http://broadwayworld.com Latest BroadwayWorld.com News, Reviews, and More... en-us Copyright 2009 BroadwayWorld.com http://backend.userland.com/rss Sun, 27 May 2012 21:10:52 PST 10 http://nav.bwwstatic.com/grey2011.gif http://broadwayworld.com Wellesley Summer Theatre Company has a knack for creating the world of its plays and this love story within a war story is no exception. It is funny and dramatic, like life, and infused with earnest warmth by this solid ensemble. Playwright C.P. Taylor gives us characters to care about with flaws that make them interesting and human, and his charming dialogue is steeped in colloquial expressions that are peculiar to the British wordscape. http://broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Review-WW-II-Love-Story-AND-A-NIGHTINGALE-SANG-20120527 http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic5/7520090EC5E2B-EC6E-8477-19655E7A6B4511B7.jpg http://broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Review-WW-II-Love-Story-AND-A-NIGHTINGALE-SANG-20120527 Sun, 27 May 2012 20:55:02 PST http://broadwayworld.com/article/Ruth-Iniesta-presenta-su-primer-concierto-en-El-Caf-La-Palma-20010101 http://broadwayworld.com/article/Ruth-Iniesta-presenta-su-primer-concierto-en-El-Caf-La-Palma-20010101 Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 PST Clase Media, un documental de Juan C. Domínguez. Seleccionada para participar en el II Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Cosquín y en el VII Encuentro Hispanoamericano Contra el Silencio Todas las Voces de la Ciudad de México. Todos los Jueves de Junio 20 hs. Proyección de la película y debate con entrevistados. Centro Cultural de la Cooperación. Av. Corrientes 1543. http://broadwayworld.com/article/CLASE-MEDIA-Documentary-to-Screen-Every-Thursday-in-June-2012-20120527 http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic5/7520090931E03-A989-316A-688F6097EFA6BDD2.jpg http://broadwayworld.com/article/CLASE-MEDIA-Documentary-to-Screen-Every-Thursday-in-June-2012-20120527 Sun, 27 May 2012 19:15:19 PST This Thursday, May 31st, Broadway Sessions welcomes Lee Siegel, Carly Sakolove and Alexis Smith to The Laurie Beechman Theater. http://broadwayworld.com/article/JESUS-CHRIST-SUPERSTARs-Lee-Siegel-and-More-Set-for-BROADWAY-SESSIONS-at-Laurie-Beechman-531-20120527 http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic5/75200908854AF-95DF-6EF4-FAA6168EFDDE0195.jpg http://broadwayworld.com/article/JESUS-CHRIST-SUPERSTARs-Lee-Siegel-and-More-Set-for-BROADWAY-SESSIONS-at-Laurie-Beechman-531-20120527 Sun, 27 May 2012 19:03:48 PST This Thursday, May 31st, Broadway Sessions welcomes Lee Siegel, Carly Sakolove and Alexis Smith to The Laurie Beechman Theater. http://broadwayworld.com/article/JESUS-CHRIST-SUPERSTARs-Lee-Siegel-and-More-Set-for-BROADWAY-SESSIONS-at-Laurie-Beechman-531-20120527 http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic5/75200908854AF-95DF-6EF4-FAA6168EFDDE0195.jpg http://broadwayworld.com/article/JESUS-CHRIST-SUPERSTARs-Lee-Siegel-and-More-Set-for-BROADWAY-SESSIONS-at-Laurie-Beechman-531-20120527 Sun, 27 May 2012 19:03:48 PST The National Theatre of the World is embarking on their second outing of The Script Tease Project all week long at Passe Muraille Backspace. With ten new playwrights, the trio of Matt Baram, Ron Pederson and Naomi Snieckus are ready for a whirlwind week of improvisation and comedy. BWW spoke with Naomi about the challenges of improvisation, the playwrights they're using this year and the supportive nature of the Toronto theatre community. http://broadwayworld.com/article/DO-NOT-LIVE-BWW-Interviews-Naomi-Snieckus-Uncensored-Uninhibited-and-Un-rehearsed-20010101 http://broadwayworld.com/article/DO-NOT-LIVE-BWW-Interviews-Naomi-Snieckus-Uncensored-Uninhibited-and-Un-rehearsed-20010101 Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 PST Today in the 2012 Tony Awards Clip Countdown we are setting our sights on one of the most notable early examples of mega-star casting on Broadway - that of none other than the iconic Katharine Hepburn - in a brand new musical composed by Andre Previn and staged by a young Michael Bennett: COCO. One of the most celebrated clips in Tony Awards history, the fifteen-minute dialogue scene and ensuing production number is nothing like we have ever seen on the show before or since - this puts the razzle in razzle dazzle, for