There's magic in Shakespeare.Not just literary wizardry. The Bard populated his works with witches, ghosts and the mighty sorcerer Prospero.The lead character in Shakespeare's "The Tempest,"…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 12:00AM[SHARE]The national tour of Jonathan Tolins' one-man comedy Buyer & Cellar, starring Michael Urie, officially opens May 10 at Chicago's Broadway Playhouse.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that Moms gather at Mothers and Sons… Norm Lewis makes Phantom history... Jim Dale is anything by Just... and A Gentleman's Guide to …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Annie Get Your Gun, Irving Berlin's musical comedy about sharpshooter Annie Oakley, officially opens at San Diego Musical Theatre May 10 following previews that began May 9.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]The Stephen Schwartz-Winnie Holzman musical Wicked returns to its original Australian home in Melbourne for a limited engagement before touring to Sydney and Brisbane in 2014. Performan…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Playbill.com's series features actors commenting on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they're looking forward to and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Two-time Tony Award winner John Cullum talks with Playbill.com about returning to the stage in Harvey Fierstein's new play Casa Valentina.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Michael Shannon chats with Playbill.com about returning to the play The Killer at Theatre for a New Audience.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Check out the latest celebrity interviews, features, news and multimedia from Playbill.com.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower offers a collection of the top ten songs by award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Friday, May 9, 2014.
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John Aylward, Kristen Bush, Kevin O'Rourke and Jan MaxwellThe City of Conversation. Photos by Stephanie BergerThe City of ConversationBy Anthony GiardinaDirected by Doug HughesLincoln Center…
SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 10:32PM[SHARE]Let's Get it On….sounds like a steamy night at the theatre don't you think? It certainly will be with the soul styling's of Marvin Gaye's music and the smooth voice of Mr Bert Labonte, who…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:18PM[SHARE]The storyline that encompasses this delightfully sung musical review takes place in a retirement home, and is written quite maudlin and, rather than tug, it mauls the heartstrings. The backs…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 10:06PM[SHARE]Trucking is a great subject for a play " "breaker breaker," colorful personalities, the lure of the road and all that. Yet "The Few" is strangely uninvolving, its intriguing potential...
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In "A View of the Mountains" in Long Branch, a father and son see each other for the first time in 30 years, but they are divided by more than time.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:47PM[SHARE]By Morgan Greene. In accepting the single story that "God's Work" does not belong in a downtown Chicago theater, do we contribute to the silencing of the voices of our youth? I believe "God'…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 07:39PM[SHARE]Should a play be taken to task for the news cycle it arrives in? Probably not. Unless that work actually invites the scrutiny.
SOURCE: Denver Post at 07:37PM[SHARE]Six months have passed since the last time Eliane Weidauer was on stage " a drought by her standards, an age away from the rehearsals and the matinees.
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 07:32PM[SHARE]Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella. Photo: Joan MarcusThe Velocity of AutumnBy Eric CobleDirected by Molly SmithThe Booth TheatreWhat's It all About:Elderly Alexandra (Estelle Parsons…
SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 07:31PM[SHARE]The Muny has announced the principle casting for its fourth show of its 96th season, The Addams Family, directed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge, choreographed by Vince Pesce, with musical direction…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:22PM[SHARE]McLaughlin is successful in drawing parallels between the Trojan War and the Invasion of Iraq in 2003 but her comparison of Greek warrior Ajax's downfall to the sexual harassment of women in…
SOURCE: Haines His Way at 07:18PM[SHARE]By David Dower. My guest today is Eric Ting, Associate Artistic Director at the Long Wharf in New Haven, CT. We get into some detail around the challenges of planing a season that amplifies …
SOURCE: HowlRound at 07:14PM[SHARE]James Franco and Chris O'Dowd. Photo: Richard PhibbsOf Mice and MenBy John SteinbeckDirected by Anna D. ShapiroLongacre TheatreWhat's It all About?Steinbeck's depressing story of two migrant…
SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 07:12PM[SHARE]BroadwayWorld.com, the largest, most comprehensive theatre site on the net, recently announced the newest addition to its line-up of original, engaging, star-filled TV programs- YouTube sens…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:06PM[SHARE] NY Theater Review by Susan Hasho You don't want to assume you know what's going to happen in the play Playing with Grownups, or...
The post Playing …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:06PM[SHARE]Tonight, Melbourne will once again host the opening night the musical WICKED, which is returning to the Regent Theatre nearly 6 years after its premiere season in 2008. Starring Aus…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:00PM[SHARE]The show is rumoured to be waiting in the wings at the Aldwych Theatre
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Asian Voices. Suman Bhuchar talks to Leesa Gazi, actor, translator and a founder of Komola Collective, a new theatre company whose debut production, Birangona: Women of War tells the stories…
SOURCE: Theatre Voice at 06:57PM[SHARE]A reading of the prolific actor's play about the 1994 Rwanda genocide will stream live and include a web-assisted talkback with people in Rwanda.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:50PM[SHARE] NY Music Review by Joel Benjamin Corinna Sowers-Adler sashayed onto the 54 Below stage on May 6th"as best she could in her spectacular, form-fitting…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:48PM[SHARE]In "Damn Yankees, the Red Sox Version," a reboot in East Haddam of a Tony-winning musical, a baseball fan makes a deal with the devil.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:27PM[SHARE]ASIAN VOICES: SHAKESPEARE. Suman Bhuchar conducts an interview about All's Well That Ends Well, as performed in Gujarati at Shakespeare's Globe, with its director Sunil Shanbag (director), a…
SOURCE: Theatre Voice at 06:27PM[SHARE]THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY team just Tweeted a photo of Broadway vet Kristin Chenoweth visiting star Kelli O'Hara backstage at the show on May 8, along with the caption 'It was amazing ha…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:27PM[SHARE]Have you been going through Venus in Fur withdrawal since the Tony-nominated Broadway production closed in 2011? Yeah, us too. Don't worry, on June 20 you’ll finally be able to get…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:25PM[SHARE]Qurrat Ann Kadwani, a New York City based actress and host of Indian-American TV shows, is in a starring role in the off-Broadway show THEY CALL ME Q set to open May 19 at St. Luke's Theater…
SOURCE: newsindiatimes.com at 06:25PM[SHARE]Because I’m not a fuckin’ bird. Nor do I Facebook. Yes, we use both for marketing and promotions here at Bitter Lemons, but for the most part those are automatic when we post som…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 06:23PM[SHARE]One thing is for certain: There ain't no musical mountain higher than the one stacked with the hits written and performed by the artists associated with that magical Detroit-bred record labe…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 06:22PM[SHARE]Playhouse Square to honor Reuben Silver with a dimming of lights Saturday.
