Sunday, February 25, 2018 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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17 Buzzed-About Musicals That Have Yet to Play Broadway by Hannah Vine

All of these shows, many of which even developed cult followings, never made the jump to the Great White Way.

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How I Became a Leading Man on Broadway"Stutter and All by Jeremy Hays

Actor Jeremy Hays shares the personal account of maneuvering his speech impediment to pursue a career of performing before thousands.

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Relevance, With Jayne Houdyshell and Pascale Armand, Opens Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Two generations of feminists clash in JC Lee’s new play at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

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Getting Into Character With Aladdin's Iago by Hannah Vine

Follow Don Darryl Rivera through his pre-show rituals as he gets ready to step out onto the New Amsterdam stage.

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Look Back at the Original Broadway Production of A Little Night Music by Hannah Vine

The show hits its 65th anniversary, opening at the Shubert Theatre February 25, 1973.

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Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 2/24/2018

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 2242018.

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Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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A Soldier's Play by Sandi Durell

  by Carol Rocamora   The noble revival of A Soldier's Play now running at the Gene Frankel Theatre resonates powerfully on several levels. It brings back to pulsating life the cel…

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Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Photo Flash: Carolee Carmello's Final Saturday in SWEENEY TODD, and More Saturday Intermission Pics! by BroadwayWorld

Today is Saturday, and that means it's time for what has become one of the theatre community's most beloved traditions- BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' roundup This week, Carole…

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Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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DEAR EVAN HANSEN Set Designer David Korins Reveals Secrets From the Set by Stephanie Wild

David Korins, the award-winning production designer behind shows like Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen and Grease Live, shared a set secret from Dear Evan Hansen today on his Instagram page. Ever …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:34PM[SHARE]

Tell Me More | Episode 7: Ellyn Marie Marsh and the Emotional Abuse that Led to her New Joe's Pub Show by Matt Tamanini

Listen to the episode here: On this episode of BroadwayRadio’s “Tell Me More,” Matt talks to one of the funniest women on Broadway, Ellyn Marie Marsh. Fresh off of her sixi…

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Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: "Murder on the Orient Express" at Hartford Stage by Mark G Auerbach

Ken Ludwig's adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic whodunnit, given a deluxe production at Hartford Stage

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The Mean Of Girls: A Review of The Burn at Steppenwolf for Young Adults by Kevin Greene

The world premiere of Steppenwolf Theatre Company's Young Adult production of Philip Dawkins' play about bullying and victimhood may be about young people though it is not necessarily writte…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 04:00PM[SHARE]
Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Lamb's Players Theatre's 'Camping with Henry & Tom' a three-way sparring match by David L. Coddon

In spite of the whimsicality of its title, Mark St. Germain's "Camping with Henry & Tom" is a confrontational play. In imagining what might have happened when the automaking titan Henry Ford…

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Walnut Street Theatre Studio 3 presents Keith Huff's 'A Steady Rain' by Mark Cofta

Keith Huff's cop drama 'A Steady Rain' drenches us in suspense at the Walnut Street Theatre's Independence Studio on 3. Mark Cofta reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:20PM[SHARE]
Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: 'All in the Timing' at Silver Spring Stage by Em Skow

Ever wonder what would happen if you took theater, literature, linguistics, and film, put them into a blender, and then wrote a collection of witty comedic scenes with the reference puree th…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:57PM[SHARE]

Review: 'DIAVOLO' at The Kennedy Center by Jane Franklin

A lone dancer steps forward. Framed in silver metal rectangles, others stand behind her. As her gestures accumulate, others step forward, emerging to take her place. As the number of bodies …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:24PM[SHARE]

See The Band's Visit Celebrate Original Broadway Cast Album Release at Barnes and Noble by Marc J. Franklin

Composer and lyricst David Yazbek joined the cast for an in-store performance and fan photo session February 23.

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'Constantly interesting to watch': ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF A LARGE EVENT " Manchester ★★★ by Kristy Stott

If you're tired of conventional plot and character, On the Outskirts of a Large Event will be a welcome change.

