Hollywood takes center stage this weekend with the 87th annual Academy Awards, but this year's Oscars have a decidedly Broadway vibe to them. Not only will the star-studded event be hosted by Tony and Emmy-winner Neil Patrick Harris, but theatre and movie-musical producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan are back at the helm for the third straight year.
Portland Ovations presents the national tour of the Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet, inspired by the electrifying true story, at Merrill Auditorium tonight, February 21 at 4pm and 8pm.
US Weekly just unveiled a first glance at Vanessa Hudgens in GIGI on Broadway. Get a peek (left) and click HERE for more images!
?The box office for the new Broadway production of Gigi at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52nd Street) will open Monday, February 23 at 10:00 AM. Gigi, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's beloved Oscar and Tony Award-winning musical comedy, will begin previews on Thursday, March 19, with opening night on Wednesday, April 8.
Four-time Grammy Award winner Renee Fleming will be joined by three-time Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall and two-time Tony Award winner Joe DiPietro for a The New York Times' 'Times Talks' on Monday, March 9, 2015. New York Times reporter Patrick Healy will moderate the 7 PM and 8:30 PM discussion which will focus on the new Broadway comedy Living on Love.
BWW caught up with the busy artist just days before the 87th ACADEMY AWARDS airs live on February 22nd, to find out what's in store for this year's ceremony, and get the behind-the-scenes scoop on NBC's PETER PAN LIVE and more!
2015 OSCARS Music Director Stephen Oremus (Wicked, Avenue Q, Book of Mormon, Kinky Boots) just posted a photo with Academy Awards host Neil Patrick Harris on Instagram. Check it out below!
Hollywood takes center stage this weekend with the 87th annual Academy Awards, but this year's Oscars have a decidedly Broadway vibe to them. Not only will the star-studded event be hosted by Tony and Emmy-winner Neil Patrick Harris, but theatre and movie-musical producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan are back at the helm for the third straight year.
With only 10 actors, one piano and boundless imagination, this witty and wildly theatrical re-invention is Into the Woods like you've never seen it before! The creative team share their vision for the musical below.
Katie Brayben plays the title role of Carole King, with Alan Morrissey as King's husband and song-writing partner Gerry Goffin, Lorna Want as song-writer Cynthia Weil, Ian McIntosh as song-writer Barry Mann, Glynis Barber as Genie Klein, King's mother, and Gary Trainor as music publisher and producer Don Kirshner in the West End production of Beautiful - The Carole King Musical. Below, check out photos of Tom Cruise with the cast after last night's preview!
The producers of Living on Love have announced that Jerry O'Connell completes the cast of Broadway's newest comedy by two-time Tony Award winner Joe DiPietro, based on the play Peccadillo by Garson Kanin, and directed by three-time Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall. Living on Love begins performances on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 and opens on Monday, April 20, 2015 at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street). The production will play an 18-week engagement through Sunday, August 2, 2015. Tickets are now on sale to the general public. For more information, visit www.LivingonLoveBroadway.com
Get ready for this 1920s-era feel-good musical, complete with extravagant dance numbers, glittering costumes and an unlikely love story between a wealthy playboy and a rough and tumble lady bootlegger coming to Harris Center for the Arts. The champagne flows and the gin fizzes in this hilarious, Tony-winning musical comedy.
Katie Brayben plays the title role of Carole King, with Alan Morrissey as King's husband and song-writing partner Gerry Goffin, Lorna Want as song-writer Cynthia Weil, Ian McIntosh as song-writer Barry Mann,Glynis Barber as Genie Klein, King's mother, and Gary Trainor as music publisher and producer Don Kirshner.
The new Broadway production of GIGI, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's beloved Oscar and Tony Award-winning film and stage musical, will open on Broadway on Wednesday, April 8 at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52nd Street). Previews will begin on Thursday, March 19. GIGI's team posted a picture today of the musical's marquee going up at the Neil Simon, and you can get a first look below!
The 2014-15 Broadway on Center series, presented at Mesa Arts Center in partnership with WestCoast Entertainment, brings National Touring Broadway production Nice Work If You Can Get It, a madcap tale full of crazy antics, to Mesa Arts Center for performances on Tuesday, March 3 and Wednesday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the Mesa Arts Center Box Office, mesaartscenter.com or by calling 480-644-6500.
The new Broadway production of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's beloved Oscar and Tony Award-winning film and stage musical, Gigi, began its pre-Broadway engagement in the Eisenhower Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. on January 16 and closes today, February 12, 2015. Gigi will open on Broadway in spring 2015 following the D.C. engagement.
Roundabout Theatre Company presents its annual 2015 Spring Gala "There is Nothing Like a Dame" on Monday, March 2, 2015 in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria (301 Park Avenue, NYC). The evening will be a celebration of Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe winner Helen Mirren, who will be presented with The Jason Robards Award for Excellence in Theatre.
Last night at the 13th Annual Craig Noel Awards in San Diego, CA, Fiasco Theater's critically acclaimed production of Into the Woods won the Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Touring Production. The ceremony was held at the Museum of Contemporary Arts in La Jolla, CA.
Portland Ovations presents the national tour of the Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet, inspired by the electrifying true story, at Merrill Auditorium on Saturday, February 21 at 4pm and 8pm.
The national tour of the Broadway musical MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, inspired by the electrifying true story, will return to Detroit's Fisher Theatre for a limited four-performance, three-day engagement March 6 - 8. Tickets ($35-$75) are available now online at broadwayindetroit.com, ticketmaster.com, charge by phone (800) 982-2787, the Fisher Theatre box office and all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers. A complete performance schedule follows this release.
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