Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, Eric Idle and Martin Short Headline The Public's THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Benefit!by BWW News Desk - May 8, 2013The Public Theater announced today that Kevin Kline will reprise his Tony Award-winning role of The Pirate King with Glenn Close as Ruth, Eric Idle as the Sergeant, and Martin Short as Major-General Stanley in the one-night-only concert performance of The Pirates of Penzance for The Public's annual gala. Co-chaired by Sir Howard Stringer, Arielle Tepper Madover, and Renee Beaumont, this unforgettable summer evening will also honor the late Nora Ephron who was a long-time board member and consummate lover of The Public's Shakespeare in the Park. (more...)
2013-2014 Trust Cabaret Series Will Welcome Marilyn Maye, Maureen McGovern and Moreby BWW News Desk - May 7, 2013The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has announced the second season for the 2013-2014 TRUST Cabaret Series. Enjoy the rare opportunity to experience the finest cabaret artists at the intimate Cabaret at Theater Square, 655 Penn Avenue, in downtown Pittsburgh's Cultural District. The 2013-2014 TRUST Cabaret Series will showcase performers Marilyn Maye, Maureen McGovern, Carol Woods, Liz Callaway and Clint Holmes. (more...)
Now Playing Onstage in Connecticut - Week of 5/05/2013by BWW - May 5, 2013Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/05/2013 for Connecticut (more...)
Now Playing Onstage in Jackson, MS - Week of 5/05/2013by BWW - May 5, 2013Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/05/2013 for Jackson, MS (more...)
Fountain Hills Theater to Stage THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, 5/17-6/2by BWW News Desk - May 5, 2013Fountain Hills Theater has announced the opening of the classic musical comedy, The Pirates of Penzance. Stash the gold! Guard the women! Hide the rum! The 'Pirates' have arrived! Set sail across our stage on this swashbuckling Gilbert and Sullivan adventure loaded with enough laughs to fill Davey Jones' locker. It follows the fortunes of Frederic, a young lad who is mistakenly apprenticed to the Pirate King. When Frederic falls for the lovely Mabel, whose father is the very model of a modern Major General, a tempest brews on the sea of love. Full of roving rogues and dazzling damsels in distress, it's a treasure chest full of mischievous musical mayhem. (more...)
ONE NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN Begins at Milwaukee Rep Tonightby BWW News Desk - May 3, 2013With a voice like whiskey and a laugh like pure joy, Janis Joplin took the music scene by storm. Simultaneously rough and vulnerable, Joplin was dubbed the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, proving music wasn't just a man's world anymore. Now, in a new musical event featuring more than a dozen singers and band members, playwright-director Randy Johnson creates 'a compelling portrait of an artist' (Culturemob) through the words, inspiration and music of one of America's greatest rock 'n' roll originals. One Night With Janis Joplin is a full-on concert experience and musical journey into the life and inspirations of one of rock 'n' roll's greatest legends and it runs in The Rep's Quadracci Powerhouse from tonight, May 3 - June 2, 2013 and opens on Monday, May 6, 2013. Packed with classic songs ('Piece Of My Heart,' 'Summertime,' 'Mercedes Benz'), One Night With Janis Joplin also shines the spotlight on trailblazers who influenced Janis - like Bessie Smith, Etta James and Aretha Franklin. (more...)
Montego Glover, Jonathan Groff and Anika Noni Rose Join The Public's PIRATES OF PENZANCE Benefit; Meryl Streep and Sir Howard Stringer to Honor Nora Ephronby BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013The Public Theater announced today that Public Theater alumna and Academy Award winner Meryl Streep and Sir Howard Stringer will honor their friend and colleague, the late Nora Ephron, a long-time Public Theater board member, at The Public's Gala on Monday, June 10 at the Delacorte Theater, where the benefit evening will culminate in a concert performance of The Pirates of Penzance. (more...)
Crested Butte Music Festival's Growing Opera Program Features Marcello Giordani, Joyce DiDonato and More, 7/25-29by BWW News Desk - May 2, 2013 Now in its 17th year, Crested Butte Music Festival (CBMF) has gone from being a small fish in the big opera sea to being a well-respected program that is landing top-notch talent. So much so that the six-week event began scheduling all of its opera performances during a two-week mini-festival, Opera In Paradise, so opera lovers can feast on 15 performances, master classes, free talks and more from July 15 - 29. (more...)