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Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: 'The Pillowman' at Vagabond Players by Kristopher Zgorski

Just about at the midway point of Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman, Katurian K. Katurian " the writer of macabre short stories who is the focus of the play " mutters the phrase:  "There ar…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:56PM[SHARE]

Block Talk- Episode 37- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 3 RuCap Episode 5 by Michael Block

Well that episode is officially in the can! Izzy Uncut and I break down the fifth episode of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 3! Plus, we break down the promo looks of the Season 10 cast!To list…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:54PM[SHARE]

Is God Is Review: Relentless Afropunk Revenge by Jonathan Mandell

In "Is God Is," when twin sisters Racine and Anaia hear from their mother for the first time in 18 years, it is to urge them to find and kill their father " as revenge for the fire he set th…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:49PM[SHARE]

San Diego Theater Review: CAMPING WITH HENRY AND TOM (Lamb's Players Theatre) by Milo Shapiro

THREE GREAT MINDS MAKE FOR INTRIGUING THEATER There’s a game where you get to pick three famous people and go to dinner with all of them. In Mark St. Germaine’s  Camping with …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 01:40PM[SHARE]

'Charming & sweet without being saccharine': I HAVE A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS " Vault Festival by Laura Kressly

by Laura Kressly Alice and her husband moved house from a bustling city to sleepy Berkhamsted just 6 weeks ago. She can’t wait to make new friends and get stuck into all that village l…

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BWW Interview: Etai Benson Talks Hearing the Ocean Nightly in THE BAND'S VISIT by Julie Musbach

Etai Benson is currently charming audiences on Broadway with his portrayal of the young and terribly relatable Papi in The Band's Visit, not at all bleak and beige and blah, blah, blah... Be…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:00PM[SHARE]

'Beautifully conceived & told': THE LAST BORDELLO " Edinburgh ★★★★ by Thom Dibdin

Behind all this bold, sensual exploration of the seediest side of life, The Last Bordello becomes nothing less than an affirmation of the need " the absolute need " for people to have the fr…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PM[SHARE]

'Letters Live' makes its U.S. public debut at Theatre at Ace Hotel by Deborah Vankin

The letter was more than 1,000 years old. In 1900, a Daoist monk named Wang Yuanlu unearthed an ancient Buddhist cave library near the town of Dunhuang in western China. When he pried open t…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:00PM[SHARE]
Saturday, February 24, 2018 at noon (Broadway Time)
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'The Chosen' actor Sam Mandel shares advice on hustling between acting jobs by Fountaintheatre

By Linnea Sage Name: Sam Mandel Side hustle: Chief operating officer of the Ketamine Clinics of Los Angeles Years acting: 13 Favorite acting credits/opportunities: I had a blast workin…

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'Shaking things up': CONQUEST " Vault Festival by Michael Davis

Having the power to change how one is treated by men " that is at the centre of Conquest. And while the impetus to shake things up in the play begins at a personal level, it later sets its s…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM[SHARE]
Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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VIDEO: Fans Perform "This is Me" From THE GREATEST SHOWMAN by Stage Tube

In a new official video released by Atlantic Records, fans from all over the world showcased their performances of This is Me, the hit song from the musical film The Greatest Showman.

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EastEnders' Harry Reid Makes Stage Debut in Witness For The Prosecution by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo EastEnder's Harry Reid joins the new cast cast of Agatha Christie's Witness For The Prosecution now playing at London's County Hall. This post EastEnders’ Harry Reid Ma…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:36AM[SHARE]

Saoirse Ronan’s First Oscars Was Marred by a George Clooney Dress Altercation by Devon Ivie

Sir Shaw! Our Lady Bird goddess divine will be attending her third Oscars next weekend, which has her doing a little reminiscing about the very first time she attended the ceremony back in 2…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:33AM[SHARE]

