The hit Broadway musical SISTER ACT is partnering with God's Love We Deliver by outfitting runners for their 18th annual Race To Deliver on Sunday, November 20th in Central Park. The first 500 participants to sign up will receive a special nun habit to be worn during the fundraising event. All runners who wear a habit will become eligible for the chance to win SISTER ACT prizes, including free tickets to the show.
High Tech's Award- Winning Musical Theatre Dept. begins its 2011-2012 season with a fresh new production of 'Xanadu - The 80's Inspired Roller Boogie Musical,' under the direction of Alex Perez and musical direction of Rod Shepard. The surprise Broadway hit is based off of the film starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly and features the music of Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It's a story of love, music, and--of course--a roller disco!
On November 17, Macy's Herald Square kicked-off the season with a heavenly evening of holiday magic at the annual Christmas window unveiling on Broadway Boulevard. The event featured an appearance by special guest, Whoopi Goldberg, along with the divine cast members of the hit Broadway musical, Sister Act, including Tony Award nominee, Patina Miller. Santa Claus also made an appearance and led the countdown to flip the switch and unveil the 2011 Christmas Windows, this year titled 'Make-A-Wish.'
High Tech's Award- Winning Musical Theatre Dept. begins its 2011-2012 season with a fresh new production of 'Xanadu - The 80's Inspired Roller Boogie Musical,' under the direction of Alex Perez and musical direction of Rod Shepard. The surprise Broadway hit is based off of the film starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly and features the music of Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It's a story of love, music, and--of course--a roller disco!
On November 17, Macy's Herald Square will kick-off the season with a heavenly evening of holiday magic at the annual Christmas window unveiling on Broadway Boulevard. The event will feature an appearance by special guest, Whoopi Goldberg, along with the divine cast members of the hit Broadway musical, Sister Act, including Tony Award nominee, Patina Miller. The One-and-Only Santa Claus, will make an appearance and lead the countdown to flip the switch and unveil the 2011 Christmas Windows, this year titled 'Make-A-Wish'.
Amphibian Stage Productions is set to embark on its 13th season of plays that challenge the way we see the world around us.
Dallas Theater Center announced today the cast and design team of Giant, a co-production with The Public Theater, which runs at the Wyly Theatre Jan. 18 - Feb. 19, 2012.
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The Drama Desk and the Fordham University Theatre Program will present a special panel discussion on Sunday, November 13th at 6:30pm at Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus (Pope Auditorium, 113 West 60th Street). The discussion, titled 'Anatomy of a Breakout,' will reflect on the remarkable trend of breakthrough productions and breakout performances on the New York stage in 2011.
The Drama Desk and the Fordham University Theatre Program will present a special panel discussion at 6:30 PM on Sunday, November 13th, titled 'Anatomy of a Breakout,' reflecting the remarkable trend of breakthrough productions and breakout performances on the New York stage.
Transport Group, the Drama Desk and OBIE award-winning theatre company, has announced that the world premiere of Queen of the Mist, words and music by five-time Tony Award nominee Michael John LaChiusa, directed by four-time Drama Desk Award nominee Jack Cummings III, will play a two-week extension through Sunday, December 4 at The Gym at Judson Memorial Church, 243 Thompson Street at Washington Square South. The musical was originally scheduled to close Sunday, November 20.
Though heavily speculated since the circulation of Broadway audition notices, the New York Times has just released the news that Douglas Carter Beane's LYSISTRATA JONES will indeed head to Broadway in the fall, beginning previews at the Walter Kerr Theatre November 12, 2011 in anticipation of a December 14 opening. The production last played the basketball court of the Judson Memorial Church Gymnasium off-Broadway in Washington Square, opening on June 5. The production was presented by the Transport Group Theatre Company. The new musical features a book by Douglas Carter Beane, music and lyrics by Lewis Flinn and will be directed and choreographed by Dan Knechtges. The New York Times reports that capitalization is set at 6M for the new Broadway incarnation. Most of the off-Broadway cast wil transfer with the show.
Broadway's new musical comedy, Lysistrata Jones, will begin preview performances this Saturday, November 12 at 8:00pm at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 W 48th Street). Written by Tony nominee Douglas Carter Beane and Lewis Flinn and directed and choreographed by Tony nominee Dan Knechtges, Lysistrata Jones will officially open on December 14, 2011.
Is he or isn't he - and can an actor in the celluloid closet experience true love and career success? Gossip and entanglements snare a rising Hollywood hunk and his ruthless agent in this satiric look at celebrity and sexual hypocrisy. With dialogue as sharp as it is witty, Douglas Carter Beans's controversial comedy, The Little Dog Laughed is Noel Coward for the 21st century.
Is he or isn't he - and can an actor in the celluloid closet experience true love and career success? Gossip and entanglements snare a rising Hollywood hunk and his ruthless agent in this satiric look at celebrity and sexual hypocrisy. With dialogue as sharp as it is witty, Douglas Carter Beans's controversial comedy, The Little Dog Laughed is Noel Coward for the 21st century.
Fells Point Corner Theatre is set to present THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED by Douglas Carter Beane.
Written by Tony nominee Douglas Carter Beane and Lewis Flinn and directed and choreographed by Tony nominee Dan Knechtges, Lysistrata Jones will begin previews November 12, 2011 and officially open on December 14, 2011. In the video belw, the cast of the show chats about women that inspire them. Click below to check it out!
The Pepperdine University Fine Arts Division presents its fall musical, Xanadu, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 10-Saturday, November 12, and Thursday, November 17-Saturday, November 19, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, November 13, at Smothers Theatre on Pepperdine's Malibu campus.
The hit Broadway musical SISTER ACT is partnering with God's Love We Deliver by outfitting runners for their 18th annual Race To Deliver on Sunday, November 20th in Central Park. The first 500 participants to sign up will receive a special nun habit to be worn during the fundraising event. All runners who wear a habit will become eligible for the chance to win SISTER ACT prizes, including free tickets to the show.
Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director) has announced the complete cast for its upcoming production of the new musical THE BLUE FLOWER: Sebastian Arcelus (Buddy in Elf, Wicked, Jersey Boys), Marc Kudisch (Three-time Tony Award nominee for 9 to 5, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Thoroughly Modern Millie), Meghan McGeary (The Blue Flower at A.R.T.), Joseph Medeiros (Irving Berlin's White Christmas), Julia Osborne (National Tour of South Pacific), Graham Rowat (Guys and Dolls), Aaron Serotsky (August: Osage County), and Teal Wicks (Elphaba in Wicked).
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