Goodspeed Presents HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS 9/24by BWW News Desk - Sep 24, 2010Two time Tony Award-winning Goodspeed Musicals is delighted to announce the cast of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. The musical comedy will run from Sept 24 - Nov 28 at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut, sponsored by Liberty Bank, Connecticut Light and Power and Continental Airlines. (more...)
Music Theatre of Connecticut Presents Blackhurst in EVERYTHING THE TRAFFIC WILL ALLOWby BWW
News Desk - Oct 8, 2010The Music Theatre of Connecticut 2010/11 MainStage Season will open with award-winning cabaret performer Klea Blackhurst, direct from New York in "Everything the Traffic Will Allow: The Songs and Sass of Ethel Merman." Klea Blackhurst - hailed as an "improbably terrific young performer" by the New York Times - will bring her critically acclaimed show, "Everything the Traffic Will Allow: The Songs and Sass of Ethel Merman" to Music Theatre of Connecticut for a limited engagement with performances beginning October 8. Since its original New York debut in 2001, this knock-out show continues to take the country by storm with Klea delivering bright new interpretations of Merman's signature songs such as "I Got Rhythm, " "Everything's Coming Up Roses" and "There's No Business Like Show Business," as well as rarely-performed obscurities including "Just A Moment Ago," "I've Still Got My Health," and "World Take Me Back." (more...)
Sears, Pilkington & More Lead Goodspeed's HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS 9/24by BWW
News Desk - Nov 28, 2010Two time Tony Award-winning Goodspeed Musicals is delighted to announce the cast of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. The musical comedy will run from Sept 24 - Nov 28 at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut, sponsored by Liberty Bank, Connecticut Light and Power and Continental Airlines. (more...)
Rising Action Theater Presents WHO KILLED JOAN CRAWFORD? 11/14by BWW News Desk - Nov 14, 2011On Monday, November 14th at 7:30pm Rising Action will present the first ever public reading of the new comedy/mystery "Who Killed Joan Crawford?" by Carbonell/Silver Palm Award winner Michael Leeds who last season directed Rising Action Theatre's critically acclaimed production of The Boys In The Band. (more...)
Rising Action Theater Presents WHO KILLED JOAN CRAWFORD?by BWW News Desk - Nov 14, 2011Rising Action Theater announces that this Monday, November 14th at 7:30pm for the first ever there will be a public reading of the new comedy/mystery "Who Killed Joan Crawford?" by Carbonell/Silver Palm Award winner Michael Leeds who last season directed Rising Action Theatre's critically acclaimed production of The Boys In The Band. (more...)
SOUND OFF: WEST SIDE STORY On Blu-ray - Pow!by Pat Cerasaro - Nov 13, 2011WEST SIDE STORY is definitely back in a big way - in the last two weeks alone it has had its very own tribute episode on GLEE featuring four of the show’s most famous songs, and, also, Fathom re-released the new HD remastering of the film in movie theaters nationwide for a one-night-only showing - so, given its 50th anniversary, the time has definitely come to pay tribute to one of the finest American movie musicals ever manufactured, which itself was based on one of the most innovative, controversial and progressive Broadway shows in history. From “A Boy Like That” to “Tonight” to “Somewhere” and beyond, this is a score that has enraptured two or three entire generations - with very, very good reason; these songs are simply musical and lyrical magic. Truly, this is as good as musical theatre gets, and, furthermore, the 1960 film version by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise is just as good. The combination of the two? Transcendent. No, never before has WEST SIDE STORY presented the power, potency, prescience and put forth the plosive overall “pow!” to the system - heart, mind and body - than it does, here, now, on the absolutely sensational new 3-disc 50th Anniversary Blu-ray edition, which will be released on Tuesday. I was lucky enough to get a copy early and I was simply blown away in every single imaginable way. A red, hot and blue all-American movie masterpiece given its full, magnificent, ecstatic due on Blu-ray. Be prepared to be blown away. Bam!
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Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekendby - Nov 13, 2011
Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, November 13, 2011 - Sunday, November 13, 2011.
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Rising Action Theater Presents WHO KILLED JOAN CRAWFORD? 11/14by BWW News Desk - Nov 10, 2011On Monday, November 14th at 7:30pm Rising Action will present the first ever public reading of the new comedy/mystery "Who Killed Joan Crawford?" by Carbonell/Silver Palm Award winner Michael Leeds who last season directed Rising Action Theatre's critically acclaimed production of The Boys In The Band. (more...)
Musicals Tonight Season to Include STRIKE UP THE BAND, LEAVE IT TO JANE and Moreby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2012Musicals Tonight has announced that its upcoming season will include the following shows. (more...)
Rachel York to Set Sail in ANYTHING GOES National Tour; Kicks Off October 2by BWW - Mar 27, 2012Roundabout Theatre Company has announced that critically acclaimed Broadway actress Rachel York will star as “Reno Sweeney” in the national tour of the 2011 Tony® Award winning Anything Goes. Presented by Roundabout Theatre Company, the national tour will set sail in Cleveland this fall. Anything Goes is the winner of three Tony® Awards including Best Musical Revival.
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The Sound of Music Returns to Pittsburgh CLO July 19-31by BWW News Desk - Jul 5, 2011Audiences of all ages will fall in love with Pittsburgh CLO's production of The Sound of Music, July 19-31 at the Benedum Center. T (more...)
