No Show Is Safe! Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging! Opens Off-Broadway by Ryan McPhee

Gerard Alessandrini’s Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging! opens officially at the newly refurbished Davenport Theatre on May 4. New York’s longest-running comedy revue returns…

This Week's Picks! Wake Up with NPH, Hang Out at the Y with the Gents & Bid Vanessa Williams Adieu by Pete Croatto

Still reeling over all those totally unfair, completely ridiculous Tony nomination snubs? Fret not, friends! The coming week is chock full of entertaining distractions to keep your mind off …

Michele Pawk & Stephanie DiMaggio Star in 17 Orchard Point, Now Open Off-Broadway by Ryan McPhee

Leave your baggage at the door, or at least the lobby! The world premiere of 17 Orchard Point celebrates its official opening on May 4 at The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row. Tony winner Mich…

ON THE RECORD: The Bridges of Madison County by Steven Suskin

This week's column explores the original Broadway cast recording of Jason Robert Brown's #The Bridges of Madison County.

Tony Award Winner Daisy Eagan Makes 54 Below Solo Debut May 4 by Adam Hetrick

Daisy Eagan, a Tony Award winner for The Secret Garden, makes her 54 Below solo concert debut May 4 with her new autobiographical show One for My Baby.

Lucille Lortel Awards Presented May 4; Here Lies Love, Fun Home and Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 Lead Nominees by Adam Hetrick

The Off-Broadway musicals Here Lies Love, Fun Home and Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, as well as new plays by Joshua Harmon, Will Eno and Bruce Norris are among the nominees fo…

Velocity of Autumn, Starring 2014 Tony Nominee Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella, Closes on Broadway May 4 by Carey Purcell

The Velocity of Autumn, starring Academy Award winner and 2014 Tony nominee Estelle Parsons and two-time Tony Award winner Stephen Spinella, ends its Broadway run May 4.

World Premiere of 17 Orchard Point, Starring Tony Award Winner Michele Pawk, Opens Off-Broadway May 4 by Carey Purcell

The world-premiere production of 17 Orchard Point, the new familial drama by Anton Dudley and Stephanie DiMaggio, officially opens Off-Broadway May 4, following previews that began …

Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging! Opens Off-Broadway May 4 by Andrew Gans

The latest edition of Gerard Alessandrini’s Forbidden Broadway, which is entitled Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging!, officially opens May 4 at the newly refurbished Davenport Thea…

Christian Borle Is Part of Patrick Wilson & Friends Discussion May 4 by Andrew Gans

The Montclair Film Festival presents an afternoon entitled Patrick Wilson & Friends May 4 at the Montclair Art Museum.

Amber Gray, Jocelyn Bioh, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Shyko Amos, Danny Wolohan, Ben Horner Star in An Octoroon, Opening May 4 by Andrew Gans

The Soho Rep world premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ An Octoroon officially opens May 4 following previews that began April 23.

Sam Anderson, Jackie Chung, Stephen Ellis, Monica Horan, Alyson Reed Star in Different Words for the Same Thing, Beginning May 4 by Andrew Gans

The world premiere of Kimber Lee's different words for the same thing begins previews May 4 at the Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City prior to an official open…

Kennedy Center's Camelot in Concert, with Laura Michelle Kelly, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Tony Sheldon, Offered May 4 by Andrew Gans

For its 22nd annual Spring Gala, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts salutes the more-than 13-year tenure of Kennedy Center president Michael M. Kaiser with Camelot in Concert May 4 a…

The Tragedy of Comedy — Daniel Radcliffe Returns to Broadway in Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan by Ruth Leon

Film and stage star Daniel Radcliffe discusses taking on the demanding title role in the Broadway production of The Cripple of Inishmaan.

PLAYBILL POLL: Who Should Play Danny and Sandy in 2015 Live TV Presentation of Grease? Readers Respond by Jared Clough

Fox recently announced that it will broadcast a live presentation of the hit musical Grease in 2015. This news made us wonder: Who should star as Danny and Sandy in this upcoming TV pro…

PLAYBILL VIDEO WEEK IN REVIEW: Daniel Radcliffe, Idina Menzel, Sutton Foster, Ramin Karimloo and More by Playbill Staff

Playbill.com's weekly recap of its coverage of Broadway performances, celebrity interviews, web series and opening nights – in case they were missed the first time around.

