Cactus Flower

Opened: December 8, 1965

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Royale Theatre
242 W. 45th St. New York, NY 10036

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Review: GOLDIE HAWN at Bank Of America Performing Arts Center by Cary Ginell - Sep 24, 2023

What did our critic think of GOLDIE HAWN at Bank Of American Performing Arts Center?

A World Premiere, West Coast Premieres & More Set for San Francisco Playhouse 21st Season by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 27, 2023

San Francisco Playhouse has announced its 21st season, to be presented September 2023 to September 2024. See full programming, and learn how to purchase tickets!

12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards; Abbey Theater of Dublin Leads Favorite Local Theatre! by BWW - Dec 19, 2022

The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards; at Abbey Theater of Dublin Leads Best Ensemble Performance! by BWW - Dec 12, 2022

The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards; Short North Stage Leads Favorite Local Theatre! by BWW - Dec 5, 2022

The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

First Stats Released For The BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards; Abbey Theater's RENT Leads Best Musical by BWW Staff - Nov 21, 2022

The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Listen: Marsha Mason Discusses Her Career and More on LITTLE KNOWN FACTS by Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine - Sep 6, 2022

Little Known Facts is a weekly podcast hosted by stage and film actress Ilana Levine. The latest episode features Marsha Mason, who discussed her career and more. Mason discussed how her career kickstarted with The Good Doctor, written by Neil Simon, whom she met and ended up marrying. She also discussed the iconic film The Goodbye Girl, also written by Simon.

Marsha Mason to Star in and Co-Direct LOST IN YONKERS at Hartford Stage by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 24, 2022

Four time Academy Award-nominated actor and director Marsha Mason will co-direct and star in Hartford Stage's forthcoming production of Neil Simon's classic comedy Lost in Yonkers. 

Photos: First look at Performing Arts Creative Ensemble's CACTUS FLOWER by Jerri Shafer - Mar 15, 2022

The comedy focuses on the relationship between young, wild Toni and her older, married lover Julian, a dentist. Convinced the two have no future together, Toni attempts suicide, and a guilt-ridden Julian rashly proposes he leave his wife so the couple can be together. However, Julian has never revealed to Toni that his 'marriage' is actually an elaborate lie concocted to keep Toni at arm's length. Toni refuses to break up his household without first meeting and talking with Julian's soon-to-be-ex, so Julian enlists the aid of his shy spinster assistant Stephanie to pose as his non-existent wife. Complications arise when Toni decides the two must find her a new beau so everyone concerned can live happily ever after. Take a trip back to the groovy 60s! Performances are March 17th thru the 20th at the Columbus Dance Theatre, 592 E. Main St., Columbus, OH 43215. For tickets or more information, visit: https://pacecolumbus.com

Geoffrey Johnson, Tony Award Winning Casting Director, Has Passed Away by Robert Diamond - Nov 28, 2021

Geoffrey Johnson, renowned casting director, passed away Friday, November 26th in his sleep of respiratory failure at Henry J Carter Hospital, NY, NY at the age of 91.

VIDEO: Goldie Hawn Dances to MAMMA MIA in Greece! by Stage Tube - Jul 3, 2021

Goldie Hawn channeled Death Becomes Her co-star Meryl Streep and danced to Mamma Mia while vacationing in Greece!

VIDEO: Goldie Hawn Dances to MAMMA MIA in Greece! by Stage Tube - Jul 2, 2021

'Can't stop, won't stop dancing,' she wrote in the caption. 'Mamma Mia, what an island!!'

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Announces 2021�"22 Season by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 27, 2021

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present a brand-new season filled with concerts and performances for a wide range of tastes from eclectic to traditional, from Grammy-winning artists in jazz, American roots, classical and global music to Broadway greats and more.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Presents Family-Friendly Performances by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 6, 2021

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts is introduces young children to performing arts in an interactive experiential way that encourages families to explore together. Scottsdale Arts ONE Members can get the best seats before tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, May 7, 2021.

Tony-Nominated Actor William 'Biff' McGuire Dies at 94 by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2021

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Tony-nominated actor William McGuire, known by his nickname 'Biff' has died at age 94.

Marsha Mason, Lilli Cooper and More to Join KEEN AFTER HOURS by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 8, 2020

Today Keen Company Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein announced additional guests for Keen After Hours. Next up is Marsha Mason (October 19th), followed by John-Andrew Morrison and Jasminn Johnson (October 26th), and Lilli Cooper (November 2nd).

Kate Baldwin, Marsha Mason and More Join Keen Company's KEEN AFTER HOURS by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 2, 2020

Today Keen Company Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein announced additional guests for Keen After Hours. Next up is Kate Baldwin (October 5th), followed by Marsha Mason (October 19th), and John-Andrew Morrison & Jasminn Johnson (October 26th).

