Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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In skilled hands, plywood is made art by Robert Knox, Globe Correspondent

The painted low-relief wood constructions of Yanick Lapuh explore the boundaries between painting and sculpture, illusion and reality.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:57PM

IDOL WATCH: Top 8 Sing Movie Tunes! by Nicole Rosky

To say that last week's American Idol elimination was a shocker is the understatement of the century. In fact, Pia Toscano's untimely departure from the show seems to have left a bad taste i…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:52PM

Plays by Hudes and Reddin at O'Neill's National Playwrights Conference

Hartford Stage is not the only place Quiara Alegria Hudes is presenting new work. Hudes's play "The Happiest Song Plays Last" is one of eight selected for the 47th annual National Playw…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:49PM

At Carnegie Gala, Cameos by a Canine and a Clinton by Sarah Maslin Nir

A little white dog left a puddle before James Taylor’s gala concert celebrating the 120-year-old hall, and Bill Clinton made a surprise visit.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:36PM

Theater Review | 'Sleep No More': Shakespeare Slept Here, Albeit Fitfully by Ben Brantley

Punchdrunk, a British site-specific theater company, has taken over three abandoned warehouses to enact the sorry sights of the murderous Macbeths’ career in a movable orgy titled “Sleep…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:21PM

Michael Stuhlbarg Set for MEN IN BLACK Film

Michael Stuhlbarg appeared as Arnold Rothstein on HBO's hit show Boardwalk Empire. He last appeared as Hamlet in the Shakespeare in the Park production. Stuhlbarg was a Tony Award nominee fo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:19PM

What Went Viral? April 13, 2011 by Perksthemusical

What Went Viral? April 13, 2011 Perks Producer Tom Diggs vlogs about what went viral on April 13, 2011: cute cats, Jesus' nails, wakeboarding, Lady Gaga, Beatles, Biebs, Tiger Beat, to…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:16PM

BWW EXCLUSIVE - Lisa Howard on TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN by Pat Cerasaro

This week marks the release of Lisa Howard's stunning new collection of William Finn songs, SONGS OF INNOCENCE AND EXPERIENCE, as well as a showcase at Birdland featuring the selections from…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:15PM

SOUND OFF Special Interview: Lisa Howard on William Finn Album, TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN, and More! by Pat Cerasaro

Ms. Howard shares with me all about the filming of the highly anticipated conclusion of the TWILIGHT series, TWILIGHT BREAKING DAWN Parts 1 amp 2 in which she plays a central role that of Si…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:15PM

Something wickedly good by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The thrilling, mind- bending new show "Sleep No More" is loosely based on "Macbeth" -- but it's unlike any "Macbeth" you've ever seen. Or, for that matter, any play you've ever seen. T…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 11:12PM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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The Hot L Baltimore - Review by John Olson

As the program notes point out, Steppenwolf owes a great debt to playwright Lanford Wilson. Their 1980 production of his Balm in Gilead was one of their early productions that put their six-…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:56PM

White Noise - Review by John Olson

O'Brien's characters are all cardboard, lacking either enough nuance to remind us of real humans or the insightful wit to work as satire. They all say just exactly what's on their minds�usua…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:56PM

Moonlight

Legit Reviews: Ironically, the refusal to recognize the truth behind a life lived unites the isolated characters in Harold Pinter's 1993 poetic reverie about family ties and estrangement.

SOURCE: Variety at 10:38PM

Intern Wanted - kef theatrical productions by [email protected] (byrne Harrison)

kef theatrical productions is seeking an intern to assist the Artistic Director (Adam Fitzgerald) on the upcoming production of FIRST PRIZE. Interested candidates should be available (with c…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 10:25PM

Theatre Craft Games This is how we get down by Thetheatreshowtv

Theatre Craft Games This is how we get down This is a great warm up exercise for preparing for a performance, overcoming shyness and bonding within a cast. Mel and Phyllis present "Thi…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:23PM

Show Showdown: Born Bad by Wendy Caster

Playwright debbie tucker green's elegant, pared-down Olivier Award-winning play Born Bad is a formidable achievement.

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 10:16PM

Headshot session to benefit Fringe by Elizabeth Maupin

Just in time for Fringe, photographer Kristen Wheeler is offering solo or company headshots — but you have to act quickly because the session is 2-7 p.m. Thursday April 14. Wheeler is …

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 10:07PM

Theatre Craft from The Theatre Show - Audtion Technique #1 by Thetheatreshowtv

Theatre Craft from The Theatre Show - Audtion Technique #1 Dominic and Valentino from Newtown Acting School with some tips for auditioning. This first part of a 2 part series presented by t…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:02PM

PHOTO CALL: Kyle Dean Massey, Varla Jean Merman, Leslie Jordan and Cast of Lucky Guy Meet the Press by Krissie Fullerton

The cast of the new Off-Broadway musical Lucky Guy, featuring Kyle Dean Massey, Varla Jean Merman and Leslie Jordan, performed for members of the press on April 12.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02PM

Review: Love Song by Andy Propst

John Kolvenbach's decidedly quirky play about a man transformed by love suffers from pretentious stylization and self-conscious dialogue.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Review: Sleep No More by Andy Propst

This environmental theater piece inspired by Macbeth is simply astonishing.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Jester Theater Company sets coming season by Elizabeth Maupin

Here’s the coming season from the Jester Theater Company, to be presented at the Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden: Labor Day Laugh-A-Long, Sept. 2-4, featuring Son of A …

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 09:56PM

Doris Day's "Caprice" Dress at Paper Doll Event in New Haven

Hollywood costume designers Jean Louis, Howard Shoup, Norman Norell and Ray Aghayan all contributed to Doris Day's on-screen signature style.Those designs are presented in the "Doris Day Pap…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:50PM

Osceola announces 2011-2012 season by Elizabeth Maupin

Another season schedule for 2011-2012, this one from the Osceola Center for the Arts in Kissimmee: Man of La Mancha, Oct, 14-30. Mitch Leigh-Dale Wasserman-Joe Darion musical. White Christma…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 09:40PM

La Jolla Playhouse Announces Van der Pol, Ahlin, et al. for A DRAM OF DRUMMHICIT

La Jolla Playhouse presents A Dram of Drummhicit, by Arthur Kopit and Anton Dudley, directed by Playhouse Artistic Director Christopher Ashley, running in the Mandell Weiss Theatre May 17 - …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:40PM

Norton nominations announced

The American Repertory Theater and ArtsEmerson are positioned for big wins on May 23, when the Boston Theater Critics Association holds the 29th annual Elliot Norton Awards at the Paramount …

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 09:21PM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Patricia Clarkson, Jeanne Tripplehorn to Star in Lifetime's Project Five by Brian Scott Lipton

Stage and screen stars Patricia Clarkson and Jeanne Tripplehorn are set to appear in the Lifetime original movie Project Five, an anthology of five short films exploring the impact of breast…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:47PM

Sally Field to Join Daniel Day-Lewis in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln Movie by Andy Propst

Two-time Academy Award winner and Broadway veteran Sally Field will play Mary Todd Lincion opposite star Daniel Day-Lewis in the film Lincoln, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Steven Spie…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:22PM

Michael Stuhlbarg Joins Men in Black 3 Movie by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award nominee Michael Stuhlbarg has joined the cast of the new 3-D sci-fi comedy, Men In Black, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film, which is being directed by Barry Sonnenfe…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:19PM

Alan Mandell, Kathryn Meisle, Anneliese van der Pol, et al. Set for La Jolla Playhouse's A Dram of Drummhicit by Brian Scott Lipton

Full cast and creative team have been announced for the La Jolla Playhouse's production of A Dram of Drummhicit, by Arthur Kopit and Anton Dudley, to run at the Mandell Weiss Theatre Ma…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:06PM

Review | Theatre | Electra | Gate | Brian Logan by Brian Logan

Gate, London"I found your story very difficult to listen to." So says Electra to Strophius, who has told her of her brother's death. And so say I to director Carrie Cracknell and adapter Nic…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:00PM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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‘Sleep No More’

Photos from the interactive theater piece from the British company Punchdrunk.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:53PM

The Guide

OPENING ARMS AND THE MAN. ShawChicago presents a concert reading of George Bernard Shaw’s tale about the shams mythologized in romance and battle. Directed by Robert Scogin. Opens April 16…

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 07:40PM

Playwright Mike Daisey looks for the core of Steve Jobs' Apple

Playwright Mike Daisey discusses his new work, "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs," — yeah, that Steve Jobs — and how it changed the way he looks at technology. Seattle Rep will st…

SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 07:36PM

Broadway run of 'Anything Goes' extended until '12

The Broadway musical "Anything Goes" won't be going anywhere soon. The Roundabout Theatre Company said Wednesday that its production of the Cole Porter musical, starring Sutton Foster and Jo…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 07:31PM

'Hair' to return to Broadway this summer

"American Idiot" is giving way to "Hair." The Public Theater said Wednesday that the national tour of the classic hippie musical will return to Broadway for about 10 weeks this summer. It wi…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 07:31PM

'Hair' to return to Broadway this summer

NEW YORK (AP) -- "American Idiot" is giving way to "Hair."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:27PM

Win Tickets to Matthew Morrison's LA Concert!

GLEE star and Broadway veteran Matthew Morrison is very busy this spring, with his debut solo album dropping May 10 and a national concert tour starting soon after. Now, he is offering free …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:25PM

The Rise of the Amateur by Alison Croggon

I gave this talk on Monday at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts in Brisbane as part of the Low-Fi Forum, organised by Arts Queensland. “Amateur” is an interesting word. It us…

SOURCE: Theatre Notes at 07:24PM

Broadway run of 'Anything Goes' extended until '12

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Broadway musical "Anything Goes" won't be going anywhere soon....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:21PM

Kelsie Huff’s vivid past inspires comedic present in ‘BRUISER’

Comedian Kelsie Huff grew up in Richmond, a small town in McHenry County northwest of Chicago, where she was a member of a large extended family that pretty much lived by one rule: You live …

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 07:20PM

Interactive production 'Sleep No More' is eye-opening by Joe Dziemianowicz

Ambition is the fatal flaw in "Macbeth," but it's the key to the success of "Sleep No More," a sensational interactive theater piece inspired by imagery from the Scottish play and Alfred Hit…

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 07:16PM

Book Review - The Enraged Accompanist's Guide to the Perfect Audition by [email protected] (byrne Harrison)

Review by Rob Hartmann THE ENRAGED ACCOMPANIST’S GUIDE TO THE PERFECT AUDITION. By Andrew Gerle. 120 pp. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, an imprint of Hal Leonard, 2011. $16.99 (pape…

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 07:16PM

Theater Review | 'Epona’s Labyrinth': Treatment at a Carefree Hospital by Jason Zinoman

“Epona’s Labyrinth,” at Here Arts Center, follows a husband on a Kafkaesque search for his wife.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:02PM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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BWW Interviews: CACTUS FLOWER's Maxwell Caufield by Joseph F. Panarello

