Broadway's Best Shows http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 BOX OFFICE OPENS FOR ENRON; TICKETS ON SALE ! http://www.playbill.com/news/article/137717-Broadhurst-Box-Office-Opens-March-11-for-Enron-Performances-Begin-April-8 Enron, the highly theatricalized tale of the financial scandal and collapse of the American energy corporation.]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#201 Photos: NEW HAIR TRIBE DEBUTS ON BROADWAY! http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_New_HAIR_TRIBE_Makes_Broadway_Debut_20100310 The Tony Award-winning revival of HAIR: A Tribal Love-Rock Musical welcomed a completely new Tribe on Broadway on March 9th, led by American Idol alums Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo, and newcomer Kyle Raibko.Check out the New Photos!]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#202 Q & A with KYLE RIABKO, New Star of HAIR http://bit.ly/czRaOQ Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#203 Cast of HAIR Sings 'Goodbye' http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/cast-of-hair-sings-goodbye/ Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#199 New Hair Cast Debuts Tuesday March 9! http://www.playbill.com/news/article/137619-Broadways-Hair-Welcomes-DeGarmo-Young-Riabko-and-Bayardelle-March-9 Hair, who let the sun shine in beginning March 9 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.]]> Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#200 Dame Edna's back on Broadway, making nice with Michael Feinstein http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/86741957_Dame_Edna_s_back__but_why_so_nice__.html The unanticipated result of my joint interview with Dame Edna and Michael Feinstein got me thinking... Is it unfair to expect an entertainer to be "on" when he's off stage?

]]> Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#196 Blogger Loves 'All About Me' Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#197 RACE Celebrates 100 Performances! Longest Running Play of the Season! /news/198 RACE, the critically acclaimed new play, written and directed by DAVID MAMET, starring JAMES SPADER, DAVID ALAN GRIER, KERRY WASHINGTON and RICHARD THOMAS, will play its 100th performance on Wednesday, March 3rd at 8:00. ]]> Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#198 The Oddest Couple http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/cms/content/files/ZXDZW4PYMAaam_vf_pdf.pdf Dame Edna and Michael Feinstein featured in April Issue of Vanity Fair.]]> Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#191 Final Casting Announced for ENRON on Broadway! /news/192 Final Casting has been announced for the upcoming Broadway production of Lucy Prebble’s critically acclaimed play ENRON, directed by Rupert Goold. ]]> Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#192 ALL ABOUT ME launches Official Website! /news/193 ALL ABOUT ME starring Michael Feinstein and Dame Edna currently in Previews launched its official website online.
]]> Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#193 ENRON WELCOMES MARIN MAZZIE /news/188 Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#188 AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY HELEN HAYES NOMINATIONS /news/189 Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#189 DAME EDNA TO CO-HOST 'THE VIEW' http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/ALL_ABOUT_MEs_Dame_Edna_to_CoHost_The_View_325_20100301 Today, Bill Geddie, executive producer of ABC's Emmy® award-winning talk show "The View," announced that Dame Edna Everage is confirmed to co-host ABC's "The View," live on Thursday, March 25 (11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, ET), a first for the international superstar.]]> Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#190 Video: Hair's New Cast Photoshoot http://www.broadway.com/videos/show/hair/on-the-scene-hair-photo-shoot/ Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#184 Feinstein and Everage Get Their Act Together http://www.playbill.com/features/article/136825-Feinstein-and-Everage-Get-Their-Act-Together All About Me.]]> Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#185 You'll Enjoy the Complete Chaos of this Roller-Coaster of Emotions http://www.bnd.com/2010/03/01/1152008/youll-enjoy-the-complete-chaos.html Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#186 Barry Humphries on the famous feud! http://www.playbill.com/insidetrack/?p=1723 Barry Humphries on cleaning up after Dame Edna’s public war-of-words with All ABout Me co-star Michael Feinstein:]]> Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#187 Black History Month Video Installment #2 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/blog/?p=333 Black History Month Video Installment #2]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#183 Race & BBS Celebrate Black History Month with Video Installment 1! http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/blog/?p=224 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#182 RACE & BROADWAY’S BEST SHOWS Celebrate Black History Month /news/180 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#180 ENRON WELCOMES GREGORY ITZIN /news/181 The upcoming Broadway production of Lucy Prebble’s critically celebrated play ENRON, directed by Rupert Goold,is proud to welcome GREGORY ITZIN to the pivotal role of Enron President Kenneth Lay.]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#181 Riedel, Musto & DiLella Name Scott Mason Dame Edna Understudy for ALL ABOUT ME http://cityguideny.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=22405 ]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#177 'August' at Civic Center finds comedy in tragedy http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100218/ENT01/2180325/-1/AMES/-August-at-Civic-Center-finds-comedy-in-tragedy Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#178 Kiss-kiss, slash-slash: 'Osage' family gathers http://www.detnews.com/article/20100216/ENT01/2160307/1033/ent01/Kiss-kiss--slash-slash---Osage--family-gathers Ah, those family get-togethers at holidays and funerals. The hugs and kisses. The spleen and boiling blood. It's the human comedy as chamber theater of the grotesque.

