Billy Butler News

SpeakEasy Stage Company will proudly present the Boston Regional Theatre Premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical ONCE.

SpeakEasy Stage Company will proudly present the Boston Regional Theatre Premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical ONCE.

The Band & Stars behind of the cult hit GAY BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN will reunite at 7 p.m. on Monday, October 22nd for one night only at Stage 2 of Rockwood Music Hall! The concert will star Emma Hunton (Spring Awakening), Ashley Kate Adams (La Cage Aux Folles), Ari McKay Wilford (Once), Maggie Politi ("Brain Teasers") & Billy Butler (The Brechtones) who will be stepping back into their roles respectively. They will be joined by Dan Domenech (Smokey Joe's Cafe) and by fellow GBoF alums Marissa Rosen (The Other Josh Cohen), Brittany Mack (Beehive), Darryl Winslow (Avenue Q), Joshua Paul Moore & Hayley Nystrom.

Bruce Pingree, beloved Portsmouth bartender, famed Halloween parade marshal, and longtime UNH blues radio host, will be appearing on stage as, well, pretty much himself in Billy Butler's new musical, "The Brechtones," coming to The Players' Ring in Portsmouth, opening Friday, Oct. 12 and running through Sunday, Oct 28.

June is set to be another fantastic month at Epstein Theatre where there is a programme packed full of theatre, music, and comedy.

Bitter Pill returns to the Players' Ring stage with Titus Andronicus Musicus, William Shakespeare's violent, bloody, grotesquely, ridiculous, abomination of a play with traditional and original music and lyrics by Billy Butler. Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 3 pm, tickets are $18 with discounts for students, seniors, and Players' Ring members. To make your reservation visit playersring.org or call 603-436-8123.

Jazz Dispensary is set to release their next limited-edition title, Soul Diesel Vol. 2, exclusively for Record Store Day's main event on April 21st.

The 86 th Annual HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE, the largest Christmas event in America, announces the 2017 talent lineup for its landmark anniversary celebration, which will take place on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California, on Sunday, November 26, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. PT.

The 86th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, the largest Christmas event in America, announces the 2017 talent lineup for its landmark anniversary celebration, which will take place on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California, on Sunday, November 26, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. PT. With Dr. Oz as Grand Marshal, musical performances will be featured during the parade, and national telecast, and will include the following artists: a special 40th Anniversary performance by The Village People, CeeLo Green, Ruben Studdard, The Band of Merrymakers featuring Tyler Glenn (Neon Trees), Zach Barrett (American Authors), Jeremy Ruzumna (Fitz & The Tantrums) and Kay Hanley (Letters to Cleo), Nickelodeon star Breanna Yde of School of Rock, American Idol winner from Season 14, Nick Fradiani, Tom Dixon and The Tearaways. For the telecast only, additional appearances will include performances by The Tenors, Donny and Marie and Human Nature. The parade will also feature a special tribute for Marine Toys for Tots from Ludacris; and magic performances by the stars of The CW hit series, Masters of Illusion Tommy Wind and Farrell Dillon.

There is a moment in the musical, 'Buddy,' when the audience realizes they are part of the show. They are not just the audience at Hackmatack Playhouse in Berwick, Maine, but they are thrust into the Buddy Holly show itself as part of the audience at the Apollo Theater in New York.

Be sure to get down to The Epstein Theatre this July as there is a whole host of fantastic performances on offer. With end of year showcases, comedy nights, live performances and musicals, there really is something for everyone.

Everybody's heard of Buddy Holly, but not everyone knows the 1950s rock and roll star was one of the strongest inspirations for rock stars to come. Or that he was a pioneering figure in bridging racial barriers in the music world.

The Epstein Theatre announces a whole host of new musical performances coming to Liverpool! With tributes to Pink Floyd, T.Rex, Elvis, Abba, Genesis and Fleetwood Mac alongside music from award winning singer Hazel O'Connor, Thomas Lang, Joe Longthorne and Gary Murphy's Guitar Legends there truly is something for everyone.

As the city hosts the Summer of Love, there's certainly plenty to love at The Epstein Theatre this summer as the historical venue hosts yet another sizzling season of sensational shows for everyone to enjoy!

Oz Productions presents David Rabe's HURLYBURLY at The Players' Ring, 105 Marcy Street, Portsmouth, NH from March 10th to the 26th.   Showtimes are Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm.   

New Theater Works presents, Bitter Pill - The Songs of Billy Butler as Conceptualized by The Mad Men of Oopsy Daisy Inc. from October 14 - 30 at The Players' Ring, 105 Marcy Street, Portsmouth NH. Friday and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 7pm, with the final performance on Sunday October 30 at 3pm. Tickets are $15 with discounts for students, seniors, and Players' Ring members. To reserve, visit www.playersring.org or call 603-436-8123

Updated this week! Check out upcoming Non-Equity Auditions from Sunday, July 24, 2016 for productions in your area and around the country.

Based on the smash hit 2003 film of the same title, SCHOOL OF ROCK: THE MUSICAL, with music from the movie, as well as an original score by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Glenn Slater, a book by Julian Fellowes and direction by Laurence Connor, makes its World Premiere on Broadway tonight, December 6, at the Winter Garden Theatre. Scroll down to learn more about the cast, plus watch highlights of the company in action!

This spring, a former Broadway theater just off Times Square will be resurrected as the lavish and risque playground of Florenz Ziegfeld and his Follies for SPEAKEASY DOLLHOUSE: ZIEGFELD'S MIDNIGHT FROLIC, the third interactive show in the Speakeasy Dollhouse series from author, artist and playwright Cynthia von Buhler.

This spring, a former Broadway theater just off Times Square will be resurrected as the lavish and risque playground of Florenz Ziegfeld and his Follies for SPEAKEASY DOLLHOUSE: ZIEGFELD'S MIDNIGHT FROLIC, the third interactive show in the Speakeasy Dollhouse series from author, artist and playwright Cynthia von Buhler.