The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending August 16th, 2015.
The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League
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SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 08:36PMNO MAN IS AN ISLAND Whenever it’s revived, it’s hard to imagine a more necessary musical than this 1949 Pulitzer Prize winner. Seventy years after the Japanese surrender, it remains a he…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:36PMLynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) are pleased to announce complete casting for Manhattan Theatre Club’s upcoming Broadway premiere of Fool for Love by P…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 08:36PMBaltimore's 2015-2016 theater scene will be missing a player. With a freshly appointed administrative team, Iron Crow Theatre plans to spend the next season beefing up the ensemble and expan…
SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 08:36PMEmerging musical theater artists have one more organization on their side.
The American Theatre Wing’s Jonathan Larson Grant program, formed in honor of the “Rent” wri…
SOURCE: Backstage at 08:36PMOver the weekend, Disney showed off some of the most-anticipated movies of the near-future at its mammoth D23 convention, and the studio's announcement of Star Wars–themed additions to two…
SOURCE: Vulture at 08:34PM"The Book of Mormon" is coming back in the summer of 2016 for another seven weeks - its third Chicago engagement in four years - Broadway in Chicago was to announce Monday night at its annua…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:32PMLast month London’s Royal Opera House posted a video of two young brothers who are attending the opera for the first time and go from apathetic to excited over the course of the record…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 08:32PM
As part of its 40th anniversary year, Lincoln Center Education LCE, a global leader in the field of arts education, announces performance dates for world premiere production of UP AND AWAY, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:43PM“Nothing is wrong with your eyesight: The bitch is black.” Yep, that’s Taye Diggs bantering in “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” on Broadway. It’s a special musical indeed where th…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:38PMThis Boy From Oz is definitely worth watching - composer-performer Peter Allen experiences a compelling journey, punctuated by catchy music and dance, and just enough poignancy that doesn’…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 06:26PMCry-Baby, a 2008 Broadway musical that managed only 68 performances despite a high-power creative team, is getting a long-delayed original cast album--and an original cas…
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:20PM Photo Credit Nick Edwards Photography STUFF Mick Cooper who is the producer for Manchester based MBH Theatre Company, as well as being the writer of STUFF – multi-awar…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:05PMAmerican Theater Company (ATC) is pleased to announce the hiring of Dee Sandt as its new managing director. Dee joins the company full time effective immediately. “On behalf of the board, …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:00PMThe dance musical features a score by Stephen Flaherty.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMAudra McDonald and Will Swenson play two lost souls in Eugene O'Neill's final masterpiece.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM
The New York International Fringe Festival, now in full swing, features glimmers of talent and skill amid the amateurism and malfunctioning air-conditioners.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:59PMAt the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Jeff Whitty’s merry new work combines a 16th-century poetic tale with the music of the Go-Go’s.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:59PMWith flashes of humor, Kevin Kerr’s play evokes the horrors of a 1918 pandemic that gave people no time to mourn.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:59PMCheck out these photos, videos and GIFs of the new Broadway musical On Your Feet.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 05:58PMPenn & Teller on Broadway ended its limited run on Broadway this summer by playing before 72% capacity houses and selling 90% of its potential box office. The run was successful, and…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:45PMBeginning September 8, the Tony Award-winning Broadway hitMATILDA THE MUSICALwill welcomeNatalie Venetia Belconas Mrs. Phelps, Allison Caseas Miss Honey,Rick Holmesas Mr. Wormwood, andAmy Sp…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36PMThe television premiere of Disney's 'Descendants' was seen by 12.2 million Total Viewers according to Nielsen's comprehensive Live 7 data released today, ascending it to the 5 cable televisi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36PMAmong them, the company can claim 18 Tony Awards, 4 Pulitzer Prizes, 6 Pulitzer finalist distinctions, 3 Emmy Awards, and 2 Academy Awards to list all their honors would take several pages.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36PMThis Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld.com for 8172015.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36PMThe cast of new musical DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, which opened on April 21st and closed on May 10th, 2015 at the Broadway Theatre, hit the recording studio this spring to prepare for the release of th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36PMElaine Rich, personal manager to Fran Drescher, Peter Marc Jacobson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Donna Dixon, Sylvia Kristel, and many other stars of stage and screen, passed away in Los Angeles a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:36PMWhat sets Double Edge Theatre apart from other troupes is that it has always forged an intimate link between the world of physical theater and the world of literature and ideas.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 05:30PMSales slowed last week at every single Broadway show now running — unless you happened to be a popular show at the start of your Broadway lifespan (“Hamilton”), or one a…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:25PMThe tall talky one and the short silent one headed back to Vegas after a well-received run at the Nederlanders’ Marquis Theatre, though Penn & Teller slipped away trailing a $133.…
SOURCE: Deadline at 05:18PMThe administrator travels from Synchronicity Theatre to join the Windy City troupe.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:18PMIn one of my favorite episodes of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm," Larry David got in trouble for yelling a remark to Wanda Sykes that made reference to a portion of her anatomy, resulting in a…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:15PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today and over the weekend.
