Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 3/5-3/6/2016

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, March 6, 2016 - Sunday, March 6, 2016.

Boy by Doug Marino

A true very raw and tender story penned by Anna Ziegler is being presented on stage by Keen Company at The Clurman Theater on Theater Row.  At just over 90 minutes, this show packs a po…

Lupita Nyong’o in Danai Gurira’s Eclipsed now on Broadway (review) by Jonathan Mandell

What’s most impressive about the Broadway production of Eclipsed, Danai Gurira’s forceful drama about the effect of war on five women in Liberia, is that it is opening on Broadway at all…

200 Years of Australian Fashion by Arts Review

The first major survey of Australian fashion has opened at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) presenting more than 120 works from over 90 designers, that celebrates Australia’s unique…

Enlighten 2016 by Arts Review

For the sixth year, Canberra will once again light up after dark, transforming the Parliamentary Triangle, National Zoo and Aquarium and Australian Botanic Gardens into a nocturnal playgroun…

BWW Review: Broadway Transfer of Danai Gurira's ECLIPSED Is a Major Achievement by Michael Dale

Plays about the different ways women choose to respond to institutionalized rape during wartime are not standard Broadway fare.

Review: In A Little World Of Our Own (Irish Theatre of Chicago) by Scotty Zacher

Nobody sets out to put on a gawdawful show, or so the old adage insists. But sometimes that just seems highly improbable. So it is with Irish Theatre of Chicago’s *In a Little World of Our…

Review: In ‘Eclipsed,’ a Captive Lupita Nyong’o Is Captivating by Charles Isherwood

This Danai Gurira drama set during Liberian civil war focuses on the choices and survival skills of several women brutalized by a rebel officer.

Eclipsed – Stunning and Frightening by Sandi Durell

    By Sandi Durell     The dictionary meaning of Eclipse(d) is to deprive (someone or something) of significance, power, or prominence. When four of the five women in Da…

Theatre News: Announcement of Winners of the 16th Annual Washington Area Theatre Community Honors (WATCH) by Md Theatre Guide News Desk

The nominations were read on January 17th at 7:30 PM.  The award ceremony took take place Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 7 PM. 110 productions (38 musicals, 72 plays) were adjudicated in 2015.�…

On the Couch with Elise McCann by Arts Review

Who is Elise McCann? What a question! How much time do we have?! I am a generous smiler, an occasional fast talker,  who is incredibly organised and loves playsuits, the sun and drinking t…

'Eclipsed' review: Lupita Nyong'o stuns on Broadway in simple drama

The excitement was electric last October, when Lupita Nyong'o made her New York stage debut Off-Broadway in the Public Theater's smallest upstairs space.

With Her Broadway Debut, Lupita Nyong’o Lights Up ‘Eclipsed’, Danai Gurira’s Savagely Funny War Drama – Review by Jeremy Gerard

A few things worth noting about Eclipsed, which opened tonight at New York’s Golden Theatre: It marks the Broadway debuts of both Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira. Nyong’…

NEVERLAND Composer Gary Barlow to Launch Andrew Lloyd Webber-Style Take That Talent Show by Louisa Brady

According to UnrealityTV, Gary Barlow Take That will be launching a brand new TV show - a talent series set for BBC One. The series will search for singers to take part in his new musical. B…

Review: Eclipsed

Playwright Danai Gurira makes her Broadway debut.

Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Mar. 6 by Audition Roundup

Updated this week Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, March 6, 2016 for both productions in your area and around the country including whatwhenwhere and how to audition

Baby et Lulu by Arts Review

There’s something very special about relaxing in The Famous Spiegeltent on a warm Canberra Autumn evening, being serenaded by two charismatic faux French chanteuses and four superb mus…

Music review: Tragic Shakespeare, brilliant Shostakovich from St. Louis Symphony Orchestra by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Gilbert Varga leads pianist Denis Kozhukhin and SLSO in well-balanced program

Review: Mary Poppins (Nightblue Performing Arts Company) by Scotty Zacher

NightBlue Performing Arts’ interpretation of the new stage version of *Mary Poppins* has a handful of strong performances and the best of intentions, but comes across as amateurish in more…

Burn the Floor – Fire in the Ballroom by Arts Review

Seventeen drop dead gorgeous dancers, trim, taut and terrific in extravagant, sassy costumes; live singers and musicians augmenting the driving soundtracks; striking and inventive choreograp…

Eclipsed on Broadway with Lupita Nyong’o: Review, Pics by Jonathan Mandell

What’s most impressive about the Broadway production of Eclipsed, Danai Gurira’s forceful drama about the effect of war on five women in Liberia, is that it is opening on Broadway at all…

The Verdict: See What Critics Said About Eclipsed by Robert Viagas

Lupita Nyong'o makes her Broadway debut.

