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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Off-Broadway's Tribes Extends Through January 6 by Andy Propst

Nina Raine's Tribes, playing at the Barrow Street Theatre, has extended. The production, directed by David Cromer, will now play through January 6. The play centers on a deaf man born…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:55AM

Danny Burstein, Grant Gustin, Steve Guttenberg to Appear in Affluenza Film by Andy Propst

Updated casting has been announced for the film Affluenza, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kevin Asch will direct the project, which will have a script by Antonio Macia. The movie is …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:32AM
Saturday, July 14, 2012

Review: The Imaginary Invalid by Andy Propst

Peter Dinklage leads the superlative cast of Erica Schmidt's riotously funny production of Moliere's comedy.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:00PM
Friday, July 13, 2012

Hannah John-Kamen, Sally Ann Triplett Set for Viva Forever! in the West End by Andy Propst

Hannah John-Kamen and Sally Ann Triplett have been cast in the new musical, Viva Forever!, which will begin performances on November 27 at the West End's Piccadilly Theatre. according t…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:51AM

Roger Rees to Perform What You Will in West End by Andy Propst

Roger Rees will perform his one-man show, What You Will, at the West End's Apollo Theatre, September 18 - October 6, according to a report on Whatsonstage.com. The comedy-laced piece…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:35AM

Bill Heck to Join Lucy Liu, Jonny Lee Miller for CBS' Elementary by Andy Propst

Bill Heck will join the cast of the new CBS series Elementary, according to a report on Deadline.com. He will play an up-and-coming member of the New York district attorney's office. …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:16AM
Thursday, July 12, 2012

Review: Nymph Errant by Andy Propst

Cady Huffman shines in Prospect Theater Company's pleasant, but flawed, production of Cole Porter's 1933 musical.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:59PM

Anna Kendrick, Ron Livingston, Olivia Wilde Set for Drinking Buddies Movie by Andy Propst

Stage veterans Anna Kendrick, Ron Livingston and Olivia Wilde, will star in the movie Drinking Buddies, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Joe Swanberg is directing the project. The impr…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:48AM

Glee's Grant Gustin to Star in Affluenza Film by Andy Propst

Stage veteran and Glee star Grant Gustin will headline the new film Affluenza, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kevin Asch will direct the project, which will have a script by Antonio M…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:32AM

Stuart Matthew Price, Caroline Sheen Set for August 19 Evening With the Composers Concert by Andy Propst

Stuart Matthew Price, Lauren Samuels, Caroline Sheen, and Simon Thomas will take part in An Evening With the Composers: Davis, Stitt and Walker to be offered at London's Matcham Room Hi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:03AM

Kritzerland to Release Remastered Follies Original Cast Recording by Andy Propst

Kritzerland will issue a limited edition release of the 1971 original Broadway cast recording of Follies, remastered from the original eight-track session masters. With music and lyrics by …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:33AM
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Review: Serious Money / Monster by Andy Propst

Plays by Caryl Churchill and Neal Bell receive uneven stagings in Potomac Theatre Project's repertory season.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

Dianna Agron, Grant Gustin To Be Glee Project Mentors by Andy Propst

Glee stars Dianna Agron and Grant Gustin have been added to the roster of guest mentors for the Oxygen Network reality series, The Glee Project, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The sho…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:54AM

Darrel D'Silva, Daniel Lapaine to Join Sheridan Smith in Hedda Gabler at Old Vic by Andy Propst

Complete casting has been announced for Brian Friel's adaptation of Hedda Gabler Hedda Gabler, to run September 5 - November 10 at the Old Vic Theatre, according to a report on Whatsons…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:28AM
Tuesday, July 10, 2012

CD REVIEW: Merrily We Roll Along by Andy Propst

As if they'd been heeding one of the lyrics found in the 1981 musical Merrily We Roll Along, "Dreams don't die, so keep an eye on your dreams," composer-lyricist Stephen…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:01AM

