(7/3/2009) 9 To 5's Stephanie J. Block made a special appearance to celebrate the release of her debut solo recording, "This Place I Know," on Wednesday, July 1st at the Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble. The performance and signing brought out her many fans as she shared her soaring and dynamic vocals with the crowd! BroadwayWorld.com was there to cheer on one of our favorite Broadway leading ladies as she wowed the audience who came out to help her celebrate. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) announces that it will host a three-night festival of funny women in July. The festival, cheekily named Bonerama, will showcase sketch and improv performances by some of the funniest female performers in the region. The festival runs Thursday, July 16-Saturday July 18 with shows at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. each night. Each performance will be at 407 Bainbridge Street. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) The critically acclaimed open mic series, Big Night Out is bigger and better than ever! Billed as a delicious gathering for the musical community, Big Night Out is a unique and supportive environment for performers and composers of all backgrounds to come together and perform the music that they love. Hosted by The Fabulous Jennifer Wren, who made her cabaret debut in 2006 with her revue Love, Rainbows and All at Don't Tell Mama, and resident Musical Director William "Bill" Zeffiro, singers are encouraged to try out new material, sing the roles that they aspire to play, sing the roles they will never play, or just show off for the joy of it. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) The Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye is reporting that Andrew Lloyd Webber has confirmed the much rumored news that soprano Sierra Boggess and baritone Ramin Karimloo will star in the world premiere in London of his "Phantom" sequel, Love Never Dies. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) After a sold-out run at the Toronto Centre for the Arts Studio Theatre (5040 Yonge Street) this past March Break, the all new revamped version of the Canadian Premiere production of High School Musical 2 On Stage! returns to Toronto July 14th. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) Mandy Patinkin and Patti LuPone, legendary stage stars that they are, have more than a few tricks up their theatrical sleeves. However, the true grit of an artist shines through when he does not use any of them, but rather says the words, sings the songs and bares his soul. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) The Players Theatre is proud to present two performances of Cirque Jacqueline, the revealing one-woman play about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Cirque Jacqueline is written and performed by Andrea Reese and directed by Charles Messina. Performances take place Saturday, July 25th, 8pm, and Sunday, July 26th, 3pm, at The Players Theatre Loft located at 115 MacDougal Street (3rd Floor) between West 3rd St. & Minetta Lane in NYC. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online at www.JackieOShow.com or by calling 1-866-811-4111. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) rimary Stages (Casey Childs, Founder & Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) launches its 25th anniversary season of new works celebrating the female playwright with the world premiere of A Lifetime Burning by Cusi Cram. With direction by Pam MacKinnon, the four-member cast features Jennifer Westfeldt as Emma with Raul Castillo as Alejandro, Isabel Keating as Lydia, and Christina Kirk as Tess. Performances begin Tuesday, July 28, 2009 for a limited run through Saturday, September 5, 2009 at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Opening night is set for Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. The cast and creative team held a meet and greet for the press and BroadwayWorld.com was there! (read story...)
(7/3/2009) The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) is pleased to announce the return of "Shakespeare on the Common" for two performances during FPAC'S "Whatever Theater Festival". On Thursday, July 29 and Friday July 30, at 8:00 PM (weather permitting) the public is invited at attend a free presentation of MacBeth, Shakespeare's tragedy about the lust for power and its bloody repercussions which will feature Artistic Director, Nick Paone in the title role. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) Peter Pan, who has returned home for the first time in over 100 years with a new production of JM Barrie's "PETER PAN" being performed in a one million pound purpose-built theatre tent in Kensington Gardens, is so successful that already its run has been extended to the end of the Kensington Gardens season. Due to the triumph that is "PETER PAN", many of the performances in the current booking period are sold out. The extra performances are from 1 - 13 September and these are now on sale. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) Horse Trade's Resident Artist Program offers an artistic home to a select group of independent theatre artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy while focusing on their individuality as independent companies. Based on each company's independent needs, this program provides an artistic home through rehearsal & performance space, and administrative, marketing, and artistic support. It has provided the platform for many new playwrights to be published in several editions of Plays and Playwrights, Playing with Canons, and numerous monologue books - enabling some of these works to be revived around the country. Horse Trade's residents, past and present have proven themselves as a vital asset to the independent theatre community in NYC and have gone on to tour all over the United States and Europe. Horse Trade Theater Group and their resident artists will continues to produce a massive quantity of stimulating downtown theater in 2009/2010. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) The Encores! Summer Stars production of The Wiz stars Ashanti, LaChanze, Joshua Henry, James Monroe Iglehart, Christian Dante White, Tichina Arnold and Dawnn Lewis. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) Stonewall Country returns to celebrate its 25th Anniversary at Theater at Lime Kiln for four performances, July 9th through 12th at 7:30pm. The musical retelling of the life of Stonewall Jackson premiered at Lime Kiln in 1984, with music by Robin and Linda Williams and the book by then artistic director Don Baker. Baker and the Williams duo are helping recreate the piece that put Lime Kiln on the map as a regional theatre. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) Welcome to BroadwayWorld TV's new weekly video series, BroadwayBeat's Priceless Spotlight. Sponsored by WORLD MasterCard, the program presents special moments by some of theatre's past, present, and future greats! (read story...)
