Tom Jones

WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN: CARPENTERS REMEMBERED Set for Bridge Street Live, 6/11-12

A Connecticut-based live show, celebrating the music of New Haven natives, Karen and Richard Carpenter, will play for two nights in Collinsville, Conn. - just one week before the band debuts at a Las Vegas casino. The tribute to the legendary Carpenters stars vocalist Michelle Berting Brett, and is accompanied by a seven-piece band of successful Nashville musicians, some of whom performed with Richard Carpenter himself. (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look at Annie Floor and Erik Floor in I DO! I DO!

On the heels of the successful run of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Theatre Raleigh gets ready for the next engagement of their popular Hot Summer Nights Series with I Do! I Do! This is the touching story of two soul mates navigating the perils of life, set to the strains of a tuneful, charming score. The show opens tonight, May 29 and runs through Sunday, June 9at Kennedy Theater at the Duke Energy Center. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below. (more...)

PBS to Premiere MY MUSIC: BURT BACHARACH'S BEST, 6/1

Hosted by Robert Wagner, this first-time ever archival PBS special includes all the original artists performing Bacharach's hits with rare footage and clips from the 1960s -1980s. MY MUSIC: BURT BACHARACH'S BEST premieres on PBS stations beginning June 1, 2013 (check local listings). (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look - South Coast Repertory's THE FANTASTICKS, Through 6/9

A charming love story, magical illusions and memorable music will bring South Coast Repertory's 2012-13 season to a close with the world's longest-running musical, The Fantasticks by Tom Jones, book and lyrics, and Harvey Schmidt, music. Performances on the Segerstrom Stage run May 10-June 9 - check out a first look below! (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look at Medicine Show Theatre's TOM THUMB

Medicine Show Theatre Ensemble, one of New York's longest-running experimental theatres, will stage Henry Fielding's 1730 classic Tom Thumb, officially known as The Tragedy of Tragedies; or the Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great. A preview is set for Thursday, June 6, 2013. The production opens Friday, June 7, 2013 and closes Sunday, June 30, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below! (more...)

Ridgefield Theatre Barn to Open I DO! I DO!, May 31

From the creators of The Fantasticks! comes this fun musical comedy about the ups and downs of marriage - and you don't want to miss it! With Book & Lyrics by Tom Jones and Music by Harvey Schmidt, based on the play Fourposter by Jan de Hartog, I DO! I DO! is directed by Richard Grasso with musical direction by John Rose. Produced by Cheryl Boyd. (more...)

Theatre Raleigh Opens I DO! I DO!, 5/29

On the heels of the successful run of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Theatre Raleigh gets ready for the next engagement of their popular Hot Summer Nights Series with I Do! I Do! This is the touching story of two soul mates navigating the perils of life, set to the strains of a tuneful, charming score. The show opens on Wednesday, May 29 and runs through Sunday, June 9at Kennedy Theater at the Duke Energy Center. (more...)

BWW Reviews: LEGENDS At 30 Is Still Lots of Fun

Celebrating 30 years, Legends In Concert is the second longest-running show in Las Vegas. Recently moved to a 4 p.m. slot Sunday through Friday, with 9:30 shows Sunday and Monday, Legends is now in the (appropriately legendary) Flamingo Showroom. (more...)

Musical Tribute to THE CARPENTERS Set for Bridge Street Live, 6/11-12

A Connecticut-based live show, celebrating the music of New Haven natives, Karen and Richard Carpenter, will play for two nights in Collinsville, Conn. - just one week before the band debuts at a Las Vegas casino. The tribute to the legendary Carpenters stars vocalist Michelle Berting Brett, and is accompanied by a seven-piece band of successful Nashville musicians, some of whom performed with Richard Carpenter himself. (more...)

Long Wharf Theatre Summer Season to Feature Smokey Joe's Cafe from July 10-28

Long Wharf Theatre, in conjunction with Supreme Talent International will present Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller, on the Mainstage as part of its summer season. The musical runs from July 10-28 on the Mainstage. Tickets are $55. (more...)

