Hottest Articles on BWW from Saturday, Jan. 26

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Saturday, January 26, 2013.

‘Proposals’ at Vienna Theatre Company by Kim Moeller by Kim Moeller

In the midst of the cold and wintry Washington weather, Vienna Theatre Company’s production of Proposals offers warmth and laughter with a visit to the Hines family cabin during a summer d…

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 1/26/2013

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 1262013.

Review: Luther/Steep Theatre Company by Lisa Buscani

As the wars wind down, American servicemen and women will return and assimilate into a peacetime society. Ethan Lipton’s script attempts to examine whether we’re ready for that eventuali…

London's 'Phantom' Peter Jback to Star in PHANTOM OF THE OPERA on Broadway from April 29 by BroadwayWorld

The longest-running show in Broadway history, Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, directed by Harold Prince and produced by Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Theatre Compa…

Broadway's The Phantom of the Opera Will Welcome West End Star Peter Jöback by Michael Gioia

The longest-running show in Broadway history, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, will welcome West End star and Platinum-selling Swedish recording artist Peter Jöback b…

BWW TV: PHANTOM OF THE OPERA's 25th Anniversary Arrivals - Sarah Brightman and More! by BroadwayWorld TV

The longest-running show in Broadway history, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, directed by Harold Prince and produced by Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Company, Inc.…

Performing arts groups use personal sponsorships to build bridges, bolster bottom line

Performing arts organizations in Kansas City are largely funded by our local equivalent of the Medici banking dynasty of Renaissance Italy -- foundations, corporations and wealthy private do…

The Accrington Pals; Di and Viv and Rose; One Monkey Don't Stop No Show – review by Susannah Clapp

Royal Exchange, Manchester; Hampstead; Tricycle, LondonWith what varied meanings the word "pals" winds through Peter Whelan's 1982 play. This is a drama full of warmth between both women and…

Onegin – review by Luke Jennings

Royal Opera House, LondonJohn Cranko's 1965 ballet Onegin, based on Alexander Pushkin's narrative poem, is a compelling but dramatically flawed work. The story tells of mousy Tatiana, who fa…

The Maids – review by Clare Brennan

Citizens, GlasgowDirector/designer Stewart Laing's production of The Maids is vividly theatrical (the stage curtain gets a round of applause). But its visual surprises and non-textual interv…

Regional theatre roundtable: When shall we three meet again?

"My journey to the Olympic Opening Ceremony began at the Bolton Octagon," said Danny Boyle when he, Nicholas Hytner and the Artistic Directors of two dozen regional theatres gathered recentl…

Heads Up: The Book of Mormon

What are we talking about? The Tony- and Grammy-winning satirical musical, following a pair of good American Mormon men who go on a mission to Uganda to try to convert the natives, arrives i…

Dance review: BalletBoyz: The Talent - Welcome to the muscle bank

Over the past 10 years, dance has impinged on the public consciousness as never before, but it's not all down to celebrity antics on Saturday night TV. The BalletBoyz, aka Michael Nunn and W…

Theatre review: Di and Viv and Rose - Anyone fancy a girls' night in?

So, when shall we do this again? It's the question three female friends, who bond at university, keep asking – fondly or bitterly or mournfully – as the decades pass in Di and Viv and Ro…

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Carey

The bed’s the thing in this play. Oh, and the woman in it. That much is clear from the first moment of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, currently playing at the Richard Rogers Theater. This revival …

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, Jan 26 - Farewell to EVITA, Goodbye to BOOK OF MORMON's Rory O'Malley and More! by BroadwayWorld

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' round-up. Today's photos feature last SIPs from the cast of EVITA, which closes on Broadway today, pl…

'Phantom of the Opera' reaches a milestone: 25 years on Broadway by Joe Dziemianowicz

It’s 7:30 on a Saturday night. Or a Wednesday. Or a Friday. As you thread your way through Times Square, you notice a long queue snaking west along W. 44th St. It starts at the Majestic Th…

FILM: Instagram Films by Guy Yedwab

It's finally happened -- cinematographers are just using Instagram filters.