(7/3/2009) The New McCree Theatre has a few seats left for the National Black Theatre Festival! This fabulous and economical bus trip to the National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, takes place August 2 - 8, 2009. Why should you attend? First and foremost, where else can you get a six-day vacation for only $375.00? Secondly, there are plenty of exciting and enlightening things happening at the Festival. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) The "New" McCree Theatre is moving. McCree's new home will be in the Urban League of Flint facility at 5005 Cloverlawn at Pierson Road, Flint, Michigan. "In a way, we're going back home," said Charles Winfrey, executive director of the "New" McCree Theatre. The Urban League served as the operating agency for the theatre from 1971 until 1985." He said the move was necessitated by the need to offer more performing arts training programs. "We have certainly enjoyed our five-year relationship with the Christ Enrichment Center," Winfrey said, "their hospitality and graciousness exceeded all expectations. But we felt a need to offer our young artists more in the way of workshops and other performing opportunities, and the space was just not there." (read story...)
(7/3/2009) Universal CityWalk will become "Universal MoonWalk" for one night with Southern California's largest outdoor public celebration of Michael Jackson's life and music on Thursday, July 9, as part of CityWalk's ongoing Summer Block Party free summer marathon of movies and music. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) The Showboat Majestic will continue the 87th summer season with Beth Henley's 1981 Pulitzer Prize winning play, Crimes of the Heart. Performances run August 5 - August 23, 2009. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) With Blackbird, William Petersen, former star of CBS-TV's CSI, returns to the theater where he first earned his Equity card to tackle a role that echoes his earliest work on Chicago's stages playing morally damaged characters in In the Belly of the Beast, The Night of the Iguana, and Flyovers. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) Philadelphia Theatre Company grossed $205,000 in ticket sales for its 2008/2009 mainstage season finale, Grey Gardens, which closed after a five-week run on Sunday, June 28. In setting a new single ticket record for the company, Grey Gardens joins other PTC box office chart-toppers such as The Happiness Lecture, Take Me Out, and Nerds://A Musical Software Satire. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) The League of Professional Theatre Women, a non-profit organization committed to promoting visibility and increasing opportunities for women in the professional theatre, is pleased to announce its new slate of officers. These women will serve as leaders of the League for a two-year term, from July 1, 2009 until June 30, 2011. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) "Shoot me first," cries a young Amish girl as the murderous milkman points his gun towards the 10 students. "Shoot me second," whimpers another. These lines are delivered not only by Dickey each night, but were actually said by two sisters that day, according to local reports... (read story...)
(7/3/2009) "Internet Killed the Video Star!" is an original, professional comedy theater production written and produced by The Jove that offers one of the most unique comedy experiences in South Florida. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) The producers of 2009's Best New Off-Broadway Musical*, The Toxic Avenger, announced today that they are celebrating the show's 100th performance on Friday, July 3 with a very special Independence Day Ticket Offer. To commemorate the year of the nation's independence (and America going green!), special $17.76 tickets will be available for the following performances: Friday, July 3 at 8PM; Saturday, July 4 at 4PM; and Sunday, July 5 at 3 and 7PM. Please note: there will be no 8pm performance on Saturday, July 4. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) Ken Davenport, producer of the Off-Broadway hits Altar Boyz and The Awesome 80s Prom, today announced that all performances of the off-Broadway hit MY FIRST TIME (www.MyFirstTimeThePlay.com) in July will add new, previously unheard and unedited real "adult" stories about first times at the end of each performance, starting July 3rd. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) Peter Nero and the Philly Pops® celebrate the summer with two exciting concerts this July-the sixth annual "Pops on Independence" free concert at Independence Hall (July 3) and "The Best of Bernstein and the Riches of Rodgers" at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts (July 22). Join Peter and the POPS for two spectacular evenings of music under the stars! (read story...)
