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Sunday, September 15, 2013

Special Reports: "Laura Benanti Explains Shakespeare" Goes Viral by Bethany Rickwald

Ever since TheaterMania posted the teaser for the new hit Web series "Laura Benanti Explains Shakespeare," the many faces of Broadway and television star Laura Benanti have taken the Interne…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00AM
Thursday, September 12, 2013

Theater News: Vaudeville Phenomenon La Soirée Heads to Union Square Theatre by Bethany Rickwald

On October 29, the unique vaudeville/theater event La Soirée will begin performances at the Union Square Theatre. Opening night will be November 7. La Soirée combines live theatrical art …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:13PM

Special Reports: Steal This Work: Getting to the Bottom of Broadway's Kleptomaniacal Trend by Bethany Rickwald

Maybe it's due to a worldwide dirth of unique creative ideas or producers who are afraid to invest in concepts that are truly new and untested, or maybe it's just an extension of the green m…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00AM
Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Reviews: The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle by Bethany Rickwald

The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle, currently playing at 59E59 Theaters as part of the 1st Irish Festival, is a much more developed work than one might expect from a festival producti…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Reviews: The Golem of Havana by Bethany Rickwald

The Golem of Havana is a deceptively titled musical recently produced at La Mama's Ellen Stewart Theater, where it is receiving a very simple staging that nonetheless gives life to this unev…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:07PM

Theater News: Bernadette Peters, Cherry Jones, Judith Light, and More Broadway Stars Will Sign Autographs at the Flea Market by Bethany Rickwald

The previously announced Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction, presented by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, has announced that more than 50 stage and screen stars will be on hand to mee…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:39PM

Theater News: Tony winner Adriane Lenox and Tony Nominee Karine Plantadit Will Join Fantasia and Dulé Hill in Broadway's After Midnight by Bethany Rickwald

Full casting has been announced for the opening night of Broadway's After Midnight, which will play at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre beginning October 18. Opening night will be November 3. War…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:46PM

Theater News: The Drama League's Fall Theater Center Events Include Laura Benanti, Cherry Jones, and Tony Danza by Bethany Rickwald

The Drama League has announced its fall 2013 programming schedule. Performances and events will include appearances by Tony Award winners Laura Benanti, Cherry Jones, and Judy Kaye as well a…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:44AM
Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Video Flash: How Do You Pronounce "Godot"? Find Out by Watching This Promo of the Upcoming Broadway Revival by Bethany Rickwald

If you've been waiting and waiting for a definitive answer regarding how to pronounce the name "Godot" in the upcoming revival of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot (but you've been too emba…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:27PM

Theater News: Hugh Panaro, Lillias White, and Annaleigh Ashford to Join Holland Taylor for Broadway Salutes by Bethany Rickwald

The fifth annual Broadway Salutes, a free celebration honoring the countless professionals who have made Broadway great for decades, will take place on September 24 at the Times Square Visit…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:12PM
Monday, September 9, 2013

Theater News: Hannah Vassallo, Ashley Shaw, and More Set for Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty at City Center by Bethany Rickwald

New York City Center has announced that the entire original U.K. cast will make up the full cast of the upcoming New York premiere of choreographer Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty, which wi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:20PM

Reviews: The Hatmaker's Wife by Bethany Rickwald

Lauren Yee's The Hatmaker's Wife is a surreal yet realistic tale following two very different couples who live in one personality-filled house years apart from each other. As the touchingly …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:25PM

Theater News: Peter and the Starcatcher to Celebrate "Talk Like a Pirate Day" With Instagram Video Contest by Bethany Rickwald

The long-running off-Broadway production of Peter and the Starcatcher has announced a special Instagram video contest to be held in celebration of the 11th Annual International Talk Like a P…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:56AM
Friday, September 6, 2013

Theater News: Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes, and More Featured in National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage, Directed by Nick Hytner by Bethany Rickwald

National Theatre Live has announced plans to live-broadcast National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage to cinemas around the world, as well as on BBC, on November 2. The event will also be aired on…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:44PM

Video Flash: Watch Broadway Vet Jane Lynch Receive Her Walk of Fame Star and Get Pumped About Glee by Bethany Rickwald

Jane Lynch, recent star of Broadway's Annie, has had a big summer. Not only did she make her Broadway debut, she also got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Plus, she's gearing up for an …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:29PM

Theater News: Flashback Friday: Does Cabaret Have the Wrong Dawson's Creek Star in Michelle Williams? by Bethany Rickwald

Once upon a time, Joey Potter (Katie Holmes) and Jen Lindley (Michelle Williams) were fighting over affections of local heartthrob Dawson Leery. Who would have thought that years later Holme…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00AM
Thursday, September 5, 2013