Review: Luther (Steep Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Luther wants to show a target audience of do-gooders what happens when do-gooding goes too far. As a satire, it fails. As a display of gratuitous puppetry, unnecessary choreography and flat-…

Review: (Vancouver) Testament (PuSh) by The Charlebois Post

(photo credit: Doro Tuch)Funny , Weird,  and ExtraordinaryWhat Would Your Father say?by David C. JonesWhat a fantastic and special experience. Incredibly brave and audaciously staged, S…

Photo Flash: Kathryn Erbe Visits WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? by BroadwayWorld

Friday night brought Kathryn Erbe to Edward Albee's WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF on Broadway. Kathryn and her daughter Maeve visited the cast and crew backstage after the performance. Chec…

George Takei, Lea Salonga and More Set for AN EVENING WITH JAY KUO, 1/28 by BroadwayWorld

Move over 54 Below and Broadway Bound On Monday, January 28th at 9pm, Darrel Alejandro Holnes amp The Lambs Club premiere EMERGING a new Broadway composers cabaret with An Evening with Jay K…

VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Behind the Scenes with SMASH's Season 2 Guest Stars! by TV News Desk

SMASH makes its long-awaited return to the NBC lineup for a second season on Tuesday, February 5 9-10 p.m. ET and will continue in its regular time slot on Tuesday, February 12 10-11 p.m. ET…

'Johnny Baseball' takes a few innings to warm up.

REVIEW: Baseball's stay-to-the-end doctrine would serve well anyone who visits St. Paul's Park Square Theatre to catch the area premiere of "Johnny Baseball," a musical based on the experien…

Fuse Visual Arts Review: Cartoonist Roz Chast Reveals Her “Theories of Everything” by Susan Miron

For those who missed this evening, pick up Roz Chast's "Theories of Everything," which is a wonderfully huge collection of her cartoons published in "The New Yorker."

Gloucester Blue At Arts Garage Melds Sex, Murders, Laughs by Bill Hirschman

Israel Horovitz’s Gloucester Blue, getting a gleefully mischievous world premiere at the Arts Garage, is a black comedy with all three Aristotelian verities – beer, blackmail and blood. …

Plaza Theatre Adds New Shows & Holds Birthday Celebration by Bill Hirschman

The fledgling Plaza Theatre began its existence relying on musical revues and cabaret shows, although it has recently added plays like Driving Miss Daisy, Luv and Chapter Two. Now, the compa…

Juliet Mills, Maxwell Caulfield In 'Oh, Dad, Poor Dad' Reading

To Support New Greenwich Theater GroupJuliet Mills   and  Maxwell Caulfield   will star in a reading of  Arthur Kopit 's 1962 play, "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mam's Hung You In The Closet An…

Review: The Whipping Man/Northlight Theatre by Johnny Oleksinski

RECOMMENDED An onstage door left ajar has an unusual way of commanding an audience’s attention. Unspoken judgement accompanies gawking at the unattended entranceway as though a charact…

Programming Note by Monica Reida

In a style similar to my previous blog post series “The Films of Pixar” and “The Great ’90s Animated Film Project,” I will be embarking on a new series of blog …

Chicago Theater Review: STADIUM DEVILDARE (Red Tape Theater) by Tony Frankel

A CIRCUS BUT NO BREAD The theater space is a cavernous church gym with lousy acoustics. The intrepid thespians at Red Tape Theatre transform it into the title setting, an arena of death with…

Dance spotlight: Contempo Physical Dance

Jungle opens sexy 'Venus in Fur'

Anna Sundberg and Peter Christian Hansen hope to spark in “Venus in Fur” at the Jungle Theater.

The 'Life And Times' Takes Audiences On A Lengthy Journey

Life and Times is a 10-hour play about the life of one ordinary woman. It opens this week in New York city, and weekends on All Things Considered host Robert Smith attended a performance, co…

Tickets Now On Sale for Broadway's Hands On A Hardbody, Starring Hunter Foster & Keith Carradine by Lindsay Champion

Let the contest begin! Tickets are now on sale for the new musical adaptation of Hands on a Hardbody, starring Hunter Foster, Keith Carradine, Jay Armstrong Johnson and more. Directed by Nei…

News: St Andrews´ Byre Theatre closes suddenly by Thom Dibdin

The Byre Theatre in St Andrews is to go dark and the company running it has ceased trading with immediate effect. The theatre was due to be taken under the wing of the new Fife...

