Shaw Festival Announces 2013 Season: GUYS & DOLLS, THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA and Moreby BWW News Desk - Sep 24, 2012Today's announcement by Artistic Director Jackie Maxwell of the Shaw Festival's 2013 season introduces new and provocative conversations for its 52nd season. In a playbill rich with culture clashes, magical transformations and dazzling ideas, The Shaw continues its theatrical exploration of the mystery and beauty of contemporary life. (more...)
Bernstein's TROUBLE IN TAHITI Begins Previews at the Shaw Festivalby BWW
News Desk - Oct 6, 2012A lush musical portrait of a seemingly blissful marriage in 1950s suburbia takes centre stage in Leonard Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti. Directed by Jay Turvey, this season's lyrical lunchtime is a stylish, jazzy mid-day treat. Trouble in Tahiti began previews today, June 1, at the Court House Theatre as part of the Shaw Festival. (more...)
Jeremy Webb & Nat Chandler Bring BACK HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS to Hangar's CabarETC Series, 12/8by BWW News Desk - Nov 30, 2012On Saturday, December 8th the Hangar's CabarETC series continues with a special one-day-only cabaret performance of Back Home for the Holidays featuring Jeremy Webb (The Glorious Ones and Hangar's The 39 Steps) and Nat Chandler (Spamalot, Kiss Me Kate, and Phantom of the Opera) with special guest Joseph Thalken. (more...)
GODSPELL's Daniel Goldstein to Direct Workshop of SCARY MUSICAL...THE MUSICAL!, Feb 2013by BWW News Desk - Nov 2, 2012'SCARY MUSICAL… The Musical!', with Book by Richard Hochberg and Music and Lyrics by Richard Hochberg and Michael Paternostro, will be directed by Daniel Goldstein and produced by Kevin Spirtas in a workshop presentation slated for February 2013. (more...)
Shaw Festival 2013 Announces Casting for GUYS AND DOLLS and MAJOR BARBARAby BWW News Desk - Nov 13, 2012An 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...)
Craig Edwards, Lisa Kerr and More to Lead CINDERELLA at the St. James Theatreby BWW News Desk - Nov 12, 2012Craig Edwards (Step Mother), Thomas Eccleshare (Prince), Lisa Kerr (Ella) and Lucy Tuck (Step Sister) will reprise their roles in Sally Cookson's enchanting and inventive production of Cinderella: A Fairytale, originally staged to huge acclaim at the Tobacco Factory Theatre, Bristol in 2011. They will be joined by Tom Godwin (Step Brother) in the production which begins performances at the St. James Theatre on 12 December 2012, running until 26 January 2013, with press night on 18 December 2012. Musicians are Adam Pleeth and Brian Hargreaves, playing Benji Bower's folk-jazz score. (more...)
New York Theatre Workshop Spring Gala, Honoring James C. Nicola, Set for Tonightby BWW News Desk - May 20, 2013 New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) has announced that its 2013 Spring Gala, honoring Artistic Director James C. Nicola in celebration of 25 years of service to the organization, takes place tonight, Monday, May 20 at Tribeca Rooftop. (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...)
Workshop of SCARY MUSICAL...THE MUSICAL! Set for York Theatre Today, March 8by BWW News Desk - Mar 8, 2013'SCARY MUSICAL… The Musical!', with Book by Richard Hochberg and Music and Lyrics by Richard Hochberg and Michael Paternostro, will be directed by Daniel Goldstein and produced by Kevin Spirtas in a workshop presentation slated for February 2013. (more...)
FWOpera Announces Call for Submissions for Frontiers 2014by BWW News Desk - Jan 22, 2013Fort Worth Opera (FWOpera) announced today a call for submissions for its second annual Frontiers new works showcase to be held during the 2014 Fort Worth Opera Festival. A pioneering leader in the production of contemporary opera, FWOpera launched Frontiers in the 2012-2013 season. One of the only programs world-wide designed to seek out unproduced works by up-and-coming composers from North, South, and Central America, the showcase provides composers and librettists a platform by which to gain exposure for their pieces in a live performance environment while also affording them valuable networking opportunities with industry professionals, including artistic directors of opera companies, artist managers, classical music publishers, funding organizations, and conductors. (more...)
