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...)
BWW Reviews: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Broad Brook Opera House Ruffles Feathersby Jacques Lamarre - May 8, 2012Opera House Players' LA CAGE AUX FOLLES shows the fun and folly of Herman/Fierstein musical (more...)
Mackintosh Announces Full Cast of PHANTOM UK Tour - Earl Carpenter as Phantom, Katie Hall as Christineby BWW News Desk - May 8, 2012Cameron Mackintosh announced today full casting for the spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. (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...)
Whittaker, Kraski Star in Chaffin's Barn's FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, Helmed by Wilkinson and Opening 5/31by Jeffrey Ellis - May 26, 2012Nine-time First Night Award-winner Martha Wilkinson directs Derek Whittaker, Debbie Kraski and a cast of Nashville’s stage favorites in the Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre production of Fiddler on the Roof, opening Thursday, May 31, and running through July 8 at the theater in West Nashville. (more...)
Photo Flash: First Look at Sally Struthers and Carter Calvert in ALWAYS PATSY CLINEby BWW News Desk - May 25, 2012The 80th Anniversary Season at the Ogunquit Playhouse kicked off with Always, Patsy Cline on May 23, and we have the production photos below, starring Carter Calvert as Patsy Cline and Sally Struthers as Louise Seger. Check them out! (more...)
FREDDY High School Musical Theater Awards Announces 2012 Awardsby BWW News Desk - May 25, 2012The 2012 FREDDY Awards recipients were announced tonight, May 24th, during the 10th Annual live ceremony from the State Theatre, broadcast on WFMZ Channel 69 and wfmz.com. (more...)
Theatre Memphis to Close Season with NO, NO, NANETTE 6/8-7/1 - Starring Bennett Wood and Julie Jacobson Hightby BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012After record breaking audiences for previous shows in the season, the final show of the 2011-12 season at Theatre Memphis will be No, No, Nanette from June 8 to July 1, 2012. No, No, Nanette stars Bennett Wood, Julie Jacobson Hight, Jude Knight, Robert Hanford, Emily Pettet and Chris Hawk with other principal roles cast with Donna Lappin, Annie Strong, Emily Chateau and Miriam Rodriguez. (more...)
Culver City Public Theatre's Upcoming Season Will Include THE ODYSSEY, A SERVANT TO TWO MASTERS and Moreby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2012Culver City Public Theatre (CCPT) announces its 14th season of summer shows in Dr. Paul Carlson Park for families and theatre fans of all ages. All performances are open to the public and free. Founded in 1998, CCPT (a donation and grant supported 501c3 non-profit) is a member of the American Association of Community Theatres (AACT). (more...)
Bloomington Civic Theatre's 2012-2013 Season Announced: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, CABARET and Moreby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2012Bloomington Civic Theatre (BCT) is pleased to announce its 2012-2013 season, featuring 5 musicals and three plays. On the Schneider Theater stage, BCT presents 42nd Street, Sunday In The Park With George, Cabaret and On The Town. (more...)
Broadway Veteran Janet Carroll Passes Away at 71by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2012Star of Film, Television and Stage passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 after a long illness. She fought the good fight for a few years and is now happily released from pain and struggle. Surviving her is her son George Brown, daughter-in-law Lauren Shpall and many dear friends and family. Janet is pre deceased by her son Tom Brown (1978) and her parents George and Hilda Thiese (2010) (more...)
Carol Channing's LARGER THAN LIFE Released Today on DVD!by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2012The story of legendary performer Carol Channing's life is as colorful as the lipstick on her big, bright smile. In CAROL CHANNING: LARGER THAN LIFE,released on DVD today May 22, director Dori Berinstein, a three-time Tony Award®-winning Broadway Producer (ShowBusiness, Gotta Dance), along with co-writer Adam Zucker, capture the magic and vivacity of the 90-year-old icon – both onstage and off... past and present. Called “terrific”, “charming and seductive”, “totally captivating and surprising” and “an endless storehouse of salty showbiz anecdotes”, this triumphant and acclaimed 2012 theatrically released film, an Official Selection at the Tribeca Film Festival and Hot Docs – will make its DVD debut this May… only from Entertainment One. (more...)