Victoria Clark Marries eHarmony Match
Congratulations to Tony winner Victoria Clark, who recently wed …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:15PMGentleman's Guide's Bryce Pinkham answers your questions and plays a little game that may be truth...or fiction.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:15PMThe Book of Mormon has no intention of turning it off on the Great White Way any time soon. The perennial box office favorite maintained a spot in the top five grossing shows, along with usu…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:15PMMaggots beware, some new grownups will be treading the boards at the Shubert Theatre from September 8! Allison Case will take over as Miss Honey, with Amy Spanger as Mrs. Wormwood, Rick Holm…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:15PMIn Your Arms, a new musical from the songwriters of Ragtime and Seussical will open the 2015-16 season at Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, CA. The show will star Tony-winner Donna McK…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:12PMIn Your Arms, a new "dance-theatre musical" from the songwriters of Ragtime and Seussical, will open the 2015-16 season at Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, CA. The show will…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:12PMIn Your Arms, a new "dance-theatre musical" from the songwriters of Ragtime and Seussical, will open the 2015-16 season at Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, CA. The show will…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:12PMBy LaTeshia Ellerson. LaTeshia Ellerson talks with Amanda Farnsworth about her work as an artist and activist in Selma, Alabama.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:00PMThe hit musical continues at the Shubert Theatre.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMKacie Sheik is also among the cast of the new production at 59E59 Theaters.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM
One of the pleasures of the portrait-in-greatness podcast—“WTF with Marc Maron” and many dozens of others, multiplying all the time—is the dual presentation of culture and character,…
SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 04:56PMThe new musical about the founding fathers was the fourth highest-grossing show in its first full week of performances since opening.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:54PMMax Martin is closing in on John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Don’t get your panties in a knot, purists: We’re talking charts here. The Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face” has...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:52PMOn Aug. 16, Amazing Grace presented an open-captioned performance of the show and cast members of the Broadway-bound Deaf West Theatre production of Spring Awakening were in attendan…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PMBelow, BroadwayWorld brings you this weekly listing of Broadway shows and their show times for the week of August 17-23, 2015.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PMOn September 17th, most of the original cast of the Broadway musical Cry-Baby will reunite in concert at 54 Below. The 930pm amp 1130pm concerts will also serve to celebrate the upcoming cas…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:42PMBy Teresa Simone. Teresa Simone discusses examples of children’s performance that aren’t considered “theatre” in the third installment of her Why I Hate Children's Theatre series.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:42PMOn Aug. 16, Amazing Grace presented an open-captioned performance with help from the TDF Accessibility Program. Cast members of the Broadway-bound Deaf West Theatre production of Spr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:37PMWelcome to this week's edition of our new WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS, part of our new Industry Insights section that will feature insider industry information, commentary and insights! Read on …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:37PMOne of the best plays of the year is playing at the New York International Fringe Festival. Based on the novel by Jessica Francis Kane and adapted by Martin Casella, THE REPORT is well acted…
SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 04:33PMGrosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 8162015.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:30PMWith just weeks left until the shows begin, we are celebrating Alan's residency by bringing you favorite songs of the scheduled performers.Below, check out which Scott Alan songs inspire som…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:30PMWelcome to this week's edition of our new WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS, part of our new Industry Insights section that will feature insider industry information, commentary and insights Read on f…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:30PMAmanda McBroom --American international theater and cabaret performer and writer of the hit song, The Rose --will return to 54 Below on September 30th and October 1st at 7pm with her new sho…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:30PM Mae West was a pro — she had been in show business for several decades. In fact, it would be technically accurate to say that she had been a professional actress and performer s…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:30PMBroadway's Matilda The Musical is bringing in a new set of leads Sept. 8 to support the ongoing Christopher Sieber as Miss Trunchbull, including Broadway favorites Amy Spanger as Mrs. Wo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:10PMMatt Maher on how Annie Baker's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Flick has a reputation for seriousness, but is the funniest play he's ever worked on.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:09PMThis revival/sequel has us thinking we need to get our acts together and take ourselves on the road to see it! Gretchen Cryer and Rex Smith will lead the west coast premiere of I'm Still…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:09PMAll data provided by The Broadway League
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SOURCE: Playbill at 04:05PMHamilton is the hottest ticket in town — so hot that seats aren't available until the beginning of October. So, we enlisted our intern to play the ticket lottery for a week, in hopes …
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PMDee Sandt is the new managing director of American Theater Company, the North Side theater has announced. Sandt assumes her new post effective immediately.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:00PM
On Aug. 16, Amazing Grace presented an open-captioned performance of the show. Cast members of the Broadway-bound Deaf West Theatre production of Spring Awakening — many of whom ar…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:54PMStandups Harriet Kemsley and Bobby Mair have turned their bumpy relationship into material for their individual Edinburgh fringe shows – and in doing so, have learned to love each other’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:51PMBrett Epstein Hometown: Hamden, CTCurrent Town: New York, NYQ: What are you working on now?
A: My current passion project is a one-act called Crisis: Ocean Planet, which was in…
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 03:51PMEXCLUSIVE: The Live With Kelly And Michael stars will host Lincoln Center At The Movies: Great American Dance, a new fall 2015 cinema series partnering Lincoln Center with Fathom Events. Th…
SOURCE: Deadline at 03:49PMhe first American production of this bio-drama adds another jewel in John Douglas Thompson's crown . .
