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STAGES ST. LOUIS has announced, due to unprecedented patron demand and unanimous rave reviews, Always... Patsy Cline will add Sunday, June 16 at 7:30 p.m. to its original production schedule, this is in addition to the added performance of Sunday, June 23 at 7:30 p.m. Always... Patsy Cline had the largest advance of any production in the history of STAGES' 27 years and continues to SELL OUT performances on a daily basis. The production will also break all box office records. The audience is clamoring to return to see the production for a second time and is nightly stopping the show with thunderous applause with numbers like 'Crazy,' 'Lovesick Blues,' and 'Your Cheating Heart.' (more...)

Mel Brooks in Talks to Bring YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN to West End

Funnyman Mel Brooks revealed in a recent interview that he still has 'lots of plans for stage shows' including the long-rumored musical adaptation of 'Blazing Saddles.' Additionally, Brooks is currently in talks to bring Young Frankenstein, which opened on Broadway in 2007, to the West End. (more...)

HANDS ACROSS THE SEA, DOUBT and More Set for Stone Soup Theatre's 2013-14 Season

Stone Soup Theatre has announced its 2013-2014 Season. Details below! (more...)

Terry Kinney to Direct Broadway-Bound REAR WINDOW; Full Creative Team Announced!

The forthcoming Broadway production REAR WINDOW has found its creative team in playwright Keith Reddin(Too Much Memory, Life and Limb) and director Terry Kinney (reasons to be pretty, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest). The play will be adapted from Cornell Woolrich's original short story, the iconic and haunting tale of the wheelchair-bound witness to a possible murder in his neighboring New York City apartment. (more...)

ONCE UPON A MATTRESS Benefit Concert Adds Danny Burstein and John Carian, 6/17

Transport Group, the Drama Desk, Outer Critics, and OBIE award-winning theatre company, has announced additional casting for the one-night-only, all-star concert of the acclaimed 1959 Broadway classic musical Once Upon A Mattress on Monday, June 17 at 7pmat the The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre in The Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 West 42nd Street. Joining previously announced Jackie Hoffman as Princess Winnifred and John 'Lypsinka' Epperson as Queen Aggravain are Tony nominee Danny Burstein (Follies) as King Sextimus, Tony nominee John Cariani (Fiddler on the Roof) as The Jester, Jill Paice (Curtains) as Lady Larken, Drama Desk nominee Lewis Cleale (The Book of Mormon) as Sir Harry, OBIE winner Jonathan Hammond (The Boys in the Band) as The Wizard, Stanley Bahorek (Queen of the Mist) as The Minstrel, and Drama Desk nominee David Rossmer (Peter and the Starcatcher) as Prince Dauntless. (more...)

The Shakespeare Theatre Of New Jersey Presents Noel Coward's FALLEN ANGELS, 7/3-7/28

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's summer of comedy continues with Noel Coward's frothy delightFallen Angels. Fallen Angels begins performances on July 3 and continues through July 28th at The Shakespeare Theatre's Main Stage - The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre. (more...)

NYMF Announces Additional Concerts, Talkbacks & Workshops; Tickets Now On Sale

Completing the programming for the 10th annual New York Musical Theatre Festival, NYMF announced several additional concerts, a series of educational workshops, and a "Musicals on Television" screening series in partnership with the Paley Center for Media. This year's Festival will begin July 8th and continue through July 28th. Single tickets are currently on sale. (more...)

M&M Stage Productions to Present GODSPELL at Kelsey Theatre, 7/12-21

The parables of Jesus Christ come to life when M&M Stage Productions presents the modern day musical "Godspell" at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre. Performances are Fridays, July 12 and 19 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, July 13 and 20 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, July 14 and 21 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on July 12. (more...)

Virginia Rep to Celebrate 60th Anniversary with STEEL MAGNOLIAS, 7/12-8/25

Virginia Repertory Theatre celebrates the 60th anniversary of the founding of Barksdale Theatre at Hanover Tavern with a production of Steel Magnolias featuring an all-star cast. The show opens on Friday, July 12, 2013 at Hanover Tavern, 13181 Hanover Courthouse Road, and runs through August 25, coinciding with the official anniversary on August 1. Sixty years ago in 1953, six actors, two children, a dog and two pigs moved into a historic ruin called Hanover Tavern. The transplanted New Yorkers founded Central Virginia's first professional theatre and named the company in memory of a deceased college friend, Barbara Barksdale. (more...)

