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2013 FREDDY Nominations Announced!

The 2013 FREDDY Award Nominations have just been announced. Scroll below for the full list of nominees! (more...)

FAR FROM HEAVEN Begins Tonight at Playwrights Horizons

Previews 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...)

Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, Eric Idle and Martin Short Headline The Public's THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Benefit!

The Public Theater announced today that Kevin Kline will reprise his Tony Award-winning role of The Pirate King with Glenn Close as Ruth, Eric Idle as the Sergeant, and Martin Short as Major-General Stanley in the one-night-only concert performance of THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE for The Public's annual gala. Co-chaired by Sir Howard Stringer, Arielle Tepper Madover, and Renee Beaumont, this unforgettable summer evening will also honor the late Nora Ephron who was a long-time board member and consummate lover of The Public's Shakespeare in the Park. (more...)

Kelli O'Hara & Steven Pasquale Lead FAR FROM HEAVEN Musical at Playwrights Horizons, Beg. Tonight

Playwrights 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...)

MTC School of Performing Arts Presents LUCKY STIFF, 5/17 & 18

Music Theatre of Connecticut School of the Performing Arts presents 'Lucky Stiff' on Friday and Saturday, May 17 and 18. Performances areon Friday at 7:30pm and Saturday at 2pm at Theatre Artists Workshop, 5 Gregory Blvd. in Norwalk, CT. (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Philadelphia - Week of 5/05/2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/05/2013 for Philadelphia (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Dallas - Week of 5/05/2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/05/2013 for Dallas (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Los Angeles - Week of 5/05/2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/05/2013 for Los Angeles (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Boston - Week of 5/05/2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/05/2013 for Boston (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Seattle - Week of 5/05/2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/05/2013 for Seattle (more...)

Now Playing Onstage in Miami - Week of 5/05/2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/05/2013 for Miami (more...)

STAGE TUBE: First Look at New German Pre-Broadway ROCKY Commercial

The world premiere of Rocky took place November 18 in Hamburg under the direction of PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Tony nominee Alex Timbers. It will transfer to Broadway in Feburary 2014. Check out the pre-Broadway commercial below! (more...)

John Cullum, Ryan Silverman, Brad Oscar and More Join Alexandra Silber, Santino Fontana and Montego Glover in Caramoor's SHE LOVES ME

On Saturday, June 22 at 8:30pm and Sunday, June 23 at 4pm, Caramoor kicks off the 68th Summer Festival with its first ever Broadway production, She Loves Me. Joining the cast will be John Cullum, Ryan Silverman, Brad Oscar, Etai BenShlomo and Jonathan Freeman. Michele Lynch will choreograph. (more...)

2013 FREDDY Awards Announced - All the Winners!

The 2013 FREDDY Awards recipients were announced tonight, May 23rd, during the 11th Annual live ceremony from the State Theatre, broadcast on WFMZ Channel 69 and wfmz.com. For more information, visit www.freddyawards.org. Scroll down for the full list of winners! (more...)

Angie Schworer, Sara Gettelfinger and Rick Pessagno to Lead Reagle Music Theatre's CHICAGO, 6/13-23

A dazzling new production of the long-running Broadway revival CHICAGO directed and choreographed by Broadway veteran Gerry McIntyre opens Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston's 45th anniversary season June 13-23. Starring Broadway's Angie Schworer as Roxie Hart, Sara Gettelfinger as Velma Kelly, and Rick Pessagno as Billy Flynn, CHICAGO gets Reagle's spectacular summer season off to a bang with all-new staging and exciting choreography in the style of Bob Fosse. (more...)

BWW Reviews: In DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL, Champagne Pam is Bubbly, Brassy, Bold and Beautiful at the Beechman

Two years ago, in my generally favorable review of Pamela Lewis' quirky, if flawed, cabaret show Dog Walking Diva, I went a little bit out on the limb with . . . “She has the potential to be a major cabaret star.” Well, as Lewis (who given her bubbly and bold personality performs under the totally appropriate moniker of “Champagne Pam”) remarked often in her newest show, during which she assessed whether she had yet achieved a list of life goals, that particular observation would have to get a “check.” Because with Daddy's Little Girl, Champagne Pam--who proudly admitted to having reached the Big 4-0--is all grown up as a cabaret performer and should be a member of that rarified group who even a reviewer on a press comp should pay to see and hear. (more...)

Lillias White to Bring A WOMAN ON LOVE to Catalina Jazz Club, 6/3 & 10

Chris Isaacson Presents and Upright Cabaret present the West Coast club return of Broadway diva and Tony Award-winner Lillias White in her new show, A Woman On Love, at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood. There will be two performances only, on Mondays, June 3 and 10 at 8:30pm, with cocktail and dinner service beginning at 6:30pm. The June 10 show also marks the second anniversary of The Night After The Tonys, a tradition begun in 2012 by Ms. White and Upright Cabaret. (more...)

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, May 11, Part 2 - Sweaty Saturday at MATILDA, ROCK OF AGES and More!

BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our May 11th SIP round-up. Yesterday evening's photos featured intermission pics from THE BOOK OF MORMON, MATILDA, ROCK OF AGES, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, HAIR, GOOD NEWS! at Goodspeed, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at the Stratford Festival, and tons of regional shows! (more...)

4th Wall Theatre and More to Headline May's MUSIC AT THE MANSION, 5/19

NiCori Studios and Productions in association with Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center announces a new installment of the monthly concert series, 'Music at the Mansion', on Sunday, May 19, at 3pm. Performers include Jennie Litt & David Alpher, Ilene Angel and 4th Wall Theatre. The featured performer in the 'Young Musician Moment' will be Kevin Bergen. (more...)

RLT's ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Announces Haiti Scholar Talk, Book Clubs & Open Rehearsals

In advance of Once on This Island, Raleigh Little Theatre will present a mini-festival examining the culture and history of Haiti and examining the island nation's cultural dialogue with the United States. The highlight of this is a scholar talk on Sunday, May 19 called 'Haiti on Stage & Screen,' led by Duke professor Laurent Dubois. (more...)

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