shizzle. http://broadwayworld.com/article/2012-Tony-Awards-Clip-Countdown-Day-18-Katharine-Hepburn-Is-COCO-20010101 http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic5/75200906C0005-B8C6-666D-F1A3A945044F8DB7.jpg http://broadwayworld.com/article/2012-Tony-Awards-Clip-Countdown-Day-18-Katharine-Hepburn-Is-COCO-20010101 Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 PST First-time BAFTA winners Monica Dolan, Andrew Scott, Darren Boyd, Emily Watson and Dominic West took top honors at the Academy's ceremony May 27. http://broadwayworld.com/article/First-Time-Winners-Dominic-West-Monica-Dolan-et-al-Snap-Up-2012-BAFTAs-20120527 http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic5/75200906AFC7A-0EC9-981E-F7755096C09363BC.jpg http://broadwayworld.com/article/First-Time-Winners-Dominic-West-Monica-Dolan-et-al-Snap-Up-2012-BAFTAs-20120527 Sun, 27 May 2012 18:30:46 PST First-time BAFTA winners Monica Dolan, Andrew Scott, Darren Boyd, Emily Watson and Dominic West took top honors at the Academy's ceremony May 27. http://broadwayworld.com/article/First-Time-Winners-Dominic-West-Monica-Dolan-et-al-Snap-Up-2012-BAFTAs-20120527 http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic5/75200906AFC7A-0EC9-981E-F7755096C09363BC.jpg http://broadwayworld.com/article/First-Time-Winners-Dominic-West-Monica-Dolan-et-al-Snap-Up-2012-BAFTAs-20120527 Sun, 27 May 2012 18:30:46 PST Peter French brings his concert, "About Love" (musical director Leon Charles), to The Pheasantry on Thursday, 21 June, 2012. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show begins at 8:30 p.m. at 152 Kings Road, London, SW3, 4UT. http://broadwayworld.com/article/Peter-French-Brings-ABOUT-LOVE-Concert-to-The-Pheasantry-June-21-20120527 http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic5/7520090491B0E-FD35-93E2-AE1144075F50A117.jpg http://broadwayworld.com/article/Peter-French-Brings-ABOUT-LOVE-Concert-to-The-Pheasantry-June-21-20120527 Sun, 27 May 2012 17:56:23 PST Peter French brings his concert, "About Love" (musical director Leon Charles), to The Pheasantry on Thursday, 21 June, 2012. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show begins at 8:30 p.m. at 152 Kings Road, London, SW3, 4UT. http://broadwayworld.com/article/Peter-French-Brings-ABOUT-LOVE-Concert-to-The-Pheasantry-June-21-20120527 http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic5/7520090491B0E-FD35-93E2-AE1144075F50A117.jpg http://broadwayworld.com/article/Peter-French-Brings-ABOUT-LOVE-Concert-to-The-Pheasantry-June-21-20120527 Sun, 27 May 2012 17:56:23 PST Yes, And & Productions, led by Helen H. Ota and Michael C. Palma, presents the Los Angeles premiere of the musical Ordinary Days by Adam Gwon at the Imagined Life Theater now through June 10, 2012. See photos from the production, which opened last night, May 26, below! http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-Yes-and-Productions-LA-Premiere-of-ORDINARY-DAYS-20120527 http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic5/7520090452216-C5C0-5EB5-CCB583BDBDFECACA.jpg http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-Yes-and-Productions-LA-Premiere-of-ORDINARY-DAYS-20120527 Sun, 27 May 2012 17:48:30 PST Ana Gasteyer, from SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and SUBURGATORY and Brian d'Arcy James from the new hit series SMASH performed to a sold-out crowd last night, May 26, at Bay Street Theatre.  Gasteyer and James mingled with the crowd, including actress Blythe Danner, at the post-show VIP soiree. Among the evenings attendees, Board Chairman Frank Filipo, Board Member Jane Holden as well as Hamptonites Bruce Sloan and Sal & Mary Lou Ranieri; and Matt McGrath, a Bay Street Theatre Artistic Associate and the director of the upcoming Mainstage production of Polly Draper in MY BRILLIANT DIVORCE, by Geraldine Aron. See below for photos from the after-party! http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-Ana-Gasteyer-and-Brian-DArcy-James-at-Bay-Street-Theatre-20120527 http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic5/75200903627C8-CAFF-BF78-70CEBAA65EEE4B87.jpg http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-Ana-Gasteyer-and-Brian-DArcy-James-at-Bay-Street-Theatre-20120527 Sun, 27 May 2012 17:35:16 PST Ana Gasteyer, from SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and SUBURGATORY and Brian d'Arcy James from the new hit series SMASH performed to a sold-out crowd last night, May 26, at Bay Street Theatre.  