Hartford Stage Announces Full Cast, Creative Team for TWELFTH NIGHTby BWW News Desk - May 7, 2013Hartford Stage, under the leadership of Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts, today announced the full creative team, cast and events for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, directed by Tresnjak, on stage from May 18 through June 16. (more...)
Celebrity Cruises Partners with 54 Below; Faith Prince, Anthony Rapp, Alice Ripley and More to Performby BWW
News Desk - May 4, 2013Celebrity Cruises today announced an exclusive partnership with Manhattan's noted '54 Below,' which will bring guests on Celebrity's newly 'Solsticized' Celebrity Summit the rare opportunity to enjoy entertainment by some of Broadway's brightest stars while sailing to the pink-sand paradise of Bermuda. Broadway stars will light up the stage of Celebrity Summit during its Bermuda vacation season from Cape Liberty (Bayonne), NJ, from this Today, May 5, through October 2013. (more...)
Celebrity Cruises Partners with 54 Below; Faith Prince, Anthony Rapp, Alice Ripley and More to Performby BWW News Desk - May 3, 2013Celebrity Cruises today announced an exclusive partnership with Manhattan's noted '54 Below,' which will bring guests on Celebrity's newly 'Solsticized' Celebrity Summit the rare opportunity to enjoy entertainment by some of Broadway's brightest stars while sailing to the pink-sand paradise of Bermuda. Broadway stars will light up the stage of Celebrity Summit during its Bermuda vacation season from Cape Liberty (Bayonne), NJ, from this Sunday, May 5, through October 2013. (more...)
Davis Gaines and Vicki Lewis Lead MACK & MABEL Benefit for Musical Theatre Westby BWW News Desk - May 3, 2013Paul Garman, Executive Director/Producer, has announced a benefit concert version of Jerry Herman's rarely performed musical MACK & MABEL presented by Musical Theatre West at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center for one night only, Monday, May 20 at 8pm. Jerry Herman, composer/lyricist of the musical theatre classics Hello, Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage aux Folles, famously declared that MACK & MABEL is his own favorite score, and the New York Times says, "the songs remain among the most felicitous in Mr. Herman's canon." (more...)
Smithsonian Channel to Air Encores of THE DOORS: MR MOJO RISIN' - THE STORY OF L.A. WOMAN, 5/23by TV News Desk - May 21, 2013Commemorating the passing of music legend Ray Manzarek, keyboardist for The Doors, Smithsonian Channel will air encore presentations of THE DOORS: MR. MOJO RISIN' - THE STORY OF L.A. WOMAN throughout the next week. One of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s, the Los Angeles group The Doors personified the turbulent era in America at the time with its raw form of rhythm-and-blues-inspired rock and its charismatic, poetic and unpredictable front man Jim Morrison. (more...)
THE GONG SHOW LIVE Comes to The Cutting Room, Now thru 10/3by BWW News Desk - May 2, 2013The RadioChick, in association with Sony Television Pictures,
presents THE GONG SHOW LIVE, the greatest show in human history brought to life onstage for the first time on earth. The pre-off-Broadway-tryout-six-month-event will run tonight, May 2 - October 3 at The Cutting Room in New York City. (more...)
NEXT TO NORMAL Begins 5/31 in LA With Bets Malone, Robert Townsend and Moreby BWW News Desk - May 2, 2013LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & MC COY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT will present the Southern California regional theatre premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical, NEXT TO NORMAL, music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, musical direction by Darryl Archibald and directed by Nick DeGruccio. NEXT TO NORMAL will preview on Friday, May 31, 2013 (with a press opening on Saturday, June 1) and runs through Sunday, June 23, 2013 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada. (more...)
BWW Reviews: The Engeman's Ongoing Broadway Concert Seriesby Melissa Giordano - May 15, 2013To attend the Broadway Concert Series at Northport's stunning John W. Engeman theatre is a special treat. During their dark weeks, Producer and Host Stephen DeAngelis rounds up Broadways best for an evening of songs and stories of their careers. (more...)
Randy Graff to Star in OIL Reading at the Planet Connections Theatre Festivityby BWW News Desk - May 15, 2013Tony Award-winner Randy Graff (City of Angels, Les Miserables, Fiddler on the Roof, A Class Act) will star in a free staged reading of Marco Calvani's comedy OIL on Thursday, June 20 at 7:30pmas a part of the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, New York's premiere eco-friendly/socially-conscious theatre, music and film festival which will run from May 29-June 23 at the Robert Moss Theatre (440 Lafayette Street) and the Gene Frankel Theatre (24 Bond Street). (more...)
Riverdale Rising Stars to Host Reading of MID-LIFE 2! (THE CRISIS CONTINUES), 5/22-23by BWW News Desk - May 1, 2013The Riverdale Rising Stars presents the first public performances of the new musical revue MID-LIFE 2! (The Crisis Continues). Written by brothers Bob and Jim Walton, the show will be presented as a staged reading starring Broadway guest performers on Wednesday, May 22 and Thursday, May 23 at 7:30pm. (more...)
