Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg brings “Rodin” – Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center – Los Angeles dance report by Pauline Adamek

Premier dance events can be experienced this month and next in downtown L.A. During its eleven-season history, the Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center series has offered wide v…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 11:38PM

Sutton Foster Attends a 'Hot Mitzvah' in Younger: Episode 11 (It's More Ridiculous Than It Sounds) by Ryan McPhee

Put on your favorite scarf and get ready for the penultimate Younger recap of season one! Last week, Liza faced an upsetting setback at Empirical and drank some wine with Lauren and her fam.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:32PM

VIDEO: New, Extended Trailer for Disney Channel's DESCENDANTS by Movies News Desk

Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart and Sofia Carson star as the teenage sons and daughters of Disney's most infamousvillains, in Disney's 'Descendants,' a live-action movie that - w…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:31PM

BWW Recap: Liza Doctors a Book, Attends a ?Hot Mitzvah?, & More, on YOUNGER by Matt Smith

Hey, YOUNGER buffs Welcome to the second-to-last recap of the season And this week's pretty huge. The subject of the episode is undoubtedly honesty. In a minor subplot, Kelsey deals with t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:31PM

Carly Rae Jepsen Unveils EMOTION Track List, Single by BroadwayWorld

Carly Rae Jepsen just revealed the track list for her forthcoming album EMOTION, plus a first listen to the title track, 'Emotion'. Scroll down for both

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:31PM

The Spoils review - Jesse Eisenberg's comedy of cringes by Alexis Soloski

Pershing Square Signature Center, New YorkAs both an actor and a writer, Eisenberg is such a skilled practitioner of the comedy of mortification it’s surprising he can talk through all the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:21PM

First Nighter: Jesse Eisenberg's Spoiled "The Spoils," David Greenspan Snappily Takes on Gertrude Stein by David Finkle

Sometimes the unforgettable characters populating your personal landscape are the ones you'd most like to forget. ...

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 11:10PM

Will Playboy Need a Playbill?: Life of Hugh Hefner Being Explored in New Musical by Andrew Gans and Robert Viagas

An Equity showcase of a new musical, titled Hef, will be presented in Manhattan in August, according to an Equity casting notice.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:10PM

"Dames at Sea" to start previews on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre on Sept 24th, 2015! by Andrew Gans

Infinity Theatricals and Martin Platt to present the Broadway debut of "Dames at Sea" to be directed and choreographed by three-time Tony nominee RANDY SKINNER!

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01PM

Los Angeles Theater Review: THE HOMECOMING (Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice) by Jason Rohrer

HAROLD THE CONQUERING HERO Harold Pinter wasn’t an Ivory Tower practitioner who won a Nobel for writing twenty-nine shocking plays about morality and five or six books of rather precio…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 11:01PM

Taye Diggs raps about being a good father in ‘#DadJam’ by Zayda Rivera

Taye Diggs has got it bad … for being a good dad.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:01PM

Caitlyn Jenner will get a shout out from 'God' on Broadway by Joe Dziemianowicz

A joke about Bruce Jenner will be rewritten.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:01PM

Jesse Eisenberg play 'The Spoils' has a mean streak by Joe Dziemianowicz

Jesse Eisenberg's new play 'The Spoils' has a wide mean streak.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 11:01PM

How well do Drama Desk Awards predict Tony winners for musicals? by Gold Derby

The off-Broadway smash “Hamilton” won Best Musical at Sunday's Drama Desk Awards over, among others, the Tony frontrunner "An American in Paris" as well as Tony nominees "Somethi…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:01PM

The shows you should be rooting for at Sunday’s Tonys

When the Tony Awards nominations were announced in April, Washington theater audiences had good reason to be disappointed. Two highly touted musicals that transitioned from the Kennedy Cente…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:01PM

A clowning ‘Our Town’ brings Wilder to life

Thornton Wilder’s experiments were gentler than those of the French wild man Alfred Jarry, whose manic and profane “Ubu Roi” scandalized Paris and prefigured Dada in 1896. Both men are…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:01PM

6 Pieces of Tony Trivia

Are you ready for this year’s Tony Awards? This celebration of Broadway excellence airs Sunday, June 7 on CBS, and will feature live performances, emotional speeches, and (witty) comme…

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:01PM

Tony Awards 2015: Predicting the winners by Ronni Reich

It's a showdown between Fun Home and An American in Paris

SOURCE: NJ.com at 11:01PM

'Ever After': A starry Cinderella story premieres at the Paper Mill Playhouse by Ronni Reich

Margo Seibert, James Snyder and Christine Ebersole star in a new musical directed by Kathleen Marshall

SOURCE: NJ.com at 11:01PM

Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth books Van Wezel concert by Jay Handelman

This year's Tony co-host and best actress nominee will perform Feb. 27 in Sarasota... Read more » The post Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth books Van Wezel concert appeared first on Ticket…

SOURCE: Sarasota Herald-Tribune at 11:01PM

Theatre troupe offers 'Weird Habits' in Spanish on Manatee stage by Jay Handelman

creArte Latino Productions stages Hugo Marcos' romantic comedy at Manatee Performing Arts Center... Read more » The post Theatre troupe offers 'Weird Habits' in Spanish on Manatee stage…

SOURCE: Sarasota Herald-Tribune at 11:01PM

Review: The Spoils

Jesse Eisenberg's third play looks at what it's like to be in your late '20s in 2015.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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The soul of 'Motown' by James Hebert

Preview: Musical's lead actor works closely with legendary figure he portrays

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 10:58PM

Bequest Issue Arises in New York City Opera Bankruptcy Case by Michael Cooper

Lawyers in the case said that they were exploring whether the company could be reorganized so it could emerge from bankruptcy and accept a multimillion dollar bequest from a benefactor.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:56PM

Gentle musical comedy 'Dames at Sea' heading to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- "Dames at Sea," a spoof of the Busby Berkeley spectacles, is setting sail for Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:55PM

Jesse Eisenberg on His New Play The Spoils by Tim Murphy

It's a busy summer for Jesse Eisenberg. June 2 marks the opening of The Spoils, the latest play he's written and is starring in, produced by the New Group at the Pershing Square Theater…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:54PM

Lauren Ambrose, Jay Thomas, Treat Williams and More Set for 2015 Berkshire Playwrights Lab Opening Gala, 6/5 by BroadwayWorld

The Berkshire Playwrights Lab BPL will present its Eighth Annual Multimedia Gala Celebration on Friday, June 5, 2015, at 800PM at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:50PM

Review Roundup: Jesse Eisenberg's THE SPOILS Opens Off-Broadway by Review Roundups

TheNew Grouppresents the world premiere production of The Spoils, a new play written by and featuringJesse Eisenberg, directed byScott Elliott. This production features Erin Darke,Annapurna …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:50PM

Theater Review: Review: ‘The Spoils’ Stars Jesse Eisenberg as Narcissist by Ben Brantley

In this play, Mr. Eisenberg plays a self-centered character who wants to win of love of an engaged woman whom he’s been smitten with since childhood.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:42PM

Aisle View: To the Author/Star Goes The Spoils by Steven Suskin

Since achieving stardom in 2010 as Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network, Jesse Eisenberg has diligently applied himself to writing plays. The Spoils, his third off-Broadway offering in five…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 10:08PM

The Spoils Review: Jesse Eisenberg makes himself an insufferable jerk, again by New York Theater

As a movie actor, Jesse Eisenberg is going from playing a jerk (Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network) to a supervillain (Lex Luthor in next year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.) But…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:04PM

Jesse Eisenberg takes his familiar geeky character to the brink in ‘The Spoils’ by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Probably no one does tense, awkward nerd better than Jesse Eisenberg. We’ve seen him play that type in the movies “The Social Network” and “Adventureland,” and in the off-Broadway …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01PM

Review: Jesse Eisenberg in "The Spoils" by Brian Scott Lipton

It would be easy enough to call Jesse Eisenberg’s new play “The Spoiled,” instead of its actual title “The Spoils.” For that adjective seems to perfectly fit its main character, Be…

SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:00PM

Off Broadway Review: Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘The Spoils’

Can’t wait to see Jesse Eisenberg play a stoner jerk trained in the superhuman skills of an assassin in the upcoming movie “American Ultra”? The rich jerk he plays in his s…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:00PM

Theater News: Prepare for Broadway's Big Event With Tony Award Trivia Night

Laura Heywood will host the 2nd-annual event at 54 Below.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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William Ivey Long Touts Anna Wintour's 'Stagecraft' for Tonys Red Carpet by BroadwayWorld

American Theatre Wing chair and Tony-winning costume designer William Ivey Long currently represented on Broadway by IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU, ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY and CABARET recently explai…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:14PM

Polish Your Passion & NYMF's Joey Contreras in Concert Kick Off #JoeyShine Video Contest by BroadwayWorld

Polish Your Passion www.pypnyc.com and NYMF's Joey Contreras in Concert present the inaugural JoeyShine Video Contest providing emerging student performers with the opportunity to compete to…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:14PM

'The Spoils': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Jesse Eisenberg stars in his new play about a would-be filmmaker scheming to destroy the relationship between his grade-school crush and her new fiance. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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You May Be Assimilated, But Never Replaced by Joe Patti

NPR’s Planet Money program worked up a little interactive tool that purports to tell you whether your job will be automated in the next 20 years. On the whole, Arts and Entertainment f…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 08:51PM

DOWNTON ABBEY's Michelle Dockery to Lead LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES at Donmar This Winter by BroadwayWorld

The Telegraph writes that DOWNTON ABBEY's Lady Mary, Michelle Dockery, will return to the stage in LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES at the Donmar Warehouse from December 11 to February 13, 2016.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:38PM

STAGE TUBE: Carol Channing's Tribute to Champion & Herman at 2015 Jerry Herman Awards by Stage Tube

The Nederlander Organizationand Hollywood Pantages Theatre presented the THE 4TH ANNUAL JERRY HERMAN AWARDS, a celebration of the achievement and excellence in high school musical theatre in…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:21PM

Photo Flash: FINDING NEVERLAND's Matthew Morrison Honored at 2015 GLSEN Respect Awards by BroadwayWorld

Last night at GLSEN's Respect Awards in New York City, Glee'sMatthewMorrisonwas honored with the Inspiration Award for portraying a shining example of the vital role a supportive educator ca…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:21PM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Untitled, Unfinished Un-abandoned Work by Orlando Pabotoy

For the 25th National Conference in Cleveland, TCG is highlighting the current recipients of the Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship and the SPARK Leadership Programs. These programs ar…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 07:51PM

Director Michael Arden and Deaf West work their magic on Spring Awakening once more by Rob Stevens

A larger stage, a larger budget, some Broadway names but still Arden's concept and direction make the musical gut-wrenchingly personal and intimate.

