Call Answered: "Call Me Adam" chats with playwright Michael Levesque, who's new play "Jules" is about Broadway's most famous vaudeville and film star of the time: female impersonator, Julian…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 11:52PMDirector recruited Tony winner John Lloyd Young to bring his Broadway role to the 'Jersey Boys' film.
SOURCE: USA Today at 11:45PMBroadway personality and SiriusXM Radio “On Broadway” host Julie James will welcome Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin) at the encore of her new musical comedy at 54 Belo…
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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:20PMClint Eastwood's film version of 'Jersey Boys' musical soars only with the songs.
SOURCE: USA Today at 11:17PMThis week's SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE marked the end of an era. After an all too short month, DANCE fans bid a fond adieu to Justin Bieber and his choreographer Nick DeMoura, who introduced…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12PMIn a Master Class at Sardi’s with a group of drama teachers, Stephen Sondheim revealed some of the changes that Disney is making to its film adaptation of the stage musical “Into The Woo…
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USA Today just debuted three stills from next year's comedy THE WEDDING RINGER, featuring Josh Gad Frozen, The Book of Mormon with Kevin Hart as his Best Man-for-hire. Check them out below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:53PMEva Peron in her white gown with her sleek blond chignon stands on the balcony outside the Academy of Music, giving Broad Street the regal two-armed wave. Below, on the sidewalk, women in ki…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 10:51PMMr. Vaughan, who got his start directing the first productions of the New York Shakespeare Festival in 1956, professed a loyalty to the text and an aversion to “revisionist approaches.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:40PMFour Seasons lead singer, Frankie, Valli, looks back at his childhood apartment in a Newark, N.J., housing project, and why he stayed just a little bit longer
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 10:15PMMegan Hilty, the blonde bombshell of TV‘s “Smash” and Broadway’s “9 to 5,” joins the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra this weekend for “Luck Be a Lady: Megan Hilty Sing…
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In all its postmodern (or is that post-post?) glory, The Defence is a show about the cultural objectification of women, explicitly framed within a rehearsal room. Written by Chris Dunstan, T…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:59PMDear Tony Awards Administration Committee,
Hi there! My name is Chris. You don't know me, but I wrote the code that runs your shows.
Specifically, I wrote the audio playback code that …
SOURCE: figure53.com at 09:52PMJames Burke the new Executive Director of WHBPAC The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center hosted their 12th Annual Golf Tournament & Cocktail Party sponsored by BGC James Burke, Mich…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:50PMCAN’T TAKE MY (EYES) OFF OF YOU a play by By Fiona Lakeland * ½ This is a play told in flashbacks, about a cute but wimpy guy, Stephan (Jeff Bowman), caught between two beautiful women. T…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 09:28PMFor Hamish Linklater, playing Benedick in Shakespeare in the Park's "Much Ado About Nothing" feels less like being an actor and more like being an athlete.
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 09:22PMIt’s no surprise that Disney’s upcoming adaptation of “Into the Woods” will be less dark than its source material, but the pic will also feature major plot changes. A…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:15PM
1. Seussical at Montgomery College Summer Dinner Theatre I truly look forward every summer to seeing the shows at Montgomery College Summer Dinner Theatre. The MCSDT program continuously…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 08:56PMThe terrorism of the British tabloids is well remembered from such events as the abdication of King Edward VIII (in favor of his marriage to American socialite, Wallis Simpson), or the divor…
SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 08:48PMThe magic of the Stratford Festival's hit musical Crazy for You has been immortalized in the first full-length cast recording in the Festival's history. The album is filled with beloved Gers…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:43PMAndre De Shields Broadway's The Wiz and Chris Bellant Warner Bros. upcoming Into the Storm star in The Backseat, a high school coming of age comedy. The film will have its second ever New Yo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:21PMThe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents SIDE SHOW, which runs in the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater now through July 13, 2014. Press opening night is tomorrow, Thursda…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:16PMPaul Haggis examines his own storytelling methods in "Third Person," an ambitious puzzle-movie in which couples in three interlocking stories reveal different facets of a single psyche &mdas…
SOURCE: Denver Post at 08:13PMNow entering its seventh and final season, HBO's "True Blood" may be ending its mortal life on screen, but rumor has it Sookie and Bill will rise again on stage in a "True…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:13PMYou have the chance this weekend to take part in an imaginative production that already gained acclaim at the Hollywood Fringe Festival this month. On Saturday, June 21 at 6pm, head over to …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:08PMBreak out the taffeta and crimp your hair - it's prom season.In honor of every high school student's favorite night, Westerberg High's very own Ram Sweeney amp Kurt Kelly's prompose to Cinde…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:06PM“Ribbon of Life,” the new play by Steve Julian, has my favorite themes at its core: tolerance and family. One of the principals, Savannah surprises her family on her twenty-fifth birthda…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 08:06PMThe ’70s and ’80s may not be the pinnacle of pop music, but much of its legacy still has some real appeal. Some who were there then may not remember much of it, but there were pl…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:00PM
As I noted yesterday, I am breaking up my reflections on Robert Stein’s thoughts on the value of museums and the arts in to two posts. One observation he made that particularly resonat…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 07:44PMRedsby Janis Kirshner@JanovationsAnd this is what we love about the Fringe… For whatever reason, this particular one out of 110 shows, Project Gingervitis, has been picked. You’re pretty…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 07:36PMAussieTheatre’s Deputy Editor Cassie Tongue has been named as the latest member on the Sydney Theatre Awards voting panel. The Sydney Theatre Awards are run by a group of theatre criti…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:33PM“Man Men” actor Bryan Batt, Peter Fonda, Connie Nielsen and Wendell Pierce have joined “The Runner,” starring Nicolas Cage and Sarah Paulson. Benji Kohn, Bingo Gubelmann, Chr…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:18PMBILL NIGHY BACK ONSTAGE: MORE THAN WELCOME Few actors are more instantly recognizable than Bill Nighy, yet his gift is to deploy in faithful service of each distinct part his i…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 07:12PMLike everyone (right?) I have a running joke with a friend about how scary and creepy clowns are. It’s just a joke– considering I sleep every night with a Dell’Arte-traine…
SOURCE: bittergertrude.com at 07:09PMOur New Girl
Off Broadway, Theatre for a New Audience
Reviewed by Adrienne Urbanski
BOTTOM LINE: This suspenseful play is riveting from start to finish.
A creepy little boy who seems to …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:03PMBill Nighy and Carey Mulligan give powerful and emotionally bruising performances, says Charles Spencer
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:01PMThe new Broadway production features all of your favorite hits.
