The magical, timeless hits by Frank Sinatra songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen – “My Kind of Town,” “All the Way,” “Call Me Irres…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:54PMWolf Hall
Broadway, Winter Garden Theatre
Reviewed by Dan Dinero
BOTTOM LINE: Marathon theatre at its best, Wolf Hall is catnip (or is that wolfnip?) for fans of Tudor history, yet also inc…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 10:53PMNEW YORK (AP) -- There's a new King in town, and Kelli O'Hara's got him. Rodgers & Hammerstein's classic musical "The King and I" is getting an elegant, thoughtful revival courtesy o…
SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:50PMArtistic Director Les Waters and Managing Director Jennifer Bielstein are delighted to announce that Sarah Ruhl's For Peter Pan on her 70th birthday will receive its world premiere at Actors…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:36PMThere’s little doubt audiences who relish this kind of grand musical theater will give this outing of The King and I, starring Kelli O’Hara and Ken Watanabe, a royal welcome.
SOURCE: cititour.com at 10:11PMThis post is by Daniel J. Lee
Though operating under the guise of a rather nonsensical comedy, Askins’ play is actually a sophisticated examination of how we handle grief. The text depicts…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:07PMA new Lincoln Center revival of 'The King and I' stars Kelli O'Hara and Ken Watanabe.
SOURCE: USA Today at 10:02PMIn Wednesday’s column, I paraphrased “It Might as Well Be Spring” — rather cleverly, I thought — to describe the Tony madness that’s gripping Broadway. I credited the lyrics to...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01PMYou can’t overstate how stunningly beautiful, how achingly well sung this new revival of “The King and I” is. A lifesize ship gracefully moves over the orchestra, and a Siamese...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:01PMBartlett Sher’s revival at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, starring Ken Watanabe and Kelli O’Hara, balances epic sweep with an intimate sensibility.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00PMRodgers and Hammerstein's classic is now onstage at Lincoln Center Theater in a sumptuous production directed by Bartlett Sher starring five-time Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara
SOURCE: NJ.com at 10:00PMThere really was a King and there really was an I. The King was Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramenthra Maha Mongkut Phra Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua, more generally known as Mongkut. The “I” was Ann…
SOURCE: Vulture at 10:00PM
Lincoln Center Theater presents Rodgers amp Hammerstein's The King and I, led by Kelli O'Hara as Anna Leonowens and Ken Watanabe as the King of Siam, directed by Bartlett Sher. The productio…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:57PMThe Barden Bellas are back in PITCH PERFECT 2, the follow-up to the original smash hit. The comedy will be helmed by Elizabeth Banks, co-star and producer of Pitch Perfect, and produced by P…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:52PMRevived for the first time on Broadway since 1998, this staging of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic is sure to please.
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 08:47PMThe Daily Mail writes that SOMETHING ROTTEN director Casey Nicholaw will officially be directing DREAMGIRLS in its UK debut.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:30PMTony Award-winner (“Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”) Jessie Mueller’s star continues to rise. The Chicago ...
The post Chicago’s Jessie Mueller lands lead role in…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 08:21PMThree hours of lust, ambition and betrayal can make anyone hungry. Enter the Proper English Feast, where — between parts 1 and 2 of Hilary Mantel’s tale of Henry VIII...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:20PMStage and screen vet and director of Disney's smash-hit, live-action CINDERELLA film, Kenneth Branagh has confirmed his new theatre company's inaugural season at the West End's Garrick Theat…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:14PMKate Fleetwood was in a mood for misbehavin during rehearsals for new musical High Society, previeing at the Old Vic this month, where she stars as Tracy Lord, writes BAZ BAMIGBOYE.
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 08:10PMGreg Smith, producer of live entertainment for Disneyland, where show credits included the opening of Disney’s California Adventure and Elizabeth Taylor’s 60th birthday party, died on Ma…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:06PMWe don’t have an American troupe comparable to the U.K.’s National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company to officially carry the dual burden of fostering new work while reinvesti…
SOURCE: Deadline at 08:00PM"Using a lively brew of text, movement, music, and imagery, he aims to craft a work that reexamines the O.J. Simpson trial from a fresh angle to discover what relevancy can be drawn from it.…
SOURCE: Dance Enthusiast at 08:00PMThe cable network has officially picked up the actress' new comedy series Divorce.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:00PMRoss had only been in post for six months, working alongside Rufus Norris
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:00PM
The Winter’s Tale, in which Branagh will star with Judi Dench, as well as Lily James and Richard Madden, will be co-directed by him and Rob Ashford, writes BAZ BAMIGBOYE.
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 07:55PMThe world premiere of Robert Askins' Permission stars stage and screen star Justin Bartha, of Broadway's Lend Me A Tenor, Off-Broadway's All New People and the blockbuster film The Hangover …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:52PMAnna Deavere Smith, whose documentary theater offerings have investigated the Rodney King riots ("Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992") and the crisis in U.S. healthcare ("Let Me Down Easy"), among …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:45PMTessa Ross has stepped down from her role as chief executive at The National Theatre after a 'series of behind-the-scenes disagreements' with director Rufus Norris(right), writes BAZ BAMIGBO…
SOURCE: Daily Mail at 07:42PMThis Saturday, April 18 at 300 p.m. in Stern Auditorium Perelman Stage, Tony Award winner Jessie Mueller Beautiful The Carole King Musical joins musical director and co-host Leslie Stifelma…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:28PMThe Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company, led by the eponymous director and actor and also featuring Rob Ashford and Christopher Oram as artistic associates, has announced a year-long residen…
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:19PMSir Kenneth Branagh has gone from treading the boards of the West End to being an internationally acclaimed director, in demand in Hollywood after blockbuster hits like Cinderella and Thor.
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:18PMThe King and I, starring Ken Watanabe and Kelli O’Hara, is the fifth Broadway production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical about British schoolteacher Anna Leonowens, who becomes …
SOURCE: New York Theater at 07:13PMBroadwayWorld has confirmed that Tony winner Jessie Mueller will star in American Repertory Theater's world premiere of WAITRESS this fall. Mueller previously played 'Jenna' in a winter work…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:07PMThis Russian-language co-production of Shakespeare's 'problem play' has Putin-era parallels that really hit home, says Dominic Cavendish
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:01PMDominic Cavendish welcomes back to the London stage the sometime gilded youth of British theatre
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:01PMKenneth Branagh has formed a theatre company that will stage a year-long season of plays at the Garrick Theatre in London. The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMSir Kenneth Branagh announces new season of five plays, starring Dame Judi Dench, Lily James - and himself
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:01PMThe celebrated actor and director has spent two years planning a five-play season, which will run for a year and feature Judi Dench, Lily James and Rob Brydon Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:01PM
According to USA Today, INTO THE WOODS and PITCH PERFECT star Anna Kendrick is writing a collection of autobiographical essays for Touchstone, set for release next fall.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:49PMThough Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's final show together, The Sound of Music, opened on Broadway in 1959, the last 55 years have, if anything, burnished the duo's reputation as …
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 06:49PMStephen Belber's 2013 comedy about answered prayers and TV news undergoes substantial revisions with mixed resultsread more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:43PMIt was family night on Tuesday at the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus annual Bel Canto Gala fundraiser at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Not only were husband-and-wife songwriting duo Kriste…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:39PMFord's Theatre Society hosted Now He Belongs to the Ages A Lincoln Commemoration, a moving tribute to President Abraham Lincoln on the 150th anniversary of his assassination, this week on Ap…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:37PMEXCLUSIVE: Here’s the teaser that MCC Theater will use to promote Permission, the latest play from very-bad-boy writer Robert Askins, whose Hand To God just opened on Broadway to rave…
SOURCE: Deadline at 06:34PMThe “Frozen” phenomenon continues to grow even 17 months after the Disney film’s release. The Hollywood lot at Disney’s California Adventure has been taken over by …
SOURCE: Variety at 06:31PM“Fresh as paint” kept buzzing through my head as I sat, enthralled, as this latest “new musical based on a famous film” sang and danced its way across the boards of t…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:28PMFEELING THE MAGIC, TOUCHING THE AUDIENCE AND FEEDING THE TROLLS… By Trevor Allen “Cocaine, Violence, an Orgy and Other Tales of Playing Pluto at Disneyland” ran the headline on the LA …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 06:22PMA new concert series curated by the renowned Tony Award-winning composer, lyricist, conductor, and director, Jason Robert Brown. Each unique performance will incorporate an eclectic mix of m…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:17PMThe new production of The King and I, directed by Bartlett Sher, opens April 16 at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater. Set in 1860's Bangkok, the Ric…
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:14PMBrought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Thursday, April 16, 2015 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway Happy birthday @kelliohara! #broadwa…
SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 06:11PMWriter-director Kwame Kwei-Armah's production opens May 7 and is the first stage project to use the reggae superstar's music to explore his life.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:09PMCelebrity stylist George Brescia – who co-hosted Dress Up! Live: The 2014 Tony Awards Red Carpet, presented by Playbill.com and Stage17 &…
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:00PMThree siblings gather to review their fates.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMThe Berkshires theater announces casting for its summer lineup.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PM
The chief executive of the National Theatre has shocked the British arts world by stepping down just six months into the job.
