Marvin Hamlisch Performs An Evening Of Music At Brooklyn College 4/25by BWW News Desk - Mar 31, 2009Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College welcomes legendary composer/performer and 2008 Theater Hall of Fame inductee Marvin Hamlisch for an elegant evening of unforgettable music on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 8pm, including selections from The Way We Were and A Chorus Line, along with tributes to Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, and Scott Joplin. He will be joined on stage by tenor J. Mark McVey. (more...)
Line-up Announced for WEST END EUROVISIONby Carrie Dunn - Mar 31, 2009Graham Norton (more...)
Jack Donahue Guests In 'Cast Party' At Birdland 3/30 by BWW News Desk - Mar 30, 2009Jim Caruso's Cast Party is proud to present vocalist JACK DONAHUE on Monday, March 30 at 7pm, in continuation of 'Broadway at Birdland.' This series features top Broadway and nightclub performers and songwriters at the legendary music room, located at 315 West 44 Street in NYC. (more...)
Photo Coverage: James Barbour Sings 'LOVE SONGS' at Sardi'sby Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Mar 29, 2009'LOVE SONGS' continued to seduce New Yorkers every Saturday evening for the last number of weeks, on Saturday, March 28th, Barbour played his final concert before heading into rehearsals for Paper Mill Playhouse's 1776. He was joined by special guests including John Schuck, Georgia Warner, Jessica Grové, and Aaron Ramey. SARDI'S is located at 234 West 44th Street - between Broadway & Eighth Avenue. (more...)
Denton Community Theatre Presents CAROUSEL 3/27-4/5by BWW News Desk - Mar 27, 2009The story revolves around the anti-hero, Billy Bigelow, his tender wife, Julie, and their friends in 1870's New England. The work examines societal prejudices and attitudes while providing memorable musical moments. Some of the best known songs from Carousel include 'June is Bustin' Out All Over', 'You'll Never Walk Alone', and 'If I Loved You'. (more...)
Previews For A Noise Within's Anouilh's Icy Drama Begin 4/11by BWW News Desk - Mar 25, 2009A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed repertory theatre company, concludes its 18th Season with Jean Anouilh's The Rehearsal, which opens Saturday, April 18 and closes Sunday, May 24, 2009 (previews begin Saturday, April 11). One of the celebrated French playwright's most critically acclaimed plays, it is directed by ANW Co-Founder/Co-Artistic Director Julia Rodriguez-Elliott, and the cast includes Steve Coombs (Villebosse), Susan Angelo (Countess), Robertson Dean (The Count), Jill Hill (Hortensia), Mitchell Edmonds (Damiens), ANW Co-Founder/Co-Artistic Director Geoff Elliott (Hero), Lenne Klingaman (Lucille) and Chris Roessner (Footman). (more...)
Crowley, Long Receive TDF/Irene Sharaff Award 3/27 by BWW News Desk - Mar 25, 2009Legendary designers WILLIAM IVEY LONG and BOB CROWLEY are among the four recipients of 2009 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards to be presented at a ceremony this Friday, March 27 at 6:30pm, at the Hudson Theatre (145 West 44th Street). Five-time Tony Award winning costume designer William Ivey Long will receive the 2009 TDF/Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award for theatrical costume design, and, for his achievements as both a costume and scenic designer, Bob Crowley (also a five-time Tony Award winner) will receive the TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards' special Robert L. B. Tobin Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatrical Design. (more...)
Photo Coverage: 'THE AWAKENING OF ANGEL DeLUNA' Readingby BWW News Desk - Mar 24, 2009American Idol runner-up, Justin Guarini, starred in the industry only Equity staged reading of the new musical THE AWAKENING OF ANGEL DeLUNA - with book & lyrics by Judylynn Schmidt, and music & lyrics by Lee Ellis. (more...)
Evan, Hunt, Rivette & Dixon Lead TUTS' LES MISERABLES 3/24 - 4/5by BWW News Desk - Mar 24, 2009Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) is delighted to announce that full casting is complete for LES MISERABLES, the recent addition to the TUTS 41st season! Les Miserables, which takes place of the previously scheduled Meet Me In St. Louis, will play for two weeks, March 24 - April 5, 2009 at The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Houston. (more...)
Nominations Announced For TUTS' Tommy Tune Awards Held 4/21by BWW News Desk - Mar 24, 2009John C. Breckenridge, President and CEO of Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS), announced today the nominations for TUTS' seventh annual Tommy Tune Awards which will be held on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Developed by TUTS, the Tommy Tune Awards honor musical theatre excellence at the high school level. After reviewing and evaluating the 45 participating Houston-area high school productions during the 2008-2009 school year, a team of 29 Houston-based theatre professionals made 152 nominations in 15 categories. (more...)
