Gypsy

Photo Coverage: Drama League Honors Angela Lansbury

Last night, February 8, the stars came out to honor stage and screen legend Angela Lansbury at The Drama League's 26th annual all-star gala, "A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF BROADWAY" at the Pierre New York. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: The Drama League Honors Angela Lansbury

Last night, February 8, the stars came out to honor stage and screen legend Angela Lansbury at The Drama League's 26th annual all-star gala, "A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF BROADWAY" at the Pierre New York. (more...)

Photo Flash: Sami Gayle Visits PHANTOM KILLER at Abingdon

This weekend, actress Sami Gayle (featured in the recent revival of GYPSY and MCC's upcoming FAMILY WEEK) visited the Abingdon Theatre Company and its Off-Broadway hit PHANTOM KILLER, a true-crime thriller by Jan Buttram. Directed by Jules Ochoa, PHANTOM KILLER co-stars Wrenn Schmidt, Denny Bess and Jon McCormick as three people whose lives become intertwined in the search for a serial killer on the prowl in Texas, circa 1946. (more...)

BWW SPECIAL FEATURE: How I Got My Equity Card - By Merwin Foard

"It was early 1982 and I was a voice major at the Manhattan School of Music. Houston Grand Opera was mounting a revival of SHOW BOAT starring Donald O'Connor..." (more...)

Ken Fallin Illustrates: 'Super Bowl' Performances - Streisand, Merman & Grey

BroadwayWold.com is pleased to introduce illustrator Ken Fallin, who will be bringing to you original illustrations of everyone's favorite Broadway stars each week. This week's feature: Super Bowl Performances of the Past: Barbra Streisand in FUNNY GIRL, Ethel Merman in GYPSY, and Joel Grey in CABARET. (more...)

GYPSY OF THE MONTH: Jeffrey Page of FELA!

An African dance specialist, Jeffrey gave up a Hollywood choreography career to join the Nigeria-set musical. (more...)

BWW Reviews: 'GYP...' at Meadowvale Theatre

Theatre Unlimited offers a generally fine community production of the classic Arthur Laurents-Jule Styne-Stephen Sondheim musical Gypsy - but undoes it but cutting the final scene!! * * 1/2 (out of 5) (more...)

The New York Pops Announces 28th 2010 - 2011 Season; Features Brian Stokes Mitchell, Sondheim Celebration and More

On October 15, 2010, The New York Pops orchestra - famous for presenting popular music with a symphony orchestra of the highest quality - will launch its 28th season; a Carnegie Hall series celebrating the stylistic diversity of some of popular music's greatest icons. Music Director Steven Reineke leads the orchestra in this electrifying season, which includes chart-topping pop hits, a tribute to the greatest living lyricist and composer of American musical theater, holiday favorites, sizzling Latin flair, and an evening of songbook classics associated with a legendary American icon. Reineke has been heralded by The New York Times as "young and vigorous, with a playful attitude that has been a pops orchestral tradition since the heyday of Arthur Fiedler...a polished, welcoming host." (more...)

Photo Flash: Production Photos of BUSCH FEST Playing Thru Feb. 20 at Mary's Attic

The Idea Place presents an ambitious new project: BUSCH FEST, featuring four early plays by drag theater legend Charles Busch running in repertory Friday and Saturday nights through February 20, 2010 at Mary's Attic, 5400 N. Clark St. Program A includes Vampire Lesbians of Sodom and Sleeping Beauty of Coma. Program B includes Theodora She-Bitch of Byzantium and Pardon My Inquisition or Kiss The Blood Off My Castanets. (more...)

BWW Reviews: LOST IN YONKERS at Village Theatre

Neil Simon’s classic coming of age story “Lost in Yonkers” is currently playing at Village Theatre in Issaquah. And while the show may be a little tired, there are certainly some wonderful performances in this production. (more...)

Sutton Foster to Launch National Concert Tour; Ohio, California, Florida, North Carolina Dates Announced

Tony Award® Winner Sutton Foster reunites with esteemed Music Director Michael Rafter for a national tour of An Evening with Sutton Foster, featuring Broadway show stoppers and selections from her debut album Wish. Produced by Fox Theatricals, the tour will launch at The Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis on Thursday, February 4th. (more...)

