Theatre Craft - Stage Fighting; Slapping
Dominic and Valentino from Newtown Acting School show us the craft of Stage Fighting. This first part of a 3 part series shows how to slap someone o…
Linked From YouTube at 11:39PMThe highly anticipated new Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon" comes courtesy of the folks behind "South Park" and a co-creator of "Avenue Q."
Linked From NY1 at 11:08PMLegit News: Off Broadway awards ceremony to be held in May -- Off Broadway's Lucille Lortel Awards have set dates, culminating in a kudo ceremony set for May 1.
Linked From Variety at 11:00PMIn the first major change confirmed for Broadway’s “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” the critically panned Geek Chorus — a major device in the musical — will be cut altogether, thre…
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 11:00PMMr. Wilson’s work — earthy, realist, greatly admired, widely performed — centered on the sheer ordinariness of marginality.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 11:00PMLanford Wilson reflected the disenchantment that came to pervade the United States in the 1960s and 1970s but his work exuded a sentimentality that seemed to come from an earlier time.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 11:00PMUpdate The cast was also informed tonight that the first reading of the new script would take place tomorrow afternoon at 130 PM. We're told that no cast members have yet seen the new script…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 11:00PMIn what The Daily Mail calls very serious negotiations, producers are in talks to bring AFTER THE DANCE to the Great White Way with Benedict Cumberbatch.
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 11:00PMThe Daily Mail reports that Ralph Fiennes, the actor perhaps most widely known for his turn as the evil wizard Voldemort in the popular Harry Potter series of films, won't be giving up sorce…
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I'm quite certain that The Book of Mormon is the only current Broadway musical with the song lyric, "Fuck you, God, in your ass, mouth, and cunt--and the eye!" And I defy anyone to get of…
Linked From Village Voice at 10:20PMReview of Broadways The Book of Mormon
Linked From Washington Post at 10:20PMCameron Mackintosh is currently developing a film of LES MISRABLES with Working Title and Universal, and according to Deadline.com, Tom Hooper is the frontrunner to direct the picture.
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 10:19PM“The Book of Mormon,” a collaboration between the creator’s of “South Park” and the composer of “Avenue Q,” is that rare thing: an old-fashioned, pleasure-giving musical.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 10:18PM"The Book of Mormon" at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, March 7, 2011
In their first outing on Broadway, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of the Southpark TV series and movies, ha…
Linked From Third Row, Mezzanine at 10:14PMAt Seattle's Paramount: "Billy Elliot," the musical born from the movie about a boy who yearns to dance, preserves the sentiment of the original film with a big helping of Broadway-style pro…
Linked From The Seattle Times at 10:13PMPlaywright Douglas Anderson discusses his work "The Beams are Creaking," about German theologian and Resistance hero Dietrich Bonhoeffer, being staged at Taproot Theatre in Seattle through A…
Linked From The Seattle Times at 10:13PMAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater visits Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre on March 25-27, celebrating the 50th anniversary of "Revelations" and bringing new works.
Linked From The Seattle Times at 10:13PMTACT offers an earnest revival of John Cecil Holm and George Abbott's Depression-era comedy set in the world of horse racing.
Linked From TheaterMania at 10:00PMTrey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone have crafted a wonderfully zany and potty-mouthed tuner that follows two Mormon boys on a mission to Uganda.
Linked From TheaterMania at 10:00PMToday we are continuing our series of coverage of the offerings this Spring at The Public Theater with the playwright of the new LAB production, URGE FOR GOING, Mona Mansour. With topics ran…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 10:00PMOn this week's installment of Muscles & Mascara, the video blog from Priscilla Queen of the Desert star Nick Adams, our vlogger gets emotional as he celebrates the show's whirlwi…
Linked From Broadway.com at 10:00PMIs The Book of Mormon the funniest musical ever? Well, I've only been attending musicals for the past 33 years, so I can only speak from that experience. But I will say it's one of the most …
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Many of everyone's Broadway and off-Broadway favorites teamed up on the webisode project Billy Green now, Wesley Taylor brings a new type of viral entertainment to the web with ROULEZ JEUNES…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 09:36PMOn last night's episode of American Idol, the top 11 truly shined as they belted out the best of the motown repertoire. The general consensus about the performances has been overwhelming pos…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 09:36PMSouth Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have cracked up TV audiences for years, but for the first time ever the comedic duo, joined by Avenue Q's Robert Lopez, is taking a stab at…
Linked From Broadway.com at 09:36PM'The Book of Mormon," the jubilant and expert one-joke Broadway musical by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, is everything you should expect from a show by the heat-seeking rascals of "South Park.…
Linked From Newsday Subscription at 09:36PMThe Book of Mormon, the new musical from South Park and Avenue Q creators Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez opened on Broadway March 24, 2011 at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre, dire…
Linked From Theater Advisor at 09:36PMthe irresistibly compulsive irreverence that pervades the show becomes increasingly endearing and even (dare I say it) spiritually empowering
Linked From CurtainUp at 09:25PMan amiable antique offerd by TACT to audiences willing to be jockeyed into a receptive position . . .
Linked From CurtainUp at 09:25PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Broadway will honor Elizabeth Taylor by dimming its lights on Friday....
Linked From Associated Press at 09:25PMNEW YORK (Reuters) - Broadway's lights will darken on Friday in tribute to actress Elizabeth Taylor, who died in Los Angeles aged 79 on Wednesday.
Linked From Reuters at 09:25PMNEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Anyone who saw "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut" shouldn't be surprised to learn that Trey Parker and Matt Stone appear genuinely to love musicals even…
Linked From Reuters at 09:25PMWilson rose to fame for his plays that explored such themes as contemporary gay identity, youthful angst and modern anomie.Wilson rose to fame for his plays that explored such themes as cont…
Linked From Los Angeles Times at 09:25PM'The Book of Mormon' crosses a number of thresholds, but the musical's songs are funny and the mood is uplifting.'The Book of Mormon' crosses a number of thresholds, but the musical's songs …
Linked From Los Angeles Times at 09:25PM"Girls Talk" is L.A. society moms gleefully skewered.'Girls Talk' is L.A. society moms gleefully skewered.
Linked From Los Angeles Times at 09:25PMLanford Wilson, the Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright of such plays as "The Hot L Baltimore," "Burn This," "Fifth of July" and "Talley's Folly," has died. He was 73.
Linked From Backstage at 09:25PMTheater marquees will go dark at 8 p.m. Friday for one minute in memory of the actress, who succumbed to congestive heart failure at age 79 Wednesday.
