Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Westboro Baptist Church Responds To BroadwayWorld as BroadwayWorld Readers Respond To Westboro Baptist Church Re: Kristin Chenoweth Protest by Michael Dale

BroadwayWorld's satirical article in response to Westboro Baptist Church's Plans to Protest a Kristin Chenoweth concert draws response from both sides.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:45PM

Your Sunday Afternoon Zen: Elisa Colla sings “Meadowlark” by Cassie Tongue

It’s one of those enduring standards, the kind of song an artist can build a complex narrative from just with their phrasing. It’s “Meadowlark,” and this afternoon is…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:35PM

Cuteness Overload: Iain Armisen Raps Hamilton in Latest Ham4Ham Video by Robert Viagas

The Broadway musical Hamilton showed that it's planning for the future when 7-year-old Iain Armitage (a.k.a Iain Loves Theatre) rapped the role of Thomas Jefferson for the crowd…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:09PM

Cuteness Overload: Iain Armitage Raps Hamilton in Latest Ham4Ham Video by Robert Viagas

The Broadway musical Hamilton showed that it's planning for the future when 7-year-old Iain Armitage (a.k.a Iain Loves Theatre) rapped the role of Thomas Jefferson for the crowd…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:09PM
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 10/3/2015

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 1032015.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:45PM
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Are you a dancer and a mother? by Admin

Last month, Dance Informa celebrated three wonderful women who take on the double duty of mother and dancer. Here, we honor four The post Are you a dancer and a mother? appeared first on Da…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:19PM
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Exit Review – “uCarmen” – Los Angeles theater video review by Pauline Adamek

Hello dear #LAThtr fans! Pauline Adamek from ArtsBeatLA.com presents Exit Reviews, a series of ‘vlogs’ or video reviews. Here’s the newest Exit Review for the play uCarmen, which opene…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:41PM

‘Bus Stop’ at Bristol Riverside Theatre by Tim Dunleavy

Oh, the weather outside is frightful. It’s the middle of the night on an isolated Kansas highway, somewhere between Kansas City and Topeka, and a massive winter snowstorm has stranded a gr…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:34PM
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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The Observer view on Greek drama | Observer editorial by Observer Editorial

For radical feminism, look no further than the ancientsThe plethora, to use a Greek word, of ancient drama staged this year shows no sign of tapering off. Just as the National Theatre Wales�…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:58PM

JFL42 Reviews: From a perfect Patton Oswalt to an amusingly straightforward John Hodgman by Rebecca Tucker, Noah Love

JFL 42, the Just For Laughs festival’s Toronto offshoot, is currently underway. We’ll be checking in throughout the week with shows we’ve loved, hated and just been downright confounde…

SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 07:40PM

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics 10/03- Robert Fairchild, Lauren Molina, Max von Essen, and More! by BroadwayWorld

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for what has become one of the theatre community's most beloved traditions- BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' roundup

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:15PM

STAGE TUBE: Broadway's Favorite Critic, Iain Armitage Raps His Heart Out at #Ham4Ham by Stage Tube

Today's special guest was none other than kid critic Iain Armitage of 'Iain Loves Theatre' fame. Below, watch as he raps both Hamilton and Jefferson's parts from 'Cabinet Battle 1' with Mira…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:15PM
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Extremely Talented Charmer Jason Danieley Has Audacious Romantic Notions by Sandi Durell

      By Myra Chanin   Jason Danieley is a bold, audacious, fun-loving, inventive, trim, unpretentious very, very talented charmer with a great haircut – a swashbuckli…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:52PM

BWW Review: Met Audience Goes Wild for Hvorostovsky at Season TROVATORE Premiere by Richard Sasanow

Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky hadn't even opened his mouth, as the Count di Luna, when the audience went wild at the season's premiere of Verdi's IL TROVATORE. It was as if he had jus…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:23PM

Valhalla, Theatre 503 by Aleks Sierz

Titles don’t come much more evocative than this: Valhalla, the gigantic hall in Odin’s Asgard where those slain in battle come to feast, is the Norse mythological version of the Islamist…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 06:22PM