SOURCE: Haines His Way at 07:48PM

THE SPOILS - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

There is no weapon that's not in Ben's arsenal. Deflection. Deceit. Derision. Belittlement. Humor (on occasion). Heck, even outright racism if it will get the job done.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:47PM

Gillian Anderson Streetcar and Mark Rylance Nice Fish Slated for St. Ann’s Season by Olivia Clement

St. Ann's Warehouse has announced the line-up for its inaugural season in its new home on Brooklyn's waterfront. Included in the slate: three-time Tony winner Mark Rylance (T…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:42PM

Digital disruption in 'Stop. Reset.' by Chris Jones

Be they book publishers, journalists or academics, communication professionals of a certain age have much to fear from the ongoing digital revolution. It is not a fear expressed openly in of…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:40PM

Photo Call: Four-Time Tony Award Nominee Judy Kuhn Joins the Walls of Sardi’s by Joseph Marzullo

Judy Kuhn, who picked up a Tony nomination for her performance in Fun Home, was honored June 2 with a portrait to adorn the famed walls of Sardi's.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:38PM

Gillian Anderson and Ben Foster-Led 'STREETCAR' and More Set for St. Ann's Warehouse's First Season at New Home by BroadwayWorld

St. Ann's Warehouse, which for 36 years has enlivened New Yorkers with new works by the world's most vital music- and theater-makers, is about to open its first permanent home, a 25,000-sf t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:31PM

BWW TV Exclusive: Meet the Nominees- WOLF HALL's Ben Miles- 'I'm Really, Really, Really Excited!' by BroadwayWorld TV

We are yet another day closer to the biggest night on every theatre-lover's calendar- the 69th Annual Tony Awards, which will be co-hosted by Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming on Sunday, Ju…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:31PM

San Francisco Opera's SHOW BOAT Out on DVD/Blu-ray, June 30 by BroadwayWorld

Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's quintessentially American masterpiece Show Boat comes to full life in a new DVDBlu-ray recording from San Francisco Opera to be released by EuroArts Mu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:31PM

Michael Armstrong – The Album – Review by Jonathan Baz

****In a music business that can too often be driven by corporates, manufactured clones or finely choreographed campaigns, it is easy to become disillusioned. But for those living in the hop…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:20PM

Inside Look at the Choreography of ‘An American in Paris’ (VIDEO) by Broadway's Best Shows

Take a look at the genius behind Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography of An American In Paris on Broadway! You can currently see this stunning choreography at The Palace Theatre. Inspir…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 07:08PM

Broadway.com’s Tony Nominee Cheat Sheet! 11 Fresh Faces You Need to Know by Lindsay Champion

Every week, Broadway.com introduces readers to a new Fresh Face in the New York theater scene—this season, 11 of our stellar standouts became 2015 Tony nominees! Read below for a cheat…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:08PM

Top 5 Shows of the Week by April Forrer

1. Kiss Me, Kate at 2nd Star Productions. “With its catchy, nostalgic score, 2nd Star’s ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ features an energetic, well-rounded cast.” – Rebecca Wyrick.…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 07:07PM

The Afternoon Report, Tuesday, June 2, 2015 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Brought to you by BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN Tuesday, June 2, 2015   Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – @BBBway   Break a leg to Mary-Louise Parker and Denis Arndt, opening in …

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 07:01PM

Michelle Dockery heads Donmar Warehouse new season by Telegraph Reporters

The Downton Abbey actress will star as Madame de Tourvel in Les liaisons dangereuses

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:01PM

Donmar Warehouse Season Will Include Les Liaisons Dangereuses with Michelle Dockery, Janet McTeer, D by Mark Shenton

The new season at London's Donmar Warehouse is to feature Abi Morgan's Splendour in its first major London run, the U.K. premiere of Christopher Shinn's Teddy Ferrara and the 30t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00PM

Photo Flash: Fun Home's Judy Kuhn Gets a Sardi's Caricature

The Tony nominee is immortalized on the walls of the famed eatery.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:00PM

Theater News: Young Vic Streetcar Named Desire, With Gillian Anderson, Announces New York Mounting

The production comes to the Big Apple along with Mark Rylance's new drama, Nice Fish.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:00PM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Carousel by Thom Dibdin

✭✭✭✩✩ Visually stunning: Opera North's production of Rodger and Hammerstein's Carousel is a curious combination of drama, dance and song that on occasi…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:51PM

Skipping (Emma) Stones – Au Revoir #Aloha – Eating (Cameron) Crowe by Fairyprincessdiaries

The Fairy Princess wrote about Tilda Swinton being cast as an Ancient Tibetian…er, Ancient Tibetian ONE, and she thought she was finished with Hollywood Casting Idiocy for one week, bu…

SOURCE: fairyprincessdiaries.com at 06:44PM

ArtsBeat: Mark Rylance and ‘Streetcar’ Are Part of St. Ann’s New Season by Michael Paulson

St. Ann’s Warehouse announces its 2015-16 season, which is scheduled to be presented in its new home, the Tobacco Warehouse in Brooklyn Bridge Park.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:39PM

BWW TV: Gene O'Donovan, Adrian Bryan-Brown, and Arnold Abramson Accept Tonys Honors! by BroadwayWorld TV

It's just days until the 69th Annual Tony Awards, and just last night the nominees gathered at The Diamond Horseshoe at the Paramount Hotel to celebrate the 2015 Tony Honors for Excellence i…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:34PM

Photo Flash: BROADWAY BARES: TOP BOTTOMS OF BURLESQUE Unveils Sultry New Promo Shots by BroadwayWorld

Broadway Bares, the unrivaled evening of sexy striptease that benefits Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS, will celebrate its 25th spectacular edition on Sunday, June 21, 2015, with Broadway B…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:34PM

Broadway, Hollywood Impersonator Jim Bailey Dies at 77 by BroadwayWorld

The Hollywood Reporter writes that Jim Bailey, known for his impersonations of Hollywood and Broadway legends such as Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand and more, has died of cardiac arrest due …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:34PM

STAGE TUBE: Meet the Burlesque Lineup Behind BROADWAY BARES 2015 by Stage Tube

Broadway Bares, the unrivaled evening of sexy striptease that benefits Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS, will celebrate its 25th spectacular edition on Sunday, June 21, 2015, with Broadway B…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:34PM

Tonight's Performance of SIGNIFICANT OTHER Cancelled; Show Resumes Tomorrow by BroadwayWorld

Tonight's performance of Roundabout Theatre Company's Significant Other is cancelled due to actor illness. Performances will resume tomorrow at 2pm.Significant Other will play a limited enga…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:34PM

Theatre at the Center announces 'All Shook Up' cast by Johnny Oleksinski

Theatre at the Center announced the cast of its upcoming production of “All Shook Up,” the rock and roll riff on William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” on Tuesday.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:33PM

Digital disruption in 'Stop. Reset.' by Chris Jones

Be they book publishers, journalists or academics, communication professionals of a certain age have much to fear from the ongoing digital revolution. It is not a fear expressed openly in of…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:33PM

STAGE TUBE: Watch Just-Released Trailer for HBO Documentary- LARRY KRAMER IN LOVE & ANGER by Stage Tube

Last night HBO hosted the premiere of LARRY KRAMER IN LOVE amp ANGER, airing June 29 at 9pm, at the Time Warner Center. In attendance to support both Kramer and the documentary were stars of…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:27PM

Celebrate Pride 2015 with NYC Theater

While NYC Pride’s official events don’t kick off until the 23rd, now is the perfect moment to explore all the LGBT theater events taking over the city.

SOURCE: broadwayselect.com at 06:25PM

Photo Flash: Jonathan Groff, Tyne Daly and More at Lapham's Quarterly DECADES BALL: THE 1780s by BroadwayWorld

Lapham's Quarterly Editor and Publisher Lewis Lapham hosted theirDECADES BALL The 1780s last night, June 1 at Gotham Hall 1356 Broadway. The eveningcelebratedthe 80th birthday of Lewis Lapha…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:25PM

Review: Interpreting Gertrude Stein in ‘Composition ... Master-Pieces ... Identity’ by Charles Isherwood

David Greenspan’s all-Stein solo show at the Connelly Theater consists of two lectures, one poem and a string of insights from the years between the wars.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:19PM

Soulpepper Theatre announces plan to go national by Richard Ouzounian

Toronto theatre company plans to commission new work on a countrywide basis.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:16PM

Infinity Theatre’s ‘Dames at Sea’ Sails into The Helen Hayes Theatre on Brodway by Guest Author

Annapolis’ Infinity Theatre Company (Anna Roberts Ostroff & Alan Ostroff) and Perry Street Theatricals (Martin Platt & David Elliott) are proud to announce that the first Broa…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:16PM

'S Wonderful: Backstage at An American in Paris with Max von Essen, Episode 6: Max Does Gershwin by Broadway.com

Max takes us to a few more events but also serenades us with a little Gershwin at home.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PM

Josh Young, Erin Mackey, Chuck Cooper & the Amazing Grace Cast on Bringing the Musical to B'way by Broadway.com

Josh Young, Erin Mackey, Chuck Cooper, Tom Hewitt and more talk about the sweet sound of new Broadway musical Amazing Grace.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PM

Theatre Review: Noel Coward’s ‘Blithe Spirit’ at Everyman Theatre by Lynne Menefee

Everyman Theatre is wrapping up its season with the sparkling and ethereal British comedy, Blithe Spirit. It was one of the most successful plays of its time and has spawned countless reviv…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 06:09PM

Theatre at the Center announces 'All Shook Up' cast by Johnny Oleksinski

Theatre at the Center announced the cast of its upcoming production of "All Shook Up," the rock and roll riff on William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," on Tuesday.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:02PM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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‘On Your Feet’ — A musical rooted in a real-life Cuban-American fairy tale by Hedy Weiss

Art and history have a funny way of tripping each other up. Consider the case of Gloria and Emilio Estefan, who are now the subjects of the new musical, "On Your Feet!" which is about to ope…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 05:50PM

Episode 6 - 'S Wonderful: Backstage at AN AMERICAN IN PARIS with Max von Essen by Broadway.com

Get Tickets to AN AMERICAN IN PARIS http://www.broadway.com/shows/american-paris/ Max takes us to a few more events but also serenades us with a little Gershwin at home.

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:46PM

2015 Metros: Videos in the works #lohudmetros by Peter D. Kramer

There were problems with last night’s live stream, but lohud videographer Peter Carr caught all of last night’s action. Pete has spent most of the day editing and adjusting and h…

SOURCE: The Journal News at 05:45PM

Josh Young, Chuck Cooper, Erin Mackey and Cast of Amazing Grace Preview Tunes From New Broadway Show

Josh Young, Chuck Cooper and Erin Mackey star in Amazing Grace, the new Broadway musical which tells the true story of Englishman John Newton, a former slave trader who wrote the beloved tit…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:44PM

Stephen Sondheim Kicks Back with Jason Robert Brown as a Power Outage Delays His Award Ceremony by Olivia Clement

Philadelphia's Arden Theatre Company was forced to delay its inaugural Master Storyteller Award presentation for Stephen Sondheim due to a power outage. While a storm raged, Sondheim and…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:30PM

Stephen Sondheim Dashes Through the Rain With Jason Robert Brown as a Power Outage Delays His Award by Olivia Clement

Philadelphia's Arden Theatre Company was forced to delay its June 1 inaugural Master Storyteller Award presentation for Stephen Sondheim due to a power outage. While a storm raged, Sondh…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:30PM

Christiane Noll, Christine Pedi, Mitchell Jarvis & More Among Signature's 2015 Sizzlin' Summer Lineup by BroadwayWorld

Virginia's Signature Theatre opens its' air-conditioned doors once again for the annualSizzlin' Summer Nights Series. Two and a half weeks of live music and performances by Signature favorit…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:29PM

BWW Reviews: Betty Buckley's DARK BLUE-EYED BLUES is a Beautifully Rich Experience by David Clarke

Last week, Betty Buckley returned to Joe's Pub to debut her newest cabaret concert DARK BLUE-EYED BLUES. Thrilled to have been recognized as a chanteuse in recent reviews, Buckley programmed…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:29PM

Robert Klein, Martin Charnin, Scott Ellis and More to Celebrate Madeline Kahn at Drama Book Shop, 6/11 by BroadwayWorld

New York City's Drama Book Shop will host a panel discussion on the life amp career of Madeline Kahn 1942-99, the Oscar-nominated, Emmy amp Tony-winningactress, at 6pm on June 11, 2015. Star…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:29PM

BWW TV: It's Tonys Time! The 2015 Nominees Prep for the Week Ahead! by BroadwayWorld TV

It's just days until the 69th Annual Tony Awards, and just last night the nominees gathered at The Diamond Horseshoe at the Paramount Hotel to celebrate the 2015 Tony Honors for Excellence i…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:29PM

STAGE TUBE: ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY's Kristin Chenoweth Performs 'Veronique' by Stage Tube

Below, watch Tony Awards host and On the Twentieth Century star Kristin Chenoweth pull out all the stops in a performance of'Veronique' from the musical, which is nominated for five Tonys th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:29PM

BWW's 'Brush Up On Your TONY Nominees' Guide: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Musical by Caryn Robbins

Leading up to Broadway's biggest night, the 2015 TONY AWARDS, BWW brings you our 'Brush Up On Your TONY Nominees' Guide to this year's nominees in the top categories.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:29PM

Jim Parsons Dons His Holy Vestments in ‘An Act of God’ by Rex Reed

Clocking in at 80 minutes without an annoying intermission, a new Broadway farce called An Act of God is my kind of show.

