Thursday, July 17, 2014
Elaine Stritch, the brassy, tart-tongued Broadway actress and singer who became a living emblem of show business durability and perhaps the leading interpreter of Stephen Sondheim's wryly ac…
SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 02:16PMFriday, June 20, 2014
Three acts explain how chocolate biscuits, Ke$ha and trying to act cool inspired their routinesReading on mobile? Click to view Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMThursday, May 29, 2014
In these diary extracts, actors Peter Rylands, Rebecca Todd and Alan Suri record what it's like to switch from Dracula to Jez Butterworth at Keswick's Theatre by the LakeEvery year after Eas…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:11PMTuesday, May 20, 2014
When did Michael Gambon discover that he could act? What was his first role? And what did he learn from working with Laurence Olivier, Alan Ayckbourn and Harold Pinter? The great actor talks…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00AMWednesday, April 23, 2014
Palace Theatre, Watford: A smart two-hander, An Intervention begins with a drink-fuelled confrontation between A, a young woman who has just been on an anti-war protest, and her best friend,…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:13AMTuesday, April 22, 2014
At last night's boozier, extra-festive, less-emphasis-on-the-awards-part Helen Hayes Awards at the National Building Museum, Signature Theatre walked away with the most trophies, a lot of pe…
SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 01:20PMWednesday, April 16, 2014
The event featured a performance by iLUMINATE, dancers who perform in the dark to create illuminated characters -- including 737s. A United Airlines airplane formed the stage's backdrop, as …
SOURCE: www.boeing.com at 05:25PMThree acts on where they got the inspiration for their jokes about a dad's best friend, emailing cheese and elephants with accentsReading on mobile? Watch Rubberbandits here Continue reading…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMTuesday, April 8, 2014
Friday, March 14, 2014
You are invited to join us here at the Library for the Performing Arts for a Kinokophone Recording Workshop on Thursday, May 15th at 6 p.m. in the 3rd Floor Screening Room. We will explore i…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 10:47AMYou are invited to join us here at the Library for the Performing Arts for a Kinokophone Recording Workshop on Thursday, May 15th at 6 p.m. in the 3rd Floor Screening Room. We will explore i…
SOURCE: nypl.org at 10:47AMTuesday, March 4, 2014
In the summer of 1963, The Beatles were huge in Britain. But this was not the case in America. Two earlier singles that had done well in their home country—"Please Please Me"…
SOURCE: nypl.org at 11:07AMTuesday, February 18, 2014
Continuing our series on the art of standup, three comedians take apart their routines Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:10AMThursday, January 30, 2014
The New York State Department of Labor and the New York City Police Department will present On-Site Recruitment Information Sessions for School Safety Officer, Traffic Enforcement Agent and …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 03:44PM1911 Hugh Herbert Hipple is born today in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After dropping two H's, he will become suave actor Hugh Marlowe. In 1940 he will appear in Elmer Rice's Flight T…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWednesday, January 29, 2014
The following information is prepared by John Ladd, administrator of the Office of Apprenticeship within the Labor Department's Employment and Training Administration.How would you like…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 06:18PMTuesday, January 28, 2014
The New York State Department of Labor and New Partners Inc. will present an On-Site Recruitment for Bilingual Home Health Aides on Friday, January 31, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. sharp (Appointment…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 01:44PMSaturday, January 25, 2014
1915 It'll be 90 in the Shade for only 40 performances. The unpaid actors will refuse to go on in this musical with a Jerome Kern score and book by Guy Bolton. Richard Carle and Marie Ca…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWednesday, January 22, 2014
1912 Stop in at the Liberty Theatre in New York and see just what it takes when you're Elevating a Husband. Edward Everett Horton, Conway Tearle and Jessie Carter are among the cast of t…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTuesday, January 21, 2014
1903 Dorothy, The Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion are first seen on Broadway today in the original musical The Wizard of Oz, with music by Paul Tietjens and book and lyrics by L…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSaturday, January 18, 2014
1882 Birthday of A. A. Milne (1882-1956), best-known as creator of the Winnie-the-Pooh books, but also a prolific Broadway playwright, author of Mr. Pim Passes By, The Truth About Blayds, Be…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTuesday, January 14, 2014
1903 Opening night of The Little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett play about a child, much in the same vein as her The Secret Garden. Little Princess will run just 34 performances.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMMonday, January 13, 2014
1925 Birthday of one of Broadway's all-time greatest leading ladies, Gwen Verdon (1925-2000). She was nominated for the Tony Award as Best Actress or Featured Actress in a Musical six ti…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSunday, January 12, 2014
1878 Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnár (1878-1952) is born today in Budapest. He will write The Good Fairy, The Play's the Thing, The Guardsman, The Swan and Liliom, the latter of which wi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThursday, January 2, 2014
True aficionados of inventive theater know exactly where they need to be every January: far Off Broadway.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:10PMHere at On the Fringe we love holiday-themed shows as much as the next person. But after weeks and weeks of seasonal productions, we're ready for the winter theater season to start in earnes…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:31PM1910 American actress Agnes Booth dies today at age of 63. She was the wife of Junius Brutus Booth, Jr. and the sister-in-law of Edwin Booth.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThursday, December 26, 2013
From the Off Broadway musical “Fun Home” to the star-crossed “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” Times writers offer a few last-minute theater picks.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:06PMTuesday, December 24, 2013
Friday, December 20, 2013
“I wasn’t a popular kid. I wasn’t even a geeky kid,” said Brian J. Smith, who’s garnering raves as the … Read More →
SOURCE: nytheatremag.com at 04:52PMThursday, December 19, 2013
Lori Wolter Hudson remembers having a nervous breakdown in middle school in Indiana when her teacher assigned her to recite … Read More →
SOURCE: nytheatremag.com at 04:14PM 