]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#179 Enron Company Grows Again! /news/176 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#176 Kyle Riabko, Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo Are Hair's New Headliners; Complete Cast Announced http://www.broadway.com/shows/hair/buzz/kyle-riabko-ace-young-and-diana-degarmo-hair-new-headliners-complete-cast-announced/ Spring Awakening alum Kyle Riabko and American Idol and Broadway vets Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo have signed on to play Claude, Berger and Sheila in the Tony-winning Broadway revival of Hair.]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#173 Diana DeGarmo, Kyle Riabko, Ace Young to Lead New Cast of Broadway's Hair http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/02-2010/diana-degarmo-kyle-riabko-ace-young-to-lead-new-ca_25014.html Hair at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, beginning March 9.]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#172 DeGarmo, Young, Ashford and Riabko Among New Cast of Hair on Broadway http://www.playbill.com/news/article/136951-DeGarmo-Young-Ashford-and-Riabko-Among-New-Cast-of-Hair-on-Broadway "American Idol" finalists Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young will lead the tribe of the Tony-winning Broadway revival of Hair beginning March 9.

]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#171 Former American Idol Contestants Join Hair http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/former-american-idol-contestants-join-hair/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#174 Broadway-Bound Enron Extends West End Run By 14 Weeks http://www.broadway.com/buzz/broadway-bound-enron-extends-its-west-end-run/ Enron, directed by Rupert Goold, is extending its run at the Noel Coward Theatre.]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#175 A Cover(s) Story: All About Me http://www.playbill.com/playblog/?p=4901 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#169 Hollywood Couple Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell Head to Broadway’s Race http://www.broadway.com/shows/race/photos/hollywood-couple-goldie-hawn-and-kurt-russell-head-broadways-race/ Race on Broadway on February 9, 2010.]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#170 A revival of 'A Life in the Theatre' set for Broadway http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700007389/A-revival-of-A-Life-in-the-Theatre-set-for-Broadway.html Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#165 Mamet's A Life in the Theatre Will Have a Life on Broadway http://www.playbill.com/news/article/136607-Mamets-A-Life-in-the-Theatre-Will-Have-a-Life-on-Broadway Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#166 David Mamet's A Life in the Theatre is Bound for Broadway in Fall 2010 http://www.broadway.com/buzz/david-mamets-life-theatre-bound-broadway-fall-2010/ Speed-the-Plow on Broadway, will direct the new production.]]> Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#167 ALL ABOUT ME HOLDS AUDITIONS FOR A DAME EDNA HONORARY UNDERSTUDY /news/168 DAME EDNA EVERAGE, the toast of Melbourne society and an international gigastar.]]> Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#168 All About Me Exposed To Broadway Press http://www.broadway.tv/broadway-features-reviews/all_about_me Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#162 HAIR Finale Dance Party Goes Global with 'HAIR eParty' http://cityguideny.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=21807 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#163 Stephen Kunken Joins Enron /news/164 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#164 Photo Coverage: ALL ABOUT ME's Dame Edna & Michael Feinstein Meet the Press! http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_ALL_ABOUT_MEs_Dame_Edna_and_Michael_Feinstein_Meet_the_Press_20100201 Dame Edna Everage and Michael Feinstein met the press today along with writer Christopher Durang and director Casey Nicholaw and BroadwayWorld.com was there!
]]> Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#147 PHOTO FLASH: Dame Edna and Michael Feinstein Meet the Press http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/02-2010/photo-flash-dame-edna-and-michael-feinstein-meet-t_24649.html Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#148 'August: Osage County’ is a simple name for a complex, can’t-miss play http://www.star-telegram.com/visual_arts/story/1907527.html#tvg Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#149 Open House http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=370&articleid=20100121_273_ES10_ByJame333745 Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#150 A Stellar Year on Broadway http://www.my9tv.com/dpp/e_biz/My9_Best_Of_Broadway_2009 Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#151 Stars on the Scene http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm?int_news_id=24169&int_city_id=1&intPage=10#content Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#152 Calling All Hippies! Hair Holds Open Casting Call http://www.broadway.com/buzz/calling-all-hippies-hair-holds-open-casting-call/ Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#153 theatreVOICE Interview http://www.theatrevoice.com/listen_now/player/?audioID=802 Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#154 A Preview of the 2010 London Season http://www.playbill.com/features/article/136002-Another-Night-at-the-Opera-A-Preview-of-the-2010-London-Season Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#155 London Theatre Scene Gearing Up for a Strong 2010 Season http://westend.broadwayworld.com/article/London_Theatre_Scene_Gearing_Up_for_a_Strong_2010_Season_20100115 The London theatre scene is set to have a strong 2010 season. ]]> Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#156 ‘Hair’ Seeks Would-Be Hippies http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/hair-seeks-would-be-hippies/ Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#157 Long Line for 'Hair' http://www.nypost.com/video?channel=PostTheaterRiedel&clipid=1458_837467&bitrate=300&format=flash Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#158 Josh Groban Communes with the Hippies of Hair http://www.broadway.com/shows/hair/photos/josh-groban-communes-hippies-hair/ Hair.]]> Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#159 Hippies Gather Like a Herd of Cattle at the 'Hair' Open Call http://backstage.blogs.com/blogstage/2010/01/like-a-herd-of-cattle-at-the-hair-open-call.html Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#160 What’s Next…on stage http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2010/01/29/what%E2%80%99s-next%E2%80%A6on-stage/ "What's Next...on stage" features HAIR on Anderson Cooper 360!
