A multi-ethnic cast highlights stinging themes of class and poverty when Whitefire artistic director Bryan Rasmussen directs Blood Brothers, the Olivier Award-winning, Tony-nominated musical drama by Willy Russell (Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine). The tragic musical tale opens at the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks on October 18 for a six-week run through November 23.
For the first time ever, the legendary recordings of the exuberant, tune-filled musicals of Broadway composer-lyricist Jerry Herman are available in a new digital-only collection from Masterworks Broadway.
This fall, Tony Award nominated actor Keith Carradine (The Will Rogers Follies, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, 'Nashville,' 'Dexter') returns to the New York stage in the New York premiere of Anthony Horowitz's acclaimed thriller, MINDGAME. Ken Russell, the celebrated director of the films Tommy, Woman In Love and The Boyfriend, makes his New York stage directorial debut with MINDGAME.
The Bacon Brothers will be playing a benefit concert in Philadelphia at the Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, April 4. The Bacon Brothers, the American musical duo of Philadelphia's born and bred actor/musician Kevin Bacon and musician brother Michael Bacon, will perform two benefit concerts for Bancroft NeuroHealth. Proceeds from the concerts are used to enhance programs for Bancroft, based in Haddonfield, NJ, who annually serves more than 1,300 children and adults with autism, developmental disabilities, acquired brain injuries and other neurological impairments.
Teatro Del Carretto - the renowned company founded in 1983 in Lucca, Italy by director Maria Grazia Cipriani and designer Graziano Gregori, and widely recognized as one of Italy's most innovative theatre companies - makes its long-awaited US debut at LaMaMa ETC with its acclaimed adult adaptation of Pinocchio, with previews to begin January 10, prior to an official press opening January 13, at La MaMa ETC
Aaron Sorkin will collaborate with rock band The Flaming Lips for a stage musical based on the band's 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.'
Kitty Carlisle Hart will return to Feinstein's at the Regency (540 Park Avenue at 61st St.) from September 26th through 30th for 'I Walk with Music'
Ralph Bryan, President of the Board of Trustees of La Jolla Playhouse today announced that Artistic Director Des McAnuff will not be renewing his contract, scheduled to expire in 2007.
BLOOD BROTHERS opens successful run in Mississauga, Ontario. Though the show remains problematic at times, the production is first rate! * * * * (out of 5)
Lisa Ebersole's new play Brothers will make its debut at the Paradise Factory, where it will run from July 21st to August 14th
Film and stage star Al Pacino will star in a Los Angeles workshop of Lyle Kessler's tense play Orphans in July and August; neither specific dates nor a theatre have been announced
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