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Tommy Tune, just walking down the aisle to his seat in the orchestra, had more style and grace and class than much of the broadcast. I couldn't h…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 05:36PMThis summer, Joe's Pub at The Public welcomes a slate of artists familiar to many because of their star turns in television, film, Broadway and The Public Theater's stage. The season feature…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:32PMQuick, name the best composerlyricist in the history of the musical theatre. Did you say Stephen Sondheim If not, you're wrong. We love Mr. Sondheim so much here at BroadwayWorld that we are…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:32PMThere was a time, not all that long ago, when summer theatergoing in Manhattan amounted to two free productions of Shakespeare in Central Park.
SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 05:22PMName: Laura Elizabeth ScruggsHometown: Normal, ILEducation: B.S. in Elementary Education & M.A. in Communication, Media and Theater. I also studied acting and directing at Act One …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:22PMThat’s the question everyone is not asking this morning, while focusing on Williams himself. I admit those words are hard to type, given the events in Charleston, SC, as if, in the lig…
SOURCE: Deadline at 05:03PMStudio Cast, 1985 (Polygram) Richard Rodgers’ musical imagination persisted throughout his life, despite depression, a heart attack, and cancer of the vocal cords. His final show opened ju…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 05:00PMA musical tribute to the pop icon will feature stars of the Great White Way.
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Jim Taylor presents A Closer Look at Broadway for Friday, June 19, 2015
SOURCE: www.podtrac.com at 04:56PMThe brewing musical adaptation of 2002 Miramax film “Amelie” has founds its lead in Samantha Barks, the actress who played fan-favorite character Eponine in the 2012 movie versio…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:49PMWait! Before you break into that jug of weekend wine, it’s time for the Lessons of the Week. OK, fine, you can have some wine while you read them. A bunch of really weird stuff happene…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:36PMOriginal Off-Broadway Cast, 1979 (Original Cast Records) Long before the William Finn character known simply as Marvin experienced joy and pain in March of the Falsettos, Falsettoland, or th…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 04:36PMCLEVELAND, Ohio – Before we get to the arty, heady stuff tackled by speakers at the Theatre Communications Group conference in Playhouse Square Friday morning – Aristotle, Thornton Wilde…
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 04:32PMBeen watching Bombshell in Concertvideos all week Still listening to Sydney Lucas singing 'Ring of Keys' Didn't have time check in on all of the latest Broadway news Well don't worry Broadwa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:31PMIn celebration of Tony Award-nominated composer Paul Gordon's recent relocation from Los Angles to New York City, Paul has released an archived and unknown video from his time as a pop Los A…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:31PMThis Saturday, June 20th at 630pm at Videology, Broadway World featured web series Dates, Mates and Clean Slates This is Art and Rules of Cool will be showcased in A 'Web Series' Series THE …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:31PMLilla Crawford recently taught an INTO THE WOODS musical theatre class alongside A Class Act NY's Artistic Director, Jessica Rofe. Scroll down for photos
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:31PMSamantha Barks, known for playing Eponine in Tom Hooper's film adaptation of 'Les Miserables,' will take on the title role.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:19PMName: Ryan MillsHometown: Washington, MissouriTell us about The Roaring Girl: Strikingly prescient Jacobean comedyDescribe The Roaring Girl in 3 words: Great Dick JokesWho do you play in The…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:13PM“My Fair Lady” was a huge hit when it premiered in 1956, and now Lerner and Loewe’s classic musical adorns the colossal Muny stage after a seven-year absence with a strong voiced ensem…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 04:08PMOriginal Broadway Cast, 1987 (RCA) One of Stephen Sondheim’s most commercially successful shows, Into the Woods has one of his least distinctive scores. Perhaps he wasn’t really inspired…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 04:01PMBroadway's Adam Chanler-Berat also joins the West coast cast.
