Monday, July 14, 2014 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Exclusive: Twisted Broadway cast announcement by Erin James

AussieTheatre Exclusive AussieTheatre have teamed up with the gang at Twisted Broadway to exclusively announce the stellar cast of Twisted Broadway 2014, Australia’s zaniest charity co…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:56PM

'Seussical' has Horton, Cat in the Hat and surprising depth by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Seussical" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater ★★★½ When asked why he never had children of his own, Theodor Seuss Geisel reportedly responded, "You make 'em,…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:04PM
Monday, July 14, 2014 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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The Bolshoi's Ballerinas

A look at three noteworthy ballerinas who will be onstage multiple times throughout the Bolshoi's Lincoln Center run.

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Aaron Tveit and Kevin McHale to Co-Star in THEY MIGHT BE KENNEDYS Movie? by Movies News Desk

Rumor is stage star Aaron Tveit Les Miserables is in talks to co-star opposite GLEE's Kevin McHale WetPaint reported McHale's involvement in May in the upcoming comedy film THEY MIGHT BE KEN…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:54PM

Men in Big Wigs by Steven Suskin

Pageant -- the 1991 off-Broadway hit about a beauty contest, with the six contestants played by male actors in dresses and wigs -- was a clever, rowdy, dazzlingly funny and quirky musical. …

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 10:48PM

The Tupac Musical Is Already Closing by Anna Silman

Broadway's Tupac musical Holler If Ya Hear Me will shutter Sunday after only six weeks of performances, the New York Times reports. One of the worst-selling musicals in recent years, the sho…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:46PM

Sir Laurence Olivier by Barry

       Sir Laurence Olivier Intimately Revealed in New, Telling Biography                            By: Ellis NassourBrilliant, vicious, magnetic, dedicated…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:15PM

Theater Review: ‘Pageant,’ a Musical Parody, Is Revived by Charles Isherwood

In the musical “Pageant,” all the contestants, played by men, vie for the title of Miss Glamouresse.

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Review: Enter at Forest Lawn

Greed and wit reign supreme in Mark Roberts' dark vision of Broadway TV.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM
Monday, July 14, 2014 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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Self Portrait by Megan Downey

Sasha Sinclair’s one woman show, Self Portrait, is an interesting dramatic piece. An autobiography, it takes the audience from Sinclair’s early childhood in Virginia to her adole…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:56PM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘La Llorona’ by Cyle Durkee

La Llorona is a Hispanic folktale about a woman who is spurned by her lover and goes on to murder her children. She then wanders the land as a ghost called the wailing woman and hearing her …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:47PM

VIDEO: New Trailer for Israel Horovitz's MY OLD LADY, Starring Maggie Smith and Kevin Kline by Movies News Desk

Maggie Smith, Kevin Kline, Jane Birkin and Dominique Pinon star in the comedy drama MY OLD LADY, a big screen adaptation of the stage play by Israel Horovitz, who is making his feature film …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36PM

Self-Portrait of a Sinner by Jeffrey Walker

In Self-Portrait of a Sinner, playwright/performer Veronique MacRae seeks to show how the sinner destroys other people as well as herself. Admirable in flashes, the solo piece is impaired by…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:33PM

Finally, The Return of Pump Boys and Dinettes by Peter Filichia

By Peter Filichia   Had all gone well, a revival of Pump Boys and Dinettes would have opened on April 8, 2013.   But two months to the day before the planned opening, the six produ…

SOURCE: Masterworks Broadway at 09:28PM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘The Duchess of Malfi’ by Cyle Durkee

(Best of the Capital Fringe) Setting aside certain things about this performance is difficult. They are greedy, selfish, and cruel. Greedy for deciding they should hoard such a mountain of t…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:22PM

Tupac Shakur musical to close Sunday on Broadway by Associated Press

NEW YORK — Tupac Shakur fans, keep ya head up: The Broadway musical "Holler If Ya Hear Me" that uses songs from one of hip-hop's greatest artists is closing after less than two months.Pro…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 09:22PM

'The Sexual Life of Savages': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Suburban couples negotiate intimacy and conflict at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.

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SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:21PM

Review: Men Should Weep (Griffin Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

This 67-year-old Scottish family tragedy hasn’t been seen in this country since 1983. Its return is more than overdue, given its own non-negotiable worth and Griffin Theatre’s piledrivi…

SOURCE: Chicago Theater Beat at 09:18PM

Theatre News: Kerry Ellis returning to Oz as Willemijn Verkaik leaves early for operation

The dutch star, who has played Elphaba in three different languages, will leave on 19 July

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:00PM

'Enter at Forest Lawn': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

TV sitcom veteran Mark Roberts' ("Two and a Half Men," "Mike and Molly") new play takes a darkly satirical swipe at network television.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Monday, July 14, 2014 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Tupac Shakur Broadway musical 'Holler' to close

The musical will close Sunday after only 37 regular performances.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 08:55PM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘The Mutualistic Melody’ by Cyle Durkee

In a show who’s concept is so interesting I was surprised to find so many flaws in both script and execution.The script was unwieldy and suffered from many freshman mistakes. For insta…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:48PM

Lorin Maazel: A Great Conductor---When He Wanted to Be

Lorin Maazel, who died Sunday at the age of 84, was blessed with a long, fruitful career and enormous personal vigor.

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Daniel Radcliffe gets creepy in 'Horns' trailer

You've never seen him quite like this.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 08:46PM

Tupac Shakur musical to close Sunday on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tupac Shakur fans, keep ya head up: The Broadway musical "Holler If Ya Hear Me" that uses songs from one of hip-hop's greatest artists is closing after less than two mon…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:45PM

Review Roundup: Goodman Theatre's BRIGADOON in Chicago by Review Roundups

Goodman Theatre presents BRIGADOON, the first large-scale professional revival in more than three decades. The production opened on July 7, 2014. Let's see what the critics had to say...

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:36PM

Theatre Review: ‘The Music Man’ at Rockville Musical Theatre by Jennifer Minich

“Ye, Gods!” Rockville Musical Theatre’s production of The Music Man at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre is here! Heavily influenced by his own childhood in Mason City, Iowa, Meredith Wi…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 08:32PM

'Buyer & Cellar': Theater Review by Myron Meisel

Michael Urie brings his Broadway exploration of the difference between idols and idolators to L.A. in this comedy set at Barbra Streisand's Malibu estate.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:31PM

Tupac musical 'Holler If Ya Hear Me' to close early: producers by Joe Dziemianowicz

It's all over but the shouting for Broadway's "Holler If Ya Hear Me." The Tupac Shakur musical will close on Sunday, producers announced.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 08:11PM

Capital Fringe Review: ‘The Big A: Scenes From a Vanishing Landscape’ by Vanessa Terzaghi

Grown children often have to care for aging parents. This is hard enough when the parents retain the mental faculties, but can be gut-wrenching when parents can no longer recognize their own…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:01PM
Monday, July 14, 2014 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Company Spotlight: Mugwumpin

By Nirmala Nataraj Whether raiding our closets to excavate skeletons and prized possessions, or helming colossal site-specific works that interrogate our unconscious beliefs about home and …

SOURCE: Theatre Bay Area at 07:50PM

Tupac Show 'Holler If Ya Hear Me' Meets Swift Demise on Broadway by David Rooney

After opening to disastrous business and poor reviews June 19, the urban rap musical inspired by the lyrics and poetry of Tupac Shakur will close next Sunday.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:45PM

Tupac Shakur Musical HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME, Starring Saul Williams, Will Close on Broadway This Sunday by BroadwayWorld

Broadway's HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME, the new musical inspired by the lyrics of Tupac Shakur, will close on Sunday, July 20 at the Palace Theatre. As of that date, the musical will have played 3…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:38PM

We’ve Come to Play by Jai Williams

It takes courage to dance in front of a group of spectators, judging your every move. Yet, ArasDance has arrived in DC dancing gracefully and fluidly to let their presence be known. In We’…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 07:38PM

First Nighter: Robert Boswell's The Long Shrift, John Banville's Love in the Wars by David Finkle

The last 10 minutes or so of Robert Boswell's play The Long Shrift, at the Rattlestick, are richly dramatic. During them Richard (Scott Haze) and Beth (Ahna O'Reilly) finally get to the conf…

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 07:32PM

ArtsBeat: ‘Holler If Ya Hear Me’ to Close on Sunday by Patrick Healy

The Broadway show failed to attract theatergoers after six weeks of performances.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:12PM

PAGEANT - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

Who was the last famous Miss America? When's the last time you even watched the telecast?

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 07:04PM

Tupac Shakur Musical ‘Holler If Ya Hear Me’ Flops on Broadway by Gordon Cox

Broadway’s Tupac Shakur musical “Holler If Ya Hear Me” won’t be heard after July 20, when the sales-challenged new show will close following several weeks of dire box…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:02PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Barbara Walsh as 'Margaret White' in Studio 2ndStage's CARRIE: THE MUSICAL in D.C. by BroadwayWorld

Studio 2ndStage's final production of the 2013-2014 season is the edgy and strangely charming Carrie The Musical, co-directed by Studio 2ndStage Artistic Director Keith Alan Baker and Jacob …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00PM

As a musical, ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ offers a heapin’ helpin’ of heart

HEDY WEISS: Tuneful score, appealing cast help the sitcom make a charming transiton to Theatre at the Center stage.

SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 07:00PM

Theater News: Broadway's Tupac-Inspired Musical Holler If Ya Hear Me to Close

Kenny Leon directs Christopher Jackson, Saul Williams, and Tonya Pinkins at the Palace Theatre.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:00PM

Enter at Forest Lawn by Wendy Caster

The people in Mark Roberts' Enter at Forest Lawn, directed by Jay Stull, fall down, squat in frozen crouches, twitch like dying break dancers, sashay, and ooze disjointedly, respectively. Th…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 07:00PM
Monday, July 14, 2014 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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STAGE TUBE: Meet PETER PAN's Captain Hook- Christopher Walken by Stage Tube

As BroadwayWorld reported yesterday, Oscar-winning actor Christopher Walken, one of the most revered talents of his generation and a veteran of film, television and stage, will portray the i…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:58PM

Fuse Concert Review: Opening Night at the Monadnock Festival, Peterborough Town House by Jonathan Blumhofer

The emphasis of Monadnock’s coming concerts is, quite happily, American music by composers with strong ties to New England. It’s hard to imagine a more appropriate place to hear such far…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:56PM

Photo Flash: Jon Hamm, Jennifer Westfeldt and Edward Norton Visit OF MICE AND MEN by BroadwayWorld

Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner James Franco, BAFTA and Tony Award nominee Chris O'Dowd, Leighton Meester and Tony and Olivier Award winner Jim Norton star in John Steinbeck's …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:52PM

Holler Will Go Silent: Tupac-Inspired Musical Sets Broadway Closing Date Amidst Low Box-Office Numbers by Michael Gioia

The Tupac Shakur-scored musical Holler If Ya Hear Me, a non-biographical new work directed by 2014 Tony Award winner Kenny Leon about hope, friendship and life on the city streets, will end …

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:50PM

HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME to close on Broadway July 20 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Broadway’s HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME, the new musical inspired by the lyrics of Tupac Shakur, will close on Sunday, July 20 at the Palace Theatre.  As of that date, the musical will have p…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 06:49PM

Will Zoning Laws Make Us Love The Arts More by Joe Patti

I am back from my trip to Germany. Part of my trip was devoted to helping my mother do some genealogy research. In the process, I came to a realization I think we have all have suspected- Th…

SOURCE: Butts In The Seats at 06:49PM

The Circle2 by Lisa Chiu

Prepare to go on a trip with banished? Productions in The Circle² — literally, figuratively, and temporally. With a downloadable audio track and assistance from tour guide/director Ca…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:46PM

Review:A Great Wildernessat curtainup.com/Berkshires by Elyse Sommer

Samuel D. Hunter is still exploring his Evangelical Idaho boyhood .

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 06:42PM

Pinky Swear: More than Just a Promise by Jamila Reddy

For Karen Lange and Allyson Harkey, Co-Artistic Directors of Pinky Swear Productions, a pinky swear was more than just a promise. It was a vision. They began collaborating six years ago in r…

SOURCE: theatrewashington.org at 06:29PM

Holler If Ya Hear Me, Starring Tonya Pinkins and Saul Williams, Shutters on Broadway by Broadway.com

Holler If Ya Hear Me, the new musical inspired by the work of Tupac Shakur, will shutter on Broadway on July 20. At time of closing it will have played just 17 previews and 38 regular perfor…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:28PM

This weekend ONLY in L.A. — “Burq Off!” – a gutsy one-woman show – Los Angeles theater report by Pauline Adamek

A bold, autobiographical one-woman show written and performed by Nadia Parvez Manzoor, Burq Off! is making its West Coast premiere with three shows this weekend only in L.A., with three more…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:21PM

Fuse Remembrance: Bassist Charlie Haden — August 6, 1937 – July 11, 2014 by Michael Ullman

"One of the great things about improvisation is that it teaches you the importance of the moment and how to live in that moment and place importance on this life and making this life better."

