Chaplin Awards by Barry

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Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 4/25/2015

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 4252015.

Living on Love Review: Renee Fleming on Broadway, Singing (Sort Of), Acting (Sort Of) by New York Theater

“Living on Love,” which marks opera singer Renee Fleming’s Broadway debut, portraying a temperamental Diva married to a oversexed Maestro, has some of the best-delivered songs on the G…

'The Fantasticks' will keep going thanks to donors by Denis Slattery and Joe Dziemianowicz

Off-Broadway mainstay “The Fantasticks” was scheduled to close in May.

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ at Rockville Little Theatre by Mara Bayewitz

Rockville Little Theatre’s To Kill a Mockingbird ends their 2014-15 season on a smooth note. The play, based on the award-winning book by Harper Lee and adapted by Christopher Sergel, is s…

Review: That Bachelorette Show!

A new interactive show issues a siren call for bachelorette parties from across the tri-state area.

Overheard… Refills are free… by Vinnie Costa

Blatantly stolen from my Facebook Newsfeed. I love the Broadway Adjacent… Dude: “Do you have Pepsi?” Bartender: “Yes, it’s $10.00 and refills are free.” D…

How Christian Borle got buff to play the Bard in ‘Something Rotten!’ by Barbara Hoffman

How big are Christian Borle’s arms? Well, they have their own Twitter account — @ChrisBorlesArms — which the star of Broadway’s “Something Rotten!” swears he has nothing to do wi…

Tony Winner Hugh Jackman Takes Another Visit to the Fun Home by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman, who was seen on Broadway earlier this season in Jez Butterworth's The River, attended the April 25 matinee performance of the critically acclaimed new mus…

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, 4/25 - ON THE TOWN, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, KINKY BOOTS, and More! by BroadwayWorld

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' roundup

Iain reviews Man of La Mancha (Shakespeare Theatre Company) 4/22/2015 by Iainlovestheatre

Theater News: Off-Broadway's The Fantasticks Won't Close After All

The long-running musical reverses its plan to end its run.

2015 Tony Award Nominations: What’s Eligible, What SHOULD Be Nominated by New York Theater

What’s easiest to predict about the Tonys this year is that the predictions and objections will start as soon as the nominations are announced, which this year is on Tuesday, April 28,…

Rex Reed Remembers ‘Time’ Critic Richard Corliss by Rex Reed

The world of critics who view their duty as a craft got a little smaller this week when Time critic Richard Corliss died

'To Kill a Mockingbird' play to go on under Harper Lee group by The Associated Press

MONROEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — "To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee has started a nonprofit company that will produce a play about the book, ending a dispute that threatened to derail t…

Maria Elena Infantino – From Piaf to Mambo by Sandi Durell

  The Metropolitan Room has brought “From Piaf to Mambo,” Maria Elena Infantino, a bright new talent accompanied by Ric Mandell, who portrays the life, philosophy and songs …

Samuel West interview: The actor and director on austerity, unionisation, and not mentioning his famous parents

The arts aren't an add-on We have a real problem with the double squeeze of Arts Council cuts and local authority cuts. Ultimately the problems in today's society – truancy, crime, ill hea…

Photo Coverage: Go Inside SIGNIFICANT OTHER Rehearsal with Lindsay Mendez, Gideon Glick, and More! by Walter McBride

Joshua Harmon's Significant Other, directed by Trip Cullman, is currently in rehearsal. The play features Barbara Barrie, John Behlmann, Sas Goldberg, Gideon Glick, Lindsay Mendez,Carra Patt…

“Wonderland, Alice’s Rock & Roll Adventure” channels a glam Queen by Hedy Weiss

Who would have guessed that a little 19th century English girl by the name of ... The post “Wonderland, Alice’s Rock & Roll Adventure” channels a glam Queen appeared f…

Review: The Wunderkammer, Natural History Museum by Grace Watts

The improvisation group Do Not Adjust Your Stage performed their latest show The Wunderkammer at one of the Natural History Museum late night openings. The idea of The Wunderkammer is simp…

Photo Coverage: Inside the DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Gypsy Robe Ceremony by Walter McBride