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 03:46PMLast night, Tony NomineeLaura Osnesand music directorBenjamin Rauhalahosted THE BROADWAY PRINCESS PARTY at 54 Below, featuringRuthie Ann Miles, Caissie Levy, Adam Jacobs, Courtney Reed and o…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:44PM59E59 Theaters has announcedthat Tony Award nominees Kate Baldwin Big Fish, Finian's Rainbow and Erin Dilly Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, A Christmas Story, The Musical have joined the cast of SO…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:44PMOn Wednesday, October 7thGabrielle's Angel Foundation will be hosting a special preview performance, whichwill feature a VIP pre-show cocktail reception where guests will have the chance to …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:44PMThere is something killer going on in Orlando's theatre scene, and I mean that in the best possible way. Since debuting with a production of CABARET in January, Gen Y Productions has staged …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:44PMOn Sunday, September 27 at 630pm at NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts 566 LaGuardia Place, Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actress, dancer and choreo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:44PMAmerican Theater Company ATC has announced the hiring of Dee Sandt as its new managing director. Dee joins the company full time effective immediately.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:44PM"✭✭✭✭✩ Character-driven"
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Theatre Alba present a double bill at Duddingston Kirk Manse of Chekhov's Smoking is Bad for You…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:41PMStaff Picks is a regular series where Samuel French staff members get the chance to chat about their favorite musicals or plays. First off, let’s get your name and job title. Becca Schloss…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 03:36PMHer name was Ljiljana, Serbian for Lilian, and she was my first love. To be sure, in kindergarten I was smitten with Milica, who did not reciprocate, but that doesn’t count anyway. One had…
SOURCE: John Simon at 03:34PMTwo brand-new productions of biblical proportions tell the story of Salomé.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:33PMRex Smith and Gretchen Cryer will star in I'm Still Getting My Act Together and taking it on the road… at The Laguna Playhouse Oct. 7-Nov. 1. The show features music by Na…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:32PMThe new Broadway season kicks off the day after the Tony Awards, and the 2015-16 Broadway season has already seen three openings: the short-run Penn & Teller on Broadway, Amazing Grace a…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:27PMEthel Merman and Original Cast Members, c. 1944 (AEI) Perhaps the definitive wartime musical, Something for the Boys was a hit for Cole Porter and Ethel Merman. It offers an enjoyable score,…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 03:25PMName: Britton Buttrill and Ria T. DiLulloHometown: BB: McDonough, GA (about 45 minutes outside of Atlanta)RTD: NYC (Yup, a local!)Education:BB: Oglethorpe University -B.A. in English Li…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:24PMBy Sam Hurwitt
The question of whether or not to go to grad school is an intensely personal one in the arts, where it’s relatively rare for an advanced degree to be stated as a prereq…
SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 03:23PMOriginal London Cast, 1992 (First Night) No stars; not recommended. Twenty years after the musical Sugar played on Broadway, this revised, retitled version showed up in London. Judging from …
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 03:21PMIn continuing celebration of Mae West’s birthday….a little post about a historical event which occurred on December 12, 1937. That is the date on which Mae appeared on The Chase…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:19PMOscar-winning stage and screen star Meryl Streep, currently in cinemas in "Ricki and the Flash," met up with Neil Young for a quick guitar lesson at the Jacob Burns Film Center…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:16PMI must admit that when I first saw the 2002 Steven Spielberg film Catch Me If You Can starring Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio, the last thing I suspected was that this crime drama would eve…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 03:12PMLynn Nottage, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Ruined, has debuted her newest work, Sweat, exploring America's industrial decline, at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Co-commissioned w…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PMStudio Cast, 1980 (Original Cast Records) Joseph Stein adapted his backstage comedy Enter Laughing, based on a novel by Carl Reiner, into a musical that had a dismal two-week run in 1976 but…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 03:06PMClose your eyes, count to 10 and make it work. The all-star trio of judges from Lifetime’s upcoming Project Runway Junior stopped by the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre to catch a performance of…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:04PMHershey Felder has announced the upcoming 2015-16 season for Chicago's Royal George Theatre. The season will include Jamaica, Farewell; I Found My Horn; Baritones U…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:02PMLearn about the quick change that almost didn't happen when Neil Patrick Harris hosted the Tony Awards in this week's look into Seth Rudetsky's life.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PMBroadway Records will preserve David Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger's Tony-nominated score.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
Original San Francisco Cast, 1976 (DRG) If you admire You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown as much as I do, you too may have trouble warming to its sequel, Snoopy!!! While the former captures …
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 02:57PMTennessee Williams has left behind the legacy of a theatre career that spanned decades and a body of work that is still regularly performed years after his death. He is widely celebrated as …
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 02:53PMFollowing multiple sold-out engagements, Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band will return to 54 Below Aug. 22 to continue an official residence for 2015.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:52PMCall Answered: I first came to know David Burnham about four years ago when he released his album "One Day." From the first note David sang on his album, I was engulfed! When I discovered th…
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 02:51PMIn the time it took me to write this blog post, Theresa Rebeck probably finished another play. And I’d bet you my blog subscribers, it’s a good one. Theresa Rebeck is one of the …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 02:51PMFriday, Aug. 21, Blossom Music Center: Idina Menzel World Tour. If you missed the religious experience of her live performances on Broadway, your chance for redemption is nigh. The "Wic…
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 02:51PMThe New York Musical Theatre Festival NYMF is now accepting submissions for new musicals for its 2016 Festival. Also announced was the selection of panelists for the 2016 Grand Jury who will…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PMIn a new clip from the web series TREK TO BROADWAY, the actor and the show's producers search for a female star to join the cast.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PMEarlier this month, Samuel French triedout the new 'High School version' of the hit Broadway musical Rock of Ages in a live workshop presentation performed by a cast of 13 -17 year olds. The…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:48PMOriginal Broadway Cast, 1995 (Atlantic) Did Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller write every great 1950s-’60s tune? That’s the feeling you get when listening to Smokey Joe’s Cafe, a greatest-…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 02:46PMThe playwright talks about the thrilling process of adapting Warner’s ‘breathtakingly rude’ story of a group of schoolgirls heading for a choir competition I first read Alan Warner’s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:39PMPolly Toynbee squirmed when she saw an actor play her in a theatre adaptation that has intertwined George Orwell’s Down and Out in Paris and London with Hard Work, her own book about livin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:39PMSweet Chaos Theater Project will present an evening of world-premiere short play readings by award-winning playwrights, with proceeds from the event helping fund home libraries for f…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:37PMOriginal Broadway Cast, 1965 (Capitol/DRG) No stars; not recommended. With a book by Peter Stone, this musical is an adaptation of Elmer Rice’s Dream Girl. The show’s leading role was be…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 02:37PMWelcome to Merman Mondays, where we look forward to starting your week with a blast! Join us in celebrating “The Merm” with Unsung videos, photos, stories, and little known fac…
SOURCE: unsungbroadway.com at 02:31PMby LLOYD PEDERSEN
years ago, I read Lee Blessing's beautifully written play, The Winning Streak, about a father and son meeting for the first time. The character of the father — a grum…
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 02:28PMThe Broadway Princess Party, hosted by Cinderella Tony nominee Laura Osnes and musical director Benjamin Rauhala, was held Aug. 16 at 54 Below.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:06PMThe Korean production of Kinky Boots, which marked the first international staging of the hit Broadway musical that features a score by Cyndi Lauper, took home top honors at the country'…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:02PMRECOMMENDED Before the performance of “In Love and Warcraft” began on Sunday night, one of the show’s actors explained Halcyon Theatre’s philosophy of radical hospitality: the cast, …
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 02:00PMAmazing Grace, the new musical about John Newton, the writer of the beloved title hymn, is now playing at the Nederlander Theater. The son of a slave-trading family in 18th century England, …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:00PMThe four-character drama will feature music by Oscar winner Burt Bacharach.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMThe 17-piece jazz orchestra reimagines Broadway showtunes.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
Bay Street Theater and Hamptons Shakespeare Festival presented "Twelfth Night, Or What You Will" directed by Scott Schwartz.