(7/3/2009) F**KING MEN at the King's Head Theatre is now extended until July 3, 2009. Due to overwhelming popular demand, Phil Willmott revives one of the London's biggest fringe success of recent years, a free-wheeling comedy of sexual manners from Joe DiPietro, the co-author of New York's longest running hit I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) Restored to its original roots in England in the early 1970's, EQUUS rises anew with theatrical life this summer at The Chandler Studio Theatre under the lead of The Production Company's Artistic Director August Viverito. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) Barrington Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Producting Director Richard M. Parison Jr., announced today that the world premiere production of Mark St. Germain's new play, Freud's Last Session, has been extended through July 3 at BSC Stage 2 theatre (36 Linden Street , Pittsfield). Starring Mark H. Dold and Martin Rayner, under the direction of Tyler Marchant, Freud's Last Session will receive an additional five performances - Tuesday, June 30 at 7:30pm; Wednesday, July 1 at 7:30pm; Thursday, July 2 at7:30pm; and Friday, July 3 at 3pm and 7:30pm. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) Please join us for a new play by Michael Reyes presented by The Left Hand, BPC's Playwright-in-Residence's theater company, on Saturday, July 3rd, 8 p.m., at the Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, (Between Houston and Bleecker). (read story...)
(7/3/2009) GBH.tv and Webster Hall New York City present GIRLS & BOYS with Adam Freeland and Peter Hook (New Order DJ Set) this Friday 7/3 at Webster Hall. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) Theater Talk announces upcoming guests for the month of July.
Lewis Black and Nancy Giles
On Thirteen: Friday, July 3rd at 1:00 AM
On CUNY TV: Saturday, July 4th at 8:30 PM (read story...)
(7/3/2009) On Friday July 3rd members of the San Francisco casts of ?Wicked' and ?Spamalot' will join Composer and Lyricist Scott Alan for a concert of his songbook at the Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) In a two-for-one theater event, Fort Lauderdale?s ArtServe is hosting the one-act plays ?Mr. Charles, currently of Palm Beach? by Paul Rudnick and ?Mexico City? by David Leddick. Both plays will star Mr. Leddick, Merry Jo Cortada and Stefan Pinto. Funny and sad, sexy and sinister, the two plays promise an exhilarating emotional experience for the audience. With plays ricocheting between Palm Beach and Mexico City, this is a completely new adventure for theatergoers. The show is directed by David Kingery and the incidental music is by Andrew Sargent. V.J. Colonna is producing with stage management by Jamie Cooper. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) Two new exhibits will be on view at the Howard County Arts Council galleries beginning Monday, July 3, 2009. [trans] TEXTURE, in Gallery I, features works handmade from paper and paper pulp and No Boundaries, in Gallery II, features work by youth and adults with developmental disabilities. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) It's nearly time to break out the popcorn (still FREE!) and soda (still FREE!) for another trip down memory lane with the 2009 Michelob Ultra Cool Films Series. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) Are you ready a nostalgic trip down memory lane, complete with FREE popcorn and soda?? Victoria Theatre Association and Heidelberg Distributing Company presents the first film of the Michelob Ultra Cool Film Series, celebrating classic Hollywood with Marilyn Monroe in the captivating and sexy film, The Seven Year Itch, July 3-5, 2009 at the historic Victoria Theatre in downtown Dayton. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities presents the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra on Friday, July 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the outdoor amphitheater. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) Comedy Works is pleased to announce that MICHAEL WINSLOW will perform at the Comedy Works South in the Landmark Village and Comedy Works Larimer Square: Friday July 3 Comedy Works Landmark 7:30 PM / 9:30 PM $23.00, ALL AGES and Sunday July 5 Comedy Works Larimer Square, 7:00 PM $15.00 AGES 21+ (read story...)
