Tony award winning composer Sheldon Harnick was honored December 1 with the unveiling of a portrait to adorn the famed walls of theatre district eatery Sardi's.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:39PMThe whirlwind of an accomplished entertainer who goes by the name of Billy L’Amour is more than just a drag entertainer but, rather, L’Amour is a powerhouse triple-threat talent who can …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:27PMFeinstein's54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents the 5th Anniversary Reunion concert of the hit musical MAMA AND HER BOYS. This special one night only event will mark five years since t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:25PMMagic is literally in the air at the Woodlawn this holiday season with its terrific production of the beloved Broadway musical.
The most well-known musical version
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 11:25PMDownload file Previewing what’s to come, we’re joined by Lindsay, David, and our newest contributor Shavanna Calder, the founder and editor of Arts in Color, a website celebrati…
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This play, presented by Ground Up Productions at 59E59 Theaters, pairs two actors, one self-loathing and suicidal, the other a dedicated conservative Christian.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:25PMOriginally published on Playbill.com View this story online When asked to describe the events of the past two years of her life, Sydney Lucas frequently utilizes the same word: “crazy.…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 10:23PMA lovely production of Athol Fugard's latest play at the Fountain Theatre.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:16PM(After yesterday’s breaking news, we now return to our regularly scheduled podcast.) Get this. Daryl Roth has produced seven Pulitzer Prize-winning plays. That should give you an idea …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:16PMGreater acceptance for the transgender community might be reflected in the Amazon TV series "Transparent" or the reception of Caitlyn Jenner. But the lopsided defeat last month for an anti-d…
SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 10:16PMInteractive tools give users online access to more than 60 cultural groups around the globe, letting them virtually roam backstage or stand in the midst of swirling dancers onstage.
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 10:16PMMany producers of musicals are seeking out small or medium-size theaters, some without orchestra pits or spacious wings, rather than Broadway’s vast venues.
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 10:16PMNEW YORK — The musical "Waitress" hasn't yet begun serving its specials on Broadway, but it's already made some history.Lorin Latarro has been hired to choreograph the show, joining a fem…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 10:16PMThe iconic Peanuts special “A Charlie Brown Christmas” turns 50 this year, which ABC marked Monday night with a musical retrospective celebrating the animated tale that has become a hall…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:16PMExecutive artistic director Raymond Bobgan sent participating artists an email last week telling them the series, originally slated to run for four weeks this spring, wouldn't go on as plann…
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:16PMThe familiar story of a boy and his BB gun retains its charm, but the songs are unmemorable.
SOURCE: NJ.com at 10:16PMCall Redialed: John Kevin Jones' one-man show of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," presented by Summoners Ensemble Theatre is returning for its third smash year! John Kevin and I talked …
SOURCE: Call Me Adam at 10:16PMIn staging "A Streetcar Named Desire," the operatic adaptation of the Tennessee Williams classic by Andre Previn, Cleveland Opera Theater is stressing its conviction that opera is …
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:16PMOriginally published on Playbill.com View this story online “The idea of writing a G-rated piece…I’m not sure if I’m the woman for the job!” laughed Tori Amos. Few …
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 10:05PMWith a recording breaking 1100 events, a carnival wonderland will pop-up in the Adelaide CBD this evening to celebrate the launch of the 2016 Adelaide Fringe program. More than 5000 artist…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:05PMAudiences today, they just don’t know how to behave! You have probably seen a lot of conversation on this subject crop up whenever something egregious occurs and makes the news or soci…
SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 10:02PMOriginally published on Playbill.com View this story online The phrase “right hand man,” from the song of the same name that introduces General George Washington to the stage in …
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 10:02PMMore than sixty years ago, the young Viscountess de Ribes, née Jacqueline Bonnin de La Bonninière de Beaumont, stood on the balcony of a friend’s Venetian palazzo. She was twenty-two, an…
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The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and DreamWorks are teaming up with the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Los Angeles to bring aspiring musi…
SOURCE: Backstage at 09:59PMOriginally published on Playbill.com View this story online Sara Bareilles, the acclaimed singer-songwriter who penned the pop hits “Love Song” and “Brave,” is making…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 09:46PMTheater goes under the sea with stage version of classic animated movie... Read more »
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SOURCE: ticket.heraldtribune.com at 09:39PMWilliam Gibson's play tells the story of Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan... Read more »
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SOURCE: ticket.heraldtribune.com at 09:39PMThe critically acclaimed off-Broadway hit THE ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS OF LEONARD PELKEY, written by and starring James Lecesne, the writer of the Academy Award-winning film Trevor, will have a l…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:32PMNEW YORK (AP) -- When "The Wiz Live!" airs on NBC this Thursday, it will come alive for the blind with a voiced description of the broadcast's sights and ac…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:25PMNEW YORK (AP) -- The force of "Star Wars" has drawn together two of the biggest pop culture sensations of the year....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:25PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Peek behind the curtain at "The Wiz Live!" and you'll find there is indeed a wizard - or three....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:25PMHelen Mirren is in early discussions to join Will Smith in the New Line Drama “Collateral Beauty,” sources tell Variety. David Frankel was recently announced as the director of t…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:23PMJerry Seinfeld announced that he’ll be taking up residency at New York City’s Beacon Theatre in 2016, where he’ll perform a monthly show entitled “Jerry Seinfeld: Th…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:23PMBoyd Gaines, four-time Tony Winner Gypsy, She Loves Me, Driving Miss Daisy, joins Julia Murney Wicked, The Wild Party, veteran director Tony Walton, and Fundamental Theater Project in celebr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:23PMThe Walnut Street Theatre’s production of the modern Yultide-movie classic hits all the right notes
