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Arena Stage Announces 2011/12 Season; Includes YOU, NERO & More

In the midst of a record-breaking 60th Anniversary season and inaugural year in the Mead Center for American Theater, Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith announces 11 selections for the second year in the new venue. (more...)

'Boston Marriage' Not Wedded Bliss

David Mamet's play is right for the times and the place, but doesn't live up to its promise (more...)

MISS INDIA AMERICA 2011 Comes To Theatre Row 11/4

After playing in Chicago, Los Angeles and Santa Monica, New York audiences will have a chance to see the highly acclaimed play Miss India America 2011 (MIA) on Friday, November 4th, 2011, 9PM at Theatre ROW on behalf of the United Solo Theatre Festival, www.unitedsolo.org. (more...)

Review Roundup: Jonathan Pryce in Almeida's KING LEAR

Michael Attenborough's production of William Shakespeare's King Lear is playing at The Almeida Theatre until 3 November 2012, with press night 11 September. Designs are by Tom Scutt with lighting by Jon Clark and sound and music by Dan Jones. The Almeida's production of King Lear is part of the World Shakespeare Festival. (more...)

MISS INDIA AMERICA 2011 Comes To Theatre Row 11/4

After playing in Chicago, Los Angeles and Santa Monica, New York audiences will have a chance to see the highly acclaimed play Miss India America 2011 (MIA) on Friday, November 4th, 2011, 9PM at Theatre ROW on behalf of the United Solo Theatre Festival, www.unitedsolo.org. (more...)

BWW Reviews: MEMPHIS THE MUSICAL Brings Its Electrifying and 'Fantastical' Tale to Music City

Memphis, the musical, is a lot like Memphis, the city: You either love it or you hate it. But if you let its sincerely heartfelt story and evocatively written music wend its way into your heart, you'll find your soul. With the national touring company now ensconced at Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall through Sunday, it's easy to see why Memphis won the 2010 Tony Award for Best Musical, its spirit is infectious, its music glorious and its cast - what a stunning ensemble they are! - nothing short of wondrous. (more...)

SPOTLIGHT ON THE 2011 TONY AWARDS: DAY 11 - FOLLIES

As a super-special Spring extension of BroadwayWorld's SOUND OFF column, every day until the Tony Awards on June 12 we will be presenting a spectacular new entry in the SPOTLIGHT ON THE 2011 TONY AWARDS series featuring a particularly entertaining, interesting, relevant and exciting Tony Awards-related clip from the last sixty-three years of the ceremonies (and subsequent seasons on Broadway) with a rundown and commentary on the sights, sounds and showmanship on display in each carefully chosen selection - all, of course, coming in anticipation of Broadway's biggest night, which will be broadcast on CBS this year, as always. Once again this year, BroadwayWorld is the official home of the 2011 Tony Awards and we will also be featuring exclusive interviews, articles, photos, video content, interactive features and more in the coming days and weeks leading up to the event so be sure to check back daily for your theatre fix! (more...)

SOUND OFF: Another Op'nin', Another SMASH

Kicking off the plot-packed night, Cole Porter's classic KISS ME, KATE showbiz paean "Another Op'nin', Another Show" was given a full-bodied and exciting rendition by Christian Borle - with a gloriously accentuated arrangement courtesy of SMASH songwriter Marc Shaiman; seemingly channeling Barbra Streisand and Peter Matz - and, with that, the SMASH train left Manhattan and hit Boston for the tryout of the musical-within-the-series, BOMBSHELL. While Rebecca Duvall (Uma Thurman) may play the director of the show, Derek (Jack Davenport), better than she does her actual role in the musical - Marilyn Monroe - she is not the only member of the rich and varied ensemble on SMASH to be playing or being played (or both) - or hitting the occasional wrong note or two. With only two episodes left in Season One, the threads are being wrapped up into what is shaping up to be a pleasingly complex and colorful tapestry. (more...)

STC's Michael Kahn to Direct Strange Interlude by Eugene O'Neill 3/27-4/29

Continuing its 25th Anniversary Season, the Shakespeare Theatre Company is set to present Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Strange Interlude. (more...)

