Tim McGrath felt a sick, familiar feeling when news of the terror attacks in Paris began spreading on Nov.
SOURCE: Denver Post at 08:26PMIt's likely you may have never heard of Pedro Calderon de la Barca or his play la vida es seuno. His enthralling story is one of the defining dramas of the Spanish Golden Age. Exploring the …
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 08:14PMBestselling physicist will hit the road in autumn 2016 with a show featuring his Infinite Monkey Cage pal Robin InceThe physicist and broadcaster Brian Cox is to tour the UK and Ireland with…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:14PM GIRL BE HEARD (girlbeheard.org), a New York City-based nonprofit theatre company that brings global issues affecting girls center stage by empowering young women …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:07PMOn Thanksgiving eve, let’s congratulate the lucky idiot who paid $2 million for the biggest turkey of them all. That would be the editor who fought off a dozen similarly deluded rivals for…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:00PMPaper Mill Playhouse presents this year's holiday show, A CHRISTMAS STORY THE MUSICAL, based on the popular 1983 film. A CHRISTMAS STORY THE MUSICAL has a book by Joseph Robinette with music…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00PMThe star of a musical about preserving civil liberties donates his time to help the American Civil Liberties Union.
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The latest change in the federal government’s arts funding approach, announced by new arts minister Mitch Fifield on November 18, raises more questions than it answers. Yes – as expl…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:57PMSOMETHING RICH AND STRANGE… Another flickering evening in the candlelight of the Globe’s Jacobean theatre: engrossing, melodramatic, comic, epic. Ben Jonson was disparaging about Pe…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 07:51PMGood theater will certainly be among the things I'll be grateful for this Thanksgiving. But so will be the presence in my life of family, friends and faithful readers. I wish you and yours a…
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 07:37PMHey-yo, everybody! It’s time to get social! Every December since this little ol’ blog began, I’ve invited all of you to come hang with me and get social at an NYC drinkin…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 07:37PMAcclaimed film historian and biographer James Curtis chronicles the life of William Cameron Menzies, Hollywood's first production designer, who many consider the greatest in his field. W…
SOURCE: WNYC at 07:37PMNEITHER NORA Nora, Ingmar Bergman’s adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, centers on its titular character, a beautiful young wife and mother, whose cozy life at her husband’s…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 07:37PMNew on demand services will improve theater, not replace it.
SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 07:37PMTenor Andrea Bocelli and singer Nicole Scherzinger sing a Spanish-language version of “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,” a song originally written for the musical Evita by the t…
SOURCE: PBS at 07:37PMWho and what are you thankful for in your artistic community?
SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 07:37PMAt some of Northeast Ohio's professional theaters, the holidays enter with all the traditional trimmings: the "Christmas Story" leg lamp, Tiny Tim's crutch. But "holiday show&…
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 07:37PMPlaywright Nick Jones is a promising talent, but his latest is a bust.
SOURCE: NJ.com at 07:37PMNEW YORK — Two Broadway shows will close just as your New Year's Eve hangover is subsiding.The play "Sylvia" starring Matthew Broderick, and the musical "Dames at Sea" both have announced …
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 07:37PMThe board of Cuyahoga Arts and Culture distributed $1.65 million in special project grants to 152 organizations in the county at its Monday meeting in Olmsted Falls.
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 07:37PMSometimes they let you choose. They present a list of possible books for your review, and the crushing what-if of it all falls on you. Choose the wrong book and you'll be counting pages, sig…
SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 07:35PM"Grey Gardens" will replace "Titanic the Musical" in the Ahmanson Theatre's current season, Center Theatre Group announced Tuesday. Broadway mainstays Rachel York and Betty Buckley will star…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:35PMFlorida Studio Theatre and Theatre Odyssey are calling for short play submissions... Read more »
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SOURCE: ticket.heraldtribune.com at 07:33PMNational numbers still disappointing for female artists, but San Diego stage scene offers cause for optimism.
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 07:33PM“Guys and Dolls” is as bright as a dime in a subway grating and as smart as a sidewalk pigeon.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 07:32PMAnd the Tony Award goes to ... the Upper West Side — again.
