BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, NUNSENSE & More Set for Fox Valley Rep's 2014 Season at Pheasant Run Mainstage
by Tyler Peterson
- Nov 14, 2013
Fox Valley Rep, in residence at Pheasant Run Resort, announces their calendar-year 2014 season of nostalgic memoirs and memorable musicals, including the international musical hit, Nunsense, the coming-of-age comedy and memoir, Cheaper by the Dozen, followed by the story of the real Andrews Sisters, Sisters of Swing, then to Neil Simon's heart-warming memoir, Brighton Beach Memoirs, concluding with the holiday music revue, Christmas on Broadway.
BWW Reviews: DISENCHANTED Charms Minneapolis
by Kristen Hirsch Montag
- Sep 27, 2013
The premiere of DISENCHANTED opened at Minneapolis' Ritz Theatre Thursday night. Six talented actors charmed and delighted the audience with strong singing and comedy chops in this tale of what's after 'happily ever after.'
Playwright Jeffrey Hatcher Wins 2013 Ivey Lifetime Achievement Award
by Arielle Ozery
- Sep 25, 2013
The Twin Cities theater community bestowed on Jeffrey Hatcher, nationally-renowned playwright, the Lifetime Achievement Award, and performer, director and playwright Ricardo Vasquez the Emerging Artist Award at the 9th annual Ivey Awards. The celebration, held Monday, September 23, at the Historic State Theatre in downtown Minneapolis, honors and showcases the work of professional theater companies and artists over the past year.
BWW Interviews: DISENCHANTED! Preview & Meet the Princesses
by Kristen Hirsch Montag
- Sep 22, 2013
The princesses of DISENCHANTED! Minneapolis sing a preview of 'Once Upon a Time' and talk to BWW about their characters and the show that will premiere in Minneapolis Sept. 26-Oct. 13, 2013. Watch the videos here.
BWW Interview: DISENCHANTED! Princesses Dish on What's After 'Happily Ever After'
by Kristen Hirsch Montag
- Sep 21, 2013
We're all familiar with their stories... up until the 'happily ever after,' that is. But what do those infamous princesses of the fairy tales really think in this modern world we live in? You'll find out if you attend the Upper Midwest premiere of DISENCHANTED!, a musical comedy coming to the Ritz Theater in Northeast Minneapolis beginning Sept. 26 for a three-week run.
Jungle Theater's URINETOWN Begins 6/7
by Kelsey Denette
- May 7, 2013
John Command (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum) returns to the Jungle to direct URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL, the Tony-nominated satirical musical comedy. Described as one of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years, Urinetown is a mocking tale of greed, corruption, love and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. Starring Bradley Greenwald (as Officer Lockstock) and boasting the largest cast ever assembled on the Jungle stage (20+ actors and musicians), Urinetown will open June 7 and run through August 11, 2013.
BWW Interviews: James Rocco and the Ordway's BROADWAY SONGBOOK: Cole Porter
by Kristen Hirsch Montag
- Apr 26, 2013
James Rocco is the vice president of programming and producing artistic director of the Ordway Center for Performing Arts in Saint Paul, Minn. He is also the director, host and a performer in the Ordway's latest edition of BROADWAY SONGBOOK, this time, focusing on American musical theatre master, Cole Porter. I recently sat down to learn about James, the BROADWAY SONGBOOK: Cole Porter and what's next for the theatre.
James A. Rocco Releases Holiday EP, COLD ENOUGH 4 U; Now Available For Download
by Patrick Nugent
- Dec 4, 2012
Rocco follows up his FMQB AC Top 40 hit, And The Night Stood Still with a holiday EP that captures his emotional and rockin' vocals. As one critic said, (he's) "one of the most astonishing voices to cross the stage." This is Adult Pop at its best from former guest singer with Herbie Hancock and The Super Sounds and Broadway's Rum Tum Tugger in CATS.
Photo Flash: First Look at History Theatre's CHRISTMAS OF SWING
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 23, 2012
History Theatre will celebrate the holiday season with the return of The Andrews Sisters - Patty, Maxene, and LaVerne - in Christmas of Swing, a joyful reimagining of a Christmas Eve USO show for soldiers recovering in a V.A. hospital stateside. Get a first look at the show in the photos below!
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