Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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See, this is where the Romneys get absolutely infuriating by Thomas Garvey

I don't know if you've been following all of the recent Romney dirt.  But you might be interested to learn the latest.The first point is that Bloomberg has done a little digging, and ha…

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Review: Satire 'Figaro' is irreverent, gleeful fun

NEW YORK (AP) — Figaro was a character who spoke truth to power, with sharp humor as his best weapon. Thanks to playwright Charles Morey, we're seeing his "Figaro-ian schemes" in a fresh l…

Linked From Boston Globe at 08:40PM
Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Reviews: Figaro by Andy Propst

For its opening production at its new home on West 42nd Street, the Pearl Theatre Company has turned to Charles Morey's Figaro, an modern-sounding, winking adaptation of Beaumachais' The Mar…

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TT: Almanac

"The intellectuals' chief cause of anguish are one another's works." Jacques Barzun, The House of Intellect (courtesy of Edward Rothstein)...

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TT: Just because

Richard Burton is interviewed about Electronovision, the process used to record his 1964 Broadway performance as Hamlet: (This is the...

Linked From ArtsJournal at 07:43PM

Separation of Twitter and Facebook in the Age of Obama by James Sims

Get into a verbal fight on Facebook, and I still have to see you in our elevator the next morning. I'm all for embracing awkward moments, but not when that initial verbal brawl is seen, and …

Linked From simsscoop.com at 07:39PM

Mary Arrchie’s Re-Mount of SUPERIOR DONUTS is Worth Another Dunk by Michael Roberts

Storefront theatre companies remounting their most popular shows within a season is becoming a bit gouache.   More often then not the remount is not as good as the original offering, and t…

Linked From showbizchicago.com at 07:28PM

SHOWBIZ CHICAGO RECOMMENDS: The Last of the Haussmans, by Stephen Beresford and starring Julie Walters. by Michael Roberts

 National Theatre Live is again partnering with Music Box Theatre with the comedic and daunting play The Last of the Haussmans, featuring a tour-de-force performance by the legendary Julie …

Linked From showbizchicago.com at 07:28PM

American Sign Language Will Interpret Trap Door’s THE ARSONISTS, Saturday, Nov. 10th by Michael Roberts

American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters will translate Trap Door Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of THE ARSONISTS on Saturday, November 10. Patrons who wish to be seated in…

Linked From showbizchicago.com at 07:28PM

Trap Door Participates In International Reading Scheme with 2012 OBIE Award Winning SPARK by Caridad Svich by Michael Roberts

Trap Door Theatre is a proud participant in the international reading scheme for 2012 OBIE Award-winning playwright Caridad Svich’s new play Spark. The script-reading scheme has been deve…

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The Agency Theater Collective Presents OUT OF TUNE CONFESSIONAL at Underground Wonder Bar, Nov. 23 -Dec. 15 by Michael Roberts

The Agency Theater Collective is proud to present their third production, an originally written musical titled Out of Tune Confessional. The show, described as a holiday show for the holiday…

Linked From showbizchicago.com at 07:28PM

Drury Lane Theatre’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL runs Nov. 23- Dec. 22 by Michael Roberts

 A CHRISTMAS CAROL, the dazzling annual holiday tradition entertaining thousands of families each year, will be presented from November 23 through December 22 at Drury Lane Theatre, 100 D…

Linked From showbizchicago.com at 07:28PM
Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 9pm (Broadway Time)
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PRODUCING: The Ethics of "The Show Must Go On" by Guy Yedwab

It's been a week now since the MTA shut down the subway system in preparation for Hurricane Sandy, and the events of the last week have led me to wonder the wisdom and ethics of the phrase, …

Linked From CultureFuture at 06:55PM

PRODUCING: The Show Must Go On, II by Guy Yedwab

The New York Innovative Theater Foundation has put together a list of cancellations and postponements, as well as statuses on a few venues that need help.

