Monday, April 23, 2012
Trudie Styler will take part in a master class, open rehearsal session of Thomas Kilroy's adaptation of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, to be offered April 23 - May 11 at Culture Proj…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AMNew York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) has announced two additional plays that will comprise its 2012-2013 season, including A Civil War Christmas by Paula Vogel. The work, to be directed by Tina…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:19AMRaza Jaffrey will assume the role of Billy Flynn in the West End production of Chicago, playing at the Garrick Theatre, according to a report in Variety. The actor is expected join the comp…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:01AM"The City Club," the new musical at the Minetta Lane Theatre, is really more of a concert draped around an unconvincing noir-inspired potboiler.
SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00AMSunday, April 22, 2012
Frank Wildhorn's blend of pop sounds, period tunes and Broadway bombast, along with Jeremy Jordan and Laura Osnes' electrifying performances, are all grandly preserved on the just-…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PMFriday, April 20, 2012
NBC has given a 13-epsiode commitment to the series Go On, starring Matthew Perry and Tony Award winners Laura Benanti and Julie White. according to a report on Deadline.com.
The show cen…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:51PMThe finalists for the 2012 Billboard Music Awards have been announced. The prizes will be presented in a ceremony to be held at Las Vegas' MGM Grand on Sunday, May 20 and broadcast liv…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:09PMDagmara Dominczyk will guest star on on CBS' Person of Interest, according to a report on TVLine.com.
In the episode, scheduled to air on Friday May 3, she will play a woman on the r…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:26AMBlanche McIntyre will direct Sebastian Barry's The Only True History of Lizzie Finn, to run June 27 - July 21 at Southwark Playhouse. James Perkins will design the production, which wi…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:01AMMenier Chocolate Factory's revival of Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party will transfer to the West End's Wyndham's Theatre, running May 15 - September 1, according to a re…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:37AMCharlie Clements will star in Meredith Oakes' Faith, to run May 23 - June 16 at The Courtyard Theatre in London. Drew Baker will direct the production.
Clements is perhaps best known …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:26AMTony Danza, Scarlett Johansson, and Julianne Moore have been cast in a new, as-yet-untitled film, which has been written by and will be directed by and star Joseph Gordon-Levitt, according t…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:10AMTim Minchin will join the cast of Showtime's Californication, according to a report on Deadline.com. He will play Atticus Fetch, a charming, yet over-the-top, rock star.
Minchin has pr…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:45AMLouise Dearman will celebrate her new CD, Here Comes The Sun, with a concert on May 13 at Bush Hall in London. The album, from Big Hand Recordings, will be released on May 7; a single of th…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:31AMThursday, April 19, 2012
NBC has released a video from the April 23 episode of its hit series Smash featuring star Megan Hilty singing "Secondhand White Grand," a new song by Tony Award-winners Marc Shaima…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:50PMTony Award winner Harriet Harris will appear alongside La Tanya Hall, Jeff Harnar, Edward Hibbert, Colleen McHugh, and T. Oliver Reid in Mad Dogs and Educated Fleas: Noel and Cole a Battle o…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:36PMActor Jonathan Frid, who gained fame as Barnabas Collins on the television serial Dark Shadows, has died of natural causes, according to published reports. He was 87.
Frid's Broadway c…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:46AMHeadlong Theatre has announced its 2012-2013 season, which will include the world premiere of the new musical American Pyscho. With music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik and a book by Roberto Ag…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:21AMHeadlong Theatre has announced its 2012-2013 season, which will include the world premiere of the new musical American Pyscho. With music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik and a book by Roberto Ag…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:21AMWednesday, April 18, 2012
Television legend Dick Clark has died of a heart attack, according to a report in Variety. He was 82.
Clark's career extended to Broadway two times. In 1975, he was one of the produc…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:18PMRaul Esparza, Jessica Phillips, and the company of the new Broadway musical give a sneak peek at their show.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:11PMTime Magazine has released the annual Time 100, a list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Among the names on the list are stage and screen actresses Jessica Chastain, Claire D…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:28PMJulie Atherton, Paul Ayres, Louise Dearman, Jack Shalloo, Jennifer Tierney, and Michael Xavier will be featured on the concept recording of Lift - A New Musical. The album will be available…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:58PMThe Broad Stage has announced its plans for the 2012-2013 season, according to a report in The Los Angeles Times.
Among the highlights of the season is a presentation of a production of Ham…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:11PMBroadway's George Dvorsky, Sara Jean Ford, Aaron Lazar, Rebecca Luker, and Ron Raines will be among the performers featured on the four CD set Victor Herbert: Collected Songs, to be rel…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:22AMCasting has been announced for the film The Way, Way Back, according to a report in Variety. Jim Rash and Nat Faxon are directing the project.
The film will center on a teenage boy who is …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:16AMThe lineup of authors who will take part in the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books has been announced. The event will run April 21-22 at the University of Southern California.
Among the h…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:34AMStage veteran Anna Paquin and her husband, actor Stephen Moyer, are expecting a child, according to a report on EW.com. As previously reported, the couple, who met while filming HBO's …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:07AMWilliam Friedkin's film version of Tracy Letts' play Killer Joe will open the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) on June 20. The EIFF will continue through July 1.
The …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:56AMTuesday, April 17, 2012
The EP cast album of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, headlined by Nick Jonas, will be available for purchase and digital download on May 8. The recording, produced by Robe…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:31PMStage and screen star Ed Harris, along with January Jones, will star in the movie Sweetwater, according to a report on Deadline.com. Logan and Noah Miller will direct the project.
The film…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:22PM 