THE CALL BOARD: Available Theatrical Internships 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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CT Actress Anika Noni Rose Hopes To Inspire Youth On Her Visit Home by Frank Rizzo

Bloomfield Native To Be One Of Three Guests At Charter Oak Visions Gala Some actors who win Tony Awards, become stars in films, TV and on the concert stage, don't look back from where they b…

Act One: Why We Fell in Love by Suzanna Bowling

Act One: Why We Fell in Love: It is seriously possible that the Moss Hart story Act One adapted and directed by James Lapine could win the Tony Award.

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 5/3/2014

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 532014.

Cabaret Cares/Help Is On the Way Today " Gala Benefit by Sandi Durell

        Cabaret Cares/Help Is On The Way Today, a 501c non-profit organization founded by MAC Award winning producer, Joseph Macchia, will hold its annual fundraising gal…

Getting to know you: Chris Fung by Erin James

Opera Australia and John Frost's production of The King and I opened in Brisbane earlier this month, marking the professional music theatre debut of many up-and-coming performers. AussieThea…

Review: BRAINPEOPLE by Toby Zinman

'Blues for an Alabama Sky' at Port City Playhouse by Sophia Howes

Blues for an Alabama Sky at Port City Playhouse:A Kiss to Build a Dream On: After the Harlem Renaissance The gifted and much admired Pearl Cleage is a poetic playwright.  Her dialogue shi…

Review: The Sound of Music (Lyric Opera of Chicago) by Scotty Zacher

You'll no doubt never see a more grand version of this American musical classic, as Lyric Opera gives us movie-sized spectacle in a live performance and for that, many lovers of the musical …

BWW TV: Meet the Company of HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME on Broadway- Plus a Performance Preview! 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…

Los Angeles Theater Review: PREMEDITATION (Los Angeles Theatre Center) by Tony Frankel

NOT PREMEDITATED ENOUGH Despite playwright Evelina Fernández' ability to take clichéd problems about marriage and turn them into humorous complaints about men tossing underwear on the fl…

'Sherlock Holmes' offers welcome battle of wits at Dallas Theater Center by Nancy Churnin

Review: The Gin Game/Rebekah Theatre Project by Zach Freeman

Like the 1981 movie starring married couple Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn, Rebekah Theatre Project's production of playwright D. L. Coburn's first play also stars a husband and wife team, Pa…

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, 5/3- ROCKY, THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, BULLETS OVER BROADWAY & More! by BroadwayWorld

Today's photos come from the casts of ROCKY, 50 SHADES, BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, LES MISERABLES, and more

Review: The Wizard of Oz (Broadway in Chicago) by Scotty Zacher

Sure, this Wizard of Oz is full of spectacle, splendid voices and fantastical projections, but you can't have it both ways--both honor *and* spoof the same source. It's rude to punish an aud…

Billy Porter Reflects on Album Release and How Far His Career Has Come by BroadwayWorld

It's been almost a decade since the Pittsburgh-born Billy Porter released a solo album, and since then much has changed for the award-winning artist. Perhaps best known for his Tony Award-wi…

Sunny Afternoon; Debris review by Susannah Clapp

Hampstead; Southwark Playhouse, LondonThe Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon is a triumph for Ray Davies and Joe Penhall. And orphans bring snot and fury to SouthwarkSunny Afternoon rocks Hampste…

Lord of the Flies; Ex Nihilo/The Human Edge review by Luke Jennings

Theatre Royal, Plymouth; Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, London Matthew Bourne brings little savages indoors as Mayuri Boonham invokes Hindu deitiesLord of the Flies was originally set o…

STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes of LES MISERABLES with Ramin Karimloo and Will Swenson by Stage Tube

The new Broadway revival of Les MIsererables, which is currently running at the Imperial Theatre, was just nominated for three Tony Awards, including a nod for leading man Ramin Karimloo. In…

The top ten: Malapropisms

This one was Nick Thornsby's idea. As Mrs Malaprop says in Sheridan's play 'The Rivals', 'If I reprehend anything in this world it is the use of my oracular tongue, and a nice derangement of…

Sir Richard Eyre interview: A National institution

They say that you should never meet your heroes, so for me it is something of a gamble going to interview Sir Richard Eyre. As a teenager in the London suburbs, I was drawn by the irresistib…

Seattle Dance Project bids a bittersweet goodbye

A review of Seattle Dance Project's farewell program at Broadway Performance Hall. Artistic director Timothy Lynch is leaving Seattle for a position in Columbus, Ohio.

