Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 4/22/2017

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 4222017.

Tonys: On the Town With 7 Weeks to Go

THR's awards columnist discusses Kevin Spacey, 'Hello, Dolly!,' 'Groundhog Day,' 'War Paint' and 'Significant Other.'read more

Review: Wink at Theater for the New City by Kev Berry

Kev Berry gets frustrated with Neil Koenigsberg's play about gender identity set in Hollywood. The post Review: Wink at Theater for the New City appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

'What did you do?' Actors reveal their Shakespearean secrets by Julian Curry

On the 401st anniversary of the Bard's death, actor-author Julian Curry introduces his new book of interviews, Shakespeare On Stage Vol 2Much of the brilliance of Shakespeare lies in th…

Broadway Hit “Wicked” Will Get NBC Live TV Treatment, “Bye Bye Birdie” Set for December 5th (Exclusive) by Leah Sydney

Could the mega monster hit musical “Wicked”, follow “Hairspray,” and “Bye Bye Birdie,” be the next lauded NBC live musical?  The answer Categories: Fea…

‘Making a Musical’ episode 1.3: ‘Invisible: The Musical’- He Wants the Status to Be Less Quo by Matt Tamanini

In the third episode of the six-part “Making a Musical” series, Jennifer McHugh discusses last year’s staged reading of “Invisible: The Musical” with three of t…

Girl’s On Film: Glenn Close Returns in Sunset Boulevard by Tony Phillips

Any realtor worth their salt knows the bigger the house, the more staging required. It’s why one sees celebrity realtors on television spending hundreds of thousands of dollars furnishing …

Review: ‘Tribute’ at Greenbelt Arts Center by Ramona Harper

Scottie Templeton is dying. And with that deadly diagnosis, Tribute, by Bernard Slade, now playing at the Greenbelt Arts Center, poignantly considers what’s really important in life and …

Exceptional Opportunity for Models- Nine9 by Rino16

He is an entrepreneur who has made listening to his best habit, and he says it has one of the tools that have helped him succeed in business. Anthony Toma is the Chief Executive Officer of N…

Michael Billington: A greasepaint glossary by Michael Billington

The Old Vic, we read, is "going dark" for the summer: a far more expressive phrase than being "shut", since it implies the temporary extinction of light. But it's also a potent reminder that…

Review: ‘The Assignment’ at A.R.T./New York Theatres by Deb Miller

Socially relevant and thought-provoking, profoundly heartrending and often funny, playwright Camilo Almonacid’s The Assignment – inspired by a true story and developed by Houses on the M…

Photo Flash: WICKED is Positively Green for Earth Day, MISS SAIGON Chills Backstage, and More Saturday Intermission Pics! by BroadwayWorld

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for what has become one of the theatre community's most beloved traditions- BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' roundup This week WICKED is p…

Is the BBC’s young dancer competition a step too far? by Judith Mackrell

Carlos Acosta, Tamara Rojo and Akram Khan are onboard, and contemporary, hip-hop and South Asian dance are added to the usual ballet fare. But there are flaws in this conceptDoes the dance w…

Exit Lines: Haunted by Bob Cashill

Reviews of new shows including SUNSET BOULEVARD and THE PRICE.

‘Sally McCoy’ Fully-Staged Workshop Performance at The Strand Theater by Patricia Mitchell

I’ve got to make this quick because there are only two more chances to see the fully staged, workshop performance of Sally McCoy at The Strand Theater Company (“Strand”), and one of th…

Spotlight On...Joshua De Jesus by Michael Block

Name: Joshua De JesusHometown: I’ve moved around a lot during the recent years so I don’t have one set hometown. Born in Washington Heights, raised in Bushwick, moved out to Bay Shore, L…

Review: ‘In the Heights’ (Spanish Version) at GALA Hispanic Theatre by Nicole Hertvik

Those looking to add “a little bit of cinnamon” to their theatergoing should head to GALA Hispanic Theatre’s current production of In the Heights. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 2008 Tony Awar…

Eva Noblezada Accepts She Is a Role Model for Diverse Actors by Rino16

In an interview with BuzzFeed news reporter Louis Peitzman, the star of the current Broadway revival of Miss Saigon, Eva Noblezada, talks about diversity in theatre, particularly for actors …

Theatre Review: ‘Fun Home’ at The National Theatre by Kristin Franco

Caption: Alison Bechdel, lesbian cartoonist, sits at her writing desk, struggling for inspiration. She looks to her past, and what comes to her becomes “Fun Home,” the beautiful,…

