NEW YORK (AP) - Neil Patrick Harris will leave hit Broadway show "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" and Andrew Rannells will slip into his old wigs.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 10:59PMOn June 10, 2014, producer and director, Caleb Ryan and a cast of rising stars on Broadway revived the timeless music of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in the one night only performance of …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:49PMDisney Theatrical Productions celebrates the announcement of two world premiere productions of THE LION KING at Shanghai Disney Resort and Mexico City, in partnership with Disney Parks and R…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:34PMYou may never see a finer production of any of the three plays in "Ayckbourn Ensemble," presented in rotating repertory as part of the "Brits Off Broadway" festival.
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 10:22PMEmmanuelle Seigner dislikes high heels but found a perfect fit playing the sultry Vanda in the film version of “Venus in Fur,” directed by her husband, Roman Polanski.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:19PMThe cast for the upcoming Broadway musical, Finding Neverland, has begun rehearsals but, according to Deadline, Roger Bart has backed out of the production. He was set to play Charles Frohm…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:11PMDeadline.com announced that Tony-winner Roger Bart (The Producers, Young Frankenstein) has left Diane Paulus' Broadway-bound production of Finding Neverland, slated to begin performances…
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Rather than casting Hollywood stars, Clint Eastwood's 'Jersey Boys' chose three of the Four Seasons actors from the stage show, including the original Frankie Valli.
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 09:57PMIn creating Mr Burns, Anne Washburn was trying to answer a question overlooked by most purveyors of dystopian fictions: what would happen to pop culture after an apocalypse? The physical and…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 09:40PMStarting On June 16th, the Broadway Guys step up to the Mic against The Broadway Dolls. In Joseph Macchia's new cabaret series Cabaret Feud. Broadways Brandi Massey and Kwame Remy have put t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:32PMA new public art project on Power Inn Road uses dumpsters, a symbol of the area’s reputation as Sacramento’s aging industrial center, to show visitors that the neighborhood has a…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 09:16PMYou don't need to get much further than about 5 minutes into the cast recording of The Bridges of Madison County to understand why Jason Robert Brown won the Tony for Best Orchestration…
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Broadway headliner as well as popular TV and film star Sarah Paulson utilized social media to share a first look at the character - or, should we say, characters - that she will be portrayin…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:58PM By Sandi Durell What could be more glorious than sitting in a seat overlooking Columbus Circle, Central Park, the skyline of New York and hearing the dulcet heart-throbbing...
The …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:57PMThe Oscar-winning actress and the Welsh opera singer will lead the English National Opera’s inaugural season of musical theatre with a series of performances of Stephen Sondheim’s show.
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 08:51PMLittle Bird is a family affair. The writer is married to the director who in turn is the State Theatre Company of SA’s CEO’s son as well as being the brother of an Adelaide Cabaret Festi…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:37PMToday we continue a special spotlight series highlighting the spectacular entertainment set to be presented this coming Monday, June 16, at Joe's Pub, THE LORD amp THE MASTER BROADWAYWORLD.C…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:25PMThe grim aftershocks of South Africa’s racist apartheid regime will be with us for some time to come, which makes the cautionary social relevance of Carole Eglash-Kosoff’s docudrama “T…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:23PMTheater Schmeater’s new space in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood is part of a scattering of arts-related development in a gentrified area that used to be a fringe theater hub. The theate…
SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 08:14PMThe fact that modern dance was born in Los Angeles is well known, and it is not. Dance texts are not uncertain on the subject. In 1915, the pioneer Ruth St. Denis -- who took inspiration fro…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:11PM"Fly By Night" is a new musical dealing with a love triangle between two sisters and an unhappy sandwich maker and it's set against the backdrop of the big blackout of 1965
SOURCE: NY1 at 08:09PMThe Marriott Theater production of “Godspell,” expertly directed and choreographed by Matt Raftery, and featuring a topnotch cast, is earnest, heartfelt and playfully celebratory.
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 08:00PMMusical riff on Python movie gets a polished Moonlight production, even if comic styles grind a few gears.
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 08:00PMThe performances I loved best had less to do with her righteous indomitability than with the artistic wizardry she could spin.
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Almeida, LondonStrange but never boring, this post-apocalyptic fantasy suggests US TV comedy will be the last relic of western civilisationA pattern is beginning to emerge at the Almeida und…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:45PMWelcome to Ashley’s Lemonade Stand! This column is to help promote shows and emerging companies around Los Angeles that I find are a refreshing concoction of sweet tangy goodness. For Holl…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 07:43PMOn Sunday, June 8, in the Concert Hall of The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in Washington, DC, the announcement of the recipients of the 15th Annual Cappies took place at…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 07:43PMSWEET Part of what makes this show such a rollicking good time is this juxtaposition of good-natured silliness with the political commentary in Valcq’s clever lyrics. Executing ludicro…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 07:37PMTony nominee Reed Birney (Casa Valentina) and Tony Winner Nikki M. James (The Book of Mormon, Les Misérables) will star in Ken Kaissar's new play Nude Study at manhattan Theatre C…
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:30PMTony nominee Reed Birney (Casa Valentina) and Tony Winner Nikki M. James (The Book of Mormon, Les Misérables) will star in a reading of Ken Kaissar's new play Nude Study at Manhat…
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:27PMProducers Tom Kirdahy, Roy Furman, and Ken Davenport announced today that tickets are now on sale to the general public for the star-studded Broadway production of Terrence McNally's uproari…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:23PMReed Birney, nominated for a Tony Award in Casa Valentina, and Nikki M. James, winner of the Tony Award for The Book of Mormon will appear in a reading of Ken Kaissar's new play Nude Study a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:17PMAccording to Deadline, stage and screen star Tom Hiddleston has signed on to play country legend Hank Williams in the upcoming biopic I SAW THE LIGHT.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:16PMA Tony nominee for "The Book of Mormon" and a regular on HBO's "Girls," Rannells will step into the title role on Aug. 20, when Neil Patrick Harris wraps his award-winning run.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:16PMIn tribute to the late actressactivist Ruby Dee, who died today 612, CUNY TV will present encores of two vintage interviews.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:13PMCall Answered: Call Me Adam chats with OBIE and Drama Desk award winning actress Donna Lynne Champlin about making her directorial debut with the 2014 NYMF show of Rowen Casey's "Valueville"…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 07:00PMThomas Caruso directs a cast that includes Todd Cerveris, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Jennifer Simard, and more.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:00PMTony winner B.D. Wong will appear in The Orphan of Zhao, adapted by James Fenton.
