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Richard Eyre's MR. FOOTE'S OTHER LEG to Receive West End Transfer
by Matt Smith - October 05, 2015
Richard Eyre's sold out Hampstead Theatre production of Mr Foote's Other Leg will transfer to Theatre Royal Haymarket from 28th October, for a limited season in London's West End. Press night Wednesday 4th November. The new comedy, set in Georgian London, written by Ian Kelly, directed ...
by Matt Smith - October 05, 2015
Richard Eyre's sold out Hampstead Theatre production of Mr Foote's Other Leg will transfer to Theatre Royal Haymarket from 28th October, for a limited season in London's West End. Press night Wednesday 4th November. The new comedy, set in Georgian London, written by Ian Kelly, directed ...
Philadelphia Young Playwrights to Host New Voices Performances, 10/1-10
by Tyler Peterson - October 02, 2015
Each year Philadelphia Young Playwrights presents winning plays from its annual playwriting festival in workshop productions in partnership with Temple Theaters as the New Voices performances. These plays showcase the voices of students today and shine a spotlight on the things that are on their min...
by Tyler Peterson - October 02, 2015
Each year Philadelphia Young Playwrights presents winning plays from its annual playwriting festival in workshop productions in partnership with Temple Theaters as the New Voices performances. These plays showcase the voices of students today and shine a spotlight on the things that are on their min...
MR. FOOTE'S OTHER LEG, Starring Simon Russell Beale, Heads to Theatre Royal Haymarket Next Month
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2015
The Daily Mail reports that Hampstead Theatre's production of Ian Kelly's MR. FOOTE'S OTHER LEG, starring Simon Russell Beale and directed by Richard Eyre, will transfer to the Theatre Royal Haymarket next month....
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2015
The Daily Mail reports that Hampstead Theatre's production of Ian Kelly's MR. FOOTE'S OTHER LEG, starring Simon Russell Beale and directed by Richard Eyre, will transfer to the Theatre Royal Haymarket next month....
Aretha Franklin and Anthony Kearns Perform at the Pope's Philadelphia Visit This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2015
'The Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin and acclaimed Irish tenor Anthony Kearns are slated for Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia this weekend....
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2015
'The Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin and acclaimed Irish tenor Anthony Kearns are slated for Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia this weekend....
Encores! Takes Inspiration from Broadway's HAMILTON, Seeks 'Multi-Ethnic' Cast for 1776
by Jessica Khan - September 22, 2015
Encores! is taking some forward-thinking inspiration from Lin-Manuel Miranda's HAMILTON for its upcoming production of the Tony-winning musical 1776....
by Jessica Khan - September 22, 2015
Encores! is taking some forward-thinking inspiration from Lin-Manuel Miranda's HAMILTON for its upcoming production of the Tony-winning musical 1776....
CHF Hosts Benefit Evening & Public Program with Walter Isaacson Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2015
Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) has announced its 26th Annual Benefit Evening tonight, September 15 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago (N Michigan Ave at Delaware Pl). The Benefit Evening will feature author and Aspen Institute president Walter Isaacson in conversation with Mellody Hobson, presiden...
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2015
Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) has announced its 26th Annual Benefit Evening tonight, September 15 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago (N Michigan Ave at Delaware Pl). The Benefit Evening will feature author and Aspen Institute president Walter Isaacson in conversation with Mellody Hobson, presiden...
CTG's The Shop Launches 2015 Reading Series with PAPA ESTA EN LA ATLANTIDA
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2015
Upcoming programming for Center Theatre Group's The Shop in 2015 will include readings of four plays - 'Papa esta en la Atlantida' by Javier Malpica, 'Stories from the Indian Boarding School,' by Native Voices Artists Ensemble, 'Martina y los Hombres Pajaro' by Monica Hoth and 'Emma and the Suzies' ...
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2015
Upcoming programming for Center Theatre Group's The Shop in 2015 will include readings of four plays - 'Papa esta en la Atlantida' by Javier Malpica, 'Stories from the Indian Boarding School,' by Native Voices Artists Ensemble, 'Martina y los Hombres Pajaro' by Monica Hoth and 'Emma and the Suzies' ...
Aretha Franklin and Anthony Kearns to Perform at the Pope's Philadelphia Visit
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2015
According to Reuters, 'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin and acclaimed Irish tenor Anthony Kearns are slated for Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia later this month. The two singers will appear on Saturday, September 26, at the World Meeting of Families festival, and before the Pope's Mass on Sunday, ...
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2015
According to Reuters, 'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin and acclaimed Irish tenor Anthony Kearns are slated for Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia later this month. The two singers will appear on Saturday, September 26, at the World Meeting of Families festival, and before the Pope's Mass on Sunday, ...
CTG's The Shop to Present Four Play Readings in 2015
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2015
Upcoming programming for Center Theatre Group's The Shop in 2015 will include readings of four plays - 'Papa? esta en la Atlantida' by Javier Malpica, 'Stories from the Indian Boarding School,' by Native Voices Artists Ensemble, 'Martina y los Hombres Pajaro' by Monica Hoth and 'Emma and the Suzies...
