Kelli O'Hara & Nathan Gunn Deliver a Night of Show Tunes with NY Philharmonic, 3/21
by Jessica Lewis - Feb 18, 2011
Broadway leading lady Kelli O'Hara and opera star Nathan Gunn will perform selections from Show Boat; Carousel; Kiss Me, Kate; Very Warm for May; Love Life; One Touch of Venus; Street Scene; On the Town; Candide; and West Side Story with the New York Philharmonic, in Classic Broadway, conducted by Tony Award winner Ted Sperling, Monday, March 21, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. The pair will perform solos and duets from hit shows by American songwriters Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, and Leonard Bernstein, whose music was matched with words by such celebrated lyricists as Oscar Hammerstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and Stephen Sondheim. A complete listing of songs follows.
Legendary Musical 'West Side Story' Opens Tonight!
by Beau Higgins - Feb 15, 2011
The tour of the recent smash hit Broadway production of WEST SIDE STORY is coming to Fort Lauderdale. WEST SIDE STORY will open at Broward Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday February 15 for a two-week run through Sunday, February 27. Tony Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents' Broadway direction has been recreated for the tour by David Saint, the Associate Director on Broadway. The original Jerome Robbins choreography is reproduced by Tony Award nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life).
Buck Creek Players Announce 2010-2011 Season
by BWW
News Desk - Feb 13, 2011
Buck Creek Players (BCP), the award-winning all-volunteer community theater on the southeast side of Indianapolis, is proud to announce their 37th season of quality theater, From Page to Stage. Linked to a literary work, each production in the season will bring the characters to life from the written page to the playhouse stage as BCP presents six entertaining productions for the coming year!
Actor/singer Matt Cavenaugh Talks Gigi
by Don Grigware - Feb 13, 2011
Soap heartthrob and Broadway star Matt Cavenaugh has done Urban Cowboy and more recently Tony in the 2009 revival of West Side Story on Broadway. He will costar in Reprise's Gigi opening @ The Freud Playhouse at UCLA on February 16. He took time from his hectic schedule of rehearsals to speak briefly about Gigi, his other work and his new CD.
Musical Theatre West Presents CATS, 2/27
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 7, 2011
Musical Theatre West is proud to announce the opening of its production of CATS at the beautiful 1,070-seat Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach. CATS previews February 11 and runs February 12 through February 27, 2011. Dana Solimando directs and choreographs Musical Theatre West's production of CATS with musical direction by Dennis Castellano.
Photo Flash: WEST SIDE STORY Tour Cast Supports NoH8 Campaign
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 3, 2011
The smash hit Broadway revival of WEST SIDE STORY is touring North America! Tony Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents' Broadway direction is recreated for the tour by David Saint, the Associate Director on Broadway. The original Jerome Robbins choreography is reproduced by Tony Award-nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life).
Kravis Center Offers Amazing Stars And Shows In February And March
by Beau Higgins - Feb 1, 2011
Highlights Include the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Natalie Cole, Michael Feinstein, Dudu Fisher, Kathy Griffin, Shirley MacLaine, Jackie Mason, Peking Acrobats, Itzhak Perlman, The Temptations & The Four Tops, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, Spring Awakening, Tango Inferno, West Side Story & the World Premiere Screening of Steven Caras: See Them Dance
WEST SIDE STORY Closes at Fox Theatre 1/31/2011
by BWW News Desk - Jan 31, 2011
The tour of the current smash hit Broadway production of WEST SIDE STORY will close at the Fox Theatre from January 31, 2011 as part of the Broadway Across America - Atlanta 2010-2011 season. Tony Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents' Broadway direction will be recreated for the tour by David Saint, the Associate Director on Broadway. The original Jerome Robbins choreography is reproduced by Tony Award-nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life).
Legendary Musical 'West Side Story' Comes To South Florida
by Beau Higgins - Jan 27, 2011
The tour of the current smash hit Broadway production of WEST SIDE STORY is coming to Fort Lauderdale. WEST SIDE STORY will open at Broward Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday February 15 for a two-week run through Sunday, February 27. Tony Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents' Broadway direction has been recreated for the tour by David Saint, the Associate Director on Broadway. The original Jerome Robbins choreography is reproduced by Tony Award nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life).