Gasteyer and James mingled with the crowd, including actress Blythe Danner, at the post-show VIP soiree. Among the evenings attendees, Board Chairman Frank Filipo, Board Member Jane Holden as well as Hamptonites Bruce Sloan and Sal & Mary Lou Ranieri; and Matt McGrath, a Bay Street Theatre Artistic Associate and the director of the upcoming Mainstage production of Polly Draper in MY BRILLIANT DIVORCE, by Geraldine Aron. See below for photos from the after-party! http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-Ana-Gasteyer-and-Brian-DArcy-James-at-Bay-Street-Theatre-20120527 http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic5/75200903627C8-CAFF-BF78-70CEBAA65EEE4B87.jpg http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-Ana-Gasteyer-and-Brian-DArcy-James-at-Bay-Street-Theatre-20120527 Sun, 27 May 2012 17:35:16 PST Ana Gasteyer, from SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and SUBURGATORY and Brian d'Arcy James from the new hit series SMASH performed to a sold-out crowd last night, May 26, at Bay Street Theatre.  Gasteyer and James mingled with the crowd, including actress Blythe Danner, at the post-show VIP soiree. Among the evenings attendees, Board Chairman Frank Filipo, Board Member Jane Holden as well as Hamptonites Bruce Sloan and Sal & Mary Lou Ranieri; and Matt McGrath, a Bay Street Theatre Artistic Associate and the director of the upcoming Mainstage production of Polly Draper in MY BRILLIANT DIVORCE, by Geraldine Aron. See below for photos from the after-party! http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-Ana-Gasteyer-and-Brian-DArcy-James-at-Bay-Street-Theatre-20120527 http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic5/75200903627C8-CAFF-BF78-70CEBAA65EEE4B87.jpg http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-Ana-Gasteyer-and-Brian-DArcy-James-at-Bay-Street-Theatre-20120527 Sun, 27 May 2012 17:35:16 PST I wanted to like you. In fact, I was fairly convinced I was going to love you. Truly. After I was given the complimentary audience glo-stick, told that my seat was directly under the large disco ball, and instructed to keep my arms and legs away from the stage to avoid collision with the roller skating chaos, I quickly fell into theater "true love." But Xanadu, despite your best efforts, I'm breaking up with you. http://broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Reviews-Xana-do-or-Xana-dont-Signature-Theatres-XANADU-20120527 http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic5/752009096F6BF-BBB5-F828-75FEE128F3D441F3.jpg http://broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Reviews-Xana-do-or-Xana-dont-Signature-Theatres-XANADU-20120527 Sun, 27 May 2012 19:19:05 PST Philip Seymour Hoffman, one of the nation's top acting talents known for playing extremely varied roles in film and on stage, including Truman Capote, which earned him an Oscar, and Father Brendan Flynn in Doubt, which earned him an Oscar nomination, speaks with Mo Rocca about his Tony Award-nominated performance as Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman on Broadway. http://broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE-TUBE-Philip-Seymour-Hoffman-Talks-DEATH-OF-A-SALESMAN-20120527 http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic5/7520090245209-AEE6-11F5-944680EDD11159F1.jpg http://broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE-TUBE-Philip-Seymour-Hoffman-Talks-DEATH-OF-A-SALESMAN-20120527 Sun, 27 May 2012 17:20:56 PST Philip Seymour Hoffman, one of the nation's top acting talents known for playing extremely varied roles in film and on stage, including Truman Capote, which earned him an Oscar, and Father Brendan Flynn in Doubt, which earned him an Oscar nomination, speaks with Mo Rocca about his Tony Award-nominated performance as Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman on Broadway. http://broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE-TUBE-Philip-Seymour-Hoffman-Talks-DEATH-OF-A-SALESMAN-20120527 http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic5/7520090245209-AEE6-11F5-944680EDD11159F1.jpg http://broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE-TUBE-Philip-Seymour-Hoffman-Talks-DEATH-OF-A-SALESMAN-20120527 Sun, 27 May 2012 17:20:56 PST The Stratford Shakespeare Festival has announced that it has come to an agreement regarding a first contract with its call-centre workers and no longer faces a