Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Returning the 'Razzle Dazzle' to Broadway by Wqxr

Razzle Dazzle is the jazzy title of a new book about the history of Broadway by Michael Riedel, the New York Post theater columnist and co-host of the show "Theater Talk." The book, which wa…

SOURCE: WQXR at 11:40PM

Magic Time! The Women’s Voices Theater Festival: A Conversation With the Director and Writer of Arcturus Theater Company’s ‘The Point’ Ross H by John Stoltenberg

I’ve made a point to see as many productions in the Women’s Voices Theater Festival as I can. Some have thrilled me; some have not. For me theatergoing is like a gambling addiction. I al…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:26PM

“Les Misérables” Revisited by Joel Benjamin

This post is by Joel Benjamin Two starry new cast members add luster to the show: English musical and opera star Alfie Boe as the tragic Jean Valjean and Tony Award nominee Montego Glover a…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 11:21PM

BWW Recap: Entering the 'Haunted House' Brings New Questions on SCREAM QUEENS by Gunnar Larson

SCREAM QUEENS has always been a horror-comedy, but the first few episodes definitely eschewed the comedy in favor of campy horror. This week, however, the show embraces the comedy and brings…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:17PM

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally by Sandi Durell

      By: Sandi Durell               This is a very contemporary telling of an old tale – bored math teacher makes advances to... The post…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:07PM

Review: ‘Old Times,’ Where the Past Is a Dangerous Place by Ben Brantley

This Harold Pinter revival is not an “Old Times” for purists, but it has its pleasures.

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Theatre News: Broadway in Annapolis by Guest Author

You don’t have to travel to New York for some great Broadway music.  It’s right here in Annapolis courtesy of Live Arts Maryland! Get your tickets right now for this weekendR…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:00PM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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A Plague (Of Phones) On Both Your Houses by Joe Patti

Back in July I came across a blog post titled, “When the Audience Phones It In,” which bemoaned all the recent incidents of audience members using phones and other electronic dev…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 10:44PM

Review: Old Times by Diane Snyder

Clive Owen stars in transfixing revival of Harold Pinter's 'Old Times' ...

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Old Times review: Clive Owen is engaged but the play seems diminished by Alexis Soloski

Dwarfed by a vast set and featuring music by Thom Yorke, this Broadway production of a Pinter play intrigues but never really disturbs its audienceRoundabout Theater Company, New YorkIn a 19…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:26PM

Old Times by Sandi Durell

  By Brian Scott Lipton   The great British playwright notoriously refused to give anyone – including actors – an explanation for what happens in his 1971 play “Old Times,”…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:22PM

Theatre Review: ‘Animal’ at Studio Theatre by Elizabeth Bruce

Among the 50+  world premieres of plays by women playwrights being produced in metropolitan Washington as part of the Women’s Voices Theatre Festival is British playwright Clare Lizzimor…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:19PM

Old Times: Theater review by David Cote

The first word spoken in Harold Pinter’s gripping 1971 drama about a man, his wife and the wife’s visiting friend is “dark.” Deeley (Clive Owen) was presumably curious about the hair…

SOURCE: Time Out at 10:10PM

BWW Review: Caryl Churchill's CLOUD NINE Parallels Colonialism and Sexual Oppression by Michael Dale

The Atlantic Theater Company mounts a terrific revival of her 1979 dark comedy.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:10PM

The Women’s Voices Theater Festival: ‘Animal’ at The Studio Theatre (Review #2) by Ravelle Brickman

When a leading Shakespearean actor changes hats—literally—to play a neurotic housewife whose comic riffs include a paean to a ballpoint pen, that’s news. And it’s very good news inde…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:09PM

Clive Owen and Eve Best Headline Pinter’s Old Times; Opening Night Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast P by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

The Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway revival of Harold Pinter's Old Times officially opened Oct. 6 at 7 PM following previews that began Sept. 17 at the American Airlines Theatr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06PM

Clive Owen and Eve Best Headline Pinter’s Old Times; Opening Night Arrivals and Curtain Call by Matthew Blank

The Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway revival of Harold Pinter's Old Times officially opened Oct. 6 at 7 PM following previews that began Sept. 17 at the American Airlines Theatr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06PM

Clive Owen and Eve Best Headline Pinter’s Old Times on Broadway; Opening Night Curtain Call! by Matthew Blank

The Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway revival of Harold Pinter's Old Times officially opened Oct. 6 at 7 PM following previews that began Sept. 17 at the American Airlines Theatr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06PM

Theatre Review: ‘Maytag Virgin’ at Quotidian Theatre by Barbara Trainin Blank

From the moment at the beginning of Maytag Virgin that Jack (William Hardy) casts interested—which quickly turn to adoring—eyes on his new neighbor, Lizzy (Gillian Shelly), we can guess …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:06PM

Clive Owen and Eve Best Headline Pinter’s Old Times on Broadway; See the Opening Night Curtain Call! by Matthew Blank

The Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway revival of Harold Pinter's Old Times officially opened Oct. 6 at 7 PM following previews that began Sept. 17 at the American Airlines Theatr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06PM

Clive Owen comes so close to having sex onstage by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The stars of “Old Times” always look like they’re a second away from having sex. Clive Owen, Eve Best and Kelly Reilly generate such heat, you may need a cold...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:05PM

The Verdict: See What the Critics Said About Clive Owen and Eve Best in Pinter’s Old Times on Broadw by Robert Viagas

The Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway revival of Harold Pinter's Old Times officially opened Oct. 6 at the American Airlines Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00PM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Clinton: Fresh from NYC, new Australian musical to open in Perth, 2016 by Erin James

Western Australia’s flagship theatre company, Black Swan State Theatre Company, has teamed up with the Perth Theatre Trust to bring a new Aussie musical to the stage in 2016. Clinton �…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:12PM

Old Times review: Clive Owen in a Pinter puzzle by Jonathan Mandell

In the lobby of the theater where Clive Owen is making his Broadway debut in a revival of Harold Pinter’s 1971 Old Times, a t-shirt on sale is printed with the single word “pause.”  T…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:10PM

OLD TIMES - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

Maybe this is what electrocution looks like from the inside.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:04PM

Review: Old Times

Roundabout Theatre Company delivers a beguiling and hilarious revival of Harold Pinter's play about a reunion of old friends.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:00PM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Bob Cassilly's condo in City Museum now for sale by [email protected]

Residence of Cassilly, who died in 2011, had been tied up in probate court

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:53PM

J.R. and Trey Songz top St. Louis Shazam charts

St. Louis' most-Shazamed tracks, brought to you exclusively by Go! Magazine and STLtoday.com.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:53PM

St. Louis International Film Festival announces 2015 slate by Calvin Wilson

Features include 'Carol,' 'Brooklyn' and 'I Saw the Light.'

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 08:53PM

Review Roundup: OLD TIMES Opens on Broadway - Updating LIVE! by Review Roundups

Roundabout Theatre Company presentsHarold Pinter'sOld Times, directed byDouglas Hodge, starringClive Owen,Eve BestandKelly Reilly, and featuring original music by Radiohead'sThom Yorke, as p…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:52PM

Clive Owen Leads Electric Broadway Revival Of Pinter’s ‘Old Times’ – Review by Jeremy Gerard

Maybe Harold Pinter was yanking the actor’s chain when he told him to “just do it,” rather than fret about what Old Times meant. If the famously mysterious playwright di…

SOURCE: Deadline at 08:37PM

Review: Clive Owen Stars in Enigmatic "Old Times" by Robert Kahn

A man and his wife reconnect with a woman from their past in Harold Pinter's abstract 1971 drama about the power of memory.

SOURCE: NBC New York at 08:36PM

How Soulpepper’s Marat/Sade shows us that all the world’s a cage by Robert Cushman

The RSC did more than change the title, they changed the nature of the play

SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 08:31PM

Drama for dweebs: 'Watson Intelligence' is a really smart play by Chris Jones

Theater Wit needs to hang out a new shingle on Belmont Avenue: Theater for nerds. Madeleine George's terrific 2014 play "The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence" is the latest in a lin…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:30PM

Deluge Contaminates And Destroys Ballet School by Elizabeth Blair

The South Carolina flood has left the Columbia Classical Ballet Company without not just its costumes and scores but its building.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:20PM

Echo Theater Company Responds to GHOST LIGHT Playwright's Allegations by BroadwayWorld

Echo Theater Company artistic director Chris Fields has issued a statement in response to what the company says are false and defamatory allegations made by playwright Tommy Smith to the pre…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:20PM

Drama for dweebs: 'Watson Intelligence' is a really smart play by Chris Jones

Theater Wit needs to hang out a new shingle on Belmont Avenue: Theater for nerds. Madeleine George's terrific 2014 play 'The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence" is the latest in a lin…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:15PM

Review: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Broadway in Chicago) by Scotty Zacher

On its first national tour since winning last year's Tony Award for Best Musical, this is one of the smartest and freshest new musicals we've seen in a long time. Highly Recommended! (read …

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 08:04PM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Barbarians, Central St Martins by Veronica Lee

Paul, Jan and Louis, three young men living in a gritty part of south London, are bored and broke and, for them, there are two kinds of Britain - one with money and power, and the one they l…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:46PM

‘Calendar Girls’ at Providence Players of Fairfax by Lauren Katz

As I walked into James Lee Community Center on the afternoon of Sunday, October 4, I filed into the theater with a rather large audience and opened my program to the director’s note, where…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:43PM

See Daphne Rubin-Vega Channel Her Inner Sweeney Todd in Empanada Loca by Krissie Fullerton

The Labyrinth Theater Company kicks off its 2015-16 season Sept. 30 with the world premiere of Aaron Mark’s one-woman show Empanada Loca, starring Tony nominee Daphne Rubin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:32PM

Old Times by Pinter with Clive Owen – Review and Pics by New York Theater

Old Times, starring Clive Owen in his Broadway debut and directed by Douglas Hodge, is opening tonight at American Airlines Theater. Given both his acting talent and his love of Pinter, dire…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:30PM

The Rubenstein Kiss review – Milleresque study of a family imploding by Alfred Hickling

Nottingham Playhouse This admirable revival of James Phillips’s play, based on the case of the first US civilians to be executed on espionage charges, could not be more timelyIt is 10 year…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:13PM

The Wars of the Roses, Rose Theatre, Kingston, review: Engrossing production is warmly recommended by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

The experience of this trilogy throngs with satisfyingly rounded performances

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:13PM

Fuse Visual Arts Interview: Matthew Teitelbaum Takes the Helm at Boston’s MFA by Robert Israel

Matthew Teitelbaum, 59, may be among the most reluctant employees the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston has hired.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:13PM

Barbarians – Review by Jonathan Baz

Central St Martins School of Art, London*****Written by Barrie KeefeDirected by Bill BuckhurstJake Davies, Thomas Coombes and Josh WilliamsIt has long been recognised that when writing about…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:02PM

Use Code ‘pops15’ and Save $15 for Christine Ebersole, Paige Faure & Nick Ziobro At The Amercan Pops on 10/16@8 pm at Lisner for ‘Stairway t by Joel Markowitz

 LUKE FRAZIER CONDUCTS THE AMERICAN POPS IN ‘STAIRWAY TO PARADISE: A GERSHWIN SPECTACULAR’ With Tony® Award Winner Christine Ebersole, Broadway’s Paige Faure, Great American…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:00PM

The Russian Chamber Art Society Hosts Its 10th Anniversary Concert at the Austrian Embassy by David Rohde

Mainstream classical music commentary in Washington often complains about an over-reliance on the symphonies and concertos of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff for the programming at the area’s…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:00PM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally,’ a Phone’s Tale by Laura Collins-Hughes

Kevin Armento’s play follows an affair between a high school boy and his algebra teacher from the perspective of the boy’s self-aware cellphone.