Linked From CultureFuture at 06:55PM

Tomorrow Night’s Guests Announced for ‘La-Ti-Do’ at 8 PM at Black Fox Lounge by Don Mike Mendoza by Don Michael Mendoza

TOMORROW – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012 AT 8 PM La-Ti-Do At The Black Fox Lounge 1723 Connecticut Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20009 $10 cover charge at the door. Doors open at 7:50 pm for …

Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:50PM

THR Design Hollywood at ‘The Century’ by Pauline Adamek

A stylish and custom showhouse, featuring décor by preeminent designers, in two grand and luxurious residences at the glamorous complex, The Century, is now open to the public for viewing. …

Linked From Arts Beat LA at 06:40PM
Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
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Angela Lansbury: THE CHALK GARDEN!!!!! by Sarah B. Roberts

I've been waiting to find out if the clue in the photo of Angela Lansbury's desk in the New York Magazine Shoot that appeared last May was anything.  Finally, she reveals to the Sydney …

Linked From Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 05:54PM

GIANT at the Public Theater by Sarah B. Roberts

Yesterday, I took advantage of the Public Theater's benevolence and scored a free ticket to see the new Michael John LaChiusa musical GIANT.  The book is adapted from the Edna Ferber's …

Linked From Adventures in the Endless Pursuit of Entertainment at 05:54PM

Review: Superior Donuts (Mary-Arrchie Theatre at Royal George Cabaret) by Scotty Zacher

The Royal George provides the intimate setting necessary to bring out the realism and humor of Tracy Letts’ wonderfully authentic script about the friendship between a stagnant Uptown donu…

Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 05:52PM

PLUG: Américana Passover Resumes... with a Review! by Guy Yedwab

My company, Organs of State, has announced the make-up schedule for Américana Passover. Only two nights still have availability: Tuesday the 6th and Thursday the 8th. Just in time for…

Linked From CultureFuture at 05:52PM

Broadway bound for 'Kinky Boots' by Chris Jones

As they exited Chicago this weekend, the cast of "Kinky Boots" left with a message, spelled out in boots.

Linked From Chicago Tribune at 05:41PM

To dazzle and delight by Chris Jones

Spotlight on human feats for 'Dragons' Ever since David Carradine played a warrior monk on the run in that 1970s TV classic "Kung Fu," the Shaolin Warriors of the Henan province in China ha…

Linked From Chicago Tribune at 05:41PM

'Figaro' Is a Saucy and Sassy Beaumarchais Adaptation

Like its predecessor “The Barber of Seville,” Beaumarchais’ “The Marriage of Figaro” is overshadowed by the operatic version and thus rarely performed. Charles …

Linked From backstage.com at 05:14PM
Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Photo Coverage: Lin-Manuel Miranda and BRING IT ON Cast Celebrates CD Release at Barnes & Noble! by Jennifer Broski

On November 3rd, the cast of BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL performed and signed copies of their cast album, which was released in stores last month, at Barnes amp Noble. BroadwayWorld was there an…

Linked From BroadwayWorld at 04:51PM

Review: The Quality of Life (The Den Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

In Jane Anderson’s astonishing script, the characters unfold as artfully as the story. The beauty of Anderson’s work is in taking apparently stock characters and giving them real voices …

Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 04:51PM

NEUROSIS Opens Musical Mondays on Thursdays, Nov 8 by BroadwayWorld

Artistic Directors Bick Goss and Frank Evans and Board President Stephen Hanks announce the first presentation of their series of new musicals for 2012-2013 NEUROSIS THE MUSICAL, with Book b…

Linked From BroadwayWorld at 04:51PM
Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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STAGE TUBE: Natalie Weiss Sings 'Summer's Song' by Stage Tube

In the video below, watch Natalie Weiss sing Summer's Song by Anna Ty Bergman and Alexander Sage Oyen. The video features Jake Boyd and Remy Zaken. Click below

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STAGE TUBE: THE BOOK OF MORMON's Gavin Creel and Jared Gertner Announce Backstage Experience! by Stage Tube

