A pair of Broadway besties will share the stage in 2019!
Barry and Fran Weissler and Norton and Elayne Herrick announced today that the hit show's composer and lyricist, the multi-platinum-selling Grammy and twice Tony-nominated singer-songwriter and New York Times best-selling author Sara Bareilles, will return to Waitress in the role of Jenna, joined by Tony Award-winner, Gavin Creel as Dr. Pomatter for a limited engagement January 7 to February 3, 2019.
The producers of the Broadway hit Waitress have announced that on December 10, Tony Award nominee Christopher Fitzgerald will return to the hit Broadway musical in the role of Ogie, the role he originated and earned a Tony nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 2016. Ogie is currently played by Alex Wyse, who will play his final performance on December 9.
Irish Repertory Theatre is excited to announce The Sean O'Casey Season, a comprehensive retrospective of the work of renowned Irish playwright Sean O'Casey, to take place from January through May of Irish Rep's 30th Anniversary Season.
Further casting has been announced for the original London company of Sara Bareilles' Tony Award-nominated musical Waitress. Marisha Wallace will play Becky alongside Laura Baldwin as Dawn, with Peter Hannah as Earl and David Hunter as Dr. Pomatter. The four new principals will join the previously announced Katharine McPhee who will make her West End debut starring as Jenna, having played the role on Broadway earlier this year.
Broadway's Best Party is turning up the volume to ten! The ROCK OF AGES Tenth Anniversary Tour is blazing into the Mahalia Jackson Theater in New Orleans Jan. 5-6, 2019! Rock-n-roll your way into the new year with songs from hit bands such as Styx, Poison, Twisted Sister, Whitesnake and more. This tenth anniversary production features a dynamic new cast revisiting the larger than life characters and exhilarating story that turned ROCK OF AGES into a global phenomenon.
Theatre production company Parity Productions has released its monthly list of Qualifying Productions for December -their popular directory of New York City shows in which the individual creative teams have 50% of the positions filled with cis women and trans and gender nonconforming (TGNC) artists (directors, designers, and playwrights).
The holiday season is here at last, and in just weeks, the world will be spreading yuletide cheer by decking the halls, wrapping the gifts and sipping the eggnog. There are plenty of ways to join in the spirit, because for theatre fans, Broadway is everywhere this season... and BroadwayWorld has a complete guide of where to find it!
As previously announced, Katharine McPhee is making her West End debut in Waitress, as Jenna, having played the role on Broadway earlier this year. McPhee is gearing up to return to the diner and she took to social media to celebrate. Check them out below!
Katharine McPhee will make her West End debut starring as Jenna in the UK premiere of Waitress, having played the role on Broadway earlier this year. The Tony Award-nominated musical will begin preview performances on 8 February ahead of its official opening night on 7 March at London's Adelphi Theatre. Currently playing its third year on Broadway, Waitress will bring with it an all-female lead creative team - a West End musical first.
Al Roker will play his final performance in the Broadway smash Waitress this Sunday evening November 18. He made his Broadway debut as 'Joe' in the show in October and will pass the pie to June Squibb, when 'Joe' turns to 'Josie' on Tuesday November 20. Waitress producer Barry Weissler said, 'We have loved having Al join the 47th Street's most popular pie shop. He has brought so much joy to the cast, crew and audience.'
Hub Theatre Company of Boston will close its critically acclaimed sixth season with the five-time Tony Award-winning play Peter and The Starcatcher by Rick Elice, with music by Wayne Barker, based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. The show will be directed by award winning local favorite Sarah Gazdowicz, with music direction by Bethany Aiken, and will run Friday, November 2 through Saturday, November 17, 2018 at First Church Boston, 66 Marlborough Street in Boston's Back Bay. Performances are Thursdays at 7:30 pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, and Sundays at 5 pm. All performances are Pay-What-You-Can. Donations of new and gently loved toys and children's books will be collected at each performance for local charities. For tickets and information visit www.hubtheatreboston.org
Broadway's mind-blowing, face melting, nothin' but a good time, audience favorite Rock of Ages brings its Tenth Anniversary tour to Alberta Bair Theater on Monday, November 19 at 7:30 p.m. Nominated for five Tony Awards including Best Musical, the all new production, produced by Fifth Estate Entertainment, delivers the party to Billings for one night only.
Hub Theatre Company of Boston will close its critically acclaimed sixth season with the five-time Tony Award-winning play Peter and The Starcatcher by Rick Elice, with music by Wayne Barker, based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. The show will be directed by award winning local favorite Sarah Gazdowicz, with music direction by Bethany Aiken, and will run Friday, November 2 through Saturday, November 17, 2018 at First Church Boston, 66 Marlborough Street in Boston's Back Bay.
Fifth Estate Entertainment presents the audience favorite ROCK OF AGES. The multi Tony Award-nominated show comes to the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts November 6 - 11.
Fifth Estate Entertainment is proud to announce the mind-blowing, face melting, nothin' but a good time, audience favorite ROCK OF AGES will return to the stage with a tenth anniversary tour beginning this fall. Nominated for five Tony Awards including Best Musical, the all new production will play the historic Orpheum Theatre (910 Hennepin Ave.) when Hennepin Theatre Trust presents ROCK OF AGES Friday, Feb. 8 to Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019 as part of the Bank of America Broadway on Hennepin series in Minneapolis.
Hub Theatre Company of Boston will close its critically acclaimed sixth season with the five-time Tony Award-winning play Peter and The Starcatcher by Rick Elice, with music by Wayne Barker, based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. The show will be directed by award winning local favorite Sarah Gazdowicz, with music direction by Bethany Aiken
Theatre production company Parity Productions has released its monthly list of Qualifying Productions for December -their popular directory of New York City shows in which the individual creative teams have 50% of the positions filled with cis women and trans and gender nonfconforming (TGNC) artists (directors, designers, and playwrights).
Epic Records released "Armor", the latest single from Waitress composer and lyricist and multi-Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles today. "Armor" is available on all streaming platforms. Listen here.
ROCK OF AGES officially opens TONIGHT, October 25th, at the Boch Center Wang Theatre in Boston. Additional tour stops are planned across the country throughout the 2018-19 season. Get a first look at the company below!
Nicolette Robinson, currently starring as "Jenna" in the hit Broadway musical Waitress, has just released a music video for "Soft Place to Land". Check it out below!
