Tickets to Lyric Opera's JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Go On Sale One Year Early
by BWW
News Desk - Mar 9, 2017
n anticipation of high ticket demand, Lyric Opera of Chicago announced today that the initial block of tickets for its Spring 2018 production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar will be available for sale a year in advance, starting Today, March 9, 2017 at 10 a,m.
Newnan Theatre Opens World-Renown Musical GODSPELL
by Julie Musbach - Mar 7, 2017
Newnan Theatre Company is proud to announce the opening of Godspell, the world-renown musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak, on March 9 and running through March 19. The musical is based on the Gospel According to Matthew. The best-known song from the show, Day By Day, holds the honor of being one of only a few Broadway musical songs to reach the Billboard pop singles chart when it reached #13 in the summer of 1972.
Tickets to Lyric Opera's JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Go On Sale One Year Early
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 7, 2017
n anticipation of high ticket demand, Lyric Opera of Chicago announced today that the initial block of tickets for its Spring 2018 production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar will be available for sale a year in advance, starting Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 10 a,m.
The Global Phenomenon JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - The Rock Opera Comes to The Ridgefield Playhouse on 3/25
by BWW
News Desk - Mar 2, 2017
Featuring a cast of Broadway stars alongside Broadway's finest rock band - The Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield Magazine Broadway and Cabaret Series and Pepsi Rock Series presents Jesus Christ Superstar - The Rock Opera onSaturday, March 2 at 2pm and 8pm. This is a unique adaptation of the multiple Tony Award winning, and Laurence Olivier Award-nominated, classic Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice production.
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Tour Ends In Ahoy
by BWW News Desk - Jan 19, 2017
The successful tour of Jesus Christ Superstar will receive a sensational final on 5, 6 and 7 May 2017 in Rotterdam Ahoy. In a spectacular setting, inspired by the world famous Arena di Verona, Ted Neeley will with the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar and a large live orchestra to be featured in a grand and spectacular finale.
The Global Phenomenon JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - The Rock Opera Comes to The Ridgefield Playhouse on 3/25
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2017
Featuring a cast of Broadway stars alongside Broadway's finest rock band - The Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield Magazine Broadway and Cabaret Series and Pepsi Rock Series presents Jesus Christ Superstar - The Rock Opera onSaturday, March 2 at 2pm and 8pm. This is a unique adaptation of the multiple Tony Award winning, and Laurence Olivier Award-nominated, classic Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice production.
2016-17 Broadway In Thousand Oaks On Sale
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 23, 2016
Theater League is proud to announce that individual tickets are now on sale for the 2016-17 Broadway In Thousand Oaks Series. The 2016-17 line-up is filled with hits, including the stage adaptation of beloved movie DIRTY DANCING: THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE the internationally acclaimed rock opera JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, the stage musical version FAME, the new holiday favorite BROADWAY CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND and the stage edition of the famous family-friendly sensation RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: The Musical.
Custom Made Theatre Co. Opens 2016-2017 Season with CHESS
by Ashlee Latimer - Aug 7, 2016
Custom Made Theatre Company opens its 18th season in San Francisco with Chess, the legendary rock opera from Tim Rice ("Evita","Jesus Christ Superstar") and Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, members of the celebrated pop group, ABBA. Set towards the end of the cold war, Chess uses politics and sport as metaphor for a love triangle between an enfant-terrible American superstar (loosely modeled on Bobby Fisher), his Hungarian-born lover/second, and a Soviet player looking to start a new life.
The Grand 1894 Opera House Presents STEPPIN' OUT LIVE WITH BEN VEREEN
by Nora Dominick - Aug 3, 2016
The Grand 1894 Opera House Presents STEPPIN' OUT LIVE WITH BEN VEREEN, Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 8 pm. Tickets may be purchased at The Grand's Box Office, 2020 Postoffice Street, by calling 409.765.1894, 800.821.1894, or online at www.thegrand.com.
Photo Flash: American Theater Company Presents XANADU
by Jessica Fallon Gordon - Jun 3, 2016
American Theater Company (ATC) opens musical comedy Xanadu, the final production of its Legacy Season, this Sunday, June 5. Presented as a tribute to ATC's late Artistic Director PJ Paparelli-a not-so-secret fan of this camp classic-Xanadu is directed by Lili-Anne Brown and runs at ATC now through July 17, 2016. The production has music and lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar and a book by Douglas Carter Beane, based on the 1980 Universal Pictures film of the same title.
The New Stew to Bring BILL WITHERS - LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL to Select Cities This Spring
by BWW
News Desk - May 5, 2016
The New Stew is a 'super group' of a handful of fine musicians from all genres of music that features Corey Glover (Living Colour, Galactic) on vocals, Roosevelt Collier (The Lee Boys) on Lap Steel/ Pedal Steel, Yonrico Scott (Derek Trucks Band, Royal Southern Brotherhood) on percussion, Dave Yoke (Susan Tedeschi Band, Dr. John, Scrapomatic) on guitar, Jared Stone (Stone's Stew) on drums, and Matt Slocum (Oteil and the Peacemakers, Col. Bruce Hampton & Aquarium Rescue Unit, The Lee Boys) on piano.
DIRTY DANCING, FAME, RUDOLPH and More Coming to Thousand Oaks in 2016-17
by BWW News Desk - Mar 1, 2016
The hit stage adaptation of beloved movie DIRTY DANCING: THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE and Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's original rock opera JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR light up The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza for the 2016-17 Broadway in Thousand Oaks Series.
The New Stew to Bring BILL WITHERS - LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL to Select Cities This Spring
by BWW News Desk - Feb 25, 2016
The New Stew is a 'super group' of a handful of fine musicians from all genres of music that features Corey Glover (Living Colour, Galactic) on vocals, Roosevelt Collier (The Lee Boys) on Lap Steel/ Pedal Steel, Yonrico Scott (Derek Trucks Band, Royal Southern Brotherhood) on percussion, Dave Yoke (Susan Tedeschi Band, Dr. John, Scrapomatic) on guitar, Jared Stone (Stone's Stew) on drums, and Matt Slocum (Oteil and the Peacemakers, Col. Bruce Hampton & Aquarium Rescue Unit, The Lee Boys) on piano.
BWW Review: As Dynamic As Ever, BEN VEREEN Again Lights Up Feinstein's/54 Below With Unabashed Optimism
by Alix Cohen - Jan 27, 2016
Attending a Ben Vereen show these days is like worshipping at the altar of Happy. As he displayed once again on Monday's opening night of his latest run at Feinstein's/ 54 Below, the veteran entertainer exudes palpable pleasure at being on stage while repeatedly expressing gratitude to his audience. Performance is deeply sincere. Vereen seems possessed by spirit. When not singing, eyes often closed, his body echoes the sinuous (Bob Fosse) movement that helped established his early reputation.
Eric Coble's MEN ARE FROM MARS - WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS LIVE! Heads Off-Broadway Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Nov 7, 2015
With over 50 million copies sold worldwide, John Gray's 1992 NY Times Best-Seller, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus is one of the most read self-help books in the world, helping men and women enrich their personal relationships. Celebrated playwright Eric Coble (Broadway's The Velocity of Autumn) has adapted Gray's principles into a hysterical and inspiring night of theatre called … Men are from Mars -- Woman are from Venus LIVE!