Theatre Review: ‘A Short Reunion’ at Single Carrot Theatre by Raychel Harvey-Jones

Celebrating its 10th season Single Carrot theatre once again shows Charm city how diverse and creative it can be. What could be more enjoyable and entertaining than a pleasant stroll around …

FIRST LOOK: National Theatre’s Jane Eyre UK Tour by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo We are pleased to bring you these great new production images by Brinkhoff/Moegenburg of Sally Cookson’s energetic and imaginative new adaptation of Charlotte Bronte…

‘Dancing with the Stars’: YouTube stats show Simone Biles & Normani Kordei as top ‘Disney Night’ performances by Daniel Montgomery

In the race for the Mirror Ball Trophy on “Dancing with the Stars,” talent matters, but so does popularity. That’s because half of the results are determined by judges̵…

Joan Bakewell responds to Pinter's Betrayal with her take on their affair by Michael Billington

The broadcaster’s play Keeping in Touch, aired on Radio 4, is a reply to the classic 1978 drama about the pair’s clandestine seven-year relationship“Truth in drama is forever elusive,�…

Magic Time!: ‘Smart People’ at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater by John Stoltenberg

Racism, presumed in polite circles to be no laughing matter, gets a hilariously smart  deconstruction in Lydia R. Diamond’s Smart People. Arena Stage has given this 2016 play its DC p…

‘Iphigenia In Splott’ in performance at 59E59 Theaters, New York by Blouin Artinfo

‘Iphigenia In Splott’ will be performed at 59E59 Theaters in New York from May 9 through June 4, 2017.Written by Gary Owen and directed by Rachel O’Riordan, ‘Iphigenia In Splott’ i…

Jazz performance ‘All Sides of Ella’ with Ulysses Owens, Jr. & Friends will be on show at Lincoln Center, New York by Blouin Artinfo

Jazz performance ‘All Sides of Ella’ with Ulysses Owens, Jr. & Friends will be on show at Lincoln Center, New York from April 28 through April 30, 2017.One of today’s most high-pro…

Andie Macdowell Visits the Broadway Production of Groundhog Day Again and Again and Again and Again by Devon Ivie

It’s the same thing every year — Broadway shows begin opening left and right to become eligible for the year’s Tony Awards, ushering in a new wave of talent hopeful to be recognized by…

The Meaning Of Life’s A Joke In Evening Star’s Waiting For Godot by Bill Hirschman

In Waiting For Godot, that classic of the Theater of the Absurd, nothing is more absurd than Man’s insistent search for some meaning in life. In Evening Star Productions’ courageous run …

Stand-up comedian Ali Wong performing at The Town Hall, New York by Blouin Artinfo

Stand-up comedian, writer, and actress, Ali Wong will be performing at The Town Hall in New York. The show, titled ‘Ali Wong: Pregnant and Funny’ will be on from April 28 through April 3…

Theater News: The Gift Horse Begins Performances at New Repertory Theatre

Opening night is set for April 26.

Chicago Theater Review: QUEEN (Victory Gardens) by Lawrence Bommer

HIVE AGAINST HIVE Bees, it seems, are humming their last. In the future,honey could well be synthetic. Appropriately debuting on Earth Day weekend, this world premiere from Chicago’s Victo…

Hollywood agent and producer Sandy Gallin dies at 76 by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Sandy Gallin, an agent and talent manager who guided the careers of such luminaries as Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton, Cher and Nicole Kidman, as well as being a TV, …

Elisabeth Moss Isn’t Convinced The Handmaid’s Tale Is Feminist by Devon Ivie

In our current political climate, many people have looked forward to this month’s premiere of The Handmaid’s Tale, which stars Elisabeth Moss as a forced reproductive concubine living in…

A Kiss is Still a Kiss: ‘Indecent’ by Matthew Wexler

By Samuel L. Leiter As I looked around during the standing ovation greeting Paula Vogel’s Indecent, now on Broadway after its successful run Off-Broadway last season, a few people were str…

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre ends season on an emotional high with 'Romeo and Juliet' by Jane Vranish / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Ending its season on an emotional high, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre unveiled the North American premiere of Derek Deane’s “Romeo and Juliet,” a production that wore its considerable hear…

Springsteen takes part in surprise show at film festival by The Associated Press

Bruce Springsteen took part in a two-hour jam session during a surprise appearance at a film festival in his home state of New Jersey.

