Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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250 Word Reviews: On Your Feet: THE STORY OF EMILIO & GLORIA ESTEFAN by David Levy

Originally published on 250 Word Reviews. ON YOUR FEET:THE STORY OF EMILIO & GLORIA ESTEFAN (Broadway: Marquis Theatre) One gets the feeling about halfway through the first act of On You…

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ON YOUR FEET:THE STORY OF EMILIO & GLORIA ESTEFAN(Broadway:... by David Levy

ON YOUR FEET:THE STORY OF EMILIO & GLORIA ESTEFAN(Broadway: Marquis Theatre)One gets the feeling about halfway through the first act of On Your Feet that were you to quiz the cast where the …

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ON YOUR FEET:THE STORY OF EMILIO & GLORIA ESTEFAN(Broadway:... by David Levy

ON YOUR FEET:THE STORY OF EMILIO & GLORIA ESTEFAN(Broadway: Marquis Theatre)review by David Levy One gets the feeling about halfway through the first act of On Your Feet that were you to…

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PAST IN PRESENT by Matt Wolf

The cast captivates in a production of Pinter that stands out against today s Broadway fare.

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Review: On Your Feet by Brian Scott Lipton

Will you be on your feet at the end of “On Your Feet,” the extremely lively biomusical about Latina superstar Gloria Estefan, now at the Marriott Marquis Theatre?

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Review: The Comedy of Errors

The Public Theater's Mobile Shakespeare Unit makes Ephesus and Syracuse feel as close as El Paso and Ciudad Juárez.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00PM
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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On Your Feet – Let’s Conga! by Sandi Durell

  by: Sandi Durell     Cuban-American music star Gloria Estefan and her husband Emilio are the topic of this big dance jukebox musical extravaganza that not only has you danci…

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Review: ‘On Your Feet!’ Rides the Rhythm of the Estefans by Charles Isherwood

This musical about Emilio and Gloria Estefan tracks their career and marriage, including the accident that threatened her life.

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BWW TV: Gloria & Emilio Estefan Are On Their Feet on the Opening Night Red Carpet! by BroadwayWorld TV

ON YOUR FEET, the new Broadway musical based on the life story of seven-time GRAMMY winning international superstar Gloria Estefan and her husband, nineteen-time GRAMMY winning producer-musi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03PM

Review: On Your Feet!

Gloria Estefan tells her story in the latest pop star bio-musical to hit Broadway.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Emilio and Gloria Estefan musical “On Your Feet!” is fleet and fun by Peter Marks

NEW YORK—We all know exactly what elixir we’ve come for. And thankfully, the appropriate doses of delight are dispensed from the stage of Broadway’s Marquis Theatre all through “On …

SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:57PM

First Nighter: The Gloria and Emilio Estefan Musical 'On Your Feet!' Rhythm Is Calculated to Get You by David Finkle

Let it immediately be said, audiences will certainly get their money's worth at On Your Feet! if they're enamored of the hot-hot music spread around the globe in tandem by Gloria Estefan and…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 09:46PM

The Incredible Fox Sisters by Theasy.com

The Incredible Fox Sisters Off Off Broadway, New Ohio Theatre, Live Source Reviewed by Artem Yatsunov BOTTOM LINE: A darkly funny ensemble period satire about séances, ghosts, celebrities …

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:39PM

Pacino’s not alone: Willis needs an earpiece to remember his lines too by Michael Riedel

Theatergoers racing through Shubert Alley to make curtain time, beware! If you’re not careful, you might trip over all those wires piping lines to actors with memory lapses. As I reported …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:21PM

THE COMEDY OF ERRORS - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

Yes, that is Donald Trump's photo on a fan held by a law-enforcement official. There is, in fact, a painted line on the ground and people running around in T-shirts that read "Border Patrol."

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 09:18PM

The Comedy of Errors review: Shakespeare in prison, now at the Public by Jonathan Mandell

Kwame Kwei-Armah, the artistic director of Center Stage, has been leaving Baltimore over the past few weeks to go to prison in New York.  He’s also been busy in homeless shelters and recr…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:16PM

I AND YOU • The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (Studio Theatre) by Andrea

“I and this mystery here we stand.” This is the first thing Anthony (Reynaldo Piniella) says to Caroline (Danielle Carlacci) in the Rep’s Studio Series opener, written by Lauren Gunder…

SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 09:15PM

BWW Review: ON YOUR FEET - Gloria and Emilio Estefan Bio-Musical Is Vivacious and Entertaining When the Music and Dancers Sizzle by Michael Dale

The storytelling suffers from typical jukebox musical problems, but director Jerry Mitchell keeps the show moving.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:03PM

2015 Kennedy Center Honors to Recognize Carole King, Rita Moreno, Cicely Tyson and More on CBS, 12/29 by TV News Desk

THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORSrecently announced their honorees for 2015 will be singer-songwriter Carole King, filmmaker George Lucas, actress and singer Rita Moreno, conductor Seiji Ozawa and a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:03PM

Gloria Estefan Musical ‘On Your Feet!’ Brings A New Star To Broadway; Trump That! – Review by Jeremy Gerard

A star is born with On Your Feet! — the latest Broadway jukebox musical and one that, opening on the eve of Donald Trump’s Saturday Night Live gig couldn’t be timelier. A b…

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:00PM

'On Your Feet!': Theater Review by David Rooney

This high-energy bio-musical charts the road of Gloria and Emilio Estefan to global success and then through misfortune to a triumphant return.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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'On Your Feet!' is Gloria Estefan's joyous Broadway moment by Chris Jones

Very few recording artists have sold 100 million records, achieved a truly global level of fame, created their own crossover sound in ballad and dance tracks, and managed to subvert the musi…

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The Verdict: Read Reviews for Gloria Estefan’s On Your Feet! on Broadway by Playbill Staff

On Nov. 5, On Your Feet!, the new bio musical about Grammy winner Gloria Estefan and her husband, producer-musician-entrepreneur Emilio Estefan, officially opened at the Mar…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:25PM

Georgina Hopson: Rob Guest Endowment Finalist 2015 by Cassie Tongue

The Rob Guest Endowment annual gala concert is just days away and it’s going to be a night to remember in the Aussie Musical Theatre calendar. The big event is all set for Monday N…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 08:22PM

On Your Feet! review – the rhythm is gonna get you, eventually by Alexis Soloski

Marquis Theatre, New York… but before you get to that stage you have to negotiate the Gloria Estefan musical’s gold lamé costumes, a cringeworthy conga and a very bad wigIs the rhythm g…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:21PM

On Your Feet Review: Emilio and Gloria Estefan’s Story in Song and Dance by Jonathan Mandell

From the first moments of On Your Feet, the Broadway musical celebrating the life and music of Emilio and Gloria Estefan, I thought: This show is sure to be a hit despite what any critics sa…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:13PM

Theatre News: Uzo Aduba, Zawe Ashton and Laura Carmichael to star in The Maids

Jamie Lloyd will direct the impressive cast at the Trafalgar Studios

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:08PM

Review: Elf the Musical (Dominion Theatre)

Ben Forster and Kimberley Walsh star in the festive musical

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:08PM

San Diego Rep Production of Greg Kalleres' HONKY to Air on PBS Tomorrow by BroadwayWorld

HONKY by Greg Kalleres received its World Premiere at NYC's Award winning Theatre Company Urban Stages in the spring of 2013. The Urban Stages production, directed by Luke Harlan, received r…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:01PM

National Ballet star Guillaume Côté back onstage by Debra Yeo - Staff Reporter

Dancer injured last December to open Alexei Ratmansky's Romeo and Juliet on Nov. 25.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 08:00PM
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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THE WIZ LIVE's Uzo Aduba to Lead THE MAIDS at Trafalgar Studios This Winter by BroadwayWorld

According to WhatsOnStage,Uzo Aduba, star of ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK and NBC's upcoming presentation of THE WIZ LIVE, has nabbed one of the lead roles in THE MAIDS, slated to play Trafalgar …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:52PM

On Your Feet – Review and Pics of Gloria Estefan Musical by New York Theater

From the first moments of On Your Feet, the Broadway musical celebrating the life and music of Emilio and Gloria Estefan, I thought: This show is sure to be a hit despite what any critics sa…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:35PM

Elf, Dominion Theatre by Marianka Swain

This new family musical, based on the popular 2003 Will Ferrell film, has rightly been censured for its extortionate seating prices, hosting the West End’s most expensive top-end tickets a…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:33PM

“SPECTRE” entertains on a massive scale – Los Angeles film review by Pauline Adamek

Flashy car chases, colossal explosions, gorgeous International locations, hand-to-hand combat, glamorous women and dastardly villains — SPECTRE is the twenty-fourth movie in the acclaimed …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:10PM

Review: BREAKING THROUGH is a trite cliched update of A STAR IS BORN by Rob Stevens

There are some great voices in the cast but the material they are given to sing and the characters they are given to inhabit fail them terribly in this World Premiere musical at the Pasadena…

SOURCE: Haines His Way at 07:01PM

FSU/Asolo Conservatory turns 'Wonderful Life' into a radio play by Jay Handelman

Third-year students present a twist on the holiday classic... Read more » The post FSU/Asolo Conservatory turns 'Wonderful Life' into a radio play appeared first on Ticket Sarasota.