Gavin Creel and and Jared Gertner of THE BOOK OF MORMON First National Tour are offering a backstage experience to raise money for Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS and Hurricane Sandy relief…

Linked From BroadwayWorld at 03:50PM

New York industries dry off

Legit News: Restoration of power aids return to normalcy

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Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Khadija is 18 by Jake Orr

The Finborough Theatre, under the direction of Neil McPherson, has produced and presented high-quality plays of all shapes and sizes. But in Khadija is 18, by newcomer Shamser Sinha, somethi…

Linked From A Younger Theatre at 02:50PM

Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper's KINKY BOOTS Closes in Chicago Today, November 4; Preps for March 2013 Broadway Debut by BroadwayWorld

The new musical Kinky Boots, from four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein book and Grammy Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper Music amp Lyrics, ends its pre-Broadway run at Chicago's B…

Linked From BroadwayWorld at 02:48PM

Sir Peter Hall Heckles Laura Carmichael at UNCLE VANYA's Opening Night on the West End? by BroadwayWorld

According to The Telegraph, Downton Abbey star Laura Carmichael took the stage to some harsh words from the audience in her debut in Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya at the West End's Vaudeville …

Linked From BroadwayWorld at 02:48PM

Downton Abbey star heckled on opening night – by Sir Peter Hall

As the new production of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya came to an end and the audience filed out of the Vaudeville Theatre, the post-play chit-chat was dominated by one question: who was that rude m…

Linked From The Independent at 02:37PM

Highly Enjoyable 'March Madness' Is Consistently Entertaining

On his blog, www.newyorkgritty.net, writer Mike Vogel calls his play “March Madness” a “comedy with heart.” “I refuse,” he adds, “to use the word dr…

Linked From backstage.com at 02:10PM
Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Arsht Center’s New Musical ‘Girls vs. Boys’ No Knockout by Bill Hirschman

Give the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts an A for effort for taking on a Herculean task of mounting an original show, and a rock musical for that matter, in times when theater audiences…

Linked From Florida Theater On Stage at 01:58PM

Making the Radical Palatable: The Normal Heart and the AIDS Crisis by Jacob Juntunen by HowlRound

As a playwright and theater scholar, I’ve been writing and thinking about theater’s relationship with politics for over a decade—ever since I brashly told my dissertation advis…

Linked From HowlRound at 01:57PM

WRECK-IT RALPH Leads Weekend Box Office 11/4; Followed by FLIGHT & ARGO by Movies News Desk

Rentrak's President of Theatrical Worldwide, Ron Giambra commented, Skyfall continues at No. 1 worldwide, with a huge weekend gross of 156 million from 81 international markets. The 10-day c…

Linked From BroadwayWorld at 01:48PM

Subway & Mass Transit Update 11/4: F, Q, 1, 2, 3, D, 4-7, J & More by BroadwayWorld

Additional subway service is operating on several additional lines today, and Monday morning service on both the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad will offer close to regularly …

Linked From BroadwayWorld at 01:48PM

Review: Dragons (Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus) by Scotty Zacher

Even the most jaded circus-lover will find this fantasy fertile with bravado, clowns who are far more hilarious than irritating, and an Eastern-style packaging that makes this American genre…

Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 01:48PM

Tenebrae brings heavenly singing to Cathedral Concerts

A mixture of Russian liturgical music and contemporary English choral works proves effective.

Linked From St. Louis Today at 01:39PM

ArtsBeat: Off Broadway Offers Post-Storm Discounts by Adam W. Kepler

With power returning to much of Lower Manhattan, some Off Broadway theaters and playhouses in the area are offering discounted tickets to entice audiences to return as well.

