The Writing on the Wall

A Conversation with Writer/Composer: Rupert Holmes

Ted Sod, Education Dramaturg, interviewed Rupert Holmes to talk to him about his work on The Mystery of Edwin Drood. (more...)

A Conversation with Actor: Stephanie J. Block

Ted Sod, Education Dramaturg, interviewed Stephanie J Block tabout her work on The Mystery of Edwin Drood. (more...)

UMass Professor Mwalim Receives Grant to Explore Arts & Civic Engagement with 'Stone Soup Project'

Internationally recognized performing artist and writer, and UMass Dartmouth professor, Mwalim (Morgan James Peters), received funding from the Healy Fund, Osborne Foundation and New England Foundation for the Arts Native Arts Program to pursue the current phase of his Stone Soup project. Using the Federal Theater project of the 1930's as a model, Mwalim is working in cooperation with the Leduc Center for Civic Engagement at UMass Dartmouth and New African Company in Boston to develop community and regionally based theater productions that engage the community as artists and audiences. (more...)

THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD Cast Recording Gets 1/29 Release

DRG Records will release the new 2012 Broadway cast recording of Roundabout Theatre Company's (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) critically acclaimed Broadway production of Rupert Holmes' Tony Award® winning musical comedy THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD. (more...)

BWW Reviews: Virago's SONIA FLEW Finely Crafted, Must-See Theatre

Virago Theatre Company steps boldly and passionately into heart-wrenching territory with its production of 'Sonia Flew,'....one of the most finely crafted dramatic productions of recent note. (more...)

VIDEO: Sneak Peek - CBS's 48 HOURS Investigates a Murder Mystery Tonight

Maureen Maher and the 48 HOURS team investigate the murders of the wife and two young sons of a bodyguard for a well-known televangelist in an updated edition of "The Writing on the Wall," to be broadcast tonight, March 30, 2013 (10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Get a sneak peek at tonight's episode below! (more...)

Mario Cantone, Jeni Verdon Lead Vassar & NY Stage & Film Workshops

Vassar & New York Stage and Film announce complete casting for its two Inside Look play workshops to be offered this season at Powerhouse Theater: Margaret and Craig by David Solomon, directed by Sheryl Kaller (July 1-3) and Handball by Seth Zvi Rosenfeld, directed by Cándido Tirado (July 15-17). (more...)

Hal Linden, Christina Pickles Lead ON GOLDEN POND At Colony Theater

The Colony Theatre is thrilled to present the second production of its 37th season of shows - its first ever with six productions instead of five! Hal Linden & Christina Pickles will star in the classic, ON GOLDEN POND, written by Ernest Thompson and directed by Cameron Watson (Trying, Grace and Glorie). (more...)

Mario Cantone, Jeni Verdon Lead Vassar & NY Stage & Film Workshops

Vassar & New York Stage and Film announce complete casting for its two Inside Look play workshops to be offered this season at Powerhouse Theater: Margaret and Craig by David Solomon, directed by Sheryl Kaller (July 1-3) and Handball by Seth Zvi Rosenfeld, directed by Cándido Tirado (July 15-17). (more...)

Hal Linden, Christina Pickles Lead ON GOLDEN POND At Colony Theater

The Colony Theatre is thrilled to present the second production of its 37th season of shows - its first ever with six productions instead of five! Hal Linden & Christina Pickles will star in the classic, ON GOLDEN POND, written by Ernest Thompson and directed by Cameron Watson (Trying, Grace and Glorie). (more...)

Hal Linden, Christina Pickles Lead ON GOLDEN POND At Colony Theater

The Colony Theatre is thrilled to present the second production of its 37th season of shows - its first ever with six productions instead of five! Hal Linden & Christina Pickles will star in the classic, ON GOLDEN POND, written by Ernest Thompson and directed by Cameron Watson (Trying, Grace and Glorie). (more...)