STAGE TUBE: Inside the Recording Studio with CLOSE TO YOU, Opening Today by Stage Tube

In the video below, watch the cast lay down some tracks in the recording studio.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:14PM

VIDEO: Tracy Letts Impersonates Dick Cheney on FUNNY OR DIE by BroadwayWorld

Dick Cheney has been giving America some inspirational messages from his new Twitter account.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:14PM
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Fan Disrupts First Preview of Thérèse Raquin by Tracey Paleo

Playbill.com: The first preview of Broadway’s Thérèse Raquin Oct. 1 was disrupted when a fan in the mezzanine began shouting his love for leading lady Keira Knightley, and attempted …

SOURCE: footlights.click at 05:57PM

On the Vaudeville of Gothic Horror by Trav S.D.

This post grew out of the introduction to a talk I gave at Clay McLeod Chapman’s Fear Mongers panel series a few years ago. The bulk of my talk was about a favorite tv show of mine w…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:56PM

Turning on the Ghost Light by Broadway & Me

Alas, other demands on my time have gotten in the way of my ability to do a post today but I'll be back with a new one on Wednesday.  In the meantime, I hope you'll check out some of th…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 05:03PM
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Spotlight on: "Old Times"

Clive Owen, Eve Best, and Kelly Reilly star in Roundabout Theatre Company's production Harold Pinter's drama.

SOURCE: Tony Awards at 04:52PM

Theatre News: Actor Alex Giannini dies unexpectedly

The 52-year-old actor passed away ahead of a performance of Mack and Mabel in Plymouth

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:26PM

Spring Awakening: Review by Corine Cohen

  When “Spring Awakening” opened with Lea Michele, Jonathan Gallagher, and Jonathan Groff almost a decade ago, it became one of those hits that grow on you. It happens to be…

SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 04:00PM
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Spotlight on: "Amazing Grace"

A new, original musical based on the awe-inspiring, true story behind the world's most beloved song.

SOURCE: Tony Awards at 03:56PM

Spotlight on: "An Act of God"

Jim Parsons starred in this comedy in which the Almighty and His devoted angels answered some of the deepest questions that have plagued mankind since Creation.

SOURCE: Tony Awards at 03:56PM

Spotlight on: "Hamilton"

From the creative team behind In the Heights comes a new musical about Alexander Hamilton, the scrappy young immigrant who forever changed America.

SOURCE: Tony Awards at 03:56PM

Spotlight on: "Fool for Love"

Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell bring an explosive intensity to Sam Shepard’s landmark myth of the new Wild West.

SOURCE: Tony Awards at 03:56PM

Spotlight on: "Spring Awakening"

Deaf West's new production of the 2007 Tony Award-winning Best Musical.

SOURCE: Tony Awards at 03:56PM

Kenneth Branagh named new RADA president by Matthew Hemley

Kenneth Branagh has been named as the new president of RADA. Branagh, who trained at RADA, succeeds Richard Attenborough, who died last

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:40PM

Spring Awakening by Doug Marino

Investing in Broadway and an exciting and risky business.  I am hoping my latest investment will attract a new audience to the theater and at the same time entertain existing ones. &nbs…

SOURCE: Act Three - The Reviews at 03:33PM

Clever Little Lies by Doug Marino

Joe DiPietro has penned a remarkable little gem currently running off-Broadway at the Westside Theatre.  It's a clever title because as it turns out not everything that plays out is one…

SOURCE: Act Three - The Reviews at 03:33PM

Cloud Nine by Doug Marino

Having seen one of Caryl Churchill's other plays (Top Girls), I was prepared for the jolt of anachronism, intentional gender bending casting, and other theatrical devices.  Ms. Caryl do…

SOURCE: Act Three - The Reviews at 03:33PM

‘The Great Gatsby’ at Rockville Little Theatre by Bev Fleisher

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is considered one on the finest books in 20 th century American literature. The production, adapted for the stage by Simon Levy, is a huge project fo…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:27PM
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Photo Coverage: Mazzie, Rivera, Ahrens & More Celebrate Jason Danieley's Opening at Feinstein's/54 Below by BroadwayWorld

