PHOTO CALL: Four-time Grammy Award Winner Michael Bublé Visits Rocky by Joseph Marzullo

Singer/songwriter Michael Bublé, who has won four Grammy awards, attended the Broadway musical Rocky. Michael posed with the cast following the July 6 matinee.

Cinderella review: Australian Ballet's sublime ridiculousness by Jane Howard

Adelaide Festival TheatreGiant legs, bunny-hops and a fist pump bring out the surreal hilarity in the fairytale but the dancers are never outshone There is little about Alexei Ratmanskys Ci…

Review: Tom Sharah in That 90′s Show – Hayes Cabaret Festival by Cassie Tongue

If you’re going to spend an hour or so with someone, there aren’t many better choices than Tom Sharah. With a strong sense of ease on stage that borders on casual and conversational – …

Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Jul. 6

Upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, July 6, 2014.

The Performance of the Audience: A Review by Dillon Slagle

Why are some behaviors acceptable and others forbidden?

Starry THE REALISTIC JONESES Closes on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

Will Eno's new play The Realistic Joneses played its final performance of the limited run on Sunday, July 6, 2014, at 300 pm, having played 27 previews and 105 performances for a total of 13…

Djokovic Uses Nadal Method to Defeat Federer at Wimbledon by David Dow Bentley III

WIMBLEDON, England  6 July 2014 Neither my status as an amateur tennis player nor my record as a performing arts critic would qualify me to comment on the truly remarkable Men’s Final of…

Starry Night by Francis

With the number of nationally-anticipated/written-up/reviewed theater productions this summer in Chicago, you’d expect there to be more people coming into town to see a show than to go eat…

West End & Broadway Stars Join Forces to Celebrate the Work of Writing Team Charles Miller & Kevin Hammonds by BroadwayWorld

Making Records amp Strike Up The Band announce the launch on iTunes of IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING The Songs Of Charles Miller amp Kevin Hammonds A 'must buy' for all lovers of musical theatre, …

I Interview Playwrights Part 672: Will Connolly by Adam Szymkowicz

Will Connolly Hometown:  Montclair, New Jersey Current Town:  Brooklyn, NYC Q:  Tell me about Fly By Night. A:  "Fly By Night" is a musical I co-wrote with form…

A Quick Chat with Adam Cook by Cassie Tongue

Sport for Jove has been taking Sydney by storm with its almost uncanny ability to breathe new life into Shakespeare’s classics. For the first time, helmed by Adam Cook, the company is …

BWW TV Exclusive: CUTTING-EDGE COMPOSERS CORNER- Annie Golden Sings 'Spin Those Records' by Joe Iconis, Lance Rubin, and Jason SweetTooth Williams by BroadwayWorld TV

This week's featured composers are Joe Iconis, Lance Rubin, and Jason SweetTooth Williams whose song 'Spin Those Records' from their new musical Annie Golden Bounty Hunter, Yo was sung by th…

Review: Partners (LiveWire Chicago) by Scotty Zacher

Playwright Dorothy Fortenberry, whose work has been seen in some prestigious regional theaters, has overreached in this play, cramming in too many ideas and failing to fully develop the intr…

Review: (Toronto) Desperately Seeking Something (Fringe) by The Charlebois Post

Desperately Seeking Something by Nellwyn Lampert lives up to its title.by Jason BookerYoung Annie (Ewa Wolniczek) feels life lacks meaning. She turns to religion – though she debates which…

Review: (Toronto) Behind Closed Doors (Fringe) by The Charlebois Post

The Complexity of Abuseby Lisa McKeown@lisammckeownWritten and directed by Adam Bryan, this show is about a dancer who is in an abusive relationship, and the reactions of those around her as…

Top Scene Stealers of the Week-Week Ending 7/5/14 by Joel Markowitz

Here are our Top Scene Stealers for the week ending July 5, 2014. Congrats to all our honorees!  ______ (1) Mary Ellen Cameron Singing “I Dreamed a Dream’ at Les Misérables�…