BWW Review: High Seas Highbrow For The Lowbrowby Nancy Grossman - May 17, 2013PIRATES OF PENZANCE at the American Repertory Theater's Loeb Drama Center is tantamount to a three-ring circus being held at a beach volleyball tournament. There are beach balls, kiddie pools, beach chairs, and a grass cocktail shack. The cast performs as roving troubadours, each proficiently playing an instrument. The singing voices are good across the board and the songs are delivered with brio. As an acting troupe, The Hypocrites fit nicely with the A.R.T. aesthetic, making a strong connection with the audience both physically and emotionally. Director Sean Graney's vision serves as an introduction to the great work of Gilbert and Sullivan, albeit equivalent to a 'Reader's Digest' abridgement, and one might hope that it would motivate the previously uninitiated to learn more about them. (more...)
Christopher Plummer, Barbara Byrne and More Join Guthrie's 50th Anniversary Gala, 6/22by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2013The Guthrie today announced that eight artists who have graced the Guthrie's stages during its 50-year history, from the first season in 1963 to the theater's current season, are slated to participate in the Guthrie's 50th anniversary on June 22, 2013. Exclusive interviews with the legendary Zoe Caldwell and Christopher Plummer will be unveiled as part of a poignant and celebratory multi-media tribute, while stage veterans Barbara Bryne, Peter Michael Goetz and Stephen Yoakam; two graduates of the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater B.F.A. Actor Training Program, Matthew Amendt and Valeri Mudek; and an alum of A Guthrie Experience for Actors in Training, Erik Heger; will perform live for the one-night-only event. (more...)
Moonlight Stage to Open 2013 Summer Season with SOUTH PACIFIC, 6/26-7/13by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2013Moonlight Stage Productions' 33rd summer season, the first planned by new Artistic Director Steven Glaudini, will begin with the great American classic musical SOUTH PACIFIC, with performances from June 26 to July 13. (more...)
BWW Interviews: Jessica Humphrey of Dutch Apple's CATSby Marakay Rogers - May 11, 2013She's a singer, a ballet dancer, and though only recently out of college she's been everything from a spirit in the Temple of Wisdom to a dame at sea. Jessica Humphrey talks about opera, CATS, and the current state of arts education. (more...)
Pat Sajak, Barrett Foa and More Set for Connecticut Repertory Theatre's Summer Seasonby BWW News Desk - May 1, 2013Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) will present three great musicals in its 2013 Nutmeg Summer Series, June 6 - July 21 in the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre, Storrs. For tickets and information, call 860-486-2113 or visit www.crt.uconn.edu. All performances will be in the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre, Storrs. (more...)
Shaw Festival 2013 Announces Casting for GUYS AND DOLLS and MAJOR BARBARAby BWW
News Desk - May 1, 2013An exceptional collection of talent has been assembled to bring the Shaw Festival's 52nd season to life - a unique and entertaining playbill rich with new and provocative conversations, culture clashes, magical transformations and dazzling ideas. The Salvation Army marches in this season with freshly re-envisioned productions of Guys and Dolls, one of musical theatres most celebrated pieces, and Shaw's Major Barbara - an ever relevant and potent play. (more...)
Barrington Stage Names Joshua Bergasse, Gretchen Egolf, Jeff McCarthy and John Rando Associate Artistsby BWW News Desk - May 1, 2013Barrington 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...)
Christine Lahti, Treat Williams and More Set for Berkshire Theatre Group's 85th Season; Full Cast Announced!by BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2013Berkshire Theatre Group and Artistic Director/CEO Kate Maguire have announced the complete casting for Berkshire Theatre Group's 85th summer season. (more...)
Now Playing Onstage in Baltimore - Week of 4/28/2013by BWW - Apr 28, 2013Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/28/2013 for Baltimore (more...)
Now Playing Onstage in Connecticut - Week of 4/28/2013by BWW - Apr 28, 2013Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/28/2013 for Connecticut (more...)
Now Playing Onstage in Minneapolis - Week of 4/28/2013by BWW - Apr 28, 2013Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/28/2013 for Minneapolis (more...)
Tony Nominee Jennifer Westfeldt Joins MTC's THE EXPLORERS CLUB; Full Cast Announced!by BWW News Desk - Apr 28, 2013Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director), Barry Grove (Executive Producer), and Mandy Greenfield (Artistic Producer) have announced full casting for the world premiere of THE EXPLORERS CLUB, the new play by Tony Award nominee Nell Benjamin, directed by Marc Bruni. (more...)
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