This evening, Suzi Bass Awards, Inc. revealed nominations for the 2014-2015 Atlanta professional theatrical season. The Suzi Nomination Party, which rotates venues, was hosted this year by Horizon Theatre. Guest announcers included the ladies of The Weird Sisters Theatre Project: Kelly Criss, Veronika Duerr, Jaclyn Hofmann, Tiffany Porter, and Megan Rose.
This morning, October 16 (9-10 a.m.) Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alex Brightman stop by TODAY to talk about the new Broadway musical School of Rock, beginning previews on Monday, November 9, 2015 at the Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway), with an opening set for Sunday, December 6, 2015.
The box office officially opens today for the World Premiere of School of Rock - The Musical at the Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway). Previews will begin on Monday, November 9, 2015, with an opening set for Sunday, December 6, 2015. Tickets for School of Rock - The Musical are available by visiting the Winter Garden Theatre box office Monday - Saturdays between 10:00 am - 8:00 pm, online at Telecharge.com, or by calling 800-447-7400.
Andrew Lloyd Webber announced today the complete cast for School of Rock - The Musical, which will have its World Premiere on Broadway. Based on the smash hit 2003 film of the same title, School of Rock will feature music from the movie, as well as an original score by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Glenn Slater, with a book by Julian Fellowes and direction by Laurence Connor (currently represented on Broadway by Les Miserables). Previews will begin on Monday, November 9, 2015 at the Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway), with an opening set for Sunday, December 6, 2015.
Tonight, the Suzi Bass Awards, Inc. revealed nominations for the 2014-2015 Atlanta professional theatrical season to theatre patrons and industry artists. The Suzi Nomination Party, which rotates venues, was hosted this year by Horizon Theatre. Guest announcers included the ladies of The Weird Sisters Theatre Project: Kelly Criss, Veronika Duerr, Jaclyn Hofmann, Tiffany Porter, and Megan Rose. Among the notable nominees are Broadway-bound TUCK EVERLASTING and stage vet Will Swenson, who starred in BULL DURHAM at the Alliance. Scroll down for the full list of nominees!
Like all of the theatre community, BroadwayWorld is shocked and saddened to learn of the untimely passing of 21-year-old Les Miserables performer Kyle Jean-Baptiste after an accident at his mother's home on Friday night. Below, read the heartfelt messages that friends and fans have been sharing to social media ever since the news of his death.
Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), North Fulton's only professional theatre company, is excited to announce a unique partnership with the Chattahoochee Nature Center that will bring back the wildly popular GET production of Almost Heaven, John Denver's America for a very limited run. Performances will run Todays through Saturdays from tonight, July 23rd, through August 8th of 2015 at the Chattahoochee Nature Center's Ben Brady Pavilion, 9135 Willeo Rd., Roswell, GA 30075.
Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), North Fulton's only professional theatre company, is excited to be partnering with the Chattahoochee Nature Center as it brings back the wildly popular GET production of Almost Heaven, John Denver's America for a very limited run.
Before heading to Broadway this fall, School of Rock - THE MUSICAL rocked the Gramercy Theatre (127 E 23rd Street) for a brief residency, June 3rd through June 6th, with a public performance last night, June 9th. One of our editors caught the Saturday show, and BWW brings you inside details of the work-in-progress, plus photos of some SCHOOL OF ROCK groupies gathering for yesterday's show!
Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), North Fulton's only professional theatre company, is excited to announce a unique partnership with the Chattahoochee Nature Center that will bring back the wildly popular GET production of Almost Heaven, John Denver's America for a very limited run. Performances will run Thursdays through Saturdays from July 23rd through August 8th of 2015 at the Chattahoochee Nature Center's Ben Brady Pavilion, 9135 Willeo Rd., Roswell, GA 30075.
Gigi, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's beloved Oscar and Tony Award-winning musical comedy, celebrated its opening Wednesday night, April 8, at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52nd Street).Gigi starsVanessa Hudgens, who makes her Broadway debut in the title role, Tony Award-winner Victoria Clark(The Light in the Piazza, Sister Act, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella) as Mamita, Corey Cott(Newsies) as Gaston Lachaille, three-time Tony Award-nominee Dee Hoty (The Will RogersFollies, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public, Footloose) as Aunt Alicia, two-time Tony Award-nomineeHoward McGillin (The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Anything Goes) as Honore Lachaille andSteffanie Leigh (Mary Poppins) as Liane d'Exelmans.
The original cast and band of Sting's musical The Last Ship reunited on the 54 Below stage earlier this week to celebrate their run with an eclectic evening themed around seafaring songs. Below, check out Aaron Lazar's performance of a cut song from the musical, titled 'You Love Her But She Loves Someone Else'!
54 Below welcomed a slew of all-star guests this week, including the company of The Last Ship Company with Sting, Jeremy Jordan, Andy Mientus and Krysta Rodriguez in THIS WILL BE OUR YEAR, and more. Check out photos below!
Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com or call (646) 476-3551.
THE LAST SHIP played its final performance on Broadway on Saturday, January 24, but fans still have another chance to catch the cast in action. Tonight, March 2 (9:30PM), they will reunite at 54 Below for 'Songs in the Quay of Life: THE LAST SHIP Company in Concert.' The original cast and band will celebrate their run with an eclectic evening themed around seafaring songs. Proceeds will go to support Wallsend Boys Club in the north of England, which was founded by shipbuilders.
Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestra's begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven- o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including: The Last Ship Company in Concert; This Will Be Our Year, Starring Jeremy Jordan, Andy Mientus, & Krysta Rodriguez; Emily Padgett & Erin Davie; Very Very Rock Show in Concert Featuring Rebecca Naomi Jones and More; and 54 Sings Mack and Mabel.