Linked From Backstage at 09:25PMThe first major New York City revival of Michael John LaChiusa's Hello Again, the musical that follows the sexual encounters of various lovers, has extended its run.
Linked From Playbill at 09:01PMLegit Reviews: Given the key contributors that "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone teamed with for their first Broadway outing, one might expect "The Book of Mormon" to show the…
Linked From Variety at 09:01PMTHEATER REVIEW: "The Book of Mormon" plays at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, 230 W. 49th St., New York.; 212-239-6200 or www.bookofmormon.com NEW YORK — If any show could make the case that y…
Linked From Chicago Tribune at 09:01PMThere's just as much drama going on behind the scenes ofSPIDER-MAN Turn Off the Dark as there is on the stage. There's been news this week that Julie Taymor's deal has not yet been completed…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 09:00PMOff-Broadway theatres will dim their marquees at curtain time for one minute this Friday evening, March 25th, in honor of Lucille Lortel Award winning playwright, Lanford Wilson, who passed …
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 09:00PMTHE BOOK OF MORMON opened Thursday, March 24 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. THE BOOK OF MORMON features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. Parker and Stone…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 09:00PMThis ultimately winning production of John Cecil Holm and George Abbott's keenly crafted Depression-era comedy is slow out of the starting gate but soon racing along to the finish line.
Linked From Backstage at 09:00PMThe gleefully sophomoric sensibilities of "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone perfectly mesh with the Broadway brio of Robert Lopez and Casey Nicholaw in this raw and riotous …
Linked From Backstage at 09:00PMMore changes are afoot at Broadway's Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark. Chase Brock is replacing original choreographer Daniel Ezralow, according to a production spokesperson. Other Spidey c…
Linked From Broadway.com at 09:00PMPlaywrights Horizons has announced the first five productions of its 2011-2012 season, which will include one world premiere and four New York premieres. A sixth production and casting for t…
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Playwrights Horizons, the resident theatre company devoted to new and recent plays, has announced five of six titles for its 2011-12 season. The world premiere of Pulitzer Prize finalist and…
Linked From Playbill at 07:01PMYet more sad news this week. I just heard that Lanford Wilson has died. He was 73.Wilson's work include the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Talley's Folley," as well as a series of produ…
Linked From Hartford Courant at 07:01PMBroadway will honor Elizabeth Taylor by dimming its lights on Friday. The Broadway League, the national trade association, said Thursday that theater marquees will go dark at 8 p.m. for one …
Linked From Boston Globe at 07:01PMColiseum, LondonGeorge Balanchine never concealed his fascination for ballerinas. "Ballet is woman," the choreographer famously pronounced. But this week in London, it's the male dancers who…
Linked From The Guardian at 07:01PMLegit News: Tony-nommed playwright explored gay identity -- Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist Lanford Wilson, who penned "Talley's Folly," "Fifth of July" and "Burn This," has died, Chicago's…
Linked From Variety at 07:00PMPlaywrights Horizons on Thursday announced five of the six productions in its 2011-12 line-up, including a world premiere from Gina Gionfriddo (a Pulitzer Prize finalist for "Becky Shaw") an…
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 07:00PMPlaywrights Horizons announced five of the six productions in its 2011-12 line-up, according to The New York Times.
The 2011-12 season will begin in August with Pam MacKinnon's product…
Linked From TheaterMania at 07:00PMAccording to the Hollywood Reporter, stage veteran Rita Wilson is set to guest star on a May episode of NBC's Law amp Order SVU. Wilson will play Bree Mazelon, a protective mother.
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 07:00PMPlaywrights Horizons, under the leadership of Artistic Director Tim Sanford and Managing Director Leslie Marcus, is proud to announce the first five productions of its 20112012 Season. The W…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 07:00PMEmmy winner Paul Giamatti is the latest in a seemingly endless stream of stars signing on for the upcoming film adaptation of Broadway's favorite metal musical Rock of Ages, according to…
Linked From Broadway.com at 07:00PMThe lights of Broadway’s theaters will dim for exactly one minute at 8PM on March 25 in honor of iconic actress Elizabeth Taylor, who died on March 23 at the age of 79.
In her 70-ye…
Linked From Broadway.com at 07:00PMLanford Wilson, a celebrated American playwright considered one of the founders of the off-off-Broadway movement, died on March 24 at age 73.
Wilson was born in Lebanon, Missouri, and set…
Linked From Broadway.com at 07:00PMI review The Book of Mormon and Ghetto Klown in today's Wall Street Journal. Neither show passed muster with me....
Linked From ArtsJournal at 07:00PMWhat to watch before you go to Nellie McKay's insane new show
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Broadway will dim its lights at 8 PM on March 25 in honor of late stage and screen icon Elizabeth Taylor, who died at the age of 79 in Los Angeles on March 23.
Linked From Playbill at 06:01PMTony Award-winning composer John Kander is collaborating with playwright Gregory Pierce on a new three-part musical which will receive a developmental staging at the Vineyard Theatre Off-Bro…
Linked From Playbill at 06:01PMSt. Ann's Warehouse, which is set to welcome the return of the National Theatre of Scotland production of Black Watch, will make the April 27 performance available free of charge to U.S.…
Linked From Playbill at 06:01PMLanford Wilson, a playwright who emerged out of the scrappy Off-Off-Broadway scene to compose humane, lyrical dramas of American life, died March 24 after an illness, his longtime director M…
Linked From Playbill at 06:01PMThe New York premiere of Tony Kushner's The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism With a Key to the Scriptures, starring Michael Cristofer, Linda Emond, Michael …
Linked From Playbill at 06:01PMThe playwright Lanford Wilson, a writer from Missouri who revealed his heart through rich and emotional dramas centered on small-town Midwestern life, died Thursday morning, the Steppenwolf …
Linked From Chicago Tribune at 06:01PMThat Championship Season, just opened on Broadway, is showing serious signs of age, but Kiefer Sutherland is wonderful playing against type.
Linked From Toronto Star at 06:01PMEDUCATING RITA Director Maria Aitken makes sure we hear the wit and feel the heart in Willy Russell’s comedy about a hairdresser determined to change her life by immersing herself in t…
Linked From Boston Globe at 06:01PMVenues across BirminghamAt Birmingham's Moor Street station, the wonders of karaoke currently allow you to sing a duet with a soldier serving in the British army. I enter a small wooden boot…
Linked From The Guardian at 06:01PMPlaywrights Horizons on Thursday announced five of the six productions in its 2011-12 line-up, including a world premiere from Gina Gionfriddo (a Pulitzer Prize finalist for "Becky Shaw") an…
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 06:01PMThe marquees of Broadway theaters will be dimmed in memory of Elizabeth Taylor on Friday, March 25 at 8pm for exactly one minute. The legendary stage and screen star passed away yesterday in…
Linked From TheaterMania at 06:01PMPulitzer Prize winner Lanford Wilson has died, according to published reports. He was 73 years old.