SOURCE: Philly.com at 09:20PMIf it is true that theater originated as worship and ritual—as a healing form of human communion with sacred mystery—then that history is surely raising the rafters of the Anacostia Play…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:04PMEver wondered what it’s like to be a fly on the wall in the rehearsal room for a major musical in Australia? Or better still, inside the mind of an actor in a rehearsal room for a majo…
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 09:03PMThe latest developmental reading of David Meyers‘ We Will Not Be Silent, his new three-character play about students locked up after publishing anti-Nazi literature in Germany during W…
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Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II: George Daugherty conducts the orchestra in a fun animated holiday season program featuring beloved cartoon snippets such as “What’s Opera, Doc?” and “T…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 08:52PMAudiences back in 1964, when the play first opened, apparently found Entertaining Mr. Sloane anything but. To put it mildly, they were shocked. Joe Orton’s inaugural work for theater is de…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:32PMA fast-paced, sharp, contemporary nod to the much-loved bedroom farce, Freshly Ground Theatre hit the stage with it’s latest premiere season, Affair Play at the Brunswick Mechanics Instit…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:24PMThe Orchard Presents Ross Partridge'sLAMB, opening theatrically in NYC and LA on January 8th, 2016 andon VOD January 12th, 2016.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:21PMHo-ho-holidays! The chill in the air, the lights on the trees and the blessed reappearance of Eggnog Lattes tells us that the end (of the year) is near. Whether all this seasonal cheer turns…
SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 08:19PMThe music was so extraordinarily pleasant and well performed that the two hour production breezed by.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:16PMNew show will be first Broadway production to feature female director, choreographer, writer and composerThe musical Waitress has not yet begun serving its specials onstage yet, but it will …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03PM
Stephan Amenta is an actor and singer based in New York City. He graduated in 2014 from NYU Tisch, where he studied at the Experimental Theatre Wing. Favorite theatre credits inc…
SOURCE: Visible Soul at 07:48PMThe House Theatre of Chicago’s adaptation is a classic in its own right; a pitch-perfect blend of drama and whimsy. From script to design to performance, this Nutcracker is a vibrant holi…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 07:45PMBlack Mountain College was only open for 24 years, but it helped foment the work of several artists, musicians, dancers and filmmakers, including John Cage, Merce Cunningham and Cy Twombly. …
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:45PMThis family play that borrows from the commedia dell’arte tradition has donned holiday garb and been adapted since its New York International Fringe Festival appearance.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:18PMWith 360-degree videos, fans of the performing arts can feel what it’s like to be in the middle of the Philadelphia Orchestra or the Paris Opera Ballet.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:18PMOn Monday night’s Tonight Show, J.J. Abrams revealed the total accident that led to him picking up Lin-Manuel Miranda to write the new Star Wars cantina song.This morning, the internet fou…
SOURCE: Vulture at 07:12PMHow does a Nuyorican Genius who sells out arenas with his keenness end up writing music for intergalactic cantinas? J.J. Abrams told the story on Tonight: The director was seeing Hamilton wi…
SOURCE: Vulture at 07:12PMBroadway Blog editor Matthew Wexler review Dada Woof Papa Hot and Steve. Two gay-themed plays are on the boards this fall, so if you’re looking for baby daddies and aging chorus boys, t…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 07:00PM"Home is a moving, compelling look at the immigrant experience. The show grew out of personal experience and community input." Naomi Orwin, Philadelphia.
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 07:00PM"The work brings us back to childhood, when nighttime shadows on the bedroom wall inspired a world of imagination." Theo Boguszewski, New York.
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The NYC premiere of Jane Martin's H20 opened at 59E59 Theaters Ground UP Productions is presenting playwright Jane Marti…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 06:58PMDon’t you just love celebrity hype? Kim Cattrall’s name alone sold out this show, which runs over the notoriously difficult Christmas period. But sometimes star casting backfires, and wh…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 06:57PMHow lucky we are to be alive right now.
SOURCE: USA Today at 06:51PMMeet the cast of the upcoming NBC broadcast 'The Wiz Live!. The updated television production of the popular play and film will be broadcast December 3, on NBC.
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SOURCE: USA Today at 06:51PMHe'll be performing once a month starting in January
SOURCE: USA Today at 06:51PMWith the addition of choreographer Lorin Latarro, the incoming musical “Waitress” has put together what’s being touted as Broadway’s first all-female creative team. L…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:49PMYou’d think Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and star of Broadway hypemagnet “Hamilton,” would have hit peak pop-culture saturation by now, but then he had to go and top hi…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:49PMHelen Mirren spiced up the 2015 Gotham Awards ceremony with an acceptance speech that ranged from bawdy to funny to serious, getting in a dig at Donald Trump while she was at it. She slipped…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:49PMFour hard-working actors, ably assisted by a resourceful costumer and a nimble props master, make a mighty effort to play the 20-plus characters in “New York Animals.” Steven Sa…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:48PMA friendly reminder Manhattan Theatre Club's acclaimed, extended Broadway premiere of Fool for Love, by Pulitzer Prize winner Sam Shepard, directed by Daniel Aukin begins the final two weeks…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:45PMNight food markets, outdoor performance tents and a variety of burlesque, circus, cabaret, comedy, music, poetry, theatre and vaudeville shows will take over Brisbane Powerhouse for the 2015…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:44PM YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL! SURE YOU WANT IT? Revolving sleek as a spaceship is Es Devlin’s multi-layered set: the office and neon slogans of Swan cosmetics: bottles and jars, sed…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:44PM"Cuba 1959" Spotlights Photographs from the Cuban Revolution by Burt Glinn
Tulla Booth Gallery on Main Street in Sag Harbor hosted the opening reception and book launch/signing of …
SOURCE: theaterlife at 06:35PMThe pre-Broadway World Premiere of GOTTA DANCE begins performances on December 13, 2015 at Broadway In Chicago's Bank of America Theatre 18 W Monroe St, Chicago. GOTTA DANCE, the new Broadwa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:35PMBasically, Julie Andrews loves Kelli O'Hara. And who doesn't Watch a clip from yesterday's November 30 ceremony recognizing the Oklahoma City University alumna and THE KING AND I Broadway st…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:33PMLove is one of the best things in the world, or the worst. It feels like floating, butterflies, warmth and fuzziness, or being trapped in a cage with no way out. Everyone wants to love and b…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:28PMA downtown theater playwright, a sensational Broadway actress and a most unusual family are all part of the show called "Hir" (pronounced "here").
