The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing firms, will hold another in its Sunday Seminars series, focused…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:41PM NY Theater Review by JK Clarke With its latest production, The Merchant of Venice (MoV), The Shakespeare Forum has established itself …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:37PMThe “Jesus Christ Superstar Arena Spectacular” performances, previously scheduled for the Honda Center on July 20 and Staples Center on July 26, have been cancelled, organizer…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:36PMMy second job ever on TV was the obligatory guestie on All Saints. Naturally I was excited – it was a kooky role on my Mum’s fave show! But actually one of the greatest thrills of th…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:30PMJesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita Unveil 'Tie the Knot for the Tie Bar' Design for 2014 Tony AwardsJesse Tyler Ferguson and husband, Justin Mikita, have once again created an exclusive …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 07:30PMA US arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar – billed as the biggest ever tour of the show in America – has been cancelled just days before its scheduled opening, with star Ben Fors…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:22PM Jesse Tyler Ferguson and husband, Justin Mikita, have once again created an exclusive special edition bow tie by “Tie The Knot for The Tie Bar” for the...
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:09PMMORE LANG FOR YOUR BUCK While Jessica Lang has made a name for herself in the dance world as an independent choreographer, dance patrons in Los Angeles may find this dancemaker difficult to …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:09PMDear readers! Here is my recent feature article for the Stage Raw site – American Artist Jackson Pollock’s large-scale masterpiece, the abstract impressionist work Mural, has been ne…
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BroadwayWorld has just learned that the recently announced US arena tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR has been cancelled.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:57PMBSO, in association with Folger Theatre, presents Mendelssohn's 'Midsummer' music as dynamic cast performs excerpts from Shakespeare's play.
SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 06:57PMThe Second National Tour of Jersey Boys, the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical, will play its 1,000th performance at the Plaza Theater in El Paso, TX on Sunday, June 1 at 73…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:54PMThis year marks the 175th anniversary of the announcement of the invention of photography. To commemorate the occasion, the J. Paul Getty Museum’s Department of Photographs will be hosting…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:36PMApril's floods left the school without rehearsal studios one month before the big annual concertApril's floods left the school without rehearsal studios one month before the big annual conce…
SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 06:29PMThe production of “42nd Street,” the popular 1980 musical based on a famous 1933 movie, at the Gateway Playhouse in Bellport is dominated by complex, fast-tapping numbers.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:26PMPresenters and musical performances have been announced for the 59th Annual Drama Desk Awards, taking place Sunday, June 1st at The Town Hall. Presenters and performers for this year's Drama…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:23PMWhen teenagers in the Broadway audience “Of Mice and Men” have a chance to talk to the production’s stars, some of the questions are actually about the play and its meaning.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:15PMThis June, July and August, 54 BELOW presents an exciting lineup of the brightest talent from Broadway and beyond. Located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:14PMTickets will be refunded for the July 31 date at Xcel Energy Center.
SOURCE: StarTribune at 06:13PMFor nine years, Neil Patrick Harris played unabashed ladies’ man Barney Stinson on the smash CBS comedy “How I Met Your Mother.” His Broadway comeback role as Hedwig could not be more …
SOURCE: CBS 2 TV at 06:07PMBroadway generated nearly $12 billion in spending for the New York City economy during the 2012-13 season, according to a new report from the Broadway League, with a direct spending subtota…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:06PMBroadway's ROCKY and Serendipity 3 celebrated ROCKY Road Ice Cream Day, with the heart-stopping launch of The ROCKY - KNOCK-OUT sundae. Scroll down for photos
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:05PMIn “Deepest Man,” a play by James Scruggs, a man whose wife drowns confronts his traumas by submerging them.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:00PMToday's featured songwriters are Paul Loesel and Scott Burkell. Here is the fabulous Lilli Cooper singing 'It's the Choice' from their new musical LMNOP at our 54 Below concert.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00PMLaura Benanti hosts the celebration of Broadway, off-Broadway, and off-off-Broadway on June 1.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMThis musical parody of the infamous erotic novel 50 Shades of Grey is as much fun as you want to make of it.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMAlice Tuan's new drama receives its world premiere at the Los Angeles Theatre Center.
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The reason these films are in this series is because of their color, and they do not disappoint.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:58PMGuess it's blowin' in the zeitgeist, but two adaptations involving rhymed classics are available in Manhattan this weekend only...
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 05:58PMThe Vakhtangov State Academic Theater’s “Eugene Onegin” at City Center is a play with music and dance, composed of scenes from the Pushkin novel in verse.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:57PM"Tie The Knot for The Tie Bar" partners with the Tony Awards for a second year on limited edition bow tie to benefit marriage equality
SOURCE: Tony Awards at 05:48PMBrandon Boyd of Incubus and John Lydon of the Sex Pistols were among the performers signed up for a planned 50-plus-city arena tour.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:47PMThe Merchant of Venice is one of those Shakespeare "comedies" that has the polarizing blend of comedy and drama. In Shakespeare Forum’s production of The Merchant of Venice, those polar en…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:44PMMusical theatre performers MARY LOU BARBER, EDWARD PLEASANT and BEN RAUCH will be performing dramatic readings of excerpts from The Very Reverend James Parks Morton's forthcoming memoir at t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:43PM(photo by Michael Cooper)Caught In The Lies We TellStratford’s Man of La Mancha suffers from something of an identity crisisby Stuart Munro@StuartMunroTOThere was a definite shift ab…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:42PMOn Wednesday night, May 28, DIFFA Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS and the Rockwell Group celebrated their 30th Anniversary with 'Cocktails, Canapes and Conversations.' Scroll dow…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:39PMThe Second National Tour of JERSEY BOYS, the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical, will play its 1000th performance at the Plaza Theater in El Paso, TX on Sunday, June 1 at 7:3…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:38PMBrought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Friday, May 30, 2014 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway RT @broadwayworld: Exclusive Photo Flash: @BULLETSO…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:36PMJesse Tyler Ferguson and husband, Justin Mikita, have once again created an exclusive special edition bow tie by 'Tie The Knot for The Tie Bar' for the 2014 Tony Awards.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:32PM(photo by Negwhua Anderson)Dancing For Your Lifeby Jessica YenCos.mo.pol.i.tan created by Lua Shayenne and Company is an energetic and thoughtful production, blending African and contemporar…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:31PMThe Tony Awards have announced the line-up of stars who will take the stage at the 68th Annual Tony Awards alongside host Tony Award winner, Academy Award®-nominated and Golden Globe-winnin…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 05:29PMHere is a sneak peek at the music from the new musical Holler If Ya Hear Me, written by Todd Kreidler and directed by Kenny Leon. The new musical, based on the music and lyrics of the late T…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 05:27PMThe arena staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar, which was to launch a 50-city North American summer tour June 9 in New Orleans, has been canceled, produce…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:20PM(Beth Grossman scribing at the New York Stock Exchange, © Beth Grossman 2013. This post is part of the 2014 TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders {Art | People} blog salon, cu…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 05:18PMLena Hall, Lesli Margherita and Wesley Taylor will bare it all with The Skivvies for their June 4 concert at 54 Below.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PMPresenters and musical performances have been announced for the 59th Annual Drama Desk Awards, which will be presented June 1 at The Town Hall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PMBroadway belter Terri White (Follies, Finian's Rainbow) will return to 54 Below June 22 at 9:30 PM with her show "Two Score."