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 05:08PM

See the 10 Best Looks in Broadway Fashion from the Drama Desk Awards Red Carpet! by George Brescia

Celebrity stylist George Brescia – who co-hosted Dress Up! Live: The 2014 Tony Awards Red Carpet, presented by Playbill.com and Stage17 – selects his 10 favorite fash…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:06PM

The Almighty Jim Parsons by Wqxr

An awkward sweetness and a laconic wit are qualities the actor Jim Parsons wields with Emmy Award-winning skill in his role as Sheldon Cooper on the television series “The Big Bang Theory.…

SOURCE: WQXR at 05:06PM

Impressions of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater At New Jersey Performing Arts Center by The Dance Enthusiast

"Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater acts a living museum, showcasing four pieces that stretch over 50 years and highlight a variety of choreographic viewpoints," Erin Bomboy, New Jersey.

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 05:06PM

Photo Call: Meet the Cast of Broadway’s Amazing Grace Starring Josh Young, Erin Mackey and Chuck Coo by Matthew Blank

The new musical, which played a sold-out world premiere in Chicago, will arrive on Broadway June 25 at the Nederlander. Tony nominee Tom Hewitt, who will play Captain Newton, joins previ…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:05PM

The 71st Annual Theatre World Awards (photos-video) by Sandi Durell

                                                    By Brian…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:04PM

Exclusive Video! Fall Hard for the Bard in the Recording Studio with Something Rotten! by Broadway.com

Join the Brian d'Arcy James, Christian Borle and the stars of Something Rotten! in the recording studio for their cast album. Buy it now: http://apple.co/1FqovHR

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:03PM

Photos! Meet Josh Young, Erin Mackey & the Cast of the New Musical Amazing Grace by Broadway.com

Josh Young, Chuck Cooper, Erin Mackey and the cast of Amazing Grace previewed the new musical at 54 Below on June 2, 2015. Click for photos, then see the new musical at Broadway's N…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:03PM

Photos! Walk Down the Aisle with Gideon Glick, Lindsay Mendez & the Cast of Significant Other by Broadway.com

Click for photos of Joshua Harmon’s Significant Other, starring Gideon Glick, Lindsay Mendez and more. See the new production opening June 18 at the Laura Pels Theatre.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:03PM

Odds & Ends: Adam Jacobs & Courtney Reed Join The Bachelorette, Rob McClure Set for The Muny & More by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Here's a quick roundup of (Disney and Shakespeare-themed) stories you may have missed today. Adam Jacobs & Courtney Reed Join The Bachelorette Broadway faves Adam Jacobs and Court…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:03PM

Tickets Now On Sale to See Return of Ruthless! The Musical Off-Broadway by Broadway.com

Some kids will do anything to be a star…Ruthless! The Musical is returning off-Broadway. Tickets are now available to see the production, which is directed by Joel Paley. Performances…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:03PM

Theater News: Hamilton's Andy Blankenbuehler Offers a Moving Speech at the 60th Annual Drama Desk Awards

The award-winning choreographer accepts a special award from the Drama Desk at Town Hall.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM

Photo Flash: Gideon Glick, Lindsay Mendez, and More in Joshua Harmon's Significant Other

The new dark comedy plays Roundabout's Laura Pels Theatre.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM

Photo Flash: Jonathan Groff, Oskar Eustis, and More Party at the Lapham's Quarterly Decades Ball

Groff reprised his role as King George III in Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway-bound Hamilton.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM

Review: Ever After

The writers of "Taylor, the Latte Boy" bring a 1998 Drew Barrymore movie to the stage.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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MTC’s World Premiere of HEISENBERG Opens Tomorrow, June 3, Starring Mary-Louise Parker and Denis Arndt by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Manhattan Theatre Club’s world premiere of Heisenberg, the new play by two-time Olivier Award winner Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Punk Rock), directed…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 04:55PM

In the Spotlight Series: Meet the 2015 Tony Nominees - Sam Gold by Walter McBride

Just weeks ago, the 2015 Tony nominees gathered to meet the press and BroadwayWorld was on hand for the big day. Throughout the month, we will continue our Tonys coverage by bringing you exc…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:43PM

Photo Flash: Stephen Sondheim Receives Master Storyteller Award at the Arden by BroadwayWorld

ComposerLyricist Stephen Sondheim was at the Arden Theatre Company on Monday, June 1st, to accept the Arden's inaugural Master Storyteller Award. Scroll down for photos

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:43PM

Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of TWELFTH NIGHT at The Old Globe by BroadwayWorld

The Old Globe presentsWilliam Shakespeare's delightful and romantic Twelfth Night. Rebecca Taichman, whose production of the time-traveling Time and the Conways fascinated audiences last Apr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:43PM

STAGE TUBE: Jim Parsons Opens Up About Returning to Broadway in AN ACT OF GOD on THE VIEW by Stage Tube

Jim Parsons, star of Broadway's An Act of God, appeared on today's THE VIEW on ABC. Check out the appearance belowJim Parsons, star of Broadway'sAn Act of God, visited today'sTHE VIEWon ABC.…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:43PM

‘Dames at Sea’ is Set for Broadway Premiere in Fall 2015 by NewYork.com

Dames at Sea, the nostalgic musical which enjoyed a long run Off-Broadway and launched the career of Bernadette Peters, will finally set sail for Broadway. A revival directed and choreograph…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:41PM

Gossip: Beverley Knight to star as Grizabella in Cats Palladium return?

The soul diva is reportedly taking on the iconic role when Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical returns to the West End

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:40PM

Meet the 2015 Tony Nominees: Best Featured Actress in a Musical by NewYork.com

This is probably the first time two of the Tony nominees for Best Featured Actress in a Musical are playing the same character at different ages and a third is portraying her mother. That’…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:39PM

Linda Lavin by Jim Taylor

Jim Taylor presents A Closer Look at Broadway for Tuesday, June 2, 2015

SOURCE: www.podtrac.com at 04:37PM

I Interview Playwrights Part 748: Sarah Harburg-Petrich by Adam Szymkowicz

Sarah Harburg-PetrichHometown:  Tacoma, WACurrent Town: Los Angeles, CA Q:  Tell me about Hard Sexy Serious Love Conversations. A:  HSSLC grew out of a couple of different i…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 04:32PM

Bonnie Metzgar Named Interim Artistic Director of American Theater by American Theatre Editors

The company will conduct a nationwide search to find a successor for the late artistic director PJ Paparelli.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:29PM

ArtsBeat: ‘Dames at Sea’ Will Sail to Broadway This Fall by Andrew R. Chow

“Dames at Sea,” which helped make Bernadette Peters known, will arrive on Broadway for the first time this fall.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:27PM

Jim Bailey, Impersonator of Broadway Divas, Dies at 77 by Robert Viagas

Jim Bailey, an impersonator of Broadway and Hollywood divas who was frustrated in his attempt to do a Judy Garland-themed show on Broadway, died May 30 in Sun Valley, CA, according to th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:27PM

Untold Irish history in "Belfast Girls" by Artemisia Theatre by Kerry Reid

The story of the Irish potato famine has been recounted exhaustively, but in America we mostly hear about it as the opening of the floodgates of Irish immigration to the states, with all the…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:27PM

‘Zombie: The American’ Occupies the White House by American Theatre Editors

Robert O'Hara's new play for Woolly Mammoth mixes Jacobean drama with political satire and the zombie apocalypse to make a statement about the undead way we live now.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:23PM

Steppenwolf Theatre partners with Paul Stuart by Johnny Oleksinski and Doug George

Here is an unlikely collaboration. Steppenwolf Theatre Company has partnered with Paul Stuart, a Manhattan-based purveyor of luxury clothes. This month, the Chicago store at 208 S. LaSalle S…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:20PM

And the 2015 BroadwayWorld.com Award Winners Are... by BroadwayWorld

Voting has ended for another record breaking year in the BroadwayWorld.com Awards. For the 12th Annual year, hundreds of thousands of theatregoers and fans weighed in, breaking site traffic …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:20PM

Chita Rivera, Heidi Schreck, Diedre Murray Take Home Lillys by American Theatre Editors

A dozen awards recognizing women in theatre and their advocates were given at the annual ceremony.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:19PM

Review: Night of a Thousand Judys by Jose Solis

On Monday June 1, 2015, some of New York’s greatest entertainers got together at the Merkin Concert Hall at the Kaufman Center for the fifth edition of “Night of a Thousand Judys”, Jus…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:16PM

Watch It Live: 2015 Tony Awards Red Carpet & Press Room! by Courtney Kochuba

Get that second screen ready! During the Tony Awards this Sunday, June 8, tune in below for red carpet action from 5:30-8pm, and then a press room cam during the awards show itself. The liv…

SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 04:15PM

Prestigious performing arts prize deserves national recognition: Knelman by Martin Knelman - Entertainment

Torontonians Atom Egoyan, R.H. Thomson and Diana Leblanc were celebrated at the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards gala, even if their hometown wasn’t paying attention.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:12PM

Review: The Pied Piper/The Forks & Hope Ensemble by Zach Freeman

RECOMMENDED It has been at least seven-hundred years since the Pied Piper first began playing his (or maybe her) flute. In all that time, I doubt there have been many more imaginative retell…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 04:05PM

‘Dames At Sea’ Is Coming To Broadway by Broadway's Best Shows

Infinity Theatre Company (Anna Roberts Ostroff & Alan Ostroff) and Perry Street Theatricals (Martin Platt & David Elliott) are proud to announce that the first Broadway production of…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 04:03PM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Photo Archive: Bette Midler, Richard Burton, Donna McKechnie and More At The Tonys: 1974-1981 by Joseph Marzullo

Veteran photo journalist Bob Deutsch has graciously given Playbill.com permission to use some of his favorite photos from the 1974, ’75, ’76, '79 and ’81 Tony Award festivities. F…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:57PM

Beverley Knight Will Take on the Role of Grizabella in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats Revival by Broadway.com

Broadway.com has learned that Queen of British Soul and Memphis' leading lady Beverley Knight will headline the previously reported return engagement of Cats in the West End! The revival…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:53PM

Tony Nominee Brad Oscar Wants the Gift of Vodka Backstage at Something Rotten! by Broadway.com

Something Rotten! Tony nominee Brad Oscar on being 50% done writing his acceptance speech and the why you need a hammer and nails to play his part.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:53PM

Photos! Geneva Carr, Sydney Lucas, Alex Sharp & More Win Big at 2015 Theatre World Awards by Broadway.com

The 71st annual Theatre World Awards celebrated stellar debut performances on June 1, 2015 at Broadway’s Lyric Theatre. Click for photos from the festivities!

