Wednesday, December 2, 2015
A new, sold-out London production of Funny Girl, starring Sheridan Smith as Fanny Brice, officially opens Dec. 2 at the Menier Chocolate Factory. It features a revised book by Tony Award…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTuesday, December 1, 2015
Eva LeGallienne, as the White Queen in the 1982 revival of Alice in Wonderland.. Photograph by Martha Swope
In the mid-1950s, the networks and independent channels campaigned to establish t…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 04:31PMOff-Broadway's Irish Repertory Theatre has scheduled a Dec. 7 memorial service for Brian Friel, the Irish playwright who was, for decades, a leading voice on stages on both sides of …
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:27PMMichael Randle writes: Albert Hunt was a conscientious objector to military service in the late 1940s, and a supporter of the cause of nuclear disarmament.I first met him in late 1958 when t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:09AMSunday, November 29, 2015
Walt Disney Animation Studios' short film "Frozen Fever," which welcomes the characters of Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and Olaf back to the screen, makes its Disney Channel debut Nov.…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AMWE LOVE ELIZABETH STANLEY!
Currently headlining the national tour of "The Bridges of Madison County," Elizabeth was most recently seen on Broadway as Claire in last season's Tony nominat…
SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AMSaturday, November 28, 2015
Bristol Old Vic show is latest theatrical production to use a gender swap to tackle stereotypesIt is the classic fairytale that has fired the imaginations of generations of young girls. But …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:01AMFriday, November 27, 2015
Gemma Arterton will return to the West End to star in the transfer of Jessica Swale's Nell Gwynn, about the 17th century actress and royal mistress, at the Apollo Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:43AMIn Rio de Janeiro’s notorious Morro do Adeus a young ballerina is teaching pliés and jumps and offering girls an opportunity to transcend their harsh reality Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:34AMGemma Arterton will return to the West End to star in the transfer of Jessica Swale's Nell Gwynn, about the 17th century actress and royal mistress, at the Apollo Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:54AMEddie Redmayne, who took home an Oscar this past spring for his leading performance in "The Theory of Everything," portrays transgender pioneer Lili Elbe in "The Danish Girl.&…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWednesday, November 25, 2015
The cast of Fox-TV's Jan. 31, 2016, live broadcast of Grease appear in a new video promo for the special, in which they perform part of the song "Born to Hand Jive"…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:27PMIt’s like walking into an abandoned house where everything’s been left the way it was.
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 11:40AMMonday, November 23, 2015
Motown The Musical, the hit show featuring music from the legendary Motown catalogue, which ended a 738-performance Broadway run in January 2015, will keep its promise to return.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PMCasting is now complete for the forthcoming one-night-only staged reading of George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's The Man Who Came to Dinner, starring Tony winner Nathan Lane, Dec. …
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:24PMWhile most of Broadway runs on a traditional Tuesday through Sunday schedule (with Sunday and Monday evenings off), a handful of productions diverge slightly and offer performances at non…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMOne of our favorite guests comes back! Can you believe Annaleigh was the third ever guest of the Theater People Podcast? Since we last spoke, this hilarious spitfire has gotten married, won …
SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AMSaturday, November 21, 2015
Katherine Soper, winner of the Bruntwood prize, is at the head of a promising group bidding to break down barriersFor any British teenage girl hoping to become a playwright, the chances are …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:02PMFriday, November 20, 2015
Wow! There were a lot of changes that occurred in the two weeks since we have seen the rehearsal. One of the scenes we saw had been cut, but we didn’t miss anything. If anything, the show …
SOURCE: backstagebloggers.wordpress.com at 04:03PM"Unforeseen technical challenges" are being blamed for cancellation of the Nov. 20 first preview of Atlantic Theater Company staging of These Paper Bullets! .
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:53PMThursday, November 19, 2015
American actress Kim Cattrall has withdrawn from the title role in the London production of Linda, citing an unspecified illness.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:30PMLincoln Center Theater's LCT3 production of Preludes, the new musical by Dave Malloy, developed with and directed by Rachel Chavkin, is being recorded by Ghostlight Records for release i…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:52PMA stage adaptation of the Irving Berlin classic film musical "Holiday Inn" — about a hotel that comes alive on each holiday — is headed for Broadway in fall 201…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30AMWednesday, November 18, 2015
Come from Away, the new rock musical that explores the lasting connection forged between a group of travelers whose planes were diverted to a small Newfoundland town on Sept. 11, 2001, offic…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMTuesday, November 17, 2015
Producers of NBC-TV's The Wiz Live! said Nov. 17 that their next project will be the promised stage adaptation of the Marilyn Monroe-inspired musical Bombshell, which was born fr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:39PMMonday, November 16, 2015
The theatres of Paris are scheduled to reopen Nov. 16 in the wake of the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks that left 129 people dead and more than 180 wounded.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:35PMAn actress from the upcoming Broadway musical Paramour will perform as part of the 89th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55AMSunday, November 15, 2015
Stung by criticism of its failure to nominate any black actors or directors last season, the Academy used its annual Governors Awards to face the issue head on.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:18PMMisery, the new Broadway suspense thriller based on Stephen King's novel of the same name, officially opens Nov. 15 at 6:30 PM following previews that began Oc…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMHartford Stage's world premiere of Rear Window, adapted for the stage by Keith Reddin, plays its final performance at the Connecticut venue Nov. 15 at 2 PM.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSaturday, November 14, 2015
“Without our traditions, life would be as shaky as a fiddler on the roof!” Those satiric words are spoken by Tevye (Brian Lyons-Burke), the narrator and main character of the enduringly …
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:14PM 