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20% Theatre company will be holding their annual yard sale this Saturday June 21st from 9am - 5pm and Sunday June 22nd from 9am - 3pm at 4022 N. Paulina (Paulina and Irving Park). This yard …
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 06:55PMHOLLER IF YA HEAR ME, written by Todd Kreidler and directed by Kenny Leon, is now in previews and will open on Thursday, June 19. Holler If Ya Hear Me, the world inside Tupac Shakur's music …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:47PMThe Broadway at Birdland concert series was proud to present a live recording of The Ensemblist with an all-star cast on Monday, June 16. Scroll down for photos
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:39PMGIVE US THE OL’ RAZZLE DAZZLE There are some perfect pairs in entertainment: Laurel and Hardy, Bert and Ernie, Simon and Garfunkel, Gumby and Pokey, Cheech and Chong, and Shaggy and Scooby…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 06:34PMThe Facebook Wallby Sarah Deshaies@sarahdeshaiesIt’s a bold and tempting move to rip a story from the headlines, so-to-speak, and make it your own. Playwright Caitlin Murphy’s Lotus riff…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 06:30PMHello Internet,Mike Daisey here. I’m a monologist, and I do new shows every month at the Public Theater’s Joe’s Pub. Two weeks ago we announced and put on sale a show titled YES ALL WO…
SOURCE: Mike Daisey at 06:28PMTHEATER REVIEW: "Orville and Wilbur Did It!" by New Colony at Signal Ensemble Theatre ★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Orville and Wilbur Did It!" by New Colony at Signal Ensemble Theatre &#…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:25PMThe Depot Theatre will welcome Jonathan Hadley as its Interim Producing Director for the 2014 season. A popular and accomplished actor and director from New York City, Jonathan has accepted …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:21PMDear Meryl Streep,
Hey Mer (we heard that's what your friends call you). Hey. Like everyone else on the planet, we’re huge fans. We haven’t been able to take our eyes off …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:18PMAs he relates the philosophy of his title character in the musical Zorba, William Parry’s acting chops are so second-nature that he probably doesn’t realize that a slight Greek accent is…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:18PMDanse Sans Prétentionby Sarah Deshaies@sarahdeshaiesQuicksilver Dance has ventured out of their Cambridge, Mass. base for their first international appearance right here at the Montreal Fri…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 06:17PMDirected and choreographed by David Heimann, A Musical Tribute to the Andrews Sisters is fun, upbeat and defined by the impossibly tight, bright vocal blend that Patty, Maxene and LaVerne An…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 06:16PMAnd No Picture Availableby Sarah Deshaies@sarahdeshaiesGod Is An Iron is a sci-fi thriller that has great intentions, but doesn’t quite thrill. Based on the novel 1982 Mindkiller by w…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 06:09PMS2BN Entertainment and OZONO Productions announced June 18 that Fuerza Bruta Wayra, which was previously slated to arrive Off-Broadway in the spring, will now open in New York this July.&nb…
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SOURCE: NewYork.com at 06:03PMThe Casting Society of America CSA pays tribute to the passing of one of its highly regarded members, Barry Moss, who passed peacefully this morning Wednesday here in New York.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:01PMToo many fish in this aquariumby Bruno LajeunesseSince the beginning of this festival of solo productions, I was looking forward to seeing more interaction between actors. "Be careful of wha…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 06:01PMWyndham's, London The combination of private pain and public rage in this revival of David Hare's play hits you straight between the eyes Quiz: Bill Nighy's greatest lines In pictures: Skyli…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00PMCast members from Rocky, Casa Valentina, and other shows will appear in the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS benefit.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMLynch will also be joined by Broadway veteran Cheyenne Jackson for the concerts.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMThe cofounder of Moss/Hughes casting is credited with dozens of Broadway productions.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMImages have been released of Martin Freeman and company in rehearsals for the upcoming production at the Trafalgar Studios
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:00PMMacbeth, The Secret Garden and Comedy of Errors staged outdoors in Chester.
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A bevy of sexy special guests from stage, screen and fashion runways will help Broadway Bares blast the roof off of its new home at NYC's Hammerstein Ballroom this Sunday as they honor the b…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:57PMFringe Femmes: quick looks at plays by women on the fringe… “The Creeps” created by Catherine Waller Who can resist a Fringe show with free-flowing wine and bottomless popc…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 05:56PMBroadway’s Best Shows is hunting down the best Broadway-related snaps you created for our newest series: Broadway Photo of the Day! Living in a world in which our daily lives are flood…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 05:54PMAs part of Playbill.com's ongoing coverage of the New York Musical Theatre Festival 2014, take a look below at some of the upcoming shows, news items and headlines we're featuring as…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:45PMPiece 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 05:42PMSHOWTIME has given a pilot production order to ROADIES, a comedy that follows the day-to-day life of a successful rock tour as seen through the eyes of music's unsung background players - th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:37PMDespite a short-lived Broadway run and cool critical response, Soul Doctor, the musical about the life of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, will return Off-Broadway in November.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:36PMTrue artistry can be a joy to watch. When an artist’s passion and drive comes through on stage, no matter the material, the performance has an added boost of emotion and drive. In Gertrude…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:36PMBrought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway It’s official HONEYMOON IN VEGAS is confi…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:35PMTelevision and Broadway collide with Emmy-winner J.J. Abrams and Oscar-winner Cameron Crowe penning the new pilot "Roadies" for Showtime, which is co-produced by Crowe along with T…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:33PMLin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr. and Karen Olivo will star in the New York City Center Encores Off-Center production of Jonathan Larson's tick, tick... BOOM, running for five performances…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:32PMBarry Moss, longtime Broadway and television casting director for shows such as Nine, Torch Song Trilogy, Titanic, The Life and Little Women, died peacefully June 18 in New Yo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:22PMGet ready to bang your head/whatever other body parts are exposed at Broadway Bares. Cabaret star Alan Cumming and RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Bianca Del Rio&nbs…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:21PMView the Full Article on NewYork.com
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:20PMBroadwayWorld has learned through social media that the great Broadway, film and television casting director Barry Moss has passed away.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:16PMFUN HOME and HAND TO GOD Win Big!
SOURCE: YouTube at 05:16PMFollowing its series finale later this year, HBO may resurrect “True Blood” as a musical. The network, which aired the vampire series for seven seasons, confirmed to Variety that…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:11PMWhen you enter the opulent Palace Theatre to see the Tupac Shakur-inspired musical Holler If Ya Hear Me, you will immediately see how much the place has changed since its last show, Annie, w…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:11PMSpecial guests have been announced for the 24th annual edition of Broadway Bares, entitled Broadway Bares: Rock Hard!, which will take place June 22 at New York City's Hammerstein Ballro…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:07PMUnburied Fossilsby Janis Kirshner@JanovationsFull disclosure here - I’m a fossil nerd and therefore biased. Kira Hall’s story about a young woman, Lea, dealing with the death of her brot…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 05:06PMWin a pair of tickets to the Fringe at The Place show of your choice. This July, see three of the best Fringe shows in London before they go to Edinburgh. Whether you are going to the festiv…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:04PM Dearest readers! The 5th Annual 2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival is underway! Here are some new reviews filed for Stage Raw. Sex, Lies and Social Media A mostly dull collection featurin…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:03PM Star Cross’d just might wind up being the most frustrating production I’m going to take in at the Hollywood Fringe this year. The high concept: Romeo & Juliet as a dance-thea…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 05:00PMLin-Manuel Miranda, Karen Olivo and Leslie Odom Jr.will star in the New York City Center Encores Off-Center production of Jonathan Larson's Tick, Tick... BOOM, running for five performances,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00PMThe life and career of the famed songwriter is just days from its off-Broadway debut.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMThe fantastical comedy is the Long Island theater's next offering.
