Friday, May 17, 2013

Photo Flash: Cyndi Lauper, Paul Rudd, Cicely Tyson, and More Attend 2013 Drama League Awards by David Gordon

The Drama League celebrated the 2012-2013 Broadway and off-Broadway season with their 79th annual Drama League Awards lunche

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Theater News: Joe's Pub to Play Musical Popes with Popesical: In Concert by Zachary Stewart

Fanatical Catholic protesters might want to mark their calendars for May 27. That night at 7PM, Joe's Pub will host a one-night-only concert performance of Popesical, a new musical comedy by…

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Theater News: The Skivvies Bare it All at 54 Below by Hayley Levitt

Hopefully June 10 will be a warm spring night, because the Skivvies are coming to 54 Below in nothing but their…skivvies. Broadway veteran Lauren Molina (Rock of Ages, Sweeney Todd) and N…

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Photo Flash: Glee Stars Darren Criss, Chris Colfer, and More Welcome Jane Lynch to Broadway in Annie by David Gordon

The Broadway revival of Annie welcomed Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch to the company with an "opening night" celebration at Ruby Foo's following the Thursday,

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Video Flash: Flashback Friday: Kristin Chenoweth Traumatizes a Puppy at the 2007 Drama Desk Awards by Andy Lefkowitz

With the Drama Desk Awards approaching this Sunday, we've decided to flash back six years to one of our favorite Drama Desk moments. In a season that's been literally raining cats and dogs,…

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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Review: Natasha, Pierre by Brian Scott Lipton

In the restaurant world, great atmosphere often substitutes for the need to serve great food. Fortunately, theatergoers visiting Kazino, the lavishly decorated 6,000-square-foot supper club …

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Review: Colin Quinn Unconstitutional by Zachary Stewart

Colin Quinn contends that the U.S. constitution was obviously crafted by drunks, since the drunker you get, the more knowledge of the document you profess to have (just look at Reese Withers…

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Theater News: UPDATED: The Glass Menagerie, With Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto, Will Play the Booth Theatre This September by David Gordon

UPDATED: The A.R.T. production of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie has been slated to play a 17-week limited run at Broadway's Booth Theatre. Previews are scheduled to begin on Septem…

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Theater News: A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Heads to Broadway This Fall by Zachary Stewart

Are you jonesing for some murder-mystery musical hall ever since The Mystery of Edwin Drood closed on Broadway? Well, rejoice, because the new Steven Lutvak and Robert L. Freedman musical co…

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Theater News: Watch the Drama Desk Awards via Livestream at TheaterMania.com by Hayley Levitt

On Sunday, May 19, the best of this season's Broadway, off-Broadway, and off-off-Broadway talent will come together in a celebration of New York theater at the 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards.…

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Theater News: Leslie Kritzer, Lauren Molina, Rory O'Malley Lead Nobody Loves You Off-Broadway by David Gordon

Heath Calvert (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson), Bryan Fenkart (Memphis), Roe Hartrampf (The Bad Guys), Autumn Hurlbert (Legally Blonde), Leslie Kritzer (The Memory Show), Lauren Molina (The Sk…

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Theater News: Peter and the Starcatcher Asks You to Save the Mermaids by Hayley Levitt

In a showing of mermaid camaraderie, the cast of off-Broadway's Peter and the Starcatcher is lending a fin (and some pointy mermaid bras) to the Coney Island Mermaid Parade's Kickstarter cam…

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Theater News: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Extends to July 28 by Zachary Stewart

The most Tony-nominated cast on Broadway (four out of six actors) will play on. Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike has extended its run at the John Golden Theatre throu…

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Theater News: Actors' Equity Honors Annaleigh Ashford, Michael Urie, Kristine Nielsen, and Lewis J. Stadlen With Clarence Derwent and Richard Seff Awa by Hayley Levitt

Actors' Equity has released the names of this year's recipients of both the Clarence Derwent and Richard Seff Awards. Annaleigh Ashford and Michael Urie are the two recipients of the Derwen…

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Photo Flash: The Chew's Carla Hall Unveils New Old Jews Telling Jokes Carnegie Deli Sandwich by David Gordon

The Chew's Chef Carla Hall joined Old Jews Telling Jokes creator Peter Gethers and cast members Marilyn Sokol, Todd Sussman, and Audrey Lynn Weston on Thursday, May 16 to reveal the Carn

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Interviews: Courtney B. Vance on the "Fascinating and Frightening" Process of Starring in Broadway's Lucky Guy by David Gordon

Courtney B. Vance hasn't appeared on Broadway since 1990, when he starred in a new play by John Guare called Six Degrees of Separation. He received a Tony Award nomination for his performanc…