Wilson won the Pulitzer for Talley's Folly, one play in a trilogy which also includ…
Linked From TheaterMania at 06:01PMTony Award winner John Kander and playwright Gregory Pierce are collaborating on a trio of one-act musicals that will be developed and eventually produced by the Vineyard Theatre, according …
Linked From TheaterMania at 06:01PMOscar winner Kate Winslet has signed a deal to create The Golden Hat, a concept book of self-portraits meant to raise awareness about autism, to be released by Simon & Schuster in Novemb…
Linked From TheaterMania at 06:01PMNBA star and activist Magic Johnson spoke about the play based on his friendship and rivalry with Larry Bird, heading to the Great White Way in 2012. He compared it to the much talked-about …
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 06:01PMAudiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the fami…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 06:01PMAccording to the Hollywood Reporter, Paul Giamatti is currently in talks to star in the highly anticipated ROCK OF AGES film. He would play music executive, Paul Gill.
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 06:01PMAlthough for the better part of five decades, John Kander has been known as part of the writing duo Kander and Ebb, he's now working on a new set of one-act shows with a new collaborator 32-…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 06:01PMThe Broadway community mourns the loss of Elizabeth Taylor, legendary stage and screen star, who died yesterday at the age of 79 in Los Angeles. The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 06:01PMThe Laurie Beechman Theatrehas announced the line-up for their upcoming benefit for Japan THE GEISHA GIG. The event will take place April 10 at 8PM.
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 06:01PMBroadway playwright Lanford Wilson passed away this morning, March 24. He was 73 years old. Considered one of the founders of the Off-Off-Broadway theater movement, Wilson received the Pulit…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 06:01PMBroadwayWorld has confirmed that the new musical MORGAN STREET, from Tony Award-winning actress Anika Noni Rose, will have an exclusive reading March 31st.
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 06:01PMAge and Hometown: 33; Dover-Sherborn, MA
Current Role: Kevin, a U.S. soldier who begins to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder while serving in Iraq in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad …
Linked From Broadway.com at 06:00PMOne of the Broadway’s most appealing musical characters is back in town, with Daniel Radcliffe stepping into J. Pierrepont Finch’s spiffy suits and bow ties in How to Succeed in …
Linked From Broadway.com at 06:00PMBrought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Thursday, March 24, 2011 Today’s Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway Click on any hyperlinked item for more info…
Linked From BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 06:00PM THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES star Ben Stiller dropped by “Late Night with David Letterman” on March 23 to talk about returning to Broadway in John Guare’s comedic masterpiece, moving to…
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Playwright A. R. Gurney Does Reading at the Drama Book StorePlease visit www.dramabookshop.com and, if you wish, add your name to our email list. We NEVER share our …
Linked From Drama Book Shop at 04:48PMRobert Eli and Christina Pumariega will co-star in The 39 Steps, the Hitchcock-inspired stage thriller, beginning March 31 at Harford Stage.
Linked From Playbill at 04:43PMFreckleface Strawberry, the Off-Broadway family musical based on the children's book character, will go on hiatus at New World Stages after the April 24 performance.
Linked From Playbill at 04:43PMTony Award winner Anika Noni Rose is the co-creator and producer of the new musical Morgan Street, which will receive a private, invitation-only presentation March 31.
Linked From Playbill at 04:43PMSouth Park authors fail to deliver anything with real bite.
Linked From Toronto Star at 04:43PMColour is key to following 12 complex and compelling vignettes of modernist work
Linked From The Globe and Mail at 04:43PM"American Idol" remained dominant in the ratings on Wednesday as 23.5 million viewers tuned in for two hours of performances from the remaining competitors on the Fox reality show.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 04:43PMFull casting has been announced for Simon Gray's Butley, which will begin performances at the Duchess Theatre on June 1, following a brief run at the Brighton Theatre Royal.
The produ…
Linked From TheaterMania at 04:43PMOscar winner Kate Winslet has signed a deal to write The Golden Hat, a concept book meant to raise awareness about autism, to be released by Simon & Schuster in November, according to Th…
Linked From TheaterMania at 04:43PMFreckleface Strawberry the Musical will conclude its current Off-Broadway run at New World Stages on April 24, and re-open in the brand-new MMAC Theatre at 248 West 60th Street, on August 3.…
Linked From TheaterMania at 04:43PMIn BABY IT'S YOU, Beth Leavel stars as Florence Greenberg, the woman who changed the recording world forever when she discovered The Shirelles and created Scepter Records, becoming the music…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 04:43PMAccording to TV Guide.com, Broadway veteran Jo Anne Worley is set to guest star on an April 14 episode of FOX's 'Bones.'
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 04:43PMThe hit off Broadway family musical Freckleface Strawberry based on the popular best-selling children's book by Julianne Moore, will be leaving their playground at the New World Stages, 340 …
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 04:43PMMusician, television star and theater fan Kevin Jonas stopped by the Nederlander Theatre on March 23 to check out the real-life music talents currently rocking the stage at Million Dollar Qu…
Linked From Broadway.com at 04:43PMBroadway-loving New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg may soon suit up as Spider-Man—but not at the Foxwoods Theatre, where Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is in previews. According to T…
Linked From Broadway.com at 04:43PMThe off-Broadway family musical Freckleface Strawberry has announced a closing date of April 24 at New World Stages, with plans to reopen on August 3 at the new MMAC (pronounced “Mack&…
Linked From Broadway.com at 04:43PMLet the casting rumors continue! Three-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams is apparently next on the list of A-listers being courted for the upcoming film adaptation of metal musical Rock of Ages, …
Linked From Broadway.com at 04:43PMPETER AND THE STARCATCHER
EXTENDS AGAIN AT
NEW YORK THEATRE WORKSHOP
Final Extension Takes Run of Acclaimed New Play
Through Sunday, April 24
New York Theatre Workshop (NY…
Linked From The AndyGram at 04:42PMFor some reason, the Playbill for “The Book of Mormon” doesn’t have a song list. Who knows why? An usher told us during intermission on Wednesday night that the reason was …
Linked From ShowBiz 411 at 04:42PMIt’s that time of year again. In the next few months, a slew of shows will open on Broadway. The entire team – cast, creative, producers, marketers, investors, management – will sit …
Linked From the Situation at 04:42PMOn Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 7:30 p.m., casting directors from today's top children's programming will discuss all aspects of casting kids.
