Rajiv Joseph's The Lake Effect Will Get World Premiere by Chicago's Silk Road; Cast Announced by Kenneth Jones

The Lake Effect, a new drama of family secrets by 2010 Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph, will get its world premiere by Silk Road Rising in Chicago April 23-May 26. Joseph's Bengal T…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:05pm on February 12, 2013☆⚑

Bill Irwin and David Shiner Try On Old Hats Feb. 12 in NYC World Premiere at Signature by Kenneth Jones

Old Hats is the name of the new work by clowning Tony Award winners Bill Irwin and David Shiner, who appear in the show's world premiere by Signature Theatre Company starting Feb. 12, fo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on February 12, 2013☆⚑

Andrew Samonsky and Erin Davie Join Broadway's Edwin Drood Troupe Feb. 12 by Kenneth Jones

The troupers of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, one of the best-reviewed musicals of the 2012-13 Broadway season, and now extended to March 10, welcome Andrew Samonsky and Erin Davie into the fo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on February 12, 2013☆⚑

Broadway's Assembled Parties Begins Rehearsals; Jonathan Walker Replaces Sam Robards by Kenneth Jones

The Broadway world premiere of Richard Greenberg's The Assembled Parties, the family drama starring the previously reported Judith Light and Jessica Hecht, began rehearsals Feb. 11. Jona…

SOURCE: Playbill at 7:19pm on February 11, 2013☆⚑

Daniel Beaty's The Tallest Tree, a Portrait of Paul Robeson, Will Take Root in La Jolla; Moisés Kaufman To Direct by Kenneth Jones

La Jolla Playhouse will present the world premiere of The Tallest Tree, a new play with music about the performer and civil rights icon Paul Robeson, written and performed by Daniel Beaty, d…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:50pm on February 11, 2013☆⚑

Breakfast at Tiffany's Box Office Now Open at Cort Theatre by Kenneth Jones

The box office at Broadway's Cort Theatre opened noon Feb. 11 for ticket sales for the new world-premiere production of Breakfast at Tiffany's, adapted by Tony Award winner Richard G…

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:37pm on February 11, 2013☆⚑

Once Cast Album Wins Grammy Award as Best Musical Theater Album by Kenneth Jones

The Broadway cast recording of Once was named Best Musical Theater Album in the 2013 Grammy Awards on Feb. 10. The winner, among nominees that included Newsies, Follies, The Gershwins' P…

SOURCE: Playbill at 6:22pm on February 10, 2013☆⚑

Betsy Wolfe and Andy Karl Exit Broadway's Edwin Drood Feb. 10 by Kenneth Jones

The troupers of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, one of the best-reviewed musicals of the 2012-13 Broadway season, and now extended to March 10, say goodbye to Andy Karl and Betsy Wolfe on Feb. 1…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on February 10, 2013☆⚑

UPDATED! After Blizzard Hits NYC, Broadway and Off-Broadway Still Playing Feb. 9 by Kenneth Jones

A classic "nor'easter" storm that swept up the U.S. East Coast and merged with another storm from the Midwest — commingling with Arctic high-pressure to the north —…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:11pm on February 9, 2013☆⚑

Broadway's The Heiress Draws Her Final Curtain on Feb. 9 by Kenneth Jones

The new Broadway revival of The Heiress ends its limited-engagement run on Feb. 9 with the 7 PM performance, an earlier-than-usual start time at the Walter Kerr Theatre. Producers previ…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on February 9, 2013☆⚑

UPDATED! As Blizzard Hits the Northeast, Broadway Shows Still Playing Feb. 8-9 by Kenneth Jones

A classic "nor'easter" storm barreling up the U.S. East Coast and merging with another storm drifting in from the Midwest — commingling with Arctic high-pressure to the n…

SOURCE: Playbill at 7:22pm on February 8, 2013☆⚑

Pump Boys and Dinettes Will Not Fill 'Er Up on Broadway This Season by Kenneth Jones

The Broadway revival of Pump Boys and Dinettes, announced for a March 19 start at Circle in the Square Theatre, will not happen this season, after all. Producers have postponed the staging t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 7:11pm on February 8, 2013☆⚑

First Preview of Talley's Folly, With Danny Burstein and Sarah Paulson, Bumped to Feb. 9 Due to Snow by Kenneth Jones

