SISTER ACT National Tour Heads to Dallas & Fort Worth in Juneby BWW News Desk - May 30, 2013The North American Tour of SISTER ACT will come to the Music Hall at Fair Park, presented by Dallas Summer Musicals, June 4-16. Single tickets, priced from $15-$85, are on sale now at The Box Office, 5959 Preston Royal Shopping Center in Dallas, or any Ticketmaster location; or online at www.ticketmaster.com. For groups of 10 or more, call 214-426-GROUP (4768). (more...)
Donna McKechnie and Malcom Gets Join BROADWAY BENEFITS DTC, 6/22by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2013The Delaware Theatre Company (DTC) is proud to announce an evening of Broadway Magic with Tony Award Winning Actress Donna McKechnie and Tony Award Nominated Actor Malcolm Gets. Featuring their favorite Broadway show tunes, Ms. McKechnie and Mr. Gets will guide the audience through individual stories from their days in the chorus into the present. (more...)
Jordan Gelber and Jennifer Cody to Star in Hangar Theatre's LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS; Full Cast Announced!by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2013Hangar Theatre kicks off its 2013 season on June 13th with Neil Simon's irresistible comedy Last of the Red Hot Lovers, which runs through June 29. Featuring a stellar cast including three Broadway favorites, this seminal work will be directed by Hangar Associate Artistic Director Jesse Bush. Last of the Red Hot Lovers had its original Broadway run from 1969-1971 and received four Tony nominations, including for Best Play. The Hangar production features the talents of Jordan Gelber (Broadway's Avenue Q, All My Sons, Elf) as Barney Cashman, Jennifer Cody (Shrek, Urinetown) as Elaine Navazio, Leenya Rideout (Company, War Horse, Cabaret) as Jeannette Fisher, and Natalie Walker as Bobbi Michele. (more...)
Christine Ebersole, Tommy Tune, & More Set for Feinstein's at the Nikko this Summer!by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2013Hotel Nikko San Francisco and Michael Feinstein are proud to announce the upcoming lineup at the all-new Feinstein's at the Nikko. Located within Hotel Nikko (222 Mason Street, San Francisco), Feinstein's at the Nikko will present a wide range of entertainers - including Nicole Henry, Faith Prince, Emily (more...)
Boiler Room Theatre to Stage Jeff Daniels' ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT, 5/31-6/15by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2013The Boiler Room Theatre, Williamson County's original and longest-running professional theatre company, will stage Dumb and Dumber star Jeff Daniels' hilarious comedy, Escanaba in da Moonlight. The production will run from May 31st through June 15th at the theatre's iconic namesake venue in the historic Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Rd., Building Six, in Franklin, Tennessee. (more...)
SISTER ACT National Tour to Play Bass Hall in Fort Worth, 6/18-23by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2013Direct from Broadway, SISTER ACT, the hilarious, five-time Tony-nominated musical smash, is coming to North Texas next month. Presented by Performing Arts Fort Worth, SISTER ACT makes its debut at Bass Performance Hall June 18-23. Tickets start at $38.50 and are on sale NOW! (more...)
FAR FROM HEAVEN Extends at Playwrights Horizon Through 7/7by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2013Due to popular demand, Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced an extension of its World Premiere production of the eagerly-awaited new musical FAR FROM HEAVEN. Originally set to have a limited subscription run through Sunday, June 30, the production will now play an additional week through Sunday, July 7. (more...)
From Musical Mondays at Splash to AVENUE Q: John Bantay Talks to Richard Jay-Alexander About His Farewell Night on Monday, May 20thby Richard Jay-Alexander - May 17, 2013And this Monday, May 20th, John Bantay will do his farewell SPIN as he leaves to continue pursuing his career and becomes a stage manager at the long-running musical, Avenue Q. Speaking to John Bantay, I, of course, was curious as to what his favorite video clips have been over the years. He was reticent to put them in 'Top 10' format because, to him, he considers them all number 1's. So here's his hit list, in no particular order: (more...)
UPDATE: Emily Blunt to Join INTO THE WOODS Film as 'The Baker's Wife'; Plus Christine Baranski as 'The Stepmother'?by Movies News Desk - May 16, 2013As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Emily Blunt is in talks to join Disney's film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's musical Into the Woods, directed by Rob Marshall. Now, sources have told The Wrap that that Christine Baranski, who was part of the original reading last October, is in talks to take on the role of Cinderella's evil stepmother. (more...)