American Idol's Guarini to Star in Reading of New Musical March 23by BWW News Desk - Mar 23, 2009American Idol runner-up, Justin Guarini, will star in the industry only Equity staged reading of the new musical THE AWAKENING OF ANGEL DeLUNA - with book & lyrics by Judylynn Schmidt, and music & lyrics by Lee Ellis - produced by Kate Griffler on Monday, March 23rd at Theater 80 (80 St. Mark's Place) at 3:00pm & 7:00pm. Tracy Bersley directs and Barbara Anselmi acts as music director.
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J. Mark McVey Joins Cast Of MASQUERADE 4/18 At Bickfordby BWW News Desk - Mar 23, 2009J. Mark McVey, a veteran Broadway performer whose leading roles include a seven-year stint as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, joins a cast of Broadway favorites headlining a star-studded Benefit Evening, MASQUERADE: ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER'S GREATEST HITS, on Saturday, April 18, at the Bickford Theatre, 6 Normandy Heights Road, in Morristown, NJ. (more...)
Wopat Returns to 'Razzle Dazzle' in CHICAGO 3/23by BWW News Desk - Mar 23, 2009Today, Monday, March 23rd, two-time Tony nominee Tom Wopat returns to CHICAGO in the role of slick criminal laywer Billy Flynn. (more...)
Robert Cuccioli to Guest at Sardi's with James Barbour on March 21by BWW News Desk - Mar 21, 2009'LOVE SONGS' will continue to seduce New Yorkers every Saturday in March with an additional Sunday matinee concert on March 15. On Saturday, March 21st, Barbour will be joined by special guest Robert Cuccioli. (more...)
UM Dept. of Musical Theatre Presents Starry 25th Anniv Concert 3/21 by BWW News Desk - Mar 21, 2009The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance Department of Musical Theatre presents a special 25 th Anniversary Concert on Saturday, March 21 at 8 PM in Hill Auditorium. Featuring current students of the department and alumni in collaboration with members of the UM Symphony Band, the 25 th Anniversary Concert celebrates the silver anniversary of this program with a wide variety of musical numbers, dances and musical theatre overtures. Faculty members Brent Wagner, Linda Goodrich, Mark Madama direct and choreograph, with Cynthia Kortman Westphal conducting members of the University Symphony Band. (more...)
Ars Nova/Debbie Bisno Presents A Reading Of Kyle Jarrow's BIG MONEY 4/13, 4/14by BWW News Desk - Apr 6, 2009Producer Debbie Bisno and Ars Nova (Jason Eagan, Artistic Director; Jon Steingart and Jenny Wiener Steingart, Executive Producers) announce a by-invitation only Equity staged reading of new musical Big Money by Kyle Jarrow and Nathan Leigh, presented at Ars Nova on April 13 and 14. (more...)
Menzie & Michael Present Broadway, Our Way Starting 4/4by BWW News Desk - Apr 4, 2009One of Chicago's favorite duos, After Dark Award Winners Beckie Menzie and Tom Michael, celebrate the songs of the Great White Way in their new show Broadway, Our Way. Both Broadway enthusiasts, the show will feature music from classic musicals such as West Side Story, South Pacific and Carousel to the more recent Chicago and Wicked. But don't expect to hear the songs as they were in the original shows. Beckie and Tom will sing Broadway their way! (more...)
LEGALLY BLONDE Premieres At The Savoy In UK, Previews Begin 12/5by BWW News Desk - Apr 1, 2009Legally Blonde is officially coming to London and scheduled to start previews on 12/5 at the Savoy Theater. The initial booking has it running through May 23, 2010. (more...)
Hearn Led CAMELOT, LuPone, Hyde Pierce and More Featured in Stellar 2009 Ravinia Seasonby BWW News Desk - Apr 1, 2009Ravinia Festival Chairperson Pamela B. Strobel and President and CEO Welz Kauffman today announced details of the 2009 season of music theater and dance events. (more...)
Obama's iPod Gift to Elizabeth II Fit for a 'Queen', Loaded with 40 Broadway Show Tunesby BWW News Desk - Apr 1, 2009The Associated Press reports that President Barack Obama's gift of an iPod to Queen Elizabeth II came packed with 40 songs from popular Broadway productions, including 'The King and I,' 'West Side Story', 'Dreamgirls' and 'The Phantom of the Opera'. (more...)
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