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5th Avenue Theatre Celebrates Tony Nominations for SCANDALOUS and A CHRISTMAS STORY
by BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2013
The announcement of Tony Award nominations raised a round of cheers this morning in the Emerald City as The 5th Avenue Theatre's Broadway hit A Christmas Story, The Musical received three nods from the American Theatre Wing, including Best Musical. Additionally, Carolee Carmello received a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance in Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson, which premiered at The 5th in 2011 as Saving Aimee. (more...)
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Shirley Jo Finney Will Helm The Fountain Theatre's HEART SONG
by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2013
Three friends embark on a joyous journey of sisterhood, discovering their inner 'duende' through a flamenco class for middle-aged women. Heart Song, the newest comedy/drama from Stephen Sachs (Bakersfield Mist, Cyrano), opens at The Fountain Theatre on May 25 with Shirley Jo Finney (In the Red and Brown Water) directing and choreography by internationally renowned flamenco dancer Maria "Cha Cha" Bermudez. (more...)
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ACT Theatre Announces Upcoming Season
by BWW News Desk - Apr 10, 2013
ACT - A Contemporary Theatre announces a jam packed spring and summer of shows that cover a broad range of contemporary performance. ACT presents a world premiere of Seattle playwright Katie Forgette's Assisted Living opening in late April. Then ACT gets its feet WET by teaming up with Washington Ensemble Theatre and delves deep into the works of new authors with the intimate Construction Zone reading series. June brings proven hit shows to the boards with the regional premiere of the Broadway smash success Other Desert Cities, and master comedian improviser and impersonator extraordinaire Frank Ferrante returns for his critically acclaimed tribute to Groucho Marx in An Evening With Groucho. The sizzling examination of modern feminism Rapture, Blister, Burn takes flight in July, and August will see the return of Seattle favorites The Love Markets for their big upcoming CD release. Summer wraps up when new Associate Artistic Director John Langs directs Will Eno's Middletown, a whimsical and curious play that examines a constellation of ideas about life, death, and everything in the middle. (more...)
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Noir Thriller DOUBLE INDEMNITY to Conclude The Rep's 46th Season, 3/13-4/7
by BWW
News Desk - Apr 06, 2013
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) presents the suspenseful play Double Indemnity, based on the novel by James M. Cain, adapted for the stage by David Pichette and R. Hamilton Wright, and directed by Michael Evan Haney. This crime-filled caper will be performed on the Browning Mainstage of the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road (on the campus of Webster University), Webster Groves, March 13-April 7, 2013. (more...)
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Photo Flash: First Look at Gardner Reed and David Christopher in The Rep's DOUBLE INDEMNITY
by BWW News Desk - Mar 13, 2013
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) presents the suspenseful play Double Indemnity, based on the novel by James M. Cain, adapted for the stage by David Pichette and R. Hamilton Wright, and directed by Michael Evan Haney. This crime-filled caper will be performed on the Browning Mainstage of the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road (on the campus of Webster University), Webster Groves, tonight, March 13-April 7, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below! (more...)
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Noir Thriller DOUBLE INDEMNITY Concludes The Rep's 46th Season, Now thru 4/7
by BWW News Desk - Mar 13, 2013
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) presents the suspenseful play Double Indemnity, based on the novel by James M. Cain, adapted for the stage by David Pichette and R. Hamilton Wright, and directed by Michael Evan Haney. This crime-filled caper will be performed on the Browning Mainstage of the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road (on the campus of Webster University), Webster Groves, tonight, March 13-April 7, 2013. (more...)
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100 Shades of Green Presents THE FOURTH MESSENGER World Premiere, 2/6-3/10
by BWW
News Desk - Mar 09, 2013
100 Shades of Green presents the world premiere of The Fourth Messenger, a brand new musical by celebrated local playwright Tanya Shaffer and popular singer/songwriter Vienna Teng. What if the Buddha were a woman? What if she were alive today? How would the world view her life and teachings differently? Loosely inspired by the life of the historical Buddha, the captivating new musical imagines a modern-day "awakened one" named Mama Sid. (more...)
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FIRST DATE Musical Heading to Broadway's Longacre Theatre This July!
by BWW News Desk - Mar 07, 2013
Tony Award-winning producer Junkyard Dog Productions (Memphis) has just announced FIRST DATE, Broadway's new musical comedy, has set the date to open at The Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street), Sunday, August 4, 2013. With a book by Austin Winsberg (“Gossip Girl”), music and lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner (Secondhand Lions, Twice Charmed), choreographed by Josh Rhodes (Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella) and directed by Bill Berry (Producing Director of The 5th Avenue Theatre), FIRST DATE begins performances Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Casting will be announced at a later date. (more...)
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RED EARTH, GOLD GATE, SHADOW SKY Receives 2013 ACT New Play Award
by BWW News Desk - Feb 27, 2013
Announcing ACT - A Contemporary Theatre's New Play Award: Red Earth, Gold Gate, Shadow Sky by Mark Jenkins is the recipient for 2013. ACT has also committed to producing the play in the 2014 Mainstage season. Jenkins' play is a harrowing tale of a Cambodian family who lives through the American bombing of Southeast Asia, survives the horrors of the killing fields and the brutal Khmer Rouge regime, struggles to adapt as immigrants in modern Seattle, and has to fight for a place in America where incarceration and deportation are a constant threat. (more...)
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Noir Thriller DOUBLE INDEMNITY to Conclude The Rep's 46th Season, 3/13-4/7
by BWW News Desk - Feb 25, 2013
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) presents the suspenseful play Double Indemnity, based on the novel by James M. Cain, adapted for the stage by David Pichette and R. Hamilton Wright, and directed by Michael Evan Haney. This crime-filled caper will be performed on the Browning Mainstage of the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road (on the campus of Webster University), Webster Groves, March 13-April 7, 2013. (more...)
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THE LOST BOY World Premiere Begins at Artists Rep, Jan 8
by BWW
News Desk - Feb 09, 2013
In a culture of fear and exhibitionism, who preys upon whom? The world premiere production of Susan Mach's The Lost Boy will explore the true story of the Charlie Ross kidnapping of 1874 that became a media circus. The play runs January 8 through February 10 and is a part of the Fertile Ground Festival of New Work. (more...)
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100 Shades of Green Presents THE FOURTH MESSENGER World Premiere, Now thru 3/10
by BWW News Desk - Feb 06, 2013
100 Shades of Green presents the world premiere of The Fourth Messenger, a brand new musical by celebrated local playwright Tanya Shaffer and popular singer/songwriter Vienna Teng. What if the Buddha were a woman? What if she were alive today? How would the world view her life and teachings differently? Loosely inspired by the life of the historical Buddha, the captivating new musical imagines a modern-day 'awakened one' named Mama Sid. (more...)
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