STAGE TUBE: Kristin Chenoweth Teases Australia Concerts!by Stage Tube - Jun 5, 2013Set to cast a spell over Australia, Glinda the Good Witch of the North, Kristin Chenoweth, comes south for her Australian debut in June at the 2013 Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Presented by Arts Centre Melbourne in association with Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Kristin Chenoweth will take to the stage at Arts Centre Melbourne's Hamer Hall at 8pm Wednesday 12 June as part of a national tour to Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane. Kristin Chenoweth will enchant audiences at this once-in-a-lifetime concert traversing pop, opera and the Broadway classics that have made her a star.
In the video below, Chenoweth stops by 'Sunrise' to chat about the concerts. Check it out below! (more...)
Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano and More Set for The Crazy Coqs, July 2013by BWW News Desk - Jun 4, 2013The Crazy Coqs has announced its July 2013 lineup. Full de (more...)
Matt Damon, Christine Baranski Join for Public Theater's Public Forum Lineup at The Delacorte, 6/17by BWW News Desk - Jun 3, 2013The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) and the Aspen Institute Arts Program (Director, Damian Woetzel) announced today that Christine Baranski, Gloria Reuben and Matt Damon will join the free Public Forum, WHAT ARE WE WORTH? SHAKESPEARE, MONEY, AND MORALS, on Monday, June 17 at 8:00 p.m. at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. (more...)
UPDATE: Broadway's Pia Zadora Arrested Following Fight with Teenage Sonby BWW News Desk - Jun 3, 2013Pia Zadora was arrested this weekend on charges of domestic violence after a tiff with her teenage son over his bedtime, according to an update by the Associated Press. BroadwayWorld reported yesterday that the Broadway and cabaret star had been arrested on suspicion of domestic battery and coercion on June 1, 2013, at her home in a suburb of Las Vegas, Nevada. She was released on bail after posting $4,000. (more...)
Diane Hamilton to Retire from ATMTC After 27 Yearsby BWW News Desk - Jun 3, 2013Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC) Adventure Theatre MTC announces the retirement of Diane Hamilton, long-time lead artist, mentor and inspiration to Washington, D.C. area performing arts students after 27 years of service to her community and art. (more...)
2013 Tony Awards Clip Countdown: #7 - Michael Bennett Masterpiecesby Pat Cerasaro - Jun 3, 2013Today we are continuing BroadwayWorld's 2013 Tony Awards Clip Countdown with a special spotlight focused on a multi-Tony Award-winning choreographer, director and performer who was involved with many landmark musicals of the 20th century - Michael Bennett. (more...)
Broadway's Pia Zadora Arrested on Charges of Domestic Violenceby BWW News Desk - Jun 2, 2013According to TMZ, Broadway and cabaret star Pia Zadora was arrested yesterday, June 1, 2013, at her home in a suburb of Las Vegas, Nevada, on charges of domestic battery and coercion. She was released on bail. The victim's name has not been released. (more...)
Broadway Couple Nikki Renee Daniels and Jeff Kready Welcome a Baby Girl!by BWW News Desk - Jun 18, 2013According to posts on their Facebook pages, Broadway couple Nikki Renee Daniels and Jeff Kready welcomed a baby girl, Lena Renee Kready, into the world at 6:58 this morning. 'Mother and daughter are doing fine. Father is delirious,' Kready wrote on his Facebook page. (more...)
Photo Coverage: McElroy, Toro, Edelman & More Perform at NYC Museumby Adrienne Onofri - Jun 17, 2013Broadway stars headed uptown to enhance a museum exhibit with similarly themed songs from Broadway. (more...)
Pittsburgh CLO to Present Kopit & Yeston's PHANTOM, 6/21-30by BWW News Desk - Jun 13, 2013Audiences 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...)
SMASH Stars Megan Hilty & Sean Hayes to Reunite on NBC Comedyby TV News Desk - Jun 13, 2013As first reported on TVLine.com, SMASH stars Megan Hilty and Sean Hayes are heading for a reunion on NBC's upcoming comedy SEAN SAVES THE WORLD. (more...)
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