New York Theatre Workshop NYTW,Dale Franzen and Mara Isaacs announced today that HADESTOWN, a new folk opera written by celebrated singer-songwriter Anais Mitchell and developed with and dir…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:43PMZachary Noah Piser from Wicked stops by Broadway.com HQ to chat with Beth Stevens
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:34PMSomething Rotten! star Rob McClure is joined by Matthew Scott for "Johanna" and "Pretty Women" from Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd. See McClure's show at Feinste…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:34PMOh dear. I could have sworn I had a book about Irish playwright Brian Friel somewhere. But I can’t find it. Or maybe I never bought it. Maybe I just thought I might have bought it. Maybe i…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 06:34PMI was Portia in Stratford one year when Paul walked in, dropped his coat and delivered a speech so masterful I would have played a grain of sand just to be in the same room as himThe Royal S…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:26PMIn a letter to its members, Actors’ Equity tells its side of the story to end the 99-Seat Plan in Los Angeles. Significantly, no union official nor any union elected representative was…
SOURCE: footlights.click at 06:21PMBroadwayWorld has just learned the sad news that Broadway company manager Lauren Yates, who worked on Riverdance, Play On, and Glory Days, haspassed away.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:03PMAs previously announced, the 1980 musical based on the beloved novel Flowers For Algernon will come to life again for one night only at Feinstein's54 Below.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:03PMA Capitol Fourth will be broadcast live on PBS from the U.S. Capitol.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:00PMThe biomusical opens in Washington, D.C., this summer.
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Pained yet wry “Another Way Home” from “Photograph 51” writer Anna Ziegler.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:58PMFAITH . FAILURE AND THE GENIUS OF FRIEL A veil of rain surrounds the stage where three narrators will appear, each with their own version of a shared life “shabby, bleak, de…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 05:56PMThere's something irresistible about eavesdropping on great musicians jamming, away from audiences and expectations. If someone thinks to turn on a microphone during such a session, you can …
SOURCE: The Baltimore Sun Subscription at 05:52PMKEEPING COMPANY–SONDHEIM’S BITTERSWEET BEST It’s the first musical in Writers Theatre’s sumptuous new $30 million-dollar home in Glencoe, a light-loving complex with a more spaci…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:52PMSTET OFFENSIVE After watching Kim Davies’ inspired S&M play Smoke, about two young people connecting in the kitchen of a house in which a sex party is in progress, I became an instant…
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 05:52PM'The audience dutifully applaud as if they’d been given a happy ending though it is, at the most, bittersweet'
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SOURCE: stageraw.com at 05:49PMStudents taking part in the National High School Musical Theater Awards boot camp and awards ceremony forged convivial bonds and benefited from professional advice.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:45PMTony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang has been elected the Chair of the American Theatre Wing. Hwang joined the institution's board in 2009 and will succeed five-time Tony-winn…
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SOURCE: stageraw.com at 05:43PMOn Monday, June 27 at 730 p.m. at Don't Tell Mama, several young past and present performers from Broadway joined forces in a benefit cabaret to raise money and show support for the victims,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:39PMThe great Alan Menken was on hand for the very special night, and he performed for the first time in public an epic medley of cut songs from the beloved musical. Below, we're excited to excl…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:39PMA year after making this landmark recording, Louis Armstrong was on Broadway.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:39PMDavid Henry Hwang has been elected chair of the American Theatre Wing, the organization that created and oversees the Tony Awards. Hwang, the playwright who won the Tony in 1988 for M. But…
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SOURCE: stageraw.com at 05:34PMPart prize ceremony, part bake-off, this year’s National High School Musical Theater Awards were a heady experience for the 62 teenagers who took part.
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SOURCE: stageraw.com at 05:09PMNew York Musical Festival NYMF presents FREEDOM RIDERS fromJuly 27th through August2ndat June Havoc Theatre 312 W 36th St 1, New York, NY 10018. The official opening is set for Wednesday, Ju…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:08PMHwang will serve alongside co-vice chairs Natasha Katz, Marva Smalls, and Pamela Zilly.
