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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

America's Most Poignant Home Videos! The Public's Apple Family Plays will be Filmed for PBS by Megan Meadows

Couldn’t catch enough of the cathartic drama from Richard Nelson’s Apple Family Plays: Scenes From Life in the Country? Have no fear, every play of the four-part series is being …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:07PM
Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Tickets Now On Sale for The Last Two People on Earth: An Apocalyptic Vaudeville, Starring Mandy Patinkin by Megan Meadows

Apocalypse now! Tickets are now available for Classic Stage Company's The Last Two People on Earth: An Apocalyptic Vaudeville. Starring Tony and four-time Emmy award winner Man…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:11PM
Monday, December 9, 2013

Something Good! Julie Andrews Announces An Evening With Julie Andrews U.K. Tour Next Year by Megan Meadows

Iconic stage and screen star Dame Julie Andrews will return to the U.K. for a tour of speaking engagements entitled An Evening with Julie Andrews. The announcement comes after a recent sell-…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:39PM

Even the Orchestra Is Beautiful! Exclusive Photos of the Quadruple-Threats of Cabaret at Studio 54 by Megan Meadows

Broadway’s Cabaret will feature quadruple-threats (that's singing, dancing, acting and music-playing!) at Studio 54, and Broadway.com got an insider photo shoot with some of these …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:41PM

Exclusive Pics! Aaron Tveit and His Graceland Pals Visit Daniel Sunjata at Broadway's Macbeth by Megan Meadows

Get ready to lose your minds, Tveiter-tots! Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Aaron Tveit and his Graceland buddies Vanessa Ferlito and Manny Montana checked out their co-s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:45PM
Sunday, December 8, 2013

Sondheim Makes History, Lea Michele Does a Cannonball and the Bumpus Hounds Are Hungry Again in This Week's Datebook by Megan Meadows

Already sick of the cold weather? We've got some Broadway love to keep you warm! Soothe your mood with the documentary Six by Sondheim, groove to Lea Michele's new single and celebra…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Friday, December 6, 2013

Amy Adams Enchants Krysta Rodriguez & Zachary Levi Backstage at First Date by Megan Meadows

Golden Globe and Academy Award nominee Amy Adams took a break from promoting her new film American Hustle for a rendezvous with the cast of First Date. On December 5, the former Disney princ…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:12PM

And Many More! Debra Monk Will Celebrate 65th Birthday with Benefit Concert for Broadway Cares by Megan Meadows

Happy Birthday to ya! Tony winner and seasoned stage and screen vet Debra Monk is celebrating her 65th birthday in the most selfless and sassy way possible, a one-night-only concert benefiti…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:51PM

The Results Are In! West End's X Factor Musical I Can't Sing! Announces Full Casting by Megan Meadows

They've got the X Factor! Full casting has been announced for London’s new musical comedy and fictional X Factor spoof I Can’t Sing!. The show will feature Ashley K…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:08PM
Thursday, December 5, 2013

Sage Snakechalmer's Private Dancer Pirouettes Into Opening Night Off-Broadway by Megan Meadows

She was never lovelier! Sage Snakechalmer's Private Dancer celebrates opening night December 5 at The Lion Theatre at Theatre Row. The multimedia, Rita Hayworth-inspired off-Broadwa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:42AM
Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Shakespeare’s Globe Announces 2014 Season, Including a Revisiting of Lucy Bailey’s Titus Andronicus and a World Tour of Hamlet by Megan Meadows

This summer all the world’s their stage! Shakespeare’s Globe has announced that its 2014 season, entitled Arms and the Man, will be an homage to the 450th anniversary o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:02PM

Let's Talk About Sex, Baby! Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man Announces Cast to Include Jason Michael Snow & More by Megan Meadows

Ladies, get out your pens, it’s time to take notes! Casting has been set for the previously announced off-Broadway comedy, Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man. The three-charact…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:01PM

Hot Stuff! Mary Birdsong Will Join the Cast of Off-Broadway's Disaster! by Megan Meadows

She is woman, hear her roar! Mary Birdsong (Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Reno 911) will join the cast of Disaster! on December 9. Birdsong will take over the role of lounge singer Jac…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:50AM
Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Happy Birthday! Glee’s Ryan Murphy Invites Original Cast Members Back for 100th Episode by Megan Meadows

Get ready to Gleek out! Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy announced via his Twitter account today that he has invited the original cast to appear in the highly anticipated 100th episode …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:55PM

Theater Meets Fashion as Isaac Mizrahi Directs a Production of Peter and the Wolf at The Guggenheim by Megan Meadows

Always true to you in his fashion! Fashionista and reality TV personality Izaac Mizrahi has been narrating the presentation of children’s fable Peter and the Wolf at the Guggenheim Mus…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:04PM

Handle With Care, Starring Tony Nominee Carol Lawrence, Begins Performances Off-Broadway by Megan Meadows