SOURCE: The Independent at 05:53PMOTP One True Pairing, created by Laura Jordan Submissions Only, Clarice in Silence The Musical, CryBaby amp In My Life, just debuted on the show's website and Youtube Channel on April 15. Ch…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:47PMThe new musical Something Rotten is packed with hilarious stars, including four veteran funnymen that have a staggering 38 Broadway credits between them: Brooks Ashmanskas, Peter Bartlett, G…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:46PMOur TodayTix Ensemblist Interview of the Month is with Cameron Adams of Broadway’s GIgi! Read it here!
SOURCE: theensemblist.com at 05:45PMPerhaps taking a cue from colleague Marc Platt – who defied critics’ expectations by turning the widely dissed Wicked into one of Broadway’s biggest all-time moneymakers …
SOURCE: Deadline at 05:44PMDavid Hyde Pierce and David Burtka discuss working together on a Broadway musical.
SOURCE: USA Today at 05:36PMA distinguished international creative team is coming together to create WATERFALL, an epic new Broadway musical love story, which will have its US premiere at The Pasadena Playhouse, where …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:30PMA NEWSIES star is king of the mash-ups
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:28PMThe slate ranges from Neil Simon to Julia, from a bio-drama about Justice William O. Douglas to 'Man of La Mancha.'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:28PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Anna Kendrick Inks Book Deal
Tony and Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick can add another accomplishment to her lengthy list: autho…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:25PMTessa Ross announces today that she is to step down as Chief Executive of the National Theatre, but will remain working with the National as a consultant. Rufus Norris will continue to lead …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:22PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Anna Kendrick, already known as an actress and singer, will soon show off her literary side....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:22PMAcclaimed North American composer Scott Alan makes his Spanish Concert debut in Barcelona alongside more than twenty performers, in a unique evening that will have Daniel Angles as an artist…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:18PMKelsey Grammer and director Diane Paulus impress in this otherwise flawed production about the writing of J.M. Barrie’s ‘Peter Pan.’
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 05:13PMLegendary stars are attending HAMILTON
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:11PMOriginally from Oklahoma, Broadway superstar Kelli O'Hara has been thrilling New York audiences as Anna Leonowens in Lincoln Center Theater's Broadway revival of THE KING AND I. While she is…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:10PMMatthew Weiner is a big fan of HOW TO SUCCEED
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:10PMSLSO Conductor Laureat Leonard Slatkin returns to STL airwaves
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:10PMRECOMMENDED It’s always an event when Chicagoland can steal director/choreographer Marc Robin away from his duties as artistic director of Lancaster, PA’s Fulton Theatre to work his spec…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 05:00PM
The Houston theatre's series includes a 'Sweet Potato Queens,' a world premiere from Melissa Manchester and Rupert Holmes.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:59PMDavid Burtka sings and dances in 'It Shoulda Been You' on Broadway with Director David Hyde Pierce at the helm. Video shot by Robert Deutsch for USA TODAY.
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SOURCE: USA Today at 04:57PMAt long last, Game of Thrones is back on HBO for season five! The cast is jam-packed with fantastic talent, from Broadway vets Aidan Gillen and Emilia Clarke to off-Broadway favorite Pe…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:57PMArtistic Director Mandy Greenfield has announced additional casting for Williamstown Theatre Festival's Main Stage and Nikos Stage productions for the upcoming summer Season, which kicks off…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:55PMHugh Laurie played Dr. Gregory House as a restless, acerbic smart-ass from the get go. The TV series that ran for eight years until 2012 won the actor two Golden Globes and four consecutive …
SOURCE: Backstage at 04:53PMLMNOP – A New Muzical plays TUTS Underground, the developmental theatre at Theatre Under the Stars in Texas, through April 19. The story revolves around a teenage girl determined t…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:52PMTwo legendary leading ladies meet backstage at ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:47PMJ. Robert Oppenheimer has been called the father of the atomic bomb, and the American physicist has now given his name to a new Royal Shakespeare Company play, Oppenheimer. With a running ti…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:44PMAn Evening With Jason Robert Brown, a concert curated by and featuring the Tony-winning composer along with Lindsay Mendez, Kyle Dean Massey and Tom Kitt, will present songs from High Fi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:39PMThe Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced additional casting for its 2015 summer season, which includes the anticipated staging of Eugene O'Neill's A Moon for the Misbegotten s…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:35PMDavid Raymond and Tiffany Tregarthen of Out Innerspace Dance fashion a weird world where West meets East.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:35PMAnything, ideally, does not go when reviving "Anything Goes," the justly beloved Cole Porter musical from 1934 featuring assorted comedic shenanigans aboard an ocean liner. The SS American i…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:34PMShow your love of HAMILTON and support a good cause
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:29PMEmie Hughes speaks with Ayano Elson about "Name is Yoko", premiering at Gibney Work Up 1.2, April 16-18.
