After the Ball Revival 2004 - Articles Page 19

There are those cherished moments in the theater when a performer grips the audience in such a manner that the evening not only becomes the talk of the town, but remains locked forever in the minds of the audiences who were fortunate enough to witness it. Such was the case recently when The Gateway Playhouse in Bellport, NY presented their version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Without exaggeration, the production became the buzz of the community. Not only were people enormously impressed with the stunning sets and costumes, but they were also bowled over by the brilliant performance of Josh Davis as the Beast.

The daughter of a Vietnam vet, Megan plays one of the hippies in this summer's Shakespeare in the Park revival.

The full cast of the Broadway production of Billy Elliot the Musical has been announced by Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films and Old Vic Productions in association with Weinstein Live Entertainment.

Artistic Director Russ Tutterow announced Chicago Dramatists' 30th anniversary season, featuring three productions of world premiere plays, and the fourth annual Many Voices Project. Each year Chicago Dramatists, 'the playwrights' theatre,' produces three of the best new plays from the hundreds developed through its many developmental programs. This year, 'Ten Cent Night' by resident playwright Marisa Wegrzyn, 'How I Became an Interesting Person' by resident playwright Will Dunne, and 'Hope VI' by resident playwright Nambi E. Kelley, will make up its production season.

Once a ballerina, Michelle is now a Disney princess, having also appeared in 'Mary Poppins' and 'Beauty and the Beast'.

The Phantom of the Opera, directed by Harold Prince, returns to Chicago at the Cadillac Palace Theatre for a limited ten-week holiday engagement running Wednesday, October 31 through Saturday, January 5, 2008. Starring John Cudia (Phantom), Sara Jean Ford (Christine), Greg Mills (Raoul).

Foothills Theatre opens 2007-2008 season with revue of songs by popular Broadway composing duo.

Erin Riley, recent star of Neil LaBute's Fat Pig at Spotlighters Theatre talks about life as an actress in Baltimore and beyond.

BWW salutes 'Beauty' in its final month on Broadway with a profile of the man inside one of the Enchanted Objects.

The temperature's rising with 'Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy 2007' as Broadway stars (and off-stage couple), Alan Campbell and Lauren Kennedy have taken the creative reigns for the up-coming season!

The Irish Repertory Theatre will present the American premiere of Defender of the Faith by Stuart Carolan.

Joe Drymala and Eric Svejcar aren't a songwriting team, but they have a few things in common besides the fact that they both write musicals. The songs of both men will be sung by performers such as Euan Morton, Robert Cuccioli, Tyler Maynard, Kate Wetherhead and Amanda Watkins on April 26th for their Stuck in the Zipper concert at the Zipper Theatre, and it's safe to say that both like to take risks with their shows...

From December 1st through 18th, the Vital Theater Company's Vital Signs festival will showcase 16 new plays

He sings 'At 10 I learned a trade' in 'Tradition,' but in real life this former ballet dancer learned his trade even earlier.

Confirming rumors online and off that have been swirling for months, Variety reports that the star is expected to sign imminently.

Avenue Q secures London transfer, Simon Callow dons Fosco's fat suit, Sondheim gets more birthday celebrations and The Witches of Eastwick receives its amateur premiere

Productions involving Betty Buckley, Shuler Hensley, Maria Friedman, Daisy Eagan, and a Bernadette Peters concert have all been scrapped and constant stories have covered the theater's plight. BroadwayWorld went straight to the source, interviewing producer Tony Georges, and more...

Chitty in London Bangs no more whilst Bedella goes to Heaven and Stoppard premieres a new translation. Plus news on the new Almeida season..

And it's one, two, three strikes...he's out! At the old ball game.

Six fabulously successful years and 2,500 performances after it opened in London on April 6th 1999, the world's greatest hit musical MAMMA MIA! continues its record-shattering run.

Henry Goodman invites us to his Birthday Party whilst everything extends - including Michael Ball's waistline!

Including: Michael Ball replaces Crawford, Darren Day and fiance Suzanne Shaw go to Nazareth and David Blunkett lines up his musical debut!