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Tony-winning author of M. Butterfly will now head the body that administers the Tony Awards.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PMOn June 30th, 2016, Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of She Loves Me will become the very first Broadway musical to be streamed live on BroadwayHD. To celebrate the special occasion…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:37PMHAMILTON's authorstar offers frank talk about what created Broadway's most diverse season and what is needed to make diversity grow.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:36PMTony Award-winning PlaywrightDavid Henry Hwanghas been elected the Chair of the American Theatre Wing. Having joined the board of the American Theatre Wing in 2009, Mr. Hwang will succeed cu…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:36PMThe Actors' Equity Foundation has established a scholarship award for a graduating high school student who demonstrates excellence in the arts. The scholarship will be awarded to a student a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:36PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Madden & James' Romeo to Land on Big Screen
Annoyed that you can't get to the West End to see Cinderella film s…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:19PMA London department store is to mark the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death by what it says is a world first: Selfridges is turning part of its shop into a theater.Instead of…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 04:19PMMoxie: A Happenstance Vaudeville channels pre-radio\TV entertainment America’s Got Talent, The X Factor, Benny Hill, The Gong Show, and The Ed Sullivan Show are nothing new. The variety s…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:05PMActors' Equity Association and the plaintiffs in the Asner vs. Actors' Equity litigation confirmed today that the two parties have been unable to resolve their dispute following discussions …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:00PMThe production runs at the Minskoff Theatre.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PMZachary Levi hosted the event, known as the Jimmy Awards.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PMSamuel D. Hunter's latest play is presented by Theater Breaking Through Barriers.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PMThe production has its world premiere at Chicago's Goodman Theatre starting tonight.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PMSithole appeared in CSC's recent production of Mother Courage and Her Children.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00PMConstruction will take place in these two historic venues.
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The Oakland native receives the inaugural fellowship for artistic leadership.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:58PMThe following press release has just been issued by Actors' Equity Association.
Actors’ Equity Association and the plaintiffs in the Asner vs. Actors’ Equity litigation announced …
SOURCE: thisstage.la at 03:50PMRolling Stone magazine’s 2014 controversial article "A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA" about an alleged rape at a University of Virginia fraternity house …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:50PMAnastasia, the new musical inspired by the 1997 animated film, will open on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre on April 24, 2017, after a successful run at the Hartford Stage. The production…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:43PMDue to high demand for tickets, a second and final extension week has been added for War Paint, a new musical starring two-time Tony Award winners Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole as cosm…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:40PMAn additional 6 million grant will allow 100,000 students to see HAMILTON on tour and participate in special educational programs.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:40PMRunning September 9-18 atTPAC's Andrew Jackson Hall, Broadway's Eden Espinosa will lead Studio Tenn's EVITA. Check out a trailer for the production below
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:40PMThe precipitous closing of the $12 million musical “Shuffle Along” brought the red tide engulfing the Broadway season even higher, joining such high-profile and expensive flops as “Ame…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 03:36PMAfter months of negotiations, the actors' union pulls the plug, giving small theatres until December to comply with new rules.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:36PMThe Hamilton star joins the previously announced Sutton Foster, Amber Riley and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:34PMPlaywright David Henry Hwang will success costume designer William Ivey Long as the chair of the American Theater Wing, the not-for-profit theater development organization that founded the T…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:31PMATPAM President Emeritus, Merle Debuskey, received the Off Broadway Alliance “Off Broadway Legend” Award at the sixth annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards this week along with actress Loi…
SOURCE: www.atpam.com at 03:31PMNEW YORK (AP) -- New York's famed Apollo Theater is taking its Amateur Night talent competition to New Orleans and to the internet....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:31PMPlaying Monday nights, the rotating cast performs a play sealed inside an envelope.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:29PMFirst Stage, New Visions/New Voices, Imagination Stage, and more are staging original stories for young audiences.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:27PMWeeks after Broadway’s best shined at the Tonys, the stars of tomorrow took center stage at the Jimmy Awards. The eighth annual National High School Musical Theatre Awards took place o…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:26PMJack the Ripper's final victim is believed to have been a young prostitute named Mary Jane Kelly. She was just one of many women in late-19th century London who found themselves without a hu…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:19PMGrowing up in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, Rita McKenzie never imagined the places that her career would take her. Traveling all over the world with "Ethel Merman’s Broadway," McKenzie has shar…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:17PM PIAF! THE SHOW – a musical celebration of the life and music of the legendary French chanteuse – returns to America as part of the extended world tour. The show stars Anne Carrere…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 03:17PMBruce Vilanch is writing the libretto.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:10PMLast season was notably diverse, but the 2016-17 season announced so far looks more like business as usual on the Great White Way.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:10PMLincoln Center Theater, in association with Jujamcyn Theaters, has announced that Anthony Rosenthal (as Jason), Tracie Thoms (as Dr. Charlotte), Brandon Uranowitz (as Mendel), and Betsy Wolf…
