Those Out There in The Dark: Audience Antics and Other Tall Tales From Off-Stageby Jeffrey Ellis - May 9, 2012Norma Desmond sings about them “out there in the dark” in Sunset Boulevard, Lauren Bacall dealt with a particularly sinister and deranged one in her 1981 film The Fan, and virtually everyone you know who had taken to the stage in a show anywhere around the world can regale you with stories about their wild and woolly antics. “They,” of course, are the fans, the audiences, the people for whom theater is presented every night. (more...)
Blackwood Players Set for CRAZY CAPERS, DODGY DEALS by Chris Goy, Opening May 18, Blackwood, SAby BWW News Desk - May 8, 2012Blackwood Players Inc, by arrangement with David Spicer Productions, will present CRAZY CAPERS, DODGY DEALS, written by Chris Goy with additional material by Dave Ross, in a production directed by James Barbary from Friday May 18 to June 2nd at Blackwood 21, 21 Coromandel Parade, Blackwood, SA. (more...)
Photo Coverage: Peggy Herman's HERMAN ON HERMAN Plays Feinstein'sby Stephen Sorokoff - May 7, 2012Peggy Herman released a brand new recording of “Herman on Herman,” her tribute to Broadway legend Jerry Herman, at Feinstein’s at the Loews Regency, on Sunday May 6. The one-night-only concert featured many of the songs from the show’s premiere in May of last year, plus additional material that was added to the project in the intervening months. Check out photos from the concert below! (more...)
TheatreZone Announces Season 8 Hot Seatsby Beau Higgins - May 5, 2012TheatreZone opens Season 8 in December with A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to the Forum. Broadway's great farce is light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written -- the perfect escape from life's troubles. With Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, music and lyrics by the legendary Stephen Sondheim, Forum takes comedy back to its roots, combining situations from time-tested, 2000 year old comedies of Roman playwright Plautus with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville. The result is a non-stop laugh-fest in which a crafty slave (Pseudolus) struggles to win the hand of a beautiful but slow-witted courtesan (Philia) for his young master (Hero), in exchange for freedom. (more...)
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Concludes Season with Gala 2012, 6/11by BWW News Desk - May 3, 2012Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) concludes its 25th Anniversary season with Gala 2012 on June 11 at its home on Navy Pier. Funds raised will benefit the Regional Theatre Tony Award recipient's education and civic engagement initiatives, including Team Shakespeare, which serves over 40,000 students and teachers annually across the Midwest. Through the generosity of Gala Lead Sponsors Northern Trust, Donna Van Eekeren Foundation and Food for Thought Catering, the support of the Gala 2012 Host Committee, and the advocacy of CST's Board of Directors, the Theater anticipates raising $1 million in support of its continuing work as a partner in literacy for Chicago Public Schools. (more...)
2012 Tony Awards Clip Countdown - Day 15: Tommy Tune At The Tonysby Pat Cerasaro - May 26, 2012Today we continue our extensive consideration of the best Tony Awards clips of all time, culled from over sixty years worth of shows, as we look ahead to the 2012 ceremony on June 10 by saluting a true triple-threat times two whose Tony-winning Best Musical, THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES, provided fodder for yesterday's selection - actor/director/choreographer Tommy Tune.
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InDepth InterView Tony Awards Edition: Jeff Calhoun - Part 2: NEWSIES & What's Nextby Pat Cerasaro - May 25, 2012Today we are kicking off the 2012 InDepth InterView Tony Awards Series with the director/choreographer of the hottest hit of the 2011-2012 theatrical season, NEWSIES, that was recently awarded with a boatload of Tony Award nominations, in addition to a short-running show that has a very vocal group of advocates and supporters that also received a handful of Tony noms, BONNIE & CLYDE - the passionate and visionary Jeff Calhoun. Discussing all aspects of his mega-hit with Disney’s NEWSIES and his success d’estime with Frank Wildhorn’s BONNIE & CLYDE, as well as all about his years spent developing both, Calhoun illustrates his process and sheds some light on many aspects of the creation of the wildly different vehicles, as well as his opinions on the theatrical environment of today. Additionally, Calhoun outlines his experiences working with NEWIES and BONNIE & CLYDE breakout stars Jeremy Jordan and Laura Osnes - both Tony nominees - as well as his many years spent as an associate choreographer for legendary Tony-winning master director Tommy Tune creating many remarkable musicals such as Grand Hotel and THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES. Plus, Calhoun conveys his infectious enthusiasm for his craft and discusses what drives him to create while also sharing his humbled appreciation for the recognition of both his new musicals this season by the Tony Award committee and reflecting on his vast multitude of experiences in the theatre so far in his career - everything from starring in SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS and MY ONE & ONLY on Broadway to choreographing THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES and BUSKER ALLEY with Tommy Tune and transitioning into directing/choreographing with the hit revivals of GREASE, BIG RIVER, PIPPIN, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (with Graciele Daniele), BELLS ARE RINGING, as well as GREY GARDENS and the rest. All of that and much, much more in this career-spanning conversation with one of Broadway’s best! (more...)
