News Nuggets: 'Avenue Q' celebrates 1,000 performances at New World Stages by Gold Derby

Vulture sets out to name the best TV drama of the last 25 years in tournament form. "Breaking Bad" vs. "Friday Night Lights" in the quarter-finals: "It is, of course…

Artists group fighting for re-sale rights by Murray Whyte

In 2003, Charles Pachter painted a vibrant, poppy-red double image of a barn, as seen after the springtime thaw had turned the fields near his rural studio into sodden slicks of melted snow.…

Broadway Backwards 7 Highlights by Broadway Cares

Broadway Backwards 7 Highlights Broadway Backwards 7 raised a record-breaking $329,000 on March 5, 2012, to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Tr…

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 3/10/2012

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 3102012.

Arts | Westchester: A Review of ‘Days of Wine and Roses’ in Croton Falls by Anita Gates

The Schoolhouse Theater’s harrowing production about alcoholism, directed by Pamela Moller Kareman, follows J. P. Miller’s original TV script, not the 1962 film.

Arts | Connecticut: A Review of ‘The Whipping Man,’ at Hartford Stage by Sylviane Gold

In Matthew Lopez’s “The Whipping Man,” two former slaves and their former master share a makeshift Passover meal.

Neighborhood Joint | Red Hook: At the Jalopy, Banjos, Fiddles and a Joyful Ruckus by Sara Beck

The Jalopy, a theater, bar and clubhouse conservatory, dares visitors to be carried, shouting and singing, toward jubilation.

JKTS Interactive: Round 7: Leading Men Edition by JK

BE SURE TO VOTE IN THIS MONTH'S POLL!  TICKET CONTESTS COMING UP: NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT THROUGH TOMORROW!  NEXT WEEK: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR!  THE FOLLOWING WEEK: L…

Photo Flash: First Look at DEATH OF A SALESMAN Starring Andrew Garfield & Philip Seymour Hoffman! by BroadwayWorld

The new Broadway production of Arthur Millers Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece DEATH OF A SALESMAN directed by eight-time Tony Award winner Mike Nichols and starring Academy…

Twitter Watch: Lea Michele Sings from WICKED by @composerstephen for Fun! by BroadwayWorld

On Twitter Watch, Lea Michele wrote msleamichele Squeezed in a voice lesson today Decided to sing some stuff from WICKED for fun

STAGE TUBE: Pure Joy! Watch NEWSIES First Day at the Nederlander Theatre! by Stage Tube

In an excitement filled video, go behind the scenes of Disney's NEWSIES on Broadway as the cast arrives at the Nederlander Theatre for the very first time

Canada's Stratford Festival Names Antoni Cimolino as Artistic Director; Des McAnuff's Tenure Ends in Fall 2012 by Kenneth Jones

Antoni Cimolino, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's current general director — who rose from being a young actor at the world-renowned Canadian theatre — has been named its…

Farewell to the Theatre; A Provincial Life; Going Dark – review by Susannah Clapp

Hampstead, London; Sherman Cymru, Cardiff; Young Vic, LondonForget the Notting Hill sillies. Think instead of the most original Jane Austen film adaptation – the mud-soaked, seemingly make…

Abigail's Party – review by Kate Kellaway

Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonThe fun starts, in Lindsay Posner's triumphant production of Mike Leigh's best-known play, before Beverly has even sorted out the nibbles, as we inspect Mike …

Michael Frayn season – review by Clare Brennan

Crucible, Sheffield"This is not art, it's mathematics!" complains Simon Wilson's exasperated architect in Michael Frayn's Benefactors, as he struggles to square daylight regulations with the…

Nederlands Dans Theater 2; Elektro Kif – review by Luke Jennings

Sadler's Wells; Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonNDT2 is an offshoot of Nederlands Dans Theater, the contemporary dance ensemble that achieved worldwide fame in the latter decades of the 20th cen…

Roddy Doyle: the joy of teaching children to write | Feature by Elizabeth Day

Inspired by his friend Dave Eggers, Irish novelist Roddy Doyle set up Fighting Words to nurture the creative skills of deprived children – with a little help from some big namesIt is a Mon…

Farewell to the Theatre, Hampstead Theatre, London A Provincial Life, Sherman Cymru, Cardiff Going Dark, Young Vic, Clare Studio, London

Harley Granville-Barker played a vital role in revolutionising British theatre in the early years of the last century. As a young actor-manager, dramatist and director he ran the Royal Court…

NDT2, Sadler's Wells, London ENB Late at Tate, Duveen Gallery, Tate Britain, London

Dutch courage, Dutch old masters, tulips and coffee shops that don't smell of coffee. By rights, contemporary dance should leap similarly to mind as one of Holland's gifts to the world.

