Breaking News: According to the New York Times, the acclaimed Sydney Theatre Company production of Uncle Vanya starring Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving will play a short New York City engage…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:29AMIt’s the end of the road for Bonnie & Clyde–and this time it wasn’t the coppers but disappointing reviews and ticket sales that brought the infamous duo down. Producer…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 02:14PMOpenings and closings; it’s the Circle of Life on Broadway. So let’s raise a toast (or a small lion cub) to comings and going in our latest theater news round-up: Praise goddess!…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:21AMLysistrata Jones Quip-master Douglas Carter Beane (Xanadu, The Little Dog Laughed) and composer/lyricist (as well as Beane’s life partner) Lewis Flinn update the Aristophanes classic (…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:36AMFeast your eyes on the 80′s hair band madness…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:35AMBonnie & Clyde may tell the story of bandits but, if you want to see some actual grand larceny on Broadway, there are two actresses doing some major scene stealing in new musicals openin…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:10AMTony-nominee and sexy pianist (try saying that five times fast) Harry Connick Jr. returned to Broadway last night with the opening of a reincarnated On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. The …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:11AMIn true holiday spirit, we’re dashing through the news (sadly, without a one horse sleigh) in a week-ending theater round-up: Earlier in the week, the 2011 Gypsy of the Year competit…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:14PMTheater is where the boys are…at least so it seems today with three stage stories worth crushing on. Actor, activist and all-around husband material Gavin Creel (Hair) has released a…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:29AMEvery first Wednesday of the month, get caught up with what’s on stage with our review round-up. And that vaguely hollow, clinking sound you hear at the end of each segment? That’s me to…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:29AMWith the unveiling of the comprehensive Playbill Vault–a fully searchable and procrastination abetting online database of shows, actors and theater history–we’re going to …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:28PMThe “VIP Access” column serves up advice on how to make your theater-going experiences cheaper, easier and more fulfilling with inside scoop from the experts. With holiday gift giving se…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:55AMTis the season, so let’s kick off December by giving you the present of a theater news round-up: We have a winner! The recipient of two tickets to see An Evening with Patti LuPone …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:05PMCalling all Broadway Babies! If you’re in New York City tomorrow, you can buy the newly released two-disc recording of the current Broadway Follies and get it signed by Bernadette Peters, …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:11AMIn our continuing series, we’re taking a look at songs cut from Broadway musicals to see what happens in the making of a show. Next up–Next to Normal. Did you know that the Pul…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:42AMBreathtaking. You know what it means (I mean, it’s kind of right there in all its Germanic word combining glory) but how often does it actually happen? When was the last time something…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:20AMEvery fourth Wednesday of the month, the “VIP Access” column will serve up advice on how to make your theater-going experiences cheaper, easier and more fulfilling with inside scoop from…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:45AMGet caught up with what’s on stage with our review round-up. And that vaguely hollow, clinking sound you hear at the end of each segment? That’s me tossing in my two cents. AN EVENING WI…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:39AMAdrienne Barbeau. Say it out loud. Adrienne Barbeau. Has there ever been a better name in show business? I think not. And now the divine Ms. Barbeau (Escape from New York, Maude, for goo…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:47AMPRIVATE LIVES Fresh from acclaimed runs in London and Toronto, Noel Coward’s masterful comedy of a “can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without ‘em…so I…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:54AMJerry O’Connell (Crossing Jordan, Stand by Me and more) is a charmer. He shakes your hand with a 10,000 watt grin on his face. He tells self-deprecating stories with a tumbling ease. …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:24PMEvery third Wednesday, a fabulous actor/singer/dancer will fill out my nosey little questionnaire and offer a glimpse of what they look like from a bit closer than the mezzanine. For Novembe…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 09:54AMProducers announced that April 24 will be the official opening night of a “brand new” Gershwin musical on Broadway, Nice Work If You Can Get It. Following on the heals of the upc…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:41PMOnce a month, a member of the theater community will pull up a chair to our cyber table and join us for a little conversation. I’ll edit the transcripts (removing the truly libelous parts)…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:45PMGet caught up with what’s on stage with our review round-up. And that vaguely hollow, clinking sound you hear at the end of each segment? That’s me tossing in my two cents. GODSPELL The …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:14PMWhat do you get when you combine great musical star Debbie Reynolds with Shelley Winters, Teri Garr, Dionne Warwick, some spandex and a few golden oldies on the soundtrack? A very special …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:47AMMichael Patrick Walker, the acclaimed composer behind Altar Boyz, is back with a star-studded new album of theater songs and we’ve got three ways you can get a listen…including …
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:11AMEvery first Wednesday of the month, get caught up with what’s on stage with our review round-up. And that vaguely hollow, clinking sound you hear at the end of each segment? That’s me to…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 11:03AMWe continue our look at songs cut from Broadway musicals with a truly fascinating window into the work of Stephen Sondheim. If you’ve had a chance to read Sondheim’s wonderful co…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 01:14PMRussell Crowe is one of hollywood’s great actors and has a reputation for being the quintessential man’s man. He’s been an Oscar-winner, a soulful gladiator , a gruff ship&…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 10:34AMBuckle up! The Fall rush of openings kicked off last night with the New York premiere of David Henry Hwang’s comedy of miscommunication Chinglish (check the New York Times review he…
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