By Luis Restrepo (@LuissimoLuis) Walking down any street in Manhattan, day or night, you’re undoubtedly surrounded by people. People in cars, people on foot, people looking in to and f…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 11:54PMA feast for those who like their musicals meaty. Kudos to BoHo for bringing Dogfight to Chicago audiences. Highly Recommended! (read John Olson's entire review....)
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 11:43PMCabaret pocket-rocket Elena Gabrielle takes us on a romantic odyssey through the wonders and woes of dating every sign of the zodiac in Sure Sign of Love. Taking a light-hearted prod at the …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:43PMBrian Stokes Mitchell Opens Fall Season in Impressive Debut at Café Carlyle
By: Ellis NassourTony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell, after a lon…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:42PMDavid Klein wants to tell you about science. Like, he really wants to tell you. And you’ll really want to know. While charting his own educational history, Klein introduces the basics, fro…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:41PMHarold Pinter Theatre, LondonKristin Scott Thomas and Lia Williams are currently alternating the two female roles in Harold Pinter's 1971 play with Rufus Sewell as the man in the middle. The…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:38PMClassic Stage Company, New YorkThis ‘transadaptation’ of a Greek tragedy by an experimental playwright charts the creation of the characters we recognise from the epics – with spine-ti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:38PMPlays about religious philosophy can be mighty dry and uninvolving, not only to outsiders but to people of the faith in question as well. Playwrights Horizons' newest offering -- The Christ…
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 11:20PMPlaywrights HorizonsandCenter Theatre Group's co-production of the New York premiere of THE CHRISTIANS, a new play byLucas Hnath, opens tonight, September 17.Let's see what the critics had t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:10PMErin Washburn responds to Jo Stromgren Kompani’s THERE at Philly Fringe.
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 11:10PMMichael Laurence's new drama blurs dramatic lines as a man obsessed with the Melancholy Dane attempts to find his mom.
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by: Michael Bracken Does hell really exist? Damned if I know. But the congregants at the unnamed mega-church in Lucas Hnath’s The Christians at Playwrights Horizons al…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:53PMFor actor, writer and activist James Lecesne, Sundays are for chanting, riding his Schwinn along the Hudson River and performing in his one-man show.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:50PMLucas Hnath’s depiction of a conservative congregation wrestling with radical new ideas mirrors what’s happening now in churches across the country.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:50PMA humorously made-over Greek chorus is one of the twists in Anne Washburn and Rachel Chavkin’s version of Euripides’ play.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:50PMMr. Laurence wrote and stars in this play, in which his character is a Hamlet-obsessed actor who wants to find his birth mother.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:50PMPlaywright Michael Laurence portrays an actor named Michael in "Hamlet in Bed," his visceral and unpredictable if not actually believable, two-character hallucinatory drama. He is a gaunt, t…
SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 10:42PMWhen a big, modern, evangelical church with a charismatic preacher has a crisis -- at least in a play -- it is hard not to expect another sex or embezzlement scandal. This is far from the ca…
SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 10:42PMWe’ve all had a change of heart, but can one really have a change of faith? That’s the question at the center of Lucas Hnath’s new play, “The Christians”...
SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:23PMSeptember marks the launch of Broadway Inspirational Voices BIV new podcast series geared to highlight the amazing talent and voices that make up the incredible choir. The series start with …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:06PM“The Christians” is a white-knuckled drama about . . . a theological battle. But there are no clear winners or losers in Lucas Hnath’s deeply affecting new play. The action…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01PMMost plays about religion are really about politics or psychopathology. In Saint Joan, Agnes of God, and Doubt, for instance, it’s not dogma that gets dramatized — how could it be? Theol…
SOURCE: Vulture at 10:00PMLucas Hnath's new play asks which is more convincing: the love of God or the wrath of Satan.
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In March, Keith Josef Adkins was one of four finalists at the 11th Annual Spring Reading Series during the 2015 Premiere Stages Play Festival hosted by Kean University. He left the event as …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 09:21PMLucas Hnath's play about the internal conflicts within an evangelical megachurch opens off-Broadway prior to its December run at the Mark Taper Forum. read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:15PMKRISTOFFER INFANTE recently made his NYC Fringe Festival debut in Elvira: The Immigration Play. He has appeared onstage in the adaptation of United States of Banana for Columbia Stages, and …
SOURCE: Visible Soul at 09:13PMJackie Jenkins hails from Alabama and has crisscrossed the country performing theatre in Louisiana, Colorado, Philadelphia before landing in NYC 25 years ago. Having performed in stages acro…
SOURCE: Visible Soul at 09:13PMLast February, director Sally Cookson shrunk Charlotte Brontë’s 400-page novel Jane Eyre down to a four-and-a-half-hour play spread across two nights at the Bristol Old Vic. Now, as this …
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 09:09PMAfter earning rave reviews for her portrayal of DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin in Anna Ziegler's new West End play PHOTOGRAPH 51,Nicole Kidman is in talks with Michael Grandage to bring the p…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00PMThe Daily Mail has justunveiled a saucy promo image for Gary Barlow and Tim Firth's new musical THE GIRLS, based on the ever-popular CALENDAR GIRLS, which kicks off a UK tour at Leeds Grand …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00PMDo theology and theater mix? Is there an unspoken separation between church and stage? A day after the announcement that Amazing Grace will close on Broadway after little more than three m…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:00PMAnnette O'Toole stars opposite playwright Michael Laurence in this new work about an actor who casts the woman he thinks is his birth mother as Gertrude to his Hamlet.read more
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The rumors were true As previously reported, Sir Cameron Mackintosh producer of OLIVER, LES MISERABLES, PHANTOM, MARY POPPINS, MISS SAIGON and CATSplans to bring Broadway's box-office blockb…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:59PMMONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 AT 7PM MEAD CENTER FOR AMERICAN THEATER, HOME OF ARENA STAGE, 1101 6th STREET SW, WASHINGTON, DC 20024 Tickets: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/10026538[web.…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 08:50PMWhat’s art? The characters in Andy: A Popera, a new piece based on the life of the pop art pioneer Andy Warhol, get asked that question many times, and they have many answers. “An opport…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:31PMDo theology and theater mix? Is there an unspoken separation between church and stage? A day after the announcement that Amazing Grace will close on Broadway after little more than three mon…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:28PMGreat News! You've asked for it and we've delivered. The uber-talented Maeve Riley has just joined the BWW team, and we're now on Vine.
