Monday, September 28, 2015 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Elizabeth Gilbert on Her Book ‘Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear’ at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue by Marlene Hall

Attending an Elizabeth Gilbert speaking event is like attending a rock concert. The ardent devotion and following of her work is intense, but inspiring! I’ve been to a lot of book talks,…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:46PM

BWW Interview: Atlanta's Seedling Project, 'Theater for Research. Theater for Community. Theater for Growth.' by Matt Tamanini

Avant-Garde playwright Samuel Beckett once said, Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. That sentiment is alive and well in one of Atlanta's newest theatre g…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:46PM

Auditorium executive director headed to Memphis by Chris Jones

Brett Batterson, the executive director of the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago since 2004, has taken a new job in Memphis.   Batterson, the Auditorium has announced, has accepted the positi…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:13PM

Review: Daddy Long Legs

The makers of Jane Eyre return to the New York stage with another literary ingenue.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM

Review: Antigone

Ivo van Hove gives modern relevance to a Greek classic.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM
Monday, September 28, 2015 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Michael Burgess, Star of Canada's LES MISERABLES, Dies; King Street Theatres to Dim Lights in His Honour by Alan Henry

The BroadwayWorld Toronto team is saddened to report the passing of Michael Burgess, age 70, known to many as the star of LES MISERABLES both in Toronto and on the first Canadian National To…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:39PM

Fondly, Collette Richland Review: Dreaming with Elevator Repair Service by New York Theater

During the intermission for the Elevator Repair Service’s “Fondly, Collette Richland,” at the same time that a noticeable number of theatergoers fervidly exited New York Theatre Worksh…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:29PM

Review: ‘Fondly, Collette Richland’ Offers Open-Eyed Dreaming by Ben Brantley

Elevator Repair Service takes on a script that appears to pose seemingly insurmountable difficulties for a stage director.

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Review: Revisiting Gertrude Stein’s Writings in ‘Reread Another’ by Ben Brantley

Hearing words in a new way is part of the experience of “Reread Another,” a 1921 avant-garde play by Gertrude Stein.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:27PM

REVIEW: Sommerfugl, World Premiere from InViolet Theater by Steve

By Anne-Allegra Bennett (@aab_artiste) The transformation of the caterpillar into a butterfly is a beautiful transition in nature, and symbolic to some as being a new hope and inspiration in…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 10:05PM

Review: Fondly, Collette Richland

Elevator Repair Service presents its first original play at New York Theatre Workshop.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Monday, September 28, 2015 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Lythgoe Family Productions to Stage Two Holiday Pantos in SoCal with Choreography by SPRING AWAKENING's Spencer Liff by BroadwayWorld

Lythgoe Family Productions LFP announces the expansion of their family friendly pantos this holiday season with two productions playing concurrently in Southern California - A SNOW WHITE CHR…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:45PM

Hal Prince Chats Reworking PRINCE OF BROADWAY for Japan, Broadway by Jessica Khan

The Umeda Arts Theater world premiere production of PRINCE OF BROADWAY began rehearsals on September 3 in New York City. Hal Prince justtalked to Deadline about the once-stalled show's upcom…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:45PM

Jeff Daniels, Michelle Williams Team For Broadway ‘Blackbird’ by Jeremy Gerard

David Harrower’s scorching play about an encounter between Ray, a male business executive, and Una, the woman he seduced 15 years earlier, when she was 12 years old, will open on Broad…

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:42PM

LES MIS Asia Tour Sells Tickets Beginning Today, 9/29 by BroadwayWorld

Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed new production of Boublil amp Schonberg's legendary musical LES MISERABLES will tour across Asia, starting in Manila in March 2016. Tickets go on sale today, S…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:41PM

Daddy Long Legs review at the Davenport Theatre by Jonathan Mandell

In a program note for Daddy Long Legs, director John Caird wonders why the 1912 novel on which the musical is based isn’t considered a great American classic. I wonder the opposite – why…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:36PM
Monday, September 28, 2015 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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TWIN PEAKS and OSF Star Catherine E. Coulson Dies at 72 by BroadwayWorld

Catherine E. Coulson, a stage and screen actor best known for her role as The Log Lady in David Lynch's legendary TWIN PEAKS, and who made her artistic home with the Oregon Shakespeare Festi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:50PM

Hal Prince On Opening In Tokyo, ‘Immoral’ N.Y. Times & Broadway’s Now And Forever ‘Phantom’ – Deadline Q&A by Jeremy Gerard

EXCLUSIVE: Hal Prince has two shows opening this season, both off-Broadway. One, a musical adaptation of the charming indie film The Band’s Visit, will play 20 blocks from Times Squar…

SOURCE: Deadline at 08:49PM

The Public Theater Offers Free Tickets to the World Premiere of First Daughter Suite by Andrew Gans and Olivia Clement

The Public Theater is offering a number of free tickets to the first preview of Tony nominee Michael John LaChiusa's First Daughter Suite, a follow-up to the composer's 1993 musi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:30PM

Theatre Review: ‘When She Had Wings’ at Imagination Stage by April Forrer

A visual and audio masterpiece wings its way onstage with Imagination Stage’s production of the world premiere of When She Had Wings. Written by Suzan Zeder, a four-time winner of the Dist…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 08:27PM

Check out this photo gallery of Rent at Hayes Theatre Co by Cassie Tongue

It’s a love song to life, love, and being outside the ordinary, a cult musical that left an indelible mark on the musical theater landscape. It’s Rent, and it’s coming to …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:18PM

Broadway Leading Lady Marin Mazzie Is Facing Her Most Challenging Role: Cancer Survivor by Robert Viagas

Three-time Tony Award nominee Marin Mazzie is fighting cancer, according to a blog post by her husband, actor Jason Danieley.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:10PM

FONDLY, COLLETTE RICHLAND - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

Reality takes on a whole new meaning in Fondly, Collette Richland, the new extravaganza from Elevator Repair Service at New York Theatre Workshop, which apparently contains absolutely none o…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:08PM

DADDY LONG LEGS - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

Letter writing is a dying (dead?) art today, but it's easy to see why it's so tantalized fiction authors over the ages.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:07PM

Theater News: Adaptation of Anthony Burgess A Clockwork Orange Set to Open Off-Broadway

John Bateman directs the production at Roy Arias Studios.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00PM
Monday, September 28, 2015 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Daddy Long Legs: Review, Photographs, Video by New York Theater

In a program note for Daddy Long Legs, director John Caird wonders why the 1912 novel on which the musical is based isn’t considered a great American classic. I wonder the opposite – why…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:28PM

Photo Flash: NEWSIES' Jack Feldman Marries Matthew Liss; Andrew Lippa, Harvey Fierstein, Corey Cott Attend! by BroadwayWorld

Tony Award-winning lyricist of the musicalNEWSIES, Jack Feldman, married his longtime partner of 23 years, Dr. Matthew Liss, in an intimate ceremony and reception surrounded by family friend…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:20PM
Monday, September 28, 2015 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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TIPPING THE VELVET Lyric, Hammersmith by Libby Purves

A SMILE, A SONG, AND SAPPHIC SOCIALISM At last. The question tormenting many a fretful middle-aged man – what do lesbians actually DO? – is answered. Aerialism! When the giddy mo…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:56PM

Hell In A Hangbag’s World Premiere of SCREAM, QUEEN, SCREAM! Runs Through Oct. 31 @ Mary’s Attic by Michael J. Roberts

  Hell in a Handbag Productions is pleased to continue its 2015-16 season with the world premiere of SCREAM, QUEEN, SCREAM!, a horror trilogy by David Cerda inspired by classics lik…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:50PM

GOODMAN THEATRE ANNOUNCES ITS SIXTH PLAYWRIGHTS UNIT—THE FIRST ALL-FEMALE UNIT OF CHICAGO WRITERS—INCLUDING KRISTIANA RAE COLÓN, SANDRA DELGADO, by Michael J. Roberts

Goodman Theatre launches the 2015/2016 Playwrights Unit with four newly-named members: Kristiana Rae Colón, Sandra Delgado, Jenni Lamb and Calamity West (bio information follows). In partne…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:50PM

THE JOFFREY BALLET PRESENTS U.S. PREMIERE OF JOHN NEUMEIER’S “SYLVIA” Oct. 14 – 25 by Michael J. Roberts

For its annual fall engagement, The Joffrey Ballet presents the U.S. Premiere of the full-length, female-powered story ballet, Sylvia, choreographed by Milwaukee native andinternationally ac…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:50PM

Full Monty: Backstage at Gentleman's Guide with Bryce Pinkham, Episode 8: Broadway Flea by Broadway.com

Gentleman's Guide's Bryce Pinkham takes us to the Broadway Flea Market and asks fans what they'll miss most when the show closes.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:25PM

Review: In ‘Chambre,’ Jack Ferver and Marc Swanson Refract a Tale of Murderous Maids by Alexis Soloski

The choreographer and visual artist are staging an installation at the New Museum inspired by Genet’s chilling 1947 play.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:25PM

Review: ‘Asking for It’ Uses Wit to Tackle Cultural Norms About Rape by Alexis Soloski

Adrienne Truscott’s one-woman show, which is both chirpy and blistering, rewards and invites a strong drink.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:25PM

Review: In ‘Elements of Oz,’ Smartphones Enhance a Celebration of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Film by Charles Isherwood

Using their phones or tablets, audience members can take in special effects, YouTube videos and random arcana with live performances based on “The Wizard of Oz” movie.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:25PM

Broadway's DAMES AT SEA to Continue 'Tap Happy Tuesdays' Contest This Fall by BroadwayWorld

DAMES AT SEA, now in previews, announces 'Tap Happy Tuesdays,' a chance each Tuesday evening for tap dancers to demonstrate their own original 30-second a cappella tap combination for Assist…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:21PM

VIDEO: Broadway Highlights From THE JUDY GARLAND SHOW and THE MERV GRIFFIN SHOW, Coming to Sony Pictures TV's GetTV by Michael Dale

Broadway highlights from the two programs featured in a new Monday night block of television variety.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:21PM

Onstage & Backstage: How Did I End Up on the Double D List? by Seth Rudetsky

In this week's look at Seth Rudetsky's life, readers learn behind-the-scene stories of the first-ever Elsie Fest, as well as history of the cult favorite musical Grease.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:15PM

New translation of Yours Forever, Marie-Lou interesting but flawed: review by Carly Maga - Special To The Star

Soulpepper production of Michel Tremblay family drama seems removed from the here and now.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:07PM

Theater News: Dames at Sea Announces Weekly Tap-Dance Ticket Contest

"Tap Happy Tuesdays" will be judged by assistant director and choreographer Emily Morgan.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM
Monday, September 28, 2015 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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From Ingenue To Antigone: Juliette Binoche Discusses Acting, Aging And Family

The Oscar-winning actress plays Antigone in a new translation of Sophocles' 2,000-year-old tragedy. "It's a very powerful play," Binoche says. Sophocles "still is bringing so much truth in o…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:57PM

The Sound of Music children’s cast announced by Erin James

18 talented Sydney children aged from 8 - 14 have been chosen from over 1000 hopefuls to play the youngest members of the von Trapp Family in Sydney's highly anticipated revival of Rodgers…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:50PM

'Madness of Edgar Allan Poe': Walk through Poe's darkness at Peabody Mansion by Kerry Reid

The weekend of a "blood moon" seems an auspicious time to open a show about the American master of horror. But since First Folio Theatre's "The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: A Love Story" is o…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:50PM

Review: Le nozze di Figaro/Lyric Opera of Chicago by Aaron Hunt

RECOMMENDED With a splash of commedia dell’arte, a spoonful of Restoration comedy, and pounds of clowning, director Barbara Gaines has exploded the up-and-downstairs Mozartian confecti…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 05:45PM

REVIEW: Jane Eyre, National Theatre ✭✭✭✭ by Tim Hochstrasser

By Tim Hochstrasser This is a fully compelling night at the theatre. You do not feel the time dragging and can only be impressed at the way the cast finds new meanings in material that we al…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:32PM

Odds & Ends: P!nk Tuner Still in the Works, Meet Sierra Boggess & More by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today and over the weekend. P!nk Tuner Still in the Works Update on the P!nk musical. The tuner, which had previously been called …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:21PM

Photos: Elsie Fest Performances by Suzy Evans

Broadway Style Guide spent Sunday at Elsie Fest in New York, where producer Darren Criss, Aaron Tveit, Laura Osnes, and more of our favorite stars performed for a roaring crowd at Pier 97 in…