Roundabout Theatre Company's new Off-Broadway production of Lanford Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Talley's Folly, the delicate study of two disparate souls, played by…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:00pm on February 8, 2013☆⚑

UPDATED! As Blizzard Approaches the Northeast, Broadway Shows Still Playing Feb. 8-9 by Kenneth Jones

A classic "nor'easter" storm barreling up the U.S. East Coast and merging with another storm drifting in from the Midwest — commingling with Arctic high-pressure to the n…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:00pm on February 8, 2013☆⚑

Denver's New Play Summit, With Works by Matthew Lopez, Laura Eason, Marcus Gardley and More, Runs Feb. 8-10 by Kenneth Jones

Denver Center Theatre Company explores five plays in staged readings as part of the 8th Annual Colorado New Play Summit Feb. 8-10. The playwrights are Catherine Trieschmann, Matthew Lopez, L…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25pm on February 8, 2013☆⚑

Snow Business! As Blizzard Approaches the Northeast, Broadway Braces Feb. 8-9 by Kenneth Jones

A classic "nor'easter" storm barreling up the U.S. East Coast and merging with another storm drifting in from the Midwest — commingling with Arctic high-pressure to the n…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17am on February 8, 2013☆⚑

"So Much Happiness": Passion Revival, With Judy Kuhn, Melissa Errico, Ryan Silverman, Begins Feb. 8 by Kenneth Jones

Passion, the dark, Italian-set musical rumination on the light and dark nature of love — and the idea of unconditional love — gets its first New York City revival starting Feb. 8…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on February 8, 2013☆⚑

Danny Burstein and Sarah Paulson Inhabit Talley's Folly Beginning Feb. 8 in NYC by Kenneth Jones

Roundabout Theatre Company's new production of Lanford Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Talley's Folly, the delicate study of two disparate souls, played by Danny Burste…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on February 8, 2013☆⚑

Lyric Opera of Chicago Commits to Five Rodgers & Hammerstein Hits; Opera Season Will Include Rob Ashford, John Caird by Kenneth Jones

The major musicals of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II will find a home at Lyric Opera of Chicago between 2013 and 2017, the Lyric's general director Anthony Freud announced on F…

SOURCE: Playbill at 6:48pm on February 7, 2013☆⚑

"Pounce 10, Paws 3": Producers Seek Cats to Star in Broadway's Breakfast at Tiffany's by Kenneth Jones

Cats is not returning to Broadway, but felines are being sought in an open call for the world-premiere Broadway production of Breakfast at Tiffany's, in which a cat plays a supporting ro…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:24pm on February 7, 2013☆⚑

Adding Machine's Jason Loewith Is New Artistic Director of Maryland's Olney Theatre Center by Kenneth Jones

Jason Loewith, the librettist, director, theatre administrator and new-plays advocate who most recently served as executive director of the National New Plays Network, has been named artisti…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36pm on February 7, 2013☆⚑

Donnybrook!, Musical of "The Quiet Man," Begins in NYC; James Barbour, Jenny Powers, Ted Koch, Kathy Fitzgerald Star by Kenneth Jones

James Barbour and Jenny Powers star in Irish Repertory Theatre's new production of Donnybrook!, the Johnny Burke-scored 1961 Broadway musical about the code of masculinity in Ireland. Of…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on February 7, 2013☆⚑

Stacy Keach Will Star as Falstaff at DC Shakespeare Theatre; 2013-14 Plays and Directors Announced by Kenneth Jones

Shakespeare Theatre Company, the Tony Award-honored Washington, DC, theatre, will stage plays by Noël Coward, William Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde in its 2013-14 season, artistic directo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:29pm on February 6, 2013☆⚑

THE "SMASH" REPORT: Season Two Premiere, Or, Change Partners and Dance by Kenneth Jones

Playbill's weekly recap, with notes and comment, of the latest episode of the NBC musical drama series "Smash," about the dreamers behind Broadway musicals. Here's a look a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:58pm on February 6, 2013☆⚑

Broadway's Assembled Parties to Star Sam Robards, Mark Blum, Judith Light, Jessica Hecht; Cast Complete by Kenneth Jones

Casting is complete for the Broadway world premiere of Richard Greenberg's The Assembled Parties, the family drama starring the previously reported Judith Light and Jessica Hecht, Manhat…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:18pm on February 6, 2013☆⚑