Capt. Kirk takes a curtain call

William Shatner is boldly going where few actors have gone before: a one-man show that lands here Thursday.

Judy Kuhn Sings Joni Mitchell, Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter at Feinstein’s at the Loews Regency by Sandi Durell

By: Susan Hasho – March 9, 2012 Judy Kuhn’s show at Feinstein’s is about varying aspects of love and relationships seen through the different songwriters that have been “touchstones�…

Review: Paradise Lost (The Agency Theater Collective) by Scotty Zacher

Clifford Odets' play, skillfully performed by The Agency, carries the same weight today that it did in the 1930's. The social issues are the same. Today we call them 1% and back then it was …

‘Shining City’ at The Capital City Players By Charles Miller by Charles Miller

Some Shining Moments in Shining City Irish playwright Conor McPherson’s Shining City is a beautiful, poignant play with an almost preternatural ring of truth to it. Upon seeing the origina…

Don’t Call it Sweet by Sarah Coleman by HowlRound

  Recently, I told a well-respected artistic leader in the theater community about the MFA graduate program I am currently enrolled in – Drama and Theatre for Youth and Communitie…

Stratford Festival vet Antoni Cimolino to take over for Des McAnuff by National Post Staff

After a six-month search, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival has found its replacement for outgoing artistic director Des McAnuff. Early Saturday morning, the festival's board of governors a…

Stage spotlight: 'Hay Fever' at the Guthrie

'Memphis' at a music crossroads

The star of the touring musical "Memphis" speaks about what the show means to the nation, and to her.

Dance spotlight: 'Renovate' at the Ritz

War Horse, based on Michael Morpurge's novel, adapted by Nick Stafford in association with Handspring Puppet Company, Vivian Beaumont Theater at Linco by Yvonne Korshak

Seeing War Horse in its current production is a powerful experience -- the kind one has to be glad one had and feel concerned for everyone who hasn't had the chance. “You must see it” I …

"Merrily We Roll Along" Cincinnati Playhouse by Scott Cain

Though the production features some enormously talented performers, strong design, and strong execution of this top-notch score, the storytelling is hampered by both the writing and the dire…

Review: Bring It On (Broadway in Chicago) by Scotty Zacher

*Bring It On* is not destined to be a critical darling of ardent musical theater fans. It’s got all the substance of bubbles and giggles. Yet for all that, it's also a diverting romp and a…

THE GLASS MENAGERIE • Dramatic License Productions by Andrea

The first show of DLP's third season is one that I'd never seen before.  Yes, I know -- I'm always late to the party.  According to the posted director's notes, when Tennessee Will…

Anybody Tweet This? Fight During Brahms' Symphony by Art

The Chicago Sun Times reports on a brawl at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday night:It gets so quiet during the second movement of the Brahms Symphony No. 2, you could almost hear a pi…

Antoni Cimolino named as next Artistic Director of Stratford Festival by Richard Ouzounian

50 year-old actor/director/executive has been with Festival since 1988.

The Little Mermaid by Songs From The Musicals

The Little Mermaid Sierra Boggess, Tituss Burgess and the original Broadway company in a promotional video montage. No copyright infringement intended. http://www.songsfromthemusicals.com …

‘Everything in the Garden’ at University of Maryland School of Theatre Dance Performance Studies by Tiffany Draut by Tiffany Draut

Today all anyone ever seems to be talking about is the economy — money problems. It fills the newspapers and the speeches of the political candidates. Yet one of most effective commentarie…

A Year With Frog And Toad by Songs From The Musicals

A Year With Frog And Toad Jay Goede and Mark Linn-Baker of the original Broadway production perform "Alone" at the Tony Awards. No copyright infringement intended. http://www.son…

