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Thursday, November 19, 2015

Roundabout and Universal Stage Prods. to Bring 'Holiday Inn' to Broadway by Gordon Cox

New York’s Roundabout Theater Company has scheduled a Broadway run of “Holiday Inn,” the stage musical developed from the 1942 movie under the auspices of Universal Stage P…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:37PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Roundabout Theater Company Adds Two Shows by Buzzy Writers by Gordon Cox

The Roundabout Theater Company has lined up two plays for its 2016-17 season from a couple of playwrights currently attracting buzz for work running in New York this season — Stephen K…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:37PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Broadway's 'The Lion King' to Roar in Virtual Reality by Gordon Cox

Broadway’s “The Lion King” will release a virtual reality video of the show’s opening number, “Circle of Life,” on a handful of digital platforms tomor…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:34PM[SHARE]
Monday, November 16, 2015

Broadway Box Office: 'School of Rock,' 'The Color Purple' Launch Strong by Gordon Cox

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jennifer Hudson and two familiar properties added up to strong initial showings at the Broadway box office for musicals “School of Rock” and “The…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:18PM[SHARE]

Jesse Tyler Ferguson to star on Broadway in 'Fully Committed' by Gordon Cox

"Modern Family" star Jesse Tyler Ferguson will return to Broadway this spring in a new production of "Fully Committed," the restaurant-world comedy by Becky Mode.

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Jesse Tyler Ferguson to Star on Broadway in 'Fully Committed' by Gordon Cox

"Modern Family" star Jesse Tyler Ferguson will return to Broadway this spring in a new production of "Fully Committed," the restaurant-world comedy by Becky Mode. Ferguson, who got his start…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:42AM[SHARE]

'Misery' Opens on Broadway with Laughs and Broken Bones by Gordon Cox

For a thriller, the Broadway production of “Misery” sure gets a lot of laughs. And that’s just how the creative team of the show, which stars Bruce Willis in his Broadway d…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AM[SHARE]
Sunday, November 15, 2015

Broadway Review: 'Misery' With Bruce Willis, Laurie Metcalf by Gordon Cox

The eek! factor is largely missing from “Misery,” starring a laid-back Bruce Willis as the bed-bound author held hostage by his “greatest fan,” played here by Laurie …

SOURCE: Variety at 09:18PM[SHARE]
Friday, November 13, 2015

Broadway's 'A View from the Bridge' Celebrates Under a Bridge by Gordon Cox

If you’re going to have an opening night party for the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s “A View from the Bridge,” it doesn’t hurt to throw it under an actual…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:35AM[SHARE]

Broadway Review: 'Arthur Miller's View From the Bridge' with Mark Strong by Gordon Cox

Breathe, everybody, breathe! Audiences really need to be reminded of that at the end of Ivo Van Hove’s magnificent production for the Young Vic of “A View From the Bridge,”…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:40AM[SHARE]
Thursday, November 12, 2015

Tony Awards Organizers Make Eligibility Decisions for 'Hamilton,' More by Gordon Cox

It’s early yet in the 2015-16 Broadway season, but the Tony Awards Administration Committee has already made decisions that will influence the 2016 trophy race, including which p…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:59PM[SHARE]

Patti LuPone, Christine Ebersole to Star in New Musical by 'Grey Gardens' Team by Gordon Cox

Two major musical-theater names, Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole, have signed on to star in the world premiere of “War Paint,” the new musical by the creative team of &…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:59PM[SHARE]

Off Broadway Review: 'Shear Madness,' the Long-Running Boston Hit Arrives in New York by Gordon Cox

Extended out-of-town tryouts are the stuff of legend — but 36 years?  “Shear Madness,” the audience-participation murder mystery with franchises all over the country and…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:41AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

When Will Broadway's Onstage Diversity Carry Over Behind the Curtain? by Gordon Cox

These days, Broadway looks so diverse, it's like an episode of "Orange Is the New Black." Just last week, "Allegiance," a musical set during the Japanese-American internments of WWII, and st…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:55PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

London Review: Immersive Cult Hit 'You Me Bum Bum Train' by Gordon Cox

You might call “You Me Bum Bum Train” the ride of a lifetime — only that would be underselling it. It's the ride of several lifetimes at once. Morgan Lloyd a…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:39PM[SHARE]

Off Broadway Review: 'Dada Woof Papa Hot' by Gordon Cox

Men, don’t take your husbands to see “Dada Woof Papa Hot” at Lincoln Center  Theater if either or both of you are on the fence about having children. Playwright Peter Pa…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:20AM[SHARE]

