‘After the Revolution’ at Centerstage by Gina Jun

Introducing its wide-ranging audience members to the work of a talented young playwright on the rise, Baltimore’s Centerstage premiered the “Amy Herzog Festival”: the first time Herzog…

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 3/28/2015

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 3282015.

Your Sunday Afternoon Zen: Lucy Maunder sings ‘Pack Up Your Sins’ by Cassie Tongue

Lucy Maunder is one of musical theatre’s brightest stars. Recently she’s played Rizzo in the national tour of Grease and Cinderella in the Victorian Opera’s production of�…

‘Hairspray’ at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School by Paul M. Bessel and Barbara Braswell

The words “tuneful” and “energetic” only begin to describe Our Lady of Good Counsel High School’s production of the Tony Award-winning musical Hairspray. Based on the 1988 John Wat…

A Manifesto for Theaters and Interns: Part 2 by Sean Douglass

Isn’t that why you’re in the industry anyway?

‘Willy Wonka Jr.’ at KAT 2nd Stage and The City of Gaithersburg at The Gaithersburg Arts Barn by Jenna Jones by Guest Author

Chocolate lover? Fond of seeing talented kids on stage? Well, rush over to The Arts Barn in Gaithersburg for KAT Junior and The City of Gaithersburg’s co-production of Willy Wonka Jr.…

Devil horns and diva dresses fly off the rack at L.A. Opera costume sale by Amy Kaufman

At Burning Man, people wear a lot of weird stuff — ski goggles, fairy wings, neon body paint. But some of the festival-goers who journey to Nevada's Black Rock Desert this summer may be sp…

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics - 3/28 - THE KING AND I Men Snap First #SIP, Plus AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, ON THE TOWN, and More! by BroadwayWorld

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' roundup

An ‘illegal’ dancer returns to the stage — 70 years later by Barbara Hoffman

Billy Rose nicknamed her “Jailbait” — but Paulette Harwood was too young to know what the great showman meant. After all, she was just 16 when she started dancing at...

'Sunset' a little patchy at SRT by James Hebert

Domestic comedy-drama succeeds at times but has character issues

Photo Flash: Hugh Jackman Dons the WOLVERINE Claws One Final Time by BroadwayWorld

Hugh Jackman is going out with a bang. Or maybe just an Instagram post.

Cabaret News: 2015 MAC Award Winners Announced

Mark Nadler and 54 Sings are among the recipients of the cabaret honors.

Betty Buckley - Shubert Theatre 100th Anniversary Gala Honoree by Betty Buckley

Atlantic for Kids Brings Lisa Loeb's Musical and More to NYC by Cara Joy David

I spend a lot of time writing about how much more producers and non-profits could be doing to encourage a new theater...

AEA National VP Rebecca Kim Jordan Keeping an Open Mind on the 99 Seat Proposals: “#leavetheunionifyouwanttoworkforfree” by Colin Mitchell

And the hits just keep on comin’. That this has become such a prevalent pattern of behavior from so many of the AEA leadership (not all of them!) in response to valid concerns from t…

Back to East High: Revisiting the Cast of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL- Where Are They Now? by BroadwayWorld

It's been almost ten years since the Wildcats first crowded the halls of East High School, singing of a new start, the status quo, and of course, the big game. The first of three HIGH SCHOOL…

"The Heidi Chronicles" Still Speaks to Me by Broadway & Me

Several waves of nostalgia swept over me as I watched the revival of Wendy Wasserstein’s The Heidi Chronicles, which is running at the Music Box Theatre through Aug. 9. The first came beca…

Charles McNulty Tweets Common Sense on the 99 Seat Proposals: “It worries me that underlying the “Pro-99” resistance to change is an inability t by Colin Mitchell

Chuck offers some creativity and some serious common sense in his latest LA Times diatribe and I have to say, I pretty much agree with almost everything he hast to say, up and down the line.…

Review: Ballet San Jose makes triumphant return from the brink by Claudia Bauer Correspondent

Following a do-or-die fund drive, the company sparkles with a forward-looking program titled 'Bodies of Technology,' featuring two world premieres.

