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Friday, August 10, 2012

Jason Huysman to Star in Clifford Odets' The Big Knife at Raven Theatre by Bethany Rickwald

Raven Theatre has announced casting for Clifford Odets' The Big Knife, to run September 11-November 11. Michael Menendian will direct. Based on Odets' own caustic experience in H…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:21PM

Bernadette Birkett, Trip Langley Set for Blazeco Productions' The Little Dog Laughed at Zephyr Theatre by Bethany Rickwald

Following a run at The Secret Rose Theatre, Blazeco Productions is set to present its staging of Douglas Carter Beane's The Little Dog Laughed at Zephyr Theatre, August 17-September 16.…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:31PM

Liz Callaway, Aaron Lazar, Mary Testa Set for Broadway Close Up Series by Bethany Rickwald

Merkin Concert Hall's Broadway Close Up series has announced plans for its 2012 season which will feature concerts celebrating the likes of Oscar Hammerstein, Ira Gershwin, Henry Kreige…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:18PM

Lovlee Carroll, Matt O'Neill to Star in DOMA Theatre Company's Xanadu by Bethany Rickwald

DOMA Theatre Company has announced casting for Xanadu, running September 7-October 7 at The MET Theatre. Hallie Baran will direct, with choreography by Angela Todaro and musical direction b…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:24PM

Brian Copeland's The Waiting Period Extended Through September 29 at The Marsh by Bethany Rickwald

Brian Copeland's solo show The Waiting Period, which is currently running at The Marsh, has been extended through September 29 with an additional Thursday show beginning September 6. T…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:48PM

Randy Graff, Jennifer Mudge, Cotter Smith Set for Primary Stages's ESPA*Drills Reading Series by Bethany Rickwald

Primary Stages ESPA has announced the cast and directors of the ESPA*Drills Reading Series, which will run August 16-23 at 59E59 Theaters. The plays selected for the series include Heidi Ar…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:45PM

Ever Mainard and Alicia Queen to Present Shakespeare's Female Women at Skokie Theatre by Bethany Rickwald

Ever Mainard and Alicia Queen are set to present Shakespeare's Female Women, September 8-29 at Gorilla Tango's Skokie Theatre. Both written and performed by Mainard and Queen, S…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:41PM

David Ilku, Michael Musto, Joan Rivers to Roast Lady Bunny by Bethany Rickwald

Personalities such as Village Voice writer Michael Musto and actor David Ilku are set to participate in the 50th Birthday roast of drag queen Lady Bunny, August 15 at XL Nightclub Cabaret &a…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:30AM

Freud's Last Session Announces Final Extension at Chicago's Mercury Theater by Bethany Rickwald

Freud's Last Session has announced a final extension through November 11 at the Mercury Theater. Tyler Marchant directs. Written by Mark St. Germain, the play focuses on psychoanalyst…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:30AM
Thursday, August 9, 2012

On the Boards to Present Seattle Premiere of Gob Squad's Kitchen (You've Never Had It So Good) by Bethany Rickwald

On the Boards is set to present the Seattle premiere of Gob Squad's Kitchen (You've Never Had It So Good), September 27-30 at the Merrill Wright Mainstage Theater. In this product…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:40PM

The Marriott Theatre in Chicago Announces 2013 Mainstage Season by Bethany Rickwald

The Marriott Theatre in Chicago has announced the production set for its 2013 mainstage season. The season will open with the premiere of Now and Forever, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:32PM

Brent Schraff, Karen Volpe and More Set for Little Shop of Horrors at the Glendale Centre Theatre by Bethany Rickwald

The Glendale Centre Theatre is set to present Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's Little Shop of Horrors, August 23-October 6. Danny Michaels will direct, with choreography and co-directio…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:36PM

Bailiwick Chicago, Buzz22 Chicago, Theatre Seven of Chicago Set for Steppenwolf's 2013 Garage Rep Season by Bethany Rickwald

Steppenwolf Theatre Company's Garage Rep, to run February 14-April 21 in The Steppenwolf Garage, will feature works by Bailiwick Chicago, Buzz22 Chicago, and Theatre Seven of Chicago. …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:42PM

Cavalia San Jose Engagement Extended Through August 26 by Bethany Rickwald

Cavalia: A Magical Encounter Between Human and Horse has announced that it will extend its run at the White Big Top in San Jose through August 26. Created by Normand Latourelle, Cavalia is …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:42PM

Margaret Copeland, Kevin James Doyle's How to Be a New Yorker to Play at Sofia's Downstairs Theater by Bethany Rickwald

CRC Productions and Marie B Productions are set to present Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle's How to Be a New Yorker, beginning August 22 at Sofia's Downstairs Theater. Rob…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:20PM

Plays by Martín Zimmerman, Meghan Kennedy Win Marin Theatre Company's New American Play Prizes by Bethany Rickwald