‘Birdland Big Band’ at Hylton Performing Arts Center by Audrey Thornton by Audrey Thornton

A dynamic, new ensemble directed by Tommy Igoe (Drums); Nick Marchione, August Haas, Mat Jodrell, and Brandon Lee (Trumpets); Dave Bargeron, Mark Miller and James Borowski (Trombones); Natha…

ARTS POLICY: This I (Taylor Mac) Believe) by Guy Yedwab

And just having hit "post" on the previous post, I came across this gem from Taylor Mac: I believe you can make a living as a theater artist but in order to do so, without making work you …

ARTS POLICY: What Are Artists Even Complaining About? by Guy Yedwab

Dave Malloy, in Culturebot: There is a difference between what is nice and what is deserved. I don’t think that art deserves money. Again, I take it when it is offered to me, I’ll ask …

Anniversary Special! 25 Phabulous Phacts In Honor of The Phantom of the Opera’s Broadway Birthday by Lindsay Champion

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber was browsing a used bookstore in 1984 when he discovered a worn copy of The Phantom of the Opera, an out-of-print book by Gaston Leroux. He was inspired to write…

THEATER: "Collision" is a Disaster in Slow, Slow Motion by Aaron Riccio

Photo/Russ RowlandOnce upon a time, to borrow the banal storytelling mechanic used by playwright Lyle Kessler's pretentious philosophers, there was a critic who thought he'd seen more than h…

As the crow lands: Chris Abraham preps a nest in the east end by Robert Cushman

Abraham speaks with Robert Cushman about his upcoming east-end theatre

How Do You Sing "Music of the Night" in Japanese?

The Phantom of the Opera isn't just the longest-running show in Broadway history, it is one of the most successful shows in the entire world. Nearly 100 million people have seen Phantom sin…

“Ephemeral Evidence” Alums Presenting Work by Jeremy M. Barker

Back in April, Culturebot was invited to curate a week of events as part of Exit Art’s grand closing-down retrospective; our exhibit, “Ephemeral Evidence,” granted one-day …

A Mid-Winter Escape: Wish You Were Here With The Calendar Girl by Sandi Durell

    By Karen Feld   It’s freezin’ outside. . . hence the time many of us travel to warmer climates, or at the very least, fantasize about an exotic locale on a beach or un…

KC Rep's seamless 'Salesman' timely, exceptional

Poor Willy Loman.

Photo Flashback: Even More Past PHANTOM Anniversaries by Walter McBride

Below, photographer Walter McBride looks back at some other special moments in Phantom's momentous run

Swedish Star Peter Jöback To Join Broadway’s ‘Phantom’ by Broadway's Best Shows

Just hours before celebrating their 25th anniversary on Broadway, producers of Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera have announced the newest addition to the cast. West End star and Pla…

A Look Back • Actor marches outside downtown St. Louis theater to protest segregated seating

Demonstrators, including actor Paul Robeson, sought to change the American Theater's segregated seating policy for years.

Christopher Walken To Speak About His Career To Benefit Stratford Theater by Frank Rizzo

Played at Connecticut Theatre in 'Hamlet,' 'Henry IV Part One'Oscar-winner Christopher Walken will  talk about his life and career in "A Conversation with Christopher Walken" on Sunday, …

LES MIS Hits $300 Million; To Become Third Highest-Grossing Movie Musical by Movies News Desk

Tom Hooper's sweeping adaptation of LES MISERABLES has hit a box office milestone, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Cast Set For "The Mountaintop" at Hartford's TheaterWorks by Frank Rizzo

Courtney Thomas, who was in "Emotional Creature" at off-Broadway's Signature Theatre, and J amil Morgan , who was in "Romeo and Juliet" at Connectiocut Free Shakespeare, will star in …

A Quarter Century Later: Phantom's 25th Anniversary by JK

DON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S "HOT OR NOT" POLL!THIS WEEK: CINDERELLA: THE PRINCIPAL CASTBRAND NEW POLL NOW - JANUARY 31!CLICK THE PIC TO YOUR RIGHT AND VOTE NOW!If you were alive on J…

Music review: Varga leads SLSO in beautifully realized performances

Friday's performance was a series of well-played highlights.

