Hugh Jackman-Led HOUDINI Now Aiming for Broadway Run in 2015-16 Season
by Nicole Rosky - December 03, 2013 Just yesterday, it was announced that the Hartman Group, the Broadway press agency that was slated to represent the new musical, would close its doors in January 2014. Since then, Houdini producer Scott Sanders told the New York Times that the show is now aiming for a run in the 2015-16 theatre seas...
UPDATE! Hugh Jackman Talks New PT Barnum Movie Musical & HOUDINI On Broadway
by Pat Cerasaro - September 28, 2013 Major movie star and notable Broadway headliner Hugh Jackman discusses his spate of exciting projects, including a new movie musical based on the life of legendary showman PT Barnum and a brand new stage musical by Stephen Schwartz all about iconic magician Harry Houdini....
BroadwayWorld is Most Thankful For: Broadway Bound in 2014?- Hugh Jackman in HOUDINI
by BWW Special Coverage - December 01, 2013 As BroadwayWorld previously reported, stage and screen star Hugh Jackman revealed that his next project, HOUDINI will hopefully come to Broadway 'within a year or 18 months'. In Houdini, Hugh Jackman will return to Broadway starring as America's greatest showman. One of the world's most fascinating ...
BWW Recap: HOUDINI You Think You Are?
by Meg Wood - September 02, 2014 Harry Houdini – America's premier Escape Artist, Showman extraordinaire, potentially a template for that most American of literary creations, the Superhero, and, if you believe the premise of the current miniseries on The History Channel, a person psychologically addicted to running away from his ow...
House Theatre of Chicago Presents SEASON ON THE LINE, Now thru 10/26
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2014 The House Theatre of Chicago presents Season on the Line, the first production of the company's 13th season, at the Chopin Theatre Upstairs Theatre, 1543 W. Division St., tonight, Sept. 12 - Sunday, Oct. 26....
Criss Angel to Perform Death-Defying Straightjacket Escape at Foxwoods Resort Casino
by Caryn Robbins - November 03, 2014 Criss Angel will attempt one of the most astounding and dangerous escapes in history at Foxwoods Resort Casino on November 11, 2014 at 1:00 p.m....
Hugh Jackman's ONE NIGHT ONLY Benefit at L.A.'s Dolby Theatre Raises $1.85 Million for MPTF
by Tyler Peterson - October 13, 2013 Academy Award nominee and Tony and Golden Globe Award winner Hugh Jackman brought his critically acclaimed one-man show from Broadway to Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre for a performance benefitting MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund), last night - and raised $1.85 million in doing so, according to D...
UPDATE! Hugh Jackman Talks New PT Barnum Movie Musical & HOUDINI On Broadway
by Pat Cerasaro - September 28, 2013 Major movie star and notable Broadway headliner Hugh Jackman discusses his spate of exciting projects, including a new movie musical based on the life of legendary showman PT Barnum and a brand new stage musical by Stephen Schwartz all about iconic magician Harry Houdini....
TV Magician Jamie Allan Coming to Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
by Tyler Peterson - March 23, 2015 ONE of the most dangerous magical illusions ever seen on stage is to be performed live on stage by a star of the hit ITV show Get Your Act Together....
SLEIGHT MISHAPS: PARTNERS IN DECEPTION Combines Magic and Comedy at Gorilla Tango Tonight
by BWW News Desk - December 28, 2013 For one night only, magicians Trent James and Brian Kirshenbaum grace the Gorilla Tango stage with 'Sleight Mishaps: Partners in Deception.' This comedy magic show plays tonight, December 28, 2013 at 7:30 pm for audiences 16 years and older at Gorilla Tango Bucktown, 1919 N Milwaukee, Chicago IL, 60...
Hugh Jackman Withdraws from Broadway-Bound HOUDINI Because of Time Commitment
by Nicole Rosky - December 23, 2013 Stage and screen star Hugh Jackman has long been slated to return to Broadway starring as America's greatest showman in Houdini. Now according to Variety, the Tony winner has withdrawn from the production, which is now aiming for a Broadway run in the 2015-16 theatre season....
Foster the People Release New Album SUPERMODEL Today
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2014 Foster The People are set to release their highly anticipated new album, Supermodel, today, March 18 via Columbia Records. Produced by Paul Epworth, the globally influenced Supermodel is the follow-up to the group's critically acclaimed 2011 debut Torches....
