Strike Up the Band

Rebecca Luker, Marin Mazzie & More Set for NewNJTV Cabaret Series

NJTV, 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...)

Now Playing Onstage in Raleigh - Week of 5/05/2013

Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/05/2013 for Raleigh (more...)

THE GERSHWINS' PORGY AND BESS Opens February 25 in Pittsburgh

The National Tour of THE GERSHWINS' PORGY AND BESS, winner of the 2012 Tony Award for Best Musical Revival, will star original Broadway cast members ALICIA HALL MORANas Bess, NATHANIEL STAMPLEY as Porgy and PHILLIP BOYKIN as Crown. The tour will also feature Broadway cast members SUMAYYA ALI as Clara, DAN BARNHILL as the Detective, BRYONHA MARIE PARHAM as Serena, ALLISON BLACKWELL as a Woman of Catfish Row, ROOSEVELT ANDRE CREDIT as a Fisherman and JOSEPH DELLGER as the Policeman. Complete casting will be announced this summer. (more...)

Barrington Stage Names Joshua Bergasse, Gretchen Egolf, Jeff McCarthy and John Rando Associate Artists

Barrington Stage Company (BSC), under the leadership of Julianne Boyd Artistic Director and Tristan Wilson Managing Director, announces four new Associate Artists, all who are working at Barrington Stage in 2013 - award-winning choreographer Joshua Bergasse, actors Gretchen Egolf and Jeff McCarthy, and award-winning director John Rando. (more...)

The Collegiate Chorale Presents SONG OF NORWAY, Featuring Jason Danieley, Santino Fontana and More, 4/30

The Collegiate Chorale announces Song of Norway by Robert Wright and George Forrest on April 30, 2013 at 6:30pm at Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Avenue, NYC. Tickets are on sale at www.carnegiehall.org. Single tickets for this concert start at $25. (more...)

AMERICAN IDOL's Crystal Bowersox and Annette O'Toole to Lead ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE; Opens on Broadway This August!

Burke-Cohen Entertainment/Jimmy Burke, Jeff Cohen presents American Idol finalist Crystal Bowersox and Oscar and Emmy Award nominee Annette O'Toole starring in the Broadway premiere of Ted Swindley's Always… Patsy Cline, directed by Tony Award winner John Rando. The scenery will be designed by Anna Louizos, who is currently represented on Broadway with 'Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella.' Performances begin in July with an August opening. (more...)

The Marshmallow Girls Open I GOT GERSHWIN, April 6

La compańia 'The Marshmallow Girls' estrena el musical I GOT GERSHWIN el proximo sabado 6 de abril 22h, en el Almeria Teatre de Barcelona. El espectaculo estara todos los fines de semana del mes de abril en cartel, los sabados a las 22h y los domingos a las 20h. (more...)

Parsons Dance Sets Gala for 4/4

Parsons Dance and Gala Chair Linda Stocknoff announce the company's 2013 Annual Spring Gala, Strike Up the Band! honoring the Board of Trustees of the Harkness Foundation for Dance: Theodore Bartwink, William Perlmuth, and Etta Brandman, on Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 7pm at the Mandarin Oriental, 80 Columbus Circle at 60th Street, NYC. The evening, which will be hosted by MC Brett Siddel, will begin with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and silent auction at 7pm, followed by dinner and live auction at 8pm, with a sneak peak of a never-before-seen new piece choreographed by David Parsons. The night will continue with the creation of a brand-new dance created on the spot through improvisation with a ten-piece big band, followed by social dancing with the band. Attire is black tie optional. Tickets begin at $700 and are available by phone at 212-869-9275, or online at www.parsonsdance.org/gala. (more...)

Who Sang What at Last Night's BROADWAY BACKWARDS!

An extremely limited number of $20 rush tickets to this year's star-studded BROADWAY BACKWARDS will be released for sale at 6:30 PM Monday, March 18, 2013. The rush tickets will be sold in the lobby of the Palace Theater (1564 Broadway). They will not be available at the box office. Tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis, cash only and are limited to two tickets per person. The show begins at 8 PM. (more...)

New Classic Stage PASSION to Receive Two Disc Cast Recording on PS Classics!

Classic Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Greg Reiner, announced today that PS Classics, home to a dozen Sondheim cast albums, will record and release the cast recording of its critically-acclaimed new production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Tony Award-winning musical PASSION, directed by John Doyle. (more...)

