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The Z to Present New Rock Musical RATHSKELLER This May


Experience the regional premiere of RATHSKELLER: A MUSICAL ELIXIR at The Zeiders American Dream Theater. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Web Series QUEEN'S ENGLISH Premieres Second Season


Created by playwright and screenwriter Tyler Dwiggins (subText) and co-produced with Chris Morrissey, Queen's English is a 'gay web series about some messy queens just trying to make it through adulthood in one piece - with money left over for Sunday mimosas.'

New Musical, RATHSKELLER Premieres at New Ohio Theatre


This exciting new musical, directed by Rachel Rudd, takes the audience on an interactive journey of one man as he reckons with his past, his alcoholism, and ultimately his fate. Set in a dive bar, the show looks to connect to humanity in a way that all people can relate to no matter race, creed, or color. 

Season One of Web Comedy QUEEN'S ENGLISH is Available for Streaming


Season One of Queen's English, an award-winning web comedy, is now available for streaming. 

New Wave Theater Collective Presents SPRING BREAK: A Theater And Art Festival


New Wave Theater Collective presents 'Spring Break: A Theater and Art Festival,' as a part of NWTC's mixed media series.

AFTERGLOW'S David Merten Stars In New LGBTQ Web Series, 'Queen's English'


Afterglow's David Merten stars in the new comedic gay web series, 'Queen's English.'

BWW REVIEW: Voices and Emotions Soar in Ogunquit's HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME


The Ogunquit Playhouse in southern Maine has been setting the bar higher and higher with each new production under Bradford T. Kenney, artistic director. What used to be a quintessential ocean-side summer stock house now operates from May through November, often mounting New England, and occasionally national, regional premieres. Its current musical, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, is the company's most ambitious venture yet. Adapted from the 1996 Disney animated film which was based on the classic Victor Hugo novel "Notre Dame de Paris," the Ogunquit production boasts a towering vaulted set design, a 21-member cast of Broadway veterans, and a tremendous 32-member choir. This HUNCHBACK delivers soaring vocals as big as its epic themes.

Photo Flash: First Look- PALIN THE MUSICAL


'Girls just want to have fun,' you know it, I know it, but Erica Vlahinos is living it. Picking up her cues from power chicks from Tina Fey to Lena Dunham, Lil' Kim to Lily Allen, Vlahinos has set her laser sharp sights on the trail blazziest of unlikely trail blazzers - in a word, PALiN. Check out photos from the show below!

PALIN THE MUSICAL to Play Laurie Beechman Theatre This Spring


'Girls just want to have fun,' you know it, I know it, but Erica Vlahinos is living it. Picking up her cues from power chicks from Tina Fey to Lena Dunham, Lil' Kim to Lily Allen, Vlahinos has set her laser sharp sights on the trail blazziest of unlikely trail blazzers - in a word, PALiN.

Photo Flash: Winners of the 2014 MITF Awards


Last Monday, October 27, the Midtown International Theater Festival presented the awards for its 15th anniversary season. Meshelle, 'The Indie-Mom of Comedy,' hosted this New York independent theatre tradition which celebrates the outstanding work of the festivals and productions found in the Midtown International Theatre Festival, Midwinter Madness Fest, Commercial Division, Children's Theatre Program, Cabaret Showcase, Staged Reading Series, and the Short Play Lab. BroadwayWorld brings the results and pictures from the evening below!

Photo Flash: First Look at North Shore Music Theatre's LES MISERABLES


Bill Hanney's award-winning North Shore Music Theatre presents an all-new production of the world's most popular musical, LES MISERABLES. The Tony Award-winning masterpiece has thrilled audiences around the world and will now be presented in a unique in-the-round production. LES MISERABLES begins performances on Tuesday, October 28 and has been extended thru Sunday, November 16. Press night is scheduled for Wednesday, October 29 at 7:30 pm. Check out a first look at the production below!

North Shore Music Theatre Extends LES MISERABLES Through 11/16


Bill Hanney's award-winning North Shore Music Theatre presents an all-new production of the world's most popular musical, LES MISERABLES. The Tony Award-winning masterpiece has thrilled audiences around the world and will now be presented in a unique in-the-round production. LES MISERABLES begins performances on Tuesday, October 28 and has been extended thru Sunday, November 16. Press night is scheduled for Wednesday, October 29 at 7:30 pm

PALIN: THE LIVE TELEVISED MUSICAL CAMPAIGN Plays the Laurie Beechman Tonight


Where Saturday Night Live meets Forbidden Broadway, Erica Vlahinos and Benjamin Simpson present PALiN: the Live Televised Musical Campaign (www.palinthemusicalcampaign.com), an outrageous new one-act comedy hit that follows Sarah Palin as she embarks on a one-night only, live televised event to set the record straight and announce her candidacy in the 2016 Presidential Election. A fast-paced, witty book paired with show tune parodies, PALiN sharply satires both musical theatre and politics in this laugh-out-loud musical-comedy campaign. So pack your bags, because we're about to have a Tea Party!

MITF Awards to Honor Best of 2014 Midwinter Madness Short Play Festival, 10/27


The 2014 Midtown International Theater Festival culminates its 15th anniversary celebration with the MITF Awards recognizing the best of this summer's MITF and the February 2014 Midwinter Madness Short Play Festival.

PALIN: THE LIVE TELEVISED MUSICAL CAMPAIGN to Play the Laurie Beechman, 10/8


Where Saturday Night Live meets Forbidden Broadway, Erica Vlahinos and Benjamin Simpson present PALiN: the Live Televised Musical Campaign (www.palinthemusicalcampaign.com), an outrageous new one-act comedy hit that follows Sarah Palin as she embarks on a one-night only, live televised event to set the record straight and announce her candidacy in the 2016 Presidential Election. A fast-paced, witty book paired with show tune parodies, PALiN sharply satires both musical theatre and politics in this laugh-out-loud musical-comedy campaign. So pack your bags, because we're about to have a Tea Party!

WARP SPEED Set for MITF, 8/1-10


Imagine Little Shop of Horrors in Outer Space! In the tradition of Silence: the musical, Zombie Prom, and A Very Potter Musical comes producer Benjamin Simpson's production of Warp Speed: a Sci Fi Parody Musical, premiering at the 15th Anniversary Season of the Midtown International Theatre Festival.

Kimberly Marable, Brandon Rubendall and More Set for BROADWAY SESSIONS, 5/22


BROADWAY SESSIONS is described as an evening of musical performances, games and open mic featuring a new Broadway guest each week. The show is created and hosted by Ben Cameron (Bway Wicked, Aida and Footloose) and features musical director Joshua Stephen Kartes on piano. This Thursday, May 22nd, Broadway Sessions welcomes Kimberly Marable, Brandon Rubendall and more.

Broadway Sessions to Celebrate CCM, 4/10


BROADWAY SESSIONS is described as an evening of musical performances, games and open mic featuring a new Broadway guest each week. The show is created and hosted by Ben Cameron (Bway Wicked, Aida and Footloose) and features musical director Joshua Stephen Kartes on piano.

Photo Flash: First Look at The Carnegie's PARADE


Despite Tony Award wins for its soaring score and riveting script in 1999, the theatrical telling of the Leo Frank story is one rarely produced, requiring a large and talented cast and recounting a real American tragedy many would rather forget. That will change this April.

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