The House Theatre of Chicago to Present DORIAN, 4/4-5/18
by BWW News Desk - February 27, 2014 The House Theatre of Chicago presents DORIAN, a modern adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray.' This famous thriller of Dorian's ill-fated portrait is performed in promenade style. This original play is intended for mature audiences only, and is written by Company Members Ben ...
ROSE AND THE RIME Makes Miami Debut Tonight at the Arsht Center; Runs thru 5/18
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2014 The creators of the sold-out hit, Death and Harry Houdini, and last season's holiday favorite, The Nutcracker, A Magical New Play, bring you this modern version of The House's favorite myth - a reminder that anything powerful enough to fulfill your dreams is powerful enough to destroy them...
Foster the People Set to Release New Album SUPERMODEL, 3/18
by Diana Heisroth - January 13, 2014 Foster The People are set to release their highly anticipated new album, Supermodel, on March 18 via Columbia Records. Produced by Paul Epworth, the globally influenced Supermodel is the follow-up to the group's critically acclaimed 2011 debut Torches....
House Theatre of Chicago's SEASON ON THE LINE Will Now Open 9/22
by Tyler Peterson - August 07, 2014 The House Theatre of Chicago presents Season on the Line, the first production of the company's 13th season, at the Chopin Theatre Upstairs Theatre, 1543 W. Division St., Friday, Sept. 12 - Sunday, Oct. 26....
Chan Centre to Welcome Steven Galloway & David Gifford, 2/26
by Tyler Peterson - January 20, 2015 The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia (UBC) presents celebrated Canadian author Steven Galloway (The Cellist of Sarajevo) with master magician David Gifford on February 26, 2015 at 7:30pm, as part of the Beyond Words series at the Telus Studio Theatre. A new t...
SMOKE & MIRRORS to Offer Special Halloween Show, October 31
by Don Grigware - October 24, 2013 What are you afraid of? Lifetime member of the Magic Castle and accomplished actor Albie Selznick poses this question just in time for Halloween with a special Thursday night performance on Oct. 31, the same day Harry Houdini died in 1926. Come for the magic, the mystery and more new illusions in Sm...
One Man Comedy Magic Show "Sleightly Funny" Runs Valentine's Day Only!
by Robert Diamond - January 24, 2015 ...
HOUDINI Enlists Help of Illusion Designer Michael Weber
by Caryn Robbins - November 11, 2013 Stage and screen illusion designer Michael Weber is currently working with composer Stephen Schwartz on the upcoming Broadway musical HOUDINI, starring Hugh Jackman....
BWW Reviews: RAGTIME at Actors' Playhouse
by Roger Martin - February 16, 2015 You want spectacular? You want scintillating? You want all the music, humor, gossip and angst of the early years in America's 20th century? Then, by golly, you want RAGTIME, now looming large at Actors' Playhouse....
Dialogue with Three Chords Teams with Stable Cable Lab for THEATRE OF HAUNTOLOGY Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2014 Greenwich Village mainstay Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) continues their fourth year of staging original plays by teaming with Stable Cable Lab Co. to present 'Theatre of Hauntology,' 'a night of ghosts, bad dreams, and the enduring terror of history,' according to D3C playwright Stephen Gracia. ...
Photo Flash: Iconic Houdini Posters Recreated for Adrien Brody Miniseries
by Matt Tamanini - August 27, 2014 With a little bit of modern magic, a few of Harry Houdini's iconic posters have been recreated with Adrien Brody. These vintage posters were part of Houdini's key to worldwide fame, advertising his different performances and sensational stunts. These posters will be seen in HISTORY's upcoming two-ni...
Adrien Brody & Kristen Connolly to Lead History's HOUDINI Miniseries
by Tyler Peterson - August 19, 2013 HISTORY announced today that the network has green-lighted production of a new four-hour scripted miniseries, HOUDINI, slated to start production this fall. Starring Academy Award winner Adrien Brody(The Pianist) as the ace magician and Kristen Connolly (House of Cards, The Cabin in the Woods) as ...
Criss Angel to Perform Death-Defying Straightjacket Escape at Foxwoods Resort Casino
by Caryn Robbins - November 03, 2014 Criss Angel will attempt one of the most astounding and dangerous escapes in history at Foxwoods Resort Casino on November 11, 2014 at 1:00 p.m.... |
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