RIALTO CHATTER: Tony Awards to Find New Home in Uptown's United Palace Theatre for 2011?
by Rialto Chatter - July 09, 2010 Michael Ridel reports in the New York Post this morning that the Tony Awards may be taking up shop in a surprising location next year: specifically, the United Palace Theatre at 175th and Broadway. As BroadwayWorld previously reported, the Tony Awards will not be returning to its longtime home of 1...
Beyonce To Sing For First Couple's 'First Inaugural Dance'
by Eddie Varley - January 16, 2009 USA Today has revealed that Beyonce will sing for Barack and Michelle Obama's first dance on inauguration night. The song however is being kept a secret. The Presidential Inaugural Committee is keeping mum on the title of the song. 'It is our hope that we can keep the song secret until the moment,' ...
Steeple Players to Host Auditions for FOOTLOOSE, THE MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2009 Roles are available for actors, dancers and singers of all ages (children, teens, and adults). Auditionees should prepare 16 bars of an up-tempo song. Pre-recorded accompaniment is preferred, but an accompanist will also be provided, and auditionees should be dressed in clothing appropriate for move...
Colbert Announces 'March to Keep Fear Alive', 10/30
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2010 On last night's show, Colbert made a world-changing announcement that he will hold his 'March To Keep Fear Alive' to oppose Jon Stewart's 'Rally To Restore Sanity' in Washington DC on Saturday, October 30 (location TBA). View it here: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/359382/sep...
Avenged Sevenfold To Release 'NIghtmare' To Radio 5/17
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2010 Southern California's Avenged Sevenfold will release their explosive new single, 'Nightmare,' to radio on Monday, May 17th. The track, which will be available from all digital service providers the following day, is the first single from the band's upcoming fifth studio album, which was produced by ...
Theatre Harrisburg Presents ARSENIC AND OLD LACE 4/16-25
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 09, 2010 Poor Mortimer Brewster, the drama-hating theatre critic. He has to deal with his homicidal aunts, his murderous brother who has recently undergone plastic surgery (and now looks like Boris Karloff), his newly betrothed fiancé, the local police department and, of course, his other brother who believe...
'Too Hot To Handel' Jazz Gospel Returns to Auditorium Theatre, 1/16 & 1/17
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2010 Brett Batterson, executive director of the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (ATRU), is pleased to announce that the beloved 'Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah' will return to Chicago's National Historic Landmark Auditorium Theatre for a special tribute to the legacy of the Rev. Dr...
Cathedral of St. John the Divine Presents SPIRIT OF PRIDE Event 6/21
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2010 The Cathedral of St. John the Divine (1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street) is pleased to announce its annual LGBT celebration, Spirit Of Pride, 2010, on Monday, June 21st at 7:30 pm. Each year the Cathedral brings together people from the arts, education and government along with other advocates i...
Theatre Harrisburg Presents ARSENIC AND OLD LACE 4/16-25
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 09, 2010 Poor Mortimer Brewster, the drama-hating theatre critic. He has to deal with his homicidal aunts, his murderous brother who has recently undergone plastic surgery (and now looks like Boris Karloff), his newly betrothed fiancé, the local police department and, of course, his other brother who believe...
'Too Hot To Handel' Jazz Gospel Returns to Auditorium Theatre, 1/16 & 1/17
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2010 Brett Batterson, executive director of the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (ATRU), is pleased to announce that the beloved 'Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah' will return to Chicago's National Historic Landmark Auditorium Theatre for a special tribute to the legacy of the Rev. Dr...
STAGE TUBE: All About the United Palace Theatre - Potential Tonys Home
by Jessica Lewis - July 09, 2010 As BroadwayWorld reported earlier today, the Tony Awards may take up residence at the United Palace Theatre in Washington Heights (175th and Broadway) for the 2011 ceremony, now that their 13 year occupation of Radio City Music Hall in midtown is complete. (Radio City will be occupied with a Cirque ...
'Too Hot To Handel' Jazz Gospel Returns to Auditorium Theatre, 1/16 & 1/17
by Jessica Lewis - December 01, 2009 Brett Batterson, executive director of the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (ATRU), is pleased to announce that the beloved 'Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah' will return to Chicago's National Historic Landmark Auditorium Theatre for a special tribute to the legacy of the Rev. Dr...
Avenged Sevenfold's Nightmare Becomes Most Played At Media Base Active Rock 2010
by Gabrielle Sierra - October 19, 2010 Avenged Sevenfold's current single "Nightmare" is the most played song at Media Base Active Rock for 2010. ...
