PHOTO FLASH: Josh Grisetti and Company Rehearse Bay Street Theatre's Enter Laughing by Dan Bacalzo

Bay Street Theatre's production of Enter Laughing, The Musical is currently in rehearsal. Stuart Ross directs and choreographs the musical, which will run August 9 - September 4. With…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:45am on July 29, 2011☆⚑

PHOTO FLASH: Anything Goes, Hair, Phantom of the Opera, and Traces Cast Members at Broadway in Bryant Park by Dan Bacalzo

Cast members from Anything Goes, The Phantom of the Opera, Hair, The Fantasticks, and Traces performed at the July 28 edition of 106.7 Lite fm's Broadway in Bryant Park. Lite fm Christ…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00am on July 29, 2011☆⚑

Michael Crawford to Continue in West End Wizard of Oz Through February 5 by Dan Bacalzo

Michael Crawford has extended his engagement in the West End production of The Wizard of Oz, at the London Palladium, and will now appear through February 5, 2012. Jeremy Sams directs the pr…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 9:34am on July 29, 2011☆⚑

Laurie Anderson, Melvin Van Peebles, Lou Reed, Annabella Sciorra, et al. Set for Shel Silverstein Tribute by Dan Bacalzo

Terry Adams, Laurie Anderson, Bobby Bare Jr., Pat Dailey, Gary Lucas, Duke McVinnie, Janine Nichols, Melvin Van Peebles, Kembra Pfahler, Shilpa Ray, Lou Reed, Roswell Rudd, Annabella Sciorra…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 9:16am on July 29, 2011☆⚑

Lauren Molina, Geoff Packard, et al. Set for Huntington's Candide by Dan Bacalzo

Geoff Packard and Lauren Molina will reprise their Helen Hayes Award-winning portrayals of Candide and Cunegonde, respectively, in the Huntington Theatre Company presentation of Leonard Bern…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 4:04pm on July 28, 2011☆⚑

Irish Rep to Present Dance Piece, Noctu by Dan Bacalzo

Irish Repertory Theatre will present the Eriu Dance Company production of Noctu, conceived and directed by Breandan de Gallai, September 6-October 2, with an opening on September 12. The pi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 3:37pm on July 28, 2011☆⚑

Varla Jean Merman to Star in Speakeasy Stage's The Divine Sister by Dan Bacalzo

Varla Jean Merman will star in Speakeasy Stage Company's production of The Divine Sister, to run October 21-November 19. Larry Coen will direct. Written by Charles Busch, the play is…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 3:05pm on July 28, 2011☆⚑

Mary Testa, Lauren Worsham, et al. Set for NYFOS 2011-2012 Season by Dan Bacalzo

The New York Festival of Song (NYFOS) has announced casting for its five-program series at Merkin Concert Hall, presented as part of its 2011-2012 season. In the Memory Palace: Games of Lov…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 1:55pm on July 28, 2011☆⚑

Richard Thomas to Star in A Distant Country Called Youth at Westport Country Playhouse by Dan Bacalzo

Richard Thomas will star in Westport Country Playhouse's presentation of A Distant Country Called Youth, on Monday, August 29, at 7pm. Based on a collection of lively and evocative let…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 1:24pm on July 28, 2011☆⚑

Tom Wopat to Celebrate August 9 CD Release of Consider It Swung at Barnes & Noble by Dan Bacalzo

Tom Wopat will celebrate the August 9 release of his new CD Consider It Swung with an appearance at the 150 East 86th Street Barnes and Noble, at 4:30pm on that same day. The album is a swi…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:30pm on July 28, 2011☆⚑

Berkshire Theatre Festival to Present Musical Mondays Series by Dan Bacalzo

Berkshire Theatre Festival will present Musical Mondays, a series of readings of classical musicals to take place in the Colonial Theatre during Mondays in August at 2pm. Ralph Hammann will…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:47am on July 28, 2011☆⚑

Colm Wilkinson to Perform Broadway and Beyond Concert in Toronto by Dan Bacalzo

Dancap Productions Inc. will present the Canadian premiere of Colm Wilkinson in Concert: Broadway and Beyond at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, in Toronto, August 12 and 13…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:38am on July 28, 2011☆⚑

Ellen McLaughlin, Tom Nelis, Henry Stram et al. Set for Septimus and Clarissa by Dan Bacalzo