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Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Things I wish I'd blogged about #4: Thornton Wilder by Kyle

 #1, #2 and #3 are here, here, and here.I thought I was all caught up with all the things I wish I'd blogged about during the blog's dormant phase, but just the other day I was reminded…

Linked From Frank's Wild Lunch at 12:51PM

Review: The Rover (20% Theatre Company) by Scotty Zacher

The Rover is a very frank story about class and sex. Playwright Aphra Behn writes openly about the inequality of women's roles in 17th-century Restoration society but gives an equal time to …

Linked From Chicago Theater Beat at 12:47PM

I Love Broadway by JK

You don't see sand bags in Times Square very often... A couple of months ago, I let my cynical side rule my thoughts - and this blog - when I had to admit that I was sick of Broadw…

Linked From JK's TheatreScene at 12:42PM

Clint Eastwood interview – “Trouble with the Curve” – Los Angeles film by Pauline Adamek

Nervously awaiting the arrival of one of Hollywood’s movie legends is a fidgety group of seven journalists from around the globe. Once the two-time Best Picture and Best Director Oscar-win…

Linked From Arts Beat LA at 12:36PM

If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet by Doug Marino

Pretty much a 'Debbie Downer' over at Roundabout's Laura Pels.  I spent a lot of time trying to figure out who was related to whom and why we were all here.  As the vague plot unfo…

Linked From Act Three - The Reviews at 12:13PM
Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: Massenet/Martinu at Guildhall ****

Guildhall School of Music and Drama at Silk Street Theatre Last year the Royal Opera demonstrated the cumulative strength of presenting Puccini’s Il Trittico as a whole and Guildhall&…

Linked From WhatsOnStage at 11:39AM

Review: Knussen Double Bill ****

“Well, I stayed” declared a small boy on the way out. “You did,” smiled his dad. “All the way through. Good boy.” Duty done. Take the rest of the evening …

Linked From WhatsOnStage at 11:39AM
Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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I'm reading "In the Intersection," so you don't have to by Thomas Garvey

What's "in the intersection," honey.How is it?Well, disappointing. And I can't tell whether the people who put it together are in the end brave or cowardly - or just guiltily greedy. Are t…

Linked From The Hub Review at 10:51AM

Review: Nosferatu by Jake Orr

In 2010, contemporary Polish theatre company TR Warszawa brought to the Barbican Centre their version of Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis, a gripping, emotional piece that had me rooted i…

Linked From A Younger Theatre at 10:45AM
Sunday, November 4, 2012 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Dance Review: Putting the Id in Kid: Faye Driscoll at the ICA by Debra Cash

Over the next 90 minutes, Faye Driscoll and Aaron Mattocks stepped, bounced, shrieked and scrabbled through a series of 20 to 30-count episodes, much of it having to do with orality.

Linked From The Arts Fuse at 09:49AM

Amarillo by Rosalind Lacy

It’s a hot-button topic. What are borders anyway? Who draws these boundaries in the sand? Migrant workers crossing over from Mexico to the United States, often  family men, continue t…

Linked From DC Theatre Scene at 09:33AM

Arts | Connecticut: A Review of ‘Something’s Afoot’ in East Haddam by Sylviane Gold

A revival of the musical whodunit “Something’s Afoot” is playing at Goodspeed Opera House, where it was first staged in 1973, through Dec. 9.

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Time To Kiss Theatre Press Nights Goodbye?

The Guardian (UK) 11/01/12

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An African-American Theatre, Deeply Important And In Deep Trouble

Minneapolis Star-Tribune 11/03/12

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Will Indie Rock Save Musicals?

The Globe and Mail (Canada) 11/03/12

Linked From ArtsJournal at 09:09AM
Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Courtney Love Denies Rumors of Nirvana-Inspired Broadway Musical by TV News Desk

According to The Observer, Courtney Love has denied the rumor that a Kurt Cobain musical is in the works for Broadway.

