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The BWW Q&A: TOP HAT's Kristen Beth Williams (May 21, 2013)

Photo Flash: Broadway Producers Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comely Bring TOP HAT Olivier Back to US (May 4, 2013)

Karen Ziemba and More Set for 92Y's Lyrics & Lyricists Series Tributes Jerome Kern, Now thru 5/6 (May 4, 2013)

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The BWW Q&A: TOP HAT's Kristen Beth Williams
by Carrie Dunn - May 21, 2013

We ask the tough questions of the lady stepping into Ginger Rogers's shoes... (more...)

Photo Flash: Broadway Producers Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comely Bring TOP HAT Olivier Back to US
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2013

Top Hat won three 2013 Laurence Olivier awards for Best New Musical, Best Choreography (Bill Deamer), and Best Costume design (Jon Morrell) at the ceremony held on April 28. Bringing the prestigious statuette back to the US are Broadway producers Stewart F. Lane, Ted Hartley and Bonnie Comley. Scroll down for a photo of the producers with their award! (more...)

Karen Ziemba and More Set for 92Y's Lyrics & Lyricists Series Tributes Jerome Kern, Now thru 5/6
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2013

The greatest songwriters revered him. And his songs-from 'All the Things You Are' to 'The Way You Look Tonight'-remain a vital part of our cultural conversation. It is no accident that Jerome Kern is also known as 'The Dean.' Author and Lyrics & Lyricists series artistic director Deborah Grace Winer takes the helm as artistic director/writer/host for The Song is You: Jerome Kern Coast to Coast, tonight, May 4 and May 5, 6. Winer is joined by vocalists Karrin Allyson, Debby Boone, Jeffry Denman, bassist Jay Leonhart, Howard McGillin, Paula West and Karen Ziemba, with special guest Barbara Carroll. (more...)

Phyllis Diller's Final TV Appearance on Bravo's DUKES OF MELROSE to Air 5/1
by TV News Desk - Apr 17, 2013

Phyllis Diller, the legendary actress and comedian, makes an appearance on the May 1st episode of Bravo's "Dukes of Melrose." In her last television appearance ever, the comedic genius opens up her home to "…Melrose" star Cameron Silver to give a rare glimpse inside her home and closet. (more...)

Karen Ziemba and More Set for 92Y's Lyrics & Lyricists Series to Tribute Jerome Kern, 5/4-6
by BWW News Desk - Apr 16, 2013

The greatest songwriters revered him. And his songs-from 'All the Things You Are' to 'The Way You Look Tonight'-remain a vital part of our cultural conversation. It is no accident that Jerome Kern is also known as 'The Dean.' Author and Lyrics & Lyricists series artistic director Deborah Grace Winer takes the helm as artistic director/writer/host for The Song is You: Jerome Kern Coast to Coast, on May 4, 5 and 6. Winer is joined by vocalists Karrin Allyson, Debby Boone, Jeffry Denman, bassist Jay Leonhart, Howard McGillin, Paula West and Karen Ziemba, with special guest Barbara Carroll. (more...)

SALOON to Open Peninsula Players' 78th Summer Season, 6/11
by BWW News Desk - Apr 12, 2013

The 78th season of summer stock theater along the shores of Green Bay opens in Juen when the Peninsula Players raises the curtain on 'Saloon' by Terry Twyman. Summer stock theaters sprang up in the early decades of the 20th century in empty barns, old mills and haylofts across the country. They became venues for movie studio producers to scope out new talent. (more...)

Musical Theatre Guild's GIRL CRAZY to Open 6/16 at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
by BWW News Desk - Apr 08, 2013

The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Foundation presents Musical Theatre Guild's GIRL CRAZY in the Janet & Ray Scherr Forum Theatre at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 16, 2013. This performance will conclude the Musical Theatre Guild's 17th season. (more...)

Oliviers Reaction: TOP HAT 'Thrilled' With Seven Nominations!
by BWW News Desk - Mar 26, 2013

Top Hat, which opened in London last year starring Tom Chambers and Summer Strallen, has picked up seven Oliviers nominations, as revealed this morning. (more...)

Hotel deLuxe and The Portland Ballet Launch the Be A Ballerina Getaway Package
by BWW News Desk - Mar 25, 2013

Hotel deLuxe is teaming up with The Portland Ballet to make dancing dreams come true with the "Be A Ballerina" hotel package. Guests are invited for a luxurious night stay on the hotel's third floor, where aspiring ballerinas will be surrounded by images of cinematic dance and music masters like Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Ginger Rogers, Fred Astair, and two of film's most iconic ballerinas-turned-actresses, Debra Kerr and Cyd Charisse. (more...)

