BWW Feature: A Tapestry Of Cabaret
by Stephen Mosher - Jan 14, 2021
Thirty-three years later, these are the shows that Stephen Mosher remembers most vividly, from his first time in a Manhattan nightclub to the last night, on March 12th, 20202
BWW Interview: A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS CAROL, ON AIR at Audio Stages
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - Dec 19, 2020
James A. Rocco (Minneapolis/St. Paul based producer, director, writer and performer) and Jayme McDaniel believe #NothingCanStopLiveTheatre, not even a pandemic. Reviving a project that works well as audio, A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS CAROL, ON AIR, comes to Audio Stages tonight, Dec. 19; star-studded cast album drops Monday, Dec. 21
Portland Stage Announces World Premiere Adaptation of A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 30, 2020
After earning equity approval to produce its second show in the 2020-21 season - a rare enough feat that its first show, Talley’s Folly, landed Portland Stage on PBS NewsHour - Portland Stage announces the return of the holiday family classic, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, adapted by Joel Leffert.
Walt Disney Family Museum to Celebrate Alan Menken, with Lin-Manuel Miranda and More
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 24, 2020
The Walt Disney Family Museum will host Oscar-, Grammy-, Tony- and Golden Globe-winning composer and songwriter Alan Menken for an intimate evening of music and storytelling. Streamed live on Thursday, August 6th, this special event will be presented in two partsa?"a paid fundraising program followed by a free musical performance.
Arizona Broadway Theatre Production Of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Will Transfer To Herberger Theater Center in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 5, 2020
Following a highly successful run in Peoria at Arizona Broadway Theatre (ABT), La Cage aux Folles will move to Herberger Theater Center (HTC) in downtown Phoenix March 6 through March 22, 2020.* ABT has been a resident company at HTC since 2018 having partnered with HTC on productions such as A Christmas Carol, Beauty and The Beast, Mary Poppins, Sweeney Todd, An American in Paris and, most recently, the hilarious Addams Family in June 2019.
THE BIG BROADCAST Returns To Chapin Auditorium In South Hadley
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2020
The Jazz Ensembles of Mount Holyoke College present the 15th edition of The Big Broadcast! on Saturday, March 7 at 2PM & 7:30PM at Chapin Auditorium, Mount Holyoke College, in South Hadley, MA. Snow date is Sunday, March 8.. Created and directed by Mark Gionfriddo, who is also onstage as a?oeMatt Morgana??, The Big Broadcast! is a re-creation of a live 1940's radio show featuring the Mount Holyoke College Big Band, Vocal Jazz, and Chamber Jazz Ensembles performing well-known tunes from the swing era and the American songbook. WWLP-TV meteorologist Brian Lapis is emcee a?oeFred Kelleya?? for his 13th consecutive season. Mount Holyoke alum, bassist and singer Caitlin Jaene Mercer, will join The Big Broadcast! as special guest.
2020 Johnny Mercer Writers Colony At Goodspeed Participants Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 15, 2020
In what has become an annual ritual, a total of 40 established and emerging composers, lyricists, and librettists will converge on the Goodspeed campus from mid-January through mid-February 2020 to participate in the Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals. The writing teams, representing 15 new musicals, will populate the campus, creating a truly exciting environment for discovery and inspiration.
Arena Stage Announces Cast and Creative for A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 4, 2019
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces the company for A Thousand Splendid Suns, adapted for the stage by Ursula Rani Sarma and based on the 2007 New York Times bestselling novel by Khaled Hosseini (Kite Runner). Set in 1992 in war-torn Afghanistan, this gripping story centers around a friendship that develops between two Afghan women following a tragedy. While facing insurmountable odds of a brutal and oppressive way of life, the two form an unlikely bond in a heart-rending fight for survival. Directed by Carey Perloff, A Thousand Splendid Suns runs January 17 - March 1, 2020 in the Kreeger Theater.
HOLIDAY LUNCH/PLAY READINGS at Westbrook Inn
by Lauren Yarger - Dec 4, 2019
Three playwrights present excerpts from holiday plays at a networking lunch sponsored by the CT Chapter of the League of Professional Theatre Women.
CHRISTMAS CAROL CONSPIRACY Announced At ActorsNET
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 25, 2019
You may know the familiar tale of A Christmas Carol a?" three spirits visit miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and inspire him to change his ways ... But what if it was all a hoax? A scam? A fraud?
Utah Symphony Presents Festive Holiday Programming
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 15, 2019
This season, the Utah Symphony presents a jam-packed variety of programs that audiences of all ages will love. In addition to your traditional holiday favorites, this programming will feature the awe-inspiring 2,000-voice audience sing-a-long with Handel's “Messiah” and show stoppers such as Celtic Woman and Broadway star Ashley Brown. There's something festive for everyone, so come celebrate the holiday season with the Utah Symphony. Tickets are on sale now, and can be purchased at utahsymphony.org or by calling (801) 533-6683.
Photo Flash: Geva Theatre Center Presents LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 4, 2019
Geva Theatre Center presents La Cage Aux Folles, with book by Harvey Fierstein, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, based on the play by Jean Poiret, directed by Melissa Rain Anderson, with musical direction by Don Kot, and choreography by Sam Hay in the Elaine P. Wilson Stage from September 3 through October 6.
Meet the Current Cast of CHICAGO on Broadway!
by Paul Smith - Jun 30, 2019
With a legendary book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, Chicago is now the #1 longest-running American musical in Broadway history.
Crossroads Church's AWAITED Comes to The Aronoff Center
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 14, 2018
Crossroads Church's popular Christmas show, Awaited, will premiere at the Aronoff Center for the Arts' Procter & Gamble Hall from December 20-23, 2019 (see full schedule below). We are thrilled to bring Awaited next December to this prestigious theater in downtown Cincinnati.
Two Holiday Shows Take The Stage At Goodman Theatre
by Julie Musbach - Nov 8, 2018
Tis the season for holiday theatergoing! This year, Goodman Theatre offers two choices for Chicago audiences-Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol, now in its 41st year, and the Goodman debut of David Sedaris' contemporary, irreverent The Santaland Diaries, adapted by Joe Mantello.
MATILDA Continues Walnut Street Theatre 210th Season
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 7, 2018
Walnut Street Theatre continues its landmark 210th season with Roald Dahl's MATILDA THE MUSICAL. Directed by Linda Goodrich, with choreography by Michelle Gaudette, MATILDA THE MUSICAL begins previews on November 6th, opens on November 14th, and runs through January 6th on the Walnut's Mainstage.