Vine, if you're not familiar, is…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:28PM“Hello, Denzel” has become a greeting for the epitome of sexy, smooth-natured manhood – in honor of actor Denzel Washington. On Sept. 17, fans of the 60-year-old star will be greeted…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 08:27PMDaniel Craig has kept his word and is in negotiation to return to the Big Apple stage! The current 007 and Great White Way alum is looking to play Iago in Othello at New York Theatre Worksho…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:13PMNow in its fifth year, Jacqulyn Buglisi's 9/11 Table of Silence returned to Lincoln Center with crowds of spectators wrapping around the Josie Robertson Plaza's perimeter.
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FUNNY GIRL is getting a bit of a makeoverAccording to Daily Mail columnist Baz Bamigboye, KINKY BOOTS book writer Harvey Fierstein will rework the book for the upcoming and already sold-out …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:53PMDaniel Craig, who last starred on Broadway opposite his wife Rachel Weisz in Harold Pinter's BETRAYAL, recently expressed a desire to 'do some theater in New York' but not on Broadway. Well,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:52PMLast night, Tony Award nomineeWill Swensontook the stage for his Feinstein's54 Below solo debut. He continues at the venue through September 19, and BroadwayWorld has a behind-the-scenes loo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:52PMEvery month, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer fills out editor Matthew Wexler’s nosey little questionnaire and offers a glimpse of what he looks like from a bit closer than the mezzanine. Th…
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We have become fascinated with behind the scenes stories. The untold tales of the people and inspiration behind the masterpieces. In Exquisite Corpse's immersive site specific Secession 2015…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 06:58PMDaniel Craig usually plays the hero — most famously, of course, James Bond. But Craig’s thinking of swapping his Walther PPK for Desdemona’s handkerchief as the villainous Iago in a...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:58PMA transformation awaits at Marcia E. Cole’s A Matter of Worth as the house lights dim, and the stage is lit as a cotton field with layer upon layer of waves of white cotton. A barn s…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:41PMBy Rosalba Rolon. Rosalba Rolón writes about the unique challenges of season planning for the newly-merged Pregones Theater and PRTT.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 06:40PMFunny men Tim Kazurinsky and George Wendt spoke with Chris Jones this week about Northlight Theatre's upcoming production of "Funnyman."
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:39PMThe Joffrey Ballet steps up with the ambitious "Millennials" program, challenging its ensemble - now 10 new members stronger - with two brand-new works and a company premiere. Though all are…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:39PMHershey Felder has announced a swap of shows in his upcoming programming at the Royal George Theatre.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:39PMBroadway quadruple threat and Bistro Award winner,Robert Creighton, recently seen as the title character in the critically lauded CAGNEY at TheYork Theatre Company, returnedto 54 Below on Tu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:39PMElton John and Lee Hall's adaptation of the acclaimed 2000 film, written by Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry, won multiple awards on both sides of the Atlantic, including 10 TONY AWARDS B…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:39PMRufus Norris, director of the National Theatre, today announced a high-profile slate offorthcoming productions for 2016. Among them is Annie Baker's Pulitzer Prize-winning play THE FLICK-- k…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:39PMAfter today's news that Carolee Carmello will be reprising her role as 'Mae Tuck'in the Broadway run of TUCK EVERLASTING, the actress took to Twitter to assuage fans' fears of her imminent d…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:38PMAfter eight record breaking years, the National Theatre has announced the final extension of its West End run of WAR HORSE, with a last performance at the New London Theatre scheduled for 12…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:38PMSYLVIA, Broadway's most captivating canine, will be celebrating NATIONAL DOG WEEK with a box office giveaway that both dogs and their human companions can enjoy. Free Sylvia goodies -- inclu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:33PMWed, October 28 thru Sun, December 13 @ Studio Theatre, presented by Studio Theatre
SOURCE: Culture Capital at 06:32PMFri, October 2 thru Mon, October 12 @ Atlas Performing Arts Center, presented by Atlas Performing Arts Center
SOURCE: Culture Capital at 06:32PMMon, October 26 thru Sun, November 22 @ Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, presented by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
SOURCE: Culture Capital at 06:32PMFri, October 23 thru Sat, October 24 @ John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, presented by John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts -- The unusual and gripping tale of Ignatiu…
SOURCE: Culture Capital at 06:32PMTue, October 6 thru Sun, October 25 @ John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, presented by John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts -- The inspiring true story of Carole King's…
SOURCE: Culture Capital at 06:32PMThru Sun, October 18 @ Studio Theatre, presented by Studio Theatre -- Two decades in the history of two superpowers as it considers political change, personal responsibility, and the stories…
SOURCE: Culture Capital at 06:32PMLast August I went to St. Louis County where we produced the Ferguson Moment Project in collaboration with artists from around the country. Now we are producing EVERY 28 HOURS in collaborati…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 06:10PM Review by Sonia Roberts It’s 8:04pm on a Monday night, and a payphone rings on the corner of Water Street and Old Slip. It’s Rhonda Cadwallader from...
The post Empi…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:05PMOn Tuesday, September 22, last year’s 2014 MetroStar winner, Kristoffer Lowe will premiere his new show, “You’re Getting to Be Habit With Me: The Songs of Harry Warren,” at the Metr…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 06:02PMY'all need to check out these downhome pics of Justin Guarini, Rose Hemingway and the rest of the folks in Moonshine: That Hee Haw Musical, now playing at the Dallas Theater Center throu…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:00PMSydney Lucas, whose extraordinarily nuanced performance in Fun Home, aged 12, earned her a Tony nod, will depart the production on October 4. Her understudy, Gabriella Pizzolo, is set to ta…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:00PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Lupita Nyong’o on Eclipsed
We've got a British stage and screen vet to thank for Lupita Nyong’o's retur…
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by: Paulanne Simmons At first it might seem that Marissa Mulder is an odd candidate for interpreting the songs of gravel-voiced singer-songwriter Tom Waits…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:56PMDeadline's Jeremy Gerard and Jujamcyn Theatres majority owner and president Jordan Roth talk via email each week about the state of the industry, the only stipulation being no holds barred.