SOURCE: Broadway Style Guide at 05:16PM

AUDIO: First Listen of Marian Seldes Reading AWAY IN A HOLLOW by Stage Tube

InAway in a Hollow, beloved Broadway actress Marian Seldes creates a whimsical world of mystery, comedy and childlike innocence in a magical story about a caterpillar trying too hard to beco…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:08PM

Tony Kushner, Austin Pendleton and More Set for HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ERIC BENTLEY! Centennial Tribute This Winter by BroadwayWorld

This month, legendary playwright, singer, editor and translator and Theatre Hall of Fame inductee Eric Bentley turned 99 years old. In celebration of this milestone and a century of his cont…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:08PM

Broadway at a Discount- What's Available at TKTS for September 28, 2015! by Bww Discount Alert

TKTS has been a New York City institution for decades, bringing theatre-goers a last-minute way to get tickets for some of Broadway's hottest shows at a discount. TDF operates three TKTS Dis…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:08PM

Lucas Hnath's THE CHRISTIANS Wins This Year's Kesselring Prize by BroadwayWorld

The Kesselring Prize for playwriting -- given by the National Arts Club in New York since 1980 -- returns this year following a six-year hiatus with the announcement that Lucas Hnath is the …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:08PM

Christopher Lloyd to Appear for BACK TO THE FUTURE 30th Anniversary Screenings at Radio City This Fall by BroadwayWorld

Actor Christopher Lloyd, who portrayed Emmett Doc Brown, will join fellow cast member James Tolkan Mr. Strickland, composer Alan Silvestri, writerproducer Bob Gale, and the entire New Jersey…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:08PM

This Week's New Classifieds on BWW - 9/28/2015

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld.com for 9282015.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:08PM

Lynn Cohen to Lead Reading of Reinterpreted THE TESTAMENT OF MARY This Week by BroadwayWorld

Lynn Cohen, best known for playing 'Magda'in the HBO series and movie SEX AND THE CITY and 'Mags' in THE HUNGER GAMES, returns to the New York stage to headline a starry industry reading of …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:08PM

Steppenwolf's Terry Kinney and Frank Galati talk about East of Eden and the power of myth by Aimee Levitt

John Steinbeck intended East of Eden to be the book of his life. He planned to set down the story of his own personal origins for his two sons, and he meant that both literally and cosmicall…

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 05:04PM

Theater News: Jersey Shore's Vinny Guadagnino Joins That Bachelorette Show

AndrewAndrew deejay the show in its new location at Copacabana.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM
Monday, September 28, 2015 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Redmoon's flames leave Burnham Park Yacht Club feeling burned by Tracy Swartz

About 60 members of the Burnham Park Yacht Club on Northerly Island were sitting down to a surf-and-turf dinner to honor new club members Saturday when embers and ash from the nearby Great C…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:58PM

Family-Friendly Mad Libs Live Set to Premiere Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Mad Libs Live, a new interactive family musical, will have its world premiere at New World Stages Off-Broadway Nov. 1. The show is inspired by the popular fill-in-the-blanks …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:49PM

Review: Direct from Death Row: The Scottsboro Boys/Raven Theatre by Christopher Kidder-Mostrom

RECOMMENDED There are a lot of things about “Direct from Death Row: The Scottsboro Boys (An Evening of Vaudeville and Sorrow)” that are huge in scope, aside from its title. The play …

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 04:45PM

Review: Sucker Punch (Victory Gardens Theater) by Scotty Zacher

Sucker Punch isn’t always easy to watch: racism on display stings and cuts to the core. However, Victory Gardens’ season opener needs to be watched, talked about and digested. Williams�…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 04:37PM

Fuse Theater Review: “Mr Joy” — Empowerment Overload by Bill Marx

It is no longer enough for a playwright to go into the belly of the 'beast' and pray for help.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:37PM

Redmoon's flames leave Burnham Park Yacht Club feeling burned by Tracy Swartz

About 60 members of the Burnham Park Yacht Club on Northerly Island were sitting down to a surf-and-turf dinner to honor new club members Saturday when embers and ash from the nearby Great C…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:37PM

Broadway Box Office: No Hope From Pope With 6% Sales Plop by Jeremy Gerard

Whether it was out-of-town crowds avoiding Manhattan traffic with the double whammy of Pope Francis’ visit and the U.N. General Assembly, the Jewish High Holy Days, or all three, Broad…

SOURCE: Deadline at 04:32PM

ArtsBeat: Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams to Star in ‘Blackbird’ on Broadway by Michael Paulson

Mr. Daniels is reprising the role of Ray, which he played opposite Alison Pill as Una in a 2007 production of the play at the Manhattan Theater Club.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:30PM

ArtsBeat: Broadway Takes a Hit as a Pope and a Holiday Distract New York by Michael Paulson

With the Pope’s visit and Yom Kippur falling in the same week, most Broadway shows experienced declines at the box office.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:30PM

Playbill On Opening Night: “It is Practically a New Show,” Says Duncan Sheik as Spring Reawakens Ane by Harry Haun

Spring Awakening, the rock-infused musical adaptation of the play chronicling the angst-ridden adolesence of teenagers in Germany, returned to Broadway Sept. 27 in a Deaf West produc…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:30PM

The New Morality by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief When American born Londoner Harold Chapin was killed in W.W. I in 1915, he was a highly regarded actor, stage manager and playwright, although n…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:24PM

Promotion and Protection of Musicals by HowlRound

By Sean Patrick Flahaven. Sean Patrick Flahaven dispenses practical advice to aspiring musical theatre writers.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:20PM

Lea Michele Chats “Scream Queens,” Her New Book, Returning to Broadway and a New Album by Michael Gioia

After six years of running the show (and, more importantly, the glee club) on the Fox musical series "Glee," Lea Michele is taking on a supporting role, complete with a neck brace,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:20PM

Broadway Box-Office Analysis: Two New Shows Make a Splash and Audiences Flock to Revisit Old Times by Robert Simonson

The fall Broadway season fattened up a bit last week with the addition of two new shows: revivals of the musical pastiche Dames at Sea and the two-hander The Gin Game.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:15PM

Thumbs Up! Darren Criss and His Electrifying Elsie Fest Are Exactly What Broadway Needs by Paul Wontorek

Darren Criss is exactly what today’s Broadway needs. The multimedia wonder kid—who became famous for a YouTube musical spoof of the Harry Potter franchise—is clearly the n…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:14PM

Jersey Shore's Vinny Guadagnino Joins Joanne Nosuchinsky in That Bachelorette Show Off-Broadway by Broadway.com

Jersey Shore's Vinny Guadagnino has boarded the cast of That Bachelorette Show as Giovanni Giovanni, ex-boyfriend and hopeful suitor of the titular bachelorette. The off-Broadway product…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:14PM

Photos! Check Out Who Went Bargain Hunting at the Broadway Flea Market! by Broadway.com

Broadway fans and stars alike combed through the eclectic offerings at the 29th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction, which raised a record $756,655 for Broadway Cares/Equity Figh…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:14PM

Broadway Grosses: Hamilton Remains Box Office Darling; Will Spring Awakening Bloom After Opening Night Triumph? by Ryan McPhee

With the official start of fall comes cooler weather and milder crowds, and though most Broadway shows faced an expected dip in grosses, a select few celebrated an uptick. The gargantuan hit…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:14PM

Introduce Yourself(ie): 10 Questions with Dames at Sea Newbie Danny Gardner

Get to know a little more about Danny Gardner, who makes his Broadway debut as Lucky in Dames at Sea.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 04:11PM

BWW TV: They Believe- Celebrity Fans Flock to the SPRING AWAKENING Red Carpet by BroadwayWorld TV

Deaf West Theatre's acclaimed production ofSteven SaterandDuncan Sheik'sSPRING AWAKENING, directed byMichael Ardenand choreographed bySpencer Liff, opened just last night, September 27, at B…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PM

BWW TV Exclusive: DOCTOR ZHIVAGO's Tam Mutu and Lora Lee Gayer Sing 'Watch the Moon' for the Lunar Eclipse! by Stage Tube

The 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 04:06PM

Critic Walks Out on Young Jean Lee's THE SHIPMENT, Reviews It Anyway by Michael Dale

As reported on the website Indy Week, earlier this month theatre critic Pamela Vesper walked out after the second scene of the Black Ops Theatre Company and Little Green Pig Theatrical Conce…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PM

BWW TV: Are You A Fan? Walk the Streets of the 29th Annual Broadway Flea Market! by BroadwayWorld TV

Broadway fans celebrated the 29th Annual Broadway Flea Market amp Grand Auction by bidding on and buying everything from tickets to a bevy of opening night performances to custom-made music …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PM

Lucas Hnath Play Named Winner of Kesselring Prize by Olivia Clement

Lucas Hnath's The Christians, which today announced a two-week extension of its New York premiere at Playwrights Horizons, has been awarded the $10,000 National Arts Club's Kesse…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:03PM

Livestreaming Beyond Sacred: Voices of Muslim Identity— interview-based theatre production by Ping Chong + Company and LaGuardia Performing Arts Cen by HowlRound

By HowlRound TV. Beyond Sacred: Voices of Muslim Identity is an interview-based theatre production by Ping Chong + Company and LaGuardia Performing Arts Center exploring the diverse experien…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:02PM

Theater News: Broadway Flea Market Sets a New Fund-Raising Record

The event raised $756,655 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM
Monday, September 28, 2015 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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‘Dogfight’ a sentimental, authentic charmer by Leslie Katz

A love story with unorthodox, yet real, characters is a rare thing – and “Dogfight” is one of them. San Francisco Playhouse began its 13th season (“It’s our bar mitzvah,” » …

SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:55PM

Margaret Cho brings comedy 'safe haven' to Chicago by Heidi Stevens

Margaret Cho called Robin Williams her "father in comedy" and Joan Rivers her "mother in comedy," which means she lost both comedic parents in the span of a month. (Williams died Aug. 11, 2…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:48PM

Goodman announces all-female Playwrights Unit by Morgan Greene

Goodman Theatre has announced the first all-female group of playwrights to be named as part of its sixth Playwrights Unit.  The newly-named members include: Kristiana Rae Colon, Chicago Dr…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:48PM

Review Roundup: ‘Spring Awakening’ by Asorensen

Spring Awakening, the searing, Tony-winning rock musical, has returned to Broadway in a revolutionary production from Deaf West Theater. The production opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:33PM

Plays In Your Pocket: Introducing Abbott Reader by Courtney Kochuba

Samuel French is thrilled to be advancing our industry with new products. But what exactly are the products we're creating? Today, we're giving you a highlight of our newest release. The pos…

SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 03:30PM

How to Tour Theatre Like a Punk Band by HowlRound

By Eli Keel. Eli Keel discusses Rough House Theater and their strategies for touring their work like a punk band.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:29PM

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 9/28

Welcome 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 03:28PM

Michael Urie Will Be Part of The Man of Mode Reading at Red Bull Gala by Olivia Clement

Off-Broadway company Red Bull Theater will kick off its 12th season Oct. 26 with a gala benefit reading of George Etherege's The Man Of Mode, or, Sir Fopling Flutter, to be followed …

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:26PM

Big Stars Dominate the Hottest Looks in Spring Awakening Opening Night Fashion by George Brescia

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:20PM

Toronto festival aims to crack exclusivity of dance world by Martha Schabas

Fall for Dance North, which debuts next week, attempts to address pressing issues in the city’s arts scene

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:18PM

The Who’s Tommy, Betty Buckley, Joel Grey and More Set for New Broadway & Cabaret Series by Andrew Gans

The Ridgefield Playhouse, the Connecticut venue best known for rock bands, comedians and guest speakers, will launch a Broadway & Cabaret Series in 2016.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:17PM

Broadway Grosses: Sept. 21-27 by David Gewirtzman

All data provided by The Broadway League View Broadway Grosses in a sortable table or view by show at the Playbill Vault  

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:16PM

. Review: Spring Awakening at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

a unique new take of a musical already acclaimed for its uniqueness. . .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 03:14PM

29th Annual Broadway Flea Market Brings in Record-Breaking Sum for Broadway Cares by Playbill Staff

The 29th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction, which was held Sept. 27 in and around Shubert Alley, brought in an all-time high of $756,655, for Broadway Cares/Equity Figh…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PM

Michelle Williams & Jeff Daniels Will Star in Blackbird on Broadway by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Three-time Oscar nominee Michelle Williams and Emmy winner Jeff Daniels will headline the Broadway premiere of Blackbird. The 2005 drama by Scottish playwright David Harrower will begin prev…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:12PM

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 9/27/15 by BroadwayWorld

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 9272015.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:12PM

