BWW Personality Quiz: Will You and Your Siblings Succeed Together on Broadway?April 10, 2016Today is National Siblings Day! You might have seen BroadwayWorld's exclusive Broadway siblings feature posted earlier today. Now that you've learned all about the Keenan-Bolger, Jacobs, and the Lucas families, it's time to find out if you and YOUR sibling(s) will make it together on Broadway one day! Take the quiz below to find out!
JCC Manhattan's PREformances with Allison Charney Concludes Tomorrow, 4/11April 10, 2016JCC Manhattan proudly presents PREformances with Allison Charney featuring violinists Laura Jean Goldberg, Ani Bukujian and Alexandros Martino Petrin, violist Lisa Heffter, cellist Roberta Cooper, pianists Alexei Tartakovsky and Moshe Knoll as well as actor, Jordan Charney, on Monday, April 11th at 12:30pm. The program will feature world premieres by American composers Kim D. Sherman and Moshe S. Knoll, along with Debussy's beautiful 'Arpeggio Etude' and Liszt's thrilling 'Chasse Neige' for virtuoso piano.
TRANSCESTRAL INCANTATIONS Set for 4/16 at Monument NationalApril 10, 2016On the border of poetry, music and dance TRANSCESTRAL INCANTATIONS promises to be a real highlight of the event RAOTIHO?N:TSA - Focus on Firsts Nations' contemporary creation. Orchestrated by Moe Clark and Katia Makdissi- Warren, this performance is a blending of both First Nations' and Middle East cultures. The evening promises to be festive as well as introspective. It will allow us to travel between the exalted celebration of the founding identities, and dive into our own personal cultural composition.
Reddyk and Krupp Head Back to MCL Chicago For Their First CabaretApril 10, 2016Musical writing team Davyd Reddyk and Ethan Krupp are proud to announce their first cabaret, Sunday Night Songbook with Reddy and Krupp. Directed by Jon Martinez and featuring a cast of Chicago's top theater and comedy talent, S?unday Night Songbook w?ill include songs from four original musicals, and will be performed on Sundays April 24 and May 1 at MCL Chicago, 3110 N. Sheffield Ave. (near the Belmont Red/Brown/Purple Line stop)
Performer alla riscossa, ci vediamo al Musical Competition!April 10, 2016Riparte, anche per quest'anno, l'organizzazione relativa al concorso nazionale Musical Competition, giunto alla III edizione, che si terra il 5 Luglio prossimo, a partire dalle 20.30, presso l'Anfiteatro Aurora di Jesolo, nell'ambito della V edizione del Jesolo Dance Festival. La nota rassegna di spettacoli, cui partecipano rinomate compagnie di danza, e da tempo un'occasione formativa alla quale prendono parte insegnanti ed esaminatori riconosciuti a livello nazionale ed internazionale, e si riconferma dunque un ottimo contesto per il posizionamento di questa competizione in continua crescita. Rinnovata dunque anche la collaborazione tra la Dreaming Academy e Maria Meoni, Direttrice Artistica JDF.
Opera/Pops Diva N'Kenge Debuts with Sarasota Symphony in THE BEAT GOES ONApril 10, 2016Master vocalist and Symphony Siren Diva N'Kenge (Motown: The Musical and Sondheim and Sondheim) is coming to Sarasota, FL for the first time debuting with conductor Jack Everly at the Sarasota Symphony for the exciting The Beat Goes On show, Friday - Saturday, April 15 - April 16, 2016 (8:00pm).
Tangent Theatre Announces CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION As Spring Main Stage ShowApril 10, 2016Tangent Theatre Company, based in their intimate Carpenter Shop Theater in Tivoli, announces their Spring 2016 main-stage production: the award-winning Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker. Set in a small Vermont town, the story centers around a local acting class and the truths revealed as the group's time together unfolds. In addition to the featured female playwright, the show will spotlight a wide range of female talents: three acting artists, the director, producer, set and lighting designers, wardrobe supervisor and house manager are all established women in the field.
TV: Meet the Company of MTC's INCOGNITO - Charlie Cox, Geneva Carr, and More!April 9, 2016Charlie Cox, Heather Lind, Geneva Carr, and Morgan Spector will soon star in Nick Payne's new play INCOGNITO at Manhattan Theatre Club. Tony winner Doug Hughes (THE FATHER, DOUBT, OUTSIDE MULLINGAR) will take the helm. INCOGNITO will begin its limited run on Tuesday, May 3 ahead of an official opening night of May 24 at MTC at New York City Center - Stage I (131 West 55th Street). BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge dropped by the rehearsal studio to meet the company - check out the footage here!
Kelli Rabke to Sing Stephen Schwartz at The Metropolitan Room on 4/29April 9, 2016The wizardry of Stephen Schwartz has spanned four decades to date and given us some of the best loved shows of all time: Godspell, Pippin, and the mega-smash hit, Wicked. Throughout her career, Kelli Rabke has had the opportunity to work with Stephen on several occasions, including the Paper Mill Playhouse production/American Premiere recording of Children of Eden where she played "Yonah." Now, she pays tribute to her favorite musical theatre composer who never ceases to amaze and inspire in The Wizard…and I: The Music of Stephen Schwartz. Join Kelli as she honors some of Schwartz's most lasting works - songs that speak to that part in all of us searching for our "Corner of the Sky."
Spinning Tree Theatre presents AMADEUS This SpringApril 9, 2016The power struggle between two musical geniuses in 18th century Vienna is at the center of Peter Shaffer's play "Amadeus" that will be presented by Spinning Tree Theatre, April 28 through May 15 at the Arts Asylum, 1000 E. 9th St., Kansas City, Missouri.
Marvel Studios Characters to Appear in Upcoming SPIDER-MAN FilmApril 9, 2016According to Entertainment Weekly, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed that Marvel Studios characters will be appearing in the untitled Spider-Man film, which is set to be released on July 7th, 2017. Given that Spider-Man is set to make an appearance in the Marvel Studios film Captain America: Civil War, it seems only fair that some of these characters would join Spidey in his solo ventures.
FSPA Ensembles to Perform at Disney World Later This MonthApril 9, 2016Twenty-nine local students from the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) will travel to Walt Disney World during the April school break to perform for Disney audiences and participate in master classes with Disney performers, choreographers and directors. This is FSPA's 21st year of Disney performances as part of the Disney Performing Arts Program.