Playwright Taylor Mac is probably best know…
SOURCE: WQXR at 06:28PMThis may shock you, but so be it. By inclination, I’m not a preservationist, at least not a radical one, really about anything. It shouldn’t surprise you to learn that I have a t…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:28PMYes — I am perhaps TOO excited to report that tonight Turner Classic Movies will be showing four “Ma and Pa Kettle” comedies. These rural comedies starring Percy Kilbride a…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:28PMIn a startling move Tuesday, four days before the Joffrey Ballet opens its final run of Robert Joffrey's "Nutcracker" on Friday, the Gerald Arpino and Robert Joffrey Foundation announced tha…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:22PMWithin every British male breast beats a feverish insecurity concerning the French — especially when it comes to matters of pleasing women in matters of love.
You can see this timeless na…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:22PMHAMILTON's arrangerorchestratormusic director gets in on his musical's new STAR WARS connection.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:04PMAfter 12 years as artistic director of Theatre at the Center, William Pullinsi is stepping down. Linda Fortunato will succeed him.
The post William Pullinsi to step down at Theater at the Ce…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 06:01PMThe Broadway cast will perform at four events to celebrate the festival of lights.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMA favorite holiday film gets the Broadway treatment at Paper Mill Playhouse.
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Have you entered #MatildaSweeps yet? No? That's OK. There's still time!
Make yourself a nice cup of tea, get cozy by the glow of your computer screen and CLICK HERE for yo…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:55PMPlayGround will further its mission to support independent artists and find new voices with a renovation of Thick House.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:55PMBe sure to ask Santa for tickets to these 10 plays and musicals this December.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 05:49PMTom Viola, long-time executive director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA), was honored by the Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) Nov. 30 with its annual Howard Ashman Award f…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:44PMPublic radio show and podcast PLAYING ON AIR, which features live recordings of short American plays, returns to BRIC House 647 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn on December 7 at 730pm with…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:39PMFlat Rock Playhouse's presentation of CHASING RAINBOWS THE ROAD TO OZ world premiere chronicles the life of a young Judy Garland. This exciting new musical explores her extraordinary journey…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:31PMThe new Broadway revival of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is getting in the holiday spirit by celebrating the first night of Chanukah with four major events this Sunday, December 6. From DOROT on Uppe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:31PMSignature Theatrepresents WEST SIDE STORY, directed by Signature Associate Artistic DirectorMatthew GardinerSignature's Sunday in the Park with George, Cabaret. The musical, a collaboration …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:31PMHere’s irony for ya — the motive force behind Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861-2008, the major exhibition of Coney Island inspired art now ensconced at the Br…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:31PMWith their adaptation of Robin Hodd and Maid Marian, Forks & Hope gracefully mingles tongue-in-cheek Monty Python-esque humor with heartfelt emotion in this world-premiere that will mak…
SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 05:31PMFlat Rock Playhouse's presentation of CHASING RAINBOWS THE ROAD TO OZ world premiere chronicles the life of a young Judy Garland. This exciting new musical explores her extraordinary journey…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:24PMNot sure who to give to this #GivingTuesday? Playbill.com has compiled a list of ten theatre-related organizations to get your wheels spinning. From arts education programs to non-pr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PMWithin every British male breast beats a feverish insecurity concerning the French — especially when it comes to matters of pleasing women in matters of love. You can see this timeless nat…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:17PMTheatre at the Center has announced that William Pullinsi will retire as artistic director of the company, effective Jan. 1.
Pullinsi has served as artistic director of Theatre at the Cente…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:15PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Waitress Lineup Makes History
Waitress is baking up a storm before it even hits the Great White Way! The new tuner will be…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:10PMThe Olney Theatre Centre takes a gamble on a classic musical.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMMaryJoanna Grisso and Auston Colby lead the cast of this new production of the classic musical.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PMAfter a nine-month run at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Zimmerman's production of the classic musical has moved to Pasadena, California.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM
NYC has been going wild for Jersey Boys for over a decade, and once you see the show, you’ll understand why: It’s a rollicking jukebox musical that brings to life Franki Va…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:59PMBy Sumru Erkut, Ineke Ceder. Researchers Sumru Erkut and Ineke Ceder discuss their study and offer suggestions for including more women and people of color in leadership positions in US regi…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:58PMThe songs are nice hummable tunes. Duane Poole captures the magic of the Dickens story while finding effective ways of filling it out. The incomparable Jason Graae brilliantly stars as the s…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 04:58PMAndrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman's WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND IN CONCERT has announced a starry cast for its New York City premiere on December 13, 2015.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:54PMOnce in a great while, an electric talent explodes onto New York's musical theatre scene, earning unanimous accolades from audiences and critics. This season, lightning hit with the debut of…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:49PMEleven-year-old Tori Murray wanted to star in the musical "Annie." But she wanted to take center stage in an off-Broadway production of "Ruthless!" more.
SOURCE: NJ.com at 04:48PM“Imagine a morning in late November. A coming of winter morning” are the opening mood-setting words in the resplendent, gentle WSC Avant Bard production of Holiday Memories by Tr…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:43PMSTARS OF DAVID A MUSICAL, based on the bestselling book by Abigail Pogrebin, conceived by Aaron Harnick amp Abigail Pogrebin, will take the stage at 92Y onSaturday, December 5, 2015.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:39PMEva LeGallienne, as the White Queen in the 1982 revival of Alice in Wonderland.. Photograph by Martha Swope
In the mid-1950s, the networks and independent channels campaigned to establish t…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 04:31PMIn a recent interview with the Chicago Tribune, David Ives dished collaborating with Stephen Sondheim on his latest project.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:31PMWhistle Down the Wind—the Louisiana-set rock musical penned by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman—will make its long-delayed New York City debut Dec. 13 at Fein…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:29PMBy David Dudley. David Dudley reflects on Steel Hammer and the John Henry myth, at the Krannert Center in Urbana, Illinois.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:26PMWe learned yesterday of the touring production of Total Verrückt!, a play about the transcendence of the human spirit in times of pain and suffering. We hope that as many of you as possible…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:25PMMadame Tussauds New York will kick off the holiday season by unveiling a new costume for its Rockette wax figure on Thursday, December 3 at 1100 a.m. at Madame Tussauds New York, 234 W. 42nd…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:25PMA new collection of videos from the worlds of music, opera, theatre, dance and performance art allows 360-degree views from historic venues.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:25PMAbout Face Theatre has announced that Chicagoland native Dean Carpenter will serve as the company’s new managing director.
