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A recent episode of The Simpsons featured a spoof of a song that Broadway fans may recognize! In a scene featuring Mr. Burns at a nuclear power plant, the cartoon program included a parody of 'Henry Ford' from Ragtime.
The King's Head Theatre charity has announced it will open the first new production at its purpose built 200-seat theatre on 8 January 2024, with the world premiere of Exhibitionists by Shaun McKenna and Andrew Van Sickle.
Join us for an autumnal evening of jazz standards and musical theater songs in All Jazzed Up! Featuring 11 musical numbers, this show will take you on a journey through ballads and upbeat songs that will leave you wanting more. Don't miss this unforgettable performance.
The Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) announced earlier this week the 18 artists from across the U.S. and around the globe selected by an APAP panel to pitch their new work at the annual UP NEXT!
New for 2024 Award-winning theatre company New Old Friends in association with Yvonne Arnaud Theatre present HOUDINI'S GREATEST ESCAPE which will open at Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford on 08 February and Tour the UK throughout Spring.
In this video, watch as Evangeline (10), Lilah (8), and Tess (9) head to the New Victory Theatre to check out The Vanishing Elephant. Curious about what they thought of the show? Find out below!
What did our critic think of SIDE SHOW at Ashland Productions? 'Side Show,' based on the true story of conjoined twins Violet and Daisy Hilton, who rose to fame during the Depression, offers a poignant portrayal of two women bound at the hip.
The Vanishing Elephant, produced by Belfast’s Cahoots NI, will kick off the New Victory Theater’s 2023-24 season with a dazzling display of life-size puppetry from October 14 through October 29 at Stage 42.
Signature Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for the epic musical Ragtime, with book by Terrence McNally, music by Stephen Flaherty, and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!
Woodside Musical Theatre will present SEUSSICAL a musical with music, book, and story by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, beginning next month. Get event and ticket information here!
Critics use the word “well” often when describing the arts. Something is “well-written,” “well performed,” “well-acted,” “well thought-out.” RAGTIME, which runs Sept. 22-Oct. 1 at the Lincoln Theatre (769 E. Long Street in downtown Columbus), is all of those things, and more.
David Glover is out to disprove the adage of “Those who can’t do, teach” when he takes on the role of Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Columbus Children’s Theatre production of RAGTIME THE MUSICAL. The Terrance McNally musical will be performed Sept. 22-Oct. 1 at the Lincoln Theatre (769 E. Long St. in downtown Columbus).
Award-winning magician and native of Philadelphia, Robert Malissa, has launched Philadelphia's first Comedy Magic Tour.
Columbus Children's Theatre presents Ragtime The Musical at the historic Lincoln Theatre. Don't miss this Tony Award-winning show that weaves together the lives of three distinct groups during the turn of the 20th century. Experience the power of Ragtime in person from September 22nd to October 1st. Get your tickets now!
When the musical Ragtime was produced for Broadway in 1998 it was a colossal, big-budget show. It cost some ten million dollars. What in the world were the folks at tiny little Union Avenue Opera thinking when they decided to include this show in their twenty-ninth season? Ragtime, the musical treatment of E. L. Doctorow’s vast rambling nostalgic, wonderfully American novel, is far removed from opera.
Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) will present 'A Brooklyn Arcanum 1,' the next installment in their serialized play series at Brooklyn's Industry City. Written by Stephen Gracia and directed by Michael LoPorto, the performance includes two original short plays about séances and apocalyptic magic.
A question that’s often posed is, “What constitutes good art?” For me, it’s a piece that stretches my knowledge while dispelling assumptions. It’s something that might make me uncomfortable, even if I’m not sure why. It’s a work that evokes such strong emotions that I am left thinking about it for days. Ragtime is good art. Broadway at Music Circus has outdone itself with this powerful production about social justice, feminism, and tenacity. Based on the novel of the same name by E.L. Doctorow, Ragtime opened on Broadway in 1998 and won four Tony Awards, including Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score.
John Sturk, a Chicago magician and musician, has been elected National President of The Society of American Magicians. Sturk will be the 107th president to serve in the office.
Tennessee Whiskey & Fresno Chile Productions have announced the West-Coast premiere of If I'm Good, by Ronnie Larsen, will be extended for one performance. Winner of the Fringe's Best Two Person Show and named Best of the Broadwater, If I'm Good tracks the story of two people from different ends of the political spectrum and explores how we got to the disunity we have in America today. The final performance will be July 6th, 2023 at the Broadwater Black Box.
Fulton Theatre will present a Benefit Concert of Ahrens and Flaherty's Ragtime on July 15, 2023. The cast of 64 will be directed by Marc Robin and the 28 piece orchestra will be led by Ben McNaboe.
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