ANNIE Takes the Stage at Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre, 7/28-9/3by BWW
News Desk - Sep 3, 2011Annie, the irrepressible orphan of newspaper comics-fame who has been delighting audiences onstage since the 1970s, makes her return to Nashville's Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre this summer, running July 28-September 3, in a new production of Annie directed by Martha Wilkinson, with music direction by Jaclyn Brown and choreography by Bakari King. (more...)
BRIDGING TV & THEATRE: Josh Stamberg & DROP DEAD DIVAby Pat Cerasaro - Sep 11, 2011Today we are continuing the male-centric portion of our ongoing series of interviews with the stars of Lifetime's DROP DEAD DIVA with the boss of the legal practice on the show and the main love interest for Kate Levering's character, Kim: the affable and charming stage and screen star Josh Stamberg. In addition to dishing all about Season 3 of DROP DEAD DIVA and the future for Parker, Kim and company at the legal firm, Stamberg and I also discuss many of the various guest stars on the show this season and seasons past - Liza Minnelli, Sharon Lawrence and Faith Prince included - as well as how he sees Parker himself, his own insights into the complex character and what he feels the future holds for his relationships on the show - Kim, Jane and beyond. In addition to all things DIVA-related, Stamberg and I also discuss his many past stage and screen appearances, including: his unforgettable work as Sarge on SIX FEET UNDER and what it was like working with creator Alan Ball, as well as his role on the Aaron Sorkin-scripted series STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP, plus: working at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and Atlantic Theatre Company, doing the workshop of A STEADY RAIN (and eventually getting replaced by Hugh Jackman), doing FRACTURED with Ryan Gosling and Anthony Hopkins, acting alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Naomi Watts in Clint Eastwood's forthcoming film J. EDGAR, his favorite work experiences so far, roles he is yearning to essay in the future both near and far and much, much more!
Over the course of the last several weeks, we have been taking an extensive look at the sights and sounds both onscreen and onset of the hit TV dramedy series DROP DEAD DIVA - new episodes airing Sunday nights at 9 PM on Lifetime - featuring exclusive interviews with the leading lady divas and stalwart supporting men on the LA-based supernatural legal series. Featuring a memorable collection of musical performances and Broadway guest stars over the years - Paula Abdul, Rosie O'Donnell, Delta Burke and many more included - DROP DEAD DIVA is the quintessential TV series for Broadway babies looking for some laughs and levity - the latter available in many more ways than one, given the show's heavenly aspirations. DROP DEAD DIVA centers on a legal eagle named Jane whose body acts as the means for the indomitable spirit of a model, Deb, who loses her life, to make a second chance and how the girl inside must learn to adjust to looking like the woman on the outside that she is now. In other words, a model finds out what it means to look like everybody else in a delightfully quirky twist of fate - and learns to be a lawyer along the way, as well. Season Three picked up with the cliffhanger car crash that closed last season in a dark and shocking way. Questions and posed and answered so far: What will Grayson remember of the conversation he had with Jane pre-crash? What will Jane do to save him? What about his engagement (to somebody else)? What will happen back at the office with Teri, Kim and Parker? What about Stacy and Fred? Indeed, all of these questions and many more will most assuredly be answered come the next two Sunday nights! Plus, as always, there's always a musical number or two not too far off if you stay tuned - such as last month's BroadwayWorld exclusive world premiere of "Lean On Me"! Will there be a musical grand finale after all? We shall soon see!
Also, don't forget to check out the past interviews in this BRIDGING TV & THEATRE series - Margaret Cho, Kate Levering, April Bowlby, Sharon Lawrence, Faith Prince and Jackson Hurst included! There are only a few episodes of Season Three left - airing Sundays at 9 PM on Lifetime, as always, throughout September until the finale on September 25 - so be sure to check back here in coming weeks for chats with Ben Feldman and the titular diva herself, plus maybe even a surprise or two, too! (more...)
Cincinatti Music Theatre Seeks Actors for TITANICby BWW News Desk - Nov 7, 2011Cincinnati Music Theatre announces Auditions for its spring production of Titanic The Musical, Sunday, December 4, 2:00-6:00 pm, and Monday, December 5, 7:00-10:00 pm at Clifton United Methodist Church, 3416 Clifton Ave. (just north of the Clifton and Ludlow intersection). Callbacks are Wednesday, December 7, 2011 from 7-10 pm. (more...)
Haiti-born Nashville Actor Max Desir Takes Historic Approach to Role in TITANIC THE MUSICALby Jeffrey Ellis - Mar 6, 2012Nashville actor Max Desir didn't expect to have such a personal connection to the character he would be playing in Circle Playears' upcoming revival of Titanic The Musical, when he was cast in the show, set to play James K. Polk Theatre at the Tennessee Peforming Arts Center just days before the centennial of the great ship's sinking in frigid ocean waters on April 14, 1912. (more...)
5th Avenue TITANIC Concert to Star Edd Watts, Stanley Bahorek, Greg Stone, Moreby BWW News Desk - Mar 20, 2012In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's epic voyage, The 5th Avenue Theatre is presenting Titanic: The Concert. With music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and book by Peter Stone, Titanic: The Concert is a unique way to celebrate the centennial of one of the most memorable events of the last century. Actors will sing with the support of a 25-piece orchestra and the 80 voices of the award-winning Pacific Lutheran University Choral Union. The story of the Titanic will come to life through music on The 5th Avenue stage on nights that coincide exactly with the ship's historic journey and tragic end. (more...)
Hermitage Hotel Gala to Highlight Opening Night for Circle Players' TITANIC THE MUSICALby Jeffrey Ellis - Mar 13, 2012The gala will feature a dinner reminiscent of the dinner created for the Titanic's first-class passengers, as well as a silent auction with themed packages. John Joslyn, co-owner of Titanic Museum Attraction, will give a special presentation based on his experience with the Titanic, including a $6 million expedition and multiple Titanic television specials. Mr. Joslyn has developed and currently oversees two high-end Titanic museum-attractions in Branson, Missouri and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. (more...)