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 06:16PM

Bitch: A Play About Antigone by Alex Dahms

“Why does your sister have to be such a . . . bitch?” Cleon rhetorically asks Ismene after learning of her sister’s methods to overthrow his reign. “Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Shit!” yells …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 06:13PM

INTO THE WOODS Movie Set For Month Of Reshoots? by Pat Cerasaro

Disney's hotly anticipated big screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's fairy tale-themed musical INTO THE WOODS looks like it will be adding some new material to what's alre…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:05PM

Theatre News: Billy Elliot extends to December 2015

The announcement comes on the day that new Billy Ollie Jochim joins the cast

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 06:00PM

Highlights From DTC's Modern and Immersive Les Misérables

Liesl Tommy directs Dallas Theater Center's Les Misérables in an immersive production that features a multi-racial cast and modern dress. Broadway performers Nehal Joshi (Jean Valjean), Jus…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:00PM

This Week's New Classifieds on BWW - 7/14/2014

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld.com for 7142014.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00PM
Monday, July 14, 2014 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Marlene Smith returns to Toronto theatrical fold by Richard Ouzounian

Principal of Nu Musical Theatricals to produce Buddy — the Buddy Holly Story at Elgin-Winter Garden Theatre and more

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:59PM

The Ensemblist Unveils Part 2 of 1st Anniversary Birdland Show with Rachel Bay Jones, The Skivvies and More by BroadwayWorld

On June 16, The Ensemblist, the only podcast that shows you Broadway from the inside out, celebrated its first anniversary with a live show at the legendary Birdland Jazz Club. The audio fro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:57PM

July 17 – 106.7 LITE FM’s Broadway in Bryant Park 2014 by Broadway's Best Shows

The best of Broadway will be presented FREE on six consecutive Thursdays this summer with “106.7 LITE FM’s Broadway in Bryant Park 2014” – a one hour lunchtime series on the Bryant P…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 05:50PM

THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN, Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Enters Final Week on Broadway by BroadwayWorld

The Michael Grandage Company production of The Cripple of Inishmaan, the Broadway premiere of a comedy by Martin McDonagh, starring Daniel Radcliffe and the critically acclaimed West End cas…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:49PM

PHOTO CALL: "And Eve Was Weak!" Emily Zickler and Tony Nominee Barbara Walsh Star in D.C. Premiere of Cult Tuner Carrie by Matthew Blank

Tony Award nominee Barbara Walsh (Company, Falsettos) stars as fanatical religious mother Margaret White in the Washington, D.C. premiere of the cult musical Carrie, based on the Stephen Kin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:45PM

Mick Bleyer, William Broderick and Colin Hanlon Will Lead BROKEN SNOW Reading Tomorrow by BroadwayWorld

Ben Andron's new play BROKEN SNOW will have its New York debut reading at The Snapple Theater Center on Tuesday, July 15 at 400 PM. The reading, directed by Joe Langworth, will feature Mick …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:44PM

The Brave New Workshop's 'Walmart' takes on challengers with rap

The Brave New Workshop sends up corporate control in its latest revue

SOURCE: StarTribune at 05:34PM

July 14, 2014 | Broadway Photo of The Day by Broadway's Best Shows

Broadway’s Best Shows is hunting down the best Broadway-related snaps you created for our newest series: Broadway Photo of the Day! Living in a world in which our daily lives are flood…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 05:32PM

Theater Review: ‘The Pigeoning,’ a Bunraku Play for Grown-ups by Laura Collins-Hughes

“The Pigeoning” follows Frank, who believes pigeons are plotting against him in this puppet play created and directed by Robin Frohardt.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:30PM

London Theater Journal: Shadowlands by Ben Brantley

Ben Brantley on stage adaptations of Hilary Mantel's novels and Turgenev's "Fathers and Sons."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:30PM

'Hillbillies' musical is too much a sitcom patched together by Chris Jones

THEATER REVIEW: "The Beverly Hillbillies, The Musical" at Theatre at the Center ★★ THEATER REVIEW: "The Beverly Hillbillies, The Musical" at Theatre at the Center ★★…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:28PM

Chandra Lee Schwartz and Etai BenShlomo to Join WICKED National Tour in Salt Lake City, July 29 by BroadwayWorld

The company of the first North American tour of WICKED will be welcoming Chandra Lee Schwartz as Glinda and Etai BenShlomo on Tuesday, July 29 in Salt Lake City, UT.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:23PM

Theater Review: ‘Brigadoon,’ a Musical Revival at the Goodman Theater by Charles Isherwood

The midcentury musical “Brigadoon,” set in a mystical Scottish town, has been given a first-class revival at the Goodman Theater in Chicago.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:22PM

Odds & Ends: Lindsay Lohan's Good Intentions, Betty Buckley's Theatrical Superstition & More by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. Lindsay Lohan's Good Intentions Lindsay Lohan, who will soon make her stage debut in David Mamet's Speed-The-Plow…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:21PM

Broadway Ticket Buying Guide: July 14-20 by BroadwayWorld

Welcome to BroadwayWorld's The Broadway Ticket Buying Guide. Below, you will find weekly updates on full priced tickets, discounts, availability for the hottest productions, and locations fo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:18PM

Capital Fringe 2014 ‘Saving Private Poo’ by Chris Griffin

(Best of the Capital Fringe) “As soon as I saw you, I knew a grand adventure was about to happen.” – A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh. A mashup of Saving Private Ryan and Winnie the Pooh m…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:14PM

Hayley Squires lets slip about her Secret Theatre play Glitterland by TheatreVOICE

INTERVIEW: HAYLEY SQUIRES Hayley Squires talks to Matt Trueman about Glitterland, her play for the Lyric Hammersmith’s Secret Theatre company inspired by John Webster’s seminal revenge t…

SOURCE: Theatre Voice at 05:13PM

Broadway Box Office: ‘Aladdin,’ ‘Beautiful’ Muscle Up the Charts by Gordon Cox

Some things old and some things new dominated the Broadway box office charts last week, as “Aladdin” and “Beautiful,” two of the strongest spring openers, muscled pas…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:11PM

Betty Buckley's GHOSTLIGHT Now Available For Pre-Order, Out 9/16 by Pat Cerasaro

Tony Award-winning Broadway superstar Betty Buckley is set to release a new album later this year titled GHOSTLIGHT, produced by music legend T Bone Burnett, and it is now available for pre-…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:05PM

Phoebe Waller-Bridge discusses her award-winning Fleabag by TheatreVOICE

INTERVIEW: PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE Actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge tells Matt Trueman about her debut play, Fleabag, a monologue about a sex-obsessed twentysomething, who runs a hamster-themed caf…

SOURCE: Theatre Voice at 05:04PM

Zachary Quinto and Emma Roberts Join James Franco’s ‘Michael’ (EXCLUSIVE) by Ramin Setoodeh

Zachary Quinto and Emma Roberts will be joining James Franco in the drama “Michael,” about an anti-gay pastor who was once gay himself, Variety has learned. Quinto will play the …

SOURCE: Variety at 05:02PM

'Boxes' tells stories of gay, undocumented immigrants by Kerry Reid

THEATER REVIEW: "Checking Boxes" by About Face for Night Out in the Parks ★★ Talk about timeliness. With the issue of unaccompanied children from Central America entering the Un…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:02PM

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: “SNL” Secrets! How Did An Almost-Naked Ana Gasteyer Get Camera Ready in 90 Seco by Playbill.com

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:02PM

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: "SNL" Secrets! How Did An Almost-Naked Ana Gasteyer Get Camera Ready in 90 Seconds? by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:01PM

Review: The Qualms/Steppenwolf Theatre Company by Zach Freeman

RECOMMENDED With the way that the phrase polyamory has been tossed around over the last few years you would think that modern social psychologists invented the concept. And according to a fl…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 05:00PM

Theater News: Drunk Shakespeare Will Pour a While Longer

The boozy Bard experience extends for a second time at Quinn's Bar & Grill.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:00PM

Family comedy-drama 'Over the River' opens at Insight

Relatives lean across the generation gap in playwright Joe DiPietro's sentimental show.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:00PM

Theatre News: Louise Dearman and Alexandra Silber star in Kiss Me Kate prom

The BBC prom, which is conducted by John Wilson, also stars Tony Yazbeck and Ben Davis

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:00PM

Review: Alice: The Musical (tour – Burwell)

Family shows performed out-of-doors have to offer more than drama and music to hold and audience. Cambridge Touring Theatre does it with costumes.

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 05:00PM
Monday, July 14, 2014 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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July 10 | Broadway in Bryant Park 2014 (PHOTOS) by Broadway's Best Shows

Every year, 106.7 Lite FM presents “Broadway in Bryant Park,” a series of free lunchtime concerts showcasing the best of Broadway’s biggest shows performing their most popular songs in…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 04:49PM

Casts of LES MIS, PIPPIN & More to Visit BROADWAY IN BRYANT PARK This Week! by BroadwayWorld

This week's event is set to feature the casts of PIPPIN, CHICAGO, LES MISERABLES, and ATOMIC. Be sure to check back later for a complete list of performers

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:49PM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘The Other Day’ by John Stoltenberg

About an hour into The Other Day as performed at The Shop, a Dutch airport clerk named Steven (played by a very dashing Dash King), shows a young American named Mark (a puppy-dog-sweet Mat…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:42PM

Alice Ripley Plays All Roles In A Scene From WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? by Pat Cerasaro

Tony Award-winning Broadway superstar Alice Ripley has recently been utilizing her Soundcloud account to share a series of intriguing and entertaining musical selections and a new song is no…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:38PM

'American Psycho' musical to make U.S debut in New York by David Ng

"American Psycho," the stage musical version of the infamous Bret Easton Ellis novel, will make its U.S. debut in New York in an off-Broadway production from the Second Stage Theatre. The pr…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:37PM

Bay Street Summer Gala by Barry

"A Night of Bright Stars" on the Long WhKate Burton, Tovah Feldshuh, Sheldon Harnick, April Gornik, Scott Schwartzarf in Sag Harbor Bay Street Theater hosted their 23rd Annual Summ…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 04:32PM

Lea Michele Honors Cory Monteith On Anniversary Of His Death by Pat Cerasaro

Broadway headliner and GLEE star Lea Michele has utilized social media to share a candid and moving remembrance of her deceased co-star and paramour from the hit FOX musical dramedy series, …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:30PM

Broadway Grosses July 7 – July 13, 2014 by Broadway's Best Shows

Broadway’s Best Shows knows that you want to see the best of the best! To help you out, we’re seeking out raw sales facts so you know what to see to stay current. Weekly grosses and othe…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 04:26PM

American Psycho musical to debut off Broadway next year by Amanda Holpuch

Second Stage Theater to bring adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's 1991 novel to New York stageFollowing a successful run in London, the musical adaption of American Psycho is set to premiere o…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:21PM

John Stamos Remembers Cory Monteith On 1-Year Anniversary by Pat Cerasaro

Broadway headliner and notable Glee guest star John Stamos has taken to Twitter to share a touching and emotional remembrance of his deceased former co-star from the hit FOX musical dramedy …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:19PM

National Tour of Wicked Will Welcome New Glinda and Boq by Andrew Gans

The company of the first North American tour of Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman's Wicked will welcome Chandra Lee Schwartz as Glinda and Etai BenShlomo as Boq beginning July 29 in Sa…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:15PM

The Three Irish Widows versus The Rest of The World by Sandi Durell

              NY Theater Review by Susan Hasho     The Theatre Space at Ryan’s Daughter is a great venue for this Irish 1-hour monologue... The…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 04:14PM

Anika Larsen, Michael Mindlin, Courtney Reed & More Set for DARE TO GO BEYOND Camp by BroadwayWorld

Over a dozen noted Broadway performers including Tony Award-nominee Anika Larsen Beautiful The Carole King Musical, Michael Mindlin Aladdin, Courtney Reed Aladdin, Jon Rua In The Heights, Ha…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:14PM

Get to Know 50 Shades! The Musical Sexy Trio, Daniel Bentley, Casey Renee Rogers & Alec Varcas

Get to know Daniel Bentley, Casey Renee Rogers and Alec Varcas, the three performers bringing the sex appeal to the super hilarious off-Broadway spoof 50 Shades! The Musical.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 04:12PM

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 7/13/14

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 7132014.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:05PM

Final week to see THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN on Broadway by Jim Byk

The Michael Grandage Company production of THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN, the Broadway premiere of a comedy by Martin McDonagh, starring Daniel Radcliffe and the critically acclaimed West End cas…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 04:05PM

Matthew Morrison Shares Emotional Remembrance Of Cory Monteith by Pat Cerasaro

Broadway headliner and GLEE star Matthew Morrison has taken to Twitter to share a touching and emotional remembrance of his deceased co-star from the hit FOX musical dramedy series, Cory Mon…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:03PM

Mario Correa’s Tail! Spin!, Starring SNL's Rachel Dratch, Will Play Off-Broadway by Broadway.com

Politics is dirty—but politicians are dirtier. Mario Correa’s Tail! Spin!, a hit at the 2012 New York International Fringe Festival, will return to New York this fall for a limit…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:03PM

Shakespeare NJ "The Devil's Disciple" by Bob Rendell

Melodrama, adventure, romance and comic wit await you at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's robust and delightful production of George Bernard Shaw's not very often performed The Devil'…

SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 04:00PM

Photo Flash: New Manhattan Project Musical Atomic Opens Off-Broadway

The production stars Jeremy Kushnier and Euan Morton as the masterminds behind the atomic bomb.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM

Theater News: If/Then and Rocky Cast Members Join Sixth Annual Broadway Meows Concert

The musical event will benefit the Humane Society of New York.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM

Music News: The Ensemblist's Birdland Birthday Concert Now Available for Download

Nikka Graff Lanzarone and Mo Brady's Broadway podcast celebrated its first anniversary in June.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM

Theater News: The Golem of Havana to Make Its World Premiere at Barrington Stage Company

The new musical takes place on the eve of the Cuban Revolution.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PM

Theatre News: Frinton's programme for the 75th anniversary season

2014 marks the 75th anniversary year of the summer theatre season at the McGrigor Hall in Frinton. The programme has some old favourites as well as two new plays.

