Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 4/1/2017

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 412017.

Poll: Favorite Feud on Broadway? by Jonathan Mandell

Joan of Arc: Into the Fire by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Don’t blame singer Jo Lampert who gives a passionate performance as the Maid of Orleans. Unfortunately, she hasn’t been given anything very interesting to sing in this mostly sung-throug…

CD Reviews: Howell, Beach, and Chaminade Piano Concertos and Brahms String Quintets (Pentatone) by Jonathan Blumhofer

Hyperion builds a CD around a superb performance of Amy Beach’s magnificent Piano Concerto.

MICF: Wank Bank by Arts Review

Imagine a food show or home infomercial where a live demonstration is being carried out on how to cook a stir fry or remove pesky stains from your carpet. Now imagine instead your friendly d…

Review: ‘Midwestern Gothic’ at Signature Theatre by Nicole Hertvik

A native Midwesterner myself, I was eager to see Midwestern Gothic, Signature Theatre’s new show that is being touted as Misery meets Fargo, a thriller musical in the vein of Sweeney Todd …

Second Companies: Dayton Contemporary Dance Company 2 nurtures the whole artist

Dance Informa continues its series on second companies with a spotlight on Dayton Contemporary Dance Company 2. More than four decades ago, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC) found…

Review: The Hard Problem (Court Theatre) by Catey Sullivan

Court Theatre's The Hard Problem, by Tom Stoppard, is sleek, smart and beguiling. Director Charles Newell’s sharp and luminous cast keeps you engaged both intellectually and emotionally, e…

WICKED Shows Support for One Billion Rising with Epic Dance Sequence by BroadwayWorld

The company of Broadway's WICKED sent Women's History Month off in style yesterday with an epic dance around the entirety of the Gershwin. The dance uses original choreography to match the s…

Photo Flash: SOUSATZKA Just Wants to Dance, PHANTOM's Fops Are on a Rampage, and More Saturday Intermission Pics! by BroadwayWorld

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for what has become one of the theatre community's most beloved traditions- BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' roundup This week SOUSATZKA t…

Milberger on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” by Trav S.D.

We enjoyed the pilot of Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel a great deal — in fact, enough to write our own review. But we knew someone who could write a better one: multi-talente…

Finding liberation in self-love in The Emancipation of Ms. Lovely: review by Carly Maga - Theatre Critic

Ngozi Paul’s solo show about a black woman’s journey to understand her sexuality takes place in a bathroom, and there’s hardly a better setting.

Harry Potter stage magic will fail as arts education shrivels, warn top directors by Vanessa Thorpe

Creator of acclaimed West End show and Royal Court chief raise fears due to limited access to training for those from outside LondonBritish stage triumphs such as the West End’s Harry Pott…

Creator of Rainbow Flag, Gilbert Baker, Dies, Statement from LGBT Network by BroadwayWorld

Gilbert Baker, the creator of the iconic rainbow flag has passed away at age 65. According to The New York Times, a friend says Baker suffered a stroke a few years ago but had been fairly we…

Significant Other: A Broadway Play for the Millennial Generation by Rino16

The Broadway theater plays and musicals produced by Generation X are starting to make room for the new blood of the Millennial Generation. Significant Other, a new play by Joshua Harmon, is …

PICT stages ‘Oedipus Rex’ with clarity and zest by Christopher Rawson

And now for the granddaddy of them all, Sophocles’ “Oedipus Rex”! It’s not literally the oldest play in the western canon, but it’s the one most people know, the distant ancestor o…

William Inge in Rep: Picnic & Come Back, Little Sheba by Darryl Reilly

Though rather flawed in execution, there is much to enjoy in "Picnic" & "Come Back, Little Sheba": William Inge in Repertory. It is also revelatory in proving William Inge’s high ran…

A painter and a church come together to open minds and provide opportunities by Doug Moore St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Webster Groves Christian Church has turned its chapel into an art gallery

Snapshot: Strong, flexible stage artist Kingsley Leggs breaks new ground by Judith Newmark St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Broadway musical star Kingsley Leggs returns to the Black Rep to appear in his first August Wilson drama

Miss Gay Missouri pageant is like 'Miss America on steroids' by Kory Burch By Valerie Schremp Hahn St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"You just do you," says Kory Burch of Kansas City, who performs as Regina La-Rae and is the state's current titleholder.

