The Hypocrites are thrilled to launch their 2015-16 season with the Chicago premiere of the smash Broadway musical AMERICAN IDIOT, featuring music by Grammy Award-winning punk rock band G…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:33PMAstonRep Theatre Company is pleased to kick-off its 2015-16 season with the Chicago premiere of Nicky Silver’s darkly humorous family drama THE LYONS, directed by Company Member Derek…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:33PMRenowned French film director and visual artist Agnès Varda will spend October 8-15, 2015 in residence at the University of Chicago as part of a major weeklong celebration of her work. Ci…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:33PMterraNOVA Collective and The Playground Theater, in association with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, are pleased to announce the world premiere of DON CHIP…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:33PMChicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announces the full casting and creative team for Shakespeare’s spectacular tale of revenge and romance—The Tempest, staged by award-winning directors Aa…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:33PMAs a person who has had a long stage career as a performer AND a producer/director, I could spend time advising you on all of the things one should do to further their career in theatre. I'…
SOURCE: www.wondergroove.com at 10:14PMFor anyone who hasn’t made a trip to the annual Williamstown Theatre Festival, to appreciate it, you have to first try and imagine it: a tiny, bucolic town in the Berkshires, tucked aw…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 10:13PMBrian J. Smith learned about his Tony nomination last year in a real-life way that was every bit as dramatic as his role on Broadway.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 10:06PMMove over, “Hamilton,” you’re not the only historic figure treading the boards right now.
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Every girl loves a good, stylish pair of shoes. And even some guys do too. In Kinky Boots, now playing at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, Charlie Price (Steven Booth) is out to save the …
SOURCE: Girl Meets Broadway at 09:55PMThe all-white casting of a play about a company putting on a production paints the picture that theatre is still only by and for white people.
SOURCE: www.peterjkuo.com at 09:28PMOedipus is complex, but this production has him striking a simple continuous note of self-righteous self-pity
SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 09:26PMArtistic director introduced a new subtlety and elegance to Stratford
SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 09:26PMThe West Coast Premiere of Ken Ludwig's Baskerville A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, a new work by one of America's great comic playwrights, familiar to millions for Lend Me a Tenor and Crazy for …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:10PMBecause this blog is going to be about pricing, let’s just get this out of the way first . . . ready, say it with me, “Broadway tickets are too expensive!” Ok, we all feel …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 09:07PMTo mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Shadow Players are staging "The Last Geese of Autumn" by local playwright Patrick Perkins. Celebrating the patriotism and sacrifi…
SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 09:07PMBy Isaac Butler You know, it's amazing, the racket that war promoters have discovered and built for themselves over the last fifteen years. Really, it's astounding. First, you can get paid t…
SOURCE: Parabasis at 09:07PMAlthough the famed Drama Book Shop in Midtown Manhattan will celebrate its centennial in 2016, the exact anniversary is anything but precise.
“It’s a little hard to pick an actua…
SOURCE: Backstage at 09:07PM"Hound of the Baskervilles" and "Over the River..." get an extra week... Read more »
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Lifetime TV's "The Balancing Act" will feature several touring Broadway shows this summer, including behind-the-curtain peeks on "Kinky Boots," "Rodgers + Hammerstein's …
SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:53PMn n n n You still have time to see two very different shows. The first, a lavish production of "The King and I" at Livermore's Bankhead Theater (2400 First St.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 08:52PMIn Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton (which opens on Broadway on August 6 after a much-praised run this past winter at the Public Theater), the founding father emerges as an immigrant …
SOURCE: Vulture at 08:50PMWhat a Dame shame.
SOURCE: USA Today at 08:47PMFrom the page to the stage -- to the page again.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:08PM"...YoungArts has continued to be such a supportive entity in my career. I am incredibly honored that Complexions, now celebrating its 21st season, has been given this vital opportunity. Wha…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PM"I've always known I wanted to make things. I've always been overwhelmed by powerful story telling – in the body, in song, in spoken and written language – ..." Okwui Okpokwasili…
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Lyndsey Turner's production of William Shakespeare's HAMLET, starring Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role, will begin performances at the Barbican Theatre next month. And Producer Sonia F…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:56PMA biography of Alexander Hamilton by the historian Ron Chernow inspired the hip-hop musical “Hamilton,” by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Now Grand Central Publishing has acquired Mr. Miranda’s b…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:37PMOn this week’s episode of The Broadway.com Show, we’ve got tons of casting updates, a very scary Smackdown, a sweet Frozen tribute by a Disney princess and tons more.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:37PMThe Stage newspaper comes out once a week and is brimming with industry news, advice, analysis and reviews from all over the
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SWEET POTATO QUEENS will have to wait until fall to take the stage.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:57PMBy Kristin Brownstone
Given the competition inherent in the world of theatre-making, more often than not, actors are grateful just to be working. But is simply working enough to further an …
SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 06:52PMThis recording is the first of a partial Shostakovich cycle Andris Nelsons and the BSO are embarking upon.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:48PMBritish director known here for Stratford Festival productions in running to replace Jackie Maxwell.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:38PMMr. Cumberbatch’s appearance as Hamlet a 12-week run at the Barbican is easily the most anticipated event of the London theatrical season.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:33PMChicago Shakespeare Theater CST announces the full casting and creative team for Shakespeare's spectacular tale of revenge and romance-The Tempest, staged by award-winning directors Aaron Po…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:18PMSome theater capitals go on late-summer hiatus, but not London, which has saved the year’s biggest opening for the dog days of August. (Not that there are tickets still to be had for B…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:14PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Drink Hot Chocolate With Audra
Ready to win some “Audrafied” prizes? Of course you are! Six-time Tony winner Au…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:14PMThanks to awesome vlogs and backstage photo features, we already know the Wicked crew has a blast behind the scenes. But for more backstage fun, Broadway.com asked Matt Shingledecker, who is…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:14PMIn 1996, to celebrate the publication of his autobiography I Stole Freddie Mercury's Birthday Cake, the comedian compere and amateur sensationalist Malcolm Hardee - who died last week - offe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:14PMOn this week’s episode of The Broadway.com Show, we’ve got tons of casting updates, a very scary Smackdown, a sweet FROZEN tribute by a Disney princess and tons more.
