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Opened: January 15, 1959

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Based on the ballet Fancy Free by Leonard Bernstein

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Moving Image Presents THE COMPLETE HOWARD HAWKS Retrospective, Now thru 11/10
by Movies News Desk - Sep 7, 2013


Howard Hawks, the quintessential Hollywood director known for his mastery of many genres, will be the subject of a complete retrospective at Museum of the Moving Image from today, September 7 through November 10, 2013. The Museum will present 39 features. All of the films will be shown in 35mm-many in stunning restorations-except for Red Line 7000, which will be shown in 16mm.

Photo Flash: First Look at TimeLine Theatre's A RAISIN IN THE SUN
by BWW News Desk - Sep 4, 2013


TimeLine Theatre Company begins its 2013-14 season with the award-winning play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, directed by Ron OJ Parson, now through November 17, 2013 at TimeLine Theatre, 615 W. Wellington Ave, Chicago. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Ben Freeman Joins HAPPY DAYS Tour as 'The Fonz'; Full Cast Announced!
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 4, 2013


Amy Anzel for Sunday Monday Ltd in association with Todd Ruppert of RTR International, just announced that West End leading man and "Emmerdale" star, Ben Freeman, will take on the iconic role of 'The Fonz' in the UK Premiere and national tour of HAPPY DAYS - A New Musical, alongsideCheryl Baker as 'Mrs Cunningham' and the previously announced Heidi Range as 'Pinky Tuscadero'.

TWILIGHT ZONE: The Complete Fifth Season Heads to DVD Today
by TV News Desk - Sep 3, 2013


Image Entertainment, an RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) brand, announces the release of Rod Serling's groundbreaking, science fiction anthology The Twilight Zone: The Complete Fifth Season, available on DVD today, Sept. 3, 2013, at an SRP of $29.98.

TWILIGHT ZONE: The Complete Fifth Season Heading to DVD 9/3
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 21, 2013


Image Entertainment, an RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) brand, announces the release of Rod Serling's groundbreaking, science fiction anthology The Twilight Zone: The Complete Fifth Season, available on DVD on Sept. 3, 2013, at an SRP of $29.98.

Graham Bell and Adelaide Harmony Choir Continue 'Concerts at Kent Town' Series Today
by BWW News Desk - Aug 21, 2013


Concerts at Kent Town's Winter and Spring Series 2013 continues at 2pm today 21 August 2013, with Graham Bell, Organist Wesley Church Kent Town and the Adelaide Harmony Choir conducted by Rosemary Nairn, OAM at Wesley Church Kent Town, Cnr. Fullarton Road and Grenfell Street, Kent Town. Tickets at Door $8 includes Afternoon Tea.

TimeLine Theatre's A RAISIN IN THE SUN Begins Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Aug 20, 2013


TimeLine Theatre Company begins its 2013-14 season with the award-winning play that 'changed American theater forever' (The New York Times). A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, directed by Ron OJ Parson, runs August 28 - November 17, 2013 (previews today, August 20 - 25) at TimeLine Theatre, 615 W. Wellington Ave, Chicago.

Moving Image to Present THE COMPLETE HOWARD HAWKS Retrospective, 9/7-11/10
by Movies News Desk - Aug 16, 2013


Howard Hawks, the quintessential Hollywood director known for his mastery of many genres, will be the subject of a complete retrospective at Museum of the Moving Image from September 7 through November 10, 2013. The Museum will present 39 features. All of the films will be shown in 35mm-many in stunning restorations-except for Red Line 7000, which will be shown in 16mm.

THE TWILIGHT ZONE Season 5 Set for 9/3 DVD Release
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 15, 2013


Image Entertainment, an RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) brand, announces the release of Rod Serling's groundbreaking, science fiction anthology The Twilight Zone: The Complete Fifth Season, available on DVD on Sept. 3, 2013, at an SRP of $29.98.

Graham Bell and Adelaide Harmony Choir to Continue 'Concerts at Kent Town' Series, Aug 21
by BWW News Desk - Aug 14, 2013


Concerts at Kent Town's Winter and Spring Series 2013 continues at 2pm Wednesday 21 August 2013, with Graham Bell, Organist Wesley Church Kent Town and the Adelaide Harmony Choir conducted by Rosemary Nairn, OAM at Wesley Church Kent Town, Cnr. Fullarton Road and Grenfell Street, Kent Town. Tickets at Door $8 includes Afternoon Tea.

