STAGE TUBE: First Look at Highlights of CTG/Kirk Douglas' THE ROYALEMay 15, 2013The world premiere of the powerful, intense new play 'The Royale' by Marco Ramirez opened on May 5 at the CTG/Kirk Douglas Theatre. Directed by Daniel Aukin, 'The Royale' delivers a knock-out punch with its vivid depiction of a man fighting for his place in history. 'The Royale' continues through June 2, 2013. The cast includes Robert Gossett, Diarra Oni Kilpatrick, David St. Louis, Keith Szarabajkaand DeSean Terry. BroadwayWorld has a first look at highlights of the show below.
TV: First Look at Rhea Perlman, Francis Guinan and More in STELLA & LOU - Highlights!May 14, 2013Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, continues its 2012-2013 season with the world premiere of Stella & Lou, featuring Emmy Award-winner Rhea Perlman, Francis Guinan and Ed Flynn. Bruce Graham, the Jeff Award-winning playwright of The Outgoing Tide, returns to Northlight with his latest play, to be directed by BJ Jones. Stella & Lou will run at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie, May 3 - June 9, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a first look at highlights of the show below!
TV: First Look at Highlights of CTC's ALICE IN WONDERLANDMay 10, 2013Children's Theatre Company presents Alice in Wonderland, now through June 15, 2013. The production celebrates Lewis Carroll as an original modern absurdist, featuring innovative scenic elements while honoring the parade of beloved characters at their illogical best. BroadwayWorld has a first look at highlights of the production below.
STAGE TUBE: Sneek Peek at Asolo Rep's PULSEMay 9, 2013Extending this season's hot streak of productions that make bold artistic statements, Asolo Repertory Theatre presents Noah Racey's Pulse. A song and dance celebration that harkens back to the golden age of hoofing, Pulse is written, conceived, and choreographed by Broadway song and dance man Noah Racey in collaboration with Broadway director and two-time Tony Award nominee Jeff Calhoun. Pulse opens on Thursday, May 23 with an 8 p.m. curtain. Opening night will be preceded by two preview performances on Tuesday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m. and May 22 at 8 p.m. The show runs through June 16, 2013 in Asolo Rep's Mertz Theatre located in The FSU Center for the Performing Arts. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at rehearsals below.
STAGE TUBE: Clay Aiken, Beth Leavel and More in Highlights of NCT's DROWSY CHAPERONEMay 8, 2013American Idol star, Clay Aiken, is returning to the stage as 'Man in Chair' in North Carolina Theatre's production of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE along with Tony-Award winner, Beth Leavel, who is reprising her role as 'The Chaperone.' The show is currently playing through May 12 at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts. BroadwayWorld has a first look at highlights from the production below!
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at SDMT's THE SOUND OF MUSICMay 8, 2013San Diego Musical Theatre announces their second production of their 2013 season Rodgers and Hammerstein's THE SOUND OF MUSIC, (press opening on Saturday, May 11) at the Birch North Park Theatre. A 25 piece live orchestra, led by Don LeMaster, will be playing the beautiful music of Rodgers and Hammerstein. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the rehearsals below.
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at Clay Aiken and Beth Leavel in Rehearsals for NCT's DROWSY CHAPERONEMay 7, 2013American Idol star, Clay Aiken, will be returning to the stage as 'Man in Chair' in North Carolina Theatre's production of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE along with Tony-Award winner, Beth Leavel, who will be reprising her role as 'The Chaperone.' The show is set to open tonight, May 7 through May 12 at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at rehearsals and interviews below.
TV: First Look at Gregory Wooddell, Christina Pumariega and More in CST's HENRY VIII - Highlights!May 6, 2013Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announces William Shakespeare's Henry VIII, the first professional Chicago production in 400 years since its debut at Shakespeare's Globe in London. Staged by Artistic Director Barbara Gaines in CST's Courtyard Theater April 30-June 16, 2013, Henry VIII features a celebrated company of artists that includes Gregory Wooddell in the title role and Christina Pumariega as Anne Boleyn. The Acting Company features an ensemble of veteran CST actors which includes Kate Buddeke, David Darlow, Kevin Gudahl, Scott Jaeck, Ora Jones, David Lively and Mike Nussbaum. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production highlights below.
STAGE TUBE: DATES, MATES & CLEAN SLATES Featuring Tony-Nominated Santino FontanaMay 4, 2013A new web series, Dates, Mates & Clean Slates, features Julie Kotarides (A Chorus Line, Surf!) and Stephanie Gibson (Spamalot, The Addams Family, and the upcoming R+H's Cinderella).. It's a sketch comedy series, in which two girls give dating advice...with a little twist. Check out the fourth episode below, featuring Tony-Nominated Santino Fontana of R+H's CINDERELLA as 'Guy'.
STAGE TUBE: Behind-the-Scenes of Everyman's TOPDOG/UNDERDOGMay 3, 2013Everyman Theatre continues its season of award-winning Baltimore Premieres with the 2002 Pulitzer Prize-winning Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks, now playing through May 19th, 2013. The production will feature Everyman Theatre Resident Company Eric Berryman and Everyman veteran KenYatta Rogers in the two-person cast. Well-known and respected DC director, Jennifer L. Nelson, will helm the production. BroadwayWorld has an exclusive behind-the-scenes look below!
STAGE TUBE: Meet the Cast of Old Globe's 2013 Shakespeare FestivalMay 2, 2013The Old Globe today announced the complete cast and creative team for the 2013 Shakespeare Festival. Festival Artistic Director Adrian Noble returns to San Diego for his fourth and final year of Festival programming. The internationally acclaimed director will helm productions of William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and Tom Stoppard's classic farce, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. Laurence Olivier Award-nominated director Ian Talbot will make his Old Globe debut with the enduring Shakespeare favorite A Midsummer Night's Dream. The 2013 Shakespeare Festival, performed in repertory in the outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre, runs June 2 - Sept. 29. Subscription tickets from $66 to $270. Single tickets start at $29. Tickets can be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE or by visiting the Box Office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park.
STAGE TUBE: First Look at Highlights of TEA WITH EDIE AND FITZMay 1, 2013Dead Writers Theatre Collective presents the Chicago premiere of Adam Pasen's Tea with Edie and Fitz, directed by Jim Schneider, now playing through June 9, at the Greenhouse Theater Complex, 2257 North Lincoln Ave. Tea with Edie and Fitz chronicles the tempestuous meeting of literary icons Edith Wharton (Patti Roeder) and F. Scott Fitzgerald (Madison Niederhauser) at her estate for tea in the 1920s. BroadwayWorld has a first look at highlights from the production below.
Review Roundup: RSC's AS YOU LIKE ITApril 29, 2013The Royal Shakespeare Company's AS YOU LIKE IT opened at Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre on 24 April 2013. Featuring music from the English folk musician Laura Marling, and directed by Maria Aberg, the play follows Rosalind and Orlando, who are banished by the French court and flee to the Forest of Arden; finding romance, mischief and anarchy. As You Like It runs in rep until 28 September 2013.
STAGE TUBE: First Look at Highlights of Fulton Theatre's DREAMGIRLSApril 26, 2013The Fulton Theatre continues its 160th Anniversary Season with the flashy, bold show business musical Dreamgirls, representing the first time the show will be produced or presented in the Lancaster region. Dreamgirls is a co-production with Maine State Music Theatre and is directed and choreographed by the Fulton's Artistic Director, Marc Robin. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at highlights of the production below.