The Pig Iron School for Advanced Performance Training (or APT), a two-year program designed to give performers a comprehensive immersion in the world of ensemble- devised and physical theatre, will graduate its first class of 15 students on Friday, June 7, 2013. The graduation will be preceded by sh...
Today, Michael Riedel reports that there's interest in another legendary performer for the iconic role - Bette Midler....
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's galleries for its world-renowned collection of European Old Master paintings from the 13th through the early 19th century will reopen today, May 23 after an extensive renovation and reinstallation....
Today we are talking to a legendary triple-threat performer who over the course of her unique career has become one of a select few in show business to have attained the entertainment quadruple crown - Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony, that is; commonly referred to as the EGOT - the exceptionally gifted...
Mildred's Umbrella Theatre Company presents Ravenscroft, by Don Nigro, May 3-18, 2013 with a preview today, May 2. Directed by Rob Kimbro and starring Sean Patrick Judge, Michelle Edwards, Claire Anderson, Karen Schlag, Zoquera Milburn and Kara Ray....
Ford's Theatre and Signature Theatre have come together for a roof-raising revival of what might be the feel good musical of the year: their joint production of HELLO, DOLLY! Washington audiences should not miss this gorgeous looking show fabulously lead by Broadway veteran Nancy Opel as Dolly Levi....
The clock was ticking for runway hopefuls last night on Oxygen Media's third episode of THE FACE (Tuesday, February 26th at 9 PM ET/PT), as ten remaining contestants were pitted against one another in a "Quick Change" test shoot and bridal couture fashion show that left emotions at an all-time high,...
FLASHDANCE-THE MUSICAL, the stage adaptation of the 1983 hit film that defined a generation, will perform at the Majestic Theatre for eight performances June 18-23. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m., Friday, March 1....
Mildred's Umbrella Theatre Company presents Ravenscroft, by Don Nigro, May 3-18, 2013 with a preview on Thursday, May 2. Directed by Rob Kimbro and starring Sean Patrick Judge, Michelle Edwards, Claire Anderson, Karen Schlag, Zoquera Milburn and Kara Ray....
Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre opens its 2013 season with the famous killer comedy, Arsenic & Old Lace! This hilarious classic kicks off the theatre's year-long 40th Anniversary celebration, and is on stage through Feb. 3. Get a first look at the production in the photos below!...
Making its tenth visit to Washington, DC, LES MISERABLES is still impressive, boasting a revised look and sound and a dynamic duo Jean Valjean and Javert, Peter Lockyer and Andrew Varela. The national tour makes a holiday season stop at the National Theatre through December 30....
Ryan Landry and The Gold Dust Orphans introduce a new Christmas parody, starring a new leading hunk. Jesse James Wood is all bright and shiny in RUDOLPH THE RED NECKED REINDEER, based on the 1964 Rankin/Bass RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER. Costume designer Scott Martino and Choreographer Delta Miles...
My last blog for Broadwayworld.com! What an interesting experience this has been for me to write about opening SCANDALOUS this past month. I usually try to stay slightly anonymous, and have never really written anything publicly, but I have enjoyed this challenge. I thank Christina Mancuso for invit...
Gary Naylor sees a city, and a man, sink under the weight of the past....
The new Broadway production of the Tony Award winning play The Heiress began previews on October 6th and will open tonight, November 1st at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th St.). The show will play a limited run through February 10, 2013. Let's see what the critics had to say......
I move ahead now to the final performance, the culmination of two weeks of heroic collaboration in the name of art. Having reviewed performances from the most mainstream to the most avant-garde,I am well aware of the broad spectrum of activity that can be called "performance art". The process I obs...
Arts Center of Cannon County presents the classic comedy, Arsenic and Old Lace-directed by Matt Smith-at the theater in Woodbury, running June 1-16 and featuring Faye Northcutt-Knox and Becky Coutras as the felonious senior citizens who murder lonely old men by offering them elderberry wine laced wi...
In Sunset Boulevard, audiences see that the glitz and glamour of old Hollywood has changed, but its egos and sometimes anomalous nature have stayed the same. This musical, now playing at CM PAC in Oakdale through April 15, gives us peek into the life of one of Hollywood's biggest stars as she falls ...
Writers and creative thinkers, this contest is for you. I give you three showtunes; you connect the songs with an original story that incorporates all three into your very own mini-musical. One author will win the biggest Broadway prize pack I've ever given away!...
Elle and the girls of Delta Nu Sorority go from college glam to courtroom chic now thru March 10th at Walnut Creek's Dean Lesher Theatre....
Magnet Theater hosts a variety of performances and special events by the best of New York's improv masters and visiting international artists on Mondays through Sundays in February at 254 W. 29th Street, ground floor (between 7th and 8th Avenues), NYC. A detailed schedule and description of each nig...
Magnet Theater hosts a variety of performances and special events by the best of New York's improv masters and visiting international artists on Mondays through Sundays in February at 254 W. 29th Street, ground floor (between 7th and 8th Avenues), NYC. A detailed schedule and description of each nig...
Today, as a well-earned holiday surprise for all of the millions of Broadway babies who read Broadway World all year long, we have a sneak preview of next year's upcoming InDepth InterView with leading lady stage superstar Sierra Boggess, best known to Broadway and West End audiences for her creatio...
Broadway is more than just the theatres. Broadway is an industry, yes -- but also an energy; a culture; a way of life. Here are the spots to which I turn on the days I can't afford a ticket; or when I'm on my way uptown but want an infusion of theatrical energy; or on a night after a show when I'm j...
In a rare revival, the first in 17 years, DCLO (Downey Civic Light Opera) is now presenting the 60s' mega Broadway smash Funny Girl. What made Barbra Streisand a household name due largely to her overwhelming vocal range and to the huge success of 'People' is now in the capable hands of talented Kar...
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