FEATURED ARTICLES ABOUT STEPHEN SONDHEIM

Andrew Long Leads Alan Paul-Helmed I AM MY OWN WIFE at Signature Theatre, 1/12 - 3/7

Signature Theatre presents Doug Wright's I Am My Own Wife, winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®, starring Helen Hayes Award-winner Andrew Long and directed by Alan Paul, January 12 through March 7, 2010 in the company's intimate ARK Theatre. (more...)

The New Dixon Place Announces Upcoming Show Schedule

THE NEW DIXON PLACE PROUDLY PRESENTS WINTER THEATER EVENTS The New Dixon Place is located at 161A Chrystie Street (b/w Rivington & Delancey) (more...)

Silber, Patteri and Walsh to Star in Reprise's CAROUSEL

The 2009-2010 season of Reprise Theatre Company continues with Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Carousel,' January 26 to February 7 at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. Alexandra Silber stars as Julie Jordan, direct from her critically acclaimed portrayal of Julie Jordan in 'Carousel' at the Savoy Theatre in London's West End (TMA Award - Best Actress). Silber is joined by Robert Patteri as Billy Bigelow ('Scarlet Pimpernel,' 'Beauty and the Beast'.) Veteran character actor M. Emmet Walsh appears as the Starkeeper. Michael Michetti, co-artistic director of The Theatre at Boston Court, will direct, with choreography by Lee Martino and musical direction by Darryl Archibald. (more...)

Lucie Arnaz Brings Music of Desi Arnaz to 92Y 1/9-11/2010

The 92nd Street Y opens its 40th anniversary season of Lyrics & LyricistsTM with Babalu-The American Songbook Goes Latin: Featuring the Music of the Desi Arnaz Orchestra. The show's artistic director is Desi Arnaz's daughter LUCIE ARNAZ, who also hosts and performs. (more...)

American Stage Youth Ensemble Presents HANGIN' WITH STEVE: A STEVEN SONDHEIM CABARET 1/11/2010

Hangin' With Steve: A Sondheim Cabaret, is set to bring the voices of the American Stage Youth Ensemble to Tampa Bay audiences on January 11. (more...)

James Barbour Teams up with Constantine Kitsopoulos and Peter Wolf in Concert, 12/11 - 12/21

Broadway's James Barbour will present holiday concerts in New York City at Bill's 1890 Restaurant & Café from December 11-19 and in Los Angeles at the Colony Theatre on December 21. (more...)

Signature Theatre Presents 'Swingin' Santas' 12/15-20

Get into the spirit of the season when Swingin' Santas Michael Barry, James Gardiner, Zachary Prince, and Stephen Gregory Smith belt, croon, and harmonize through refreshingly different holiday offerings for eight performances December 15 - 20 at Signature Theatre. (more...)

West Coast Ensemble Presents THREE TALL WOMEN, Previews 11/12, 11/13 At The El Centro Theatre

West Coast Ensemble presents the fourth and final show of their 2009 season, THREE TALL WOMEN, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee and directed by Michael Matthews (Stupid Kids, The Bacchae). THREE TALL WOMEN will preview on Thursday, November 12 and Friday, November 13 at 8:00pm and will open on Saturday, November 14 at 8:00pm and continue through Sunday, December 20 at West Coast Ensemble - The El Centro Theatre, 800 N. El Centro Ave. in Hollywood. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Catherine Zeta-Jones and Alexander Hanson Talk 'A Little Night Music'

Entertainment Reporter Julie Chang of 'Good Day NY', sat down with stars of 'A Little Night Music', Catherine Zeta-Jones and Alexander Hanson, to discuss the musical and their personal take of the roles they each play. (more...)

Baby Jane Dexter Takes Final Bow in ALL ABOUT LOVE! at Metropolitan Room, 2/19

Manhattan's cabaret diva Baby Jane Dexter brings her new show, All About Love! to Metropolitan Room at Gotham for 12 shows running Wednesday, November 18 though December 19. (more...)

Farmington Players Announces Auditions for Gypsy, 1/24 & 1/25

The Farmington Players announce auditions for GYPSY, music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Auditions will take place at The Farmington Players Barn Theatre on Sunday, January 24, 2010. Sign-in for ages 8-17 is at 12:30 and 2:30pm for ages 18 and over. Call backs are on Monday January 25, 2010 at 7pm. (more...)

Barrington Stage Company Announces 2010 Season

Barrington Stage Company, under the leadership of Julianne Boyd, Artistic Director, and Richard M. Parison, Jr., Producing Director, announced the theatre's 2010 Season today. (more...)

BWW INTERVIEWS: Lane Wright, A Life in the Theatre

Nashville native Lane Wright has long been a mainstay on local stages, performing for virtually every Music City-based theatre company in a wide variety of roles. During this holiday season, he's been entertaining audiences at the Darkhorse Theatre as one of playwright/director Bob O'Connell's cowboys in Christmas on the Pecos, concluding its world premiere run this weekend. Coming fresh off his run as a communist spy in the Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre production of See How They Run, which came right after his performance in Boiler Room Theatre's production of Steve Martin's Picasso at the Lapin Agile - it's clear that he's one Nashville actor who always seems to be working. (more...)

