Regional Roundup: Top 10 Stories This Week Around the Broadway World - 2/27

With over 100 U.S. cities and 30 international regions featured on our site, we have so many exciting theatre happenings around our Broadway World! Below, we've highlighted our top 10 stories from this week. Check out the roundup below!

East Coast

1. Long Island, NY: Senior Editor Melissa Giordano reviews TICK TICK....BOOM at SoLuna Studio (playing through March 8. She says, "Mr. Rice, Ms. Bagley, and Mr. Donohue - all Soluna vets - are top notch in their respective roles. Ms. Braun is also part of the cast in several stunning dance sequences representing Jon's conflicting imagination. The rest of the stellar company - comprised of recurring players and newbies to the SoLuna family - all sing the rock score superbly." Read her full review here.

2. Rhode Island: Editor Veronica Bruscini reviews I LOVE LUCY LIVE ON STAGE at the Providence Performing Arts Center through Sunday, March 1, 2015. She says, "The show's production values are entirely top-notch. Lucy: Live boasts gorgeous costumes by Shon LeBlanc and Kelly Bailey, and a fun, versatile set design by Aaron Henderson. David George's lighting work captures the look and feel of a live television show taping while also providing natural segues between scenes. But where Lucy: Live truly shines is in its remarkably talented cast." Read more here.

3. Connecticut: New Editor, Karen Bovard reviews THE DINING ROOM at Playhouse on the Park in West Hartford, though March 8. She says, "Director Sasha Brätt moves his ensemble of six actors through the space with fluid grace, and manages the many transitions with speed." Read her full review here.

Southeast

4. Nashville, TN: Senior Editor Jeffrey Ellis features Trevecca Nazarene University's Amanda Grace Creech in his "Collegiate Theatrics" column of our Student Center. "A native of Stone Mountain, Georgia, she's a student at Nashville's Trevecca Nazarene University and a 2014 First Night Most Promising Actor." Check out the interview here.

Midwest

5. Sioux Falls, SD: Editor Ellie LIvingston was wowed by Audra McDonald who performed in concert at the South Dakota State University. Calling her "a master at work", she goes on, "Art lovers travel far and wide to see the great works by the great painters, sports lovers spend thousands of dollars to see athletes at the top of their game compete in the super bowl. Seeing Audra do what she does best is seeing an athlete at the top of her game knock it out of the park." Read the rave review here.

West Coast:

6. San Diego, CA: In San Diego, Editor Erica Miner interviews pianist Richard Goode, who is making his San Diego Symphony debut today, February 27. Check out his background, who influenced him most, and learn more about his love of music here.

7. Arizona: In Arizona, the 21st Annual Sedona International Film Festival, is running from February 21st through March 1st, which features 160 documentaries, features, shorts, Academy Award nominees and specialty films. BWW Editor Herbert Paine is offering extensive coverage. Check out one of his reviews of ROOTED IN PEACE here.

Europe

8. Italy: Editor Francesca Silvestri reviews FRANKENSTEIN Jr. the Musical. Check out what she thinks about the show here.

9. Germany: Senior Editor Iris Moebius reviews LOVE NEVER DIES, which is presented in special version for the first time in Europe at the stage in Hamburg. She says, "LOVE NEVER DIES impresses with catchy melodies written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, a 30-piece ensemble, over 300 lavish costumes and a gorgeous set - stylishly staged by the glow of thousands of lights." Read her full review here.

National Tour Highlight:

10. CINDERELLA National Tour is at the Paramount Theatre through March 1st. Senior Editor Jay Irwin says, "this new version still keeps all the magic and charm alive while adding in some humor and elements that just make the characters all the more rich and engaging." On Cinderella, he says, "(Paige) Faure is kind of a quadruple threat here; gorgeous voice, very fun and likable, beautiful and a superb dancer." Check out the full review here.

This week, we would like to welcome back Marielle Kehoe who will be blogging on our fitness site, and Caitlin Abraham who will be our featured guest blogger for AN AMERICAN IN PARIS.

Want to join our growing team? We have positions available in several regions worldwide! Contact christina@broadwayworld.com for more information!

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