STAGE TUBE: Inside the Rehearsal Room with Whitney Bashor & Shoshana Bean for BEACHES THE MUSICALJune 24, 2015BEACHES THE MUSICAL is ready to take the Drury Lane Theatre in Chicago by storm before it eyes a Broadway run. Performances at the Drury Lane Theatre will begin on June 24, 2015 and will run until August 16th. Beaches the Musical is based on the novel with the same name by Iris Rainer Dart. The novel has been transformed already into a 1988 film starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey.
Photo Flash: First Look at Pittsburgh CLO's MAN OF LA MANCHAJune 23, 2015Dream the impossible dream with MAN OF LA MANCHA. A celebrated Broadway hit and winner of five Tony Awards®, MAN OF LA MANCHA will leave you breathless with a score including the touching ode to romance, 'Dulcinea,' the heroic, 'I, Don Quixote' and the unforgettable, 'The Impossible Dream.'
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal for THE COBALTEANS at NYMFJune 23, 2015THE COBALTEANS, a new musical featuring book and lyrics by Yianni Papadimos, music by Ben Chavez and additional music by Andrew Bridges and Yianni Papadimos, will be presented in the 2015 New York Musical Theatre Festival.
RAaw to Present 'ENDURANCE'June 23, 2015RAaW are specialists in film, theatre and raw talent. We are passionate about realising excellence in film, theatre, education and training. We create thrilling, exciting and unforgettable film and theatre, attracting new and multi cultural audiences, drawing on current issue led topics as well as the retelling of past stories.
BWW Interview: Seth Barrish Chats about THE PAVILION, The Barrow Group and So Much MoreJune 24, 2015Craig Wright's amazing play THE PAVILLION is currently being performed as part of The Barrow's Group 2015/16 season. BroadwayWorld sat down with Artistic Director and one of the stars of The Pavilion, Seth Barrish, to talk about his work with such a eloquent play, The Barrow Group and the release of his new book An Actor's Companion: Tools for the Working Actor.
Broadway Bares Photo Flashback: The Most Memorable Moments of Broadway's Hottest NightJune 17, 2015On Sunday, June 21, 9:30 pm & Midnight, Broadway Bares is back and sexier than ever. The event will take place at the Hammerstein Ballroom located in the Manhattan Center (311 West 34th Street, NYC). BROADWAY BARES is an annual event that consists of an evening of sexy striptease that benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. This year the event will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a spectacular edition, Broadway Bares: Top Bottoms of Burlesque, a show inspired by the golden age of Broadway.
BWW Exclusive: Lloyd Webber, Slater, Brightman on SCHOOL OF ROCK & The Song that Will Change Every Night!June 16, 2015School is in session. The creators of incoming Broadway musical SCHOOL OF ROCK were hard at work last week at the Gramercy Theatre (127 E 23rd Street), where they were workshopping the new musical and treating some lucky fans to a special sneak peek. Creating the new music and lyrics for this stage adaptation of the beloved 2003 film are none other than musical theatre legend Andrew Lloyd Webber and Glenn Slater, and both revealed exclusively to BroadwayWorld that they've already learned a lot about the show through this process.
THIS WEEK IN PICTURES June 6-12June 12, 2015Still reeling from the 2015 Tony Awards? Can't get 'Ring of Keys' and 'Shall We Dance?' out of your head? Didn't have time check in on all of the latest Broadway news? Well don't worry BroadwayWorld has rounded up some of the biggest stories from this week from Broadway and beyond with BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures.'
Best Musical Loser! Shows You Won't Believe Didn't Win a Tony AwardJune 11, 2015BroadwayWorld has decided to round up the best loser's for Best Musical and you will be surprised with some of the losers. Click through the videos below and watch some of Broadway's most iconic musicals that didn't take home the Tony Award for Best Musical.
THIS WEEK IN PICTURES: May 30 - June 5June 5, 2015Anxiously awaiting Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming's Tony Award Opening Number? Trying to see all of the Best Play and Best Musical nominations before Sunday? Well don't worry BroadwayWorld has rounded up some of the biggest stories from this week from Broadway and beyond with BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures.'
The Best Tony Award Viewing Parties: Where to Eat, Drink and Celebrate the 69th Annual Tony Awards!June 5, 2015Of course not everyone can be piled into Radio City Music Hall so, instead of sitting on your couch anxiously awaiting for the winners to be announced and drinking a fun musical themed cocktail, 'It Shoulda Gin You' is our favorite, you could be out in hitting up some of the best Tony Award Viewing Parties. BroadwayWorld has rounded up the best Tony Award parties to make this years Tony Awards one for the ages.
A Gay Show For All People Announces Special One Year Anniversary EventMay 27, 2015Aaron Jackson (UCB) and Josh Sharp (Vulture's 'Comics You Should Know', IFC.com) celebrate a year of hosting a gay show for all people filled with songs and laughs from comics and queers and mostly people who are both. Always featuring handsome hunk Henry Koperski on the keys.
The Best Tony Award Viewing Parties: Where to Eat, Drink and Celebrate the 69th Annual Tony Awards!May 26, 2015Of course not everyone can be piled into Radio City Music Hall so, instead of sitting on your couch anxiously awaiting for the winners to be announced and drinking a fun musical themed cocktail, "It Shoulda Gin You" is our favorite, you could be out in hitting up some of the best Tony Award Viewing Parties. BroadwayWorld has rounded up the best Tony Award parties to make this years Tony Awards one for the ages.
Kevin Scott Hall Begins 20th Season of THAT SINGING FEELING With A Cabaret WorkshopMay 20, 2015Kevin Scott Hall, a long-time mover and shaker in New York's cabaret scene, begins his 20th season of his popular cabaret workshop, That Singing Feeling, with Monday night classes from June 1 through July 13, 2015. (There will be no class on July 6.) Two showcases follow at The Duplex, Sunday, July 19 (4:30 pm), and Tuesday, July 21 (7:00 pm). Classes are limited to six participants.