Tony Nominating Committee to Meet Monday, 5/3May 2, 2010According to a recent report in the New York Times, the 27 members of the Tony nominating committee will meet, as per tradition, at the Edison Cafe in the Theatre District on the day before the nominations are announced.
Alec Baldwin Says He Will Host SNL Season FinaleMay 2, 2010During an interview on the red carpet of the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Alec Baldwin, star of the hit television show '30 Rock' and 12-time SNL host, said he will host the season finale of Saturday Night Live on May 15th.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson Says He's Intimidated to Work with Al PacinoMay 2, 2010Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who will be appearing in both THE MERCHANT OF VENICE and THE WINTER'S TALE at Shakespeare in the Park shows this summer at the Delacorte Theatre sat down alongside costar Lily Rabe to discuss the shows and their experiences working on them.
La Jolla Playhouse to Premiere LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE Musical, 2/15/11-3/17/11May 2, 2010La Jolla Playhouse announced today an exciting new production for its 2010/11 subscription season: the world premiere musical Little Miss Sunshine. The Tony Award-winning creative team of composer/lyricist William Finn and writer/director James Lapine, who previously collaborated on the Tony Award-winning musicals Falsettos and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, will bring their latest project to the Playhouse. The production will run February 15 - March 27, 2011 in the Mandell Weiss Theatre.
Photo Flash: [title of show] Receives Australian Premiere, 5/3May 2, 2010[title of show] is a musical about two guys named Jeff and Hunter by two nobodies named Jeff and Hunter.In 2004, the real Jeff and Hunter decided to enter the inaugural New York Music Theatre Festival (NYMF). The problem was, they didn't have a musical. With a deadline set, three weeks later they entered [title of show], named after the first line in the festival application form. Following its debut at NYMF, [title of show] enjoyed an acclaimed run at the Vineyard Theater Off-Broadway in 2006, and the release of an Original Cast Album that same year. They fulfilled their Broadway aspirations July 2008, where [title of show] ran for over 100 performances starring the writers themselves. The Magnormos season is the first production outside of the USA.
The New Theatre Project Hosts THE SPRING AWAKENING PROJECT, 6/18-6/22May 1, 2010Ann Arbor is soon to welcome a new addition to the theatre scene. The New Theatre Project is a professional production company with the mission to create new plays, restore established plays for a new audience, explore newer and largely undiscovered texts and present plays that created new theatrical revolutions. TNTP is committed to ensemble work that uses non-traditional, non-hierarchical ways of organization to produce theatre.
Laura Benanti - Let Me Entertain You!May 1, 2010Barbara Cook's Spotlight Series at Washington DC's Kennedy Center brought Tony Award-Winner, Laura Benanti to it's Terrace Theatre on Friday night. The series has presented a more intimate experience with stars such as Jane Krakowski, Christine Ebersole and Karen Akers and will feature husband and wife team, Jessica Molaskey and John Pizzarelli on June 4th of this year.