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In 1968 Promises, Promises, based on 1960's hit film The Apartment, opened on Broadway to great critical and popular acclaim. It was the first collaboration between Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and the resultant score was - and still is - regarded as one of the most gloriously upbeat musicals to grace a stage. Throw in Neil Simon, who wrote the book, and how can you miss having a hit? Promises2 was nominated for 8 Tony Awards and won 2 for Jerry Orbach and Marion Mercer. The show was successfully revived in 2010 in New York starring Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth, but did not receive nearly the same praise from audience or critics.

?Musical Theatre Guild, the winner of the Los Angeles Drama Critic's Circle Margaret Harford Award for sustained excellence in the theatre, will launch their 21st Anniversary Season with the rollicking pop Broadway musical PROMISES, PROMISES.

Making his Hot Creations debut is Belfast's very own Phil Kieran with 'Make A Change' and heavyweights Nathan Barato and Matrixxman on remixes. Acting as a teaser this release is the precursor to Kieran's soon coming album 'Blinded By The Sun' on Jamie Jones and Lee Foss's almighty label in October. 

The San Antonio Symphony is getting movie fans excited for the winter holidays this summer with the announcement of its latest "live-to-picture" movie performance of Home Alone on December 22 - 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Majestic Theatre.

The Symphony and The Majestic Theatre are teaming up with Santikos Entertainment once again to create movie magic with the North American premiere of "Jurassic Park in Concert". The full-length film classic features legendary composer John Williams' iconic musical score and will be performed in HD, with live-to-picture by the San Antonio Symphony.  "Jurassic Park in Concert" comes to the Majestic on February 17-18, 2017, with shows at 8 p.m. both days and 2 p.m. on February 18. 

BASCA, in association with PRS for Music, announce the nominations for the 61st Ivor Novello Awards [The Ivors]. The Ivors will take place on Thursday 19th May at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London.

Elton John and his band are set to return to Australia from 5 December as part of his international All The Hits Tour.  The shows, announced and on sale last month, have been met with a huge response from fans across the country.  Taking in performances at wineries and indoor venues from the Hunter Valley, Brisbane, Melbourne, Geelong and Adelaide, Elton will finish out the tour at the Qantas Credit Union Arena (formerly Sydney Entertainment Centre) where he will perform the final concert in the arena prior to its closure.  Elton has set a house record for performing in that venue with 45 shows to audiences in excess of 475,000 people.

Pioneer Theatre Company presents the nine-time Tony Award-winning musical FIDDLER ON THE ROOF tonight, September 18 through October 3, 2015.

Pioneer Theatre Company presents the nine-time Tony Award-winning musical FIDDLER ON THE ROOF September 18 through October 3, 2015.

A company created to bring exciting theatre to Santa Barbara in the summer doldrums between Solstice and Fiesta, On the Verge's mission is to galvanize local playwrights, performers, and designers to create shows that are attractive to a diverse audience demographic, especially the younger crowd.

Elton John and his band are set to return to Australia from 5 December as part of his international All The Hits Tour.  The shows, announced and on sale last month, have been met with a huge response from fans across the country.  Taking in performances at wineries and indoor venues from the Hunter Valley, Brisbane, Melbourne, Geelong and Adelaide, Elton will finish out the tour at the Qantas Credit Union Arena (formerly Sydney Entertainment Centre) where he will perform the final concert in the arena prior to its closure.  Elton has set a house record for performing in that venue with 45 shows to audiences in excess of 475,000 people.

The Theatre Group at SBCC will present the hilarious comedy by Moss Hart, LIGHT UP THE SKY, directed by R. Michael Gros, in the Garvin Theatre, tonight, March 4-21, 2015.

The Theatre Group at SBCC will present the hilarious comedy by Moss Hart, LIGHT UP THE SKY, directed by R. Michael Gros, in the Garvin Theatre, March 4-21, 2015.

Shelflife is excited to announce the highly anticipated debut LP Switch Me On from The Fireworks, coming today, February 10th on LP, CD and digital formats.

Musical Theatre Guild, the winner of the Los Angeles Drama Critic's Circle Margaret Harford Award for sustained excellence in the theatre, will continue their 2014-2015 season with the 1955 cult classic THE GOLDEN APPLE. The one-night-only concert will take place at the Moss Theatre at New Roads School in Santa Monica on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at 7:00 pm.

Hampstead Theatre has announced that Shaun Evans and Miranda Raison will be joined by Bathsheba Piepe and Luke Neal to complete the cast of Peter Souter's comedy Hello/Goodbye.

Shelflife is excited to announce the highly anticipated debut LP Switch Me On from The Fireworks, coming February 10th on LP, CD and digital formats.

I remember studying Abigail's Party in school and watching the 1977 television Play For Today version, based on the original Hampstead Theatre production. The dialogue is colloquial and there is nothing complex about the content. It is a situational drama crammed full of every day occurrences, stressing on the naturalness of conversation e.g. awkward pauses, of which there is a lot of them! The characters and strength of the acting ensure the success of the writing and those involved in the Curve's latest production do just that.

The production is a good effort on Runaway's part, but Bonnie and Clyde's writing is not the best material to work with. The show leaves me questioning why we are retelling this story, especially in such a bland manner. If we are going to revive our folk heroes on stage, they deserve something with a little more spark than Wildhorn's formulaic treatment.

Runaway Stage Productions presents the Sacramento Regional Premier of the new musical based on the legendary outlaws, Bonnie and Clyde. Bob Baxter directs the production, playing today, September 5 through 29 at the Sierra 2 Center 24th Street Theatre in downtown Sacramento.