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Broadway Bullet NYMF Segment 2: Bernice Bobs Her Mullet

Broadway Bullet is doing 8 weeks of NYMF coverage. In addition to inclusion in our weekly program, we are making each NYMF show segment available separately... only here on Broadway World! (more...)

30 Days of NYMF: Gonna Have A Party!

30 Days of NYMF, DAY 3: by Charlie Gilbert, composer/lyricist of 'Gemini The Musical.' (more...)

The New School for Liberal Arts has announced the accomplished singer and actress Marni Nixon as its Fall 2007 Visiting Artist. Nixon's residence will kick off with a free public lecture, 'An Evening with Marni Nixon,' on her illustrious stage and film career on Thursday, September 27 at 6PM at The New School, Wollman Hall (65 West 11th Street, fifth floor). The lecture is free and open to the public. (more...)

Smith's 'Good Heif' World Premieres at New Georges 10/6

New Georges, the OBIE-winning downtown theater company founded in 1992, will present the world premiere of American playwright Maggie Smith's peculiar fable Good Heif, a full-length play, directed by Sarah Cameron Sunde. Good Heif will be presented in SoHo at the Ohio Theatre. Previews begin October 6, and the official Opening Night will be Monday, October 8 at 7PM. Performances will run through Saturday, October 27. (more...)

Hoyle's 'Tings Dey Happen' Extends thru 10/20

Culture Project will extend the New York premiere of Tings Dey Happen, written and performed by Dan Hoyle and developed with and directed by Charlie Varon, through October 20 due to overwhelming popular demand. (more...)

The New Victory Theatre presents the National Theatre of Scotland's The Wolves in the Wall, 'a show for everyone over 6 who is not a scaredy cat…' for 16 performances only from October 5 to 21. (more...)

Due to popular ticket-demand, the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) is pleased to announce the following productions have scheduled additional performances. (more...)

Photo Flash: Prinz in TheaterWorks 'Driving Miss Daisy'

TheaterWorks' 20th Anniversary production of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning Driving Miss Daisy opens Friday, September 7 at 8PM with performances through October 14 at the company's 233 Pearl Street venue in the heart of the capital city. (more...)

Lithgow to Return to Broadway in Miller's 'All My Sons'?

According to this morning's New York Post, John Lithgow will be cast to lead a coming Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons. No further details on cast, theatre or dates were announced. (more...)

Broadway's Lead Women Tribute Betty Comden, 9/18

A memorial tribute for Betty Comden, 'Great Women Salute A Great Woman: Betty Comden - in the words of Comden and Green,' will be held Tuesday September 18 at 2PM, at Broadway's Majestic Theater. (more...)

Jesse Eisenberg on CW 11 Morning News 9/6

Jesse Eisenberg, now starring in Atlantic Theater Company's world premiere production of Lucy Thurber's play Scarcity, will sit down live with CW 11 Morning News anchor Emily Frances tomorrow morning Thursday, September 6 in the 8AM half hour. (more...)

Roundabout Walks Buchan's '39 Steps' onto Broadway Dec.07

Roundabout Theatre Company presents the Olivier Award winning, New York premiere of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps to begin Broadway previews December 28; opening January 10, 2008 at the American Airlines Theatre. The limited engagement will play through March 16. (more...)

Invisible City Theatre Company presents the New York premiere of Purple Hearts, an award-winning new play by Burgess Clark based on real events surrounding the attack on Pearl Harbor. Previews begin September 5; opening September 8 at the Gene Frankel Theatre. (more...)

Hancock Productions presents in repertory the world premiere spy thriller The Brother (through November 18) and Marsha Norman's Pulitzer Prize winning 'night Mother (September 14 through November 18) at the Theatre Building Chicago. (more...)

Drury Lane Theatre's 'Odd Couple' makes us all want to have an Oscar. (more...)

Seyb & Lonergan's 'Freshly Tossed' NYMF Special Event 10/1

Choreographer Wendy Seyb and Director Mark Lonergan team up to curate Freshly Tossed, a special event at the New York Musical Theatre Festival on October 1 for two performances, 7PM & 9PM at the Theater at St. Clement's. (more...)

Photo Coverage: Composer Bierman Celebrates 99th Birthday

Composer Bernie Bierman celebrated his 99th Birthday at the Metropolitan Room Wednesday, August 29, 2007. (more...)

Rapp & Dandridge Autograph at Madame Tussauds Today, 3PM

Original Rent cast member Anthony Rapp and co-star Broadway actress Merle Dandridge, will sign autographs for fans today, Thursday August 30 at 3PM the world-famous wax museum Madame Tussauds (234 West 42nd Street). (more...)

'...Double Vision' Sees Double at FringeNYC Encore Series

Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich's play ...Double Vision, directed by Ari Laura Kreith, sold out all of its performances at the 2007 New York International Fringe Festival and has been invited (along with twelve other shows) to perform in the FringeNYC Encore Series. ...Double Vision will play in rep at The Bleecker Street Theater, 45 Bleecker Street (at Lafayette) beginning September 8. (more...)

The Tony-Award winning musical 42nd Street opens in Shanghai, China on September 5 for an unprecedented seven-city tour. (more...)

Make-Over Musical 'Mullet' Bobs into NYMF Sept. 19-30

The full cast and design team has been set for Bernice Bobs Her Mullet, the new musical which will debut at this year's New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF). The musical, written by Joe Major and directed by Andy Sandberg, to play six performances at the Julia Miles Theatre September 19 - 30. (more...)

UPDATED! Tobys Offers Titanic Sized Discounts!

Tobys Dinner Theatre of Columbia and BroadwayWorld team up for a Half-Price Discount and Group get together! Plus THREE other opportunities to get onboard and SAVE! (more...)

Brian Stokes Mitchell Opens UNLV Season 9/14

Brian Stokes Mitchell in-concert will open the UNLV Performing Arts Center 2007-2008 Season on Friday, September 14 at 8PM as part of the New York Stage & Beyond Series. (more...)

The Production Company announces the world premiere of The Australia Project II: Australia Strikes Back! to play a three-week limited engagement at Chashama 217. Performances begin Thursday, September 13 and continue until Sunday, September 30. Opening Night is Thursday, September 13 at 8PM. (more...)

'Mud Donahue & Son' Dances into NYMF Oct. 2-7

The New York Musical Theatre Festival presents the world premiere of Mud Donahue & Son, a new musical with book by Jeff Hochhauser, based on Jack Donahue's 'Letters Of A Hoofer To His Ma,' with music by Bob Johnston and lyrics by Johnston & Hochhauser, directed by Tony Award-nominated Lynne Taylor-Corbett. Performances will run October 2 - 7 only at the 45th Street Theatre. (more...)