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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Theater News: Katie Webber, Kelly Felthous, and More Join Jillian Mueller, Matthew Hydzik in Flashdance National Tour by Bethany Rickwald

The cast members who will fill out the company of the upcoming national tour of Flashdance — The Musical, led by Jillian Mueller (Bye Bye Birdie) and Matthew Hydzik (West Side Story), have…

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Photo Flash: Adam Pascal and Christine Pedi are Thrilled to Join Chicago on Broadway by Bethany Rickwald

New Chicago cast members Tony Award nominee Adam Pascal (Memphis) and Christine Pedi (Talk Radio) enjoyed their first night in the long-running production on Monday, April 8 at the Ambas

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Monday, April 8, 2013

Theater News: Hudson Village Theatre Summer Season to Feature Ken Cameron's Harvest and Bonnie Laing's Peggy and Grace by Bethany Rickwald

Quebec's Hudson Village Theatre has announced the productions planned for its 2013 summer season of fun Canadian plays. Calgary playwright Ken Cameron's Harvest will get the fun-filled seaso…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:36PM

Theater News: Cindy McCain, Wife of Senator John McCain, to Star in Play Supporting Gay Rights by Bethany Rickwald

Cindy McCain, best known as the wife of Senator John McCain, will be starring in a Phoenix production of 8, a play dramatizing the arguments against California's Proposition 8, according to …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:13PM

Theater News: Robert Schenkkan's All The Way and Jen Silverman's Still Win Drama Awards by Bethany Rickwald

The American Theatre Critics Association has named All the Way, Robert Schenkkan's drama about Lyndon Johnson's campaign to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as the recipient of the Harold …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:09AM
Friday, April 5, 2013

Theater News: Al Pacino to Present An Evening with Pacino for One Night at the London Palladium by Bethany Rickwald

An Evening with Pacino, with famed stage and screen actor Al Pacino, will play the London Palladium for one night only on June 2. The show promises to be a unique evening in which Pacino ex…

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Obituaries: Irish Actress Helena Carroll Has Died by Bethany Rickwald

Helena Carroll, an Irish actress born in Glasgow, Scotland, has died at her home in Los Angeles at the age of 84. The daughter of Irish dramatist Paul Vincent Carroll and designer Helena Re…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:47AM

Theater News: Broadway Vets Robert Foxworth, Kandis Chappell, and Robin Pearson Rose Set for The Old Globe's Other Desert Cities by Bethany Rickwald

Kandis Chappell (Rumors), Robert Foxworth (Ivanov), Robin Pearson Rose (Holiday), Dana Green, and Andy Bean have been selected to star in The Old Globe's upcoming production of Jon Robin Bai…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:07AM

Video Flash: Flashback Friday: Cyndi Lauper Rocks Some "Kinky Boots" and Alan Cumming Has Castmates by Bethany Rickwald

It turns out Sigourney Weaver and Christopher Durang are not the only Broadway stars that socialist playwriting duo Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill creatively inspired. Before the Grammy Award…

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Thursday, April 4, 2013

Theater News: Bill Clinton to Honor Barbra Streisand as Liza Minnelli Looks On! by Bethany Rickwald

The 40th Chaplin Gala Awards have announced that president Bill Clinton has agreed to present movie star and musician Barbra Streisand with her award at the April 22 event. Other notables pl…

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Theater News: Nathaniel Stampley and Alicia Hall Moran to Lead National Tour of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess by Bethany Rickwald

Veterans of the Broadway production of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess Alicia Hall Moran and Nathaniel Stampley have been selected to star in the show's national tour when it kicks off this fa…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:23AM
Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Theater News: Sam Waterston, James Shapiro, and More to Celebrate Shakespeare at The Public's Sonnets for the City by Bethany Rickwald

Actor Sam Waterston (King Lear), Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro, novelist Téa Obreht, and New York Magazine book critic Kathryn Schulz are set to participate in The Public Theater's Sonn…

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Theater News: Giant News! Brian d'Arcy James, Kate Baldwin, and More Featured on New Giant Cast Recording by Bethany Rickwald

Recent off-Broadway hit Giant is releasing a cast album on May 21. The album will feature the show's stars, Brian d'Arcy James, Kate Baldwin, Bobby Steggert, and more showing off their giant…

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Theater News: Michael Urie, Austin Pendleton Among Literary Nerds to Perform Shakespearian Sonnets for the "Sonnet Project" by Bethany Rickwald

The upcoming year-long "Sonnet Project" has announced that actors Michael Urie (Buyer

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Theater News: New Works by Nathan Christensen, Christopher Dimond, and More to Be Showcased at O'Neill Theater Center by Bethany Rickwald

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Music Theater Conference has announced plans to showcase and workshop new musicals by theater artists Nathan Christensen and Scott Murphy, Michae…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:01PM

Theater News: Andrew Rannells, Tyne Daly, and Terri White to Perform at the 29th Annual S.T.A.G.E. Gala by Bethany Rickwald

