Celebrate Brooklyn! Performing Arts Festival Announces Line-Up Beginning June 5 - 32 Shows Including SLOW FADE TO BLACKby BWW News Desk - May 9, 2012Celebrate Brooklyn! today announced its lineup for this year, which begins June 5 with a free concert by reggae icon Jimmy Cliff. (more...)
Suzy Bastone, Matt Stevens et al. Star in Notion Theatre Company's DAYBREAK, June 5-30; Full Cast Announcedby BWW News Desk - May 7, 2012Notion Theatre Company presents the European Premiere of Bobby Cronin’s DAYBREAK, with words & music by Bobby Cronin and additional lyrics by Brett Teresa. The production features musical direction by Richard Bates and direction by Haley Cusick and runs at the Tristan Bates Theatre 5 – 30 June, 2012. The schedule is Tuesday through Saturday 7.30pm and Sunday 3.30pm. TIckets are £10/£13. Visit http://www.TristanBatesTheatre.co.uk or call 020 7240 6283. (more...)
Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre et al. Present 3C 6/21by BWW News Desk - May 4, 2012Piece by Piece productions, Rising Phoenix Repertory, and Rattlestick Playwrights Theater have announced that the world premiere of 3C, written by David Adjmi and directed by Jackson Gay, will begin performances Wednesday, June 6 at 7pm at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, 224 Waverly Place. The opening night is set for Thursday, June 21 at 7pm. (more...)
Laura Benanti, Broadway Boys, et al. to Perform at Lucille Lortel Awards, 5/6by BWW News Desk - May 4, 2012The Off-Broadway League today announced the confirmed performers for the 2012 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway. Additionally, the remaining tickets to the show have been released for sale to the public at a discounted rate of $35 each. The 27th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards will be handed out this Sunday, May 6, 2012 at NYU Skirball Center, beginning at 7:00pm EST, in a ceremony that will once again benefit the Actors Fund. (more...)
THE TWELVE TENORS Kicks Off Riverfront Theater's Inaugural Season, 5/30by BWW News Desk - May 3, 2012Riverfront Theater, Chicago’s newest entertainment destination, welcomes – direct from Dublin – The Twelve Tenors. The five-day production is the first of a series of summer programming in the 70-foot tall, 22,000 square foot temperature-controlled tent along the scenic Chicago River. Joining The Twelve Tenors, as the Thirteenth Tenor, on opening night, May 30, is Chicago’s own TV personality and host of the wildly popular radio show, “Mr. Fix It,” is Lou Manfredini. Manfredini will sing several songs with the famous group throughout the evening. (more...)
Leila Benn Harris, Tommy Sherlock et al. Set for FROM UP HERE World Premiere, June 13-15by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2012Perfect Pitch Musicals and South Hill Park have announced the world premiere production of new musical FROM UP HERE, which will play four performances from Wednesday 13 – Friday 15 June 2012 at South Hill Park Arts Centre, featuring a West End cast including Leila Benn Harris, Tommy Sherlock, Russell Walker, Lisa Kerr and Tony Kemp. From Up Here has music and lyrics by Aaron Lee Lambert, and will be directed by Luke Sheppard with musical direction by Tom Attwood. It will also be streamed live via WhatsOnStage.com on Thursday 14 June at 7.30pm. (more...)
Notion Theatre Company Premieres Bobby Cronin's DAYBREAK, June 5by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012Notion Theatre Company presents the European premiere of Bobby Cronin's new musical DAYBREAK, with words and music by Bobby Cronin and additional lyrics by Brett Teresa at London's Tristan Bates Theatre (1a Tower St, London WC2H 9PN), June 5-30, 2012, with an official press opening of June 8 at 7:30 p.m. (more...)
EastEnders' Shaun Williamson & More to star in UK + Ireland Tour of THE LADYKILLERSby BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012Full casting has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of hit comedy stage adaptation The Ladykillers. The principal cast will include Paul Bown (Professor Marcus), Clive Mantle (Major Courtney), Chris McCalphy (One-Round), William Troughton (Harry), Shaun Williamson (Louis) and Michele Dotrice as Mrs Wilberforce. (more...)
Museum of the Moving Image to Present PARAMOUNT IN THE 1970S Film Series, 6/2-7/1by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012Paramount Pictures, founded in 1912 as the Famous Players Film Company, is celebrating its 100th anniversary. To mark this milestone, Museum of the Moving Image will present a month-long film series, from June 2 through July 1, 2012, featuring sixteen films produced by Paramount during one of its greatest decades. The films will be shown in archival 35mm prints and digital restorations provided by the studio. (more...)
Bee Gees' Robin Gibb Dies at 62by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2012Robin Gibb, the 62 year-old disco legend who sold more than 200 million records during his lifetime, passed away on Sunday after a long battle cancer. (more...)
Debra Monk, Robin de Jesus, et al., Set for IF IT ONLY EVEN RUNS A MINUTE 10, 6/17by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2012If It Only Even Runs A Minute 10 is the tenth edition of this series of rare songs, behind-the-scenes tales, and inspiring photos from Broadway musicals that may not have been fully appreciated the first time around. The show features performances and stories from original cast members and writers of several of the featured shows. (more...)
STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes of STARLIGHT EXPRESS UK Tour!by Stage Tube - May 14, 2012Bill Kenwright presents one of the best loved and longest running musicals in theatrical history, as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sensational Starlight Express explodes back onto the stage with a new production for 2012, set to take the UK by electrifying storm. Starlight Express just opened at the New Wimbledon Theatre. Go behind the scenes of the production below! (more...)
STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes with Australia's A CHORUS LINE in Singaporeby Stage Tube - May 13, 2012The all-new Australian production of one the most successful American Broadway musicals of all time, A CHORUS LINE is currently playing in Singapore at Marina Bay Sands, and will play at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre for 21 performances only beginning 20 July, 2012. Having played to full houses in Adelaide and Melbourne, this iconic smash hit musical is directed and re-staged by Baayork Lee, one of the original cast members and inspirations from the Tony Award® winning 1975 production. See below for a behind-the-scenes video of A CHORUS LINE's cast and creative team. (more...)
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek of STARLIGHT EXPRESS UK Tour!by Stage Tube - May 11, 2012Bill Kenwright presents one of the best loved and longest running musicals in theatrical history, as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sensational Starlight Express explodes back onto the stage with a new production for 2012, set to take the UK by electrifying storm. Starlight Express just opened at the New Wimbledon Theatre. Check out highlights below! (more...)
Columbia University School of the Arts Celebration of Graduates To Be Held in Miller Theatre, 5/16by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2012Columbia University School of the Arts will hold its Celebration of Graduates at 2:00pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, in Miller Theatre on the Morningside Campus. Graduates of the School’s Master of Fine Arts programs in Film, Theatre Arts, Visual Arts and Writing, and the Master of Arts in Film Studies will be recognized by Carol Becker, Dean of Faculty, program chairs Ira Deutchman, Arnold Aronson and Gregory Amenoff, and poetry concentration director Lucie Brock-Broido. (more...)
Photo Flash: A CHORUS LINE Comes to Sydney's Capitol Theatre This Julyby BWW News Desk - May 10, 2012The all-new Australian production of one the most successful American Broadway musicals of all time, A CHORUS LINE will play at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre for 21 performances only from 20 July, 2012. Having played to full houses in Adelaide and Melbourne, this iconic smash hit musical is directed and re-staged by Baayork Lee, one of the original cast members and inspirations from the Tony Award® winning 1975 production. See photos from the show below! (more...)
Thea Sharrock to Direct West End THE BODYGUARD for November Opening Starring Heather Headley and Lloyd Owenby BWW News Desk - May 1, 2012Thea Sharrock is to direct The Bodyguard, a new musical opening at the Adelphi Theatre in Autumn 2012 based on the Warner Bros. film of the same name with screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan. Starring Heather Headley as Rachel Marron and Lloyd Owen as Frank Farmer in the roles made famous on film by the late Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, tickets for The Bodyguard go on sale today (1 May 2012) taking bookings until 27 April 2013 for the production’s first booking period. Previews begin on 6 November 2012, twenty years after the release of the Oscar nominated film. Opening night is 5 December. (more...)
SpeakEasy Stage Company Presents XANADU, 5/11-6/9by BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2012Beginning May 11, SpeakEasy Stage presents the Boston Premiere of the hit Broadway musical comedy XANADU. This acclaimed show will be the company’s 100th production and opens May 11. (more...)
GLEE-PEAT: Miss 'Saturday Night Glee-ver'? Watch the Performances Here!by Stage Tube - Apr 18, 2012Last night on GLEE, The New Directions paid homage to the movie "Saturday Night Fever" by grooving to disco-infused dance numbers, and THE GLEE PROJECT's Alex Newell made his first appearance as 'Wade.' Miss the episode? Watch all the performances below! (more...)
SOUND OFF: GLEE Catches SATURDAY NIGHT FEVERby Pat Cerasaro - Apr 18, 2012“How about the soundtrack that defined a generation… wait for it… Saturday Night Fever?!” sayeth Sue Sylvester on last night’s glitzy disco-themed GLEE. Sporting seriously choice song selections and with all outfitted in fierce far-out duds, “Saturday Night GLEE-ver” was a slice of soundtrack heaven - and sporadically hotter than, well, a disco inferno. Besides the all-out Bee Gees bonanza, we were also treated to the welcome return of GLEE guest star extraordinaire and Broadway regular Jonathan Groff as fan favorite Jessie St. James, as well as a chance for some secondary players of New Directions to break out in song, dance and - given the theme - strut. Before the tribute-heavy second half of Season Three excels into high gear next week with the Whitney Houston homage, last night’s GLEE gone disco struck the right poses, affected the right look and made all the right moves in making a memory for a new generation with the timeless music of another - as GLEE has proven it does best, time and time again. Yes, tribute episodes are where GLEE achieves maximum momentum as not only a TV series, but an entertainment entity itself - as the eight song sequences in “Saturday Night GLEE-ver” surely attest. (more...)
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