Finalists Selected for National Songbook Academy
by Stephi Wild - Jun 5, 2024
From hundreds of applicants nationwide, 40 high school students from 14 states have been selected to participate in this year’s Songbook Academy®, aweeklong summer intensive that immerses young performers in America’s musical heritage and helps them develop as artists under the guidance of Broadway stars and other entertainment professionals and music educators.
Review: TROMPE L'OEIL, The Other Palace
by Katie Kirkpatrick - Sep 30, 2023
Trompe L’Oeil is a French phrase meaning trick of the eye, or optical illusion. Coincidentally, when said out loud it sounds rather a lot like ‘Trump loyal’. Most people who notice this similarity would likely shrug it off and move on with their day. Henry Parkman Biggs, however, decided it would be the perfect title for a musical bewilderingly combining a satire of Trump’s presidency with visuals of Surrealist art, and also, according to the show description, a queer love story.
TRUMP L'OEIL Will Make its UK Premiere at Upstairs at the Gatehouse This Autumn
by Stephi Wild - Jul 29, 2022
Fresh out of a successful Off-Broadway run in 2021, musical Trump L’Oeil will have its UK premiere at Upstairs at The Gatehouse this autumn. This surrealist musical exploration of Trump’s presidency brings a tongue-in-cheek retelling of the Trump years and blends cabaret, queer theatre and circus.
Tony Kushner's American Epic ANGELS IN AMERICA Takes Flight on the Hilberry stage
by Julie Musbach - Jan 14, 2019
The Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance, a program within the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts at Wayne State University, is thrilled to present the epic "Angels in America" in its entirety. In the ten-time Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, playwright Tony Kushner explores evolving values in America.
STUPID F*ING BIRD Debuts at Wayne State
by Julie Musbach - Feb 1, 2018
"Stupid F*cking Bird" will make its Wayne State debut at the Studio Theatre at the Hilberry, March 1 thru March 31. This contemporary adaptation of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull" was written by American playwright Aaron Posner and presents a satirical, modern day spin on the theatre classic.
Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards; Just One Week Left!
by Alan Henry - Dec 22, 2017
The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.
Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards; Just Two Weeks Left!
by Alan Henry - Dec 15, 2017
The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.
Photo Flash: First Look at 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL at Upstairs at the Gatehouse
by Julie Musbach - Sep 2, 2017
The London Fringe Premiere of 9 to 5 The Musical which is being produced at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village is now open and runs until Sunday 1st October 2017. This hilarious musical comedy is based on the hit. The show has music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick based on the screenplay by Patricia Resnick and Colin Higgins.
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with London Fringe Premiere of 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL
by Julie Musbach - Aug 20, 2017
The eagerly awaited London Fringe Premiere of 9 to 5 The Musical opens on Wednesday 29th August 2017 at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate village and runs until Sunday 1st October 2017. This hilarious musical comedy is based on the hit film of the same name and has music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick based on the screenplay by Patricia Resnick and Colin Higgins.
Photo Flash: First Look at International Tour of MARY POPPINS
by Christina Mancuso - Jan 31, 2017
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh announce casting for the 2017 performances of the international tour of their multi award-winning musical MARY POPPINS, which will play in Switzerland and Dubai in 2017. Following the current highly acclaimed run of the production at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, the new cast of MARY POPPINS will open at the Theater 11 in Zurich, Switzerland on Wednesday 1 February 2017 with performances until Sunday 19 March 2017. The production will then run at Dubai Opera in Dubai, UAE from Monday 1 May 2017 until Wednesday 18 May 2017.
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at International Tour of MARY POPPINS - Coming to Switzerland, Feb. 1
by Christina Mancuso - Jan 31, 2017
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh announce casting for the 2017 performances of the international tour of their multi award-winning musical MARY POPPINS, which will play in Switzerland and Dubai in 2017. Following the current highly acclaimed run of the production at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, the new cast of MARY POPPINS will open at the Theater 11 in Zurich, Switzerland on Wednesday 1 February 2017 with performances until Sunday 19 March 2017. The production will then run at Dubai Opera in Dubai, UAE from Monday 1 May 2017 until Wednesday 18 May 2017.