The Entirely Student-produced Rising Star Project: WEST SIDE STORY to Play The 5th Avenue this July
by Rebecca Russo - Jun 26, 2019
The 5th Avenue Theatre is currently bustling with nearly 100 high school students from all over Washington State who are hard at work in the rehearsal hall and backstage for Rising Star Project: West Side Story, which will play for three performances only from July 12 - 13, 2019. Rising Star Project, a 5th Avenue Theatre education program that places musical theater in the hands of tomorrow's artists, innovators, and leaders, allows teenagers to develop professional skills by producing and performing a musical on The 5th's mainstage. This year, which marks the seventh Rising Star Project production, students are in the process of remounting The 5th's professional production of West Side Story (May 31 - June 23, 2019), created by an all-student cast and crew, as well as students working in producing, development, marketing, and casting departments, with guidance and mentorship from The 5th's staff. A complete list of participating students is included at the end of this release.
Next Broadway Star Quarterfinals to be Held 10/4
by Kelsey Denette - Sep 28, 2011
Next Broadway Star Quarterfinals will be held on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 between 6-8pm at the McDonald's store on 220 West 42nd Street, New York. Broadway.tv has joined forces with McDonald's 42nd Street store, in hosting the biggest talent competition Broadway has ever seen.
'The Little Mermaid' Postpones Opening Night
by BWW News Desk - Nov 20, 2007
As a result of the current labor dispute, the new Broadway production of Disney's The Little Mermaid has postponed its previously announced Opening Night performance.