Walking along Ninth Avenue on an early Saturday evening after enjoying a light meal at one of the neighborhood sandwich shops, Maxwell Caulfield looks up at the Minskoff Building in the dist…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:53PM

Ahoy, Sutton Foster! A De-Lovely Opening Night for Anything Goes by Broadway.com Staff

It was a celebration on the High Seas—OK, the Hudson River—on April 7, when the cast of tap-tastic Cole Porter musical Anything Goes headed from the Stephen Sondheim Theatre to t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:52PM

Theater Review | 'One Night With Fanny Brice': A Funny Girl Strives to Survive by Andy Webster

Kimberly Faye Greenberg offers an earthier version of the legendary Funny Girl in “One Night With Fanny Brice.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:51PM

Be A Broadway Star! by [email protected] (byrne Harrison)

By Byrne Harrison Last night I won my first two Tony Awards. I'm not really sure what the first one was for... I was just in the right place at the right time. The second, however, was for …

SOURCE: Stage Buzz at 06:48PM

Lin-Manuel Miranda's MODERN FAMILY Episode Set to Air 5/11

Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda is set to guest star on ABC's hit comedy 'Modern Family.' Miranda will star as a dog trainer who helps out Gloria, played by Sofia Vergara. BroadwayWorld has l…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:45PM

Theater Review | 'Nuevo Laredo': A Dance of Death by Claudia La Rocco

“Nuevo Laredo,” by Gabriella Barnstone and El Gato Teatro, takes a strange trip into the Mexican drug world.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:45PM

Impro Theatre Does Three UnScripted Shows in Rep by Greta McAnany

No script? No blocking? No problem. This approach might confuse and even frighten most LA directors, but for Impro Theatre directors Michele Spears, Dan O’Connor and Brian Lohmann, this is…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 06:43PM

Woody Allen Gets AMERICAN MASTERS Documentary

According to published reports, Woody Allen will get his own 'American Masters' documentary on PBS. The two-part program will air this fall.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:40PM

Theater Review | 'Benefactors': Discord Among the Best of Married Friends by Jason Zinoman

The Keen Company revives “Benefactors,” Michael Frayn’s structured dissection of two couples and how their lives unravel.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:25PM

Frump Tower Starring Christopher J. Hanke #3: Secret Backstage Rituals at How to Succeed by Broadway.com Staff

Christopher J. Hanke explores the hidden world of backstage rituals in episode three of Frump Tower: Behind the Scenes at “How to Succeed” with Christopher J. Hanke (and Bud Frum…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:23PM

A Peek Behind the Scenes: The making of Christopher Durang's "Beyond Therapy" by Westport Country Playhouse

4/12/11I Guess We Have to WorkBy Matthew MelchiorreProduction Stage ManagerOK gang, so now all of the Pomp and Circumstance of the first rehearsal day for Beyond Therapy in Westport is behin…

SOURCE: Westport Country Playhouse at 06:21PM

Staging the Politics of Abortion by Patrick Healy

In “O Beautiful,” which will make its debut at the University of Delaware, Theresa Rebeck blends American history and contemporary issues in a satirical play about politics, abortion and…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:20PM

Rock makes B'way debut

Legit News: 'Motherfucker with the Hat' opens at Schoenfeld -- The barking laughter of Stephen Adly Gurgis' frequent collaborator Philip Seymour Hoffman could be heard punctuating nearly eve…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:18PM

BWW TV: WONDERLAND Performance Preview Montage - Sneak Peek!

A New Alice. A New Musical stars Janet Dacal In The Heights as Alice, Darren Ritchie Little Shop of Horrors, Thoroughly Modern Millie as Jack the White Knight, E. Clayton Cornelious The Scot…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:18PM

Dancing Under the Stars at Lincoln Center Begins in June by Patricia Cohen

This year's Midnight Swing Festival features a tribute to "Soul Train."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:10PM

Short-a-Day: David Foster Wallace's "The Depressed Person" by Aaron Riccio

From Brief Interviews with Hideous Men. Personal enjoyment rating (out of 100): 75.Here's the most emblematic story of Wallace's c. 2000 fiction-writing style: a clinically written, circuito…

SOURCE: That Sounds Cool at 06:02PM

This Week's New Classifieds on BWW - 4/13/11

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld.com for 41311.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00PM

Betty Blue Eyes – review by Michael Billington

Novello, LondonMusicals these days are constantly being based on movies. But this witty and delightful adaptation of the 1984 film A Private Function strikes me as better than the original. …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00PM

Atlantic Fringe Fest on pause for two years

Founding artistic director puts it on hiatus in order to work on anniversary of Titanic sinking; insists the popular festival will return

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 06:00PM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Did Our Word of Mouth Reviewers Have a Freaking Good Time at The Motherf**ker With the Hat? by Broadway.com Staff

There’s a whole lot of cursing going on at Broadway’s Schoenfeld Theatre, home of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ The Motherf**ker With the Hat. This rollicking play about love, jeal…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:55PM

Katie and Tom Check Out AMERICAN IDIOT! by Admin

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise rocked out at American Idiot last night and after the show stopped backstage to meet the cast! Photographer: Bruce Glikas © Broadway.com  

SOURCE: The Hartman Group at 05:54PM

The Afternoon Report, Wednesday, April 13, 2011 by Bbbblogger

Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter –  http://twitter.com/BBBway Click on any hyperlinked  item for more inf…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 05:51PM

Idina Menzel, Taye Diggs Launch A BROADER WAY Summer Camp

This past year, Broadway's Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs 'A Broader Way,' a foundation that supports young people in the arts. A BroaderWay sponsors camp programs, theater workshops, innovativ…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:49PM

They Did It! My Fair Lady Makes Its Shaw Festival Debut; Molly Smith Directs by Kenneth Jones

The Shaw Festival, Canada's institution rooted in the works of George Bernard Shaw, launched a company first on April 13 — a production of the musical My Fair Lady, staged by Ameri…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:47PM

The Importance of Being Earnest: Live in HD - Trailer by Rtc10018

The Importance of Being Earnest: Live in HD - Trailer Screenings begin accros the U.S. and internationally on June 2 with other varying dates through June 30. For more information, visit …

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:46PM

PHOTO FLASH: Davis Gaines, Brian d'Arcy James, Kelli O'Hara, et al. Honor Jason Robert Brown and Georgia Stitt at CAP21 Gala by Dan Bacalzo

CAP21 honored married musical theater composer-lyricists Jason Robert Brown and Georgia Stitt at their Spring Gala, at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College on Monday, April 11. Daisy Princ…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:43PM

PHOTO FLASH: Bill Clinton, Barbara Cook, Steve Martin, Sting, James Taylor, et al. at Carnegie Hall Gala by Brian Scott Lipton

Carnegie Hall launched its year-long 120th birthday celebration on Tuesday, April 12 with a benefit gala event hosted by renowned singer/songwriter James Taylor in Stern Auditorium/Perelman …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:39PM

The April Neo-Intensive is SOLD OUT by Genevra

I know, I know. Life gets busy and you start forgetting things or keep putting stuff off until one day you look up and its mid-April and half the shit you meant to do last week has come and …

SOURCE: The Neo-Futurists at 05:39PM

Friends of THE NORMAL HEART: Michael Urie by Thenormalheartbway

Friends of THE NORMAL HEART: Michael Urie http://bit.ly/TNHYouTube Ellen Barkin (Emmy® Winner, Before Women Had Wings), Patrick Breen (Next Fall), Mark Harelik (Mrs. Warren's Profe…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:31PM

THE Q&A: DAVID LEVEAUX | More Intelligent Life by Ariel Ramchandani

Tom Stoppard's 1993 play "Arcadia" is about so many things: physics, love, romanticism, poetry, academia, gardening, history and determinism.

SOURCE: moreintelligentlife.com at 05:30PM

Cast Set for KC Rep-La Jolla Playhouse Co-Production of Peer Gynt by Adam Hetrick

Casting has been announced for the new five-actor production of Ibsen's Peer Gynt, which will premiere at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre in late April prior to arriving at the La Joll…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:30PM

Broadway Bares: Las Vegas Set for April 24 by Brian Scott Lipton

The second annual Broadway Bares: Las Vegas will be held at midnight on Sunday, April 24th on the PEEPSHOW stage at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Proceeds will benefit Broadway Cares…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:28PM

Chris Rock in 'The Mother... With the Hat' on Broadway: What did the critics think?

The drama with the partly unprintable title focuses on Jackie (Cannavale), a recovering addict, and his Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor Ralph D. (Rock). The drama with the partly unprintable ti…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:26PM

Chris Rock, Bobby Cannavale, Anna D. Shapiro talk about Broadway's The Motherf**ker With The Hat by Theatermania

Chris Rock, Bobby Cannavale, Anna D. Shapiro talk about Broadway's The Motherf**ker With The Hat Bobby Cannavale, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Chris Rock, Elizabeth Rodriguez, and Anna D. Shap…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:21PM

'Tree' at Victory Gardens: Story of interracial family connections grows in surprising ways by Chris Jones

THEATER REVIEW: "Tree" ★★★ Through May 1 at Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave.; Running time: 1 hour, 30 minutes; Tickets: $35-$50 at 773-871-3000 and www.victoryga…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:19PM

Video Feature: Hat Trick by Brian Scott Lipton, Edward Highfield, and Tristan Fuge

Bobby Cannavale, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Chris Rock, Elizabeth Rodriguez, and Anna D. Shaprio discuss the new hit play The MotherF**ker With the Hat. For more information and tickets, click h…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:16PM

Win Tickets to Matthew Morrison’s Los Angeles Concert by Michael C. Gioia

"Glee" star Matthew Morrison has teamed up with iheartradio for a contest where one lucky grand prize winner will receive round trip airfare for two to Los Angeles, two tickets to se…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:05PM

ANYTHING GOES Announced New Ticket Block through Jan. 8, 2012

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced a new block of tickets now on-sale through January 8th, 2012 for Anything Goes. Anything Goes stars Tony Award winner Sutton Foster as Reno Sweeney a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:02PM

ANYTHING GOES to Sail into 2012! Tickets On Sale Through Jan. 8, 2012

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced a new block of tickets now on-sale through January 8th, 2012 for Anything Goes. Anything Goes stars Tony Award winner Sutton Foster as Reno Sweeney a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:02PM

Shane Koyczan: from bullied boy to Olympic poet by Marsha Lederman

Poet who performed at Olympics ceremony talks about bringing his childhood bullying experience to the stage

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 05:00PM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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A.R.T. nominated for Elliott Norton Awards by Amandagutowski

The Elliott Norton Award nominations have been announced, and the A.R.T. has received 10 nominations!

