A native of Williston, ND, Erin Privratsky is a Digital Strategy Manager based in New York City, focusing on developing social media strategies for creative arts and entertainment professionals. Recently relocated to New York after a decade as a regional BroadwayWorld contributor in San Antonio, TX, she attends as many theatrical productions as her schedule allows. In addition to being a BroadwayWorld contributor, she works with theatre professionals including Idina Menzel, Andrew Lippa, Melissa Errico, and The Off-Broadway League, and ALLEGIANCE.
BWW Interviews: Idina Menzel - Concerts & New Album & Glee, Oh My!
September 28, 2011
September 28, 2011
Idina Menzel is about to wrap up an 18-month concert tour - that is, when she's not busy filming episodes of Fox's hit show Glee, bringing the arts to young people, and being a wife to fellow performer Taye Diggs and mom to their 2-year-old son Walker. Somehow she found time to talk to me about her multifaceted career and give a little insight into what's in store for her for the rest of 2011.
MEMPHIS Heads to Houston October 25-30
September 13, 2011
September 13, 2011
MEMPHIS, the 2010 Tony® Award Winner for Best Musical and one of Broadway's most exciting new shows, is coming to the Hobby Center for one week only!
Idina Menzel Set for 3-Night Stand with Houston Symphony
September 13, 2011
September 13, 2011
Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel will be fronting the Houston Symphony for a three-night-stand October 14, 15, and 16. Tickets are on sale now via IdinaMenzel.com.
SOUTH PACIFIC Makes Austin Debut Nov 8-13
September 7, 2011
September 7, 2011
NETworks Presentations presents a new production of Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical SOUTH PACIFIC, making its Austin debut at Texas Performing Arts' Bass Concert Hall, playing November 8-13 as part of the Wells Fargo Broadway Across America - Austin series.
MARY POPPINS at the Majestic On Sale Now
July 28, 2011
July 28, 2011
Cadillac Broadway in San Antonio and producers Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions and Cameron Mackintosh announced today that tickets for the long-awaited production of MARY POPPINS will go on sale to the public at 10 a.m., Friday, July 15.
BWW Interviews: Idina Menzel Set to Take to the Western Sky at Red Rocks
July 17, 2011
July 17, 2011
Tony Award-winning actress Idina Menzel is performing at famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado on July 17, backed by the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Marvin Hamlisch. It's part of an 18-month concert tour that has zig-zagged the singer across the United States from Los Angeles to New York (and soon overseas to the United Kingdom), placing her in front of the nation's best symphony orchestras. Idina recently took some time to speak to me about her upcoming concert and her approach to performing.
Nothin' But A Good Time at ROCK OF AGES
May 11, 2011
May 11, 2011
Have you ever crimped and teased your hair? Fantasized about Tawny Kitaen dancing on the hood of your Jaguar? Played some epic air guitar, or even some epic Guitar Hero?
Lippa's THE WILD PARTY Opens at Texas State
April 28, 2011
April 28, 2011
Adapted from a book-length poem about the Roaring Twenties, The Wild Party tells the story of one wild evening in the Manhattan apartment shared by a vaudeville dancer and a vaudeville clown. In a relationship marked by vicious behavior and recklessness, they decide to throw a party to end all parties. The Wild Party won the 2000 Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Musical. The Tony-nominated Mr. Lippa is the Composer-in-Residence at Texas State.
Broadway Across America Announces Austin's 2011-2012 Season
April 15, 2011
April 15, 2011
Broadway Across America today announced the company's Austin 2011-2012 Season, extending from September 2011 to June 2012 at Texas Performing Arts' Bass Concert Hall, with select performances at The Long Center.
WEST SIDE STORY Rumbles at The Majestic
March 24, 2011
March 24, 2011
The classic American musical West Side Story is currently playing at the Majestic Theatre. With music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents, West Side Story first opened on Broadway in 1957 and earned a slew of Tony Award nominations.
Cadillac Broadway Unveils its 2011-2012 Season at the Majestic!
February 21, 2011
February 21, 2011
The Majestic Theatre announces its 2011-2012 Cadillac Broadway in San Antonio Season of six stellar productions, including the San Antonio premiere of Billy Elliot the Musical, the new 25th anniversary production of legendary musical Les Miserables and the first U.S. theatrical tour of the Blue Man Group. In addition, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's high-flying musical Mary Poppins, the musical theatre classic Fiddler on the Roof, and the Broadway smash-hit production La Cage Aux Folles take the stage for this magical season.
WICKED Flies Into The Majestic
February 20, 2011
February 20, 2011
Chances are, when you hear the name Dorothy, you think of one thing and one thing only: The Wizard of Oz. This is the tagline to one of the most successful Broadway musicals of all time: Wicked. Currently playing a three-week stint at the Majestic Theatre, Wicked is the the untold story of the Witches of Oz.
ANN: An Affectionate Portrait of Ann Richards - On Sale Now
February 13, 2011
February 13, 2011
ANN: An Affectionate Portrait of Ann Richards with Emmy® Award-winning Actress Holland Taylor plays Austin's Paramount Theatre May 4-7.
Gexa Energy Broadway at The Hobby Center Announces its 2011-2012 Season
February 13, 2011
February 13, 2011
Gexa Energy Broadway at the Hobby Center turns the spotlight on the newest hits from Broadway in its 2011-2012 season, announced today. Houston theater audiences will be captivated with new Broadway shows this season!
LEGALLY BLONDE Holds Court at the Majestic
January 20, 2011
January 20, 2011
Omigod, you guys! A musical version of Reese Witherspoon's girl-power silver screen blockbuster hit Legally Blonde is now playing at the Majestic Theatre for a limited engagement.
9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL Punches In at the Majestic
December 12, 2010
December 12, 2010
If you've ever poured yourself a cup of ambition in the morning to be able to face the upcoming 9:00-5:00 workday, Dolly Parton has a paycheck waiting for you at the Majestic Theatre.
SHREK Opens in Austin
November 4, 2010
November 4, 2010
SHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone's favorite ogre to life the Bass Concert Hall stage.
Andrew Lippa to Sneak-Peek New Show at Texas State
October 22, 2010
October 22, 2010
Famed Broadway composer Andrew Lippa will be holding an intimate showcase of selections from his next musical, THE MAN IN THE CEILING, at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas on Saturday, October 23 at 7:30 pm.
