The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

BWW Reviews: La Mirada County SPELLING BEE

Talk about quirkiness and how it can be used to its best advantage in a musical! The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is terribly funny in a rather intelligent and offbeat manner with prize worthy characterizations of lively eclectic people. It may be a tad too long like the actual spelling out of words (that are not to be believed!)opening segment - loved the audience involvement, though! Nevertheless, the unpredictability in denouement is another plus. (more...)

BWW Interviews: Andrew Keenan-Bolger Talks MARY POPPINS Tour

Before the hit stage musical MARY POPPINS' three-month-long tour stop at Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theatre comes to an end on February 7, BroadwayWorld's Michael Lawrence Quintos sat down with Bolger for a nice, long chat about his year on tour, his stay in Los Angeles, his video blog stardom, and his future plans after he dances his final super-CALI-fragilistic jig. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Jesse Tyler Ferguson On Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

Jesse Tyler Ferguson stopped by Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to discuss Modern Family, his move to LA, and Spelling Bee and more. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Mo Rocca & David Cromer Discuss Why OUR TOWN is Everlasting

In a recent CBS news special, stage vet Mo Rocca, (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) investigates why Our Town, the 1938 Pulitzer Prize winning drama by Thornton Wilder about ordinary people living unextraordinary lives, still remains an audience favorite in an age where high action, technologically advanced drama and gossip dominates entertainment. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: A Look Inside Wildhorn's WONDERLAND at the Alley

Wonderland, the new musical adventure by Frank Wildhorn (The Civil War and Jekyll & Hyde), with lyrics by Jack Murphy and a book by Phoebe Hwang, is currently playing at Houston's Ally Theatre through February 14. BroadwayWorld brings you a look inside the production, directed by Gregory Boyd (also the Ally's Artistic Director). (more...)

Photo Flash: JPAS Presents FOOTLOOSE

The Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) is proud to kick off 2010 with the explosive musical FOOTLOOSE to the stage! (more...)

REVIEW: ORDINARY DAYS is Pleasantly Quirky at SCR (ends 01/24)

COSTA MESA, CA—In Adam Gwon's delightfully fresh musical ORDINARY DAYS, now playing its West Coast premiere run at Costa Mesa's Tony-Award winning South Coast Repertory, we find four young New Yorkers trying to live their ordinary days in an extraordinary city. This quirky show attempts to show that everyday life may not be as mundane as it may seem on the surface—especially when one's life is shaped so significantly by it. This short 80-minute musical features a sensational quartet of amazing singers: Deborah S. Craig, David Burnham, Nancy Anderson, and talented newcomer Nick Gabriel. Ends January 24. (more...)

Photo Flash: WaterTower Theatre Presents LAUGHTER ON THE 23rd FLOOR

WaterTower Theatre (WTT) begins the new year with Neil Simon's classic comedy Laughter on the 23rd Floor. (more...)

BWW REVIEWS: REVIEW: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY CHRISTMAS Makes Christmas Funny at The Gem Theatre

After setting a record for the Gem Theatre's best holiday show in 2007, A Forbidden Broadway Christmas cracks up audiences again at the Gem Nov. 24 - New Year's Eve. (more...)

BWW TV: LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, THE MUSICAL On Tour!

Directed by Francesca Zambello (Disney's The Little Mermaid), LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, THE MUSICAL is currently playing Denver, Colorado. (more...)

BWW TV: Special Video Preview of Wildhorn's WONDERLAND

Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure will play David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, formerly known as the TBPAC's Ferguson Hall Dec. 5, 2009 through Jan. 3, 2010, with preview performances scheduled Nov. 24 through Dec. 4. Following the Tampa run, Wonderland will play a limited engagement at the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas, beginning Jan. 15, 2010. (more...)

McCarter Theater's A CHRISTMAS CAROL Plays Through 12/28

McCarter Theatre Center announces casting for 28th ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF CHARLES DICKENS'A CHRISTMAS CAROL.' Adapted by DAVID THOMPSON Directed by MICHAEL UNGER Featuring Lisa Altomare, Richard Gallagher, Karron Graves, Stephen James King, James Ludwig, Janet Metz, Ned Noyes, John O'Creagh, Anne O'Sullivan, Karen Pittman, Nikki E. Walker with renowned Irish Actor Dermot Crowley as Ebenezer Scrooge Previews begin Sunday, December 7, 2008 (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Mo Rocca Covers The Real Life & TV GLEE for CBS

Mo Rocca entered the world of show choirs on CBS News' Sunday Morning this past weekend and found out just where teamwork and harmony rule in the real GLEE clubs, plus a chat with the cast of TV's GLEE. (more...)