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2015
Upcoming programming for Center Theatre Group's The Shop in 2015 will include readings of four plays - 'Papa? esta en la Atlantida' by Javier Malpica, 'Stories from the Indian Boarding School,' by Native Voices Artists Ensemble, 'Martina y los Hombres Pajaro' by Monica Hoth and 'Emma and the Suzies...
CHF to Host Benefit Evening & Public Program with Walter Isaacson, 9/15
by Tyler Peterson - August 04, 2015
Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) has announced its 26th Annual Benefit Evening on Tuesday, September 15 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago (N Michigan Ave at Delaware Pl). The Benefit Evening will feature author and Aspen Institute president Walter Isaacson in conversation with Mellody Hobson, presi...
by Tyler Peterson - August 04, 2015
Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) has announced its 26th Annual Benefit Evening on Tuesday, September 15 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago (N Michigan Ave at Delaware Pl). The Benefit Evening will feature author and Aspen Institute president Walter Isaacson in conversation with Mellody Hobson, presi...
Center Stage Jackson's 2015-16 Season to Include GYPSY, 1776 & More
by Tyler Peterson - July 17, 2015
Center Stage Jackson is excited to announce it's 2015-2016 season, which will include Main Stage musicals, Youth Theater productions, and several Staged Readings....
by Tyler Peterson - July 17, 2015
Center Stage Jackson is excited to announce it's 2015-2016 season, which will include Main Stage musicals, Youth Theater productions, and several Staged Readings....
54 SINGS 1776 Set for 54 Below This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - July 04, 2015
54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, celebrates the July 4th weekend with '54 Sings 1776,' a celebration of the music from Broadway's Tony Award-winning Independence Day musical by Sherman Edwards. '54 Sings 1776' returns to 54 Below, for its second smash year, for four performances only: Sat. July 4 a...
by BWW News Desk - July 04, 2015
54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, celebrates the July 4th weekend with '54 Sings 1776,' a celebration of the music from Broadway's Tony Award-winning Independence Day musical by Sherman Edwards. '54 Sings 1776' returns to 54 Below, for its second smash year, for four performances only: Sat. July 4 a...
Photo Flash: First Look at 1776, Opening Tonight at Cortland Rep
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2015
For the second production in their 44th annual season of professional summer theatre, Cortland Repertory Theatre presents the revolutionary musical '1776', by Peter Stone, with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards. Performances of this fascinating, family-friendly show will run from tonight, June 17...
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2015
For the second production in their 44th annual season of professional summer theatre, Cortland Repertory Theatre presents the revolutionary musical '1776', by Peter Stone, with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards. Performances of this fascinating, family-friendly show will run from tonight, June 17...
54 SINGS 1776 Set for 54 Below, 7/4-5
by Tyler Peterson - June 16, 2015
54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, celebrates the July 4th weekend with '54 Sings 1776,' a celebration of the music from Broadway's Tony Award-winning Independence Day musical by Sherman Edwards. '54 Sings 1776' returns to 54 Below, for its second smash year, for four performances only: Sat. July 4 a...
by Tyler Peterson - June 16, 2015
54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, celebrates the July 4th weekend with '54 Sings 1776,' a celebration of the music from Broadway's Tony Award-winning Independence Day musical by Sherman Edwards. '54 Sings 1776' returns to 54 Below, for its second smash year, for four performances only: Sat. July 4 a...
Dervla Kirwan & Joseph Millson Join Cast of Ian Kelly's MR FOOTE'S OTHER LEG at Hampstead Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - June 16, 2015
Hampstead Theatre has announced that Simon Russell Beale will be joined by Dervla Kirwan and Joseph Millson in the cast of Ian Kelly's new play about the dawn of celebrity....
by Tyler Peterson - June 16, 2015
Hampstead Theatre has announced that Simon Russell Beale will be joined by Dervla Kirwan and Joseph Millson in the cast of Ian Kelly's new play about the dawn of celebrity....
Cortland Rep's 1776 Begins Tomorrow
by Tyler Peterson - June 16, 2015
For the second production in their 44th annual season of professional summer theatre, Cortland Repertory Theatre presents the revolutionary musical "1776", by Peter Stone, with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards. Performances of this fascinating, family-friendly show will run from June 17 - July 4 ...
by Tyler Peterson - June 16, 2015
For the second production in their 44th annual season of professional summer theatre, Cortland Repertory Theatre presents the revolutionary musical "1776", by Peter Stone, with music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards. Performances of this fascinating, family-friendly show will run from June 17 - July 4 ...
Terrace Plaza Playhouse Presents 1776, Now thru 7/25
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2015
Terrace Plaza Playhouse will present 1776, opening today 12 June - 25 July, 2015 and running every Today, Saturday and Monday evening at 7:30 PM. There will be NO SHOWS on July 4 and 24....