Sweet Smell of Success by Songs From The Musicals

Sweet Smell of Success Brian D'Arcy James of the original Broadway production performs "At The Fountain" at the Rosie O'Donnell Show. No copyright infringement intended. …

‘Angela Gheorghiu’ at Washington National Opera by Simon Chin by Simon Chin

Angela Gheorghiu almost lives up to the hype. At a time when many of opera’s reigning stars are relentlessly overpraised by the public relations machine, Gheorghiu represents the genuine a…

Weekend Agenda: Thank God There’s Nothing In Here About Les Mis Edition by Lucky

What’s up, guys? It’s Saturday, so get out and see some theater. And if you can’t, you should spend at least several hours pointlessly browsing the internet reading things …

The Wild Party by Songs From The Musicals

The Wild Party Idina Menzel performs "The Life of the Party" from the original Off-Broadway production of The Wild Party. No copyright infringement intended. http://www.songsfrom…

The Wild Party by Songs From The Musicals

The Wild Party Toni Colette, Eartha Kitt, Mandy Patinkin, and the original Broadway company perform "Queenie Was a Blonde", "Wild Party", "Welcome to My Party"…

She Loves Me by Songs From The Musicals

She Loves Me Diane Fratantoni and Sally Mayes perform "I Don't Know His Name" and Boyd Gaines performs "She Loves Me" at the Tony Awards. No copyright infringement …

Highlights From Red at DC's Arena Stage

Produced in association with Chicago's Goodman Theatre, Arena Stage's Washington, DC, engagement of John Logan's Red comes to a close March 11 after a one-week extension. The fictionalized c…

Putting It Together by Songs From The Musicals

Putting It Together Carol Burnett leads the original Broadway cast in a performance of "(Not) Getting Married Today" from the DVD release of the original Broadway production. No …

Antoni Cimolino to Replace Des McAnuff as Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Artistic Director by BroadwayWorld

Dr. Lee Myers and members of the Board of Governors announced that Antoni Cimolino will be the next Artistic Director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, following on the tenure of Des Mc…

InDepth InterView: John Dempsey & BROTHER RUSSIA by Pat Cerasaro

Today we are talking to one half of the supremely talented composing team responsible for ZOMBIE PROM, THE FIX, THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, and, now, BROTHER RUSSIA, the lyricist of the formida…

Review: (Toronto) Cosi fan tutte by The Charlebois Post

As Everyone DoesMozart at UofTby Axel Van CheeMozart’s Cosi fan tutte is a comedy, a farce on love on the surface, but the depth of human emotions, the anguish, the questioning, the sharp …

The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Songs From The Musicals

The Mystery of Edwin Drood George Rose, Betty Buckley, Cleo Laine and company of the original Broadway production perform "There You Are" and "Don't Quit While You're…

Photo Flash: Judy Kuhn Performs at Feinstein's! by Stephen Sorokoff

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY continues its WinterSpring 2012 season with the debut of three time Tony Award-nominated singer and actress Judy Kuhn through tonight. See the photos of her perf…

News: Nation reacts to Vancouver Playhouse closure by The Charlebois Post

Response Quick and MassiveThe social networks take over the Vancouver Playhouse storyby Gaëtan L. Charlebois(Updated 1:36 pm ET, March 10) On Facebook, on Twitter, news spread quickly that …

The Rink by Songs From The Musicals

The Rink Chita Rivera and Liza Minnelli of the original Broadway production perform "Wallflower" at the Tony Awards. No copyright infringement intended. http://www.songsfromthem…

Anthony Cimolino Named The Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Artistic Director by BroadwayWorld

According to the Chicago Tribune, The Stratford Shakespeare Festival of Canada announced that its current executive director, Anthony Cimolino will replace Des McAnuff as its next artistic d…

LES MIS Movie Update: Samantha Barks Departs OLIVER! April 1 by BroadwayWorld

Neil Morrissey and Samantha Barks will play the roles of Fagin and Nancy from Tuesday 13 March Sunday 1 April. Samantha Barks will head straight from OLIVER to start filming the forthcoming…

Neil Meron & Craig Zadan to be Honored at GLAAD Media Awards, 3/24 by BroadwayWorld

The 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards will be held in New York City at the Marriott Marquis Hotel on Saturday, March 24. SMASH producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan will be honored with the Vito…

Antoni Cimolino to Succeed Des McAnuff as Artistic Director of Stratford Shakespeare Festival by Brian Scott Lipton

Antoni Cimolino will become the Artistic Director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in 2013. Cimolino, who is the festival's current General Director, will succeed Des McAnuff, who …

CASTING: Evita by JK

Stratford Festival names new artistic director by Chris Jones

The Stratford Shakespeare Festival of Canada announced Saturday that Anthony Cimolino, its current executive director, will become its next artistic director.

