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Tommy Tune to Star in Houston Grand Opera's SHOW BOAT, Opening Jan 18
by BWW News Desk - Sep 23, 2012

According to the Houston Chronicle, nine-time Tony Award winner, Broadway performer, choreographer and director Tommy Tune is set to play 'Cap'n Andy Hawks' in the Houston Grand Opera production of Show Boat, opening January 18, 2013. (more...)

Artists Rep Presents Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol
by BWW News Desk - Oct 27, 2011

Literature's favorite quirky inquisitor is infused with the spirit of a crotchety Ebenezer Scrooge in an unusual holiday show crafted by Seattle veteran playwright John Longenbaugh. (more...)

Tommy Tune's FIFTY FOUR FOREVER Musical to Play Miami's Herman Ring Theatre, 11/9-19
by BWW - Nov 9, 2011

Conceived and directed by Tommy Tune and written by Mark Saltzman, FIFTY FOUR FOREVER, will receive its world premiere at The University of Miami's Jerry Herman Ring Theatre, from November 9 to 19. The associate director and choreographer of the production will be David Warren Gibson. (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look at Taproot Theatre's SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CASE OF THE CHRISTMAS CAROL
by BWW News Desk - Nov 20, 2012

He's back! Taproot Theatre welcomes Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol back to its stage, after a sold out run in 2010. Seattle playwright and author, John Longenbaugh's clever mash-up of two classics is a moving mystery worthy of becoming a new family holiday tradition. Directed by Producing Artistic Director Scott Nolte, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol opens on November 23 and runs through December 29 with a pay-what-you-can performance tomorrow night, November 21. Get a first look at the production in the photos below! (more...)

Tommy Tune to Play Liza Minnelli's Brother on ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
by TV News Desk - Nov 20, 2012

Broadway star Tommy Tune visited Sirius XM's live FRANK DeCARO show this morning and announced that he will be he'll be on the upcoming season of Netflix's ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT when it returns. The Tony Award-winning actor, director and choreographer revealed that he will portray Liza Minnelli's brother on the show. (more...)

Artists Rep Presents Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol
by BWW News Desk - Nov 15, 2011

Literature's favorite quirky inquisitor is infused with the spirit of a crotchety Ebenezer Scrooge in an unusual holiday show crafted by Seattle veteran playwright John Longenbaugh. (more...)

InDepth InterView: Tommy Tune Talks Feinstein's Gig, Upcoming Projects, Broadway, Hollywood & A Career Retrospective
by Pat Cerasaro - Nov 14, 2012

Today we are thrilled to be talking to a nine-time Tony Award-winning performer/director/choreographer all about his illustrious career onstage and behind the scenes working on classic musicals such as THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS, NINE, GRAND HOTEL, THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES and many more as well as all about his new solo piece premiering at Feinstein's At Loews Regency this weekend - the one and only Tommy Tune. Taking a look back at his near-peerless legacy as the top director of the 1980s and 1990s on Broadway, Tune imparts his candid insights about show business and reflects upon many aspects of the aforementioned hit shows - from their inception and creation to their critical and public reception and their ultimate legacy - as well as shares stories about his time as a performer, both then and now, with the star-studded tales cumulatively involving such legendary luminaries as Gene Kelly, Barbra Streisand, Michael Bennett, Hal Prince, Maury Yeston, Ken Russell, Jane Krakowski, Sutton Foster and many more. Plus, Tune gives us an enticing glimpse of his new Feintein's At The Regency showcase, TAPS, TUNES AND TALL TALES, playing November 18-26, and casts his sights on the future, near and far, and discusses the types of projects he would like to tackle next - including, first up, finding the perfect NYC location for his environmental new theatre piece, 54. All of that, tons of taps, top hats and tails and much, much more! (more...)

Roundup: Tommy Tune is BACK with Studio 54 Musical - FIFTY FOUR FOREVER
by BWW - Nov 12, 2011

Conceived and directed by 9 time Tony-winner Tommy Tune and written by Mark Saltzman, FIFTY FOUR FOREVER, is currently receiving its world premiere at The University of Miami's Jerry Herman Ring Theatre, from November 9 to 19. South Florida theatre audiences are the first to experience this exciting new musical and so far, they've all been raving about the production. (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look at Tommy Tune's FIFTY FOUR FOREVER
by BWW News Desk - Nov 10, 2011

Conceived and directed by Tony-winner Tommy Tune and written by Mark Saltzman, FIFTY FOUR FOREVER, will receive its world premiere at The University of Miami's Jerry Herman Ring Theatre, from November 9 to 19. The associate director and choreographer of the production will be David Warren Gibson. Check out photos from the production below! (more...)