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:00PM

Review: The Secret Garden (Grosvenor Park, Chester Performs)

The Secret Garden enchants Carole Baldock on a perfect Summer's night.

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:00PM
Monday, July 14, 2014 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Porch’ by John Stoltenberg

(Best of the Capital Fringe) What a pleasure to happen upon this gem of a show. Featuring three exceptionally truthful and touching performances on a plain platform with next-to-no productio…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:56PM

Hall of Hams #78: Zita Johann by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Zita Johann (1904-1993). Best known for playing the duel role of Helen and Princess Anck-es-en-Amon in the original version of The Mummy (1932), she was in a total…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:53PM

Reviews and Interviews from the New York Musical Theatre Festival by Stagebuddy News

The New York Musical Theatre Festival is back, with 25 new productions, 8 concerts, 10 readings and a whole lot more.  Check out our reviews and interviews below. Reviews Academia Nuts Clon…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:48PM

New Promo For SAILOR MOON: LA RECONQUISTA, Now On DVD by Pat Cerasaro

The first production photos featuring the cast members of the newest musical edition of the popular and enduring Japanese franchise SAILOR MOON and its subsequent stage musical incarnation i…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:48PM

Broadway Grosses: Two New Tuners Continue to Make Box Office Splash Following 2014 Tony Awards by Ryan McPhee

It's been just over one month since we got all glammed up for the 2014 Tony Awards, and two musicals that took home significant wins that night are continuing to make their presence know…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:44PM

Watch "Glee" Star Jane Lynch Sing, Play Guitar and Rap by Carey Purcell

Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch, who stars as the villainous cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester on the hit FOX TV show "Glee," celebrates her birthday July 14. She made her New Yor…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:40PM

Lea Michele and "Glee" Cast Remember Cory Monteith One Year Later Via Twitter and Instagram by Michael Gioia

Cast members from the Fox hit musical series "Glee" continue to celebrate the life of late co-star Cory Monteith, who died one year ago, July 13, 2013, at the age of 31.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:39PM

Fuse Book Review: “Little Failure” — Gary Shteyngart’s Memoir is Amusing But Thin by Arts Fuse Editor

Gary Shteyngart's memoir proffers the rhetorical zest and caustic wit of his novels, but it lacks their satiric edge.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:37PM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Breast in Show’ by Terry Byrne

(Best of the Capital Fringe) At last. A show that has taken the Capital Fringe Festival 2014 theme to heart: Move Me. Breast in Show, conceived and produced by Eileen Mitchard, is arguably t…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:33PM

Broadway Barks for the 16th Annual Time – Photo Coverage by Sandi Durell

                  Photos: Maryann Lopinto               Woof woof, ruff ruff, meow meow – Shubert Alley …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:33PM

Dance review: 'Wreck' by Black Label Movement

REVIEW: Black Label Movement’s work seizes the anxiety and struggle of humans trapped in harm’s way.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 03:32PM

Perez Hilton to Strip with The Skivvies by Adam Hetrick

Celebrity gossip columnist Perez Hilton will join The Skivvies as part of their upcoming Aug. 2 evening of stripped-down songs at 54 Below.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:31PM

Broadway Grosses: July 7-13 by David Gewirtzman

All data provided by The Broadway League. View Broadway Grosses in a sortable table or view by show at the Playbill Vault.  

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:21PM

‘Carrie’ draws too little blood by Peter Marks

When the musical version of Stephen King’s “Carrie” opened on Broadway in 1988, the reviews were so poisonous that it shuttered within three days, going into the books as one of the mo…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:18PM

Photo: WHITE COLLAR's Matt Bomer Shares Start of Season 6 Filming on Twitter by TV News Desk

Filming has begun on the sixth and final season of USA Network's WHITE COLLAR. The network announced back in March that the popular series will end with an eight-episode.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:16PM

New Betty Buckley Recording "Ghostlight," Produced by T Bone Burnett, Due in September by Andrew Gans

Betty Buckley's new album "Ghostlight," which reunites the Tony-winning actress with her longtime friend and producer T Bone Burnett, will be released Sept. 16 by Palmetto Reco…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:15PM

7 Reasons to Check Out Rule of 7×7: Summertime Edition by Glenn Quentin

The sixth incarnation of the RULE OF series, started by playwright/actor/director Brett Epstein, is here, and the plays keep getting better and better.  In Rule of 7×7, seven playwrig…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 03:04PM

Tickets Now Available for Naomi Wallace's And I And Silence Off-Broadway by Broadway.com

Tickets are now on sale to see Trae Harris and more in And I And Silence off-Broadway. Written by Naomi Wallace and directed by Caitlin McLeod, the show will play a limited engagement August…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:01PM

Preview: Summer Intensive Performance/Deeply Rooted Dance Theater by Sharon Hoyer

RECOMMENDED This summer marks the second year of a three-year collaboration between Deeply Rooted Dance Theater and the South Africa-based Flatfoot Dance Company, entitled the JOMBA! Initiat…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 03:00PM

Luv, American Style by Megan Downey

There’s just enough to love about Luv, American Style, Infinite Jest’s quirky romantic comedy inspired by the 70s TV show “Love, American Style.” The piece is compri…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:00PM

Music News: Cheyenne Jackson to Play Labor Day Engagement in Provincetown

Broadway @ The Art House will welcome the crooner back later this summer.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM

Theater News: Harlem Summer Shakespeare to Offer Free Performances of Romeo and Juliet

Stella Heath and Jordan Bellow star in the production.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM

Theatre News: New principles announced for Book of Mormon

Billy Harrigan Tighe and A.J. Holmes will take over from Gavin Creel and Jared Gertner

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:00PM
Monday, July 14, 2014 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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‘Gruesome Playground Injuries’ at The Flying Muskrat Theatre Company by Laurie Wesseley

You mustn’t miss The Flying Muskrat Theatre Company’s production of Gruesome Playground Injuries. The play debuted with Alley Theatre (Houston) in 2009, then migrated east to Woo…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:59PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Nehal Joshi, Justin Keyes, Allison Blackwell & More in Dallas Theater Center's LES MIS by BroadwayWorld

Dallas Theater Center will fill the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre stage with the glorious music of the most popular musical of all time in a thrilling new production of Alain Boublil and Clau…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:54PM

Photo Flash: The Public's HERE LIES LOVE Kicks Off 'Summer Friday' Performances with Anika Larsen, Tommy Tune & More by BroadwayWorld

The Public's HERE LIES LOVE kicked off its 'Summer Friday' performances on Friday. On the Friday, July 11th kickoff, guests in attendance included Alan Rickman, Tommy Tune, Anika Larsen, Aft…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:53PM

Valisia LeKae talks about playing Diana Ross in "Motown the Musical” and ovarian cancer

Valisia LeKae was playing Diana Ross in “Motown the Musical” when a visit to the doctor changed everything.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 02:52PM

2014 TCG National Conference Day 3 by Jacqueline E. Lawton

(Photo by Michal Daniel.) I woke up on the final day filled with hope for the conference and I’m filled with such enormous appreciation for the entire TCG staff. They did such an amazing j…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 02:39PM

THEY CALL ME Q (NY, NY) by Theatre Beyond Broadway

Tells the story through 13 characters of an Indian girl growing up in the Boogie Down Bronx who gracefully seeks balance between the cultural pressures brought forth by her traditional paren…

SOURCE: theatrebeyondbroadway.com at 02:34PM

Handled With Care: The Taming of the Shrew by Sandi Durell

            NY Theater Review by JK Clarke     It’s a pity that The Taming of the Shrew isn’t performed more often. It’s one of... The post Hand…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 02:29PM

Photos! Project Runway Host Heidi Klum Has an Evening Fit for a Princess at Broadway’s Cinderella by Lindsay Champion

Heidi Klum of TV’s Project Runway knows good fashion when she sees it—and on July 12, she was dazzled by the Tony-winning gowns by costume designer William Ivey Long in Cinderell…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:25PM

Kerry Ellis to Return to West End's WICKED; Willemijn Verkaik Will Play Final Performance this Saturday by BroadwayWorld

WICKED, the award-winning musical that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is proud to welcome back the original British Elphaba, Kerry Ellis, who will recreate her celeb…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:15PM

BWW Blog: Libby Servais of Transcendence Theatre Company's 'Broadway Under the Stars' - Rehearsals by Guest Blogger: Libby Servais

Today, we start rehearsals for our next concert of Transcendence Theatre Company's, Broadway Under the Stars season. I'm so excited to see all of the performers that arrived last night from …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:14PM

'American Psycho' musical will slay Off Broadway next year by Gordon Cox

"American Psycho," the murderous musical that had its world premiere in London last year, has lined up a Stateside debut at Off Broadway's Second Stage Theater, where the tuner will have a s…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 02:14PM

Bootlegs of Full Broadway Shows Available on YouTube, Tumblr by Mark Runyon

I know you’ve seen those FBI warnings that run on the front end of DVDs, warning of the dire consequences of recording and distributing a movie. Have you ever seen one of those go up o…

SOURCE: broadwaytour.net at 02:09PM

Redtwist’s World Premiere of Tommy Lee Johnson’s GEEZERS Runs July 23 – Aug 24 by Michael Roberts

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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:09PM

STAGE TUBE: Welcome to Dreamland! Watch Highlights from West End's MISS SAIGON by Stage Tube

MISS SAIGON made its highly anticipated return to London on May 21, 2014 at the Prince Edward Theatre, in the musical's 25th anniversary year. This new production is directed by Laurence Con…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:07PM

PHOTO CALL: Les Miz As You've Never Seen It Before! Nehal Joshi and Edward Watts Star in Immersive, Multi-Racial, Modern-Dress Production by Matthew Blank

Director Liesl Tommy brings a new, modern-dress, immersive production of the hit international musical Les Misérables to the Dallas Theater Center beginning June 27. A host of Broadwa…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:07PM

Jasper in Deadland Director Will Helm Kooman and Dimond Show About a Man Trapped in a Musical by Michael Gioia

Village Theatre, a Seattle-area theatre dedicated to the development of new musicals, will present a developmental production of Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond's The Noteworthy Li…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:06PM

Obituaries: Obituary: Peter Whelan by Richard Anthony Baker

Although epic in dimension, several new plays were written by Peter Whelan for the Royal Shakespeare Company to stage in smaller theatres. Many of his works were based on events in real lif…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:05PM

Stepping Into the Playroom: 50 Shades! The Musical Parody Will Welcome Four New Faces by Broadway.com

Some new faces are about to get kinky off-Broadway! Jack Voice, Melanie Brook, Alexis Field and Zach Kononov will join the cast of 50 Shades! The Musical Parody beginning July 22. The four s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:02PM

Duncan Sheik & Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's AMERICAN PSYCHO Musical to Get US Premiere at Second Stage Theatre in February; Rupert Goold to Direct by BroadwayWorld