SOURCE: American Repertory Theater at 04:59PM

A.R.T. nominated for Elliott Norton Awards by Amandagutowski

The Elliott Norton Award nominations have been announced, and the A.R.T. has received 10 nominations! Artistic Director Diane Paulus also received a nomination for her direction of the HAIR …

SOURCE: americanrepertorytheater.org at 04:59PM

Confirmed! Russell Brand Will Duet With Alec Baldwin in Rock of Ages Film by Broadway.com Staff

After months of speculation, funnyman Russell Brand has officially signed on to play the role of Lonny in the upcoming film adaptation of '80s tuner Rock of Ages, according to Deadline.c…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:24PM

Matthew Morrison-Gwyneth Paltrow "Over the Rainbow" Duet Now Available for Download by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

"Glee" star Matthew Morrison's new single of "Over the Rainbow," a duet with Gwyneth Paltrow for his upcoming album, is now available for download on iTunes.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PM

Alec Baldwin, Robert Sean Leonard & More to Present 2011 OBIE Awards by Broadway.com Staff

Stage and screen stars Alec Baldwin and Robert Sean Leonard are among the presenters scheduled to appear at the Village Voice's 56th annual OBIE Awards ceremony, to be held on May 16 at …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:19PM

Seattle Rep Fills Season with Red, Clybourne Park and Circle Mirror Transformation by Adam Hetrick

The 2010 Tony Award-winning drama Red will be staged alongside the acclaimed Off-Broadway plays Circle Mirror Transformation and Clybourne Park as part of the Seattle Repertory The…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:15PM

MCC Theater : Posted by Erica Lynn Schwartz, MCC Theater... by Erica Lynn Schwartz

On Wednesday, April 6, MCC’s executive staff attended the inaugural award ceremony for the Laurents/Hatcher Award.

SOURCE: www.mcctheaterblog.org at 04:13PM

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

In the first installment of our new show Around Broadway, Jeff Spurgeon discusses the new Broadway play “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo” with The New York Times theater critic Charles I…

SOURCE: WQXR at 04:11PM

Anything Goes - :30 Commercial Spot by Rtc10018

Anything Goes - :30 Commercial Spot A new block of tickets is now available for our smash hit, Anything Goes! For more information, visit http://www.anythinggoesonbroadway.com From: rtc100…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:10PM

Chris Sarandon and Jason Butler Harner Join Carey Mulligan in Atlantic's Through a Glass Darkly by Broadway.com Staff

Academy Award nominee Chris Sarandon, Broadway vet Jason Butler Harner and Ben Rosenfield will join previously announced star Carey Mulligan in the Atlantic Theater Company's upcoming pr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:04PM

FORD’S THEATRE PRESENTS D.C.-AREA MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLERS IN AN EVENING OF HISTORIC AND ORIGINAL SPEECHES ON MAY 24, 2011 by Media Center

Washington, D.C.— Students from Oyster-Adams Bilingual School in Adams Morgan, Howard Road Academy in historic Anacostia and Central High School in Capitol Heights, Maryland take to the Fo…

SOURCE: fords.org at 04:02PM

ArtsBeat: 'Anything Goes' Extends Into 2012 by Dave Itzkoff

The Broadway revival of the Cole Porter musical, starring Sutton Foster as Reno Sweeney and Joel Grey as Moonface Martin, will play at the Stephen Sondheim Theater through January 8.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:01PM

Broadway's Anything Goes Extends Into January 2012 by Dan Bacalzo

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced via its Twitter feed that it will extend its critically acclaimed Broadway production of the musical Anything Goes, at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM

STAGE PORTRAIT: Go Back to Where You Are's Lisa Banes and David Greenspan by Playbill Staff

Acclaimed illustrator Ken Fallin's drawings of the greatest stars and scenes of the theatrical world are a recurring part of Playbill.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PM

STAGE PORTRAIT: Go Back to Where You Are's Lisa Banes and David Greenspan by Playbill Staff

Acclaimed illustrator Ken Fallin's drawings of the greatest stars and scenes of the theatrical world are a recurring part of Playbill.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Sarandon, Harner & Rosenfield Join Mulligan in Atlantic's THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY at NYTW

Atlantic Theater Company Neil Pepe, Artistic Director Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director is proud to announce that Academy Award nominee Chris Sarandon, Jason Butler Harner and Ben Rosenfield…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:58PM

Paul Gemignani shares his story by Rtc10018

Paul Gemignani shares his story For more information, visit http://www.ThePeopleinYourPicture.com From: rtc10018 Views: 214 0 ratings Time: 01:48 More in Entertainment

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:58PM

Amy Adams Will Not Star in ROCK OF AGES Film

According to Deadline.com, Amy Adams will pass on starring as a reporter in the upcoming big screen adaptation of ROCK OF AGES. Adams schedule was complicated by the recent announcement of h…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:58PM

Acclaimed Anything Goes Gets an Extra Kick, Extending to January 2012 by Kenneth Jones

The new Broadway production of Cole Porter's shipboard musical comedy Anything Goes, which launched as a limited run through July, will cruise longer than expected — to January 201…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:55PM

Alec Baldwin, Penelope Cruz, Jesse Eisenberg, Ellen Page to Star in Woody Allen's Next Film by Andy Propst

Stage veterans Alec Baldwin and Jesse Eisenberg, along with Penelope Cruz and Ellen Page, are set to star in Woody Allen's next movie, according to a report in Variety. The project, whi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:49PM

Troubadour Theater Company to Present Funks Punks Circus Spectacular at Falcon Theatre by Dan Bacalzo

Troubadour Theater Company will present the family-friendly show, Funks Punks Circus Spectacular, at The Falcon Theatre, May 14-June 5. This high-energy, interactive, circus art, clown extr…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:36PM

Alan Cumming Will Bring One-Man Show, I Bought a Blue Car Today, to Chicago by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Alan Cumming will perform his one-man concert act, I Bought a Blue Car Today, at Chicago's Harris Theater May 28, marking the show's Midwest premiere.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PM

The Addams Family's Kooky Couple Bebe Neuwirth and Roger Rees Are Taking Your Questions by Broadway.com Staff

Longtime pals Bebe Neuwirth and Roger Rees are together again onstage leading the cast of the hit Broadway musical The Addams Family. Now Morticia (Neuwirth) and Gomez (Rees) are ready to re…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:27PM

Drama Desk Awards News Conference Moved to 4/29

The Nominations News Conference for the 56th Annual Drama Desk Awards has been moved to Friday, April 29, 2011, at 930 AM at the New York Friars Club, 57 East 55th Street, in Manhattan. A co…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:27PM

Tribeca Film Festival to Kick Off with Free April 20 Screening of The Union Documentary About Elton John and Leon Russell by Dan Bacalzo

The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival will kick off with a free outdoor screening of the world premiere of Cameron Crowe's documentary, The Union, at The World Financial Plaza, on Wednesday, A…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:27PM

STAGE TUBE: Kerry Butler Tells Two Truths and a Lie

In the following video, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN's Kerry Butler shares two truthsand a lie about herself. Catch her in a lie here to be automatically entered to win this week's prize a fantastic …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:20PM

The Cast of Priscilla Welcomes 'It Gets Better' Pioneer Dan Savage by Broadway.com Staff

The cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert has been active in the fight for equal rights by recently joining with the It Gets Better Project for a special campaign. On April 12, show stars To…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PM

Billy Elliot's Diane Langton Recalls a Lifetime on the London Stage by Matt Wolf

There’s hardly a major musical, British or American, that West End veteran Diane Langton hasn’t done at one point or another, whether you’re talking Chicago (as Mama Morton…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:00PM

Pass notes No 2,959: John Major

The former prime minister has written a history of music hall theatreAge: 68.Appearance: Etch-a-Sketchy.It's weird. I feel like I know him but the memory's kind of . . . grey . . . blurry . …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00PM

Jason Butler Harner, Ben Rosenfield, Chris Sarandon to Join Carey Mulligan in Atlantic's Through a Glass Darkly by Dan Bacalzo

Jason Butler Harner, Ben Rosenfield, and Chris Sarandon will join the previously reported Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee Carey Mulligan in Atlantic Theater Company's Throu…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Chris Sarandon, Jason Butler Harner Will Be Kin to Carey Mulligan in Through a Glass Darkly by Kenneth Jones

Golden Globe Award nominee Carey Mulligan will be joined by Academy Award nominee Chris Sarandon, Jason Butler Harner and Ben Rosenfield in the American premiere of Ingmar Bergman's Thro…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:59PM

Tony talks about all the fabulous divas he's met! by Priscillaonbroadway

Tony talks about all the fabulous divas he's met! PRISCILLA is now on Broadway! For more information on PRISCILLA, please visit http://www.priscillaonbroadway.com/ From: PriscillaOnBroa…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:55PM

It's Official: Russell Brand Joins Cast of ROCK OF AGES Film

Adam Shankman has confirmed via Twitter that Russell Brand has officially signed on to star in the upcoing big screen adaptation of ROCK OF AGES. Shankman tweeted I can officially announce R…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:54PM

Rosie poses with the Divas! by Priscillaonbroadway

Rosie poses with the Divas! PRISCILLA is now on Broadway! For more information on PRISCILLA, please visit http://www.priscillaonbroadway.com/ From: PriscillaOnBroadway Views: 439 1 r…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:54PM

Rosie tells us what she thinks of the show...and Tony! by Priscillaonbroadway

Rosie tells us what she thinks of the show...and Tony! PRISCILLA is now on Broadway! For more information on PRISCILLA, please visit http://www.priscillaonbroadway.com/ From: PriscillaOnBro…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:54PM

Rosie O'Donnell talks to the boys by Priscillaonbroadway

Rosie O'Donnell talks to the boys PRISCILLA is now on Broadway! For more information on PRISCILLA, please visit http://www.priscillaonbroadway.com/ From: PriscillaOnBroadway Views: 1527…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:53PM

Whoopi Goldberg, Liz Smith & Marlo Thomas get their pictures taken with the cast by Priscillaonbroadway

Whoopi Goldberg, Liz Smith & Marlo Thomas get their pictures taken with the cast PRISCILLA is now on Broadway! For more information on PRISCILLA, please visit http://www.priscillaonbroa…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:52PM

Listen to Liz Smith and Marlo Thomas! by Priscillaonbroadway

Listen to Liz Smith and Marlo Thomas! Marlo Thomas and Liz Smith backstage at PRISCILLA. PRISCILLA is now on Broadway! For more information on PRISCILLA, please visit http://www.priscillao…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:52PM

Lily Tomlin raves about the show! by Priscillaonbroadway

Lily Tomlin raves about the show! PRISCILLA is now on Broadway! For more information on PRISCILLA, please visit http://www.priscillaonbroadway.com/ From: PriscillaOnBroadway Views: 544 …

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:51PM

Judith Light greets the cast and gushes about PRISCILLA! by Priscillaonbroadway

Judith Light greets the cast and gushes about PRISCILLA! PRISCILLA is now on Broadway! For more information on PRISCILLA, please visit http://www.priscillaonbroadway.com/ From: PriscillaOnB…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:51PM

National Theatre Programming Mar - Jul 2011

NATIONAL THEATRE:  MARCH – JULY 2011 The Travelex £12 Season opens with Zoë Wanamaker as Ranyevskaya in THE CHERRY ORCHARD, directed by Howard Davies LONDON ROAD, book and lyrics…

SOURCE: The AndyGram at 02:50PM

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Rock Out With Billie Joe Armstrong at American Idiot by Broadway.com Staff

As Tom Cruise readies to tap into his inner rock star as Stacee Jaxx in the upcoming film adapatation of Rock of Ages, the Oscar nominee decided to check out another rocking Broadway show. O…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:50PM

Ghost Stories isn’t scary enough by J. Kelly Nestruck

A few skilled chills, but no one is going to faint with fear

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 02:46PM

Photo Flash: GO BACK TO WHERE YOU ARE Celebrates Opening Night!

