Sherri James Buxton Performs with the Bob Shepherd Trio, 6/1by BWW News Desk - May 9, 2013Sherri James Buxton and Friends, featuring the Bob Shepherd Trio, Charles Neville and Paul Green, is a live concert at The Colonial Theatre on June 1 at 8pm to benefit Community Resources for People with Autism. At 6pm there will be a pre-concert VIP reception in The Colonial Theatre lobby, catered by Shiro with wines from Kelly's Package Store. Those who purchase the VIP reception tickets will also be treated to pre-show entertainment by Dominic Annand on the piano. (more...)
BWW Recap: Tribute Show Honoring Musical Theater Legend Sheldon Harnick at the Harvard Club is Truly a Dutch Treatby Stephen Hanks - May 7, 2013I thought about many happy childhood musical theater memories last night while I attended the Dutch Treat Club's Annual Gold Medal Tribute Dinner and Show at the Harvard Club in honor of the legendary 'Fiddler of the Roof' lyricist Sheldon Harnick, who received the Club's Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in the Arts. (more...)
InDepth InterView: Rita Moreno Talks New Memoir, Broadway, Hollywood, Upcoming Projects & Moreby Pat Cerasaro - May 5, 2013Today we are talking to a legendary triple-threat performer who over the course of her unique career has become one of a select few in show business to have attained the entertainment quadruple crown - Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony, that is; commonly referred to as the EGOT - the exceptionally gifted Rita Moreno. Exploring many aspects of her revealing and absorbing new autobiography RITA MORENO: A MEMOIR, Moreno opens up about her unique and boundary-breaking career in Hollywood and on Broadway, having appearing in three of the greatest movie musicals of all time - SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, THE KING & I and WEST SIDE STORY - as well as in the Mike Nichols classic CARNAL KNOWLEDGE, in addition to an impressive list of TV and theatre credits. Additionally, Moreno reveals her insights into the creative process itself and the strides she made in the industry as the first Latin American actress to win an Academy Award. Plus, memories of starring in Terrence McNally's THE RITZ on Broadway and its subsequent film adaptation, as well as a rich recounting of her time starring in the original West End production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's SUNSET BOULEVARD as the one and only screen icon Norma Desmond. Also, Moreno reveals plans to revisit her one woman show from which sprung her stupendous new book, titled LIFE WITHOUT MAKE-UP, as well as shares her thoughts on Broadway today, remarks upon favorite recent films, shows and performers as well as offers an update on her new family-friendly film MICKEY DEUCE and touched upon her current small-screen role in HAPPILY DIVORCED - and much, much more! (more...)
Now Playing Onstage in New Jersey - Week of 5/05/2013by BWW - May 5, 2013Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/05/2013 for New Jersey (more...)
Now Playing Onstage in Raleigh - Week of 5/05/2013by BWW - May 5, 2013Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/05/2013 for Raleigh (more...)
Now Playing Onstage in Maine - Week of 5/05/2013by BWW - May 5, 2013Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/05/2013 for Maine (more...)
Now Playing Onstage in West Virginia - Week of 5/05/2013by BWW - May 5, 2013Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/05/2013 for West Virginia (more...)
Karen Ziemba and More Set for 92Y's Lyrics & Lyricists Series Tributes Jerome Kern, Now thru 5/6by BWW News Desk - May 4, 2013The greatest songwriters revered him. And his songs-from 'All the Things You Are' to 'The Way You Look Tonight'-remain a vital part of our cultural conversation. It is no accident that Jerome Kern is also known as 'The Dean.' Author and Lyrics & Lyricists series artistic director Deborah Grace Winer takes the helm as artistic director/writer/host for The Song is You: Jerome Kern Coast to Coast, tonight, May 4 and May 5, 6. Winer is joined by vocalists Karrin Allyson, Debby Boone, Jeffry Denman, bassist Jay Leonhart, Howard McGillin, Paula West and Karen Ziemba, with special guest Barbara Carroll. (more...)
