SCR Kicks Off Season With 'Italian Straw Hat'
by BWW News Desk - Sep 5, 2008

South Coast Repertory kicks off the 2008-09 Season with the World Premiere of its first commissioned musical: An Italian Straw Hat: A Vaudeville. (more...)

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La Jolla Announces Casting and Creatives for 'Memphis'
by BWW News Desk - Sep 3, 2008

La Jolla Playhouse announced today the initial lineup of cast and creatives for the upcoming musical 'Memphis - The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll' slated for August 19th through September 28th in the Mandell Weiss Theatre. (more...)

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South Coast Rep Announces Full Cast and Creative Team for 'The Heiress'
by BWW News Desk - Sep 25, 2008

South Coast Repertory today announced the cast and creative team for The Heiress, the psychological drama of love, innocence and betrayal by Ruth Goetz and Augustus Goetz. (more...)

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'Dracula' To Have Reading at CSN October 18th and 19th
by BWW News Desk - Sep 24, 2008

A fifteen-piece live orchestra and more than twenty performers from the Las Vegas Strip will donate their time and talent to bring 'Dracula - A New Musical' to the stage at the College of Southern Nevada's Nicholas J. Horn Theatre on Oct. 18 and 19 at 2 p.m. each day. (more...)

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Photo Flash: 'Oklahoma' Opening Night at Paper Mill Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - Sep 24, 2008

To open their 70th Season, Paper Mill Playhouse takes a fresh look at this musical theatre classic. Arguably the most brilliant musical ever created, Oklahoma! changed the face of American musical theatre forever. The high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story. (more...)

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Charm City Call Board: September 23 - 29
by James Howard - Sep 23, 2008

NEW THIS WEEK: AUDITIONS AT SPOTS, VAGS AND LAURELMILL! A NEW BEST BET! CSC TAKES MACBETH IN MANY NEW DIRECTIONS! COMPLETE OCTOBER LISTINGS! (more...)

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Baltimore Theatre: Fall 2008 Preview
by James Howard - Sep 22, 2008

Major Theatre openings in the Baltimore area from September - November 2008. (more...)

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Bedbugs!! The Musical Adds Additional Performances at NYMF
by BWW News Desk - Sep 20, 2008

Due to popular demand and sold out performances, BEDBUGS!!! one of the most talked-about shows in this year's NYMF has just been extended. Additional performances will be Thursday, September 25th (4:30pm) and a special late night performance, Saturday, September 27th (11:00pm). 80's rock excess meets the Creature Feature in this hilarious, hard-rocking new musical by Paul Leschen and Fred Sauter directed by Samuel Buggeln. BEDBUGS!!! runs through September 27th at the TBG Theater (312 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor). Tickets are $20.00 and are available at www.NYMF.org or by calling 212-352-3101. (more...)

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Photo Flash: 'Oklahoma!' at Paper Mill Opens 9/21 with O'Malley & Sikora
by BWW - Sep 19, 2008

Paper Mill Playhouse is proud to announce the opening of the theatre's 70th Season with Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! Created by the team of director, James Brennan, and choreographer, Peggy Hickey, Oklahoma! will run at the Millburn theatre from September 17 through October 19, 2008. Press Opening is Sunday, September 21st at 7:30pm (more...)

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Photo Coverage: O'Hara Sings at The Broadway Walk of Stars Foundation Gala
by Pablo Pimienta - Sep 17, 2008

On Monday September 15th, movie icon Arlene Dahl and producer Marty Richards hosted an evening of song to benefit The Broadway Walk of Stars Foundation. The gala was held at Richard's River House duplex apartment. Kelli O'Hara lent her glorious vocal talent to the event, and the guest list included theater icons Polly Bergen and Phyllis Newman. (more...)

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ACT in Seattle to Debut Becky's New Car
by BWW News Desk - Sep 16, 2008

ACT - A Contemporary Theatre debuts the world premiere comedy Becky's New Car by local writer Steven Dietz, commissioned as a part of ACT's New Works for the American Stage in honor of Benita Staadecker. (more...)

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Managing Director of La Jolla Playhouse Steps Down
by BWW News Desk - Sep 16, 2008

La Jolla Playhouse Board Chair Ralph Bryan announced today that Steven Libman, Managing Director, is stepping down to pursue an expanding consulting practice. (more...)

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Steven Libman, Managing Director of La Jolla Playhouse, Steps Down
by BWW News Desk - Sep 16, 2008

La Jolla Playhouse Board Chair Ralph Bryan announced today that Steven Libman, Managing Director, is stepping down to pursue an expanding consulting practice. Mr. Libman was appointed Managing Director in June 2005.The organization will initiate a nationwide search for Mr. Libman's successor immediately. Joan Cumming, Director of Communications, will serve as Interim Managing Director. Playhouse Artistic Director Christopher Ashley will continue with his current responsibilities. (more...)

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'Becky's New Car' by Steven Dietz Opening at ACT
by BWW News Desk - Sep 16, 2008

The world premiere of 'Becky's New Car,' written by Steven Dietz and directed by Kurt Beattie opens October 23, 2008 at the ACT Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle WA 98101. Tickets are $10/$15 (for students/people 25 and under) to $55, with a Pay-What-You-Will showing on October 19 at 7:30 p.m. and October 30 at 2:00 p.m. Call (206) 292-7676 or (253) 839-4204 (for group sales) or visit www.acttheatre.org for tickets and information. (more...)

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Concert Reading of "Dracula" at CSN To Benefit Family Promise of Las Vegas and CSN Performing Arts Center
by BWW News Desk - Oct 9, 2008

A fifteen-piece live orchestra and more than twenty performers from the Las Vegas Strip will donate their time and talent to bring 'Dracula - A New Musical' to the stage at the College of Southern Nevada's Nicholas J. Horn Theatre on Oct. 18 and 19 at 2 p.m. each day. (more...)

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Oliver Platt to Star in GUYS AND DOLLS; Begins Previews February 2009
by BWW News Desk - Oct 8, 2008

A new production of GUYS AND DOLLS, directed by Tony-winner Des McAnuff will begin previews on February 3, 2009 at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre. Opening Night is March 1. (more...)

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'Tobacco Road' Now Playing at La Jolla Playhouse Through 10/26
by BWW News Desk - Oct 6, 2008

The cast and creative team have been assembled for the gritty, provocative 1930s drama Tobacco Road, which ran on Broadway from December 4, 1933 to May 31,1941, the longest Broadway run ever at the time. Today, 75 years since it opened, it remains the second-longest running drama in Broadway history, second only to Life with Father. It plays September 30 through October 26, 2008 in the Mandell Weiss Forum at La Jolla Playhouse. (more...)

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Matthew Broderick to Return to Broadway in Roundabout's 'The Philanthropist'
by BWW News Desk - Oct 6, 2008

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is proud to announce Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick as 'Philip' in a new Broadway production of The Philanthropist by Tony and Academy Award winner Christopher Hampton, directed by David Grindley. (more...)

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Village Players Performing Arts Center Presents DRACULA!
by Chicago News Desk - Oct 6, 2008

Join Village Players as national storyteller Megan Wells treats audiences to a one-woman performance of the original Dracula! Called 'the Kate Hepburn of storytelling,' Megan gives audiences a dramatic and heart-pounding mix of myth and theater, adapted from Bram Stoker's famous novel. (more...)

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Kerry Butler to Host 'Moon over Morocco' Benefit at La Jolla 10/24
by BWW News Desk - Oct 1, 2008

On Friday, October 24, 2008 La Jolla Playhouse hosts Moon over Morocco, a gala benefit featuring the Tony-nominated star of Xanadu on Broadway, Kerry Butler. The annual gala will take place in the Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre at La Jolla Playhouse. (more...)

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