Playwrights Horizons Tim Sanford, Artistic Director Leslie Marcus, Managing Director has announced complete casting for the World Premiere of GO BACK TO WHERE YOU ARE, a new play by five-tim…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:43PM

Playbill Video Cue & A 2.0: How to Succeed's Rose Hemingway Answers Your Questions

In this new social-networking take on Playbill's famous Cue & A, the questions come from you, the readers. You texted, emailed, Facebooked and tweeted, we collected the questions an…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:43PM

TT: Finally!

At last, there's some new stuff in the Top Five and "Out of the Past" modules of the right-hand column....

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 02:40PM

Bravo Exec Andy Cohen Suggests Kristin Chenoweth as Star of The Real Housewives of Broadway by Kathy Henderson

Now that Bravo’s super-popular Real Housewives franchise has covered the map, what about bringing it home to the Big Apple with The Real Housewives of Broadway? Broadway.com editor-in-…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:38PM

PRISCILLA Cast Album Debuts at #1 on Billboard Charts

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of the smash hit stage production of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL has debuted at 1 on Billboard's Top Broadway Album Chart.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:36PM

Center City Theatre Works Announces Cast for The Shadow Box by Bethany Rickwald

Center City Theatre Works has announced casting for its inaugural production, The Shadow Box, to be mounted on the stage Upstairs at the Adrienne, May 4-21. Jeffrey Lesser will direct. In…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:34PM

Audra McDonald and Liev Schreiber Will Announce Drama Desk Nominations A Few Days Early by Andrew Gans

Tony Award winners Audra McDonald and Liev Schreiber, who had been scheduled to announce the nominations for the 56th Annual Drama Desk Awards May 2, will now do so April 29 at 9:30 AM ET at…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:25PM

Moonlight: Theater Review by Ray Bennett

Ray Bennett Harold Pinter's last play, revived for the first time in 18 years, director Bijan Sheibani brings out good performances but the subject matter offers little glow.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:24PM

THE WIZARD OF OZ BLOG: Dangerous Dave Watches Show! by The Wizard Of Oz Blog

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the fami…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:22PM

PHOTO CALL: Kristin Chenoweth, Jai Rodriguez, Kirsten Dunst, Meatloaf and More at the Los Angeles GLAAD Awards by Irina Khodorkovsky

The 22nd annual GLAAD Media Awards were presented April 10 in Los Angeles at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:19PM

Hewitt, Margherita, Gillentine Lead Reprise's KISS ME KATE

Tom Hewitt, Lesli Margherita and Meg Gillentine are the Broadway and West End stars that will lead the cast of Reprise Theatre Company's third production of the 2010-2011 season, Kiss Me, Ka…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:16PM

London Snorkelling Team – review by Maddy Costa

Roundhouse, LondonIt's not that the London Snorkelling Team don't take music seriously. Their squiggly compositions, inspired by the characterful jazz of Raymond Scott, 1950s/60s lounge exot…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:15PM

Bernice/Butterfly - Review by Tim Dunleavy

The first act works better than the second, but both acts are well-crafted and rewarding, skillfully balancing comedy with tragedy and benefitting from complex, fully-developed characters an…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 02:14PM

Sidney Harman, Newsweek Chairman, Is Dead at 92 by Robert D. McFadden

He donated $20 million for the Shakespeare Theater Company’s Sidney Harman Hall in Washington, and was a trustee of the Aspen Institute, the California Institute of Technology, Freedom Hou…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:14PM

Cast Recording of Newsical the Musical: Full Spin Ahead Now Available on ITunes by Andrew Gans

The cast recording of the newest edition of Rick Crom’s Drama Desk-nominated comedy revue Newsical the Musical: Full Spin Ahead, which is currently playing The Kirk at Theatre Row, is …

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:12PM

Drama Desk to Now Announce Nominations on April 29 by Dan Bacalzo

Stage and screen stars Audra McDonald and Liev Schreiber will announce the nominations for the 56th annual Drama Desk Awards at the New York Friars Club, on Friday, April 29 at 9:30am. The o…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:11PM

'Anything Goes' Extends to 2012

'Anything Goes' on Broadway © Roundabout Theatre Company With so many people fearing 2012, here's some great news to lift your spirits and your hoofin' feet -- and it's a great sign for…

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 02:04PM

The Dream of the Burning Boy by Rtc10018

The Dream of the Burning Boy Since the sudden death of his favorite student, high school teacher Larry Morrow has been falling asleep at his desk and dreaming. And as Larry's dreams int…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:03PM

Woody Allen to Be Subject of American Masters Documentary by Andy Propst

Oscar winner Woody Allen will be the subject of a PBS American Masters documentary, according to a report in Variety. Robert Weide is directing the two-part program that is scheduled to air…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:03PM

Scottish Ballet Alice – review by Judith Mackrell

Theatre Royal, GlasgowWinter 2010 saw four Cinderella ballets touring the UK, but spring 2011 is all about Alice. Just six weeks after the Royal premiered Christopher Wheeldon's Alice, Scott…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:01PM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Kaeja dance focuses on anatomy - perhaps too closely by Paula Citron

Anniversary program fuses dance with video to reveal some uncomfortable truths about a mature human body

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:58PM

Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones, Jane Krakowski, Audra McDonald, Helen Mirren, Brian Stokes Mitchell, et al. Set for Blackcreek Summer Music Festival by Dan Bacalzo

A number of theater veterans will be taking part in the Blackcreek Summer Music Festival, in Toronto, which runs June 4-August 30. Events will take place at The Rexall Centre at York Univers…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:57PM

Show Showdown: Marie and Bruce by Wendy Caster

Marie and Bruce is a crass and juvenile--and unsuccessful--attempt at being shockingly funny.

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 01:56PM

PHOTO CALL: Barbara Walsh, Jeff McCarthy, Heidi Blickenstaff and More Share An Afternoon With Doug Cohen by Krissie Fullerton

Broadway's Heidi Blickenstaff, Tovah Feldshuh, Jackie Hoffman, Lauren Kennedy, Jeff McCarthy and Barbara Walsh celebrated the work of Fred Ebb Award winner Douglas J. Cohen April 11 at t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:56PM

Liza Minnelli, Ricky Martin, et al. Set for Montreux Jazz Festival in July

Broadway legend Liza Minnelli and Broadway-bound performer Ricky Martin are set to make appearances at the 2011 Montreux Jazz Festival.The event will take place July 1-16 in Montreux, Switze…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:54PM

Wilson, Applegate, Branagh et al. Lead THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR at Shakespeare Center in LA, 5/9

The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles SCLA continues the celebration of its 25th anniversary by holding its 21st Simply Shakespeare reading of The Merry Wives of Windsor. The participants fo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:49PM

Broadway Cast Recording of Priscilla Lands in Top Spot On Billboard Chart by Andrew Gans

The original Broadway cast recording of Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical, which arrived in stores nationwide April 5 on the Rhino label, has landed at number one on Billboard’…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:46PM

Meg Gillentine, Tom Hewitt, Lesli Margherita, to Star in Reprise's Kiss Me, Kate by Andy Propst

Tom Hewitt, Lesli Margherita and Meg Gillentine will star in Reprise Theatre Company's Kiss Me, Kate, to run May 10-22 at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. Michael Michetti will direct the p…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:44PM

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT Original Cast Album Debuts #1 on Billboards

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING DEBUTS AT #1 ON BILLBOARD TOP BROADWAY ALBUM CHART Get Priscilla Queen of the Desert Tickets “The albu…

SOURCE: The AndyGram at 01:42PM

Kathy Griffin to Play London's Palace Theatre, 6/19

According to published reports, Kathy Griffin, fresh off of her limited-engagement Broadway show KATHY GRIFFIN WANTS A TONY, will perform at the Palace Theatre on June 19. This will be her f…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:41PM

Review Round-Up: GHOST THE MUSICAL in the UK!

Last night, April 12, opened its premiere engagement at the Opera House, Manchester running from 28 March - 14 May 2011 for a strictly limited 7 week run before it begins its West End run at…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:39PM

Lynn Crosbie live-tweets Charlie Sheen; Russell Peters to co-host

Charlie Sheen brings his Torpedo of Truth to Toronto, and Lynn Crosbie is set to share it as it happens

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:39PM

Lynn Crosbie live-tweets Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen brings his Torpedo of Truth to Toronto, and Lynn Crosbie is set to share it as it happens

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:39PM

Kathy Griffin to Perform at London's Palace Theatre in June by Dan Bacalzo

Kathy Griffin will play London's Palace Theatre on June 19, according to the performer's Twitter feed. Griffin recently starred on Broadway in the solo comedy show, Kathy Griffin …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:35PM

Russell Brand Confirmed for Rock of Ages Movie; Filming Begins in May by Andrew Gans

Russell Brand, currently on screens in the remake of "Arthur," has landed the role of Lonny in the Warner Bros./New Line feature film Rock of Ages.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:35PM

“Motherhood the Musical” hits the recording studio by Bill Hirschman

The landmark original cast albums of American cultural history: My Fair Lady, Company and now”’Motherhood the Musical. Broward-based GFour Productions is mixing and issuing a CD …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 01:30PM

Diane Paulus, F. Murray Abraham, et al. Nominated for 2011 Elliot Norton Awards

The Boston Theater Critics Association has announced its nominees for this year's Elliot Norton Awards, which recognize excellence in Greater Boston theater. The awards will be given at the …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:27PM

Priscilla’s Original Broadway Cast Recording Debuts at #1 on Billboard by Bbbblogger

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of the smash hit stage production of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL has debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Broadway Album Chart. Released on R…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 01:26PM

“Marie and Bruce” and Psychological Truth by Mark Peikert

Scott Elliott and Wallace Shawn make a beautiful, brutal twosome In 2004, director Scott Elliot and The New Group revived playwright Wallace Shawn’s Aunt Dan and Lemon to critical hosannas…

SOURCE: TDF at 01:25PM

Caldwell cast to bring a fresh team spirit to “God of Carnage” by Bill Hirschman

When regional theaters vie to be the first to mount a recent Broadway hit, the local actors often have seen the world premiere production. Their challenge is shaking off the inhibiting ghost…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 01:24PM