Marin Theatre Company has announced the winners of its fifth national new American play prizes. Martín Zimmerman's Seven Spots on the Sun, a play about a village doctor wh…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:27AM
Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Will Collyer, Ryan O'Connor, Shannon Warne Set for The Full Monty at Third Street Theatre by Bethany Rickwald

Third Street Theatre is to present the Tony award-winning musical The Full Monty, September 5-October 14. Richard Israel will direct, with musical direction by Johanna Kent. Choreography w…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:48PM

Killers: A Nightmare Haunted House to Open at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center by Bethany Rickwald

Killers: A Nightmare Haunted House will run September 28-November 3 at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center. The piece is described as an immersive haunted house experience coupled with…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:51PM

Rita Wilson Set for Benefit Concert at Geffen Playhouse by Bethany Rickwald

Actress, producer, and writer Rita Wilson is set for a one-night only performance of songs from her debut Decca Records solo album AM/FM to benefit the Geffen Playhouse and The Actors Fund, …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

Stanley Tucci and Felicity Blunt are Married by Bethany Rickwald

Stage and screen star Stanley Tucci and literary agent Felicity Blunt have gotten married, according to EW.com. The two became engaged in November of last year. Tucci directed the 2010 Bro…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:38PM

Aubrey Dollar, Mike Doyle Set for ABC's 666 Park Avenue by Bethany Rickwald

ABC's new fall drama 666 Park Avenue has announced that actors such as Aubrey Dollar, Mike Doyle, and Mili Avital will guest star in the upcoming season, according to TVGuide.com. 666 …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:37PM

Irish Repertory Theatre's New Girl in Town ExtendsThrough September 14 by Bethany Rickwald

Irish Repertory Theatre has announced that its currently running production of Bob Merrill and George Abbott's New Girl in Town has been extended through September 14. Originally sched…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:55AM

Jill Eikenberry, Michael Tucker Set for Cape May Stage's Mike's Shorts by Bethany Rickwald

Cape May Stage is set to present husband-and-wife team Michael Tucker and Jill Eikenberry in their show Mike's Shorts, August 27 at 8pm at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse. Written by…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:40AM

George Faison, Arthur Mitchell, David Robertson to Pay Tribute to Choreographer Louis Johnson at Dream Babies by Bethany Rickwald

Choreographers and dancers Arthur Mitchell, George Faison, and David Robertson are set to pay tribute to choreographer Louis Johnson with The Pioneer of the Arts Award, August 11 at 6:30 pm …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:14AM
Thursday, August 2, 2012

Sam Harris, Helen Reddy, Rex Smith, Paula West Set for Help Is On the Way Benefit Concert by Bethany Rickwald

Updated casting has been announced for the benefit concert Help Is In The Way on Sunday, August 5 at the Herbst Theatre. David Galligan will direct, with musical direction by Richard Berent…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:50AM
Wednesday, August 1, 2012

ACT Theatre to Present Trieu Tran's Uncle Ho to Uncle Sam by Bethany Rickwald

ACT Theatre is set to present Trieu Tran's one-man show Uncle Ho to Uncle Sam, September 7-October 7 at The Allen Theatre. Robert Egan directs. Uncle Ho to Uncle Sam tells the story o…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:59PM

Ugo Chukwu, Alex Coelho, Ivano Pulito Set for The Flea's Production of Thomas Bradshaw's Job by Bethany Rickwald

The Flea Theater is set to present the New York premiere of Thomas Bradshaw's Job, August 31-October 7. Benjamin Kamine will direct. Job is what Bradshaw calls an honest, un-cynical a…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:14PM

Paula Plum to Direct Happy Medium Theatre's Romeo and Juliet by Bethany Rickwald

Boston actress Paula Plum is set to direct Romeo and Juliet for Happy Medium Theatre, running August 10-25 at the Boston Center for the Arts' Plaza Theater. With street fights and murd…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:32PM

William Hurt Set for Winter's Tale Film by Bethany Rickwald

Stage and screen star William Hurt has been cast in an upcoming Warner Bros adaptation of the Mark Helprin novel Winter's Tale, directed by Akiva Goldsman, according to Deadline. In th…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:56PM

Crystal Finn, Susannah Flood, Debargo Sanyal Set for Fulcrum Theater's Bird in the Hand by Bethany Rickwald

Fulcrum Theater will present the world premiere of Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas' Bird in the Hand, August 29-September 23 at Theater for the New City. Playwright Jorge Ignacio Cort…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:44PM

Voca People to Close at New World Stages and Launch U.S. Tour by Bethany Rickwald

Voca People will conclude its current run at New York's New World Stages on September 2, and are set to kick off a U.S. national tour in February of 2013. Created by Kalfo and Fishman,…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:15PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
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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