Steeple Players to Host Auditions for FOOTLOOSE, THE MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - October 31, 2009 Roles are available for actors, dancers and singers of all ages (children, teens, and adults). Auditionees should prepare 16 bars of an up-tempo song. Pre-recorded accompaniment is preferred, but an accompanist will also be provided, and auditionees should be dressed in clothing appropriate for move...
Beyonce Inaugral Song for Obama's First Dance Revealed - "At Last"
by Robert Diamond - January 16, 2009 USA Today has revealed that Beyonce will sing for Barack and Michelle Obama's first dance on inauguration night. The song has just been announced to be the Etta James classic 'At Last.' The star recently portrayed the blues great in the film Cadillac Records (where she also sings the song)....
Avenged Sevenfold's NIGHTMARE Climbs To No. 1
by Gabrielle Sierra - August 30, 2010 'Nightmare,' the current single from Southern California's Avenged Sevenfold, has climbed to No. 1 at Active Rock Radio in the U.S. this week, marking the first time the band has achieved Number 1 in radio airplay....
Steeple Players to Host Auditions for FOOTLOOSE, THE MUSICAL
by Jeffrey Ellis - October 17, 2009 Roles are available for actors, dancers and singers of all ages (children, teens, and adults). Auditionees should prepare 16 bars of an up-tempo song. Pre-recorded accompaniment is preferred, but an accompanist will also be provided, and auditionees should be dressed in clothing appropriate for move...
Cathedral of St. John the Divine Presents SPIRIT OF PRIDE Event 6/21
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 01, 2010 The Cathedral of St. John the Divine (1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street) is pleased to announce its annual LGBT celebration, Spirit Of Pride, 2010, on Monday, June 21st at 7:30 pm. Each year the Cathedral brings together people from the arts, education and government along with other advocates i...
Theatre Harrisburg Closes Its Curtain on ARSENIC AND OLD LACE 4/25
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2010 Poor Mortimer Brewster, the drama-hating theatre critic. He has to deal with his homicidal aunts, his murderous brother who has recently undergone plastic surgery (and now looks like Boris Karloff), his newly betrothed fiancé, the local police department and, of course, his other brother who believe...
'YES THEY WILL!', Starry Lineup Set For Obama Inaugration Celebration
by Eddie Varley - January 12, 2009 Variety is reporting that the inaugural team for Barack Obama has announced a huge and starry lineup of talent that will perform at an opening celebration at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, in a kickoff heavy in its mix of history and leading performance artists....
Al Sharpton and Michael Musto Set for Talk Radio Talkbacks
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2007 Talk Radio, recently nominated by the Outer Critics Circle, Drama League and Drama Desk for Outstanding Revival of a Play, will continue its acclaimed and controversial series of post-show talkbacks when the Rev. Al Sharpton and The Village Voice's Michael Musto appears onstage at the Longacre Theat...
THE FOREIGNER Launces Moonlight Stage Productions' Winter Season, 11/12
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2009 Moonlight Stage Productions opens its 2009/10 winter season with Larry Shue's side-splitting comedy THE FOREIGNER beginning Thursday, November 12 and continuing through Sunday, November 29. ...
REVIEW: 'Sanders Family Christmas' at Backstage at the Barn
by Jeffrey Ellis - November 29, 2009 Directed by the multi-talented Tim Fudge, who does double duty as music director of the piece, Sanders Family Christmas is an affectionately drawn tribute to simpler times that is sure to evoke memories of home and hearth - and if you're country-born, as am I, you'll find yourself missing family mem...
The Whole Backstage Theatre Announces ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Auditions Held 7/23-25
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 13, 2009 The Whole Backstage Theatre announces auditions for the Fall production of the audience favorite 'Arsenic and Old Lace' by Joseph Kesselring., Auditions will be held at the Whole Backstage Theatre in Guntersville on Thursday and Friday, July 23 and 24 at 7:00 pm, and on Saturday, July 25 at 10:00 am...
Avenged Sevenfold's New Album Available For Pre-order 6/29
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 29, 2010 An exclusive digital edition of Avenged Sevenfold's upcoming album Nightmare will be available for pre-order beginning on Tuesday, June 29th, on the iTunes Store. The Southern California band's fifth studio album, produced by Mike Elizondo, is due from Warner Bros. Records on July 27th.... |