Stage spotlight: 'Annie' returns to the Orpheum in Minneapolis

The Hippodrome presents the World Premiere of THE TWO MUSKETEERS April 10-May 3, 2015 by Michael J. Roberts

Feats of bravery! Acts courage! Derring-do to spare! Danger, romance and comic surprises reign in the world of d’Artagnan and the fearless sword-fighting Musketeers. Audiences of all a…

POKÉMON: SYMPHONIC EVOLUTIONS TOUR ANNOUNCES 30 NEW LOCATIONS AND DATES MARKING THE BEGINNING OF A WORLD TOUR by Michael J. Roberts

The Pokémon Company International and Princeton Entertainment announced today 30 new locations and dates for the official Pokémon live orchestral concert, Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions. �…

Spotlight On...Nick Radu by Michael Block

Name: Nick RaduHometown: Canton, OhioEducation: BA from Queens College in Drama, Theater & DanceFavorite Credits: Cane/Japeth - Children of Eden, Bobby - Company, Tony Wendice - Dial "M"…

Are the AEA 99 Seat Proposals Even Legal? Steven Leigh Morris Cries “Fowl”. by Colin Mitchell

Once again, Uncle Steven offers a up a “drop the mic” essay that puts the whole process of Equity’s 99 Seat Proposals into question, legally. And he does it – God Fo…

Hugh Jackman Will Play Wolverine One Last Time by Maane Khatchatourian

Hugh Jackman is taking his claws off for good. The actor revealed on Saturday that he will be playing the “X-Men” character one final time. “WOLVERINE …ONE LAST TIME,…

Vanessa Hudgens Chronicles Her Journey to Broadway Stardom on Instagram by Jennifer So

The actress will be making her official debut of 'Gigi' next month

Do You Hear the People Sing? National Symphony Orchestra Illuminates the Beauty of Boublil and Schönberg’s Music at the Kennedy Center by Diane Jackson Schnoor

For more than 30 years, the music of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg has uplifted, inspired, and invoked passion in audiences and artists alike. Under the baton of conductor Steve…

Barbara Cook Spotlight Series: ‘Malcolm Gets: Come A Little Closer’ at The Kennedy Center by Johnna Leary

Malcolm Gets is one of the most underrated stars in musical theater today. Fortunately, he got a well-deserved chance to display his exceptional talents during his solo cabaret show, Come a …

In the Spotlight Series: Company of Broadway's THE HEIDI CHRONICLES! by Walter McBride

Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos of the company in the BroadwayWorld.com series 'In The Spotlight' by acclaimed photographer Walter McBride

King Kong Musical Finds Director For U.S. Premiere by Chris Luner

Who could forget the 8th Wonder Of The World?! I bet Broadway did. It’s been several months since we last brought you an update on the status of the King Kong musical which premiered j…

Did Your Favorite Win? MAC Awards for NY Cabaret Announced by Playbill Staff

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (MAC) announced the winners of its 2015 awards, given March 26 at a ceremony hosted by Karen Mason at B.B King Blues Club & Grill in…

Trapped in an Artistic Life by Richard Brody

Noah Baumbach, whose new film “While We’re Young” opens this weekend, has become the master of a genre unto himself: the personal counterfactual. In “Greenberg” and “Frances Ha,�…

Russian ballet companies a touring specialty by Michael Crabb

One of the better troupes, Russian National Ballet Theatre, to appear at Flato Markham Theatre March 31 to April 2.

‘utopia parkway’ at Single Carrot Theatre by Robert Michael Oliver

“The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution (Paul Cezanne).” Today, that carrot is Charles Mee’s Utopia Parkway. On his website, …

FLEXN: The Big Stage by Nicole Serratore

Giving a stage this large over to flex dancers at the Park Avenue Armory feels like a radical act. The scale and context of the production of FLEXN can't be ignored. We're in a storied build…

The Heidi Chronicles by Theasy.com

The Heidi Chronicles Broadway, Music Box Theatre Reviewed by Shani R. Friedman BOTTOM LINE: A talented, star-studded ensemble deftly takes on the revival of Wendy Wasserstein’s seminal fe…