Dear Jeremy Eichler: This is what Teresa Wakim looks like by Thomas Garvey

For future reference.Sometimes the disinterest with which the Globe arts staff views its hometown is almost embarrassing.Just a few weeks ago, a seemingly ignorant Jeffrey Gantz innocen…

Photo Coverage: In The Spotlight Series - CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF by Walter McBride

Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, starring Scarlett Johansson as Maggie, Ciarn Hinds as Big Daddy, Benjamin Walker as Brick and Debra Monk as Big Mama, directed by Rob Ashford, open…

Photo Coverage: Meet the Company of MCC Theater's REALLY REALLY by Walter McBride

MCC Theater presents Matt Lauria NBC's 'Friday Night Lights' amp 'Parenthood', ZOSIA MAMET HBO's 'Girls', AMC's 'Mad Men', Lauren Culpepper Signature's Really Really, David Hull Broadway's W…

Learn to Cook — Then Cook! by Walt828

I always love the time around Thanksgiving when many of my Facebook friends post descriptions or pictures of what they and their family are making for their holiday dinner. Everyone oohs and…

Explore the Senses by Lindsay Price

When I talk to students about writing in an imagistic and specific manner, I always talk about using the senses. Observe this room and describe it using all five senses. The senses are immed…

'Nashville' actor, Delta Rae play Sunday at Old Rock House

Sam Palladio plays Gunnar Scott on ABC show.

Marc Kudisch Joins Cast Of "Hamlet" At Yale Rep by Frank Rizzo

Multi-Tony Award nominee Marc Kudisch (Hartford Stage's "Summer and Smoke") joins the Y ale Repertory Theatre production of "Hamlet" starring Emmy Award winner and Oscar nominee Paul …

Discount Tickets: Belleville @ NYTW by Ludlow Lad

 We've already chosen Amy Herzog's Belleville at New York Theater Workshop as on of our 6 Things To See in February.  Now here's a discount code to further entice you:Code: BV…

The Jammer by Theasy.com

Atlantic Theatre Company Stage 2, Off Broadway By Benjamin Coleman BOTTOM LINE: Rolin Jones’s oddball comedy about 1950’s Roller Derbies makes for an unconventional evening of th…

Photo Flash: jOBS' Ashton Kutcher, Josh Gad and More Celebrate at Sundance Closing Night by Movies News Desk

Red Touch Media hosted the exclusive jOBS film premiere after party on closing night of the Sundance Film Festival 2013 in Park City, UT on January 25. Cast members Ashton Kutcher, Josh Gad,…

The Turn of the Screw, Almeida Theatre by Fisun Güner

There are a few laughs in this new adaptation of The Turn of the Screw, Henry James’s chilling and ambiguous novella, written in 1897 after he was told a tale of children possessed by…

BWW Flashback: EVITA Dances Final Tango on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

A few months ago, producers Hal Luftig and Scott Sanders announced that Grammy Award-winning international pop icon Ricky Martin as Che, Olivier Award-winning Argentinean actress Elena Roger…

The 10 best theatrical dynasties by Susannah Clapp

From the Foxes to the Redgraves, the Observer's theatre critic Susannah Clapp chooses the most celebrated acting familiesSusannah Clapp

Rep looks at new works with Ignite!

Plays need audiences to develop, associate artistic director Seth Gordon says.

Stars of Slapstick #63: Alf Goulding by Trav S.D.

This is one in a series of posts we are producing in connection with our new book Chain of Fools: Silent Comedy and Its Legacies from Nickelodeons to Youtube, available from Bear Manor Media…

A Creative Suggestion for Ann Hampton Callaway by Sandi Durell

  MY VIEW written by Stephen Sorokoff   You know that bit when Ann sits at the piano and asks the audience to give her some short phrases for some “on the spot” song writing?

