http://www.theatermania.com/ Read the latest stories from TheaterMania.com: theatre news, reviews, features, and photos from Broadway to Off-Broadway and beyond! en-us Copyright 2013 TheaterMania.com Inc. http://www.theatermania.com/images/rss.gif http://www.theatermania.com/ http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/09-2012/special-report-2012-fall-broadway-preview_60930.html Chaplin, Dead Accounts, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Heiress, and The Mystery of Edwin Drood are among this season's highly anticipated offerings. http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/09-2012/special-report-2012-fall-broadway-preview_60930.html Mon, 03 Sep 2012 12:00:00 GMT New York Feature Andy Propst http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/09-2012/natalie-douglas-to-reprise-freedom-songs-at-birdla_61003.html MAC Award winner and stage veteran Natalie Douglas will perform a special "Election Edition" of her hit cabaret show, Freedom Songs, at 7pm on Monday, October 22 at Birdland. Douglas, who will be joined by musical director Mark Hartman, will sing such classic tunes as "Blackbird,"... http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/09-2012/natalie-douglas-to-reprise-freedom-songs-at-birdla_61003.html Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:46:00 GMT New York Brian Scott Lipton http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/09-2012/greys-anatomy-star-jesse-williams-is-married_61002.html Grey's Anatomy star Jesse Williams, who plays Dr. Jackson Avery on the hit ABC drama, married long-time girlfriend, real-estate broker Aryn Drake-Lee, on Saturday, September 1, according to People magazine. Williams appeared at the Cherry Lane Theatre in a double-bill of Edward Albee's... http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/09-2012/greys-anatomy-star-jesse-williams-is-married_61002.html Mon, 03 Sep 2012 11:41:00 GMT Los Angeles Brian Scott Lipton http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/09-2012/david-lindsayabaire-and-naomi-wallace-win-horton-f_61005.html The playwrights David Lindsay-Abaire and Naomi Wallace have been named the 2012 recipients of the Horton Foote Prize, a biennial award named for the playwright and screenwriter who died in 2009 at 92, according to The New York Times. Each of them will receive $15,000. Lindsay-Abaire's... http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/09-2012/david-lindsayabaire-and-naomi-wallace-win-horton-f_61005.html Mon, 03 Sep 2012 11:57:00 GMT New York Brian Scott Lipton http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/09-2012/october-3-memorial-set-for-ron-palillo_61004.html A public memorial will be held at 6pm at the Triad Theatre in New York City on Wednesday, October 3 for screen and stage actor Ron Palillo, who died on August 13 at the age of 63. Actors Anita Gillette and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs are expected to take part in the memorial. Additional... http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/09-2012/october-3-memorial-set-for-ron-palillo_61004.html Mon, 03 Sep 2012 11:59:00 GMT New York Brian Scott Lipton http://www.theatermania.com/london/news/09-2012/frances-barber-cush-jumbo-harriet-walter-set-for-d_61006.html The Donmar Warehouse has announced its 2012-2013 season, according to Whatsonstage.com. The season opens on November 29 with Phyllida Lloyd's all-female production of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, which will star Frances Barber as Caesar, Harriet Walter as Brutus, Jenny Jules as... http://www.theatermania.com/london/news/09-2012/frances-barber-cush-jumbo-harriet-walter-set-for-d_61006.html Mon, 03 Sep 2012 11:59:00 GMT London Brian Scott Lipton http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/09-2012/tommy-lee-jones-ewan-mcgregor-john-travolta-to-be_60878.html Stage and screen stars Tommy Lee Jones, Ewan McGregor, and John Travolta will receive the Donostia Awards at the 60th San Sebastian International Film Festival, which runs September 21-29 according to The Hollywood Reporter. Jones appeared on Broadway in A Patriot for Me, Four on a... http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/09-2012/tommy-lee-jones-ewan-mcgregor-john-travolta-to-be_60878.html Mon, 03 Sep 2012 21:22:00 GMT New York Brian Scott Lipton http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/reviews/09-2012/harbor_60961.html Chad Begeulin's play about a gay couple at odds over adopting a baby is touching and well-acted. http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/reviews/09-2012/harbor_60961.html Mon, 03 Sep 2012 23:00:00 GMT New York Review David Finkle http://www.theatermania.com/off-broadway/reviews/09-2012/methtacular_60956.html