The company of DOCTOR ZHIVAGO just celebrated their opening with the Gypsy Robe ceremonyl, at which Lainie Sakakura from THE KING AND I passed off the robe to Joseph Medeiros. BroadwayWorld …

Review: Measure for Measure, Barbican Silk Street Theatre by Lisa Carroll

Not only am I not familiar with Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure (much to my shame), but I also cannot speak fluent Russian, which could have made my evening at the Barbican’s Silk Stre…

PICT adds three shows to 'Jacque Brel' after scheduled run sells out by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

PICT Classic Theatre has added three performances to its run of “Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris” after all 10 of the scheduled shows sold out. A matinee has been adde…

EXIT REVIEW of “Gus’s Fashions and Shoes” – an ArtsBeatLA vlog – Los Angeles theater review video by Pauline Adamek

Pauline Adamek from ArtsBeatLA.com presents Exit Reviews; a new series of ‘vlogs’ or video reviews. Here’s the newest Exit Review for the exciting and powerful play GusR…

Major revision in Non-Equity Jeff nominations list as Hypocrites deemed Equity theater by Hedy Weiss

The ever-scrupulous Jeff Awards Committee was confronted with a highly unusual situation Friday — the very morning after they had announced the list of Non-Equity Jeff nominations in which…

Interview of Dana Perino by Angela Greiling Keane at The National Press Club by Marlene Hall

Former National Press Club President Angela Greiling Keane interviewed Dana Perino in front of a full crowd, including former White House press secretary Marlin Fitzwater, Friday night at t…

Kristin Chenoweth Will Miss Both On the Twentieth Century Shows April 25 by Andrew Gans and Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth will be out of the Saturday, April 25 matinee and evening performances of On the Twentieth Century due to illness, a show spokesperson c…

Betty Buckley Attends West End CATS & Candidly Comments, 'I Started To Cry' by Pat Cerasaro

The original Broadway Grizabella lets the memory live again in the UK

One Day More! Hugh Jackman & Russell Crowe Chow Down & Share Selfies by Pat Cerasaro

Jean Valjean and Javert reunite

Review: All’s Well That Ends Well/Stage Left Theatre by Aaron Hunt

RECOMMENDED If “All’s Well That Ends Well” is, as some critics insist, a “problem comedy,” then director Drew Martin, by setting the play in the Mafia-land of television’s popula…

Elaine Paige Comments On Kristin Chenoweth In ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY by Pat Cerasaro

A pair of legendary leading ladies converge at ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

Breaking: Chicago's Non-Equity Jeff Awards Disqualify 'The Hypocrites' and Rescind Nominations by BroadwayWorld

Sean Graney, who recently returned to Chicago to resume his post as Artistic Director of The Hypocrites, informed the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee that he just learned the theater compa…

An Introduction to ME, or Don’t Invite Me to Your Shows by Trav S.D.

An adverse reaction to a review I posted here a couple of days ago convinces me of the necessity of this public declaration that I hope will make one thing abundantly clear: unless you have …

John Oliver chats with 'Monty Python' cast

The British comedians reunited for a 'Holy Grail' screening in New York. It was glorious.        

Lee Blessing's 'For the Loyal' premieres in Minneapolis at the Illusion Theater

Playwright Lee Blessing is back in Minneapolis for the premiere of “For the Loyal,” inspired by the Penn State sex abuse scandal.

How Walker Art Center inspired the new Whitney Museum

As he prepares to open the New York museum’s riverfront home, director Adam Weinberg talks about his Minnesota roots.

Readers offer advice to Joe Haj and new Guthrie administration

Last Sunday, we heard from local theater leaders about their dreams for the Guthrie. Readers threw in their two cents’ worth.