Review Roundup: Lupita Nyong'o-Led ECLIPSED Opens on Broadway - UPDATING LIVE! by Review Roundups

The new American playEclipsedbyDanai Gurira, starring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o, opens tonight, March 6th, 2016 on Broadway at the Golden Theatre 252 W. 45th Street. The play also …

Razzle Dazzle/Michael Riedel by Barry

A Night of Razzle Dazzle at The Players Club By Paulanne Simmons Michael Riedel, the controversial New York Post theater columnist, has written a new book. it’s called Razzle Dazzle:…

Review: Lupita Nyong'o Stars in Passionate, Political 'Eclipsed' by Robert Kahn

The "12 Years a Slave" Oscar winner is fragile, funny and conflicted in Danai Gurira's first-rate war drama set at the end of the Liberian civil war.

Review: DISASTER. by Corine Cohen

A Corine’s must see_ Corine Cohen Broadwayshowbiz Network. This is an old review for the Off-Broadway Production. Coming soon a review of the new Broadway Production but here is the ol…

Video: Alex Wyse Stars in Keri Russell Comedy Video by BroadwayWorld

A sketch comedy video about Keri Russell has been released just in time for 'Waitress' The star of the film version of the upcoming musical became famous for her role on 'Felicity'. In the t…

Taxithi: An Australian Odyssey by Arts Review

Melbourne was a major beneficiary of an influx of Greek nationals to Australia in the 1950s and 1960s. Their legacy lives woven into the city’s fabric — kafe and markets that brought exo…

BWW Personality Quiz: Which Book That Inspired One of This Season's Shows Should You Read Next? by Louisa Brady

Everyone needs a good read now and then, and what better kind of book to read than one that inspired one of this Broadway season's plays or musicals Let us help you decide which book is the …

Get Your Tickets for the Enthusiastic Event! Dance: Broadway Stage and Screen by The Dance Enthusiast

The Once and Future Star: Farruquito Returns in "Improvisao" by The Dance Enthusiast

 “I don’t have any good-luck charms,” he [Farruquito] says smiling. “What’s most important is concentration, and love for your profession.”

Stories of Love and Death: casting a new light on William Yang by Arts Review

Chances are you have seen some of William Yang’s photographs in the major state and national galleries of Australia. Perhaps you have seen his documentary films, aired on television, or pe…

Tonight at 7:00 PM: The 2015/16th Annual WATCH AWARD WINNERS-As They Are Being Announced From The Birchmere by Joel Markowitz

Announcement of Nominations 16th Annual Washington Area Theatre Community Honors THE WATCH AWARDS Winners Were Announced on Sunday, March 6. 2016  at The Birchmere, in Alexandria, VA WINNER…

Review: ‘Hungry’ Portrays a Mourning Clan in Election Year 2016 by Ben Brantley

In Richard Nelson’s play at the Public Theater, the characters’ bereavement is laced with a sense that the world as they know it is coming to an end.

ECLIPSED - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

The landscape is vast and empty, the pockmarks in the soil all but visible.

For a Young Donald J. Trump, Broadway Held Sway by Michael Paulson

Mr. Trump helped finance “Paris Is Out!,” which began performances on Broadway in 1970 and was a flop whose closing brought an end to his career as a Broadway producer.