Review: (Toronto / Comedy) SheNot TDot, SheLBT by The Charlebois Post

Amped and Inspiredby Lauren Mitchell@internetLaurenFriday was my first night of checking out shows at SheDot, there were four great shows for me to choose from, but time constraints being wh…

STAGE TUBE: MISS SAIGON Cast Welcomes Fans to Prince Edward Theatre! by Stage Tube

Miss Saigon, currently booking for performances through to Saturday 25th October 2014, will make its highly anticipated return to the West End on Saturday 3 May 2014 at the Prince Edward The…

The Lillias White Effect by Sandi Durell

  Music Review By Brian Scott Lipton       What is "The Lillias White Effect?" Whenever you see this powerful Tony Award winner perform live, it's usually the uncontrolla…

Review: The Hoarder (Tour - Stephen Joseph Theatre)

Starting its UK tour in Scarborough, Sticks Theatre Company's examination of the life of a chronic hoarder is a "bold piece of physical theatre".

Review: (Toronto / Theatre) Paper Song by The Charlebois Post

Sing Me a SongBut not one of Paperby Jason Booker The latest show to grace the studio stage at Young People's Theatre, Paper Song repeatedly asserts that "paper can be anything." So true. Bu…

Review: (Montreal / Theatre) Top Girls by The Charlebois Post

Leni Parker (photo by Andrée Lanthier)Top Girls reaches for goldYou might love or hate Churchill's feminist play Sarah Deshaies@sarahdeshaiesGuess who's coming to dinner?In career…

Review: (Ottawa / Theatre) huff by The Charlebois Post

(photo by Cliff Cardinal)Dark Theatre to Die Forby Jim Murchison The set for huff is stark. There is a chair, a couple of plastic milk crates with beer bottles in them. Long white plast…

Review: (Vancouver / Theatre) Kim's Convenience by The Charlebois Post

Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Andre Sills (photo by Bruce Monk)"Corner store comedy" balances humour, family drama and culture clashKim's Convenience a familiar microcosm of immigrant experience in Ca…

Malcolm Gets: The French Connection by Michael Portantiere

Malcolm Gets was most recently seen on stage as one of the witches (!!!), along with Byron Jennings and John Glover, in Macbeth, and before that opposite Will Chase in The Story of My Life. …

For L.A. cabaret show, Jeremy Jordan is nervous about being himself by Susan King

Even guys who have starred on Broadway, been a regular on a TV series and have a few films under their belt hit that moment in their career where Jeremy Jordan was recently. "Honestly, I did…

For L.A. cabaret show, Jeremy Jordan is nervous about being himself by Susan King

Even guys who have starred on Broadway, been a regular on a TV series and have a few films under their belt hit that moment in their career where Jeremy Jordan was recently.

Freud's Last Session by 2nd Story Theatre

In the last weeks of his life, Sigmund Freud invites scholar CS Lewis to his London home where the brilliant host and his equally opinionated guest engage in a clash of ideas (and a battle o…

Interviews: Carlos Pons Guerra: dancer by Kevin Berry

The dance world is becoming increasingly aware of the talent of Carlos Pons Guerra. Daring, audacious and sublimely, riotously funny he has found a style and dancers to match. His company, D…

New and Noteworthy: Theater

New This Week In a Dark Dark House (Simpatico Theatre Project) Two brothers wrestle with an event in their past in this Neil LaBute play. Previews Wednesday, Thursday, opens Friday.

