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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Jay Parini to Pen New Gore Vidal Biography by Dan Bacalzo

Novelist and scholar Jay Parini is writing a new biography of literary powerhouse Gore Vidal, to be published by Doubleday in 2015, according to The New York Times. Parini previously edited…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:30PM

Richard Gere to Receive Golden Icon Award at Zurich Film Festival by Dan Bacalzo

Hollywood star and stage veteran Richard Gere has been named as this year's recipient of the Zurich Film Festival's Golden Icon Award, which will be presented to him on September 2…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:54AM

Sophie Monk, Jeremy Shamos, Mira Sorvino to Reportedly Join Chazz Palminteri in New Broadway Play Human by Dan Bacalzo

Pop singer Sophie Monk, Tony nominee Jeremy Shamos, and Oscar winner Mira Sorvino will join writer/performer Chazz Palminteri in Palminteri's new Broadway play Human, according to a rep…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:32AM

Sophie Monk, Jeremy Shamos, Mira Sorvino Set for Reading of Chazz Palminteri's Broadway-Bound Human by Dan Bacalzo

Pop singer Sophie Monk, Tony nominee Jeremy Shamos, and Oscar winner Mira Sorvino will join writer/performer Chazz Palminteri for an industry only reading of Palminteri's new Broadway p…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:32AM

Review: 2012 FringeNYC Roundup #7 by Dan Bacalzo and Chris Kompanek

Reports on An Interrogation Primer, Nocturnal, and Vacuum at the New York International Fringe Festival.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM

West End Mamma Mia! to Celebrate Move to Novello with Gala Performance by Dan Bacalzo

The West End production of Mamma Mia! will celebrate its previously reported move to the Novello Theatre with a gala performance in support of BBC Children in Need on Wednesday, September 12…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:58AM
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Jay-Z's Annie Film Re-Make, Starring Willow Smith, to Begin Shooting in 2013 by Dan Bacalzo

The previously reported planned film re-make of Annie will begin shooting in New York in the spring of 2013, according to BBC News. Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, who previously sampled th…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:02PM

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' Divorce Has Been Finalized by Dan Bacalzo

The highly publicized divorce between stage and screen star Katie Holmes and Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise has been finalized, according to published reports. A New York judge signed off …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:40PM

PHOTO FLASH: Bradley Cooper, Victor Garber, John Benjamin Hickey, Amy Irving at 54 Below by Dan Bacalzo

Broadway's new nightclub, 54 Below, continues to draw celebrities. Closing night attendees at Victor Garber's August 20 performance included Matthew Broderick, Betty Buckley, Brad…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:28PM

Dallas Roberts to Join Cast of AMC's Walking Dead by Dan Bacalzo

Theater veteran Dallas Roberts has joined the television cast of AMC's zombie series, The Walking Dead, according to EW.com. The actor will be playing a new character named Milton, who…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:23PM

Simon Pearl to Star in Rent a White Guy by Dan Bacalzo

Simon Pearl will lead the cast of Anna Grace Carter's Rent a White Guy, a new multilingual musical fable, to be presented by Fish Out of Water Productions at The Secret Theatre in Long …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:31PM

Anika Larsen to Join Off-Broadway Cast of Closer Than Ever by Dan Bacalzo

Anika Larsen will join the Off-Broadway cast of Closer Than Ever, presented by York Theatre Company at Saint Peter's Church. She takes over for Julia Murney, who will depart the cast o…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM

Alicia Keys to Be Featured on VH1 Storytellers by Dan Bacalzo

Grammy Award winner and Broadway producer/composer Alicia Keys is among the artists who will be featured in upcoming installments of VH1 Storytellers, according to EW.com. The popular progr…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM

PHOTO FLASH: Harvey Fierstein, Jerry Mitchell, Billy Porter, Stark Sands at Kinky Boots Meet and Greet by Dan Bacalzo

The Broadway-bound musical Kinky Boots held a meet and greet on Monday, August 20. The production will play Chicago's Bank of America Theatre, October 2-November 4 prior to a Broadway r…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:15AM

Michael Cerveris, Neil Patrick Harris, Denis O'Hare to Reunite for Roundabout's Assassins Benefit Concert by Dan Bacalzo

The original cast of the Roundabout Theatre Company's 2004 Tony Award-winning production of the Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman musical Assassins will reunite for a benefit concert at…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:01AM
Monday, August 20, 2012

Evita, The Mountaintop, One Man, Two Guvnors Among Artios Award Nominees by Dan Bacalzo

The Casting Society of America has announced the nominations for its 2012 Artios Awards, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The awards will be presented at bi-coastal ceremonies on October…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:05PM

