'Sister Act' on Broadway: Fun lurks beneath the habit by Chris Jones

THEATER REVIEW 'Sister Act,' plays on Broadway at the Broadway Theatre, 1681 Broadway. Call 212-239-6200, or visit Sisteractonbroadway.com. NEW YORK — Like Mormons, nuns are ideal subjects…

Born Yesterday

Legit Reviews: Something is decidedly off about the sensibility of helmer Doug Hughes's production, which stars Jim Belushi and Robert Sean Leonard.

Born Yesterday: Theater Review by David Rooney

The marquee names in Born Yesterday are Jim Belushi and Robert Sean Leonard, and their television profiles are likely to draw the tourist traffic. But it’s breakout star Nina Arianda tackl…

Broadway Review Roundup: BORN YESTERDAY - Updating LIVE!

Previews for Born Yesterday began March 31, at Broadway's Cort Theatre. Directed by Doug Hughes, this revival of Garson Kanin's award-winning comedy about sex and politics opened tonight, Ea…

American Idiot tour to begin in Toronto by Richard Ouzounian

Show closed on Broadway Sunday night after 422 performances.

Metz backstage at Second City, previewing improv fest by Chris Jones

Nina Metz takes you backstage at Second City during the current hit revue, "South Side of Heaven," and looks forward to the upcoming Chicago Improv Festival.

Born Yesterday by Mondschein

"Born Yesterday" at the Cort Theatre, April 7, 2011 Garson Kanin's classic spin on Pygmalion has returned to Broadway in a gorgeous, but uneven production directed by Doug Hughes.…

Schwartz Feted at Opera Gala

In truth, the New York City Opera's Spring Gala wasn't really so much about opera. Rather, it was more about show tunes by composer Stephen Schwartz.

'Born Yesterday' revival has stellar cast by Linda Winer

The obvious purpose of reviving "Born Yesterday" is to make Nina Arianda, Off-Broadway's blazing new comet, into a great big Broadway star. A collateral benefit is to lure back Robert Sean L…

The Family Shakespeare by Theasy.com

MTWorks, June Havoc Theatre, Off Off Broadway By Adrienne Urbanski > BOTTOM LINE: The Family Shakespeare raises key questions around the timely issue of censorship. These larger questi…

Review: at curtainup.com by Elyse Sommer

There's a newgorgeous blonde doing an unmissable rendition of "Anything Goes." This one is Nina Arianda who plays Billie Dawn in Garson Kanin's 1949 comedy . . .

Review - War Horse at Lincoln Center Theater by Ccaggiano

The essence of theater is artifice. As audience members, we know that we're being manipulated, and yet we're eager to submit, as long as the production in question exhibits craft and genuine…

Love Song by Mondschein

"Love Song" at 59E59 Theaters, April 19, 2011 (Photo by Jeff Larkin - provided by 59E59) There are times when I forget that getting nominated for an award isn't necessarily an i…

Theater Review | 'Born Yesterday': Daffy Blonde Gets Wise to Washington by Charles Isherwood

If the sexual politics in the revival of the 1946 play “Born Yesterday” still carry a whiff of the postwar years, the political resonance could scarcely be more potent.

Review: Born Yesterday by David Finkle

Nina Arianda, Jim Belushi, and Robert Sean Leonard do stellar work in Doug Hughes' smartly directed revival of Garson Kanin's timeless comedy.

Talkin' Broadway Review: Born Yesterday by Matthew Murray

Nina Arianda's performance as Billie Dawn, the deceptive ditz who's the driving force of Garson Kanin's comedy Born Yesterday, is not notable for being this young actress's stunning New York…

The Hypocrites launch Woyzeck Project with a bang

“Woyzeck,” the brief but riveting play left in fragmentary form when its German author, Georg Buchner, died of typhoid fever at the age of 23, has had an immense impact on all of modern …

Questioning sanity in Strawdog’s ‘Conquest of the South Pole’

Strawdog Theatre’s “The Conquest of the South Pole” — German writer Manfred Karge’s play from the 1980s, directed here by Kimberly Senior — is not part of Chicago’s ongoing “…

Born Yesterday Review. The Dumb Blonde At 65. by Jonathan Mandell

Whatever else its charms, “Born Yesterday” is most noteworthy for having made a star out of Judy Holliday, and for having given the dumb blonde joke a novel twist. Its latest revival wit…

Review: Twelfth Night at curtainup.com by Deirdre Donovan

The Frog and Peach Company adds to its Shakespeare Oevre . . .