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Connecticut Rep has cast Tony and Emmy Award winning actress Leslie Uggams in the starring role of Rose in the iconic “Gypsy: A Musical Fable.” It’s exciting infor…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:58PMThe Title's the Thingby Janis Kirshner@JanovationsThe show title says it all. Ian Geldart presents a neatly wrapped up play consisting of three creation stories, three existence stories and …
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:58PMHoneymoon in Vegas, the eagerly awaited new Broadway musical, will play Broadway’s Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street) with previews beginning Tuesday, November 18, 2014 for a T…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 04:55PM“It’s really hard to do acting and make a living unless you’re really good—and a Caucasian man.” “Uh, are you okay? You look like you’re giving birth,” Asaki Kuruma’s roomm…
SOURCE: blog.fringearts.com at 04:51PMThe Flaws of the Personalby Caitlin Murphy @juliusmarx1977 My Playwright Sister is a tricky piece to review. One of its goals is to actively question our ability to reflect on or represent o…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:43PMGreat news, In the Heights fans: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Karen Olivo are reuniting on the New York stage in the Encores! production of tick, tick...BOOM! But wait, there’s more—th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:41PMWe’ll start this one with a disclosure: I was invited to see two prior workshop productions of Bike Odyssey LA, so what follows is not so much a review as my notes on its current form. I�…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 04:39PMLeslie Odom Jr. and Tony winners Lin-Manuel Miranda and Karen Olivo will star in the New York City Center Encores! Off-Center production of Jonathan Larson's tick, tick… BOOM!.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:39PM(photo by Cylla von Tiedemann)The Fathers of Mad Menby Zoe Erwin-Longstaff@causticzoeWhat resonances does Twelve Angry Men have for today’s Canadian audiences? Reginald Rose’s famous pla…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 04:33PMThis award-winning 1995 played by David Hare was immediately recognised as being one of his richest and most satisfying works when it was premiered nearly two decades ago in a National Theat…
SOURCE: The Independent at 04:31PM“The Ballad of Pondlife McGurk,” at the New Victory Theater, explores the fragility of friendship and of our better selves.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:25PMThe hills are alive… with the sound of a brand new ticket offer. We’ve teamed up with the Rose Theatre Kingston to bring you an exclusive 2 for 1 offer on tickets to see everyone…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:21PMThe Playwright’s Playground is a monthly in-depth conversation with a local female playwright in the D.C. theatre community. Female theatre artists make up more than 50 percent of those i…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:21PMBroadwayBox sounds off 10 reasons why if you love West Side Story, you should give Holler If Ya Hear Me a shot.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 04:17PMBroadwayBox sounds off 10 reasons why if you love West Side Story, you should give Holler If You Hear Me a shot.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 04:17PMThe New York City Ballet will go back to a two-week season at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in 2015.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:15PMTala Ashe, Greg Keller, Nadine Malouf and Bernard White star in the LCT3 New York premiere of Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar's The Who & The What, which officially opened Off-Broa…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:12PMThis is always a highlight of the Fringe for me. Wish they did it more often but these guys are busy! Basically you got the bad ass musical talents behind Lost Moon Radio churning out the gr…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 04:11PMWith Piano Diaries, self-described "musical philosopher" Peter Saltzman presumes a level of audience interest that is never earned. By constantly interrupting his playing with stories from h…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 04:06PMIt's always the perfect time to see a show. Broadway performs every day of the week at multiple curtain times to accommodate every schedule, including holidays.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:02PMHeathers The Musical, the new musical stage adaptation of Daniel Waters' iconic 1989 dark comedy film, opened on Monday, March 31, 2014 - the 25th Anniversary of the film's release - at New …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:00PMA Broadway-themed concert will be held at the West Coast supper club Upstairs at Vitello's.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM
Beautiful, LA-based singer-songwriter Sarah Dashew graced the stage of 54 Below 'Something in the Weather' beauty to warm New York on Tuesday, June 17th, 930 PM.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:59PM"Nobody asks you to be a playwright... You can't expect the way the system works to change for you. It isn't going to."
SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 03:53PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Shailene Woodley Wants to Star in Once
Shailene Woodley, who has been making a big name for herself in Tinseltown with st…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:47PMHere's a first look at Saul Williams and the cast of Holler If Ya Hear Me bringing hip hop to Broadway in this Tupac-inspired musical.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:46PMCall me not fool ‘til heaven hath sent me fortune. Well you be fool if Chesapeake Shakespeare Company be heaven for they have sent you the great fortune of their production of As You Like …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:40PMNEW YORK—The drink cart rolled out at the conclusion of “Here Lies Love” is completely in keeping with the party-hearty spirit of David Byrne and Fatboy Slim’s boisterous rock musica…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:34PMIn this week's exciting episode, we count down your amazing Broadway cakes, sound off on the Tony admin's latest decision, get a smokin' look at the stars of the Jersey Boys movi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:33PMThe official teaser poster for Disney's big screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's fairy tale-themed musical INTO THE WOODS was unveiled at an international film festival t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:32PMView the Full Article on NewYork.com
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:28PMIn 2001 LaChanze lost husband Calvin J. Gooding in the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks. Twelve years later, the Tony Award winner for The Color Purple — newly single following a split …
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:24PMAfter a March cancellation due to illness, Broadway composer Jason Robert Brown is rescheduled to offer a master class and concert in Downtown Lancaster. MASTER CLASS Join Jason Robert Brown…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:19PMRoman Polanski. Sadomasochism. What could possible go wrong?...
SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:16PMWhen we dream, we speak the language of images. We play the role of audience to our own lives, watching the action unfold in front of us. Richard Henrich, Founding Artistic Director of Spook…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 03:14PMI don’t know to what extent this city practices religious tolerance. But the two noble and awe-inspiring architectural landmarks in the tony, leafy, popular Central West End are the beauti…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 03:14PMAfter nearly 20 years on Broadway, half-American, half-Canadian actor Peter Lockyer has crossed the pond to make his West End debut as Jean Valjean in the totemic musical Les Miserables…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:01PMTwenty years after escaping from Shawshank, Tim Robbins once again finds himself working behind bars.
This time he’s not doing tax returns for the guards or hiding a warden’s ill…
SOURCE: Backstage at 03:00PMThere's a theory that familial affection often skips a generation. The UK première of Peter Skellern and Roger Hall's "You Can Always Hand Them back" sets out to examine t…
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:00PM
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SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:59PMYou don't have to be middle-aged, or even an adult, to know songs like "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," and "Walk Like a Man." Sure, they're `60s-era hits by The Four Seasons, but they've be…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:57PMThe genie is out of the bottle and Aladdin is the surprise hit of the season!
