Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 11pm (Broadway Time)
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Mike Birbiglia: Thank God For Jokes by Jk Clarke

        by Eric J. Grimm   There has never been a better time to see Mike Birbiglia live than now. With his unkempt appearance and propensity to tell stories about h…

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 11:57PM

FROM DOWN UNDER: Saturday Night Fever by Simon Parris

Anchored by an exceptional lead performance from Mike Snell, Saturday Night Fever features sharp choreography, excellent musical performances and a darkly dramatic story that is enhanced by …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:09PM

Skid Row: A chat with Angelique Cassimatis, Dash Kruck & Josie Lane from Little Shop of Horrors by Chris Fung

Alan Menken’s sleeper hit Little Shop of Horrors will get some time in the sun as Luckiest Productions kicks off a national tour from February 18 at The Hayes Theatre in Sydney. Known wor…

SOURCE: AussieTheatre at 11:05PM

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 2/13/2016

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 2132016.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:02PM
Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
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Chicago Theater Review: FAR FROM HEAVEN (Porchlight Music Theatre at Stage 773) by Lawrence Bommer

THE HEART KEEPS ITS REASONS Starring Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid, Todd Haynes’ 2002 film Far From Heaven told a tale timeless as Romeo and Juliet. But its glimpse of hearts out of sync…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:12PM

Weird Al + 'Hamilton' takes us to our happy place

Here comes the general ... and he's playing the accordion.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 10:12PM

Review: 'Aubergine' a sumptuous meal in world premiere at Berkeley Rep by Karen D'Souza

Julia Cho's 'Aubergine' examines the process of dying and the ties between food, family and culture in its satisfying world premiere at Berkeley Rep, where it plays through March 20.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:12PM
Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
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Deadline’s 2016 WGA Awards Live Blog by Jeremy Gerard

We are here live from both the Hyatt Regency in Century City, CA and the Edison Ballroom in New York City at the 2016 Writers Guild Awards. In regards to its history as an Oscar predictor in…

SOURCE: Deadline at 07:50PM

All performances Saturday and Sunday at WSC Avant Bard and Peter’s Alley are on as is The Arlington Players by Joel Markowitz

All performances Saturday and Sunday at WSC Avant Bard and Peter’s Alley are on as is The Arlington Players. The post All performances Saturday and Sunday at WSC Avant Bard and Peter&#…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 07:35PM

Photo Flash: Broadway Celebrates Love! Saturday Intermission Pics- Valentine's Day Edition by Sally Henry

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 Today's edition featu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:24PM

BLOOD BROTHERS – Touring by Thom Dibdin

Every musical needs a great soaring tune to call its own. And Blood Brothers certainly has that.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:16PM
Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
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“Jesus Christ Superstar” by Webber and Rice, San Antonio by Kurt Gardner

Director Rick Sanchez’s experimental staging of the classic rock opera contains more hits than misses, thanks to some solid performances. Jesus Christ Superstar, easily the most

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:25PM

Next Season: Slow Burn, Actors’ Playhouse, Thinking Cap, Wick, Maltz, Lake Worth, PPTOPA, Bway At Brow Ctr & Kravis by Bill Hirschman

If it’s snowing up north, then it’s time for Florida theaters to announce their 2016-2017 seasons. Among those that have: Slow Burn Theatre Company, Actors' Playhouse, Thinking Cap Thea…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:06PM
Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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STAGE TUBE: HAMILTON Gets the Weird Al Treatment with the Man Himself in #Ham4Ham by Sally Henry

Today's unique performance features Lin-Manuel Miranda singing 'Right Hand Man'- performed in the show by Christopher Jackson- accompanied by Weird Al Yankovic on the accordion. Check out th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:50PM

‘Lost in the Stars’ falls short as compelling musical drama by Peter Marks

When soprano Lauren Michelle, in the guise of the hapless, pregnant Irina, begins the opening verse of “Trouble Man,” the otherwise stentorian rhythms of “Lost in the Stars” suddenly…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:26PM

