Something Wonderful

Audra McDonald Performs Berkshire Solo Concert at The Colonial Theatre, 6/15

Audra McDonald will perform her only Berkshire solo performance on June 15 at 8pm at The Colonial Theatre accompanied by pianist Andy Einhorn. (more...)

Audra McDonald Performs Berkshire Solo Concert at The Colonial Theatre, 6/15

Audra McDonald will perform her only Berkshire solo performance on June 15 at 8pm at The Colonial Theatre accompanied by pianist Andy Einhorn. (more...)

BWW Exclusive: Listen to Audra McDonald's 'Go Back Home'!

Broadway favorite Audra McDonald is set to release 'Go Back Home', her first solo record in seven years on May 21. BroadwayWorld brings you an exclusive listen to one of the album's tracks, 'Go Back Home' from The Scottsboro Boys with music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb. (more...)

BWW Highlights: A Celebration of the Life of Kevin Gray

'He simply couldn't live without it. He breathed it like air. 'He was fearless, full in and flat out'. He devoured the stage ravenously,' Furthermore Kevin Gray's addiction to his passion for theater was contagious as he shared his enormous talent and energy with so many. (more...)

Photo Coverage: A Celebration of the Life of Kevin Gray

The Broadway community gathered celebrate the life and show business legacy of beloved Broadway performer Kevin Gray yesterday, May 13 at 2PM at The Majestic Theatre (247 West 44th Street). The Majestic Theatre held a special place for Mr. Gray, having starred there in The Phantom of the Opera, first as Raoul and later as The Phantom. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you photos from the celebration below. (more...)

HGO's Spring 2013 Season to Feature TRISTAN UND ISOLDE, IL TROVATORE and Mariachi Opera

Spring will bring a trio of striking productions to Houston Grand Opera, starting with the return-by-popular-demand of the world's first mariachi opera - Cruzar la Cara de la Luna ('To Cross the Face of the Moon'). Cruzar - an HGO commission that the company premiered to acclaim in 2010, with the Houston Chronicle calling it 'a multicultural winner' - will run March 22-24 at the Wortham Theater Center. Next up is HGO's new production of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde (April 18-May 5), conducted by the company's music and artistic director, Patrick Summers, and starring two of today's greatest Wagnerian singers: soprano Nina Stemme as Isolde and tenor Ben Heppner as Tristan, both in their company debuts. (more...)

ImprovBoston Presents PLAYBOOK in March and April

This Spring an elite team of improvisers from ImprovBoston will do in 75 minutes what it takes most playwrights years to do. In Playbook, running Friday nights at 10 p.m. from March 15-April 12, some of IBs top improvisers will complete an unfinished script from a known playwright. Tickets cost $18 and $14 for students. They are available online www.improvboston.com. ImprovBoston is located at 40 Prospect Street. (more...)

Town Hall Theater Announces Upcoming Gallery Screenings

Following the success of DaVinci: A Life, a direct broadcast from London's National Gallery shown at Town Hall Theater last year, THT will show a new series of broadcasts beamed directly from sold-out art exhibits from across the world. (more...)

BWW Reviews: OTHER DESERT CITIES Explodes Onto Florida Rep Stage

Florida Repertory Theatre scored a coup, grabbing the rights to red-hot Jon Robin Baitz play 'Other Desert Cities' for their 2012-13 season. In some ways a thinly veiled take on Ron and Nancy Reagan, the show features a daughter confronting conservative parents over long-buried family secrets. (more...)

HGO's Spring 2013 Season Features TRISTAN UND ISOLDE, IL TROVATORE and Mariachi Opera

Spring will bring a trio of striking productions to Houston Grand Opera, starting with the return-by-popular-demand of the world's first mariachi opera - Cruzar la Cara de la Luna ('To Cross the Face of the Moon'). Cruzar - an HGO commission that the company premiered to acclaim in 2010, with the Houston Chronicle calling it 'a multicultural winner' - will run today, March 22-24 at the Wortham Theater Center. Next up is HGO's new production of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde (April 18-May 5), conducted by the company's music and artistic director, Patrick Summers, and starring two of today's greatest Wagnerian singers: soprano Nina Stemme as Isolde and tenor Ben Heppner as Tristan, both in their company debuts. (more...)

Jeffrey Sweet Brings One Man Show to ImprovBoston, 4/6

ImprovBoston is set to welcome American writer, journalist, songwriter and theatre historian Jeffery Sweet for his one-man show You Only Shoot The Ones You Love. Sweet will perform this show Saturday, April 6 at 9 p.m. in the Studio Theatre at ImprovBoston. Tickets cost $12and $10 for students. They are available online www.improvboston.com. ImprovBoston is located at 40 Prospect Street. (more...)