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SOURCE: Deadline at 05:55PMName: Elle AnhornHometown: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.Education: Bishop’s University (Sherbrooke, QC) – B.A. (Theatre / Music); Circle in the Square Theatre School (…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:54PMNew England's "Vacationland" inspired humorist John Hodgman's new "one-human" show
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:51PMOn Friday ,September25 at 7pmveteran publicist and author Walter Newkirk, founder of Walter Newkirk Public Relations LLC and author of memoraBEALEia A Private Scrapbook about Edie Beale of G…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:51PMTwelve-year-old Ms. Lucas was nominated for a Tony Award in the musical based on Alison Bechdel’s memoir.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:43PMFRIDAY | "Funnyman": George Wendt and Tim Kazurinsky star in this look into the public and private life of a vaudeville comic past his prime. Through Oct. 18 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skok…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:37PMby ADRIANE O’PHARROW theatreWashington is pleased to announce Amy Austin, the long-time Publisher of the Washington City Paper, a local news and online destination, has accepted the…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 05:36PMYesterday, the creative team of GHOSTLIGHTthe musical announced that Leigh Martha Klinger will play the leading role of 'Olive Thomas' in next month's high profile staged reading of the show…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:33PMExperience the power of a Broadway Legend in the intimacy of the historic Duplex Cabaret Theatre 61 Christopher Street at 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10014 with An Evening with Adam Pascal, fea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:33PMAs BroadwayWorld previously reported, acclaimed singer and pianist Michael Feinstein is adding his moniker to Manhattan's 54 Below, which will now be called Feinstein's54 Below. The cabaret …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:33PMBroadwayWorld has just learned that Tony Award nominee Sydney Lucas will play herfinal performance in Broadway's FUN HOME onSunday, October 4.Herunderstudy, Gabriella Pizzolo, will take over…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:33PMGaryBarlowfront-man of UK pop sensationTake That andEliot KennedyGrammy-winning producer, theaward-winning composers of Broadway's smash hit musicalFinding Neverland,treated ticket holders o…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:33PM by: Sandi Durell Will Swenson, Tony nominee of Hair, Les Ms. and Priscilla Queen of the Desert, made his...
The p…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:32PMOn Thursday morning, Second City's co-owner and CEO, Andrew Alexander, met me on his charred theater's stoop at 1616 N. Wells St. Second City's mainstage was to re-open that night following …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:17PMThe Joffrey Ballet steps up with the ambitious "Millennials" program, challenging its ensemble — now 10 new members stronger — with two brand-new works and a company premiere. Though all…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:15PMAnnie Baker's The Flick, currently playing a commercial run at Off-Broadway's Barrow Street Theatre after transferring from Playwrights Horizons, is to receive its U.K. premiere …
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:10PMThere has been a change in the schedule for Hershey Felder's season-long series of productions slated for the Royal George Theatre, 1641 N. Halsted.
The post Hershey Felder’s one-man s…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 05:06PMWill Swenson looks back at his first meetings with Audra McDonald, Ramin Karimloo, Nick Adams and Caissie Levy.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 05:06PMThe Chicago theater community will come together Saturday for the first Chicago Theater Memorial Bike Ride to commemorate actors, playwrights, critics, and other colleagues who have recently…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 05:03PMSwenson is currently headlining at Feinstein's/54 Below.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMThe young actor will depart the Tony-winning musical later this year.
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Originally posted on Archival Research and Rhetoric: Undergraduate REflections:[this is drafty. did not incorporate readings yet] I wanted to know whether there were women who advocated for …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:55PMMichael Feinstein, Jason Danieley, Will Swenson and Judy Kaye will offer concerts at the intimate Feinstein’s/54 Below in the coming weeks. They offered a preview the afternoon of Sept. 1…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:53PMThe Know: Don't miss out on this week's must-see shows and events! Sept. 17-27.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:52PMYou just call out the names of these jukebox musicals, and you know wherever we are...we'll have their songs jangling around in our heads for the foreseeable future. Yes, we admit it: We…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:52PMSydney Lucas, the Tony-nominated young star of Fun Home, will depart the production Oct. 4.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:49PMIn Part 5 of a series of interviews with the director and cast of Prince George’s Little Theatre’s Once Upon a Mattress, meet Erin Paluchowski and John Culhane. Joel: Tell our reade…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:44PMWith time, access and superior writing and observing skills, a talented journalist can re-create a searing family tragedy that allows readers to analyze, ponder and learn from it.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:36PMTopical humor has a short shelf life and a spoof of British foibles 130 years ago can be seen as racially offensive today.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:28PMTheatre Communications Group TCG announces the 2015 Round 3 Cycle B recipients of the Leadership University-Continuing Ed program. Through the support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, gra…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:28PMApproaching her 90th birthday, the beloved star is reported to return to the West End in Enid Bagnold's 1955 drama.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:28PMMulti-platinum recording artist Josh Groban is bringing HEDWIG's Tony Award-winning actress Lena Hall on his Fall 2015 North American STAGES tour, which continues through early November. Bel…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:28PMWhen I heard mezzo Jamie Barton at the Metropolitan Opera's recital in Central Park in the summer of 2014, she would have knocked my socks off--if I hadn't been wearing sandals. This time ar…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:24PMIn the year 2040, in a world without plays and cancer, there is always the ‘system’ to provide us with art and anguish. But in Max Posner’s new play Judy, that system can b…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:19PMAMERICAN THEATRE: You’ve seen (and maybe argued about) our Top 10 Most-Produced Plays list. Now let the debate begin over the most-produced playwrights in the country; goodness knows we�…
SOURCE: Footlights at 04:15PMStylist Magazine: Sienna Miller has revealed that she refused the Broadway role of Sally Bowles in Cabaret in New York when she discovered she was offered only half the wage salary of her ma…
SOURCE: Footlights at 04:15PMAMERICAN THEATRE: Each fall, American Theatre compiles its Top 10 Most-Produced Plays and Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights lists, providing a snapshot of the most popular names and plays …
SOURCE: Footlights at 04:15PMOriginal Broadway Cast, 1982 (RCA) A big flop in its original Broadway production, this show boasts one of Stephen Sondheim’s best scores. George Furth’s book, based on a George S. Kaufm…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 04:09PMThe late director was expert at new plays, musicals, and classics, and as sensitive with actors as with design. Another art he mastered: friendship.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:08PMThe original Broadway cast recording of Cry-Baby: The Musical will be released digitally Sept. 25 and in stores Oct. 9 by Broadway Records.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:06PMOriginal Broadway Cast, 1970 (Atlantic/150 Music) Based on Stephen M. Joseph’s book of the same title, The Me Nobody Knows is a collection of writings by inner-city students turned into a …
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 04:05PMRuPaul took a visit to The Legend of Georgia McBride on Sept. 17. He greeted the show's stars onstage following the performance.The Legend of Georgia McBride by Matthew Lopez will play …
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:05PMThis post is by Daniel J. Lee
"The Black Book" follows the faculty of United University while they attempt to unravel the mystery
surrounding a difficult student named Collin Archer and a su…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:04PMPlus, Michael Feinstein unveils the new logo for Feinstein's/54 Below.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PMThe full cast will also include Sophia Ann Caruso, Lynn Craig, Bobby Moreno, and more.
