Students Perform In The Tony Award-Winning Rock Musical SPRING AWAKENING At McDaniel College by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2018 McDaniel College Theatre presents the Tony Award-winning musical 'Spring Awakening' directed by Theatre Arts department chair Elizabeth van den Berg, with Alison Shaffer serving as musical director and choreography by Julie Herber. UofSC Theatre Stages Chekhov's Rarely-Performed PLATONOV by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2018 The University of SC Department of Theatre and Dance will present Platonov, the rarely-performed first play by influential playwright Anton Chekhov, at Longstreet Theatre, November 9-17. Yale Repertory Premieres THE PRISONER by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2018 Yale Repertory Theatre presents the U.S. premiere of THE PRISONER with text and stage direction by Peter Brook and Marie-Helene Estienne, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street), November 2-17, 2018. Opening Night is Thursday, November 8. FTC Theater Co Stages DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2018 The Award Winning FTC Theater Company, at the Performing Arts Center in Dix Hills, NY presents the Five Time Tony Award Winning Show Tony-Winning Designer Clint Ramos to Lead Fordham's Design and Production Major by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2018 Decorated designer Clint Ramos, currently represented on Broadway by Once On This Island, has just joined the staff at Fordham University heading up their Design and Production track. CCM Musical Theatre Presents Broadway Classic GUYS AND DOLLS by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2018 The University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music celebrates the 50th anniversary of its Musical Theatre program with a cherished musical comedy from Broadway's golden age, Guys and Dolls. Named one of Cincinnati CityBeat's 'most eagerly anticipated fall productions' and listed in Cincinnati's Magazine's '10 can't-miss performances,' Guys and Dolls opens at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19 and continues through Oct. 27, 2018 in CCM's Corbett Auditorium. Expect The Weird And Unusual With MARISOL At NKU by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2018 Northern Kentucky University's School of the Arts continues its 2018-2019 Theatre + Dance season with MARISOL, which runs Oct. 23-28 in NKU's Stauss Theatre. Please be advised that MARISOL contains mature language and subject matter. BroadwayWorld Seeks College Student Bloggers by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2018 As a Student Blogger, you will have the chance to share your experience and personal perspective as a student of the theatrical arts. You must be studying the theatrical arts, but you do NOT need to be a performer. All applicants should have excellent writing skills and an enthusiasm for sharing their educational experience with BroadwayWorld.com - the largest theater site on the net! CSUF Announces Fall Musical CHILDREN OF EDEN by BWW News Desk - October 10, 2018 Cal State Fullerton's Fall musical is the warm-hearted family play "Children of Eden" featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, (creator of the Tony-Award winning "Wicked," "Pippin" and "Godspell") with a book by John Caird. The production is directed by professional director and actor Rufus Bonds, Jr. with musical direction by David Lamoureaux and choreography by William F. Lett, running October 26-November 11 in the Little Theatre on campus. "Children of Eden" is a musical telling of the inspirational stories of "Adam and Eve," "Noah and the Ark" and other stories from the "Book of Genesis." Lynn University's BFA Program Reveals Student Cast In THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER by BWW News Desk - October 10, 2018 Lynn University's College of Arts and Sciences today revealed the student cast of the first performance by its new Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in drama program. The B.F.A. in drama is the most prestigious undergraduate degree available for theater students. Lynn's program offers students concentrated theatrical training that prepares them to work professionally in theater, movies and musicals. The program's first production is next week. Fresno State University Theatre Brings Lives Of Dreamers Center Stage In JUST LIKE US by BWW News Desk - October 10, 2018 University Theatre is pleased to present the Central Valley premiere of 'Just Like Us' by Karen Zacarias, based on the novel by Helen Thorpe. The production is directed by Dr. Gina Sandi-Diaz and runs October 26 - November 3, 2018 in the Dennis & Cheryl Woods Theatre in the Speech Arts building on the campus of Fresno State. New English Translation Of OUR CLASS to Play Georgetown University's Davis Performing Arts Center by BWW News Desk - October 10, 2018 GU Theater & Performance Studies Program presents World Premiere of a new English translation of gripping, timely 'Our Class' by Tadeusz Slobodzianek, directed by Prof. Derek Goldman In residence at Georgetown, DC-based playwright Norman Allen developed this adaptation of the play, based on true events in Poland Eklund Opera Presents Timeless and Timely WEST SIDE STORY by BWW News Desk - October 9, 2018 The University of Colorado Boulder's Eklund Opera Program will present Leonard Bernstein's iconic "West Side Story" in Macky Auditorium Oct. 26-28 as part of the CU Bernstein at 100 celebration. BWW REVIEW: SIDE SHOW Opens Theatre Season at Oklahoma City University's Wanda L. Bass School