday, May 2, 2014 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Nicholas Martin, 75, Director of New England Theaters, Dies by Daniel E. Slotnik

Mr. Martin was an artistic director of Huntington Theater Company in Boston and also brought productions to Broadway, including "The 39 Steps" and "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike."

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Theater Review | New Jersey: A Review of 'Marisol' at Luna Stage in West Orange by Michael Sommers

"Marisol," currently being presented by Luna Stage in West Orange, is a dark fantasia that reflects a number of the social and spiritual troubles of the early 1990s.

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New York Theater April 2014 Quiz " Special Award Edition by Jonathan Mandell

How well were you paying attention to what was happening in the theater in April? Answer these dozen questions and find out.

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THE MINISTER'S BLACK VEIL (ECLECTIC COMPANY): 33% " BITTER by Lemonmeter

SWEET This one hour play, adapted by Timothy Sprague, captures the complex essence of the original piece. Dialogue and song have been included which has enhanced the organic unfolding of thi…

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Alexa Ray Joel to Return to Cafe Carlyle in June After Fainting Incident Last Month by BroadwayWorld

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Alexa Ray Joel, the 28-year-old singersongwriter and daughter of Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley, fainted onstage during a show at Cafe Carlyle on Apri…

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Friday, May 2, 2014 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Alles Weitere Kennen Sie aus dem Kino (Martin Crimp/Katie Mitchell), Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg (May 2014) by Holger Syme

The curtain opens, and I think I’m in the Lyttelton. No way this is a German set. The proscenium is completely closed off — a picture frame around a photo-realistic replica of th…

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Chandelierious! Dazzle the district lights the way to new era for Playhouse Square by Andrea Simakis

At 10:30 p.m. as a crowd estimated at nearly 20,000 chanted "light it up, light it up!" what might be the world's largest outdoor chandelier burst to glorious life, accompanied by …

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Morty Shits the Bed by Daisy Eagan

On Wednesday I guest judged a singing competition at a bar in Greenwich Village.  It was the finals so there were only five contestants left.  There were three sets in which each c…

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In 'The Snow Queen,' Michael Cunningham wrestles with life by Charles McNulty

Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cunningham touches on a yearning for transcendence. This time, he imagines Brooklyn brothers beset by frustrations and mysteries.Pulitzer Prize winner Michael C…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:25PM[SHARE]

The Actor's Fear: Why is it Necessary by HowlRound

By Robert Neal. Phillip Seymour Hoffman was an actor's actor; the best, many said, of his generation. And yet, in the aftermath of his death, you realize that he was just like the rest of us…

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Joaquin Phoenix Will Star in Upcoming Woody Allen Project by Movies News Desk

Woody Allen has tapped Joaquin Phoenix, star of the Oscar-winning movie Her, to lead his next feature. According to Deadline, filming will begin in July.

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VIDEO: X-MEN's Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy Dance to 'Blurred Lines' on GRAHAM NORTON by Movies News Desk

In a recent visit to BBC One's THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW, X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST stars Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy danced to Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines'. Check out t…

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Friday, May 2, 2014 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Friday Phone Call # 59: Leah Karpel, Marc Pierre, and Michael Anthony Williams by HowlRound

By David Dower. So, today is something completely different. I talk with Leah Karpel, Marc Pierre, and Michael Anthony Williams"each of whom was involved in a production of Jackie Siblees Dr…

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THE HYPOCHONDRIAC (ZJU): 100% " SWEET by Lemonmeter

SWEET A song, a dance, betrayal, and contagious laughs should be remedy enough to get the most paranoid germaphobe out of their sickbeds and into the ZJU funhouse. Christine Palau – No…

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First Female South Asian Off-Broadway Solo Play to Debut May 19 by The Indian Eye

THEY CALL ME Q will debut May 19 at St. Luke's Theatre in New York City. The play is written and performed by Qurrat Ann Kadwani. Directed by Obaid Kadwani and Claudia Gaspar and Developed w…

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Friday, May 2, 2014 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Good-bye Miss Monroe @ Chapel off Chapel by Kathleen Amarant

Good-bye Miss Monroe is here for a strictly limited season at Chapel off Chapel. We spoke with talented Director and Writer, Liam de Burca and fabulous leading lady Anna Burgess about the sh…

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A long-lost Shakespearean mural restored at the University of Denver by Claire Martin

For more than 80 years, the celebrated Colorado artist John E. Thompson's luminous Art Nouveau Shakespeare mural languished under countless layers of cheap paint slapped on by stage cr…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 08:43PM[SHARE]

On Religion: A Play's View of a Bigoted Past Holds a Mirror to a Violent Present by Samuel G. Freedman

A Jewish Community Center in Kansas reflects on the lessons of "To Kill a Mockingbird" in the aftermath of fatal shootings there.

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Theater Review: 'Peddling,' in Brits Off Broadway, Plumbs a Youth's Soul by Laura Collins-Hughes

In "Peddling," written and performed by Harry Melling, a young man tries to scratch out a living selling "life's essentials" door to door.

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Friday, May 2, 2014 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Photo Flash: First Look at Leslie Caron and David Engel in Laguna Playhouse's SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS by BroadwayWorld

The Laguna Playhouse Executive and Artistic Directors,Karen Wood and Ann E. Wareham present screen legend Leslie Caron, in her first Southern California theatrical performance in over 25 yea…

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Learning from Lou Volpe in 'Drama High' by Laura Axelrod

How did this drama teacher achieve success? Dismissing it solely as the luck and genius of one man is a mistake.

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Los Angeles Theater Review: TASTE (Sacred Fools) by Tony Frankel

WHAT DO YOU HAVE A TASTE FOR? Six weeks before the opening of Sacred Fools' cannibal play, one of Stage and Cinema's writers (to whom I will assign the alias "Ethel") asked if she could revi…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:39PM[SHARE]

MEAN GIRLS Musical to Get Workshops This Summer, Fall; Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond Looking for Fresh Talent by BroadwayWorld

Vulture interviewed Tina Fey and her husband, composer Jeff Richmond, at last night's Jazz at Lincoln Center gala and learned some juicy details about the upcoming MEAN GIRLS musical. The co…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:39PM[SHARE]

Vintage Theatre's "Grey Gardens" merrier than you might expect by Claire Martin

"Grey Gardens" is surprisingly merry for a story about a couple of aging recluses who, by their initial description, lived in squalor more reminiscent of "Hoarders: Buried Alive!" than the…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 07:28PM[SHARE]

GREEN ACRES to Hit the Big Screen, Broadway? by Movies News Desk

Deadline writes that the 1960s sitcom GREEN ACRES is being adapted into a feature film and is in development for Broadway.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:19PM[SHARE]

Daisy Eagan's Top Five Tips to Becoming a Twitter Superstar

Tony winner Daisy Eagan takes the stage at 54 Below on May 4 for a one-night-only concert, but first she shares with BroadwayBox her secrets to becoming a Twitter superstar.

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Production Photos from Hairball by Lindsay Price

Enjoy this lovely set of production photos from the Lampman High School (Lampman, SK) production of Hairball by Lindsay Price. Photos Courtesy Christine Thornton. Hairball, as its name impli…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:01PM[SHARE]

Photo Coverage: Tupac on Broadway! Meet the Cast of HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME by Jennifer Broski

HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME, the new Broadway musical inspired by the lyrics of Tupac Shakur, is currently in rehearsal, will previews beginning on Monday, June 2 and opening night on Thursday, Jun…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00PM[SHARE]

Review: Rime (tour " Cambridge)

Square Peg is one of those multi-disciplined companies which can fit very tidily into the roundest of holes " let alone theatre spaces.

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Friday, May 2, 2014 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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PREMEDITATION: 75% " BITTERSWEET by Lemonmeter

SWEET “Premeditation” — as with several other plays developed by Fernandez and her director and husband Jose Luis Valenzuela (who happens to be a UCLA professor) — ac…

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Welcome to Aussiewood! The Australian Theatre Company launches with "Holding the Man" in May " Los Angeles theater feature article for Stage Raw by Pauline Adamek

Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Nicole Kidman.   Phil Noyce, George Miller, Baz Luhrmann . . . Ever since the swashbuckling days of Errol Flynn, people have been marveling at the wealth …

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May 2, 2014 | Broadway Photo of The Day by Broadway's Best Shows

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

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Review: "Here Lies Love" Reimagines Musical Theater by Matthew Wexler

There is musical theater, and then there is Here Lies Love, the immersive multimedia event that has recently launched a commercially produced open-ended run at the Public Theater where it re…

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Review: "Venus in Fur": Trust is vital when staging this play by Lisa Kennedydenver Post Theatre Critic

The weather outside is frightful. The torrent of complaint inside a rehearsal room is even more gale-force in David Ives' dark comedy "Venus in Fur.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 06:30PM[SHARE]

'Kinky Boots' Cast Album (VIDEO) by Broadway's Best Shows

Check out the Kinky Boots album in our YouTube playlist below:

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Tony noms favor smaller shows - and SD

A closer look at the field for this year's edition of the Broadway theater honors.

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'Monty Python's Spamalot' at West Potomac High School by Jessica Poole

West Potomac High School's production of the "lovingly ripped off from" the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the musical Monty Python's Spamalot brings lotd of humor to the stage in a r…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:17PM[SHARE]

CABARET to Air on Reel 13 this Month by TV News Desk

With Alan Cumming and Michelle Williams currently starring in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of 'Cabaret' on the Great White Way, Reel 13 broadcasts Bob Fosse's Oscar-winning movie…

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The Mystery of Irma Vep Stars Arnie Burton & Robert Sella on Their 'Gumbo Soup' of a Show by Broadway.com

The Mystery of Irma Vep's Arnie Burton and Robert Sella on the mayhem that ensues at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, where they play all the characters in this hilarious comedy.

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Shapiro Sisters, 11 and 13, Add Cabaret to Their Résumé by Robin Pogrebin

After their respective runs in "Matilda" and "Grinch," Milly and Abigail Shapiro, 11 and 13, add cabaret to their résumé.

