BWW TV: SPIDER-MAN's Patrick Page Gets Sardi's Caricature!by BroadwayWorld TV - May 7, 2012SPIDER-MAN's Patrick Page recently celebrated his birthday with cake and a caricature at Sardi's, alongside his co-stars and friends. Ann Harada, Joshua Bergasse, Laura Osnes, Melissa Errico and Paige Davis were among those in attendance. Go behind the scenes of the caricature unveiling below! (more...)
A WALK ON PART Transfers to The Arts Theatre 19 June to 14 July - John Hodgkinson to Reprise Chris Mullin Roleby BWW News Desk - May 4, 2012Live Theatre and Soho Theatre have announced that following its critically acclaimed sell-out double run at Live Theatre, Newcastle and Soho Theatre, A WALK ON PART: THE FALL OF NEW LABOUR will transfer to the Arts Theatre in London’s West End, with John Hodgkinson reprising his highly acclaimed role as Chris Mullin, from Tuesday 19 June to Saturday 14 July. Opening night is Tuesday 26 June, 7.30pm. (more...)
Everyman Theatre Opens YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, 5/16by BWW News Desk - May 3, 2012Meet the Sycamores – the delightfully eccentric family at the center of the action in the madcap comedy classic, You Can’t Take It With You. They revel in day-to-day occurrences such as collecting snakes, making fireworks in the basement, and practicing ballet steps in the parlor. When their daughter Alice, decides to invite her conservative boyfriend’s family to dinner, they promise to be on their best behavior. However...! Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and adapted into an Academy Award winning film, this beloved comedy has been a perennial favorite to theatre-goers for more than 70 years. (more...)
Shakespeare Festival St. Louis Set for OTHELLO 5/25-6/17 -Billy Eugene Jones and Justin Blanchard Starby BWW News Desk - May 3, 2012Shakespeare Festival St. Louis will present a free production of OTHELLO from 5/25 to 6/17, 2012 at Shakespeare Glen, Forest Park nightly at 8pm with previews 5/23-24. (more...)
Porters of Hellsgate Presents MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, 6/15-7/22by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2012The Porters of Hellsgate present William Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Charles Pasterna, running June 15 through July 22 at The Whitmore Theatre in North Hollywood. (more...)
Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at Frog & Peach Theatre's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Feat. Lenny Ciotti as Puckby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2012Starring Lenny Ciotti, Eric Doss, Amy Frances Quint, Erick Gonzalez and Jonathan Reed, Frog and Peach Theatre's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" will play from April 26 to May 20, 2012 at the West End Theater, 263 West 86th St. Check out the production photographs below. (more...)
Photo Flash: First Look at Shakespeare Festival's OTHELLO!by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2012Shakespeare Festival St. Louis will present a free production of OTHELLO from 5/25 to 6/17, 2012 at Shakespeare Glen, Forest Park nightly at 8pm with previews 5/23-24.
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Acorn to Close Wine Bar Performances, 6/4by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2012Acorn Productions, presenter of the Naked Shakespeare performance series, announces that the monthly "Sonnets and Soliloquies" series at the Wine Bar on Wharf Street will end with the performance on June 4th. (more...)
Breaking News: Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST at Geffen Playhouse; Full Cast Announced!by BWW - May 17, 2012Stage and screen stars Brooke Shields and Richard Chamberlain will take on the iconic roles of Chris MacNeil and Father Merrin in playwright John Pielmeier’s world premiere of The Exorcist at the Geffen Playhouse. Helmed by acclaimed director John Doyle, who won a Tony Award for his striking reimagining of Sweeney Todd, this stage adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s famous 1971 novel transforms the unsettling battles of good versus evil, faith versus fact and ego versus ethos into a uniquely theatrical experience as sophisticated as it is suspenseful.