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Hot Shot! A Glorious First Preview for the Gloria & Emilio Estefan Musical On Your Feet! by Beth Stevens

On Your Feet!, the bio musical about the rise of music-making duo Gloria and Emilio Estefan, began performances at the Marquis Theatre on October 5. We have to admit, the rhythm did get us a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:50PM

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Donna Migliaccio, Desi Oakley and More for Signature Theatre's GIRLSTAR World Premiere by BroadwayWorld

Signature TheatrepresentsGIRLSTAR, directed by Signature Artistic Director Eric SchaefferBroadway's Gigi, Follies, Million Dollar Quartet. Featuring book and lyrics by Anton Dudley Second St…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:43PM

BWW TV: Behind the Scenes at WE ARE THE TIGERS Sitzprobe Featuring HEATHERS Alum and More! by BroadwayWorld TV

Heart and Flame Productions presents the World Premiere PopRock Musical, WE ARE THE TIGERS, book, music and lyrics by Rebekah M. Allen, musical direction by Patrick Sulken, orchestrations by…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:43PM

St. Ann’s Warehouse Reveals Impressive New Home in Waterfront Tobacco Warehouse by Olivia Clement

In a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 6, Off-Broadway theatre St. Ann's Warehouse revealed its new home in an iconic pre-civil war tobacco warehouse under the Brooklyn Bridge:…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:40PM

NoHo Arts District and PRO99 to Host Street Party to Save AJS Costumes by Tracey Paleo

BroadwayWorld.com: The NoHo Arts District and members of the “PRO99” Los Angeles theater community are throwing a block party to raise awareness about the impact that new regulat…

SOURCE: footlights.click at 06:37PM

Top Equity Jeffs Honor the Hypocrites and Paramount Theatre by Tracey Paleo

AMERICAN THEATRE: Acclaimed productions of ‘Les Misérables’ and ‘All Our Tragic’ were among the 17 Equity productions recognized at the 47th Annual Equity Jeff Award…

SOURCE: footlights.click at 06:37PM

Kate Shindle, the Young Head of Actors’ Equity Association, Reaches Out by Tracey Paleo

NEW YORK (AP): One of the most powerful people on Broadway has a corner office with a stunning view of Times Square. But there’s a catch: The salary is lousy. Kate Shindle, the newly e…

SOURCE: footlights.click at 06:37PM

Interview: Betsy Wolfe on Revisiting ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ and How We Can Help Keep Opera Alive by Jose Solis

Betsy Wolfe craves a challenge. Traveling from coast to coast, from Broadway to opera, and Off-Broadway, there is not a single aspect of performing she will not try to conquer, and who can b…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 06:21PM

Cannes Hits ‘Son Of Saul’, ‘Ingrid Bergman In Her Own Words’ Score In Gotham: New York Film Festival by Jeremy Gerard

Screenings of two Cannes favorites — Grand Prix winner Son Of Saul and Ingrid Bergman In Her Own Words, which won a special citation, drew emotional crowds to Lincoln Center in this se…

SOURCE: Deadline at 06:16PM

Video! Get Lassoed by These Hot Clips of Nina Arianda & Sam Rockwell in Fool for Love by Broadway.com

Get a taste of the agony and the ecstasy that befalls Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell in Broadway's Fool for Love.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:14PM

Meet Charles, William, Harry & Kate: The Stars of King Charles III on Bringing the Royal Family to Broadway by Broadway.com

The stars of Broadway's King Charles III received a warm welcome (as well as a chat with the press) at a special candlelit party. Have yourself a cup of tea and meet the royal …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:14PM

Bob Saget Will Return To Broadway by Chris Luner

Broadway’s dirtiest show just got dirtier! While many see this actor as a fatherly figure following his role on a beloved television show for years, many don’t know that Bob Sage…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 06:10PM

Old Times Officially Opens on Broadway by Chris Luner

Luner on Theatre kicks off its Opening Night coverage for the 2015-16 theatre season tonight with Old Times! Yes, we know we missed a couple of openings already but from now until April 26th…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 06:10PM

Photo Flash: Frances McDormand, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Louis C.K. and More Appear at The Wooster Group's 2015 Benefit by BroadwayWorld

Frances McDormand hosted a couscous dinner for The Wooster Group's 2015 Benefit, on Monday, October 5th at The Performing Garage, 33 Wooster Street, NYC.Guests includedLaurie Anderson, Steve…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:10PM

Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes/The Daisy Theatre by Sandi Durell

  A brilliantly naughty and witty evening of magical puppetry.         By Joel Benjamin     It’s difficult not to fall helplessly in love with Ronnie Bur…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:08PM

Sneak Peek (And Then Some) of The Fire This Time Festival 2016 by Nicole "blackberri" Johnson

The Fire This Time Festival presented by Horse Trade Theater Group was founded in 2009 by playwright Kelley Nicole Girod. According to the website, it was Girod’s goal to: Provide risi…

SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 06:05PM

Cabaret News: Joel Grey, Sutton Foster, and More Set for Humane Society of New York Benefit Event

Best in Shows will also feature Annaleigh Ashford, Christian Borle, and Joanna Gleason, among others.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Hot looks from the 2015 Jeff Awards by Morgan Greene

The Chicago theater community came out in style to the 2015 Equity Jeff Awards. Check out the gallery above featuring snapshots of Jeff winners, nominees and performers taken at Drury Lane…

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Aerial 'AYA' rises out of collaborative chaos by Laura Molzahn

It's mind-bending just to contemplate the logistics of "AYA, An Aerial Ballet," much less to wrangle the planning, rehearsals, and performances, coming up Saturday and Oct. 17 at the Athenae…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:54PM

Hot looks from the 2015 Jeff Awards by Morgan Greene

The Chicago theater community came out in style to the 2015 Equity Jeff Awards. Check out the gallery above featuring snapshots of Jeff winners, nominees and performers taken at Drury Lane …

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:50PM

THEATER TALK Co-Host Michael Riedel to Chat New Book RAZZLE DAZZLE This Friday by BroadwayWorld

An all-new THEATER TALK has series co-host Michael Riedel, Broadway columnist for the New York Post, moving into the interviewee chair, queried by the show's co-host Susan Haskins and New Yo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:49PM

Magic Time!: ‘Animal’ at The Studio Theatre (Review #1) by John Stoltenberg

After I saw an early Women’s Voices Theater Festival production (I’ve been to 16 and counting), a question lingered in my mind: Exactly what distinguishes a play as being in a woman’s …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:48PM

Jamie deRoy Is Having Some Birthday Bash! by Sandi Durell

    Jamie deRoy (triple Tony Award winner as producer on A Gentleman’s Guide . . ., Vanya and Sonia . . . The Norman Conquests) will be celebrating her... The post Jamie deRo…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 05:36PM

Elizabeth Stanley and Andrew Samonsky to Give Bridges of Madison County Musical Preview by Adam Hetrick

Before they launch the national tour of Tony Award-winning musical The Bridges of Madison County, the shows stars will perform a concert of songs from the Jason Robert Brown score at the…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:35PM

What's Loyalty Got to Do With It? by Damian Bazadona

In the hospitality business, truly connecting with today's tech-savvy guest does not mean beating the OTAs at their own game. Rather, hospitality experts must crack the new code of consumer …

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 05:22PM

Shuffle Along Is Getting Ready To Go Into Full Swing! by Leah Marché

When the jazzy Shuffle Along opened on Broadway in May 1921, I imagine the thrill could have been likened to the 2008 U.S. Election night. A night where the world experienced Democratic Part…

SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 05:22PM

History Is Not Just For The British by HowlRound

By Rehana Lew Mirza. Playwright Rehana Lew Mirza argues that those who defend producing The Mikado using yellowface on the basis of its “historical significance” are supporting centuries…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:11PM

Annaleigh Ashford, Bill Berloni, Sutton Foster, Joel Grey and More Set for BEST IN SHOWS Benefit Next Month by BroadwayWorld

The second annual BEST IN SHOWS, a star-studded cabaret evening to benefit the Humane Society of New York, will feature Broadway stars including Annaleigh Ashford, Bill Berloni, Christian Bo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06PM

SiriusXM's Julie James Will Return to Feinstein's/54 Below for Encore Performance on 10/19 by BroadwayWorld

Hailed in the press as 'the reigning queen of the Broadway party' following 2 prior sold-out performances, Broadway personality andSiriusXM Radio 'On Broadway' host Julie James will present …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06PM

St. Ann's Warehouse Opens New Waterfront Theater Under Brooklyn Bridge by BroadwayWorld

The new St. Ann's Warehouse was unveiled in a ceremony this morningThe 31.6 million, 25,000 sf. theater, at the breathtaking site of the pre-Civil War Tobacco Warehouse under the Brooklyn Br…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06PM

Those Hacked Sony Emails? Michael Lynton Says “I Never Read ‘Em” by Jeremy Gerard

And you shouldn’t have, either, the Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO said today at a panel in San Francisco sponsored by Vanity Fair. Addressing the massive cyber attack that crippled …

SOURCE: Deadline at 05:01PM

Theater News: St. Ann's Warehouse Cuts Ribbon on New Theater and Season

The Brooklyn-based organization will present Gillian Anderson in A Streetcar Named Desire and an all-female Henry IV in its inaugural year in the new space.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM

Photo Flash: Signature Theatre Releases Girlstar Rehearsal Photos

Desi Oakley and Donna Migliaccio star in the production.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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'Chicago' out, 'The Drowsy Chaperone' in for Point Park's musical theater season by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“Chicago” has been replaced by “The Drowsy Chaperone” in the March 18-27 slot of Point Park University Conservatory Theatre Company’s 2015-16 season. Broadway’s long-running…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 04:59PM

First Look: Lupita Nyong’o Exposes the Power of Women in ECLIPSED by Jerrica White

Academy Award-winner, Lupita Nyong’o (“12 Years A Slave”) joins Public Theater’s production of ECLIPSED. Making her New York stage debut, Nyong’o will be portraying the cha…

SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 04:56PM

Oklahoma! by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 1943 (Decca) This thrilling cast album of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! score is the one, the only, the original that’s credited with starting it all. The…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 04:50PM

Set Sail with Chita Rivera, Ramin Karimloo and Other Great Stars on Playbill’s Next Theatre Cruise! by Robert Viagas

Broadway on the High Seas 7, Playbill Travel's latest luxury international cruise odyssey, will steer a course for the Italian Riviera Sept. 21-30, 2016, with a talent roster that in…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:49PM

Set Sail with Chita Rivera, Jeremy Jordan, Ramin Karimloo and More on Broadway on the High Seas 7 by Robert Viagas

Broadway on the High Seas 7, Playbill Travel's latest luxury international cruise, will steer a course for the Italian Riviera Sept. 21-30, 2016, with a talent roster that includes C…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:49PM

The Borders of Theatre for Youth by HowlRound

By Teresa Simone. In the fifth installment of her Why I Hate Children’s Theatre series, Teresa Simone addresses the borders of TFY and work pushing those borders in Arizona.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:47PM

First Look: ‘Dames at Sea’ on Broadway by Amy L. Hayden

The new fall season on Broadway has a lot of heavy plays on offer, but if you are looking for something that is both new and upbeat, Dames at Sea is just the ticket. The nostalgic romp, insp…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:46PM

Review: Company XIV’s ‘Cinderella’ by Matthew Wexler

French poet Charles Perrault (1628-1703) might not know what to make of Company XIV’s wildly sensual and dynamic interpretation of his 1697 fairytale, Cinderella. But it’s hopeful that t…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 04:43PM

Director Taylor Hackford, Presenter Hershey Felder, Co-Authors Sued Over Geffen Playhouse Production of LOUIS & KEELY 'LIVE' AT THE SAHARA by Michael Dale

A play about the off-stage troubles between Louis Prima and Keely Smith is having its own off-stage troubles.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:43PM

BWW Exclusive: FIVE MINUTE CALL with Randy Rainbow & the Cast of BEAUTIFUL! by Randy Rainbow

In the newest episode below, watch as Randy checks in at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre to catch up with the cast of Beautiful

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:43PM

Samuel French’s “Sing & Tell” Rocks 54 Below! by Courtney Kochuba

ICYMI, we have to tell you: Samuel French had a rockin’ night at 54 Below last Thursday. We were thrilled to have our debut concert, “Sing & Tell: A Benefit Concert for Drama…

SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 04:36PM

Q&A: Composer Timothy Huang on the Bechdel Test, Theater Economics, his New Musical “Costs of Living” by Jose Solis

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre will hold its 27th annual Festival of New Musicals on October 15 and 16 at New World Stages. We caught up with Timothy Huang, whose Costs of Living…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:35PM

Dirty Dancing UK Tour 2016 by Doug Mayo

By Doug Mayo A brand new production of Dirty Dancing has been announced to your the UK in 2016. The classic story of Baby and Johnny, featuring the hit songs ‘Hungry Eyes’, ‘He…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:33PM

Photos! A Wilde Night at the Starry Benefit Reading of Gross Indecency by Broadway.com

Emmy winner Michael Emerson, who originated the role of Wilde in Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, returned to the role alongside a roster of famous faces like Sally Field, J…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:31PM

Odds & Ends: Gloria Estefan & Michael Douglas Team Up, Nathan Lane Lives With Streisand (Sort Of) & More by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. Estefan & Douglas Team Up On Your Feet's Gloria Estefan and Oscar winner Michael Douglas will play host for the pre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:31PM

Heartbreak Motel: 20 Fun Facts About Sam Shepard's Fool for Love by Pete Croatto

After 30 years, Sam Shepard’s classic cowboy drama Fool for Love returns to New York. The Broadway revival, starring Sam Rockwell and Nina Arianda as Eddie and May, the tortured ex-lov…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:31PM

'Old Times' review: Clive Owen's dazzling Broadway debut

Here is a Harold Pinter mystery he didn't create himself. Is it possible to be dazzled by the cast, especially by Clive Owen in his Broadway debut, stunned anew by the elusive meanings of Pi…

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Oil City Symphony by Michael Portantiere

