Based on the film The Apartment by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond
Promises, Promises is a musical based on the 1960 film The Apartment. The music is by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David, and book by Neil Simon. Musical numbers for the original Broadway production were choreographed by Michael Bennett.
Three-time Tony Award-winning scenic designer ROBIN WAGNER and esteemed costume designer LEWIS BROWN are among the 2011 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards recipients. The awards will be presented at a ceremony on Friday, April 8 at 6:30pm at the Hudson Theatre (145 West 44th Street). Mr. Brown was selected to receive the 2011 TDF/Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award for costume design, and Tony Award-winning scenic designer Robin Wagner will receive the Robert L.B. Tobin Award for Sustained Excellence in Theatrical Design. Sadly, Mr. Brown passed away in January of 2011. His award will be accepted by his long-time colleague and friend, Albert Wolsky, who was the recipient of the 2010 TDF/Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award
A shimmering taxidermy deer and a gasp-inducing canvas depicting a tumulus of minuscule salary men are among the compelling works set to greet visitors to Japan Society Gallery from Friday, March 18 to June 12, 2011
Goodman Theatre announces casting for the world-premiere production of Mary by Thomas Thomas Bradshaw Bradshaw.
Fifty years after her legendary Carnegie Hall debut, The New York Pops remembers Hollywood icon Judy Garland with a song-for-song re-creation of the 1961 performance that is referred to by so many as "the greatest night in show business history".
Classic Stage Company (CSC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Jessica R. Jenen, continues its 44th season with DOUBLE FALSEHOOD, written by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, adapted for the 18th Century stage by Lewis Theobald, and directed by Kulick.
Reprise Theatre Company presents Barry Manilow in Concert for one performance only on Tuesday, March 22 at 8:00 pm, at UCLA's Royce Hall. This special event is presented by Reprise Theatre Company as its Annual Gala Performance. Ticket sales from Barry Manilow in Concert support Reprise's mission to produce musical theatre of the highest artistic quality and to make this art form accessible to new audiences through education and outreach programs.
Nurturance of the artist has been the engine that ignites the Katselas Theatre Company since its founding by acclaimed director/acting teacher Milton Katselas in 1983. Believing that a symbiotic relationship can exist between artist and community, KTC has birthed INKubator, a protective harbor for artists to give context to the times and places that make us human, individually and collectively. Exemplifying the heartbeat of Los Feliz-its inherent sensuality and hardwired intellect-INKubator at the Skylight Theatre will dare to entertain, provoke, enlighten, and vitalize audiences with art that reverberates with immediacy and intimacy.
2010 was a year filled with all sorts of exciting BroadwayWorld interviews - here's some of this year's highlights!
Goodman Theatre announces casting for the world-premiere production of Mary by Thomas Thomas Bradshaw Bradshaw.
Based on the stories of radio humorist Jean Shepherd and adapted from the hilarious 1983 family holiday film, A Christmas Story: The Musical! follows young Ralphie Parker, as he schemes his way towards the holiday gift of his dreams -- a Red Ryder 200 Shot Carbine Action Air Rifle. With its sparkling original score by Broadway's hottest young composer/lyricist team Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, its wicked wit, and its heart of pure gold, A Christmas Story: The Musical! is a yuletide delight for the whole family.
Peter Billingsley, the actor who starred as the nine-year-old bespectacled hero "Ralphie" in the 1983 irreverent holiday film classic A Christmas Story, has signed on as a producer of the new musical adaptation of the perennial favorite, currently in previews at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre.
The show that revolutionized musical theatre is returning to Clowes Memorial Hall in Indianapolis for four performances only as a Broadway Across America - Indianapolis Special Presentation.
The show that revolutionized musical theatre is returning to Clowes Memorial Hall in Indianapolis for four performances only as a Broadway Across America - Indianapolis Special Presentation.
Direct from Europe, BEN HUR - The Stadium Spectacular, a world tour premiere, will perform exclusively in Sydney at ANZ Stadium for two nights only on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 October, 2010.
Direct from Europe, BEN HUR - The Stadium Spectacular, a world tour premiere, will perform exclusively in Sydney at ANZ Stadium for two nights only on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 October, 2010.
This fall the Music Box Theatre, Minneapolis, brings a spectacular new event to the Twin Cities. The Haunted Theater will take audiences deep into the depths of what was once The Loring Theater.
The show that revolutionized musical theatre is returning to Clowes Memorial Hall in Indianapolis for four performances only as a Broadway Across America - Indianapolis Special Presentation.
This fall the Music Box Theatre, Minneapolis, brings a spectacular new event to the Twin Cities. The Haunted Theater will take audiences deep into the depths of what was once The Loring Theater.
Highline Ballroom is located at 431 West 16th Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue. Tickets may be purchased through Ticketweb, online at ticketweb.com or at the Highline Box Office from noon until doors close at 866-468-7619. We are a full-scale restaurant. Our menu is American Continental with a Southern flair. We also have a full bar with all premier liquors and domestic and international cold beer, and we serve a full menu at all of our concerts. A $10 food and/or beverage minimum is standard for table seating during shows.
One of the most famous comedic plays of the 20th century comes to Costa Mesa when the Costa Mesa Playhouse presents Neil Simon's The Odd Couple August 6 - 29, 2010.
One of the most famous comedic plays of the 20th century comes to Costa Mesa when the Costa Mesa Playhouse presents Neil Simon's The Odd Couple August 6 - 29, 2010.
Highline Ballroom is located at 431 West 16th Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue.
One of the most famous comedic plays of the 20th century comes to Costa Mesa when the Costa Mesa Playhouse presents Neil Simon's The Odd Couple August 6 - 29, 2010.
The Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) is excited to announce its 33rd Season of performances for 2010-2011! Be on the look out for new works, favorites and family-friendly fare that is sure to please audiences of all ages in the 33rd Season.
The Peter Norton Symphony Space in Manhattan presents Lisle Atkinson's Neo Bass Ensemble on June 11. The ensemble features Lisle Atkinson (Founder/Principal Soloist), NEO-BASS ENSEMBLE (NBE) Core: An inner core 'bass choir '(*Lisle Atkinson, Founder, Karen Anduze Atkinson (Co-Founder), Phillip Wadkins, Darnell 'Jay' Starkes, Sam McPherson, Paul West), Marsha Perry Starkes (African perc/vocals, Janet Steele (vocs.), Richard Wyands (p), and Richard Allen (d). The event will also feature special guest bassists *Ron Carter, *Richard Davis, and *Michael Fleming Sam Gill. (*Original New York Bass Violin Choir Member).
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