(7/3/2009) America's favorite orphan finds a home in Indianapolis as Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents Annie as its 2009 family show. A winner of seven Tony Awards including Best Musical, Annie is live on stage May 21 through July 3. (read story...)
(7/3/2009) Indiana University's 2009 Summer Music Festival will include a diverse series of piano recitals highlighted by a July 3 performance by international soloist and chamber musician Jonathan Biss, who was raised in Bloomington and studied with IU Jacobs School of Music professors Karen Taylor and Evelyne Brancart. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Eubank Productions is no more. Not to worry though. They've evolved and revolved into a whole new (but still the same) not-for-profit theatre company called Egads! (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Team San Jose announced today that they have selected the Nederlander Organization to be the exclusive presenter of touring Broadway musicals and special events at the Center for the Performing Arts. The Inaugural 2009-2010 Season, under the local banner of Broadway San Jose ~ A Nederlander Presentation begins September 15, 2009. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Broadway in Riverside/A Nederlander Presentation, recently announced its inaugural season of great theatre for the entire family at the Fox Performing Arts Center in the City of Riverside. The Nederlander Organization, the national producer and presenter of touring Broadway shows and events, has entered into a multi-year agreement with the Fox Performing Arts Center and its Operator/Manager, William P. Malone; under the aegis of Broadway in Riverside/A Nederlander Presentation - Carl Thompson, General Manager. The Fox Performing Arts Center is scheduled to open in January of 2010. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Jesus Christ Superstar, the first masterpiece from the legendary writing team of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, exploded onto the scene in 1971 changing the world of musical theatre forever. With a score of amazing songs - ?I Don?t Know How to Love Him?, ?Hosanna?, ?Everything?s Alright?, ?What?s the Buzz?, ?Superstar?, and ?Heaven on Their Mind?, this original groundbreaking production stars Ted Neeley in the title role. This Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation will return for five performances only, at San Diego Civic Theatre, January 15 ? 17, 2010. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Recording artist and Broadway performer Sasha Allen (Hair) will perform the song "Huddled Masses" from the upcoming new musical LIBERTY at the reopening of the Statue of Liberty crown, which was closed after the 9/11 attacks, on Saturday, July 4, 2009. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will begin at 9:00 a.m. on NYC's Liberty Island with the performance taking place at 9:40 a.m. The City Lights Youth Theatre will perform "Huddled Masses" and "Horizon" on Liberty Island at 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Returning due to unprecedented demand following its highly successful debut at the BALBOA THEATRE (April 21-26, 2009); the award-winning Beatles concert RAIN - A Tribute To The Beatles announces a return engagement in an electrifying Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation. RAIN: A Tribute To the Beatles will return to San Diego for two performances only at San Diego CIVIC THEATRE, on SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2010 at 2PM & 8PM. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Teatro ZinZanni, the bewitching show combining cabaret, cirque, theatrical spectacle and original live music, blended with a five-course gourmet dinner, now in its tenth season, is looking for Bay Area performers to join the circus! (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Due to popular demand, America's premier comedian is hitting the road in a return to his first love - stand-up comedy. Recently hailed as "the master stand-up comic of his generation" and "the best comedian of our time" in a Washington Post article by Tom Shales, Seinfeld has an uncanny ability to joke about the little things in life that relate to audiences everywhere. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Celebrating 35 years of producing award-winning musical theater in Chicagoland, The Marriott Theatre is thrilled to present the stunningly beautiful new musical The Light in the Piazza, previewing July 22nd, opening July 29th, and running through September 20th.
(read story...)
