AmericanTheaterWeb Top News

MID-AFTERNOON ADDITIONS

Gothamist

Pencil This In
THEATER: Axis Company, the lush and inviting little West Village theater that's one of our favorite spaces in town, is presenting an encore performance of East 10th Street: Self Portrait With Empty House, a play by and about "legendary" downtown theater performer Edgar Oliver. A ...
THEATER: A post-Apocolyptic Brooklyn is the setting for Soul Samurai, the latest kung fu romp from the Ma-Yi Theater Company and Vampire Cowboys, whose Fight Girl Battle World was good low-fi fun. The star of this Warriors-esque adventure is Dewdrop, who has to fight her way back ...

New York Magazine Vulture Blog

See Duke Ellington’s Movie Debut
Screening this Sunday and Monday as part of the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s series Faded Glory: Oscar Micheaux and Pre-War Black Cinema, 1929’s Black and Tan Fantasy contains Duke ...

Miami Herald Drama Queen Blog

Interactive theater slays me
If given the choice of going to an interactive theater production or getting a root canal, I have to say that in my case, the dentist might win out. Sure, I know craft and effort are involved in the shows, and I know some folks have a ball at faux weddings...

St. Louis Post Dispatch Culture Club Blog

Rep’s Off-Ramp goes on hiatus
The Off-Ramp season that the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis has presented at the Grandel Theatre in Grand Center will be on hiatus next season.

Seattlest

Weekend Theatre: Feb. 12-15

Playbill

* Pittsburgh CLO Announces 2009-2010 Cabaret Season
* Joseph, Adjmi, Schwartz and McCraney to Receive Kesselring Awards

TheaterMania

* John Jellison, Cass Morgan, et al. Set for Weston Playhouse Dogs of Pripyat
* Mixed Blood Theatre Announces Cast for Sweet 15
* Chorus Line Documentary Every Little Step To Debut at New Directors/New Films

The Guardian Performing Arts Blog

Lyn Gardner: What to see this week
From Rock 'n' Roll in Manchester to Othello in Leeds, there's theatre aplenty opening across the UK

Carrie Dunn: West End girl: revival revelations from Phantoms to Flashdance
From Spend Spend Spend to the return of the most famous roof fiddler of them all, brace yourself for a fresh deluge of déjà vu

Daily Telegraph

Alvin Rakoff gets sentimental over Doris Day
Director Alvin Rakoff on why he is bringing A Sentimental Journey, a new show about Doris Day to one of Britain's loveliest theatres.

The Stage UK - Blogs

Podcast: Peter Purves and Sister Act’s Patina Miller: The Stage Podcast #14
In this week’s podcast, we talked to former Blue Peter presenter, actor and panto director Peter Purves, followed by American actress Patina Miller who opens in Sister Act: The Musical in June. To listen: You can use the player...

Browse all of the mid-afternoon clippings

See page two for the day's earlier top stories

Pages: 1 · 2