2013 FREDDY Nominations Announced!by BWW News Desk - May 9, 2013The 2013 FREDDY Award Nominations have just been announced. Scroll below for the full list of nominees! (more...)
Photo Flash: TJ Martell Foundation's 2013 Women of Influence Awardsby BWW News Desk - May 8, 2013On Tuesday, May 7th, the TJ Martell Foundation hosted the Women of Influence Awards at Riverpark in New York. Pictured below are the honorees, host and performers! The sold-out event honored women in business who continue to make a difference and helped raise funds for the foundation which supports innovative medical research focused on finding cures for leukemia, cancer and AIDS. (more...)
Susanna Salk Discusses the Latest Book at Westport's 'Books Worth Talking About' Todayby BWW News Desk - May 7, 2013Susanna Salk, author of A Privileged Life: Celebrating WASP Style, will speak at 'Books Worth Talking About,' tonight, May 7, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., in the Lucille Lortel White Barn Center at Westport Country Playhouse. David Smith, of Cablevision, will moderate. The literary salon will be followed by an 8 p.m. performance of the A. R. Gurney's The Dining Room, a witty and heartfelt observation of life among White Anglo-Saxon Protestants, directed by Mark Lamos, Westport Country Playhouse artistic director. (more...)
LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL Opens 7/19 in Thousand Oaksby BWW News Desk - May 6, 2013Elle Woods is going to Harvard, and making her Thousand Oaks and regional professional debut as LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL, takes the stage at the Civic Arts Plaza. This funny and heartwarming story of the college student who fights for her dignity, and finds herself along the way, has been turned from a popular movie into a bubbly and energetic Broadway show. Benefitting greatly from the original Broadway choreography of Tony Winner Jerry Mitchell (KINKY BOOTS, HAIRSPRAY), LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL makes its regional professional premiere when it opens on Friday, July 19th, 2013, and plays until Sunday, July 28th, at the 1,800-seat Kavli Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, located at 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks. (more...)
GINGER & ROSA Set for DVD Release on 7/23by Movies News Desk - May 6, 2013 Critics are raving about Ginger & Rosa, the 'exhilarating and heartbreaking' (Wall Street Journal) film that tells the emotional coming-of-age story of two best friends whose relationship is effected by the events of the 1960s. Led by a critically-acclaimed performance from Elle Fanning (Super 8, We Bought a Zoo) and the feature-length film debut of dazzling newcomer Alice Englert (Beautiful Creatures), Ginger & Rosa arrives on DVD July 23 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. (more...)
LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL To Come To Princess Theatre In May 2013, Tickets On Sale 12/17by BWW
News Desk - May 6, 2013The international award-winning hit LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL is coming to the Princess Theatre, Melbourne in May 2013 for a strictly limited season (tickets on sale 17 December). It was a smash hit musical in New York for 2 years and for 3 years in London where it won the coveted Best New Musical Olivier Award. (more...)
FLASHDANCE Comes to Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 5/7-19by BWW
News Desk - May 6, 2013Full casting has been announced for the Orange County engagement of FLASHDANCE - THE MUSICAL, the stage adaptation of the 1983 hit film that defined a generation. Joining Jillian MuEller as Alex and Matthew Hydzik as Nick are Katie Webber as Tess, Kelly Felthous as Gloria, DeQuina Moore as Kiki, Jo Ann Cunningham as Hannah, David R. Gordon as Jimmy, Matthew Henerson as Harry and Christian Whelan in the role of C.C. (more...)
Way Off Broadway Presents LEGALLY BLONDE, Beginning 6/14by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2013The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre's 2013 Season is the year Broadway and Hollywood meet with all of the productions at the theatre being hits both on the silver screen and Great White Way. The season kicked off with the funny and heartwarming Steel Magnolias, followed by Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 - The Musical. Beginning June 14th, the theatre is going pink when it opens Legally Blonde for its summer run. (more...)
ELLE Magazine App Coming to Google Glassby BWW News Desk - May 16, 2013Hearst Corporation today introduced the Elle Glassware created exclusively for Google Glass at Google I/O 2013. Hearst is the first magazine media company to develop and launch Glassware, with Elle as the first Hearst brand included in the device's initial gallery of services. The Glassware is now available to early users as part of the device's Explorer launch. (more...)
TUTS' HSMT to Offer Free Performances of Disney's HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, 6/12-15by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2013School may be out for the summer but class is still in session when Theatre Under The Stars' Humphreys School of Musical Theatre (HSMT) presents FREE performances of Disney's High School Musical at Miller Outdoor Theatre June 12 - 14 at 11:00 a.m. and June 14 - 15 at 8:15 p.m. (more...)