Tickets Go on Sale for LADY DAY Musical Today
by BWW News Desk - Aug 9, 2013


Tickets will go on sale for the new musical Lady Day about Billie Holiday, starring Tony and multiple Grammy Award-winner Dee Dee Bridgewater today, August 9th at 12noon at the Little Shubert Theatre (422 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues) . Tickets will also be available on phone and online. Preview performances are slated to begin Thursday, September 19th (7PM) and an opening is set for Thursday, October 3rd (6:30PM).

Kenny Vance & The Planotones, & More Set for ROCK & ROLL SPECTACULAR at bergenPAC, 8/11
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 7, 2013


Rrazz Entertainment presents A Fall Rock & Roll Spectacular at Bergen Performing Arts Center on Friday October 11th- See Bobby Rydell, , Kenny Vance & The Planotones, Charlie Thomas' Difters, Emil Stucchhio & The Classics, Barbara Harris & The Toys--tickets for this great show are on sale now at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 201 227 1030. bergenPAC is located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood New Jersey.

Regional Theater of the Week: Mesa Encore Theatre in Mesa, AZ
by BWW Features - Aug 7, 2013


BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the Internet, is excited to announce a new feature to its comprehensive regional coverage - the Featured Regional Theater of the Week! Each week, BWW will introduce its readers to a regional theater located in one of our (over 130!) coverage cities. By exploring these different venues, their history and showcasing the production seasons, BWW continues its commitment to expand our presence in communities and cities across the United States. This Week's Featured Regional Theater: Mesa Encore Theatre in Mesa, AZ

Photo Flash: New Production Shots from JPAC's WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND
by BWW News Desk - Jul 29, 2013


Jedlicka Performing Arts Center welcomes summer with Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock musical WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND with lyrics by Jim Steinman, book by Patricia Knop, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Gayle Edwards, directed by Dante J. Orfei, music direction by John Warren and choreography by Kelsey Overberg. WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND plays now through August 10, 2013 at the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center, 3801 S. Central Ave. in Cicero. BroadwayWorld has new photos of the cast in action below!

JPAC Presents WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND, Now thru 8/10
by BWW News Desk - Jul 26, 2013


Jedlicka Performing Arts Center is pleased to welcome summer with Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock musical WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND with lyrics by Jim Steinman, book by Patricia Knop, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Gayle Edwards, directed by Dante J. Orfei, music direction by John Warren and choreography by Kelsey Overbang. WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND plays today, July 26 - August 10, 2013 at the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center, 3801 S. Central Ave. in Cicero.

Tickets Go on Sale for LADY DAY Musical on August 9
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 25, 2013


Tickets will go on sale for the new musical Lady Day about Billie Holiday, starring Tony and multiple Grammy Award-winner Dee Dee Bridgewater on Friday, August 9th at 12noon at the Little Shubert Theatre (422 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues) . Tickets will also be available on phone and online. Preview performances are slated to begin Thursday, September 19th (7PM) and an opening is set for Thursday, October 3rd (6:30PM).

TimeLine Theatre to Present A RAISIN IN THE SUN, 8/20-11/17
by Kristin Salaky - Jul 23, 2013


TimeLine Theatre Company begins its 2013-14 season with the award-winning play that 'changed American theater forever' (The New York Times). A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, directed by Ron OJ Parson, runs August 28 - November 17, 2013 (previews August 20 - 25) at TimeLine Theatre, 615 W. Wellington Ave, Chicago. Press Opening performance is Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.

Central City Opera Kicks Off 2014 Festival - THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, DEAD MAN WALKING & More
by BWW News Desk - Jun 28, 2013


General/Artistic Director Pelham 'Pat' Pearce announces Central City Opera's (CCO) 2014 Summer Festival, running today, June 28 through August 13, 2014, featuring Mozart's beloved opera, The Marriage of Figaro; Jake Heggie's opera Dead Man Walking, based on the true story and famous book written by Sister Helen Prejean about her relationship with Lousiana death row inmate Joseph De Rocher which was also an award-winning movie; and Rodgers and Hammerstein II's glorious musical The Sound of Music performed in Denver at the Buell Theatre in the Denver Performing Arts Complex.