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Plus, her advice to young performers (and what role she's always wanted to play).
SOURCE: www.phillymag.com at 03:59PMIN THE NEWS
Following a five-year relationship with Sterling Events/The Fold concert promoters, Bootleg Theater, the downtown LA-adjacent performing arts center, is unifying all pr…
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 03:58PMDylan Lamb
Hometown: Minneapolis, MinnesotaCurrent Town: Brooklyn, New YorkQ: Tell me about Ten Ways On A Gun.
A: Tommy Freely buys a gun online to gain control of his life…
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 03:52PMProduction has run for seven years and has made the NT £13.5m, but director Rufus Norris says it is time to put it out to pastureThe National Theatre’s wildly successful West End producti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:46PMFilm Soundtrack, 1944 (MGM/Rhino-Turner) Based on a series of stories by Sally Benson that originally appeared in The New Yorker, Vincente Minnelli’s Meet Me in St. Louis is one of the g…
SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 03:46PMHershey Felder has announced a swap of shows in his upcoming programming at the Royal George Theatre. The previously announced "Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin" will now open Oct. 30 and pla…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:43PMIt has become one of the most thrilling rites of the Indian summer season: The ...
The post Joffrey Ballet’s “Millennials” drives audience to its feet appeared first on Chi…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 03:39PMAnneliese van der Pol, who starred as Belle in Broadway's Beauty and the Beast, will go it solo Sept. 22 at 54 Below. Her "That's So Raven" co-star Raven-Symon&…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:29PMOne question has been lingering all week 'What does Patti think' LuPone has made her stance on the use of cell phones in theatres very clear, especially since she snatched a phone from an au…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:22PMNew York Theatre Workshop NYTW hasannounced the full cast for LAZARUS, by David Bowie and Enda Walsh Once, Tony Award, inspired by the novel The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis, and di…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:22PMRachelle Rak is ready to help old and new performers to find a new and fresh way to approach their work with LET'S KICK SOME SAS
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:22PMLast night, Tony Award nominee Will Swenson took the stage for his Feinstein's54 Below solo debut, where he wasjoinedby special opening night guest star Tony Award winner Audra McDonald Lady…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:22PM92nd Street Y brings its famous programs out on to Lexington Avenue for New Yorkers of all ages to enjoy at the Annual 92Y Street Fest. The FREE outdoor event takes place Sunday, September 2…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:22PMDavid Bowie has his off-Broadway heroes in place. Cristin Milioti, Michael Esper and more will join the previously announced Michael C. Hall in Lazarus at New York Theatre Workshop. Created …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:22PMReady to check into Lady Gaga’s “hot bed of evil?” FX has released a first look at American Horror Story: Hotel, and plenty of stage alums are dressed to the terrifying nin…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:22PMYou probably know Gary Barlow as something other than the co-composer/lyricist of Broadway's Finding Neverland. After all, he's part of one of the biggest boy bands of all time.…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:22PMDallas Theater Center's World Premiere engagement ofMOONSHINE That Hee Haw Musical, a new musical comedy lovingly and loosely inspired by the classic TV series, began performances at Dallas …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:20PMThe Broadway League has announced details for the annual National High School Musical Theatre Awards, also known as the Jimmy Awards, named in honor of legendary Broadway producer/theatre ow…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:18PMAs Hick: A Love Story moves on to the FringeNYC Encore series, StageBuddy sits down with the star of the one-woman show and playwright, Terry Baum. Hick follows journalist Lorena Hickok …
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:16PMThe actress stopped by this morning's TODAY to talk about her new fashion footwear and also to clear up rumors about a Sex and the City 3. Watch the appearance below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:15PMThe Public Theaterannounced a final extension today for the new American play ECLIPSED, written by Danai Gurira. Directed by Obie Award winner Liesl Tommy and featuring Academy Award winner …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:03PMTaking the Helm at Workhouse “The selection of Ava Spece to lead the Workhouse was due to her vast, deep appreciation and passion for the Arts as well as her strength, poise and character …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:01PMRECOMMENDED Parenting is not an easy road to travel, generally. Throw into the mix a child who believes himself (or herself) to be of the sex that they weren’t born as, and the road is sud…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 03:00PMDiamond will take on the roles of Louise Lerman and Eve Allabout.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMThe 2016 National High School Musical Theatre Awards will take place at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMDanai Gurira's drama is directed by Liesl Tommy at the Public Theater.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
The local cabaret performances of “Glee” star Jane Lynch have shifted from a holiday present ...