Dance review: Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's 'Peter Pan' an enchanting adventure by Sara Bauknecht / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre has been hard at work lately expanding the rigor of its repertoire with contemporary masterworks by the likes of Mark Morris, William Forsythe and Jiri Kylian. But …

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 05:21PM

Review: ‘Lost in the Stars’ at Washington National Opera by David Friscic

In the scorching, emotional and honest opera of man in search of redemption, the opera–now playing as part of the Washington National Opera series at the Kennedy Center —is a sea…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:09PM

A Report on A New Work Reading of ‘Another Country’ by Maryland Opera Studio  by Emily Schweich

The annual Maryland Opera Studio New Works Reading has a twofold mission – to give young artists the opportunity to collaborate with living composers and to give the composers an opportuni…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 05:05PM

BWW TV Exclusive: Linda Lavin, Klea Blackhurst & More Celebrate Jim Caruso's Birthday at Birdland! by BroadwayWorld TV

Jim Caruso's Cast Party is a wildly popular weekly Open Mic Night that brings a sprinkling of Broadway glitz and urbane wit to the legendary Birdland in New York City every Monday night at 9…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00PM

Review: Estrella Cruz [junkyard queen]/Halcyon Theatre by Kevin Greene

At times, “Estrella Cruz” resembles a collage, a junkyard of ideas that twine together lyrically. Playwright Charise Castro Smith has a sense of dramatic poetry. The playfulness of her l…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 05:00PM
Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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CIRCUS DIARIES: Henry VI, by Omidaze by Katharine Kavanagh

Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff; 10th February 2016 This stunning production of Shakespeare’s three Henry VI plays, merged into one rich adaptation, brings the terror of civ…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:39PM

Review: ‘Stupid F**king Bird’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre by Johnna Leary

Written by Aaron Posner and “sort of adapted from Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull,” Stupid F**king Bird is a highly imaginative and humorous depiction of the love triangles and life l…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 04:16PM
Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘Southern Baptist Sissies’ at Spotlighters Theatre by Timoth David Copney

Audrey Herman’s Spotlighter’s Theatre has once again proved why they are one of the most valued members of the Baltimore theatre scene with their production of Southern Baptist Sissies. …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 03:38PM

Review: The City of Conversation at curtainup.com-DC by Susan Davidson

Anthony Giardina's play about a by-gone Washington era is now at the city's at Arena Stage . . Read More

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 03:21PM

Review: Please Continue at curtainup.com/ l by Jacob Horn

The newest EST Sloan Project production dramatizes the Milgram obedience experiments to explore the relationship between power, responsibility, and human nature

SOURCE: CurtainUp at 03:21PM

Prodigal Son Review: John Patrick Shanley’s portrait of himself as adolescent rebel by Jonathan Mandell

  Robert Sean Leonard was 20 years old when he portrayed one of the boarding school students inspired by teacher Robin Williams in the movie Dead Poets Society. In Prodigal Son, John Pa…

SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 03:21PM

BWW TV: Push Da (Play) Button! THE COLOR PURPLE Cast Gathers to Listen to Their New Cast Album! by BroadwayWorld TV

THE COLOR PURPLE recently recorded its official cast album, which will be released by Broadway Records on February 19 and can be pre-ordered at Amazon.com and atwww.BroadwayRecords.com. Dire…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:00PM
Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
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Review: ‘Legacy Street’ at The Catholic University’s Department of Drama by Robert Michael Oliver

Legacy Street, a new play by Lauren Jane Redmond, an MFA Playwriting candidate at The Catholic University of America, premiered last night at the Callan Theatre. A gritty look at violence in…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:38PM

HAMLET PECKHAM – Bussey Building by Laura Kressly

What happens when a director completely disregards age, gender and nationality in a Shakespeare production, then stages it in a former cricket bat factory with a stripped-back aesthetic and …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:26PM