Briefs: Howie the Rookie, Hypatia II, In The Next Room by Alison Croggon

Your faithful correspondent has been somewhat scattered of late, like a barrel of popcorn given a hefty thump. I have excuses, with which I won't bore you; suffice to say that recently my ot…

Dancer's Dramatic Turn at City Ballet

Rarely do two top talents from such disparate fields—City Ballet and Broadway, respectively—perform so closely together, but if ever there were an opportunity, this is it.

La Roche dancers end year with gala

Some people talk about goals. Others make them happen.

STAGE TUBE: Edward Staudenmayer Talks WONDERLAND at CBS

Edward Staudenmayer, who plays the white rabbit in the new Broadway musical WONDERLAND, recently sat down to talk to CBS 2s Emily Smith about the play. Click below to watch the video.

CHART TOPPERS: Most-Read Playbill.com Stories, Week of April 10-16 by Michael C. Gioia

Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of April 10-16, 2011, from information compiled by Playbill.com. National Tour of Hair Will Play Limited Summer Run on Broadway. Phil…

Tom Hiddleston: from theatre to Thor by Amy Raphael

With Thor, Tom Hiddleston has shot from indie star to Hollywood. Next stop, SpielbergTom Hiddleston turns up for breakfast at a central London hotel dead on time and breathlessly thrilled. T…

STAGE TUBE: 'You Are Not Alone' Benefit Concert for Trevor Project

The You Are Not Alone concert on November 22, 2010 included performers like Betty Buckley, Marc Kudisch, Aaron Lazar, Seth Rudetsky, John Tartaglia and Tony Yazbeck and helped raise money fo…

Wise, ambiguous words from beyond the skies by J. Kelly Nestruck

Canadian Stage brings life to a voyage through miscommunication, diplomacy and the cosmos

Broadway Review: Born yesterday, thriving today

You don't mess around with Harry Brock, the self-made New Jersey junk-metal dealer and possible wiseguy, 'cause he don't need no lip from nobody, 'specially you. Watch out for his babe, too.…

“High” by Kevin Daly

Matthew Lombardo’s new play High closes today after only 8 performances, despite the megawatt presence of star Kathleen Turner. The concept is fascinating. A “been there, done t…

Theatre From The Back Of A Truck

Lost Horizon Night Market is "a nocturnal art carnival making its fifth appearance in New York, where trucks transform into interactive dioramas, small theaters for sublime and bizarre enter…

THEATER REVIEW: "SWEET STORM" AT NEW VILLAGE ARTS by David Coddon

For those of us lucky enough to have had one, the treehouse brings to mind memories of childhood’s innocence. The treehouse was a place that was all ours, a refuge, a hideaway in the s…

HIGH starring Kathleen Turner should not have closed by Oscar E. Moore

It’s a shame that a miracle didn’t arrive to save HIGH. I would have highly recommended it.

Ellen Barkin is No Uptown Girl - NYTimes.com by Alex Witchel

Ellen Barkin led me up the stairs so I could see her bedroom. She was chatty in the way you’d expect Ellen Barkin to be — sort of tough yet sort of warm, sort of open, sort of closed.

Larry Kramer: Please Know  | News | The Advocate by Brandon Voss

Following the first preview performance on April 19, volunteers positioned outside the intimate John Golden Theatre handed out copies of a typed letter from the 75-year-old playwright.

Little Eagles, Hampstead Theatre, London

Sergei Pavlovich Korolyov was the driving force behind the USSR's ICBM programme, but unfamiliarty and almost three hours makes the play a bit of a slog

Theater Review: LITTLE ME (L.A. – Glendale) by Tony Frankel

HOW THE HELL DO THEY DO IT? Ah, celebrity. If you think that the headlining of television stars in Broadway musicals is a new phenomenon, check out the action in the early 1960s: brassy redh…

Met’s 'Die Walkure' is cursed by James Jorden

IN "Die Walkure," the second installment of Wagner’s four-part "Ring" cycle, the god Wotan enlists his children to recover the stolen Ring of the Nibelung, a source of infinite power carry…