SOURCE: New York Daily News at 07:32PMAaron Tveit and Julianne Hough look hopelessly devoted to each other in this first-look photo of the actors as lovebirds Danny Zuko and Sandy Olssen from Fox’s upcoming production of “Gr…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:31PMThe Clive Barnes Foundation announced Nov. 20 the nominees for its sixth annual Clive Barnes Awards. Broadway revival “Spring Awakening” led the pack with three of its lead actor…
SOURCE: Backstage at 07:29PMDoes getting chased by zombies feel any less terrifying if the undead have experimental theater credits? Probably not. But even if most theater people might not have “The Walking Dead Expe…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:26PMWallace Shawn is up to his old tricks again: pricking the conscience of right-on, left-leaning theatergoers. No one does that better than this impish, idiosyncratic polymath, who, at 72, sti…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:26PM“The Humans,” the Stephen Karam play that won raves in its current Off Broadway run, has locked in dates for its anticipated Broadway transfer, starting performances in January a…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:26PMThe team that brought L.A. audiences “Cruel Intentions: The Musical” and “The Unauthorized O.C. Musical” is at it again, lining up “The Unauthorized ‘Frid…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:26PMAdd more Arthur Miller to the Broadway slate: The Arthur Miller Foundation will celebrate the centennial of the playwright’s birth with a starry benefit featuring Alec Baldwin, Ellen B…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:26PMOld-fashioned Broadway is embracing newfangled virtual reality, in the hopes that the fashionable 3D-imaging technique will add up to real-life ticket sales. Last week, “The Lion King” r…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:26PMCorine Cohen covered the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Balloon Inflation. Enjoy.
SOURCE: broadwayshowbiz.com at 07:22PMLA STAGE Alliance and @ This Stage offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving. We'll be back, bright-eyed and full-bellied, on Monday.
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SOURCE: thisstage.la at 07:07PMThis week's Showcase features Michael Shannon and Kirsten Fitzgerald, currently starring as an on-stage married couple in A Red Orchid Theatre's "Pilgrim's Progress."
In the interview, fi…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:01PMToday's Ham4Ham featured a guest from Big Apple Circus showing off his juggling prowess. Check out the performance below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:01PMThe Stage newspaper comes out once a week and is brimming with industry news, advice, analysis and reviews from all over the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:00PMChris Hoch and Elena Shaddow star in the production.
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Lonely characters try to connect in Rajiv Joseph's play.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 06:56PMSpeaking at the Evening Standard Theater Awards on Sunday, Nicole Kidman says her award-winning London stage performance as a scientist in 'Photograph 51' was a tribute to her late father. (…
SOURCE: USA Today at 06:52PMNEW YORK (AP) -- A highly regarded play about a fractious family's Thanksgiving get-together has something to really be thankful for this holiday season - it's going…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:51PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Soon, a determined girl named Dorothy will ease on down that road in NBC's "The Wiz Live!"...
SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:51PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Songs from the new musical celebrating Gloria and Emilio Estefan will have the honor of kicking off the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, but the couple will b…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:51PMNEW YORK (AP) -- If you catch the latest national tour of "Annie," you're in for a treat - the original director and lyricist is running the show. That&…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:51PMBroadway fans, meet your new favorite musical! Brooklynite, the sweet, funny superhero musical with a high-flying score that played off-Broadway earlier this year (where it broke&n…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:18PMJohn Osborne, the writer of 'Look Back in Anger' and 'The Entertainer', was hailed as Britain's most provocative playwright. But, as this extract from a new biography by Peter Whitebrook&nbs…
SOURCE: The Independent at 06:04PMWatch yesterday's ceremony in full.
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ALL OF US HERE AT THEATER PIZZAZZ WANT TO WISH YOU A DELICIOUS, HAPPY THANKSGIVING. WE ALL HAVE LOTS TO BE THANKFUL FOR AND THIS HOLIDAY IS JUST A REMINDER! FROM SANDI, …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:55PMIN THE NEWS
Rubicon Theatre's 2016 mainstage season, Fair Ladies, Fine Gentlemen (and Others), begins with See Rock City, Arlene Hutton’s 2007 second installment of the Nibroc …
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 04:54PM“Friday Night Lights” will be turned into a musical starring Scott Porter, who starred on the television show.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:52PMJohn Kander recently stopped by NPR's FRESH AIR to discuss his amazing career as one ofBroadway's legendary composers. Listen to the full interview below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:49PMThe young star has the acting chops and the powerhouse vocals to play the tiny terror, but getting the classic curly-top requires help.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:33PMSony Music Masterworks and Broadway Records will release the original soundtrack of the NBC Television event THE WIZ LIVE next month, but you won't have to wait until then to hear Shanice Wi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:26PMPeople just unveiled a clip from TLC's BROADWAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE, featuring original Wicked star Kristin Chenoweth dueting on 'For Good' with New Jersey student Rachel Levy. Below, watch t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:16PMBroadway favorite Carolee Carmello looks back on her great resume in our newest video feature.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PMAstonishing photos of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA's West End home constructed with plastic bricks.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:06PM#Ham4Ham, the joyous, free sidewalk performances outside Hamilton that are stoking the passions of a new generation of theater lovers.
SOURCE: Slate at 04:06PMThe New York premiere will play at the York Theatre Company.
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Interview by Laura Brueckner
Early this November, TBA executive director Brad Erickson headed to Salt Lake City, Utah to attend the four-day National Arts Marketing Project Confer…
SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 03:52PMDave Chappelle has announced a six-day twelve-show slate of performances at Thalia Hall. The comedian will perform two shows a night, every night, from Dec. 1 - 6.
