BWW Interviews: The 2012-2013 Acting Up Stage Season with Mitchell Marcusby Kelly Cameron - May 8, 2012Acting Up Stage enjoyed a tremendously successful season last year, and they're aiming to top it with their latest offering which was announced a few weeks ago. Featuring a new Canadian musical and a much loved classic, Acting Up Stage's new season has something for everyone. BWW spoke to Artistic Director Mitchell Marcus about how he went about programming the season, how his company hopes to appeal to the next generation and what the secret to their success is. (more...)
7TH MONARCH, Featuring Michael Rupert, to Begin 6/12 at Theatre Rowby BWW News Desk - May 7, 20127th MONARCH, a new play by Jim Henry, featuring Tony Award winner Michael Rupert, is set to play an Off-Broadway limited engagement at Theatre Row’s Acorn Theatre June 12th through September 9th. Opening night is Sunday, June 24th. In addition to Michael Rupert, the cast of 7th MONARCH features Michael Cullen, Gretchen Hall, Leslie Hendrix and Matthew Humphreys, under the direction of Scott C. Embler. (more...)
Illinois Theatre Center Takes Its Bows; Needs Help to Finish Seasonby BWW News Desk - May 5, 2012Actor and daughter of the late ITC Board Member Barbara Manuell, Lynn Manuell wrote the following as a plea to help the Illinois Theatre Center finish its season before its impending closure. (more...)
Barrington Stage to Kick Off FINN'S CABARET With Joe Iconis, 5/25 & 26by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2012Barrington Stage Company (BSC), the award-winning theatre in downtown Pittsfield, MA, under the leadership of Julianne Boyd, Artistic Director, and Tristan Wilson, Managing Director, today announced the first season of performances at the brand-new 49-seat Mr. Finn’s Cabaret, located on the lower level of the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center (formerly Stage 2), 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield. (more...)
Jason Graae, Faith Prince to Play Sterling's Upstairs at the Federal, 6/11by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2012Sterling’s Upstairs at The Federal welcomes Broadway’s Faith Prince and Jason Graae Monday, June 11, 2012 for the Los Angeles debut of The Prince and The Showboy. (more...)
Chip Zien Set for Long Island Crisis Center Benefit 6/2 - Followed by Lantern's FALSETTOSby BWW News Desk - May 18, 2012Chip Zien will join a panel of original "Falsettos Trilogy" cast members Michael Rupert, Alison Fraser, Stephen Bogardus and Jonathan C. Kaplan at a pre-show Benefit Dinner supporting L.I.C.C. on Saturday, June 2, 2012 from 5:30 pm at Le Pain Quotidien - 65 Bleecker Street, NY. (more...)
Breaking News: Brooke Shields & Richard Chamberlain to Star in Premiere of THE EXORCIST at Geffen Playhouse; Full Cast Announced!by BWW - May 17, 2012Stage and screen stars Brooke Shields and Richard Chamberlain will take on the iconic roles of Chris MacNeil and Father Merrin in playwright John Pielmeier’s world premiere of The Exorcist at the Geffen Playhouse. Helmed by acclaimed director John Doyle, who won a Tony Award for his striking reimagining of Sweeney Todd, this stage adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s famous 1971 novel transforms the unsettling battles of good versus evil, faith versus fact and ego versus ethos into a uniquely theatrical experience as sophisticated as it is suspenseful.
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Confirmed: Julian Ovenden-Led FINDING NEVERLAND to Premiere at UK's Curve Theatre, Sept. 21 - Oct. 18by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2012As previously reported, Julian Ovenden will star in a new musical version of the film Finding Neverland, which starred Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet and followed the the story of J.M. Barrie's inspiration for his famous children's book, Peter Pan. (more...)
7TH MONARCH, Featuring Michael Rupert, Begins Rehearsalsby BWW News Desk - May 15, 2012Rehearsals begin today, May 15th for 7th MONARCH, a new play by Jim Henry, featuring Tony Award winner Michael Rupert. The Off-Broadway premiere of 7th MONARCH is set to play a limited engagement at Theatre Row’s Acorn Theatre June 12th through September 9th. Opening night is Sunday, June 24th. In addition to Michael Rupert, the cast of 7th MONARCH features Michael Cullen, Gretchen Hall, Leslie Hendrix and Matthew Humphreys, under the direction of Scott C. Embler. (more...)
LEADING LADIES Comes to Long Beach's International City Theatre, 6/8-7/1by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2012Some Like It Hot meets Twelfth Night in Ken Ludwig’s delightful madcap comedy, Leading Ladies. Richard Israel directs a four-week run, June 8 through July 1, at International City Theatre in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. Low-priced previews take place on Tuesday, June 5; Wednesday, June 6; and Thursday, June 7. (more...)
Barbara Walsh to Lead Alpine Theatre Project's MASTER CLASS, 6/15-24by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2012Tony Award nominee and Broadway veteran, Barbara Walsh, will bring Terrence McNally’s Master Class back to its birthplace when she portrays legendary opera diva, Maria Callas, in a production of the play at Alpine Theatre Project (ATP) in Whitefish, Montana June 15 -24. The Tony Award winning play was originally developed at “The Gathering” playwriting conference in nearby Bigfork, MT in the early 1990’s. ATP’s production will be the first professional production of the play in the area. It will be directed by David Ackroyd. (more...)
Barbara Walsh Joins Valerie Harper in MY MOTHER, MY SISTER & ME Reading; Full Cast Announced!by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2012The Peccadillo Theater Company announced complete casting today for the sold out industry reading of Sherri Heller’s new comedy MY MOTHER, MY SISTER & ME, starring Valerie Harper, this Monday, May 14th at the DR2 Theatre (103 East 15th Street). The presentation will be directed by OBIE Award winner, Dan Wackerman. Along with Valerie Harper, the cast will feature Marcelo Pereira, Anthony Reimer, Randy Schein, Barbara Walsh, Zoe Winters and Remy Zaken. (more...)
