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BWW Interview: Lorenzo Thione Opens Up About His 7-Year Journey with Broadway-Bound ALLEGIANCE
by Richard Ridge - June 26, 2015

Allegiance, a new musical inspired by a true-life story, starring George Takei, is coming to Broadway, also staring Lea Salonga and Telly Leung. Previews begin on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 with opening night set for Sunday, November 8, 2015 at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street). The company ...


World Premiere of HAIR LIKE THE SUN Opens at Texas Repertory Theatre on 3/17
by Louisa Brady - February 28, 2016

The Texas Repertory Theatre Co., Houston's Uptown Classic Theatre, continues its 11th Anniversary 'Emerging Visions' Season with a World Premiere dramatization of true life events in Charles French's Hair Like the Sun, opening March 17th....


ALLEGIANCE Launches Docuseries 'Trek To Broadway' on Facebook; Watch First Episode!
by Tyler Peterson - August 03, 2015

Lorenzo Thione and Andrew Treagus, producers of the upcoming Broadway musical Allegiance starring Lea Salonga and George Takei, release their new docuseries Allegiance: Trek to Broadwa todayy, which chronicles the musical's journey to Broadway, directly to their fans exclusively on Facebook. The fir...


STAGE TUBE: ALLEGIANCE Hits Rehearsals in TREK TO BROADWAY, Episode 4 - 'The Point of No Return'
by Stage Tube - September 16, 2015

Below, get a sneak peek behind the scenes of Broadway's ALLEGIANCE with Episode 4 of the musical's 'TREK TO BROADWAY', titled 'The Point of No Return,' featuring interviews with the cast and creative team, plus some rehearsal footage!...


Photo Flash: Sneak Peek - Porchlight to Present Chicago Premiere of Revised SIDE SHOW
by BWW News Desk - August 12, 2015

Porchlight Music Theatre's first production of its 2015 - 2016 season will be Side Show, running September 11 - October 18, directed by Porchlight Music Theatre artistic director Michael Weber, music direction by Aaron Benham, choreography by Andrew Waters, music by Henry Krieger, book and lyrics by...


Broadway-Bound ALLEGIANCE Welcomes New Designers, Creatives to Team
by Tyler Peterson - June 05, 2015

Producers Lorenzo Thione and Andrew Treagus announced  complete casting for Allegiance, a new musical inspired by a true-life story, starring George Takei, Lea Salonga and Telly Leung, set to open on Broadway this Fall at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street)....


STAGE TUBE: Telly Leung's 'Dream Come True': Being With ALLEGIANCE From First Reading To Broadway Opening
by Michael Dale - October 24, 2015

A veteran of four previous Broadway musicals, this is his first time originating a role on Broadway....


Photo Flash: Porchlight's Chicago Premiere of Revised SIDE SHOW Begins Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2015

Porchlight Music Theatre's first production of its 2015 - 2016 season will be Side Show, running tonight, September 11, through October 18, directed by Porchlight Music Theatre artistic director Michael Weber, music direction by Aaron Benham, choreography by Andrew Waters, music by Henry Krieger, bo...


NoHo Arts Center to Premiere SISSYBOY
by Tyler Peterson - January 15, 2016

Artist Director Kevin Bailey and Co-Producers Jay Willick & Barbara Shane are proud to bring the World Premiere of SISSYBOY to the MainStage at NoHo Arts Center. Starring James Mellon. The true-life comedic drama is set to open on February 12th, 2016....


Photo Flash: Meet the Stars of Porchlight Music Theatre's Newly Revised SIDE SHOW
by BWW News Desk - August 28, 2015

Porchlight Music Theatre launches its 2015-16 season with SIDE SHOW, running September 11 - October 18, directed by Porchlight Music Theatre artistic director Michael Weber with music direction by Aaron Benham, choreography by Andrew Waters, music by Henry Krieger, and book & lyrics by Bill Russell,...


Steve Carell Set for Bravo's INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO
by Tyler Peterson - December 10, 2015

 Bravo Media's Emmy Award-winning “Inside the Actors Studio,” hosted by James Lipton, presents a hilarious and heartwarming episode with Academy Award-nominated actor Steve Carell on Thursday, December 17 at 8pm ET/PT.  Lipton welcomes the multi-faceted talent in celebration of his performance in th...


George Takei Talks New Broadway Musical ALLEGIANCE on 'Today'
by Caryn Robbins - October 05, 2015

Best known as Sulu on the original STAR TREK, actor George Takei will make his Broadway debut in the musical ALLEGIANCE, based on his real-life experiences during World War II....