(7/2/2009) Fireworks at THE AFTER PARTY Friday, July 3rd- THE AFTER PARTY welcomes Avenue Q's CARLA RENATA with Fireworks @ Midnight! With Avenue Q's MARK HARTMAN at the piano! (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Daisy's Madhouse announces auditions for the "Awesome 80's Prom!" We're seeking actors for this blast to the past, award winning interactive show. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (ATRU) proudly presents On Stage with...Megon McDonough - "An Evening with
Megon McDonough" Saturday, July 18 at 8 p.m. as part of the intimate "On Stage With..." 2009 Summer Cabaret Series. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Disney's THE LION KING has been confirmed for a multiple-week limited return engagement at the SAN DIEGO CIVIC THEATRE beginning OCTOBER 13 and playing through NOVEMBER 8, 2009. This North American National Tour is currently one of seven productions running worldwide along with New York, London, Hamburg, Tokyo, Paris, and Fukuoka. Opening night in San Diego is Thursday, October 15; with preview performances starting Tuesday, October 13, 2009. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Rehearsals start today, Thursday, July 2, for Slipping, written by Daniel Talbott and directed by Kirsten Kelly. Presented by Piece by Piece Productions and Rising Phoenix Repertory in association with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Slipping begins performances for its New York premiere Tuesday, July 28 at 8pm at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, 224 Waverly Place. The opening night is set for Tuesday, August 4 at 7pm. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Winner of the 2005 Tony Award® for Best Musical, Monty Python's Spamalot is the outrageous new musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the film classic "Monty Python and The Holy Grail." (read story...)
(7/2/2009) The NATIONAL NEW PLAY NETWORK (NNPN), the country's leading alliance of non-profit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new
plays, will award grants totaling over $140,000 to its 26 member theaters in 2009-10, with participation in nearly every region of the country. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) WE ARE BEING HELD plays as part of the undergroundzero festival @ Performance Space 122
A man named Peter finds himself without a memory on a lone subway car. Awakened, Peter's past is conjured by two seemingly innocuous passengers who begin to unravel with him. We Are Being Held takes place on a subway, yet there is rarely mention of that. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Vincent by Leonard Nimoy, directed by B. Stanley and Theatre Du Jour and performed by B. Stanley
runs Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 7:30pm July 9 - July 26 at District Of Columbia Arts Center. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Nikki Blonsky (Hairspray, High School Musical) will be the host and musical guest of the upcoming The 24 Hour Plays Off Broadway on July 13 at the Atlantic Theater. Laura Breckenridge ("Gossip Girl"), Joey Slotnick ("Nip/Tuck"), Julie Halston (Hairspray, "Sex and the City"), Patrick Heusinger (Next Fall, "Gossip Girl"), Max Casella ("The Sopranos"), and Russell Jones (Ruined) will join the At Play ensemble in this exciting Off Broadway theatrical event. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) The Broadway community mourns the loss of Karl Malden, who died yesterday at age 97. The veteran actor's career spanned theatre, film, and television throughout nearly six decades.
The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be dimmed in his memory on Thursday, July 2nd at exactly 8:00pm for one minute. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) After breaking box office records and selling out in record time for a two-week engagement in 2006, WICKED, the smash-hit musical, will return to SAN DIEGO CIVIC THEATRE, playing from JULY 29 - AUGUST 30, 2009. We also have two San Diego actors in the cast: KEVIN McMAHON and MERIDETH KAYE CLARK. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Six-year-old NF Hero Julia Perfetti, her mother, Laura, and family were featured on the "Everyone has a Story" segment of the Today Show this morning, Thursday, July 2nd. As part of the very special segment, little Julia was treated to her very own song which was sung by Broadway favorites, Sierra Boggess and Hugh Panaro. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Go Comedy! Improv Theater is set to premier two original comedies Thursday, July 9, Travel Earth Time Shares and Silent, joining the critically acclaimed comedy Love & Other Urban Legends. Tickets ($10) are available by calling (248) 327-0575 or in person at the Go Comedy! box office beginning at 7:00pm Wednesday - Sunday. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Seattle Theatre Group (STG) is pleased to announce the addition of Switchfoot to the Blue October show, with Longwave on July 30th, 2009 at 7:30pm at the Moore Theatre. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation, is delighted to announce its 33rd Season of great theatre. This year, more importantly than ever, theatre lives up to its promise to take us away and teach us about life, love and other cultures - whether they are in Africa, uptown Manhattan, the Ivy League or fantastic & funny alternate realities! Take an "Escapation/PLAYcation" with the entire family and discover the theatrical royalty the 2009-2010 Season offers. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) On Saturday, July 18, from 10:00am-1:00pm, join the Katy Visual & Performing Arts Center for an enormous artful celebration. We have doubled our size, and yet kept the same address at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center Complex. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Auditions for "All Shook Up" will be held at The Des Moines Playhouse at 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, July 19. All auditions are open to the public; no one is pre-cast. Those auditioning must bring a prepared solo; an accompanist will be provided. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Horse Trade Theater Group presents the UNDER ST. MARK'S SUMMER FILM FEST at 94 St. Mark's Place, btw 1st Ave and Avenue A. L train to 1st Ave (read story...)