BWW Review: Jane Alexander, James Cromwell On The Rocky Road To Divorce in Bess Wohl's Very Funny GRAND HORIZONS by Michael Dale - Jan 24, 2020

Back in that age we call golden, Broadway marquees were frequently set ablaze by long-running plays that producers looking to turn a profit lovingly referred to as boulevard comedies. These were typically middlebrow laugh machines expertly crafted by the likes of Mary Chase, Neil Simon or Abe Burrows (Think HARVEY, THE ODD COUPLE or CACTUS FLOWER), involving contemporary everyday characters in realistic situations containing just enough sentiment to make you care about what happens next, while maybe even wrapping up with an uncontroversial, heartwarming message.

BWW TV: Lois Robbins Stars In L.O.V.E.R. At Pershing Square Signature Center by BroadwayWorld TV - Sep 6, 2019

Kaleidoscope Creative Partners presents the Off-Broadway premiere of L.O.V.E.R., written and performed by Lois Robbins (TV Land's a?oeYoungera??; Cactus Flower) and directed by Karen Carpenter (Love, Loss, and What I Wore).

Photo Flash: First Look At Lois Robbins In L.O.V.E.R ! by A.A. Cristi - Sep 6, 2019

Kaleidoscope Creative Partners presents the Off-Broadway premiere of L.O.V.E.R., written and performed by Lois Robbins (TV Land's “Younger”; Cactus Flower) and directed by Karen Carpenter (Love, Loss, and What I Wore). The limited engagement will officially open on Sunday, September 8 (7 PM), and runs through Saturday, November 2 at The Pershing Square Signature Center – The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre (480 West 42nd Street).

L.O.V.E.R. Begins Off-Broadway Engagement August 21 by Julie Musbach - Aug 12, 2019

Kaleidoscope Creative Partners presents the Off-Broadway premiere of L.O.V.E.R., written and performed by Lois Robbins (TV Land's a?oeYoungera??; Cactus Flower) and directed by Karen Carpenter (Love, Loss, and What I Wore).

Broadway Press Agent Bob Ullman Passes Away at 97 by Nicole Rosky - Aug 8, 2019

Robert ('Bob') Ullman (left), the legendary theatre press agent, whose career included Ethel Merman and Mary Martin: Together on Broadway, A Chorus Line (from workshop to Public Theater to Broadway), Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in The Visit, Lauren Bacall in Cactus Flower, The Dining Room, Driving Miss Daisy, Sunday in the Park with George, and over 150 additional Broadway and off-Broadway plays and musicals, died on July 31, 2019 in Bayshore, Long Island, New York. He was 97. The cause of death was cardiac arrest. Bob's death was announced by Rev. Joshua Ellis, a long-time Ullman friend, a former Broadway press agent, and now, an Interspiritual minister.

Photo Coverage: Lois Robbins & Company Get Ready for L.O.V.E.R. by Walter McBride - Jul 31, 2019

Kaleidoscope Creative Partners presents the Off-Broadway premiere of L.O.V.E.R., written and performed by Lois Robbins (TV Land's 'Younger'; Cactus Flower) and directed by Karen Carpenter (Love, Loss, and What I Wore). The limited engagement begins Wednesday, August 21, with the official opening set for Sunday, September 8 (7 PM), and runs through Saturday, November 2 at The Pershing Square Signature Center - The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre (480 West 42nd Street).

Sony Movie Channel to Celebrate Release of ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD with Movie Week by Kaitlin Milligan - Jul 16, 2019

Sony Movie Channel, in advance of Columbia Pictures' July 26 domestic theatrical release of Quentin Tarantino's original film, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, is bringing fans “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood and Quentin Tarantino Present The Swinging Sixties,” a series of 10 films personally curated by the two-time Academy Award winning writer-director, all of which served as a specific influence in the creation of his latest 1969-set film.

L.O.V.E.R. to Make Off-Broadway Premiere Beginning This August by Julie Musbach - Jun 13, 2019

Kaleidoscope Creative Partners presents the Off-Broadway premiere of L.O.V.E.R., written and performed by Lois Robbins (TV Land's "Younger"; Cactus Flower) and directed by Karen Carpenter (Love, Loss, and What I Wore).

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Announces 2019�"2020 Season by A.A. Cristi - Mar 28, 2019

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announces its 2019-2020 season of Performances for Young Audiences designed to inspire and engage audiences both young and young at heart. The upcoming season includes three Kennedy Center-produced world premiere stage productions, five productions hailing from The Netherlands, a Family Look-In performance of the Washington National Opera's The Magic Flute, and original Music for Young Audiences programs showcasing various musical genres, with some programs featuring musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra.