Palm Beach Drama Works "The Pitmen Painters" by John Lariviere

The Palm Beach Drama Works presents The Pitmen Painters at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre in West Palm Beach.

"A Steady Rain" at GableStage by John Lariviere

The GableStage at the Biltmore presents the Southeastern premiere of A Steady Rain by Keith Huff.

Antoni Cimolino to replace Des McAnuff at Stratford Shakespeare Festival by J Kelly Nestruck

2012 season at the renown theatre to be McAnuff’s last. Cimolino, long-time general director at the company, to take over for 2013.

BREAKING NEWS: Antoni Cimolino named Stratford Artistic Director by The Charlebois Post

Antoni Cimolino (courtesy Stratford Festival)In a widely expected move, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Board of Governors has named Antoni Cimolino as Artistic Director to replace the …

Liza Minnellii to Perform at Stamford Center for the Arts Gala on March 30 by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winner Liza Minnelli will give a benefit concert as part of The Stamford Center for the Arts/Palace Theatre's 3rd Annual Palace Gala on Friday, March 30 at 8pm. Proceeds wil…

Liza Minnelli to Perform at Stamford Center for the Arts Gala on March 30 by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winner Liza Minnelli will give a benefit concert as part of The Stamford Center for the Arts/Palace Theatre's 3rd Annual Palace Gala on Friday, March 30 at 8pm. Proceeds wil…

Carla Gugino Joins USA's 'Political Animals' by BroadwayWorld

USA announced that Carla Gugino Watchmen, American Gangster, Entourage, fresh off her acclaimed run on Broadway in Road to Mecca, is set to star opposite Sigourney Weaver Avatar in USA Netwo…

Obie Award Winner Leonardo Cimino Has Died by Brian Scott Lipton

Obie Award winner Leonardo Cimino died on March 3 at his home in Woodstock, New York at age 94, according to The New York Times. Cimino studied acting, directing and modern dance at the Nei…

Theatre Review: Scarifying ladies make The Happy Woman a standout by Robert Cushman

Rose Cullis’s play is called The Happy Woman, and taking into account the expected doses of irony, the decor is very appropriate. It’s also very stylish, which befits a script that’s a…

Fold along with MIT (and Mozart) by Thomas Garvey

Betcha didn't know that MIT, my alma mater, is a hotbed of origami innovation. Well it is! And you can savor some of the best pieces to come out of the Institute in recent years right now …

Actor Leonardo Cimino Has Died by BroadwayWorld

According to The New York Times, actor Leonardo Cimino died on March 3rd at his home in Woodstock, N.Y. He was 94 years old. His wife, Sharon Powers, told the newspaper that his death was ca…

Brad Garrett, Boris Kodjoe, Vanessa Williams Among Stage Stars Added to TV Pilots by Brian Scott Lipton

Deadline.com has announced the latest round of stage veterans cast in upcoming television pilots. Tony Award nominee Vanessa Williams has joined ABC's supernatural drama 666 Park Ave, …

Bring It On by Doug Marino

Currently running its national tour, I caught Bring It On during its stop in Chicago.  Part gymnastic cheerleading spectacle, part disney-esque youthful heartwarming story, the show is …

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 3/10- THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW by Stage Tube

Today in 1975, The Rocky Horror Show opened at the Belasco Theatre, where it ran for 45 performances. The Rocky Horror Show was written by Richard O'Brien, produced and directed by Jim Sharm…

Brad Garrett Joins 'How to Live With Your Parents For The Rest Of Your Life' by BroadwayWorld

