Tony Winner Harriet Harris Joins Paper Mill Playhouse's ON THE TOWN
by Eddie Varley - Oct 22, 2009
This afternoon Paper Mill Playhouse revealed that Tony Award winning actress Harriet Harris will join the cast as Madame Dilly. Ms. Harris is the recipient of the 2002 Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie.
New Harmony Theatre's 2009 Season Celebrates The American Dreamer With Productions Of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, HARVEY and GUYS AND DOLLS
by Reynard Loki - Jun 2, 2009
New Harmony Theatre, the Tri-State?s only professional Equity theatre, will stage a season of classics of the American stage in 2009. The season, which opens runs June 12 ? August 16, 2009 at New Harmony?s Murphy Auditorium, features a company of seasoned performers with credits including Broadway, major regional theatre, film, and television. According to Lenny Leibowitz, artistic director, the season ?celebrates the American dreamer in all of her grace, fragility, and oddball exuberance. These plays ? ?A Streetcar Named Desire,? ?Harvey,? and ?Guys and Dolls? ? capture the limitless vitality of our nation?s spirit. When audiences first encountered these plays, they were finding their footing after a generation of war and upheaval. These three pinnacles of post-war American theatre ask us ? now as they did then ? to reflect on and re-chart our course. Their leading players - Blanche, Elwood, and Sky ? are inveterate dreamers who hold fast to their aspirations and ideals, resisting the inexorable drumbeat of conformity. They embolden us all to dream with ardor and panache.?
'St. Louis' Comes to Water Tower: It's a Perfect Match!
by Paul W. Thompson - Nov 20, 2008
You couldn't throw at rock at the Wednesday night opening performance of 'Meet Me In St. Louis' at the Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place without striking the cream of Chicago's hometown musical theater talent. And THAT was if you threw a rock at the audience!
Rodgers & Hammerstein Acquires Rights To [title of show]
by BWW News Desk - Jul 1, 2008
With [title of show] completing the journey from Off-Broadway to Broadway this week, The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization is proud to announce that it has acquired the stock and amateur rights to this hit musical written by Jeff Bowen (music and lyrics), and Hunter Bell (book). In addition to licensing the musical through R&H Theatricals, the Organization will represent Bowen's score through its music publishing division, Williamson Music.