Review: (Toronto) Everything Is Fine (Fringe) by The Charlebois Post

Comic ReliefLisa McKeown@lisammckeownSometimes, when one is reviewing a lot of shows, comic relief is necessary. And Everything Is Fine definitely provided that for me. A series of short com…

Review: (Toronto) Bard Fiction (Fringe) by The Charlebois Post

Quentin Shakespeareby Lisa McKeown@lisammckeownWritten by Tedious Brief and directed by Christopher Moore, this play is a retelling of Pulp Fiction through the language and lens of Shakespea…

Will Imelda Marcos Appear in London's Here Lies Love? by Philippe Bowgen

According to Page 6, "David Byrne and Fatboy Slim are hoping to woo Imelda Marcos to appear in the London performances of their musical Here Lies Love, about the rise and fall of the fo…

Review: (Toronto) An Evening in July (Fringe) by The Charlebois Post

Half Improv, Half Scripted, Totally Amazingby Keely Kwok@kwoklesGo and see this show. Stat. Comedic duo The Templeton Philharmonic, comprised of Briana Templeton and Gwynne Phillips, ar…

Review: (Toronto) The Emergency Monologues (Fringe) by The Charlebois Post

A Dude, a Wheel, and an Array of Storiesby Keely Kwok@kwoklesMorgan Jones Phillips’ one-man show The Emergency Monologues is a collection of stories from his 10 years as a paramedic in dow…

Review: (Toronto) Don't Tell My Dad (Fringe) by The Charlebois Post

A Raunchy Folksterby Keely Kwok@kwoklesChelsea Manders is perky, quirky, and has a biting wit that is so delightfully unexpected. Because when she started the show under a dramatic spotlight…

Review: (Toronto) Group Therapy (Fringe) by The Charlebois Post

A Show with Potentialby Keely Kwok@kwoklesAs a first show for theatre company Giggling Aristophanes, Group Therapy is pretty ambitious. The story follows a group of strangers, all struggling…

Photo Flash: First Look at Helen Anker, Tony Sheldon and More in Guthrie's MY FAIR LADY by BroadwayWorld

The Guthrie Theater presents My Fair Lady, the hummable, quotable, utterly enjoyable musical for the whole family. Playing for the first time at the Guthrie, under the direction of Joe Dowli…

Spotlight On...David Spadora by Michael Block

Name: David SpadoraHometown: Flemington, NJ (we’re kind of a big deal)Education: Rider UniversitySelect Credits: I Am Not Batman (#theatrenow), Mirror, Mirror (Tunnel Theatre Co), Rider: T…

Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) Offering Pay-What-You-Can Previews Until July 10th by Joel Markowitz

Expanded this year! CATF’s Pay-What-You-Can Preview series allows you to experience the 2014 repertory of plays before they open at whatever price you care to pay. While the playwri…

Competition: Win Top Price Tickets to Dogfight at Southwark Playhouse by Lucia Genziani

Win a pair of top price tickets to see the musical Dogfight, based on the 1991 movie of the same name starring River Phoenix. Read on to find out how to enter the competition. Dogfight South…

Late Night Broadway - Top 5 Cabaret Picks for July 7-13, 2014 by BroadwayWorld

Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars Well after Broadway orchestra's begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, …

CELEBRITY BUZZ: Kelsey Grammer's Return to Broadway, Randy Newman's Faust, Bernadette Peters on "The View," Liza Minnelli's Rep Sends Shia LaBeouf A " by Jared Clough

Check out the latest celebrity interviews, features, news and multimedia from Playbill.com.

Photo: First Look at Leslie Uggams as Mama Rose in GYPSY! by BroadwayWorld

We've been waiting for this Check out the first photo of Tony Award winner Leslie Uggams as Rose, in GYPSY A MUSICAL FABLE at Connecticut Repertory Theatre onstage July 10-20 at the Harriet …

ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Two Wars, With Song and Sentiment by Ben Brantley

Ben Brantley on the revival of “Miss Saigon,” Sean O’Casey’s seldom-seen “The Silver Tassie,” and Peter Brook’s latest offering, “The Valley of Astonishment.”