SOURCE: ticket.heraldtribune.com at 07:01PM

Comedy of Errors from Public Theater’s Mobile Shakespeare Unit – Pics, Review by New York Theater

The Public Theater’s Mobile Shakespeare Unit, which travels to prisons and homeless shelters in all five boroughs before performing back at the Public’s East Village theater,  p…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:00PM

Impressions of Mina Nishimura by The Dance Enthusiast

"Choreographer Mina Nishimura takes the aesthetics of Butoh and overlays different moods to conceive of something fresh and unaffected." Erin Bomboy, New York.

SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 07:00PM
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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This Week in L.A. Theatre by Julio Martinez

IN THE NEWS In response to the lawsuit filed against Actors Equity Association by 18 members of the LA theater community, including Ed Asner, AEA issued this brief statement on Nov…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 06:44PM

Hampstead Downstairs to Stream Phil Davies' FIREBIRD Worldwide This Friday by BroadwayWorld

Hampstead Downstairs and The Children's Society are delighted to announce that Phil Davies' playFIREBIRD, which was filmed before it closed on 24 October, will be shown for free worldwide. S…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:43PM

Tickets Go on Sale Friday for Broadway's BLACKBIRD, Starring Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams by BroadwayWorld

Get your tickets starting thisFriday, November 6 for David Harrower's BLACKBIRD, the Olivier Award-winning drama, starring Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:43PM

'R&J: The Vineyard' is Romeo-and-Juliet story told with ASL by Kerry Reid

The line "Let hands do what lips do" in "Romeo and Juliet" may have been the starting point for Red Theater Chicago's American Sign Language-infused "R&J: The Vineyard," presented in associa…

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What happens when Queen Elizabeth dies? 'King Charles III' asks the question by Chris Jones

Queen Elizabeth II must end her longest-running reign sometime. What happens next in the United Kingdom? Broadway plays explore the issue. The queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia …

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:40PM

Review: In ‘Fight or Flight,’ Whine, Women and Songwriter by Alexis Soloski

The French film actor Mathieu Amalric makes his American stage debut in this play adapted from an Éric Reinhardt novel.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:40PM

Theater | New Jersey: In ‘The Seedbed,’ an Uneasy Marital Truce Frays Over Dinner by Michael Sommers

The psychological drama by Bryan Delany is having its world premiere at the New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch.

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Theater Listings for Nov. 6-12 by The New York Times

A critical guide to productions in New York City, including shows in previews.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:40PM

Review Roundup: ON YOUR FEET! Opens on Broadway - Updating LIVE! by Review Roundups

ON YOUR FEET, the new Broadway musical based on the life story of seven-time GRAMMY winning international superstarGloria Estefanand her husband, nineteen-time GRAMMY winning producer-musici…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:39PM

An Interview with Steven Leigh Morris, Newly Appointed Executive Director of LA STAGE Alliance by Michael Van Duzer

interview by MICHAEL VAN DUZER than 24 hours after the announcement that Steven Leigh Morris, the doyenne of Los Angeles critics, had been named as the new Executive Director of LA STAGE…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 06:29PM

Tickets Now On Sale for Sara Bareilles' Waitress, Starring Tony winner Jessie Mueller, on Broadway by Broadway.com

Who doesn't like pie? Tickets are now available for Sara Bareilles' Waitress on Broadway. Directed by Tony winner Diane Paulus and starring Tony winner Jessie Mueller, the tuner will…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:20PM

Review: Design for Living (Pride Films and Plays) by Scotty Zacher

Ultimately Design for Living still lands with force as a defiant flag planted on the mountain of personal freedom is a testimony to Noel Coward's uncanny knack for finding the universal in t…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 06:13PM

ELF Dominion Theatre, W1 by Libby Purves

CURLY HAT AND STRIPY STOCKINGS TIME Play critic-cliché bingo once they’re out! One point each for “Elf ’n Safety”, “National Elf” , kids with phones …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:05PM
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Roundabout Honored by the National Association for the Deaf by Roundabout

On November 5, Roundabout was honored at the National Association for the Deaf's 2015 NADBreakthrough Awards Gala for our contribution to deaf artists and audiences. We were delighted to…

SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 05:54PM

Preview: Hamilton - Videos - CBS News by 60 Minutes

An unorthodox musical with a diverse cast about the life of Alexander Hamilton is creating waves on Broadway and beyond while it smashes box office records. Charlie Rose reports on Sunday, N…

SOURCE: CBS at 05:43PM

DISASTER!'s Max Crumm to Appear in KILLING DIAZ This Month at MITF by BroadwayWorld

Before he begins his run next February on Broadway in DISASTER THE MUSICAL, Max Crumm will appear as a serial killer in Cameron Fife's dark comedy KILLING DIAZ.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:37PM

What happens when Queen Elizabeth dies? 'King Charles III' asks the question by Chris Jones

Queen Elizabeth II must end her longest-running reign sometime. What happens next in the United Kingdom? Broadway plays explore the issue.The queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia a…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:31PM

VIDEO: HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda Set for This Sunday's 60 Minutes; Watch Preview by TV News Desk

Charlie Rose goes behind the curtain to report on Hamilton, an unorthodox treatment of the story of America's first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:30PM

STAGE TUBE: ALADDIN's Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed Cover Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud' by Stage Tube

Watch Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed, stars ofBroadway'sAladdin,bring their own twist to Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud' for Disney Sessions. Click below to hear their duet, and follow this …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:30PM

Broadway Serves to Host Largest Ever Kids Serve Thanksgiving Event This Weekend by BroadwayWorld

This Saturday, November 7th, Broadway Serves will be hosting over 60 Broadway kid performers from 9 different shows as they volunteer their time and creativity. Participants will decorate Th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:29PM

Review: The Hairy Ape, Old Vic by Lisa Carroll

The Hairy Ape, currently playing at the Old Vic, is indeed a strange beast. An expressionist play by Eugene O’Neill, it follows Yank (Bertie Carvel) in his rallying cry against a world tha…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:27PM

“60 Minutes” Will Explore the Hamilton Phenomenon This Sunday by Robert Viagas

The CBS-TV magazine show "60 Minutes" is planning a segment on the phenomenon of the Broadway musical Hamilton Nov. 8.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:26PM

The Creators of Bedbugs!!! Return Off-Broadway with New Musical Comedy by Olivia Clement

Paul Leschen and Fred Sauter (Bedbugs!!!) will debut their newest musical The Astronaut Love Show Off-Broadway this month, a comedy that explores themes of love, obsession and loneliness…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:24PM

Theatre News: November 5, 2015

Bay Area Theatre News • TBA Meets the President • ACT Halloween Gala Nets $130K • Bay Area Actor Reggie White Named a 2015 Fox Fellow • Berkeley Rep “Eclipsed” by Broadway �…

SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 05:22PM

Eggcellent News! Edward Hibbert Enlisted for Something Rotten! on Broadway by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Edward Hibbert will be welcomed to the Renaissance from November 10! The Broadway vet is set to take over for Peter Bartlett as Lord Clapham/Master of Justice in Something Rotten!, which is …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:12PM

Watch Video Clips of George Takei, Lea Salonga & Telly Leung in Allegiance by Broadway.com

Oh my! Check out these video clips of George Takei, Lea Salonga and Telly Leung in new Broadway musical Allegiance.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:12PM

Exclusive: Waitress Photo Shoot With Sara Bareilles, Jessie Mueller & Drew Gehling by Broadway.com

The creator and stars of Waitress talk baking up a storm for Broadway at a photo shoot for the new musical's ad campaign.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:12PM

It Takes Balls! Tickets Now Available for Real Men: The Musical Off-Broadway by Broadway.com

Finally, a tuner about men juggling their balls every day—fatherhood, dating, (im)potency and the like! Tickets are now available to see Paul Louis and Nick Santa Maria’s Real Me…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:12PM

Tickets to See Tonya Pinkins in CSC’s Mother Courage Now on Sale by Olivia Clement

Classic Stage Company has announced tickets are now available for the upcoming Off-Broadway production of Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children, starring Tony win…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:11PM

Spotlight On...Lindy Voeltner by Michael Block

Name: Lindy VoeltnerHometown: Watertown, WIEducation: University of Minnesota Twin CitiesFavorite Credits: Dating: Adults Embracing Failure (co-writer/co-star), Period Piece: The Musical (Le…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 05:07PM

Exit Lines: "First Daughter Suite" by Robert Cashill

Review of the Public musical.

SOURCE: Popdose at 05:06PM

When a freelance “critic” goes too far.