Steven Strafford's solo show about his battles with sex addiction and crystal meth is moderately compelling. http://www.theatermania.com/off-broadway/reviews/09-2012/methtacular_60956.html Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:00:00 GMT New York Review Chris Kompanek http://www.theatermania.com/las-vegas/news/09-2012/photo-flash-glees-dot-jones-visits-cirque-du-solei_61001.html 2012 Emmy Award-nominee Dot Jones, who plays Coach Shannon Beiste on the hit Fox series Glee, attended the Sunday, September 2 performance of Cirque du Soleil's O at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino. O, which is one of the Canadian troupe's most popular shows, takes place in a giant pool of... http://www.theatermania.com/las-vegas/news/09-2012/photo-flash-glees-dot-jones-visits-cirque-du-solei_61001.html Mon, 03 Sep 2012 11:57:00 GMT Las Vegas David Gordon http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/09-2012/cd-review-megan-hilty-in-gentlemen-prefer-blondes_60899.html They're formidable shoes to fill -- having been worn by the likes of Carol Channing and Marilyn Monroe -- but as the Masterworks Broadway new recording of New York City Center Encores!' production of Jule Styne and Leo Robin's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes proves, Smash star Megan Hilty... http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/09-2012/cd-review-megan-hilty-in-gentlemen-prefer-blondes_60899.html Tue, 04 Sep 2012 03:59:00 GMT New York Andy Propst http://www.theatermania.com/washington-dc/news/09-2012/special-report-david-parsons-previews-wolf-traps-f_60889.html Life in the United States' national parks might not seem the first subject that comes to mind when creating dance-theater, but since 2000, the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts in Virginia has been doing that. On September 8, they will unveil their seventh installment in the... http://www.theatermania.com/washington-dc/news/09-2012/special-report-david-parsons-previews-wolf-traps-f_60889.html Sun, 02 Sep 2012 12:00:00 GMT Washington DC Brian Scott Lipton http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/09-2012/john-herrera-joseph-morales-natalie-toro-to-costar_60997.html Full casting has been announced for Utah's Pioneer Theatre Company's production of the Tony Award-winning musical In the Heights, to run September 14-September 29 at the Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre. The production will be directed by Matt August, with choreography by Tom... http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/09-2012/john-herrera-joseph-morales-natalie-toro-to-costar_60997.html Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:36:00 GMT New York Brian Scott Lipton http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/09-2012/steven-culp-to-join-abcs-greys-anatomy_60998.html Television and stage star Steven Culp will have a recurring role on the upcoming season of ABC's hit drama Grey's Anatomy, playing Dr. Parker, a top dog doctor, according to Deadline.com. Culp's many theater credits include Old Times, Opus, Dr. Cerberus, Blackbird, and Death of a... http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/09-2012/steven-culp-to-join-abcs-greys-anatomy_60998.html Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:48:00 GMT Los Angeles Brian Scott Lipton http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/09-2012/the-performers-henry-winkler-added-to-cast-of-netf_60999.html Stage and screen star Henry Winkler will have a recurring role on the 10-episode Netflix version of Arrested Development, which is set to debut in 2013, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The reboot of the former FOX series about a dysfunctional family stars Broadway veterans Jeffrey... http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/09-2012/the-performers-henry-winkler-added-to-cast-of-netf_60999.html Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:51:00 GMT New York Brian Scott Lipton http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/09-2012/songwriter-hal-david-has-died_61000.html Hal David, who wrote numerous pop songs with Burt Bacharach, as well as the musical Promises, Promises, for which they received a Tony Award nomination for Best Score, has died in Los Angeles at age 91 from complications from a stroke. David and Bacharach received an Academy Award for... http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/09-2012/songwriter-hal-david-has-died_61000.html Sun, 02 Sep 2012 04:27:00 GMT Los Angeles Brian Scott Lipton http://www.theatermania.com/las-vegas/reviews/09-2012/wicked_60948.html The Broadway tour lands at Las Vegas' Smith Center for the Performing Arts, which proves to be a win-win situation for