Joseph Amamoo Shares GOD'S HAND AT WORKby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013Does God exist? Does divine intervention occur in the affairs of mankind? Is man merely some sort of talking robots at the whims and caprices of nature? These are some of the questions and challenges that the author tried to answer in his adult life of over 60 years and finally, he found the answers. (more...)
Richard M. Sherman & Alan Menken to Perform One-Night-Only Concert in LA, 8/10by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013For one night only, two of the world's most celebrated songwriters and composers will take to the stage for “Richard M. Sherman and Alan Menken: The Disney Songbook.” The concert will take place at the D23 Expo 2013 at the Anaheim Convention Center in the D23 Expo Arena on Saturday, August 10. (more...)
BUDDY – THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY Opens 6/18 in Chicagoby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013Broadway In Chicago has announced the touring cast of the musical Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story which will play Chicago at the Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 West Randolph) for a limited engagement June 18 - 30, 2013. (more...)
Review - Nikolai and the Others & Pippinby Michael Dale - May 23, 2013 (more...)
VIDEO: Japanther's 'Stolen Flowers' Music Videoby BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013Japanther is the music and art project of Matt Reilly and Ian Vanek, who are known for their unconventional live performances. Album single 'Stolen Flowers' features the band's signature punk rock-infused sound, with fuzzed-out guitars and a driving beat. Having recently shared the 'Stolen Flowers' MP3, the band is happy to unveil a video for the track, directed by Mason Orfalea of Cerebral Ballzy. You can watch the 'Stolen Flowers' video below! (more...)
TPAC to Feature Artists-in-Residence in 2013 Work & Show Festival, Beg. 6/6by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013In its 17th (and final) season, the BMCC Tribeca PAC's Artists-in-Residence (AIR) hallmark program enables four to eight emerging and established artists-writers, dancers, and composers-to create and develop new work over the course of one year. We are celebrating this tremendous program with a final presentation that is indicative of the cutting-edge work this program has strived to present. The artists have been chosen by a panel of established performing arts professionals from some of the city's highest regarded organizations such as LaMama, Here ARTS, Abrams Arts Center, The New York State Council on the Arts, River to River, and Dance New Amsterdam. The artistic disciplines the artists come form are dance, multimedia, music, and theater. (more...)
Broadway Producer Jed Bernstein to Take Over as Lincoln Center President, January 2014by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013According to the Associated Press, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has selected its new president -- Broadway producer Jed Bernstein, who led the Broadway League from 1995-2006. Bernstein will replace current leader Reynold Levy. (more...)
Jim Caruso and Billy Stritch to Return to Bemelmans at The Carlyle Hotel, 6/9by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013Jim Caruso & Billy Stritch return to Bemelmans at The Carlyle Hotel with their evening of swinging standards on Sunday, June 9, then running every Sunday in June, from 9pm - 12 midnight. The two performers, who have performed extensively on their own, gained national exposure together as the host and musical director of the wildly popular open mic, Cast Party, which celebrates talent every Monday at Birdland in NYC, and tours nationally. During their November run at Bemelmans, the duo received critical acclaim, and made news when rock legend Bono joined them in an impromptu performance. In their upcoming Carlyle run, Caruso and Stritch will be joined by bassist Steve Doyle. (more...)
THE NIGHT LARRY KRAMER KISSED ME Benefit Raises Over $66K for BC/EFAby BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013A sold-out benefit performance of the landmark show THE NIGHT LARRY KRAMER KISSED ME on May 20, 2013, raised a remarkable $66,025 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Sero Project. The re-imagined work was transformed from a one-man show into one featuring an all-star ensemble cast. (more...)
'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for May 22nd, 2013by Paul W. Thompson - May 22, 2013The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. It's our annual Summer Musical Theater Guide! This week, Part One: Chicagoland. Check out 'The Jungle Book,' 'Kiss Of The Spider Woman,' 'Next To Normal,' 'The Color Purple,' 'Spelling Bee,' 'Cabaret' and a whole lot more! (more...)
