Jeffrey Seller to Direct Dallas Theater Center's FLY World Premiere; Cast & Creative Team Announced!

Dallas Theater Center announced the complete cast and creative team for the world premiere of Fly, a new musical based on J.M. Barrie's novel, Peter Pan. Three-time Tony Award-winning producer Jeffrey Seller (Rent, Avenue Q, In the Heights) makes his directorial debut with this production. (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look at Steppenwolf's NEXT UP 2013 - THE INTERNATIONALIST, FAT PIG and THE DRUNKEN CITY

Performances begin in just five weeks for the third annual Next Up, continuing Steppenwolf Theatre Company's commitment to Chicago's next generation of theater artists. Next Up features three productions presented in rotating repertory, in collaboration with Northwestern University's MFA programs in Direction and Design. Next Up 2013 showcases the work of graduates of those programs with casts of professional Chicago actors-including nine alumni of the School at Steppenwolf: Fat Pig by Neil LaBute, directed by David Prete; The Drunken City by Adam Bock, directed by Johnny Michael DiResta; and The Internationalist by Anne Washburn, directed by Erin Murray. BroadwayWorld has a first look at all three prodcuctions below! (more...)

VIDEO: Sir Patrick Stewart Speaks Out on Violence Against Women

An audience member offered her thanks to Sir Patrick Stewart at Comicpalooza 2013, for his speech at Amnesty International about violence against women and for the personal effect it had on the speaker, who had suffered sexual abuse. He offered the audience member a hug, saying 'You never have to go through that again, you're safe now.' Click below to watch his response! (more...)

2013 Tony Nominees Guide: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

The big night is coming up quickly, and BroadwayWorld wants you to be the most knowledgable person at your Tonys party on June 6. Brush up on your trivia for the nominess for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical below! (more...)

Classic Stage Company's THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE, Starring Christopher Lloyd, Opens Tonight Off-Broadway

Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Greg Reiner, presents Bertolt Brecht's THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE featuring Christopher Lloyd (Azdak), directed by Brian Kulick (who directed Brecht's Galileo last season), and featuring new music by Tony Award-winning singer/songwriter Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening). The show was recently extended for two additional weeks through Sunday, June 23. The official opening is tonight, May 30.? (more...)

Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of Riverbank Shakespeare Festival's THE WAR OF THE ROSES

After a one-year absence, Acorn Productions once again offers area residents a chance to see live Shakespeare in downtown Westbrook's pastoral Riverbank Pank, located along the Presumpscot River on Main Street. This year's Riverbank Shakespeare Festival features two productions: The War of the Roses, directed by Michael Levine, and The Tempest, directed by Karen Ball and featuring the teen actors in Acorn's Young Actors Shakespeare Conservatory. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast below! (more...)

David Schwimmer Directs BIG LAKE BIG CITY World Premiere at Lookingglass Theatre, 6/19-8/11

Closing out its 25th Anniversary Season, Lookingglass Theatre Company presents the World Premiere of Big Lake Big City, written by Keith Huff and directed by Ensemble Member David Schwimmer. Tickets are now on sale for the production, running June 19 - August 11, 2013 at Lookingglass Theatre Company, located inside Chicago's historic Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. at Pearson. The Press Opening is Saturday, June 29, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. (more...)

BWW TV Exclusive: Meet the 2013 Tony Nominees- George C. Wolfe on the Joy of Working with Tom Hanks on LUCKY GUY

BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was thrilled to sit down and speak with nearly all of this year's Tony Award nominees at the official Tonys Meet & Greet on May 1, 2013, and we will be bringing you special coverage on all of them throughout the awards season. Today we bring you George C. Wolfe, a nominee for Best Dorection of a Play for Lucky Guy. Check out what he had to say below! (more...)

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM to Launch Colorado Shakespeare Festival's 56th Season, 6/8

The 56th annual season of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival will feature a classic lineup - a comedy, a tragedy, a history - alongside a hilarious Shakespeare sendup and a return engagement of an Off-Broadway hit. (more...)