Richard Skipper to Celebrate Tommy Tune 5/23 at Queensborough Community College
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2013

Richard Skipper celebrates Tommy Tune on May 23rd at Queensborough Community College in Oakland Gardens, NY. (more...)

Ray Jessel Returns to Josyln Center with Life is a Cabaret Series Today, 5/13
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2012

Ray Jessel is set to make an appearance at The Arthur Newman Theatre in Palm Desert today, May 13th at 2 PM as part of the Life Is A Cabaret Sundays In Summer Series presented by Les Michaels. (more...)

Tommy Tune to Receive 30th Anniversary Elliot Norton Lifetime Achievement Award
by BWW News Desk - Mar 15, 2012

The Boston Theater Critics Association today announced that legendary song and dance man Tommy Tune will be the recipient of The 30th Anniversary Elliot Norton Lifetime Achievement Award. (more...)

The Sound of the Baskervilles Presents The 1st Annual SHERLOCK HOLMES WEEK, 7/30-8/5
by Laura Meltzer - Jul 27, 2012

The Sound of the Baskervilles-the Seattle-based scion society of The Baker Street Irregulars-will hold its "The Anatomy of the World of Sherlock Holmes" conference during the first-ever world-wide Sherlock Holmes Week on Sunday, August 5, 2012. Panel and round-table discussions will take place beginning at 2:00 p.m. at T.S. McHugh's Public House, 21 Mercer Street, Seattle. Members of the SOBs, as well as special guest speakers from Seattle's theatre and martial arts communities, will lead panels and workshops in the life and legacy of the Great Detective. (more...)

Hotsy Totsy Burlesque Presents A STUDY IN PINK, 1/15
by BWW News Desk - Jan 3, 2013

The famous residents of 221B Baker Street have departed London and are investigating an international web of mystery whose strings all lead back to The Home for Wayward Girls and Fallen Women. Will even the brilliant mind of Sherlock Holmes and the dogged friendship of his trusted companion Dr. Watson be enough to unravel the clues before some evil falls on Cherry Pitz, the grand dame of The Home? (more...)

Joe Pasquale Joins Cast Of HA HA HOLMES! For UK Tour, Starting Sept 2013
by BWW News Desk - Jan 12, 2013

You'd be absolutely barking mad to miss this pipe-smoking new show from theatre's funniest parodists as Holmes and Watson embark on their most dangerous adventure yet ... hunting down The Hound of The Baskervilles. (more...)

OTHER DESERT CITIES, MARRY ME A LITTLE and More Set for TheatreWorks' 44th Season
by BWW News Desk - Feb 14, 2013

An audience of theatre enthusiasts waited in anticipation at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts last night, when Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley and Managing Director Phil Santora of TheatreWorks, the nationally-acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, unveiled the thrilling line-up for its 2013-2014 season. Opening with a groundbreaking World Premiere developed at last season's New Works Festival, the line-up will also give Bay Area audiences their first look at a Broadway hit by playwright Jon Robin Baitz (The Substance of Fire, A Fair Country, Three Hotels); an Off-Broadway smash by Kenneth Lin (Fallow, Po Boy Tango); and a historical drama from Lauren Gunderson (Exit, Pursued by a Bear). Also announced is an enchanting musical journey told through little-known Stephen Sondheim gems. (more...)

Artists Rep Presents Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol
by BWW News Desk - Dec 24, 2011

Literature's favorite quirky inquisitor is infused with the spirit of a crotchety Ebenezer Scrooge in an unusual holiday show crafted by Seattle veteran playwright John Longenbaugh. (more...)

Tommy Tune-Directed BONSOIR LILIANE! Opens Tomorrow in Seattle
by BWW News Desk - Aug 31, 2011

Directed by Broadway's renowned song and dance man and nine-time Tony Award winner Tommy Tune, BONSOIR LILIANE! will play Teatreo ZinZanni's Seattle location. (more...)

Ray Jessel Returns to Josyln Center with Life is a Cabaret Series, 5/13
by Mark Valdez - Apr 14, 2012

Ray Jessel is set to make an appearance at The Arthur Newman Theatre in Palm Desert on Sunday, May 13th at 2 PM as part of the Life Is A Cabaret Sundays In Summer Series presented by Les Michaels. (more...)