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Kurt Weill Foundation Reveals Semifinalists for 2024 Lenya Competition
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 20, 2024

The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music has identified the twenty rising singer-actors who have advanced to the Lenya Competition's semifinal round.

Steven Brinberg is SIMPLY BARBRA at Walnut Street Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2024

Award-winning actor Steven Brinberg makes his return to Walnut Street Theatre after 4 previously sold-out appearances with his acclaimed homage to Barbra Streisand. 

Photos: First Look At Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS at The Lexington Theatre Company
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 16, 2023

The Lexington Theatre Company brings Broadway and Rising Stars to the stage.  Irving Berlin’s White Christmas will be led by seasoned pros from Broadway/National Tours including Matthew Amira (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Dirty Dancing) as Bob Wallace, Darius Jordan Lee (Ain’t Too Proud) as Phil Davis, Gregory North (Into the Woods, Secret Garden, Grand Hotel) as General Waverly, Desi Oakley (Waitress, Annie, Chicago, Wicked, Les Misérables) as Betty Hanyes and Molly Rushing (Anastasia the Musical) as Judy Haynes. They will share the stage with Lexingtonians Rachel Allison Black (Martha Watson) and Rory Harden (Susan Waverly).

Review: BEAUTIFUL at Tuacahn is Broadway Caliber
by Tyler Hinton - Jul 5, 2023

The Broadway replica production of BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL, currently playing in Tuacahn’s indoor Hafen Theatre, is Broadway caliber—a moniker that should never be used lightly but in this case is wholly and completely warranted.

Video: Check Out Highlights From CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF at Walnut St. Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 3, 2023

Watch highlights from Walnut Street Theatre's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof!

Photos: First Look At CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF At Walnut Street Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 15, 2023

Walnut Street Theatre has released first look photos of their production of Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning classic Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Get your first peek at the production below!

Alanna Smith, Matthew Amira & More to Star in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF at Walnut Street Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 27, 2023

Walnut Street Theatre is continuing its 214th season with a Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece in Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. The production begins previews February 14, opens February 22, and continues through March 12, 2023, on the Walnut’s Mainstage.

Photos: First Look at Ben Bogen, Michael Notardonato & More in JERSEY BOYS at The White Plains Performing Arts Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 3, 2023

Get a first look at photos of The White Plains Performing Arts Center's Westchester Premiere of its Mainstage production of JERSEY BOYS, playing now through January 8.

Matthew Amira, Michael Notardonato & More to Star in JERSEY BOYS Westchester Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 30, 2022

The White Plains Performing Arts Center has announced the cast for the Westchester Premiere of its Mainstage production of JERSEY BOYS, playing December 9 – January 8.

Exclusive Photos: First Look at ROCKY THE MUSICAL at Walnut Street Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 10, 2022

Walnut Street Theatre is presenting ROCKY, THE MUSICAL now through November 6. This new production of the classic story was updated specifically for Philadelphia. Rocky Balboa is a legend worldwide, but Philly is his home. Get an exclusive first look at photos here!

Review: JERSEY BOYS at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - Jun 30, 2022

What did our critic think of JERSEY BOYS at Fulton Theatre? Jersey Boys made its local premiere at Fulton Theatre recently. While there were certain pandemic related setbacks and obstacles, it was definitely worth the wait. Fulton's production of Jersey Boys is an amazing combination of blockbuster songs, amazing harmonies, and engaging storytelling.

JERSEY BOYS Comes to the Fulton Theatre Beginning This Week
by Stephi Wild - Jun 29, 2022

Fulton Theatre opens the regional premier of Jersey Boys Thursday, June 30, 2022. Jersey Boys is the story and history of Frank Valli and The Four Seasons. The production follows the journey of the band's creation, the struggles they faced, and the triumphs that made them one of the most recognizable American rock and roll bands.