Linked From Backstage at 04:31PMLONDON (AP) -- A philanthropist has given 8.2 million pounds ($13.3 million) to 11 of Britain's leading arts and culture organizations, including the National Theatre and the Royal Shake…
Linked From Associated Press at 04:31PMBeneath all the glitz and glamour of this highly entertaining musical pastiche beats a heart that pulses with love and understanding.
Linked From Talk Entertainment at 04:31PMJerry Manning directs "Of Mice and Men" at Seattle Rep, through April 10, 2011.
Linked From The Seattle Times at 04:31PM"That Championship Season" comes up short
Linked From NorthJersey.com at 04:31PMNSO 2011-2012 Season Highlights
National Symphony Orchestra Music Director Christoph Eschenbach gives an overview of the 2011-2012 NSO Classical season.
http://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/s…
Linked From YouTube at 04:18PMDue to the expansive nature of Off-Broadway, this list is not comprehensive.
Linked From Playbill at 04:01PMDue to popular demand, and following solid reviews, Peter and the Starcatcher, the adaptation of the novel that tells the origin of Peter Pan, has been extended again by New York Theatre Wor…
Linked From Playbill at 04:01PMIt's a merry occasion when classic folk tales illustrated by Paul Galdone are reissued. On Monday, "The Three Little Pigs," "The Little Red Hen," "The Three Bears," and "The Three Little Kit…
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 04:00PMStage and screen stars Bebe Neuwirth and Al Pacino, along with Michael J. Stengel, will be honored at The Actors Fund's annual gala to be held on Monday, May 23 at the New York Marriott…
Linked From TheaterMania at 04:00PMFeinstein's at Loews Regency has announced additional performers for its sping line-up.
Upcoming acts include Amra-Faye Wright (April 27), Dan Hill (April 28-30), Peter Asher (May 3-7…
Linked From TheaterMania at 04:00PMNew York Theatre Workshop has announced an additional one-week extension for Rick Elice's Peter and the Starcatcher, adapted from the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. The product…
Linked From TheaterMania at 04:00PMAn initial lineup of participants for the inaugural Comedy Awards has been announced. The prizes will be presented in a ceremony to be held on March 25 at the Hammerstein Ballroom, which wil…
Linked From TheaterMania at 04:00PMThe new musical Baby It’s You! begins previews at The Broadhurst Theatre March 26 with an official opening on April 27.
Baby It’s You! is “the story of the groundbreaking g…
Linked From Playbill at 04:00PMPlaybill takes a tour of the wardrobe department of Disney's Mary Poppins, which operates on eight floors of Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre. Here, you'll find over a dozen stitchers, costu…
Linked From Playbill at 04:00PMAccording to the NY Times, Mayor Michael Bloomberg might soon join the ranks of the many comedians who have spoofed SPIDER-MAN in recent months. Bloomberg will reportedly work Spidey skits i…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 04:00PMThe Actors Fund's annual gala on Monday, May 23, 2011 at the New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, will honor Tony and Emmy Award winning actress and current star of The Addams Family, B…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 04:00PMNew York Theatre Workshop NYTW Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo have announced that due to popular demand the run of Peter and the Starcatcher has extend…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 04:00PMIn 1954, Ethel Merman, at the age of fifty, reprised her role as Reno in a specially adapted television version of the musical, co-starring Frank Sinatra as the hero, now renamed Harry Dane,…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 04:00PMTwo-time Drama Desk nominee Leslie Kritzer, whose Broadway credits include Sondheim on Sondheim, A Catered Affair, Legally Blonde and Hairspray, will join the cast of Newsical Full Spin Ahea…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 04:00PMThe New York weather may have been frightful on March 23, but off-Broadway's Roundabout Underground was plenty warm on opening night of David West Read’s The Dream of the Burning B…
Linked From Broadway.com at 04:00PMThe Most Uncouth Feel-Good Show…Ever! …
Linked From iBlogBroadway at 04:00PMThe fabulous new musical SISTER ACT starts previews tonight at the Broadway Theatre. With a new score from Golden Globe, Grammy and Academy Award-Winner Alan Menken and lyrics by Tony Awar…
Linked From The Hartman Group at 04:00PMPreviews begin tomorrow, March 25th for HIGH starring two-time Golden Globe® winner, Academy Award® & Tony Award® nominee Kathleen Turner in her return to Broadway as “Sister Jamiso…
Linked From BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 04:00PMAre critics having "The Dream of the Burning Boy"?
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My remarks from Monday, March 21st."It’s great to be back for our fifth year and we’re already looking ahead to 2012. I’d like to thank the literally hundreds of people who have help…
Linked From ryanjdavis.blogspot.com at 03:58PM“be careful. this might bring out things you might not be ready for.” Playwright Shawn C. Harris (aka RVCBard) asked me to write a response to her play Tulpa, or Anne & Me. Having s…
Linked From Flux Theatre Ensemble at 03:54PMThe Actors Fund's annual gala will be held May 23 at the New York Marriott Marquis.
Linked From Playbill at 03:01PMSpider-Man's Isabel Keating and "Law and Order" regular Jeremy Sisto sing on "Rosler's Recording Booth," the new album from Grammy-nominated songwriter Don Rosler.
Linked From Playbill at 03:01PMRecent "Pushing Daisies" star Ellen Greene, the celebrated singing actress known for her work on stage and on the silver screen in Little Shop of Horrors, returns for a limit…
Linked From Playbill at 03:01PMWill Manhattan Theatre Club mount Lynn Nottage's Ruined — a Pulitzer Prize winner that had a long MTC run Off-Broadway in 2008-09 — on Broadway?
Linked From Playbill at 03:01PMLegit News: Leguizamo's one-man show opens in Gotham -- John Leguizamo's friends, family and colleagues turned out en masse at the Lyceum Theater for the March 22 opening of "Ghetto Klown."
Linked From Variety at 03:01PMTwo Canadian women serve as muses for artists who achieve fame while their models are forgotten
Linked From The Globe and Mail at 03:01PMDura-Europos, an ancient city on the Euphrates River, had everything you’d expect to find in a mid-sized city on an important trading route. It had brothels, markets, military barracks…
Linked From Boston Globe at 03:01PMA cultural touchstone for some and a cultural hot button for others, the 1960s long outlived the actual end of the decade.