Five Highlights From This Week’s ArtsJournal by Douglas McLennan

New York gets its first new major museum in decades. English National Opera continues its slow-motion implosion. The relationship between art and critics frays. Some counter-intuitive findin…

AUDIO: Listen to TUCK EVERLASTING's Title Song Sung by Sarah Charles Lewis by Alan Henry

The new Broadway musical TUCK EVERLASTING will being performances at the Broadhurst on March 31st and opening night is set for April 26th. If you're as excited for the show as we are, check …

Spotlight On...Joe Gulla by Michael Block

Name: Joe GullaHometown: Bronx, NYEducation: Fordham University… oh and, of course, my “Nanny”Favorite Credits: As a writer, The Bronx Queen, Faggy at 50, Daddy, Garbo, REEL WOOD, Knoc…

FOUR ONE ACT WORLD PREMIERES FEATURED IN JOFFREY BALLET’S “WINNING WORKS” by Bob Sphatt

Reviewed by: Bob Sphatt The Joffrey Academy of Dance, Chicago, has teamed together with The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago to present for four one act world premieres in their sixth ann…

Showbiz Nation LIVE! MICHAEL FEINSTEIN discusses The Sinatra Legacy by Michael J. Roberts

Showbiz Nation LIVE! MICHAEL FEINSTEIN discusses The Sinatra Legacy from SHOWBIZ NATION LIVE! on Vimeo. The greatest showman of our generation, Michael Feinstein returns to Showbiz Nation LI…

Barrel of Monkeys’ FANCY SCHMANCY: THE TRIP TO VEGAS Gala – Saturday, April 2, 2016 at The Drucker Center by Michael J. Roberts

Barrel of Monkeys is pleased to present its annual fundraising soiree, Fancy Schmancy: The Trip to Vegas on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at The Drucker Center, 1535 N. Dayton Ave. in Chicag…

‘Master of Ceremonies: A Memoir,’ by Joel Grey by Alexandra Jacobs

Joel Grey’s memoir recounts his conflicts and struggles.

What I Love: Jessica Hecht, a Star of ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ at Home by Joanne Kaufman

The actress lives so close to Broadway she easily can slip home on matinee days. She plays Tevye’s wife in “Fiddler on the Roof.”

After the Broadway Show, a Trip to Hamilton’s Grave by J. Courtney Sullivan

Fans of the Broadway musical “Hamilton,” eager to connect, are flocking to a founding father’s final resting place.

Review #2: ‘Sarafina! at Howard University by Yasmeen Enahora

“Freedom is coming tomorrow!” exclaims the students of Howard University’s Department of Theatre Arts in Sarafina! a musical written by Mbongeni Ngema and directed by Eric Ruffin that…

Broadway at the Cabaret - Top 5 Cabaret Picks for March 7-13, Featuring Bianca Marroquin, Laura Osnes, and More! by Louisa Brady

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

Review: New York State of Mind by Michael Block

Live from the Frigid Festival, it’s Rotten Apple! With New York inspired sketch comedy, Rotten Apple brings a basket full of juicy fruits mixed with a couple with some worms crawling out. …

Showbiz Nation LIVE! MICHAEL FEINSTEIN discusses The Sinatra Legacy by Michael J. Roberts

Showbiz Nation LIVE! MICHAEL FEINSTEIN discusses The Sinatra Legacy from SHOWBIZ NATION LIVE! on Vimeo. The greatest showman of our generation, Michael Feinstein returns to Showbiz Nation LI…

Review: The Cause, Jermyn Street Theatre by Lydia Lakemoore

The Cause is written in three segments separated by both time and location. Firstly we are presented with Sandor Teleki (Tony Wredden), a painter of Hungarian heritage, and Margit (Angela Di…

Offer: £10 tickets to Jeramee, Hartleby and Oooglemore at the Unicorn Theatre by Rebekah Ellerby

Jeramee, Hartleby and Oooglemore | Unicorn Theatre | 9 March By Gary Owen Directed by Tim Crouch Unicorn Lates: Wed 9 March, 7pm (live music from 6.30pm) Enjoy a nostalgic night at…

Offer [sort of]: £15 tickets to People, Places & Things by A Younger Theatre

People Places & Things | 15 Mar – 18 Jun 2016 Fresh from a sold-out season at the National’s Dorfman Theatre, People, Places & Things by award-winning playwright D…

Showbiz Nation LIVE! MICHAEL FEINSTEIN discusses The Sinatra Legacy by Michael J. Roberts

Showbiz Nation LIVE! MICHAEL FEINSTEIN discusses The Sinatra Legacy from SHOWBIZ NATION LIVE! on Vimeo. The greatest showman of our generation, Michael Feinstein returns to Showbiz Nation LI…

'Heathers' a scrappy take on teen angst by Chris Jones

Kokandy Productions — one of several fairly new Chicago musical companies that mine hot young talent — likely will have a solid hit this spring with its edgy, raucous and snarky producti…

BWW TV: WAITRESS Star Jessie Mueller Belts Out 'She Used to Be Mine'- Watch the Full Song! by Tv - Press Previews

What happens when Tony winner Jessie Mueller belts out one of Sara Bareilles' most poignant pieces Pure magic. Below, watch as Mueller performs'She Used to Be Mine' in rehearsal for WAITRESS.

