Around the Broadway World: Regional Highlights for the Week of 8/13
By: BWW Special Coverage Aug. 17, 2012
At 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 are launching a new weekly column called 'Around BWW: Regional Highlights of the Week'.
Below you'll find a list of the most-read stories in our regional markets for the week of August 13. Browse over to your favorite far-away city/country to see what's making news, see what productions are playing around the country and overseas and get to know new performers! Enjoy this virtual trek around the globe and stay tuned for next week's recap of regional not-to-be-missed news!
Featured Story of the Week: This is Your Brain on Musical Theatre - 7 Questions with (Truly Scrumptious!) Rachael Beck by Jacqueline Bublitz (Australia - Perth)
Albuquerque
BWW Reviews: Adobe's I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE is Hilarious Because it's True!
by Anya Sebastian
Atlanta
BWW Interviews: Sara Gettelfinger, THE ADDAMS FAMILY's Morticia Addams
by Joseph Harrison
Australia - Brisbane
This is Your Brain on Musical Theatre - 7 Questions with (Truly Scrumptious!) Rachael Beck
by Jacqueline Bublitz
STAGE TUBE: Shakespeare's Globe Launches Global 2012 Cinema Season, Sept 26
by Stage Tube
Australia - Melbourne
Inside the Melbourne Cabaret Festival
by Tim Carney
BWW Reviews: 5pound Theatre's THE BLUE ROOM
by Tim Carney
This is Your Brain on Musical Theatre - 7 Questions with (Truly Scrumptious!) Rachael Beck
by Jacqueline Bublitz
STAGE TUBE: Shakespeare's Globe Launches Global 2012 Cinema Season, Sept 26
by Stage Tube
Australia - Perth
This is Your Brain on Musical Theatre - 7 Questions with (Truly Scrumptious!) Rachael Beck
by Jacqueline Bublitz
STAGE TUBE: Shakespeare's Globe Launches Global 2012 Cinema Season, Sept 26
by Stage Tube
Australia - Sydney
This is Your Brain on Musical Theatre - 7 Questions with (Truly Scrumptious!) Rachael Beck
by Jacqueline Bublitz
STAGE TUBE: Shakespeare's Globe Launches Global 2012 Cinema Season, Sept 26
by Stage Tube
Baltimore
BWW Reviews: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Olney Theatre Center is a Real Gas
by Charles Shubow
Boston
STAGE TUBE: Behind-the Scenes Look at Barrington Stage's THE BLACK SUITS
by Stage Tube
Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Barrington Stage's SEE HOW THEY RUN
by Stephen Sorokoff
BWW Review: GROSS INDECENCY: THE THREE TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE
by Nancy Grossman
Brazil
BWW Reviews: MILTON NASCIMENTO - A Musical Tapestry of Wonders
by Paulo Afonso De Lima
Chicago
'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for August 15th, 2012
by Paul W. Thompson
Cleveland
Mercury Summer Stock Closes its Summer Season with ALL SHOOK UP!
by Roy Berko
Columbus
Miriam Cruz, Toby Love, and Obie Bermudez Play FESTIVAL LATINO 2012, 8/11-12
by Alyssa Holcomb
Connecticut
BWW Reviews: Taut Thriller TRYST Teases with Tension, Twists
by Lauren Yarger
BWW Reviews: OLIVER Audiences at Ivoryton Can Consider Themselves Very Entertained
by Lauren Yarger
Costa Mesa
Regional Theatre Of The Week: South Coast Repertory Theatre in Orange County, CA
by BWW Features
Dayton
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at DISNEY ON ICE: TREASURE TROVE at the EJ Nutter Center, 10/18 - 10/21
by Stage Tube
Denver
NOW PLAYING: Theater Company of Lafayette presents COMIC CON con COMEDY - thru 8/18
by Michael Mulhern
NOW PLAYING: Inspire Creative Presents JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT thru 8/25
by Michael Mulhern
STAGE TUBE: BOOK OF MORMON Tour Launches in Denver- Chatting with Gavin Creel, Trey Parker & Matt Stone!