The Bodyguard and Beverley back in the West End by Emily Hardy

By Emily Hardy International hit musical The Bodyguard will return to the West End for a limited six month run with Beverley Knight once again as the lead. Public booking will open on 12 Feb…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 02:17PM

NERDS Delays First Broadway Preview Date by BroadwayWorld

The new musical dot-comedy Nerds will open at Broadway's Longacre Theatre on April 21st, 2016 following preview performances which were previously announced as beginning March 31st, but it a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:10PM
Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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‘Grease’ salutes the rock ’n’ roll era: 1972 review

“Grease” brings back the look and sound of the teenage world of the later 1950s with glee.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 01:58PM

Theater Review: Urbanite's 'Bird' soars with humor and wit by Jay Handelman

Aaron Posner's riff on Chekhov gives you something to laugh and think about... Read more »

SOURCE: ticket.heraldtribune.com at 01:58PM

Soldiers discover love in musical 'Yank!' at Manatee Players by Jay Handelman

A gay love story at Manatee Players... Read more »

SOURCE: ticket.heraldtribune.com at 01:58PM

Prodigal Son Review, Pics: Robert Sean Leonard, Timothee Chalomet in Shanley play by Jonathan Mandell

Robert Sean Leonard was 20 years old when he portrayed one of the boarding school students inspired by teacher Robin Williams in the movie Dead Poets Society. In Prodigal Son, John Patrick S…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 01:53PM

Review: ‘I Love You Because’ at The Players Club of Swarthmore in Swartmore, PA by Neal Newman

New York may have millions of people, but it can be a lonely place if you are searching for love and coming off a failed relationship. I Love You Because features 4 young people navigating…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:51PM

Fuse Book Interview: Douglas Kennedy on “The Blue Hour” by Bill Marx

"Even in a terrain as epic and mythic and exotic as the Sahara, you cannot run away from the weight of your past."

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:00PM
Saturday, February 13, 2016 at noon (Broadway Time)
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BWW TV Exclusive: The Broadway Kids Unite to Celebrate the 20th Birthday of KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY by BroadwayWorld TV

The 20th Kids' Night on Broadway tookplace in New York City earlier this week, on February 9th, 2016. Kids' Night on Broadway an annual event when kids 18 and under can see participating Bro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:55PM

Place Hacking, Belarus Free Theatre, and Coming Home by [email protected] (adewunmi)

By verity healey. verity healey is back with a report on Belarus Free Theatre’s Staging a Revolution festival that was held November, 2015 in London.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:15PM
Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Surprise on the Seas! Check Out the Guest Stars Aboard Broadway on the High Seas 6 by Playbill Staff

The ultimate theatrelovers vacation boasts Broadway’s biggest stars, both on the stage and on the guest list.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:47AM

HENRY's Hosts 6th Annual Oscar Party, with Jeff Calhoun and Andy Blankenbuehler by BroadwayWorld

'Broadway Watches the Oscars' returns to Henry's on Sunday February 28th 730p.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:39AM

REVIEW: Kate Weare returns -- with impact by Carrie Seidman

The first time I saw Kate Weare Company – in 2011, as part of The Ringling’s initial New Stages contemporary performance series – I was... Read more »

SOURCE: ticket.heraldtribune.com at 11:10AM

STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 2/13/16- Stockard Channing by Stage Tube

Happy Birthday Stockard Channing In 1971, she made her Broadway debut in Two Gentlemen of Verona - The Musical, working with playwright John Guare. She also appeared on Broadway in 1973 in a…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:00AM

Photo Flash: Sandy Duncan Takes Her First Broadway Bow in Finding Neverland

Duncan joins a cast led by Tony Yazbeck and Laura Michelle Kelly.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:00AM
Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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An Eighth Anniversary Message by Broadway & Me

I get sentimental around this time every year because tomorrow is Valentine's Day, a chance for me to celebrate how lucky I am to have my husband K in my life.  And because it's also th…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 10:56AM

Photo Coverage: Pan is Back! Sandy Duncan Takes Her First Bows in FINDING NEVERLAND by Jessica Fallon Gordon

