The cast of the new musical ALLEGIANCE were visited by a trio of young Broadway stars at the Sunday matinee performance at the Longacre Theatre. Tony nominee Sydney Lucas who was one of the stars of 'Fun Home' joined her brother, Jake Lucas who is in 'The King & I' along with current 'Fun Home' co-star Oscar Wiliams for the performance. Check out photos from their visit below!
Sing Out, Louise! Productions and ATA announced that the new American musical Allegiance will implement a digital lottery for $39 seats available each day via allegiancemusical.com/lottery.
Allegiance, a new American musical starring George Takei, Lea Salonga and Telly Leung, begins previews tonight, October 6, 2015 at Broadway's Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street). Opening night is set for Sunday, November 8, 2015.
ALLEGIANCE stars George Takei and Lea Salonga talk about their emotional journey to Broadway and how they have used the power of social media to promote their new show.
Best known as Sulu on the original STAR TREK, actor George Takei will make his Broadway debut in the musical ALLEGIANCE, based on his real-life experiences during World War II.
Below, go behind-the-scenes of Broadway's ALLEGIANCE with Episode 5 of the musical's 'TREK TO BROADWAY', titled 'The Point of No Return,' featuring interviews with the cast and creative team, plus some rehearsal footage!
Broadway's Allegiance, a new musical inspired by Takei's true-life story, opens on November 8, 2015 at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street). Previews begin October 6. It features a book by Marc Acito and music and lyrics by Jay Kuo. Olivier Award nominee Stafford Arima (London's Ragtime, Off-Broadway's Bare, Carrie, Altar Boyz) directs. The company put on a press preview yesterday, and BroadwayWorld brings you interviews with the company and a sneak peek of the cast in action below!
Broadway's Allegiance, a new musical inspired by Takei's true-life story, opens on November 8, 2015 at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street). Previews begin October 6. It features a book by Marc Acito and music and lyrics by Jay Kuo. Olivier Award nominee Stafford Arima (London's Ragtime, Off-Broadway's Bare, Carrie, Altar Boyz) directs. The company put on a press preview yesterday, and BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the special day below!
Broadway's Allegiance, a new musical inspired by Takei's true-life story, opens on November 8, 2015 at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street). Previews begin October 6. It features a book by Marc Acito and music and lyrics by Jay Kuo. Olivier Award nominee Stafford Arima (London's Ragtime, Off-Broadway's Bare, Carrie, Altar Boyz) directs. The company put on a press preview earlier today, and BroadwayWorld brings you fully-staged footage of Lea Salonga, Telly Leung, Katie Rose Clarke and more in action below!
Broadway's Allegiance, a new musical inspired by Takei's true-life story, opens on November 8, 2015 at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street). Previews begin October 6. It features a book by Marc Acito and music and lyrics by Jay Kuo. Olivier Award nominee Stafford Arima (London's Ragtime, Off-Broadway's Bare, Carrie, Altar Boyz) directs. Check out photos of the marquee below!
Below, get a sneak peek behind the scenes of Broadway's ALLEGIANCE with Episode 4 of the musical's 'TREK TO BROADWAY', titled 'The Point of No Return,' featuring interviews with the cast and creative team, plus some rehearsal footage!
With over 200 shows presented at FringeNYC Festival and 900 at Edinburgh Fringe, it's hard to be in the know about what's worth seeing. Even worse is having missed the show everyone is talking about post festival. Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, the Fringe Encore Series will present some of the most critically-acclaimed and crowd-pleasing shows from both festivals. But more importantly, pinpoints and cultivates the theater talent of tomorrow.
THE REPORT, a haunting new drama, will conclude its FringeNYC engagement tomorrow (Friday, August 28). The play opened at the New York International Fringe Festival on August 15th.
Producers Lorenzo Thione and Andrew Treagus has announced a partnership with INSPIRE CHANGE, an innovative arts program that works alongside commercial theater productions to provide students across the tri-state area with no-and-low-cost tickets paired with unique and high-impact educational programming. INSPIRE CHANGE was piloted with the Tony-winning Best Musical Memphis in 2012 and will be back on Broadway this fall with Allegiance, a new American musical starring Tony Award winner Lea Salonga, George Takei and Telly Leung, which will open on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street) on Sunday, November 8, 2015. Previews begin on Tuesday, October 6, 2015.
THE REPORT is set to open today (Saturday) in the New York International Fringe Festival. Based on the novel by Jessica Francis Kane, THE REPORT is adapted by Martin Casella, author of The Irish Curse which earned the Outstanding Playwriting Award in the 2005 FringeNYC and went on to a highly acclaimed Off-Broadway run. The director is Alan Muraoka, whose credits include FALSETTOLAND (NAATCO), KARAOKE STORIES and "Sesame Street."
On the heels of receiving the coveted 'Pick of the Fringe' award for her one-woman show, Melissa Ritz brings Bombshell of Rhythm: The Life & Secrets of Ina Ray Hutton to NYC's SoHo Playhouse, now through August 30th.
THE REPORT is set to begin performances this Saturday, August 15th at the New York International Fringe Festival. Based on the novel by Jessica Francis Kane, THE REPORT is adapted by Martin Casella, author of THE IRISH CURSE which earned the Outstanding Playwriting Award in the 2005 FringeNYC and went on to a highly acclaimed Off-Broadway run. The director is Alan Muraoka, whose credits include FALSETTOLAND (NAATCO), KARAOKE STORIES and 'Sesame Street.'