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 02:46PMThe Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winner makes her nightclub debut this week with a four-night stand in front of a three-piece band at 54 Below, a club in the cellar of what was a notorious, …
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 02:45PMBy Lauren YargerSummer is almost here and I know many of you are headed into the Big Apple. Every year I get tons of emails from readers asking which shows they should see while they are in …
SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 02:40PMLINDEN HOPS Based on the lyrics of Van Morrison’s “Linden Arden Stole the Highlights,” Colin Mitchell’s one-man play of the same name may have a sketchy narrative, but a combination …
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:39PMWarning: 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 02:33PMTown Hall’s Broadway by the Year Series on Monday, June 23 at 8pm, THE BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1990-2014 has added to its cast Aladdin star Adam Jacobs, Tony Award-nominee Chad Kimball (Memph…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:30PMPlease view the original post to see the video.
Franco Zeffirelli’s lavish production of La Bohème, the most-performed opera in Met history, starring Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo as …
SOURCE: PBS at 02:28PMNEW YORK (Reuters) - Director Clint Eastwood saw three versions of the Tony Award winning musical before casting the film adaptation of "Jersey Boys," which charts the rise of 1960s pop-voca…
SOURCE: Reuters at 02:25PMJune 18, 2014 –Working in theatre pays – but not much. And surely among the least paid jobs, below even that of actors, is the person who writes about theatre. With assignments…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:20PMAdam Jacobs who plays the title role in the new Broadway musical, Aladdin performs “Proud of Your Boy” in the studio with Alan Menken. To download the cast album, click here.
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 02:20PMJoseph Assadourian, currently appearing in his play THE BULLPEN at the Playroom Theater, checked out the hit Off-Broadway show THEY CALL ME Q this past Monday evening, June 16th and posed fo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:17PMLin-Manuel Miranda, Karen Olivo and Leslie Odom Jr.will star in the New York City Center Encores Off-Center production of Jonathan Larson's Tick, Tick... BOOM, running for five performances,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:14PMSometimes the destination really doesn't matter -- it's all about the journey. Which is a fancy way of saying that in "Evil Dead: The Musical" there's nothing worth cal…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 02:05PMWarning: 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 02:04PMFollowing news earlier this week that the beautiful, androgynous model Andrej Pejić will be playing one of Ariel's sisters in Sofia Coppola's adaptation of The Little Mermaid, we decided to…
SOURCE: Paper Mag at 02:00PMHONEYMOON IN VEGAS, the eagerly awaited new Broadway musical, will play Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre 256 West 47th Street with previews beginning Tuesday, November 18, 2014 for a Thurs…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:00PMBlair Underwood is set to take the stage as Othello for the first time in his career this month—and many of his cast mates will be student actors.
No, Underwood isn’t doing summe…
SOURCE: Backstage at 02:00PMPuccini's break-through opera returns to Covent Garden after a thirty-year absence
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 02:00PMAfter a premiere in 2013 at the Paper Mill Playhouse, Brown and Andrew Bergman's new musical will hit the Great White Way.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMPrimary Stages has also announced casting for Theresa Rebeck's new comedy Poor Behavior.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMThe alums star in a national tour of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," which wraps a run at Los Angeles' Pantages Theatre on June 22. read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:00PM
Tony Award winner Lillias White and Emmy Award winner S. Epatha Merkerson will star in the Primary Stages production of While I Yet Live, a new world-premiere play by Tony Award-winning Kink…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:56PMTown Hall's Broadway by the Year Series on Monday, June 23 at 8pm, THE BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1990-2014 has added to its cast Aladdinstar Adam Jacobs, Tony Award-nominee Chad Kimball Memphis, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:55PM(Reuters) - U.S. comedian Jay Leno will receive this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the center announced on Wednesday.
SOURCE: Reuters at 01:54PMWarning: 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 01:53PMActors' Equity Association 'AEA' or Equity just presented Beautiful - The Carole King Musical with the eighth annual 'ACCA' Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus. Presented by Equity's Advis…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:49PMJoel Marsh Garland, known for his work as Officer O'Neill on "Orange Is the New Black," is pulling double-duty and appearing 8 shows a week in Broadway's Of Mice and Men. He documented a bu…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:49PMThe renovation of the North Bennet Street School now brings together all of its educational and administrative programs into a single facility with expansive floor space and natural lighting.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:43PMOn Saturday June 14th, pop, jazz, and musical theatre stars from all over the world joined forces at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto to perform in 'If I Loved You Gentleme…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:41PMName: Amy Lee PearsallHometown: various (born in Albuquerque, NM)Education: BA in Theatre Arts, summa cum laude, St. Edward’s University, Austin TX Select Credits: Lickspittles, Buttonhole…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:41PMCockpit in Court’s 2014 summer theatre season is well underway at Baltimore County Community College/Essex campus. In production at their Cabaret theatre is Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple. …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 01:40PMWe know things now about the upcoming Disney film adaptation of Into the Woods and we’re, well, excited and scared. Stephen Sondheim recently spoke with a group of drama instructors at…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:40PMThe online petition to bring back the just removed 'Reinstate the Tony Award Categories for Sound Design' has just passed ANOTHER milestone, as they zoomed past 30,000 signatures.&nb…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:35PMThe University of Miami's Jerry Herman Ring Theatre has put together an intriguing, musical-dominated season for 2014-2015, including a pair of productions likely to draw South Florida's mos…
SOURCE: Miami Herald at 01:35PMCherry Jones, Zoe Kazan and the cast of MTC’s When We Were Young and Unafraid, a new play by Sarah Treem, kicked off their official opening night with a starry celebration! Click for p…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:31PMMeryl Streep To Play Callas For HBO: From Rock Star to Opera Diva, it was just announced that Meryl Streep will play Maria Callas in the upcoming HBO version of Master Class.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:31PMA musical version of the 1992 movie "Honeymoon in Vegas" will officially open on Broadway in January, with a cast that includes Tony Danza, best known for TV's "Taxi" and "Who's the Boss?" a…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:30PMAdam Jacobs, who currently plays the title role in the Broadway production of Aladdin, sings 'Proud of Your Boy,' a song from the show, in the studio with Disney composer Alan Menken.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:29PMHONEYMOON IN VEGAS, the eagerly awaited new Broadway musical, will play Broadway’s Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street) with previews beginning Tuesday, November 18, 2014 for a T…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 01:27PMComposer Stephen Sondheim recently met with a group of drama teachers to talk about the highly anticipated big screen adaptation of the Broadway musical INTO THE WOODS.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:26PMI haven’t read them all but a glance at the headlines as they whizzed by in my Twitter feed alerted me that the UK premiere of Anne Washburn’s “post-electric play” Mr Bu…
SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 01:24PMShe's maybe going to be in Speed-the-Plow.-- Delivered by Feed43 service