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Original Cast Members, 1948 (SHB-Show-Biz Productions/Sepia) Almost forgotten today but the second-longest-running revue of 1948, this Howard Dietz-Arthur Schwartz opus inspired by John Gunt…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 03:51PMClick for photos from American Idol favorite Clay Aiken’s visit to A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder on June 18, 2015 at the Walter Kerr Theatre.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:38PMWait! Before you break into that jug of weekend wine, it’s time for the Lessons of the Week. OK, fine, you can have some wine while you read them. A bunch of really weird stuff happene…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:38PMClick for photos from the 2015 Off-Broadway Alliance Awards ceremony on June 18, 2015 at Sardi’s.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:38PMShears will also write original music for his character's song.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:34PMTKTS has been a New York City institution for decades, bringing theatre-goers a last-minute way to get tickets for some of Broadway's hottest shows at a discount. TDF operates three TKTS Dis…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:33PMJason Alexander stopped by this week's THE VIEW on ABC to talk about returning to the Broadway stage after 25 years in Larry David's FISH IN THE DARK.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:33PMToday, the FROZEN star turned to Twitter to share a sweet photo of herself with 'a tiara of Irish wildflowers'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:33PMJust yesterday, celebrity guests, including Hoda Kotb, the Rockettes, Jared Grimes and more, gathered to support more than 100 children from the Garden of Dreams Foundation for the annual Ga…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:33PM"City of Angels" is a ferociously tricky musical to carry off - one that requires an A-list director and a large, virtuosic cast, all of whom possess the kind of immense intelligence and st…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 03:31PMBelarusian dissidents granted political asylum in the UK have revealed they are still being harassed and targeted by the repressive regime in their home country, 10 years after they formed a…
SOURCE: The Independent at 03:24PMAccess and daring, expression and dramatic action were among the themes of a meaty morning plenary with 'Fun Home' writer Lisa Kron and NEA chairman Jane Chu.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:23PM by: Paulanne Simmons Remember the fictional Eloise, who ran amok at the Plaza Hotel in a series of children’s books by Kay..…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:22PMOriginal Off-Broadway Cast, 1978 (Columbia/Fynsworth Alley/Masterworks Broadway) The book and lyrics are by Gretchen Cryer, who also plays the lead character, Heather. The music is by Nancy …
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Here follows our newest Exit Review — it’s a guest report from critic Kurt Gardner. Kurt is reviewing Breaking Bard, which is now playing at the Hollywood Fringe Festiva…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:14PMOn June 15, Theatre Development Fund held its "Unsung Heroes" Gala at the Edison Ballroom. Ted Chapin, the president and executive director of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Org…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:13PMA quick note to performers and directors working in the Annoyance's smaller theater: If the air vent is on, folks onstage are going to have to project a lot more if they're going to be heard…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:10PMThe adage "dying is easy, comedy is hard" must have driven choreographer Carlos Acosta when he tackled the baggy monster that is Marius Petipa's "Don Quixote." Every directorial decision, fr…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:10PM“The Mad Men Musical.” That’s a good way to advertise your upcoming production of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. No, the 1961-62 Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning mus…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 03:10PMOff-Broadway Cast, 1996 (Varèse Sarabande) “Oh my God, that’s me up there!” was an audience whisper heard often during the long run of this musical revue, the winning work of Joe DiPi…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 03:01PMThis post is by Courtney Marie
Brown portrays a myriad of characters including her father, siblings, mother, and other family members seamlessly – giving the audience a taste of what the f…
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Included in the lineup at the 2015 New York Musical Theatre Festival is headliner Deep Love: A Ghostly Rock Opera, written by and featuring Jon Peter Lewis, who competed on both "Americ…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:56PMSometimes it can feel as if everyone in the theatre business is in on playing an elaborate game of The Emperor’s New Clothes. Everyone can see the naked truth about a production, but nonet…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:52PMBelow, BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the production
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:44PMRehearsals have begun for Martin Sherman's Bent, a groundbreaking drama about the rare power of love in the most inhumane conditions. Directed by Moises Kaufman, previews for Bent begin July…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:44PMThe Segal Centre will close its blockbuster 2014-2015 Theatre Season with The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz The Musical, a world premiere musical adaptation ofMordecai Richler's novel and …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:44PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Benjamin Walker Lands (Another) Dark Comedy
Benjamin Walker, who is rumored to return to Broadway soon in American Psycho, …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:44PMClick for photos of the official opening night of off-Broadway’s Significant Other at Urbo in New York City on June 18, 2015. See the new comedy by Josh Harmon through August 16 at the…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:44PMOriginal Broadway Cast, 1977 (Atlantic/DRG) “Wife-swapping” was already a dated topic in 1977, but this miniature musical sex farce was the surprise hit of the season. Audiences were tak…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 02:34PMBerkeley Repertory Theatre has announced that award-winning British actress Samantha Barks will star in the world premiere of AMELIE, A NEW MUSICAL directed by Tony Award winner Pam MacKinno…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:28PMWhich Broadway Figure Should You Form an Alliance With for the Broadway Hunger Games Find out in this week's quiz
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:28PMTickets for THE COLOR PURPLE will be available Monday, June 22, 2015, exclusively for Audience Rewards members, who get first access to tickets by visiting www.AudienceRewards.com. Single ti…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:28PMLast night, Bravo's 'Inside the Actors Studio,' hosted by James Lipton, saluted critically-acclaimed actor Jim Parsons, currently starring in the new Broadway play, An Act of God.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:28PMAmélie, a new musical based on the Academy Award-nominated film of the same title, has set dates for its world premiere. It will begin previews Aug. 28 and open Sept. 11 at Berkele…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:25PMAmélie, a new musical based on the Academy Award-nominated film of the same title, has set dates and supporting cast for its world premiere. It will begin previews Aug. 28 and open…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:25PMSTAGE NOIR This non-dancing, Tony-winning, cinematic musical by the terrific trio of jazz composer Cy Coleman, bookwriter Larry Gelbart and lyricist David Zippel brilliantly lampoons Hollywo…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:24PMAs if people weren’t talking about the future of theatrical criticism and reviewers enough . . . In today’s Yelp-ian society, legitimate theatrical criticism has waned, with a n…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 02:24PMJonathan Groff and Aaron Laza play boyfriends in "A New Brain," a musical drawn from a real-life health crisis.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 02:24PMJonathan Groff and Aaron Lazar discussing “A New Brain” at New York City Center June 24-27.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 02:24PMSheridan Smith has agreed to star as Fanny Brice in a new production of Funny Girl — the show that made Barbra Streisand a star, writes BAZ BAMIGBOYE.