(7/2/2009) We don't know what's so funny about catfights, big wigs, cheesy lounge singers, French art films, and Hollywood melodrama, but we're not complaining! The response to our first three weeks of VALLEY OF THE DOLLS has been great and we've only got one weekend left. Don't miss it! (read story...)
(7/2/2009) On Saturday June 29, 2009, Michael Blachly, Director of University of Florida Performing Arts, welcomed friends and family of Alan and Carol Squitieri for the official dedication of the Alan and Carol Squitieri Studio Theatre. Alan Squitieri, who passed away in 2005, and his wife Carol have been long-time supporters of UF Performing Arts. President J. Bernard Machen presented the dedication. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Variety reports that the stage adaptation of "The Shawshank Redemption" that played at Dublin's Gaiety Theatre will get a West End run in the fall. Based on the Stephen King novella that also inspired the 1994 movie version of "Shawshank", the plot centers on the friendship two men develop over their time as inmates in a notoriously tough prison. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) TheatreWorks' 8th Annual New Works Festival presents the incomparable Broadway and pop star Maureen McGovern in A Long and Winding Road: The Concert. This stunning performance is a tribute to "the second half of the Great American Songbook," the music that inspired McGovern before her smash hit, the Academy Award-winning Gold Record, "The Morning After." (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Writers' Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma, opens its 2009-10 season with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard, directed by Michael Halberstam. The production runs September 29- December 6, 2009, at Writers' Theatre, 325 Tudor Court in Glencoe. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) The Des Moines Playhouse has a new attendance champion: "The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid" is the number one non-musical in the theatre's 90-year history. Over the course of the show's three week June run, 6551 people visited the theatre, for a total attendance of 99.5% of capacity. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) PICT brings John Patrick Shanley's searing drama Doubt, winner of the 2005 Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize, to the intimate Henry Heymann Theatre. The production is directed by Jeffrey M. Cordell, and features Pittsburgh favorites David Whalen as Father Flynn and Kate Young as Sister Aloysius, with Meghan Heimbecker as Sister James and Maria Becoates-Bey as Mrs. Muller. (read story...)
(7/2/2009) Northlight Theatre opens its 35th Season with the hit musical, The Marvelous Wonderettes. The production runs September 17-October 25, 2009 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie. (read story...)
RIALTO CHATTER: Broadway Musical THRILLER Now Uncertain?
STAGE TUBE: 'CATCH ME IF YOU CAN' Sneak Peek
Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID To Close On Broadway 8/30, National Tour Planned For 2010
Photo Flash: Chad Gilbert, Hayley Williams Visit THE TOXIC AVENGER
Amy Spanger Leaves Broadway's ROCK OF AGES
RAGTIME Returns To Broadway, Plays Neil Simon Theatre Beginning 10/23
STAGE TUBE: Minnelli Speaks To CBS Early Show On Jackson Death
Photo Coverage: Final AVENUE Q Cast Press First Look/Sneak Peek 
Evan Rachel Wood and Alan Cumming To Star In 'SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark', Previews Now Begin 2/25/2010
STAGE TUBE: CollegeHumor's WEB SITE STORY
Photo Coverage: Shakespeare in The Park's TWELFTH NIGHT - Opening Night Curtain Call 
Photo Coverage: Shakespeare in The Park's TWELFTH NIGHT - The Starry Opening Night Arrivals
STAGE TUBE: Broadway's HAIR Cast Honors Michael Jackson On GMA
Photo Coverage: 'CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGPRAHY: IN THEIR OWN WORDS - GAY PRIDE EDITION' 
Photo Flash: Justina Machado Joins IN THE HEIGHTS
Donmar's HAMLET With Jude Law To Play Broadway's Broadhurst, Previews Begin 9/12, Opens 10/6
THE NUTTY PROFESSOR Headed to Broadway; Music by Hamlisch, Book by Holmes; Jerry Lewis to Direct
Photo Coverage: 'EROTIC BROADWAY' Debuts At The Triad
Photo Coverage: Shakespeare in The Park's TWELFTH NIGHT - Opening Night Party
Photo Coverage: ROCK OF AGES Breaks Guinness World Record for Largest Air Guitar Ensemble!
