SONDHEIM ORIGINALS: OLD FRIENDS Set for 54 Below, 1/16-17
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 2, 2015
54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Broadway favorites Ann Morrison ("Merrily We Roll Along"), Pamela Myers ("Company") & Chip Zien ("Into The Woods") in "SONDHEIM ORIGINALS - OLD FRIENDS" on January 16 & 17, 2015. These three original Sondheim cast members share songs and stories, recalling their experiences creating their roles in these landmark musicals on Broadway. The show is conceived and directed by Grammy and Emmy Award winner, John McDaniel, as part of his second season as artistic director of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's Cabaret and Performance conference.
'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for December 31st, 2014
by Paul W. Thompson - Dec 31, 2014
The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Braodway. It's the Top Ten Hot Topix for the last half of 2014, and the BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards Celebration on Wednesday, January 7th, 2015!
InDepth InterView: InReview 2014 - All The Year's Top Conversations
by Pat Cerasaro - Dec 31, 2014
2014 was a banner year for BroadwayWorld's most popular and most expansive interview series, InDepth InterViews, and we celebrate the closing of the calender with a look back at the most memorable entries from this year with some of my personal comments on the conversations themselves. Participants include: Elaine Stritch, Kevin Spacey, James Earl Jones, Lea Michele, Vanessa Williams, Jane Lynch, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Tracey Ullman, Stephen Schwartz, Lena Hall, Randy Graff, Kelli O'Hara and many more!
'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for December 24th, 2014
by Paul W. Thompson - Dec 24, 2014
The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. 'Into The Woods' finally opens tomorrow! Plus Porchlight's Sondheim season continues, TMTC's 'Allegro' at Ravinia, Laura Osnes is coming to town, 'Galavant' and the BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards arrive in early January, followed by 'Tommy' in Aurora, 'First Date' at the Royal George, 'The Full Monty' at Theater Wit and more!
BWW's Stage to Screen January 2015 Guide Has Musical Magic for Holidays and Beyond
by Matt Tamanini - Dec 24, 2014
This holiday season is a great time to be a fan of musical theatre, even if you don't live in the New York tri-state area. Everyone knows that there is nothing like Christmastime in The Big Apple, and that there's nothing more magical to do in NYC than to see a Broadway show. However, this year, you don't have to brave Times Square to get your share of the magic, because with the release of musical movies, television events, and TV series, it's all coming to you. And as always, BroadwayWorld has everything you need to know about these special holiday treats in our brand-new Stage to Screen Guide.
Photo Flash: Sneak Peek - INTO THE WOODS Screens Tonight at El Capitan Theatre
by Movies News Desk - Dec 24, 2014
Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre presents a special engagement of Disney's 'Into The Woods,' from Dec. 25, 2014 - Jan. 11, 2015. In addition, El Capitan guests have the opportunity to be among the first to see the film at a special advance screening tonight, Dec. 24 at 7 p.m., complete with prizes and giveaways. Scroll down for stills from the film!
Cabrillo Music Theatre to Stage Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY in 2015
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 18, 2014
Cabrillo Music Theatre takes audiences to the island of Manhattan for the Civic Arts Plaza Professional Premiere of COMPANY. The first-ever "concept" musical is by turns funny, pointed and hopeful. Stephen Sondheim's score is packed with some of his best-known tunes. And the honest and witty look at love and relationships is as contemporary as ever. Plus, the intimacy of the Scherr Forum provides the perfect locale, bringing the audience into the action, and creating a theatre experience that unique… and uniquely Cabrillo. Cabrillo Music Theatre's brand-new production of COMPANY opens on Friday, January 23rd, 2015, playing until Sunday, February 8th, at the 396-seat Scherr Forum at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, located at 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks.
BWW Competition: INTO THE WOODS Movie Gift Bags and Double Passes
by Jade Kops - Dec 11, 2014
As the eagerly awaited release date of INTO THE WOODS on 8 January 2015 is drawing near the generous people at Walt Disney Studios and bridgesPR are offering Australian BroadwayWorld.com readers the opportunity to win one of 10 double passes or 5 Gift Bags (containing 1 x Into The Woods Memo Pad set, 1 x Into the Woods Musical Notebook, 1 x Into the Woods Canvas Bag, 1 x Into the Woods CD Soundtrack)
Emily Berman, Rebecca Finnegan & More Set for Porchlight Music Theatre's SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM in 2015
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 11, 2014
Porchlight Music Theatre has announce dthe second production in its 20th Anniversary Season of Sondheim, the Chicago premiere of Sondheim on Sondheim, February 6 - March 15, 2015, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, conceived by James Lapine, direction by Nick Bowling with music direction by Porchlight Artistic Associate Austin Cook at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave.
Registration for Imagination Stage Winter/Spring Semester Now Open
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 3, 2014
Imagination Stage is offering new, exciting, and creative opportunities this Winter/Spring semester, which continue to inspire creativity through theatre arts classes that nurture, challenge, and empower young people of all abilities. The Winter/Spring 2014-2015 agenda features Into the Woods as the IStage Performance Ensemble production, the 1st Annual Play Off, and thrilling new classes beginning January 17.
Photo Flash: First Look - Ovation Cultural Development Corporation's INTO THE WOODS Tours China
by BWW News Desk - Dec 2, 2014
On November 8, the Ovation Cultural Development Corporation, led by Artistic Director Zhou Zhiqiang, opened Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's INTO THE WOODS at the PLA Theater in Beijing where it will play through February 1, 2015 after which it will tour Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tainjin, Chongqing, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Dongguan, Changsha, Wuhan, Xian, Jinan and Zhengzhou. Scroll down for a first look at the show!
Photo Flash: Roundabout's INTO THE WOODS Cast Meets the Press!
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 2, 2014
Roundabout Theatre Company will soon present the upcoming Off-Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine's Tony Award-winning Into the Woods, featuring the original McCarter Theatre Center/Fiasco Theater cast, including: Jessie Austrian as 'Baker's Wife,' Noah Brody as 'Lucinda, Wolf & Cinderella's Prince,' Paul L. Coffey as 'Mysterious Man,' Andy Grotelueschen as 'Milky White, Florinda & Rapunzel's Prince,'Liz Hayes as 'Cinderella's Stepmother & Jack's Mother,' Claire Karpen as 'Cinderella & Granny,'Jennifer Mudge as Witch,' Patrick Mulryan as 'Jack & Steward,' Ben Steinfeld as 'Baker' and Emily Young as 'Little Red Ridinghood & Rapunzel.'
The cast met the press today and you can check out photos from inside the event below!
OSF's INTO THE WOODS Comes to the Wallis Annenberg Center Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Dec 2, 2014
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival's (OSF) production of Into the Woods will move to Beverly Hills, Calif., as part of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts' 2014-15 season. With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, Into the Woods heads to the Wallis' Bram Goldsmith Theater tonight, December 2, and runs through the 21st.
Nuevo póster de la versión cinematográfica de 'INTO THE WOODS'
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - Nov 27, 2014
Into the Woods es una version moderna de los cuentos de hadas de los Hermanos Grimm que entrelaza las tramas de algunas historias seleccionadas y explora las consecuencias de los deseos y las inquietudes de los personajes. El musical esta escrito por Stephen Sondheim y James Lapine.