HERB ALPERT @ ACA by Barry

Herb Alpert and his lovely wife, Lani Hall met with the press at ACA Galleries, 529 West 20th Street, in the gallery district to discuss his exhibition at ACA Galleries, " Herb Alpert D…

Who won the tickets to The Visit on Broadway? by Ken Davenport

There have been quite a few faux-historical mashups in our recent theatrical past, like the popular Off Broadway fair Freud’s Last Session, which put C.S. Lewis and Freud in the same…

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 3/28/15- Reba McEntire by Stage Tube

Happy Birthday Reba McEntire Sometimes referred to as 'The Queen of Country', McEntire has sold 41 million records in the United States and more than 60 million worldwide. In the United Stat…

Photo Flash: Cabaret Star Sienna Miller Receives a Sardi's Caricature

The final Sally Bowles of Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall's revival is immortalized by the famed restaurant.

Photo Flash: Go Behind-the-Scenes with AN AMERICAN IN PARIS Costume and Scenic Designer Bob Crowley by BroadwayWorld

The new Broadway musical, An American in Paris began previews on March 13 and will open on Sunday, April 12 at the Palace Theatre Broadway at 47th Street.. The team recently posted behind-th…

Fun Home by Doug Marino

 When you don't know anything about a show going into it,  this can make the theatrical experience simply magical.  Frankly everyone should go into this show with only the kno…

Cassandra Wilson-Coming Forth by Day: A Tribute to Billie Holiday at The Kennedy Center by David Friscic

The legacy of the brilliant and iconic jazz legend, Billie Holiday, coupled with the cool, classic styling of the very contemporary and experimentally-inclined jazz artistry of Cassandra Wil…

Dobama Theatre 2015-16 lineup features Tony darling 'Peter and the Starcatcher,' absurdist Broadway gem 'The Realistic Joneses' and a runway ready 'Ma by Andrea Simakis

Dobama Theatre brings Jesse Eisenberg's "The Revisionist" and more to Cleveland for its 2015-16 season.

Photo Coverage: Check out Pics from the MAC Awards 2015! by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

At a ceremony held Thursday night in New York, the Manhattan Association of Cabarets amp Clubs announced the winners of the 2015 MAC Awards. The show was hosted by Karen Mason, with musical …

A choreographer comes of age by Carrie Seidman

Ricardo Graziano's newest for the Sarasota Ballet shows maturity and a distinct voice...... Read more » The post A choreographer comes of age appeared first on Ticket Sarasota.

Melissa Manchester ‘You Gotta Love the Life’ by Sandi Durell

  A warm-hearted, massively entertaining self-portrait of a pop diva.   By Joel Benjamin     Melissa Manchester has been part of our lives for decades. Her 54 Below show.…

BWW TV: Go INTO THE WOODS to Celebrate Stephen Sondheim's 85th Birthday! by BroadwayWorld TV

On Monday night, March 22nd, an all-star line-up of Broadway performers united to honor legendary composer, Stephen Sondheim. The evening celebrated the journey of Woods and Sondheim from st…

Ross Drury: director by Georgia Snow

August Strindberg’s Creditors is the latest in a line of contemporary adaptations of classics that director Ross Drury has worked on. Following

Features: Confessions of a Box Office Manager - Sometimes, there are no words

'Not everybody who comes in to buy tickets is theatre savvy'

Princess Ida by John Morrison

'They've done away with King Hildebrand!' my companion the Gilbert & Sullivan Expert (GSE) whispered to me in shocked tones as she read the programme at the Finborough Theatre. It was tr…

Cinderella by Barry

                     Let's Go to the Movies: A Dazzling Cinderella                        By: Ellis Nassour It's another great year for Disney. Ther…

Reviews - Brooklynite, The Lion, and Nevermore

Reviews - Brooklynite, The Lion, and Nevermore

The Nether Playwright Jennifer Haley: Merging Online With On Stage by New York Theater

Jennifer Haley did not set out to become the first major playwright of the digital age, but that is what has happened. “The Nether,” which imagines a future where people lose th…

Hofesh Shechter mixed bill: 'doesn't make the building shudder' by Mark Monahan

The Israeli choreographer's first ever work for the Royal Ballet goes down a storm but is some way below his best, says Mark Monahan

Michael Xavier on Perfect Pitch and DigitalTheatre.com by Digital Theatre

Chilina Kennedy: The fear and the reward of playing Carole King by Richard Ouzounian

Starring role in Beautiful on Broadway almost got away from Canadian actress, who relates to the songwriter she’s playing.

