Bakula to Play Lead in 'Dancing in the Dark'
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2008 Scott Bakula, known for his performances in Romance/Romance, and TV's 'Quantum Leap' is tapped to play the lead, Tony Hunter, in Dancing in the Dark, a new musical based on the film The Band Wagon. The Band Wagon, (1953) is a musical comedy film, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which tells the story...
Daniel Jenkins Joins Cast of Separating the Men from the Bull Jan 28 - Feb 19
by BWW News Desk - December 31, 2005 DANIEL JENKINS, who received a Tony Award nomination for his portrayal of Huck in the 1985 production of Big River on Broadway, will join the cast of SEPARATING THE MEN FROM THE BULL, presented by the Unofficial New York Yale Cabaret, a new theatre company made up of Yale School of Drama graduat...
Invitation Only Reading Of UNDER MY SKIN Presented On 1/26
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 16, 2009 An invitation-only staged reading of the new play UNDER MY SKIN will be presented January 26th at 3 p.m. at Ripley Grier Studios 520 Eighth Avenue 16th Floor, New York, NY. The New York premiere reading of Robert Sternin and Prudence Fraser's outrageous new comedy about 'sex cancer and the health...
McIntyre and Sabella Headline Happy Days Musical in LA, Feb. 15-March 12
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2006 A new musical version of the classic sitcom 'Happy Days,' starring Joey McIntyre and Ernie Sabella, will run in L.A. from February 15th through March 12th at the Falcon Theatre in Burbank, California...
Chicago and Broadway Wickeds Swap Wizards, Aug. 30-Sept. 4
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2005 Ben Vereen and Gene Weygandt, the respective Wizards of Broadway and Chicago, will switch cities from August 30th through September 4th...
Murray and Seldes to Engage in 'Conversation' in Westport
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2006 Marian Seldes and Brian Murray, two of Broadway's leading artists, who have played together in some of the 20th century's most daring plays, will talk about their careers, their friendship and their process of creation in 'Artists in Conversation,' presented by the Westport Arts Center, on Monday, S...
George Furth, 'Company' Writer, Dies At 75
by Faetra Petillo - August 12, 2008 It was just confirmed that George Furth, best known the book writer of Company, has passed away. He was 75 years old. ...
AMERICAN BUFFALO Played Final Performance 11/23
by Eddie Varley - November 24, 2008 The Broadway revival of American Buffalo closed after the matinee performance on Sunday, November 23, at Broadway?s Belasco Theatre, 111 West 44, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. American Buffalo played 20 previews and eight performances....
Mark Zimmerman Elected President of Actors' Equity
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2006 Actors' Equity Association Council announced today the election of Mark Zimmerman to the position of President...
Industry Reading of 'Vote' with Keenan-Bolger & Stillwell
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2008 VOTE! A New Musical about high school election espionage & the pursuit of a real dream that 'counts' will receive a private, industry-only reading in Manhattan with Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Seussical, Spelling Bee) and Haviland Stillwell (Les Miserables, Fiddler on the Roof) starring....
Christine Ebersole Plays Cafe Carlyle 1/20 - 1/31
by Eddie Varley - December 23, 2008 Two-time Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole returns to the legendary Caf? Carlyle for the first time since her critically acclaimed 2002 debut in an exclusive two-week engagement. Beginning Tuesday, January 20, 2009 (and playing through Saturday, January 31st), Ms. Ebersole will present an all new...
Stage Veteran, 'Murphy Brown' Star Pat Corley Dies at 76
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2006 Pat Corley, a stage veteran best-known for his work as Phil the barkeep on 'Murphy Brown,' passed away in Los Angeles at the age of 76...
HARM'S WAY Receives Pen USA Literary Award; Opens October 18
by Robert Diamond - October 09, 2008 Critically acclaimed theatre company Circus Theatricals proudly announces that playwright SHEM BITTERMAN has won the 2008 Pen USA Literary Award for Drama for his play HARM'S WAY. Past winners of the award include Sarah Rule, Luis Alfaro, Donald Freed, and Craig Volk....