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 9/28; Broadway Drops for Jewish Holidays by BroadwayWorld

Welcome 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 03:12PM

2015 Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction Raises Record-Breaking Amount for BC/EFA by BroadwayWorld

Broadway fans celebrated the 29th Annual Broadway Flea Market amp Grand Auction by bidding on and buying everything from tickets to a bevy of opening night performances to custom-made music …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:12PM

Review: Antigone at curtainup.com by Michael Bracken

It's unfortunate that director van Hove wasn't able to point his leading lady in the right direction. But with its otherwise excellent cast and the director's sense of both the minimal and t…

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 03:11PM

Columbia Festival of the Arts’ ‘British Invasion’ Explodes This Weekend 10/2-4 by Robert Neal Marshall by Guest Author

This coming weekend, October 2-4, 2015 officially launches Columbia Festival of the Arts’ British Invasion themed Fall Festival. The British Invasion presents eleven dynamic events…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:09PM

Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams Will Return to Broadway in Joe Mantello-Helmed BLACKBIRD; Opens in March by BroadwayWorld

Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams will return to Broadway this season to star in David Harrower's Olivier Award-winning dramaBLACKBIRD. The production, to be directed by Joe Mantello, will …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:02PM

Photo Coverage: Old Cast Members Reunite on the SPRING AWAKENING Red Carpet! by Walter McBride

Deaf West Theatre's acclaimed production of Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik's SPRING AWAKENING, directed by Michael Arden and choreographed by Spencer Liff, opened just last night, September 2…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:02PM

TWITTER WATCH: SPRING AWAKENING's Opening Night Company Bow on Video by Michael Dale

Audience members stood, applauded and shook their hands in the air the American Sign Language way of applauding.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:02PM

James Monroe Iglehart, Joel Perez & More Join National Alliance for Musical Theatre's FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS Lineup by BroadwayWorld

National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced additional directors and casting for their 27th ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS. The Festival will take place on Thursday, October 15 and …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:02PM

VIDEO: NPH Talks Hosting the Oscars, HIMYM Reunion & More on Bravo by TV News Desk

On last night's WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE on Bravo, guest Neil Patrick Harris HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH explained to a caller why hosting the Oscars was harder than doing the Gone Girl sex sce…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:02PM

Photo Coverage: SPRING AWAKENING Cast Parties All Night Long on Opening Night! by Walter McBride

Deaf West Theatre's acclaimed production of Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik's SPRING AWAKENING, directed by Michael Arden and choreographed by Spencer Liff, opened just last night, September 2…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:02PM

Theater News: Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams to Star in Broadway Premiere of Blackbird

Joe Mantello directs David Harrower's drama, which had its New York premiere off-Broadway in 2007.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
Monday, September 28, 2015 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Why ‘Jersey Boys’ Has Made It 10 Years (and Counting) on Broadway by Asorensen

The Four Seasons may want to consider changing the name of one of their biggest hits to “Oh, What a Decade.” On Oct. 4, 2015, Jersey Boys, the smash-hit musical featuring the son…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:59PM

Tony Awards Show Sets Dates, But Still No Home by Cbskapost

The Tony Awards will be held June 5 next year, but where the ceremony will be held is still up in the air.

SOURCE: CBS 2 TV at 02:52PM

Exclusive: Original Rent Star to Record New Song to Benefit UNICEF by Andrew Gans

Adam Pascal, who earned a Tony nomination for creating the role of Roger in the original Broadway production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Rent, will head into the recording stud…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:51PM

Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams Will Return to Broadway in Blackbird by Robert Viagas

Blackbird, David Harrower's drama about a woman who tracks down and confronts the man who sexually molested her when she was 12, has booked Broadway's Belasco Theatre, and will open …

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:51PM

Bright Lights Shining Stars Gala – NYCDA Honors Debbie Allen by Sandi Durell

    By: Sandi Durell & Magda Katz (Photos/Video)   In a joyous evening honoring legend Debbie Allen, the NYC Dance Alliance Foundation showed its muster on September 27th…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:47PM

Will Toronto Fall for Dance? by Michael Crabb

Inaugural local version of New York dance festival sets up shop at Sony Centre Sept. 29 to Oct. 1.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:34PM

Jim Gaffigan's Five Kids, Wife And NYC Feed His Comedy by Ed Condran

There are two types of married comics. There's the Louis C.K. type, who demonized his ex-wife in hilarious fashion. That's nothing new. Old-school comic heads are well-acquainted with Borsch…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:32PM

Original Rent Star to Record New Song to Benefit UNICEF by Andrew Gans

Adam Pascal, who earned a Tony nomination for creating the role of Roger in the original Broadway production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Rent, will head into the recording stud…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PM

Photo Flash: There's a New Murderess in Town- Rumer Willis Poses as CHICAGO's 'Roxie Hart' by BroadwayWorld

Actress and DANCING WITH THE STARS winner Rumer Willis made her Broadway debut as 'Roxie Hart' in Broadway's Chicago just last week.She will now play a 6-week limited engagement at the Ambas…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:24PM

Books: Review: ‘The Theater of War’: Applying Greek Tragedies to Our Own by Abigail Zuger, M.d.

The author Bryan Doerries said he thought the ancients could help “anyone who had lived — in some direct way — the human experiences they describe.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:19PM

#ElsieFest Roundup: Check Out Darren Criss, Aaron Tveit, Laura Osnes & More In These Elsie Fest Fan Posts by Broadway.com

The show tune extravaganza Elsie Fest turned Pier 97 into a musical theater mecca on September 27, with creator Darren Criss, Aaron Tveit, Lea Salonga, Laura Osnes, Leslie Odom Jr. and more …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:19PM

Photos! Know the Wonder of the Spring Awakening Broadway Revival's Opening Night by Broadway.com

We know you're wounded that you weren't at the opening night of Spring Awakening. But have no fear, we have loads of pics from the triumphant performance and after-party at Copacaban…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18PM

'Peter Pan 360' extended by Everett Evans

The touring tent-show presentation of J.M. Barrie's classic has been doing sufficiently strong business to extend its run - originally announced through Oct. 4 - through Oct. 25. For more t…

SOURCE: Houston Chronicle Subscription at 02:13PM

Theater News: Ripcord Postpones First Preview at Manhattan Theatre Club

The new David Lindsay-Abaire play stars Holland Taylor, Marylouise Burke, Rachel Dratch, and more.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

Theater News: Lucas Hnath's The Christians Extends

Following its New York run at Playwrights Horizons, the drama heads to Los Angeles.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

Jeff Daniels, Michelle Williams to Star on Broadway in 'Blackbird' by David Rooney

Scott Rudin will produce the volatile two-hander by Scottish playwright David Harrower, with Joe Mantello directing.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:00PM
Monday, September 28, 2015 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Four women playwrights named to this season’s Playwrights Unit by Hedy Weiss

The Goodman Theatre certainly has not neglected female playwrights in recent decades. It has produced the work of Rebecca Gilman, Regina Taylor, Tanya Saracho, Mary Zimmerman and many others…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 01:59PM

Is Anyone Really Reading This? Three Foundations Want To Know by Joe Patti

A guest post today. Barry Hessenius asked if I would spread the word about study being conducted by the Knight Foundation, the Hewlett Foundation and WESTAF who are looking into the ways in …

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 01:54PM

Broadway's Peter Scolari Challenges Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson to Dance for Kindness by BroadwayWorld

Peter Scolari of HBO's 'Girls' and Fox TV's' 'Gotham' has signed on as a celebrity ambassador for Life Vest Inside's Dance For Kindness campaign and has challenged his Hollywood friends Tom …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:54PM

Encompass New Opera Theatre to Honor Barbara Cook & Lee Adams at National Arts Club by BroadwayWorld

Encompass New Opera Theatre Nancy Rhodes, Artistic Director and Gala Honorary Chairs Sheldon Harnick, Charles Strouse, and Maury Yeston will honor legendary Broadway performer BARBARA COOK -…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:54PM

Barbara Cook and Lee Adams Will Be Honored By Encompass New Opera Theatre by Joe Gambino

Tony Award winners Barbara Cook and Lee Adams will be honored in a musical salute presented by Encompass New Opera Theatre Oct. 25 at National Arts Club. Midge Woolsey will host.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:51PM

14 Reasonable GIF Reactions to Aaron Tveit’s “Why God Why” from Miss Saigon #ElsieFest

Aaron Tveit brought the term dreamcasting to another level with this Miss Saigon tune at Elsie Fest.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 01:51PM

14 Reasonable GIF Reactions to Aaron Tveit’s “Why God” from Miss Saigon #ElsieFest

Aaron Tveit brought the term dreamcasting to another level with this Miss Saigon tune at Elsie Fest.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 01:51PM

Siam Has a New King! Regal First Photos of Hoon Lee in The King and I by Matthew Blank

Theatre World Award winner Hoon Lee will be crowned the new King of Siam in the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of The King and I, beginning Sept. 29 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:49PM

Preview: We help you plan your visit to Flux Night 2015 on Saturday by Rebecca Dimling Cochran

The leaders of Flux Night are making some changes. After a year’s hiatus, the organizers will present — 7 p.m.-midnight on October 3 — an

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 01:38PM

Interview: Barbara Anselmi, Composer of Broadway’s “It Shoulda Been You” by Courtney Marie

Composer Barbara Anselmi knows what it takes to sustain a career in the theater. From the ripe old age of five, Anselmi was moved by music and the magic of the orchestra and knew it had to b…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:33PM

Goodman announces all-female Playwrights Unit by Morgan Greene

Goodman Theatre has announced the first all-female group of playwrights to be named as part of its sixth Playwrights Unit.  The newly-named members include: Kristiana Rae Colon, Chicago Dra…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:31PM

'Antigone' review: Ivo van Hove's fresh, fast vision pays off

The headliner -- and riveting center -- of "Antigone" is Juliette Binoche, the Oscar-winning risk-taker with the delicate features belying her tensile power. The storyteller is Sophocles, in…

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 01:21PM

BWW TV: And All Shall Know the Wonder- Go Inside SPRING AWAKENING's Opening Night! by BroadwayWorld TV

Deaf West Theatre's acclaimed production of Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik's SPRING AWAKENING, directed by Michael Arden and choreographed by Spencer Liff, opened just last night, September 2…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:16PM

Shakespeare Translated Into Modern English? Would You Attend? by Michael Dale

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival will soon announce that it has commissioned translations of all 39 of William Shakespeare's plays into modern English.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:16PM

Review: 'Blueprints' explores passion and politics by James Hebert

World-premiere Playhouse work an engaging look at life, legacy of Bayard Rustin.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 01:14PM

Review: Old Globe's vivid 'In Your Arms' has power to move by James Hebert

World-premiere dance musical explores subject of love in soulful, exciting style

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 01:14PM

Preview: 'Cell' takes a hard look at a hot issue by James Hebert

Immigrant detention is focus of world-premiere play first workshopped in NYC.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 01:14PM

Preview: Family, gender identity are in the mix for Moxie's 'Julius' by James Hebert

World-premiere play explores ties between a child and a dying parent.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 01:14PM

Cygnet delivering a Nöel Coward duet by James Hebert

Preview: Contrasting plays are latest one-two punch from Old Town company

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 01:14PM

A growing SDMT readies 'La Cage' by James Hebert

Production is company's first with new executive director Kollar Smith aboard.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 01:14PM

Quick tip: 'Master Class' in session at Ion by James Hebert

Hillcrest theater reviving McNally play about opera great Callas.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 01:14PM

Review: 'Amazons' laces laughs with real-life frights by James Hebert

West Coast premiere at Diversionary paints funny, unsettling portrait of larger-than-life German filmmaker.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 01:14PM

Quick tip: 'Sleuth' on the Ranch by James Hebert

Mystery gets a revisit as SRT's season-opener

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 01:14PM

Review: Moxie's 'Orange Julius' an affecting saga of regret, resolve by James Hebert

World-premiere play focuses on the wounds of war (and family), and the search for self-identity.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 01:14PM

George Chakiris cuts up backstage by Diane Bell

Donna McKechnie helps George Chakiris celebrate his 81st birthday at Old Globe premiere.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 01:14PM

"Outside Mullingar" at BETC review: Hopeful, funny and fine by Joanne Ostrow

"Outside Mullingar" at the Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company sets a high bar for the company's 10th season.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 01:13PM

Busted, broken, sprained, but still finding spirit in Colorado dance by Ray Mark Rinaldidenver Post Fine Arts Critic

Twenty years is a long time in professional ballet, a business where everyone sees your promise at 19 and watches for your knees to crumble before 30.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 01:13PM

MTC Delays Ripcord Performances Until Thursday with Holland Taylor and Marylouise Burke by Olivia Clement

Originally scheduled to begin previews Sept. 29, performances for the world premiere of Ripcord by Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire will now begin Oct. 1 at Manhattan Theatre C…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:10PM

Rumer Willis Is Ravishing in Newly-Released Official Pics From Broadway’s Chicago by Monica Simoes

Check out these new photos of Rumer Willis as Roxie Hart in Chicago. On Sept. 21, actress Rumer Willis made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in the long-running revival of the Kander and…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:09PM

New Work Inspired by “The Slave Ship” Set to Play Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Axis Theatre will stage the world premiere of The Vast Machine, artistic director Randy Sharp's play inspired by the award-winning book "The Slave Ship: A Human History…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:05PM

San Francisco’s Exit Press Gives Playwrights a Fair Shake

By Jean Schiffman Central to the San Francisco theatre scene since its inception in 1983, Exit Theatre has always been indie artist-focused. So too is its publishing division, Exit Press. …

SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 01:00PM
Monday, September 28, 2015 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Dead Ringers: Some D.C. Theaters Rethink Their Cell Phone Policies by Rachel Kurzius

Not all District theaters want you to put your cell phone away during performances.