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The Broadway community mourns the loss of celebrated stage and screen actress Ruby Dee, who passed away on Wednesday at age 91. The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be dimmed i…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:59PMBART SIMPSON’S LEGEND SURVIVES THE APOCALYPSE: DO WE CARE? A child of the Cold War, I have read post-apocalyptic fiction all my life: from John Wyndham and Kuttner to Nevil S…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:51PMThe Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing professionals, will present the 4th annual Off Broadway Allianc…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:44PMProducers have confirmed to The New York Times that Tony nominee Andrew Rannells (The Book of Mormon) will succeed Neil Patrick Harris and take over the title role in Hedwig and the Angry In…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 06:41PMThe White Snake - A Serpentine Sensation: The Goodman Theater and Mary Zimmerman have done it once again.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 06:40PMJames Synder takes us to the If/Then Tony party and backstage for more water cooler wisdom and an interview with LaChanze.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:40PMEarlier this week, the UK government’s recently appointed culture secretary, Sajid Javid, began his inaugural policy-speech with an act of confession. So, in the spirit of full divulgence,…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:37PMAndrew Rannells of 'Girls' and 'Book of Mormon' will take over the role.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:33PM NY Music Review by Marilyn Lester Now in its third year, Scott Siegel’s evergreen cabaret show, Broadway Ballyhoo! has landed at 54.…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:25PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Neil Patrick Harris will leave hit Broadway show "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" and Andrew Rannells will slip into his old wigs....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:23PMCleveland native Ruby Dee, who died Thursday at 91, used her great voice as an actress and an activist.
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 06:23PMHe'll take over for NPH at the end of August.-- Delivered by Feed43 service
SOURCE: Vulture at 06:21PMProducers have confirmed to The New York Times that Tony nominee Andrew Rannells will succeed Neil Patrick Harris in Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway. Rannells, who is contracted for an…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:17PMAn Air of Archaic Pageantryby Beat RiceI remember standing in line for ages to see Pina at TIFF in 2011. I also remember getting turned away because it sold out so quickly.Director and Chore…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 06:12PMTony Award winner Stephen Sondheim will attend the June 26 Encores! Off-Center performance of Jonathan Larson's tick, tick… BOOM!, a press representative for Encores! confirmed to…
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:07PMDavid Suchet heads a stellar cast in Roger Crane's play about Vatican politics and the struggles within the Catholic Church.
SOURCE: Haines His Way at 06:05PMView the Full Article on NewYork.com
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 06:03PMThe NYMF production is written by Stacey Weingarten, Kate Steinberg, and Joshua Zecher-Ross.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMHarris will not extend in his Tony-winning role.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMThe Cosby Show actor will reprise a role he originated in Washington, D.C.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMDee passed away at the age of 91 on June 11.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMThis year Imagine Watford is four years old. For 2015 the street theatre festival also incorporates the first of the town's new Big Events programme.
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:00PMX Factor star Alexandra Burke impresses in her West End debut
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On Wednesday, the Tony Awards Committee decided to eliminate the awards for best sound design. No direct explanation was given, but reports following the decision say it was partially due to…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 05:59PMAt its most basic level Jack Lemmon Returns offers the pleasure of spending 80 minutes in the company of that most likeable, seemingly approachable guy that was Jack Lemmon’s persona. Spen…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 05:58PMby: Sandi Durell There’s a new musical about to open in previews on June 25th, with an official opening night on July 21st –...
The post…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:58PMBlythe Danner stars in this updated Chekhov mash-up by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Donald Margulies at the Geffen in Westwood.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:50PMThe marquees of Broadway will dim for one minute at 7:45 PM June 13 in memory of Broadway veteran, Oscar-nominated actress and civil rights activist, Ruby Dee, who passed June 9.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:49PMThe marquees of Broadway will dim for one minute at 7:45 PM June 13 in memory of Broadway veteran, Oscar-nominated actress and civil rights activist, Ruby Dee, who passed June 9.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:49PMMeet MasterChef Junior winner Alexander Weiss and Broadway stars on Tuesday, June 24 while supporting arts education
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48PMFollowing a successful engagement in Sydney, Australia, Atomic, the new musical based on the creation of the atomic bomb, will make its highly anticipated U.S. premiere with a strictly limit…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:46PM“Ayckburn Ensemble,” a medley of plays by Alan Ayckbourn at 59E59 Theaters, offers a rich opportunity to explore the sadness of his antic consumerist characters.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:42PMBroadway theaters will dim their lights to pay tribute to stage and screen legend Ruby Dee, who died on June 11 at the age of 91. Marquees will go dark on June 13 at 7:45 PM for one minute.
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SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PM Celebrated stage and screen actress Ruby Dee, passed away on Wednesday at age 91. The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be dimmed in her memory tomorrow...
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:38PMBrought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Thursday, June 12, 2014 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway Reminder! Tickets go on sale to the general publ…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:36PMAndrew Rannells will replace Neil Patrick Harris in the leading role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the show's producer tells the Times. Rannells, who was nominated for a Tony for The Book of…
SOURCE: Vulture at 05:26PMAndrew Rannells, who starred in Broadway’s “The Book of Mormon” before going on to TV gigs in “The New Normal” and “Girls,” will take over for Neil …
SOURCE: Variety at 05:25PMFringe Femmes: quick looks at plays by women on the fringe… “Chitlin’ Blues: Dancing in the Grey” concept by Constance Strickland It’s pretty amazing: the unspo…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 05:21PMGeneral on-sale will begin on Monday, June 16 at 12:01 AM for The River, a new play by Jez Butterworth, starring Hugh Jackman,Laura Donnelly and Cush Jumbo, and directed by Ian Rickson. The …
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 05:20PMKnown for his versatility, he shone playing men from history.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:18PMAndrew Rannells, who received a Tony nomination for his performance in The Book of Mormon, will star in Hedwig and the Angry Inch after Tony winner Neil Patrick Harris exits the show Aug. 17…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:17PM NY Music Review by Joe Regan Jr. There are some married couples who often perform together (i.e. John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey) and the married cou…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:16PMIFC Films has acquired North American rights to Stephen Belber’s “Match,” starring Patrick Stewart, Carla Gugino and Matthew Lillard. The deal was made two months after the…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:13PMForbidden Broadway's Marcus Stevens on this off-Broadway institution that pokes fun at all things Broadway.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:13PMIt’s been said that good design is 99% invisible. Heck, that’s the title of one of the best public radio shows/podcasts out there, if you’re curious. But just because it…
SOURCE: 2AMT at 05:10PMThe New York Civil Liberties Union, the New York State affiliate of the ACLU, today announced a star-studded lineup of award-winning performers for Broadway Stands Up for Freedom, its annual…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:10PMTony nominee Andrew Rannells has some high heels to fill as he takes over from Tony winner Neil Patrick Harris in John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's Tony-winning revival…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMDespite a strong ticket demand, Neil Patrick Harris will not say in “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” beyond his scheduled Aug. 17 departure.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:04PMSome days, I feel very sorry for playwrights, especially those that become notorious through no fault of their own. If their most famous play causes enough controversy, it can take decades b…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:01PMNew York's longest-running, critically-acclaimed comedy, Buyer amp Cellar, now starring Barrett Foa NCIS Los Angeles, must play its final performance at the Barrow Street Theatre 27 Barrow S…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00PMThe long-running hit currently stars NCIS: Los Angeles regular Barrett Foa.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMThe group will celebrate with a launch event at INC Lounge.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMThe New York Civil Liberties Union's annual event will be hosted by Susan Blackwell.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMAs Klook's Last Stand opens at the Park Theatre, its writer Che Walker reflects on the difficulties of categorising shows with music (or should that be musical shows?)
