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Louise Pitre, who received a Tony nomination for her performance as pop-star mother Donna Sheridan in Broadway's Mamma Mia!, takes on Auntie Mame at Goodspeed Opera House.
Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein, who wrote the book for the stage adaptation of Newsies, recently sat down on CBS' "This Morning" to talk about the new Disney musical.
Ground UP Productions presents the world premiere of Holly Webber's Pratfalls, a new comedy about falling down, April 27, prior to an official opening April 29, at the Abingdon Theatre C…
Tony Award nominee Josh Gad is in talks to play Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak opposite Ashton Kutcher in the upcoming Joshua Michael Stern-directed indie film "Jobs," according to…
The original motion picture soundtrack of "Rock of Ages," the upcoming film based on the Broadway musical of the same name, will be available for digital download from iTunes in mi…
"Smash" and Broadway star Will Chase joins the Colorado Symphony for its Shuffle concert, which is offered April 27 at the Boettcher Concert Hall.
The Lark, founded in 1994 as a laboratory for new voices and new ideas, opens the Lark Play Development Center, a new artistic center located in New York's theatre district (311 West 43r…
The Storm Theatre Company will present the New York premiere of Ferenc Molnar's The President, described as a "madcap one-hour comedy," beginning April 27, prior to an official…
Josh Young and Bruce Dow, who star in the Broadway revival of Jesus Christ Superstar, recently sat down for American Theatre Wing's "Downstage Center" to talk about their journ…
The Obie Award-winning Ice Factory Festival will kick off its 19th year at its new West Village space, the New Ohio Theatre, June 27. The 2012 festival, which runs through Aug. 4, will featu…
Musical Momentum, a benefit concert series featuring Broadway and cabaret performers, will kick off with True Colors: A Benefit/Fundraiser for the Trevor Project April 29 at the Laurie Beech…
Eric Idle's What About Dick? is given a four-performance engagement April 26-29 at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown L.A. Actor-comedian Russell Brand stars in the title role, an Oxfo…
Cause Célèbre, in association with Mary J. Davis, presents the world premiere of She's of a Certain Age, written by award-winning playwright Susan Charlotte, beginning Apri…
Stage and screen actor Cheyenne Jackson reprises his recurring role of Danny in the April 26 live episode of "30 Rock," which is entitled "Live From Studio 6H."
Academy Award nominee Uma Thurman guest stars on the April 30 episode of NBC's "Smash," which is entitled "Tech." Here is a clip of her singing "Happy Birthday&q…
Inside Broadway's 2012 Broadway Beacon Awards will be held June 4 at the Hudson Theatre in the Millennium Broadway Hotel. How to Succeed's Nick Jonas and Chicago's Christie Brink…
Tony Award winner Carol Burnett will be honored at Backstage at the Geffen, which will be held June 4 at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.
Penguin Rep Theatre and Morton Wolkowitz present the Off-Broadway premiere of Tom Dudzick's Miracle On South Division Street beginning April 25, prior to an official opening May 13, at S…
The BMI-Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop will present its spring Smoker, a semi-annual showcase of new songs from workshop writers, April 26 in BMI's New York office.
A new production of Edgar Lee Masters' The Spoon River Anthology, conceived and directed by Jimmy Maize and featuring a cast of 100 performers, is offered April 24-28 at the Invisible Do…
The seventh annual Stella by Starlight gala, a celebration to benefit the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, will be held May 20 at the Players Club in Manhattan.
Rob Sharenow, executive vice president of programming of Lifetime Networks, has announced that singer-actress Lindsay Lohan will star as Academy Award-winning film legend Elizabeth Taylor in…
Tony Award winner Patti LuPone was presented with Signature Theatre's third Stephen Sondheim Award at the company's annual fundraising gala April 16.
As previously announced, the hit musical comedy "Glee" will conclude its third season May 22. Fox has revealed details of the episodes leading up to the season finale.
Ben Hartley (founder and artistic director) and Amanda Edge (executive director) have announced that Broadway Arts Factory, a triple-threat educational institution devoted to the training of…
