Signature Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for Titanic, directed by Signature Theatre Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer (Broadway's Gigi, Follies, Million Dollar Quartet). Signature Theatre reaffirms its mission to stage inventive new productions of classic musicals by tackling Maury Yeston's (Nine) and Peter Stone's (1776) Tony Award-winning musical about the heart-stopping and riveting ride through the final moments of Titanic's fateful journey.
Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Producing Artistic Director, Todd Schmidt-Managing Director), recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, launches the 2016-2017 season with Mel Brooks' award-winning musical The Producers, directed by Don Stephenson and choreographed by Bill Burns. The Producers features music and lyrics by Mel Brooks, a book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, and the original Broadway direction and choreography by Susan Stroman.
Spectrum Listings for September 2016
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Casting has been completed for the upcoming concert production of Howard Goodall's The Hired Man. Joining the previously announced Jenna Russell and John Owen-Jones on September 22nd will be Sean Kearns (Wicked, The Commitments) as Pennington, Jessica Louise Parkinson (Love Beyond) as Sally, and James Moore (Matilda) as Harry. They will line up alongside the author Melvyn Bragg as the narrator.
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music announces the appointment of two principal artists from the San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Opera Orchestra to its woodwind faculty. Carey Bell, principal clarinet with the San Francisco Symphony, and Mingjia Liu, principal oboe with the San Francisco Opera, will begin teaching at SFCM in the fall semester of 2016. With these appointments, SFCM students will have the opportunity to study with a faculty that includes 30 members of the San Francisco Symphony, including 17 principal, associate, and assistant principal players, as well as four principals from the San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Ballet orchestras.
Holiday cheer will fill The DiMenna Center for Classical Music when Orchestra of St. Luke's presents its fourth annual Holiday Sing on December 18, 2015 at 7:00 PM. The DiMenna Center's largest hall will be filled with neighbors from Hell's Kitchen and across New York City, joining their voices together in a celebration of the season. The Holiday Sing is presented as part of OSL@DMC, the orchestra's series of free, interactive music events at its home.
Grammy Award-winning producer and premiere bassist, Andrew Gouche, releases debut solo album, We Don't Need No Bass, the anticipated contemporary jazz project featuring vocalists Fred Hammond and Jackie Gouche on Prayze Connection Entertainment, available now at iTunes.
The 2015 Tony nominated musical On The Town announced today a brand new online reservation system, allowing for an online seat reservation prior to a ticket purchase. Beginning Friday, May 22, ticket-buyers can go to OnTheTownBroadway.com and reserve their tickets, at no charge, for an upcoming performance. Once the reservation is complete, the tickets can be paid for at the Lyric Theatre Box Office (213 West 42nd Street) up until one hour prior to curtain.
DMI Soundtracks has announced the immediate availability on iTunes of the New Broadway Cast Recording for Gigi, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's beloved Oscar and Tony Award-winning musical comedy. The recording was produced and engineered by six-time Grammy Award winner Frank Filipetti. The CD is slated for release in June.
The Muny announced today the complete cast for its production of Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn. Based on the 1942 film, Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn features music and lyrics by Irving Berlin with a book by Gordon Greenberg and Chad Hodge. Greenberg will direct the Muny production with choreography by Denis Jones. Musical direction is by James Moore, vocal and dance arrangements are by Sam Davis with additional arrangements by Bruce Pomahac, and orchestrations by Larry Blank. The Muny's production of Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn is its second production worldwide.
Tony Yazbeck, nominated for a 2015 Tony Award for his leading role in the musical-comedy love letter to New York City ON THE TOWN, will reprise the role of 'Gabey' in select cities on the 2016-2017 national tour. ON THE TOWN is nominated for four 2015 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical, Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a Musical (Tony Yazbeck), Best Choreography (Joshua Bergasse), and Best Direction of a Musical (John Rando).
Gigi star Vanessa Hudgens will be interviewed on "The View" on Tuesday, April 14. "The View" airs locally at 11:00 AM (ET) on WABC-TV Channel 7. Check local listings.
Vanessa Hudgens stopped by the TONIGHT SHOW WITH JIMMY FALLON to talk about starring on Broadway and the stage roles that led up to her turn on the Great White Way, from Quasimodo to GIGI.
NBC has announced that GIGI star Vanessa Hudgens will stop by THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON on Friday, April 10 to talk about her new Broadway musical.
'Every single time I drive home from work, I pass Times Squre and there's a massive billboard in the middle of Times Square and it just blows my mind!,' shared Hudgens of seeing herself up in lights.
Nationally-syndicated morning talk show 'LIVE with Kelly and Michael' has announced that today, April 1, 2015 - Kelly and guet co-host Mark Consuelos will sit down with VANESSA HUDGENS to talk about her new Broadway musical Gigi. Later in the show, the actress will perform for the 'LIVE' audience.
Vanessa Hudgens will be interviewed and will perform "I Never Want To Go Home Again" with cast members from the new Broadway production of Gigi on "Live with Kelly and Michael" tomorrow, Wednesday, April 1. "Live with Kelly and Michael" airs locally at 9:00 AM (ET) on WABC-TV Channel 7. Check local listings.
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