Book Banned by Mubarak Predicted Egyptian Revolution

As Egypt smoulders and the country's president grows more unpopular by the minute, a book his regime banned in 2008, 'Inside Egypt: The Land of the Pharaohs on the Brink of the Revolution,' offers unparalleled insight into the unfolding drama in the Arab world's most populous country. (more...)

Erin Davie to Replace Betsy Wolfe as 'Rosa Bud' in Roundabout's THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD

Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced that Erin Davie will join the critically acclaimed new Broadway production of Rupert Holmes' Tony Award winning musical comedy The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Betsy Wolfe continues as "Rosa Bud" through February 10th and Erin Davie will assume the role beginning February 12th, 2013. (more...)

BWW Blog: Tory Ross of KINKY BOOTS - The Making of a Price and Son Shoe: Part Deux

Hello BroadwayWorld Blog readers! Today I shall continue with my four-part series: The Making of a Price and Son Shoe. Before I continue however, I wanted to inform you that after reading the first instalment of this missive, the ladies interviewed, having seen in print exactly how they felt about each other had some choice words for each other. It was wonderful to watch, especially since British curse words are so fabulous. Try to bollocks five times fast! (more...)

DOUBT's John Patrick Shanley Denounces Pope In Essay

DOUBT and MOONSTRUCK writer John Patrick Shanley has taken to the pages of the New York Times in an essay eviscerating the current pope, Benedict XVI, who, just yesterday, announced a sudden and almost unprecedented plan (600 years was the last time) to resign and step down from his position at the end of the month (during Lent, the holiest time of the year for Christians, no less). (more...)

DROOD's Rupert Holmes, Jim Norton and Jessie Mueller Set for THE LEONARD LOPATE SHOW Tomorrow

Creator Rupert Holmes and stars Jim Norton & Jessie Mueller of Roundabout Theatre Company's The Mystery of Edwin Drood, will be interview live on WNYC's "The Leonard Lopate Show" tomorrow, December 7 from 12:35PM - 1:00PM. The show airs on 93.9 FM and AM 820. (more...)

THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD's Will Chase and Rupert Holmes Set for Theater Talk Tonight

Creator Rupert Holmes and star Will Chase of Roundabout Theatre Company's The Mystery of Edwin Drood will be interviewed on "Theater Talk" beginning tonight, December 28 at 1am (early Saturday morning) on Thirteen/PBS (channel 13). Additional air times are December 29 at 8:30PM, December 30 at 12:30PM, and December 31 at 7:30AM, 1:30PM and 7:30PM. Starting January 3, the interview can also be viewed online at www.cuny.tv/show/theatertalk. (more...)

DROOD's Will Chase and Stephanie J. Block Set for NY1's On Stage This Weekend

Stars Stephanie J. Block and Will Chase of Roundabout Theatre Company's The Mystery of Edwin Drood will be interviewed on NY1's "On Stage" this weekend. Air times on channel 1 include Saturday, December 29 at 9:30am and 7:30pm; Sunday, December 30 at 9:30am and 7:30pm; and Monday, December 31 (Tuesday AM) at 12:30am. (more...)

BWW:UK Discusses: The Future Of British Theatre Education?

Gary Naylor reflects on the seismic shifts underway in British (well, English and Scottish) education and what it means for theatre. (more...)

Patti Wicks Returns To Metropolitan Room 4/7 - 11

The incomparable jazz pianist and vocalist Patti Wicks, who began her career in New York in the early 70s playing such clubs as Bradley's, The Half Note, Ted Hooks Backstage, Jimmy Westons, The Living Room and The Apartment, continues her steady New York reemergence from the shadows in an exclusive five-show engagement at The Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, from April 7 to 11. In a new act ?Songs of Love and April,? Wicks shows why she c an lay claim to being one of the most arresting jazz soloists playing today. According to Bruce Crowther of Jazz Journal International, ?This is jazz piano playing of the very highest order.? Her smoky vocals ? by turns craggy and lyrical -- have been called haunting, blissful, fascinating, sensuous and captivating. (more...)

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