As the blockbuster Chicago returns to the West End for its 21yr anniversary, Kander and Ebb are more celebrated than ever. Stuart Saint and the Stockwell Playhouse revive one of most beloved musical theatre revues, celebrating the iconic writing tour de force, breathing new life into the most memorable material, paying homage to original works and proving that this legendary pair will always remain relevant as THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND.
My Land's Shore is the epic musical based on the true story of a Welsh miner who was swept away by the wheels of history to become the first martyr of the Welsh working class, will receive its Welsh professional premiere in Merthyr in February 2018. A story of guilt, love, injustice and rebellion, set during the Merthyr Rising of 1831, concerning one of the most iconic figures in the history of Wales (Dic Penderyn) and written by two Welsh creatives - composer/lyricist Christopher J. Orton and librettist/lyricist Robert Gould, My Land's Shore has its roots in the very fabric of the hearts and minds of the Welsh nation.
As it settles into its run, expect this production of 'Earnest' to bring out comedy that goes against the grain of the times, but is no less funny for that.
Coming off of four previous sold-out festivals, The Collective NY returns for a 5th year of the wildly popular Collective:10 Play Festival, with 11 world premiere ten-minute plays in two programs. All of the plays presented, plus two additional selections, will be published in a fifth volume of the best-selling The Collective:10 Anthology.
Jekyll and Hyde meets Blackadder via Monty Python, with just a hint of Spike Milligan. Set against the backdrop of Victorian London complete with Cholera and everything, Let Them Call It Mischief return to the Pleasance Theatre 22 May - 03 Jun with their uniquely quirky and hilarious all new adaptation of Robert Louise Stevenson's Gothic classic, Jekyll and Hyde.
For the past three years some of New York's most joyous theatrical celebrations have graced the city as the first September chill starts to pervade Central Park's Delecorte, when the Public Theater's Public Works program assembles a cast of over 200 strong to saturate a classic text with the flavor of the five boroughs.
The Public Theater's free PUBLIC WORKS production of TWELFTH NIGHT, conceived by Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub, with music and lyrics by Shaina Taub, and directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah, begins at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park tonight, Friday, September 2, and ribs through Monday, September 5. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES, a programme of four short musicals by British composers and lyricists, will debut at the LOST Theatre in South London in November 2015.
ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES, a programme of four short musicals by British composers and lyricists, will debut at the LOST Theatre in South London in November 2015.
Tonight, April 1st is the date to remember if you want to come to Broadway au Carre's next show. This month the evening will start with a special concert featuring the songs of Leo Hurley, an American composer who will be presenting his music for the first time in France, including songs from his musicals Paris Through the Window, The Winter's Tale and The Caucasian Chalk Circle among others.
Wednesday, April 1st is the date to remember if you want to come to Broadway au Carre's next show. This month the evening will start with a special concert featuring the songs of Leo Hurley, an American composer who will be presenting his music for the first time in France, including songs from his musicals Paris Through the Window, The Winter's Tale and The Caucasian Chalk Circle among others.
The Portland Area Musical Theatre Awards have announced this year's nominations! See the full list below. This year's PAMTA ceremony will take place at the Dolores Winningstad Theatre tonight, June 24, 2013, at 7 pm.
LOSERVILLE, a new British musical by Elliot Davis and James Bourne, will receive its London premiere at the Garrick Theatre (a Nimax Theatre), opening on 17 October 2012, following previews from 1 October. This follows a successful run at the West Yorkshire Playhouse this summer.
How many people realize that one of America's greatest musical sweethearts, who serenaded World War II war heroes and America's small towns with Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy, was treated for swallowing 18 sleeping pills in a near-death overdose? Or that each of the Andrews sisters suffered their way through difficult and emotional divorces during a time when divorce was often not discussed? Infinity Theatre's current production of Sisters of Swing brings to light these lesser known facts about the beloved Andrews sisters, all while these three early American idols choo-choo, she-bob, and ring-a-ring their way through one of the most classic and memorable eras of music.
After a naïve Midwestern girl's big city dreams are dashed during her first week in New York, she finds herself living with her worst nightmare, in a hilarious, contemporary comedy about a female odd couple who are surrounded by an outrageous cast of characters. DON'T TRUST THE B---- IN APARTMENT 23 premieres Wednesday, April 11th (9:30-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
ABC will debut its new comedy series DON'T TRUST THE B---- IN APARTMENT 23 on April 11. In the pilot episode, June (Dreama Walker) moves to Manhattan for a dream job and the perfect company apartment, only to have them disappear in a puff of reality, thanks to a CEO from the Bernie Madoff school of embezzlement.
Neil Berg's widely acclaimed 100 YEARS OF BROADWAY, a musical revue of Broadway's most celebrated shows features a dazzling cast of five Broadway stars accompanied by an all-star New York band is coming to the Colden Auditorium at Queens College's Kupferberg Center for the Arts on Saturday, April 14 at 8:00 pm.