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 06:20PM[SHARE]The Palace Theatre box office opens this Monday, May 12 at 10:00 am for tickets to Holler if Ya Hear Me, the new Broadway musical inspired by the lyrics of Tupac Shakur. The Palace Theatre i…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 06:10PM[SHARE]"A song is something with a beginning, middle and an end," Berry Gordy (Clifton Oliver) advises Smokey Robinson (Nicholas Christopher) early on in "Motown the Musical." It is not only the de…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 06:00PM[SHARE]Sunday night Jeremy Shamos danced across the Kimmel Center stage before taking off into a sudden run and leaping  into Steven Pasquale’s strong arms (where, truth be told, he was ca…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 06:00PM[SHARE]We take a look into the rehearsal room of the show, part of this year's Festival at Glyndebourne
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"Going to the chapel and we're… gonna get married…"Snow Bride examines addiction like a relationshipby Dave RossDavid James Brock's new play Snow Bride opened at The Box last night, a ti…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:55PM[SHARE]Sonia Friedman Productions will present the Royal Court Theatre production of The River, a new play by Jez Butterworth, starring Hugh Jackman, Laura Donnelly and Cush Jumbo, and directed by …
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 05:47PM[SHARE]Photo by Jorg BaumannStrange Choicesby Beat Rice After a spectacular presentation of Dark Matters at Canadian Stage in 2012, expectations and anticipations were high for the return of Crysta…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:44PM[SHARE]ALL THAT CHAZZ After nearly a 25-year absence, actor Chazz Palminteri returns to the Los Angeles stage in the world premiere of Unorganized Crime, currently shooting up the joint at the Elep…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:38PM[SHARE]GOING WHERE NO FESTIVAL HAS GONE BEFORE Writer and actor David Dean Bottrell came up with a swell idea for Los Angeles"a science fiction theater festival. Consisting of two different program…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:37PM[SHARE]Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Friday, May 9, 2014 Today's Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway “Tupac musical HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME: Watch the c…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:35PM[SHARE]San Diego Opera said Friday that it has reached its crowd-funding goal of $1 million, 10 days ahead of the May 19 deadline. But the financially troubled opera company said it wasn't ready to…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:33PM[SHARE]MEDIA RELEASEPlenty of exciting activities on the horizon for the2014 Canada Dance Festival.For Immediate ReleaseMay 9, 2014 " The Canada Dance Festival (CDF) is about so much more than just…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:32PM[SHARE]Mallory Gilbert Leadership Award presented to Yvette Nolanand protégé Kristen HolfeuerToronto (May 8, 2014) - The Professional Association of Canadian Theatres is pleased to present t…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:31PM[SHARE]YPT Announces 2014/15 Season!Artistic Director Allen MacInnis and Executive Director Nancy J. Webster are thrilled to announce the line-up for 2014/15 " the 49th sea…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:30PM[SHARE]Look out, Frozen, because there’s a new fairytale musical comedy that we can't wait to obsess over. According to Deadline, ABC has picked up Galavant for a series order. …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:28PM[SHARE]Finally, the dates have been announced for the Broadway production of Jez Butterworth’s The River, which is set to star Tony Award winner and Oscar nominee Hugh Jackman. The show wi…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 05:28PM[SHARE]This week, we upped the YouTube view count on five very special Broadway videos.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 05:22PM[SHARE]The value of these two superb "operas" is learning where harpist Deborah Henson-Conant was musically (and emotionally) in the early '80s.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:21PM[SHARE]Cultish musical enthusiasts have The Rocky Horror Show, movie-goers have Night of the Living Dead, 60′s rockers had The Grateful Dead, and literary enthusiasts have Three M…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:19PM[SHARE]Bucks County Playhouse has announced that Joey Slotnick NIPTUCK, THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY, Anastasia Griffith DAMAGES, ONCE UPON A TIME, Michael Nathanson SIDE EFFECTS, HBO'S Upcoming…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:19PM[SHARE]We've teamed up with Just a Must theatre company to bring you the chance to win a pair of tickets to see the English language premiere of Dead at Last, No More Air at Camden People's Theatre…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:11PM[SHARE]Disney's animated film Frozen has been racking up impressive statistics since it was released last November. Its box office earnings total $1 billion, worldwide, the movie won two Academy Aw…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:02PM[SHARE]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 recently presented and the full list of dates and cities o…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:01PM[SHARE]CabaretMusic by John KanderLyrics by Fred ebbBook by Joe MasteroffCo-direction and Choreography by Rob MarshallDirected by Sam MendesRoundabout Theatre CompanyStudio 54What's It All About?Th…
SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 05:01PM[SHARE]Tony Award-winning Once director John Tiffany and Let the Right One In playwright Jack Thorne are in talks to collaborate with best-selling author J.K. Rowling on a stage production based on…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:00PM[SHARE]Ben Hewis snuck into the Spiegeltent at the London Wonderground on London's Southbank to get a cheeky glimpse at one of the craziest shows in the capital
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"Teach me how to shimmy," goes one of the songs in the Leiber and Stoller revue "Smokey Joe's Café," and shimmying is what the venerable Arena Stage is doing with its energetic revival of t…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:54PM[SHARE]Whores are so jolly. At least in France. Take Irma la Douce, that charming poule: What won't she get into! First, she falls in love with a law student who figures out a way to get her off th…
SOURCE: Vulture at 04:53PM[SHARE]Lea Michele may be leading a Broadway revival of FUNNY GIRL on GLEE, but the proposed plans of her taking the role to the actual Great White Way seem to be gaining traction.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:52PM[SHARE]You Can’t Stop the Beat With Our FREE Song Downloads Click HERE to listen to and/or download songs from each one of our Broadway Junior musicals to help you pick the right show for you…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 04:43PM[SHARE]Laden with heart and abundant humor, THEY CALL ME Q speaks to the universal search for identity experienced by immigrants of all nationalities.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:38PM[SHARE]Moe Angelos as Susan Sontag.It would be nice to say that Sontag: Reborn, the latest from the Builders Association (at ArtsEmerson through this weekend) amounts to more than just high-end hag…
SOURCE: The Hub Review at 04:33PM[SHARE]If ever there were a season to begin handing out Tony Awards for best wig, from the big hair in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" to a frumpy comb-over in "Rocky," it's this one.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:32PM[SHARE]In our Tony confession booth, Lady Day nominee Audra McDonald reveals her sleepy secret to becoming Billie Holiday and a role she sucked in. (Not that we believe she could suck in anything.)
