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Pasek & Paul's EDGES and Jason Robert Brown's THE LAST FIVE YEARS to Make Paris Debuts, June 2013

In June 2013, two contemporary American musicals by Tony Award winning composer Jason Robert Brown and nominees Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, have their premieres in France: The Last 5 Years and Edges. (more...)

BWW Reviews: Cherry Creek Theatre Presents Solid Performances in BABY the MUSICAL

Cherry Creek Theatre, has a gem on their hands with this obscure musical from the 80's. (more...)

NYMF Announces Additional Concerts, Talkbacks & Workshops; Tickets Now On Sale

Completing the programming for the 10th annual New York Musical Theatre Festival, NYMF announced several additional concerts, a series of educational workshops, and a "Musicals on Television" screening series in partnership with the Paley Center for Media. This year's Festival will begin July 8th and continue through July 28th. Single tickets are currently on sale. (more...)

CHOIR BOY Begins Previews Tonight at Manhattan Theatre Club

Manhattan Theatre Club's American premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney's CHOIR BOY, the new play featuring gospel music directed by Trip Cullman begins previews tonight at 7:30 PM in preparation for a Tuesday, July 2 opening at MTC's The Studio at Stage II - Harold and Mimi Steinberg New Play Series at New York City Center - Stage II (131 West 55th Street). (more...)

Shakespeare & Co Holds Special Benefit Performance of BROADWAY IN THE BERKSHIRES, 7/8

Shakespeare & Company Artistic Director Tony Simotes announces a special one-night-only Benefit Performance of BROADWAY IN THE BERKSHIRES Monday, July 8th at The Tina Packer Playhouse, 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA. Proceeds from the event will benefit Shakespeare & Company's internationally-acclaimed Education and Training Programs. (more...)

AUDIO: Patti LuPone Chats Leicester Square Show with Graham Norton

Two-time Tony and Olivier Award-winning Broadway legend Patti LuPone spoke with Graham Norton on BBC Radio 2 today about her upcoming show at the Leicester Square Theatre in London. Click below to listen to the interview! (more...)

Summer Stages: BWW's Top Summer Theatre Picks - Long Island!

The Long Island theatre season is certainly shaping up well. The nightlife on long island is always hopping and the theatre scene is a huge part of that. (more...)

Pittsburgh CLO to Present Kopit & Yeston's PHANTOM, 6/21-30

Audiences will be mesmerized by the classic score in Kopit & Yeston's Phantom June 21- 30 at the Benedum Center. Phantom is back by popular demand and will feature an incredible cast comprised of Broadway stars and Pittsburgh CLO veterans. (more...)

Spotlighters Offers 2013 Summer Young Actors Academy

Training young actors for the stage and theatre through an academic and conservatory approach., this is a summer theatre intensive that offers theatre education and training to youth in the Baltimore metro area. The program was designed by local theatre professionals with input from local college and university theatre educators. (more...)

'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for June 12th, 2013

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. The Tony Awards (aka New York thanks Chicago), 'Motown,' Cole and 'Kiss,' next season from BoHo, Marriott's latest, a new 'Rent,' The Second City and more! (more...)

Teresa la Rocca Replaces Michaela Burger in Elder Hall's Production of MASTER CLASS, 6/16

The Independent Theatre's production of Master Class scheduled for 2.30 pm Sunday 16 June has been struck by illness. Michaela Burgess, who was to play one of the students in this Tony Award Winning play by US writer Terrence McNally, has contracted laryngitis and stepping into the breach at short notice is Australian and State Opera performer Teresa la Rocca. (more...)

Richard Bonynge to Lead First-Ever NYC Masterclass, 10/9

One of the world's leading opera courses, known for its intensive training opportunities for talented young opera singers in the art of Italian opera and song, the Georg Solti Accademia was founded in 2004 to honor the memory of the legendary Hungarian conductor Sir Georg Solti. Kicking off the Accademia's 10th anniversary this fall, the organization presents its first-ever New York City public masterclass featuring Richard Bonynge at the prestigious Juilliard School's Peter Jay Sharp Theater on October 9, 2013. (more...)