Original Off-Broadway Cast, 1988 (DRG) Here is one of the most disappointing cast albums ever made in that it utterly fails to capture the hilarity of this show. Oil City Symphony was a stra…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 04:22PM

Encores 1776 Takes A Cue From Hamilton With Diverse Casting by Jazmine Harper-Davis

It’s no secret that the hit musical Hamilton was inspired by the 1969 Tony-winning musical 1776, he quotes the musical in his hit show, but when it comes to casting the roles have bee…

SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 04:22PM

Trouble with the Classics: A Moon for the Misbegotten at Williamstown by HowlRound

By Michael Lueger. Michael Lueger on Gordon Edelstein’s production of A Moon for the Misbegotten at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:21PM

The Magical Amanda McBroom by Sandi Durell

    By Myra Chanin   It’s not easy to write about Amanda McBroom. Words can’t do justice to such a World Class person, poet and performer. All I can do... The post The Ma…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:17PM

'Old Times': Theater Review by David Rooney

Douglas Hodge directs Clive Owen, Eve Best and Kelly Reilly in Harold Pinter's enigmatic wade through the murky waters of memory.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:08PM

BWW Interview: Katrina Bowden Discusses her Untrustworthy PUBLIC MORALS Character, Similarities to 30 ROCK by Matt Tamanini

While it didn't receive quite the fanfare that some of the other new shows have this season, Steven Spielberg and Edward Burns have quietly brought one of the most unique and satisfying dram…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:08PM

GALLERY: River North Dance bids adieu to retiring Frank Chaves in grand style by Miriam Di Nunzio

River North Dance Chicago said farewell to its retiring artistic director Frank Chavez in a ... The post GALLERY: River North Dance bids adieu to retiring Frank Chaves in grand style appeare…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 04:01PM

Oh! What a Lovely War by Michael Portantiere

Original London Cast, 1963 (Decca/Must Close Saturday) A hit in London, a flop d’estime on Broadway, and the basis of a very odd film, Oh! What a Lovely War was a show that slotted vintage…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 04:00PM

Video Flash: Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell Get Steamy in Broadway's Fool for Love

Daniel Aukin directs Sam Shepard's Pulitzer-finalist drama at Manhattan Theatre Club.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM

Theater News: Are You Disney's Next Simba or Aladdin?

The organization is hosting an open casting call for its productions of Aladdin and The Lion King.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM

Photo Flash: Marlo Thomas Stars in Joe DiPietro's Clever Little Lies

See "that girl" in these production photos from the new off-Broadway comedy.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Bo Burnham's Make Happy review – YouTube sensation's growing pains by Elise Czajkowski In New York

The former teen star’s theatrical shtick is nothing new but his mix of music, wit and experimental comedy creates a freshness rarely seen on stagePlayStation Theater, New YorkIt was less t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:58PM

Review: When Bad Titles Hurt Great Material by Michael Block

Sometimes it’s the stories that you don't know about but the events you do know that are the most fascinating. Unless you were living under a rock in the first decade of the 21st century, …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:58PM

Spotlight On...Mel House by Michael Block

Name: Mel HouseHometown: BaltimoreEducation: 2 Year Training Program at the William Esper Studio, MA Applied Drama:  University of Exeter's School of Drama  (UK), BA Theatre:  …

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 03:57PM

Celebrate You and I by Scott Miller

The below is part of Scott Miller's ongoing series, written during rehearsals for Heathers the Musical at New Line Theatre. The post Celebrate You and I appeared first on Breaking Character.

SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 03:52PM

Ronny Whyte in Concert at Guild Hall by Lauren Yarger

In Concert: Ronny Whyte & FriendsThursday, October 15 - 7:00 pmGuild Hall (1 East 29th Street)Cabaret Jazz Hall of Famer Ronny Whyte will be joined by renow…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 03:45PM

Legendary Jerry Lewis Holds Court at the Friars Club by Sandi Durell

    by Magda Katz   Monday night 89 year old legendary comedian/filmmaker Jerry Lewis held court at the Friars Club in New York City. Sitting in a director’s chair embroide…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:44PM

Steppenwolf Presents "East of Eden" by John Olson

Galati is back as director and adapter of East of Eden, the last remaining of Steinbeck's "big three" to be adapted for the stage, and the Chicago Tribune has reported that the Steinbeck est…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 03:39PM

Good Guy Tom Hanks Attempts to Find Owner of Lost Student I.D. by TV News Desk

Tom Hanks is known asHollywood's 'Good Guy', and today he proved that the moniker fits his real life persona as well.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:34PM

BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Tour Stars Elizabeth Stanley?and?Andrew Samonsky Will Give Preview at Madison County Covered Bridge Festival by BroadwayWorld

Des Moines Performing Arts, in partnership withTHE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTYnational tour and the Madison County Chamber of Commerce, will host two special guests this weekend in Iowa's cove…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:34PM

Video Roundup: New KINKY BOOTS Cast Hits the Road; Meet the New Company! by BroadwayWorld

Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig, lead producers ofKinky Boots, the smash-hit musical that brings together four-time TonyAward-winnerHarvey FiersteinBook and GrammyAward-winning rock iconCyndi Laup…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:34PM

VIDEO: Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick & More Talk ROCKY HORROR 40 Years Later by TV News Desk

NBC's Joe Fryer sat down with the cast today, including Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry, Barry Bostwick and Meat Loaf to talk about the iconic film. Watch the appearance below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:34PM

Neil Patrick Harris to Return to AHS? 'I Asked to Be a Part of It' by TV News Desk

Today, the BEST TIME EVER host tells MTV News that he hoped to be asked back for this season's installment, subtitled 'Hotel.'

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:34PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Marlo Thomas & More in CLEVER LITTLE LIES by BroadwayWorld

Two-time Tony Award-winner Joe DiPietro's critically acclaimed new comedy Clever Little Lies, starringEmmy, Grammy, and Golden Globe Award-winner Marlo Thomas, George Merrick, Greg Mullavey,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:34PM

Disney to Host Nationwide Open Casting Calls for ALADDIN & THE LION KING by BroadwayWorld

Disney Theatrical Productions announces a multi-city open casting call across North America for its current and future productions of the award-winning musicals Aladdin and The Lion King.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:34PM

BWW TV: There's a New King in Town- Company of the Olivier-Winning KING CHARLES III Meets the Press! by BroadwayWorld TV

The highly anticipated play about Britain's future king, King Charles III,will begin previews October 10, 2015, with opening night set for November 1, 2015 at the Music Box Theatre 239 West …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:34PM

Opening Tonight on Broadway: ‘Old Times’ with Clive Owens by Amy L. Hayden

Harold Pinter’s drama Old Times officially opens tonight on Broadway. The play marks the Broadway debut of Clive Owens. The play centers on Deeley (Owens) and Kate (Kelly Reilly), a co…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:34PM

U.K. Rocky Horror Revival Will Screen on BBC America by Playbill Staff

The recent London stage production of The Rocky Horror Show has set an American screening date for Oct. 18 at midnight on BBC America to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the show&#…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:28PM

Inside LA STAGE History: Globe Theatre/Shakespeare Society of America by Julio Martinez

by JULIO MARTINEZ obert Thaddeus (R. Thad) Taylor is born in Wendell, Ohio, on August 29, 1925. Moving to Los Angeles as a teenager, he trains as an electrical engineer prior to serving …

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 03:28PM

Animal at Studio Theatre (review) by Jayne Blanchard

Want to get inside a woman’s brain? The world premiere Animal, by British playwright Clare Lizzimore, part of the Women’s Voices Theater Festival, allows you to do just that. Staged in c…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:24PM

Alliance Theatre’s Susan V. Booth Receives Governor’s Honor by American Theatre Editors

The artistic director is among thirteen individuals recognized for their contributions to Georgia's civic life and cultural community.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:24PM

Tickets Now On Sale to See Michael Flatley Make His B'way Debut in Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games by Broadway.com

Get in line! Tickets are now available to see Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games at Broadway's Lyric Theatre. The show is set to play a limited engagement November …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:20PM

Marlo Thomas Takes the Stage in Fresh Shots From Off-Broadway’s Clever Little Lies by Monica Simoes

Take a first look at Marlo Thomas and cast in two-time Tony winner Joe DiPietro's new comedy, Clever Little Lies. It began previews Sept. 18 prior to an official opening Oct. 12 at t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:17PM

Arin Arbus on directing Canadian Opera Company’s La Traviata by Robert Harris

Theatre director Arin Arbus takes on Verdi’s La Traviata for the Canadian Opera Company

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:04PM

Photo Flash: Atlantic Theater Company's Cloud Nine Celebrates Opening Night

Caryl Churchill's drama returns to New York for the first time since 1981.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Oh, Kay! by Michael Portantiere

Studio Cast, 1955 (Columbia/Sony) With a score by George and Ira Gershwin, and a book by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, this 1926 lark is a tuneful jaunt through the then-familiar territory…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 02:47PM

BWW Exclusive Interview: THE LIGHT PRINCESS: Tori Amos & Samuel Adamson Reinvent the Fairytale by Tory Gates

'The new story for us is you have to face your fears. You have to come down to the ground and look the enemy in the face you have to overcome the odds.'

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:43PM

BWW TV: Watch Season 2 Commentary for THE RESIDUALS- Episode 6, 'Taking Meetings' by The Residuals

It's not too late to catch up on Season 2 of everyone's favorite web-comedy- THE RESIDUALS, which you can find exclusively here on BroadwayWorld. CLICK HERE to binge-watch all ten episodes T…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:43PM

Fuse Commentary: “Pawn Sacrifice” — Missing Bobby Fischer by Harvey Blume

I wish I had more thumbs to turn down about Pawn Sacrifice.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 02:40PM

Full Cast of The Color Purple Starring Jennifer Hudson Announced by Andrew Shade

We’ve known that it was coming for some time but we only had a few pieces of the puzzle. The Color Purple is a Tony Award winning musical that will return to Broadway starring Jennifer…

SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 02:37PM

A Red Orchid Theatre's All for One: The Technique of Instinct Professional Development Series by Bt

A Red Orchid Theatre Presents: Professional Development SeriesAll for One: The Technique of InstinctResume submission and brief interview required.As actors with an interest in maximizing bo…

SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 02:34PM

New Wimbledon Theatre and Newcastle Theatre Royal win at Technical Theatre Awards by Matthew Hemley

Newcastle’s Theatre Royal and the New Wimbledon Theatre are among the winners of this year’s Technical Theatre Awards. The ceremony honours people

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:34PM

Thriller Live takes more than $150 million at global box office by Georgia Snow

Thriller Live has now taken more than $150 million (£99 million) at the global box office in its history, the show’s producers

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:34PM

VIDEO: PAN's Hugh Jackman Shares Playing a Pirate Was Good for His Romantic Life by TV News Desk

Best known for playing Wolverine in the X-Men films and for his Broadway roles, Hugh Jackman sat down with TODAY's Matt Lauer to talk about his new role as Blackbeard in the new movie PAN.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:34PM

Irondale Ensemble Announces 2015–16 Season by American Theatre Editors

A puppeteering adaptation of 'King Lear' kicks off the New York--based ensemble's upcoming season.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:27PM

See Darren Criss, Jonathan Groff, Larry Kramer, Sally Field and More at Starry Broadway Gross Indece by Matthew Blank

The Tectonic Theater Project presented a benefit reading of Moisés Kaufman's Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, the award-winning play about Oscar Wilde and…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:09PM

African-American Shakespeare Company 2015 -16 Season by Jazmine Harper-Davis

African-American Shakespeare Company (San Fransisco, CA) recently announced its 2015-2016 season entitled: Love, Satire, and  Betrayal. This will be their 21st season under the artistic l…

SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 02:08PM

Casting Complete for The Color Purple, Starring Jennifer Hudson,& Cynthia Erivo, on Broadway by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Broadway's The Color Purple is ready to "Push Da Button!" Broadway vets Grasan Kingsberry, Kevyn Morrow and more will complete casting for the revival. Starring the previously …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PM

How To Make Theatre Productions Live Forever by American Theatre Editors

Equal parts interpretive artists and athletes, theatre production photographers learn to live in the moments they’re capturing.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:05PM

Leonard Harper Will Be Honored with Street Name by Nicole "blackberri" Johnson

Pioneering. Classic. Talented. The outstanding career of Leonard Harper embodies a dancer, choreographer and producer who’s influence remains firmly etched in the history of Black Broa…

SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 02:03PM

Theater News: Full Casting Announced for Jennifer Hudson-Led Broadway Revival of The Color Purple

Cynthia Erivo and Danielle Brooks head the company of the acclaimed musical.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

'Architecture performance' Superpowers of Ten is a bizarre and refreshing addition to the Architecture Biennial by Kate Sierzputowski

The "architectural performance" Superpowers of Ten was performed in front of five sold-out audiences last weekend, packing the Tank, the newly renovated exhibition space on the first floor …