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:53PM

Something Rotten!: A Love Letter to Musical Theatre & A Must-Own Cast Recording

Diving into the AMAZING Something Rotten! cast recording and reacting to each track in animated GIF.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 03:49PM

Marcia! Marcia! Marcia! CBS Is Developing Stage Shows Based on “Brady Bunch” and Other Sitcoms by Robert Viagas

Tongue-in-cheek stage parodies of famous sitcoms have been rife in recent years. But now heavyweight CBS is stepping into the ring with its own adaptations of some of its classic sho…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:44PM

Heidi Schreck, Diedre Murry, Jim Nicola & Linda Chapman Surprised with 2015 Lilly Awards by BroadwayWorld

The Lilly Awards Foundation, celebrating and honoring women of distinction in American theater, held their 6th Annual Lilly Awards Ceremony last night, June 1, 2015 at Playwrights Horizons 4…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:41PM

VIDEO: Jesse Tyler Ferguson Talks Performing THE TEMPEST in the Rain on 'Live' by TV News Desk

Jesse Tyler Ferguson stopped by today's LIVE to chat about his starring role in the upcoming Shakespeare in the Park production of The Tempest. Check out the appearance below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:41PM

BWW TV: Jason Danieley Sings from THE VISIT at Stars in the Alley! by BroadwayWorld TV

STARS IN THE ALLEY, presented by United Airlines, was held earlier today, May 27th in Shubert Alley, between Broadway and 8th Avenue and 44th and 45th Streets. Hosted by HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:41PM

BWW Readers' Countdown: The Greatest Tonys Performances of the Past Five Years- #4 by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld is counting down to the biggest night on every theatre-lover's calendar- the 69th Annual Tony Awards, which will be co-hosted by Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming on Sunday, J…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:40PM

Twitter Watch: In Rehearsal with Christian Borle for BOMBSHELL! by Bww Staff

On Twitter Watch, Neil Meron wrote ' tony nominee ChristianBorle at Bombshell rehearsal w great ensemble Smash TheActorsFund craigzadan '

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:40PM

At Arden Theatre's gala to award Stephen Sondheim, surprises planned and unplanned [photos] by Howard Shapiro

Just before 7, an electrical outage hit a portion of Old City. People filed into an Arden lobby suddenly illuminated by only the dwindling daylight and a few candles. Their numbers grew, the…

SOURCE: NewsWorks at 03:32PM

Rob McClure Among Broadway Actors Set to Light up Muny Beauty and the Beast by Andrew Gans

Complete casting has been announced for The Muny's upcoming production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, which will play the St. Louis venue July 29-Aug. 7. Rob McClure, late of t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:15PM

Heidi Schreck, Chita Rivera and More Honored at Last Night’s Lilly Awards by Courtney Kochuba

The Lilly Awards Foundation, which celebrates and honors women of distinction in American theatre, held their 6th Annual Lilly Awards Ceremony last night, June 1, 2015 at Playwrights Horizon…

SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 03:11PM

Kate Rockwell & Nicholas Rodriguez to Star in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at the Muny by BroadwayWorld

The Muny announced today the cast for its production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast July 29 - August 7. With music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and book by Linda W…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:08PM

Review: Spring Awakening, Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts by Katie Buenneke

At this point, it seems as if everyone and their grandmother has seen Spring Awakening. The musical about repressed teens in 1890s Germany premiered on Broadway almost a decade ago, and has …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:08PM

Review: Buckets, Orange Tree Theatre by Tom Shore

Buckets is a play about making the most of time, and dealing with the fact that one day we’re all going to run out of it. What’s great about Adam Barnard’s script is that it’s an ant…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:07PM

Review: Quiet Violence, The Roundhouse by Tom Shore

Entering the cavernous studio space within The Roundhouse, I didn’t quite notice Sophie Rose at first – talking easily with audience members in a front row of soft sofas – until I noti…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:07PM

Review: The Clockmaker’s Daughter, Landor Theatre by Manuel Muñoz

As a new musical, The Clockmaker’s Daughter looks and sounds familiar in a very good way. Created by Michael Webborn and Daniel Finn, this new piece of musical theatre is an enchanting fai…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:07PM

Surprise Honors Given to Heidi Schreck, Diedre Murray and More at Last Night’s Lilly Awards by Carey Purcell

Four surprise presentations were included in the annual Lilly Awards ceremony, which recognize accomplishments of women in theatre, June 1.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:05PM

Review: The Atlanta Opera hits subtle touches in simple but effective “Three Decembers” by Mark Gresham

This past weekend, The Atlanta Opera presented three performances of Three Decembers, a 90-minute opera with music by Jake Heggie and a libretto by Gene

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 03:04PM

A clowning ‘Our Town’ brings Wilder to life by Nelson Pressley

Thornton Wilder’s experiments were gentler than those of the French wild man Alfred Jarry, whose manic and profane “Ubu Roi” scandalized Paris and prefigured Dada in 1896. Both men are…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:02PM

Photos! Toast John Cameron Mitchell, Tommy Tune & More at Tony Honors Cocktail Reception by Broadway.com

Click for photos from the star-studded Tony Honors cocktail reception on June 1 at the Paramount Hotel, celebrating the 2015 Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre recipients and Special Tony…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:00PM

Road to the Tonys: How the ‘Fun Home’ Creators Unlocked ‘Ring of Keys’

If the Broadway musical “Fun Home” has a signature tune, it’s “Ring of Keys.” It’s a sweet ode sung to a butch lesbian by a 10-year-old girl on the brink of discovering her sexua…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:00PM

Regina Taylor’s “stop.reset.” imagines the soul’s journey into cyberspace by Hedy Weiss

As a character in Regina Taylor's provocative play, "stop.reset." observes, we've already cloned sheep, so isn't some form of cloning of the human soul not far behind? The Goodman Theatre pr…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 03:00PM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Shonda Rhimes Will Publish ‘Year Of Yes,’ A Memoir, With Simon & Schuster – Media by Jeremy Gerard

The Grey’s Anatomy/Scandal/How To Get Away With Murder topper will publish her first book with Simon & Schuster in November, according to an announcement today by VP/editor-in-chie…

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:57PM

Unauthorized Game Change Keynote by Pete Miller

I am not a keynote speaker for TCG this year, but if I were, this is what I would say.   The Theatre Communication Group national conference this year is called Game Change.  As both a…

SOURCE: 2AMT at 02:56PM

Punk or Provocateur with...Rebeca Miller by Michael Block

Name: Rebeca MillerHometown: Seattle, WATell us about The Roaring Girl: It's a 17th century Jacobean comedy- centering around the character of Moll (based on a real woman of the time) who de…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 02:56PM

Can A New App Bring Young People To Broadway? by Douglas McLennan

There’s certainly a market opportunity. The global theater industry generates tens of billions of dollars in revenue each year. That puts theater in comparable territory to the global film…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:51PM

The Royal Treatment for “The Royal Family” in Madison by Philip

Plays about Theatre and Theatre People start out with a big advantage. They are written, directed and acted by people who usually know what the heck they’re talking about. No play fits thi…

SOURCE: sceneonstage.com at 02:48PM

Nice shirt? Steppenwolf Theatre partners with Paul Stuart by Johnny Oleksinski and Doug George

Here is an unlikely collaboration. Steppenwolf Theatre Company has partnered with Paul Stuart, a Manhattan-based purveyor of luxury clothes. This month, the Chicago store at 208 S. LaSalle S…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:44PM

New version of Around the World in 80 Days to open in London by David Hutchison

A new adaptation of Around the World in 80 Days will be staged in London this Christmas. Written by Laura Eason and

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:33PM

Impossible magic show hopes to cast a spell on West End audiences by Maev Kennedy

New crop of illusionists and escapologists aim to breathe life into classic tricks Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:33PM

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK Star to Lead Actors' Fund Benefit Reading of IRA by BroadwayWorld

Shrunken Shakespeare Company Yvonne Cone and Jennifer Martina, Co-Producing Artistic Directors announced today that Madeline Brewer has joined the cast as Meg, in the world premiere reading …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:33PM

BWW TV Exclusive: Watch Episode 7 Commentary for Webseries, THE RESIDUALS- New Season Airs 6/16! by BroadwayWorld TV

Leading up to Season 2, THE RESIDUALS will roll out all new content, including Season 1 Commentary, new season teasers, a full trailer, and more, right here on BroadwayWorld. Below, tune in …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:33PM

BWW Exclusive: Diary of an Englishman in New York- A Visit from the Clintons by Rufus Wright

Follow along as Wright takes us behind the scenes of The Audience's Broadway journey with 'Diary of an Englishman in New York'. Be sure to check back weekly for his latest installments

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:08PM

Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for the 2015 Fred and Adele Astaire Awards! by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Broadway legendJoel GreyCABARET, WICKED and Hollywood producerHarvey WeinsteinFINDING NEVERLAND were honored last night at this year's Fred andAdele AstaireAwards. The gala eveningCELEBRATED…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:08PM

Breaking News: DAMES AT SEA Will Sail to Broadway This Fall; Opens at Helen Hayes Theatre This October! by BroadwayWorld

Infinity Theatre Company Anna Roberts Ostroff amp Alan Ostroff and Perry Street Theatricals Martin Platt amp David Elliott just announced that the first Broadway production of DAMES AT SEA w…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:08PM

Benjamin Walker Will Get Bloody in AMERICAN PSYCHO on Broadway; Musical Still Expected to Bow in 2016 by Tyler Peterson

As previously reported, American Psycho will soon be cutting out a niche for itself on Broadway, with previews expected to begin in February 2016, ahead of an official opening in March.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:08PM

ON RECORD: Joel Perez's Five Favorite Cast Albums- 'This Show Really Spoke to My Soul' by On Record

In this week's edition, we hear from Joel Perez, who is currently starring as 'RoyPeteBobby Jeremy' in Fun Home-playing at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Read on to find out his top five …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:08PM

STAGE TUBE: A DAMES AT SEA Video Flashback! by BroadwayWorld

As BroadwayWorld just reported,the first Broadway production of DAMES AT SEA will set sail at Broadway's Helen HayesTheatre 240 West 44 Street, beginning performances Thursday, September 24,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:08PM

As Tony Awards Approach, Broadway’s Fall Roster Shapes Up

The musical “Dames at Sea” will make it to Broadway at last, nailing down a fall opening that is the latest to join the lineup of new shows that will jostle for attention once th…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:06PM

Theater News: First-Ever Broadway Revival of Dames at Sea Announces Dates and Theater

Randy Skinner directs and choreographs a new production of the musical that launched the career of Bernadette Peters.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Kelli O’Hara: Living Her Dream by Suzy Evans

The King and I star and six-time Tony Award nominee opens up about her personal style and why she’s having the time of her life onstage.

SOURCE: Broadway Style Guide at 01:59PM

'We Want You to Watch' at the National Theatre: Caroline Criado-Perez on tackling internet pornography

"At the end of the day, it's just porn." Pandora Blake shrugs and eats a mouthful of scrambled egg. We're having breakfast in a small café off Tottenham Court Road. Blake, a feminist porn p…

SOURCE: The Independent at 01:57PM

Top 10 Theater Stories You NEED to Know This Week by Newsdesk

Which Shakespearean comedy is coming to the big screen? Which famous presidential couple was spotted at An American In Paris? And which Broadway mega-star is back on the London stage? Find o…

SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 01:52PM

Fuse Book Review: A Classic of Cinematic Fiction — “The Diver’s Clothes Lie Empty” by Arts Fuse Editor

What if Alfred Hitchcock had sat out behind his Holmby Hills bungalow, smoking clove cigarettes and writing chick-lit novels?

