TV: Sneak Peek at SUNSET BOULEVARD at Signature!
by Robert Diamond - Dec 22, 2010
Signature Theatre presents the legendary Hollywood musical Sunset Boulevard running through February 13, 2011 and BWW is very excited to present a video sneak peek at the production!
MADAGASCAR LIVE Comes To The Civic Center 3/11-13, 2011
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 22, 2010
DreamWorks Theatricals and Broadway Across America announces MADAGASCAR LIVE, DreamWorks Theatricals' first-ever live family touring show will play the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines March 11-13, 2011.
Bill Ward To Star In MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
by Carrie Dunn - Dec 21, 2010
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, the new West End musical that tells the electrifying story of the night in 1956 when Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis came together to make music and ended up making history, will star Bill Ward as Sam Phillips, the legendary music producer and founder of Sun Records in Memphis and the man who discovered the 'Million Dollar Quartet'.
Hunter Foster, Malcolm Gets, Dick Latessa et al. Lead Starry Cast of LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE at La Jolla
by Jessica Lewis - Dec 17, 2010
La Jolla Playhouse announced today the cast and creative team of its upcoming world-premiere musical Little Miss Sunshine, by the Tony Award-winning creative team of composer/lyricist William Finn and playwright/director James Lapine. Mr. Lapine has enjoyed a long association with the Playhouse, having previously directed Merrily We Roll Along (1985) and Luck, Pluck and Virtue (1993). The production runs February 15 - March 27, 2011 in the Mandell Weiss Theatre.
Photo Flash: New SUNSET BLVD. Production Stills from Signature!
by Jessica Lewis - Dec 17, 2010
Signature Theatre presents the legendary Hollywood musical Sunset Boulevard running through February 13, 2011. Headlining the production is Broadway's Florence Lacey Evita; Hello Dolly!; Signature's Follies as the tragic silent film star Norma Desmond, complemented by D.B. Bonds The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Signature's The Visit as Joe, Susan Derry Wonderful Town as Betty, and Ed Dixon The Iceman Cometh, The Three Musketeers as Max von Mayerling. Three time Helen Hayes Award winner J. Fred Shiffman is Sheldrake and Washington favorite Harry A. Winter is Cecil B. DeMille.
REDCAT Announces 2011 Season of Contemporary Visual, Performing and Media Art
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 16, 2010
Building on the momentum of a successful autumn that featured heralded new commissions and daring Los Angeles premieres in both the theater and gallery, today REDCAT Executive Director Mark Murphy and Gallery Director/Curator Clara Kim announce the second half of REDCAT's eighth season.
Darlene Love, Neil Diamond, et. al. to Be Inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 3/14
by Leslie Fazin - Dec 15, 2010
Music icons Neil Diamond, Tom Waits, Dr. John and Alice Cooper, as well as Broadway veteran Darlene Love, will be the new inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for 2011. They will be honored at a ceremony at Manhattan's Waldorf-Astoria on Monday, March 14. Leon Russell will also be awarded for musical excellence. Nonperformer honors will go to Specialty label's Art Rupe and Elektra Records founder, Jac Holzman.
Photo Flash: Signature Theatre's SUNSET BLVD.
by BWW Photo Special - Dec 14, 2010
Signature Theatre presents the legendary Hollywood musical Sunset Boulevard running through February 13, 2011. Headlining the production is Broadway's Florence Lacey Evita; Hello Dolly!; Signature's Follies as the tragic silent film star Norma Desmond, complemented by D.B. Bonds The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Signature's The Visit as Joe, Susan Derry Wonderful Town as Betty, and Ed Dixon The Iceman Cometh, The Three Musketeers as Max von Mayerling. Three time Helen Hayes Award winner J. Fred Shiffman is Sheldrake and Washington favorite Harry A. Winter is Cecil B. DeMille.
STAGE TUBE: Darlene Love Visits MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
by Jessica Lewis - Dec 10, 2010
Yesterday evening, Love took the stage of the Nederlander Theatre to join the cast of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET in the special encore. Love has been hailed as one of the greatest singers in pop music starting with her first number one recording, 'He's A Rebel,' through her string of label hits with legendary producer Phil Spector, including 'Da Doo Ron Ron,' 'He's Sure The Boy I'm Gonna Marry,' and 'Christmas Baby Please Come Home.' Love was recently nominated for the third time to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Welcomes Darlene Love, 12/9
by BWW News Desk - Dec 9, 2010
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, Broadway's new hit musical, welcomes Darlene Love to the cast of the Tony nominated Best Musical for a special performance during the finale of the Thursday evening, December 9 performance at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street).
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET UK Box Office Opens 12/4
by BWW
News Desk - Dec 4, 2010
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, the award-winning new musical that tells the electrifying story of the night in 1956 when Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis came together to make music and ended up making history, will open at London's Noel Coward Theatre on 28 February 2011 with previews from 8 February 2011.
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET UK Box Office Opens 12/4
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 2, 2010
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, the award-winning new musical that tells the electrifying story of the night in 1956 when Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis came together to make music and ended up making history, will open at London's Noel Coward Theatre on 28 February 2011 with previews from 8 February 2011.
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET to Welcome Darlene Love 12/9
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 23, 2010
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, Broadway's new hit musical, is pleased to announce that Darlene Love will join the cast of the Tony nominated Best Musical for a special performance during the finale of the Thursday evening, December 9 performance at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street).
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Welcomes Darlene Love, 12/9
by Jessica Lewis - Nov 23, 2010
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, Broadway's new hit musical, is pleased to announce that Darlene Love will join the cast of the Tony nominated Best Musical for a special performance during the finale of the Thursday evening, December 9 performance at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street).
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET to Open in West End Feb. 28
by Robert Diamond - Nov 19, 2010
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, the award?winning new musical that tells the electrifying story of the night in 1956 when Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis came together to make music and ended up making history, will open at London's Noel Coward Theatre on 28 February 2011 with previews from 8 February 2011. The full cast will be announced shortly.
JERSEY BOYS Tickets Go On Sale For Run At Fox Cities PAC
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 15, 2010
Tickets will go on sale Saturday, November 20 for the Wisconsin premiere engagement of the Tony®, Grammy® and Olivier Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, playing the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center June 1-19, 2011.
ROCK OF AGES, HAIR, NEXT TO NORMAL & More Part of PNC's New Season
by BWW
News Desk - Nov 7, 2010
PNC Broadway Across America - Pittsburgh - presented by The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and Broadway Across America - today unveiled its 'practically perfect' 2010/2011 season. One of the city's premier entertainment series, PNC Broadway Across America - Pittsburgh is generously sponsored by The PNC Foundation. The 2010/2011 season presents an array of must-see musical theater productions presented on the Cultural District's world-class stages.
Million Dollar Quartet's Levi Kreis Returns to Chicago 11/1
by BWW
News Desk - Nov 1, 2010
Levi Kreis, the Tony Award-winning star of Broadway's Million Dollar Quartet and former Chicago cast member (Jerry Lee Lewis), announces a solo acoustic performance on November 1, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. at the Apollo Theater, 2540 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago.