Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Manhattan Theater Club’s Murder Ballad, featuring Will Swenson and Karen Olivo Will Record Cast Album Yellow Sound Label will record the Manhattan Theatre Club’s world premiere cas…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 09:49AMMonday, December 3, 2012
Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award-winning actress Cicely Tyson will return to Broadway for the first time in 30 years to star in a new production of the Horton Foote classic, The Trip t…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 04:38PMDavid Mamet’s new 70-minute drama, The Anarchist, opened on Sunday night at the Golden Theatre. The two-character production stars Latti LuPone and Debra Winger is the latest self-dire…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 04:25PMBroadway stepped back into reality for the week ending December 2. After the crazy holiday week, grosses settled into a more moderate range. Still, seven shows made the Millionaire Club, inc…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 04:05PMThe new Broadway bio-musical, Chaplin sets its closing date. After struggling at the box office for weeks the musical, starring Rob McClure and featuring direction by Warren Carlyle, will c…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:19AMFriday, November 30, 2012
A cast recording of Roundabout Theatre Company’s 2012 Broadway revival of Rupert Holmes’ Tony Award winning musical comedy The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Leading actors Stephanie J. Bloc…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 03:39PMDead Accounts, the new comedy by Pulitzer Prize finalist Theresa Rebeck, directed by three-time Tony winner Jack O’Brien opened Thursday night at the Music Box Theatre. The production …
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 09:56AMThursday, November 29, 2012
Masterworks Broadway will release the Original Broadway Cast Recording of the new musical Chaplin. Produced by Grammy-winner David Lai, the album will available via digital download on D…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 04:35PMWednesday, November 28, 2012
The producers of the new Broadway musical Chaplin have announced that AWA Partners is putting together a US national tour that will launch in the fall of 2014, with plans for an internati…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:45AMGrammy Award-winning international pop icon Ricky Martin as Che, Olivier Award-winning Argentinean actress Elena Roger as Eva Perón and Tony Award-winner Michael Cerveris as Juan Per�…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:15AMLincoln Center for the Performing Arts has announced that Audra McDonald has signed on as the official host of the landmark PBS series Live From Lincoln Center. The acclaimed singer/actre…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:30AMTuesday, November 27, 2012
Wicked has plenty to be thankful for, as the show benefitted from the holiday boost. The production broke the record for the highest grossing 8 performance week in Broadway history, grossi…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:58AMMonday, November 26, 2012
The Original Broadway Cast Recording of the Tony Award nominated musical, Leap of Faith, featuring a new score by Oscar and Tony winning composer Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Littl…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 09:29AMWednesday, November 21, 2012
The Tony Award winning musical comedy Nice Work If You Can Get It was recently featured on NBC’s “Today” Weekend Edition. News anchor Jenna Wolfe went behind-the-scenes to make her Bro…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 08:30AMTuesday, November 20, 2012
Smash Sneak Peak NBC’s musical series “Smash” has been stock piling the stars for its upcoming season. Finally we get a glimse of them at work. The likes of Jennifer Hudson…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 03:28PMBroadway is gearing up for the big holiday season and family friendly productions are reaping the benefits, especially the long-time favorite Annie at the Palace Theatre. The production had …
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:15AMMonday, November 19, 2012
Here’s another reason to look forward to December 25th. Producers of the Les Miserables film adaptation have announced that the movie’s soundtrack will also be released on the fa…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 12:55PMMurder Ballad Gets Two Week Extension Manhattan Theatre Club’s presentation of Muder Ballad, the new musical by Julia Jordan and Juliana Nash, directed by Trip Cullman, is extending by…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 12:29PMFour girls will alternate in the title role for the eagerly anticipated Broadway-bound musical Matilda The Musical. Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon and Milly Shapiro will each …
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 11:30AMFriday, November 16, 2012
Scandalous Review Round-Up Following suite with recent trend of heavenly musicals (Leap of Faith, Godspell, Jesus Christ Superstar, Sister Act, The Book of Mormon), Scandalous, with book and…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 04:24PMThursday, November 15, 2012
Manhattan Theatre Club’s world premiere of Murder Ballad, the new musical by Julia Jordan and Juliana Nash, directed by Trip Cullman, opens tonight. The musical is the inaugural produ…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 04:55PMBe a Hero to a New Yorker in Need Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark has announced the Foxwoods Theatre as a New York Cares Coat Drive public collection site. From November 15 – December 31, 20…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 12:47PMDavid West Read’s The Performers, directed by Evan Cabnet, opened Wednesday night, November 14, at the Longacre Theatre. Starring Cheyenne Jackson, Ari Graynor, Daniel Breaker, Jenni Barbe…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:36AMWednesday, November 14, 2012
Rollicking musical revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood gets strong reviews You choose the murderer in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, the whodunit musical based on the unfinished novel by Char…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:26AMTuesday, November 13, 2012
Broadway stars Emily Padgett and Matthew Hydzik will star as “Alex” and “Nick” in the world premiere of Flashdance-The Musical, the stage adaptation of the 1983 hit film that …
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 04:43PMThe Anarchist, a new play written and directed by David Mamet will be presented on Broadway at the newly refurbished Golden Theatre. The production will star two-time Tony Award winner P…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 09:00AMMonday, November 12, 2012
Producers of the Tony Award winning musical comedy Nice Work If You Can Get It have announced that Emmy and Tony Award winner Blythe Danner will join the production for 12 weeks beginnin…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 05:30PMBroadway Grosses Still Recovering from Hurricane Sandy Four shows in the Millionaire Club for the week ending November 11, 2012, as Broadway continues to suffer in the aftermath of Hurricane…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 04:42PMBroadway producer Dede Harris has optioned the music catalogue of Diane Warren, one of the most popular and successful contemporary songwriters of our time, to create a new musical for the B…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 10:27AMFriday, November 9, 2012
After thirty-five years, one 1997 revival and thousands of school productions, Depression-era musical, Annie returns to Broadway. The family musical, starring Lilla Crawford in the title rol…
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 02:21PMThursday, November 8, 2012
Hurricane Sandy hit hard the week ending November 4. All Broadway productions were forced to cancel at least one scheduled performance, as New York City transportation systems shut down and …
SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 08:10AM 