everyone! http://www.theatermania.com/las-vegas/reviews/09-2012/wicked_60948.html Sat, 01 Sep 2012 14:00:00 GMT Las Vegas Review Diane Brounstein http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/09-2012/interview-new-glee-star-dean-geyer-is-ready-willin_60979.html The Australian star tells all about his character, Brody Weston, working with Lea Michele and Kate Hudson, and his own secret desires for his Glee stint. http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/09-2012/interview-new-glee-star-dean-geyer-is-ready-willin_60979.html Sat, 01 Sep 2012 12:00:00 GMT Los Angeles Feature Brian Scott Lipton http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/08-2012/annie-baker-paul-lazar-annieb-parson-to-discuss-re_60971.html The New Museum will be holding a panel discussion entitled My Chekhov, Not Yours, on Sunday, November 18 at 3pm. The discussion will focus on radical theatrical interpretations of the writings of Anton Chekhov. Among the panelists is Obie-winning playwright Annie Baker whose take on... http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/08-2012/annie-baker-paul-lazar-annieb-parson-to-discuss-re_60971.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:11:00 GMT New York Dan Bacalzo http://www.theatermania.com/london/news/08-2012/londons-shrek-the-musical-to-end-run-on-february-2_60973.html The London production of Shrek the Musical will end its run at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on February 24, 2013. Jason Moore and Rob Ashford co-direct the musical, which ran in London for 20 months and features a book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize-winner David Lindsay-Abaire and a score... http://www.theatermania.com/london/news/08-2012/londons-shrek-the-musical-to-end-run-on-february-2_60973.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:41:00 GMT London David Gordon http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/08-2012/daytime-emmy-award-winner-tamara-braun-to-guest-st_60993.html Stage veteran and Daytime Emmy Award winner Tamara Braun has booked a guest-starring role on the fifth season of ABC's Castle, according The Hollywood Reporter. She will play Natalia Roosevelt, a sexy bar owner and city council woman who was seen with the victim of the Hamptons' first... http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/08-2012/daytime-emmy-award-winner-tamara-braun-to-guest-st_60993.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:25:00 GMT Los Angeles Brian Scott Lipton http://www.theatermania.com/san-diego/news/08-2012/the-second-city-to-return-to-la-jolla-playhouse-ma_60996.html The Second City -- the famous sketch comedy troupe based out of Chicago -- will return to the La Jolla Playhouse, March 20-23, 2013. The engagement is part of the company's Laughing Matters tour, featuring some of the best sketches, songs and improvisations from the company's 53-year... http://www.theatermania.com/san-diego/news/08-2012/the-second-city-to-return-to-la-jolla-playhouse-ma_60996.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:33:00 GMT San Diego Dan Bacalzo http://www.theatermania.com/cincinatti/news/08-2012/emmy-award-nominee-spencer-liff-to-choreograph-hum_60995.html Emmy Award nominee and Broadway veteran Spencer Liff will choreograph Dayton, Ohio's Human Race Theatre's upcoming production of Lionel Bart's Oliver, November 29-December 16. The production will be directed by Alan Sousa. Liff appeared on Broadway in such shows as Equus, Cry-Baby, Big... http://www.theatermania.com/cincinatti/news/08-2012/emmy-award-nominee-spencer-liff-to-choreograph-hum_60995.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:53:00 GMT Cincinatti Brian Scott Lipton http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/08-2012/geoffrey-rush-to-appear-at-92nd-street-ys-preview_60994.html Tony Award and Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush will join actress Judy Davis, director Fred Schepisi, and moderator Annette Insdorf at the 92nd Street Y at 7:15pm on Wednesday, September 5 for a preview and discussion of the movie The Eye of the Storm, as part of the Y's Reel Pieces... http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/08-2012/geoffrey-rush-to-appear-at-92nd-street-ys-preview_60994.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:36:00 GMT New York Brian Scott Lipton http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/news/08-2012/the-marriott-theatre-to-hold-general-auditions-for_60985.html The Marriott Theatre has announced that it will hold general auditions for its 2013 season. First, on September 17, there will be a call for non-AEA male and female dancers. Auditions will be held at 10am for men and 3pm for women at the Marriott Theatre Rehearsal Warehouse. On... http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/news/08-2012/the-marriott-theatre-to-hold-general-auditions-for_60985.