SOURCE: Vulture at 01:16PMThe young actress co-stars in Sarah Treem’s new play, When We Were Young and Unafraid.-- Delivered by Feed43 service
SOURCE: Vulture at 01:16PMA Pulitzer-winner's next project.-- Delivered by Feed43 service
SOURCE: Vulture at 01:16PMLin-Manuel Miranda, Karen Olivo and Leslie Odom Jr. are getting ready for Jonathan Larson's tick, tick...BOOM! at City Center. Catch the trio rehearsing "30/90" and "Thera…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:16PMLola Arias brings together actors whose families were on opposing sides of Chilean regime in The Year I Was BornThe urge to know who we are and where we have come from is strong. It's the re…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:11PMYesterday I went to see Side Show the Musical at the Kennedy Center and wasn’t sure what to expect. The old reviews of Side Show the Musical were amazing, but in this version they ad…
SOURCE: Broadway Reviewed at 01:05PMAcclaimed vocalist, recording artist and actress Karen Mason heads into Chicago to perform her acclaimed one-woman show The Secrets Of The Ancient Divas . Performing this acclaimed show all …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:04PMDada Masilo’s Swan Lake starts as a commentary on the world’s best-known ballet, then spins into its own world. It makes an exuberant opening to the Sadler’s Wells Sampled season, whic…
SOURCE: The Independent at 01:02PMProducers usually spend the opening night of a Broadway show sweating it out while they wait for reviews to come in. But the upcoming opening night of “Honeymoon in Vegas” will …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMTony Danza heads the cast of Andrew Bergman and Jason Robert Brown's musical, based on the 1992 screen comedy about a gambler who gets in the way of a young couple's wedding plans.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:00PMWhat happens on Broadway...well, you know. As previously speculated, the musical comedy Honeymoon in Vegas will move into the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Based on the 1992 film of the same name…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:00PMHoneymoon in Vegas, the new musical based on the 1992 film of the same name, will arrive on Broadway this fall. Previews are scheduled to begin Nov. 18 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, curren…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PM
Rupert Grint, who played aspiring wizard Ron Weasley in the "Harry Potter" movies, will be following his on-screen pal Daniel Radcliffe to Broadway in a revival of the Terrence McNally drama…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:55PMWayra, the third event in the De La Guarda trilogy, has set new dates at the Daryl Roth Theatre from those previously reported. The production will now begin previews on June 27 and official…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:51PMFuerza Bruta has again pushed back the start date of its newest incarnation, Wayra. The multi sensory show will now begin on June 27 (it was originally scheduled to start on April 15 before …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:51PMCape Town Opera, by arrangement with R&H Theatricals Europe, present a major UK and Ireland tour of Kern and Hammerstein's masterpiece Show Boat this July. The production will visit Birmingh…
SOURCE: The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization at 12:47PMNEW YORK (AP) -- First came "De La Guarda." Then came "Fuerza Bruta." Now the third part in the Argentinian multi-sensory trilogy has its sights set on a familiar New York stage....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:43PMCasting Director Barry Moss Passes Away: Broadway casting director Barry Moss has passed away after endearing a long illness.
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:41PMAs BWW reported last week, the 2013-2014 Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the final time this season to determine the eligibility rules for the 2014-2015 season. The most controv…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:40PMFantasia commented on the recent news that the Broadway musical, nominated for seven Tonys and a winner for choreography, would shutter at the end of the month.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:40PMManhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of WHEN WE WERE YOUNG AND UNAFRAID, the new play by Sarah Treem 'House of Cards,' 'In Treatment', directed by Tony Award winner Pam MacKinnonWho's Afr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:39PMBarrett Foa, star of TV's NCIS: Los Angeles and the off-Broadway comedy Buyer & Cellar talks Babs, Comic Con and going viral.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:36PMThe Fatal Weakness, George Kelly's comedy about romance, marriage and commitment, will be presented by Mint Theater Company.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:35PMSarah Brightman has just cancelled her US Tour dates. On her Facebook page, she wrote, 'I have suffered a hairline fracture to my ankle and have been advised by my doctors to rest it until …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:29PMWhen Lindsay Lohan attended Jeremy Scott's Moschino fashion show on Monday, the press wondered if she'd flown to London just for the occasion. In response, the actress told The New York Time…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:27PM New York Music Review by Marilyn Lester Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II set the standard for modern musical theater. From 1943 to 1960 they...
The pos…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:24PMFringe Femmes: quick looks at plays by women on the fringe… “Riot Grrrl Saves the World (or, The Zine of Grrrl)” by Louisa Hill Man. To some of us, 1992 doesn’t seem …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 12:24PMIt looks like those meetings she may or may not have shown up for last month have paid off! Lindsay Lohan is in talks to star in David Mamet’s Speed-the-Plow in the West End this Novem…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:21PMCasting has been announced for the North Shore Music Theatre's upcoming production of Disney's The Little Mermaid, which will begin previews at the Massachusetts venue July 8 prior t…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16PMLindsay Lohan has been flying under the radar for a few hours, ever since her OWN show ended in April, but this apparently has not been as fallow a period as it seemed. Lohan has been living…
SOURCE: Vulture at 12:15PM (click to enlarge graphic) The 2014/15 season launches with Poor Behavior, a new comedy by Theresa Rebeck (Seminar, Mauritius, The Understudy, creator of NBC̵…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:11PM"Jersey Boys" arrives in theaters this weekend, continuing a trend of movie musical adaptations that have been hit or miss.
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 12:10PMDada Masilo's gender-blind Swan Lake at Sadler's Wells is not a life-changing production, but still worth visiting, says Mark Monahan
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:07PMWhile Holler if Ya Hear Me, the new musical featuring the songs of Tupac Shakur, has strong performances by Broadway vets, I found the work of Broadway newbies Joshua Boone and Dyllon Burnsi…
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 12:05PM“That is something I never thought I’d do,” an actor declares in the midst of “Cloak and Dagger.” He might, in fact, want to hold that thought, as he reflects in his maturing years…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:03PMRecently retired “Tonight Show” host and longtime stand-up club comedian Jay Leno will receive the Kennedy Center’s 2014 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Leno, 64, is best known fo…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:03PMFringe Femmes: quick looks at plays by women on the fringe… “Women” by Chiara Atik Being pop-culture challenged, and a generation away from my last Louisa May Alcott read, …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 12:02PMThe puppetry conference kicked off at Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, where puppeteers can grow under the guidance of cutting-edge artists.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PMWritten by MKA’s Tobias Manderson-Galvin, Thank You, Thank You Love is a collection of five short plays that have a chaotic and brutal energy. The vivid beauty of the language and ima…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:00PMThe annual initiative offers children a free theatre ticket when accompanied by a paying adult
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PMLeanne Tole arrives at Lennon bewildered by The Beatles and leaves the Royal Court, as a fan.