Linked From Boston Globe at 03:01PMAt Saturday night's annual Inner Circle charity dinner, which features skits performed by the City Hall press corps and the Mayor, Mr. Bloomberg is working some elements from "Spider-Man" in…
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 03:00PMFrom e-mail from readers, I gather that audibility problems are not uncommon to New York theatergoers.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 03:00PMAt Saturday night's annual Inner Circle charity dinner, which will feature skits performed by the City Hall press corps and the mayor of New York City, Mr. Bloomberg will incorporate some el…
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 03:00PMThe West Bank Café has announced April 2011 programming for The Laurie Beechman Theatre.
Carey Anderson, Jenni Barber, Sierra Boggess, Lisa Brescia, Allison Case, Ann Harada, La…
Linked From TheaterMania at 03:00PMStage veterans Isabel Keating and Jeremy Sisto are among the artists featured on Don Rosler's Rosler's Recording Booth, currently available for both purchase and digital download. …
Linked From TheaterMania at 03:00PMTrey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of “South Park,” appeared on Jimmy Fallon’s talk show March 23 to talk about their latest creation, The Book of Mormon, which offic…
Linked From Playbill at 03:00PMBilly Crudup, currently appearing as Bernard Nightingale' in the critically acclaimed revival of Tom Stoppard's ARCADIA directed by David Leveaux, will appear on NBC's Late Night with Jimmy …
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 03:00PMROCK OF AGES opened on April 7, 2009 at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre to critical acclaim, following an off Broadway engagement in the fall of 2008. The Broadway production was nominate…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 03:00PMRehearsals are underway for the Broadway revival of John Guare's comedic masterpiece THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES starring Ben Stiller, Edie Falco and Jennifer Jason Leigh. THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEA…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 03:00PMThe world famous FLYING KARAMAZOV BROTHERS will play their final performance in New York on Sunday April 3 prior to a London engagement at the Vaudeville Theatre beginning June 9. Tickets fo…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 03:00PMPreviews begin tomorrow, March 25th for HIGH starring two-time Golden Globe winner, Academy Award amp Tony Award nominee Kathleen Turner in her return to Broadway as Sister Jamison Connelly.…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 03:00PMPriscilla Queen of the Desert's Broadway cast recording will hit stores on April 5. The album will be released on Rhino Records.
The cast recording will include the many disco hits fe…
Linked From Broadway.com at 03:00PMTake a peek at Rajiv Joseph’s Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, starring Robin Williams, which is in previews at Broadway’s Richard Rodgers Theatre. This darkly comic tale feature…
Linked From Broadway.com at 03:00PMThe vaudevillian spectacular The Flying Karamazov Brothers will close at off-Broadway's Minetta Lane Theatre on April 3 prior to a London engagement at the Vaudeville Theatre beginning J…
Linked From Broadway.com at 03:00PMBilly Crudup, currently appearing as ‘Bernard Nightingale’ in the critically acclaimed revival of Tom Stoppard’s ARCADIA directed by David Leveaux, will appear on NBC’s “Late Night…
Linked From BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 03:00PMDROP EVERYTHING!
The Flying Karamazov Brothers
Triumphant New York Run ends on April 3
Prior to Engagement in London’s West End Beginning June 9
The world famous FLYING KARAMAZOV BROTHER…
Linked From The AndyGram at 03:00PMPREVIEWS BEGIN TOMORROW, MARCH 25th!
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HIGH
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... "Great Work Can Happen Anywhere" *... March 22 I attended a panel** on "The Land of Plenty" -- New works in the NYC theater scene," with a focus on sustaining In…
Linked From Let's Talk Off-Broadway at 02:31PMThe 26th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards, honoring outstanding achievement in Off-Broadway theatre, will be presented May 1 at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, NYU, 566 LaGuardia Pl…
Linked From Playbill at 02:01PMThe original Broadway cast recording of Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical will arrive in stores nationwide April 5 on the Rhino label.
Linked From Playbill at 02:01PMRobin Williams makes his Broadway acting debut as the title feline in Rajiv Joseph's Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, a Pulitzer Prize-finalist play set in war-torn Iraq.
Linked From Playbill at 02:01PMOn March 23, the "American Idol" Top 11 contestants took to the stage to perform Motown classics in an effort to stay in the competition for one more week on their journey to becom…
Linked From Playbill at 02:01PM"Black Watch" will be hosted by Chicago Shakespeare Theater in the Broadway Armory in Edgewater, shown here in a 1920 photo from the Chicago History Museum. The building was built as a skati…
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It's Puppetmania !
There's the annual puppet conference at the O'Neill Theatre Center in Waterford in June. Theere's a new pupprt show at Connecticut Repertory Theatre starting this …
Linked From Hartford Courant at 02:01PMFrom e-mail from readers, I gather that audibility problems are not uncommon to New York theatergoers.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 02:00PMThe Flying Karamazov Brothers will end their Off-Broadway engagement at the Minetta Lane Theatre on April 3, and have announced a West End run at London's Vaudeville Theatre, which will…
Linked From TheaterMania at 02:00PMThe Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway will be held at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts on May 1, beginning at 7pm. Nominations will be announced on Ma…
Linked From TheaterMania at 02:00PMPatrice Bailey, Dean of Theater at Miami's New World School of the Arts, will receive the 2011 George Abbott Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts at the Carbonell Awards ceremo…
Linked From TheaterMania at 02:00PMTony Award winner David Hyde Pierce will appear with the Philadelphia Orchestra to narrate Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra at Saratoga Performing Arts Cent…
Linked From TheaterMania at 02:00PMSuzanne Vega will discuss and perform songs from her new play Carson McCullers Talks About Love as part of WNYC's Soundcheck program on March 30 at 2pm at the Jerome L. Greene Performan…
Linked From TheaterMania at 02:00PMWith yet another recent Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark injury—this time to leading actress T.V. Carpio—Jimmy Kimmel provides some advice to the creative team when the show will go dark for…
Linked From Playbill at 02:00PMHOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING opens Sunday, March 27, 2011, at Broadway's Al Hirschfeld Theatre 302 West 45th Street. New production shots have been released and BWW bring…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 02:00PMThe behind the scenes drama with SPIDER-MAN Turn Off the Dark appears to be never-ending with news this week that Julie Taymor's deal has not yet been completed, another cast injury of whipl…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 02:00PMRoundabout Theatre Company's Todd Haimes, Artistic Director Broadway production of Anything Goes launches its official website today Visit the website at www.AnythingGoesOnBroadway.com to le…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 02:00PMHeading into opening weeked of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, we're got hot new production photos of Daniel Radcliffe and his co-stars in action. Rob Ashford’s f…
Linked From Broadway.com at 02:00PMApollinaire Scherr sees the first home town appearance in this irreplaceable company's final, globe-trotting year, and senses the great choreographer behind every move
Linked From The Financial Times Subscription at 02:00PMThe endlessly cheery, intermittently enjoyable new Broadway musical from the 'South Park' team is not melodically memorable, offensive or sparkling, writes Brendan Lemon
Linked From The Financial Times Subscription at 02:00PMPatina Miller of 'Sister Act'
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Linked From About.com - Theater at 02:00PM'Priscilla Queen of the Desert' on Broadway
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Mark your calendars! The disco-driven, dance-powerhouse soundtrack of Broadway's newest hit musical comes out Tuesday!