SOURCE: YouTube at 06:14PMThe roster includes 'The Laramie Project,' 'Sense and Sensibility,' 'Twelfth Night,' and a puppetry festival.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:07PMThe world-premiere cast sings a number from Grammy winner Sara Bareilles' brand-new score.
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On the Spot Theatre Company misses the mark with "Eugene," Michael Brayndick's dutiful but dull adaptation of Honore Balzac's "Pere Goriot." Set in 1819 Paris, during the Bourbon Restoration…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:58PMKelly Leonard, it was announced last week, is stepping down from his post as president of Second City Theatricals, his longtime role at the famed Chicago comedy theater.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:58PM'If you had told me just a year ago that 3 shows I was a part of would be playing Provincetown this summer, I would have not believed you.'Those were the first words out of Richard Jay-Alexa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:58PMArtpark brings the tale of PETER PAN to life on the Artpark Theater stage for eight exciting performances tomorrow, July 30, through August 7, 2015.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:58PMThe Alliance Theatre Co-Founder Elaine Wilson remembers the conversation that would prompt her to change the direction of a then-struggling community theatre still in its infancy. Wilson ha…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:57PMDesigner Showhouse 2015 presented by Traditional Homes Benefits Southampton Hospital.
The opening night Gala Preview Cocktail Party for the 2015 Hampton Designer Showhouse in Bridgehampton, …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 05:51PMFor the majority of performers, the natural progression toward Broadway includes training at theatrical conservatories and focusing all of their energy on auditions and voice lessons. The fo…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:47PMAs a deconstructionist riff on the entire musical genre, [title of show] is almost critic-resistant since it critiques itself. Don't miss [title of show] if you're looking for some frisky f…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 05:47PMLooking to escape the crowds of Times Square for a little while this summer? Playbill met up with Marc Kudisch, currently starring alongside Broadway's favorite evil puppet in Hand to Go…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:47PMThe seasoned New York lighting designer has been mentoring the young Mexican artist for a year. They met recently to talk about composition in time and space.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:38PMComing to the United States is always a pleasure. Partly for the pancakes. Jacqui, my wife, and I are devotees of your buttermilk pancakes with maple syrup and a side of crispy bacon. Qu…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 05:38PMSteel arch stands 20 feet above new Franklin StationIntricate design evokes shrine … Click to Continue »
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 05:31PM"We move onstage and they say we're not dancers. We speak onstage and they say they we are not actors." There is no more eloquent defender of the men and women of the circus than Gypsy Sni…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:27PMBy Laura Brueckner, Idris Goodwin. Laura Brueckner interviews playwright Idris Goodwin on 5 weeks 5 plays.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:25PMThe world premiere of Fernanda Coppel’s King Liz will extend off-Broadway through August 15. Directed by Lisa Peterson, the Second Stage Theatre Uptown production, starring Karen Pittm…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:16PMHey, Kid (again!). Broadway fave James Snyder and his wife Jacqueline Dadon Snyder have welcomed into the family a baby sister for their son Oliver. Willa Emerson Snyder was born on Jul…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:16PMThe new musical Hamilton doesn't open officially on Broadway until August 6, but celebrities are already flocking to Lin-Manuel's hip-hop history lesson. A slew of stars we…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:16PMTituss Burgess, who can currently be seen on the hit Netflix series "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," tweeted an impromptu lip-synch of Beyonce's "***Flawless" with th…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:04PMJeremy Gerard has covered the evolving fortunes of Jujamcyn Theatres since it became a formidable competitor to the larger Shubert and Nederlander organizations in the late 1980s. In 2013 p…
SOURCE: Deadline at 05:02PM“The breathing gets heavier and more frantic, like a dinosaur is sitting on Santa and tickling him at the same time. Finally, as it all crescendos, TINY COOPER comes into the world…” A…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:02PMThis jazz-infused play at the Williamstown Theater Festival stars Blair Underwood as a bullying nightclub owner and De’Adre Aziza as the alluring stranger who comes to town.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:02PMThe Chicago storefront is changing its mission, as it becomes one of the first theatres in Chicago to adapt a pay-as-you-can policy.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:01PMThe Tony-winning X-Man asked for plot suggestions…and we've got some.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMKaren Pittman stars in the world-premiere play by Fernanda Coppel.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM
The title of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is often considered a reference to “Epiphany,” or the twelfth night of the Christmas Celebration. Around Shakespeare’s time, this night was c…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:57PMSecond Stage Theatre 2015 Uptown Series' acclaimed production of KING LIZ has been extended by one week and will now play through Saturday, August 15. Written by Fernanda Coppel Chimichangas…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:56PMA remastered take on a cinema classic
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:56PM54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presentedBlake Pfeil in The BBC, 1970 last Saturday, July 25. On October 9, 1970, the BBC aired Joni Mitchell in Concert, an intimate and acoustic portrait …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:56PMThe Tony Award nominated ROCK OF AGES star teams with the Rock Of Ages band
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:56PMA first look at the stars on set in BEAUTY amp THE BEAST
