Kelli O'Hara & Steven Pasquale Lead FAR FROM HEAVEN Musical at Playwrights Horizons, Beg. Tonightby BWW News Desk - May 8, 2013Playwrights Horizons presents Far From Heaven, a new musical with book by Tony Award winner and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Richard Greenberg (Take Me Out, Three Days of Rain, the current Breakfast at Tiffany's and The Assembled Parties both now on Broadway), music by Tony Award nominee Scott Frankel (Grey Gardens at PH and on Broadway, Finding Neverland) and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Michael Korie (Grey Gardens at PH and on Broadway, The Grapes of Wrath, Finding Neverland). The musical is choreographed by Alex Sanchez (Giant, Fiorello!) and directed by three-time Tony Award nominee Michael Greif (Grey Gardens at PH and on Broadway; Rent, Next to Normal, Giant). The musical is based on the Focus Features/Vulcan Productions motion picture Far From Heaven, written and directed by Todd Haynes. (more...)
Christine Baranski, Irina Dvorovenko and More Star in Encores! ON YOUR TOES, Beg. Tonightby BWW News Desk - May 8, 2013Christine Baranski, Kelli Barrett, Walter Bobbie, Jeremy Cohen, Dalton Harrod, Randy Skinner, Shonn Wiley, Karen Ziemba,New York City Ballet Principaldancer Joaquin De Luz and American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Irina Dvorovenko will star in Rodgers and Hart's On Your Toes, the final Encores! presentation of the 2012-13 New York City Center season. (more...)
Rebecca Luker, Marin Mazzie & More Set for NewNJTV Cabaret Seriesby TV News Desk - May 8, 2013NJTV, New Jersey's public television network, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) announced the production of a new music television series, American Songbook at NJPAC, taped before a live audience at the Arts Center and airing on NJTV and WNET this fall. (more...)
NCT's DROWSY CHAPERONE Starring Clay Aiken and Beth Leavel Opens Tonight!by BWW News Desk - May 7, 2013American Idol star, Clay Aiken, returns to the stage as 'Man in Chair' in North Carolina Theatre's production of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE along with Tony-Award winner, Beth Leavel, who will be reprising her role as 'The Chaperone.' The show opens tonight, May 7 and runs through May 12 at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts. (more...)
BWW Reviews: What a Glorious Feeling - Getting a Glimpse Into the Silver Screen's SINGIN' IN THE RAINby Paul W. Thompson - May 7, 2013Now through June 2, 2013, at the Theatre at the Center in Munster, Indiana (and not as far away as you might think) is a new play that gives us an interesting look into the making of one of the most enduring work of art produced by Hollywood in its Golden Age of Movie Musicals, the 1952 classic MGM film, "Singin' in the Rain." (more...)
BROADWAY SESSIONS to Celebrate Boston Conservatory, 5/9by BWW News Desk - May 7, 2013BROADWAY SESSIONS is described as an evening of musical performances, games and open mic featuring a new Broadway guest each week. The show is created and hosted by Ben Cameron (Bway Wicked, Aida and Footloose) and features musical director Joshua Stephen Kartes on piano. This Thursday, May 9nd, Broadway Sessions will welcome the 2013 graduating class from Boston Conservatory as well as performances by BoCo alums. (more...)
FREEZE FRAME: Kelli O'Hara, Steven Pasquale and FAR FROM HEAVEN Cast Meet the Press!by BWW
News Desk - May 7, 2013The cast and creative team met the press earlier today and you can check out a photo preview from the festivities below. Check back later for full coverage! (more...)
Jinkx Monsoon to Debut THE VAUDEVILLIANS at the Laurie Beechman, 7/9-26by BWW News Desk - May 7, 2013RuPaul's Drag Race favorite Jinkx Monsoon makes her New York debut with the premiere of THE VAUDEVILLIANS, a musical comedy show co-starring composer and musician Richard Andriessen. THE VAUDEVILLIANS will be at The Laurie Beechman Theater (inside West Bank Cafe at 407 West 42nd Street -- at Ninth Avenue, accessible from the A,C,E,N,R,V,F,1,2,3 trains at 42nd Street). Performances will run July 9 - 26, schedule varies. (more...)
Janet Krupin, Jarrod Spector and More Join Janine McGuire in LET'S MAKE NOISE Concert, 5/21by BWW News Desk - May 7, 2013On Tuesday, May 21, composer/lyricist Janine McGuire will present an evening of her original music in 'Let's Make Noise: The Music & Lyrics of Janine McGuire.' (more...)
Starwood Hotels Invests More Than $400 Million in Refreshing Its New York City Portfolioby BWW News Desk - May 6, 2013Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced that together with its owner and developer partners, it has invested more than $400 million to revitalize its New York City portfolio of hotels. Newly renovated properties include the Sheraton brand's flagship hotel - Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, W New York - Times Square, W New York - Union Square, W New York, The Westin New York at Times Square and The Westin New York Grand Central. Starwood has also enhanced its New York City portfolio with the addition of several new properties in the past three years including The Chatwal, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Sheraton Tribeca New York Hotel, and W New York - Downtown. All nine of Starwood's distinctive global brands are represented in New York City, where the company boasts a total portfolio of 21 hotels.
