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Connecticut Critics Honor Local Theaters
Theatre group seeks talented twins to star in Blood Brothers
Broadway Stars Will Play Misfit Kids in Naughty/Nice Musical Reading, for a Good Cause, July 25
Theatre of the Imagination: Cirque du Soleil's Zarkana Opens at Radio City
Hot or Not?
Factory Theatre
Rafael "Rafa" Santos apologizes for his remarks about theater actors; his lead star Bea Garcia vows never to work with him again
R.E. Ross Trust Playwrights' Award Announced
My Morning Jacket at Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA, 6/26/11
Alan Rickman - Alan Rickman Returning To Broadway
PEP: Rafael "Rafa" Santos apologizes for his remarks about theater actors
Dead bird causing flies that have closed operating theatre
Back in black: A Red Orchid Theatre announces season lineup of dark comedies
Stage by stage: Who's playing at Warped Tour
Theatre Community Applauds New York's Same-Sex Marriage Law
WICKED Comes To Calgary At Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Theater troupe features performers who cannot see
Payhembury play was as good as anything in the West End
Pared-down 'Peer Gynt' has West Coast debut at Playhouse
THEATER: Sparks fly behind the scenes for battling couple in 'Much Ado'
THEATER REVIEW: Old Globe's 'Amadeus' a wickedly engrossing drama
THEATER: 'Shrek' took a long journey to the stage
'Summer Shorts' offers 'tastes' of theater
The Reading Room: As the Everyman prepares to close on Saturday, arts editor Laura Davis presents the theatre’s story as told in the pages of the Liverpool Daily Post
Temptations Broadway Musical in the Works, Says Lead Singer
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ABC Family's Melissa & Joey Returns With All-New Episodes
Westport Country Playhouse Celebrates 80th Birthday
Fredi Walker-Browne Joins NYCGMC for '(Accentuate the) Positive' Tonight
Lauren Weintraub Leads MSMT's ANNIE June 29-July 16

Connecticut Critics Honor Local Theaters

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 01:02 AM PDT

Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2011, Ivoryton Playhouse hosted the 22nd annual Connecticut Critics Circle Awards honoring outstanding work in Connecticut's professional theaters just hours before the Tony Awards were to be presented. The

Theatre group seeks talented twins to star in Blood Brothers

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:58 AM PDT

STOURBRIDGE Theatre Company is seeking talented twins or two very similar looking male performers who look aged 25 to 30 to star in its forthcoming production of Blood Brothers. The company is planning to stage Willy Russell's popular play at

Broadway Stars Will Play Misfit Kids in Naughty/Nice Musical Reading, for a Good Cause, July 25

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:51 AM PDT

It'll be Christmas in July at Ars Nova in Manhattan on July 25 when Naughty/Nice, a new musical comedy boasting darkly funny misfit-kids' letters to Santa Claus, gets a concert staging to benefit ASTEP/Artists Striving to End Poverty. The 7 PM

Theatre of the Imagination: Cirque du Soleil's Zarkana Opens at Radio City

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:51 AM PDT

A scene from Zarkana, with a spider-woman (below) luring aerialists into her web. Photo by Jeremy Daniel Zarkana, Cirque du Soleil's new $50 million acrobatic spectacle built especially for Radio City Music Hall and featuring music by Elton John

Hot or Not?

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:47 AM PDT

BBQ Beat: Last summer I'd just had a baby, so my thoughts weren't so much where they usually are, but now that hot weather and a lack of traffic are here again, I find myself out in search of BBQ. This quest usually requires leaving Athens, and the

Factory Theatre

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:46 AM PDT

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Rafael "Rafa" Santos apologizes for his remarks about theater actors; his lead star Bea Garcia vows never to work with him again

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:40 AM PDT

Rafa: "I don't expect to be forgiven, but I do hope my family is treated kindly."

R.E. Ross Trust Playwrights' Award Announced

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:40 AM PDT

The R.E Ross Trust Playwright's Script Development Award winners have been announced. The four winners will share in $30,000 in prize money to assist in the development of their scripts. The awards provide Victorian playwrights with between $3000 and

My Morning Jacket at Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA, 6/26/11

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:40 AM PDT

If there's one thing that My Morning Jacket has shown us over the course of six albums, it's that it's a band unafraid of change. Vibrant guitar freakouts, countrified Americana, spacey electronic-tinged songs, funky jams - you'll find all of 'em in the