Transcendence Artist Series Features Sutton Foster, Carrie Manolakos & More, 7/13by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2013The Transcendence Artist Series, is a collection of one night concerts with individual artists in a variety of remarkable settings throughout Wine Country. From wine caves and vineyards back to the Jack London Park ruins, these performances will each create an intimate atmosphere for inspiration and transcendence. (more...)
SJStage Announces 2013 Bay Area HS Musical Theartre Stage Top Honor Nomineesby BWW News Desk - May 14, 2013San Jose Stage Company has announced the nominations for the 2013 Bay Area High School Musical Theatre Stage Top Honor Awards. (more...)
Jimmy Choo Ads to Feature Nicole Kidmanby BWW News Desk - May 14, 2013Nicole Kidman will star in the new Jimmy Choo's fall advertising campaign, which was shot by Mikael Jansson. The company said the campaign has a “cinematic feel that hints at the power and seduction of the Jimmy Choo woman.” (more...)
BWW Reviews: LEGALLY BLONDEby Tim Carney - May 13, 2013Legally Blonde opened in Melbourne to a standing ovation that was well deserved for a particularly talented cast . This production is slick. From beginning to end it has everything a musical comedy needs. It's light, camp and fun with a clever score from Laurence O'keefe and Nell Benjamin that combines humorous lyric with catchy vibrant melodies. (more...)
Florida Rep Announces the Opening of LEGALLY BLONDE, THE MUSICAL, 5/31by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2013Florida Rep's Education Department has announced the opening of the hit Broadway Musical, LEGALLY BLONDE. (more...)
Cristin Milioti, Tonya Pinkins, Lin-Manuel Miranda and More Set for Joe's Pub, May-June 2013by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2013Joe's Pub at The Public welcomes world premieres, highly-anticipated debuts and the return of many esteemed performers this May and June. Funny girl JULIE KLAUSNER makes her debut with two evenings of cabaret. Legendary downtown performance artist JOHN KELLY returns to premiere Rebel Songs. The 60s-inspired flight attendant PAM ANN returns for five nights in the Cockpit. Elsewhere: Tony Award-winners TONYA PINKINS and LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, Once star CRISTIN MILIOTI, TAYLOR MAC'S epic exploration of popular music, a special appearance from Justin Vivian Bond, JOEY ARIAS, the greatest rapper in the world, CHAMPAGNE JERRY and more. Read on for more May and June cabaret, comedy, Broadway and musical theater highlights at Joe's Pub at The Public. (more...)
FASHION STAR Crowns its Winner!by TV News Desk - May 11, 2013 In the season finale episode of NBC's "Fashion Star" (Friday, May 10, 8-9 p.m. ET), contestants Hunter Bell, Cassandra Hobbins and Daniel Silverstein were challenged to create a capsule collection for all three retailers. After weeks of hard work, the remaining contestants gave everything they had for a chance to be crowned "Fashion Star." Ultimately, the buyers chose designer Hunter Bell as the next "Fashion Star." Her winning capsule collections will be carried online at Macy's, Saks Fifth Avenue and Express and in 50 Macy's locations and 15 Express locations nationwide. (more...)
Ottavio Missoni Dies at 92by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2013Founder of the iconic Missoni brand, Ottavio Missoni, died yesterday at his home in Sumirago. He was 92. Missoni, known by his nickname Tai, founded the label with his wife Rosita. (more...)
Denver Center Attraction Announces Nominees for The Bobby G Awardsby BWW News Desk - May 10, 2013Denver Center Attractions announces the 2013 nominees for The Bobby G Awards - the Colorado regional awards program for The National High School Musical Theater Awards. Fifteen public and private high schools in the seven Denver metro counties participated in the inaugural season. The awards ceremony, on May 30 at 7pm in The Seawell Grand Ballroom, includes performances from the shows nominated for outstanding overall production and honors outstanding achievements by students and educators made in the areas of performance, design, direction, choreography, technical production and overall production excEllence. (more...)
Alexander Andreou to Star in SOCRATES AND HIS CLOUDS at Jermyn Street; Full Cast Announced!by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2013The cast has been announced for Socrates and His Clouds at Jermyn Street Theatre. With Alexander Andreou (National Theatre, Manchester Royal Exchange) as Socrates, Paul Hutton as Strepsiades (Mack & Mabel Southwark Playhouse), and Jack Montgomery (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mary Poppins), as Phidippides, this modern day re-interpretation of a classic Greek comedy will also feature Riana Athanasiou, LucyElle Cliffe and Rahil Liapopoulou as The Chorus. (more...)
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