Danielle Jordan

Review: CARMELA FULL OF WISHES Charms Little Ones at First Stage

Many show highlights come from props and staging choices. From a field of orange flowers dancing around Carmela to conversations with her fuzzy dandelion to a flurry of bubbles representing hundreds wishes, these moments of stage magic are just that: magical.

First Stage Kicks Off New Year With Hopeful Production Of CARMELA FULL OF WISHES

Milwaukee's First Stage, one of the nation's leading theaters for young people and families, begins the new year with CARMELA FULL OF WISHES, adapted by First Stage Resident Playwright Alvaro Saar Rios, (ON THE WINGS OF A MARIPOSA/ LUCHADORA!), from the popular book by award-winning children's author Matt de la Peña, with illustrations by Christian Robinson. In this beautiful adaptation, audiences will discover that it is Carmela's birthday, and her wish has already come true – she's finally old enough to join her big brother as he does the family errands!

Milwaukee's First Stage to Kick Off New Year With CARMELA FULL OF WISHES

 Milwaukee's First Stage, will begin the new year with CARMELA FULL OF WISHES, adapted by First Stage Resident Playwright Alvaro Saar Rios, from the popular book by award-winning children's author Matt de la Peña, with illustrations by Christian Robinson.

Photos: Inside the CRITICALLY ASHAMED Season Two Premiere In NYC

Franca Paschen and Giuditta Lattanzi, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Germany New York and Tessa Faye Talent, LLC,  invited guests to the premiere of the second season of their award winning original series CRITICALLY ASHAMED, this week, in NYC. See photos from the event.

Photos: Inside The MESSY STARS PRODUCTIONS Launch Party

Industry folk gathered in midtown NYC to celebrate the launch of MESSY STARS PRODUCTIONS: a full-scale NYC-based production company formed by J.D. Brookshire, Caycee Black (Bravo's Project Runway: Season 19), Lola Maltz, and Haley Rice. 

Kayla Hernandez Friend to Mark the Release of 32 FLAVORS With Concert at Don't Tell Mama

Kayla Hernandez Friend (Kayla Friend) returns to the historic Don't Tell Mama stage this March to mark the release of her upcoming EP, 32 Flavors, set to launch early summer 2022.

BWW Review: DISNEY THE LITTLE MERMAID at The Argyle Theatre

Babylon's shores are brimming and bubbling with beautiful brine now that Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' and half the ocean washed up on the stage of the Argyle Theatre. Ariel, Ursula, King Triton, and a mix of maritime mavens present the classic underwater adventure based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen and the Disney film.

VIDEO: First Look at THE LITTLE MERMAID at the Argyle Theatre

Long Island's newest year-round professional theatrical venue, The Argyle Theatre, presents the hit Broadway musical Disney's The Little Mermaid with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, and book by Doug Wright.

Photo Coverage: The Cast of THE LITTLE MERMAID Celebrates Opening at The Argyle Theatre

Long Island's newest year-round professional theatrical venue, The Argyle Theatre, presents the hit Broadway musical Disney's The Little Mermaid with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, and book by Doug Wright. Check out photos from the cast's opening night celebration!

Photo Coverage: THE LITTLE MERMAID Opens At The Argyle Theatre

Long Island's newest year-round professional theatrical venue, The Argyle Theatre, presents the hit Broadway musical Disney's The Little Mermaid with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, and book by Doug Wright. Check out photos from opening night!

Photo Flash: The Argyle Theatre Presents Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID

Long Island's newest year-round professional theatrical venue, The Argyle Theatre, presents the hit Broadway musical Disney's The Little Mermaid with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, and book by Doug Wright.  

Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID Will Begin Performances Tomorrow at The Arygle Theatre in Babylon

Long Island's newest year-round professional theatrical venue, The Argyle Theatre (Mark and Dylan Perlman, Managing Partners; Evan Pappas, Artistic Director), presents the hit Broadway musical Disney's The Little Mermaid with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, and book by Doug Wright. Performances begin TOMORROW, Thursday, January 16, 2020 for a limited engagement through Sunday afternoon, February 23, 2020 at The Argyle Theatre (34 West Main Street, Babylon, Long Island).