Pacific Symphony Pops Present THE GERSHWINS: HERE TO STAY, Now thru 3/16
by BWW News Desk - Mar 14, 2013

Strike up the (big) band for a one-of-a-kind concert experience as Pacific Symphony Pops celebrates the greatest team of collaborators in American music history: George and Ira Gershwin. 'The Gershwins: Here to Stay' is a unique multimedia event that illuminates the lives and music of the composer and his lyricist brother with home movies, original photos and rare audio and video footage. (more...)

Bay Street Theatre's PICTURE SHOW Continues with WOODY ALLEN WEEKEND
by BWW News Desk - Mar 01, 2013

The Picture Show at Bay Street Theatre, sponsored by Peconic Landing, continues with classic films this spring. Please note changes as some film dates were shifted due to adding the St. Patrick's Day Party on March 16 at 8 pm. (more...)

Pacific Symphony Pops to Present THE GERSHWINS: HERE TO STAY, 3/14-16
by BWW News Desk - Feb 28, 2013

SFA's STAGE DOOR Brings 1930s Glamour, Style to Turner Stage
by BWW News Desk - Feb 27, 2013

The SFA College of Fine Arts and School of Theatre present 'Stage Door' now through March 2, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus. The production is part of the College of Fine Arts' University Series and the School of Theatre's Mainstage Series. (more...)

92Y's Lyrics & Lyricists Continue with GIVE ME FEVER: THE MANY VOICES OF PEGGY LEE, Now thru 2/25
by BWW News Desk - Feb 23, 2013

Today, February 23 and February 24 and 25 Lyrics & Lyricists tours Miss Peggy Lee's hip musical landscape with guest artistic director Billy Stritch and vocalists Barbara Fasano, La Tanya Hall and Gabrielle Stravelli. Cabaret legend Marilyn Maye, who frequently includes Peggy Lee classics in her shows, joins the show as a special guest. (more...)

Bay Street Theatre's PICTURE SHOW Continues with WOODY ALLEN WEEKEND; Schedule Updates Announced
by BWW News Desk - Feb 20, 2013

Resonance Records to Release Tommy Flanagan/Jaki Byard Duet Album, 4/9
by BWW News Desk - Feb 18, 2013

Two titans of jazz piano are captured in flight on the new Resonance Records album, 'Tommy Flanagan/Jaki Byard: The Magic of 2.' Scheduled for April 9 release as a CD with 24-page booklet, a digital download with digital booklet, and a deluxe limited edition 2-LP set, 'The Magic of 2' presents a 1980 concert recorded at San Francisco's celebrated Keystone Korner and the second entry in Resonance's Keystone Discoveries series. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 1/31- Carol Channing
by Stage Tube - Jan 31, 2013

Happy Birthday Carol Channing! She is the recipient of three Tony Awards (including one for lifetime achievement), a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination. Channing is best remembered for originating, on Broadway, the musical-comedy roles of bombshell Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and matchmaking widow Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello, Dolly! She also appeared in two New York revivals of Hello, Dolly!, and toured with it extensively throughout the United States. Channing also appeared in a number of movies, The First Traveling Sales Lady (1956) with Ginger Rogers, the cult film Skidoo and Thoroughly Modern Millie, opposite Julie Andrews and Mary Tyler Moore. (more...)

ONCE Film to be Featured on Reel13's Indie Series
by BWW News Desk - Jan 29, 2013

A couple's road trip transforms their relationship. A country bumpkin leaves the family farm for the peacetime Air Force, much to the dismay of his new sergeant. A missionary and his bride travel to Hawaii to spread their Christian beliefs. An American dancer goes to London and falls in love. Stories of relationships and travel make up Reel13's featured classics in February. (more...)

92Y's Lyrics & Lyricists to Continue with GIVE ME FEVER: THE MANY VOICES OF PEGGY LEE, 2/23-25
by BWW News Desk - Jan 24, 2013

On February 23, 24 and 25 Lyrics & Lyricists tours Miss Peggy Lee's hip musical landscape with guest artistic director Billy Stritch and vocalists Barbara Fasano, La Tanya Hall and Gabrielle Stravelli. Cabaret legend Marilyn Maye, who frequently includes Peggy Lee classics in her shows, joins the show as a special guest. (more...)

Seth Rudetsky to Host Directory of Contemporary Theatre Writers' THE CONCERT, Today
by BWW News Desk - Jan 20, 2013

David Sisco (Founder/Creator) and Lorene Phillips (Contributing Editor) will officially launch their now acclaimed DIRECTORY OF CONTEMPORARY THEATRE WRITERS website with a musical event of remarkable proportions, today, January 21 at Second Stage Theatre (305 West 43 Street - between Eighth & Ninth Avenues). (more...)

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