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Linked From About.com - Theater at 02:00PMTHAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON’S Chris Noth & Jason Patric will appear live on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” tomorrow between 8:30-9:00AM on Channel 14.
Linked From BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 02:00PMToday Thursday, March 24th
ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY’s
ANYTHING GOES
Launches official website and the “The Friendship Game”
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Linked From The AndyGram at 02:00PMPRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL
ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING
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West End actors Bill Nighy and Rosamund Pike have been added to the cast of the upcoming Warner Bros. "Clash of the Titans" sequel that is scheduled for a 2012 release, according t…
Linked From Playbill at 01:01PMDominic West, last seen on the London stage in Life is a Dream at the Donmar Warehouse but best known for his starring role in the U.S. TV series "The Wire," will play the ti…
Linked From Playbill at 01:01PMThe first full season of plays chosen by new artistic director David Muse at The Studio Theatre in Washington, DC, has been revealed. The authors range from British writer Alan Bennett to Ge…
Linked From Playbill at 01:01PMRoundabout Underground opened David West Read's new play, The Dream of the Burning Boy, about a high school tragedy, on March 23 following previews from Feb. 25. The Off-Broadway staging…
Linked From Playbill at 01:01PM"Two and a Half Men" star Conchata Ferrell and Tony Award nominee Alison Fraser will join the Off-Broadway cast of Love, Loss, and What I Wore in the coming months.
Linked From Playbill at 01:01PMStage and screen actors Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sofia Vergara and Ty Burrell, along with their "Modern Family" co-stars Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet and Julie Bowen, will join ho…
Linked From Playbill at 01:01PMAn industry reading of the new musical Slow Dance With a Hot Pick-Up will be presented in Manhattan March 28 at the Peter J. Sharpe Theater.
Linked From Playbill at 01:01PMAs Google celebrates Houdini's 137th birthday, we explain why the great escapologist remains an enduring symbol of wonderHappy birthday, Harry Houdini: you'd have been 137 today (if you hadn…
Linked From The Guardian at 01:01PMTanya Saracho’s success writing plays about Latino culture has earned her acclaim and opportunities to explore wider themes for more diverse audiences.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 01:01PMThe playwright Sharr White has embraced the practical way in which he lives his life in his creative endeavors, and the approach has helped make his play “The Other Place” his first majo…
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 01:01PMMs. Stenborg’s myriad roles on Broadway ranged from the loopy Sarita Myrtle in Noël Coward’s “Waiting in the Wings” to Rebecca Nurse in “The Crucible.”
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 01:00PMThe Weinstein Company will release a PG-13 version of "The King's Speech," its Academy Award-winning biographical film about King George VI and the speech therapist who helped him tame his s…
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 01:00PMPatrice Bailey, Dean of Theater at Miami's New World School of the Arts, will receive the 2011 George Abbott Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts at the Carbonell Awards ceremo…
Linked From TheaterMania at 01:00PMEmme, Conchata Ferrell, Alison Fraser, Marla Maples and AnnaLynne McCord are all set to appear in the Off-Broadway hit, Love, Loss, and What I Wore, at the Westside Theatre in the coming mon…
Linked From TheaterMania at 01:00PMThe Original Broadway Cast Recording of the global hit stage production of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL, produced by Priscilla's orchestrator, arranger and musical supervisor St…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 01:00PMTHE BOOK OF MORMON co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone were guests on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night to talk obout the evolution of the new Broadway musical. THE BOOK OF MORMON f…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 01:00PMThis spring, the acclaimed literary series Selected Shorts A Celebration of the Short Story returns to the Getty Center from March 26-27, 2011 with an unforgettable lineup of stories. Produc…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 01:00PMPeter and the Starcatcher, written by Rick Elice, directed by Roger Rees and Alex Timbers, based upon the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, opened Wednesday, March 9 to rave notices an…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 01:00PMProducer Daryl Roth announced today that supermodel and television personality Emme, Two and a Half Men star Conchata Ferrell, two-time Tony Award nominee Alison Fraser The Secret Garden, ac…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 01:00PMBen Stiller is getting set for the April 4 start date of a play that’s close to his heart: John Guare’s The House of Blue Leaves. Before he became a movie star, Stiller played yo…
Linked From Broadway.com at 01:00PM90210 bad girl AnnaLynne McCord, Two and a Half Men star Conchata Ferrell, supermodel Emme, two-time Tony nominee Alison Fraser (The Divine Sister, The Secret Garden) and actress and ra…
Linked From Broadway.com at 01:00PMWith a starry cast falling into place, the film adaptation of Broadway metal musical Rock of Ages has gotten a release date from producer Warner Brothers. The tuner will hit theaters on June…
Linked From Broadway.com at 01:00PMPaul McGann, Penny Downie and Amanda Drew will join previously announced star Dominic West in the upcoming West End revival of Butley. The production will begin performances on June 1 and pl…
Linked From Broadway.com at 01:00PMVisit the website at www.AnythingGoesOnBroadway.com to learn more and hop aboard the SS American and play “The Friendship Game.”
Linked From BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 01:00PMThe Original Broadway Cast Recording of the hit stage production of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL, produced by Priscilla’s orchestrator, arranger and musical supervisor Stephen…
Linked From BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 01:00PM“ L O V E , L O S S, A N D W H A T I W O R E ”
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ALISO…
Linked From The AndyGram at 01:00PMTHE BOOK OF MORMON
OPENS TONIGHT
THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2011
AT THE EUGENE O’NEILL THEATRE
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This review of Limitless at Movies by Bowes.White Woman Feminist, an essay by Marilyn Frye from Willful Virgin: Essays in Feminism.Go After the Privilege, not the Tits: Afterthoughts on Aman…
Linked From Love's Labors Lost at 12:28PMDenis O'Hare, Tim Curry and Nathan Corddry are among the actors who will read "Selected Shorts" at the Getty Center in Los Angeles beginning March 26.
Linked From Playbill at 12:01PMTarragon Theatre, the resident Toronto theatre with a bent for Canadian plays, as well as international titles, announced its 2011-12 season. The playwrights on parade will include Sarah Ruh…
Linked From Playbill at 12:01PMThe new musical The Book of Mormon — from Emmy Award-winning "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Avenue Q Tony Award winner Robert Lopez — plays Broadw…
Linked From Playbill at 12:01PMAn industry reading of the new musical Slow Dance With a Hot Pick-Up will be presented in Manhattan March 28 at the Peter J. Sharpe Theater.
Linked From Playbill at 12:01PMJon Caramanica on Chris Brown's new album "F.A.M.E.," and Ben Sisario talks to Jack White, formerly of the White Stripes, about his Nashville-based record label.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 12:01PMAppearing on BET's "106 & Park," Mr. Brown suggested his outburst at "Good Morning America" occurred after its co-anchor Robin Roberts did not follow an agreed-upon set of talking point…
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 12:01PMBrothers Dick and Jerry Van Dyke will perform in Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys as a fundraiser for Malibu Stage Company, April 13-17.
The play is about a vaudeville duo that agrees to…
Linked From TheaterMania at 12:01PMExtended by popular demand, New York Theatre Workshop’s production of Peter and the Starcatcher tells how Peter would eventually become “The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up.”
The…
Linked From Playbill at 12:00PMThe Royal Shakespeare Company has announced their plans to stage the premiere of The Heart of Robin Hood. The show will mark the company's first large-scale show for a family audience in th…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 12:00PMBroadway's elite will gather to honor a most-deserving philanthropist, Paul Libin, executive vice president of Jujamcyn Theaters, at UJA-Federation of New York's Entertainment, Media, and Co…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 12:00PMBENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO performs Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m., with matinees on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m at the Richard Rodgers Theatre 226 Wes…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 12:00PMLast night on American Idol, the top 11 sang classic motown tunes in the hopes of earning America's votes. Check out photos from the episode below
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 12:00PMProduced by Whoopi Goldberg and Stage Entertainment, SISTER ACT begins preview performances tonight, March 24 and will open on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. SISTER ACT features an original scor…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 12:00PMMark Blum, Michael Stahl-David, Donna Hanover, Tom Lipinski and Liz Stauber comprise the cast of Christopher Shinn's play PICKED -- being given its world-premiere production by the Vineyard …
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 12:00PMMarvin Leffler, President of The Town Hall 123 West 43rd Street is pleased to announce a celebration and performance in honor of The Town Hall's 90th Anniversary. The historic building, will…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 12:00PMAs just announced by Chicago Opera Theater Diane Paulus is set to direct THE MAGIC FLUTE in September 2012. Also set for the 2011-12 season are MOSCOW, CHERYMUSHKI, medea, HESHE, and more.
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 12:00PMTrey Parker and Matt Stone are ready to unleash their first Broadway musical, The Book of Mormon, which opens at Broadway's Eugene O'Neill Theatre on March 24. The South Park duo hea…
Linked From Broadway.com at 12:00PMJohn Leguizamo is currently telling some not-so-nice stories about several former Hollywood co-stars in his new solo show, Ghetto Klown. At least one of Leguizamo’s former castmates, R…
Linked From Broadway.com at 12:00PMDanse Russe, my latest operatic collaboration with Paul Moravec, opens in Philadelphia on April 28. It's a backstage comedy...
Linked From ArtsJournal at 12:00PMRoundabout Underground’s THE DREAM OF THE BURNING BOY opened last night to critical praise. Click here to Charles Isherwood’s review in the NY Times: http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/…
Linked From BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN at 12:00PMOh wait . . . there is. www.MyBroadwayDeal.com. Like Groupon but for Broadway! 1st deal in 5 days. And it's a good one. Sign up today and get entered to win a $500 Broadway ticket gift certi…
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Just thought I would do my part to help spread the word in addition to, you know, doing my actual job spreading the word. Rather than stay home and play Wii Tennis when her Japan tour was ca…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 11:57AMThe 1954 made-for-television version of Cole Porter's Anything Goes, starring Frank Sinatra and Ethel Merman, will be released on DVD for the first time March 29.
Linked From Playbill at 11:01AMMarty Thomas, whose Broadway credits include Xanadu, Secret Garden and Wicked, will launch his new cabaret act, Marty Thomas Presents: Diva, March 28 at Industry-Bar in Manhattan.
Linked From Playbill at 11:01AMOlivier Award winner Maria Friedman, who made her Broadway debut in The Woman in White, will be the principal guest singer for Strictly Gershwin, which will be presented at London's Roya…
Linked From Playbill at 11:01AMJoel Surnow, the producer of "The Kennedys," and its screenwriter, Stephen Kronish, discuss the controversy surrounding the mini-series and the inherent challenges of making biographical fil…
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 11:00AMRomola Garai, Dominic West, and Ben Whishaw will star in a new BBC Two drama, The Hour. Playwright and screenwriter Abi Morgan has created the show.
The Hour, set in a 1950s news room, foc…
Linked From TheaterMania at 11:00AMJim Breuer, Tovah Feldshuh, Steve Guttenberg, Marsha Mason, Alan Zweibel and co-creators Eugene Pack and Dayle Reyfel will perform in Celebrity Autobiography, which returns to the New Jersey…
Linked From TheaterMania at 11:00AMBroadway stars Celia Keenan-Bolger, Linda Lavin, and Tonya Pinkins will perform at UJA-Federation of New York's Entertainment, Media, and Communications Division's 2011 Excellence …
Linked From TheaterMania at 11:00AMThe NBC Colgate Comedy Hour production of Cole Porter's Anything Goes will be released on DVD on March 29, by The Archive of American Television Presents, a partnership between Entertai…
Linked From TheaterMania at 11:00AMThe Getty Villa is set to present a public reading of The Iliad in association with the Readers of Homer on April 30.