]]> Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#161 HAIR Announces Lottery for 'BE-IN BOXES' http://broadwayworld.com/article/HAIR_Announces_Lottery_for_BEIN_BOXES_Beginning_36_20010101 The producers of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical have established a pre-performance ticket lottery for box-seat tickets, aptly renamed "BE-IN BOXES."  ]]> Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#121 HAIR Tribe on cover of Time Out New York http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/features/72348/the-cast-of-hair-naked HAIR Tribe members grace the cover of Time Out New York\'s Bars and Broadway issue. ]]> Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#122 Photos from HAIR Onstage Signing http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_Tony_Award_Winner_HAIRs_On_Stage_CD_Release_Sign_In_Celebration_20090625 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#123 Tony-Winning Hair Revival Recoups Investment http://www.playbill.com/news/article/131767-Tony-Winning_Hair_Revival_Recoups_Investment The Tony Award-winning revival of the sixties rock musical Hair, which plays the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, has recouped its initial investment of $5.76 million.]]> Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#124 Creel, Swenson, Stamos and More Set For Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction 9/27 http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Stamos_Peters_Ripley_and_More_Set_For_23rd_Annual_BROADWAY_FLEA_MARKET_GRAND_AUCTION_927_20090922 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#126 'Hair' Closes for One Day So Cast Can March in Rally http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/theater/30hair.html?scp=2&sq=hair&st=cse The Broadway musical “Hair” is expanding the concept of stage activism by taking to the streets and urging audiences to follow. ]]> Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#127 Let the Sun Shine: Hair and Broadway Make History at the National Equality March http://www.broadway.com/photos/galleries/let-sun-shine-ihairi-and-broadway-make-history-national-equality-march/ Photo Coverage of Hair at the National Equality March]]> Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#128 Vanessa Ray to Join Broadway Hair as Crissy http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/10-2009/vanessa-ray-to-join-broadway-hair-as-crissy_22017.html Vanessa Ray will temporarily replace Allison Case in the role of Crissy in the Broadway production of Hair until January 2010.]]> Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#129 Tweeting 101 with Hair's Andrew Kober http://www.broadway.com/buzz/show-me-tweeting-101-hair-andrew-kober/ Broadway performers spend a lot of time singing, acting, dancing and rehearsing, but they also have a lot of downtime. How do they spend it? One word: Twitter.]]> Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#130 HAIR Set for the 83rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 11/26 http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/HAIR_BIRDIE_Krakowski_and_More_Set_for_the_83rd_Annual_Macys_Thanksgiving_Day_Parade_1126_20091102 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#131 HAIR to go back in time on "The Early Show" http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/earlyshow/main500202.shtml The cast and band of HAIR will perform live on CBS’s “The Early Show"]]> Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#132 Drama King: An oral history of mercurial theater impresario Joseph Papp http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704500604574485222090231340.html One of the most dramatic stories told in "Free for All," Kenneth Turan's massive oral history of Joseph Papp's, turbulent, transformative effect on American theater which includes "Hair."]]> Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#133 Broadway's Hair to Let It All Hang Out at West End's Gielgud Theatre http://www.playbill.com/news/article/134568-Broadways-Hair-to-Let-It-All-Hang-Out-at-West-Ends-Gielgud-Theatre The current Tony Award winning revival of the 1968 Broadway musical Hair is to have a London production, with members of the Broadway company crossing the Atlantic.]]> Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#134 Broadway Cast of Hair Will Bow in London; New Tribe for New York http://www.playbill.com/news/article/134616-Broadway_Cast_of_Hair_Will_Bow_in_London%20New_Tribe_for_New_York The original Broadway cast of the Tony Award-winning revival of Hair will make its London debut when the iconic musical premieres at the West End's Gielgud Theatre on April 1, 2010.]]> Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#135 New Hair Cast Recording Spins On Vinyl Nov. 24 http://www.playbill.com/news/article/134798-New-Hair-Cast-Recording-Spins-On-Vinyl-Nov.-24 The cast album of the Tony-winning revival of Hair makes a full revolution Nov. 24 with the limited edition vinyl release of the 2009 Broadway recording.]]> Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#136 HAIR Grammy-Nominated http://www.playbill.com/news/article/134994-Misbehavin-Hair-9-to-5-Shrek-and-West-Side-Story-Are-Grammy-Nominated Nominations for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards were announced Dec. 2. ]]> Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#137 Hair Cast Celebrates (Onstage) the Release of Their Groovy Vinyl Cast Album http://www.broadway.com/buzz/hair-cast-celebrates-onstage-release-their-groovy-vinyl-cast-album/ It’s rare indeed for a Broadway cast recording to be released as an old-fashioned vinyl albuem—but if any show deserves such a collectible tribute, it’s the hit revival of Hair.]]> Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#138 UK Commercial for HAIR on the West End! http://www.steam-uk.net/FTP/aka/hair/Hair_45_RD_08_noURL.mov Check out the new psychadelic trailer for the West End production of the Tony-winning revival of HAIR, which opens at the Gielgud Theatre on Wednesday April 14, 2010!]]> Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#139 Today's Show: "Hair" Star Gavin Creel http://www.signorile.com/2010/01/todays-show-hair-star-gavin-creel.html Gavin Creel stops in the studio to talk about his role in "Hair" as well as what Broadway Impact has in store for 2010.]]> Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#140 Hair: Broadway Review http://www.oasisjournals.com/2010/01/hair-broadway-review Jeff Walsh of Oasis Magazine reviews the HAIR revival on Broadway.]]> Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#141 Following the Example of Broadway Impact http://gayrights.change.org/blog/view/following_the_example_of_broadway_impact This month, if you watch  In the Life, public television’s newsmagazine about LGBT issues, you will see a segment on Broadway Impact ]]> Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#142 Enron at the Noel Coward Theatre http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/7080788/Enron-at-the-Noel-Coward-Theatre-review.html Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#143 Enron, Noel Coward Theatre, London http://artsandentertainment.independentminds.livejournal.com/1033176.html Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#144 Enron http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2010/jan/27/enron-noel-coward-london Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#145 Enron at the Noel Coward Theatre, WC2 http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/article7004012.ece Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#146 'Enron' set for Broadway bow in April http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118009324.html?categoryid=15&cs=1&query=enron Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#33 Evening Standard theatre awards dominated by Enron at the Royal Court http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/nov/09/evening-standard-theatre-awards Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#34 West End and Broadway-Bound Enron Wins Best New Play Award in U.K's TMA Theatre Awards http://www.playbill.com/news/article/134265-West_End_and_Broadway-Bound_Enron_Wins_Best_New_Play_Award_in_U.K%27s_TMA_Theatre_Awards Enron, which transfers to the West End's Noel Coward Theatre in January and will begin a Broadway run in April 2010, has won the 2009 TMA Theatre Award for Best New Play.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#35 Feinstein Tuning Up a Return to Broadway http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/08/feinstein-tuning-up-a-return-to-broadway/ Michael Feinstein will be coming back to Broadway in a new musical production tentatively titled ALL ABOUT ME.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#11 Michael Feinstein Makes Broadway Return with ALL ABOUT ME, Opens March 30th, 2010 http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Michael_Feinstein_Makes_Broadway_Return_with_ALL_ABOUT_ME_Opens_March_30th_2010_20091104 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#12 Michael Feinstein Sets Dates on Broadway http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/michael-feinstein-sets-dates-on-broadway/ Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#13 Dame Edna, Michael Feinstein Slapfest Continues http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/dame-edna-michael-feinstein-slapfest-continues/ Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#14 Michael Feinstein vs. Dame Edna 'Feud' Continues with New Statement http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Michael_Feinstein_vs_Dame_Edna_Feud_Continues_with_New_Statement_20091110 Mr. Feinstein wished to share the following concerning Dame Edna’s announced production of It’s All About Me.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#15 THE SHUBERTS BRING TWO UNIQUE ARTISTS TOGETHER: MICHAEL FEINSTEIN AND DAME EDNA TO JOIN FORCES IN ALL ABOUT ME http://www.playbill.com/news/article/134547-Feinstein-and-Dame-Edna-Will-Star-in-All-About-Me-on-Broadway Phillip j. Smith and President Robert E. Wankel have intervened in the ever growing public feud between Michael Feinstein and Dame Edna.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#16 All About Me — Dame Edna and Michael Feinstein United. Fake Feud Resolved http://thefastertimes.com/newyorktheater/2009/11/12/all-about-me-dame-edna-and-michael-feinstein-united/ Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#17 Did Dame Edna and Michael Feinstein Find a Gullible Reporter? http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/dame-edna-michael-feinstein-swindle-gullible-reporter/ Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#18 Feinstein and Everage's All About Me to Bow at the Golden http://www.playbill.com/news/article/134802-Feinstein-and-Everages-All-About-Me-to-Bow-at-the-Golden All About Me, the new Broadway venture uniting Michael Feinstein and Dame Edna Everage, will play the Golden Theatre beginning Feb. 19, 2010, according to the New York Times.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#19 All That Glitters Is Not Golden: Henry Miller's Will Welcome Dame Edna and Michael Feinstein Show http://www.playbill.com/news/article/135114-All-That-Glitters-Is-Not-Golden-Henry-Millers-Will-Welcome-Dame-Edna-and-Michael-Feinstein-Show All About Me, the Dame Edna-Michael Feinstein show previously announced for Broadway's Golden Theatre, will play the east side of Times Square, instead — at Henry Miller's Theatre, Variety reported.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#20 Nicholaw Replaces Zaks as Director of All About Me http://www.playbill.com/news/article/135567-Nicholaw-Replaces-Zaks-as-Director-of-All-About-Me All About Me, the new Broadway evening of music and barbs from Michael Feinstein and Dame Edna Everage.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#21 Feinstein and Edna's ALL ABOUT ME is on the Move: Now to Play at Henry Miller's Theatre http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Feinstein_and_Ednas_ALL_ABOUT_ME_is_on_the_Move_Now_to_Play_at_Henry_Millers_Theatre_20010101 Given the expanding parameters of the production, that All About Me announces a new first - it's moving theatres even before opening.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#22 Michael Feinstein and Dame Edna To Play Henry Miller's Theatre http://www.nytix.com/Blog/broadwayblog/2009/12/michael-feinstein-and-dame-edna-to-play.html All About Me, the forthcoming Broadway show featuring Dame Edna Everage and Michael Feinstein, is still a few months away from opening but has already re-located.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#23 Casey Nicholaw Replaces Jerry Zaks as Director of Dame Edna and Michael Feinstein's All About Me http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/12-2009/casey-nicholaw-replaces-jerry-zaks-as-director-of_23803.html All About Me. ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#24 Nicholaw to direct 'All About Me' http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118013165.html?categoryId=15&cs=1 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#25 Nicholaw Takes Over at ‘All About Me’ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/30/theater/30arts-NICHOLAWTAKE_BRF.html?_r=1 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#26 Cheyenne Jackson talks about Michael Feinstein and ALL ABOUT ME! http://www.broadway.com/buzz/finians-rainbow-star-cheyenne-jackson-30-rock-new-cd-underwear/ Finian’s Rainbow, discusses his new CD with Grammy winner Michael Feinstein.