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Monday, June 25, 2012

Jared Gertner, Kevin Mambo, Samantha Marie Ware Join Gavin Creel in The Book of Mormon Tour by David Gordon

Additional casting has been announced for the First National Tour of The Book of Mormon, which will launch at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, run…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:50PM

Milena Govich, Billy Porter, Jamison Stern to Star in Sweet Charity at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma by David Gordon

Milena Govich will star in the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma's production of Sweet Charity, running July 10-14. Govich will play good-hearted taxi dancer Charity Hope Valentine in Cy Colem…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:08PM

Benjamin Eakeley, Howie Michael Smith, Kate Wetherhead, Joanna Young to Star in Engeman's I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change by David Gordon

Benjamin Eakeley, Howie Michael Smith, Kate Wetherhead, and Joanna Young will star in the John W. Engeman Theater's production of I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, running at…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:43AM

NYMF Presentation of Show Me Real to Feature Lori Byargeon, Clare Cook, Claire Glassford by David Gordon

Clare Cook Dance Theater's Show Me Real will be presented July 11 and 14 as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival at the PTC Performance Space. Show Me Real, which traces the …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:14AM

Mike Birbiglia's Sleepwalk With Me Wins Nantucket Film Festival Award by David Gordon

The film adaptation of Mike Birbiglia's Sleepwalk With Me has won the Nantucket Film Festival Award for Best Writer/Director. Sleepwalk With Me is based on Birbiglia's solo show o…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:42AM

Maura Tierney to Join The Good Wife in Recurring Role by David Gordon

Maura Tierney will join the cast of the CBS drama The Good Wife in a recurring role, according to Deadline.com. The actress, who has been seen on stage in Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:36AM

Hayley Atwell, Michelle Dockery, Michael Gambon, Rufus Sewell to Star in Screen Adaptation of William Boyd's Reckless by David Gordon

Hayley Atwell, Michelle Dockery, Michael Gambon, Charlotte Rampling, and Rufus Sewell will star in the Sundance Channel and the BBC's screen adaptation of William Boyd's espionage …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:24AM

Tommy Steele to Star in London Revival of Scrooge by David Gordon

Leslie Bricusse's Scrooge will return to the London Palladium in October, according to WhatsOnStage.com. Tommy Steele will star as the title role in the musical, running October 24 thr…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:20AM
Friday, June 22, 2012

PHOTO FLASH: Harvey Fierstein, Jeremy Jordan, Kara Lindsay, and the Newsies Cast Celebrate Release of Cast Recording by David Gordon

Members of the cast and creative team of the Broadway musical Newsies celebrated the release of the musical's Original Cast Recording with a performance and album signing at the 86th St…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:27PM

Harold G. Baldridge Retires as Executive Director of The Neighborhood Playhouse by David Gordon

The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre has announced that Executive Director Harold G. Baldridge will retire this summer after 32 years. He will continue to serve The Neighborhood …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:12PM

Cafe Carlyle Fall Season to Feature Judy Collins, Andrea Marcovicci, Steve Tyrell by David Gordon

The Carlyle has announced the 2012 fall season of performers at the Café Carlyle. On the line-up are Judy Collins (September 11-29); Andrea Marcovicci in her Carlyle debut (Octob…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:13AM

David Tennant and Emily Watson to Star in BBC Two Series The Politician's Husband by David Gordon

David Tennant and Emily Watson will star in the BBC Two series The Politician's Husband, according to Deadline.com. In the three-part series, the balance of power in a political marria…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:09AM

Theatre Royal, Bath's Ustinov Studio Announces Autumn Season of New Plays by David Gordon

The Ustinov Studio at Theatre Royal, Bath has announced its third season of new commissions and UK premieres. The season will feature Julian Mitchell's The Welsh Boy, adapted from Jame…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:58AM

Westport Country Playhouse to Hold July 1 Memorial for Burry Fredrik by David Gordon

Westport Country Playhouse will celebrate the life of Tony Award-winning producer and director Burry Fredrik on Sunday, July 1 at the Lucille Lortel White Barn Center's Sheffer Rehearsa…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:40AM

The Hansberry Project to Present Represent! A Multicultural Playwrights Reading by David Gordon

The Hansberry Project will present Represent! A Multicultural Playwrights Festival, running July 17-22 at A Contemporary Theatre. Represent! will feature readings of Paradise Blue by Domini…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:16AM

Benjamin Sears' The Irving Berlin Reader Now Available by David Gordon

Oxford University Press and the Readers on American Music Series have announced the publication of The Irving Berlin Reader, edited by performer and music historian Benjamin Sears. The book…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:01AM

Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company's New Season to Feature Works by Sam Shepard, Tennessee Williams by David Gordon

Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company has announced the line-up for the conclusion of its 26th season, and its entire 27th season schedule. The end of the 26th season will feature Electra by Euripid…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:37AM

Ashley Kate Adams, Louis Hobson, Constantine Maroulis, Rachel Potter to Sing in Gay Bride of Frankenstein Concert by David Gordon

Constantine Maroulis and Rachel Potter are among the performers who will participate in a one-night-only concert version of Billy Butler's Gay Bride of Frankenstein, held Monday, June 2…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:20AM
Thursday, June 21, 2012

PHOTO FLASH: Anna Chlumsky, Eddie Cahill, Jake Silbermann, Deney Terrio at the Opening of 3C by David Gordon

David Adjmi's 3C celebrated its opening night on Thursday, June 21 with a post-performance party at B Bar. The play is presented as a co-production between Piece by Piece Productions, R…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:40PM

PHOTO FLASH: Farah Alvin, Natalie Venetia Belcon, John Bolton, Jake Boyd at The Last Smoker in America Press Event by David Gordon

The cast and creative team of the upcoming Off-Broadway production The Last Smoker in America met the press on Thursday, June 21 at New 42nd Street Studios. The production begins July 11 at …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:24PM

Forbidden Broadway: Alive and Kicking Announces Casting by David Gordon

Natalie Charle Ellis, Scott Richard Foster, Jenny Lee Stern and Marcus Stevens will star in Gerard Alessandrini's Forbidden Broadway: Alive and Kicking, which will play the 47th Street …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:01PM

PHOTO FLASH: Drew Lachey Visits Las Vegas Production of Jersey Boys by David Gordon

Pop singer and Broadway veteran Drew Lachey visited the Las Vegas production of Jersey Boys on June 20 at Paris Las Vegas. Lachey, best known as a member of the band 98 Degrees, is currentl…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM

NYMF Announces Slate of Readings and Partner Events by David Gordon

The 2012 New York Musical Theatre Festival has announced the slate of readings and partner events that will take place over the course of the month-long festival, running July 9-29. The read…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:52PM

Bobby Cannavale to Join Al Pacino in Broadway's Glengarry Glen Ross Revival by David Gordon

Drama Desk Award and Emmy Award winner Bobby Cannavale will play Ricky Roma in Daniel Sullivan's upcoming Broadway revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, according to The Ne…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:30PM

Vital Theatre Company Announces Summer Season by David Gordon

Vital Theatre Company has announced its three-show summer season of family-oriented fare. The company will present Angelina Ballerina the Musical, running Sundays at 1pm from July 8-Septemb…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:05PM

PHOTO FLASH: Corbin Bleu, Norbert Leo Butz, Lisa Lampanelli, Seth Rudetsky at Not Since High School Benefit by David Gordon

Corbin Bleu, Norbert Leo Butz, Melissa Errico, Lisa Lampanelli, and Christine Pedi were among the participants at Seth Rudetsky's Not Since High School!, a benefit for Chesapeake Bay Ac…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:54PM

PHOTO FLASH: Colman Domingo, Linda Lavin, Erika Sheffer, Paula Vogel at Vineyard Theatre Emerging Artists Luncheon by David Gordon

The Vineyard Theatre held its Emerging Artists Luncheon at National Arts Club on Tuesday, June 21. The event was hosted by Linda Lavin. During the luncheon, playwright Erika Sheffer was awa…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:41PM

Shakespeare's Globe Production of Hamlet to Play Folger Theatre by David Gordon

Dominic Dromgoole and Bill Buckhurt's co-production of Hamlet, first seen at Shakespeare's Globe in London, will run September 8-22 at the Folger Theatre in Washington, DC as the f…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:49AM

National Theatre Postpones Richard Bean's The Count of Monte Cristo by David Gordon

Richard Bean's adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo has been postponed from its slot at the National Theatre of London's Olivier Theatre. The production wa…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:24AM

Aaron Mathias and Kerry O'Malley to Star in Reading of July and Half of August by David Gordon

Aaron Mathias and Kerry O'Malley will star in a free public reading of Sheila O'Malley's new play July and Half of August the Vineyard Theatre at 7pm on June 25. The reading w…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:43AM

PHOTO FLASH: Danny Burstein, Michael Feinstein, Christiane Noll, Harold Prince at the Opening of Closer Than Ever by David Gordon

The York Theatre Company's revival of Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire's musical revue Closer Than Ever celebrated its opening on Wednesday, June 20 at Saint Peter's Church…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:36AM

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