Critics cheer for Blythe Danner and the company of THE COUNTRY HOUSE! by Manhattan Theatre Club

Critics cheer for Blythe Danner and the company of THE COUNTRY HOUSE! Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies (Time Stands Still, Sight Unseen) returns to Broadway with his tenth…

SOURCE: YouTube at 3:38pm on October 9, 2014☆⚑

Mister Producer: Have critics been brainwashed into praising Lindsay Lohan's Speed-the-Plow performance? by Richard Jordan

After weeks of speculation in the media about Lindsay Lohan's impending disaster in David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow, the production opened last week at London’s Playhous…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 4:00am on October 7, 2014☆⚑

When critics become playwrights by Matt Trueman

From George Bernard Shaw to Nicholas de Jongh, there is a tradition of reviewers penning their own scripts. So can you learn to write plays by watching them? And does being a playwright make…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:10am on October 7, 2014☆⚑

The Verdict: Critics Review The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time on Broadway by Playbill Staff

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, the acclaimed new play by Simon Stephens about a 15-year-old boy who must get to the bottom of the mysterious death of…

SOURCE: Playbill at 8:58pm on October 5, 2014☆⚑

CELEBRITY BUZZ:  Aaron Tveit's West End Debut, Josh Radnor's Return to Broadway, Critics Review Lind by Jared Clough

Check out the latest celebrity interviews, features, news and multimedia from Playbill.com this week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 4, 2014☆⚑

As 'Finding Neverland' Heads to Broadway, Harvey Weinstein Tells Critics to Stuff It (Q&A) by Scott Feinberg

The showbiz mogul tells THR's awards analyst why, following out-of-town reviews of his show and catty columns about it, he felt compelled to strike backread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 4:39pm on October 3, 2014☆⚑

Review Round-Ups: Did Lindsay Lohan convince critics in Speed-the-Plow?

'Of all the people called Lindsay involved in this production, it is Lohan who actually comes off best'

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:00am on October 3, 2014☆⚑

The Verdict: Critics Review The Country House on Broadway with Blythe Danner by Playbill Staff

Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies' The Country House, starring Tony and Emmy winner Blythe Danner, officially opened Oct. 2 at the Samuel …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:03am on October 3, 2014☆⚑

Lindsay Lohan in Speed-the-Plow: what the critics said by Chris Wiegand

According to the reviews, the arrestingly husky Lohan has genuine if unstable star presence and breathless naivety in her West End debut Speed-the-Plow: in pictures Why Mamets play is perfec…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:42am on October 3, 2014☆⚑

The Verdict: Critics Review West End's Speed-the-Plow With Lindsay Lohan by Playbill Staff

Lindsay Lohan makes her professional stage debut in the new West End production of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow, which officially opened Oct. 2 following previews that began Sept…

SOURCE: Playbill at 6:26pm on October 2, 2014☆⚑

Tony Yazbeck Comes Full Circle by Dancing His Way Into On the Town by Michael Gioia

After dancing circles around the role of Gabey for six years, Tony Yazbeck finally brings the On the Town character to Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:58pm on October 2, 2014☆⚑

The Verdict: Critics Review Tom Stoppard's Indian Ink, Starring Rosemary Harris by Playbill Staff

Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Tom Stoppard's Indian Ink officially opened Sept. 30 following previews that began Sept. 4 Off-Broadway at the Laura Pels Theatre in th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56am on October 1, 2014☆⚑

Is Factory Theatre building a bunker to keep out critics? by Richard Ouzounian

Critics aren't invited to opening night, but to a show five days later. But policy won't affect the way Richard Ouzounian reviews shows.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 5:12pm on September 30, 2014☆⚑

Review Round-Ups: Great Britain transfer falls below the fold for most critics

Richard Bean's new play opened at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on Friday

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 12:00pm on September 30, 2014☆⚑

THE VERDICT: Critics Review World Premiere of Bright Star Musical, by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell by Carey Purcell

The world premiere of Bright Star, the new American musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, officially opened at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre Sept. 28 following previews that began S…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:21pm on September 29, 2014☆⚑

The Verdict: Critics Review You Can't Take It With You, Starring James Earl Jones and Elizabeth Ashl by Playbill Staff

The Broadway revival of Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy You Can't Take It With You, starring Tony Award-winning theatre veteran James…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:49pm on September 28, 2014☆⚑

Meet our critics and talk TV and movies with them

Gail Pennington and Joe Williams will kick off the Post-Dispatch speaker series this Thursday at 7 p.m. at Kirkwood High School.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 1:15am on September 27, 2014☆⚑

Theatre without Critics? by Holger Syme

What is the Factory Theatre up to now? It seems that for their season opener, Adam Lazarus and Guillermo Verdecchia’s The Art of Building a Bunker, the Factory will not invite critics …

SOURCE: www.dispositio.net at 6:23pm on September 25, 2014☆⚑

Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Will Host Post-Show Talkbacks at TX Premiere of Unbroken Circle by Carey Purcell

The Texas premiere of Unbroken Circle, the family drama by James Wesley, will be presented at the Woodlawn Theatre in San Antonio.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:53pm on September 25, 2014☆⚑

Special Reports: 7 Shows to See in the Outer Boroughs of New York City

From family-friendly fare to experimental shows about our horrifying dystopian future, there's theater for everyone in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 1:00pm on September 24, 2014☆⚑

Review Round-Ups: Critics feel mixed emotions for Evita

The West End revival of Evita starring Madalena Alberto opened at the Dominion Theatre this week

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 1:00pm on September 24, 2014☆⚑

The Verdict: Critics Review Neil LaBute's Money Shot Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

The MCC Theater world-premiere production of Neil LaBute's The Money Shot, which stars Elizabeth Reaser and Frederick Weller as two actors faced with a taboo decision that could revi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:48am on September 23, 2014☆⚑

Emily Cordes on "Emily Dickinson OUTER SPACE!" at The Bushwick Starr by Lydia Mokdessi

30 hours in OUTER SPACE!

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 4:24pm on September 22, 2014☆⚑

Fuse Books Interview: Heather Cox Richardson on the History of the Republican Party " Going Full Circle by Blake Maddux

In this book, Boston College historian Heather Cox Richardson explores the (d)evolution of the Republican Party from its founding in 1854 through the presidency of George W. Bush.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 9:01am on September 22, 2014☆⚑

Critics enamored with Broadway revival of 'Love Letters'

NEW YORK (Reuters) - In an age of instant messaging, digital communication and fleeting relationships, the revival of "Love Letters," a play about an enduring friendship recorded with pen an…

SOURCE: Reuters at 12:34pm on September 19, 2014☆⚑