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:56PMTKTS 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 04:56PMAccoridng to Variety, Ellen Barkin and Scott Speedman have signed on for TNT's drama pilot ANIMAL KINGDOM, a family crime drama set in a gritty surf community, hailing from executive produce…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:56PM"Man of La Mancha" has noble Connecticut roots. The musical, based on Dale Wasserman's adaptation of Cervantes' "Don Quixote," with music by Mitch Leigh and lyrics by Joe Darion, premiered a…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:53PMPlaybill.com's Job Listings offer an extensive selection of available jobs within the theatre industry. From auditions to administrative roles, Playbill.com is the online source for care…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:45PMThe National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced today that Greg Reiner will join the NEA as the director of theater and musical theater starting on September 8, 2015. Reiner will manage …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:43PMThe Hypocrites are thrilled to launch their 2015-16 season with the Chicago premiere of the smash Broadway musical AMERICAN IDIOT, featuring music by Grammy Award-winning punk rock band G…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:43PMIrish Theatre of Chicago is pleased to launch its 2015-16 Season with the Midwest premiere of Geraldine Aron’s touching and comedic one-woman show MY BRILLIANT DIVORCE, directed by Sii…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:43PMNo Stakes Theater Project, a growing platform that supports the development of Chicago’s emerging theater artists, presents Jim Cartwright’s THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE, from Augus…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:43PMGreen Shirt Studio, an acting and performance training center located at 4407 N. Clark St., is thrilled to announce two new initiatives designed to open the school up to the public – free …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:43PMThe Signature Theatre's upcoming production of the political-themed musical The Fix will be presented Aug. 11-Sept. 20 in the MAX Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:36PMYou don’t have much time to see Brandy Norwood as Roxie Hart and we can’t urge you strongly enough to get to Chicago.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 04:32PMOriginal Broadway Cast, 1973 (Columbia/Sony) Despite its healthy Broadway run and its Tony Award for Best Musical, Raisin is almost completely forgotten. Fortunately, the Robert Nemiroff-Cha…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 04:28PMName: Bautista DuarteHometown: La Plata, ArgentinaEducation: Atlantic Acting School Conservatory Program. Stella Adler Studio, Lecoq Technique at the Movement Theater Studio. Law Degree from…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 04:16PMOff-Broadway Cast, 1993 (RCA) There have been tons of Stephen Sondheim revues, but the big attraction of Putting It Together was unique: Julie Andrews singing Sondheim, live, in a tiny theat…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 04:11PMA play about dementia has been nominated for a Lottery award. But why is the subject so charged, asks Rachel Ward
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:10PMGrab your parachute pants, banana clips and homework assignments, and head back to the 1980s with TOTALLY ELECTRIC, a hilarious new show featuring the hits from the 80s, playing at The Abbey…
SOURCE: SHOWBIZ NoFLO at 04:02PMThe energetic star plays Malificent in the live musical airing Friday night — and she’s super-enthused about being evil: “This is so the darkest I’ve ever been!”
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:00PMWASHINGTON — Aerospace giant Boeing Co. is giving the John F. Kennedy Center for the ...
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Ten-time Tony Award-winner Tommy Tune will perform "Taps, Tunes and Tall Tales," his one-man show, as the headliner at Chicago Human Rhythm Project's 25th anniversary Jubalee Gala to be held…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 03:56PMOriginal Broadway Cast, 1970 (Ampex/RCA) With music by Gary Geld and lyrics by Peter Udell, this show is based on the play Purlie Victorious by Ossie Davis, who adapted the musical in collab…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 03:51PMHamilton star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda recently revealedin a Vulture article some of his influences for the musical that has been taking New York City by storm. His inspirations for th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:50PMRevisit the sounds of this year's Best Musical
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:50PMThe Pheasantry, London****Anne Reid and Stefan BednarczykCurrently in cabaret at London’s The Pheasantry, Anne Reid and Stefan Bednarczyk offer a songlist devoted to the Broadway/Holly…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:45PMIt’s 1951 and Delray’s juke joint is the hottest place to be on Beale Street, where Felicia Farrell’s voice keeps the crowd swinging to rhythm
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 03:40PMOriginal Cast, 1982 (Columbia/Sony) An unexpected delight when it opened, this revue of countryish songs doesn’t have much in the way of a story line. The setup of a roadside stop populate…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 03:38PMThe New York Film Festival announced Wednesday that the opening night screening of Robert Zemeckis’ The Walk has been moved back one day, from Friday, September 25 to Saturday, Septemb…
SOURCE: Deadline at 03:34PMThere’s something very intimidating about performing an Ancient Greek play in Athens. If anyone, these people would be the greatest critics, the ones who would know that you’d go…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 03:32PMAfter completing my studies in Boston University Communications School in Film in 2003 I came back to Greece. I started working in theatre in 2005 as an assistant director for Michael Ca…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 03:32PMThe Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper production of Bent, Martin Sherman's seminal drama about gays trying to stay alive in Nazi Germany where homosexuality is a crime, officially opened J…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:31PMJewish Theatre Workshop‘s production of Game Show is just a few days away before our opening this Sunday, August 2nd at 2 pm, and we couldn’t be more excited than if we’d won a bra…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:21PMConnecticut's newest poet laureate, Rennie McQuilkin, says he wants to make poetry an integral part of the state's culture.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:21PMWe can see why Brian d’Arcy James' new movie Spotlight has made it into the prestigious 40th Toronto International Film Festival! The Something Rotten headliner and three-time Tony…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PMThe title of David Foster Wallace’s Brief Interviews With Hideous Men is pretty self-explanatory. It is a collection of postmodern short stories featuring a series of wretched men who are …
SOURCE: The Independent at 03:18PMActor Jack Gleeson has said that past representations of sexual violence in the show may have been 'unfair'
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:15PMThe youth production of the musical Into the Woods is live on stage for only four more performances through August 2, 2015. Once upon a time in this magical musical, a baker and his wife wis…
SOURCE: SHOWBIZ NoFLO at 03:14PMTony Award winners Len Cariou, Billy Crudup and Liev Schreiber join Tony nominees Brian d'Arcy James (currently on Broadway in Something Rotten!), Mark Ruffalo and Stanley Tucci, plus Ho…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PMOn Twitter Watch, Les Miserables wrote 'This is brilliant Credit httpimgur.comur6mFod LesMiz
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:06PMOpen Road has shared the first trailer for Michael Keaton and Mark Ruffalo's sex scandal drama SPOTLIGHT.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:06PMCiarán O'Reilly directs the drama at the DR2 Theatre.