Full Cast Announced for 1812 Productions' IT'S MY PARTY: THE WOMEN AND COMEDY PROJECT

Beginning in April, 2013, 1812 Productions will present the world premiere comedy It's My Party: The Women and Comedy Project, created and directed by 1812 Productions' Artistic Director, Jennifer Childs, and featuring a diverse ensemble of Philadelphia actresses. A production which will use physical comedy, storytelling, and music in a one-of-a-kind theatrical event, the creative process for It's My Party: The Women and Comedy Project began in 2010 with two questions: how do women use comedy and how does that usage change as they age. With these pointed inquiries as her guides, Ms. Childs embarked on three inclusive and ongoing initiatives which, together, would form the core of the Project. (more...)

AUDIO: Listen to a track from Audra McDonald's GO BACK HOME Album; Release Set for 5/21

Nonesuch releases Audra McDonald's first solo album in seven years-Go Back Home-on May 21, 2013. After four seasons spent in Los Angeles playing Dr. Naomi Bennett on ABC's hit medical drama Private Practice, the acclaimed singer and actress returned to New York and Broadway last year, winning her record-tying fifth Tony Award for her role in The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess. With Go Back Home, the Grammy Award-winning soprano, whose voice Stephen Sondheim has hailed as "one of the glories of the American theater," makes her highly anticipated return to recording, presenting her most personal album to date. (more...)

Royal Academy's MANET: PORTRAYING LIFE to Screen at Town Hall Theater, 4/18

Following the success of DaVinci: A Life, a direct broadcast from London's National Gallery shown at Town Hall Theater last year, THT will show a new series of broadcasts beamed directly from sold-out art exhibits from across the world. (more...)

1812 Productions to Present IT'S MY PARTY: THE WOMEN AND COMEDY PROJECT, 4/25-5/19

1812 Productions presents the world premiere comedy It's My Party: The Women and Comedy Project, created and directed by 1812 Productions' Artistic Director, Jennifer Childs, and featuring a diverse ensemble of Philadelphia actresses. It's My Party: The Women and Comedy Project began in 2010 with two questions: how do women use comedy and how does that usage change as they age. (more...)

Tom Hanks to Host Irish Rep's SOMETHING WONDERFUL! THE SONGS OF RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN, 6/10

Irish Repertory Theatre celebrates its award-winning 25th Anniversary Season with Something Wonderful! THE SONGS OF RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN, an evening celebrating classic Rodgers and Hammerstein hits performed by a galaxy of Broadway stars, for one night only, Monday, June 10 at Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street). Shirley Jones, best known for her roles in 'Oklahoma!' and 'Carousel,' returns to Broadway in the gala evening, directed by Charlotte Moore and hosted by Tom Hanks. (more...)

Side Door Summer Begins in May at the Historic Palladium

When temperatures rise outside, it heralds the beginning of Side Door Summer at the Palladium! In the intimacy of our award-winning, candlelit Side Door, we cool down our audiences with some of the hottest rising blues, jazz, exotica and rock stars. And before we give Hough Hall its well-deserved summer breather, we close out our mainstage season with the St. Pete Opera, and two huge jazz shows - Kurt Elling and later Bob James/David Sanborn. (more...)

Full Cast Announced for 1812 Productions' IT'S MY PARTY: THE WOMEN AND COMEDY PROJECT

Beginning in April, 2013, 1812 Productions will present the world premiere comedy It's My Party: The Women and Comedy Project, created and directed by 1812 Productions' Artistic Director, Jennifer Childs, and featuring a diverse ensemble of Philadelphia actresses. A production which will use physical comedy, storytelling, and music in a one-of-a-kind theatrical event, the creative process for It's My Party: The Women and Comedy Project began in 2010 with two questions: how do women use comedy and how does that usage change as they age. With these pointed inquiries as her guides, Ms. Childs embarked on three inclusive and ongoing initiatives which, together, would form the core of the Project. (more...)

1812 Productions to Present IT'S MY PARTY: THE WOMEN AND COMEDY PROJECT, 4/25-5/19

1812 Productions presents the world premiere comedy It's My Party: The Women and Comedy Project, created and directed by 1812 Productions' Artistic Director, Jennifer Childs, and featuring a diverse ensemble of Philadelphia actresses. It's My Party: The Women and Comedy Project began in 2010 with two questions: how do women use comedy and how does that usage change as they age. (more...)

Royal Academy's MANET: PORTRAYING LIFE Screens at Town Hall Theater Today

Following the success of DaVinci: A Life, a direct broadcast from London's National Gallery shown at Town Hall Theater last year, THT will show a new series of broadcasts beamed directly from sold-out art exhibits from across the world. (more...)

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