Linked From BroadwayWorld at 08:43AM

Ali Forney Drop-In Center Destroyed by Hurricane Sandy by BroadwayWorld

Executive Director of the Ali Forney Center Carl Siciliano has announced that the organization's Drop-In Center on West 22nd Street in charge of medical care, HIV testing, mental health serv…

Linked From BroadwayWorld at 08:43AM

The Merry Wives of Windsor, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

A fine comic crew has been assembled for Philip Breen’s revival, writes Ian Shuttleworth

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Victor/Victoria, Southwark Playhouse, London

Though vividly and inventively staged, this production is less dark and exciting than it should be, writes Sarah Hemming

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Cast accident during Rocky Horror Show performance Saturday night by Steven McKnight

Audience members at the late Saturday night performance of The Rocky Horror Show were stunned to witness a cast accident that brought the show to a halt and sent the audience home prematurel…

Linked From DC Theatre Scene at 08:32AM

Review: 'Pretty Fire'

Cathy Simpson's performance elevates this one-person show into a celebration of faith and community.

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‘La Boheme’ at Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

Viva La Vie Bohème! One of the classic lines shouted out in Broadway’s Rent. But before the Bohemian lifestyle became a trendy Tony Award-winning musical, it started as a dark and tragic …

Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:19AM

New York Theater Week After Sandy: Turn Off The Dark by New York Theater

Sandy, arriving angrily last Monday, shocked New York, leaving much of the city, including most of its theater, in disarray. If New Yorkers have never completely embraced Spider-Man, they su…

Linked From newyorktheater.me at 08:06AM

The Sunday Giveaway: 1 Free Ticket to TEDx Broadway! by Ken Davenport

Just a few weeks ago we announced the return of TEDx Broadway, and tickets are flying off the e-shelves.  Co-Organizers Damian Bazadona, Jim McCarthy and I have been a bit overwhelmed by th…

Linked From The Producer's Perspective at 08:05AM

The Kinky Vlog with Ellyn Marsh: Part 4 by BroadwaySpotted

If you thought last week’s Kinky Vlog was fun, this week Ellyn Marsh and the cast as answering YOUR questions. They tell us all what their experience is like and well, you get to meet …

Linked From BroadwaySpotted at 08:00AM
Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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The Gremlins – New York New York – Donate to help from Sandy by Broadway Reviewed

TweetYou’ve heard Frank sing New York New York and they always show Liza’s version if you are at a showtunes night, but one version stands out and kicks the others’ ass eve…

Linked From Broadway Reviewed at 07:44AM

BWW TV: Chatting with the Cast of THE HEIRESS on Opening Night - Jessica Chastain, Dan Stevens and More! by BroadwayWorld TV

The new Broadway production of the Tony Award winning play The Heiress defied Hurricane Sandy and opened on Thursday night, November 1. BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there to chat with t…

Linked From BroadwayWorld at 07:42AM

Hurricane Sandy Sunday Update: Broadway is Back, Some Off-Broadway Shows Still Delayed, Subway Recovery Underway! by BroadwayWorld

Hurricane Sandy has caused the cancellation of much of New York's theatre over the past few days. All Broadway shows are back up and running as of today, Sunday, November 4th, with many offe…

Linked From BroadwayWorld at 07:42AM

‘Inexcusable Fantasies’ at Strand Theater Company by Amanda Gunther by Amanda Gunther

You’re sitting alone fantasizing; perhaps about a powerful interior decorator, or maybe about a certain smokin’ hot bike. Whatever your fancy, you’re alone and your thoughts are yours.…

Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:32AM

Hal Holbrook To Be Honored At Mark Twain House In Hartford by Frank Rizzo

Great Hall To Be Renamed Hal Holbrook HallHal Holbrook, the Tony, Emmy Award winning (and Oscar-nominated) actor will be in Hartford later this month when the Mark Twain House & Museum de…

Linked From Hartford Courant at 07:05AM
Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Theatre review: The means to an Endgame by Robert Cushman

What’s extraordinary is that a play that seems to crave death should be so full of life, that dialogue so apparently barren should be so fertile.

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On Judge Priest by Trav S.D.

