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Smuin Ballet Takes To The California Stage This Holiday Season With THE CHRISTMAS BALLET 2009 EDITION

Smuin Ballet brings sheer joy to winter stages in San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Mountain View, and Carmel with its enormously popular seasonal performance, THE CHRISTMAS BALLET, 2009 EDITION. (more...)

Photo Coverage: MARILYN - FOREVER BLONDE

Marilyn: Forever Blonde, The Marilyn Monroe Story in Her Own Words and Music, the acclaimed, award-winning one-woman play featuring 17 songs comprising the life of Marilyn Monroe, is to get its West End premiere at Leicester Square Theatre (more...)

NEW ISLAND FESTIVAL Provides Shows, Installations, and Music Acts For All Ages

The New Island Festival will provide many theatrical shows, art installations and music acts that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. (more...)

Photo Flash: Plaidheads Nation-wide Gathered On 7/9 To Celebrate A Screening Of FOREVER PLAID

Jay Leno once coined the phrase Plaidheads, referring to fans (such as himself) of the hit stage production, Forever Plaid. Well on July 9th, Plaidheads nation wide gathered to celebrate the screening of one of Off-Broadway's most popular and critically acclaimed musicals, as it made its first appearance on the big screen in the Forever Plaid 20th Anniversary Special event on Thursday, July 9th. Select members from the original ?Forever Plaid?cast with narration provied by David Hyde Pierce for the pre-taped anniversary performance, as they introduce the event live from the red carpet at Los Angeles' Club Nokia to fans in 500 movie theaters across the country and Canada, followed by a specially-taped 20th Anniversary performance of ?Forever Plaid.? Audiences across the country experienced a memorable evening, combining the 20th Anniversary event classic production with new and interactive twists, including a first-ever live, coast-to-coast in-theater sing-a-long with ?The Plaids.? (more...)

Sands, Osnes & Winningham to Star in BONNIE & CLYDE at La Jolla Playhouse in November

La Jolla Playhouse announced today the addition of the world-premiere musical Bonnie & Clyde, to its 2009-10 season, replacing The Big Time. This production features music by Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel), lyrics by Tony Award-winner Don Black (Sunset Boulevard, Song and Dance), book by Ivan Menchell (The Cemetery Club, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), and direction by Jeff Calhoun (Deaf West's Big River and Pippin, Grease!). Bonnie & Clyde will run November 10 - December 20, 2009 in the Playhouse's Mandell Weiss Theatre. (more...)

GYPSY OF THE MONTH: Brandi Wooten of '9 to 5: The Musical'

In addition to 2 B'way shows, Brandi has chalked up several regional credits as a "quirky character actress." (more...)

Frank Wildhorn's Bonnie & Clyde to Premiere at La Jolla Playhouse in November

La Jolla Playhouse announced today the addition of the world-premiere musical Bonnie & Clyde, to its 2009-10 season, replacing The Big Time. This production features music by Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel), lyrics by Tony Award-winner Don Black (Sunset Boulevard, Song and Dance), book by Ivan Menchell (The Cemetery Club, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), and direction by Jeff Calhoun (Deaf West's Big River and Pippin, Grease!). Bonnie & Clyde will run November 10 - December 20, 2009 in the Playhouse's Mandell Weiss Theatre. (more...)

'3 Redneck Tenors' at Tacoma's Temple Theater

The touring production of "3 Redneck Tenors" played the Temple Theater in Tacoma for one night and it was one night too many. (more...)

Photo Flash: Carol Channing at 'Cabaret at the Castle'

Friends and colleagues including Bruce Vilanch, Valarie Pettiford, Rachel York, Rita McKenzie, Carole Cook, Thom Troupe, Kathryn Jootsen, Lily Tomlin, Florence Henderson, Donna Mills, Jackie Joseph, Channing Chase, Tippi Hedren, JoAnne Worley, Kate Linder and the Los Angeles cast of RENT among others were more than thrilled to turn out for this special engagement of "The First 80 Years are the Hardest," that marked Carol Channing's return to the stage after her accident last year that forced her, for the very first time in her 70 year career, to cancel all scheduled performances. (more...)

'St. Louis' Comes to Water Tower: It's a Perfect Match!

You couldn't throw at rock at the Wednesday night opening performance of 'Meet Me In St. Louis' at the Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place without striking the cream of Chicago's hometown musical theater talent. And THAT was if you threw a rock at the audience! (more...)

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 11/11/2008

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 11/11/2008. (more...)

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 10/28/2008

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 10/28/2008. (more...)

Roundabout to Present Reading of Wildhorn & Black's BONNIE & CLYDE with Director Calhoun & Music Director McDaniel

BroadwayWorld.com has learned that The Roundabout Theatre Company will be presenting a reading of the new Broadway-bound musical BONNIE & CLYDE on February 9, 2009. The show features a book by Ivan Menchell, music by Frank Wildhorn, lyrics by Don Black, direction by Jeff Calhoun and musical direction by John McDaniel. (more...)

Without overstating the case, this is a marvel to behold — a purely theatrical wonder. (more...)

Review - Broadway's Rising Stars: Welcome To The Theatre

Although that bountiful cornucopia of high praise, John "I Loved It!" Simon, chose to heap lavish compliments on those he saw as standouts with his usual critical generosity, I'd rather not review the performances showcased by Scott and Barbara Siegel in their second annual concert of new talent, Broadway's Rising Stars. Oh, if I did, words like dazzling, beautiful and heartfelt would certainly come to mind, but I'd rather see last Monday night's show as a celebration of all the new faces without comparing their abilities at this early stage of their careers. (more...)

The Talent of Karen Mason Comes to Birdland and CD

Drama Desk nominee and award winning cabaret performer talks about her new CD and upcoming performance at Birdland. (more...)

"The Happy Time" Charms and Beguiles at Signature

REVIEW: One of Kander and Ebb's lost jewels is wonderfully revived at Virginia's Signature Theatre. (more...)

FPCT's '3 Days of Rain': Style Over Substance

REVIEW: Three Days of Rain, the play, isn't nearly as good as Three Days of Rain, the acting and directing. (more...)

Photo Flash: Legendary Leading Ladies Donate to National Museum of American History

At a special ceremony in the historic El Portal Theater in North Hollywood on Tuesday January 29, nine legendary leading ladies of American motion pictures, television and Broadway productions donated objects from their award-winning careers to the National Museum of American History. (more...)