Deadline.com announced that Emmy award-winning actor Brad Garrett will co-star in the new ABC pilot 'How to Live With Your Parents For The Rest Of Your Life.' He joins the previously cast Sa…

Photo Flash: Karen Ziemba, Kyle Harris Open in Old Globe's A ROOM WITH A VIEW by BroadwayWorld

Check out production shots below of the show which opens tonight

Disney's NEWSIES on Broadway - First Day at the Nederlander Theatre by Disney on Broadway

Disney's NEWSIES on Broadway - First Day at the Nederlander Theatre Go behind the scenes of Disney's NEWSIES on Broadway as the cast arrives at the Nederlander Theatre for the very …

Promethean’s Swan Song, The Unseen, Is A Hell Of An Exit. by Bill Hirschman

The cruel irony is that The Unseen, the last show before The Promethean Theatre closes its doors forever, is one of the finest productions that the company has mounted in its eight-year hist…

Nibbles And Sips Around Town: ‘Very Cherry Celebrations’ by Jordan Wright by Jordan Wright

Ahh the cherry…luscious fruit and symbol of spring in our Nation’s Capitol.  But why?  The cherry trees whose airy pink blossoms grace the Tidal Basin at this time of year will never b…

Review: Crazy For You by Peter Holland

Bobby Child, played by Sean Palmer, is the young man with a dream: to ditch banking and become a star dancer.  Work however, the preferred occupation of his mother (played by the wonderful …

Dream Cast: My Fair Lady (revival) by BroadwaySpotted

More than anything, when I see something I think could or should be a show, I love to speculate about who would play what roles. I love the way casting works and I love sticking my favorite,…

Out The Window & the online Brain by Aislinn Rose

A snapshot of The Brain - click the image to go straight to the WebBrain version of the project by Aislinn Rose Out The Window opens one week from today. I started working on Liza BalkanR…

Photo Flash: SWEENEY TODD Begins Previews; Michael Ball & Imelda Staunton Visit The Jonathan Ross Show! by BroadwayWorld

Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton stopped by The Jonathan Ross Show in honor of Sweeney Todd which begins previews tonight They were joined by Rihanna and Lionel Richie. Check out the photos …

People You Should Know . . . Adam Swiderski by Zack

Adam Swiderski is an actor, director, fight director, sound designer and musician.He was last seen on stage as Petruchio in DM Theatrics' southern-fried The Taming of the Shrew, and iscurren…

SXSW Tales: What the Internet Can Learn from Public Radio and Visa Versa by Chloe Veltman

Jake Shapiro, a former public radio producer and now the founder of PRX, an online marketplace for the distribution, review, and licensing of public radio programming, presented a thoughtful…

Review: The Barber of Seville by Julia Rank

Before Count Almaviva became a baritone and a lecher, he was a tenor and bit of a stalker. As Rossini’s The Barber of Seville is an operatic adaptation of the first play in Beaumarchais’…

Review: A Bowl of Cherries by Ej Robinson

Charing Cross Theatre nestles snugly under the arches beneath the rail station. Inside the theatre is spacious and visually inviting, with warm red carpet and warm red gentlemen all over th…

People You Should Know . . . David Rosenblatt by Zack

David Rosenblatt is currentlyworking on Blast Radius, the second installment of the Honeycomb Trilogy, written by Mac Rogers, at The Secret Theater. His other credits include Advan…

Review: Waiting For Godot by Amelia Forsbrook

Waiting for Godot is a pretty frustrating play – but it’s also one of the most engaging pieces ever made for stage. Estragon and Vladimir’s tedious dance of absurdity as they w…

The classics, slapified by George Hunka

As I develop a longer response to Robin Detje’s essay “Post-Dramatic Theater and the Bleeding Heart of the Seventies,” I wish to link today to another recent essay which is…

BWW TV: Chatting with LEAP OF FAITH - New Performance Preview Footage & More! by BroadwayWorld TV

The Broadway production of LEAP OF FAITH begins previews on Tuesday, April 3 and will open on April 26 at the St. James Theatre. Yesterday, March 8, the company met the press and BroadwayWor…

A Great Visit from "The Lady from Dubuque" by Jan Simpson

All great playwrights strive to make the people who see their plays think as well as feel.  And with Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams now gone, Edward Albee is not only our greatest…

