Frank Wildhorn Brings FRANK & FRIENDS Series to Birdland; Kicks Off in June With Morgan James, Rob Evan and Moreby BWW News Desk - May 8, 2012Broadway at Birdland today announced a partnership with multi-Grammy and Tony nominated composer Frank Wildhorn for a monthly concert series called “Frank & Friends.” The series of one-night-only concerts will feature the songs and performers from the composer’s range of work in popular, theatrical and classical music. All profits will go to The Actors Fund, a nationwide human services organization that helps all professionals in the performing arts and entertainment. (more...)
York's Musicals in Mufti Continues With THE GAME OF LOVE, 5/11-13by BWW News Desk - May 8, 2012York Theatre Company celebrating the legendary librettist and lyricist Tom Jones with Musicals in Mufti: The Tom Jones Festival, concludes the spring series with the New York premiere of The Game of Love, with book and lyrics by Tom Jones, music by classical composer Jacques Offenbach, and arrangements & additional music by Nancy Ford. The Game of Love is based The Anatol Plays by Arthur Schnitzler. (more...)
Mandy Gonzalez, Nat Chandler, et al. to Perform With Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra, 5/11-13by BWW News Desk - May 4, 2012Nat Chandler (The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Phantom of the Opera), Teri Hansen (Showboat, Boys from Syracuse), and Mandy Gonzalez (Wicked, In the Heights) will appear in concert with Maestro John Varineau and the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra on Friday May 11th and Saturday May 12th at 8pm along with Sunday May 13th at 3:00pm in the DeVos Performance Hall. (more...)
THE ADDAMS FAMILY to Make LA Premiere, 6/5-17by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2012Broadway/L.A. today announced that THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a new musical based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, will make its L.A. Premiere at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood for a limited 2 week engagement from June 5 – 17.
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Elizabeth Loyacano, Santino Fontana & More to Star in THE GAME OF LOVE, May 11-13 at the York Theatreby BWW News Desk - May 2, 2012York Theatre Company, celebrating the legendary librettist and lyricist Tom Jones with Musicals in Mufti: The Tom Jones Festival, concludes the spring series with the New York premiere of The Game of Love, with book and lyrics by Tom Jones, music by classical composer Jacques Offenbach, and arrangements & additional music by Nancy Ford. The Game of Love is based The Anatol Plays by Arthur Schnitzler. The limited engagement will play 5 performances only May 11 -13 at The York Theatre at Saint Peter’s (Citicorp Building, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue). (more...)
THE FANTASTICKS Celebrates 52nd Anniversary Tomorrowby BWW News Desk - May 2, 2012On Thursday, May 3, 2012 Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt’s romantic musical comedy The Fantasticks will celebrate its 52nd anniversary. The Fantasticks currently stars triple platinum recording artist Aaron Carter as Matt. Television and stage star John Davidson will join the cast as Henry on June 1. (more...)
Constantine Maroulis to Headline Bickford Theatre Benefit, 6/9by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2012American Idol’s Constantine Maroulis (Tony Award-nominee, Rock of Ages) joins nearly a dozen Broadway favorites to salute "Broadway’s most-wonderfully wicked showstoppers" in the gala benefit evening, Life Upon the Wicked Stage: Broadway’s Greatest Villains, Thieves and Ladies of the Evening, on Saturday, June 9, 2012, 8 pm, at the Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, in Morristown, NJ. (more...)
BROADWAY RECALL: Some Like It Brunetteby Michael Dale - May 12, 2012While diamonds may be a girl’s best friend at this weekend’s Encores! production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, there’s a feisty flapper getting pretty chummy with a gang of hunky Olympic athletes and a wildly frenetic chorus of Charleston dancers. (more...)
Nat Chandler & Teri Dale Hanson to Perform in 'Celebrating Rodgers & Hammerstein' 4/01-02by BWW News Desk - Mar 27, 2012Broadway's Nat Chandler (The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Phantom of the Opera) and Teri Dale Hansen (Showboat, Boys from Syracuse) will appear in concert with Maestro Richard Hayman and the Florida Sunshine Pops Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, April 1, 2012 at the Carole & Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium, FAU and Monday, April 2, 2012 at Eissey CampusTheatre, PBSC. (more...)