Earlier this week,Broadway Actor Jason Danieley revealed details of his wife and fellow performer Marin Mazzie's battle with cancer. Last night was all about celebrating though ashetook the …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:58PM

Believe it or not: Oddities on view at the Science Center can educate, too by Sarah Bryan Miller

From a two-faced calf to unusual art, it's believable

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:55PM

First Draft: Obama Planning to See ‘Hamilton’ Again to Raise Money for Democrats by Michael Paulson

President Obama, who saw an early Broadway preview of “Hamilton” on July 18, is planning to see it again, on Nov. 2, for a Democratic Party fund-raiser.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:51PM

Review: Dark Tourism, Park Theatre by Camilla Gurtler

“God died this century and we needed something to replace him. We chose celebrity. Ask anyone to name five people, living or dead, to have dinner with. No one chooses their mum.”…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 02:44PM

Brian Friel, Tony-Winning Irish Playwright, Dies at 86 by The Associated Press

'Dancing at Lughnasa' earned Friel his greatest accolades, including a trio of Tony Awards in 1992.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:29PM

Why the dancers who inspired ‘A Chorus Line’ sold their stories for $1 by Michael Riedel

The Post’s theater columnist, Michael Riedel, knows all the juiciest stories about the backstage shenanigans that make up Broadway’s history. Here, in an excerpt from his new book, “Ra…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:25PM

I Interview Playwrights Part 791: Amber Ruffin by Adam Szymkowicz

Amber Ruffin Hometown: Omaha, NE Current Town: NY, NY Q:  What are you working on now? A:  I'm currently fiddling with a few musicals. My favorite at the moment is Bigfoot. Q:…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 02:18PM

Brian Friel, Playwright Poet Of The Irish Soul, Dies At 86 by Jeremy Gerard

A writer whose fictional town of Ballybeg gave deep, resonant voice to generations of ordinary people living through times of deprivation, occupation and transformation, Friel died on Friday…

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:16PM

Ford's Theatre Premieres Jessica Dickey's "The Guard" by Susan Berlin

... a sweet, amiable and not terribly deep consideration of the role of art in life.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 02:02PM
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Parenting and Playwriting: From the Mouths of Babes, Feedback

By Catherine Trieschmann. Catherine Trieschmann writes about her first experience bringing her children to a production of one of her shows.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:59PM

BWW TV Exclusive: Watch Robert Fairchild Tribute His Idol, Gene Kelly, at CTD's Gala Rehearsal by BroadwayWorld TV

Career Transition For Dancers just held its 30TH ANNIVERSARY PEARL JUBILEE A STAR-STUDDED RETROSPECTIVE last night, September 28.As a part of the festivities,Robert Fairchild, a New York Cit…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:51PM

MACK AND MABEL's Alex Giannini Has Died by BroadwayWorld

Early this morning, BroadwayWorld reported that the MACK AND MABEL tour cancelled a performance due to the death of actor Alex Giannini. Giannini died from natural causes on Friday, Oct. 2.…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:51PM

From the UK to Philadelphia to Broadway: An interview with actor Harry Smith by Debra Miller

The Broadway-bound Smith will take his leave from the show on October 4, for a role in Mike Bartlett’s Olivier Award-winning “future history play” KING CHARLES III at New York’s Musi…

SOURCE: phindie.com at 01:42PM

What I Love: Audrey and Danny Meyer at Home on Gramercy Park by Joanne Kaufman

Audrey Heffernan Meyer, the actress, and her husband Danny Meyer, the restaurateur, came to the neighborhood 17 years ago.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:36PM

Drinking With Sam Rockwell, a ‘Fool for Love’ on Broadway by Melena Ryzik

He stars opposite Nina Arianda in a Broadway revival of the Sam Shephard cowboy love story, opening next week.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:36PM

Lights, Gestures, Action! How to Stage a Broadway Musical With Deaf Actors by Michael Paulson