Chicago Theater Review: JUNO (TimeLine Theatre) by Lawrence Bommer

MELTING JIGS INTO DIRGES Whether it's a Jewish family in Awake and Sing! or a black one in A Raisin in the Sun, poverty grinds down its unloved ones and prejudice finishes the ki…

BWW TV: BWW TV Exclusive: Meet the 2014 Tony Nominees- Mary Bridget Davies on Crying 'Happy Tears' Over Her Nomination by BroadwayWorld TV

Today we continue our Tonys coverage with Mary Bridget Davies, a nominee for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for A Night with Janis Joplin, who chats about the honor of bringing Janis back…

Theater: 'Crimes of the Heart' at the Guthrie

Masterpieces make Minn. museums world-class destinations

Friday night footlights: The story of a real-life high school musical

For theater teens, the spring musical is an annual ritual. As Spring Lake Park High staged "Cabaret," we found drama behind the scenes as well as onstage.

WINDMILL BABY ' Upstream Theater by Andrea

Upstream Theater continues its "Down Under" season with Australian playwright David Milroy's "Windmill Baby". Upstream once again ushers in a US premiere that was first presented in 2005 in …

Back from Vacation! by Trish Causey

Hey, everybody! I went on a brief holiday from MTMag blogging because I knew the onslaught of info that will be coming down the pike now that we’re in full throttle award season. I upd…

WATCH: Kevin Spacey sings with Jimmy Fallon's quartet by Layla A. Jones

Kevin Spacey got dirty with Jimmy Fallon Friday on 'The Tonight Show.' The 'House of Cards' actor joined Fallon's barbershop quartet, the 'Ragtime Gals,' in singing Jason Derulo's hit single…

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Theatre Review: Catholic tastes onstage in The Last Confession and A God In Need of Help by Robert Cushman

Plays about God move in mysterious, not to say frustrating, ways. Two of them are currently playing in Toronto

In the Spotlight Series: In the Tonys Photo Booth with Nominee Cherry Jones by Walter McBride

Below you can check out photos of Cherry Jones, nominated for Best Leading Actress in a Play for The Glass Menagerie, in the BroadwayWorld.com series 'In the Spotlight' by acclaimed photogra…

Mother's Day Showtune for 2014 " Click Here to Find Out by Broadway Reviewed

Each year I struggle with what to do for Mother’s Day showtunes.  One year I had mommy bloggers share their favorite Disney valentine’s showtunes and another I chose a song I …

Photo Flash: Busy Phillipps Visits 'Dawson's Creek' Co-Star Michelle Williams at Broadway's CABARET by BroadwayWorld

Busy Phillips attended last night's performance of the Broadway revival of Cabaret, starring her fellow Dawson's Creek alum Michelle Williams.

Q&A with 'All the Way' playwright Robert Schenkkan by Elisabeth Ponsot

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioThe post Q&A with ‘All the Way’ playwright Robert Schenkkan appeared first on PBS NewsHour.

The Saturday Saying by Colin Mitchell

“The problem is that it is more disturbing than it needs to be. Tony Doublin's special effects of blood and a wound are vividly realistic, but the gore took center stage, turning what …

The Gospel According to...Lauren Hayes by Michael Block

Name: Lauren HayesHometown: Walnut Creek, CAEducation: BS in chemistry, Stanford UniversityWho do you play in The Mysteries?: AngelTell us about The Mysteries: It is an immersive evening inv…

Preljocaj's 'Snow White' at the Harris Theater by Laura Molzahn, Special To The Tribune

DANCE REVIEW: 'Snow White' at the Harris Theater ★★★½ DANCE REVIEW: 'Snow White' at the Harris Theater ★★★½ ...Angelin Preljocaj's "Snow White" is …

Photo Coverage: Paul Byrom Returns to New York City with Concert at SubCulture by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Hailed as one of Ireland's premier tenors, Paul Byrom performed at SubCulture Arts Underground 45 Bleecker Street in New York City

'Debutante' by Sandi Durell

          NY Theater Review By Marcina Zaccaria   Written by Ryann Weir and created and directed by Anne Tippe, 'Debutante' is a light, funny show playing... Th…

Timeline's JUNO Proves The Power of The Matriarch 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…

Winners & Losers: Tonys, Sterling

Your week in Donald Sterling and "Star Wars" news.