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 12:59PM

Arthur Wagner, major theater advocate-educator, dies at 92 by James Hebert

Longtime champion of San Diego stage scene was founding chairman of UCSD theater department.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 12:59PM

2015 fall arts preview: Theater by James Hebert

'Phantom' and dancicals and 'Oz,' oh my! Stage season promises a lively variety.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 12:59PM

Three reasons why theater tickets are NOT expensive.

There’s a rule in consumer research that’s especially true for Broadway . . . when asking your research subjects why they haven’t purchased something, don’t ever giv…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 12:59PM

Chicago Theater Review: DISGRACED (Goodman) by Lawrence Bommer

DRAMATIC PROFILING In the three years since American Theater Company debuted this corrosive cultural tragicomedy on the North Side, Disgraced has become a massive hit, with revivals on Broad…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:59PM

Chicago Theater Review: THE TEMPEST (Chicago Shakespeare Theater) by Lawrence Bommer

A TRAGICOMEDY WITH TRICKS Well, why not do The Tempest as a magic show? It comes with Shakespeare’s territory. During the Duke of Milan’s unhappy exile, deposed by his nefarious brother,…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:59PM

Regional Theater Review: ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS (South Coast Rep in Costa Mesa) by Tony Frankel

ONE SKETCH, TWO STYLES When the National Theatre of Great Britain produced One Man, Two Guvnors, playwright Richard Bean’s 2011 update of Carlo Goldoni’s 18th Century comedy, The Servant…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:59PM

Los Angeles Theater Preview: THE BAKER’S WIFE (Actors Co-op in Hollywood) by Tony Frankel

A RARE TREAT SERVED PIPING HOT The Stephen Schwartz/Joseph Stein musical The Baker’s Wife never made it to Broadway. The musical folded in Washington. D.C. in 1976 before reaching New York…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:59PM

Chicago Theater Review: GUARDIANS (Mary-Arrchie) by Lawrence Bommer

THEY DO IT ALL FOR US 14 years ago, terror became a date in the calendar. “9/11” casts an ever darker shadow onto the future. It also remains the latest official loss of American innocen…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:59PM

Theater of the Mind by CFR Staff

Sometimes what is truly scary is what is left unsaid.

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 12:59PM

Founding Visions: Is Flux the New Barter Theater? by Guest Writer

In 1933, the Barter Theatre allowed people to trade food for tickets. What about today?

SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 12:59PM

Women's Voices Theater Festival aims to level the playing field by Tim Smith

Last month, Facebook and the Twittersphere lit up with stinging comments aimed at the Manhattan Theater Club, which had scheduled a season for its New York audiences consisting of seven play…

SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 12:59PM

Everyman creates a bigger stage for Towson theater group by Barbara Pash

Laura Weiss doesn't come from a theater family. She can't boast of any stars of stage or screen among her relatives. Yet Weiss fell in love with the performing arts at an early age, and she …

SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 12:59PM

London Theater Review: ‘Future Conditional’ Directed by Matthew Warchus by Gordon Cox

The Old Vic has a new head in Matthew Warchus (“Matilda,” “God of Carnage”), and he’s already gone one better than his predecessor. Where Kevin Spacey started his t…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:59PM

Frederick Winship, UPI Theater Critic, Dies at 90 by Variety Staff

Frederick M. Winship, longtime theater reviewer for UPI, died peacefully in his New York City apartment on September 3. No cause of death was given. He was 90 and was writing a review of a p…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:58PM

San Francisco’s Curran Theater to Get Makeover Courtesy of Carole Shorenstein Hays by Gordon Cox

San Francisco’s Curran Theater, the 1,650-seat venue that has hosted Broadway tryouts for shows including “Wicked” and “Beautiful,” will get an extensive renov…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:58PM

London Theater Review: ‘Hangmen’ by Martin McDonagh by Gordon Cox

How’s this for irony? In the middle of the Swinging Sixties, Great Britain abolished hanging. On Nov. 9, 1965, it stopped swinging. Great news for progressives; less so for Harry Wade, the…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:58PM

London Theater Review: ‘Pomona’ by Gordon Cox

There isn’t another play quite like “Pomona.” Alistair McDowall is one of a batch of young British writers chucking dramatic form up against the wall. His debut, “Brilliant Adventur…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:58PM

Hot Shot! Michelle Williams Flies to Finding Neverland to See Matthew Morrison & Co. by Broadway.com

Michelle Williams, who made her Broadway debut last season as Sally Bowles in Cabaret, spent a relaxing Sunday matinee at Finding Neverland. After the performance, Williams headed backstage …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:58PM

San Diego Theater Review: ‘In Your Arms’ by Gordon Cox

At century’s end, director-choreographer Susan Stroman and librettist John Weidman developed three stories-in-dance to preexisting recordings, and the resulting show,“Contact,” glided …

SOURCE: Variety at 12:58PM

Ripcord, Starring Holland Taylor & Marylouise Burke, Delays First Performance Off-Broadway by Imogen Lloyd Webber

The off-Broadway production of Ripcord, starring Holland Taylor, Marylouise Burke and more, has pushed back its first preview date to allow additional technical rehearsals. Directed by David…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:58PM

How Canon-Obsessed is the American Theater? by Isaac Butler

By Isaac Butler Over at American Theatre magazine, Susan Jonas has a great piece about expanding the theatrical canon to include overlooked works by women that is well worth your time. I am,…

SOURCE: Parabasis at 12:58PM

Playing On Air Is a Must-Listen for Theater Artists

The era of podcasts and audio storytelling is upon us, and it’s about time that theater got into the game. Playing On Air, a series of one-act plays by accomplished playwrights read by…

SOURCE: Backstage at 12:58PM

Review: 'Jekyll and Hyde' on the prowl at City Lights Theater by Karen D'Souza

What this production lacks in polish it makes up for with a stylish atmosphere and exuberant performances that will get you in the mood for the dark spirit of Halloween.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 12:58PM

"Lookingglass Alice" is a colorful mix of theater and circus by Joanne Ostrow

"Lookingglass Alice" is a mix of theater and circus, an acrobatic adaptation of Lewis Carroll's works taking audiences down a rabbit hole for 90 entertaining minutes.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 12:58PM

From 'Bat Boy' to Neil LaBute, smaller professional companies have surprises in store: 2015 Fall Theater Preview by Andrea Simakis

Bat boys, sad clowns, singing ice fishermen and more populate Cleveland's small stages this fall.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 12:58PM

Ion Theatre unveils season of premieres by James Hebert

2015-16 lineup boasts works by rising, of-the-moment playwrights.

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 12:53PM

Chicago Theater Review: SIDE SHOW (Porchlight Music Theatre at Stage 773) by Lawrence Bommer

YOKED ASUNDER Don’t believe the ironic title of a first-act song: Daisy and Violet Hilton were not your “Typical Girls Next Door.” Conjoined (or “Siamese” twins), they were, grotes…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:53PM

Los Angeles Theater Review: THE WHISKEY MAIDEN (Theatre of NOTE in Hollywood) by Jason Rohrer

LOS PECES VIOLENTOS There is a dark parable in the bible, in Luke or maybe John; it’s in the Scheherazade – the tale of the thousandth night, perhaps. Your translation didn’t h…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:53PM

Los Angeles Theater Review: RANT & RAVE CHAPTER 62: MEDIA (Rogue Machine Theatre) by Jason Rohrer

ME NEXT TIME I’m running up Pico. It’s 7:54 p.m. and I just parked on Rimpau because I’ve only lived in L.A. for 18 years and Google Maps told me Theatre Theater was .1 mil…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:53PM

Regional Theatre Preview: CHARLES PHOENIX: RETRO DISNEYLAND SLIDE SHOW AT DAPPER DAY (AMC Theaters in Downtown Disney in Anaheim) by Tony Frankel

SLIDE INTO THE OLD DISNEYLAND My first visit to Disneyland was 1964, and I still remember many attractions from that day which will be covered when pop culture humorist and author Charles Ph…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:53PM

Los Angeles Theater Review: HOOKED (Los Angeles Theater Festival at the Complex’s Ruby Theatre) by Jason Rohrer

“DON’T LOOK AT ME” Jillian Leigh’s second play, Hooked, is extremely ambitious and fairly successful in the hands of director Terri Treas, producer Michael Zand, and a strong…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:53PM

Chicago Dance Review: MILLENNIALS (The Joffrey Ballet at the Auditorium Theatre) by Lawrence Bommer

COMING CHOREOGRAPHY Opening its 60th season, the Joffrey Ballet literally leaps into the future with Millennials, a three-part program at the Auditorium Theatre. Closing Sunday, it features …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:53PM

San Diego Theater Review: MASTER CLASS (ion theatre) by Tony Frankel

SCHOOLED BY CALLAS If you’ve ever been to a master class, then Terrence McNally’s Master Class (1995) will seem very familiar. If you haven’t, then you’re in for a real eye-opener. A…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:53PM

Los Angeles Theatre Preview: BONNIE AND CLYDE (Musical Theatre Guild at the Alex in Glendale) by Tony Frankel

GANGSTER MUSICAL You’ve seen the movie, you’ve seen the car, now see the musical. Meet the most famous robbing, murdering, loving couple in U.S. history. From their first meeting at a We…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:53PM

Los Angeles Theater Review: RANT & RAVE CHAPTER 61: JUSTICE (Rogue Machine Theatre) by Jason Rohrer

RAVE ON Almost a month ago, I went to Rogue Machine’s storytelling night for the first time. You know storytelling nights – they’re like poetry slams, only whiter and less poli…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:53PM

Chicago Theater Review: DOGFIGHT (BoHo Theatre) by Lawrence Bommer

BOYS WILL BE PIGS The title can mislead: Dogfight is not about World War I flying aces Eddie Rickenbacker and The Red Baron doing loop-the-loops as they shoot each other out of the sky. Dogf…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:53PM

Review: 'Baby Doll' heats up the McCarter Theatre

If you think it's been hot and humid outside, just wait until you step inside McCarter Theatre. Emily Mann's production of Tennessee Williams' Baby Doll will show you what steamy really mean…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:53PM

Dr. Dog and Pig Iron Theatre make 'Psychedelic Swamp' rise from the muck at Union Transfer

Back in 2001, the Philadelphia psych-rock pop band Dr. Dog made a cassette-only album called Psychedelic Swamp. The concept album concerns a man named Phrases who gets trapped in a marsh, w…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:53PM

Philadelphia Theatre Company gets its theater back

After a long period of uncertainty that threatened its survival, Philadelphia Theatre Company has struck a sweetheart deal to buy back its home.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:53PM

Everyman Theatre opens 25th season with vivid staging of 'An Inspector Calls' by Tim Smith

J. B. Priestley's multi-layered play "An Inspector Calls" held up a mirror to post-World War II society in Britain. Everyman Theatre's taut revival holds up a mirror to us.

SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 12:53PM

Review: Impact Theatre solo show takes aim at guns in America by Sam Hurwitt

'Gun Show' plays at La Val's Subterranean in Berkeley through Oct. 10, and some of its observations might surprise you.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 12:53PM

Broadway Grosses* w/e 9/20/2015

The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending September 20th, 2015. The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League Read more here:

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 12:52PM

Why Broadway still needs reviews more than other mediums.

