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In The Spotlight Series: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE

Scroll below for photos of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike's Nicholas Martin, Genevieve Angelson, Billy Magnussen, Sigourney Weaver and David Hyde Pierce, in the BroadwayWorld.com series 'In The Spotlight' by acclaimed photographer Walter McBride below! (more...)

Photo Flash: Stephanie D'Abruzzo and More in Razors Edge's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Reading

Tony nominee Stephanie D'Abruzzo, rising cabaret star Jennifer Sheehan, and multi-award-winning star of ZOMBIE, Bill Connington, appeared in a sold-out staged reading of The Importance of Being Earnest ('A Trivial Comedy for Serious People') by Oscar Wilde. Joining them were Gayton Scott (Gypsy), Brian Charles Rooney (Threepenny Opera), Annmarie Benedict (Robeson) and Michael Keyloun (Tartuffe). The staged reading was site-specific, and was performed in the white and gold gilded ballroom of a private Eastside club. The evening was produced by Razors Edge Productions. Scroll below for photos from the performance! (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look at Robert Sean Leonard and Charlotte Perry in The Old Globe's PYGMALION

The Old Globe's 100th anniversary production of the George Bernard Shaw classic Pygmalion stars Tony Award winner Robert Sean Leonard (The Invention of Love, Born Yesterday) as Professor Henry Higgins and Charlotte Parry (The Importance of Being Earnest, The Real Thing) as Eliza Doolittle. The production coincides with the 100th anniversary of Pygmalion's 1913 premiere in Vienna, Austria. Directed by Nicholas Martin (Butley, Present Laughter), Pygmalion will run on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, through Feb. 17, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production in the photos below! (more...)

Photo Flash: Robert Sean Leonard, Charlotte Parry and More in The Old Globe's PYGMALION

The Old Globe celebrates the 100th anniversary of Pygmalion with a lavish new production of George Bernard Shaw's masterwork. When speech professor Henry Higgins makes a bet with a fellow scholar that he can pass off a common Cockney flower girl as the pinnacle of English society, he proves to be an expert in phonetics but a novice with people. Directed by Nicholas Martin (Broadway's Butley with Nathan Lane and Present Laughter with Victor Garber), Pygmalion is a charming classic full of wit and humor. (more...)

Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at Robert Sean Leonard, Charlotte Parry and More in Old Globe's PYGMALION

The Old Globe today announced the complete cast and creative team of its 100th anniversary production of the George Bernard Shaw classic Pygmalion. Starring Tony Award winner Robert Sean Leonard (The Invention of Love, Born Yesterday) as Professor Henry Higgins and Charlotte Parry (The Importance of Being Earnest, The Real Thing) as Eliza Doolittle, the production coincides with the 100th anniversary of Pygmalion's 1913 premiere in Vienna, Austria. Directed by Nicholas Martin (Butley, Present Laughter), Pygmalion will run on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, Jan. 12 - Feb. 17, 2013. Preview performances run Jan. 12 - Jan. 16. Opening night is Thursday, Jan. 17 at 8:00 p.m. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast members below. (more...)

Photo Flash: Inside Opening Night of Primary Stages' HIM

On Tuesday, October 9, Primary Stages (Executive Producer Casey Childs, Artistic Director Andrew Leynse, Managing Director Elliot Fox) continued their celebration of the Foote Family legacy at the opening night of HIM by Daisy Foote. This world-premiere production, the second of Primary Stages' 28th season, features Tony Award nominee Hallie Foote (Harrison, TX…, Dividing the Estate) Tim Hopper (Present Laughter, The Dying Gaul, Steppenwolf), Adam LeFevre (The Doctor's Dilemma), and Adina Verson (The Winter's Tale at Yale Rep). Helmed by Obie Award-winning director Evan Yionoulis (Three Days of Rain, Violet Hour), HIM runs September 25 - October 28 at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters. (more...)

Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of Primary Stages' HIM!

Earlier this week, the company of the new Primary Stages production, HIM by Daisy Foote, took a break from rehearsal to meet with the press. Check out photos from the event below! (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look at Rubicon Theatre's PRIVATE LIVES, Opening 9/8

The Royal Wedding. The Queen's Diamond Jubilee. The Olympic Games and Ceremonies. Rubicon Theatre Company celebrates our "love affair" with all things British with Private Lives, an elegant and sophisticated comedy by Sir Noel Coward which previews September 5 and opens Saturday, September 8 at the theatre's intimate home in Ventura's Downtown Cultural District. A co-production of Rubicon and Laguna Playhouse, Private Lives runs Wednesdays through Sundays through September 30. Get a first look at the cast onstage below! (more...)

Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at Jack Koenig and More in Peterborough Players' PRESENT LAUGHTER

Present Laughter, an audacious comedy by the popular and prolific playwright Noel Coward, opens at the Peterborough Players on Wednesday, August 15, and continues through Sunday, August 26. Single tickets are $37 and $39 on Saturdays and may be ordered through the box office at 603-924-7585 or online at www.PeterboroughPlayers.org. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the production below. (more...)

