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Surfboards, Dancing Trees, and Elvis Return in Smuin's THE CHRISTMAS BALLET Photo Surfboards, Dancing Trees, and Elvis Return in Smuin's THE CHRISTMAS BALLET
by Julie Musbach - October 16, 2018

Smuin kicks off the holidays with the return of The Christmas Ballet, the beloved Bay Area tradition featuring two acts packed to the brim with both flawless classical ballet and red-hot contemporary numbers....


Grammy Winner Zac Brown to Narrate ON A MISSION: ATLANTA RISING on NBC Photo Grammy Winner Zac Brown to Narrate ON A MISSION: ATLANTA RISING on NBC
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2017

GRAMMY-winning multiplatinum artist Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band, will make his television voiceover debut as the narrator of ON A MISSION: ATLANTA RISING, a profile of Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC owner Arthur Blank, this Today, Sept. 2 at 2 p.m. ET on NBC....


SAMSON AND DALILA Comes To Opera Monte Carlo This Fall Photo SAMSON AND DALILA Comes To Opera Monte Carlo This Fall
by Alan Henry - August 08, 2018

SAMSON AND DELILAH, an opera in three acts, is running at the Princes Hall Grimaldi Forum from Nov. 19 to Nov. 25. ...


Grammy Winner Zac Brown to Narrate ON A MISSION: ATLANTA RISING on NBC Photo Grammy Winner Zac Brown to Narrate ON A MISSION: ATLANTA RISING on NBC
by Caryn Robbins - August 29, 2017

GRAMMY-winning multiplatinum artist Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band, will make his television voiceover debut as the narrator of ON A MISSION: ATLANTA RISING, a profile of Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC owner Arthur Blank, this Saturday, Sept. 2 at 2 p.m. ET on NBC....


VIDEO: GROUNDHOG DAY's Andy Karl Recalls the Best & Worst Theater Experience He's Ever Had on LATE SHOW
by Caryn Robbins - May 12, 2017

Three-time Tony nominee and star of Broadway's GROUNDHOG DAY, Andy Karl, stopped by last night's LATE SHOW on CBS and proved he is a shining example of the adage, 'the show must go on.'...


BWW Review: INTO THE WOODS at La Clef Des Champs Photo BWW Review: INTO THE WOODS at La Clef Des Champs
by Patrick Honoré - October 25, 2018

Four years after treating us to a superb intimate production of Sweeney Todd, La Clef Des Champs is now tackling another Sondheim classic, Into the Woods, with the same talented director Olivier Benezech, giving us a definitely contemporary take on the immortal piece....


BWW Review: UNCHAINED MELODIES at Florida Studio Theatre Photo BWW Review: UNCHAINED MELODIES at Florida Studio Theatre
by Carolan Trbovich - November 16, 2018

Unchained Melodies Opens Florida Studio Theatre's 24th Winter Cabaret Season...


BRING BACK BIRDIE Concert to Feature Two Cut Songs at Feinstein's/54 Below; Cast Comp Photo BRING BACK BIRDIE Concert to Feature Two Cut Songs at Feinstein's/54 Below; Cast Complete!
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2017

The producers of The Second Act Series have also announced that the special, one-night-only concert will feature two songs cut during the show's original preview period, neither of which have been heard since....


BWW Review: Bette Midler's The Star Attraction, But HELLO, DOLLY! is The Star
by Michael Dale - April 23, 2017

Yes, yes, we all know… Bette Midler is the above the title attraction and her presence is the reason the latest Broadway revival of HELLO, DOLLY! is the season's hottest new ticket. And she delivers. As Dolly Gallagher Levi, one of the most grandly showcased leading characters ever written for the...


BWW Review: CURTAINS, Rose Theatre Photo BWW Review: CURTAINS, Rose Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - March 01, 2018

It is Ida's 86th birthday, but it's a milestone she would rather have not reached. Her family wants to gather and celebrate, but she would rather be removed from her small world of pain and confusion. She sits in the midst of the manufactured joviality of family members who feel both guilt of their ...


Acrobatic Comedy Premieres On Spreckels Mainstage Photo Acrobatic Comedy Premieres On Spreckels Mainstage
by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2018

Sarah Zahn will perform December Songs at 7:30 pm January 14, 2017 at the Hershey Area Playhouse in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The performance features accompaniment by American Music Theater's Andy Roberts and has been reimagined for the stage by Jennifer Feldser....


Production of TITANIC Cancelled Mid-Show Due to Onstage Danger Photo Production of TITANIC Cancelled Mid-Show Due to Onstage Danger
by Stephi Wild - April 16, 2018

According to BBC, a performance of Titanic the Musical was cancelled mid-performance on its opening night due to falling debris. The performance was held at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton....


BWW Review: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS is Lighter Than Air at the Orpheum Theatre Photo BWW Review: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS is Lighter Than Air at the Orpheum Theatre
by Robert Sokol - September 14, 2017

Delicious dancing, gorgeous design, and great Gershwin songs are a joy but can't mask the musical theatre shortcomings of another film-to-stage transfer in AN AMERICAN IN PARIS....