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 02:24PMThe next wave of Great Britain's domination of Broadway.
SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 02:24PMStar in the making Sarah Snook has been picked to give Ralph Fiennes ‘a good workout’ when they appear together at the Old Vic, writes BAZ BAMIGBOYE.
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 02:24PMScenic designer Paige Hathaway remembers the epiphany that led to the 31 skulls in her attic-style set for “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” at Folger Theatre. She was sitting in r…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:24PMOne of my pet peeves going to concerts is when the singer interrupts a song to throw in some patter or introductions. Songs tell a story and the illusion is destroyed once the singer steps …
SOURCE: Ken Levine at 02:24PMThink Broadway audiences are tough?Try doing song and dance numbers for couples in cabana-wear killing time ahead of the midnight buffet.Before Michael Ryan landed a spot in the national tou…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 02:24PMLONDON (Reuters) - As every theater-lover knows, "Othello", "Hamlet" and "Romeo and Juliet" all end with bodies littering the stage, so it's a rare thrill for audiences to watch a work by Sh…
SOURCE: Reuters at 02:20PMIn 1727, a writer and editor named Lewis Theobald was preparing to unveil “Double Falsehood,” a tragicomedy that he said was based on manuscripts of a lost play by Shakespeare. “The go…
SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 02:19PMCasting has been announced for the upcoming Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper production of Bent, Martin Sherman's seminal drama about gays trying to survive in Nazi Germany. It will begin…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:17PMCasting has been announced for the upcoming Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper production of Bent, Martin Sherman's seminal drama about gays trying to survive in Nazi Germany. It will begin…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:17PMTo see some of the most talented stage and screen artists take on new material in development, head on up to the Hudson Valley for the 31st Powerhouse Theater season!
A collaboration between…
SOURCE: Backstage at 02:16PMOriginal Broadway Cast, 1967 (United Artists/Kritzerland) No stars; not recommended. Having had an art-house film hit with Never on Sunday, writer-director Jules Dassin and the Mrs., otherwi…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 02:16PMLots of fun in the summer workshop programs at Geauga Lyric TheaterGeauga Lyric Theater Summer is just beginning and there is still time to sign up for fun drama workshops at Geaug…
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 02:15PMAouda (Kelly Tapager), Phileaus Fogg (Connor Brennan) and Passepartout(Janna Klein) are mid journey in Around The World in 80 Days at Geauga Lyric Theater and Chardon Arts JamAngela Miloro-H…
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 02:15PMNEW YORK (AP) -- It seems like every summer there's a production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," but Nick Cearley feels the one he's starring in nicely compliments gay pride month....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:13PM“I actually auditioned for Nicky, Natasha’s (Lyonne) part, first and that was silly,” reveals Yael Stone during our recent webcam chat (watch below) about how she ende…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:12PMDonald Hicken, director of the theater department at the Baltimore School for the Arts and a stage director much admired for his work locally with Center Stage and Everyman Theatre, has been…
SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 02:11PMAs The Hippodrome Theatre prepared for its run of "Dirty Dancing, The Classic Story On Stage" performances, staff, producers and marketers had an additional goal on their minds: helping the …
SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 02:11PMby Samuel L. Leiter Last autumn, New York theatergoers had the rare opportunity to witness Christopher Marlowe’s Tamburlaine; now, another of that infrequently revived Elizabethan playwrig…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:09PMPlans have been unveiled for a new cultural and heritage quarter in Greenwich that the local council hopes will put the area
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:09PMPrivate equity firm CVC Capital Partners is to buy European theatre group Stage Entertainment for an undisclosed sum. CVC, which has investments
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:09PMOriginal Off-Broadway Cast, 1999 (Varèse Sarabande) In an introductory note, this diversion’s creator Sheridan Morley recalls that Noël Coward and Gertrude Lawrence acted together only t…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 02:07PMThere aren't that many operas that can count classical music and heavy-metal rock among the sources of inspiration. But then "Dog Days" is about as far from conventional as contemporary oper…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:02PMLike platinum and gold, Shakespeare's plays can be stretched and twisted into any number of unusual shapes without losing their intrinsic brilliance.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:02PMConsider this a well-deserved Like for "As You Like It" at Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga. As part of the company's Americana-themed summer repertory season, the production rese…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:02PMPlàcido Domingo has canceled his upcoming appearance in Woody Allen's staging of "Gianni Schicchi" in Madrid, due to the recent death of his sister, the tenor's publicist confirmed on Thurs…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:02PMThe old adage, "you get what you pay for," has acquired new meaning on the Los Angeles theater scene, where a busy stage website, Bitter Lemons, is making this offer to theaters: Send us $15…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:02PMGhostlight Records will produced the album for this wedding-themed musical.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMA Letter to Harvey Milk is inspired by a short story from Lesléa Newman.