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:10PMThe 85-minute “Piano Diaries,” starring Peter Saltzman is at its best when he just sits at the piano and plays — superbly. And you might well find yourself wishing he did a whole lot m…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 05:07PMNew writing for British stages has recently delivered several punchy plays that, having made their points, don’t hang around for long afterwards. With a running time of 70 minutes, Rachel …
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:01PMWhether 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…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00PMRyan Murphy's film adaptation of the Larry Kramer AIDS drama The Normal Heart, which premiered May 25 on HBO starring Mark Ruffalo, Julia Roberts, Matt Bomer and Jim Parsons, will be rel…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:00PMJonathan Munby's production, starring Eve Best and Clive Wood, is a clear and powerful interpretation
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:00PMSummer Strallen is currently starring in Andrew Lippa's Life of the Party at the Menier Chocolate Factory, a revue of his work which runs until 14 June
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:00PMAs the soul singer leaves The Bodyguard for Memphis, Glenn Meads looks at why she has taken the West End by storm
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Some of Broadway's most beloved performers do not have the pedigree you might expect in top notch productions, and yet, they often get the most attention and applause.
SOURCE: NY1 at 04:51PMChris Myers and Danny Wolohan in An Octoroon"I rarely hope for my writing to have any effect. But I confess that I hope this piece makes people feel a certain kind of way." -Ta-Nehisi Coates…
SOURCE: The Wicked Stage at 04:51PMThe ladies of Bullets of Over Broadway have been hard at work both on and off the stage, having just put together a stunning series of photos that tribute the Tony-nominated costume designs …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:47PMOver 300 years of African American theater history, from its earliest influences to its current artists and leaders, is too often inaccessible and inadequately represented. The political and…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 04:41PMBroadwayWorld has just learned that the recently announced US arena tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR has been cancelled.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:38PMTown Hall's Broadway by the Year Series will continue June 23 with The Broadway Musicals of 1990-2014.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:38PMThe Hollywood Reporter shares an exclusive roundtable interview with six Broadway stars nominated for Best Actresses in a Lead Role for the 68th Annual Tony Awards.
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 04:32PMMusician, singer and cabaret artist Tracey Collins’ latest incarnation has really fired people’s imaginations. She was named Best Newcomer at this year’s London Cabaret Awards and is t…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:30PMHow did you become a part of All The Way? My agent called me and told me about this play about LBJ, his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement and his re-election in 1964, which fascinated…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 04:22PMMulti-award-winning cult TV dramedy series PUSHING DAISIES has been rumored to be finding a second life onstage some season soon and the show's original star, Lee Pace, discusses the prospec…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:19PMCelebrating its 52nd Anniversary, Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theater has brought 'the Bard to the Big Apple.' Below, go behind the scenes of the Vanity Fair's shoot with stars …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:16PMShe was long upheld as one of Israel's first ladies of theater and was acknowledged by the Guinness World Records as the actress with the longest theater career in history.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:16PMBroadwayWorld.com is currently seeking talented theater enthusiasts to head up feature coverage in Casper, Wyoming.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:13PMPublic artworks that address issues as varied as turning clothing into a renewable resource, waste into compostable sculpture, and thoughts toward what one would wish to experience before dy…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 04:05PMName: Nicola McEldowneyHometown: Riverdale, NYEducation: Columbia University (B.A., French) and the Universite Sorbonne-Nouvelle in Paris (M1 - French masters program - in theatre studies).F…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:05PMA.S. Pushkin's novel in verse gets a fresh staging by the Vakhtangov State Academic Theatre of Russia.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PMCrooked people walk in crooked ways. It's not enough to run a crime empire efficiently – you have to control the people it involves.
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Ed Dixon is currently very busy over at Signature Theatre. He is part of the cast for a new musical called Cloak and Dagger. As we all know performing is not an easy job but Ed also wrote th…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 03:53PMBroadway.com has confirmed that the American arena tour extravaganza of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar has been canceled. Brandon Boyd, N’SYNC’s …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:49PMToday is the birthday of the great producer and director (and screenwriter) Howard Hawks. It’s inevitable that I’ll do several additional blogposts on the topic on Hawks, especi…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:45PMThe 68th Annual Tony Awards are just days away. Playbill.com is getting in the spirit with our annual Tony Awards ballot, which lets theatre fans take part in Broadway's big night from h…
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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:35PMBroadway Trivia Night will return to 54 Below with a Tony Awards-themed edition June 2 at 11:30 PM. Cinderella actor Todd Buonopane will host.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:32PMWant to join the BroadwayWorld.com team this summer, for a great, paid, part-time, telecommuting internship opportunity We're seeking an eager and ambitious college student to cooperate with…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:26PMPresenting: What to watch for when the 68th annual Tony Awards ceremony is telecast live at 8 tonight on CBS. A 90-minute preshow, including red-carpet arrivals, will be streamed live by NY1…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:25PMThe Heat Is On! One of the greatest musicals ever to fly onto the stage has returned. Miss Saigon, which features music by Claude-Michel Schönberg with lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr. and A…
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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:21PMDeepest Man
Off Off Broadway, 3LD Art and Technology Center
Reviewed by Dillon Slagle
BOTTOM LINE: Holograms, projections, and live action tell the story of Dr. Sommers in a compelling pr…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 03:19PMWhy is the Arab world’s version of Disney’s hit animated film dubbed in the region’s equivalent of King James’ English?
SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 03:19PMBroadwayWorld.com is currently seeking talented theater enthusiasts to head up feature coverage in Appleton, Wisconsin.