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#27 This one's a Dame and a half http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/cindy_adams/this_one_dame_and_half_6bfyJNQ8UdrDSYMfdBiX9O Dame Edna and Michael Feinstein musical, shrouded in hush-hush secrecy, is from now on less hush-hush.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#28 New Production Details Revealed for Feinstein and Edna's ALL ABOUT ME http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/New_Production_Details_Revealed_for_Feinstein_and_Ednas_ALL_ABOUT_ME_Judge_Judy_to_Make_Cameo_20100105 The New York Post has revealed new production details about Michael Feinstein and Dame Edna's ALL ABOUT ME. ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#29 Feinstein Among Nightlife Award Winners http://www.playbill.com/news/article/135830-Ebersole-Feinstein-and-Jackson-Among-Nightlife-Award-Winners Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#30 Enron to Open on Broadway in April 2010 http://www.playbill.com/news/article/133349-Enron_to_Open_on_Broadway_in_April_2010_ Enron, which recently opened a sold-out six-week engagement at the Royal Court's Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, will arrive on Broadway in April 2010.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#31 Former Executive for Enron Gets Sentence of 16 Months http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/29/business/29enron.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=enron&st=cse Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#32 Enron, Acclaimed in London, Will Play Broadway's Broadhurst http://www.playbill.com/news/article/135215-Enron-Acclaimed-in-London-Will-Play-Broadways-Broadhurst Enron, the acclaimed theatrical account of a company's financial collapse. Previews will begin April 8, 2010, prior to an opening on April 27.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#36 Butz Will Be Corporate Villain Skilling in Broadway's Enron http://www.playbill.com/news/article/135767-Butz-Will-Be-Corporate-Villain-Skilling-in-Broadways-Enron Enron, the producers announced Jan. 7. The show uses dance, music, video and movement to tell the true story.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#37 Tony-Winner Norbert Leo Butz to Star in ENRON on Broadway http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Norbert_Leo_Butz_to_Star_in_ENRON_on_Broadway_20100107 Norbert Leo Butz will star in the role of Jeffrey Skilling, the former president of Enron in the upcoming Broadway production of ENRON. ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#38 ‘Enron’ Finds Its Jeffrey Skilling http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/enron-finds-its-jeffrey-skilling/ Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#39 Enron - the Smartest Play in the Room http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article6977952.ece Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#40 West End Transfer of Enron Opens at Noel Coward Theatre Jan. 26 http://www.playbill.com/news/article/136259-West-End-Transfer-of-Enron-Opens-at-Noel-Coward-Theatre-Jan-26 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#41 A Fractured Family Hits the Road http://www.playbill.com/features/article/131351-A_Fractured_Family_Hits_the_Road August: Osage County, the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play now on national tour.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#42 Parsons, Cochran, George, Still, Torn and More Launch August: Osage County Tour in Denver http://www.playbill.com/news/article/131390-Parsons_Cochran_George_Still_Torn_and_More_Launch_August_Osage_County_Tour_in_Denver.html August: Osage County, the sprawling and darkly comic drama by Tracy Letts, begins July 24, the first preview of a Denver engagement.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#43 August: Osage County has acid tongues wagging *** http://www.denverpost.com/theater/ci_12939453 Yes, it is all that. "August: Osage County" is a savagely funny and ultimately devastating indictment of the failed experiment that is the American family.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#44 August: Osage County's Estelle Parsons' Aha! Moment http://www.oprah.com/article/omagazine/200908-omag-aha-estelle-parsons Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#45 A few sage words from Estelle Parsons http://www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/52849422.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#46 One riveting unhappy family in ‘Osage County’ http://www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/One-riveting-unhappy-family-in-Osage-County--53160407.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#48 Tracy Letts' Pulitzer-winning show August: Osage County hits the road http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117940824.html?categoryid=33&cs=1&query=august+osage+county Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#49 Theater review: 'August: Osage County' http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/14/DDMH196M4E.DTL&type=performance Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#50 Photo Call: http://www.playbill.com/multimedia/gallery//649/?pnum=1 August: Osage County is currently touring the country with a cast led by Estelle Parsons.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#51 Family Feud: http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-09-23/things-to-do/pat-launer-on-san-diego-theater-things-plow#ixzz0S2pcJtKk Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#52 Hollywood Reporter: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/august-osage-county-theater-review-1004011171.story Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#53 LA Times: Theater Review http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/09/theater-review-august-osage-county-at-the-ahmanson-theatre.html “August” is a feast for actors and audiences alike. The ensemble doesn’t disappoint, though with so much bitter hilarity and poignancy served up, don't be surprised if you need a few antacids afterward.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#54 'August: Osage County' is wildly entertaining http://www.oregonlive.com/performance/index.ssf/2009/10/theater_review_august_osage_co.html Set in a big three-story country house in Oklahoma, Letts' tale of mid-American woe is too wildly entertaining a ride to feel like a downer.