The Argyle Theatre Announces Cast And Creative Team For DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID

Long Island's newest year-round professional theatrical venue, The Argyle Theatre, presents the hit Broadway musical Disney's The Little Mermaid with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, and book by Doug Wright. Performances begin Thursday, January 16, 2020 for a limited engagement through Sunday afternoon, February 23, 2020 at The Argyle Theatre (34 West Main Street, Babylon, Long Island). Opening Night is Saturday evening, January 18, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. Disney's The Little Mermaid is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

Broadway Alum Lead Cast of DOG SEES GOD

Broadway Associate Director Michael Bradshaw Flynn The Front Page, It's Only A Play leads a talented cast, including Broadway Alums Autumn Guzzardi 9 to 5, Escape to Margaritaville (Pre-Broadway Tour) and Danielle Sue Jordan Follies (w/Bernadette Peters), Cinderella and The Music Man (1st National Tours) in the 2004 Award-Winning play, Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead written by acclaimed Stage, TV and Film writer Bert V. Royal (Easy 'A' (w/Emma Stone), Recovery Road (ABC) . The play runs Feb. 2-4 9-11, 2018, at the Matthew Corozine Studio Theatre, located at 357 West 36th St., #202, New York, NY, just a few blocks from the heart of Time Square.

BWW Review: ENCORE Entertains Audiences with Fun-Filled MARY POPPINS Musical

Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Disney film, MARY POPPINS delighted the audience of all ages, although the 3-hour run time may be a bit of a challenge for very young children. It tells the tale of everyone's favorite nanny who arrives on the doorstep of the Banks' home on London's Cherry Tree Lane, taking Jane, Michael, and their entire family on a magical, musical adventure where they eventually learn the value of family and that anything can happen if you let it. The musical features beloved songs from the classic film, including Step in Time, a Spoonful of Sugar, Feed the Birds, Let's Go Fly a Kite, and the always popular Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious which had the audience clapping and singing along during the amazing production number.

The Shrill Collective to Present THE FEIGNED COURTESANS to Benefit Girls Write Now

For one night only, travel back to 1679 Rome to party with The Shrill Collective for Aphra Behn's brilliant battle of the sexes that confronts love, lust, and the perils of the patriarchy... all still relevant over three centuries after it was written.

The Shrill Collective to Present THE FEIGNED COURTESANS to Benefit Girls Write Now

For one night only, travel back to 1679 Rome to party with The Shrill Collective for Aphra Behn's brilliant battle of the sexes that confronts love, lust, and the perils of the patriarchy... all still relevant over three centuries after it was written.

EQT Young Playwrights Festival Kicks Off This Month

City Theatre will showcase the playwriting talents of emerging young artists in the EQT Young Playwrights Festival, October 24 November 4, 2017. This year's festival will premiere six one-act plays and a reading of four honorable mentions all written by middle and high school playwrights from Southwestern Pennsylvania. Directed by Maggie Sulka, the plays will be performed in two programs with an ensemble cast and professional design team. Student matinee performances are October 24 November 3 and public performances October 28-29, 2017. Tickets are on sale now; $10 for ages 18 and under, $15 for adults. In partnership with the theater departments at University of Pittsburgh, Duquesne University, Carnegie Mellon University, and Point Park University, a free reading of four Honorable Mention plays will take place on Saturday, November 4 at 2:00 p.m.

Announcing the 2017 EQT Young Playwrights

City Theatre Director of Education & Accessibility Kristen Link is thrilled to announce the finalists in the annual EQT Young Playwrights Contest. The six finalists, all middle and high school students from Southwestern Pennsylvania, will receive a professional production of their original one-act plays during the EQT Young Playwrights Festival, running October 24 - November 4, 2017, in the Lester Hamburg Studio at City Theatre. Four honorable mention plays were also chosen and will receive a staged reading during the festival.

CINDERELLA to Open America Broadway on Hennepin Season at the Orpheum Theatre, 9/8-13

Rodgers+Hammerstein's Cinderella, the 2013 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical from the creators of South Pacific and The Sound of Music, kicks off the 2015-2016 Bank of America Broadway on Hennepin Season at the Orpheum Theatre from September 8-13, 2015. Tickets go on sale on 10 a.m. on Friday, June 19 and can be purchased in person (no service fees) at the State Theatre Box Office (805 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis), online at HennepinTheatreTrust.org, by calling 1.800.982.2787 or visiting a Ticketmaster Center.