Garden Theatre to Present HANDS ON A HARDBODY Central Florida Regional Premiere
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 15, 2016
The Garden Theatre is proud to present TheatreWorks Florida's production of Hands on a Hardbody showing January 29 - February 21, 2016. Hands on a Hardbody is sponsored by Joe Worsham and Becky Worsham Farrant at Pacific Global Investment Management Company, Insight Credit Union and Toole's Ace Hardware.
BREAKING: 2016 Kleban Prize Recipients Announced!
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 14, 2016
The Kleban Foundation is pleased to announce that the 26th annual Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre lyricist has been awarded to Stacey Luftig and the 26th annual Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre librettist has been awarded to Daniel Goldstein.
BWW Review: The Wonderful WINTER PANTO 2016 Journeys to Oz
by Nancy Grossman - Jan 11, 2016
Chase the post-holiday blues and January blahs away with a trip to Oz, courtesy of the imaginary beasts' annual WINTER PANTO 2016: THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ. Artistic Director Matthew Woods presents his 13th panto in collaboration with a talented ensemble of actors and an amazing team of designers. They sing, they dance, and they tell a great story, but they can't do it without you. Audience participation is a must and guarantees a good time for all ages.
Huron Playhouse Announces 2016 Season
by Sally Henry Fuller - Jan 10, 2016
A Pulitzer Prize award-winning classic musical, a suspenseful stage adaptation from the story that inspired a legendary Hitchcock film, the hysterical recipient of the 2013 Tony award for Best Play, and one of the most popular musical comedies ever written make up the 2016 Huron Playhouse season.
Riverside Theatre Adds Another Performance to A CHORUS LINE, Helmed by Mitzi Hamilton
by BWW News Desk - Jan 5, 2016
Due to popular demand, a performance was added last week to the run of A CHORUS LINE on Sunday, January 17th at 7:30pm. Today it has been announced a matinee performance has been added for Thursday, January 21st at 2pm making the final two weeks of performances 9-show weeks. A CHORUS LINE still runs from January 5 through 24, 2016 at Riverside Theatre.
Riverside Theatre's A CHORUS LINE Begins Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jan 5, 2016
Riverside Theatre, led by Producing Artistic Director/CEO Allen D. Cornell and Managing Director/COO Jon R. Moses, present the ground-breaking, blockbuster musical, A CHORUS LINE, which performs on the Stark Stage from tonight, January 5 to 24, 2016.
WAKE UP with BWW 1/5/2016 - Cheyenne Jackson and More!
by Jessica Khan - Jan 5, 2016
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: Cheyenne Jackson appears on TODAY and WATCH WHAT HAPPENS, so stay tuned for clips, plus A CHORUS LINE comes to Riverside Theatre, helmed by Mitzi Hamilton!
Terrence Mann and Charlotte d'Amboise to Lead Triple Arts Intensive Master Class for VTA This Feb
by BWW News Desk - Dec 31, 2015
Just confirmed today, Broadway is coming to the Blue Ridge! Broadway royalty Terrence Mann (star of Broadway's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, LES MISERABLES, THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, CATS, and next season's TUCK EVERLASTING) and Charlotte d'Amboise (star of Broadway's PIPPIN, CHICAGO, SWEET CHARITY, A CHORUS LINE and CONTACT) are coming to Lynchburg, VA, February 1-2, 2016.
2016 Top Picks for Connecticut Theater
by Lauren Yarger - Dec 31, 2015
As a new year begins, Connecticut's professional theater scene offers many exciting viewing opportunities including premieres of new shows as well as some old some old favorites. What shows am I most looking forward to? Here are some tops picks for 2016:
BWW Review: A Feel Good GOTTA DANCE
by Misha Davenport - Dec 30, 2015
Tony Award-winning director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell scores again with a light-hearted, uplifting GOTTA DANCE.
Riverside Theatre Adds 1/17 Performance of A CHORUS LINE
by BWW News Desk - Dec 29, 2015
Due to popular demand, a performance has been added to the regularly scheduled run of A CHORUS LINE. The added performance will take place on Sunday, January 17 at 7:30pm, making week two of the run a 9-performance week. A CHORUS LINE runs from January 5 through 24, 2016 at Riverside Theatre.
WAKE UP with BWW 12/23/2015 - It's a Holly, Jolly Broadway Christmas!
by Jessica Khan - Dec 23, 2015
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Christmas weekend's big news: MAURICE HINES TAPPIN' THRU LIFE begins tonight at New World Stages, and be sure to check back with us for Broadway's holiday weekend schedule and '12 Days' countdown!
COMMEDIA DELL'ARTICHOKE to Play Gene Frankel Theatre in 2016
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 9, 2015
Frances Black Projects in association with CAP21 proudly presents Commedia dell'Artichoke, a new comedy about love, dreams, pizza and trying to make it in New York. This production, a contemporary take on commedia dell'arte - the classic Italian style of theatre with masked actors performing a blend of scripted and improvised comedic scenarios - plays January 15 - February 6 at the Gene Frankel Theatre (24 Bond Street, between Bowery and Lafayette).
MaryJoanna Grisso, Austin Colby, Natascia Diaz and More Star in Signature Theatre's WEST SIDE STORY, Beginning Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Dec 8, 2015
Signature Theatre presents WEST SIDE STORY, directed by Signature Associate Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner (Signature's Sunday in the Park with George, Cabaret). The musical, a collaboration of music, dance and theater giants Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Robbins and Arthur Laurents, is considered by some to be one of the greatest musicals of all time. WEST SIDE STORY will run from tonight, December 8 - January 24 in Signature Theatre's intimate MAX Theatre.
Leads Announced for 2016 Production of HAIR at Kravis Center's Rinker Playhouse
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 3, 2015
Marcie Gorman-Althof and Michael Lifshitz, the producing partners behind MNM Productions, today announced that that they have cast the three major roles in the world's most famous tribal rock musical HAIR, which will run for three previews and 20 performances at the Kravis Center's Rinker Playhouse in West Palm Beach, starting on Friday, May 20, 2016, following two previews.