Chappelle comes to Chi…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:34PMBy Luis Alfaro. Playwright Luis Alfaro on mental health, his playwriting process, and Vicodin.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:33PMThis review wasn’t going to be written. Why? Well as this was a revisit to a show which I’d previously seen earlier in its run, I thought I’d just sit back and enjoy. However it soon s…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:27PMby HAYLEY HUNTLEY
the same day I saw John Patrick Shanley’s Outside Mullingar at the Geffen Playhouse, Adele released her new album, 25. By then, though, a couple of Adele’s singles…
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 03:26PMBy Thom Dunn. Thom Dunn makes a case for union protection for the marketers and fundraisers and other theatre administrators who all play important roles, working long hours for little pay o…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 03:20PMTodd Gearhart and Jean Lichty in Nora
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Ingmar Bergman’s Nora, an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, can be an immensely moving experience as…
SOURCE: AmericanTheaterWeb at 03:16PMGeorge Washington wasn't known as a poet, but a few times he let his muse carry him away. When he was a teenager, he wrote to a young lady: "From your bright sparkling Eyes, I was undone; Ra…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:14PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Betty Buckley's Grey Gardens Will Play L.A.
After successfully headlining Grey Gardens this past summer at the Bay Stre…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:00PMBroadway favorites hit the White House, Neverland, Bloomingdale's and the gym in today's photo round-up.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:00PMOn this week's episode, we're all about Miss Saigon, Motown and Kelsey Grammer returning to Broadway, and Aaron Tveit is the one that we want (naturally!).
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:00PMMCC Theater presents Noah Haidle's drama.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMAt the Kirk Douglas Theatre, Young Jean Lee spins a tale of suburban angst among the privileged.
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Times Square's Palace Theatre was once as high as you could get in the world of Vaudeville. Soon, it will get a little higher.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:54PMBelow, celebrate the holiday with a 3 minute musical, titled THANKSGIVING THE MUSICAL, featuring ROCK OF AGES star Lauren Molina, as well as Michele Mais.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:47PMVinny Sainato of the agency Serino/Coyne talks about promotional artwork that was considered for this play starring Al Pacino.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:37PMBy: David Sheward
2015 marks the centennial of Arthur Miller's birth and two of his dramas are receiving strikingly different productions on and Off-Broadway. A View from the Bridge, one of …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 02:33PMStraight-Talking by Sam Affoumado - An Equity Staged Reading
Mental health experts believe that same-gender sexual orientation and variations in gender identity are a part of the normal spec…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 02:33PMBy Bourne’s own admittance the familiar story of Sleeping Beauty always left him ‘a little cold’ – understandably so – it is a tale about a Princess who spends most of her time asl…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:30PMOne of the hottest shows on Broadway is making its way to TV as the Illusionists bring their unique brand of magic with a one-hour special scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 10 p.m. on NBC.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:27PMA host of flaws will prevent this musical about an important part of American history from making waves.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 02:25PMPaper Mill Playhousepresents this year'sholiday show, A CHRISTMAS STORY THE MUSICAL,based on the popular 1983 film.A CHRISTMAS STORY THE MUSICAL has a book byJoseph Robinettewith music and l…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:01PMRobin Tunney, who is well known for her roles in the 90s cult classic films "Empire Records" and "The Craft," is set to make her New York stage debut in the Off-Broad…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:01PMThe production is directed by Ron Russell.
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Roundabout Theatre Company's Noises Off will begin previews on Thursday, December 17, 2015 and open officially on Thursday, January 14, 2016. This is a limited engagement through Sunday, Mar…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:59PMThey join previously announced lead Zachary Quinto in Noah Haidle's play, to be directed by Anne Kauffman for off-Broadway's MCC Theater.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:57PMDave Chappelle has announced a six-day, 12-show slate of performances at Thalia Hall (1807 S. Allport St.). The comedian will perform two shows a night from Dec. 1 to 6. Chappelle comes t…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:51PMThe Know: Don't miss out on this week's must-see shows and events, Nov. 26-Dec. 6!