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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:16PMBroadwayWorld.com is currently seeking talented theater enthusiasts to head up feature coverage in Anchorage, Alaska.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:16PMThe New York Women in Film & Television Designing Women Awards will present honors to “Behind the Candelabra” hairstylist Kerrie Smith, “American Hustle” makeup artist Evelyne No…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:15PMGoodspeed Musicals' production of Damn Yankees, adapted by Tony Award winner Joe DiPietro to set the classic in 1952 Boston and pit the Yankees against the Boston Red Sox, plays Goo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PMNY1 On Stage reporter/producer Frank DiLella continues BroadwayBox's Ultimate Top 10 Tony Performances series with his top 10 picks.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 03:09PMCressida Bonas plays a health and safety obsessed singing wolf in a comedy play in Hay-on-Wye
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:09PMToday is the birthday of the Boy Genius, legendary MGM production head Irving J. Thalberg (1899-1936). How fitting that it falls within the month of Marxfest! The name Thalberg looms large i…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:06PMFollowers of Step Afrika know that the body-slapping, heavy-stomping group has energy to burn. On Thursday, its percussive power was put to the test. Just how much wattage could its 10 dance…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:06PMIn this week's edition, we caught up with Ben Davis, who is starring as 'Preacher' in Violet- currently playing at the American Airlines Theatre.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00PMCheck out footage from everybody's favorite rock 'n' roll musical comedy.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMBroadway's Len Cariou and Rob McClure will offer special performances at the annual ceremony.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMAfter 12 years in the West End, the musical featuring the songs of Queen will close on Saturday
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:00PMThe production is expected to premiere in late 2015
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:00PM'Maleficent' Premiere: Elle Fanning, Emblem3, & More on Their First Kiss
YH hits the blue carpet in Hollywood for the premiere of Disney's 'Maleficent', where the s…
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Russia’s Vakhtganov State Academic Theatre’s 3 ½-hour stage adaptation of Eugene Pushkin’s legendary novel “Eugene Onegin,” being presented at New York City Center as part of the …
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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:57PMThe Oscar-winning actor and Old Vic artistic director will be joining us to answer your questions on Wednesday 4 June"Former shoe salesman now making a go at film and theater. Wish me l…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:55PMThe Theatre World Awards has announced the roster of presenters for the 70th Annual Theatre World Awards Ceremony that include DeAdre Aziza, Dylan Baker, Len Cariou, Tovah Feldshuh, Trent Ko…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:53PMToday's The Hollywood Reporter shares an exclusive roundtable interview with six esteemed Broadway stars nominated for Best Actresss in a Lead Role for the 68th Annual Tony Awards.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PMWarning: call_user_func_array() [function.call-user-func-array]: First argument is expected to be a valid callback, 'insertThumbnailRSS' was given in /home/content/52/9380252/html/wp-includ…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:46PMA LOSS OF ROSES - William Inge’s poignant story of a young man's struggle for independence and an older woman's search for connection, set against the backdrop of a small midwestern town i…
SOURCE: wanorrisjr.blogspot.com at 02:38PMThe Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical ONCE, will play its 917th performance, passing the Broadway run of the original production of The Elephant Man, tonight, Friday, May 30.
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 02:36PMA Human Being Died That Night, currently playing at the Hampstead Theatre Downstairs is theatre, truly, at its most sublime and gut-wrenching. Nicholas Wright’s play comprises two char…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:34PMJesse Tyler Ferguson sat down with some of this year's Tony Award nominees in honor his second annual Tie the Knot Tony bow tie. In the video below, watch as Audra McDonald, James Monroe Igl…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:33PMBroadway's own Aaron Tveit Next to Normal, Catch Me If You Can takes part in the peppy summer promo, showing off his dance moves the catchy jingle 'Feel Alright.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:33PMiLUMINATE (Off-Broadway) - An original in every way possible, this fascinating, eye-popping show gives a whole new meaning to “dancing in the dark.” Filled with masterful contemporary an…
SOURCE: City Guide NY at 02:32PMOn Sunday, June 8, both Joe Allen Restaurant and Orso Restaurant will be hosting exclusive Tony Awards viewing parties for a limited number of guests. Several monitors will be displayed thro…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:32PMKnee Deep by internationally renowned contemporary circus company, Casus – Emma Serjeant, Jesse Scott, Lachlan McAulay, Natano Fa’anana – hit the Spiegeltent this week. I had s…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:25PMThe Banff World Media Festival BANFF today proudly announced that the legendary actor, Henry Winkler, will receive the prestigious Award of Excellence at the 35th annual BANFF
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:23PMPaper Mill Playhouse concludes its 75th Anniversary Season with America's favorite musical, GREASE. With book, music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, Grease will be directed by Dan…
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SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:19PMA Belfast pub. Jimmy (Patrick O’Kane) and Ian (Declan Conlon), two middle-aged men, are meeting for the first time. Jimmy is at the bar, sipping on a pint, when Ian walks in. Their eyes me…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:16PMLea Michele stopped by last night's CHELSEA LATELY on E to promote her new book 'Brunette Ambition.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:16PMTony Award nominees Orfeh Legally Blonde, Bobby Steggert Ragtime, Big Fish and Rory O'Malley The Book of Mormon, Tony Award-winner Andy Blankenbuehler In the Heights and Margot Seibert Adria…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:15PMThe Banff World Media Festival BANFF today announced that Nathan Lane will be presented with the prestigious Sir Peter Ustinov Comedy Award at the 35th annual Festival, being held June 8-11,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:14PMSurflight Theatre has announced initial casting for its 65th anniversary season, which will feature Jekyll & Hyde, Fiddler on the Roof and Monty Python's Spamalot.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:14PMHere's a chance to hear music from the new musical Holler If Ya Hear Me, written by Todd Kreidler and directed by Kenny Leon. Listen to 3 tracks including 'Holler If Ya Hear Me,' 'California…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:12PMOver the last few years, the rise in dance reality shows has almost taken over our TV screens. From Strictly Come Dancing, to Got to Dance via Britain’s Got Talent, a whole array of dancer…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:12PMBrian, the renegade bumblebee has committed an atrocity. Renata and Stephen’s relationship is very much on the rocks. The police sergeant has a fish for a foot. Intuitive Creatures’ cont…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:03PM(This post is part of the 2014 TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders {Theatre | Technology} blog salon, curated by Jacqueline E. Lawton.) When dog & pony dc director Colin K.…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 02:02PMWith scores of season ticket holders and some of its actors applauding from the audience, Sacramento's B Street Theatre won approval today for an $8.4 million state-backed loan that will hel…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 02:01PMThe series celebrates the work of songwriters.
