The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced today that Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff will join the cast of HAMILTON as 'King George' on Tuesday, March 3. Groff, who performed in The Public's recent revival of Hair as well as The Bacchae and The Singing Forest, is replacing Brian d'Arcy James, who will be starring in Something Rotten on Broadway this spring. The world premiere musical HAMILTON, inspired by the book 'Alexander Hamilton' by Ron Chernow, with book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and directed by Thomas Kail, has been extended three times at The Public due to sold-out demand and will close as scheduled on Sunday, May 3 prior to a Broadway transfer to the Richard Rodgers Theatre beginning July 13 and opening August 6.
The San Francisco and New York hit, SPEECHLESS, begins its Los Angeles monthly engagement tonight, February 20 at 8pm at the Improv, 8162 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA.
Artistic Director of Theatre Royal Plymouth Simon Stokes today announces the full cast for the world premiere of April de Angelis' After Electra. Samuel West directs Michael Begley (Roy), Rachel Bell (Sheila), Marty Cruickshank (Virgie), Kate Fahy (Sonia), Neil McCaul (Tom), Veronica Roberts (Haydn), James Wallace (Orin) and Eleanor Wyld (Miranda). The production opens on 16 March at The Drum, Theatre Royal Plymouth, with previews from 12 March, and runs until 28 March, before transferring to the Tricycle Theatre from 7 April to 2 May.
The world premiere production of HAMILTON, inspired by the book 'Alexander Hamilton' by Ron Chernow, with book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and directed by Thomas Kail, officially opens tonight, February 17 at The Public Theater. Let's see what the critics had to say...
Love is in, and a new movie about it is breaking records and turning heads. OLD FASHIONED an upstart, indie romantic drama about respect in romance sold out theaters, drew spontaneous applause at the end and, according to Box Office Mojo, holds the new record as best-performing Christian film in fewer than 300 theaters.
The San Francisco and New York hit, SPEECHLESS, begins its Los Angeles monthly engagement on Friday, February 20 at 8pm at the Improv, 8162 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA.
Lady Antebellum will bring their Wheels Up 2015 Tour to Giant Center on Friday, August 14 at 7:00 p.m. Rocking with them for the evening will be Hunter Hayes and Sam Hunt.
Gentlemen, here's the ideal Valentine's Day gift for your ladies: tickets to romantic Ballroom with a Twist, coming to the Poway Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 8pm. Combine this star-studded event with a starlit Dinner on the Plaza and you have the perfect date night.
Segerstrom Center for the Arts has expanded its 2015 Off Center Festival to include two Parties-on-the-Plaza (POP) tonight, January 24 and Friday, January 30.
On Thursday, February 19 at 7:00PM, Catie Lazarus returns to Joe's Pub at The Public for the next season of her beloved live talk show, The Employee of the Month Show (EOTM), with guests Jon Stewart, Natasha Lyonne and Sherman 'OT' Powell. Tickets for February 19 are $50 and will be available to the public online, by phone (212-967-7555) or in-person at The Public Theater Box Office (425 Lafayette, NYC) on Thursday, January 29 at 2:00PM.
Corona's Electric Beach is bringing some winter weather for just a few hours in Miami at The Clevelander. Headlining the event will be DJ ICEY, who is making his Corona Electric Beach debut after touring the world playing at some of the biggest and best venues/festivals in the industry. The Clevelander South Beach will provide the perfect atmosphere to bring some flurries to the sunshine state. Nicknaming this event "Frozen Beach", Corona is set to transform The Clevelander South Beach into a winter wonderland filled with soul shaking house music and ice cold drinks.
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This weekend's big news: GIGI kicks off in D.C., BEAUTIFUL is on the hunt for its next Carole King, James McAvoy leads THE RULING CLASS revival in the West End and more!
Gentlemen, here's the ideal Valentine's Day gift for your ladies: tickets to romantic "Ballroom with a Twist," coming to the Poway Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 8pm. Combine this star-studded event with a starlit Dinner on the Plaza and you have the perfect date night. Featuring stars of the vigorous Dancing with the Stars and finalists of the spunky So You Think You Can Dance and American Idol, "Ballroom with a Twist" features a brilliant new fusion of Broadway, classical, contemporary, modern freestyle and international style dance and song. This exciting new production reminds audiences nationwide of the power and passion of the performing arts.
Segerstrom Center for the Arts has expanded its 2015 Off Center Festival to include two Parties-on-the-Plaza (POP) Saturday, January 24 and Friday, January 30. The first POP will feature Orange County rocker Nick Waterhouse. On January 30, the party continues with the cumbia, afrobeat, trad funk fusion of Jungle Fire and the cold-blooded blend of deep soul, rare funk, and afro- disco (with a raw rock star edge!) of Orgone.
Freestyle Digital Media (FDM) announced today that their Brazilian-set action thriller “Falcon Rising” will be available on Netflix starting today, January 4th, 2015.
