Lyricist Jack Lechner Brings 'HERE GOES NOTHING' to Birdland, 6/25by BWW News Desk - May 8, 2012The Broadway at Birdland concert series presents “Here Goes Nothing,” an evening of songs by Drama Desk-nominated lyricist Jack Lechner, on Monday, June 25 at 7pm. Guest performers will include Jill Abramovitz, Desmond Dutcher, Jeannine Frumess, Jose Llana, Lucas Steele, and Karen Ziemba. The music director will be Boko Suzuki. (more...)
Chicago's Grant Park Music Festival Kicks Off in Julyby BWW News Desk - May 11, 2012Summer in Chicago continues this July with the Grant Park Music Festival, led by Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Carlos Kalmar and the Grammy Award-nominated Grant Park Orchestra, along with Chorus Director Christopher Bell and the Grant Park Chorus in the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago’s Millennium Park. The Festival will bring performances by outstanding guest conductors and guest artists from around the world, in a month of exciting programming that includes a world premiere commission, a live concert screening of Frozen Planet, the latest hit series from BBC/Discovery Channel, a tribute concert to Broadway and Hollywood legend, Frank Loesser and other Festival favorites. (more...)
Pat Sajak to Star in THE ODD COUPLE at CRT; Terrence Mann to Lead DON QUIXOTEby BWW News Desk - May 11, 2012Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s popular Nutmeg Summer Series will feature two award-winning Broadway musicals, Man of La Mancha and Pirates of Penzance, and Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple starring Pat Sajak and Joe Moore. Tickets are available as a subscription or as single tickets by calling 860-486-2113 and visiting www.crt.uconnn.edu.
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Jason Danieley, Marc Kudisch and Mary Testa Join Victoria Clark, Robert Morse, et al. for NY Phil's ANYWHERE I WANDERby BWW News Desk - Mar 9, 2012Jason Danieley, Marc Kudisch, and Mary Testa have joined the New York Philharmonic’s presentation of Anywhere I Wander: The Frank Loesser Songbook, Monday, March 26, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. (more...)
42nd St. Moon's 2012-13 Season to Include OF THEE I SING, PAL JOEY, CARNIVALby BWW News Desk - Mar 29, 2012Greg MacKellan and Stephanie Rhoads, artistic and producing directors of 42nd Street Moon, today announced details for the company’s 20th Anniversary Season of musical theater: Moon Goes Platinum! It will be celebrated with five diverse comedies – all first-time productions for the organization, including a political comedy, romantic comedy, singing satire, a comedy-drama and a no-holds-barred farce. (more...)
First Stars Announced for INTO THE WOODS in Central Park; Additional Casting for AS YOU LIKE IT Revealedby BWW News Desk - Mar 28, 2012
The Public Theater has announced additional casting today for the 50th Anniversary season of free Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte. David Furr (Orlando) and Stephen Spinella (Jaques) join the previously announced MacIntyre Dixon (Adam), Renee Elise Goldsberry (Celia), Omar Metwally (Oliver), and Lily Rabe (Rosalind) in Shakespeare’s comedy AS YOU LIKE IT, directed by Daniel Sullivan. (more...)
New York Philharmonic to Feature Frank Loesser Tribute Tonightby BWW News Desk - Mar 26, 2012The New York Philharmonic presents Anywhere I Wander: The Frank Loesser Songbook, a celebration of the late legendary Broadway composer of Where’s Charley?, Guys and Dolls, The Most Happy Fella, Greenwillow, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Monday, March 26, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. Directed and conducted by Tony Award winner Ted Sperling, the evening will feature an all-star cast that includes Ann Hampton Callaway, Victoria Clark, Robert Morse, Bryn Terfel, a special appearance by Loesser’s widow and leading lady Jo Sullivan Loesser, and others to be announced. The program will be choreographed by Andrew Palermo. (more...)
Jason Danieley, Marc Kudisch and Mary Testa Join Victoria Clark, Robert Morse, et al. for NY Phil's ANYWHERE I WANDERby BWW News Desk - Mar 26, 2012Jason Danieley, Marc Kudisch, and Mary Testa have joined the New York Philharmonic’s presentation of Anywhere I Wander: The Frank Loesser Songbook, Monday, March 26, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. (more...)
5th Avenue TITANIC Concert to Star Edd Watts, Stanley Bahorek, Greg Stone, Moreby BWW News Desk - Mar 20, 2012In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s epic voyage, The 5th Avenue Theatre is presenting Titanic: The Concert. With music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and book by Peter Stone, Titanic: The Concert is a unique way to celebrate the centennial of one of the most memorable events of the last century. Actors will sing with the support of a 25-piece orchestra and the 80 voices of the award-winning Pacific Lutheran University Choral Union. The story of the Titanic will come to life through music on The 5th Avenue stage on nights that coincide exactly with the ship’s historic journey and tragic end. (more...)
