New Musical Adaptation, A Minister's Wife Plays San Jose Rep - June 20 - July 14by BWW News Desk - Jun 5, 2013The poignant and provocative new musical, A Minister's Wife, makes its West Coast premiere at San Jose Rep June 20 - July 14, 2013. (more...)
Joan Jett Selected as 2013 Sunset Strip Music Festival Honoreeby BWW News Desk - Jun 4, 2013Multi-platinum selling, iconic rock goddess JOAN JETT has been selected as the festival honoree at this year's SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL (SSMF), taking place in West Hollywood August 1-3. (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...)
BWW Interviews: Curt Dale Clark Tackles Triple Roles at MSMTby Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Jun 3, 2013The dark, handsome man with twinkling blue eyes and classically chiseled features who sits opposite me at the Maine State Music Theatre has the look of a leading man. However, at this moment he is wearing his hat as the company's newly minted Artistic Consultant.
Nonetheless, I am not wrong in my initial impression. Curt Dale Clark is, indeed, a leading man - a prominent actor who has tread the boards in major theatres across the country starring in roles such as Javert (Les Miserables), The Phantom (Phantom of the Opera), Don Lockwood (Singing in the Rain), and Joe Gillis (Sunset Boulevard). He is also the playwright and lyricist of a number of musical fairy tales, for which his longtime collaborator, Marc Robin has written the music. But this is the first juncture in a career that has spanned twenty-four years that Clark has had the opportunity to combine his creative and acting talents with his skills as a theatre administrator. (more...)
Wale Among Artists Added to SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVALby BWW News Desk - Jun 19, 2013The lineup for this year's SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL (SSMF) street fest taking place in West Hollywood on August 3, has taken shape with today's announcement (more...)
Linda Balgord & Ali Gordon to Lead CROSSING SWORDS at NYMF; Full Cast Announced!by BWW News Desk - Jun 18, 2013The 2013 New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) AND Forte Musical Theatre Guild present Crossing Swords a world premiere musical comedy by Joe Slabe, nominated for five Betty Mitchell Awards and three Calgary Critics' Awards. NYMF veteran Igor Goldin directs a cast of five including Linda Balgord (Bway: The Pirate Queen, CATS, La Cage, Gypsy standby for Patti Lupone; Nat. Tour: Sunset Boulevard), Ali Gordon (Regional: Fiddler on the Roof, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown), Steven Hauck (Bway: Irena's Vow), Lyle Colby Mackston (Papermill: 25th Annual...Spelling Bee), and Marrick Smith(New York: Love's Labour's Lost). Crossing Swords is being staged at The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 West 42nd Street (bet. 9th & 10th Avenues) in NYC for five performances from Monday, July 22 through Sunday, July 28, 2013. (more...)
LES MISERABLES to Open at Maine State Music Theatre on 6/26by BWW News Desk - Jun 17, 2013Audiences will get their chance to see this explosive production live on stage at Maine State Music Theatre from June 26 through July 13 at the Pickard Theater on the campus of Bowdoin College, Brunswick.. Tickets can be purchased by calling the box office at 207-725-8769 or by visiting the MSMT website at www.msmt.org. (more...)
AUDIO: Patti LuPone Chats Leicester Square Show with Graham Nortonby BWW News Desk - Jun 15, 2013Two-time Tony and Olivier Award-winning Broadway legend Patti LuPone spoke with Graham Norton on BBC Radio 2 today about her upcoming show at the Leicester Square Theatre in London. Click below to listen to the interview! (more...)
A CABARET FULL OF CAHN ARTISTS to Celebrate Sammy Cahn's 100th Birthday at the Iridium, 6/18by BWW News Desk - Jun 14, 2013ScoBar Entertainment will present A Cabaret Full of Cahn Artists, a tribute to the great Sammy Cahn on his 100th birthday. Produced by writer Rob Lester, the evening, which consists of two different shows (8 & 10 pm) will benefit Cabaret Scenes Magazine, with all proceeds donated to Cabaret Scenes Magazine, the only print publication of its kind, its website, www.cabaretscenes.org and the non-profit Cabaret Foundation. Associate producer is Stevie Phillips. According to producer Rob Lester, this Centennial 'Cahn-cert' includes special 'Cahn-versations' about Sammy and a 'Cahn-Test' with prizes and a raffle. (more...)
Summer Stages: BWW's Top Summer Theatre Picks in Los Angelesby Ellen Dostal - Jun 14, 2013Summer Stages in Los Angeles (more...)
Summer Stages: BWW's Top Summer Theater Picks for Costa Mesa / Orange County!by Michael L. Quintos - Jun 14, 2013Though the coming of summer usually signals local theaters' final shows for the 2012-2013 season, there are still plenty of things to see, hear and experience in the O.C. to keep avid theatergoers entertained. Below is a listing of our five top Summer Must-See Picks, plus a few other noteworthy shows to check out, too! (more...)