Terrence Mann and Charlotte d'Amboise Set for Triple Arts Workshops This Summerby BWW News Desk - Apr 4, 2012Terrence Mann and Charlotte d’Amboise are bringing their popular Triple Arts musical theater workshops for young performers to National Dance Institute in New York City this summer. (more...)
York Theatre Company Announces Developmental Reading of IN LOVE WITH JOBIM, 5/16 & 17by BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2012York Theatre Company has announced a developmental lab presentation of the new musical, In Love with Jobim, with Concept & Book by Ernest Chambers, and Music by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Directed by Pamela Hunt (The Musical of Musicals!), and with Music Direction by Lawrence Yurman (Grey Gardens). The four-member cast includes Ashley Perez Flanagan (Prometheus Bound at A.R.T.), Curt Hansen (Hairspray), Ken Land (Promises, Promises) and Jeff McCarthy (Urinetown). (more...)
Joseph Young and the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra Present THE RAT PACK: A SYMPHONIC CELEBRATION, 4/27-29by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2012Sal Viviano (City of Angels, The Full Monty), Nat Chandler (The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Phantom of the Opera) and Eric Jordan Young (Ragtime, Chicago) will appear in concert with Maestro Joseph Young and the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra on Friday, April 27th at 8pm, Saturday, April 28th at 8pm, and Sunday, April 29th at 2pm. (more...)
Constantine Maroulis Set to Star in Bickford Theatre Benefit, 6/9by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2012Something wicked this way comes to the Bickford Theatre as Tony Award-nominee and American Idol finalist Constantine Maroulis (Rock of Ages) joins nearly a dozen Broadway favorites to salute the sinister side of Broadway in the benefit evening Life Upon the Wicked Stage: Broadway’s Greatest Villains, Thieves and Ladies of the Evening on Saturday, June 9, 2012, 8 pm, at the Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, in Morristown, NJ. (more...)
York Theatre Company Announces CLOSER THAN EVER Revival for June 5 - Directed by Richard Maltbyby BWW News Desk - Apr 23, 2012York Theatre Company will present the first New York City revival of the classic Off-Broadway hit Closer Than Ever with Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. and Music by David Shire. Performances begin Tuesday, June 5, 2012 for a limited run through July 14, 2012 at The York Theatre at Saint Peter’s (Citicorp Building, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue). (more...)
Broadway Star Beth Leavel to Headline FPAC's GALA 2012: BROADWAY RETURNS, 5/5by BWW News Desk - Apr 23, 2012The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) has announced that Tony® Award-winning Broadway star Beth Leavel will headline Gala 2012: Broadway Returns, An Evening with the Stars, to take place on Saturday, May 5 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. The evening will also feature Tony Mansker of Broadway’s Mary Poppins. Leavel and Mansker will entertain with an exclusive one-night-only show, bringing the magic of 42nd Street to the Boston suburbs. (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...)
City Theatre and the Broward Center for the Performing Arts to Present STANDING ON CEREMONY, 6/21-24by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2012City Theatre and the Broward Center for the Performing Arts will present the South Florida premiere of Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays Thursday, June 21 to Sunday, June 24 in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center. (more...)
National Tour of ANYTHING GOES to Prep in Clevelandby Roy Berko - Apr 12, 2012ANYTHING GOES, which received the 2011 Tony Award for a winning revival, will start its national tour on October 2 after a four-week rehearsal period in Cleveland. The Cole Porter 1934 musical will be staged by director and choreographer Kathleen Marshall. (more...)
Rachel York, Aaron Lazar and More Join Megan Hilty in Encores! GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDESby BWW News Desk - Apr 12, 2012Rachel York will join Megan Hilty in the Encores! production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, opening May 9 at New York City Center. York will play the brunette, Dorothy Shaw, best friend of Lorelei, the diamond-loving blonde played by Hilty. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes will be directed by John Rando with music direction by Rob Berman and choreography by Randy Skinner and will play for seven performances, May 9 – 13, at New York City Center, 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. (more...)
Nat Chandler and Teri Dale Hansen Perform TITANIC Concert in WA, 4/14by BWW News Desk - Apr 10, 2012Broadway's Nat Chandler (The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Phantom of the Opera) and Teri Dale Hansen (Showboat, Boys from Syracuse) will appear in concert with Lawrence Golan and the Yakima Symphony Chorus at The Capitol Theatre in Yakima, Washington, on April 14th, 2012 at 7:30 pm. (more...)
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