SOURCE: www.breakingcharactermagazine.com at 03:05PMThe acclaimed magician will debut his all-new show, Verso.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:02PMAustralian playwright Tommy Murphy’s 2005 play Strangers in Between has its UK premiere at the King’s Head Theatre, and under Adam Spreadbury-Maher’s direction it is a great success. A…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:01PMThe Doctor in Spite of Himself is a translation of Moliere’s hit French comedy. And it is a tongue-in cheek, highly self-conscious comedy at that. It is farce at its best, filled to the br…
SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 03:01PMThe Goodman Theatre is to extend its heavily sold production of "War Paint," starring Christine Ebersole and Patti LuPone, for an additional week, releasing hundreds of extra tickets to new …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:00PMDaniel Sullivan directs the new production.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PM
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles BAFTA Los Angeles is pleased to announce it will honor award-winning actor Samuel L. Jackson with the Albert R. Broccoli Britannia…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:55PMBy Susan J. Terrio. Susan J. Terrio reflects on Marissa Chibas Preston’s new play, Shelter , about journey of unaccompanied minors from Mexico to the US, directed by Martin Acosta.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:45PMFor those Cirque du Soleil fans unable to travel to Manhattan this year, fret not! Sony’s RED distribution company and Cirque du Soleil have announced that the original Broadway cast …
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:44PMThe winners of the eighth annual NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS NHSMTAJIMMY AWARDS were determined and announced last night, Monday, June 27, 2016, at the Minskoff Theatre on Br…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:44PMDirected byDaniel Sullivan,TROILUS AND CRESSIDAbegins performances on Tuesday, July 19 and runs through Sunday, August 14, with an official press opening on Wednesday, August 3 at the Delaco…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:44PMMidnight at The Never Get, the greatest act that doesn't exist, produced byMichael Chase GosselinPOPE An Epic Musical, will be presented this summer as a NYMF Nite Event atTheNew York Music…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:44PMIt's always a good time to see a Broadway show, but on this holiday weekend many shows are offering 40% off tickets including Chicago, The Crucible, The Curious Incident of the Dog …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:28PMOne of Broadway’s prime musical houses, the St. James Theater, will soon begin an expansion of its stage that will push the back wall of the theater out into the alley behind it. Work …
SOURCE: Variety at 02:12PMFalsettoland continues to populate! Tony nominee Brandon Uranowitz, Tracie Thoms and Betsy Wolfe have joined the cast of the upcoming revival of Falsettos. The trio will take on the roles of…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:10PMTony nominee Mary Beth Peil will join Christopher Hampton’s Les Liaisons Dangereuses, which returns to the Great White Way on October 8 at the Booth Theatre; it is scheduled to open of…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:10PMJanet McTeer and Liev Schreiber will star.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PMThe world-premiere musical starts its run tonight at the Goodman.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMThe James Lapine-led production fills out its cast.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PMJosie Rourke directs the Donmar Warehouse production.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:00PM
A group of hit Broadway shows are providing a special 40 discount on tickets for July 4th weekend, as part of a new initiative Star-Spangled Broadway. This special discount is available for…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:55PMCBS has announced that Tony Award-winning actress and singerIdina Menzel will be co-hosting CBS's THE TALK this Thursday, June 30th
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:55PMAccording to Variety, one of Broadway's most notable houses, the St. James Theatre is set to expand its stage. The renovations include pushing the back wall of the theater out into the alley…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:55PMTheatre Communications Group TCG has announced the publication of a revised edition of Stephen Karam's The Humans, with an updated text and a new foreword by Samuel G. Freedman. The play pre…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:55PMThe comedy about a politically inexperienced candidate rings uncomfortably familiarA political novice runs for state office while coping with her stressed marriageDextrous verbal comedy and …
SOURCE: The Sacramento Bee at 01:45PM"Hopefully I crush it," said the 'Pitch Perfect' actress of playing Miss Adelaide.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:40PMThe new musical Lisa and Leonardo will be presented at this year's New York Musical Festival. With music by Donya Lane, lyrics by Ed McNamee and book by Donna Lane, Ed McNamee amp Michael Un…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:36PMBroadway's award-winning best musical, The Lion King, will welcome Derek Smith, Cameron Pow and Adrienne Walker as Scar, Zazu and Nala, respectively, beginning performances Tuesday, July 5.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:36PMA special matinee performance will allow parents and caregivers to carry a baby with them as they watch the play.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:36PMTony Award nominee Mary Beth Peil will join Tony Award winners Janet McTeer and Liev Schreiber in the Donmar Warehouse production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton, directed…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:36PMLincoln Center Theater, in association with Jujamcyn Theaters, has announced that Anthony Rosenthal as Jason, Tracie Thoms as Dr. Charlotte, Brandon Uranowitz as Mendel, and Betsy Wolfe as C…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:36PMFun Home Pride Snapchat Takeover
