Des McAnuff News

In the midst of the second national tour, Broadway's most beloved group of men, JERSEY BOYS, are set to hit the Murat Theatre's stage. The show is slated to run from tonight, Jan. 9 through the 27th in 2013.

In the midst of the second national tour, Broadway's most beloved group of men, JERSEY BOYS, are set to hit the Mahalia Jackson Theatre's stage. The show is slated to run from tonight, Jan 8 through the 27th in 2013.

According to the New York Times, stage and screen star Chistopher Plummer will be honored with the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's 13th annual Monte Cristo Award. The presentation will take place on April 15.

The Stratford Festival's box office opens to the public this Saturday, January 5, at 9 a.m., with an online advance sale beginning at noon on Friday. Facebook fans, who want to use the Festival's new social ticketing app will be able to purchase tickets as of 9 a.m. today. Tickets are being offered at up to 25% off until January 31, with an opportunity to exchange dates with no added expense.

BroadwayWorld's Senior Photographer Walter McBride has picked his favorite onstage photos from the year and you can check out his full collection below! CLICK HERE to check out Part 2.

BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Montana in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!

BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Central PA in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!

As 2012 comes to a close, many Austin theater companies are putting together their 2013-2014 season. Given the incredible talent in this town and the large number of daring, courageous theater groups in the Austin area, here are my picks for 13 musicals that I'd love to see produced in the 2013-2014 season.

The world premiere musical Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots just finished its West Coast run at La Jolla Playhouse, directed by Des McAnuff, on December 16. According to the North County Times, when the McAnuff spoke after the final curtain about the musical's future, he discussed the possibility of taking it to Broadway.

JERSEY BOYS, the Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, is pleased to announce the return of John Lloyd Young who won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Frankie Valli in the original Broadway cast. Young will again perform the role of Frankie Valli on Broadway beginning Friday, January 11 for a limited engagement.

La Jolla Playhouse announces two additional productions for its 2013/2014 season. Playhouse Artistic Director Christopher Ashley (Glengarry Glen Ross, Memphis) will direct His Girl Friday, John Guare's (Six Degrees of Separation, The House of Blue Leaves) acclaimed adaptation of the Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur play The Front Page and the Howard Hawks film His Girl Friday, with screenplay by Charles Lederer, produced by Columbia Pictures. The production will kick off the season in June/July in the Mandell Weiss Theatre.

The Broadway production of JERSEY BOYS, the Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, is pleased to offer audiences a "Winter Weather Guarantee." Tickets for performances January 2 through March 31, 2013 can be exchanged for any other performance currently on sale. The exchange must happen by noon on the date of the performance for which the audience member is currently holding tickets. For details on how and where one can exchange different types of tickets, as well as details about pricing and fees, please visit www.JerseyBoysBroadway.com/Winter.

La Jolla Playhouse presents Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, a world-premiere musical featuring a story by The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne and Playhouse Director Emeritus Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys, Jesus Christ Superstar), music and lyrics by The Flaming Lips, and direction by Des McAnuff. The show is currently running through December 16, 2012 in the Mandell Weiss Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production highlights below.

Worldwide, more than 13 million people have seen JERSEY BOYS. And now, the show that made critics and audiences cheer is 'Workin Its Way Back' to Memphis at The Orpheum Theatre tonight, December 4th through the 16th.

The White Plains Performing Arts Center (WPPAC) announceS the cast of THE WHO'S TOMMY. A show for fans of both Classic Rock and Award-winning Musicals! THE WHO'S TOMMY is the original rock opera. Check out videos of the cast members below!

Tune in to see cast members from the Broadway production of JERSEY BOYS, the Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, perform on "Live with Kelly & Michael" this Monday, December 3. In the New York area, it airs on WABC Channel 7 from 9am to 10am. The cast will kick off "Live with Kelly & Michael's "Holidays in New York" series with a special performance from the "Seasons Greetings, A JERSEY BOYS Christmas" CD.

The White Plains Performing Arts Center (WPPAC) is proud to announce the cast of THE WHO'S TOMMY. A show for fans of both Classic Rock and Award-winning Musicals! THE WHO'S TOMMY is the original rock opera.

Broadway's elite gathered to honor Michael David, president of Dodger Properties, at UJA-Federation of New York's Theater Division's 2013 Excellence in Theater Award Dinner on Monday, November 26, 2012, at the St. Regis New York, New York City.

Broadway's elite gathered to honor Michael David, president of Dodger Properties, at UJA-Federation of New York's Theater Division's 2013 Excellence in Theater Award Dinner on Monday, November 26, 2012, at the St. Regis New York, New York City.

The Kentucky Center presents the National Tour of the Broadway hit JERSEY BOYS, playing tonight, November 20 through December 2, 2012.