In New York, Carpenter worked as the general manager at Second S…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:10PMOn Tuesday night, the first national tour of "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" arrives in Chicago for a 12-week engagement at the Oriental Theatre. In the title role will be Abby Mueller,…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:10PMRuby Rakos, who appeared in the ensemble of Broadway’s Billy Elliot, plays the role of Judy Garland in what's being billed as the developmental world premiere of the new musica…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:04PMThe stage adaptation of the 2007 indie includes director Diane Paulus and composer Sara Bareilles behind the scenes.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:01PMSouth Australian artists can now apply for a share of $25,000 to get their project off the ground, thanks to a new State Government grant announced today. Arts Minister Jack Snelling launche…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 04:00PMThe award-winning show begins tonight at the Oriental Theatre.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM
Since 2008 Matty Griffiths and Joe Brack have taken on David Sedaris’ delicious script for The Santaland Diaries four times. Each year they explored the rich, true-to-life text to fin…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:58PMThe members of Icelandic outfit alt-rock outfit Kaleo experienced culture shock when they recently moved (on four-year visas) to Austin, Texas to track their forthcoming debut album with pro…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 03:48PM‘Grease: Live’ and ‘The Wiz Live!’ aim to wed TV’s reach to theatre’s liveness. Is this marriage working?
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:45PMAndrea McArdle, the Tony-nominated star of the original Broadway production of Annie, returned to the New York stage Nov. 14 in an open-ended engagement of Jerry Mayer's new come…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:42PMJersey Boys is about to get a new man in town! Broadway.com has confirmed that Nicolas Dromard is set to board the Great White Way company of the long-running tuner on December 22. He will t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:36PMTheatre at the Center has announced that William Pullinsi will retire as artistic director of the company, effective Jan. 1. Pullinsi has served as artistic director of Theatre at the Center…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:32PMThe Broadway at Birdland just presented Broadway starLesli Margheritain the premiere of her brand new solo show, 'BROAD,' at the historic music room on Monday, November 30th.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:26PMIn an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Broadway playwright David Ives said that working with Sondheim on his next musical is like working with Mozart.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:26PMA new virtual exhibition from the Google Cultural Institute allows visitors to experience dance, drama, music and opera alongside some of the world's leading performers — with …
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:22PMTHEATER TALK presents The Best of 2015, featuring some favorite interviews from the past year. Up first, is the creative team from Hand to God, the hit Broadway comedy about a teen attending…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:20PMTony Nominee Laura Osnes CINDERELLA, BONNIE amp CLYDE, ANYTHING GOES and Christopher Rice THE BOOK OF MORMON are getting in the holiday spirit with a classic. Below, watch as the duo takes o…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:12PMCall it the latest chilling example of art imitating life, and life imitating art. And then imagine the frayed nerves of the artists who, barely a day after the terrorist attacks in Paris, a…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 03:08PMWatch the Broadway stars tap along to the holiday favorite in this video!
SOURCE: Broadway Style Guide at 03:07PMThe Welsh venue has announced Tamara Harvey's inaugural season as artistic director
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:06PMBroadwayWorld was on set earlier this month as the company was readying for the big night and we checked in with Harvey Fierstein to find out what kind of changes he made to the book to make…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:06PMBroadway songsmiths from Irving Berlin to Frank Loesser and John Kander love a Hollywood gig, so maybe it’s no surprise that the composer-writer-star of the Main Stem’s biggest h…
SOURCE: Deadline at 03:06PM
Chicago native Dean Carpenter will take the reins as general manager of About Face Theatre Company.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:58PMMany actors pay the bills with jobs at watering holes, but Our Bar gives them opportunities to perform at a pub while between shows.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:54PMYou think you have David Mamet down pat? Think again.
The post Think You Know David Mamet? Think Again. appeared first on Breaking Character.
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 02:53PMThe 46-track cast album of the new musical Hamilton, which recently hit #1 on the Billboard chart of rap albums, was named eighth best album of 2015 by Rolling Stone magazine Dec. 1.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:52PM An extraordinary array of musical theater stars will perform on the stage of the Metropolitan Room to pay tribute to Barbara Siegel on Wednesday, January 27th at 7 PM. The concert wil…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:44PMA reading of Paul Rudnick's Jeffrey, starring Michael Urie in the titular role, took place at Manhattan Theatre Club's studios earlier this week. Christopher Ashley directed.&nbs…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:36PMFrom the producer of numerous Agatha Christie stage plays comes the first book to examine the world’s bestselling mystery writer’s career and work as a playwright, published to commemora…
SOURCE: www.samuelfrench.com at 02:34PMGrab some friends, set a timer, and get ready to write
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SOURCE: Dramatics Magazine at 02:34PMThe enduring charm of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” has become more of a charm offensive now that it’s a full-blown Broadway show. Not to worry, though: Although the 1957 TV…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:16PM“Kiss Me, Kate” is a lively, lusty musical comedy, and the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s big, new staging takes a very fine straight-arrow approach. Director Alan Paul aims to get out …
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:16PMYou may remember “Akeelah and the Bee” as the smart, feel-good 2006 movie about an 11-year-old girl struggling through her tough L.A. neighborhood to triumph at the national spelling bee…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:16PMComcast will include a national video description pilot program with NBC's broadcast of the hit Broadway musical THE WIZ LIVE on December 3, making it the first live entertainment program in…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:09PMBy Sharon Hoyer Ashley Wheater sat down with me in his office in the Joffrey Tower shortly before the company hit the road to take Robert Joffrey’s “Nutcracker” to the Kennedy Center. …
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 02:09PM by Joe Regan Jr. The Cell on West 23rd Street is an unusual small performance space with superb lighting and acoustics. “The Shakespearean Jazz Show” is made …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:04PMBroadwayWorld has just learned that Nicolas Dromard MARY POPPINS, THE BOY FROM OZ will join the cast of JERSEY BOYS later this month. Dromard will play Tommy DeVito which he previously playe…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:01PM
The Humans, Stephen Karam’s critically-acclaimed Off-Broadway play, has announced a theater and dates for its Broadway transfer. The Roundabout Theatre Company production which opened on …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:55PMThe announcement that Lin-Manuel Miranda has composed music for the new STAR WARS movie has inspired two comic hashtags.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:54PMThe Illusionists