The wait is over Sandy Duncan, the beloved stage and screen actress known for her magical, high-flying, Tony-nominated performance as 'Peter Pan' on Broadway, has returned to Neverland.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:54AM

Review: ‘The Vagina Monologues’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Wendi Winters

Laughs and tears, cheers and sizzlers or Learning to love the “C” word Vagina. Vagina. Vagina. Cunt. Pussy. Twat. Snatch. There. I said it. The Vagina Monologues is an episodic play abou…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:52AM

REVIEW: John Lloyd Young is ‘Yours Truly,’ Endearingly, at the Cafe Carlyle by Steve

By Louis DeVaughn Nelson (@hokum_arts) Unlike most of the diehard John Lloyd Young fans at the elegant Café Carlyle, I haven’t seen Jersey Boys (on Broadway or the film) “at least six t…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 10:48AM

Press pass: All the reviews and news on Gemma Arterton as Nell Gwynn by Terri Paddock

The poster of Nell Gwynn shows a saucy, bare-shouldered Gemma Arterton and promises “fun, funny and joyous… a cast of 20! and a band… naughty songs… merry dances. And…

SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 10:39AM

Review Roundup: Bobby Cannavale Leads HBO's VINYL, from Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger by Review Roundups

HBO's music industry drama VINYL makes its official debut tomorrow, on Valentine's Day, but reviews are already rolling in, and we've got the first set Below, read all the reviews from the s…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:22AM

REVIEW: Home is at the Center of ‘Sojourners,’ a New Play About Reconciling Your Roots by Steve

By Senior Writer, Aine Abruscati (@AAbruscati) Whether an enduring, permanent fixture in our lives or associated with a temporary time and place, home represents many things about who we are…

SOURCE: centerontheaisle.com at 10:13AM

Joilet Harris: ‘From Me to You With Love’ at The Arden Cabaret Series in Philadelphia by Peter Danelski

“A chance at an intimate, up close and personal conversation.” That is how Matthew Decker, Arden Theatre Associate Artistic Director and Cabaret Series Director, described the goal of Th…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:09AM

First Nighter: Mike Birbiglia Thanks God for Jokes, Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs by David Finkle

Mike Birbiglia is an immensely likable guy, the sort you think would make a great friend. Anyway, that's what I was considering throughout his current--and third--stint at the Lynn Redgrave …

SOURCE: Huffington Post at 10:04AM

Review: Looking Over the President’s Shoulder/American Blues Theater by Kevin Greene

RECOMMENDED If you’re a progressive—or merely impatient—the wheels of change can feel like they belong to a covered wagon rather than a Tesla. We tend to view entrepreneurs as renegade…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:00AM
Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Arts | New Jersey: Review: In ‘Nureyev’s Eyes,’ a Bond Between a Painter and a Dancer by Michael Sommers

The play, at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, depicts the friendship between Jamie Wyeth and Rudolf Nureyev.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:57AM

Review: ‘Iphigenia in Splott,’ ‘The Mother’ and ‘Escaped Alone’ by Matt Wolf

Three plays in London range the worlds of women on the verge, or simply breaking free.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:57AM

Arts | Connecticut: ‘The Moors’ at Yale Rep: Flights of Fancy and Tales of Deceit by David Dewitt

From the stuff of dreams, “The Moors” at Yale Rep, a new comedy, is a play of deceit and revelations.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:57AM

Photo Flash: Another Cabinet Battle? Paul Giamatti Confronts Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton by BroadwayWorld

John Adams might not make an appearance in HAMILTON, but he certainly had a confrontation with the 10 founding father without a father last night.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:51AM

Fuse Book Review: “And Again” — Biological Engineering, Predictable Construction by Arts Fuse Editor

What’s most interesting about And Again is precisely what gets the least narrative attention.

SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:32AM

Backstage with Richard Ridge- Broadway Legend Joel Grey Tells All About MASTER OF CEREMONIES and His Life on Stage by Richard Ridge

You know Joel Grey from his countless performances in such beloved Broadway shows as Cabaret, Chicago, George M, and Wicked, and at the ripe age of 83, he has another trick up his sleeve. On…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:00AM
Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Globe hosting poetry celebration by James Hebert

Two weekend events tie in with verse-centric play 'The Metromaniacs"

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 08:49AM

African-American theater in San Diego by James Hebert

Local stage artists weigh in on the status of companies and plays that explore the black experience

SOURCE: The San Diego Union-Tribune at 08:49AM

Los Angeles Theater Review: AN ACT OF GOD (Ahmanson Theatre) by Tony Frankel

EVEN GOD CAN’T SAVE THIS FROM ITSELF Dear God (if I may quote Alice Walker): What’s going on with the theater these days? Oh, that’s right, you already know. In fact, you&…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:49AM

Could (and should) shows offer a guarantee? Case study results REVEALED.

Marketing 101 for 90% of the businesses in the world teaches entrepreneurs to offer guarantees for their products or services. It’s a show of confidence in your product.  It reduces …

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 08:49AM

Chicago Theater Review: LOOKING OVER THE PRESIDENT’S SHOULDER (American Blues Theater) by Lawrence Bommer

PRESIDING OVER HISTORY This is a discovery-rich, impeccably presented journey through our political past: American Blues Theater’s Looking Over the President’s Shoulder takes audiences o…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:49AM

Los Angeles Opera Preview: THE MAGIC FLUTE (Los Angeles Opera at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion) by Tony Frankel

MAGIC CAN STRIKE TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE In 2013, a new production of The Magic Flute from Berlin’s Komische Oper became a sell-out sensation, courtesy of the Los Angeles Opera. Now, it re…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 08:49AM

Stage version of 'Frozen' to kick off in Denver in 2017 by Associated Press

NEW YORK — Disney has announced that Denver will be the place where it tests its upcoming "Frozen" musical.Disney Theatrical Productions said it will mount the show at the Buell Theatre i…

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 08:49AM

Pre-Broadway version of Disney's "Frozen" coming to Denver by Joanne Ostrow

The pre-Broadway debut of "Frozen," a new film-to-stage Disney musical, highlights the 2016-17 Broadway season for the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 08:49AM

'Smash' star Megan Hilty takes break from Broadway to sing with NJSO by James C. Taylor | For Nj Advance Media

The "Noises Off" stars will sing songs from "Wicked" during her weekend engagement.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 08:49AM

8 Musical Theater Songs to Break Your Heart This Valentine’s Day

Love comes and goes, but belting is forever. In honor of Valentine’s Day, here are eight musical theater songs (in no particular order) that will certainly break your heart in two. Th…

SOURCE: Backstage at 08:45AM

Celebrate spring with Ayckbourn’s comedy of matrimonial mishaps by Emily Hardy

By Emily Hardy Alan Ayckbourn’s farcical tale of marital manners, How The Other Half Loves will appear in the West End this spring. The 1969 classic – the first of Ayckbourn’s plays to…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:45AM

Theater Review: Score makes strong moves in Manatee Players' 'Chess' by Jay Handelman

Engaging cast makes the most of the music and a puzzling script... Read more »

SOURCE: ticket.heraldtribune.com at 08:44AM

Postscript: Liz Swados (1951-2016) by Hilton Als

It was always exciting to see, around town, those lovely posters by Paul Davis announcing a new production at the Public Theatre—“our” theatre, over on Lafayette Street, a place that p…

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 08:43AM

Alan Cumming on sappy songs and 'The Good Wife' ending by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The coolest place to be on Broadway last year was inside the Studio 54 theater. To be more specific, it was in Alan Cumming's dressing room there....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:43AM

Mike Birbiglia ascends in ‘Thank God for Jokes’

Mike Birbiglia's "Thank God for Jokes" revels in the perils and pluses of punch lines.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 08:42AM