Though space is also available for those who prefer just to listen, eve…
Linked From TheaterMania at 11:00AMAccording to the Hollywood Reporter stage veteran Ed Harris will join Julianne Moore in the cast of HBO's GAME PLAN film. The duo will play 2008 presidential runningmates John McCain and Sar…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 11:00AMAccording to the Times Colonist, Meg Tilly is set to make her stage return with the Blue Bridge Repertory production of WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF as Martha. The show will play the McPhe…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 11:00AMRichard H. Blake will join the Broadway cast of Wicked in the role of the rakish Fiyero beginning March 29. He takes over the part from Kyle Dean Massey, who is set to depart on March 27 to …
Linked From Broadway.com at 11:00AMWICKED
WELCOMES A NEW FIYERO ON BROADWAY
RICHARD H. BLAKE
BEGINS PERFORMANCES MARCH 29
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Beginning performances on Tuesday, March 29, RICHARD H. BLAKE will assume th…
Linked From The AndyGram at 11:00AMSISTER ACT
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The new Broadway musical SISTER ACTwill offer a limited number of $26.50 rush tickets (price includes $1.50 facility fee) i…
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Linked From YouTube at 10:16AMRichard H. Blake will assume the role of Fiyero in the Broadway company of Wicked beginning March 29 at the Gershwin Theatre. He will succeed Kyle Dean Massey, who will play his final perfo…
Linked From Playbill at 10:01AMSeveral friends and colleagues of Dame Elizabeth Taylor have reacted to the news of the Academy Award winner's death at the age of 79. Their thoughts follow.
Linked From Playbill at 10:01AMThe Royal Shakespeare Company will stage the premiere of The Heart of Robin Hood as its first large-scale family show in its newly revamped Royal Shakespeare Theatre home at Stratford-upon-A…
Linked From Playbill at 10:01AMJohn Buchan's 1915 novel The 39 Steps gets the comedy treatment in an award-winning production at the Criterion Theatre in London's Piccadilly. On Tuesdays throughout April and May Extra mem…
Linked From The Guardian at 10:01AMThere are bigger, showier festivals but Fierce understands it's not just the party that matters, but the traces it leaves"A poet's hope: to be like some valley cheese, local but prized elsew…
Linked From The Guardian at 10:01AMIn the vast, soaring reaches of that old dowager, the Warner theatre, there is a conspiracy of chaos in progress. The agents of chaos are three silent bald men, wrapped in skins of cobalt l…
Linked From DC Theatre Scene at 10:01AMMr. Harris, an Academy Award nominee for "Apollo 13" and "Pollock," will play Mr. McCain in a television movie about the 2008 presidential campaign.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 10:01AMRichard H. Blake will join the Broadway company of Wicked, performing at the Gershwin Theatre, beginning Tuesday, March 29. He will play Fiyero, replacing Kyle Dean Massey, who plays his fin…
Linked From TheaterMania at 10:01AMThe Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has announced its schedule of winter programming.
The season will include David Farr's The Heart of Robin Hood, to run November 18-January 7 in the …
Linked From TheaterMania at 10:01AMChicago Opera Theater (COT) has announced its 2012 season, to be presented at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park.
The season
will include a new production of Mozart&a…
Linked From TheaterMania at 10:01AMAfter a breif hiatus, ROCK OF AGES reopens at the Helen Hayes Theatre on Broadway tonight, March 24. The five-time Tony Award nominated musical played its final performance at The Brooks At…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 10:01AMThe new Broadway musical SISTER ACT will offer a limited number of 26.50 rush tickets price includes 1.50 facility fee in the front row of the orchestra for each performance. These rush tick…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 10:01AMBeginning performances on Tuesday, March 29, RICHARD H. BLAKE will assume the role of Fiyero in the Broadway company of WICKED. He joins a cast which includes Teal Wicks as Elphaba, Katie Ro…
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Purple Rose Theatre, the Michigan Equity theatre founded by Jeff Daniels and devoted to new works by resident writers, presents the world premiere of Carey Crim's bittersweet comedy Some…
Linked From Playbill at 02:01AMSteppenwolf Theatre Company's new production of Lanford Wilson's The Hot L Baltimore, featuring Broadway's de'Adre Aziza (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown), who will…
Linked From Playbill at 02:01AMLaughing Liberally: This Ain't No Tea Party, an evening of comedy with music and multi-media presentations, opens Off-Broadway March 24 following previews from March 14 at the Midtown Th…
Linked From Playbill at 02:01AMThree Men on a Horse, John Cecil Holm and George Abbott's 1935 comedy about gamblers who take advantage of a greeting-card writer with a knack for picking winning ponies, opens March 24 …
Linked From Playbill at 02:01AMBroadway gets into the habit March 24 when the new musical Sister Act, the disco-scored stage production based on the 1992 film comedy about a nun on the run, begins previews at the Broadway…
Linked From Playbill at 02:01AMBroadway answers the door to The Book of Mormon — from Emmy Award-winning "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Avenue Q Tony Award winner Robert Lopez &m…
Linked From Playbill at 02:01AMActor-playwright David Greenspan plays a chorus boy from the theatre of Ancient Greece in the world premiere of his comedy, Go Back to Where You Are, starting previews March 24 at Playwright…
Linked From Playbill at 02:01AMThe Tony-nominated musical Rock of Ages, which played its final performance at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre Jan. 9, resumes performances March 24 at the Helen Hayes Theatre.
Linked From Playbill at 02:01AM1909 Irish poet and playwright John Millington Synge dies today. He penned numerous plays including Riders to the Sea and The Playboy of the Western World. For the latter he traveled to the …
Linked From Playbill at 02:01AMThere's a fascinating mystery unfurling onstage at the Classic Stage Company, and it has little to do with the play itself.
The issue is whether "Double Falsehood" is really a long-lost w…
Linked From The New York Post Subscription at 02:01AMIt seemed all of downtown dance -- the die-hard fans and the performers as well -- paid homage Tuesday night to Merce Cunningham, the great mod ern choreographer who died in 2009.
As part…
Linked From The New York Post Subscription at 02:01AMChristian Delcroix had a few free weeks before reporting to Washington, D.C., to play Young Buddy in the all-star Kennedy Center revival of "Follies," the follow-up to his Broadway debut in …
Linked From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 02:00AMIt's easier said than done to step off the street in East Liberty, climb a few stairs and find yourself in an Argentine tango cafe. With dancers, of course. Sangria served at the intimate cr…
Linked From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 02:00AM"How to turn the bloody truths of the Iraq war into mass entertainment is a problem that has repeatedly bedeviled Hollywood executives. Even The Hurt Locker, which won the Academy Award for …
Linked From ArtsJournal at 02:00AM"[For] as long as I can recall - like many French people my age - I've always vaguely associated theatre with mandatory cultural education … How has it happened that France has not been…
Linked From ArtsJournal at 02:00AMThere’s some brilliant writing in “The Book of Mormon,” which opens tonight on Broadway from the creators of “South Park.” There’s also some lazy writing.…
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