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Farmington Players Hosts Auditions For THE PRODUCERS 1/9/11
by BWW News Desk - Jan 9, 2011


The Farmington Players are holding auditions for "The Producers," the blockbuster Mel Brooks' musical that blew away audiences on Broadway.

Kravis Center Offers Dazzling Show Biz Greats In January And February
by Beau Higgins - Jan 7, 2011


Highlights Include Michael Bolton, Vic Damone, Michael Feinstein, Roberta Flack, Dudu Fisher, Whoopi Goldberg, Shirley MacLaine, Peking Acrobats, Don Rickles & Joan Rivers, Jake Shimabukuro, The Temptations & The Four Tops, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Forever Plaid, Tango Inferno, NETworks Presents Disney's Beauty & The Beast & The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein

Ninth Annual TV Land Awards Move To NYC
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 6, 2011


The 9th Annual 'TV Land Awards' is moving to New York City, it was announced today by Larry W. Jones, president, TV Land.

BWW Interviews: SUTTON FOSTER - From 'Millie' to 'Sweeney'
by Michael L. Quintos - Jan 6, 2011


Arguably one of Broadway's most beloved, sought-after talents, Tony Award winner Sutton Foster is returning to Southern California this week to make her Orange County Performing Arts Center debut for a series of intimate concerts. Performing at the Samueli Theater from January 6 through January 9, Foster's intimate set will feature many of her hits from her stellar Broadway career as well as a few personal favorites and selections from her debut solo album Wish, available on Ghostlight Records. She will soon star in the Kathleen Marshall-helmed Broadway revival of ANYTHING GOES this spring.

THE PRODUCERS Comes To Fine Arts Center 1/28-2/20
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 4, 2011


The Fine Arts Center Theatre Company continues its record-breaking season (see note below) with the Mel Brooks' award-winning musical comedy The Producers at the SaG?Ji Theatre from Jan. 28 - Feb. 20.

Photo Flash: THE PRODUCERS Plays the Fountain Hills Community Theater 1/14-1/30
by Lauren Wolman - Jan 4, 2011


Fountain Hills Community Theater is proud to announce the opening of the funniest, most honored musical in the history of Broadway: The Producers! Outrageous, hilarious, unexpected, a wee bit naughty and a sure-fire hit

WOB Dinner Theater Presents THE DROWSY CHAPERONE 1/21/11
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 28, 2010


Frederick will once again be the host for a regional theatrical premiere when The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre opens The Drowsy Chaperone on Friday, January 21st.

Jim J. Bullock Debuts 'Different' at Palm Desert's Arthur Newman Theatre
by Robert Diamond - Dec 26, 2010


The Desert will have a rare opportunity to see a new one-man musical presented by Jim J. Bullock on Sunday, January 23rd at 7 PM at the Arthur Newman Theatre at The Joslyn Center in Palm Desert. The show entitled 'Different' will use songs and stories to highlight the ups and downs of Jim's personal life and extensive show-business career.

Farmington Players Hosts Auditions For THE PRODUCERS 1/9/11
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 23, 2010


The Farmington Players are holding auditions for "The Producers," the blockbuster Mel Brooks' musical that blew away audiences on Broadway.

Kravis Center Offers Dazzling Show Biz Greats In January And February
by Beau Higgins - Dec 20, 2010


Highlights Include Michael Bolton, Vic Damone, Michael Feinstein, Roberta Flack, Dudu Fisher, Whoopi Goldberg, Shirley MacLaine, Peking Acrobats, Don Rickles & Joan Rivers, Jake Shimabukuro, The Temptations & The Four Tops, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Forever Plaid, Tango Inferno, NETworks Presents Disney's Beauty & The Beast & The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein

SWEENEY TODD & More Set for Sands Theater Company's Upcoming Season
by BWW News Desk - Dec 19, 2010


Thrills, Chills and Music are all part of the Sands Theater Company's 2010-2011 Season. Here is what we have planned.

FAC Announces Their 2010-2011 Season
by BWW News Desk - Dec 19, 2010


The Fine Arts Center Theatre Company, with one week remaining for the hit Gershwin musical comedy, Crazy For You, announces its 2010-2011 season.

Lane & Broderick Reunite to Honor Stroman at Vineyard Theatre, 2/28
by Jessica Lewis - Dec 16, 2010


The Tony Award-winning stars Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane will serve as Masters of Ceremonies when the Vineyard Theatre honors the five-time Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Susan Stroman at the company's annual gala to benefit the non-profit theatre company on Monday, February 28 at 6:00pm at the Hudson Theatre (145 W. 44 St.) in Manhattan, it has been announced by Douglas Aibel, Artistic Director of the Vineyard Theatre.

Seattle Musical Theatre Presents THE KING'S PROPOSAL, 3/20-4/10
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 15, 2010


Spring is the time for change: more sunshiny days, shorter skirts, new beginnings, and one ridiculously funny musical debut involving mistaken identities and sword fighting. Coming this spring, the world premiere of Monty Python-esque musical The King's Proposal (or the Marriage of Princess Guido) will be performed as part of Seattle Musical Theatre's 33rd season.

Fountain Hills Community Theatre Presents THE PRODUCERS, 1/14-30
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 14, 2010


Fountain Hills Community Theater is proud to announce the opening of the funniest, most honored musical in the history of Broadway: The Producers!

Way Off Broadway Adds Holiday Performance, 12/15
by BWW News Desk - Dec 15, 2010


The Way Off Broadway Children's Theatre's new holiday production, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, has followed in the footsteps of the theatre's other children's Christmas shows by selling out only shortly into its run. That being the case, Way Off Broadway has added an additional performance of the show on Wednesday evening, December 15th. The doors will open for dinner at 6:00 p.m. with the show beginning at 7:00 p.m.

The Tony Winning Loving Lampoon 'Forbidden Broadway' Plays The Arsht
by Beau Higgins - Dec 14, 2010


Now celebrating its Fifth Anniversary Season, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County announced - as a special addition to the Broadway in Miami 2010-2011 Season - the return of the beloved hit FORBIDDEN BROADWAY. After breaking box office records at the Center in 2008, FORBIDDEN BROADWAY is set to leave its uproarious mark on Miami once again, on stage in the intimate Carnival Studio Theater from December 14 - 26, 2010. Roasting and toasting Broadway hits - including those on the current Adrienne Arsht Center lineup, from In the Heights to Jersey Boys - the show promises two straight weeks of non-stop laughs.

Sutton Foster Comes To Irvington Town Hall 12/12
by BWW News Desk - Dec 12, 2010


One of Broadway's brightest stars comes to Irvington for an evening of show tunes and more! Sutton Foster will give a concert at the Irvington Town Hall Theatre on Sunday, December 12 at 7:30.

Young Frankenstein - ALIVE in Durham!
by Shane Hudson - Dec 10, 2010


Young Frankenstein, playing at the Durham Performing Arts Center through December 12, is wickedly funny and incredibly bawdy. It's almost exactly what you'd expect from a musical based on a Mel Brooks movie - almost.

Pandora Productions Presents MEASURE FOR PLEASURE, 12/9-19
by BWW News Desk - Dec 9, 2010


It's not even Thanksgiving yet but we've had enough of carols on the radio, decorations in every store since October, and chestnuts roasting on an open fire to last us until the New Year. For a completely different holiday experience, join Pandora Productions this December for the dirtiest words soon to be on everyone's lips as we present David Grimm's MEASURE FOR PLEASURE. As The Washington Post recently wrote, 'Imagine a play by the 18th century equivalents of Mel Brooks, John Waters and the folks at Frederick's of Hollywood.'

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