"In yet another dose of bad news for Broadway, the producers of the long running hit musical Hairspray, announced on Friday that the show will close on January 18. The announcement makes Hairspray the fourth Broadway show to post a closing notice in the last two weeks."...

Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga will be performing on Friday, May 1, 2009 at 8:00 PM at the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall Performing Arts Center at the University of Las Vegas.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company launches its Steppenwolf for Young Adults 2008-2009 season with The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, directed by ensemble member Yasen Peyankov. A unique production of Tennessee Williams' classic 'memory play' featuring an all African-American cast

The new york Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) concludes its fifth year which featured 24 full productions, a dance series, a developmental series, concerts and special events tonight 10/5th.

Gavin Lee, who originated the role of Bert in the hit Broadway and London productions of MARY POPPINS, and Ashley Brown, who originated the title role on Broadway, both play their final performances today, Sunday October 5th. They will then ready to essay the leading roles on the show's National Tour.

There are plenty of ways to go to the theater -- and even get great seats to Tony Award-winning Broadway shows -- for under $50.

"This increasing importance of sound in the theatre is, in part, down to new and improved technologies, but productions at the vanguard of sound design are as likely to be lo-fi as high-tech. And it goes hand in hand with the trend towards more immersive theatre, and cross-fertilisation between theatre, film and radio."...