Broadway, Neil Simon Theatre
Reviewed by Mateus Ciucci Ferreira
BOTTOM LINE: An evening that brings together tradition, excitement and entertainment and unites the audience…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 01:52PMThe Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) presents Steel Hammer in its New York premiere December 2-6 as part of its Next Wave Festival. Steel Hammer, according to the BAM website, “distills…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:49PMThis post is by Victor Gluck, Editor-in-Chief
The great mid-20th century American poets Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell were friends from 1947 until his sudden death 30 years later. As th…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:41PMSylvia, the revival of A.R. Gurney’s 1995 comedy about a middle-aged man and his dog, will have its final bark on Broadway when the show’s limited run at the Cort Theatre on January …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:39PMAccording to Emmy winner Wayne Brady, playing characters that are far removed from who he is as a person is EXACTLY why he wanted to become an actor. The star, who most recently was seen on …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 01:39PMThe news that Hamilton composer Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote cantina music for Star Wars: The Force Awakens led to many wonderful memes.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 01:36PMThéâtre du Châtelet, one of the leading theater companies of Paris, will be sending its second show to Broadway. The company, along with Weinstein Live Entertainment, will follow up its …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:36PMAbout Face Theatre has announced that Chicagoland native Dean Carpenter will serve as the company’s new managing director. In New York, Carpenter worked as the general manager at Second St…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:34PMby JULIO MARTINEZ
father owned a restaurant, The Stage Coach Café, in the Trailways Bus Depot, located at 6th and Main Streets in Downtown Los Angeles for close to 40 years. On Friday a…
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 01:31PMThe Broadway hit is coming to London. Matt Trueman meets its creator
SOURCE: The Independent at 01:31PMOff-Broadway's Irish Repertory Theatre has scheduled a Dec. 7 memorial service for Brian Friel, the Irish playwright who was, for decades, a leading voice on stages on both sides of …
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:27PMBROADWAY’S “ALLEGIANCE” HEADS INTO THE RECORDING STUDIO ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 7th ORIGINAL CAST ALBUM WITH MUSIC & LYRICS BY JAY KUO WILL FEATURE TONY® AWARD WINNER LEA ALONGA,�…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 01:27PMThe holidays can be tricky when working on a Broadway schedule — instead of going home to see family, most performers spend time with their "show families." Cast members …
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:14PMThe Savannah Disputation is delighting audiences at “the cell.” by: Beatrice Williams-Rude This play about religion, sects, and misunderstanding one’…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 01:14PMThe sex is in the sketch! Wayne Brady has stepped into the dazzling red footwear in Kinky Boots on the Great White Way and as the Emmy winner entered the land of Lola, Broadway.com resident …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:10PMThe Irish Repertory Theatre will honor the life and legacy of the great Irish playwright Brian Friel January 9, 1929 - October 2, 2015 with a memorial celebration to be held on Monday, Decem…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:06PMTacit Theatre invite audiences into the Tabard Inn for an evening of tall tales
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:02PMChoreographer Lorin Latarro joins composer Bareilles, book writer Jessie Nelson, and director Diane Paulus.
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On Monday, November 30, playwright, novelist and songwriterSuzan-Lori Parkswas awarded the22ndannual Dorothy and LillianGish Prizeat The Public Theater in New York City.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:58PMThe American Theatre Critics Association has announced the six finalists for the 2015 Francesca Primus Prize, including Chicago-based playwright Nambi E. Kelley. The Primus Prize is offered …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:57PMASTEPArtists Striving to End Poverty announces its starry Seventh Annual New York City Christmas A Concert to Benefit ASTEP, taking place on Monday, December 14 at 700 PM at Joe's Pub at The…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:53PMWhen producers (and frequent collaborators) Craig Zadan and Neil Meron called him earlier this spring about directing a holiday version of The Wiz for NBC,
SOURCE: ArtsATL at 12:51PMWe think of ourselves as a forward-looking people, but our holidays are all firmly rooted in the past — specifically, in the sepia-tinted days of our early youth, when the air was cold…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:44PMThere’s much to learn watching a production being remounted by essentially the same team. The riches and new challenges proved fascinating in the rarity of Vivaldi’s Catone in Utica that…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:44PMChoreographerLorin Latarrohas joined the creative team for the Broadway production ofWaitress. With her addition,Waitressis the first Broadway musical in history where a traditional four per…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:44PMToday, HAMILTON's Lin-Manuel Miranda lends his support to Dramatists Guild Fund on GivingTuesday with the just-posted'make yourconsciencelighter, feed a writer' video. Check it out below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:44PMA story set at a peaceful protest was written and composed by following the guidance of several computer systems.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:44PMJacob Langfelderin partnership withArts ForAllwill presenta one night only concertfeaturingTONY and Grammy Award winnerJennifer HollidayonJanuary 18th, 2016at 42West 514 W. 42ndStreet. The e…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:44PMBroadway star Tovah Feldshuh guest starred on last night's episode of The CW's CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND titled 'My Mom, Greg's Mom and Josh's Sweet Dance Moves'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:44PMLove, money, ambition and music intertwine in the second season of MOZART IN THE JUNGLE. Stream all episodes beginning December 30th on Amazon Prime. Get a sneak peek at the new season below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:44PMContinuing to prove why he’s one of the best actors of his generation, the versatile Jonny Orsini went from the madcap comedy of Larry David’s Fish in the Dark, to the powerful drama of …
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:44PMWith the addition of choreographer Lorin Latarro (Waiting for Godot), the creative team for the forthcoming musical Waitress is poised to make Broadway history. It will be the first Broadway…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39PMMove over, ladies; there’s a new Mama in town! As previously announced, Real Housewives of Atlanta star Nene Leakes began her run as Matron “Mama” Morton in the hit Broadwa…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:34PMFor many of us, the holiday season would not be the holiday season without the spiritual comfort and joy of live musical performances. Fortunately, festive seasonal sounds are perhaps more a…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:33PMThe Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) announced Dec. 1 that comedian Jerry Seinfeld will take up residence at the Beacon Theatre beginning in January 2016. Seinfeld will perform Jerry Sein…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:29PMLincoln Center Theater at the Mitzi Newhouse Theatre; The New Group at the Pershing Square Signature Center