Bucks County Playhouse Launches Play Discovery Reading Series by BWW News Desk - Nov 14, 2018

Audiences will have a chance to experience both lesser known classic plays and new works when Bucks County Playhouse launches its Play Discovery Series with a reading of 'The Outgoing Tide' by Philadelphia playwright Bruce Graham on November 14 at 7:30 p.m. Directed by four-time Oscar nominee, Marsha Mason, 'The Outgoing Tide' is the first of several plays that will be part of the series for which Mason also serves as curator.  Additional titles will be announced shortly.

Bucks County Playhouse Launches Play Discovery Reading Series by A.A. Cristi - Oct 10, 2018

Audiences will have a chance to experience both lesser known classic plays and new works when Bucks County Playhouse launches its Play Discovery Series with a reading of 'The Outgoing Tide' by Philadelphia playwright Bruce Graham on November 14 at 7:30 p.m. Directed by four-time Oscar nominee, Marsha Mason, 'The Outgoing Tide' is the first of several plays that will be part of the series for which Mason also serves as curator.  Additional titles will be announced shortly.

Kathy Fitzgerald, Dan DeLuca, and More Complete Cast for The Muny's MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS by Julie Musbach - Jun 1, 2018

The Muny announced today its full cast, design and production teams for the theatre's centennial season closing production of Meet Me In St. Louis, August 4 - 12. 

Seven New Works Slated for New Visions/New Voices 2018 at The Kennedy Center by BWW News Desk - Apr 27, 2018

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces the biennial festival New Visions/New Voices from April 27-29, 2018, marking the 15th showcase of this industry workshop.

L.O.V.E.R. A Funny Coming Of Age Journey Comes to The Zephyr Theatre by A.A. Cristi - Apr 13, 2018

Accomplished actress Lois Robbins takes us on a poignant and comic journey as one woman explores her sexual history, in what ultimately becomes her coming of age story, L.O.V.E.R. Directed by Sonia Sebastian, L.O.V.E.R. opens on April 13, running through May 12 at the Zephyr Theatre on Melrose Avenue.

L.O.V.E.R. A Poignant, Funny Coming Of Age Journey Opens 4/13 by A.A. Cristi - Feb 26, 2018

Accomplished actress Lois Robbins takes us on a poignant and comic journey as one woman explores her sexual history, in what ultimately becomes her coming of age story, L.O.V.E.R. Directed by Sonia Sebastian, L.O.V.E.R. opens on April 13, running through May 12 at the Zephyr Theatre on Melrose Avenue.

Britton, Davis, Hawn, Hudson, Larson, Linney, Mann, Mullally and Silverman to Present at the SAG Awards by Stephi Wild - Jan 20, 2018

Connie Britton, Geena Davis, Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson, Brie Larson, Laura Linney, Leslie Mann, Megan Mullally and Sarah Silverman will present Actor awards at the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, Executive Producer Kathy Connell announced today. These exceptional women join an impressive list of actors who will honor their colleagues at the SAG Awards Ceremony, a list that already includes Rosanna Arquette, Halle Berry, SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris, Dakota Fanning, Mandy Moore, Olivia Munn, Niecy Nash, Lupita Nyong'o, Gina Rodriguez, Maya Rudolph, Marisa Tomei and Kelly Marie Tran. The 24th Annual SAG Awards will air live on TNT and TBS, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018 at 8 p.m. (ET)/5 p.m. (PT).

OVERBOARD, Starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, Turns 30! by Tori Hartshorn - Dec 14, 2017

Iconic romantic comedy OVERBOARD will be celebrating its thirtieth anniversary this Saturday, December 16.

Seven New Works Slated for New Visions/New Voices 2018 at The Kennedy Center by BWW News Desk - Sep 26, 2017

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces the biennial festival New Visions/New Voices from April 27-29, 2018, marking the 15th showcase of this industry workshop.

Marsha Mason Directs Arizona Theatre Company's Season-Opening Performance CHAPTER TWO by BWW News Desk - Sep 13, 2017

Arizona Theatre Company (ATC; David Ivers, Artistic Director; Billy Russo, Managing Director) is pleased to welcome back four-time Academy Award-nominee Marsha Mason, who will direct Neil Simon's autobiographical romantic comedy Chapter Two to open ATC's 51st season, Oct. 5-22 at the Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe in Phoenix.

Oscar Nominee Marsha Mason Returns To Arizona Theatre Company To Direct CHAPTER TWO by BWW News Desk - Aug 16, 2017

Arizona Theatre Company (ATC; David Ivers, Artistic Director; Billy Russo, Managing Director) is pleased to welcome back four-time Academy Award-nominee Marsha Mason, who will direct Neil Simon's autobiographical romantic comedy Chapter Two to open ATC's 51st season, Sept. 9-30 at the Temple of Music & Art, 333 S. Scott Ave. in Tucson, Oct. 5-22 at the Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe in Phoenix.