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 04:26PMJoshua Hopkins and Alek Shrader play pals Figaro and Almaviva in Canadian Opera Company production beginning April 17.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 04:22PMAfter appearing in the pre-Broadway engagement of Living on Love last summer, Justin Long will return to the Williamstown Theatre Festival! The stage and screen star, along with Estelle Pars…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:22PMBelieve! Broadway.com talks to Matthew Morrison, Laura Michelle Kelly and all the stars at the opening night of Finding Neverland.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:21PMR.J. Julia Booksellers celebrates its 25th anniversary on April 19. The bookstore at 678 Boston Post Road, Madison, is known for presenting prominent and popular authors discussing their lat…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:19PMAlison Bechdel's bestselling graphic novel memoir about growing up gay with a closeted father doesn't seem like an obvious choice for a musical, but it's coming to Broadway. NPR's Neda Ulaby…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:17PMLes 7 Doights de la Main (The Seven Fingers), the Montreal-based circus company whose work was showcased in the 2013 Broadway revival of Pippin, returns to New York tonight with its own …
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:16PMLincoln Center Theater's Broadway revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic The King and I, starring five-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O'Hara and Ken Watanabe, off…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:16PMFinding Neverland sails onto Broadway with a stunning new ad
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:14PMThis post is by Jean Ballard Terepka
The Hindemith was beautifully performed and the second half of the concert was successful. But the first half, the Adams, was not a success. It was not a…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:10PMThe critically acclaimed cast of the Broadway musical revival SIDE SHOW recently re-united at 54 BELOW, the famed performance venue in New York City. The concert performed included never-bef…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:08PMTessa Ross has quit as chief executive of the National Theatre after less than six months in post. Ross was appointed in
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:06PMThis week, Broadway veterans Adam Kaplan Newsies and Jake Boyd Rock of Ages appeared in a new video in support of the freedom to marry for same-sex couples for a new initiative called LoveMu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:05PMBroadwayBox looks back on 10 of Finding Neverland director Diane Paulus' best moments on Broadway.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 04:04PMCenter Stage announces the full cast and creative team for the world premiere production of Marley, a new musical with music and lyrics by Bob Marley, and written and directed by Center Stag…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:01PMHow do you make “kinky” a safe word? That’s one of the questions producers of Tony-winning musical “Kinky Boots” will try to answer with a new ad campaign that …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:00PMEmojis are all the rage on your iPhone, but we feel like there's a keyboard missing… Playbill.com offers up 17 emojis for theatre people.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PM
Tessa Ross, the former controller of film and drama for Channel 4, where she helped develop and finance films including "12 Years a Slave" and "Slumdog Millionaire," is t…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:59PMYet another gem has been added to Misty Copeland’s weighty crown of celebrity: the ballerina is one of the 2015 Time 100, a list of the most influential people in the world according to Ti…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:56PMIn Part 8 of a series of interviews with the cast and director of To Kill a Mockingbird at Rockville Little Theatre, meet Grant Williams. Please introduce yourself and tell our readers whe…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:52PMGigi
Broadway, Neil Simon Theatre
Reviewed by Ken Kaissar
BOTTOM LINE: A spectacular production of a morally objectionable musical succeeds in obscuring its unsavory plot line and delivers …
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 03:44PM'Classic NYC Movies at the Palace' continues with the all-star musical that shows off the Big Apple at its best followed by a mini-concert by members from the cast of 'On the Town' now playi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:38PMTherefore Choose Life, presented by Harold Green Jewish Theatre, based on true story of man who survived concentration camp.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 03:37PMChicago Human Rhythm Project, that Chicago dance company known primarily for tap, is taking a big step in promoting all kinds of percussive dance this month with the Chicago Rhythm Fest's "S…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:37PM Review By Marcina Zaccaria Celebrating its 11th year, The Metropolitan Playhouse celebrates the thriving culture of the East Village with East Side Stories. East …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:36PMYes, I’ve actually been SEEING some theater over the last couple weeks and not just TALKING about theater. Hard to believe. There are loads of good shows out there, here are some brief…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:34PMThe 2015 theatre awards season is quickly approaching, and keeping track of all of the important dates for the many ceremonies and their corresponding nomination announcements is no easy fea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:31PMElsa strikes again! During a Senate Finance Committee hearing on U.S. trade policy April 16, things came to a halt when United States Senator Pat Roberts' cell phone went off.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PMRoss, who joined from Channel 4, had only been in the job for six months but said the new management structure was not working Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:30PMJoe's Pub in New York City recently hosted 'Paying the RENT' with Uncompromising Artistry Productions, a new theatre company based in NYC. The event served as a one-night only rock concert b…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:16PMThe original revue "Luck Be a Lady" salutes the award-winning composer of songs for Broadway and movies.... Read more »
The post Asolo Rep looks for some 'Luck' and romance with Frank L…
SOURCE: Sarasota Herald-Tribune at 03:15PMFinding Neverland, the new Broadway musical starring "Glee" alum Matthew Morrison, opened on Broadway April 15. Playbill.com was there.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:15PMMs. Copeland, a soloist at American Ballet Theater, was chosen as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:13PMItalian tenor Vittorio Grigolo stars as the tortured poet unlucky in love in Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, May 10 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check lo…
SOURCE: PBS at 03:10PMNot only is she a record-setting Tony Award winner, Fresno’s own Audra McDonald is recognized for her passions offstage as well. Time magazine today named her to its list of 100 most i…
SOURCE: fresnobeehive.com at 03:04PMThe Ferguson native also played trumpet on a new Miles Davis biopic
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 03:00PMFor the latest of our theatrical battles, we pit the Wicked witches against each other
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 03:00PM
A five-year-old Baayork Lee was cast as Princess Ying Yaowalak in the original Broadway production of The King and I. As the latest revival of the show opens on Broadway at Lincoln C…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:59PMComedian, The Drowsy Chaperone alum and Full House favorite Bob Saget stopped by to visit the stars of Something Rotten and Hand to God on Wednesday, April 15. Click for photos!
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:58PMDon Stephenson knows "Guys and Dolls" inside and out. After all, his father-in-law — Frank Loesser — wrote the score.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:57PMDon Stephenson knows "Guys and Dolls" inside and out. After all, his father-in-law - Frank Loesser - wrote the score.
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:57PMby Chad KinsmanArtistic & Management CoordinatorIf you attended a special event during the 2010 Season, there's a good chance you met our development intern Charlie Nork. And if yo…
SOURCE: Westport Country Playhouse at 02:55PMThe Jerome Robbins Dance Division is proud to announce that the Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Inc, records, Additions is now open. This collection is 141.44 linear feet comprising 315 bo…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 02:53PMSenator Pat Roberts was in the midst of answering questions on free trade during the Senate Finance Committee hearings when he was interrupted by a call on his cell phone which evidently rin…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:52PMby Beth HuiskingGeneral ManagerPlayhouse artistic director Mark Lamos and a number of friends and supporters of the Playhouse say “Cheerio” from The Stafford Hotel in London! This week M…
SOURCE: Westport Country Playhouse at 02:51PMIn Thursday’s Life section I offer another update on Janice Noga and Oscar Speace’s “Janka,” which is continuing its remarkable off-off-Broadway run at New York’s June Havoc Theatr…
SOURCE: fresnobeehive.com at 02:49PMWhile we await the outcome of the referendum, there’s a low toned rumble amongst the actors in LA, wondering what’s next? Engaged and ready to advocate for ourselves, what’…
SOURCE: Footlights at 02:46PMAndy Karl, Orfeh and Max Crumm were among the special guests who stripped down with The Skivvies at their April 13 concert at 42West.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:46PMSeven years ago, the Lincoln Center Theater transformed the way we perceive "South Pacific" with a revival that found the timely darkness in the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical while gl…
SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 02:46PMAmong incurable theatre geeks like myself, there are a couple buzzwords that come up frequently when we see productions like Round House’s new version of Anton Chekhov’s classic play, Un…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 02:45PMAn interview with Bess Wohl on the creation of her Off-Broadway play "Small Mouth Sounds," set at a silent retreat.
SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 02:42PMWhen new-to-acting singer Mitchell Brunings performs the title role in the world premiere of the musical "Marley" at Center Stage next month, he will be surrounded by a large ensemble of …
SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 02:40PMAge: 33
Hometown: London, England
Current Role: A powerhouse Broadway debut as Anne Boleyn, the calculating second wife of King Henry VIII in Wolf Hall: Parts One and Two.
