Katie Holmes in 'Dead Accounts': What did the critics think? by Mike Boehm

Theresa Rebeck’s "Dead Accounts" is on Broadway, loaded with stars -- including two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz in the lead as an unscrupulous Wall Street go-getter who has…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 9:30am on November 30, 2012☆⚑

Review Round-up: Critics Roll Along to Menier

Three time Olivier Award-winning actress Maria Friedman has made her directing debut with a revival of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Based on th…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 11:40am on November 29, 2012☆⚑

Little Red Riding Hood, With Ashley Brooke and David Lind, Plays Circle in the Square Nov. 26-30 by Michael Gioia

The Circle in the Square Theatre School presents Little Red Riding Hood, a children's musical performed by CITSTS alumni, Nov. 26-30 at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on November 26, 2012☆⚑

Review: Pippin: A Bollywood Spectacular/Circle Theatre by Johnny Oleksinski

Is Bollywood just another performance style or a integral part of India’s cultural identity? If Circle Theatre’s new revival of Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson’s ̶…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 3:00pm on November 25, 2012☆⚑

Photo Flash: Neil Patrick Harris at the Geffen Playhouse's 2012 Chairman's Circle Dinner by BroadwayWorld

Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka, Dana Delaney, Jane Kaczmarek, playwright Jane Anderson, playwright Donald Margulies, Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director Randall Arney and more attended the…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 4:37pm on November 20, 2012☆⚑

Rocky musical knocks out critics in Hamburg by Matt Trueman

Rocky: Das Musical, produced by Sylvester Stallone and the Klitschko brothers, opens to enthusiastic notices in GermanyRocky: Das Musical, the stage adaptation of the much-loved Sylvester St…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:59am on November 20, 2012☆⚑

Circle exits burbs for a wandering city life by Chris Jones

Circle Theatre, a fixture in the Western suburbs for two decades, announced Monday night that it is giving up its home in Oak Park and joining the happy band of itinerant, non-Equity theater…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:25pm on November 19, 2012☆⚑

Little Red Riding Hood, With Ashley Brooke and David Lind, Will Play Mornings at Circle in the Square by Michael Gioia

The Circle in the Square Theatre School will present Little Red Riding Hood, a children's musical performed by CITSTS alumni, Nov. 26-30 at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:25pm on November 16, 2012☆⚑

Did Out-Of-Touch Critics Close A London Show?

The Guardian (UK) 11/16/12

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:18pm on November 16, 2012☆⚑

Kathie Lee Gifford's 'Scandalous' on Broadway: What did critics think? by Mike Boehm

Theater history has been made at least twice with shows centering on fictitious female evangelists.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:17am on November 16, 2012☆⚑

Review Round-up: Did critics enjoy the Sweet Smell of Success?

Marvin Hamlisch's 2002 musical Sweet Smell of Success opened at the Arcola Theatre last night (14 November 2012).Based on the 1957 film of the same name, Sweet Smell of Success centres on th…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:34am on November 15, 2012☆⚑

Porn farce 'The Performers' on Broadway: What did the critics think? by David Ng

Porn on Broadway? No, it's not the second coming of "Oh! Calcutta!" It's a new comedy called "The Performers," set amid the colorful vulgarity of an adult-movie awards show. The play opened …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 9:34am on November 15, 2012☆⚑

Video: Critics Love 'An Enemy Of The People' by Broadway's Best Shows

The Manhattan Theatre Club‘s revival of Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People, starring four-time Tony winner Boyd Gaines (Journey’s End) and Golden Globe and Emmy winner …

SOURCE: Broadway’s Best Shows at 2:59pm on November 14, 2012☆⚑

Sigourney Weaver returns to the stage: What did the critics think? by David Ng

When some actors hit it big in Hollywood, they leave behind the theater world where they honed their craft. Such is not the case with Sigourney Weaver, who has made a point of doing plays in…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:15am on November 14, 2012☆⚑

Loserville is closing early " are critics to blame? by Lyn Gardner

The musical will be closing after Christmas after failing to attract audiences " but it's absurd to suggest that critics have the power to kill showsThe new British musical Loserville is clo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:24am on November 14, 2012☆⚑

Review Round-up: What Effect did Prebble's new play have on critics?

Lucy Prebble's new play The Effect, a co-production between the National Theatre and Headlong, opened at the NT Cottesloe last night (13 November 2012).The Effect is about two volunteers tha…

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 6:00am on November 14, 2012☆⚑

Circle or vegetable stalls? Theatre dishes out carrots instead of tickets in tax protest at ticketing tax

A theatre in Catalonia has started selling carrots in lieu of tickets in protest against a 13 per cent rise in VAT on cultural activities in Spain.

SOURCE: The Independent at 2:20pm on November 12, 2012☆⚑

'Annie' revival on Broadway: What did the critics think? by Mike Boehm

"Annie" first leaped from newspaper comics pages to the Broadway stage in 1977, not pretending to be anything but a cartoon come tunefully to life. Director James Lapine's new revival of the…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00am on November 9, 2012☆⚑

The Beckett Circle by George Hunka

Enthusiasts of the work of Samuel Beckett will note the recent debut of the new Beckett Circle Web site. Described as the “official Web site of the Samuel Beckett Society,” the o…

SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 8:29am on November 9, 2012☆⚑

Review Round-up: Critics cast eye over Bennett's People

Alan Bennett's hotly-anticipated new play People, details of which were closely guarded, premiered last night (7 November 2012) in the NT Lyttelton.People spoil things; there are so many of …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 10:07am on November 8, 2012☆⚑

At Keegan Theatre, 'All My Sons' is a family circle of secrets by Celia Wren

A white picket fence is all very well, but that emblem of middle-class aspiration can't shut out the past. And it's no defense against moral accountability. Those thoughts might fleet throug…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 6:55pm on November 7, 2012☆⚑

The Critics are Kvelling for BAD JEWS at Roundabout; Tickets Only $20! by Contests

Roundabout Theatre Company presents BAD JEWS, a world premiere comedy about the holy and the holier-than-thou by Joshua Harmon, directed by Daniel Aukin. Tickets only 20 for performances now…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 8:46am on November 7, 2012☆⚑

Review Round-up: Did Vanya shout down critics?

A major revival of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, set in late 19th century Russia, opened to the press last week (2 November 2012) at the West End's Vaudeville Theatre.The play centres on the …

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 8:12am on November 6, 2012☆⚑

Circle Theatre's Artistic Director Kevin Bellie Steps Down by Michael Roberts

After 26 years as a company member and 9 years as Artistic Director, Kevin Bellie will step down from his current position on November 14th. This date marks the opening of Pippin: A Bollywoo…

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 3:14pm on November 2, 2012☆⚑

Jessica Chastain's 'The Heiress' on Broadway: What did critics think? by Mike Boehm

"The Heiress," Ruth and Augustus Goetz's oft-revived 1947 stage adaptation of "Washington Square," Henry James' novel of 1850s New York, is back again -- Thursday was opening night for the l…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 9:27am on November 2, 2012☆⚑