Film Legend Barbara Stanwyck & More Coming to TCM CLASSIC FILMS COLLECTIONS, 10/15

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) are adding four new collections to their TCM Greatest Classic Films line, which spotlights some of Hollywood's most legendary actors and actresses in classic cinema. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Everyman Theatre's BEAUX' STRATAGEM

Everyman Theatre closes its historic 2012/13 season with a staging of the rarely produced comedic gem, The Beaux' Stratagem. Founding Artistic Director Vincent M. Lancisi directs the production, which features a large cast of 15 actors and includes Resident Company Members Megan Anderson, Clinton Brandhagen and Bruce Randolph Nelson. Everyman moved into its brand new theatre in January of this year. The production will run now through June 30th. Click below for a sneak peek at the production! (more...)

Gene Wilder Calls Tim Burton's CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY an 'Insult'

'I think it's an insult,' Wilder said at the 92Y in New York City, according to Moviefone.'It's probably Warner Bros.' insult.' (more...)

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

Summer Stages in Los Angeles (more...)

Summer Stages: BWW's Top Summer Theatre Picks in Maine

With the start of Memorial Day, hordes of summer visitors flock to Maine for an idyllic summer of sailing, swimming, hiking, kayaking, and reveling in the beauty of the rocky coast, serene lakes and mountains, and pine-scented air. But exploring the outdoors is not the only reason to visit the state whose moniker is 'Vacationland.' For theatre lovers there are some excellent opportunities to experience exciting professional and community theatre productions. (more...)

Summer Stages: BWW's Top Summer Theater Picks for Costa Mesa / Orange County!

Though the coming of summer usually signals local theaters' final shows for the 2012-2013 season, there are still plenty of things to see, hear and experience in the O.C. to keep avid theatergoers entertained. Below is a listing of our five top Summer Must-See Picks, plus a few other noteworthy shows to check out, too! (more...)

Musical Theatre West to Present Andrew Lloyd Webber's SUNSET BOULEVARD, 7/12

Sunset Boulevard, the Musical Theatre West (MTW) production of the Broadway hit based on the 1950 Oscar-winning movie about a former star of the silent screen era living in the past in her decaying mansion on the fabled Los Angeles street, has its much anticipated Southern California 20th Anniversary revival July 12 through July 28, 2013 at the exquisite 1,070-seat Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, CA. MTW Executive Director/Producer Paul Garman has appointed Larry Raben as Director with Musical Direction by David Lamoureux and Musical Staging by John Todd. MTW's Sunset Boulevard opens exactly 20 years to the day of the show's world premiere in London at the Adelphi Theatre where it ran for 1529 performances. (more...)

Ping Chong, Randy Gener & More Join Theatre of the Voiceless Festival, 6/16-19

Documentary theater possesses a unique ability to respond to issues of pressing political import and social justice, and provides a platform and voice for the dispossessed. "Theater of the Voiceless" - an international symposium and festival produced by Zeitgeist DC (Austrian Cultural Forum Washington, Goethe-Institut Washington and the Embassy of Switzerland) and the Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics at Georgetown University - takes place June 16 - 19, 2013 at various venues around Washington, DC. (more...)

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN to Open at Gateway Playhouse Tomorrow

The Gateway's 2013 season continues with "Young Frankenstein," June 12-29 at Bellport's Gateway Playhouse. Based on the movie of the same name, Mel Brooks' Tony nominated "Young Frankenstein" will be making its Long Island premiere at the region's oldest professional theatre. (more...)

Paul Michael Nieman to Lead PASSCAL's 75th Anniversary Production of OUR TOWN

While casting is still underway for the 75th Anniversary Production of OUR TOWN (Thornton Wilder's timeless piece of life in Grover's Corners), award-winning actor and former San Diego DJ Paul Michael Nieman has been cast to play the principal role of Stage Manager! Paul has the distinction of being one of the original staff DJ's for K-BEST 95FM that hit the San Diego air waves in 1978. At the time, he went by Paul Diamond when San Diego had the 9th largest radio market in the U.S. and Paul had the #1 rated show for women age 18-35. (more...)

Miki Purnell Celebrates Debut Release with Live Performance at Carlsbad City Library, 6/23

Miki Purnell recently made her notable recording debut with Swingin' To The Sea. Musically, the CD is full of joy, high musicianship, versatility, infectious enthusiasm, and memorable singing. But when one considers that Miki is a fulltime doctor who practices in the San Diego area, it is particularly remarkable that her singing is so professional, fresh and inventive, never sounding like this is her second career. (more...)

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