Wednesday, June 6, 2012
The Audie Awards, which honor the best in audiobooks, were handed out in New York City on Tuesday, June 5.
30 Rock star Tina Fey received Audie Awards for Audio Book of the Year and best Bi…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:26PMThe Metropolitan Opera will present encore presentations of six "Live in HD" performances of its recent productions in hundreds of movie theaters across the United States this summ…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:24PMAuthor Ray Bradbury, best known for the 1953 novel Fahrenheit 451, has died at age 91, according to reports.
Bradbury founded L.A.'s Pandemoium Theatre Company in 1964, which eventuall…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:10AMThe Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced some special events for its summer line-up.
Comedians Lewis Black and Susie Essman will give special comedy performances on July 9 and 23, re…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:07AMTuesday, June 5, 2012
Josh Gad will play his final performance as Elder Cunningham Tony Award-winning musical The Book of Mormon, playing at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre as part of the show's free fan per…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:17PMThe Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) has announced nominations for the 33rd annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, which honor excellence in the performing arts in Toronto. The cerem…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:48PMBroadway star Stephanie J. Block will perform with Billy Stritch at Bloomingdale's 59th Street at 5:30pm on Thursday, June 7. The event will be hosted by MAC Award winner Jim Caruso.
T…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:30PMMonday, June 4, 2012
Tracie Bennett, James Corden, Judy Kaye, Judith Light, Audra McDonald and more share their reaction on their historic victories.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:41PMMulti-award-winning actress play Frances Conroy will play Maybelle Carter in Lifetime's upcoming bio-film about singer June Carter Cash, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The proje…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:02PMSunday, June 3, 2012
This new play about two interconnected Mexican-American families ambitiously grapples with some serious issues but ultimately feels both contrived and slight.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PMTony Award and Academy Award winner Vanessa Redgrave will play a lesbian judge on USA Networks' Political Animals, which will begin its six-episode run on July 15 at 10pm.
As previousl…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:03PMABC's Grey's Anatomy was named Outstanding Drama Series and NBC's Days Of Our Lives was named Outstanding Daily Drama Series at the San Francisco ceremony of the GLAAD Media A…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:51PMTwo-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran will play Miss Hannigan and Australian stage star Anthony Warlow will play Daddy Warbucks in the Broadway revival of Annie, which will begin previe…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:20AMSaturday, June 2, 2012
Stage and screen actress Kathryn Joosten has died of lung cancer at age 72.
Joosten trained at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater and founded Los Angeles' Theater Neo, whose production…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:35PMFriday, June 1, 2012
The National Theatre of Scotland has released a promotional video of Tony Award winner Alan Cumming in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, which will run at the Glasgow Tramway, June 13-30,…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:12PMThe 57th Annual Drama Desk Awards, will take place on Sunday, June 3 at 8pm at The Town Hall in Manhattan.
As previously reported, stage and screen stars Brian d'Arcy James and Brooke…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:49PMChris Colfer, who is well known for playing Kurt Hummel on the hit FOX series Glee, will make an appearance at Barnes & Noble Union Square (33 East 17th Street) at 7pm on Wednesday, July…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:06PMTony Award winner Sir Elton John will be among the performers at London's Buckingham Palace on Monday, June 4 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, according to publis…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:55AMThe international stage and concert star talks about his new CD, singing for the Royal Family, his memoir, and his career plans.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AMThursday, May 31, 2012
The versatile actor discusses starring in the new Shakespeare in the Park production of the Bard's comedy and his work on Showtime's The Big C.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AMWednesday, May 30, 2012
Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles has announced the remainder of its 2012-2013 Ahmanson Theatre season.
As previously reported, Peter Quilter's play End of the Rainbow, staring Tony…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:36PMStage veterans Michael Learned, Richard Thomas, and Ralph Waite will join the rest of the cast of the CBS' hit series The Waltons on September 29 at Los Angeles' Wilshire Ebell The…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:03PMLynn Ahrens, Darius De Haas, Adam Jacobs, Thomas Kail, Syesha Mercado, and Saycon Sengbloh preview the Paper Mill Playhouse's new production of the beloved musical.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:52PMBrilliant jazz and raucous repartee mix for a magical evening at the Cafe Carlyle.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMThe Tony Award-winning star discusses her new concert, returning to Broadway, and the final season of 30 Rock.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00AMTuesday, May 29, 2012
Preliminary casting has been announced for the Hollywood Bowl production of Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan's Tony Award-winning musical, The Producers, July 27-29.
Susan Stroman, who he…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:25PMCasting has been announced for Love Songs, scenes from a new musical by Steve Cagan, to play Feinstein's at Loews Regency, August 26-30.
The show will feature Ashley Kate Adams, Robert…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:51PMBroadway veteran Danny Gurwin will present A Night of Broadway, a benefit concert on June 21 at 7pm for the Vista Murrieta High School Performing Arts Center in Murrieta, California. He will…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:48PMAn updated list of presenters and performers has been announced for the 2012 Theatre World Awards, which are given for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performances, to be held at …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMDrama Desk Award-winning writer William Hanley died on May 25 at age 80, according to The New York Times.
He won the Drama Desk Vernon Rice Award twice for his plays, Mrs. Dally Has A Lover…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:36PMMonday, May 28, 2012
Stage and screen stars Dominic West and Emily Watson took home the BAFTA Television Awards for their work in Appropriate Adult in a ceremony held in London on May 27.
Other winners include …
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