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:50PMNeither Laura Osnes, nor Billy Porter has loomed as large over the community in the past three years. Neither Lin-Manuel Miranda, nor Sydney Lucas has had as lasting of an impact on Broadway…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:50PMNBC will celebrate the lighting of the world's most famous Christmas tree with CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTERon Wednesday, Dec. 2 8-9 p.m. ET.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:50PMNBC is bringing in the holiday spirit with the stop-motion hourlong animated special Elf Buddy's Musical Christmas.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:50PMThe Drama LeagueExecutive Director Gabriel Shanks Artistic Director Roger T. Danforth has announced full casting forDirectorFest 2015 The 32ndAnnual One-Act Festival,an evening of four short…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:50PMRobin Tunney CBS's THE MENTALIST and Julia Garner GRANDMA will join Zachary Quinto for MCC Theater's produciton of SMOKEFALL in 2016.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:50PMThe Mentalist star Robin Tunney will make her stage debut opposite the previously announced Zachary Quinto in Smokefall off-Broadway. Directed by Anne Kauffman, the MCC Theater production wi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PMThe cast of Fox-TV's Jan. 31, 2016, live broadcast of Grease appear in a new video promo for the special, in which they perform part of the song "Born to Hand Jive"…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:27PMName: Stephan AmentaHometown: Ridgefield, CTEducation: NYU TischSelect Credits: A Great Wilderness (Williamstown Theatre Festival), "PLANT" (Pembroke Webseries), The Diary of Anne Frank (Ann…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:19PMWhen Simon Maeder and Adam El Hagar came up with the idea to create a stage show about punk turned hip-hop group; The Beastie Boys; they had no idea that the anticipation and excitement for…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 01:19PMAs part of our theatre etiquette series, a theatre manager talks to us anonymously about some of the issues he faces
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:19PMAt the end of the new touring production of "Sherlock Holmes," at the Oriental Theatre for Thanksgiving week, that great breathy saxophone solo from the late Gerry Rafferty's 1978 hit "Baker…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:15PMTo celebrate the conclusion of the sixth annual United Solo Theatre Festival on Nov. 22, the United Solo Special Award was given to James Lecesne, whose acclaimed solo play, The Absolute Bri…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:15PMPlaybill.com's Job Listings offer an extensive selection of available jobs within the theatre industry. From auditions to administrative roles, Playbill.com is the online source for care…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:14PMIgnatius J. Reilly steps from the page to the stage in the world-premiere adaptation of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMThe weekly drama stars Tony winner Marcia Gay Harden.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMAlmost a year after what he feared would be a career-ending injury, Côté returns to National Ballet stage as Romeo.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:00PMHis National Ballet colleagues have nothing but nice things to say about James, who makes his debut Nov. 28 as Romeo.
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Massive mural in Amtrak station main hall is back on display after cleaningHistoric wall display depicts 1863 launching of transcontinental railroadIt’s part of a $30 million upgrade of th…
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 12:55PMPremiering at the National, Wallace Shawn’s first new play in seven years is a dark political farce set in the gossipy backstage world of theaterland.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:55PMAs a composer, Gunther Schuller’s legacy is complex and has yet to be settled. Sorting through it all will constitute a great, welcome adventure.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:49PMAmong those honored were such iconic figures as Willie Mays, Barbra Streisand, Itzhak Perlman and Steven Spielberg.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:46PMThe actress, known for her tart comebacks and acerbic perspective, steps into her first lead role, as Princess Winnifred in a revival of “Once Upon a Mattress.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:46PMThe immersive theater production, created by the theater director Michael Counts, will run Dec. 4-6 at the Meadowlands.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:46PMWhen you look at drama school prospectuses, it is easy to come to the conclusion that the only way to start a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:46PMAfter training as an actor, Andrew Shepherd has turned his hand to writing, directing and producing theatre, as well as taking a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:46PMTop theatre industry stories West End theatres increase security following Paris attacks Several West End theatres have introduced bag searches and increased
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:46PMIn 1972, the Theatre Royal in Portsmouth was seriously damaged by a fire believed to have been set off by children lighting
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:46PMThe Twelfth Battle of Isonzo and Judith: A Parting From The Body Love, truth, sex and war collide in this exhilarating double
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:46PMWin a pair of tickets to a film of your choice in the BFI’s love season. From the newly remastered Dr Zhivago,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:46PMAs an admired voice coach and dialect teacher, Julia Wilson-Dickson worked with some of the most famous actors of her generation on
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:46PMAmong many firsts in a career that spanned three continents and six decades, Saeed Jaffrey could claim to be the first Asian
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:46PMWe are offering two lucky winners family tickets to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs this Christmas – the first ever pantomime to take place in the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:45PMPaul Pecorino, currently starring in the Off-Broadway smash RUTHLESS! THE MUSICAL, was a special celebrity presenter at the 17th Annual Glam Awards on November 18th, where he appeared as his…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:41PMShadow culture secretary Michael Dugher has warned the arts sector that it is not yet free from cuts under George Osborne’s spending