Northlight Announces Full Cast for The Odd Couple, Starring Tim Kazurinksy, George Wendt by Dan Bacalzo

Full casting has been announced for Northlight Theatre's production of the classic Neil Simon comedy, The Odd Couple, to run November 2-December 9, with an opening on November 9. BJ Jon…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:22PM

Danny Breen, Tim Kazurinksy, George Wendt Set for Northlight Theatre's The Odd Couple by Dan Bacalzo

Full casting has been announced for Northlight Theatre's production of the classic Neil Simon comedy, The Odd Couple, to run November 2-December 9, with an opening on November 9. BJ Jon…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:22PM

Lucie Arnaz to Perform as Part of Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts 2012-2013 Season by Dan Bacalzo

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts has announced programming for its 2012-2013 season. Among the highlights will be An Evening with Lucie Arnaz, to be presented Saturday, May 18, 2013 …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:12PM

Steve Bakunas, Anita Gillette, Linda Lavin Set for Birdland in September by Dan Bacalzo

Actor/director/painter Steve Bakunas will begin a new Broadway at Birdland series entitled Portrait of an Artist, in which he interviews musical and theatrical icons while painting their por…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:41PM

Karen Allen to Star in Rattlestick's A Summer Day at Cherry Lane by Dan Bacalzo

Karen Allen will star in Rattlestick Playwrights Theater's production of Jon Fosse's A Summer Day, to be presented at the Cherry Lane Theatre, beginning October 10, with an opening…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:35PM

Patricia Hodges, Jim Poulos, Dick St. George Join Robert Vaughn in Geva's You Can't Take It With You by Dan Bacalzo

Stage and screen star Robert Vaughn -- best known for the television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. -- will play the role of Martin Vanderhof in Geva Theatre Center's production of Moss…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:37AM

Tyler Perry to Star in Madea Gets a Job at Madison Square Garden by Dan Bacalzo

Tyler Perry will star in a live production of Madea Gets a Job at The Theater at Madison Square Garden for four shows on November 16 and 17. In the performance, hard times (and the judge) c…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:27AM

Christine Ebersole Among Performers for On Stage at Kingsborough's Season by Dan Bacalzo

Two-time Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole will perform The End Of The World As We Know It Cabaret, as part of the On Stage at Kingsborough series at Brooklyn's Kingsborough Communit…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:17AM

Jeffrey Roberson aka Varla Jean Merman to Star in The Medium by Dan Bacalzo

Jeffery Roberson, best known for his drag persona Varla Jean Merman, will star in the title role of composer Gian Carlo Menotti's musical thriller The Medium, to play the Marjorie S. De…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:56AM

Jim Brochu to Star in Character Man at the Triad by Dan Bacalzo

Award-winning writer/performer Jim Brochu will debut a new solo show, Character Man, at the Triad Theatre on Monday, October 1 at 9pm. Robert Bartley will direct. This salute to the great s…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:37AM

Vanessa Bayer, Mario Cantone, Tony Danza, Tovah Feldshuh Set for August 20 Celebrity Autobiography by Dan Bacalzo

Tony Award nominee Tovah Feldshuh and Tony Award winner Cady Huffman will join Vanessa Bayer, Mario Cantone, Tony Danza, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, and Alan Zweibel in Celebrity Autobiograph…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:56AM
Friday, August 17, 2012

Nikka Graff Lanzarone to Join Mother Ilene Graff at Sterling's Upstairs Performance by Dan Bacalzo

Broadway performer Nikka Graff Lanzarone will join her parents -- stage and screen star Ilene Graff and musical director Ben Lanzarone -- as a special guest in Graff's cabaret show, Fir…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:45PM

Michael Mosley Joins ABC's Last Resort by Dan Bacalzo

Stage veteran Michael Mosley has joined the cast of the ABC thriller Last Resort, according to TVGuide.com. The show follows the renegade crew of a nuclear submarine, and also features the …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:04PM

Los Angeles Theatre Center Fall Season Themed "Face of the World 2012" by Dan Bacalzo

The Los Angeles Theatre Center, under the stewardship of The Latino Theater Company, has announced its fall season, which as the theme "Face of the World 2012." Five plays compris…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:51PM

Bunheads, Starring Sutton Foster and Kelly Bishop, Renewed by ABC Family by Dan Bacalzo

ABC Family has ordered additional episodes of the series Bunheads, starring Tony Award winners Sutton Foster and Kelly Bishop, according to TVLine.com. The show, created by Amy Sherman-Pall…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:12PM

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