Theater spotlight: 'Jersey Boys' at the Orpheum

Review: Who Cares at curtainup.com-London by Lizzie Loveridge

Michael Wynne's original play looks at the issues surrounding the world’s fifth largest employer, the National Health Service

Review: Dr. Zhivago at curtainup.com by Miriam Colin

a story and songs that often soar, but it also bore

Rule of 7x7: Spring Edition by Theasy.com

Rule of 7x7: Spring Edition Off Off Broadway, The Tank Reviewed by Shoshana Roberts BOTTOM LINE: Seven new writers incorporate seven random rules into their newly written ten minute plays i…

Off-Broadway Landmark The Fantasticks Takes Down Closing Notice, Will Continue by Robert Viagas

The Off-Broadway revival of The Fantasticks, the longest-running musical in world history and the longest-running play of any kind in American history, announced today that it wa…

BWW Interview: Carman Napier Talks Bringing EVITA Back to New York with the Gallery Players by Anna Bencivengo

Napier recently chatted with BroadwayWorld about her history with EVITA, the pressures of playing an iconic role and historical figure, her favorite moments in the show, and much more. Check…

Features: My Top 5 Showtunes: Michael Urie

From Miss Saigon to Gypsy, the Buyer and Cellar star fills us in on his favourite showtunes

'Grounded': Theater Review by David Rooney

Anne Hathaway plays a fighter pilot sidelined after childbirth to become a drone operator in this timely single-character play, directed off-Broadway by Julie Taymor.read more

Don Black In Conversation – Pt 1: Cabaret by Jonathan Baz

Don BlackThe London Festival of Cabaret opens this week and runs for a fortnight across the city. Featuring a line-up from both sides of the Atlantic you can expect legendary names getting u…

Off-Broadway's The Fantasticks Will Not Close on May 3 by BroadwayWorld

Producers of THE FANTASTICKS, Catherine Russell and Al Parinello have announced that they will now be able to keep Off Broadway's longest running musical from closing. Two donors longtime fa…

‘Little Shop of Horrors’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Susan Brall

Little Shop of Horrors opened last night at the Laurel Mill Play House, directed by Michael Hartsfield and produced by Maureen Rogers. This quirky satirical farce has become an American clas…

Everyman by John Morrison

'Happy Fucking Birthday!' they shout as Everyman's friends and hangers-on surround him, whipping up an orgy of shots-and-coke-fuelled celebration. The lights flash and the music is turned up…

Up on the Marquee: AN ACT OF GOD by Walter McBride

An Act of God, starring Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Jim Parsons, two-time Tony Award nominee Christopher Fitzgerald and Tim Kazurinsky, begins performances on Tuesday, May 7, 2015 and…

Fuse Visual Arts Review: Photographer Gordon Parks — Return to Fort Scott by Arts Fuse Editor

Back To Fort Scott, a compact, affecting exhibition of meticulously printed black and white photographs, is like a grainy, retro speed bump between the museum's adjacent galleries.

The Ensemblist’s Mo Brady and Jackson Cline visit David Hibbard...

The Ensemblist’s Mo Brady and Jackson Cline visit David Hibbard and the ensemblists of Broadway’s Something Rotten!

Jeff Awards disqualify The Hypocrites and release new nominations by Chris Jones

The Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee said on Saturday that it had disqualified The Hypocrites from its 2014-15 non-Equity awards, due to its discovery of the theater's status as a Equity …

BWW TV Exclusive: In the Kitchen at 54 Below- with James Monroe Iglehart! by BroadwayWorld TV

Jonathan Pryce on Tom Stoppard, 'Write Something More Comprehensible' by BroadwayWorld

Jonathan Pryce recently spoke out in defense of theatre audiences and against playwright Tom Stoppard.

JOBS: AYT Weekly Jobs Round-Up: April 25 by James Lillywhite

Are you looking for work in the arts industry? Each week we at A Younger Theatre are featuring the best job applications from across the arts spectrum. Whether you’re looking for permanent…

THE SCREENING ROOM: Celebrating Pippin From Jackson Five to Diana Ross, Broadway and Beyond! (Video) by Playbill Staff

The Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Pippin, starring Matthew James Thomas and Patina Miller, opened April 25, 2013, at the Music Box Theatre.