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:37PMFear not, Pilgrims. I have a stake in this venerated holiday. By “carve” I don’t mean “hatchet job”. More like a dissection, a picking apart for the purposes of…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:32PMTony Award-winning, record-breaking hit musicalChicagowelcomes actress and TV sensationNeNe LeakesBravo's 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta', returning to Broadway for four weeks only in the r…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:28PMPledging Allegiance last night at the Longacre Theater were Michael Feinstein and Annie Golden caught the musical ALLEGIANCE and visited with the stars, George Takei, Lea Salonga and Telly L…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:27PMPresident Obama presented the nation's highest civilian honor to 17 recipients; among those were theatre artists Sondheim, Barbra Streisand, Emilio Estefan, and Gloria Estefan.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:26PMAn all-new THEATER TALK presents a warm, informative interview with composer-producer Andrew Lloyd Webber about his new musical School of Rock the Broadway adaptation of the 2003 Jack Black…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:26PMBeginning Friday, November 27th, theater-goers can take advantage of exclusive savings on tickets on more than a dozen shows including MATILDA and FIDDLER ON THE ROOF by visiting the website…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:26PMAlton Fitzgerald White, who has played the role of 'Mufasa' in Broadway's The Lion King more than 4,000 times, guest stars as Lawrence in tonight's episode of CBS's CODE BLACK titled 'The So…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:26PMTom Hanks stopped by this week's THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW and showed off some serious rapping skills.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:26PMThe CW has given a five additional episode order to the freshman comedy CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND, starring Broadway's Santino Fontana
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:26PMNine people who have changed the face of South Florida culture will receive the South Florida Theatre League’s Remy Awards at the League’s annual holiday celebration on December 7 in For…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:26PMAmerica's favorite holiday tradition will once again kick off the season of joy as the 89th Annual MACY'STHANKSGIVING DAY PARADE returns to march down the streets of New York on Thursday, No…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:24PMCheck out these hilarious mock album covers of the fictional R&B duo, 2Scoops.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:17PMCheck out these hilarious mock album covers of the fictional R&B; duo, 2Scoops.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:17PMIndie-pop band Sky-Pony, headed by Lauren Worsham of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, is rolling out a new album, "Beautiful Monster," Dec. 4.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12PMThis week's Showcase features Michael Shannon and Kirsten Fitzgerald, currently starring as an on-stage married couple in A Red Orchid Theatre's "Pilgrim's Progress." In the interview, fil…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:10PMThis ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no fooling around.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:05PMDirty Rotten Scoundrels was last year’s must-see musical in the West End, with audiences and critics lapping up the jokes and raving about Robert Lindsay’s performance. Predictably I did…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:05PMPlans outlined in George Osborne’s spending review could “accelerate the decline in arts teachers” and have negative consequences for theatre companies outside
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:03PMSATURDAY | "A Q Brothers' Christmas Carol": This hip-hop holiday show remixes Dickens with reggae, dancehall and dub step. Through Jan. 3 at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Navy Pier.; 312-595-…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:01PMWe caught up with Broadway darling Telly Leung a couple of hours before his evening performance of the new musical Allegiance, to talk about working on the show with the iconic George Takei …
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:00PMVictory Gardens brings down the gavel on an infamous murder.
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Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas has won the bid to design Manchester’s £110 million new theatre and arts centre, the Factory. The announcement
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:58AMTheater icon Stephen Sondheim was given the Carl Sandburg Literary Award on Oct. 21 by the Chicago Public Library Foundation. Sondheim was interviewed on stage by Scott Simon of National Pub…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:58AM6 JOURNALISTS JOIN CASTS OF MONTHLY COMEDY-IMPROV NIGHTS PRESENTED BY BRENDA BRAXTON Dear Colleague: The producers of the new comedy-improv phenomenon “Villain: DeBlanks” which continues…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 11:53AMTheater icon Stephen Sondheim was given the Carl Sandburg Literary Award on Oct. 21 by the Chicago Public Library Foundation. Sondheim was interviewed on stage by Scott Simon of National Pub…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:49AM By Beatrice Williams-Rude The 2015 Kesselring Prizes were presented at The National Arts Club on Sunday, Nov. 22nd. Recipients…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:44AMIt’s like walking into an abandoned house where everything’s been left the way it was.
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 11:40AMThe Riverside Trust, which runs the Riverside Studios in London, has won the contract to run Edinburgh’s Assembly Rooms as a “digital
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:31AMAn exhibition about world-famous costumiers Angels has closed six weeks earlier than planned, after the company behind it ceased trading. Dressed by
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:30AMCast members from the Broadway and touring productions of The Lion King are featured on the Nov. 25 episode of the CBS-TV medical drama "Code Black."
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:28AMCast members from the Broadway and touring productions of The Lion King are featured on the Nov. 25 episode of the CBS-TV medical drama "Code Black."