A new production of “Spring Awakening” from Deaf West Theater prompted a burst of theatrical innovation.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:36PM

‘Mariko’s Magical Mix: A Dance Adventure’ at The Kennedy Center’s Family Theater by Kendall Mostafavi

Mariko’s Magical Mix: A Dance Adventure is an original piece by Sarah Fornace, Julia Miller, and Princess Grace Award –winner Robyn Mineko Williams, presented in this world premier Kenne…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:31PM

The Christians by Elizabeth Wollman

Lucas Hnath's The Christians, which has recently been extended through mid-October at Playwrights Horizons, is a compelling play about contemporary evangelical Christianity. It asks a n…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 01:30PM

Fox Valley Repertory Theater company abruptly closes by Gloria Casas

Fox Valley Repertory Theater, a St. Charles theater company, announced it has been "forced to close" this week due to "unexpected circumstances," in a post on its website. "We are very sorr…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:15PM

Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical to Release Free Download for World Day of Bullying Prevention by Andrew Shade

On Monday October 5th, “Sticks & Stones,” on of our favorite songs from Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical,  will be available for free download in honor of the World Day of …

SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:00PM
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at noon (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: Exclusive! Get a First-Hand Look at ALLEGIANCE's Journey in Episode 5 of TREK TO BROADWAY by Stage Tube

Below, go behind-the-scenes of Broadway's ALLEGIANCE with Episode 5 of the musical's 'TREK TO BROADWAY', titled 'The Point of No Return,' featuring interviews with the cast and creative team…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:51PM

Fuse Film Review: “Breathe” — French Teens and the Sins of the Parents by Arts Fuse Editor

Complex and nuanced, Breathe thankfully owes little to our current assembly line of teen angst flicks.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:40PM

Review: Richard III, West Yorkshire Playhouse by Adam Bruce

After an excellent summer season, the West Yorkshire Playhouse is back with a very promising-looking autumn season. While Headlong have been entrancing audiences with their production of The…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:25PM
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Meet The Creative Team Behind Reston Community Players’ ‘Shrek The Musical’: Part 2: Director Sue Pinkman and Music Director Elisa Rosman by Diane Jackson Schnoor

In Part 2 of a series of interviews with the cast of Reston Communty Players’ production of Shrek The Musical, meet Director Sue Pinkman and Music Director Elisa Rosman. Joel: Please …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:55AM

Selina Thompson: ‘I want to challenge how we talk about diversity’ by David Hutchison

After her first professional performance role saw her dressed as a golden mole for an immersive children’s theatre tour, Selina Thompson got

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:33AM

Century of Slapstick #91: His Lordship’s Dilemma by Trav S.D.

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the release date of W.C. Fields’ second film, the 1915 silent short His Lordship’s Dilemma.   Sadly, this movie is thought lost and ver…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:33AM

'Catch the Butcher,' 'The Gray Man,' 'The Quare Land' - Three Off-Beat Tales by Andy Propst

Lauren Luna Velez and Jonathan Walker in Catch the Butcher (©Carol Rosegg) Three shows have opened off-Broadway in the past week, and they all share one commonality: a kind of retro-T…

SOURCE: AmericanTheaterWeb at 11:28AM

Do strong female roles in theatre make audiences feel uncomfortable? by Mark Shenton and Liz Hoggard

Vicky Featherstone, director of London’s Royal Court theatre, has said audiences are less at ease with female leads than with male ones. Is she right?Mark Shenton, joint lead critic and as…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:27AM

Steve Ross at Cafe Sabarsky by Sandi Durell

  by: Magda Katz   On Thursday night October 1st, Steve Ross-The Prince of Cabaret performed his show Mischa, Marlene and Me  to a sold out room at the elegant Cafe Sabarsky... …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:12AM

Interviews: Puppeteer and MacArthur Genius Basil Twist Pays Ghostly Tribute to Abrons Arts Center

The Drama Desk Award winner brings back the spirits of legendary theatrical siblings Alice and Irene Lewisohn in his latest work, Sisters' Follies.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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The Quare Land by Darryl Reilly

