Michael Mayer News

Get Michael Mayer Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

Dmitri Hvorostovsky Stars in Michael Mayer's RIGOLETTO at the Met Beginning Today
by BWW News Desk - Nov 11, 2013

Dmitri Hvorostovsky sings his first Met performances of the title role in Verdi's Rigoletto beginning today, November 11, in the first revival of Michael Mayer's hit production, set in the decadent world of 1960s Las Vegas.

BWW Exclusive: Counting Down to Jennifer Ashley Tepper's UNTOLD STORIES OF BROADWAY Book - The Al Hirschfeld Theatre!
by Robert Diamond - Nov 10, 2013

To celebrate the publication of The Untold Stories of Broadway on November 12 by Dress Circle Publishing, Jennifer Ashley Tepper will be sharing three short excerpts about each of the Broadway theaters featured in the book-countdown style! Today: The Al Hirschfeld Theatre!

Stanley Tucci & Anne Tatlock to be Honored at New York Stage and Film's Winter Gala, 11/17
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 5, 2013

New York Stage and Film have announced that its Annual Winter Gala, to be held this year on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at The Plaza Hotel (770 Fifth Avenue, New York City), will honor Oscar nominated multi-hyphenate Stanley Tucci and business luminary Anne Tatlock. Biographies for each can be found below. It was also announced today that, at the gala, Tony Award winners Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anika Noni Rose will perform selections from Miranda's upcoming The Hamilton Mixtape, which was performed in a concert reading this past summer during the 2013 Powerhouse Season, the annual highlight of the nearly three-decades long collaboration between Vassar College and New York Stage and Film to develop works for the American theater.

OUT IN THE DARK Comes to DVD Today
by Movies News Desk - Nov 5, 2013

Following a limited theatrical run in September, Out in the Dark will be available nationwide on DVD today, November 5th.

HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Tickets on Sale Today!
by BWW News Desk - Nov 2, 2013

Tickets go on sale to the general public today, November 2 at 10 AM for Neil Patrick Harris' return to Broadway in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the musical with book by John Cameron Mitchell and music and lyrics by Stephen Trask, directed by Michael Mayer.

HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Tickets on Sale Tomorrow; Creative Team and 'The Angry Inch' Band Announced!
by BWW News Desk - Nov 1, 2013

Tickets go on sale to the general public tomorrow, November 2 at 10 AM for Neil Patrick Harris' return to Broadway in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the musical with book by John Cameron Mitchell and music and lyrics by Stephen Trask, directed by Michael Mayer. For tickets, call 212-239-6200 or visit Telecharge.com.

Neil Patrick Harris to be Honored at Drama League's 30th Annual MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF BROADWAY, Feb. 3, 2014
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 29, 2013

The Drama League announced today that they will honor Golden Globe Nominee and Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris at the 30th Annual Musical Celebration of Broadway, to be held on Monday evening, February 3, 2014 at the famed Pierre Hotel (2 East 61st Street). The black-tie gala, which features dozens of stars from Hollywood and Broadway in a one-night-only evening of musical selections drawn from Mr. Harris' career in theater, film and television, supports The Drama League's educational initiatives for promising young artists. Tickets are available by calling (212) 244-9494.

BWW TV: John Gallagher Jr., Tom Kitt, Rebecca Naomi Jones & More Talk BROADWAY IDIOT at NYC Premiere
by Randy Rainbow - Oct 30, 2013

Digital entertainment curator FilmBuff recently released the rocking documentary BROADWAY IDIOT chronicling the momentous collaboration between rock and roll icons, Green Day and the 'Great White Way' to create American Idiot on Broadway. The film is currently playing in theatres- CLICK HERE for a list of showings.

OUT IN THE DARK Coming to DVD, 11/5
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 28, 2013

Following a limited theatrical run in September, Out in the Dark will be available nationwide on DVD November 5th.