WEST SIDE STORY Atlanta Offers Student Rush Tix
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 26, 2011
Broadway Across America - Atlanta will treat local students to a special $20.00 "Student Rush Ticket" price for the current engagement of WEST SIDE STORY at The Fox Theatre for one week only from January 25-30
WEST SIDE STORY to Play at Fox Theatre 1/25-31/2011
by BWW
News Desk - Jan 25, 2011
The tour of the current smash hit Broadway production of WEST SIDE STORY is coming to Atlanta. WEST SIDE STORY will play at the Fox Theatre from January 25 -31, 2011 as part of the Broadway Across America - Atlanta 2010-2011 season.
Emilin Theatre Presents John Treacy Egan's 'Great Big Broadway Valentine', 1/22
by BWW
News Desk - Jan 22, 2011
Westchester native and Broadway veteran John Treacy Egan will perform a concert at the Emilin Theatre in Mamaroneck, NY, on January 22. The concert is entitled 'John Treacy Egan's Great Big Broadway Valentine' and will include songs from Broadway favorites such as West Side Story, Phantom of the Opera, Carousel, and many more.
Kravis Center Offers Amazing Stars And Shows In February And March
by Beau Higgins - Jan 21, 2011
Highlights Include the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Natalie Cole, Michael Feinstein, Dudu Fisher, Kathy Griffin, Shirley MacLaine, Jackie Mason, Peking Acrobats, Itzhak Perlman, The Temptations & The Four Tops, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, Spring Awakening, Tango Inferno, West Side Story & the World Premiere Screening of Steven Caras: See Them Dance
NEXT TO NORMAL, THE LION KING, IN THE HEIGHTS & More Announced for PPAC's New Season
by BWW News Desk - Jan 16, 2011
J.L. 'Lynn' Singleton, President of the Providence Performing Arts Center, is pleased to announce PPAC's 33rd Anniversary Broadway season. The 2010/2011 Broadway Series will kick off with the SPECTACULAR Rhode Island Premiere of the RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR STARRING THE ROCKETTES, and will follow with the return of DISNEY'S THE LION KING, the groundbreaking NEXT TO NORMAL, and the highly-regarded Lincoln Center Theater production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC. The INSKIP LEXUS Touring Selections of the 2010/2011 Broadway Series are the inspiring IN THE HEIGHTS and the enthralling new production of WEST SIDE STORY.
Riding & Meow to Lead West End Legrand’s The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
by Robert Diamond - Jan 14, 2011
After the success of Brief Encounter in the West End and on Broadway, Kneehigh's new adaptation of Jacques Demy and Michel Legrand's The Umbrellas of Cherbourg will arrive at the Gielgud Theatre following a limited run at Curve, Leicester. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg will begin previews on 5 March, with press night on 22 March and is booking until 1 October 2011. Directed by Emma Rice, with lyrics translated by Sheldon Harnick, designs by Lez Brotherston, lighting by Malcolm Rippeth, sound by Simon Baker and musical supervision by Nigel Lilley, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg will be produced in the West End by Daniel Sparrow and Mike Walsh Productions, Curve Leicester and City Lights International in association with Be Yu Productions.
BWW Reviews: The Best of O.C./L.A. Theater for 2010
by Michael L. Quintos - Jan 4, 2011
Between the Southern California arrivals of Lincoln Center Theatre's impressive SOUTH PACIFIC revival and the Tony-winning NEXT TO NORMAL tour starring Alice Ripley, to the incredibly entertaining offerings from regional and smaller theaters in the area, 2010 was a banner year in musicals and plays.
NEXT TO NORMAL, THE LION KING, IN THE HEIGHTS & More Announced for PPAC's New Season
by BWW News Desk - Jan 2, 2011
J.L. 'Lynn' Singleton, President of the Providence Performing Arts Center, is pleased to announce PPAC's 33rd Anniversary Broadway season. The 2010/2011 Broadway Series will kick off with the SPECTACULAR Rhode Island Premiere of the RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR STARRING THE ROCKETTES, and will follow with the return of DISNEY'S THE LION KING, the groundbreaking NEXT TO NORMAL, and the highly-regarded Lincoln Center Theater production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC. The INSKIP LEXUS Touring Selections of the 2010/2011 Broadway Series are the inspiring IN THE HEIGHTS and the enthralling new production of WEST SIDE STORY.
Emilin Theatre Presents John Treacy Egan's 'Great Big Broadway Valentine', 1/22
by Kelsey Denette - Dec 22, 2010
Westchester native and Broadway veteran John Treacy Egan will perform a concert at the Emilin Theatre in Mamaroneck, NY, on January 22. The concert is entitled 'John Treacy Egan's Great Big Broadway Valentine' and will include songs from Broadway favorites such as West Side Story, Phantom of the Opera, Carousel, and many more.