BWW Review: Disney's FREAKY FRIDAY - World Premiere Musical at Signature Theatre
by Charles Shubow - November 01, 2016 Could the writing team of Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey have another hit musical?...
BWW Interview: Dancer Ryan Steele on His Dual Roles in the Tour of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
by Bob Rizzo - September 20, 2016 You may know him as Broadway's bespectacled 'Newsie' who whipped off multiple ballet turns atop a sheet of newspaper. Maybe you spotted him as a lost boy in NBC's Peter Pan Live!, or caught his sensitive portrayal of Baby John in the revival of West Side Story. But Ryan Steele has graduated from ado...
Jay Armstrong Johnson's Live 54 Below Album Out This Fall
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2016 Broadway Records today announced that Jay Armstrong Johnson - Live at Feinstein's/54 Below will be released digitally and in stores on Friday, September 16, 2016....
CHURCH & STATE To Have New York Premiere In March 2017
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2016 Charlotte Cohn, co-producers Brierpatch Productions, Neil Gooding Productions and SCS Innovations, LLC, in association with NewYorkRep and The Telling Company, will present the New York Premiere of Jason Odell Williams' critically acclaimed play Church & State....
A WINNIE-THE-POOH CHRISTMAS TAIL Celebrates its 21st Production at Valley Youth Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2016 Everyone's favorite "stuffed with fluff" character takes the Valley Youth Theatre (VYT) stage December 2nd for his 21st production of A Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas Tail....
THE KITE RUNNER Transfers To The West End
by Marianka Swain - September 02, 2016 THE KITE RUNNER, Khaled Hosseini's international bestselling novel and film, is a powerful story of friendship spanning cultures and continents, following one man's journey to find redemption....
Meet the Cast from the West End Premiere of Khaled Hosseini's THE KITE RUNNER
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2016 Final casting is announced for the West End premiere of The Kite Runner, a thrilling stage production of Khaled Hosseini's award-winning tale of friendship, betrayal and redemption....
BWW Review: Kelly Pekar Shines in Mad Cow's SKYLIGHT
by Kimberly Moy - June 26, 2017 All's fair in love and politics. Maybe that's not the correct saying, but it accurately describes David Hare's SKYLIGHT. Currently playing at Mad Cow Theatre, this play focuses on the complexities of the heart. It is dramatic and thought-provoking enough to leave audiences thinking about the plot da...
Meet the Cast of Little Radical Theatrics' OLIVER
by Kristen Morale - July 16, 2016 Don't miss those seen here and the rest of the superbly gifted multi-generational cast of Oliver! in this unique production. Oliver! runs from July 21st-July 24th at the Grinton I Will Library, located at 1500 Central Ave Yonkers NY. This is a truly special take on this beloved classic show. ...
Proscenium Live Free Festival of New Work Arrives from Portland Shakes & Proscenium Journal
by A.A. Cristi - July 10, 2017 Portland Shakespeare Project and Proscenium Journal, in association with Artists Repertory Theatre, present the third annual Proscenium Live Festival of New Work. All performances are free and begin at 7:30pm on Artists Rep's Alder Stage....
Broadway Vets Will Join Original Stars of London's Site-Specific SWEENEY TODD in NYC; Full Cast Set!
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2016 Producers of the Tooting Arts Club production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street announced today that the stars of the original London incarnation of the production, Jeremy Secomb (as Sweeney Todd), Siobhan McCarthy (as Mrs. Lovett), Duncan Smith (as Judge Turpin) and Joseph Taylor (a...
Jason Odell Williams' CHURCH & STATE Play Gets Readings Before Off-Broadway Debut
by BWW News Desk - October 13, 2016 Charlotte Cohn, in association with NewYorkRep and The Telling Company, to present industry readings of Jason Odell Williams' critically acclaimed play Church & State. The readings will take place Sunday October 23rd at 1PM, Monday October 24th at 7PM, and Tuesday October 25th at 1PM at The Cell The...
Perseverance Theatre Opens 16-17 Season with PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
by A.A. Cristi - August 25, 2016 Before Captain Hook, before Wendy, before Tinkerbell - there was simply a lost boy who never grew up. Be carried away to the Neverland you never knew in Peter and the Starcatcher, Perseverance Theatre's first production of the season....