In observation/preparation for Will Rogers birthday today (see our tribute article here) last night we watched his 1934 feature Judge Priest. Time has given an unfortunate new spin to the re…

Linked From Trav S.D. at 06:31AM

‘The Solar System’ at Pointless Theatre by Grace Kim by Grace Kim

Pointless Theatre’s production of The Solar System Show is charming, witty and fun!  What is there not to love about a puppet show, especially when it’s a puppet show performed by prof…

Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:29AM

John Waters To Talk Of Filthy Life In New London by Frank Rizzo

"This Filty World," John Water 's stand-up show about his life and career and overall observations, will be presented at the Garde Arts Center,  325 State St. in New London on Friday, No…

Linked From Hartford Courant at 06:14AM

Annie, Anne Hathaway, Al Pacino and Abraham Lincoln Get Their Big Moments in This Week's Datebook by Marc Snetiker

Welcome to November! With a ton of shows beginning performances this month, plus the first batch of holiday concerts, we’ve got a full, festive month ahead of us! Two Broadway openings…

Linked From Broadway.com at 06:06AM

‘The Soul Collector’ at Port City Playhouse by Joel Markowitz by Joel Markowitz

I am a big fan of playwright and actor David Emerson Toney and actress extraordinaire and director Deidra Starnes – and I was thrilled when I heard that David’s play The Soul …

Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:02AM
Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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‘Dr. John & The Blind Boys of Alabama’ at George Mason University by Dr. Cheryl Paulhus by Dr. Cheryl Paulhus

The ‘Dr. of funk’ left no doubt that, decades after being known as “The Night Tripper,” he can still stir up a mean musical brew. Dr. John got the party started Saturday nigh…

Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:42AM

Stars of Slapstick # 20: Will Rogers by Trav S.D.

This is one in a series of posts we are producing in connection with our new book Chain of Fools: Silent Comedy and Its Legacies from Nickelodeons to Youtube, available from Bear Manor Media…

Linked From Trav S.D. at 05:30AM

‘Assassins’ at The Center Stage at Catholic University by David Friscic by David Friscic

The Center Stage production of Stephen Sondheim’s dark and subversive musical Assassins, now playing at Catholic University, is a valiant attempt but just misses the mark. A Sondheim…

Linked From DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:29AM
Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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Review: American Utopias/Museum of Contemporary Art by Johnny Oleksinski

RECOMMENDED Occasionally I am reminded that closely (or loosely) held beliefs are essential to criticizing a work of art. Sure, that “Ah-ha!” lightbulb might come across as gener…

Linked From Newcity Stage at 04:33AM

The Shields Brothers, Texas Giants by Trav S.D.

There were 7 Shields Brothers from White Rock, Texas, but only four of them were tall enough to tour with P.T. Barnum’s circus as “giants”. Even so, though they were billed…

Linked From Trav S.D. at 04:28AM
Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Fuse Rock Commentary: Is Aerosmith a Boston Band? Not Really by Arts Fuse Editor

Local news outlets have already begun to frame Aerosmith's impromptu concert as a homecoming of sorts for the "Bad Boys of Boston." But is this epithet deserved?

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Lights Up! MCC Theater, Public, CSC, Atlantic, Minetta Lane, Vineyard Among Off-Broadway Stages Returning After Blackout; Here's What's On by Playbill Staff

Following four nights of darkness in Lower Manhattan due to the deadly Oct. 29 landfall of Hurricane Sandy, power was finally restored to some businesses and homes below 34th Street starting…

Linked From Playbill at 11:28PM

Broadway goes big by By barbara Hoffman

Size matters. At least it does on city stages, home to a 600-pound man, a nose that dwarfs Jimmy Durante’s and the biggest knockers outside of Las Vegas. Unlike “The Elephant Man,” in …

Linked From The New York Post Subscription at 11:25PM
Saturday, November 3, 2012 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Stephen Carrasco, Andrea Goss and More Set for Concert to Benefit Artists for World Peace Today, 11/4 by BroadwayWorld

Today, November 4, 2012, a troupe of Broadway's most promising young performers will stage an evening of song and dance at St. Luke's Theatre, 308 West 46th Street, New York City. Lee Godbur…

Linked From BroadwayWorld at 09:34PM

Sean McNall and Jolly Abraham Star in Pearl Theatre Company's Figaro, Opening Nov. 4 by Adam Hetrick

Sean McNall stars in the Pearl Theatre Company production of Charles Morey's Figaro, based on the Pierre Caron de Beaumarchais comedy The Marriage of Figaro, which officially opens …

Linked From Playbill at 09:27PM

Alison Fraser Sings "A New York Romance" Live at 54 Below Nov. 4 by Andrew Gans

Alison Fraser, recently seen Off-Broadway in In Masks Outrageous and Austere, goes it solo Nov. 4 at the Manhattan nightspot, 54 Below.