Broadway Box Office: Ovation at 'On Your Feet,' New High for 'Hamilton' by Gordon Cox

After the sock in the jaw that was Halloween, Broadway box office picked up considerably last week with nearly every show on the boards rising, including “On Your Feet!,” the …

SOURCE: Variety at 07:20AM[SHARE]
Monday, November 9, 2015

George Takei, Lea Salonga pledge 'Allegiance' on Broadway by Gordon Cox

"I don't have a bucket list anymore!" George Takei declared after the Broadway opening of "Allegiance."

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 05:05PM[SHARE]

David Mamet's 'China Doll,' with Al Pacino, Delays Broadway Opening by Gordon Cox

“China Doll,” the new Broadway play written by David Mamet and starring Al Pacino, has pushed back its opening by about two weeks in the midst of rumors of trouble during its pre…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:51PM[SHARE]

George Takei, Lea Salonga Pledge 'Allegiance' on Broadway by Gordon Cox

“I don’t have a bucket list anymore!” George Takei declared after the Broadway opening of “Allegiance.” That’s because the new musical, which centers on o…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:03PM[SHARE]

Broadway Review: 'Allegiance' with Lea Salonga and George Takei by Gordon Cox

The strength of “Allegiance” is in the story. Not the musical’s book, which is no more than serviceable, but the disturbing real-life events behind it.  After the bom…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:24AM[SHARE]
Saturday, November 7, 2015

West End Review: 'The Winter's Tale' and 'Harlequinade,' with Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench by Gordon Cox

Kenneth Branagh has a habit of occupying West End theaters. In 1988, his actor-led company Renaissance Theatre took over the Phoenix for a season, challenging the commercial sector with its …

SOURCE: Variety at 07:37PM[SHARE]
Friday, November 6, 2015

Music Theater International Continues Global Expansion with New Hire by Gordon Cox

Music Theater International, the American theater licensing agency now broadening its reach with new offices this year in London and Australia, has taken the next step in its global growth w…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:17PM[SHARE]

Broadway Review: Estefan Musical 'On Your Feet!' by Gordon Cox

If the producers of “On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan” know what’s good for them (odds are, they do), they’re ad-bombing Spanish-language media ou…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:15AM[SHARE]
Thursday, November 5, 2015

'Waitress' Musical Adds Kimiko Glenn of 'Orange is the New Black' by Gordon Cox

The upcoming Broadway production of “Waitress” has filled in its cast with a list of actors that includes Kimiko Glenn, one of the stars of “Orange is the New Black,”…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:01PM[SHARE]

Musical 'The Bandstand' Tunes Up for Broadway in 2016-17 by Gordon Cox

“The Bandstand,” the new musical currently wrapping up a tryout run at the Paper Mill Playhouse, has set its sights on Broadway, with producers announcing a plan to bring the sho…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:58PM[SHARE]

L.A. Theater Review: 'Breaking Through' by Gordon Cox

The new musical at the Pasadena Playhouse about pop music ambition, "Breaking Through," never breaks out. One-dimensional characters, self-conscious darkness and a story derived from every m…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:58PM[SHARE]

Transgender Themed Musical 'Southern Comfort' Puts Out Call for Transgender Actors by Gordon Cox

The Public Theater — the influential downtown institution that has recently provided the launchpad for “Hamilton” and “Fun Home,” as well as the Broadway-bound …

SOURCE: Variety at 04:58PM[SHARE]

Theater Favorites to Star in a Broadway 'Disaster!' by Gordon Cox

A slew of Broadway favorites — including Faith Prince, Roger Bart, Kerry Butler, Adam Pascal, Kevin Chamberlin and Rachel York — will star on Broadway this spring in the disaster…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:58PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, November 4, 2015

London Theater Review: 'The Hairy Ape' Starring Bertie Carvel by Gordon Cox

Long before the Great Depression caused America's workforce to stall, Eugene O’Neill’s 1922 expressionist sequence of scenes, “The Hairy Ape,” rattled the cages of ca…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:56AM[SHARE]

Ilana Glazer, Abbi Jacobson of 'Broad City' to Host 2015 Gotham Awards by Gordon Cox

Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson, the creators and stars of Comedy Central series “Broad City,” will host the 25th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards. In selecting Glazer and Ja…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:56AM[SHARE]

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