Susan Blackwell Goes Side by Side by Andrea Martin, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Will Swenson Susan Blackwell is back, getting up close and personal with Broadway’s most lickable and lovable stars! In...with Hair hottie Will Swenson , rubs awards on her butt at the home of In the Heights genius Lin-Manuel Miranda and goes on a manhunt with comedy legend Andrea Martin . Source

NY Magazine's Vulture lists their thoughts on the Best Theatre of 2009. Making the grade: The Last Cargo Cult, Wishful Drinking, Quartett, Brief Encounter, In the Next Room or the vibrator play, Ruined...Conquest marathon day was definitely amazing, and I loved seeing Geoffrey Rush in Exit the King. Also, how could I forget the brilliance/epicness of Raul and Norbert on the same stage? Great year.

Rush takes 'Chaperone' seat Geoffrey Rush will topline the Australian premiere of "The Drowsy Chaperone," the first show of the Melbourne Theater Company's 2010 season, opening in January. ...Under bow of Samuel Adamson's adaptation of Pedro Almodovar's "All About My Mother" and the world preem of Tony McNamara's satire "The Grenade," starring vet Aussie thesp Garry McDonald. Source

Geoffrey Rush to Return to the Stage EXIT THE KING star Geoffrey Rush will star next year in a revival of Gogol's DIARY OF A MADMAN at Sydney's Belvoir St. Theater. Produced by Company B, the production... Source Come back to Broadway, Geoffrey Rush! Teach me more about things I never heard of before! King Berenger: great king or the greatest king? also, I need a tag called "I love Geoffrey Rush".

Exit the King , with Rush, Sarandon, Ambrose and Martin, Concludes Broadway Run June 14 Academy and Tony Award winner Geoffrey Rush ends his reign as King Berenger in the Broadway revival of Eugene...played 28 previews and 113 performances. Source I saw Exit the King on Wednesday and reasons to be pretty yesterday. I thought both were really fantastic and I wish I could see them again.

Photo Coverage: The American Theatre Wing and Broadway League's 2009 Tony Eve Cocktail Party The American Theatre Wing and Broadway League hosted an evening to honor 2009 Special Tony Award recipients...the creation of their respective clocks. HAIR's Clock. No embedding. Click to view. Next to Normal's Clock. West Side Story's Clock.   Source 1 2 3

Broadway’s Tony Glow Goes Only So Far With last Sunday’s Tony Awards unlikely to provide a serious boost at Broadway box offices because the big winners are already hits, producers are counting...of extending and playing to half-empty houses,” Mr. Gersten said. “I wish the Obama visit had come earlier. I wish the Tonys had come earlier. But all the same, we’ve had a memorable run.” Source

Gratitude in their Attitude: The 2009 Tony Acceptance Speeches The joy, the tears, the thanks! In case you missed them, we’ve recorded the complete acceptance speeches of the 2009 Tony winners. ...coming to see us before we even knew! Thank you!   Source ...a few more photos.   Source 1 2

A Big Night for Broadway, and Especially for Billy Broadway productions with roots in the London theater dominated the the 63rd annual Tony Awards on Sunday, with “ Billy Elliot ” winning best musical...when he quit his lead role in “Speed-the-Plow.” (An Actors’ Equity union arbitration proceeding involving the producers of “Speed-the-Plow” and Mr. Piven is scheduled to begin on Monday.) Source

The Ravinia Festival will celebrate Stephen Sondheim in 2010. The Festival will present a starry concert in summer 2010 to celebrate Sondheim's 80th birthday. "Ravinia is in talks with the principals...Frank Wildhorn, Don Black and Ivan Menchell, starting in November 2009, replacing the musical The Big Time. Source 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16