Stage & Scr…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:35PMThe new Broadway musical Finding Neverland, starring Matthew Morrison, Kelsey Grammer andLaura Michelle Kelly, began previews on March 15 and officially opened last night, April 15, 2015 at …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:29PMThree guys enter an apartment through an open window via a fire escape. Once each takes his place — at a piano, a drum set, an upright bass — a vivacious flapper slips in fr…
SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:29PMIt is rare, exceedingly rare, to be in the presence of a masterfully-written play, performed by actors who are not only emotionally engaging but also fine, classically-trained pianists. Ev…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 02:27PMFinding Neverland, the new musical about the creation of Peter Pan, opened on April 15 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Directed by Tony winner Diane Paulus (Pippin, Hair), Finding Neverland fe…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:26PMUniversal Studios has beat out Paramount and Disney for the previously reported untitled musical comedy starring Josh Gad and featuring original songs by the award-winning composer lyricist …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:25PMBroadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has come up with a lot of innovative and unusual ways to raise money in the last half century, from "Broadway Bears" (an auction of teddy bears dr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:19PMWhile it may be hard to believe, we are nearing the end of the 2014-15 Broadway season! But it just started! I KNOW! With less than two weeks to go until the Tony award nominations, details …
SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 02:14PMBroadway's biggest behind-the-scenes players are going all in for Broadway Bets, the inaugural Broadway poker tournament benefiting Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:12PMCole Porter's "Anything Goes" is a classic musical comedy of the "they just don't make 'em like that anymore" variety. It's a show that exists solely to entertain, and in its sensational Mar…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 02:09PMLin-Manuel Miranda is giving A CHORUS LINE some new life on its 40th anniversary.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:09PMNew York City Center will present the New York premiere of Sequence 8, the internationally celebrated nouveau cirque spectacular by Les 7 Doigts de la Main The 7 Fingers, from April 16-26, 2…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:07PMAn evening celebrating the outgoing president of Marymount Manhattan College, Judson Shaver, is held April 16 at 7 PM, part of the President's Medal Dinner at Guastavino's in Manha…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:06PMThe touching story of a reclusive, bitter man who finds himself opening up to a new caregiver plays through May 3 at Geary Theater in San Francisco.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 02:00PMArena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater is searching for young DC-area actors, ages 10 – 18, for next season’s production of Oliver!, opening October 30, 2015 in the …
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 02:00PMNicholas Wright served as this year's judge.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMThe six-time Tony winner adds yet another accomplishment to her résumé.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM'An Invitation Out' imagines a world where we can be whomever we choose — including ourselves
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:00PMThe Broadway Dreams Foundation's summer training program will tour the U.S. this summer.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
Josh DrimmerHometown: N/A. My family moved about the Americas, including Guayaquil, Ecuador, Curacao, Mexico City, and….Connecticut. Current Town: Brooklyn, NY for over 10 year…
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 01:56PMThe inter-waves are filthy with ‘em! Well, only two actually. But they’re good. This one has both Rebecca Metz and Dakin Matthews in it. And this one has the venerable Steven Lei…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:49PMStorytelling is quite possibly the most important element in a strong work of art. Finding a way to evoke emotion through story can take on various forms. But how do you tell a story with no…
SOURCE: TheaterInTheNow at 01:41PMAs “Finding Neverland” has developed, so have conflicts that on any other show would likely have remained backstage. The spats, which ranged from battles with journalists to staff confli…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 01:39PMI got to see Leslie Ayvazian’s “Nine Armenians” in a performance bought out by an Armenian church. I sat there in the Fresno Art Museum’s sold-out Bonner Auditorium surrounded by app…
SOURCE: fresnobeehive.com at 01:31PMThe comedian claims he spent much of the 90s snorting coke with the late Queen singer Freddie Mercury and funnyman Kenny Everett. Anyone buy his implausible bohemian rhapsody? Continue readi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:30PMThe Latina/o Theatre Commons (LTC) and Emerson College's HowlRound, a theatrical blog, have collaborated to present the 2015 Carnaval of New Latina/o Work. The event will take place July…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:29PMCanadian entertainment company Cirque du Soleil will sell a majority stake to private equity firm TPG Capital and Chinese firm Fosun, according to multiple media reports. A spokesperson for …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:25PMThe Broadway Dreams Foundation BDF will give aspiring performers across the country their big break when the program embarks on Generation The 2015 Summer Intensive Tour. The national non-pr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:24PMWith the finish line on the horizon after a crazy April of back-to-back Broadway openings, everyone's buzzing about the Tony Awards. In addition to predicting the nominees, many are wond…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PMThe Black List development project took to Twitter and other social media this morning to announce that Zosia Mamet, Alex Wolff, Julia Garner and Michael Gaston have joined the cast of its f…
SOURCE: Deadline at 01:22PMHandspring Puppet Co., known for War Horse, enlivens play about South African atrocities with its creatures.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:20PMIn "Wolf Hall," the brilliant adaptation by Mike Poulton -- the distillation of Hilary Mantel's 1,008 pages of lust, vengeance and intrigue in King Henry VIII's court -- each part …
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 01:20PMLincoln Center Theater presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I, led by Kelli O’Hara (as Anna Leonowens) and Ken Watanabe (as the King of Siam), directed by Bart…
SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 01:19PMCelebrating 16 years, The Trevor Project will honor Sir Ian McKellen with the Trevor Hero Award at TrevorLIVE New York on June 15th at the Marriott Marquis, presented by Wells Fargo. McKelle…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:16PMAt a recent post-show panel I hosted at The Father on the subject of “Women in the Arts”, Act for Change campaigner Stephanie Street shared a statistic that shocked me: currently…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:14PMWhen I spoke last week with Miro Magloire, a composer-turned-choreographer and the founder/artistic director of New Chamber Ballet, I loved hearing him refer to works of art as “thin…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 01:12PMThe Tony nominee and Into the Woods prince talks masculinity, women, and what type of role he wants to take on next, while getting pedicures with BSG executive editor Suzy Evans.
SOURCE: Broadway Style Guide at 01:12PMAwesomenessTV's hit musical drama Side Effects scores a trifecta with its broadcast debut as a 90-minute movie on April 17 on E 3 PM ET amp 2PM CT followed by its Digital HD release through …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:11PM"Kids want power. The word they hear the most is, 'No.' What they get when working on a Shakespearean play is a big, 'Yes' and they are empowered."
SOURCE: Clyde Fitch Report at 01:07PMThe new Broadway musical Finding Neverland, starring Matthew Morrison, Kelsey Grammer andLaura Michelle Kelly, began previews on March 15 and officially opened last night, April 15, 2015 at …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:05PMPlaywright Pearl Cleage, for whom tales of the Harlem Renaissance were childhood bedtime stories, reflects on her 1995 period piece.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:03PMLexie Moreland’s photos of Michael C. Hall preparing for his role in “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” document private moments in the actor’s nightly transformation.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:02PMSaw this on the Facebook wire from AEA member, Steven Klein. It’s from his blog and is titled, AEA Says I’ve Sinned. It is most relevant – as you will see – to the cu…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:00PMRadio City Music Hall’s new Rockettes show “New York Spring Spectacular” marks the culmination of Madison Square Garden Co. chief Jim Dolan’s long campaign to launch a companion to t…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMCorden shares some musical moments with his soon-to-be Broadway colleague as she makes him late for work.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMThe acrobatic troupe snaps some photos on Governor's Island before its opening tonight.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMEnglish National Opera goes on its annual travels with a new opera depicting the events of 9/11
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00PM
Jake and Sydney Lucas have nearly a dozen Broadway shows, Metropolitan operas and motion pictures under their belts.