Colman Domingo on 'Dot' and 'Fear the Walking Dead' by Joe Dziemianowicz

Actor and author Colman Domingo discusses 'Dot,' 'Fear the Walking Dead' and 'The Birth of a Nation' ion The Joe D Show.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 08:42AM

‘Smart People’ hobbled by script and Joshua Jackson

“Smart People” is a didactic play about the combustible subjects of racism and gender.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 08:42AM

DR FAUSTUS – RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon by Jonathan Baz

Much of what makes The RSC great is embodied in Maria Aberg’s Doctor Faustus, now playing in Stratford’s Swan Theatre. A classic Elizabethan text that is given an invigorating and challe…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:07AM

Matthew Perry’s Playwriting Debut Slammed by West End Critics by Gordon Cox

Matthew Perry’s playwriting debut “The End of Longing” opened on the West End last night — and many London critics weren’t kind. The play, in which Perry also s…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:06AM

West End Theater Review: Matthew Perry’s ‘The End of Longing’ by Gordon Cox

In the run-up to “The End of Longing,” the West End play written by and starring Matthew Perry, the actor-playwright let slip that he can’t remember filming three seasons of “Friends…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:06AM

Off Broadway Review: Mike Birbiglia’s ‘Thank God for Jokes’ by Gordon Cox

It’s a common belief that analyzing what’s funny is not particularly funny. Mike Birbiglia proves the exception to the rule in his new solo show at Off Broadway’s Lynn Redgrave…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:06AM
Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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'Trapped In Time,' The Last Showgirl Revue On Vegas Strip, Will Close by Fred Wasser

With its elaborate headdresses, colorful sequined gowns and statuesque dancers, Jubilee was the classic Las Vegas show. But times and tastes change, and the last performance will be on Feb. …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:48AM

NEWS: ‘Bank for theatre companies’ launched in UK to support new artists by James Lillywhite

A ‘bank for theatre companies’ which issues interest-free loans to artists has launched in the UK. London’s New Diorama Theatre (NDT) has launched the Cash Flow Fund as par…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 07:48AM

REVIEW: Whistleblower, Waterloo East Theatre ✭✭✭ by Danny Coleman-Cooke

By Danny Coleman-Cooke Whistleblower is often a flawed production, but gives an educational and exciting look at the life of one of the 21st century’s most controversial figures. The bigge…

SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:11AM

Features: My Top 5 Showtunes: Alexis Gerred

The actor picks the musical numbers he couldn't live without

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 07:08AM

BWW's On This Day - February 13, 2016

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 13 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:00AM
Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Girl, uninterrupted: staging Eimear McBride’s chaotic masterpiece by Sarah Crompton

With its claustrophobic style and dark subject matter, could the Baileys-winning smash A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing ever succeed as theatre? Sarah Crompton discovers a show that redefines �…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:03AM
Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL • The New Jewish Theatre by Andrea

A library book that’s 113 years overdue sets the action off in Glen Berger’s 2001, one-actor play in NJT’s latest production. Our protagonist, a Dutch Librarian, is determined to hunt …

SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 05:37AM

Text of the Day: Nell Gwynn by Aleks Sierz

Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:13AM
Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 4am (Broadway Time)
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Review: Uncle Vanya (Almeida Theatre)

Robert Icke directs a new production of Chekhov's classic play

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 04:32AM

Alexandria hideout overrun by ‘walkers’ in ‘Dead’ return by Elisabeth Vincentelli

‘No one gets to clock out today.” You know the situation is desperate on “The Walking Dead” when even pompadoured uber-geek Eugene (Josh McDermitt) goes nuts, runs out and slashes pu…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:15AM

Theater News: The Old Globe Presents the World Premiere of The Last Match

The new show by Anna Ziegler begins this evening.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 04:00AM
Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 1am (Broadway Time)
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Ho-Ho-Kus woman writes about the dangerous power of cult recruiting

For some of us, it might seem impossible to imagine how anyone could take psychological and physical control over our lives against our will. But, she argues, that’s the point. This is…

