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The Gothamist

Warning: Real Life is Long Inside the Actor's Studio

Pencil This In
From the author of underdog hit musical Urinetown comes The Truth About Santa, a comedy about a middle-manager who ...

amNY New York City Theater

Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard Join Uncle Vanya Cast

Chad Jones' Theater Dogs Blog

Countdown to ACT’s `Carol’

Orange County Register The Arts Blog

Will Ferrell’s Bush show will air on HBO

Miami Herald Drama Queen Blog

"Macbeth" distilled -- and free
If you're starting to feel that the holiday hustle-bustle is driving you mad, GableStage has a little gift for you: an adaptation of Macbeth with most of the great speeches at about a third of the usual running time. Director...

Playbill

* Really Useful Company Launches YouTube Channel
* PHOTO CALL: Original Cast Members Rehearse for The Who's Tommy Benefit Concert
* Cast Album of Abie's Island Rose, With Mac Rae, Rosen, Woods, Grant, Released Dec. 16
* Night Music Concert Will Now Play Studio 54; Socha, Currie and More Join Cast
* Casting Announced for Moses' Love/Stories (Or But You Will Get Used to It) at the Flea
* Bedi, Bhabha, Hostetter and Thompson Set for Off-Broadway's 10 Blocks on the Camino Real
* Actor Hoevels Injured with Knife During Vienna Production of Mary Stuart
* Tony Winner Ebersole to Play TX, FL and CA in January 2009
* PHOTO CALL: Broadway's Spring Awakening Celebrates Second Anniversary
* Twyford, Montelongo, Quintanilla, Platt Cast in DC Premiere of Little Dog Laughed
* A Christmas Story, the Musical, Gets NYC Reading With Larsen, Bridges, Harrod, Golden

TheaterMania

* Nathan Gunn to Star in L.A. Opera's Magic Flute
* Robert Wilson World Premiere to Be Part of Guggenheim's 2009 Works & Process Series
* Full Cast Set Roundabout's Night Music Gala Now to Be Held at Studio 54
* David Greenspan and Everett Quinton to Star in Cornbury
* Full Cast, Creative Team Set for Itamar Moses' Love/Stories at the Flea
* Full Cast, Creative Team Set for Target Margin's Ten Blocks on the Camino Real

Broadway.com

Fresh Face: Up-and-comer Matthew Risch steps into the spotlight in Pal Joey

nytheatre.com

The Weird Sisters

CurtainUp

Review: hNew House Under Construction
While the actors perform competently, they are stuck with characters in search of a play that has something really meaningful to say

Review: The Winter's Tale in New Jersey

Bitter Lemons

“Kidnapped by Craig’s List” - 75% - Sweet
That our world is carnivalesque is made evident every day on TV (think Jerry Springer), in the supermarket checkout line (ever seen a copy of Weekly World News?), or on the ...

More Props
Yikes. I guess I’m a little behind (or so my wife reminds me…that I have one…not that I am one…er…) on Steven Leigh Morris givin’ up some props for Bitter Lemons. ...

The Hub Report

Somebody didn't get the memo . . .
I'd like to tell you all about the Gold Dust Orphans' latest, All About Christmas Eve, only I can't because, according to their publicist, "We unfortunately do not offer press tickets for blogs..."

lies like truth

The Limits Of Self-Plagiarization
Besides the very foolhardy or extremely thick, every writer knows that plagiarization is tantamount to professional suicide. Similarly frowned upon -- unless a syndication agreement is in place ...

The Mirror up to Nature

Ladies and Gentelemen....
I now give you former New York Magazine critic John Simon doing his best Alan Greenspan imitation: ...

The Playgoer

"Are drama critics necessary?"
That's the facetious title of this week's "Theatre Talk" TV show, where Michael Riedel will again spotlight Jacques le Sourd, just recently let go from the Gannett chain, among others.

Steve On Broadway

Liza With A "D," Needs "R & R"
Just one week into her triumphant return to the Great White Way, Liza Minnelli has been ordered to sit out tonight's performance of her Liza's At The Palace...! due to dehydration...

The Times UK

Happiness is an understudy called Hamlet
David Tennant's bad back has catapulted unknown actor Edward Bennett into the West End title role. He's scared - but thrilled, too
Josh Hartnett accepts £20,000 over sex claim
The Hollywood star accepted £20,000 in libel damages today over the Daily Mail's false 'sex on camera' allegations

Whatsonstage.com

Gossip: British Theatre Stars Storm the Globes???
The nominations for the 66th Golden Globe Awards were unveiled this morning, with many categories betraying a distinctly theatrical flavour. For example, screen-to-stagers Mamma Mia! and Frost/Nixon received seven nominations between them, while Brit...