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As the newly released digital version of the Pippin cast album climbs the charts (it hit #2 on the iTunes "Soundtracks" chart and reached #16 in overall album sales when it was released yest…
UPDATED " Newly announced to appear on the 2013 Tony Awards telecast are stage and screen veterans Jake Gyllenhaal (If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet), Sigourney Weaver (Vanya and Sonia and…
The Broadway community will take one minute at 8pm tomorrow, June 5, to collectively mourn the loss of acclaimed actress Jean Stapleton by dimming the marquees of Broadway theaters. Stapleto…
When actor Rod McLachlan decided to try his hand at playwriting, he was drawn to the drama within a subject that was close to home " his wife's experiences as a producer on the documentary-b…
Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana, the Tony-nominated stars of Broadway's Cinderella, are set to host the 5th Annual National High School Musical Theater Awards (NHSMTA) on July 1 at Broadway'…
Non-casting has been announced for Roundabout Theatre Company's apparently actually happening revival of John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Joe Masteroff's Cabaret at whatever date in the future it …
We all know that recent Drama Desk Award winner and two-time Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes got her big break on NBC's talent competition show Grease: You're The One That I Want! But ever wo…
59E59 Theaters has announced the lineup for the 2013 East to Edinburgh Festival, which will be running July 9-July 28. The festival gives US productions en route to the Edinburgh Festival Fr…
The original cast album for the Kathie Lee Gifford-created Broadway musical Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson is now available for digital download from Amazon.com an…
This July, the 10th Anniversary New York Musical Theatre Festival will present the world premiere of the girl-powered musical Volleygirls, featuring a book by Rob Ackerman (Tabletop), lyrics…
Inside Broadway has announced that this year's Broadway Beacon Awards, which will be held June 17 at Joe's Pub at 7pm, will honor Broadway stars Laura Osnes (Cinderella) and Condola Rashad (…
The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards have announced that nominee Tom Hanks (Lucky Guy), Jesse Eisenberg (The Revisionist), Scarlett Johansson (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), Jon Cryer (Brighton …
Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat: He has a curiously large blowout. He has curiously superhuman (cat?) strength. And he's curiously sexy…for a cat. For all of the afore mentioned reasons, …
Atlantic Theater Company has announced the three premieres and one revival planned for its 2013-2014 season, which will kick off with the world premiere of a new play by Academy Award-winnin…
The Mystery of Edwin Drood's Tony nominees Stephanie J. Block and Will Chase are consummate professionals. That's why they were recently back on stage at Studio 54 prepping for their big per…
You know Alan Cumming, always trying to connect with the kids. For his most recent stunt, Cumming decided to man the box office window this past Sunday, May 19, and hand out tickets to unsus…
Getting your Actors' Equity Card is one of the most important pieces of the mythos of becoming a professional actor. But sometimes gaining that precious piece of paper can lead to disenchant…
Schuyler Iona Press is to star in What I'm Failing To Learn, billed as "a mashup of theatrical drama/live concert/multimedia video," from May 15-June 15 at 13th Street Rep. The show is writ…
CBS announced today that it has made an agreement with The Broadway League and the American Theater Wing (producers of the Tony Awards) to continue its decades-long tradition of airing the a…
Tony Award winners Randy Graff (City of Angels), Tonya Pinkins (Caroline or Change), Nellie McKay (Old Hats), Julie Halston (Anything Goes), Celia Keenan-Bolger (Peter and the Starcatcher), …
The 2013 58th annual Drama Desk Awards took place this past Sunday, May 19 at The Town Hall. The star-studded affair, with guests including Tom Hanks and Steve Martin, celebrated the best Br…
The Brooklyn Academy of Music has announced the programming planned for the 2013 Next Wave Festival, which will run September 17-December 22. The festivities will include opera, theater, mus…
Forever Tango, Luis Bravo's music and dance entertainment extravaganza, which originally played on Broadway in the late '90s, is heading back to Broadway this summer. The production will pla…
Deirdre Kinahan is an internationally produced Irish playwright whose well-known works include Hue and Cry and Bogboy. Her most recent play, These Halcyon Days, is currently playing at the I…
Britain's Ambassador Theater Group, one of the U.K.'s largest theater operating companies, is likely to buy Broadway's Foxwoods Theater, according to multiple reports. Foxwoods is currently …