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Utah Shakespeare Festival to Present Shakespeare's 38 Plays Over 12 Yearsby BWW News Desk - May 16, 2012Under the leadership of Artistic Directors David Ivers and Brian Vaughn, the Utah Shakespeare Festival recently announced its commitment to produce all of William Shakespeare’s 38 plays over the next 12 years in a new program called Complete the Canon. This year, 2012, marks the beginning of the program with the rarely-produced Titus Andronicus, as well as The Merry Wives of Windsor and Hamlet. (more...)
Nominee Reactions: Michael Cumpsty for END OF THE RAINBOW 'Going out to buy new clothes!' by BWW - May 1, 2012"It's wonderful. Very excited. I was woken up with the news so I didn't even have to get nervous, which was nice. But since I found out it's a whirlwind - my phone and Facebook page and email have been blowing up with hundreds of messages, some from people I haven't heard from in several years. But my agent says that my first order of business is to get myself cleaned up so I supposed I have to go out and buy some new clothes today!"
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George Morfogen and Jim Stanek Depart FREUD'S LAST SESSION Tonightby BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2012George Morfogen and Jim Stanek will play their final performance in the award-winning Off-Broadway hit FREUD’S LAST SESSION tonight, April 30th. (more...)
Brendan Coyle, Louise Brealey, Abi Titmuss & More Set for HIGHTIDE, 3-13 May - Full Cast and Talks List Released - Highlightsby BWW News Desk - Apr 27, 2012With under a week to go before the 2012 HighTide Festival gets underway, Artistic Director Steven Atkinson has announced full casting for HighTide Festival 2012. Familiar names include Louise Brealey, Brendan Coyle, Russell Floyd, Elizabeth Hopper, Danny Kirrane, Lesley Nicol, Abi Titmuss, Rosie Wyatt, andMatilda Ziegler. Also announced are the guests for the HighMind Talks at the Festival, including Alan Bissett, Will Gompertz, Ben Hammersley, Owen Jones, Juliet Stevenson and Griff Rhys Jones. (more...)
ALLEGIANCE - A NEW AMERICAN MUSICAL Starring Lea Salonga & More Set for The Old Globe 2012-13 Season - Full Season Announcement, San Diegoby BWW News Desk - Apr 27, 2012The Old Globe’s 2012-13 Season will feature the World Premieres of two new musicals: Allegiance – A New American Musical by Jay Kuo and Lorenzo Thione and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder by Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak. The season also includes George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion in celebration of the classic play’s 100th anniversary and the World Premiere of a new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House by Anne-Charlotte Hanes Harvey and Kirsten Brandt. Two recent Broadway hits will make their San Diego debuts at the Globe: David Lindsay-Abaire’s Good People and Jon Robin Baitz’s Other Desert Cities. Rounding out the season are the West Coast Premiere of Bekah Brunstetter’s Be a Good Little Widow and the Southern California Premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brothers Size. (more...)
Photo Coverage: Patrick Page Gets a Birthday Caricature at Sardi'sby Jennifer Broski - Apr 26, 2012SPIDER-MAN's Patrick Page celebrated his birthday with cake and a caricature last night at Sardi's, alongside his co-stars and friends. Ann Harada, Joshua Bergasse, Laura Osnes, Melissa Errico and Paige Davis were among those in attendance. See photos from the event below! (more...)
Pearl Theatre Company Announces New Resident Acting Company Membersby BWW News Desk - Apr 26, 2012The Pearl Theatre Company today announced that actors Joey Parsons and Wayne T. Carr have joined the Pearl’s Resident Acting Company. (more...)
Photo Flash: First Look at Christina Ricci & Bebe Neuwirth in CSC's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAMby BWW News Desk - Apr 26, 2012Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick, presents Christina Ricci and two-time Tony Award winner Bebe Neuwirth in the company's upcoming production of William Shakespeare's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. Directed by Tony Speciale, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM began performances Wednesday, March 28 and play a limited engagement through Sunday, May 6.
BroadwayWorld brings you just-released production shots below! (more...)
Mark Rylance to Perform in 2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremonyby BWW News Desk - Apr 25, 2012The Telegraph reports that Tony Award winner Mark Rylance will perform at the opening ceremony for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. (more...)
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