GREASE Extends Booking At Piccadilly Theatre Thru Sept 3 2011by BWW
News Desk - Sep 2, 2011Tickets for the smash hit musical Grease are now on sale until 3 September 2011. Grease returned to the West End on 25 July 2007 (with a press night on 8 August) and since its premiere the feel-good audience favourite has been seen by over 1 million theatregoers at London's Piccadilly Theatre, where it continues to enjoy huge popularity. (more...)
Rhydian Roberts to Star in GREASE UK Tourby BWW
News Desk - Nov 7, 2011Blonde baritone Rhydian Roberts will bring some added X Factor to Grease when he joins the smash hit musical to guest star as ‘Teen Angel' for a limited 6 week season later this year. The singing sensation will leave audiences hopelessly devoted to his charms when Grease rocks into Blackpool (17- 22 October), Sunderland (24 October- 5 November), Liverpool (8- 19 November) and Norwich (22 November-3 December) where he will play 1 week only of the show's 2 week run at the Theatre Royal. (more...)
Danny Bayne, Carina Gillespie Join GREASE Tourby BWW
News Desk - May 6, 2011Grease is the word! Following its electrifyin’ 4 year West End run (the longest in the history of the Piccadilly Theatre), the smash hit musical will begin a new tour from this spring with Danny Bayne as ‘Danny’ and Carina Gillespie as his sweetheart ‘Sandy’. (more...)
Jasmine Guy and Kenny Leon Star in Fool for Love May 13- June 11by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2011Kenny Leon and True Colors Theatre Company are proud to announce the haunting story of obsession Fool for Love by Sam Shepard directed by True Colors Associate Artistic Director, Todd Kreidler and starring Kenny Leon and Jasmine Guy (more...)
STAGE TUBE: New Promo Released for ELF National Tourby Stage Tube - Mar 27, 2012ELF is the hilarious tale of Buddy, a young orphan who mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. Buddy is raised unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa's permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh reality that his father is on the naughty list and his step-brother doesn't even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas.
Check out the just-released television promo for the upcoming national tour below! (more...)
BLUE MAN GROUP Closes at Calgary by BWW News Desk - Mar 25, 2012NETworks Presentations, LLC and Blue Man Productions have announced a new theatrical touring production will stop in Calgary through March 25, 2012. (more...)
GREASE To End West End Run April 30by BWW News Desk - Mar 22, 2011Following a triumphant run of nearly four years, the smash hit musical Grease will close in London at the end of its current West End run on Saturday 30 April 2011. (more...)
BLUE MAN GROUP Comes to Calgary March 20-25by BWW
News Desk - Mar 20, 2012NETworks Presentations, LLC and Blue Man Productions have announced a new theatrical touring production will stop in Calgary March 20 to 25, 2012. (more...)
STICK FLY Heads to Broadway Next Season Produced by Alicia Keys; Kenny Leon Helmsby BWW News Desk - Jun 27, 2011The New York Times has announced that Lydia R. Diamond's STICK FLY will head to Broadway next season, produced by Grammy-winning superstar Alicia Keys, Reuben Cannon and Nelle Nugent. The show will be directed by Kenny Leon (Fences) and begin previews at the Lyceum Theatre on November 18, 2011. Opening night is scheduled for December 8. Casting announcements are forthcoming. (more...)
Jasmine Guy and Kenny Leon Star in Fool for Love May 13- June 11by BWW
News Desk - Jun 10, 2011Kenny Leon and True Colors Theatre Company are proud to announce the haunting story of obsession Fool for Love by Sam Shepard directed by True Colors Associate Artistic Director, Todd Kreidler and starring Kenny Leon and Jasmine Guy (more...)
Rhydian Roberts to Star in GREASE UK Tourby BWW News Desk - Jul 18, 2011Blonde baritone Rhydian Roberts will bring some added X Factor to Grease when he joins the smash hit musical to guest star as ‘Teen Angel' for a limited 6 week season later this year. The singing sensation will leave audiences hopelessly devoted to his charms when Grease rocks into Blackpool (17- 22 October), Sunderland (24 October- 5 November), Liverpool (8- 19 November) and Norwich (22 November-3 December) where he will play 1 week only of the show's 2 week run at the Theatre Royal. (more...)