Fuse Remembrance: Be the Rock Star — A Tribute to Jules Siegel by Arts Fuse Editor

Legendary music journalist Jules Siegel died of a heart attack on November 17, 2012 at the age of 77. There was no :New York Times" obituary, no mention in "Rolling Stone." But to me, he wa…

This CAT scratches only the surface – Tennessee Williams revival by Oscar E Moore

This most recent revival of CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF by Tennessee Williams, another Pulitzer Prize winning drama from the 1950’s (PICNIC being another) starring Scarlett Johansson who won…

Glee 4:11 – Sadie Hawkins by John Dellaporta

Why Glee, have you gone and changed on me? Me being out of the Glee loop for the last several months may have actually benefited this week’s adventures at McKinley High and NYADA. See, par…

Andrew Samonsky, From Show to Show by Michael Portantiere

If an actor works almost constantly, it's a given that that he's held in high esteem by directors and other colleagues. Case in point: Andrew Samonsky, who has made his mark in several produ…

Andrew Samonsky, From Show to Show by Michael Portantiere

If an actor works almost constantly, it's a given that that he's held in high esteem by directors and other colleagues. Case in point: Andrew Samonsky, who has made his mark in several notab…

'Priscilla Queen of the Desert' has costumes fit for a queen

Australian musical crosses the outback in fabulous style.

Bare Facts About the Gay Teen Musical "bare" by Jan Simpson

The coming out narrative, in which a young or closeted homosexual struggles to accept his or her sexual identity, has been the dominant theme in gay literature since at least 1862 when the p…

DCMetroTheaterArts’ Reviewers on the WATCH AWARDS Nominations by Joel Markowitz by Joel Markowitz

Here’s reactions by some of the DCMTA reviewers to the WATCH AWARD Nominations announced this past Sunday: Andrew Baughman: “It is good to see 2nd Star Productions receive so man…

‘The Lunch and Judy Show’: ’1963-A Million Years Ago’ by Judy Stadt by Judy Stadt

I am the host and creator and writer and editor of The Lunch and Judy Show. For four years – every week – DCMTA’s Joel Markowitz  and I have been schmoozing for 4 years ab…

BWW's On This Day - January 26, 2013

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on January 26 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Manilow makes Broadway magic

Per-performance box office matches heavy hitters

Nonprofit model transforms Trafalgar

For-profit initiative rethinks West End production strategy

'Quartet' shows some of the sacrifices of opera career

It's still a struggle to maintain both a family and a career, but it's easier than it was.

Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart heading to Broadway

NEW YORK • Serious theater fans have a reason to suddenly freak out: Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart will team up on Broadway this fall in two of the most iconic plays of the 20th century.

Theater spotlight: 'Ganesh vs. the Third Reich'

Interviews: Jack of all trades by Matthew Hemley

Matthew Hemley talks to David Caves about his new role in Silent Witness

Los Angeles Theater Review: THE SNAKE CAN (Odyssey Theatre) by Tom Chaits

OPEN THIS SNAKE CAN AND ALL THAT POPS OUT IS WHINE AND CHEESE Three BFFs get together to commiserate over their fates in the world premiere of The Snake Can, Kathryn Grant’s (Hermetically …

'War Horse' leads Theater League's new season

"War Horse," the poignant World War I drama that ran for years in London and in New York, will be the chief item of interest on the 2013-14 season just announced by Theater League and Broadw…

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof - Starring Scarlett Johansson by Oscar E. Moore

There are intermittent fireworks but they are not from the actors. There is a huge storm that passes as fast as it starts. Unfortunately the play slowly limps along.

Emmy-Winning TV Director Rob Schiller Helms Warner Theatre's CURTAINS, Beginning Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Emmy Award winning Hollywood Director Rob Schiller, also known for his philanthropic endeavors, is now lending his award-winning directing talents to the Warner, a historic theater in Connec…

Whoopi Goldberg, John Leguizamo, Brooke Shields and More Present at GARDEN OF LAUGHS Benefit Today by BroadwayWorld

MSG Entertainment and the Garden of Dreams Foundation announced that actress, host of The View and Garden of Dreams Foundation board member Whoopi Goldberg Rangers legend Adam Graves actor J…

creating a/broad, January 26, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

Coming Homeby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreI had a workshop reading of my newest play last Wednesday night. It was hard and weird and good, and I am going to write about that more next week aft…