Fuse Coming Attractions: March 6 through 15 — What Will Light Your Fire This Week by Arts Fuse Editor

Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, dance, music, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

Congratulations to Oscar Winner Lupita Nyong’o as Eclipsed Officially Opens on Broadway by Imogen Lloyd Webber

Lupita Nyong’o plays The Girl amid the chaos of the Liberian Civil War in Eclipsed, which opens officially on Broadway on March 6. Directed by Liesl Tommy, the production, which f…

Haymarket injects dramatic verve into rare Baroque oratorio by John Von Rhein

Having devoted its scholarly attention to rarities of Baroque opera, Haymarket Opera Company now has set its sights on rescuing worthy Baroque oratorios from similar modern neglect. As part …

'Heathers' a scrappy take on teen angst by Chris Jones

Kokandy Productions—one of several fairly new Chicago musical companies that mine hot young talent—likely will have a solid hit this spring with its edgy, raucous and snarky production o…

Review: ‘The Women’ at EgoPo Classic Theater in Philadelphia by Deb Miller

If your best friends’ husbands were cheating on them, would you tell them? Or would you tell everyone else? The second installment of EgoPo Classic Theater’s 2015-16 “Season of America…

Angel Reapers *** by Barry

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‘Eclipsed’ Opens Tonight on Broadway by Dei Lewison

Eclipsed, the play by Zimbabwean-American actor-playwright Danai Gurira, will open tonight on Broadway at the John Golden Theater for a limited engagement through June 19.The play, which had…

Tonight at 7:00 PM: Here Are the 2015/16th Annual WATCH AWARD WINNERS-As They Are Being Announced From The Birchmere by Guest Author

Announcement of Nominations 16th Annual Washington Area Theatre Community Honors THE WATCH AWARDS Winners Were Announced on Sunday, March 6. 2016  at The Birchmere, in Alexandria, VA WINNER…

Review: ‘Something Like Jazz Music’ at Single Carrot Theatre by Jenna Jones

Something Like Jazz Music, at Single Carrot Theatre in Baltimore, is something like a montage time traveling piece, with challenging parts that engaged me and the  audience to rethink the w…

Review: Carnegie Hall’s ‘West Side Story’ at the Knockdown Center by Charles Isherwood

This production, a culmination of the Somewhere Project, a citywide exploration of that classic musical, mixes professional actors with high-school-aged apprentices.

BWW Review: LITTLE MISS PERFECT Encourages Audiences to 'Face Your Beast' by Courtney Henley

Think back to your high school years for a moment. Hopefully, for the most part, the memories are good, funny, positive thoughts of friends, parties, graduations, and dreams of the future. T…

ECLIPSED Starring Lupita Nyong'o Opens Tonight by Louisa Brady

The new American playECLIPSEDbyDanai Gurira,starring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o, officially opens tonight, March 6th, 2016 on Broadway at the Golden Theatre 252 W. 45th Street. The …

WHAT I THINK ABOUT WRITING MUSIC FOR THE THEATER by Jason Robert Brown

I read an article last year about a middle-aged guy who was learning, for the first time, to drive. His realization was this: Driving is not particularly difficult, it’s just incredibl…

The Mousetrap – Touring by Johnny Fox

Old theatrical war horses don’t come any older, warty or horsier than The Mousetrap. The longest running show in the history of theatre has recently licenced a national tour alongside its …

Nancy Reagan Dies: First Lady, Actress and Style Icon Known For Securing Her Husband’s Legacy, Was 94 by Jeremy Gerard

Nancy Reagan, wife of President Ronald Reagan and one of the most popular — and controversial — First Ladies in modern American history, has died at 94 of congestive heart fail…

Connected by Sandi Durell

  The Random Loneliness of Social Media Connection   by Carole di Tosti Do you have a more intimate relationship with your hand held devices than you do with your friends, family and s…