Erin Burniston, Schyler Conaway, Jack Raymond Set for Media Theatre's Spring Awakening by Brian Scott Lipton

Casting has been announced for The Media Theatre's production of Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening, to run April 18-May 20. Jesse Cline w…

Peter Gethers and Daniel Okrent's Old Jews Telling Jokes to Begin Westside Theatre Run on May 1 by Brian Scott Lipton

The new Off-Broadway show Old Jews Telling Jokes will begin performances on Tuesday, May 1 at the Westside Theatre. The production, which will open officially on May 20, will be directed by…

Artist's paintings of African-American family life attract broad audience

Like many of the kids he meets, painter Cbabi Bayoc never learned about black artists growing up. Musicians, comics, actors? Sure. But visual artists? No way.

Arena Players, proud of its roots, ready for its future by John Barry

Arena Players has been a Baltimore landmark for decades. Since its founding in 1952, it’s the oldest continuously running black theatre in the country. For decades, the Players served as a…

One actress, many roles in 'No Child ...'

They say that more people fear being on stage than fear death.

Cyle Raving: ‘On the Brink of the Waterfront’ by Cyle Durkee by Cyle Durkee

There are few relationships as complex as those that are created by actors and directors working together.  They’re soggy with shared experience and emotion.  They’re dry and cracked l…

Who Made It -- And Who Didn't -- In State's "City Canvases" Grants by Frank Rizzo

New Haven Is One of Five Shut OutA total of 12 communities were invited to submit proposals to the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) and the Connecticut Office of the A…

The Way of Things by Don Hall

In 1999, I directed my then girlfriend (who became my ex-wife in 2005) and Matt Kaye in an improvised tour de force unlike anything I had seen before and unlike anything I've seen since.A co…

BWW's On This Day - March 10, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 10 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

NY Review: 'Stella Rising' by Lisa Jo Sagolla

Vocalist Napua Davoy's one-woman autobiographical show "Stella Rising," at Pan Asian Rep, might work better as a cabaret evening than as a musical play.

3 World Premieres Highlight Berkshire Theatre Festival Season by Frank Rizzo

"A Chorus Line" Opens Line-up At Colonial Theater This SummerThree world premiere plays and a revival of the musical "A Chorus Line" will be produced by Berkshire Theater Group in the Mass…

NY Review: 'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' by Karl Levett

American Bard Theater Company's production of the rarely seen part-Shakespearean "Pericles" gets high marks for invention but lower for spoken delivery.

'Cuckoo's Nest' shows its age but packs a punch

The stage version of Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," like the novel, celebrates the chaos of freedom, glorifying the individual in his eternal battle against dehumanizing bure…

Angus Jackson directs Edward Bond’s flinty study of the bard by TheatreVOICE

INTERVIEW: ANGUS JACKSON The director talks to Aleks Sierz about his sellout revival of Edward Bond's Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death (1973), which is currently at the Young Vic in a co-pro…

Mark Linn-Baker to Participate in CARIS' PEACE Talkback at Rubin Museum Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Broadway actor and producer Mark Linn-Baker will discuss the implications of short-term memory loss for an actor after the screening of Gaylen Ross's film Caris' Peace at the Rubin Museum on…

Alan Cumming, et al. Set for LIKEME Benefit Concert Tonight by BroadwayWorld

The LIKEME Organization, founded by country music recording artist and Kansas native Chely Wright, will open its first LIKEME Lighthouse in Kansas City today. Located in Midtown Kansas City,…

Neil Patrick Harris to Host Smith Center Opening Celebration Tonight by BroadwayWorld

The Smith Centers Opening Celebration will take place tonight at 700pm. ctor Neil Patrick Harris will host the celebration which will feature performances by Academy Award winner Jennifer Hu…

‘The Addams Family’ at The France-Merrick Performing Arts Center at The Hippodrome Theatre by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Every family has one. This family happens to have 25. Broadway Across America takes you into a deep dark hole – and yes, you do want to go there with their astonishing production of Th…

theartsdesk Q&A: Playwright Martin Crimp by Aleks Sierz

Playwright Martin Crimp is one of British theatre’s best-kept secrets. Although his neon-lit name appears in the theatre capitals of Europe, with his work a big hit at festivals all over t…