Saint Michael's Playhouse Announces 2010 Season & Holiday Ticket Sale

Chuck Tobin, producing artistic director of the Saint Michael's Playhouse professional summer theater, just announced the 63rd Playhouse season to run from June 15 to August 7, 2010, with four productions: 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, June 15-25; AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, June 29-July 10; BLITHE SPIRIT, July 13-25, and ALWAYS . . . PATSY CLINE, July 27- August 7. (more...)

Pacino to Star in MERCHANT OF VENICE; Ferguson, Martin, Rabe, Santiago-Hudson & Wright Join Shakespeare in Park Rep

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced early casting for the 2010 Shakespeare in the Park summer season. Daniel Sullivan will direct THE MERCHANT OF VENICE in rotating rep with THE WINTER'S TALE, directed by Michael Greif. The repertory company will feature Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Solanio/Young Shepherd); Jesse L. Martin (Gratiano/Polixenes); Al Pacino (Shylock); Lily Rabe (Portia/First Gentlewoman); Ruben Santiago-Hudson as (Prince of Morocco/Leontes); and Max Wright (Old Gobbo/Old Shepherd). (more...)

Photo Flash: The Active Theater Company's TWO ROOMS

The Active Theater Company proudly presents TWO ROOMS, by Lee Blessing, the company's first show for their 2009-1010 season. Directed by Glory Sims Bowen, the show will play a limited-run December 3-13 at The Workshop Theater Company (312 W. 36th Street, between 8th/9th Avenues). (more...)

Photo Flash: LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, THE MUSICAL at the Tulsa PAC

LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, a new musical based on the beloved Laura Ingalls Wilder series of classic American books, arrived on November 10th at the Tulsa PAC in Tulsa, Ok. Melissa Gilbert, who rose to fame as a child playing ‘Laura' in the hugely successful NBC television series "Little House on the Prairie" during the 1970's, now continues her legacy ‘on the prairie' by taking on the role of Ma. LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE will also star Steve Blanchard as Pa and Kara Lindsay as Laura. Tickets for the Tulsa engagement of LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE will go on sale on Monday, October 5th. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Mo Rocca Visits Off-Broadway's STOMP

STOMP, the international sensation, welcomed The Tomorrow Show with Mo Rocca backstage to learn the secrets of the "stomp." Mo Rocca hosts the new weekly webcast, "The Tomorrow Show," for CBSNews.com. (more...)

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - New Rock 'n' Roll Musical to Open on Broadway in April 2010

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, the new musical inspired by the famed 1956 recording session that brought together four of the most legendary figures in the history of rock 'n' roll - Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley - will open at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre, 208 West 41st Street, in April, 2010. Previews will begin March 13, 2010. (more...)

Photo Flash: Abingdon Theatre Company's INVENTING AVI

Abingdon Theatre Company's latest hit comedy, INVENTING AVI by Robert Cary and Benjamin Feldman is set to conclude its Off-Broadway run on Sunday, November 1 at Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex's June Havoc Theatre (312 West 36th Street). Directed by Mark Waldrop (MY DEAH), INVENTING AVI is a zany comedy of theatrical manners. (more...)

THE BROADWAY LOCAL - Derrick Baskin Sponsored by WORLD MasterCard

From the soaring melodies of classic revivals to the hottest dramas playing today - there is no experience like "Broadway." And part of what makes Broadway so exciting is that it's located right smack dab in the middle of New York City! With "THE BROADWAY LOCAL", World MasterCard celebrates the creative theatre professionals who bring their talents to the city's Broadway stages and call the Big Apple home. (more...)

Photo Coverage: 'Broadway Originals' at Town Hall

The Town Hall, Broadway's landmark concert venue, presented the fifth annual Broadway Cabaret Festival, October 16th- 18th. This three-concert series, created, written an hosted by Scott Siegel, took place over one weekend and included A Tribute to David Merrick, staring Corbin Bleu of High School Musical, on Friday October 16th at 8pm, All of Me staring Linda Eder on Saturday October 17th at 8pm and Broadway Originals on Sunday October 18th at 3pm. (more...)