BWW Review: Chasing the Music: MSMT Mounts Spectacular JERSEY BOYS in Westbrook
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Sep 3, 2021

In the final moments of the 2005 hit musical JERSEY BOYS, Frankie Valli muses, “We were all just chasing the music.” For those fans of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and the Bob Gaudio/Bob Crewe/Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice show about the group’s rise to fame and artistic and personal struggles, the “chase” need take them no farther than Westbrook Performing Arts Center where Maine State Music Theatre has mounted a spectacular production that is a must-see. In their only main stage show of the 2021 season, MSMT’s JERSEY BOYS, directed by Mark Martino and choreographed by Kenny Ingram, is a joyous, boisterous, dazzling, powerful, incisive, edgy and ultimately uplifting story that rivets from start to finish.

Photo Flash: Inside BRAND NEW DAY in Times Square, Celebrating New York City's Reopening
by Stephi Wild - Jun 12, 2021

This joyful event aimed to encourage New Yorkers and tourists alike to put away the screens, throw on their most fabulous looks, and reemerge into this great city to fall in love with it all over again.

Ryann Redmond, Alan Wiggins & More Star in HIGH SCHOOL ZOOMSICAL Streaming Tomorrow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2021

MT Shorts will release its original musical short film HIGH SCHOOL ZOOMSICAL on YouTube Wednesday, March 31st at 4:00 PM Eastern. HIGH SCHOOL ZOOMSICAL, is a hilarious contemporary love-letter to the theatre community that brings a little levity, a little romance, and a whole lot of jazz hands.

MT Shorts Announces Virtual Premiere Party for HIGH SCHOOL ZOOMSICAL Starring Ryann Redmond and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 26, 2020

MT Shorts in association with Broadway Unlocked will debut its upcoming original musical short film HIGH SCHOOL ZOOMSICAL, as part of a Virtual Premiere Party on Sunday, November 15th.

Ali Stroker, Lilli Cooper, Teal Wicks, Ciara Renee, and More Join This Week's Lineup Of CURTAIN UP!, A Show Dedicated To Entertaining Isolated Seniors
by Stephi Wild - Apr 13, 2020

Tony Award Winner Ali Stroker (Broadway: Oklahoma; Deaf West's Spring Awakening); Lilli Cooper (Broadway: Tootsie, Tony Nominee; Spongebob Squarepants), Teal Wicks (Broadway: The Cher Show; Finding Neverland), Ciara Renee (Broadway: Frozen; Big Fish), Eric William Morris (Broadway: King Kong), Alyse Alan Louis (Broadway: Amelie; The Public: Soft Power), Danny Gardner (Broadway: On the Town), Jennifer Blood (Broadway: Matilda; Violet), Alexis Floyd (a?oeThe Bold Typea??) have joined this week's lineup for Seniorly Presents: Curtain Up! a live show created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Fred Kavli Theatre
by Cary Ginell - Feb 14, 2020

Kennedy Caughell gives a heartfelt performance as Carole King in 'Beautiful,' an otherwise flawed musical that does to King's career what most Broadway musicals do to the subjects of jukebox musicals. The musical element of the show, however, overcomes its many deficiencies to result in an overall enjoyable production.

BEAUTIFUL �" THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Comes to Van Wezel
by Stephi Wild - Nov 19, 2019

Producers Paul Blake and Sony/ATV Music Publishing have announced the cast for the North American tour of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning hit musical Beautiful a?" The Carole King Musical. The tour will welcome Kennedy Caughell (Carole King), James D. Gish (Gerry Goffin), Kathryn Boswell (Cynthia Weil), James Michael Lambert (Barry Mann), Matt Loehr (Don Kirshner) and Rachel Coloff (Genie Klein) to the Company. Beautiful a?" The Carole King Musical will make its Sarasota debut at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall from Friday, December 13 through Sunday, December 15. To purchase tickets, visit vanwezel.org, call (941) 953-3368 or visit the box office. Tickets start at $42 with limited seating remaining.

Broadway In Akron Presents BEAUTIFUL The Carole King Musical
by Julie Musbach - Oct 18, 2019

The North American tour of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning hit musical Beautiful- The Carole King Musical will welcome Kennedy Caughell (Carole King), James D. Gish (Gerry Goffin), Kathryn Boswell (Cynthia Weil), James Michael Lambert (Barry Mann), Matt Loehr (Don Kirshner) and Rachel Coloff (Genie Klein) to the Company.

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