Out of the Woods: A Review of In To America at Griffin Theatre Company by Jay Van Ort

Review: ‘Mamma Mia!’ at Westchester Broadway Theatre by Lori Speiser

Westchester Broadway Theatre is currently delighting audiences with a dazzling performance of Mamma Mia! This is their 200th production and is well worthy of the honor. From the beautiful p…

Review: ‘Anna’ at EgoPo Classic Theater by Celeste Mann

EgoPo Classic Theater presents the world premiere of Anna as the final work in its Russian Masters Festival. Anna adapts the story of Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina with lots of humor and ph…

Los Angeles Theater Review: THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF COMEDY [ABRIDGED] (Falcon Theatre in Burbank) by Tony Frankel

THIS COMEDY IS TRAGIC Painfully unfunny to the point of torture, Falcon Theatre’s production of The Complete History of Comedy (abridged) puts a nail in the coffin of vaudeville and…

Simply Delicious! See Sara Bareilles, Will Swenson & More Take Their First Bows in Waitress by Lindsey Sullivan

She knows what it's like to be attention's sweet center! Tony and Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles made her Broadway dreams come true on March 31. The Waitress composer took the Brooks …

Theatre Review: ‘Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them’ at Iron Crow Theatre by Steve Charing

“What’s the matter with kids today?” That was the question famously posed by Paul Lynde in the classic 60’s musical “Bye Bye Birdie.”  In Iron Crow’s presentation of &…

Theatre Review: ‘Battlefield’ at The Kennedy Center by Chris Williams

Peter Brook has been called “our greatest living theatre director”, so his inclusion in The Kennedy Center’s “Spotlight on Directors” series is a straightforward one. Nonetheless, …

From Screen to Stage - An In-Depth Look at Broadway's Latest Adaptations by Caryn Robbins

Whether they will earn rave reviews from critics and audiences alike remains to be seen, but today BWW takesan in-depth look at this season's screen-to-stage offerings.

The Glass Menagerie by Elizabeth Wollman

Hi, Show Showdown visitors!My take on the highly unconventional and mildly controversial Sam Gold production of The Glass Menagerie is currently featured on Broken and Woken, the blog a…

Arthur Miller’s THE PRICE: American Consumerism by Roundabout

In The Price, the Franz family is forced to deal with the practical and emotional results of financial decisions made during the Great Depression. The play takes place in 1968, and money dom…

Review: Revivals rule in Giordano Dance Chicago's spring series by Lauren Warnecke

Friday and Saturday at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Giordano Dance Chicago's spring series displays a wide range of possibilities in American jazz dance. While some of the newer w…

Review: ‘Pike St.’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company by John Stoltenberg

Even as fear and animus split the human race asunder, great authors have reminded us for millennia that we really are all one. From the ancient Roman playwright Terrence (“I am human, and …

THE LIFE – Southwark Playhouse by Caroline Hanks-Farmer

The Life was described by the New York Times as “Broadway’s best kept secret”. Well, some secrets cannot and should not be kept, this is certainly true of, The Life. This sassy, sizzli…

Review Roundup: Hair-Raising THE HAIRY APE Opens Off-Broadway - All the Reviews! by Review Roundups

Park Avenue Armory presents a bold staging of Eugene O'Neill's iconic American dramaThe Hairy Ape, directed by Oliver Award-winnerRichard Jonesand starring Tony nomineeBobby Cannavale. The s…

Review: ‘Rent’ at The Hippodrome Theatre by John Harding

Fans of Rent, it’s time to “Occupy Baltimore” once again. Hook yourselves up with tickets by any means necessary to that 20th Anniversary Tour making a brief, flash-point stop inside …

CUSTODY – Ovalhouse by Laura Kressly

How do we cope when we don’t get what we want? How do we beat a system that is set up to make you fail? Custody asks just these questions, as we are taken on a two-year journey of a family…

Literally Patti Murin: The Podcast Episode 3 with Guest Robbie Rozelle by Matt Tamanini

In this quasi-regular podcast, Patti is joined by some of her Broadway friends to discuss life, theatre, and life in the theatre. In addition to being a talented performer, Patti uses her bl…

The Power of Projection by Kate Morgan

Peter Nigrini's masterful multimedia world The post The Power of Projection appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

See Sara Bareilles Take Her First Bow in Waitress by Marc J. Franklin

The singer-songwriter made her Broadway acting debut March 31 alongside new cast members Chris Diamantopoulos and Will Swenson.