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:31PM[SHARE]Stars are called stars because they shine brighter than anyone else. Every time Chazz Palminteri sashays into "Unorganized Crime" as Gotham mob scion Sal Sicuso, cool and sardonic, seething …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:30PM[SHARE]Family Play (1979 to Present)
Off Off Broadway, New Ohio Theatre
Reviewed by Shani R. Friedman
BOTTOM LINE: A collection of conversations that holds up a mirror to human nature as the sta…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 04:27PM[SHARE]Tony Award nominee Stephanie J. Block will join Tony Award-winning Bridges of Madison County composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown for an evening of discussion and song May 10 at Milk Studios.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PM[SHARE]Rosencrantz and Guildenstern is a roller coaster ride of heady brilliance, but taken with these two poignant, pathetic paupers, it's one of the most rewarding trips in theaterdom. (read more…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 04:22PM[SHARE]New York Theater Ballet, which has to leave the building where it has had its headquarters for 34 years, will move its offices and training arm to St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery on East 10t…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:20PM[SHARE]£10 tickets for Richard III at The Cockpit Custom/Practice presents Richard III by William Shakespeare The Cockpit 30 April " 18 May Inspired by the planned re-burial of Richard's body in…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:18PM[SHARE]ABC has picked up "Galavant," a musical comedy by composer Alan Menken (Aladdin) and lyricist Glenn Slater (The Little Mermaid), and "How to Get Away with Murder," starri…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:17PM[SHARE]This is it, folks: I've reached the " slightly extenuated " end of my month-long daily learning blog challenge. And I wanted to finish with one to keep you happy! Let me set a scene. You mee…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 04:15PM[SHARE]Bullets Over Broadway star Zach Braff answers your questions on everything from his bucket list to his dream project with Donald Faison to what's in Marin Mazzie's flask.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:10PM[SHARE]Daniel Craig, Daniel Radcliffe, Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Orlando Bloom, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Mary-Louise Parker, Marisa Tomei, Debra Messing and…
SOURCE: Kritzerland at 04:04PM[SHARE]STOMP will perform on Univision's highly rated Despierta Amerca this Monday, May 12 in the 8 AM hour. Univision is carried on Channel 41 on Time Warner. Check local listings for more infor…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:02PM[SHARE]Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Stage Favorites Glenn Close, Billy Magnussen and Julia Stiles Team Up in The Great Gilly Hopkins
Three-time Tony winner G…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:02PM[SHARE]59E59 Theaters present the U.S. premiere of David Rudkin’s The Lovesong of Alfred J. Hitchcock, a stage version of Rudkin’s award-winning radio play for the BBC. This pr…
SOURCE: Maxamoo at 04:01PM[SHARE]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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Outside Mullingar, Murder for Two and Detriot will play will play the Philadelphia Theatre Company during its 2014-15 season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:59PM[SHARE]If/Then‘s Idina Menzel sings “You Learn to Live Without” from the new Tom Kitt-Brian Yorkey musical on “David Letterman.”
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 03:54PM[SHARE]SWEET Fortunately, for those who can manage to control any W.C. Fields-worthy exasperation they might be feeling as Tarzan: The Musical reaches its dramatic, emotional climax, this Los Angel…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:51PM[SHARE]Name: Ned RiseleyHometown: Marion, MAEducation: Brown UniversityWho do you play in The Mysteries?: I'm in the Angel Chorus.Tell us about The Mysteries: It's 50 plays, 48 playwrights, the ent…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:51PM[SHARE]Mavericks drummer Paul Deakin on his band's resurrection and 25th anniversary
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:50PM[SHARE]Jim Taylor sits down with the cast of the parody performance (Friday, May 9, 2014)
SOURCE: www.podtrac.com at 03:50PM[SHARE]It's Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday (bet you haven't heard that song in a while), and you know what that means: It's time for Broadway.com's Lessons of th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:49PM[SHARE]It's hard for me to talk/write about Samuel D. Hunter's work because I have such a strong emotional response that feels very personal to me. So I suggest you stop reading right now and just …
SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 03:44PM[SHARE]HAMILTON, written by the Tony and Grammy Award-winning composer and lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda, will have its world premiere next January as part of The Public Theater's 2014-15 season. Bef…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:42PM[SHARE]Most of the time when people talk to me about Filipino food, they start off with the question "Have you had balut?"Â I tend to shut down pretty quickly any talk about balut, the boiled du…
SOURCE: From the Ledge at 03:39PM[SHARE]A single audition gave cheerleader and Minneapolis native Reed Iacarella a part in a nationally touring musical.
SOURCE: StarTribune at 03:39PM[SHARE]Of Mice and Men‘s James Franco gets candid about his recent candid (photo) on “The Late Show with David Letterman.”
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 03:37PM[SHARE]Teal Wicks, who has starred on Broadway in Wicked and Jekyll & Hyde, made her solo cabaret debut May 8 at the Manhattan nightspot 54 Below. Playbill.com was there.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:32PM[SHARE]Which Broadway family should you belong to? To find out, go take our jaunty quiz, which is specially tailored for Mother’s Day. Use the comments to let us know which family you got! (S…
SOURCE: TDF at 03:28PM[SHARE]BroadwayWorld wants you to be in the know for Jackman's next play. Below, check out a roundup of reviews from the 2012 production, as well as photos of the UK cast in action
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:27PM[SHARE]New York-based playwright Ryann Weir studied the occasion's glamour and decorum for her latest stage production, 'Debutante,' which examines the lives of young women being thrust into the so…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 03:26PM[SHARE]Opening night for SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE-THE SONGS OF LEIBER AND STOLLER was last night Thursday, May 8 at Arena Stage. Check out the full produciton photos below The show runs April 25-June 8, 2…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:18PM[SHARE]STOMP will perform on Univision's highly rated "Despierta America!" this Monday, May 12 in the 8 AM hour. Univision is carried on Channel 41 on Time Warner. Check local listings for …
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 03:16PM[SHARE]Dignity Players presents their final production, The 39 Steps, which is a laugh-out-loud, slapstick comedy extravaganza. Written by John Buchan and directed by Jim Reiter, this classic suspe…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 03:12PM[SHARE]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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Opening night for SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE-THE SONGS OF LEIBER AND STOLLER was last night Thursday, May 8 at Arena Stage. Check out the photos below The show runs April 25-June 8, 2014 in the Fic…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:58PM[SHARE]Seth Rudetsky is back with a brand new episode of OBSESSED! This time, he's got Broadway veteran David Hibbard (who just finished playing the scheming Tony in Seth's Off-Broadway production …
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:55PM[SHARE]DANCE CARD: "I had no musical training," says choreographer Paul Taylor, 83, revered for his musicality. "At Juilliard there was a class, but it was early in the morning, and it was very bor…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:45PM[SHARE]BITTER Written and directed by Oren Safdie, the idea of a young neophyte attacking a successful architect in his studio, in the manner that the play took, seemed too out of the ordinary and …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:43PM[SHARE]The track listing has been revealed for the original Broadway cast album of the new musical If/Then, starring Tony Award winner Idina Menzel, which will be released by Masterworks Broadway J…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:41PM[SHARE]Variations Theatre Group presents BOOGIE STOMP!, a theatrical evening starring two of the greatest jazz/boogie/stride/blues pianists in the world, Bob Baldori and Arthur Migliazza.