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2015
Terrace Plaza Playhouse will present 1776, opening today 12 June - 25 July, 2015 and running every Today, Saturday and Monday evening at 7:30 PM. There will be NO SHOWS on July 4 and 24....
Director Peter H. Hunt Talks Drama Behind Original Cuts to '1776' Film
by Movies News Desk - June 09, 2015
The restored director's cut edition of the musical 1776 was just released on Blu-ray, and Tony-winning director Peter H. Hunt revealed to the Los Angeles Times the drama behind the original 1972 release of the film -- and just how much producer Jack L. Warner left out....
by Movies News Desk - June 09, 2015
The restored director's cut edition of the musical 1776 was just released on Blu-ray, and Tony-winning director Peter H. Hunt revealed to the Los Angeles Times the drama behind the original 1972 release of the film -- and just how much producer Jack L. Warner left out....
Photo Flash: Jonathan Groff, Tyne Daly and More at Lapham's Quarterly DECADES BALL: THE 1780s
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2015
Lapham's Quarterly (Editor and Publisher Lewis Lapham) hosted their DECADES BALL: The 1780s last night, June 1 at Gotham Hall (1356 Broadway). The evening celebrated the 80th birthday of Lewis Lapham, who established the acclaimed literary magazine in 2007. BroadwayWorld has photos from the gala ...
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2015
Lapham's Quarterly (Editor and Publisher Lewis Lapham) hosted their DECADES BALL: The 1780s last night, June 1 at Gotham Hall (1356 Broadway). The evening celebrated the 80th birthday of Lewis Lapham, who established the acclaimed literary magazine in 2007. BroadwayWorld has photos from the gala ...
1776 Restored Director's Cut Set Makes Blu-ray Debut Today
by Pat Cerasaro - June 02, 2015
1776 arrives on Blu-ray at long last!...
by Pat Cerasaro - June 02, 2015
1776 arrives on Blu-ray at long last!...
Terrace Plaza Playhouse to Present 1776, 6/12-7/25
by Tyler Peterson - May 22, 2015
Terrace Plaza Playhouse will present 1776, opening 12 June - 25 July, 2015 and running every Friday, Saturday and Monday evening at 7:30 PM. There will be NO SHOWS on July 4 and 24....
by Tyler Peterson - May 22, 2015
Terrace Plaza Playhouse will present 1776, opening 12 June - 25 July, 2015 and running every Friday, Saturday and Monday evening at 7:30 PM. There will be NO SHOWS on July 4 and 24....
SMT to Co-Produce All-Female 1776
by Tyler Peterson - May 18, 2015
Seattle Musical Theatre, Seattle's oldest musical theatre house, and West Seattle's Twelfth Night Productions are co-producing the nascent Reboot Theatre Company's maiden production of an all-female 1776 (Book by Peter Stone; Music and Lyrics by Sherman Edwards; Based on a concept by Sherman Edwar...
by Tyler Peterson - May 18, 2015
Seattle Musical Theatre, Seattle's oldest musical theatre house, and West Seattle's Twelfth Night Productions are co-producing the nascent Reboot Theatre Company's maiden production of an all-female 1776 (Book by Peter Stone; Music and Lyrics by Sherman Edwards; Based on a concept by Sherman Edwar...
Kevin Kline, Mary-Louise Parker, Jonathan Groff and More to Perform at Lapham's Quarterly's DECADES BALL, June 1
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2015
Lapham's Quarterly (Editor and Publisher Lewis Lapham) announced today their annual gala, the DECADES BALL: The 1780s, will take place on Monday, June 1 at Gotham Hall (1356 Broadway). The gala will begin with cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. The evening will also celebrate the 80th birthd...
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2015
Lapham's Quarterly (Editor and Publisher Lewis Lapham) announced today their annual gala, the DECADES BALL: The 1780s, will take place on Monday, June 1 at Gotham Hall (1356 Broadway). The gala will begin with cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. The evening will also celebrate the 80th birthd...
2nd Annual BPYO Young Composers Initiative Set for Today at the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2015
The Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra announces the 2nd annual BPYO Young Composers Initiative, set for today, March 21st from 2:30pm-6:30pm at the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, 41 Berkeley Street, Boston. Free and open to the public....
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2015
The Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra announces the 2nd annual BPYO Young Composers Initiative, set for today, March 21st from 2:30pm-6:30pm at the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, 41 Berkeley Street, Boston. Free and open to the public....
2nd Annual BPYO Young Composers Initiative Set for 3/21 at the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2015
The Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra announces the 2nd annual BPYO Young Composers Initiative, set for Saturday, March 21st from 2:30pm-6:30pm at the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, 41 Berkeley Street, Boston. Free and open to the public....
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2015
The Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra announces the 2nd annual BPYO Young Composers Initiative, set for Saturday, March 21st from 2:30pm-6:30pm at the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, 41 Berkeley Street, Boston. Free and open to the public....
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