BWW Reviews: French Stewart in STONEFACE: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Buster Keaton

Sacred Fools' STONEFACE: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Buster Keaton has raced to the top of my list of most recommended shows to see in Los Angeles this summer. (more...)

Queen City Theatre Company Hosts Auditions For ROPE, 6/30

Queen City Theatre Company announces auditions for the psychological thriller 'Rope' to be held on Tuesday June 29th from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm and Wednesday June 30th from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. (more...)

Queen City Theatre Company Hosts Auditions For ROPE 6/29, 6/30

Queen City Theatre Company announces auditions for the psychological thriller 'Rope' to be held on Tuesday June 29th from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm and Wednesday June 30th from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. (more...)

Queen City Theatre Company Hosts Auditions For ROPE 6/29, 6/30

Queen City Theatre Company announces auditions for the psychological thriller 'Rope' to be held on Tuesday June 29th from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm and Wednesday June 30th from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. (more...)

Arena Announces 2011-12 Season; Pre-Broadway LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE, MUSIC MAN, RED& More

In the midst of a record-breaking 60th Anniversary season and inaugural year in the Mead Center for American Theater, Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith announced 11 selections for the second year in the new venue. Furthering the Mead Center as a national center for the production, presentation, development and study of American theater, year two continues the dynamic, diverse and impressive work from our country's theater artists. (more...)

Arena Stage Announces 2011/12 Season; Includes YOU, NERO & More

In the midst of a record-breaking 60th Anniversary season and inaugural year in the Mead Center for American Theater, Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith announces 11 selections for the second year in the new venue. (more...)

STC's Michael Kahn to Direct Strange Interlude by Eugene O'Neill 3/27-4/29

Continuing its 25th Anniversary Season, the Shakespeare Theatre Company is set to present Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Strange Interlude. (more...)

Review Roundup: L.A.'s ANYTHING GOES at the Ahmanson Theatre!

Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) national tour of the 2011 TonyŽ Award-winning Anything Goes opened on Wednesday, November 28 in Los Angeles at the Ahmanson Theatre and continues through January 6, 2013. Tickets are available in person at the CTG box office, by phone (213) 628-2772 or online at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org. (more...)

LA FPI Reaches The LA Theater Community Through Positive Action

There's something new happening in town. A grassroots movement working to ensure fair representation of women playwrights on LA-area stages is gaining momentum - the Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative, or the LA FPI. (more...)

St. Louis Actors' Studio to Present CLOSER, NOVEMBER et al in '10-'11 Season

October 2010 will mark the beginning of St. Louis Actors' Studio's fourth season, themed Angels and Demons. This theme will be examined from the minds of some of our favorite plays and playwrights; from lame duck presidents to aging comedy partners - human wants, needs and political relationships bring out the best and worst in us. (more...)

SOUND OFF Special Interview: Rumer's BOYS DON'T CRY

Today we are talking to one of the most alluring and anomalous recording stars on the rise all about this week's US release of her sophomore album, BOYS DON'T CRY, a tribute to male songwriters of the 1970s - the ethereal Rumer. Discussing many aspects of this new release, as well as her previous studio work - such as her Burt Bacharach Christmas EP - Rumer sheds some light on what makes her such an arresting and intriguing performer to follow for the enthusiasts of intimate, revealing, performance-based artists around the world, as she herself reveals the early influences - Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand and Karen Carpenter most of all - that have shaped the unmistakable sound she continues to perfect on this moody, subdued and intoxicating new cover album. Plus, Rumer offers forth candid recollections of participating in recent gala concert presentations - none the least of which would be her superb "A House Is Not A Home" on the PBS Burt Bacharach edition of IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE - as well as recounts her own favorite performances, performers and albums and what she plans for the future; another new album is already in the ether! Additionally, Rumer also shares her thoughts on GLEE, provides amusing anecdotes about famous friends like Darryl Hall and Duffy, compares the recording industry now to the era BOYS DON'T CRY pays tribute to, recalls reactions to her dynamic new covers of these rare pop gems - all of that as well as much, much more! (more...)

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