Photo Blast from the Past: Fred Gwynne

Today, we're featuring Fred Gwynne circa 1984. teve Zissou, an appearance on Arrested Development and more. Gwynne was best known for his roles in the 1960s sitcoms Car 54, Where Are You? and The Munsters, as well as his later roles in Pet Sematary and My Cousin Vinny. In 1974, he appeared in the role of Big Daddy Pollitt in the Broadway revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with Elizabeth Ashley, Keir Dullea and Kate Reid. In 1975 he played the Stage Manager in Our Town at the American Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford, Connecticut. He returned to Broadway in 1976 as Colonel J. C. Kinkaid in two parts of A Texas Trilogy. (more...)

Lyric Stage Company of Boston Stages BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK, Now thru 4/27

The Lyric Stage Company of Boston presents BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK by Lynn Nottage, tonight, March 29 - April 27, 2013. (more...)

Photo Flash: Mark Rylance and the Cast of the Guthrie's NICE FISH Go Ice Fishing

Two-time Tony Award winner Mark Rylance and the cast of Nice Fish recently ventured out onto Minnesota's Silver Lake for an ice fishing expedition, a detour into a first-hand experience of the frozen north. (more...)

Rob Ashford-Helmed WILSHIRE Reading Will Feature Christopher Sieber, Harriet Harris, Adrienne Warren and More

The new comedic musical WILSHIRE, with music and lyrics from singer/songwriter Drew Brody and a book by Bobby Goldman ('The Curvy Widow'), will receive a New York reading April 4th at 3pm and 5th at 11am at Chelsea Studios. (more...)

Ansa Akyea, Emily Gunyou Halaas and More Set for the Guthrie's CLYBOURNE PARK

The Guthrie Theater today announced complete casting for its production of 2011 Pulitzer Prize and 2012 Tony Award winner Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris, the biting, powerhouse contemporary satire about race and gentrification during the past half century in America. Written in response to Lorraine Hansberry's classic A Raisin in the Sun, Clybourne Park has sparked conversation and dialogue across America wherever it has played. Lisa Peterson (Guthrie: Major Barbara, Oedipus) returns to direct another great, biting American story at the Guthrie after last year's lauded production of Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. (more...)

STAGE TO SCREEN: Broadway Stars in Prime Time Tonight!

Here are some of the familiar Broadway faces appearing in prime time tonight (Tuesday, March 26)! (more...)

THE ODD COUPLE Begins 4/5 at Gorilla Tango's Skokie Theatre

Robert Bills will present Neil Simon's The Odd Couple (female version) performing Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm, April 5 - June 1, 2013 (no performances Saturday, 4/27 or 5/25) - at Gorilla Tango's Skokie Theatre (7924 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, Il). Tickets are $20; to purchase tickets call 847.677.7761 or visit www.gorillatango.com. (more...)

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/24/13

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 3/24/2013. (more...)

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 3/25

Welcome to this week's edition of our new WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS, part of our new Industry Insights section that will feature insider industry information, commentary and insights! Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, 3/24/2013. (more...)

Review - Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/24/13 & Theatre Quote of the Week

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Shakespeare Guild to Welcome Authors Paul Dickson, Thomas Keith and Susannah Carson, Spring 2013

After memorable conversations with such fascinating guests as the New Yorker's JOHN LAHR (September 17), Hunter College's IRENE DASH (October 22), the McCarter Theatre's NAGLE JACKSON (November 19), Columbia University's JAMES SHAPIRO (December 17), and The Lion King's JULIE TAYMOR (January 28), The Shakespeare Guild now looks forward to evenings in Manhattan's National Arts Club that will focus on three engaging authors: PAUL DICKSON, THOMAS KEITH, and SUSANNAH CARSON. These events will be followed in May by a fourth gathering that will take us to another venerable institution, The Players, and place the spotlight on EVERETT RAYMOND KINSTLER, a celebrity portrait painter who has been compared to the legendary John Singer Sargent. (more...)

What's Playing on Broadway March 25-31

Another starry week begins on the Great White Way! Alec Baldwin returns to the Broadway stage in the Daniel Sullivan-helmed ORPHANS slated to begin previews tomorrow, March 26. Fiona Shaw reunites with director Deborah Warner to present THE TESTAMENT OF MARY which also begins previews tomorrow. Cicely Tyson, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Vanessa Williams lead Horton Foote's THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL starting Saturday March 30. Not to be missed, the Scarlett Johansson-led Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ends its run on Saturday, March 30. (more...)

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Enters Final Week of Performances

This is the last week to see Tony Award-winner Scarlett Johansson, Ciaran Hinds, Benjamin Walker and Emmy Award-winner Debra Monk in Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning classic Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Directed by Tony and Emmy Award-winner Rob Ashford, this limited engagement must end Saturday, March 30. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is playing at the Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street) where it opened January 17 (previews began December 18). (more...)

Review - It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman: High Flying, Adored

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Tarragon Theatre to Present Mini-Festival of Hannah Moscovitch Plays, 2/20-3/24

Tarragon Theatre presents A Double Bill celebrating the work of acclaimed playwright-in-residence Hannah Moscovitch, with premieres of her plays Little One and Other People's Children. A co-production with Theatre Crisis and Theatre PANIK, A Hannah Moscovitch Double Bill opens February 20 and runs to March 24 (previewing from February 14) in Tarragon Theatre's Extra Space. (more...)

Alley Theatre to Present A FEW GOOD MEN, 3/1-24

Bringing together an outstanding, large cast with a world-class artistic team, Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd directs Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men. This epic production brings this captivating military courtroom drama to life. A Few Good Men runs March 1 through March 24, 2013, on the Hubbard Stage. (more...)

PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES to Make a Pit Stop at Skylight Music Theatre, 3/8-24

Take a seat and place your order for some of Rhetta Cupp's famous apple pie! Skylight Music Theatre kicks it up a notch with the countrified musical Pump Boys and Dinettes March 8th - March 24th in the Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center (158 N. Broadway, Milwaukee WI). (more...)

SHOW BIZ: Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - 3/22/2013

BroadwayWorld.com's SHOW BIZ: Rush, Lottery & Standing Room Only Ticketing Policies - updated on 3/22/2013. (more...)

Breaking News: Tony Awards Committee Decides CINDERELLA is a Revival & More After Latest Meeting

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today for the third time this season to determine the eligibility of two Broadway productions for the 2013 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. The Tony Awards Administration Committee will meet a total of four times throughout the 2012-2013 season to decide the eligibility for the 2013 Tony Awards. (more...)

Lyric Stage Company of Boston to Stage BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK, 3/29-4/27

The Lyric Stage Company of Boston presents BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK by Lynn Nottage, March 29 - April 27, 2013. (more...)

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