Green Day to Be Subject of Two Documentaries by Andy Propst

Grammy Award winners Green Day, who provided the music for the award-winning Broadway musical American Idiot, will be featured in a pair of new documentaries, according to The Hollywood Repo…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:53AM
Monday, July 2, 2012

Lyric Hammersmith Announces Fall/Winter Season by Andy Propst

The Lyric Hammersmith has announced its fall/winter season. Sean Holmes will direct three of the theater's forthcoming productions: Simon Stephens' Morning (September 4-22), which…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:21AM

David Horovitch, Will Keen, Antony Sher Set for Hysteria U.K. Tour by Andy Propst

Terry Johnson's Hysteria will embark on a U.K. tour following its previously announced July 26 - August 18 run at Theatre Royal Bath, according to a report on Whatsonstage.com. Among t…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:57AM

HERE Announces 2012-2013 Programming by Andy Propst

HERE Arts Center has announced its 2012-2013 season. Among the offerings at the theater will be puppeteer Hanne Tierney's adaptation of Pu Songling's 18th century Chinese folk sto…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:35AM

Jane Asher, Matthew Horne, Norman Pace Set for Menier Chocolate Factory's Charley's Aunt by Andy Propst

Additional casting has been announced for Brandon Thomas' Charley's Aunt, to run September 20-November 10 at the Menier Chocolate Factory. As previously reported, Ian Talbot wil…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:11AM

Beyoncé, Viola Davis, The Help Win BET Awards by Andy Propst

The BET Awards were presented in a ceremony held on Sunday, July 1 the Historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. As previously announced, Samuel L. Jackson hosted the event. Tony Award-wi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:55AM
Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Review: Triassic Parq The Musical by Andy Propst

This spoof of Jurassic Park is fitfully amusing.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Hunter Parrish's Guessing Games EP Is Now Offically Released by Andy Propst

Hunter Parrish's debut EP Guessing Games has now been officially released on iTunes. The album features music Parrish has co-written with Dan James and Leah Haywood. Among the songs o…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:03AM

Feature: CD REVIEWS: Alfie Boe, Glen Hansard, Ramin Karimloo and More June Tunes by Andy Propst

Reports on 12 new CDs, includng Matt Doyle's Constant, Queen of the Mist, and John Pizzarelli's Double Exposure.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:59AM
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

CD REVIEW: Evita by Andy Propst

With the release of the new Broadway cast recording of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Evita, some musical theater lovers will be adding yet another recording of this show, in part d…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:01AM
Thursday, June 21, 2012

Review: 3C by Andy Propst

Davd Adjmi's curious mix of light froth and dark drama grows tiresome despite the game efforts of a fine cast.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Patti LuPone, Ethel Merman, Giorgio Tozzi to Be Featured on Upcoming Masterworks Broadway Releases by Andy Propst

Masterworks Broadway has announced the three new titles that it will make available as digital downloads and disc-on-demand in the coming months. On July 10, the label will release the Orig…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:42PM
Monday, June 18, 2012

Review: Love Goes to Press by Andy Propst

The Mint Theatre revives this little-known comic gem about two female reporters covering World War II.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Review: Slowgirl by Andy Propst

Greg Pierce's beautifully crafted two-hander about a teenaged girl sent to live with her uncle inaugurates Lincoln Center's Claire Tow Theatre.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Sunday, June 17, 2012

NY Review: 'Uncle Vanya' by Andy Propst

Reed Birney and Michael Shannon are terrific headlining a top-notch cast in Annie Baker's sharp new version of Anton Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" at Soho Rep.

SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00AM
Friday, June 15, 2012

AUDIO SHARE: Scott Wittman and Andrea Martin Preview New 54 Below Show by Andy Propst

54 Below has shared one of the new venue's first podcasts with TheaterMania for streaming. In it, Scott Wittman talks with Tony Award winner Andrea Martin about her new show, Laughing …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:20PM

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