Countdown to the New Year With FUNF at The Media Theatre, 12/31

On New Year's Eve the Media Theatre's Crystal Room will bring in 2010 while at the same time premiering a new performance space to be known as The 104 East Cabaret. (more...)

Orange County's Chance Theater Shows for Dec 2009 - May 2010

ANAHEIM HILLS, CA-Orange County's Chance Theater presents a calendar line-up of upcoming theater offerings including LITTLE WOMEN - THE BROADWAY MUSICAL, THE EIGHT: REINDEER MONOLOGUES, Stephen Sondheim's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, WELCOME HOME JENNY SUTTER. (more...)

Excerpts from A BROADWAY BABY TRAIL!

A self-confessed 'Broadway baby' conquers New York for the first time, by Oliver Oliveros. Excerpts from the Lifestyle Asia Magazine feature below! (more...)

Frank Wood and Annie Parisse Lead Playwrights Horizons' CLYBOURNE; Complete Casting Announced

Playwrights Horizons has announced complete casting for the World Premiere of CLYBOURNE PARK, a new play by Bruce Norris (The Pain and the Itch at Playwrights Horizons/PH 2006-2007 Season). (more...)

Signature Theatre Presents 'Swingin' Santas' 12/15-20

Get into the spirit of the season when Swingin' Santas Michael Barry, James Gardiner, Zachary Prince, and Stephen Gregory Smith belt, croon, and harmonize through refreshingly different holiday offerings for eight performances December 15 - 20 at Signature Theatre. (more...)

Jason Robert Brown Plays Birdland 12/14; Laurie Beechman 12/15

Michael Rubinoff and Mark Selby present the return of TONY AWARD-WINNER JASON ROBERT BROWN on Monday, November 23, 8PM at the Glenn Gould Studio in the CBC Broadcasting Centre, 250 Front St. W. Backed by his band the Caucasian Rhythm Kings, the evening will feature songs from his award winning and internationally performed musicals SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, PARADE, LAST FIVE YEARS and 13, his solo album Wearing Someone Else's Clothes and some new material. Brown will be joined by the Toronto Youth Music Theatre Company Choir and some outstanding Canadian talent to be announced. (more...)

BWW INTERVIEWS: Elizabeth Stanley Skates Into XANADU, launches at OCPAC, 12/15 - 12/27

Before the official launch of the national tour of XANADU arrives at the Orange County Performing Arts Center for a two week run from December 15 through 27, ELIZABETH STANLEY, who stars as Kira (yes, the role Olivia Newton-John played in the movie), sits down with BroadwayWorld correspondent Michael Lawrence Quintos to talk about the danger of performing on skates, her Broadway debut in Company, and what it takes to step into a feel-good musical. (more...)

SIMON GREEN: TRAVELING LIGHT Brings Cabaret With a British Flair to Brits Off Broadway at 59E59 Theaters, 12/15-1/3

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is thrilled to present the US premiere of SIMON GREEN: TRAVELING LIGHT at Brits Off Broadway. Performed by Simon Green with musical arrangement and accompaniment by David Shrubsole, SIMON GREEN TRAVELING LIGHT begins performances on Tuesday, December 15 for a limited engagement through Sunday, January 3. Press opening is Sunday, December 20 at 7:30 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday at 7:30, Wednesday - Friday at 8:30 PM; Saturday at 6:30 PM and 9:00 PM; and Sunday at 3:30 PM and 7:30 PM. (more...)

JRB: Solo At The Beechman Plays One Night Only 12/15

Jason Robert Brown, Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist (Parade), will present his show 'JRB: Solo at the Beechman' featuring brand new material as well as songs from his shows, including 'The Last Five Years,' 'Songs for a New World,' 'Parade,' and '13' and his 'Wearing Someone Else's Clothes,' on Monday, December 15 at 9:15 at the Laurie Beechman Theater. (more...)

CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION Returns to Playwrights Horizons, 12/15

Following an acclaimed original sold-out run, Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) proudly announces a limited return engagement of the company's recent World Premiere production of CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION, the new hit play by Annie Baker ('An original voice' - Daily News; 'A playwright to know' - Newsday). Directed by Sam Gold ('A magic-fingered director' - Variety; 'An uncommonly observant eye and ear' - The New York Times), the original engagement opened Tuesday, October 13 to across-the-board rave reviews and was ultimately extended twice by critical and audience demand through Saturday, November 21. The return limited engagement will begin performances Tuesday, December 15 at Playwrights Horizons' Peter Jay Sharp Theater with tickets on sale through Sunday, January 17, 2010. (more...)

NY Mag Discusses Life in Theatre with Lansbury and Sondheim

New York Magazine features an interview with acclaimed Broadway lyricist/composer Stephen Sondheim and five-time Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury. Sondheim and Lansbury have collaborated many times over the years in bringing Sondheim's plays to Broadway. Lansbury has starred in Anyone Can Whistle, the first revival of Gypsy, Sweeney Todd, and is currently starring as Madame Armfeldt in the revival of A Little Night Music. (more...)

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM To Play Toronto in 2010, Festival Partners With Mirvish Productions

The Stratford Shakespeare Festival's hilarious production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is heading to Toronto in 2010, where it will be presented as part of Mirvish Productions' 2010/2011 subscription season. (more...)