Fact:  reviews do not make or break a show. As much as it feels like they do, they just don’t.  John Caird, the original director of Les Miz, was just telling me how Les Miz was cru…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 12:52PM

Broadway Grosses* w/e 9/13/2015

The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending September 13th, 2015. The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League Read more here:

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 12:52PM

Fun on a Friday: Drunk History . . . The Broadway Edition. And it’s ‘wicked’ funny.

When the first episodes of Drunk History broke the Internet, I remember thinking, “OMG” (and yes, I do think in 14-year-old popslang), “OMG!  I should do that for Broadwa…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 12:52PM

How do you become one of the 50 Longest Running Broadway Shows?: A by the numbers infographic.

Over the course of this blog’s history, I’ve written about the Top 10 Longest Running Broadway Shows a few times.  First back in 2007 (!) when Miss Saigon was still in the Top…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 12:52PM

How you can help get tax breaks for Broadway Investing.

If you ever felt like theater was the little bastard brother of the entertainment industry, wait until you hear this. Section 181 of the Federal Tax Code allows investors of certain televisi…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 12:52PM

Off-Broadway Theater Review: ANTIGONE (BAM Harvey Theater) by Dmitry Zvonkov

ANTIGONE AND JULIETTE In Anne Carson’s crisp new translation of Sophkles’ Antigone, the great Juliette Binoche embodies the title character, a young woman who breaks the law under penalt…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:52PM

Off-Broadway Theater Review: HAMLET IN BED (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater) by Dmitry Zvonkov

HAM IN BED At the beginning of Hamlet in Bed, when its author and co-star Michael Laurence comes up to the standup microphone at the front of the stage, I can’t help wanting him to succee…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:52PM

Off-Broadway Theater Review: PONDLING (59E59) by Dmitry Zvonkov

ON GOLDEN PONDLING In her perfect little one-woman show Pondling, Genevieve Hulme-Beaman is captivating as Madeleine, a little girl who lives with her older brother on her grandfather’s fa…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:52PM

New cabaret to bring Broadway RRazz-le dazzle to Center City

Big-time cabaret returns to Center City with the opening of The Rrazz Room inside the Prince Theater

SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:52PM

Better late than never: Josh Groban finally embraces his inner Broadway fan

Despite a background in musical theater, it took Josh Groban seven albums to delve into the world of show tunes.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:52PM

‘West Side Story’ premieres on Broadway in 1957

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is given a modern remake.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:52PM

Jennifer Hudson's 'Color Purple' Broadway home gets makeover by Joe Dziemianowicz

Jennifer Hudson's Broadway home gets a major makeover before 'The Color Purple' begins.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:52PM

Keira Knightley preps for Broadway debut in 'Therese Raquin' by Joe Dziemianowicz

Keira Knightley stars in 'Therese Raquin' as the title character going from a passionless marriage to a hot-and-heavy affair.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:52PM

Rumer Willis makes Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in ‘Chicago' by Peter Sblendorio

Turns out "Dancing With the Stars" winner Rumer Willis can act, too.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:52PM

Catch these 5 inspiring Broadway musicals this fall by Sharelle M. Burt

Coming to a theater near you, Broadway has some upcoming shows that will make you laugh, cry and everything in between this fall!

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:52PM

Broadway actor defends autistic child who disrupted play by Meera Jagannathan

One Broadway star just took "family friendly" to the next level.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:52PM

Broadway Box Office: ‘Hedwig’ Goes Out with a Bang by Gordon Cox

In the final week on the boards, the Broadway revival of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” went out with a bang — especially compared to the rest of the Street, where a lot of in…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:52PM

Off Broadway Review: ‘The Christians’ by Gordon Cox

Lucas Hnath’s soul-searching drama, “The Christians,” grabbed the eyeballs at the 2014 Humana Festival.  Playwrights Horizons showed faith by opening its season with the p…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:52PM

Broadway Box Office: New Shows Boot Up in Steady Week by Gordon Cox

Broadway saw the inklings of the coming fall rush last week, as previewing musical “Spring Awakening” (pictured above) was joined by Clive Owen in “Old Times” and Sam…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:52PM

NBC Chief Bob Greenblatt Had a Secret Role in Broadway’s ‘Hamilton’ Affairs by Cynthia Littleton

The Broadway smash “Hamilton” has been the talk of the town since it opened in August. But the rap-based musical about one of the nation’s founding fathers would not exist in its curr…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:52PM

Broadway’s ‘Amazing Grace’ to Close After Box Office Struggle by Gordon Cox

Producers of the Broadway musical “Amazing Grace,” which has struggled with poor sales since it began performances over the summer, have decided to throw in the towel at last, po…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:52PM

Broadway Turns Out to Celebrate Roger Rees by Gordon Cox

The Broadway community turned out in force Monday to honor Roger Rees at a memorial for the Tony-winning Welsh actor at the New Amsterdam Theater. Actors Bebe Neuwirth, Chita Rivera, Sherie …

SOURCE: Variety at 12:52PM

Broadway’s Triptyk Studios Beefs Up Ahead of ‘Archie’ Musical by Gordon Cox

Triptyk Studios, the production company involved in the upcoming Broadway musical based on Archie comics, has tapped longtime industry veteran Elie Landau to fill the post of executive produ…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:52PM

Broadway’s Stuart Thompson, David Turner Launch Thompson Turner Productions by Gordon Cox

Broadway producer and general manager Stuart Thompson has teamed with his longtime associate David Turner to form Thompson Turner Productions, with the upcoming New York staging of London hi…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:52PM

'Mamma Mia!' Ends Long Broadway Run

The musical based on ABBA songs spent 14 years on Broadway. ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ also closed.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 12:52PM

Michael Flatley to make Broadway debut _ and then retire by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Former "Riverdance" star Michael Flatley, who helped spark a worldwide Celtic dance craze, will make his long-awaited Broadway stage debut this winter - and then finally…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:52PM

'Lord of the Dance' creator Flatley to retire after Broadway debut

(Reuters) - American dancer Michael Flatley, the creator of Irish folk dance shows "Lord of the Dance" and "Riverdance," will be hanging up his shoes after making his debut on Broadway this …

SOURCE: Reuters at 12:52PM

Margaret Cho brings comedy 'safe haven' to Chicago by Heidi Stevens

Margaret Cho called Robin Williams her "father in comedy" and Joan Rivers her "mother in comedy," which means she lost both comedic parents in the span of a month. (Williams died Aug. 11, 20…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:52PM

'Spring Awakening''s Stroker Bway's first wheelchair actor by Joe Dziemianowicz

'Spring Awakening' actress Ali Stroker makes history as first actor in a wheelchair on Broadway.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:50PM

'The Joe D Show' — Camryn Manheim of 'Spring Awakening' by Joe Dziemianowicz

Emmy winner Camryn Manheim makes her Broadway debut in “Spring Awakening.”

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:50PM

SPRING AWAKENING Announces Two More Weeks of Performances on Broadway; Now Playing Through January 24 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Ken Davenport, Cody Lassen, Hunter Arnold, David J. Kurs, and Deaf West Theatre are pleased to announce two added weeks of performances on Broadway for Deaf West Theatre’s acclaimed produc…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:50PM

Kristen Stewart Says New Romantic Film Similar to Her Own ‘Awakening Period’ by Variety Staff

Kristen Stewart premiered her futuristic love story, “Equals,” at the Toronto Film Festival on Sunday afternoon. Before the rain-soaked event, Stewart and her co-star Nicholas Ho…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:50PM

'Spring Awakening' Reimagined, and a New Season of Dance

Deaf West Theatre revives the 2006 hit musical “Spring Awakening,” New York City Ballet’s fall season opens with “Swan Lake,” Robert O’Hara’s “Barbecue” is staged at the Pu…

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 12:50PM

'Spring Awakening' Melds Song and Sign Language

In ‘Spring Awakening,‘ now in previews at Broadway’s Brooks Atkinson Theatre, actors sing, speak and communicate in American Sign Language.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 12:50PM

Ovation nods favor Deaf West's 'Spring Awakening,' Ebony Repertory's 'Gospel' by David Ng

Deaf West Theatre's new staging of "Spring Awakening," which is set to open on Broadway on Sunday, was a standout among this year's Ovation Award nominations, scoring 15, while the Ebony Re…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:50PM

Deaf West delivers a winning 'Spring Awakening' on Broadway by Joe Dziemianowicz

4 stars “Spring Awakening” Through Jan. 17 Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 256 W. 47th St.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 12:50PM

Broadway Review: Deaf West’s ‘Spring Awakening’ by Peter Debruge

For nearly a quarter century, Deaf West Theatre has been pioneering opportunities for deaf actors and audiences to share theater experiences, incorporating sign language and projected text …

SOURCE: Variety at 12:50PM

'Awakening' returns, with lyrical force

Broadway's new 'Spring Awakening" shows us, beautifully, the power of inclusion.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 12:50PM

'Spring Awakening' review: A show whose silences speak volumes by Christopher Kelly

The advance hype has been overstated -- which isn't necessarily to stay that this isn't a terrific production.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 12:50PM

Theater Review: A Signed (But Not Silenced) Spring Awakening by Jesse Green

The fall Broadway season unofficially begins tonight with the opening of Spring Awakening, the first of six revivals in a row. It’s not surprising that with so many déjà vus, and…

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:49PM

Jennifer Diamond Joins RUTHLESS! by Tulis McCall

Beginning 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: thefrontrowcenter.com at 12:47PM

Photo Flash: Getting to Know You! First Look at Hoon Lee in THE KING AND I on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

On Tuesday, September 29, immediately upon completion of filming his starring role on the fourth season of the Cinemax series 'Banshee,' Hoon Lee will join Tony winner Kelli O'Hara and the c…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:45PM

COMEDY LEGENDS THE SECOND CITY RETURN TO MILWAUKEE WITH NEW SHOW by Michael J. Roberts

On December 16-20, Chicago’s famed sketch and improv comedy theater returns to Marcus Center’s Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall with the “The Second City’s Holidazed &…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:45PM

RENAISSANCE CHICAGO DOWNTOWN HOTEL ANNOUNCES UNIQUE LINEUP OF EVENTS FOR OCTOBER by Michael J. Roberts

Fresh off the success of their September live entertainment and dining events, Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel, 1 West Wacker Drive, continues to impress with an array of unique happening…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:45PM

At Folger, texts&beheadings/ElizabethR (review) by Lorraine Treanor

texts&beheadings/ElizabethR, created and directed by Karin Coonrod, draws on the letters, prayers, and speeches of the queen who reigned in Shakespeare’s time. A fitting choice for the…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:45PM

Alli Mauzey, Michael Urie, Chad Kimball Bring Broadway Back to School

On Sept. 20, [title of show] pals Hunter Bell and Susan Blackwell hosted Broadway Back to School at Feinstein's/54 Below. The event featured Broadway stars as well as kids from The Beaco…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:45PM

2016 Tony Awards Sets Date But Still no Venue by David Rooney

While the 70th annual edition of Broadway's top honors will take place on Sunday, June 5, the likely unavailability of Radio City Music Hall dictates a probable move. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:45PM

Welcome to #MusicalsWeek: Protecting, Developing, and Celebrating Your Work by Ashley Moniz & Courtney Kochuba

#MusicalsWeek Series: What is the process of developing new musical theatre? How can composers and lyricists better protect their work, while also promoting it? In this series, Samuel French…

SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 12:40PM

Welsh arts organisations react to ‘disappointing’ funding cuts by Georgia Snow

Welsh arts organisations facing cuts to their subsidies have vowed to remain “focused and committed” despite being dropped from Arts Council of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:25PM

Campaign urges MPs to back the arts ahead of spending review by Georgia Snow

Politicians are being targeted by a new campaign that calls on them to back the arts ahead of the forthcoming spending review.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:25PM

Pics! Raven-Symon, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas Honor Debbie Allen At NYC Dance Alliance by Monica Simoes and Raven-Symoné, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas and More Honor Debbie Allen At Nyc Dance Alliance Gala

Stars came out to honor Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actress Debbie Allen (West Side Story, Sweet Charity) at NYC Dance Alliance Foundation at its Bright Lights Shining Stars Gala…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25PM

Cast of IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU to Celebrate Album Release at Barnes & Noble by BroadwayWorld

Ghostlight Records will celebrate the physical CD release of the Original Broadway Cast Recording for It Shoulda Been You with a special in-store performance and CD signing at Barnes amp Nob…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:14PM

Lady, Be Good Recording, With Tommy Tune, Will Be Released on CD in November by Andrew Gans

Ghostlight Records will release the 2015 New York City Center Encores! cast recording of Lady, Be Good!, the classic musical with a score by George and Ira Gershwin, on CD Nov. 13. The album…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:11PM

