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Original FANTASTICKS Star Rita Gardner Joins Cast of Tim Realbuto's LOST IN YONKERS Revival
by Julie Musbach - November 26, 2018 Rita Gardner, the legendary New York actress who originated the role of Louisa in 1960 opposite Jerry Orbach in Off-Broadway's THE FANTASTICKS (the world's longest running musical) has joined the cast of the December 9th benefit performance of Neil Simon's Pulitzer Prize winning play LOST IN YONKERS...
Nicolas Dromard, Jesse Manocherian, and More Lead Cast of THE DAY BEFORE SPRING
by Julie Musbach - January 31, 2019 Celebrating the centennial of Alan Jay Lerner. The York Theatre Company continues the 25th Anniversary of its acclaimed Musicals in Mufti series celebrating the work of the legendary librettist and lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, whose hundredth birthday was August 31, 2018....
David Engel Joins TWIST OF FATE A Musical In Concert At 54 Below
by Julie Musbach - March 11, 2019 David Engel (La Cage Aux Folles, Seussical, Forever Plaid) joins the cast when FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Ron Abel and Lissa Levin's Twist of Fate, a musical comedy in concert, on Wednesday, March 20th, at 9:30 pm. With Abel's electrifying flamenco/pop score and Levin's K...
John Tartaglia To Direct MAMMA MIA! At Bucks County Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - June 05, 2019 Bucks County Playhouse continues its 80th Anniversary Season with an all-new production of the high-energy, international musical sensation, "Mamma Mia!"...
Original LOST IN YONKERS Star Graham Alexander Sack Joins Tim Realbuto's Benefit Reading
by Stephi Wild - November 13, 2018 Graham Alexander Sack, who starred as Arty Kurnitz in the original Broadway production of Neil Simon's LOST IN YONKERS, has joined the cast of Tim Realbuto's revival, taking place on Sunday, December 9th at The Engleman Concert Hall in NYC....
TV: Travel Back to the 60's with a Sneak Peek of MY VERY OWN BRITISH INVASION at Paper Mill Playhouse!
by Nicole Rosky - January 21, 2019 Paper Mill Playhouse will soon present the world premiere of My Very Own British Invasion with book by Tony award-winner Rick Elice (Peter and the Starcatcher). My Very Own British Invasion is produced in association with Hal Luftig, Craig Haffner and Rodney Rigby....
One Day Delay For Off Broadway Premiere of I SPY A SPY
by Marianka Swain - July 03, 2019 Due to technical issues (or spy interference) the Off Broadway premiere of I Spy A Spy, a new (declassified) musical comedy, with book and lyrics by Jamie Jackson and book & music by SoHee Youn, directed and choreographed by Bill Castellino (Cagney, Desperate Measures) with musical direction by Dan ...
Emily Koch, Riza Takanashi And More Join BROADWAY'S BEST GROUP NUMBERS At Feinstein's/54 Below
by A.A. Cristi - July 12, 2019 FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents All Together Now:Celebrating Broadway's Best Group Numbers on July 15, 2019, at 9:30pm...
Isaac Powell, Hailey Kilgore, Kathryn Gallagher Now Streaming In LOVEVILLE HIGH Podcast
by A.A. Cristi - April 29, 2019 Today LOVEVILLE HIGH: A PROM IN NINE MUSICAL PODCASTS has released its final two episodes. The entire musical is available for streaming on iTunes, Stitcher, and all music sharing sites. An MP3 of all episodes is available for review purposes, please email a request....
TV: Watch Highlight's from ROCK OF AGES' Off-Broadway Return
by Nicole Rosky - July 22, 2019 The 10th Anniversary Production of ROCK OF AGES is now playing a limited return engagement in New York City at New World Stages (340 W 50th St) through Sunday, October 6, 2019. Check out highlights of the cast in action below!...
John Tartaglia To Direct MAMMA MIA! At Bucks County Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - June 05, 2019 Bucks County Playhouse continues its 80th Anniversary Season with an all-new production of the high-energy, international musical sensation, "Mamma Mia!"...
Jodie Stubbs Brings WOMAN To Adelaide Fringe
by A.A. Cristi - February 13, 2019 Sydney cabaret performer, Jodie Stubbs, will make her Adelaide Fringe debut with her hilarious cabaret, WOMAN at Gluttony this month. Having received rave reviews in Sydney and Melbourne, WOMAN takes you on a humorous journey of what it is to be a mother, career woman, wife and cabaret chanteuse as ...