Terence Archie, J. Bernard Calloway, Audrey Cardwell and Veronica J. Kuehn to Star in GUYS AND DOLLS at The Old Globe; Cast, Creatives Set! by BWW News Desk - Jun 16, 2017

The Old Globe today announced the full cast for Guys and Dolls, a musical fable of Broadway.

Carolyn McBurney Talks When Love is at its Best, It's UNEXPECTED by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2017

Carolyn McBurney has worked with John Perovich as a director and a student and has been active with Brelby Theatre Company for several years, directing and co-writing After Hours at Rosie's Pub with the women of Brelby.

Actress Goldie Hawn to Visit CBS SUNDAY MORNING, 5/14 by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2017

These days, Goldie Hawn, who made a career out of playing ditzy blondes, is focused on sharpening kids' brains, she tells Lee Cowan in an interview for CBS SUNDAY MORNING to be broadcast Sunday, May 14 (9:00 AM, ET) on the CBS Television Network.

BrightSide Theatre to Roll the Dice in GUYS & DOLLS by BWW News Desk - Apr 10, 2017

BrightSide Theatre, Naperville's only professional theatre performing in the historic downtown district, wraps up their 6th Season - A Season of Classic Broadway Shows - with the American classic Broadway musical Guys and Dolls.

BWW Review: MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY Thrives Anew in 2017 by Sondra Forsyth - Feb 21, 2017

The venerable Martha Graham Dance Company, founded 91 years ago in 1926, is thriving anew after getting past protracted legal battles following modern dance pioneer Graham's death and coping with the loss of historical material during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Much of the credit for the success of the current iteration of the troupe goes to Janet Eilber, a former Graham principal who has been at the helm as Artistic Director since 2005. She has instituted a policy of not only presenting Graham's classics but also commissioning fresh visions from today's finest choreographers.

NTC Stages Peter Shaffer Comedy LETTICE AND LOVAGE 2/3-19 by A.A. Cristi - Jan 3, 2017

Novato Theater Company opens 2017 with Sir Peter Shaffer's award-winning comedy, Lettice and Lovage.  The author of Equus and Amadeus plunges into droll comedy about two women who could not be more opposite.  The play is directed by Renee Mandel-Sher and produced by Mark Clark.  It runs February 3-19 at the NTC Playhouse, 5420 Nave Drive in Novato.

Woman Takes on Heavenly Role for the First Time in AN ACT OF GOD, Starring Paige Davis & Marsha Mason, in Phoenix by BWW News Desk - Nov 17, 2016

God isn't happy and She (that's right....She) is coming to Arizona to set the record straight in no uncertain terms about Her thinking and Her works in Emmy-winner David Javerbaum's irreverent, sinfully funny new comedy, An Act of God.

Taylor Louderman, Alex Wyse and More Join Original Chicago Stars in RIDE THE CYCLONE, Beginning Tonight at MCC Theater by BWW News Desk - Nov 9, 2016

MCC Theater presents the thrilling New York City premiere of the new musical Ride the Cyclone, which marks just the third musical in MCC's now-iconic 30-year history of producing new works for the American theater.

Robert Sean Leonard, Ken Ludwig, Josh Rhodes Slated for The Old Globe's 2017 Summer Season by BWW News Desk - Oct 28, 2016

The Old Globe today announced the remaining productions in its 2017 Summer Season, including a brand-new comedy, Ken Ludwig's Robin Hood!, and a Summer Shakespeare Festival lineup featuring Robert Sean Leonard in the title role of the towering history play Richard II, directed by Erica Schmidt. Shakespeare's exhilarating tragedy Hamlet follows, directed by Old Globe Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein, one of the leading American authorities on the works of Shakespeare.

Chicago Opera Theater Presents THE FAIRY QUEEN by A.A. Cristi - Oct 21, 2016

Chicago's historic Studebaker Theater will become the home of live opera with a contemporary adaptation of Henry Purcell's 1692 "The Fairy Queen," a reimagining of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" presented by Chicago Opera Theater (COT) beginning November 5.

Woman Takes on Heavenly Role for the First Time in AN ACT OF GOD, Starting Tonight in AZ by BWW News Desk - Oct 22, 2016

God isn't happy and She (that's right....She) is coming to Arizona to set the record straight in no uncertain terms about Her thinking and Her works in Emmy-winner David Javerbaum's irreverent, sinfully funny new comedy, An Act of God.

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Cactus Flower has had 2 productions including Broadway which opened in 1965 and Off-Broadway which opened in 2011.

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