Baz Luhrmann Talks Olympics MOULIN ROUGE Performance and Thoughts on the Broadway-Bound Production by Stephanie Wild

In an interview with Variety, Baz Luhrmann shared his thoughts on the recent buzz around Moulin Rouge. The show has gotten hype recently after skaters Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir performed t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:23AM[SHARE]

Concert Review: The Super Trio Celebrates Brahms by Susan Miron

The members of this trio seem to have preternatural access to each other's musical thoughts.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:16AM[SHARE]

CASTALBUMS.ORG: REVIEW: Donnybrook! reissue featuring The Pete King Orchestra Plays the Music of Donnybrook! by David Levy

Originally published on CastAlbums.org. Donnybrook! Is one of the rare golden age cast albums that’s never received a proper digital transfer, despite the near-mania for releasing so m…

SOURCE: itsdlevy.me at 11:11AM[SHARE]

Nanette Fabray, Star of TV and Stage Comedies, Dies at 97 by Anita Gates / The New York Times

Nanette Fabray, whose enthusiastic charm, wide smile and diverse talents made her a Tony Award-winning performer in the 1940s and an Emmy Award-winning comic actress in the 1950s, died on Th…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:05AM[SHARE]
Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Tony-winning actress Nanette Fabray dead at 97

Nanette Fabray, the vivacious, award-winning star of the stage, film and television, has died at age 97.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 10:50AM[SHARE]

Winter Storm Warning: Meet the Cast of FROZEN- Now in Previews! by Danielle Gutierrez

FROZEN had its first preview last night, February 22at the St. James Theater Starring Patti Murin and Caissie Levy as beloved Disney heroines Anna and Elsa, the musical is set for a March 22…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00AM[SHARE]

Olympic Figure Skating Resurrects 'Moulin Rouge' and Baz Luhrmann Is Loving It (EXCLUSIVE) by Chris Willman

Baz Luhrmann is nowhere near South Korea at the moment, but you could be forgiven for thinking that he had a hand in the winter Olympics. A good part of it is playing out as a tribute to his…

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'Doesn't quite know which way to turn': FOUL PAGES " Hope Theatre ★★★ by Johnny Fox

If the conflicting obsessions of the characters and the murkiness of the plot in Foul Pages at the Hope Theatre were more brightly illuminated, this could be a sustained and hilarious evenin…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM[SHARE]
Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Dr. Drama in Conversation with Tatro

I spoke with Will Barrios of Tatro about the genesis of Dr. Drama, how psychology and theater are linked, and the power of play.  You can check out the interview here: https://www.tatr…

SOURCE: thedrbroadway.com at 09:52AM[SHARE]

OPINION > @KTRoseReview asks: Are we guilty of buying into the casting hype? Who are we to judge?

When the casting of Freddie Flintoff in the current tour of Fat Friends the Musical was announced, there was a wide range of views and opinions from the public, as well as the theatre world.…

SOURCE: Stage Faves at 09:30AM[SHARE]

Nanette Fabray, winner of Emmy and Tony awards, dead at 97

(Reuters) - Nanette Fabray, a child performer in the 1920s who went on to star in Broadway musicals, dance with Fred Astaire on the big screen and win three Emmy Awards working with Sid Caes…

SOURCE: Reuters at 09:27AM[SHARE]
Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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"In the Body of the World" is an Ego Trip by Jan Simpson

It's been 20 years since the dance critic Joan Acocella declared that she wouldn't critique a piece that the choreographer Bill T. Jones had centered on terminally ill people and his own dia…

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'A humbling reflection on modern life': PARTY SKILLS FOR THE END OF THE WORLD " Shoreditch Town Hall by Laura Kressly

Party Skills for the End of the World balances on the slack line between fun and danger with skill and precision, making for a complex and provocative evening.

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BWW's On This Day - February 24, 2018

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 24 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

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Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Text of the Day: Girls & Boys by Aleks Sierz

Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.

