'Summer Blockbuster Extravaganza!' - Theatrical Improv
by Beau Higgins - Jul 5, 2008
The Jove's recent appearances include the 2007 Miami Improv Festival opening for The Groundlings from Los Angeles and Upright Citizens Brigade from New York City. It was their third straight year performing at the Miami Improv Festival, a collection of the nation's best Improv comedy troupes. The Jove has also been invited to perform on the main stage at Artigras 2006, as well as countless corporate training and entertainment events all across Palm Beach County, including the Kravis Center, The Maltz Jupiter Theater, Duncan Theater and The Cuillo Centre for the Arts. The group received a 2005 Impy award for best sketch comedy in Palm Beach County. They were also an integral part in raising thousands of dollars for the American Red Cross in 2004 and 2005, donating proceeds from their show to benefit hurricane victims.
Cutting Ball Theater Presents Avant GardARAMA!
by BWW News Desk - Jun 18, 2008
San Francisco's cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater continues its 2008 season of critically acclaimed stage-work with Avant GardARAMA! Like Cutting Ball's 2004 edition of Avant GardARAMA!
'Mobile Home Sweet Home' - Comedy Show Lands In Jupiter
by Beau Higgins - May 3, 2008
The show will be presented by The Jove, a 6 member troupe of professional actors and comedians: including former Blue Man Group member Frank Licari. Founded in November of 2004, this improv and sketch comedy troupe can best be described as a combination of 'Saturday Night Live' and 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?'
Jackson Browne to Speak at 3rd Annual ASCAP 'I Create Music' Expo
by BWW News Desk - Feb 20, 2008
ASCAP President and Chairman Marilyn Bergman is pleased to announce that singer-songwriter and 2004 ASCAP Founders Award honoree Jackson Browne will be a special guest at the 3rd annual ASCAP 'I Create Music' EXPO on April 10. Browne will be interviewed and will answer questions from the audience of songwriters and composers. The EXPO will take place April 10-12 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles.
Barrington Stage Company Announces 2008 Season
by BWW News Desk - Jan 18, 2008
'Homecoming' is the theme of Barrington Stage Company's 14th Season. The theatre that developed and premiered William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on its Stage II in 2004 welcomes home the award-winning Broadway hit to its Mainstage from June 11 through July 12. Long-time BSC director Rob Ruggiero returns to direct Richard Greenberg's The Violet Hour, which will play July 17 through August 2. Julianne Boyd will direct Noel Coward's delicious battle-of-the-sexes comedy Private Lives starring Christopher Innvar from August 7 through 24. Private Lives marks the fifth stage collaboration between Boyd and Innvar.
'Phantom' Star Emmy Rossum Releases EP on iTunes
by James Sims - Jul 30, 2007
Emmy Rossum, star of the 2004 film adaptation of 'The Phantom of the Opera,' is set to release her debut EP Inside Out, through Geffen Records, exclusively through iTunes on July 31st, 2007...
Elaine Paige to Return to West End in The Drowsy Chaperone
by BWW News Desk - Jan 18, 2007
Multi award-winning actress and recording artist Elaine Paige will return to the West End to take the title role in the Broadway smash hit musical, The Drowsy Chaperone. Directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, with music by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison and book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar, the five-time Tony Award winning musical will preview at the Novello Theatre from 14 May, with press night on 5 June and opening night on 6 June.
Milk Can to Present Plays by Larsen and Mee in Rep
by BWW News Desk - Aug 23, 2006
The Milk Can Theatre Company has announced two upcoming productions of plays by Bethany Larsen and Charles L. Mee running in rep Saturday, September 9 through Sunday, September 24, 2006 at the Michael Weller Theatre
NPR Feature on Lisa Kron's Well Now Available Online
by BWW News Desk - Apr 3, 2006
National Public Radio's feature on Lisa Kron's play Well is now available on NPR's website. The feature originally aired on Saturday, April 1 on NPR's Weekend Addition; site visitors can listen to the feature as well as unaired interview footage with Kron and director Leigh Silverman
Complete Cast Announced for Sweeney Todd
by BWW News Desk - Aug 26, 2005
The complete cast for the upcoming, and highly anticipated revival starring Patti LuPone and Michael Cerveris has now been anounced. Previews begin on October 3, for a November 3, 2005 opening.
StubHub.com Ranks Wicked "1" in 2004 Secondary Ticket Sales
by BWW News Desk - Jan 29, 2005
Wicked was the #1 theatrical production of 2004 in terms of dollar value of secondary ticket sales, according to data released today by StubHub.com, a leading online ticket marketplace. The Lion King and The Producers rounded out StubHub.com's top 3.