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You’ve won a Tony Award, Annaleigh Ashford! Congratulations! You’re on your way up. For your next big role, you’ll be playing, uh, a dog.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:59PMActor and folksinger Theodore Bikel is getting a salute in New York City June 21 with the premiere of a documentary film intertwining his life with that of the Yiddish-language writer Sh…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:58PM54 Below will present an all-new show by writer and performer Charles Busch titled That Girl/That Boy, an eclectic program of songs both old and new. Busch is the writer of The Tale of t…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:58PMWe are proud of our writers, and we are not alone in our estimation. Herewith, news from five critics about recent achievements: ArtsATL lead dance
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:56PMWe need to talk. That’s all anyone’s been saying since yesterday. Last night, my significant other and I heard at least three groups of people passing by our open window, all tal…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:56PMShow at Paris museum tracks different performance styles, from India to Mata HariIt is surely something of a miracle to explore 2,000 years of theatre in Asia in a single exhibition. But Fro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:56PMAfter a painful failure with Spider-Man, Taymor has bounced back with stage and now film versions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Here she talks about why there are still few female director…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:56PMOriginal Broadway Cast, 1964 (Mercury/Decca) With Buddy Hackett starring as a Coney Island psychic who screws up his friends’ love lives, it’s safe to say that I Had a Ball doesn’t hav…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 01:56PMGrowing up, Norm Harris never had the date for Denver's Juneteenth celebration circled on his calendar.
SOURCE: Denver Post at 01:55PMThe only previous work the young playwright Joshua Harmon mentions in his current program bio is Bad Jews, a big hit for the Roundabout in 2012 and 2013. That terrific comedy, tight and…
SOURCE: Vulture at 01:55PMThe layered and dynamic new musical transfers to Broadway and continues to soar.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 01:45PMThe National High School Musical Theatre Awards/Jimmy Awards has announced the 52 high school students, selected from across the U.S., who will perform at the finals in New York City on June…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:37PMA cast album of a Broadway musical—it makes the perfect wedding gift! It Shoulda Been You will release a recording from Ghostlight Records, available digitally on August 14 and in…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:34PMAs previously speculated, Samantha Barks will lead the world premiere musical Amélie at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. The cast will also include Broadway alum (and former Broadway.…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:34PMCould a feeling send a jolt through the fabric of time and space and make the universe shiver? And is the material that weaves our past, present and future merely and illusion? Rebecca Bosse…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:28PMAdam Lambert was featured on this morning's GOOD MORNING AMERICA Summer Concert Series. Below, watch the singer perform 'The Original High', 'Ghost Town' and 'Whataya Want from Me'.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:28PM'Normal Heart' star and heartthrob Matt Bomer gives his dreamy rendition of Bryan Adams' 'Heaven' in this clip from MAGIC MIKE XXL.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:28PMIn just days, Broadway will again join forces for Broadway Bares, the unrivaled evening of sexy striptease that benefits Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS, which is celebrating its 25th spect…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:28PMAt last night's Songwriters Hall of Fame honoree Lady Gagaperformed a cover of 4 Non Blondes' 'What's Up',in honor of Linda Perry. Watch her performance here courtesy of Billboard.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:28PMCasa Maana Theatre opens the 2015-2016 Season with the epic Les Miserables, June 19 - 28. Tickets are on sale now. Check out a first look below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:28PMGhostlight Records announced today the release of the Original Broadway Cast Recording of It Shoulda Been You. Produced by Kurt Deutsch and Joel Moss, the album will be digitally released on…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:28PMGigi, the new Broadway adaptation of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s Oscar- and Tony Award-winning musical comedy, plays its final performance June 21 at the Neil Sim…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:21PMThe seventh annual Broadway Meows concert for the Humane Society of New York will be staged at Don't Tell Mama July 13. The evening will feature performances by a string of Broadway acto…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:11PMTwo years ago I saw the touring production of The Book of Mormon at The Kennedy Center and was utterly blown away. I wrote a column at the time about the profound content of The Book of Morm…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:11PMSignificant Other, the new comedy by Joshua Harmon (Bad Jews), opened Off-Broadway at Roundabout Theatre Company’s Laura Pels Theatre on June 18 for a limited engagement through Aug. 16. D…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:06PMScenic designer Paige Hathaway remembers the epiphany that led to the 31 skulls in her attic-style set for “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” at Folger Theatre. She was sitting in r…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:05PMHear the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter debut one of her first tunes for the now-Tony-winning musical.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
