WICKED Announces Lottery for $25 Tickets at Ohio Theatre, Begin. 6/5by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2013A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held for WICKED, which is returning to the Ohio Theatre with performances from June 5-23. Two and one-half hours prior to each performance, people who present themselves at the east entrance of the Ohio Theatre (just off State Street between the Ohio Theatre and the Sheraton) can place their names in a lottery drum. Names will be drawn 30 minutes later for a limited number of orchestra seats at $25 each, cash only. This lottery is available in-person only at the Ohio Theatre with a limit of two tickets per person. Lottery participants must have a valid photo ID when submitting their entry form and, if chosen, when purchasing tickets. (more...)
National Theatre Announces Broadway Season, Joining Premiere of IF/THEN Will be AMERICAN IDIOT, PORGY AND BESS & Moreby BWW News Desk - May 29, 2013The National Theatre has just announced its first subscription series in more than a decade with the announcement of Broadway at the National. Boasting the pre-Broadway world premiere of If/Then, the Washington premiere of American Idiot, and the historic return of the Tony Award-winning The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, the 2013-14 season at The National Theatre includes eight productions, and runs November 2013 through June 2014. (more...)
Photo Flash: First Look at Rob Gallagher, Kim Carson and More in SOUTH PACIFIC at John W. Engeman Theaterby BWW News Desk - May 28, 2013Sailor hijinks, the danger of war, and the passion of young love are all joined together by Rogers & Hammerstein's sensational score in one of the most powerful musicals of all time, SOUTH PACIFIC. The musical runs now through July 14, 2013 at the John W. Engeman Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below! (more...)
BWW Reviews: Ghostlight's GIANT (Original Cast Recording) is Majestic, Opulent, and Mesmerizingby David Clarke - May 28, 2013Edna Ferber has been proven to be plumb inspiration for grandiose and sweeping musicals. 1927's Show Boat was based on her 1926 novel Showboat. Recently, her novel Giant was musicalized by Michael John LaChiusa (SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE, FIRST LADY SUITE, THE WILD PARTY). The show features a book by Sybille Pearson, Music and Lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa, and luxuriant orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin with additional orchestrations by Larry Hochman. GIANT had its New York City premiere in a production that was co-produced by The Public Theater and Dallas Theater Center last fall. The acclaimed musical's rousing and extravagantly epic score has been resplendently captured by Ghostlight Records on their 2-disc GIANT (Original Cast Recording) album. (more...)
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre to Stage ERIK DIES, YOU'RE STUPID AND WE HATE YOU, 6/3 & 17by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2013Erik Dies, You're Stupid and We Hate You, a new indescribably bizarre comedic one-act play, will return to the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre at 8:00 PM on Mondays, June 3rd and 17th. Tickets are $5, which includes admission to Erik Dies, You're Stupid and We Hate You and the long-running sketch show, BOAT: Comedic Sketches. (more...)
Photo Flash: First Look - Surflight Theatre's THE BOY FRIEND, 5/25-6/16by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2013Surflight Theatre, under the leadership of Executive Director Ken Myers presents the 1920s musical comedy The Boy Friend, from May 25 through June 16. Check out a first look at the cast in action, below! (more...)
Photo Flash: First Look at Matthew Scott, Sherri L. Edelen and More in Signature's COMPANYby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013Phone rings. Door chimes. In comes Company, one of legendary composer Stephen Sondheim's most beloved musicals, produced at Signature Theatre for the first time in twenty years and directed by Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer. The cast of fourteen, led by Matthew Scott (First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb; Side By Side By Sondheim) in the role of Bobby, features many of Signature's most well-known stars in an enchanting, deeply funny exploration of love and marriage. BroadwayWorld has a first look below. (more...)
WICKED Returns to the Ohio Theatre, 6/5-23by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in 2007 and 2010, WICKED, Broadway's biggest blockbuster, will return to Columbus' Ohio Theatre June 5-23. Tickets for the return engagement are on sale now. (more...)
Riverdale Rising Stars' MID-LIFE 2: THE CRISIS CONTINUES Premieres Tonightby BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013The Riverdale Rising Stars will present the first public performances of the new musical revue, MID-LIFE 2! (The Crisis Continues). Written by brothers Bob and Jim Walton, the show will be presented as a staged reading starring Broadway guest performers tonight, Wednesday, May 22, and tomorrow night, Thursday, May 23 at 7:30pm. (more...)
Photo Flash: Phillip Boykin, Gary Mauer and Elizabeth Southard Perform at GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY! in Morristownby BWW News Desk - May 20, 2013Theatre World Award-winner and Tony Award-nominee Phillip Boykin and The Phantom of the Opera stars Gary Mauer and Elizabeth Southard headlined a starry evening saluting a Century of Broadway Showstoppers in GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY! on Saturday, May 11, 2013, 7:30 pm, at the Morris Museum's Bickford Theatre, 6 Normandy Heights Road, in Morristown, NJ. Scroll down for photos from the benefit below! (more...)