SOURCE: queenscourier.com at 02:39PM[SHARE]Artists from their Spring 2014 season sing 'Over the Rainbow' to help the Boston Pops celebrate the 75th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz. Artists include Jason Alexander, Melissa Etheridge,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:36PM[SHARE]The New York Drama Critics Circle (yes, it still exists, though dramatic critics are dropping like flies these days) announced its 2014 Awards May 5.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PM[SHARE]Meet the cast of Holler If Ya Hear Me and enjoy a sneak peek at some of their performances! Check it out below:
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 02:24PM[SHARE]... delivers a musical performance without compromise while admirably serving the script of this significant play.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 02:19PM[SHARE]While Holter‘s characters may or may not resemble those who really were there, they sure look and feel like a representative sampling of the sorts of young people one might find around the…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 02:18PM[SHARE]The songs are still charming but the plot is too dated
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 02:17PM[SHARE]BITTER “Sight” has been largely inspired directly by the experiences of those CRE serves, and although the result is heartfelt, the heavy hand of committee design weighs down thi…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:12PM[SHARE]The acclaimed adaptation comes to the West End for a limited run
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 02:00PM[SHARE]Last month you told us your favourite plays and musicals of all time, in this article we announce who came out on top in the plays section
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Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown, currently represented on Broadway with the new musical The Bridges of Madison County, will be a guest lecturer at Tony winner Betty Buckley's Song I…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:53PM[SHARE]Name: Ben ClawsonHometown: Born in Williamsburg VirginiaEducation: BFA in Theatre, Montclair State UniversityFavorite Credits: Omnivores with StrangeDog Theatre and Playwright's Theatre of N…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:47PM[SHARE]Standup, panel-show regular and Stephen Fry's favourite Canadian funnywoman ... on Tuesday, Katherine Ryan will be joining us in the hotseat. From her Comic Relief turn as Nicki Minaj to her…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:46PM[SHARE]DANCE REVIEW: Lucky Plush Productions' "Queue" at Links Hall ★★★
The drama of standing in line might not be obvious. But consider: Though fraught with boredom, this pressu…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:45PM[SHARE]Arcola theatre, LondonSudha Bhuchar's unhysterical account of a schoolgirl caught between her mother and father and society pays dividends The Molly Campbell abduction scandal: from custod…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42PM[SHARE]Criterion Theatre, London: This unusually structured showcase gets round the problem of trying to demonstrate the talents of 47 students in less than an hour by offering just nine group piec…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:38PM[SHARE]NBC's 'Today' show has released its 2014 lineup for the annual Toyota Concert Series. It kicks off Friday, May 16, with Mariah Carey and wraps up Sept. 5 with Usher.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:33PM[SHARE]The short-lived 1988 Broadway cult musical Carrie, based on the Stephen King horror novel, returned to NYC last weekend for a sold out run at Baruch Performing Arts Center. The show was pro…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:31PM[SHARE]Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy The cast of Broadway’s MAMMA MIA! on Broadway celebrated Mother’s Day on “The TODAY Show” …
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 01:22PM[SHARE]Mother’s Day is just around the corner—what, you didn’t buy a card for your mom yet? There’s still time, go out and get one right now! We’ll wait. Anyway, where…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PM[SHARE]The original Broadway cast album of the new musical If/Then, starring Tony Award winner Idina Menzel, will be released by Masterworks Broadway June 3.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17PM[SHARE]Daniel Rosenthal's The National Theatre Story has won the 2013 STR Theatre Book Prize. Rosenthal was awarded the prize in a ceremony at the London Palladium by actress Maureen Lipman, for hi…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:15PM[SHARE]BOOGIE STOMP! began Off-Broadway performances last night, direct from the production's sold out tour of Russia. Opening Night is next Thursday, May 15th at The Chain Theatre. BOOGIE STOMP! i…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:15PM[SHARE]As BroadwayWorld previously reported, MASTERWORKS BROADWAY will soon release the Original Broadway Cast Recording of IfThen. Produced by Steve Epstein, Tom Kitt and David Stone, the album wa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:10PM[SHARE]Australian circus artist Alice Muntz joined the Flying Fruit Fly Circus at eight and stayed for 10 years, specialising in aerials and diabolo, and also did a technical traineeship at Hot Hou…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:08PM[SHARE]Filed under: Burlesk, Contemporary Variety, HOLIDAYS, FESTIVALS, MEMORIALS & PARADES, PLUGS, SOCIAL EVENTS, Women Tagged: Burlesque Brunch, Highline Ballroom, Mother's Day, New York Burl…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:04PM[SHARE]Just a few weeks after canceling an early June concert in San Paulo due to a recurring back ailment, an additional set of cancellations has just been released by Liza Minnelli's team, includ…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00PM[SHARE]Below you can check out photos of Linda Emond, nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Cabaret, in the BroadwayWorld.com series 'In the Spotlight' by acclaimed photographer Walt…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00PM[SHARE]Jackman will be joined in the cast by Broadway debutants Laura Donnelly and Cush Jumbo
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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…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 12:58PM[SHARE]Yellow Face could have been a ponderous, preachy affair about ethnicity but, thanks to its amusing, cleverly subversive style, it isn't, says Dominic Cavendish
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:53PM[SHARE]Arena Stage is raising the roof with a rollicking journey through the golden age of rock, rhythm, and blues with Smokey Joe's Café " The Songs of Leiber and Stoller. Director Randy Johnson,…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:45PM[SHARE]'Submissions Only,' Broadway's favorite webseries, is back with a new episode in just a few days Episode 6 of Submissions Only will air at 1200 a.m. on Monday, May 12, and be available to v…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:40PM[SHARE]The cast of Broadway's MAMMA MIA capped off 'Best of Broadway' week on NBC's Today this morning with a medley of hits including 'Mamma Mia' and 'Dancing Queen'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:35PM[SHARE]"We're always talking about teaching,” says one of the Chicago Public Schools teachers in Joe Zarrow's new play, “Principal Principle.” “We don't need some rubric …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:35PM[SHARE]Tony, Grammy and Pulitzer Prize winner Sheldon Harnick will receive The Goodspeed Award for Outstanding Contribution to Musical Theatre at Goodspeed Musicals' Razzle Dazzle gala June 14.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33PM[SHARE]Samuel D. Hunter is one playwright who legitimately deserves to be called eccentric. In “The Whale,” which picked up some prestigious awards last season, the central character is…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:32PM[SHARE]Okay. This is weird. I am really, really bad at tooting my own horn–one of my favourite expressions is “the shoemaker’s children go barefoot.” Nevertheless, here we a…
SOURCE: Rebecca Coleman at 12:31PM[SHARE]Wonderful news just announced: Parade will return to New York City for the first time since 1999, in a concert version with full orchestra and 200-voice choir at Avery Fisher Hall, on Februa…
SOURCE: Jason Robert Brown at 12:27PM[SHARE]Award-winning actress Qurrat Ann Kadwani searches for identity in THEY CALL ME Q. An emotional affecting tour-de-force, THEY CALL ME Q is the story of an Indian girl growing up in the Boogie…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:27PM[SHARE]Friday night and the clouds are low...but that's not stopping them! The Today Show concluded this week’s “Best of Broadway” series with a bouncy and spandex-laden perfo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:26PM[SHARE]As the publicity for the latest "X-Men" movie ramps into fifth gear, veteran Broadway producer Sonia Friedman took the opportunity to announce late Thursday that Hugh Jackman -- Wolverine hi…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:19PM[SHARE]Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman will return to Broadway in the new Jez Butterworth play The River, which will begin performances Oct. 31 at the Circle in the Square. We look at his stage car…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PM[SHARE]You know what pics we're talking about. Regardless of what body parts he's putting through the Valencia filter, there’s no denying it: James Franco is a busy man. The Of Mice a…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:14PM[SHARE]The romantic comedy "A to Z," featuring Tony Award nominee Cristin Milioti, has been picked up by NBC, Deadline.com reports.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:14PM[SHARE]Idina Menzel, a 2014 Tony Award nominee for her performance as Elizabeth in Broadway's If/Then, recently visited the "Late Show with David Letterman" to perform "You Learn…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:05PM[SHARE]A one-night-only concert production of Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry’s Parade will play Avery Fisher Hall on February 16, 2015. The show will mark the third concert of Manhattan C…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:01PM[SHARE]A FREE OUTDOOR BROADWAY CONCERT in legendary Shubert Alley featuring musical performances from 24 Broadway Shows including all 2014 TONY AWARD®- NOMINATED MUSICALS! will take place on Wed…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:00PM[SHARE]It seems these days that there's at least three incarnations of the 36-year-old star out there on display.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00PM[SHARE]When a group of Tisch students moved to New Orleans in 2005 and formed the NOLA Project, they wanted to bring high-quality drama back to the Big Easy. That stirring of the pot, combined with…