Second Stage Theatre Carole Rothman, Artistic Director just announced the U.S. premiere of the new musical, AMERICAN PSYCHO, featuring a book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa 2ST's Good Boys and Tr…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:00PM

Theater News: Duncan Sheik's American Psycho Musical to See American Premiere at Second Stage

Bret Easton Ellis' murderous yuppie Patrick Bateman will return some videotapes off-Broadway.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

Photo Flash: Nick Jonas, Christine Ebersole, and More Join Michael Urie on Opening Night of Buyer & Cellar in Los Angeles

Barbra Streisand, the subject of the solo send-up, plans to attend a performance during the L.A. run.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

Review: The Long Shrift

James Franco helms an incredibly intelligent and flawed world premiere in his stage directorial debut.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM

Theatre News: Full casting announced for Jersey Boys UK tour

Stephen Webb, Sam Ferriday and Lewis Griffiths join Tim Driesen on the upcoming tour

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 02:00PM
Monday, July 14, 2014 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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Photos! Joan Rivers Goes Head-to-Head with Andy Karl at Broadway's Rocky by Lindsay Champion

If there's one person who could give Rocky Balboa a run for his money in the ring, it's Joan Rivers! The comedy legend took her grandson Cooper to see the July 11 performance of Rock…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:54PM

Lorin Maazel, 84, remembered: A conductor of the old school by David Ng

Lorin Maazel, who died Sunday at 84, was a maestro of the old school -- formidable, intimidating, sometimes autocratic. He was an eminence grise before he went gray and an intellectual who b…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:53PM

Photo: First Look - Daniel Radcliffe in Teaser Poster for Supernatural Thriller HORNS by Movies News Desk

Today, Empire has shared the first teaser poster for the film featuring Radcliffe. Check it out below

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:49PM

The Long Shrift Director James Franco Gets Love From His Of Mice and Men Buddy Chris O'Dowd on Opening Night by Lindsay Champion

Ally Sheedy, Scott Haze and the cast of off-Broadway’s The Long Shrift celebrated their official opening night on July 13—and director James Franco brought along a special friend…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:49PM

W3 by Leila Hernandez

The Barking Fish Theatre Project has taken the three witches from Shakespeare’s Macbeth and set them on a polluted seaside, next to a beached whale. W3 begins with puppet birds circling ab…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 01:49PM

Photo Flash: First Look at Carter Calvert and Sally Struthers in El Portal Theatre's ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE by BroadwayWorld

El Portal Theatre and 22Q Entertainment -- Robert Levinsteinamp Alan Wager present Always...Patsy Cline, starring Sally Struthers and Carter Calvert as Patsy Cline, today, July 10 to August …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:49PM

The Verdict: Critics Review Leslie Uggams in Gypsy by Carey Purcell

Connecticut Repertory Theatre's production of the Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne and Arthur Laurents musical Gypsy, with award-winning actress Leslie Uggams starring as Rose, officially op…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:48PM

DRUNK SHAKESPEARE Extends Through 10/18 by BroadwayWorld

Producer Scott Griffin has announced that due to popular demand, DRUNK SHAKESPEARE will extend a second time. DRUNK SHAKESPEARE, the irreverent and outrageous new theatrical experience direc…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:47PM

Six Flags Great Adventure’s ‘Jersey Boys’ Day is Postponed by Broadway's Best Shows

Broadway’s biggest success story, Jersey Boys, which was scheduled to celebrate JERSEY BOYS DAY at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ on Monday, July 14, has been postponed due t…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 01:43PM

PHOTO CALL: Meet the Cast of City Center's Pump Boys and Dinettes, Featuring Hunter Foster and Katie Thompson by Matthew Blank

Pump Boys and Dinettes, the final production of the 2014 Encores! Off-Center series, will run July 16-19.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:42PM

Back in Green: Elphie Alum Kerry Ellis Will Defy Gravity Once More in West End’s Wicked by Ryan McPhee

West End star and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Kerry Ellis will rock the green once more as Elphaba in the West End production of Wicked. Ellis, who has played the role on …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:41PM

ArtsBeat: Learning ‘Lear’: A Real Run-Through, and a Sneak Peek by John Lithgow

John Lithgow checks out the set and lighting at the Delacorte Theater, where he will soon step onstage in the title role of “King Lear.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:37PM

'Smash' Star Raza Jaffrey Joins Cast of CBS's ELEMENTARY by TV News Desk

'Smash' star Raza Jaffrey has joined the cast of the CBS detective drama ELEMENTARY. The actor will portray a love interest for Lucy Liu's 'Joan Watson.'

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:37PM

"A Helluva Town!" On the Town Will Play Chicago's Marriott Theatre by Carey Purcell

The first major Chicago production of On the Town, the musical comedy about sailors and romance during wartime, will play the Windy City's Marriott Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:36PM

Joseph Ruskin Posthumously Receives Equity's Patrick Quinn Award for Distinguished Service to Actors by BroadwayWorld

Veteran union activist Joseph Ruskin has posthumously received the 2014 Patrick Quinn Award for Distinguished Service to Actors presented by the Actors' Equity Foundation. Ruskin, who joine…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:34PM

Borderlands and Crossroads:Transnational Connections in the Performance of Afrolantina/o Spiritualities by Solimar Otero

(This post is part of the 2014 TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders {Art | People} blog salon curated by Caridad Svich.) Espiritistas are important mediators of the dead for pr…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 01:31PM

FREE Harlem Summer Shakespeare by Barry

HARLEM SUMMER SHAKESPEARE begins its 10th season of FREE SHAKESPEARE in Riverbank State Park with ROMEO AND JULIET on Wednesday, July 23rd and coStella Heath, Jordan Bellowntinues through Au…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 01:30PM

Trey Parker Nixes Reports of Musical Version of SOUTH PARK by TV News Desk

The duo was asked if they would consider following up their hit, Tony Award winning Broadway musical Book of Mormon with a musical adaptation of their animated series.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:29PM

Betty Buckley Working with T Bone Burnett on New Album 'Ghostlight'; Release Set for this Fall by BroadwayWorld

Betty Buckley's new album Ghostlight re-unites her with longtime friend and producer T Bone Burnett on the September 16 release by Palmetto Records. When Buckley and Burnett were both 19 ye…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:24PM

Photos! Audra McDonald, Jarrod Spector & More Snuggle Adorable Puppies at Broadway Barks 2014 by Broadway.com

Broadway stars flocked to Shubert Alley on July 12 to meet some furry pals and maybe even adopt a pet of their own to take home! Click for photos from the 16th annual Broadway Barks event.

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PM

Patti LuPone Set to Lead LA Opera's THE GHOSTS OF VERSAILLES; Darko Tresnjak to Direct by BroadwayWorld

LA Opera will soon present the first full-scale production in this century of John Corigliano's grand opera buffa, one of the most acclaimed operas of our time. Extravagantly scaled, gloriou…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:22PM

Photo Flash: Inside Opening Night of BUYER & CELLAR at CTG/Mark Taper Forum with Michael Urie, Nick Jonas, Christine Ebersole & More! by BroadwayWorld

Jonathan Tolins' outrageous new comedy 'Buyer amp Cellar' featuring Michael Urie TV's 'Ugly Betty' opened last night, July 13, at the Center Theatre GroupMark Taper Forum at 7 p.m. Directed …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:22PM

Four Insane Voices You Can Hear Live This Week in NYC

You can't miss the opportunity to see phenomenal singers Ben Crawford, Katie Thompson, Tamika Lawrence and Lillias White.

SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 01:22PM

PHOTO CALL: Chris O'Dowd, Julia Stiles, James Wirt, James Franco and More Celebrate The Long Shrift, Directed By Franco by Matthew Blank

The Off-Broadway production of The Long Shrift, directed by James Franco, officially opened at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater July 13 following previews that began July 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:20PM

Kristen Bell Comments on 'Once Upon a Time' FROZEN Storyline & More! by TV News Desk

'Veronica Mars' star Kristen Bell commented on the upcoming FROZEN-themed storyline for ABC's 'Once Upon a Time.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:17PM

Eclectic Offerings at Baryshnikov Arts Center by Allan Kozinn

The center's fall season will include the premiere of a score for handmade music boxes and prepared auto-harp by the composer and toy piano virtuoso Phyllis Chen.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:11PM

Defining Piracy (And Fighting Against It) In Today’s Theater Industry by HowlRound

By Isaac Butler. Creativity and collaboration both rely on trust and on the work of other people. But the law seeks to make the murky concrete, and the complicated simple. This is why we sho…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 01:09PM

Les Miz Gets Revolutionized: A First Look at Musical Highlights from Contemporary Dallas Production (Video) by Playbill Staff

Director Liesl Tommy has staged a new, modern-dress, immersive production of the hit international musical Les Misérables, which officially opened July 4 at the Dallas Theater Center …

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:08PM

Aaron Tveit & Kevin McHale Headed to Hyannis Port for Big Screen Kennedys Comedy by Broadway.com

Broadway favorite Aaron Tveit just landed his latest film lead in the upcoming comedy They Might Be Kennedys, opposite Glee star Kevin McHale. The duo will play 1980s slackers who try to esc…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:07PM

CHICAGO AUTHOR AND ADVOCATE PATRICK DATI TO SPEAK AT CENTER ON HALSTED by Michael Roberts

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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:04PM

‘American Psycho’ Musical Will Slay Off Broadway Next Year by Gordon Cox

“American Psycho,” the murderous musical that had its world premiere in London last year, has lined up a Stateside debut at Off Broadway’s Second Stage Theater, where the t…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM

ArtsBeat: ‘American Psycho’ Musical Coming to Off Broadway by Patrick Healy

A revamped version of the London production of the musical “American Psycho,” based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis, is coming to Second Stage Theater in New York early next year.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:00PM

Bloody Bloody Patrick Bateman: American Psycho Comes to NYC by Adam Hetrick

The stage musical adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel "American Psycho," written by Spring Awakening composer Duncan Sheik and playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, will have it…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PM

Killer Tuner American Psycho, Featuring Music by Duncan Sheik, Will Receive U.S. Premiere Off-Broadway by Ryan McPhee

Patrick Bateman’s coming (back) to America! The new musical thriller American Psycho will receive its U.S. premiere as part of Second Stage Theatre’s 2014-15 season. The tuner, w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:00PM

Music News: Tony Yazbeck and Alexandra Silber to Lead London Concert Production of Kiss Me, Kate

The musical will be seen as part of the annual BBC Proms.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM

Video: Andrew Scott, Samantha Barks and more tell us which novel they would like to see on stage

At the relaunch of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, we found out which novel people would like to see adapted for the theatre

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PM

Theater News: Justin Long and Renée Fleming Chat About Living on Love at Williamstown Theatre Festival

Long conducts his own unconventional interview with the opera superstar.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
Monday, July 14, 2014 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Ghost Light Productions, Inc. & Jeffrey Clark Stokes Present ONE FLEA SPARE By Naomi Wallace Directed by Jeffrey Clark Stokes July 13 – 25, 2014 by Michael Roberts

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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:57PM

Nicky Silver’s “Pterodactyls” Receives NYC Revival by Matthew Wexler

Twenty years before receiving his first Broadway production, Nicky Silver scorched onto the New York scene with Pterodactyls, a blazingly prophetic play that seems more urgent by the day. T…

SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:56PM

'American Psycho' Musical to Make U.S. Debut by Ashley Lee

The adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' controversial 1991 novel heads to New York following a sold-out run in London starring "Doctor Who's" Matt Smith.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:54PM

Dana Carvey and Dennis Miller at The Kennedy Center by Maria Kuhns

Dana Carvey and Dennis Miller performed at the Kennedy Center on Saturday night, and what I expected to hear and see was right on! These guys are on top of their game, relevant, and funny as…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:54PM

Theater People Episode 15 – Tonya Pinkins by BroadwaySpotted

Welcome back to another installment of Theater People, the new podcast featuring interviews with the creative forces onstage and behind the scenes. Here at the Theater People Podcast we p…

SOURCE: BroadwaySpotted at 12:53PM

Tribute: Lorin Maazel

The internationally renowned Lorin Maazel started at the podium quite young: he had been invited by Arturo Toscanini to conduct the NBC Symphony at the age of seven, and by 15, was leading s…

SOURCE: WNYC at 12:52PM

More Beer! Drunk Shakespeare, Where Actors Drink During the Show, Gets Second Extension by Michael Gioia

The Drunk Shakespeare Society's world-premiere production of Drunk Shakespeare, described as "an irreverent and outrageous new theatrical experience," directed by David Hudson,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:46PM

Rodney King by Tim Treanor

This video is pretty disturbing. But if you’re unfamiliar with the Rodney King story, you should probably watch it. In 1991, after being pulled over for reckless driving and x-treme speedi…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:45PM