The Sound of Music Returns to Pittsburgh CLO July 19-31by BWW
News Desk - Jul 18, 2011Audiences of all ages will fall in love with Pittsburgh CLO's production of The Sound of Music, July 19-31 at the Benedum Center. T (more...)
42nd Street Moon Presents THE BEST OF TIMESby BWW
News Desk - Jan 26, 201242nd Street Moon has lined up two major guest stars, Klea Blackhurst and Jason Graae, to head the cast for the upcoming 80th Birthday salute to beloved Tony-winning Broadway composer/lyricist, Jerry Herman titled The Best of Times. (more...)
Klea Blackhurst Holds Concert at Birdland 1/10by BWW
News Desk - Jan 10, 2011Jim Caruso is proud to present “An Evening With Klea Blackhurst,” as part of the Broadway at Birdland concert series, spotlighting performers and writers from the Great White Way. (more...)
Gemignani, Zien, Parker & More Join Murphy in Roundabout's PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE; Additional Casting Announced!by BWW News Desk - Feb 3, 2011Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director), in association with Tracy Aron, announces additional casting for the new Broadway musical THE PEOPLE IN THE PICUTRE, starring two time Tony® Award-winner Donna Murphy, directed by Leonard Foglia. THE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE features book & lyrics by Iris Rainer Dart and music by Mike Stoller and Artie Butler. (more...)
Roundabout Completes Cast for Murphy Led PEOPLE IN THE PICTUREby BWW News Desk - Feb 22, 2011Roundabout Theatre Company in association with Tracy Aron, announces the complete cast for the new Broadway musical THE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE, starring two time Tony® Award-winner Donna Murphy, directed by Leonard Foglia. THE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE features book & lyrics by Iris Rainer Dart and music by Mike Stoller and Artie Butler. (more...)
Klea Blackhurst Holds Concert at Birdland 1/10by BWW News Desk - Dec 27, 2010Jim Caruso is proud to present “An Evening With Klea Blackhurst,” as part of the Broadway at Birdland concert series, spotlighting performers and writers from the Great White Way. (more...)
ANYTHING GOES National Tour Sets Sail in Cleveland, Oct. 2012; First Dates Announced!by BWW News Desk - Dec 12, 2011Roundabout Theatre Company will present the national tour of ANYTHING GOES, the 2011 Tony® Award winning Broadway musical theatre masterpiece. Roundabout Theatre Company’s ANYTHING GOES sets sail at Cleveland’s PlayhouseSquare in October 2012. Following its opening in Cleveland, Roundabout Theatre Company’s ANYTHING GOES will cruise into more than 25 other cities during the 2012/2013 season including the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. (more...)
42nd Street Moon Presents THE BEST OF TIMESby BWW News Desk - Dec 1, 201142nd Street Moon has lined up two major guest stars, Klea Blackhurst and Jason Graae, to head the cast for the upcoming 80th Birthday salute to beloved Tony-winning Broadway composer/lyricist, Jerry Herman titled The Best of Times. (more...)
SOUND OFF: SMASH Digs Deeperby Pat Cerasaro - Apr 17, 2012“Now, there’s a movie star!” quoth Eileen (Anjelica Huston) of Rebecca Duvall (special guest star Uma Thurman) following her breathy and spastic performance of a new Julia/Tom musical number for the Marilyn Monroe-based musical-within-the-show on SMASH - BOMBSHELL - titled “Dig Deep”. While last night’s “The Movie Star” episode of NBC’s musical dramedy series SMASH was light on the musical numbers - only Karen (Katharine McPhee) and Rebecca managed a musical moment - the drama was dense and delectable, with the rapport between the motley crew of characters comprising the enterprise improving by the week (and it started strong). Yet, despite the best efforts of Eileen, Tom (Christian Borle), Julia (Debra Messing) and Derek (Jack Davenport) in attempting to create a new version of the Marilyn musical that showcases her best (and limited) abilities. Rebecca is a tentative talent who lacks a lot in the vocal and dance departments - to say the least - yet it is undeniable that she also possesses a certain air of a star - perhaps because she is one; on SMASH (as in real life, given Thurman’s A-list status), a big one. Portraying the movie star trying out a Broadway show for the first - and, most likely, last - time, Thurman brings a caustic, nutsy vibe to the seemingly bipolar screen siren - “36-ish”, meaning more like 40-ish in actuality - and gives gravitas to the cartoonishly written role. Just as the Marilyn musical has shown its astonishing, chameleon-like adaptability in its iterations starring Karen and Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty) - not only in its star, but also in its style, sound, mood, conception and musical arrangements - now BOMBSHELL is being retrofitted for Rebecca. But, at what cost? Stripping the show of its big Broadway leading lady musical potential and showing off the supporting cast to take the focus off of the shaky star at the center, BOMBSHELL’s “Dig Deep” yet again gave the simply astounding songwriting duo responsible for the songs of the shows-within-the-shows on SMASH (including all of the BOMBSHELL songstack heard and seen so far, as well as the glimpses at the previous Tom/Julia collaborations, HEAVEN & EARTH and THREE ON A MATCH) “Dig Deep” was a WEST SIDE STORY-esque hot jazz song complete with the syncopation and stylization implicit in the best songs of the Actors Studio era which the 50s-set scene set out to depict (Lee Strasberg and all). (more...)
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