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Disney DANCE UPON A DREAM Announced At The Eccles Center
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2019
The all-new Disney Dance Upon a Dream (www.DisneyDanceTour.com), starring singer, actress and dancer Mackenzie Ziegler will appear in Salt Lake City at Eccles Theater on Friday, March 20th, 2020. The show takes the cast on an electrifying journey to find their own beat in a fast-moving world that features a soundtrack of Disney's greatest hits remixed and reimagined. The original story unfolds around a present-day heroine and steps into the magical world of Disney that includes video and music from the most beloved films, including Beauty and the Beast, Moana and Cinderella.
George Lopez Returns To Boise In January
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2019
George Lopez has announced he'll return to the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts in Boise, ID as part of his Live in Concert tour. Lopez is currently on the road, bringing his stand up comedy tour to arenas across the country. A venue presale begins Thursday, November 21 at 10am local, and tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, November 22 at 10am local. For a list of full tour stops and VIP upgrades, please visit georgelopez.com/tour.
Voting Now Open For The 2019 BroadwayWorld Boise Awards, Presented by TodayTix!
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2019
Voting is NOW OPEN for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Boise Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! The nominees are set, and now you can vote to make sure your favorite local theatres and performers are recognized!
First Annual Youth Arts Crawl to Take Place at Boise Contemporary Theater
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2019
Four of Boise's premiere arts organizations are excited to announce Boise's First Annual Youth Arts Crawl, presented by Ballet Idaho, BCT, Boise Phil and Opera Idaho. The evening is modeled on the sold out Boise Arts Crawl from last spring, with the focus on each organizations' younger artists.
Lauren Weedman Returns To Boise Contemporary Theater Next Week
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2019
Award-winning comedic actress, playwright, and author, Lauren Weedman, will return to Boise Contemporary Theater next week with her newest work a?" Tammy Lisa/Misery to Meaning. The show runs November 20 a?" December 7th, 2019. Previously workshopped in LA (REDCAT), this will be the World Premiere of Tammy Lisa/Misery to Meaning. The production is directed by Erica Beeney, a New York based screenwriter and director. 
Nate Bargatze Will Come To Boise
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2019
Following the continued success of his Netflix special, The Tennessee Kid, comedian, actor and writer Nate Bargatze is extending his best-selling Good Problem to Have stand-up tour into 2020, adding stops in more than 40 US cities.
BWW Review: WAITRESS at Morrison Center
by Jessa moore - November 12, 2019
Based on a film by the late Adriene Shelly. Waitress began its pre-Broadway run in 2015 at the ART ( American Repertory Theatre). Having it's Broadway opening when it opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on August 15, 2016. The score includes numbers such as Opening Up, When He Sees Me and She Used to Be Mine; it appeals to those who like classic show tunes, and those who prefer pop. With music from seven time Grammy® nominee, Sara Barellies, a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson, and choreography originally by Lorin Latarrom, but recreated for this tour by Abbey O'Brien.
Company Of Fools Presents MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2019
This holiday season, Company of Fools (COF) continues the a?oeWelcome to the Familya?? theme of its 24th season with a production of Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley a?" a charming a?oeimagined sequela?? to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice that focuses attention on the bookish, dutiful middle Bennet sister, Mary, and picks up the action two years after the novel's end. The play, co-written by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, is directed by COF Producing Artistic Director Scott Palmer and will run Dec. 11a?"29 at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey. 
Hosts Announced For PPAC Engagement Of THE BACHELOR LIVE ON STAGE
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2019
MagicSpace Entertainment and Producers Mark Swanhart and Guy Phillips are proud to announce that a?oeBachelora?? franchise fan favorites Becca Kufrin and Ben Higgins will co-host The Bachelor Live on Stage coming to the Providence Performing Arts Center on Saturday, March 28 at 7:30PM.
BACHELOR LIVE ON STAGE Announces Second Host For Upcoming Tour
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2019
'Bachelor' franchise fan favorites Becca Kufrin and Ben Higgins will co-host The Bachelor Live on Stage coming to the Morrison Center on Thursday, March 5, 2020. The nationwide tour - which kicks off February 13, 2020, in Mesa, Arizona and will play in 66 cities including New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and Atlanta - brings the most successful romance reality series in the history of television to your hometown to help you find love. The Bachelor Live on Stage fits an entire season of 'Bachelor' drama into one evening, giving members of the audience the opportunity to find love in their own community, complete with rose ceremonies.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL Will Come to Stage Coach Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2019
No matter how many times you've experienced A Christmas Carol, this version is not one to miss.