A Movie In Our Minds: Watch a Gorgeous First Look at the West End’s New Revival of Miss Saigon by Ryan McPhee

The heat is on in the West End! At last, we have video footage of the new revival of Miss Saigon, which began performances at London's Prince Edward Theatre in May. Take a look at the ab…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:45PM

Wendy MacLeod’s SETC Keynote Address by Wendy Macleod

(The following keynote address was originally presented at the 65th Annual SETC Convention and is reposted here with her permission.) “Whether we’re writers or actors, what reall…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 12:35PM

Why Walken will make a great Capt. Hook

We don't even need to tell you why, but we will anyway.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 12:34PM

Griffin Theatre Company Presents the Chicago Premiere of MEN SHOULD WEEP By Ena Lamont Stewart Directed by Ensemble Member Robin Witt July 5 – Augus by Michael Roberts

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SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:31PM

Billy Elliot to celebrate 10 years in the West End by Anita Singh

Ollie Jochim becomes the latest boy to play Billy Elliot as the musical heads for its 10th anniversary and 10m tickets sold

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:30PM

STAGE TUBE: Seth Rudetsky Deconstructs Liz Callaway Singing CARRIE by Stage Tube

In honor of his upcoming show, Deconstructing Broadway which plays at the Leicester Square Theatre on August 10, Broadway favorite Seth will be releasing one of his famous Deconstructions ev…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:30PM

'Pageant' star on over and underdressing for stage by John Carucci

NEW YORK (AP) -- Performing as a woman in the off-Broadway spoof "Pageant: The Musical" has presented unique challenges for Nick Cearley - much like playing in his underwear with his roc…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:28PM

Lorin Maazel: In Memoriam (1930 – 2014) by Knightc

[caption id="attachment_2213" align="aligncenter" width="610" caption="Maestro Lorin Maazel lead the Vienna Philharmonic in a New Year's Celebration Concert in 2005. Photo: Terry Linke"]…

SOURCE: PBS at 12:24PM

Los Angeles Theater Review: ANDRONICUS (Coeurage Theatre Company in Silver Lake) by Jason Rohrer

A BLOODY BUT WORTHWHILE MESS When Kenneth Clark asked of William Shakespeare, “who else has felt so strongly the absolute meaninglessness of life,” he illustrated the point with this spe…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:23PM

STAGE TUBE: Justin Long & Renee Fleming Talk LIVING ON LOVE at Williamstown Theatre Festival by Stage Tube

Williamstown Theatre Festival has released an extended video interview between Justin Long and Renee Fleming about the upcoming production, LIVING ON LOVE, which opens at the Williamstown Th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18PM

Photo Coverage: James Franco & More Celebrate Opening Night of Rattlestick's THE LONG SHRIFT by Jessica Fallon Gordon

The Off-Broadway production of The Long Shrift, written by Robert Boswell and directed by James Franco, opened last night at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. The Long Shirt began previews on…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:17PM

Chesapeake by Tim Treanor

“I am your spaniel,” Helen averred in Midsummer Night’s Dream, “and, Demetrius,//The more you beat me, I will fawn on you// Use me but as your spaniel, spurn me, strike me,//Neglect …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 12:13PM

Late Actor and Union Activist Will Be Awarded Patrick Quinn Award Posthumously by Andrew Gans

Veteran union activist Joseph Ruskin has posthumously received the 2014 Patrick Quinn Award for Distinguished Service to Actors presented by the Actors' Equity Foundation.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:11PM

PHOTO CALL: The Clampetts Take the Stage! A Very First Look at The Beverly Hillbillies Musical by Krissie Fullerton

Jed Clampett are taking the stage in Indiana, where Theatre at the Center presents the world premiere of The Beverly Hillbillies The Musical. The production officially opens July 1…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:11PM

Marriott Theatre To Present ON THE TOWN Aug 20- Oct. 12 by Michael Roberts

Warning: call_user_func_array() [function.call-user-func-array]: First argument is expected to be a valid callback, 'insertThumbnailRSS' was given in /home/content/52/9380252/html/wp-includ…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:10PM

PHOTO CALL: Oklahoma! Receives a Site-Specific Production at Serenbe Playhouse by Krissie Fullerton

Serenbe Playhouse's presents a site-specific production of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!, which will The Hay Barn at The Inn at Serenbe July 24-Aug. 10.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:09PM

Atomic The Musical Is So Intelligent The Times Will Murder It by Suzanna Bowling

Atomic The Musical Is So Intelligent The Times Will Murder It: The story seems unlikely, but, Atomic the Musical that opened tonight at the Acorn Theater on Theater Row, is intelligent, thou…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05PM

Lorin Maazel: The Man Who Knew Too Much by Russell Platt

Musical matters came especially easy to Lorin Maazel, who began as a child prodigy.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 12:00PM

Interviews: Richard Marsh: "I'd had enough of love stories for a while"

Playwright, poet and performer Richard Marsh discusses comedy, "screenwriting for the ears" and his new Edinburgh Fringe show Wingman

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PM

Blogs: Catherine Love: My top Edinburgh Fringe picks

In addition to our top picks, Catherine Love combs through the Fringe programme with her highlighter to offer some more recommendations

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PM

Episode 217, Part 3 - The Making of "Standalone" - Post-Production by Joel B. New

In the third and final "making of" minisode, award-winning musical theatre writer Joel B. New discusses the post-production side of his song cycle, STANDALONE. New waxes on mixing, last-minu…

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00PM

Theater News: SNL's Rachel Dratch to Star in Political Sex Scandal Comedy Tail! Spin!

The Fringe Festival production gets a new life off-Broadway.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM
Monday, July 14, 2014 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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What's Playing on Broadway: July 14-20, 2014 by BroadwayWorld

Below, BroadwayWorld brings you this weekly listing of Broadway shows and their show times for the week of July 7-13, 2014.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:57AM

VIDEO: Zach Braff Talks New Film, Reveals Musical Theater-Themed Bar Mitzvah on TODAY by TV News Desk

Zach Braff stopped by this morning's TODAY on NBC to talk about writing, directing and starring in his newest film 'Wish I Was Here'.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:55AM

Imagination is seeing things differently by Michael J Bobbitt

(This post is a part of the Diversity & Inclusion blog salon led by Online Curator Jacqueline E. Lawton. Check out further Diversity & Inclusion interviews on Jacqueline’s blog…

SOURCE: Theatre Communications Group at 11:49AM

Miss Saigon: watch the trailer by Serena Davies

Exclusive: watch the trailer for the new production of Miss Saigon

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:48AM

What Can Tumblr Do for Theater? by Christina Cauterucci

Last month, I walked into Woolly Mammoth a half-hour before a showing of the hilarious political farce The Totalitarians, and my eye started twitching. Ticketholders were chit-chatting and m…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 11:47AM

NYMF: The Mapmaker’s Opera Needs a Better Map by Suzanna Bowling

NYMF: The Mapmaker’s Opera Needs a Better Map: The Mapmaker’s Opera is an interesting piece based on the novel of the same name by Béa Gonzalez and is being presented by Stella Entertai…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:46AM

Call Steve Guttenberg by Alex Dahms

You see all manner of experimental plays and theatrical performances as a Fringe-festian. But when one comes along with so amoebic a plot that it expands beyond your lens of apprehension, su…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:44AM

Revolution in the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson Furniture Painter by Playbill

A sonic journey through the rise and fall of Elbowville (a small community within Ragnar Agnarsson’s body), where a love triangle develops, shaking Elbowville to its core. The creation of …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AM

A Major Playwright (That New Yorkers Hardly Know) by Eric Grode

After 35 years, James McLure gets another significant New York production — Regional theatres that produce new plays often plan their seasons by dipping into the same well of recent Ne…

SOURCE: TDF at 11:41AM

Review: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (Original Broadway Cast Recording) by Jose Solis

We hear the notes of a piano, the clinking of glasses, the murmurs of a crowd and then a voice, “good evening ladies and gentleman, welcome to Philadelphia’s liveliest spot in South Phil…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 11:41AM

NYMF: Searching for Romeo Has An Audience by Suzanna Bowling

NYMF: Searching for Romeo Has An Audience: Searching for Romeo needs to be commended for overcoming adversity.

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:39AM

#RightsWeek Twitter Chat: Publishing Your Work in New Media—Thurs, July 17 by HowlRound

By HowlRound. As part of the "#RightsWeek: Protecting & Sharing Your Intellectual Property" series on HowlRound, this week's Twitter conversation topic is "Publishing Your Work in New Me…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:38AM

Karen Mason at NextStop Theatre Company by Derek Mong

They say a truly great performer has the power to transform a song that you might have heard a million times before into a new experience—to take a classic and make it his or her own while…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:37AM

Acting shines in slow-burning 'Woman and Scarecrow'

PICT’s resident Irishman Alan Stanford plants a thick swath of peat for his theater company’s latest production, “Woman and Scarecrow,” by fellow Hibernian Marina Carr.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:36AM

Weekend Poll Top Three: Don't Let Him Go! Fans Want to Adopt Shrek's Donkey by Ryan McPhee

The 16th annual Broadway Barks pet adoption event took place on July 12, and while we regret that we didn’t take home all of the dogs this weekend from Bernadette Peters (that may actu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AM

Chicago Theater Review: ‘The Qualms’ by Pulitzer Winner Bruce Norris by Gordon Cox

Pulitzer-winning playwright-provocateur Bruce Norris (“Clybourne Park,” “The Pain and the Itch”) has proven himself an expert at depicting American middle class hypocrisy, exposing c…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:33AM

Tickets Now On Sale for A.R. Gurney's The Wayside Motor Inn, Starring Marc Kudisch, Off-Broadway by Broadway.com

Tickets are now available to see Tony nominee Marc Kudisch and more in A.R. Gurney’s The Wayside Motor Inn off-Broadway. Directed by Lila Neugebauer, the show will run August 12 throug…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:29AM

The Comedy of Errors , Theatre in the Forest, Jimmy's Farm, Suffolk by Ben Sharratt

Theatre in the Forest, Jimmy's Farm, Suffolk: The atmospheric venue, radical set and costumes and funky musical interludes ensure that this production of The Comedy of Errors makes a favoura…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:28AM

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Mr. Finn’s Cabaret Now Has Landmark Status by Stephen Sorokoff

Stephen Sorokoff My View: Mr. Finn’s Cabaret Now Has Landmark Status: If such a designation were available, the fact that KT Sullivan has now appeared at Barrington Stage Company’s Cabar…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 11:23AM

The Other Day by Steven McKnight

Ever get tired of those darling romance stories that start with a “meet cute” moment and stay precious even when the attractive couple has disagreements? The Other Day provides a welcome…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:23AM

2 Pittsburgh artists to get $35,000 grants

Two accomplished artists — one a longtime leader on the city art scene, the other a relative newcomer — will each receive $35,000 from local foundations to help them pursue new…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:23AM

Review Roundup: Off-Broadway's ATOMIC by Review Roundups

Let's see what the critics had to say...

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:23AM

It Should Be Loved! SIDE SHOW is Broadway Bound - Reviews, Pics, Videos & More! by BroadwayWorld

In preparation of a possible Broadway opening, BroadwayWorld brings you a recap of the show's success in both San Diego's La Jolla Playhouse and Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AM

Making Homes for the Arts in Sacred Places by Bt

Informational EventsPartners for Sacred Places’ Making Homes for the Arts in Sacred Places program cultivates new collaborations between arts organizations without a home and houses of wor…

SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 11:17AM

Tickets Now Available to See Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal & Cynthia Nixon in The Real Thing on Broadway by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Tickets are now on sale to see Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Tony winner Cynthia Nixon in the new Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Tom Stoppard's The Real…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:11AM

Sixth Annual Broadway Meows Presents a One Night Only Event by Broadway's Best Shows

The 6th Annual Broadway Meows Concert for the Humane Society of New York will be presented at Don’t Tell Mama, one night only, Monday, July 21st at 7pm. The evening will be comprised o…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 11:09AM

Broadway Vets Billy Harrigan Tighe and A.J. Holmes Will Star in London's The Book of Mormon by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Two Broadway vets are crossing the pond to lead The Book of Mormon in the West End. Billy Harrigan Tighe and A.J. Holmes will replace Gavin Creel and Jared Gertner as Elder Price and Elder C…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AM

Don't Mess With Hedwig! Neil Patrick Harris Gets Spitting Mad at Audience Member by Carey Purcell

Neil Patrick Harris, currently starring in the Tony Award-winning musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, jokingly, and in character as the transgender glam rocker, spit water on an audience…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01AM

Put on Your Ballet Shoes! Ollie Jochim Joins West End Cast of Billy Elliot by Imogen Lloyd Webber

The West End has a new ballet boy! Ollie Jochim will start performances as Billy in Billy Elliot on July 14 at the Victoria Palace Theatre. He becomes the 75th boy to perform the role worldw…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:00AM

Polly Wants A Crackup: The Tension, and the Laughter, Explode in Steppenwolf’s “The Qualms” by Raymond Rehayem

By Raymond Rehayem When a sex comedy by a highly lauded playwright hits the Chicago stage, I get the call from Newcity to devise the sort of feature you just started reading. Seems this pape…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 11:00AM

The Finalists for our 3rd Annual 10 Minute Play Contest are . . . by Ken Davenport

Here ye!  Here ye! Behold, the 10 Finalists for our 3rd Annual 10 Minute Play Contest! Each one of the 10 Minute plays below will win $50, just for making it this far.  And, on Thursday, J…

SOURCE: theproducersperspective.com at 11:00AM

Review: Hansel & Gretel and More Tales (Williamson Park, Lancaster)

Magical and rivals any Regent's Park production, says Michael Nunn of Hansel and Gretel and More Tales.