The great arts crusader Howard Sherman outed a Seattle-based “critic” on his blog for get this . . . selling his plus-one comp ticket on Craigslist. I mean, really, buddy?  Your…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 05:06PM

'Raw' by Baltimore playwright premiers at Venus Theatre in Laurel by Patti Restivo

'Raw' by Baltimore playwright premiers at Venus Theatre

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Congratulations, Jennifer Simard! Time To Win A Tony! Disaster Moving To The Nederlander! by Corine Cohen

(New York, NY) The new musical Disaster! will begin performances on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, and officially open on Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41…

SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 05:05PM

Theater Review: Lots of laughs in Conservatory's double bill by Jay Handelman

Christopher Durang and Tom Stoppard inspire graduate student actors... Read more » The post Theater Review: Lots of laughs in Conservatory's double bill appeared first on Ticket Sarasot…

SOURCE: ticket.heraldtribune.com at 05:03PM

'Jersey Boys' brings you back: 2005 review by Howard Kissel

"Jersey Boys" simply narrates the career of Valli, his friends and the man who wrote their successes, Bob Gaudio.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 05:02PM

Rumer Willis sings for mom Demi Moore and dad Bruce Willis by Joe Dziemianowicz

The celebrity spawn's New York cabaret debut was special even before it began.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 05:02PM

'Disaster!' headed to Broadway with star-studded cast by Joe Dziemianowicz

“Disaster!” is headed to Broadway — and loaded with enough heavyweight talent to sink a boat.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 05:02PM

Agnes De Mille’s Artistic Justice by Joan Acocella

Of the choreographer Agnes de Mille it has been said that she was a better writer than she was a choreographer. That’s not the way she planned it. She made twenty-one ballets and the dance…

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 05:02PM

Disney Earnings, Profits Set Records, Though Cord-Cutting Concerns Persist by James Rainey

Disney set records in many reporting categories Thursday as it reported earnings for the fourth quarter and for all of fiscal 2015, with revenue and earnings at new peaks, despite ongoing in…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:01PM

‘Waitress’ Musical Adds Kimiko Glenn of ‘Orange is the New Black’ by Gordon Cox

The upcoming Broadway production of “Waitress” has filled in its cast with a list of actors that includes Kimiko Glenn, one of the stars of “Orange is the New Black,”…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:01PM

Blankenbuehler returning to Broadway with 'The Bandstand' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The sound of swing will return to Broadway next season when director Andy Blankenbuehler leads "The Bandstand" to New York....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:00PM

Musical 'Disaster!' spoofing 1970s takes aim at Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Earthquakes, tidal waves and infernos are on tap for Broadway as the spoof musical "Disaster!" aims for a winter arrival....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:00PM

Ballerina Sarah Hay soars in 'Flesh and Bone' dance drama by Frazier Moore

NEW YORK (AP) -- "Ballet is the ultimate optical illusion," says Paul Grayson, artistic director of the American Ballet Company. "We make effort appear eff…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:00PM

THE DEVIL IS AN ASS – Rose Playhouse by Laura Kressly

Ben Jonson’s The Devil is an Ass is less about the devil and more about devilment, and Mercurius bring this farcical, Jacobean world to life with a snappy edit, good energy and some excell…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00PM

Theater News: Frasier and It Shoulda Been You's Edward Hibbert to Join Something Rotten!

The stage and screen favorite joins the cast of the Shakespeare-themed tuner at the St. James Theatre.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Watch Aladdin Stars Get Romantic in Jazzy Music Video of Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” by Playbill Staff

Aladdin stars Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed get glammed up in a new music video that puts a jazz spin on Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud."

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:59PM

Musical ‘The Bandstand’ Tunes Up for Broadway in 2016-17 by Gordon Cox

“The Bandstand,” the new musical currently wrapping up a tryout run at the Paper Mill Playhouse, has set its sights on Broadway, with producers announcing a plan to bring the sho…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:58PM

L.A. Theater Review: ‘Breaking Through’ by Gordon Cox

The new musical at the Pasadena Playhouse about pop music ambition, “Breaking Through,” never breaks out. One-dimensional characters, self-conscious darkness and a story derived from eve…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:58PM

Transgender Themed Musical ‘Southern Comfort’ Puts Out Call for Transgender Actors by Gordon Cox

The Public Theater — the influential downtown institution that has recently provided the launchpad for “Hamilton” and “Fun Home,” as well as the Broadway-bound …

SOURCE: Variety at 04:58PM

Theater Favorites to Star in a Broadway ‘Disaster!’ by Gordon Cox

A slew of Broadway favorites — including Faith Prince, Roger Bart, Kerry Butler, Adam Pascal, Kevin Chamberlin and Rachel York — will star on Broadway this spring in the disaster…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:58PM

STAGE TUBE: Watch 'Amy Carter' and More in Four More Numbers from FIRST DAUGHTER SUITE at The Public by Stage Tube

Below, watch several numbers from the The Public Theater's FIRST DAUGHTER SUITE, including the 'Opening Number',Amy Carter's Fabulous Dream Adventure, Patti by the Pool, and In the Deep Boso…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:54PM

Andrew Lloyd Webber Returns and The Color Purple Ladies Arrive: What Not to Miss This Week! by Olivia Clement

The Know: Don't miss out on this week's must-see shows and events, Nov. 5-15! 

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:53PM

Bandstand Moving To Broadway! by Corine Cohen

It’s 1945: The boys are back. Big bands are in. And America is swinging again.     Will Open on Broadway in the 2016 – 2017 Season   Directed &Choreographed by…

SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 04:51PM

Photo Flash: Cardinal Timothy Dolan Blesses Herd of 'CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR' Animals at Radio City by BroadwayWorld

Today,November 5, 2015,Cardinal Timothy Dolan blessed the camels, sheep and donkey from the RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULARprior to their first day of rehearsals at Radio City Music Hall fo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:37PM

The Public’s Comedy of Errors Opens Tonight by Olivia Clement

Following a five-borough tour that kicked off Oct. 9, The Public Theater's Mobile Shakespeare Unit production of The Comedy of Errors officially opens its New York City run …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:34PM

Even More First Daughter Suite Musical Revealed in New Videos by Playbill Staff

The Public Theater has released a series of videos showcasing even more songs from the world-premiere musical First Daughter Suite, which examines the inner lives of the women in the Whi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:26PM

FROM DOWN UNDER: City of Angels by Simon Parris

The cream of Australian music theatre talent shine in this most intelligently adult of Broadway musicals... Having raised the bar for boutique musical presentations with their inaugural seas…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:25PM

New York Stage Talent Cooks Up a Musical About Bacon in Las Vegas by Robert Viagas

Spamalot, move over, there's another pork-based musical in town.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:18PM

Play Six Degrees of Broadway Separation with the All-Star Cast of the New Musical Disaster!

Take trip down memory lane and test your Broadway knowledge as we play six degrees of separation with the all-star cast of Disaster!

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 04:15PM

Pics! The Rockettes and Cardinal Dolan Welcome the Camels, Sheep and Donkeys Back to Radio City by Monica Simoes

Timothy Cardinal Dolan and the Rockettes welcomed the camels, sheep and donkey back to Radio City Music Hall for their starring role in the “Living Nativity” in the 2015 …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:13PM

From the BroadwayWorld Vaults: Faith Prince Reveals the Stage Magic of THE LITTLE MERMAID by BroadwayWorld TV

In honor of Throwback Thursday, BroadwayWorld is celebrating the past with a new series that will take you back in time with some of our favorite vintage video features. That's right- we are…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:13PM

Watch Video Clips of the Gloria Estefan Musical On Your Feet! by Broadway.com

Emilio and Gloria Estefan's life story is now a Broadway musical. Check out these video clips from On Your Feet!

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:13PM

You Get a Dog! You Get a Dog! You Get a Dog! Bernadette Peters Is the Oprah of Dogs by Ryan McPhee

Tony winner and self-proclaimed “doganizer” Bernadette Peters loves dogs so much, she’s giving them out to children like candy on Halloween. The Broadway legend, whose thir…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:13PM

Highlights From Allegiance Starring Lea Salonga, Telly Leung and George Takei

Based on George Takei's childhood experiences in a Japanese internment camp during World War II, Allegiance features music and lyrics by Jay Kuo and a book by Kuo, Lorenzo Thione and Mar…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:13PM

Highlights From On Your Feet, Featuring the Miami Sound of Gloria Estefan

Ana Villafañe and Josh Segarra portray Gloria Estefan (her hit songs include "Conga" and "The Rhythm is Going To Get You") and her husband Emilio Estefan (he&#…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:13PM

Broadway Shows Set for the 2015 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade by Amy L. Hayden

It’s November, which means it’s really time to get excited for Thanksgiving. And nothing says Thanksgiving quite like the annual Macy’s Parade.   Every year, multiple …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:04PM

‘The Book of Mormon’ at Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center by John Harding

The Book of Mormon is like a short, bracing vacation from political correctness. Between now and November 15th, taking a seat in Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre signals your willingness to …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:03PM

Edward Hibbert to Join SOMETHING ROTTEN! Next Week; Peter Bartlett Departs by BroadwayWorld

Something Rotten has just announced that Edward Hibbert It Shoulda Been You, The Drowsy Chaperone, Frasier will assume the roles of Lord Clapham Master of Justice in the ten-time Tony Award…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:01PM

On Your Feet's Andréa Burns Gets in Broadway Shape at Mark Fisher Fitness

On Your Feet's Andréa Burns knows that performing eight shows a week is a challenge unless you are in tip-top Broadway shape. Playbill was on hand as she met up with her t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:01PM

Offscript: Real Estate with Dean Gladden by American Theatre Editors

Dean Gladden, managing director of the Alley Theatre in Houston stops by to talk about the year-long renovation at the Alley, and what happens when you're homeless for a season. Plus: Diep a…

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:01PM

Review: Creature/Dandelion Theatre by Kevin Greene

RECOMMENDED Do you ever find yourself reading about a particular religious event in the distant past whose repercussions have been not inconsequentially amplified through time and think “h…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 04:00PM

Red Theater uses sign language to revamp Romeo and Juliet by Brianna Wellen

At times the tale of Romeo and Juliet feels as dead as the star-crossed lovers themselves. We already have West Side Story, Leonardo DiCaprio as a knight in shining armor, and a countless nu…

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 04:00PM
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Spine: Mosaic Theater Company’s ‘Unexplored Interior’: A ‘Theatre of Conscience’ by Robert Michael Oliver

The Mosaic Theater Company has arrived, and Washington’s dense theatrical geography has a different colored star on the horizon. Its inaugural production, the world premiere of Unexplo…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:58PM

Broadway Vet Will Join Principal Cast of Something Rotten! by Andrew Gans

Broadway veteran Edward Hibbert (It Shoulda Been You, The Drowsy Chaperone, "Frasier") will join the cast of the Tony Award-nominated musical comedy Something Rotten! beginning…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:52PM