In celebration of Father's Day, the editorial staff at Playbill.com compiled a list of their favorite stage dads and most memorable fatherly moments.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:59PM"Churchill," Ronald Keaton's surprise hit one-man show about the eponymous British prime minister, will return to the Greenhouse Theater Center this summer.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:57PMSusannah Fielding has won this year’s Ian Charleson award for outstanding performance in a classical role by an actor under the age
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:57PMRecord audience numbers and box office receipts boosted the Royal Opera House’s income by 12% to £125.7 million, its annual report reveals.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:57PMWe all know that theatregoing is a habit – the more you see, the more you want to see. But how do you encourage audiences to try new venues?Recent British Theatre Consortium research found…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:52PMFrom Nô to Mata Hari, the ambitious exhibition exploring 2000 years of Asian theatre at the Musée Guimet, Paris, until 31 August 2015. Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:52PMThe Polish National Ballet is making its Washington debut this week, but its neoclassical style may look familiar to longtime dancegoers. Its artistic director, Krzysztof Pastor, was a resid…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:52PMLuz San Miguel and Davit Hovhannisyan know about journeys. Born in Madrid and in Yerevan, Armenia, respectively, the two are leading dancers with the Milwaukee Ballet. This summer, they are …
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:52PM✭✭✭✩✩ Fury and fear:
The National Theatre of Scotland’s adaptation of Muriel Spark’s The Driver’s Seat has a righteous fury, combined…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:42PMJonathan Groff will star in New York City Center's Encores! Off Center Production of A New Brain, a show he's loved since he was a young theatre fan. The William Finn (book, music an…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PMSignificant Other, a new comedy from acclaimed Bad Jews playwright Joshua Harmon, officially opens June 18 following previews that began May 22 at Roundabout Theatre Company's Off-Br…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23PMThe Segal Centre closes its blockbuster 2014-2015 Theatre Season with The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz The Musical, a world premiere musical adaptation of Mordecai Richler's novel and the…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:19PMThe award-winning musical, A Letter toHarvey Milk, based on the short story A Letter to Harvey Milk by Leslea Newman, will enjoy an invite-only industry reading in New York City on Monday, J…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:19PMEmmy winner and current Broadway headliner Jim Parsons sat down with James Lipton on the June 18 episode of Inside the Actors Studio, and yes, “God” made a brief appearance. Take…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:15PMThe off-Broadway production of Churchill will play its final performance on July 12. The play, created by and starring Ronald Keaton, began performances at New World Stages on February 6. Th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:15PMTony-nommed Wolf Hall stars Nathaniel Parker and Ben Miles answer your questions about costumes, backstage gossip and more.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:15PMArtist Michelle Ellsworth asks audiences: What would a world without men look like?
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 12:15PMOff-Broadway's hit play CHURCHILL is set to reopen where it began its phenomenal journey, with performances beginning July 17th at Chicago's Greenhouse Theater Center. The show will conclude…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:13PMTo celebrate Father's Day, Kinky Boots producers Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig have released a never-before-heard original demo by the show’s Tony and Grammy Award-winning com…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:11PMFEATURED PLAYWRIGHT: DIPIKA GUHA A Brief History of America will be presented at the Samuel French OOB Festival on Wednesday August 5th at 8pm. Click Here for tickets. Presenting, Dipik…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 12:08PMThe annual concert benefits the Humane Society of New York.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM
It is that time of the year where we pay tribute to those who gave us life by celebrating Mother's and Father's Day. Playbill.com reached out to members of the theatre community a…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:49AMWatch an exclusive trailer for Caryl Churchill's The Skriker, made by the animator Alice Dunseath. Churchill's apocalyptic 1994 play about the eponymous shape-shifter is being revived by dir…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:47AMTracy McDowell (Motown, Rent) and Jenna Leigh Green (Wicked) will co-star as dueling Olympic figure skaters Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan in the New York Musical Theatre Festival prod…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:44AMTony-nommed WOLF HALL stars Nathaniel Parker and Ben Miles answer your questions about costumes, backstage gossip and more.
