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Friday, August 16, 2013

Theater News: Actors' Equity Association Releases Statement on August 15 Injury at Broadway's Spider-Man by David Gordon

Actors' Equity Association has released a statement regarding the injury of performer Daniel Curry during the Thursday, August 15, performance of Broadway's Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark. Th…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:53PM

Theater News: Tony Danza and Rob McClure Share a Honeymoon in Vegas With Jason Robert Brown at the Paper Mill by David Gordon

Stage and screen favorite Tony Danza (The Producers), Tony Award nominee Rob McClure (Chaplin), and Broadway veteran Brynn O'Malley (Annie) will lead the cast of the new Jason Robert Brown-A…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:12PM

Obituaries: Bare Composer Damon Intrabartolo Has Died by David Gordon

Damon Intrabartolo, coauthor of the popular pop opera Bare, died suddenly in Arizona on August 13. He was 39 years old. Together with lyricist and book cowriter Jon Hartmere, Intrabartolo c…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:22AM

Photo Flash: Ki Va Moed! Soul Doctor Spreads the Joy on Broadway Opening Night by David Gordon

Soul Doctor, the new Broadway musical about the life of Jewish folk singer Shlomo Carlebach, celebrated its opening night at the Circle in the Square Theatre on Thursday, August 15. Followin…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:51AM

Special Reports: God, I Hope I Get It: How to Audition for a Musical by David Gordon

You walk into a room, see a bunch of scary-looking people sitting behind a metal table, and then must perform a brief excerpt from a song or monologue like your life depends on it. And it do…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00AM
Thursday, August 15, 2013

Reviews: Soul Doctor by David Gordon

The life — part of it, anyway — of Jewish folk singer and spiritual guru Shlomo Carlebach comes to the stage of Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre in Soul Doctor, an audience-rousin…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Reviews: Ute Lemper: Last Tango in Berlin by David Gordon

The blonde bombshell Ute Lemper took the stage of 54 Below on Wednesday night and instantly we were transported to the pre-war cabarets of Berlin and France and the milongas of Argentina. La…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:32PM

Theater News: Carnegie Hall Will Present One-Night-Only Concert Production of Guys and Dolls by David Gordon

Carnegie Hall will celebrate the classic Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling, and Abe Burrows musical Guys and Dolls with a one-night-only concert production on April 3, 2014. The evening will be dir…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:01PM

TV News: TV's Glee May Not Tell You How Cory Monteith's Character Died by David Gordon

The hit FOX television series Glee will address the death of the show's star, Cory Monteith, with a tribute episode set to air later this fall. But the circumstances surrounding the death of…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:22PM

Photo Flash: Arthur Darvill, Eve Plumb, and More Sing in the Sunshine at Final Broadway in Bryant Park by David Gordon

The sun shone brightly for the final 2013 edition of 106.7 Lite FM's Broadway in Bryant Park, held Thursday, August 15. On hand to sing for thousands of people were Arthur Darvill and Joanna…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:56PM

Music News: Original Broadway Cast Recording of Matilda to Be Released in September by David Gordon

The original Broadway company of Matilda the Musical will have their performances preserved for posterity on an upcoming cast recording, to be released this fall by Broadway Records/Yellow S…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:44AM

Theater News: Jay Armstrong Johnson and Talisa Friedman Lead Romeo and Juliet- and Jeff Buckley-Inspired The Last Goodbye by David Gordon

Jay Armstrong Johnson (Hands on a Hardbody) and Talisa Friedman (Donnie Darko) will play the star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet in the new musical The Last Goodbye at San Diego's Old Globe…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:30AM
Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Theater News: Sick Man Would Rather Risk His Health Than Miss the End of No Man's Land With Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen by David Gordon

An elderly man collapsed during the second act of Berkeley Repertory Theater's production of Harold Pinter's No Man's Land, starring Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen, but refused to go to th…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:18PM
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Reviews: Barcode; Stranded on Motor Parkway; What's an Anjan? by David Gordon

Barcode by David Gordon Barcode, a futuristic new musical with a book and folk-rock score by Debbie Andrews and Mike Blaxill of the band Gladshot, is the kind of show that you can't help b…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:06PM

Reviews: FringeNYC: Barcode; Stranded on Motor Parkway; What's an Anjan? by David Gordon

Barcode by David Gordon Barcode, a futuristic new musical with a book and folk-rock score by Debbie Andrews and Mike Blaxill of the band Gladshot, is the kind of show that you can't help b…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:06PM

Theater News: Jake Epstein, Anika Larsen, Jarrod Spector Join Jessie Mueller in Broadway-Bound Beautiful by David Gordon

Jake Epstein (Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark), Anika Larsen (Unbroken Circle), and Jarrod Spector (Jersey Boys) will join Jessie Mueller in the upcoming Broadway-bound production of Beautiful …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:22PM

