Chill yo ass at new Wexford Opera House, written 8 hours ago, photo: Ros Kavanagh Wexford's luxurious new walnut clad, leather lined opera house opens today, in plenty of time for the annual festival which begins in October. In a unique vision of the typical operagoer's needs, "each seat has a...

NYMF:To Paint the Earth through Wood, written 11 hours ago, Continuing our look at this year's New York Musical Theatre Festival, here are the last four full productions in alphabetical order: To Paint the Earth Music by Jonathan Portera Book and lyrics by Daniel F. Levin SYNOPSIS: Inspired by first...

Night Maneuver, written 1 week ago, Photo/Jordan FleetYou just never know what you're going to take from a play--turns out that while I didn't care much for the acting, another critic found the acting to be just about the only good thing in the show. That leads me to think that, on the whole, things...

Where the hell did Forte go?, written 3 weeks ago, I guess we kinda needed a summer vacation. But it hasn't been all play and no work. We've been writing. I've been researching and writing my thesis. Matt and the Available Light gang have been writing Time and a Few Words. We've also been hard at wo...

Along the Paths of Larks and Swallows, by Mia Paschal, being performed at the 2008 SF Fringe Festival., written 2 days ago, Podcast #182 Along The Paths Of Larks And Swallows performed by Mia Paschal, plays at the SF Fringe Festival 2008. Winner of the Best Female Solo Award at the SF Fringe in 2004...

In which the Whingers leave the country…, written 5 days ago, "Fancy seeing some of the Big Five?" asked Phil. Andrew naturally assumed Phil was referring to the Great Dames of British Theatre, Judi, Maggie, Eileen, Helen and Biggins, so of course replied in the affirmative. It was a hug...

A Perfect Ganesh, written 13 hours ago, Workshop Theater's revival of Terrance McNally's A Perfect Ganesh doesn't need a muse of fire--the words are there, after all--but it could use a few more sparks to better kindle the genuine warmth flowing out of Katharine "Kitty" Brynne (Ellen Barry...

JBB EXCLUSIVE: Interview With J. Robert Spencer!, written 1 day ago, As of September 14, 2008, J. Robert Spencer will be ending his amazing run as Nick Massi in Jersey Boys. Last month, I had the pleasure of speaking to Bobby on the phone as he was on his way to Brooklyn to oversee the filming of &q...

KATIE MIGHT BE GOOD FOR BUSINESS AFTER ALL, written 2 days ago, It seems that anti-religious protesters don't get it either.Per Variety, a mysterious anti-Scientology group called Anonymous is planning to protest the opening of ALL MY SONS wearing all sorts of funny masks and stuff.If these people w...

In the Carrie Hamilton tonight..., written 3 weeks ago, We're Furiously preparing for our 2008/2009 Season...but while you wait for that, we wanted to let you know that Pasadena Playhouse is hosting a show in the Carrie Hamilton Theatre tonight for one night only.The one man show is called Sleepwalk...

The Movie "Hamlet 2" Deserves A Big Zero, written 2 days ago, No matter how you divide them, there are only 24 hours in a day. And as I've spent more and more of mine seeing plays, reading theater books and writing about all of it, something had to go. That something has been movies. Not w...

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What Happened to "Producing", written 10 hours ago, Not quite back up to full speed blogging yet, but hopefully getting there soon...Meanwhile, two interesting quotes on the decline of the art of producing for the theatre--in both the commercial and nonprofit spheres alike.First, from Broa...

To Quote "Annie", written 8 hours ago, To Quote "Annie""The sun'll come up tomorrow."Well, actually on Monday. But after three long weeks, Steve On Broadway (SOB) will really be back. Betcher bottom dollar.This is Steve On Broadway (SOB).http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/pi...

Becoming Britney, written 3 weeks ago, Reviewed for Theatermania.

Gypsy: The Memoir, written 23 hours ago, I have this bad habit of buying theater books and then letting them pile up. I have a bookcase full of unread biographies of Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins, and Stephen Sondheim, as well as various surveys of the musical-theater landscape....

Martin Ball, a performer in the Broadway musical Wicked, blogs about his daily experiences in the show.

All-Teen Dress Rehearsal For Broadway's 13, written 7 hours ago, The new Broadway musical 13 is holding a free teens-only dress rehearsal for the show on Saturday, September 13 at 8pm at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Teenagers aged 13-18 are invited to sign up at www.13fans.com to get a free ticket...

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