BWW Interview: Alice Ripley of ALL SONDHEIM at The Bijou Theatre by Kathryn Kitt

Tony Award winner Alice Ripley brings a brand new show directly from New York City's famed 54 Below to our very own Bijou Theatre in Bridgeport, CT on Saturday, November 7th. In Alice Ripley…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:43PM

Actor Tom McCamus on the power of tyrants, on and off the stage by J. Kelly Nestruck

Winnipeg-born actor plays a harsh but charismatic writing teacher in the play Seminar

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:43PM

TWITTER WATCH: HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda's Bio From First Piano Recital by Michael Dale

So many success stories have humble beginningsand for Mirandait was at a piano recital playing 'Camptown Races' when he was six years old.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:39PM

Laura Osnes & Corey Cott Will Lead Broadway Transfer of The Bandstand Next Season by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Laura Osnes and Corey Cott will be getting Broadway into the swing of things! The pair are slated to reprise their roles from the Paper Mill Playhouse engagement of The Bandstand when it tra…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:33PM

Tickets Now Available for Naomi Wallace's Night is a Room, Starring Bill Heck & More, Off-Broadway by Broadway.com

Tickets are now on sale to see Broadway alums Bill Heck, Dagmara Dominczyk and Ann Dowd in Night is a Room off-Broadway. The world premiere from Naomi Wallace is directed by Bill Rauch and s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:33PM

Thérèse Raquin: Designer Statements by Roundabout

Beowulf Borritt - Set Designer Thérèse Raquin is a story of a young woman forced into smaller and smaller boxes until she lashes out with devastating results. It's startling and sad to see…

SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 03:30PM

What’s Hot in London: Awards Season Already? And Some Controversy to Go With It! by Mark Shenton

The Menier Chocolate Factory's 2013 production of The Color Purple re-appears on Broadway, beginning performances Nov. 10 at Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. It is the latest in a line of …

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PM

'Kathy Griffin: Like A Boss': Theater Review by Jordan Riefe

The raucous standup comedian takes on millennials, Donald Trump and Demi Lovato fans in her new 80-city tour, kicking off at L.A.'s Mark Taper Forum.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:26PM

Living the Dream Podcast # 9: Kara Lindsay by HowlRound

By Matthew Gray. Today I talk with Kara Lindsay, currently playing Glinda in Wicked on Broadway. We talk Broadway dreams, audition nightmares and coming to terms with the ebbs and flow of th…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:21PM

BWW TV: It's Their Time Now- Watch Highlights from ALLEGIANCE on Broadway! by BroadwayWorld TV

Performances of the new American musical Allegiance began at the Longacre Theatre 220 West 48th Street on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 with an official Opening Night set for Sunday, November 8, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:21PM

VIDEO: Bernadette Peters Gives Shelter Dogs a Makeover on Today's LIVE! by TV News Desk

Broadway star Bernadette Peters stopped by today's LIVE with Kelly and Michael, to help co-hosts Kelly and Michael give makeovers to three shelter dogs as part of LIVE's Paw-fect Pet Week.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:21PM

Breaking News: THE BANDSTAND is Broadway-Bound! Laura Osnes &?Corey Cott Will Lead in 2016-17 Season by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld has just learnedthat following a critically acclaimed, hit world premiere engagement at Paper Mill Playhouse this fall, the new musical will open on Broadway in the2016 - 2017 …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:21PM

Sherlock Holmes: If this play were trimmed, it could be very entertaining by Martin Morrow

Andrew Shaver’s Sherlock Holmes stars David Arquette and is showing at Toronto’s Ed Mirvish Theatre until Nov. 8

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:10PM

Review: Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs), West Yorkshire Playhouse by Adam Bruce

Three words, everyone: Kneehigh. Are. Back. After entertaining and enthralling audiences the world over with their stellar range of shows, they’re back with a brand new modern fable for ou…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:10PM

VIDEO: PRINCE OF BROADWAY's Emily Skinner Posts Pre-Performance Preps by Michael Dale

Catch some of the last minute warmups and preparations as the overture plays in the background.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:05PM

Broadway Gets Set to Swing! The Bandstand Will Transfer with Laura Osnes and Corey Cott by Robert Viagas

Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes (Cinderella) and Corey Cott (Newsies, Gigi) will recreate their starring roles in The Bandstand, the new musical directed and choreographed by Andy Blankenbueh…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM

Swing Musical 'The Bandstand' Headed to Broadway by David Rooney

Laura Osnes and Corey Cott will star in the show, directed and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler, whose moves are currently on display in 'Hamilton.'read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:00PM

Theater News: Laura Osnes and Corey Cott Will Transfer to Broadway With The Bandstand

Andy Blankenbuehler's production of the new musical will makes its way to New York after a world premiere at the Paper Mill Playhouse.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM

Video Flash: Preview a Number From Broadway's Allegiance

George Takei stars in the musical, set during the period of Japanese internment.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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History vs. Theatre: Hamilton, Perfect Arrangement, Who’s Your Baghdaddy? and More

By Jonathan Mandell. Jonathan Mandell explores how several recent works on New York Stages portray history and the questions they raise.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:53PM

Broadway Weekly Buying Guide, Powered by SeatGeek: November 5, 2015 by BroadwayWorld

Read on to catch up on this past week's trends October 30- November 5.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:32PM

Professor Brenner by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

This post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief New Worlds Theatre Project’s mission is to present English language translations of Yiddish plays as comparable to their contemporaries Chekho…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:29PM

IMPORTANT HATS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY's Carson Elrod, Fashioned After William Ivey Long by Michael Dale

When cast as a flamboyant 1930s fashion industry tastemaker, Carson Elrod knew exactly which role model to emulate.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:17PM

Listen Now! Andrew Lloyd Webber Shares School of Rock Cast Album by Robert Viagas

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber took the unusual step of making the entire cast album of his forthcoming Broadway show, School of Rock — The Musical, available for free four …

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:09PM

From Drood to Gigi, Celebrating the Stage Work of Birthday Boy Howard McGillin by Matthew Blank

Two-time Tony Award nominee Howard McGillin celebrates his birthday Nov. 5. Playbill.com takes a look back at some of his stage highlights.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:06PM

“I’m Totally Fangirling!” Broadway’s Best Share Bernadette Peters Memories — While Standing Ne by Carey Purcell

How did Bernadette Peters help Gloria Estefan feel better about her hair? How did Joel Grey know Peters was star material when she was only 18 years old? Grey, Sydney Lucas and the current c…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:06PM

Coyote Ugly Screen Fave Piper Perabo on Finding Lost Girls Off-Broadway by Broadway.com

Coyote Ugly and Covert Affairs screen fave Piper Perabo sits down with Imogen Lloyd Webber to discuss returning to the stage in Lost Girls.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PM

MUSE OF FIRE film & competition: Judi Dench, Ian McKellen & Tom Hiddleston on Shakespeare by Terri Paddock

Featuring Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Tom Hiddleston, Jude Law, Ewan McGregor, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Baz Luhrmann, Mark Rylance, Fiona Shaw, James Earl Jones, Rita Dove, Sandy Foster, H…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:03PM

Review: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Chicago Children’s Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

This is a sophisticated and inventive production that will charm children and adults in equal measure. Much of the innovation comes from the trunk show and musical sensibilities at the core.…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 02:01PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Children's Theatre Company's The Wizard of Oz

CTC Acting Company member Traci Allen Shannon stars as Dorothy.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: The Devil Is An Ass, Rose Playhouse by Tal Fox

 Even as an English Literature graduate I sometimes find it hard to keep on top of marvellous performance or a combination of the two, The Devil Is An Ass at The Rose Playhouse has a deligh…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:56PM

Review: As You Like It, National Theatre by Rebekah Ellerby

In the National Theatre’s latest figuration of As You Like It, Shakespeare’s most well-loved greenworld comedy becomes a pastoral retreat from the bright corporate drills of mode…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:56PM

Nathan Lane: By the Book

The actor and author of “Naughty Mabel” owns a very dusty copy of “The Complete Book of Abs”: “You know, for the pictures.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:24PM

Southern Comfort Musical to Play Off-Broadway; the Public Theater Appeals for Transgender Actors by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Transformative tuner Southern Comfort has been added to the Public Theater’s 2015-16 downtown season. Directed by Thomas Caruso, the off-Broadway production will feature a book and lyr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:00PM

Dates & Complete Cast Set for Tonya Pinkins-Led Mother Courage and Her Children Off-Broadway by Imogen Lloyd Webber

We now have dates and complete casting for the previously reported production of Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children. Starring Tony winner Tonya Pinkins, the show will pla…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:00PM

Theater News: Trans-Centered Musical Southern Comfort Heading to the Public Theater

Inspired by the 2001 documentary, the bluegrass tuner is coming to New York.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM

Video Flash: You'll Want to Get On Your Feet After Watching This Video Montage

The Gloria and Emilio Estefan musical opens tonight at the Marquis Theatre.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Latest Ham4Ham Video Launches Holiday Season with Broadway Inspirational Voices by Robert Viagas

Ham4Ham, the impromptu concerts that happen periodically on the front steps of the Richard Rodgers Theatre, where Hamilton is playing, got the holiday season underway early with an Oct. 4 pe…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:57PM

Il Divo to Bring AMOR & PASION TOUR to North America; Dates Announced by BroadwayWorld

Il Divo - the record-breaking classical crossover group that has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide - will bring their AMOR amp PASION TOUR to North America