James Earl Jones Honored at American Theatre Wing’s 2015 Gala Tonight by Courtney Kochuba

The American Theatre Wing will host its annual Gala tonight at The Plaza Hotel and honor legendary actor James Earl Jones. Mr. Jones is a two-time Tony Award winner, two-time Obie Award winn…

SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 12:05PM

Perchance to Dream! Watch First Trailer of Benedict Cumberbatch-Led Hamlet by Imogen Lloyd Webber

It's not long now until the sweet prince will arrive in movie theaters around the world and we have our first trailer to whet our appetites (as if we needed it). We are of course referri…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:04PM

Tony Nominee Marin Mazzie Undergoes Treatment for Ovarian Cancer; Husband Jason Danieley Shares Their Journey by Ryan McPhee

Three-time Tony nominee Marin Mazzie has been battling ovarian cancer. Her husband, fellow Broadway star Jason Danieley, revealed the news and shared their journey from her diagnosis through…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:04PM

Photos! Go Backstage at Elsie Fest, Featuring Aaron Tveit, Darren Criss, Laura Osnes & More by Broadway.com

Elsie Fest was everything we hoped it would be: jam-packed with show tunes, smokin' Broadway stars and good times on a beautiful autumn day. Stick this imaginary backstage pass around yo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:04PM

Music News: Hedwig's Lena Hall Releases Her Album Live From Café Carlyle

The Tony-winning rock-and-roller sings a high-octane cabaret.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

Photo Flash: The Sights and Sounds of the 2015 Broadway Flea Market

Check out the tables, products, and stars to be found during the annual event.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM
Monday, September 28, 2015 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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The Verdict: Critics Review In Your Arms, With Donna McKechnie, at Old Globe by Robert Viagas

In Your Arms, a new "dance-theatre musical" from the composer of Ragtime and Seussical, officially opened Sept. 24 at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, CA.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:57AM

Welcome to #MusicalsWeek: Protecting, Developing, and Celebrating Your Work by Ashley Moniz & Courtney Kochuba

Last year, Samuel French engaged in several much-talked-about battles for artists’ rights. These included the unauthorized changes to the Hands on a Hardbody production at Theatre Under th…

SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 11:50AM

Adam Overett on “Popesical!”, the “Book of Mormon” for Catholics by Mack Muldofsky

Popesical!, a musical by Adam Overett, is set during the papal conclave, the election in which cardinals vote for a new pope, and it features a motley crew of cardinals who are put through s…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:50AM

Spring Awakening Is Back on Broadway! See Full Opening Night Coverage of Red Carpet, Curtain Call an by Matthew Blank

The Deaf West production of Spring Awakening, re-imagined and performed simultaneously in English and American Sign Language, officially opened on Broadway Sept. 27 at the Brooks Atkinso…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:47AM

Broadway Theater Review: Spring Awakening by Lauren Yarger

Expressing Teen Angst, Sexual Awakenings in a New WayBy Lauren YargerThere’s nothing new about teens exploring their sexuality, or thinking that parents are too uptight to understand, but …

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 11:44AM

Onstage this Week: Sept. 28–Oct. 4 by American Theatre Editors

This week brings a mixture of comedy and drama, from games of make-believe to male stripteases and hit men.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:43AM

What's Playing on Broadway: September 28- October 4, 2015 by BroadwayWorld

Below, BroadwayWorld brings you this weekly listing of Broadway shows and their show times for the week of September 28- October 4, 2015.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:42AM

Phoebe in Winter at Single Carrot (review) by Lorraine Treanor

Power. Chaos. Family Loss. Race. War. Colonialism. Gender. These are themes playwright Jen Silverman has packed into her dense and powerful work, Phoebe in Winter. There is something both mu…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:42AM

Pride and Prejudice at Center Stage (review) by Jayne Blanchard

With a silken flow and a keen eye for the realities of 18th century women, Center Stage’s production of Pride and Prejudice is froth with substance. Jane Austen fans may demurely balk at t…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:42AM

Solo Recording from Lena Hall Now Available; Track List Announced by Andrew Gans

The debut solo recording from Tony Award winner Lena Hall, most recently seen on Broadway in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, has been released.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:33AM

Rebecca Hall Marries Her Machinal Co-Star by Joe Gambino

Rebecca Hall married her Machinal co-star Morgan Spector (Harvey, A View From the Bridge) Sept. 26, according to Us Weekly.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30AM

Spring Awakening review – coming-of-age story that's accessible to everyone by Alexis Soloski

Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New YorkDeaf West Theatre’s production of Frank Wedekind’s play isn’t the radical reimagining it’s billed as but has something to say about modern communicat…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:30AM

NEWS: Record breaking financial year for the RSC by James Lillywhite

Image: Royal Shakespeare Company One of the biggest theatre companies in the UK have announced record breaking financial figures for 2014/15. The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) sold over 1.…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:26AM

Date Set for the 70th Annual Tony Awards: Sunday, June 5, 2016 on CBS

The 70th Annual Tony Awards will be broadcast on the CBS Television Network on Sunday, June 5, 2016. Other key dates have also been announced.

SOURCE: Tony Awards at 11:22AM

Magic Time!: An Interview with Playwright Stacy Jewell Lewis On ‘7 Layers Captive’: Her True Story of Being Sex Trafficked, Playing at The Kennedy by John Stoltenberg

Back in summer of 2014, I discovered an extraordinary play, playwright, and performer—7 Layers Captive, written and performed by Stacy Jewell Lewis based on her own true story of being abd…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:19AM

Review: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by Matthew Wexler

by Samuel L. Leiter In 1970 Peter Brook revolutionized stagings of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by stripping away the encrustations of romanticist directors and designers, placing the play in…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:10AM

Lure of telenovelas drives Arena’s ‘Destiny’ by Nelson Pressley

“Destiny of Desire” wants to be your guilty pleasure. Her eyes flutter and her bosom heaves, but you resist even though you don’t yet recognize the horrible truth — ay, caramba, she�…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:03AM

Review Roundup: IN YOUR ARMS at the Old Globe Theatre by Review Roundups

Let's see what the critics had to say...

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:03AM

Breaking News: 70th Annual Tony Awards Date Announced; Plus Eligibility Cut-Off & Nominations Morning! by BroadwayWorld

The American Theatre Wing's 70th Annual Tony Awards will air on the CBS Television Network on Sunday, June 5, 2016 800-1100 PM, ETdelayed PT live from New York City. The Tony Awards, which h…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:03AM

VIDEO: Darren Criss & Lea Salonga Duet on 'A Whole New World' at Elsie Fest by TV News Desk

Darren Criss HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH and Lea Salonga MISS SAIGON, ALLEGIANCE, joined forces over the weekend at Elsie Fest, New York City's first outdoor music festival celebrating tunes f…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:03AM

Video Roundup: Missed Elsie Fest? Watch Highlights of Darren Criss, Aaron Tveit, Laura Osnes, Lea Salonga & Leslie Odom Jr.! by BroadwayWorld

Dubbed New York City's first outdoor music festival, Elsie Fest celebrated tunes from the stage and screen just yesterdayat JBL Live at Pier 97 57th St and WestSide Highway in New York City.…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:03AM

REVIEW: Pomona, National Theatre ✭✭ by Tim Hochstrasser

By Tim Hochstrasser I willing to concede that I have may have missed a great deal, and certainly the mainly youngish audience loved it on press night; but to me this was ultimately a prepost…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:02AM

Renee Elise Goldsberry Will Appear in New TV Series, “I Shudder” by Joe Gambino

Renee Elise Goldsberry will appear as a series regular in "I Shudder," a new TV Land series written by Paul Rudnick (Jeffrey, The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told).

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00AM

Photo Flash: Those You've Known! Original Spring Awakening Cast Reunites at Broadway Revival

Jonathan Groff, Clay Aiken, Kelly Ripa, and several other notables were on hand to welcome the Tony-winning musical back to Broadway.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM

Theater News: The 2016 Tony Awards Sets a Date

The annual awards show returns to CBS for its 70th year.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM

Video Flash: Watch Dance-Theater Created by Carrie Fisher, Marsha Norman, and More From In Your Arms

The Old Globe production stars George Chakiris and Donna McKechnie.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM

Video Flash: James Corden Steps With Riverdance on The Late Late Show

The troupe's 20th-anniversary tour kicks off in style.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
Monday, September 28, 2015 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Purr-fect Casting! Full Company Set for Cats Revival in London's West End, Starring Beverley Knight by Broadway.com

Broadway.com broke the news that Beverley Knight, the Queen of British Soul, will headline the return engagement of Cats in the West End, and we now have full casting for the production. Th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:51AM

Dates Set for 2016 Tony Awards Nominations and Ceremony by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Mark your calendars! The 70th Annual Tony Awards will take place on Sunday, June 5, 2016 and air on CBS at 8PM ET/PT. The ceremony, which honors theater professionals for distinguished achie…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:51AM

Beth Leavel Will Star in Muny’s First Cabaret by Joe Gambino

Tony winner Beth Leavel (The Drowsy Chaperone, The Bandstand) will star in the first Muny Magic cabaret concert. The concert will be held Nov. 11-12 at the Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Lo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AM

Showtime Developing New Series for Tony Winner Alan Cumming by Andrew Gans

Showtime is developing "Florent," a new dark comedy for Tony winner Alan Cumming, according to Deadline.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:50AM

P!nk Musical Gets New Name and Further Development in New York by Olivia Clement

Formerly titled Mean, the new musical that pulls from P!nk's life and music catalogue, is set to receive further development at a workshop in New York this fall. True Love will be presen…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:47AM

2016 Tony Awards Set Date, But Not Location by Robert Viagas

The 70th Annual Tony Awards will air on CBS-TV June 5, 2016 (8-11 PM ET/delayed PT) live from New York City. The location of the broadcast has not be finalized, as the Tonys continue…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AM

Tony Awards To Air June 5 On CBS by Patrick Hipes

The 70th annual Tony Awards now has an opening night: CBS, which has aired the Tonys since 1978, said this morning the 2016 ceremony is set for June 5 live from New York City. The Broadway h…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:43AM

REVIEW: Martyr, Unicorn Theatre ✭✭✭ by Tim Hochstrasser

By Tim Hochstrasser This is an unsettling rather than disturbing night at the theatre that raises more questions than it can readily answer, and part of trouble lies in the way those questio…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:42AM

VIDEO: Aretha Franklin Performs 'Amazing Grace' for Pope Francis by TV News Desk

Over the weekend, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, performed 'Amazing Grace' for Pople Francis. The singer was backed by a gospel choir at the Festival of Families in Philadelphia.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:36AM

Photo Coverage: It's Back! SPRING AWAKING Takes Opening Night Bows by Walter McBride

Deaf West Theatre's acclaimed production ofSteven SaterandDuncan Sheik'sSPRING AWAKENING, directed byMichael Ardenand choreographed bySpencer Liff, opened justlastnight, September 27, at Bro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:36AM

Finding Your Song: Pegasus Flies Again with Nambi E. Kelley’s “For Her as a Piano” by Zach Freeman

By Loy Webb Children have some of the most imaginative and exciting minds. Give them a cardboard box, they’ll create castles fit for any king and queen. Give them a blanket, and as it’s …

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 10:34AM

Change of the Seasons by American Theatre Editors

An issue of a magazine, like a theatrical season, is a menu of options reflecting our tastes, affinities, and priorities.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:33AM

Spring Awakening Is Back! See the Glamour of the Opening Red Carpet and Feel the Curtain Call Excite by Matthew Blank

The Deaf West production of Spring Awakening, re-imagined and performed simultaneously in English and American Sign Language, officially opened on Broadway Sept. 27 at the Brooks Atkinso…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:31AM

Review: East of Eden/Steppenwolf Theatre Company by Zach Freeman

RECOMMENDED John Steinbeck is the most Wagnerian of American novelists. He loves to dilate on cosmic themes. He permits himself loose speculation on big ideas – Guilt, Free Will, Forgi…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 10:30AM

Dangereuse: ‘Texts and Beheadings/Elizabeth R: The Heart of a Lonely Queen’ by Sophia Howes

“[I]f I were turned out of the realm in my petticoat I were able to live in any place in Christendom,” said the legendary Elizabeth I: wit, scholar, great Queen, and poet. There is no do…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:30AM

Andy Karl Will Guest Star on “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” by Joe Gambino

Andy Karl (Rocky, On The Twentieth Century) will guest star on "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit," according to TV Guide.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:28AM