Pacific Symphony Pops Present THE GERSHWINS: HERE TO STAY, Now thru 3/16

Strike up the (big) band for a one-of-a-kind concert experience as Pacific Symphony Pops celebrates the greatest team of collaborators in American music history: George and Ira Gershwin. 'The Gershwins: Here to Stay' is a unique multimedia event that illuminates the lives and music of the composer and his lyricist brother with home movies, original photos and rare audio and video footage. (more...)

STRIKE UP THE BAND! Kicks Off Musicals Tonight's 2013 Season at Lion Theatre Tonight

Musicals Tonight presents its spring 2013 season at The Lion Theatre, featuring Strike Up the Band!, Same Time, Next Year - The Musical and Leave It to Jane. Scroll below for more details. (more...)

Pacific Symphony Pops to Present THE GERSHWINS: HERE TO STAY, 3/14-16

Strike up the (big) band for a one-of-a-kind concert experience as Pacific Symphony Pops celebrates the greatest team of collaborators in American music history: George and Ira Gershwin. 'The Gershwins: Here to Stay' is a unique multimedia event that illuminates the lives and music of the composer and his lyricist brother with home movies, original photos and rare audio and video footage. (more...)

Musicals Tonight! Presents STRIKE UP THE BAND, 3/12-3/24

It's 1927, George S. Kaufman and George & Ira Gershwin decide to write a musical based upon a ridiculous premise - to protect the price of a commodity, the United States invades a foreign country! (more...)

Alicia Hall Moran and Nathaniel Stampley to Lead PORGY AND BESS National Tour; Launches in Fall 2013

The National Tour of THE GERSHWINS' PORGY AND BESS, winner of the 2012 Tony Award for Best Musical Revival, will star original Broadway cast members ALICIA HALL MORAN as Bess and NATHANIEL STAMPLEY as Porgy. The national tour, which begins in the late fall of 2013 will travel to more than 20 cities in its first season, including Los Angeles (Ahmanson Theatre), Seattle (5th Avenue Theatre), Dallas (Winspear Opera House), Charlotte, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Des Moines, Tampa, Las Vegas, Cleveland, West Palm Beach, Tempe and St. Paul, with additional cities to be announced in the coming days. (more...)

Jason Danieley, Alexandra Silber and More Set for The Collegiate Chorale's SONG OF NORWAY Tonight

The Collegiate Chorale presents Song of Norway by Robert Wright and George Forrest tonight, April 30, 2013 at 6:30pm at Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Avenue, NYC. (more...)

Parsons Dance 2013 Annual Spring GALA Strike up the Band!

Parsons Dance and Gala Chair Linda Stocknoff announce the company's 2013 Annual Spring Gala, Strike Up the Band! honoring the Board of Trustees of the Harkness Foundation for Dance: Theodore Bartwink, William Perlmuth, and Etta Brandman, on Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 7pm at the Mandarin Oriental, 80 Columbus Circle at 60th Street, NYC. (more...)

SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR and More Lead Musicals Tonight's 2012-2013 Season

Musicals Tonight's 2012-2013 Season includes Fade Out - Fade In by Comden & Green and Jule Styne, Strike Up the Band George & Ira Gershwin, Same Time, Next Year - The Musical a Premiere and Leave It to Jane by Jerome Kern. See full details below. (more...)

Dan Gallagher, Michael Milton and Cheryl Dennis Found Producer Circle Co. in Manhattan

On Monday evening, April 8th at the finale of Marty Richards' star-studded-sold-out Memorial to benefit his beloved New York Center For Children, which he co-founded with his wife Mary Lea Johnson Richards, Chita Rivera quieted the crowd to make an important announcement regarding the future of the American Theatre and the New York centric film and television's East Coast community. Dan Gallagher and Michael Milton, Mr. Richards' co-workers and right-hand visionaries for over fifteen years, have power-teamed with Producer/General Manager, Cheryl Dennis, to form the new Producer Circle Co. with offices in Manhattan. (more...)

Jason Danieley, Santino Fontana and More Set for The Collegiate Chorale's SONG OF NORWAY, 4/30

The Collegiate Chorale has announced Song of Norway by Robert Wright and George Forrest on April 30, 2013 at 6:30pm at Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Avenue, NYC. Tickets are on sale at www.carnegiehall.org. Single tickets for this concert start at $25. (more...)

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