Linked From Playbill at 09:27PM

World Premiere of Mike Vogel's March Madness, with "Oz" Star Tom Mardirosian, Opens Nov. 4 in NYC by Michael Gioia

Abingdon Theatre Company launches its 20th anniversary season of new American plays with the world premiere of Mike Vogel's March Madness. The work officially opens Nov. 4 following…

Linked From Playbill at 09:27PM

Elf Holiday Tour, Featuring Matt Kopec, Julia Louise Hosack and Gordon Gray, Launches Nov. 4 by Adam Hetrick

Matt Kopec stars as Buddy in the mini-holiday tour of the musical Elf, which launches Nov. 4 in Providence, RI. The cast also features Julia Louise Hosack, Gordon Gray, Kate Hennies and…

Linked From Playbill at 09:27PM

Off-Broadway's Closer Than Ever Ends Run Nov. 4 by Andrew Gans

The York Theatre Company's critically acclaimed production of Closer Than Ever, the revue that features the songs of Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire, plays its final performances Off…

Linked From Playbill at 09:27PM

Lindsay Mendez and Marco Paguia Play Feinstein's Nov. 4; Proceeds Benefit The Red Cross by Michael Gioia

Lindsay Mendez, who recently starred in the Off-Broadway world premiere of Dogfight at Second Stage Theatre, and music director and jazz pianist Marco Paguia play Feinstein's at Loews Re…

Linked From Playbill at 09:27PM

THE BOOK SHELF: New Biographies of "Marc Blitzstein" and "Thornton Wilder" by Steven Suskin

The lives to two dramatists are in the spotlight in this month's books column: "Marc Blitzstein: His Life, His Work, His World" by Howard Pollack and "Thornton Wilder: A L…

Linked From Playbill at 09:27PM

Artists for World Peace Benefit, With Carrie Manolakos, Ryann Redmond, Alex Wyse and More, Held Nov. 4 by Michael Gioia

The second annual Artists for World Peace on Broadway, an intimate evening of song and dance, is held Nov. 4 at St. Luke's Theater.

Linked From Playbill at 09:27PM

PLAYBILL EXCLUSIVE: The Election is Coming – Edwin Drood Cast Wants Your Vote! Today: Peter Benson by Adam Hetrick

Dastardly deeds! Shady Characters! Personal Attacks! Secrets! Lies! Mayhem! An unpredictable ending determined by democratic vote! The U.S. presidential election and The Mystery of Edwin Dro…

Linked From Playbill at 09:27PM

The Greeks by Chloe Veltman

My head was full of thoughts about Costas Vaxevanis, the journalist who was arrested and put on trial by the Greek authorities a few days ago for publishing a list of wealthy Swiss bank acco…

Linked From Chloe Veltman at 09:24PM

Tour Whore, November 4, 2012 by The Charlebois Post

It's a NOLA Halloweenby Cameryn MooreIt’s beautiful out here, in the middle of a going-to-wild field, in the heart of New Orleans’ vast City Park, on Halloween.My billet, a friend from t…

Linked From The Charlebois Post at 09:24PM

The Sunday Read: First-Person - Mike Delamont on God is a Scottish Drag Queen by The Charlebois Post

Of Vaudevilles all Atomic, Cabbages and DragqueensI don't believe in a God, but I like to think that if one ever did exist that they would have to be logical, understanding, and have a sense…

Linked From The Charlebois Post at 09:24PM

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