Back to East High: Disney Preps for a HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Reboot- Where Are They Now? by BroadwayWorld

As BroadwayWorld previously reported,Disney Channel is getting ready to return to East High one more time.A nationwide casting search has begin for a planned Disney Channel Original Movie, H…

Photo: Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells Reunite On Set for 5-Year BOOK OF MORMON Anniversary! by Louisa Brady

Tony-nominated BOOK OF MORMON co-stars Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad reunited in honor of the show's 5-year anniversary Check it out here

Nancy Reagan Dead at Age 94 by Sandi Durell

  Former First Lady Nancy Reagan has died at the age of 94 at her home in Los Angeles, the Reagan Foundation announced on Sunday. Reagan was born Anne Frances Robbins in New York City o…

Merit review – when money comes between mother and daughter by Michael Billington

Finborough, LondonThe family relationship in Alexandra Wood’s two-hander is believable, less so the backdrop of the growing gulf between the world’s rich and poorAlexandra Wood’s 80-mi…

Review: Hungry

The Public Theater premieres the first work of Richard Nelson's new cycle, The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family.

Craig Pomranz “Love Is A Necessary Evil” by Sandi Durell

     by Joe Regan Jr.       Craig Pomranz, MAC Award Best Male Vocalist 2012, brought his special Valentine Day show “Love Is A Necessary Evil” to New York’s …

INSTITUTE – Touring by Laura Kressly

Say your only close friends are people you work with. Can you trust them to help you out if you’re struggling with your health? Martin’s mental health is deteriorating, so Daniel, Louis …

She Loves Me by Doug Marino

Roundabout Theatre Company has taken a musical theater gem, polished it up in a new, delightful production, and is presently dazzling audiences nightly over at Studio 54 with a star-studded …

Angel Reapers by Joel Benjamin

The audience for "Angel Reapers" is immediately immersed in the Shaker world, forced to cross the set—simple board floors, ladder-back chairs, a couple of windows and doors—en route to t…

Vanity Fair Editor Graydon Carter Wants to Try His Hand in Another Theatre Production by Louisa Brady

According to WWD, Graydon Carter, producer of I'LL EAT YOU LAST A CHAT WITH SUE MENGERS, has said that he wants to try his hand at Broadway once again. This time, Carter, the editor-in-chief…

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 3/6/16- Stephen Schwartz by Stage Tube

Happy Birthday, Stephen Schwartz In a career spanning over four decades, Schwartz has written such hit musicals as Godspell 1971, Pippin 1972 and Wicked 2003. He has also contributed lyrics …

Playwright Larry Kramer Publishes List of His 10 Favorite Books by Louisa Brady

Playwright Larry Kramer published a list of his 10 Favorite Books on the New York Times earlier this week, being the next in editor Aaron Hicklin's series for his website One Grand Books. Re…

I See You review – horror and heartbreak in the new South Africa by Lyn Gardner

Royal Court Upstairs, LondonPlaywright Mongiwekhaya’s post-apartheid tale of erased histories and frustrated dreams is beautifully acted and grips like a thrillerWhat’s in a name? A grea…

The Women: a serious critique by Cogency

The Women. By Clare Boothe Luce. Lane Savadove directed. EgoPo Classic Theater.   Clare Boothe Luce’s groundbreaking 1936 all-female play called attention to the obstacles women faced…

Photo Flash: Jay O. Sanders, Maryann Plunkett, and More Open in Richard Nelson's Hungry

The first work in Nelson's new three-play cycle has its premiere at the Public Theater.

Review: ‘Wild Oats’ at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company by Timoth David Copney

Comedies trading on the mistaken identity theme have been around a long time. Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night comes to mind. And more than two hundred years after that, a fellow named John O�…

The Luso Bat Signal: An Interview with Elusive Portuguese Playwright Elaine Avila by HowlRound

By Chris Casquilho, Elaine Avila. Chris Casquilho interviews playwright Elaine Avila about her background, career, and theatre family.