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#56 Seattle Times: August Osage County blows the doors off the closet http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2010155538_osage29.html This searing, explosive tragicomedy by Tracy Letts is making its Seattle debut on a national tour stop at the Paramount Theatre.s]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#57 For Tracy Letts, it's all in the family http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/theatre/for-tracy-letts-its-all-in-the-family/article1351720/ The list of living playwrights who can sell a straight play on Broadway without a big-name Hollywood star these days is very short, indeed. ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#58 Review: August: Osage County http://www.eyeweekly.com/arts/theatre/article/76612 To use that old reviewers’ cliché, run, don’t walk, to see August: Osage County. There is real urgency: the 2008 Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner for Best Play is in Toronto only till November 15. ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#59 August: Osage County best play in years http://www.thespec.com/article/668405 You'll walk out of August: Osage County with your knees weak and your brain scrambled. ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#60 A Must-See 'Osage County' At Bushnell http://www.courant.com/entertainment/arts/hc-augustrev.artnov19,0,1574534.story This Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning drama centers on the long, boozy, drug-addled marriage of poet Beverly Weston, and his wife.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#61 Black sheep of 'August: Osage County' darken the prairie http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-ae.artsscene01dec01,0,5486880.story Tracy Letts has created a brilliant epic about a downright determinedly dysfunctional clan, filled with compelling characters drawn in sometimes painful detail and peppered with issues that can confront all of us. ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#62 'August: Osage County' brings family dysfunction to life at Kennedy Center http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/entertainment/_August_-Osage-County_-brings-family-dysfunction-to-life-at-Kennedy-Center-8607991-78164647.html "August: Osage County" is not about darkness for darkness' sake. The bloodletting exists as a way of getting into shadowy corners where truth lies. ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#63 THEATER: Plenty of 'August' heat http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/30/theater-plenty-of-august-heat/ Dip your candy canes in powdered Prozac and head over to the Kennedy Center for some of the most warped and magnificent holiday entertainment you are likely ever to see.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#64 August: Osage County MUST be at the VERY top of your theater list to see right now! http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2010/jan/13/theater-review-august-osage-county/ John Garcia of Pegasus News reviews August: Osage County, playing in Dallas a the Winspear Opera House through January 24.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#65 Studi moral center of 'August: Osage County' http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=436&articleid=20100117_272_D3_Beverl545285 "August: Osage County" will be at the Tulsa PAC Jan. 26-31. The production stars Estelle Parsons as Violet Weston and features many performers associated with Steppenwolf.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#66 Emmy Winner Thomas to Join Spader in Mamet's Race http://www.playbill.com/news/article/129450-Emmy_Winner_Thomas_to_Join_Spader_in_Mamet%27s_Race Emmy Award winner Richard Thomas — of "The Waltons" fame — will join the previously announced James Spader in the world premiere of David Mamet's Race.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#67 James Spader to Star in David Mamet's Race http://www.playbill.com/news/article/129166-James_Spader_to_Star_in_David_Mamet%27s_Race_ Emmy Award-winning "The Practice" and "Boston Legal" star James Spader will make his Broadway debut this fall in the new David Mamet play Race, the producers announced.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#68 Film Actress Washington to Join Spader and Thomas in Mamet's Broadway's Race http://www.playbill.com/news/article/130266-Film_Actress_Washington_to_Join_Spader_and_Thomas_in_Mamet%27s_Broadway%27s_Race Kerry Washington, who has been seen on screen in "The Last King of Scotland" and "Ray," has been cast in the world premiere of David Mamet's Race.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#69 Mamet's Race Gains David Alan Grier http://www.playbill.com/news/article/131530-Mamet%27s_Race_Gains_David_Alan_Grier Tony Award nominee David Alan Grier, of TV's "Chocolate News" and "In Living Color," has joined the cast of the Broadway world premiere of David Mamet's Race.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#70 Mamet, Musicals and Movie Stars http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204731804574388640030103008.html?mod=googlenews_wsj This fall's New York theater season will include a new Mamet work which will debut on Broadway: "Race," a play focusing on racial tensions.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#71 We Can't Stop Talking About Race in America http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/theater/13mame.html?ref=theater President Obama, like his predecessor President Bill Clinton, has suggested that this country engage in a dialogue about race. My current play, “Race,” is intended to be an addition to that dialogue.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#72 David Alan Grier talks RACE on Chelsea Lately http://www.casttv.com/dancing-with-the-stars/david-alan-grier/chelsea-lately-david-alan-grier-interview/9k0a4x Chelsea Handler from The Chelsea Lately Show interviews David Alan Grier.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#73 Photo Preview: RACE Marquee Unveiled at the Barrymore Theatre http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Preview_RACE_Marquee_Unveiled_at_the_Barrymore_Theatre_20091022 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#74 David Alan Grier RACE Broadway Interview: Funnyman In Mamet Play http://www.broadway.tv/blog/broadway-news/david-alan-grier-race-broadway-interview/ We caught up with David Alan Grier this week at the RACE press meet and greet. ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#75 A Cover Story: Race http://www.playbill.com/playblog/?p=2250 David Mamet continues his busy fall season with his latest work, Race, beginning Nov. 16 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#76 All-Star Cast of David Mamet's New Play Race: Dishing the Broadway Dirt http://blogcritics.org/culture/article/all-star-cast-of-david-mamets/ Today I had the opportunity to meet the all-star cast of the upcoming premiere of David Mamet\'s new play, Race. ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#77 Kerry Washington: No Slouch in Mamet's Race http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-11-03/columns/kerry-washington-no-slouch-in-mamet-s-race/ An accomplished star of multiple media, Bronx-born Kerry Washington is making her Broadway debut as a lawyer in David Mamet\'s buzzy play Race.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#78 Bidding is Now Open! http://www.charitybuzz.com/auctions/WomeninNeed%20/catalog_items/10765 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#79 Broadway Looks at Racism in the Obama Era http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-finkle/broadway-looks-at-racism_b_353753.html David Mamet has been quiet about the ins-and-out of his new play, nakedly called Race, but enough details have been leaked to indicate it tackles head-on the issue its title implies.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#80 RACE Begins Previews 11/16 At The Ethel Barrymore Theatre http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/RACE_Begins_Previews_1116_At_The_Ethel_Barrymore_Theatre_20091113 RACE begins previews on Monday, November 16, 2009 at 8:00 pm at The Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th St.). The official opening night is Sunday, December 6, 2009.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#81 Four-Letter Word: David Mamet's Race Begins on Broadway Nov. 16 http://www.playbill.com/news/article/134588-Four-Letter-Word-David-Mamets-Race-Begins-on-Broadway-Nov.-16 David Mamet address the issue of Race in the world premiere of his newest play. James Spader, David Alan Grier, Kerry Washington and Richard Thomas star in the work that begins on Broadway Nov. 16.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#82 Dan Cirucci Speaks with Cast as 'RACE' Redies Broadway Opening http://dancirucci.blogspot.com/2009/11/race-readies-broadway-opening.html They're calling it David Mamet's most explosive four-letter word yet.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#83 David Mamet Wins! http://megankateward.blogspot.com/2009/11/david-mamet-wins.html Megan Kathy Grace calculates which playwrights are being most produced, and the results, while not entirely surprising, are quite illuminating. ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#84 RACE on Broadway: Sex, Lies, and Digital tapes? http://www.shortandsweetnyc.com/2009/11/theater-race-on-broadway-sex-lies-and.html The details of the plot have been shrouded in secrecy, but we do know that there are two black lawyers and one white lawyer in the same firm. ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#85 Official "Race" Website Launches on Eve of First Preview http://www.raceonbroadway.com "Race," the riveting new play by America’s foremost playwright, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner David Mamet has officially launched its interactive website on the eve of the first preview.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#86 Broadway Gets Racy: Part 1 http://www.creme-magazine.com/article/features/broadway-gets-racy An A-List cast assembles for writer David Mamet’s spicy new play: RACE]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#87 Broadway Gets Racy: Part 2 http://www.creme-magazine.com/article/features/broadway-gets-racy-part-ii The subject matter of this sizzling play is under wraps, and based on this interview, RACE is just the beginning…]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#88 James Spader: So Many Dark Sides http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/theater/29spader.html?ref=theater “CULTIVATE the appearance of contrition,” the character Jack Lawson, a lawyer, tells a white client accused of raping a black woman in “Race,” a new play opening on Broadway next Sunday. ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#89 Cate Blanchett Comes to Race! http://justjared.buzznet.com/2009/11/25/cate-blanchett-kerry-washington-race/

Cate Blanchett comes out to support fellow actress Kerry Washington at her new Broadway play Race.

]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#90 James Spader, ‘Up in the Air’ http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/27/arts-leisure-preview-james-spader-up-in-the-air-ray-romano-and-more/ James Spader explains what attracts him to his roles, including the character he portrays in the new David Mamet play “Race”]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#91 A Comedian Tackles Mamet http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704779704574555743074676928.html David Alan Grier speaks with The Wall Street Journal on dancing, dialogue, and improvisation.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#92 Spader, Grier, Washington and Thomas Argue Over Race; Mamet Work Opens on Broadway http://www.playbill.com/news/article/135043-Spader-Grier-Washington-and-Thomas-Argue-Over-Race-Mamet-Work-Opens-on-Broadway James Spader, David Alan Grier, Kerry Washington and Richard Thomas star in the latest David Mamet work Race, which opens on Broadway Dec. 6.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#93 Mamet play ponders black-white perceptions http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091207/ap_en_re/us_theater_review_race_4 The title is stark in its simplicity but "Race," David Mamet\'s provocative, hot-topic new play, is anything but simple.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#94 Billionaire Seeks Truth in Mamet’s Legal Drama http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=az3t.mcL4EXo Mamet has assembled four talented actors -- James Spader, David Alan Grier, Kerry Washington, Richard Thomas -- and a top-notch design team. ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#95 'Race' at Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/stage/chi-1207-race-mametdec07,0,2224969.column "Race," which was superbly cast and directed by the playwright in textbook, rapid-fire Mametian style, is a legal procedural with four characters.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#96 David Mamet's 'Race' raises difficult questions http://www.usatoday.com/life/theater/reviews/2009-12-07-racereview07_st_N.htm?csp=34 Mamet's new play (*** out of four), Race, which opened Sunday at Broadway\'s Ethel Barrymore Theatre, is a world full of misunderstandings.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#97 David Mamet's 'Race': Playwright's latest paints world in black and white http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/the_theater_loop/2009/12/david-mamets-race-playwrights-latest-paints-world-in-black-and-white.html#more “Race,” which was superbly cast and directed by the playwright in textbook, rapid-fire Mametian style, is a legal procedural with four characters.