BWW Reviews: Rousing BILLY ELLIOT Earns Worthy Cheers in L.A.
by Michael L. Quintos
- Apr 26, 2012
Charming and unabashedly buoyant, BILLY ELLIOT--which danced away with 10 fairly well-deserved Tony Award wins including Best Musical back in 2009--is a smile-inducing, pleasingly-staged musical based on the 2000 film. The stage musical version's national tour has finally stopped in Los Angeles for a five-week engagement at the Pantages Theatre through May 13.
BWW Reviews: Pantages Hosts a Triumphant BILLY ELLIOT
by Don Grigware
- Apr 17, 2012
In 1984 when Northern English coal miners went on strike in defiance of Margaret Thatcher's announcement to dissolve the unions, there was little hope for the future. Prospects were dim for kids like Billy Elliot who would be expected to enter the family business like his dad and his dad before him and on down the family lineage. Within 10 years, there would be no jobs, and where would Billy go, what would he do? Fortunately, this 11 year-old had unstoppable dreams that would perhaps take him far, if only he could defeat the tremendous odds and get his dad to agree to an audition in London for the Royal Academy - ballet. Since 2000, when the film Billy Elliot won the hearts of the entire world, there came a musical stage version - in 2005 on the West End and 2008 on Broadway, winning 10 Tony Awards. The stage version was as successful as the movie, mainly because the screenwriter Lee Hall and director Stephen Daldry stayed with the project. Billy Elliot has universal appeal for kids with artistic talent, and speaks to the young at heart in all of us. Finally Billy is in LA at the Pantages through May 13 only, with a sensational cast that will have you standing, cheering and singing its praises for years to come.
BWW Reviews: BILLY ELLIOT Made the Audience Stand Up and Dance
by Kathy Strain
- Apr 2, 2012
The latest Broadway show to hit the stage at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio Texas is BILLY ELLIOT, which ended its run yesterday, April 1. From the moment the lights dimmed, you couldn't help but be drawn into the story of struggle and survival as young Billy and his family worked through many issues. Many could relate to the struggles and emotions in this little family.
BWW Reviews: BILLY ELLIOT Electrifies the Palace Theatre
by Christina Mancuso
- Mar 23, 2012
I was one of the lucky ones who had the chance to see Billy Elliot: The Musical on Broadway before it closed on January 8, 2012. Although this scaled-down NETworks version may lose some of its grandiose sets and sparkle, Billy Elliot still transmits enough electricity to power all of Columbus' Palace Theatre.
Photo Coverage: AVENUE Q Celebrates 1 Year Off-Broadway!
by Linda Lenzi
- Oct 22, 2010
The Tony Award-winning AVENUE Q celebrated its first anniversary at New World Stages yesterday, October 21, 2010. After a triumphant, six-year run on Broadway, AVENUE Q continued its record of unexpected accomplishments last fall when the show's producers made the surprise announcement on the musical's Broadway closing night that they were, in fact, moving AVENUE Q to New World Stages, a mere five blocks away from the Golden Theatre, where the show had delighted audiences of all ages for more than 2,500 performances on Broadway. AVENUE Q began preview performances at New World Stages on October 9, 2009, officially opened on October 21, and continues to play to large and happy audiences one year later. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the anniversary celebration and brings you photo coverage below.
Photo Flash: AVENUE Q Celebrates 1 Year at NWS
by BWW Photo Special
- Oct 18, 2010
The Tony Award-winning AVENUE Q will celebrate its first anniversary at New World Stages (340 W. 50 St.) in Manhattan on October 21, 2010. After a triumphant, six-year run on Broadway, AVENUE Q continued its record of unexpected accomplishments last fall when the show's producers made the surprise announcement on the musical's Broadway closing night that they were, in fact, moving AVENUE Q to New World Stages, a mere five blocks away from the Golden Theatre, where the show had delighted audiences of all ages for more than 2,500 performances on Broadway. AVENUE Q began preview performances at New World Stages on October 9, 2009, officially opened on October 21, and continues to play to large and happy audiences one year later.
Howie Michael Smith Returns to AVENUE Q, 9/27
by Nicole Rosky
- Sep 27, 2010
Howie Michael Smith - who appeared in AVENUE Q on Broadway from 2006 through 2009 as Princeton/Rod, playing the role over 1,000 times - will resume his role in the Tony Award-winning musical beginning Monday, September 27th at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street) in Manhattan.
Jennifer Barnhart Returns to AVENUE Q 5/2
by BWW
News Desk
- May 2, 2010
Jennifer Barnhart - the original AVENUE Q cast member who performed with the show for over seven years from the very beginning at the Vineyard Theatre through its entire run on Broadway - will once again join AVENUE Q when she resumes the roles of Mrs. T, Bad Idea Bear and other characters on Sunday, May 2nd at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street) in Manhattan.
Jennifer Barnhart Returns to AVENUE Q 5/2
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Apr 29, 2010
Jennifer Barnhart - the original AVENUE Q cast member who performed with the show for over seven years from the very beginning at the Vineyard Theatre through its entire run on Broadway - will once again join AVENUE Q when she resumes the roles of Mrs. T, Bad Idea Bear and other characters on Sunday, May 2nd at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street) in Manhattan.
Ann Sanders Returns to AVENUE Q at New World Stages Today April 5
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Apr 5, 2010
Ann Sanders -- who enjoyed a long run as Christmas Eve in AVENUE Q during its record-breaking six-year run on Broadway -- returns to the Tony Award-winning musical to resume the role of the lovable, no-nonsense Japanese therapist starting Monday, April 5 at New World Stages (340 W. 50 St.) in Manhattan.
Photo Coverage: Then We Got Help Web Series Launch Party
by Brian Estrada
- Dec 11, 2009
Last night, December 10, producers for the new web series The We Got Help held their launch party at The Irish Rogue. The series, which launches today, December 11 focuses on four struggling couples who need therapy but get each other instead. The series is viewable at www.thenwegothelp.com. BroadwayWorld was there to capture last night's experience for you.
Review - Avenue Q
by Kristin Salaky
- Oct 22, 2009
No, that steady rumble you may hear and feel beneath your feet as you walk along 50th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues these evenings is not the A train making its way to Columbus Circle. It's the sound of laughing audiences having a swell time in the underground quintet of auditoriums called New World Stages. The former movie multiplex turned Off-Broadway house seems to be experiencing a happy renaissance, with its long-running anchor production, Altar Boyz, having been joined by laughter-inducing hits like The Toxic Avenger, Naked Boys Singing, My First Time and The Gazillion Bubble Show (which I haven't seen but I'm sure brings out many giggles from the youngsters). The hilarious Love Child, which previously ran at 59E59 will be moving in shortly, but first the welcome mat (and perhaps a red carpet) has been set for the center's new crown jewel as the Tony-winning Avenue Q completes its successful Broadway run and returns to its Off-Broadway roots.
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