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AM

Features: A few of my favourite things: Dogfight's Jamie Muscato

The actor counts eating in the dark, 1984 and Phillip Seymour Hoffman among his favourite things

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AM
Monday, July 14, 2014 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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DECADES by Casey Bauer

“We all wanna be free to be ourselves” the cast of DECADES sang in the unexpected improvised finale song that clearly captured the essence of this show: We’ll do what we w…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:55AM

Darko Tresnjak Will Direct Tony Winner Patti LuPone in Ghosts of Versailles; Complete Cast Announced by Andrew Gans

Complete casting has been announced for LA Opera's upcoming production of The Ghosts of Versailles, which will begin performances Feb. 7, 2015, starring two-time Tony winner Patti LuPone…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AM

Dancing through Diasporas: Interview with Shaily Dadiala of Usiloquy Dance Designs by Miriam Hwang-Carlos

“Moving to the United States changed everything.” Shaily Dadiala, artistic director of Usiloquy Dance Designs, has been dancing Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance form, since childh…

SOURCE: blog.fringearts.com at 10:50AM

"South Park" Musical on Stage? Book of Mormon Creators Doubtful by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning Book of Mormon co-authors and "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone stated that a stage musical adaptation of their hit television series will likely …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:44AM

Cuddly ‘Monster Songs’ from married musicians at Fringe by Nelson Pressley

Can you be sinister and winsome at the same time? Yes, if you are a married couple skilled at clowning and music, and you put together a droll 45 minutes’ worth of ambitious yet kid-friend…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:43AM

London Kiss Me, Kate Concert to Feature Ben Davis, Alexandra Silber, Tony Yazbeck and Louise Dearman by Mark Shenton

A semi-staged concert performance of Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate, to be performed Aug. 2 as part of the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, will feature Ben Davis, Alexandra Silber, Tony…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

Peak Performance Series Will Feature Liz Lerman, Richard Schechner and Bill T. Jones by Carey Purcell

The Peak Performance series has announced its 2014-15 season, which will include 14 premieres of theatre, dance and music.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AM

Photo Coverage: Lillias White Previews Birthday Concert at 54 Below! by Walter McBride

After taking 54 Below by storm this spring, Lillias White returns with a brand new show. This ultimate Broadway diva will celebrate her birthday week at 54 Below by sharing songs about the u…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:39AM

We’re doomed, happily: Ron Litman’s protest act in ‘Armageddon’ at Fringe by Nelson Pressley

In the early stages of the Capital Fringe Festival show “Waiting for Armageddon,” Ron Litman looks like a freaked out monk. Wearing a sackcloth and ranting into a microphone that the end…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:38AM

Production News: York Theatre Royal announces autumn/winter season by Georgia Snow

York Theatre Royal has announced its autumn/winter season, which includes productions of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal and A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller. Juliet Forster will direct Be…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:31AM

Malevolence by Sarah Ameigh

“Don’t Stand So Close To Me” is among my favorite songs by the Police. The story of a student-teacher scandal is deceptively upbeat and hummable, but addresses the grave issue of inapp…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:30AM

12.14 Foundation Set to Present 101 DALMATIANS & A ROCKIN MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM This August! by BroadwayWorld

The 12.14 Foundation will be producing two shows for its summer season incorporating 200 children from the Newtown area as a continuation of its mission to use the performing arts to promote…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:30AM

Rita Moreno & More Set for 2014 VivaFest Festival Season by BroadwayWorld

The organizers of VivaFest, San Jose's Latino destination festival, announced today its 2014 schedule.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:23AM

“Murder For Two” Creators Kinosian & Blair Will Take a Shot at New Backstage Musical Comedy by Kenneth Jones

Kellen Blair and Joe Kinosian, the award-winning musical comedy writers whose "Murder For Two" completed an eight-month Off-Broadway run on June 29, have a new musical waiting in the wings.

SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 10:21AM

Seth Rudetsky Reveals The 5 Worst Audition Mistakes! (Video) by Playbill Staff

Actor, radio and TV host, music director and Playbill.com columnist Seth Rudetsky is set to launch a series of summer master classes that will help actors find the perfect 16-bar song cuts t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:19AM

Broadway Performers Will Join Newtown-Area Students For Summer Season Promoting Healing and Strength by Michael Gioia

The 12.14 Foundation will present two shows for its summer season that incorporate 200 children from the Newtown area as a continuation of its mission to use the performing arts to promote h…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:16AM

Broadway Performers Will Join Newton-Area Students For Summer Season Promoting Healing and Strength by Michael Gioia

The 12.14 Foundation will present two shows for its summer season that incorporate 200 children from the Newtown area as a continuation of its mission to use the performing arts to promote h…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:15AM

Fuse Tech: Richard van den Bosch, CEO of Rednote by Charles McEnerney

Rednote is a Music Messenger. We offer the fastest, easiest way to share an audio emotion. Texting words alone lacks a good part of the feeling, mood, and fun people want to communicate.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:12AM

Photo Coverage: Sara Gettelfinger, Jeremy Kushnier, Euan Morton & More Celebrate Opening Night of ATOMIC by Linda Lenzi

The new Off-Broadway musical Atomic just opened last night at the Acorn TheatreTheatre Row 410 West 42nd Street. Atomic makes its U.S. premiere after a wildly successful engagement in Sydney…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:10AM

Casting Announced for Los Angeles Premiere of The Protagonist by Andrew Gans

Carthay Films will present the Los Angeles premiere of The Protagonist, a new comic play by Tim Livingston, beginning July 24 at the Lillian Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:07AM

Feature: Latitude preview – Secrets from the Forest by Billy Barrett

The seeds of Forest Fringe were planted at its namesake – Edinburgh’s Forest Cafe – eight years ago now, but the theatre and live art collective has long since pulled up its roots.…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:05AM

Oh, What Can’t A Woman Do? by Megan Downey

Oh, What Can’t A Woman Do? Very little, according to writer and performer Hilary Morrow. Her drama up at Capital Fringe, a one-woman historical fiction based on famed Commedia dellR…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:02AM

Broadway Grosses* w/e 7/13/2014 by Dte

The following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending July 13, 2014: Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League. Read more ........

SOURCE: theproducersperspective.com at 10:00AM

‘Pippin’ Welcomes New “Berthe” to the Broadway Cast by Broadway's Best Shows

Tony Award winner Priscilla Lopez, who appeared in the legendary original cast of A Chorus Line and was also a replacement for the role of “Fastrada” in the original production of Pippin…

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 10:00AM
Monday, July 14, 2014 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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D.W. Griffith’s First Movie by Trav S.D.

Today is the anniversary of the release date of D.W. Griffith’s first movie as director The Adventures of Dollie (1908) The film contains all of the qualities in utero that we asso…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:56AM

GRACE NOTES: Monday, July 14, 2014 by Susan Grace

  Today’s Highlights: * Pageant, by Bill Russell, Frank Kelly & Albert Evans, directed by Matt Lenz, featuring Nick Cearley, Nic Cory, Alex Ringler, Marty Thomas, Seth Tucker…

SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 09:55AM

Tennessee Williams Will Be Explored in Drama in the Afternoon; Casting Announced by Andrew Gans

Drama in the Afternoon, featuring works from Tennessee Williams' Spring Storm, Summer and Smoke, Sweet Bird of Youth and Orpheus Descending, will be presented July 20-21 at 2 PM at Studi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:53AM

Production News: New leads announced for West End’s The Book of Mormon by Matthew Hemley

US performers Billy Harrigan Tighe and A J Holmes are to join the cast of The Book of Mormon in the West End, replacing Gavin Creel and Jared Gertner. Creel and Gertner have played ElderR…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:47AM

Shutters review US triple bill focused on women lacks cohesion by Lyn Gardner

Park, LondonThese plays on American women's lives and history lack spark, except for Trifles, understated and poignant, from 1916Susan Glaspell's 1916 feminist short play Trifles is like fin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:44AM

Suzan-Lori Parks livestreams Watch Me Work—Wed, July 16 by HowlRound

By HowlRound TV. You’re invited to join Suzan-Lori Parks from the lobby of The Public Theater in New York City for "Watch Me Work" which is livestreaming for the global, commons-based peer…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:43AM

Blue Moon / Red River by T. Chase Meacham

Jane Franklin’s bold collaboration with percussionist Tom Teasley is Fringe at its best. Blue Moon / Red River reaches wide — part dance and part concert. The pair have managed to combin…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:40AM

News: York Theatre Royal to build 1000-seat temporary theatre when main house closes for major revamp by Georgia Snow

York Theatre Royal is to erect a 1000-seat temporary theatre, which will present work while the main house undergoes a £4.1 million refurbishment next year. Situated in the grounds of the N…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:38AM

Holler, I Totes Hear You by The Mick

I keep wanting to make Challah jokes. Because this is Broadway. But honestly, that’s totally unfair to Holler If Ya Hear Me. Which is so not like anything you’ve ever seen on Bro…

SOURCE: The Craptacular at 09:38AM

"Saturday Night Live" Alum Will Star in Off-Broadway's Tail! Spin!, About Government Sex Scandals by Andrew Gans

Mario Correa's Tail! Spin!, a breakout hit of the 2012 New York International Fringe Festival, will begin a ten-week engagement Sept. 18 at the Lynn Redgrave Theater at Culture Project.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:38AM

Jenna Russell, Jonathan Slinger and Marc Elliott Set for West End Transfer of Urinetown - the Musical by Mark Shenton

Tony nominee Jenna Russell, Jonathan Slinger and Marc Elliott will reprise their roles as Penelope Pennywise, Officer Lockstock and Mr. McQueen, respectively, in the West End transfer of Uri…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:35AM

Persephone by Tim Treanor

Here, let me tell you what I saw on opening night. It won’t spoil it for you, since each rendition of Persephone will tell a different story, with a different artist in control*. So as I g…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:29AM

NYFF Resnais Revival by Barry

New York Film Festival - Opening September 26 - Announces Premiereof Restored Resnais' French New Wave Classic Hiroshima Mon Amour                By: Ellis Nassour The Film So…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:25AM

Nickelodeon Cancels SAM & CAT; Ariana Grande Reacts on Twitter by TV News Desk

Nickelodeon has cancelled its original hit series SAM amp CAT, starring Ariana Grande and Jennette McCurdy.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:18AM

7 Mistakes No Theater Fan Should Make

7 Mistakes No Theater Fan Should Make: Tips for how to avoid embarrassment with your fellow theater fans

SOURCE: About.com - Theater at 09:15AM

Member of Team StarKid Among New Leads of London's The Book of Mormon by Mark Shenton

Broadway actors Billy Harrigan Tighe and A.J. Holmes will take over the lead roles of Elder Price and Elder Cunningham, respectively, in the London production of The Book of Mormon, beginnin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:09AM

Fuse Book Review: “Becoming a Londoner” — A Record of a Charmed Life or A Life Made Charming by Marcia Karp

David Plante's non-fiction and fiction are of a piece. There is the honesty of a writer who is willing and able to, first, face himself, then, write what he sees, and then, allow the world t…

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:08AM

WAKE UP with BWW 7/14/14 - PAGEANT, THE ADDAMS FAMILY at the Muny, Justin Timberlake, Bastille Day and More! by Jessica Showers

Good morning, BroadwayWorld Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it Today's big news PAGEANT returns to the stage, Rob McCl…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AM

Features: Theatre highlights of the week: Nigel Havers, Rupert Everett and Noel Coward

A quieter week than normal in the West End, Chichester open their new Festival Theatre

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 09:00AM

REVIEW: If/Then (Re-visit) by JK

Re-visit review of the Wednesday, July 2nd matinee performance at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City.  Starring Idina Menzel, LaChanze, Curtis Holbrook, James Snyder, Jenn Col…

SOURCE: JK's TheatreScene at 09:00AM
Monday, July 14, 2014 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change comes to Battersea

A new production of I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, which ran for a dozen years in New York, where it holds the record as the longest running musical revue in Off-Broadway history wi…

SOURCE: The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization at 08:58AM

Miss Emma’s Matchmaking Agency for Literary Characters by Steven McKnight

Who would you choose if you were trying to find a date for Captain Ahab from Moby Dick? Holden Caulfield from The Catcher in the Rye? Jane Eyre from, well, duh? That’s the delightfully dem…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:52AM

Own What You Do, Even Before You’re Doing It by Danielle Feder

If your only theatre experience is from school, or if you have no experience at all, at what point can you start to call yourself an actor? A director? A designer? A dramaturg? A producer? W…

SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 08:42AM

Cloned! by Theasy.com

Cloned! Off Off Broadway, Pershing Square Signature Center, NYMF Reviewed by Seth Bogner BOTTOM LINE: The laughs are abundant in this new musical. Set in the early '90s, Cloned! tells th…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 08:36AM

SELF by Julia Katz

New performance companies, still exploring their identities and fresh from birth, often emerge from the Capital Fringe Festival, testing the waters in the ultimate indie theatre environment.…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:36AM

Arts Roundup: Broadway Bound Edition by Christina Cauterucci

Now that its Kennedy Center run is through, can Side Show succeed on Broadway? [Post] Experimental guitarist Chris Grier of To Live and Shave in L.A. has died. [Arts Desk] Dana Carvey brea…

SOURCE: Washington City Paper at 08:35AM

Talking with the Press by Michael Kaiser

Too many talented arts executives - whose organizations have achieved a great deal under their leadership - fail to promote...