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Three tracks from the new Tupac Shakur-scored musical Holler If Ya Hear Me, which will begin previews June 2 at Broadway's Palace Theatre, have been released.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:59PMEarlier this year, the Royal Shakespeare Company's Henry IV Part I was filmed for 'Live from Stratford-upon-Avon,' the RSC program that screens the world's greatest classical theatre company…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:56PMIn Washington, D.C., there is probably no more sensitive and emotionally laden topic than gentrification. So it is refreshingly relevant that the new company Nameless chose to premiere the f…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:54PMBroadway's BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY has reclaimed the top spot on the Cast Albums chart.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:49PMThe upcoming film remake of the 1982 movie musical "Annie" will star 2013 Academy Award nominee Quvenzhane Wallis ("Beasts of the Southern Wild"). Here is a look at the f…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:49PMThis summer I will be weeping through “The Lion King,” for the third or fourth time. It’s not just the animal theme (but that helps). Or even the feline one. (I walked out of “Cats.�…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:42PMA new international trailer for Roman Polanskis' film adaptation of VENUS IN FUR, based upon the Tony Award-winning play by David Ives, has premiered.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:40PMSpring Awakening and "Glee" actress Lea Michele's "Brunette Ambition" memoir is part autobiography, part style guide, part cookbook and all Streisand-inspired. Playbi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:40PM-The concept still manages to be relevant and you may be blown into a state of astonishment by the spectacle, though not much will cause a lasting effect on the soul .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 01:38PMPerformers and presenters have been announced for the 70th Annual Theatre World Awards Ceremony, which will be held June 2 at Circle in the Square. Theatre journalist Peter Filichia will onc…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:33PMDebuting in 2002, Lifeboat is a touching memoir of two lives brought together in tragedy. This is a winning story for children of all ages—an gripping illustration of friendship and grit t…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 01:30PMAt this year's TED Conference in Vancouver, Grammy Award winning singer-songwritercomposer Sting took to the stage to perform songs from his Broadway-bound musical THE LAST SHIP. During this…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:29PMCirque du Soleil's newest arena show "Varekai" makes two Connecticut stops in the next two weeks: at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport Thursday through Sunday, June 5 through 8, and at th…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:24PMHere’s a chance to hear music from the new musical HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME. Listen to 3 tracks including “Holler If Ya Hear Me,” “California Love” and “Uncon…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 01:21PMLondon is whistling “Yankee Doodle” this month: a Rodgers and Hammerstein classic resurfaces, several off-Broadway hits get a British airing and two Americans continue their stel…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:19PMI’m sitting in the living room, staring at my iPhone. My wife says something to me. I don’t respond. She says something else. “What?” I say, looking up. She’s not amused. RSABBO. R…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:18PMOn June 9 from 6-8 pm, The Shakespeare Society will host their second annual Playing Shakespeare Celebration at The Century Club 7 West 43rd Street. The Shakespeare Medal will be presented t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PMJJJ Productions in association with Culture Project and Aaron Grant Theatrical, Inc. present the world premiere of The Anthem, an original musical inspired by the Ayn Rand novella "Anth…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:14PMImprovisational hip-hop troup, Freestyle Love Supreme, participated in a virtual round table discussion on Wednesday with Future of Storytelling FoST, where members discussed their best mome…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:06PMLong before Chigwell was cemented in popular culture as the 1980s home of those disappointed wives, the Birds of a Feather, Dickens set much of Barnaby Rudge there, as the 1780s home of an…
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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:00PMOn Monday evening, BroadwayWorld.com was proud to watch its CEO and Founder, Robert Diamond, receive the 2014 Theatre Museum Award for Excellence in Arts Education. That same evening, Fathom…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00PMNathan Lane never turns off his sense of humor, one of many reasons that he is this year’s recipient of the Peter Ustinov Comedy Award at the Banff World Media Festival. “I’m always th…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMBelow you can check out photos of Robert Shenkkan, nominated for Best Play for All the Way, in the BroadwayWorld.com series 'In the Spotlight' by acclaimed photographer Walter McBride
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00PMPoulenc's opera of faith, grace and martyrdom in post-revolutionary France reaches Covent Garden in a minimal yet powerful staging by Robert Carsen
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PMNeil Bettles is co-founder and Artistic Director of ThickSkin. Directing credits for ThickSkin include: Chalk Farm, The Static (winner of the Scottish Theatre A…
SOURCE: Visible Soul at 01:00PMHas Melissa Errico entered her cougar years?
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On this episode of Side by Side by Susan Blackwell Phantom star Sierra Boggess does some yoga, prank calls Norm Lewis and does the best Haley Mills impersonation of all time.&…
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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:56PMLIVE SHOW PREVIEW: Rachel Bay Jones performs “No More.”
We are so stoked to have the super-talented Rachel Bay Jones as a guest for our live show on June 16. Here’s a preview of her am…
SOURCE: theensemblist.com at 12:54PMBen Elton's jukebox musical based on the music of Queen closes on Saturday. What next for the cast and the massive Freddie statue?High above the brown paper Primark bags and tourists of Tot…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PMBullets Over Broadway star Heléne Yorke shows off her Tony-nominated William Ivey Long fashions, while revealing Marilyn inspirations, Marin disapprovals & the outfit that made cast members…
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:53PMThere’s been a lot of media attention around the Globe’s Titus Andronicus. Once again, Lucy Bailey’s production – which starred Douglas Hodge in its first 2006 outing and now has Wil…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 12:51PMBeautiful Tony nominee Jessie Mueller scolds us about a question that's"not appropriate" and reveals which Tony winner she's always up againt for roles.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:48PMWhen he’s chatting about music, Yemenite Israeli vocalist and composer Ravid Kahalani isn’t a big user of understatement. “For me, [music] is stronger than the biggest army in the worl…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:44PMOn June 16, 54 Below will present an all-star concert version of Paul Scott Goodman's rock musical Bright Lights, Big City, based on the novel by Jay McInerney.Bright Lights, Big City follow…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:44PMThings are looking up! As Broadway counts down to its biggest and most celebrated evening on theatre on June 8th, The Broadway League and The American Theatre Wing are taking moments wheneve…
SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 12:39PMA new Library of America anthology chronicles the history of American responses to Shakespeare from 1776 to the present day.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:36PMIn 1994, Bette Midler returned to New York after nearly 20 years in Los Angeles, and started the New York Restoration Project, a non-profit organization devoted to bringing abandoned and neg…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:35PMBy David Dower. Today I get to catch up with janera solomon, the Executive Director of the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater in Pittsburgh. When I spoke to her it was days before this announcement, bu…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:34PMDavid Curl, company manager of Urinetown at St James Theatre, recalls the challenges of working with so much stage blood. The show is now aiming for a West End transfer, venue still to be an…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 12:30PMThere's a new trailer for Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan's new flick, What If, and we're getting major When Harry Met Sally vibes...in a good way. A Millennial version of the Rob Reiner clas…
SOURCE: Paper Mag at 12:30PMThis week’s Between Shows is the upcoming rom-com WHAT IF, starring Zoe Kazan (of MTC’s WHEN WE WERE YOUNG AND UNAFRAID), Daniel Radcliffe (of THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN), Rafe Spa…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:30PMThe Bridges of Madison County, the original Broadway cast recording of the new romantic musical from Ghostlight Records has returned as the #1 Cast Recording on the Billboard chart. It also …
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 12:20PM92Y announces the line-up for Lyrics amp Lyricists 2015, the 45th season of the country's preeminent American Songbook series. Returning artistic directors include David Loud on the legendar…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:19PMThe Muny announced principal casting for the seventh and final show of its 96th season, Hello, Dolly, directed by Rob Ruggiero, choreographed by Ralph Perkins, with music direction by Brad H…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18PMKids from the casts of "Matilda," "Kinky Boots" and other shows are, as we speak, learning to sing "Sunrise, Sunset" in Yiddish. So are more than a dozen students from city schools.
SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 12:11PMNeil Patrick Harris, James Monroe Iglehart, Andy Karl, Jefferson Mays, Chris O'Dowd and Tony Shalhoub sat down with THR's Scott Feinberg to discuss their lives, careers, pet peeves and the r…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:09PMGo backstage at After Midnight with Adriane Lenox. Meet the band, the dancers and stars Fantasia Barrino and Dulé Hill!
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:09PMEarlier this week, the company of All the Way gathered at Sardi's to celebrate the caricature unveiling for 2014 Tony nominee Bryan Cranston. BroadwayWorld was there for the special event an…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:09PMThe 92Y's 2015 season of Lyrics & Lyricists will celebrate the collaboration between theatrical pioneers Stephen Sondheim and Harold Prince, as well as the 50th anniversary of the To…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:08PMCabaret Tony nominee Danny Burstein shares his favorite Broadway credit and reveals his true feelings for Tony Shalhoub.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:07PMDo you know what time it is? No, not Hammer Time. Not Peanut Butter Jelly Time. Not Time After Time. It’s time for the Lessons of the Week! Every Friday, Broadway.com brings you the cr…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PMDallas Theater Center will fill the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre stage with the glorious music of the most popular musical of all time in a thrilling new production of Alain Boublil and Clau…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:05PMLesli Margherita, an Olivier Award winner for her performance in Matilda, will bring her solo show All Hail the Queen to 54 Below June 13-14.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01PMThis Pinter-esque piece is well done by Theatre by the Lake, says Stephen Longstaffe.
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PMBroadwayWorld.com's SHOW BIZ Rush, Lottery amp Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 5302014.
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There is a new verse play in town written entirely in iambic pentameter with 30 characters played by 10 actors who all happen to be women. Ego Actus presents award-winning Duncan Pflaster&…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:59AMTelevision legends Charlotte Rae and Jerry Stiller recently visited A GENTLEMEN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER on Broadway, stopping backstage to chat with the cast, including Tony nominees Jeff…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:59AMAcclaimed 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 11:57AMJim Taylor chats with Uggams about her return to 54 Below. (Friday, May 30, 2014.)
SOURCE: www.podtrac.com at 11:55AMBryan Cranston, star of Robert Schenkkan's new political drama All The Way, was honored May 29 with a portrait to adorn the famed walls of Sardi's.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AMAt this year’s TED Conference in Vancouver, Sting performed songs from his Broadway-bound musical The Last Ship, which tells the story of the songwriter’s experiences growing up in t…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:47AMThe Mad Ones Are The Essential Straight & Narrow: The Mad Ones created and present The Essential Straight & Narrow at the New Ohio Theater, with direction by Lila Neugebauer.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:43AMThe original Broadway cast album of the now-closed Jason Robert Brown-Marsha Norman musical The Bridges of Madison County has again placed strong on Billboard charts following the recording&…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AMAvid gym-goer Ramin Karimloo (along with Keala Settle, she wouldn’t leave after she shot her episode) was with Seth in studio for another go 'round of OBSESSED! Eight times a week, Karimlo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40AMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Lord of the Dance Is Back…with Goddess Nadine Coyle
Hopefully you didn’t bury your clogs too deep in your cl…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:39AMThe In Series, one of DC’s local artistic treasures, mounts an earnest and breezy series of cabaret evenings billed as Carousel Latino. The first evening, Lady Of Spain is a collection of …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:38AMTurns out that AJ Taudevin, who wrote Chalk Farm with Kieran Hurley, and Julia Taudevin, who appears in the 55-minute...
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 11:29AMActress and academic Naomi Paxton, who edited The Methuen Drama Book of Suffrage Plays, has become one of 10 people to be named BBC Next Generation Thinkers for 2014. The list, a collaborati…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:28AMTransport Group Theatre Company will present The Music Man in concert June 23 at the The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre in The Pershing Square Signature Center.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:28AMFRESHER THAN EVER, AN ANCIENT LOVE UNDER THE SKY Eve Best is an irresistible Cleopatra for today: no slinky seductive exoticism but a fresh, joyful, larky sensuality as well-expressed in w…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 11:27AMBlogging has been light for much the same reasons as I noted here, but I feel I should catch readers up with my extra-curricular work.I interviewed Norm Lewis, Broadway's first black Phantom…
SOURCE: The Wicked Stage at 11:21AMWhat’s real and what’s illusion? This is the key question raised during this impassioned performance. In Lady of Spain, the first of this In Series double bill of “lounge o…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:19AMProducer Cameron Mackintosh turned the West End musical into a global franchise. And he's not finished yet. New shows are opening round the world, new theatres are being purchased ... the em…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMToday we continue our Tonys coverage with Bryce Pinkham and Lauren Worsham, nominees for Best Leading Actor and Supporting Actress in a Musical for A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, wh…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:17AMBroadway actors James Earl Jones and Boyd Gaines stopped by this morning's TODAY to talk about their theatrical production of 'Driving Miss Daisy' heading to movie screens across the country…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:15AMAnomykz is a new work choreographed by 31-year-old street dance exponent Ofilio “Sinbadinho” Portillo for Toronto’s Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:10AMArts Council Wales and the Welsh Government have revealed they will commit £20 million to improving how the arts are used in education from this autumn. The fund, which is expected to be di…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:07AMJoin the Story 310 years ago by Halcyon Theatreimage- "sunrise commute" by Dino Abatzidis
This story is starting to get dark and twisted! Using our third "story nugget" tell us what she did…
SOURCE: Halcyon Theatre at 11:07AMIn the new film X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, James McAvoy portrays a younger version of Patrick Stewart and has become well-known for doing a dead-on impression of the iconic British actor.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:05AMSophie Okonedo, a 2014 Tony Award nominee for her performance in A Raisin in the Sun, will star in the BBC TV film series "The Hollow Crown" opposite Benedict Cumberbatch as Richar…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:04AMMatthew Stadlen talks to performers and festival-goers in Salisbury
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:00AMIf you asked a bunch of Broadway Producers why they got into the theater business, you’d hear a long litany of responses . . . and you know what wouldn’t be anywhere on that list…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMHappy Birthday, Idina Menzel Menzel reached superstardom on Broadway with her Tony Award-winning performance as Elphaba, the misunderstood green girl, in the blockbuster Wicked and in her To…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AMDuring my History of Musical Theatre class in college, I was surprised by how few key players there were in New York theatre in the earlier half of the 20th century. It struck me how differe…
SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 11:00AMGurpreet Kaur Bhatti returns to Birmingham REP in this 'superb' piece about Asian family life.