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 12:56PMPowerful, thought-provoking, engaging and inspirational are only a few words that come close to describing this theatrical masterpiece performed by the Rockville Musical Theatre Group at the…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:50PMCheck out Matthew Morrison, Kelsey Grammer, Laura Michelle Kelly and the cast of Finding Neverland sing songs including “Believe,” “Stronger” and “All That Matt…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:47PMOrlando Mayor Buddy Dyer is proud to announce the addition of a ninth public sculpture as part of the SEE ART ORLANDO initiative, a community project designed to enhance the aesthetic experi…
SOURCE: SHOWBIZ NoFLO at 12:41PMDirected by Jeffrey B. Moss, Choreographed by Bob Richard and Costume Design by Bottari & Case
SOURCE: www.ocregister.com at 12:37PMI must have been about eight-years-old when I jumped off the couch in our family room and fractured my wrist. I was trying to fly and had gallantly tied a bed sheet around my neck in an atte…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:36PMBattersea Arts Centre is to commission four new pieces of 30-minute theatre to be broadcast live on BBC4. The series – currently
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:35PMCasting is now complete for the world-premiere production of the musical biography Marley at Center Stage, the State Theater of Maryland. International singing sensation Mitchell Bruning…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:34PMThe producers of the Tony Award-winning hit Broadway musical PIPPIN are pleased to announce that Tony Nominee, ADRIENNE BARBEAU will play the role of “Berthe” when the national tour of P…
SOURCE: SHOWBIZ NoFLO at 12:34PMCasting is now complete for the world-premiere production of the musical biography Marley at Center Stage, the State Theater of Maryland. International singing sensation Mitchell Bruning…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:34PMAs part of its summer line-up of developmental works and conferences, the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center will continue its National Puppetry Conference program. The eight-day even…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PMThis post is by Darryl Reilly
An actor in a suit wearing a pony mask and a tail trots out on stage a few times and later appears some more times without the mask to sing. A woman in a burqa…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:30PMGuthrie director Joe Dowling stages “The Crucible” in his final dance with a favorite playwright.
SOURCE: StarTribune at 12:30PMJoe's Pub in New York City recently hosted 'Paying the RENT' with Uncompromising Artistry Productions, a new theatre company based in NYC. The event served as a one-night only rock concert b…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:29PMBroadway.com is having a blast on Periscope, the new app that allows you to stream live. On opening night, we asked An American in Paris star Brandon Uranowitz to document his day and here a…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:28PMNicole Parker, whose Broadway credits include Wicked, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me and The People in the Picture, will offer an evening entitled Suitcase Full of Lies April 26 at the Laurie…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PMYou’d think the role of the titular ruler of Siam in the musical “The King and I” wouldn’t have much leeway in terms of casting, but consider that it’s been...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:17PMAn immersive version of the international hit Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus musical Mamma Mia! will make its debut in 2016 at Grona Lund, an amusement park in Stockholm, Sweden,…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16PM"Hamlet?" I asked, aware that African women would never have the chance to play the most daunting of roles in theatre ...
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 12:16PMA world premiere by Tanya Ronder is one of two plays announced by London’s Bush Theatre to form part of its autumn
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:13PMClick for photos from the official opening night of Broadway’s Finding Neverland on April 15, 2015, and exclusive shots of the post-show party at the Metropolitan Club.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:11PMClassic teen movie Mean Girls is getting a theatrical makeover: this is the latest
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:11PMJohn Cariani, who stars as Nigel Bottom in the hilarious new musical comedy Something Rotten, gives us the skinny the writer he goes wild for, his best Almost, Main perks and the similaritie…
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:11PMIn honor of the 40th anniversary of the opening of A Chorus Line Off-Broadway at The Public Theater — where the critically acclaimed production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:09PMJOBMODE OF TRANSPORTATIONNUMBERUNIT OF MEASUREMENTEUROPEAN CITYARISTOCRATIC TITLEVEGETABLELANGUAGEADJECTIVEVERBNOUNCELEBRITYNOUNBEVERAGETYPE OF MEATACADEMIC FIELDNUMBERANIMALBIRDINSTRUMENTTY…
SOURCE: Westport Country Playhouse at 12:06PMTony nominee Nick Cordero (Bullets Over Broadway) is among the cast for the world premiere production of Melissa Ross' Nice Girl, presented by the Labyrinth Company. Also featured are Di…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:05PMLincoln Center Theater presents Rodgers amp Hammerstein's The King and I, led by Kelli O'Hara as Anna Leonowens and Ken Watanabe as the King of Siam, directed by Bartlett Sher. The productio…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:00PMWhat do you do after announcing your 2016 bid for President of the United States? Take a seat on Broadway.com’s comfy gray couch, of course! Tony nominee Kerry Butler plays Hillary Rod…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00PMTony nominee Alex Timbers directs the MCC world premiere.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMThe one-night event will benefit the American Cancer Society.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMConjoined twins shoot to stardom in "Side Show," two actors play multiple roles in "Murder for Two," and a wild coyote sets events in motion in "My Barking Dog."
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:00PMTanya Ronda's new play F*ck the Polar Bears will receive its world premiere
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00PM
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SOURCE: Playbill at 11:58AMBroadwayWorld has just learned that 'Cucktold' written by SMASH and ROCK OF AGES star Wesley Taylor and directed by Gregg Wiggans SMASH, HOW TO SUCCEED has been accepted into Manhattan Reper…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:58AMDon't miss out on this week's must-see shows and events!
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:58AMBeautiful. Intelligent. Extraordinarily talented. These are just a few words that describe the incomparable Audra McDonald. She has acted on television and in movies, graced theater and conc…
SOURCE: time.com at 11:56AMThe new musical Finding Neverland opened April 15 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Critics have had their say — now decide for yourself.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:56AMMattel Children’s Hospital UCLA will celebrate its Third Annual Kaleidoscope Ball on Saturday, May 2, 2015, presented by Harry Winston, Inc., at 3LABS in Culver City. Academy Award-Winning…
SOURCE: Showbiz So Cal at 11:55AMby Erin FoconeMarketing Associate/Group SalesFrom top left: Penny Metropulos, David Ives, Rebekah Brockman, Philippe Bowgen, Rusty Ross, and Jay Russell. Front row: Brian Reddy, Kate Ma…
SOURCE: Westport Country Playhouse at 11:55AMSHTICK ON A SHIP R.M.S. Titanic was not unsinkable but the S.S. American really is. It’s been sailing strong since 1934 as Cole Porter’s biggest hit before Kiss Me Kate. It may have jet…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 11:54AMA Chorus Line had its world premiere at the Public Theater April 16, 1975. The show was unusual in many ways, but mainly because the libretto by Nicholas Dante and James Kirkwood drew upon t…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AMClassic Stage Company, New YorkWith a constantly shifting emotional landscape and little sense of pacing or plot, this Hamlet is hard work Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:53AMStudent Rush offered for shows Tuesday, April 21, 2015 – Sunday, April 26 at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts performances of the Broadway Musical PIPPIN. Two (2) tickets p…
SOURCE: SHOWBIZ NoFLO at 11:48AMA Chorus Line had its world premiere at the Public Theater April 16, 1975. Here are some classic photos of the original cast rehearsing and performing the show at the Public Theatre Off-…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:46AMIn Part 7 of a series of interviews with the cast and director of To Kill a Mockingbird at Rockville Little Theatre, meet Jill Goodrich. Please introduce yourself and tell our readers wher…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:45AMBaayork Lee played Connie Wong in A Chorus Line, celebrating its 40th anniversary. She was also the show's original dance captain and did the choreography re-staging for the 2006 rev…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:44AMLady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation has announced a partnership with the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence to start an Emotion Revolution
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:42AMAround 500 people have signed a petition calling on ITV and the Society of London Theatre to broadcast next year’s Olivier Awards
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:38AMFollow the yellow brick road! Where will you end up? Apparently, Staten Island. A Staten Island based theatre organization is kicking off their season tonight with a beloved classic. The Wiz…
SOURCE: Luner on Theatre at 11:32AMOn last night's LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN, Katharine McPhee and Nick Kroll show off their runway moves after learning from professional model and fellow guest Naomi Campbell.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:25AMBackstage union BECTU and Shakespeare’s Globe have begun a last-ditch attempt to resolve their dispute over tour guides’ pay at the venue
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:23AMSix-time Tony winner Audra McDonald and recent The Elephant Man star Bradley Cooper are among Time’s 100 Most Influential People this year. Carrie Underwood, who starred opposite McDon…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:22AMCuckold, a short play written by "Smash" and Broadway actor Wesley Taylor, will premiere this summer at the Manhattan Repertory Theater 2015 One Act Competition.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:21AMTickets go on sale Friday, April 17 at 10:00 a.m. for comic Tig Notaro, presented by Dr. Phillips Center in association with Foundation Presents. Notaro will perform Tuesday, May 26 at 7:3…
SOURCE: SHOWBIZ NoFLO at 11:19AMThe new Broadway musical Finding Neverland, starring Matthew Morrison, Kelsey Grammer and Laura Michelle Kelly, began previews on March 15 and officially opened last night, April 15, 2015 at…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AMDrew Malmuth speaks with Peter Bouteneff about Arvo Pärt and New York Live Arts' Live Ideas Festival (April 15-19).
