Wednesday, December 19, 2012
In Working, now running at 59E59 Theaters, the glitz and glamour found in many musicals is replaced by sweat and elbow grease.The show's six-person cast portrays 36 characters, based on inte…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:30AMIn Working, now running at 59E59 Theaters, the glitz and glamour found in many musicals is replaced by sweat and elbow grease.The show's six-person cast portrays 36 characters, based on inte…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 08:30AMTuesday, December 18, 2012
After dragging your gifts to the post office, carrying a tree up four floors to your apartment, and listening to Christmas with the Chipmunks until your ears bleed, it's time to curl up with…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:34PMMonday, December 17, 2012
It makes perfect sense, from a business standpoint, to revive one of the most legendary flops in theater history. After all, we live in an ironic age. The Beautiful Soup Theater Collective …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:18PMThe kinds of characters typically pushed towards the sidelines (or chorus) in musicals take center stage in Working, now running at 59E59 Theaters. The six-actor cast portrays 36 ordinary Am…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:28PMFriday, December 14, 2012
Taylor Swift thinks Reeve Carney is trouble.
Carney (currently of Spider-Man) appears as the "You" in country music and pop star Swift's new music video "I Knew You Were Trouble," peeling …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:31PMTaylor Swift and Reeve Carney, y'all! Broadway's Carney (Spider-Man) recently peeled off his superhero tights and rubbed on some sweet fake tattoos to play the bad-boy love interest in coun…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:31PMThursday, December 13, 2012
In the musical Working, now running at 59E59 Theaters, six actors portray a slew of Americans who are not actors, as they search for meaning in their day jobs. TheaterMania thought it approp…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:49PMGhosts, Christmas flashbacks, and an adorable child on crutches -- is there any better holiday story than Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol? (No.) Since its first publication as a n…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:54PMTuesday, December 11, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
In the musical Working, six actors portray 36 ordinary Americans as they strive to transcend everydayness and find significance in their day jobs. Based on Studs Terkel's 1974 bestseller Wo…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 07:31PMMonday, November 26, 2012
The Museum of the Moving Image will honor Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman, who will play Jean Valjean in the upcoming film version of the Broadway musical Les Miserables, at its 27th annual f…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:49PMDaniel Craig, Javier Bardem, and Javier Bardem's scary-as-hell retainer (epic super-villain touch) blew the roof off the Hollywood box office this past weekend in director Sam Mendes' Skyfal…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:02PMWednesday, November 21, 2012
Everyone has them: Nightmare relatives who make you consider a life of solitude in an Ashram just so you can avoid seeing them during the holidays. They drink too much, brag about how specia…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:32PMNine years ago, Theatermania contributor and producer/writer Scott Siegel, who created Town Hall's critically acclaimed Broadway by the Year series, had an idea so old, it was new. "I though…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:09PMFriday, November 16, 2012
This afternoon, Smash cast members Christian Borle, Debra Messing, and Anjelica Huston filmed a scene from the drama's upcoming second season outside of Broadway's Lyceum Theatre (which is d…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:35PMThursday, November 8, 2012
Tonight, Broadway celebrates the opening of James Lapine's production of the classic Annie. The legendary musical has been seen all over the world and sampled in countless media. In that spi…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:40PMTuesday, November 6, 2012
Calling all fans of Les Miserables: We've given you the posters, the secrets of the screenplay, and some first-look interviews.Now, we're bringing you the newly released 30-second TV trailer…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:10PMWednesday, October 31, 2012
It's the time of year for pulling out those scream queen and gore-fest flicks, which left us asking as we reviewed our collection: Does anyone do big screen horror better than theater folks?…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:26PMIf you're still looking for a last-minute Halloween costume, you might want to consider trying to replicate this rather simple outfit that
Cheyenne Jackson wears in one scene of the new Broa…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:49PMTuesday, October 30, 2012
The sun will indeed come out tomorrow when some of Broadway's bright lights are re-lit and assorted performances resume following Hurricane Sandy.Broadway performances that will resume on Oc…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 06:03PMMonday, October 29, 2012
The Broadway League has announced the cancellation of all Broadway performances on Tuesday, October 30 due to the arrival of Hurricane Sandy and the government's suspension of public transpo…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 05:30PMBroadway's been dark for almost 24 hours, which means we're mostly stuck at home playing on Twitter and wondering if the The Heiress opening night is still happening this Thursday.Since we w…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:04PMSunday, October 28, 2012
Hurricane Sandy is expected to have some impact on Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, although as of noon on Sunday, October 28 no Sunday afternoon performances have been officially cancelled.…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:41PMThe Broadway League has announced the cancellation of all Broadway performances on Sunday evening, October 28 and Monday evening, October 29, in light of the government's shutdown of public …
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:41PMThe Broadway League has announced the cancellation of all Broadway performances on Sunday evening, October 28, and Monday evening, October 29, in light of the government's shutdown of public…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:41PMFriday, October 26, 2012
Glengarry, Glen Ross star Richard Schiff has gone mad with power...on Twitter.The award-winning actor, perhaps best known for his performance as Toby Ziegler on The West Wing, reportedly has…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00PMThursday, October 18, 2012
We've been giddy with anticipation for Tom Hooper's upcoming film version of Les Miserables for quite some time, wondering how much it will differ from the beloved musical.Well, to paraphras…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:00PMWednesday, October 17, 2012
Kristin Chenoweth, Kanye West, and now Mika.The British-born pop singer is the latest artist to incorporate "Popular" -- the comic first act number from the hit musical Wicked -- in one of h…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 03:03PMTuesday, October 16, 2012
We're sending warm birthday wishes to one of our all time favorite stars, Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury, who turns 87 on October 16.In recent years, Lansbury has proved again and again t…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:43PMWill The Divine Miss M guest star on the Fox series Glee?That's the question show creator Ryan Murphy posed to music superstar Bette Midler at last night's God's Love We Deliver Golden Heart…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:06PM 
