Tyne Daly and Brian D'Arcy James Will Announce 61st Annual Outer Critics Circle Nominations Tue, Apr 26

* Broadway's Stars * Tyne Daly and Brian D'Arcy James   Will announce the 61st Annual Outer Critics Circle 2010-11 Nominations The First Broadway/Off-Broadway Award Nominees of the S…

SOURCE: The AndyGram at 4:12pm on April 15, 2011☆⚑

Brian d'Arcy James to Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees with Tyne Daly, 4/26

Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers covering New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, is proud to report that Multi A…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 1:30pm on April 15, 2011☆⚑

Tyne Daly and Brian d'Arcy James to Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominations by Broadway.com

Tyne Daly and Brian d'Arcy James will announce nominations for the 61st Outer Critics Circle Awards on April 26 at the Algonquin Hotel. The Outer Critics Circle is an organization of wri…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:35pm on April 15, 2011☆⚑

GOD OF CARNAGE Opened Last Night at the Ahmanson Theatre and Here's What the Critics Had to Say by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

April 15, 2011 GOD OF CARNAGE starring original Tony Award-winning cast, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden, opened last night at the Ahmanson Theatre and here'…

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:03pm on April 15, 2011☆⚑

Tyne Daly, Brian d'Arcy James to Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominations April 26 by Dan Bacalzo

Brian d'Arcy James will join the previously reported Tyne Daly to publicly announce the 2011 nominees for Outer Critics Circle Awards at the Algonquin Hotel on Tuesday, April 26, at 11a…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00pm on April 15, 2011☆⚑

Tyne Daly and Brian D'Arcy James Will Announce Nominees for Outer Critics Circle Awards by Andrew Gans

Tony winner Tyne Daly and Tony nominee Brian d'Arcy James will announce the nominees for the 2010-11 Outer Critics Circle Awards April 26 at 11 AM at the Algonquin Hotel.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:49am on April 15, 2011☆⚑

Broadway Review: 'War Horse' Enters the Winner's Circle - TIME by Richard Zoglin

What's most astonishing about War Horse is its sheer storytelling brio.

SOURCE: Time at 9:02am on April 15, 2011☆⚑

War Horse opens on Broadway-Audiences weep, did the critics? by Theater Advisor

War Horse opened last evening April 14, 2011 at Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont Theatre.  The production has had a successful run in London first at The national Theatre th…

SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 7:30am on April 15, 2011☆⚑

Chris Rock in 'The Mother... With the Hat' on Broadway: What did the critics think?

The drama with the partly unprintable title focuses on Jackie (Cannavale), a recovering addict, and his Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor Ralph D. (Rock). The drama with the partly unprintable ti…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 5:26pm on April 13, 2011☆⚑

Seattle Rep Fills Season with Red, Clybourne Park and Circle Mirror Transformation by Adam Hetrick

The 2010 Tony Award-winning drama Red will be staged alongside the acclaimed Off-Broadway plays Circle Mirror Transformation and Clybourne Park as part of the Seattle Repertory The…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:15pm on April 13, 2011☆⚑

More Critics Jump on the Priscilla Bus! by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Following smash runs in Australia, London and Toronto, Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The MUSICAL opened on Broadway to critical acclaim at the Palace Theatre on March 20. Here are some more …

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 1:13pm on April 11, 2011☆⚑

Catch Me If You Can Musical opens on Broadway Review Roundup Critics score=2.3 Stars by Theater Advisor

Sara Krulwich/NY Times Catch Me If You Can the Musical opened on Broadway last evening April 10, 2011. The reviews are in. So far audience buzz on the show has been strong with TheaterAdviso…

SOURCE: Theater Advisor at 7:56am on April 11, 2011☆⚑

Craig Wright to Pen HBO Adaptation of The Knitting Circle to Star Katherine Heigl by Brian Scott Lipton

Award-winning playwright Craig Wright will pen an HBO adaptation of Ann Wood's novel The Knitting Circle, which will star Emmy Award winner Katherine Heigl, according to Deadline.com. …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 1:31pm on April 8, 2011☆⚑

Critics are raving about Roundabout's ANYTHING GOES by Amy Kass

THE NEW YORK TIMES by Ben Brantley Full review: http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/04/08/theater/reviews/anything-goes-with-sutton-foster-joel-grey-review.html?ref=theater ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY …

SOURCE: BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:43pm on April 8, 2011☆⚑

Why do some theatre critics seem to be enjoying the arts cuts? | Dan Rebellato by Dan Rebellato

Despite the fact that thousands of people will be losing their jobs, some commentators seem to be experiencing a severe case of funding schadenfreude. Whose side are they on?I went to school…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:46am on April 8, 2011☆⚑

Critics' picks on Philadelphia stages this weekend

John Jorgenson Quintet With his swinging, acoustic gypsy jazz tunes in the Django Reinhardt tradition, Jorgenson coulda/shoulda been on the French-focused PIFA schedule (see above). But he's…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 2:34am on April 8, 2011☆⚑

Klea Blackhurst, David Cale, Marga Gomez, Bill Irwin, et al. Win SF Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards by Dan Bacalzo

Winners of the SF Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards have been announced. Bill Irwin won for his performance in Scapin, while solo performance winners include Klea Blackhurst for Everyt…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 3:28pm on April 7, 2011☆⚑

Critics' Picks Video: 'The French Connection' by Mekado Murphy

A. O. Scott looks back at William Friedkin's 1971 police drama "The French Connection."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00am on April 5, 2011☆⚑

Artists as Critics by Frank "fraver” Verlizzo, Broadway and Off-broadway Theater Poster Designer

As a Manhattan-born teenager at the High School of Art & Design on East 57th Street, I was star-struck. I would go to a Broadway show whenever I could afford it. I practically lived at t…

SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 8:24am on April 4, 2011☆⚑

SF Bay Area Critics Awards Ceremony Is April 4; Dreamgirls, Shrek, Mandy Patinkin Are Nominees by Kenneth Jones

The 35th annual San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle
Awards, representing local theatrical excellence in 2010, will be handed out April 4.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on April 4, 2011☆⚑

Theater critics award top prize " again " to playwright Bill Cain by Elizabeth Maupin

For the second year in a row, New York playwright Bill Cain has won the $25,000 Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Award for a new play — this time for 9 Circles, a harrowing but ultim…

SOURCE: Orlando Theater at 8:26am on April 3, 2011☆⚑

Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Awards Presented April 2 by Adam Hetrick

The 2011 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Awards are presented April 2 at the Humana Festival of New American Plays. Rinne Groff's Compulsion and t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on April 2, 2011☆⚑

"Grey's Anatomy" musical episode: critics weigh in

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - ABC aired its much-anticipated "Grey's Anatomy" musical episode Thursday night. Twitter was mixed on the show -- which featured Tony winner Sara Ramirez (C…

SOURCE: Reuters at 2:56pm on April 1, 2011☆⚑

Critics suffer for the arts too

Los Angeles Times critics reveal some job realities: Fighting freeway traffic, the difficulty of finding a seat in art galleries, the casual dressing at too many theater performances, and ho…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 1:00am on March 30, 2011☆⚑

Praise for Critics by Diane Snyder

I don't usually get choked up reading about critics and other assorted theater journalists (even though I am one), but this tribute to Mel Gussow and Michael Kuchwara by Howard Sherman, the…

SOURCE: Blank New World at 7:13pm on March 28, 2011☆⚑