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 11:17AMIt's a big day for Kelli O'Hara. Not only is April 16 her birthday, but she also celebrates opening night of The King and I at Lincoln Center Theater tonight. Congrats, Kelli!
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:16AMIn the jarring very still & hard to see, playwright Steve Yockey injects dark Japanese folklore into Stephen King’s mold of creeping horror, set far too close to home. Rorschach Theatr…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:15AMNEW YORK (Reuters) - "Finding Neverland," Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein's musical about the story behind the creation of "Peter Pan," debuted on Broadway but critics found the pro…
SOURCE: Reuters at 11:12AMThe new Broadway musical Finding Neverland, starring Matthew Morrison, Kelsey Grammer and Laura Michelle Kelly, began previews on March 15 and officially opened last night, April 15, 2015 at…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AM“There’s no justification, none of that, but it’s an incredibly interesting story. I don’t know that it’s ever been told before, and certainly not in this fashion,” Matty Griffit…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:07AMAmazing Grace, a new musical, will play Broadway's Nederlander Theatre 261 West 41st Street with performances beginning Thursday, June 25 for a Thursday, July 16 opening night.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AMProtests over sacking RUSSIA/NOVOSIBIRSK Public protests have been mounting against Novosibirsk State Opera Theatre over the sacking of its boss and the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AMYou ever cruise Facebook or Twitter, and see a page that hasn’t been updated in awhile? And I’m not talking days or weeks . . . but months . . . years even. You know what I&#…
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00AMI have a dream. Not the sort that makes me wake up sweating, but frequent enough for me to worry about it.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:00AMMark Cortale, who is the producing artistic director of The Art House in Provincetown, has announced a star-studded season for summer 2015. Playbill.com columnist Seth Rudetsky will play…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00AMThe new musical by Gary Barlow, Elliot Kennedy, and James Graham also stars Kelsey Grammer and Laura Michelle Kelly.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMStars of stage and screen converged on the Savoy Theatre last night to see Imelda Staunton and Co. in the West End transfer of Sondheim's classic musical
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00AM
TIME reveals the 2015 TIME 100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The issue features five separate covers, each featuring a member of the TIME 100 Kanye West, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:49AMA month after the fire at Battersea Arts Centre, a fundraising night brings together many of those whose careers were nurtured there. Here, they remember pivotal performances at the iconic s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:43AMSavoy theatre, LondonEverything’s coming up roses for this Chichester transfer of the Sondheim show about a starstruck mum who steers her children into showbizJonathan Kent’s production …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AMThe Almighty will arrive a little later than originally planned at that most holy of places, Broadway's Studio 54. The Jim Parsons-led new comedy
An Act of God will now begin preview…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:42AMBroadway.com has confirmed that Tony winner Jessie Mueller, after starring as Jenna in a December workshop of the new Waitress musical, will reprise her performance in the previously announc…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:40AMYou can claim £5 tickets (usually £25) by our exclusive ticket offer. Aren’t we lovely? Read more about the show below including the offer code. Get booking. As Good a Time As Any Pr…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:40AMLike come on, do we really need to see another pair of boobs?
SOURCE: USA Today at 10:39AMShot during rehearsals for the play, a video interview of Damian Lewis, John Goodman, Tom Sturridge and director Daniel Evans discuss the upcoming production of American Buffalo. The product…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:35AMQuite possibly this is the most beautifully staged ballet mounted on a Broadway stage. The perfect blend of theater, dance, and storytelling is something you cannot miss. The dan…
SOURCE: Act Three - The Reviews at 10:31AMYorktown Stage in suburban Westchester County, NY, will present the classic Jule Styne-Stephen Sondheim-Arthur Laurents musical Gypsy April 24-26, starring Sally Mayes as Madame …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:30AM by: Magda Katz Melissa’s Choice, a new play by award-winning playwright Steven Somkin, opens May 5 for a limited run thru May 22nd at Theatre Row’s Lion...
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:30AMThere were some tense moments between judge Harry Connick Jr. and finalist Quentin Alexander on last night's AMERICAN IDOL.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:27AMThe New York Public Library has an enormous amount and variety of collection materials, and those collections require care to help them last. But the Library also has a Preservation Divisio…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 10:27AMYou don’t do “Gypsy” without a Momma Rose to match, and London hasn’t had a Momma Rose in more than forty years. In that time, it’s gone without one of the great cautionary…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:26AM Wolf Hall. Parts One and Two By: David ShewardLucy BriersKing Henry VIII's divorce from Katharine of Aragon in order to marry Anne Boel…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:25AMI’m pleased to announce the line-up for the fourth annual Roundabout Underground Reading Series. I’m thrilled to welcome these five exceptional writers – none of whom have yet had a pr…
SOURCE: blog.roundabouttheatre.org at 10:24AMToday in 2000, the second Broadway revival of Jesus Christ Superstar opened at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts now the Foxwoods Theatre, where it ran for 161 performances. Jesus Chri…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:23AMFollowing the successful pilot of the Young Critics scheme at Theatre Royal Winchester we are proud to be working with the theatre to extend the project throughout the summer. It’s imp…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 10:21AMElisabeth Moss stars in the first Broadway revival of The Heidi Chronicles, Wendy Wasserstein’s 1989 Pulitzer prize-winning comedy-drama, at the Music Box Theater. Moss stars as Heidi Holl…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:20AMNicky Silver's brittle comedy about a dysfunctional family may make you cringe as you laugh
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SOURCE: Sarasota Herald-Tribune at 10:19AMAfter very public growing pains, the new musical with a score by a pair of U.K. pop kings finally opens at the Lunt-Fontanne.