SOURCE: YouTube at 11:39AMFiled under: BROOKLYN, Contemporary Variety, PLUGS Tagged: BROOKLYN, Bushwick, Cobra Club, Force Majeur
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:36AMRemember when French music stopped sucking? OK, so good stuff came out before Daft Punk — it’s just that nobody outside France knew it. It took the masked duo and...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 11:32AMShakespeare's themes of murder and mayhem resonate with prisoners, certainly, but so do his language, his humanity and his humor.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:30AMThe hotly anticipated new show from You Me Bum Bum Train goes on sale this weekend and tickets are likely to sell out in a flash
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:22AMPauline McLynn is joined by several of the original Trafalgar Transformed company
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:20AMAhead of Father's Day on Sunday, we chat to an actor, director and journalist to find out what it's like to be a dad in the theatre industry
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:20AMThe Broadway.com staff is crazy about Culturalist, the website that lets you choose and rank your own top 10 lists. Every week, we’re challenging you with a new Broadway-themed topic t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:13AMGood morning, BroadwayWorld Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it This weekend's big news Benefits, readings, concerts, a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13AMRoundabout Theatre Company'sSignificant Otherofficially opened lastnight, June 18, and will play a limited engagement through Sunday, August 16, 2015 at theLaura PelsTheatre in the Harold an…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13AMWhile speaking at The Wrap's Power Woman Breakfast in New York City on Tuesday, recent Tony Award winner Helen Mirren had some strong words to share about rampant ageism in Hollywood.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13AMDON'T WAIT ONE DAY MORE RAMIN KARIMLOO'S FINAL PERFORMANCE AUGUST 30TH
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13AMToday in 1978, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas opened at the 46th Street Theatre now the Richard Rodgers Theatre, where it ran for 1584 performances. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13AMThe 7th Annual Broadway Meows Concert for the Humane Society of New York will be presented at Don't Tell Mama, one night only, Monday, July 13th at 7pm.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13AMLady Gaga accepted theContemporary Icon Award at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 46th Annual Induction and Awards gala held in New York City on Tuesday evening.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13AMThe world premiere production of Hamilton, inspired by the book 'Alexander Hamilton' by Ron Chernow, with book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and directed by Thomas Kail, will star…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13AMBBC One, AMC and The Ink Factory today announced further names for the highly-anticipated television adaptation of John le Carre's novel, The Night Manager, including Russell Tovey Banished,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13AMAs BroadwayWorld reported last week, Sheridan Smithhas beenin negotiations to star as 'Fanny Brice' in FUNNY GIRL at the Menier Chocolate Factory, directed byMichael Mayer. An official annou…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13AMRoundabout Theatre Company's Significant Other officially opened last night, June 18, and will play a limited engagement through Sunday, August 16, 2015 at the Laura Pels Theatre in the Haro…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13AMIn its first full week of sales following the Tony Awards, PS Classics' updated recording of Fun Home, the 2015 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, doubled the previous weeks' figures
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13AMBroadwayWorld.com's SHOW BIZ Rush, Lottery amp Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 6192015.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13AMJessica Lange reveals that she is 'absolutely' open to the idea of appearing on a few episodes of the next AMERICAN HORROR STORY installment.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13AMAt its best, Belgrader's adaptation is defensibly low, lively and loose. . . Read More
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 11:03AMI recently had the pleasure of attending the Off Broadway Alliance Awards. Now, you don’t have to ask me twice to spend an afternoon in Sardi’s with some of the finest minds and brightes…
SOURCE: www.thewriteteachers.com at 11:00AMThe new dark comedy by Joshua Harmon is directed by Trip Cullman.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
London's Daily Mail reports that Sheridan Smith, who won an Olivier Award for her performance in the leading role in the West End production of Legally Blonde, is in talks to star in a L…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AMAl Hirschfeld, who will be celebrated at Westport Country Playhouse on Monday evening, June 29, created an original work of art exclusively for the Playhouse in 1987.Twenty famous stars who …
SOURCE: Westport Country Playhouse at 10:51AMFour stars of Broadway’s Jersey Boys, who have been touring as the group The Midtown Men, will walk, talk and sing like men in a June 20 homecoming concert at the Beacon Theatre in…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:49AMoshua Harmon's funny and often moving new play about friendship and love for New York single . .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:48AMDemonstrating once again that there is life after The New York Times, Carter ended his 15 minutes of retirement by announcing that he has joined the cable news channel as a contributor on th…
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:40AMThe Tony Awards appear to be boosting sales of newly released cast albums of the winning shows. The original Broadway cast recording of the musical Fun Home reclaimed the top spot o…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:38AMMSG Entertainment and the Garden of Dreams Foundation celebrated the Garden of Dreams Talent Show, "Musical Dreams," on the Great Stage at Radio City Music Hall June 18. Hosted by …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:37AMFrom playing Cyrano at school and Hamlet at the National, the star of the Young Vic’s The Trial talks about the productions that shaped his career I must have been about seven or eight whe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:31AMBirmingham HippodromeDavid Bintley’s sleek and gleaming new piece captures the moment, at the court of young Louis XIV, when classical ballet came of ageIn 1653, the teenaged Louis XIV pla…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:31AMIn Part 2 of a series of interviews with the writer, producer, and director and the cast of Girl with Two Belly Buttons, meet Kathryn Martin. In Girl with Two Belly Buttons, Izzy, at age 6…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:30AMOn Your Feet!, the new musical based on the lives of seven-time Grammy winner Gloria Estefan and her husband, producer-musician-entrepreneur Emilio Estefan, officially opened Jun…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:27AMHistory Lesson: there’s no shortage of backstage musicals. There’s no shortage of musicals set in the Depression or prohibition era either – from Annie to Chicago to Windy …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:27AMPreludes is a world-premiere musical from the creators of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812. Inspired by the music of Sergei Rachmaninov, the story follows the composer (play…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:23AMEmily Padgett leads the cast of of Waterfall, a new romantic musical set during the changing political landscape of Thailand in the 1930s, starting previews today for its world premiere at P…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:22AMNicole PandolfoHometown: Gibbstown, NJ Current Town: New York City Q: What are you working on now?