BWW Interview: Elisabeth Moss Reflects on SPEED THE PLOW- 'It Was Very Difficult' by Richard Ridge

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for a filmed Conversations QampA series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the act…

‘Finding Neverland’ at The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City by Richard Seff

I suggest that producers, composers, writers, stars and others with lots of money earned from their work other than in theatre, those who have done no apprenticeship in theatre, who have nev…

Chicago Theater Review: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (Porchlight at Stage 773) by Lawrence Bommer

ANCIENT LAUGHS TIMES TEN An irresistible mix of Roman “new comedy,” commedia dell’arte, and vaudeville, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum rivals The Producers as the funni…

"Airline Highway" Goes Right into The Heart of the Underside of the American Dream by Broadway & Me

There is a direct line connecting the down and outers waiting for Hickey in The Iceman Cometh and the outcasts who gather in the parking lot of the Hummingbird Motel for the premature funera…

Features: Confessions of a Box Office Manager: When the show must not go on

When the Stalls flood with sewage, there's only one thing to do

ArtsBeat: Anonymous Donors Keep ‘The Fantasticks’ Open by Michael Paulson

The producers of the long-running Off-Broadway staple had announced last month that they would close the show in early May.

Look back in ardor: the Tony Award-winning Cleveland Play House, 2011-2015 (photo gallery) by Andrea Simakis

A look back at some of the productions staged at Tony Award-winning Cleveland Play House.

Never Grow Up: Backstage at Finding Neverland with Laura Michelle Kelly, Episode 7: Good Morning by Broadway.com

It's a long day at Finding Neverland as Laura Michelle Kelly and the cast get up super early to be on Good Morning America.

Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' at Playhouse Square: Can it still enchant in a 'Frozen' era? (Review) by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

Long, long ago, before Queen Elsa and Princess Anna brought girl power to Arendelle in "Frozen," another Disney princess proved her mettle. Disney's 1991 "Beauty and the Beas…

Competition: Win a pair of tickets to Teddy at Southwark Playhouse by Alex Green

Teddy Southwark Playhouse | 4 -27 June  Snapdragon Productions and Theatre Bench presents the world premiere of Teddy by Tristan Bernays with music by Dougal Irvine. Elephant and Cast…

Competition: Win a pair of tickets to The Sound of Music UK Tour by Alex Green

The Sound of Music UK Tour One of the greatest musicals of all time returns to the stage in a magnificent new production to enchant and enthral the young and the young at heart. Based on Bar…

Kristin Chenoweth Out of Today’s On the Twentieth Century Matinee by Andrew Gans and Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth will be out of the Saturday, April 25 at 2 PM matinee performance of On the Twentieth Century due to illness, a show spokesperson confir…

Competition: Win a pair of Festival Passes to Watch Out Festival at Cambridge Junction by Alex Green

Watch Out Festival Cambridge Junction Saturday 21 May WATCH OUT is a festival of dangerous new theatre, dance and spoken word at Cambridge Junction. A new annual festival of the mind-expand…

Poldark, nipples, nudity and not eating: Heida Reed gets honest by Radhika Sanghani

Poldark star Heida Reed is currently acting in a play about slut-shaming and revenge porm. She talks to Radhika Sanghani about topless Aidan Turner, freeing the nipple and her own body insec…

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 4/25/15- THE SECRET GARDEN by Stage Tube

Today in 1991, The Secret Garden opened at the St. James Theatre, where it ran for 709 performances.The Secret Garden is a musical based on the 1911 novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson…

Photo Flash: Meet Gideon Glick, Lindsay Mendez, and the Stars of Joshua Harmon's Significant Other

Trip Cullman directs the new play for Roundabout Theatre Company.

Photo Flash: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Raúl Esparza Celebrate Anne Hathaway's Stage Return in Grounded

The Oscar winner stars in the Public Theater production of George Brant's drama, directed by Julie Taymor.

Ticket Offer: £10 tickets to Result at Pleasance Theatre by Alex Green

Result Sketty Theatre Pleasance Theatre, Islington | 21st April – 17th May Ichiro is living far from home in rainy England, where the only language he understands is football. A…

Ticket Offer: £15 tickets to Everyman at the National Theatre by Alex Green

Everyman a new adaptation by Carol Ann Duffy National Theatre | 22 April – 30 August Everyman explodes onto the stage in a startling production with words by Carol Ann Duffy, Poet L…

‘The Fox on the Fairway’ at Reston Community Players by Gina Dalfonzo

“Golf is not a game, but a way of life. A religion, if you will,” intones Henry Bingham, president of the Quail Valley Country Club, in Ken Ludwig’s The Fox on the Fairway, playing now…

