TheatreWorks Presents Schwartz's 'Snapshots' Starting 6/18
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2008
TheatreWorks, the nationally-acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, opens its 39th season with the dazzling West Coast Premiere of Snapshots, the latest musical from legendary Broadway (Wicked) and Hollywood (Enchanted) composer Stephen Schwartz.
MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Moments #13 Arthur Laurents
by Broadway Beat Priceless Moments - Mar 5, 2008
One of the theater's most respected librettist's is Arthur Laurents. He helped create two of the theater's greatest musicals West Side Story and Gypsy. He is about to return to Broadway directing Gypsy with Patti Lupone and next season will direct the Broadway revival of West Side Story. Here he talks about one of the finest Mama Rose's the legendary Angela Lansbury, who he directed in the 1974 revival.
Chase, Keenan-Bolger & More Star in Actors' Fund WORKING
by BWW News Desk - Jan 25, 2007
The Zipper Theatre, Ryan Hill and John Johnson are pleased to announce a one-night only, newly adapted concert version of WORKING, the 1978 musical adapted from the acclaimed non-fiction book by Studs Terkel. This one-night only premiere concert event to benefit the Actor's Fund of America will take place on Monday, February 19, 2007 at The Zipper Theatre (336 West 37th Street, between 8 th and 9th Avenues).
TV: Broadway Beat - CHICAGO!
by Broadway Beat - Jan 13, 2007
Bebe's back in town and to celebrate her return to the Great White Way, we are pleased to bring you this supersized episode dedicated to the longest running musical revival, CHICAGO! Catch highlights and interviews from the 10th Anniversary performance, rehearsal footage from before the revival began its impressive run, clips from the out-of-town tryout in 1974, and so much more! You won't want to miss this special show filled with stars such as Gwen Verdon, Ann Reinking, Bebe Neuwirth, Chita Rivera, James Naughton, Joel Grey, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Karen Ziemba, Sandy Duncan, Brooke Shields, Melanie Griffith, Walter Bobbie, Marcia Lewis Bryan, Fran & Barry Weissler, Christopher McDonald, Gregory Harrison, Roz Ryan, Ben Vereen, Kevin Chamberlain, Paige Davis, Marilu Henner, Carol Woods, Rob Bartlett, Caroline O'Connor and more!
O'Hara, Grammer to Star in NY Philharmonic's My Fair Lady
by BWW News Desk - Jan 10, 2007
The New York Philharmonic presents Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady in four semi-staged performances, March 7-10, 2007. The musical - a New York Philharmonic premiere - will star Kelli O'Hara, Kelsey Grammer, Charles Kimbrough, Brian Dennehy, Marni Nixon and Tim Jerome.