Rebecca Luker to Star in THE LITTLE DANCER at the Kennedy Center, Oct 2014?by BWW News Desk - Jun 9, 2013Rebecca Luker announced on the Tonys red carpet tonight: 'I'll be doing THE LITTLE DANCER musical at The Kennedy Center in about a year and a half.' According to the AP, the show is inspired by a Degas sculpture called 'Little Dancer Aged Fourteen', and features book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, with music by Stephen Flaherty and direction and choreography by Susan Stroman. (more...)
Photo Flash: First Look at Marriott Theatre's I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGEby BWW News Desk - Jun 7, 2013Off-Broadway's longest-running, smash hit musical comedy celebrating the triumphs and trials of the modern-day mating game I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE takes the stage at The Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, opening June 12 and running through August 11. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below! (more...)
Becky Gulsvig & Sally Struthers to Lead Ogunquit Playhouse's THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, Running 6/12-7/6by BWW News Desk - Jun 6, 2013The Ogunquit Playhouse, America's Foremost Summer Theatre, is thrilled to announce the opening of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Thoroughly Modern Millie on stage June 12 to July 6. Becky Gulsvig, plays small-town girl Millie Dillmount, who heads to New York City in 1922 to start a new life in a city filled with intrigue, jazz and a whole new set of rules for love! Her new flapper lifestyle leads to a series of madcap adventures when she checks into a hotel owned by a dragon-lady villainess audiences are sure to love to hate - played by none other than Ogunquit's favorite, Sally Struthers. This musical-comedy, based on the Mary Tyler Moore, Julie Andrews, Carol Channing film, opened on Broadway in 2002 and garnered six Tony Awards including Best Musical. A new glittering set design, along with the Tony Award-winning costumes and show-stopping dance numbers will be featured in the Ogunquit production. Musical theatre has found a new heroine for the ages - Thoroughly Modern Millie! (more...)
WICKED to Offer $25 Lottery at Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Begin. 6/12by BWW News Desk - Jun 5, 2013A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held for WICKED, which is returning to the Marcus Center with performances from June 12-July 7. Two and one-half hours prior to each performance, people who present themselves at the Marcus Center box office will have their names placed in a lottery drum; thirty minutes later, names will be drawn for a limited number of orchestra seats at $25 each, cash only. This lottery is available only in-person at the box office, with a limit of two tickets per person. Lottery participants must have a valid photo ID when submitting their entry form and, if chosen, when purchasing tickets. (more...)
Photo Flash: First Look at Matthew Scott and More in Signature Theatre's COMPANYby BWW News Desk - Jun 3, 2013Phone rings. Door chimes. In comes Company, one of legendary composer Stephen Sondheim's most beloved musicals, produced at Signature Theatre for the first time in twenty years and directed by Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer. The cast of fourteen, led by Matthew Scott (First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb; Side By Side By Sondheim) in the role of Bobby, features many of Signature's most well-known stars in an enchanting, deeply funny exploration of love and marriage. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below! (more...)
Ron Raines to Bring THE GREAT LOVE OF BROADWAY to Cape May Stage, 7/8by BWW News Desk - Jun 19, 2013Cape May Stage, South Jersey's premiere Equity theatre, is bursting with delight as they welcome stage and screen star, Ron Raines, as he performs in his one-man show The Great Love of Broadway. Join Mr. Raines as he charms the audience with renowned songs on Monday, July 8 at 8 p.m. (more...)
STAGE TUBE: Marriott Theatre's I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE - Highlights!by Stage Tube - Jun 17, 2013Off-Broadway's longest-running, smash hit musical comedy celebrating the triumphs and trials of the modern-day mating game I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE takes the stage at The Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, running through August 11. Click below to watch highlights from the show! (more...)
Elaine Stritch Missing New York City Life After Move to Michiganby BWW News Desk - Jun 13, 2013As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Broadway legend Elaine Stritch recently announced that she would be leaving New York City for good, after 71 years here, to relocate to her home state of Michigan. According to the New York Post, the 88 year-old just left her home at the Carlyle, and 35 hotel employees were there to see her off when she got off the elevator. (more...)
Jenny Fellner and Kathy Fitzgerald Join WICKED National Tour in Julyby BWW News Desk - Jun 11, 2013The company of the second North American tour of WICKED is thrilled to welcome John Hillner as Dr. Dillamond and Jenny Fellner as Nessarose on Monday, July 1 in Milwaukee, WI and Kathy Fitzgerald as Madame Morrible on Wednesday, July 10 in Houston, TX. (more...)
Marin Mazzie, Jason Danieley & More Set for NJ Public Television's American Songbook Seriesby BWW News Desk - Jun 10, 2013NJTV, New Jersey's public television network, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) announced the production of a new music television series, American Songbook at NJPAC, taped before a live audience at the Arts Center and airing on NJTV and WNET this fall. (more...)
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