Barrington Stage Names Joshua Bergasse, Gretchen Egolf, Jeff McCarthy and John Rando Associate Artistsby BWW News Desk - May 1, 2013Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Julianne Boyd Artistic Director and Tristan Wilson Managing Director, announces four new Associate Artists, all who are working at Barrington Stage in 2013 - award-winning choreographer Joshua Bergasse, actors Gretchen Egolf and Jeff McCarthy, and award-winning director John Rando. (more...)
THE BOOK OF MORMON National Tour Cast Unveiled - Creel, Gertner, Ware, Henson, Mambo & More!by BWW
News Desk - Apr 27, 2013Original Broadway cast member Jared Gertner will star as Elder Cunningham in the First National Tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, launching in Denver from August 14-September 2 at The Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Gertner will join previously announced Gavin Creel as Elder Price. Samantha Marie Ware joins as Nabulungi, as well as Grey Henson as Elder McKinley and Kevin Mambo as Mafala Hatimbi.
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SEMINAR's Jeff Goldblum, END OF THE RAINBOW's Tracie Bennett and More Set for Center Theatre Group's 2012-13 Ahmanson Season!by BWW
News Desk - Apr 24, 2013The 2012-2013 Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre season was announced today by CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie. The new season, the 46th season at the Music Center of Los Angeles, will include Jeff Goldblum in the West Coast premiere of the smart, sexy, new Broadway comedy "Seminar," Rachel York in the beloved 1930s musical romp - Cole Porter's "Anything Goes," the American premiere and pre-Broadway presentation of the dramatic musical "Backbeat" which features classic rock 'n' roll in its story of the birth of the Beatles, Tracie Bennett starring as the iconic Judy Garland in the West Coast premiere of the acclaimed play with music - "End of the Rainbow," and the daring new musical that explores a shocking event in American history - Kander and Ebb's "The Scottsboro Boys." In addition, the exuberant musical "Fela!" will return for a limited engagement as a bonus option to the season subscription. (more...)
Matt Bogart and Jessica Burrows Star in American Theater Group's HIMSELF AND NORA, Now thru 5/12by BWW News Desk - Apr 23, 2013Tonight, April 24, American Theater Group, New Jersey's newest professional theater company, will present, direct from its success at the 2012 New York Musical Theatre Festival, Jonathan Brielle's new musical Himself and Nora at its new home, Hamilton Stage in Rahway, New Jersey. (more...)
Che Ayende, Lea Coco and More Set for Hartford Stage's TWELFTH NIGHT; Full Cast Announced!by BWW News Desk - Apr 23, 2013Hartford Stage, under the leadership of Artistic Director Darko Tresnjak and Managing Director Michael Stotts, today announced the cast of Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare including several members of the critically-acclaimed cast of last season's The Tempest, also directed by Tresnjak, on stage from May 18 through June 16. (more...)
THE GONG SHOW LIVE Comes to The Cutting Room, 5/2-10/3by BWW News Desk - Apr 20, 2013The RadioChick, in association with Sony Television Pictures,
presents THE GONG SHOW LIVE, the greatest show in human history brought to life onstage for the first time on earth. The pre-off-Broadway-tryout-six-month-event will run May 2 - October 3 at The Cutting Room in New York City. (more...)
2nd Annual PL.A.Y Noir Festival Kicks Off at Actor's Workout Studio Todayby BWW News Desk - Apr 19, 2013Punk Monkey Productions in association with The Actor's Workout Studio presents the Second Annual PL.A.Y Noir, an evening of short plays, revolving around classic noir themes of greed, lust and betrayal, today, April 19-May 26, 2013. (more...)
MTC MainStage Presents Cole Porter Revue, COLE, Now thru 5/12by BWW News Desk - Apr 19, 2013Music Theatre of Connecticut MainStage, Fairfield County's award-winning professional theatre company, concludes their 2012/2013 Season with Cole: An Entertainment Based on the Words and Music of Cole Porter. The musical revue runs tonight, April 19 - May 12 at MTC Studio Theatre in Westport Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, with matinees Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. (more...)
Pamela Parsons Naughton, Wife of James, Passes Away at 66by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2013According to published reports, Pamela Parsons Naughton, wife of Tony winner James Naughton, mother of Greg and Keira Naughton, and mother-in-law of Kelli O'Hara passed away earlier this month after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 66 years old. (more...)
Photo Flash: Beth Glover, Mark Zimmerman and More in Goodspeed's GOOD NEWS! After Partyby BWW News Desk - Apr 16, 2013Goodspeed Musicals kicks off its 50th Anniversary Season with a new production of the classic musical Good News!. This high spirited musical comedy will run from April 12 - June 22 at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn. Good News! will be sponsored by Liberty Bank and Updike, Kelley & Spellacy. [Official Press Opening will be May 1, 2013] BroadwayWorld has a first look at the first performance show party. Check them out below! (more...)
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