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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Theater News: Broadway's Nick Blaemire, Emma Hunton, and More to Sing the Music of Zack Zadek by Bethany Rickwald

Singer/songwriter will be joined by Broadway veterans Nick Blaemire (Godspell), Emma Hunton (Spring Awakening), and Andrew Kober (Hair) as well as Molly Hager on January 28 at Joe's Pub for…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:29AM
Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Theater News: Too Broke for Manilow on Broadway? We've Got You Covered by Bethany Rickwald

With tickets on ebay selling for more than the cost of your annual Carnival Cruise, it's likely that you won't be one of the lucky Manilow Maniacs to see Manilow on Broadway, the Grammy, Emm…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:52PM
Thursday, January 17, 2013

Special Report: Seeing John Lithgow in NTL's Live Broadcast of The Magistrate Won't Be Like the Live Experience by Bethany Rickwald

In 2001, the iPod changed the face of the music industry. In 2007, the Kindle transformed publishing. Now, theater's technological game-changer has arrived. The National Theatre of Britain h…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:41PM

Theater News: Alice Ripley, Wesley Taylor, and More to Disrobe with The Skivvies on January 28 by Bethany Rickwald

Tony Award winner Alice Ripley (Next to Normal), Wesley Taylor (Smash), Eden Espinosa (Wicked), Adam Kantor (Rent), Leigh Ann Larkin (A Little Night Music), Mitchell Jarvis (Rock of Ages), a…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:09PM
Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Theater News: Fan Favorites Jonathan Groff, Sherie Rene Scott, Will Swenson, and More Warm Up MTC's Winter by Bethany Rickwald

Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff (Glee), Lindsay Mendez (Dogfight), Tony Award nominee Sherie Rene Scott (Everyday Rapture), Tony Award nominee Will Swenson (Murder Ballad), and Betsy Wolfe…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:26PM

Special Report: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ethel Merman Have More Than Just a Birthday in Common by Bethany Rickwald

Today, January 16, is the birthday of musical theater favorites Lin-Manuel Miranda (Bring it On: The Musical), who is 33, and Ethel Merman (Call Me Madam), who would be 105. To honor two of …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:55PM
Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Theater News: Seth Rudetsky to Host The Concert, Featuring Best of Contemporary Stage Composers by Bethany Rickwald

Broadway veteran and Sirius XM radio personality Seth Rudetsky (The Ritz) will host The Concert, a kick-off event for David Sisco and Lorene Phillips' Directory of Contemporary Theatre Writ…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:26PM

Film News: Ed Asner, Martin Sheen, and the CIA Turn Their Backs on Jessica Chastain and Zero Dark Thirty by Bethany Rickwald

Jessica Chastain (The Heiress) won a Golden Globe last weekend and Ed Asner probably isn't happy about it. Chastain received the Best Actress honor for her role in Zero Dark Thirty, a milit…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:40PM

Photo Flash: Cat Scratch Fever: A Pre-ScarJo Maggie Retrospective by Bethany Rickwald

For nearly six decades, the world has been infected with cat scratch fever. Every actress would kill to play Maggie the Cat in Tennessee Williams' classic and oft-revived Cat on a Hot Tin Ro…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:55PM

Theater News: Jason Alexander and Tovah Feldshuh to Star in Richard Rodgers' Two by Two by Bethany Rickwald

Tony winner Jason Alexander (Seinfeld, Jerome Robbins' Broadway) and Drama Desk Award winner Tovah Feldshuh (Irena's Vow) will star in The York Theatre Company's production of the Richard Ro…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:36AM
Monday, January 14, 2013

Theater News: In The Heights' Original Broadway Cast To Reunite for Lin-Manuel Miranda's In The Heights: In Concert by Bethany Rickwald

Nearly the entire original Broadway cast of In the Heights has announced that they will come together to sing in a one-night concert production of In The Heights on February 11 at the United…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:30PM
Thursday, January 3, 2013

Video Flash: Josh Gad Just Wants to Cuddle in Bed with Book of Mormon Co-star Andrew Rannells by Bethany Rickwald

As you may have noticed (Josh Gad certainly has), he and Andrew Rannells have a lot in common. They were co-stars on Broadway in The Book of Mormon, are both Tony nominees, and are both sta…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:56PM

Theater News: Destiny's Child's Michelle Williams to Star in Fela! National Tour by Bethany Rickwald

Say her name: Michelle Williams, the Grammy Award-winning recording artist and former member of Destiny's Child, is set to join the national tour of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical F…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:19PM

Theater News: Jeffry Denman, Jason Michael Evans, Ken Krugman, and More Set for Classic Stage Company's Passion by Bethany Rickwald

Classic Stage Company has announced that Stephen Bogardus (Irving Berlin's White Christmas), Jeffry Denman (The Producers), Jason Michael Evans, Amy Justman (Company), Ken Krugman (Assassins…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:20PM