SOURCE: NorthJersey.com at 01:39AM

Q&A: Richard Dreyfuss, actor – ‘I am the greatest kisser in the world’ by Rosanna Greenstreet

My most treasured possession? Only my living relatives. I am not a person of thingsBorn in Brooklyn, New York, Dreyfuss, 68, became a film star in the 70s with American Graffiti, Jaws, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:28AM

Practicing the Basics: 3 Games to Help Students Play to the Audience by Guest Blogger

What is THE most important part of an actor’s job? To tell a story to an audience! No matter what, the audience needs to be able to experience what’s going on during the performance. Act…

SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM

Video Flash: Explore the Many Meanings of "Love" With Broadway's An American in Paris

As Valentine's Day approaches, we look back at this video from one of Broadway's most romantic shows.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:00AM
Saturday, February 13, 2016 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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2015 TONY AWARDS Broadcast Up for Writers Guild Award; Ceremony Tonight! by BroadwayWorld

Thee June 2015 broadcast of the 69th Annual Tony Awards and writer Dave Boone were honored with a Writers Guild Award nomination this year in the ComedyVariety - Music, Awards, Tributes - Sp…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42AM

Real-Life Fiances Patrick J. Adams and Troian Bellisario Lead THE LAST MATCH, Beginning Tonight at The Old Globe by BroadwayWorld

The Old Globe's world premiere of Anna Ziegler's THE LAST MATCH, directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch who directed Bethany at the Globe in 2014,will run in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, p…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42AM

Stage version of 'Frozen' to kick off in Denver in 2017

Musical is expected to land on Broadway in 2018 

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:18AM

Something new for Friday mornings: the 'Symphony Shuttle' by Sarah Bryan Miller

Now you can ride to Powell Hall for your coffee concerts

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 12:18AM

Can You Guess the Couple? Looking Back on the Best Showmances and How They Met by Playbill Staff

The burning question on everyone's mind when it comes to couples is, "How did you meet?" In honor of Valentine's Day, we reflect on our favorite "Showmances" and …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Old Globe’s Last Match Begins Performances by Olivia Clement

Performances begin Feb. 13 for The Old Globe's world premiere of The Last Match, Anna Ziegler's new play that takes place during the U.S. Open tennis semifinals. Soon-to…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

A Room of My Own, Starring Mario Cantone and Ralph Macchio, Debuts Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

"Sex and the City"'s Mario Cantone and the original "Karate Kid," Ralph Macchio, head the cast of the world premiere of A Room of My Own, written and directed by Char…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

69th Annual Tony Awards Broadcast Up for Writers Guild Award Today by Robert Viagas

The 69th Annual Tony Awards broadcast and writer Dave Boone are nominated for a Writers Guild Award in the Comedy/Variety – Music, Awards Tributes – Specials category. Th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

We Offer a Photographic Look Back at the Numerous Presidents to Be Portrayed Onstage! by Matthew Blank

While there is a long history of our commanders-in-chief appreciating the limelight and sometimes even treading the boards themselves, a number have actually been portrayed onstage. …

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Lesli Margherita, Robin De Jesus, Ariana DeBose and More Have An Anti-Valentine’s Day Belt Fest Toni by Adam Hetrick

If you have no one to celebrate Valentine's Day with, ring in the holiday with a group of Broadway's best belters at An Anti-Valentine's Day Extravaganza Feb. 13 at 11:30 PM …

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Video Week in Review: Sara Bareilles’ Surprise Performance, American Songbook, A Bronx Tale by Adam Hetrick

At BroadwayCon, Waitress songwriter Sara Bareilles offered an impromptu performance of "She Used to Be Mine"; at Lincoln Center, Jerry Dixon and Mario Cantone performed for the Amw…

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Want a Career in Theatre? Start as a Production Assistant! by Emma Grimsley

Little known fact: If you want to work in show biz, but you don't know what you want to do, consider starting as a production assistant. These industry leaders found their novice work as…

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre