MEMPHIS to Play Tulsa PAC, 11/1 - 6
by BWW
News Desk - Nov 1, 2011
MEMPHIS, the Broadway musical will be coming to Tulsa's Performing Arts Center on November 1 through 6, 2011.
MEMPHIS, LA CAGE, BILLY et al. Set for PNC Broadway Across America 2011/12
by BWW
News Desk - Nov 1, 2011
PNC Broadway Across America - Pittsburgh, presented by The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh Symphony and Broadway Across America, proudly announces the 2011/2012 season. PNC Broadway Across America - Pittsburgh, one of the city's premier entertainment series, is sponsored by The PNC Foundation. This season presents an exceptional array of live entertainment on the Cultural District's world-class stages.
What's Playing on Broadway This Week: October 31-November 6
by BWW Special Coverage - Oct 31, 2011
Check to see what Broadway shows are playing on each night this week. Want to know what Broadway shows have Sunday evening performances? Which Broadway shows have Wednesday matinees? Just want a quick look at all Broadway show schedules for the week? We've got the answers!
Musical Theatre West's Hairspray Opens Next Week
by BWW
News Desk - Oct 28, 2011
Musical Theatre West has announced that it will open its 59th Season with the mega-hit HAIRSPRAY at the beautiful 1,070-seat Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach.
Cast Announced for Musical Theatre West's HAIRSPRAY, 10/28 - 11/13
by BWW
News Desk - Oct 28, 2011
Musical Theatre West is proud to announce that it will open its 59th Season with the mega-hit HAIRSPRAY at the beautiful 1,070-seat Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach. HAIRSPRAY previews October 28 and runs for fourteen performances through November 13, 2011
STAGE TUBE: Hudson, Blige Among VH1 DIVAS 2011 Lineup Announcement
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 27, 2011
VH1's beloved, popular franchise, VH1 Divas, returns and will pay tribute to the cities where soul gave birth to music's most powerful classics and inspired today's divas. Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, Jill Scott, Florence + The Machine, Kelly Clarkson and Jessie J will pay homage to these cities and soul music's timeless classics at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom. VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul premieres Monday, December 19 at 9 p.m. ET/8 CT on VH1.
Theatre Memphis Holds Sondheim Celebration Benefit, 11/4
by Kelsey Denette - Oct 25, 2011
An opening night soiree will benefit Theatre Memphis on November 4, 2011, with the first public performance of A Sondheim Celebration conceived and directed by Bennett Wood with musical direction from Dr. Gary Beard.
Musical Theatre West's Hairspray Opens Next Week
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 17, 2011
Musical Theatre West has announced that it will open its 59th Season with the mega-hit HAIRSPRAY at the beautiful 1,070-seat Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach.
Sondheim Celebration Held At Theatre Memphis 11/4
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 13, 2011
An opening night soiree will benefit Theatre Memphis on November 4, 2011, with the first public performance of A Sondheim Celebration conceived and directed by Bennett Wood with musical direction from Dr. Gary Beard.
'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for October 12th, 2011
by Paul W. Thompson - Oct 12, 2011
The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. The 2011 BWW Chicago Awards, new facilities for Black Ensemble Theater, Stage 773 and Light Opera Works, plus an overview of year-end Loop musical productions and more...
Cast Announced for Musical Theatre West's HAIRSPRAY, 10/28 - 11/13
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 3, 2011
Musical Theatre West is proud to announce that it will open its 59th Season with the mega-hit HAIRSPRAY at the beautiful 1,070-seat Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach. HAIRSPRAY previews October 28 and runs for fourteen performances through November 13, 2011
Jack Everly to Conduct New York Pops in Performance of Irving Berlin 10/14
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 29, 2011
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly will lead the New York Pops and a stellar cast of performers with many Broadway credits in Irving Berlin: From Ragtime to Ritzes at New York's famed Carnegie Hall on Friday, October 14, at 8 p.m.
Photo Coverage: MEMPHIS Sings for 'Carols for a Cure' Album
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Sep 26, 2011
Each week, BroadwayWorld has been bringing you coverage of each of your favorite shows in the recording studio for the 2011 edition of Carols for a Cure album, for which show casts sing Christmas carols in the style of their musical. Below, we bring you MEMPHIS in action!
LA Chamber Orchestra Launches 2011-12 Season, Kahane's 15th 9/24-25
by BWW
News Desk - Sep 24, 2011
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), renowned for its wide-ranging repertoire and adventurous commissioning initiatives, opens its 43rd season with a grand flourish when Music Director Jeffrey Kahane, celebrating his 15th anniversary with the Orchestra, conducts two highly anticipated West Coast premieres and performs as piano soloist on Saturday, September 24, 2011, 8 pm, at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, and Sunday, September 25, 2011, 7 pm, at UCLA's Royce Hall. One of the premieres is Osvaldo Golijov's richly orchestrated Sidereus.
Radcliffe, Carney Among Stars Featured on 2011 'Carols for a Cure' Holiday Album
by Jessica Lewis - Sep 23, 2011
Several special musical recordings will highlight the 2011 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Vol. 13. Daniel Radcliffe joins the cast of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying in singing for the 2011 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, the annual holiday CD benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA). He sings 'A Christmas Carol,' by humorist and composer Tom Lehrer.
NEW - INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 9/19
by BWW Special Coverage - Sep 19, 2011
Welcome to the first edition of our new WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS, part of our new Industry Insights section that will feature insider industry information, commentary and insights! Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, 9/18/2011.
