Bea Arthur News

The producers of the Tony Award-winning hit Broadway musical PIPPIN are pleased to announce that Tony Nominee, ADRIENNE BARBEAU will play the role of 'Berthe' when the national tour of PIPPIN plays at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Orlando this week, April 21 - 26.

Seattle Repertory Theatre's 2015-2016 season was announced today by Acting Artistic Director Braden Abraham. The season is headlined by the new musical Come from Away, Ayad Akhtar's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Disgraced and the world premiere of R. Hamilton Wright's Sherlock Holmes and the American Problem.

SPARKLE & CIRCULATE with JUSTIN SAYRE - the official podcast of the International Order of Sodomites - has posted the sixth episode, which features an in-depth chat with Randy Harrison. The show is available on iTunes here.

4@15: Four New Fifteen-Minute Musicals, performed in conjunction with University of California, Irvine, will commence performances today, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, for three performances only at the Playroom Theater featuring new works by By Sujin Kim and Daphny Maman, David Christensen and Michael Shapiro, Ryan Korell and Jonathan Keebler, and Minjoung Hwang and Brandon Michael Lowden. Tammy Holder serves as Music Director; Brian Blythe directs.

4@15: Four New Fifteen-Minute Musicals, performed in conjunction with University of California, Irvine, will commence performances Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, for three performances only at the Playroom Theater featuring new works by By Sujin Kim and Daphny Maman, David Christensen and Michael Shapiro, Ryan Korell and Jonathan Keebler, and Minjoung Hwang and Brandon Michael Lowden. Tammy Holder serves as Music Director; Brian Blythe directs.

The producers of the Tony Award-winning hit Broadway musical PIPPIN are pleased to announce that Tony Nominee, ADRIENNE BARBEAU will play the role of "Berthe" when the national tour of PIPPIN plays at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Orlando April 21 - 26.

Jason B. Schmidt, star of Christmas With The Crawfords, will be starring as Tony Award winner Bea Arthur in the new one man show, BEATRICE ARTHUR: ASTRAL DAME. The one night only performance is tonight, April 14th at 7:00pm, at Stage 72 in New York City.

The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre, the acclaimed comedy/variety show, will return to JOE'S PUB at The Public Theater on Sunday, April 19 at 9:30 PM to continue the Winter/Spring 2015 Season.

Pioneer Theatre Company presents the Tony Award-winning musical The Music Man, May 1 through May 16, 2015.

Today we celebrate the life of one of the most influential comedy directors in Broadway history.

Playwright Jonathan Tolins uses Barbra Streisand's book My Passion for Design as a jumping off point for his hilarious one man show BUYER & CELLAR. It's a fun-filled romp that fans of the lady with the magnificent voice, and questionable temperament, will find absolutely delightful. Even if you're not a fan, you'll enjoy this peek inside the peculiarities that are a part of this showbiz icon's lifestyle. The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis has fashioned a very enjoyable production that has been so popular that the run has been extended twice. See it for yourself and you'll know why. It's an amusing and often belly laugh inducing work that you should make every effort to check out!

The Broadway community mourns the loss of acclaimed director and performer Gene Saks, who passed away on Saturday at age 93. The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be dimmed in his memory tonight, April 1st, at exactly 7:45pm for one minute.

The Broadway community mourns the loss of acclaimed director and performer Gene Saks, who passed away on Saturday at age 93. The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be dimmed in his memory on Wednesday, April 1st, at exactly 7:45pm for one minute.

The Tony Award-winning hit Broadway musical PIPPIN welcomes Tony nominated ADRIENNE BARBEAU in the role of 'Berthe' in the national tour of PIPPIN in select cities! She begins performances in Ft. Lauderdale tonight, March 31st.

Tony Award-winner Gene Saks, famous for directing Neil Simon plays, died of pneumonia on Saturday in his home in East Hampton, NY. He was 93.

The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre, the acclaimed comedy/variety show, will return to JOE'S PUB at The Public Theater on Sunday, April 19 at 9:30 PM to continue the Winter/Spring 2015 Season. The April show will be a celebration of The Indigo Girls. Tracy Stark serves as the show's Music Director with special guests will be announced.

The Lyric Stage Company of Boston announces six productions of the 2015-16 season.

There are eight million stories in the Naked City-and a song to go with each of them.

?The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre, the acclaimed comedy/variety show, will make its SAN FRANCISO debut to OASIS (298 Eleventh Street, San Francisco CA) on Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 PM.

Jason B. Schmidt, star of Christmas With The Crawfords, will be starring as Tony Award winner Bea Arthur in the new one man show, BEATRICE ARTHUR: ASTRAL DAME. The one night only performance is April 14th at 7:00pm, at Stage 72 in New York City.