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PM

Spotlight On...Katie Braden by Michael Block

Name: Katie BradenHometown: Glidden, IowaEducation: B.A. in Theatre Arts from Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa, and Gregory Abels Training Ensemble (GATE), NYCSelect Credits: New York Theatr…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 12:50PM

Review: Gatsby, Arts Theatre by Laura Peatman

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby has long captured the imagination of artists in all different fields, with adaptations of the story showing up in drama, dance, film, opera, ra…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:45PM

Review: Love, Art & Rock ‘N’ Roll, Sadler’s Wells by Daniel Perks

The title of this particular showcase sounds like a mantra that many creative visionaries have pledged to live their lives by. As Britain’s oldest dance company, it is not out of place in …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 12:45PM

Theater Review: Review: ‘Husbands & Sons,’ ‘Treasure’ and ‘Ticking’ by Matt Wolf

Onstage in London, big casts and ambitions reign in "Husbands & Sons" and "Treasure," while "Ticking" is small but volatile.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:37PM

Public Theater Seeking Transgender Actors for Newly Announced Southern Comfort Musical by Olivia Clement

The Public Theater has announced that it is seeking actors and singers who identify as transgender for its newly announced production of Southern Comfort, a folk and bluegrass-inspired m…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36PM

Osipova and Polunin: another coup for Sadler's Wells in glitzy 2016 lineup by Judith Mackrell

An upcoming programme featuring a world premiere with the stellar duo, plus new pieces from Crystal Pite and Javier De Frutos, is proof that the dance house is on a roll under Alistair Spald…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:33PM

Elf the Musical: Santa's hapless helper hits the West End - in pictures by Tristram Kenton

Elf the Musical, an all-singing, all-dancing version of the Will Ferrell movie, opens this week at the Dominion theatre in London. Ben Forster stars as the eager-to-please toymaker Buddy, wh…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:33PM

Broadway Star and Singer N'Kenge Signs with Indie Label Angels Like Rebels by BroadwayWorld

Powerful songstressvocalist N'Kenge is now signed to Indie Label Angels Like Rebels known within the industry for their crowd-funding and crowd-marketing support they provide for emerging ar…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:29PM

Penn State Will Present Stage Adaptation of “Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Joe Gambino

Penn State University's No Refund Theatre will present a stage adaptation of "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" Nov. 5-7 at 9 PM in The HUB Flex Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PM

ArtsBeat: Public Theater Adds Transgender-Themed Musical to Season by Michael Paulson

“Southern Comfort,” based on the 2001 documentary of the same name, is scheduled to begin performances in February.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:24PM

Works By Joe Iconis, Georgia Stitt, Nick Blaemire & More Will Be Featured in Feinstein's/54 Below's NEW MUSICALS Series by BroadwayWorld

Feinstein's54 Below has just announced that it will launchNew Musicals at 54-a series presented by Programming DirectorJennifer Ashley Tepper. Some of the 10 new and diverse musicals by a se…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:23PM

TCG Report: Donations Increasing, Attendance Decreasing at Non-Profit Theatres by Michael Dale

Results of a survey of 177 non-profit theatres across America.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:16PM

Transgender-Centered Musical SOUTHERN COMFORT Joins The Public Theater's 2016 Season by BroadwayWorld

The Public Theater announced today that the transformative, heart-soaring musical SOUTHERN COMFORT has been added to the 2015-16 downtown season. Directed by Thomas Caruso and based on the f…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:15PM

Rita Rudner and Charles Shaughnessy to Lead U.S. Premiere of ACT 3... at Laguna Playhouse by BroadwayWorld

The third show in Laguna Playhouse's2015-2016 season will be theU.S. Premiere of ACT 3..., written by David Ambrose and Claudia Nellens and directed by Martin Bergman. Rita Rudner and Charle…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:08PM

Peter Gallagher Will Guest Star on “New Girl” by Joe Gambino

Peter Gallagher, who recently starred as Oscar Jaffee in Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway revival of On the Twentieth Century, will make a guest appearance on Fox's "New Gi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:05PM

Look Out! All-Star Disaster! Will Hit Broadway, Starring Adam Pascal, Roger Bart, Faith Prince & More by Imogen Lloyd Webber

This is not a drill, Adam Pascal, Roger Bart, Faith Prince and more big names are returning to the Great White Way! Disaster!, which recently had two successful runs off-Broadway, is heading…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:04PM

BWW Review: SPECTRE is Bland, Paint-By-Numbers Bond Film by Matt Tamanini

No matter how many times a spy has had to use his license to kill, or how many women half his age he's taken to bed, or how many times he's ordered a martini 'shaken, not stirred,' at some p…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PM
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Full Cast, Dates Set for Tonya Pinkins-Led 'MOTHER COURAGE' at Classic Stage This Winter by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld is excited to report that Classic Stage Company's production ofBertolt Brecht's MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN, starringTony Award winner Tonya Pinkins, will begin performance…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:58AM

From Brian d’Arcy James to Lea Salonga to Tituss, Check Out All of the Stars You Never Knew Went Int by Matthew Blank

Into the Woods opened on Broadway Nov. 5, 1987! Playbill.com looks back at the two Broadway stagings of the musical, as well as some of the stars you may not have know performed in the show…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:57AM

Spamalot, All Shook Up, Kander and Ebb’s Curtains Adapted for Kid Performers by Adam Hetrick

The Tony Award-winning hit Spamalot, the Elvis juke-box musical All Shook Up and the Kander and Ebb musical mystery Curtains are being adapted by licensor Theatrical Rights Worldwide…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM

HAMILTON Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and Biographer Ron Chernow Will Be Feted at N-Y Historical Society 'Makers Gala' Next Week by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld has learned that the New-York Historical Society will present Alexander Hamilton biographerRon Chernow and HAMILTON creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda with the distinguished 2…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:46AM

Plot Details Revealed for FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM by Movies News Desk

Earlier this week, Entertainment Weekly revealed first images from the highly anticipated film FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM.Today, the site shares plot details on the movie.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:46AM

KINKY BOOTS Extends Again in Toronto; GASLIGHT, with GAME OF THRONES Stars, Moves Venues by BroadwayWorld

Sometimes success breeds problems. This is the case with KINKY BOOTS, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical that began a highly acclaimed and popular Canadian production on June 16, 2015 at th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:46AM

BBC Commissions TV Series Based on “His Dark Materials” by Joe Gambino

BBC has greenlighted an eight-part series based on Philip Pullman's three-part novel "His Dark Materials." The project comes from Bad Wolf and New Line Cinema and will …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:45AM

'On Your Feet!' review: Gloria Estefan's music upstages the story

As jukebox musical biographies go, "On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan" doesn't have the depth and charm of "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" or the passion and fun of "Je…

SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 11:39AM

Check Out First Pics from “Harry Potter” Movie Sequel, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” by Andrew Gans and Robert Viagas

EW.com has posted the first photos from the forthcoming "Harry Potter" film spinoff, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them."

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37AM

Lionsgate Grants Permission for “Perks of Being a Wallflower” Stage Adaptation by Joe Gambino

Penn State University's No Refund Theatre will present a stage adaptation of "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" Nov. 5-7 at 9 PM in The HUB Flex Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AM

‘The Children’s Hour’ at Howard University by Kendall Mostafavi

If you have never seen or heard of The Children’s Hour by Lillian Hellman, then you are missing out on a masterful piece of social commentary.  Written in 1934, the play was highly contro…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:31AM

World Builders, a love story from Forum Theatre (review) by Alan Katz

It would have been easy for Johnna Adams, whose World Builders at Forum Theatre focuses on two drug trials participants being treated for Schizoid Personality Disorder (SPD), to write a play…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:26AM

Landless lands in Frederick by Lorraine Treanor

For those wondering what ever happened to Landless Theatre Company, the answer arrived this morning. Landless Theatre Company, headed by Producing Artistic Director Andrew Baughman, is busy …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:26AM

"The Storms of November" Premieres at Nimbus Theatre by Arthur Dorman

... makes for a lot of storytelling, along with references to the legacy and prospects of shipping on the Great Lakes, and in particular the storied storms that have been the industry's cons…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 11:25AM

Nonprofit theaters are attracting more donors, but audiences keep shrinking, report says by Mike Boehm

A survey of nonprofit theaters nationwide shows that they’ve upped their game since the Great Recession when it comes to attracting donors and earning money, but that their audiences have …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:25AM

Theater: Alan Ayckbourn's dark "Woman in Mind" is more heartbreaking than funny by Joanne Ostrow

Playwright Alan Ayckbourn is famous as a master of light comedy and social satire. He has a darker side, however.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 11:25AM

Photo Roundup! See What Happens When Jersey Boys' Rory Max Kaplan Takes Over Instagram

Jersey Boys' Rory Max Kaplan brings Instagram followers behind the scenes for a two-show-day on Broadway.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 11:19AM

Watch Eye-Poppingly Colorful Full Trailer for Disney’s “Alice Through the Looking Glass” by Andrew Gans

A full trailer for the forthcoming Disney film "Alice Through the Looking Glass" has been released.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:14AM

Ukrainian Pantomime Group Mimirichi Will Explore a Paper World Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Ukrainian Pantomime Group Mimirichi will debut its new show, Paper World, at Theatre for the New City Nov. 10-29.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:11AM

Casting Announced for 2016 Shaw Festival; Season Includes Sweeney Todd, Our Town and More by Joe Gambino

Casting has been announced for the 2016 Shaw Festival. The season, which is the last for artistic director Jackie Maxwell, will include Alice in Wonderland, A Woman of No Importance, Sweeney…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:05AM

Main Street Theater set to debut new facility by Everett Evans

In its four decades under founding artistic director Rebecca Greene Udden, Main Street has developed into one of the city's most reliable companies, known for stressing scripts of literary m…

SOURCE: Houston Chronicle Subscription at 11:04AM

Meet the Cast of ‘Painting Churches’ at Montgomery Playhouse: Part 3: Jane Squire Bruns by Joel Markowitz

In Part 3 of a series of interviews with the cast of Montgomery Playhouse’s Painting Churches, meet Jane Squire Bruns. Joel: Where have local audiences seen you perform recently on st…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:03AM

ArtsBeat: A ‘Disaster!’ Is Coming to Broadway by Erik Piepenburg

“Disaster!,” a camp musical, is coming to Broadway next year.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:00AM

Video Flash: EXCLUSIVE: Boston Public Works Launches "You Never Forget Your First" Contest

The theater kicks of an audience-engagement initiative in honor of the upcoming production of Hard and Fast: A Love Story.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM

Opening Night: Feel the Rhythm on the Opening Night of On Your Feet!

