Mark Peikert

As Times Square transforms into Pandora and the “red carpet” is ironed and steamed, the frenzied ramp-up for Opening Night of AVVATAR: The Musical continues on AS THE CURTAIN RISES, Broadway's First-Ever Audio Soap Opera. Joining the star-studded cast are a myriad of Broadway glitterati (playing themselves).

The Broadway Podcast Network is reuniting the cast of Broadway's First-Ever Digital Soap Opera, AS THE CURTAIN RISES, for a live event with the cast.

AS THE CURTAIN RISES will return to the Broadway Podcast Network with four more episodes of the fabulously dishy and utterly delectable binge worthy shenanigans. Joining the star-studded cast are Ramin Karimloo and Bonnie Milligan amongst various special Broadway guests (playing themselves).

Listen today to Episode II of the Broadway Podcast Network original Soap Opera, AS THE CURTAIN RISES. Written by Dori Berinstein and Mark Peikert, AS THE CURTAIN RISES takes you on a never before behind the scenes look at the drama behind the most dramatic business in the world.

Today's top stories: watch the official teaser for The Prom film, featuring Meryl Streep, Andrew Rannells, Nicole Kidman, Ariana DeBose, James Corden, Kerry Washington, and more!

The Broadway Podcast Network has announced Broadway’s first digital Soap Opera, AS THE CURTAIN RISES. Written by Dori Berinstein and Mark Peikert, AS THE CURTAIN RISES takes you on a never before behind the scenes look at the drama behind the most dramatic business in the world.

RWS Entertainment Group, Binder Casting in association with the Broadway Podcast Network, have announced .... Jay Binder... A Life In Casting, a 5-episode podcast exploring the life and career of the esteemed casting director.

Mint Theater presents the World Premiere of Yours Unfaithfully by Miles Malleson, an 'un-Romantic Comedy' about the price of free love. Mint Artistic Director Jonathan Bank directs a cast that features Todd Cerveris (South Pacific, Twentieth Century - Broadway), Mikaela Izquierdo (Cyrano de Bergerac­ - Broadway; The New York Idea, Gabriel - Atlantic Theater), Elisabeth Gray ('Understudies,' Breakfast at Tiffany's - Broadway), Stephen Schnetzer (Broadway - Wit,The Goat, 'Another World'), and 2015 Tony & Drama Desk Award nominee, Max von Essen (An American In Paris).

On May 8, the nominees of the 2012 Drama Desk Awards gathered at New York City's Oceana Resaurant to celebrate, and BroadwayWorld's own Richard Ridge was there to chat with all of them. In this second edition, check out interviews with Judith Light, Kelli O'Hara, Kathleen Marshall, and many more! Don't forget to watch Part 1 and Part 2!

On May 8, the nominees of the 2012 Drama Desk Awards gathered at New York City's Oceana Resaurant to celebrate, and BroadwayWorld's own Richard Ridge was there to chat with all of them. In this second edition, check out interviews with Linda Lavin, Marin Mazzie, and many more! Click here to watch Part 1 and check back later for Part 3!

On May 8, the nominees of the 2012 Drama Desk Awards gathered at New York City's Oceana Resaurant to celebrate, and BroadwayWorld's own Richard Ridge was there to chat with all of them. In this first edition, check out interviews with Audra McDonald, Jeremy Jordan, Norm Lewis, Patrick Page, Michael Cerveris, and many more! Check back later for parts 2 and 3!

After hearing the outpouring of concern and support for the category, the Drama Desk Executive Board has announced that they will reinstate the category for this year's awards show on June 3 at The Town Hall.

Today, the Drama Desk organization announced that it will recognize The New Victory Theater, New York's first and only theater devoted to kids and families, with a special 2011-12 honor for "providing enchanting, sophisticated children's theater that appeals to the child in all of us, and for nurturing a love of theater in young people."

Nominations for the 57th Annual Drama Desk Awards will be announced at a news conference on Friday, April 27, 2011, at 9:30 AM at Feinstein's at the Loews Regency, 540 Park Avenue at 61st Street, in Manhattan. Drama Desk winners Donna Murphy and Brian d'Arcy James will announce the nominations in the various categories. Tune in to dramadeskawards.com to watch a live stream of the announcement!

Nominations for the 57th Annual Drama Desk Awards will be announced at a news conference on Friday, April 27, 2011, at 9:30 AM at Feinstein's at the Loews Regency, 540 Park Avenue at 61st Street, in Manhattan. A continental breakfast will be available at 8:45 AM. Drama Desk winners Donna Murphy and Brian d'Arcy James will announce the nominations in the various categories. In addition, there will be remarks by Drama Desk President Isa Goldberg, Drama Desk Awards Executive Producer Robert R. Blume and new Drama Desk Awards Executive Producer Gretchen Shugart, Nominating Committee Chairperson Barbara Siegel and Randie Levine-Miller, Drama Desk Director of Special Events, who annually produces this event.

The 57th Annual Drama Desk Awards will take place on Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 8:00 PM at The Town Hall in Manhattan, it was announced today by Gretchen Shugart, CEO of TheaterMania.com, which will present the awards ceremony with Robert R. Blume and David S. Stone in association with Renee McCurry.

Dishing on all pop culture and shining a light on inappropriate water cooler talk 'Kathy Griffin WANTS A TONY' will feature all new material about her hilarious observations and run-ins with celebrities. The show is subject to change nightly depending on what Kathy decides is the news of the day. Let's just say Broadway may never be the same again! Performances begin March 11th and run through March 19th 2011 at the Belasco Theatre. Performance times are as follows: Monday at 8pm; Tuesday at 7pm; Wednesday-Friday at 8pm; Saturday at 2pm and 8pm; Sunday at 3pm.

Shelby Company presents the world premiere of THE LAND WHALE MURDERS, a dizzying tale of murder and deceit from the mind of playwright Jonathan A. Goldberg (LUCK OF THE IBIST, My FATHER IS A TETRIS GAME), directed by Tom Ridgely (#9, THE|KING|OPERETTA).