STAGE TUBE: On This Day 12/8- Graciela Daniele
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- Dec 8, 2013
Happy Birthday, Graciela Daniele! As a performer, Daniele made her Broadway debut in What Makes Sammy Run? in 1964. She studied with Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham while working with such luminaries as Bob Fosse, Agnes de Mille, and Michael Bennett, who hired her to assist him with Follies in 1971. Her first credit as a full-fledged choreographer was the 1979 revival of The Most Happy Fella. She has directed and/or choreographed several musicals of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, including, most recently, The Glorious Ones (2007) and Dessa Rose (2005) at the Off-Broadway Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center. She has directed and/or choreographed several musicals of Michael John LaChiusa Off-Broadway, most recently Bernarda Alba (2006) and Little Fish (2003).
PIPPIN Recoups Broadway Investment of $8.5 Million
by Nicole Rosky
- Dec 2, 2013
The producers of the Tony Award winning PIPPIN have announced that the show has officially recouped its $8.5 million capitalization costs as of the Sunday, December 1, 2013 performance. The show also broke the Music Box Theatre house record last week for the highest grossing single performance on the evening of Friday, November 29th with $151,219. The record was then broken again on the evening of Saturday, November 30th with $151,977 gross sales. Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz's Tony Award winning musical comedy PIPPIN is directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus and features choreography by Tony Award nominee Chet Walker in the style of Bob Fosse and circus creation by Gypsy Snider of the Montreal-based circus company Les 7 doigts de la main (also known as 7 Fingers). The production is now playing at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street).
Michael Kooman & Christopher Dimond Honored with 2013 Fred Ebb Award Today
by BWW News Desk
- Dec 2, 2013
The Fred Ebb Foundation in association with the Roundabout Theatre Company presents the ninth annual Fred Ebb Award for aspiring musical theatre songwriters to Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond. The award, named in honor of the late award-winning lyricist Fred Ebb, is presented by Joel Grey tonight, December 2nd from 6-8pm at a by-invitation-only ceremony in the Penthouse Lounge of The American Airlines Theater.
LAST CHANCE TO SEE LEE ROY REAMS TONIGHT AT 54 BELOW!
by Robert Diamond
- Dec 1, 2013
Lee Roy Reams = Broadway. It's really that simple. Or as Phil Geoffrey Bond, from 54 Below, likes to call this show: BROADWAY 101, and I would Certainly concur. If you have nothing to do tonight, get yourself to the Hottest venue in town, where Sunday Nights have become a "hot ticket" To see some some of the best talent around, doing all sorts of shows.
CABARET Set for Theatre Artists Studio, Now thru Dec 15
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 29, 2013
Rising up to the task are Shana Rebilas Bousard, Brad Bond, Cynthia Elek, Tony Hodges, Matt MacDougall, Tina Khalil, Diana Thompson and Dorothy Gaynor. Musical direction is provided by Joe Bousard, and accompaniment includes Scott Hay on drums, Joe Bousard on piano and Diana Thompson on woodwinds, with choreography by Tina Khalil.
BroadwayWorld is Most Thankful For: Last Season's Hits- PIPPIN
by BWW Special Coverage
- Nov 30, 2013
The 2013 theatre season brought some truly extraordinary productions, including Pippin, which is still playing at the Music Box Theatre. The revival earned 10 Tony nominations, taking home four awards- for Director, Leading Actress, Featured Actress, and Revival of a Musical.
Confirmed: Megan Sikora to Lead CABARET at Marriott Theatre in Chicago
by Tyler Peterson
- Nov 25, 2013
The musical theatre treasure CABARET kicks off the Marriott Theatre's 2014 season with previews January 15, opening January 22 and running through March 16 at 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. CABARET is Kander and Ebb's legendary musical about English cabaret performer Sally Bowles, American writer Clifford Bradshaw, and the decadence of 1929 Berlin. The production will be directed by David H. Bell with choreography by Matt Raftery and Musical Direction by Ryan T. Nelson.
Chet Walker Talks PIPPIN, Bob Fosse & Choreography
by Pat Cerasaro
- Nov 21, 2013
Performer, choreographer and director Chet Walker discusses his impressive resume as well as reflects on his valuable time spent throughout his career with master director/choreographer Bob Fosse as part of a new interview.
SWEET CHARITY to Play Hayes Theatre Co, Feb 7-March 9
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 19, 2013
The first show at the Hayes Theatre Co is an up-close and personal production of the classic musical Sweet Charity, produced by Luckiest Productions and Neil Gooding Productions. Sweet Charity will play at the Hayes Theatre Co from 7 February - 9 March 2014.
Usdan Announces $100 Early Bird Discount
by Tyler Peterson
- Nov 19, 2013
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts (www.usdan.com), the nationally acclaimed summer arts day camp, is accepting registrations for its 2014 season, and announces a $100 Early Bird Discount for all registrations received through January 31, 2014.
CABARET Set for Theatre Artists Studio November 29 - December 15
by Robert Diamond
- Nov 16, 2013
Rising up to the task are Shana Rebilas Bousard, Brad Bond, Cynthia Elek, Tony Hodges, Matt MacDougall, Tina Khalil, Diana Thompson and Dorothy Gaynor. Musical direction is provided by Joe Bousard, and accompaniment includes Scott Hay on drums, Joe Bousard on piano and Diana Thompson on woodwinds, with choreography by Tina Khalil.
PIPPIN's Pigs Try To Escape & Take The Subway
by Pat Cerasaro
- Nov 15, 2013
The colorful cast of characters comprising the company of the hit Broadway revival of Stephen Schwartz's beloved medieval musical PIPPIN boasts performers of all shapes and sizes, including a few who occasionally oink, and some of those plucky pigs recently took it upon themselves to try to sneak away from the farm... and, they got about as far as the subway!
Cast of PIPPIN to Perform at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, 11/28
by Tyler Peterson
- Nov 15, 2013
The Tony-Award winning Broadway cast of PIPPIN has joined the line-up of performances in the nation's most beloved spectacle, the Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which returns for the 87th year of magic on Thursday, November 28 (9 a.m. - noon EST; check local listings) throughout the country live on NBC. The cast will perform "Corner of the Sky" and "Magic to Do."
From Stage to Screen - BWW's Favorite Musicals Adapted for the Cinema
by BWW Special Coverage
- Nov 17, 2013
With LES MISERABLES' stirring success at the box office last year and upcoming, all-star film versions of INTO THE WOODS, JERSEY BOYS, THE LAST FIVE YEARS, ANNIE and THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, we couldn't resist rounding up a few of our favorite stage-to-screen adaptations.
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