American Premiere of THE PITMEN PAINTERS Starring Original UK Cast Coming to MTC

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) announce that Manhattan Theatre Club, by special arrangement with Bob Boyett, will produce the Live Theatre, Newcastle /National Theatre of Great Britain's co-production of THE PITMEN PAINTERS by Tony Award winner Lee Hall (Billy Elliot) with direction by Max Roberts starring the original English company. (more...)

Lansbury, Esparza, LuPone et al. Celebrate Sondheim at New York City Center Benefit, 4/26

New York City Center will celebrate Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner Stephen Sondheim on the occasion of his 80th birthday on Monday, April 26 with a gala celebration featuring stars who have shone in Sondheim musicals including Michael Cerveris, Barbara Cook, Raúl Esparza, Victor Garber, Joanna Gleason, Angela Lansbury, Patti LuPone, Donna Murphy and Bernadette Peters. Directed by Tony Award-winner John Doyle, the evening will highlight shows for which Mr. Sondheim has written both music and lyrics, and will feature a full orchestra conducted by Encores! Music Director Rob Berman. The Benefit will help fund New York City Center's artistic and education programs. In addition, a portion of the evening's proceeds will go to Young Playwrights Inc, a charity of great importance to Mr. Sondheim. (more...)

Sara Sheperd, Star, Lights Up Oakbrook's 'Funny Girl'

Chills. I got chills! When Sara Sheperd as Fanny Brice let loose the other night with her remarkable voice at the end of those legendary Brice/Barbra standards “I’m The Greatest Star,” “Don’t Rain On My Parade” and (even) “The Music That Makes Me Dance” ..... (more...)

George Hearn & Elena Shaddow to Star in FANNY at Encores! Cast Announced...

Fred Applegate, George Hearn, David Patrick Kelly, Michael McCormick, Rondi Reed, Elena Shaddow, James Snyder and Ted Sutherland have been cast in Fanny, the 50th Encores! musical produced by New York City Center since 1994 and the second Encores! production of the season. Fanny, running February 4 - 7, has music and lyrics by Harold Rome and book by S.N. Behrman and Joshua Logan, and is based on Marcel Pagnol's trilogy Marius, Fanny and Cesar. Fanny will be directed by Mark Bruni and choreographed by Lorin Latarro with music direction by Rob Berman. (more...)

BWW TV: Broadway Beat Saturday Special - FELA! and GYPSY OF THE YEAR

The all new 20th Anniversary Season of Broadway Beat has begun! This week catch up with Broadway Beat at the opening night FELA! and at Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS GYPSY OF THE YEAR Competition! (more...)

BWW INTERVIEWS: Claudio Botelho Talks ANNIE, KISS ME KATE & FIDDLER in the Works

CLAUDIO BOTELHO REVELA DETALHES EXCLUSIVOS DE SEUS PROXIMOS PROJETOS. (more...)

Photo Flash: Tricycle Theatre Presents GRETA GARBO CAME TO DONEGAL

Nicolas Kent will direct the World Premiere of Frank McGuinness' Greta Garbo Came to Donegal which runs from 7 January to the 20 February, with press night on 11January 2010. Design is by Robert Jones with lighting by Matthew Eagland and sound by Tom Lishman. (more...)

Upcoming Musical Theatre Season in Brazil - 2010

A temporada teatral do Rio e em Săo Paulo neste ano continua repleta de musicais. (more...)

Erin Mackey Completes Cast of SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM; Tickets on Sale

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) announces the complete cast of Sondheim on Sondheim. Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine return to Studio 54 with Sondheim on Sondheim, a new original Broadway musical starring Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams, Tom Wopat, Leslie Kritzer, Norm Lewis, Euan Morton, Erin Mackey & Matthew Scott. Music & lyrics are by Stephen Sondheim and the production is conceived & directed by James Lapine. (more...)

GYPSY OF THE MONTH: Michael X. Martin of 'Ragtime'

Despite the acclaimed revival's premature closing, Michael X. will soldier on in this biz, as he has for 30-plus years. (more...)