STAGE TUBE: On This Day 6/9- Cole Porterby - Jun 9, 2013Happy Birthday, Cole Porter! Porter's many musicals include Fifty Million Frenchmen, DuBarry Was a Lady, Anything Goes and Can-Can, and his numerous hit songs include 'Night and Day', 'I Get a Kick out of You', 'Well, Did You Evah!' and 'I've Got You Under My Skin'. 1948's Kiss Me Kate was his most successful show, running for 1,077 performances in its original Broadway run. The production won the Tony Award for best musical (the first Tony awarded in that category), and Porter won for best composer and lyricist. (more...)
Rory O'Malley, Georgi James & More Join NYCLU's BROADWAY STANDS UP FOR FREEDOM Benefit, 7/22by BWW News Desk - Jun 7, 2013New additions include Georgi James, starring on Broadway in Annie; 30 Rock's Todd Buonopane; Rory O'Malley, opening soon in Nobody Loves You at Second Stage; Shaina Taub, featured in the new musical Natasha & Pierre & The Great Comet of 1912; and Godspell alum Grace Capeless. (more...)
BATS Improv Kicks Off DIRECTOR'S CUT! Tonightby BWW News Desk - Jun 7, 2013BATS Improv presents Director's Cut! on Fridays, June 7, 14, 21 & 28 at 8pm at the Bayfront Theater (B350 Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, Calif.). (more...)
Will Chase, Stephanie J. Block to Star in Second Stage's LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE This Fallby Movies News Desk - Jun 6, 2013The New York Times Arts Blog reports that Stephanie J. Block and Will Chase will star in the Second Stage Theater's upcoming production of the new musical LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE. The actors recently received Tony nominations for their co-starring roles in Broadway's 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood.' (more...)
Emily Skinner, Janine DiVita, Tom Hewitt & More Set for THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND at Bucks County Playhouseby BWW News Desk - Jun 6, 2013Bucks County Playhouse (BCP) (Jed Bernstein, Producing Director) has announced the complete cast and creative team for their upcoming Kander and Ebb review The World Goes 'Round as part of the 2013 Playhouse Productions Summer Season. Performances begin June 27th and run through July 21st at the Bucks County Playhouse (70 South Main Street, New Hope, PA). (more...)
Perry Beekman Releases 'So in Love' Sings And Plays Cole Porterby BWW News Desk - Jun 5, 2013 From the time of his Jazz Epiphany - upon hearing "jazz guitar pioneer Charlie Christian, and the classic recordings of Billie Holiday and Lester Young" - at the age of 15, outstanding guitarist/vocalist Perry Beekman has committed himself to the classic traditions of jazz, particularly by means of the Great American Songbook. (more...)
OKLAHOMA! to Open Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 22nd Season, Begin. 6/12by BWW News Desk - Jun 5, 2013Rodgers and Hammerstein's first collaboration, Oklahoma!, which earned the legendary duo a special Pulitzer prize, opens the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 22nd season. The musical previews June 12th and 13th, opens June 14th, running through June 30th on the main stage. (more...)
SDCF to Present Broadway Directors Pam MacKinnon and Kathleen Marshall in Conversation, 6/12by BWW News Desk - Jun 5, 2013Please join SDCF for an upcoming One-on-One Conversation with Pam MacKinnon and Kathleen Marshall on Wednesday, June 12, 8:00pm - 9:30pm at the Axis Company, 1 Sheridan Square, New York, NY. (more...)
2013 Tony Nominees Guide: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musicalby BWW Special Coverage - Jun 5, 2013The big night is coming up quickly, and BroadwayWorld wants you to be the most knowledgeable person at your Tonys party on June 9. Brush up on your trivia for the nominess for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical below! (more...)
Perry Beekman to Celebrate CD Release, 6/9by Devin MacDonald - Jun 5, 2013For his first CD as a leader, Perry has selected one of the most beloved and prolific of these composers, Cole Porter, for SO IN LOVE - PERRY BEEKMAN SINGS AND PLAYS COLE PORTER. Accompanied by the remarkably empathetic paring of Peter Tomlinson and Lou Pappas on piano and bass respectively, Perry has selected 15 wonderful Porter songs, all but one culled from Broadway musicals made immortal by Porter's genius. (more...)
Perry Beekman Celebrates CD Release, 6/9by Devin MacDonald - Jun 5, 2013For his first CD as a leader, Perry has selected one of the most beloved and prolific of these composers, Cole Porter, for SO IN LOVE - PERRY BEEKMAN SINGS AND PLAYS COLE PORTER. Accompanied by the remarkably empathetic paring of Peter Tomlinson and Lou Pappas on piano and bass respectively, Perry has selected 15 wonderful Porter songs, all but one culled from Broadway musicals made immortal by Porter's genius. (more...)