Christine Ebersole Plays Cafe Carlyle 1/20 - 1/31
by BWW News Desk - January 20, 2009 Two-time Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole returns to the legendary Caf? Carlyle for the first time since her critically acclaimed 2002 debut in an exclusive two-week engagement. Beginning Tuesday, January 20, 2009 (and playing through Saturday, January 31st), Ms. Ebersole will present an all new...
Lily Tomlin to Join 'Desperate Housewives' Cast This Fall
by Faetra Petillo - September 12, 2008 TV Guide is reporting that actress Lily Tomlin will be joining the ABC series 'Desperate Housewives' this fall. Tomlin will reportedly be playing the recurring role of Mrs. McCluskey's (played Kathryn Joosten) sister....
AMERICAN BUFFALO Opening Night Tickets Made Available for Sale to Fans
by Eddie Varley - November 14, 2008 So fans of the production's stars can participate in celebrating the opening night of American Buffalo on Monday, November 17, the show's producers have made tickets for available for the performance, which begins at 6:45pm, at the Belasco Theatre, 111 West 44 Street....
Circus Theatricals Celebrates 25th Anniversary With 'Man.Gov' and 'Harm's Way'
by Jordan Westfall - September 15, 2008 Based on several high profile news stories, MAN.GOV centers around a senior arms inspector -- the quintessential government man -- whose life is turned upside-down when he is suspected of leaking damaging information to a celebrity reporter. Previews begin October 10 with opening night slated for Oc...
'Gimme A Break' Honors Transport Group's Freitag & King 12/3
by BWW News Desk - November 26, 2007 Transport Group, the winner of a special 2007 Drama Desk Award and a 2007 Obie Award, will present 'Gimme A Break,' a benefit honoring Transport Group board member and Broadway producer Barbara Freitag and writer/director/producer Michael Patrick King on Monday, December 3 at 6:30PM....
Women in Film.Dallas Honors Four at Annual Topaz Gala
by Joseph Melnicoff - October 22, 2006 Women in Film.Dallas present the 22nd Annual Topaz Gala to honor women who have made outstanding achivements to Dallas Film....
David Garrison and Jenna Leigh Green Join Broadway WICKED as the Wizard and Nessarose
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2006 Two new principal cast members are about to join the Broadway company of the smash-hit musical WICKED at the Gershwin Theatre (222 W. 51st St.). ...
'PEREDITA' Premieres At The Lion Theater 11/18
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 14, 2008 NOW IN PREVIEWS PERDITA by Pierre-Marc Diennet PREMIERES Off Broadway at The Lion Theatre (Theatre Row) Opening Tuesday, November 18, 2008 ...
'PEREDITA' Premieres At The Lion Theater 11/18
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 14, 2008 NOW IN PREVIEWS PERDITA by Pierre-Marc Diennet PREMIERES Off Broadway at The Lion Theatre (Theatre Row) Opening Tuesday, November 18, 2008 ...
Photo Flash: Industry Reading Of 'Vote', the High School Election Musical
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2008 VOTE! A New Musical about high school election espionage & the pursuit of a real dream that 'counts' received a private, industry-only reading in Manhattan with Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Seussical, Spelling Bee) and Haviland Stillwell (Les Miserables, Fiddler on the Roof) starring....
Free Play Reading-Wallace Shawn's 'The Fever' Heats Miami Beach
by Beau Higgins - March 26, 2006 ...
New Shanley Play Renamed 'Defiance' - Casting Now Complete
by BWW News Desk - July 25, 2005 New York Stage & Film and Vassar have completed casting for the new workshop production of DEFIANCE (formerly called CHAIN OF COMMAND) to be presented July 29, 30 and 31 at Vassar College. ... |