Photo Coverage: IN THE SPOTLIGHT Series - THE MOTHERF**CKER WITH THE HAT by Walter McBride

The world premiere on Broadway of THE MOTHER WITH THE HAT by Stephen Adly Guirgis stars Bobby Cannavale, Chris Rock, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Annabella Sciorra and Yul Vzquez. Directed by Anna D…

Photo Coverage: IN THE SPOTLIGHT Series - JERUSALEM by Walter McBride

JERUSALEM, the critically acclaimed and multi-award winning play by Jez Butterworth and starring Tony and Olivier Award-winner Mark Rylance Boeing-Boeing, La Bte, began previews on April 2, …

Weddings/Celebrations: Stephen Hanna and Bret Shuford by Paula Schwartz

A dancer and an actor who met on Christmas Eve in 2006 marry in Connecticut.

Weddings/Celebrations: Amy Rogers and Lauren Schwartzreich

The founder of Pace University’s musical theater program marries a lawyer.

Broadway Review: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN

Catch Me If You Can, the new Broadway musical is an extremely well constructed musical with a terrific cast. But the show has a couple of problems with it, for starters its book is humor…

Broadway Stars State "You Are Not Alone" at Trevor Project Benefit Concert (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

Performers including Betty Buckley, Marc Kudisch, Aaron Lazar, Seth Rudetsky, John Tartaglia and Tony Yazbeck were among the stars at the “You Are Not Alone” concert Nov. 22, 201…

Broadway Snapshot: BABY IT’S YOU by Tim

I Blame It All On JERSEY BOYS…. April 24, 2011 It’s my party, and I’ll cry if I want to Cry if I want to, cry if I want to You would cry too if it happened to you…. Have you …

The Passion – review by Lyn Gardner

Port TalbotThe once a decade passion play by the German town of Oberammergau may be the most famed around the world, but it's hard to believe any version can have the heart and soul of Port …

Proof – review by Alfred Hickling

New Vic, Newcastle-under-LymeTwo shows in, and already the New Vic's repertory season is reaping the benefits of a permanent ensemble. Actors with relatively little to do in the Rivals now a…

This Week on Broadway for April 24, 2011: War and Jerusalem on Broadway by James Marino

Notes and links for the podcast. Panel: Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook Michael Porta…

Ben Stiller Sings and Plays Piano On Broadway by Roger Friedman

Who knew? Ben Stiller has made so many movies in the last few years, it was all getting to be a blur. But when he opens Monday night on Broadway in John Guare‘s “House of Blue Le…

Sarah Ruhl’s ‘Eurydice’ at Filament Theatre Ensemble is subtle and stunning by Bob [cta]

Getting to the Pilson-based loft warehouse venue for Filament Theatre Ensemble’s production of Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice is a chore — especially on a cold, rainy Friday evening…

Law & Order to Tackle SPIDER-MAN In Upcoming Episode

Law amp Order Criminal Intent will tackle the troubled Broadway musical SPIDER-MAN TURN OFF THE DARK in an upcoming episode, according to reports from TVGuide.com.

Taye Diggs Prepares for Solo Debut in Miami

Taye Diggs, who began his rise to fame after starring in the original cast of RENT, is preparing for a solo show at Prelude by Barton G at Miami's Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Ar…

Photo Coverage: TimesTalks with Mark Ruffalo by Walter McBride

On Thursday, April 21st, Academy Award- and Tony Award-nominated actor Mark Ruffalo The Kids Are All Right discussed his work acting in such films as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind an…

The Dance of the Vampires - Braver Than We Are and the Red Boots Ballet by Kyleorlando

The Dance of the Vampires - Braver Than We Are and the Red Boots Ballet Braver Than We Are and the Red Boots Ballet from the Broadway production of The Dance of the Vampires. Dance of the …

The Dance of the Vampires - Braver Than We Are and the Red Boots Ballet by Kyleorlando

Theater of the Stars Announces Their Upcoming Shows for the Summer and One For the Winter of 2012 by Joseph Harrison

Come fly through the ages and around the world as the Theater of the Stars presents a slate of beloved classic and contemporary hit musicals at the Fox Theatre.

This Week on Broadway for April 24, 2011: War and Jerusalem on Broadway by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere, Jan Simpson and James Marino discuss War Horse, High, Jerusalem, Wonderland and Seance on a Wet Afternoon.