Melbourne Fringe: Minnie & Mona Play Dead by Anne-Marie Peard

Minnie and Mona like to play. Minnie wants to play first date, to play ants, to be a unicorn with a cheeky secret. Mona just wants to play dead. To be dead. Suicide is a tough subject and Th…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 10:25AM

Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts Will Shoot Real-Life “Rocky” Story by Joe Gambino

Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts, Showbiz411.com reports, are slated to shoot "The Bleeder," the story of Chuck Wepner, known as the "Bayonne Bleeder," who inspired Sylvest…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:22AM

Eventide review – new play captures the still, sad music of humanity by Michael Billington

Arcola, LondonBarney Norris’s poetic, character-driven portrait of a changing Hampshire seizes your interest and never lets goAll good dramatists carve out their own territory. After an aw…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:21AM

10 Items at Broadway Flea 2015 That Were Unintentionally Amazing by Lucky

Every year I go to Broadway Flea, I think think the same two things: That it’s for an amazing cause, and that I should be selling my epic piles of apartment-cluttering, Broadway-relate…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 10:21AM

Review: Wallflower, Project Arts Centre by Chris McCormack

It could easily be interpreted as an act of narcissism. Quarantine, one of the UK’s most terraforming companies, has arrived at such self-regard as to roll out scenery from its past produc…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:21AM

Review: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, The Coliseum by Daniel Perks

At just 19 years old, Dmitri Shostakovich unveiled his First Symphony in Leningrad to widespread acclaim and was compared to such greats as Stravinsky and Prokofiev. Like those bastions of t…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:21AM

Spring Awakening Is Back! See the Glamour of the Opening Night Red Carpet and Feel the Excitement at by Matthew Blank

The Deaf West production of Spring Awakening, re-imagined and performed simultaneously in English and American Sign Language, officially opened on Broadway Sept. 27 at the Brooks Atkinso…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM

Minding Your P’s & Q’s – “Is there a dress code?” by Vinnie

Some questions I get so often, I’ve often thought I should create a mimeographed handout…so here we go…etiquette class is now in session. But remember what I always say, &#…

SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AM

Broadway Names Highlight Variety’s “Gotham 60”: See Who’s on the List! by Robert Viagas

An ample number of Broadway folk were chosen by Variety, the entertainment business magazine, for its annual "Gotham 60: Influential New Yorkers in Entertainment and Media" feature.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:04AM

Fuse Film Review: “The Second Mother” — A Sensitive Study of Class Consciousness in Brazil by Tim Jackson

The actors draw you in, so there is no need for extraneous exposition as the film carefully examines the ironies of the Brazilian class system.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:00AM
Monday, September 28, 2015 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Photo Coverage: The Money Kept Rollin' in at the BC/EFA Flea Merchandise Tables! by Linda Lenzi

BCEFA's 2015 Broadway Flea Market amp Grand Auction was held just yesterday, September 27, with more than 60 tables full of Broadway memorabilia, collectible Playbills and one-of-a-kind gems…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:59AM

WAKE UP with BWW 9/28/2015 - DADDY LONG LEGS Opens and More! by Jessica Khan

Good morning, BroadwayWorld Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it Today's big news DADDY LONG LEGS opens off-Broadway, Ar…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:59AM

Tony Winner Lena Hall Releases SIN & SALVATION Live Album Today! by BroadwayWorld

Tony winner and Grammy nominated Lena Hall releasesher live album Sin amp Salvation - Live At The Carlyle today, September 28th, 2015. The album recreates a front row seat at Lena Hall's gro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:59AM

Photo Coverage: Take a Stroll through the BC/EFA Flea Market with Broadway's Biggest Stars! by Linda Lenzi

BCEFA's 2015 Broadway Flea Market amp Grand Auction was held just yesterday, September 27, with more than 60 tables full of Broadway memorabilia, collectible Playbills and one-of-a-kind gems…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:59AM

BWW TV EXCLUSIVE: National Asian Artists Project Celebrates 5th Anniversary; Watch New Promo! by Stage Tube

National 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 09:58AM

Photo Coverage: Micky Dolenz Celebrates Album Release at Feinstein's/54 Below by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Micky Dolenz is best known as the lead singer of the hugely successful rock 'n' roll band, The Monkees, which originated from the classic sixties TV show of the same name. The Monkees sold o…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:58AM

Julie Taymor Originally Envisioned Different “Vegas” Ending for Long-Running The Lion King by Andrew Gans

Julie Taymor, the Tony-winning director of The Lion King, had originally envisioned a different ending for the long-running Disney musical, which she shared with audiences at The Nan…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:58AM

GRACE NOTES: Monday, September 28, 2015 by Susan Grace

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SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 09:56AM

Arnie Burton Celebration by Barry

                   By:Iris WienerArnie Burton celebrated hisArnie Burton 1,000th performance in 39 Steps on Monday, September 28th. Burton (Peter and the Starcatcher, Tail!…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:49AM

William Shakespeare’s Plays to Be “Translated” into Modern English by Andrew Gans

All 39 of William Shakespeare's plays will be "translated" into modern English thanks to a commission by The Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:38AM

SMASH Writer Drew Gasparini Comes to Webster Hall Tonight by BroadwayWorld

DREW GASPARINI LIVE, featuring opening act Zack Zadek, playsThe Marlin Room at WEBSTER HALL tonight, September 28th 6pm doors, 730pm show.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:38AM

The Theater People Podcast Releases Part 2 of Laura Benanti Interview by Matt Tamanini

On Monday, September 28, the Theater People podcast welcomes back Tony-winner Laura Benanti for part 2 of her interview. The first part of the interview launched earlier this month. In this …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:38AM

Exclusive: Dan and Laura Curtis Announce Two Charity Singles With Broadway Performers by Alan Henry

BroadwayWorld is pleased to exclusively announce that Dan and Laura Curtis, who previously made headlines with their Ratatouille musical concept video, are back in the studio in New York Cit…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:38AM

The Point at Arcturus Theater Company (review) by Daron Christopher

Nancy Reagan famously referred to her husband’s lengthy bout with Alzheimer’s disease at “the long goodbye” – a prolonged and painful process of shedding the various levels of one�…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:38AM

DNA – review by Lyn Gardner

Rose, KingstonAdam is gone, presumed dead. He was last seen teetering on the grille of a deep, disused shaft, a group of bullying teenagers throwing stones at him. They may all be guilt…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:38AM

Iliad review – Homer's epic is the theatrical event of the year by Andrew Dickson

The Ffwrnes, LlanelliThe audience becomes the raw material of this vital National Theatre Wales version of one of our oldest narratives An army straggles along the beach in improvised encamp…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:38AM

New Tell-All Spills the Dirt About Faye Dunaway and Mommie Dearest! by Jerry Portwood

Michael MustoTheater & DanceMichael MustoIn 1981, I caught a screening of Mommie Dearest, with Faye Dunaway as aging Hollywood gorgon Joan Crawford in all her penciled-eyebrowed neuroses…

SOURCE: Out at 09:30AM

'Whimsical Kingdoms' And Wee Faeries At Flo Gris by Christopher Arnott

Once upon a time there was a magical land known as Old Lyme, in which delightful little forest creatures dwelled. They were chased from their homes by the noise and machines of the modern ag…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:27AM

Lucy O’Byrne Joins Sound Of Music UK Tour by Doug Mayo

By Doug Mayo It was announced today that Lucy O’Byrne will join the cast of the UK tour of The Sound Of Music in the iconic role of Maria Von Trapp. Lucy, who hails from Dublin, became…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:23AM

Blogs: Matt Trueman: Are we at risk of forgetting the plays of the past?

For the first time in living memory, there is more new work on our stages than there are revivals

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:16AM

Laura Wade: ‘I enjoy work that has truth and muscularity’ by Natasha Tripney

When Laura Wade talks about the Sheffield Crucible her face lights up; it is, she says, her “home theatre”. The opportunity to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:16AM

'Spring Awakening' - Electrifyingly Re-Imagined by Andy Propst

Sandra Mae Frank and Austin P. McKenzie in Spring Awakening (©Joan Marcus) Reviving a hit musical less than ten years after its original production closed could be considered foolhar…

SOURCE: AmericanTheaterWeb at 09:14AM

Don’t Miss Our Upcoming Event: The Mobile Truth by Team Situation

There’s a mobile myth, wrapped in hype — and a mo […]

SOURCE: www.situationinteractive.com at 09:09AM
Monday, September 28, 2015 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Truman Talks Tennessee by Sandi Durell

  An intriguing and moving portrait of two legendary American literary figures.     By Joel Benjamin   Joel Vig, yeoman actor, Broadway veteran, author and director, has written …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:51AM

Stephanie J. Block & Aaron Lazar Set for New York Pops Benefit at Feinstein's/54 Below Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Tonight, September 28, 2015, Broadway stars Stephanie J. Block and Aaron Lazar will perform in 'A Cabaret Evening' at 54 Below, located at 254 West 54th Street. The evening is a joint benefi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:46AM

Career Transition for Dancers' Starry 30th PEARL JUBILEE, Honoring Shirley MacLaine, Set for Tonight by BroadwayWorld

ROLEX presents Career Transition For Dancers' 30TH ANNIVERSARY PEARL JUBILEE A STAR-STUDDED RETROSPECTIVE tonight, September 28, at 700 pm in association with the Lloyd E. Rigler - Lawrence …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:46AM

THE GIN GAME's James Earl Jones Honored Tonight at American Theatre Wing's 2015 Gala by BroadwayWorld

The American Theatre Winghosts its annual Gala tonight,September 28, 2015 at The Plaza Hotel Fifth Avenue at Central Park South, honoringlegendary actor James Earl Jones. Mr. Jones is a two-…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:46AM

Princess Margaret at Thelma Theatre (review) by Jessica Pearson

Princess Margaret, by Patricia Connelly, is an emotionally charged journey into the life of a poor young girl in the late 1960s. Eleven-year-old Margaret (Allison Frisch) is caught stealing …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:39AM

DADDY LONG LEGS, Starring Megan McGinnis and Paul Alexander Nolan, Opens Tonight Off-Broadway by BroadwayWorld

The new musical Daddy Long Legs will have an open-ended run at the Davenport Theatre 354 West 45th Street andofficially opens tonight, September 28, 2015.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:34AM

Jason Danieley Reveals Wife Marin Mazzie's Battle with Ovarian Cancer; Assures She Will Be 'Back in Action' by BroadwayWorld

In his September 27th entry of his blog, The Danieley Digest, titled 'I Am Woman Hear Me Roar', Broadway veteran Jason Danieley revealed the news that his wife, three-time Tony Award nominee…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:34AM

SHOW CHOIR! - THE MUSICAL Cast Album Starring Kevin Duda & Christiane Noll Now Available by BroadwayWorld

Sound Street Productions presents the first full-length recording of Show Choir The Musical with new orchestrations by Assaf Gleizner, and under the musical direction of Kenneth Gartman.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:34AM

Interviews: Kenneth Cranham: ‘This is my hat-trick of decrepitude'

The 70-year old veteran actor on his role in the five-star, hit play about Alzheimer's, The Father

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:18AM

Theatre News: The Voice finalist Lucy O'Byrne to play Maria in the The Sound of Music

The iconic musical will begin its UK tour in Peterborough later this year

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:18AM

Theatre News: Full casting announced for Cats at the London Palladium

Find out who will be joining Beverley Knight when Cats returns next month

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:18AM

Stars of Vaudeville #906: Phillips Carlin by Trav S.D.

Phillips Carlin (1894-1971) was a radio broadcaster who got his start locally at New York’s WEAF, and then was the announcer for several national programs on NBC, as well as the 1926, …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:14AM

Theatre is less diverse than other creative sectors – report by David Hutchison

Theatres and performing arts organisations are markedly less ethnically diverse than other creative industries, a new report claims. The Creative Diversity report,

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:11AM

John Simm and Vicky Featherstone back industry-wide campaign to support parents in the sector by Matthew Hemley

Actors and directors including John Simm, Romola Garai and Vicky Featherstone are backing an industry-wide initiative aimed at supporting parents working in

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:11AM

Rich Mix saved after council loan dispute is resolved by Georgia Snow

East London arts centre Rich Mix has resolved a dispute with Tower Hamlets council that had put the venue’s future in jeopardy.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:10AM

Review - A Little Night Music at The Huntington...