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#98 Race: Barrymore Theatre, New York http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/dec/06/david-mamet-race-theatre-review Mamet has added a savage companion piece dealing with another heat-seeking political topic, declared in the play's title: race.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#99 David Mamet's Race Against the Cultural Clock http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thane-rosenbaum/david-mamets-emraceem-aga_b_385151.html Race, Mamet's latest play, which he also directed, opened this past weekend at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and presents a two-act tutorial on the relationship between racial tension and racial privilege]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#100 David Alan Grier Featured in TDF's Building Character http://www.tdf.org/TDF_Article.aspx?id=338&do=v David Alan Grier isn't just starring in a new Broadway play. He's starring in Race, a new Broadway play by David Mamet]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#101 “Race” Reunion: Damon Wayans Takes in David Alan Grier’s Mamet-Penned Show http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/12/06/race-reunion-damon-wayans-takes-in-david-alan-griers-mamet-penned-show/ There was a reunion of sorts this weekend as comic Damon Wayans took in playwright David Mamet’s provocative Broadway show “Race” ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#103 Funnyman David Alan Grier Gets Serious in Race http://www.broadway.com/buzz/funnyman-david-alan-grier-serious-race/ "I think it is interesting to do this play right after Barack Obama’s been elected."  David Alan Grier interviews with Broadway.com]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#104 Kerry Washington Assumes Her Most Daring Role, in David Mamet’s Race http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/12/kerry_washington.html Kerry Washington’s starring role in David Mamet’s implicitly provocative new play, Race, may be the least political act she's ever performed onstage — and by far the most surprising.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#105 A Day in the Life…with Kerry Washington http://www.playbill.com/features/article/135061-A-Day-in-the-Life%85with-Kerry-Washington Kerry Washington, who makes her Broadway debut in the world premiere of David Mamet's Race, gave Playbill an exclusive look inside rehearsal in the final weeks leading up to her big debut.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#106 Backstage: Working for David Mamet http://www.backstage.com/bso/news-and-features-features/working-for-david-mamet-1004051960.story James Spader, Richard Thomas, and Kerry Washington talk about the man behind 'Race.']]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#107 Wall Street Journal : Story on Understudies http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704240504574586312683383086.html 'Race''s own Jordan Lage, understudy to James Spader and Richard Thomas, mentioned in the article "Understudies to the Stars."]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#108 My New York: Kerry Washington http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/my_new_york_kzkl7NUgMOsQu1uf1cBDcI The 32-year-old Bronx native makes her Broadway debut as the latest of David Mamet’s diabolical women in “Race.”]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#109 David Alan Grier is "Scorching the Stage" http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/12/13/2009-12-13_untitled__13rushsi.html David Alan Grier, who scorches the stage in David Mamet\'s "Race," is still trying to figure out why Tiger Woods is only attracted to white women.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#110 Gov. Mario Cuomo Races to http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/cindy_adams/actor_gets_to_carnegie_hall_BN14cb2w6TABwANtfCvFoI Gov. Mario Cuomo to one who adored David Mamet's new play "Race": "You are right and the 'critics' wrong about 'Race.' ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#111 PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Richard Thomas http://www.playbill.com/news/article/135539-PLAYBILL.COMS-CUE-%26-A-Richard-Thomas Richard Thomas — a star of Broadway\'s current new drama Race — fills out Playbill.com\'s offbeat pop-culture questionnaire.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#112 Race Has Pace On Broadway http://www.ephman.com/article/race-has-pace-broadway Black Or White This Play Is For You]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#113 Broadway's Race Now Selling Through June 13 http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/01-2010/broadways-race-now-selling-through-june-13_23914.html The Broadway production of David Mamet\'s new play Race, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, is now selling tickets through June 13!]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#114 Flavorpill Culture Guide on Race http://flavorpill.com/newyork/events/2009/11/16/race David Mamet gets his teeth back in this fast-paced and highly entertaining new play.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#115 David Alan Grier in 'Race' - Video Interview! http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/entertainment/broadway/100108-david-alan-grier-in-race Comedian and actor David Alan Grier stopped by Good Day New York to talk about his new role in the David Mamet Play "Race" on MYFOXNY.com.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#116 Race Star James Spader on Truth, Justice and the Mamet Way http://www.broadway.com/buzz/race-star-james-spader-truth-justice-and-mamet-way/ Spader is winning acclaim in his Broadway debut as (another!) fast-talking lawyer in David Mamet’s new play Race ]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#117 "Fela" and "Race" find their place on stage http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/81424057__Fela__and__Race__excel_on_the_stage.html No one packs a verbal sucker punch like David Mamet. And while his new play "Race," which he also directs at the Barrymore has a certain stiffness to it, it still is a penetrating work.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#118 Kerry Washington on the Jimmy Fallon Show! http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/episodes/#vid=1193941 The entire episode can be seen on NBC Video.  Kerry talks with Jimmy about life in "Race" and on Broadway!]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#119 Photo Coverage: Richard Thomas Joins Broadway Wall of Fame at Tony's di Napoli http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_Richard_Thomas_Joins_Broadway_Wall_of_Fame_at_Tonys_di_Napoli_20100120 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/#120