This post is by Darryl Reilly Mr. Maloney is a veteran character actor of stage and screen with New York City theater credits going back to 1964. This leading role of Hugh Pugh is a marvelo…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:54AM

Interview with Actor: Gabriel Ebert by Ted Sod

Ted Sod interviewed Tony-Award winning actor Gabriel Ebert on his role as Camille in Thérèse Raquin. TED SOD: Why did you choose to play the role of Camille Raquin in Thérèse Raquin? GA…

SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 10:48AM

DADDY LONG LEGS – a romantic musical atmosphere by Oscar E Moore

A breath of romantic fresh air is wafting through the Davenport Theatre on West 45th Street, where the intimate chamber musical DADDY LONG LEGS based on the should-be-more-famous novel by J…

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 10:42AM

Stars of Vaudeville #908: Alan Dinehart by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of actor  Alan Dinehart (1889-1994). Originally from St. Paul, Dinehart dropped out of school to act in repertory theatre and vaudeville, eventually making his way to …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:40AM

Tomorrow at Film Forum: Abbott and Costello in “Hold That Ghost” by Trav S.D.

Tomorrow at 11am, as part of their Film Forum Jr. series, the Film Forum in New York will be showing the Abbott and Costello  comedy Hold That Ghost (1941) This is the first of A & C…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:40AM

Hall of Hams #95: Henry Hull by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of the indispensible Henry Hull (1890-1977) . Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, he was one of a trio of thespian brothers, the other two being Shelly Hull and H…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:40AM

Review: Werther (English Touring Opera - tour)

ETO's up-close production sets Massenet's romance in a 1950s kitchen

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:40AM

BWW Interview: Justin Guarini is Warming Up His Vocal Chords for CELEBRITY KARAOKE! by Nicole Rosky

Broadway rockers Justin Guarini, Deborah Cox, Alex Brightman, and Tony Vincent, are set to rock out at Clear Channel Spectacolor's annual 'Celebrity Karaoke A Epic Evening with the Stars' on…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:33AM

VIDEO: Michael Riedel Discusses New Broadway-Centric Book RAZZLE DAZZLE on CBS THIS MORNING by Stage Tube

Michael Riedel recently stopped by CBS THIS MORNING to discuss his new book, RAZZLE DAZZLE, in which he writes about the revival of Broadway in the 1970s.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:26AM

Daddy Long Legs - starring Megan McGinnis & Paul Alexander Nolan by Oscar E. Moore

Let this show seep into your heart and allow yourself the time to readjust to its mellow pace. You will be rewarded with going home with the secret of happiness.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 10:26AM

Meet the Cast of 2nd Star Productions’ ‘The Music Man’: Part 1: E. Lee Nicol by Joel Markowitz

In Part 1 of a series of interviews with the cast of 2nd Star Productions’ The Music Man, meet The Music Man himself-E. Lee Nicol. Joel: Please introduce yourself and tell our reader…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:11AM
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Santino Fontana and Jessica Hershberg Share Their Wedding Photos by Michael Gioia

In a real-life fairy tale moment, Broadway couple Santino Fontana, Tony-nominated for his role as Prince Topher in Broadway's Cinderella, and actress Jessica Hershberg, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:47AM

Review: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder/Broadway in Chicago by Aaron Hunt

RECOMMENDED This little operetta dinghy overcame modest box office and, proving the critics right for once, sailed away with the 2014 Tony Award for Best Musical. No small feat in an era whe…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 09:30AM

Fuse Theater Review: “Einstein’s Dreams” — Time After Time by Ian Thal

Wesley Savick not only does a fine job of adapting Alan Lightman's text, but in his role as director he squares the circle: his stage version runs like clockwork yet breathes like an organic…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:26AM
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Notes from a Latina at the Black Theatre Conference in Winston Salem, North Carolina by HowlRound

By Daphnie Sicre. PhD candidate Daphnie Sicre writes about her experience presenting at the Black Theatre Conference.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:02AM

Reporting from the Front: The Tenth Women Playwrights International Conference in Cape Town, South Africa—Part 2 by HowlRound