BWW TV: Hard Hats at the Ready, Second Stage Announces Season from New Broadway Home! by Tv - Press Previews

Earlier this week,Second StageTheater Carole Rothman, Artistic DirectorCasey Reitz, Executive Director announced productions for its inaugural Broadway season at the historic Hayes Theater o…

SPRING OFFENSIVE – Clapham Omnibus by Daniel Perks

The Spring Offensive, a so-called charge after the winter snow had thawed on the front lines each year throughout World War One, a final push for the Germans to break allied lines before US …

Truth Through Fakery: A Review of Six Characters in Search of an Author at Ghostlight Ensemble by Hugh Iglarsh

Film Review: “Free Fire” — A Tsunami of Gunshots by Arts Fuse Editor

While calling this Ben Wheatley's most violent film may be debatable, Free Fire is absolutely the one most riddled with gunshots.

Springsteen takes part in surprise show at film festival

ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) -- Bruce Springsteen took part in a two-hour jam session during a surprise appearance at a film festival in his home state of New Jersey....

Upping the Ante: Director Alexis Confer takes Shakespeare to Vegas by Katy Einerson

Director Alexis Confer is in a groove. After three straight successful productions of Shakespeare’s most well loved comedies, she’s taking on the notoriously ambitious, fantastical and w…

THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL – Bolton by Ian Foster

Anne Brontë might not be the most heralded of her sisters but that is to underestimate the different way in which she expressed herself. The striking feminism of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall…

Photo Coverage: Inside the Gypsy Robe Ceremony for GROUNDHOG DAY by Walter McBride

Groundhog Day opened last week at the August Wilson Theatre and BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture photos of the sacred Gypsy Robe ceremony before the production's opening night performanc…

Thought-provoking 'Sound of the Beast' doesn’t follow its impulses: review by Karen Fricker - Theatre Critic

At times effective, disturbing, and enlightening, Donna-Michelle St. Bernard’s latest theatre piece is an evening of performance poems, raps and mini-lectures.

Living A Little Comes To King’s Head by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Finlay Bain’s Living A Little is to transfer to the King’s Head Theatre for a limited season from May 6 to 14th 2017. This absurd comedy drama, filled with booze …

Fueled by Fury: Finding the Language to Fix Us by [email protected] (avega)

By Tira Palmquist, Heather Helinsky. Playwright Tira Palmquist and dramaturg Heather Helinsky discuss Two Degrees , a play about climate change and communication.

Kiki’s Delivery Service Returns To Southwark Playhouse by Douglas Mayo

By Douglas Mayo Following a recent successful season, Kiki’s Delivery Service is returning to Southwark Playhouse for a limited Summer season from 10 August – 3 September 2017. K…

Review: ‘Annie’ at the Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric in Baltimore by Wendi Winters

This was the first time this reviewer had seen a show with a large, and largely young audience of elementary, middle and high schoolers. Hundreds swarmed into the cavernous Victorian-era bui…

Rollicking, expert meta-pulp 'Prisoner of Zenda' at Hedgerow Theatre by John Timpane

The Hedgerow Theatre production of "The Prisoner of Zenda," running through Sunday, makes a long story short and sweet. Lovingly adapted by director/lead Matt Tallman, Anthony Hope’s turn-…

Book Review: “The Girl at the Baggage Claim” – An Exploration of Avocado Pits and In(ter)dependent Selves by Arts Fuse Editor

What could easily have become a dense, jargon-filled work of cultural psychology instead reads like a thoughtful conversation.

Commentary and Preview: The Shrinking Scene v. Jazz Week and the Thelonious Monkfish Jazz Festival by Arts Fuse Editor

I try to be optimistic, but it’s hard not to observe that the jazz club scene in eastern Massachusetts is worse than it’s been in decades.

DEAR EVAN HANSEN's Will Roland Will Takeover BroadwayWord's Social Media Today by Social Watch

BroadwayWorld is thrilled to announce that Dear Evan Hansen's Will Roland will be taking over our Twitter and Instagram accounts today Tune in to get an up close and personal behind-the-scen…

VIDEO: Do You Hear What She's Saying or Not? Grace McLean, Denee Benton, and Brittain Ashford Record 'In My House' by Stage Tube

The new cast recording of NATASHA, PIERRE amp THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 is on it's way Recently released is the recording session of 'In My House' featuring all-star cast members Grace McLean,…

Photo Coverage: Guinness World Record Certificate Awarded to BroadwayHD by Walter McBride

Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley pose with Guinness World Records Certificate Achieved By BroadwayHD for the First Broadway Show, 'She Loves Me', to be live streamed at the home of Stewar…

BWW TV: Fourth Time's a Charm! Go Inside Opening Night of INDECENT on Broadway by Tv - Opening Night Special

Indecent, the newest work by Pulitzer Prize-winnerPaula VogelHOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE, opened earlier this week, April 18 at the Cort Theatre 138 West 48th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Av…

Spend a Two-Show Day with George Salazar at The Lightning Thief by Marc J. Franklin

See what it's like to do a double-duty day at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

The Siegel Column – Indecent & The Jewish Audience by Sandi Durell

    By Barbara & Scott Siegel In 1964 Fiddler on the Roof opened the floodgates for Jewish related fare on Broadway. It’s not that there weren’t Jewish plays and musicals o…

FROM DOWN UNDER: Aladdin by Simon Parris

Shining, shimmering, splendid, Aladdin transports audiences on a magic carpet ride to a whole new world of kaleidoscopic intensity. Looking pleasingly pristine and perfectly polished in Her …

Photo Coverage: The New York Pops Season Finale Features Will Chase, Christopher Jackson, Jessie Mueller and Adrienne Warren by Stephen Sorokoff

Carnegie Hall is home to some of the greatest serious music created by mankind and when Maestro and Music Director Steven Reineke takes the stage with the 78 member New York Pops Orchestra i…

Groundhog Day the Musical by Sandi Durell

      By Sandi Durell     Groundhog Day was temporarily stuck (not in a time warp) but due to its lead Andy Karl’s leg injury pre-opening when understudy Andrew Ca…

Photo Coverage: Will Chase, Christopher Jackson, Jessie Mueller & Adrienne Warren Rehearse For Tonight's N.Y. Pops Concert by Stephen Sorokoff

This ticket is getting harder to get than Hello Dolly. The New York Pops Concert is once again sold out fortonightbut BroadwayWorld got a seat at the rehearsal with Will, Chase, Christopher …

WONDERLAND – Touring by Caroline Hanks-Farmer

Frank Wildhorn, Jack Murphy and Gregory Boyd have created a whole new take on this classic story bringing bang up to date with the musical Wonderland. In this version Alice is a 40-year-old …

The Tony Talk Podcast, Episode 5: Supporting Players by Jan Simpson

The Tonys may be the top dog in awards season but it's not the only one in the game. Lots of other groups also celebrate the best of the theater season. The nominations for the Lucille …

Photo Flash: Kristin Chenoweth Hosts HAIRSPRAY LIVE! Exhibit Preview at The Paley Center For Media by TV News Desk

HAIRSPRAY LIVEstar Kristin Chenoweth, Executive Producer Craig Zadan and Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment hosted a press preview ofYou Can't Stop the Beat The Art and Artistry …

BWW's On This Day - April 22, 2017

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 22 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Nuclear War review at Royal Court, London – ‘an intriguing experiment’ by Natasha Tripney

While Simon Stephens prolificacy as a playwright can lead to, shall we say, occasional wibbles in quality, his willingness to experiment, to

REVIEW ROUND-UP: Carousel at London Coliseum by Emma Clarendon

Alfie Boe and Katherine Jenkins star in Lonny Price’s semi-staged production of Rodger and Hammerstein’s classic musical. But can it win over the critics?

Essential Arts: The Divine Miss M, an Ibsen sequel, everything Icelandic and charging bulls by Carolina A. Miranda

We’ve got Dolly. We’ve got groundhogs. And we’ve got Icelandic music and prickly architects. I’m Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, with the week’s most n…

Review: ‘The Fantasticks’ at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company by William Powell

The characters in the oldie and much appreciated allegorical goodie The Fantasticks (The off-Broadway incarnation ran for 42 years, and it is reportedly the World’s most performed musical)…

Review: The Macbeths, Pleasance Theatre by Josephine Balfour-Oatts

Produced by Ferodo Bridges, The Macbeths is a contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy. Founded in 2012, the company is an international platform for London-based artists, …

Review: Whisper House, The Other Palace by Dan Rubins

What do you do when you’re a ghost doomed to roam the moody corners of Duncan Sheik’s new musical Whisper House for all eternity? You can blow out candles and knock papers out of people�…

Mike Birbiglia Busted His Face Sleepwalking Out of the Temple of Doom by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