strike. http://broadwayworld.com/article/Strike-Averted-at-Stratford-Shakespeare-Festival-20120527 http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic5/75200901F150E-D5F2-3758-212BAC88F7E22476.jpg http://broadwayworld.com/article/Strike-Averted-at-Stratford-Shakespeare-Festival-20120527 Sun, 27 May 2012 17:06:43 PST The Stratford Shakespeare Festival launches its 60th season on Monday, May 28, with a gala performance of Much Ado About Nothing. This is the final season under the artistic directorship of Des McAnuff, and one that promises an array of wonderful theatre for every taste and age group. http://broadwayworld.com/article/Stratford-Shakespeare-Festival-Launches-60th-Season-with-MUCH-ADO-ABOUT-NOTHING-May-28-20120527 http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic5/7520085DAB145-0CBC-64F6-0F4D63B93B7C70CB.jpg http://broadwayworld.com/article/Stratford-Shakespeare-Festival-Launches-60th-Season-with-MUCH-ADO-ABOUT-NOTHING-May-28-20120527 Sun, 27 May 2012 16:45:00 PST Kingsley Leggs, currently performing in Sister Act on Broadway, appears in Take Me Back - an unplugged Just a Piano Concert at The Triad Theater, 158 West 72nd Street, tonight, May 28th, 2012 at 9:30pm. The evening will feature Jeff Waxman on piano with special guest Tony Winner LaChanze, with whom Mr. Leggs shared the Broadway stage in The Color Purple. http://broadwayworld.com/article/SISTER-ACTs-Kingsley-Leggs-Feat-LaChanze-Comes-to-NYCs-Triad-Theater-528-20120527 http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic5/7520085CFBADC-B5B7-C517-789063FD22766010.jpg http://broadwayworld.com/article/SISTER-ACTs-Kingsley-Leggs-Feat-LaChanze-Comes-to-NYCs-Triad-Theater-528-20120527 Sun, 27 May 2012 16:45:00 PST Kingsley Leggs, currently performing in Sister Act on Broadway, appears in Take Me Back - an unplugged Just a Piano Concert at The Triad Theater, 158 West 72nd Street, tonight, May 28th, 2012 at 9:30pm. The evening will feature Jeff Waxman on piano with special guest Tony Winner LaChanze, with whom Mr. Leggs shared the Broadway stage in The Color Purple. http://broadwayworld.com/article/SISTER-ACTs-Kingsley-Leggs-Feat-LaChanze-Comes-to-NYCs-Triad-Theater-528-20120527 http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic5/7520085CFBADC-B5B7-C517-789063FD22766010.jpg http://broadwayworld.com/article/SISTER-ACTs-Kingsley-Leggs-Feat-LaChanze-Comes-to-NYCs-Triad-Theater-528-20120527 Sun, 27 May 2012 16:45:00 PST Jim Parsons, who is starring in the Broadway production of Harvey, will appear on ABCs Live! with Kelly today, May 28th between 9:00AM-10:00AM on channel 7. http://broadwayworld.com/article/HARVEYs-Jim-Parsons-to-be-Featured-on-LIVE-With-Kelly-528-20120527 http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic5/75200806E5B10-0B89-9AA7-E52F6B2CAE9DADCD.jpg http://broadwayworld.com/article/HARVEYs-Jim-Parsons-to-be-Featured-on-LIVE-With-Kelly-528-20120527 Sun, 27 May 2012 16:45:00 PST Die-heart Rob Dyrdek fans can rejoice as MTV is airing a Rob Dyrdek marathon this Memorial Day weekend, hosted by Rob himself, which will include episodes of RIDICULOUSNESS "Rob & Big" and "Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory." http://broadwayworld.com/article/Rob-Drydek-to-Host-RIDICULOUSNESS-Marathon-on-MTV-528-20120527 http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic5/75200803945BD-DA64-81AD-216D110F7FF896C1.jpg http://broadwayworld.com/article/Rob-Drydek-to-Host-RIDICULOUSNESS-Marathon-on-MTV-528-20120527 Sun, 27 May 2012 16:45:00 PST This Memorial Day weekend, celebrate the grand opening of The Social at Revel with performances by pop duo Karmin, along with 3AM, Element K, The Crazy 88s, Modern Bliss, 39 Mariner and Goodman Fiske. Known for their covers of Chris Brown's "Look at Me Now" and Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass, Karmin most recently debuted their Billboard Hot 100 tune, Brokenhearted. Before Karmin hits the stage at midnight, The Social will transform into a high energy nightclub complete with go go dancers and stilt walkers for an ultra-sensory experience. http://broadwayworld.com/article/Karmin-and-More-Set-for-The-Social-at-Revel-Grand-Opening-in-New-Jersey-524-28-20120527 http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic5/752007C1F7C7C-EF65-2904-D4990A538C0BD075.jpg http://broadwayworld.com/article/Karmin-and-More-Set-for-The-Social-at-Revel-Grand-Opening-in-New-Jersey-524-28-20120527 Sun, 27 May 2012 16:45:00 PST