Monday, October 4, 2010

LOCAL ONE STAGEHANDS I REMEMBER MAMA

George S. Irving, Howard McGillin, Maureen Silliman, et al. Set for York ...

TheaterMania.com - Andy Propst - ‎1 hour ago‎
The York Theatre Company has announced full casting for I Remember Mama, to run October 8-10 as part of its Musicals in Mufti series. ...

Mrs Warren's Profession, American Airlines Theatre, New York

Financial Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
Minutes after exiting the Roundabout's new Broadway revival of Shaw's Mrs Warren's Profession, I passed a prostitute soliciting a potential customer on the ...

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Learning how to paint is mine-altering

New York Post - ‎Sep 30, 2010‎
It sounds like a backhanded compliment to call "The Pit men Painters" heartwarming -- as if this somehow implied the show is nice but unsophisticated. ...

Ian Kelly: Teaching the Pitmen People to Paint the Town Red

Playbill.com (blog) - ‎Sep 29, 2010‎
The complete cast of eight in The Pitmen Painters ring up their collective Broadway debuts Sept. 30 when Lee Hall's biographical drama bows at the Samuel J. ...

Second Cup Cafe: Cast of the Musical "Memphis"

CBS News - ‎7 hours ago‎
(CBS) The Tony Award-winning muscial "Memphis" is an original story of a young white DJ in the 1950s who fell in love with everything he shouldn't -- rock ...

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Legendary Actor Tony Curtis Dead At 85

Popular Fidelity - Ron Hogan - ‎1 hour ago‎
In spite of his good looks, Tony Curtis was one of the finest actors of his lifetime, blessed with oodles of charisma and a wonderful undercurrent of street-smarts and toughness that comes with growing up in The Bronx and New York City in the 20's. ...

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

OMG. 'Catch Me If You Can' is Coming to Broadway

Jaunted - ‎8 hours ago‎
Cue hyperventilation. The New York Times' Arts Beat has great news today: the book/movie Catch Me If You Can will make a Broadway debut next Spring, ...

Catch Me If You Can Announces March 2011 Broadway Arrival

Playbill.com - Adam Hetrick - ‎11 hours ago‎
Catch Me If You Can, the new musical by Tony Award winners Scott Wittman, Marc Shaiman and Terrence McNally, will begin Broadway previews ...

Catch Me If You Can Announces March 2011 Broadway Arrival

Playbill.com - Adam Hetrick - ‎11 hours ago‎
Catch Me If You Can, the new musical by Tony Award winners Scott Wittman, Marc Shaiman and Terrence McNally, will begin Broadway previews ...

'Catch Me' set for Broadway

Variety - Robert Voris - ‎8 hours ago‎
The tuner version of "Catch Me If You Can" has finally set its Broadway dates, with the musical set for an April opening. ...

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

CBS AND TONY AWARDS THREE MORE YEARS

CBS To Continue Airing Tony Awards Through 2013

TheaterMania.com - Brian Scott Lipton - ‎Sep 12, 2010‎
CBS has announced an agreement to continue broadcasting the Tony Awards through 2013, according to The New York Times. The Broadway League and the American ...

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Fashion Night Out Photo Spectacular

Entertainment.ie - ‎6 hours ago‎
Last night London saw a number of fashion conscious celebrities hit the streets for the uber cool, Fashion Night Out. I've never heard of it to be honest, ...

Technology Gives Everyone a Great Seat at Shows

New York Times - Stephen Heyman - ‎18 hours ago‎
THE hub of New York Fashion Week may have moved from Bryant Park to Lincoln Center, but a swirl of exclusivity still surrounds the event, ...

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

The Phantom of the Opera - Broadway

Broadway.com - ‎14 hours ago‎
I'm as excited as I was in 1990 when Hal Prince cast me as Raoul. Only a dozen men have played the title role in Broadway's The Phantom of the Opera, ...

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

It's Official: Carney, Damiano & Page Open SPIDER-MAN on Broadway Dec. 21, 2010

Broadway World - ‎16 minutes ago‎
Lead producer Michael Cohl announced today that SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark will begin preview performances on Broadway on Sunday, November 14, 2010, at 3 pm, with Opening Night set for Tuesday evening, December 21.

