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BWW Flashback: ELF Wraps Holiday Broadway Run Today
by BWW Special Coverage - Jan 06, 2013
ELF, based upon the hit movie starring Will Ferrell, returned to Broadway this holiday season at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on November 9, 2012. The seasonal production wraps up its 9-week limited engagement today, January 6. Below, BroadwayWorld takes you through the show's joyous journey to Broadway with photos, videos, and more. (more...)
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Photo Coverage: ELF Welcomes Melissa Joan Hart, Aviva Drescher, and More!
by Jennifer Broski - Nov 14, 2012
ELF returns to Broadway this holiday season at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street). Performances will began last week, Friday, November 9, 2012, and the production will play a limited engagement of nine weeks for the holiday season through Sunday, January 6, 2013. last night the show welcomed Mamarazzi, hosted by The Moms (Denise Albert and Melissa Musen Gerstein) and Sierra Mist Cranberry Splash. Check out photos from the festivities below! (more...)
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ELF Begins Performances at Broadway's Al Hirschfeld Theater Today, November 9
by BWW News Desk - Nov 09, 2012
Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures in association with Unique Features and Jujamcyn Theaters present Jordan Gelber (Avenue Q, All My Sons) as Broadway's favorite elf, 'Buddy' in the hit holiday musical ELF. He will be joined by Leslie Kritzer (Sondheim on Sondheim, A Catered Affair) as 'Jovie' and Mitchell Sink as 'Michael' in his Broadway debut. (more...)
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BWW Reviews: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Brings Audiences to Life with Laughter
by Harmony Wheeler - Feb 15, 2012
The humor of Mel Brook's "Young Frankenstein: The Musical" follows that of the original 1974 film, but adds just enough new punch lines to make the show fresh for the younger generations unfamiliar with the movie. The comedy of show even sometimes exceeds that of the film, which follows the grandson of Victor von Frankenstein and his adventures in Transylvania after he arrives in town to settle his dead grandfather's estate. The temptation to recreate his grandfather's experiments on dead bodies proves too strong, and Frederick Frankenstein finds himself with his own monster and an angry town mob at his door. (more...)
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Stephen R. Buntrock, Jenny Powers, Mia Dillon et al. Join Berkshire Theatre Fest.
by BWW News Desk - Jun 08, 2011
Berkshire Theatre Festival has announced additional casting for this summer's productions. The new cast members include Tony winners and nominees, multiple veterans of Broadway and Off Broadway as well as many returning BTF alumni. Husband and wife Stephen R. Buntrock and Erin Dilly will be working together on the world premiere of In the Mood. Jenny Powers and Angela Robinson have joined the cast of The Who's Tommy. Rachel Bay Jones of Broadway's Hair will take on the famed title character in Sylvia. Tony Winner Mia Dillon is joining Broadway and BTF alum C.J. Wilson and the previously announced Rebecca Brooksher in Tennessee Williams's serious comedy Period of Adjustment. Film actors Christian Coulson and Amari Cheatom will take on the world premiere two-hander Dutch Masters. (more...)
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Philadelphia Music Theater Works' SIDE SHOW Plays 7/1-3
by BWW News Desk - Jul 01, 2010
Today, April 29, Philadelphia Music Theater Works has announced full casting for the musical SIDE SHOW. They will present a stage reading - modeled after New York's City Center Encores - of Bill Russell and Henry Kreiger's play; July 1-3, 2010. Philly Music Theater Works' mounting of the Broadway musical will be its Philadelphia regional premiere. (more...)
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Philadelphia Music Theater Works Announces Full Casting for SIDE SHOW
by BWW News Desk - Apr 29, 2010
Today, April 29, Philadelphia Music Theater Works has announced full casting for the musical SIDE SHOW. They will present a stage reading - modeled after New York's City Center Encores - of Bill Russell and Henry Kreiger's play; July 1-3, 2010. Philly Music Theater Works' mounting of the Broadway musical will be its Philadelphia regional premiere. (more...)
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DiVita, Eisenhower, Matthews and more set for 'Vintage' Gala, 1/25
by BWW News Desk - Jan 25, 2010
Philadelphia Music Theater Works will present a benefit gala,
VINTAGE: A CELEBRATION OF BROADWAY'S GOLDEN AGE, this January 25, 2010 at 8PM at the Ethical Society Building on Rittenhouse Square. Now in our second year, Philadelphia Music Theater Works will present an evening of songs from Broadway's most cherished catalog of musicals spanning the Golden Era of
Broadway. (more...)
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DiVita, Eisenhower, Matthews and more set for 'Vintage' Gala
by BWW News Desk - Jan 12, 2010
Philadelphia Music Theater Works will present a benefit gala,
VINTAGE: A CELEBRATION OF BROADWAY'S GOLDEN AGE, this January 25, 2010 at 8PM at the Ethical Society Building on Rittenhouse Square. Now in our second year, Philadelphia Music Theater Works will present an evening of songs from Broadway's most cherished catalog of musicals spanning the Golden Era of
Broadway. (more...)
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Drama Desk Award Winners - MATILDA, VANYA AND SONIA, PIPPIN, VIRGINIA WOOLF & More!
STAGE TUBE: MATILDA Cast Performs on The View!
John Bantay Talks to Richard Jay-Alexander About Musical Mondays Farewell
CHUCK Star Zachary Levi and Krysta Rodriguez Set to Lead FIRST DATE
Paris SUNDAY IN THE PARK Now Available For Download
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Gwyneth Paltrow Returns as the Face of Hugo Boss' Latest Scent
Donkey Kong Country Returns is Back and Optimized for Portable Play
BWW Blog: Leah Edwards - Practice. Perform. Repeat
BWW Reviews: Millepied, Wheeldon and Martins - A Mixed Bag for City Ballet
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