Noah Racey, Anne Horak and More Star in Music Circus' CRAZY FOR YOU, 8/28-9/2
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 14, 2012
Combine more than 20 unforgettable Gershwin songs like "I Got Rhythm" and "Someone to Watch Over Me" with lots of fabulous dancing and a comical boy-meets-girl love story and you get Crazy for You, the rousing, Tony Award-winning musical that closes the 2012 Music Circus Season, at Wells Fargo Pavilion from August 28 - September 2. Playing Bobby Child will be award-winning Broadway song-and-dance man Noah Racey, who has performed on Broadway in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Follies, Curtains and Never Gonna Dance. Playing the feisty Polly Baker will be Anne Horak, whose Broadway and touring credits include Young Frankenstein and White Christmas.
Matthew Broderick Set for 'Moby Dick' Reading to Benefit South Street Seaport Museum
by Caryn Robbins
- Aug 14, 2012
Matthew Broderick will appear in a benefit performance for New York City's South Street Seaport Museum on Monday, October 15 at 7:30 pm. The 'Celebrating Moby-Dick Benefit' will be an immersive evening of readings and films, starring Broderick as Ishmael, Edward Herrmann as Ahab, and John Douglas Thompson as Father Mapple.
CABARET LIFE NYC: Better Late Than Never Reviews - 10 Shows of a Cabaret Summer
by Stephen Hanks
- Aug 11, 2012
So many cabaret shows, so little time . . . to write reviews that is. During his almost two years as a cabaret reviewer, BroadwayWorld.com critic Stephen Hanks managed to do a pretty good job of writing critiques during a show's run or soon after the run ended. But this summer he just couldn't keep up. Finally, here are observations on 10 performances over the past two months.
Spike Lee in Negotiations for PORGY AND BESS Film Adaptation
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 9, 2012
According to Indiewire, Spike Lee wants to make a film adaptation of the George Gershwin musical Porgy and Bess and has confirmed that negotiations are 'still in the works.' The Tony Award-winning revival starring Norm Lewis, Audra McDonald and David Alan Grier is currently playing on Broadway.
STAGE TUBE: Backstage with NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT's 'Floyd', Jeff Schecter
by Stage Tube
- Aug 8, 2012
Young Hollywood (hosted by Lesley Robins) went backstage to Broadway's production of the classic Gershwin musical NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT with Jeff Schecter, who plays Floyd. This behind-the-scenes peek looks at the show, its costume department, fun props and more. Plus, Schecter reveals what it's like to work with Matthew Broderick and what it was like taking over as the understudy for the Tony Award-winning role of Cookie, played by star Michael McGrath. Check out the video below!
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT's Judy Kaye to Sing the National Anthem at This Thursday's Mets Game
by Kelsey Denette
- Aug 7, 2012
Two-time Tony Award winner Judy Kaye, currently starring in the Tony-winning hit musical comedy NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, will sing the national anthem at Citi Field on Thursday, August 9th for the New York Mets game against the Miami Marlins at 12 p.m. NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, featuring music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and a book by two-time Tony Award-winner Joe DiPietro, stars Matthew Broderick and four time Tony Award nominee Kelli O'Hara. The production is directed and choreographed by three-time Tony Award-winner Kathleen Marshall. The production is now playing at Broadway's Imperial Theatre (249 West 45th Street).
Tom Gold Dance Joins Stars Of Ballet in Bilbao, Spain
by Kelsey Denette
- Jul 31, 2012
Tom Gold Dance has been invited to be a part of Stars Of Ballet in Bilbao, Spain, as part of the program Works & Process at the Guggenheim They will present two performances on Wednesday, August 1st at 12:00pm and 7:00 pm at El Auditorio del Museo Guggenheim, Bilbao, Spain.
UNSAM Dance Group Performs Under the Direction of Oscar Araiz, August 8
by Kelsey Denette
- Jul 31, 2012
La Unidad de la Artes de la Universidad Nacional de San Martín y Comunidad Amijai presentan las obrasPulsos, Sonidos Negros y Rapsodia, interpretadas por el Grupo de Danza UNSAM, con coreografía y dirección de Oscar Araiz, en el Templo de la Comunidad Amijai, Arribeños 2355, CABA.
George Cole and Eurocana Set for CA's Studio 55 Marin Tonight, 7/28
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 28, 2012
George Cole and 'Eurocana' are set to dazzle Studio 55's stage with original music, melodies and lyrics that evoke a time gone by. 'Hot Jazz' with an acoustically flavored French string-driven sound that invokes the dynamic styles of Gypsy jazz and swing a la Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt. George Cole has been influenced in his original music by the great composers of the swing era like Cole Porter and George Gershwin. His exciting band 'Eurocana' threads together the material to create a riveting synthesis of Eurocana flair.
Dance Theatre of Tennessee Announces 'Many Faces of Eve' 2012-13 Season
by Jeffrey Ellis
- Jul 27, 2012
Dance Theatre of Tennessee celebrates strong female voices, stories and the diversity of the arts with its 2012/2013 line-up The Many Faces of Eve. Christopher Mohnani, DTT artistic director, promises "the upcoming season will hold something for everyone with its rich offering of professional performances."
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