http://theater.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-05-31T15:07:41Z Thu, 31 May 2012 15:07:41 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutTheatreBroadway/~3/8zA3U499UcA/plays-shaking-up-the-broadway-scene.htm <div style="width: 170px; float: right; font-size: 0.9em; margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; background-color: #fecd9e; padding: 4px;"><img style="width: 170px; margin: 0pt;" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/theater/1/0/_/2/-/-/Other-Desert-Cities-starring-Judith-Light-Stockard-Channing.jpg" alt="other Desert Cities" /> <p style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;"><em>Other Desert Cities</em></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:0.8em;line-height:1em;">&#169; Lincoln Center Theatre</p></div> <p>A number of plays are shaking things up on Broadway with humor and acerbic wit or deep, powerful performances that leave the audiences wanting more.</p> <p>A few of the plays that are on the boards right now just happen to be in the running for numerous <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://theater.about.com/od/tonyawardsmore/a/2012-Tony-Awards-Plays.htm">awards this season</a>. Check them out so you can make a great choice if you're in the New York area.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/31/plays-shaking-up-the-broadway-scene.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/31/plays-shaking-up-the-broadway-scene.htm Thu, 31 May 2012 15:21:15 +0000 2012-05-31T15:21:15Z http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/31/plays-shaking-up-the-broadway-scene.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutTheatreBroadway/~3/2qJpERkNviA/broadway-cast-albums-available-now.htm <div style="width: 170px; float: right; font-size: 0.9em; margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; background-color: #fecd9e; padding: 4px;"><img style="width: 170px; margin: 0pt;" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/theater/1/0/F/3/-/-/Bonnie-and-Clyde-Frank-Wildhorn-musical.jpg" alt="Bonnie and Clyde Cast Album" /> <p style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;"><em>Bonnie and Clyde</em> Original Broadway Cast Album</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:0.8em;line-height:1em;">&#169; Bonnie and Clyde</p></div> <p>As the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/31/2011-2012-award-season-round-up.htm">award season</a> is heating up, Broadway <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://theater.about.com/od/musicals/tp/2011-Broadway-Cast-Albums.htm">cast albums</a> are being released right and left. Two of the most popular ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/31/broadway-cast-albums-available-now.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/31/broadway-cast-albums-available-now.htm Thu, 31 May 2012 15:07:41 +0000 2012-05-31T15:07:41Z http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/31/broadway-cast-albums-available-now.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutTheatreBroadway/~3/xfyiLPvyZEc/annie-producers-cast-miss-hannigan-for-2012-broadway-revival.htm <div style="width: 170px; float: right; font-size: 0.9em; margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; background-color: #fecd9e; padding: 4px;"><img style="width: 170px; margin: 0pt;" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/theater/1/0/k/1/-/-/Annie-2012.jpg" alt="Annie 2012 Broadway Revival" /> <p style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;"><em>Annie</em> 2012 Broadway Revival</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:0.8em;line-height:1em;">&#169; Annie</p></div> <p>More casting news from the producers of the upcoming 2012 Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning musical, <a href="http://theater.about.com/od/musicals/a/Annie-The-Musical-2012-Broadway-Revival.htm"><em>Annie the Musical</em></a>.</p> <p>Everyone's favorite singing, dancing, and scheming curmudgeon ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/31/annie-producers-cast-miss-hannigan-for-2012-broadway-revival.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/31/annie-producers-cast-miss-hannigan-for-2012-broadway-revival.htm Thu, 31 May 2012 14:51:18 +0000 2012-05-31T14:51:18Z http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/31/annie-producers-cast-miss-hannigan-for-2012-broadway-revival.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutTheatreBroadway/~3/hDIXhXQnNgc/2011-2012-award-season-round-up.htm <div style="width: 170px; float: right; font-size: 0.9em; margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; background-color: #fecd9e; padding: 4px;"><img style="width: 170px; margin: 0pt;" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/theater/1/0/E/-/-/-/tonyaward.jpg" alt="Tony Award" /> <p style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;">Tony Award</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:0.8em;line-height:1em;">&#169; American Theatre Wing</p></div> <p>With the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://theater.about.com/od/tonyawardsmore/Tony_Awards_and_Other_Awards_for_Theatre_Excellence_in_New_York.htm">Tony Awards</a> just a couple weeks away, the award season honoring the best on Broadway wand off is in full throttle. Here are a few links so you can keep up with the awards, the shows, the stars, and all the juicy tidbits in between.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/31/2011-2012-award-season-round-up.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/31/2011-2012-award-season-round-up.htm Thu, 31 May 2012 14:36:42 +0000 2012-05-31T14:36:42Z http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/31/2011-2012-award-season-round-up.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutTheatreBroadway/~3/qGfVoKFEz7U/priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-to-close-on-broadway.htm <div style="width: 170px; float: right; font-size: 0.9em; margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; background-color: #fecd9e; padding: 4px;"><img style="width: 170px; margin: 0pt;" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/theater/1/0/n/1/-/-/Priscilla.jpg" alt="Priscilla Queen of the Desert on Broadway" /> <p style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;"><em>Priscilla Queen of the Desert</em> on Broadway</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:0.8em;line-height:1em;">&#169; Priscilla Queen of the Desert</p></div> <p>As this year's award season is under way and crowds are flocking to the newcomers playing on the Great White Way, it seems inevitable that <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/08/how-to-succeed-to-end-broadway-run.htm">last year's sensations must say good-bye</a>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/16/priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-to-close-on-broadway.