André Braugher, Edie Falco, Linda Lavin, Laurie Metcalf, et al. Receive Lucille Lortel Nominations; Samantha Bee, Zach Braff to Co-Host Awards by Dan Bacalzo

Nominations for the 2011 Lucille Lortel Awards, honoring Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway, have been announced. Zach Braff and Samantha Bee will co-host the awards ceremony at NYU Skirba…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 4:39pm on March 31, 2011☆⚑

Justin Guarini, Paul Iacono to Star in Surflight Theatre's Rent by Dan Bacalzo

Justin Guarini will join the previously reported Paul Iacono in Surflight Theatre's production of Rent, May 28-June 19. Jen Bender will direct and choreograph the production, with music…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 4:00pm on March 31, 2011☆⚑

Andre De Shields to Star in Chicago Production of The Gospel According To James by Dan Bacalzo

Two-time Tony Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Andre De Shields will star in Charles Smith's The Gospel According To James at Chicago's Victory Gardens Theatre, May 14-June 12. …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 3:40pm on March 31, 2011☆⚑

Andre De Shields to Star in Chicago Production of The Gospel According To James by Dan Bacalzo

Two-time Tony Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Andre De Shields will star in Charles Smith's The Gospel According To James at Chicago's Victory Gardens Theatre, May 14-June 12. …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 3:40pm on March 31, 2011☆⚑

Kathleen Turner to Star in Red Hot Patriot at Geffen Playhouse by Dan Bacalzo

Kathleen Turner will star in the one-woman bioplay, Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins, at the Geffen Playhouse during the theater's 2011-2012 season. It is planned for th…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:59pm on March 31, 2011☆⚑

PHOTO FLASH: Barbara Cook, Julie Gunn, Nathan Gunn, Francesca Zambello at Cafe Carlyle by Dan Bacalzo

Internationally renowned opera baritone Nathan Gunn celebrated the opening of his cabaret engagement, An Evening With Nathan Gunn at the Cafe Carlyle on March 29. The show features musical d…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:09pm on March 31, 2011☆⚑

Karen Oberlin Set for Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts Spring Benefit by Dan Bacalzo

Mac, Bistro, and Nightlife Award winner Karen Oberlin will headline a spring benefit for Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, to be held in the Music Room of the historic Rosen House, on …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:02pm on March 31, 2011☆⚑

TACT's Three Men on a Horse Extends Through April 23 by Dan Bacalzo

TACT/The Actors Company Theatre's production of Three Men on a Horse, by John Cecil Holm & George Abbott,will now extend through April 23 at Theatre Row's Beckett Theatre. Scot…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:01pm on March 31, 2011☆⚑

Mishaela Faucher, Heather MacRae, Carolyn Mignini, et al. Set for I Married Wyatt Earp by Dan Bacalzo

Casting has been announced for Prospect Theater Company and New York Theatre Barn's production of I Married Wyatt Earp, to be presented at 59E59 Theaters as part of the Americas Off Bro…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:34am on March 31, 2011☆⚑

Damian Lewis, Ben Miller, Juliet Stevenson, Harriet Walter, et al. Set for Oxford Literary Festival by Dan Bacalzo

Damian Lewis, Ben Miller, Bhasker Patel, Lucy Sheen, Juliet Stevenson, and Harriet Walter will be among the participants in The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival, which will feature more…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 9:28am on March 31, 2011☆⚑

Trey Parker, Matt Stone, et al. to Be Featured in SiriusXM's The Book of Mormon Radio by Dan Bacalzo

SiriusXM Radio has announced that it will premiere The Book of Mormon Radio, on Saturday, April 2, from 8am to 6pm on Sirius Stars Too, Sirius channel 108 and XM channel 139. The special wil…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 6:12pm on March 30, 2011☆⚑

Kathy Griffin's Insightful and Hilarious Take on the Royal Wedding to Air April 29 by Dan Bacalzo

The TV Guide Network has announced that it will air Kathy Griffin's Insightful and Hilarious Take on the Royal Wedding, on Friday, April 29, the day of Prince William and Kate Middleton…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 4:21pm on March 30, 2011☆⚑

Jonathan Groff to Return to FOX's Glee by Dan Bacalzo

Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff will reprise his role as Jesse St. James for the final three episodes of FOX's Glee this season, according to TVline.com. Groff received a Tony nomina…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 3:27pm on March 30, 2011☆⚑

