Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: The American Songbook Association will present its first annual gala tonight, Jeremy Jordan and Jason Robert Brown team up for a concert at SubCulture NYC, and more!
Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer Street, South Portland will be presenting four musicals and a classic play in their 2018-2019 season. All five shows are being performed on the Lyric stage for the first time and include family friendly classics, romantic drama, uproarious comedy, murder and mystery, and an epic, classic tale, something for everyone.
West Virginia Public Theatre (WVPT) brings another piece of Broadway to North-Central West Virginia: Directed by Jen Coles, The Last Five Years is an intimate, funny, and devastatingly honest examination of life and love. The musical opens on Friday, September 7 at 8pm, with additional shows on September 8, 13-15 at 8pm and a matinee on September 9 at 2pm. All performances will take place at the Tanner Theatre at Monongalia Arts Center (MAC).
There's just something about Kristin Chenoweth. It's almost undefinable, perhaps even undescribable, yet as with any writer's efforts to put into words how remarkable the woman behind the image is, I'll give it my best shot, attempting to encapsulate the wonder that is Kristin Chenoweth in 2,000 words or less (but if I go over, don't judge too harshly - I'm simply stating the facts that prove the folly of my initial hypothesis).
Conversamos un poco con la actriz y cantante Ana Grethel Solis.
Alleyway Theatre will present the world premiere of PHILOSOPHUS: OR ... A true and terrible recounting of the horrible events to befall one Francois-Marie Arouet, otherwise known as 'Voltaire,' at the vile hands of despotism and tyranny, as represented by Baron Franz von Freytag and his insidious persecution of said philosopher, which, over the course of a few weeks, dictated the fate of liberty and freedom in the historical trajectory of Western civilization by Colin Speer Crowley, directed by Neal Radice. Opening night is September 13, 2018. It is the company's first production of its 39th season dedicated to presenting new plays and musicals.
the cell, who scored a surprise hit with Bastard Jones last winter, invites you to the New York Premiere of THE EVOLUTION OF MANN, a musical featuring music & lyrics by Drama Desk nominee Douglas J. Cohen (Children's Letters to God, The Opposite of Sex) and book & lyrics by Dan Elish (13: The Musical) based on his novel, Nine Wives. Directed by Joe Barros (Bastard Jones), performances run September 23 - October 21 at the cell is located at 338 W 23rd St, between 8th & 9th Aves in Chelsea.)
Inland Valley Repertory Theater company (IVRT) is pleased to announce the casting of Cassandra Marie Murphy as Francesca in the Southern California Premier of Jason Robert Brown's Musical THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY for a very limited run on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 25 and 26 at the Candlelight Pavilion in Claremont.
Jason Robert Brown's hilarious coming-of-age musical 13, a show about discovering that 'cool' is sometimes where we least expect it will be the season opener at Rise Above Performing Arts in Sarasota, Florida on September 20th and run through the 23rd at The Glenridge Performing Arts Center.
West Virginia Public Theatre (WVPT) brings another piece of Broadway to North-Central West Virginia: Directed by Jen Coles, The Last Five Years is an intimate, funny, and devastatingly honest examination of life and love. The musical opens today, September 7 at 8pm, with additional shows on September 8, 13-15 at 8pm and a matinee on September 9 at 2pm. All performances will take place at the Tanner Theatre at Monongalia Arts Center (MAC).
Alleyway Theatre will present the world premiere of PHILOSOPHUS: OR ... A true and terrible recounting of the horrible events to befall one Francois-Marie Arouet, otherwise known as 'Voltaire,' at the vile hands of despotism and tyranny, as represented by Baron Franz von Freytag and his insidious persecution of said philosopher, which, over the course of a few weeks, dictated the fate of liberty and freedom in the historical trajectory of Western civilization by Colin Speer Crowley, directed by Neal Radice. Opening night is September 13, 2018. It is the company's first production of its 39th season dedicated to presenting new plays and musicals.
Casting is now complete for the foot-stompin' musical Honky Tonk Angels. This performance, playing from September 19 - September 30, will be directed by DAVID HEMSLEY CALDWELL, returning to the Lyceum for his 20th production, and musically directed by SAM CLEIN. The production features SHARON MALANE as Darlene, ERIN MCCRACKEN as Angela, and SHELBY RINGDAHL as Sue Ellen.
International theater and concert star from Israel ISAAC SUTTON will return to Feinstein's/54 Below on September 29 at 9:30pm following a previous sold out show at Feinstein's/54 Below and a recent US concert tour which received rave reviews. Sutton will offer his unique celebration of Broadway performed in English, Italian, French and Hebrew
Forbes recently named Lancaster, Pennsylvania one of the top ten coolest places to visit in the United States. The rich architecture and bustling food scene have contributed to its recent national attention. The team at Prima, a contemporary theatre organization in Lancaster, saw there was still more progress to be made. With the belief that a city this dynamic deserves a cultural scene that suits its growing vibrancy, Prima's Executive Artistic Producer, Mitch Nugent, set out to create a new home for fresh theatrical experiences in Lancaster.
The Strand Theater Company proudly presents the opening production of its 11th Season, 'Night, Mother by Marsha Norman.
Husband-and-wife duo John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey make their annual fall pilgrimage to Cafe Carlyle with an all-new show, American Stories, November 6-17. The New York Times recently described John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey as "the supreme nightclub act of our time." A world-renowned guitarist and singer, John Pizzarelli has been entertaining audiences for over 20 years and has established himself as one of the prime contemporary interpreters of the Great American Songbook. Jessica Molaskey is a veteran of a dozen Broadway shows including the revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Sunday in the Park with George, which was nominated for nine Tony Awards. TIME has raved, "Sophisticated, jazzy and engaging, the Astaire-Rodgers of the cabaret world are at the top of their game."
Two River Theater opens their 20182019 season with the world premiere of 'Pamela's First Musical.' The show will be on the Red Bank stage from 98 to 1017. Broadwayworld.com interviewed Andrea Burns about her career and her role as Mary Ethel Bernadette in the production.
It has been announced that the festival will be led by Two-time Tony Award winning actress, singer and dancer Sutton Foster (TV Land's Younger, ABC Family's Bunheads, Anything Goes, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Violet ), three-time Tony Award nominee Joshua Henry (Hamilton, Carousel, Violet, Shuffle Along,The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess), Emmy nominated songwriter, musician and actor Darren Criss (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, Hedwig and the Angry Inch) and actor and Atlantic Records recording artist Alex Newell (Glee, Once on this Island).
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