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 02:00PM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Broadway Color Purple Revival With Jennifer Hudson and Cynthia Erivo Sets Full Cast by Adam Hetrick and Robert Viagas

Complete casting has now been announced for the Broadway revival of The Color Purple starring Jennifer Hudson and Cynthia Erivo. Performances begin Nov. 10 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:50PM

Take a Look Inside the Opening Night of Atlantic Theater Company’s Cloud Nine by Monica Simoes

Atlantic Theater Company's first production of its 30th anniversary season, Obie Award winner Caryl Churchill's landmark play Cloud Nine, officially opened Oct. 5 following previews …

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:50PM

Theatre News: Donald Hicken, Baltimore School for the Arts Theater Department Head, to Retire from School After 36 Years by Md Theatre Guide News Desk

Baltimore School for Arts (BSA) announced that long-time head of the theater department, Donald Hicken, would be retiring at academic year-end. Hicken has been at the school from before day …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:40PM

International Premiere of Bridges of Madison County Taps Miss Saigon Star by Adam Hetrick

Joanna Ampil, who played Kim in the Australian premiere of Miss Saigon, will co-star with MiG Ayesa in the international premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical The Bridges of Mad…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:38PM

Ryan Murphy Officially Invites Lady Gaga to Return for AHS Season 6 by TV News Desk

AMERICAN HORROR STORY showrunner Ryan Murphy took to Twitter today to show just how impressed he is withthe anthology series newest star,Lady Gaga.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:38PM

Photo Flash: Atlantic Theater Company?Celebrates Opening Night of CLOUD NINE by BroadwayWorld

Atlantic Theater Companypresents the first production of its 30th anniversary season, the New York revival of multiple Obie Award winnerCaryl Churchill's landmark playCloud Nine, directed by…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:38PM

Interviews by Call Me Adam: Alexa Green by BroadwaySpotted

When Call Me Adam first met Alexa Green, she was a DIVA, well, one of the lead singers in Marty Thomas presents DIVA that is! Well, the minute he heard her sing, he was hooked! After seeing …

SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 01:38PM

REVIEW: Pure Imagination: A Sorta-Biography by Leslie Bricusse ✭✭✭✭✭ by Stephen Collins

By Stephen Collins The book is laid out like a sorta-score. There is an Overture, large chapters which form 'the key changes of (Bricusse's) life' - from A Minor to G Undiminished and a Coda…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:35PM

Loops, Gender, and Infinity: A Thought Experiment with Idgy Dean by Claire Tighe

Claire Tighe responds to Idgy Dean's ETLE Universe Looping Workshop.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 01:32PM

Isabelle Huppert to stage London theatre return in Phaedra by Jamie Grierson

Celebrated French actor to take lead role in production by Krzysztof Warlikowski at the Barbican in JuneThe French actor Isabelle Huppert is to return to the London stage for the first time …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:32PM

Review: Cinderella/Lyric Opera of Chicago by Zach Freeman

Last Sunday’s afternoon matinee of Gioachino Rossini’s “Cinderella” (“La Cenerentola”) at the Lyric Opera set me musing. Why would Lyric director Anthony Freud schedule a romanti…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 01:30PM

Murky mystery ‘Animal’ examines why Rachel is crazy by Nelson Pressley

Structuring the puzzle is the trouble with “Animal,” a quizzical new play at Studio Theatre. It’s a medical mystery that plunges you right into the mind-set of a woman named Rachel who…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:25PM

BWW TV: Watch as Things Get Heated Between Nina Arianda & Sam Rockwell in FOOL FOR LOVE by BroadwayWorld TV

Fool for Love by Pulitzer Prize winner Sam Shepard, directed by Obie Award winner Daniel Aukin is now in previews and opens on Thursday, October 8 at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre 261 Wes…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM

NYC-ARTS to Spotlight Broadway's FINDING NEVERLAND in Special Episode, 10/8 by TV News Desk

In the next edition of NYC-ARTS, THIRTEEN's weekly arts and culture multi-platform showcase for the tri-state area, viewers will be treated to a behind-the-scenes peek at the musical FINDING…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM

Photo Coverage: Jonathan Groff, Michael C. Hall, Sally Field & More Take Bows in GROSS INDECENCY by Walter McBride

The Tectonic Theater Project just presented its star-studded one-night-only special benefit reading of Moises Kaufman's GROSS INDECENCY THE THREE TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE, the award-winning pla…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM

Official: West End GYPSY Starring Imelda Staunton Is Being Filmed for Broadcast by BBC by BroadwayWorld

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, plans have been underway for the BBC to film the London production of Gypsy this month, and now the news is official.According to the theatre's official…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM

Photo Coverage: Go Inside the After Party for GROSS INDECENCY with Jonathan Groff, Judith Light, Sally Field & More! by Walter McBride

The Tectonic Theater Project just presented its star-studded one-night-only special benefit reading of Moises Kaufman's GROSS INDECENCY THE THREE TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE, the award-winning pla…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM

Len Cariou, James Earl Jones & More Will Honor Angela Lansbury at York's Awards Gala in November by BroadwayWorld

The York Theatre Company James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director Evans Haile, Interim Executive Director will honor Broadway and Hollywood legend Angela Lansbury with the 2015 Oscar Hammer…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM

Anna Kendrick Lends Support to the Trevor Project: 'It's Just Basic Human Rights' by TV News Desk

Anna Kendrick Helps Give Hope to LGBT Teens With the Trevor Project

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM

Full Cast Announced for Broadway-Bound THE COLOR PURPLE; Previews Begin 11/10 by BroadwayWorld

ProducersScott Sanders Productions, Roy Furman, Oprah Winfrey, David Babani,andTom Siracusa justannounced completecasting for this fall's highly anticipated production ofTHE COLOR PURPLE,dir…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM

'Handsome Animals': Body image stories worth telling by Kerry Reid

In the age of the selfie, body dysmorphia is king. Then again — hating our physical containers dates back long before the invention of photography, let alone smartphones. Somewhere there's…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:17PM

Dionne Figgins Explores Integration in Trip of Love by Nicole "blackberri" Johnson

In an ode to the 1960s, Trip of Love takes the audience “back to the decade that made a generation boom.” This rocking musical puts the songs of the ’60s front and cente…

SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:16PM

Top Equity Jeff Awards Honor the Hypocrites and Paramount Theatre by American Theatre Editors

Acclaimed productions of 'Les Misérables' and 'All Our Tragic' were among the 17 Equity productions recognized at the annual awards ceremony.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:13PM

Exclusive: Judy Garland Musical to Follow the Yellow-Brick Road to Broadway by Robert Viagas

Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz, a new musical about the early life of beloved film star Judy Garland, is aiming to transfer to Broadway in 2017 following its fall 2016 production at Goodsp…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:11PM

Hot Shot! See the Stars Offering Up Power, Politics, Sex & Queen Victoria in the Atlantic's Cloud Nine by Broadway.com

Caryl Churchill's imaginative 1979 play Cloud Nine is getting a lauded new production at off-Broadway's Atlantic Theater Company. Directed by James McDonald, the piece is cincer…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM

Photos! The Stars of King Charles III Enjoy a Welcoming Party Fit for a King by Broadway.com

The British cast of the Olivier Award-winning play King Charles III, headed by Tim Pigott-Smith, were welcomed with a lovely party in the Meatpacking District on October 5. Click t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM

Goodspeed to Premiere Judy Garland Bio-Musical Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz & More by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Come on get happy! A new musical from Allegiance scribe Marc Acito about Judy Garland, Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz, is just one of the productions set to bow at Goodspeed next year. Oth…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM

Arthur Miller's 100th birthday, a rebirth on Broadway

Oct. 17 would have been Arthur Miller's 100th birthday.

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 01:06PM

NEWS: RSC Shares Update on Productions at The Barbican Centre by Matt Merritt

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) returns to the Barbican in November with Henry V, followed by a major theatrical event in January 2016 to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:01PM

Matt Trueman: Let’s get some new faces on the press night scene by Matt Trueman

Funny things, press nights. Everybody – critics, actors, writers, directors – claims to loathe them. They go up late. They’re rapturously received.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PM

Broadway Favorites Will Pay Tribute to Oscar Hammerstein Award Winner Angela Lansbury by Joe Gambino

Angela Lansbury will be honored with the Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement by The York Theatre Company Nov. 16 at Guastavino's. The award, named for the prolific master ly…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PM

Review: The Ladykillers (Watermill Theatre, Newbury)

Graham Linehan's delicious stage adaptation of the classic Ealing film comedy gets a pitch-perfect revival

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PM

Quizzes: Competition: Win The Winter's Tale tickets, dinner for two, a limited edition Muse of Fire DVD and more

Fancy seeing Judi Dench on stage or winning a season ticket for the Globe? Enter our competition now to be in with a chance

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PM

Photo Flash: Jonathan Groff, Darren Criss, Sally Field, Judith Light, and More Read Gross Indecency

Moisés Kaufman's drama, starring Michael Emerson, returned to the New York stage for one night only.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM

I Interview Playwrights Part 793: Michael Kimmel by Adam Szymkowicz

Michael KimmelHometown: West Chester, PA Current Town: New York City Q:  Tell me about Songbird. A:  Songbird is based on The Seagull by Anton Chekhov and set in the singer/song…

SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 01:00PM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Oh Coward! by Michael Portantiere

Original Off-Broadway Cast, 1972 (Bell/no CD) After appearing in Noël Coward’s last musical, The Girl Who Came to Supper, Roderick Cook compiled a revue of Coward’s songs that was first…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 12:54PM

What If Prince Charles Assumed the Throne? King Charles III Readies For Broadway by Monica Simoes

King Charles III, which will begin previews Oct. 10 at Broadway's Music Box Theatre prior to an official opening Nov. 1, met the press at an Oct. 5 cocktail reception. Take a look inside…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:53PM

Backstage: All the best productions have been touched by an Angel by Jo Caird

“These rooms have been flat out, absolutely crazy.” Jeremy Angel, the seventh generation of the Angels clan to be involved in the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:52PM

The Archive: Annie Horniman and the first English repertory theatre by Nick Smurthwaite

It all began with a letter in the Manchester Guardian, as it then was, on July 11 1907, announcing that Miss AEF

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:52PM

Bob Saget Will Preach The Gospel of Broadway’s ‘Hand To God’ by Jeremy Gerard

Broadway’s Tony-nominated puppet show (well, the one that didn’t win) will go out with a bang: Bob Saget will step into the role of Pastor Greg in Hand To God as it enters the la…

SOURCE: Deadline at 12:48PM

Meet The Director and Cast of PWLT’s ‘Julius Caesar’: Part 1: Director Mary-Anne Sullivan by Joel Markowitz

In Part 1 of a series of interviews with the director and cast of Prince William Little Theatre’s production of Julius Caesar – set in the Soviet Union during the August Coup of 1991 –…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:48PM

Oh Captain! by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 1958 (Columbia/DRG) For their Broadway songwriting debut, the Hollywood team of Jay Livingston and Ray Evans freely adapted/the British film The Captain’s Paradise …

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 12:44PM

Stage rage: when standups heckle back by Bruce Dessau

Live comedy acts are increasingly turning the spotlight on audiences for impromptu laughs – but sometimes they get more than they bargained forAn unexpectedly funny thing happened at The B…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:37PM

BBC America to Premiere Two-Hour Gala Performance of ROCKY HORROR SHOW, 10/18 by TV News Desk

BBC AMERICA celebrates the 40th anniversary global tour of the original international hit, THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36PM

Oh! Calcutta! by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 1969 (Aidart/DRG) No stars; not recommended. Given that numerous scores by Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hart, and Jerome Kern remain unrecorded, the existence of this alb…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 12:33PM

Selina Thompson on why her show 'Dark & Lovely' is inspired by black women's hair choices by John Nathan, John Nathan

Why should black women wear their hair in a way that conforms to western – aka white – beauty ideals?

