theater

Erin Mallon on Jumping From Play to Play

Our intrepid dispatcher jumps from “Untitled Play About Brecht’s Girlfriends & Boyfriend and Wife” to “Mickey & Sage”

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

National Theatre Live’s broadcast of the stage adaptation of Mark Haddon’s international bestseller “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” is absolutely marvelous.

Euripides’ Helen

Playwrights’ Arena gives the rarely performed “Euripides’ Helen” the Hollywood treatment, with Rachel Sorsa and Maxwell Caulfield as a Spartan Nick and Nora, at the Getty Villa.

Free Seminar: ‘Casting Off-Broadway: A How-To Guide’ Sept. 9 in NYC

The Off Broadway Alliance presents a free panel discussion about casting Sept. 9 at the Snapple Theater Center in New York, featuring CD Cindi Rush, casting associate Kaitlin Shaw, producer Rich Affannato, and director Thomas Caruso.

Forbidden Broadway: Alive and Kicking!

With “Forbidden Broadway: Alive and Kicking!,” creator, writer, and co-director Gerard Alessandrini returns after a three-year sabbatical sharper and funnier than ever.

Open Casting Call Announced for Lead Role in Broadway-Bound ‘Matilda’ Musical

The Olivier Award-winning musical, already a hit in London, opens on Broadway next spring. Auditions for the role of Matilda will be held Sept. 30 in New York City.

Kiss and Don’t Tell?

Michael Kostroff delves into the issue of audition respect—and the kiss-happy readers who don’t give it to you.

Auditions, Zoe’s Auditions Part 2

Playwright-actor Suzanna Geraghty’s one-woman show “Auditions, Zoe’s Auditions Part 2,” at the Drilling Company Theater as part of the 1st Irish Festival, amusingly conveys the desperation of an aspiring actor.

5 Famous Broadway Bio-Musicals

“Chaplin” and “Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson” are just two in a long line of Broadway musical biographies about real people. Here are five (or so) more bio-musicals ranging from the sublime to the absurd.

Children Take Center Stage in Three New Broadway Musicals This Season

Among the musicals set to open on Broadway this season are "Annie," "A Christmas Story," and "Matilda," all of which star child actors in lead roles. CDs Stephanie Klapper and Patrick Goodwin discuss casting kids for these and other Broadway musicals.