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PMTerrence McNally's play about opera diva Maria Callas will be produced for HBO.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM
We asked Short Life of Trouble's Michael Markham to give us a inside look at what goes on behind the scenes at the Access Theater!"Producer and actor Joseph Parks""Suzy Kohane, getting into …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:58AMAndrew Keenan-Bolger and Kate Wetherhead, co-creators of the online web series "Submissions Only," will be featured in the Drama League's Up Close series June 30 at 7 PM.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55AMThe director seriously injured his leg, and two cast members, Sarah Slean and Christine Donato, had to withdraw for personal reasons.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 11:51AMThe North Side has played a leading role in the evolution of Attack Theatre since its start in 1994. The New Hazlett Theater was home to some of its earliest shows, and the group has co…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:51AMPlans to redevelop Aberdeen’s Music Hall have been given a boost with initial approval for a £700,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The first-round pass is dependent on a stage-tw…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:49AMBy Megan Reilly. The term “gamification” refers to using game mechanics in non-game situations. Many believe that understanding what draws people to games can be used to draw in audience…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:42AMLynn Ahrens
and Stephen Flaherty sat down with Playbill at 54 Below to chat 30 Days of Pride. Even with a history of crafting songs about the power of the individual and self-fulfillment, t…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40AMA planned screening of The Metropolitan Opera's production of John Adams's opera The Death of Klinghoffer — about the 1985 hijacking of the Achille Lauro cruise ship and the mu…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:38AMBill Irwin, Harriet Harris, Kirsten Wyatt and John Bolton headline San Francisco Opera's large-scale summer production of Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern's Show Boat, helmed by Fra…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37AMThis week’s Video of the Week is from the recent Toronto concert, If I Loved You: Gentlemen Prefer Broadway. Helmed by singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, the concert featured popular …
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 11:32AMIn a recent story in The New Yorker, Stephen Sondheim revealed several plot changes for the upcoming Disney film adaptation of his Tony Award-winning musical Into the Woods, which will arriv…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AMREVOLUTION IN THE ELBOW OF RAGNAR AGNARSSON FURNITURE PAINTER, a new musical featuring Tony Award winner Cady Huffman and Kate Shindle, is set to begin rehearsals today, June 18th.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:27AMThe Stratford Festival has released a cast recording of its production of the reimagined Gershwin musical Crazy for You.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:25AMTake a look behind the scenes and backstage of The Cripple of Inishmaan at The Cort Theatre with Daniel Radcliffe. Abridged Version: Full Version:
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 11:24AMActor Bryan Cranston has confirmed reports he will star in a TV movie based on his award-winning Broadway play All the Way.
SOURCE: Philly.com at 11:16AMWarning: 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 11:15AMIn the feature story, the 22-year-old actress shares that she'd love to portray Stevie Nicks and star in a musical film such as 'Once.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:10AMOn the heels of its Tony® Award win for Best Musical, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder brings its award home to the Walter Kerr Theatre today, Wednesday, June 18, to allow fans …
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 11:08AMThere’s not one but two editorials explaining what a good deal these new dollar comics are.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:08AMBy Jean Ann Douglass, Eric John Meyer. There is much that can be done in a truck that cannot be done in a conventional theater—and vice versa. The shows we create for a truck will forever …
SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:07AMYou've seen Bullets Over Broadway's gangsters tap dancing all over town, so now it's time to meet their female counterparts- the Bullets Babes BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you a specia…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AMCapel Manor Gardens, London: Christopher Geelan's production reinforces the Principal Theatre Company's already impressive reputation as a performer of open air Shakespeare. Light …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:03AMWhen NewMusicalTheatre.com asked Drew and me to write a blog post about our upcoming concert and the associated Fresh Pens contest, we decided it would be best to sort of interview each othe…
SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 11:00AMGooaaaaaaaaaaaaaal! Is it just me or has everyone gone World Cup Crazy? It’s been four years since the last Cup, and I don’t remember the volume of the soccer conversation in thi…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMRegent's Park Open Air theatre, LondonHarold Brighouse's 1916 classic doesn't always fit the era of miniskirts, but this update is nicely acted in a warm productionI vividly recall seeing Ha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:00AMTony winner Pam MacKinnon directs the new Sarah Treem drama.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMAll this week, we’re presenting our Vulture TV Awards, honoring the best in television from the past year. Yesterday, we showered Amy Schumer, H. Jon Benjamin, and others wi…
SOURCE: Vulture at 11:00AM
The world premiere of When We Were Young And Unafraid, Sarah Treem's new play about an underground women's shelter in the early 1970s, officially opened June 17 following previews th…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AMAfter serving as mentors in the Columbia University School of the Arts playwriting program, Lynn Nottage and David Henry Hwang have joined the school's faculty, the New York Times report…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AMNEW YORK (AP) -- "Kinky Boots" star Billy Porter's new play has attracted some fearsome talent - Emmy Award-winner S. Epatha Merkerson and Tony Award-winner Lillias White....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:49AMThis updated classic comedy is funny and touching, says Charles Spencer
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:48AM'After Midnight's Patti LaBelle stopped by last night's WATCH WHAT HAPPENS live on Bravo
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:48AMWest End LIVE, an annual free celebration of London theatre, will take place June 21-22 on a mainstage in Trafalgar Square and in a historic 1920s Spiegeltent in Leicester Square. The event&…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:46AMNo wonder more and more members of the casts of the eight “Harry Potter” films are turning up onstage: After all, most of Hogwarts’ teaching staff seems to have been...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:36AMTony winner Jessie Mueller might be the headliner of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, but she can’t do it alone! The talented ensemble of the hit musical was honored with the Actors…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:33AMThe writer of the Tony Award-winning play — who will attend the sing-along screening at TIFF Bell Lightbox — says he plans to star in the Hedwig sequel.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:30AMJessie Mueller (Carole King) and the creative team take you inside the studio to talk about recording King’s indelible music for the original Broadway cast recording. Tickets are on sa…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 10:27AMRedevelopment plans for Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre have taken a major step forward after it was announced the theatre will receive £4.9 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Glasgow Cit…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:21AMTony winner Tyne Daly had a very special visitor from her past stop by to see her in Mothers and Sons on June 17—her former Cagney & Lacey partner Sharon Gless! The dynamic duo kic…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:20AMThe Pittsburgh CLO has received an $800,000, four-year grant from the PNC Foundation, the nonprofit announced today.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 10:16AMThe vampire musical genre, which encompasses such gems as Dance of the Vampires, Lestat and Dracula, may be getting another entry. A musical version of True Blood, HBO’s popular Alan B…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:11AMThe Killer
Off Broadway, Theatre for a New Audience
Reviewed by Andy Buck
BOTTOM LINE: A rarely seen play by a 20th-century master gets a slick but somewhat overbearing revival.