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:30PM

The Arlington Players’ ‘The Little Shop Of Horrors’ Plays October 9-24th by Guest Author

The Arlington Players Present Little Shop of Horrors  Now in its Sixty-Fifth Year of Theater in the Grand Style The worldwide musical hit, Little Shop of Horrors, ran on Broadway for 5 year…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:25PM

Uber Comes to the Rescue for Liza Minnelli! by Andrew Gans

Neither rain nor sleet nor snow nor extreme turbulence kept Liza Minnelli from her recent concert performance with the North Carolina Symphony.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25PM

Uber Driver Comes to the Rescue for Liza Minnelli! by Andrew Gans

Neither rain nor sleet nor snow nor extreme turbulence kept Liza Minnelli from her recent concert performance with the North Carolina Symphony.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25PM

Lady Gaga, Sofia Loren and More Are National Arts Awards Honorees by Joe Gambino

Sophia Loren, Lady Gaga, Herbie Hancock, Joan and Irwin Jacobs, Alice Walton and Maria Bell will be honored by Americans for the Arts with National Arts Awards Oct. 19 at Cipriani 42nd Stree…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:22PM

Oh, Brother! by Michael Portantiere

Original Broadway Cast, 1981 (Original Cast) It may have been pure folly for Donald Driver and Michael Valenti to invite comparison to The Boys from Syracuse with this modern musical retelli…

SOURCE: castalbumreviews.com at 12:22PM

A Conversation With Author Stuart Woods Before His Twain Talk by Maryellen Fillo

If you are a fan of prolific, best-selling author Stuart Woods' novels, you surely know about some of his most famous characters, including NYPD detective-turned-lawyer Stone Barrington, ret…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:21PM

Knight of Illumination Awards shine a light on Taken at Midnight and Golem by Georgia Snow

Lighting designers for shows including Taken at Midnight and Golem have been honoured as part of the eighth Knight of Illumination Awards.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:20PM

Berry Gordy: bringing Motown the Musical to the UK means ‘everything’ by Matthew Hemley

Motown founder Berry Gordy has spoken of the importance of casting UK performers in the forthcoming musical based on his life, claiming

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:20PM

Scripture Is Changeable, But Shakespeare? Heaven Forfend by American Theatre Editors

Oregon Shakespeare Fest's new translation project pits purity against clarity, 400 years of reverence against a few hours' traffic of the stage.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:20PM

Sara Bareilles Discusses Intimate New Book Tonight at BAM’s Unbound Series by Olivia Clement

Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles, whose musical theatre debut Waitress will arrive on Broadway later this season, kicks off her book tour Oct. 6 at the Brooklyn Academy of Mus…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:19PM

by Joseph Cervelli

Cloud Nine By Joseph Cervelli Where to begin to describe the delicious revival of Caryl Churchill’s dizzyingly funny  “Cloud Nine” playing a limited engagement at the Atlantic The…

SOURCE: cervellionstage.blogspot.com at 12:13PM

Dance Competition & Convention Guide by Admin

WHERE WILL YOU DANCE THIS SEASON? The 2015/16 Competition and Convention Guide is out now! See the hottest dance competitions and conventions The post Dance Competition & Convention Gu…

SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 12:10PM

Sneak Peek: E! Interviews Lady Gaga on Set of AHS: HOTEL Tonight by TV News Desk

In an exclusive interview with Lady Gaga on the set of the new season of FX's hit show American Horror Story, American Horror Story Hotel, E News' Kristin Dos Santos sits down with the music…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:09PM

Gloria Estefan to Lead Live Singalong on Tonight's BEST TIME EVER by TV News Desk

On tonight's episode of BEST TIME EVER WITH NEIL PATRICK HARRIS, basketball and broadcasting icon Shaquille O'Neal serves as this week's celebrity Guest Announcer.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:09PM

Breaking News: Bob Saget Will Return to Broadway Later This Fall in HAND TO GOD! by BroadwayWorld

ProducerKevin McCollumannounced today that comedy and television iconBob Sagetwill step into the role of 'Pastor Greg' in the TonyAward-nominated comedyHand to GodbeginningNovember 3, 2015th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:09PM

VIDEO: Diamond Edition of Disney's ALADDIN Comes to Blu-ray/DVD Today by TV News Desk

Grab your lamp and flying carpet for the Diamond Edition of Disney's ALADDIN, coming to Blu-ray and Digital HD today, October 6th

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:09PM

National Arts Awards to Honor Sophia Loren, Lady Gaga, Herbie Hancock & More by TV News Desk

Americans for the Arts, the leading organization for advancing the arts and arts education in America, today announced its annual National Arts Awards honorees.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:09PM

Imelda Staunton’s Acclaimed London Gypsy Is Being Filmed by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

The acclaimed London revival of Gypsy, starring Imelda Staunton, is being filmed for broadcast on BBC.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:08PM

Dark imaginings in Alice in Wonderland from Synetic Theater by Jennifer Clements

One of the gifts of Carroll’s Wonderland is that its world of illogical situations and creatures both provides the structure of a narrative while allowing plenty of space to imagine and in…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:03PM

Carmencita Jones, Musically Remixed by Hamilton Arranger, Will Play Paris, London and More by Adam Hetrick

An international tour of a newly revised bilingual adaptation of Oscar Hammerstein II and Georges Bizet's Carmen Jones, which has been workshopped in Havana and New York, will launch in …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01PM

Cabaret News: Broadway's Chilina Kennedy, Billy Porter, and More to Perform the Work of Women Songwriters

The Lilly Awards Broadway Cabaret will feature the songs of Frozen's Kristen Anderson‐Lopez, Fun Home's Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori, and more.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

Theater News: The Hypocrites' All Our Tragic Wins Big at Chicago's Jeff Awards

The annual honors are presented for the best theater in the Windy City.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

Theater News: Bob Saget to Join Broadway's Hand to God

The actor, comedian, and Full House icon has set dates for his return to Broadway.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

Theater News: Goodspeed Musicals Announces 2016 Season

Judy Garland and Petula Clark are the subjects of two new musicals slated for the upcoming season.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Wagner College Theatre Studio Season Kicks Off With Dutchman And 21 Chump Street by Chris Luner

While the Main Stage at Wagner College is known for producing your typical Broadway musicals and comedies, head across the street to hidden gem known as the Stage One Studio Theatre for an a…

SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 11:57AM

Off-Broadway’s Mint Theater Loses Home of 20 Years by Olivia Clement

Off-Broadway's Mint Theater Company is set to lose its longtime performance space and administrative offices on West 43rd St. after 20 years there. The loss is attributed to the &quo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:57AM

Bob Saget Will Step In for Marc Kudisch in Hand to God on Broadway by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Broadway.com has confirmed that Bob Saget will take on the role of Pastor Greg in Hand to God from November 3. The Full House and Broadway alum will replace original star Marc Kudisch in Rob…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:57AM

Interviews With the Directors of ‘Love, Loss and What I Wore’ at Arts Collective@HCC by Danielle Angeline

Love, Loss and What I Wore, a play by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron and based on the book by Ilene Beckerman opened at the Howard Community College Arts Collective this last weekend. It conti…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:54AM

Thriller Live UK Tour by Doug Mayo

By Doug Mayo Whilst the West End production of Thriller Live continues its record-breaking run, the show begins a 10 month UK and European tour this week starting in Blackpool. The Thriller …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:51AM

3Arts Announces Awards Recipients by American Theatre Editors

Theatre artists Allen Gilmore and Fawzia Mirza are among those honored with a $25,000 stipend.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:49AM

Ross Sutherland and His Adventures in Videotape by Nicole Serratore

Scottish poet, storyteller, and artist Ross Sutherland arrives in New York this week with a show called Stand By for Tape Back-Up.  It's a meditation on grief, nostalgia, and the odd bi…

SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 11:46AM

SPRING AWAKENING revival - the sounds of silence by Oscar E Moore

Make a fist as if you are about to knock on a door.  Then air-knock once with your fist.  You’ve just signed “yes” in American Sign Language (ASL).  And I could use this sign until …

SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 11:43AM

Childsplay and Rising Youth Theatre Sponsor Playwriting Competition by American Theatre Editors

The Arizona--based youth theatres join forces with national organizations to offer students playwriting opportunities.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:39AM

Starry Lineup Set for Jamie deRoy & Friends 25th Anniversary Celebration, Benefiting New Actors Fund by Playbill Staff

In an evening benefiting the Actors Fund, Tony-winning producer Jamie deRoy will celebrate the 25th anniversary of her variety show, Jamie deRoy & Friends (as well as her birthda…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:38AM

Spring Awakening - an emotionally charged revival: unique and audacious by Oscar E. Moore

Shame. Guilt. Pain. Going to extreme lengths to feel something. Drugs. Frustration. Abortion. These teens are ready to explode. And they do.

SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 11:38AM

EXCLUSIVE: Daddy Long Legs Stars Perform Touching “The Color of Your Eyes”

Daddy Long Legs stars Megan McGinnis and Paul Alexander Nolan took the stage at the Davenport Theatre to perform "The Color of Your Eyes" from the Paul Gordon (music and lyrics) an…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:34AM

Capturing the High School Experience in ‘Prospect High—Brooklyn’ by American Theatre Editors

The new play, a collaboration between Roundabout, playwright Daniel Robert Sullivan, and nine New York City teenagers, began its rolling national premiere last week.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:26AM

“Aladdin” Diamond Edition Will Be Released on Blu-ray With “Never-Before-Seen” Bonus by Joe Gambino

"Aladdin" Diamond Edition will be released on Blu-ray Oct. 13. According to Disney's website, the release includes a "never-before-seen Bonus."

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:26AM

“Aladdin” Diamond Edition Will Be Released on Blu-ray by Joe Gambino

"Aladdin" Diamond Edition will be released on Blu-ray Oct. 13. According to Disney's website, the release includes a "never-before-seen Bonus."

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:26AM

Emails and Journals from 9/11 Turned Into New Theatrical Work, Standing Tall by Olivia Clement

FACT Theatre Company will present the first staged reading of Standing Tall, an adaptation of the book of the same name. The book is a compilation of emails, journals and creative writing ba…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AM

TUTS' 'Bonnie and Clyde' mostly on target by Everett Evans

Though far from perfect and never completely conquering doubts about the notorious outlaw couple's suitability as musical protagonists, the show has much to recommend it. Ivan Menchell's bo…

SOURCE: Houston Chronicle Subscription at 11:21AM

Review: Sister Mary McArthur’s Big Sunday Night Show, Cockpit Theatre by Steph J. Watkins

Who doesn’t love being greeted by a tap-dancing nun-in-drag? Sister Mary McArthur’s Big Sunday Night Show is a compilation of variety acts sewn together by our Sister compare. Th…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:19AM

Review: The Real Reasons We Drink, The Ranelagh by Daniel Perks

I once visited a pub in Nottingham that claimed to be the oldest in England; my flatmate took me there when she was studying in the city. It dated back to 1437 and served a good cider if I r…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:19AM

America’s Scariest: Bob Saget to Join Cast of Broadway’s Hand to God by Robert Viagas

Bob Saget, longtime host of "America's Funniest Home Videos" and star of the TV series "Full House," will join the cast of Broadway's horror/comedy Hand to God fo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:19AM

British Comedian John Oliver Extends Run at The Chicago Theatre by Joe Gambino

John Oliver, the British comic known best for his comedic political commentary on "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" on HBO and previously on "The Daily Show" with Jon …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:16AM

Pics! Alex Brightman, Justin Guarini, Deborah Cox and Tony Vincent Get Ready to Rock Some Celebrity by Monica Simoes

Take a look at Alex Brightman, Justin Guarini, Deborah Cox and Tony Vincent rocking out at Celebrity Karaoke: An Epic Evening with the Stars. Held Oct. 5 at 7 PM at New York City's Hard …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AM

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SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:15AM

Adrienne Haan "Tehorah" by Barry

ADRIENNE HAAN'S CARNEGIE HALL DEBUT OCT 29 CELEBRATES THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF GERMAN-ISRAELI DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS Adrienne HaanInternational Chanteuse Adrienne Haan, one of Europe's and A…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:14AM

Stars of Stage and Screen Will Come Out to Honor Three-Time Tony Winner Bernadette Peters by Andrew Gans

Performers have been announced for The Drama League's upcoming tribute to Golden Globe and three-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters, the League's Centennial Honoree.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AM

The Rat Pack Is Back Onstage Starting Tonight by Joe Gambino

Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack Show begins performances Oct. 6 at Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, PA. The show will run through Oct. 18. Hackett directs.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07AM

Broadway Vets to Lead Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS 2015 National Tour by BroadwayWorld

The producers of IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS, the stage adaptation of the beloved classic film, have announced casting for the upcoming National Tour.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:07AM

Joel Grey, Norm Lewis, Andrew Rannells, Original DAMES AT SEA Cast & More to Honor Bernadette Peters at Drama League Gala by BroadwayWorld

The Drama League has announced the roster of special guest performers for its Centennial Gala, celebrating the organization's 100 years of service. Honoring Golden Globe and three-time Tony …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:07AM

Highlights from BWW's Debut of the Month SPRING AWAKENING Series by Caryn Robbins

Check out highlights from the interviews and be sure to read the articles in full to learn just how truly special these performers are

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AM

Hottest Articles on BWW 9/29/2015 - 10/6/2015

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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AM

VIDEO: Nathan Lane Chats New Children's Book; Reveals Bald Head on ELLEN by TV News Desk

On yesterday's ELLEN, Tony winning actor Nathan Lane stopped by to talk about his new children's book 'Naught Mable' and shared some other titles that you might not have heard of.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AM

OLD TIMES, Featuring Clive Owen & Eve Best, Opens Tonight at Roundabout by Courtney Kochuba

40 years after its initial run, Harold Pinter’s  Old Times will open on Broadway tonight at the Roundabout. Academy Award nominee Clive Owen (Closer) makes his Broadway debut in the…

SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 11:03AM

Video Flash: Sneak Peek Inside East of Eden at Steppenwolf Theatre

John Steinbeck's classic novel is adapted for the stage in this world-premiere production.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM

Photo Flash: Meet Prince William, Kate Middleton, and the Royal Family of Broadway's King Charles III

British actors Tim Pigott-Smith, Oliver Chris, Lydia Wilson, and more star in this new drama, which explores the House of Windsor.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Broadway Artists Among Winners of 2015 Jeff Awards by Joe Gambino

The winners of the 2015 Jeff Awards were announced Oct. 5 during a ceremony at Drury Lane Theatre in Chicago. The Jeff Awards, named for actor Joseph Jefferson, are presented annually to out…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AM

Tiny Island at Washington Stage Guild (review) by Roy Maurer

Michael Hollinger’s Tiny Island certainly fits the theme chosen for the Washington Stage Guild’s 30th year—“A Season of Past & Future.” The premise of estranged sisters reuniti…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:54AM

Photos: The Wars of The Roses cast celebrate opening night

Trevor Nunn's production opened in Kingston on Saturday

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:52AM

REVIEW: Crushed Shells and Mud, Southwark Playhouse ✭✭✭ by Danny Coleman-Cooke

By Danny Coleman-Cooke Crushed Shells and Mud starts well and features some wonderful performances. However, somewhere in the second half it unfortunately gets well and truly stuck. This pos…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:50AM

Nathan Lane Discusses New Book with Ellen DeGeneres (Video) by Andrew Gans

Tony winner Nathan Lane sat down with Ellen DeGeneres to discuss his new children's book "Naughty Mabel," which he co-wrote with his partner Devlin Elliott.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:50AM

Complete Casting Announced for National Tour of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas by Andrew Gans

Casting has been announced for the North American tour of Irving Berlin's White Christmas, based on the classic film of the same name, which is scheduled to play Waterbury, Knoxville, Ne…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:47AM

Look Who Will Be Kicking up Their Heels in the Second Year of Kinky Boots Tour by Andrew Gans

Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig, lead producers of Kinky Boots, have announced casting for the second year of the first national tour of the Tony-winning musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:44AM

Watch Hugh Jackman Give a Tap Dance Lesson and Share a Phone Booth with a Blue Man (Video) by Andrew Gans

Tony winner Hugh Jackman was recently a guest on both "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Live with Kelly and Michael."

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

Tim Meadows at City Winery in December by Doug George

Tim Meadows, the longtime "Saturday Night Live" star, former Second Citian and improviser at iO, is coming to City Winery for a pair of shows as part of his standup tour. He'll be at the Ran…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:39AM

Richie Ridge Chats with Juliet Binoche by Lauren Yarger

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and BroadwayWorld.comInvites You and A Guestto a Conversations on Broadway career Q&A withJuliette Binochecurrently starring in BAM’s “Antigo…

SOURCE: reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com at 10:37AM

Diary of a Theatre Addict: Officiating at a New York wedding (and catching some shows while I was there!) by Mark Shenton

My theatre addiction still saw me seeing 7 shows in New York last week - but it all faded into insignificance next to the show I presided over: the wedding of my friends Dana P Rowe and Andr…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:35AM

Review: Marvin’s Room/Shattered Globe Theatre by Zach Freeman

RECOMMENDED Twenty-five years after it first premiered at the Goodman, Scott McPherson’s “Marvin’s Room” is still relevant because people are still dying—slowly, painfully, draggin…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 10:32AM

Araca Group's Michael Barra Launches New Division for Broadway-Inspired Entertainment by BroadwayWorld

Broadway production and brand management company The Araca Group partners Matthew Rego, Michael Rego, and Hank Unger and Michael Barra, the former Disney executive and founder of Stageworks …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:32AM

140 MILLION MILES – Edinburgh by Thom Dibdin

✭✭✭✩✩ Nicely done: It's never easy to get a handle on Adam Peck's slightly obscure new offering, 140 Million Miles, at the Traverse all week as part …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:31AM

Special Talkback: Virtual Reality & Treatment of Pain by Roundabout

In Ugly Lies the Bone, newly discharged soldier Jess (Mamie Gummer) returns to her Florida hometown. She brings with her not only vivid memories of her three tours in Afghanistan, but painfu…

SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 10:30AM

Sex, Rebellion & The Sexual Revolution Outed In ‘Cloud Nine’ – Review by Jeremy Gerard

Caryl Churchill’s early masterpiece Cloud Nine was mind-blowing when it opened  in 1981 and it’s no less mind-blowing today, as revived at David Mamet’s off-Broadway Atla…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:24AM

Fuse DVD Review: 1931′s “The Front Page” — Restored by Betsy Sherman

The improved viewing experience of the 1931 version of The Front Page enhances the stature of director Lewis Milestone as an early-talkie innovator and shows off the crack ensemble cast.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:19AM

NJPAC Benefit Celebrates Stephen Sondheim by Matthew Wexler

by Ryan Leeds Remember that song Stephen Sondheim wrote about bleu cheese? Okay. You’re right. Sondheim did not write an opus to Gorgonzola, but it was a clever addition to the New Jerse…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:19AM

Larry LaRose on Bringing ‘Tru’ and Playing Truman Capote at The Greenbelt Arts Center October 9-18, 2015 by Guest Author

My  interest in the life of Truman Capote began years ago when me and my wife, Helen, were doing a fundraiser at Penn State, Berks Campus. They were doing structured improv, as authoress Do…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:16AM

A Day in the Life of Frank 'n' Furter! Rocky Horror Star Brian Clowdus Takes Us Behind the S by Matthew Blank

Cult favorite The Rocky Horror Show plays a Halloween-season run at The Warehouse Theatre in Greenville, SC. Brian Clowdus, who stars as Frank 'n' Furter, invites Playbill to Tim…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:15AM

A Day in the Life of Frank 'n' Furter! Rocky Horror Star Takes Us Behind the Scenes… by Matthew Blank

Cult favorite The Rocky Horror Show plays a Halloween-season run at The Warehouse Theatre in Greenville, SC. Brian Clowdus, who stars as Frank 'n' Furter, invites Playbill to Tim…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:15AM

Review: Oedipus, Abbey Theatre by Laura Stevens

Oedipus is a notorious story, and its plotline of incest, patricide, exile and blindness have passed into common knowledge through Freud’s controversial Oedipal complex. It seems odd then,…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:13AM

Review: The Night Alive, Gaiety Theatre by James Lillywhite

Good theatre sends you spiralling through a whole range of emotions. Tears from laughter or from sadness can be equally as expected when you walk through the doors of a playhouse, with all t…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:13AM

Offer: £25 tickets to Pure Imagination at St James Theatre by A Younger Theatre

Pure Imagination at St James Theatre Until 17 October Celebrate the songs of Leslie Bricusse, one of the most prolific and well-loved film and musical theatre songwriters of our time. Whethe…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:13AM

Review Round-Ups: The Father doesn't win over all the critics

The West End opened at Wyndham's Theatre last night

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:13AM

Finding the unfunny: a year of watching standups die on stage by Gary McNair

There’s nothing like a comedian bombing so hard that the audience is left confused and angry. To create my new show I sought out comics’ catastrophes – and endured my own baptism of fi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AM

Oedipus review – Greeks behaving badly in a rumbling tragedy by Lyn Gardner

Abbey theatre, DublinWayne Jordan’s production unfolds in a frightened village with a flawed leader, where everyone refuses to see the blindingly obvious“How terrible to see the truth,�…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AM

Overheard… “Y” not? by Vinnie

People want what they want and won’t settle for anything less, Even if they can’t get what they want, they continue to ask for it. It’s almost as if they […]

SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AM

How To Get Gigi Hadid’s Fringe/Goth Look by Broadway Style Guide Team

This Fall's runways were packed with fringe and goth looks. Find out how to get Hadid's Tom Ford look for less!

SOURCE: Broadway Style Guide at 10:07AM

ArtsATL looks to the future, and Annual Fundraiser is your opportunity to help us grow. by ArtsATL Staff

We’ve kept you up to date on the news and issues that impact our arts community. We’ve reviewed more than 400 plays, dance and theater

SOURCE: ArtsATL at 10:07AM

Photo Coverage: Inside DANCING LESSONS Reading with John Cariani and?Paige Davis! by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Barrington Stage CompanyBSC, the award-winning theatre in Downtown Pittsfield, MA, justpresented a NYC staged reading of Dancing Lessons, the new romantic comedy by playwright and BSC Associ…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:04AM

Photo Coverage: Justin Guarini, Deborah Cox, Alex Brightman, and Tony Vincent Rock Out at CELEBRITY KARAOKE! by Jennifer Broski

Broadway rockers Justin Guarini, Deborah Cox, Alex Brightman, and Tony Vincent, all took part in Clear Channel Spectacolor's annual CELEBRITY KARAOKE AN EPIC EVENING WITH THE STARS last nigh…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:04AM

Caissie Levy, Mary Testa, Rachel Bay Jones & More Lead LaChiusa's FIRST DAUGHTER SUITE, Beginning Tonight at The Public by BroadwayWorld

The world premiere musical FIRST DAUGHTER SUITE, written by Michael John LaChiusa, and debuting at The Public Theater,directed by Kirsten Sanderson, begins previews tonight, October 6, and r…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:04AM

THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY To Stage First International Production; Announces Full Cast by BroadwayWorld

Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group ATEG is proud to announce the full cast for the first international production of the Tony Award-winning musical THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, which …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:04AM

WAKE UP with BWW 10/6/2015 - OLD TIMES, ALLEGIANCE, BULLETS 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 OLD TIMES opens on Broadway, ALLEGIANC…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:04AM

Photo Coverage: Judy Kaye Previews OUR GUY, CY at Feinstein's/54 Below by Walter McBride

3 Tony Award winners.3 Broadway legends who originated roles in a Cy Coleman musical.1 man they all loved.An unforgettable theatrical event brings together three Broadway Leading Ladies who …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:04AM

Joan Littlewood sculpture unveiled outside Theatre Royal Stratford East by Matthew Hemley

A sculpture honouring theatre director Joan Littlewood has been unveiled outside Theatre Royal Stratford East. The bronze sculpture, called The Mother of

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:04AM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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UpClose: Patti Kalil, Women’s Voices Theater Festival by Lorraine Treanor

Pointless Theatre’s production of Gimme a Band! Gimme a Bandana! The Carmen Miranda Story by Mel Bieler and Patti Kalil debuts October 15, 2015 at the Trinidad Theatre. Patti Kalil is …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:56AM

UpClose: Mel Bieler, Women’s Voices Theater Festival by Lorraine Treanor

Gimme a Band! Gimme a Bandana! The Carmen Miranda Story by Mel Bieler and Patti Kalil debuts October 15, 2015 at the Trinidad Theatre, produced by Pointless Theatre. She is a Brazilian nativ…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:56AM

National Tour of Bullets Over Broadway Launches Tonight by Andrew Gans

A non-Equity tour of the Woody Allen musical Bullets Over Broadway launches in Cleveland, OH, at Playhouse Square beginning Oct. 6.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:51AM

GRACE NOTES: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 by Susan Grace

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Who’s Your Baghdaddy? Or, How I Started the Iraq War by Sandi Durell

        By Beatrice Williams-Rude   The title of this new work, Who’s Your Baghdaddy? Or How I Started the Iraq War, says it all. A musical comedy—yes,... The po…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:42AM

The Mystery and Horror of Lon Chaney and Tod Browning by Trav S.D.

When I said yesterday that the Americans didn’t take a back seat to the Germans in the business of morbidity and horror  even during the 1920s, I was thinking chiefly of director Tod …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:22AM

VIDEO: Julianne Moore & John Stamos Star In a Taylor Swift Soap Opera on CORDEN by TV News Desk

On last night's LATE LATE SHOW, Julianne Moore, John Stamos and James Corden acted out a soap opera break-up set to Taylor Swift lyrics in 'The Bold and The Lyrical.'