Theater News: Broadway and Film Actress Evelyn Ward has Died by Bethany Rickwald

Actress Evelyn Ward, who appeared on Broadway as well as on TV and film frequently from the 1940s-1960s, died December 23 of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 89. Ward's Broadway credits in…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:33AM
Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Theater News: Eisa Davis, Dashiell Eaves, Frank Harts, and More to Perform in Kirsten Greenidge's Luck of the Irish by Bethany Rickwald

Lincoln Center's LCT3 has announced that Marsha Stephanie Blake, Eisa Davis, Dashiell Eaves, Frank Harts, Robert Hogan, Jenny O'Hara, Carra Patterson, Amanda Quaid, and Victor Williams will …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:58PM

Theater News: Two Favorite Off-Broadway Birds Take Over Birdland with The Marcy by Bethany Rickwald

Songwriters (The Great American Mousical) will bring The Marcy

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:04PM
Monday, December 31, 2012

Video Flash: This Vintage Video of Julie Andrews Singing "Auld Lang Syne" is Nostalgia at Its Best by Bethany Rickwald

If you feel like you have a Julie Andrews shaped hole in your heart after your annual Christmas viewing of The Sound of Music, take a moment to tear up at her beautiful rendition of the New …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:42PM
Thursday, December 27, 2012

Theater News: Broadway's Lights will Dim Tonight in Honor of Actor Charles Durning by Bethany Rickwald

In honor of acclaimed actor Charles Durning, who passed away on Monday at age 89, the Broadway community will take one minute tonight at 8 pm to collectively mourn his loss by dimming the ma…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:54PM

Theater News: Broadway to Dim its Marquees in Memory of Actor Jack Klugman by Bethany Rickwald

On December 28, the Broadway community will mourn the loss of actor Jack Klugman by dimming the marquees of Broadway theaters for one minute at exactly 8 pm. Klugman passed away on Monday D…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:32PM
Monday, December 24, 2012

Theater News: A Christmas Story, The Musical Sets New Box Office Record by Bethany Rickwald

The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre has announced that A Christmas Story, The Musical has surpassed the theater's previous box office record in the final week of its limited Broadway engagement. The …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:27PM

Video Flash: Morgan James and George Salazar Join Julia Mattison to Spread the News that "Santa Claus is the Ultimate Creeper" by Bethany Rickwald

Cast members from the recent Broadway revival of Godspell reunited to do what they do best: sing about lovingly remembered Christian traditions. Morgan James (The Addams Family) and George …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
Friday, December 21, 2012

Theater News: Mario Cantone, Rachel Dratch, and Janeane Garofalo to Read the Autobiographies of Other Celebs by Bethany Rickwald

Have you been meaning to learn more about the inner lives of Miley Cyrus and Ricky Martin but not had time to take on the reading yourself? Celebrity Autobiography is here to help. Comedy …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:29AM
Thursday, December 20, 2012

Theater News: Annie, Once, Wicked, and More Invite Kids to See Shows Free on Kids Night on Broadway by Bethany Rickwald

From February 25-March 3, participating Broadway and off-Broadway shows will offer free tickets to kids ages 6 to 18 who are accompanied by a full-paying adult as part of The Broadway League…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:13PM

Theater News: Playwrights Horizons Extends its World Premiere of Amy Herzog's The Great God Pan by Bethany Rickwald

Playwrights Horizons has announced a second extension of Obie Award-winning playwright Amy Herzog's The Great God Pan, which opened at the theater on December 18. The production, which is d…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:27PM

Theater News: Let Them Eat Cake: Now. Here. This. Celebrates the Release of Original Cast Recording by Bethany Rickwald

On December 18, Now. Here. This. (and [title of show]) collaborators Jeff Bowen, Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell, Heidi Blickenstaff, Michael Berresse, Larry Pressgrove, and a group of their K…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:42AM
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Theater News: Wicked is Finally Getting Some Recognition by Bethany Rickwald

In a December 17 ceremony, Wicked's Elphaba costume, including the hat and broom, but not the buckets of green makeup, was inducted into the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:26PM

Theater News: Wicked's Elphaba Costume Flies Into the Smithsonian by Bethany Rickwald

In a December 17 ceremony, Wicked's Elphaba costume, including the hat and broom, but not the buckets of green makeup, was inducted into the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:26PM
Monday, December 17, 2012

Theater News: Lars Norén to Direct Wallace Shawn's The Fever at La MaMa by Bethany Rickwald

Lars Norén, the former head of the National Theater in Stockholm, will direct a new French production of Wallace Shawn's The Fever, to run at La MaMa, January 24-February 3. The one-woman …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:16PM
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Theater News: Audra McDonald and Stephen Colbert Warm Up The Colbert Report by Bethany Rickwald

The weather may have been chilly, but TV viewers got a truly heartwarming treat last night. Five-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald (The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess) appeared on the Decemb…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:27PM
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Theater News: Joy to the World: The Now. Here. This Cast Recording Drops December 18 by Bethany Rickwald

Ghostlight Records has announced the original cast recording of Vineyard Theatre's Now. Here. This. will be available both on CD and digital download on December 18. The album was completely…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:49PM

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Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
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