Kelsey Grammer to Play Villain in TRANSFORMERS 4

According to Deadline, the actor best known for playing 'Frasier Crane' has signed on to play the lead human villain in Michael Bay's TRANSFORMERS 4. He joins Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Jack Reynor, and Nicola Peltz. (more...)

Tom Hiddleston Returning to the Stage?

According to reports, Tom Hiddleston revealed at last night's Oliver Awards that he will return to the stage in the coming months. (more...)

Photo Flash: Michael Findlay, Elliot Goldenthal, Mira Nair and Fred Wilson at NYFA Hall of Fame Event

The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) has announced that author and co-director of the Acquavella Gallery Michael Findlay, composer Elliot Goldenthal, filmmaker Mira Nair and visual artist Fred Wilson were inducted into the NYFA Hall of Fame on Tuesday, April 23rd at Espace (635 West 42nd Street). Check out a photo of the honorees below! (more...)

ANIKAI Dance Theatre to Present THE KNOCKING WITHIN at Montreal Fringe, June 15-23

ANIKAI Dance Theatre presents The Knocking Within, performed and co-directed by Wendy Jehlen and Pradhuman Nayak at the 2013 St. Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival, MAI (Montreal, arts interculturels), June 15-23. (more...)

League of Chicago Theatres Announces Summer 2013 Highlights

Summer 2013 will bring a wealth of new works to Chicago stages, closing out this season with some of the most exciting theater in the country, and holding Chicago's place as a leader on the national scene. Offerings from the city's more than 200 producing theaters includes a range of special summer programming, featuring everything from the latest musicals and highly anticipated world premieres to updated classics. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Teaser Poster, Video & Full Creative Team Revealed for ROCKY on Broadway

Stage Entertainment USA and Sylvester Stallone have announced that the new musical, ROCKY, will come to Broadway in 2014, beginning preview performances in February and officially opening in March at Broadway's historic Winter Garden Theatre. ROCKY received its world premiere in fall 2012 in Hamburg, Germany. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: First Teaser Poster, Video & Full Creative Team Revealed for ROCKY on Broadway

Stage Entertainment USA and Sylvester Stallone have announced that the new musical, ROCKY, will come to Broadway in 2014, beginning preview performances in February and officially opening in March at Broadway's historic Winter Garden Theatre. ROCKY received its world premiere in fall 2012 in Hamburg, Germany. (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Philadelphia - Week of 4/28/2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/28/2013 for Philadelphia (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Seattle - Week of 4/28/2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/28/2013 for Seattle (more...)

Liars & Believers to Debut ICARUS at the Cambridge YMCA, 5/17-18

Greek mythology meets burlesque, puppetry, and a modern Americana score in the latest original piece from acclaimed ensemble Liars & Believers, creators of last year's gritty hit, 28 Seeds. Minnie's Menagerie, a peculiar Depression-era sideshow, is raking it in with the help of Daedalus's whimsical technology. But when Daedalus's son falls in love with Minnie's daughter, the star attraction, their passion and plans to escape threaten to bring it all crashing down. (more...)

Jazz and Shakespeare Meet in SUCH SWEET THUNDER at North Carolina Shakespeare Festival Tonight

This April, the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival will again present the unique concert and theatrical performance Such Sweet Thunder, a jazz suite composed by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn inspired by works by Shakespeare. (more...)

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, April 27 - First SIP from THE BOOK OF MORMON in London and More!

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' round-up. Today's photos feature a first SIP from THE BOOK OF MORMON across the pond, plus pics from MORMON on Broadway, KINKY BOOTS, NICE WORK, MATILDA, THE FANTASTICKS, F#%KING UP EVERYTHING, LES MISERABLES, WICKED, TOP HAT in the West End, JERSEY BOYS, ANYTHING GOES, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE at Paper Mill and more! (more...)

TOMORROW Extends Through May 5 at Skylight Theatre Complex

Now at the forefront of play development and producing new works, three award-winning theaters have joined forces for the first time. The beneficies are Los Angeles theatre audiences able to see this World Premiere staging of Donald Freed's new play, Tomorrow. Damian Cruden (Artistic Director from England's York Royal Theatre) directs a stellar cast, which includes Salome Jens, Kevin Quinn, and Jenn Robbins. Tomorrow runs at the Skylight Theatre Complex through May 5, 2013. (more...)

CARMEN'S PLACE (A FANTASY) Opens at Castillo Theatre Tonight

What happens when the squares of Seville meet the streets of New York? Find out tonight, April 26 when Carmen's Place (A Fantasy) opens at the Castillo Theatre on 42nd Street, running until June 16. Featuring some of opera's best-loved music as well as six original musical numbers, Carmen's Place (A Fantasy) is helmed by the 2012 AUDELCO Award winner for directing, Gabrielle L. Kurlander, whose production of Sally and Tom (The American Way) was a popular and critical success at Castillo last season. (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...)

Full Cast Announced for 1812 Productions' IT'S MY PARTY: THE WOMEN AND COMEDY PROJECT

Beginning in April, 2013, 1812 Productions will present the world premiere comedy It's My Party: The Women and Comedy Project, created and directed by 1812 Productions' Artistic Director, Jennifer Childs, and featuring a diverse ensemble of Philadelphia actresses. A production which will use physical comedy, storytelling, and music in a one-of-a-kind theatrical event, the creative process for It's My Party: The Women and Comedy Project began in 2010 with two questions: how do women use comedy and how does that usage change as they age. With these pointed inquiries as her guides, Ms. Childs embarked on three inclusive and ongoing initiatives which, together, would form the core of the Project. (more...)

I'LL EAT YOU LAST, Bette Midler's Return to Broadway, Opens Tonight

In celebration of choreographer Lar Lubovitch's 70th birthday in 2013, The Joffrey Ballet's season concludes this spring with the return of the native Chicagoan's three-act dance, Othello. Set to a score by Oscar winner Elliot Goldenthal, Othello uses an amalgam of classical ballet and modern dance to tell the dramatic story of the Venetian Moor, Othello, his beloved Desdemona and the conniving Iago, in a vibrant tale of passion, jealousy, ambition and betrayal. Live orchestral accompaniment is provided by The Chicago Philharmonic, led by Joffrey Music Director Scott Speck. The Joffrey Ballet presents Othello in ten performances only at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 East Congress Parkway, tonight, April 24 - May 5. (more...)

Daniel Breaker, Colin Donnell, Rebecca Naomi Jones & More Set for COMEDY OF ERRORS and LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST in the Park!

The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced additional casting today for the 2013 season of free Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte. This summer, all performances for THE COMEDY OF ERRORS and LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, A NEW MUSICAL will begin at 8:30 p.m. with running times of approximately 90 minutes, no intermission. (more...)

Shakespeare Scholars, Military Leaders, Comedians and More Set for Stratford Festival 2013 Forum

The new Stratford Festival Forum will host an exciting array of high-profile speakers and entertainers during the 2013 season. From the serious to the light-hearted, Forum events will offer a variety of riffs on themes running through the playbill, in particular themes of community, especially communities in conflict, and the role of the outsider in those communities. (more...)

Martin Foreman's CALIFORNIA LIVES Begins Tonight at the King's Head Theatre

How well do you know those who are closest to you? In three powerful and moving monologues, Martin Foreman lays bare the lives of three very different Californians in CALIFORNIA LIVES. Press Night is tonight 22 April at 7.15pm. (more...)

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