2006 Tony Awards Q&A: Des McAnuff
by Robert Diamond - June 08, 2006 Nominated for Best Director for Jersey Boys, Des sounds off on Jukebox musicals, Zhivago, The Wiz and more......
BWW Reminder: GET OUT AND VOTE!
by Robert Diamond - November 03, 2008 This may be one of the most important elections of our lifetime and TODAY is the day to let your voice be heard. GET OUT AND VOTE! ...
POWER BALLADZ Sets Schedule Of Weekly Events Off-Broadway, Opens 8/5
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 28, 2010 POWER BALLADZ - the new rock and roll cabaret musical that features some of the most unforgettable rock anthems of the 70's 80's and 90's - will begin its Off-Broadway run at the Midtown Theater (163 W. 46 St. in Times Square) in August with a series of special weekly events that call to mind the fa...
Next Theatre Company Presents Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's BOOM, Plays 9/11 Through 10/11
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2009 Next Theatre Company will present the Chicago premiere of Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's BOOM. The production will run September 11 through October 11....
Next Theatre Presents The Metal Children 4/7-10
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 04, 2011 Next Theatre Company is proud to present the Midwest Premiere of Adam Rapp's The Metal Children, directed by Joanie Shultz, April 7- May 8 at 927 Noyes Street in Evanston. Previews are April 7 - 10....
Next Theatre Continues WIGGERLOVER For Two Performances Only, 4/12, 4/16
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2010 Evanston's Next Theatre Company continues its 29th season with the third offering in their Dark Night Series. After an extremely successful run at Chicago's DCA Theater, Next Theatre is pleased to bring an encore engagement of Wiggerlover [white boy + black dad = grey areas] to its stage. The autobi...
'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for January 5th, 2010
by Paul W. Thompson - January 05, 2010 The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Mid-season closings, plus 'Nine,' 'The Princess And The Frog,' 'Shrek,' 'Funny Girl,' 'Passing Strange,' more........
IDOL WATCH: Top 5 Take on Now…and Then
by Nicole Rosky - May 04, 2011 It's getting down to the nitty gritty in Idol-land, with the season ten finale three mere weeks away. Three weeks! Where has the tie gone? While the bunch that's left certainly isn't the top five that I would have picked out, it's very difficult not to feel totally invested in their fates considerin...
BWW EXCLUSIVE: Rob Evan Talks Steinman, Wildhorn, TSO & More
by Robert Diamond - January 02, 2011 Rock tenor Rob Evan is perhaps most famous for his essaying of the dual title roles in Frank Wildhorn's JEKYLL & HYDE ten years ago on Broadway - and playing the leads in the new rock reinterpretation of the score known as JEKYLL & HYDE: RESURRECTION - but since that time he has appeared in entertai...
As Expected, 'STOMP' Doesn't Disappoint
by Olena Ripnick - December 08, 2006 I first saw STOMP over four years ago at another, smaller, Boston theatre. I remember being absolutely amazed at how the performers took what seemed like the ordinary and morphed it into an extraordinary fusion of rhythm, dance, and an innovative style of music......
Next Theatre Announces MAGICAL EXPLODING BOY 3/26, Part Of Dark Night Series
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 25, 2010 Evanston's Next Theatre Company continues its 29th season with the second offering in their Dark Night Series. Magical Exploding Boy by Chicago-based writer and performer Dean Evans begins Friday, March 26 at Evanston's Noyes Cultural Arts Center....
DEBUT OF THE MONTH: WOMEN ON THE VERGE's Justin Guarini
by Nick Orlando - November 16, 2010 This month, Broadway World is showcasing actor and recording artist Justin Guarini, who is making his Broadway debut as Carlos in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, based on the 1988 film of the same title....
Next Theatre Company Presents Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's BOOM, Plays 9/11 Through 10/11
by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2009 Next Theatre Company will present the Chicago premiere of Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's BOOM. The production will run September 11 through October 11....
