Review: TOOTSIE at Starlight Theatre
by Alan Portner - May 20, 2023
TOOTSIE (The Musical), is a fun opening evening for the seventy-first season of Starlight Theatre at Swope Park across from the Kansas City Zoo. Tootsie (The Film) was so good it is preserved it on the United States National Film Registry. Add the sea-change in attitudes surrounding same-sex relationships and this show is set up to be a very tough sell. Remarkably, TOOTSIE (The Musical) absolutely works.
Norm Lewis, Christine Pedi and More Next Week at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 12, 2019
Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.
Ryan McCartan, Brian Stokes Mitchell and More at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 8, 2019
Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.
Cast Announced for 54 SINGS BIG FISH
by Julie Musbach - Sep 4, 2019
A Work of Heart Productions (WHP) brings Andrew Lippa's Big Fish to Feinstein's/54 Below on Friday, October 4th at 9:30 pm. Big Fish tells the story of Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman who lives life to its fullest.
THE BATTLE, NOT THE WAR: A New Musical Plays Feinstein's/54 Below
by Julie Musbach - Apr 23, 2019
FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents THE BATTLE, NOT THE WAR: A NEW MUSICAL with book, music, and lyrics by ZACHARY CATRON and direction by INDIA MARIE PAUL on June 4th, 2019 at 9:30 PM. Experience the forgotten story of gay men and women in the U.S. Army during World War II through a brand-new voice in musical theater. This concert production, commemorating the Stonewall Riots' 50th Anniversary, features a score which spans campy, soldier-show drag and tragic, wartime loss.
BWW Review: CM Performing Arts Center Production of PIPPIN Is "On the Right Track"!
by Nicholas Pontolillo - Jan 26, 2019
The Noel S. Ruiz Theater at CMPAC does it again with their production of Pippin. Pippin was a wise choice to wrap-up CMPAC's 43rd season. Inspired by the real-life individuals of the early Middle Ages, Charlemagne and his hunchbacked son Pippin, the show tells the fictionalized story of the young prince in search for meaning and significance in his life.
Photo Flash: First Look At CM Performing Arts Center Presents: PIPPIN At The Noel S. Ruiz Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 12, 2019
Marrying the musical genius of Stephen Schwartz and the masterful energy of Bob Fosse, PIPPIN transports the audience through time and space as we follow a mysterious traveling carnival, led by a tantalizing Leading Player, to tell the story of Pippin. Pippin, a young prince, is on a quest to derive meaning and purpose out of his self-described extraordinary life. Intrigue and plots to bring disaster ensue as Pippin is led closer and closer to our Grand Finale by the ever alluring Leading Player. Featuring humor, romance, illusion, fantasy, battles, and most of all magic, PIPPIN will leave you with a Finale they won't soon forget.
Ravinia Announces Casting For Leonard Bernstein's MASS
by Julie Musbach - Jul 3, 2018
Ravinia Festival has announced casting for its July 28 production of Leonard Bernstein'sMass. Conductor Marin Alsop has resurrected this overlooked work with performances around the world. This production reunites her with director Kevin Newbury (who recently won raves for directing the opera Fellow Travelers and the spectaculars as New York's Park Avenue Armory) after earning a Grammy nomination for their recording of Mass, which the New York Times praised as 'one of the best events of the year.'