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Tony Nominee Celia Keenan-Bolger on Classy Glass Co-Star Zachary Quinto, Getting Sloshed in Spain with Gavin Creel & and Why She's Big in Korea by Broadway.com

Celia Keenan-Bolger celebrates her third Tony nomination with a return visit to Show People to reminisce about her run as Laura Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:10PM[SHARE]

Photo Flash: Jessie Mueller, Jake Epstein, Anika Larsen and Jarrod Spector at BEAUTIFUL CD Signing at Lord & Taylor by BroadwayWorld

The cast of Broadway's BEAUTIFUL THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL signed CDs for fans at Lord amp Taylor today, May 2, to celebrate the unveiling of the BEAUTIFUL-themed windows at the flagship store…

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"Once" musical creators seized opportunity in remaking indie gem by Lisa Kennedydenver Post Theater Critic

It has been more than eight years since Guy and Girl met on a Dublin street in the indie gem "Once" by Irish writer-director John Carney.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 06:02PM[SHARE]

New Featurette Highlighting Cast & Creative Team Of HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH by Pat Cerasaro

A sensational new featurette has been launched showcasing the stars and creative team of the brand new Broadway production of acclaimed rock musical HEDWIG amp THE ANGRY INCH and it is now a…

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Violet Music Station by Roundabout

The musical Violet features a score of show-stopping anthems ranging from American-roots to folk to gospel. Explore playlists from the cast and creative team that were influential in creatin…

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Friday, May 2, 2014 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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In the Spotlight Series: In the Tonys Photo Booth with Nominee Anika Larsen by Walter McBride

Below you can check out photos of Anika Larsen, nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Beautiful, in the BroadwayWorld.com series 'In the Spotlight' by acclaimed photographer W…

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Dawn of the Voxelpunks " by Noah J Nelson by Colin Mitchell

Another new entrant to the hallowed Bitter Lemons Contributing Hall of Shame comes the original Voxelpunk himself Noah J Nelson of Turnstyle fame. Huzzah! This dude is all kinds of smart …

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Photo Coverage: Kerry Butler & Megan Sikora at Women of Influence Awards by Adrienne Onofri

The 'Under My Skin' actresses appeared with the play's director, writer and producer at a T.J. Martell Foundation gala.

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The Afternoon Report, Friday, May 2, 2014 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Friday, May 2, 2014 Today's Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES is featured in this Sunday’…

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2014 Cleveland Arts Prize winners announced by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

An eclectic group of artists has been awarded the 2014 Cleveland Arts Prize, the organization announced Friday. They include theater directors, designers, filmmakers, visual artists, arts ad…

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BWW Interview: PIPPIN's Kyle Dean Massey Talks the Benefits of Broadway Coaching Through Stagelighter.com by Nicole Rosky

Massey, who is currently starring on Broadway as the title character in Pippin, recently chatted with BroadwayWorld about the revolutionary new resource and why it's worth it for performers …

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TV Show "Green Acres" Will Hit Big Screens as Feature Film; Broadway Adaptation in the Works by Carey Purcell

Deadline.com reports that the TV show "Green Acres" will be adapted into a feature film and as well as developed and shopped as a stage play for Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:38PM[SHARE]

Derek Klena, Taylor Richardson and More Will Present Benefit Cabaret Little Theater, Big Dreams by Carey Purcell

The fourth annual benefit cabaret Little Theater, Big Dreams, featuring young Broadway stars performing with the West Side Y's Kids Company, will be held May 12 at 7 PM.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:37PM[SHARE]

Ready to Holler, Broadway? See the Tupac Shakur Musical in Rehearsal by Broadway.com

The cast of the fresh new musical Holler If Ya Hear Me opened the rehearsal room door to offer up a peek at the new show, which is based on the lyrics of Tupac Shakur. Hear them here!

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:32PM[SHARE]

Classical music review: An evening of fascinating rhythms at SLSO

It's end-of-season blockbuster time with 'Carmina burana."

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:30PM[SHARE]

Theater Review: 'The Box,' at Irondale Center, Depicts Prison Life by Alexis Soloski

Employing myth and hip-hop, Marcus Gardley's "The Box: A Black Comedy" looks at the life of the incarcerated.

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The Plastics Are Coming! Tina Fey & Jeff Richmond Reveal More Mean Girls Musical Details by Ryan McPhee

Is that cake filled with rainbows and smiles ready yet? Not quite, but they're close! As previously reported, Tina Fey is working on a musical adaptation of her hit 2004 film Mean G…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:25PM[SHARE]

David Byrne's 'Here Lies Love' Reopens Off-Broadway, Bringing Fatboy Slim Show to London by Suzy Evans

Baz Luhrmann and Andrew Rannells hit the McKittrick Hotel's Gallow Green to fete the return of the musical based on David Byrne's and Fatboy Slim's 2010 concept album.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:19PM[SHARE]

BWW TV: In Rehearsal with the Cast of HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME- Watch a Sneak Peek! by BroadwayWorld TV

HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME, the new Broadway musical inspired by the lyrics of Tupac Shakur, is currently in rehearsal, will previews beginning on Monday, June 2 and opening night on Thursday, Jun…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:13PM[SHARE]

Review: (Toronto / Comedy) SheDot TDot by The Charlebois Post

So Much T[Dot]alent!by Dena Jackson@deendawgWhat a line-up we had last night at SheDot TDot! There was so much talent in one room and an (almost) packed house, bringing great energy for the …

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Start Practicing Your Scales! Tickets Now On Sale For Boogie Stomp! Off-Broadway by Ryan McPhee

Tickets are now available for Boogie Stomp!, starring jazz and blues pianists Bob Baldori and Arthur Migliazza. The off-Broadway show will play a limited engagement May 8 through May 31…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:04PM[SHARE]

THIS WEEK IN PICTURES: APRIL 26 - MAY 2 by BroadwayWorld

Whether you've been living under a rock for the past week or you're just in the mood for a recap, BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures' is here to satisfy your end-of-the-week fix Take a l…

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Theatre News: Globe on Screen returns with Macbeth, The Tempest and more

Shakespeare's Globe will broadcast three of its 'Season of Plenty' productions to cinemas around the world later this year

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Friday, May 2, 2014 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Nightlife Performer Tori Scott Will Return to Joe's Pub with My Own Worst Enemy by Michael Gioia

Nightlife performer Tori Scott will return to Joe's Pub May 3 with her latest show My Own Worst Enemy. The evening, which marks Scott's eighth solo engagement at the downto…

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THE SCREENING ROOM: Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer, Jim Parsons, Julia Roberts and More Talk "The Normal Heart" by Playbill Staff

HBO has released interviews with several of the principal cast members in Ryan Murphy's film adaptation of Larry Kramer's landmark AIDS drama The Normal Heart.

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Kevin Spacey brings stage act to big screen in documentary

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kevin Spacey, the two-time Oscar-winning actor and star of one of the most talked-about online streaming shows "House of Cards," leans forward and says that even in h…

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Fuse Film Review: "Fading Gigolo" " Kind of Funny, Kind of Touching by Betsy Sherman

"Fading Gigolo" isn't about fulfillment, sexual or otherwise -- it's about the transitions in the lives of its characters.

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STEVIE " Minerva, Chichester by Libby Purves

HOW SWEET THE BIRDS OF AVONDALE…   The room where the poet Stevie Smith lived for over half a century lies before us: chintz, potted geranium, sherry-decanter and stained-glass do…

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THE PAJAMA MEN BRING JUST THE TWO OF EACH OF US TO UP COMEDY CLUB Limited run June 12 " 15, 2014 by Michael Roberts

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

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PHOTO CALL: Brian Stokes Mitchell, Hamish Linklater, Lily Rabe and More Rehearse Shakespeare in the Park's Much Ado About Nothing by Matthew Blank

The Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park kicks off with a new production of Much Ado About Nothing, currently in rehearsal.

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Photos! Get a Sneak Peek of the Tupac Shakur Musical Holler If Ya Hear Me in Rehearsal by Broadway.com

See Saul Williams, Christopher Jackson, Tonya Pinkins and the stars of Broadway’s Holler If Ya Hear Me in rehearsal! Click for photos, then see the show beginning June 2 at the Palace …

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Wayne McGregor's 'FAR' is proof that grand, mind-boggling ambition still exists by Sarah Kaufman

In the Enlightenment, the human body was the new frontier. Lord Byron would become a fitness fanatic obsessed with fat. Surgeons cut into cadavers to discover what had lain concealed before …

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:17PM[SHARE]

Photo Flash: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY COMES OUT SWINGING! Takes on HEDWIG, CABARET, ROCKY, ALADDIN & More! by BroadwayWorld

The gloves are off One of the most highly anticipated new shows of the season, Gerard Alessandrini's FORBIDDEN BROADWAY COMES OUT SWINGING opens Sunday, May 4th at 7PM at the newly refurbi…

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LOS MONÓLOGOS DE LA VAGINA Featured in the New York Times, Begins Performances Next Week by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Los Monólogos de la Vagina, Eve Ensler's groundbreaking show that begins performances next week at the Westside Theater, is featured in this Sunday's New York Times Arts & Leisure sec…

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Tina Fey Says the Mean Girls Musical Will Be Workshopped Soon

She also tells us where Regina George would be, ten years later.-- Delivered by Feed43 service

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Livestreaming the 4th Annual Chicago One-Minute Play Festival by HowlRound

By HowlRound TV. The One-Minute Play Festival & Victory Gardens Theater present The 4th Annual Chicago One-Minute Play Festival livestreaming on the global, commons-based peer produced H…

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Richard III and Twelfth Night Star Mark Rylance Makes History in 2014 Tony Award Nominations by Carey Purcell

Two-time Tony Award winner and two-time 2014 Tony Award nominee Mark Rylance chats with Playbill.com about making history on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:06PM[SHARE]

'Lady Day'| Audra McDonald Performs "God Bless The Child" on "The Colbert Report" (VIDEo) by Broadway's Best Shows

Star of Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill on Broadway, Audra McDonald, stopped by “The Colbert Report” and performed “God Bless The Child” from the Tony-nomin…

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"Cabaret" Returns To Broadway by Jim Taylor

Jim Taylor reviews the latest production (Friday, May 2, 2014)

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Review: Titus Andronicus (Shakespeare's Globe)

Lucy Bailey's bloody production of one of the Bard's lesser performed plays packs a punch

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:00PM[SHARE]
Friday, May 2, 2014 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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SECOND CITY TRAINING CENTER SUMMER ADULT IMMERSIONS IN CHICAGO REGISTRATION NOW OPEN by Michael Roberts

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

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BWW Awards Update 5/2 - 27 Days to Go; Radcliffe, LES MIS, Idina, Audra, WICKED and IF/THEN Off to Early Leads! by BroadwayWorld

Voting opened on April 30 and runs through May 30, 2014 for the 12th Annual BroadwayWorld.com Awards Here are the current standings as of 52 with just 27 days to go in voting

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:54PM[SHARE]

What I learned today: How to find your Myers-Brigg personality type by Terri Paddock

Have you been Myers-Brigged? I first heard of this "personality inventory" test in a psychology course at university, and first encountered it in the real world in my late twenties when work…

SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 03:53PM[SHARE]