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This award-winning play, written and performed by Sarah Calver, is making its UK debut at the Ovalhouse before going to Edinburgh’s Fringe. This one-woman show is unique in its blend of ge…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:51PM Paul Taylor-Mills presents Willemijn Verkaik In Concert at The Ambassadors Theatre On Tuesday 25 August 2015 Dutch vocal powerhouse Willemijn Verkaik will play a o…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:51PMWed, September 2 thru Sun, September 27 @ Olney Theatre Center, presented by Olney Theatre Center
SOURCE: Culture Capital at 02:46PMMon, September 7 thru Sun, October 4 @ Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, presented by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
SOURCE: Culture Capital at 02:46PMSat, September 12 @ Howard Theatre, presented by Howard Theatre
SOURCE: Culture Capital at 02:46PMSat, September 12 @ Warner Theatre, presented by Warner Theatre
SOURCE: Culture Capital at 02:46PMTue, August 25 @ Howard Theatre, presented by Howard Theatre
SOURCE: Culture Capital at 02:46PMSat, August 8 @ Warner Theatre, presented by Warner Theatre
SOURCE: Culture Capital at 02:46PMMon, August 17 @ Howard Theatre, presented by Howard Theatre
SOURCE: Culture Capital at 02:46PMSun, August 2 @ Howard Theatre, presented by Howard Theatre
SOURCE: Culture Capital at 02:46PMThe lineup has been announced for the fourth free concert in 106.7 LITE FM’s Broadway in Bryant Park series, which will be held July 30 on the Bryant Park Stage.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:43PMJust in Take a look inside WAITRESS rehearsalsherejust posted on American Repertory Theater's Facebook page
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:40PMThe much anticipated 2005 Tony Award-winning Best Musical - Monty Python's Spamalot - has finally arrived and is in rehearsal in Los Angeles for its July 31 - August 2, 2015 run at the histo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:40PMHot on the heels of news that Grammy Award-winning singers Mary J. Blige and Queen Latifah have joined the cast of the upcoming live broadcast of the Tony Award-winning musical The W…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:39PMThe wonderful Willemijn Verkaik has announced a solo concert next month and we’re very excited! Read on for more details…Dutch vocal powerhouse Willemijn Verkaik will play …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:38PMPLAYS • The Mentalists is to close in the West End one month earlier than planned, with producers blaming a “challenging post-summer
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:33PMSummer 2015 is turning out to be the season of original musicals making their premieres with Washington area theaters. One of the most anticipated and appropriately “local” offerings ope…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:28PMCasting has been announced for the Signature Theatre's upcoming production of the political-themed musical The Fix, which will be presented Aug. 11-Sept. 20 in the MAX Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:26PM Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. Multi Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole returned to her cabaret home 54 Below on July 28th with “Big Noise From Winnetka,”...
The…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:21PMAs the Aug. 6 opening night of Hamilton draws closer, the list of songs titles in the printed Playbill is becoming finalized. That's usual. What's unusual is the fact that the show h…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:17PMFull casting is announced for the Swan Theatre production of Marina Carr’s new play based on the epic tale of Hecuba, directed by RSC Deputy Artistic Director Erica Whyman with Derbhle…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:17PMSeven Brides for Seven Brothers – Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre From the Golden Age of the movie musical, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers finds its perfect partner in the Regent…
SOURCE: Music Theatre International at 02:13PMIf he hasn’t already, Brian Clowdus, the artistic director of Serenbe Playhouse, should send flowers — or a thank-you card — to the producers of
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 02:12PMThis post is by Constance Radut
Sally lays out her heart and soul onto the stage and her chemistry with the talented composer and pianist, Matthew Martin Ward, is unmistakable. At the end of…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:01PMThis is TheaterMania's fifth and final review roundup of the 2015 New York Musical Theatre Festival.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
AKRON, Ohio – On Nov. 3, the hit musical "The Producers" is supposed to open at the University of Akron's EJ Thomas Hall, kicking off its popular Broadway series. That's what the…
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 01:50PMThe American Repertory Theater's upcoming production of the world premiere of Waitress, the new Sara Bareilles musical, will play the Cambridge, MA venue Aug. 2-Sept. 27 with an offi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:44PMThere’s no way I can choose the favorite Broadway tune, but certainly a favorite is “Loving You” from Passion. It is one of the simplest expressions of the most profound feeling I …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:43PMSources have revealed that Beyonce is currently in discussions to take on the role of Glinda THE GOOD WITCH
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:39PMPolk amp Co. has announced the launch of a new photo series, titled'Five Minutes to Curtain', a behind-the-scenes look at stars' final moments before they take the stage. AN ACT OF GOD's Jim…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:39PMEarl Carpenter, the West End star currently playing Javert in the Broadway revival of Les Miz, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-cultur…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:38PMEllen Struve
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Current Town: Strangely enough, Omaha, NE. We were transferred there from Chicago for my husband’s job about ten years ago. I had been writing, but o…
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 01:31PMIn case you missed it, Hamilton, written by and starring Lin-Manuel Miranda, is in previews at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, and everyone is rushing to play the pre-show lottery in ho…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:24PMWe see writer Harper Lee at four different crucial times in her life in the new one-woman show Nelle’s Story, currently at Synchronicity Theatre through
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:20PMIn this powerful novel, Vietnamese-American writer Viet Thanh Nguyen shakes up stereotypical notions of the War in Vietnam.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:19PM“The subsidised sector is without doubt the research and development arm of the commercial sector, where new productions, new work and new talent are developed. Ultimately, cuts of this ma…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:18PMby MAUREEN LEE LENKER
“Indians invented the concept of non-linear time….”