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SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:28PMJess Foster's clever script takes the trope of “cars are like women” to its logical, though ambiguous extreme.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:28PMSecond Stage Theatre has announced that playwright Leslye Headland and director Trip Cullman, who collaborated on Second Stage Uptown's acclaimed comedy Bachelorette, will reunite for th…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:27PMIt’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, I’m not talking about Tonys season, but Christmas season! The time of year where it gets darker earlier, the huge Christmas tree is …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:25PMPhiladelphia's Flashpoint Theatre Co. announced Nov. 30 that it will close in 2016 due to a lack of funding.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:22PMThe cast of Hamilton hit the studio to record their offering for the 2015 installment of "Carols For a Cure," an annual collection of holiday tunes supporting Broadway Cares/Equity…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:13PMFamed comedic actress Carol Burnett will bring An Evening of Laughter and Reflection to the Chicago Theatre for a one-night-only engagement May 20, 2016.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12PMBest known as an uptown rock palace, the Beacon Theatre will host Jerry Seinfeld for six monthly shows under the rubric Jerry Seinfeld: The Homestand, beginning January 7, 2016 and continuin…
SOURCE: Deadline at 12:09PMThe new play from the writer-director of 'Bachelorette' and 'Sleeping With Other People' will be produced off-Broadway next summer by Second Stage Theatre.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:07PMWe’ve said that Hamilton maestro Lin-Manuel Miranda has too much on his mind, but does the man listen to us? Thankfully, the answer is a decisive “no.” In addition to the u…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03PMThe Real Thing Tony winner Stephen Dillane, Gina McKee, Francesca Annis and more have been enlisted for Donmar Warehouse’s 2016 spring season. Three plays are scheduled to run at the L…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03PMLeslye Headland and director Trip Cullman, who collaborated on Second Stage Uptown’s hit comedy Bachelorette, will return to Second Stage Theatre next summer with the world premiere of…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03PMA host of stage and screen favorites will help bring the off-Broadway hit Hello Again to the big screen. Emmy winner Martha Plimpton, Emmy nominee T.R. Knight, Rumer Willis, Nolan Gerar…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03PMThe successful 18-year-old playwright is working on a Mark Twain adaptation for Broadway, but his career has left him facing up to some serious FomoNoah Altshuler is reading JD Salinger’s …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMA world premiere of Payne’s Elegy, a revival of Brian Friel’s Faith Healer, and Welcome Home, Captain Fox! by Anthony Weigh are on the Donmar’s lineup A new play by Nick Payne, the wri…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMVariety reports that CBS has picked up its new series "Supergirl" for a full first season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PMIn anticipation of this star-studded event, throughout the week, we are going to be looking at the impressive musical careers and when possible, musical theatre careers of THE WIZ LIVE stars…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PMSecond Stage Theatre will present Headland's newest play.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMMiranda composed a song for the highly anticipated new film.
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Director Jamie Glover returns to the west London venue
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:52AMA two-week festival showed this unique theatre-in-exile at its best, with stunning tableaux, riveting storytelling, and a push for change in and beyond their repressed homeland.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:46AMThe Broadway at Birdland presented Broadway star Lesli Margherita in the premiere of her brand new solo show, 'BROAD,' at the historic music room on Monday, November 30th.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:42AMMultiple Tony nominee Tovah Feldshuh sang on the Nov. 30 episode of CW's musical comedy series "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend."
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40AMDC theater veterans Kerri Rambow and Fiona Blackshaw headline George is Dead, written by comedic icon Elaine May (Heaven Can Wait, The Birdcage). The one-hour play, opening December 3rd, wil…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:30AMHaving seen numerous renditions of Black Nativity over the years, I didn’t rush to Theater Alliance last year despite hearing how fabulous it was and ended up missing it. When it swept …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:30AMThe TimesTalks conversation series continued Nov. 30 at 7 PM with composer Andrew Lloyd Webber at TheTimesCenter in New York.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:28AMCollaboraction Theatre Company’s facility at 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave features three rooms available for rehearsals or performances at great low rates. Three spaces are available – The Salo…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 11:25AMNews that Hamilton composer and star Lin-Manuel Miranda composed music for the cantina scene in the new film "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" flashed around the galaxy Dec. 1, in…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:10AMNews that Hamilton composer and star Lin-Manuel Miranda composed music for the cantina scene in the new film "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" flashed around the galaxy Dec. 1, in…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:10AMIn the early 1950s when I was a freshman in Delhi, Saeed Jaffrey was a promising actor and an announcer on All India Radio. He mixed with the intelligentsia and was invited to all the posh e…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:09AMLilian Baylis Studio, LondonThe singer makes a major contribution to a show inspired by her album of Welsh folk music, part of the bold dance company’s mixed programmeWhat a cheerleader Ba…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:09AMNorth Carolina Theatre, the region's premiere nonprofit professional regional theatre producing Broadway musical revivals, is thrilled to announce Broadway couple Hunter Foster and Jennifer …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AMLast month, LaChiusa turned to Facebook to share the news that production is currently underway for the project
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:05AMEver wonder which Broadway tunes have inspired your favorite performers Check back every Tuesday for ON RECORD- to find out which cast recordings have made an impact on Broadway's brightest …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AMThe 3-time Tony and Grammy Award nominee was trained in Shakespeare and received an MFA from the Yale School of Drama. Grier has received many accolades and awards throughout his career, inc…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AMThe hills (and your screens) are alive with The Sound of Music! Broadway Balances America, the special six-part series airing on The Balancing Act on Lifetime Television, returned on Decembe…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:00AMCheck out the latest in upcoming releases of Broadway and theatre related CDs for December, 2015.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AMCheck out the latest in upcoming releases of Broadway and theatre Books and DVDs for December 2015.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AMHottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com 11242015 - 1212015.