CUSTODY – Ovalhouse by Ian Foster

One of the most appallingly striking statistics around police brutality in the UK is that there has not been a single prosecution for homicide for a death in custody for over 30 years and a …

Whatever It Means, Zoetic Stage Delivers Bravura Edition Of Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker by Bill Hirschman

Zoetic Stage’s brilliantly-executed bravura production of Harold Pinter’s 1960 The Caretaker may be as baffling as Waiting For Godot. But every element of this comic drama is superb from…

Essential Arts & Culture: Luminous canvases, a mirrored house and all the 'Hamilton' you can handle by Carolina A. Miranda

A painter’s light-filled turn. A reflective desert house. And “Hamilton” arrives in San Francisco. I’m Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, with all the best …

INCIDENT AT VICHY – Finborough Theatre by Shanine Salmon

Arthur Miller’s ‘forgotten’ play is timely revived by Phil Willmott. Set in a detention room in 1942 Miller’s 1964 play is the story of hope, rumour and sheer disbelief that anyone c…

The Fight for the American Dream: ‘Sweat’ by Matthew Wexler

  Sweat, a new play Lynn Nottage, may make you do just that. It’s an occasionally squirmish drama that delves into the lives of a handful of residents in Reading, Pennsylvania, an industr…

Kristin Chenoweth Announces She's Taking a Break from the Business by BroadwayWorld

Kristin Chenoweth announced on Instagram today that she has decided to take a break from show business...human show business that is. Chenoweth recently adopted a puppy named Thunder, who ha…

'Hugh Jackman Saving You from a Burning Building? It's Every Girl's Dream' and Zac Efron's Reality by BroadwayWorld

During filming of a scene for the upcomingP.T. Barnum biopic THE GREATEST SHOWMAN ON EARTH, Zac Efron got into a not so much sticky situation, but a hot one.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S LONG LOST FIRST PLAY (ABRIDGED) – Wilton’s Music Hall by Shanine Salmon

he show follows 3 actors who are trying to stage, as the title suggests, an abridge version William Shakespeare’s (fictitious) long lost first play, an unwieldy manuscript telling a convol…

ALERT: Watch me pitch Once on this Island on SHARK TANK tonight!

If you’re a long time reader of the blog, then you know that one of my missions is to get Broadway more and more respect from the traditional business world.  I’m frustrated wit…

A backstage, meditative adventure with 'The Encounter's' Simon McBurney by Charles McNulty

A conversation with British actor, writer and director Simon McBurney is a meditative adventure not unlike one of his genre-blurring theatrical collages created with his London-based interna…

Photo Flash: Opening Up! Sara Bareilles Takes Her First Bow in Broadway's Waitress

Will Swenson and Chris Diamantopoulos have also joined the company.

THE MUTANT MAN – Space Arts Centre by Ian Foster

I do admire a play - and a production - that isn't afraid to make its audience work. Christopher Bryant's The Mutant Man relays the true story of Harry Crawford, a man accused of murder, a w…

The Tony Talk Podcast, Episode 2: The New Generation of Music Men (and Women) by Broadway & Me

Spring is always kind of a crazy time for me. I'm happy to see the end of winter weather and excited by all the new shows coming in but am inevitably so busy seeing them (and juggling all th…

The Arts on the Stamps of the World — April 1 by Doug Briscoe

An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

Theater Review: Mad Horse Theatre’s Talky Journey to the Afterlife by Arts Fuse Editor

Is the long trip through Purgatory worth the time? Not sure.

Eugene O'Neill's "The Hairy Ape" in Richard Jones's First-Rate Vision by David Finkle

Let’s get right to it: Richard Jones’s grappling with Eugene O’Neill’s The Hairy Ape (1922) is without question the production

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST – Edinburgh by Thom Dibdin

Wilde’s comedy of love, class, secret lives and imaginary invalids needs little introduction. Countless numbers who have never seen the play, or witnessed Edith Evans, know exactly how she…

Theater News: EXCLUSIVE: The Tony Awards to Add Best Performance by a Leading Animal Category

Cats, The Little Foxes, and Groundhog Day are all running on Broadway this season.

