Martha Wash Makes Feinstein's at the Nikko Debut Tonight
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 23, 2014
Thirty years after proclaiming 'It's Raining Men,' music legend Martha Wash will make her debut at Feinstein's at the Nikko for two performances only - tonight, October 23 (8 p.m.) and Friday, October 24 (8 p.m.).
NAMT's 2014 Festival of New Musicals Continues This Weekend
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 23, 2014
The National Alliance For Musical Theatre (NAMT) announced today its selections for the 26th Annual Festival of New Musicals. Beautiful Poison, Cubamor, Great Wall, How To Break, Mary Marie, The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes, String and Stu For Silverton make up the eight new musicals that will be presented at the 26th Annual Festival of New Musicals today, October 23, 2014 and Friday, October 24, 2014 at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street).
SHAPING SOUND Coming to the Orpheum in January 2015
by Tyler Peterson
- Oct 21, 2014
Break the Floor Productions and Hennepin Theatre Trust have announced that North America's hottest new dance show, SHAPING SOUND, will perform one night only at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015 at the State Theatre, 805 Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis.
Dixon Place & The Brewing Dept. to Present HAMLETGHOSTS
by Tyler Peterson
- Oct 20, 2014
HamletGhosts, a devised piece that explores modern-day conceptions of Shakespeare, theatre, and pop culture, will be performed this fall at Dixon Place as a work-in-progress, following its initial workshop presentation by The Brewing Dept. last May.
San Francisco Opera's Production of THE GERSHWINS' PORGY AND BESS Premieres Tonight on PBS
by TV News Desk
- Oct 17, 2014
George and Ira Gershwin's masterpiece opera Porgy and Bess, based on the play by Dubose and Dorothy Heyward, premieres on PBS this fall with the critically acclaimed production from San Francisco Opera. THE GERSHWINS'® PORGY AND BESS airs tonight, October 17, 2014, at 9:00 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings) as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival, which highlights artists and performances from around the country and invites every American to have a front-row seat and a backstage pass for the country's best arts performances.
Tickets to STEVE SILVER'S BEACH BLANKET BABYLON New Year's Eve Show On Sale 11/3
by Tyler Peterson
- Oct 16, 2014
Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon, the world's longest running musical revue, rings in the new year with two special performances on Wednesday, December 31, 2014. Tickets for these performances range in price from $65 - $190 and are available starting Monday, November 3 at 10 a.m. online at beachblanketbabylon.com, by phone at 415-421-4222, or in person at the Beach Blanket Babylon Box Office (678 Green Street, San Francisco).
Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS to Screen as Part of PBS's GREAT PERFORMANCES Next Month
by TV News Desk
- Oct 15, 2014
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, the second longest-running Broadway musical (only surpassed by Lloyd Webber's own 'The Phantom of the Opera'), and fourth longest-running West End musical, returns in high definition and digital sound to Great Performances where it had its 1998 world television premiere. The special encore presentation will air Friday, November 21 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings) as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival.
CAP21 Partners With RKO Stage to Develop Five New Musicals
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 15, 2014
CAP21 Theatre Company and RKO Stage have partnered to develop 5 new musicals inspired by RKO's classic film library over the next two years. CAP21 has designed a year-long developmental process during which writing teams are able to complete a strong first draft of a new musical. During each cycle, writers will participate in CAP21's signature New Works Development Program, a comprehensive process that includes: Process Meetings, Writers Residencies, Roundtable Readings, Read-Thru/Sing-Thru Table Readings and Concert Readings. With this new partnership CAP21 is receiving funding to establish the residency.
BWW Interview: Brian Newman on New York Jazz, Working with Gaga, Bennett on 'Cheek to Cheek'
by Matt Tamanini
- Oct 15, 2014
There is something so cool about good jazz music. It conjures up images of men in suits, drinking top-shelf scotch in dimly-lit clubs, lounging in rich, elegant gold and maroon furnishings. When I think of jazz musicians, I think of people with a certain level of sophistication; people who appreciate the finer things in life; people who are, honestly, a little intimidating.
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