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:22AM

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 10/6/15- Michael Arden by Stage Tube

Arden best known for starring on Broadway in Bob Dylan and Twyla Tharp's musical The Times They Are A-Changin.' Additional Broadway credits include the Roundabout Theatre Company's presentat…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:22AM

BWW Exclusive: Read an Excerpt from Michael Riedel's New Book- RAZZLE DAZZLE: THE BATTLE FOR BROADWAY by BroadwayWorld

Michael Riedel, Broadway's most respected and feared commentator pulls back the curtain on its stars, its producers, and its mega-hits to reveal all the shocking drama, intrigue, and power p…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:22AM

Roundabout's OLD TIMES, Starring Clive Owen, Opens on Broadway Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Roundabout Theatre Company presents Harold Pinter's Old Times, directed by Douglas Hodge, starring Clive Owen, Eve Best and Kelly Reilly, and featuring original music by Radiohead's Thom Yor…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:22AM

VIDEO: ABT's Misty Copeland Performs With Yo-Yo Ma on LATE SHOW by TV News Desk

On last night's LATE SHOW, as the first African American female principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, guest Misty Copeland talked about bringing diversity to classical ballet.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:22AM

REVIEW: Horniman’s Choice, Finborough Theatre ✭✭✭✭ by Tim Hochstrasser

By Tim Hochstrasser All in all this is a revival very much deserving of support. You reward will be some genuinely fine ensemble acting and some neglected writing that you can explore again …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:13AM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: Hugh Jackman Shares His Past As a Children's Clown on TONIGHT by TV News Desk

Hugh Jackman stopped by last night's TONIGHT SHOW to talk about the time he got recognized at a Disney World waterslide in character, and his past as a children's clown.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:58AM

REVIEW: Eventide, Arcola Theatre Studio 2 ✭✭✭ by Tim Hochstrasser

By Tim Hochstrasser This is a genial, quietly satisfying set of reflections on how hard rural life can be and how mostly distant it has always been from any kind of Arcadian idyll or vision …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:53AM

London’s Tricycle to Stage Ayad Akhtar’s The Invisible Hand Plus Florian Zeller’s The Mother by Mark Shenton

The 2016 season at London's Tricycle Theatre will open with the transfer of Florian Zeller's The Mother from Bath's Ustinov Theatre. The theatre will also see artistic director I…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:50AM

Theatre News: Ian McKellen and Barbara Windsor at Joan Littlewood statue unveiling

Theatre stars turned up for the unveiling of a tribute to the theatre director

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:45AM

U.K.‘s Curve to Present New Production of Legally Blonde by Mark Shenton

Curve in Leicester is to present an all-new production of the 2007 Broadway musical Legally Blonde, directed by artistic director Nikolai Foster in his opening slate of productions worki…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:31AM

REVIEW: West End Heroes, Dominion Theatre ✭✭✭✭ by Danny Coleman-Cooke

By Danny Coleman-Cooke West End Heroes wisely avoided making the concert a remembrance festival; instead it was a celebration of the brilliant talent within both the military and the UK thea…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:31AM

Ariana Grande, Jason Robert Brown & More Celebrate 7-Year Anniversary of '13' by TV News Desk

Before she was an international singing superstar, theater fans knew Ariana Grande best as the young tween making her Broadway debut in the original musical '13' as cheerleader Charlotte.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:12AM

Nibbles and Sips Around Town: Ankara in Dupont Circle; Ambar at Barracks Row; Bibiana Welcomes a New Chef; Mason Social Pleases the Southern Palate by Jordan Wright

Ankara in Dupont Circle; Ambar at Barracks Row; Bibiana Welcomes a New Chef; Mason Social Pleases the Southern Palate  Ankara is the New Turk on the Block  Sorry to report we missed out on…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:03AM

Damian Lewis, Lily Rabe Portray Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in 'Cleopatra'-Based Play by Ashley Lee

Directed by Bob Balaban and penned by The New Yorker's Lawrence Wright, 'Cleo' peeks behind the scenes of the expensive epic when the two stars began their scandalous love affair.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:00AM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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UK premiere of Ayad Akhtar’s The Invisible Hand in Tricycle’s 2016 season by David Hutchison

Indhu Rubasingham is to direct the UK premiere of Ayad Akhtar’s The Invisible Hand as part of the Tricycle Theatre’s new season.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:57AM

Lancaster Grand plans £1m refurbishment by David Hutchison

Lancaster’s Grand Theatre has unveiled plans for a £1 million extension of its 230-year-old building, which will add a new studio space.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:57AM

KINKY BOOTS Announces Tour Cast for Second Year - J. Harrison Ghee, Adam Kaplan, Tiffany Engen and More! by BroadwayWorld

Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig, lead producers ofKinky Boots, the smash-hit musical that brings together four-time TonyAward-winnerHarvey FiersteinBook and GrammyAward-winning rock iconCyndi Laup…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:57AM

Liza Minnelli 'Ubers It' 200 Miles to Play Benefit Concert in Wake of NC Storm by BroadwayWorld

Neither rain, nor sleet could stop Liza Minnelli from reaching her scheduled appearance in Wilmington, NC, to performalongside the North Carolina Symphony at Cape Fear Community College's ne…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:57AM

VIDEO: PAN's Hugh Jackman Covers Taylor Swift for Co-Star's Birthday Celebration by TV News Desk

At this week's premiere for the new action adventure film PAN, star Hugh Jackman recalled a special birthday celebriation for his 13-year-old co-star Levi Miller.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:57AM

The Father review – ingenious Alzheimer’s drama with echoes of Lear by Michael Billington

Wyndham’s theatre, LondonKenneth Cranham and Claire Skinner are superb in Florian Zeller’s moving play that takes you inside the mind of a man with dementiaFlorian Zeller’s play has en…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:57AM

Lupita, Keira and King Charles III: New York's essential theatre - in pictures by Guardian Staff

Clive Owen does Pinter’s Old Times, Sam Rockwell does Shepard’s Fool for Love and Arthur Miller’s centenary is celebrated with the arrival of Ivo van Hove’s sensational View from the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:57AM

Blueprint for performance: audiences invited to build imaginary places by Seth Kriebel

In my new show A House Repeated, theatregoers dream up worlds that are inspired by actual buildings – you may step inside a room that you swear feels realEach time you walk through your fr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:57AM

Weekly Theatre Podcast: Hangmen, Jane Eyre, Nell Gwynn by As Yet Unnamed London Theatre Podcast

In the latest podcast, the London theatre bloggers discuss Martin McDonagh's Hangmen, now transferring from the Royal Court to the West End, Jane Eyre at the National and Nell Gwynn at Shake…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:56AM

NJPAC American Songbook Series – Broadway/Cabaret by Sandi Durell

        NJTV, New Jersey’s public television network, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) present a talent-rich line-up for season three of the award-…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:51AM

Barbican Season to Feature Isabelle Huppert Plus Productions Directed by Ivo Van Hove, Simon McBurne by Mark Shenton

French film and stage star Isabelle Huppert is to return to the London stage to play the title role in Pheadra(s) at the Barbican Theatre. Also represented at the Barbican in 2016 will be di…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:47AM

'Cloud Nine' - A Modern Classic Beautifully Revived by Andy Propst

Chris Perfetti and Izzie Steele in Cloud Nine (©Doug Hamilton) Caryl Churchill’s Cloud Nine centers on events taking place in Africa in the Victorian era and London in 1979, and…

SOURCE: AmericanTheaterWeb at 07:47AM

World Premiere of Arthur Miller’s Lost First Play No Villain Set for 2016 by Mark Shenton

London's Old Red Lion Theatre, a pub theatre in Islington, is to present the world premiere of Arthur Miller's previously lost first play No Villain, beginning performances Dec. 8 pr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:44AM

Everything’s Up to Date in Kansas City: A Look at STILLWATER by Michael Wysong

Kansas City is quickly becoming a hub for new musicals. Whether it’s through private readings with nonprofit theatres, small productions through the local fringe festival, or full out-of-t…

SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 07:43AM

CLOC Musical Theatre: The Drowsy Chaperone review by Simon Parris

A perfect fit to the musical comedy genre that has served them so well, CLOC Musical Theatre’s production of The Drowsy Chaperone lives up to the expected standard of high production v…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:42AM

Theatre News: Berry Gordy: I set Motown up with only $800

At the launch of Motown the Musical yesterday, legendary producer Berry Gordy revealed some of his secrets

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:37AM

Poet of the particular by Terry Teachout

In today’s Wall Street Journal I pay tribute to Brian Friel, about whose recent death I blogged. Here’s an excerpt from the piece, which was posted on the Journal’s website last Friday…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:30AM

Casting Announced for West End Premiere of Motown the Musical; Broadway’s Cedric Neal to Star by Mark Shenton

Casting has been announced for the West End premiere of Motown the Musical, beginning performances Feb. 11, 2016, prior to an official opening March 8 at the Shaftesbury Theatre. The cast wi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:25AM

National Sets Dates for Annie Baker’s The Flick, Plus Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Cleansed and More by Mark Shenton

The National Theatre has set dates for the previously announced London premiere of Annie Baker's The Flick, as well as for new productions of August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:21AM

Melbourne Fringe: Femme Fatale by Jack Beeby

The Candy Topps, Stella, Fifi and Kitty, return after an extended absence to pleasure us once more with an evening of “aural and visual fervour” in Femme Fatale. With honey-sweet harmoni…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:17AM

REVIEW: Nell Gwynn, Globe Theatre ✭✭✭ by Tim Hochstrasser

By Tim Hochstrasser While there are more serious moments to be found in this play, especially focused on the opportunities for women in the new theatre of the 1660s, there is no point pressi…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:17AM

Mark Rylance: ‘What’s wrong with being a theatre actor?’ by Terri Paddock

On this Sunday’s Andrew Marr Show on BBC One, in amongst an interview with David Cameron and other reports from this year’s Conservative Party conference in Manchester, I was delighted t…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:16AM

Lookback: on buying a portrait of an unknown woman by Terry Teachout

From 2005: I mentioned the other day that I’d bought an etching by Hans Hofmann, the great abstract-expressionist painter and teacher whose work I love. What’s especially striking ab…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AM

Melbourne Fringe: Lonely Planet by Jack Beeby

Melbourne-based company BRODASAYSTA (Patrick Considine, Ruby Hughes, Adam Ibrahim, Samuel Russo) create an exceptionally silly and viciously biting satire in Lonely Planet, a contemporary cu…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 07:09AM

BWW's On This Day - October 6, 2015

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on October 6 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:07AM

Almanac: Rainer Maria Rilke on the “task” of love by Terry Teachout

“For one human being to love another: that is perhaps the most difficult of our tasks; the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation.” Raine…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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NEWS: Sharon D Clarke plays Ma Rainey in new NT season by Press Releases

The National Theatre has announced new production dates and casting updates for its next booking period, running from January to April 2016. Highlights include: Sharon D Clarke in the title …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:59AM

A Conversation with Vanessa and French Stewart by Tracey Paleo

Vanessa:  French thinks of LA Theater like farming. I think of it like cooking. Both metaphors are about creating something from nothing.  Growing up in the kitchens of Louisiana, I would …

SOURCE: footlights.click at 06:42AM

REVIEW: The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey, Westside Theatre ✭✭✭✭ by Stephen Collins

By Stephen Collins Lecesne has a winning charm and a cast-iron technique, so his spinning wheel presentation of a myriad of small town character types is absolutely engaging and subtly preac…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:36AM

THE FATHER – West End by Johnny Fox

It’s doubtful whether I share many readers with the Daily Express which each week seems to trumpet some new ‘cure’ for Alzheimer’s – like this one, and this one – but go see The …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:31AM

Collette Off: Fondly, Collette Richland by Joe Clarke

      by JK Clarke The upside to Elevator Repair Service’s (ERS) latest production, Fondly, Collette Richland (written by Sibyl Kempson and playing at the New York Theatre W…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:24AM

REVIEW: Stitching, White Bear Theatre ✭✭✭ by Matthew Lunn

By Matthew Lunn Stitching is an interesting and challenging play, undermined by a late twist, but still engaging. There are a number of moments which will take some people aback, and one or …

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:14AM

Poll: Should all flagship theatres provide childcare? by The Stage

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 06:09AM

Toronto production of La Traviata stars real life couple as ill-fated lovers by Trish Crawford

Russian soprano Ekaterina Siurina and American tenor Charles Castronovo are a married couple playing lovers in La Traviata.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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NEWS: Gina McKee in The Mother, UK premiere of The Invisible Hand at Tricycle by Press Releases

With her world premiere production of Marcus Gardley’s A Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes in previews from this week, Artistic Director of the Tricycle Theatre, Indhu Rubasingham, today announces t…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:52AM

SLSO announces repertoire for first Pulitzer concert by Sarah Bryan Miller

Music was chosen to work with "Kota: Digital Excavations in African Art"

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:50AM

NEWS: Nikolai Foster directs all-new Legally Blonde at Leicester Curve by Press Releases

Curve today announces its spring 2016 season following record-breaking ticket sales, a surge in visitor numbers to the iconic building in the heart of Leicester’s Cultural Quarter and an i…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:39AM

Review: Crushed Shells and Mud (Southwark Playhouse)

Ben Musgrave's new play runs until 24 October

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:37AM

Review: The Father (Wyndham's Theatre)

Kenneth Cranham gives a remarkable display of utter stillness, gravity and simmering rage

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:37AM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Theatre News: Isabelle Huppert, Katie Mitchell, Robert Lepage feature in Barbican's new season

The Barbican's 2016 season features a host of international companies

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:37AM

Theatre News: Gina McKee in The Mother transfers to the Tricycle

The Tricycle Theatre's 2016 season includes a transfer from Bath and the UK premiere of The Invisible Hand

