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Broadway's WAITRESS began performances on Friday, March 25 with a bang, setting a house record for a single performance the Brooks Atkinson Theatre and announcing a new block of tickets on sale through January 1, 2017. WAITRESS opens today, April 24, 2016. Get ready for tonight's opening bows by scrolling down to learn more about the company, plus watching highlights from the show!
Last night on AMERICAN IDOL, the lights were dimmed for a final time and host Ryan Seacrest made one last dream come true, as Trent Harmon, 25, from Amory, MS, was named the 15th and final AMERICAN IDOL in the history-making series finale live from Dolby Theatre.
Tony Award winner Jessie Mueller has taken Broadway by storm. From her knockout performance as Carole King in Beautiful, to now turning heads as Jenna in Waitress, Mueller can do it all. And her credits don't stop there.
Phillip Phillips joins the epic lineup of alumni returning to the AMERICAN IDOL stage for the series finale on Thursday, April 7 at 8/7c on FOX.
She may be in WAITRESS now, but in 2010 Jessie Mueller was leading another big musical of this theatre season. Watch below as the Tony winner takes on 'Ice Cream' from SHE LOVES ME at Chicago's Writers Theatre!
Trent Harmon, Dalton Rapattoni and La'Porsha Renae are this season's AMERICAN IDOL Top Three finalists, after it was revealed that MacKenzie Bourg received the fewest votes. One of these three singers will be the AMERICAN IDOL!
On Friday May 13, Broadway Stars will perform in concert highlighting the Summer Theatre's Gala Evening "Getting to Know You" held at Woodway Country Club in Darien CT. The evening features performances by Broadway Tony Award-Winning actress Kelli O'Hara star of The King and I, South Pacific, Bridges of Madison County, Light in the Piazza and The Pajama Game (with Harry Connick Jr.). She will be joined with Broadway friends of the Summer Theatre including two-time Tony Nominee Robin de Jesus, Broadway composer and national cabaret star David Friedman and Broadway veterans Janelle Robertson, Jodi Stevens and Chip Zien. Also, a performance by cast members from this summer's West Side Story, and by the Performing Arts Conservatory of New Canaan Children Chorus.
The award-winning composer and special guests perform selections from his catalog of stage and screen favorites like 'Magic to Do' from Pippin; 'When You Believe' from the DreamWorks' animated feature, The Prince of Egypt; 'Day By Day' from Godspell and several selections from the Broadway hit Wicked, including 'Defying Gravity.'
Tracy Letts' play BUG marks its 20th anniversary with a starry production at Found111 this spring.
Red Branch Theatre Company (RBTC) will kick off its 2016 season entitled Paint It Red with the TONY Award-winning musical thriller SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET. The production will run at Drama Learning Center, where Red Branch is the theatre in residence, from April 8 - 30, 2016. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in costume below!
Red Branch Theatre Company (RBTC) will kick off its 2016 season entitled Paint It Red with the TONY Award-winning musical thriller SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET. New show dates and special events held in conjunction with the production have just been announced. The production will run at Drama Learning Center, where Red Branch is the theatre in residence, from April 8 - 30, 2016.
Last night on AMERICAN IDOL, the Top Four finalists were announced, including MacKenzie Bourg, Trent Harmon, Dalton Rapattoni and La'Porsha Renae.
New Conservatory Theatre Center crowns its 2015-16 season with the West Coast premiere of a whimsical reimagining of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, the classic American musical featuring music by Burton Lane, lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, and a new book by Peter Parnell, based on the original book by Lerner. This mesmerizing and enchanting new look at the classic musical is just your typical musical comedy - about hypnosis, a gay florist with commitment issues, a love triangle with a therapist, and past life as a 1940s chanteuse.
On last night's AMERICAN IDOL, contestant Sonikda Vaid Sonika couldn't hold it back anymore, belting out Demi Lovato's version of 'Let It Go'.
Adam Lambert returned to the American Idol stage to premiere his new song, 'Welcome to the Show,' featuring Swedish singer Laleh, who co-wrote the tune.
Last night on AMERICAN IDOL, the Top Five finalists were announced, including MacKenzie Bourg, Trent Harmon, Dalton Rapattoni, La'Porsha Renae and Sonika Vaid. Judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr. determined that Vaid would be saved
Today, producer Mark Goucher has confirmed that following the phenomenal success of the current UK tour, the new production of Hairspray will return at the end of summer 2017 to once again tour the UK. This second tour of the smash hit musical will visit venues across the country until the spring of 2018. Casting, dates and locations for the 2017/18 tour will be announced in due course.
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College concludes its 2015-16 Jazz Series on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 3pm with three-time Grammy Award-winning pianist Ramsey Lewis and singer/guitarist John Pizzarelli, joining forces in a tribute to the titan of fifties vocal pop, Nat King Cole.
Julie Reiber, a highly sought-after Broadway actress and singer, will be performing for Lakeland Regional Health's annual Philanthropist of the Year event on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at the Hollis Cancer Center in Lakeland, FL. She will be singing with students from the Harrison Center for the Visual and Performing Arts.
Last night on AMERICAN IDOL, the Top Six finalists were announced, including MacKenzie Bourg, Trent Harmon, Tristan McIntosh, Dalton Rapattoni, La'Porsha Renae and Sonika Vaid.
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