Guthrie Theater's THE PRIMROSE PATH, Directed by Roger Rees, Opens Tonightby BWW News Desk - May 3, 2013The Guthrie Theater presents the world premiere of the bittersweet romance The Primrose Path by Crispin Whittell based upon the novel Home of the Gentry by Ivan Turgenev. The production will be directed by Roger Rees and will feature actors Kyle Fabel (Broadway: The Farnsworth Invention; Off-Broadway: A Free Man of Color) as Theodore Lavretsky, Suzy Kohane (Acadia Repertory Theatre; University of Minnesota/Guthrie BFA Actor Training Program) as Liza and Sally Wingert (Broadway/West End, London: La Bete; Guthrie: Other Desert Cities, Appomattox) as Maria. (more...)
Pittsburgh CLO's 2013 Summer Season Announced; Features Mamie Parris, Nick Adams, Erin Mackey and Moreby BWW News Desk - May 3, 2013Pittsburgh CLO's 2013 Summer Season will be highlighted by brilliant Broadway stars, veterans of the stage and screen and accomplished recording artists. (more...)
Exclusive: Full Cast Revealed for SPAMALOT at the Muny; Ragusa, Cahoon, Scherer, Hibbard & More Join - Plus the Voice of Bob Costas!by BWW News Desk - May 3, 2013As previously announced, John O'Hurley will star as King Arthur. Also starring will be Michelle Ragusa as The Lady of the Lake, Kevin Cahoon as Historian, John Scherer as Sir Robin, David Hibbard as Patsy, Chris Hoch as Sir Lancelot, Ben Davis as Sir Dennis Galahad, and Tally Sessions as Dennis' Mother/Sir Bedevere. Joining them will be broadcast legend Bob Costas as The Voice of God. (more...)
Barbara Cook Cancels Tonight's Performance at NJPAC Due to Illnessby BWW News Desk - May 17, 2013New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) just announced on its Facebook page that Barbara Cook has had to cancel tonight's performance due to a stomach virus. The John Pizzarelli Quartet with guest vocalist Jessica Molaskey will now perform a full concert in the Prudential Hall. (more...)
Brown & Morsley Lead Cast in London Premiere of Yeston & Kopit's PHANTOMby Robert Gould - May 1, 2013Robert Gould reports for BWW on the upcoming UK professional premiere of Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit's musical Phantom at Ye Olde Rose And Crown Theatre. (more...)
CHESS Opens Friday at the Cambridge YMCA Theaterby BWW News Desk - May 1, 2013Experience the epic sound of CHESS. Based on the 1972 'Match of the Century' between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky, CHESS details the trials of two champions and one female assistant who become pawns wrapped up in political plots, competitive gamesmanship, and romantic rivalries. Follow the cast from Bangkok to Budapest as players, lovers, politicians, and spies manipulate and are manipulated to the pulse of a monumental rock score by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus of ABBA. (more...)
Dianne Pilkington, Jane Milligan, Richard Trinder and More Cast in West End's MAMMA MIA! - Largest Cast Change Since Openingby BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2013With 24 of the 33 cast members changing on Monday 10 June 2013 at the Novello Theatre, this represents the largest cast change the London production of the smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! has seen since it first opened at in 1999. (more...)
Candice Guardino Serves ITALIAN BRED Off-Broadway Todayby BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2013Acclaimed writer/performer Candice Guardino appears in the outrageous premiere of ITALIAN BRED Off-Broadway, produced by Bull By The Horns Productions & 22Q Entertainment LLC. (more...)
MAMMA MIA! Welcomes Dianne Pilkington, Emma Crossley and More in Juneby BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2013With 24 of the 33 cast members changing on Monday 10 June 2013 at the Novello Theatre, this represents the largest cast change the London production of the smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! has seen since it first opened at in 1999. (more...)
Barbara Cook, Morgan James and More Set for 54 Below This Weekby BWW News Desk - Apr 29, 2013Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, the performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. 54 Below also launched its series of late night events. Joining Tuesday nights' popular "Backstage" with Susie Mosher is "54 Piano Bar," a new vocal competition - 'The Callback," and more: (more...)
Now Playing Onstage in Philadelphia - Week of 4/28/2013by BWW - Apr 28, 2013Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/28/2013 for Philadelphia (more...)
Now Playing Onstage in Miami - Week of 4/28/2013by BWW - Apr 28, 2013Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/28/2013 for Miami (more...)
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