The post Jane Lynch’s Lyric Opera shows move from December to June appeared…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 02:59PMBrooks Ashmanskas talks Something Rotten!, Songs for a New World and being the least funny person in his family.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 02:56PMPaul Zerdin scoops top prize of $1m with puppet trio, lauded as master of the artHe began his career in the pubs and working men’s clubs of the north of England, jostling with bingo and ka…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:52PMThe original production of War Horse, that transferred from the National's Olivier Theatre to the New London Theatre, is to finally shutter March 12, 2016, after a run of eight years dur…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:51PMThe New York Theatre Workshop has announced full casting for its upcoming world-premiere production of Lazarus, by Tony-winning playwright Enda Walsh (Once) with music by David Bowie…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:49PMThe Women’s Voices Theater Festival continues to smash our perceptions of “lady theater” with the full-throated Ironbound by Martyna Majok, which amounts to 90 minutes of …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:46PMTonight on TCM at midnight (Eastern), as part of their month-long celebration of Susan Hayward, Turner Movie Classics will be showing I’ll Cry Tomorrow, the 1955 bio-pic based on Lil…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:46PMAngela Lansbury's rumored London stage return in Enid Bagnold's The Chalk Garden may soon be a reality.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PMThe Educational Theatre Association is eager to get back to school after a record-breaking year. In 2014-15, EdTA’s International Thespian Society welcomed 41,440 new Thespians, the highes…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 02:34PMTodayTix, a smart phone app that connects theatregoers to tickets, announced Sept. 17 that it will be offering lottery tickets to Tuesday night tapings of NBC's "Best Time Ever with…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:34PMRecently, IM Wire had the opportunity to connect with Darío Facal, a director and playwright based in Madrid. He previously collaborated with US director Tamilla Woodard on the site-speci…
SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 02:32PMThe Dallas Theater Center world premiere of Moonshine: That Hee Haw Musical officially opens Sept. 18 following previews that began Sept. 2. Performances continue through Oct. 11.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:31PMThe internationally renowned dance/movement troupe Pilobolus - formed at Dartmouth College in 1971 and based in Washington Depot ever since - has clung and stretched and crawled and clutched…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:28PMWas it really nearly 20 years ago when Adam Pascal made his Broadway debut in Jonathan Larcen's watershed musical "Rent" about Bohemians in the East Village of New York City struggling with …
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:28PM"Memphis the Musical" chronicles the birth of radio-friendly R&B music in the 1950s, replete with all the racism, corruption, deceptions, misunderstandings and - ahhhhh! - romance of the era.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:28PMThe presentation is part of a cross-promotional campaign for upcoming performances of 'King Lear' and 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:21PMMr. McGrath, a longtime character actor in theater, has won praise for his caricature-free portrayal of Tracy in Matthew Lopez’s play.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:16PMAge: 22
Hometown: Mesa, AZ
Current Role: A powerful Broadway debut as the charming and thoughtful Melchior in Deaf West Theatre's revival of Spring Awakening, in which he is utlizing A…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:16PMBroadway.com has confirmed that the duo that brought you The Bridges of Madison County has been enlisted for mega-musical monster thriller King Kong! Tony winners Jason Robert Brown and Mars…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:16PMOff-Broadway can't get enough of Lupita Nyong’o! The New York premiere of Eclipsed, headlined by the Oscar winner, will now run through November 29; it had previously extended thro…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:16PMGlenn Close is in final discussions to join the upcoming comedy BASTARDS.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:16PMThe Broadway League has announced that the next annual NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS NHSMTAJIMMY AWARDS will take place on Monday, June 27, 2016 at 730pm at the Minskoff Theatr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:16PMAs BroadwayWorld previously reported, acclaimed singer and pianist Michael Feinstein is adding his moniker to Manhattan's 54 Below, which will now be called Feinstein's54 Below. The cabaret …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:16PMThe Public Theaterannounced a final extension today for the new American play ECLIPSED, written by Danai Gurira. Directed by Obie Award winner Liesl Tommy and featuring Academy Award winner …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:16PMRECOMMENDED Despite four Tony Award nominations, “Side Show” seemed destined for the Forgotten Musicals shelf. But after enjoying success in regional theater, the show was reworked, and …
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 02:00PM
Of 1,914 shows planned for the 2015-16 season, how many are written by women? We've got the stats.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:44PMWhen MetroStages presents Gabrielle Fulton's Uprising as part of the Women's Voices Theater Festival on September 17, Cynthia D. Barker returns to a role she knows wel…
SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 01:41PMDoctor Foster, Suffragette, Game, Splendour … hits keep on coming for Abi Morgan and Mike Bartlett. The success of these British playwrights comes from transcending the limits of both stag…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:30PMNext year will see revivals of work by Brecht, Rattigan and Kane
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:30PMThe award-winning production has been running for eight years
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:30PMMigrant message GERMANY/BOCHUM The Schauspielhaus in Bochum has taken to the streets to highlight the plight of refugees trafficked into Europe. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:28PMActors Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne and Carey Mulligan have been named among the most influential people in London. They all made the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:28PMWest Yorkshire Playhouse has been honoured for its programme of creative activities produced for people with dementia and their families. WYP was
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:28PMA lack of affordable and flexible childcare available to performers and stage managers is “ripping the heart from theatre, TV and film”,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:28PMA decision on whether land next to the home of Shakespeare’s wife should be sold to property developers will be held next
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:28PMWar Horse is to end its West End run in 2016 after seven years. The National Theatre production, which opened at the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:28PMCouncil-funded arts services have remained “relatively stable” despite public spending cuts, according to a new survey. However, 15% of councils that responded