Photo Coverage: 9 To 5's Stephanie J. Block Sings And Signs At Barnes And Noble
Philly Improv Theater Announces All-Female Improv And Sketch Comedy Festival, Plays 7/16-18
'Big Night Out' Continues Featured Composer Series With Guest Ritt Henn 7/16
Lloyd Webber Confirms Boggess And Karimloo For Leading Roles In 'LOVE NEVER DIES'
Photo Flash: Open Rehearsal For Toronto's HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2, Begins 7/14
An Evening with Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin at the Ahmanson Theatre
Players Theater Presents 'CIRQUE JACQUELINE' Encore 7/25-26
Photo Coverage: 'A LIFETIME BURNING' Press Day
Shakespeare Returns To The Franklin Town Common With FPAC's MACBETH 7/29-30
PETER PAN Extends In Kensington Gardens Thru 9/13, US Tour To Begin May 2010
Smash Hit 'Fuerza Bruta' Extended At Arsht Center Through August 2
Horse Trade Theater Group Announces Residents For 2009/2010 Season
BWW TV: THE WIZ 'FLIPS' On Down The Road: Backstage with James Monroe Iglehart
STONEWALL COUNTRY Returns To Theater at Lime Kiln For 25th Anniversary 7/9-12
WORLD MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Spotlight - Daniel Radcliffe
GYPSY OF THE MONTH: Brandi Wooten of '9 to 5: The Musical'
Tickets Still Available For McCree Theatre's 'National Black Theatre Festival' Trip
McCree Theatre Moving to New Location
Universal CityWalk Becomes 'Universal Moonwalk' For Michael Jackson Tribute 7/9
Photo Flash: CRIMES OF THE HEART on The Showboat, Opens 8/5
BLACKBIRD At Victory Gardens Biograph Theater Opens 7/3 
Philadelphia Theatre Co.'s GREY GARDENS Ends Run By Breaking House Record
League of Professional Theatre Women Announces New Officers
Sofa Snark: 'Amish Project' Comes to Life Off-Broadway
'Internet Killed the Video Star!' From The Jove
A BICYCLE COUNTRY With Pierucci, Rodriguez & Solorzano Plays 7/3-25 At The Lion
TOXIC AVENGER Celebrates 100th Performance 7/3 With Special Ticket Offers
MY FIRST TIME To Add New Unedited 'Adult' Stories For Dirty-Talkbacks 7/3
Peter Nero & The Philly Pops Present Two Concerts 7/3 At Independence Hall, 7/22 At Mann Center
F**KING MEN Gets Another Extension At King's Head Through 7/3
The Production Company Presents EQUUS 7/3-8/22 At Chandler Studio Theatre
Freud's Last Session Gets Extended Through 7/3 At BSC Stage 2 Theatre
Michael Reyes Presents His New Play At The Bowery Poetry Club 7/3 
Adam Freeland And Peter Hook Come To Webster Hall 7/3
Lewis Black & Nancy Giles Celebrate July 4th On Theater Talk
STG Presents Tegan And Sara 7/3
Cast Members of San Francisco's WICKED and SPAMALOT Join Scott Alan July 3rd at the Rrazz Room
MR. CHARLES, CURRENTLY OF PALM BEACH Comes To Ft. Fort Lauderdale 7/3-5
Kathy Griffin Performs Her Comedy At Mandalay Bay Theater 7/3 
Howard County Arts Council Presents Two New Exhibits, Opens 7/3
Call Me Penelope Plays At The Strand 7/3-7/5, Ends Friends and Neighbors Fest
DVR Alert: Talk Show Listings Friday, July 3, 2009 - Mario Cantone & More
2009 Michelob Ultra Cool Summer Film Series Begins 7/3 With The Seven Year Itch
The Seven Year Itch Plays The Michelob Ultra Cool Film Series 7/3-7/5 In Dayton
The Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra Comes To Arvada Center Amphitheater 7/3 
Comedy Works Welcomes Michael Winslow 'The Man Of 10,000 Sound Effects' 7/3, 5
ANNIE Set To Open Tonight At Beef And Boards, Runs Through 7/3
World-Class Musician, Bloomington Native Jonathan Biss Returns 7/3 For IU Summer Music Festival