Photo Flash: Maureen Anderman in THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING at Westport Country Playhouse

Westport Country Playhouse stages the National Book Award-winning memoir, "The Year of Magical Thinking" by Joan Didion, now through June 30, featuring noted actress Maureen Anderman as Didion. Directed by Nicholas Martin, the play is based on the author's actual experience rebuilding her life during the year after her spouse's death and her capacity to emerge strengthened from even the most shattering of life's trials. See below for Anderman playing Didion on stage! (more...)

Up On The Marquee: HARVEY!

Preview performances are underway for Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway premiere production of Mary Chase' Harvey, set to open June 14, 2012. The marquee is up! See below for a first look. (more...)

Photo Flash: Bill Connington, Gayton Scott et al. in THE GLASS MENAGERIE

Bill Connington, star of the award-winning play ZOMBIE, and Gayton Scott, of Broadway's GYPSY (Bernadette Peters/Sam Mendes version) appeared in a special site-specific reading/workshop of THE GLASS MENAGERIE by Tennessee Williams at Vassar College in upstate New York. It took place in the Rose Parlor, in the main building on the famed Seven Sisters campus. Also in the cast are William Connell (INDISCRETIONS) and Annmarie Benedict (ROBESON). Check out photos from the reading below! (more...)

Photo Flash: Daniel Davis et al. in Hartford Stage's THE TEMPEST

The Tony Award-winning Hartford Stage, under the leadership of Darko Tresnjak, Artistic Director, and Michael Stotts, Managing Director, presents William Shakespeare's magical masterwork, The Tempest, directed by Darko Tresnjak, playing now through June 10, 2012 (press opening: Wednesday, May 16 at 7:30pm). Tony Award nominee Daniel Davis, best known for his recent NYC roles in Classic Stage's The Cherry Orchard, Lincoln Center's The Invention of Love, and the 2004 Broadway revival of La Cage aux Folles, as well as six seasons as Niles the Butler on TV's "The Nanny, plays Prospero. See photos of Davis and the rest of the cast on stage below! (more...)

Noel Coward's HAY FEVER Starring Lindsay Duncan Enters its Final Month - Closes 2 June

Howard Davies' five star critically celebrated production of Noël Coward' Hay Fever - the sublime comedy of bad manners - must end its limited run at the Noël Coward Theatre on 2 June 2012 as previously announced. (more...)

Photo Flash: Lindsay Duncan, Jeremy Northam, et al. in HAY FEVER

Joining Lindsay Duncan (Judith Bliss), Jeremy Northam (Richard Greatham), Kevin R McNally (David Bliss) and Olivia Colman (Myra Arundel) in Howard Davies' production of Noël Coward's Hay Fever are Sam Callis (Sandy Tyrell), Freddie Fox (Simon Bliss), Jenny Galloway (Clara), Amy Morgan (Jackie Coryton) and Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Sorel Bliss). Running at the Noël Coward Theatre from 10 February - 2 June 2012, Coward's sublime comedy of bad manners has designs by Bunny Christie, lighting by Mark Henderson and sound by Mike Walker. Hay Fever press preview performances are Thursday 23 February at 7pm, Friday 24 February at 7.30pm and Saturday 25 February at 2.30pm and 7.30pm, with reviews embargoed until Monday 27 February 2012. Hay Fever is produced in the West End by Richard Willis, Matthew Byam Shaw for Playful Productions and Sonia Friedman Productions. (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look at Atlantic Theater Company's CQ/CX

Get a first look at the world premiere of Atlantic Theater Company's CQ/CX by Gabe McKinley, opening February 15. CQ/CX is directed by Tony Award nominee David Leveaux and features Larry Bryggman, Peter Jay Fernandez, Tim Hopper, Arliss Howard, Kobi Libii, David Pittu, Steve Rosen and Sheila Tapia. See the production photos below! (more...)

Photo Flash: HAY FEVER In Rehearsal at the Noel Coward Theatre

Howard Davies' production of Noel Coward's Hay Fever will run at the Noel Coward Theatre from 10 February - 2 June 2012. (more...)

Photo Coverage: HAY FEVER Rehearsal Shots

Howard Davies' production of Noël Coward's Hay Fever will run at the Noël Coward Theatre from 10 February - 2 June 2012 - and here are some rehearsal shots by Catherine Ashmore. (more...)

Photo Flash: Hartford Stage Hosts Boeing Boeing Thru 2/12

Hartford Stage, under the leadership of Darko Tresnjak, Artistic Director and Michael Stotts, Managing Director today announced the cast and creative team for Boeing-Boeing the high-flying Tony Award-winning comedy that will land at Hartford Stage from January 12 through February 12, 2012. (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look at Denny Dillon, Claire Brownell in Hartford Stage's BOEING-BOEING

Hartford Stage, under the leadership of Darko Tresnjak, Artistic Director and Michael Stotts, Managing Director today announced the cast and creative team for Boeing-Boeing the high-flying Tony Award-winning comedy that will land at Hartford Stage through February 12, 2012. Check out production shots below! (more...)