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:28AMThe government will invest in a new multi-million pound dance centre in the Birmingham, chancellor George Osborne has announced. Central government will
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:27AMCole Porter is clearly one of the best lyricists in the history of musical theater, and Kiss Me Kate is by far one of his best works. The words jump and skip across the page and meet his mus…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:20AMAmerica's favorite holiday tradition will once again kick off the season of joy as the 89th AnnualMACY'STHANKSGIVINGDAY PARADE returns to march down the streets of New York tomorrow,Thursday…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:14AM By: Sandi Durell The ramshackle room in a deserted looking building (by Jeff Cowie) sets the stage for a detention center in Vichy where several men…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:14AMDeadline reports that The CW has picked up its new musical comedy series "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" for five more episodes, bringing the show's first season to 18 episodes.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:13AMRoundabout Theatre Company's Noises Off will begin previews on Thursday, December 17, 2015 and open officially on Thursday, January 14, 2016. This is a limited engagement through Sunday, Mar…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:09AMTony Award winnerLena Hall, star of Hedwig and the Angry Inch will make herFEINSTEIN'S54 BELOW solo debut, for ten performances, starting on Saturday, November 28 at 930pm. Check out photos …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:09AMGolden Globe Award winner and Emmy Award nomineeMarleeMatlin, currently making her Broadway debut in the acclaimed Deaf West Theatre production ofSpring Awakening,was just honored with one o…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:09AMDanai Gurira is the ultimate multi-hyphenate. Not only does she have a starring role on The Walking Dead, but her play Eclipsed is currently wrapping up a successful run at the Public before…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:09AMWhen was the last time you won $100 for a selfie? The 2015 Broadway.com Taxi Top Selfie Sweepstakes is officially underway! Simply spot one of our flashy Broadway.com taxi tops in New Y…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:09AMAcademy Award winner and Spring Awakening star Marlee Matlin was honored November 24 with the unveiling of a portrait to adorn the famed walls of theatre district eatery Sardi's.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star NeNe Leakes returned to Broadway on November 23 for four weeks only in the role of Matron "Mama" Morton in the Tony-winning revi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AMClever Little Lies star Kate Wetherhead talks about the influence of Harriet the Spy, her Golden Girls DNA and the ultimate Submissions Only episode.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 11:00AMThe show's sexy cast dances in the halls of Rydell High.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMAfter an acclaimed run on Long Island, Buckley and York will head to Los Angeles.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
"Diana Ross Sings Songs from The Wiz," which was originally scheduled for release in 1979 — following the 1978 film "The Wiz," which cast Ross as Dorothy &m…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AMThe multi-award winning acknowledged master of psychological illusion is back with a brand new one-man show, Derren Brown: Miracle. And the reviews are in!
SOURCE: London Theatre Direct at 10:44AMTori Murray, the young star of Off-Broadway’s smash musical RUTHLESS!, recently attended the 2nd annual Nickelodeon HALO Awards at Pier 36 in New York City. The HALO Awards honor teens tha…
SOURCE: www.timessquaregossip.com at 10:41AMThis is a disturbing, balefully hilarious new play
SOURCE: The Independent at 10:37AMTheatre and arts workers have reacted with guarded positivity to the government’s spending review, in which George Osborne announced that arts council
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:25AMTony Award-winning, record-breaking hit musical Chicago welcomes actress and TV sensation NeNe Leakes Bravo's 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta', returning to Broadway for four weeks only in t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:23AMBravo Media's Emmy Award-winning 'Inside the Actors Studio,' hosted by James Lipton, welcomes critically acclaimed thespian Bryan Cranston to the stage tonight
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:19AMLauren Pritchard (she wrote the music and lyrics for Songbird which plays Off-Broadway at 59E59 through Dec. 6) played Ilse in the original production of Spring Awakening. For this speci…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14AMIn the latest spending review the Chancellor has announced that ACE will see a cash increase
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:06AMI saw the anniversary evening as being about Twyla Tharp's perennial themes and preoccupations.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:03AMNorm LewisWishes You a Swingin' Christmas, running December 20-24 at 54 Below, is an all-new show directed by Richard Jay-Alexander that will help you ring in the holidays and remind you why…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:03AMBy Kevin Greene First published in 1843, Charles Dickens’ novella “A Christmas Carol” has since gone on to be one of the most popular Christmas stories of all time. Furthe…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:00AM
Gingold Theatrical Group's Project Shaw, under the leadership of Artistic DirectorDavid Staller, presentedits 108th concert presentation of Shaw's whimsical Irish play, JOHN BULL'S OTHER ISL…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:58AMJennifer Hudson and Cynthia Erivo, who are currently starring in the Broadway revival of The Color Purple, recently made an appearance on ABC's "Good Morning America."