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:36PMThe theatre reportedly is being considered by Disney’s Frozen.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:24PMDirector Iqbal Khan has had a longstanding relationship with Macbeth – since he was an eight-year-old growing up in Birmingham, in fact.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:23PMOn June 27th, the Harford Co. School Board voted to uphold the new policy to charge members of student theatre companies $100 to participate in a show. What is YOUR opinion about the “…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:22PMThe Ensemblist's Mo Brady guest-wrote this feature for theaterppl.com In a season full of stand out performances, it's easy to think that Broadway's current crop of stars have either been pl…
SOURCE: www.theaterppl.com at 01:19PMThe production will also star Christian Borle, Andrew Rannells, Stephanie J. Block and young actor Anthony Rosenthal.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:18PMThe company needs to raise $2 million by July 1.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:11PMThe Jimmy Awards celebrate the talent and love for the theater that can develop during a student's time in high school. Sixty-two students from across America competed for the National H…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:04PMHakuna matata! Derek Smith, Cameron Pow and Adrienne Walker will take on the roles of Scar, Zazu and Nala, respectively, in The Lion King on Broadway. The trio are set to begin performances …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:04PMVeteran film icons Academy Award® nominee Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings franchise, The Hobbit franchise, X-Men franchise) and Academy Award® winner Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the La…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 01:03PMBroadway alums Ephie Aardema, Robert Lenzi, and more will star.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMThe performance will benefit MCC's education programs.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PM
You have until July 31st to treat yourself to a trip to the East Village where you will find Hadestown, a rich plum cake of a folk opera, happily ensconced at the New York City Workshop. I c…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:57PMThe cast of Broadway’s Fun Home celebrated Pride by walking alongside PFLAG New York City in Sunday’s Pride march. They share what the march meant to them.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:53PMGet ready to bust some major moves to the live On Your Feet! recording.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:51PMThe cast of Shuffle Along threw their leading lady, Audra McDonald, a baby shower and it was low-key lit! So how did my Shuffle Family close out this rough week? They threw me a baby shower.…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 12:51PMAs Patti begins previews on a new musical, we look back to Norma D.
SOURCE: BroadwayBox at 12:49PMEarlier this month, BroadwayWorld announced the results for our first annual Broadway's Backbone Best Musical Ensemble Award, which went to the company of Allegiance. Darren Lee accepted the…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:48PMHigh school students proved they are the stars of tomorrow at last night’s Jimmy Awards, hosted by Zachary Levi. Plus, why you should attend next year.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:45PMC4 has always been driven by certain core values and goals; the particular repertoire “cornerstones” being emphasized this season, as indicated in the concert's program notes, were impo…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 12:44PMListen to Ben Platt sing “Waving Through a Window” from the Broadway-bound musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43PMTony Award-winning actress Cady Huffman is excited to lend her immense talent, infectious sense of humor, and unwavering passion for her craft to the longest running play in American theatre…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 12:34PMIt’s easy to see why Justin Trudeau is one of the darlings of world politics these days. This charming former teacher, actor and advocate, turning to politics after his father’s death, i…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:32PMProduction marks the first time a Roald Dahl children's story has been adapted specially for adults.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PMMCC Theater has announcedthat its previously announced benefit reading of a new Neil LaBute play, Reasons to be Pretty Happy, will be led by star of stage and screen-and frequent LaBute coll…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:25PMAllison Gregory
Hometown: Born and raised in Anaheim, California, then Orange County. How I turned out so blue is a mystery to my family.
Current Town: Austin and Seattle.
Q: …
SOURCE: ADAM SZYMKOWICZ at 12:18PM20% Theatre is getting rid of platforms, masonite and step units, for free! If your theatre company can come and pick them up, please contact Lindsay Bartlett at lindsay@twentypercentchicago…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 12:17PMRehearsal and Meeting Space available at American Blues Theater. American Blues Theater has 700 sqft of rehearsal and meeting space available for rent. Rates start at $10 per hour. Off night…
SOURCE: Collective Leverage at 12:17PMRandom and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:12PMThe Tennessee Williams classic will officially open July 2.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:09PMIt’s no secret that we’re living in harrowing times. Trump. Brexit. Floods and fires. Turning on the television (or a quick swipe of your mobile device) can induce a Xanax-worthy anxiety…
SOURCE: The Broadway Blog at 12:07PMThe pop-up space will show Much Ado About Nothing
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:07PMSchool of Rock stars Alex Brightman and Sierra Boggess, and more, will take part in the annual lunchtime series.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMThe concert will take place at the Highline Ballroom.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PMThe Toronto awards also named Kinky Boots the year's Outstanding Production.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00PM
In this week's episode, Tyler Hanes talks to Musical Supervisor Kristen Blodgette, gets his Rum Tum Tugger face on and lets loose in the moonlight.