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 08:33AM

Shenton's View: Different ways of coming out by Mark Shenton

Last night another Olympic sportsman officially came out: after Tom Daley’s announcement of his sexuality last December, Australian five time Olympic gold medal winner Ian Thorpe revea…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:23AM

HowlRound TV: Massachusetts Gubernatorial Forum on Arts, Culture, & Creativity—Tues, July 15 by HowlRound

By HowlRound TV. Create the Vote, a coalition of artists and arts, cultural, and creative institutions based throughout Massachusetts, will host the Gubernatorial Forum on Arts, Culture, and…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 08:21AM

Rob McClure and Jenny Powers Lead THE ADDAMS FAMILY at The Muny; Show Begins Tonight! by BroadwayWorld

The Muny presents the fourth show of its 96th season, The Addams Family, directed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge, choreographed by Vince Pesce, with musical direction by Ben Whiteley. The show begi…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:11AM

Review Roundup: Connecticut Repertory Theatre's GYPSY Starring Leslie Uggams by Review Roundups

Connecticut Repertory Theatre's GYPSY, starring Tony Award winner Leslie Uggams as Rose, runs through July 20 at the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre. For tickets and information, call 860-486-2…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:10AM

Phantom of the Opera goes Color Blind by Sarah B. Roberts

Finally the longest running show in Broadway history has modernized with color blind casting and it's brilliantly done.  Starring as the latest Phantom of the Opera is the dashing Afric…

SOURCE: Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 08:06AM

Lena Hall, Andy Mientus and More Set for BROADWAY SINGS JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE at 54 Below Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Broadway Sings Justin Timberlake, the sixth concert of the BROADWAY SINGS concert series, is set for tonight. More than 15 Broadway performers will be accompanied by a full jazz band playing…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:06AM

PAGEANT - THE MUSICAL Opens Off-Broadway Tonight by BroadwayWorld

After a sold-out benefit run for BCEFA this February, PAGEANT - THE MUSICAL returns in a limited Off-Broadway engagement at The Davenport Theatre 354 West 45th Street. Previews began Sunday,…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:04AM

BROADWAY RISING STARS with Special Guest Bill Irwin Set for The Town Hall Tonight by BroadwayWorld

The Town Hall 2014 Summer Season Broadway Preludes presents Broadway Rising Stars, the annual revue giving recent graduates from the nation's leading performing arts schools a chance to show…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM

BWW's On This Day - July 14, 2014

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on July 14 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
Monday, July 14, 2014 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Review: In Lambeth, Southwark Playhouse by Nancy Netherwood

When the audience enter the Southwark Playhouse’s auditorium, they are greeted by the surprising sight of actors Tom Mothersdale and Melody Grove, as Mr and Mrs William Blake, sitting …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:46AM

The Long Shrift by Theasy.com

The Long Shrift Off Broadway, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Reviewed by Andy Buck BOTTOM LINE: Expert direction by James Franco and some strong acting are not enough to make this overly…

SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 07:39AM

Seeing Double – Cloned! (NYMF) by Sandi Durell

                NY Theater Review By Marcina Zaccaria   Cloned!, a comedy with a book by Jacey Powers and Dan Wolpow, is presented as... The post…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:39AM

Capital Fringe Review: ‘Luv, American Style’ by Joel Markowitz

Are there any fans of the sitcom Love, American Style out there? If you count yourself as one, then you should certainly see Infinite Jest’s Luv, American Style, which is essentially a…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:37AM

Staging a new musical is risky - so should reviewers take it easy on them? by Lyn Gardner

Musicals are expensive and risky, as the producers of the new Adrian Mole adaptation well know. But that doesn't mean critics should feel duty-bound to support themAre critics too hard on ne…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AM

Review: Much Ado About Nothing, Russell Square, RADA Festival by Senne Vercouteren

As part of the annual RADA festival, BurntOut Theatre presents Much Ado About Nothing in the middle of Russell Square, a fitting backdrop to the Bard’s coquettish comedy about love, ma…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:14AM

Feature: Edinburgh preview – Chewing the Fat by Rachel St John

With the countless acts showing at Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year, one show you just have to see is Chewing the Fat – a real, gritty, yet seemingly funny show about our relationship …

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Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Waiting for Armageddon’ by Brennan Jones

In DC Trash’s Waiting for Armageddon, Ron Litman and Composer Tom Pile string together a series of songs and stand-up comedy, all producing the same message: The end of days is upon us. …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:05AM

The Tiger Who Came to Tea , Lyric Theatre, London by Francesca Whiting

Lyric Theatre, London: It is no easy task maintaining the attention spans of toddlers and young children for almost an hour, but David Wood's stage adaptation of Judith Kerr's much…

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Review: The Events, Young Vic Theatre by Camilla Gurtler

Following its sold-out run in 2013, The Events return to the Young Vic questioning how far our humanity and forgiveness can stretch. Exploring what it is that makes us human and how we const…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:03AM
Monday, July 14, 2014 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Production News: Full cast for Jersey Boys tour revealed by Matthew Hemley

Further casting has been announced for the UK tour of Jersey Boys, starring Tim Driesen as Frankie Valli. Joining Driesen will be Stephen Webb as Tommy DeVito, Sam Ferriday as Bob Gaudio and…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:55AM

Review: Perseverance Drive, Bush Theatre by Lisa Carroll

Packed into the hot and crowded Bush Theatre in the middle of July, the heat of Barbados that Robin Soans’ new play Perseverance Drive captures isn’t too big a stretch of the imaginati…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:54AM

Review: Connections Festival: Pronoun and A Letter to Lacey, National Theatre by Ruby-Isla Cera-Marle

Imagine performing your end-of-year play on the prestigious Olivier stage at the National Theatre. As part of the Connections festival, over the past six days ten schools and youth groups ha…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:38AM

#SmallStagesSOS by Julie Hennrikus

Three years ago I brought some friends with me to see the T Plays. We had dinner and then walked over to The Factory Theatre. As we walked through the parking lot, and down the stairs, I as…

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Arts funding: Estuary speak by Simon Tait

I was going to return to the arts council’s spending plans – I’m not going to use ACE’s adoptive banker-speak and refer to “investment” – now that the flotsam (that’s the use…

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Review: Tryst: Devotion and Betrayal, Rambert Studio, Southbank by Rebecca Latham

From the solar system to a re-imagining of a Tolstoy novella, it seems that no topic is too audacious for the New English Ballet Theatre. Tryst: Devotion and Betrayal is a bold chain of five…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:26AM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Tango, Cabaret, Love!’ by Terry Byrne

Tango, Cabaret, Love! is not for the faint of heart nor lack of appetite. Conceived, directed by and starring Cecilia De Feo, Laura Quiroga and Lorena Sabogal, the show is a bilingual escapa…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:25AM

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes , Wollaton Hall, Nottingham by Pat Ashworth

Wollaton Hall, Nottingham: What Chapterhouse does is theatre at the coalface, carried by the power of acting, cheeky engagement with the audience and a refreshing absence of anything techni…

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Review: Daytona, Theatre Royal Haymarket by Hannah Tookey

Each act of Daytona focuses on a dramatic revelation, and both are bursting with potential for discourse. Without revealing too much, the primary concept addressed focuses on what is morally…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:20AM

Review: Lone Star and Laundry & Bourbon at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

James McLure's vision of rural folk doing what they are inclined to do best is vivid and even touching,

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Review: Intimate Apparel, Park Theatre by Katie Smith

Distinguished American playwright Lynn Nottage’s new play, Intimate Apparel, is now enjoying a run in London after it premièred at the Ustinov Studio in Bath. In the close quarters of the…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:15AM

Review: The Long Shrift at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

- a rewarding, if also harrowing, theater experience.

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Review: The Crucible, Old Vic Theatre by Lucy Cave

Arthur Miller’s The Crucible has always been the go-to play to always get the world talking – and Yaël Farber’s revival is no different. Despite its seventeenth-century storyline,…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:13AM

Review:The Crucible at curtainup.com-London by Lizzie Loveridge

American Israeli director Yael Farber brings her dark touch to Arthur Miller's iconic play about prejudice, politics and hysteria .

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Review: Annapurna at curtainup.com/Berkshires by Gloria Miller

Sharr White's play gets a sensitive production at the Chester Theaterr .

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Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘The Tumbling’ by Julia Peiperl

Stephen Notes’s expressionistic play The Tumbling takes the classic Jack and Jill nursery rhyme to new heights (and lows) with sci-fi spies, murderous mothers, and lots and lots of adult m…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:11AM

In Lambeth , Southwark Playhouse, London by Honour Bayes

Southwark Playhouse, London: Plays in which famous characters meet one another always go one of two ways: you either feel satisfied (Terry Johnson's Hysteria, for example) or disappoint…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:10AM

Betty Buckley works with T-Bone Burnett on new album

Betty Buckley works with T-Bone Burnett on new album        

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'The Long Shrift' - He Said. She said. as One-Time High Schoolers Reune by Andy Propst

Scott Haze in The Long Shrift (©Joan Marcus) There must be something in the air. Or maybe it's that Gen Xers are hitting the point that they're contending with hitting middle age, but…

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Monday, July 14, 2014 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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Shutters , Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: The lack of good parts for women is being slowly redressed as old works (the Donmar's Julius Ceasar) and new ones (The Shed's Blurred Lines) have recently fea…

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Review: La Bohème, Royal Opera House by Camilla Gurtler

Some stories live in our hearts forever. Particularly great love stories – and always tragic ones, notably – stay with us, haunt us and somehow make us believe in the better in mankind, …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:52AM

Mean Girls or David Mamet? - quiz by Guardian Staff

As Lindsay Lohan prepares to make her West End debut in Speed-the-Plow, can you guess if these lines come from Mean Girls or David Mamet's plays? Continue reading...

