FAR FROM HEAVEN Begins Tonight at Playwrights Horizonsby BWW News Desk - May 8, 2013Previews begin today, Wednesday, May 8 for the Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) World Premiere production of FAR FROM HEAVEN. (more...)
Celebrate Teachers with Personalized Classics from Book By Youby BWW News Desk - May 8, 2013Teachers have one of the hardest and most rewarding jobs, and touch the lives of almost every one of us. What better way to honor such an influential person than by presenting them with their very own, one-of-a-kind personalized classic from Book By You? (more...)
Kelli O'Hara & Steven Pasquale Lead FAR FROM HEAVEN Musical at Playwrights Horizons, Beg. Tonightby BWW News Desk - May 8, 2013Playwrights Horizons presents Far From Heaven, a new musical with book by Tony Award winner and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Richard Greenberg (Take Me Out, Three Days of Rain, the current Breakfast at Tiffany's and The Assembled Parties both now on Broadway), music by Tony Award nominee Scott Frankel (Grey Gardens at PH and on Broadway, Finding Neverland) and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Michael Korie (Grey Gardens at PH and on Broadway, The Grapes of Wrath, Finding Neverland). The musical is choreographed by Alex Sanchez (Giant, Fiorello!) and directed by three-time Tony Award nominee Michael Greif (Grey Gardens at PH and on Broadway; Rent, Next to Normal, Giant). The musical is based on the Focus Features/Vulcan Productions motion picture Far From Heaven, written and directed by Todd Haynes. (more...)
Around the Broadway World: Regional Highlights for the Week of 4/29by BWW Special Coverage - May 3, 2013If you haven't had the chance to catch up on your theater news, look no further than today's recap of all things theater - exclusive features, interviews, reviews and more! - around the Broadway World for the week of April 29! (more...)
FAR FROM HEAVEN Extends at Playwrights Horizon Through 7/7by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2013Due to popular demand, Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced an extension of its World Premiere production of the eagerly-awaited new musical FAR FROM HEAVEN. Originally set to have a limited subscription run through Sunday, June 30, the production will now play an additional week through Sunday, July 7. (more...)
Photo Flash: First Look at Pittsburgh CLO's SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIMby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013Pittsburgh CLO presents the Stephen Sondheim celebration, Side By Side By Sondheim, which will run tonight, May 23 through August 18 at the CLO Cabaret. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below! (more...)
Donmar Warehouse Announces 2013 Autumn Season - ROOTS, THE SAME DEEP WATER AS ME & Moreby BWW News Desk - May 20, 2013Donmar Warehouse announces 2013 Autumn Season (more...)
Shanghai Ballet to Make UK Debut with JANE EYRE, Aug 14-18by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2013Shanghai Ballet Company is to make its highly anticipated UK debut in August at the London Coliseum with performances of Jane Eyre, an original, innovative ballet production based on Charlotte Brontė's famous novel. Performances will run August 14th-18th, choreographed by Patrick de Bana. (more...)
LaMaMa Presents the World Premiere of FALSE SOLUTION, Beginning 6/13by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2013FALSE SOLUTION, a world-premiere play about an architect's struggle to design a Holocaust museum in Poland, written and directed by Oren Safdie, will be presented Off-Broadway with previews starting Thursday, June 13, 2013 (prior to an official press opening night on June 16th) at La MaMa (74A East 4th Street) in Manhattan. The production runs through Sunday, June 30. (more...)
Christopher Plummer, Barbara Byrne and More Join Guthrie's 50th Anniversary Gala, 6/22by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2013The Guthrie today announced that eight artists who have graced the Guthrie's stages during its 50-year history, from the first season in 1963 to the theater's current season, are slated to participate in the Guthrie's 50th anniversary on June 22, 2013. Exclusive interviews with the legendary Zoe Caldwell and Christopher Plummer will be unveiled as part of a poignant and celebratory multi-media tribute, while stage veterans Barbara Bryne, Peter Michael Goetz and Stephen Yoakam; two graduates of the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater B.F.A. Actor Training Program, Matthew Amendt and Valeri Mudek; and an alum of A Guthrie Experience for Actors in Training, Erik Heger; will perform live for the one-night-only event. (more...)
Michael McDonald, Bob Phillips and More Among Directors, Designers for 2013 PA Shakespeare Festivalby BWW News Desk - May 14, 2013From a manor house outside of London to the halls of power in Vienna to the vast plains of Oklahoma, designs for the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 22nd season reflect the diversity of the programming: Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and King Henry VIII, Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, Patrick Barlow's The 39 Steps and Rodgers and Hammerstein's legendary musical, Oklahoma! (more...)
BWW Exclusive: Jenny Powers and Rob McClure to Star in The Muny's MARY POPPINS!by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2013The Muny announced principal casting for the sixth show of its fantastic 95th Season, Disney and Cameron Mackinstosh's Mary Poppins the Musical, directed by Gary Griffin and choreographed by Alex Sanchez. Mary Poppins the Musical is sponsored by Ameren. (more...)
Brown & Morsley Lead Cast in London Premiere of Yeston & Kopit's PHANTOMby Robert Gould - May 1, 2013Robert Gould reports for BWW on the upcoming UK professional premiere of Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit's musical Phantom at Ye Olde Rose And Crown Theatre. (more...)
Jeff Blumenktrantz & Brett Ryback to Star in Second Stage Uptown's MURDER FOR TWO, Begin. 7/10by BWW News Desk - Jun 4, 2013JEFF BLUMENKRANTZ and BRETT RYBACK to Co-Star in Second Stage Uptown's MURDER FOR TWO (more...)
Tickets to London's Annual KIDS WEEK 2013 Now On Saleby BWW News Desk - Jun 18, 2013Tickets for the annual London theatre initiative Kids Week (www.kidsweek.co.uk) are now on sale with the exciting line-up of more than 30 shows offering free tickets and activities for children & families 1 - 31 August 2013. (more...)
Film Legend Barbara Stanwyck & More Coming to TCM CLASSIC FILMS COLLECTIONS, 10/15by Movies News Desk - Jun 17, 2013Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) are adding four new collections to their TCM Greatest Classic Films line, which spotlights some of Hollywood's most legendary actors and actresses in classic cinema. (more...)
Monica Dolan & Peter Forbes to Lead THE SAME DEEP WATER AS ME at Donmar Warehouse; Full Cast Announced!by BWW News Desk - Jun 11, 2013Nick Payne won last year's Evening Standard Award for Best New Play for Constellations. John Crowley returns to the Donmar to direct Payne's witty and incisive new play. (more...)
Holliday Grainger to Play Stepsister in Kenneth Branagh's CINDERELLAby Movies News Desk - Jun 10, 2013According to The Wrap, The Borgias' Holliday Grainger joins the cast of Disney and Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of CINDERELLA. She will play one of Cinderella's stepsisters. (more...)
Christine Lahti, Treat Williams and More Set for Berkshire Theatre Group's 85th Season; Full Cast Announced!by BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2013Berkshire Theatre Group and Artistic Director/CEO Kate Maguire have announced the complete casting for Berkshire Theatre Group's 85th summer season. (more...)
Michael Fassbender to Play MACBETH in New Film Adaptationby Movies News Desk - Apr 29, 2013Screendaily.com reports that Michael Fassbender is currently attached to star in an upcoming film adaptation of the iconic Shakespearean play MACBETH from See Saw Films and Film4. (more...)
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