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Friday, January 4, 2013

Theater News: Mike Carlsen, Deborah Rayne Lead Spirits of Exit Eleven at Theatre Row by David Gordon

Spirits of Exit Eleven, a new play by Michael Puzzo (The Dirty Talk), will have its world premiere beginning January 10 at Theatre Row's Lion Theatre. Frank Licato directs the dark comedy, w…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:47PM

Theater News: Michael Carlsen, Deborah Rayne Lead Spirits of Exit Eleven at Theatre Row by David Gordon

Spirits of Exit Eleven, a new play by Michael Puzzo (The Dirty Talk), will have its world premiere beginning January 10 at Theatre Row's Lion Theatre. Frank Licato directs the dark comedy, w…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:47PM

Final Bow: Final Bow: Hannah Sloat on Horsing Around with Broadway's War Horse 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 2011, Hannah Sloat made her Broadway debut in the Linc…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:31PM

Theater News: Magic to Do! Broadway to See First Revival of Pippin This March by David Gordon

Pippin will find his corner of Broadway this spring when the American Repertory Theater's 40th anniversary revival of the classic Stephen Schwartz/Roger O. Hirson musical transfers to Broadw…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:02AM
Thursday, January 3, 2013

Theater News: Broadway's Annie Will Help "Create the Magic" For 2,500 New York City Public School Students by David Gordon

Over 2,500 students from the New York City Public School System will visit the current Broadway revival of Annie on Thursday, January 24 as part of the Inside Broadway organization's ‘Crea…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:15AM
Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Theater News: Ben Sprecher Still Hoping to Bring Rebecca the Musical to Broadway by David Gordon

Ben Sprecher won't let Manderley burn. The beleaguered producer is still hoping to bring the even more beleaguered Rebecca the Musical to Broadway, according to a report in The New York Tim…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:50PM

Special Report: Final Bow: Looking Backwards and Forwards With Broadway's Dead Accounts Star Norbert Leo Butz 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. When two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz takes th…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:16PM

Theater News: Broadway's Peter and the Starcatcher Transfers to New World Stages by David Gordon

Following in the footsteps of musicals Avenue Q and Million Dollar Quartet, the five-time Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Peter and the Starcatcher will transfer to off-Broadway's …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:59AM
Monday, December 31, 2012

Special Report: Final Bow: Chaplin Stars Rob McClure and Jenn Colella Give Us the Dirt on Gossip, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Erotic Fan Fiction 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. Our newest entrants into the series are Chaplin stars Rob…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
Friday, December 28, 2012

Special Report: Final Bow: Television Great and Grace Star Ed Asner Shines a Light on Pukers, Punch Lines, and Paul Rudd 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. Next in our series is Grace star Ed Asner, the seven-time…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Film News: Les Miserables Film Grosses $18 Million on Christmas Day by David Gordon

The hotly anticipated big-screen adaptation of the musical Les Miserables grossed an impressive $18 million in its first day of release, according to Deadline.com, and set a new record for a…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:55AM

Special Report: Final Bow: Bring It On's Ryann Redmond on Broadway, Cheerleading, and Lin-Manuel Miranda by David Gordon

Every show ends sometime (unless you're Phantom), so before the cast takes their final bow, we're sitting down with departing Broadway performers to ask a few questions, before it's too late…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
Monday, December 24, 2012

Special Report: Final Bow: John Bolton Shares His Memories of Christmas Stories Past and Present by David Gordon

Even the best shows must eventually come to an end (unless you're Phantom), and no performer leaves a production without war stories and fond memories from their run. With that in mind, we'r…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AM
Friday, December 21, 2012

Interview: Broadway Breakthrough: The Mystery of Edwin Drood's Betsy Wolfe by David Gordon

Betsy Wolfe always knew she was going to be a performer. "It's almost scary how early in life I knew that this is what I just had to do," she said, looking around at the empty auditorium in…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:26PM

Theater News: Billy Ray Cyrus, Amy Spanger, and Broadway's Chicago Celebrate 6,681st Performance by David Gordon

That cake had it coming! On Thursday, December 20, the Tony Award-winning revival of Chicago became the third longest-running show in Broadway history, playing its 6,681st performance. With…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:57AM
Thursday, December 20, 2012

Theater News: Kate Rockwell and Teresa Stanley to Ride the Midnight Train to Broadway's Rock of Ages by David Gordon

It's the final countdown for current Rock of Ages cast members Ashley Spencer and Michele Mais, who will depart the Broadway company of the heavy metal musical at the Helen Hayes Theatre on …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:26PM

Theater News: Cuba Gooding Jr., Condola Rashad, Vanessa Williams To Take a Broadway Trip to Bountiful by David Gordon

Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire) and Tony Award nominees Vanessa Williams (Into the Woods) and Condola Rashad (Stick Fly) will join the previously announced Emmy Award w…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:15PM

Theater News: Carson Elrod, Jenn Harris, Matthew Saldivar Will Learn That It's All in the Timing by David Gordon

Eric Clem (Blue Man Group), Carson Elrod (Peter and the Starcatcher), Jenn Harris (Silence! The Musical), Liv Rooth (Venus in Fur), and Matthew Saldivar (Peter and the Starcatcher) will lead…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:10PM

Interview: From Big Hair to Big Band: Dee Snider Takes on Show Tunes by David Gordon

Who would have thought that Twisted Sister front man Dee Snider is, at heart, a Broadway baby? While he's only been seen on stage in Rock of Ages – a show that uses a host of Twisted songs…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM

Photo Flash: Blythe Danner Returns to Broadway in Nice Work If You Can Get It by David Gordon

Earlier this week, Tony Award winner Blythe Danner (Butterflies Are Free) returned to Broadway after eleven years to take on the role of Millicent Winter in Nice Work If You Can Get It. The …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:28AM
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Photo Flash: Kerry Butler, Ari Graynor, Amy Ryan, Jeremy Strong Celebrate Off-Broadway Opening of The Great God Pan by David Gordon

Playwrights Horizons held its final off-Broadway opening of 2012 with Amy Herzog's The Great God Pan on Tuesday, December 18. Following the p

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:16AM
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Interview: Maureen McGovern Heads Home for the Holidays at 54 Below by David Gordon

Best known for her recordings of the Oscar-winning singles "The Morning After" (from The Poseidon Adventure) and "We May Never Love Like This Again" from (The Towering Inferno), Broadway vet…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM

Photo Flash: Maurice Hines, Maureen McGovern, Donna McKechnie, Dee Snider Preview Upcoming 54 Below Shows by David Gordon

Broadway veterans Maurice Hines (Sophisticated Ladies), Maureen McGovern (Little Women), Tony Award winner Donna McKechnie (A Chorus Line), and Dee Snider (Rock of Ages) took to the stag

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:27PM

Photo Flash: Judd Hirsch and Tom Cavanagh Preview Los Angeles Production of Freud's Last Session by David Gordon

Two-time Tony Award winner Judd Hirsch (I'm Not Rappaport) and Golden Globe nominee Tom Cavanagh (Ed), who will star in the upcoming Los Angeles production of Mark St. Germain's Freud's Last

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:21AM
Monday, December 17, 2012

Photo Flash: Holiday Cheer Exploded: On Stage at The Joe Iconis Christmas Spectacular by David Gordon

Broadway nightspot 54 Below rang in the holiday season on December 14 and 15 with the 5th Annual Joe Iconis Christmas Spectacular, an environmental rock-and-roll concert-revue that has becom…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:53PM

Theater News: Adam Kantor and Betsy Wolfe to Star in Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years Off-Broadway by David Gordon

Now we know who will spending spring in New York! Broadway stars Adam Kantor (Rent) and Betsy Wolfe (The Mystery of Edwin Drood) will star in Second Stage Theatre's upcoming revival of Tony…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:27PM
Friday, December 14, 2012

Theater News: Lisa Kron, Taylor Mac, David Turner Set for Foundry Theatre's Good Person of Szechwan by David Gordon

Obie Award winner Taylor Mac (The Lily's Revenge) will head the cast of The Foundry Theatre's upcoming production of Bertolt Brecht's Good Person of Szechwan, to be presented February 1-24 a…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:04PM
Thursday, December 13, 2012

Theater News: Cheers Star George Wendt to Return to Broadway in Breakfast at Tiffany's by David Gordon

Everybody knows his name – but this time, it won't be Norm. Six-time Emmy Award nominee George Wendt, best known for his role on the long-running sitcom Cheers, will return to the stage t…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:02PM

Photo Flash: Aimee Carrero, Chris Bauer, Seana Kofoed, Da'Vine Joy Randolph Learn What Rhymes With America on Opening Night by David Gordon

Atlantic Theater Company celebrated the opening night of Melissa James Gibson's What Rhymes With America on Wednesday, December 12. Following the performance, the cast and gu

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:26AM
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Theater News: Emmy Award Winner Christopher Lloyd to Star in CSC's Caucasian Chalk Circle Off-Broadway by David Gordon

Emmy and Drama Desk Award winner Christopher Lloyd may not be heading back to the future, but he's definitely heading back to the stage. The chameleon-like actor, whose many notable film an…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:55PM
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Review: 13 Things About Ed Carpolotti by David Gordon

It's a sound you won't be able to get out of your head: low and dirge-like at first, gradually increasing in volume until it reaches high speed and full blast. The sound is that of a haunted…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

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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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