Photo Flash: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY In Manilaby Oliver Oliveros - May 17, 2012Theater actor, writer, and director Gerard Alessandrini’s brainchild, the 30-year-old Off-Broadway hit parody series FORBIDDEN BROADWAY, finally premiered at Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza in Makati City last weekend. Joel Trinidad, Upstart Productions’ president and the show’s director, had picked FORBIDDEN BROADWAY'S GREATEST HITS, which has two volumes to date, and features some of the more popular spoofs of Broadway musicals and theater legends culled from more than a dozen FORBIDDEN BROADWAY editions. (more...)
Adam Jacobs Announces Hiatus from THE LION KING; Dashaun Young to Returnby BWW News Desk - May 16, 2012THE LION KING will welcome Dashaun Young back to Broadway as Simba, beginning performances Wednesday, May 16. Young has previously played the role of Simba on Broadway, North American tour, and most recently in the Las Vegas company.
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10th Annual 5th Avenue Awards Honoring High School Musical Theater Announces Nominees - Ceremony June 4by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2012The 5th Avenue Awards Honoring High School Musical Theatre will celebrates its tenth anniversary by bringing previous recipients back to the stage to present the next generation of musical theater stars with awards and accolades. The acclaimed program, sponsored by Wells Fargo, is a high school version of the Tony Awards, and allows theater students from across Washington to meet, celebrate, and honor the exceptional musical theater productions presented during the 2011-12 school year. The 5th Avenue Awards will be held at 7:00 PM, Monday, June 4, at The 5th Avenue Theatre. (more...)
BWW Interviews: FOLLIES Star Elaine Paige Talks Follies, Sondheim, Lloyd Webber and Other Career Highlightsby Don Grigware - May 14, 2012Actress/singer Elaine Paige, having originated Evita, Chess, Piaf and Anything Goes in London, is unquestionably the queen of the West End, and with a Drama Desk nomination securely in place for her Broadway performance in the new Kennedy Center production of Stephen Sondheim's Follies, which opened at the Ahmanson May 9, Paige is fast becoming a theatrical sensation in the US as well. In our chat, she says what she thinks about Stephen Sondheim, Follies, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Barbara Cook, her favorite career highlights including her leading men, as well as her popular radio talk show for the BBC entitled Elaine Paige on Sunday. (more...)
NJ's ReVision Theatre Welcomes Richard Skipper to Chico's House of Jazz, 5/31by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2012ReVision Theatre welcomes Richard Skipper back to Asbury Park for our May Cabaret at Chico’s House of Jazz on Thursday May 31st at 7:30 PM. Accompanying Richard will be musical director Rich Siegel. (more...)
Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot: KATELYN FIORINIby Jeffrey Ellis - May 12, 2012Who's who in Tennessee theater? Sometimes, without a program in your hand, it’s difficult to know who’s playing whom—hence, our newest feature: Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot...featuring some of the Volunteer State's best-known—or soon-to-be-known all over the freakin’ world—thespians. And have you ever wondered who the amazing photographers are who make them look so damn good? We’re gonna tell ya…Today’s actor/subject/model is the beautiful, talented and very busy Katelyn Michelle Fiorini. (more...)
Freedom High School Leads FREDDY Award Nominations with 17 Nominations - Full Nominees Listby BWW Special Coverage - May 11, 2012Nominations for the 2012 FREDDY© Awards were announced yesterday, May 10th, live on 69 WFMZ-TV during the Noon News broadcast. Leading the pack this year are Freedom High School with 17 nominations. Emmaus High School and Parkland High School both scooped 12 nominations. Notre Dame High School is close behind with 11 nominations. (more...)
Lorna Luft Unable to Continue in NMST's HELLO, DOLLY!; Jacquelyn Piro Donovan Steps Inby BWW News Desk - May 11, 2012Due to a severe back injury, Ms. Lorna Luft will be unable to play the role of Dolly Levi in the award-winning North Shore Theatre (NSMT) production of Hello, Dolly! scheduled to open Tuesday, June 12, and play through Sunday, June 24. Press night is scheduled for June 13 at 7:30pm. (more...)
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