New Production of MISS SAIGON Comes to Sheffield Theatres in 2023 With Joanna Ampil
by Stephi Wild - September 22, 2022 Sheffield Theatres will present a new production of Miss Saigon by special arrangement with Cameron Mackintosh, marking the first regional non-replica production of Boublil and Schönberg's hit musical retelling of Madame Butterfly set during the Vietnam war....
The American Theatre of Actors Explores Vietnam In A HOUSE IN THE SUBURBS
by A.A. Cristi - January 24, 2023 The American Theatre of Actors explores the American family during the Vietnam War with A House in the Suburbs by Bruce Lawder, directed by John DeBenedetto and featuring David Allard, Austin Boatwright, Richard Fisher, Amy Losi, Emmy Potter and Amanda Schussel....
Little Theatre Of Norfolk Pays Tribute To Women's History In A PIECE OF MY HEART
by Stephi Wild - February 29, 2020 ...
Joel Grey Pens Essay on the Struggle of Life Without Theatre and Looks Ahead to the Great Works that Will Come
by Nicole Rosky - April 22, 2020 Broadway fans everywhere continue to feel a void in the absence of live theatre, and Joel Grey is no exception. The Tony winner has written an opinion piece, featured in the New York Times, in which he admits to his struggle with the today's reality....
FELLOW TRAVELERS Starring Matt Bomer & Jonathan Bailey Sets Premiere Date on Showtime
by Michael Major - August 17, 2023 Fellow Travelers, Showtime's upcoming limited series starring Matt Bomer (The Normal Heart, The Boys in the Band) and Jonathan Bailey (Wicked movie, Company) has announced a Showtime premiere date. The series also stars Jelani Alladin (Frozen on Broadway, Hercules), Allison Williams (Peter Pan Live,...
Sheffield Theatres Reveal Full Cast and Creative Team For New Reimagined Production of MISS SAIGON
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2023 Sheffield Theatres has announced the full cast and creative team for the first non-replica regional production of Miss Saigon. By special arrangement with Cameron Mackintosh, Boublil and Schönberg's hit musical retelling of Madame Butterfly set during the Vietnam war....
Tony-Nominee Anthony Chisholm Passes Away At 77
by A.A. Cristi - October 16, 2020 BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of Tony-nominated actor, Anthony Chisholm. ...
Review: VIETGONE at Guthrie Theater
by Jared Fessler - September 29, 2022 What did our critic think of VIETGONE at Guthrie Theater? When Saigon falls in 1975, Quang and Tong, two Vietnamese refugees separated from their previous partners, have a sexy meet-cute in Arkansas that promptly becomes a no-strings-attached relationship to pass the time. Living in the land of 'che...
Skylight Music Theatre Presents First Developmental Reading Of FORTUNATE SONS
by A.A. Cristi - January 19, 2021 Skylight Music Theatre today announced it will offer a rare insider's look at the making of a new musical when it presents the first staged concert reading of Fortunate Sons, featuring music and lyrics by legendary Oscar and Grammy Award-winner Paul Williams. ...
West Bay Community Theater to Present HAIR-IN CONCERT in August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 25, 2022 West Bay Community Theater will present a concert version of the original tribal love-rock musical, HAIR on Saturday, August 13th, 2022 in Wickford, RI. The performance will take place on Saturday, August 13th @ 8pm....
Circle Productions Presents ANNAWON'S SONG by Beverly Andrews
by A.A. Cristi - January 23, 2020 Annawon's Song tells the story of a Native American military veteran, wounded in both body and mind. His story is twinned with that of a young Afghani teenager being groomed to become a suicide bomber....
Vincent Victoria Presents a Virtual Performance of THE DISAPPEARANCE OF EARTHA KITT
by Stephi Wild - April 15, 2020 In the spirit of the old adage 'The show must go on!' Vincent Victoria Presents' theater company will be doing a virtual streamlined performance of their recent play 'The Disappearance of Eartha Kitt'' on Friday April 17th at 8pm....
Skylight Music Theatre Announces Cast for First Developmental Reading of FORTUNATE SONS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 09, 2021 Skylight Music Theatre today announced the cast of the first staged concert reading of Fortunate Sons, featuring music and lyrics by legendary Oscar and Grammy Award-winner Paul Williams. The reading will be live streamed on Friday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 at 7:30 p.m....
