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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Theater News: Remy Auberjonois to Join The Assembled Parties on July 9 by Hayley Levitt

Manhattan Theatre Club announced today that Remy Auberjonois will replace Tony Award nominee Jeremy Shamos in the role of Jeff in Broadway's The Assembled Parties, now running at the Samuel …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:57AM
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Photo Flash: The Amoralists Celebrate Opening Night of Rantoul and Die by Hayley Levitt

The Amoralists, a fierce downtown theater company, celebrated the New York premiere of their newest comedy, Rantoul and Die, on Monday night at the Cherry Lane Theatre. Written by Mark Robe…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:12PM

Theater News: Broadway Remembers James Gandolfini by Hayley Levitt

On Wednesday, June 26 at 8pm, Broadway houses will dim their lights for one minute in honor of the late film, stage, and television actor James Gandolfini, who passed away on June 19 at the …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:18PM

Theater News: George Street Playhouse Announces Four Plays to Join 40th Season Lineup by Hayley Levitt

George Street Playhouse Artistic Director David Saint has announced four of the five plays that will fill the slate for the theater's 40th season. The season will open with a world premiere…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:32AM

Theater News: Broadway Bares 23 Breaks Fundraising Record by Hayley Levitt

On Sunday night, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS raised a record-breaking $1,430,241 (compared to last year's total of $1,254,176) through the 23rd edition of its annual star-studded burle…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:47AM
Monday, June 24, 2013

Theater News: Danny DeVito and Judd Hirsch Reunite for a Production of The Sunshine Boys at Ahmanson Theatre by Hayley Levitt

Danny DeVito and Judd Hirsch, the Emmy Award-winning costars of the landmark television series Taxi, will reunite at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles for a production o…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:10PM

Theater News: West End Revival of A Chorus Line to Close at London Palladium in August by Hayley Levitt

London's West End revival of Marvin Hamlisch's 1975 musical A Chorus Line has announced that it will be closing at the London Palladium on August 31, despite plans to run through January 201…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:45AM

Special Reports: From Moles to Lobsters: Boston Children's Theatre Redefines its Genre for a New Generation of Theatergoers by Hayley Levitt

In an act of parental desperation, Joan Parker and her husband signed their son Dan up for an audition at Boston Children's Theatre after noticing a sudden change in his demeanor: "Dan, who …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:00AM
Friday, June 21, 2013

Theater News: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stephen Schwartz, Theresa Rebeck, and More to Attend Dramatists Guild of America Second National Conference by Hayley Levitt

The Dramatists Guild of America has invited a star-studded lineup of artists to join the conversation at its second national conference, entitled Having Our Say: Our History, Our Future. The…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:36PM

Theater News: Handbook for an American Revolutionary to Receive World Premiere Off-Broadway at The Gym at Judson by Hayley Levitt

Following a successful reading at 92Y Tribeca in May 2012, Handbook for an American Revolutionary, both written and performed by Matthew-Lee Erlbach (Happy Sunshine Kung Fu Flower), will rec…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:32AM
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Review: The Explorers Club by Hayley Levitt

Nell Benjamin knows a thing or two about making heroines out of tall blondes. Back in 2007 she and her husband, Laurence O'Keefe, cowrote the music and lyrics for Legally Blonde The Musical,…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Theater News: Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Matthew Maher, and More Announced to Star in Anne Washburn's Mr. Burns, a Post Electric Play at Playwrights Hori by Hayley Levitt

Playwrights Horizons has announced complete casting for its New York premiere productions of Anne Washburn's new play Mr. Burns, a Post Electric Play. The production will launch the company'…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:04PM

Theater News: Musical Theatre West to Close 60th Season with Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard by Hayley Levitt

Norma Desmond is finally getting close to Hollywood. Musical Theatre West will conclude its 60th season with a production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard, set to run from July 12-J…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:10AM

Theater News: Miss Saigon Heading Back to London's West End in May 2014 by Hayley Levitt

Multiple Tony Award-winning producer Cameron Mackintosh plans to bring Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's iconic musical Miss Saigon to the West End's Prince Edward Theatre in May …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:59AM
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Theater News: Will by Hayley Levitt

Two-time Emmy Award winner Megan Mullally (Will

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:37PM

Theater News: Broadway's Jordan Gelber, Jennifer Cody, and Leenya Rideout Star in Neil Simon's Last of the Red Hot Lovers by Hayley Levitt

Ithaca, New York's Hangar Theatre opened its 2013 season on June 13 with a production of the Neil Simon comedy Last of the Red Hot Lovers, scheduled to run through June 29. Hangar Associ