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:42:00 GMT Chicago Bethany Rickwald http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/news/08-2012/joe-dempsey-rawson-vint-ryan-walters-to-perform-in_60992.html The Chicago Neo-Futurists are to present 44 Plays for 44 Presidents, October 4-November 10 at The Neo-Futurarium. Halena Kays will direct, with musical direction by Mike Przygoda and choreography by Genevra Gallo-Bayiates. 44 Plays for 44 Presidents is a chronological, biographical... http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/news/08-2012/joe-dempsey-rawson-vint-ryan-walters-to-perform-in_60992.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:45:00 GMT Chicago Bethany Rickwald http://www.theatermania.com/st-louis/news/08-2012/david-elder-tari-kelly-set-for-stages-st-louis-my_60991.html Stages St. Louis is set to present My One and Only, September 7-October 7 in the Robert G. Reim Theater at Kirkwood Civic Center. Michael Hamilton will direct, with choreography by Dana Lewis. In My One and Only, it is love at first sight for famed flying ace Billy Buck Chandler as he... http://www.theatermania.com/st-louis/news/08-2012/david-elder-tari-kelly-set-for-stages-st-louis-my_60991.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:07:00 GMT St. Louis Bethany Rickwald http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/08-2012/kim-brockington-peter-jay-fernandez-lynette-r-free_60989.html La MaMa will present Catherine Filloux's new play Luz at the company's First Floor Theater from September 28 to October 14. Jose Zayas directs the projection, which is a Watson Arts Project. In the play, set from a garbage dump in Guatemala City to tent cities in Haiti, three women,... http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/08-2012/kim-brockington-peter-jay-fernandez-lynette-r-free_60989.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:56:00 GMT New York David Gordon http://www.theatermania.com/boston/news/08-2012/jeff-marcus-harry-aspinwall-lynn-guerra-set-for-bl_60988.html Blood Rose Rising, a multimedia supernatural experience staged in episodic form, is set to play September 14-November 18 at Naga. Created by Ben Evett and co-written by Steve Barkhimer, Blood Rose Rising is a supernatural romantic thriller performed in a nightclub environment, with... http://www.theatermania.com/boston/news/08-2012/jeff-marcus-harry-aspinwall-lynn-guerra-set-for-bl_60988.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:45:00 GMT Boston Metro Bethany Rickwald http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/08-2012/ann-hampton-callaway-to-perform-concerts-for-city_60987.html A concert devoted to Ann Hampton Callaway will be this year's fourth show in the Concerts for City Greens series, held Wednesday, September 12 at Tudor City Greens. Callaway will be on hand to perform songs, as will singers Christina Connors, Scott Coulter, Carole Demas, Paula Janis,... http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/08-2012/ann-hampton-callaway-to-perform-concerts-for-city_60987.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:40:00 GMT New York David Gordon http://www.theatermania.com/philadelphia/news/08-2012/hamilton-rooftop-garden-at-philadelphias-kimmel-ce_60986.html The Dorrance H. Hamilton Rooftop Garden at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts will reopen on September 4 following a year-long renovation. The project cost $5.7 million, and the garden will now be open to the public daily from 10am to 6pm. Free tours will be available when the... http://www.theatermania.com/philadelphia/news/08-2012/hamilton-rooftop-garden-at-philadelphias-kimmel-ce_60986.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:07:00 GMT Philadelphia David Gordon http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/08-2012/david-harbour-to-guest-star-on-cbs-elementary_60984.html Stage and screen veteran David Harbour will guest star in an upcoming episode of the CBS series Elementary, according to TVLine. The actor will play a brilliant surgeon who becomes an ally to Jonny Lee Miller's New York-based detective Sherlock Holmes. The series also stars Lucy Liu as... http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/08-2012/david-harbour-to-guest-star-on-cbs-elementary_60984.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:51:00 GMT New York David Gordon http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/08-2012/doug-vincent-brings-new-show-a-day-for-grace-to-st_60982.html Writer/performer Doug Vincent will bring his new solo play, A Day for Grace, to Off-Broadway's Stage Left Studio Theatre for a run September 6-16. The work was developed with director Tanya Taylor Rubinstein. The work explores Vincent's relationship with his suicidal father, told on the... http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/08-2012/doug-vincent-brings-new-show-a-day-for-grace-to-st_60982.