SOURCE: Backstage at 12:00PM[SHARE]Three-time Tony winner Bernadette Peters, who was recently acclaimed for her performance in A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair, a collaboration between Tony-winning composer-lyricist …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM[SHARE]BroadwayWorld.com's SHOW BIZ Rush, Lottery amp Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 592014.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PM[SHARE]In today's Wall Street Journal drama column I review Westport Country Playhouse's revival of Noël Coward's A Song at Twilight...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:00PM[SHARE]To mark the great man's 80th today, we've compiled a selection of quotations from his 2005 collection of writings
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PM[SHARE]
Teal Wicks, who has starred on Broadway in Wicked and Jekyll & Hyde, made her solo cabaret debut May 8 at the Manhattan nightspot 54 Below.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AM[SHARE]Mark Monahan is underwhelmed by Olivier Dubois's all-nude dance production, Tragédie
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:57AM[SHARE]Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman, who will return to Broadway in the new Jez Butterworth play The River, has been treated for skin cancer for a second time, according to his Instagram account.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:56AM[SHARE]In Tragédie, French choreographer Olivier Dubois sets out to explore the human condition. It turns out to be very long, very loud and very naked.
SOURCE: The Independent at 11:55AM[SHARE]Today’s column is one of a very personal nature and the subject is a person I care very deeply about. Virginia Gregory for many years played Luisa in The Fantasticks at Sullivan Str…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:54AM[SHARE]It’s easy to get distracted by the plot summary of Your Mother’s Copy of the Kama Sutra and miss the brilliance of its commentary on relationships, questions that linger lo…
SOURCE: Maxamoo at 11:54AM[SHARE]The 2014 Lucille Lortel Award winning smash hit comedy Buyer amp Cellar, about a fictional Los Angeles actor who takes a job working in the very real basement shopping arcade of Barbra Strei…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:52AM[SHARE]Jason Robert Brown's Tony Award-winning 1998 musical Parade will receive a one-night-only concert presentation at Avery Fisher Hall in 2015.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:52AM[SHARE]Acclaimed illustrator Ken Fallin's drawings of the greatest stars and scenes of the theatrical world are a recurring part of Playbill.com.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51AM[SHARE]The former "Ugly Betty" star reprises his role in the long-running Off-Broadway comedy, with a six-week Los Angeles engagement scheduled as part of the national tour.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:49AM[SHARE]The Palace Theatre box office opens this Monday, May 12 at 1000 am for tickets to HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME, the new Broadway musical inspired by the lyrics of Tupac Shakur. The Palace Theatre i…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AM[SHARE]In a return visit to Show People with Paul Wontorek, the Tony-nominated star of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical talks about her rising career.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:48AM[SHARE]Washington-based producer Larry Kaye didn't break a leg on Broadway, but he's now walking with a cane. Kaye stumbled in a hotel lobby recently while talking to a British producer interested …
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:42AM[SHARE]In the Florida company's stripped-back but loving stagings, the great English choreographer's work looks ever fresh and modernIt's instructive to see an artist's work away from its usual set…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AM[SHARE]Blue Man Group continues to thrive now more than 20 years later. If you haven't seen the show, and I don't say this often, I will guarantee you'll have an incredible time.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:42AM[SHARE]When you see a familiar movie actor do theater, it makes a particular sharp reminder of why people see theater in the first place.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:41AM[SHARE]Operetta can save the world. Okay, Austrian tenor Michael Heim doesn't assert this proposition in so many words " but he comes close. "With operetta, you can open hearts, and then you can se…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:30AM[SHARE]The TONY Award-winning score of PARADE will be brought to life for one night only at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, February 16, 2015. Recent TONY-nominee Jason Robert Brown will be at t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:26AM[SHARE]The cast of Broadway's 'A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder' will perform on NBC's TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON on Thursday, May 15th.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:24AM[SHARE]Ridiculous, I suppose, to worry about Denzel Washington. The artist and megastar will doubtless get along fine without a Tony nomination for his magnificent portrayal of Walter Younger in "A…
SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 11:24AM[SHARE]Celebrities are the new royalty; rock stars are the new idols. With bacchanalian excesses on both sides of the equation, is it any wonder that someone decided to make the comparison literal?…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:20AM[SHARE]Nominations for the 2014 Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced last month at 54 Below, and earlier this week, the honorees appeared at the 2014 Drama Desk Nominees Reception. Below, Broadw…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AM[SHARE]'It's like the Olympics for an athlete or the Super Bowl for a football player,' explained the Tony-winning actor.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:16AM[SHARE]When you find a band who you love as individuals, who you love musically, who are committed to touring and working to get their music heard by every living, breathing human being, you just h…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13AM[SHARE]From time to time, TDF Stages will highlight exciting Off and Off-Off Broadway theatre companies with exclusive “getting to know you” videos. Today, we’re featuring Stolen …
SOURCE: TDF at 11:11AM[SHARE]Lily Padilla goes on a bar crawl and talks to William Burke about his new show at The Bushwick Starr
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 11:06AM[SHARE]THR's awards analyst on the history of Disney Theatrical Productions and its 16-year quest, since "The Lion King," for another best musical Tony Award.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:05AM[SHARE]A Broadway fan posted this video of a plastic egg honoring Steven Pasquale’s solo “It All Fades Away” from The Bridges of Madison County. Check it out below: The Bridges of…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 11:03AM[SHARE]The two of them being there at the same time was a coincidence. Kadwani had a press conference lined up there at 6 pm for her upcoming Off-Broadway play along with her brother, Obaid Kadwani…
SOURCE: www.americanbazaaronline.com at 11:01AM[SHARE]Broadway's 'Of Mice and Men' star James Franco stopped by last night's LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN to explain his recent peculiar postings on Instagram, including a photo of himself in hi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AM[SHARE]Sometimes I think choosing what to put in your bio for a new show can be more stressful than the opening itself!  Do you include that Off Off Broadway show?  Do you thank your paren…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM[SHARE]A few years ago I had a ticket to attend a panel discussion with Stephen Schwartz and a couple of German 'musical theatre experts' in Berlin. I had the flu and wasn't feeling all that well, …
SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 11:00AM[SHARE]Among the untold thousands of actors who've tackled the title role of "Macbeth," John Walcutt may have been the first whose director instructed him to think of himself as a legitimate heir t…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AM[SHARE]I recently visited an important Phillips Collection exhibition, Made in the U.S.A., about which I hold forth in today's Wall...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:00AM[SHARE]"The Rite of Spring" concerns the sacrifice of a girl to propitiate the gods and ensure prosperity. "Romeo and Juliet" is (partly) about the sacrifice of young love on th…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AM[SHARE]David Henry Hwang's play explores the impact race has had on the East Asian experience in America
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AM[SHARE]
Submissions Only creator Andrew Keenan-Bolger continues BroadwayBox's Ultimate Tony Performance series this week with his top 10 picks.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:59AM[SHARE]Tickets for the new Broadway revival of ON THE TOWN - the musical-comedy love letter to New York City - are now available exclusively to Audience Rewards members through Sunday, May 11 www.a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:58AM[SHARE]Here's a quick roundup of London stories today.
