Laura Daniel

BWW catches up with Eli Matthewson to chat about bringing Daddy Short Legs to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

New York City musician accomplishes an artistic best during the Covid Quarantine by performing with over 100 people, mostly remotely; a cast of friends and former students on all seven continents, concluding with Carter Jones at the McMurdo Station in Antarctica.

FRED Award judges have chosen three finalists to compete at tomorrow's final festival showcase, Electric Kiwi Last Laughs. The FRED, one of the highest commendations in our comedy industry, is awarded to the Best New Zealand Show in the 2021 NZ Intl Comedy Festival with Best Foods Mayo.

The 2018 Auckland Fringe is the first annual iteration of the festival - an organic result of the momentum created from the success of the 2017 Fringe. The Auckland Fringe has existed in various guises since 2009, but it wasn't until the current Festival Director Lydia Zanetti took over during make-or-break times, and carried off an explosive Auckland Fringe in 2017 that we've seen it start to show its teeth.

Joe Gulla's 'It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Part 2' will have its World Premiere as part of the Village Playwrights' 'Queer Scare 4' this Today, October 25th, at the LGBT Community Center.

The Pound: A Musical for the Dogs - a funny and heartwarming musical about a collection of colorful canines and their quest to find a home - will be showcased as part of Theatre Now New York's Sound Bites 4.0 musical theatre festival: http://www.tnny.org/ - an excerpt from The Pound: A Musical for the Dogs will be presented at the Signature Theatre on 42nd Street (Irene Diamond Stage) on May 29, 2017.

Eric Abraham and the Fugard Theatre present the world premiere of double Fleur du Cap writer award winner Louis Viljoen's new play, THE EULOGISTS. Viljoen is the Fugard Theatre's Writer in Residence and THE EULOGISTS excitingly marks his first offering in this position.

One Eyed Man Productions in association with Neglected Musicals and Hayes Theatre Co present Virginia Gay in CALAMITY JANE. Playing at Hayes Theatre Co from March 8, the full cast of CALAMITY JANE has been announced. 

The rarely performed 1930's American Opera, PORGY AND BESS is given a Staged Concert treatment by Director Mitchell Butel with the support of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs.

Legendary frontierswoman; notorious daredevil; profane storyteller; unwomanly radical - CALAMITY JANE is one of the most immediately recognizable figures of the old American West.

Tonight Hayes Theatre Co held its twice-yearly COMING SOON event, where programming announcements for 2017 were made. 

The very popular Pageant Princess, The Musical is back and has moved on to the Semi-Final round in the New York New Works Theatre Festival, September 19th, 7pm/Elektra Theatre Tickets $22 (for tickets visit http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2604356).

Violet Productions Presents, Pageant Princess, The Musical as part of the New York New Works Theatre Festival, August 31st, 7pm/Elektra Theatre Tickets $21.25 (for tickets visit www.NYNWTheatreFestival.com)

One Eyed Man Productions in association with Hayes Theatre Co is thrilled to announce the cast of SIDE SHOW, due to play a strictly limited four-week season at Hayes Theatre Co from September 23. This will be the Australian premiere of the Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical that tells a stunning tale of sisterhood. With music from the composer of Dreamgirls, SIDE SHOW is based on the remarkable real-life story of conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton and their transition from 'circus freaks' to megastars.

Joe Gulla's 'Sleeping With The Fish' will open the Village Playwrights's 'Gay Pride and Prejudice: LGBTQ Stories' this Wednesday, June 22 at the LGBT Community Center. These staged readings of short plays were curated in celebration of Gay Pride. Written by Gulla and directed by Brian Rardin, 'Sleeping With The Fish' stars Jason Nuzzo, Laura Daniel Koch and the playwright himself.

DO RE MI (1960) has music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Garson Kanin wrote the libretto and directed the production. DO RE MI opened on December 26, 1960, and ran for 400 performances.

DO RE MI (1960) has music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Garson Kanin wrote the libretto and directed the production. DO RE MI opened on December 26, 1960, and ran for 400 performances.

Off-Broadway's devilishly new musical Hell's Belles will run through December 14, 2015.  Hell's Belles has a book and lyrics by Bryan D. Leys, music by Steve Liebman and features direction by John Znidarsic, music direction by Mary Feinsinger, musical staging by Eugenio Contenti and is presented by Tweiss Productions and Nicholas James Opalenik/Event Horizon Productions. 

The cast of Off-Broadway's HELL'S BELLES will burn up the stage at the Laurie Beechman Theatre (407 West 42nd Street) tonight, November 5, 2015 at 11PM, tickets are $5 (with a $15 minimum).