of Music by Jessica Vanek - October 8, 2018 BWW REVIEW: SIDE SHOW Opens Theatre Season at Oklahoma City University's Wanda L. Bass School of Music CURTAINS Takes the Stage At The Center For The Arts by BWW News Desk - October 4, 2018 The Pepperdine University Fine Arts Division Theatre and Music Departments present the musical Curtains at 7:30 p.m. November 9-10 and November 15-17, with a matinee on Sunday, November 11 at 2 p.m., at the Malibu campus' Smothers Theatre. UofSC Lab Theatre Celebrates Biting Humor of Christopher Durang One-Act Plays by BWW News Desk - October 4, 2018 Two outrageous one-act plays will take the stage at the UofSC Lab Theatre October 14-17, as the Department of Theatre and Dance presents Double Durang: An Evening of One-Acts by Christopher Durang. HOT MIKADO Updates Classic Operetta With Jazz And Anime-Inspired Design by BWW News Desk - October 4, 2018 Theatre UCF's production of Hot Mikado brings a unique design concept to the show and to the company: Japanese anime. Based on The Mikado, a comedic 1880s operetta which follows young lovers living in a fictional Japanese town where acts as small as flirting are a capital crime, Hot Mikado sets the original story and lyrics to a jazz-infused score with big, flashy dance numbers. A self-professed lover of 'all things Japanese,' director Earl D. Weaver brings Theatre UCF's upcoming production into the world of anime, using manga comics, kawaii culture and J-pop music videos as inspiration for the over-the-top designs. Collegiate Theatrics: Middle Tennessee State University's REGAN HOLMBERG by Jeffrey Ellis - October 3, 2018 Following a summer spent as an intern with Studio Tenn (and appearing in the company's production of Frankenstein), Regan Holmberg finds herself in the midst of her junior year at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro and already is hard at work on her first show of the semester. In fact, she predicts fall semester 2018 is going to be as jam-packed as her summer was as Elmer Rice's The Adding Machine opens in MTSU's Dorethe Tucker Theatre tonight. CAP UCLA Presents Josh Fox's THE TRUTH HAS CHANGED Oct. 27 by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2018 UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) presents Emmy-winning and Oscar and Drama Desk Award-nominated filmmaker, playwright and activist Josh Fox (Gasland) in a filmed live solo performance of his new theater work, The Truth Has Changed, ahead of the U.S. midterm elections on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. at Royce Hall. Molloy College Poetry Event to Feature Gerry LaFemina by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2018 Molloy College and its Writer-in-Residence, Barbara Novack, will be hosting a poetry event featuring Gerry LaFemina on Sunday, October 14, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. in the Reception Room, Kellenberg Hall, on Molloy College's Rockville Centre campus. This event is free and open to the public. An open reading will follow the featured presentation. Collegiate Theatrics: Lipscomb University's BROOKE BETHEL by Jeffrey Ellis - September 26, 2018 For Brooke Bethel, now enrolled at Nashville's David Lipscomb University, the road to becoming an actor - or, more to the point, majoring in theatre in college - has taken a circuitous route since her childhood in northwestern Idaho. Powerful, Provocative Drama Offers Fierce Season Opener For Cal State Fullerton by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2018 Cal State Fullerton's 2018-2019 theatre season opens with the powerful "Bee-luther-hatchee" by Thomas Gibbons. The production is directed by guest professional director Saundra McClain and runs October 5-28, 2018 in the Hallberg Theatre on campus. The play follows Shelita Burns, an African-American editor, who publishes "Bee-luther-hatchee," the award-winning biography of a reclusive 72-year-old black woman named Libby Price. Having never met, Shelita decides to deliver a copy to Libby. The meeting between the two stirs a complex confrontation and challenges preconceptions. NYU Steinhardt To Stage GUYS AND DOLLS by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2018 NYU Steinhardt's Program in Vocal Performance will present the musical Guys and Dolls from September 20-24, 2018. The show features music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, and is based on a story and characters of Damon Runyon. Annika Boras directs and Cynthia Cahill is the associate director. Collegiate Theatrics: Belmont University's LIAM SEARCY by Jeffrey Ellis - September 19, 2018 Take Belmont University musical theatre major Liam Searcy, for example: He close Frankenstein, along with his cast and crewmates at Studio Tenn a scant two weeks ago and coming up this Friday night, he is among the talented ensemble of actors who will open The Civil War at Nashville's Street Theatre Company.My name is Liam Searcy and I am a Musical Theatre Major at Belmont University. Searcy is just one of the many students who learned early the necessity of staying on top of their academic load while pursuing their theatrical aspirations - all in hopes of a successful career spent in performance. Photo Flash: SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE Comes To UofSC Theatre by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2018 The University of SC Department of Theatre and Dance will present Shakespeare in Love, the popular stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning film, October 5-13 at Drayton Hall Theatre. |
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