A: I’m working on a play that moves non-linearly through time and has whol…
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 10:22AMThe missing slices from the juicy score to 1954's The Golden Apple are on disc at last. So there is reason to rejoice for lovers of adventurous musical theatre scores ...
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:20AMCasting has been announced for the North Shore Music Theatre's upcoming production of Shrek The Musical, which will play the Beverly, MA, venue July 7-19.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:19AMLong time subscriber and Broadway Adjacent Jillian Soares wins the Tony Award give-away. She takes home the Tony-winning Fun Home cast recording! It couldn’t have gone to a better gal…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMAndy Einhorn has one of the sweetest gigs in show business. Imagine going to work and getting to accompany and conduct for six-time Tony Award winning performer and theatre goddess Audra McD…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:09AMStage and screen star Tom Hanks is currently in talks to play heroic pilot Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger for an upcoming film directed by Oscar winner Clint Eastwood, accordin…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AMGeorge Costigan may be best known for his racy role as Bob in the film version of Rita, Sue and Bob Too,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AMDon't miss out on this week's must-see shows and events!
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
Jim Parsons, back on Broadway in the new comedy An Act of God, appeared on the Bravo series "Inside the Actors Studio" June 18.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:51AMThe final dramatic film featuring the late Robin Williams will head to cinemas this summer.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:46AMThe final dramatic film featuring the late Robin Williams will head to cinemas this summer.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:46AMThe impish comedy and refreshingly realistic perspective of Dope questions easy answers to pressing racial problems.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:37AMThis documentary explores the lives of 6 movie-crazed, teenage brothers who grew up locked away in a NYC housing project.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:36AMHeadlong's production returns to the West End
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:36AMNew play to remember bookshop founders:
James Ley, who helped form the Village Pub Theatre, has won an award to write a new play about LGBT bookshop founders Bob Orr and Sigrid Nieslen.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:35AMThe working title for this show was Witches are Bitches. However, after much deliberation, we decided that Witches are Bitches didn’t quite evoke the fairy tale tone, or the family friend…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:30AMRECOMMENDED I thought a show where the colorful people stayed on one side of the stage while the colorless people stayed on the other, plot lines fizzled, and the leading players were a scre…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 09:15AMAn all-new version of Alan Menken and David Spencer's The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz: The Musical, featuring an all-Canadian cast, opened in Montreal June 7. Here i…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:10AM
They say you should never work with children or animals; fortunately, Broadway is generally speaking not exactly replete with fauna, but the modern musical is increasingly becoming the home …
SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 08:38AMAt the opening gathering of Theatre Communications Group's 2015 National Conference, the topics include race, Cleveland, and performance by any means necessary.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:38AMGideon Glick in Significant Other
(Photo courtesy of the company)
Jordan, the quirky and looking for love hero of Joshua Harrison’s new play Significant Other, can’t suppress a…
SOURCE: AmericanTheaterWeb at 08:37AMDesigner John Napier has raised concerns that too many theatre designers are being trained for a diminishing number of jobs. In a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:31AMBrighton Hippodrome could once more be used as a cultural venue after the derelict theatre was purchased by Academy Music Group. AMG
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:31AMLast night, Bravo's 'Inside the Actors Studio,' hosted by James Lipton, saluted critically-acclaimed actor Jim Parsons, currently starring in the new Broadway play, AN ACT OF GOD.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:31AMRapper Iggy Azalea and James Corden carpooled to work yesterday and did a little karaoke on the way. Below, watch the duo talk, sing, and even shop for wedding dresses on last night's LATE L…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:31AMClint Eastwood and Warner Brothers are in talks with Tom Hanks to play one of 2009's pilot heros Sully Sullenberger.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:31AMThis week, we go around our Broadway World to feature stories in Maine, Chicago, Italy, and more. Check out our top 10 stories around our Broadway World below, which include FAME at Maine St…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:31AMLoserville star Aaron Sidwell is among the cast joining Amelia Lily
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:31AMHoward Davies' production of W. Somerset Maugham's 1932 drama runs at the Minerva Theatre from 31 July
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:31AMIn Part 4 of a series of interviews with the cast of Damascus Theatre Company’s The Wedding Singer, meet Megan Mostow. Please introduce yourself and tell our readers where they may ha…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:24AMFrom an authoritative Barbara Hepworth retrospective to the return of True Detective and a certain festival in Somerset, here are some of the most interesting cultural activities over the ne…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:22AM
Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on June 19 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:25AMWe highlight some of the best events in the week ahead, including Floetry at the Pageant, ACT INC's "Love From a Stranger" and Third Friday at Third Degree Glass
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:19AMThe festival had been held annually in O'Fallon, Ill.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:19AMSt. Louis Museum of Transportation offers a variety of events and specials for families
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:19AM"Earth Jerks" at White Flag Projects turns to the '60s for inspiration