The Finborough Theatre Presents Gilbert and Sullivan's THE GRAND DUKE, by BWW News Desk - Mar 13, 2012The New Actors Company in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre presents THE GRAND DUKE. The Finborough Theatre's 'Celebrating British Music Theatre' series continues with the first fully staged professional UK production of Gilbert and Sullivan's final operetta, The Grand Duke, since the original 1896 production. It opens at the Finborough Theatre for a strictly limited run of six Sundays and Mondays from Sunday, 1 April 2012. (more...)
ANNIE Takes the Stage at Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre, 7/28-9/3by BWW
News Desk - Jul 27, 2011Annie, the irrepressible orphan of newspaper comics-fame who has been delighting audiences onstage since the 1970s, makes her return to Nashville's Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre this summer, running July 28-September 3, in a new production of Annie directed by Martha Wilkinson, with music direction by Jaclyn Brown and choreography by Bakari King. (more...)
ANNIE Takes the Stage at Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre, 7/28-9/3by Jeffrey Ellis - Jul 18, 2011Annie, the irrepressible orphan of newspaper comics-fame who has been delighting audiences onstage since the 1970s, makes her return to Nashville's Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre this summer, running July 28-September 3, in a new production of Annie directed by Martha Wilkinson, with music direction by Jaclyn Brown and choreography by Bakari King. (more...)
AIDA, THE COLOR PURPLE Headline Circle Players' Newly Announced 63rd Seasonby Jeffrey Ellis - Jan 26, 2012Nashville productions of Aida and The Color Purple highlight the 63rd season announced today by Circle Players, the community theatre that's been treating audiences to award-winning shows since 1949. In addition, the company will mount a production of The Piano Lesson, the August Wilson classic that was first produced by Circle Players in its 1993-94 season, the acclaimed musical Next to Normal (which is currently running in Memphis in its Tennessee premiere starring Belmont University graduate Ben Laxton and will be produced later this season by Boiler Room Theatre), and the regional premiere of Band Geeks, an all-youth production directed by Catherine McTamaney. (more...)
Warner Theatre Announces TITANIC Promotionsby BWW News Desk - Jan 19, 2012This February, Warner Stage Company embarks on an epic theatrical experience. (more...)
Circle Players Marks Centennial of Titanic Sinking With Production at TPACby Jeffrey Ellis - Jan 16, 2012Just days before the world commemorates the centennial of the sinking of the HMS Titanic, Circle Players, Nashville's oldest community theatre company, will present a revival of Titanic The Musical, at the James K. Polk Theatre at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center on April 5-8. (more...)
Warner Theatre Announces TITANIC Promotionsby BWW
News Desk - Feb 3, 2012This February, Warner Stage Company embarks on an epic theatrical experience. (more...)
TITANIC THE MUSICAL Set for Centrepointe Theatre, 6/1by BWW News Desk - Feb 22, 2012TITANIC: THE MUSICAL, with a book by Peter Stone, music & lyrics by Maury Yeston is set to play from June 1-10, 2012 at the Centrepointe Theatre, Ottawa. (more...)
Warner Theatre Announces TITANIC Promotionsby BWW
News Desk - Feb 11, 2012This February, Warner Stage Company embarks on an epic theatrical experience. (more...)
BWW Interviews: TITANIC THE MUSICAL's Jama Bowen takes on The Friday Fiveby Jeffrey Ellis - Apr 6, 2012Today, the spotlight falls upon Jama Bowen, who is currently onstage at TPAC's James K. Polk Theatre, playing Marion Thayer in Circle Players' revival of Titanic The Musical, the latest project for her in a very busy 2012 for the versatile actress. (more...)
BWW Reviews: Circle Players Makes Triumphant Return to TPAC Aboard TITANIC THE MUSICALby Jeffrey Ellis - Apr 6, 2012Circle Players, one of the first resident companies at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, makes a triumphant return to that cultural edifice in downtown Nashville to mount its latest revival of Titanic The Musical just in time to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ship's sinking in the frigid waters of the north Atlantic. (more...)
Circle Players Marks Centennial of Titanic Sinking With Production at TPACby BWW
News Desk - Apr 5, 2012Just days before the world commemorates the centennial of the sinking of the HMS Titanic, Circle Players, Nashville's oldest community theatre company, will present a revival of Titanic The Musical, at the James K. Polk Theatre at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center on April 5-8. (more...)
Hermitage Hotel Gala to Highlight Opening Night for Circle Players' TITANIC THE MUSICALby BWW
News Desk - Apr 5, 2012The gala will feature a dinner reminiscent of the dinner created for the Titanic's first-class passengers, as well as a silent auction with themed packages. John Joslyn, co-owner of Titanic Museum Attraction, will give a special presentation based on his experience with the Titanic, including a $6 million expedition and multiple Titanic television specials. Mr. Joslyn has developed and currently oversees two high-end Titanic museum-attractions in Branson, Missouri and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. (more...)
Ocean Professional Theatre Premiere Season to Include TITANIC, GYPSY, RING OF FIREby BWW News Desk - Apr 4, 2012Ocean Professional Theatre Company announces its Premiere Professional Season 2012 at the Beautiful new State of the Art Bengal Auditorium, 180 Bengal Drive in Barnegat, NJ, 08005. Headed up by Ocean County theatre veteran Steve Steiner, OPTC will be producing a full season of Broadway shows and new Mystery Play as well as four offerings specifically for children. Tickets range from $29.00-35.00 and Children's Theatre is $10.00. (more...)
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