Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Becky Barta, Donna Lynne Champlin, Joan Crowe, Stephen "Mo" Hanan, Kara Lindsay, Kate Loprest, Michael Marcotte, Jill Paice, Marie Pruitt, Steve Ross, Heather Sullivan, K.T. Sulliv…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:39PMA national tour of the current Broadway revival of Godspell will launch during the 2013-2014 theater season. Casting and a complete schedule will be announced at a later date.
Featuring mu…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:37PMPhilip Dawkins, Marcus Gardley, Samuel D. Hunter and Tanya Saracho have been named new Victory Gardens Ensemble Playwrights.
The writers will each have seven-year residencies with the the…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:27PMAmerican Theater Company (ATC) and About Face Theatre have announced casting for Jonathan Larson's Rent, to run April 27 - June 17 at ATC, according to a report in Time Out Chicago. As…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:45PMChicago's Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) has received a $10 million gift in support of its theater programming, according to a report in The Chicago Tribune.
The contribution comes f…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:03PMChicago's Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) has received a $10 million gift in support of its programming, according to a report in The Chicago Tribune.
The contribution comes from Stef…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:03PMTimeLine Theatre Company has announced casting for the world premiere of John Conroy's My Kind of Town, to run May 11 - July 29. Nick Bowling will direct the production.
In the play, …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:07AMMark Nadler will celebrate the release of his new CD Crazy 1961 with a concert at The Laurie Beechman Theatre on Wednesday, April 18 at 9:30pm.
The album features songs written in 1961, i…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:42AMVictory Gardens Theater has announced the playwrights who will contribute to The Second Annual Chicago One-Minute Play Festival, to be offered April 15-16 in the Zacek-McVay Theater at the V…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:20AMABC Family has released a promotional video for the pilot episode of Bunheads, starring two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster and Tony Award winner Kelly Bishop.
The show, created by Am…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:03AMJulian Ovenden's solo CD If You Stay will be released by Decca on April 23, according to a listing on Amazon.
The 13-track album will feature such songs as "Up, Up and Away,&quo…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:02AMBlack Ensemble Theater has announced casting for The Marvin Gaye Story (Don't Talk About My Father Because God Is My Friend), to run May 11 - July 29. Jackie Taylor has written and will…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:43AMTony Award nominee Gavin Creel has shared the song "Enough," a track from his new CD Get Out, for streaming on TheaterMania.com.
The recording is Creel's third independent r…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:10AMJohn Owen-Jones' newest CD, Unmasked, will be available for purchase and digital download on April 16. Sain Records will release the new album.
The 12-track recording will feature mus…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:50AMTuesday, April 3, 2012
New Line Cinema has released an official trailer for its forthcoming film version of the Broadway musical Rock of Ages. Adam Shankman has directed the movie.
The musical, which focuses on …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:47AMMonday, April 2, 2012
The award-winning actress discusses her role as Judy Garland in Peter Quilter's new Broadway play.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AMHBO has released a trailer for Aaron Sorkin's new series, The Newsroom. The series will premiere on Sunday, June 24.
As previous reported, the hour-long series will center on the behi…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:06AMSunday, April 1, 2012
The provocative author discusses his popular play about the Stonewall Riots.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AMFriday, March 30, 2012
Red Tape Theatre has announced casting for George Brant's Elephant's Graveyard, to run May 10 - June 16. James D. Palmer will direct the production, which will feature choreography…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:04PMThe studio concept recording of John Mellencamp and Stephen King's musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County will be released by Hear Music on May 22, according to a report on King&apos…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:39AMActor Warren Stevens has died of lung disease, according to a report in The New York Times. He was 92.
The actor made his Broadway debut in 1947 in Bertolt Brecht's Galileo, which sta…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:03AMPlaywright John Arden has died according to published reports. He was 81.
Arden's plays include Sergeant Musgrave's Dance, which premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in 1959, in …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:35AMThe Royal Court Theatre has announced complete casting for Laura Wade's Posh, to run May 11 - August 4 at the West End's Duke of York's Theatre, according to a report on Whats…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:08AMLet It Be, a new show that pays tribute to The Beatles, will play the West End's Prince of Wales Theatre, running September 14 - January 19. The opening is timed to coincide with the 5…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:58AMThursday, March 29, 2012
Jeremy Jordan gives a charismatic performance in this utterly beguiling stage adaptation of the 1992 Disney film.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMThe nominations for the 2012 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway have been announced. The prizes will be presented in a ceremony to be held on May 6 at NYU Skirba…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:43PMTony Award winner Daisy Eagan will co-star with Willam Belli and Jessica Buttafuoco in Jersey SHOREsical: A Frickin' Rock Opera, which will play The Hayworth Theatre through May 30. Dr…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:25PMTony Award winner Daisy Eagan will co-star with Willam Belli and Jessica Buttafuoco in Jersey SHOREsical: A Frickin' Rock Opera, which will play The Hayworth Theatre through May 30. Dr…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:25PMKerry Ellis and Ramin Karimloo will headline a concert celebrating musicals to be aired live as part of the Friday Night is Music Night on April 20 on BBC Radio 2, according to a report on t…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:53PMAri Brand, Melissa Miller, and Mark Nelson will star in Long Wharf Theatre's production of My Name is Asher Lev, to run May 2-27 on the company's Mainstage. Gordon Edelstein will …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:16PMTony Award nominee Gavin Creel will star as Elder Price in the national tour of The Book of Mormon, which will launch, as previously announced, with an engagement in the Ellie Caulkins Oper…
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