Thursday, October 27, 2011
By Rob Hartmann
After seeing SOUTHERN COMFORT at CAP21, I sat down to have a conversation with the writers – bookwriter/lyricist Dan Collins and composer Julianne Wick Davis. We met at Inc…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 09:41PMWednesday, October 26, 2011
Rather than the previously scheduled The Addiction Diaries: Dancing with Demons,The Love Show will present the NYC debut of Sex Magic. The show has wowed crowds in Pennsylvania, New Jersey a…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 12:18PMSaturday, October 22, 2011
By Anthony James Host
In January of 1998, at the age of 9, I was home from school on a snow day watching The Rosie O’Donnell show. She always had such wonderful guests and lots of funny bi…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 05:11PMThursday, October 20, 2011
By Byrne Harrison
Michael Putman Estwanik was raised in Cleveland and graduated from Boston College with majors in Psychology and Theatre Arts. In the 1970s he served as Dean of Admissions…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 07:00PMReview by Judd Hollander
Photos by Kevin Thomas Garcia
Taking potshots at the hypocrisy of the white upper middle class has long been a favorite pastime of playwrights. Where someone like an…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 08:00AMWednesday, October 19, 2011
Producer Steve Margetis and Ethos Performing Arts proudly present the New York Premiere of The Family Room, a dramedy written by Emmy Award nominee Aron Eli Coleite and directed by Gwenyth R…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 11:51PMMichael Estwanik, president and founder of The American Songbook Project, announced today the judging panel for the "Name That Tune" costume gala benefit to be held at the historic Hudson Th…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 07:00PMIn a time when protesters are occupying Wall Street and everybody is questioning our country’s financial system, Horse Trade Theater Group will present the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival h…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 11:18AMReview by Judd HollanderPhotos by Carol Rosegg
File this one under "B" for "Black Comedy" and "H" for "Hilarious" as playwright Bruce Graham uses his work Any Given Monday to put a delightfu…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 08:00AMTuesday, October 18, 2011
The American Songbook Project, a non-profit organization that brings American music programs back into New York public schools, will honor legendary composer Jerry Herman and Guild Hall (Eas…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 11:06PMMike Daisey, Dan Lyons, and Robert Krulwich Assess "The Legacy of Steve Jobs" On October 23Anne Hathaway To Host November 21 Public ForumSam Waterston Joins Discussion of "Does Culture Make …
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 08:00AMMonday, October 17, 2011
Review by Rob Hartmann
Southern Comfort (playing through October 29th at CAP 21 Theatre Company) is a new musical adaption of Kate Davis’ award-winning 2001 documentary about the life and …
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 11:07AMSunday, October 16, 2011
By Rob Hartmann
A conversation with Sheri Sanders about adventures in reality television, NYMF, and telling the truth through music.
After reviewing her book, Rock the Audition: How To Prepa…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 08:00AMSaturday, October 15, 2011
Review by Sacha Tengler
The Brain That Wouldn't Die! In 3-D!!! is a musical spoof of the 1962 film "The Brain That Wouldn't Die," a sci-fi flick "so bad it's good." The original film,…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 08:00AMFriday, October 14, 2011
This month's title photo comes from Rachel Klein’s The Tragedy of Maria Macabre, a dance piece which will be performed at the Wild Project (195 East 3rd Street between Avenues A and B) Oct…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 11:36PMI am pleased to welcome our new fall intern, Anthony Host. Anthony will be with us for the rest of the year, at which point he will be moving to New York and joining those of us who ar…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 10:20PMReview by Greg WaagnerThe sound of water is not unusual on Cape Cod. There’s the sound of the waves on the shore, a sprinkler in the garden, the battering rain of a…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 10:01PMFriday, October 7, 2011
The Weight of Water
Myra Slotick, Geany Masai, David Drake
Photo by Bobby Miller, 2011
On October 6th, 2011, the Provincetown Theater company will continue to enrich its legac…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 05:49PMThursday, October 6, 2011
Interview by Greg Waagner
Photo by Rob Davidson
Cross-posted from Gay Theatre NYC Review
On Saturday, October 8th, the Crown and Anchor welcomes Matt Alber to the Paramount for his Province…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 11:39PMTuesday, October 4, 2011
Review by Judd Hollander
The need for commitment and the phobias which prevent lasting relationships form the basic building blocks in Completeness, Itamar Moses' delightfully engaging scien…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 08:00AMMonday, October 3, 2011
Review by Judd HollanderPhotos by Jacob J. Goldberg
Did you ever wonder why newspapers always list the age of a person when they died but never their age when born? Or if someone is actually…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 06:44PMSunday, October 2, 2011
Reviewed by Judd Hollander
True dancing has passion. Nowhere is that more evident than in the absolutely exquisite Irish dance revue Noċtú, presented by Ériu Dance Company at the Irish Re…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 11:58AMReview by Judd Hollander
A combination of commedia dell'arte and an Irish history lesson, with political posturing and old-fashioned melodrama thrown in, Inis Nua Theatre serves up the intri…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 11:52AMReview by Judd Hollander
Many plays go through multiple changes and versions before their final form, but seldom as much as with The Pretty Trap by Tennessee Williams, a one-act comedy/drama…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 11:46AMReview by Judd Hollander
There's something about cabdrivers that makes them easy to talk to and confide in. As with bartenders, priests and psychiatrists, listening is part of the taxi drive…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 11:41AMReview by Judd Hollander
Playwright Charles Busch spins an amiable and gentle web in his latest comical offering Olive and the Bitter Herbs, (with some dramatic overtones worked in), present…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 11:28AMMonday, September 19, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Reviewed by Judd Hollander
Are you ready for The Judy Show? Comedienne/actress Judy Gold certainly is, and thinks of rest of America should be too, her desire to get the show on the air for…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 07:57AMReviewed by Judd Hollander
One of the most riveting plays to hit the stage this young 2011-2012 season is the fascinating Unnatural Acts, written by members of the Plastic Theatre, conceive…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 07:51AMReview by Rob Hartmann
ROCK THE AUDITION: HOW TO PREPARE FOR AND GET CAST IN ROCK MUSICALS. By Sheri Sanders. 264 pp. Hal Leonard Books, 2011. $29.99 (paperback with …
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 07:35AMTuesday, September 13, 2011
By Byrne Harrison
Sometime everything just clicks into place. A strong play, a great cast, an amazing director - it all just comes together to make an amazing evening of theatre.…
SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 08:57AM 
