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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 7 by David Gewirtzman and Ernio Hernandez, Daniel Fischer and Robert Viagas

1909 Director Elia Kazan is born. Kazan would go on to direct the award-winning plays Death of a Salesman and A Streetcar Named Desire. His success reached to the silver screen as well. He w…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, August 25, 2011

Review: FringeNYC 2011 Review Roundup #8 by Dan Bacalzo, Andy Buck, and David Finkle

Reports on You Only Shoot the Ones You Love, Bongani, and Jersey Shoresical: A Frickin' Rock Opera.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:30AM
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Review: FringeNYC 2011 Review Roundup #7 by Dan Bacalzo, David Finkle, and Andy Propst

Reports on The Apartment: A Play with Four Sides, Recovery, and Elysian Fields.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:39AM
Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Review: FringeNYC 2011 Review Roundup #6 by Dan Bacalzo, Chris Kompanek, and Brooke Pierce

Reports on Bella and the Pool Boy, What The Sparrow Said, Sanyasi2011, and Carnival Knowledge.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:42AM
Monday, August 22, 2011

Review: FringeNYC 2011 Review Roundup #5 by David Finkle, Chris Kompanek, and Andy Propst

Reports on The Bardy Bunch, Leonard Cohen Koans, The Mountain Song, Paper Cut, and The Rubber Room.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:23PM
Friday, August 19, 2011

Review: FringeNYC 2011 Review Roundup #4 by Dan Bacalzo, David Finkle, and Brooke Pierce

Reports on Yeast Nation (the triumph of life), Noir, and Sammy Gets Mugged!

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Review: FringeNYC 2011 Review Roundup #3 by Dan Bacalzo, Andy Buck, and Brooke Pierce

Reports on Dreamplay, 2 Burn, and The Legend of Julie Taymor, or The Musical That Killed Everybody!

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Review: FringeNYC 2011 Review Roundup #2 by Dan Bacalzo, Andy Buck, and Chris Kompanek

Reports on Nils' F*cked Up Day, Before Placing Me On Your Shelf, and American Vaudeville Theatre 15th Anniversary ExTRAVaganza.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM
Monday, August 15, 2011

Review: FringeNYC 2011 Review Roundup #1 by Dan Bacalzo, Andy Buck, and Chris Kompanek

Reports on Winner Take All (A Rock Opera), Parker & Dizzy's Fabulous Journey To the End Of the Rainbow, I Will Be Good, and Happy Worst Day Ever.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
Friday, August 5, 2011

Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 5 by David Gewirtzman and Ernio Hernandez, Doug Nevin and Robert Viagas

1977 All Broadway marquee lights are dimmed tonight in honor of actor Alfred Lunt who died two days earlier. This is only the third time up to that point that such an action has been taken.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, August 1, 2011

Video Feature: Joining the Book Club by Brian Scott Lipton, Edward Highfield, and Tristan Fuge

Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Casey Nicholaw, Robert Lopez, Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells, Nikki M. James, Rory O'Malley, and Michael Potts discuss the controversial new Broadway musical, The Book of…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Video Feature: Be a Klown! by Brian Scott Lipton, Edward Highfield, and Tristan Fuge

John Leguizamo and Fisher Stevens discuss bringing the solo show Ghetto Klown to Broadway.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Feature: 16 Celebrated Couples by Brian Scott Lipton, Tristan Fuge, and Joseph Marzullo

TheaterMania takes a look at some of the theater world's most glamorous and talented twosomes.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Video Feature: Building a Championship Team by Brian Scott Lipton, Edward Highfield, and Tristan Fuge

Brian Cox, Jim Gaffigan, Chris Noth, Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, and Gregory Mosher discuss the upcoming Broadway revival of That Championship Season.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Video Feature: Adam and Anthony: Together at Town Hall by Brian Scott Lipton, Edward Highfield, and Tristan Fuge

Former Rent stars Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp preview their January 11 NYC concert which will kick off their national tour.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Feature: New York: 50 Last-Minute Gifts by Dan Bacalzo, Brian Scott Lipton, Andy Propst, and Zachary Stewart

TM chooses the season's must-have DVDs, CDs, books, audio books and theater-related merchandise.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Video Feature: Bill Dawes Explains It All for You! by Brian Scott Lipton, Edward Highfield, and Tristan Fuge

The Lombardi star sits down with TheaterMania for a revealing chat about his play, its fans, and the lowdown on the power sweep!

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Video Feature: Let's Hear It for the Boys! by Brian Scott Lipton, Edward Highfield, and Tristan Fuge

Susan Stroman, John Kander, John Cullum and the cast of The Scottsboro Boys discuss the groundbreaking Broadway musical.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Video Feature: Down the Primrose Path by Brian Scott Lipton, Edward Highfield, and Tristan Fuge

Candice Bergen, Jessica Grove, Sean Palmer, and Tony Walton discuss the upcoming benefit reading of Stephen Sondheim's rarely-performed musical Evening Primrose.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: NYMF 2010 Roundup #4 by Dan Bacalzo, Meredith Lee, and Sandy MacDonald

Reports on Pandora's Box, Shine! The Horatio Alger Musical, and Fellowship! The Musical Parody of "The Fellowship of the Ring."

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: NYMF 2010 Roundup #2 by Dan Bacalzo, Chris Kompanek, and Sandy MacDonald

Reports on Frog Kiss, The Tenth Floor, Jay Alan Zimmerman's Incredibly Deaf Musical, and POPart: the Musical.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: NYMF 2010 Roundup #1 by Dan Bacalzo, Meredith Lee, and Sandy MacDonald

Reports on three autobiographical rock musicals: Anthony Rapp's Without You, Ned Massey's Bloodties, and Karen Bishko's Therapy Rocks.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Video Feature: Lombardi's Winning Team by Brian Scott Lipton, Edward Highfield, and Tristan Fuge

Dan Lauria, Judith Light, and Thomas Kail discuss working on the new Broadway play about legendary football coach Vince Lombardi.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Video Feature: Patrick Stewart and T.R. Knight's Wonderful Life by Brian Scott Lipton, Edward Highfield, and Tristan Fuge

The popular actors discuss returning to Broadway in Neil Pepe's revival of David Mamet's A Life in the Theatre.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Feature: Big Stars on the Small Screen by Brian Scott Lipton, Tristan Fuge, and Joseph Marzullo

Vanessa Williams, Cheyenne Jackson, Nathan Lane, Jimmy Smits, Julia Stiles, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Dana Delany, Bobby Cannavale, and a host of stage stars will be part of the new fall televis…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: 2010 Fringe NYC Roundup #2 by Andy Buck, Andy Propst, and Diane Snyder

Reports on The Twentieth-Century Way, Amsterdam Abortion Survivor, and Headscarf and the Angry Bitch.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM

Review: 2010 FringeNYC Festival Roundup #1 by Andy Buck, David Finkle, and Andy Propst

Reports on Just In Time: The Judy Holliday Story, Picking Palin, and A Matter of Choice.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:54AM
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Today in Theatre History: JULY 20 by Ernio Hernandez and Doug Nevin, Robert Viagas

1961 Stop The World - I Want To Get Off opens tonight at the Queen's Theatre on London's West End. The musical, which follows the life of one man from birth to death, will run 485 p…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, July 17, 2011

Today in Theatre History: JULY 17 by David Gewirtzman and Ernio Hernandez, Doug Nevin and Robert Viagas

1953 Actress Maude Adams dies today. Born in 1873, Adams, at the age of 32, played the title role in James M. Barrie's Peter Pan when it had its American premiere at the Empire Theatre i…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic