Squeals of delight and blood-curdling screams of fright will fill the Allen Theatre as Cleveland Play House's (CPH) Centennial Season continues with a humorous and heartfelt production of Little Shop of Horrors. Hearkening back to its very first productions in 1915 that featured sophisticated marionettes, CPH is bringing the cheeky and blood-thirsty plant Audrey II to life in a production that will be every vocal coach's dream - and every hemophobic's worst nightmare!
BROADWAY: BEYOND THE GOLDEN AGE, Award-winning director Rick McKay's anxiously awaited sequel to his 2004 hit film, BROADWAY: THE GOLDEN AGE, just made its World Premiere to a sold-out crowd at the 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival. Check out photos from the big night below!
BROADWAY: BEYOND THE GOLDEN AGE, Award-winning director Rick McKay's anxiously awaited sequel to his 2004 hit film, BROADWAY: THE GOLDEN AGE, will make its World Premiere at the 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival tonight, January 7. The festival runs through January 11, 2016.
On last night's CONAN, legendary singer, dancer and actor Dick Van Dyke and his very own acapella group, The Vantastix, sang the title song from his 1968 classic 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.'
BroadwayWorld is excited to report that BROADWAY: BEYOND THE GOLDEN AGE, Award-winning director Rick McKay's anxiously awaited sequel to his 2004 hit film, BROADWAY: THE GOLDEN AGE, is set to make its World Premiere at the 27th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, which takes place January 1-11, 2016.
Squeals of delight and blood-curdling screams of fright will fill the Allen Theatre as Cleveland Play House's (CPH) Centennial Season continues with a humorous and heartfelt production of Little Shop of Horrors. Hearkening back to its very first productions in 1915 that featured sophisticated marionettes, CPH is bringing the cheeky and blood-thirsty plant Audrey II to life in a production that will be every vocal coach's dream - and every hemophobic's worst nightmare!
Happy birthday to American comedy icon Dick Van Dyke! This weekend, fans helped the star kick off his 90th birthday weekend celebration with a flash mob at The Grove in Los Angeles on December 12, 2015. Watch the MARY POPPINS-themed performance below, including renditions of 'Jolly Holiday,' 'Let's Go Fly a Kite,' and more!
As millions of the faithful around the world light the last candles of their menorahs, we take a look at a handful of musical moments that have a decidedly Jewish flair. On the last night of Hanukkah, we want to celebrate some of our favorite Broadway tunes about the faith while honoring the contributions of our immensely talented Jewish legends who have helped mold the American musical into what it is today. Therefore, we have selected eight Jewish-themed showtunes for the occasion. You can watch a video of each below, along with an incredible film about the importance of Jewish writers to the history of the musical theatre.
Disney Legend Dick Van Dyke, who portrays Bert, the carefree Cockney chimney sweep in MARY POPPINS will host interstitials throughout ABC's broadcast of 'The Wonderful World of Disney' Presented by Target Brings You MARY POPPINS TONIGHT, DECEMBER 12 (8:00-11:00 p.m., EST). Check out photos from the broadcast below!
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: Kathleen Turner makes history as 'Scrooge', PLAID TIDINGS starts off-Broadway, Broadway dims its lights for Brian Friel and more!
The Actors Fund's Looking Ahead Program celebrated the 2015 Looking Ahead Awards with a star-studded gala on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at the Taglyan Cultural Complex in Hollywood, CA. Below, check out photos from the star-studded event, featuring Tatyana Ali, Alfonso Ribeiro, Rose Marie, and more!
Actor and recording artist Corbin Bleu ('Dancing With The Stars,' 'High School Musical') is joining The Actors Fund's 2015 Looking Ahead Awards to present the Judy and Hilary Swank Award for parenting to his parents, Martha Callari Reivers and David Reivers, tonight, December 3 at Taglyan Cultural Complex in Hollywood.
The 2015 Looking Ahead Awards will honor leaders in the current and former young performer community today, December 3 at the beautiful Taglyan Cultural Complex in Hollywood, California. Hosted by Disney Channel's 'Austin & Ally' star Calum Worthy, the gala raises awareness and financial support for The Actors Fund's Looking Ahead Program.
Thanksgiving is a time for families to gather together, to share a meal, and to count all of the wonderful blessings that they have received over the past year. That is, of course, unless your family is filled with monsters, ingrates, and malcontents. For BroadwayWorld's readers not fortunate enough to have a loving family, Thanksgiving can be a time of sibling rivalry, domestic disappointments, and turke-time tantrums.
It's that time of year when local theatres fill their stages with holiday cheer. Yes, it's the season of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, A CHRISTMAS STORY, A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL, WHITE CHRISTMAS, and ELF THE MUSICAL.
The chill of autumn is slowly leaving for the cold of winter, but record numbers of north Georgia theatre goers are gathering around the warm glow of the Gainesville Theatre Alliance's production of MARY POPPINS. GTA, now in its 36th season, opened to sellout crowds for the stage production of P.L. Travers' classic story. The production has been extended for a third week of performances, now running through Nov. 21, and with a week and a half to go, MARY POPPINS has already broken GTA ticket and revenue records.
Actor and recording artist Corbin Bleu ('Dancing With The Stars,' 'High School Musical') is joining The Actors Fund's 2015 Looking Ahead Awards to present the Judy and Hilary Swank Award for parenting to his parents, Martha Callari Reivers and David Reivers, on Thursday, December 3 at Taglyan Cultural Complex in Hollywood.
Chita Rivera: A Lot of Livin' to Do, a retrospective of her extraordinary life and career -featuring interviews, archival performance footage, and newly filmed numbers from Rivera's concert including such numbers as 'A Boy Like That,' 'America,' 'A Lot of Livin' to Do,' 'All That Jazz,' and 'Nowadays' -- aired on Great Performances. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you the WHOLE performance! Enjoy!