The Capitol Center Presents Two MacDowell Colony Fellows, Anna Schuleit Haber and Jeff Sharlet, 10/18September 18, 2014The Capitol Center for the Arts is pleased to welcome two MacDowell Colony Fellows to the historic Kimball House as part of the inaugural year of the Salon Series for a weekend of thought provoking discussion: Visual artist Anna Schuleit Haber will converse about her work on Friday, October 17, and bestselling author Jeff Sharlet will engage with audiences in the intimate Victorian-era Kimball House on Saturday, October 18.
STAGE TUBE: Goodspped's FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Cast Spoofs 'Rude'September 17, 2014The cast of Goodspped's Fiddler on the Roof, which ran from June 27th through September 12th, found time in their busy petrformance schedule to have some fun backstage. Check out their hilarious Fiddler-style spoof of Magic!'s 'Rude.'
Laura Benanti Reveals Career Highs and LowsSeptember 17, 2014Laura Benanti recently announced she will be joining the cast of the third season of Nashville. In anticipation of her new role, Buzzfeed asked her to take a look back at her career and describe the highs and lows in 30 seconds or less. See the results here.
Phillip Phillips to Play Van Wezel, 11/12September 17, 2014 Platinum-selling singer-songwriter Phillip Phillips has announced the supporting act for his North American headline tour; the highly acclaimed Saints of Valory. Phillips will play at the Van Wezel November 12, 2014 at 8 pm. Tickets are on sale now.
Second Annual NewWorks @ TheWorks Competition Begins 9/27September 17, 2014The NewWorks@TheWorks Play Competition was established in 2013 to renew our focus on cultivating new and original theatre. Playwrights are invited to submit their scripts and a panel of local directors, actors, and designers select six plays to be a part of a staged reading series. Of those six plays, two are chosen to be fully produced as world premiers for our POTS@TheWorks 2015 - 2016 season.
BWW Interview: Carleigh Bettiol Discusses New Role in PIECE OF MY HEARTSeptember 11, 2014Carleigh Bettiol has recently stepped into the role of 'Young Ilene' in off-Broadway's Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story. The new musical is based on the life and songs of legendary songwriter Bert Berns, and is set to conclude its run this Sunday, September 14 after extending its initial run by two weeks.
Carleigh took the time to share her some of thoughts about taking on this new role, her favorite Berns songs, and more with BroadwayWorld. Read below for the full interview!
Photo Flash Exclusive: SOMETHING NEW Live at 54 Below, Hosted by Joel B. NewSeptember 8, 2014The season two finale of "Something New' has been released digitally today on iTunes, Stitcher, and TuneIn. On August 25th, the musical theatre podcast went to 54 Below to wrap up the season with a special live concert. Award-winning songwriter and host Joel B. New invited some of his favorite guests to join him and bring his songs to life onstage.