Tell Me On A Sunday At Laurie Beechman Theatre Thru 5/18
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2008
A New York return after 22 years! The Alloy Theater Company presents 'Tell Me On A Sunday' with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Don Black and Richard Maltby, Jr. and stars 2007 MAC award nominee Maxine Linehan. The show will run on Sundays from now through May 18th at The Laurie Beechman Theater @The West Bank Café 407 W42nd Street.
Darren Romeo To Play San Francisco
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2008
Siegfried & Roy present DARREN ROMEO: The Voice of Magic, an intimate theatrical extravaganza combining music and magic, in a limited engagement at San Francisco's Post Street Theatre beginning June 3rd.
Photo Coverage: 'The Music Man' Opening Night Party
by Jan Nargi - April 23, 2008
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford, CT, celebrated its much anticipated opening night of 'The Music Man' on Tuesday, April 22 at Vito's by the Park. Performed as a semi-staged concert, the 50th Anniversary Tribute stars the legendary Shirley Jones and son Patrick Cassidy, along with Broadway veterans Lisa Vroman and Jason Graae.
Larry Saltzman Of 'Jersey Boys' Joins 'Moonshine Martinis'
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2008
Featured on the Grammy Award winning 'Jersey Boys' Cast Recording and Martin Scorsese's Acadamy Award winning film 'The Departed', guitarist Larry Saltzman joins Moonshine Martinis: A 60's and 70's Country Cabaret, featuring country music from the 60s and 70s.
Piven To Star In Mamet's 'Speed', Pepe Will Direct
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2008
In addition to his revival productions of 'American Buffalo', the New York Times is reporting that playwright David Mamet will have a second revival of his 1988 play 'Speed The Plow'
'Eightballs' a new comedy to premiere 5/15
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2008
'Eightballs,' a new comedy about four twenty-something guys who try to party like rock stars, premieres at The Green Room on May 15th.
'High School Musical' Moves To Las Vegas
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2008
Disney Theatrical Productions announces that Disney's HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL On Tour will be playing the Theatre for the Performing Arts in the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino for one week only, June 4-8.
Photo Coverage: 'Kiss Me Kate' Opens At Papermill
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - April 23, 2008
Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Artistic Director, Mark W. Jones-Executive Director) officially opened its mainstage production of Cole Porter's masterpiece Kiss Me, Kate, returning to the Paper Mill Stage after a 40 year absence.
'Vita and Virginia' Ends Limited Engagement At Zipper 4/28
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2008
The No Frills Company's acclaimed production of 'VITA & VIRGINIA', starring KATHLEEN CHALFANT (WIT, ANGELS IN AMERICA) and PATRICIA ELLIOTT (One Life to Live, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, THE SHADOW BOX) will end its limited engagement at The Zipper Factory Theater, 336 West 37th Street, on Monday, April 28, 2008 at 7 PM. Pamela Berlin directed the play Eileen Atkins adapted from the correspondence between writers Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West.
'Really Big Pirate Show!' To Have Reading 5/5
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2008
On Monday, May 5th at 7:00PM the creative team of The Really Big Pirate Show! will present a reading at the 411 Theatre Space at 300 West 43rd Street in Manhattan in another step towards a planned Broadway run.
Photo Flash: South Ark Stage Presents 'The Bully Pulpit'
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2008
'The Bully Pulpit' a new play written and performed by Michael O. Smith begins performances on April 29th. Taking place on Teddy's 60th birthday, surrounded by mementos of his adventures as a rancher, Rough Rider, naturalist and President, Roosevelt re-examines the events of his colorful life from humorous and characteristically blunt perspective.
[title of show] Cast To Host Drama Desk Awards 5/18
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2008
The cast of [title of show], the original musical that will open on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre in July, will host the 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards on Sunday, May 18, at 9:00 PM, it was announced by Robert R. Blume, Executive Producer of the awards ceremony, and William Wolf, President of the Drama Desk.
Chenoweth To Perform On 'Corporate Night' At CSO 4/19
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2008
Stage, film and television star Kristin Chenoweth joins the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for its annual Corporate Night celebration on Tuesday, May 6, at 7:30 p.m. Led by conductor Andrew Lippa, Chenoweth will perform songs from some of Broadway's most celebrated musicals, including 'Wicked,' 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown,' and 'The Music Man,' alongside beloved standards and opera classics.
MCC Youth Theater Announces Seventh Annual 'Uncensored'
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2008
MCC THEATER (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, Artistic Directors; William Cantler, Associate Artistic Director; Blake West, Executive Director) is committed to the cultivation of new voices and to the creation of innovative work through its programs for emerging artists.