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In Italy during the 18th century, an average of 5,000 boys were castrated

annually. Almost exclusively, they came from poor families. Their treble voices intact, castration promised those who survived a chance to earn fame and fortune by singing female roles in the opera. A few made it, but most didn’t and were swept aside.



Stiletto, a new musical with Music and Lyrics by three-time Grammy nominee, Oscar and Golden Globe nominee Matthew Wilder (Disney’s Mulan), Book by double Olivier Award nominee Tim Luscombe (Noël Coward’s Easy Virtue, Terrence Rattigan’s The Browning Version and Harlequinade), is set in Venice, Europe’s opera capital.



During the winter of 1730-31, Venice is a city bristling with opportunity where fortunes can be made but life is cheap. A city of lustre and intrigue with plenty of chances of success for Marco, who was castrated as a child to retain his perfect voice. Opera stars being the rock stars of their day, Marco is on course to be an 18th-century Jagger or Bowie, to snag a powerful patron and play leading roles.



In a busy square he meets Gioia, confident, strong willed... and supremely

talented. But despite her musical gifts, being the daughter of an African slave there’s no chance for her to fulfil her dreams. Marco recognises her talent and, sensing that they are both outsiders as well as sharing a love for music, they fall in love.



In an attempt to get her on stage, Marco introduces Gioia to society and his patron, the Contessa Azzurra, but at the end of the evening, a body lies dead and Gioia is hauled off to prison. To free her, Marco must overcome the demons of his past and the morally corrupt forces of the present.


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Previews: KINKY BOOTS at Music Theatre Wichita At Century II Concert Hall
by Paula Makar - Jun 28, 2022


Dorothy won’t be the only one donning sparkly red heels this season! The Tony-winning Best musical struts into its MTWichita debut, telling the heartwarming, hilarious, and true story of a faltering shoe factory that saved itself from bankruptcy by embracing a fabulous new clientele. The production will open Wednesday, July 6th and run until Sunday, July 10th.

Theatre Royal Stratford East Announces 2022-23 Season, Plus New Royalty Scheme
by Stephi Wild - May 24, 2022


Theatre Royal Stratford East today announces its 2022/23 season. The season includes Anthony Neilson's poignant and comical delve into the nature of mental illness, The Wonderful World of Dissocia, directed by Emma Baggott, which opens in September 2022.

Photos & Video: See Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman & Warren Carlyle at Curtain Call for the Final Performance of HARMONY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 16, 2022


Last night, Off-Broadway saw the closing night of the new musical Harmony at the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene. Joining the cast on stage at the curtain call and teasing a potential transfer were the creators, Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, along with the director/choreographer Warren Carlyle.

HARMONY: A NEW MUSICAL Original Cast Album Set To Be Recorded
by A.A. Cristi - May 12, 2022


Harmony: A New Musical, starring musical theatre icons Chip Zien (Into the Woods, Caroline, Or Change) and Sierra Boggess (The Little Mermaid, The Phantom of the Opera), has announced the recording of their original cast album, to be produced by Barry Manilow and co-produced by Lawrence Manchester. Jill Dell'Abate is the Production Manager.

Barry Manilow to Sit Out of HARMONY Opening Night Due to Positive Covid-19 Test
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 13, 2022


Barry Manilow has released a statement, sharing that due to testing positive for COVID-19, he will be unable to attend the opening night performance of his musical HARMONY. 

HARMONY: A NEW MUSICAL Opens Tomorrow Night At National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 12, 2022


Harmony: A New Musical, starring musical theatre icons Chip Zien (Into the Woods, Caroline, Or Change) and Sierra Boggess (The Little Mermaid, The Phantom of the Opera), opens this Wednesday night to a sold-out crowd at National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene.

THE TOXIC AVENGER Plays at Questors Theatre
by Marissa Tomeo - Mar 26, 2022


It's a toxic love story with an environmental twist. The Toxic Avenger will leave audiences laughing in the aisles as it rocks the house. Featuring a wailin' rock score, this musical comedy has something for everyone!

Barry Manilow. Bruce Sussman. The Manhattan Transfer. Marx Brothers. Comedian Harmonists.
by - Mar 25, 2022


Special Offer - Barry Manilow. Bruce Sussman. The Manhattan Transfer. Marx Brothers. Comedian Harmonists.

Previews And Rush Policy Announced For HARMONY: A NEW MUSICAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 21, 2022


Harmony: A New Musical, starring musical theatre icons Chip Zien (Into the Woods, Caroline, Or Change) and Sierra Boggess (The Little Mermaid, The Phantom of the Opera), opens in previews this Wednesday, March 23, 2022, for a limited, seven-week run.

BWW Review: KINKY BOOTS at Moorpark College
by Cary Ginell - Mar 15, 2022


Christopher J. Thume blows the roof off the building with a bravura performance as drag queen Lola in 'Kinky Boots,' the 2013 Tony Award winning musical.

VIDEO: Go Inside Rehearsals for THE TOXIC AVENGER at Questors Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 15, 2022


The Toxic Avenger is a charming love story and laugh-out-loud monster musical that has it all -- an unlikely hero, his beautiful girlfriend, a corrupt New Jersey mayor and two guys who play... well, everyone else ... bullies, mobsters, old ladies, and stiletto-wearing back-up singers.

