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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Young Jean Lee, Robert Wilson, et al. Set for Baryshnikov Arts Center Season by Brian Scott Lipton

The Baryshnikov Arts Center has announced its selections for its spring 2012 performance season, according to The New York Times. The season begins with Young Jean Lee's Untitled Femin…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:10PM

David Selby and David Emerson Toney to Star in Ford's Theatre's Necessary Sacrifices by Brian Scott Lipton

David Selby and David Emerson Toney will star in the world premiere of Richard Hellesen's Necessary Sacrifices, to run January 20-February 12 at Ford's Theatre. The production, w…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:39PM

Nick Dillenburg, Euan Mortan, et al. Set for STC's Two Gentlemen of Verona by Brian Scott Lipton

Full cast and creative team have been announced for The Shakespeare Theatre Company's production of William Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona, to run at the Lansburgh Theatre, …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:28PM

Nick Dillenburg, Euan Morton, et al. Set for STC's Two Gentlemen of Verona by Brian Scott Lipton

Full cast and creative team have been announced for The Shakespeare Theatre Company's production of William Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona, to run at the Lansburgh Theatre, …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:28PM

2012 GLAAD Media Awards Announces Dates by Brian Scott Lipton

Dates have been announced the 2012 GLAAD Media Awards. The New York ceremony will be held on March 24; the Los Angeles ceremony will be held on April 21; and the San Francisco ceremony will…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:46PM

Paul Rudd to Star in The Princess Bride Reading at LACMA by Brian Scott Lipton

Stage and screen star Paul Rudd will play Westley in Film Independent at LACMA's reading of The Princess Bride, written by William Goldman, to be held at 7:30pm on Thursday, December 15…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:08PM

Russell Tovey to Star in Sex With A Stranger in London by Brian Scott Lipton

Stage and screen star Russell Tovey will co-star with Jaime Winstone and Naomi Sheldon in Sex With A Stranger, a new play by writer and comedian Stefan Golaszewski, to begin performances on …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:47AM

Michael Cerveris, Patricia Clarkson, Amy Ryan, et al. Set for December 14 Selected Shorts by Brian Scott Lipton

Patricia Clarkson, Clarke Peters, Michael Cerveris, Amy Ryan, Francois Battiste, Roy Blount, Jr., and Henry Butler will take part in Selected Shorts: NOLA: Jazzy Tales from the Big Easy, to …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:21AM

Glenn Close, Viola Davis, Jessica Lange, Meryl Streep, et al. Among SAG Award Nominees by Brian Scott Lipton

Nominations have been announced for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which will be handed out January 29 in Los Angeles and aired live on TNT and TBS. Stage veterans nominated fo…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:30AM

Terence Blanchard, John Mayer, Bonnie Raitt, et al. Set for New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival by Brian Scott Lipton

Jazz trumpeter and Broadway composer Terence Blanchard will be among the performers at this year's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, to be held April 27-May 6. Among the many oth…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:11AM

Fantasia Barrino Gives Birth to Son by Brian Scott Lipton

Grammy Award winner Fantasia Barrino has has given birth to a baby boy, Dallas Xavier Barrino, according to People.com. The singer and actress already has a 10-year-old daughter, Zion. She …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:05AM
Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Broadway's Private Lives to Conclude Run on December 31 by Brian Scott Lipton

The Broadway production of Noel Coward's Private Lives will finish its engagement at the Music Box Theatre on Saturday December 31, after 12 previews and 53 regular performances. The p…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:59PM

Christopher Meloni to Join HBO's True Blood by Brian Scott Lipton

Stage and screen star Christopher Meloni will join HBO's hit drama True Blood next season in the regular role of a powerful vampire, according to Deadline.com. Meloni has starred as Ed…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:31PM

Steven Weber to Guest Star on Hot in Cleveland by Brian Scott Lipton

Stage and television star Steven Weber will guest star on TV Land's hit sitcom Hot in Cleveland, according to TVLine,com. He will play the former fiance of the character played by Jane…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:23PM

PHOTO FLASH: Joel Grey, Megan Hilty, Katharine McPhee, et al. at Smash Screening by Brian Scott Lipton

NBC hosted a special screening of upcoming musical drama series Smash for the Broadway community at the Museum of Modern Art on Monday, December 12. The series, which details the making of …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:36PM

Stephen Sachs' Bakersfield Mist Optioned for New York and West End Runs by Brian Scott Lipton