Photo Flash: Angela Lansbury Visits Sweeney Todd Co-Star Len Cariou at BROADWAY AND THE BARD by BroadwayWorld

It was quite a reunion last evening at BROADWAY AND THE BARD when 'Mrs. Lovett,' Angela Lansbury, greeted 'Sweeney Todd,' Len Cariou backstage after the show.Check out the photos below

Video: Host Jonah Hill’s Sheik Hijacks School Auction – ‘Saturday Night Live’ by Jeremy Gerard

Proving that comedy will never top reality (at least when it comes to U.S. politics), Jonah Hill hosted last night’s SNL and none of the sketches could compete with the GOP circus unfo…

A Career Option for the Theatre Major: Drama Therapy by HowlRound

By Suzanne Driscoll. Suzanne Driscoll writes about the benefits of drama therapy, and outlines the path to becoming a certified therapist.

Here Are The 16th Annual/2015/Annual WATCH AWARD WINNERS by Joel Markowitz

Announcement of Nominations 16th Annual Washington Area Theatre Community Honors THE WATCH AWARDS Winners Were Announced on Sunday, March 6. 2016  at The Birchmere, in Alexandria, VA WINNER…

Video: Jay Pharoah On Katt Williams Versus Kevin Hart Trumps Politics On ‘Saturday Night Live’ by Jeremy Gerard

Giving his catatonic brain surgeon a rest — just as the real Dr. Ben Carson did this week, suspending his tortoise-versus-hare campaign for the GOP presidential nomination — Ja…

BWW Flashback: MTC's OUR MOTHER'S BRIEF AFFAIR Concludes Broadway Run Today by Marissa Sblendorio

Manhattan Theatre Club's critically-acclaimed production of OUR MOTHER'S BRIEF AFFAIR ends its acclaimed run today, March 6th. Below, BroadwayWorld takes you back through OUR MOTHER'S BRIEF …

Review: ‘Hamlet’ at Cohesion Theatre Company by Patricia Mitchell

Anemic Royalty: Come as You Are to Elsinore I have a new favorite production of Hamlet and I saw it right here in Charm City. I’ve seen Hamlet done very well before, but I’ve never seen …

Paul Bhattacharjee obituary by Michael Coveney

Elegant and meticulous actor whose work ranged from Shakespeare to EastEndersPaul Bhattacharjee, who has been found dead aged 53, was one of the country's leading British Asian actors, a key…

A (Hopefully) Brief Intermission by Broadway & Me

Heavy loads of work and other obligations have put me in a hole. I'm working my way out but it may take another week or so before I can post again. I'll try to sneak in an occasional tweet (…

Dustin Hoffman: ‘I was an outsider. I came to New York and I was cleaning toilets’ by Alex Needham

Even after The Graduate made him a superstar, he always saw himself as a ‘funny looking semitic guy’ on the fringes of fame. Five decades on he talks about racism and the movies, how Too…

Noel Gallagher's 16 best insults: in pictures by [email protected] (telegraph Media Group)

We bring you the forthright worldview of the former Oasis firebrand

JOBS: AYT Weekly Jobs Round Up: March 6 by James Lillywhite

Are you looking for work in the arts industry? Each week we at A Younger Theatre are featuring the best job applications from across the arts spectrum. Whether you’re looking for permanent…

Blogs: ENO - 'How do you steer this thing?'

Wobbles and woes at the UK's second opera company

Quizzes: Test your theatre knowledge: Mothers onstage

In honour of Mother's Day, we've created a quiz to test your knowledge of the lovely (and not so lovely) mums gracing our stages

BWW's On This Day - March 6, 2016

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

REVIEW: ‘Chalk’ by Alex Curtis at FRIGID Festival by #cota

By Diana DiCostanzo Putting words on paper to write a theatrical review gets more difficult when you see the infinite possibilities a character can create with just chalk and a black stage. …

REVIEW: Men, Life and Pantomime Told Through Music, in ‘A Broad Abroad’ by #cota

By Aine Abruscati (@AAbruscati) I only hope that by the time I reach 81 years old, I will have loved, experienced and accomplished half as much as the veteran cabaret performer D’yan Fores…

Susan Elkin: Let’s tell boys that theatre is not just for girls by Susan Elkin

I caught Thingamajig Theatre’s engaging touring production of The Ugly Duckling at The Lighthouse, Poole, a couple of weeks ago. It was

David Morrissey: ‘Every actor gets insecure. It feeds creativity’ by Kate Kellaway

Liverpool’s finest on childhood ambition, the perils of being a father, playing the bad guy, and his love for his hometownWhen you decided to leave school at 16 and become an actor, did yo…

Theater News: Women Laughing Alone With Salad Makes West Coast Premiere

The new play begins performances tonight at Center Theatre Group.