VIDEO: 3rd Annual Broadway Alzheimer's iPod Drive is Currently Underway by Stage Tube

Over the past couple of years Dave Roth has shared the story of his parent's struggle with Alzheimer's disease and so many people have responded with generosity. Studies have found that musi…

Playwright Marina Carr explores matters of life and death in 'Woman and Scarecrow'

To characterize Marina Carr‘‍s work as dark, as many do, isn’‍t so much wrong as exasperating.

Martin Freeman fans 'ruin' Richard III by Agencies

Theatre-goers have voiced their frustration that overenthusiastic Hobbit fans are ruining Martin Freeman's portrayal of Richard III by cheering and clapping at inappropriate times during the…

Imelda Marcos Being 'Sought' for London HERE LIES LIVE? by BroadwayWorld

The award-winning New York production of David Byrne and Fatboy Slim's musical Here Lies Love will open the new Dorfman Theatre formerly the Cottesloe, following its complete refurbishment a…

Steve Martin Announces Twitter 'Hiatus' to Work on New Musical BRIGHT STAR by BroadwayWorld

No one ever said that writing musicals was easy, and Steve Martin has just announced a Twitter break to focus on his new musical, Bright Star. Martin wrote 'Taking a hiatus from Twitter for …

BWW CD Reviews: Broadway Records' AHRENS & FLAHERTY: NICE FIGHTING YOU (A 30th Anniversary Celebration Live at 54 BELOW) is Festive and Fun by David Clarke

Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty have had an extensive career, composing music for the stage and screen over the last thirty years. As a team, they captured us with their enchanting work on …

Los Angeles Theater Review: IN THE BOOM BOOM ROOM (Hudson Backstage in Hollywood) by Jason Rohrer

DOOM DOOM DOOM In the Boom Boom Room is a David Rabe play that did not win a Tony in 1974.  In it, Rabe demonstrates no particular affinity yet for female characters, of whom there are many…

Photo Flash: Judd Apatow Visits the Cast of Broadway's ONCE by BroadwayWorld

Today, Judd Apatow came to the matinee performance of Broadway's ONCE. He met up with the cast after the show and took a picture with them- check below for the photo

This Week’s Picks! Adopt a Pup, Have Sex with Strangers & Take the Village Bike For One Last Spin by Pete Croatto

Did you eat too much on July 4? Did you make questionable decisions involving fireworks? Don’t worry. As always, Broadway.com is here for you. Forget about last week's regrets, bec…

Will Eno’s ‘The Realistic Joneses’ Plays Final Performance on Broadway by Broadway's Best Shows

Will Eno’s new play The Realistic Joneses plays its final performance of the limited run today, Sunday, July 6, 2014, at 3:00 pm, having played 27 previews and 105 performances for a t…

‘Verdict’ at Thunderous Productions by Amanda Gunther

Agatha Christie. The name immediately draws to mind thrilling murder mysteries of the ‘who-dunnit’ era of the utmost suspenseful caliber. Thunderous Productions in the black box theatric…

The music and mystery of Mario Lanza by Allison Hilbig

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Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, Part 2 - 7/5 - NEWSIES Enjoy Theatre Life, KINKY BOOTS Preps for Act 2, and More by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our July 5th SIP round-up Check out part one HERE. Yesterday's SIPs come …

Best American Musical. Prison Shows. Who’s An Artist (Who Decides?) The Week in New York Theater by Jonathan Mandell

Who is an artist – and who gets to decide?  Is it the IRS? Do you have to make a living at it? Do you have to have a degree in it? Do you have to be better than average at it? Do you …

Review: Maria Stuarda (Royal Opera House)

Joyce DiDonato dazzles the ear in Donizetti's operatic retelling of Schiller's play

Episode 217, Part 2 - The Making of "Standalone" - Production by Joel B. New

JBN updates his listeners on the progress of the premiere recording of his song cycle, STANDALONE. New went into Yellow Sound Lab (www.yellowsoundlab.com) on June 29th for principal vocalist…

The Sunday Giveaway: Two tickets to Clinton at NYMF! by Ken Davenport

Every year in every theater festival, one show snags the press spotlight. As soon as I heard that a musical called Clinton was coming over from the UK to make its American debut in this ye…

