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Thursday, June 13, 2013

Theater News: Ethan Hawke, Laurie Metcalf, and More Set for Lincoln Center Theater's 2013-2014 Season by David Gordon

Ethan Hawke in William Shakespeare's Macbeth and Laurie Metcalf in Bruce Norris' new play Domesticated are among the selections on tap for Lincoln Center Theater's 2013-2014 season at the Vi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:08PM

Theater News: Broadway MetaMusical [title of show] Will Finally Play London by David Gordon

[title of show], the acclaimed, "little musical that could" will make its long-awaited London debut this fall at the Landor Theatre, an intimate, sixty-seat space on the first floor of the L…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:06AM

Theater News: New York-Based Theater Companies Now Eligible for Regional Theatre Tony Awards by David Gordon

Every year, special Tony Awards are presented to a regional theatre on the recommendation of the American Theatre Critics Association. Starting with the 2013-2014 season, New York-based thea…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:41AM

Theater News: New York City-Based Theater Companies Now Eligible for Regional Theatre Tony Awards by David Gordon

Every year, special Tony Awards are presented to a regional theatre on the recommendation of the American Theatre Critics Association. Starting with the 2013-2014 season, New York-based thea…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:41AM

Photo Flash: Kevin Kline, Meryl Streep, Zachary Quinto, and More at the Public Theater's Pirates of Penzance Gala Concert by David Gordon

Meryl Streep, Zachary Quinto, Steve Martin, and Lily Rabe were among the guests at the Public Theater's benefit gala performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, held Tuesd…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:01AM
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Theater News: Ann, Starring Holland Taylor, Will End Broadway Run on June 30 by David Gordon

The Broadway production of Ann, written by and starring 2013 Tony Award nominee Holland Taylor, will end its run at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre on June 30, producers have announced. Directed…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:32PM

Photo Flash: Leslie Bibb, Jenna Fischer, Paul Rudd, Sam Rockwell, and More at Opening Night of Off-Broadway's Reasons to Be Happy by David Gordon

Neil LaBute's Reasons to Be Happy, a companion piece to his Tony Award-nominated drama Reasons to Be Pretty, celebrated its opening night at the Lucille Lortel Theatre on Tuesday, June 11. A…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:42AM

Interviews: Kathleen Chalfant and Kate Mulgrew Sled Down the Luge Track of Off-Broadway's Somewhere Fun by David Gordon

They've never worked together before, but it's as though veteran stage actresses Kathleen Chalfant and Kate Mulgrew, now starring in Jenny Schwartz's Somewhere Fun at the Vineyard Theatre, a…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00AM
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Theater News: Will Ethan Hawke Tackle Shakespeare's Macbeth on Broadway This Fall? by David Gordon

Ethan Hawke, who received a 2007 Tony Award nomination for his performance as Russian revolutionary Michael Bakunin in Tom Stoppard's The Coast of Utopia, will return to Broadway this fall i…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:19PM

Theater News: Danny Burstein, Raúl Esparza, Anika Noni Rose to Star in New York City Center's The Cradle Will Rock by David Gordon

Danny Burstein (Golden Boy), Raúl Esparza (Leap of Faith), Judy Kuhn (Passion), and Anika Noni Rose (Caroline, or Change) are among the actors who will star in Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:54AM

Theater News: Broadway's The Assembled Parties, With Two-Time Tony Award Winner Judith Light, Extends Again by David Gordon

Manhattan Theatre Club's Tony Award-nominated production of Richard Greenberg's The Assembled Parties has extended its world premiere Broadway engagement at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:22AM

Interviews: The Office's Jenna Fischer Has Lots of Reasons to Be Happy Off-Broadway by David Gordon

Starring in a new Off-Broadway play by Neil LaBute is a daunting task. It's even more daunting when that starring role not only marks your professional theater debut and your first-ever job …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00AM
Monday, June 10, 2013

Photo Flash: Darren Criss, Patti LuPone, Cyndi Lauper, Zachary Quinto Celebrate Tony Awards at the Carlyle by David Gordon

After the curtain came down on the 2013 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, Broadway's biggest stars headed out to party. And there was no soiree swankier than the one thrown at The Carlyl…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:32AM

Photo Flash: Cyndi Lauper, Billy Porter, Judith Light, Patina Miller Show Off Their Tony Awards in the Winner's Circle by David Gordon

After their names were called at Radio City Music Hall, Broadway's 2013 Tony Award winners headed across the street to the press room, where they posed for photos with their newest, most pri…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:38AM
Sunday, June 9, 2013

Photo Flash: Broadway's 2013 Tony Award Nominees Celebrate at Tonys Eve Cocktail Party by David Gordon

Broadway's 2013 Tony Award nominees toasted the yearly honors at the annual Tonys Eve cocktail party, held Saturday, June 8 at Lugo Caffé. Among the attendees, arriving straight from their …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:36AM
Friday, June 7, 2013

Film News: Matilda Composer Tim Minchin to Write Score for New Aussie-Themed DreamWorks Animal Film Larrikins by David Gordon