notion sits at the heart of Shiv, by Aditi Brennan Kapil, now at The Theatre @ Boston Court. The play fli…
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 01:14PMOff-Broadway's Mint Theater Company has announced that Christian Campbell, from the second season of "True Detective," will lead the cast of its summer revival of Harold Ch…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:13PMTituss Burgess turned to Instagram to share a video of himself, 'Kimmy' co-star Jane Krakowski and series co-creator Tina Fey lip-syncing to Beyonce's 'Flawless.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:10PMWhen taking pen to paper to bring the life of founding father Alexander Hamilton to the stage, Lin-Manuel found inspiration in faroff places - from GRAND THEFT AUTO's free-roaming firefights…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:10PMNancy Robinette, among Washington’s most honored and in-demand actresses, departs for Broadway to appear in one of Broadway’s biggest hits, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:10PMIssaquah's Village Theatre has set the line-up for its 15th annual Festival of New Musicals, running Aug. 7-9 and featuring staged readings of new musicals by Paul Gordon, Cheryl…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:01PMCould Queen Bey reign as the Good Witch of the South? According to Us Weekly, pop goddess Beyoncé is in talks to play Glinda in The Wiz Live!. The NBC telecast will air on Decemb…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:01PMThe two-time Tony winner takes her audience on a musical tour of her life.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
The Second City Training Centre is on the move, bringing with it a piece of Canadian comedy past. On July 30, the dedication for the new John Candy Box Theatre will take place in Toronto, wh…
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:59PMOne of the most highly anticipated films of the year, Antoine Fuqua’s Southpaw arrives with Jake Gyllenhaal bulked up and ready to spar, but alas — Kurt Sutter’s cliché-ridden screenp…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 12:54PMQuinn VanAntwerp talks Jersey Boys nightmares, joining TV's The Affair and all things Garden State.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:49PMWhen I, a longtime theater buff, moved to DC nearly a dozen years ago, I discovered something weird: The Metro DC theater scene is utterly confusing to anyone who doesn’t already know thei…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:46PMThe Balancing Act, the award-winning morning show on the Lifetime Channel, is excited to announce that it has begun shooting the second season of its six-part series, Broadway Balances Ameri…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:32PMSix years after closing Liza's at The Palace, one of the most heralded Special Events in recent Broadway memory, Liza Minnelli gathered up her best friends, that famous songbook, and some be…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:32PMInternationally renowned, Oscar- Grammy- and Golden Globe winning composerStephen Schwartzis currently developing a brand new musical that is set to premier in the fall of 2016 in Vienna. Th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:32PMBroadwayWorld.com continues our exclusive content series, in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, which delves into the library's unparalleled archives, an…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:32PMOn an all-new THEATER TALK, journalist Ben Yagoda discusses the history of the record industry in his new book, The B Side The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of Great American Song R…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:32PMTony nominees Terrence Mann and Charlotte d'Amboise, the husband and wife stars of Broadway's Pippin and Cats, have announced the 2015 Triple Arts Summer Intensive Program for young people w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:32PM“So long, farewell to you my friend. Goodbye for now until we meet again.” In the words of Out of The Box, it is almost time to bid farewell to one of our favorite Broadway Black…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:28PMA Perfect Ganesh - Eclipse Theatre Company at The Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport is offering $15 industry tickets for all remaining Thursday and Friday performances at 7:30pm through A…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 12:24PM“Anomie was born at age twenty on an operating table. Surgical experiments saved her life but left her disabled like a titanium lollipop.” Anomie is a musician. Outside of creating music…
SOURCE: fringearts.com at 12:23PMLast month, 52 high school students from across the nation came to New York City to participate in the 7th Annual National High School Musical Theater Awards, also known as the Jimmy Awards.…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:15PM'Hooray for Holywood!' in its first revival will run at the end of the month at the Paper Mill Playhouse.
SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 12:15PMLast month, 52 high school students from across the nation came to New York City to participate in the 7th Annual National High School Musical Theatre Awards, also known as the Jimmy Awards.…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:15PMDear Evan Hansen, the new musical from Tony Award-nominated songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul that stars "Pitch Perfect" actor Ben Platt , is now in previews for …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:15PMIt’s Lisa Kudrow’s birthday today. A gentleman neither asks nor tells a lady’s age — Google it, if you MUST reduce her to mathematics. It’s been a long term goa…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:08PMThe Old Red Lion Theatre is to stage the world premiere of Arthur Miller’s first play, No Villain. The 1936 play is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:03PMTheatre Royal, BathBennett’s three protagonists provide unchallenging and comforting stereotypes with plenty of wry humour but few surprises Alan Bennett’s monologues were written for th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMThe annual ceremony honors the best of the theater season.