Taking a Strand by Kimberly Uslin

The intricate joys of wig-making The post Taking a Strand appeared first on Dramatics Magazine Online.

Photo Coverage: Sara Bareilles, Will Swenson, Chris Diamantopoulos Take First Bows in WAITRESS by Jennifer Broski

Last nightWaitresscomposer Sara Bareilles made her much anticipated Broadway debut in her own show, taking over the starring role of Jenna from the recently departed Jessie Mueller.She is jo…

Sara Bareilles Hits Times Square with the WAITRESS Band in Tow by BroadwayWorld

Last night WAITRESS composer Sara Bareilles made her much anticipated Broadway debut in her own show, taking over the starring role of Jenna from the recently departed Jessie Mueller. Prior …

The National Theatre announces its 2017-2018 season by Tim Treanor

Broadway past and future is on the agenda for National Theatre during the 2017-2018 theater season — plus, for an extra fee, a ticket to Hamilton at the Kennedy Center. The historic do…

THE MUTANT MAN – Space Arts Centre by Laura Kressly

Contemporary pop culture is awash with true crime stories: NPR’s Serial, HBO’s The Jinx and Netflix’s Making of a Murder are just a few titles that have recently gripped public imagina…

Steely Lies The Heart: Musings on Playwriting in the Age of Trump by [email protected] (ramona)

By Kirsten Greenidge. “What’s that?” “I got a bracelet.” “What’s it say?” I hold up my wrist for my daughter to inspect. Her eyes widen. I explain. “Feminist just means boy…

Revisiting Sonny Rollins’s Score for “Alfie,” a Musical Masterwork That Transcended the Film by Richard Brody

The attention paid to movie scores—particularly in concert halls, where they’re often played live to accompany screenings—doesn’t, for the most part, serve movies any better than mus…

COME FROM AWAY's Gander Township Rejects Application To Build Trump Hotel and Casino by Michael Dale

The town council of Gander, Newfoundland has unanimously voted against an application to clear land adjacent to the community's historic airport for the construction of a Trump Hotel and Cas…

BWW's On This Day - April 1, 2017

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 1 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Review: The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey at Hartford Stage by Mark G Auerbach

James Lecesne brings his Off-Broadway hit to Hartford Stage. A great solo performance filled with interesting characters.

“Baltimore Waltz”—a Bittersweet Spin, at Magic Theatre, S.F. by Kim Waldron

Paula Vogel, Jonathan Moscone Make a Magical Mystery Tour by Kim Waldron A fantasia with lots of farcical sex and laughs, “The Baltimore Waltz” ultimately leads us to harsh truth. Kindly…

THE LIFE – Southwark Playhouse by Carole Woddis

Even if you’re not a musical aficionado, Michael Blakemore’s production and the way the young cast headed by Sharon D Clarke get hold of and deliver Cy Coleman’s music with Ira Gasman�…

Which #StageFaves have made the BBC New Talent Hotlist

BBC leaders have identified over 200 creatives to watch out for in a special event hosted by Tony Hall and Idris Elba. Amy Trigg, Leone Elliott and Tori Allen-Martin are here on #StageFaves!

CHINGLISH Park Theatre, N4 by Libby Purves

TWO CULTURES, ONE TRICKY DEAL   David Henry Hwang’s play as a hit in the US, and as it premiered at this enterprising little theatre under diretor Andrew Keates, I took an appropriate…

THE COMMITMENTS – Touring by Kristy Stott

Based on the 1991 film and Roddy Doyle book of the same name, The Commitments is an outstanding must-see musical like no other. For those unfamiliar with the much-loved story, the plot follo…

INTERVIEW: Writer Sarah Thomas by Daniel Perks

Dark comedy thriller, Sublime, is the first of three works currently in development by new writer Sarah Thomas. It plays in April at Tristan Bates Theatre, the central London theatre attache…

Sheena Easton: ‘My dream dinner party guests? Interesting women’ by Rosanna Greenstreet

The singer on a stolen kiss, her love of cursing, and not being a flash in the panBorn in Scotland, Sheena Easton, 57, has won two Grammys and sold more than 20m records; her songs include M…