The Bay Street Shakespeare Initiative and Hamptons Shak…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 01:58PMCelebs are still heading to new hit musical Hamilton in droves. Click on to see Zachary Quinto, Denzel Washington and more visit the stars backstage at the Richard Rodgers Theatre this weeke…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:56PMAugust 14 was a big day for Disney and Broadway enthusiasts, as the studio announced at the annual D23 Expo that some musical theater favorites are at work writing songs for their upcoming f…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:56PMMonologues are a risky business in theatre. Not least of all for the performer who, without the cushioned padding of their fellow entourage, bear their naked soul to potential rejection from…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:53PMHere’s a little tidbit that should be known not only to every classic comedy fan — but to every soul, living or dead who has ever spent time on planet earth. For God’s Sake…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:53PMStudio Cast, 1990 (New World Records, 2CDs) Conductor John McGlinn is the one to thank for this recording of Sitting Pretty, a 1924 flop created by that legendary trio responsible for so man…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 01:50PMHow many Edinburgh shows can you watch back to back? With no sleep and a lot of running between theatres, one festival first-timer takes in everything from the Game of Thrones musical to an …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:43PMAssembly Roxy, EdinburghMaureen Beattie is astonishing in this final part of Jennifer Tremblay’s trilogy of plays about the past, guilt and the family“The child who dies or leaves become…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:43PMComedian Sam Simmons’s rant against ‘relatable’ comics in his Edinburgh show does both him and the festival a disserviceAussie absurdist Sam Simmons is one of the best-loved comedians …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42PMWhat do HAMILTON creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and Patti LuPone have in common other than their Broadway star status, of course Both actors have had no problem calling out audience members for …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:39PMOscar Wilde's classic play, 'The Importance of Being Earnest,' comes to select. U.S. movie theaters for a special one-night event on Tuesday, November 3, 2015
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:33PMThe rude, Rabelaisian but very modern tale of a Scottish girls’ school choir on the rampage is simply the funniest novel I’ve ever read – and also transcendentI first read Alan Warner�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:30PMThe show is the fastest-selling in the venue's history
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:26PMActress E'Dena Hines, the step-granddaughter of actor Morgan Freeman, was stabbed to death early Aug. 16 in front of her home at West 162nd Street in Manhattan. She was 33.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:10PMSignature Theatre is currently staging the new political rock musical The Fix - and Saturday night's performance received a bit of an impromptu interruption.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:09PMOne of the most anticipated cast recordings of the new Broadway season, the HAMILTON album is quickly coming together. Just yesterday, BroadwayWorld brought you photos of the men in the reco…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:09PMOn Aug. 15, Les Miz cast member Kyle Jean-Baptiste joined Lin-Manuel Miranda at the Ham4Ham lottery to perform "Confrontation" between Jean Valjean and Inspector Javert. Wa…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:07PMOn Aug. 15, Les Miz cast member Kyle Jean-Baptiste joined Lin-Manuel Miranda at the Ham4Ham lottery to perform "Confrontation" between Jean Valjean and Inspector Javert. Wa…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:07PMA look at the collaboration between director Sean Daniels and singer-songwriter Benjamin Scheuer, whose one-man musical "The Lion" is now on a tour of resident theatres.
SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 01:01PMAfter recovering from a debilitating illness, Kathryn Morgan, a former soloist with the New York City Ballet, is re-launching her career in the upcoming ballet musical To Dance at the 19t…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:01PMThe honors were presented by the Korea Musical Theater Association.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMNyong'o makes her New York stage debut in the upcoming Public Theater production of Danai Gurira's work.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
Lynne MeadowArtistic Director andBarry GroveExecutive Producer justannounced complete casting forManhattan Theatre Club's upcoming Broadway premiere ofFool for Loveby Pulitzer Prize winnerSa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:58PMThe Public Theaterannounced complete casting today for the New York premiere of ECLIPSED, written by Danai Gurira. Directed by Obie Award winner Liesl Tommy and featuring Academy Award winne…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:58PMAriana Grande, Fall Out Boy, Kacey Musgraves,Gwen Stefani, Ne-Yo, Jessie J, Jason Derulo and Tori Kelly are set to cover Disney classics
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:58PMBelow, check out a first look at Dominic Cooper in the upcoming film STRATTON. Cooper recently replaced Henry Cavill in the action-thriller
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:58PMKinky Boots took South Korea by storm earlier this year, marking the first international production of the Tony-winning musical. Now according to the Korea Joongang Daily, the musical has ta…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:58PMGotta love a unicorn. They’re just so horny and precious and long-maned. I Believe in Unicorns isn’t totally devoted to the creatures, but the story does every now and again return …
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:58PMJacqueline Wilson books were firm favourites of mine as I was growing up, and considering she has penned in excess of 100 children’s books, I’m sure Wilson’s literary creations sit pro…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:58PMThe six weeks holiday remain a treat for children and a nightmare for adults as they face the challenge of keeping them entertained. With the outdoors being unpredictable because of the grea…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:58PMSaycon Sengbloh, Pascale Armand, Akosua Busia and Zainab Jah will join the previously announced Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o in the New York premiere of Eclipsed. Directed by Liesl Tomm…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:52PMThe cast is now set for the Broadway premiere of Sam Shepard’s 1982 play Fool for Love. Emmy winner Tom Pelphrey and Tony nominee Gordon Joseph Weiss will join the previously announced…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:52PMSeeking Justice: The Leo Frank Case Revisited, an exhibition of original artifacts and photography, opens today (August 17) at the Southern Museum of Civil War and
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 12:49PMIN WHICH I AM EASILY AMUSED BY QUITE OLD JOKES. AND CLIVE MANTLE. We are all urged by manically cheerful Bajan waitresses to sing “`We’re all going on a Summer Holiday” before the show…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 12:48PMContinuing with our series of posts honoring Mae West in celebration of her birthday, herewith is my entirely subjective ranking of her films. As with the Marx Brothers, her output was far t…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:40PMComedian John Oliver is doing a night of stand-up comedy at the Chicago Theatre this winter, Live Nation and Madison Square Garden Entertainment announced.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:40PMOriginal Broadway Cast, 1944 (Decca/Stage Door) No stars; not recommended. What’s more surprising: That this “salute to American folk and pop music” was produced on Broadway by The The…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 12:39PMThe stage director’s argument to justify the all-white cast of War of the Roses is flawed. We shouldn’t turn our back on diversity in the theatreWhen I was a kid I loved musicals. My fri…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:30PMThe comedy veterans – not related – sit down for a drink and a debrief and wonder what their 24-year-old selves would make of them nowJason Byrne sips a glass of red wine. “If the 24-y…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:30PMRattlestick Playwrights Theater's apprentice company, The Middle Voice Theater Company, will present a workshop production of Steve DiUbaldo's Exposure beginning Aug. 20 at WorkShop …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:28PMRattlestick Playwrights Theater's apprentice company, The Middle Voice Theater Company, will present a workshop production of Steve DiUbaldo's Exposure beginning Aug. 20 at WorkShop …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:28PMJohn Oliver, the British comedian known best for his comedic political commentary on "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" on HBO and previously on "The Daily Show" with J…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:27PMSutton Foster Soars in a One Night Only SOLD OUT Concert at Guild Hall in East Hampton.
