David Korins News

The West End production of Motown the Musical, opening at the Shaftesbury Theatre in February 2016, will hold open casting auditions next month on Saturday 7 November 2015 for the opportunity to portray the iconic artists of Marvin Gaye and Young Michael Jackson in the musical. 

Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy, and Broadway at the National are proud to announce casting for the Washington premiere of Motown The Musical, playing the National Theatre December 1, 2015 thru January 3, 2016.   

Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy, and the Carefirst  Hippodrome Broadway Series are proud to announce that single tickets for MOTOWN THE MUSICAL will go on sale October 25, 2015 at 10:00 am.  Tickets will be available at The Hippodrome Theatre Box Office, all Ticketmaster Outlets, online at BaltimoreHippodrome.com and order by phone 800-982 ARTS. MOTOWN THE MUSICAL will play The Hippodrome Theatre at The France-Merrick Performing Arts Center March 8-13, 2016.  Group orders of 15 or more may be placed by calling 443-703-2401.     

Acclaimed Director James Lapine was honored with the 2015 "Mr. Abbott" Award for the outstanding artistry and creativity of his forty-year (and counting) career on Monday October 19th.

Bruce Willis stopped by Friday's TONIGHT SHOW and revealed his new look, which looks an awful lot like Donald Trump's. Later, the actor talks about making his Broadway debut with MISERY and his new comedy "Rock the Kasbah."

Returning to TODAY for his first live appearance in 21 years, actor Bruce Willis sat down with Matt Lauer to talk about his upcoming film 'Rock the Kasbah,' and his upcoming Broadway debut in a stage version of the Stephen King thriller MISERY.

CHICAGO – Lyric Opera of Chicago presents the eagerly awaited world premiere of Bel Canto, which opens on Monday, December 7 for seven performances. This is Lyric's seventh full-length operatic world premiere. Composer Jimmy López (music) and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz(libretto) are the creators of Bel Canto. Lyric's music director Sir Andrew Daviswill conduct the new opera, which was curated by Lyric's creative consultant Renée Fleming. Bel Canto is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Ann Patchett. The production will be directed by Kevin Newbury.

Cedric Neal (Berry Gordy) and Lucy St. Louis (Diana Ross) will lead the cast in the West End production of Motown the Musical, opening at the Shaftesbury Theatre in February 2016.  With music and lyrics from the legendary Motown catalogue and book by Motown founder Berry Gordy, Motown the Musical is directed by Charles Randolph-Wright.  London previews will begin on 11 February 2016, with press night on 8 March 2016, with the show booking to 22 October 2016.

Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy are proud to announce that single tickets forMOTOWN THE MUSICAL will go on sale Friday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m. MOTOWN THE MUSICAL will play at the Saenger Theatre for a limited engagement from Jan. 19 -24, 2016. Presented by the New Orleans Theatre Association, the production is part of the East Jefferson General Hospital Broadway in New Orleans 2015 - 2016 season.     

The Jewish Channel will launch its second season of its popular theater-oriented monthly TV show, ROW J, beginning on Monday, September 21. ROW J is hosted by TJC correspondent Meredith Ganzman. The executive producer is Brian Scott Lipton.

The Jewish Channel will launch its second season of its popular theater-oriented monthly TV show, "Row J," beginning on Monday, September 21. Row J" is hosted by TJC correspondent Meredith Ganzman. The executive producer is Brian Scott Lipton. Each episode of "Row J" focuses on Broadway and off-Broadway shows, highlighting Jewish themes, actors, writers, and directors. Theater personalities discuss their current projects and careers, alongside reviews of new shows, on-location features with theater community notables, and other special segments.

MasterVoices kicks off the 2015-2016 season with The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Dutyon October 15-16, 2015 at 8pm at New York City Center, 131 W. 55th Street, New York City. Following the success of our 2012 Mikado at Carnegie Hall, MasterVoices' semi-staged presentation of The Pirates of Penzance will feature a cast of stars from the Broadway and opera worlds, along with Orchestra of St. Luke's performing Arthur Sullivan's original orchestrations under the direction of Artistic Director Ted Sperling. Single tickets are $30-$130 and are available at NYCityCenter.org.For more information visit: www.mastervoices.org/city-center-series.

Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy, and David Mirvish has announced that MOTOWN THE MUSICAL has been extended for one additional week. Tickets for the final week will go on sale Saturday September 12th. Tickets will be available online at www.mirvish.com at 12:01AM. Phone sales begin at 10:00AM and are available by calling TicketKing at 416-872-1212 or 1-800-461-3333 or in person at 12Noon at the Royal Alexandra Theatre - 260 King Street West. Group orders of 15 or more may be placed by calling 416-593-4142 or 1-800-724-6420.

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HAMILTON set designer David Korins has been posting photos of the show from the time the cast first set foot onto the stage at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, and he just keeps 'em coming.

Paper Mill Playhouse has announced that Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes (Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Bonnie and Clyde), Corey Cott (Newsies,Gigi) and Tony Award winner Beth Leavel (The Drowsy Chaperone, 42nd Street) will star in the theater's world-premiere musical The Bandstand .  

La Jolla Playhouse opened its world premiere of UP HERE, a new musical comedy featuring book, music and lyrics by the husband-and-wife composing team of Robert Lopez (The Book of Mormon, Avenue Q) and Kristen Anderson-Lopez (In Transit), recipients of the 2014 Academy Award for Best Original Song for their hit song, 'Let It Go,' from the Disney animated film Frozen. UP HERE is directed by Tony Award nominee Alex Timbers (Broadway's Rocky, Off-Broadway's Here Lies Love, Playhouse's Peter and the Starcatcher) and runs now through September 6 in the Playhouse's Mandell Weiss Theatre. 

HAMILTON, Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical about America's 'the ten-dollar Founding Father without a father,' opens tonight at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. Let's see what the critics had to say...

Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy, and the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), are proud to announce that single tickets for MOTOWN THE MUSICAL will go on sale today, August 6, 2015 at 10A. Tickets will be available at the PPAC Box Office (located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence), by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787), and online at www.ppacri.org