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Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Ten Principles )’(‘ by Vanessa Terzaghi

(Best of the Capital Fringe) “There are so much worse things to be greeted with than warm silliness.” TD Smith grins as he utters this mantra. In AWoL Productions’ 10 Principles )&…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:46AM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘The Interpersonal Underworld’ by Cyle Durkee

This review will be in two parts. One part about the dance (yes, this is a dance show) and one about the spoken aspects of the show (which, due to a proclivity for answering any question ask…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:33AM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Isis and Vesco Investigate the Curious Death of Dr. Freud’ by Jessica Vaughan

(Best of the Capital Fringe) Longtime DC theater company GuillotiNe Theatre mounts a new play by Monique LaForce that is a crazy mash-up between Egyptian gods, the fathers of psychology, and…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:17AM

Education & Training: NYT’s social inclusion scheme changes lives by Susan Elkin

Last week I went to Arcola Tent to see National Youth Theatre’s Playing Up scheme in action. I was profoundly moved. This is an initiative which changes lives. So thank goodness the Arts…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:04AM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘DECADES’ by Anne Vandercook

  Improv comedy is a form of theater where it is created in the moment at the performance. Some of the great comedians of our time; Amy Poehler, Steve Carell, Will Ferrell – to na…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:04AM
Monday, July 14, 2014 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Joiceville 101.3 LIVE’ by Marlene Hall

Joiceville is directed and written by Rodrigo G. Pool Arce, composed by Justin Paschalides, and stars Rodrigo G. Pool Arce, Will MacLeod and Carrie Helton Parsons. This is The Office on s…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:50AM

Brick Penguin Tries Its Best by Julia Katz

Sketch comedy is surely one genre that’s meant to pack a punch…line, in a format that delivers comedy short and sweet. With Brick Penguin Tries Its Best, the noted sketch comedy group Br…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:44AM

2014 Helpmann Award Nominations: Full List by Cassie Tongue

It’s time! At bright and bustling centres across Australia, theatre crowds gathered tonight to hear the announcement of the prestigious Helpmann Award nominees for 2014. Check out the …

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Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘The Circle’ by Max Johnson

The Circle by banished? Productions might be one of your most unique experiences at the Fringe. The entire play takes place outside using Dupont Circle, Connecticut Avenue, and some surround…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:31AM

Tour de Farce by Rebecca Evans

Tour de Farce is proof that playwriting is no easy task. Its lack of craft, cohesion, and contrast make it seem like a self indulgent, tedious conversation among close friends who aren’t i…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:21AM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Seance’ by Vanessa Terzaghi

“Save Madame MacGuffin’s shop!” The actors greet audience members as they walk in the door, invite them to browse the shop and inquire about their spiritual or psychic needs. Many …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:09AM

“Master Harold” … and the Boys by Jai Williams

Apartheid. One of South Africa’s stains on civil rights lasted for more than four decades, with consequences that penetrated its society deeper than what met the human eye. Fred Franklin, …

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 04:01AM

Weather: The Great Equalizer

Posted in Personal DevelopmentStrategyLast week, while walking along the outside of Madison Square Park in Manhattan, a funny little thing happened. It was a hot, sunny day. There were very …

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Monday, July 14, 2014 at 3am (Broadway Time)
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Emmy experts predict movie/mini winners: 'Fargo,' 'The Normal Heart,' ... by Gold Derby

Unlike their splits over many of the comedy and drama series races, our Emmy experts are unified as to what will win both Best Miniseries and Best TV Movie. And there are overwhelming frontr…

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‘Guys and Dolls’ at McLean Community Players by Emma Paquette

A guy will do crazy things for the doll that he’s sweet on. Bet, cheat, lie, steal…and give up doing all that stuff too. The McLean Community Players dove headfirst into the riotous situ…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:43AM

A Time Gone By With Laura Pedersen and Ludovica Villar-Hauser by Suzanna Bowling

A Time Gone By With Laura Pedersen and Ludovica Villar-Hauser: This Will All Be Yours, is a new play with music running July 14 - Aug.10th as part of The Midtown International Theatre Festiv…

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Go! List sneak peek: St. Louis' best tribute band

Our second annual edition of The Go! List is out July 27, in home-delivery copies of the Post-Dispatch and at select retailers.

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James Franco's The Long Shrift Never Seems to End; Atomic Ends Just the Way You'd Think, Only Worse

Only one of these is a musical about the Manhattan Project, but they both go boom!-- Delivered by Feed43 service

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Monday, July 14, 2014 at 2am (Broadway Time)
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Extended At NYMF Yet Again Fable by Suzanna Bowling

Extended At NYMF Yet Again Fable: H. S. Kaufman (Book) and Christopher Anselmo (Music and Lyrics) are twenty year-old artists who have written Fable, a highly anticipated and groundbreaking …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 02:56AM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘SELF’ by Michael Poandl

There are countless plays (and movies, songs, paintings, stories….) about people falling in love with other people. But what about loving yourself? If you can’t love yourself, are you ev…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:50AM

Competition: Win Tickets to A Bright Room Called Day at Southwark Playhouse by Lucia Genziani

Win a pair of tickets to a brand new production of Tony Kushner’s A Bright Room Called Day at Southwark Playhouse for any performance from 23 – 31 July. Read on to find out how …

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Plan your week's theatre: top tickets by Lyn Gardner

Maxine Peake pedals on with Beryl, medieval mystery plays get a modern makeover in Sheffield and a carnival of flying and falling takes place over GlasgowMondayIt's your last chance this wee…

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Capital Fringe 2014: ‘The Matty Matthews Foundation’ by Tyler Herman

What is to be said of a democratic political system that rewards connections over talent, charisma over hard work, and money over principles? This is the subject Eagle Wings Theater Company …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:07AM

LES MISERABLES Vs. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Charity Soccer Match Promo Video by Pat Cerasaro

The annual charity soccer match featuring West End stalwarts from two long-running staples and soccer stars side by side is set for August according to a new listing and a new promotional vi…

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Maureen Lipman: 'I've been rejected by TV. I don't know why' by Judith Woods

Why has Maureen Lipman never been asked to make a drama, she asks Judith Woods

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ROCKY Vocal Selections Now Available by Pat Cerasaro

Vocal selections for the current Broadway adaptation of multi-award-winning boxing-themed film ROCKY are now available to order.

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John Sessions, comedy pioneer: 'I lost my way' by Stephen Moss

He was the king of improv comedy. Now he's playing second fiddle to a dancing dog. What happened? John Sessions talks about stage fright, voting Ukip and life after the 'twinkly years'John S…

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Monday, July 14, 2014 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘The Dish’ by Andrew L. Baughman

If garbage puppets and singing Pears give you heartburn and you hunger for more accessible Fringe fare, then I recommend The Dish by Jenny Splitter. Chock full of DC-insider references and a…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:50AM

“Dating: Adults Embracing Failure”,, a Huge Success! by Justin Allan Kimball

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Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Do You See What I See?’ by Christina Marie Frank

Do You See What I See? Opens with 9 actors sitting in a semi-circle. the recognizable trademark for group therapy. In this case referred to a “comic therapy,” where the audience…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:21AM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Oh, What Can’t A Woman Do?’ by Bev Fleisher

(Best of the Capital Fringe) This production is not to be missed! It is clearly one of the ‘Best of the Capital Fringe.’ Hilary Morrow’s solo performance is riveting.Morrow is both pla…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:11AM

NYMF: Jay Thomas and Somewhere With You by Suzanna Bowling

NYMF: Jay Thomas and Somewhere With You: Somewhere With You is a country-rock musical with music by country song writer JT Harding and features many of his hit songs made famous by Kenny Che…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:07AM

SOUND OFF: 13 Things To Love About Michael Mott's WHERE THE SKY ENDS by Pat Cerasaro

Today we are turning our attention to a praise-worthy new compilation celebrating up-and-coming composer Michael Mott, WHERE THE SKY ENDS.

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Interviews: In Maestro Bernstein, Hershey Felder Embodies the Famed West Side Story Composer

And discusses why Bernstein would have found this headline infuriating.

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"Scandal" Star Tony Goldwyn on Going Behind the Camera for "The Divide" by Young Hollywood

"Scandal" Star Tony Goldwyn on Going Behind the Camera for "The Divide" The marvelous Mr. Tony Goldwyn returns to the YH Studio to catch us up to speed on his foray behind the camera for the…

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Monday, July 14, 2014 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Kate Shindle Discusses Her Role in Revolution In the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson Furniture Painter and Her New Book by Suzanna Bowling

Kate Shindle Discusses Her Role in Revolution In the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson Furniture Painter and Her New Book: Kate Shindle is an American actress, singer, book writer, AIDS activist and…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:57AM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Uniform’ by Leslie Weisman

You can easily miss him. Lying on the floor in dim light, dressed in grey, still as death, he is easily overlooked. It is the young woman, her dark blond hair held back with a tortoise-shell…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:57AM

Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 7/12-7/13/2014

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, July 13, 2014 - Sunday, July 13, 2014.

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And for her encore, emerging producer won a second Tony - Theater & art - The Boston Globe by Christopher Wallenberg

Megan Savage had always dreamed of Broadway. When she was a teenager listening to show tunes in her bedroom in Newton, she sometimes imagined singing like those iron-lunged belters Idina Men…

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Stephen Sorokoff My View: A Big Night With Anita at A Little Night Music by Stephen Sorokoff

Stephen Sorokoff My View: A Big Night With Anita at A Little Night Music: Anita Gillette visited her friend Penny Fuller, who is appearing in Berkshire Theatre Group’s production of A Litt…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:34AM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Call Steve Guttenberg’ by Bev Fleisher

If you are familiar with H.P. Lovecraft’s early writing about the fictional deity called Cthulhu, this play is hilarious. If you are not familiar with Lovecraft’s writing, take just a mo…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:23AM

The Taming of The Shrew: A Complete and Udder Disaster by Sparkman Clark

The Taming of The Shrew: A Complete and Udder Disaster: The Taming of the Shrew, presented by TGW Acting Studio, had its opening night this past Thursday, July 10th at the Baruch Performing …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:19AM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Marriage, Lizards and Love’ by Anne Vandercook

The Capital Fringe festival is a remarkable venue where artists can show off and experiment with new work, playwright Jean P. Bordewhich brings Marriage, Lizards and Love to the 9th annual …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:18AM

Capital Fringe 2014 Review: ‘Miss Emma’s Matchmaking Agency for Literary Characters’ by Julia Peiperl

(Best of the Capital Fringe) A modern incarnation of Emma Woodhouse runs a matchmaking business for literary lonely heats. With a little harmless manipulation and some help from a less-than-…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:13AM

Theatre Review: ‘One Night’ at Contemporary American Theater Festival by Andrew White

There will be many plays on the Iraq war and its aftermath, but few (if any) have the compassion and the seasoned eye for dialogue of Charles Fuller’s One Night.  A tightly wound, poignan…

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:11AM

Fringe Review: ‘The Monster Songs’ at Gearbox by Jennifer Minich

The Monster Songs, written and performed by Dr. Dour (vocals, “crappy” 10-string touch guitar) and his assistant/accompanist, Peach (cell, banjo, cute), is a five song cabaret about the …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:03AM

This Ain't Trout! Pageant: The Musical Serves Drag Realness, Now Open Off-Broadway by Ryan McPhee

Pageant: The Musical opens off-Broadway at the Davenport Theatre on July 14. Directed by Matt Lenz, the dragtastic tuner will play a new performance schedule to that previously announced. In…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM

New York Premiere of Tanya Saracho’s Mala Hierba Begins Performances Off-Broadway by Broadway.com

The New York premiere of Tanya Saracho’s Mala Hierba begins performances off-Broadway on July 14. Marta Milans stars alongside Roberta Colindrez, Sandra Marquez and Ana Nogueira. The p…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM

"Nate" Author Tim Federle's Book Tour Takes Him To Every School But His Own by Whitney Chitwood

Tim Federle, author of the novel "Better Nate Than Ever," opens up to Playbill.com about reaching young adult readers who feel they don't fit in — and being turned away f…

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Rob McClure, Jenny Powers, Jen Cody and Hollis Resnik Get Creepy and Cooky in Muny The Addams Family Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominees Rob McClure (Chaplin) and Jenny Powers (Grease) co-star as Gomez and Morticia Addams, respectively, in the U.S. regional premiere of Andrew Lippa's The Addams Family,…

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Addiction and Network TV are Under Attack in The Amoralists' The Gyre by Carey Purcell

The Gyre, a repertory production of two world-premiere dramas by Derek Ahonen and Mark Roberts presented by the boundary-pushing downtown theatre troupe The Amoralists, opens July 14 and 15.…

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Pageant, Off-Broadway's Answer to "Drag Race," Opens Tonight by Adam Hetrick

The Off-Broadway revival of the Bill Russell-Frank Kelly-Albert Evans musical Pageant, which was seen in a limited benefit run earlier this year, officially opens July 14 after previews that…

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Bring It On's Taylor Louderman and More Sing The Music of Maglione and Ruiz Tonight by Michael Gioia

The Music of Maglione and Ruiz… Wait, Where?, a concert featuring the songs of new musical theatre composers David Maglione and Tomas Ruiz, is held July 14 at the Cedar Street Playhou…

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Over a Dozen Broadway Stars Sing Justin Timberlake Hits Tonight by Michael Gioia

Broadway Sings Justin Timberlake, featuring Broadway actors performing new arrangements of Justin Timberlake hits, is held July 14 at 11:30 PM at 54 Below. 

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Trophy Wife Breaks Through in Mala Hierba, Beginning Tonight Off-Broadway by Andrew Gans

Tanya Saracho's Mala Hierba, part of Second Stage Theatre's 2014 Uptown Series, begins previews July 14 prior to an official opening July 24 at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre.

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A Day in the Life of Fadi J. Khoury by The Dance Enthusiast

“Growing up during many wars, he found solace in dance, music, and art. He states, “The Middle East is not just about conflict. There is beauty and passion, and it’s my goa…

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