Cherry Jones Set for BROADWAY TALKS WITH JORDAN ROTH Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Oct 27, 2013

92nd Street Y has announced that Jordan Roth, President of Jujamcyn Theaters, continues his popular interview series, 'Broadway Talks with Jordan Roth,' with award winning stage and screen star Cherry Jones tonight, October 27 at 7:30 p.m. Ms. Jones, the Emmy and Tony Award-winning star of '24' and Doubt, will return to the Broadway stage this season as Amanda Wingfield in Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie.

Dmitri Hvorostovsky to Star in Michael Mayer's RIGOLETTO at the Met, Beg. 11/11
by BWW News Desk - Oct 25, 2013

Dmitri Hvorostovsky will sing his first Met performances of the title role in Verdi's Rigolettobeginning November 11, in the first revival of Michael Mayer's hit production, set in the decadent world of 1960s Las Vegas. Matthew Polenzani makes his company role debut as the womanizing Duke, and two rising singers make Met debuts as the innocent Gilda: Russian soprano Irina Lungu and Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva. Spanish conductor Pablo Heras-Casado makes his Met debut leading the revival. The December 7 matinee performance will be broadcast live over the Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network to inaugurate the 83rd season of the popular Saturday broadcast series.

BWW TV: Green Day Documentary BROADWAY IDIOT Comes to the Big Screen
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 24, 2013

BROADWAY IDIOT chronicles the making of the Broadway musical American Idiot ,based on the band's American Idiot album. The documentary opened in theaters on Friday October 18th and is now available On Demand. BWW's Audra Stafford takes a look at the film below!

Tickets to Broadway's HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH with Neil Patrick Harris on Sale for AmEx Cardholders Tomorrow
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 18, 2013

Tickets will go on sale tomorrow, October 19 at 10 AM exclusively for American Express cardholders for Neil Patrick Harris' return to Broadway in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, the musical with text by John Cameron Mitchell and music and lyrics by Stephen Trask, directed by Michael Mayer. Preferred seating is available to Gold Card, Platinum Card, and Centurion members. For tickets, call 212-239-6200 or visit Telecharge.com. The general public on sale will begin on Saturday, November 2 at 10 AM.

First Look! Neil Patrick Harris Tweets Out First Look at HEDWIG Artwork!
by Robert Diamond - Oct 15, 2013

Neil Patrick Harris just tweeted out 'Hedwig News! The first ad image was just released, and I get to debut it! Tickets go on sale soon... @HedwigOnBway' Check out the beautiful art below!

Photo Coverage: John Gallagher, Jr., Rebecca Naomi Jones & More Celebrate Premiere of BROADWAY IDIOT
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Oct 11, 2013

Digital entertainment curator FilmBuff release the rocking documentary BROADWAY IDIOT chronicling the momentous collaboration between rock and roll icons, Green Day and the 'Great White Way' to create American Idiot on Broadway. The film will be released nationwide in theaters and on VOD October 18 with an exclusive theatrical engagement in New York beginning today, October 11th.

Tickets For The Remainder Of Broadway At The National Go On Sale October 28 - American Idiot, West Side Story, Mamma Mia!, & More
by Robert Diamond - Oct 10, 2013

Tickets for American Idiot, West Side Story, STOMP, Mamma Mia!, Blue Man Group, and Hal Holbrook In Mark Twain Tonight! at the National Theatre go on sale Monday, October 28.

Anjelica Huston to Read From Memoir A STORY LATELY TOLD at Symphony Space, 11/19
by BWW News Desk - Oct 8, 2013

SMASH's Anjelica Huston, the Academy Award winning-actress and director, will read from and discuss her new memoir -- A Story Lately Told: Coming of Age in Ireland, London and New York -- with Michael Mayer (Smash, Spring Awakening) on Tuesday, November 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Symphony Space.

VIDEO: First Look - Exclusive Clip from Green Day Documentary BROADWAY IDIOT
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 8, 2013

USA Today gives music fans an exclusive first look at the upcoming Green Day documentary BROADWAY IDIOT.

  …        110       …    

Get Michael Mayer Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

Videos