SHOWSTOPPER DIVOS to Feature Stephen Bogardus, Jim Brochu and More, 4/29by BWW News Desk - Apr 9, 2012FEINSTEIN’S AT LOEWS REGENCY will continue its Spring 2012 season with Randie Levine-Miller’s “SHOWSTOPPER DIVOS – A SWELL PARTY” on April 29 starring Tony Award nominated actor Stephen Bogardus, Drama Desk Award winner Jim Brochu, Bistro Award winner Nicolas King, star lead singer from The Platters Myles Savage, and acclaimed vocalist/actor Kevin Spiritas. (more...)
Queen City Theatre Company to Present Sondheim's PASSION May 3-19by BWW News Desk - Apr 6, 2012Queen City Theatre Company (2010 Theatre Company of the Year) is proud to announce the regional premiere of the musical PASSION. This highly anticipated production marks the closing of the company's 5th season in Charlotte, NC and will run from May 3rd until May 19th at the Duke Energy Theatre. (more...)
Transport Group's Benefit Auction Continues Through May 10by BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2012Transport Group, the Drama Desk and OBIE award-winning theatre company, launched its spring 2012 online auction earlier this week. (more...)
InDepth InterView: Andrew Rannells Talks NY Pops JOURNEY ON Gala, BOOK OF MORMON, New TV Series & Moreby Pat Cerasaro - Apr 30, 2012Today we are talking to one of the biggest new stars on Broadway who first burst onto the scene in HAIRSPRAY but has since carved out a place in the great pantheon of theatre history in creating the iconic lead role of Elder Price in the Broadway hit of the decade, THE BOOK OF MORMON, Andrew Rannells. One among many on the incredibly impressive list of performers at Monday night’s NY Pops JOURNEY ON gala at Carnegie Hall celebrating the music and lyrics of Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty, Rannells joins many of the other accomplished Broadway/Hollywood crossover stars of modern Broadway as well as those who predominantly tread the boards. Illustrating his journey with the edgy and ribald musical smash THE BOOK OF MORMOM from workshop to Broadway, the Tony Awards and beyond, Rannells paints the picture of the show’s road to success and imparts his effervescent enthusiasm and all too apparent joy to be appearing in such a crowd-pleasing and joyous experience eight times a week. Additionally, Rannells shares his thoughts on the upcoming national tour starring Gavin Creel and whether or not there will be a MORMON film version sooner rather than later. Plus, Rannells gives also us the first look at his 21st century parenting and adoption-themed NBC pilot, THE NEW NORMAL, and outlines the finer points of the story, his character and the themes of the hotly anticipated new single-camera comedy series coming from the creator of GLEE, Ryan Murphy. That, his favorite Ahrens & Flaherty songs, favorite shows, future acting plans, what is currently on his iPod - all of that and much, much more! (more...)
Corey Reynolds to Host Third Street Theatre's THE LAST FIVE YEARS Benefit, 5/4-6by BWW News Desk - Apr 26, 2012Third Street Theatre has added a host and 3 new cast members to its gala performance of The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown on May 4th, 5th and 6th. Just before the airing of the final episodes of the hit show, The Closer, Tony nominee Corey Reynolds (Hairspray) will host on Saturday May 5th. Added to the cast are Janelle Lynn Randall (Boardwalk Empire, All Shook Up), Daniel Tatar (The Company Men, Hairspray) and Allen Hidalgo (Jersey Boys). These actors join hosts Jane Lynch, William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman, as well as cast members Tracie Thoms (Rent), Shoshana Bean (Wicked), Lindsay Pearce (The Glee Project), Chase Williamson (Spring Awakening). Every performance will be followed by a catered reception and hosted wine bar. (more...)
Judy Kuhn and Melissa Errico Set to Lead PASSION at Classic Stage Company in 2013by BWW News Desk - Apr 19, 2012Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Greg Reiner announced today that acclaimed/awarding winning actresses Judy Kuhn and Melissa Errico will star as Fosca and Clara in the company’s new production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Tony Award-winning musical PASSION, to be directed by John Doyle (the Tony Award-winning revivals of Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd and Company). PASSION is slated to begin performances in February, 2013. Additional casting will be announced in the coming weeks and months, as well as full creative team. PASSION opened on Broadway in May of 1994 and received the Tony Award that year for Best Musical. (more...)
Hinton Battle and More to Participate in 4th Annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivityby BWW News Desk - Apr 18, 2012The full lineup has been announced for the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, New York’s premiere eco-friendly/socially-conscious theatre festival which is set to take place from May 30th through June 24th, occupying both theater spaces (Upstairs and Downstairs) at 45 Bleecker Street. (more...)
Jane Lynch, William H. Macy et al. to Host THE LAST FIVE YEARS at Hollywood's Third Street Theatre, 5/4-6by BWW News Desk - Apr 18, 2012Third Street Theatre, the West Hollywood 99-seat Equity Waiver theatre that brought LA the critically-acclaimed smash hit Falsettos, is pleased to announce three limited engagement fundraising gala performances of The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown on May 4th, 5th and 6th. Each night will bring audiences a fresh mix of Broadway, film and television talent with hosts Jane Lynch, William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman, and a cast that includes Tracie Thoms (Rent), Shoshana Bean (Wicked), Lindsay Pearce (The Glee Project) and Chase Williamson (Spring Awakening). Every performance will be immediately followed by a catered reception and a hosted wine bar. (more...)
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