Ticket Offer: £5 tickets to Beta Testing at Jackson’s Lane by Alex Green

Beta Testing Circus Geeks Jackon’s Lane | 30 April 8pm Beta Testing is a hotchpotch remix of juggling subculture and influences such as TED talks, The Hitch Hikers Guide to the G…

Liza Minnelli on Bruce Jenner, 'It Takes a True Champion to be Who They Really Are' by BroadwayWorld

Ever since the announcement of his gender change, Bruce Jenner has been receiving mixed reactions. But the latest icon to voice her opinion is wholeheartedly supportive of the decision.

What Will Nab a Nod?! Broadway.com Ranks the 2015 Tony Contenders for Best Play & Beyond by Beth Stevens

After the busiest April in recent memory (do we say that every year?), it’s awards season! Now we’re obsessing over our annual Tony forecast, including frontrunners, hopefuls and…

BWW TV: Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler! Go Inside Opening Night of AIRLINE HIGHWAY! by BroadwayWorld TV

Manhattan Theatre Club's presentation of Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of Airline Highway, the new play by Pulitzer Prize finalist Lisa D'Amour Detroit, directed by two-time Tony …

Theater News: Anastasia Stage Musical Sets World Premiere

The musical with a score by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty will be helmed by Gentleman's Guide director Darko Tresnjak.

Rose Byrne on Nick Kroll: ‘He’s very sweet with his parents’ by Gregory E. Miller

In the new dramatic comedy “Adult Beginners,” which hits theaters and is available on demand this weekend, comedian Nick Kroll stars as a douchey tech entrepreneur whose career suddenly …

Matthew Morrison Will Sing National Anthem Tomorrow by Andrew Gans

Matthew Morrison, who stars in the new Broadway musical Finding Neverland, will sing the National Anthem at the final game of the first leg of the 2015 Subway Series.

Something Rotten by Sandi Durell

            By Brian Scott Lipton   Let’s face it, you’re almost asking for trouble when you name your new musical “Something Rotten.” Luckily, for…

Callum McMillan: Ballet student by Georgia Snow

16-year-old Callum McMillan moved from Glasgow to London in September to study ballet at the Central School of Ballet. When did you

Tonight on TCM: Deathdream, or Dead of Night by Trav S.D.

  Tonight (tomorrow morning really) at 2:15am (EST), Turner Classic Movies will be showing the early Bob Clark film Deathdream, a.k.a. Dead of Night (1974). The under-rated Clark was…

Review: The Seagull, Theatro Technis by Tal Fox

The Acting Gymnasium takes a classic play, Chekhov’s The Seagull and brings it into the First World War. The themes are timeless, looking at complicated relationships, whether it’s betwe…

Review: Living on Love at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

Opera Diva Reneé Fleming couldn't have wished for a more apt role for her non-operatic stage debut, if only it had been in a more substantial play .

Review: Animals, Theatre503 by Tamsin Paternoster

Animals slowly unfolds like an utterly bizarre hybrid version of Hansel, Gretel and The Handmaid’s Tale. Dripping with inverted Orwellian-inspired newspeak and almost perverse slapstick hu…

Less than a third of new plays written by women, report finds by Georgia Snow

Under a third of new plays performed in UK theatres are written by women, a new report has revealed. The report, published

BWW's On This Day - April 25, 2015

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 25 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Review: Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, National Theatre by Amy Merrigan

The time is 1650 and revolution is in the air. Caryl Churchill’s play is about Ranters, Levellers, Diggers and the gentry. Or in other words, the English Civil War, seen through snapshots …

LIVING ON LOVE – An unfortunate serving of Diva Dish by Oscar E Moore

This lackluster and ill-conceived production directed by Kathleen Marshall will be remembered for all the wrong reasons.  Based on the 1985 play “Peccadillo” by Garson Kanin and adapted…

Jennifer Haley’s The Nether Ends West End Season Tonight by Mark Shenton

The West End transfer of Jennifer Haley's The Nether, which received its U.K. premiere at London's Royal Court in Jeremy Herrin's co-production with Headlong Theatre last sum…

Review: Golem, Trafalgar Studios by Lisa Carroll

In the heart of busy London town, you can find yourself sucked into to an alternate, dystopian world at the hands of acclaimed company, 1927, who bring their latest hit Golem to Trafalgar St…

Felicity Huffman and Rebecca Pidgeon work to set 'Anarchist' free by David Ng

In "The Anarchist," by David Mamet, a former political radical who has served 35 years in jail argues for clemency from a prison official who holds the power to set her free.

