Newly Updated 'DOW JONES' With Paige, Hanlon, Berman Plays Minetta Lane Theatre 8/15-23
by Charlie Piane - Aug 14, 2009
The new developmental production of How Now, Dow Jones starring Cristen Paige (Spelling Bee, The Visit, Cry-Baby), Colin Hanlon (Rent, I Love You Because) and Fred Berman (The Normal Heart, Room Service) will begin performances this Saturday at the Minetta Lane Theatre (18 Minetta Lane) as part of the 2009 New York International Fringe Festival. This new production will also restore an Elmer Bernstein-Carolyn Leigh cabaret favorite to the show: 'Shakespeare Lied'.
Nathan Gunn Will Star In L.A. Opera's THE ELIXIR OF LOVE, Performs 9/12 - 9/30
by Charlie Piane - Aug 13, 2009
Operatic comedy at its most appealing opens the 2009/10 L.A. Opera season. A magic love potion and destiny decide the fate of a love triangle involving a small-town bumpkin, a dashing sergeant and the bewitching town flirt in one of opera's most popular comedies. Filled with light-hearted charm and bursting with feel-good laughs, Gaetano Donizetti's The Elixir of Love features effervescent Italian melodies and plenty of bel canto vocal fireworks.
MARY POPPINS Begins At The Fox Theatre 8/13, Stars Brown, Lee And More
by BWW News Desk - Aug 13, 2009
Producers Cameron Mackintosh and Thomas Schumacher are pleased to announce full casting for the St. Louis engagement of MARY POPPINS. St. Louis'smost eagerly anticipated stage production will begin performances at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on August 13 for a limited engagement of 3 weeks through August 30.
'THE NEIL SIMON PLAYS' To Offer Discount Priced Preview Tickets Starting 8/7, Rehearsals Begin 8/24
by Eddie Varley - Aug 6, 2009
Tickets go on sale on Friday, August 7 for THE NEIL SIMON PLAYS, new productions of BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS and BROADWAY BOUND. Specially priced preview tickets for $50-$35 (not including Saturday evening performances) will be available for both plays if ordered by September 6. Regular priced tickets are $100-$65. Tickets will be available at www.Ticketmaster.com.
Photo Flash: Westport Country Playhouse Presents The Comedy HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES 7/28-8/15
by Reynard Loki - Jul 30, 2009
Westport Country Playhouse will reunite six audience favorites---playwright Alan Ayckbourn, director John Tillinger, and cast members Paxton Whitehead, Cecilia Hart, Geneva Carr and Carson Elrod---in the classic comedy, 'How the Other Half Loves,' playing July 28 through August 15. Over the past two seasons, the popular team brought to the Playhouse the smash hit comedies 'Time of My Life' and 'Relatively Speaking.' Darren Pettie and Karen Walsh will round out the cast of 'How the Other Half Loves.'
MARY POPPINS Begins At The Fox Theatre 8/13, Stars Brown, Lee And More
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 30, 2009
Producers Cameron Mackintosh and Thomas Schumacher are pleased to announce full casting for the St. Louis engagement of MARY POPPINS. St. Louis'smost eagerly anticipated stage production will begin performances at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on August 13 for a limited engagement of 3 weeks through August 30.
Fox, Johnson, Toft And Mahy Led JERSEY BOYS Opens At Melbourne's Princess Theatre 7/4
by Eddie Varley - Jul 4, 2009
obby Fox, Scott Johnson, Glaston Toft and Stephen Mahy star in Jersey Boys - The story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Broadway's multi-award winning musical opening in Melbourne's Princess Theatre on July 4. Rehearsals began in Melbourne in April. Previews started June 20, the cast celebrates the official opening tonight.
Gemignani Steps In for Kunzel for Ravinia Festival's CAMELOT
by Eddie Varley - May 7, 2009
Conductor Erich Kunzel, affectionately known worldwide as the 'Prince of Pops,' has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and his medical treatments will prevent him from conducting Ravinia Festival's June 5th opening night concert as scheduled. Stepping in for Kunzel is celebrated Broadway conductor Paul Gemignani, who will lead the concert production of Camelot starring Sylvia McNair, George Hearn and Rod Gilfrey.
THE REAL THING Kicks Off The Katselas Theatre's 2009 Season On 4/24
by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2009
The Real Thing previews are April 24, 25, 26, May 1. Opening Weekend is Saturday, May 2 at 8pm, Sunday May 3 at 7pm. Performances continue Fri, Sat @ 8 pm /Sun @ 7pm, until Sunday, May 31, 2009. Skylight Theatre is located at 1816 Vermont Avenue, Hollywood, CA. Ticket Prices are: General - $25; students - $15. For tickets call: 310-358-9936. For General Information visit: www.katselastheatre.org.
Bohmer, Darrington, Noll To Star In Kennedy Center's RAGTIME
by BWW News Desk - Apr 18, 2009
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced casting for its production of RAGTIME in the Eisenhower Theater April 18 - May 10, 2009. Based on a 1975 novel by E.L. Doctorow, the production features book by Terrence McNally, music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and will be directed and choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge. The musical is part of the Kennedy Center's Broadway: The Third Generation, a series celebrating the current generation of Broadway musical composers. The official press night will take place on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
THE REAL THING Kicks Off The Katselas Theatre's 2009 Season On 4/24
by Reynard Loki - Apr 15, 2009
The Real Thing previews are April 24, 25, 26, May 1. Opening Weekend is Saturday, May 2 at 8pm, Sunday May 3 at 7pm. Performances continue Fri, Sat @ 8 pm /Sun @ 7pm, until Sunday, May 31, 2009. Skylight Theatre is located at 1816 Vermont Avenue, Hollywood, CA. Ticket Prices are: General - $25; students - $15. For tickets call: 310-358-9936. For General Information visit: www.katselastheatre.org.
ALT Commissioned THE GOLDEN TICKET, Opera Based on Dahl's 'Chocolate Factory', Holds Special NYC Reading 4/4
by BWW News Desk - Apr 4, 2009
Lawrence Edelson, Producing Artistic Director of ALT, has announced that the company has commissioned The Golden Ticket, a new opera based on Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In his announcement, Edelson explained that all of Dahl's beloved characters find a unique voice in this exciting new opera. 'If thoughts of Augustus Gloop being swept away in the Chocolate River, Violet Beauregarde inflating like a giant blueberry, Mike Teavee being demagnified into the tele-dimension, and Veruca Salt being thrown down the rubbish shoot by a gang of nut-inspecting squirrels sound like your idea of a fun night at the opera - or better yet, unlike any night at the opera or theater you've ever experienced - The Golden Ticket is....just the ticket!'
Kyrian Friedenberg Cast In ALT's Golden Ticket 3/25, 4/4
by BWW News Desk - Mar 25, 2009
Lawrence Edelson, Producing Artistic Director of American Lyric Theater, has announced that Kyrian Friedenberg, the ten-year old singer, violinist and actor most recently seen in Gypsy with Patty LuPone on Broadway, has been cast as Charlie Bucket in ALT's upcoming workshop and reading of The Golden Ticket, a new opera based on Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Speaking of the young performer, Edelson said that 'Kyrian has a wonderful voice, is incredibly musical, and has charisma that is truly contagious. After hearing him sing Charlie's first act Aria from The Golden Ticket, I had no doubt that he was the right boy to bring Roald Dahl's classic character to life in our upcoming workshop.'