Sutton Foster the Two Time Tony award winning songstress/actress/dancer preformed to an adoring SOLD O…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:24PMThe Public Theater has announced complete casting for the Off-Broadway premiere of Danai Gurira's Eclipsed, starring "12 Years a Slave" Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23PMThe chart-topping Liverpudlian reportedly granted rights to the show before her death
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:16PMIdina Menzel got quite the delightful surprise, when she invited South Sider Ariana Burks, 15, to join her on stage Sunday night to sing along with the Tony winner's rendition of "Take Me or…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 12:11PMThe Marquis Theatre Box Office 46th Street between Broadway amp 8th Avenue officially opens today, Monday, August 17 for ON YOUR FEET, the new Broadway musical based on the life story of sev…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:10PMOn the next episode of USA Network's GRACELAND titled 'Savior Complex', as Charlie and Jakes close in on Germaine, Mike's drug addiction reaches a breaking point when he and Gusti are caught…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:10PMI spoke with director Sean Daniels and singer-songwriter Benjamin Scheuer about the creation of the one-man musical The Lion, an Off-Broadway favorite now making the rounds of American regio…
SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 12:07PMEn Garde Arts is launching a new site-specific performance festival in New York City this fall. BOSSS (Big Out Site-Specific Stuff) will run Oct. 2-4 in the Hudson River Park, fe…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:05PMEn Garde Arts is launching a new site-specific performance festival in New York City this fall. BOSSS (Big Out Site-Specific Stuff) will run Oct. 2-4 in the Hudson River Park, fe…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:05PMTaking risks as an artist can be rewarding. So it's natural to want to take a risk and pull the lever of the bad idea generator and try your luck and create something good. Writer Tucker Del…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:05PMName: Ann StarbuckHometown: Los Angeles, CAEducation: BFA (Acting) University of Colorado, BoulderFavorite Credits: Anything Shakespeare or Williams – language is kingWhy theater?: Because…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:05PMFringe festivals are notorious for turning any space or venue into a temple of performance. Walking into DROM, you can't help but wonder how the hell a piece of theater could happen on that …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:05PMWriting is cathartic. Whether the story or characters you create are based on truth, putting thoughts to paper allows release. In July House by Pat D. Robinson, writing plays an integral par…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:05PMLynne Meadow and Barry Grove have announced complete casting for Manhattan Theatre Club’s upcoming Broadway premiere of Fool for Love, penned by Pulitzer Prize winner Sam Shepard, …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PMKillebrew is the latest rising dramatist to receive the prestigious honor.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMSam Shepard's 1983 drama makes its Broadway premiere under the direction of Daniel Aukin.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM
Highly Recommended Reviewed by: James Murray We all know that the weather in Chicago has been unpredictable, unseasonal and, at times, deadly. We have had storms that destroy. In Evanston at…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:56AMHamish Linkletter and Lily Rabe. Photo: Carol Rosegg.Methinks Hamish Linklater Portrays a Cloten Who Won’t Soon Be ForgottenBy Lauren YargerWith Cymbeline, The Public Theater’s Shakespea…
SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 11:49AMThere are many kinds of actor nightmares, but this looks like a new one.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AMThere are many kinds of actor nightmares, but this looks like a new one.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AMFilm Soundtrack, 1952 (MGM/Rhino-Turner) For many, Singin’ in the Rain remains the greatest movie musical of all time. The mere image of Gene Kelly splashing around in those Hollywood pudd…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 11:39AMFor over 80 years, Mae West has ruled the screen, as one of the pantheon of so-called “classic comedians”, as one of the top female comedians of all time, and as a boundary break…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:37AMMartin Short: Fame Becomes Me opened on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on August 17, 2006. Here's a look back at the opening, plus some photo surprises.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:34AMThe Marquis Theatre Box Office (46th Street between Broadway & 8th Avenue) officially opens today, Monday, August 17 for ON YOUR FEET!, the new Broadway musical based on the lif…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:34AMMartin Short: Fame Becomes Me opened on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on August 17, 2006. Here's a look back at the opening, plus some photo surprises.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:34AM By Marcina Zaccaria Red curtains, a tiny black box space, only about 70 audience members, and the feeling of expectation – these elements were all present when...
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:31AMIn her laugh-filled new memoir, Tony winner Mary Louise Wilson, most recently seen in the Broadway revival of On the Twentieth Century, covers an array of topics, including working with …
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30AMCast members from the blockbuster new musical Hamilton, which recently opened to widespread critical acclaim at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, are recording the show's cast album this wee…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:26AMThe box office at Broadway's Marquis Theatre opens Aug. 17 for On Your Feet!, the new musical based on the lives of seven-time Grammy winner Gloria Estefan and her husband, producer&…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:22AMLooking heartthrob Russell Tovey returns to Broadway in A View From the Bridge...so YAY!