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AS NBC-TV's "The Wiz Live!" gets ready to ease onto television sets nationwide Dec. 3, Playbill and PLAYBILLder.com are giving you the complete theatrical experience at hom…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AMThe HAMILTON creator turned to Twitter to confirm the exciting news that he composed music for the new Star Wars film
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:57AMFrom angry audience members, to unhappy ushers, our week focusing on theatre etiquette provoked some challenging, interesting and heated debate
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:51AMThe American Theatre Critics Association has announced the six finalists for the 2015 Francesca Primus Prize, including Chicago-based playwright Nambi E. Kelley. The Primus Prize is offered …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:49AMThe Angel Light Pictures feature film The Golden Knights is now moving in motion toward pre-production with shooting set to take place in Old Tappan, NJ beginning summer of 2017. Script penn…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:46AMNorth Carolina Theatre will present the classic musical Grease Feb. 9-14, 2016, in the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:44AMThough it has been widely reported that Times Square's flagship Toys 'R' Us store, with its iconic indoor Ferris wheel, will be closing its doors permanently at the end of Jan…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:43AMThe newcomer stars as Dorothy in The Wiz Live!, which will be broadcast on NBC on December 3, and talks about how she got cast, her style, and her favorite theater celebrity.
SOURCE: Broadway Style Guide at 10:39AMA rush policy has been announced for The Illusionists — Live on Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:31AMa musical treat at Sacred Fools
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:29AMHow do you like your musical theatre? An occasional treat for your Nan’s birthday? A full-on Christmas outing to the latest Disney blockbuster via Pizza Express for mum, dad and the kids…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:23AMActor. Teaching Artist. New Yorker. Believer.
SOURCE: the-interval.com at 10:12AMMichael Randle writes: Albert Hunt was a conscientious objector to military service in the late 1940s, and a supporter of the cause of nuclear disarmament.I first met him in late 1958 when t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:09AMThe 25th Anniversary Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) Gotham Awards were presented Nov. 30 in Manhattan. The new film "Spotlight," about the Boston Globe's role in…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:08AMVariety reports that The Unauthorized Friday Night Lights Musical, a spoof based on the NBC series "Friday Night Lights," is set to premiere in Los Angeles in 2016.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AMReaders interested in early modern science, Renaissance studies, or Galileo will undoubtedly savor this trailblazing work of history.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:04AMIt’s once again my favorite time of the year! There’s a lot I love about the holiday season, but I think my absolute favorite part is trying to find the perfect gifts for my frie…
SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 10:00AMIt was revealed Nov. 30 that Lin-Manuel Miranda, author and star of the Broadway phenomenon Hamilton, also had a hand in another upcoming juggernaut, the film "Star Wars: The Force …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AMTony Award winner Audra McDonald leads a star-studded ensemble cast currently in New York City shooting the film adaptation of Michael John LaChiusa's 1994 musical Hello Again. Marth…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AMIt was revealed Nov. 30 that Lin-Manuel Miranda, author and star of the Broadway phenomenon Hamilton, also had a hand in another upcoming juggernaut, the film "Star Wars: The Force …
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Universal Music Enterprises celebrates Judy Garland's incredible legacy with a trio of remastered, 180-gram vinyl reissues of her greatest albums
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:57AMWe caught up with Episodes star Daisy Haggard who discusses fulfilling her dream to work at the Royal Court and new production You For Me For You
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:52AMExploring the evolution, trends and focus of various forms of circus training, the assignment asked us to either analyse our own training experience, envisage an ‘ideal’ circus education…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:46AMGood 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 'BRIDGES' opens in Iowa, Jonathan Grof…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:32AMTony Award winnerLena Hall, star of Hedwig and the Angry Inch is making her FEINSTEIN'S54 BELOW solo debut and BroadwayWorld was there for one of thescheduled10 performance run. Check out th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:32AMToday, 17-year-old Rachel Levy speaks exclusively with BWW about that special moment which she calls, 'truly a dream come true.'
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:32AMHappy Birthday, Bette Midler Bette Midler produced the recent Broadway musical 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert.' She made her Broadway debut playing Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof. Thereafter…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:29AMDan O'Neil responds to 'Abyss' and its use of a prominent first-person narrator
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 09:16AMIt just so happened that film composer John Williams had told Abrams that he'd prefer not to handle the tunes for the new film's nostalgic scene.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:12AMSo, it’s December in Los Angeles and the ubiquitous holiday music – playing since mid-Novmber – reminds us that Christmas is just around the corner. I’ve always been troubled by on…
SOURCE: footlights.click at 09:06AMFrom the archive: In an interview first published on 1 June 1989, Felicity Kendal talks about Stoppard, Shakespeare, feminism and family lifeFelicity Kendal plays Beatrice in Much Ado About …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:01AMJay and Mark Duplass — whose fiefdom as writers, directors, actors and producers includes HBO’s Togetherness and Amazon’s Transparent — have closed a deal with …
SOURCE: Deadline at 09:00AMOn November 10, the TheatreCraft event was held for the fourth time at the Royal Opera House. It was crowded with young
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMThe Arena Stage presents a world-premiere co-production of Akeelah and the Bee with the Children’s Theatre Company of Minneapolis. The play, based on the beloved film of the same name, “…
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On last night's LATE LATE SHOW, James asked guest Taye Diggs about the transformations required to go into character for Broadway's HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:59AMYou'll be back, indeed! Jonathan Groff will return to megahit Hamilton on December 1. Andrew Rannells had temporarily assumed the role of King George while Groff completed work on the fi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:58AMToday, McLane speaks exclusively to BWW aboutthe magic behind the journey of these beloved characters, as they ease on down the road and onto our TV screens
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:58AMTony Awardnominee Andrew RannellsTHE BOOK OF MORMON ended his reign as 'King George III' on November 29 in Hamilton on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre 226 W. 46 St.And nowTony Awardn…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:34AMFree tickets and offers throughout the month of December
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:26AMThe season will include two world premieres and a revival of Brian Friel's Faith Healer
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:26AMTom Viola, long-time executive director of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA), was honored by the Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) Nov. 30 with its annual Howard Ashman Award f…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:20AMFour shows are opening on Broadway in December: “School of Rock” is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s first new musical on Broadway since 2005. Jennifer Hudson makes her Broadway d…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 08:07AMDirector J.J. Abrams let the cat out of the bag that HAMILTON creator and star, Lin-Manuel Miranda agreed to compose part of the score for the new STAR WARS film, following a chance meeting …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:01AMThe Swan, Stratford-upon-AvonThe queen’s relationship with Sarah Churchill (an icily seductive Natascha McElhone) is central to this fascinating, topical production on the last Stuart quee…
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John Kennedy Toole's cult favorite finally makes it to the stage. Was it worth the wait?
SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 07:58AMDo the songbook and life story of Gloria Estefan make for a satisfying musical?
SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 07:58AMArtistic Director Josie Rourke today announces a new Spring Season of three plays which includes: Welcome Home, Captain Fox!, a new version of Jean Anouilh’s Le Voyageur Sans Bagage by Ant…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:40AMMrs. T and I have just added a new piece to the Teachout Museum, a posthumous impression of an unsigned drypoint by Berthe Morisot, a member of the original circle of French Impressionists. …
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:30AMGeorgia Stitt is superwoman. Not only is she among the most honest writers working today, she wears more hats in one year than most of us do in a lifetime. There are two simple reasons. Firs…
SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 07:21AMThe new musical Beyond the Fence is conceived and mostly crafted by a computer
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:15AMFrom 2005: The trouble with my life is not that it’s dull but that it sometimes becomes too interesting, at which point successive waves of beauty can start looking suspiciously like o…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AM“If you’re not lucky enough to cut your teeth on Shakespeare you should cut your teeth on farce.” Hume Cronyn (quoted in the New York Times, June 17, 2003)
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on December 1 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
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Christmas has kicked off early in the Scottish capital’s theatreland, with traditional panto Snow White over at the King’s Theatre, and the Lyceum’s high-class offering – as befits t…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 03:57AMPlay inspired by autobiography of man whose mother was Peter Sutcliffe's first known victimA playwright who owns the New End theatre in Hampstead, north London, is premiering a play in Leeds…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:43AMOn tour, Phoenix Dance Theatre’s performers can play several characters in a single night – you lose yourself in one role then dive into the nextPhoenix is a small company, which means w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:43AMDiscover Children’s Story Centre, LondonNick Butterworth’s picture book After the Storm is brought to the stage in a comforting production with some precious momentsBefore Percy the Park…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:43AMA poster girl for Generation Overshare, Danish standup Sofie Hagen talks about everything from being an obsessive Westlife fan to self-harming. She reveals why it was coming out as a feminis…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:43AMThe Garden of Unearthly Delights, Australia’s most unique and engaging outdoor performing arts precinct, has announced their program for 2016, with over 100 shows across 13 venues fea…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:12AMThere’s a verve and vim to the latest production of Stick Man, the adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s picture storybook... This has not always been the case for the diffe…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:00AMFRIDAY | "The Lion King": Julie Taymor's staging of Disney's animated classic brings Simba and the whole Pridelands crew to life. Through Jan. 17 at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Rando…
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Tennessee Mynott-Rudland spent her second weekend at the Big West Festival. 7412 Kilometres of Relations Felix Ching Ching Ho & Big West Festival 28 November 2015 VU at Metro West Felix …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:32AMThe national tour of THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, winner of the 2014 Tony Award for Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations, launches in Des Moines, IA at the Des Moines Performing Art…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:10AMTonight, December 1st, The Ally Coalition and Above Average will present their 2ND ANNUAL TALENT SHOW SUMMARY at New World Stages.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:10AMTonight,December 1st at 7 pm at at Barnes amp Noble located at 150 East 86th Street, Ann Hampton Callaway will perform selections from THE HOPE OF CHRISTMAS, a new collection of Christmas so…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:10AMWright State theatre students will work alongside Broadway stars Adam Pascal and Jason Robert Brown when they visit campus as part of MUSICALS ROCK, a yearlong celebration of contemporary mu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:10AMWe have a great community of amazing playwrights here at Theatrefolk that contribute to our collection of middle and high school plays. We hope you’ll enjoy this peek behind the curtain…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMTravis Barker Opens Up About Writing His Raw Memoir, 'Can I Say'
The YH Studio welcomes legendary rock musician Travis Barker to share with us his experience putting together his brutally ho…
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The National Gallery of Victoria is calling for submissions from Australian architects and designers for the 2016 Architecture Commission Design Competition. This new annual contest aims t…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:57AMMartin McDonagh's latest play, Hangmen, his first to be staged on a London stage in over a decade, begins performances Dec. 1 at the West End's Wyndham's Theatre, prior to an off…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMBonnie & Clyde, the musical with songs by Frank Wildhorn and Don Black, which told the story of the Depression-era American outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, opened Decembe…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Algonquin Round Table helped to define an era with their wit. Many of its members were friends and patrons who helped launch Al Hirschfeld in his nearly century-long career in which …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMJonathan Groff, who took a pre-arranged, one-month leave from his role as King George III in Broadway's Hamilton to appear in the HBO film "Looking," returns to the Lin…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFollowing the successful live broadcasts of "The Sound of Music" and "Peter Pan," NBC will debut a new live television production of the hit Broadway musical The Wiz Dece…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMNew York Musical Theatre Festival's 10th annual Next Broadway Sensation kicks off Dec. 1 with a series of performance heats. Selected from hundreds of singers who audit…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe timeless musical Fiddler on the Roof is the story of Tevye the milkman coming to terms with a rapidly changing world. The three actresses playing his eldest daughters share thei…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMA national tour of The Wizard of Oz, featuring additional songs by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, launches Dec. 1 in Cleveland, OH.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMElizabeth Stanley and Andrew Samonsky co-star as Francesca Johnson and Robert Kincaid in the national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical The Bridges of Madison County, which offi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMIn his new book, "Black Broadway: African Americans on the Great White Way," Broadway producer and author Stewart F. Lane tells how The Wiz became a Tony-winning hit.
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