Profiles Theatre Announces 26th Season by Michael Roberts

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

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Kristin Chenoweth Has Magic Powers, Chris O'Dowd Is a (Naked) Straight-A Student & More Lessons of the Week by Lindsay Champion

It's finally Friday, and you know what that means: It's time for the Lessons of the Week! After the Tony Award nomination announcements and the star-studded nominee reception at the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:51PM[SHARE]

Naya Rivera's Rep: News She Was Dropped by Columbia Records 'Absolutely False' by TV News Desk

Rivera's publicist, Samantha Hill has issued the following statement pertaining to this matter

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:51PM[SHARE]

Cynthia Nixon Returns to Broadway by Glenn Quentin

If you type “Cynthia Nixon” into Google, you’ll find that she’s been acting since she was 12, making her Broadway debut in 1980 in “The Philadelphia Story”…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:50PM[SHARE]

Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick Return to Broadway in 'It's Only a Play' by Diamond Grant

Tony Award winners Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick will be back on the stage together in the near future. The New York Times reports that the duo will star in Terrence McNally’…

SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 03:47PM[SHARE]

'Wizard of Oz': An unexpected rainbow lands in the Loop by Chris Jones

THEATER REVIEW: "The Wizard of Oz" at the Cadillac Palace Theatre ★★★ THEATER REVIEW: "The Wizard of Oz" at the Cadillac Palace Theatre ★★★ ... Danielle …

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Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane to Reunite in Terrence McNally's 'It's Only a Play' on Broadway by Broadway's Best Shows

The New York Times has reported that The Producers stars Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane will reunite in a new adaptation of Terrence McNally’s It’s Only a Play, directed by Ja…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 03:45PM[SHARE]

Tony Nominee Celia Keenan-Bolger Guests on LAW & ORDER: SVU Next Week by TV News Desk

The Tony nominee will guest star on next week's episode of NBC's long-running drama LAW amp ORDER SVU, BroadwayWorld has confirmed.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:43PM[SHARE]

Joaquin Phoenix to Star In Woody Allen's Next Movie by Dave McNary

Joaquin Phoenix will star in Woody Allen’s next movie, marking the first time the Oscar-nominated actor has worked with the writer-director. The untitled film is set to begin shooting …

SOURCE: Variety at 03:41PM[SHARE]

Box Office Manager " Signature Theatre by Dte

WHO: Signature Theatre POSITION: Box Office Manager DESCRIPTION: Signature Theatre seeks a box office manager to oversee all ticketing, subscriptions and front line customer service. Oversee…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 03:32PM[SHARE]

Tony-Nominated Director Nicholas Martin Dies at 75 by The Associated Press

Officials from the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston say Martin died Wednesday at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:30PM[SHARE]

Review: Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare's Globe by Veronica Aloess

Titus Andronicus is one of my favourite works of Shakespeare. The reason why can be encapsulated in this fact: apparently, five people fainted watching the original play. Titus Andr…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:29PM[SHARE]

New Ryan Scott Oliver Musical We Foxes Will Be Read at San Diego State University by Michael Gioia

A reading of We Foxes, a new musical by Ryan Scott Oliver — whose Jasper in Deadland recently concluded a sold-out Off-Broadway run — will be held May 5 at the Experimental Theat…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:28PM[SHARE]

Fuse News: In Memoriam " Former HTC Artistic Director Nicholas Martin by Robert Israel

The late Nicholas Martin -- an ebullient, mirthful spirit.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:26PM[SHARE]

Dynamic Duets: Evan Todd & Jon Eidson Talk Undies, Guyliner & Heathers House

Evan Todd and Jon Eidson bring Heathers audiences to tears as high school jocks turned skivvies-clad ghosts Kurt and Ram, and now they share the secret to their dynamic duet with BroadwayBox.

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Broadway to Dim Lights May 2 in Memory of 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' Director Nicholas Martin by Broadway's Best Shows

The Broadway community mourns the loss of celebrated theatre director and actor Nicholas Martin, who passed away on Tuesday at age 75. The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be d…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 03:22PM[SHARE]

'Death and the Maiden' casting announced by Johnny Oleksinski

Casting was announced for Victory Gardens Theater’s upcoming revival of “Death and the Maiden” by Ariel Dorfman on Thursday.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:21PM[SHARE]

'Breaking Bad' star Bryan Cranston steps into LBJ's shoes on Broadway by Elisabeth Ponsot

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioBRYAN CRANSTON AS LBJ: This is the most important election of your lifetime. And the choices couldn’t be clearer. JEFFREY BROWN: Lyndon Johnson: ambiti…

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Trailer Released for "Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia" (Video) by Michael Gioia

"Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia," released by IFC Films, will play in New York at the IFC Center & Lincoln Plaza May 23 and in Los Angeles at the Nuart Theatre June 6…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:02PM[SHARE]
Friday, May 2, 2014 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Lear deBessonet to Helm Workshop of Steven Sater-Duncan Sheik Musical Alice By Heart; Phillipa Soo, Mike Faist, Noah Galvin Among Cast by Adam Hetrick

Alice By Heart, the new musical based on Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," by Tony Award-winning Spring Awakening collaborators Steven Sater and Duncan Sh…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:52PM[SHARE]

'Business' a success at Porchlight Music Theatre

Porchlight Music Theatre's rip-roaring revival of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" is great, goofy fun.

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 02:52PM[SHARE]

Sherie Rene Scott, Julie White, Anthony Rapp, Stephanie J. Block, Derek Klena and More Set for Second Stage Gala by Michael Gioia

Second Stage Theatre's 35th anniversary gala celebration, honoring Second Stage artistic director Carole Rothman for her 35 years of supporting new works and artistic development, will b…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:49PM[SHARE]

Review: Imelda Marcos Returns to The Public in Rousing "Here Lies Love" by Robert Kahn

The stellar "poperetta" conceived by one-time Talking Head David Byrne is a history lesson by way of Studio 54.

SOURCE: NBC New York at 02:48PM[SHARE]

Based on the Lyrics and Poems of Tupac Shakur, Holler If You Hear Me Previews Tunes for the Press

Singer, musician, poet, writer and Broadway newcomer Saul Williams was joined by Tonya Pinkins, Christopher Jackson, Saycon Sengbloh and the cast of Holler If You Hear Me to perform tunes f…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:48PM[SHARE]

'Wizard of Oz' overwhelmed by high-tech spectacle.

'The Wizard of Oz" " yes, you know, the cinematic footnote to that Broadway musical by the name of "Wicked" " has arrived at the Cadillac Palace Theatre. It is the national touring edition o…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 02:47PM[SHARE]

DVR Alert: Kevin Spacey Set for CBS THIS MORNING, 5/4 by TV News Desk

Academy Award winning actor Kevin Spacey says he went through a period of being a jerk during his career as a way to cover up his inadequacies, he tells Anthony Mason in an interview for CBS…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:43PM[SHARE]

National Black Theatre Revives Baraka's "Dutchman" by Glenn Quentin

50 years ago, playwright Amiri Baraka (then LeRoi Jones) captured the essence of the black/white relations of the time with “Dutchman”, performed at the Cherry Lane Theatre. The …

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 02:43PM[SHARE]

Got the stomach for Titus Andronicus?

With 14 murders, mutilation and a final scene in which revenge is served to a mother as a pie containing the flesh of her two sons, Titus Andronicus is arguably Shakespeare's bloodiest play.

SOURCE: The Independent at 02:38PM[SHARE]

Mathew Broderick and Nathan Lane to Reteam on Broadway by David Rooney

The actors will star in a retooled version of "It's Only a Play" by Terrence McNally, whose latest work, "Mothers and Sons," received two Tony nominations this week.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:32PM[SHARE]

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, April 25-May 2: Tony Nominations Kick Off Awards Season by Robert Simonson

Tonys, Tonys, Tonys.That was the story this week, and the only story.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PM[SHARE]

Odds & Ends: Bobby Cannavale Will Bring Mick Jagger Satisfaction, Kinky's Shakeup, Kevin Spacey's 'Monster' & More by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. Bobby Cannavale Will Bring Mick Jagger Satisfaction Broadway favorite and Annie movie star Bobby Cannavale will appear in…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:28PM[SHARE]

HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME's Saul Williams Re-Signs with FADER Label by BroadwayWorld

Today, FADER Label, the recording branch of The FADER Magazine, announced that Saul Williams, the poet, musician, performer and now lead actor on Broadway, has re-signed for an ambitious pro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:18PM[SHARE]

Spotlight On...Joshua Rivedal by Michael Block

Name: Joshua Rivedal
Hometown: Trenton, NJEducation: Baruch CollegeSelect Credits: Theatre: Thrill Me (Richard Loeb), Aida (Radames); Voiceover: Hippo in Scholastic's "Rabbit and Hippo…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:14PM[SHARE]

Watch If/Then Tony Nominee and 'Broadway Royalty' Idina Menzel Talk Men Being a 'Mess' by Ryan McPhee

Idina Menzel just received a Tony nom, is prepping for Radio City, takes her son to school in the morning, and she still has time to do talk shows? Maybe it’s easier when you can …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:12PM[SHARE]

Here Lies Love Is Back! Dance the Night Away with the Cast on Opening Night by Broadway.com

Here Lies Love has returned to the Public Theater! Join the party with Ruthie Ann Miles, Jose Llana and the stars on May 1, 2014 as they celebrate with their family and friends.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:07PM[SHARE]

VIDEO: IF/THEN's Idina Menzel on Today's 'Live': 'I'm Embraced by a Beautiful Show' by TV News Desk

On today's 'Live with Kelly and Michael', Tony Award winner IDINA MENZEL stopped by to chat about her new Broadway musical 'IfThen.'

