A magic show using the magic of Harry Blackstone and performed by his son.
Happy Birthday, Alfred Drake! He is best known for his leading roles in the original Broadway productions of Oklahoma!; Kiss Me, Kate; Kismet; and for playing Marshall Blackstone in the original production of Babes in Arms, (in which he sang the title song) and Hajj in Kismet, for which he received the Tony Award. His 1964 stage performance as Claudius in the Richard Burton Hamlet was filmed live on the stage of the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. His final stage appearance in a musical was in 1973 as Honore LaChaisse in Lerner and Loewe's Gigi. Two years later he starred in a revival of The Skin of Our Teeth.
HAPPY WE'LL BE, a dance narrative by Al Blackstone, plays now through July 30 at Roseland Ballroom at 239 West 52nd Street, New York, NY. Get a first look at the production in the photos below!
HAPPY WE'LL BE, a dance narrative by Al Blackstone, takes place tonight, July 26, 27, 29 & 30 at Roseland Ballroom at 239 West 52nd Street, New York, NY. Tickets are $20 (plus processing fee) and available at ticketmaster.com. For more information, visit happywellbe.com
Jared Zirilli (of FAT CAMP, Original Broadway Cast of LYSISTRATA JONES, WICKED, TWILIGHT the Musical) brings you episode 29 of the Jared Zirilli Blog and his eighth interview installment of 'Jared's Broadway Boo's!' with WICKED's Al Blackstone, who is choreographing the next big dance show at the Roseland Ballroom.
HAPPY WE'LL BE, a dance narrative by Al Blackstone, will take place on July 26, 27, 29 & 30 at Roseland Ballroom at 239 West 52nd Street, New York, NY. Tickets are $20 (plus processing fee) and available at ticketmaster.com. For more information, visit happywellbe.com
An unprecedented collaboration of HBO and the Institute of Medicine (IOM), in association with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION takes an unflinching look at the severity of the crisis and its crippling effects on our health care system. Made in partnership with the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and Kaiser Permanente and three years in the making, it is one of the most far-reaching public health campaigns on this epidemic to date, comprising four documentary films, a three-part series for families, 12 bonus shorts, a robust website and social media campaign, a book published by St. Martin's Press, and nationwide outreach to more than 40,000 community-based organizations. THE WEIGHT OF THE NATION kicks off with CONSEQUENCES, debuting MONDAY, MAY 14 (8:00-9:10 p.m. ET/PT), immediately followed by CHOICES (9:10-10:30 p.m.), with CHILDREN IN CRISIS debuting the next night, TUESDAY, MAY 15 (8:00-9:10 p.m.), immediately followed by CHALLENGES (9:10-10:15 p.m.).
Joining Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths as the ageing vaudevillian team Willie Clark and Al Lewis in Neil Simon's award-winning comedy The Sunshine Boys are Rebecca Blackstone (Miss MacKintosh), Nick Blakeley (Eddie), Peter Cadden (Voice of TV Director), Johnnie Fiori (Registered Nurse), Adam Levy (Ben Silverman) and William Maxwell (Patient).
HBO Documentary Films' PARADISE LOST 3: PURGATORY, the conclusion of the award-winning trilogy that spawned a world-wide movement to free three convicted men - Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley - known as The West Memphis 3, tells the complete story of one of the most notorious child murder cases in U.S. history.
VH1's beloved franchise 'VH1 Divas' paid tribute to the great cities of soul music tonight including Chicago, Detroit, London, Memphis and Philadelphia. The all-star diva roster included Mary J. Blige, Kelly Clarkson, Florence + The Machine, Jennifer Hudson, Jessie J. and Jill Scott, accompanied by one of the most exciting groups of modern soul, The Roots, with Questlove and Adam Blackstone as musical directors. 'VH1 DIVAS CELEBRATES SOUL premieres Monday, December 19 at 9PM ET/PT on VH1.
HBO Documentary Films' PARADISE LOST 3: PURGATORY, the conclusion of the award-winning trilogy that spawned a world-wide movement to free three convicted men - Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley - known as The West Memphis 3, tells the complete story of one of the most notorious child murder cases in U.S. history.
On Tuesday, October 25 the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center will feature the vocal talent of local high school students from Appleton West, Chilton, Freedom and Neenah High Schools in the Eighth Annual Fox Cities Choral Music Festival.
On Tuesday, October 25 the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center will feature the vocal talent of local high school students from Appleton West, Chilton, Freedom and Neenah High Schools in the Eighth Annual Fox Cities Choral Music Festival.
Artistic Director Tony Estrella is pleased to announce that The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) has closed its 2011-2012 season with the highest ticket sales in its 27-year- history, projecting a balanced operating budget for the fiscal year ending July 31.
Owing to the strong performance of NBC's new series 'The Voice,' NBC will offer expanded two-hour live episodes of the vocal competition show beginning June 7 (9-11 p.m. ET) following original episodes of America's top-rated summer show 'America's Got Talent' (8-9 p.m. ET).
NBC revealed that it will add more star-power to its new vocal competition series 'The Voice' with singers Reba, Monica, Sia (Furler) and music producer Adam Blackstone joining the series as new advisers who will lend their experience and talents to musician coaches Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton for the next 'Battles' competition phase.
NBC named the final 20 of its 32 selected team contestants who will move onto the next round of the new vocal competition series 'The Voice' featuring its four musician coaches -- Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton.
NBC revealed that it will add more star-power to its new vocal competition series 'The Voice' with singers Reba, Monica, Sia (Furler) and music producer Adam Blackstone joining the series as new advisers who will lend their experience and talents to musician coaches Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton for the next 'Battles' competition phase.
For 83 years, the movie industry has had the Oscars. For 65 years, Thespians have had their TONYS. For 63 years, the television arts have had the EMMYS, and for 63 years, the field of music has had the Grammys and now, for 43 years, the world of Illusion and magic has had ... unofficially, their Miltons (If they named it after its co-founder, Milt Larsen).
Internationally renowned mystifier Criss Angel will receive two of magic's highest honors on March 2, 2011 in Las Vegas.
Internationally renowned mystifier Criss Angel will receive two of magic's highest honors on March 2, 2011 in Las Vegas.
The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Sutton Foster, the Broadway Playhouse, 'Rock Of Ages,' 'Glee,' 'She Loves Me,' 'Seven Brides For Seven Brothers,' Patti LuPone, more....
The Board of Directors of Lincoln Center Theater has announced that J. Tomlinson Hill has been elected Chairman. Mr. Hill, who previously served as LCT Board President, succeeded John Beinecke who served as the Chairman from July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2010.
Kathryn Crosby's LIFE WITH BING with Musical Direction by Edward Sayegh played last week at Cabaret at the Castle. In the show, Crosby performs classic songs of stage and screen, and shares anecdotes about the famous and their lives during Hollywood and Broadway's golden era. BroadwayWorld brings you a sneak peek below!
Bestselling financial author David Bach (The Automatic Millionaire), The Blackstone Group Senior Managing Director Timothy Coleman, urban designer and architect Jonie Fu, painter/art critic Peter Plagens and Broadway composer Frank Wildhorn (The Scarlet Pimpernel, Jekyll & Hyde, The Civil War) will be honored at the Second Annual Tommy Awards - named for Tommy Trojan, the University of Southern California's collegiate symbol - on June 28, 2010 at the NYU Skirball Center.
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) presents the Rhode Island premiere of Rock 'N' Roll, an extraordinary theatrical event from four-time Tony Award winner Tom Stoppard.
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