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:00PM
A review of Terrence McNally’s “The Lisbon Traviata,” exuberantly staged by new theater company Theatre22 at Richard Hugo House.
SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 04:59PMPlaybill was on hand for the press rehearsal of Danny Ginges, Gregory Bonsignore (book and Lyrics) and Philp Foxman's (music and lyrics) Atomic, as the cast readies for Off-Broadway performa…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:59PMBy HowlRound TV. Lorella Loftus in association with The VORTEX presents Cuchulain (pronounced Kuh-HOO-lin), a re-telling of the myths of the Hound of Ulster, inspired by the plays of W.B. Ye…
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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:56PMThe fast-paced production, thanks to first time director Alex Kirschner, takes place on Isla Nublar, and island made famous by Michael Crichton and more famous by Steven Spielberg.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 04:49PMSan Francisco Opera has produced a glorious and bold recreation of the 1927 version of the show with a few cuts from the original version (the Dahomey dance scene has been excluded) with 14 …
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 04:48PMBloom’s Tavern Rekindles a New York Literary Theatrical Tradition: A bouquet of distinguished actors and luminaries will help Origin Theatre Company and new Irish bar and restaurant Bloom�…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 04:46PMIf/Then stars Idina Menzel, LaChanze, Anthony Rapp, James Snyder and composer Tom Kitt appeared at the Manhattan Sony Store June 12 to sign copies of the original Broadway cast album of the …
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:39PMActors’ Equity Association, the legit thesps’ union, has named Broadway musical “Beautiful” as the recipient of the ACCA Award for outstanding Broadway chorus. The annual ku…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:36PMTickets are now on sale for the newly revised version of Terrence McNally's comedy It's Only a Play, starring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham, Tony Award winner Matthew Broder…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PMIdina Menzel, LaChanze, Anthony Rapp, James Snyder, and Tom Kitt stopped by the Madison Avenue Sony store in NYC today, June 12 to sign copies of the recently released IFTHEN cast album - be…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:31PMNEW YORK (Reuters) - Hits such as "Brown Eyed Girl," "Twist and Shout" and "Hang on Sloopy" made Bert Berns one of his era's most successful songwriters and producers before he died in 1968,…
SOURCE: Reuters at 04:28PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Darren Criss & Lea Salonga Join Forces for After the Storm
Glee’s Darren Criss is joining forces with Tony winn…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:25PMFringe Femmes: quick looks at plays by women on the fringe… “Sex, Lies, and Social Media” plays by Mary Steelsmith, Elin Hampton and Lorin Howard First of all, how fabulous…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 04:25PMHosted by Broadway and television star John O’Hurley, The Broadway Channel has announced a new weekly television series for national syndication. “What’s Hot on Broadway” will featur…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 04:22PMThe 2014 Tony Awards telecast, hosted by affable emcee Hugh Jackman, is now available to download in HD on iTunes.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:21PMKenneth Lonergan's 1996 drama This Is Our Youth, starring Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and Tavi Gevinson, began its pre-Broadway Chicago engagement June 10 at the Steppenwolf Theatre Comp…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:21PMLena Hall, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Telly Leung and more will be part of the annual benefit concert Broadway Stands Up for Freedom, which will take place July 21 at the Skirball Center.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:20PMThe Broadway at Birdland concert series takes place every Monday at 7pm, followed by the always-extreme open mic, Jim Caruso's Cast Party. Birdland is at 315 West 44 Street in the heart of t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:19PMSix time Tony Award winner, Audra McDonald, stops by “The Late Show” to talk about her most recent Tony-winning role in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill.
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 04:17PMJane Chu, president and CEO of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday as the new chairwoman of the National Endowment for the Art…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:16PMIn Donald Margulies’ Geffen premiere “The Country House,” genuine legend Blythe Danner effortly embodies fictional legend Anna Patterson, doyenne of a handsome summer home in that bast…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:11PMThis week, THEATER TALK features its annual Tony Wrap Up, an interview with legendary theater photographer Joan Marcus - honored with a special TONY this year - and an AndrewAndrew report fr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:01PM“Buyer and Cellar,” one of the rare Off Broadway titles to prove successful enough to carve out a yearlong run and spawn a national tour, will shutter at the Barrow Street Theate…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:00PMTime to exit the basement. Buyer & Cellar will play its final performance on July 27 at the Barrow Street Theatre. The comedy currently stars Broadway alum and NCIS: Los Angeles star Bar…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:00PMThe acclaimed Off-Broadway production of Jonathan Tolins' one-man comedy Buyer & Cellar, which opened to rave reviews Off-Broadway at the Barrow Street Theatre in June 2013, will end…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PMTanika Gupta's adaptation will premiere in autumn 2015
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:00PMHow do you re-create for an audience in 2014 the sheer effrontery of a play by a 15-year old which shocked theatre-goers in1896?
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:00PMMore dates have also been announced for the upcoming tour
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:00PMThe show is the latest West End hit to offer an autism-friendly version
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Fringe Femmes: quick looks at plays by women on the fringe… “Things Being What They Are” by Wendy MacLeod Okay. So this beer-infused, way-male two-hander is not particularl…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:59PMEach week, theatreWashington will provide you with a list of suggestions for things to do for the upcoming weekend. This week, we feature the productions being staged this weekend at Cultura…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 03:53PMThe La Mirada Theatre and McCoy Rigby Entertainment production of Les Miserables began previews May 30 with an official opening the following day at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing …
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:48PM"Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me," the acclaimed documentary film that captures the vivid onstage and offstage life of the Tony Award-winning theatre icon, will be released June 24 on DVD.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:42PMRoundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce that Tony Award winner Levi Kreis (Million Dollar Quartet) will join the company of Violet as “The Preach…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 03:40PMFollowing the Tony Awards Administration Committee meeting June 11 — and the announcement that the Tony Awards for Sound Design of a Play and Musical have been eliminated — membe…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:40PMThe eye in the sky. This image, once warbled about in the chorus of an ’80s pop hit, gains a terrible new meaning for the protagonist of “Grounded,” George Brant’s solo play. Now on …
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:38PMGood actors make an audience hang on every word. That’s the aim at starry readings this month.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 03:37PMDaniel Radcliffe stopped by this week's THE VIEW and discussed his role in the Broadway play 'The Cripple of Inishmaan'.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:37PMHalfway into the Theatricians’ God of Abraham I turned to my companion and said: “I’ve never seen sketch mindfuck before.” That’s the most succinct way I can describe this de…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:35PMPhysical Company's Latest Exuberant Play Plays Long WharfFive years ago Greg Webster had a dream in which a man in a business suit stood atop a copier machine as he was being attacked by pap…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:33PMBITTERSWEET This play is full of surrogates, which has the potential to be fascinating. Where this play could grow is in the area of real. All the seedlings aren’t fully cultivated. All th…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:32PMThe school shooting this week at Reynold’s High School in Oregon is the 74th shooting since Newtown. (See full list here) In the following interview with playwright Gregory Crafts,we d…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:31PMBy Laura BruecknerEnding an unprecedented 18-month vacancy at the top of the largest arts funding organization in the country, Dr. Jane Chu has been confirmed as chairman of the National End…
SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 03:29PMBy turns gritty, poetic, opaque and intriguing, the play enjoys nuanced performances in an atmospheric production.
SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 03:28PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Jake Gyllenhaal will make his Broadway debut later this year with a work by a playwright he's come to admire....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:22PMFrom sunset Saturday to dawn Sunday, the annual Northern Spark festival will take over Minneapolis.
SOURCE: StarTribune at 03:22PMBy Douglas Clayton. The answer is not to sweep them under the rug, refuse to acknowledge their contributions, and hide from our own lack of understanding. And we especially cannot do this wh…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:21PMThe Mejia siblings, who achieved fame on “America's Got Talent,” have returned to Minnesota to celebrate diverse dance styles gleaned from their world travels.
SOURCE: StarTribune at 03:20PMSAG-AFTRA today released the following statement on the death of actor, activist and SAG Life Achievement recipient Ruby De
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:19PMLost Moon Radio has been a Hollywood Fringe mainstay from the beginning, bringing their blend of “dry comedy and wet rock & roll” to each festival. Throughout the rest of the year th…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:16PMView the Full Article on NewYork.com
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:15PMby Isaac Butler Today, the theatrically-minded zones of the internet are all abuzz about Jonathan Mandell’s HowlRound piece, “Is Diversity a Codeword for Exclusion?” The piece is in th…
SOURCE: Parabasis at 03:07PMWe had the pleasure of being a surprise opening act for TEDxTeen 2014 in NYC this year! If you weren’t there, no worries, now you can check it out for yourself!
SOURCE: tune.pk at 03:06PMWith so much interest in the ruling, BroadwayWorld wants to give you a full rundown on the history of the award. The first Tony Award for 'Best Sound Design of a Play' and 'Best Sound Design…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:06PMThe 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. Kelli O'Ha…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM
General on-sale will begin on Monday, June 16 at 1201 AM for THE RIVER, a new play by Jez Butterworth, starring Hugh Jackman, Laura Donnelly and Cush Jumbo, and directed by Ian Rickson. The…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:49PMNatalie Charle Ellis, who is making her Broadway debut in Les Misérables, performed at her first Tony Awards June 8. She shares these snapshots and reflects on the unforgettable experience.
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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:46PMView the Full Article on NewYork.com
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:44PMGrease star and two-time Tony nominee Robin De Jesus credits Caroline, or Change with opening his eyes and setting his career on the right path.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 02:42PMActor Christopher Walken stopped by last night's LATE SHOW on CBS and spoke about working with director Clint Eastwood on his new film 'Jersey Boys.' Check out the appearance below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:38PMEverett Quinton, a longtime member of the Ridiculous Theatrical Company, who also received Drama Desk and Obie Awards for his performance in Charles Ludlam's The Mystery of Irma Vep, wil…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PMAward-winning actress Ruby Dee, who originated the role of Ruth Younger in the Broadway premiere of A Raisin in the Sun, died June 11 at the age of 91.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PMIdina Menzel, James Snyder, Anthony Rapp, LaChanze and the cast of the new musical If/Then greeted their fans and signed their new cast album at the Madison Ave. Sony store on June 12, 2014.…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:29PMWhen one monstrously talented person impersonates another monstrously talented person, the desire to resort to cliches doubles in intensity. And since seeing Audra McDonald in Lady Day at Em…
SOURCE: Show Showdown at 02:25PMJust days after hosting the Tony Awards, the artwpork for Hugh Jackman's upcoming return to Broadway has been released! Jackman will star in Jez Butterworth's play "The River," co-starring L…
SOURCE: Backstage at 02:20PMManhattan Theatre Club has announced that the American premiere of Nick Payne‘s new play Constellations, starring Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, will begin performances on Broa…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 02:20PMThe prolific Alan Ayckbourn's Time of My Life rounds out our Brits Off-Broadway Festival . . coverage
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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:11PMApparently my crackerjack staff of associate editors and personal assistants and copy writers have decided to take leave without telling me on this the busiest month of the year for us here …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:03PMA two-time Drama Desk Award winner, Dee starred in the original Broadway production of A Raisin in the Sun.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMSt. Lou Fringe Festival returns for its third year, featuring everything from a selfie-inspired dance performance to magic and puppetry.
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Jake Gyllenhaal will make his Broadway debut with his head in the stars in the dramedy “Constellations” in December.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 01:59PMThe queen herself, Lesli Margherita is taking 54 Below by storm this weekend with two solo shows titled “All Hail The Queen,” that are undoubtedly going to be filled with awesome…
SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 01:56PMMs. Dee, whose most famous performance was a supporting role in “A Raisin in the Sun,” was a leading advocate for civil rights, along with her husband, Ossie Davis.
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SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:51PMGeneral on-sale will begin on Monday, June 16 at 12:01 AM for THE RIVER, a new play by Jez Butterworth, starring Hugh Jackman, Laura Donnelly and Cush Jumbo, and directed by Ian Rickson.�…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 01:46PMOrganizers of the annual Tony Awards will be saving a bit of money on medallions in future ceremonies. Organizers said Wednesday they are dropping two categories — sound design of a play a…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:46PMOfficial artwork for The River, a new Broadway play by Jez Butterworth, starring Hugh Jackman, Laura Donnelly and Cush Jumbo, and directed by Ian Rickson, has been revealed - check out the a…
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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:41PMThe award-winning Czech drama The Good and The True, which has played tours in the United Kingdom and Belgium, will make its American premiere at Off-Broadway's DR2 Theatre beginning Jul…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:41PMLegendary actresses of stage and screen, Ruby Dee died Wednesday night, June 11th at the age of 89
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:39PMOkay, the Tony Awards are over but there' still some afterglow for those who cannot get enough. Just how much of a Tony-holic are you? There are a few in here just for South Floridians inclu…
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SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 01:30PMPiece of My Heart The Bert Berns Story, an upcoming new musical based on the life and songs of legendary songwriter Bert Berns, begins previews at The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Squ…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30PMGrammy Award-winning violinist, Joshua Bell, Glee and Broadway star sensation, Darren Criss, award-winning Broadway artist Lea Salonga, Hollywood actor Lou Diamond Phillips, tenor Rodell Ros…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:25PMStage and screen icon and civil rights stalwart, Ruby Dee has died. The actress died of natural causes in her home in New Rochelle, New York on June 11, according to CNN. She was 91.