Orlando Shakes Announces KINKY BOOTS and More 2022-23 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 11, 2022


From high-stepping and fan-favorite musicals to compelling award-winning dramas, Orlando Shakes in partnership with UCF has announced its upcoming productions for the 2022-23 season. 

BWW Review: KINKY BOOTS at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre
by Melissa Hall - Mar 1, 2022


If the name didn’t give it away, this is not your average Beef & Boards production. The Broadway hit roars onto the stage with drag queens in stiletto heels and a whole lot of sass. Based on a true story, the musical’s message of accepting people for who they are is more timely than ever.

THE TOXIC AVENGER Returns to Questors Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 1, 2022


New Jersey's favourite Superhero returns to London in this monster of a comedy based on the classic cult film!

Folksbiene Announces Full Cast and Creative Team For HARMONY By Barry Manilow & Bruce Sussman
by Stephi Wild - Feb 22, 2022


National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF) today announced the entire cast and creative team for Harmony: A New Musical, starring musical theatre icons Chip Zien (Into the Woods, Caroline, Or Change) and Sierra Boggess (The Little Mermaid, The Phantom of the Opera).

VIDEO: Ashley Bad Releases New Single 'The Gun!'
by Michael Major - Feb 2, 2022


Hot on the spiked stiletto heels of her debut single, “Deadly,” New York City latex performer and Lords of Acid burlesquer Ashley Bad returns with a smoking hot new single, “The Gun!” For this song, Bad turns up the heat with an ultra sultry vocal performance while producer Mark Gemini Thwaite amps up the guitars for an extra heavy atmosphere.

Chip Zien & Sierra Boggess Will Lead The Cast of Barry Manilow Musical HARMONY At Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 25, 2022


National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene today announced that musical theatre icons Chip Zien and Sierra Boggess will lead the cast of the acclaimed musical Harmony by the legendary Barry Manilow and his longtime collaborator Bruce Sussman in March 2022. At the helm will be

80S MANIA Comes to Swindon's Wyvern Theatre in January 2022
by Stephi Wild - Jan 3, 2022


From West End producer, director, performer and choreographer Vikki Holland-Bowyer, and partner Greg Stevenson, the hit-packed production features back-combed hair, shimmying shoulder pads, wet-look neon leggings, the lairiest of leotards, indiscriminate double denim and 24-7 sunglasses – and that's just a description of the audience of Europe's official long-standing premier 1980's multi-tribute concert show.

BWW Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Players On Air
by Timoth David Copney - Dec 6, 2021


What's the buzz? Lemme tell you what was a'happenin' last weekend at the performing arts space in the old North Carroll High School in Hampstead. Players On Air presented a revival of Andrew Lloyd Weber's Jesus Christ Superstar and those hallowed halls were rockin!

KINKY BOOTS is Now Playing at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
by Stephi Wild - Oct 20, 2021


Winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Kinky Boots features a joyous, Tony-winning score by Cyndi Lauper and a hilarious, uplifting book by four-time Tony winner, Harvey Fierstein. The musical is based on the eponymous film written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth, and is based on true events. 

Richard O'Brien's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Returns To The Roxy Regional Theatre This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 19, 2021


Dig out your fishnet stockings and dust off your stilettos!  Following a one-year hiatus, that sweet transvestite and his motley crew are back for the ninth year in an annual tradition on the corner of Franklin and First in Historic Downtown Clarksville.  

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Launches 107th Season
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2021


The Tony Award-nominated and Drama Desk Award-winning National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF) ushers in its 107th season with stellar productions of the acclaimed musical Harmony: A New Musical by the legendary Barry Manilow and his longtime collaborator Bruce Sussman, a co-production with the New York City Opera of the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon's The Garden Of The Finzi-Continis, a virtual presentations of Kadye Molodowsky's Ale Fenster Tsu Der Zun (All the Windows Face the Sun), 15 Minute Yiddish (More or Less), and much more.

80S MANIA Will Open at Coventry's Belgrade Theatre
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 3, 2021


From West End producer, director, performer and choreographer Vikki Holland-Bowyer, and partner Greg Stevenson, the hit-packed production features back-combed hair, shimmying shoulder pads, wet-look neon leggings, the lairiest of leotards, indiscriminate double denim and 24-7 sunglasses – and that’s just a description of the audience of Europe’s official long-standing premier 1980’s multi-tribute concert show. 

10th KeyBank Rochester Fringe Announces Lineup For This Month
by Stephi Wild - Sep 8, 2021


The festival has more than 425 in-person and online performances and events ranging from comedy, dance, kids' fringe, and multidisciplinary shows, to music, spoken word, theatre, and visual art & film.

HARMONY, the New Musical by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, Comes to New York in 2022
by Stephi Wild - Aug 23, 2021


The musical tells the true story of the Comedian Harmonists, an ensemble of six talented young men in 1920s Germany who took the world by storm with their signature blend of sophisticated close harmonies and uproarious stage antics, until their inclusion of Jewish singers put them on a collision course with history.

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