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:50PM

Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming Get Naughty for the Cameras Prior to Tony Rehearsal by Playbill Staff

Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth, who is back on Broadway in a Tony-nominated turn in the revival of On the Twentieth Century, posted a photo on Twitter prior to beginning rehearsals with h…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:49PM

Hidden Treasures IV – Kerchner’s Songs No Secret Anymore! by Sandi Durell

Photo Montage /Video: Russ Weatherford – Eric Rudy by: Linda Amiel Burns The songs of composer Larry Kerchner was celebrated at Birdland with an all-star cast of singers    In a g…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:46PM

Blithe Spirit at Everyman, a balm for Baltimore’s soul by Jayne Blanchard

Sign of a good time had by all? Patrons of Everyman Theatre’s Blithe Spirit in the parking garage elevator making plans to return for another performance. Grandchildren, reluctant spouses,…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:45PM

Zombie: the American bites off more than it can chew by Jennifer Clements

Zombie: The American is a marketing department’s dream—touching on political commentary with cheeky humor and more than a splash of the undead, it looks and sounds like a show that would…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:45PM

2015 Metros: Student critic’s review #lohudmetros by Peter D. Kramer

Here, as promised, is the winner in the inaugural Student Critic Metro Award. Entries in this category were judged on their ability to capture the mood of the trip to the theater, to provide…

SOURCE: The Journal News at 01:41PM

Dames at Sea Will Set Sail to Broadway's Helen Hayes Theater This Season by Imogen Lloyd Webber

The first-ever Broadway production of Dames at Sea will drop anchor at the Helen Hayes Theatre this season. Directed and choreographed by three-time Tony nominee Randy Skinner, the tap-happy…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:38PM

Aliens Love Underpants, Featuring Alex James Ellison & More, Will Invade London's West End by Ryan McPhee

A stage adaptation of Aliens Love Underpants, the children’s book by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort, will return to London’s West End following a U.K. tour. Performances will begin…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:38PM

1968 Hit ‘Dames At Sea’ Will Make Broadway Debut At Second Stage’s Helen Hayes Theatre by Jeremy Gerard

A long-gestating revival of Dames At Sea, a beloved off-Broadway musical from 1968, has booked the Helen Hayes Theatre for a fall opening. It’s the first show at Broadway’s small…

SOURCE: Deadline at 01:37PM

Rex Doyle obituary by Paul Allen

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SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:34PM

Immersive play in east London school to explore motives of radicalised youth by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Cast of 113 young actors will take over school in Bethnal Green for two weeks in National Youth Theatre project Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:34PM

Broadway Cast Recording Of SOMETHING ROTTEN! Now On iTunes by Pat Cerasaro

Grab the cast album for for Something Rotten

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:34PM

THE KING AND I Broadway Revival Cast Recording Now On Spotify & iTunes by Pat Cerasaro

Grab the new THE KING AND I cast recording

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:34PM

REVIEW: The Importance of Being Earnest @ The Mayflower, Southampton by Matt Merritt

Okay, I’ll admit it, I went to the theatre to see an award-winning actor perform in a way you’d never expect of him… Not Bradley Cooper in the Elephant Man (though I did se…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:32PM

Dames at Sea Will Sail Into Broadway’s Helen Hayes; Creative Team Announced by Andrew Gans

Dames at Sea, the Off-Broadway musical that helped launch the career of Tony winner Bernadette Peters, will set sail on Broadway beginning Sept. 24 prior to an official opening Oct. 22 a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:30PM

'Dames at Sea' to Dock on Broadway This Fall by Ashley Lee

A new production of the long-running off-Broadway 1968 hit will begin previews in September.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:30PM

Cleveland Public Theatre's 'Johanna: Facing Forward' is a moving portrait of courage and determination, but it's still a work in progress by Andrea Simakis

In adapting Johanna's remarkable tale of recovery and courage for the stage, Rivas said he worked hardest to channel his heroine's authentic voice, and he's done a gorgeous job of it.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 01:26PM

Watch Constantine Maroulis, Nancy Opel and Toxic Avenger Cast Belt About New Jersey in Rehearsal (Vi by Michael Gioia

Cast members from the rock musical The Toxic Avenger, including songwriter David Bryan (the keyboard player of the American rock band Bon Jovi), will reunite this summer in concert at 54 Bel…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:26PM

Tony Winner Duncan Sheik to Launch U.S. Tour This Fall by BroadwayWorld

Grammy and Tony award-winning musicianDuncan Sheikis heading out on a full U.S. tour this fall performing selections from his diverse back catalogue which surround the theme Songs From New Y…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:21PM

Former LION KING Cast Member Joins USA's COMPLICATIONS by BroadwayWorld

Christine Horn, former cast member of Disney's 'The Lion King' is set to star in the new hit television series, 'Complications' on the USA Network. The 2-hour season premiere airs Thursday, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:21PM

Big hits keep playing at 'Smokey Joe's Cafe'

Revue at Stages St. Louis salutes the music of Leiber and Stoller.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 01:16PM

Josh Groban to Perform at the 2015 Tony Awards by NewYork.com

Josh Groban has joined the list of notable names set to perform at the 2015 Tony Awards. The Grammy nominee has never appeared on the Great White Way, but he did release the studio album St…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:16PM

Who is the Broadway Investor? The Infographic. Finally! by Ken Davenport

I’ll admit it.  I’m obsessed with infographics.  I like reading ‘em.  And I like making ‘em.  Ok, truth time, I like telling my Assistant, Dylan, to make them.  …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 01:06PM

Central Park SummerStage Turns 30 by Justin Joffe, Justin Joffe

This year marks the 30th anniversary of SummerStage, the annual series of concerts, performances and film screenings that started in Central Park and over the years has given New Yorkers the…

SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:06PM

How well do Drama Desk Awards predict Tony winners for plays? by Gold Derby

At last Sunday's Drama Desk Awards, “Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” was named Best Play while Alex Sharp ("Curious Incident") and Helen Mirren …

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:04PM

'Fun Home' director Sam Gold on working with 'no net' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Sam Gold was still in college when he did something most people only dream about: He made his Broadway acting debut. But he quickly realized he was probably on the wrong…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:04PM

Glad Company: A Most Delightful “Mary Poppins” Soars Up To The Highest Heights In La Mirada, CA. by Leo Buck

“If you reach for the stars all you get is the stars, but we’ve found a whole new spin: if you reach for ‘The Heavens’, you get the stars thrown in!”—Mary Poppins  It’s a ‘J…

SOURCE: buckingtrends.me at 01:03PM

Broadway: “American Psycho” the Musical Is Slashing its Way to Spring 2016 Opening by Roger Friedman

It’s been bandied about before, but now it seems official. “American Psycho: The Musical” is coming to Broadway in spring 2016 for Categories: Featured Theater(Read more…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 01:02PM

Daniel Evans: Let’s change the shape of West End theatre by Daniel Evans

Recently, I was fortunate to see Sweeney Todd at Harrington’s Pie Shop, albeit at its franchise store on Shaftesbury Avenue. It was

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PM

Interviews: Wesley Taylor and Barrett Wilbert Weed Are Loving Their Cabaret

The New York stage favorites take on the iconic roles of the Emcee and Sally Bowles in Washington, D.C.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM

Photo Flash: Inside the Invite-Only Tony Nominees Cocktail Reception

The biggest stars on Broadway mingled at the Diamond Horseshoe.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Broadway Grosses May 24 – May 31, 2015 by Broadway's Best Shows

Broadway’s Best Shows knows that you want to see the best of the best! To help you out, we’re seeking out raw sales facts so you know what to see to stay current. Weekly grosses and othe…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 12:57PM

Fuse Film Review: “Félix and Meira” — Intelligent But Uptight by Gerald Peary

In his Boston Globe review, Ty Burr complained Félix and Meira was needlessly slow in the telling. I felt that the movie is needlessly discreet.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:57PM

Photo Exclusive:  A Two-Show Day at Broadway’s Something Rotten! With John Cariani by Matthew Blank

Spend the day with John Cariani, who plays Nigel Bottom in Something Rotten!, as he takes us through his day at the Tony-nominated musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:53PM

The Garden Path To Hell: Symphonic Metal Version of Edwin Drood Will Rock DC by Robert Viagas

Washington D.C.'s Landless Theatre Company, which loosened fillings with its progressive metal version of Sweeney Todd, is coming back to thrash another Broadway musical, The Mystery of …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:50PM

Symphonic Metal Version of Edwin Drood Will Rock DC by Robert Viagas

Washington D.C.'s Landless Theatre Company, which loosened fillings with its progressive metal version of Sweeney Todd, is coming back to thrash another Broadway musical, The Mystery of …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:50PM

Inside The Choreography Of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS In New Video Featurette by Pat Cerasaro

Inside the spectacular dancing of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:45PM

NBC to Re-Air Chris Pratt-Hosted SNL with Music Guest Ariana Grande by TV News Desk

NBC has announced that this Saturday, June 6th, it will rebroadcast an episode of'SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE', hosted by Chris Pratt and featuring musical guest Ariana Grande.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:45PM

Rehearsals for Return of RUTHLESS! Off-Broadway Begin Today by BroadwayWorld

Rehearsals are set to begin today for the all-new production of RUTHLESS! The Musical. Broadway lovers (and haters) rejoice, because the funniest and bloodiest musical about what it takes to…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:44PM

Sky Arts to film making of National Youth Theatre play for Sex Season by Georgia Snow

Sky Arts is to document the making of a new play that forms part of the National Youth Theatre’s 2015 season. The

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:37PM

Adrian Lester lambasts ‘embarrassing’ lack of diversity in theatre by David Hutchison

Actor Adrian Lester has called on the industry to publicly shame theatres and companies that fail to reflect the cultural diversity of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:37PM

Edinburgh’s Traverse unveils 2015 fringe programme by Thom Dibdin

Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre will feature the European premiere of Lucas Hnath’s The Christians among its 20-strong programme for this year’s fringe. The

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:37PM

Theatre News: National Youth Theatre unveils latest West End season

The company has also revealed plans for a production inspired by events at Bethnal Green Academy

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:33PM

Seth Rudetsky at Tony Awards Pop-Up Shop by Matthew Wexler

Do you have Tony Awards madness? The Tony Awards and Dress Circle Publishing announce a special fan experience at the Tony Awards Pop-Up Shop. Author and Broadway personality Seth Rudetsky…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:33PM

The Rulers: A Sneak Peek into Rule of 7x7: (Almost) Summer Edition by Michael Block

To get you prepared for Rule of 7x7: (Almost) Summer Edition, take a little time and get to know the 7 playwrights and the 7 rules! Rule of 7x7: (Almost) Summer Edition plays The Tank, Monda…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:33PM

Mixed Blood Puts Money Behind a Body of Disability Work by American Theatre Editors

The theatre's Disability Visibility Project aims to encourage more productions from a growing theatrical literature, and more work for disabled artists.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:27PM

‘NSFW’ looks at London’s mag trade — nude photos included by Nelson Pressley

Lucy Kirkwood’s “NSFW” may not be deep but it is bright, which makes it a good mirror to the men’s and women’s magazines it attacks.Doghouse, a London “lads mag,” inadvertently…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:26PM

‘An American in Paris’ and ‘On the Town’ Tie at 2015 Astaire Awards by NewYork.com

An American in Paris and On the Town shared the wealth at the 2015 Astaire Awards honoring dancing and choreography and presented on June 1 at the NYU Skirball Center. Robert Fairchild of Am…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:13PM

Review: Crime Scene: The Next Chapter/Collaboraction by Zach Freeman

RECOMMENDED For better or worse there has been no shortage of plays about the plights of living in Chicago lately. Yet Collaboraction’s revisitation of their original work about violence i…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 12:10PM

Theater News: An American in Paris and On the Town Tie in Two Categories at the Astaire Awards

Broadway's two fancy-footed musicals remain neck and neck as awards season plugs on.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

Photo Flash: Josh Young, Erin Mackey, and More Preview Broadway's Amazing Grace

Chuck Cooper and Tom Hewitt also star in the new musical about the world's most famous hymn.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Be More Chill at Two River Theater

The world-premiere musical brings a popular science-fiction novel to the stage.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Fuse Film Review: “Aloha” — Say What? by Arts Fuse Editor

Aloha comes across as Cameron Crowe's baffling artistic suicide note to his adoring public.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:57AM

Send in 39 Steps' Dynamic Duo Arnie Burton & Billy Carter! Get to Know These Clowns Better

As Clown #1 and Clown #2, Arnie Burton & Billy Carter play countless roles in off-Broadway's 39 Steps and we are hearing from them about the hilarious and demanding experience.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 11:52AM

Magda Romanska, "The Post-Traumatic Theatre of Grotowski and Kantor: History and Holocaust in Akropolis and Dead Class" by Amanda Swain, New Books Network

Jerzy Grotowsky and Tadeusz Kantor were influential in avant-garde theater in the West in the 1960s and 1970s, receiving high critical regard despite the fact that audiences could not unders…

SOURCE: New Books In Theater at 11:51AM

Check Out What Happens When You’re Stranded at the Airport with the Casts of The Lion King and Aladd by Andrew Gans

Cast members from the Broadway productions of The Lion King and Aladdin were among the many stranded the evening of May 31 at La Guardia International Airport.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43AM

'Big Fish' performance will be dedicated to Bernie Yvon by Johnny Oleksinski

Wednesday night's performance of "Big Fish" at Theatre at the Center in Munster, Ind., will be dedicated to the late actor Bernie Yvon, the theater said Monday. 

