Austin Regan News

The Flea Theater opens Pod 3 of their terrifying 4 part theatrical event - THE CUTTHROAT SERIES: GRAND GUIGNOL DUELS.

On Monday, July 28 at 8PM Musical Theatre Factory (MTF) will present an acoustic concert of songs from Peter Lerman's new musical play, THE SACRED HARP, about the nephew of a preacher who tries to break free from his Appalachian confines by building an enchanted guitar. The concert, directed by Austin Regan features Van Hughes (American Idiot, 9 to 5, Hairspray) and Christy Altomare (Mamma Mia!, Carrie: the Musical), as well as a full chorus performing traditional Sacred Harp hymns.

The Musical Theatre Factory (MTF), under the leadership of founding Artistic Director Shakina Nayfack and Managing Director Danny Abosch, announces the opening of a new midtown black box rehearsal and performance space with a full summer season dedicated to the development of new musical theatre. Musical Theatre Factory operates as a volunteer-based cooperative of artists and arts administrators committed to a process of peer evaluation and the cultivation of new work, free from the pressures of critical or commercial success.

Hamish Jenkinson, The Old Vic Tunnels' Artistic Director and Douglas Mclannet, its Administrative Director, flew in from London to attend the Sept. 6th premiere of "Damascus Square" at the United Nations. In front of a VIP crowd of Ambassadors, producer Richard Frankel, Ira and Inge Rennert, among others, Hamish took the stage post performance and said that the Old Vic Tunnels is committed to staging "Damascus Square" in the coming season.

A concert of the new musical "Damascus Square" will be performed at the United Nations on Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 5:30 pm.

Michael Holt Productions presents #MormonInChief, a world premiere play written by Matthew Greene about a young Mormon man who becomes the center of a national media frenzy after his inflammatory tweets inspired by a Mormon Presidential Candidate go viral, as part of the 16th annual New York International Fringe Festival- FringeNYC.

Michael Holt Productions presents #MormonInChief, a world premiere play written by Matthew Greene about a young Mormon man who becomes the center of a national media frenzy after his inflammatory tweets inspired by a Mormon Presidential Candidate go viral, as part of the 16th annual New York International Fringe Festival- FringeNYC.

Book of Mormon cast members Nic Rouleau, Will Blum, and Jason Michael Snow are set to perform on Monday, July 16 in MORMONS: A Musical Cabaret of Godly Proportions, a special benefit cabaret at Triad NYC. They will be joined by a host of Broadway performers singing musical theater songs for 'saints and sinners alike'. All proceeds will benefit the 2012 FringeNYC production of #MormonInChief, a new play by Matthew Greene.

The Old Vic Tunnels, the sister theater company to The Old Vic, whose Artistic Director is Kevin Spacey, has expressed interest in staging the new musical DAMASCUS SQUARE during its 2012 calendar.

Grammy and Emmy Award winner, Tony Award nominee and multi-platinum recording artist Harry Connick, Jr. stars as Dr. Mark Bruckner in the newly imagined production of ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER, which opened last night, December 11, 2011 on Broadway at The St. James Theatre. Previews began on November 12, 2011. Want a peak inside the party? BroadwayWorld brings you photo coverage below!

Last week, July 21, Kyle Ewalt and Michael Walker's Bromance: The Dudesical, featuring Adam Chanler-Berat (Next to Normal), Andrew Durand (Spring Awakening, Burnt Part Boys), Kevin Greene (TV's Grease: You're the One that I Want, A Tale of Two Cities), Molly Pope (The Molly Pope Show at Joe's Pub), and Cole Burden (Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Tour), played NYC's 92YTribeca. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you complete photo coverage below.

Andrew Durand (Spring Awakening, Burnt Part Boys) has joined the cast of the upcoming concert presentation of Kyle Ewalt and Michael Walker's Bromance: The Dudesical, completing the previously-announced lineup of Adam Chanler-Berat (Next to Normal), Kevin Greene (TV's Grease: You're the One that I Want, A Tale of Two Cities), Molly Pope (The Molly Pope Show at Joe's Pub), and Cole Burden (Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Tour).