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:28PMJust announced by theatreWashington – Amy Austin, the long-time Publisher of the Washington City Paper, a local news and online destination, has accepted the position as President …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:28PMThe nominations for the UK Theatre Awards 2015 have now been announced. The Awards will be presented on Sunday 18 October, and details of the compere for the event and other special guests w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:12PMBeginning Monday, October 5th, Jennifer Diamond will assume the roles of Louise Lerman and Eve Allabout in RUTHLESS The Musical at St. Luke's Theatre in the heart of the Theatre District. Sh…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:12PM'One Tree Hill' star Chad Michael Murray has signed on to the cast of FOX's SCREAM QUEENS.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:12PMCarole Shorenstein Hays, the Tony Award winning producer and SanFrancisco's leading theatrical presenter, has announced plans for the future of the Curran theatre.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:12PMChristopher Shinn sits on a park bench on the long narrow green of Old Wethersfield, surrounded by large lush lawns, historic homes and an atmosphere of small-town serenity, just a short wal…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:11PMThe National Theatre’s West End production of the award-winning War Horse will close on March 12, 2016. The show, which premiered at the National in October 2007, moved to its current …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:07PMTony-winning producer Carole Shorenstein Hays has unveiled plans for the future of San Francisco's historic Curran Theatre, setting a reopening date for early 2017. During the extens…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PMSince returning from Los Angeles, where I lived for 17 years, I have been asked about the difference in the business between
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PMImage: Rob Brewer, Flickr One of the most famous theatres in Bristol has received a grant worth hundreds of thousands of pounds for refurbishing work. The Bristol Old Vic has been awarded £…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:00PMFormer City Paper publisher Amy Austin has been tapped as the new president and CEO of Theatre Washington, the service organization that runs the Helen Hayes Awards. Austin replaces longtime…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:00PM
Rufus Norris, Director of the National Theatre, has announced some forthcoming productions for 2016, as well as the closure of War Horse in the West End next year.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:55PMBeginning Monday, October 5th, Jennifer Diamond will assume the roles of Louise Lerman and Eve Allabout in RUTHLESS! The Musical at St. Luke's Theatre in the heart of the Theatre District.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:47PMBy Tim Hochstrasser
There is a long tradition of performance of classic Russian-language theatre in Ukraine that dates back to Stanislavski, and one of the great rewards of this current resi…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:38PMtheatreWashington is pleased to announce Amy Austin, the long-time Publisher of the Washington City Paper, a local news and online destination, has accepted the position as President an…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:37PMThe new season is shaping up as a motherlode of musical making. The stage adaptation of Natalie Babbitt's bestselling novel Tuck Everlasting will follow the limited-run Bruce Willis starrer�…
SOURCE: Deadline at 12:30PMTuck Everlasting, the new musical based on Natalie Babbitt's beloved best-selling novel of the same name, has confirmed principal casting for the Broadway production, BroadwayWorld has confi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:15PMNow BroadwayWorld has just learned that a developmental reading of the new musical will take placethis October in New York City.Directed by Tony Award-nominee Eric D. Shaeffer, this version …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:15PMRead on to catch up on this past week's trends September 11-17.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:15PMFrom the producers of NIRBHAYA, The Exonerated, Guantanamo and Sarah Jones' Bridge amp Tunnel, Culture Project along with Rosie O'Donnell will present the world premiere of MotherStruck writ…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:15PMA roundup of some of this week’s theatrical news and notes from Solas Nua, Mosaic Theater, City Kids Theatre, Arena Stage, Constellation Theatre Company, and noted critic John Lahr. At the…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:15PMChicago's Signal Ensemble will close its doors after a 13-season history, according to local news source The Sun Times. The news follows last month's announcement that the celebr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:15PMOlivier and two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone, who is currently filming the new season of the Showtime series "Penny Dreadful," has issued a statement to Playbill.com reg…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:15PMSome thoughts on Forest Fringe 2015. Another year of exciting work by artists who were largely new to me. Week OneThis Is Not A Magic Show: Vincent Gambini’s sleight of hand show like his…
SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 12:10PMNBC has announced that Tony-nominated actor Andrew Rannells HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, BOOK OF MORMON will stop by THE TONIGHT SHOW onWednesday, September 23rd.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:10PMMatthew Broderick, Annaleigh Ashford and the starry cast of Sylvia on bringing an exceptionally engaging canine to Broadway.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:09PMOur love for this cast lasts forever. Broadway favorite Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Finding Neverland's Carolee Carmello, newcomer Sarah Charles Lewis and more will star in Tuck Ever…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:09PMBefore the company of this West Side Story in Lancaster, PA, pack up their dance shoes, they recreate the iconic "Dance at the Gym" one last time — and swap Bernstein for…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PMChicago Fringe Festival: Part 4 Over the span of the Fringe Festival’s ten days, I regularly heard this argument from non-Fringe goers: the Chicago theater scene is already pretty “fring…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 12:00PMThe new musical began at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre earlier this year.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMAmanda Dehnert directs Shakespeare's classic tragedy.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMThe season will also feature The Velveteen Rabbit and Fancy Nancy the Musical.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMActor known as Charlie on Girls plays difficult character in film, which is showing at TIFF.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 12:00PM
Membership in academe comes down to those who never wanted to leave the comforts of college or those who see it as a place to score big.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:43AMBroadway veteran Mark Jacoby is among the cast of Bristol Riverside Theatre's staging of William Inge's celebrated romantic comedy, Bus Stop, playing this fall in Philadelph…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37AMFunny men Tim Kazurinsky and George Wendt spoke with Chris Jones this week about Northlight Theatre's upcoming production of "Funnyman." In "Funnyman," art imitates the lives of famous com…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:35AMGraffiti culture is alive and well in the cities of Connecticut, but it's harder to find in the suburbs. Stafford is an exception. On Saturday, Sept. 19, about 50 graffiti artists will get t…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:31AMDesire
Off Broadway, 59E59 Theatres, The Acting Company
Reviewed by Jerron Herman
BOTTOM LINE: This evening of adapted Tennessee Williams shorts will leave you panting.
Tennessee Williams …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 11:27AMAt immersive theater, you don't just watch the actors, you join in
SOURCE: time.com at 11:26AMCarolee Carmello and Andrew Keenan-Bolger will reprise their performances in the Broadway bow of Tuck Everlasting, the new musical based on Natalie Babbitt's best-selling 1975 no…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:14AMThe Australian stage musical spectacle King Kong, which premiered in June 2013 at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne, is getting an overhaul for its Broadway arrival.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AMThe world-premiere musical Amélie, based on the imaginative Academy Award-nominated quirky French film of the same title, premiered Aug. 29 at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. …
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AMBy Susan W. Kemp. Susan W. Kemp on The Moisture Festival in Seattle, Washington.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:07AMLifetime has a greenlit a personal project from Grammy winner Toni Braxton, who will serve as executive producer on a bio-pic based on her memoir "Un-Break My Heart."