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:42AM

The Upper Room by Theasy.com

The Upper Room Off Off Broadway, New Ohio Theatre, Rady&Bloom Reviewed by Keith Paul Medelis BOTTOM LINE: The Upper Room is a creative, musical, mysterious fantasia of goodness musing on th…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:42AM

Christine Howey Traces Her Transgender Journey in ‘Exact Change’ by American Theatre Editors

She already crossed a gender line. Now this northeast Ohio critic is crossing another barrier to become a playwright/performer.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:42AM

David Byrne: flying the flag for colour guard by Melissa Locker

When the Talking Heads legend saw a high school team twirling flags he felt that it was an undiscovered folk art – so he got a collection of musicians to perform with the teams in a rare, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:38AM

Commedia-styled Our Town from Faction of Fools by Debbie Jackson

The endearingly minimalist Our Town by Thornton Wilder gets a Commedia dell’Arte treatment from Faction of Fools. Does a Commedia troupe have anything special to bring to the Pulitzer Priz…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:38AM

2015 Metros: The list #lohudmetros by Peter D. Kramer

The 2015 Metros went to… Here are the top winners of the 2015 Metropolitan High School Theater Awards, announced June 1 at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains. (See a galle…

SOURCE: The Journal News at 11:37AM

Eddie Redmayne to Apparate Into a “Harry Potter” Film Sequel by Robert Viagas

Eddie Redmayne, a Tony Award winner for Red and a 2015 Oscar winner for "The Theory of Everything," will play the lead in the "Harry Potter" film spinoff "Fantastic …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:34AM

Review: Sweep Me, Please! by Michael Block

We all have fantasies of what the future will bring. Collectively, we seem to have imagined the future as some grand electronic cyber world overtaken by technology and corporations. In Willi…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:33AM

BOOTYCANDY Takes LAMBDA Literary Lammy Award for LGBT Drama by Courtney Kochuba

Award season continued last night with the 27th Annual Lambda Literary Award at  The Great Hall at Cooper Union. Samuel French is particularly proud that Robert O’Hara’s Bootycandy …

SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 11:31AM

Tamara Harvey appointed artistic director of Clwyd Theatre Cymru by Georgia Snow

Tamara Harvey has been appointed artistic director of Clwyd Theatr Cymru. Harvey will join the theatre in August and replaces Terry Hands,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:25AM

An American in Paris & On the Town Share 2015 Astaire Award Wins by Ryan McPhee

Two big dance shows of the 2014-15 season celebrated wins at the Fred and Adele Astaire Awards on June 1. An American in Paris choreographer and director Christopher Wheeldon and On the Town…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:25AM

The Way We Get By's Thomas Sadoski on Neil LaBute's 'Most Romantic' Play by Broadway.com

Thomas Sadoski on waking up with Amanda Seyfried in Neil LaBute's 'subversive,' 'naked' and 'unexpected' The Way We Get By.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:25AM

Izzie Steele Joins Signature's WHAT I DID LAST SUMMER Tonight! by BroadwayWorld

Signature Theatre's What I Did Last Summer, written by A.R. Gurney and directed by Jim Simpson, will welcome Izzie Steele The Heart of Robin Hoodin the role of 'Elsie' previously played by K…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:19AM

ON THE TOWN and AN AMERICAN IN PARIS Tie at the 2015 Astaire Awards! by BroadwayWorld

Broadway legend Joel Grey CABARET, WICKED and Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein FINDING NEVERLAND will be the honorees at this year's Fred and Adele Astaire Awards. The gala evening celebr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:19AM

Hottest Articles on BWW 5/26/2015 - 6/2/2015

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Photo Flash: Mark Ruffalo & Larry Kramer Attend Premiere of HBO's LARRY KRAMER IN LOVE & ANGER by TV News Desk

Last night HBO hosted the premiere of LARRY KRAMER IN LOVE amp ANGER, airing June 29 at 9pm, at the Time Warner Center.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:19AM

BWW TV Exclusive: Meet the Nominees- SOMETHING ROTTEN!'s Brad Oscar- 'It's Everything I Ever Dreamt Of!' by BroadwayWorld TV

We are yet another day closer to the biggest night on every theatre-lover's calendar- the 69th Annual Tony Awards, which will be co-hosted by Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming on Sunday, Ju…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:19AM

First Tonys Handed Out Last Evening in Special Ceremony by Robert Viagas

Broadway's Tony Awards ceremony isn't scheduled to begin until June 7, but the first of the 2015 awards were handed out June 1 at the Paramount Hotel.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AM

'Ever After': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

This musical adaptation of the 1998 Drew Barrymore movie receives its world premiere at New Jersey's largest regional theater, featuring a first-rate cast of Broadway veterans.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:05AM

Brandy Norwood Extends Broadway Stay in ‘Chicago’ by NewYork.com

Grammy winner Brandy Norwood will extend her stay on Broadway in Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre through Aug. 2. Norwood stars as Roxie Hart in the show, currently the second-longest runni…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:05AM

Will Brad Pitt Film “Fight Club” Be Transformed Into a Rock Opera? by Andrew Gans

A musical version of the 1999 film "Fight Club," which starred Brad Pitt and Edward Norton, is currently under discussion, according to the Wall Street Journal.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM

Theatre News: Tamara Harvey appointed artistic director of Clwyd Theatr Cymru

Harvey will join the Welsh venue in August 2015

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:01AM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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SUMMERGRASS, WHERE WARRIORS USED TO DREAM by Michael Kliën

All dance-spaces will have windows. The era of mapping one’s imagination upon ‘the void’ is over.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 10:58AM

Meals, moms & chutzpah at auditions for Jewish Book Council tours by Sarah Kaufman

NEW YORK—A kosher chef brings his guitar to the podium and strums it as he belts out a two-minute pitch for his new cookbook. The author of a memoir called “The Mental Yentl” tells r…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:41AM

Broadway Has Been Taken Over By The Brits (Again!) by Douglas McLennan

“Broadway Anglophilia is certainly not a new phenomenon. With its august tradition of theatrical excellence, Britain has long been exporting its top-tier thespians to our shores, and t…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:38AM

Review: stop. reset./Goodman Theatre by Zach Freeman

RECOMMENDED In Regina Taylor’s thrilling new play “stop. reset.” aging businessman Alexander Ames (Eugene Lee) tells the story of his most precious possession—his family bible. This …

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 10:35AM

Josh Groban Will Perform at the Tony Awards by Andrew Gans

Multi-platinum recording artist Josh Groban, who was seen in the Actors Fund concert version of Chess, will perform on the Tony Awards telecast June 7 at Radio City Music Hall, according…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34AM

Photo Call: Stars Come Out for the 71st Annual Theatre World Awards

The 71st Annual Theatre World Awards ceremony June 1 honored the legacy of the late Betty Comden — a multi-Tony winner and stage and screen musical legend — as well a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34AM

Andromache review – torrid love rectangle gets fine revival by Michael Billington

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, LondonA reminder of the power of Racine’s 1667 exploration of obsessive love in ancient Greece, Edward Kemp’s excellent new translation has an impressive y…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:31AM

Circus Geeks: Beta-Testing review – jugglers face fear of failure by Lyn Gardner

Southbank Centre, LondonPerforming at the Udderbelly festival, this trio of jugglers remind us that when you drop everything you simply have to pick it up and carry on Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:31AM

James Freedman: Man of Steal review – light-fingered tales from the thief with the million-pound hands by Lyn Gardner

Trafalgar Studios, LondonPickpocket performer Freedman fools us with terrifying ease, but too often this feels like a personable Neighbourhood Watch lecture Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:31AM

Overheard… Try the front desk… by Vinnie Costa

Mrs. Brown: “Can I get change of a five from you?” Agent: “We don’t deal much with cash here and we don’t keep small bills at the desk.” Mrs. Brown: ̶…

SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AM

BWW TV: PHANTOM's James Barbour Brings the Music of the Night to Shubert Alley! by BroadwayWorld TV

STARS IN THE ALLEY, presented by United Airlines, was held earlier today, May 27th in Shubert Alley, between Broadway and 8th Avenue and 44th and 45th Streets. Hosted by HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:07AM

BWW EXCLUSIVE: 5 SONGS BY? Sting On THE LAST SHIP by Pat Cerasaro

Today we continue the 5 SONGS BY... series by talking to 2015 Tony Award nominee and world renowned Grammy Award-winning recording artist Sting all about his score for the recent mainstage m…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:07AM

BWW Contest: Win a Pair of Tickets to the Tony Awards Dress Rehearsal or Ceremony! by BroadwayWorld

In just over a week, Broadway will gather to celebrate the 69th Annual Tony Awards, broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, on CBS, on Sunday, June 7th 800 - 1100 p.m. ET…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:07AM

Stephanie Mills, Stephen Oremus and More Join NBC’s The Wiz Live! by Courtney Kochuba

Two-time Tony winner Stephen Oremus will serve as music director, orchestrator and co-producer of the music for NBC’s upcoming live television production of The Wiz, which is scheduled…

SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 10:06AM

Stephen Arnell: Life after Ben Stephenson won’t be so bad for the BBC by Stephen Arnell

After a seven-year stint in charge of BBC Drama, Ben Stephenson departs later this year to join JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:03AM

Interviews by Call Me Adam: Marisa Michelson by BroadwaySpotted

“Call Me Adam” chats with Jonathan Larsen Award winning composer Marisa Michelson about the release of the original cast recording to her Off-Broadway show Tamar of the River,…

SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 10:00AM

Photo Flash: Diana Rigg, Chita Rivera, Ruth Wilson, Robert Fairchild, and More at Theatre World Awards

The annual honors were presented on June 1 at the Lyric Theatre.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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GRACE NOTES: Tuesday, June 2, 2015 by Susan Grace

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SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 09:56AM

Review: Satchmo at the Waldorf at curtainup.com/ Los angeles by Jon Magaril

Hello, John Douglas Thompson! It's so nice to have him back where he belongs, which is on any stage lucky enough to have him. . .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 09:53AM

10 Great Tony Awards Performances

The best Tony moments are actual full-length numbers

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 09:51AM

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 6/2/15- CAROUSEL by Stage Tube

Today in 1954, Carousel opened at City Center, where it ran for 79 performances. Carousel is the second stage musical by the team of Richard Rodgers music and Oscar Hammerstein II book and l…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:46AM