On the Town Returns to Broadway with Special TV Twist by Matthew Wexler

Broadway’s On The Town and FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance are teaming up to offer the winner of Season 11 a role in this fall’s highly anticipated Broadway revival, marking an ex…

Even Broadway has its B-Sides: The lost songs of Sheldon Harnick by Jeff Lunden

NPR story about new CD set of Sheldon Harnick cut songs and rarities, in celebration of the lyricist's 90th Birthday

Forbidden Broadway, Menier Chocolate Factory, review, 'you'll weep with laughter' by Jane Shilling

A precision-engineered parody of Broadway musicals delights Jane Shilling

Carlos Murillo and Henning Bochert: Playwright, Text, and Director in US Theater by HowlRound

By Carlos Murillo, Henning Bochert. I attempt as best as I can to embed the way I “hear” the language in the way it’s shaped on the page. In my experience with the plays, it seems to h…

Merv! by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Merv Griffin (1925-2007). When I was a kid Merv represented the summit of bad show biz to me. His syndicated talk show came on in the afternoon after school where I …

Q&A: Alysha Umphress

Go listen to Alysha tear it up on our Live Show Episode. Go right now. Name: Alysha Umphress Where are you from? San Francisco, CA Broadway credits: American Idiot, On a Clear Day Y…

BWW Interview: Ryan Steele Talks His Summer in Poughkeepsie with IN YOUR ARMS, Reuniting with Christopher Gattelli & More! by Nicole Rosky

Earlier this week, Steele took a break from rehearsals to chat with Broadwayworld about the new production, reuniting with his NEWSIES choreographer Christopher Gattelli, and so much more. C…

Macbeth review ambition of an admirable kind by Lyn Gardner

Balfron Tower, LondonThis immersive production ranges over several floors of a tower block, ending around 8am on the roof with breakfast and the swearing in of Malcolm as the new king"M…

Mein Kampf by James Jackson

Mein Kampf, written by Hungarian playwright George Tabori in 1987, examines a moment in history, namely, the existential calm before the onslaught of the Nazi regime – the calm before the …

A New Day Has Begun! Revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats Sets West End Dates; Rum Tum Tugger Will Go Hip-Hop by Broadway.com

The previously reported revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats has set the dates it will return to the West End. The tuner will play a limited engagement December 6 through Fe…

Interviews: Lynn Ruth Miller: comedian by Georgia Snow

Publishing her first book at 67 and launching a career as comedian nine years ago aged 71, San Francisco-based Lynn Ruth Miller isn’t your average octogenarian. Once described as ‘the po…

Is It "Theater" or "Theatre"?

A definitive answer to the age-old question: theater or theatre?

Daytona, Theatre Royal Haymarket by Heather Neill

When Daytona was premiered at the Park Theatre last year some of the critics went into contortions to avoid giving away the two "reveals" in Oliver Cotton's plot. The challenge remains, but …

Harold Lloyd in “Billy Blazes, Esq.” by Trav S.D.

Today is the anniversary of the release date of the Harold Lloyd comedy Billy Blazes, Esq (1919). This is one of several parody westerns Lloyd made in his early years. A bunch of bad guys …

BWW's On This Day - July 6, 2014

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on July 6 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

At the O'Neill Homecoming by Lauren Yarger

This Weekend is Homecoming for alums of the O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, CT. I was a Fellow at the National Critic Institute in 2008 and enjoyed spending the day Saturday, highlighte…

Broadway Theater Review: Holler If Ya Hear Me by Lauren Yarger

The Boom Box: Rappers Words, Music Lend Themselves to a New Version of Juke Box Musical By Lauren YargerInstead of songs of Abba, Jersey Boys, Carole King or other composers from the Juke Bo…

A director looks to her audience for 'Porgy and Bess'

With the Gershwins' musical, Diane Paulus strives to speak to the people in the seats.

Even Broadway Has Its B-Sides: The Lost Songs Of Sheldon Harnick

Sheldon Harnick, the lyricist of Fiddler on the Roof and Fiorello!, wrote dozens of songs for those shows and others that never saw the stage.