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:04AMRoundabout Theatre Company presents the Roundabout Underground world-premiere production of Ugly Lies the Bone by Lindsey Ferrentino, directed by Patricia McGregor, as part of the 50th Anniv…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:04AMEver wonder if coffee really does stunt your growth, or if a bowl of hot chicken soup can actually cure the common cold
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:04AMLindsey Ferrentino's new play will open the Roundabout Underground season.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
In their concert in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Queen and Adam Lambert covered Lambert's new single 'Ghost Town.' Check out the performance below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:59AMMichael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games, which recently played a six-month limited engagement at the West End’s Dominion Theatre, is staying in London. The productio…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:59AMNational Asian Artists ProjectBaayork Lee,Executive Artistic Director, will celebrate its 5th Anniversary of showcasing the work of Asian-American theatre artists through performance, outrea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:52AMDeeley and his wife Kate are visited by Anna, a mysterious friend of Kate’s from long ago. What begins as a trip down memory lane quickly becomes something more, as long-simmering feelings…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 10:44AMAnna Ziegler’s Photograph 51 kicks off the Lantern’s 2015-2016 with a bang. Set in London 1953, this 2008 play tells the story of Dr. Rosalind Franklin and her surrounding colleagues rac…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:42AMTransport Group and Larry Hirschhorn are presenting a private developmental lab presentation of Benny & Joon, a new musical based on the 1993 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion pictu…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34AMAmazing Grace, the musical about John Newton, the writer of the beloved title hymn, has posted a closing notice of Oct. 25 for its Broadway run at the Nederlander Theater. The show, which op…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:31AMThe Meeting*, hosted by Justin Sayre, will return to Joe's Pub Sept. 27 to celebrate the late Grammy Award-winning music icon Whitney Houston.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:29AMThe title of Aaron Posner’s play “Stupid F–king Bird” and its tagline “Sort of adapted from ‘The Seagull’ by Anton Chekhov” may lead you to
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 10:21AMCasting Director Tracy “Twinkie” Byrd, in an interview given to Black Enterprise Magazine in 2012, suggests that there are some best practices with respect to auditions that naturally wo…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:14AMWatch a clip of Macbeth, the new film of Shakespeare’s celebrated Scottish-set play, featuring Michael Fassbender as the usurping king, and Marion Cotillard as his co-conspirator, Lady Mac…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:10AMPeacock theatre, LondonThe symbols, style and struggles of ballet underpin this disarming blend of parody and tribute from male dancers honouring the classic repertoireChoreographer George B…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:10AMBush, LondonTanya Ronder’s play probes the clash between corporate career and private conscience via one conflicted familyYou can’t accuse the British theatre of ignoring climate change:…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:10AMBy Matthew Gray. In this podcast series , Matthew Gray interviews all kinds of actors to share why they act and how they act, in a world of diminished residuals, rising student loan interest…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:09AMInitial performers have been announced for Broadway Sings Sara Bareilles, the next installment of the Broadway Sings concert series, which will be presented Nov. 2 at 7 PM at the Highline Ba…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:05AMVerge Center’s director says artist’s works are ‘insignias of the consumer world’New exhibition incorporates thrift-store detritus and photos of foreclosed houses Puls has taught at …
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 10:00AM
Initial performers have been announced for the next installment of theBroadway Singsconcert series at the Highline Ballroom.Broadway Sings Sara Bareilleswill featureFinding NeverlandstarLaur…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:52AMTransport Group, the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and OBIE Award-winning theatre company, in association withLarry Hirschhorn, will give a private developmental lab presentation ofBenny…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:52AMGood 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 OLD TIMES brings Clive Owen to Broadwa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:52AMHappy Birthday, Constantine Maroulis 'American Idol' finalist Maroulis earned a 2009 Best Actor Tony Award nomination for portraying Drew, an aspiring musician with pipes of steel in the Ton…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:52AMOn last night's LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT, in honor of the release of 'The Carol Burnett Show The Lost Episodes,' Kevin Spacey surprised his idol and Carol Burnett with a very special p…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:52AMMashable.com challenged Darren Criss HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH and Leslie Odom Jr. HAMILTON to show off their musical improv skills.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:49AMJaci Pulice is director of The October Issue, devised by The October Issue ensemble. The improv debuts September 17, 2015 at Washington Improv Theater. She has trained at Upright Citizen’s…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:43AMThe Sept. 17 edition of Seth's Broadway Chatterbox — hosted by Seth Rudetsky — celebrates the international hit musical Mamma Mia!, which concluded its 14…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:39AMA talk by the author of a new book about the horrific Petit family murders and a discussion of a controversial novel will be among the free events presented by R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Bo…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:39AMErik Jonathan Shuler (@ErikJSchuler) Café Carlyle was alive and full of energy Tuesday night, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the legendary cabaret space, and the opening of their 2015 …
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 09:31AMTony nominee Andrew Rannells (The Book of Mormon, Jersey Boys), who was last on Broadway in the title role of the Tony-winning Hedwig and the Angry Inch, will be a guest on the Sept. 23 …
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:28AMIt never entered Jeff Perry’s mind as he and his colleagues were dabbling in drama in Chicago in the early 1970s that they would go
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 09:20AMOpen amateur auditions and Creatives announced:
Edinburgh Music Theatre will be holding open company auditions on Wednesday 23 September 2015 for next March's production of The Producers.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:14AMEstablished in the early 1990s, Ambassador Theatre Group quickly became an eminent player within the UK theatre industry – however, a more
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM
Oscar nominee Clive Owen, Olivier winner and two-time Tony nominee Eve Best and Kelly Reilly will begin performances in Harold Pinter’s Old Times on September 17. Directed by Douglas H…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:56AMRoundabout Theatre Company presentsHarold Pinter's Old Times, directed by Douglas Hodge, starring Clive Owen, Eve Best and Kelly Reilly, and featuring original music by Radiohead'sThom Yorke…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:49AMThe original Broadway cast of CRY-BABY takes the stage at 54 Below for a reunion concert tonight,Sept. 17, once at 930 p.m. and then at 1100 p.m.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:49AMPlaywrights Horizons and Center Theatre GrouppresentThe Christians, the New York premiere of a new play by Lucas Hnath A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Di…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:49AMJimmy Fallon surprised guest Ariana Grande on THE TONIGHT SHOW this week with video sent in by her 'nonna' of the young actress starring as ANNIE in a production from her childhood.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:49AMWilliam Shakespeare’s princely play has inspired the titles of more crime novels than perhaps any other, lending a name to works from Agatha Christie, Derek Raymond, Reginald Hill and many…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:49AMMinerva, ChichesterWhether it’s serving imaginary cocktails or re-enacting the Wimbledon women’s final, Michael Attenborough’s emotional production celebrates the instinct for survival…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:49AMArts Council England’s James Hadley is stepping down to become executive director of Musical Theatre Network. Hadley, who is currently London relationship
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:31AMBritish ventriloquist Paul Zerdin has won this year’s series of America’s Got Talent. He took home a $1 million (£645,120) prize, which
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:31AMLuke Sheppard directs Harvey Fierstein's play, the second of his shows to open in London this week
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:24AMThe event has been called off by producers
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:24AMGinna Hoben is a professional actor/playwright based out of NYC. Her new play, No Spring Chicken, debuts at NextStop Theatre on September 24, 2015. She has toured all over the country and …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:24AMA staging of 1973 Robert Redford/Paul Newman caper The Sting with its complicated and long-forgotten plot would need the smart and snappy treatment of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels to bring it to …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:15AMIf the shoe fits, they say, wear it. But in truth there's always been a bit of a size differential between Kinky Boots, the modest urban Brit-flick, and the Cyndi Lauper/Harvey Fierstein mus…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 08:14AMTheatre is an integral part of society. It is often the mirror that society uses to see its reflection. Oftentimes, that reflection isn’t always pretty. Though this art form has allow…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 08:00AM
By Doug Mayo
Some last minute tickets have just been released for Judi Dench in Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. Shakespeareʼs timeless tragicomedy of obsession and redemption i…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:58AMMichael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games has a new West End home and can be seen at the Playhouse Theatre from 10 October until 3 January 2016, following a highly successful si…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:53AMIt's honestly by circumstance that I decided to make LA the place for the US premiere of Broken Bone Bathtub. A long story, at that, but it will suffice to say this
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:46AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on September 17 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:46AMJessica Lange is considered one of the greatest actresses of her generation. As the recipient of several awards, including two Oscars, three Emmys, five Golden Globes, one SAG award and thre…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:46AM by: Brian Scott Lipton and Sandi Durell Can a happily married man find true love with a…dog? That’s the question raised by the prolific playwright A.R. Gurney...
