Photo Coverage: The Broadway Musicals of 1987 - Santino Fontana, Marc Kudisch & More!June 12, 2012The Town Hall 's Broadway By The Year's 12th season concluded with The Broadway Musicals of 1987 last night, June 11th. It was a year that brought us shows including Les Miserables, Starlight Express, Into the Woods, Stepping Out and Stardust. Produced By The Town Hall, The Broadway Musicals of 1987 was created, hosted and written for The Town Hall by Scott Siegel. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you photo coverage below!
Photo Coverage: James Lapine, Bruce Norris, Stephen Sondheim Honored at Playwrights Horizons Gala!June 12, 2012Off-Broadway theater company Playwrights Horizons celebrated its annual Spring Gala yesterday evening, June 11th at the event space 583 Park Avenue. Titled "The Highest Standard", the evening celebrated its five Pulitzer Prize-winning productions and honor the creators of these memorable works for the theater. The honorees were James Lapine (Sunday in the Park with George), Bruce Norris (Clybourne Park), Stephen Sondheim (Sunday in the Park with George), Alfred Uhry (Driving Miss Daisy), Wendy Wasserstein (The Heidi Chronicles) and Doug Wright (I Am My Own Wife).
BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the festivities below!
Photo Coverage: Paper Mill Playhouse's ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Celebrates Opening Night!June 4, 2012More than 20 years after its premiere, Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens have re-invented their first musical with Tony-nominated director Thomas Kail (In the Heights, Lombardi, Magic/Bird), choreographer Bradley Rapier (So You Think You Can Dance, Jesus Christ Superstar) and new orchestrations by music director Lynne Shankel (Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Altar Boyz). Once On This Island just opened last night, June 3, and runs through Sunday, June 24, 2012.
Photo Coverage: Casts of ANYTHING GOES, SISTER ACT, GHOST and More Perform for Fleet Week 2012!May 26, 2012The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, along with the City of New York and the United States Navy, celebrates the 25th annual Fleet Week, now through May 28, 2012. Fleet Week is America's premier tribute and "thank you" to the men and women who serve in the armed forces. As part of the festivities, Peter and the Starcatcher's Teddy Bergman and Greg Hildrethof hosted a Fleet Week Broadway showcase, featuring performers from Anything Goes, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, Memphis, Ghost, Sister Act, Godspell, Chicago and Rock of Ages. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you photos from the event below!
Photo Coverage: York Theatre's CLOSER THAN EVER Meets the PressMay 25, 2012The cast and creative team of the first New York revival of the acclaimed Off-Broadway classic musical, Closer Than Ever, including multi Tony, Academy, and Grammy Award-winners Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire, 2012 Kleban Award-winner musical director, Andrew Gerle, and Broadway veterans Jenn Colella, George Dvorsky, Tony nominee Christiane Noll, and Sal Viviano, met the press yesterday, May 24. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the special meet and greet and brings you photo coverage below!
Photo Flash: Inside Project Shaw's IN GOOD KING CHARLES'S GOLDEN DAYSMay 23, 2012On May 21, Gingold Theatrical Group's PROJECT SHAW presented George Bernard Shaw's IN GOOD KING CHARLES'S GOLDEN DAYS - his outrageous comedy of royal manners - at The Players Club (16 Gramercy Park South) in Manhattan. David Staller produced and directed. BroadwayWorld brings you complete photo coverage of the performance below!
Photo Coverage: The Broadway Musicals of 1975 - Patrick Page & More!May 16, 2012The Town Hall's critically acclaimed Broadway by the Year's® 12th Season continued this week with The Broadway Musicals of 1975 on Monday, May 14th. 1975 was a year that brought us famous shows by musical theater icons including Marvin Hamlisch, (A Chorus Line), John Kander and Fred Ebb (Chicago), and Richard O'Brien (The Rocky Horror Show), among others. Produced by The Town Hall, The Broadway Musicals of 1975 was created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel. Casting for The Broadway Musicals of 1975 included Ashley Brown, Lari White, Bob Stillman, Maya Days, Scott Coulter, Carole J. Bufford, Patrick Page and more.