Broadway alum Ben Foster Boards Streetcar, Starring Gillian Anderson
Broadway alum Ben Foster (Orphans) will join the previously annou…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:56AM[SHARE]Theatreworks USA, the nation's leading not-for-profit professional theatre for young audiences, has announced that the new musical The Lightning Thief will be the featured production of…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AM[SHARE]A former Medford resident, singer Shirley Stewart will be returning for a career retrospective, part of the Caribbean Connection Mother's Day Affair tomorrow in Boston.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:52AM[SHARE]Remember when All the Way headliner Bryan Cranston did Preparation H commercials?! Or when Hedwig star Neil Patrick Harris was a child doctor? Check out these crazy photos of Andy …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:39AM[SHARE]The Harris Theater for Music and Dance announced its 2014-15 dance season on Friday. The season features the Chicago debut of two international companies: the Beijing Dance Theater and Scott…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:39AM[SHARE]Lincoln Center Theater has debuted "The City of Conversation," a new politically charged work that follows a political hostess through three decades in Washington.
SOURCE: NY1 at 10:36AM[SHARE]Although their marriage has withstood the test of time, Agnes (Susan Sullivan) still wants to repair some rather large damage in her relationship with Tobias (David Selby).
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:33AM[SHARE]The Den Theatre has announced its expansion into a new street-level theatre space that will open in late summer as the resident home of The Hypocrites.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:33AM[SHARE]The Palace Theatre box office opens this Monday, May 12 at 10:00 am for tickets to HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME, the new Broadway musical inspired by the lyrics of Tupac Shakur. The Palace Theat…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 10:28AM[SHARE]Lucy Bailey's 2006 production of Titus Andronicus the Bard's bloodiest play is back at Shakespeare's Globe theatre in London. Its graphic depictions of murder and revenge are causing some …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AM[SHARE]The move builds on relationships forged between the British theater and U.K. exhibitors following the success of its National Theater Live program.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:22AM[SHARE]Award-winning actress Maggie Smith will star in the film "The Lady in the Van," Deadline.com reports.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:22AM[SHARE]Casting for the film adaptation of "The Canterville Ghost" has been announced, according to Deadline.com.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:17AM[SHARE]The Bronx is up, the Battery's down, and the Lyric is somewhere in the middle. Dates are now set for the previously announced Broadway revival of the iconic musical On the Town. The…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:10AM[SHARE]So how does 9 TO 5 play with a teenage cast? We found out when Amas Musical Theatre, in conjunction with The Rosetta LeNoire Musical Theatre Academy, produced the 2009 Broadway musical versi…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 10:05AM[SHARE]The cast of the Tony-nominated Best Musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder will perform on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" May 15.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM[SHARE]"The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create as it is the nature...
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:00AM[SHARE]Lucy will star alongside Andrew Dunn, Louis Emerick, Rupert Hill, Martin Miller and Bobby Schofield
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:00AM[SHARE]
Tristan Bernays, writer and performer of The Bread & the Beer, is preparing for his first UK tour. Here he shares some advice for anyone brave enough " and stupid enough " to pl…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:58AM[SHARE] THIS WEEKEND’S HIGHLIGHTS: Friday, May 9 * Driving Miss Daisy, by Alfred Uhry, directed by Stephen Nachamie, featuring Joy Franz, Larry Marshall and Jay Montgomery, opens …
SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 09:55AM[SHARE]Grab your carnation corsage and a giant taffeta dress, because it’s prom season! Whether you’re currently in high school or just a big kid at heart, the prom is an excuse to get …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:54AM[SHARE]Broadway headliner Hugh Jackman turned to Instagram yesterday to reveal that he has been treated for skin cancer for a second time.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:52AM[SHARE]A Broadway revival of On the Town, the iconic musical comedy created by Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Jerome Robbins, will begin previews Sept. 20 at the Lyric Theatre (f…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:51AM[SHARE]Sure, Tony winner Idina Menzel had a lot to talk about when she stopped by The Late Show: her Tony-nominated performance in If/Then, her upcoming one-night-only Radio City Music Ha…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:46AM[SHARE]Oh no! It should be a time of celebration for Tony winner Hugh Jackman, who is currently prepping to host the Tonys and was just announced to star in the new Broadway production of The River…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:44AM[SHARE]Tony winner John Tiffany may be casting his magical spell over the upcoming Harry Potter play in London’s West End. The director, who recently received a Tony nod for his work on The G…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:43AM[SHARE]According to the blurb on the back of the playscript for Dead At Last, At Last No More Air, the playwright Werner Schwab was “the undisputed star of German-speaking theatre” at t…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:42AM[SHARE]Ben Foster will make his London stage debut in a new production of Tennessee Williams' A Streeetcar Named Desire, beginning performances July 23 prior to an official opening July 28…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM[SHARE]Kerry Ellis is to embark on her first solo U.K. tour, following her successful solo debut at the London Palladium in May 2013.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:33AM[SHARE]What if Disney's FROZEN was a horror film Check out the eerie version below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:27AM[SHARE]Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace, best known for their appearances on TV's "Strictly Come Dancing," will bring their current touring dance show, Dance 'Til Dawn, to th…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:25AM[SHARE]Casting has been announced for the new U.K. tour of Simon Beaufoy's play version of The Full Monty; Beaufoy also wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:19AM[SHARE]Futurism, as the Italian proponents conceived of it, ended up not having much of a future. But its practitioners had some good days at the beginning.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:18AM[SHARE]Michelle Collins will star in Martyn Hesford's The Glass Supper, beginning performances June 25 at Hampstead Downstairs at Hampstead Theatre, prior to an official opening June 30 for a f…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:17AM[SHARE]LEGENDS OF OZ DOROTHY'S RETURN opens in theaters nationwide today starring Broadway favorites Lea Michele Dorothy, Bernadette Peters Glinda, Megan Hilty China Princess, Patrick Stewart Tugg,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:15AM[SHARE]Jane Horrocks will star in the first major London revival of Ayub Khan Din's East Is East since it was first seen at the Royal Court in 1996 after premiering at Birmingham Rep. She will …
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:14AM[SHARE]Tony Award winner Idina Menzel stopped by last night's LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN and performed 'You Learn To Live Without,' from the Broadway musical, 'IfThen.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:11AM[SHARE]Hugh Jackman is jacked to host the Tony Awards for the third time, but he's also looking forward to being onstage for a longer stint in the near future.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 09:09AM[SHARE]Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman will return to Broadway in the new Jez Butterworth play The River, which will begin performances Oct. 31 at the Circle in the Square.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:07AM[SHARE]Good morning, BroadwayWorld Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it This weekend's big news The musical horror comedy film …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AM[SHARE]