STAGE TUBE: PJZ Introduces POWER BALLADZ
by Jessica Lewis - August 04, 2010 POWER BALLADZ - the new rock and roll cabaret musical that features some of the most unforgettable rock anthems of the 70's 80's and 90's - will begin its Off-Broadway run at the Midtown Theater (163 W. 46 St. in Times Square) in August with a series of special weekly events that call to mind the fa...
Next Theatre Presents The Midwest Premiere of J.T. Rogers' Madagascar
by BWW News Desk - January 20, 2011 Next Theatre Company is proud to announce the Midwest premiere of J.T. Rogers' Madagascar, directed by Kimberly Senior, January 20 - February 20, 2011 927 Noyes Street in Evanston....
InDepth InterView: Denis O'Hare Talks ELLING, TRUE BLOOD, THE EAGLE, ANDREW JACKSON & More
by Robert Diamond - November 22, 2010 Today, we are talking to the versatile and multi-talented Tony-winning actor who has recently found television superstardom following his turn as the Russell Edgington, King of the Tennessee Vampires, on HBO's hit series TRUE BLOOD, but he has also proven himself to be equally at home on the big scr...
Next Theatre Presents The Metal Children 4/7-10
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2011 Next Theatre Company is proud to present the Midwest Premiere of Adam Rapp's The Metal Children, directed by Joanie Shultz, April 7- May 8 at 927 Noyes Street in Evanston. Previews are April 7 - 10....
Next Theatre Company Presents MAGICAL EXPLODING BOY 3/26-4/3
by Mary Hanrahan - March 09, 2010 Evanston's Next Theatre Company continues its 29th season with the second offering in their Dark Night Series. Magical Exploding Boy by Chicago-based writer and performer Dean Evans begins Friday, March 26 at Evanston's Noyes Cultural Arts Center....
Next Theatre Presents Rodgers' MADAGASCAR 1/20-2/20
by Charlie Piane - January 05, 2011 Next Theatre Company is proud to announce the Midwest premiere of J.T. Rogers' Madagascar, directed by Kimberly Senior, January 20 - February 20, 2011 927 Noyes Street in Evanston....
Trustus Theatre Delays Opening Of EXTREMITIES To 10/30
by Gabrielle Sierra - October 21, 2009 Trustus Theatre, celebrating 25 fabulous years of entertainment, brings the William Mastrosimone's controversial Extremities back to the midlands only professional theatre. Extremities was the first show ever produced at the theatre's original walk-up space on Assembly St. in 1985. ...
Next Theatre Presents The Midwest Premiere of J.T. Rogers' Madagascar
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 10, 2010 Next Theatre Company is proud to announce the Midwest premiere of J.T. Rogers' Madagascar, directed by Kimberly Senior, January 20 - February 20, 2011 927 Noyes Street in Evanston....
Scott Foster, Mossberg, et al. Lead POWER BALLADZ; Opens 8/19
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 26, 2010 Some of the greatest rock anthems of the 70's, 80's and 90's take center stage in the new rock cabaret musical POWER BALLADZ, debuting Off-Broadway at the Midtown Theatre (163 W. 46 St.) in Manhattan, with previews starting August 5th prior to an official press opening on August 19th. Not your typic...
Scott Foster, Mossberg, et al. Lead POWER BALLADZ; Opens 8/19
by Abigail Arnold - July 06, 2010 Some of the greatest rock anthems of the 70's, 80's and 90's take center stage in the new rock cabaret musical POWER BALLADZ, debuting Off-Broadway at the Midtown Theatre (163 W. 46 St.) in Manhattan, with previews starting August 5th prior to an official press opening on August 19th. Not your typic...
The Director's Chair: Adam Shankman's Hairspray Diary #19
by Adam Shankman - August 07, 2007 BroadwayWorld.com has an exclusive look into the making of the movie musical HAIRSPRAY with this special Director's Diary written by Adam Shankman. Check back daily for new entries!...
Next Theatre Company's Main Stage Opens with The Piano Teacher 11/8-12/5
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 03, 2010 Next Theatre Company is proud to announce the Midwest premiere of Julie Cho's The Piano Teacher, directed by Lisa Portes, November 8 - December 5, 927 Noyes Street in Evanston.... |