Bertolt Brecht's LIFE OF GALILEO is given a modern makeover in Tom Wright's adaptation, directed by Eamon Flack for Belvoir St Theatre.
Last year, in 2018, the third annual Dancers For Good Benefit supporting the Actors Fund Dancers Resource in East Hampton was so impressive that I challenged the founders to 'high-kick it up a notch even higher next year'. I'm thrilled to announce that not only did they clearly accept that challenge, they superseded all expectations!
Broadway's biggest night is just around the bend! Before we officially celebrate the Tony Awards, the nominees gathered last night to salute the 2019 Tony Honorees, which this year include: Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre: Rosemary Harris, Terrence McNally, Harold Wheeler; Special Tony Awards: Marin Mazzie, Sonny Tilders and Creature Technology Company, Jason Michael Webb; Regional Theatre Tony Award: TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Palo Alto, CA; Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award: Judith Light; Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre: Broadway Inspirational Voices - Michael McElroy, Peter Entin, FDNY Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9, Joseph Blakely Forbes.
5-STAR THEATRICALS (formerly Cabrillo Music Theatre) continues its 2017-2018 season with the Thousand Oaks premiere of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book by Peter Parnell (based on the Victor Hugo Novel and songs from the Disney film), musical direction by Dan Redfeld, choreography by Michelle Elkin and directed by Misti B. Wills. THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME opens on Friday, April 20, 2017 and runs through Sunday, April 29, 2018 at the 1,800-seat Kavli Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks.
The Holocaust was a horrific series of experiences. As the years go by, and the survivors of the atrocities die off, leaving no one to attest to the actual pain and suffering, those who want to make sure that such experiences do not repeat themselves turn to tangible objects and written accounts.
BroadwayWorld.com was on hand for our favorite day and captured the many booths featuring Broadway shows, stars and industry organizations.
THE 70TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS aired live from the Beacon Theatre last night on the CBSTelevision Network. Below, check out photo highlights from last night's ceremony!
Arthur Miller, the author of THE CRUCIBLE, which is now in production at the Cleveland Play House's Outcalt Theatre, was one of the most important modern American playwrights. Credited with being the developer of the contemporary definition of the American tragedy, he would have been 100 this year. Ironically, this is CPH's one-hundreth birthday, as well.
Welcome in the holiday season at Mercer County Community College's (MCCC) Kelsey Theatre as M & M Stage Productions presents the Christmas classic, 'Miracle on 34th Street.' Performance dates for this joyous family musical are Fridays, Nov. 21 and 28 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Nov. 22 and 29 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Nov. 23 and 30 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is conveniently located on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on Nov. 21. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast!
This weekend's shots come from Broadway's Chondra Profit who pulled double duty as the Queen(s) of THE LION KING's jungle yesterday, CINDERELLA, MATILDA, La Jolla Playhouse's SIDE SHOW, the national tours of ELF, EVITA, MAMMA MIA!, HELLO, DOLLY! and many more!
The REP, Point Park University's professional theatre company, opens its 2013-2014 season with All My Sons, Arthur Miller's riveting story of a seemingly All-American family caught up in the struggle between personal responsibility and their duty to the nation. Directed by Robert A. Miller, All My Sons runs now through September 22 in the Rauh Theatre at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) continues its fifteeenth anniversary season this December with a festive new take on a holiday classic with, It's A Wonderful LIfe: A Live Radio Play. Get a first look at the production in the photos below!
Everybody's been talking about the animatronic pig which cost a reported £100,000 and we've now got the first photos from Cameron Mackintosh's new musical comedy BETTY BLUE EYES, based on the Handmade Film 'A PRIVATE FUNCTION' by Alan Bennett and Malcolm Mowbray. BETTY BLUE EYES is the first original musical Cameron Mackintosh has produced in ten years. It started previews at the Novello Theatre in the West End on 19 March with a press night on 13 April.
La Jolla Playhouse has just released costume sketches by Jennifer Caprio for the upcoming world-premiere musical Little Miss Sunshine. The musical features Tony Award-winning creative team of composer/lyricist William Finn and playwright/director James Lapine. Below are two of the costumes for 'Olive Hoover.'
Grosse Pointe Theatre begins its ?Sparkling 62nd Season? with the adult comedy, Sylvia by A.R. Gurney. The show opens on Sunday September 13 at 2:00 p.m., remaining performances are September 17-19 at 8:00 p.m., Sunday, September 20 at 2 p.m., and September 23-26 at 8:00 p.m. Shows will be performed at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial?s Fries Auditorium, 32 Lake Shore Road in Grosse Pointe Farms . Tickets are $16.00. Discounts are available for group bookings. Call the theatre at 313-881-4004 or visit the ticket office Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.?1:00 p.m., at 315 Fisher Road in Grosse Pointe near the intersection of Fisher and Maumee/Grosse Pointe Boulevard.
The Tony Award-winning Manhattan Theatre Club (Peter J. Solomon, Chairman of the Board; Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) dedicated its Broadway theatre the 'Samuel J. Friedman Theatre' on Thursday, September 4. The ceremony began at the theatre (261 West 47th Street at 8th Avenue) . MTC previously announced that it was renaming its Broadway home, until now known as the Biltmore Theatre, the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in recognition of the pioneering Broadway publicist.
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