Theatre News: London Palladium to flood stalls for new Jaws the Musical

Pack your flippers for this one

Features: My Top 5 Showtunes: Tom Lister

The actor tells us the musical numbers he couldn't live without

Outside Mullingar

Sat, May 6 thru Sun, May 28 @ Keegan Theatre, presented by Keegan Theatre

The Father

Wed, May 10 thru Sun, June 18 @ Studio Theatre, presented by Studio Theatre

Topdog/Underdog

Wed, May 17 thru Sun, June 18 @ Olney Theatre Center, presented by Olney Theatre Center

Maly Drama Theatre: Three Sisters

Wed, April 26 thru Sun, April 30 @ John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, presented by John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Washington National Opera: Madame Butterfly

Sat, May 6 thru Sun, May 21 @ John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, presented by Washington National Opera -- Puccini's immortal tragedy.

Jesus Christ Superstar

Tue, May 9 thru Sun, July 2 @ Signature Theatre, presented by Signature Theatre -- Experience Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s stunning award-winning rock opera in a sleek, modern, e…

Accidental Hero

Sun, April 2 @ Ford's Theatre, presented by Ford's Theatre

Why children's theatre matters by Lyn Gardner

If you are reading this blog, it probably means that you are interested in theatre. So why are some areas of theatre valued over others, particularly theatre for young audiences?This is an e…

The Life, Southwark Playhouse, London, review: A crime if this show does not transfer to the West End by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

"Wow, there's Michael Blakemore," I said, prodding my college across the aisle when I spotted the multi-talented 88 year old taking his seat for this UK premiere of the Cy Col…

Script for Lost Beckett Sitcom Pilot Uncovered by American Theatre Editors

In a brief but spirited correspondence with producer Norman Lear, the playwright weighed an original comedy about clerks in a dead-letter office.

George Osborne appointed artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe by The Stage

In an attempt to put recent controversies firmly to bed, Shakespeare’s Globe has announced that it has appointed George Osborne as its

Another Op'Nin', Another Show! Broadway.com's Save the Date Picks for April Have Arrived by Lindsey Sullivan

Forget April showers—Broadway is in bloom! The official Tony eligibility cut-off date is April 27, which means there are a whole bunch of productions bowing on the Great White Way this…

Watch Sara Bareilles Take to the Streets of NY to Sing “What Baking Can Do” from Waitress by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony Award-nominated Waitress composer/lyricist Sara Bareilles joined the cast of her Broadway musical in the lead role of Jenna on March 31. Before officially taking the stage in her Broadw…

Casting Challenge: Too Many Actors! by Kerry Hishon

Having a large number of students auditioning for your school show can be a good problem to have: You have more actors to choose from. A bigger group means more potential learning opportunit…

Five Must-See Shows if You’re in New York This Month by Ben Brantley

Offerings include a matchmaker named Dolly (embodied by a little old diva named Bette) and a new work from Annie Baker.

Alice Ripley Will Sing Sunset Boulevard Song at Green Room by Robert Viagas

The Tony winner has a busy spring, including the premiere of her new Netflix series Girlboss.

Stock as Collateral More Popular When Seeking Capital, Equities First Holdings Finds by Rino16

As banks continue to limit access to working capital through loan qualifications, borrowers are becoming more clever in how they get around this hurdle. In seeking ways to boost investments …

What You Don’t Know About Hamilton’s Wayne Brady by Kelly Wallace

You may know him for his comic genius on Whose Line Is It Anyway?, but Chicago’s Aaron Burr grew up a bonafide theatre kid.

See the Latest Playbills of All the Shows on Broadway by Hannah Vine

From Sara Bareilles in Waitress to Bette Midler in Hello, Dolly!, look at the 38 Playbill covers of the shows currently running on Broadway.

MCC Theater Proves Three Artistic Directors Are Better Than One by Harry Haun

As the Off-Broadway institution turns 30, Bernard Telsey, William Cantler, and Robert LuPone celebrate another first.

28th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Presented April 1 in Los Angeles by Andrew Gans

A separate ceremony will be held in New York May 6.

What's Hot in London: April 1–7 by Mark Shenton

Heading toward the Oliviers, Harry Potter casting news, and verdicts for Don Juan and The Life.