Moonlight Stage Set to Open 2013 Summer Season with SOUTH PACIFIC, 6/26-7/13by BWW News Desk - May 23, 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...)
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE to Play Second Stage in October 2013; Broadway Transfer Possible?by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013
According to the New York Times, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, which premiered at La Jolla Playhouse in 2011 and has long been buzzed about for a New York Transfer, will open at Second Stage Theatre in October 2013. Composed by William Finn and written by James Lapine, the show currently has no plans for a Broadway run after playing at Second Stage but a transfer is a 'possibility, given the talents involved.' Previews are set to begin on October 15. (more...)
Spring 2013 SpotLight Program Honorees Announced by Hennepin Theatre Trustby BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013Hennepin Theatre Trust today announced the new spring 2013 honorees from Minnesota high schools recognizing musical theatre accomplishments by school and category for the 2012-13 SpotLight Musical Theatre Program. Now in its eighth successful year, SpotLight is Hennepin Theatre Trust's flagship educational initiative which honors and supports Minnesota high school musical theatre students and programs. This year, 56 schools, including nine from greater Minnesota, are presenting musicals made possible by the collaboration of almost 5,000 students and annually seen by an estimated 105,000 audience members. (more...)
Breaking News: 2014 ENCORES! Announced - LITTLE ME with Christian Borle, THE MOST HAPPY FELLA with Shuler Henlsey & IRMA LA DOUCEby BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013The 2014 season of New York City Center's Tony Award-winning Encores! series will open with Little Me directed by John Rando and starring Christian Borle ('Smash,' Peter and the Starcatcher) on February 5, 2014. The season will continue with The Most Happy Fella, directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw and starring Shuler Hensley (Oklahoma!, The Whale), followed by Irma La Douce, directed by John Doyle. Encores! Music Director Rob Berman will helm all shows. (more...)
Theatre Harrisburg Presents URINETOWN, Opening 5/31by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2013Theatre Harrisburg concludes its 2012-2013 Mainstage season with the 2002 Tony Award- winning but rarely presented musical comedy Urinetown. Opening Friday, May 31 at Whitaker Center, other performances are scheduled for June 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15 & 16. Show times are Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, June 1 at 4:00 p.m., Saturday June 8 & 15 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. This production is sponsored by The Shearer Family Fund of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities on behalf of R. Scott Shearer. (more...)
Pittsburgh CLO Opens 42ND STREET, 5/31by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2013 Audiences will be left tapping their toes all summer long with Pittsburgh CLO's production of 42nd Street, May 31-June 9 at the Benedum Center. The production will feature *N SYNC legend, Joey Fatone, musical theater veteran Patrick Ryan Sullivan, and an incredible supporting cast including Pittsburgh CLO veterans. (more...)
Theatre Raleigh Opens I DO! I DO!, 5/29by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2013On 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...)
THE SOUND OF MUSIC to Open The Mountain Play Association's 100th Season, 5/19by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2013The Mountain Play - 'A Great Outdoor Theatre Adventure' and the San Francisco Bay Area's most magical outdoor theater experience, is proud to present the Tony Award-winning musical The Sound of Music directed by Jay Manley for its 100th season in 2013. (more...)
BWW Reviews: You're in Good Company with URINETOWN at Hale Center Theater Oremby Blair Howell - May 17, 2013Hale Center Theater Orem's hysterical Urinetown is a privilege ... to see. (more...)
URINETOWN Opens at the Eagle Theatre, 6/7by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2013The Eagle Theatre, located at 208 Vine Street in Hammonton, NJ, will continue its Main Stage season with a delightfully entertaining production of Urinetown: The Musical, running from June 7 through June 29. (more...)
Stephen Schwartz to Appear at National Symphony's THE WIZARD AND I, Now thru 5/18by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2013The National Symphony Orchestra Pops will present three performances of The Wizard and I: The Musical Journey of Stephen Schwartz May 16-18 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Led by Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke, the performances feature performances by Jeremy Jordan, Norm Lewis, Julia Murney, Jennifer Laura Thompson, and The Washington Chorus. The performances celebrate Stephen Schwartz's 65th birthday as well as the 10th anniversary of the perennially 'popular' Wicked, and Mr. Schwartz will make a special appearance in each of the three programs, performing and sharing stories of the creation of Wicked. (more...)
BrightSide Theatre Presents RENT, 6/14-30by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2013 BrightSide Theatre closes their Second Season with the entertaining and enlightening Modern MasterpieceJonathon Larson's Pulitzer and Tony Award winning rock opera, "RENT". (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...)
'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for May 15th, 2013by Paul W. Thompson - May 15, 2013The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. RIP 'Smash,' plus the seven local shows closing soon, replaced by BET's 'Howlin Wolf' show, LOW's 'Pinafore' and the five fall touring shows, plus benefits for Midwest New Musicals, Porchlight, Pride Plays and more! (more...)
SENSE & SENSIBILITY THE MUSICAL Hits Full Capacity; 5/26 Performance Addedby BWW News Desk - May 15, 2013Eager fans have bought up every seat for the rest of the run of the world premiere SENSE & SENSIBILITY THE MUSICAL, with tickets to the hit show now as hard to find as a Jane Austen heroine without a romantic secret. (more...)
MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT Set for Starlight Theatre, 5/31-6/6by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2013A chorus line of dancing knights, flatulent Frenchmen, killer rabbits and one legless knight will kick off Starlight Theatre's 63rd Season during Monty Python's Spamalot, May 31-June 6. (more...)
SJStage Announces 2013 Bay Area HS Musical Theartre Stage Top Honor Nomineesby BWW News Desk - May 14, 2013San Jose Stage Company has announced the nominations for the 2013 Bay Area High School Musical Theatre Stage Top Honor Awards. (more...)
BWW Exclusive: Jenny Powers and Rob McClure to Star in The Muny's MARY POPPINS!by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2013The Muny announced principal casting for the sixth show of its fantastic 95th Season, Disney and Cameron Mackinstosh's Mary Poppins the Musical, directed by Gary Griffin and choreographed by Alex Sanchez. Mary Poppins the Musical is sponsored by Ameren. (more...)
The Acting Company Announces Upcoming Seasonby BWW News Desk - May 13, 2013"John Rando (Urinetown, A Christmas Story, Lincoln Centers's Carousel, All in the Timing) will direct Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead for The Acting Company," announced its producer, Margot Harley. Tom Stoppard's TONY-winning play will run off-Broadway in rotating repertory with Hamlet, directed by Ian Belknap,beginning in January 2014. Prior to New York, Hamlet will play a fall tour of western states beginning at Cal State-Northridge. A national tour of both plays, including an extended stay at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, begins in February. This is the 41st season and tour for The Acting Company, the sixth tour in association with the Guthrie. (more...)
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS Opens 5/23 in Torontoby BWW News Desk - May 10, 2013GINA ANKI, Artistic Director of CATS MAINSTAGE THEATRE COMPANY, announced today that the company will present the scamming, scheming, double-crossing Broadway hit DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS May 23 to May 26 2013 at Toronto's historic Theatre Passe Muraille. (more...)
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