Musical Theatre West to Present Andrew Lloyd Webber's SUNSET BOULEVARD, 7/12by BWW News Desk - Jun 13, 2013Sunset Boulevard, the Musical Theatre West (MTW) production of the Broadway hit based on the 1950 Oscar-winning movie about a former star of the silent screen era living in the past in her decaying mansion on the fabled Los Angeles street, has its much anticipated Southern California 20th Anniversary revival July 12 through July 28, 2013 at the exquisite 1,070-seat Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, CA. MTW Executive Director/Producer Paul Garman has appointed Larry Raben as Director with Musical Direction by David Lamoureux and Musical Staging by John Todd. MTW's Sunset Boulevard opens exactly 20 years to the day of the show's world premiere in London at the Adelphi Theatre where it ran for 1529 performances. (more...)
Pittsburgh CLO to Present Kopit & Yeston's PHANTOM, 6/21-30by BWW News Desk - Jun 13, 2013Audiences will be mesmerized by the classic score in Kopit & Yeston's Phantom June 21- 30 at the Benedum Center. Phantom is back by popular demand and will feature an incredible cast comprised of Broadway stars and Pittsburgh CLO veterans. (more...)
BWW Reviews: POWDER HER FACE Stuns At Opera Philadelphiaby Marakay Rogers - Jun 12, 2013Soprano Patricia Schuman leads Opera Philadelphia in a visually and vocally marvelous production of the modern chamber orchestra classic (more...)
BWW Reviews: MMT's SUNSET BOULEVARD Strives to Reclaim Faded Gloryby Erin Nagel - Jun 11, 2013Actors, dancers, writers, directors all flock to Hollywood in an attempt to make it big and see their name in lights. Those lucky enough to see their dream to fruition also face the challenge of keeping their name in lights and face in public view. That's the fate that has transpired for silent movie star Norma Desmond (Sarah Gibson) in Minneapolis Musical Theatre's Sunset Boulevard. (more...)
MISS NIGHTINGALE - THE BURLESQUE MUSICAL Continues UK Tour thru July 27by BWW News Desk - Jun 11, 2013The art of burlesque has become a huge trend in entertainment, providing fashion with the 'Vintage' look, and inspiring a major Hollywood movie. It's now being brought back to its traditional European roots - of British Music hall and continental Cabaret - in a new musical touring the UK this summer. Miss Nightingale - the burlesque musical tells a gripping story of sex, scandal and showbiz in war-torn 1940s London. It is at London's Leicester Square Theatre from Tue 2 - Sun 7 July. The show stars British-born international burlesque performer, Amber Topaz. (more...)
Play Club to Present LEND ME A TENOR, 6/16by BWW News Desk - Jun 10, 2013Sanders South Africa and Play Club, the Book Club for Theatre Lovers, continues its series on "Identity" with Ken Ludwig's screwball hit LEND ME A TENOR, now celebrating the 25th anniversary of its hit Broadway run. (more...)
Judy Kuhn, Bruce Vilanch & More Set for 54 Below this Weekby BWW News Desk - Jun 10, 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 Mosheris the '54 Piano Bar,' a new vocal competition - 'The Callback,' and more: (more...)
Members from Original Cast of WEST SIDE STORY Give Pre-Concert Lecture at Meyerhoffby BWW News Desk - Jun 10, 2013Marni Nixon, who dubbed the singing role for Natalie Wood, along with Bert Michaels (Snowboy), Eddie Verso (Juano) and Harvey Evans (Mouth Piece), will participate in a roundtable discussion about WEST SIDE STORY at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall on June 14 from 7 p.m.to 7:30 p.m. Jonathan Palevsky, program director of WBJC 91.5 FM radio and host of "Cinema Sundays" at The Charles Theater, will moderate. (more...)
Photo Flash: Lisa Vroman, Billy Stritch and More at Bay Area Cabaret's Marvin Hamlisch Tributeby BWW News Desk - Jun 10, 2013Bay Area Cabaret concluded its 2012-2013 season by honoring the memory and legendary career of composer Marvin Hamlisch on June 2, 2013. Selections from his work (A Chorus Line, The Way We Were, They're Playing Our Song) were performed by special guests, including Broadway stars Lisa Vroman (The Phantom of the Opera, Sweeney Todd) and Karen Mason (Mamma Mia!, Sunset Boulevard), Grammy Award winner Billy Stritch, 2012 Bay Area Teen Idol winner Bobby Conte Thornton, Academy Award-winning songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman, and more. Scroll down for photos from the celebration! (more...)
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