Photo Flash: First Look at DISGRACED at Maltz Jupiter Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2017 Onstage now through February 26 at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Disgraced examines the stories we share with our friends, the secrets we tell our lovers, and the lies we tell ourselves. Described as a 'combustible powder keg of identity politics,' this provocative and t...
Jason Gotay to Star as Ramses in PRINCE OF EGYPT Musical; Full Casting Announced!
by Alan Henry - August 23, 2017 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley continues its mission of developing new works in the Bay Area with the World Premiere of The Prince of Egypt, a soaring celebration of the human spirit and one of the greatest stories ever told: the saga of Moses, his Pharaoh brother Ramses, and the indomitable people who...
Broadway Guest Artists Announced for Musical Theatre Preparatory Program!
by A.A. Cristi - May 16, 2017 Learn from Broadway stars this summer at Playhouse on Park! Broadway actors Douglas Lyons and Jason Gotay visit the Playhouse as guest teaching artists for the Musical Theatre Preparatory Program. Running from July 10-July 21, this two week full-day intensive musical theatre program introduces and p...
BWW Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Makes You Want to Fly
by Trevor Durham - January 13, 2017 A two and a half hour marathon of absurdism, clever dancing around endless prop pieces, Peter and the Starcatcher is the most intriguing theatrical experiment an audience could have ever envisioned from such a colorful flight to Neverland....
London's Immersive SWEENEY TODD Opens Tonight Off-Broadway
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2017 The Tooting Arts Club production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street welcomes the stars of the original London incarnation of the production, Jeremy Secomb (as Sweeney Todd), Siobhan McCarthy (as Mrs. Lovett), Duncan Smith (as Judge Turpin) and Joseph Taylor (as Tobias), reprising thei...
Industry Readings of WEARING BLACK Set for Next Month
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2016 NewYorkRep and The Telling Company present a staged reading of WEARING BLACK, the new musical featuring book, music and lyrics by Riley Thomas. Directed by Markus Potter, WEARING BLACK will play two performances on Monday, January 23, at 3PM and 7PM, at The Peter Jay Sharp Theater, 416 West 42nd St...
2017 Juno Awards Honours Canadian Music with Live Broadcast
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2017 THE 2017 JUNO AWARDS pulled out all the stops at the sold-out live broadcast celebrating Canada's diverse musical talent. Live from the Canadian Tire Centre in the nation's capital, the two-and-a-half hour broadcast opened with a greeting from this year's recipient of the Allan Waters Humanitarian A...
Brand New London Theatre The Bunker To Open in Southwark
by Marianka Swain - August 30, 2016 A brand new theatre, named The Bunker, is opening in a former underground car park in Southwark Street and is set to be the capital's newest contemporary Off-West End venue. Behind this exciting venture are emerging creatives Joel Fisher and Joshua McTaggart....
Jay Armstrong Johnson's Live 54 Below Album Out Today
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2016 Broadway Records celebrates the release of Jay Armstrong Johnson - Live at Feinstein's/54 Below digitally and in stores today, September 16, 2016....
KIDZ BOP 33 Album Out Now
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2016 Today marks the debut of KIDZ BOP 33, the latest album from the #1 kids' music group, featuring songs from Calvin Harris, Sia, Twenty-One Pilots....
Premiere Stages to Present Pulitzer Prize Winner WATER BY THE SPOONFUL in July
by Tyler Peterson - June 27, 2016 ?Quiara Alegria Hudes' hauntingly beautiful Pulitzer Prize-winning play Water by the Spoonful is set to have its New Jersey Premiere at Premiere Stages, the professional Equity Theatre at Kean University....
Jason Gotay to Star as Ramses in PRINCE OF EGYPT Musical; Full Casting Announced!
by Alan Henry - August 23, 2017 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley continues its mission of developing new works in the Bay Area with the World Premiere of The Prince of Egypt, a soaring celebration of the human spirit and one of the greatest stories ever told: the saga of Moses, his Pharaoh brother Ramses, and the indomitable people who... |