Tim Minchin, the 2013 Tony Award-nominated composer/lyricist of Broadway's Matilda, will pen the score to the newest DreamWorks Animation musical film, Larrikins, the company has announced. …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:46PM
Thursday, June 6, 2013

Theater News: Mark Rylance, Stephen Fry, Samuel Barnett to Lead Broadway Revival of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night by David Gordon

Two-time Tony Award winner Mark Rylance (with legendary British actor/comedian Stephen Fry and Samuel Barnett of The History Boys in tow) will return to Broadway this fall in a double bill o…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:15PM

Theater News: Long-Running Broadway Musicals Phantom, Mamma Mia!, and More Will Join 2013 Nominated Shows on Tony Awards Telecast by David Gordon

This year's Tony Awards telecast will spread the Broadway love around from nominated shows to long-running hits. Held Sunday, June 9 at Radio City Music Hall, and broadcast live on CBS begin…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:54AM

Special Reports: The Best New Showtunes of the 2012-2013 Broadway Season by David Gordon

Best "I Want" Song: "Naughty" from Matilda music and lyrics by Tim Minchin In musical theater, an "I Want" song establishes the long-term goals of the principal character, which they will th…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00AM
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Review: The Tutors by David Gordon

How many Facebook friends do you have? How many of them are people you really, truly know? How many are you actually friends with? That's one of the questions to ponder during Erica Lipez's …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Theater News: Cyndi Lauper Can Hardly Believe She Gets a Sardi's Caricature by David Gordon

Cyndi Lauper, whose new musical Kinky Boots has made her a 2013 Tony nominee, was awarded one of Broadway's most exciting honors. A caricature of her will hang on the walls of famed midtown …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM

Photo Flash: Off-Broadway's Atlantic Theater Company Opens Rod McLachlan's Good Television by David Gordon

Atlantic Theater Company celebrated the off-Broadway opening of Rod McLachlan's dark comedy Good Television on Tuesday, June 4, with a post-performance gathering at Jake's Saloon. Directed b…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:53AM

Special Reports: Potted Potter, The Unauthorized Tribute to All Things Harry Potter, Reopens Off-Broadway by David Gordon

Potted Potter, the Olivier Award-winning "unauthorized" tribute to the J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter book series, reopened off-Broadway at the Little Shubert Theatre on June 4, where it will p

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:17AM
Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Photo Flash: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Linda Lavin, Annabella Sciorra at New York Stage and Film Season Launch by David Gordon

Cast and creative team members of New York Stage and Film and Vassar College's 2013 Powerhouse Theater Season met the press at Theater Row on Tuesday, June 4. The 2012 lineup, which features…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:03PM

Photo Flash: Broadway's 2013 Tony Award Nominees Check Out New York City at the Top of the Empire State Building by David Gordon

Members of the 2012-2013 class of Tony Award nominees headed to the top of the Empire State Building on June 4 for the annual observation deck photo op, one of the many precursors to the yea…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:13PM

Photo Flash: Alan Alda, Tom Hanks, Sienna Miller, Yvonne Strahovski, and More at the 69th Annual Theatre World Awards by David Gordon

The 69th annual Theatre World Awards were presented to twelve recipients in honor of their "significant debut performance in a Broadway or Off-Broadway production" in an invitation-only cere…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:17AM
Monday, June 3, 2013

Theater News: David Hyde Pierce and Julia Murney Will Star in John Kander-Greg Pierce Musical The Landing Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre by David Gordon

Tony Award winner David Hyde Pierce (Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike) and Broadway veterans Julia Murney (Wicked) and Paul Anthony Stewart (Fiddler on the Roof) will star in the Vineyard…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:58PM

Obituaries: She Never Won a Tony Award, but Jean Stapleton Had a Prolific Theatrical Resume by David Gordon

Her name is synonymous with the role for which she won three Emmy Awards and two Golden Globes. Jean Stapleton, who died on May 31 of natural causes at the age of 90, will forever be known a…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:33PM

Photo Flash: Annaleigh Ashford, Billy Porter, and Stark Sands Sign Copies of New Kinky Boots Broadway Cast Recording by David Gordon

The 2013 Tony Award-nominated Kinky Boots stars Annaleigh Ashford, Billy Porter, and Stark Sands performed and autographed copies of the show's original Broadway cast recording on Friday, Ma…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:40AM

Photo Flash: Kelli O'Hara, Steven Pasquale, and Playwrights Horizons Celebrate Opening of Off-Broadway's Far From Heaven by David Gordon

Off-Broadway's Playwrights Horizons celebrated the opening of the new Michael Korie-Scott Frankel-Richard Greenberg musical Far From Heaven on Sunday, June 2

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:19AM

Interviews: Motown the Musical's Morgan James on the Art of Songwriting by David Gordon

Morgan James isn't used to singing happy songs. In fact, she says that the prospect of doing so is giving her a complex. But this veteran of Broadway's Godspell and The Addams Family, curren…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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