Broadway's Liz McCartney Will Get LOST IN YONKERS Next Month
by Stephi Wild - November 23, 2018 Well-known character actor Liz McCartney, who has thrilled Broadway audiences for decades with her performances in THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, LES MISERABLES, ANNIE, MAMMA MIA!, and the recent revivals of MY FAIR LADY, SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE an...
Christy Altomare, Kate Baldwin and More to Honor Andrew Lippa at Abingdon Theatre Gala
by Julie Musbach - August 05, 2019 Abingdon Theatre Company today announced initial casting for its upcoming Benefit Gala where they will honor Tony Award-nominated composer & lyricist Andrew Lippa...
TV: It's Back! Rock Out with a Sneak Peek of the Return of ROCK OF AGES
by Nicole Rosky - June 14, 2019 ROCK OF AGES is returning to the New York stage this summer in a special 10th Anniversary Production at New World Stages! The return production of the musical begins performances on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, for a 16-week limited engagement through Sunday, September 29, 2019....
Prospect Theater Company Hosts Peter Mills' All Tenors Concert
by Sarah Hookey - May 21, 2019 Prospect Theater Company, under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Cara Reichel and Managing Director Melissa Huber, will present TENACITY, a one-night-only concert of founding artist Peter Mills' songs for tenors, spanning 20 years of new musicals. ...
Good Theater Opens LUCKY STIFF
by Julie Musbach - March 13, 2019 Good Theater will close out its 17th season with the zany musical comedy, Lucky Stiff. The show opens March 27 and runs for five weeks through April 28. Good Theater is the professional theater company in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland....
Alexandra Silber & More Will Lead York Theatre Company's Developmental Reading of MONET
by Stephi Wild - February 27, 2019 The York Theatre Company, as part of its acclaimed Developmental Reading Series, will present a staged reading of the new musical Monet, with music and lyrics by Carmel Owen (Asylum: The Strange Case of Mary Lincoln), and book by Joan Ross Sorkin (In the Theatre). Monet will play two performances on...
Emily Koch, Riza Takanashi And More Join BROADWAY'S BEST GROUP NUMBERS At Feinstein's/54 Below
by A.A. Cristi - July 12, 2019 FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents All Together Now:Celebrating Broadway's Best Group Numbers on July 15, 2019, at 9:30pm...
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company Presents I AND YOU
by Stephi Wild - June 17, 2019 Weston Playhouse Theatre Company presents an ode to youth, life, love, and the strange beauty of human connectedness, I AND YOU (July 4 - July 21 | Walker Farm), Tues - Sat 7:30pm; Wed & Sat 2:00pm; Sun 3:00pm....
Shadow Theatre Presents MISS TEEN
by Stephi Wild - January 18, 2019 When her awkward daughter inexplicably wins the local Miss Teen Pageant, a struggling single mother seizes the opportunity to improve her family's difficult circumstances. Determined to help her daughter succeed, she resorts to increasingly desperate measures, even as the glare from the spotlight th...
VIDEO: Get A First Look At Paper Mill's MY VERY OWN BRITISH INVASION
by Alan Henry - January 29, 2019 BroadwayWorld has a first look at Paper Mill Playhouse's world premiere of My Very Own British Invasion with book by Tony award-winner Rick Elice (Peter and the Starcatcher). My Very Own British Invasion is produced in association with Hal Luftig, Craig Haffner and Rodney Rigby. My Very Own British ...
Cleopatra Entertainment To Release ROOM 37 – THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF JOHNNY THUNDERS Worldwide on VOD 5/21
by Tori Hartshorn - March 22, 2019 Cleopatra Entertainment has set a release date for their production ROOM 37 – THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF JOHNNY THUNDERS, a supernatural horror-thriller written and directed by the Cordero Brothers – Vicente Cordero and Fernando Cordero Caballero. The film features Leo Ramsey, Devin McGregor Ketko, Tim...
THE JOURNEY, Based On True-Life Refugee Experiences Features Actors Who Themselves Have An Uncertain Future In The UK
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2018 Badac Theatre's The Journey is a compelling, fearless, intense and immersive slice of drama that is true to the experiences of refugees from across the globe fleeing conflict and, sometimes, certain death. It comes to Edinburgh's Out of the Blue Drill Hall on 10 and 11 November as part of a national...
CC Sabathia to Make Stage Debut in ROCK OF AGES for 'Yankees Night'
by Julie Musbach - July 18, 2019 ROCK OF AGES will host special 'Yankees Night' at New World Stages on Wednesday, July 31 at 8PM, to benefit the Carlos Beltran Foundation. Six-time All-Star CC Sabathia will make his stage debut in a one-night-only cameo in the musical's 10th Anniversary production, followed by a special curtain cal... |