THEATER NEWS
Austin Pendleton Replaces Injured Louis Zorich in CSC's Ivanov
By Dan Bacalzo · Oct 25, 2012 · New York City
A foot injury has forced Louis Zorich to withdraw from Classic Stage Company's currently running production of Ivanov. His role as Lebedev will now be played by the show's director, Austin Pendleton,...
Nova Y. Payton to Star in Signature Theatre's Dreamgirls
By Bethany Rickwald · Oct 25, 2012 · Washington, DC
Signature Theatre will present Dreamgirls, November 13-January 6 in the MAX Theatre. Matthew Gardiner will direct with music direction by John Kalbfleisch and choreography by Brianne Camp.In Dreamgir...
Olympia Dukakis to Embody Mother Courage for Shakespeare & Company
By Dan Bacalzo · Oct 25, 2012 · Berkshires
Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis will take on the demanding title role of Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children for Shakespeare & Company. Tony Simotes will be directing the production...
Evita's Max Von Essen's Open Letter to Romney-Voter Goes Viral
By Kimberly Kaye · Oct 24, 2012 · New York City
Evita's Max von Essen is no stranger to social media. As co-creator of #SIP (Saturday Intermission Photos), the beloved viral photo stream for Broadway gypsies goofing off on two-show days, he's used...
Joe Brack, Ryan Mercer to Lead The Kennedy Center's The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
By Bethany Rickwald · Oct 24, 2012 · Washington, DC
The Kennedy Center will present the world premiere of The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg in the Family Theater, November 17-December 9. Direction will be by Gregg Henry.Adapted by Tom Isbell...
Arye Gross, Annabelle Gurwitch Set for Geffen Production of Donald Margulies' Coney Island Christmas
By Bethany Rickwald · Oct 24, 2012 · Los Angeles
The Geffen Playhouse has announce casting for the world premiere production of Coney Island Christmas by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies, playing November 20-December 30. Bart DeLorenzo will d...
Ben Davis, Anthony Fedorov, Elena Shaddow and More Cast in Paper Mill's Sound of Music
By Dan Bacalzo · Oct 24, 2012 · North Jersey
Ben Davis – a Tony winner for La Boheme – and Broadway veteran Elena Shaddow will lead the Paper Mill Playhouse cast of the Rodgers and Hammerstein favorite, The Sound of Music, as Captain Georg ...
Justin Guarini, Jill Paice to Star in Bucks County Production of It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
By Bethany Rickwald · Oct 24, 2012 · Philadelphia
Bucks County Playhouse has announced that Broadway and American Idol star will join the cast of It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry, which runs December 13-30. Gordon Greenberg wi...
Nathan Lane Confirmed as Star of Broadway's The Nance
By Dan Bacalzo · Oct 24, 2012 · New York City
Two-time Tony Award winner Nathan Lane, who had been rumored to be returning to Broadway in Douglas Carter Beane's new play The Nance, is now confirmed as the production's star. Jack O'Brien will dir...
Rear Window Headed for the Broadway Stage
By David Gordon · Oct 24, 2012 · New York City
Rear Window, the short story by Cornell Woolrich that became the inspiration for the classic Alfred Hitchcock film, is headed for the Broadway stage.Producer Charlie Lyons, director Jay Russell, and a...