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This summer's Shakespeare in the Park continues with the staging of Cymbeline, starring Patrick Page, Hamish Linklater, Lily Rabe and multi-Tony nominee Ra…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:57AMPlans for a multi-million pound redevelopment of West Yorkshire Playhouse have moved one step closer after Leeds City Council granted the project
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:55AMThe late actor, who passed away on July 20 at the age of 91, was more than just Tevye and Captain von Trapp---he was also a Holocaust survivor and an advocate for the powerless.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:53AMIssaquah's Village Theatre has set the line-up for its 15th annual Festival of New Musicals, running Aug. 7-9 and featuring staged readings of new musicals by Paul Gordon, Cheryl…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:52AMPerth Theatre has released images of how it will look once a £16.6 million redevelopment is completed. When finished, the venue, run
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:49AMPlans for a £110-million new Manchester theatre, dubbed The Factory, have been given the green light by the local council. The venue,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:40AMMore than 100 artists in the visual and performing arts will participate in the sixth annual exhibition, Art on the Atlanta BeltLine, which runs from September
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 11:37AMBy Ruth Zamoyta. Ruth Zamoyta of New Jersey Theatre Alliance describes obstacles to theatre attendance faced by patrons with disabilities, and some programs in New Jersey that are working to…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:32AMFollowing a sold-out run at Dixon Place, the limited 12- week engagement of the critically-acclaimed new play The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey officially opened onJuly 27, 2015, at …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:32AMThe Drama Leagueannounced this morning that the 82nd Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony will be held on Friday, May 20, 2016 beginning at 1130 a.m. at the Marriott Marquis Times Square 1535…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:32AMBrittany Snow has signed on to reprise her role as Chloe in the next PITCH PERFECT installment.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:32AMJenna Ushkowitz, J. Michael Zygo, Jackie Burns and more star in Pittsburgh CLO's new production of The Wedding Singer, running through Aug. 2.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:27AMImage: Chris Nash A London dance theatre company have worked with a group of at risk refugees from across the world to create their new performance piece. Protein worked with people from the…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:25AM
July 20-26, 2015
The chance for Indie Theatre makers to relax and celebrate the insanity and camaraderie of the creating theatre Off-Off-Broadway.
Please join us for these super fun e…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 11:25AMImage from published sheet music of Little Nemo. Image ID: g99c836_001
A guest post By Brian D. Valencia
In one of two overblown patriotic spectacles, the Act 2 finale of Little Nemo in S…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 11:21AMGrab an extra cup of coffee because your mornings are about to get a Great White Way-sized makeover! Lifetime Channel's award-winning morning show The Balancing Act will present the seco…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:20AM“Claudio Quest,” about a super-hero on a mission to overcome killer eggplants; “Single Wide,” about a single mother living in a trailer park with her own single mothe…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 11:20AMWith a spectacular performance by Karen Pittman as a centerpiece, King Liz is a real midsummer surprise.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 11:07AMYou’ve got to hand it to Cirque du Soleil. Founded in 1984 by two Montreal ...
The post In search of another dimension in Cirque du Soleil’s ‘KURIOS’ appeared first o…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 11:00AMLet’s keep talking about fringe theatre pay Equity versus McAlinden finally comes to an end and, as expected, the National Minimum Wage
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AMAlan Hruska's new play is directed by Chris Eigeman.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMThe new production explores the legacy of Helen Keller.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMThe six-time Tony winner is offering donation incentives as part of her Broadway Sleep Out campaign.
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Serenbe Playhouse premieres an immersive, outdoor retelling of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Tony-winning rock musical Evita beginning July 23 in Chattahoochee Hills, GA. Randi …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59AMAs BroadwayWorld announced yesterday, Grammy and Golden Globe-winner Queen Latifah has joined the cast of NBC's highly-anticipated musical, THE WIZ LIVE in the role of the Wiz
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:56AMThe Drama League announced that the 82nd Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony will be held May 20, 2016, beginning at 11:30 AM at the Marriott Marquis Times Square.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AMWashington D.C.'s Unexpected Stage Company is putting a surprising twist on Shakespeare's most well-known love story with its staging of Romeo and Juliet: Love Knows No Age, re&#…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:53AMWashington D.C.'s Unexpected Stage Company is putting a surprising twist on Shakespeare's most well-known love story with its staging of Romeo and Juliet: Love Knows No Age, re&#…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:53AMThe Drama League (Executive Director, Gabriel Shanks) has announced that the 82nd Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony will be held on Friday, May 20, 2016 beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Marr…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 10:49AMThree-time Tony winner Bernadette Peters will celebrate the publication of her third children’s book, "Stella and Charlie: Friends Forever," July 31 on "The Tod…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:49AMMichael Shannon, who is appearing at A Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago this fall, is to return to Broadway in the spring.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:45AMSaving Myself for Steve Martin, showing at Church and Company in Hampden, is produced by Strand Theater Company in partnership with Baltimore Playwrights Festival. This one-woman play was …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:40AMMatthew MurphyThe Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey, currently at the Westside Theater, is a sweet, thoroughly engaging one-person show, and I say this as someone who is not particu…
SOURCE: Show Showdown at 10:40AMImpossible opens at the Noël Coward Theatre on 30 July
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:40AMButcher Holler Here We Come
Off Broadway, The Tank, Aztec Economy
Reviewed by Shoshana Roberts
BOTTOM LINE: A thrilling look at what happens to mens' minds when they are trapped in extreme…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:40AMIt wasn’t planned, but the summer of 2015 has turned into a musical theater carrousel in Atlanta. Besides Rent at Actor’s Express there’s Chasin’ Dem Blues
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 10:33AM1. Into the Woods at Toby’s Dinner Theatre. “Toby’s ‘Into the Woods’ is a delightful, non-stop, twisted fairy tale adventure, where the audience willingly gets lost in the w…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:30AMShe is known for bringing magic and song to life on Broadway in her award-winning role in Rodgers amp Hammerstein's Cinderella. Now Laura Osnes has broughta bit of her own fairytale singing …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:28AMOn Twitter Watch, Signature Theatre wrote 'Oh deer Just your average Tuesday when A DEER GETS STUCK IN THE THEATER Vote4Bambi
