Michele Ragusa News

Geva Theatre Center’s 2011-2012 Wilson Mainstage Season concludes with Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical Company, which begins performances on May 9 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through June 10. (more...)

The Ceremony for the Seventh Annual Kevin Kline Awards took place last night at the Loretto-Hilton Theater, honoring productions in St Louis from 2011. We've got the full list of nominees and winners below. (more...)

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) has announced the cast that will lead their production of ANNIE, running March 20 – April 1 at the Hobby Center for The Performing Arts. (more...)

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) has announced the cast that will lead their production of ANNIE, running March 20 – April 1 at the Hobby Center for The Performing Arts. (more...)

Matt Cavenaugh (West Side Story, Grey Gardens), Jenn Gambatese (Tarzan, All Shook Up), Sean MacLaughlin (The Phantom of the Opera, The Woman in White), and Michele Ragusa (Young Frankenstein, Urinetown) will appear in concert with David Stewart Wiley and the Long Island Philharmonic on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 7:30 pm. (more...)

Matt Cavenaugh (West Side Story, Grey Gardens), Jenn Gambatese (Tarzan, All Shook Up), Sean MacLaughlin (The Phantom of the Opera, The Woman in White), and Michele Ragusa (Young Frankenstein, Urinetown) will appear in concert with David Stewart Wiley and the Long Island Philharmonic on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 7:30 pm. (more...)

The Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, will recognize Patriot Day by offering current and retired military personnel a complimentary ticket when they present their military identification to the 5 p.m. performance of FOR THE BOYS on Sunday, September 11th. Tickets are subject to availability. (more...)

The Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, will recognize Patriot Day by offering current and retired military personnel a complimentary ticket when they present their military identification to the 5 p.m. performance of FOR THE BOYS on Sunday, September 11th. Tickets are subject to availability. (more...)

The Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, Illinois, north of Chicago, has an enormous subscription base, deep pockets, a talented and experienced in-house design team and a film property to adapt that touches on a number of important, stage-worthy themes (military patriotism, family, nostalgia, a timely re-visit to accusations of communism in America, parenthood, mid-century entertainment history and censorship, both military and network). And the show's lawyers have acquired the rights to a Hit Parade of jukebox-musical-worthy tunes. But is that enough to make a new stage musical out of the 1991 film "For The Boys"? (more...)

The Marriott Theatre has long been known for fostering new works and bringing thrilling world premiere musicals to its stage. (more...)

The Marriott Theatre has long been known for fostering new works and bringing thrilling world premiere musicals to its stage. This August, The Marriott Theatre (10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire) will present the world premiere of FOR THE BOYS; based on the 1991 Twentieth Century Fox film which starred Bette Midler (Academy Award nomination) and James Caan. (more...)

The Marriott Theatre has long been known for fostering new works and bringing thrilling world premiere musicals to its stage. (more...)

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. The return of "Mary Poppins" and "Jersey Boys," the premiere of "For The Boys," Mandy Patinkin, Nathan Gunn, Laura Benanti, "Oprah! A Comedy!," more.... (more...)

The Marriott Theatre has long been known for fostering new works and bringing thrilling world premiere musicals to its stage. (more...)

The Marriott Theatre has long been known for fostering new works and bringing thrilling world premiere musicals to its stage. (more...)

The movie version of SINGIN' IN THE RAIN is one of my all-time favorites. It has such an upbeat feel and infectious sense of humor that it's almost disappointing when you finish watching it, step outside, and it isn't raining. Happily, the stage version retains a great deal of the tone and vivacity that the movie contains, even though this kind of reverse-engineering usually winds up a mixed bag at best. But, The Muny's current production, even with the sweltering heat we're currently enduring, is worth braving the broiling for, with winning performances and a bevy of familiar hummable tunes that haven't lost a bit of their original charm. (more...)

The Marriott Theatre has long been known for fostering new works and bringing thrilling world premiere musicals to its stage. This August, The Marriott Theatre (10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire) will present the world premiere of FOR THE BOYS; based on the 1991 Twentieth Century Fox film which starred Bette Midler (Academy Award nomination) and James Caan. (more...)

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Kristin Chenoweth at Sidetrack, Jennifer Hudson at Ravinia, "Carousel," "West Side Story," "Jim Caruso's Cast Party," "For The Boys," more.... (more...)

The Marriott Theatre has long been known for fostering new works and bringing thrilling world premiere musicals to its stage. This August, The Marriott Theatre (10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire) will present the world premiere of FOR THE BOYS; based on the 1991 Twentieth Century Fox film which starred Bette Midler (Academy Award nomination) and James Caan. (more...)

The Marriott Theatre has long been known for fostering new works and bringing thrilling world premiere musicals to its stage. (more...)