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:40:00 GMT New York David Gordon http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/08-2012/video-flash-kristin-chenoweth-on-season-4-promo-of_60983.html Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth is featured in this Season 4 promo for The Good Wife, with series star, Julianna Margulies. As previously reported, Chenoweth was to have had a recurring role in the series but has left the show while recovering from an injury sustained on The Good... http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/08-2012/video-flash-kristin-chenoweth-on-season-4-promo-of_60983.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:37:00 GMT Los Angeles Dan Bacalzo http://www.theatermania.com/london/news/08-2012/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-musical-with-sco_60974.html The Sam Mendes-helmed stage musical of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will play London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane, not the previously announced London Palladium. The production will begin performances on May 18, according to published reports. Based on the Roald Dahl story, the... http://www.theatermania.com/london/news/08-2012/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-musical-with-sco_60974.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:54:00 GMT London David Gordon http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/08-2012/carmela-corbett-alex-knox-to-star-in-south-coast-r_60981.html South Coast Repertory will present Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice, September 23-October 14. Marc Masterson will direct. In Eurydice, a retelling of the Orpheus tale, Eurydice must choose between the two loves of her life. The cast will feature Carmela Corbett and Alex Knox as the young lovers... http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/08-2012/carmela-corbett-alex-knox-to-star-in-south-coast-r_60981.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:38:00 GMT Los Angeles Bethany Rickwald http://www.theatermania.com/florida/news/08-2012/south-miamidade-cultural-arts-center-season-featur_60980.html Florida's South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center has announced the line-up for its 2012-2013 season. 2012 will see Asolo Repertory Theatre's staging of The Tragedy of Macbeth (October 12); Compaigne de Danse, Jean René Delsoin (October 20); Siempre Flamenco (November 16-18, also... http://www.theatermania.com/florida/news/08-2012/south-miamidade-cultural-arts-center-season-featur_60980.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:12:00 GMT Florida David Gordon http://www.theatermania.com/london/news/08-2012/matt-henry-carl-mullaney-rachael-wooding-to-lead-t_60975.html Forbidden Broadway-style show Jest Endwill return, playing at the Leicester Square Theatre, September 26-27. Jest End is produced, directed, and written by Garry Lake, with musical direction by Jeremy Wootton and choreography by Rebecca Howell. The program is an evening of satirical... http://www.theatermania.com/london/news/08-2012/matt-henry-carl-mullaney-rachael-wooding-to-lead-t_60975.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:35:00 GMT London Bethany Rickwald http://www.theatermania.com/london/news/08-2012/downton-abbey-star-laura-carmichael-to-join-ken-st_60977.html Laura Carmichael, best known as Lady Edith Crawley on the hit series Downton Abbey, will join the previously announced Ken Stott, Anna Friel, and Samuel West in Lindsay Posner's revival of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. The production will run October 25-February 16 at London's Vaudeville... http://www.theatermania.com/london/news/08-2012/downton-abbey-star-laura-carmichael-to-join-ken-st_60977.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:15:00 GMT London David Gordon http://www.theatermania.com/seattle/news/08-2012/youth-theatre-northwest-to-present-alex-zerbes-the_60978.html Youth Theatre Northwest is set to present Alex Zerbe's one-man juggling, comedy show the Zaniac, September 21-23. Specializing in a physical comedy of controlled chaos, Zerbe's show zigzags between high technical skill and laugh-out-loud fun. Zerbe is a Hacky Sack World Champion and... http://www.theatermania.com/seattle/news/08-2012/youth-theatre-northwest-to-present-alex-zerbes-the_60978.html Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:10:00 GMT Seattle Bethany Rickwald