VIDEO: Kevin Spacey Talks New Documentary & House of Cards on FALLON by TV News Desk

Kevin Spacey stopped by last night's TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON and talked about performing Shakespeare in China and Spain and how they documented it in Now in the Wings on a World S…

'Living Out' ('Cama Afuera') at GALA Hispanic Theatre by Robert Montenegro

On a superficial level, the two women at the heart of Lisa Loomer's elegantly crafted Living Out couldn't be more different. Ana (Belén Oyola-Rebaza) is an undocumented nanny working …

VIDEO: Kevin Spacey, Jimmy Fallon & Barbershop Quartet Perform Derulo's 'Talk Dirty' by TV News Desk

On last night's TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON, Jimmy, Kevin Spacey and their barbershop quartet, The Ragtime Gals, sang Jason Derulo's hit song 'Talk Dirty.'

Barbara Cook's Spotlight: Megan Hilty at The Kennedy Center by David Friscic

Stage, film, and television star, Megan Hilty wowed the audience at The Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater last night with an eclectic concert that proved that Hilty is the sort of striking ta…

May 2014 Openings Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off Broadway by Jonathan Mandell

The Broadway season is over, but there is plenty of theater opening in May in New York, the city that never lets you sleep. Below is a list of theater opening in May, 2014, organized chronol…

At 94, painter Ed Smith has never put down his brush

'Is it an apartment or a gallery?' A gallery, definitely.

"Red-Eye to Havre de Grace" " E.A Poe's Last Days by Sandi Durell

      NY Theater Review, Sandi Durell   If you're craving to find out about E.A. Poe and his final days before he died at age 40, then get... The post "Red-Eye to Havre d…

This Weekend at Marxfest: Dick Cavett, Dueling Grouchos, and More by Trav S.D.

Fresh in the afterglow of last night’s waltz I’d be remiss if I didn’t give big time plugs to the next two exciting Marxfest events happening this very weekend. Tonight and…

"The House That Will Not Stand" at Yale Rep by Fred Sokol

... this is a full, heartfelt, and inspirational evening of theater. Real and spiritual worlds are combined so that the theatergoer will contemplate beyond the final curtain.

May Day All American Burlesque Revue Tonight by Trav S.D.

Filed under: AMERICANA, Burlesk, Contemporary Variety, PLUGS Tagged: All American Burlesque Revue, Angie Pontani, Hoboken Elks, Murray Hill

Fuse Dance Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater " Among the Finest Dancers in the World Today by Iris Fanger

I cannot prove the following judgment because I have not seen every dancer on the globe, but I believe that the members of the Alvin Ailey troupe are among the best in the world.

A Handful of Stars, Theatre503, Battersea, review: 'a glorious revival' by Dominic Cavendish

Boyzone's Keith Duffy makes his UK stage-acting debut in this the funny and rueful play

Cameron Mackintosh Shares Update on MISS SAIGON & MY FAIR LADY Films - One is OFF! by BroadwayWorld

For years and especially after the success of the LES MISERABLES film, British mega-producer Cameron Mackintosh has been talking up the ideas of both remaking the MY FAIR LADY film, and in b…

Don't forget Neil Simon by Ken Levine

A number of years ago at the Daily Grill in Brentwood I was waiting at the valet for my car and there was Neil Simon waiting for his (a nicer one by the way). I mentioned to my kids, who…

Hot Selfie! Hugh Jackman Backstage with Idina Menzel by BroadwayWorld

It must be hot, selfie Saturday here wait - is that a thing Can we make it a thing. Tony host Hugh Jackman just posted the below photo that we're now obsessing over with the caption 'Selfie …

MARX MOVIE MADNESS MONTH #3: A ZEPPO VEHICLE?!? 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 entire team, …

Filichia on Friday: April's Leftovers and May's Brainteaser by Peter Filichia

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

Laurel and Hardy in "Saps at Sea" by Trav S.D.