By Aphra Behn. In the second installment of her series, Guerilla Girl Aphra Behn recalls some memorable moments at the Women Playwrights International Conference.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:01AM
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Mack and Mabel cancels performance after cast death by Matthew Hemley

The UK tour of Mack and Mabel cancelled its second performance at the Theatre Royal Plymouth last night following the sudden death of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:57AM

BWW's On This Day - October 3, 2015

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on October 3 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:57AM

Sing and Tell: Benefit Concert for Dramatists Guild Fund by Sandi Durell

        Samuel French presented Sing and Tell: A Benefit Concert for the Dramatists Guild Fund, an evening of intimate chats with composers and lyricists, and songs from.…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:38AM

In Argentina, Where Culture Is 'A Right,' A Free New Arts Center Opens by Bob Mondello

Argentina's newest tourist attraction is housed in a repurposed century-old Beaux Arts Central Post Office building. The Centro Cultural Kirchner is one of the largest cultural centers in th…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:28AM

8 Broadway Revivals I Want to See by Samantha Gordon

Musical revivals are fun for so many reasons. They can either bring back a classical show in its original staging, which gives younger generations a chance to experience a classic production…

SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 07:00AM

The tricky transition from page to stage by Natasha Tripney

Reader, I loved it. Sally Cookson’s adaptation of Jane Eyre for the National Theatre is a thing of riches. First staged at

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00AM
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Features: My Top 5 Showtunes: Gemma Sutton

We caught up with Gemma to find out the musical numbers he couldn't live without

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:56AM

The Last Yankee by Thom Dibdin

✭✭✭✩✩ Simmering emotion Rapture Theatre's touring production of Arthur Miller's The Last Yankee has an emotional depth and psychological realism that …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:37AM

CRITICS CHOICE: Top 10 Plays October 2015 by Stephen Collins

By Stephen Collins What play should you see first in London? We have compiled this list to save you the trouble of working it out! It’s just our view – and everyone has one ̵…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:16AM

See ‘The Walk’ daredevil’s favorite NYC spots by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Philippe Petit is the subject of the new film “The Walk.” Now 66, he lives in the Catskills but spends a lot of time in New York City. He tells...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00AM
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Steve Coogan: 'It took me a long time to face up to my addiction' by Steve Coogan

In an exclusive extract from his new book, Steve Coogan looks back on failure, rehab and becoming Alan PartridgeMy career as an impressionist started early. From the age of five or six, I us…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:28AM

Sir Kenneth Branagh made president of RADA to upstage the posh brigade by Hannah Furness

Exclusive: Sir Kenneth Branagh made president of drama school to upstage the posh brigade

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:15AM

Leslie Bricusse: ‘When I write, I hear the words and music at the same time’ by Maureen Paton

It’s a startling confession: “I’m not very musical.” This from one of our most prolific film and musical theatre songwriters with a

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Rachel Cusk interview: ‘Medea is about divorce … A couple fighting is an eternal predicament. Love turning to hate’ by Susanna Rustin

As her version of Euripides’ play opens, the author discusses her turn to drama, being bullied at school and the damage done to children when parents split upWhen the curtain goes up on Ra…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:40AM

Triptych by Deborah Jones

Sydney Dance Company with ACO2 and Katie Noonan. Roslyn Packer Theatre Walsh Bay, Sydney, September 29. BENJAMIN Britten was in his 20s when he wrote the three works to which Rafael Bonachel…

SOURCE: deborahjones.me at 04:34AM
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Five Rap References Used in HAMILTON, As Annotated By Genius.com by Michael Dale

The website aims to fully annotate the entire score of HAMILTON with its historic and musical references.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:48AM

Review: The Importance of Being Ernest by Jemma Lanyon

The story of two bachelors, determined to live life and find love on their own terms in a society that expects conformity and venerates social standing; Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Bei…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:39AM