James Black and Elizabeth Bunch to Star in AGATHA CHRISTIE'S THE HOLLOW at Alley Theatre; Full Cast Announced!by BWW News Desk - Jun 4, 2013Beginning in July 2013, the Alley Theatre will produce Agatha Christie's The Hollow during its popular ExxonMobil Summer Chills series. Under the direction of Gregory Boyd, the Alley's resident company of actors will bring to life the colorful cast of characters in Agatha Christie's The Hollow. (more...)
Paper Mill Playhouse Announces 2013 Rising Star Award Winners!by BWW News Desk - Jun 4, 2013Paper Mill Playhouse hosted the 18th Annual Rising Star Awards - Presented by the Investors Foundation -tonight, June 4th at the Millburn Theater. Schools nominated for Outstanding Overall Production and Leading Actor/Actress nominees performed at the event and award recipients were presented with a crystal award from Tiffany & Co. Summit High School came out on top, winning Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical. A total of 31 awards were presented along with five scholarships and other cash prizes. Scroll down for the full list of winners! (more...)
York Theatre Co. to Present Summer Readings of UNEXPECTED JOYS; Capathia Jenkins, Emma Hunton & More to Star!by BWW News Desk - Jun 13, 2013The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Andrew Levine, Executive Director), in association with Jim Kierstead, as part of its acclaimed Developmental Reading Series, continues its summer schedule with the new musical Unexpected Joy, with Book & Lyrics by Bill Russell and Music by Janet Hood. Directed by Tony Award nominee Sheryl Kaller and with music direction by Jodie Moore, the four-member cast will feature Annie Golden, Emma Hunton, Capathia Jenkins and AnnMarie Milazzo. (more...)
Roundabout Releases Upstage Playgoers Guide to 'TOM DURNIN'by BWW News Desk - Jun 12, 2013For all Roundabout productions, Education at Roundabout creates an issue of UPSTAGE, designed to enhance students' theatre-going experience. Each edition features interviews with the production's creative team members, contextual information about the play and teacher resources and activities. The latest issue of UPSTAGE features interviews with David Morse, Steven Levenson, Christopher Denham and Jill Rafson, quotes from each of the designers about their process, and much more! (more...)
THE MUSIC MAN to Open at Virginia Rep, 6/28by BWW News Desk - Jun 11, 2013Virginia Repertory Theatre announces the opening of The Music Man at the Sara Belle and Neil November Theatre on Friday, June 28 with a Preview on June 27. The show runs through August 4, 2013. (more...)
BWW Interviews: PATTI ISSUES Star Ben Rimalower Shares his Favorite LuPone Momentsby Misha Davenport - Jun 11, 2013Ben Rimalower, star of the hit off-Broadway show 'Patti Issues' shares his 10 favorite LuPone moments with Broadway World Chicago (more...)
Texas Repertory Stage to Present NUNSENSE, 6/27by BWW News Desk - Jun 11, 2013A hysterical musical romp takes the Texas Repertory Stage this summer. The Texas Rep Theatre Co., Houston's Uptown Classic Theatre, continues its tradition of Summer musicals with Dan Goggin's classic musical, NUNSENSE. Directed in an new production by Dan O'brien, NUNSENSE will preview on June 26 opening on Friday, June 27th, and will run 4 performances a week through July 28th. (more...)
Sutton Foster, Jonathan Groff, Darren Criss & More to Teach at YOUNG ACTORS' THEATRE CAMP, 6/25-7/30by BWW News Desk - Jun 10, 2013Young Actors' Theatre Camp Program Directors Shawn Ryan and John Ainsworth announced today that several stars of stage and screen - including two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster (ABC's 'Bunheads,' Thoroughly Modern Millie, Anything Goes), Darren Criss (Fox's 'Glee,' How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying), Jonathan Groff (Fox's 'Glee', Spring Awakening) Cynthia Addai-Robinson (Stars' 'Spartacus', CW's 'Vampire Diaries'), Naomi Grossman (FX's 'American Horror Story') and Jim O'Heir (NBC's 'Parks and Recreation') - will lead master classes at the Young Actors' Theatre Camp taking place June 24 - July 30, 2013. (more...)
Joanna Gleason to Kick Off Provincetown's Broadway Series, 6/28-29by BWW News Desk - Jun 10, 2013Joanna Gleason won the Tony Award for her leading role of the Baker's Wife in Into The Woods, by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. She launches this season's Broadway @ The Art House season in Provincetown on June 28 and 29 with An Evening with Joanna Gleason. Each performance will combine the East Coast premiere of a the hilarious and moving one act play Bloom, written for her by Emmy and Golden Globe winning writer Michael Patrick King (creator of Sex and The City & Two Broke Girls) with a second act of songs featuring special guests Well-Strung, and hosted by pianist/host Seth Rudetsky. For tickets, please visit www.ptownarthouse.com or call 800-838-3006. (more...)
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