Eric Michael Gillett, Karen Mason, Marilyn Maye, Karen Oberlin, KT Sullivan, et al. Nominated for 2011 MAC Awards by Dan Bacalzo

Nominees for the 2011 MAC Awards, honoring the best of cabaret, comedy, and jazz, have been announced. The 25th annual ceremony will be held at 7:30pm on Tuesday, May 10 at B.B. King Blues C…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 1:40pm on March 30, 2011☆⚑

Jon Hamm, Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Westfeldt, et al. Set for L.A. Theatre Works' Three Sisters by Dan Bacalzo

Josh Cooke, Dan Donohue, Pamela Dunlap, Marc Halsey, Jon Hamm, Reid Scott, Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Westfeldt, and Sarah Zimmerman will be featured in L.A. Theatre Works' performance of…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:56pm on March 30, 2011☆⚑

Peter Bartlett, Sean Dugan, David Margulies, Lois Smith, et al. Set for Tony Kushner's The Illusion by Dan Bacalzo

Peter Bartlett, Sean Dugan, David Margulies, Amanda Quaid, Lois Smith, Henry Stram, Merritt Wever, and Finn Wittrock will star in Signature Theatre Company's production of Tony Kushner&…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:38am on March 30, 2011☆⚑

Rosemary Prinz, Samantha Soule, John Wernke, et al. Set for Mint's A Little Journey by Dan Bacalzo

Laurie Birmingham, Jennifer Blood, McCaleb Burnett, Anthony L. Gaskins, Ben Hollandsworth, Victoria Mack, Joey Parsons, Rosemary Prinz, Doug Rees, Ben Roberts, Chet Siegel, Samantha Soule, J…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:54am on March 30, 2011☆⚑

Adam Gwon, Stephen Schwartz, et al. Part of 2011 Festival of New American Musicals by Dan Bacalzo

Selections have been announced for the 2011 Festival of New American Musicals, a five-month musical theatre festival, running April 1-August 28, throughout Southern California. Among the h…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:35am on March 30, 2011☆⚑

PHOTO FLASH: Celia Keenan-Bolger, Linda Lavin, Tonya Pinkins Perform at Excellence in Theater Award Dinner by Dan Bacalzo

Broadway stars Celia Keenan-Bolger, Linda Lavin, and Tonya Pinkins performed at UJA-Federation of New York's Entertainment, Media, and Communications Division's 2011 Excellence in …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:11am on March 30, 2011☆⚑

Roadsters Ensemble to Premiere What Happened in Ohio by Dan Bacalzo

The Roadsters Ensemble will present the world premiere of What Happened in Ohio, written and directed by Cara Scarmack, to be presented at New York Theatre Workshop's Fourth Street Thea…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 1:40am on March 30, 2011☆⚑

Review: The Soldier Dreams by Dan Bacalzo

Theatre East's production of Daniel MacIvor's play about a dying man surrounded by his closest relatives tends towards the overly sentimental.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00pm on March 29, 2011☆⚑

PHOTO FLASH: Margaret Colin, Montego Glover, Arian Moayad et al. at Drama Desk Panel by Dan Bacalzo

Broadway stars Margaret Colin (appearing in Arcadia), Montego Glover (starring in Memphis) and Arian Moayed (featured in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo) participated in a panel discussion o…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 5:49pm on March 29, 2011☆⚑

TheaterMania Sponsors Contest for Drama Desk Trophy Chaperones by Dan Bacalzo

TheaterMania is sponsoring a contest to be one of four Drama Desk Trophy Chaperones -- two men and two women -- who will appear on stage with the theater community's elite at the 56th A…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 3:47pm on March 29, 2011☆⚑

Broadway to Dim Lights in Memory of Lanford Wilson March 30 by Dan Bacalzo

The marquees of Broadway theaters in New York will be dimmed in memory of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson on Wednesday, March 30, at exactly 8pm for one minute. Wilson pass…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 3:34pm on March 29, 2011☆⚑

PHOTO FLASH: Erin Denman, Morgan Karr, Shonn Wiley, et al. Celebrate Rosie's Theater Kids by Dan Bacalzo

A number of Broadway veterans participated in an evening of cabaret in celebration of Rosie's Theater Kids at the Maravel Arts Center (also known as the RTKids facility), on Monday, Mar…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 2:01pm on March 29, 2011☆⚑