Love is in the air off-Broadway! Handle With Care, a new play by Emmy nominee Jason Odell Williams, begins performances December 3 at the Westside Theatre Downstairs. Starring …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Monday, December 2, 2013

Broadway Grosses: Kinky Boots Fans 'Say Yeah!' at the Box Office, Break Record by Megan Meadows

The Tony-winning production of Kinky Boots is not your father’s musical! This past week it grossed $1,912,568 breaking the all-time house record at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Despite a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:06PM

Donmar Warehouse Announces Full Cast for Peter Gill’s Versailles, including Francesca Annis by Megan Meadows

London’s Donmar Warehouse has announced the full ensemble for Versailles, its first play of the spring season. Francesca Annis, Christopher Godwin, Selina Griffiths, Edward Killin…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:07PM

Glee's Darren Criss Has a Swinging Night Out at Broadway's After Midnight by Megan Meadows

Glee cutie and Broadway vet Darren Criss enjoyed a Friday night filled with jazz and pizzazz as he headed to the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on November 29 to see After Midnight. Criss, who…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:01PM
Sunday, December 1, 2013

Carol Lawrence Takes Flight, Sierra Boggess Is 'Sublime' and Carrie Underwood Gets Ready for Her Closeup in This Week’s Datebook by Megan Meadows

Still eating Thanksgiving leftovers? We’ve got some exciting Broadway happenings to help get rid of your turkey coma! West Side Story legend Carol Lawrence begins performances off-Broa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Saturday, November 30, 2013

Donmar Transfer of Tony Nominee Conor McPherson's The Night Alive Starts Performances Off-Broadway by Megan Meadows

The American premiere of the Donmar Warehouse production of Tony nominee Conor McPherson’s The Night Alive begins previews off-Broadway on November 30. Directed by the p…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Tickets Now On Sale for Joe Orton's Dark Comedy Loot Off-Broadway by Megan Meadows

Tickets are now available for the first off-Broadway revival of Joe Orton’s dark comedy Loot. Presented by Red Bull Theater, the British satire will play a limited engagement at t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:17PM
Monday, November 25, 2013

Patrick Barlow's New Adaptation of A Christmas Carol Opens Off-Broadway by Megan Meadows

A new adaptation of A Christmas Carol celebrates opening night on November 25 at the Theatre at St. Clement's. Patrick Barlow, writer of the Tony winning hit The 39 Steps,…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Sunday, November 24, 2013

Broadway Stars Love a Parade, A Christmas Carol Says Cheers, & Barbra Comes Home in This Week's Datebook by Megan Meadows

Ready for the holidays? You will be after chowing down on turkey, cranberry sauce and all the great happenings we've rounded up for you. This week's Datebook goodies include the open…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:37AM

August Wilson's How I Learned What I Learned, Starring Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Opens Off-Broadway by Megan Meadows

After receiving its second extension, the New York premiere of August Wilson's How I Learned What I Learned opens on November 24. Starring Tony winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson,&n…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Friday, November 22, 2013

John Pollono's Small Engine Repair Receives Second Off-Broadway Extension by Megan Meadows

Off-Broadway can't get enough of the sultry boys of Small Engine Repair as it receives its second extension at the Lucille Lortel Theatre! Directed by Jo Bonney, the dark and twisted com…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:00PM
Thursday, November 21, 2013

Tickets Now on Sale for Roundabout's Dinner with Friends, Starring Jeremy Shamos and Marin Hinkle by Megan Meadows

Tickets are now available for Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of Donald Margulies' Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Dinner with Friends. Starring Tony nominees Jeremy Shamos and M…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:10PM

Ouch! Broadway Renaissance Man Hugh Jackman Has Cancerous Cells Removed from Nose by Megan Meadows

Even X-men have to use sunscreen! In a very sincere post to his Instagram account, Broadway hunk Hugh Jackman revealed to his followers that he recently had cancerous cells removed from his …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:51PM

Ouch! Tony Winner Hugh Jackman Has Cancerous Cells Removed from Nose by Megan Meadows

Even X-men have to use sunscreen! In a very sincere post to his Instagram account, Broadway hunk Hugh Jackman revealed to his followers that he recently had cancerous cells removed from his …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:51PM

Something Wicked This Way Comes! Macbeth, Starring Ethan Hawke & Anne-Marie Duff, Opens on Broadway by Megan Meadows

A minimalist new production of Macbeth is officially bloodying up Broadway, opening November 21 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. The Lincoln Center Theater mounting of Shakespeare’s ico…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM

Broadway Feels the Earth Move Under Its Feet as Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Begins Performances by Megan Meadows

You’ve got a friend at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre! Beautiful: The Carole King Musical begins performances on November 21. Directed by Marc Bruni and choreographed by Josh P…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM