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Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome…to a celebration of all the great women who've played Sally Bowles since “Cabaret” first debuted on Broadway 1966. The latest revival opens …
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome…to a celebration of all the great women who've played Sally Bowles since “Cabaret” first debuted on Broadway 1966. The latest revival opens …
Center Theatre Group received a $600,000 grant to fund a pair of community engagement programs.
The gift, one of six awarded to nonprofit California arts organizations, came from the James I…
New York actors getting ready for a major tour will get longer to say goodbye thanks to a new tax incentive.
Beginning next year, producers who ready their shows for touring (a process known…
It might be lonely at the top, but it’s also anxiety-inducing. At least that’s what several of Broadway’s former and current leading ladies told author Eddie Shapiro.
For h…
Tired of being lost among the throngs of New York and Los Angeles actors? Consider relocating to Georgia, where the weather’s hot and the excitement of working with risk-taking theater…
Three Rivers Theatre Company is currently seeking talent for its production of “Boss: The Untold Tony Danza Story.”
Of the show, the company says it’s “a comedy loose…
New York’s the Public Theater set a record Wednesday when it was nominated in 11 categories for Lucille Lortel Awards.
The nominations, which for 29 years have recognized Off-Broadway …
Many actors and industry pros alike have said that doing both stage and screen work rounds out an actor, but how many have actually done both? We love getting to see some of our favorite Hol…
Of all the unlikely films adapted to the musical stage, 1988’s cult black comedy classic “Heathers”—the ultimate in mean girls, stylized dialogue, and staged suicides…
Oddbird Theatricals is seeking talent for its production of “Bronies! The Musical!,” the original show about three guys who find meaning, love, and purpose, all thanks to cartoon…
To celebrate World Theatre Day, we honor those of you who can’t live without theater, and whose dedication goes above and beyond! If the following apply to you, you’re totally, c…
That charity, volunteerism, and activism are principles embedded deep in the theater community is no coincidence. “Actors [and entertainment professionals] are extraordinarily creative…
Head over the river and through the hipsters to Brooklyn’s The Brick—home of “mad experimenters of theater”—for “I’m Miserable But Change Scares Me&…
It’s one of the most successful archetypes in Hollywood history: the gangster. With “Bullets Over Broadway” opening on The Great White Way in the coming weeks, and movies l…
Chance Theater in Anahein, Calif. is currently seeking submission for its production of “In the Heights.”
“In the Heights,” the Tony Award-winning musical by Lin-Manu…
This week we’re looking to get smooched at “Stage Kiss”; bask in Liza Minnelli’s brilliance at the Walt Disney Concert Hall; check the new makers in the film scene at…
New York Shakespeare Festival / The Public Theater is seeking talent for its production of “King Lear.”
“King Lear” is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, that tells th…
The Los Angeles theater community went from celebrating itself to critiquing its shortcomings during the 45th annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards March 17.
Bart DeLorenzo, who rec…
Three young actors from around Los Angeles are on their way to Broadway. Jonah Gould and Mykaela Sterris placed first and second, respectively, in the August Wilson Monologue Competition Los…
A newly formed Australian theater company in Los Angeles wants to be a showcase for the country’s talent—and its launch has serendipitous timing.
Australian theater has garnered …
This week we’re excited to see “Rocky” take the ring; catch comedic play “Day of the Dog”; grab recordings of “Brigadoon” and “Kiss Me, Kate&r…
The Sacramento Music Circus is seeking talent for its production of “A Chorus Line,” as part of its 2014 season.
“A Chorus Line” focuses on Broadway dancers auditioni…
When Lin-Manuel Miranda drove up to the United Palace Theatre for the second installment of his new monthly film series “Sunday Movies at the Palace With Lin-Manuel Miranda,” he …