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 11:22AMThe Royal Shakespeare Company's acclaimed production of Shakespeare's THE MERCHANT OF VENICE will play in select movie houses across North America, beginning August 19. The production, which…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:21AMTituss Burgess stopped by NBC's LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS and recalled playing Sebastian the Crab in Broadway's THE LITTLE MERMAID.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:21AMOn this morning's TODAY, Kathie Lee Gifford returned to the cohost seat for the first time since her husband Frank passed away and shares how she and her family are coping with the loss and …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:21AMThe Women’s Voices Theater Festival began with two very different plays by two very different playwrights: How We Died of Disease-Related Illness by Miranda Rose Hall and Bones in Whispers…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:21AMRhys James, Katherine Ryan, Bridget Christie and more offer the standout standup gags of the summerUmbro is named after what your friends say to you if they see you wearing it.Remains is at …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:20AMComedian John Oliver is doing a night of stand-up comedy at the Chicago Theatre this winter, Live Nation and Madison Square Garden Entertainment announced.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:17AMNext Fall, Geoffrey Nauffts’ mind-bending play opened Friday for a brief run at Upcounty Theatre at Germantown’s Black Rock Center for the Arts. It is an excellent production with a sup…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:16AM By: David ShewardLily Rabe, Hamish LinkaterOne of the most problematic of Shakespeare's late plays, Cymbeline, is a fairy-tale fantasy full of cross-dressing heroine…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:06AMRussell Tovey, the “Looking” star who was last onstage in New York in “The History Boys” in 2006, and Richard Hansell have joined the cast of the upcoming Broadway re…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:05AMName: Matthew StannahHometown: Nairobi KenyaSelect credits: Romeo and Juliet (play), "Cardinal Matter "(film), "Steel Town" (film), Girl Without Wings (play) Cowboy Mouth (play)Education: Th…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 11:01AMLIVEARTSHOW’s Marsha is that rare thing: questionable in theory, mostly wonderful in execution. In any case, it boasts a star-making turn for Tilly Gaunt. As the titular Marsha and the eve…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:01AMNews, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00AMTovey will star alongside Olivier Award winner Mark Strong in Ivo van Hove's upcoming revival of Arthur Miller's drama.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
The abrupt cancellation of Homegrown, a new production that explores issues raised by the phenomenon of young Britons travelling abroad to join Islamic State, has provoked concerns and quest…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AMCasting has been announced for the Jermyn Street production
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:58AMTS Eliot's verse drama will reopen the Coronet's historic main auditorium
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:58AMThe Young Vic production transfers in October
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:58AMTovey will play Rodolpho in a new staging of Arthur Miller's A View From The Bridge opening on Broadway this fall at the Shubert-owned Lyceum Theatre. Hansell, a member of the show’…
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:32AMStage and screen star Russell Tovey has been tapped to play the role of Rodolpho and Richard Hansell will reprise his performance as Louis from the London production in A View From the Bridg…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:30AMAs a teaser for his residency at The Metropolitan Room in 2016, blues and jazz performer John Minnock will delight audiences with a show on August 22. He answered some of our questions about…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 10:30AMJoely Richardson, Robert Sheehan and Norwegian actor Kåre Conradi are to lead the previously announced company of more than 20 actors for the U.K. production of The Wars o…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:30AMThe festival always throws up some oddball surprises, from dancing plastic bags to stone-balancing. This year’s rogue hit has a man showing us his flipbooksFrom a critic’s point of view,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:21AMDaveThomas Brown, recently of Heathers The Musical at New World Stages, leads a cast that also includesWayne DuvallO Brother Where Art Thou, Leatherheads,Matt McGrathCabaret, Hedwig and the …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21AMOnSeptember 17th, most of the original cast of the Broadway musicalCry-Babywill reunite in concert at 54 Below. Set to reprise their Broadway roles areJames Snyder, Elizabeth Stanley, Cheste…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21AMOver the weekend, WWII Navy veterans Ray and Ellie Williams led the Times Square Alliance's Kiss-In to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. Atthe special event,hundreds of…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21AMGood 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 Matthew Broderick amp Sarah Jessica Pa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21AMOn September 23-24,Josh Grisetti will makehis solo debut at 54 Below Josh made his Broadway debut this past spring inIt Shoulda Been You, for which he won the 2015 Clarence Derwent Award and…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21AMFUNNY GIRLreturns to the London stage for the first time since its 1966 premiere November 20 - March 5. Led bySheridan Smith, it is now completely sold out.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21AMCasting is announced today for Michael JohnLaChiusa'sOff-Broadway hitSee What IWannaSee, whichwill receive itsLondonPremiere in a limited 4-week run at Jermyn Street Theatre fromTuesday 8 Se…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21AMProducers Scott Rudin and Lincoln Center Theater have announced that actor Russell Tovey will play the role of Rodolpho in the Young Vic's critically-acclaimed production of Arthur Miller'sA…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21AMThe trailblazing life of Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Pearl S.Buck is reflected in the evocative, spectacular, multi-visual Pearl, makingits world premiere at David H. Koch Theate…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21AMFrom Milwaukee to Boise to Atlanta, from Robin Hood, to Aesop's Fables to Shakespeare, another varied week onstage across the nation.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:14AMFrom Milwaukee to Boise to Atlanta, from Robin Hood, to Aesop's Fables to Shakespeare, another varied week onstage across the nation.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:07AMTickets for the first major London production of Funny Girl since its original 1966 West End run after transferring from Broadway have sold out within hours of going on public sale Aug. 17.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AMA father and son pairing started this week in The Woman In Black, one of the most exciting, gripping and successful theatre events ever performed, now in its 26th year in the West End in a p…
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 10:05AM