Broadway Shows & Carnegie Hall Event to Be Filmed

Stephen Sondheim's 'Company' © Getty Archives Following in the footlights of Fela! and Les Miz's 25th Anniversary Concert, several Broadway shows have announced cinematic or televised b…

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 01:21PM

The struggle to integrate thinking with feeling by Terry Byrne, Globe Correspondent

CAMBRIDGE — In “Breaking the Code,’’ the brilliant British mathematician Alan Turing waxes poetic at the possibility of a brain released from the burden of a body. Tu…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 01:17PM

Reprise Kiss Me, Kate Will Star Tom Hewitt, Lesli Margherita, Meg Gillentine by Andrew Gans

Initial casting has been announced for the Reprise Theatre Company's upcoming production of the classic Cole Porter musical Kiss Me, Kate, which will play UCLA's Freud Playhouse May …

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17PM

Kid's book about gay penguins tops list of books conservatives want 'banned' by Corky Siemaszko, Daily News Staff Writer

A children's book about an orphan penguin with two daddies called "And Tango Makes Three" once again topped the American Library Association's list of most frequently challenged books.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 01:15PM

John Leguizamo - Freak - Puberty by John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo - Freak - Puberty John Leguizamo's Freak now on DVD and digital download. From: johnleguizamo Views: 4609 15 ratings Time: 03:18 More in Comedy

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:12PM

A Broadway Leading Lady With Real Balls by Michael Musto

At age 76, the theater vet is a real doll in Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest

SOURCE: Village Voice at 01:12PM

Pop Goes Dad in Born Bad and Urge for Going by Alexis Soloski

He ain't the man in two new productions

SOURCE: Village Voice at 01:11PM

Anything Goes--Classic Ahoy! by Michael Feingold

Kathleen Marshall sails Cole Porter onto 43rd Street

SOURCE: Village Voice at 01:10PM

Catch Me If You Can Thinks Inside the Box by Michael Feingold

The creators of Hairspray go direct to video with their new musical

SOURCE: Village Voice at 01:09PM

Be A Broadway Star...In Your Living Room by Linda

Last night, Ken Davenport held a game night in his offices for the Be A Broadway Star board game. It was a chance to play the game, meet other theater enthusiasts, and eat pizza. The game is…

SOURCE: Pataphysical Science at 01:09PM

Gordon Edelstein, Doug Elkins, Quiara Alegria Hudes, Darko Tresnjak, et al. Set for Hartford Stage Season by Brian Scott Lipton

Hartford Stage has announced some of the selections for its 2011-2012 season. The company's 2011 SummerStage season will include Fraulein Maria, a dance-theater piece based on The Soun…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:06PM

Adam Godley Scores in Anything Goes by Michael Musto

The Broadway revival of Anything Goes hits a special fizzy high whenever Adam Godley turns up as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, a quirkmeister who ends up singing and dancing into the heart of leadin…

SOURCE: Village Voice at 01:04PM

Kenneth Branagh, Faith Hill, Tracey Ullman among stars set for Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles benefit

The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles has long had a knack for lining up marquee names for its annual Simply Shakespeare benefit readings of the Bard's plays.The Shakespeare Center of Los An…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:04PM

Arts: the week ahead

THEATER BROKE-OLOGY Johnny Lee Davenport excels in Nathan Louis Jackson’s unabashedly sentimental drama about two grown sons struggling to care for their father while coping with the c…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 01:03PM

Huff, Reddin, Huden tapped for O'Neill

Legit News: Conference announces eight-play slate -- Eight new plays -- including scripts by Quiara Alegria Hudes, Keith Reddin and Keith Huff -- will make up the 47th annual National Playwr…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at noon (Broadway Time)
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DanceBrazil, Joyce Theater, New York

Choreographer Jelon Vieira argues that the idiom of capoeira is as much dance as it is martial art: as beautiful and resonant as it is thrilling, writes Apollinaire Scherr

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:53PM

Alice, Theatre Royal, Glasgow

One of two new ballet versions of Lewis Carroll's Alice, it is Ashley Page's that is the most convincing, writes Gerald Dowler

SOURCE: The Financial Times Subscription at 12:53PM

Tony Sheldon to Make Appearance on LX NEW YORK Today

PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL star, Olivier Award nominee Tony Sheldon, will visit WNBC LX New York host Jane Hanson for a live in studio interview today, Wednesday, April 13th i…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:52PM

Kenneth Branagh, William Shatner, Tom Hanks, Martin Short Flirt With Merry Wives in L.A. Benefit by Kenneth Jones

The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (SCLA) will present its 21st "Simply Shakespeare" reading of The Merry Wives of Windsor on May 9. The starry benefit evening will feature…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48PM

Jessica Lange Joins AMERICAN HORROR STORY Pilot

According to Deadline.com, Broadway veteran Jessica Lange has joined the cast of Ryan Murphy's new FX pilot 'American Horror Story.' Lange will star opposite previously announced Connie Brit…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:47PM

Idiot, Out; Hair, In (Again) by Lucky

Hair‘s coming back to Broadway this summer, y’all, and thumbs up to that. We’re always happy to see shows that we love alive and thriving, and within walking distance. But …

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 12:47PM

Christina Applegate, Kenneth Branagh, Eric Idle, Martin Short, Tracey Ullman, et al. Set for Merry Wives of Windsor Benefit Reading by Andy Propst

Christina Applegate, Kenneth Branagh, Faith Hill, Eric Idle, Arte Johnson, Eugene Levy, Tim McGraw, William Shatner, Martin Short, and Tracey Ullman will take part in a reading of Shakesepea…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:46PM

Catch Me If You Can’s Alex Ellis Goes "Full Out" in Episode 5 of "Diary of a Chorus Girl" (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

Catch Me If You Can’s Alex Ellis is spending her last minutes at the rehearsal studio before heading to the Neil Simon Theatre for tech of the new Broadway musical, which officially op…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43PM

Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Hudson et al. Named 2011's Most Beautiful People

People magazine has just announced their official list of 2011's Most Beautiful People. New American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez tops the list, snagging te cover for the issue. Also claiming …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:37PM

Tony Winner Michael Cerveris & Gossip Girl's Connor Paolo Preview Vampire Flick Stake Land by Broadway.com Staff

Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris will hit the big screen on April 22 in Stake Land, a horror film that already won the “Midnight Madness Audience Award” at the 2010 Toronto Fil…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:31PM

Hartford Stage Season to Include Quiara Alegría Hudes Premiere by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of Tony Award nominee Quiara Alegría Hudes' Water by the Spoonfull will be offered as part of the 2011-2012 season at Hartford Stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PM

Broadway Spring Fever with Danielle Radcliffe by Theatermania

Broadway Spring Fever with Danielle Radcliffe Interview Daniel Radcliffe fans after the show. From: theatermania Views: 409 7 ratings Time: 02:08 More in Entertainment

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:22PM

Victory Primary School's production of Joseph by The Really Useful Group

Victory Primary School's production of Joseph http://www.josephthemusical.com http://www.facebook.com/josephandtheamazingtechnicolordreamcoat In April 2011, the children of The Victor…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:18PM

DIARY OF A CHORUS GIRL: Episode 5; Full Out

DanceOn, a YouTube partnership channel exclusive to dance, released the fifth episode of DIARY OF A CHORUS GIRL today. It's the last week in the rehearsal studio before the cast and crew of …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:15PM

Are You the Worst Dancer in LA? Brush Up Your Skills With Burn the Floor by Michael C. Gioia

If you think that you are the worst dancer in Los Angeles… there is hope. Enter the “Are You the Worst Dancer in LA?” contest and you can win a pair of tickets to the opening …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:11PM

Theodore Bikel, Mandy Patinkin, Marion Ross et al. Set for Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company's 2011-2012 Season by Dan Bacalzo

The Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company in Toronto, Canada, has announced its 2011-2012 season. Tony and Emmy Award-winner Mandy Patinkin will open the season with two performances of his h…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:11PM

Photo Flash: Sugar Ray Leonard Leaves DANCING WITH THE STARS

This week on 'Dancing with the Stars' the top 9 got a chance to dance to classical pieces, but Sugar Ray Leonard and Anna Treybunskaya failed to impress, making them the third couple elimina…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:09PM

Yee-Haw! Meet the Cast of Country Musical Lucky Guy, Starring Kyle Dean Massey by Broadway.com Staff

The new musical Lucky Guy, starring Wicked and Next to Normal alum Kyle Dean Massey as a country music hopeful named Billy Ray Jackson, will soon be bringing the heart and sound of Nashville…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM

Jessica Lange, Denis O'Hare, Connie Britton Set for Ryan Murphy's American Horror Story Pilot by Andy Propst

Jessica Lange will join the previously announced Connie Britton and Denis O'Hare in American Horror Story, Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's drama pilot for FX, according to Deadline.…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:05PM

Theatre in education needs to get back to basics

Getting young people involved in cutting-edge theatre is great, but we shouldn't forget drama is also a tool for social changeA few weeks back, I ran a drama workshop in a primary school in …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PM

Daniel Beaty Nominated for United Solo uAward for THROUGH THE NIGHT

DANIEL BEATY NOMINATED FOR UNITED SOLO uAWARD FOR “THROUGH THE NIGHT”   THE NEW YORK PREMIERE OF BEATY’S NEW MUSICAL “ T E A R I N G   D O W N   T H E &…

SOURCE: The AndyGram at 12:01PM

Kathy Griffin to Play The Palace by Andrew Gans

Emmy-winning comedienne Kathy Griffin, who made her Broadway debut last month in Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony, is heading to London.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Andrea Martin Launches Official Website

Broadway favorite Andrea Martin has just launched an all new, official website, which features the funny lady's upcoming performances, tour dates, photos, and more To catch up on all things …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:48AM

Philip Baker Hall: I Never Sang For My Father by Pauline Adamek

Craggy-faced character actor Philip Baker Hall, facing his 80th birthday with his gruff but lovable image intact, has taken on the role of an elderly parent facing his mortality -- and facin…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 11:46AM

Review NSDF: Dealer’s Choice by Lee Anderson

DugOut’s adaptation of Patrick Marber’s Dealer’s Choice is an uproariously funny, meticulously crafted and wonderfully imaginative addition to this year’s NSDF. The ensemble rare…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:39AM

Jane Krakowski Joins McDonald, Mitchell in Blackcreek Music Fest, 7/9

Jne Krakowski, the Tony Award winning Broadway star of Nine and two-time Emmy nominee for NBC-TV's comedy sensation, 30 Rock, has been added to the line-up of stars scheduled to perform in T…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:38AM

REVIEW ROUNDUP: Ghost the Musical, Directed by Matthew Warchus, Opens Pre-West End Engagement in Manchester by Andy Propst

Ghost The Musical has officially opened in its pre-West End engagement at the Opera House, Manchester. Directed by Matthew Warchus, the production will continue its run in Manchester throug…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:38AM

Matthew Broderick Looks Forward to Sharing How to Succeed With His Son by Kathy Henderson

