WEST SIDE STORY Tour Comes to Philadelphia 3/28-4/8
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 1, 2012
The tour of the Broadway revival of WEST SIDE STORY is coming to Philadelphia. WEST SIDE STORY will open at the Academy of Music on March 28 through April 8 as part of the Broadway Season, presented by The Kimmel Center and The Shubert Organization.
Tony Winner IN THE HEIGHTS Comes To Miami's Arsht Center
by Beau Higgins - Mar 16, 2011
IN THE HEIGHTS, winner of four 2008 Tony Awards® and the 2008 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album, is coming to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of
Miami-Dade County from March 29 - April 3. Tickets are on sale now and are available at the Adrienne Arsht Center box office by calling (305) 949-6722, or online at www.arshtcenter.org.
Photo Flash: First Look - Jordin Sparks in IN THE HEIGHTS!
by Jessica Lewis - Aug 24, 2010
The 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical In The Heights welcomed platinum recording artist and 2007 'American Idol' winner Jordin Sparks on August 19th, making her Broadway debut as Nina Rosario at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street). Sparks will play a limited 12 week engagement through Sunday, November 14, 2010. Today, the first production photos of Sparks in In The Heights have been released!
WEST SIDE STORY Tour Announces Cast
by Robert Diamond - Aug 23, 2010
The producers of WEST SIDE STORY are pleased to announce casting for the touring production of the current smash-hit revival now running on Broadway. The tour will kick off at The Fisher Theatre in Detroit, Mich. on September 30, 2010.
WEST SIDE STORY National Tour Gets Detroit Launch in October
by Jeff Dennhardt - Feb 5, 2010
A touring production of the smash hit Broadway revival of WEST SIDE STORY is set to tour North America beginning this fall. The tour will open at The Fisher Theatre in Detroit, MI in October 2010. Other cities will be announced soon.
WEST SIDE STORY Wins GRAMMY for Best Show Album
by BWW News Desk - Jan 31, 2010
The new Broadway cast album of 'West Side Story' has picked up the 2010 Grammy for Best Musical Show Album. The announcement was made during the Grammy Awards' pre-telecast ceremony held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Sunday, January 31. The creative team behind the 'West Side Story' new Broadway cast album is Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist. David Caddick & David Lai produced the album which was released by Masterworks Broadway.
IN THE HEIGHTS Hits The Stage In Columbus 11/24-29 At The Ohio Theatre
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 13, 2009
Broadway musical In the Heights tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York's Washington Heights neighborhood - a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music.
WEST SIDE STORY Recoups After 30 Weeks
by Jessica Lewis - Sep 30, 2009
WEST SIDE STORY producers announced today the recoupment of the show's $14 million investment after running only 30 Weeks (247 performances). The smash hit revival opened on Broadway Thursday, March 19, 2009 and began previews Monday, February 23, 2009 at the Palace Theatre, where it holds the house record for highest weekly gross. A national tour of this production of WEST SIDE STORY will begin in the fall of 2010.
