Open Calls for AMERICAN IDIOT National Tour Kick Off 3/5 in LA; Tour Launches Fall 2011
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2011 The producers of the critically acclaimed AMERICAN IDIOT announced today that the GRAMMY® Award winning musical will launch a first national tour in the fall of 2011 in a city to be announced. Open call auditions, for all roles, will be held in Los Angeles, Toronto, Boston and Chicago this spring. ...
Diversionary Theatre Presents FAIR USE, 2/24-3/13
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2011 Laws of Attraction! Sexual politics and legal brinksmanship collide in this whip-smart romantic comedy making its West Coast Premiere at Diversionary Theatre. Directed by James Vasquez (2010 Craig Noel Award Winner for Best Direction) and featuring Amanda Sitton, Jacque Wilke, Wendy Maples, Wyatt El...
AMERICAN IDIOT to Close April 24
by BWW News Desk - April 24, 2011 Following 421 performances on Broadway and 27 previews, the final performance of AMERICAN IDIOT is Sunday, April 24, 2011 at 7:30pm. The first national tour launches in the fall of 2011. ...
Universal Eyes AMERICAN IDIOT Film; Mayer to Direct?
by Kelsey Denette - April 12, 2011 Though Universal Pictures has chosen not to produce an IN THE HEIGHTS film, the studio has its sights set on another Broadway hit: Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT....
TV: AMERICAN IDIOT Holds Open Calls in Toronto!
by Robert Diamond - March 30, 2011 This past weekend over 300 hopefuls lined up at Toronto's Dancap Productons to audtion for the national touring cast of the Broadway hit AMREICAN IDIOT. Click below to check out footage of the event!...
DePaul Theatre Showcase Presents MAYDAY MAYDAY TUESDAY, 5/13-22
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2011 The Theatre School at DePaul University's Showcase Series of Contemporary Plays and Classics presents MAYDAY MAYDAY TUESDAY, by Carlos Murillo, and directed by Dexter Bullard. This play premieres on Friday, May 13, and runs through Sunday, May 22, 2011, at DePaul's historic Merle Reskin Theatre. Per...
First Cast Members Revealed for AMERICAN IDIOT Tour
by Nicole Rosky - October 17, 2011 The national tour of AMERICAN IDIOT kicks off in Toronto, ON at the Toronto Centre for the Arts presented by Dancap Productions Inc, and venues for the tour include: The Opera House in Detroit, MI; Opera House in Boston, MA; Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh, NC; Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, MN; Eis...
AMERICAN IDIOT Announces First North American Tour Cities
by Robert Diamond - April 25, 2011 Following the triumphant final Broadway performance on Sunday, April 24, 2011, the producers of the critically acclaimed AMERICAN IDIOT announce first North American tour cities and venues. Casting to be announced shortly. ...
ACCIDENTALLY, LIKE A MARTYR Plays at Paradise Factory Theatre
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 14, 2011 ACCIDENTALLY, LIKE A MARTYR, a new play by Grant James Varjas about a group of gay men coming to grips with life and aging in the 21st century, will be given its world-premiere production Off-Broadway with preview performances beginning Dec. 15 prior to an official press opening Dec. 19 at Paradise ...
A Red Orchid Theatre Announces 2011-12 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 13, 2011 A Red Orchid announces its 2011-2012 season, featuring the Chicago Premiere of Gina Gionfriddo's Becky Shaw, directed by Damon Kiely; The World Premiere of Ensemble Member Brett Neveu's Megacosm; and Marisa Wegrzyn's The Butcher of Baraboo directed by Shade Murray....
First Cast Members Revealed for AMERICAN IDIOT Tour
by Nicole Rosky - October 17, 2011 The national tour of AMERICAN IDIOT kicks off in Toronto, ON at the Toronto Centre for the Arts presented by Dancap Productions Inc, and venues for the tour include: The Opera House in Detroit, MI; Opera House in Boston, MA; Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh, NC; Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, MN; Eis...
AMERICAN IDIOT Announces First North American Tour Cities
by Robert Diamond - April 25, 2011 Following the triumphant final Broadway performance on Sunday, April 24, 2011, the producers of the critically acclaimed AMERICAN IDIOT announce first North American tour cities and venues. Casting to be announced shortly. ...
RITE OF THE BUTCHER Premieres at United Solo Festival, 11/5
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2011 Created and performed by Ben Spatz, Rite of the Butcher is a visceral fable about the power of fantasy, as told by the Butcher -- refugee, criminal, shaman -- through poetry, martial dance, and folk songs in an invented language. This unique work opens new doors for solo theatre by combining rigorou...