Today is the anniversary of the release date of Saps at Sea (1940), Laurel and Hardy’s last feature for Hal Roach, and in my view their last good comedy. The boys work at a horn …

"Annapurna" " Butt Bare Banter by Sandi Durell

        NY Theater Review by Sandi Durell   In Sharr White's (The Snow Geese, The Other Place) latest offering, this sometimes comical, yet annoyingly touching play,…

BWW's On This Day - May 3, 2014

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on May 3 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Turning on the Ghost Light by Broadway & Me

This is one of those crazy times when I find that I can either see shows or write about them but not both (cause as much as I love myself some theater"and sharing it with you all"there are a…

Buster Keaton in "My Wife's Relations" by Trav S.D.

In May 1922, Buster Keaton released his comedy My Wife’s Relations, co-directed by Eddie Cline.  One of his series of “bad luck” shorts, Keaton is accidentally mar…

Harry Langdon in "His First Flame" by Trav S.D.

Today is the anniversary of the release date of the Harry Langdon comedy His First Flame (1927). The film was made for Mack Sennett in 1927, but Langdon left the studio so Sennett hung…

Best Shakespeare productions: what's your favourite Timon of Athens? by Michael Billington

Nicholas Hytner's production in 2012 turned this unfashionable play into a bitter fable about our credit cultureTimon, wrote Quentin Letts in the Daily Mail, "tends to be dismissed as o…

San Diego Theater Review: TIME AND THE CONWAYS (The Old Globe) by Tony Frankel

TIME IS RELATIVE FOR THE RELATIVES IN TIME J. B. Priestley's Time and the Conways is in some ways a creaky play, yet the production at The Old Globe is so lovingly directed, thrillingly acte…

Take The 'Which CARRIE THE MUSICAL Character Are You?' Quiz By SpeakEasy Stage by Pat Cerasaro

In accordance with the recent announcement that Boston's SpeakEasy Stage would mount infamous page-to-stage adaptation CARRIE THE MUSICAL this month, the regional theater company has launche…

New York Pops' 31st Birthday Gala and What a Party It Was by Suzanna Bowling

New York Pops' 31st Birthday Gala and What a Party It Was: Carnegie Hall was packed to the rafters with celebrities (famous people spotted included Sarah Jessica Parker, Victor Garber, John …

FIVE MILE LAKE (SOUTH COAST REP): 85% " SWEET by Lemonmeter

BITTERSWEET Rachel Bonds' new drama about small-town concerns is promising but needs fleshing out. Paul Hodgins – OC Register SWEET Regardless of the flaws, Bonds does prove that she i…

Rory Bremner offers Neil Morrissey a helping hand by Tim Walker

Rory Bremner has offered Neil Morrissey 'help' as he prepares to take over from him as the butler in Noel Coward's Relative Values.

Stephen Trask Talks Neil Patrick Harris Versus John Cameron Mitchell & Teases HEDWIG 2 by Pat Cerasaro

HEDWIG amp THE ANGRY INCH composerlyricist Stephen Trask discusses the differences between title role originator John Cameron Mitchell and new Broadway headliner Neil Patrick Harris as well …

THE GERSHWINS' PORGY AND BESS (AHMANSON THEATRE): 88% " SWEET by Lemonmeter

SWEET Diane Paulus' direction of “The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess” is mesmerizing. It features a cast of strong actors, abundant laughs amidst serious moments, and some of the most…

Theater Review: The cocktails flow in a sobering "Great Gatsby" by Lisa Kennedy

"The Great Gatsby" gang — Jay and Nick, Tom and Daisy — are still on invitation lists this season.

Drew Gasparini and Friends Bring Vol. 3 of 'FROM HERE & THERE' to 54 Below Tonight by BroadwayWorld

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will present Drew Gasparini and friends in 'From Here amp There The Music amp Lyrics of Drew Gasparini' Volume 3 tonight, May 3rd at 11pm.