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:37AM

Katie Mitchell and Robert Lepage to feature in Barbican 2016 season by Georgia Snow

Katie Mitchell and Robert Lepage will both direct work at the Barbican as part of the organisation’s theatre and dance programme for

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:05AM

Dancer Rosy Simas exposes Native Americans’ struggles by Leslie Katz

Choreographer Rosy Simas admits that “We Wait in the Darkness,” a solo piece based on her grandmother’s struggles as a Native American, isn’t happy. Yet the process of telling its &#…

SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 04:00AM

ACT’s ‘Monstress’ captures Filipino immigrant experience by Jean Schiffman

The two short stories by San Francisco writer Lysley Tenorio, “Monstress” and “Save the I-Hotel” (from his collection “Monstress”), which are adapted for the American Conservator…

SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 04:00AM

Natasha Tripney’s theatre picks: October 6 by Natasha Tripney

While there are major new productions opening both the Donmar Warehouse and the Young Vic in London, one of the most exciting

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AM

Theater News: Geffen Playhouse Presents the West Coast Premiere of Guards at the Taj

Rajiv Joseph's new play begins performances this evening.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00AM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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STAGE TUBE: DAMES AT SEA Company Talks About The Tap Dancers Who Influenced Them by Michael Dale

From Ginger Rogers to Hal Le Roy to Eleanor Powell to Tommy Rall.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:58AM

Sophocles and awe: the director hitting war vets with Greek tragedy by Sukhdev Sandhu

Bryan Doerries is using Euripedes and Sophocles to help soldiers, generals and drone pilots deal with the horrors of war – and actors from Martin Sheen to Jake Gyllenhaal are queueing up t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:46AM

VIDEOS: James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson Laugh and Reminisce at THE GIN GAME Photoshoot by Michael Dale

Cicely Tyson reminds James Earl Jones of the first time they appeared on stage together, then see how the leading man loves to make his leading lady laugh.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:46AM

STAGE TUBE: HAND TO GOD's Tyrone McHansely Says 'It's Never Too Late' in Brand New Motivational Monday by Michael Dale

Time for this week's sage advice from Hand to God's kind and even-tempered patron saint of self-control, Tyrone McHansely.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:46AM

Les Miserables Keeps Reinventing Itself by Sandi Durell

          by: Miriam Spritzer     The revival of Les Miserables, currently running on Broadway, has been a true treat for its fans when it comes... The pos…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:10AM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Now arriving at Bradford bus station: new play celebrating immigration by Helen Pidd North Of England Editor

Director Tom Wright said the play aims to confront the highs and lows of Bradford’s ever more diverse communitiesDavid Cameron called it one of Britain’s most segregated cities; to other…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:45AM

‘The Miracle Worker’ at Aldersgate Church Community Theater by Joel Markowitz

Aldersgate Church Community Theater presents William Gibson’s The Miracle Worker, directed by Eddie Page, and produced by Eddy Roger Parker and Shelagh Roberts. I’ve always loved…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:35AM

VIDEO: Hugh Jackman, Shaquille O'Neal, Blue Man Group Play Crazy Trivia Game on THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JIMMY FALLON by Michael Dale

It looked like a scene out of A NIGHT AT THE OPERA when Hugh Jackman and Shaquille O'Neal played trivia with Jimmy Fallon.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30AM

Melbourne Fringe Awards by Anne-Marie Peard

The winners of the 2015 Melbourne Fringe festival awards were announced on Saturday 3 October at the Fringe Club at the North Melbourne Town Hall. Ten awards across the Fringe categories o…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 02:04AM

Mark Shenton: Is Broadway having a new golden age? by Mark Shenton

It’s fashionable – and inevitable – to bemoan the state of Broadway – both for its financial wealth (tickets for Hamilton are

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Melbourne Fringe: The Audience Dies At The End by Jack Beeby

Canadian performer Blair Moro strikes a somewhat unsettling figure on stage – clad in a leather apron, clutching a blood-soaked rag, and assuring us, with the utmost charm and affability, …

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:39AM

Abi Morgan: 'I don't look back. I am totally now' by Kate Kellaway

Thanks to The Hour, playwright Abi Morgan has enjoyed an incredibly prolific year. Next up, a Thatcher biopic starring Meryl Streep, a Steve McQueen film about sex and a play about GodAbi Mo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:35AM

Dirty Dancing in Adelaide by Paige Mulholland

For anyone who has seen and loved the movie (which in a show like this is about ninety percent of the audience), Dirty Dancing will deliver exactly what you expect; hot summer nights, hot da…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:15AM

What Is Real?! Congrats to Clive Owen, Eve Best & Kelly Reilly as Old Times Opens on Broadway by Ryan McPhee

The Great White Way revival of Harold Pinter’s Old Times opens officially at the American Airlines Theatre on October 6. The cast features Oscar nominee Clive Owen in his Broadway debu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:02AM

George Takei, Lea Salonga & Telly Leung Begin Performances in Allegiance on Broadway by Imogen Lloyd Webber

George Takei, Lea Salonga, Telly Leung and more will pledge their Allegiance as they begin performances on Broadway on October 6. The new musical is set to officially open on November 8 at t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:02AM

Gabriella Pizzolo Officially Moves Into Fun Home on Broadway by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Gabriella Pizzolo is set to officially begin performances as Small Alison in Fun Home on October 6. She steps in for Tony nominee Sydney Lucas, who she had previously understudied, in the T…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:02AM

5 questions with Judith White by Lindsay Price

We have a great community of amazing playwrights here at Theatrefolk that contribute to our collection of middle and high school plays. We hope you’ll enjoy this peek behind the curtain…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM

Theater News: Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack Show Comes to Bucks County Playhouse

Husband-and-wife team Lisa Dawn Miller and Sandy Hackett bring the songs of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and more to New Hope, PA.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM

Interviews: After "Sobbing Uncontrollably" During Wicked, Rachel Tucker Takes Her Elphaba to Broadway

Tucker returns to Broadway in the role that made her a marquee name in London.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM

Opening Night: Clive Owen Set for Broadway Debut in Old Times

Owen makes his Broadway debut alongside Eve Best and Kelly Reilly in a Harold Pinter classic tonight.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM

Go Kart Racing with NASCAR Champ Carl Edwards by Young Hollywood

Go Kart Racing with NASCAR Champ Carl Edwards Join YH at K1 Speed where meet up with NASCAR champion Carl Edwards for a little friendly go kart racing! But first, Carl shares his thoughts on…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM

"American Horror Story: Hotel" Stars Talk Lady Gaga at Hollywood Premiere by Young Hollywood

"American Horror Story: Hotel" Stars Talk Lady Gaga at Hollywood Premiere YH checks in to the big Hollywood premiere of "American Horror Story: Hotel", which marks the 5th season of this gro…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Disney's ALADDIN Diamond Edition Out Today on Blu-ray & DVD by BroadwayWorld

Disney's animated classic ALADDIN is getting the deluxe Blu-ray treatment at last

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:50AM

SUNSET BOULEVARD Returns to London in First Amateur Production Tonight by BroadwayWorld

The global hit musical Sunset Boulevard based on the Billy Wilder film of the same name featuring music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lyrics by Christopher Hampton and Don Black will run at the…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:50AM

WAITRESS Songwriter Sara Bareilles Continues BAM's 2015 UNBOUND Lineup Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Tonight, October 6,Sara Bareilles and Ben Folds willfete the launch of Bareilles new book, SOUNDS LIKE ME MY LIFE SO FAR IN SONG, a candid collection of essays in which the five-time Grammy-…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:50AM

ALLEGIANCE, Starring George Takei, Lea Salonga and Telly Leung, Begins Tonight on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

Allegiance, a new American musical starring George Takei, Lea Salonga and Telly Leung, begins previews tonight, October 6, 2015 at Broadway'sLongacre Theatre 220 West 48th Street. Opening ni…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:50AM

BULLETS OVER BROADWAY Launches National Tour at Playhouse Square Tonight by BroadwayWorld

The national tour of the new musical comedy BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, written byWoody Allenand based on the screenplay by Allen andDouglas McGrathBeautiful for the 1994 film, launchesin Clevela…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:50AM

Stanton Case and More Set for Arthur Miller's BROKEN GLASS, Beginning Tonight at Westport Country Playhouse by BroadwayWorld

Westport Country Playhouse will commemorate the centennial year of playwright Arthur Miller 1915-2005 with one of his last works, BROKEN GLASS, helmed by Playhouse artistic director Mark Lam…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:50AM

Rajiv Joseph's GUARDS AT THE TAJ Begins Tonight at the Geffen by BroadwayWorld

Geffen Playhousepresents the West Coast premiere of GUARDS AT THE TAJ by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Steinberg Award recipient Rajiv Joseph. Raffi Barsoumian will star as Humayun, opposite R…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:50AM

Equity Jeff Awards 2015: Paramount Theatre's 'Les Miserables' is a top winner by Chris Jones

Nobody could accuse the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee of honoring the same old players. At the 2015 award ceremony Monday night, two dominant shows both were produced in their first year…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:43AM

The Women’s Voices Theater Festival: ‘Can’t Complain’ at Spooky Action Theater by Lauren Katz

Over the course of the fall of 2015, more than 50 DC area theater companies will participate in the Women’s Voices Theater Festival, an event celebrating new works created by women. Throug…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:42AM

Theatre @Boston Court Announces 2016 Season by Tracey Paleo

The Theatre @Boston Court has announced its 2016 season: 1)  Narrated by the ghost of a missing 15-year-old girl, Colony Collapse (by Stefanie Zadravek, directed by Jessica Kubzansky) explo…

SOURCE: footlights.click at 12:40AM

Unspeakable, a Play About Comedian Richard Pryor, Bows Today in Chicago by Robert Viagas

Unspeakable, a "dramatic fantasia" inspired by the life of comedy star Richard Pryor, begins performances Oct. 6 in Chicago, three years after a previous production derailed.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Lea Salonga Returns to Broadway Tonight in New Musical Allegiance, Co-Starring George Takei and Tell by Andrew Gans

Sing Out, Louise! Productions and ATA present the new American musical Allegiance, which begins previews Oct. 6 prior to an official opening Nov. 8 at Broadway's Longacre Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

A Fine Showmance: This Hamilton Star and Her Girlfriend on Making Time for Date Night While in Broad by Whitney Spaner

As part of our ongoing profiles of theatre couples, Playbill.com sits down with Ariana DeBose, currently featured in Hamilton on Broadway, and Jill Johnson, who has served as the props maste…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Michael Riedel Uncovers “The Battle for Broadway” in New Book Released Today by Robert Viagas and Andrew Gans

Broadway gossip columnist Michael Riedel, who pens a weekly column (recently changed from twice weekly) for The New York Post, has authored a new book, on shelves Oct. 6, about the recent hi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Rothschild & Sons Musical, Starring Robert Cuccioli and Glory Crampton, Begins Tonight by Olivia Clement

The world premiere of the York Theatre Company's revamped Rothschild & Sons, starring Glory Crampton and Broadway vet Robert Cuccioli, begins …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Clive Owen and Eve Best Relive Pinter’s Old Times, Opening Tonight on Broadway by Andrew Gans

The Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway revival of Harold Pinter's Old Times officially opens Oct. 6 at 7 PM following previews that began Sept. 17 at the American Airlines Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Color Purple Broadway Box Office Opens Today! by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

The Broadway revival of the musical The Color Purple, starring Jennifer Hudson and Cynthia Erivo, opens its box office at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre at 10 AM Oct. 6.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

A whale (and several whale-size tales) hook top Jeff Awards by Hedy Weiss

The list of Jeff Award winners honoring excellence in Chicago's Equity contract theaters during the 2014-2015 season are notable for a number of reasons. Check out the list of recipients nam…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 12:00AM

Futurity Musical, with The Lisps, Opens Soho Rep 2015-16 Season Tonight by Robert Viagas

The Off-Broadway company Soho Rep, which had a hit with An Octoroon last year, opens its 2015-16 season Oct. 6 with the new musical Futurity, by the composer of Octoroon, featuring T…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Fun Home’s New Alison On Being a Full-Time Broadway Star: “It’s Crazy Awesome” by Carey Purcell

The new school year is bringing big changes for Gabriella Pizzolo. The young actress, who has been understudying the three child roles in the Tony-winning musical Fun Home, steps into th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Alison Fraser, Rachel Bay Jones, Caissie Levy, Barbara Walsh Star in First Daughter Suite, Beginning by Andrew Gans

The Public Theater's world premiere of Michael John LaChiusa's First Daughter Suite, a follow-up to the composer's 1993 musical First Lady Suite, begins previews at the Off&…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Lee Roy Reams Has Finally Found His Ideal Star for Hello, Dolly! by Robert Viagas

Lee Roy Reams has directed a lot of great divas in Hello, Dolly!, including Carol Channing herself in the final Broadway revival. But he may finally have come upon the ideal casting for the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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