Courtney Hammond News

After a sold out workshop performance at the Fredericton Playhouse, KIRA and Broadway by the Sea will present the world premiere of Sweet Dreams: The Air Supply Musical!

The John W. Engeman Theater presents ROCK OF AGES. Performances began on Thursday, January 27, 2022, and run through Sunday, March 13, 2022. 

The five-time Tony Award®-nominated Broadway musical smash ROCK OF AGES tells the story of a small-town girl, a city boy, and a rock 'n' roll romance on the Sunset Strip. But when the bar where rock reigns supreme is set to be demolished, it's up to these wannabe rockers and their band of friends to save the day - and the music. 

The John W. Engeman Theater presents ROCK OF AGES. Performances began on Thursday, January 27, 2022, and run through Sunday, March 13, 2022. 

Discover Atlanta's heartbeat at Centennial Yards. Visitors to Downtown are invited to explore an immersive art installation that lights up 20 acres with vibrant bands of LEDs, including pulsating red hearts, as they experience Heartbeat_ATL.

The John W. Engeman Theater announces the cast and creative team for ROCK OF AGES. Performances begin on Thursday, January 27, 2022, and run through Sunday, March 13, 2022. Please note this is a change from the originally scheduled opening date of January 13, 2022. 

The John W. Engeman Theater announces the cast and creative team for ROCK OF AGES. Performances begin on Thursday, January 27, 2022, and run through Sunday, March 13, 2022. Please note this is a change from the originally scheduled opening date of January 13, 2022. 

Sweet Dreams is a comedic, modern day adaptation of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream set to the timeless music of AIR SUPPLY.

Christopher Jackson the new all-new professional and preprofessional actor's education platform, is returning to the virtual world with a weekend-long online workshop with the best brightest and newest game changers in the industry entitled, VIRTUAL AUDITION: CRASH COURSE beginning Saturday September 12th and ending Sunday September 13th online.

The concept album of Within Earshot: Anthems for the In-Between (previously titled Arrowhead), a new musical with music and lyrics by Jackson Teeley and a book by Sarah Galante, is now available on all streaming platforms. All proceeds through April 27th will benefit The Actors Fund.

Once Upon a Mattress opens Upstairs at the Gatehouse in March 2020. Returning to the Gatehouse with another classic musical rarely seen in London, Mark Giesser steps back into the director's chair for his new production of Once Upon A Mattress, the first musical by Mary Rodgers, daughter of legendary musical composer Richard Rodgers.

Liisi LaFontaine, last seen on the West End as Deena opposite Amber Riley in the most recent revival of Dreamgirls and F. Michael Haynie, who was seen last on Broadway in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Jesus Christ Superstar: Live!, join the previously announced cast of Arrowhead, A New Musical which includes Bonnie Milligan (Head Over Heels), Doug Plaut (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmitt, Hurricane Bianca 2), Nikhil Saboo (Mean Girls),  Dani Shay (The Glee Project, America's Got Talent), Lauren Zakrin (Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812), Laquet Sharnell Pringle (Memphis, Beautiful the carol King musical), Amber Ardolino (Hamilton, Head Over Heels), Becca Kotte (Gettin' The Band Back Together, Rock of Ages), Dan Domenech (Heathers the Musical, Glee), Jasmin Richardson (Gettin' The Band Back Together, Bodyguard the Musical) and Miles Davis Tillman, Mollie Posnik, Meadow Nguy. Rounding out the cast are Jade Turner, Elixis Morton, Dillan Smith and Jeremy Konopka. The concert is directed by Dan Barron, music directed by Michael Pacifico, produced by Franklin Livingston, with casting by Courtney Hammond. 

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Arrowhead: A New Musical In Concert. Join us at Feinstein's/54 Below as we duck inside the cozy and tuneful world of Arrowhead Cafe. In a spirited celebration of Jackson Teeley and Sarah Galante's aromatic Arrowhead: A New Musical, experience "Millennial Love," "Hipster," "Superhero Man," "Blah Blah Blah," and all the lyrical earworms in a night you won't soon forget! From the heartache of love unrequited to the bliss of love that's true, uncover all the ups, downs, and inevitable complications of modern love over a simple cup of coffee. Following an industry-only reading, be one of the first to experience this new musical with a powerhouse cast!

On April 23rd the 5th annual Broadway for Self Help Africa event will bring together some of Broadway's biggest stars for a night of song and celebration benefiting Self Help Africa at The Cutting Room in New York City. Broadway for Self Help Africa will feature musical direction by Ryan Fielding Garrett (Kinky Boots).

The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati presents PETER PAN JR. October 21-30, 2017 at the Taft Theatre. Based on J.M. Barrie's enchanting play, Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, Peter Pan JR. is a modern version of the timeless tale about the adventures of a mischievous boy. This is the first production in TCT's 2017-2018 MainStage season at the Taft Theatre.

Atlanta get ready for the highly anticipated inaugural Miss Georgia Prelims Pageant. This historical event will have all the lights, cameras, action and 'Pageantry' of international pageants.

Marty Thomas presents DIVA is a weekly show at Industry Bar in midtown Manhattan. Featuring a rotating cast of tremendous female vocalists, it is hosted and produced by Marty Thomas (XANADU, WICKED, THE SECRET GARDEN). DIVA celebrates fabulous female vocalists paying tribute to some of histories most over the top icons! The cast performs a brand new show every week with exciting new guests rotating. This weeks cast features Lisa Ramey, Courtney Hammond and Holly Ann Butler.

Bend and snap!

Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) will present Legally Blonde the Musical onstage at the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theater today, April 24-May 4. The 2007 winner of London's Olivier Award for Best Musical, stars Courtney Hammond as the intelligent, self-assured and fashion conscious Elle Woods. For tickets and information, call 860-486-2113 and visit www.crt.uconn.edu.

Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) will present Legally Blonde the Musical onstage at the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theater beginning tomorrow, April 24, and continuing through May 4. The 2007 winner of London's Olivier Award for Best Musical, stars Courtney Hammond as the intelligent, self-assured and fashion conscious Elle Woods. For tickets and information, call 860-486-2113 and visit www.crt.uconn.edu.