BREAKING: Shakespeare's Globe's TWELFTH NIGHT & RICHARD III to Transfer to Broadway in the Fall; Mark Rylance to Star

Two-time Tony Award-winner Mark Rylance (Jerusalem, Boeing-Boeing) will star on Broadway in two startlingly different performances in repertory: as the suddenly love struck noblewoman Olivia in Twelfth Night and as the ruthless and conniving title monarch in Richard III. The critically heralded all-male Shakespeare's Globe productions of Twelfth Night and Richard III, which delighted audiences and broke all box office records in London's West End earlier this year, will openSunday, November 10 at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street), with previews beginning October 15. The productions, directed by Tim Carroll, designed byJenny Tiramani and with music by Claire van Kampen, will play a limited engagement for 16 weeks. Tickets are on sale now through www.telecharge.com. For a schedule of performances and more information, please visit www.ShakespeareBroadway.com. (more...)

OKLAHOMA! to Open Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 22nd Season, Begin. 6/12

Rodgers and Hammerstein's first collaboration, Oklahoma!, which earned the legendary duo a special Pulitzer prize, opens the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 22nd season. The musical previews June 12th and 13th, opens June 14th, running through June 30th on the main stage. (more...)

New Musical Adaptation, A Minister's Wife Plays San Jose Rep - June 20 - July 14

The poignant and provocative new musical, A Minister's Wife, makes its West Coast premiere at San Jose Rep June 20 - July 14, 2013. (more...)

The Old Globe to Offer THINKING SHAKESPEARE LIVE! Program, 6/15

The Old Globe today announced THINKING SHAKESPEARE LIVE!, a 90-minute presentation exploring the language of Shakespeare, on Saturday, June 15 at 11 a.m. Led by Old Globe Artistic Director Barry Edelstein and assisted by three professional classical actors, this special program based on Edelstein's book, THINKING SHAKESPEARE: A HOW-TO GUIDE FOR STUDENT ACTORS, DIRECTORS, AND ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THE BARD, will reveal a performer's approach to Shakespearean language so audiences may easily understand the poetry of the Bard. An ideal introduction to Shakespeare for families and young audiences, THINKING SHAKESPEARE LIVE! will take place on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. (more...)

Harvey Fierstein to Write and Star in Untitled Play for 2014 Broadway Season

Harvey Fierstein has written Tony nominated musicals for the past two seasons, and according to an interview with the Observer, there is a play on the way for next spring. A still-untitled new play will come to Broadway in Spring 2014. He told the Observerer: 'I wrote the role for myself, but it's an ensemble piece, a cast of nine. I would like to play it, but I think I hurt A Catered Affair by being in it. I think I threw the balance off because I was the playwright-and I actually wrote that role for Joel Grey, too. It's an ensemble so the focus should not be on my character.' (more...)

Shakespeare-in-the-Park to Present A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM this Summer

The Conseil des arts de Montreal en tournee and Repercussion Theatre are pleased to announce the 2013 Shakespeare-in-the-Park (SITP) tour of A Midsummer Night's Dream, beginning July 7th and continuing through August 4th, 2013. In addition to the various Montreal and surrounding-area parks, SITP will visit Hemmingford and Morin Heights and for the first time, Reford Gardens in Grand-Metis and Douglass Beach (Plage de Ville de Lac Brome) in Knowlton. (more...)

Antony Raymond's ELSINORE COUNTY to Play Theatre Row's Lion Theatre, 6/20-7/3

After a wildly successful workshop production, Daniel Neiden and Peter O'Connor will present AntonyRaymond's comedy Elsinore County. Performances will begin June 20 and will celebrate its opening on Monday, June 24, running through July 3 at Theatre Row's Lion Theatre (410 West 42 Street). Tickets are $19.25 and can be purchased by visiting www.Telecharge.com. or by calling 212.239.6200. (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look at Finborough Theatre's CORNELIUS at 59E59 Theaters

59E59 Theaters welcomes the Finborough Theatre production of J.B. Priestley's CORNELIUS, directed by Sam Yates, to Brits Off Broadway. Produced by Jagged Fence, Handsome Dog and 31 Productions, CORNELIUS began performances on Saturday, June 1 for a limited engagement through Sunday, June 30. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below! (more...)

Metropolitan Opera Recital Schedule at SummerStage

The Metropolitan Opera and SummerStage continue their long-time collaboration to present some of The Met's finest young singers in showcase recitals taking place across New York City. (more...)

Comedian Russell Brand Announces MESSIAH COMPLEX World Tour

Comedian, actor and author RUSSELL BRAND is embarking on his first ever world stand-up tour, MESSIAH COMPLEX. (more...)

Comedian Russell Brand Announces MESSIAH COMPLEX World Tour

Comedian, actor and author RUSSELL BRAND is embarking on his first ever world stand-up tour, MESSIAH COMPLEX. (more...)

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