International Business News - Theater http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The Australian hometown of the late actor Heath Ledger named a theater in his honor Tuesday for his commitment to acting. The $87 million, 575-seat Heath Ledger Theater in Perth is a fitting tribute because Ledger was always supportive of other young actors, Western Australia state Premier Alan Carpenter said at a naming ceremony. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/83181-ledger-theater-tribute.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/heath-ledgers-hometown-to-name-theater-after-him.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/heath-ledgers-hometown-to-name-theater-after-him.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:06:32 EDT The Broadway wedding celebration known as "A Catered Affair" will end its run next month. The Harvey Fierstein-John Bucchino musical about one family's tribulations over its daughter's upcoming nuptials closes July 27 after playing 116 performances at the Walter Kerr Theatre. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/a-catered-affair-sets-a-july-27-closing-date.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EDT "Cry-Baby" is the first casualty of the 2008 Tony Awards. It will close Sunday after a disappointing run of 68 performances. Although nominated for four Tonys (including best musical), the show came away empty-handed from Sunday's event. The musical, which has a score by David Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger, has been doing meager business since opening at the Marquis Theatre in April to mostly mixed to negative reviews. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/74745-theater-cry-baby-closing.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/prepare-to-shed-tears-cry-baby-closes-sunday.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/prepare-to-shed-tears-cry-baby-closes-sunday.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:56:18 EDT The curtain is rising on discount theater tickets in Brooklyn. A new TKTS booth will open July 10 in the MetroTech Center in downtown Brooklyn, the third location in the city where theater-goers can buy tickets at discounts of up to half off. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/discount-ticket-booth-to-open-in-brooklyn.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:40:29 EDT Partial list of winners for the 62nd annual Tony Awards: Book-Musical: "Passing Strange" (Stew). http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080615/partial-list-of-winners-of-the-2008-tony-awards.htm Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:56:28 EDT Jeremy Irons will return to Broadway for the first time in 25 years, co-starring with Joan Allen in "Impressionism." The new play by Michael Jacobs opens in spring 2009 at a theater to be announced. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/67667-theater-jeremy-irons.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/jeremy-irons-returns-to-broadway-in-spring-2009.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/jeremy-irons-returns-to-broadway-in-spring-2009.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:28:45 EDT They are an unquestionably bizarre set of Internet search terms: Mange. Human mold. White camellia. Dying Elmo. Could those words also be clues to finding a missing person? http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/65344-theater-internet-search.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/new-play-explores-what-search-reveals-about-us.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/new-play-explores-what-search-reveals-about-us.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:59:44 EDT Come mid-August, the Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line" will be alive and kicking no more. The musical about a group of dancers auditioning for a big Broadway musical will close Aug. 17 after a run of 759 performances and 18 previews, producer John Breglio announced Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/chorus-line-sets-an-august-broadway-closing-date.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:45:12 EDT The hugely successful Chicago production of the Broadway hit "Wicked" is closing in January 2009, after three and a half years of performances. The show's producers say that when the musical closes, it will have played exactly 1,500 performances and grossed more than $200 million at the box office. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/chicago-production-of-wicked-to-close-january-2009.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 12:26:09 EDT "South Pacific," the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, was the big winner Sunday at the Drama Desk Awards, picking up five prizes including best musical revival. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080519/south-pacific-wins-5-prizes-at-drama-desk-awards.htm Mon, 19 May 2008 08:07:46 EDT "Politicians and diapers should be changed frequently _ and many times for the same reason!" Thus begins the humorous one-man show about Teddy Roosevelt, "The Bully Pulpit." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46338-theater-bully-pulpit.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/teddy-roosevelt-comes-alive-in-the-bully-pulpit.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/teddy-roosevelt-comes-alive-in-the-bully-pulpit.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 18:13:44 EDT Chicago Shakespeare Theater, recipient of the 2008 regional-theater Tony Award, has its roots in a 1986 production of "Henry V" performed on a pub's rooftop deck. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45977-theater-chicago-shakespeare.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/chicago-shakespeare-theater-wins-regional-tony.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/chicago-shakespeare-theater-wins-regional-tony.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 17:40:52 EDT "In the Heights," the little barrio musical that brought a fresh salsa and hip-hop beat to Broadway, dominated the 2008 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, picking up 13, more than any other show. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45902-tony-awards.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/heights-heads-tony-nominees-list-with-13-nods.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/heights-heads-tony-nominees-list-with-13-nods.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 15:10:09 EDT A complete list of nominations for the 62nd annual Tony Awards: Play (and playwrights): "August: Osage County" (Tracy Letts), "Rock 'n' Roll" (Tom Stoppard), "The Seafarer" (Conor McPherson), "The 39 Steps" (Patrick Barlow). http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/complete-list-of-nominees-for-the-2008-tony-awards.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 10:26:58 EDT "In the Heights," a lively snapshot of Latino life in Upper Manhattan, received 13 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, more than any other show. A lush, lavish revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific" took 11 nominations, followed by "Sunday in the Park With George" with nine. Three shows received seven nominations: "August: Osage County," "Passing Strange" and the revival of "Gypsy." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/in-the-heights-heads-list-of-2008-tony-nominees.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 09:11:56 EDT It's not so much the stories themselves, but how and why they were told. In "John Lithgow: Stories By Heart," the actor offers some charming remembrances of his family and why the telling of tales and poems formed such an important part of his growing up. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45691-theater-stories-by-heart.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/review-john-lithgow-champions-the-art-of-storytelling.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/review-john-lithgow-champions-the-art-of-storytelling.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 19:00:17 EDT It's been an odd year for musicals on Broadway. Big, ballyhooed shows fizzled with the critics, little ones earned cheers but not sold-out houses, and the toughest ticket turned out to be a nearly 60-year-old musical that has audiences swooning over lush, lyrical, good old-fashioned romance. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45626-theater-tony-nominations.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/an-odd-musical-year-marks-2008-tony-nominations.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/an-odd-musical-year-marks-2008-tony-nominations.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 15:08:02 EDT "No, No, Nanette" is one of those Broadway musicals that is the perfect combination of tap and tune _ catchy songs and dance numbers guaranteed to get an audience giddy. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45116-theater-no-no-nanette.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/no-no-nanette-giddily-celebrates-1920s-musical-theater.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/no-no-nanette-giddily-celebrates-1920s-musical-theater.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 16:10:12 EDT He can't sing and he can't dance, but Gabriel Byrne can charm _ and he did while portraying the chivalrous King Arthur in "Camelot." After playing the tormented shrink Dr. Paul Weston in HBO's "In Treatment," the Irish actor went from couch to court, starring Wednesday in Lerner and Loewe's beloved 1960 musical. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44961-theater-camelot.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/from-couch-to-court-gabriel-byrne-charms-in-camelot.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/from-couch-to-court-gabriel-byrne-charms-in-camelot.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 06:29:50 EDT Picture two young people trying to enjoy their wedding night in the bedroom right next to the groom's parents, and you'll get an idea of the frustrating yet touching comedic premise of Ayub Khan-Din's warmhearted play, "Rafta, Rafta ...," currently in a New Group production at off-Broadway's Acorn Theatre. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/rafta-rafta-gently-lampoons-generational-differences.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 18:54:34 EDT