Theater News: Broadway's Annie Announces Closing Date by Bethany Rickwald

The popular Broadway revival of Annie, which opened at the Palace Theatre on November 8, 2012, has announced that it will conclude its run on January 5, 2014 after 487 performances. The reim…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:59PM

Theater News: Atlantic Theater Company to Present U.S. Premiere of Nancy Harris' Our New Girl by Bethany Rickwald

Mary McCann (The Old Neighborhood) will star in Atlantic Theater Company's U.S. premiere of Our New Girl by Nancy Harris. The play will run May 28-June 22, with an official opening on June 2…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:50PM

Theater News: Zach Braff Wants You to See His Broadway Debut in Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway, Directed by Susan Stroman by Bethany Rickwald

Next spring, film and television star Zach Braff will make his Broadway debut in the new stage adaptation of Woody Allen's 1994 film Bullets Over Broadway, directed by Susan Stroman (Big Fis…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:49PM

Theater News: Debra Jo Rupp Will Star in the New York Premiere of Becoming Dr. Ruth by Bethany Rickwald

Mark St. Germain's warmhearted new comedy, Becoming Dr. Ruth, is set to have its New York premiere October 11-January 12 at the Westside Theatre. The play, which stars That '70s Show's Debra…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:50PM

Theater News: The 27th Annual Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction Sets a Date by Bethany Rickwald

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has announced that the 27th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction will take place on Sunday, September 22, from 10:00am-7:00pm. As usual, the event wi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:46PM

Photo Flash: Get a Glimpse of Playwrights Horizons' The Simpsons-Inspired Mr. Burns by Bethany Rickwald

Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play, a new Anne Washburn-Michael Friedman creation currently playing at Playwrights Horizons, is set in the aftermath of a worldwide electric apocalypse where a g…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:32PM

Theater News: The Actors Fund Will Present Lorna Luft in Nothing Like a Dame: Lorna's Pink Party Benefit by Bethany Rickwald

Entertainment legend Lorna Luft will host and star in Nothing Like a Dame: Lorna's Pink Party, a cabaret benefit event for the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative and the Dr. Philomena …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:26AM
Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Theater News: Justin Bartha to Join Danny DeVito and Judd Hirsch in Center Theatre Group's The Sunshine Boys by Bethany Rickwald

Center Theatre Group has announced that Justin Bartha (Lend Me a Tenor) will join the previously announced Danny DeVito and Judd Hirsch in a Los Angeles production of Neil Simon's 1972 comed…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:24PM

Video Flash: TEASER: "Laura Benanti Explains Shakespeare" by Bethany Rickwald

Laura Benanti knows so much about Shakespeare. We asked her to come to our office to tell us a little about her upcoming free Shakespeare in the Park production of The Tempest (running Septe…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:05PM

Theater News: Broadway's Joel Grey to Direct On Borrowed Time at Two River Theater by Bethany Rickwald

Two River Theater has announced plans to kick off its 2013-2014 season with Paul Osborn's On Borrowed Time, directed by Tony- and Oscar-winning actor Joel Grey (The Normal Heart). The produc…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:51PM
Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Theater News: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 Is Streaking Into Uptown by Bethany Rickwald

NYC's uptown theater district will welcome a new hit when Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, which played in its custom venue, Kazino, in the meatpacking district all summer, blazes …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:44PM

Theater News: Tony-Nominated Harry Connick Jr. Joins Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban as American Idol Judge by Bethany Rickwald

American Idol XIII has announced the team of artists who will shepherd new contestants through the 2014 season. Tony-nominated and Grammy- and Emmy Award-winning performer Harry Connick Jr. …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:48AM
Friday, August 30, 2013

Theater News: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 to Release an Original Cast Recording by Bethany Rickwald

Ghostlight Records will release the original cast recording of the unique off-Broadway hit Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, the company has announced. A release date for the album,…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:40PM

Video Flash: Flashback Friday: Before Launching the Careers of Fans, Kristin Chenoweth Was Priming Her Own as Miss OCU 1991 by Bethany Rickwald

As we all know, there's no better way to jump-start a Broadway career than to work the national beauty pageant circuit…except maybe being plucked out of a crowd to perform an impromptu due…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00AM
Thursday, August 29, 2013

Theater News: Adam Chanler-Berat, Kerry Butler, and Alex Gemignani Lead Staged Reading of The Dogs of Pripyat by Bethany Rickwald

The Dogs of Pripyat, a new musical with music by Aron Accurso, lyrics by Jill Abramovitz, and book by Leah Napolin and Abramovitz, will receive a staged reading on September 10 and 11. The r…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:45PM

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