Adrienne Haan Rocks at The Cutting Room by Sandi Durell

              Adrienne Haan, one of Europe’s and America’s most electrifying concert and cabaret stars, debuted her new show, Rock Le Cabaret! …

Review: The Heart of Adrian Lovett, Theatre Delicatessen by Tom Shore

There is a moment in The Heart of Adrian Lovett where the actors decide to do away with the fourth wall, pull up a couple of chairs and begin a conversation with the audience about how to fi…

How Hofesh Shechter is filling the gap in dance apprenticeships by Eleanor Turney

“There is all this talent,” says choreographer Hofesh Shechter, “and what are we doing with it?”. Well, in Shechter’s case, more than

Muny makes year-round plans for a new century

As it approaches its 100th anniversary, the open-air theater looks for ways to connect in the off-season.

MICF: Dave Warneke Dates The Entire Audience by Anne-Marie Peard

I’ve heard of double-dating but this is ridiculous. Dave Warneke makes us feel like we’re the most beautiful audience in the world for one very special night of passion and romance in Da…

Theatre Odyssey marks 10 years of 10-Minute Plays by Jay Handelman

Company hopes to expand its reach and production style in coming years.... Read more » The post Theatre Odyssey marks 10 years of 10-Minute Plays appeared first on Ticket Sarasota.

Pulitzer Arts Foundation is set to reopen

Grand Center venue to showcase solo exhibitions by prominent sculptors. 

Why 'I love you more than Netflix' by Chris Jones

At the Second City e.t.c. comedy show the other night, I was pulled up short. The moment was a sequence of sketches all dealing with our addiction to technology. After watching someone play …

The Hard Work And Close Bonds Of Competitive College A Cappella by Linda Holmes

Pitch Perfect may have made the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella look like a personality contest, but the real competition takes long hours and exacting musicianship.

Steve Coogan fails in pursuit of ‘Happyish’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Extra! Extra! Well-off middle-aged white guy undergoes midlife crisis! Let’s make a TV show about it! Sorry to break it you, “Happyish,” but if you’re going to be a comedy...

Theater review: Airline Highway

A static play about people partying at a rundown New Orleans motel.

Meet the Producers and Director of RCP’s ‘The Fox on the Fairway': Bea and Jerry Morse and Adam Konowe by Diane Jackson Schnoor

The award-winning Reston Community Players are proud to bring Ken Ludwig’s The Fox on the Fairway back to the DC Metro area through May 3rd.. The stuffy atmosphere of a private golf club i…

Carman Napier, Dale Sampson and Jonathan Mesisca Lead EVITA, Opening Tonight at Gallery Players by BroadwayWorld

The Gallery Players announces EVITA, the final musical of their 48th Season. With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, this epic musical is directed by Mark Harborth Rent, Dr…

Colman Domingo Directs New York City Children's Theater's A BAND OF ANGELS, Beginning Today by Broadwayworld Jr

New York City Children's Theater formerly Making Books Sing will present A BAND OF ANGELS this spring, commemorating the ten-year anniversary of the musical along with the 150th Anniversary …

Norm Lewis and Rebecca Luker Bring 'SWINGING ON A STAR' to NJPAC Tonight by BroadwayWorld

New Jersey Performance Arts Center NJPAC announces the all the magical, timeless hits by Sinatra songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen -- 'My Kind of Town,' 'All the Way,' 'Call Me Irresponsible' -- p…

Pasek & Paul and DOGFIGHT Stars Come to the Landmark on Main Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Tony-nominated songwriters of Broadway's A Christmas Story, The Musical and composers of the off-Broadway musical Dogfight, are coming to Landmark - and they're b…

