BWW Reviews: One for the Kids with Wheelock Family Theatre's PIPPI LONGSTOCKINGby Alexandra Lonati - May 9, 2013Pippi Longstocking, a story that has been around since the 1940s, tells of a little girl who is left by her pirate father alone with her horse and pet monkey, Mr. Nilsson, to fend for herself and teach the meaning of fun to the rule-following children of the town. Along the way, Pippi fights burglars and policemen alike, shows off her unmatchable strength at the fair, throws cake at a dinner party, and brings happiness and friendship to her peers (more...)
Photo Coverage: Inside Career Transition For Dancers' Between-Shows-Get-Togetherby Linda Lenzi - May 9, 2013The Shubert Organization and Career Transition For Dancers along with the host committee welcomed The Broadway Dance Community for a Buffet Dinner & Between-Shows-Get-Together at Sardi's, Eugenia Room yesterday, May 8, 2013. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the event below! (more...)
BWW Reviews: NEW GROUND...New. Theatre. Festival, Light up Cleveland Play Houseby Roy Berko - May 7, 2013Cleveland Play House's The 2013 New Ground Theatre Festival lit up the three stages in the Allen Theatre complex starting on May 2nd with parts running through the 19th. (more...)
Miss NY, ANNIE Orphans and Ryan Kasprzak Set for 5/13 Benefit for West Side YMCAby BWW News Desk - May 6, 2013The West Side YMCA's Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater will present its 3rd annual benefit cabaret, Little Theater, Big Dreams on Monday May 13th at 7PM. The Off-Broadway hidden gem, located inside the historic West Side Y, will play host to powerful performances from Broadway's brightest up-and-coming stars alongside their own Kids Company, a group of young (6-14 year old) triple-threats-in-training. All proceeds will benefit the on-going youth theatre programs supported by the Y's Strong Kids Campaign. (more...)
Photo Flash: Gisele Bundchen, Emilia Clarke and More Celebrate Dolce&Gabbana's 5th Avenue Openingby BWW News Desk - May 5, 2013Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana celebrated the opening of the new Dolce & Gabbana boutique on 5th Avenue with a cocktail reception hosted by Giovanna Battaglia. Scroll down for photos from the event, featuring Gisele Bundchen, Emilia Clarke and more! (more...)
Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, May 4 - STAR WARS Edition with MATILDA, KINKY BOOTS and More; May the Fourth Be With You!by BWW News Desk - May 4, 2013It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' round-up. Today's photos feature Star Wars-themed SIPs (May the Fourth, get it?) from MATILDA and KINKY BOOTS, plus pics from THE BOOK OF MORMON, MOTOWN, NICE WORK, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE at Paper Mill, MY FAIR LADY at Kennedy Center, WICKED, ANYTHING GOES, TOP HAT in the West End, and tons of regional shows! (more...)
Animal Planet's RIVER MONSTERS Season Finale Delivers 2.2M Viewersby TV News Desk - May 30, 2013The season finale of Animal Planet's best-performing series ever, RIVER MONSTERS, netted a series high 2.2 million P2+ viewers on Monday night. (more...)
Brave Spirits Theatre to Open ROMEO AND JULIET, 6/12by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2013Brave Spirits Theatre has announced its fourth production, William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The production will run beginning June 12 at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street, NE, Washington, D.C. (more...)
Animal Planet's 'MERMAIDS' Was Network's #1 Telecast of All Timeby TV News Desk - May 29, 2013Millions are still discussing the existence of mermaids today but one thing is clear, the ratings are real. Animal Planet's MERMAIDS: THE NEW EVIDENCE telecast on Sunday evening at 10 PM was the network's #1 most-watched telecast of all time with the premiere delivering 3.6 million P2+ viewers. (more...)
Animal Planet's MERMAIDS: THE NEW EVIDENCE Draws 3.6 Million Viewersby TV News Desk - May 28, 2013Millions are still discussing the existence of mermaids today but one thing is clear, the ratings are real. Animal Planet's MERMAIDS: THE NEW EVIDENCE telecast on Sunday evening at 10 PM was the network's #1 most-watched telecast of all time with the premiere delivering 3.6 million P2+ viewers. Animal Planet was the #1 network in all of television for the timeslot among P25-54 and W25-54 delivery, earning a magical 1.9M P25-54 and 809K W25-54 viewers (excluding sports on Fox & TNT). The special drove the Planet's best nightly delivery ever earning 2.8M P2+ viewers. (more...)
Marilu Henner Joins THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST'S WIFE at Bucks County Playhouse, Beg. Aug 2013by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2013Bucks County Playhouse (BCP) has announced today that acclaimed actress Marilu Henner (Original Broadway production of The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Television's 'Taxi') will be joining the cast of The Tale of the Allergist's Wife by Charles Busch, the final production of the 2013 Playhouse Productions Summer Season. She will be joined by the previously announced cast of Marsha Mason, David Garrison, and Lynn Cohen. Four-time Tony Award winner Boyd Gaines will direct. Performances begin August 15th and run through September 1st at the Bucks County Playhouse (70 South Main Street, New Hope, PA). (more...)
