WICKED to Return to Philadelphia's Academy of Music, June 26-Aug. 4by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2013After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in 2010, WICKED, Broadway's biggest blockbuster, will return to the Academy of Music beginning June 26 - August 4 as part of the Broadway Season, presented by The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. (more...)
Christian Borle Signs On for Michael Mann's Upcoming Cyber Thrillerby Movies News Desk - May 20, 2013The Tony-winning actor, who recently starred on NBC's SMASH, has officially signed on for Michael Mann's upcoming, untitled cyber thriller set in China, according to Deadline. Borle joins Chris Hemsworth, Viola Davis and Holt McCallany for the film from Legendary Pictures. Mann penned with the script alongside Morgan Davis Foehl. (more...)
Matt Shingledecker, Jenna Leigh Green and More Set for STANDBY at NYMFby BWW News Desk - May 20, 2013Dwelvan David (Caroline, or Change, The Wiz, Songs for a New World), Jenna Leigh Green (Wicked, Bare, "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch"), Alex Goley (Big River, The Berenstain Bears Live!), Eryn Murman (Spring Awakening), Darren Ritchie (Wonderland, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Dracula The Musical, Little Shop of Horrors, Nerds) and Matt Shingledecker (West Side Story, Rent, Spring Awakening) will lead the cast of STANDBY, an Official Selection of the 2013 New York Musical Theatre Festival Next Link Project. (more...)
In the Spotlight Series: The 2013 Drama Desk Winnersby Walter McBride - May 20, 2013The 58th Annual Drama Desk awards were held last night, May 19th at Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street), and below you can check out photos of all the evening's winners in the BroadwayWorld.com series 'In The Spotlight' by acclaimed photographer Walter McBride! (more...)
Ray of Light Theatre's INTO THE WOODS Begins 5/31by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2013Ray of Light Theatre (www.rayoflighttheatre.com) will bring Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods to the San Francisco stage this June at The Eureka Theatre. (more...)
STAGE TUBE: First Look at Highlights from Stratford Festival's TOMMY!by Stage Tube - May 20, 2013The third rock musical produced by the Festival in recent years, Tommy will be the biggest musical ever staged at Stratford. The show features massive LED screens and extraordinary automated set pieces that light up, explode, spin and tilt - get a first look below! (more...)
Photo Coverage: Drama Desk Nominees Take Shelter from the Rain!by Walter McBride - May 20, 2013The 58th Annual Drama Desk took place last night, May 19th at Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street), and miserable rain didn't stop the festivities. Some of the stars skipped the red carpet to avoid the weather and took shelter under the marquee of Town Hall. BroadwayWorld brings you photos of the dry attendees below! (more...)
Richard Skipper to Celebrate Tommy Tune 5/23 at Queensborough Community Collegeby BWW News Desk - May 20, 2013Richard Skipper celebrates Tommy Tune on May 23rd at Queensborough Community College in Oakland Gardens, NY. (more...)
2013 Drama Desk Awards Are Tonight; Check Out the Nominees!by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2013The 58th Annual Drama Desk awards will take place tonight, May 19th at Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street). Scroll below for the full list of nominees, and be sure to check back later for BWW's live coverage! (more...)
SPECIAL COVERAGE: All the 2013 Drama Desk Award Winners - MATILDA, VANYA AND SONIA, PIPPIN, VIRGINIA WOOLF and More!by BWW Special Coverage - May 19, 2013The 58th Annual Drama Desk take place tonight, May 19th at Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street). BroadwayWorld will be updating the list of winners live, so be sure to check back to stay in the know! (more...)
SIGNS OF LIFE Gets Staged Reading at American University, 6/1-2by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2013Snap-Two Productions, Inc. and LimanAde Productions in association with Issembert Productions, Inc. will present a staged reading of the new drama with music, Signs of Life, at American University in the Katzen Arts Center Studio Theatre on June 1 at 7:00 P.M. and June 2 at 1:00 P.M. The performances will feature American University alumni, current students and a student from BRAVO@KAT, the children's wing of Kensington Arts Theatre. This is the first academic production of Signs of Life. (more...)
Photo Coverage: The Drama League Awards - The Men!by Walter McBride - May 18, 2013BroadwayWorld brings you coverage of the men from the Drama League red carpet arrivals below, including: Tom Sturridge, Constantine Maroulis, Billy Porter, Anthony Warlow, Bryan Terrell Clark, Paul Rudd, Jerry Mitchell, Brandon J. Dirden, Bertie Carvel, Stark Sands, Rob McClure, Courtney B. Vance, Stephen Tyrone Williams, David Hyde Pierce, Jason Tam, Bobby Cannavale, Brandon Victor Dixon, Dave Malloy, Harvey Fierstein, Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein, Alan Cumming, Tommy Tune, Ryan Silverman, Bill Irwin, Berry Gordy, Dale Badway, Charl Brown, Michael Alden and more! (more...)