Matthew Broderick won one of his two Tony Awards in 1995 for his performance as ambitious junior executive J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Sixteen ye…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:34AM

Photo Coverage: Cherry Jones Visits BENGAL TIGER by Peter James Zielinski

BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO is a new American play by Rajiv Joseph Starring Robin Williams in his Broadway acting debut and directed by two-time Tony Award nominee Moiss Kaufman. The pro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:30AM

Ricky Martin, Liza Minnelli and Sting Set to Play Montreux Jazz Festival by Michael Gioia

Ricky Martin, who will star in Broadway's upcoming revival of Evita, Broadway veteran Liza Minnelli and Grammy winner Sting are among the performers set to play the 45th annual Montreux …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:29AM

Photo Coverage: THE MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT Opening Night Arrivals by Walter McBride

THE MOTHERFKER WITH THE HAT, by Stephen Adly Guirgis and starring Bobby Cannavale, Chris Rock, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Annabella Sciorra and Yul Vzquez, opened last night at the Gerald Schoenfe…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:28AM

PHOTO CALL: David Greenspan's Go Back to Where You Are Opens in NYC by Irina Khodorkovsky

Actor-writer David Greenspan's Go Back to Where You Are, the tale of a chorus boy from the theatre of ancient Greece who travels to modern-day Long Island, opened April 12 at Off-Broadwa…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:28AM

Interview with DugOut Theatre by Lee Anderson

DugOut Theatre: George Chilcott (Director), Jimmy Walters, Ed Smith, Will Barwick, Tom Gill and Harry Williams. Dugout Theatre’s Dealer’s Choice was a standout production at this yea…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 11:27AM

Broadway Boys at Work on New Show; Billy Porter Directs by Andrew Gans

The Broadway Boys, the group of Broadway tenors who infuse elements of pop/gospel/funk/jazz to traditional musical theatre repertoire, will assemble April 14 to "further develop, explor…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:23AM

Newsical the Musical: Full Spin Ahead Cast Recording Released on iTunes by Andy Propst

The original cast recording of the newest edition of Newsical the Musical, Full Spin Ahead has been released on iTunes. Tom D'Angora has produced the album. Among the songs on the 26-…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:23AM

Benjamin Eakley, Martin Vidnovic, Lynne Wintersteller, et al. Set for Pioneer Theatre Company's Sunset Boulevard by Dan Bacalzo

Lynne Wintersteller will star as Norma Desmond in the Pioneer Theatre Company's presentation of the musical, Sunset Boulevard, featuring music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with book and lyri…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:22AM

Linda Hart Shares Some Secrets at Catch Me If You Can Opening Night (Video) by Adam Hetrick

Linda Hart is back on Broadway in the new musical Catch Me If You Can, and Playbill.com caught up with the stage and screen veteran at the opening-night party. Hart, who was last seen on Bro…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:21AM

Five by Tenn at Theatre 68 by Shelly Hacco

In the introduction of his one-act play collection 27 Wagons Full of Cotton, Tennessee Williams comments on his former theater company, The Mummers, as a group driven “by some kind of beau…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 11:20AM

Anne Hathaway, Katie Holmes, Jennifer Hudson, Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Lopez, et al. Among People's "Most Beautiful" by Brian Scott Lipton

People magazine has announced the celebrities being honored as the "Most Beautfiul" of 2011. In addition to cover girl Jennifrer Lopez, among the many stars being saluted by the m…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:07AM

Julia Duffy to Guest Star in April 22 You've Got Hate Mail by Dan Bacalzo

Multiple Emmy nominee Julia Duffy will guest star in the April 22 performance of You've Got Hate Mail, a comedy written by Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore, at the Triad Theatre. Gary…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:06AM

You make the call: would you take the group and change your show? by Ken Davenport

The fight between Art and Commerce is like the fight between Cats and Dogs, Republicans and Democrats, Lindsay Lohan and the law. As a Producer you may be faced with tough decisions all the …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Watch Priscilla Star Tony Sheldon on NBC’s ‘LX New York’ Live Today by Bbbblogger

Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical star, Olivier Award nominee Tony Sheldon, will visit WNBC “LX New York” host Jane Hanson for a live in studio interview today, Wednesday, April …

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 10:57AM

Photo Flash: Everett, Tointon in Rehearsal for West End's PYGMALION!

The cast of the upcoming West End revival of PYGMALION starring Rupert Everett, Kara Tointon and Diana Rigg also features Simon Ward, Peter Eyre and Peter Sandys Clarke as Alfred P. Doolitte…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:57AM

Jason Robert Brown, Jeffry Denman, Tovah Feldshuh, Emily Skinner, et al. Set for May 2 Town Hall 90th Anniversary Concert by Andy Propst

Dancers/choreographers Jeffry Denman and Noah Racey will join the previously announced Jason Robert Brown, Liz Callaway, Tovah Feldshuh, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Emily Skinner at the anniversar…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:55AM

Flower to Flower Will Receive World-Premiere Run in Hollywood; Casting Announced by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of Christina Cigala's comedy Flower to Flower, about a young couple who saved themselves for marriage, will play a limited engagement at El Centro Theatre Chaplin Stag…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:52AM

Consumer warning over ticket resale websites by Rebecca Smithers

Consumer group warns music and sports fans against buying tickets for sold out events on the secondary ticket marketMusic fans looking to book tickets for one of the European summer festival…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:51AM

Ryan Collinson Becomes 26th 'Billy' in West End's BILLY ELLIOT

Today, 13 April 2011, twelve year old Ryan Collinson from Southport, becomes the twenty-sixth boy to play the title role in the West End production of Billy Elliot the Musical. The internati…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:46AM

Michael Riedel to Host Free Interview with Linda Lavin at the New York Public Library by Michael Gioia

New York Post columnist Michael Riedel will conduct a free interview with Tony Award-winning actress Linda Lavin, who is currently in rehearsal for the Kennedy Center production of Follies, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:44AM

F. Murray Abraham, Matthew Bourne, Estelle Parsons, Diane Paulus, Teal Wicks, et al. Among Elliot Norton Award Nominees by Andy Propst

The nominations for the 2011 Elliot Norton Awards, which recognize excellence in Greater Boston theater, have been announced. The winners will be announced in a ceremony to be held on Monda…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:43AM

Hair Headed Back to Broadway for Summer Run by Broadway.com Staff

The national tour cast of Diane Paulus’ Tony-winning revival of Hair is headed to Broadway’s St. James Theatre for a 10-week summertime run, July 5-September 10, with opening nig…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:39AM

Nicholas Hytner (#315) - April, 2011 by American Theatre Wing

From London, National Theatre artistic director Nicholas Hytner talks about his tenure leading that influential institution, including whether, as some have said, it was always his career go…

SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:38AM

HAIR is Coming Back to Broadway; Tour to Play St. James July 5 - September 10

The 2009 Tony Award-winning Musical Revival HAIR The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical directed by Diane Paulus is headed back to Broadway for a limited run at the St. James Theater currentl…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:38AM

Paxton Whitehead and Anthony Newfield Will Star in Bernard and Bosie: A Most Unlikely Friendship by Andrew Gans

Paxton Whitehead and Anthony Newfield will co-star in a one-night-only presentation of Anthony Wynn’s Bernard and Bosie: A Most Unlikely Friendship May 5 at 7 PM at Guild Hall at The L…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:38AM

Anthony Newfield, Paxton Whitehead to Star in Staged Reading of Bernard and Bosie: A Most Unlikely Friendship by Dan Bacalzo

Broadway veterans Anthony Newfield and Paxton Whitehead will star in a staged reading of Anthony Wynn's Bernard and Bosie: A Most Unlikely Friendship, to be presented by The Episcopal A…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:38AM

Betty Blue Eyes musical hams it up in the West End – in pictures

Will this porcine musical save Cameron Mackintosh's bacon? Will it be the pork of the town? Here's a gallery guide to the production

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AM

Universal Explores "American Idiot" Film by Kenneth Jones

Dustin Lance Black, an Academy Award winner for his 2008 screenplay for "Milk," has been approached to write the screenplay for a film version of the Broadway musical American Idio…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AM

Photo Flash: The New Cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical in London!

Based on the Oscar award-winning film Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical tells the story of Tick, Bernadette and Adam, a glamorous Sydney-based performing trio who agree to take their…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:33AM

Linda Lavin Set for Public Interview for Oral History Project at NYPL by Dan Bacalzo

Tony Award winner Linda Lavin will be interviewed by the New York Post's Michael Riedel at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Bruno Walter Auditorium, on Monday, …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:32AM

Potted Potter to Return to West End for Summer Season in September as Part of U.K. National Tour by Mark Shenton

While Daniel Radcliffe, the original screen Harry Potter, is currently on Broadway in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, his alter-ego will return to the West End in Potted Po…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:30AM

Britain's Got Talent adapts to life without Simon Cowell by John Plunkett

Michael McIntyre and David Hasselhoff join Amanda Holden on judging panel – while show's creator is just a phone call awayITV had its first glimpse of a future without Simon Cowell at the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:29AM

Michael Riedel to Interview Linda Lavin for League of Professional Women's Oral History Project

Tony AWARD-WINNING Actress LINDA LAVIN TO BE INTERVIEWED Monday, MAY 9th, 6:00 pm at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Presented by the League of …

SOURCE: The AndyGram at 10:23AM

BWW JR: Butz, Noll and Broadway's Best Support MDR's Debut of RATED P by Erin Leigh Peck

About 40 minutes South of the starry lights of Broadway, along New Jersey Transit's Midtown Direct line, you'll find the town of Maplewood, New Jersey and it's neighbor, South Orange. Dubbed…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21AM

PHOTO CALL: Music-Theatre Jam, Featuring Reg Rogers, Henry Stram, Alton Fitzgerald White, Kenita Miller by Irina Khodorkovsky

Music-Theatre Jam, a one-night-only event featuring material from past Music-Theatre Group performances in honor of the organization's 40th anniversary, was presented April 9 at One Arm …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:20AM

PHOTO FLASH: Annie Golden, David Greenspan, David Margulies, Duncan Sheik, Lois Smith, et al. at Opening of Go Back to Where You Are by David Gordon

Playwrights Horizons celebrated the opening of David Greenspan's Go Back to Where You Are, with a party at the West Bank Cafe on Tuesday, April 12. Greenspan, who also acts in the pro…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:16AM

Village Voice Announces 56th Annual Obie Awards Date and Location

Off Broadway’s Highest Honor VILLAGE VOICE ANNOUNCES 56th ANNUAL OBIE AWARDS CEREMONY MONDAY, MAY 16, 2011 AT WEBSTER HALL, NYC   New York, NY – The Awards Will Be Presented By: …

SOURCE: The AndyGram at 10:14AM

NY1 Theater Review: "Catch Me If You Can"

The 2002 Steven Spielberg film "Catch Me if You Can" is now a big splashy Broadway musical.