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:00PM[SHARE]

Interviews: Video: Nathan Amzi, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt and Sam Mackay discuss In The Heights

We were invited to a rehearsal to find out more about the show. Including a sample of the wonderful Christina Modestou singing Breathe

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 02:00PM[SHARE]
Friday, May 2, 2014 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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The Beatles as Fashion Gurus by Barbara Cohen-Stratyner

Last week, LPA hosted a public program on The Beatles and their circle as an influence on fashion in England and here. Phyllis Magidson, Curator of Costume and Textiles for the Museum of the…

SOURCE: nypl.org at 01:57PM[SHARE]

The Beatles as Fashion Gurus by Barbara Cohen-Stratyner

Last week, LPA hosted a public program on The Beatles and their circle as an influence on fashion in England and here. Phyllis Magidson, Curator of Costume and Textiles for the Museum of the…

SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 01:57PM[SHARE]

Review: 'I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change'

Stand-out comic performances reinvigorate this delightful, if dated musical comedy.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:51PM[SHARE]

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at the Manila Premiere of Ghost The Musical, Starring Christian Bautista and Cris Villonco by Matthew Blank

Atlantis Productions presents the Asia Pacific premiere of the Ghost The Musical. The production stars Christian Bautista as Sam Wheat and Cris Villonco and Molly Jensen.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:47PM[SHARE]

Stephanie J. Block, Sherie Renee Scott, Anthony Rapp & More to Perform at Second Stage Theatre's 35th Anniversary Gala, 5/5 by BroadwayWorld

Second Stage Theatre's 35th Anniversary Gala celebration will honor Carole Rothman, Artistic Director of Second Stage Theatre, for her 35 years of supporting new works and artistic developme…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:46PM[SHARE]

BWW Previews: The London Stage, May 2014 by Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor looks forward to the coming month in London's theatres, both West End and Fringe.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:43PM[SHARE]

Critically Acclaimed, Award Winning "Linden Arden Stole the Highlights" Revived for Hollywood Fringe by Colin Mitchell

That would be my show. That’s right. Linden Arden is returning to the stage for a limited engagement of 5 shows at the Fringe this summer. I first did the show in San Francisco in 1994…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:40PM[SHARE]

'Wayne McGregor Random Dance' at The Kennedy Center by Derek Mong

The curtain rises on a dark stage, lit only by torches held by four dancers at the four corners of the stage, surrounding two dancers prancing and weaving about in coordinated, syncopated st…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:38PM[SHARE]

Guide to NYC Theater Awards by Maya Asheri

It’s theater awards season! Here’s our guide to distinguishing the major* awards. *Are there other awards? Yes. Have a different opinion about which awards are the major theater …

SOURCE: Maxamoo at 01:30PM[SHARE]

THE SCREENING ROOM: Celebrating the 30th Broadway Anniversary of Sunday in the Park With George (Video) by Playbill Staff

The Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical Sunday in the Park With George celebrated its Broadway opening May 2, 1984, at the Booth Theatre. Bernadette Peters and Mandy Patinkin starred.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:28PM[SHARE]

Tony Pop Quiz! Broadway.com Asks 45 Nominees to Fill Out Our Crazy Questionnaire by Lindsay Champion

The 2014 Tony nominees have already proven their skills in acting, singing and, in the case of Bullets Over Broadway star Nick Cordero, tap dancing while shooting guns at the same time. But …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PM[SHARE]

Post-Theater Bar: Where to Drink After 'Chicago' by Ebehan

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Obituaries: Bob Hoskins by Michael Quinn

Actors, Bob Hoskins once said, "are just entertainers, even the serious ones". It was a credo that helped him sustain a career in theatre, television and film, and made him a star on both si…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:11PM[SHARE]

Nathan Tysen and Arthur Perlman Will Receive 24th Annual Kleban Prizes by Michael Gioia

Lyricist Nathan Tysen and librettist Arthur Perlman will receive the 24th annual Kleban Prize June 23 in a private, invitation-only ceremony hosted by ASCAP and BMI.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:11PM[SHARE]

Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick to Reunite on Broadway by NewYork.com

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Scholarships: The Stage Scholarships 2014: Razzamataz Theatre Schools by Lisa Martland

Denise Hutton-Gosney, founder of the Razzamataz Theatre Schools company is offering scholarships at all 40 of its locations across the length and breadth of the country, writes Lisa Martland

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:03PM[SHARE]

Circle Dot (x2) lands Playhouse residency

Grassroots theater troupe is latest pick for La Jolla program.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 01:01PM[SHARE]

Stagedoor Manor Summer Camp Gives Teens Taste of the Arts by Francesca Bacardi

If stars are made rather than born, then credit Stagedoor Manor performing arts summer camp, and longtime production director Konnie Kittrell, for helping to mold quite a few. In fact, Rober…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM[SHARE]

Broadway to Dim Lights in Honor of Nicholas Martin Tonight by BroadwayWorld

The Broadway community mourns the loss of celebrated theatre director and actor Nicholas Martin, who passed away on Tuesday at age 75. The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be d…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00PM[SHARE]
Friday, May 2, 2014 at noon (Broadway Time)
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'La Cage aux Folles' at Dundalk Community Theatre by Amanda Gunther

It's a bonanza, it's a mad extravaganza and it's arrived at Dundalk Community Theatre to close out their season. With Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman and the Book by Harvey Fierstein, La Ca…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:57PM[SHARE]

TV/DVD Fuse Review: The Complete "Hill Street Blues" " A Groundbreaking Cop Show Untarnished by Time by Arts Fuse Editor

The complete "Hill Street Blues" is a godsend for those eager to venture beyond "Law and Order" and "CSI" dynasties.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:55PM[SHARE]

Naya Rivera Rep Denies She Was Dropped from Columbia Records by TV News Desk

Today, a rep has released a statement denying a report in Billboard.com that she was dropped from her Columbia Records label.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:51PM[SHARE]

Zeitgeist festival gets audiences involved in the show by Celia Wren

One minute you're a ­theatergoer, the next, you're an avatar in a ­cyber-thriller. Such is the transformation one apparently undergoes at "15'000 Gray," an interactive production that …

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:51PM[SHARE]

On the town with Larry Keigwin by Sarah Kaufman

In some ways, Larry Keigwin is living out the themes of "If/Then," the Broadway show that he choreographed, which had a tryout here last fall and recently opened in New York. The show stars…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:46PM[SHARE]

Randy Harrison to Replace Preston Sadleir in Atomic Off-Broadway by Broadway.com

Randy Harrison (Queer as Folk) is replacing the previously announced Preston Sadleir in off-Broadway’s Atomic. Sadleir will instead appear in the upcoming revival of Titanic. Atomic, a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:40PM[SHARE]

Photo Flash: Alice Ripley, Marc Kudisch & More Honor Frank Wildhorn at Marymount Manhattan Gala by BroadwayWorld

Robert Cuccioli, Rachel York, Alice Ripley, Karen Mason ,Marc Kudisch, Shannon Lewis, Martin Charnin and Shelly Burch joined Marymount Manhattan College in celebrating Frank Wildhorn at Goth…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:40PM[SHARE]

The Gospel According to...Stephen Stout by Michael Block

Name: Stephen StoutHometown: Haddonfield, NJEducation: NYU/TischWho do you play in The Mysteries?: Peter "The Rock"/Simon Peter/that one guy who does that denying three times thing and inadv…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:34PM[SHARE]

Running Lines: Stepinac's 'Mary Poppins' by Peter D. Kramer

Christine Turturro lives in Croton-on-Hudson and attends Croton-Harmon High School, but for months, she has been a fixture at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, rehearsing to p…

SOURCE: The Journal News at 12:33PM[SHARE]

Kinky Boots Will Take Eight-Performance Hiatus May 8-13 by Adam Hetrick

The Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots will go dark on Broadway May 8-13, while television network Univision utilizes the Al Hirschfeld Theatre for upfront presentations. As a result, an…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33PM[SHARE]

VIDEO: Kevin Spacey Calls Role of Richard III 'A Monster to Do' on TODAY by TV News Desk

Academy Award winning actor Kevin Spacey stopped by this morning's TODAY to chat about his new documentary on the British Theatre Company's tour of Shakespeare's 'Richard III'

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:31PM[SHARE]

Photo Flash: Jim Caruso's Cast Party with Liza Minnelli, Daisy Egan & More by BroadwayWorld

For the past ten years, Jim Caruso's Cast Party has been the ultimate place for Broadway, jazz and cabaret folks to entertain each other and the people who love them. This past week was no …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:29PM[SHARE]

Broadway Theaters to Dim Lights in Memory of Director Nicholas Martin by Ryan McPhee

Broadway theaters will dim their lights to pay tribute to the passing of distinguished director and actor Nicholas Martin, who died on April 30 after a long illness at the age of 75. Marquee…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:27PM[SHARE]

Photo Flash: Laura Benanti, Jenn Colella & More Take the Stage for Broadway Artists Alliance's Season Kick-Off Concert by BroadwayWorld

Broadway Artists Alliance, a New York City-based musical theatre training program, kicked off their 10th season with a star-studded concert as part of the Broadway at Birdland concert series…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:25PM[SHARE]

Yiddish Culture Takes Center Stage

An effort to preserve the Yiddish language is getting a boost from the theater world. The artistic director of the National Yiddish Theatre-Folksbien talks about preserving the language thro…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:25PM[SHARE]

'The Bridges of Madison County' to Close May 18 by NewYork.com

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Randy Harrison Will Join Sara Gettelfinger, Jeremy Kushnier and Euan Morton in New Musical Atomic Off-Broadway by Andrew Gans

Randy Harrison (Wicked, "Queer As Folk") has joined the cast of Atomic, a new musical based on the creation of the atomic bomb that will make its U.S. premiere June 26-Aug. 16 at T…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:22PM[SHARE]

Indie Series of the Week Poll Results by Roger Newcomb

It's Win, Place and Show for Kieran Turner's NY theatre-driven Wallflowers, with Les Miz's Christianne Tisdale winning Actress of the Week, Wallflowers placing for Best Series and Couple, an…

SOURCE: www.welovesoaps.net at 12:21PM[SHARE]

Another Harry Potter Star Makes Good by Linda

I don't know what they fed those kids over on the Harry Potter set, but they all seemed to have turned into such hardworking and talented adults. Harry Melling, who played Harry's cousin Dud…

SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 12:20PM[SHARE]

The Creative Source by Hannah Hessel Ratner

The Wright Stuff We think of playwrights as writers but the spelling of their title reveals a deeper meaning. The rarely seen “wright” is an old word, and speaks to people who ma…

SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 12:15PM[SHARE]

TOP 8 ANNOYING THEATER SYNDROMES " By Kurt Gardner by Colin Mitchell

Los Angeles Theater/Film/Music Critic Kurt Gardner responded to our call for new writers. I said, “What you got, Kurt?” He said, “I got this.” I said, “Wh…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 12:13PM[SHARE]

Puzzling over our picks, and those of the Tonys committee by Chris Jones

Complaining about awards — even those as lofty and financially crucial and historically significant as the Tony Awards — generally is a pointless exercise.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:09PM[SHARE]

KINKY BOOTS to Take Break May 8-13; Univision Buys Out Theatre for Upfronts by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld has confirmed that Broadway's smash hit musical Kinky Boots will take a short break next week, as Univision has bought out the Al HIrschfeld Theatre for upfronts for May 8-13. …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:08PM[SHARE]

Sunny Afternoon, Hampstead Theatre, review

No one needs another jukebox musical, least of all The Kinks. Joe Penhall and Ray Davies instead offer the biography of a strange and unruly band, uncovering the pressure points, business de…

