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Monday, March 12, 2012

Graham Rowat Joins Cast of York's The Show Goes On by Dan Bacalzo

Broadway veteran Graham Rowat will join the previously reported Tom Jones, Stephanie Umoh, and Susan Watson in The York Theatre Company's The Show Goes On, part of "Musicals in Muf…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:46AM

Lisa Emery, Christopher Jackson and More Join Second Stage's Lonely I'm Not by Dan Bacalzo

Mark Blum, Lisa Emery, Christopher Jackson, and Maureen Sebastion will join the previously reported stars Topher Grace and Olivia Thrilby in Lonely I'm Not, at Second Stage Theatre. Tr…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:34AM

Montego Glover, Adam Pascal Extend Contracts in Broadway's Memphis Through October by Dan Bacalzo

Montego Glover and Adam Pascal, who star in the Broadway production of Memphis at the Shubert Theatre, have extended their contracts and will continue in their roles through October 2012. …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:08AM

Billy Elliot, Jersey Boys, Les Misérables, Wicked on Olivier Audience Award Shortlist by Dan Bacalzo

The long-running musicals Billy Elliot, Jersey Boys, Les Misérables, and Wicked have been shortlisted for the BBC Radio 2 Olivier Audience Award. Nominees for the other Olivier A…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:25AM

Bobby Cronin, Matt Leisy, Jared Zirilli to Perform Broadway Sings for Pride at GLBT Expo by Dan Bacalzo

The performer line-up has been announced for Broadway Sings for Pride, to be presented at the 19th Original GLBT Expo at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Performances will take place a…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:13AM

Freddie Gershon, Artie Siccardi, TDF Open Door To Receive 2012 Tony Honors by Dan Bacalzo

Freddie Gershon, Artie Siccardi, and TDF Open Door have been named as the recipients of the 2012 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. The awards will be presented at the annual Tony Ev…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:21AM

Freddie Gershon, Artie Siccardi, TDF Open Doors To Receive 2012 Tony Honors by Dan Bacalzo

Freddie Gershon, Artie Siccardi, and TDF Open Doors have been named as the recipients of the 2012 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. The awards will be presented at the annual Tony E…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:21AM
Sunday, March 11, 2012

PHOTO FLASH: Martin Lawrence Visits Criss Angel Believe by Dan Bacalzo

Actor and comedian Martin Lawrence attended a performance of Criss Angel Believe at the Luxor Hotel & Casino on Friday, March 9. This collaborative production between Angel and Cirque d…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:49PM
Friday, March 9, 2012

Jeffrey Tambor Set for Performing Your Life at Scottsdale Center by Dan Bacalzo

Stage and screen star Jeffrey Tambor will present his one-man show, Performing Your Life, at Scottsdale Center on Saturday, March 24 at 8pm. Tambor's stage credits include Glengarry Gl…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:53PM

Bobby Cannavale, Mario Cantone, Lauren Flanigan, Bruce Vilanch Set for Nothing Like a Dame by Dan Bacalzo

The Actors Fund has announced updated casting for Nothing Like a Dame: Their Favorite Things, a variety show benefit for the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative, to be held at The…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:09PM

Julianne Wick Davis, Dan Collins Receive Jonathan Larson Grant for Southern Comfort by Dan Bacalzo

The American Theatre Wing has named composer Julianne Wick Davis and book writer/lyricist Dan Collins as the recipients of the 2012 Jonathan Larson Grant for their work on the musical, Sout…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:31PM

Judith Ivey to Perform The Lady With All the Answers as Benefit for Theater J by Dan Bacalzo

Tony Award winner Judith Ivey will star in David Rambo's solo play, The Lady With All the Answers, as a benefit for Theater J at the DCJCC on Monday, May 7 at 7:30pm. In the piece, Ive…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:22PM

Jason Graae, Lesli Margherita, Yvette Tucker, Salvatore Vasallo to Perform at LADCC Awards by Dan Bacalzo

Jason Graae and Lesli Margherita, who were previously announced to host the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle's 43rd Annual Awards Show, will also perform at the event, to be held at A N…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:50PM

PHOTO FLASH: Mercedes Ellington, Brian Stokes Mitchell at Special Presentation of New Musical, YES! by Dan Bacalzo

Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell was among the attendees at a special presentation of Earl Wilson Jr.'s new musical YES! at The Baruch Performing Arts Center on Monday, March 5. …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:22PM

IFC Films to Distribute Film Adaptation of Mike Birbiglia's Sleepwalk With Me by Dan Bacalzo

IFC Films has acquired the rights to distribute the film adaptation of Mike Birbiglia's Sleepwalk With Me, according to Variety. The film is based on Birbiglia's solo show of the …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:45PM

John Malkovich Set for UNESCO Gala Event in Paris as Part of World Theatre Day by Dan Bacalzo