Tim Key interview: 'You look like a plum if you say you're good' by Laura Barnett

The standup on leaving crowds bemused, his fear of hubris and why he had to stop playing squashTim Key has performed at the Latitude festival in Suffolk every July for the past five or six …

How Did You Get to Be You, Mr. Boritt? by Peter Filichia

In lo these many decades I’ve been interviewing, I’ve always concluded with the same question.

Freya Pragt In Purgatorio by K.e. Weber

Chilean playwright  Ariel Dorfman has penned nothing short of a throat grabbing parable with Purgatorio - rife with revenge and forgiveness it literally vibrates as two people seek to s…

Finding Their Purpose: Meet the Cast of Olney Theatre Center’s ‘Avenue Q’: Part 3: Evan Casey by Joel Markowitz

This is the 3rd part of a series of interviews with the cast of Olney Theatre Center’s Avenue Q. In Part 3: Meet Evan Casey.  Joel: Where have local theatregoers seen you perform this…

Hamill: Vinny Pastore won’t let cancer keep him from Broadway by Denis Hamill

He dodged a bullet with his name on it. A silent assassin called prostate cancer almost prevented Vinny Pastore from making it to opening night as gangster Nick Valenti in “Bullets Over Br…

Great Britain, National Theatre: 'precious little to say' by Telegraph Staff

Richard Bean's play about tabloid phone-hacking has been overtaken by real-life events, says Tim Walker

New movies, TV series and plays explore the perils of lust by Joe Dziemianowicz and Nicole Lyn Pesce

Summertime and the living is ... sexy. The spike in mercury brings about a bumper crop of booty calls in movies, TV shows and plays — and who says that fictional hookups can’t teach us a…

Extended Clip From FROM HERE TO ETERNITY Now Available by Pat Cerasaro

An extended clip from the recent West End page-to-stage musical adaptation FROM HERE TO ETERNITY featuring the showstopper 'More Than America' is now available to view to coincide with the U…

Special Reports: 10 Theaters Where You Can See Celebrities Onstage This Summer

From New York to California, the stars are coming out to reclaim their theatrical roots.

Special Reports: 10 Theaters Where You Can See Celebrities Onstage This Summer by David Gordon

Sunday Feature: Olivia Davies on Dancing on the Edge Festival of Contemporary Dance by Estelle Rosen

Conversationby Olivia DaviesOlivia C. Davies is an independent dance artist of mixed heritage who weaves stories of transformation through Contemporary Aboriginal Dance and Theatre. Davies c…

Leslie Uggams Starring As Mama Rose In Connecticut Repertory Theatre's 'Gypsy' by Frank Rizzo

First African-American To Play Iconic Role In 'Gypsy'Leslie Uggams is used to taking on roles that, in a different era, no one would expect an African-American actress to take on.

Hottest Articles on BWW from Saturday, Jul. 5

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Saturday, July 5, 2014.

PLAYBILL POLL: Readers Dream Cast Musical Adaptation of The First Wives Club by Jared Clough

It was recently announced that a musical adaptation of the 1996 film "The First Wives Club" is headed for Broadway. With a 2015 Chicago pre-Broadway premiere confirmed, we wanted t…

From "Tell Him" to "Twist and Shout": Piece of My Heart Looks at the Man Behind the Music by Harry Haun

The new musical Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story examines the life and legacy of pop songwriter Bert Berns.

Much Ado About Nothing, With Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater, Ends Central Park Run by Adam Hetrick

The Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing, starring Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater as would-be lovers Beatrice and Benedick, respectively, ends it…

Will Eno's Star-Packed Realistic Joneses Ends Broadway Run by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway premiere of playwright Will Eno's The Realistic Joneses, which stars Michael C. Hall, Toni Collette, Marisa Tomei and Tracy Letts, closes on Broadway July 6, after 132 perfo…

THE DVD SHELF: "Can't Help Lovin'" Show Boat on Film by Steven Suskin

This week's column continues visiting the 1936 version of the landmark musical Show Boat.