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:54PM

Theater News: Independent Shakespeare Company Brings Free Shakespeare to Los Angeles' Griffith Park by Hayley Levitt

On June 27, Los Angeles' Independent Shakespeare Company is heading to the Old Zoo at Griffith Park for another season of free Shakespeare. The largest free Shakespeare festival ever to come…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:38AM

Theater News: Maggie Gyllenhaal Will Star in The Village Bike at MCC Theater by Hayley Levitt

Academy Award nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal (Crazy Heart) is following up her recent off-Broadway appearances in productions of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya (2009) and Three Sisters (2011) at Classic S…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:07AM
Monday, June 17, 2013

Theater News: Tyne Daly Celebrates the Opening of Mothers and Sons at Bucks County Playhouse by Hayley Levitt

Four-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally (Ragtime) opened the world premiere of his new play, Mothers and Sons, on Friday, June 14 at Bucks County Playhouse. Mothers and Sons follows a …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:20PM

Theater News: Mary Testa Stars in My Brilliant Divorce at Florida's Asolo Rep by Hayley Levitt

Two-time Tony Award nominee and 2012 Drama Desk Special Award recipient Mary Testa (Queen of the Mist) is set to star in Geraldine Aron's one-woman comedy My Brilliant Divorce at Sarasota, F…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:27PM

Theater News: Harris Yulin, Candy Buckley, and More Cast in Chautauqua Theater Company's 30th Anniversary Season by Hayley Levitt

Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch has announced principal casting for Chautauqua Theater Company's upcoming 30th anniversary season, which is set to include Tennessee Williams' classic fami…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:05PM
Thursday, June 13, 2013

Theater News: Squeaky Bicycle Productions Presents Alligator Summer by Hayley Levitt

New York City's Squeaky Bicycle Productions will open its newest production, Dylan Lamb's Alligator Summer, at the Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex on June 20, scheduled to run through July 7. …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:26PM

Theater News: The Hills Are Alive With The Sound of Music at North Shore Music Theatre by Hayley Levitt

On Tuesday, June 11, the North Shore Music Theatre opened its production of the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music. Coming to the North Shore stage for the first time…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:45AM
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Theater News: Tony Award Winner Alice Ripley to Star in Carrie: The Musical at Seattle's Balagan Theatre by Hayley Levitt

Alice Ripley, best known for her 2009 Tony Award-winning performance as mother and wife Diana Goodman in the Broadway musical Next To Normal, plans to star in a production of Carrie: The Mus…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:39PM

Theater News: Aaron Tveit, Stephanie J. Block, and More Join the Roster of Presenters and Performers for The Recording Academy Honors Gala by Hayley Levitt

Broadway stars will be on hand at The Recording Academy Honors to honor the Grammy Award-winning creators of the hit musical Les Misérables: Alain Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer, and Claude-Mich…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:19PM

Review: Ensemble Studio Theatre 34th Marathon of One Act Plays, Series C by Hayley Levitt

As the Bard taught us, "Brevity is the soul of wit." At Ensemble Studio Theatre, wit seems to also be the soul of brevity. Five comedies make up Series C of EST's 34th Marathon of One Act Pl…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:29AM

Theater News: Tony Award Winner Kinky Boots to Launch 2014 National Tour in Las Vegas by Hayley Levitt

Watch out, Vegas: Your most fabulous drag queens will soon have some stiff competition. Broadway's new Cyndi Lauper-Harvey Fierstein musical Kinky Boots, recent recipient of six Tony Awards …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:07AM
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Theater News: Spider-Man Celebrates Father's Day With a Ticket Giveaway by Hayley Levitt

Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark will be hosting a special "Dads Go Free" ticket giveaway for the 3pm performance on Sunday, June 16 in honor of Father's Day. Ticket buyers who purchase one full…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:05PM
Monday, June 10, 2013

Review: A Picture of Autumn by Hayley Levitt

Finally, the quirky old man who always has a story to tell, a ditty to hum, and a nap to take is not just a piece of furniture in a room full of young and rambunctious hooligans. A Picture …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00PM

Theater News: One Last Extension for the Tony Award-Winning Best Play Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Hayley Levitt

Christopher Durang's Chekhovian sendup, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, has announced a second and final extension to its run, following its win for Best Play at last evening's Tony Awa…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:42PM

Theater News: Marin Ireland, Marylouise Burke, and More Set to Join the Cast of Clybourne Park Writer Bruce Norris' A Parallelogram by Hayley Levitt

Complete casting has been announced for Center Theatre Group's upcoming production of A Parallelogram, a new play Bruce Norris, best known for his 2011 Pulitzer Prize-winning and 2012 Tony A…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:36PM

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