David Garrison and Lynn Cohen Join THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST'S WIFE at Bucks County Playhouseby BWW News Desk - May 24, 2013Bucks County Playhouse (BCP) has announced casting for The Tale of the Allergist's Wife by Charles Busch, the final production of the 2013 Playhouse Productions Summer Season. Golden Globe winner and four-time Academy Award nominee for Best Actress, Marsha Mason, will star as Marjorie Taub. David Garrison ("Married With Children") and Lynn Cohen ("Sex and the City") have also joined the cast. Previously announced, four-time Tony Award winnerBoyd Gaines will direct. Performances begin August 15th and run through September 1st at the Bucks County Playhouse (70 South Main Street, New Hope, PA). (more...)
American Repertory Ballet to Host DANCER NUTRITION Lecture for On Pointe Series, 5/31by BWW News Desk - May 2, 2013On Friday, May 31, 2013 at 5:15pm, American Repertory Ballet will host a free lecture, 'Dancer Nutrition', as part of its On Pointe Enrichment Series. Artists of American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School will discuss how dancers and non-dancers alike should eat for peak daily performance. (more...)
Photo Flash: Miss NY, ANNIE Orphans and More Perform at West Side YMCA Benefitby BWW News Desk - May 19, 2013On Monday May 13th, the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater in the historic West Side YMCA played host to a completely sold out crowd for their 3rd annual 'Little Theater, Big Dreams' benefit cabaret. Scroll down for photos from the evening! (more...)
Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekendby - May 19, 2013
Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, May 19, 2013 - Sunday, May 19, 2013.
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SIGNS OF LIFE Gets Staged Reading at American University, 6/1-2by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2013Snap-Two Productions, Inc. and LimanAde Productions in association with Issembert Productions, Inc. will present a staged reading of the new drama with music, Signs of Life, at American University in the Katzen Arts Center Studio Theatre on June 1 at 7:00 P.M. and June 2 at 1:00 P.M. The performances will feature American University alumni, current students and a student from BRAVO@KAT, the children's wing of Kensington Arts Theatre. This is the first academic production of Signs of Life. (more...)
Cutting Ball Theater Extends KRISPY KRITTERS IN THE SCARLETT NIGHT Through 6/23by BWW News Desk - Jun 5, 2013Cutting Ball Theater announces that it will add an additional four performances of its current World Premiere ofKRISPY KRITTERS IN THE SCARLETT NIGHT, San Francisco playwright Andrew Saito's poetic portrayal of the heart of the city. Cutting Ball Artistic Director Rob Melrose directs KRISPY KRITTERS IN THE SCARLETT NIGHT, featuring Felicia Benefield, Wiley Namen Strasser, David Sinaiko, Marjorie Crump-Shears, Mimu Tsuimara, Maura Halloran, Caleb Caberera, and Drew Wolfe. KRISPY KRITTERS IN THE SCARLETT NIGHT plays now through June 23 (added performances: Thursday, June 20, 7:30pm; Friday, June 21, 8pm; Saturday, June 22, 8pm; Sunday, June 23, 5pm) at the Cutting Ball Theater in residence at EXIT on Taylor (277 Taylor Street) in San Francisco. For tickets and more information, the public may visit cuttingball.comor call 415-525-1205. (more...)
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Raises Over $1.1 Million at 35th Anniversary Season Spotlight Ballby BWW News Desk - Jun 5, 2013Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, one of the world's premier contemporary dance companies, together with event Co-Chairs Meg Siegler Callahan, Elizabeth Yntema Ferguson, Sara Albrecht and Jane Strauss, hosted the 35th Anniversary Spotlight Ball on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park and the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park. The event was a major success for the organization, raising more than $1.1 million for Hubbard Street's educational, community and artistic programming. (more...)
Summer Stages: Summerstock Across New Hampshireby Daniel Adams - Jun 14, 2013New Hampshire and summerstock are pretty much interchangeable. Across the Granite State, theatergoers will find incredible options for live entertainment. One night they could be in an old barn, where the floors creek and an occasional bat will make its presence known. Then the next night, you're in a brand new, modern facility with air conditioning, comfy seats and a bar. (more...)
American Repertory Ballet Welcomes New Dancersby BWW News Desk - Jun 11, 2013American Repertory Ballet Artistic Director Douglas Martin is please to announce its 2013-2014 Company Dancers, including the addition of Company Dancer Nanako Yamamoto and the promotion of dancers Andrea D'Annunzio and Mattia Pallozzi from Trainee to full Company Dancer. Yamamoto, D'Annunzio, and Pallozzi will join returning dancers: Cameron Auble-Branigan, Euphrosyne Avery, Stephen Campanella, Alice Cao, Alexander Dutko, Shaye Firer, Monica Giragosian, Samantha Gullace, Joshua Kurtzberg, Karen Leslie Moscato, Marc St-Pierre, Edward Urwin, and Claire van Bever. The 2013-2014 Season will be Auble-Branigan's and Firer's second season with ARB. It will be the third season for Avery, Cao, Giragosian, and van Bever. Campanella, Gullace, Moscato, St-Pierre, and Urwin are entering their fourth season, Dutko his fifth, and Kurtzberg is entering his sixth season with ARB. (more...)
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