REVIEW: Actor Awareness Scratch Night : Women by Alexa Terry

By Alexa Terry Alexa Terry reviews the Actor Awareness Scratch Night with the theme of Women at the Spotlight Studios in Leicester Square. This post REVIEW: Actor Awareness Scratch Night : W…

INTERVIEW: Tom Stocks – Founder Of Actor Awareness by Alexa Terry

By Alexa Terry Alexa Terry caught up with Tom ahead of Actor Awareness’ ‘Women’ themed scratch night, to find out how far his Actor Awareness campaign has come, and how far the industr…

Review: Tommy at the Nottingham Playhouse by Peter Kirwan

Energy, volume and trippy exuberance: Peter Kirwan reviews Ramps on the Moon's superb new version of The Who's Tommy. The post Review: Tommy at the Nottingham Playhouse appeared first on Exe…

Review: What Good Is Looking Well When You’re Rotten on the Inside? at Galway Theatre Festival by Chris McCormack

Virtuosity hidden in the most allusive places: Chris McCormack is at Galway Theatre Festival to review Emma O'Grady's unique solo show. The post Review: What Good Is Looking Well When You…

Joan by Arts Review

Following the immersive portrayal of Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray in Room of Regret in 2013, Theatre Works presents the premiere season of THE RABBLE’s poetic exploration of France’s m…

Whisper House review – ghost story goes slump in the night by Lyn Gardner

The Other Palace, LondonSet in a haunted lighthouse during the second world war, Duncan Sheik’s rock musical features a plot as wisp-like as the phantoms on the stageComposed by Duncan She…

What Jesus, Judas and Nutella can tell us about women’s bodies | Deborah Orr by Deborah Orr

Lucy McCormick’s taboo-busting show depicts religion as a female-marginalising death cult – and does it hilariously. Though some feminists may find it difficultIt’s rare to see a truly…

Gavin Brown – Market Market by Arts Review

Gavin Brown’s latest exhibition was inspired by a trip to the Southeast Asian Kingdom of Cambodia in February 2016.  Initially lured by the temples of Angkor Wat nearby the wonderful town…

Stage version of 'Frozen' casts 2 Broadway veterans by Associated Press

NEW YORK • The upcoming stage adaptation of “Frozen” has found its sisters Anna and Elsa — they’ll be played by Broadway veterans Patti Murin and Cassie Levy.

Actor will return to 'August: Osage County' after a ministroke by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Larry Dell plays a poet in 'August: Osage County'

Storgårds, SLSO score with Eastern European soul by Sarah Bryan Miller St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Pianist Nikolai Lugansky makes a terrific debut with Rach 3

Why 'Put On Your Sunday Clothes' in 'Hello, Dolly!' is making people happy by Peter Marks Washington Post

It’s not the most profound show tune ever written. But at this moment in time, it may be the perfect show tune.

The Chapel Perilous by Arts Review

Charting the painfully crazy, hilarious life of a defiant young poet and sexual rebel as she searches for artistic and personal freedom, New Theatre presents Dorothy Hewett’s iconic m…

Bell Shakespeare: Richard 3 by Anne-Marie Peard

Being in the depths of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, I was calling Richard 3, by Bell Shakespeare, Chick Dick 3 because Kate Mulvany plays Richard. But no more throw away joke…

Theatre Etiquette 101 by Kerry Hishon

When teaching students who are brand-new to theatre, it’s important to discuss and apply the expectations of the drama classroom, and the theatrical world. We chatted with Kerry Hishon on …

Interviews: John Guare and Trip Cullman's 20 Years of Friendship and Six Degrees of Separation

The pair discuss how a Broadway collaboration grew out of an undergrad casting call.

Opera Australia announces new Chief Executive Officer by Arts Review

Opera Australia has announced the appointment of Mr Rory Jeffes as its new Chief Executive Officer. “We’re thrilled to welcome Rory to Opera Australia,” said Opera Australia’s Ch…

Why Immersive Theatre Isn’t Just a Fad by Jeryl Brunner

With productions like The Great Comet on Broadway and Sweeney Todd in an Off-Broadway pie shop, actors and creators sound off on the experiential theatre that is here to stay.

What’s Hot in London April 22–28 by Mark Shenton

Emma Rice explains reasons for departure from Shakespeare’s Globe, and Harry Potter will release a new batch of tickets.

How Do You Create Choreography Audiences Will Love for Characters Audiences Love to Hate? by Ruthie Fierberg

Tony-nominated choreographer Joshua Bergasse reveals the inspiration that let his imagination run wild in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.