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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Theater News: Clybourne Park Starring Tony Award Winner Alice Ripley Opens Tonight at Long Wharf Theatre by Hayley Levitt

This evening, Long Wharf Theatre celebrates the opening night of its production of Bruce Norris' Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Clybourne Park. The production began previews on…

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Theater News: New York's Primary Stages to Premiere Bronx Bombers at 16th Annual Perry-Mansfield New Works Festival by Hayley Levitt

Denver Center Theatre Company, New York City's Primary Stages, and South Coast Repertory will bring three new works to Steamboat Springs, Colorado to participate in the 16th annual Perry-Man…

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Review: Aaron Tveit at 54 Below by Erica Anker

Broadway heartthrob Aaron Tveit made his New York City cabaret debut in a sold-out limited engagement at 54 Below beginning May 3. After the pandemonium surrounding the rapid and rabid ticke…

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Theater News: Stephanie J. Block, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Many More to Present at the Drama Desk Awards by Bethany Rickwald

The 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards have announced the presenters and performances set for the May 19 awards ceremony at The Town Hall. The Drama Desk Awards are presented by TheaterMania and …

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Theater News: Jed Bernstein Named Next President of Lincoln Center by Bethany Rickwald

The Lincoln Center Board of Directors have announced that award-winning theater producer and educator Jed Bernstein will be Lincoln Center's next president. Bernstein will succeed Reynold Le…

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Theater News: Roundabout Theatre Company's 2013-2014 Broadway Season to Feature Roger Rees in The Winslow Boy by Zachary Stewart

Tony Award winner Roger Rees (Peter and the Starcatcher) will star as Arthur Winslow in a Broadway revival of Terrence Rattigan's The Winslow Boy at the American Airlines Theatre this fall. …

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Theater News: Charlotte Wilcox, Tom Bartlett, and Illinois Governor Pat Quinn Win Broadway League Awards by Bethany Rickwald

The annual Broadway League Awards, which honor excellence and achievement for touring Broadway, were announced today, May 15, during the Broadway League's 2013 Spring Road Conference. First …

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Theater News: Tony Award-Nominated Pippin Announces National Tour by Bethany Rickwald

The critically acclaimed revival of Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz's Pippin has announced plans for a national tour that will kick off at the Buell Theatre in Denver in September 2014.…

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Theater News: Klea Blackhurst, Ashley Brown, and Tony Sheldon Lead Goodspeed Hello, Dolly! by David Gordon

Cabaret star Klea Blackhurst and Broadway veterans Ashley Brown and Tony Sheldon will head the cast of Goodspeed Musicals' upcoming staging of Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart's Hello, Dolly…

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Theater News: Richard Greenberg's Tony Award-Nominated The Assembled Parties Extends on Broadway Through July 7 by David Gordon

Manhattan Theatre Club's Tony Award-nominated production of Richard Greenberg's The Assembled Parties has extended its run at Broadway's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre through Sunday, July 7. Di…

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Photo Flash: Exclusive! Christine Ebersole and Mary Louise Wilson Visit Kelli O'Hara and Off-Broadway's Far From Heaven by David Gordon

Christine Ebersole and Mary Louise Wilson, who won Tony Awards for their work in Scott Frankel and Michael Korie's Grey Gardens, took in a performance of the writing team's newest musical, F…

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Interviews: Cuban Playwright Eduardo Machado on His New Play Mariquitas, the Embargo, and Fidel Castro's Forward-Thinking Niece, Mariela by Bethany Rickwald

Playwright Eduardo Machado is a Cuban native who moved to the United States at nine years old, but as the saying goes, even though they took the boy out of Cuba, no one could take Cuba out o…

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Interviews: Billy Porter of Kinky Boots on Coming Out of the Closet, Coming Back to Broadway, and Coming to Terms with Internet Criticism by Zachary Stewart

Billy Porter is bringing the house down nightly at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre as Lola, the high-heeled star of the Tony-nominated new musical Kinky Boots. Porter has been nominated for a Tony…

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Special Reports: Well, That's Unique: The Drama Desks' Unique Theatrical Experience Nominees Gather on The Fazzino Ride by Bethany Rickwald

Unique Theatrical Experience. It's a category that doesn't exist in any awards show except the Drama Desks. But just what makes a theatrical experience unique? We turned to this year's nomin…

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Theater News: Week 3 of 5: Get an Early Listen to Tracks From Love's Labour's Lost by Hayley Levitt

It's a brand-new week with a brand-new musical sampling of Shakespeare in the Park's Love's Labour's Lost. This week, the good people at The Public Theater (and songwriter Michael Friedman)…

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