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Washington University Performing Arts Department Presents THE PILLOWMAN Nov 19-22
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2009

Set amidst a Kafkaesque police state, THE PILLOWMAN opens in a stark interrogation room, where the adult Katurian - a slaughterhouse worker beginning to find recognition as a writer of gruesome fairy tales - sits blindfolded, his brother Michal in the adjoining room. Their interrogators, the outrage...


Vineyard Theatre Presents THE REAL STORY BEHIND THE METAL CHILDREN 6/11
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2010

Obie Award-winning playwright Adam Rapp, along with Joan E. Bertin (Executive Director of the National Coalition Against Censorship) and Brett Gary (Associate Professor at New York University) will discuss 'The Real Story Behind THE METAL CHILDREN: Censorship and Literature' at a public forum presen...


Grosse Pointe Theatre Presents Alan Ayckbourn's RELATIVELY SPEAKING, 1/16-1/29
by Kelsey Denette - January 14, 2011

Grosse Pointe Theatre presents Relativley Speaking, a witty, charming and beautifully constructed comedy of manners and mistaken identities from one of England's most popular playwrights, Alan Ayckbourn. The show opens with a 2:00 p.m. matinee on Sunday, January 16 in the Fries Auditorium of the Gro...


CNBC Announces Primetime Programming For 6/26-27
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2010

CNBC Announces Primetime Programming For 6/26-27...


Identity Productions Presents the World Premiere of EROSION, 1/13-1/30
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2010

Identity Productions is pleased to announce the world premiere production of Nicholas Linnehan's, EROSION, directed by Andrew Rothkin. EROSION will play a three-week limited engagement at the Spoon Theater (38 West 38th Street, 5th Fl.) Performances begin Wednesday, January 13th and continue through...


Hart Theatre Presents THREE DAYS OF RAIN 3/11 & 3/12
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2011

HART Theatre will be performing the second production of their Staged Reading Series, Three Days of Rain, by Richard Greenberg. Directed by Devan McCoy, Greenberg's Pulitzer nominated play, opens with Walker and Nan Janeway, siblings trying to reconcile their childhood in the aftermath of their fath...


STAGE TUBE: Frank Gifford Visits LOMBARDI
by Gabrielle Sierra - October 11, 2010

NFL Hall of Fame halfback and celebrated sportscaster Frank Gifford visited the cast of LOMBARDI backstage after seeing the show with Kathie Lee and her Today Show co-host Hoda Kotb....


STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek of West End's THE WIZARD OF OZ
by Nicole Rosky - March 02, 2011

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below for a sneak peek at the production which just opened in London!...


Tickets Now On Sale For West End's WIZARD OF OZ
by Charlie Piane - May 07, 2010

Today, Saturday 8th May, 2010, tickets go on sale for Andrew Lloyd Webber's much anticipated West End adaptation of The Wizard of Oz. There'll be no place like The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical, where the brand new show will premiere in early 2011, with tickets going on ...


Identity Productions Presents the World Premiere of EROSION, 1/13-1/30
by Alexandra Johnson - December 11, 2009

Identity Productions is pleased to announce the world premiere production of Nicholas Linnehan's, EROSION, directed by Andrew Rothkin. EROSION will play a three-week limited engagement at the Spoon Theater (38 West 38th Street, 5th Fl.) Performances begin Wednesday, January 13th and continue through...


STAGE TUBE: First Look at Danielle Hope in THE WIZARD OF OZ
by Nicole Rosky - March 02, 2011

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below for a sneak peek at the production which just opened in London!...


Tim Rice to Re-Team with Lloyd Webber on OZ?
by Jessica Lewis - May 26, 2010

Whatsonstage.com is reporting that famed lyricist Tim Rice may be revisiting an old partnership with Andrew Lloyd Webber for the upcoming West End production of The Wizard of Oz. The production found its Dorothy last week via the BBC talent show Over The Rainbow, casting Danielle Hope in the role t...


CNBC Checkerboard Programming Announced For Week Of 5/31
by Charlie Piane - May 14, 2010

CNBC Checkerboard Programming Announced For Week Of 5/31...


Idle Muse Presents Dracula At Side Project Theater 2/3-3/6
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2011

Announcing the cast of Dracula, adapted by Steven Dietz, presented by Idle Muse...


Grosse Pointe Theatre Presents Alan Ayckbourn's RELATIVELY SPEAKING, 1/16-1/29
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2011

Grosse Pointe Theatre presents Relativley Speaking, a witty, charming and beautifully constructed comedy of manners and mistaken identities from one of England's most popular playwrights, Alan Ayckbourn. The show opens with a 2:00 p.m. matinee on Sunday, January 16 in the Fries Auditorium of the Gro...


Photo Flash: Michael Crawford Set as 'The Wizard' for Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE WIZARD OF OZ in London!
by Robert Diamond - September 24, 2010

Michael Crawford is to star as The Wizard in ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER's new production of THE WIZARD OF OZ. ...


STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek of West End's THE WIZARD OF OZ
by Nicole Rosky - March 02, 2011

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below for a sneak peek at the production which just opened in London!...


Second Week of FRINGE at the Bakehouse Theatre Begins 3/2
by BWW News Desk - March 02, 2010

The second week of the Fringe at the Bakehouse kicks off tonight (Tuesday), with Renegade Productions having arrived from Perth and NIDA graduates from Sydney. ...


Hart Theatre Presents THREE DAYS OF RAIN 3/11 & 3/12
by Kelsey Denette - February 21, 2011

HART Theatre will be performing the second production of their Staged Reading Series, Three Days of Rain, by Richard Greenberg. Directed by Devan McCoy, Greenberg's Pulitzer nominated play, opens with Walker and Nan Janeway, siblings trying to reconcile their childhood in the aftermath of their fath...


Andrew Lloyd Webber, Danielle Hope Set For BBC1's The One Show Jan 28
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 27, 2011

Andrew Lloyd Webber and The Wizard Of Oz's 'Dorothy' Danielle Hope are set to speak on BBC1's The One Show this Friday January 28th....


Rosenthal Next Generation Theatre Series Continues at the Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2010

The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's Rosenthal Next Generation Theatre Series continues with unique comedy, larger-than-life puppets and a combination of dance, theatre and music to transport you to another world while teaching valuable life lessons....


Identity Productions Presents the World Premiere of EROSION, 1/13-1/30
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 06, 2010

Identity Productions is pleased to announce the world premiere production of Nicholas Linnehan's, EROSION, directed by Andrew Rothkin. EROSION will play a three-week limited engagement at the Spoon Theater (38 West 38th Street, 5th Fl.) Performances begin Wednesday, January 13th and continue through...


STAGE TUBE: WIZARD OF OZ Celebrates Opening Night
by Nicole Rosky - March 03, 2011

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below to watch coverage from opening night!...


CNBC Features BILLIONAIRES' ROAD TRIP, et al. This Christmas Eve
by Nicole Rosky - November 29, 2010

CNBC will feature the following programming for Friday, December 24th (Christmas Eve): ...


CNBC Announces Programming For 7/5
by Charlie Piane - June 08, 2010

NBC Announces Programming For 7/5...






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