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:28AMBroadway For Alljustannouncedits 2015 Summer Showcase, held at the Sheen Center 18 Bleecker Street onSunday, August 2, 2015 at 800pm. All tickets are 30 and can be purchased atbroadwayforall…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:28AMIn June, BroadwayWorld launched Season 2 of the popular webseries THE RESIDUALS. The comedy, fromhusband-and-wife team Michael Paul Smith and Gillian Pensavalle, centers on the ridiculous wo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:28AMSingle Room Occupancy, a new poprock comedy musical will be presented as part of the 2015 New York International Fringe Festival on August 14, 17, 20, 21 and 27. Written by and starring popu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:28AMBy Doug Mayo
Dutch vocal powerhouse Willemijn Verkaik will play a one-off solo concert at the Ambassadors Theatre on Tuesday 25 August 2015. Accompanied by a live band and joined by some to-…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:21AMOscar nominee Michael Shannon will join the cast of Roundabout Theater Company’s upcoming revival of Eugene O’Neill’s classic drama Long Day’s Journey Into Night. Shannon will play …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:20AMThe Metropolitan Opera's Sept. 21 opening-night performance — Verdi's Otello, directed by Tony winner Bartlett Sher — will be screened in Times Square.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:13AMIn the heat of the Cell Phone Brouhaha of 2015, the day Broadway legend, Miss Patti LuPone snatched a cell phone right from the hand of an offensive theatergoer, I tweeted: “Don’…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMThe road to the Emerald City just got a bit more star-studded. Queen Latifah and Mary J. Blige have joined NBC’s upcoming live musical adaptation, The Wiz Live. Entertainment Weekly ha…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 10:03AMBy Tim Hochstrasser
This is a very great opera that can take many different interpretations. However, there is no room for compromise. Ultimately, it either has to be done straight and with …
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:03AM
Peter Brook is to re-visit one section of the great Indian epic "The Mahabharata" for a new play called Battlefield that will come to London's Young Vic beginning performan…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:56AMFor the first time, Capital Community College, the Mark Twain House & Museum and the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center will jointly offer a course titled "English 220 Studies in American Literatu…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:51AMMatthew Kenney, chef/owner of The Gothic, bills himself as “the world’s leading plant-based chef” -- he is on a crusade to remake the future of food.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:48AMRoundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director), in association with Ryan Murphy, has announced that Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon will return to Broadway in the role of…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 09:45AMThe former Wicked star will return to London in August
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:42AMLee Goldsmith, 92, a Broadway lyricist you may never have heard of, reflects on his career as a writer for comic books and how it dovetailed with his passion for writing musicals.
SOURCE: Miami Herald at 09:41AMOscar nominee and stage vet Michael Shannon will return to Broadway next spring in the Roundabout production of Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night. Shannon will…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:41AMSeveral national tours will be featured in the second season of Lifetime's morning show, "The Balancing Act," during its six-part series, "Broadway Balances America.&q…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:38AMActress and playwright Julia Gibson, of Playmakers Rep, will hear her new play "105 Bank Street, or The Joanna Play," in a Manhattan reading this week. Tisch School alumni populate the priva…
SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 09:38AMThe actor will play James Tyrone Jr. on Broadway next year, opposite the already announced cast of Jessica Lange, Gabriel Byrne and John Gallagher, Jr.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:33AMTHE BOOK OF MORMON said 'Hello' to its sold-out, two-week run at a Salt Lake City theater last night, and according to The New York Post, the show received an enthusiastic reception.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:27AMRoundabout Theatre Company Todd Haimes, Artistic Director, in association with Ryan Murphy, justannounced that Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon will return to Broadway as James Tyrone, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:27AMThe Muny'sproduction of Disney's Beauty and the Beast begins tonight,July 29, and runs throughAugust 7, 2015.With music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and book by Lind…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:27AMGood 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 FUN HOME heads to LATE NIGHT, BEAUTY A…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:27AMA GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER just welcomedback original Broadway cast member, Tony nominee Bryce Pinkham, to the 2014 Best Musical lastnight, July 28, as 'Monty Navarro'.Pinkham de…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:27AMNow we know exactly how much the empty air above Broadway is worth: $445 per square foot.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:26AMMichael Shannon, who is appearing at A Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago this fall, is to return to Broadway in the spring.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 09:22AMTodd Haimes’ Roundabout Theatre Company has signed the Oscar nominee and New York stage veteran to star as James Tyrone Jr., son of aging former matinee idol James Tyrone, played by Ga…
SOURCE: Deadline at 09:15AMWillemijn Verkaik is to perform a one-off concert at the Ambassadors Theatre in London later this year. The musical theatre actor –
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:14AMSky Arts is to broadcast a performance of Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man, which is currently running at Sadler’s Wells. The New
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:14AMToday is the 101st birthday of Professor Irwin Corey! He’s still alive! I guess he’s still waiting for Socialism. Corey’s is essentially a vaudeville act, although he intr…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:09AMBy Doug Mayo
A great new trailer for Bend It Like Beckham The Musical is now online. Bend It Like Beckham The Musical is a celebratory fusion of culture, music, emotions and fun, bursting wi…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:08AMThe Shakespeare Academy at Stratford, which rehearses and performs on the grounds of the old American Shakespeare Festival Theatre site at 1850 Elm St., Stratford, is presenting its second t…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:03AMMichael Shannon has signed on to the upcoming Broadway revival of “Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” joining a cast that already includes Jessica Lange, Gabriel Byrne and Joh…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AMAdditional casting has been announced for the Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning Long Day's Journey Into Night, which will be produced by the Roundab…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:00AMJessica Lange, Gabriel Byrne and John Gallagher Jr. also make up the Tyrone family in Jonathan Kent's upcoming revival of the Eugene O'Neill play.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00AMThe pair will play mother and son in Roundabout Theatre Company's upcoming revival of Eugene O'Neill's masterwork.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:00AM
Summer season is in full swing. You’re probably reading my blog post from the beach. Or on the train on your way to the beach. Or at work thinking about the beach. Let’s be real. Right …
SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 07:40AMA staging of Lou Reed’s Transformer and a revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch appear alongside androgynous aliens and a trans-accepting Jesus at this year’s fringe – but is the greate…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:38AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on July 29 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:18AMAlan Bennett's monologues - which won awards when they were broadcast on the BBC - transfer to the stage with mixed results, says Dominic Cavendish
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:18AMKarl Theobald stands out in this revival of Alan Bennett's monologues
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:16AMPatrick Marber's adaptation opened at the Lyttelton Theatre last night
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:16AMThe show based on legendary fashion designer Alexander McQueen opens in August
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:16AMDame Margot Fonteyn and Rudolph Nureyev dance the “Black Swan” pas de deux from Swan Lake, choreographed by Marius Petipa and set to the music of Tchaikovsky. This performance, introduce…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AMThe title of the new play Three Days to See comes from a 1933 magazine article in which Helen Keller, blind and deaf since she was a toddler, wrote about what she’d do if given just 72 hou…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 07:10AMPeter Brook is to stage a new play at the Young Vic next year based on his 1985 adaptation of Indian epic
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:10AMTaunton’s Brewhouse Theatre has moved to further secure its future, with orchestra the Southern Sinfonia taking up residency at the venue. In
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:10AMI am boring. Really, truly boring. My lifestyle choices mean that I have swapped boozy nights out on tour for running, fitness
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM“I don’t care much about pretty words any more. You live with words a long time. Then all at once you are old, and there are the things and the words don’t matter any more.” Robert P…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM
The world's biggest arts festival runs from August 7 to 31 this year
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:43AMWhen I got the call enquiring whether I’d like to adapt The Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year Dear Lupin for the stage, the first thing I did was to thank my lucky stars. Dear Lupin: Le…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 06:39AM By: Sandi Durell When I think about writing a review about Steve Ross, it’s akin to writing a review for Marilyn Maye. Now...
The p…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:39AMBrook's Battlefield is inspired by his legendary production of The Mahabharata
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:13AMMiller wrote No Villain whilst a sophomore at the University of Michigan
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:13AMBeauty vloggers, PewDiePie: Make room. Supermodel Karlie Kloss is now a YouTuber, and if her 2.9 million Instagram followers are any indication, Klossy—as her channel is called—could lau…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:12AMA physically vigorous but dramatically undernourished revival of Strindberg’s play.
SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 06:09AMA new code of practice has been launched aimed at avoiding disputes between producers and venues over late box-office payments. The code,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:06AM
The new Queensbury Theatre - actually, the former Country Playhouse, reborn with a new name and new building - opens Thursday with a 50th-anniversary production of one of musical theater's b…
SOURCE: Houston Chronicle Subscription at 01:42AMDownload file This week we saw an eclectic array of artists pushing at the boundaries of traditional theater and making new and unique spaces for themselves. We were impressed by the…
SOURCE: Maxamoo at 01:00AMCelebs & Athletes Support Special Olympics in L.A.The Special Olympics come to Los Angeles, and YH is there for the Opening Ceremony where we chat with athletes, actors, and more, including …
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMThe film and TV favorites are tapping into their hidden musical-theater side to star in the Hollywood Bowl production of the Tony-winning Broadway show.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMThe show's originator, Alison Bechdel, will join the Tony-winning cast.
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Julia Gibson, the playwright, actress and director who is also a company member of Playmakers Repertory Company in North Carolina, will hear an exploratory reading of her new tenement-set dr…
SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 12:58AMMarine conservation group Sea Shepherd has released an anti-whaling video starring actor David Field. He plays a man who is shot in the back by a harpoon before being dragged to his death. S…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42AMBerkshire Theatre Group's production of Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune directed by Karen Allen. Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune runs from tonight, July 29 to Saturday, Augus…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:33AM54 Below is ready to show Tina Turner what Broadway's got to do with her
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:33AMChester Theatre Company will explore mother-daughter relationships in the 3rd play of its 26th Season, MEMORY HOUSE, by Kathleen Tolan. CTC veteran Debra Jo Rupp returns to CTC in this movin…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:33AMProducers Fox Theatricals Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson and Barbara Whitman are thrilled to announce that Fun Home, the groundbreaking and Tony Award-winning Best Musical, will make history …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:33AM By: David SheErin Mackey, Josh YoungwardDuring a recent early morning subway ride, a street preacher loudly burst into the traditional hy…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:22AMLines are blurring. Gender-bending is seemingly everywhere these days, from high fashion ads to news coverage to I AM CAIT, Queen Latifah as The Wiz and beyond. Furthermore, one of the most …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:08AMOn Monday, July 27, the Broadway at Birdland concert series was proud to present the return of pianistsinger Steve Ross in Steve Ross on Broadway.Steve's very special guest star was Tony win…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:08AMAs part of Playbill.com's ongoing week honoring women in theatre, the staff of Playbill.com shares their personal choices for Women Crush Wednesday.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMHow far do kids go to fit in? Benj Pasek and Justin Paul explore the teenage struggle in their new musical Dear Evan Hansen, starring "Pitch Perfect" and Book of Mormon star Ben Pl…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Muny production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast plays the St. Louis venue July 29-Aug. 7. Rob McClure, late of the Broadway musical Honeymoon in Vegas, is cast as the ench…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMPlaybill.com's feature series Their Favorite Things asks members of the theatre community to share the Broadway performances that most affected them as part of the audience.
This week …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMAs part of Playbill.com's Women in Theatre Week, we look back at some of the inspiring women who have been profiled in the ongoing series A Woman's World, sharing their candid though…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFun Home, winner of the 2015 Tony Award for Best Musical, makes a bit of history when it becomes the first Broadway show to perform on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" July 29.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM1981 An ad in Variety today accuses theatre critic John Simon of being "racist, anti-Semitic, misogynist, vicious, and derisive." Included in the ad/protest are excerpts from S…
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