SOURCE: NBC New York at 10:18AMTobacco Factory, BristolSheridan’s high comedy of low morals is revived in a salacious production that isn’t quite sharp enough to justify its three-hour length Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:17AMWhether in concert, on stage, or in film amp television, Cheyenne Jackson continues to have one of the most diverse careers in entertainment. Featured on 12 albums, appearing in such mega-hi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:11AMI was trying to think of a showtune to share and was thinking about spring, fun ball gowns and wedding season. Then I found a musical called Bloomer Girl which also happened to have Barbar…
SOURCE: Broadway Reviewed at 10:11AMIn anticipation of tomorrow’s release of the TIME 100 list, the magazine revealed a few celebrities who will be named one of the most influential people in the world. Among them are Philad…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 10:09AMNEW YORK (AP) -- How sweet it is: A new musical about the composer of the hymn "Amazing Grace" is coming to Broadway....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:08AMMulti-platinum recording artist Josh Groban has announced that he will launch a Fall 2015 North American tour in support of his upcoming album Stages.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:07AMIt's surprising how many actors appearing as William Shakespeare's Hamlet don't take heed of the young Dane's advice to the players about speaking trippingly on the tongue and not sawing the…
SOURCE: Huffington Post at 10:06AMThe revival of the classic Rogers & Hammerstein musical The King and I officially opens tonight on Broadway. Five-time Tony nominee Kelli O’Hara stars as Anna and Oscar nominee Ken…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:03AMSoft-spoken and self-effacing, Nicolas Blanc sits in a folding chair in a sunny studio room of the Joffrey tower, gently cueing the entrances and changes for five dancers in his short ballet…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 10:02AM"Amazing Grace," the new musical that debuted in Chicago this past October, is headed to Broadway's Nederlander Theatre. Performances of the show, which received respectful but mixed review…
SOURCE: Chicago Sun-Times at 10:00AMMurderous bank-robbing lovers, holiday grump meets Little Match Girl, tiaras the size of Texas and the ultimate teenage popularity contest hair scrunchies included - TUTS Underground's 20151…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00AMFinding Neverland, the new Broadway musical that tells the tale of how Peter became Pan — starring Matthew Morrison as famed author J.M. Barrie — officially opened April …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AMThe musical tells the story of the “Amazing Grace” composer, John Newton, a slave ship captain who became an Anglican clergyman and an abolitionist.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00AMWith producers lined up three deep for any available Broadway house, no show closing leaves a theater empty for long. The departure of Honeymoon In Vegas from the Nederlander Theatre opens t…
SOURCE: Deadline at 10:00AM“Amazing Grace,” the new musical about the man who wrote the famous hymn, has booked its Broadway run, lining up a July opening at the Nederlander Theater. “Amazing Grace&#…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AMIf it was ever lost, it's now found...it's home on Broadway. Amazing Grace, which ran in Chicago in fall 2014, will begin performances at the Nederlander Theatre on June 25. Josh You…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:00AMTony nominee Josh Young will star in the John Newton-inspired musical in June.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AMDespite mixed reviews at its Chicago tryout last fall, "Amazing Grace," the resilient, spiritually minded musical about the life and times of the former slave-owner John Newton, and the b…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:00AMFinding Neverland, the new Broadway musical that tells the tale of how Peter became Pan — starring Matthew Morrison as famed author J.M. Barrie — officially opened April …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AMDespite mixed reviews at its Chicago tryout last fall, "Amazing Grace," the resilient, spiritually minded musical about the life and times of the former slave-owner John Newton, and the ba…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:00AMThe new musical based on the true story behind the world's most popular Christian hymn will begin performances June 25.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00AMJonathan Kent's production starring Imelda Staunton opened at the Savoy Theatre last night
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:00AMA new production of The Twits proves a rare misfire for the Dahl catalogue
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:00AM
Amazing Grace, a new musical about the creation of the spiritual song of the same title, will open on Broadway July 16 at the Nederlander Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:59AMThis elegiac piece would have been improved with some trimming, says Mark Monahan
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:56AM Review by Michael Bracken “Boys should never be made to go to bed; they wake up a day older.” So says J.M. Barrie (Matthew...
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:55AMCry, Trojans!
Off Broadway, St. Ann's Warehouse, The Wooster Group
Reviewed by Lee Kinney
BOTTOM LINE: A breakneck mash-up of the Bard and Native American cinema both confounds and exhilara…
SOURCE: Theatre is Easy at 09:53AMThere was new music, of which Nelsons's an uncommonly gifted interpreter; old music that mostly sounded lively; and a big, loud, late-Romantic warhorse that let him and the BSO show off.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:50AM By Barbara & Scott Siegel Where Wolf Hall Meets Hamilton: Two of the most high profile shows of this season, one a...
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SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:48AMGood 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 THE KING AND I sweeps onto Broadway, A…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:44AMBootleg. What a simple, unassuming term. The child of the words boot and leg, all she wants to do in life is to perform her duty of giving us very low quality audio and video recordings of p…
SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 09:42AMPlays, words, bodies, video, and music collide in this immersive mash-up of ‘Hedda Gabler’ and ‘The Bacchae,’ at the Immersive Gallery through April 25th.
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 09:41AMAnna Kendrick tries her best to steal John Krasinski's girl, Emily Blunt with her performance of One Direction's Steal My Girl on tonight's LIP SYNC BATTLE. Check out the full performance b…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:38AMSix-time Tony winner Audra McDonald has been selected for TIME 100, Time Magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:37AMAt the show's opening, director Diane Paulus, star Matthew Morrison, his 'Glee' cohort Darren Criss and producer Bryan Cranston weigh in on expanding the scope of musical theater.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:34AMThe Official Selection roster for the 68th Cannes Film Festival was announced this morning at a Paris press conference.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:26AMMulti-platinum recording artist Josh Groban, who was seen in the Actors Fund concert version of Chess, will launch a fall 2015 North American tour in support of his upcoming album of the…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AMThe British dominate the race for Best Actress in a Play for this season’s Tony Awards. The favorite to win is definitely Helen Mirren who will likely add a Tony to her collection of m…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:21AMPioneer Theatre Company in Salt Lake City has announced its 2015-16 season, to include four musicals and a world-premiere play, among other titles.
SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 09:14AMLincoln Center Theater presents Rodgers amp Hammerstein's The King and I, led by Kelli O'Hara as Anna Leonowens and Ken Watanabe as the King of Siam, directed by Bartlett Sher, and opening t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:11AMThe company of Finding Neverland.
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For over 100 years now, J.M. Barrie’s tale of “the boy who wouldn’t grow up” (i.e. Peter Pan) has spark…
SOURCE: AmericanTheaterWeb at 09:07AMOn last night's LATE LATE SHOW, to celebrate the April 15 tax deadline, James and guest Katharine McPhee NBC's 'Smash' sang some popular Christmas carols with lyrics that will warm an accoun…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:03AMOn last night's LATE LATE SHOW, to celebrate the April 15 tax deadline, James and guest Katharine McPhee NBC's 'Smash' sang some popular Christmas carols with lyrics that will warm an accoun…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:03AMWhere the principals of the Broadway revival of The King and I pursued their college studies.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:00AMTUTS Underground, Theatre Under The Stars' alternative and contemporary series, has announced its 2015-16 season, which will run in Zilkha Hall at The Hobby Center for the Performing…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:00AMSelf-reflection is not one of the first words you would immediately associate with Marina Bay. An architectural menagerie of the hyper-modern perched
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMLike Anton Chekhov, Christopher Durang built a little breathing room into his comedy of manners "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike." That's a very good thing for the Cleveland Pl…
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 09:00AM
John Goodman, Tom Sturridge and Damian Lewis star in the new West End revival of David Mamet's 1975 play American Buffalo, which begins performances April 16 prior to an officia…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:55AMWhat I’ve learned from three years of research and listening is that the piano concerto is an ideal vehicle with which individual composers can experiment
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:41AM Review by JK Clarke It can be easily argued that Hamlet is Shakespeare’s most intricate and nuanced play. A director or dramaturg can...