Sophia Romma by League of Professional Theatre Women

Playwright, Screenwriter, Poet, Director, Professor (Screenwriting and Playwriting) New York, New York USA Inspiration is really a mystical demon, so to speak. I haven’t a clue where t…

Theatre For Thought, March 10, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

THE BECHDEL TEST AND CANADIAN THEATREjoel fishbaneThings are never easy for the actress over forty. For decades now, the archetypes for female roles have remained relatively unchanged: older…

Sweeney Todd, Starring Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton, Begins at West End's Adelphi March 10 by Mark Shenton

Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton begin performances in Sweeney Todd at the West End's Adelphi Theatre March 10, reprising the roles they previously played in the production at Chichester…

Anna Christie, Eugene O'Neill's Early Pulitzer Winner, Begins Old Globe Run; Jessica Love and Bill Buell Star by Kenneth Jones

Jessica Love plays Anna Christie, the estranged prostitute daughter of a crusty sailor in Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, starting March 10 at The Old Globe in San Dieg…

A Room With a View, a Musical Romance With Karen Ziemba, Ephie Aardema, Kyle Harris, Opens in CA by Kenneth Jones

Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba stars as Charlotte Bartlett, the overbearing chaperone of the young Englishwoman Lucy Honeychurch, in the new musical A Room With a View, based on the E.M. For…

STAGE VIEWS: Broadway Actress and New Mom Jessica Grové by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com's series features brief chats with actors commenting on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they are looking forward to and more. Here, via e-mail, we he…

Eric Ankrim and Kelly Karbacz Go On a First Date; New Musical Premieres in Seattle March 10 by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of the new musical First Date, starring Eric Ankrim and Kelly Karbacz as the central young lovers, begins performances March 10 at Seattle's A Contemporary Theatre.

Post-Broadway Tour of William Shatner's Solo Show, Shatner's World, Kicks Off March 10 in L.A. by Michael Gioia

Following its recent Broadway engagement at the Music Box Theatre, William Shatner’s solo show, Shatner's World: We Just Live in It, begins a national tour March 10 at th…

Smith Center Opening, With Neil Patrick Harris, Laura Osnes, Cheyenne Jackson, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Filmed for TV March 10 by Andrew Gans

Emmy winner Neil Patrick Harris hosts the March 10 starry opening night at Las Vegas' Smith Center.

Him, Comedy About Homophobia in Hollywood, Plays Soho Playhouse Beginning March 10 by Andrew Gans

Him, which played the Cherry Lane Studio Theatre in December 2011, returns for an open-ended Off-Broadway engagement beginning March 10 at the Soho Playhouse.

PLAYBILL BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Gatz and Blood Knot Actor Scott Shepherd by Robert Simonson

Scott Shepherd is closing the chapter on Blood Knot at Signature Theatre and opening the book of "The Great Gatsby" — literally — in Gatz at The Public Theater. He talk…

Review: ETERNAL EQUINOX by Lynn Marie Macy

In Joyce Hokin Sachs' new play Eternal Equinox we are introduced to artists Vanessa Bell (the sister of author Virginia Woolf) and her live-in lover, Duncan Grant, a bisexual painter, in an …

New Cyberinterview: Adam Burnett: THE HOUSE OF FITZCARRALDO

Adam Burnett is an actor, writer, director and lyricist. He is also one of the co-founders of Buran Theatre Company which was founded at the University of Kansas just a few years ago. Adam …

THE WEEK AHEAD, March 10-16: Evita, Newsies and Ghost Begin on Broadway; Death of a Salesman Opens by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that a Ghost begins to haunt the Lunt-Fontanne… "Attention must be paid" to Philip Seymour Hoffman… and Broadway strikes…

CHART TOPPERS: Most-Read Playbill.com Stories, Week of Feb. 26-March 3 by Judy Samelson

Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of Feb. 26–March 3 from information compiled by Playbill.com.

Des McAnuff's Stratford Twelfth Night, Starring Brian Dennehy, Gets Canadian Cinema Release March 10 by Kenneth Jones

The Stratford Shakespeare Festival's 2011 pop-rock-infused production of Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night gets a cinematic release March 10 and March 21 at Cineplex Entertainment t…