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:57AMBroadway Records will release the first in its "Live at 54 Below" DVD series Dec. 15. Titled "What About Today? - Live at 54 Below," the recording captures Melissa Er…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:52AMBravo's Emmy Award-winning "Inside the Actors Studio" welcomes Tony winner Bryan Cranston Nov. 25 at 8 PM ET; check local listings.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AMSad news for Shakespeare’s Globe: its planned visit to North Korea has been scrapped after failing to meet the country’s strict art
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:40AMPuppet Sex. Tabard hasn’t seen that much of it, truth be told. There was one particularly memorable scene in the musical Avenue
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:40AMSuper-excited to get to talk with Montreal’s oh so fabulous Billy L’Amour, whose career spans ballet, cabaret, and burlesque and is bringing her one-woman show Gentlemen Prefer Billy to …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:34AMBy Doug Mayo
Disney Theatrical Productions have announced that Dean John-Wilson will play the role of Aladdin in the West End premiere of Disney’s latest musical hit. Dean will be join…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:22AMOn last night's LATE SHOW, Stephen asks if he can duet with Carly Simon on 'Mockingbird,' a song she once sang with James Taylor.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:13AMPerhaps you’ve noticed that the onstage language used to portray “real life situations” (think plays anywhere from Ibsen to Neil Simon to recent Tony winner All the Way) bears litt…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:08AMGood 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 The holiday season starts in earnest w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:08AMHappy Birthday, Kevin Chamberlin Chamberlin has been nominated for Drama Desk and Tony Awards for Dirty Blonde as Charlie, Seussical as Horton, and The Addams Family as Uncle Fester. Additio…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:07AMA play supported by government funding is in the center of a controversy in Poland.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:03AMThe established star and the rising one discuss their different experiences being Asian women in theatre.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:03AMHelp us save Hyde theatre I am writing on behalf of Theatre Royal Onward, Hyde, a registered charity that was set up
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMLegendary composer Stephen Sondheim and Gloria and Emilio Estefan were among the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award recipients at the White House yesterday.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AMOn last night's LATE LATE SHOW, James Corden and music guest Ellie Goulding performed her hit 'Love Me Like You Do' in a variety of arrangements, including reggae and country.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AM
Administrative spending for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will be cut by 20% but arts council funding will be increased,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:54AMBroadway's Stephen Sondheim, Barbra Streisand and Gloria Estefan were among the 17 American legends who accepted the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama at the Whit…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:52AMAndris Nelsons drew playing from the BSO that reveled in Alban Berg’s sense of color and musical drama.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:49AMA new recorded version of a score by George and Ira Gershwin is always good news ... [Annaleigh Ashford] bubbles over with excitement, a party gal eager to have you join her party ... [Barba…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:49AMThe director of Jerusalem's new show Evening at the Talk House has just opened at the National Theatre
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:44AMCamden People’s theatre, LondonThis colourful account of the rappers’ rise to the heights of pop stardom brims with hyperactive enthusiasmWhen the Beastie Boys’ album Licensed to Ill w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:14AMDorfman, LondonIn his blunt new play, set in a genteel private club, Shawn tackles political barbarism via showbiz bitcheryWith airstrikes in Syria being debated in the UK and a massive inve…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:14AMStar of stage and screen, Barbra Streisand received the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award at the White House yesterday.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:11AM
Last month, my writing partner Derek and I were contacted by Mixing Bowl Productions, a small and brand new theatrical troupe in Cape Town, South Africa. They were gearing up for a three-nig…
SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 07:59AMOn last night's TONIGHT SHOW, THE WALKING DEAD star Danai Gurira explains how she wrote her Broadway play ECLIPSED and snagged Lupita Nyong'o to star in it.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:59AMJulian Fellowes gets his way.While the drama aired its final episode in the U.K. earlier this month and will premiere stateside on Jan. 3, Fellowes says he'd like to see the Crawleys live on…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:57AMBy Steve Schonberg, editor-in-chief When I was in second grade, I went to “magic school.” Think less “Hogwarts” though, and think more local community center in Long …
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 07:54AMBy Steve Schonberg, editor-in-chief Photo Credit: Melisa Hall / Stephen Sorokoff (Cafe Carlyle) Since her breakout and Tony Award winning role as Yitzhak in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Lena …
SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 07:25AMAn excerpt from Magic Fire, William Dieterle’s 1954 film biography of Richard Wagner. Erich Wolfgang Korngold, in costume as Hans Richter, is seen conducting the pit orchestra in excerpts …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AMJoin us on Wednesday 25 November to watch rehearsals for the Royal Ballet’s Christmas favourite The Nutcracker, starring Lauren Cuthbertson (as the Sugar Plum Fairy) and Matthew Golding (a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04AMFor our most recent BroadwayWorld Reader Question, we asked everyone to name their favorite forgotten or obscure musicals, because I think we all need an avenue through which to express our …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM“It’s an absurd error to put modern English literature in the curriculum. You should read contemporary literature for pleasure or not read it at all. You shouldn’t be taught to monkey …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on November 25 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM
With hit shows including Derren Brown, Impossible and The Illusionists, the capital’s theatreland has some new tricks with which to lure audiencesWalking through the West End of London and…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:50AMTHIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2015 AT 1:30 PM AND 7:00 PM AT: F Scott Fitzgerald Theatre 603 Edmonston Drive, in Rockville, MD 20851 Hope Garden Children’s Ballet Theatre is very proud …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:30AMWho is Elizabeth Millington? Elizabeth is a crazy Russian director without the accent, but is very good at putting one on if a more threatening demeanor is required. What would you do differ…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:10AMAfter a solo show I was tech managing on tour, someone asked me a pertinent question about how much of my job
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMAs we head towards December, venues across the country are bringing out the glitter guns and snow machines. The coming week sees
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMI love the theatre, so it stands to reason I like shows about the theatre. Over the years a whole bunch of
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Bringing some twisted Christmas cheer to Melbourne and raising much needed funds for Launch Housing and their work to end homelessness, Christ Almighty! plays at Bella Union, Trades Hall fo…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:58AMPaper Mill Playhouse's holiday show, A CHRISTMAS STORY THE MUSICAL, based on the popular 1983 film, has a book by Joseph Robinette with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. A CHRI…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:56AMNBC will present THE MAKING OF THE WIZ LIVE tonight, November 25 on NBC 8-9 p.m. ET.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:56AMBroadway historian Ethan Mordden presents an extensive analysis of the career of legendary musical theatre master Stephen Sondheim in his new book ON SONDHEIM AN OPINIONATED GUIDE, out today
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:56AMBravo Media's Emmy Award-winning 'Inside the Actors Studio,' hosted by James Lipton, welcomes critically acclaimed thespian Bryan Cranston to the stage tonight, November 25 at 8pm ETPT.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:56AMNBC has announced that tonight, November 25th FINDING NEVERLAND star Matthew Morrison, and THE WIZ LIVE's Uzo Aduba will visit LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:56AMJust in time for the holidays, 42nd Street Moon presents the return of everyone's favorite Yuletide sourpuss in the World Premiere of SCROOGE IN LOVE, a fun, high-spirited follow-up to A Chr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:56AMTHE LION KING will be featured on the hit CBS drama, CODE BLACK, starring Marcia Gay Harden, in tonight's Nov. 25,1000 - 1100 PM, ETPT episodeon the CBS Television Network. The episode featu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:56AMThe holidays are fast approaching, bringing with them a glut of openings across the spectrum, from a seasonal entertainment with an Oscar winner in the lead to new sightings of iconic titles…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:56AMA topic I frequently like to write about is the misconception that artistic inspiration is the result of a lightning bolt moment rather than the product of long term effort. In the past, the…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 12:34AMMichael Coppel and Philip McIntyre in association with Louise Withers will present the World Premiere of John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers – Live on Stage, touring Australia and New Zealan…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:17AMDanny Gardner is the real deal. A true triple-threat, he is currently starring as Lucky in the tap happy show Dames At Sea. Watch our video interview with him!
SOURCE: broadwaywiz.com at 12:07AMSpend a day with Danny Gardner, who is making his Broadway debut as Lucky in the Broadway premiere of Dames at Sea, which plays through Jan. 3, 2016, at the Helen Hayes Theatre. Follow him …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMA letter in the November 23rd New York Times from Bonnie Berry, the author of “Discrimination and Social Power,” expresses her approval of Julia Baird’s November 9th Op-Ed essay “Bei…
SOURCE: John Simon at 12:00AMMatthew Morrison (Finding Neverland) and Uzo Aduba (The Wiz Live!) appear on the Nov. 25 broadcast of NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers."
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMLooking for the perfect gift for the Broadway theatre fan on your list? With the holidays just a few weeks away, we've put together a 2015 gift guide of merchandise, knickknacks and must…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThanksgiving is almost here — complete with platefuls of turkey, stuffing, gravy and pies — and (#thankfully) we have you covered! Before sitting down at the dinner table…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM42nd Street Moon's 2015-16 season continues with Scrooge in Love!, a new musical by Larry Grossman, Kellen Blair and Duane Poole that plays the San Francisco venue Nov. 25-Dec. 1…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMDaniel Radcliffe, star of the "Harry Potter" films and a frequent visitor to Broadway (How to Succeed, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Equus), co-stars in a reboot of the "Frank…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMGone is the barber chair from the executive office at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, a seat of power, prestige and playfulness that became synonymous with the theater's longtime l…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AMBill Griffith is a cartoon-world superstar, as the creator of the loopy comic strip "Zippy the Pinhead." With his latest project, however, the comic artist isn't going for laughs but for per…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AMNutcracker season is in full swing. The Albano Ballet's local rendition of the Tchaikovsky classic has been touring around the state, with its celebrated 35-foot-tall glowing tree in tow. Se…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AMLewis Black's back at the Oakdale with his latest dose of fed-up philosophizing, "The Emperor's New Clothes: The Naked Truth Tour." Black still rants occasionally on "The Daily Show," despit…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM"The Making of The Wiz Live!," which is billed as "an all-access pass to The Land of Oz," airs on NBC Nov. 25 beginning at 8 PM ET; check local listings.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTwo-time Tony winner Nathan Lane, who will star in a one-night-only staged reading of The Man Who Came to Dinner next month to benefit the Roundabout Theatre Company, recently re…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Village Theater Company in Sewickley recently named Carolina Pais-Barreto Beyers as executive director of their nonprofit organization. The group is in the process of building the Vangua…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM“Chickens in the Yard” unfolds as a quietly observed turning point in the lives of four interconnected people. And there are chickens present.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM 