The…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:36AMA WINNER AND A LOSER Human beings sometimes – disastrously – get erotically fixated on one phase of their sexual history. In the case of Patrick (Nick Sidi) it is a teenage momen…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 07:33AMMichael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance – Dangerous Games is to transfer to the Playhouse Theatre in the West End. It previously
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:26AMBAFTA has opened up its scholarships scheme to aspiring actors for the first time, with three young performers given funding to aid
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:26AMHere’s my list of recommended Broadway, off-Broadway, and out-of-town shows, updated weekly. In all cases, I gave these shows favorable reviews (if sometimes qualifiedly so) in The Wal…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AM By Aine Abruscati (@AAbruscati) Creation, fertility, art, legacy, love, and intimacy–at first glance, these things might not all seem related but Sex of the Baby, a new comedy-d…
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 07:13AMIt’s back to school season and The Green Room is looking out for you. All this month, the NMT Countdown series is bringing you a guide to the best-selling songs on NMT from the last ye…
SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 07:10AMOlivier Savile and Sean Kearns are among the new cast joining the long-running show next week
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:08AMBy Stephen Collins
As directed by Luke Sheppard, Casa Valentino is a play about a marriage. Everything turns on the central relationship between George (Edward Wolstenholme) and Rita (Tamsin…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:07AM“I care not to be his critic; but if he has learned his business he has still to learn that petulance is not sarcasm, and that insolence is not invective.” Benjamin Disraeli, speech, Hou…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM
Roll up the beach blankets and break out the warm blankets. Fall will be here before you can say "pumpkin spice" and that means a harvest of fine theater. Below are 50 promising shows to fil…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:51AMStandup comedians possess a remarkable ability to turn the worst parts of their lives into comedy – but is that even possible with a fabricated story about being in the south tower on 9/11…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:51AMTheir paths have crossed throughout their acting careers, but Brian Cox and Bill Paterson will finally team up for the ultimate double act: Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. They discuss its ev…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:51AMArtistic directors including Daniel Evans and Roxana Silbert have launched a staunch defence of regional theatre following Michael Billington’s claims that it
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:21AMPLAYS Brokeback Mountain is to be turned into a stage show. The stage rights to Annie Proulx’s short story – which inspired
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:21AMIn Alan Hruska's new comedy “Laugh It Up, Stare It Down” playing a limited engagement at the Cherry Lane Theater, you in certainty will not laugh but probably stare in wonderment…
SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 06:07AMThe New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts Encore Theatre will hold auditions for its production of 'American Idiot.'
SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 06:07AMKeith Josef Adkins' prize win¬ning new play, “The People Before the Park,” opens with a strong African American man standing in a rustic wooded area before a white-washed woo…
SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 06:07AMThe Chichester production starring Imelda Staunton leads the field
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:03AMWe chat to set designer Ana Inés Jabares-Pita about the process of designing Cordelia Lynn's new play
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:03AMThe show has played seasons at the Palladium and Dominion
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:03AMIs regional theatre in decline? Venerable critic Michael Billington thinks so, and around 42% of our readers agree with him, according to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:00AMDocumentary Our Last Tango follows tango dancers Maria Nieves and Juan Carlos Copes
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AMRoll up the beach blankets and break out the warm blankets. Fall will be here before you can say "pumpkin spice" and that means a harvest of fine theater. Below are 50 promising shows to fil…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:00AM
Tonight, September 17th, BROADWAY SESSIONSwelcomes cast members from the Tony-winning revival of THE KING AND I and more.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:51AMREELING, the second-oldest LGBTQ film festival in the world and a beloved Chicago cultural institution for more than 30 years, features a host of events of interest to the theater community.…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:51AMCelebrating 40 years as America's premier ensemble theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company launches its landmark 201516 Subscription Season with a large-scale world premiere production of John …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:51AMHartford Stage presents the world premiere of AN OPENING IN TIME by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Connecticut native Christopher Shinn, with direction by Oliver Butler of The Debate Society, f…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:51AMMagician Mat Franco, who last year rose above tens of thousands of acts to become the season 9 winner of NBC's hit reality-competition series America's Got Talent, will bring his special Mat…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:51AMSeth Drury knows how it goes. Or at least he thinks he does. See, it doesn’t quite go as he’d been told. is Seth’s art therapy project, after taking romantic cues from Disney Princes �…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:22AM'If you only had time to finish one more play, what would it be about
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:08AMI met John Lee after a set at Tryst Café. His band The Electric Trio is phenomenal. I especially appreciated their jazz cover of The Cure songs. He shared his musical inspiration, his favor…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:01AMThe New York premiere of Lucas Hnath's The Christians officially opens Sept. 17 at Playwrights Horizons following previews that began Aug. 28. The production, which exa…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMJust a few years shy of his 100th birthday, George S. Irving is still going strong and taking the stage. As he prepares for his upcoming performance of A Chekhov and Shaw Comedy Night, he re…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway revival of Harold Pinter's Old Times begins previews Sept. 17 prior to an official opening Oct. 6 at the American Airlines Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMChicago's acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre Company kicks off its 40th anniversary season Sept. 17 with the world-premiere adaptation of Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck's East of E…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMRattlestick Playwrights Theater kicks off its 2015-16 season Sept. 17 with the official opening of the world premiere of Michael Laurence's Hamlet in Bed, billed as a "…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMCry-Baby, the 2008 Broadway musical that managed only 68 performances despite a high-power creative team, is getting a long-delayed original cast album — and an origina…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe world premiere of Martin McDonagh's Hangmen, with a cast that features David Morrissey (last seen on the London stage in Neil LaBute's In a Dark Dark House at the Almeida), Reece…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFounded by The Heart Truth®, The American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women® Red Dress Collection™ is an annual event where top designers, models and celebrities demonstrate their s…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe 14th annual RADical Days begin Saturday and run through Oct. 11, with more than 60 of the region’s cultural assets offering free admissions or programs.
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