Sadler's Wells, LondonStamina-sapping repetition mars a piece that falls just short of saying something interesting about the human conditionOlivier Dubois describes his 2012 work Trag&eacut…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:58AM[SHARE]"Legend has it the word 'fiasco' was first used to describe commedia dell'arte performances that went horribly (and hilariously) wrong." So says the website for Fiasco Theater as it explains…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:58AM[SHARE]The Dubliner is touring London, and only London, with an act about the capital. Is regionalism the next big thing in comedy?The comedian Andrew Maxwell is doing something unusual next week (…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:58AM[SHARE]Founder of the Open Space theatre in London who launched the careers of major actorsCharles Marowitz, who has died from Parkinson's disease aged 80, was the most ferociously dedicated and mu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:49AM[SHARE]As part of London's Southbank Centre's Festival of Love, Simon Russell Beale and Harriet Walter will lead a complete reading of all 154 Shakesparean sonnets. This event will also mar…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:44AM[SHARE]We're very excited to kick off our content series launch for the hit new revival of LES MISERABLES, revealing exclusive content from LES MISERABLES - EVOLUTION OF THE REVOLUTION. The new web…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:39AM[SHARE]Explaining the intricacies of classical music to a worldwide audience in a form of language that any layman could understand seemed just the job for Antony Hopkins. To undertake the task fro…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:34AM[SHARE]In 1929 and 1930, the four Marx Brothers, stars of Broadway and vaudeville, made their first two talking pictures The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers at Paramount’s Astoria Studio facili…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:32AM[SHARE]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, …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:06AM[SHARE]In a world where artistic genres are constantly morphing and crossing-over, the issue of how to describe and categorise shows for the benefit of an audience becomes ever thornier. This is ce…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:05AM[SHARE]Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on May 9 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM[SHARE]Ailyn Perez and Stephen Costello take over the lead roles to thrilling effect
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:00AM[SHARE]
Awash in sex, war, adversity, sex, divorce, achievement, motherhood, determination, sex, the Holocaust and sex, it's difficult to understand how the biographical play Becoming Dr. Ruth can b…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 07:58AM[SHARE]It's back, better than ever and for an open run . . Read More
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:47AM[SHARE]here's a lot of interesting drama in Samuel D. Hunter's play and the production is well done.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 07:40AM[SHARE]In this somber, strangely poetic, esoteric and dull as dishwater play by David Rudkin and directed by Jack McNamara (as if he were wearing blinders) THE LOVESONG OF ALFRED J. HITCHCOCK " a r…
SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 07:39AM[SHARE]As all you college students are aware, finals time is upon us! Late night library sessions, endless cramming and ten page papers to write. Wow! It can sure be hectic. BroadwayAud…
SOURCE: BroadwayAudience.com at 07:37AM[SHARE]Daniel MacIvor's comedy about old classmates reconnecting at a high school reunion has many strong points but ends up only mildly entertaining.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:30AM[SHARE]Although she trained as a classical ballerina, one of the favourite shows that April Olrich appeared in was the revue Wait a Minim!, which was staged at the Fortune in London from 1964 to 19…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:16AM[SHARE]THIS IS A NEW NOMINATIONS BALLOT SET. IF YOU VOTED LAST WEEK, YOU CAN VOTE THIS WEEK. IF YOU DID NOT VOTE LAST WEEK, YOU CAN STILL VOTE THIS WEEK!Last week, you nominated - in record n…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 07:09AM[SHARE]As Elaine Paige prepares for her farewell tour, she talks to Julia Llewellyn Smith about the problem with young perfomers, reality shows and why musicals are fashionable again
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:08AM[SHARE]Our Experts are unanimous about which remounting of a tuner will take Best Musical Revival at the Tony Awards on June 8.
All 10 of our Experts are predicting that "Hedwig and …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:05AM[SHARE]Call Answered: Video interview with 1/2 the cast of the Off-Broadway musical "Thank You For Being A Friend". Call Me Adam went on location to The Laurie Beechman Theatre in NYC to do a mood …
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 07:00AM[SHARE]
Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh: Tempestuous and highly charged in its opening scenes, but lingering away into domestic affairs, David Haig's Pressure has an unsettled structure. Thanks to John…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:56AM[SHARE]Criterion Theatre: It's a most welcome change to see a showcase featuring so many powerfully solid men and including so much stunningly good dancing. Congratulations to the people who h…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:54AM[SHARE]Hugh Jackman, Cush Jumbo and Laura Donnelly are to star in the Broadway transfer of the Royal Court Theatre's production of The River. The play, by Jez Butterworth, will be directed by Ia…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:52AM[SHARE]Tristan Bates Theatre, London: This is a swift, sharp and witty showcase from the MA course at the Birmingham School of Acting. The company strides on stage in bright colours and an enormous…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:44AM[SHARE]Jermyn Street Theatre, London: Life is about change, and a lot has changed in the quarter of a century since David Shire and Richard Maltby's tender, tuneful and surprising song cycle r…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:26AM[SHARE]Ipswich's New Wolsey Theatre will stage the world premiere of new musical Midsummer Songs as part of its autumn 2014 season. Midsummer Songs, written and directed by the Wolsey's artistic di…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:26AM[SHARE]Strictly Come Dancing's Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace will bring their show Dance 'Til Dawn to the Aldwych Theatre for a limited run from October. It will open on October 23, and run unti…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:24AM[SHARE]If you’ve been on a Frozen kick like the rest of the world…especially if you have kids or gay friends, you’re probably thinking that Frozen is actually more of a horror mov…
SOURCE: Broadway Reviewed at 06:20AM[SHARE]Sadler's Wells, London: A barely discernible figure walks to the front of the stage, turns and walks back again. Then another. And another. The light is so dim it is almost impossible to tel…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:14AM[SHARE]Former EastEnders actor Gary Lucy is to lead the cast of the touring production of The Full Monty. Lucy, whose other credits include Footballers' Wives, will be joined by Andrew Dunn, Louise…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:14AM[SHARE]Jane Horrocks is to star in a revival of East is East, which will be the second show as part of Jamie Lloyd's season at the Trafalgar Studios in London. The play, by Ayub Khan…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:11AM[SHARE]Cilla Black will receive a special award at this year's BAFTAs, in recognition of her "outstanding contribution to television" over more than 50 years. The prize will be given to Black at th…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:09AM[SHARE]Drayton Arms, London: This new play, which is based on actual events, explores the relationship between two servicemen who discover love for each other during a final tour of duty in Afghani…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:04AM[SHARE]