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AMBreaking Bad's "one who knocks" can now see his mug on the walls of the famed eatery for all time.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
Katie Finneran, the two-time Tony Award-winning Broadway and TV star, makes her nightclub debut at 54 Below from May 28 to 31 with the show It Might Be You - A Funny Lady's Search for Home. …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:52AMRocky star and Drama Desk nominee Margo Seibert remembers the children's play that sparked her curiosity.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:50AMThe McLean High Choral Society is putting on a magical performance of The Secret Garden even as it weathers budget cuts that did away with a formal class for a 50-year-old Renaissance-style …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:47AM2014 Tony nominees Tyne Daly, Sutton Foster, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Idina Menzel, Jessie Mueller and Kelli O'Hara sat down with THR's Scott Feinberg to discuss their lives, work and the…
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:43AMThe Public Theater will present "Shakespeare in America," a free, one-night-only performance and discussion at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park June 30 at 8 PM.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:43AMDreams can come true — it’s possible in New York City! Cinderella the Musical‘s Mother’s Day Contest winners, the Skultety family enjoyed a magical day together.
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 10:42AMWarning: call_user_func_array() [function.call-user-func-array]: First argument is expected to be a valid callback, 'insertThumbnailRSS' was given in /home/content/52/9380252/html/wp-includ…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:38AM'Normal Heart' star Matt Bomer appeared on Ellen and revealed details of the upcoming sequel to the hit film MAGIC MIKE.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:38AM“Many people, like me, fall in love with New York in Times Square,” says Kevin James Doyle. The first steps Doyle took in New York City were in Times Square at 4 in the morning. He was o…
SOURCE: Broadway Direct at 10:34AM“It’s the thing I’m most proud of in 35 years of doing theatre.” Rod Menzies is in Washington to direct the current class at the Academy of Classical Acting (ACA) in its production o…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:33AMIf you know who Alice Ripley is, if you recognize the name of the musical Brooklyn, then [title of show] at Area Stage Co. was written for you. While its scruffy charm should amuse a general…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:27AMIdina Menzel, a Tony winner for her performance in the international hit musical Wicked, received a 2014 Tony nomination for her performance as Elizabeth in Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's n…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25AMWith hip-hop, puppets and a severed head, here are our top videos this week from the worlds of theatre, dance and comedy Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:23AM(This post is part of the 2014 TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders {Survive | Thrive} blog salon, curated by Caridad Svich.) Since we live in a globalized world, there is an in…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 10:23AMA concert version of Bright Lights, Big City — the musical based on the Jay McInerney novel of the same name — will be presented at 54 Below June 16 at 7 PM and 9:30 PM.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:21AMThe life of a designer is a life of fight: fight against ugliness. -- the late Massimo Vignelli
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:17AMArlene Van Dyke, wife of stage and screen star Dick Van Dyke, shared a vine of her talented husband proving he can still 'step in time'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:17AMThere's fun to be had at Cougar The Musical at The Plaza Theatre because of the cast, but don't expect a lion's roar — this Cougar hungers for better material.
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:15AMAfter Midnight welcomed a special guest to the Cotton Club on May 29—Grammy winner Macy Gray! The singer-songwriter headed to the Brooks Atkinson Theatre to see the toe-tapping Duke El…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:13AMNEW YORK (AP) -- Sarah Greene's Broadway debut has not exactly been a demure, polite one....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:13AMThe Off-Broadway premiere of the Laurence O'Keefe-Kevin Murphy musical Heathers, based on the wickedly dark 1988 film comedy about a clique of deadly and domineering high school girls, p…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AMDistrict Stage Company presents Broadway Unplugged: World Jam May 30 at 8:30 PM and May 31 at 7:30 PM and 9:30 PM at South Miami Dade Cultural Arts Center.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:11AMHBO Home Entertainment will bring director Ryan Murphy and writer Larry Kramer's THE NORMAL HEART to Blu-ray on August 26th.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:06AMFor soprano Priti Gandhi, the past two months have had all the melodramatic highs and lows of grand opera. But fortunately, her story is ending more happily than those of the tragic divas sh…
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 10:04AMWarning: call_user_func_array() [function.call-user-func-array]: First argument is expected to be a valid callback, 'insertThumbnailRSS' was given in /home/content/52/9380252/html/wp-includ…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:02AMMichael Flatley's dance troupe will play a limited run in the autumn
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:00AMAyn Rand's dystopian novella becomes a sparkly dance musical starring original Village Person Randy Jones.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
700 Sundays star Billy Crystal took the top audiobook prize last night at a gala dinner and awards ceremony held in New York City.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:59AMThe 2014 Tony Awards are right around the corner, and we know a few people who are even more excited than we are: The 20 first-time acting nominees, who will get a chance to take home a shin…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:58AMThe 2014 Tony Awards are right around the corner, and we know a few people who are even more excited than we are: The 20 first-time acting nominees, who will get a chance to take home a shin…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:58AMIn his program bio, Will Shunk stated that he is “a fifth grade student” who was “born with CP” — cerebral palsy – “which affects his ability to control his body.” Shunk …
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 09:57AM THIS WEEKEND’S HIGHLIGHTS: Friday, May 30 * The Diorama, by Jennifer Stone & David S. Stone (who also directs), featuring Alberto Bonilla, Hunter Canning, Bob Greenberg, Vi…
SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 09:55AMMuse Match, an evening that seeks to answer the question, "What happens when 15 composers go on a blind date with 15 singers?," will be presented June 12 at 11:30 PM at 54 Below.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:55AMIf you think you can predict who will be breathlessly reading their acceptance speeches at the Tony Awards, June 8th, you could come up a winner and receive $200 in TrueTheatergoer’s l…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:54AMFiled under: Burlesk, Contemporary Variety, PLUGS Tagged: burlesque, Champagne Riot, Dandy Wellington, Gelber and Manning
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:46AMUpcoming guests have been announced for two CBS programs: "Late Show with David Letterman" and "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson."