The po…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:33AMDirector Austin Pendleton has plucked out the spirit of Old Hamlet from the dramatis personae and Peter Sarsgaard plays his son as a regular Joe.
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 08:29AM“Sometimes I think my head is so big because it is so full of dreams,” John Merrick offers to an attractive visitor, one of the first women he ever encountered who did not recoil in horr…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 08:22AM. Its appealing and soulful intensity and very human heart make it clear early on that this sometimes gutsy and gritty (but ultimately sweet) musical belongs on the list of gratifyingly adve…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 08:19AMAdmit it: Adulthood is a lot harder than you imagined. I don't know about you, but my 6-year-old self assumed that I'd be an international pop star by now. And although I'm blessed with a fu…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:15AM Written, Filmed & Edited by Michael Stever Having spent the evening with Joshua Warr last week over margaritas and mexican food in our beloved Hell’s Kitchen, …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 08:10AMThere’s little in this campaign’s comedy roster to suggest comedians will forcefully express any opinions about politicians – which is a missed opportunity Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:00AM“Something Rotten!,” about two Elizabethan-era playwrights who write a musical, echoes the experience of the brothers behind the production, Wayne and Karey Kirkpatrick.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:00AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 16 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:00AM
Helen Mirren, Bryan Cranston, Sara Bareilles and more came out for the opening of Finding Neverland on Wednesday at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, and BSG's Jenny Anderson was on hand to capture…
SOURCE: Broadway Style Guide at 07:58AM A chance to see an early Gershwin musical, charmingly, if economically staged. By Joel Benjamin Mel Miller’s final offering of this seas…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:55AM It Shoulda Been You opened on Broadway April 14th at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. TheaterPizzazz’ Maryann Lopinto was on hand to capture photos on the Red Carpet, the Curtain...…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 07:51AMSadler’s Wells, LondonThe choreographer’s 1984 work – receiving its UK premiere – has sublime individual moments, but the prevailing tone is one of aggression and threat Continue rea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMHow Twitter marks the cultural year's high and low points: from the Oscars to Jeremy Clarkson's 'fracas'
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:40AMTonight at 8pm (EST) on Turner Classic Movies, the 1938 version of Philip Barry’s 1928 play Holiday. I only know a few of Barry’s plays, but those I’m familiar with make …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:28AMForget the novella by Colette. She must be reeling in her grave. Forget Audrey Hepburn. Hard to do. But necessary. Forget the Oscar winning movie starring Leslie Caron, Louis Jourd…
SOURCE: Oscar E. Moore at 07:23AMWhen Harvey Weinstein throws a Broadway opening, Hollywood shows up. There was Bryan Cranston, sporting a mustache and a full head of hair, chatting at intermission. Helen Mirren and Taylor …
SOURCE: Variety at 07:17AMHere’s my list of recommended Broadway, off-Broadway, and out-of-town shows, updated weekly. In all cases, I gave these shows favorable reviews (if sometimes qualifiedly so) in The Wal…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AM“Dottie was always saying that she loved to entertain graciously, and by this she meant that she liked to do things with a sort of weight-throwing ostentation attributable to her simple be…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM
The Public Theater announced a special 40th anniversary tribute to A CHORUS LINE tonight, April 16 in honor of the first performance of this legendary musical that premiered in The Public's …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMSeth Sikes, who is returning for a third time to 54 Below, after two sold-out concerts, will welcome popular actresssinger Nellie McKay for a selection of songs during his show Seth Sikes Is…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMJohn Goodman and Tom Sturridge will join Damian Lewis in the major new revival of David Mamet's gripping 1975 playAmerican Buffalo. Directed by Daniel Evans, American Buffalo will play at Wy…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMNerds is headed back to to New York City The musical will be presented in two workshop productions, slated for today and tomorrow, April 16 and 17, 2015. Casey Hushion ELF will direct, with …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMTonight, April 16th, Broadway Sessions welcomes Emma Hunton, Brian Gallagher, Tim Young, composer Tim Realbuto and more.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:30AMToday we celebrate a major milestone anniversary of a legendary Broadway mainstay, A CHORUS LINE.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:01AMPunchdrunk bring their trademark immersive touch to children at Greenwich's maritime museum
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 01:00AM'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Premiere with Mark Ruffalo, Joss Whedon, & MoreCelebrities assemble at the Hollywood premiere of 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' and YH is on the scene to chat with stars…
SOURCE: Young Hollywood at 01:00AMThe Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, also starring Ken Watanabe, opens tonight.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AMHer acting is superb and grounded. Her voice gorgeous. Late in the second act she gets to sing the lovely “Say a Prayer” and finally we care.
SOURCE: Talk Entertainment at 01:00AM
While the show has been guided by the brilliant film mogul Harvey Weinstein and directed with care, it never really takes flight or finds its true voice.
SOURCE: cititour.com at 12:32AMSkylight remains as smart, stirring and knotty as the characters it depicts.
SOURCE: cititour.com at 12:30AMThe worst thing about the announcement Melbourne International Comedy Festival is that there isn’t enough time to see all the shows you’ve missed. But, you can give it a good go …
SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 12:25AM By: David ShewardWhen playgoers walk into the Golden for the new revival of Skylight, David Hare's intimate 1996 dram…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:04AMPenn & Teller will bring the provocative New Vaudeville magician team back to Broadway for a six-week stand at the Marquis Theatre, July 7-Aug. 16.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMPlaybill.com digs into its archives to explore past articles. In the next installment, child stars and their parents share stories of starring on Broadway while balancing homework and first …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMIt's a tale as old as time — Disney's Beauty and the Beast is one of the most beloved Broadway musicals ever. Check in on the 1994 original Broadway cast with this edition …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM1906 John Philip Sousa supplies the music for The Free Lance. Herbert Gresham stage this 35 performance run at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMLincoln Center Theater's Broadway revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic The King and I, starring five-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O'Hara and Ken Watanabe, off…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe cast of the current Public Theater hit Hamilton honor original cast members of A Chorus Line April 16, to mark the 40th anniversary of the latter show's opening at the Public.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMPittsburgh Public Theater's production of Othello, helmed by Ted Pappas and re-imagined in mid-19th century Venice, begins performances April 16, with Jersey Boys' …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM54 Sings The Beatles will be held April 21 at 54 Below. In anticipation of the concert, members of the cast pick their favorite Beatles songs as part of this week's Playbill Playlist.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMDrury Lane Theatre presents the Chicago-area regional premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical Billy Elliot, officially opening April 16 following previews that began April 10.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMA Chorus Line had its world premiere at the Public Theater April 16, 1975. The show was unusual in many ways, but mainly because the libretto by Nicholas Dante and James Kirkwood drew upon t…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe international and Edinburgh Fringe Festival hit Nirbhaya makes its U.S. premiere Off-Broadway beginning April 16. The award-winning docudrama is based on the Delhi bus gang rape …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMShall we dance? The Broadway revival of The King and I begins performances at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theatre on April 16. Bartlett Sher directs the classic Rodgers and Hammer…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM 