Giselle; Scary Shit review – esprit de corps and goofball chaos by Luke Jennings

Royal Opera House; Pleasance theatre, LondonSupporting players shine in a splendid Giselle, while a two-woman show about urban life has wit and poignancyGiselle is the greatest of the Romant…

The Maids review – TV star power can’t revive Genet’s murderous romp by Susannah Clapp

Trafalgar Studios, LondonUzo Aduba, Zawe Ashton and Laura Carmichael make a striking cast, but the declamatory dialogue is heavy-handedAt Trafalgar Studios, Uzo Aduba steams and storms: a ba…

Welcome Home, Captain Fox! review – breezy cold war chortles by Susannah Clapp

Donmar Warehouse, LondonJean Anouilh’s slight tale of a amnesiac soldier claimed by a host of different families gets a colourful 1950s treatmentJean Anouilh’s 1937 comedy Le voyageur sa…

The Solid Life of Sugar Water review – in bed with a catastrophe by Susannah Clapp

National Theatre, LondonJack Thorne’s play about a couple struggling to come to terms with tragedy is unflinchingI can’t remember when I last saw a play that was at once so forthright an…

Jamie Byng: ‘Listening to letters being read out is quite something’ by Interview By Killian Fox

The Canongate Books boss on the success of Letters Live, performances of notable correspondence by leading lights of stage and screenJamie Byng, 46, son of the 8th Earl of Strafford, grew up…

Opening Night: Lupita Nyong'o Makes Her Broadway Debut Tonight as Danai Gurira's Eclipsed Opens

Gurira's drama is directed by Liesl Tommy.

Sacramento area soprano reaches semifinals in Met contest

Elverta soprano advances in tough Metropolitan Opera competitionYelena Dyachek will compete Sunday against 22 top singers on the Met Opera stageSuccess could catapult singer to a promising c…

‘Racists For Trump’ Video Puts ‘Saturday Night Live’ In The Dump Donald Camp by Jeremy Gerard

Saturday Night Live returned tonight after a brief hiatus with a few sharp opening salvos against one-time SNL host and increasingly likely GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump. The cold …

Akram Khan turns dance duet into a solo by Michael Crabb

Musicians take on a bigger role in Khan's reimagined piece, which was developed after dance partner Israel Galvan was injured.

Eclipsed, Starring Lupita Nyong'o, Opens on Broadway by Olivia Clement

The Oscar winner stars in Danai Gurira's new play about war in Liberia.

Josh Young and Justin Vivian Bond: This Week in Nightlife by Olivia Clement

We give you the best of concerts, cabarets and after-hour shows!

Playbill Vault's Today In Theatre History: March 6 by David Gewirtzman

The Audition That Led a Casting Director and an Actor to Love, Marriage and a Newborn by Whitney Spaner

Call it a casting director\u2019s intuition, but nowhere on actor Mo Brady\u2019s resume did it say that he would make a good husband and father. Still, Telsey + Co\u2019s Justin Huff knew h…

Robert De Niro Saw the Potential for A Bronx Tale Musical and Made It Happen by Olivia Clement

The Oscar-winning actor made his film directorial debut with A Bronx Tale. Twenty-five years later, he puts his director's hat back on to make the script into the musical of his dreams.

Strides and setbacks for women on stage and screen by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

In Hollywood as in the theater, women are reacting to revelatory statistics by finding new ways to get their stories told.

Women's voices in theater: Who gets to tell our stories? by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Tammy Ryan, Pittsburgh’s most successful contemporary playwright, has plays on stages in St. Louis and Portland, Maine, success that would seem to defy the odds as determined by “The Cou…

PBT principal dancer turns choreographer in 'A Fellow Feeling' by Sara Bauknecht / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will make history Thursday when it opens its latest mixed repertory program. It will be the first time that a work choreographed by a current company member will de…

Stage preview: Composer sets 'Bridges of Madison County' to music by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Jason Robert Brown creates a musical vocabulary for love in many of his songs, from the relationship cycle of “The Last Five Years” to the tragic couple at the heart of “Parade” to t…

2Do this week, March 6-12: Cultural events around Pittsburgh by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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