Vera Farmiga on "Bates Motel" and Her Inspiration for Norma Bates by Young Hollywood

Vera Farmiga on "Bates Motel" and Her Inspiration for Norma BatesWhat better place to chat with the star of A&E's hit show "Bates Motel" than at the actual Bates Motel & Mansion itself? That…

Rosario Dawson & Abrima Erwiah Celebrate Studio One Eighty Nine Fashion Line by Young Hollywood

Rosario Dawson & Abrima Erwiah Celebrate Studio One Eighty Nine Fashion LineYH is at Opening Ceremony in L.A. where actress and activist Rosario Dawson, along with her business partner Abrim…

Interviews: 5 Questions With Scream Star Matthew Lillard

Lillard, also known for his roles in films like Scooby Doo and The Descendants, turns to theatrical directing in the latest phase of his career.

Living on Love - Maestro (Douglas Sills) vs Diva (Renee Fleming) misses the bulls eye called comedy by a long shot by Oscar E. Moore

The curtain call was the funniest sequence in the entire show. But a little too late to save the day.

Beth Malone on Passing as a 'Girly Girl,' Owning Her Identity and the Miracle of Fun Home by Broadway.com

Playing lesbian cartoonist and novelist Alison Bechdel has been life-altering for Broadway vet Beth Malone. Find out why in this special video feature.

Michael Jackson and Stephen Schwartz? 10 Surprising Pop Covers of Broadway Songs by Ben Rimalower

Pop and Broadway may seem like a surprising combination to some. But the two fields of entertainment have a long history of overlapping. Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower offers a col…

A Fine Showmance: How Lisa Kron’s Biggest Admirer Became Her Life Partner by Whitney Spaner

As part of our ongoing profiles of theatre couples, Playbill.com sits down with Pulitzer Prize-nominated wives Lisa Kron and Madeline George as the two discuss a lifetime of living and w…

A Fine Showmance: How Lisa Kron’s Biggest Fan Became Her Life Partner by Whitney Spaner

As part of our ongoing profiles of theatre couples, Playbill.com sits down with Pulitzer Prize-nominated wives Lisa Kron and Madeline George as the two discuss a lifetime of living and w…

Stage Views: Once Tony Nominee Elizabeth A. Davis On Hamilton, The Lion, Alysha Umphress and More by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com's series features actors commenting on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they're looking forward to and more.

Playbill Vault’s Today In Theatre History: April 25 by David Gewirtzman and Anne Bradley and Ernio Hernandez

1927 When a woman loves sailors so much she follows them all around the world, it's time to Hit the Deck. Vincent Youmans provides the score for Herbert Fields' book adapted from the…

A Band of Angels, Directed by Scottsboro Boys Star, Begins in NYC by Olivia Clement

Award-winning actor Colman Domingo, who recently starred in the critically acclaimed civil rights film "Selma," directs the New York City Children’s Theater productio…

Cats Closes at London Palladium Tonight, But Returns in October by Mark Shenton

Cats ends its current season at the London Palladium April 25, but as previously announced, it will return there for a further ten week season beginning Oct. 23, so it is only really a hiatu…

That Bachelorette Show!, Where Audiences Pick the Groom, Opens Tonight by Andrew Gans

That Bachelorette Show!, which is billed as "a brand-new interactive parody of America's favorite reality romance shows," officially opens April 25 following previews that …

Intimate Evita Rocks Brooklyn Starting Tonight by Andrew Gans

The Gallery Players production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Tony-winning Evita plays the Brooklyn venue April 25-May 17.

Playbill Video Week in Review: Darren Criss, Hamilton Celebrates A Chorus Line, Highlights From Some by Mark Ezovski

As the final shows of the Broadway season opened, Playbill featured highlights from Something Rotten!, Fun Home and The Visit. We took at look at this past January's Junior Theater Festi…

Lindsay Mendez and Derek Klena Reunite Tonight for Pasek and Paul Concert, Also Featuring Ben Platt by Michael Gioia

Lindsay Mendez and Derek Klena, who starred in the Off-Broadway musical Dogfight, reunite April 25 at Landmark on Main Street in Port Washington, NY, for a celebration of the music of Be…