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:44AMBy: David Sheward The title of Anthony Giardina's witty and moving new play, at Lincoln Center's Mitzi Newhouse, is how Henry James described Washington, D.C., iKristen Bush, Jan Maxwelln a…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:41AMSoprano Alexandra Silber will join Tony Award-nominated composer-lyricist Andrew Lippa for the L.A. premiere of his oratorio I Am Harvey Milk, which will be performed by the Gay Men's Ch…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:41AMThis production won't make you forget other New York stagings but it does deliver all the comedy's essentials and a convincing Shylock.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:39AMWarning: call_user_func_array() [function.call-user-func-array]: First argument is expected to be a valid callback, 'insertThumbnailRSS' was given in /home/content/52/9380252/html/wp-includ…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 09:31AMHey cutie, Playing a real person in a Broadway musical is hard. You have to do somewhat contradictory things — convince an audience that you really are this person, but also make the r…
SOURCE: The Craptacular at 09:27AMBay Staters, be warned - we are living in a state without an official rock song. Luckily, if we pitch in, we can help the government solve this problem.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:22AMPlans for the highly anticipated Broadway 4D have been scratched, as those behind the project were unable to raise the 80 million necessary to complete major renovations to 42nd Street's his…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:15AMWilton’s Music Hall is to host a three-day dance festival this autumn to showcase new work by emerging artists and forge relationships for future collaborations. The east London venue will…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:14AMIn Part One of a series of interviews with the cast of Bat Boy:The Musical at 1st Stage, meet Farrell Parker. Joel: Introduce yourself and tell our readers where they might have seen you …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:13AMSo performers are calling on the BBC to increase casting opportunities on its drama productions The Stage tells me. Evidently one topic discussed at the recent Equity annual Representative c…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:11AMIn 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, we…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:07AMGood morning, BroadwayWorld Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it Today's big news The Public Theater hosts two panels on…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:04AMAn extended look at acclaimed actress and director Liv Ullmann's upcoming stage-to-screen adaptation of August Stringberg's MISS JULIE is now available, showcasing film stars Jessica Chastai…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AMHugh Laurie found fame on the TV series 'House.' Now he's happy to sing (and discuss) the blues.
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 09:00AMActress, who plays a variety of animals in quirky stage show, is comfortable in her human skin.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM
A contemporary circus production of Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner astonishes Matthew Stadlen on day six of the Salisbury International Arts Festival
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:53AMJasperse's curious exploration of areas that other choreographers have left untouched gives his work a sensual and provocative edge.
SOURCE: NJ.com at 08:52AMWe're not at all jealous about this. 2014 Tony nominee Sophie Okonedo will play Queen Margaret opposite Benedict Cumberbatch’s previously reported Richard III in the next series of…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:51AMIncorruptible, written by Michael Hollinger, produced by the Arden Theatre, directed by Michael Decker, featuring Marcia Saunders, Alex Keiper, Michael Doherty, Ian Merrill Peakes, review by…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 08:50AMBetween my father’s illness, coursework and a month in Mallorca (sigh), I was out of show-going circulation for six weeks. Social media monitoring is fine for staying in the openings, clos…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 08:46AMSo, how are the folks at each of the Tony-nominated musical revivals vying for our ticket dollars? It runs the gamut - from not bothering with the nominations to touting them to the hi…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:45AMThis production at Shakespeare's Globe short-changes the audience when it comes to both poetry and passion, says Charles Spencer
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:43AMHartford Stage caps its 50th anniversary season with a great production of a very funny play.
SOURCE: thewestfieldnews.com at 08:42AMJust a little over a week away until the 2014 Tony Awards! It is sure to be a star-studded night, with some of the biggest names returning to Broadway this season, including Neil Patrick H…
SOURCE: BroadwayAudience.com at 08:11AM NY Theater Review by Joe Regan Jr. If you’ve never seen classically trained high baritone actor Simon Green or if you have seen him...
The post Si…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:10AMAt the core of Philip Levine’s poetry one hears the rhythms and the pulses of working people, smells their sweat, feels their heartaches.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:06AMBroadway and Cabaret fans will get the best of both worlds when the Callaway sisters bring their brand of Sibling Revelry to Australia in June. Chatting with BroadwayWorld Australia on the e…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AMAn extended look at acclaimed actress and director Liv Ullmann's upcoming stage-to-screen adaptation of August Stringberg's MISS JULIE is now available, showcasing film stars Jessica Chastai…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on May 30 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
In a departure from custom at Shakespeare's Globe, the company do not perform a rousing life-goes-on-style jig at the end of Jonathan Munby's revival of Antony and Cleopatra.
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:52AM NY Theater Review by Alix Cohen Cecily (Susan Louise O’Connor) is secretly crashing in the conservation office of the museum where she’s employed as an art...…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:51AMEve Best plays Cleopatra in a new production at Shakespeare's Globe. From Liz Taylor to Mark Rylance, here's a reminder of the other stars who have ruled as the Egyptian leader Continue read…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMShakespeare's Globe, London This Cleopatra kisses the audience and Clive Wood makes a ruffianly Antony What's your favourite Antony and Cleopatra? "Is this well done?" a character…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:41AMOne of the joys of a long life in theatre is that you get to visit old friends whom you first met decades ago. Cabaret is a true case in point, for back in the middle of the last century (19…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:32AMIn the right hands, repeated phrases and movements can work a bewitching alchemy but when choreographers get it wrong, they risk sparking a scramble for the exitLucinda Childs is one of tho…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:27AMJames Cameron's space epic Avatar is to become a (likely ludicrous) Cirque du Soleil show but its weirdness could pale next to these bizarre shows James Cameron and Cirque du Soleil to team…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:17AMMichael Flatley is to return to the London stage to star in a season of Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games, a new version of a show he first created in 1996 that originally premiered at Dubl…
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:05AM
Shakespeare's Globe, London: You collect a small brown envelope with your ticket, and inside is a handful of golden confetti to be thrown on the wind when the two lovers celebrate their reun…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:54AMYou know what the D in “Broadway 4D” stands for? Dead. The plug’s been pulled on this ambitious project, conceived by such prominent showbiz figures as “X-Men” director Bryan Singe…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:42AMWhite Christmas, a stage version of the 1954 Irving Berlin film musical of the same name which was previously produced on Broadway across two consecutive Christmas seasons at the Marquis The…
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:41AMOnce in a blue moon comes a show so laughably bad, it’s almost enjoyable — almost. Enter “The Anthem.” Loosely based on Ayn Rand’s 1938 sci-fi novella “Anthem,” this inept...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:38AMHBO's "The Normal Heart" premiered on May 25, right under the wire of the Emmys' eligibility cut-off (May 31), so it's well positioned to take the awards by storm. But will it dominate as de…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:09AMOur staff picks the best things to do this week, with a look at what's ahead in the weeks to come.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:00AM
Bette Midler's New York Restoration Project celebrated 19 years with a Spring Picnic held May 29. The Project, founded in 1995, is devoted to restoring, revitalizing, and developing unders…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:48AMSexist MCs, venues with crates for seats, sharing a bill with 20 comics ... Ellie Gibson emerges from her first months on the open mic toilet circuit to share what she's learnedEddie Izzard …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:37AMCould we see Walter White again?