Now wrap…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:11AMTony nominee Andrew Rannells, who will join the cast of the award-winning Broadway revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch in August, has landed a role in the feature film "The Intern.&quo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:05AMThe LCT3 New York premiere of Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar's The Who & The What, which officially opened Off-Broadway June 16 at the Claire Towe Theater, has extended through Ju…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:04AMEvery third Wednesday of the month, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer fills out contributor Tom Mizer’s nosey little questionnaire and offers a glimpse of what he looks like from a bit cl…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:00AMNadia Fall's revival of Harold Brighouse's play features a stellar cast including Mark Benton
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:00AM
Like the vampires it portrays, "True Blood" won't seem to die. Even if it means breaking out in song.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 09:56AM Today’s Highlights: * Skylight, by David Hare, directed by Stephen Daldry, featuring Carey Mulligan, Bill Nighy and Matthew Beard, opens at the West End’s Wyndham Theatr…
SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 09:55AMFive-time Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall will release her new studio album on Verve Records on September 9.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:45AMA new musical is in the works based on HBO's hit series TRUE BLOOD, now in its seventh and final season.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:34AMA new exhibition offers insights into GF Watt's short-lived marriage to the 16 year old actress, says Rupert Christiansen
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:33AMThis production inside a dilapidated Manchester pub is too fierce to dismis, says Matt Trueman
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:31AMLONDON (Reuters) - British actress Gemma Arterton is best known as a Bond girl in "Quantum of Solace" and as a princess in "Prince of Persia", but she's back to her working-class roots for a…
SOURCE: Reuters at 09:29AMWe want to save our beautiful theatres, but they must also be practical. One solution is to knock them down and start againAmbassador Theatre Group's Howard Panter has said out loud what man…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:29AMIf you’re looking for high-energy fun, head to Union Square, where the high-flying acrobats from “Fuerza Bruta: Wayra” will splash around in giant pools over your head.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:27AMEnter Ophelia, distracted opens June 20 at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. The word ‘distracted’ did not originally have the meaning you’re familiar with. “We found these…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:25AMOscar winner Meryl Streep is set to star as Maria Callas in an HBO adaptation of Terrence McNally’s Master Class. According to The New York Post, EGOT-er Mike Nichols will helm th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:19AMAcademy Award winner Meryl Streep will star in Terrence McNally's Tony-winning Master Class for HBO, according to The New York Post.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:12AMGroupmuse is a social network that directly connects classical musicians in the area to homes in the community.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:09AMMeryl Streep will take on the role of iconic opera diva Maria Callas in an upcoming film adaptation of Terrence McNally's Tony Award-winning play MASTER CLASS for HBO.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:03AM"This was something that I pitched to HBO and (show creator) Alan Ball," said composer Nathan Barr. "I think we're really going to try to return to the roots of the show."read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:01AMAn Italian play challenges the Mafia’s appeal — It is hard to overstate the role that soccer plays in Italian identity. More than a pastime for many, local team allegiances can b…
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 Pose with a Tony Award at 'GENTLEMAN'S…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AMMr. June 2014Kevin AdamsWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: If it is possible to have a lighting designer as a hero, then Kevin Adams is a hero to me. I love that his lighting always makes the stor…
SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM
Gemma Arterton, star of the forthcoming Made in Dagenham musical, has admitted she is worried about opening the show in the West End following a spate of early closures among high-profile pr…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:47AMAmbassador Theatre Group is to bring back its technician’s apprenticeship scheme that launched last year, with double the number of participants planned for 2014/15. The year-long initiati…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:46AMTwo or three times a year, Alice Smith seduces D.C. audiences with an intoxicating cacophony of R&B, pop, jazz and blues influences, the tension of an aching, volcanic sound and her sou…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:35AMNEW YORK (AP) -- Jane Lynch has zipped off the tracksuit and left the Cheerios behind. The "Glee" star is going cabaret....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:24AMNEW YORK — The Metropolitan Opera has canceled plans for a global simulcast to cinemas of John Adams' "The Death of Klinghoffer" amid objections it could stir anti-Semitic sentiments.The …
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 08:22AMEvery playwriting student sooner or later learns Chekhov’s dictum: A gun introduced in the first half of a play must be discharged in the second. Usually the gun is literal, but Ayad Akhta…
SOURCE: Vulture at 08:15AMNathan Barr, who wrote the music for the hit vampire TV series, has pitched the idea of a stage musical to creator Alan BallTrue Blood is winding up its TV tales of sexually-charged vampires…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:09AMRoyal Court Theatre, Liverpool: After successful runs in 2010 and 2013, Bob Eaton's tribute to John Lennon may have found its natural Liverpool home.
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AMI’ll take the plunge and just say it: everyone’s got a sinking feeling in this play about military wives of submariners. There’s an encounter group full of them who meet at a submarine…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 08:00AMSam Yates finds the sadness beneath the humour of Keith Waterhouse's celebrated text and it works wonderfully well.
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:00AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on June 18 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AMRichard Strand delves into Civil War history in his world premiere production with New Jersey Repertory Company.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AM
Although it feels under-rehearsed and awkward in places, Soulpepper’s production still manages to please and to entertain.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:52AMSadler's Wells, LondonThe choreographer brings comedy, carnival and African dance to a hallowed classic, and ends up with something totally newBlack and white; good and evil; reality and ill…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:43AM“Slick Ass” Dan Pavlick was having a bad night. In his first round of kick the can, all four of Pavlick’s beer cans had skittered across the wooden floor of the practice space and mere…
SOURCE: citypaper.com at 07:34AMRoyal Opera House, London: Two of today's leading opera stars take to the stage in Jonathan Kent's new production of Puccini's romantic tragedy. No complaints about them. Perf…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:22AMMetro and the Independent on Sunday have already shown us what newspapers look like without critics. I simply don’t bother to read either anymore, even though the former is free and th…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:20AMAn immersive theatre show co-produced by Bristol Old Vic is one of six projects in Bristol to be given funding in a grant of almost three quarters of a million pounds from Arts Council Engla…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:15AMNEW YORK (AP) -- The Metropolitan Opera has canceled plans for a global simulcast to cinemas of John Adam's "The Death of Klinghoffer" amid objections it could stir anti-Semitc sentiment…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:08AMSign me up for the Greta Gerwig fan club. A few months ago, I saw—and very much liked—this appealing young actress in “Frances Ha,” the indie movie she and her boyfriend director Noa…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 07:03AMThe International Teacher: when travel and teaching go hand in hand Rita Felder teaches in an International School in Korea. What’s it like? How did she prepare to teach students who speak…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 07:00AMBy Sharon Hoyer Choreographer Ron De Jesus returns to his roots in a collaboration with Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater, the company that introduced him to a career he never planned …
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 07:00AMCall Answered: "Call Me Adam" chats with actor, writer, director Jay William Thomas about starring in Reina Hardy's new Off-Broadway show "A Map To Somewhere Else," playing at The 133rd Stre…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 07:00AM