Now Playing Onstage in Wichita - Week of 1/13/2013by BWW - Jan 13, 2013Upcoming Shows - Week of 1/13/2013 for Wichita (more...)
Jeremy Webb & Nat Chandler Bring BACK HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS to Hangar's CabarETC Series Tonightby BWW News Desk - Dec 8, 2012Tonight, December 8th the Hangar's CabarETC series continues with a special one-day-only cabaret performance of Back Home for the Holidays featuring Jeremy Webb (The Glorious Ones and Hangar's The 39 Steps) and Nat Chandler (Spamalot, Kiss Me Kate, and Phantom of the Opera) with special guest Joseph Thalken. (more...)
2012 South African Theatre Retrospective: Opera and Musical Theatreby David Fick - Dec 31, 2012A look at some of the musicals and operas South Africa had on offer in the 2012 season. (more...)
Photo Flash: First Look at CINDERELLA: A FAIRYTALE at St. James Theatreby BWW News Desk - Dec 13, 2012Sally Cookson's enchanting and inventive production of Cinderella: A Fairytale runs at St. James Theatre until 26 January 2013, with press night on 18 December 2012. The cast is Craig Edwards (Step Mother/ Father), Thomas Eccleshare (Prince), Tom Godwin (Step Brother), Lisa Kerr (Ella) and Lucy Tuck (Step Sister). Musicians are Adam Pleeth and Brian Hargreaves, playing Benji Bower's folk-jazz score. Get a first look at the production in the photos below! (more...)
WE ARE WOMEN Comes to Pittsfield's Colonial Theatre, Now thru 8/12by BWW News Desk - Aug 9, 2012Jamie Bernstein, daughter of Leonard Bernstein, brings We are Women: A Bernstein Cabaret to The Colonial Theatre tonight, August 9-August 12. (more...)
Around the Broadway World: Regional Highlights for the Week of 8/20by BWW Special Coverage - Aug 24, 2012At BroadwayWorld we pride ourselves in showcasing theater content from all corners of the globe. Our regional contributors do an amazing job each day of bringing you the latest theater news in their cities and countries and to acknowledge this, we launched a new weekly column called 'Around BWW: Regional Highlights of the Week'. Read on for our most-read features, interviews, breaking news and more for the week of August 20! (more...)
BWW Reviews: TROUBLE IN TAHITI Full of Promise and Proposalsby David Fick - Aug 18, 2012The opening of Leonard Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti in Cape Town this week was cause for great excitement and justifiably so. Bernstein's opera gets less of an airing both here and internationally than it should and the debut collaboration between Cape Town Opera and the Fugard Theatre is also a relationship that promises great potential. (more...)
Tickets on Sale Today for FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, Opens Sept 30by BWW News Desk - Apr 5, 2013Tickets go on sale today for the world premiere of new stage musical From Here to Eternity. The show will preview at the Shaftesbury Theatre from 30th September with Press Night on 23rd October 2013. Tickets can be bought from FromHereToEternityTheMusical.com or by calling box office on 020 7379 5399. (more...)
Glenn Carter, Stephen Rahman Hughes and More Join THE WEST END MEN, May 25by BWW News Desk - Apr 19, 2013Glenn Carter* (Jersey Boys, Jesus Christ Superstar, Whistle down the Wind), Stephen Rahman Hughes* (Emmerdale, Dream Team, Bombay Dreams, West Side Story), David Thaxton (Passion, Les Miserables) and Matt Willis (Wicked, Flashdance, Footloose and BRIT award winning member of Busted), join the previously announced Lee Mead (Wicked, Legally Blonde, BBC Series Winner of Any Dream Will Do) to complete The West End Men. All four will be joined by special guest star Kerry Ellis* (Wicked, Oliver, We Will Rock You, Born Free Tour with Brian May) for the limited run at the Vaudeville Theatre from 25 May to 22 June. (more...)
Shaw Festival 2013 Announces Casting for GUYS AND DOLLS and MAJOR BARBARAby BWW
News Desk - Apr 11, 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...)
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