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/16/priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-to-close-on-broadway.htm Wed, 16 May 2012 16:32:41 +0000 2012-05-16T16:32:41Z http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/16/priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-to-close-on-broadway.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutTheatreBroadway/~3/ib7lqXyn0II/drew-barrymore-movie-ever-after-coming-to-broadway.htm <div style="width: 170px; float: right; font-size: 0.9em; margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; background-color: #fecd9e; padding: 4px;"><img style="width: 170px; margin: 0pt;" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/theater/1/0/1/2/-/-/KathleenMarshall-TonyAward-AndrerwHWalker-Getty.jpg" alt="Kathleen Marshall" /> <p style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;">Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:0.8em;line-height:1em;">&#169; Andrew H. Walker</p></div>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/15/drew-barrymore-movie-ever-after-coming-to-broadway.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/15/drew-barrymore-movie-ever-after-coming-to-broadway.htm Tue, 15 May 2012 13:39:39 +0000 2012-05-15T13:39:39Z http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/15/drew-barrymore-movie-ever-after-coming-to-broadway.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutTheatreBroadway/~3/hJmlKc7eul8/annie-finds-orphans-a-home-on-broadway.htm <div style="width: 170px; float: right; font-size: 0.9em; margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; background-color: #fecd9e; padding: 4px;"><img style="width: 170px; margin: 0pt;" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/theater/1/0/k/1/-/-/Annie-2012.jpg" alt="Annie on Broadway 2012" /> <p style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;"><em>Annie</em>, 2012 Broadway Revival</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:0.8em;line-height:1em;">&#169; Annie</p></div> <p>After the extended online and in person auditions for the upcoming Broadway revival of <em>Annie</em>, <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://theater.about.com/b/2012/04/30/new-annie-of-upcoming-broadway-revival-announced.htm">the winner of the title role</a> was announced with a flourish. ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/15/annie-finds-orphans-a-home-on-broadway.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/15/annie-finds-orphans-a-home-on-broadway.htm Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00:10 +0000 2012-05-15T12:00:10Z http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/15/annie-finds-orphans-a-home-on-broadway.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutTheatreBroadway/~3/t2BOxSD9bbo/winners-of-2012-outer-critics-circle-awards-announced.htm <div style="width: 170px; float: right; font-size: 0.9em; margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; background-color: #fecd9e; padding: 4px;"><img style="width: 170px; margin: 0pt;" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/theater/1/0/Z/1/-/-/OuterCriticsCircle.jpg" alt="Outer Critics Circle Awards" /> <p style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;">Outer Critics Circle Awards</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:0.8em;line-height:1em;">&#169; OuterCritics.org</p></div> <p>The first tale-tell sign of how the award season will go has been set in motion with the announcement of the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://theater.about.com/od/musicals/a/2012-Outer-Critics-Circle-Awards.htm">2012 Outer Critics Circle Awards</a>, yesterday, May 14, 2012. Covering Broadway as well as Off-Broadway, some of the announced winners shook up the predictions, meaning anything can happen the rest of the season with the&#160;<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://theater.about.com/od/musicals/a/2012-Drama-Desk-Awards.htm">Drama Desk</a>, <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://theater.about.com/od/plays/a/2012-Drama-League-Awards-Plays.htm">Drama League Awards</a>, and the Superbowl of theatre, <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://theater.about.com/od/tonyawardsmore/Tony_Awards_and_Other_Awards_for_Theatre_Excellence_in_New_York.htm">the Tony Awards</a>.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/15/winners-of-2012-outer-critics-circle-awards-announced.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/15/winners-of-2012-outer-critics-circle-awards-announced.htm Tue, 15 May 2012 11:23:46 +0000 2012-05-15T11:23:46Z http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/15/winners-of-2012-outer-critics-circle-awards-announced.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutTheatreBroadway/~3/2QFDg6FzZiE/nice-work-if-you-can-get-it-gets-national-tour.htm <div style="width: 170px; float: right; font-size: 0.9em; margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; background-color: #fecd9e; padding: 4px;"><img style="width: 170px; margin: 0pt;" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/theater/1/0/-/3/-/-/Nice-Work-If-You-Can-Get-It-Broadway.jpg" alt="Nice Work If You Can Get It on Broadway" /> <p style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;"><em>Nice Work If You Can Get It</em></p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:0.8em;line-height:1em;">&#169; Nice Work If You Can Get It</p></div>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/15/nice-work-if-you-can-get-it-gets-national-tour.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/15/nice-work-if-you-can-get-it-gets-national-tour.htm Tue, 15 May 2012 10:18:05 +0000 2012-05-15T10:18:05Z http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/15/nice-work-if-you-can-get-it-gets-national-tour.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AboutTheatreBroadway/~3/ZIFZlKigUSg/evita-to-launch-national-tour-in-2013.htm <div style="width: 170px; float: right; font-size: 0.9em; margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; background-color: #fecd9e; padding: 4px;"><img style="width: 170px; margin: 0pt;" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/theater/1/0/v/2/-/-/Evita-Broadway-2012.jpg" alt="Evita on Broadway" /> <p style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;"><em>Evita</em> on Broadway</p> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:0.8em;<a href=">line-height:1em;">&#169; Evita</p></div> <p>Don't cry for <em>Evita</em>, Argentina. She's doing just fine, and taking her show on the road!</p> <p>Announced today, <a href="http://theater.about.com/od/musicals/a/Evita-2012-Broadway-Revival.htm"><em>Evita</em>, the acclaimed Broadway revival</a> of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/15/evita-to-launch-national-tour-in-2013.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/15/evita-to-launch-national-tour-in-2013.htm Tue, 15 May 2012 09:50:41 +0000 2012-05-15T09:50:41Z http://theater.about.com/b/2012/05/15/evita-to-launch-national-tour-in-2013.htm