Broadway stars and talented locals illuminate Sondheim's classic

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 08:04AM

International: BITEF 2015 round-up “important, impressive, urgent” by Andrew Haydon

The Belgrade International Theatre Festival, universally known as BITEF (Beogradski Internacionalni TEatarski Festival) has been running for 49 unbroken years. A remarkable

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:00AM
Monday, September 28, 2015 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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The Sweethearts, Finborough Theatre by Jenny Gilbert

Entertaining our troops overseas has already proved a fruitful subject for drama, and not only for its show-within-a-show potential. Peter Nichols’ Privates on Parade – revived in t…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:42AM

BWW Review: Actress/Singer MEGAN HILTY Rocks VPAC by Don Grigware

Broadway and TV actresssingerMegan Hiltyperformed a splashy show at Valley Performing Arts Center at CSUN, Northridge on Thursday, September 24 at 8 pm to a packed audience of her fans. Hilt…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:26AM

The Winter Garden Theatre Box Office Now Open for SCHOOL OF ROCK-THE MUSICAL World Premiere by BroadwayWorld

The box office officially opens today for the World Premiere of School of Rock - The Musical at the Winter Garden Theatre 1634 Broadway. Previews will begin on Monday, November 9, 2015, with…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:26AM

BWW's On This Day - September 28, 2015

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on September 28 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:26AM

West End Theatre Discounts – 28 September by Doug Mayo

By Doug Mayo If you’ve paid a visit to the Half Price Ticket Booth in the West End recently you will know that very few shows are actually half price anymore. Here at BritishTheatre.co…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:25AM

Nell Gwynn review – this is what a restoration-era feminist looks like by Catherine Love

Shakespeare’s Globe, LondonGugu Mbatha-Raw’s joyful performance is at the centre of this rowdy comedy, which celebrates the artifice of theatre and makes some neat political jabsThe firs…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:07AM
Monday, September 28, 2015 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Full Casting Announced for the Return of Cats to London Palladium by Mark Shenton

The full cast has been announced for the return of Cats to the London Palladium, which, as was previously revealed, will star Beverley Knight as Grizabella, beginning performances Oct. 23 fo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:46AM

Video: Video: Becoming Edna - Backstage on the Hairspray UK Tour

Check out our exclusive footage of Tony Maudsley transforming into Edna Turnblad

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:44AM

NMT COUNTDOWN: Top 10 Songs for Baritenors by David Vogel

It’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 06:38AM

UpClose: Julia Starr, Women’s Voices Theater Festival by Lorraine Treanor

Julia Starr’s new play, The Long Way Around, debuts October 9, 2015 at the Highwood Theatre. She is a rising senior at Stanford University. Her full-length play Crazy Runs in the Famil…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:24AM

Review: Spring Awakening by Brian Scott Lipton

Those experiencing the show for the first time are likely to be mesmerized!

SOURCE: cititour.com at 06:08AM

No Vanity Project: Baryshnikov Tells Artists, 'You're The Boss' by Elizabeth Blair

You'd think the sign in front of dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov's arts center would have his name in lights — but actually, you can barely see it. He says what happens inside is way more impor…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:01AM
Monday, September 28, 2015 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Strictly Come Dancing Arena Tour 2016 by Doug Mayo

By Doug Mayo We are pleased to be bringing you ticketing information for the Strictly Come Dancing Arena Tour 2016. It’s time to dust off the glitterballs and polish the judges’ padd…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:51AM

International arts community come together to support Cranes for Lauren by Erin James

Adelaide acting student Lauren Krelshem turns 21 today and thanks to the support of her friends, family and the international arts community, she has been treated to a virtual birthday party…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 05:49AM

Review: The Glass Menagerie (West Yorkshire Playhouse)

Ellen McDougall's production of Tennessee Williams's classic text explores a fragile fantasy world with no way out and nowhere to hide

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:39AM

Enough seen by Terry Teachout

Mrs. T and I are in Pittsburgh to see a play. Our last visit here took place four years ago, when we flew out to catch a rare revival of Alan Ayckbourn’s House and Garden, then drove back …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:30AM

Just because: Manhattan in Technicolor in 1949 by Terry Teachout

“Mighty Manhattan, New York’s Wonder City,” a 1949 Technicolor documentary short written and narrated by James A. FitzPatrick and directed by James H. Smith: (This is the latest in a s…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:15AM

BWW Review: Deaf West's SPRING AWAKENING Revival Expands on The Original's Passionate Themes by Michael Dale

Adding deaf actors to the already heated story of sexual awakening brings in additional historic context.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:08AM

Almanac: Sir Walter Raleigh on hate by Terry Teachout

“Hatreds are the cinders of affection.” Sir Walter Raleigh, letter to Sir Robert Cecil (May 10, 1593).

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:00AM

INTERVIEW (pt2): Barney Norris on Peter Gill, Van Gogh writing and theatres as ’empathy engines’ by Terri Paddock

Playwright Barney Norris has followed his award-winning debut Visitors with Eventide, which is now running at London’s Arcola Theatre before touring until 15 November 2015, c…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
Monday, September 28, 2015 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Quiz: What Song from ‘Annie’ are You? by Mark Beachy

Publicity photo of Andrea McArdle as Annie, Reid Shelton as Daddy Warbucks and Sandy from the Broadway musical ‘Annie.’

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:58AM

Quiz: What Song from ‘Annie’ are You? by Mark Beachy

Publicity photo of Andrea McArdle as Annie, Reid Shelton as Daddy Warbucks and Sandy from the Broadway musical ‘Annie.’

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 04:58AM

Review: Eventide (Arcola)

With their familiar worlds disappearing fast, three people struggle to find a future in this new drama from Barney Norris

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:33AM
Monday, September 28, 2015 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Melbourne Fringe: La Petit Mort by Jack Beeby

Neo Radio delivers a slick and exceptionally silly film-noir-detective-thriller-jukebox-musical-romp in La Petite Mort. With flavours of classic 1940s noir by way of The Goon Show, the whole…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:56AM

'One audience member tried to punch an actor': the battle to shake up Shakespeare by Matt Trueman

Are all theatre companies, no matter how experimental, drawn to the Bard? Emma Rice, Simon McBurney, Tim Crouch and others reflect on their approaches to a playwright who ‘can take kabuki,…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AM

Review: Kinski and I, Sydney Fringe Festival by Jeannette Delamoir

German actor Klaus Kinski (1926-1991) was an emotionally unstable, self-proclaimed sex addict. His autobiography recounted, in gleeful detail, his appallingly destructive obsessions. Two law…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:33AM

Milwaukee Film Festival: “The Russian Woodpecker” and “Wisconsin’s Own” by Monica Reida

The Russian Woodpecker A woodpecker sound was detected over radio waves in the 1970s. The sound originated from the Soviet’s over-the-horizon radar system, Duga. Duga consisted of thre…

SOURCE: Fragments at 03:13AM

Give Your Consent To Shorter Board Meetings by Joe Patti

If there is one thing people hate, it is long, protracted board meetings. It may well be one of the factors keeping you from establishing a quorum at meetings. One of the easiest solutions i…

SOURCE: artshacker.com at 03:00AM
Monday, September 28, 2015 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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10 Questions for Actress Jane Lapotaire by Heather Neill

Jane Lapotaire's distinguished career on stage and screen was cut sort in 2000 when she collapsed in Paris with a massive brain haemorrhage. She was giving a Shakespeare masterclass at the t…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 02:54AM

Plan your week’s theatre: top tickets by Lyn Gardner

Fun Palaces open up across the country, Pomona continues at the NT, Romola Garai stars in the Young Vic’s Measure for Measure and Philippe Quesne’s La Mélancolie des Dragons is in Manch…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48AM

Mark Shenton: How awards judging really works by Mark Shenton

I wrote the other day about how the Evening Standard was undermining the credibility of its annual theatre awards, already severely diminished

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Monday, September 28, 2015 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Is 'devised' theatre always a case of too many cooks? by Brian Logan

In a recent glossary of theatre terminology, our own Michael Billington translated the term 'devised play' as 'a total mess'. Let's clear it up: that's nonsense.Prism of success... Devised t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:28AM

STC’s landmark production of The Secret River heads to Melbourne by Erin James

Kate Grenville’s award-winning novel The Secret River was adapted by Andrew Bovell (Lantana, When The Rain Stops Falling) into a landmark stage production as part of the Sydney Festiva…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:17AM

Brainstorming: Effective Group Work by Lindsay Price

How can you get your students to brainstorm effectively? Brainstorm: a group discussion to come up with ideas and solve problems. Brainstorming is a great idea generation and problem solving…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM

'Descendants' Star Cameron Boyce Talks Being Cruella de Vil's Son & Answers Fan Questions by Young Hollywood

'Descendants' Star Cameron Boyce Talks Being Cruella de Vil's Son & Answers Fan Questions From "Jessie" to "Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything" and now 'Descendants', it's safe to dub C…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
Monday, September 28, 2015 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Rough Draft by Ryan Mikita

This post is by Ryan Mikita Performed at The Wild Project, a stylish downtown venue with a raked stage, the set (John Lavigne), lighting (Robert M. Stevenson) and sound design (Jorge I. Sanc…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:59AM

Why Michael John LaChiusa is “Obsessed” With Exploring Unheard Stories of Women Especially in the W by Jena Tesse Fox

This fall marks a homecoming of sorts for Tony-nominated composer and lyricist Michael John LaChiusa. More than 20 years after one of his first musicals, First Lady Suite, began at the P…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:44AM

Review: Seth Sikes Sings Mostly Judy Garland by Jose Solis

Imagine if by some unorthodox studio choice, the cherubic Mickey Rooney had been assigned to perform the songs made famous by Judy Garland, and you can begin to get an idea of what a Seth Si…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:40AM

Review: A Rejuvenated Awakening to Believe In by Michael Block

Usually the rule is if it ain't broke don't fix it but Deaf West Theatre's Spring Awakening is a rule breaker. And thankfully so. Deaf West, Michael Arden, and their extraordinary team reinv…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:34AM

‘Cabaret’ at Washington County Playhouse Dinner Theater and Children’s Theater by Johnna Leary

In a moving production and stark departure from its usual light-hearted dinner theater offerings, Cabaret at the Washington County Playhouse Dinner Theater and Children’s Theater is br…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:27AM

Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 9/26-9/27/2015

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, September 27, 2015 - Sunday, September 27, 2015.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12AM

Out Of 'The Object Lesson,' An Education In The Power Of Kept Things by Arun Rath

Geoff Sobelle calls his new one-man play "a meditation on our relationship to things." On a visit to the show, NPR's Arun Rath gathers a lesson in the meaning of stuff -- and the memories it…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:07AM

New Musical Daddy Long Legs Opens Tonight Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The new two-actor musical Daddy Long Legs — by Tony Award-nominated composer-lyricist Paul Gordon (Jane Eyre) and Tony-winning librettist-director John…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Free “Broadway’s Future Songbook” Series Launches with Marni Nixon, Robert Cuccioli, Scarlett Strall by Andrew Gans

Broadway's Future Songbook Series — presented by Arts and Artists at St. Paul — begins its 25th season Sept. 28 in the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Elevator Repair Service’s Fondly, Collette Richland Opens Tonight by Olivia Clement

New York Theatre Workshop officially opens Fondly, Collette Richland Sept. 28, by award-winning company-in-residence Elevator Repair Service. The show, which began previ…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

“Smash” Songwriter Goes Solo at Webster Hall Tonight by Michael Gioia

Musical theatre songwriter Drew Gasparini, who began his career touring and playing with acts such as Jason Mraz, Third Eye Blind and the Plain White T's — and whose music was …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Why Michael John LaChuisa is “Obsessed” With Exploring Unheard Stories of Women Especially in the W by Jena Tesse Fox

This fall marks a homecoming of sorts for Tony-nominated composer and lyricist Michael John LaChiusa. More than 20 years after one of his first musicals, First Lady Suite, began at the P…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Box Office Opens Today for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock by Robert Viagas

The Winter Garden Theatre box office opens Sept. 28 for the new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical School of Rock, which is set to have its Broadway premiere Dec. 6. The musical is based on the pop…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Is Sally Bowles Next for Rumer Willis? The New Roxie Puts It In Writing by Olivia Clement

Rumer Willis is making her Broadway debut as the latest Roxie to dance the cell block tango. Fresh from her career-defining turn in "Dancing with the Stars," Playbill sat down …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Sarah Ruhl and Halley Feiffer Debut New Plays Tonight to Help Broadway Community Housing by Olivia Clement

Sweet Chaos Theater Project presents an evening of world-premiere short play readings by award-winning playwrights Sept. 28 at Symphony Space. Proceeds from the event help fund home …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Dance review: Texture's 'Timescape' reaches a new level of maturity by Jane Vranish / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

For its first four seasons, Texture Contemporary Ballet relied on a type of balletic enthusiasm for this historic art form. But its latest program, "Timescape," seen Saturday night…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

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