BWW Feature: The Art Of Ballet with Ballet Idaho
by Jessa moore - November 02, 2019
A one on one interview with Alanna Love about dance, performing and the art behind dance.
WAITRESS Announces Two Local Young Actresses Cast as LULU
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2019
The Tony-nominated hilarious, hit musical WAITRESS, opening November 7, 2019 has cast two young area actresses to take on the role of 'Lulu' during the Boise engagement.
Jerry Seinfeld Returns To Boise
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2019
The Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts and JS Touring announced today that America's premier comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, will return to the Morrison Center stage on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, November 1, 2019 at NOON.
Final Week To Submit Nominations For The 2019 BroadwayWorld Boise Awards, Presented by TodayTix!
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2019
This is the final week to submit nominations for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Boise Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Don't miss your chance to make sure your favorite Boise Theatres are represented!
Sun Valley Center For The Arts Awarded IMLS Grant
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2019
Sun Valley Center for the Arts is proud to announce that it has been awarded a grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to extend the reach of The Center's innovative Classroom Enrichment program throughout the state of Idaho by creating an Online Teacher Resource Center.
Two Weeks Left To Nominate For The 2019 BroadwayWorld Boise Awards, Presented by TodayTix!
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2019
There's just two weeks left to submit nominations for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Boise Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.
BWW Review: JEKYLL & HYDE at Stage Coach Theatre
by Jessa moore - October 10, 2019
As part of the 39th season, Jekyll and Hyde comes to the Stage Coach Theatre. Premiering in Houston Texas before coming to Broadway in 1997, the show became a well deserved hit with 1543 performances. The musical is loosely based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. With music by Frank Wildhorn, a book by Leslie Bricusse and lyrics by Frank Wildhorn, Leslie Bricusse and Steve Cuden. With songs like 'It's a Dangerous Game' and 'In His Eyes' The show has a memorable score leaving audiences with the urge to listen to them for days after seeing it live.
A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL Comes To Boise
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2019
From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the Academy Award-winning film La La Land, A Christmas Story, The Musical, brings the classic 1983 movie to hilarious life on stage in Boise at the Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, November 22-24, 2019.  
Aspire Community Theatre Presents THE ADDAMS FAMILY
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2019
The first production in Aspire Community Theatre's 2019-2020 season is a new musical based on the bizarre and beloved characters created by Charles Addams. Wednesday Addams is all grown up and has fallen in love with outsider Lucas Beineke. Wednesday's sunny outlook has her kid brother, Pugsley, and her parents worried she's gone awry. This original story finds the famously macabre Addams Family put to the test when outsiders come to dinner, The dinner party reveals more than anyone bargained for hurling the Addams household into comic chaos.
THE WOLVES Announced At Boise Contemporary Theater
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2019
Game on! Sarah DeLappe's Pulitzer Prize nominated play The Wolves will launch BCT's 19|20 season.  Hailed as a?oeone of the year's best playsa?? by The New York Times, The Wolves follows nine fierce girls on an indoor soccer team as they face the challenges of adult life and forge their futures through the rituals of a sport they love a?" with all the bark and bite of a pack of adolescent warriors.  The Wolves runs October 16 a?" November 9, 2019.
BWW Feature: Finding Lulu for WAITRESS at Morrison Center
by Jessa moore - October 03, 2019
Kickstarting the Velma V Morrison Center's upcoming 2019-2020 season is Waitress. within the show comes Lulu our main character's daughter as part of the shows finale. To find Boise's Lulu, auditions were held September 30, 2019. Actresses interested in portraying Lulu, the main character's daughter, needed to be female, under 4ft 2in and between the minimum of 4 years and reaching a maximum of 5 years and 3 months. Described as a carefree and energetic, this role is a young performers dream. The show brought an array of girls to The Morrison Center, all looking for their shot at Lulu.
Celtic Woman's 'Celebration - The 15th Anniversary Tour' Comes to Boise
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2019
Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum international music group CELTIC WOMAN (www.celticwoman.com) announced today a new North American tour to celebrate 15 phenomenal years of music-making by visiting the Morrison Center on Thursday, May 21, 2020. Celebration - The 15th Anniversary Tour is a collection of their favorite songs that have made them the most successful all-female group in Irish history with one billion online streams, over four million tickets sold, 12 consecutive Billboard number ones, and 10 million albums sold. CELTIC WOMAN Celebration will visit nearly 90 North American cities in 2020, kicking off February 27 at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, FL.
Stage Coach Theatre Presents JEKYLL & HYDE
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2019
Start your Halloween fun with Stage Coach Theatre
Nominations Open For The 2019 BroadwayWorld Boise Awards, Presented by TodayTix!
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2019
Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Boise Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.

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