SOURCE: NY1 at 10:14AM

Back Where You Belong Benefit to Feature Carol Channing, Rex Smith, Krysta Rodriguez, Jonelle Allen by Andrew Gans

Back Where You Belong, a benefit concert celebrating Carol Channing’s 90th birthday, will be held April 16 at The Heritage Forum Theatre of Anaheim.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14AM

Tony Award Winning Revival of HAIR to Return to Broadway this Summer

APRIL 1968: HAIR PREMIERES ON BROADWAY; CAUSES SENSATION MARCH 2009: HAIR RETURNS TO BROADWAY; CAUSES SENSATION JUNE 2011: THE TRIBE WILL RETURN AGAIN! TONY AWARD-WINNING REVIVAL OF &nb…

SOURCE: The AndyGram at 10:11AM

Anne Hathaway, Katie Holmes, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Lopez, et al. Among People's "Most Beautiful" by Brian Scott Lipton

People magazine has announced the celebrities being honored as the "Most Beautfiul" of 2011. In addition to cover girl Jennifrer Lopez, among the many stars being saluted by the m…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:07AM

Ian Judge to Direct The Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd for London's Finborough Theatre by Andy Propst

Ian Judge will direct the London premiere of Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley's The Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd, to run June 7 - July 2 at the Finborough Theatre. …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:01AM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Off Broadway's OBIE Awards Set for 5/16; Celeb Presenters Announced

The Village Voice, the nation's largest alternative weekly newspaper, announced today that the 56th Annual Obie Awards will take place on Monday, May 16, 2011 at Webster Hall in the East Vil…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:59AM

Best of Broadway Concert to Feature Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jane Krakowski by Andrew Gans

Some of Broadway's biggest names will come together on the BlackCreek Summer Music Festival stage in Toronto July 9 for an evening entitled The Very, Very Best of Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:58AM

Diana Krall, Ricky Martin, Sting, et al. to Play Montreux Jazz Festival by Brian Scott Lipton

Ricky Martin, who will star in the upcoming Broadway revival of Evita, will be among the performers at the 45th annual Montreux Jazz Festival, to run July 1-16 in Montreux, Switzerland, acco…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:48AM

Photo Coverage: Sneak Peek at New Musical - LUCKY GUY by Walter McBride

Avid Theatricals is presenting the Off-Broadway premiere of Lucky Guy, a new musical comedy, written and directed by Willard Beckham. Performances will begin on Thursday, April 28, 2011 and …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:40AM

Photo Coverage: Meet the Cast of LUCKY GUY by Walter McBride

Avid Theatricals is presenting the Off-Broadway premiere of Lucky Guy, a new musical comedy, written and directed by Willard Beckham. Performances will begin on Thursday, April 28, 2011 and …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:40AM

Batman Live to Receive World Premiere in Manchester Prior to World Arena Tour by Mark Shenton

Never mind Broadway's long-previewing Spider-Man: Another fabled comic book creation is being brought to the stage in Batman Live, which will launch an international arena stage tour at …

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:40AM

Billy Elliot musical welcomes 26th child star by Adam Baker

A 12-year-old from Southport has become the 26th young performer to play the title role in Billy Elliot the Musical.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:34AM

News: Interest on Student Loans set to rise by Eleanor Turney

News has reached AYT that the government has plans to change the way that interest rates are charged on Student Loans. Now, we know financial stuff isn’t the most thrilling topic, and that…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 09:33AM

James Taylor’s Singular Voice, Steeped in 120 Years of Music by Stephen Holden

Tuesday’s gala, a retrospective of Carnegie Hall’s history, encompassed Broadway, jazz, folk music, and comedy. Featured guests included Bette Midler, Barbara Cook, Steve Martin, Dianne …

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:30AM

Ghost Stories Coffin Contest by Mirvishproductions

Ghost Stories Coffin Contest Six Ghost Stories fans were chosen to participate in a contest where they could win return airfare to anywhere in the world. All they had to do was spend the ni…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:30AM

Universal May Turn American Idiot Into Feature Film by Brian Scott Lipton

Universal Pictures is in talks about developing a feature film version of the Green Day musical American Idiot, which will conclude its Broadway run at the St. James Theatre on April 24, acc…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:29AM

Hair to Play Broadway's St. James Theatre This Summer by Andy Propst

The first national tour of the Tony Award-winning revival of Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical will play a limited engagement at the St. James Theatre, to run July 5 - September 10…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:29AM

National Tour of Hair Will Play Limited Summer Run on Broadway by Andrew Gans

New York’s Public Theater and Joey Parnes announced April 13 that the national tour of the Tony-winning revival of Hair will play Broadway this summer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:17AM

2011 Curtain Call – the Helen Hayes Award nominated actresses by Lorraine Treanor

“There are more actresses than actors, and they chase after fewer roles. Thus the women in this section deserve to be celebrated not just for their art, but for their courage, optimism…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:16AM

Rags – from auditions to opening night by Joel Markowitz

It’s Rags time at Theatre Lab I never had a chance to see the 1986 Broadway production of the musical Rags because, with only 18 previews and 4 performances, it closed before I could u…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:09AM

Obie Awards Presenters Will Include Alec Baldwin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rose Hemingway by Andrew Gans

Presenters have been announced for the 56th Annual Obie Awards, which will be held May 16 at Webster Hall in the East Village.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:04AM

Alec Baldwin, John Larroquette, Robert Sean Leonard, Patina Miller, Jim Parsons, et al. to Present at May 16 Obie Awards by Brian Scott Lipton

The Village Voice has officially announced the presenters for the 56th annual Obie Awards, which will be held at Webster Hall on Monday, May 16. Names of the ceremony's hosts and entert…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:01AM

Can't Keep a Good Hippie Down: 'Hair' Returning to Broadway by Patrick Healy

The show will come back from July 5 to Sept. 10.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:00AM

Primate scream: Bali's monkey dance by Simon Tisdall

As an exhibition on the island's performance art sets to open in south London, Simon Tisdall witnesses the beguiling kecak, or monkey dance, in BaliIt is the hour before sunset, high above t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00AM

Ryan Collinson to Join Cast of West End's Billy Elliot by Andy Propst

Ryan Collinson will join the West End company of Billy Elliot the Musical, playing at the West End Victoria Palace Theatre, on Wednesday, April 13. He will alternate the title role with Jos…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 09:00AM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Michael Mallard, Kathleen Wallace, Francisco Solorzano Set for Stephen Metcalfe's Strange Snow by Dan Bacalzo

Michael Mallard, Kathleen Wallace, and Francisco Solorzano will star in Stephen Metcalfe's Strange Snow, to be presented by East 3rd Productions at The Theater at 2 Great Jones Street, …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:55AM

Go Back to Where You Are - Review by Matthew Murray

Call the play weird if you want — and you probably should — but that doesn't stop it from being sensible, funny, and legitimately moving.

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:50AM

'Private Eyes' review: Murders, mystery, marriage by Peter Filichia

Just as some people get their 15 minutes of fame, some comedies get their 15 minutes of laughs before sputtering out. “Private Eyes,” now receiving an adequate production at J City Theat…

SOURCE: NJ.com at 08:49AM

'The Tallest Building in the World' preview: A play about how the World Trade Center got built by Peter Filichia

At 5 feet 5 inches tall, Matt Schatz is only about 1,362 feet shorter than his subject matter. It’s the World Trade Center, which at one time was “The Tallest Building in the World.” T…

SOURCE: NJ.com at 08:47AM

'Enchanted April' review: Production at Women's Theater Company will transport audience to another place in another time by Peter Filichia

Here’s a challenge for husbands and wives: Arrive home and announce you want to take a vacation alone. Be prepared for “What do you mean?” as well as the inevitable “And what are you…

SOURCE: NJ.com at 08:47AM

A little more oomph, and pleasant, peculiar musical could be a gas by Howard Shapiro

I enjoyed A Passing Wind - how can you poo-poo a show that seizes the characters of Sigmund Freud (the excellent Tim Moyer), actress Sarah Bernhardt (Maureen Torsney-Weir), artist Claude Mon…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 08:46AM

Walnut Street Theatre Packs a Punch This Season by J. Cooper Robb

The Walnut Street Theatre is offering audiences two entirely different theatergoing experiences with their productions of Broadway smash The 39 Steps and psychological thriller Speaking in T…

SOURCE: Philadelphia Weekly at 08:46AM

Pat Hart, costume designer extraordinaire, dies by Maureen O'Donnell

She won 1981 and 1987 Joseph Jefferson Awards for costume design, and she taught in the fashion department of the School of the Art Institute.

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 08:45AM

Ben Fuller, Marie Lively, Jessica Makinson, Joseph L. Roberts Set for Brimmer Street Theatre's Flower to Flower by Andy Propst

The Brimmer Street Theatre Company has announced casting for Christina Cigala's Flower to Flower, to run May 5-June 4 at El Centro Theatre Chaplin Stage in Hollywood. John Ennis will di…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:45AM

PAGE SIX: Sightings

"Anything Goes" star Joel Grey cleaning up his look at Pierre Michel Salon before the Broadway show's opening night . . .

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 08:44AM

Kevin Melendez to Star in Origin Theatre Company's Ivan and the Dogs by Dan Bacalzo

Kevin Melendez will star as Ivan Mishukov in Origin Theatre Company's American premiere of Hattie Naylor's Ivan and the Dogs at The Players Loft Theatre, May 5-28. David Sullivan w…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:31AM

'Ailey II': Second company, primary force by Robert Johnson/the Star-Ledger

NEW YORK — Imagine challenging a young dancer to hold the stage, alone, for 11 minutes. Sylvia Waters, the founding artistic director of Ailey II, is fearless pushing her charges — which…

SOURCE: NJ.com at 08:22AM

The Motherf**ker with the Hat is Frickin’ Good by Jan@broadwayandme

My husband K and I were having dinner at Orso after seeing the new Stephen Adly Guirgis play when a silver-haired couple walked by, spotted our Playbill lying face down on the table and aske…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 08:21AM

Art by Hunter Styles

What does it mean, this big, bold painting hanging right in the middle of Art? You can try to read between the lines for some hidden message, but you’ll draw a blank. The painting has no l…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:14AM

Arcadia – review by Hermione Hoby

Ethel Barrymore theatre, New YorkThere probably isn't a more dazzlingly cerebral play of the last 50 years than Tom Stoppard's 1993 masterpiece. Its spry apothegms come as thick and fast as …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04AM

BWW's On This Day - April 13, 2011

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 13 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM

Alexander ankles Angels

Legit News: Departs to become exec director of Diversionary -- John E. Alexander, managing director of Off Broadway's Naked Angels, will exit his post this summer for a gig as exec director …

SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AM

Playwrights score Lark fellowships

Legit News: Bradshaw, Brunstetter among those to score funds, support -- Thomas Bradshaw and Bekah Brunstetter are among the playwrights to score the hefty New Voices/New York fellowship in …

SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AM

'Batman' ballyhoo

Legit News: Fans get sneak peak of 'Live' show -- Batman fans got a sneak peak of the $20 million "Batman Live" global arena show Tuesday.

SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Celebrity GPS by Bob [cta]

Ever wonder what it’d be like to have a boozy Lucille Ball navigate your road trips? Punchy Players brings that fantasy to life: This reminds me of our GPS — a first generation T…

SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 07:48AM

Enter the Kingdom of Earth at The Print Room with an Extra ticket offer

Extra members can get a £5 discount on tickets to see Tennessee Williams' rarely performed play Kingdom of Earth at The Print Room in Notting HillTo mark the 100th anniversary of Tennessee …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:45AM

"The Crucible" Opens Hartford Stage 2011-12 Season

Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" will open Hartford Stage's 2011-2012 six-play season -- and the theater's 48th.It is also the final season programmed by out-going artistic director Michael Wi…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:32AM

Love Song by Robert Windeler

This high-gloss production nicely nails the author-director's absurdist punch lines but is less than convincing when it comes to illuminating the play's underlying premise.

SOURCE: Backstage at 07:00AM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Theatre World Awards Facebook Page

The Theatre World Awards are presented annually at the end of the theatre season to six actors and six actresses for their significant debut performances in a Broadway or Off-Broadway produc…

SOURCE: Facebook Registration at 06:44AM

An American Director Meets Russian Theater | Theater Plus | Blogs | The Moscow Times by John Freedman

In the New York theater world, Lear deBessonet hangs out in that territory where the future is headed. What that means is that she doesn't do things the way everyone else does, and, in my bo…

SOURCE: The Moscow Times at 06:26AM

Michener’s South Pacific by Brad Hathaway

Last September I told you about a book covering the fascinating topic of how Rodgers, Hammerstein and Logan created the musical South Pacific out of James Michener’s pulitzer prize win…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:21AM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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'Hair' Back on Broadway for 2011 "Summer of Love"

Tony Award-winning Revival of 'Hair' © 'Hair' Get out your love-beads, and don't you dare cut your long, glorious tresses! Hair is coming back to Broadway to spread its hippie message d…

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 05:03AM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Cameron Mackintosh's 'Betty Blue Eyes' Is Hot to "Trot" in London

'Betty Blue Eyes' © Cameron Mackintosh It's Opening Night for the cutest pig in London's West End. Les Miz's Cameron Mackintosh has embarked upon his first new musical in over a decade,…

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 04:48AM

More on being queer: required reading by RVCBard

The Pressure of Being Expected to Know: Reflections on Sexual Fluidity and Sex- and gender-exclusivity in dating: What's that like then? at The Pursuit of HarpynessGenderqueer tumblr

SOURCE: Love's Labors Lost at 04:19AM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Huffman, Rapp, Moses And More Join Inge Festival, Begins 4/13

A cast of Broadway veterans will converge on a small Kansas town April 13 to perform a new musical comedy by Sheldon Harnick, co-creator of Fiddler on the Roof.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:30AM

Playing 'Catch' with Tom Wopat by Simi Horwitz

Tom Wopat admits that working for close to six years on the musical "Catch Me If You Can," from workshop to a Seattle run to Broadway, was both "productive" and "painful."

SOURCE: Backstage at 02:26AM

'The Who's Tommy,' Media Theatre: You get some excitement

Before Media Theatre's production of The Who's Tommy, there was the double album. For one growing up in and around the 1970s, the songs that signified the birth of the rock opera were playin…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 02:07AM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Dance Review: Kaeja Dance looks ahead with ‘future-spective’ by Michael Crabb

Major anniversaries provide a perfect excuse for nostalgic reminiscence, but where Toronto’s Allen and Karen Kaeja are concerned it’s the reverse. In marking the 20th anniversary of thei…

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 01:48AM

London's Cock Tavern Theatre Closed Because Of Staircases

"A theatre in north-west London which has spent the past two years stirring critics with challenging productions could be forced to close - not because of a lack of funding or meagre audienc…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:44AM

Mamie Gummer Leads Cast of SCHOOL FOR LIES at Classic Stage Company, 4/13 - 5/22

Classic Stage Company CSC, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Jessica R. Jenen, will present David Ives' new comedy, THE SCHOOL FOR LIES, adapted f…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AM

Onstage, Sheen has nothing to say by Don Aucoin, Globe Staff

Just before 10 last night, as hundreds of disgusted spectators streamed toward the exits at Agganis Arena, Charlie Sheen shouted from the stage: “Wait, don’t leave! I’m not…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 01:05AM

Ragtime Journeys On by Peter Filichia

Some years ago, when an editor asked me to write a new edition of Let’s Put on a Musical, he told me to drop 70 shows from my two previous editions and add 70 new musicals. Making…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:02AM

Renewal demands risk in 'Go Back To Where You Are' by Jennifer Farrar

Sometimes the only way to make a fresh start is to face what you most fear; although some divine intervention on your behalf wouldn't hurt.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 01:00AM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Mary Poppins Rehersal Preview at The Capitol Special Epsiode of the Theatre Show by Thetheatreshowtv

Mary Poppins Rehersal Preview at The Capitol Special Epsiode of the Theatre Show The Theatre Show were at Sydney's Capitol Theatre for the preview of the Sydney season on the musical Ma…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:38AM

Skeptics can eat their 'Hat' by Michael Riedel

As I predicted last week, Stephen Adly Guirgis' "The Motherf**ker With the Hat" is turning out to be the sleeper hit of the season. Oh, sure, a few naysayers may have whispered in my ear …

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:36AM

Inside jokes leave crowd off 'Back' track by Elisabeth Vincentelli

David Greenspan cuts an idiosyncratic figure in theater. As an actor, he has zero range: Whether he's in Adam Rapp's "The Metal Children" or Sarah Ruhl's adaptation of "Orlando," he offers h…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 12:29AM

Rex Smith, Kamilah Marshall Join Channing, et al. for BACK WHERE YOU BELONG, 4/16

Broadway's Rex Smith Grease, The Pirates of Penzance and Kamilah Marshall Hairspray, Rent join Carol Channing and the previously announced Eric Kunze Miss Saigon, Les Miserables, Krysta Rodr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:07AM

Review: Go Back to Where You Are at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

David Greenspan has written himself a whimsical play about a long dead Greek chorus boy who turns into a sort of good fairy to a gathering of modern thespians. . .

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Betty Blue Eyes, Producer Cameron Mackintosh's First New Musical in a Decade, Opens in London April 13 by Mark Shenton

The world-premiere run of Betty Blue Eyes, a new musical based on the British film comedy "A Private Function" that was originally scripted by Alan Bennett, officially opens at the…

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Chicago Cast of Million Dollar Quartet Visits Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

The Chicago cast of the musical Million Dollar Quartet stopped by Cleveland, OH, for a visit to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame on March 29. Million Dollar Quartet is a musical in…

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Tony-Winning God of Carnage, With Starry Original Broadway Cast, Opens in L.A. April 13 by Adam Hetrick

The Los Angeles engagement of God of Carnage, which reunites original Broadway cast members Marcia Gay Harden, James Gandolfini, Jeff Daniels and Hope Davis, officially opens April 13 at the…

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Punchdrunk's Sensory Theatre Spectacle, Sleep No More, Opens in Chelsea April 13 by Adam Hetrick

The McKittrick Hotel opens its doors for Sleep No More, the new haunting, Macbeth-inspired immersive theatre experience from the British theatre company Punchdrunk, which officially opens Ap…

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Belarus Free Theatre Returns to New York With Being Harold Pinter and More April 13 by Adam Hetrick

The New York encore engagement of the Belarus Free Theatre production of Being Harold Pinter, staged in repertory with Zone of Silence and Discovery Love, begins performances April 13 at La …

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A Life in the Theatre: George Lee Andrews by Mervyn Rothstein

Meet George Lee Andrews, the longtime star of Broadway's The Phantom of the Opera.

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Sheldon Harnick's Doctor, With Cady Huffman, Anthony Rapp, Launches Inge Festival April 13 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Cady Huffman, Anthony Rapp, Burke Moses and John Schuck star in the new Sheldon Harnick musical A Doctor in Spite of Himself, which receives a special April 13 presentation…

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Harry Groener and Ora Jones Are Royal Couple of Chicago's Madness, April 13-June 12 by Kenneth Jones

Harry Groener, the three-time Tony nominee of Cats, Crazy for You and 1980's Oklahoma!, as well as many non-musical works, plays the title role in the Chicago Shakespeare Theater product…

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Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Westfeldt, Sarah Zimmerman Are Three Sisters in L.A. April 13-17 by Adam Hetrick

Jon Hamm, Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Westfeldt and Sarah Zimmerman head the cast of the L.A. Theatre Works production of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters, which begins performances April 13 a…

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Everything's Coming Up Moses, With Seth Rudetsky and Matt Cavenaugh, Presented April 13 by Adam Hetrick

Everything's Coming Up Moses for Seth Rudetsky and Matt Cavenaugh, who team up April 13 at the 92YTribeca to share a cheeky celebration of Passover.

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Dick and Jerry Van Dyke Are The Sunshine Boys, Beginning April 13 in Malibu by Adam Hetrick

Brothers Dick and Jerry Van Dyke team up for a special benefit engagement of Neil Simon's comedy The Sunshine Boys, which begins April 13 at Malibu Stage.

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Alison Fraser, Mamie Gummer, Hamish Linklater Star in School for Lies; Class Begins April 13 by Kenneth Jones

Two-time Tony Award nominee Alison Fraser stars in David Ives' new comedy The School for Lies, inspired by Molière's The Misanthrope, beginning previews April 13 at Classic St…

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Dave Matthews Joins Original Blue Men for Blue Man Group 20th Anniversary April 13 by Andrew Gans

Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton and Chris Wink, the creators and original stars of Off-Broadway's Blue Man Group, return for the 20th anniversary performance of the long-running hit April 13 …

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New York-Aimed Sons of the Prophet, With Joanna Gleason, Opens in Boston April 13 by Adam Hetrick

Two young men try to hold their lives together following the sudden loss of their father in the world premiere of Stephen Karam's dark comedy Sons of the Prophet, which stars Tony Award …

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August: Osage County, Starring Atlanta Veteran Brenda Bynum, Begins Alliance Run April 13 by Adam Hetrick

Brenda Bynum, Jill Jane Clements and Tess Malis Kincaid are the leaders of the Weston family in the Alliance Theatre production of Tracy Letts' August: Osage County, which begins preview…

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Today In Theatre History: APRIL 13 by Robert Viagas and Ernio Hernandez

1886 Birthday of Willie Howard (1886-1949), half of the comedy team of Willie and Eugene Howard, who will appear in vaudeville, in musicals Sally and Girl Crazy, and in various editions of r…

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Dance Alloy springs ahead with 3 premieres

So far, Dance Alloy has marked its 35th season with an amalgamation of old and new works. But what lies ahead for Pittsburgh's modern dance hub is the focus of its spring main stage producti…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
TBA: Titanic