http://www.mail.com/subjects/4862-performing-arts.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/4862-performing-arts.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1764714-george-wendt-joins-breakfast-tiffanys-team.html NEW YORK (AP) — George Wendt will play Holly Golightly's husband when "Breakfast at Tiffany's" hit the Broadway stage next year. The play, a return to the story by Truman Capote, will star Emilia Clarke of HBO's "Game of Thrones" in the role Audrey Hepburn made famous in 1961 movie. Performances at the Cort Theatre begin March 4. ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1764714-george-wendt-joins-breakfast-tiffanys-team.html 2012-12-13T17:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1764218-globes-dwell-cable-jilt-broadcast-fare.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Golden Globes have an ear for musical drama, handing two nominations to ABC's new "Nashville" and a nod to NBC's freshman series "Smash." But the broadcast networks were largely overlooked, as usual. They were snubbed entirely in categories such as best actor in a drama series and best actress in a TV film, while the Globes mostly reco... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1764218-globes-dwell-cable-jilt-broadcast-fare.html 2012-12-13T15:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763974-list-nominees-golden-globe-awards.html Nominees for the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif.: MOTION PICTURES — Picture, Drama: "Argo," ''Lincoln," ''Life of Pi," ''Django Unchained," ''Zero Dark Thirty." — Picture, Musical or Comedy: "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," ''Les Miserables," ''Moonrise Kingdom," ''Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," ''Silver Lining... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763974-list-nominees-golden-globe-awards.html 2012-12-13T15:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763776-ap-picks-top-10-theater-moments-2012.html NEW YORK (AP) — Al Pacino came back again and Jessica Chastain showed up for the first time. "Annie" returned and so did "Evita" and "Elf." Katie Holmes made a second appearance and that old stalwart "The Lion King" celebrated its 15th anniversary. Yes, 2012 was a year of old and new, theatrically speaking. It also was a year in which the theater communit... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763776-ap-picks-top-10-theater-moments-2012.html 2012-12-13T11:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763606-review-meyerbeers-rare-robert-staged-london.html LONDON (AP) — Degas painted it. Chopin wrote variations on it. Balzac and Dumas mentioned it in their fiction. The Paris Opera performed it 100 times in just three years. For more than a half-century after its premiere in 1831, Giacomo Meyerbeer's "Robert le Diable" was everywhere. Then, as its composer's reputation plummeted, it all but disappeared. Now ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1763606-review-meyerbeers-rare-robert-staged-london.html 2012-12-13T10:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1761466-broadway-faces-potential-holiday-labor-headache.html NEW YORK (AP) — The union representing hundreds of Broadway theater cleaners, porters, elevator operators and bathroom attendants voted Wednesday to authorize its leaders to call a strike if a new contract isn't approved by the end of the month, potentially throwing a wrench into a busy holiday season. Members of the 250-person 32BJ union voted during a n... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1761466-broadway-faces-potential-holiday-labor-headache.html 2012-12-13T00:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1762530-tom-hanks-to-reunite-with-buddy-broadway.html NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Hanks' Broadway debut will include an old buddy — former "Bosom Buddies" co-star Peter Scolari will share the stage with the Oscar winner. Producers revealed Wednesday the rest of the cast appearing with Hanks in Nora Ephron's play "Lucky Guy," which begins previews March 1 at the Broadhurst Theatre. In addition to Scolari, the cast in... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1762530-tom-hanks-to-reunite-with-buddy-broadway.html 2012-12-12T21:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1761230-swiss-opera-diva-della-casa-dies-93.html GENEVA (AP) — Famed for her beauty that matched her serene voice, Swiss-born diva Lisa Della Casa swept up crowds at opera houses of the past century with an elegant and radiant style that established her as one of the finest sopranos of her generation. After more than 400 performances at the Vienna State Opera, where her interpretations of many great rol... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1761230-swiss-opera-diva-della-casa-dies-93.html 2012-12-12T14:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1760930-review-kaufmann-triumphs-la-scalas-lohengrin.html MILAN (AP) — This Lohengrin is no knight in shining armor, confidently riding in on a swan to defend a beautiful maiden. No, the barefoot hero on view at La Scala these days acts more like a runaway from a home for troubled youth. He's full of odd, jerky arm movements, spends a lot of time picking swan feathers off himself, and is given to darting off sta... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1760930-review-kaufmann-triumphs-la-scalas-lohengrin.html 2012-12-12T12:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1759872-evita-to-close-january-when-big-3-leave.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Broadway revival of "Evita" — faced with trying to replace Ricky Martin, Elena Roger and Michael Cerveris — will instead close when the Big Three leave early next year. Producers of the Tony Award-nominated revival of Tim Rice's and Andrew Lloyd Webber's landmark musical said Tuesday night they have decided against plans for an open-en... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1759872-evita-to-close-january-when-big-3-leave.html 2012-12-11T23:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1757746-spice-girls-musical-viva-forever-opens-london.html LONDON (AP) — "Viva Forever"? Time will tell. Girl Power lit up London's West End on Tuesday at the premiere of the new Spice Girls musical — but audiences and critics will decide whether it has the energy to become a hit. The five members of the 1990s girl group, who all attended the show, were confident as they took the stage alongside the cast for a cu... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1757746-spice-girls-musical-viva-forever-opens-london.html 2012-12-11T22:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758224-russian-opera-diva-vishnevskaya-dies-86.html MOSCOW (AP) — World-renowned Russian opera diva Galina Vishnevskaya, who with her husband defied the Soviet regime to give shelter to writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn and suffered exile from her homeland, has died at 86. Moscow's Opera Center, which Vishnevskaya created, said the singer celebrated internationally for her rich soprano voice died Tuesday in th... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758224-russian-opera-diva-vishnevskaya-dies-86.html 2012-12-11T18:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758900-shia-labeouf-to-broadway-debut-this-spring.html NEW YORK (AP) — Shia LaBeouf is about to transform — into a Broadway actor. The ex-star of the "Transformers" franchise will make his Broadway debut opposite Alec Baldwin in Lyle Kessler's "Orphans" at the Schoenfeld Theatre starting March 19. Daniel Sullivan will direct. The play, which premiered in 1983, tells the story of two orphaned brothers living i... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758900-shia-labeouf-to-broadway-debut-this-spring.html 2012-12-11T18:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758834-holly-hunter-replaced-deirdre-oconnell-flea.html NEW YORK (AP) — Scheduling conflicts have led to Holly Hunter bowing out of the world premiere of Hamish Linklater's play "The Vandal." The Flea Theater said Tuesday that Drama Desk Award winner Deirdre O'Connell will replace Hunter in the play that will also star Zach Grenier and Noah Robbins. Previews begin Jan. 18 with opening slated for Jan. 31. ... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758834-holly-hunter-replaced-deirdre-oconnell-flea.html 2012-12-11T17:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758268-cast-revealed-pump-boys-dinettes-revival.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Broadway revival of the honkey-tonk musical revue "Pump Boys and Dinettes" will have a former Idol in the cast. Producers on Tuesday revealed the stars of the show set in a highway diner in North Carolina and "American Idol" runner-up Bo Bice will be among them. Since losing the title to Carrie Underwood in 2005, Bice, 37, released the... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758268-cast-revealed-pump-boys-dinettes-revival.html 2012-12-11T15:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1756778-review-hoopers-les-miserables-relentless.html Tom Hooper's extravaganza, big-screen telling of the beloved musical "Les Miserables" is as relentlessly driven as the ruthless Inspector Javert himself. It simply will not let up until you've Felt Something — powerfully and repeatedly — until you've touched the grime and smelled the squalor and cried a few tears of your own. It is enormous and sprawling ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1756778-review-hoopers-les-miserables-relentless.html 2012-12-10T19:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1755346-review-terfel-shines-zurichs-odd-dutchman.html ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) — There's scarcely a ship or a sailor to be seen in the wildly revisionist, weirdly anti-colonialist new production of Wagner's "The Flying Dutchman" at the Zurich Opera. But, fortunately, there is Bryn Terfel. The Welsh bass-baritone was in splendid voice and commanded the stage with mesmerizing, hulking presence as the Dutch mar... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 08:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1755346-review-terfel-shines-zurichs-odd-dutchman.html 2012-12-10T08:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1755086-review-mamets-glengarry-glen-ross-crackles.html NEW YORK (AP) — David Mamet's return to Broadway has been upstaged — by David Mamet. A crackling revival of his excellent "Glengarry Glen Ross" opened Saturday at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, a few steps from his latest play, "The Anarchist." Within a block, you can see Mamet's past and present. And that may be unnerving for a man this brilliant. "The A... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 01:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1755086-review-mamets-glengarry-glen-ross-crackles.html 2012-12-10T01:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1750738-olympics-ceremony-nod-london-stage-awards.html LONDON (AP) — Director Danny Boyle's Olympics opening ceremony is a finalist for theater event of the year at London's Whatsonstage awards. Boyle's spectacular panorama of British history and culture is up against the "Globe to Globe" season of Shakespeare plays, the opening of London's new St. James Theatre and the world premiere of Susan Boyle musical "... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1750738-olympics-ceremony-nod-london-stage-awards.html 2012-12-07T13:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1750268-trapped-2-worlds-pelleas-melisande.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — In Claus Guth's haunting new production of Debussy's "Pelleas et Melisande," the characters move as if in a trance between two worlds — both of them unrelentingly bleak. The French composer's only completed opera, starring baritone Christian Gerhaher and soprano Christiane Karg in the title roles, was seen Thursday night in the s... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 06:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1750268-trapped-2-worlds-pelleas-melisande.html 2012-12-07T06:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1749922-review-golden-boy-returns-with-golden-touches.html NEW YORK (AP) — Four months after Mike Tyson muscled his way onto a Broadway stage, the bell has rung for another show featuring a boxer. Guess which is better? It's not even close. A dazzling revival of Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy" opened Thursday, still packing a punch after 75 years. Tyson could do well to watch how to successfully put together a show ... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 01:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1749922-review-golden-boy-returns-with-golden-touches.html 2012-12-07T01:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1749384-review-over-the-top-beauty-begs-bite.html NEW YORK (AP) — Is there such a thing as too much beauty — as a criticism? On Wednesday at Carnegie Hall, some of America's most talented young singers — including soprano Angela Meade and mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton — delivered vocal splendor with technical fireworks in Vincenzo Bellini's "Beatrice di Tenda." They followed in the music... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1749384-review-over-the-top-beauty-begs-bite.html 2012-12-06T19:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1748070-the-bodyguard-stage-musical-opens-london.html LONDON (AP) — Does "The Bodyguard" have the muscle to be a hit? A stage musical based on the 1992 movie starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner has opened at London's Adelphi Theatre to a mixed critical reception — but universal praise for its big-voiced star. Reviewers raved Thursday about Heather Headley's performance as Rachel Marron, a superstar si... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1748070-the-bodyguard-stage-musical-opens-london.html 2012-12-06T15:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1748236-morgan-james-soul-nina-simone-tribute.html NEW YORK (AP) — Covering the music of the late Nina Simone seemed like a natural choice for Morgan James. From an early age, the Broadway actress says she's had an old soul that felt a connection to the legendary singer. Her first solo album, "Morgan James Live: A Celebration of Nina Simone," captures James live at the New York jazz club Dizzy's paying tribute to Simone. ... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1748236-morgan-james-soul-nina-simone-tribute.html 2012-12-06T13:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1748134-broadways-telly-leung-jazzy-solo-cd.html NEW YORK (AP) — Carol Channing has affected a great many people during the course of her great career — none more so than Telly Leung. The gifted singer and actor was in the seats as a teenager to watch her in "Hello, Dolly" during a pivotal moment in his life. Leung adored musicals, even if his parents wanted him to focus on more lucrative pursuits. ... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1748134-broadways-telly-leung-jazzy-solo-cd.html 2012-12-06T12:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1746930-review-dj-baba-brinkman-mixes-darwin-dating.html NEW YORK (AP) — Here's some advice you wouldn't expect before a theater outing: Don't turn off your cell phone at Baba Brinkman's new off-Broadway show "Ingenious Nature," his latest hyper-intellectual hip-hop stage piece. You'll need it to text responses to occasional audience polls before and during the performance. And, more importantly, the gleam from... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1746930-review-dj-baba-brinkman-mixes-darwin-dating.html 2012-12-06T00:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1745284-julie-andrews-enjoys-rediscovering-voice.html NEW YORK (AP) — It may take a big spoonful of sugar to make this go down: Julie Andrews says that her four-octave voice is not coming back. The Oscar and Tony Award-winning actress said in a recent interview that a botched operation to remove non-cancerous throat nodules in 1997 hasn't gotten better. It has permanently limited her range and her ability to... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1745284-julie-andrews-enjoys-rediscovering-voice.html 2012-12-05T15:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1741332-pickers-claiborne-to-premiere-sf-opera.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Opera will present the world premiere of Tobias Picker's "Dolores Claiborne" on Sept. 18 next year. The company said Monday that the opera, with a libretto by J.D. McClatchy, will be based on Stephen King's 1992 novel about a character who denies killing her employer but admits murdering her husband almost three deca... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1741332-pickers-claiborne-to-premiere-sf-opera.html 2012-12-04T02:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741154-us-magician-burned-dominican-tv-stunt.html SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A magician from the United States said Monday he is getting medical treatment and pursuing legal action after the host of a TV show in the Dominican Republic set him on fire in an apparent stunt. Wayne Houchin said he is receiving treatments for burns on his face, scalp and hands that occurred when the guest host o... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741154-us-magician-burned-dominican-tv-stunt.html 2012-12-04T01:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1740340-report-finds-broadway-addicted-to-tourists.html NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway producers got a reminder of how important tourists and the Internet are to their bottom line with the release of a new report about the demographics of theatergoers. The Broadway League study out Monday found that international and domestic tourists accounted for 63 percent of the 12.3 million Broadway admissions during the 2011-1... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1740340-report-finds-broadway-addicted-to-tourists.html 2012-12-03T18:20:00Z