Photo Coverage: Broadway Gathers to Honor 2015 Tony Honorees! by Jennifer Broski

It's just days until the 69th Annual Tony Awards, and just last night the nominees gathered at The Diamond Horseshoe at the Paramount Hotel to celebrate the 2015 Tony Honors for Excellence i…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:46AM

BWW TV Exclusive: Meet the Nominees- AN AMERICAN IN PARIS' Stuart Oken & Van Kaplan by BroadwayWorld TV

We are yet another day closer to the biggest night on every theatre-lover's calendar- the 69th Annual Tony Awards, which will be co-hosted by Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming on Sunday, Ju…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:46AM

Photo Coverage: CHICAGO Welcomes Marco Zunino and Dylan Ratell! by Kevin Thomas Garcia

The Broadway company of the Tony Award-winning, record-breaking hit musical Chicago just welcomed back Latin-American star Marco Zunino in the role of 'that silver-tongued prince of the cour…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:46AM

Photo Coverage: Meet the Winners of 2015 Drama Desk Awards! by Walter McBride

For the first time since 1983 with LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, an Off-Broadway musical, HAMILTON, has won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical The 60th Annual Drama Desk awards took plac…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:46AM

Jules Verne’s Classic Tales Comes To The St James Theatre by Doug Mayo

By Doug Mayo A new stage production of Jules Verne’s classic 1873 novel, Around the World in 80 Days, directed by Lucy Bailey, will open at the St. James Theatre this Christmas, just a sto…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:41AM

Clwyd Theatr Cymru Appoints Tamara Harvey as Artistic Director by Doug Mayo

By Doug Mayo It was announced today that Tamara Harvey has been appointed the new Artistic Director of Clwyd Theatr Cymru from August 2015. She becomes the sixth Artistic Director in the the…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:18AM

NEWS: Tamara Harvey appointed as new Artistic Director of Clwyd Theatre Cymru by Press Releases

Clwyd Theatr Cymru today (2 June 2015) announces the appointment of Tamara Harvey as their new Artistic Director. Harvey will join Clwyd Theatr Cymru in August this year. On her appointment …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:15AM

2015 Astaire Awards — DOUBLE TIE American in Paris, On The Town by New York Theater

The 2015 Fred and Adele Astaire Awards  solved the dilemma of a dance-heavy Broadway season with a tie for An American in Paris and On The Town in two different categories – Best M…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:09AM

You Me Bum Bum Train to return later this year by Georgia Snow

Participatory show You Me Bum Bum Train is to return for a new production later this year. The company said that in

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:09AM

STAGE TUBE: Horatio Sanz Torments THE RESIDUALS in New Season 2 Teaser by Stage Tube

On June 16th, the popular webseries THE RESIDUALS will debut its second season exclusively on BroadwayWorld. After the release of the first teaser last week, we have another look at the seas…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:04AM

WAKE UP with BWW 6/2/2015 - Eisenberg's THE SPOILS, Estefan's ON YOUR FEET! and More! by Jessica Showers

Good 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 Jesse Eisenberg returns to the stage, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:04AM

FINDING NEVERLAND's Harvey Weinstein Comments on Astaire Award: 'We Need Guys Like Me on Broadway' by Movies News Desk

Joel Grey was among the esteemed honorees at last night's Astaire Awards, but according to Showbiz411 Roger Friedman, it was FINDING NEVERLAND producer and award recipient Harvey Weinstein w…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:04AM

Review: ‘Cagney’ at York Theatre Company by Matthew Wexler

Want to win FREE tickets to Broadway and Off Broadway? CLICK HERE! by Samuel L. Leiter It’s a bit early to be celebrating the Fourth of July but there’s a firecracker of an all-American…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:04AM

Backstage: ABTT guidance on ceiling safety by Mark White

The partial collapse of the suspended fibrous plaster ceiling at London’s Apollo Theatre on December 19, 2013, prompted a thorough investigation by Westminster

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM

Review: ‘Something Rotten!’ (Original Broadway Cast Recording) by Andrew Kendall

What makes for a good musical comedy score? I feel like too often musical comedies work on a funny book and lyrics, and miss the possibility of using musical arrangement to augment humour. S…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 09:00AM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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69th Annual Tony Awards Will Be Broadcast in Canada, Australia, Japan & More by Courtney Kochuba

If you’re not in the United States, but are still a theatre fan, get ready: The 2015 Tony Awards ceremony will be broadcast to theatre fans on four continents. Make sure to check your …

SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 08:58AM

Oscar Winner Eddie Redmayne to Star in HARRY POTTER Prequel! by BroadwayWorld

Academy Award-winning actor Eddie Redmayne has been cast as Newt Scamander in Warner Bros. Pictures' much-anticipated wizarding world adventure Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:55AM

Photo Coverage: ELEGIES FOR ANGELS, PUNKS AND RAGING QUEENS by BroadwayWorld

Elegies For Angels,Punks and Raging Queensis a song cycle with music by Janet Hood and lyrics andadditional text by Bill Russell. The work features songs and monologues inspired by the NAMES…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:55AM

Acclaimed Prog Metal Version of Sondheim's SWEENEY TODD Returns to DC this July by BroadwayWorld

The Landless Theatre Company announces the return of it's award-nominated Sweeney Todd Prog Metal Version at Atlas Performing Arts Center in July, 2015.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:55AM

Jesse Eisenberg's THE SPOILS Opens Off-Broadway by BroadwayWorld

The New Group presents the world premiere production of The Spoils, a new play written by and featuring Jesse Eisenberg, directed by Scott Elliott. This production will feature Erin Darke, A…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:55AM

World Premiere of Gloria Estefan's Broadway-Bound ON YOUR FEET Begins Tonight in Chicago by BroadwayWorld

Broadway In Chicago, The Nederlander Organization and Estefan Enterprises, Inc present On Your Feet, a new musical based on the life story of seven-time GRAMMY winning international supersta…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:55AM

PS Classics Releases First Full Length Recording of THE GOLDEN APPLE Today by BroadwayWorld

PS Classics releasesthe first full length recording of THE GOLDEN APPLE today, June 2.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:55AM

North Shore Music Theatre's Starry DREAMGIRLS Begins Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Celebrate 60 years of theatre history when Bill Hanney's award-winning North Shore Music Theatre NSMT presents a glittering production of DREAMGIRLS, the dazzling Tony and Oscar award-winnin…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:55AM

BWW Recap: Read Patti Murin's BACHELORETTE Recap, or she will Eat You by Caryn Robbins

WARNING I'm on Day One of a juice cleanse and I can't have my regular glass of wine and bag of popcorn during this week's episode, so I may be crankier than usual. Also, I've never done a ju…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:55AM

Theatre News: Jersey Boys extends booking to 2016

The WhatsOnStage Award-winning show tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:51AM

TROUPER TUESDAY: WINNER! #MissingTonyAward for Best Ensemble in a Musical by JK

The very first winner of the #MissingTonyAward for Best Ensemble of a Musical is the Ensemble of An American in Paris!In the course of just one performance this impressive group sings, acts …

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 08:51AM

Obituary: Peter Howell by Michael Quinn

A regular face on television, often as a figure of stern authority, Peter Howell was also a more varied figure on stage

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:45AM

4 Emerging NMT Character Roles by Maddi Ostapiw

If I were to say that the last few seasons on Broadway have been revolutionary, I don’t believe that many would disagree. The landscape is slowly changing with the goal of meeting every ne…

SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 08:39AM

Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano Shoulder Season by Sandi Durell

    Review by Joe Regan Jr.         Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano, who will celebrate their 10th anniversary in August, are beginning their celebration early…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:36AM

ArtsBeat: In Performance: Germán Jaramillo of ‘Hierba Mala Nunca Muere’ (in Spanish) by Erik Piepenburg

Mr. Jaramillo plays Fidel Castro in this farce at Repertorio Español.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:24AM

Tony Picks & Predictions by David Lefkowitz

It’s that time again, when art meets commerce meets glitz meets schmaltz. It’s the 69th Annual Tony Awards, happening Sunday night, June 7, at Radio City Music Hall, with CBS-TV broadcas…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 08:12AM

NEWS: 500,000 head to West End Live, Full line-up announced for 20-21 June by Press Releases

West End LIVE in association with MasterCard takes place in Trafalgar Square on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June 2015. Now in its 11th year, this free annual event – the largest event of its…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:09AM

Review: Chalk/Sideshow Theatre Company by Alex Huntsberger

RECOMMENDED Theater as a whole is starting to come around on sci-fi and fantasy. And while that might put it about twenty years behind the cultural zeitgeist (can’t wait for that three…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 08:00AM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Don’t Miss the Encompass Gala with Jason Graae and Alex Rybeck by Sandi Durell

                Join Encompass for this spectacular one-night-only musical gathering starring Broadway & Cabaret Favorite JASON GRAAE performin…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:58AM

Casts of "Aladdin", "Lion King" Sing for Stranded Travelers at LaGuardia | NBC New York

Broadway performers stranded at LaGuardia International Airport helped their fellow travelers pass the time after storms caused massive delays Sunday night.

SOURCE: NBC New York at 07:55AM

Theatre News: Line-up revealed for West End Live

Over half a million people are expected to attend the 11th annual event in Trafalgar Square

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:54AM

Theatre News: Cast announced for Globe's Richard II

The production starring Charles Edwards opens in July

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:54AM

Steve Guttenberg is tackling Shakespeare by Joe Dziemianowicz

Steve Guttenberg is taking on the role of England’s Earl of Northumberland in the Hudson Warehouse outdoor production “Henry 4.1.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 07:52AM

‘Hamilton’ outduels field in Drama Desk prizes by Joe Dziemianowicz

The “Hamilton” trophy case just got a lot more crowded.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 07:52AM

‘Ever After’ review: A musical Cinderella story by Joe Dziemianowicz

"Ever After," a new musical based on the 1998 Drew Barrymore film, opens at the Paper Mill Playhouse.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 07:52AM

Tony Awards 2015: Yet another British invasion of America by Charles McNulty

This year, the discussion around the Academy Awards was all about the unbearable whiteness of being an acting nominee. The Tony Awards can hardly brag about diversity. It's never a good sign…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:52AM

BWW's On This Day - June 2, 2015

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on June 2 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:44AM

NEWS: Around the World in 80 Days runs at St James Theatre for Christmas 2015 by Press Releases

A new stage production of Jules Verne’s classic 1873 novel, Around the World in 80 Days, directed by Lucy Bailey, will open at the St James Theatre this Christmas, just a stone’s throw f…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:41AM

An unexpected pleasure by Terry Teachout

Having recently acquired a very handsome lithograph by Romare Bearden, Mrs. T and I weren’t planning to buy any more art any time soon. Sometimes, though, you can’t say no, and when Milt…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:30AM

Yer Granny review – Gregor Fisher as another lovable Scottish grotesque by Mark Fisher

King’s, GlasgowDouglas Maxwell relocates Robert Cossa’s comedy about a voracious granny to 1970s Scotland with very funny results Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:21AM

Lookback: is writing work? by Terry Teachout

From 2005: Very few people who don’t write for a living understand that writing is work, much less that a writer who is sitting in a chair, reading a book or staring absently into the dist…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AM

Playwright Christina Reid dies by Michael Quinn

Playwright Christina Reid has died at the age of 73. News of the Belfast-born writer’s death on May 31 was confirmed by

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:09AM

Harvey Weinstein Gets the Astaire Award: “We need new voices on Broadway. We need guys like me on Broadway” by Roger Friedman

Harvey Weinstein received the Astaire Award last night. “Finding Neverland” choreographer Mia Michaels presented it to him and called Weinstein her “bad Categories: Celeb…