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:04PM[SHARE]

BroadwayWorld.com and Fathom Events to Be Honored at The 2014 Theatre Museum Awards For Excellence by BroadwayWorld

The Theatre Museum has announced the honorees for the 2014 Theatre Museum Awards for Excellence. The mission of The Theatre Museum is to preserve, protect, and perpetuate the legacy of the t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:03PM[SHARE]

Signature's Threepenny Opera a bit too shiny by Ryan Taylor

There's a certain irony in producing The Threepenny Opera in shining Shirlington. Signature has chosen to present one of the great polemics against human degradation in a community fastidiou…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:02PM[SHARE]

Playwrights and directors join Peter Marks in The Summit: declining audiences " whose responsibility? by Brett Steven Abelman

Now that the three-part Summit series at Arena Stage has concluded, the agenda is clear: this has been an investigation into the unbalanced social and financial economy of the American theat…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:01PM[SHARE]

Kurios is Cirque du Soleil's strongest act in years: review by Richard Ouzounian

The latest touring show, which opened in Montreal, is a visual delight that avoids the clichés of recent Cirque du Soleil outings.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00PM[SHARE]

BWW TV: SUBMISSIONS ONLY Cast 'Plays It Cool' on the Set of Episode 5 by Submissions Only

Take a look inside the making of Submissions Only Episode 5, with guest stars Linda Lavin, Joel Grey, Tony Roberts, Chris Sarandon and Richard Easton Filmmaker Karen Curtiss was on hand to c…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PM[SHARE]

Dance world stakes its claim on Shakespeare by Michael Crabb

From Romeo and Juliet on the National Ballet stage to Crystal Pite's The Tempest Replica, choreographers are attracted to Bard's plots and characters.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00PM[SHARE]

Beck Center for the Arts' 2014-15 season filled with doo-wop, punk rock and one supercalifragilisticexpialidocious nanny by Andrea Simakis

Artistic director Scott Spence clearly enlisted the help of one Ms. Mary Poppins to land the hit musicals waiting in the wings for the Beck Center for the Arts' 2014-15 season. How else to e…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 12:00PM[SHARE]

SHOW BIZ: Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - 5/2/2014 by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld.com's SHOW BIZ Rush, Lottery amp Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 522014.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PM[SHARE]

Naughty Uncle John

In today's Wall Street Journal I file the first in a series of reports on my summer theater travels, a...

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Review: Sunny Afternoon (Hampstead Theatre)

Edward Hall's production featuring the music of The Kinks opened at the Hampstead Theatre last night

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PM[SHARE]

Gossip: Almeida's King Charles III to transfer to Wyndham's in September?

Rupert Goold's production of Mike Bartlett's new play could make another West End hit for the Islington venue

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PM[SHARE]
Friday, May 2, 2014 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Album Review: The Bridges of Madison County by Rebecca Kaplan

"Bridges of Madison County," Jason Robert Brown's latest work, is up for a Tony award for best original score, and rightfully so: with Brown's rich melodies and a star performance by Kelli O…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:59AM[SHARE]

First Look: This Year's Glamorous Adelaide Cabaret Festival Season Brochure! by BroadwayWorld

It's that time of year again. Not only is everybody talking about awards season here in New York, but this is when the buzz starts about the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in Australia. It's one …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:56AM[SHARE]

STAGE PORTRAIT: Hedwig and the Angry Inch's Neil Patrick Harris by Andrew Gans

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

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Nathan Tysen and Arthur Perlman Win 2014 Kleban Prizes for Musical Theatre by Nicole Rosky

The Kleban Foundation just announced that the 24th annual Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre lyricist has been awarded to Nathan Tysen and the 24th annual Kleban Prize for t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:54AM[SHARE]

Audra McDonald - Audra McDonald - 'What a Little Moonlight Can Do' - The Colbert Report - Video Clip | Comedy Central by Stephen Colbert

Audra McDonald takes the stage as Billie Holiday with a performance of "What a Little Moonlight Can Do." (3:17)

SOURCE: thecolbertreport.cc.com at 11:53AM[SHARE]

Broadway Will Dim Its Lights in Memory of Director Nicholas Martin by Andrew Gans

The marquees of the Broadway theatres in New York will be dimmed May 2 at 7:45 PM ET for one minute in memory of celebrated theatre director and actor Nicholas Martin, who passed away April …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51AM[SHARE]

Julie Andrews and Idina Menzel Discuss "The Sound of Music," "Frozen" on Broadway, Wicked on Film and More on "Watch What Happens Live" (Plus Video) by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winners Julie Andrews and Idina Menzel were Andy Cohen's guests on the May 1 installment of Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live." The celebrated actresses discussed…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:49AM[SHARE]

Matt Bomer, Bryan Cranston Among Upcoming Guests on JIMMY FALLON by TV News Desk

Bryan Cranston, currently making his Broadway debut in 'All The Way' will appear on NBC's TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON on Monday, May 5th.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:45AM[SHARE]

OMG: Idina Menzel & Julie Andrews Are in the Same Room Together & Talking If/Then, Adele Dazeem, The Sound of Music & More! by Ryan McPhee

Warning: too much theatrical greatness in one room! Stage and screen legend Julie Andrews and If/Then star Idina Menzel stopped by the Watch What Happens Live clubhouse with Andy Cohen on Ma…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:41AM[SHARE]

British stage makes hay with Broadway duds

SHEFFIELD England (Reuters) - Broadway musicals are usually revived when, like "My Fair Lady" or "South Pacific", they have been big hits. But the British stage, in London and elsewhere, has…

SOURCE: Reuters at 11:40AM[SHARE]

Harvey Fierstein's Casa Valentina by Richard Seff

Harvey Fierstein has recently joined Thomas Meehan and James Lapine on the A list of writers whom the establishment calls upon to crank out a book for a new musical, replacing Terrence McNal…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:38AM[SHARE]

VIDEO: Jordin Sparks Talks 50-lb Weight Loss & More on TODAY by TV News Desk

AMERICAN IDOL winner Jordin Sparks dropped 50 pounds in the last year and a half, transforming her body along the way.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:38AM[SHARE]

Meet Ulla, Roger, and Franz of 'The Producers' at South County High School: Cara Bachman, Kyle McKnight, and Jake Gereski by Diane Jackson Schnoor

South County High School opens its production of Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan's Tony Award-winning musical The Producers tonight. The Producers concerns two theatrical producers who schem…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:37AM[SHARE]

Candice Guardino to Bring ITALIAN BRED to Hudson Theatre, 5/28-6/29 by BroadwayWorld

Writer, actor, and storyteller Candice Guardino will bring her new solo show ITALIAN BRED to the Hudson Theatre Mainstage for 12 performances only, it was announced today by Bull by the Horn…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:31AM[SHARE]

Calculated, But Not Capricious: How the Number of Tony Play/Musical Nods Are Decided by Robert Simonson

Playbill.com looks at the rules, and resulting math, behind the Tony Award nominations.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30AM[SHARE]

#FlashbackFriday: BroadwayBox Counts Down Our Ultimate 10 Tony Performances

BroadwayBox kicks off our six week Ultimate Tony Performance series this week with editor Josh Ferri's top 10 picks.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 11:29AM[SHARE]

Last Chance to Pick Your Nominees for the 2014 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards! by Broadway.com

The clock is ticking for Broadway's top fans to pick the nominees for the 2014 Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards! Polls close at 11:59PM on Sunday, May 4, so get selecting the best sta…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:28AM[SHARE]

Is Jeremy Paxman set to become Britain's Jon Stewart? by Brian Logan

The Daily Show and John Oliver's HBO gig prove that politics coverage benefits from a humorous touch. Now the Newsnight host looks set to explore a career in comedyJeremy Paxman quit Newsnig…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:22AM[SHARE]

TITUS ANDRONICUS " Shakespeare's Globe SE1 by Libby Purves

OUR FIRST GUEST REVIEWER!   GALLANT  LUKE JONES  BRAVES THE BLOOD, SPIT AND RAIN.   Oh how it poured. With the large strips of black, makeshift roofing not covering but neat…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 11:15AM[SHARE]

April's Leftovers and May's Brainteaser by Peter Filichia

Off-Broadway had as busy a month as Broadway. Stephen Cole's INVENTING MARY MARTIN was there to remind us that such a great star once walked among us and, more importantly, on stage. Cole wi…

SOURCE: Kritzerland at 11:12AM[SHARE]

Ground Control by Fasterthannight

Major Tom gets all the airtime, but there’s a whole lot more going on backstage at mission control. Meet some of the amazing tech crew on Faster than Night.

SOURCE: praxistheatre.com at 11:10AM[SHARE]

Photo Flash: Idina Menzel, Julie Andrews Stop By WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE! by BroadwayWorld

Broadway legends Julie Andrews and Idina Menzel appeared together in the Bravo Clubhouse on last night's WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:09AM[SHARE]

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Killer Two-Show Day at A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder with Tony Nominee Lauren Worsham by Matthew Blank

Lauren Worsham, a recent Tony Award nominee for her performance in A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, documented a two-show day spent with the loving, murder-obsessed company of act…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:08AM[SHARE]

Theatre Review: 'The Love of the Nightingale' at Constellation Theatre Company by April Forrer

Constellation Theatre Company's production of The Love of the Nightingale, by Timberlake Wertenbaker and directed by Allison Arkell Stockman, is a play about innocence, laughter, true love, …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:07AM[SHARE]

Holler If Ya Hear Me Star Saul Williams Doesn't Think Colbert is Racist (Or Does He?!) in Hilarious Interview by Ryan McPhee

Stephen Colbert is on a Broadway bender! After having Audra McDonald on to perform a couple of signature tunes from Lady Day, slam poet and Holler If Ya Hear Me star Saul Williams stopped by…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:05AM[SHARE]

Season Announment: Everyman Theatre Announces an Exciting and Diverse 2014/15 Season by Md Theatre Guide News Desk

Everyman Theatre is pleased to announce its 2014/15 season. The line-up includes three exciting award-winning Baltimore premieres " The Understudy by Theresa Rebeck, Grounded by George Brant…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:02AM[SHARE]

Sometimes bad things happen to good shows. by Ken Davenport

This blog is all about trying to crack the Broadway code.  What can we do to increase our odds of success?  Research?  New economic models?  Stars? All of that analysis is essent…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]

I Support Songwriters " The New Frontier for Anti-Piracy Activism by Michael Finke

On April 21st 2014, the New York musical theatre community saw an unprecedented event take place at the Dramatist Guild offices. Veteran, established, and aspiring musical theatre writers…

SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 11:00AM[SHARE]

Features: 20 lovely London leading ladies we'd totally date

Here's just some of the wonderful women who call the West End home

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AM[SHARE]
Friday, May 2, 2014 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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'The Bridges of Madison County' Final Performance May 18; Tour Will Hit The Road in 2015 by Broadway's Best Shows

The Bridges of Madison County, the new Broadway musical by Tony Award® and Pulitzer Prize-winning team Jason Robert Brown and Marsha Norman, starring five-time Tony Award-nominee Kelli O&…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 10:59AM[SHARE]

Tony Awards Video: 'If I Weren't in Show Business …' by The New York Times

Tony Award nominees were asked the question: if you weren't in show business, what kind of work would you do?