Well-Strung: The Singing String Quartet's New Show to Debut at Art House Theater, 6/30
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 27, 2013


Called the 'hottest thing with a bow since Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games' by the New York Daily News, Well-Strung: the Singing String Quartet will return to Provincetown's Art House theater this season. Since the group's 3-month run at the venue last summer, they've been on a roll - with two recent hit New York productions Off-Broadway and their first album released this spring. Well-Strung will debut an all-new show for the summer, running from June 30 - Sept. 1. It is directed again by Donna Drake, and will feature new arrangements of songs by Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift and Third Eye Blind among others as well as new material written by Jeffery Roberson (aka Varla Jean Merman). For tickets, please visit www.ptownarthouse.com or call 800-838-3006.

Danielle Skraastad to Lead The Old Globe's THE RAINMAKER; Full Cast Announced!
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 26, 2013


The Old Globe today announced the cast and creative team for the Globe's revival of N. Richard Nash's classic romantic comedyThe Rainmaker. Directed by Maria Mileaf, The Rainmaker will run July 13 - August 11, 2013 on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Preview performances run July 13 - July 17. Opening night is Thursday, July 18 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE or by visiting the Box Office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park.

Central City Opera Announces 2014 Festival - THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, DEAD MAN WALKING & More, 6/28
by Christina Mancuso - Jun 25, 2013


General/Artistic Director Pelham “Pat” Pearce announces Central City Opera's (CCO) 2014 Summer Festival, running June 28 through August 13, 2014, featuring Mozart's beloved opera, The Marriage of Figaro; Jake Heggie's opera Dead Man Walking, based on the true story and famous book written by Sister Helen Prejean about her relationship with Lousiana death row inmate Joseph De Rocher which was also an award-winning movie; and Rodgers and Hammerstein II's glorious musical The Sound of Music performed in Denver at the Buell Theatre in the Denver Performing Arts Complex.

Works by Athol Fugard, Edward Albee and Agatha Christie Set for Play Club's HOOKED ON CLASSICS Series, Aug-Oct
by BWW News Desk - Jun 22, 2013


Play Club, Cape Town's Book Club for Theatre Lovers, will continue their rave-reviewed afternoons with a brand new series just in time for winter: 'Hooked On Classics'. This series will feature some of theatre's classics with scripts by Athol Fugard, Edward Albee and Agatha Christie.

JPAC Presents WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND, 7/26-8/10
by Ben Peltz - Jun 17, 2013


Jedlicka Performing Arts Center is pleased to welcome summer with Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock musical WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND with lyrics by Jim Steinman, book by Patricia Knop, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Gayle Edwards, directed by Dante J. Orfei, music direction by John Warren and choreography by Kelsey Overbang. WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND plays July 26 - August 10, 2013 at the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center, 3801 S. Central Ave. in Cicero. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, June 25 at www.jpactheatre.com or by calling (708) 656-1800. The press performances are Friday, July 26 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, July 27 at 7:30 pm.

Photo Coverage: Amanda Green and William Finn Give Talk-Back at BSC's ON THE TOWN
by Stephen Sorokoff - Jun 17, 2013


Barrington Stage Company, the award-winning theatre in downtown Pittsfield, MA, under the leadership of Julianne Boyd Artistic Director and TriStan Wilson Managing Director, presents the Bernstein/Comden/Green musical On the Town now through July 13 on the Boyd-Quinson Mainstage, 30 Union Street, Pittsfield. The press opening was last night, June 16 at 5pm. The show just held a post show talk-back with Amanda Green and William Finn and you can check out photos from the event below!

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1959   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Revival
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1963   West End London Revival
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1971   Broadway Broadway Revival
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1992   West End London Concert Revival
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1997   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Revival
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1997   Off-Broadway
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1998   Broadway Broadway Transfer Production
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2005   West End English National Opera Production
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2005   Los Angeles Reprise! Concert
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2007   West End Return Engagement [ENO Production]
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2008   Off-Broadway Encores! Concert
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2014   Broadway Broadway Revival
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2017   West End Regent's Open Air Revival
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