Barbara Cook and More Set for Symphony Space's WALL TO WALL Cabaret Today by BroadwayWorld

Symphony Space's annual Spring Festival has become one of the season's most keenly awaited events. This year's installment, Sleeping Around The Cultural Lives of New York's Hotels, may be th…

Broadway's Josh Gad, Darren Criss, Patrick Stewart and More Set for White House Correspondents' Dinner Tonight by TV News Desk

FROZEN and BOOK OF MORMON's Josh Gad, GLEE's Darren Criss and Matthew Morrison, Broadway and X-MEN's Patrick Stewart, SMASH's Katherine McPhee, MODERN FAMILY's Jesse Tyler Ferguson and more …

Jeremy Kushnier Helms 'Un-Ironically Enthusiastic Concert of Nerds' with Live-Stream Performance Today by BroadwayWorld

Jeremy Kushnier, Leenya Rideout, and Jarvis Darrell will lead an army of nerds on parade in the Un-Ironically Enthusiastic concert, showcasing original songs by original geeks featuring famo…

Elizabeth Rodriguez Joins Chazz Palminteri in World Premiere of UNORGANIZED CRIME, Beginning Tonight in LA by BroadwayWorld

Unorganized Crime, LLC announces that Tony Award-nominated actress Elizabeth Rodriguez Broadway's The Motherfucker With the Hat will star opposite Academy Award-nominee Chazz Palminteri 'A …

Mike Eldred, Chuck Wagner, Laura Matula, Rachel Potter and More Set for Studio Tenn's LES MISERABLES This Weekend by BroadwayWorld

Studio Tenn's season finale production of the operatic epic 'Les Miserables' will celebrate Claude-Michel Schonburg's stirring, masterful score the core of this sweeping contemporary phenome…

Kristin Chenoweth Returns to Carnegie Hall with THE EVOLUTION OF A SOPRANO Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Tonight, May 3 at 730 p.m., Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actress and recording artist Kristin Chenoweth returns to Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium Perelman Stage with an all-new program en…

THE AMAZING-SPIDERMAN's Andrew Garfield Hosts SNL Tonight by TV News Desk

Andrew Garfield will be hosting Saturday Night Live tonight, May 3rd. The night will also feature the band Coldplay, who will be making their fifth appearance on the show.

Capathia Jenkins, Leslie Kritzer, Faith Prince and Clarke Thorell Tribute Fanny Brice at 92Y, Now thru 5/5 by BroadwayWorld

Funny girl, singular talent, American icon. Fanny Brice hit stardom in the 1920s and, almost a century later, still inspires the public imagination. This weekend, May 3, 4, and 5, Lyrics amp…

Broadway's Ben Vereen Set for SHARE's BOOMTOWN Experience in LA Today by BroadwayWorld

Each year the SHARE Ladies host one of the most anticipated fundraisers of the LA social scene 'BOOMTOWN.' Attracting Hollywood glitterati and business moguls alike, LA's elite will come tog…

Bellamy Young On Broadway, SCANDAL & Being A Huge HEDWIG Fan by Pat Cerasaro

Broadway headliner and SCANDAL standout star Bellamy Young discusses her role on the hit ABC drama series as well as sheds some light on her Broadway past and her devotion to HEDWIG amp THE …

Review: GINT by Toby Zinman

BWW Reviews: The Tenor's a Cinderella, the Mezzo's Charming and the Met's CENERENTOLA is a Dream by Richard Sasanow

When the Met's production of LA CENERENTOLA, Rossini's version of the Cinderella story. arrives in movie theatres around the world next week, the star for many will be tenor Juan Diego Flore…

Commentary and Regional Theater Review: THE PURPLE LIGHTS OF JOPPA ILLINOIS (World Premiere by Adam Rapp at South Coast Rep in Costa Mesa) by Tony Frankel

DIM LIGHTS As part of its 17th Annual Pacific Playwrights Festival, South Coast Repertory presented a play by Adam Rapp. Unlike Theresa Rebeck's Zealot and Rajiv Joseph's Mr. Wolf, which rec…

Theater Review | Connecticut: A Review of 'The House That Will Not Stand' in New Haven by Anita Gates

"The House That Will Not Stand" at Yale Repertory Theater in New Haven serves as something of a lesson in the custom of plaçage, in which black, American Indian or Creole women were "plac…

Interviews: With Broadway's ''Act One'', Tony Shalhoub Celebrates a Life in the Theater by David Gordon

creating a/broad, May 3, 2014 by The Charlebois Post

Hang Out With Me While I Packby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreHi, thanks, no, I'm fine, everything's good, I just have to pack up, you don't mind if I keep working, do you? Great.No, my plane's …

'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…

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.

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 …

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.

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…

"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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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…

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.

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.

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…

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…

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.

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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