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Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Are you surprised that the young leaders of the Never Again movement are theatre kids? I'm not. | Intimate Excellent by Stephen Sachs

They are young. They are bold and self-confident. They are articulate. They are passionate. They are leading a national movement. And they are theatre kids.

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'Electrifying performances': ANGRY " Southwark Playhouse ❤❤❤❤ by Emma Clarendon

In Angry at the Southwark Playhouse, Philip's Ridley's six monologues are angry, passionate and ultimately heart-wrenching in terms of the range of subjects they cover, wrapped in two electr…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM[SHARE]
Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Stagecraft: Martyna Majok, queens by Jan Simpson

The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway.   Guest: Martyna…

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'The greatest play ever written': translating The Cherry Orchard by Rory Mullarkey

'THE GREATEST PLAY EVER WRITTEN' Rory Mullarkey introduces his new version of The Cherry Orchard for Bristol Old VicRory Mullarkey introduces his new version of Chekhov's masterpiece fo…

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'The greatest play ever written': translating 'The Cherry Orchard' by Rory Mullarkey

Rory Mullarkey introduces his new version of Chekhov's masterpiece for Bristol Old Vic"The Cherry Orchard is the greatest play ever written," I declared, confidently, aged 16, to my mot…

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Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Bernadette Peters Re-Opens Hello, Dolly! by Jk Clarke

  Thursday night, February 22, Hello, Dolly! re-opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre with Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters at the helm as Dolly Gallagher Levi, taking over from …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:40AM[SHARE]

'Needs room to breathe': CONQUEST " Vault Festival by Shanine Salmon

As a work in progress, Conquest has so much potential, but right now the piece feels like a race against the clock rather than a thoughtful and considered piece on feminism, consent and what…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:00AM[SHARE]
Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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The Sound of Falling Stars by Erin James

"What amazing songs, what incredible singers. What a shame that they died so young". Writer and director Robyn Archer has plenty to say about The Sound of Falling Stars, a cabaret-style musi…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 01:46AM[SHARE]

HBO Presents Adaptation of Anna Deavere's NOTES FROM THE FIELD, Today by Bww News Desk

NOTES FROM THE FIELD, the adaptation of Tony and Pulitzer Prize nominee Anna Deavere Smith's acclaimed one-woman show of the same name, will debut SATURDAY, FEB. 24 on HBO.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM[SHARE]

Concert Review: The Verona Quartet Takes on Shostakovich, Haydn, and Brahms by Eric Fishman

The Verona Quartet is certainly worth watching, above all for the intimate way in which the communicate with each other and with the audience.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:14AM[SHARE]

Drag365: Show #44- Drag Race Viewing Party at The West End by Michael Block

Bambi, Vanna Deux, Anthony Paparelli // photo by Michael BlockDay: Thursday, February 15th         Show: Drag Race Viewing Party Location: The West EndQueens Se…

SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:08AM[SHARE]

Practice How You'd Like to Perform by Kerry Hishon

Teachers and directors " have you ever watched a run of your show, noticed a particular student, and wondered, "Now where did that performance come from?!" I'm talking about the student who …

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Saturday, February 24, 2018 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Menopause Star Chronicles Comical Journey to Succeed in the Big Apple in Late to the Party by Andrew Gans

Regional theatre actor Brooke Davis brings her solo show to the Laurie Beechman Theatre for three performances beginning February 24.

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David Josefsberg, Alyse Alan Louis, Gerry McIntyre Star in Mufti Subways Are for Sleeping Beginning February 24 by Andrew Gans

The musical is the final production of the York Theatre Company's tribute to Jule Styne.

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Don Nguyen's Hello, From the Children of Planet Earth Begins Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The world premiere from The Playwrights Realm kicks off at The Duke on 42nd Street.

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Spend a Two-Show Day at SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway by Hannah Vine

Stephanie Hsu shows us what it’s like to do a double-duty day at the Palace Theatre.

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How Much Have Broadway Ensembles Changed in the Last 50 Years? by Mo Brady

And what does it mean for the ensembles of tomorrow?

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