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Photo Flash: Baayork Lee's HELLO, DOLLY!; Show Closes Tonightby Oliver Oliveros - May 6, 2013Fresh from her choreographing stint at the first London revival of Marvin Hamlisch's 'A Chorus Line,' Baayork Lee, 'A Chorus Line' veteran herself, and a co-founder of the National Asian Artists Project, a non-profit organization that promotes Asian performing artists, presents a fully-staged, fully-costumed adaptation of Jerry Herman's hit Broadway musical 'Hello, Dolly!,' featuring an all-Asian cast led by Rosetta Lenoire Award-winning actress Christine Toy Johnson as Dolly Gallagher Levi, a widowed matchmaker (a role originated by Carol Channing in the 1964 Broadway production). (more...)
2013 Minty Awards to Honor Staten Island High School Theater Departments, 6/8by BWW News Desk - May 6, 2013The Minty Awards, which began three years ago as a way to honor the Catholic high school theater departments, has announced that this year for the first time, every participating high school will be receiving a monetary prize. (more...)
BROADWAY BARES: SOLO STRIPS Returns Tonightby BWW News Desk - May 5, 2013BROADWAY BARES returns again to its roots as the 2013 BARES season continues with BROADWAY BARES: SOLO STRIPS at 9 pm tonight, May 5 at XL Nightclub (512 West 42nd Street, NYC). (more...)
Making Books Sing and New York Public Library to Present MY CITY PARK, Summer 2013by BWW News Desk - May 5, 2013The New York Public Library will present Making Books Sing's new touring production My City Park, for children ages 3-10. When Milo finds out that his favorite city park is going to be torn down and replaced with a shopping mall, he seeks out the help of his two best friends, Odessa the Owl and Bucky the Squirrel. This 45-minute educational performance, written by Brooke Boertzel and Melissa Gordon of Making Books Sing's Education Department, features puppetry, original songs, and audience participation. (more...)
Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekendby - May 5, 2013
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Karen Ziemba and More Set for 92Y's Lyrics & Lyricists Series Tributes Jerome Kern, Now thru 5/6by BWW News Desk - May 4, 2013The greatest songwriters revered him. And his songs-from 'All the Things You Are' to 'The Way You Look Tonight'-remain a vital part of our cultural conversation. It is no accident that Jerome Kern is also known as 'The Dean.' Author and Lyrics & Lyricists series artistic director Deborah Grace Winer takes the helm as artistic director/writer/host for The Song is You: Jerome Kern Coast to Coast, tonight, May 4 and May 5, 6. Winer is joined by vocalists Karrin Allyson, Debby Boone, Jeffry Denman, bassist Jay Leonhart, Howard McGillin, Paula West and Karen Ziemba, with special guest Barbara Carroll. (more...)
Sara Jean Ford, Tyrick Wiltez Jones and NaTasha Yvette Williams Set for FPAC's BROADWAY ENCORE Tonightby BWW News Desk - May 4, 2013Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) presents Broadway Encore tonight, May 4 at 6 p.m. at the Putnam Club, Gillette Stadium in Foxboro. FPAC's Gala fundraiser features Broadway headliners Sara Jean Ford, Tyrick Wiltez Jones and NaTasha Yvette Williams in an exclusive one-night-only show that brings the magic of 42nd Street to Boston's MetroWest suburbs. The evening also features silent and live auctions, performances by Electric Youth and the Franklin Performing Arts Company, special guests and dancing until midnight with Boston's popular R&B band, Soul Kitchen. (more...)
Manhattan Theatre Club's Annual Gala, With Appearances from Judith Light, Bebe Neuwirth and More, Slated for 5/20by BWW News Desk - May 3, 2013Manhattan Theatre Club will present their annual Spring Gala on Monday, May 20 at Cipriani 42nd Street (110 East 42nd Street). This year's gala, will feature special appearances by MTC stars Judith Light (The Assembled Parties), S. Epatha Merkerson (Come Back, Little Sheba), Bebe Neuwirth (Golden Age), and Jennifer Westfeldt (The Explorers Club). (more...)
Epic Theatre Ensemble to Stage RICHARD III: BORN WITH TEETH Off-Broadway, 4/16-5/4by BWW
News Desk - May 3, 2013The Award-Winning Epic Theatre Ensemble, now in their 12th year presents William Shakespeare's RICHARD III: Born With Teeth, part of Shakespeare for a New Generation, a national program of the National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with Arts Midwest. The production, directed by Ron Russell, begins previews Off-Broadway on Tuesday, April 16th and opens Today, April 20th at 8:00 PM at the Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street). The play will run through May 4th. (more...)
Ann Harada, Telly Leung and More Featured in AEA's THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMPOSERS AND LYRICISTS PROJECT, 5/19by BWW News Desk - May 3, 2013In celebration of Asian Heritage month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Committee of Actors' Equity Association and ReImagined World Entertainment will present 'The Asian American Composers and Lyricists Project,' a free evening of original works created and sung by Asian American theatre artists. This one-night only concert event will take place on Sunday, May 19 at 8PM at the Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at the Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10thAvenues). (more...)
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