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:57AM[SHARE]

From Angels to Anarchists: The Evolution of the Marx Brothers: Tonight! by Trav S.D.

Tonight at 7:30pm I’ll be speaking at Coney Island USA about the earliest phase of the Marx Brothers’ career, as a joint presentation of Marxfest and the Congress of Curious Peop…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:56AM[SHARE]

Artistic Director of Pennsylvania Ballet to Step Down by Roslyn Suclas

Roy Kaiser rose through the ranks from the corps de ballet to principal to artistic director.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:53AM[SHARE]

Photo Flashback: Remembering Nicholas Martin by Walter McBride

As BroadwayWorld reported yeaterday, Tony Award-nominated director Nicholas Martin passed away on April 30th at the age of seventy-five. Most recently, Martin directed the critically acclaim…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:51AM[SHARE]

Nicky Martin has passed away by Thomas Garvey

The famously wry smile.If you haven't heard the news yet, director Nicholas Martin, a great theatrical talent and ebullient raconteur who led the Huntington to new heights of artistic achiev…

SOURCE: The Hub Review at 10:48AM[SHARE]

Review Roundup: HERE LIES LOVE Reopens Off-Broadway by Review Roundups

Let's see what the critics had to say...

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:42AM[SHARE]

The Verdict: Reviews for Off-Broadway Return of Here Lies Love at the Public Theater by Playbill Staff

The open-ended, Off-Broadway commercial run of Here Lies Love, the immersive David Byrne-Fatboy Slim musical about the lives of Filipino leaders Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos, officially opene…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:39AM[SHARE]

Bryan Cranston, Matt Bomer, Sarah Jessica Parker Among Upcoming Guests for "Jimmy Fallon" and "Seth Meyers" by Andrew Gans

Guests have been announced for NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Late Night With Seth Meyers" for the week beginning May 5.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:30AM[SHARE]

Patrick Stewart, Darren Criss, Cynthia Nixon and More Set for White House Correspondents' Dinner by Carey Purcell

Guests at the 2014 White House Correspondents' Dinner will include numerous theatre actors as well as politicians and Hollywood celebrities.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:27AM[SHARE]

Watch Tony Nominee Andy Karl Deliver a Knockout Performance of Rocky's 'Keep on Standing' by Ryan McPhee

Yo, Adrian! It’s me, Tony nominee Andy Karl! The Rocky leading man, along with members of the cast, stopped by The Late Show on May 1 to perform the 11 o’clock number “Keep…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:18AM[SHARE]

Photo Coverage: HERE LIES LOVE Company Celebrates Opening Night! by Jennifer Broski

The Public Theater's production of David Byrne, Fatboy Slim and Alex Timbers' smash hit musical, Here Lies Love opened last night, May 1st at the Public Theater's LuEsther Hall for an open-e…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:16AM[SHARE]

9 Photos That Prove James Franco Needs An Instagram Intervention by Whitney Jefferson

Look, James. We gotta talk. Maybe it's just time to spend a little quality time *away* from your iPhone…

SOURCE: BuzzFeed at 10:16AM[SHARE]

Filichia Features: A Little LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Advice by Peter Filichia

Send in both the frowns and the crowns for Tom Rowan's production of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at The Gallery Players in Brooklyn. If you don't know Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's 1973 Best …

SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:14AM[SHARE]

Kevin Spacey documentary about touring Richard III releases today by Keith Loria

"No matter how successful you get, always send the elevator back down." This famous Jack Lemon quote is a favorite of actor Kevin Spacey and one of the reasons behind the new film, NOW: In t…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:10AM[SHARE]

Speakeasy Dollhouse: The Brothers Booth, Exploring Legends of John Wilkes and Edwin Booth, Extends Run at Players Club by Carey Purcell

Speakeasy Dollhouse: The Brothers Booth, an immersive theatre experience by Cynthia von Buhler about the legends of John Wilkes and Edwin Booth, has extended its run at The Players Club thro…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:10AM[SHARE]

Lenny Henry to appear in stage adaptation of Rudy's Rare Records by Maev Kennedy

Actor and comedian to make his first appearance at Birmingham Rep theatre in adaptation of BBC Radio 4 comedyLenny Henry is to return to his West Midland roots to make his first appearance …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:09AM[SHARE]

John Tartaglia Will Be Part of Little Orchestra Society's The Composer Is Dead at Avery Fisher Hall by Andrew Gans

On May 17 Avenue Q Tony nominee John Tartaglia will join The Little Orchestra Society for the wry whodunit The Composer Is Dead at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:03AM[SHARE]

Weekend Poll: Which Song MUST If/Then Star Idina Menzel Include in Her Live at Radio City Concert? by Lindsay Champion

Guys, it’s actually happening: Idina Menzel is coming to Radio City Music Hall! For one night only, the If/Then star is trading Elizabeth’s cardigans for a gorgeous gown—an…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:02AM[SHARE]

'Los Monólogos de la Vagina,' a Spin on Eve Ensler's Play by Eric Grode

"Los Monólogos de la Vagina," a Spanish version of "The Vagina Monologues," is coming to Manhattan.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00AM[SHARE]

Almanac: Isaiah Berlin on realism

"Those who heard him lecture never forgot the experience--how he once said, with memorable bite: 'whenever you hear a man...

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:00AM[SHARE]
Friday, May 2, 2014 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Zak Resnick, Leslie Kritzer and Linda Hart Are Cast in Piece of My Heart by Suzanna Bowling

Zak Resnick, Leslie Kritzer and Linda Hart Are Cast in Piece of My Heart: cast of the upcoming new musical, Piece of My Heart, based on the life and songs of legendary songwriter Bert Berns.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 09:59AM[SHARE]

Cherry Smoke by Theasy.com

Cherry Smoke Off Broadway, Urban Stages Reviewed by Shoshana BOTTOM LINE: An emotional and impressive immersion into a world of poverty, immeasurable love, and fighting. Even when machin…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:57AM[SHARE]

GRACE NOTES: Friday, May 2, 2014 by Susan Grace

  THIS WEEKEND’S HIGHLIGHTS: Friday, May 2 * The Pajama Game, directed by Richard Eyre, featuring Joanna Riding, Michael Xavier, Peter Polycarpou, Gary Wilmot, Alexis Owen Hobb…

SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 09:55AM[SHARE]

BWW Interviews: Laura Benanti Talks NURSE JACKIE, SOUND OF MUSIC & B'Way Return by Caryn Robbins

Benanti spoke exclusively to BWW about her guest starring role, her recent experience on NBC's live presentation of The Sound of Music and the possibilty that she will soon return to her 'tr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:51AM[SHARE]

VIDEO: Beyonce on Broadway? Jon Stewart Ponders Possible Casting on 'The Daily Show' by TV News Desk

On last night's THE DAILY SHOW on Comedy Central, host Jon Stewart spoke about FOX's Bill O'Reilly who appears to have developed a negative fixation with superstar Beyonce's sexiness.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:48AM[SHARE]

VIDEO: HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME's Saul Williams Chats Role; Performs on 'Colbert' by TV News Desk

Poet, musician and actor Saul Williams, will soon star in the Tupac-inspired Broadway musical 'Holler If Ya Hear Me', appeared on last night's THE COLBERT REPORT on Comedy Central.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:48AM[SHARE]

Finalist Eliminated on "American Idol"; Four Contestants Remain by Andrew Gans

Four contestants now remain on the Fox singing competition "American Idol XIII."

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM[SHARE]

Feature: Revisiting 'Grounded' " blending the personal and the political by Dan Hutton

To say Grounded took last year's Edinburgh Fringe by storm may be a bit of an understatement. For about a week, George Brant's play about an American pilot who finds herself sat behind a des…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:41AM[SHARE]

Stephen Sorokoff My View: The Lillias White Effect Below 54 Chemistry 101 by Suzanna Bowling

Stephen Sorokoff My View: The Lillias White Effect Below 54 Chemistry 101: I guess Will Nunziata took a Chemistry class in college.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 09:30AM[SHARE]

VIDEO: Andrew Garfield Nails His TV Singing Debut on JIMMY FALLON by TV News Desk

Andrew Garfield made his singing debut on last night's TONIGHT SHOW WITH JIMMY FALLON. With Jimmy on the tambourine and Andrew on the guitar, the two perform the Spider-Man theme song.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:27AM[SHARE]

Schools of the Stars: Where the 2014 Tony Nominees Went to College – The Directors by Robert Viagas

Where the 2014 Tony nominees for director, choreographer and orchestrator pursued their college studies.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM[SHARE]

Titus Andronicus, review: 'a dramatic power that makes the stomach churn and the hands sweat' by Charles Spencer

A revival of Lucy Bailey's production at Shakespeare's Globe is deeply harrowing, says Charles Spencer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:20AM[SHARE]

Dinner and a Show: Where to Eat Before 'Chicago' by Ebehan

View the Full Article on NewYork.com

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 09:18AM[SHARE]

Theater Awards: Who's Snubbing Whom? by Jonathan Mandell

  Did the Tony nominating committee "snub" Denzel Washington, Daniel Craig, James Franco  and Daniel Radcliffe? Did Tony Awards Productions snub regional theaters by giving the Regio…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:08AM[SHARE]

BWW Seeks Editors in Houston by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld.com is currently seeking talented theater enthusiasts to head up feature coverage in Houston, TX.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:02AM[SHARE]

Feature: Q&A with Harry McEntire by Rachel St John

What made you want to become an actor? This is one of the most "West End Wendy" stories I think you will hear, but when I was six, I couldn't sleep one night so I went downstairs where my pa…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:01AM[SHARE]

WAKE UP with BroadwayWorld - Friday, May 2, 2014 - BEAUTIFUL at B&N, Kristin Chenoweth at Carnegie, Lucille Lortel and More! by Jessica Showers

Good morning, BroadwayWorld Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it Today's big news the BEAUTIFUL cast celebrates their ne…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AM[SHARE]

BWW Exclusive: Writer/Director of Web Series THE RESIDUALS Gives Tips for Commercial Auditioning by BroadwayWorld TV

Throughout its first season, BroadwayWorld TV has been very proud to air every episode of the new webseries THE RESIDUALS. With just two episodes left, CreatorWriterDirectorStar Michael Paul…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AM[SHARE]

'Our Town' opens at the George Street Playhouse by Ronni Reich

The theater collaborates with Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts

SOURCE: NJ.com at 09:00AM[SHARE]
Friday, May 2, 2014 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Grande, Rihanna & More at iHEART RADIO MUSIC AWARDS; Full Winner's List & Photo Highlights! by BroadwayWorld

NBC and Clear Channel Media and Entertainment presented the first-ever iHeartRadio Music Awards which were televised live on NBC from the historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:55AM[SHARE]

Act One " Moss Hart from Bronx to Broadway by Sandi Durell

          By: Sandi Durell   A rags to riches story, Act One takes wing as one of the theater's all-time icon's memoir (1959) comes alive at... The post Act One…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:45AM[SHARE]

She May Be Gone, But We Can Finally See Her Play by Raven Snook

How Oni Faida Lampley’s Tough Titty got its New York premiere — Brooklyn-based playwright and performer Oni Faida Lampley always used her personal life for inspiration. So when s…

SOURCE: TDF at 08:43AM[SHARE]

MARX MOVIE MADNESS MONTH #2: TOO MANY KISSES by Trav S.D.