MTC Extends THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES Through 7/28

Manhattan Theatre Club has just announced a third and final extension for THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES, the new play by Tony Award winner Richard Greenberg, directed by MTC's award-winning artistic director Lynne Meadow. Tickets for this critically acclaimed engagement will be on sale through Sunday, July 28 at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street) starting today at noon. (more...)

Patricia Richardson to Lead I FORGIVE YOU, RONALD REAGAN at The Beckett Theatre; Full Cast & Creative Team Announced!

The producers of I Forgive You, Ronald Reagan, the new play by John S. Anastasi, in which the present is on a collision course with the past, are pleased to announce the cast and creative team for a limited Off-Broadway run this summer. Directed by Charles Abbott, performances will begin at The Beckett Theatre (410 West 42nd Street - between 9th & 10th Aves.) on Monday, July 15. Opening Night is set for Tuesday, July 30 at 7:00 p.m. The show is scheduled to play through August 25th. (more...)

BWW Reviews: TITUS ANDRONICUS at the Mad Horse Theatre - You'd Be MAD Not to See This Production

I am here to tell you that not only can Shakespeare's work be truly life changing, but it IS accessible, and topical in our present world climate. And a production like the Mad Horse Theatre's stellar presentation of Titus Andronicus proves that to a tee. (more...)

Joanna Gleason to Kick Off Provincetown's Broadway Series, 6/28-29

Joanna Gleason won the Tony Award for her leading role of the Baker's Wife in Into The Woods, by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. She launches this season's Broadway @ The Art House season in Provincetown on June 28 and 29 with An Evening with Joanna Gleason. Each performance will combine the East Coast premiere of a the hilarious and moving one act play Bloom, written for her by Emmy and Golden Globe winning writer Michael Patrick King (creator of Sex and The City & Two Broke Girls) with a second act of songs featuring special guests Well-Strung, and hosted by pianist/host Seth Rudetsky. For tickets, please visit www.ptownarthouse.com or call 800-838-3006. (more...)

CCM Announces Summer Performance Schedule

Young artists from all corners of the globe will make their way to Cincinnati this summer to work with the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music's (CCM) world-class faculty and renowned guest artists while in residence at the state-of-the-art CCM Village. (more...)

Audra McDonald, Alan Cumming and More Honored with 2013 MADE IN NY Awards; KINKY BOOTS Performs

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment Commissioner Katherine Oliver today presented the eighth annual 'Made in NY' Awards, honoring individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the City's entertainment and digital media industries. The 2013 'Made in NY' honorees include: Tony and Olivier Award-winning actor Alan Cumming; 'Project Runway' host and executive producer Heidi Klum; two time Oscar-nominated director Spike Lee; five time Tony Award-winning singer and actress Audra McDonald; President of HBO Documentary Films Sheila Nevins; NYC-based blogging platform and social networking website Tumblr; and Harvey and Bob Weinstein, founders of The Weinstein Company and Miramax Films. This year's 'Made in NY' Mayor's Award for Lifetime Achievement was presented to Emmy Award-winning television host and broadcast journalist Barbara Walters. The awards took place at Gracie Mansion and featured a special performance by the Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots introduced by Harvey Fierstein. (more...)

THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES' Judith Light to Appear on LIVE WITH KELLY & MICHAEL, 6/11

THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES star Judith Light, who yesterday won her second consecutive Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, will be featured on tomorrow's edition of 'Live with Kelly & Michael.' The show airs locally on WABC (channel 7) at 9 AM. Check local listings if outside the tristate area. (more...)

BWW Reviews: Annette Miller Gets an A+ in MASTER CLASS at Shakespeare & Company

Maria Callas was one of the great prima donnas of Opera, and in Terrence McNally's Master Class she is played by the formidable actor, Annette Miller at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA. (more...)

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