Harvest Rain goes Into the Woods, Brisbane by Erin James

Harvest Rain’s production of Into The Woods is now playing at QPAC, starring Eddie Perfect as the Baker, Rachael Beck as the Baker’s Wife and Rhonda Burchmore as the Witch. Direc…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 03:31AM
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Melbourne Fringe: Strong Female Character by Anne-Marie Peard

Rowena Hutson has two dog tags; one that says feminist and one that says scoundrel. Strong Female Character looks at the action heroes that shaped Hutson’s character but, fair warning, the…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:54AM

Melbourne Fringe: The Heart Awakens (2) by Anne-Marie Peard

Everyone knows that Rob Lloyd is a fan of Doctor Who, but his long-term relationship with that show is pre-dated by his first love, Star Wars. The Heart Awakens is a love letter to that rela…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:47AM

Plumber's son Branagh cast by Rada to upstage the posh brigade by Hannah Furness

Exclusive Drama school chooses first drama school head since Seventies to attract aspiring actors of any background

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:00AM
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Hotcha! Chicago's Rumer Willis Gets the Squigs Treatment by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Rumer has it that the latest Roxie Hart is killing it in Chicago on the Great White Way! To mark Rumer Willis' Main Stem debut in the long-running tuner, Broadway.com resident artist Jus…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:45AM

Chita Rivera, The Gershwins to Be Inducted into Great American Songbook Hall of Fame by Bww News Desk

The Great American Songbook Foundation and the Center for the Performing Arts have just announced Ira amp George Gershwin, Steve Lawrence amp Eydie Gorme, and Chita Rivera as thethree2015 So…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:39AM

‘Q Brothers Christmas Carol’ returns to Chicago Shakespeare by Miriam Di Nunzio

Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced Friday that the “cheeky” holiday show, ‘A Q Brothers’ Christmas Carol” ... The post ‘Q Brothers Christmas Carol̵…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 12:20AM

Liza Minnelli Sings with North Carolina Symphony Tonight by Andrew Gans

Oscar and Tony-winning singing actress Liza Minnelli performs at the Cape Fear Community College Fine Arts and Humanities Center's Opening Night Gala Oct. 3 at the Humanities &am…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Speaking the “Same Language,” Actors Talk About Transforming Into Directors This Season on Broadway by Michael Gioia

Actors are going behind the curtain this Broadway season to take the reins as director. Michael Arden and Douglas Hodge, at the helm of Spring Awakening and Old Times, respectively, talk abo…

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Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights Begins Tonight for Return Engagement by Mark Shenton

The return of Lin-Manuel Miranda's first Broadway musical, In the Heights, originally seen in London at Southwark Playhouse in 2014, begins performances at the King's Cross Theat…

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All-White Trevor Nunn Production of War of the Roses Opens Officially Tonight in the U.K. by Mark Shenton

The controversy-generating previously announced new production of The Wars of the Roses opens officially at the Rose Theatre, Kingston, Oct. 3, following previews that began Sept. 16, fo…

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Close to You, Retitled Burt Bacharach Revue, Begins in the West End by Mark Shenton

Close to You - Bacharach Reimagined, a retitled version of What's It All About? that recently had its London debut at the Menier Chocolate Factory, begins performances at the West En…

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Broadway’s Newest King of Siam on Asian Actors as Leading Men “There Aren’t Many Opportunities” by Brandon Voss

Bow down, Broadway! There’s a new king in town. Hoon Lee is the latest actor to rule the Vivian Beaumont Theater as the King of Siam in Lincoln Center Theater’s Tony-…

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Marin Ireland Returns to NYC Stage by Andrew Gans

The LCT3/Lincoln Center Theater world premiere of Abe Koogler's Kill Floor begins performances Oct. 3 prior to an official opening Oct. 19 at the Claire Tow Theater (150 West 65th Street…

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Playbill Video Week in Review: Previews of Allegiance and The Bandstand, Ana Gasteyer Guests on “The by Mark Ezovski

As the season starts to heat up, Paper Mill's The Bandstand (starring Laura Osnes and Corey Cott) and Broadway-bound Allegiance (starring George Takei and Lea Salonga) held rehearsal…

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
TBA: Titanic