Bloomberg.com
Harry Potter Star Turns Invisible With Tonys’ Spring Bias: Jeremy Gerard
Like all popularity contests, Broadway’s Tony Awards can be influenced by politicking, advertising splurges and the bluntly subjective opinions of voters (including, in this case, me). Now Ken Davenport has identified another crucial factor: the seasons.
BackStage
B’way’s Winter of Discontent Yields to Spring Awakening
It was two weeks before Christmas, and the mood on Broadway was hardly merry. Tony Award–winning shows, from ‘Hairspray’ and ‘Gypsy’ to ‘Spring Awakening’ and ‘Spamalot’, had announced closing notices earlier than expected.
Variety
Roundabout spotlights ‘Ordinary Days’
Adam Gwon’s tuner “Ordinary Days” will get a fall run as part of Roundabout Underground, the Roundabout Theater Company’s initiative focused on up-and-coming legit creatives.
TheaterMania
A Summer Full of Film Stars
Allison Janney, Daniel Radcliffe, Will Ferrell, James Gandolfini, Jonathan Groff, and more stage veterans hit the big screen!
* Aasif Mandvi, Dallas Roberts, Nilaja Sun, et al. Set for Summer Solos Series
* A Supercalifragilistic Evening With Richard Sherman Will Be Held at the Norris Theatre
* E. Faye Butler, Mary Ernster, Susie McMonagle, et al. Set for Porchlight’s A Place for Us
nypress
Pop These Plays Like Pills
The Brick Theater presents The Antidepressant Festival
DC Theater Scene
STC’s summer Free For All moves to Harman Hall
Shakespeare Theatre Company’s summer giveaway – traditionally held at the outdoor Carter Barron Amphitheatre – will move to Sidney Harman Hall for 2009. This year’s free production will run from August 27th to September 12 and will be a remount of their highly acclaimed 2007 production of The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Rebecca [...]
Providence Journal
Tickets for Young Frankenstein, the musical, at PPAC
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)
PushPush Theater works out with PinterFest
The workshop theater takes on the late Nobel laureate Harold Pinter
Chicago Tribune Theater Loop Blog
A Tony Awards boost for two Chicago shows
Time Out Chicago
A Minister’s Wife
Josh Schmidt, Jan Tranen and Austin Pendleton team up to make Shaw sing.
Edge Chicago
Jerry Mitchell: A legend gets ’Legal’
When one thinks of legendary Broadway choreographers, Jerry Mitchell ranks up there with Champion, Robbins and Fosse, thanks to a slew of successful …
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Director Nichols in town for Kushner plays
Mike Nichols, who directed Kushner’s “Angels in America” for HBO, watched “Caroline, or Change” and the Guthrie’s new play.
MinnesotaPlayList
First, we take Des Moines
What do you do when you’ve written a raunchy gay sex farce sure to offend delicate sensibilities? Take it on the road, of course
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Acting Out Blog
Lake Geneva Theatre Company returns
After an initial season that financially finished in the black, the Lake Geneva Theatre Company is back this summer with a production of Charles Ludlam’s two actor farce “The Mystery of Irma Vep.” Milwaukee actors Rick Pendzich and Matt Daniels will make split-second costume changes as they play the eight characters in the show, which opens Friday for a run through June 28.
Los Angeles Times
Tony Awards: Some predictions and predilections
Sunday night is the big night, so while we’re all waiting here’s a peek at my opinionated scorecard for the 2009 Tony Awards.
Theaters are taking social networking to a new level
Now that practically every new stage production has its own Facebook page and Twitter feed, what’s the next step for theater companies in the realm of social networking?
New York Times
MySpace Offers Rock and Jazz Classics
MySpace is luring in older users with free streaming music from Lionel Richie, Neil Young, The Cure and many others.
Chad Jones’ Theater Dogs
New theater company is Hella Fresh
If you want a big, dramatic scene involving John Rosenberg smashing things on his way out the door, you better look elsewhere.
Seattle Times
Tacoma’s Broadway Center announces 2009-10 season lineup
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