Today in 2004, Assassins opened at Studio 54, where it ran for 101 performances. Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman, based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr. It uses the premise of a murderous carnival game to produce a revue-style portrayal of men and women who attempted (successfully or otherwise) to assassinate Presidents of the United States. The music varies to reflect the popular music of the eras depicted.The musical first opened Off-Broadway in 1990, and the 2004 Broadway production won five Tony Awards.
Today in 2004, Assassins opened at Studio 54, where it ran for 101 performances. Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman, based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr. It uses the premise of a murderous carnival game to produce a revue-style portrayal of men and women who attempted (successfully or otherwise) to assassinate Presidents of the United States. The music varies to reflect the popular music of the eras depicted.The musical first opened Off-Broadway in 1990, and the 2004 Broadway production won five Tony Awards.
The long-running hit musical Chicago will be performed by students at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia at the Merriam Theater on March 23, 24 and 25, 2012. In addition to evening performances on Friday March 23 and Saturday March 24 at 8pm and matinee performances on Saturday and Sunday at 2pm, there will be a preview performance on Thursday night March 22 at 8pm.
Artistic Director Mark Clements yesterday announced Milwaukee Repertory Theater's 2012/13 Season. The choice of plays includes a Tony Award-winning musical, two classics from American literature, two landmark plays written nearly 50 years apart, a musical parody of Broadway, two scintillating musical revues that celebrate the blues and the legendary music of Johnny Cash, an interactive stage show by mentalist Marc Salem and a soul-stirring hit from London and Broadway.
Artistic Mark Clements announced Milwaukee Repertory Theater's 2012/13 Season today. The ambitious choice of plays includes a Tony Award-winning musical, two classics from American literature, two landmark plays written nearly 50 years apart, a musical parody of Broadway, two scintillating musical revues that celebrate the blues and the legendary music of Johnny Cash, an interactive stage show by mentalist Marc Salem and a soul-stirring hit from London and Broadway.
5th Floor Productions will revive the musical Assassins for a limited run at the Hudson Guild Theatre in Chelsea. With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman, Assassins will open June 22nd for six performances through June 26th.
5th Floor Productions will revive the musical Assassins for a limited run at the Hudson Guild Theatre in Chelsea. With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman, Assassins will open June 22nd for six performances through June 26th.
The author of the longest-running Broadway comedy of the past fifty years, Albert Innaurato, has uncapped his pen to adapt one of his favorite plays, Beaumarchais' The Marriage of Figaro, and will direct a staged reading of his newest work under the auspices of the Ira Brind School of Theater Arts at the University of the Arts in the Caplan Studio Theater, 211 S. Broad St., on October 21-25, 2010.
The author of the longest-running Broadway comedy of the past fifty years, Albert Innaurato, has uncapped his pen to adapt one of his favorite plays, Beaumarchais' The Marriage of Figaro, and will direct a staged reading of his newest work under the auspices of the Ira Brind School of Theater Arts at the University of the Arts in the Caplan Studio Theater, 211 S. Broad St., on October 21-25, 2010.
The author of the longest-running Broadway comedy of the past fifty years, Albert Innaurato, has uncapped his pen to adapt one of his favorite plays, Beaumarchais' The Marriage of Figaro, and will direct a staged reading of his newest work under the auspices of the Ira Brind School of Theater Arts at the University of the Arts in the Caplan Studio Theater, 211 S. Broad St., on October 21-25, 2010.
Classic mythology and an urban-based story meet head-on in Naomi Iizuka's 'Polaroid Stories,' which will be performed by students from the Ira Brind School of Theater Arts at the University of the Arts as part of the Philly Fringe, an unfiltered festival where new and established artists present their work free of a selection process.
Classic mythology and an urban-based story meet head-on in Naomi Iizuka's 'Polaroid Stories,' which will be performed by students from the Ira Brind School of Theater Arts at the University of the Arts as part of the Philly Fringe, an unfiltered festival where new and established artists present their work free of a selection process.
Classic mythology and an urban-based story meet head-on in Naomi Iizuka's 'Polaroid Stories,' which will be performed by students from the Ira Brind School of Theater Arts at the University of the Arts as part of the Philly Fringe, an unfiltered festival where new and established artists present their work free of a selection process.
University of the Arts students are collaborating with New Paradise Laboratories (NPL) to bring to life 'Mort,' a show about death. NPL is an Obie Award-winning Philadelphia theatrical think-tank.
University of the Arts students are collaborating with New Paradise Laboratories (NPL) to bring to life 'Mort,' a show about death. NPL is an Obie Award-winning Philadelphia theatrical think-tank.
Philadelphia Music Theater Works will present a benefit gala,
VINTAGE: A CELEBRATION OF BROADWAY'S GOLDEN AGE, this January 25, 2010 at 8PM at the Ethical Society Building on Rittenhouse Square. Now in our second year, Philadelphia Music Theater Works will present an evening of songs from Broadway's most cherished catalog of musicals spanning the Golden Era of
Broadway.
Philadelphia Music Theater Works will present a benefit gala,
VINTAGE: A CELEBRATION OF BROADWAY'S GOLDEN AGE, this January 25, 2010 at 8PM at the Ethical Society Building on Rittenhouse Square. Now in our second year, Philadelphia Music Theater Works will present an evening of songs from Broadway's most cherished catalog of musicals spanning the Golden Era of
Broadway.
Pittsburgh International Children's Theater, a division of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, will present a musical adaptation of Harold and the Purple Crayon by The Enchantment Theatre Company (USA) from Sunday, November 8 through Saturday, November 14, 2009 at six locations in the greater Pittsburgh area. Citizens Bank is the proud season sponsor of Pittsburgh International Children's Theater.