The Gloria Estefan bio-musical hits Broadway tonight.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM

'Disaster!' Propels Roger Bart Back to Broadway by David Rooney

Earthquakes, tidal waves, towering infernos, killer bees and a nun with a bad habit all figure in this musical spoof of 1970s screen schlockbusters, woven around pop hits of the era.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:00AM
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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See the Maggots Walk the Runway! An Exclusive Look Inside the Big Matilda Halloween Party by Matthew Blank

Halloween fell on a Saturday this year, which meant it was a two-show day for the company of Broadway's Matilda the Musical. That didn't stop them from finding time to celebrate,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AM

See the Maggots Walk the Runway! Take an Exclusive Look Inside the Big Matilda Halloween Party by Matthew Blank

Halloween fell on a Saturday this year, which meant it was a two-show day for the company of Broadway's Matilda the Musical. That didn't stop them from finding time to celebrate,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AM

EXTREMITIES: More Relevant Than I Could Have Imagined by Sara Marsh

EXTREMITIES is what theatre should be – creating community, creating a safe space for people to express and discuss their thoughts and ideas and feelings, among both friends and strangers.…

SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 10:50AM

Los Angeles Theatre Companies Under New Leadership by Joe Gambino

The Wallis Annenberg Center and LA Stage Alliance are under new leadership.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:49AM

Unique Theatrical Transformation Will House Gaslight Featuring “Game of Thrones” Stars by Adam Hetrick

The upcoming Toronto engagement of the classic thriller Gaslight will be staged in a uniquely designed, theatre-within-a-theatre, which will scale down the 2,300-seat Ed Mirv…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:46AM

Nathan Lane as George Babbitt? Broadway's Funnyman Engages in Book Talk by Michael Dale

The Tony-winning Broadway star talks about his favorite books and literary characters he'd like to play.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:45AM

Listen: Sara Bareilles’‘What’s Inside: Songs From Waitress’ by Matthew Wexler

Multi-platinum selling, Grammy nominated singer-songwriter and New York Times best-selling author Sara Bareilles is releasing her highly anticipated new studio album this fall through Ep…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:35AM

Theatre: Blockbuster Business or Art Form? 2 New Books Diverge by American Theatre Editors

Michael Riedel and John Lahr both summarize decades of reporting on the business---and the art---of show.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:31AM

Blogs: Michael Coveney: Underground with Belarus Free Theatre

As BFT prepare to move their tenth anniversary celebrations into the Young Vic next week, our Chief Critic reflects on their performance of Sarah Kane's 4:48 Psychosis

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:28AM

TCG Names Round 3 Recipients of Leadership U[niversity] - One-on-One Program by BroadwayWorld

Theatre Communications Group TCG announces the 2015 Round 3 recipients of the Leadership University -One-on-One program.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:15AM

VIDEO: ON YOUR FEET's Gloria Estefan Rates Hypothetical Broadway Musicals on Bravo by TV News Desk

On last night's WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE, guests Gloria Estefan and Leah Remini played a game of Get on Your Feet or Take a Seat, telling host Andy Cohen if they'd be into hypothetical musica…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12AM

Gloria Estefan Chats with Andy Cohen: Watch What Happens Live! by Andrew Gans

Seven-time Grammy winner Gloria Estefan — whose new musical On Your Feet!, about her life with husband Emilio Estefan, officially opens on Broadway Nov. 5 — was a rec…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM

Look Out! Off-Broadway Musical Comedy Disaster! Will Land on the Main Stem, Starring Adam Pascal & More by Imogen Lloyd Webber

This is not a drill, Adam Pascal, Roger Bart and more big names are returning to the Great White Way! Disaster!, which recently had two successful runs off-Broadway, is heading to the Nederl…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:04AM

NYC Screenings of “West Side Story” Will Feature Q & A with Oscar-Winning Film Star by Andrew Gans

Screenings of the classic movie musical "West Side Story" will be presented Nov. 22 at 5 PM and Nov. 23 at 7 PM at the SVA Theatre (333 West 23rd Street) in Manhattan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM

Theater News: Seth Rudetsky's Disaster! Will Play Broadway With Kerry Butler, Adam Pascal, and More

After an off-Broadway run, the musical that features the hits of the 1970s will move to the Great White Way.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: Taye Diggs Chats New Children's Book 'Mixed Me!' on THE TALK by TV News Desk

Taye Diggs Broadway's HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH stopped by CBS's 'The Talk' to discuss his new children's book, 'Mixed Me,'

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:58AM

GRACE NOTES: Thursday, November 5, 2015 by Susan Grace

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SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 09:57AM

Tom – Tom Jones Musical UK Tour 2016 by Doug Mayo

By Doug Mayo Theatre na nÓg have announced the full cast for the UK tour of the TNN production of Tom. A Story Of Tom Jones – The Musical which will open at the Wales Millenium Centre…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:54AM

Video Flashback: Follow DISASTER!'s Road to Broadway! by BroadwayWorld

As BroadwayWorld reported this morning, the new musical DISASTER will begin performances on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 and officially open on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Broadway's Nederlander …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:53AM

Mary Louise Wilson Documentary “She’s the Best Thing in It” Will Get NYC Screening by Andrew Gans

DOC NYC, America's largest documentary film festival, will present a screening of "She's the Best Thing in It," about Tony-winning actress Mary Louise Wilson, Nov. 14 a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:50AM

VIDEO: Watch First Trailer for Disney's ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS by BroadwayWorld

Below, watch Alice return to the whimsical world of Underland and travel back in time to save the Mad Hatter in the new ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS teaser trailer

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:44AM

Take Cover! Roger Bart, Kerry Butler, Adam Pascal, Faith Prince, Seth Rudetsky and More to Bring DISASTER! to Broadway This Spring by BroadwayWorld

Duck and cover, make it to high ground, stop, drop and roll, batten down the hatches --prepare to weather the stormBroadwayWorld has learned that the new musical DISASTER will begin performa…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:44AM

STAGE TUBE: The Broadway Inspirational Voices Kick Off the Holiday Season at #Ham4Ham by Stage Tube

At yesterday's Ham4Ham, Renee Elise Goldsberry took charge and welcomed the Broadway Inspirational Voices, who kicked off the holiday season early. Check it out below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:44AM

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 11/5/15- Andrea McArdle by Stage Tube

Happy Birthday Andrea McArdle As 'Annie,' McArdle became the youngest performer ever to be nominated for a Tony Award as Best Lead Actress in a Musical. Also on Broadway, she starred in the …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:44AM

BWW Interview: Douglas Gresham Talks C.S. Lewis' THE HORSE AND HIS BOY by Jude Cartalaba

Trumpets 'The Bluebird of Happiness,' 'Joseph the Dreamer' premieres its latest full-length play 'The Horse and His Boy,' which is based on 'Chronicles of Narnia's' fifth fantasy novel of th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:41AM

Non-negotiables: Why You Must Say No by HowlRound

By Jess Pillmore. Jess Pillmore’s series on Sustainable Artistry continues with this post on the importance of having and knowing your non-negotiables.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:39AM

Features: The top ten selling shows in October

We count down the hottest tickets on WhatsOnStage last month

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:37AM

Theatre News: First look at Judy Garland show Through the Mill

The production, based on the star's turbulent life, will premiere at the London Theatre Workshop

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:37AM

Magic Time! ‘World Builders’ at Forum Theatre by John Stoltenberg

To judge by social media, love and madness are a thing. Here are few choice examples now making the rounds in the meme-osphere: “Love is merely a madness….” (William Shakespeare) “Th…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:36AM

Passable Dial M For Murder Doesn’t Quite Ring Any Bells by Bill Hirschman

The classic 1952 crime play Dial M For Murder is a brilliantly-designed timepiece of plotting and dramatic construction. Unfortunately, Broward Stage Door’s barely serviceable production o…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:33AM

‘Disaster!’ Musical Gets Star-Powered Move To Broadway by Jeremy Gerard

A goofy off-Broadway hit from 2012 that repurposes ear-worm music (“Alone Again (Naturally)” and cheesy plots from 1970s movies and TV, Seth Rudetsky’s Disaster! is b…

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:15AM

Al Pacino: the Godfather of Broadway – in pictures by Guardian Staff

David Mamet’s new play China Doll brings Al Pacino back to Broadway more than 40 years after his stage debut. Here are some of the screen star’s appearances on the Great White Way Contin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AM

