Elle News

BroadwayWorld.com noticed something today as we scoured Facebook and it's something that we really liked, so we wanted to share it with you because it's not so often that you find such generosity for actors. This weekend, all roads lead to St. Louis as actors are headed there from all over the country to audition for the Muny's summer production of LES MISERABLES directed by Richard Jay-Alexander and with music direction by Kevin Stites.

Marking their third project together, LAIKA and Focus Features, the two companies behind the current Academy Award-nominated animated feature ParaNorman, announced today that LAIKA has begun production on THE BOXTROLLS.

The musicalized version of Frank Abagnale, Jr.'s jet set life, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, flies into the Hobby Center this week. With a strong opening night crowd and performance, this toe-tapping musical is sure to put a smile on your face and make you feel great. Marc Shaiman wrote the catchy score with lyrics by Scott Whitman and Marc Shaiman. Yet, audiences may better recognize this duo as the real-life composing team behind the hit songs for the fictional musical BOMBSHELL on NBC's SMASH.

Since 2000, the Studio Theatre has hosted the Louise Heck-Rabi Dramatic Playwriting One Act Festival, encouraging young playwrights to submit their original works. Each year, 6-7 semi-finalists are chosen out of all submissions. The plays are then read at a Workshop, where they are critiqued by judges. Three finalists win a scholarship as well as the opportunity to produce their play in front of a live audience. Each winning playwright has a chance to work with a student director and student performers to realize their productions on the stage.

Joanna Mastroianni launched her signature collection with a fashion forward vision of the modern women. An American designer, her career started at the age of ten, creating dress ensembles for her Barbie dolls and marketing them to neighborhood girlfriends. While still a student at F.I.T, Joanna's vision and passion for beautiful fashion raised the attention of Henry Bendel, giving her a first order. So you could say Joanna went from Barbie to Bendel….

Oakland University's production of Legally Blonde the Musical is a seriously good time. From the moment the talented cast enters the stage, the audience is constantly entertained, laughing, and having fun!

Theater and fashion will share the spotlight for a special one-night only Broadway-themed fashion collection and after party at this season's New York Couture Fashion Week (couturefashionweek.com).

Leslie Iwerks Productions and Hearst Corporation, in conjunction with D&E Entertainment, announced today the nationwide theatrical release of CITIZEN HEARST beginning March 11 in multiple cities, including New York and Los Angeles.

Check out the recently released commercial for the show below and meet the cast with videos of them from past productions and roles!

Alessandra Ambrosio, along with Silver Sunrise, LLC, announced an exclusive partnership with global brand management company, Cherokee Inc. to market and license, ále by Alessandra, a new lifestyle brand. The brand, designed and curated by Ambrosio, will debut with a women's apparel collection.

Oh-a-YES! After voyaging far and wide (including an ongoing stint in New Orleans!) Gorilla Tango Theatre has announced that the show that started it all - BOOBS AND GOOMBAS: A SUPER MARIO BURLESQUE - is back at its Bucktown venue! BOOBS AND GOOMBAS: A SUPER MARIO BURLESQUE will perform Todays at 11:59pm, beginning tonight, February 2, 2013 at Gorilla Tango Theatre, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Ill.

Los Angeles-area students will attend GRAMMY CAMP - BASIC TRAINING, February 6, 2013, with an extraordinary lineup of artists and industry professionals offering candid career close-ups.

The Board of Directors and Executive Director/Producer/Founder of THE COLUMN Awards Organization, John Garcia, have announced today that Tony Award nominee, Broadway sensation Orfeh will be their special guest star and Co-host for the 14th Annual COLUMN Awards Gala. The extravaganza event will be held on Monday February 25, 2013 at the Carpenter Theatre at the Irving Arts Center.

The Drama Department at San Mateo High School will present its run of LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL starting tonight, Feb. 1, thru February 10 at the Bayside Performing Arts Center. Check out the video below of the cast performing a preview of the musical at the Hillsdale Mall!

Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), the not-for-profit which brought new life to the historic Theatre By The Sea for the past five years, is proud to announce a summer production of the all-singing, all-dancing, feel-good musical comedy, Legally Blonde The Musical, which will enjoy a limited run at their new state-of-the-art theatre in Warwick from July 10-28, 2013.

DailyCandy, the original trusted source for expertly curated discoveries of fashion, food, and fun, today announced Alexa Wilson as its Vice President of Marketing.

Heather Christian & the Arbornauts, Mary C and The Stellars and Cole Williams, three celebrated powerhouse vocalists, come together for one special show at 92Y Tribeca tonight, February 1st, 2013 at 8 p.m.

Jon Lind, an award-winning songwriter who has collaborated with Madonna, Demi Lovato, Vanessa Williams, Selena Gomez and other singing greats, is the newest master teacher to lead the 2013 Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project at Northwestern University.

For its third production of the 2012-13 season, the Oakland University Theatre Program will present a stage extravaganza guaranteed to put audiences 'in the pink.'

Theater and fashion will share the spotlight for a special one-night only Broadway-themed fashion collection at this season's New York Couture Fashion Week. The collection will take place on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at The New Yorker Hotel in Manhattan.