Broadway veterans Ellen McLaughlin, Tom Nelis, and Henry Stram will be featured in the world premiere of Septimus and Clarissa, adapted by McLaughlin from Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:02am on July 28, 2011☆⚑

Edward Hall to Direct Propeller's UK Touring Productions of Henry V and Winter's Tale by Dan Bacalzo

Edward Hall will direct UK touring productions of Shakespeare's Henry V and The Winter's Tale, as part of Propeller's 2011-2012 season, according to WhatsOnStage.com. The tour…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 9:54am on July 28, 2011☆⚑

David Suchet to Star in West End Long Day's Journey Into Night by Dan Bacalzo

David Suchet will star as James Tyrone in a West End revival of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night, according to WhatsOnStage.com. Anthony Page will direct the pro…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 9:23am on July 28, 2011☆⚑

Review: The Yellow Brick Road by Dan Bacalzo

This sprightly new family musical reinvents The Wizard of Oz story with a 21st-century Latino twist.

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:00pm on July 27, 2011☆⚑

Stick Fly to Now Play Broadway's Cort Theatre by Dan Bacalzo

The Broadway production of Lydia R. Diamond's Stick Fly, which was previously announced for the Lyceum Theatre, will now play the Cort Theatre. The first preview of November 18 and open…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 5:35pm on July 27, 2011☆⚑

PHOTO FLASH: Billy Elliot Cast Members Lead Dance Warm-Up Outside Imperial Theatre by Dan Bacalzo

Cast members from Broadway's Billy Elliot hosted a free dance warm-up right outside the Imperial Theatre on Wednesday, July 27. Based on the 2000 film of the same name, the musical tel…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 5:25pm on July 27, 2011☆⚑

PHOTO FLASH: Charlotte d'Amboise, Randy Harrison, and More Visit Silence! The Musical by Dan Bacalzo

Cast members from Broadway's Chicago -- including Charlotte d'Amboise -- and actor Randy Harrison attended a recent performance of Silence! The Musical, playing Off-Broadway at The…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 3:14pm on July 27, 2011☆⚑

Usman Ally, Terence Archie, Desmin Borges to Reprise Roles in Geffen's Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity by Dan Bacalzo

Usman Ally, Terence Archie, and Desmin Borges will once again star in Kristoffer Diaz' The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, when it performs at the Geffen Playhouse. They will be rep…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 3:07pm on July 27, 2011☆⚑

Ian W. Hill to Present Three New Plays at Brick Theater by Dan Bacalzo

Playwright/director/designer Ian W. Hill will be presenting three new plays at the Brick Theater as part of The Collisionworks 2011: At The Ends festival, August 11-28. Antrobus is set at …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 1:01pm on July 27, 2011☆⚑

PHOTO FLASH: Jessica Bogart, Matt Bogart, Jeremiah James et al. at Broadway Under the Stars by Dan Bacalzo

Broadway veterans and married couple Jessica Bogart and Matt Bogart, along with West End veteran Jeremiah James participated in The Development Wing's one-night-only benefit concert, en…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 11:56am on July 27, 2011☆⚑

Julie Atherton, Daniel Boys, Kim Criswell, Ramin Karimloo, Caroline Sheen, et al. Set for Dress Circle Benefit by Dan Bacalzo

Casting has been announced for a benefit to aid the financially endangered West End theatre shop Dress Circle, according to WhatsOnStage.com. The event will be held at Her Majesty's The…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 9:42am on July 27, 2011☆⚑

David Bedella, Kerry Ellis, Hannah Waddingham et al. Set for Soho Cinders Concert by Dan Bacalzo

David Bedella, Kerry Ellis, Beverly Rudd, Sandi Toksvig, and Hannah Waddingham will star in a benefit concert of the new musical Soho Cinders, according to a report on WhatsOnStage.com. The …

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 9:24am on July 27, 2011☆⚑

Charles Shaughnessy to Guest Star on TV Land's Fran Drescher Comedy, Happily Divorced by Dan Bacalzo

Charles Shaughnessy will guest star on the Season 1 finale of TV Land's Happily Divorced, according to TVGuide.com. The show stars Fran Drescher, and is based on the actress' real…

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 9:10am on July 27, 2011☆⚑