BWW Review: VERONICA'S ROOM at ARENA DINNER THEATRE Photo BWW Review: VERONICA'S ROOM at ARENA DINNER THEATRE
by Jen Poiry - October 01, 2018

Just in time for the Halloween season, Arena Dinner Theatre brings back a creepy old theatrical thriller, 'Veronica's Room.' Written by Ira Levin, who also wrote 'Rosemary's Baby,' the 1973 play has an early '70s horror vibe that isn't seen onstage much these days. But given audience reactions on op...


Lenora Nemetz to Lead BRING BACK BIRDIE at Feinstein's/54 Below Photo Lenora Nemetz to Lead BRING BACK BIRDIE at Feinstein's/54 Below
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2017

As previously announced, Feinstein's/54 Below and the acclaimed Second Act Series will present the short-lived musical sequel Bring Back Birdie in concert for one performances only. The Second Act Series will welcome Broadway's Lenora Nemetz (Gypsy, The Rink, Chicago) to the company as Rose Peterson...


Composer Jimmy Horan Presents I CAN SING! To Benefit the NYC Gay Men's Chorus
by Julie Musbach - April 23, 2017

'I Can Sing!' is an evening of original music by Jimmy Horan with special guests Corinna Sowers Adler and Stearns Matthews as well as members of the New York City Gay Men's Chorus.  All proceeds from this performance will go directly to the New York City Gay Men's Chorus.  The evening is produced in...


BWW Review: Dances Patrelle Presents The Yorkville Nutcracker Photo BWW Review: Dances Patrelle Presents The Yorkville Nutcracker
by Rose Marija - December 14, 2017

Francis Patrelle (Artistic Director/Resident Choreographer) founded Dances Patrelle in 1988 as an outlet for his choreography. Patrelle engages professional dancers and, for The Yorkville Nutcracker, he invites students of Ballet Academy East to dance many of the roles, as Nutcracker productions tra...


BWW Review: Charming but Flawed FINDING NEVERLAND Searches for Magic
by Michael L. Quintos - March 27, 2017

A charming though perplexing adaptation of the 2004 film, FINDING NEVERLAND jets into too many erratic directions at any given moment and doesn't gel completely as a whole. And for all its gorgeous, visual splendor, it is surprisingly lacking in honest-to-goodness stage magic. The touring version of...


Lenora Nemetz to Lead BRING BACK BIRDIE at Feinstein's/54 Below Photo Lenora Nemetz to Lead BRING BACK BIRDIE at Feinstein's/54 Below
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2017

As previously announced, Feinstein's/54 Below and the acclaimed Second Act Series will present the short-lived musical sequel Bring Back Birdie in concert for one performances only. The Second Act Series will welcome Broadway's Lenora Nemetz (Gypsy, The Rink, Chicago) to the company as Rose Peterson...


BRING BACK BIRDIE Concert to Feature Two Cut Songs at Feinstein's/54 Below; Cast Comp Photo BRING BACK BIRDIE Concert to Feature Two Cut Songs at Feinstein's/54 Below; Cast Complete!
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2017

The producers of The Second Act Series have also announced that the special, one-night-only concert will feature two songs cut during the show's original preview period, neither of which have been heard since....


BWW Review: MADAGASCAR THE MUSICAL, New Wimbledon Theatre Photo BWW Review: MADAGASCAR THE MUSICAL, New Wimbledon Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - July 26, 2018

Based on the hugely popular Dreamworks animation, Madagascar The Musical brings the much-loved film to life in an energetic whirl of funky dance routines and quirky characters. After becoming disillusioned with his life in a Manhattan zoo, Marty the zebra escapes to see the outside world. Fearful...


Annaleigh Ashford, Vanessa Hudgens Join J-Lo Romantic Comedy SECOND ACT Photo Annaleigh Ashford, Vanessa Hudgens Join J-Lo Romantic Comedy SECOND ACT
by Caryn Robbins - October 18, 2017

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SHREK THE MUSICAL Opens This Week at Omaha Community Playhouse Photo SHREK THE MUSICAL Opens This Week at Omaha Community Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - September 10, 2018

Shrek The Musical is opening this week at the Omaha Community Playhouse. The show will run in the Hawks Mainstage Theatre from Sept. 14 through Oct. 14, 2018....


BWW Review: GREY GARDENS Blossoms at the New Hazlett Photo BWW Review: GREY GARDENS Blossoms at the New Hazlett
by Dylan Shaffer - August 20, 2018

A family of riches and elegance surrounded by the decrepit conditions of a deteriorating estate: the paradox is suitable for the equally paradoxical name of the property, Grey Gardens....


BWW Reviews: PIPPIN helps Weathervane find its corner in the sky Photo BWW Reviews: PIPPIN helps Weathervane find its corner in the sky
by Paul Batterson - August 07, 2018

Perhaps the Weathervane Playhouse couldn't have found a better way to close out its 50th anniversary season than finishing the summer session with PIPPIN. Written by Stephen Schwartz (WICKED, CHILDREN OF EDEN and GODSPELL), the two-act, two-and-a-half-hour musical tells the story of Pippin (Kenneth ...






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