James Phillips' McQueen has delayed the previously announced start of previews in its transfer to the West End's Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Originally due to begin Aug. 13,…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:59AMProducers Scott Rudin and Lincoln Center Theater announced that Russell Tovey and Richard Hansell will be part of the cast of this fall's Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's A View …
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:56AMWalking into Flashpoint for the production of One in the Chamber feels almost unsettlingly voyeuristic. The black box stage has been transformed into a disorganized suburban dining room, the…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 09:51AMToday in 2008, the first Broadway revival of A Chrous Line closed at the Schoenfeld Theatre, where it ran for 759 performances. A Chorus Line is a musical about Broadway dancers auditioning…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:33AMTony winnerAlice Ripleybrought her 'ALL SONDHEIM' show to 54 Below last week, on August 12. The multi-talented star of Broadway's NEXT TO NORMAL, SUNSET BOULEVARD, THE WHO'S TOMMY, SIDE SHOW…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:33AMHis Girl Friday is a stirring celebration of the power of journalism that not only amuses but manages to be troubling as well.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:33AMThe Art House in Provincetown, MA recently announced that Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker will join his inaugural Broadway Town Hall series featuring SiriusXM radio's Seth Rudets…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:21AMPleasance DomeRiches plays a grizzled sports coach who teaches his inept students how to win – and find redemption – in this participative movie pasticheEx-Comedy award champ Adam Riches…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:07AMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghAlison Carr’s touching, direct play is a reminder of how bad we can be at dealing with bereavementFourteen-year-old Vera was born in water like a fish, and is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:07AMGilded Balloon, EdinburghNo stage frippery required – this comedy trio are strong enough to stand on their own, with sharp writing and some fine skewering of middle-class moresIt takes con…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:07AM“It had a very profound effect on me,” says playwright David Greig, reflecting on the boycott of Israeli state-funded theatre company Incubator
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMIn the strangely intimate Steve: A Docu-Musical Colin Summers paints a melodic portrait of a man he’s never met, but with whom he’s written hundreds of songs. For almost a decade…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 09:00AM
In another hard-hitting Last Week Tonight exposé of an obvious target, HBO’s John Oliver went after greedy, literally high-flying televangelists who use the millions mailed to them (…
SOURCE: Deadline at 08:55AMAn assured debut play presents an effective allegory for austerity
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:52AMChris Goode and Ursula Martinez are among the artists taking part in the Birmingham festival
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:52AMPulling off a musical in the upstairs theatre of a pub was always going to be an ambitious undertaking. Thus my trip to see Bye Bye Birdie was one filled with apprehension, only further comp…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:39AMWhen first hearing of the Secret Theatre project, my intrigue outweighed my apprehension. With runs selling out before they even start, audience members seemingly love the risk of buying tic…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:39AMA depersonalised voice with a disturbing robotic lilt booms across the stage. It is harrowing, authoritative and devoid of emotion. It sets your nerves on the very edge as it trills that one…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:39AMWhy would "thousands" of people protest a young actor named Tyler Lea?
SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 08:27AMFor her role in Ricki and The Flash, Meryl Streep met up with Neil Young at the Jacob Burns Film Center in New York for a brief, impromptu guitar lesson. What followed was really more a how-…
SOURCE: Vulture at 08:26AMAt this weekend's at FROZEN FANdemonium at D23 Expo 2015, FROZEN star Kristen Bell performed the song 'Do You Want to Build a Snowman' live on-stage with Katie Lopez.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:12AMWhile no video or pictures were allowed at the event, many in attendance turned to Twitter to share their first impressions on what they saw.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:12AMSongwriter Robert Lopez revealed an unused demo for an Olaf song entitled 'Hot Hot Ice' at the FROZEN FANdemonium event at this weekend's D23 Expo 2015.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:12AMFrozen star Josh Gad and his character Olaf performed their song 'In Summer' on stage at the FROZEN FANdemonium event at D23 Expo 2015.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:12AMSongwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez perform the song 'Love is an Open Door' from the smash hit movie FROZEN at the Frozen FANdemonium event at this weekend's D23 Expo 2015.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:12AMThe previously announced London premiere of Michael John LaChiusa's See What I Wanna See is to star Jonathan Butterell, who choreographed the original Off-Broadway production at the …
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:09AMMichael MustoLily TomlinMichael MustoPhoto by Larry Busacca / Getty Images
Lily Tomlin is totally cast against type as an old, gruff, misanthropic lesbian on a mission. Kidding! In fact, th…
SOURCE: Out at 08:08AM“In letter published on Saturday signatories, who also included Sir David Hare, Young Vic artistic director David Lan and Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti, said the cancellation R…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:00AMAs musical theatre lovers, we all have come to the sad conclusion that not everyone loves musicals as much as we do. Many of our friends and family members don’t like musicals, but they st…
SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 08:00AM
As the summer dwindles down under the August sun, the nooks and crannies of New York City are newly alive and pulsating with the magic of theatre! Featuring 200 different pieces falling all …
SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 07:50AMAs Shane (James Cartwright) struts about the bare stage in his finest keks, the overarching theme of his actions, his words, is the need to feel alive. He describes the lead up to and the ev…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:46AMProducers have blamed an overlong rehearsal period for the delay
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:41AMAll of the reasons it never quite clicks for these men and women, according to their much more famous peers – including the table comic, “the genre of beloved comic who is funny …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:30AMThe following were honored yesterday at TEEN CHOICE 2015, which aired live on FOX from the University of Southern California's Galen Center in Los Angeles.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:27AMThe Associated Press jumped aboard four top walking tours of the theater district to get the low-down.
SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 07:23AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on August 17 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:18AMSalvador Dali talks about himself, his critics, and his work in a 1966 interview originally telecast on the CBC: (This is the latest in a series of arts-related videos that appear in this sp…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AM“I repeat—how can the artist justify himself? The answer is that he cannot, and should stop boring himself with his egocentric need to try. The artist is a lucky dog. That is all there i…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AMIn a partnership with the Adelphi Theatre and the venue’s owner Really Useful Theatres, people using theatre app Todaytix to buy tickets will
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMIn 1987, three years before he died, the critic and venerable Shakespearean JC Trewin published a book of personal experience and reminiscence:
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AMThe best way to know a city is by foot. Outfits like Big Onion have their place, especially for out-of-towners looking for the basics, but locals and more adventurous visitors...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:00AM
Assembly CheckpointA challenging piece that examines what it means to be happy is neither safe nor cosy – but it is compelling and beautifulDon’t be deceived by the title, which suggests…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:56AMThe plays run in rep in the Swan Theatre from November
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:30AMA solo piece inspired by the work of medieval painter Hieronymus Bosch
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:30AMHow do we remember and recover in the aftermath of a tragedy? The 56 ends in stillness, the three actors turned away from the audience, as the names of the 56 victims of the 1985 Bradford Ci…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:15AMAsk a stranger on the street if they’ve heard of Eric Arthur Blair and there’s a strong chance their answer will be a resounding no. Yet the Eton educated, upper-class, India-born Blair…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:15AMGay Furnish is a professional flirt coach. She puts people into three categories: introvert, extrovert and pervert. She points out the location of a clitoris on a toy rabbit. She is complete…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:14AMIncoming director Fergus Linehan has assembled some of the most respected names in their fields for his first Edinburgh International Festival. For classical music, that means Anne-Sophie Mu…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 06:00AMA short recap (but more of a thank you note) of Jeanine Tesori's Radical Participation Jamboree.
SOURCE: The Interval at 06:00AM
The newly aligned Fringe and EIF enter their second week
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:25AMDandy; a man who places particular importance upon physical appearance, refined language and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of Self. Luke Wright, has…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:10AMThe theme, “What makes a murderer?” usually evokes grisly tales of Jack the Ripper or Sweeney Todd type characters, exploring their inner psyche penny-dreadful style. Molly bring…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:10AMThere is, as always, an extraordinarily tall man sitting in front of me. His neck placed directly between my head and the stage, he turns in the middle of the performance and mouths, his eye…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:10AMWords. Our social relationships are almost entirely based on words. Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons deconstructs words, and builds them back up in eloquence only to destroy them agai…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:10AM
Twisted Broadway takes place tonight at Arts Centre Melbourne, raising money for Oz Showbiz Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Hosted by Eddie Perfect and Kate Ceberano, over 80 members of the Austr…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:58AMWed, September 9 thru Sun, October 4 @ Round House Theatre, presented by Round House Theatre
SOURCE: Culture Capital at 01:26AMThu, October 1 thru Sun, October 25 @ Spooky Action Theater, presented by Spooky Action Theater
SOURCE: Culture Capital at 01:26AMFri, September 18 @ Baird Auditorium, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, presented by The Smithsonian Associates
SOURCE: Culture Capital at 01:26AMSat, August 22 thru Sat, September 19 @ Keegan Theatre, presented by Keegan Theatre
SOURCE: Culture Capital at 01:26AMTue, August 18 thru Sun, September 20 @ Signature Theatre, presented by Signature Theatre -- When a presidential candidate dies in his mistress’s arms, his ambitious wife, Violet, imme…
SOURCE: Culture Capital at 01:26AMSat, September 19 thru Sun, October 4 @ Folger Theatre, presented by Folger Theatre -- A world premiere, exploring the life and language of England's greatest queen. Drawing in part from the…
SOURCE: Culture Capital at 01:26AMFri, September 18 thru Sat, September 19 @ John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, presented by John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts -- This semi-autobiographical reflectio…
SOURCE: Culture Capital at 01:26AMEver wonder what happens after the bloodbath in Hamlet? Well Anthony P. Pennino is about to tell you! I, Horatio follows the PTSD-ridden Horatio as he sets out to tell the world Hamlet's rig…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:20AMName: Charly DannisHometown: Dallas, TXEducation: CAP21 Conservatory, B.A.D.A., SMUSelect Credits: Alexandra in Alone in the U.S. (A Staged Reading), Maureen Johnson in RENT at CAP21, Wednes…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:20AMThe Golden Age of theater is alive in the old fashioned romp Reading Between the Lies. Written by Kelly Barrett, Reading Between the Lies is an theater-lovers' comedy set in the 40s where a …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:20AMby Karen Loftus, DTA Instructor and Professional Stage Manager Why not introduce your students to a skill set that not only benefits your productions – a strong backstage crew and smooth p…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM"Scream" Cast Play Kiss, Kill, or Marry & Reveal Resting Creep FacesThe YH Studio welcomes actors Bex Taylor-Klaus, John Karna, Amadeus Serafini, and Carlson Young from MTV's horror series "…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMCraig Robinson Brings Real-Life to Small Screen in NBC's "Mr. Robinson"The hilarious Craig Robinson stops by the YH Studio to give us the scoop on his semi-autobiographical NBC sitcom "Mr. R…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
SPONSORED ARTICLE The world of playwright Jim Shankman’s The Screenwriter Dies of His Own Free Will, which exposes the backstabbing deals of corporate Hollywood, seems about as far fro…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:24AMHottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, August 16, 2015 - Sunday, August 16, 2015.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:21AMSummer Hummer IV: Foreplay! the take-it-off burlesque is back at Signature Theatre TONIGHT, August 17th, for two shows to raise funds for theatreWashington’s Taking Care of Our Own. P…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:11AMPlaybill.com sits down with newly elected President of Actors' Equity, and the youngest member to ever hold the position, Kate Shindle. She shares her journey from the beauty pageant sta…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMBroadway stars hit the streets Aug. 17 for the annual Sleep Out: Broadway Edition that raises money for Covenant House and awareness of homeless youth in the city.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMShowbiz couple Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker will hit the stage together at the Broadway @ Town Hall concert series in Provincetown, MA, Aug. 17. The celebrity duo are …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM1871 Playwright Jesse Lynch Williams is born today. During the 1917-1918 theatre season, Williams' play, Why Marry, will win the first-ever Pulitzer Prize for drama.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Brooks Atkinson Theatre box office for Deaf West's production of Spring Awakening, which will begin Broadway performances Sept. 8, opens Aug. 17. Opening night is set for Se…
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