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:56AMSome Tony winners deliver highly quotable speeches following their achievement while others (in Kelli O'Hara's case) do the worm. The Color Purple's Cynthia Erivo wins arm wrestl…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:56AMWe've always known that #Groffsauce was adorable, but that didn't make it any less magical on June 28 when we got to watch Kathie Lee Gifford realize it in real time. Jonathan Groff …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:56AMLeave campaigner Kelvin Hopkins has been appointed shadow culture secretary. He replaces Maria Eagle, who resigned from her position yesterday amid a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:51AMDue to popular demand, the leading lady will return to play a record-breaking 15 performances.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:49AM“Have you seen the Tony Award winning play Hamilton? Don’t trip. I ain’t seen it either” Black-Ish’s Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross gave us a hilarious …
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 11:48AMThe Watermill Theatre today announces the full company for its summer production of Gershwins’ CRAZY FOR YOU opening on 28 July until 17 September 2016, with a press night on 3 August. Wes…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:46AMIn Transit, a new musical with an a cappella score, will open on Broadway this fall at the Circle in the Square Theatre — the same theatre where Fun Home will close on September 10. Th…
SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:42AMMy one grandmother was so important to me, but weren’t there supposed to be two? What would it have been like for my dad, to lose his mother at age six? These were questions from childhoo…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 11:40AMThe Mirvish musical, featuring a score by pop star Cyndi Lauper, nabbed three awards in the musical theatre division
SOURCE: news.nationalpost.com at 11:40AMJennifer Hudson, who recently made her Broadway debut in the Tony-winning revival of THE COLOR PURPLE, has signed an exclusive contract with Epic Records. The news was announced by Epic Chai…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:40AMThe acclaimed Broadway Sings concert series will continue this summer at the Highline Ballroom with its twelfth installment, Broadway Sings The Beatles on August 22 at 800pm. A cast of 15 Br…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:40AMPrepare to witness a performance like no other as The reFASHIONed Theatre opens at Selfridges with Much Ado About Nothing, presented by critically-acclaimed theatre company, The Faction. Ope…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:40AMBe in the “room where it happens” on Saturday, July 9 when Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr. and Phillipa Soo take their final bows.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37AMAnastasia, the stage musical inspired by the 1997 Fox animated movie, will move to Broadway for an April 24 opening at the Shuberts’ Broadhurst Theatre. The production will be expanded…
SOURCE: Deadline at 11:35AMWhile the production of Waitress faithfully follows the schematics of Adrienne Shelly’s charming 2007 film, it does exactly what a musical should do: use the added tools of melody, lyrics …
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:32AMSpain’s National Court judge has shelved an investigation into two puppeteers for allegedly praising terrorism in a theater show.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:32AMNorth London venue the Park Theatre is to host its first performance allowing parents and carers to bring babies into the auditorium.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:30AM“Anastasia,” the stage musical inspired in part by the 1997 animated film, has claimed a Broadway home, targeting an April 24, 2017 opening at the Broadhurst Theater. The show, w…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:26AMCulture minister Ed Vaizey has claimed it is “vitally important” that the arts are given a voice in the wake of the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:23AMThe Broadway actors will lead the cast of A Scythe Of Time at the annual New York Musical Festival.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:21AMRoundhouse executive producer Nicola Thorold has died of cancer, aged 51. The news comes less than three weeks after she was made
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:19AMBay Street Theater has announced the full cast and creative team ofMY FAIR LADY, Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Music by Frederick Loewe, Based onPygmalionby George Bernard Shaw amp Gab…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AMAfter months of exclusive coverage by BroadwayWorld, including written and video blogs, interviews of nominees and winners, plus tons of other features, dozens of kids from across the countr…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AMHottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com 6212016 - 6282016.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AMA glimpse of the great American humorist in his younger days, explaining how applause was invented.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AMheatrical licensor Music Theatre International MTI has secured licensing rights for the new pop musical, DO YOU WANNA DANCE heatrical licensor Music Theatre International MTI has secured lic…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AMOn this morning's TODAY, Tony-nominated actor Jonathan Groff HAMILTON spoke to Kathie Lee and Hoda about the highly anticipated film version of HBO's LOOKING.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AMThis is the story of Cindy, a 20-something whose dreams are bigger than her Midwestern hometown will allow. Set against the backdrop of New York City in the 1960s -women's liberation, the ci…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AMMr. Bigger’s Baby, Kate Robin’s serious comedy about the life of a family seen in the context of an ailing patriarch, gets two public reading presentations in Manhattan June 29-30 as the…
SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 11:12AMThe Houston theatre has changed its name to 4th Wall Theatre Company, and has slated three plays for the upcoming season.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:08AMAs promised, Anastasia has set the date! The new musical will open on Broadway on April 24, 2017 at the Broadhurst Theatre, led by Christy Altomare, Derek Klena, John Bolton and Caroline O&r…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:06AMThe romantic mystery of a girl who may be a 20th century Russian princess will open April 24, 2017, at the Broadhurst Theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:02AMBright Star's Paul Alexander Nolan will reunite with Barrett for the Long Island production.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AMThe new musical will be immortalized on disc.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
I love theatre. I love black people. I love working with children. This has been my life’s work and what I’d consider to be my true calling. It’s why I’ve taken upon teaching childre…
SOURCE: BroadwayBlack at 10:59AMCrucible, SheffieldHow far would you go to keep your job? An employee finds her sex life is a matter for the HR department in this sleek-looking dramaMike Bartlett’s play, which began life…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:58AMWriter and director Christopher Hampton on what it was like becoming the youngest playwright in the West End, the art of translation and the latest Florian Zeller
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:58AMFrom outreach to access, find out more about the venue's efforts
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:58AMThe Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical "Next to Normal" will complete BoHo Theatre's 2016 season, the company announced Tuesday. Featuring a book by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, the …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:57AMThe lunchtime summer series, presented by 106.7 LITE FM, is returning to midtown.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:39AMThe Three Musketeers, as performed by Chesapeake Shakespeare Company-in-the-Ruins receives a spirited and entertaining outdoor staging that will please many family members, although the ad…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 10:38AMPerformances begin in August.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:35AMThe musical stage adaptation of the 1997 animated musical film “Anastasia” will land on Broadway starring Christy Altomare, Derek Klena, John Bolton and Caroline O’Connor.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:34AMFor the 16th year in a row, Bryant Park will be the site of free lunchtime concerts of current Broadway shows — and forthcoming Broadway musicals (this year, Holiday Inn; Natasha, Pier…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 10:29AMThe Ryan Murphy series returns in October.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:26AMThe Genie and the opulent costumes and sets will make Aladdin a magic carpet ride
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:23AMLindsey Ferrentino's play which originated in Roundabout Theatre Company's Black Box Series is now getting another chance to explore its potential to stun at Shakespeare & Co
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:23AMShakespeare with a dash of Verdi and traditional Jewish Moroccan songs and the Center of Jewish History
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:22AMMike Bartlett's latest play about a defecting whistleblower really astonishes
SOURCE: CurtainUp at 10:22AMThe following are the Broadway grosses for the week ending June 26th, 2016.
The Broadway grosses are courtesy of The Broadway League
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SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:22AMThe Jimmy Buffett musical that’s headed to La Jolla Playhouse next year now has an official title — and you will not be shocked to learn it involves a certain frosty beverage.
SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 10:22AMPennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 25th season features an enthralling 'Julius Caesar' with a splendid veteran cast.
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:22AMAsk any young female ballet dancer what role she’d most like to dance one day, and the answer is almost always the same: Juliet. “Swan Lake” may be the Mount Everest of the profession,…
SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 10:22AMNo, no, you didn’t read this subject incorrectly. Peter Lawrence won a Tony Award for his contributions to our industry as a Stage Manager. And no, no, there has never been a Tony …
SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 10:22AMPlaywright Israel Horovitz, who became a significant voice in contemporary drama mostly away from New York, has returned to the city with ‘Out of the Mouths of Babes,’ his first producti…
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 10:22AMAlongside the Schuylkill River Arts Day on July 16, Invisible River presents a one-of-a-kind performance that suspends dancers from the Strawberry Mansion Bridge for an audience …
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 10:22AMThe gallery mounted an Indiegogo.com campaign that raised $20,000, enough to fund ArtReach, and City Without Walls will again be open through July 16.