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SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:17PMThe show: "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:17PMStephen Sorokoff My View: Karen Oberlin & Steve Ross - Get The Hook!: I’m not talking about yanking someone off stage, I loved this show.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:09PMThe Public Theater announced additional casting today for the free one-night event, PUBLIC FORUM SHAKESPEARE IN AMERICA, on Monday, June 30 at 800 p.m. at the Delacorte Theater in Central Pa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:08PMTickets are now on sale for Kenneth Lonergan’s This Is Our Youth, starring Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and Tavi Gevinson in their Broadway debuts. The production, under the direction o…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:05PMJohn Lloyd Young skipped the audition process, traveling directly from Broadway stage to Hollywood screen as Frankie Valli in Clint Eastwood’s “Jersey Boys.” The 38-year-old actor, who…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMManhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) and the Royal Court Theatre, by special arrangement with Ambassador Theatre Group and Dodger Propert…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 01:00PMManhattan Theatre Club Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director Barry Grove, Executive Producer and the Royal Court Theatre, by special arrangement with Ambassador Theatre Group and Dodger Properties…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00PMConrad Nelson's production opens in Halifax in September
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PMRossini's most popular opera is a perfect summer evening's entertainment amid the flora and fauna of Kensington & Chelsea
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PMJeremy Herrin's production opens in the Theatre Downstairs next month
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PMYoung Jean Lee's constantly shifting play reveals deeply embedded racial prejudices
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PMThe screen-to-stage production opens at the West End's Noel Coward Theatre next month
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PMMichael Longhurst will direct Manhattan Theatre Club's production of the multiverse-theory drama.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMThe event will celebrate Shakespeare and the newly released Library of America book Shakespeare in America.
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A committee that oversees the Tony Awards decided to eliminate future awards for best sound design of a play and of a musical.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:58PMWhen he was first asked to take on the role of the unscrupulous title character in Tracy Letts’ Killer Joe, in the SeeNoSun production at DCAC, Sun King Davis was both intrigued and excite…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:58PMDeath got to carry an umbrella at Wolf Trap Wednesday night. The living were not so lucky. Those who braved the storm for the last local performance of the Trey McIntyre Project found that t…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:57PMWarning: 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 12:51PMIt has returned, bigger, stronger, more reliable, shinier, smarter. And of course cooler. Much, much cooler. It’s the FringeMeter! Just in time for its proud parents to dote upon its m…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 12:46PMA couple weeks ago, LeVar Burton announced a Kickstarter to raise $1 million to make Reading Rainbow more accessible to all children through the web and in-school programs. They quickly pass…
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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:42PMExceedingly stylish and ultimately quite silly, "The Signal" is a sci-fi head trip better appreciated for the journey than the destination.
SOURCE: Denver Post at 12:41PMAge: 19
Hometown: Born in Chicago; raised in Decatur, GA
Current Role: A professional stage debut as Penny, who helps her mother (Cherry Jones) shelter women in distress at a remote be…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:40PMThe Eugene O'Neill Theater Center announces actorwriterdirector Josh Radnor will participate in a discussion about his time at the O'Neill's National Theater Institute at The New York Public…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:31PMAaron Tveit stopped by this week's TODAY on NBC to talk about the all-new season of his USA drama series 'Graceland.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30PMProspect Theater Company presents its 2014 annual gala, New York In June, in the Harbor View Room at Battery Gardens, a beautiful and unique waterside location nestled at the southernmost co…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:25PMFor broad Broadway panache, and sublime silliness, it's tough to top the well-aimed Bullets cast recording.
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 12:24PMView the Full Article on NewYork.com
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:21PM"Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar," from Fosse's last show, Big Deal. Image ID: swope_622255
When I began research for a book on the stage and film dances of director-choreogra…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 12:17PMAn emo-rock musical, a ghost story and a vaudeville act will be featured in Piper Theatre Productions' outdoor summer season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16PMAn emo-rock musical, a ghost story and a vaudeville act will be featured in Piper Theatre Productions' outdoor summer season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:15PMLast week the new Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport, Sajid Javid called for more accessibility in the arts. It was a pretty stonking speech and it got me thinking practically ab…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:13PMFANTASTICKS ON THE FRINGE With the original opening in 1959 and running an astounding 42 years, The Fantasticks is a veritable classic amongst the repertoire of musical theater. By way of …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:04PMWarning: 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 12:03PM“Some men seek immortality through their work,” Woody Allen once explained. “Some men seek immortality through their posterity. I seek immortality through…not dying.” I feel ya, Wo…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:01PMJake Gyllenhaal has booked his Broadway debut in “Constellations,” a project that will reunite him with writer Nick Payne and director Michael Longhurst of “If There Is I H…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PMMaxine Peake has no sympathy for Benedict Cumberbatch
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:00PM If this production were to play a verb, it would be “to tickle the audience.” An intricate European clown cabaret show that ebulliently descends into punk chaos, The Kharmf…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:00PMChicago theater audiences are a lucky bunch. With the abundance of world premieres in this city, we are almost always able to say, “Yep, I saw that first.” The Chicago Tribune just rep…
SOURCE: From the Ledge at 12:00PMJake Gyllenhaal will star in "Constellations" at the Manhattan Theater Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:00PMOscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal will headline the American premiere of Nick Payne’s Constellations. Under the direction of Michael Longhurst, the Manhattan Theatre Club and Royal Court T…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00PMPop stars and athletes came out to see the new Rachel Marron
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PMTony Award winner John Rando will direct.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMThe racially charged solo show will be part of the Capital Fringe Festival.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMThe actor will reteam with playwright Nick Payne and director Michael Longhurst, with whom he collaborated on the American premiere of Payne's "If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet."read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:00PMMalibu Playhouse gets magical with the world premiere of "Flim-Flam: Houdini and the Hereafter," and Anteaus Company gets tragical with the "The Curse of Oedipus."