The Second City Celebrates Playwrights Theatre Club's 60th Anniversaryby BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013The Second City will host a free event celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Playwrights Theatre Club on Sunday, June 23, 2013 in UP Comedy Club (230 W. North Ave, 2nd Floor of Piper's Alley) at 3:00 p.m. This special event will reunite the original members of The Playwrights Theatre Club, which was the precursor to The Compass and The Second City. (more...)
Redmoon Receives $250,000 Grant from ArtPlace America for Great Chicago Fire Festivalby BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013ArtPlace America announces today the award of a $250,000 grant to Redmoon, the large-scale spectacle and public art group, for the Great Chicago Fire Festival, a new festival that will culminate in a procession of illuminated floating fiberglass sculptures as well as a fire spectacle on the main branch of the Chicago River. The Great Chicago Fire Festival was chosen from over 1,200 applications as an exceptional example of creative placemaking. (more...)
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - DREAMGIRLS at Maine State Music Theatreby Stage Tube - May 22, 2013Dreamgirls will run at Maine State Music Theatre, June 5 - 22, 2013. The curtain goes up on June 5 with the Tony Award winning Dreamgirls, offering one of the most stirring, dynamic, rocking, emotional scores ever written for the stage, slathered in R&B, soul, and pop music. Click below for a sneak peak at the cast onstage! (more...)
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET to Become Chicago's Longest-Running Broadway Musical, May 26by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013Million Dollar Quartet announces that this Saturday, May 26, 2013 marks the official date at which it becomes the longest-running musical production in Chicago's history. With 1,949 performances and 5 smash years in Chicago, the Tony Award-winning rock 'n' roll musical has surpassed both Wicked and Pumpboys and Dinettes, setting a new record for the longest running Broadway musical in Chicago. (more...)
Snowlion Rep to Debut THE FREAKS CLUB, June 13by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013A girl with fish-scale skin, a boy who cannot touch, a friend who sees only shadows...The Freaks Club is the funny, touching new musical where 'fish' turns to 'dish,' dreams become nightmares, and what is lost is the key to finding what really matters. (more...)
Tommy Rapley Joins DEATH AND HARRY HOUDINI, Beginning 6/21 at House Theatreby BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013The House Theatre of Chicago's 2012 hit production, Death and Harry Houdini, returns in four weeks to The Chopin Theatre (1543 W. Division St.). Previews begin June 21, and Press Opening is Sunday June 30th at 7:30pm. (more...)
BBC America Announces Summer Schedule Premiere Dates!by TV News Desk - May 22, 2013BBC America has revealed the premiere dates for its upcoming summer schedule, including COPPER, BEING HUMAN, THE INCREDIBLE MR. GOODWIN, LUTHER, and more. Check out the full schedule below! (more...)
HOLD THESE TRUTHS Will Close Out soloNOVA Arts Festival, 6/4-11by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013terraNOVA COLLECTIVE and Producing Artistic Director, Jennifer Conley Darling, will present Jeanne Sakata's HOLD THESE TRUTHS, directed by Lisa Rothe and performed by the 2013 Drama Desk Award nominee Joel De La Fuente as a special headliner to close the 10TH Annual soloNOVA Arts Festival, the award-winning and longest-running solo performance festival in New York City, performing Tuesday June 4 at 7pm, Monday June 10 at 7pm and Tuesday June 11 at 7pm at Culture Project (45 Bleecker Street, NYC). (more...)
CST and Piccolo Teatro di Milano to Present INNER VOICES, 6/25-29by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) joins the Italian Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago to commemorate the Year of Italian Culture in America with the World's Stage presentation of Inner Voices, a co-production with Italy's first and best-established theater Piccolo Teatro di Milano, June 25-29, 2013 in CST's Courtyard Theater. (more...)
Shakespeare on the Sound to Stage AS YOU LIKE IT, 6/13-30by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013Connecticut's premier outdoor Shakespeare will present As You Like It, June 13-30, 2013. The show is one of Shakespeare's most beloved and pastoral comedies. Claire Shannon Kelly, currently the Director of Youth Programming for Shakespeare on the Sound and the director of the company's touring educational program, 'Speaking Daggers,' will direct. Kelly previously worked at the Ordway Theater, the Guthrie Theater, the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey and the George Street Playhouse. She is a resident of New Canaan. (more...)
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