Paper Mill Playhouse's DAMN YANKEES to Play The 5th Avenue Theatre, 4/21-5/20by BWW News Desk - Mar 19, 2012Damn Yankees is headed to The 5th Avenue Theatre! This musical comedy is the story of an aging baseball fan who makes a deal with the Devil so his beloved hometown team can beat the Yankees in the race for the pennant. From the songwriting team of The Pajama Game, Damn Yankees is filled with hit songs including “Two Lost Souls” and the sultry favorite, “Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets.” The Paper Mill Playhouse production will slide into Seattle this April. The creative team includes direction by Mark S. Hoebee (Paper Mill’s Producing Artistic Director), music direction by Ben Whiteley, and choreography by Denis Michael Jones. (more...)
Jane Powell To Host Career Transition's HEART & SOUL Awards Luncheonby BWW
News Desk - Mar 15, 2012Career Transition For Dancers will present The Third Annual “HEART & SOUL” Awards Luncheon Celebrating Dance on Broadway on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 11:30 am at Club Colette in Palm Beach, FL. Jane Powell legendary star of movies, stage and television will be the host. (more...)
HIGH to Play Royal Alexandra Theatre, 5/8-13by BWW News Desk - Mar 13, 2012Two-time Golden Globe® winner, Academy Award® & Tony Award® nominee Kathleen Turner returns to Toronto in the National Tour of Matthew Lombardo’s play HIGH, May 8-13, 2012 at The Royal Alexandra Theatre. Directed by Rob Ruggiero, HIGH also features Evan Jonigkeit as “Cody Randall” and Timothy Altmeyer as “Father Michael Delpapp”. (more...)
Photo Flash: DiCapo Opera Presents THE MOST HAPPY FELLAby BWW News Desk - Mar 13, 2012This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Dicapo Opera Theatre, which is presenting The Most Happy Fella. This May-September romance features a book, music, and lyrics by Tony-Award winner Frank Loesser, best known for Guys and Dolls and How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. The Most Happy Fela is directed by Michael Capasso and the conductor is Pacien Mazzagatti. Choreography is by Francine Harmon, set design by John Farrell, costume design by Julie Wyma and lighting design by Susan Roth. (more...)
Kurt Peterson & Victoria Mallory Reunite in WHEN EVERYTHING WAS POSSIBLE Concert, 4/29by BWW News Desk - Apr 25, 2012James William Productions and Stephenie Skyllas will present Kurt Peterson and Victoria Mallory in "When Everything Was Possible, A Concert (with comments)," for one night only, Sunday April 29th (7:30pm) at New York City Center (131 West 55th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues), as a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. They will be joined by a thirteen-piece band (Michael Rafter, Music Director), playing new orchestrations by Tony Award winner Jonathan Tunick. Larry Moss directs, with musical staging by Joshua Bergasse (“Smash”). Carolyn Wong will provide lighting design, with sound design by Leon Rothenberg and projection design by Telegraphicmedia. (more...)
Northlight Theatre Presents TITLE OF SHOW, May 4by BWW News Desk - Apr 25, 2012Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, presents [title of show] with music and lyric by Jeff Bowen and the book by Hunter Bell, directed by Peter Amster. The production runs May 4 – June 10, 2012 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd. The press opening is on Friday, May 11, 2012. Tickets for [title of show],$25-60, are available by phone at 847.673.6300, or online at northlight.org. Young Adult tickets (25 and under) are $10 (one per person with valid ID). (more...)
Pioneer Announces MAN OF LA MANCHA - Starring William Michals, Maria Eberlane & More - for May 4-19by BWW News Desk - Apr 20, 2012Pioneer Theatre Company will present Man of La Mancha, the musical staging of the epic tale of Don Quixote, May 4 – May 19, 2012. (more...)
The PHANTOM'S LEADING LADIES Bring The Music Of The Night To The Annenberg Theater April 14by David Green - Apr 2, 2012Phantom's Leading Ladies, a trio of Broadway veterans who have all performed the role of "Christine" from The Phantom of the Opera bring their eclectic evening of lirtatious fun and intricate three part harmonies to the beautiful 433 seat Annenberg Theater, uniquely located within Palm Springs Art Museum, on April 14 at 8:00 pm. The evening promises a lot of humor, a lot of harmony and a lot of class as the ladies sing everything from classical Broadway to The Beatles. (more...)
Geva Theatre Center Presents COMPANY, 5/9-6/10by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2012Geva Theatre Center’s 2011-2012 Wilson Mainstage Season concludes with Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical Company, which begins performances on May 9 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through June 10. (more...)
The Lincolnshire Marriott's "Pirates": Theatrically Good to Great, But Musically Frustratingby Paul W. Thompson - Apr 16, 2012In our time and place, the great Marriott Theatre to the north of Chicago, in Lincolnshire, in the collar county of Lake, has mounted a production of “The Pirates of Penzance” which officially opened this past weekend, and will run through June 10, 2012. It’s directed by Dominic Missimi, a visionary musical theater director and teacher with vast experience and influence across the country, and especially here. (more...)
THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As with Your Favorite Broadway Stars- Bruce Dow!by BWW - Apr 13, 2012Welcome to THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As With Your Favorite Broadway Stars. Want to know what hooked them to a career in the theater? Their dream roles? Their Broadway crushes? Read on!
In this next edition, we caught up with Bruce Dow who is starring as the outrageous 'King Herod' in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR- currently playing at the Neil Simon Theatre! (more...)
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