Cast Announced for Disney's NEWSIES National Tour Engagement at San Jose
by Tyler Peterson
- Mar 29, 2016
Casting has been announced for the San Jose engagement of Disney's NEWSIES. The Tony Award-winning production will begin performances at the Center for the Performing Arts (255 Almaden Blvd.) on Tuesday, May 10 for a limited engagement through Sunday, May 15.
NCTC's 35th Anniversary Season to Feature World Premieres & More
by Tyler Peterson
- Mar 29, 2016
Last night, at New Conservatory Theater Center's annual Season Announcement Party for subscribers, donors, artists and press, NCTC Founder & Artistic Director Ed Decker announced the line-up for the 2016-17 subscription season, which marks the 35th anniversary of the company. Regarded nationally and internationally as San Francisco's Premier LGBQI and Allied Theatre Company, NCTC breaks new ground with a season that features eight powerhouse plays and musicals, including three world premieres developed through NCTC's New Play Development Lab.
STAGE TUBE: Go Behind the Scenes with CASA VALENTINA at Pasadena Playhouse
by Stage Tube
- Mar 28, 2016
The Pasadena Playhouse presents the West Coast Premiere of CASA VALENTINA by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein, the iconic playwright of the Broadway hits Torch Song Trilogy, La Cage Aux Folles, Newsies and Kinky Boots. The production opened on March 20 and will play through April 10, 2016, at The Pasadena Playhouse. Click below to go behind the scenes with the cast and creative team!
STAGE TUBE: Watch Wayne Brady's Moving Final Bow and Speech at KINKY BOOTS
by Stage Tube
- Mar 28, 2016
Emmy Award winner Wayne Brady ended his run in KINKY BOOTS as 'Lola/Simon' yesterday, March 27. Brady took over the role in November from Billy Porter, who won a Tony in 2013 for his performance. Click below to watch the actor's final bow and emotional curtain call speech!
KINKY BOOTS to Strut into Fabulous Fox Theatre This Spring
by BWW
News Desk
- Mar 29, 2016
KINKY BOOTS, the smash-hit musical that brings together four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein (Book) and Grammy Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper (Tony Award-winner for Best Score for KINKY BOOTS), opens at the Fox Theatre March 29 - April 3, 2015 as part of the 2015/2016 Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta series. Tickets go on sale January 10.
KINKY BOOTS Creators Cyndi Lauper & Harvey Fierstein to Receive Stars on The Hollywood Walk of Fame!
by Tyler Peterson
- Mar 28, 2016
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has announced that Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein, the creators of the hit Broadway musical Kinky Boots, will be honored with the 2,577th and 2,578th stars, respectively, on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the historic Pantages Theatre (6243 Hollywood Boulevard) on April 11, 2016. Lauper's star will be dedicated in the category of Recording, and Fierstein's star will be dedicated in the category of Live Performance. The event will be live-streamed exclusively on www.walkoffame.com.
TWITTER WATCH: Wayne Brady Ends Run as Lola/Simon in KINKY BOOTS
by Louisa Brady
- Mar 27, 2016
Emmy Award winner Wayne Brady will end his run in KINKY BOOTS as Lola/Simon today. Brady took over the role in November from Billy Porter, who won a Tony in 2013 for his performance. The actor took to Twitter to post a video commemorating his final performance. Check it out below!
East West Players to Present LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 25, 2016
East West Players (EWP), the nation's longest-running professional theatre of color in the country and the largest producing organization of Asian American artistic work, completes its extended two year 50th Anniversary Season Golden with the Tony Award-winning musical 'La Cage aux Folles' for a six week engagement.
Whoa, Mama! Meet the Full Cast of BRIGHT STAR, Opening Tonight on Broadway
by Meet the Cast
- Mar 24, 2016
With direction by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie and choreography by Josh Rhodes, BRIGHT STAR began performances on February 25th and opens officially tonight, March 24th, 2016 at at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street). Scroll down to learn more about the cast and watch interviews with the company!
BWW Review: Fierstein's CASA VALENTINA West Coast Premieres at Pasadena Playhouse
by Don Grigware
- Mar 22, 2016
Harvey Fierstein's Casa Valentina won a deserved four Tony nominations in 2014 when it played on Broadway. This is a fine example of an unusual play, one of surprising depth, that goes out of its way to hit a nerve or two. Although comical, Casa Valentina is a drama at the core, with some shades of kitchen-sink reality. Currently onstage at the Pasadena Playhouse, Fierstein's latest opus takes a long look at yet another minority with fortitude and alacrity. Directed with finesse by David Lee, the cast is nothing short of luminous.
Casa Valentina is set in a hotel in the Catskills, circa 1962, where a sorority club of straight men, who dress
Hits from RENT, WICKED & More to be Featured on First NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL BROADWAY! Album
by Tyler Peterson
- Mar 21, 2016
NOW That's What I Call Music!, the world's best-selling multi-artist album series, has announced that they are set to release their first ever NOW That's What I Call Broadway! on Friday, April 29, 2016. The album will feature 18 music tracks from the original cast recordings of some of the Great White Way's most legendary shows. The album features liner notes by David Cote, theater editor for Time Out New York as well as a playwright and librettist/lyricist.
Fotos: Broadway-Erfolg LA CAGE AUX FOLLES feiert Premiere in Regensburg
by Iris Moebius
- Mar 14, 2016
„LA CAGE AUX FOLLES - einer der großten Broadway-Erfolge aller Zeiten - ist mit seiner Forderung nach einer freien Wahl der sexuellen Identitat auch 30 Jahre nach seiner Urauffuhrung von verbluffender Aktualitat und daruber hinaus eine beruhrende Geschichte uber Liebe und Toleranz. Das Musical stammt aus der Feder von Jerry Herman (Musik und Gesangstexte) und Harvey Fierstein (Buch), und beruht auf dem gleichnamigen Stuck von Jean Poiret. Die Premiere am Theater Regensburg fand am vergangen Samtstag statt. Weitere Vorstellungen laufen vorerst noch bis Mitte Juni.
Fulton Theatre to Stage Disney's NEWSIES in 2017
by Tyler Peterson
- Mar 14, 2016
The Fulton Theatre has announced that it is one of the first regional theatres in the country to be awarded the rights to produce Disney's smash-hit musical Newsies from June 6 - July 23, 2017. Newsies will close out the previously announced 2016/2017 season. The Fulton Theatre's Artistic Director Marc Robin stated "We are ecstatic to produce Newsies in 2017. This show is a perfect bookend to our season and will resonate with the Fulton's audiences, who appreciate a great book, incredible music and energetic dance."
THE MISMATCH GAME to Return to Los Angeles LGBT Center This Spring
by BWW
News Desk
- Mar 11, 2016
It's time once again to "get ready to match the stars" with a new edition of Dennis Hensley's THE MISMATCH GAME. The side-splitting parody of the 70s game show returns to the Los Angeles LGBT Center's Renberg Theatre for two hilarious nights today, March 11 and Saturday, March 12 at 8pm.
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