Robert Hastie: ‘As a director You’re working to be invisible’ by Matt Trueman

Emerging. It sounds like a slow, gradual process, doesn’t it? Tentative. Bit by bit. Step by step. Robert Hastie makes it look like

BWW's On This Day - March 28, 2015

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 28 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Stratford Festival reports another surplus by Richard Ouzounian

With increased attendance at its Shakespeare productions, theatre fest ended its season with an extra $795,000

Nilo Cruz speaks musically in new 'Sotto Voce' at Asolo Rep by Jay Handelman

Pulitzer Prize-winner's new play links past and present a story of romance, fantasy and reality.... Read more » The post Nilo Cruz speaks musically in new 'Sotto Voce' at Asolo Rep appe…

Pour A Bucket Of Blood On These New Adaptations Of 'Carrie' by Beth Accomando

Stephen King has said his novel Carrie is about women's power and men's fear — an idea reporter Beth Accomando says has gotten lost in newer adaptations of the horror classic for stage and…

How well do theatres cater to disabled performers? by Pedro Machado

I joined Candoco as a dancer in 1998. We were a small scale touring company then, so we toured to many smaller venues

Zack Smithey prepares a different kind of Easter egg hunt

Artist will hide 1,000 works of art for people to find.

Food for thought: Tom Morton-Smith

The playwright’s RSC production, Oppenheimer, about “father of the atom bomb” J Robert Oppenheimer, transferred last week to the Vaudeville Theatre after a sell-out run in Stratford-up…

“Law Firm or Folk Band?” – Friday, March 27, 2015 by Bilal

Po-faced Left-wing plays are making theatre predictable and boring by Jonathan Maitland

The theatre world has no interest in biting the hand that feeds it, writes Jonathan Maitland

Yale's Rep's 'Caucasian Chalk Circle' Refreshing, Frantically Funny by Christopher Arnott

Young playwrights who think they're edgy and modern because they use sharp language, expressionistic techniques, brash political posturing, harsh urban settings and outrageous humor in the m…

In The Moment: ‘Call Me William: The Life and Loves of Willa Cather’ by David Siegel

“I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived.” Willa Cather, Death Comes to the Archbishop. In her Death Comes for the Archbishop Cather she also wrote, “Where there is grea…

The Three Lions, St James Theatre by Tom Birchenough

The devil gets the best lines. That may depend, of course, on whether we’re prepared to qualify David Cameron as the devil, but in William Gaminara's rapid-firing farce The Three Lions, th…

Interviews: For One Producer, Doctor Zhivago Musical Is About Two Love Stories Written in the Stars

A series of improbable coincidences convinced Anita Waxman that the musical Doctor Zhivago was "meant to be."

In the Moment: The Northern Virginia Review’s 29th Volume Unveiled by David Siegel

Searching out the unusual or off the regular trail is one of the joys of having this column with DCMetroTheaterArts. Recently I attended the unveiling of the 29th volume of the Northern Vir…

THE REPUBLIC Invites Central Florida to Exclusive Preview Party Today by BroadwayWorld

Today, THE REPUBLIC, Central Florida's new immersive theatre game, is introducing fans to their world by hosting a Kickstarter Fundraising Party on the final weekend of their campaign - and …

THE LION KING Choreographer Garth Fagan Receives WSU Apple Award Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Garth Fagan, Tony Award winner for 'Best Choreography' in The Lion King, founder and artistic director of Garth Fagan Dance, is receiving the Apple Award from Wayne State University's Maggie…

INTO THE WOODS' Lilla Crawford Leads One-Day Workshop for Kids, Teens Today by BroadwayWorld

Broadway and film star Lilla Crawford will teach a one-day workshop for kids and teens today, March 28th, 2015.

