The BRIT Award for MasterCard British Album of the Year is hotly contested each year and 2016 is no different. Adele, Coldplay, Florence + the Machine, James Bay and Jamie xx go head-to-head for arguably the biggest award of the night.
Urban Stages (Frances Hill, Founding Artistic Director; Peter Napolitano, Associate Producer) continues its 32nd season with the World Premiere of Mabel Madness, the dramatic story with music about the life of the famous cabaret chanteuse, Mabel Mercer, written and performed by Tony Award Winner Trezana Beverley (For Colored Girls...). Co-directed by Frances Hill and Peter Napolitano with musical direction by Tuffus Zimbabwe, Mabel Madness begins its Off-Broadway run at Urban Stages Theatre (259 West 30th Street) beginning February 19, opening on Thursday, February 25 and running through March 20, 2016. Tickets are $40 ($25 during previews; Students are $15) and are available at www.urbanstages.org or by calling 1-866-811-4111.
Amazon today announced that in celebration of its two Golden Globe wins, it will make seasons one and two of the Amazon Original Series, MOZART IN THE JUNGLE available for free for everyone this weekend.
Friends in Theater Company and State of Play Productions' THE SECRET GARDEN, a Broadway benefit for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, presented the first of two sold-out performances last night, January 11, at 7:30 p.m. at theLucille Lortel Theater. The fully staged production, directed/choreographed by Curtis Holbrook, was led by Rebecca Luker as Lily, Gabriella Pizzolo as Mary, and Bradley Dean as Archie with Tom Deckman, Ali Ewoldt, Frances Mercanti-Anthony, Bill Nolte, Eli Tokash, Max von Essen, and Cortney Wolfson. Additionally, composer Lucy Simonand original cast member Daisy Egan co-hosted the night. BroadwayWorld was there for the special event and you can check out interviews with the cast below!
Theater veteran Adam Driver will star in Jim Jarmusch's 'wry' comedy PATERSON, opposite Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani.
Word for Word opens the company's 2016 season with the work of two powerful contemporary writers, Emma Donoghue and Colm Toibin. The evening-length performance is entitled Stories by Emma Donoghue and Colm Toibin: 'Night Vision' by Emma Donoghue and 'Silence' by Colm Toibin. The production opens with a press night on Saturday February 27 and runs through April 3 in San Francisco's Z Below Theater. "Both Irish, and transplanted writers, Emma Donoghue and Colm Toibin have taken historical moments and let the empathy of their imaginations and the curiosity of their research create stories of two unique women. Each of these writers has a film currently in release and based on their novels: Donoghue'sRoom, and Toibin's Brooklyn. These two films show the writers' incredible empathy for the ravages of the heart and the amazing power of love over adversity.' remarks Co-Artistic director Susan Harloe.
Friends in Theater Company and State of Play Productions' THE SECRET GARDEN, a Broadway benefit for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, presented the first of two sold-out performances last night, January 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the Lucille Lortel Theater. The fully staged production, directed/choreographed by Curtis Holbrook, was led by Rebecca Luker as Lily, Gabriella Pizzolo as Mary, and Bradley Dean as Archie with Tom Deckman, Ali Ewoldt, Frances Mercanti-Anthony, Bill Nolte, Eli Tokash, Max von Essen, and Cortney Wolfson. Additionally, composer Lucy Simon and original cast member Daisy Egan co-hosted the night. BroadwayWorld was there for the special event and you can check out photos from the curtain call and after party below!
Friends in Theater Company and State of Play Productions' THE SECRET GARDEN, a Broadway benefit for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, presented the first of two sold-out performances last night, January 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the Lucille Lortel Theater. The fully staged production was led by Rebecca Luker as Lily, Gabriella Pizzolo as Mary, and Bradley Dean as Archie with Tom Deckman, Ali Ewoldt, Frances Mercanti-Anthony, Bill Nolte, Eli Tokash, Max von Essen, and Cortney Wolfson. Additionally, composer Lucy Simon and original cast member Daisy Egan co-hosted the night. BroadwayWorld was there for the special event and you can check out photos from Simon and Eagan's pre-show introduction below!
THE MOTHER transfers to the Tricycle Theatre from Ustinov Studio in Bath, opening 26 January, with previews from 21 January, and running until 5 March 2016, starring Gina McKee, Richard Clothier and William Posthelwaite in their original roles, joined by new cast member Frances McNamee. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!
Red Bull Theater (Jesse Berger, Artistic Director) today announced that their Twelfth Season will continue with Thomas Middleton's A Trick To Catch The Old One, directed by Craig Baldwin, on Monday January 18th at 7:30 PM, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, between Bleecker and Hudson). Featured in the cast will be Bill Buell, Grant Chapman, William Jackson Harper, Daniel K. Isaac, Jason Kravits, Christina Pumariega, Mirirai Sithole, Stephen Spinella, Andrew Weems, Rasha Zamamiri, and more. Tickets may be purchased online at www.redbulltheater.com or by phone at (212) 352-3101.
Friends in Theater Company and State of Play Productions' THE SECRET GARDEN, a Broadway benefit for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, presents the first of two sold-out performances tonight, January 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the Lucille Lortel Theater (121 Christopher Street New York, NY 10014).
Pinkins has released a statement explaining her decision, and some have responded- including her ex-costar, Michael Potts (Click here to read his full post). Now she's opening up about the whole controversy and more specifically, comments from Potts and company. Read her full piece below:
Route 66 Theatre company begins its 2016 season with the Midwest premiere of NO WAKE, by William Donnelly, directed by Kimberly Senior, playing now through February 7, 2016 at its resident home, The Greenhouse Theater Center (Downstairs Main Stage), 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago. The press opening is Sunday, January 10 at 3 pm. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
The company of the latter production is in the home stretch of preparations and Wolfson (KINKY BOOTS) and Pizzolo (FUN HOME) just checked in with BroadwayWorld to tell us all about the process. Check out the full interview below!
The Alexander Bar and Cafe has announced an eclectic music programme for their Upstairs Theatre in January. The Alexander Upstairs will rock to the sounds of swing, pop, jazz, folk, contemporary classical music and EDM in four different concerts.
BroadwayWorld has just gotten word that Friends in Theater Company and State of Play Productions' THE SECRET GARDEN, a Broadway benefit for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, has sold out both of its performances later this month. Donations are still being accepted via Friends in Theater's website.
Producers Karl Sydow and Paul Elliott today announced that a brand new production of DIRTY DANCING - THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE will tour the UK later this year, and will play at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre Mon 28 November - Saturday 3 December 2016.
Back by popular demand and Carnival spirit inspiration, Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts will bring back the popular, locally written AND THE BALL AND ALL for one weekend in January on the Main Stage.
Blue Mountain Gallery is pleased to announce the 2016 Juried Exhibition that features the work of thirty-four artists representing a range of styles and a truly national reach. The exhibition will be on view now through January 30, 2016.
The League of Professional Theatre Women will present a special event, 'UNSUNG HEROES: BACKSTAGE PROFESSIONALS' for those have chosen to work beyond the spotlight can learn from the backstage pros -- the women who make it happen on Monday, February 29, 2016 from 6pm to 8pm at TheatreLab (357 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor).
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