John Malkovich will deliver what's billed as an "International Message" to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of World Theatre Day at UNESCO in Paris at a gala event on March 27. …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:12PM

Terry Layman to Now Play Juror 9 in George Street Playhouse's Twelve Angry Men by Dan Bacalzo

Terry Layman will now play Juror 9 in George Street Playhouse's production of Twelve Angry Men instead of the previously reported David Canary, who is unable to do the role due to a fam…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:18PM

Richard Foreman, Richard Frankel, FDNY to Be Lucille Lortel Honorary Award Recipients by Dan Bacalzo

The Off-Broadway League has announced the Lucille Lortel honorary award recipients, who will be recognized at The 27th Annual Lortel Awards, to be held at NYU Skirball Center on Sunday, May …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:48PM

Matthew Hydzik, Anastacia McCleskey, Clifton Oliver Set for Engeman Theater's Broadway Concert Series by Dan Bacalzo

Matthew Hydzik, Anastacia McCleskey, Clifton Oliver, Catherine Porter, and Melissa van der Schyff will perform in the next installment of The John W. Engeman Theater's Broadway Concert …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:58AM

Marin Ireland, Florencia Lozano, Christopher Evan Welch Set for 52nd Street Project Show by Dan Bacalzo

Casting has been announced for The 52nd Street Project's Jumping Off the Page, to be presented at the Project's Five Angels Theater, March 30-April 1. This program of musical one…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:50AM

Gavin Creel, Rachel de Benedet, Jamie LaVerdiere, Roscoe Orman Set for 8 Event at Montclair State University by Dan Bacalzo

Academy Award-winning Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black's play 8 will receive a one-night-only staged reading at Montclair State University in New Jersey on Saturday, March 24, at 7:…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:30AM

Bill English to Play Billy Crocker in Broadway's Anything Goes Through April 1 by Dan Bacalzo

Bill English is once again performing the role of Billy Crocker in the Broadway production of Anything Goes, at the Roundabout's Stephen Sondheim Theatre, through April 1. The actor i…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:04AM

Harry Connick, Jr. and Cleveland Play House to Be Honored by National Corporate Theatre Fund by Dan Bacalzo

The National Corporate Theatre Fund will honor Harry Connick, Jr. and the Cleveland Play House at the organization's annual gala, to be held at The Pierre (2 East 61st Street in New Yor…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:53AM

Cynthia Nixon, Hunter Parrish, Blair Underwood Set for March 30 Drama Desk Panel by Dan Bacalzo

Michael McKean, Lynne Meadow, Cynthia Nixon, Hunter Parrish, and Blair Underwood will take part in a panel discussion sponsored by The Drama Desk, to be held on Friday, March 30 at Sardi&apo…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:38AM

Ann Reinking Set for Capezio 125th Anniversary Gala by Dan Bacalzo

Tony Award winner Ann Reinking will be among the participants for Capezio's 125th anniversary gala celebration, to be held at New York City Center on Monday, April 23 at 7pm. The show i…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:36AM

Yvette Cason to Play Catalina Jazz Club by Dan Bacalzo

Upright Cabaret and Chris Isaacson will present An Evening with Yvette Cason at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood, on Sunday, April 1 at 7:30pm. Earl R. Johnson, Jr. will serve as musical …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:24AM
Thursday, March 8, 2012

Joe Menino to Star in Agamemnon Home by Dan Bacalzo

Joe Menino will play the title role in Phoenix Theatre Ensemble's world premiere production of Glyn Maxwell's Agamemnon Home, to perform March 22-April 1 at The Wild Project. In t…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:36PM

Cast of Broadway's Lysistrata Jones to Reunite at Joe's Pub by Dan Bacalzo

Cast members from the musical Lysistrata Jones, which played Broadway's Walter Kerr Theater earlier this season, will reunite for a concert at Joe's Pub on April 9 at 7pm and 9:30p…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:21PM

PHOTO FLASH: Onstage Proposal at Off-Broadway's Rated P for Parenthood by Dan Bacalzo

Long Island resident David Troy asked Dellene Kornitsky for her hand in marriage onstage at the West Side Theatre, following a performance of Rated P for Parenthood. She accepted. Featuring…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:12PM

Diane Paulus to Direct Pippin at A.R.T. by Dan Bacalzo

Diane Paulus will direct the musical Pippin as part of American Repertory Theater's 2012-2013 season. Gypsy Snider of the Montreal-based circus company Les 7 doigts de la main (also kno…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:53PM

PHOTO FLASH: Tituss Burgess, Billy Porter, Nikki Snelson Behind the Scenes of Broadway Dreams Foundation Reality Show by Dan Bacalzo

Tigerlily Media and Freestyle Picture Company began test shooting this week for the previously reported new reality show that will go behind the scenes of The Broadway Dreams Foundation, Ame…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:33PM

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