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Photos: Cortland Rep Presents Jimmy Buffett's ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 3, 2024

Cortland Repertory Theatre gives their audiences a “License to Chill” with their third production in the theatre’s 53rd annual summer season when they present the regional premiere of Jimmy Buffet’s “Escape to Margaritaville”. See photos from the production.

ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE Comes to Cortland Repertory Theatre in July
by Stephi Wild - Jun 27, 2024

Cortland Repertory Theatre will give their audiences a “License to Chill” with their third production in the theatre’s 53rd annual summer season when they present the regional premiere of Jimmy Buffet’s “Escape to Margaritaville”.

BWW Review: Stages St. Louis' GREASE Is the One That You Want (Oh Yes Indeed)
by Tanya Seale - Jul 27, 2019

WOW is the word right now, as Grease, with direction and musical staging by Michael Hamilton, plays at Stages St. Louis! In this automatic, systematic, hyyyydromatic show, it's 1950s USA, and a new school year is beginning at Rydel High. A feisty Miss Lynch (Kendra Lynn Lucas) greets us as her students with the morning announcements (and theatre etiquette, too a?" thank you Miss Lynch), using a training clicker to keep us in check lest we get too rowdy. She knows her students, after all. Moving into the musical, we encounter Sandy Dumbrowski (Summerisa Bell Stevens) and Danny Zuko (Sam Harvey), who met at the beach over summer break and had a sweet little romance. Both will be attending Rydel for their senior year, unbeknownst to one other, so that makes for a scrumptiously awkward...

MAMMA MIA! Makes Its Sparkling Debut At STAGES
by Julie Musbach - Jul 25, 2018

STAGES St. Louis continues its 32nd Season with the dazzling show MAMMA MIA!. Join STAGES July 20th through August 19th at the Robert G. Reim Theatre in Kirkwood for this romantic, funny, and festive musical.

Photo Flash: MAMMA MIA! Wows Audiences At STAGES St. Louis
by Julie Musbach - Jul 25, 2018

STAGES St. Louis continues its 32nd Season with the dazzling show MAMMA MIA!. Join STAGES now through August 19th at the Robert G. Reim Theatre in Kirkwood for this romantic, funny, and festive musical. 

Photo Flash: First Look at MAMMA MIA! At STAGES St. Louis
by Stephi Wild - Jul 16, 2018

The ultimate feel-good show, MAMMA MIA! uses the music of ABBA to tell the hilarious and touching tale of a teen's search for her birth father on a Greek Island paradise. See why 54 million people all around the world have fallen in love with this pop-music phenomenon of a mother, a daughter, three possible dads, and an unforgettable trip down the aisle! Chock full of explosive dance numbers, you'll want to unleash your inner "Dancing Queen" with such ABBA hits as "Winner Takes It All," "Take A Chance On Me," and the smash title tune, "Mamma Mia." This enchanting tale of love between mothers and daughters, laughter between old friends, and a celebration of newly found family is a guaranteed non-stop party that you won't want to miss!!

BWW Backstage: Video Preview of Roundabout Theatre Company's CABARET at Denver Center
by Robert Bogin - Sep 30, 2016

Watch a video preview of Roundabout Theater Company's CABARET including interviews with two Kit Kat Klub girls!

Randy Harrison and Andrea Goss to Lead CABARET at Segerstrom Center This Summer
by BWW News Desk - Aug 9, 2016

CABARET, the musical masterpiece, returns direct from Broadway!

Photo Flash: CABARET Heads to the Adrienne Arsht Center Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 12, 2016

CABARET, the musical masterpiece comes direct from Broadway to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, tonight, April 12, through April 17, 2016. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in action below!

Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at CABARET, Heading to the Adrienne Arsht Center This Spring
by BWW News Desk - Mar 18, 2016

CABARET, the musical masterpiece comes direct from Broadway to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, April 12 - 17, 2016. As part of their 50th Anniversary Season, Roundabout Theatre Company is proud to announce casting for the national tour of Sam Mendes (Spectre, American Beauty) and Rob Marshall's (Into the Woods and Chicago, the films) Tony Award-winning production of CABARET. Currently celebrating its 10th Anniversary Season, the Arsht Center, along with Broadway Across America and presenting sponsor Bank of America, are proud to close the 2015-2016 Broadway in Miami season with the hit musical. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in action below!

BWW Review: CABARET Makes For A Truly Beautiful Theatrical Experience
by Rachel Weinberg - Feb 12, 2016

The touring production of Roundabout Theatre Company's CABARET dazzles just as much as it did on Broadway--where it was a critical and commercial success both from 1998-2004 and more recently, when it was remounted from March 2014-March 2015. Now Chicago audiences have the opportunity to witness original director Sam Mendes and co-director/choreographer Rob Marshall's stunning, beautifully constructed musical revival--undoubtedly one of the best I've ever seen. Robert Brill's Broadway set design is replicated almost exactly here, setting the stage with a powerful mix of glitz and decrepitness. The split-level stage showcases a large, lopsided frame with bright shining bulbs--though some are conspicuousness missing. Like John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical itself (with book by Joe Masteroff), this tour staging captures the vivacious and entertaining atmosphere of 1930s Berlin while also allowing us to clearly see the cracks beneath the surface. William Ivey Long's masterful costumes also strike this balance. And, of course, so do the performances. When the Kit Kat Klub ladies (portrayed here by Alison Ewing, Margaret Dudasik, Hillary Ekwall, Aisling Halpin, and Dani Spieler) walk onstage during CABARET's famous opening number 'Willkommen,' they execute their choreography with precision--but the looks of disdain and apathy on their faces indicate they'd rather be elsewhere. And yet, these captivating performances keep audiences engaged.

Photo Flash: Willkommen to the Road! First Look at Randy Harrison & Andrea Goss in CABARET National Tour
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 29, 2016

The tour just premiered in Providence, RI at the Providence Performing Arts Center earlier this week on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Check out a very first look at the cast in action below!

CABARET National Tour Begins Performances Tomorrow in Providence
by Sally Henry Fuller - Jan 25, 2016

The musical masterpiece returns, direct from Broadway! As part of their 50th Anniversary Season, Roundabout Theatre Company's Tony Award-winning production of Sam Mendes (Spectre, American Beauty) and Rob Marshall's (Into the Woods and Chicago, the films) CABARET will begin performances on Tuesday, Jan. 26 in Providence, RI at the Providence Performing Arts Center.

2015 BroadwayWorld Raleigh Awards Winners Announced - North Carolina Theatre Dominates!
by BWW Special - Jan 12, 2016

Votes are cast; polls are closed; and results have been tabulated! This was our biggest year yet! After a record number of voters in more than 70 regions worldwide, BroadwayWorld is very excited to announce the 2015 Raleigh winners! Thanks to all who voted, and huge congratulations to all the winners!

Photo Coverage: Go Inside Rehearsals for CABARET on Tour! First Stop: Providence!
by Walter McBride - Jan 11, 2016

The company is putting finishing touches on the show before they travel to Rhode Island, and BroadwayWorld was in the rehearsal room with the full gang. Check out photos from the performance preview below!