Alan Rickman - Alan Rickman Returning To Broadway

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:37 AM PDT

Picture: Alan Rickman out and about in snow covered streets in midtown. New York City, USA .... Alan Rickman Returning To Broadway Alan Rickman will join his Harry Potter co-star Daniel Radcliffe on the New York stage later this year (11) after signing

PEP: Rafael "Rafa" Santos apologizes for his remarks about theater actors

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:37 AM PDT

"Personally, I find the theater actors better to work with because they don't complain, you can feed them Sky Flakes three meals a day, and pay them in catfood, basically." Ito ang kontrobersiyal na pahayag ng baguhang indie filmmaker na si Rafael "Rafa"

Dead bird causing flies that have closed operating theatre

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:26 AM PDT

An infestation of flies which forced the operating theatre at Fort William?s Belford Hospital to close until next week is thought to have been caused by the decomposing body of a bird that became entombed in a wall. The theatre was closed on Monday after

Back in black: A Red Orchid Theatre announces season lineup of dark comedies

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:24 AM PDT

"With our 19th season here on Wells Street we return to that A Red Orchid edge I love so much, where humor and horror are not so far apart, and a cringe or gasp can follow a snicker or outright guffaw in less than a breath," says Artistic Director

Stage by stage: Who's playing at Warped Tour

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:17 AM PDT

Warped Tour bands playing the Teggart Stage Band: August Burns Red Genre: Metalcore FYI: When former vocalist Jon Hershey's ex-girlfriend August lit his dog Redd on fire, the local headline read "August Burns Redd." Soon after, the band August Burns Red

Theatre Community Applauds New York's Same-Sex Marriage Law

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:17 AM PDT

Playbill.com spread its net wide to gather response to the June 24 passage of same-sex marriage in New York State. Terrence McNally, Jordan Roth, Douglas Carter Beane and more shared their glee. Marriage equality became the law of the land in New York

WICKED Comes To Calgary At Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:16 AM PDT

WICKED is a new musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Academy Award winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman ("My So Called Life," "Once And Again" and "thirtysomething") based on the

Theater troupe features performers who cannot see

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:05 AM PDT

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Payhembury play was as good as anything in the West End

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:53 PM PDT

What will be in your diaries Rose? Tilley Vanstone as Rose Craddock in TVCT'ss original play Hollyhayes. Pic: Andrew Cowan. 7:00 AM "I thought TVCT surpassed itself in this production. Easily the most thoughtful, stimulating, touching and enjoyable

Pared-down 'Peer Gynt' has West Coast debut at Playhouse

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:48 PM PDT

When the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen wrote his dramatic poem "Peer Gynt" in 1867, he said it could never be staged. The play's five acts, 40 scenes, 50 characters and five-hour running time would exhaust any theater's resources (not to mention

THEATER: Sparks fly behind the scenes for battling couple in 'Much Ado'

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:48 PM PDT

Art imitates life onstage this week at the Old Globe when a witty, sharp-tongued (but adoring) couple play, well, a witty, sharp-tongued (but adoring) couple in William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." Married actors Jonno Roberts and Georgia

THEATER REVIEW: Old Globe's 'Amadeus' a wickedly engrossing drama

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:48 PM PDT

They say when Verdi was writing his famed opera "Aida," he considered renaming it for Amneris, the Egyptian tale's far more interesting villain. Peter Shaffer could easily have done the same for his play "Amadeus," in which the charmingly wicked bad guy,

THEATER: 'Shrek' took a long journey to the stage

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:48 PM PDT

"Shrek the Musical" national tour opens July 5 at the San Diego Civic Theatre. Courtesy photo Loading… "Shrek the Musical" When: 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; 7:30 p.m. July 7; 8 p.m. July 8; 2 and 8 p.m. July 9; 1 and 6:30 p.m. July 10 Where: San

'Summer Shorts' offers 'tastes' of theater

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:48 PM PDT

For fans of events where many small samples of food or wine are offered, New Vision Theatre's "Summer Shorts" is the perfect way to experience theater. The event consists of eight 10-minute unpublished plays, all in one performance. "This is about giving

The Reading Room: As the Everyman prepares to close on Saturday, arts editor Laura Davis presents the theatre’s story as told in the pages of the Liverpool Daily Post

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:46 PM PDT

As the Everyman prepares to close on Saturday, Laura Davis presents the theatre's story, as told in the pages of the Daily Post

Temptations Broadway Musical in the Works, Says Lead Singer

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:44 PM PDT

The Temptations have been many places during the Motown group's 50-or-so years together. Now Broadway beckons. Otis Williams, the Tempts' leader and sole surviving founding member, tells Billboard.com that the group is working with Broadway producer Ira

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