SOURCE: NJ.com at 10:22AMProlificity: A short series on the methods, meaning and occasional madness of the creatively super-productive.Workaholics: The Most Prolific Living Artists in Various Fields By Jordan Larson…
SOURCE: Vulture at 10:22AMNEW YORK — "In Transit," a long-gestating, a cappella romantic comedy set in the New York City subway, has found the express train to Broadway.Producer Janet B. Rosen said Monday that the…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 10:22AMHow far will you have travel to see this great American musical? New York? Chicago? Nah. Just head to Euclid Avenue.
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:22AMLast fall on NBC, the enchanting “The Wiz: Live” aired to critical and fan acclaim, following recent successes for the peacock net with “The Sound of Music” (2013) an…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:17AMNEW YORK (AP) -- "In Transit," a long-gestating, a cappella romantic comedy set in the New York City subway, has found the express train to Broadway....
SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:16AMIn a brilliant and riveting Julius Caesar, the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Shakespeare's depiction of the fear of impending political chaos. In this play - written in 1599, wh…
SOURCE: Philly.com at 10:14AMHigh school students from across America competed on the stage of Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AMThis happened at Fiddler on the Roof, really, Fiddler on the fucking Roof! Mrs. Brown: “One bottled water please.” Bartender: “Sure, that’ll be five dollars.”…
SOURCE: broadwayadjacent.com at 10:10AMJeremy Jordan has been lighting up the screens recently on television's SUPERGIRL and as everyone's favorite cheating writer in the film adaptation of JRB's THE LAST FIVE YEARS, but this Ton…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:08AMTony Award winner Cynthia Erivo stopped by last night's DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH on Comedy Central to talk about starring in the highly emotional revival of Broadway's THE COLOR PURPLE.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:08AMOn Thursday, July 7, 106.7 LITE FM will kick offits 16th annual lunchtime theatre summer series, '106.7 LITE FM's Broadway in Bryant Park.' The 2016program will feature the best of Broadway,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:08AMToday in 1987, the FIRST Broadway revival of Dreamgirls opened at the Ambassador Theatre, where it ran for 177 performances. Dreamgirls features music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:08AMProducers Stage Entertainment USA, Bill Taylor Sister Act, Rocky and Tom Kirdahy Productions It's Only A Play, The Visit announce today the new musical, Anastasia, will open on Broadway on A…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:08AMby Matt Smith “I’m not used to having someone my own age die.” Such is the idea grappled with in Samuel D. Hunter’s The Healing, a world-premiere presente…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 10:06AMSamuel D. Hunter’s latest play, "The Healing," is a commission by Theater Breaking Through Barriers, dedicated to advancing the work of performers with disabilities. Not surprisingly, the …
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 10:05AMLondon department store Selfridges is to launch a 100-seat theatre that will allow customers to watch a Shakespeare production being rehearsed and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:00AMThe pair will reprise the roles they originated at Hartford Stage.
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00AMThe new Broadway musical by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Terrence McNally will open April 24, 2017, at the Broadhurst Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
There was some consternation on Broadway last week over the abrupt closing of “Shuffle Along.” A few people blamed producer Scott Rudin for not supporting the show after leading lady Aud…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:56AMOne of my favorite things to do in the summer is pack a lunch on Thursday and head to Bryant Park. I go to See Broadway and Off Broadway shows perform hour-long concerts with cast members fr…
SOURCE: broadwaywiz.com at 09:54AMOne of the ironies inf American Rhapsody is that most of the artists Pierpont takes up didn’t find life in America to be rhapsodic at all.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:40AMAlso, the documentary about the hit musical sets a PBS air date.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:38AMThe award-winning actress recently appeared on The Daily Show.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:30AMThe show was forced to cut any tunes which sound similar to music from Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic musical CATS, following legal pressures from Lloyd Webber's legal team.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:02AMMy first audition was when I was still at drama school. It was a four-hour physical theatre workshop with Volcano Theatre Company
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM1. It is a partnership I have been an actor for more than 20 years, but also had the ‘behind the scenes
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMMusic Theatre International will license the 90’s themed jukebox musical created for production in schools.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:00AMThe Reader's exposé of Profiles Theatre triggered something in Chicago that one theater-world friend calls "incredibly important"—an overdue acknowledgement and fierce repudiation of abu…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 09:00AM
The celeb-strewn charity event for the London theater raised £500,000, but the Brexit was on the tip of everyone's tongues.read more
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:58AMThe actress joins Tom Chambers in the classic musical
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 08:54AMShakespeare’s tragic monarch remains one of the most demanding roles in theatre. As Timothy West returns to the role at Bristol Old Vic, revisit the key portrayals on stage and screen, fro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMAs she prepares for her upcoming stint in the West End musical 'Guys and Dolls,' Australian actress Rebel Wilson reveals her pre-show rituals. (June 27)
