Charles Busch, Julie Halston et al. Receive Off Broadway Alliance Awards Today
by BWW News Desk - Jun 21, 2011
The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents and marketing firms, will present the inaugural Off Broadway Alliance Awards Reception on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at Sardi's. Honorees will be on hand to receive their awards and Romulus Linney, Ellen Stewart and Lanford Wilson will be posthumously inducted into the Off Broadway Hall of Fame.
Charles West Set to Join THE FANTASTICKS, 6/18 -26
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 16, 2011
Charles West, whose credits include the Broadway productions of The Scarlet Pimpernel and Show Boat and who is currently understudying the role of El Gallo in The Fantasticks, will assume that role for twelve performances from June 18 through June 26, 2011.
Mann & Fulton Gear Up for MY FAIR LADY at Conn. Repertory Theatre this Summer
by Jessica Lewis - May 19, 2011
Writer Damon Runyon invented Broadway - and Broadway invented the American Musical! Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) will open its 2011 Nutmeg Summer Series with the classic American musical, Guys and Dolls based on Runyon's comic tales of Broadway running June 2-12 in the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre (Lower Jorgensen).
THE RAINMAKER Opens At Northern Stage 3/16
by Kassie Rivera - Mar 11, 2011
As the region emerges from a long and difficult winter, Northern Stage taps into the eternal optimism of the American spirit with N. Richard Nash's acclaimed comedy-drama-romance The Rainmaker, on stage from March 16 through April 3 at the Briggs Opera House in White River Junction.
Dan Sharkey Joins THE FANTASTICKS, 2/28
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 28, 2011
Dan Sharkey, whose Broadway credits include The Music Man and Show Boat, will join the cast of The Fantasticks as Hucklebee on February 28, 2011. He replaces Gene Jones, who played his final performance on February 20.
Soulpepper Presents The Fantasticks, Previews 2/8
by BWW
News Desk - Feb 8, 2011
Albert Schultz, Founding Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company, today announced that the company's production of The Fantasticks, part of the Soulpepper Family Series, will preview on February 8, 2011 at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts.
Soulpepper Presents The Fantasticks, Previews 2/8
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 11, 2011
Albert Schultz, Founding Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company, today announced that the company's production of The Fantasticks, part of the Soulpepper Family Series, will preview on February 8, 2011 at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts.
TheatreZone Season 6 Opens With Beloved Musical 'The Fantasticks!'
by Beau Higgins - Nov 18, 2010
According to artistic director Mark Danni, the heart of The Fantasticks is its breathtaking poetry and subtle theatrical sophistication. 'The Fantasticks is pure and simple, and transcends cultural barriers,' explains Danni. 'The result is a timeless fable of love that manages to be nostalgic and universal at the same time,' he adds.
Theatreworks Presents THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, Closes 9/19
by BWW News Desk - Sep 19, 2010
A sweeping saga of love beneath the Tuscan sun, TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley presents the epic Tony Award-winning musical THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, with book by Pulitzer Prize-nominee Craig Lucas and music and lyrics by Adam Guettel, based on the 1960 novella by Elizabeth Spencer. Set to the soaring melodies of what the Chicago Tribune called 'the most beautiful score written for the American musical theater in 20 years,' this breath-taking musical is the poignant tale of two extraordinary young people and the overwhelming power of love. Featuring Broadway veterans Rebecca Eichenberger and Martin Vidnovic and regional favorites Whitney Bashor and Constantine Germancos, with TheatreWorks Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley at the helm, THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA plays August 25-September 19, 2010 (press opening August 28) at TheatreWorks at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. For tickets and information the public may call (650) 463-1960 or visit www.theatreworks.org.
James Barbour to Headline 14th Annual Broadway Blessing 9/13
by BWW
News Desk - Sep 13, 2010
James Barbour will headline the 14th annual Broadway Blessing, an interfaith service that will kick-off the new theatre season, on Monday, September 13th from 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, located at 1047 Amsterdam Avenue (at 112th Street), Manhattan.
The SF PlayhouseCloses THE FANTASTICKS 9/4
by BWW News Desk - Sep 4, 2010
The SF Playhouse (Bill English, Artistic Director; Susi Damilano, Producing Director) announces change in summer programming. The previously announced show The Full Monty, will be replaced by The Fantasticks. All tickets issued continue to be valid, only the show has changed.