Alexander Gemignani and More Set for THE MEMORY OF DAMAGE Industry Reading at NYU, 6/7

Playwright/Actor Lori Fischer's latest work, The Memory of Damage, will have a private industry reading on Friday, June 7, 2013 at 3pm at The Goldberg Theatre at N.Y.U. (721 Broadway, 7th Floor). Alexander Gemignani (John Doyle's Sweeney Todd, Les Miserables), Jeffry Denman (White Christmas, John Doyle's Passion), and Michael Countryman (Wit) star. Gabriel Barre (Amazing Grace, Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party) directs. (more...)

BWW Reviews: SCR's Revival of THE FANTASTICKS Gets a Magical Makeover

Now performing at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa through June 9, Director Amanda Dehnert's beguiling new revival of THE FANTASTICKS comes to vibrant life as an old-timey vaudevillian review that just happens to have a love story woven into it. This clever, magical makeover, setting the piece in the midst of an abandoned, dilapidated amusement park called Rocky Point, has wonderfully spilled over into the show's staging, sets, costumes, and, yes, even the songs and characters, resulting in a refreshing new take on the 50-plus-years-old musical. (more...)

The Dancing Wheels Company & School to Host THOSE 70'S SONGS Concert, 7/20

On July 20th The Dancing Wheels Company & School will take to the Cain Park Evan's stage with songs from the 1970's! Four world premiere performances by daring and dynamic Dancing Wheels will get the audience swinging into the seventies with music from the legendary Burt Bacharach, the iconic Ms. Tina Turner, and the Godfather of Shock Rock Alice Cooper! (more...)

BWW Reviews: PAYBACK THE MUSICAL, Riverside Studios, June 14 2013

Gary Naylor sees a new British musical that hits more than it misses. (more...)

Summer Stages: BWW's Top Summer Theatre Picks in Los Angeles

Summer Stages in Los Angeles (more...)

Summer Stages: Summerstock Across New Hampshire

New Hampshire and summerstock are pretty much interchangeable. Across the Granite State, theatergoers will find incredible options for live entertainment. One night they could be in an old barn, where the floors creek and an occasional bat will make its presence known. Then the next night, you're in a brand new, modern facility with air conditioning, comfy seats and a bar. (more...)

Summer Stages: BWW's Top Summer Theater Picks - Orlando

It's all about the 50's and 60's this summer in Orlando local theater. What better place to keep cool and avoid the tourists then at one of our many local theaters. Enjoy an outdoor dinner then catch a show in a comfortably air conditioned theater. (more...)

Merry Clayton, Joel Peskin to Release Version of Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter"

Sax master Joel “iReedMan” Peskin and famed soul singer Merry Clayton, who duetted with Mick Jagger on “Gimme Shelter,” are releasing a blistering new version of that Rolling Stones classic on their forthcoming album “Don't Burn the Bridge,” out June 4 from iReed Records. (more...)

Tony Nominee, Playwright and Actor David Rogers Passes Away at 85

David Rogers, Broadway playwright who also wrote for television, opera and night clubs, and authored novels and short stories, died on Wednesday, June 5th in Westport, Conn. He was 85. (more...)

Davis Gaines & Vicki Lewis to Lead I DO! I DO! at Laguna Playhouse

The Laguna Playhouse Executive and Artistic Directors, Karen Wood and Ann E. Wareham are delighted to present Davis Gaines (The Phantom of the Opera) and Vicki Lewis ('Newsradio') in I DO! I DO!, music and lyrics by Tom Jones, book by Harvey Schmidt and directed by Alan Souza. 'We are overjoyed to have Davis and Vicki bring this musical love letter to our audiences this Summer,' offers Wood. 'This is the perfect show for our subscribers and audiences to fall in love all over again with the Playhouse, and to have Davis and Vicki on our stage starts our new 'Season of Stars' off in spectacular fashion,' adds Wareham. (more...)

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