Photo Coverage: Jerry Mitchell & More Celebrate Dancers at the Career Transition For Dancers DinnerMay 10, 2012The Shubert Organization and Career Transition For Dancers along with the host committee: Josh Bergasse, Caitlin Carter, Charlotte D'Amboise, Krisha Marcano, Kathleen Marshall, Jerry Mitchel, Kirk Sprinkles and Sergio Trujillo welcomed The Broadway Dance Community for a Buffet Dinner & Between-Shows-Get-Together at Sardi's, Eugenia Room yesterday, May 9, 2012.
Photo Coverage: MAN AND SUPERMAN Opens Off-BroadwayMay 8, 2012The Irish Repertory Theatre and Gingold Theatrical Group opened MAN and SUPERMAN by George Bernard Shaw, directed by David Staller, now playing through June 17th. BroadwayWorld was on hand to celebrate the opening and brings you photo coverage below!
Photo Coverage: Andrew Rannells, Marin Mazzie, et al. at New York Pops 29th Birthday GalaMay 1, 2012Monday, April 30, The New York Pops marked its 29th birthday with a grand gala evening titled 'Journey On' honoring Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, the Tony Award-winning and Oscar-nominated songwriting team of such renowned Broadway musicals as Ragtime, Once On This Island, Seussical, My Favorite Year, A Man of No Importance, The Glorious Ones and the feature film Anastasia.
Photo Coverage: Christine Andreas and More in Musicals In Mufti's COLETTE COLLAGEApril 28, 2012York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director), celebrating the legendary librettist and lyricist Tom Jones with Musicals in Mufti: The Tom Jones Festival, presents the fourth musical in the spring series: Colette Collage, with Book & Lyrics by Tom Jones and Music by Harvey Schmidt. The limited engagement will play 5 performances only now through April 29 at The York Theatre at Saint Peter's (Citicorp Building, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue). BroadwayWorld brings you photos from last night's opening with Christine Andreas, Vanessa Reseland, Jo Ann Cunningham and more below!
Photo Coverage: Robert Petkoff & More in Project Shaw's WIDOWERS' HOUSESApril 26, 2012Gingold Theatrical Group's PROJECT SHAW presented George Bernard Shaw's WIDOWERS' HOUSES - the play that started him on his epic playwriting journey - on Monday, April 23 at The Players Club in Manhattan. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the show, which was produced and directed by David Staller, and brings you photo coverage below!
Photo Coverage: PERFECT CRIME Celebrates its 25th AnniversaryApril 21, 2012PERFECT CRIME, Warren Manzi's long-running funny, romantic thriller, celebrated its 25th anniversary Off Broadway last Wednesday, April 18, 2012, with performance number 10,233. PERFECT CRIME is the longest-running play in the history of New York theater. See photos from the celebration below!
Photo Flash: 2012 MAC Awards Red Carpet & Ceremony!April 1, 2012The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs presented the 26th Annual MAC Awards Show on March 29th. The awards ceremony was held at B.B. King Blues Club, and the show was directed by Lennie Watts and produced by Julie Miller. BWW was there to cover the event. Check out the photos below!
Photo Coverage: Musicals In Mufti Presents ROADSIDEApril 2, 2012York Theatre Company is celebrating the legendary librettist and lyricist Tom Jones with Musicals in Mufti: The Tom Jones Festival this spring. First up was Roadside, with Book & Lyrics by Tom Jones and Music by Harvey Schmidt. Directed by David Glenn Armstrong, the cast featured original Roadside cast member Ryan Alexander, Erick Devine (Seussical), Janine DiVita (Odyssey, The Musical), Jamie LaVerdiere (The Producers), Daniel C. Levine (Les Miserables), Ed Watts (The Fantasticks) and Nick Wyman (The Phantom of the Opera).