National WWI Museum and Memorial Has Released February Schedule of Events
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 07, 2020 The National WWI Museum and Memorial's February offerings include a lecture on the role of the United States military in Siberia during WWI, a screening of the French film See You Up There, which retells the stories of two friends in post-WWI France, and a presentation discussing the racial tensions...
Matt Bomer's FELLOW TRAVELERS Series Picked Up By Showtime
by Michael Major - April 20, 2022 SHOWTIME announced today that Emmy nominee and Critics Choice Award winner Matt Bomer (The Normal Heart, The Boys in the Band) will star in the limited series FELLOW TRAVELERS, which he will executive produce with Oscar nominee Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia) and Robbie Rogers (All American, My Policema...
Jonathan Bailey to Join Matt Bomer in Showtime's FELLOW TRAVELERS Limited Series
by Michael Major - July 11, 2022 On the stage, Bailey has most recently starred in Marianne Elliott’s sold-out revival of Cock, which opened to rave reviews in March 2022. Bailey previously collaborated with Elliott for the award-winning Company, alongside Patti Lupone, for which he won an Olivier Award. He also starred alongside I...
Jelani Alladin & Noah J. Ricketts Join Matt Bomer's Showtime Limited Series FELLOW TRAVELERS
by Michael Major - July 19, 2022 SHOWTIME has announced that Jelani Alladin (Frozen, Hercules), Noah J. Ricketts (To My Girls, Frozen) and Linus Roache (Batman Begins, HOMELAND) have joined the lead cast of its new limited series FELLOW TRAVELERS, also starring Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey and Allison Williams. Bomer will also execu...
Dick Cavett to Receive WGAE's Evelyn F. Burkey Award at 2022 Writers Guild Awards
by Michael Major - March 14, 2022 In 1966, Cavett wrote and hosted the special, WHERE IT’S AT, produced by Bud Yorkin and Norman Lear. In 1968, Cavett was hired by ABC to host THIS MORNING, which was renamed THE DICK CAVETT SHOW and moved to prime time and then to late night, where it ran opposite THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CA...
Skylight Music Theatre Presents First Developmental Reading of FORTUNATE SONS Featuring Music & Lyrcis by Paul Williams
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 19, 2021 Skylight Music Theatre today announced it will offer a rare insider’s look at the making of a new musical when it presents the first staged concert reading of Fortunate Sons, featuring music and lyrics by legendary Oscar and Grammy Award-winner Paul Williams....
Documentary ALI & CAVETT: THE TALE OF THE TAPES Debuts on HBO February 11
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 21, 2020 Between 1968 and 1979, boxing superstar Muhammad Ali appeared on the Emmy® winning “Dick Cavett Show” no less than fourteen times. With natural charisma, quick wit and playful pugnacity, Ali was a perfect foil for the sophisticated broadcast host, and together they struck television gold. Whether di...
TV Exclusive: The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- Christopher Livingston on James Bevel & Jimmie Lee Jackson
by Nicole Rosky - October 31, 2019 BroadwayWorld is checking in with the cast to uncover some little known facts about the political giants they play onstage. Today, watch as Christopher Livingston gives us a lesson on James Bevel and Jimmie Lee Jackson....
Short Story Theatre is Back With Five All True Stories Next Month
by Stephi Wild - April 18, 2023 Short Story Theatre presents an evening of five warm, wise and wonderful true stories on Thursday, May 11, at 7:30 p.m. at The Art Center Highland Park, 1957 Sheridan Road in Highland Park. ...
TV Exclusive: The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- Gordon Clapp on J. Edgar Hoover
by Nicole Rosky - November 04, 2019 BroadwayWorld is checking in with the cast to uncover some little known facts about the political giants they play onstage. Today, watch as Gordon Clapp gives us a lesson on J. Edgar Hoover....
Jeremy Strong Joins Leonard Bernstein Biopic MAESTRO
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 19, 2020 Emmy-winner Jeremy Strong is in talks to join the cast of 'Maestro,' the upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic. ...
BWW Interview: Red Concepcion Plays the Engineer in MISS SAIGON Opening in New Orleans Next Week
by Heidi Scheuermann - January 17, 2020 There are a handful of musicals that I firmly believe every self-proclaimed theatre lover needs to see, if for no other reason, to say they've seen it. Among the ranks are LES MISERABLES, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, WEST SIDE STORY, I think it's now pretty safe to add WICKED to the li... |