by Stage Tube
Germany
BWW Reviews: 'Tony Bennett Live in Berlin'
by Marcel Konrath
Hawaii
BWW Reviews: Wash Your Cares Away with Singin' In The Rain
by Gail Lloyd
Houston
New York City VS. Houston: A Look At The Nation's Top Two Theatre Scenes
by David Clarke
BWW Reviews: MR. MARMALADE - Irreverent Hilarity at its Finest
by David Clarke
BWW Interviews: Artistic Director Paul Hope Talks Bayou City Concert Musicals, Charity & Education
by David Clarke
THE LION KING North American Tour Celebrates Smash Engagement in Houston
by Patrick Nugent
Long Island
BWW Reviews: Lillias White is Brilliant as BIG MAYBELLE at Bay Street Theatre
by Melissa Giordano
Los Angeles
BWW Reviews: Helen Reddy Makes Triumphant Return to Singing at the Canyon Club
by Don Grigware
BWW Reviews: MARY POPPINS Revisits the Ahmanson Through September 2
by Don Grigware
BWW Reviews: Sterling's Welcomes Cortes Alexander and Swell Party
by Don Grigware
BWW Reviews: Logan's Tony-Winning RED Fascinates at Mark Taper Forum
by Don Grigware
BWW Reviews: LDTE Offers Magically Gritty ELMINA'S KITCHEN
by Don Grigware
Regional Theatre Of The Week: South Coast Repertory Theatre in Orange County, CA
by BWW Features
STAGE TUBE: First Look at Jonathan Groff and Alfred Molina in Scenes from RED at the Mark Taper Forum!
by Stage Tube
STAGE TUBE: Inside Look at the Making of RED at the Mark Taper Forum
by Stage Tube
BWW TV: Interview with Nicolas Dromard and Rachel Wallace of MARY POPPINS at the Ahmanson Theatre
by Michael Sterling and Jerry Evans
The Academy Announces First Stanley Kubrick Retrospective Exhibit
by Movies News Desk
Maine
BWW Reviews: Shuffle Off To MSMT For A Broadway-Like 42ND STREET
by Michael Tobin
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek of Maine State Music Theatre's 42ND STREET
by Stage Tube
Nashville
BWW TV First Look: Marvin Hamlisch & Rupert Holmes' Broadway-Bound THE NUTTY PROFESSOR in Nashville!
by BroadwayWorld TV
MUSIC CITY CONFIDENTIAL #7: All the News from Onstage, Offstage, Backstage and Beyond
by Jeffrey Ellis
POLL: What's your favorite NSF Shakespeare-in-the-Park since 2002?
by Jeffrey Ellis
BWW Reviews: Circle Players Opens its 2012-13 Season with Stylish AIDA
by Jeffrey Ellis
BWW Reviews: Arts Center of Cannon County's XANADU Rolls Through The 1980s of Your Dreams
by Jeffrey Ellis
Aaron Tveit Headlines CATCH ME IF YOU CAN-Inspired TPAC Gala 8/25
by Jeffrey Ellis
Wyckoff Directs DIXIE SWIM CLUB For Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre
by Jeffrey Ellis
POLL: What's Your Favorite Martha Wilkinson Role?
by Jeffrey Ellis
Kirk-Burgess Productions Debuts With MYSTERIOUS SKIN at Darkhorse Theatre, Now thru 8/18
by Jeffrey Ellis
BWW Reviews: MYSTERIOUS SKIN Debuts at Darkhorse Theater for 4-Performance Run
by Jeffrey Ellis
New Jersey
BWW Interviews: Producer Scott Hart Talks A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL
by Gregory G. Allen
New Zealand
STAGE TUBE: Shakespeare's Globe Launches Global 2012 Cinema Season, Sept 26
by Stage Tube
Philadelphia
BWW 'Dinner and a Show' Review: Eagle Theater's MY WAY Tribute to Frank Sinatra
by Pati Buehler
Philippines
Christian Bautista, Karylle to Star in Ballet Philippines’ RAMA HARI, 11/30-12/9
by Oliver Oliveros
BONA: Lino Brocka’s Film Gets Stage Adaptation, 8/24-9/23
by Oliver Oliveros
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde Presents Moliere’s LE MALADE IMAGINAIRE, Now thru Aug 25
by Oliver Oliveros
Photo Flash: Props to Filipino Theater Actors in THE BOURNE LEGACY!
by Oliver Oliveros
Photo Coverage: BONA’s Eugene Domingo and Edgar Allan Guzman Meet the Press
by Oliver Oliveros
Tanghalang Pilipino’s WALANG SUGAT Opens Tonight, 8/16
by Oliver Oliveros
Photo Flash: Dulaang Kalay’s THE WOMAN IN BLACK Official Posters
by Oliver Oliveros
Photo Flash: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Manila Cast Meet the Press
by Oliver Oliveros
Portland
PARANORMAN, Featuring Elaine Stritch, Anna Kendrick and More, Hits Theaters Today, 8/17
by Movies News Desk
Raleigh
BWW Interviews: Talking AVENUE Q with Hot Summer Nights | Theatre Raleigh's Director and Cast
by Larissa Mount
BWW Reviews: Hot Summer Nights | Theatre Raleigh's AVENUE Q is a Hilarious Hit
by Larissa Mount
Rhode Island
BWW Reviews: 2nd Story Theatre Closes Summer Season with Sparkling SABRINA FAIR
by Veronica Bruscini
Sacramento
BWW Reviews: Ringling Circus Brings Back Magic of Dragons to Bay Area
by Harmony Wheeler
BWW Reviews: Music Circus Follows Tradition With New FIDDLER
by Harmony Wheeler
Salt Lake City
BWW Reviews: Tuacahn's Hairspray is Solidly Entertaining
by Tyler Hinton
San Antonio
BWW Reviews: LITTLE DOG in San Antonio Chuckles But Doesn’t Laugh
by Jeff Davis
San Francisco
BWW Reviews: Ringling Circus Brings Back Magic of Dragons to Bay Area
by Harmony Wheeler
BWW Reviews: WAR HORSE - Stunning Stage Wizardry at Curran Theatre
by Linda Hodges
BWW Reviews: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM is Hilarious, Now Thru August 19!
by Linda Hodges
HEROES AND OTHER STRANGERS Comes to Stage Werx, 9/24-25
by BWW
Scotland
EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: THE LONELY ONE, Underbelly, August 7
by Michael Elm
EDINBURGH 2012: BWW Reviews: KILLING TIME, Bedlam Theatre, August 8
by Michael Elm
STAGE TUBE: Preview Dotted Line Theatre's THE LONELY ONE, Now Playing Edinburgh Fringe
by Stage Tube
Seattle
BWW Spotlight: Village Originals' 2012 Festival of New Musicals
by Jay Irwin
South Africa
BWW Reviews: Moving QUEEN AT THE BALLET Revival Needs Something More
by David Fick
Spain
BWW TV: La Bella y la Bestia (Gira 2012) - Bella (Ensayos)
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez
'Forever King of Pop' vuelve a Madrid
by Roberto Rodriguez
ENCUESTA: ¿Qué estreno de la próxima temporada tienes más ganas de ver?
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez
ESPECIAL BWW TV: My Fair Lady llega a Bilbao
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez
¡EXCLUSIVA! Entrevista a Susan Egan
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez
Hoy se estrena en Gijón 'El Alma de la Melodía'
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez
St. Louis
BWW Reviews: Elegant and Robust THE KING AND I at The Muny
by Chris Gibson
Toronto
STAGE TUBE: Geraint Wyn Davies Talks Playing 'Malachi' in Stratford's THE MATCHMAKER
by Stage Tube
UK / West End
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by Contests
STAGE TUBE: Shakespeare's Globe Launches Global 2012 Cinema Season, Sept 26
by Stage Tube
Washington, DC
BWW Reviews: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Olney Theatre Center is a Real Gas
by Charles Shubow
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