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:00PMThe American premiere of Nick Payne's new play Constellations will open on Broadway in 2015 at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre starring Academy Award nominee…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Fabulously entertaining fans eight times a week, BULLETS OVER BROADWAY THE MUSICAL, based on the 1994 Woody Allen film of the same name, racked up six Tony Nominations this year. The musical…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:58AMThe Good and the True, starring Isobel Pravda and Saul Reichlin, will have its American premiere off-Broadway. Directed by Daniel Hrbek, the limited engagement will begin July 24 and officia…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:58AMBryce Pinkham delivers a surprise to Jefferson Mays during bows at A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder on June 10th (the first performance following the show winning the 2014 Tony A…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 11:57AMThe Tony-nominated production, in which Menzel stars opposite Anthony Rapp and James Snyder, earned the highest debut for a cast recording since 1996's 'Rent.'read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:54AMThere’s a new (hot) villain of the bridal party. Gabe Bowling will step into My Big Gay Italian Wedding at off-Broadway’s St. Luke’s Theatre beginning July 5. He will assum…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:51AMWar Horse is to stage a relaxed performance at the New London Theatre, in association with the National Autistic Society. The performance, designed for people with autism, sensory or communi…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:51AMIn 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt told Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter what sort of memorial he wanted. “I should like it to consist of a block about the size of this,” he…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:51AMAs musical theater goes, “Legally Blonde the Musical” has it all -- songs with hooks and tightly written lyrics, energized choreography and a story of personal transformation and empower…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:50AMHal Luftig - the Tony Award-winning producer of such shows as Kinky Boots, Evita and Legally Blonde - was honored June 11 with a portrait to join the famed walls of Sardi's.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:41AMOn Tuesday, June 24, Tony Award nominee Constantine Maroulis Rock of Ages and stage and screen icon Marilu Henner The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Chicago will headline private industry rea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:38AM“All voices raised on the same day around the world in praise of one of this country’s most important plays,” organizer Erich McMillan-McCall Founder/CEO of Project1VOICE t…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:29AMRob Ford the Musical: Birth of A Ford Nation, a musical based on Toronto mayor Rob Ford — who admitted to smoking crack cocaine, "drunken stupors" and public intoxication &md…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:26AMSound designer John Gromada, who was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Play for 2013's revival of The Trip to Bountiful, has started an online petition to reverse the Com…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:19AMRehearsal rooms and mainstage space available for rehearsal rental for theater, music, classes, photography, film shoots et al. Self-serve portal allows you to book your times online up unti…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 11:15AMPlaywrights with one big hit to their name should be celebrated, says Dominic Cavendish
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:14AMRoyal Albert Hall, LondonThe arena format gives energy to the mob scenes, but English National Ballet's in-the-round tragedy isn't poetic enough See our gallery of images from ENB's Romeo an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:13AMDevelopment body Creative Scotland has put all new major capital project funding on hold, according to details in its annual plan for 2014/15, published today. The plan, part of the Scottish…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:04AM"Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee," a documentary about activists and theatre artists Ruby Dee and the late Ossie Davis, will make its world premiere June 22 at Film Life’…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AMAudra McDonald stopped by The Late Show on June 11 to chat with host David Letterman about everything from her Tony-winning turn as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:01AMby Ashley Broder Now that the 2013-14 Broadway season has come to a close and those deserving have been crowned victorious, I think it’s the perfect time for a little fashion critique,…
SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 11:00AMIn case you missed it, a show closed recently without ever having opened. Back before all the Tony Award hoopla, the Broadway bound production of Titanic hit an iceberg. (Ironically, the…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMI’d like to step sideways from my last post to talk about something close to my mind and near to my heart at the moment, as The Chicago Musical Theatre Festival is midway through its perf…
SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 11:00AMThe Young Ones star, who died this week aged 56, was a fine stage actor
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AMOur latest guest blog from the Yorkshire Festival
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AMThe theatre owner has called for extensive rebuilding of London's historic venues
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AM
I’m late to the party I know, but I finally caught up with Happy Valley this week, watching pretty much all of the six episodes over two days. I’m not normally one for binge viewing,R…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:57AMSan Jose Repertory Theatre, the 34-year-old flagship repertory theatre of the Bay Area's largest city, announced that it is closing its doors and filing for bankruptcy, SFGate.com report…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AMFurther dates have been announced for the previously announced U.K. tour of Jersey Boys that will begin performances Sept. 4 at Manchester's Palace Theatre for a run through Oct. 4. The …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AMIs the diversity movement in the theater focused on having more characters depicted on stage from underrepresented demographic groups (race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.), and…
SOURCE: Extra Criticum at 10:54AMOur Fathers explores the role of the father across different generations, countries and cultures. To explore this topic we’ve used our own identities – Bert (Flemish), Mike (British) and…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:52AMFull casting has been announced for the U.K. premiere of Jennifer Haley's The Nether, beginning performances July 17 at London's Royal Court prior to an official opening July 24, for…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AMIt’s going to be a rockin’ fall on Broadway if last night in Chicago was any indication. The previews here have begun Categories:
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SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 10:48AMPhysical transformation is the surest way for an actor to get an audience's attention, but the changes went much deeper for Matt Bomer for HBO's "The Normal Heart." Bomer says that playing t…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:45AMJessica Alba became an honorary gangster on June 11, when she caught a performance of the toe-tapping ‘20s extravaganza Bullets Over Broadway. After the show, the Sin City and The…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:39AMMs. Kadwani's loveliness, non-brash confidence, genial reflections on people in her past not at all genial, and seemingly effortless slipping-intos of other personas combine to weave a real,…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:36AMPrivate industry readings of the new Broadway-bound musical Gettin' The Band Back Together will be presented June 24 in midtown Manhattan.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34AMFly By Night star Adam Chanler-Berat talks '60s culture, Beatles VS. Simon and Garfunkel and the magic of a mix tape.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 10:30AMThe beloved Broadway tradition continued yesterday, June 11, as Sardi's added a caricature of Hal Luftig to its legendary walls. Friends including Jerry Mitchell, Billy Porter, Roger Rees, R…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21AMThe 2014 Tony Awards were presented live from Radio City Music Hall June 8. Here is a look inside the Hall!
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:21AMComplete casting and creative team have been announced for the Bay Street Theater's upcoming production of Tom Stoppard's Travesties, which will begin previews June 24 at the Sag Har…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:17AMFiled under: EXHIBITIONS & LECTURES, PLUGS, VISUAL ART Tagged: Brooklyn Public Library, Making the Mundane Marvelous, Marlene Weisman
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:16AMTim Driesen is to play Frankie Valli in the UK tour of Jersey Boys. Driesen is currently playing the role in the Dutch production and has previously appeared as Frankie in the West End. His&…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:15AMActor, producer, activist and author Jane Fonda was honored with the 42nd annual AFI Life Achievement Award - the highest honor for a career in film
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:08AMRory O'Malley, a Tony nominee for his performance in The Book of Mormon, offered encore performances of his autobiographical solo show Pub Crawl, which he debuted March 10, May 30 a…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:07AMLuke Parker Bowles has been chosen as the new vice chairman of the east coast division of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:06AM106.7 LITE FM has announced the return of its much-anticipated, annual lunchtime theatre summer series, ’106.7 LITE FM’s Broadway in Bryant Park.’ The best of Broadway will…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 10:00AMCasting has been announced for the 2014 National Playwrights Conference, held at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.