AMERICAN IDIOT Will Begin National Tour in Fall 2011
by Kelsey Denette - February 11, 2011 Based on Green Day's groundbreaking rock opera American Idiot, Billie Joe Armstrong and the band collaborate with one of the theatre's most acclaimed creative teams, led by the Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer, Pulitzer Prize and two-time Tony Award-winning composer and orchestrator Tom Kit...
First Cast Members Revealed for AMERICAN IDIOT Tour
by Nicole Rosky - October 17, 2011 The national tour of AMERICAN IDIOT kicks off in Toronto, ON at the Toronto Centre for the Arts presented by Dancap Productions Inc, and venues for the tour include: The Opera House in Detroit, MI; Opera House in Boston, MA; Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh, NC; Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, MN; Eis...
Boston Irish Tourism Association Releases Travel and Culture Guide
by Carly Rosemore - November 15, 2011 The Boston Irish Tourism Association (BITA) released its Travel & Culture Guide (fall/winter issue) of Irish cultural activities in Massachusetts....
Diversionary Theatre Presents FAIR USE, Closes 3/13
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2011 Laws of Attraction! Sexual politics and legal brinksmanship collide in this whip-smart romantic comedy making its West Coast Premiere at Diversionary Theatre. Directed by James Vasquez (2010 Craig Noel Award Winner for Best Direction) and featuring Amanda Sitton, Jacque Wilke, Wendy Maples, Wyatt El...
Charlotte's Web Plays at Albuquerque Little Theatre, 4/8-4/17
by Adam Britten - March 01, 2011 Charlotte's Web will run at the Albuquerque Little Theatre from April 8-17, 2011. The theatre has given this show a rating of G, meaning that it is appropriate for children of all ages. Based on the book by E.B. White and adapted by Joseph Robinette, the play tells the classic story that you know an...
Tully Scope Festival Presents Tyondai Braxton's Lincoln Center Debut 3/7
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 08, 2011 The inaugural Tully Scope Festival presents the Lincoln Center debut of Tyondai Braxton with the Wordless Music Orchestra performing selections from his recent album, Central Market, which was described by The New York Times as "kaleidoscopic…rating on the scales of human achievement and imagination...
Starz Renews MAGIC CITY Before Premiere of Season 1
by Caryn Robbins - March 20, 2012 Starz Chief Executive Officer, Chris Albrecht, announced a 10-episode, second season order for the upcoming STARZ Original series, MAGIC CITY ahead of its April 6 worldwide premiere at 10PM ET/PT. ...
Tully Scope Festival Presents Tyondai Braxton's Lincoln Center Debut 3/7
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2011 The inaugural Tully Scope Festival presents the Lincoln Center debut of Tyondai Braxton with the Wordless Music Orchestra performing selections from his recent album, Central Market, which was described by The New York Times as "kaleidoscopic…rating on the scales of human achievement and imagination...
RITE OF THE BUTCHER Premieres at United Solo Festival, 11/5
by Lauren Wolman - September 18, 2011 Created and performed by Ben Spatz, Rite of the Butcher is a visceral fable about the power of fantasy, as told by the Butcher -- refugee, criminal, shaman -- through poetry, martial dance, and folk songs in an invented language. This unique work opens new doors for solo theatre by combining rigorou...
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Starz' MAGIC CITY Debuting Tonight
by Caryn Robbins - April 06, 2012 Starz new drama series MAGIC CITY will have its debut tonight at 10pm/9c. Set in Miami's Miramar Playa Hotel leading into the new year of 1959, hotelier Ike Evans (Morgan) conjures up ways to finance his dream....
AMERICAN IDIOT Announces First North American Tour Cities
by Robert Diamond - April 25, 2011 Following the triumphant final Broadway performance on Sunday, April 24, 2011, the producers of the critically acclaimed AMERICAN IDIOT announce first North American tour cities and venues. Casting to be announced shortly. ...
First Cast Members Revealed for AMERICAN IDIOT Tour
by Nicole Rosky - October 17, 2011 The national tour of AMERICAN IDIOT kicks off in Toronto, ON at the Toronto Centre for the Arts presented by Dancap Productions Inc, and venues for the tour include: The Opera House in Detroit, MI; Opera House in Boston, MA; Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh, NC; Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, MN; Eis... |