Hare Krishna / Be In - Hair by ljTheatreGeek

The Dance of the Vampires - Death Is Such An Odd Thing by Kyleorlando

The Dance of the Vampires - Death Is Such An Odd Thing Death Is Such An Odd Thing from the Broadway cast of The Dance of the Vampires. Dance of the Vampires opened on Broadway on December…

The Dance of the Vampires - Death Is Such An Odd Thing by Kyleorlando

Attention, Fringe performers by Elizabeth Maupin

For all you folks who are about to do a show in the Orlando Fringe, listen up: If you’re hoping to get a review, please send me whatever publicity info you have by the end of this week…

Catch Tom Wopat If You Can by Michael Portantiere

Tom Wopat on Catch Me If You Can, John Schneider, and his upcoming appearance in a star-studded New York Pops salute to Bob Hope at Carnegie Hall.

Rat sidekicks steal Cinderella’s thunder by John Terauds

Comedy falls flat in colourful Canadian Opera Company production.

Local Dispatch: It's hardly polite to be outside Pittsburgh

My dad died last month. This has nothing to do with that. What I have to tell you is how I pulled up in front of my childhood home the day of the funeral and the woman who lives there now st…

Puttin’ on the Ditz by Barbara Hoffman

They come to Broadway’s “Born Yesterday” for its TV royalty: Jim Belushi (“According to Jim”), Robert Sean Leonard (“House”). They leave buzzing about a ditzy blonde named Bill…

High on Broadway Reaches Into The Soul by [email protected] (suzanna Bowling)

The critics, for the most part, have panned Matthew Lombardo's “High,” playing at the Booth Theatre until Sunday. This play is for those who have been abused repeatedly and still…

Brad Wollack by Adaumbelle

Comedian Brad Wollack discusses his career, Chelsea Lately, After Lately, The Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me, and other everyday details of his life.

A Rent-Inspired Goodbye on "The Office" (Video) by Michael C. Gioia

“The Office,” NBC’s comedy about American office life, follows the misadventures of Michael Scott, played by Steve Carell, who will soon be departing the series. On the Apr…

'Dreamscapes' preview: Young choreographer continues to progress in dance world by Robert Johnson/the Star-Ledger

Matthew Murphy Tyler Angle and Ana Sophia Scheller, of New York City Ballet, in Avichai Scher's "Dreamscapes." NEW YORK– Avichai Scher is an emerging ballet choreographer, whose …

Youtube Weekend Fave: A Very Young Joel Grey in 1952 TV Show. Wow

Every weekend I'm going to post some of the youtube clips that I come across that I especially love -- those that give me goosebumps, touch my heart or make me laugh. Joey Grey is having a v…

BWW's On This Day - April 24, 2011

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 24 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs by Chris Jensen

Mike Daisey's new monologue follows three major tracks.

Core Values by John Longenbaugh

Mike Daisey explains why he�s challenging the cult of Apple. And its customers.

NY Review: 'Born Yesterday' by Erik Haagensen

The pugnacious Nina Arianda claims Billie Dawn for her own in director Doug Hughes' loving and intelligent revival of Garson Kanin's classic comedy.

Beth Leavel stars in Shirelles musical "Baby It's You" by Ronni Reich/the Star-Ledger

Beth Leavel of Harrington Park stars as the founder of Scepter Records — Florence Greenberg of Passaic — in Broadway’s Shirelles musical, ‘Baby It’s You’ In Pas…

This Week on Broadway for April 24, 2011: War and Jerusalem on Broadway by James Marino

Peter Filichia, Michael Portantiere, Jan Simpson and James Marino discuss War Horse, High, Jerusalem, Wonderland and Seance on a Wet Afternoon. Continue reading →

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Closes 4/24

After two extensions, Peter and the Starcatcher will now close on Sunday, April 24.

AMERICAN IDIOT to Close April 24

Following 421 performances on Broadway and 27 previews, the final performance of AMERICAN IDIOT is Sunday, April 24, 2011 at 730pm. The first national tour launches in the fall of 2011.