AIDS Project Los Angeles has announced the star-studded selection of artists who will be performing at the 29th Annual S.T.A.G.E. Gala on April 6. The event will take place at The Saban Thea…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:03AM

Special Report: Give Douglas Carter Beane a Break about Broadway's Cinderella by Bethany Rickwald

Reviewers have not been easy on Douglas Carter Beane's new book for the currently running Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. The most common complaint: that Beane m…

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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Theater News: Lillias White, Keith David, John Douglas Thompson, and More to Star in Center Theatre Group's Joe Turner's Come and Gone by Bethany Rickwald

Skye Barrett, Gabriel Brown, Nathaniel James Potvin, Erica Tazel, Glynn Turman, Keith David (Hot Feet), January LaVoy (Home), Vivian Nixon (Hot Feet), Raynor Scheine (Gem of the Ocean), John…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:28PM

Theater News: Tanzi Libre and Juana in a Million to Christen Southwark Playhouse's New Venue by Bethany Rickwald

Southwark Playhouse has announced the first plays that will be produced in its new venue, one in the 240-seat mainstage space and one at the smaller studio space. Tanzi Libre, by Claire Luc…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:13PM

Theater News: The National Theatre Announces Spring/Summer Season by Bethany Rickwald

London's National Theatre has announced the productions planned for its upcoming spring/summer season, which will play April-August. The first offering of the season will be Eugene O'Neill's…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:49AM

Theater News: The Pre-Broadway Premiere of Big Fish Starts Tonight in Chicago by Bethany Rickwald

This big-dreaming musical isn't on Broadway yet, but the musical adaptation of the 2003 film Big Fish, by Andrew Lippa (The Addams Family) and John August (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:28AM
Monday, April 1, 2013

Theater News: Lyric Stage Company Plans a Season of New England Premieres and Musical Favorites by Bethany Rickwald

The Lyric Stage Company's 40th anniversary season of New England premieres and musical favorites will include the great American play Death of a Salesman. Arthur Miller's 1940s-set play abou…

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Theater News: Broadway Legend Harold Prince to be Honored at American Theatre Wing Gala by Bethany Rickwald

The American Theatre Wing has announced plans to honor director and producer Harold Prince at its annual Gala, which will be held on September 16 at the Plaza Hotel. American Theatre Wing Ad…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:37PM

Theater News: American Conservatory Theater to Include Glen Berger's Underneath the Lintel and Eduardo De Filippo's Napoli! by Bethany Rickwald

American Conservatory Theater has announced that its 2013-2014 season will include Academy Award nominee David Strathairn (The Heiress) in Glen Berger's Underneath the Lintel, from October 3…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:04PM

Theater News: Austin Pendleton to Play Shakespeare in Robert Brustein's The Last Will by Bethany Rickwald

Abingdon Theatre Company has announced that Broadway favorite and Drama Desk Award winner Austin Pendleton (Grand Hotel) will star in and direct the upcoming Off-Broadway premiere of The Las…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:06PM

Theater News: Broadway Great Stephen Sondheim to Receive MacDowell Medal by Bethany Rickwald

Multi-Tony Award winner Stephen Sondheim will soon be able to add another honor to his collection. New Hampshire artists' retreat The MacDowell Colony has announced plans to present the arti…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:33AM
Friday, March 29, 2013

Theater News: Ayad Akhtar's The Who by Bethany Rickwald

La Jolla Playhouse has announced the final production of its 2013-2014 season, the world premiere of The Who

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Theater News: Carolee Carmello, Christopher Fitzgerald, and Bob Stillman to Headline Broadway by the Year 1972 by Bethany Rickwald

Tony Award nominees Carolee Carmello (Scandalous), Christopher Fitzgerald (Finian's Rainbow), Bob Stillman (Grey Gardens), as well as Drama Desk Award nominee Patrick Page (Cyrano de Bergera…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:27AM
Thursday, March 28, 2013

Theater News: Broadway's Sexiest to Come Together for Broadway Bares 23: United Strips of America by Bethany Rickwald

A hot American summer is almost here! Broadway Bares has announced that the theme for its 23rd annual benefit concert, taking place June 23, will be United Strips of America. Described as a…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:19PM

Special Report: Happy Birthday to Reba McEntire! by Bethany Rickwald

No one brings the backwoods to the Broadway like Reba. As the Broadway community celebrates the talent of Reba McEntire, we can't help but mourn the fact that she and her Oklahoma twang hav…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:16PM

Theater News: Aurora Theatre Company to Present After the Revolution, Gideon's Knot, and More in a Season of Bay Area Premieres by Bethany Rickwald

Aurora Theatre Company has announced a 2013-2014 season of Bay Area premieres, kicking off with Obie Award-winning playwright Amy Herzog's After the Revolution. Playing August 30-September 2…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:48AM

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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
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