Fuschia News

'There are two kinds of people in the world, as ye very well know,' Peter Cormican asserts in a lilting accent, 'those that are Irish and those that want to be.' The English-born actor, son Irish parents - a Protestant mother from Belfast and a Catholic father from Galway - is currently in Maine to make his Maine State Music Theatre/Portland Stage debut in Frank McCourt's play The Irish and How They Got That Way, directed by Marc Robin, which opens in Portland August 19th. The production, a bold new collaboration between two of Maine leading Equity companies, marks an exciting new chapter for both theatres and promises to be one of the season's biggest hits, as it has been in every town its played. Cormican is joined in our conversation by two of the other four principals from the a small cast that also stars Curt Dale Clark [see BWW interview 5/24/16], Charis Leos and Cary Michele Miller, (and features Cameron Wright and Emily Davis, Ernest Sauceda (fiddler) and two other musicians). Both Leos and Miller are MSMT veterans, but new to McCourt's play. 'This is my debut at Portland Stage,' Miller says with anticipation. 'I always look forward to working with Curt and Charis and Marc, and I am enjoying getting to know Peter. And I am always excited to learn new material and new music.'

When you're looking for a color that can be playful, pretty, and poised all at once, pink is the way to go. Estelle's Dressy Dresses of Farmingdale, NY lists their favorite hues of this wide-ranging color that spans the seasons.

THE LAST SHIP - the new musical with music and lyrics by 16-time Grammy Award-winner Sting and book by Tony Award winner John Logan and Pulitzer Prize-winner Brian Yorkey opened October 26. The Last Ship is directed by Tony Award winner Joe Mantello and choreographed by Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee Steven Hoggett. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the cast's Gypsy Robe ceremony last night and brings you pictures from the sacred event below!

THE LAST SHIP - the new musical with music and lyrics by 16-time Grammy Award-winner Sting and book by Tony Award winner John Logan and Pulitzer Prize-winner Brian Yorkey opened last night, October 26. The Last Ship is directed by Tony Award winner Joe Mantello and choreographed by Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee Steven Hoggett. BroadwayWorld was there for the whole night and and you can check out photos from the red carpet below!

In honor of Les Miserables' opening tonight, BroadwayWord brings you the actors who've taken on the many complex and vocally challenging roles of Victor Hugo's world, from the unscrupulous Thenardiers to innocent Cosette, or principled Javert against the compassionate and strong-willed Jean Valjean. From Fantine and Eponine, unfortunate in life and romance, to Enjolras and Marius, the fiery young leaders of the French Revolution.

Ghostbar, the legendary boutique nightclub located on the 55th floor of the Ivory Tower at Palms Casino Resort, has a whole new look just in time for the return of Sin City's most energizing daylife extravaganza. Ghostbar Dayclub (GBDC), the cold-weather answer to Vegas' wildly popular pool parties, launches its third season on Oct. 19 in the newly renovated ultra-lounge, promising to amp up its exuberant daytime escapades to match the sleek and sexy new look of the hot spot that elevated Palms to the spotlight of Las Vegas nightlife.

SHE by SO.CAP.USA, a leading provider of all-natural hair extensions, will be hosting its 8th Annual Pink Hair For Hope campaign. During the months of September and October, clients who donate $10 or more to Pink Hair For Hope in participating salons, will receive a 100% natural, pink SHE by SO.CAP.USA hair extension. Net proceeds will be donated to various breast cancer charities.

My sister and I were just taking yesterday about how we are both in love B Brian Atwood shoes. And then low and behold a huge sale pops on Gilt today. Ask and ye shall receive! There is glitz, glamour, plenty of sparkle and sky high heels - really everything you'd expect and want to see from B. Brian Atwood. Unfortunately some of the funkier options are already sold out. But don't worry, there is still plenty of rhinestones to go around.

I am on the fence about this look from Emma Stone. Ever since her Calvin Klein moment at the 2011 Oscars, Ms. Stone has established herself as a force on the red carpet. At the Elle Magazine 19th Annual Women in Hollywood Tribute she wore a fuschia Valentino dress with a crisp white collar and cuffs.

One of New York Musical Theatre Festival's fastest-selling shows, PRISON DANCER, an original screenplay turned into a web series turned into a stage musical by Romeo Candido (music, lyrics, and book) and Carmen de Jesus (book), veers away from the hugeness of its viral hit inspiration - a video uploaded to YouTube in 2007 that boasts around 1,500 male inmates of Cebu, Philippines' Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center dancing in sync with Michael Jackson's "Thriller" - by using its two-hour storytelling to explore more about the personal lives of a handful, fictitious prisoners instead, interspersed with a lively dose of Filipino cultural and religious quirks, and with a heavy R&B/club-ish score not often used for a musical.

VAMPURE returns for its second year on Saturdays Oct 8th-Dec 17th 10:45 PM at the Richmond Shepard Theatre (26 and 2nd)

VAMPURE returns for its second year beginning tonight -Dec 17th 10:45 PM at the Richmond Shepard Theatre (26 and 2nd)

VAMPURE returns for its second year on Saturdays Oct 8th-Dec 17th 10:45 PM at the Richmond Shepard Theatre (26 and 2nd)

Get out your leg warmers, ladies. We've got a case of the 'uncommon' cold.

Pacific Stages will follow up their debut production of Lobby Hero with the world premiere of Something Happened, by award-winning playwright L. Trey Wilson. Something Happened runs April 1 through May 16 at Pacific Stages in El Segundo and will be directed by L. Trey Wilson. The press opening begins April 8 and there will be an opening reception Saturday, April 10.

After a successful inaugural year, the Central Heating Lab at ACT enters its second season with five cutting edge companion pieces to challenge and delight Seattle audiences. Le Cabaret Noir by 4 Horsemen/PURE Cirkus is the first mainstage companion piece of 2009, bringing its spectacular variety-burlesque performance art to the Bullitt Cabaret following Friday and Saturday night performances of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, April 17 - May 9, 2009.

Jeffrey Hatcher has seen the Victorians, and they are us. The timely nature of Hatcher's inventive 2008 retelling of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde cannot be ignored; and ACT is thrilled to launch its 45th Anniversary season with this classic thriller that runs in the Allen Theatre from April 10 to May 10, 2009.

Jeffrey Hatcher has seen the Victorians, and they are us. The timely nature of Hatcher's inventive 2008 retelling of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde cannot be ignored; and ACT is thrilled to launch its 45th Anniversary season with this classic thriller that runs in the Allen Theatre from April 10 to May 10, 2009.