William Daniels Presents New '1776' Footage at Turner Classic Film Festival Today by Movies News Desk

Emmy Award winning actor, William Daniels will be on hand at the Turner Classic Film Festival, today, March 28, 2015 at the TCL Chinese Theater, 6925 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA at 14…

INTO THE WOODS Becomes #5 Highest Grossing Movie Musical & Earns Nearly $200 Million Worldwide So Far by Pat Cerasaro

INTO THE WOODS is officially the 6 highest-grossing movie musical of the last 40 years

SOUND OFF Special Contest: Enter Now To Win THE SOUND OF OZ Memorabilia Including T-Shirt & Signed Book by Pat Cerasaro

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Yale's Rep's 'Caucasian Chalk Circle' Refreshing, Frantically Funny by Christopher Arnott

Young playwrights who think they're edgy and modern because they use sharp language, expressionistic techniques, brash political posturing, harsh urban settings and outrageous humor in the m…

Theater News: The Upstairs Concierge Begins Performances at the Goodman Theatre

The new farce starts tonight in the Owen Theatre.

A fascinating 'Revolution' at Center Stage by Tim Smith

For a country founded on revolution, ours tends to be awfully leery of the concept. Americans who entertain thoughts of overthrowing anything here are typically viewed with intense suspicion…

Full Episode by Christina Knight

Mark Morris’s signature work L’Allegro, Il Penseroso ed il Moderato comes to television for the first time, hosted by Mikhail Baryshnikov. The performance was filmed July 2014 at the Tea…

How to see dinner and a show for less than $50 by Elisabeth Vincentelli

People always complain that theater is too expensive. And it is — if you’re referring to Broadway, with its $150 orchestra seats and its overpriced Theater District restaurants. But the.…

Playbill Video Week in Review: Celebrating Sondheim’s 85th, The Visit, a Stunning High School Produc by Mark Ezovski

This week Playbill celebrated Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber's dual March 22 birthdays with a mashup of their songs (sung by Lindsay Mendez), took exclusive looks at The Fortre…

Stage Views: Hunchback Star Andrew Samonsky On Fun Home, Hamilton, City of Angels and More by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com's series features actors commenting on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they're looking forward to and more.

Broadway Has Your Ear! 8 Theatre Podcasts You Should Be Listening To by Robbie Rozelle

In the digital age of 2015, podcasts are all the rage with episodes readily available on iPhones, mobile devices and tablets. Playbill.com spotlights the podcasts you should be listening to …

They Will Never Leave You! Essential Female Duets for Broadway by Ben Rimalower

From Side Show to Wicked, from loving affirmations of friendship to backbiting and backhanded comments, duets between two women have long served as showstoppers in musicals. Playbill.com off…

Night Out: A Broadway Composer Takes a Night Off for Drag Queens by Jacob Bernstein

Jeanine Tesori took a night away from her new show, “Fun Home,” to judge an “American Idol”-style competition for drag queens.

Antoinette Perry, Lorraine Hansberry and More! 11 Game-Changing Women in Theatre You Should Know by Carey Purcell

Did you know a woman launched the regional theatre moovement? And, which woman wrote one of the most popular and produced works of drama? Playbill.com spotlights 11 women whose work had an e…

Gypsy, Starring Imelda Staunton as Rose, Begins Performances Tonight by Mark Shenton

Chichester Festival Theatre's production of Gypsy transfers to the West End's Savoy Theatre, beginning performances March 28 prior to an official opening April 15.

Shakespeare Does WHAT in Something Rotten?! 5 More Wacky Real-Life Rumors About the Bard by Lindsay Champion

The Bard does some pretty crazy stuff in Something Rotten—and while the new Broadway musical comedy by Wayne and Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell is far from a biography, ton…

Shakespeare Does WHAT in Something Rotten?! Five More Wacky Real-Life Rumors About the Bard by Lindsay Champion

The Bard does some pretty crazy stuff in Something Rotten—and while the new Broadway musical comedy by Wayne and Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell is far from a biography, ton…