Moss Hart News

So, I'm teaching at Center Stage, minding my own business, when who should appear but Matt Corriel, composer extraordinaire. He's young, he's hip, he's fun and he's brilliant. We hit it off immediately. Last year, we teamed-up to create Intervention A Teen Musical Comedy that got into NYMF and won the Moss Hart Award (the New England TONY).

Center Stage Theatre Company is pleased to announce it had been awarded the Community Theatre Division of the prestigious Moss Hart Award from the New England Theatre Conference for its production of Chocolate Soup, which is being presented as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival on September 21 at 3:30PM & 6PM at The Zipper Theatre.

The legendary Tony Bennett, an artist who moves the hearts and touches the souls of his audiences, will perform live at North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) on Sunday, December 7, 2008, at a special 6:00 p.m. show. Known as 'the singer's singer,' the fifteen-time Grammy Award winner has sold over 50 million records worldwide and performs to sold-out audiences receiving rave reviews everywhere he appears. Don't miss this chance to experience the musical magic and artistry of Tony Bennett in NSMT's intimate theater in the round!

Opening on September 21st as part of the the New York Musical Theatre Festival, Center Stage Theater Company's new musical Chocolate Soup is a modern day fairytale with all the right ingredients in place - from clever, comedy-laced dialogue and a delightful musical score by Matt Corriel to the masterfully woven mix of thought provoking messages about life, choices and kids' ability to make a difference in the world.

North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) has announced that one of the most critically acclaimed musicals of all time, SHOW BOAT, will perform from September 23 to October 12, 2008. Press Night is scheduled for September 25th at 7:30 pm. This project has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius.

Get out your dictionaries! The Tony® Award winning musical comedy, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - one of Broadway's most buzzed about hits - is in attendance at North Shore Music Theatre's (NSMT) intimate theater in the round from August 12 - 31, 2008; Press Night is scheduled for August 14th at 7:30 pm. THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is sponsored by The Boston Globe.

As the weather cools down, the North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) stage will heat up with more artists added to its 2008 Celebrity Concert Series

Editors and readers of Northshore Magazine have voted and North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) is among the 'Best of North Shore 2008'! The Theatre is acclaimed as Editors' Choice for 'Best Live Theater Venue' and Readers' Choice for 'Best Live Music Venue' in the August/September issue of Northshore Magazine.

Get out your dictionaries! The Tony® Award winning musical comedy, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE - one of Broadway's most buzzed about hits - is in attendance at North Shore Music Theatre's (NSMT) intimate theater in the round from August 12 - 31, 2008; Press Night is scheduled for August 14th at 7:30 pm. THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is sponsored by The Boston Globe.

Award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) is holding auditions for its production of 42nd STREET which will be presented at the theater October 28 through November 23, 2008.

Artistic Director David Esbjornson announces today the finalized list of titles for Seattle Repertory Theatre's upcoming 2008-09 season - a mix of classics and new works delving into subjects as diverse as war, immigration, apocalypse, Craigslist and body image. According to Esbjornson, 'Our goal is to provide the most eclectic, imaginative and provocative programming for this community - plays that reflect the entire spectrum of what defines our amazing city'

Return to a simpler time with BYE BYE BIRDIE, the ultimate feel good musical, when it lands on the North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) main stage. Winner of four 1961 Tony® Awards, including Best Musical, BYE BYE BIRDIE runs July 15 to August 3, 2008 and Press Night is scheduled for July 17 at 7:30 pm.

In the entire world, few names can conjure up powerful images of beauty and sensuality as 'Cleopatra.' Now, her timeless story is brought musically to life in Cheryl E. Kemeny's CLEOPATRA - A LIFE UNPARALLELED, as part of the Ninth Annual Midtown International Theatre Festival.

North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) will be sizzling as the hottest acts in pop, jazz and comedy take the stage this July.

By George Productions presents the Los Angeles Premiere of the 1937 Broadway musical comedy hit, 'I'd Rather Be Right', opening at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre

The hit of the 2000 Broadway season and winner of 4 Tony® Awards dances across the stage in North Shore Music Theatre's New England Regional Premiere of 'Contact.'

In a ceremony held at Harvard's Sanders Theatre on May 12th, Patti Colombo received the Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Choreography for North Shore Music Theatre's (NSMT) acclaimed 2007 production of SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS.

During an exclusive live online chat with legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, Roundabout's Artistic Director Todd Haimes announced plans to bring 'Merrily We Roll Along' to Broadway sometime in 2009/2010.

'I wanna be a Producer…' That's what everyone will be singing after experiencing North Shore Music Theatre's New England Regional Premiere of Mel Brooks' 12-time Tony Award winning hit THE PRODUCERS. Kicking off NSMT's 2008 season, THE PRODUCERS runs May 13 - June 1, 2008 and Press Night is scheduled for May 15 at 7:30pm.

Based on the turbulent and triumphant life of Danny Kaye, this intimate musical portrayal chronicles Kaye's career and his relationships on and off the stage…