Author Thom Fillinger's Novel Stars Survivor of the Bermuda Triangle's Secret
by Robert Diamond - July 03, 2013 What if someone faced the mysterious power of the Bermuda Triangle and survived to tell the tale?...
THE MAGIC PARLOUR Enters Third Year at Palmer House Hilton
by Tyler Peterson - February 20, 2014 After running for two years at the Chopin Theatre in Wicker Park, Dennis Watkins' one- man-show, The Magic Parlour: an intimate evening of classic magic, first appeared at The Palmer House Hilton on New Year's Eve of 2011. Produced by The House Theatre of Chicago, this intimate, close-up magic and m...
SMOKE & MIRRORS Offers Special Halloween Show Tonight
by Don Grigware - October 31, 2013 What are you afraid of? Lifetime member of the Magic Castle and accomplished actor Albie Selznick poses this question just in time for Halloween with a special Thursday night performance tonight, Oct. 31, the same day Harry Houdini died in 1926....
Marcia Milgrom Dodge to Helm Fall 2015 RAGTIME Tour
by Nicole Rosky - June 23, 2014 BroadwayWorld has just learned that Phoenix Entertainment has on its agenda a touring revival of RAGTIME to commence in the Fall of 2015. It will be helmed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge, who received a Tony Nomination as Best Director for the 2009 Broadway revival. This new tour will be much in the spirit...
Hugh Jackman-Led HOUDINI Now Aiming for Broadway Run in 2015-16 Season
by Nicole Rosky - December 03, 2013 Just yesterday, it was announced that the Hartman Group, the Broadway press agency that was slated to represent the new musical, would close its doors in January 2014. Since then, Houdini producer Scott Sanders told the New York Times that the show is now aiming for a run in the 2015-16 theatre seas...
The Illusionists to Headline Arts Centre Melbourne's Summer Season, 3-12 Jan
by Tyler Peterson - November 19, 2013 Headlining Arts Centre Melbourne's summer season is The Illusionists, a grand and spectacular celebration of the art of magic by the most innovative illusionists working today, which will be leaving State Theatre audiences speechless from 3 to 12 January 2014....
PLOUGHED UNDER: AN AMERICAN SONGBOOK Opens 4/28 in Chicago
by Kelsey Denette - April 15, 2013 The House Theatre of Chicago ventures into new territory, giving life to a concert-style telling of American folk and tall tales. Composer Kevin O'Donnell delves into our nation's early history illuminating stories often outside of the mainstream. The production begins performances April 19, 2013 at...
UPDATE! Hugh Jackman Talks New PT Barnum Movie Musical & HOUDINI On Broadway
by Pat Cerasaro - September 28, 2013 Major movie star and notable Broadway headliner Hugh Jackman discusses his spate of exciting projects, including a new movie musical based on the life of legendary showman PT Barnum and a brand new stage musical by Stephen Schwartz all about iconic magician Harry Houdini....
Hugh Jackman-Led HOUDINI Musical to Hold Third Workshop; Broadway in A Little Over a Year?
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2013 Stage and screen star Hugh Jackman told the Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye that he has plans to hold a third workshop for HOUDINI and hopes to bring the musical to Broadway 'within a year or 18 months'. The actor is also searching for two-to-four weeks during which he can bring his one-man show to Londo...
BroadwayWorld is Most Thankful For: Broadway Bound in 2014?- Hugh Jackman in HOUDINI
by BWW Special Coverage - December 01, 2013 As BroadwayWorld previously reported, stage and screen star Hugh Jackman revealed that his next project, HOUDINI will hopefully come to Broadway 'within a year or 18 months'. In Houdini, Hugh Jackman will return to Broadway starring as America's greatest showman. One of the world's most fascinating ...
SLEIGHT MISHAPS: PARTNERS IN DECEPTION to Combine Magic and Comedy at Gorilla Tango, 12/28
by BWW News Desk - December 14, 2013 For one night only, magicians Trent James and Brian Kirshenbaum grace the Gorilla Tango stage with 'Sleight Mishaps: Partners in Deception.' This comedy magic show plays on Saturday, December 28, 2013 at 7:30 pm for audiences 16 years and older at Gorilla Tango Bucktown, 1919 N Milwaukee, Chicago IL...
Hugh Jackman's ONE NIGHT ONLY Benefit at L.A.'s Dolby Theatre Raises $1.85 Million for MPTF
by Tyler Peterson - October 13, 2013 Academy Award nominee and Tony and Golden Globe Award winner Hugh Jackman brought his critically acclaimed one-man show from Broadway to Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre for a performance benefitting MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund), last night - and raised $1.85 million in doing so, according to D...
BBC America Premieres DANGERMAN: THE INCREDIBLE MR. GOODWIN Tonight
by TV News Desk - July 08, 2013 Houdini's heartstopping stunts will come to BBC America this summer....
