Victory Gardens Names New Ensemble Playwrights
Philip Dawkins, Marcus Gardley, Samuel D. Hunter and Tanya Saracho have been named new Victory Gardens Ensemble Playwrights. The writers will each have seven-year residencies with the the…
Philip Dawkins, Marcus Gardley, Samuel D. Hunter and Tanya Saracho have been named new Victory Gardens Ensemble Playwrights. The writers will each have seven-year residencies with the the…
American Theater Company (ATC) and About Face Theatre have announced casting for Jonathan Larson's Rent, to run April 27 - June 17 at ATC, according to a report in Time Out Chicago. As…
Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) has received a $10 million gift in support of its programming, according to a report in The Chicago Tribune. The contribution comes from Stef…
Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) has received a $10 million gift in support of its theater programming, according to a report in The Chicago Tribune. The contribution comes f…
TimeLine Theatre Company has announced casting for the world premiere of John Conroy's My Kind of Town, to run May 11 - July 29. Nick Bowling will direct the production. In the play, …
Mark Nadler will celebrate the release of his new CD Crazy 1961 with a concert at The Laurie Beechman Theatre on Wednesday, April 18 at 9:30pm. The album features songs written in 1961, i…
Victory Gardens Theater has announced the playwrights who will contribute to The Second Annual Chicago One-Minute Play Festival, to be offered April 15-16 in the Zacek-McVay Theater at the V…
ABC Family has released a promotional video for the pilot episode of Bunheads, starring two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster and Tony Award winner Kelly Bishop. The show, created by Am…
Julian Ovenden's solo CD If You Stay will be released by Decca on April 23, according to a listing on Amazon. The 13-track album will feature such songs as "Up, Up and Away,&quo…
Black Ensemble Theater has announced casting for The Marvin Gaye Story (Don't Talk About My Father Because God Is My Friend), to run May 11 - July 29. Jackie Taylor has written and will…
Tony Award nominee Gavin Creel has shared the song "Enough," a track from his new CD Get Out, for streaming on TheaterMania.com. The recording is Creel's third independent r…
John Owen-Jones' newest CD, Unmasked, will be available for purchase and digital download on April 16. Sain Records will release the new album. The 12-track recording will feature mus…
New Line Cinema has released an official trailer for its forthcoming film version of the Broadway musical Rock of Ages. Adam Shankman has directed the movie. The musical, which focuses on …
The award-winning actress discusses her role as Judy Garland in Peter Quilter's new Broadway play.
HBO has released a trailer for Aaron Sorkin's new series, The Newsroom. The series will premiere on Sunday, June 24. As previous reported, the hour-long series will center on the behi…
The provocative author discusses his popular play about the Stonewall Riots.
Red Tape Theatre has announced casting for George Brant's Elephant's Graveyard, to run May 10 - June 16. James D. Palmer will direct the production, which will feature choreography…
The studio concept recording of John Mellencamp and Stephen King's musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County will be released by Hear Music on May 22, according to a report on King&apos…
Actor Warren Stevens has died of lung disease, according to a report in The New York Times. He was 92. The actor made his Broadway debut in 1947 in Bertolt Brecht's Galileo, which sta…
Playwright John Arden has died according to published reports. He was 81. Arden's plays include Sergeant Musgrave's Dance, which premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in 1959, in …
The Royal Court Theatre has announced complete casting for Laura Wade's Posh, to run May 11 - August 4 at the West End's Duke of York's Theatre, according to a report on Whats…
Let It Be, a new show that pays tribute to The Beatles, will play the West End's Prince of Wales Theatre, running September 14 - January 19. The opening is timed to coincide with the 5…
Jeremy Jordan gives a charismatic performance in this utterly beguiling stage adaptation of the 1992 Disney film.
The nominations for the 2012 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway have been announced. The prizes will be presented in a ceremony to be held on May 6 at NYU Skirba…
Tony Award winner Daisy Eagan will co-star with Willam Belli and Jessica Buttafuoco in Jersey SHOREsical: A Frickin' Rock Opera, which will play The Hayworth Theatre through May 30. Dr…