SOURCE: USA Today at 03:32AMA 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 cast is currently in rehearsals…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:01AMHistorian and executor of the Gene Kelly Estate, Patricia Ward Kelly, will return to New York City to present her fascinating solo show Gene Kelly THE LEGACY this July at Symphony Space - an…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00AM
Check out these images from The Western Australian Academy’s (WAAPA) mid year performance, West Side Story. Performed by the second and third year musical theatre students, West Side S…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:50AMIt's not often I get to write an unabashed rave that's also an expression of civic pride, so listen up: The Arden Theatre's revival of Incorruptible is a valentine to and from the Philadelph…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:39AMNY1's Frank DiLella spotlights the five new shows eligible for the the Tony Award for best play
SOURCE: NY1 at 01:34AMAfter the sold-out premiere of his autobiographical show, PUB CRAWL, Tony Award nominee Rory O'Malley THE BOOK OF MORMON will play a return engagement at Joe's Pub tonight, May 30, 2014 at 7…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMWith Tony Awards fever growing ever hotter -- the Tony telecast is June 8 -- THEATER TALK assembles a panel of key critics to share their opinions about the just-concluded theater season. Be…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMThe German Cast Recording of 'next to normal' captures the exciting atmosphere and the incredible live energy of the German premiere production performed by a stellar cast directed by Titus …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMGrab the umbrellas Audiences will be delighted by Pittsburgh CLO's production of Singin' in the Rain, May 30-June 8 at the Benedum Center. A talented cast of Broadway's best and Pittsburgh C…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMThe Public Theater previously announced TALKING ABOUT RACE SCIENCE, POLITICS, ART 1959-1970-2014, a two-night Public Forum event this weekend, today, May 30 and Saturday, May 31 at 700 p.m. …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMA star-studded countdown to the 68th Annual Tony Awards ceremony begins on CUNY TV with the all-new special, 2014 TONY AWARDS PREVIEW, co-hosted by entertainment reporter Pat Collins and fou…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMArthur Gelb, the much beloved Managing Editor of The New York Times, a champion of theater coverage there as early as the 1950s and beyond, and co-author, with his wife Barbara, of a massive…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMKyle Osborne reviews ‘Maleficient.’ If you saw the film, please tell us if you agree or disagree with Kyle by leaving a comment in the’Comment Box.’ Click here to wat…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:04AMToday we continue the 2014 edition of our annual BroadwayWorld feature series spotlighting the very best Tony Awards-related moments of all time with a special focus on the first of ten majo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:01AMWhy spend Monday catching up on the Broadway and off-Broadway news when you can watch the Drama Desk's Livestream on Sunday?
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMA behind-the-scenes look at the 2014 Tony nominee's intimate pre-show process.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMNow that the days of Wicked competition are over, we're sure Kristin Chenoweth is rooting for her old friend.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM'Maleficent' Star Sam Riley on Being Angelina Jolie's "Wing Man"
The YH Studio welcomes U.K. actor Sam Riley, who takes on the role of the shapeshifting confidante to Angelina Jolie's wicked…
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The Baltimore Rock Opera Society (BROS) is holding auditions this Sunday and Monday, June 1 and 2 for “badass” actors, singers and dancers for their upcoming world-premiere, The Electric…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:16AMJerry Herman musical will close the season.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:03AMFringe is Comingby Jim Murchison Well the Fringe Festival is almost upon us. I am going to soon be too busy to write much of anything but Fringe reviews, but next week June 3-5 at the A…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMNews, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AMHottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Thursday, May 29, 2014.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00AMPittsburgh CLO presents the classic musical Singin' in the Rain, which kicks off the season, May 30. David Elder, Mary Michael Patterson, Cary Tedder and Ashley Spencer star.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMPlaybill.com launches our Tony Awards poll, asking readers to vote for the nominees they'd like to see take home Broadway's biggest honor June 8 at Radio City Music Hall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMRory O'Malley, a Tony nominee for his performance in The Book of Mormon, offers encore performances of his autobiographical solo show Pub Crawl, which he debuted March 10, May 30 at…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMShakespeare’s women, Harold Bloom has observed, are always marrying down. Is Orlando truly worthy of Rosalind, with her panoptic wit? How does Viola wind up with that ninny Orsino? Per…
SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 12:00AMThe La Mirada Theatre and McCoy Rigby Entertainment production of Les Miserables begins previews May 30 with an official opening the following day at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe "2014 Tony Awards Preview," co-hosted by entertainment reporter Pat Collins and four-time Tony winner Harvey Fierstein, is broadcast on CUNY TV May 30 at 10 AM, 3 PM and 8:30 P…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMNews, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMLincoln Center Education features Dr. Aaron A. Flagg, Sarah Johnson, Angélica Negrón and Paola Prestini in its "Next Stage" series May 30 in the Clark Studio The…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMClubbed Thumb's annual Summerworks festival of new plays begins May 30 at The Wild Project.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMJennifer Brown Stone and David S. Stone's new romantic comedy The Diorama officially opens May 30 following previews that began May 28 at Theatre Row's Lion Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMAs the 68th Annual Tony Awards approach, Playbill.com staff members decided to choose their favorite performances from Tony Awards telecasts throughout the years. Click through to see which …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMJennifer Brown Stone and David S. Stone’s new play The Diorama opens on May 30 at The Lion Theatre at Theatre Row. Susan Louise O’Connor and Hunter Canning star in the romantic c…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AMPlayful, Sexy, Caring Production of Durang Comedy At Hartfird StageThe show: "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" at Hartford Stage
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