    In celebration of Marxfest, every day this month we will be paying tribute to a different Marx Brothers film. While there are only 13 extant cinematic features including the…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:31AM[SHARE]

Sunny Afternoon review Ray Davies musical is hardly rock'n'roll by Lyn Gardner

This story about the Kinks would have been better presented as a jukebox musicalIt's definitely not Birdland. This story of that very English rock star and songwriter Ray Davies of the Kinks…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:25AM[SHARE]

Harold Lloyd in "An Eastern Westerner" by Trav S.D.

  Today is the anniversary of the release of the 1920 Harold Lloyd comedy An Eastern Westerner, directed by Hal Roach. An Eastern Westerner is one of the more overtly Fairbanks-esque o…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:16AM[SHARE]

Alliance for New Music-Theatre Presents 'The Václav Havel Project' May 7-8,11,14-15 &18th by Guest Author

Alliance for New Music-Theatre Presents: The Václav Havel Project "Artful. Brilliant. Irreverent. Simple, yet genius. Everything – from the writing to the stage direction and the ac…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:02AM[SHARE]

THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE 4TH ANNUAL JKTS AWARDS - THE FIRST CATEGORIES by JK

The Tony Awards Nominating Committee has had their say.  Now it is your turn!  For the 4th year (thank you!), I am asking all of you to be the nominating committee AND the voting b…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:00AM[SHARE]

BWW's On This Day - May 2, 2014

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on May 2 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM[SHARE]

Blogs: You Ought to Get Out More: Jamaica Inn

Manchester reviewer David Cunningham celebrates the imagination of the nocturnal theatre-goer, in the light of complaints about mumbling actors in the BBC's Jamaica Inn.

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:00AM[SHARE]
Friday, May 2, 2014 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Yankee Robinson by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Fayette Lodawick “Yankee” Robinson (1818-1884). Originally from Livingston County, NY, Robinson had been a shoemaker before joining June & TurnerR…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:59AM[SHARE]

Mary Lynn Rajskub: from the drama of 24 to standup comedy in London by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

The actor best known as Chloe O'Brian in the returning all-action TV series talks about why she started doing unannounced comedy gigs in LondonBy day she's a maverick computer analyst, savin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:59AM[SHARE]

VIDEO: Idina Menzel, Julie Andrews Talk Frozen on B'way, SOM, Adele Dazeem & More by TV News Desk

Broadway legends Julie Andrews and Idina Menzel appeared together in the Bravo Clubhouse on last night's WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE. Below, check out clips from the show

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:36AM[SHARE]

Ian McKellen and Trudie Styler to Appear in Gala Reading of Chekhov's The Seagull in London by Mark Shenton

Ian McKellen and Trudie Styler will play Peter and Isobel, respectively, in a staged reading of Thomas Kilry's Irish version of Chekhov's The Seagull at the St. James Theatre in Lond…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:26AM[SHARE]

VIDEO: Andy Karl & ROCKY Cast Perform 'Keep on Standing' on 'Letterman' by TV News Desk

Andy Karl and cast members from Broadway's ROCKY performed on last night's LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN on CBS.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:24AM[SHARE]

Running Lines: Walter Panas' 'Oliver!' by Peter D. Kramer

Sometimes, size matters. Last spring, diminutive Walter Panas sophomore Elizabeth Trifone was cast as Marta von Trapp in “The Sound of Music,” answering to her father’s whi…

SOURCE: The Journal News at 07:24AM[SHARE]

Les Misérables by Broadway Audience

Les Misérables is undoubtedly one of the most heart-wrenching productions on Broadway right now, and it is certainly one with a rich history as well.  Victor Hugo's iconic novel, origina…

SOURCE: BroadwayAudience.com at 07:23AM[SHARE]

Tom Story on directing Moth by Deryl Davis

Veteran D.C. actor Tom Story describes Moth, a tale of high school bullying and its violent repercussions closing this weekend at Studio Theatre's 2ndStage, as the kind of play he would have…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:22AM[SHARE]

Hard to Handle: Tough Titty by Sandi Durell

      by: JK Clarke   Tough Titty, to school kids, means "too bad for you " deal with it!" But in Tough Titty, the play, now through May... The post Hard to Handle: Tough…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:17AM[SHARE]

Situation: Comedy: The joy of sketch by Julian Hall

Sketch, sketch, sketch… where’s the finished article? Only joking. As everyone (ie some people) knows, I was cured of my fear of the sketch genre by facing it like a real phobia,…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:16AM[SHARE]

Wolf Hall TV cast to include Damian Lewis and Mark Rylance by Alice Vincent

Henry VIII and his courtiers to be played by some of Britain's starriest actors in adaptation of Hilary Mantel's novel

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:05AM[SHARE]

This week's new dance by Judith Mackrell

Breakin' Convention | Northern Ballet: Mixed BillNow in its 11th year, the Wells' annual festival of hip-hop dance-theatre has become one of the key fixtures of the calendar, one that embrac…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AM[SHARE]

Machynlleth Comedy Festival special by James Kettle

Toby | Tom Basden | Benjamin PartridgeThe unheralded market town of Machynlleth, mid Wales, seems like one of the most unlikely places for a comedy festival, but its eclectic selection of sh…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AM[SHARE]

In The Heights, Opus No 7, Raw Material: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook & Lyn Gardner

In The Heights | Opus No 7 | Raw Material: Llareggub Revisited | Fings Aint Wot They Used T'Be | I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire | Imaginate Festival Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AM[SHARE]
Friday, May 2, 2014 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare's Globe, theatre review

A confession: I fainted. I'm not alone: audiences are dropping like flies at this revival of Lucy Bailey's infamously gory 2006 staging.

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:57AM[SHARE]

Production News: Ian McKellen and Trudie Styler to star in The Seagull by Georgia Snow

Ian McKellen and Trudie Styler are to participate in a gala stage reading of Thomas Kilroy's translation of The Seagull. Directed by Max Stafford-Clark, the reading will be the culmination o…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:51AM[SHARE]

'The Realistic Joneses' - A Singular American Playwright Reaches Broadway, by Andy Propst

Toni Collette, Michael C. Hall and Tracy Letts in The Realistic Joneses (©Joan Marcus) If Edward Albee, Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, and Thornton Wilder were to have co-written a pl…

SOURCE: AmericanTheaterWeb at 06:30AM[SHARE]

Shenton's View: Depression " a gift that keeps giving by Mark Shenton

I’ve written before in this blog about the depressions I’m prone to, and have suffered ever since I was a teenager. There’s absolutely nothing to be ashamed of about depres…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:27AM[SHARE]

Sunny Afternoon, Hampstead Theatre, London by Mark Shenton

Hampstead Theatre, London: Hampstead comes up with a sunny summer surprise to offer an alternately tender and joyous jukebox show constructed out of Ray Davies' greatest hits to chart a…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:17AM[SHARE]

Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare's Globe, London by Honour Bayes

Shakespeare's Globe, London: Lucy Bailey's spectacular 2006 production of Titus Andronicus makes a glorious return to the Globe; much as its eponymous General does to Rome. But unlike t…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:07AM[SHARE]

Colm Feore: The Big Interview by Richard Ouzounian

Canadian star of stage and screen proves his chops in both King Lear and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 " and all in one month.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM[SHARE]

Q&A: The circus runs in Nino the Clown's family

Giovanni Zoppe (aka Nino the Clown) brings his show, which features acrobats, jugglers, dancing dogs and equestrian ballerinas, to Florissant this weekend.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:00AM[SHARE]
Friday, May 2, 2014 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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West End Now, Babbacombe Theatre, Torquay by Roger Malone

Babbacombe Theatre, Torquay: Bringing the West End to the West Country is the justifiably proud boast of the latest production to tread the Babbacombe boards. Read the full review

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:59AM[SHARE]

Hamlet First Quarto, The Courtyard Theatre, London by Rebecca Gordon

The Courtyard Theatre, London: The Courtyard Theatre produces a playful version of Hamlet that doesn't focus on the character's battle with depression - instead, Hamlet is a mischi…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:51AM[SHARE]

Feature: Spotlight on Polly Findlay " flexing her directorial muscles by Lisa Carroll

It's an exciting time for director Polly Findlay, who makes her directorial debut at the RSC this month with a revival of Arden of Faversham, having begun her theatrical career there as a ch…

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News: Theatres Trust objects to final Brighton Hippodrome cinema plans by Nicola Merrifield

Proposals to redevelop the Brighton Hippodrome into a £20 million cinema complex have been formally criticised by the Theatres Trust, with the body claiming that options to restore the ve…

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Friday, May 2, 2014 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Sunny Afternoon, Hampstead Theatre by Nick Hasted

The Kinks' music deserves more than another jukebox musical. Joe Penhall has instead collaborated with Ray Davies on a musical about the pain and compromise musicians go through to fill thos…

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Friday, May 2, 2014 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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News: London organisations defend capital's arts funding by Nicola Merrifield

London-based organisations have defended the city's level of arts funding in light of recent claims that public cultural investment is unfairly biased towards the capital. As part of its sub…

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STAG Goes Barefoot In The Park For Its 60th Anniversary by K.e. Weber

Neil Simon's romantic comedy, Barefoot in the Park, premiered on Broadway in 1963. It ran for 1,530 performances - this was Simon's longest-running hit, and the tenth longest-running…

SOURCE: Theatre People Australia at 03:12AM[SHARE]