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Tickets are now available exclusively to American Express Card Members for two-time Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper, Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson and Alessandro Nivola in Ber…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:58AMPiece of My Heart The Bert Berns Story, an upcoming new musical based on the life and songs of legendary songwriter Bert Berns, begins previews at The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Squ…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:55AM Today’s Highlights: * Mr. Burns, by Ann Washburn, directed by Robert Icke, featuring Fiona Digney, Adrian der Gregorian, Demetri Goritsas, Adey Grummet, Michael Henry, Justine…
SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 09:55AMSix plays offering life-changing journeys intertwining the political, the personal, the poignant and the provocative will comprise Theater J’s upcoming 2014-15 season of Epic Expressions. …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:51AMWhere The Sky Ends The Songs of Michael Mott will be released on June 17th, 2014. The CD is now available for pre-order on Amazon at httpamzn.comB00K616MBY. Below, BroadwayWorld is excited t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:49AMEmmy and Tony Award-winning actor, producer, director and modern art enthusiast Neil Patrick Harris is teaming up with LG Electronics USA to help recognize some of the nationamp39s top art s…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:47AMSound designer John Gromada, who was Tony-nominated for Best Sound Design of a Play in 2013 for the revival of The Trip to Bountiful, has started an online petition to reinstate the Tony Awa…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:39AMThe theatre venue in downtown Silver Spring now known as Round House Silver Spring will have a change of name and management beginning July 1, 2014. It will become the Silver Spring Black Bo…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:37AMPenelope Skinner’s The Village Bike has extended its off-Broadway run through July 13. The MCC production, directed by Sam Gold and starring Greta Gerwig and Jason Butler Harner, had b…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:37AMHe's the hottest thing in country music, thanks to a combination of country-boy charm, good looks and an uncanny ability to pick the right songs to record.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 09:30AMThe national tour of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess will play the St. Louis Muny July 7-13.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AMHere are 10 one-liners on the subject of matrimony. Do you know which standup is responsible for each of them? Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:21AMInside the new play from Pulitzer winner Ayad Akhtar — Ayad Akhtar got the idea for his new play in the back of a taxi cab. An advertisement for Kiss Me Kate, Cole Porter’s music…
SOURCE: TDF at 09:00AMGood 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 HEDWIG hits the shelves, while IFTHEN …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AMThe show Richard Ouzounian calls ‘the finest piece of theatre any Toronto company has mounted in many, many years’ returns to the stage.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 09:00AM
By Victoria (toy) Deiorio. Last night there was an outpouring of disgust, sadness, confusion, anger, and frustration over a decision to again treat our field as though we are not as importan…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:57AMa new musical is about the ambiguous moments where joy and sorrow meet, but it all comes together into a show that's unambiguously enjoyable.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:53AMSoho theatre, LondonRahman's flippancy deficit flouts standup convention and his approach to racial politics is both outspoken and unsentimental How Aamer Rahman's 'reverse racism' joke save…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:34AMEnglish National Ballet's arena-style production of Shakespeare's tragedy is staged at the Royal Albert Hall Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:29AMViolinist Stefan Jackiw and pianist Anna Polonsky created another Rockport Music evening to remember.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:20AMNEW YORK (AP) -- In a sun-splashed rehearsal room recently at Lincoln Center, the knives were out for Ayad Akhtar's new play....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:13AM"Cabaret" is again quite alluring. "Hedwig" is mind-blowing. Reviews appear in other North Jersey Media Group Newspapers.
SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 08:13AMPenelope Skinner and Sarah Treem write plays and characters that reflect on the complicated and often contradictory legacy of the various waves of feminism.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:00AMMikhail Baryshnikov and Willem Dafoe collaborate with Robert Wilson in adapting Daniil Kharms’s story “The Old Woman,” soon coming to the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:00AMWilliamson Park is the suitable setting for this classic fairytale.
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:00AMFlash Mob may not be original, but the performers sure can move and the show is entertaining.
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:00AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on June 12 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AMPlaywright-actor Siguenza brings a localized, post-apocalyptic touch to Shakespeare’s ‘Henry IV’
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 08:00AM
Opera Australia and John Frost’s lavish, multi-million dollar production of The King and I premieres in Melbourne tonight and we took some time to chat with star Jason Scott Lee about …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:57AMPeter Friedman, Adam Chanler-Berat and Michael McCormick in Fly By Night
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A goofy, whimsical nostalgia combines with a metaphysical worldview in the new musical Fly By Ni…
SOURCE: AmericanTheaterWeb at 07:47AMOnly a year into Kevin Spacey’s regime at the helm of the Old Vic in 2005, the Evening Standard’s then chief theatre critic Nicholas de Jongh wrote a review of a play that Spacey…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:38AMRegent Trading Estate, ManchesterThe actors and the audience watch each other in Quarantine's delicate and searching show about what it means to be humanQuarantine's latest show the first o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:25AMAs the National Theatre production of his 1987 play is shown in cinemas, the playwright talks about the piece's relevance today
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:24AMThere are some new kids on the theatrical block in Melbourne and we want you to know! The team behind the brand spanking new Q44 Theatre Company are a passionate group of theatre makers who …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:20AMRay Shell, a member of the original Miss Saigon cast, admires the brutality, fragility and yearning of the London revival Guardian review 'exemplary vigour' Observer review 'celebration ma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:09AMPolly Stenham abandons her domestic English environs for an African resort in “Hotel.” Kathleen Turner gets growly in “Bakersfield Mist.” And Andrew Lippa shows why he is “The Life…
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Photos: Miriam Spritzer The producer of 2013 Best Musical Tony Winner Kinky Boots, Hal Luftig, was celebrated at Sardi’s on Wednesday June 11th as Sa…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:52AMToday is the anniversary of the release date of the Charlie Chaplin comedy The Fireman (1916). Sometimes even a brilliant comedian will get an otherwise great idea that just somehow isn…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:49AMStellar performances rise above the bustle of English National Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet, staged in the round at the Royal Albert Hall. While Derek Deane’s production keeps scenery and d…
SOURCE: The Independent at 06:27AMLadies and gentlemen, pull out the popcorn and get ready for a cutthroat battle for the ages this Emmy season as two acting heavyweights are set to duke it out to determine who's the undispu…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:20AMFly By Night, the Will Connolly-Michael Mitnick-Kim Rosenstock (who also conceived the enterprise) musical at Playwrights...
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 06:14AMMountview Academy of Theatre Arts has appointed Sarah Preece as its executive director, as part of an overhaul to the organisation’s leadership structure. The changes will see Preece, who …
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Royal Albert Hall: English National Ballet director Tamara Rojo scored a major coup when she persuaded her former Royal Ballet partner to dance Romeo opposite her Juliet at the Royal Albert …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:57AMBeaudesert School, Minchinhampton: The acquisition of London-based Theatre Set-Up continues to pay dividends for open-air troupe the Festival Players, with a combined 60 years of professiona…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:49AMGary Naylor sees a slice of London's Victorian underbelly brought back to life in a play that packs less punch than it might do despite some committed performances and a fascinating set-up.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:42AMCircuses have welcomed a decision not to implement a ban on using wild animals in their shows, claiming the move would have cost them their livelihoods. A ban on wild animals in travelling c…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:18AMNew plays by Owen McCafferty and Marie Jones and a revival of Stewart Parker’s Pentecost are to feature in the newly announced summer-winter season at Belfast’s Lyric Theatre. The Northe…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:11AMI recently attended a rather jolly party at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art to launch three new books all written by RADA staff, badged by RADA and published by Methuen Drama which is …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:09AM
An unlikely DJ, who began her career somewhat late in life, Mamy Rock captivated audiences in many of Europe’s top nightclubs. Born in Bristol, she played her first gig when she was nearly…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:56AMAmbassador Theatre Group chief executive Howard Panter has said that most West End theatres are “not fit for purpose” and should be replaced. Speaking at the International Theatre Engine…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:30AMTheatre before Shakespeare was upfront, physical and fun. It required a different kind of actor and its spirit is still irresistibleIt still comes as a surprise to many to discover that Shak…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:30AMHarris' final performance will be Aug. 17.