Sonia Friedman Productions has signed an option to produce Stephen Sachs' play Bakersfield Mist, currently playing at Los Angeles Fountain through December 18, on the West End in London…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:33PM

Darren Criss, Lea Michele to Be Featured on Glee's Michael Jackson Episode on January 24 by Brian Scott Lipton

FOXs hit series, Glee will present an episode exclusively using the songs of Michael Jackson and The Jackson Five on Tuesday, January 24, according to TVGuide.com. The episode, in which Mr.…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:39PM
Monday, December 12, 2011

Review: A Chanukah Charol by Brian Scott Lipton

Jackie Hoffman's new show humorously examines her quest for nationwide fame.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Video Feature: Ready for Their Close Up Space by Brian Scott Lipton and Tristan Fuge

David Hyde Pierce, Rosie Perez, Michael Chernus, Colby Minifie, and Leigh Silverman talk about working on MTC's Close Up Space.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:18PM

The York Theatre to Present Ionescapade by Brian Scott Lipton

The York Theatre Company will present a new production of the rarely performed Ionescopade, a "musical vaudeville,", taken from the works of Eugene Ionesco, which features music an…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:04PM

Lisa Rinna to Return to NBC's Days of Our Lives by Brian Scott Lipton

Lisa Rinna, who appeared on Broadway as Roxie Hart in Chicago, will return to the NBC daytime drama Days of Our Lives in March, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She will once again play…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:34PM

Anything Goes National Tour to Launch in Cleveland in October by Brian Scott Lipton

The Roundabout Theatre Company's Tony Award-winning revival of Cole Porter's Anything Goes will begin its national tour at Cleveland's PlayhouseSquare in October 2012, and wil…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

Alan Cumming, Jenn Harris, Natalie Joy Johnson, et al. Set for December 14 Our Hit Parade Shows by Brian Scott Lipton

There will be two editions of Our Hit Parade, a live top-ten countdown show created by Kenny Mellman, Bridget Everett, Neal Medlyn, Brendan Kennedy, Ada Calhoun, and Peter Schjeldahl, prese…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:27AM

PHOTO FLASH: Harry Connick, Jr. Debra Messing, Hilary Swank, et al. Celebrate On a Clear Day Opening by Brian Scott Lipton and Tristan Fuge

On Sunday, December 11 the new Broadway production of On A Clear Day You Can See Forever opened at the St. James Theatre. The show is directed by Michael Mayer, features music by Burton Lane…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:25AM

Michael Shannoon, Meryl Streep, et al. Win New York Film Critics Online Awards by Brian Scott Lipton

The New York Film Critics Online has announced the winners of their annual awards. The Artist was named best film, with its director Michel Hazanavicius taking top honors. In the performi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:16AM

Michael Shannon, Meryl Streep, et al. Win New York Film Critics Online Awards by Brian Scott Lipton

The New York Film Critics Online has announced the winners of their annual awards. The Artist was named best film, with its director Michel Hazanavicius taking top honors. In the performi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:16AM
Sunday, December 11, 2011

Jessica Chastain, Christiopher Plummer, et al. Win L.A. Film Critics Awards by Brian Scott Lipton

The Los Angeles Film Critics Circle has announced their awards for 2011. Stage stars Chistopher Plummer won Best Supporting Actor for Beginners, while Jessica Chastain was named Best Suppor…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:08PM

Feature: Rachel Griffiths' Other Life by Brian Scott Lipton

The popular Australian actresses discusses her Broadway debut in Other Desert Cities.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
Friday, December 9, 2011

Reprise Theater Company to Present An Evening With Joan Rivers by Brian Scott Lipton

An Evening With Joan Rivers, a benefit for the Reprise Theater Company, will take place at 8pm on Monday, January 30 at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. Rivers received a Tony Award nomination…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM

Tom Hewitt Temporarily Joins La Jolla Playhouse's Jesus Christ Superstar, Eyeing Broadway Run by Brian Scott Lipton

Broadway veteran Tom Hewitt has temporarily replaced Jeremy Kushnier as Pontius Pilate in Des McAnuff's production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's hit musical Jesus Christ Su…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:36PM

Feature: Lauren Lane Has Found God by Brian Scott Lipton

The popular actress discusses starring in ZACH Theatre's God of Carnage and her work on The Nanny.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:00AM

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