Photo Flash: Colin Donnell, Patti Murin, and More Toast Shakespeare in the Park and Love's Labour's Lost on Opening Night by David Gordon

The Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park production of Alex Timbers and Michael Friedman's new musical, Love's Labour's Lost, celebrated its opening night at Central Park's Delacorte The…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:46AM
Monday, August 12, 2013

Theater News: Jessie Mueller Will Star as Grammy Winner Carole King in Broadway Premiere of Beautiful by David Gordon

Tony Award nominee Jessie Mueller (The Mystery of Edwin Drood) will play music legend Carole King in the upcoming Broadway production of Beautiful — The Carole King Musical, which will beg…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:59PM

Theater News: Jerry Dixon, Jenn Colella, and More Join Idina Menzel in Broadway's If/Then by David Gordon

Jerry Dixon (tick, tick…Boom!), Jenn Colella (Chaplin), Jason Tam (Marry Me a Little), and Tamika Lawrence (Matilda) will complete the principal casting of Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's new …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:27PM

Music News: Something That Will Last: Broadway's First Date Will Receive Cast Album by David Gordon

Zachary Levi, Krysta Rodriguez, and the company of Broadway's First Date will head into the recording studio today, August 12, to lay down tracks for the new musical's upcoming cast recordin…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:32AM

Obituaries: Shirley Herz, Tony Award-Winning Broadway Press Agent, Has Died by David Gordon

Shirley Herz, the legendary theatrical press agent whose sixty-plus-year career in the theater industry earned her a special Tony Award in 2009, died Sunday, August 11, at the age of 87. She…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:51AM
Friday, August 9, 2013

Theater News: Want Free Tickets to See Nathan Lane in Broadway's The Nance? by David Gordon

Lincoln Center Theater's acclaimed production of Douglas Carter Beane's The Nance might be ending its Broadway run on August 11, but it's not completely disappearing. The drama, starring two…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:14AM

Photo Flash: Broadway Veterans Share a Romantic Opening Night at First Date by David Gordon

First Date, Alan Zachary, Michael Weiner, and Austin Winsberg's new musical comedy about a mismatched couple embarking on a blind date, celebrated its opening night at Broadway's Longacre Th…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:57AM

Interviews: Legendary Simpsons Scribe Mike Reiss on Rubble, FringeNYC, and the Upcoming Simpsons/Family Guy Crossover by David Gordon

You might not recognize his name at first, but Mike Reiss is a legitimate legend of comedy writing. For the past twenty-five years, Reiss has worked on the Fox series The Simpsons and, with …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00AM
Thursday, August 8, 2013

Theater News: Tony Award Nominee Tovah Feldshuh Will Join Broadway's Pippin by David Gordon

Four-time Tony Award nominee Tovah Feldshuh will join the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Pippin in performances from Friday, August 9 through Sunday, August 11 and Tuesday, August 20…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:54PM

Photo Flash: Stars of Annie, Wicked, and More Sing at Broadway in Bryant Park by David Gordon

Cast members from Broadway's Annie and Wicked, along with off-Broadway's Cougar the Musical and The Fantasticks, were on hand to perform in the August 8 edition of the weekly Broadway in Bry…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:56PM
Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Reviews: Ghetto Babylon by David Gordon

The dog days of summer come to evocative life in Ghetto Babylon, Michael Mejias' exciting new dramedy about three best friends whose relationship is torn apart by a lie of omission. We've se…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:21PM

Photo Flash: Riding a Motorcycle, Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad Introduce Broadway to Romeo and Juliet by David Gordon

International film star Orlando Bloom and two-time Tony Award nominee Condola Rashad introduced Broadway to David Leveaux's upcoming revival of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet — in …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:03PM

Theater News: A Christmas Story Tour Will Feature Broadway Cast Members Dan Lauria and John Bolton by David Gordon

Original Broadway cast members Dan Lauria, John Bolton, Erin Dilly, and Caroline O'Connor will appear in the upcoming northeast tour of Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Joseph Robinette's Tony A…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:59AM

Photo Flash: An Off-Broadway Opening Night for Harbor by David Gordon

Primary Stages' production of Chad Beguelin's new dramedy Harbor celebrated its opening night on Tuesday, August 6 with a post-performance shindig at the Park Avenue Armory. Directed by Mark…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:33AM

Final Bow: Final Bow: The Nance's Cady Huffman on Working With Nathan Lane, Making Hats, and Meeting Mr. Spock by David Gordon

Every show ends sometime (unless you're Phantom), so before the cast takes their final bow, there are a few things we want to know. In 2001, Nathan Lane and Cady Huffman won Tony Awards for…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00AM

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