INDELICATE AND OUT OF BALANCE When Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance won the Pulitzer Prize in 1967 it was no doubt a theatrical revelation. Although it didn't pack the emotional wallop of W…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:57AM[SHARE]The Arts Council is almost certainly the biggest funder of original plays in theatreland. Isn't it time commercial producers took more responsibility for pushing things forward?Is something …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:55AM[SHARE]SWEET A curiously fascinating examination of how we should live as opposed to the way we often do. Now onstage at the Fremont Centre Theatre in Pasadena, SeaGlass Theatre presents Wake throu…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:42AM[SHARE]As the much-loved playwright celebrates his 80th, revisit selected highlights from his stage and screen career Mark Lawson on Bennett at 80: 'everything but a national treasure' S is for spl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AM[SHARE]Sylvie Guillem and Russell Maliphant's dance show Push is to return to the London Coliseum later this year. The work, which is a Sadler's Wells production and has been announced as part of t…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:30AM[SHARE]Harry Potter author in talks with writers and producers to create a theatrical version of the boy wizard storyJK Rowling is in talks with writers and producers to bring a theatrical version …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:27AM[SHARE]So as I mentioned here, I contacted the Vanity Fair editor Katey Rich asking if they’d actually let someone directly affected by the Jimmy Im article – like someone who has actua…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:09AM[SHARE]Three-time Tony Award-winning Broadway superstar Bernadette Peters reflects on one of the most memorable musicals on her impressive resume in a new essay - the pointillistic musical SUNDAY I…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00AM[SHARE]
SWEET Suffice it to say that Norway's Teater Manu has created a successful way to share Norwegian theatre by and for the deaf in an artful and interesting way. The actors bring new perspecti…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:54AM[SHARE]Next Wave festival, Footscray Community
Arts Centre, MelbourneThough plagued by technical issues, this powerful piece brings a new voice to dance Carly Sheppard stands under a spotlight. Sh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:46AM[SHARE]The closer you look at Bennett's writing the more you find, says Dominic Cavendish
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:45AM[SHARE]B is for Betty's and S if for splother while O is for outside bucket our guide to the Yorkshire-born playwright on his 80th birthdayOncologist's description of the size of the tumour discov…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:45AM[SHARE]All that glitters was green on Monday night as Melbourne’s Lord Mayor Robert Doyle and the Wonderful Wizard of Oz himself – Reg Livermore – lit up the Melbourne town hall a…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:37AM[SHARE]The cast and creative team behind the brand new Paris production of Jim Steinman and Michael Kunze's international mega-hit gothic musical DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES discuss the musical and tease…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM[SHARE]The May edition of ARTS IN THE CITY celebrates the coming of summer and the latest cultural touchstones in the New York area.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM[SHARE]Since its highly successful Broadway debut 80 years ago, Anything Goes has been revived multiple times and now receives a world premiere symphonic version with Principal Pops Conductor Jack …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM[SHARE]It's a Beautiful week for an all-new THEATER TALK with the Tony-nominated Jessie Mueller Best Actress in a Musical and real-life songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, celebrating the succ…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM[SHARE]SWEET This unconventional love story about body image and peer pressure is sometimes harsh and brutal but often quite brilliant. Sandro Monetti – Thespian Thoughts SWEET Fat Pig's fine…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:23AM[SHARE]Reuben Silver, legendary artistic director, actor and educator, died early Thursday at the Hospice of the Western Reserve. He was 88 years old.
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 01:20AM[SHARE]The writer remains nationally visible and professionally treasured, just don't be fooled into using the obvious label B is for Betty's, S is for splother ... An A-Z of Alan BennettAlan Benne…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:19AM[SHARE]In honor of this weekend's sure-to-be spectacular BroadwayWorld special event EVERYTHING'S COMING UP BROADWAYWORLD.COM A JULE STYNE TRIBUTE, today we honor the man behind the music for many …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:01AM[SHARE]A preliminary sneak peek at the cast of the upcoming drama WHEN WE WERE YOUNG AND UNAFRAID starring acclaimed stage and screen star Cherry Jones is now available to view.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00AM[SHARE]I kept anticipating someone yelling "CUT!" which would bring to a close this ill- conceived character study that began its life as a 1993 radio play…
SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM[SHARE]The production will be directed by Sam Yates and also star the show's writer Ayub Khan Din
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00AM[SHARE]Josie Rourke will reportedly direct the pair in Cy Coleman's musical, running from October
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The Tony-winning actor will star opposite Laura Donnelly and Cush Jumbo in Jez Butterworth's enigmatic drama about a solitary man caught between two women.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:53AM[SHARE]I can’t wait to get in the room with formidable Rohina Malik and her fabulous new play! We will be presenting a reading on Monday May 19th at 7pm at Manhattan Theatre Club Inspired by …
SOURCE: www.kimweild.com at 12:36AM[SHARE]FringeArts, May 8, 2014: Megan Bridge, Jaime Maseda, Melissa Krodman, Mark McCloughan, Kelly Bond in rehearsal for an as-yet-untitled work by Melissa Krodman and Kelly Bond. Photo: Sai…
SOURCE: blog.fringearts.com at 12:35AM[SHARE]We've been reporting on the buzz since January, but now Hugh Jackman is making Broadway fan's May dreams come true It's just been officially announced that Sonia Friedman Productions will pr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:07AM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Motown the Musical" at the Oriental Theatre ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Motown the Musical" at the Oriental Theatre ★★½ ... In one of the most reveal…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:04AM[SHARE]Kate Valk is an interesting theatrical figure, one of the greatest the American stage has produced in the last forty or so years. Yet she is largely unknown if you don’t get to see the…
SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 12:00AM[SHARE]Sutton Foster talks about the Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway production of "Violet," Â with the play's director, Leigh Silverman. It tells the story of a young woman's quest for bea…
SOURCE: WNYC at 12:00AM[SHARE]It's A Love Story, an original musical by Dale Murphy — about finding oneself in high school — that is told through the music of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, plays May 9-1…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Cole Porter's award-winning musical Anything Goes receives a world-premiere symphonic concert presentation with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra May 9.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Patti Issues, the critically acclaimed solo show by actor, writer and Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower, plays Miami Beach May 9 at 8 PM at the Cabaret South Beach.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Playbill.com looks at the history of the French musical Irma La Douce.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Tony nominee Norm Lewis will make history May 12 when he becomes the first African-American actor to play the title role in The Phantom of the Opera.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Playbill.com's new feature series Booking It asks leading industry members to share professional insights, need-to-know tips and essential tricks of the trade for up-and-coming and estab…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Thursday, May 8, 2014.
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