Saturday, July 31, 2010

DIVA TALK: Catching Up with Tony Winner and A Little Night Music Star Elaine ...

Playbill.com - Andrew Gans - ‎Jul 29, 2010‎
News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage. I have to confess that I was a ...

Starlight Express, Les Miserables, I was the toast of Broadway... until the ...

Daily Mail - Elizabeth Sanderson - ‎4 hours ago‎
Frances Ruffelle's daughter, Eliza, was just 12 years old when she announced she wanted to be a pop star.

The Sunday Conversation: Mel Brooks on his 'Young Frankenstein' musical

Los Angeles Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
The multitalented octogenarian reflects on his monster career, including 'The Producers,' 'Blazing Saddles' and 'The Elephant Man.

Starlight Express, Les Miserables, I was the toast of Broadway... until the ...

Daily Mail - Elizabeth Sanderson - ‎4 hours ago‎
Frances Ruffelle's daughter, Eliza, was just 12 years old when she announced she wanted to be a pop star.

BWW TV: IN THE HEIGHTS Plays San Diego

Broadway World - ‎6 hours ago‎
IN THE HEIGHTS, winner of four 2008 Tony Awards® and the 2008 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album, plays the Civic Theatre in San Diego through August ...

Friday, July 30, 2010

Public's The Merchant of Venice to Transfer to Broadway, Starring Al Pacino

Broadway.com - ‎Jul 26, 2010‎
The Public Theatre's current Shakespeare in the Park staging of The Merchant of Venice will transfer to Broadway this fall for 78 performances, ...

MARY POPPINS Australia Opens to Local Critical Acclaim

Broadway World - ‎2 hours ago‎
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's eagerly anticipated Australian production of MARY POPPINS premiered Thursday evening, July 29 at Her Majesty's Theatre.
Mary Poppins Sydney Morning Herald

RIALTO CHATTER: West End PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE to Transfer to Broadway?

Broadway World - ‎2 hours ago‎
The New York Times reports that Neil Simon's THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE, currently playing the West End's Vaudeville Theater in an extended run through ...

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Recieves "Shakespeare for a New Generation ...

Review St. Louis (blog) - ‎Jul 29, 2010‎
ST. LOUIS, MO –The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis announced today that it is one of 40 nonprofit, professional theatre companies that will receive a grant

Monday, July 26, 2010

Rockstar Mayhem Festival Decimates the Comcast Theater in Hartford

Examiner.com - ‎4 hours ago‎
The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival blasted into the Comcast Theater in Hartford, Connecticut on Saturday, more than living up to its name as Korn and ...

Saturday, July 24, 2010

'Lion King' Star with Cancer Visits Theater

myfoxny.com - Nicole Johnson - ‎14 hours ago‎
Since her diagnosis, she has gotten tremendous support to find a match, From actors in make up to stagehands and ushers, everyone here is

Friday, July 23, 2010

Theater Listings: July 23 — 29

New York Times - ‎Jul 22, 2010‎
By THE NEW YORK TIMES Approximate running times are in parentheses. Theaters are in Manhattan unless otherwise noted. Full reviews of current shows, ...
Theater camp's final show Sat. Iowa City Press Citizen

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

BROADWAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE

Obamas host Broadway at the White House

The Hill - ‎2 hours ago‎
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hosted an evening on the Great White Way Monday night, titled A Broadway Celebration: In Performance at the ...

Saturday, July 17, 2010

New playhouse planned for Shakespeare theater site

The Associated Press - Jill Lawless - ‎20 hours ago‎
LONDON - In the middle of London, a plot of earth is dug across with trenches and studded with old bricks. If the world of theater ever has hallowed ground ...

Theater Listings: July 16 — 22

New York Times - ‎Jul 15, 2010‎
From left, Al Pacino, Byron Jennings and Lily Rabe in “The Merchant of Venice,” at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. By THE NEW YORK