Photo Flash: OUR TOWN Meets the Press
by Eddie Varley
- Feb 11, 2009
Producers Scott Morfee, Jean Doumanian and Tom Wirtshafter present the acclaimed David Cromer production of' Thornton Wilder's Our Town. Performances begin Tuesday, February 17th with an official opening night set for Thursday, February 26th, 7:30 p.m., at the Barrow Street Theatre (27 Barrow Street), whose space was completely redesigned for this production.
Photo Flash: LYDIA At Yale Repertory Theater
by Reynard Loki
- Feb 10, 2009
Yale Repertory Theatre (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) presents the east coast premiere of Lydia by Octavio Solis, directed by Juliette Carrillo at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street, at York Street) beginning February 6 through February 28. Opening Night is Thursday, February 12.
Lydia features music composed by Chris Webb; sets by Andrew Boyce; costumes by Amanda Seymour; lighting by Jesse Belsky; sound design, additional music, and arrangements by David Molina; voice and dialect by Beth McGuire; fight direction by Rick Sordelet; dramaturgy by Matt Cornish; and stage management by Donald E. Claxon.
Photo Flash: DORA LIVE! Comes To Broadway Series South 2/20
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Feb 6, 2009
New York actress Susan Oliveras has been chosen to portray the world's most famous Latina explorer -- Dora the Explorer -- in the upcoming tour of DORA THE EXPLORER LIVE!
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SPAMALOT Opens In Detroit Today, 2/3
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Feb 3, 2009
'MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT' opens 8 p.m. today at the Fisher Theatre, 3011 W. Grand Blvd., in Detroit.
313-872-1000. $37.50-$90.50. Through Feb. 15.
Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spamalot is a new musical directed by Mike Nichols, with a book by Eric Idle and an entirely new score created by Eric Idle and John Du Prez.
http://www.montypythonsspamalot.com/spamalot_tickets_info.php
Photo Flash: Jose Limon: The Making of an Artist
by Eddie Varley
- Jan 26, 2009
Making Books Sing, the New York-based company dedicated to turning books for young readers into musical works for the stage, will present the world premiere of the new family musical JOS? LIM?N: THE MAKING OF AN ARTIST - with Book & Lyrics by Barbara Zinn Krieger and Music by Charles Greenberg, with performances set for the Lovinger Theatre at Lehman College in The Bronx; Symphony Space in Manhattan; the Goldstein Theatre at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn; and Stanford Lively Arts in Stanford, CA. Brad Malow directs, with choreography by Eric Jackson Bradley.
'Avenue Q' Tony Winning Best Musical
by Beau Higgins
- Jan 11, 2009
The New York Times hailed AVENUE Q as 'a breakthrough musical of a very different stripe. Savvy, sassy and delicious!' and Entertainment Weekly claimed it was 'one of the funniest shows you're ever likely to see!' This critic found the show to be filled with wit and intelligence as well as being very naughty and full of excellent show tunes. In short, a total delight.
'Avenue Q' - A Love Of A Show
by Beau Higgins
- Dec 31, 2008
AVENUE Q takes places in a fantasy world with real people, puppet people, puppet monsters and other special surprises. However, don't let the puppets make you think this is a show for the kids. While AVENUE Q may not be raunchy, it is certainly very naughty.
'Avenue Q' Tony Winning Best Musical
by Beau Higgins
- Dec 17, 2008
The New York Times hailed AVENUE Q as 'a breakthrough musical of a very different stripe. Savvy, sassy and delicious!' and Entertainment Weekly claimed it was 'one of the funniest shows you're ever likely to see!' This critic found the show to be filled with wit and intelligence as well as being very naughty and full of excellent show tunes. In short, a total delight.
Photo Flash: A Touch Of The Poet
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Dec 5, 2008
In Friendly Fire's production of A TOUCH OF THE POET, directed by Alex Lippard, Daniel J. Travanti stars as Cornelius ('Con') Melody, once a landed gentleman in Ireland, now an innkeeper in America who has fallen upon hard times. He lives in the past, strutting like a peacock in his army officer's uniform from twenty years before, playing the part of the nobleman and treating his wife Nora (Ellen Crawford) and daughter Sara (Tessa Klein) with contempt and derision -- all to puff up his own sense of pride and importance.
BILLY ELLIOT Earns Cheers on Broadway Opening Night
by Eddie Varley
- Nov 14, 2008
Last night in New York, Thursday 13 November, Stephen Daldry's production of Billy Elliot The Musical opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre to rave reviews. Haydn Gwynne, who created the role on stage in London of Billy Elliot's dance teacher Mrs Wilkinson, made her Broadway debut and playing the title role of Billy Elliot was 13 year old Trent Kowalik from New York.
Photo Flash: XANADU Opens at La Jolla Playhouse
by Robert Diamond
- Nov 13, 2008
Rehearsals began last week for XANADU at La Jolla Playhouse in anticipation of its West Coast debut on November 23, 2008 directed by Artistic Director Christopher Ashley. Xanadu's cast joins the creative team of the surprise hit Broadway musical at the Playhouse before embarking on a national tour. Xanadu will have its first performance November 11, 2008 and run through December 31 in the Mandell Weiss Theatre.
A TALE OF TWO CITIES Ends Broadway Run Today, 11/9
by Eddie Varley
- Nov 9, 2008
Executive Producers Barbra Russell and Ron Sharpe will close Jill Santoriello's sweeping musical epic, 'A TALE OF TWO CITIES' on Broadway today, Sunday, November 9th at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street - between 8th & 9th Avenues). The musical moved the date of closing up a week from the originally announced final performance of November 16th. The early closing was confirmed to BroadwayWorld by a spokesperson for the production.
EQUUS To Offer Student Rush Tickets Beginning 10/28
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 28, 2008
The hit Broadway production of EQUUS will offer $31.50 student rush tickets beginning Tuesday, October 28 at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street). Peter Shaffer's EQUUS stars Richard Griffiths and Daniel Radcliffe and is directed by Thea Sharrock. The production is playing a strictly limited engagement through February 8, 2009.
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