ANGELS IN AMERICA Closes 4/24

After a number of extensions, the first New York revival of Tony Kushner's ANGELS IN AMERICA A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, directed by Michael Greif at the Signature Theatre will close …

Theater Review: A WEEKEND WITH PABLO PICASSO (L.A. – Downtown) by Tony Frankel

THE ACTOR AND THE ARTIST: TWO MASTERS AT WORK AND PLAY What a joy it is to watch the Los Angeles Theatre Center roar back to life. Once considered a dodgy neighborhood, the Historic Core has…

BORN YESTERDAY Opens on Broadway Tonight!

Previews for Born Yesterday began March 31, at Broadway's Cort Theatre. Directed by Doug Hughes, this revival of Garson Kanin's award-winning comedy about sex and politics opens tonight, Eas…

BWW TV Closing Flashback: AMERICAN IDIOT's Opening Night! by Broadway Beat

AMERICAN IDIOT began performances at the St. James Theatre on March 24, 2010 and opened on Broadway on April 20, 2010 to a great set of reviews Here's a sneak peek at Broadway Beat's openigh…

Photo Coverage: SISTER ACT's Gypsy Robe Ceremony by Walter McBride

SISTER ACT began preview performances March 24 and opened on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 to a great set of reviews. A long-standing opening night tradition on the Great White Way, the fabled G…

Smut: Two Unseemly Stories by Alan Bennett – review by Sarah Churchwell

Alan Bennett's witty, sly stories are a delightAlan Bennett once remarked that his stage adaptation of The Wind in the Willows was partly about "keeping it under", in which Toad doesn't actu…

THE NORMAL HEART - A Letter from Larry Kramer

The Normal Heart began its limited 12-week engagement on April 19 at the John Golden Theatre 252 West 45th Street, with an official opening night set for Wednesday, April 27. For more inform…

Paul Taylor’s still bad and many are glad by Michael Crabb

Choreographer finds a way to finally bring his famed troupe back around southern Ontario.

Stars align for a dazzling night at the opera by John Terauds

La Clemenza di Tito

Freckleface Strawberry Takes Summer Recess Starting April 24; Re-Opening Set for August by Kenneth Jones

Freckleface Strawberry, the Off-Broadway family musical based on the children's book character, goes on hiatus at New World Stages after the April 24 performance.

Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes Folds Its Wings Off-Broadway April 24 by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

The Off-Broadway revival of Tony Kushner's Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, the historic play documenting the American AIDS crisis in the mid 1980's, concludes i…

THE DVD SHELF: TV Versions of "Kiss Me, Kate," "Anything Goes" and "Fiddler" on Blu-Ray, Plus Ernie Kovacs by Steven Suskin

We view 1950s TV adaptations of Kiss Me, Kate and Anything Goes; the 40th Anniversary Blu-ray of "Fiddler on the Roof"; "The Ernie Kovacs Collection"; and TV's vintag…

American Idiot Closes on Broadway April 24; Tour and Film Are Next by Kenneth Jones

The gang at Broadway's American Idiot packs up its bongs and its bus tickets and its dogtags on April 24, when the musical inspired by the Green Day punk album closes at the St. James Th…

A New Dawn for Billie: Born Yesterday, With Nina Arianda, Robert Sean Leonard, Jim Belushi, Opens by Kenneth Jones

Born Yesterday, Garson Kanin's 1940s hit comedy about a rough-edged chorus girl named Billie Dawn, who refines herself in the context of a world of politics, greed and corruption, opens …

High's New Low: Broadway Drama Closes April 24 by Kenneth Jones

High, Matthew Lombardo's play about an addict, an enabler and a sponsor — starring Tony Award nominee Kathleen Turner as a flinty Catholic nun who takes a young crystal-meth abuser…

Broadway Bares: Las Vegas Presented April 24 by Andrew Gans

The second annual Broadway Bares: Las Vegas will be held April 24 on the Peepshow stage at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.

Cactus Flower, With Maxwell Caulfield and Lois Robbins, Ends Off-Broadway Run April 24 by Andrew Gans

The New York revival of Abe Burrows' classic farce Cactus Flower, which officially opened March 10 at the Westside Theatre Upstairs following previews that began Feb. 24, plays its final…

Today In Theatre History: APRIL 24 by David Gewirtzman and Anne Bradley and Ernio Hernandez

1905 Sir Henry Irving's production of The Merchant of Venice was to have opened the annual Shakespeare Festival at Stratford-upon-Avon. But Irving was taken ill and Frank Benson and his …