I was a participant in a new festival in Cardiff called the International Performance Festival Cardiff, which brought an odd mixture of performance and arts from across the world together in…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:59AMRoyal Exchange Theatre, Manchester: Spilling from the old sideboard where Billy has hidden the piles of unsent calendars, which typify his deceptions, is an old children's annual. It�…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:48AMOn Thursday, we'll talk with Jonathan Groff, an Emmy contender for Best Comedy Actor for HBO's freshman series "Looking." He also appeared in the premium network's acclaimed telefilm "The No…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:34AM"To thine own self be true" is Polonius's last piece of advice to his son Laertes, who is in a hurry to get on the next boat to Paris. It also happens to be casting director Barry Moss' favo…
SOURCE: richardskipper.blogspot.com at 05:25AMSinging and dancing vampires could be on their way
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:15AMTwo generations face off in off-Broadway’s “When We Were Young and Unafraid.” The older, wiser woman is Agnes (Cherry Jones), a former military nurse who runs a B&B that doubles...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:06AMThe works of writing team George Stiles and Anthony Drewe are to be celebrated in a revue show at the St James Theatre. Anything Can Happen! will take place on July 25 and feature numbers…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:01AMWhen Ellen McDougall insightfully and thoughtfully answers my questions, she occasionally checks if what she is saying “makes any sense at all”. Her modesty is humbling – especially fr…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:00AMNearly 60% of theatre and dance organisations claim to have benefited financially from being more environmentally friendly, according to a new survey. About 60 theatre groups and 10 dance or…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM
It’s that time of year again. The rumblings on message boards and forums have already begun about Australia’s 2015 music theatre season, with many already having their say about…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:55AM(This post is part of the 2014 TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders {Theatre | Technology} blog salon, curated by Jacqueline E. Lawton.) JACQUELINE LAWTON: First, please tell …
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 03:00AMWhat do clocks, running water, fire and kisses have in common? They kill theatre. The playwright of Adler & Gibb which invents the past lives of two artists on the dangers of too much …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMTony Award-winning Best Musical JERSEY BOYS is coming to the big screen under the direction of Clint Eastwood and a star of the film, Donnie Kehr, discusses the new Four Seasons movie musica…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00AMAn early hit can be both a blessing and a curse for celebrated young writers such as Polly StenhamThe word "promise", as anyone who has been a partner or a parent knows, always ris…
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Like the vampires it portrays, "True Blood" won't seem to die. Even if it means breaking out in song....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:46AMWin tickets to Sam Mendes directed West End Musical, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. See how Roald Dahl’s classic story is brought to life through ingeni…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:43AMHey y'all, The Last Temptation of Paula Deen is going great! We've got three more performances; next one is this Sunday at 4pm. Get tickets here.Here are some pics by Luke Gattuso.
SOURCE: Frank's Wild Lunch at 02:42AMLook out Melbourne, Twisted Broadway is returning to the Arts Centre Playhouse in 2014, celebrating five fabulous years! The gender-bending musical theatre event is Australia’s fastes…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:09AMAn intimate filmed production of the Almeida's Ghosts disproves the idea that theatre is an irreducible experienceI recall a Punch cartoon of the late 1950s showing two moviegoers gazing in …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMTony Award-winning Best Musical JERSEY BOYS is coming to the big screen under the direction of Clint Eastwood and a star of the film, Erica Piccininni, discusses the new Four Seasons movie m…
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(This post is part of the 2014 TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders {Theatre | Technology} blog salon, curated by Jacqueline E. Lawton.) JACQUELINE LAWTON: First, please tell …
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 01:49AMAmerican Idol begins its 14th season nationwide search for the best undiscovered talent in the country in Minneapolis, MN, today, June 18. The search for the next singing superstar continues…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMOn the heels of its Tony Award win for Best Musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder will bring its award home to the Walter Kerr Theatre today, June 18, to allow fans to pose with th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMThe Adelaide Cabaret Festival has showcased the diversity of the cabaret genre with Scott Evan Davis’ song cycle, Picture Perfect. The rolling musical journey explores the reality behind t…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:03AMTony Award-winning Best Musical JERSEY BOYS is coming to the big screen under the direction of Clint Eastwood and a star of the film, Renee Marino, discusses the new Four Seasons movie music…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00AMThe Pulitzer Prize winner talks about his latest works taking shape in New York.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM"Awkward" Set Tour with Ashley Rickards and Co-Stars
YH returns to the set of MTV's hit show "Awkward" for a personal tour around the faux high school thanks to stars Ashley Rickards, Jillia…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMRon Pope Performs "Nothing" Live at the Studio
The YH Studio welcomes singer-songwriter Ron Pope for an intimate live acoustic performance of his heartfelt single, "Nothing". He also takes s…
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See Grounded for Kate Cole’s performance or for the writing or to be reminded how theatre can creep into your heart with a mixture of hurt and happiness that makes you feel a little …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:58AMA brilliant musical duo requires an unspoken understanding and a perfect balance between artists. When it comes to the music, David Campbell and John Bucchino, longtime friends and collabora…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:57AM(This post is part of the 2014 TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders {Theatre | Technology} blog salon, curated by Jacqueline E. Lawton.) JACQUELINE LAWTON: First, please tell …
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 12:29AMThe Playwright’s Playground is a monthly in-depth conversation with a local female playwright in the D.C. theatre community. Female theatre artists make up more than 50 percent of those i…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:28AMThe Human Machine of Inside/Outside Operaby Joel Ivany@joelivanyTo do this piece the way we are doing it, well… it couldn’t be done with just any cast.We are fortunate to have an incredi…
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:03AMThe Burden of Being Walkerby Jim MurchisonGeorge F. Walker has received nine Chalmers Awards, five Dora Awards, three Governor General's Awards (including a 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award) …
SOURCE: The Charlebois Post at 12:01AMHottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Tuesday, June 17, 2014.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00AMTriArts Sharon Playhouse, under the leadership of artistic director John Simpkins and managing director Justin Ball, kicks off its 25th anniversary season June 18 with Alain Boublil and Clau…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Dorset Theatre Festival's production of John Logan's award-winning drama Red begins performances June 18.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSurflight Theatre presents Jekyll & Hyde, as part of its 65th anniversary season, June 18-July 6 in Beach Haven, NJ.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMNorth London's Arcola Theatre presents Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel beginning June 18 prior to an official opening June 23.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMAs Part of Playbill.com's 30 Days of Pride, Stonewall Community Foundation shares its dedication to meeting the needs of the LGBTQ community in New York.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMEmmy Award-winning "Glee" star Jane Lynch makes her solo concert debut beginning June 18 at 54 Below.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMNEW YORK — For “Jersey Boys” star John Lloyd Young, Frankie Valli is the role of a lifetime. An unknown when he starred in Broadway’s Tony-winning best musical hit, Young reprises Va…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 12:00AMThe playwright Ayad Akhtar won the Pulitzer Prize last year for his breakthrough play Disgraced, about the clash between traditional Islamic beliefs and contemporary American culture. He ret…
SOURCE: WQXR at 12:00AM"Celebrating Gibney 280’s impressive renovation, they physically broke down the wall between two studios, which will become a 50” X 50” white box studio theater." Trina Man…
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