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SOURCE: USA Today at 08:34AMThe new docu-solo from Anna Deavere Smith and older titles from Tracy Letts and Bruce Norris are on the 2016-17 season slate at Off Broadway’s Second Stage Theater. The latest from wr…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:33AMSpurred by its victories at the Tony Awards and by the return of its Tony-winning star, the musical revival of “The Color Purple” took a mighty leap upward at the Broadway box o…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:33AMLong-gestating a capella musical “In Transit” is commuting to Broadway at last, with the show claiming Circle in the Square for a run that will begin this fall. The musical, whic…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:33AMJon Rua has announced that he will play his final performance in Broadway's HAMILTON on Wednesday, June 29th.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:25AMThe Pitch Perfect star will play Miss Adelaide for eight weeks.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:23AMBy Douglas Mayo
Barnes’ Fanny Brice is a musical comedy delicacy, a sumptuous multi-layered confection that should be savoured. On the surface level she tackles Fanny’s big production nu…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:22AM
Highlights from the east London venue include new work from women's theatre company Clean Break
SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:52AMCaroline Sheen has been cast alongside Tom Chambers in the Watermill Theatre’s production of Crazy for You. The musical runs at the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:42AMToday is the birthday of Odette Myrtil (Odette Quignard, 1898-1978). Odette (that was often her entire billing) was a second generation stage performer. She was born in Paris and attended a …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:39AMWatermill, NewburyMunro’s adaptation of Richard Adams’ classic novel is performed by a cast who prove that there’s much more to playing rabbits than bouncing aroundRona Munro has come …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:39AMFrom Hamlet’s ‘To be or not to be’ to Macbeth’s ‘Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow’, Shakespeare’s lines present an infinity of choicesEarlier this month, I took part in a fas…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:39AMThe Yard Theatre in east London has announced its autumn season, featuring the venue’s fifth in-house production. A double bill of work
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:27AMToday's big news WAR PAINT, starring Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole,begins tonight at the Goodman, THE ROSE TATTOO with Marisa Tomeistarts in Williamstown and more
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:22AMHere are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on June 28 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:22AMFrom 2006: I got up this morning and wrote my Wall Street Journal drama column in a setting different from the office-bedroom where I normally pass my working hours…. In Smalltown I sit at…
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:15AMChannel 4 head of drama Piers Wenger is to join the BBC as controller of drama commissioning. He replaces Ben Stephenson, who
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:12AMNearly half of the general public want the government to cut back on arts and culture spending, with only 9% in support
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:03AMAgainst stupidity the very gods Themselves contend in vain. (Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens.) Friedrich Schiller, Die Jungfrau von Orleans (trans. Anna Swanwick)
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 07:00AM
Celebrate Pride with Broadway's youngest stars at LOVE IS LOVE tonight,June 28th, at 730 pm at The Triad.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:56AMBarbara Rosenblatwill be appearing as Assunta in the Williamstown Theatre Festival's new production of Pulitzer Prize-winner Tennessee Williams' intoxicating comedyTHE ROSE TATTOOJune 28-Jul…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:56AMToday, June 28th, Tony-nominated actor Jonathan Groff HAMILTON will visit NBC's TODAYbetween 10 - 11 am to talk about the highly anticipated film version of HBO's LOOKING.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:56AMBarbara Cook's anticipated autobiography, BARBARA COOK THEN AND NOW, is out via HarperCollins Publishers today, June 28.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:56AMImagination Stage, in collaboration with The Washington Ballet, presents the world premiere of The Little Mermaid. This creative partnership follows the highly acclaimed award-winning produ…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:51AMAll but one of the large theatre category prizes is claimed by one production, a first for these awards
SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 12:30AMTake flight with your imagination with Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s acclaimed production of The Little Prince adapted by Simon Clarke from the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. With its …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:28AMGoodman Theatre presents WAR PAINT, a new musical starring two-time Tony Award winners Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole as cosmetics titans Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden, respecti…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:22AMStopped in the theatre district, the Marriott Hotel employee talks about why he loves Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe summer revival of Cats has the show’s original stars feeling nostalgic—and curious to see how their beloved show will come back to life. Plus, they share never-before-seen photos.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMJenna Ushkowitz has launched the song “Standing On My Own” as the kick-off to the 2016 Your Voice Competition.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe Tony winners play rivals in the eagerly awaited new musical at the Goodman.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM 