SOURCE: USA Today at 03:06AMActor, writer and director John Cameron Mitchell opens up about the impact of acclaimed rock musical HEDWIG amp THE ANGRY INCH as well as shares some new details about the upcoming sequel as…
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Just days after the Tony Awards on Sunday, the two groups that oversee these kudos -- the non-profit American Theater Wing and the Broadway League that represents producers -- announced seve…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:54AMStephen Sorokoff My View: The Realistic Joneses: Reality TV shows are advertised as real life drama in real time.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:31AMKeeley Hawes, the Spooks actress, says she feels sad about her rift with Sheila Hancock after they starred in Barking in Essex together
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:30AMThe Killer
Directed by Darko Tresnjak
Theater for a New Audience at Polonsky Shakespeare Center
262 Ashland Place, Brooklyn, NY
May 17 - June 29, 2014
Theater for a New Audience cl…
SOURCE: culturecatch.com at 02:20AMHarlem's Apollo Theater celebrated its 80th anniversary Tuesday night with an annual fund-raising gala, which raked in $2.3 million, the most in the nine-year history of the star-studded eve…
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 02:00AMAs the Frankie Valli musical becomes a film, the creators explain how they made crime pay
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:00AM1980s cult classic HEATHERS now sings byway of HEATHERS THE MUSICAL and the forthcoming cast recording is now available to order on iTunes.
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Straight from engagements in Rome, Milan and Florence, MF Production presents Enrico Brignano in Rugantino, in celebration of 50th Anniversary of the show's Broadway debut, from today, June …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMMuse 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 tonight, June 12th, 2014, at 1130 PM at 54 Be…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMVirginia's Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre closes out its 20132014 season with the world premiere musical Cloak and Dagger, directed by Signature Theatre's Artistic Director Eric Schaef…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMReagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston will present South Pacific from today, June 12-22 at the Robinson Theatre 617 Lexington St. Waltham, MA, 02452. South Pacific will open Reagle's 46th A…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMTheater Breaking Through Barriers TBTB, the critically acclaimed theater company dedicated to advancing artists with disabilities and changing the image of people with disabilities from depe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMThe original Broadway cast recording for new musical IFTHEN, starring Tony Award winner Idina Menzel, is out now, the cast will be signing copies of the albums today, June 12 at the Madison …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMIn response to an overwhelming demand following a victorious night at the Tony Awards which saw Hedwig and the Angry Inch winning four Tonys and a show-stopping performance by Tony winners N…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMWHO: Florida Studio Theatre POSITION: Company Manager DESCRIPTION: Florida Studio Theatre, a professional LORT D regional Theatre in Sarasota, FL is seeking qualified applicants for the posi…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 01:19AMAndrew Keenan-Bolger (Newsies), Tommar Wilson (The Book of Mormon) and Michael Midlin (Aladdin) are among the Broadway performers supporting the Heart NYC Gallery's photo exhibition to h…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:15AMCarol Burnett, Harold Prince, Kristin Chenoweth and Lily Rabe are among the supporters of or donors to Donna Lynne Champlin's (Sweeney Todd, Billy Elliot) Ode to Joy – a national o…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:14AMHBO's acclaimed documentary all about musical theatre master Stephen Sondheim, titled SIX BY SONDHEIM, is now available to download digitally in HD.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:05AMBroadway is littered with shows that either have been and currently are extraordinary. However, there are some shows that have truly altered the fabric of Broadway in major ways. We each ha…
SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 01:02AMTwo terrific stars join a 26-year-old production that's in excellent shape.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:01AMToday, we continue BroadwayWorld's newest feature column with a special tribute to one of the most cherished and beloved musicals ever written, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:01AMTony Award-winning Best Musical JERSEY BOYS is coming to the big screen under the direction of Clint Eastwood and a first look at Tony Award winner John Lloyd Young and the fellow Four Seaso…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00AMAshford's production of Shakespeare's Scottish tragedy, codirected by and starring Branagh, plays the Park Avenue Armory.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMBekah Brunstetter and Bruce Graham will also debut plays in the festival, which kicks off tonight.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMTHEATER REVIEW: "Godspell" at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Godspell" at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire ★★½ ... "Godspell" has ch…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AMGerard Butler & Craig Ferguson Tell Some Jokes
You never know quite what to expect when fellow Scotsmen Gerard Butler and Craig Ferguson get together! The two actors pay a visit to the…
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(photo by Patricia Summersett)The Fringe Festival ... waaaaaaaaaaaaay more than theatreTheatre artists making waves on the music sceneby Barbara FordThe annual bacchanal, otherwise known as …
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:04AMOh! we liked Queer Bathroom Stories, now wrapping its run at Buddies in Bad Times in Toronto. One of the reasons we liked it so much is that the aesthetics of it were pure, simple and gave w…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMHottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Wednesday, June 11, 2014.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00AMStudents in Clearwater, FL, are breaking their silence and taking pride in their stories with Jared O'Roark's Project: Shattered Silence. This year's production, Compositions, op…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe fourth annual Night of a Thousand Judys will take place June 16 at Merkin Concert Hall. In anticipation of the concert, concert cast members Sierra Boggess, Jackie Hoffman and …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMIf/Then stars Idina Menzel, LaChanze, Anthony Rapp, James Snyder and composer Tom Kitt appear at the Manhattan Sony Store June 12 to sign copies of the original Broadway cast album of the ne…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMA host of Broadway favorites join award-winning songwriters Zina Goldrich and Marcy Heisler (“Taylor the Latte Boy," “Alto’s Lament," Ever After), who bring their…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMMuse Match, an evening that seeks to answer the question, "What happens when 15 composers go on a blind date with 15 singers?," is presented June 12 at 11:30 PM at 54 Below.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMCloak and Dagger, the new whodunit musical by Ed Dixon, makes its world premiere June 12 at the Signature Theatre in Washington, DC.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSurprised by seeing Sting on the Tony Awards? How about Jennifer Hudson? Playbill.com talks with members of the theatre community about the musical numbers that were broadcast on the Tony Aw…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWhen the Playbill Vault launched in December 2011, it included information on over 10,000 shows and 120,000 actors, creative teams and crew members who have worked or are currently working o…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMAlex Kingston, who is starring as Lady Macbeth alongside Kenneth Branagh at the Park Avenue Armory, talks with Playbill.com about making her New York stage debut in Shakespeare's Scottis…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMAfter years of dance lessons, Cirque du Soleil performers had their hardest lesson ever: how to speak like a Bostonian.Seven of the “Amaluna” performers toured Boston on a duck boat yest…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 12:00AMThe show: "Ghost: The Musical" at Hartford's Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM"In celebration of the company’s milestone 20th anniversary, RIOULT is presenting a special program -- one that is close to the artistic director’s heart. Program A, Martha, May …
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 12:00AMCheck out the latest batch of regulations to affect next year's potential winners.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00AMLondon Road, brought by the students of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, is completely unmissable, an exceptional night of intelligent, thrilling music theatre.
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