Overture Awards Launch BILLY ELLIOT Dream Awardby BWW News Desk - Jan 4, 2012In partnership with the Cincinnati Arts Association’s Overture Awards and Local 12 WKRC, and in celebration of the upcoming local engagement of Billy Elliot the Musical, Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Cincinnati is proud to announce the Billy Elliot Dream Award. This award and scholarship will be presented to a Tri-State student in grades 6 through 12 who is pursuing an artistic dream. The prize will consist of a $500 scholarship provided by Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Cincinnati’s Education Fund. (more...)
BILLY ELLIOT Dream Awards Finalists Announcedby BWW News Desk - Jan 31, 2012In partnership with the Cincinnati Arts Association’s Overture Awards and Local 12 WKRC, and in celebration of the recent local engagement of Billy Elliot the Musical, Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Cincinnati is proud to announce the finalists for the Billy Elliot Dream Award: (more...)
FLASHDANCE- THE MUSICAL to Launch National Tour in Pittsburgh in 2013by BWW News Desk - Jan 20, 2012FLASHDANCE – THE MUSICAL, the stage adaptation of the 1983 hit film that will play Broadway in Fall 2012, will launch the national tour with an additional company on January 1, 2013 at the Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh, the steel town that serves as the show’s setting. FLASHDANCE will go on to play over 25 markets in North America. Additional cities and tour casting will be announced in the coming months. (more...)
BLUE MAN GROUP Comes to Calgary March 20-25by BWW News Desk - Jan 18, 2012NETworks Presentations, LLC and Blue Man Productions have announced a new theatrical touring production will stop in Calgary March 20 to 25, 2012. (more...)
FLASHDANCE to Play Toronto Prior to Broadway in 2012by BWW - Dec 23, 2011Broadway regular Sergio Trujillo will direct and choreograph the project, which is set for New York readings this winter and will reportedly head to Toronto for its out-of-town tryout according to a new Equity casting notice. According to the notice, the show will play Toronto from June 26 to August 5, 2012, and opening night on Broadway is currently scheduled for September 20.
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FLASHDANCE THE MUSICAL Coming to Broadway in Fall 2012by BWW News Desk - Dec 15, 2011According to the NY Ties, producers have confirmed that a fully reworked version of FLASHDANCE, which opened in the West End in 2010, is headed to Broadway in Fall 2012. Producer Thomas Viertel told NYT: “We felt we’d learned enough from the London production to re-work the show substantially and then perhaps take it out on tour, but then we did a table reading of the new script this fall and felt we had the makings of a solid Broadway show. It was a Lazarus-like moment.” (more...)
World Premiere of Jerry Lewis-directed THE NUTTY PROFESSOR Kicks Off TPAC'S 2012-13 Seasonby Jeffrey Ellis - Apr 3, 2012The Nutty Professor, the Jerry Lewis-helmed musical based on his successful film comedy, takes up residence at the James K. Polk Theatre in the Tennessee Performing Arts Center for a July 24-August 19 run, ahead of the production’s anticipated November 15 opening on Broadway. (more...)
Jasmine Guy and Kenny Leon Star in Fool for Love May 13- June 11by BWW News Desk - Apr 15, 2011Kenny Leon and True Colors Theatre Company are proud to announce the haunting story of obsession Fool for Love by Sam Shepard directed by True Colors Associate Artistic Director, Todd Kreidler and starring Kenny Leon and Jasmine Guy (more...)
Kenny Leon, Judith O. Rubin & The Shubert Foundation to be Honoured at Theatre Communications Group 50th Anniversary Gala, April 23by BWW News Desk - Apr 10, 2012On Monday, April 23, 2012, Theatre Communications Group (TCG) will celebrate its 50th anniversary at a gala honoring Kenny Leon, Judith O. Rubin, and The Shubert Foundation, at Espace (635 West 42nd Street between 11th and 12th avenues). (more...)
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