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 07:19AMPaul Sinha | Kevin Bridges | Zoe LyonsComedians get hired to do all sorts of unlikely jobs these days. Paul Sinha alternates his nocturnal stand-up career with a daytime gig on ITV’s The C…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:14AMBallet Cymru’s Cinderella | Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company: FlamencuraThis small-scale Welsh company has a fine track record in its reinventions of classic work, and this new version of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:14AMIn Fog And Falling Snow | The Effect | Hoard Festival | An Oak Tree | BE Festival | Greenwich+Docklands International FestivalIn 2013, York Theatre Royal produced a terrific community produc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:14AMDOCTOR FAUSTUS and THE TEMPEST will never be confused with summer movies. Still, how nice that two plays that were written more than 400 years ago are back in New York as spring gives way to…
SOURCE: Kritzerland at 07:06AM
Laurie Sansom's adaptation of the Muriel Spark novella The Driver's Seat is psychologically intense, says Mark Brown
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:47AMDisney and Cameron Mackintosh are delighted to announce that ZIZI STRALLEN will play ‘Mary Poppins’ and MATT LEE will play ‘Bert’ in the forthcoming UK and Ireland tour of their mult…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:46AMIn today’s Wall Street Journal I review two very different plays about the supernatural, the Public Theater’s Shakespeare-in-the-Park production of The Tempest and a Baltimore revival of…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:45AMIn today’s Wall Street Journal “Sightings” column I discuss Jonathan Pryce’s charge that Tom Stoppard is a snob—and put it in a wider cultural context. Here’s an excerpt. * * * T…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:30AMZizi Strallen will play Mary Poppins in the upcoming UK tour of the musical. As previously reported, the show opens at Curve
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:24AMJohnny Mercer stumps the panel as a “special” mystery guest on an episode of What’s My Line? originally telecast on February 9, 1964. The regular mystery guest, who is seen at the end …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:15AMBailey will perform a selection of musical theatre numbers with special guests
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:08AMSabrina Mahfouz's Fringe First winning play comes to Soho
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:08AMMatthew Warchus's inaugural production as artistic director stars Rob Brydon
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:08AMThe latest episode of Theater Talk, in which Susan Haskins and Michael Riedel discuss the Broadway season just past with Ben Brantley of the New York Times, Peter Marks of the Washington Pos…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:05AM“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.” George Bernard Shaw, “Maxims for Revolutionists”
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:00AM
School captain Michael Morpurgo is not happy about the way his pupils are portrayed and Harold Pinter’s latest play The Collection is reviewedFilming of “The Lonely Stage” in the preci…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:50AMThe documentary RUBBLE KINGS will hit theaters today, June 19th in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, with a wider release to follow. The film, narrated by John Leguizamo, follows the story …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:45AMToday we are toasting this week's big news than Megan Hilty will take on the title role in ANNIE GET YOUR GUN.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:45AMThe Hollywood Fringe Festival's 2015 season includes the world premiere ofPOP THE MUSICAL, an '80s themed musical with an exciting original score from the Los Angeles based writing duo of tw…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:44AMIn celebration of their new collaborative jazz album Cheek To Cheek, Tony Bennett and Lady Gagawill join forces tonight, June 19 at Radio City Music Hall, New York.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:44AMBroadway director and choreographer Susan Stroman, whose many credits include the Tony Award-winning musicals Crazy for You, Contact, and The Producers, makes her Met debut with a lavish new…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:44AMSchool may be coming to a close in just a few weeks, but not before 'Charlie Pollock amp Friends' bring down the house again, with another world-classconcertto raise money for the Achieve Fo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:44AMLaugh until your sides hurt tonight, June 19 at Bucks County Playhouse's late-night comedy benefit performance of Villain DeBlanks.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:44AMIt Shoulda Been You, the new musical comedy about a wedding gone awry that stars Tyne Daly, Lisa Howard, Harriet Harris, David Burtka and Sierra Boggess, will get a cast album, according to …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AMIt Shoulda Been You, the new musical comedy about a wedding gone awry that stars Tyne Daly, Lisa Howard, Harriet Harris, David Burtka and Sierra Boggess, will get a cast album, according to …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AMTexas' Casa Mañana kicks off its new season with Les Misérables June 19, with Mary Michael Patterson, who played Christ…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMAward-winning director and designer Julie Taymor shares thoughts on adapting her work from the stage to the screen and the history-making works by women at the Tony Awards.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMIan McKellen, who has embodied Gandalf and Magneto on film, in addition to a lifetime of Shakespearean work on the stage, assumes another iconic role, Sherlock Holmes, in the new film &l…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM1939 Lee and J. J. Shubert collaborate with Hellzapoppin creators Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson to present The Streets of Paris on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre. The revue's stars inc…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMActor, writer and activist George Takei talks with Telly Leung, the star of his new musical Allegiance, which will open on Broadway in the fall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMRenée Fleming, who recently made her Broadway debut in the short-lived Living on Love, stars in the title role of The Merry Widow, which is broadcast on PBS June 19.
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