SOURCE: ShowBiz 411 at 07:03AM

Almanac: Walter Benjamin on collectors and collections by Terry Teachout

“Only in extinction is the collector comprehended.” Walter Benjamin, “Unpacking My Library”

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM

Marian Palaia’s ‘Given World’ captures life’s unpredictability by Lou Fancher

by Lou Fancher Finding peace is a little like going to war in Marian Palaia’s debut novel, “The Given World.” Riley is a 30-something woman in search of her older brother…

SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 07:00AM

Supersized 'Trojans' lands on reinforced War Memorial stage by Janos Gereben

by Janos Gereben Opera director Francesca Zambello has seen the five-hour-long "Les Troyens" (“The Trojans”) more than 50 times, but she is eager to see upcoming performances…

SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 07:00AM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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A Pair of Ties at the Astaire Awards, Honoring Season’s Best in Dance by Adam Hetrick, Robert Viagas

The 2015 Fred and Adele Astaire Awards kicked up an unusual double tie June 1 in the categories Best Male Dancer and Best Choreographer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:54AM

Theatre News: Headlong commits to gender equality among playwrights

The touring company has committed to a 50/50 commissioning policy

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:43AM

Dance Card: Remixing choreographers for latest from Cambrians by Laura Molzahn

Former Hubbard Street dancer Benjamin Holliday Wardell plowed through an "existential questioning period" a few years ago that, among other things, sparked his departure in September 2011 fr…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:34AM

Curious Incident and Hamilton Major Drama Desk Winners by Doug Mayo

By Doug Mayo The National Theatre’s production of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time picked up six Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Play, Oustanding Actor In A Pl…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:24AM

The Size of Los Angeles by Kevin Delin

You may be aware that actors in Los Angeles are presently trying to prevent their union, Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), from up-ending the local intimate theater culture. At its core, i…

SOURCE: Footlights at 06:13AM

Bolshoi announces film season by Carrie Seidman

"Live" transmissions to include "Giselle," "Jewels," "Taming of the Shrew" and "The Lady of the Camellias"...... Read more » The post Bolshoi announces film season appeared first on Tic…

SOURCE: Sarasota Herald-Tribune at 06:11AM

Sondheim tribute overcomes power failure at Arden

Early arrivals at the Arden Theatre's fund-raising concert and award ceremony for Broadway eminence Stephen Sondheim on Monday night were greeted with champagne and popcorn and chatted happi…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 06:09AM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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2015 Fred & Adele Astaire Awards Red Carpet by Joe Clarke

  Broadway’s top tappers, hottest hoofers and grandest gambol’ers were on hand Monday night for the 33rd Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards, which recognizes outstanding…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:49AM

Theatre News: You Me Bum Bum Train announces new show

The interactive show will return at a mystery central London location

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:42AM

Fowl Play review – farmyard tale needs a little animal magic by Miriam Gillinson

Puppet Theatre Barge, LondonThe marionettes in this floating puppet show are beautiful and skilfully used, but the story is aimless and the young audience is not on boardMy young theatre com…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:16AM

All aboard! Immersive theatre show You Me Bum Bum Train returns by Ben Beaumont-Thomas

The audience-of-one experience returns in a new venue, after a series of massively popular stagingsWith its deranged energy levels and euphoric audience interaction, You Me Bum Bum Train has…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:16AM

June 2: Teenage Bottlerocket, Green Film Festival and more by Staff Report

by Staff Report Who's in town Altruism in effect: Buddhist monk, activist and scientist Matthieu Ricard shares his thoughts on how altruism can revolutionize economics. [7 p.m.,…

SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 05:00AM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Natasha Tripney’s theatre picks: June 2 by Natasha Tripney

It’s a relatively quiet week in terms of new shows in London, until Friday at least when the Almeida’s Greek season gets

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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‘Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time’, ‘Hamilton’ Win Big At 2015 Drama Desk Awards by Matthew Westphal

“Off Broadway hit Hamilton and Tony contender The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time topped the 2015 Drama Desk Awards, with Hamilton taking seven awards including the title…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:16AM

Theter review: 'Ever After'

World premiere of the musical at Paper Mill Playhouse based on the 1998 movie.

SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 03:16AM

Rich Hall on bringing back Otis Lee Crenshaw and shocking his relatives by Paul Fleckney

As he reaches the end of his UK standup tour, the comic speaks about being a frustrated musician, what his family thinks of his shows and why he’s returning to the Perrier-winning role of …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:11AM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Potholes on the Bike Path. Our Theater’s Latest Challenge: The Labor Union by Steven Leigh Morris

Sometimes, on a bicycle, in order to better understand where you’re going, you have to look backwards.

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 02:54AM

Second Day Of Strikes Called Off At Shakespeare’s Globe by Matthew Westphal

“Tour guides had been preparing to stage a day of strike action on June 1, following previous industrial action on May 18. The guides have been seeking an increase to their pay since a…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:41AM

Mark Shenton’s top 50 musicals – the top 10 by Mark Shenton

Finally – here’s my personal top 10 musicals of all time. This is my list and my list alone – I make

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Photos: 10 Favorite Men’s Looks on the Spring Broadway Red Carpets by Admin

Broadway’s men are feeling very blue this season. Navy suits dominated the carpets this spring, and Broadway Style Guide selected 10 men who really nailed their looks, whether sporting nav…

SOURCE: Broadway Style Guide at 01:27AM

Aisha de Haas, J. Bernard Calloway and More Set for 54 SINGS AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Tonight by BroadwayWorld

54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents the Best Musical Tony Award winner of 1978...Ain't Misbehavin Join us as 54 Below celebrates Black Broadway and the music of the Harlem Renaissance…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:07AM

THE KING AND I Cast Album Available Digitally Starting Today by BroadwayWorld

Decca BroadwayUniversal Music Classics releases the 2015 Broadway Cast Recording of the Lincoln Center Theater production of Rodgers amp Hammerstein's THE KING AND I, starring Kelli O'Hara a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:07AM

1776 Restored Director's Cut Set Makes Blu-ray Debut Today by Pat Cerasaro

1776 arrives on Blu-ray at long last

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:07AM

Alan Cumming Makes Cafe Carlyle Debut Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Having garnered acclaim for his performances on stage and screen, Alan Cumming makes his Cafe Carlyle debut in a two-week engagement, tonight, June 2, through June 13.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:07AM

SOMETHING ROTTEN! Original Broadway Cast Album Out Digitally Today by BroadwayWorld

Ghostlight Records will record the Original Broadway Cast Album of the new musical comedy Something Rotten.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:07AM

Neil Patrick Harris Narrates Children's Book AND TANGO MAKES THREE, Out Today by BroadwayWorld

Simon amp Schuster Audio, Simon amp Schuster Books for Young Readers, and Little Simon are proud to announce Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris will narrate a new edition …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:07AM

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS Original Cast Recording Available Today by BroadwayWorld

MASTERWORKS BROADWAYreleases the Original Broadway Cast Recordingof An American in Paris. Produced by Rob Fisher and Scott Lehrer, the album isavailable everywhere today,June 2, 2015.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:07AM

BWW TV Exclusive: World Premiere- Pentatonix Sings 'Stars from FINDING NEVERLAND The Album! by Stage Tube

Below, BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you both a lyric video and behind the scenes look at the recording ofPentatonix's rendition of 'Stars.' Check both out below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:02AM

5 questions with Patrick Derksen by Lindsay Price

We have a great community of amazing playwrights here at Theatrefolk that contribute to our collection of middle, and high school plays. We hope you’ll enjoy this peek behind the curtai…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM

Rock Climber Kevin Jorgeson on El Capitan and Wall Climbing Tips by Young Hollywood

Rock Climber Kevin Jorgeson on El Capitan and Wall Climbing TipsYH catches up with professional rock climber Kevin Jorgeson to hear all about his record-making feat reaching the 3,000-foot s…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM

Athletes Honor Each Other at Sports Spectacular Awards Show by Young Hollywood

Athletes Honor Each Other at Sports Spectacular Awards ShowYH heads to the 30th annual Sports Spectacular Awards Show to catch up with athletes and celebs alike and some of sports' most outs…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Jesse Eisenberg’s The Spoils Officially Opens Off-Broadway by Broadway.com

The world premiere of the Jesse Eisenberg-penned The Spoils officially opens off-Broadway on June 2. Starring Eisenberg, Kunal Nayyar and more, the New Group production is playing at Th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:56AM

Richard Seff Predicts The Tony Awards: Best Play and Musical and Play and Musical Performances by Richard Seff

Many scribes have been offering opinions on who might win the Tony Awards this coming Sunday, June 7th, and for those of you who haven’t yet made up your minds, I offer my own thought…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:12AM

Photo Special: Never Before Seen Photos of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Chita Rivera by David Gewirtzman

Chita Rivera has returned to Broadway in The Visit, reuniting the Broadway legend with her Chicago, The Rink and Kiss of the Spider Woman collaborators John Kander and Fred Ebb. Here are nev…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

“Are You Out Of the Closet In Your Soul?” Larry Kramer On The Identity of a Gay Playwright by Joe Mantello

As part of Playbill's 30 Days of Pride, we present an interview with acclaimed director Joe Mantello and award-winning playwright Larry Kramer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

The Screening Room: 2015 Tony-Nominated Best Leading Actor in a Musical, Fun Home’s Michael Cerveris by Playbill Staff

Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris received a 2015 Tony nomination for his performance as Bruce Bechdel in the new musical Fun Home. Playbill.com looks back at his career with clips of his B…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Live Cast Album of Sung-Through Broadway Rarity The Golden Apple Released Today by Adam Hetrick

The Golden Apple, the rarely-seen 1954 musical by John Latouche and Jerome Moross that produced the single "Lazy Afternoon," is released June 2 in its first-ever, full-…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Broadway Actors Populate North Shore Dreamgirls, Beginning Tonight by Andrew Gans

The North Shore Music Theatre production of the award-winning musical Dreamgirls plays the Massachusetts venue June 2-14 with an official opening June 3.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Sing-Along With Exclusive Music Video and Download Something Rotten! Cast Album Today! by Adam Hetrick

The original Broadway cast recording of the new, Tony-nominated musical Something Rotten! is available June 2 for digital download from Ghostlight Records. Check out the exclusive lyric …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Playbill Vault’s Today In Theatre History: June 2 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas, Anne Bradley and Ernio Hernandez

1954 Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's Carousel is revived for a ten-week run at the New York City Center. In the cast are Barbara Cook and Jo Sullivan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Sing-Along With Exclusive Music Video and Download Something Rotten! Cast Album Out Today! by Adam Hetrick

The original Broadway cast recording of the new, Tony-nominated musical Something Rotten! is available June 2 for digital download from Ghostlight Records. Check out the exclusive lyric …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

New Albums from Judy Kuhn and Nicholas Rodriguez Available Today by Adam Hetrick

Fun Home Tony Award nominee Judy Kuhn's latest album "Rodgers, Rodgers & Guettel" and "The First Time..." – a new solo debut album from Nicholas Rod…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Jesse Eisenberg’s The Spoils Opens Tonight Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The New Group's world premiere of The Spoils — by Jesse Eisenberg of "Social Network" fame — officially opens June 2 following previews th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Gloria Estefan’s Broadway-Bound On Your Feet! Begins Performances Tonight in Chicago by Michael Gioia

Ana Villafañe and Josh Segarra star in On Your Feet!, the new musical based on the lives of seven-time Grammy winner Gloria Estefan and her husband, producer-musician-…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

From Sondheim to Miley Cyrus, Alan Cumming Makes His Cafe Carlyle Debut Tonight by Olivia Clement

Alan Cumming makes his Cafe Carlyle debut June 2 with the solo concert Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs, featuring songs by a diverse range of artists including Billy Joel, S…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
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Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
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