GULLIBLE TRAVELS is Released
by Christina Mancuso - August 05, 2015

Spending money on experiences rather than material items will bring you greater happiness according to this article in The Atlantic....


Khurshid Attar Pens Caribbean Novel
by Christina Mancuso - January 21, 2016

Examining 19 Caribbean novels from the 1950s to the 1980s, 'The Relationship Between Individual and Family in the Caribbean Novel' (published by Partridge India) studies the relationship between individual and family and the struggle of identity through a Caribbean context. It focuses family as a 'n...


Cave States to Release New TRUE LIFE Album, April 29
by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2016

Cave States is a band from St. Louis, MO and is a collaboration between songwriters, Chris Grabau, Danny Kathrinerand Todd Schnitzer. The band's name is inspired largely by a nickname given to the state of Missouri and Plato's Allegory of the Cave....


TV: On Broadway at Last! Meet the Company of ALLEGIANCE; Plus Catch a Sneak Peek!
by Nicole Rosky - September 30, 2015

Broadway's Allegiance, a new musical inspired by Takei's true-life story, opens on November 8, 2015 at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street). Previews begin October 6. It features a book by Marc Acito and music and lyrics by Jay Kuo. Olivier Award nominee Stafford Arima (London's Ragtime, Off-...


Elisabeth Moss to Star Opposite Liev Schreiber in Boxing Drama THE BLEEDER
by Caryn Robbins - October 23, 2015

Deadline reports that Elisabeth Moss, who recently received a Tony nomination for her starring role in Broadway's THE HEIDI CHORNICLES, has signed on to the cast of THE BLEEDER....


Oral Fixation's PULLING TEETH Will Leave You Smiling at Dallas City Performance Hall
by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2016

Eager to sink your teeth into spring? Oral Fixation (An Obsession with True Life Tales) has the show for you! Funnier than laughing gas and more effective than novocain, PULLING TEETH is just what the dentist ordered. Taking the Dallas City Performance Hall stage today, April 13th at 8pm, our seven ...


Tamasha & Belgrade Theatre to Present BLOOD, 11-13 June
by Tyler Peterson - May 08, 2015

Tamasha and Belgrade Theatre, Coventry present Blood, running 11-13 JUNE 2015, 7.45PM....


JERSEY BOYS Coming to Sheffield
by Tyler Peterson - September 28, 2015

Seen by over 20 million people worldwide, Jersey Boys, the internationally acclaimed hit musical telling the remarkable true story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons' rise to fame, comes to the Lyceum Theatre from Tuesday 7 - Saturday 17 October....


Bravo Productions Presents PETER PAN, JR. at Randolph Road Theatre
by Sally Henry Fuller - January 02, 2016

This timeless tale has charmed millions of children and adults in every corner of the world and on January 16 and 17, 2016, BRAVO PRODUCTIONS will delight audiences with four shows at the Randolph Road Theatre....


Photo Flash: Sydney Lucas, Jake Lucas & Oscar Williams Visit Broadway's ALLEGIANCE
by Tyler Peterson - October 19, 2015

The cast of the new musical  ALLEGIANCE were visited by a trio of young Broadway stars at the Sunday matinee performance at the Longacre Theatre.  Tony nominee Sydney Lucas who was one of the stars of 'Fun Home' joined her brother, Jake Lucas who is in 'The King & I' along with current 'Fun Home' co...


Photo Flash: Christine Ebersole, Nichelle Nichols and Uzo Aduba Stop by ALLEGIANCE
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2015

ALLEGIANCE welcomed several stars this weekend to Broadway's Longacre Theatre, including Christine Ebersole, STAR TREK's Nichelle Nichols and ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK and THE WIZ LIVE!'s Uzo Aduba. Scroll down for photos of them backstage with George Takei and company!...


VIDEO: Lea Salonga Rehearses ALLEGIANCE Song on Periscope
by Sally Henry Fuller - September 27, 2015

The upcoming Broadway musical ALLEGIANCE's official Periscope account has just posted an exciting sneak peek, and BroadwayWorld has is it!...


STAGE TUBE: ALLEGIANCE's Trek To Broadway, Part III, Looks at Marketing Their Story
by Michael Dale - September 02, 2015

The creative team wants you to know it's an uplifting story of a family's love. That's where the marketing team comes in....






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