Review: Insanity in Los Angeles
Review: Cabaret Plays the Met
Egads (Formally Eubank Productions) To Host The Sdage Awards 11/7
SPAMALOT, SPRING AWAKENING, And RIVERDANCE Among Broadway San Jose's Inaugural 2009/10 Season
ANNIE, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR And HAIRSPARY Among Broadway In Riverside's Inaugural Season
Hosanna! JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Starring Ted Neely Returns For 5 Performances Only At The San Diego Civic Theatre 1/15-17/10
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Blues Travelers And Celtic Air Among IFAC's Upcoming Lineup
THE LAUGHS ARE ON US, THE ROY ORBISON STORY, And CIRQUE LE MASQUE Among WBT's Summer/Fall Lineup
Submit A New Caption For The Impulse Theatre's Caption This! Contest
Sasha Allen To Perform A Song From LIBERTY THE MUSICAL At The Reopening Of The Statue Of Liberty Crown 7/4
RAIN- A Tribute To The Beatles Comes To San Diego Civic Theatre 5/15/10
Teatro ZinZanni Set To Hold Auditions 8/3-8/5 In San Francisco
Jerry Seinfeld Brings The Laughs To San Diego Civic Theater 12/5
Marriott Theatre Presents THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA From 7/22 - 9/20
AVENUE Q's Carla Renata And Mark Hartman Guest At The After Party 7/3, Fireworks To Follow
Daisy's Madhouse Holds Auditions For AWESOME 80'S PROM 7/11
Spend 'An Evening With Megon McDonough' 7/18 As Part Of 2009 Summer Cabaret Series
THE LION KING Roars Into To San Diego Civic Theatre 10/13-11/8
Rehearsals Begin For SLIPPING, Opening Night Set For 8/4 At The Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
SPAMALOT Comes To San Diego Civic Theater 9/8-9/13
NNPN Awards $140K To Theaters Across The Country, Victory Gardens & Actor's Theatre of Charlotte Voted Into Membership
We Are Being Held Comes To PS122 As Part Of undergroundzero Festival 7/23-25
Leonard Nimoy's VINCENT Comes To DC Arts Center 7/9-26
Nikki Blonsky To Host The 24 Hour Plays Off Broadway 7/13 At The Atlantic Theater
Broadway To Dim Lights In Honor Of Actor Karl Malden Tonight, 7/2
WICKED Returns To San Diego Civic Theatre 7/29-8/30
BWW TV: Broadway's Sierra Boggess And Hugh Panaro Sing On NBC's Today Show
Go Comedy! Improv Theatre Premieres Travel Earth Time Shares & Silent 7/9
STG Announces SWITCHFOOT, Added To The Blue October Show 7/30 At Moore Theatre
Broadway/San Diego Announces 33rd Season With SPAMALOT, THE LION KING & More
KVPAC Announces the Grand Opening Of Their New Expanded Facility 
Des Moines Playhouse Holds Auditions For ALL SHOOK UP 7/19 
UNDER St. Mark's Hosts Summer Film Fest, Begins 7/6 With C.H.U.D.
Last Chance To Catch Running With Scissors' VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, Closes 7/5
University Of Florida Performing Arts Dedicates The Alan & Carol Squitieri Studio Theatre
Anderson And Cathey Led 'SHAWSHANK' To Play At West End's Wyndham, Previews Begin 9/4
Maureen McGovern Brings A Long And Winding Road: The Concert To New Works Festival 8/6
Writers' Theatre Opens Season With ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN And From Page To Stage Series 9/29 Thru 12/6 
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID Sets New Attendance Record For Des Moines Playhouse
PICT Brings DOUBT To The Henry Heymann Theatre 7/9-8/1
Northlight Theatre Opens 35th Season With THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES 9/17 Thru 10/25
Groundation Comes To The Boulder Theater 10/1 
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