Photo Flash: Original Hannibal Lecter Brent Barrett Visits SILENCE! The Musicalby BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012Brent Barrett, SILENCE! The Musical’s original Hannibal Lecter, returned to check out the show this past Saturday, May 19th and reunited with his old friends afterward. See below for a photo of Barrett and the cast! (more...)
Photo Coverage: Matt Doyle, Betsy Wolfe, et al. in York Theatre Company's NEO 8by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - May 23, 2012York Theatre Company presented the 8th Annual NEO 8 (an acronym for “New, Emerging, Outstanding”) on Monday, May 21, at The York Theatre at Saint Peter’s (Citicorp Building, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue). The event celebrated songwriters primed to pen the next generation of musicals. BroadwayWorld brings you photos of the performers below! (more...)
Meryl Streep to Present Shirley MacLaine with AFI Life Achievement Award, 6/7by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2012AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Meryl Streep will present Shirley MacLaine with the American Film Institute's 40th Life Achievement Award - America's highest honor for a career in film. The private black tie gala will be held at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City on June 7 and will air on TV Land on Sunday, June 24 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. (more...)
Walnut Street Theatre Presents A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING, Now thru 6/24by BWW News Desk - May 2, 2012Walnut Street Theatre’s 2011-2012 Independence Studio on 3 season concludes with an all-new production filled with unforgettable music, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING. Directed by Bruce Lumpkin, the production opens tomorrow, May 3rd and continues through June 24th in the Walnut’s Independence Studio on 3. (more...)
54 Below to Launch BACKSTAGE Series with SMASH Cast, 6/17by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2012?54 BELOW, the nightclub and restaurant to open next month at 254 West 54th Street, has announced three exciting new series. 54 BELOW is the new Broadway nightclub in the grand tradition of New York City nightlife. (more...)
Nikkieli DeMone to Bring HOW GLORY GOES Benefit to New World Stages, 6/6by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2012EMMY and JOSEPH JEFFERSON AWARD winner and Broadway performer, Nikkieli DeMone, takes center stage at the Time Out New York Lounge at NEW WORLD STAGES on June 6, 2012 in a new theatrical concert: NIKKIELI DEMONE HOW GLORY GOES. The concert is billed as a celebration of the music of today's most celebrated Broadway and Film composers and will benefit THE CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN. (more...)
Austin Pendleton to Receive Active Theater's 2012 Arts Award, 6/6by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2012Actor, playwright and director AUSTIN PENDLETON will be the recipient of the 2012 ACTIVE ARTS AWARD, it was announced today by Nathaniel Shaw, Artistic Director of The Active Theater. A ceremony will take place on Monday, June 4th at the Active Theater’s Spring Gala at the Whaler Lounge at the Madison Towers Hotel (22 East 38th Street). (more...)
Austin Pendleton Directs Boston Midsummer Opera's DON PASQUALE, 7/25-29by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2012For its seventh season Boston Midsummer Opera (BMO) presents the comic piece, Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, playing at the Tsai Performance Center at Boston University for three performances only, July 25, 27, and 29. Obie Award winner/Tony Award nominee Austin Pendleton directs the fully staged and costumed production. Music director and nationally acclaimed conductor Susan Davenny Wyner leads the performances, which will be performed with orchestra and sung in English. Metropolitan Opera bass Ricardo Lugo will sing the role of Don Pasquale. (more...)
TheatreZone Announces Season 8 Hot Seatsby Beau Higgins - May 12, 2012TheatreZone opens Season 8 in December with A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to the Forum. Broadway's great farce is light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written -- the perfect escape from life's troubles. With Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, music and lyrics by the legendary Stephen Sondheim, Forum takes comedy back to its roots, combining situations from time-tested, 2000 year old comedies of Roman playwright Plautus with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville. The result is a non-stop laugh-fest in which a crafty slave (Pseudolus) struggles to win the hand of a beautiful but slow-witted courtesan (Philia) for his young master (Hero), in exchange for freedom. (more...)
Matt Doyle, Betsy Wolfe and More Set for 8th Annual NEO Concert, 5/21by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2012York Theatre Company will present the 8th Annual NEO 8 on Monday, May 21 at The York Theatre at Saint Peter’s (Citicorp Building, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue). Festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by a champagne and dessert reception to toast the evening. (more...)
STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes at Drury Lane's HAIRSPRAY Opening Nightby Stage Tube - Apr 27, 2012Take a behind-the-scenes look at the actors after their opening night, April 19, performance of HAIRSPRAY, which recently opened at the Drury Lane Theatre in Chicago. Check out the video below! (more...)
Jane Krakowski to Perform at Town Hall, 6/8by BWW News Desk - Apr 27, 2012The Town Hall, located at 123 West 43rd Street, is pleased to present Jane Krakowski Live at The Town Hall. The Tony winner (Nine) and three-time Emmy nominee (“30 Rock”) will be making her Town Hall debut, performing in concert on Friday, June 8, 2012 at 8pm. Tickets, priced at $55, $50 and $45, are now available via Ticketmaster.com (800-982-2787). (more...)
Lily Tomlin Comes to McCarter Theatre Center Tomorrow, 4/26by BWW News Desk - Apr 25, 2012The one and only Lily Tomlin will be performing at McCarter Theatre Center in an evening of her most beloved characters tomorrow, Thursday, April 26 at 8pm. (more...)
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