New Preview Of PENNY DREADFUL With Reeve Carney & More by Pat Cerasaro

We were recently offered a grisly First Look at Broadway standout and SPIDER-MAN Turn OFF THE DARK headliner Reeve Carney in his new role playing a classic literary character on Showtime's u…

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'Grapes of Wrath' to open Sacramento Theatre Company's next season. by Marcus Crowder

Michael Laun, executive producing director of Sacramento Theatre Company, is calling the 2014-15 slate of productions “A Season of Legends, Epics and Icons.” Jerry Lee and Ja…

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Friday, May 2, 2014 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Broadway: "Kinky Boots" Taking a Vacation as Univision Buys Out Theater for One Week by Roger Friedman

The Tony winning musical “Kinky Boots” is so hot that it finishes fourth every week at the box office after “Wicked,” “The Categories: Featured Theater(Read …

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Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice Talk New JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Arena Tour by Pat Cerasaro

A first look at the talented cast of the new arena tour production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR was presented last week and N SYNC's JC Chasez opens up about …

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AMERICAN IDOL's Top-4 Theme & Showtune Suggestions: RENT, DOGFIGHT, CABARET, AVENUE Q, and More by Matt Tamanini

As first reported by TVLine.com, AMERICAN IDOL's Top-4 Week is going to take a very IFTHEN look at love with the theme Love Break-Ups and Make-Ups. So, after last night's elimination of pers…

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The Last Flapper: Brisbane Arts Theatre by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

Written by William Luce, The Last Flapper is a theatrical biography of dancer, socialite and muse, Zelda Fitzgerald, wife of the well-known author F Scott Fitzgerald. The Last Flapper offers…

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Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber Gives Us A Wonderful WIZARD OF OZ by Michael Roberts

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Jim Parsons & Taylor Kitsch Discuss THE NORMAL HEART by Pat Cerasaro

A series of new behind the scenes interview featurettes for the forthcoming HBO film adaptation of Larry Kramer's acclaimed Tony Award-winning play THE NORMAL HEART, directed by Ryan Murphy,…

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Best Shakespeare productions: what's your favourite Antony and Cleopatra? by Michael Billington

Judi Dench and Anthony Hopkins impressed as lovers embroiled in the sex and politics of this play. But which other double acts have ruled as Shakespeare's power couple?I've been accused of n…

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Friday, May 2, 2014 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Julia Roberts, Mark Ruffalo & Matt Bomer Discuss THE NORMAL HEART by Pat Cerasaro

A series of new behind the scenes interview featurettes for the forthcoming HBO film adaptation of Larry Kramer's acclaimed Tony Award-winning play THE NORMAL HEART, directed by Ryan Murphy,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM[SHARE]

Tony Yazbeck, Ann Crumb and More Set for Industry Reading of DANGEROUS Today by BroadwayWorld

Today, May 2nd there will be a special industry presentation of the new musical DANGEROUS. Directed by Jeff Whiting, the show is described as 'a 1930s swing-time musical reminiscent of Warne…

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DVR Alert: Idina Menzel Chats IF/THEN on 'Live with Kelly & Michael' Today by TV News Desk

Today, May 2, 2014, Tony Award winner IDINA MENZEL will guest on 'Live with Kelly and Michael' to speak about the new Broadway musical 'IfThen.'

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Paper Mill Playhouse Honors Tony Danza & Linda Bowden at 2014 Gala Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Paper Mill Playhouse is hosting its largest fundraising event of the year, Curtain Up on the 76th Season Gala tonight, May 2nd, at the renowned Hilton Short Hills. Curtain Up on the 76th Sea…

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Megan Hilty Set for Barbara Cook's Spotlight Concert At Kennedy Center Tonight by Pat Cerasaro

Popular Broadway headliner and recognizable TV star Megan Hilty brings her uniquely compelling concert repertoire to the hallowed Kennedy Center tonight as part of Barbara Cook's Spotlight s…

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The Complete and Condensed Stage Directions of Eugene O'Neill, Vol. 2 by Theasy.com

The Complete and Condensed Stage Directions of Eugene O'Neill, Vol. 2 Off Off Broadway, Theatre for the New City / New York Neo-Futurists Reviewed by Jack Smart BOTTOM LINE: A clever illu…

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Peppy musical injects design into classic

There is something life-affirming about a light and peppy musical. "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" is about as light and peppy as it gets as it takes a biblical story and give…

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Spider-Man is too emotional in sequel

Spider-Man is so emo. Oh sure, he fires off wisecracks at super-villains while dodging bullets and swinging between skyscrapers, but deep down he's a delicate flower.

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Broderick and Lane to Team Up for Updated McNally Comedy by William Grimes

Matthew Broderick will portray a nervous playwright in Terrence McNally's "It's Only a Play," while Nathan Lane will play his envious, backbiting friend.

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Marjorie Bradley Kellogg, Deborah M. Dryden and More Receive 2014 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Scenic designer, writer and professor, MARJORIE BRADLEY KELLOGG, and costume designer DEBORAH M. DRYDEN are among the 2014 TDFIrene Sharaff Awards recipients. The awards will be presented at…

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FLASH FRIDAY: A Kevin Spacey Cornucopia - Stage, Big Screen, Small Screen & NOW by Pat Cerasaro

Shining a spotlight on one of the greatest actors alive, today we celebrate the stunning stage and screen career of actor, director and patron of the arts Kevin Spacey.

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"Faking It" Star Bailey Buntain Reveals Unique Coffee Ritual by Young Hollywood

"Faking It" Star Bailey Buntain Reveals Unique Coffee Ritual The YH Studio welcomes actress Bailey Buntain, who fills us in on her role in the MTV comedy series "Faking It" and the perks of …

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Friday, May 2, 2014 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Shakina: One Woman Show at Sophie's NYC: Live Out Your Truth and Speak From Your Soul by Call Me Adam

Shakina: "One Woman Show" at Sophie's NYC: A show about truth, strength, self-love, acceptance, and empowerment from living as your true self.

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 12:46AM[SHARE]

Madonna Arms review feminist sci-fi parable misfires by Jane Howard

Next Wave festival, Arts House, MelbourneSet in a stylised version of the future, this show may be loud and fast, but its overall meaning is confused Madonna Arms, from theatre company Im Tr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:15AM[SHARE]

Perth International Comedy Festival: Tartan About by Claire Condry

Craig Hill pranced onstage resplendent in a t-shirt proclaiming JOCK, a kilt and a wildly bouncing sporran. He is a mean mover and has disco dance down to a tee. His show is a bizarre mix of…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:03AM[SHARE]

A Fly On The Wall, May 2, 2014 by The Charlebois Post

Going It Aloneby Jim MurchisonI was thinking about what is right and what is wrong with theatre. The Fringe is coming and there are a lot of one-person plays at the Fringe. That is fine for …

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'Seinfeld' star Jason Alexander shows off his Broadway chops by Jed Gottlieb, Jed Gottlieb

Jason Alexander's role as stocky bald man George Costanza tops his resume. But just below his "Seinfeld" work, musical theater fills Alexander's CV.The actor has appeared in a dozen stage pr…

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DIVA TALK: Catching Up With 2014 Beautiful Tony Nominees Anika Larsen and Jessie Mueller by Andrew Gans

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

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Chris Lemmon's Jack Lemmon Returns, New Play About His Father, Begins May 2 at Royal George Theatre by Carey Purcell

#Jack Lemmon Returns, a new play with music by Chris Lemmon, plays the Royal George Theatre beginning May 2 prior to an official opening May 12.

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TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards, Honoring Marjorie Kellogg, Deborah M. Dryden, Linda Cho and Marianne Krostyne, Presented May 2 by Carey Purcell

The 2014 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards, recognizing outstanding achievement in theatrical costume design, are presented May 2 at 6:30 PM at the Hudson Theatre. 

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Broadway Battles Bullying, Featuring Chondra Profit, Heather Parcells, Brian Craft and Anthony Crouchelli, Plays Joe's Pub May 2 by Carey Purcell

A benefit concert entitled Broadway Sessions for Broadway Battles Bullying is presented May 2 at 11:30 PM at Joe's Pub.

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Lincoln Center Education's May 2 "Next Stage" Discussion Series Features Virginia Johnson and Dance/NYC by Carey Purcell

Lincoln Center Education features Virginia Johnson and Dance/NYC in its "Next Stage" series May 2 in the Clark Studio Theater, located on the seventh floor of the Samuel B. and Dav…

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Andrea McArdle, Maureen McGovern, Donna McKechnie and Faith Prince Share Stories and Songs in 4 Girls 4 May 2 by Andrew Gans

Four dynamic women of the musical theatre join forces for 4 Girls 4 May 2 in the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, MD.

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Rock Opera The Life + Death of Kenyon Phillips, with Daphne Rubin-Vega, Michael Musto, Cheryl Freeman, Offered May 2 by Andrew Gans

A one-night-only presentation of The Life + Death of Kenyon Phillips, Phillips' autobiographical rock opera, is presented May 2 at Joe's Pub.

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Ann Crumb and Tony Yazbeck Lead NYC Reading of New Musical Dangerous May 2 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Ann Crumb and Tony Yazbeck lead an industry reading of Dangerous, a new musical by John C. Introcaso and Michael Colby, which is presented May 2 in Manhattan.

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9 to 5, Featuring Cast of 27 Teen Academy Members, Plays the Theatre at 14th Street Y Beginning May 2 by Michael Gioia

The Amas Musical Theatre and The Rosetta LeNoire Musical Theatre Academy present 9 to 5: The Musical, based on the 1980 20th Century Fox film and featuring 27 members of The Teen Academ…

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Las Vegas Broadway Bares, Hosted by Jai Rodriguez, Strips Down May 2 by Adam Hetrick

Las Vegas Broadway Bares returns for its fifth year with Got Wood, presented May 2 at the Planet Hollywood Showroom. Jai Rodriguez (Rent, Zanna Don’t) hosts. 

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Loni Ackerman, Alex Brightman, Ellyn Marie Marsh, Natalie Weiss, Remy Zaken and More Sing Duets May 2 at 54 Below by Michael Gioia

Duets with The Write Teacher(s), highlighting duets from composers Joe Iconis, Ryan Scott Oliver, Rob Rokicki and Zoe Sarnak, is held May 2 at 54 Below. Loni Ackerman, Alex Brightman, Ellyn …

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Hottest Articles on BWW from Thursday, May. 1

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Thursday, May 1, 2014.

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'Goodspeed's 'Damn Yankees': Red Sox Twist Yes, But Plenty of Heart, Too by Frank Rizzo

The show:  "Damn Yankees" at Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam.

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