STAGE TUBE: ALLEGIANCE's Previews Begin in Episode 7 of TREK TO BROADWAY by Stage Tube

Below, go behind-the-scenes of Broadway's ALLEGIANCE with Episode 7 of the musical's 'TREK TO BROADWAY', titled 'Put on a Happy Face,' which takes a closer look at the preview period

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:09AM

Photo Coverage: West End Launch Of PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS by BroadwayWorld

People, Places and Things, the highly acclaimed production of Duncan Macmillan'sintoxicating new play, will transfer to the West End's Wyndham's Theatre from 15 March2016, with a press night…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:07AM

Seth Rudetsky’s Disaster! Musical Headed for Broadway with Adam Pascal and Faith Prince by Robert Viagas

Theatre personality (and Playbill columnist) Seth Rudetsky will soon have two new titles: Broadway librettist and Broadway star. Rudetsky's and Jack Plotnick's musical Disaster!, a p…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:00AM

Art review: ‘The Age of Albrecht Dürer’ at the Crocker

Crocker Art Museum is only place in North American to see exhibitDürer is considered one of greatest artists of the Northern RenaissanceExhibit underscore importance of Crocker’s own coll…

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 09:00AM

Debut of Ben Franklin play reunites Sacramento-area theater veterans

Gary Alan Wright created ‘Of Kites and Kings’ for Sacramento Theatre CompanyEric Wheeler directs STC’s Pollock Stage productionPlay explores relationship of Ben Franklin and his son, W…

SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 09:00AM
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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WAKE UP with BWW 11/5/2015 - ON YOUR FEET! Opens and More! by Jessica Khan

Good morning, BroadwayWorld Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it Today's big news Get on your feet for Gloria Estefan's …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:59AM

Fuse World Music Feature: Libana Marks 35 Years of Musical Exploration by Jason M. Rubin

"They are seekers, like we are, and they connect with the music that we play.”

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:48AM

Gloria Estefan's ON YOUR FEET! Officially Dances onto Broadway Tonight by BroadwayWorld

On Your Feet, the new Broadway musical based on the life story of seven-time GRAMMY winning international superstar Gloria Estefan and her husband, nineteen-time GRAMMY winning producer-musi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:39AM

Sara Bareilles Celebrates WAITRESS Album Release at New York City Center Tonight by BroadwayWorld

New York City CenterpresentsAn Evening with Sara Bareilles tonight, November 5, 2015 at 8pm. The event servesas special album release show for her upcoming album, 'What's Inside Songs from W…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:33AM

Equality, Then What? New Plays Explore Modern Gay Life by Alexis Soloski

Several works explore topics concerning domesticity rather than the fight for marriage and other rights.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:26AM

The Making of King Lear: Behind the Scenes by Tracey Paleo

The New York Review of Books:  A thorough review of The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 by James Shapiro discusses Shakespeare’s writing of King Lear in the context of the artist…

SOURCE: footlights.click at 08:26AM

Ballet Memphis – The Joyce Theatre by Sandi Durell

  A visiting ballet troupe shows its stuff in four entertaining ballets.       By Joel Benjamin         Ballet Memphis quite literally strutted its st…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:10AM

Ballet stars Osipova and Polunin confirm show … and relationship by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Royal Ballet lead and ‘bad boy of ballet’ end relationship rumours as they announce contemporary performance in next year’s Sadler’s Wells programme Two of classical ballet’s super…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:09AM

Alfie Brown review – a standup set of sly charm and self-doubt by Brian Logan

Soho theatre, LondonBrown gives us a show of two halves, with endearing routines about early fatherhood leading to social commentaryWhat a change in Alfie Brown! Three years ago, he announce…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:09AM

Love for Love review – sex and scandal in Congreve's mad world by Michael Billington

The Swan, Stratford-upon-AvonDirector Selina Cadell gives a fine cast room to breathe in this delightful RSC revival of the sharp-witted restoration comedyWhy is William Congreve’s great 1…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:09AM

Elf! – New Show Trailer Released by Doug Mayo

By Doug Mayo BritishTheatre.com are pleased to bring you new show trailer for the London premiere of Elf The Musical ahead of tonight’s Gala performance in aid of the Alzheimer’s…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:08AM
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Neil Patrick Harris Narrates Holiday Storybook by TV News Desk

Kick-off the holiday season by gathering around with family and friends to hear Neil Patrick Harris narrate the new magical tale, The Holiday Odysse

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:56AM

LOVE FOR LOVE Swan, Stratford upon Avon by Libby Purves

FLOUNCES AND FLIRTS,  INSULTS AND INNUENDOES…A RESTORATION ROUT  There’s a bustle of backstage larking before the curtain, cast dashing around in shirtsleeves, manoeuvring a hamper…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 07:48AM

5 Picks for Your Autumn NMT Playlist by Michael Wysong

It’s finally autumn. The leaves are changing their colors and falling from the trees. The days are getting shorter, and the air is getting cooler. If you’re anything like me, then the fa…

SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 07:45AM

VIDEO: Jason Derulo Joins James Corden for Carpool Karaoke! by TV News Desk

On last night's LATE LATE SHOW, James Corden and Jason Derulo carpooled through Los Angeles singing some of his Derulo's hit songs

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:43AM

LOVE FOR LOVE – RSC, Stratford by Libby Purves

There’s a bustle of backstage larking before the curtain, cast dashing around in shirtsleeves, manoeuvring a hamper , getting stuck in ropes and tripping over a life-size model crocodile. …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:34AM

Theatre News: Nuffield announces 2016 spring/summer season

Highlights include a production of Noises Off, the multi-award-winning comedy by Michael Frayn

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:09AM

Theatre News: Casting announced for Tom Jones musical

Kit Orton will take on the titular role

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:09AM

Theatre News: Rose Theatre Kingston announces new Spring season

A revival of Peter Whelan's The Herbal Bed is among the highlights

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:09AM

Grounded review – Deafinitely Theatre's drone-pilot drama has double impact by Lyn Gardner

Park theatre, London George Brant’s hit US play gets an expressive, stylish revival incorporating British Sign Language, spoken word and visual storytellingGeorge Brant’s play about a fe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:09AM

Call Answered: Conference Call with Kacie Sheik and Bob Stillman: Songbird at 59E59 Theaters by Call Me Adam

Call Answered: I first came to know about Bob Stillman when he starred in "Grey Gardens," with two-time Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole. Kacie Sheik came onto my radar when she was star…

SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 07:02AM

BWW's On This Day - November 5, 2015

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on November 5 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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THE STATIONMASTER – Tristan Bates Theatre by Edward Seckerson

Aria Entertainment’s From Page to Stage platform for new writing in musical theatre is another of those life-lines which refreshes the parts that the West End so rarely reaches – and to …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:55AM

So you want to see a show? by Terry Teachout

Here’s my list of recommended Broadway, off-Broadway, and out-of-town shows, updated weekly. In all cases, I gave these shows favorable reviews (if sometimes qualifiedly so) in The Wall St…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:15AM

Almanac: Laura Lippman on reading by Terry Teachout

“Kay came to realize that she preferred her books to other people’s company. Reading was not a fallback position for her but an ideal state of being.” Laura Lippman, What the Dead Know

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:00AM

Shonda Rhimes doesn’t want you to work on the weekend by Elisabeth Vincentelli

If you’ve ever watched “Grey’s Anatomy,” you know the long-running show’s trademark isn’t just hot doctors getting it on, but Meredith Grey’s voice-over wryly detailing her fee…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:00AM

Review: Mr Foote's Other Leg (Theatre Royal Haymarket)

Ian Kelly's 'rambunctious, raucous ride of a play' transfers from Hampstead to the West End

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:00AM

Theatre News: Natalia Osipova leads new Sadler's Wells season

The Russian ballet star will feature in a new programme of contemporary dance

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:00AM

Review: Love for Love (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon)

Selina Cadell makes her RSC directorial debut with William Congreve's Restoration comedy

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:00AM

Theatre News: Oscar Wilde's grandson adapts The Picture of Dorian Gray

Merlin Holland's adaptation will open at Trafalgar Studios in January 2016

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:00AM

Honey, I shrunk the theatre by Trish Crawford

Ed Mirvish Theatre loses 900 seats for Gaslight, bumped from Royal Alexandra by Kinky Boots extension.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM

Casting revealed for 2016 Shaw Festival season by Richard Ouzounian

Among the highlights, Tara Rosling as Alice in Wonderland, Ben Campbell and Corinne Koslo in Sweeney Todd, Kate Besworth and Charlie Gallant in Our Town

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:00AM

Shaw Festival announces principal casting for upcoming season by J. Kelly Nestruck

The Shaw Festival’s four stages will be filled with old familiar faces next season – as the Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., repertory theatre bids farewell to its artistic director of 14 year…

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:00AM
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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ANITA AND ME – Theatre Royal Stratford East by Libby Purves

MEERA SYAL’S MEENA…A MEMORY OF THE 70s, THOUGHTFUL FOR TODAY Any show playing Slade and T. Rex standards before the curtain has me well softened up So does the wide, generous vis…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:45AM

BBC can help spread the magic of theatre by Jonty Claypole

I’m writing on the return from the bombed-out ruins of ‘a north-east town’. Local leaders were gathered round these ruins: not to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM

Alistair Smith: UK theatre is in a gilt age rather than a golden one by Alistair Smith

On the face of things, British theatre is enjoying a golden period. This week, we discovered the first accurate estimates for total

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Mary Poppins (Bristol Hippodrome and tour)

Zizi Strallen leads the cast of this 'full-scale re-think and re-animation' of the Disney classic

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:46AM

Theater News: Berkeley Rep Presents West Coast Premiere of Disgraced

Ayad Akhtar's play begins performances tonight.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00AM
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Top-notch pro vocalists light up Cappella SF by Leslie Katz

There are hundreds of choruses in the Bay Area, but only one professional group singing a cappella music from all periods of the choral repertoire. That’s the niche Cappella SF » The …

SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:05AM

Jeff Daniels sings self-penned folk tunes by Tom Lanham

Actor Jeff Daniels has won an Emmy for his shrewd performance as news anchor Will McAvoy in HBO’s Aaron-Sorkin-scripted “The Newsroom,” and throughout his four-decade-long film and Bro…

SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:05AM

Montclair Operetta Club presents 'Violet'

'Violet' runs at the Westminster Arts Center, Bloomfield, Nov. 6-8 and Nov. 13-15.

SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 03:04AM

Bloomfield's 4th Wall Theatre holds auditions

4th Wall Theatre announces open auditions for all roles in its March 2016 production of 'Songs for a New World,' with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown.

SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 03:04AM

Hillsdale residents perform in 'Our Town'

The Bergen County Academies Theatre Department will stage 'Our Town,' written by Thornton Wilder at the school auditorium, located at 200 Hackensack Ave. in Hackensack.

SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 03:04AM

Westwood Regional High School stages 'To See the Stars'

The Woodington Players of Westwood Regional Junior-Senior High School will debut the play 'To See the Stars' on Nov. 12, 13 and 14 at 7 p.m.

SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 03:04AM

Millburn High School sophomore plays confident character in 'The Drowsy Chaperone'

A 15-year-old Millburn High School sophomore will soon play an airplane pilot and minister who marries four couples in a musical about a wedding gone awry and the events that follow.

SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 03:04AM

Autism friendly performances announced for Millburn's Paper Mill Playhouse

Paper Mill Playhouse has announced its children's show programming for the fall of 2015.

SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 03:04AM

Dance Theatre of San Francisco is up and coming by Leslie Katz

Dance Theatre of San Francisco’s Dexandro “D” Montalvo is nothing short of ecstatic in his new gig as artistic director of the young contemporary ballet troupe. “It’s a dream of &#…

SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:01AM
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Mama Medea, Here We Go Again by Sam Hurwitt

One month after becoming a new dad, what could possibly be more appropriate than unveiling my Medea play?

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 02:32AM

Busboy Confidential by Sam Hurwitt

Marin Theatre Company takes us deep in the lives of busboys.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 02:32AM

Hershey Felder’s Unforgettable Journey As IRVING BERLIN by Bob Sphatt

The new smash hit of the season is Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin made its Midwest premiere last evening at The Royal George Theatre. Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin makes its Midwest Premi…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:25AM

Mark Shenton’s theatre picks: November 5 by Mark Shenton

It’s a week of big prices and big stars, the return of the Royal Shakespeare Company to the Barbican, and yet another

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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A Robert Falls top 12 for his Hall of Fame induction by Chris Jones

On Nov. 16 at the Gershwin Theatre in New York, Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls will be inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. Falls' fellow 2015 honorees are auspicious: th…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:28AM

Broadway's Phil Smith and Bob Wankel Honored as 'Living Landmarks' Today; Brian Stokes Mitchell to Perform by BroadwayWorld

The New York Landmarks Conservancy will host its 22nd Living Landmarks Celebration today, November 5, 2015 at The Plaza at Fifth Avenue and Central Park South, New York City. BroadwayWorld h…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:06AM

HAMILTON's Thayne Jasperson and More Set for BROADWAY SESSIONS Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Tonight, November 5th, BROADWAY SESSIONS welcomes Thayne Jasperson, Kevin Smith Kirkwood, the cast of HELL'S BELLES and more.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:06AM

DVR Alert: Bernadette Peters, Harry Connick Jr. Set for 'LIVE' Today by TV News Desk

Today, November 5th, on LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL, Broadway's Bernadette Peters will help the hosts give makeovers to some lucky mutts during the show's 'Paw-fect Pet Week II.'

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:06AM

Lee Roy Reams Breaks Ground in Title Role of HELLO, DOLLY!, Starting Tonight at The Wick Theatre by BroadwayWorld

HELLO, DOLLY, starring Lee Roy Reams in the title role, begins tonight, November 5 at The Wick Theatre.This is the first time in the U.S. that the part of 'Dolly' will be played by a man.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:06AM

Theater News: TED Talks Live Ready for Final Installment, "Science & Wonder"

Baratunde Thurston hosts the event at the Town Hall tonight.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM

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Shopping On Set with America Ferrera and "Superstore" Cast by Young Hollywood

Shopping On Set with America Ferrera and "Superstore" Cast YH heads to the Cloud 9 Superstore, better known as the fictional place of employment for the characters from NBC's workplace comed…

SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AM
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Jamie deRoy & friends by Barry

November 9th 25th Anniversary of Jamie deRoy & friends and deRoy's 40th Annual 30th Birthday Gala to Benefit Actors Fund Cabaret Initiative                     By: Ell…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:27AM

The Cast of On Your Feet! Gets the Squigs Treatment as They Conga Into Opening Night by Imogen Lloyd Webber

"1,2,3!" The bio-musical On Your Feet!, starring Ana Villafañe as Gloria Estefan and Josh Segarra as Emilio, officially opens on November 5. Directed by Tony winner Jerry Mi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:15AM

Fonteyn and Nureyev sparkle in Le Corsaire at Covent Garden, archive: 5 Nov 1962 by Our Ballet Critic

5 November 1962: Nureyev, it seems, is good for Fonteyn who evidently relishes his exotic, far from submissive partnershipThe choreography of the pas de deux from Le Corsaire, which Fonteyn …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:07AM

Sara Bareilles Performs Songs from Waitress in Tonight’s Sold-Out City Center Concert by Adam Hetrick

Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles, whose musical theatre debut Waitress will arrive on Broadway later this season, performs a one-night-only, sold-out concert of so…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Shubert Organization’s Philip J. Smith and Robert E. Wankel Honored As Living Landmarks Today by Robert Viagas

Broadway impresarios Philip J. Smith and Robert E. Wankel of The Shubert Organization are being celebrated as Living Landmarks by The New York Landmarks Conservancy Nov. 5.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

On Your Feet!, Gloria Estefan Bio Musical, Opens on Broadway Tonight by Andrew Gans and Michael Gioia

On Your Feet!, the new musical based on the lives of seven-time Grammy winner Gloria Estefan and her husband, producer-musician-entrepreneur Emilio Estefan, officially opens on B…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Learn How a Losing Hand at Poker Led to 10 Years of Jersey Boys Success on Broadway by Harry Haun

Playbill.com digs into its archives to explore past articles. In the next installment, in honor of Jersey Boy's 10th anniversary on Broadway, Playbill.com revisits the opening night of t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Schools of the Stars: Where On Your Feet! Cast and Creators Went to College by Sarah Jane Arnegger

Where the principals of the Broadway musical On Your Feet! pursued their college studies.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Italian-Language Newsies, With All-New Design Team, Opens in Milan by Adam Hetrick

An all-new production of Disney's hit Broadway musical Newsies, which has been re-imagined by a team of Italian artists, officially opens Nov. 5 in Milan after previews that bega…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

National Black Theatre’s Dead and Breathing Opens Tonight by Olivia Clement

The New York City premiere of Dead and Breathing by Chisa Hutchinson officially opens Nov. 5 following previews that began Oct. 28. The darkly comic play, presented by National Black Theatre…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Elf Opens at London’s Dominion Theatre by Mark Shenton

The West End premiere of Elf takes place at London's Dominion Theatre Nov. 5, following previews that began Oct. 24, for a 10-week season through Jan. 2, 2016, following the show'…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

This Actor Booked Allegiance and Dames at Sea Which Did He Choose to “Forward” His Career? by Michael Gioia

Some strive to get cast in one Broadway show. But, this season, Cary Tedder scored two. Learn more about why he was cast in Allegiance and Dames at Sea within two weeks of each other and how…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Lee Roy Reams Stars in Drag in 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

An Accountant's Obsession Becomes New England Accordion Museum by Alan Bisbort

Paul Ramunni, a mild-mannered certified public accountant from Canaan, woke up one morning in 2008 with a desire for an accordion. The last time he had touched one was in 1966, when he shove…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM

Stephanie Zimbalist Brings Her Classical Chops To 'Living On Love' by Frank Rizzo

Stephanie Zimbalist is no demanding diva for the Seven Angels Theatre production of "Living on Love" in Waterbury. At least off-stage, the star of the '80s hit TV series "Remington Steele" �…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM

The Secrets Behind Mark Fisher Fitness’ Broadway Transformations And His Top Five Moves! by Ruthie Fierberg

Dazzling Broadway choreography may appear effortless, but the stars of the Great White Way work tirelessly offstage to execute those high kicks. Andréa Burns, starring in On Your …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Theater notes: City Theatre opening 'Sunset Baby' by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Dominique Morisseau’s “Sunset Baby,” part of the award-winning playwright’s three-play Detroit cycle, earned high praise from New York Times critic Ben Brantley in its 2013 NYC debut…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

Opera preview: For Pittsburgh Opera's 'Cosi fan tutte,' Sir Thomas Allen dons two hats by Robert Croan / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The three operas that Mozart wrote to librettos by Lorenzo Da Ponte are unique, not just in the history of opera but of all musical theater. Couched in the traditional form of opera buffa (I…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

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