Martha Lorin and Paul Smith to Reunite at Sterling's Upstairs at the Federal, 5/26by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2013Distinguished vocalist, recording artist and interpreter of the Great American Songbook Martha Lorin will appear at Sterling's Upstairs at The Federal Sunday May 26 accompanied by legendary musical director Paul Smith for an evening of lush standards, it was announced today by producer Michael Sterling and co-producer Ralph Lampkin, Jr. of the Lampkin Music Group in Chicago. (more...)
BLITHE SPIRIT Begins Previews at Stratford Festivalby BWW News Desk - May 18, 2013A hilarious battle of wits plays out in one of Noel Coward's most celebrated comedies, Blithe Spirit. Directed by long-time Stratford Festival favourite Brian Bedford, the gorgeously designed production started previews on Thursday, May 16, at the Avon Theatre. (more...)
Fun., MGMT, She & Him to Headline Kanrocksas Music Fest; Full Lineup Announced!by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2013The daily band lineup for the second annual Kanrocksas Music & Arts Festival has been announced. The heartland's newest major music festival--Kanrocksas--Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29 at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, KS--will feature performances from some of the biggest names in alternative rock, EDM, hip-hop, punk and folk, including: Tiësto, Fun., Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Passion Pit, MGMT, Kendrick Lamar, The Avett Brothers, Pretty Lights, Imagine Dragons, Miguel, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, She & Him, Empire of the Sun, Sublime with Rome, Zeds Dead, Descendents and many more across four main stages. The daily performance lineup is as follows: (more...)
HAIR Opens Tonight at Town Hall Arts Centerby BWW News Desk - May 17, 2013Start the summer of 2013 off right! You don't want to miss Hair at Town Hall Arts Center with a live band lead by Town Hall favorite Donna K. Debreceni (2012 Henry Award winner for Outstanding Musical Direction for The Who's Tommy) on keyboards. Keeping her company are Mitch Jervis (PHAMALY & Magic Moments) on guitars, Scott Alan Smith (ONSOMBLEY) on bass/guitars, and Larry Ziehl (Lannie Garrett and The Patsy Decline Show) on drums. (more...)
Buddy Guy to Headline Aurora's Blues on the Foxby BWW News Desk - May 17, 2013It's official...Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy will headline Aurora's 17th Annual Blues on the Fox festival on June 14 and 15, the grand opening event for downtown Aurora's beautiful new RiverEdge Park Music Garden. (more...)
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek Audio - Stratford Festival's TOMMYby Stage Tube - May 17, 2013Based on The Who's 1969 concept album of the same name, Tommy tells the story of a young man who, despite having lost the faculties of speech, sight and hearing, becomes a pinball virtuoso - and the centre of a celebrity cult. In a new production helmed by its original Tony Award-winning director, Des McAnuff (who co-wrote the show with The Who's Pete Townshend), the explosive rock opera features such unforgettable hits as 'Pinball Wizard,' 'See Me, Feel Me,' 'Acid Queen' and 'We're Not Gonna Take It.' (more...)
KINKY BOOTS, PIPPIN, VANYA AND SONIA, Nathan Lane & VIRGINIA WOOLF? Win Big at Drama League Awardsby BWW News Desk - May 17, 2013The Drama League (Executive Director, Gabriel Shanks) announced today the winners for the 79th Annual Drama League Awards: Distinguished Production of a Musical, Kinky Boots; presented by Diane Paulus; Distinguished Play,Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, presented by Pam MacKinnon; Distinguished Revival of a Musical, Pippin, presented by Alex Timbers; Distinguished Revival of a Play,Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, presented by Rachel Chavkin; Distinguished Performance, Nathan Lane, presented by Debra Messing at a star-studded luncheon ceremony hosted by Ms. Messing and David Hyde Pierce at the Marriott Marquis Times Square (1535 Broadway). (more...)
Photo Coverage: Drama League Red Carpet Fashion Bonanza - Patina Miller, Bernadette Peters, Billy Porter, Cisely Tyson and More!by Walter McBride - May 17, 2013The Drama League announced today the winners for the 79th Annual Drama League Awards: Distinguished Production of a Musical, Kinky Boots; presented by Diane Paulus; Distinguished Play, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, presented by Pam MacKinnon; Distinguished Revival of a Musical, Pippin, presented by Alex Timbers; Distinguished Revival of a Play, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, presented by Rachel Chavkin; Distinguished Performance, Nathan Lane, presented by Debra Messing at a star-studded luncheon ceremony hosted by Ms. Messing and David Hyde Pierce at the Marriott Marquis Times Square (1535 Broadway). BroadwayWorld was there and brings you coverage of the red carpet arrivals below! (more...)
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