Jeannie Berlin, Robert Foxworth, Justin Long, Robin Weigert and JoBeth Williams are set for Center Theatre Group's production of the Tony-nominated "Other Desert Cities" by Jon Robin Baitz. Robert Egan directs the West Coast premiere, which starts previews on November 28, 2012, opens December 9 and runs through January 6, 2013.
Craig Wright's Grace, starring Paul Rudd and Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon, with Kate Arrington and seven-time Emmy Award-winner Ed Asner, opens tonight, October 4, 2012 at Broadway's Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street). Let's see what the critics had to say...
Thoron will perform at the ASU Gammage Center tonight, October 5-6, 2012. Season package and single tickets are available now. For more information, visit: http://www.asugammage.com/shows/2012-13-gammage-beyond/county-of-kings
The Howl Help Festival presents A PATCH OF BLUR, An Un-authorized, Satirical Jukebox Musical, Fractured & Directed by Kevin Malony, October 18 - 21, 2012 at Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand Street @ Pitt LES NYC.
Members of the original cast of The Public Theater's critically-acclaimed musical February House will reunite at Joe's Pub on October 16th at 7:00pm for an evening of song, and to celebrate the release of the official February House original cast recording (StorySound, 10.16) produced by Gabriel Kahane and Ted Sperling.
Tony Award winner Lemon Andersen is the subject of the new documentary film, LEMON, which recently closed the 13th edition of the New York International Latino Film Festival. The poet/performer sat down with Univision News recently to speak about his film, writing idols, and what makes a good poet. Check out the video below.
Thoron will perform at the ASU Gammage Center October 5-6, 2012. Season package and single tickets are available now. For more information, visit: http://www.asugammage.com/shows/2012-13-gammage-beyond/county-of-kings
Lemon, a new documentary about the acclaimed New York poet/playwright Lemon Andersen, will have its broadcast premiere on PBS as part of Latino Public Broadcasting's arts and culture series VOCES on Friday, October 19, 2012 from 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET (check local listings), in conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month. Produced and directed by Laura Brownson and Beth Levison, Lemon is a Russell Simmons presentation in association with Impact Partners.
Roundabout Theatre Company's If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet featuring Annie Funke (Anna), Michelle Gomez (Fiona), Jake Gyllenhaal (Terry), and Brian F. O'Byrne (George), and directed by Michael Longhurst opened last night. Find out what the critics thought below!
According to Amazon.com, the book Broadway Musicals: From the Pages of The New York Times by Ben Brantley will be released on October 9, 2012. It is now available for pre-order here.
The Actors Fund Special Performance of The Book of Mormon is set for today, September 13, 2012 at 2 p.m. Each year, Broadway companies, in New York and on the road, generously give their time and talent by adding a performance to already rigorous schedules to benefit The Actors Fund.
The National Tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, will play the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale as part of the 2013-2014 Season.
92Y and 92YTRIBECA have announced their fall 2012 theater lineup, featuring Cyndi Lauper, Judy Gold, Robin Williams with David Steinberg, Peter Bogdanovich, Ben Brantley, Playwrights Horizons, Old Jews Telling Jokes and more!
After a three-year absence, Gerard Alessandrini's Forbidden Broadway returns to the 47th Street Theatre with a brand new edition, Forbidden Broadway: ALIVE AND KICKING. The show, which opens tonight, September 6, will run for a limited engagement through January 6, 2013. This production will mark Forbidden Broadway's 30th Anniversary, as well as its 21st edition.
Amy Sohn is the author of the novels Prospect Park West, My Old Man and Run Catch Kiss. Her latest novel, Motherland, features Melora Leigh, a former A-list actress who is starring in a Broadway revival of 'Fifth of July'. Sohn enjoys mixing fact and fiction, including a passage which reads: 'Page Six had run an item on Melora...and it had been picked up by BroadwayWorld.com' The shout-out to our site prompted us to chat with this talented author and find out how her passion for theater influences her creative process
Rep Stage, the professional Equity theatre in residence at Howard Community College (HCC), opens its 20th anniversary season with Jon Marans' award winning comedy-drama "The Temperamentals." "The Temperamentals" opens tonight, August 29, 2012, with a limited run through September 16 in the Studio Theatre of the Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center (HVPA) on the campus of HCC.
Calista Flockhart, T.R. Knight and Dakin Matthews head the cast when L.A. Theatre Works opens its 2012-13 season with Christopher Hampton's new version of Anton Chekhov's tragi-comic masterpiece, The Seagull. The cast also includesGordon Clapp, Stephen Collins, Logan Fahey, Cindy Katz and Josh Stamberg, with Rosalind Ayres directing. Five performances will take place Sept. 20-23 at UCLA's James Bridges Theater, where they will be recorded for broadcast on L.A. Theatre Works' nationally syndicated radio theater series.