UPDATE! Hugh Jackman Talks New PT Barnum Movie Musical & HOUDINI On Broadway
by Pat Cerasaro - September 28, 2013 Major movie star and notable Broadway headliner Hugh Jackman discusses his spate of exciting projects, including a new movie musical based on the life of legendary showman PT Barnum and a brand new stage musical by Stephen Schwartz all about iconic magician Harry Houdini....
Hugh Jackman Joins Neill Blomkamp's CHAPPIE Film
by Movies News Desk - September 28, 2013 ScreenDaily.com reports that Hugh Jackman, set to receive the Zurich Film Festival Golden Icon Award tonight, revealed at a PRISONERS press conference that he has signed on for Neill Blomkamp's upcoming sci-fi film CHAPPIE, with script by Terri Tatchell. The project will begin filming in Johannesbur...
SLEIGHT MISHAPS: PARTNERS IN DECEPTION Combines Magic and Comedy at Gorilla Tango Tonight
by BWW News Desk - December 28, 2013 For one night only, magicians Trent James and Brian Kirshenbaum grace the Gorilla Tango stage with 'Sleight Mishaps: Partners in Deception.' This comedy magic show plays tonight, December 28, 2013 at 7:30 pm for audiences 16 years and older at Gorilla Tango Bucktown, 1919 N Milwaukee, Chicago IL, 60...
Hugh Jackman's ONE NIGHT ONLY Benefit at L.A.'s Dolby Theatre Raises $1.85 Million for MPTF
by Tyler Peterson - October 13, 2013 Academy Award nominee and Tony and Golden Globe Award winner Hugh Jackman brought his critically acclaimed one-man show from Broadway to Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre for a performance benefitting MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund), last night - and raised $1.85 million in doing so, according to D...
SMOKE AND MIRRORS at The Road on Lankershim Extends Through 8/25
by Tyler Peterson - May 29, 2013 After more than eight months of playing to packed houses in Santa Monica and North Hollywood, Smoke and Mirrors - a heartfelt comedy-drama with mind-bending magic that has been named 'Critics Pick' in the Los Angeles Times - has extended its run again at The Road on Lankershim, 5108 Lankershim Blvd ...
House Theatre of Chicago & Chicago Park District to Present MAGIC ON THE MIDWAY, 8/24
by Tyler Peterson - August 08, 2013 The House Theatre of Chicago and Chicago Park District present MAGIC ON THE MIDWAY as part of 2013's Night Out in the Parks program on Saturday August 24 at 4pm at Hyde Park's Midway Plaisance Park Ice Rink, 1130 Midway Plaisance North, Chicago IL 60637. ComEd is a Supporting Sponsor and this event ...
FLIM FLAM: HOUDINI AND THE HEREAFTER Opens 6/20 at Malibu Playhouse
by Tyler Peterson - May 23, 2014 The fourth play in MALIBU PLAYHOUSE's 2013-2014 season will be the World Premiere of Flim-Flam: Houdini and the Hereafter by Gene Franklin Smith,, opening Friday, June 20, 2014. The play will be directed by Thomas James O'Leary and stars Rick D. Wasserman, Melissa Kite, Gigi Bermingham, Peter Van...
Hugh Jackman Withdraws from Broadway-Bound HOUDINI Because of Time Commitment
by Nicole Rosky - December 23, 2013 Stage and screen star Hugh Jackman has long been slated to return to Broadway starring as America's greatest showman in Houdini. Now according to Variety, the Tony winner has withdrawn from the production, which is now aiming for a Broadway run in the 2015-16 theatre season....
House Theatre of Chicago Announces New Company Members
by Tyler Peterson - August 23, 2013 The House Theatre of Chicago announces the addition of 10 artists to its roster of Company Members. This marks first addition of Company Members since 2008....
Danville's Historic North Theatre Launches Houdini Festival Today
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2013 March 24, 2013, is the 139th anniversary of the birth of Harry Houdini the great magician and escape artist. To commemorate this birthday, America's only World Champion Illusionist, Wayne Alan, and his theatre, The Historic North Theatre in Danville, VA, announce the First Annual Houdini Festival to...
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 10/12- Hugh Jackman
by Nicole Rosky - October 12, 2013 Happy Birthday Hugh Jackman! Jackman was recently seen in the role of Jean Valjean in the Les Miserables film. Jackman is also working on Broadway's Harry Houdini, set for the stage in 2014. He has also appeared on the Great White Way in Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway, A Steady Rain and The Boy From...
Evanna Lynch and Stuart Brennan to Star in 2013 UK Tour of HOUDINI?
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2013 According to WildAboutHoudini.com, Evanna Lynch (Harry Potter films) and Stuart Brennan will likely star in the upcoming UK tour of Houdini. The show is set to make its World Premiere on September 9, 2013 at the Stoke-on-Trent Repertory Theatre, produced by Theatre Giant.... |
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