Theatre For Thought, January 26, 2013 by The Charlebois Post

THE MAGIC OF BREAKING-UP ON STAGEjoel fishbane“This is a raw, loud, raucous play.” So proclaimed director Esther Jun, more then a little pregnant and fresh into rehearsals for Cowboy Mou…

PHANTOM VIDEO FLASHBACK: Past the Point of No Return- Celebrating 25 Years on Broadway! by Stage Tube

On Broadway, since its debut on January 26, 1988, The Phantom of the Opera has grossed over 880 million. Even now - in its incredible 25th year on Broadway - it is consistently among Broadwa…

Photo Flash: Meet the Current Cast of Broadway's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA by BroadwayWorld

The longest-running show in Broadway history, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, directed by Harold Prince and produced by Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Company, Inc.…

PHANTOM FLASHBACK: The Men Behind the Mask- Broadway's Past Phantoms by BroadwayWorld

Below, BroadwayWorld tributes the men behind the mask- the many who have taken on the title role at the Majestic Theatre since it opened in 1988. Check it out below

BWW TV Exclusive: STAGE MAGIC with PHANTOM Makeup Wizard Thelma Pollard by BroadwayWorld TV

The longest-running show in Broadway history, Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA today celebrates its 25th Anniversary and continues to play at The Majestic Theatre 247 West 44th…

Masks Are Still in Style: Broadway's The Phantom of the Opera Is 25 Years Old Jan. 26 by Kenneth Jones

A milestone previously unthinkable in American theatre becomes a reality on Jan. 26 when a Broadway show, The Phantom of the Opera, celebrates its 25th anniversary. A special curtain-call ev…

PLAYBILL BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Sheldon Harnick, the Tony and Pulitzer-Winning Lyricist of Fiorello! by Robert Viagas

Master lyricist Sheldon Harnick talks about his musical-theatre career on the occasion of a new Encores! concert revival of his Fiorello!, the biographical musical about New York City Mayor …

THE WEEK AHEAD, Jan. 26-Feb. 1: Evita Leaves Broadway, Fiorello! Opens and Broadway Bares Heats Up Winter by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that the truth is, the Evita revival will, in fact, leave you... BC/EFA heats up winter's cold nights with a Winter Burlesque... Encores! tu…

Wrenn Schmidt Is Katie Roche in Rare NYC Production of Teresa Deevy Play, Starting Jan. 26 by Kenneth Jones

Off-Broadway's Mint Theater Company, which discovers forgotten plays about the beginning of modern life and holds them up to the light, launches the first resident American production of…

THE SCREENING ROOM: Patti LuPone, Elaine Paige, Florence Lacey, Lea Salonga and More Sing "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" by Playbill Staff

The original production of Evita opened its 1,567-performance run Sept. 25, 1979, starring Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, who both received Tonys for their work. With the revival of the Ti…

Gallery Players Production of Tony-Winning Parade, With Jesse Manocherian, Opens Jan. 26 in Brooklyn by Michael Gioia

The Gallery Players, the award-winning Brooklyn theatre company now in its 46th season, present Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown's Parade, opening Jan. 26. Jesse Manocherian stars.

Free Concert Readings of Drew Gasparini-Alex Brightman Musical Make Me Bad Offered Jan. 26-27 at Pace by Michael Gioia

Free concert readings of Make Me Bad, a new musical featuring a score by Drew Gasparini ("Smash") and a book by actor-writer Alex Brightman (Wicked), are offered Jan. 26-27 at Pace…

"Goodnight and Thank You": Broadway Revival of Evita Ends Run Jan. 26 by Andrew Gans

The Tony-nominated revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Evita plays its final performances Jan. 26 at 2 PM and 8 PM at the Marquis Theatre. When it closes, the musical  &md…

STAGE VIEWS: Patti Issues Creator-Star Ben Rimalower by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com's series features actors commenting on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they are looking forward to and more. Here, via email, we hear from Ben Rimalo…

VINTAGE PLAYBILL: The Phantom of the Opera's Opening Night, 1988 by Brynn Cox

The Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running Broadway show in history, celebrates its 25th anniversary today. The Playbill Vault revisits the musical's opening night.