THIS WEEK IN PICTURES: February 27- March 4
by Nora Dominick
- Mar 4, 2016
Freaking out over High School Musical 4? Didn't have time to check in on your favorite Broadway stars? Well don't worry BroadwayWorld has rounded up some of the biggest stories from this week from Broadway and beyond with BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures.'
BEAUTIFUL, THE BOOK OF MORMON & More Set for Inaugural Broadway at the Eccles Season
by Tyler Peterson
- Mar 4, 2016
After 25 years, Broadway in Utah will have a new name and a new address for the 2016-17 season. Tony and Grammy Award®-winning Beautiful - The Carole King Musical will be the very first Broadway musical to play the brand-new George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater now under construction at 100 South and Main Street in downtown Salt Lake City with a full week of performances November 15-20, 2016.
Richard Nelson's HUNGRY Opens Tonight at The Public
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 4, 2016
The Public Theater presents HUNGRY, now through Sunday, March 27, as part of Oskar Eustis' 10th Anniversary season. Play one, part of THE GABRIELS: Election Year in the Life of One Family, written and directed by Richard Nelson, HUNGRY officially opens tonight, March 4.
Review Roundup: Danai Gurira's FAMILIAR Opens at Playwrights Horizons
by Review Roundups
- Mar 4, 2016
Playwrights Horizons presents the New York premiere production of FAMILIAR, a new play by Obie Award-winner Danai Gurira, directed by Rebecca Taichman. FAMILIAR opens tonight, March 3, at Playwrights Horizons for a limited engagement plays through Sunday, March 27. Let's see what the critics had to say...
Photo Flash: First Look at Laura Benanti, Zachary Levi & More in SHE LOVES ME!
by Nicole Rosky
- Mar 3, 2016
Laura Benanti (Amalia), Zachary Levi (Georg),Gavin Creel (Kodaly), Michael McGrath(Sipos), Jane Krakowski (Ilona) and Byron Jennings (Maraczek) star in Roundabout's new Broadway production of SHE LOVES ME, directed by Scott Ellis, choreographed byWarren Carlyle with musical direction by Paul Gemignani. This classic musical comedy features a book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Sheldon Harnickand music by Jerry Bock.
SHE LOVES ME is currently in preview performances and officially opens on March 17, 2016. This is a limited engagement through July 10, 2016 at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th Street).
Check out a first look at the cast in action below!
Photo Flash: Tamara Tunie, Roslyn Ruff and More Lead FAMILIAR, Opening Tonight at Playwrights Horizons
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 3, 2016
Playwrights Horizons presents the New York premiere production of FAMILIAR, a new play by Obie Award-winner Danai Gurira, directed by Rebecca Taichman. FAMILIAR will have its Opening Night this evening, March 3 at 7PM at Playwrights Horizons' Mainstage Theater (416 West 42nd Street). The limited engagement plays through Sunday, March 27. BroadwayWorld has a look at the cast in action below!
BWW Review: A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE at Kingsbury Hall is Pristine
by Tyler Hinton
- Mar 2, 2016
Best Musical Tony winner A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER is playing at Kingsbury Hall to great, deserved acclaim. From its physical production to its performances, it is a pristine national tour of the hit.
Broadway's AMERICAN PSYCHO to Offer Specially Priced Preview Tickets
by Tyler Peterson
- Mar 1, 2016
AMERICAN PSYCHO, the American premiere of a new musical based on the iconic novel by Bret Easton Ellis, has announced that $19.89 tickets for six select preview performances will go on sale on Saturday, March 5th from 10:00 am - 12 Noon in-person only at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre box office (236 West 45th Street).
WAKE UP with BWW 3/1/2016 - THE CRUCIBLE, DRY POWDER and More!
by Jessica Khan
- Mar 1, 2016
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: THE CRUCIBLE begins on Broadway, DRY POWDER begins at The Public, and the Great White Way welcomes two new faces!
BWW Review: Top 10 Reasons Why WICKED Is Still Worth Seeing On Tour
by Michael L. Quintos
- Mar 1, 2016
When it comes down to it, trying to convince rabid or even casual fans of the hit Broadway blockbuster WICKED into seeing the show again (and again… and again) when it comes to their town really doesn't take much of a struggle. No matter how many times over the years that the Broadway blockbuster has landed in our own backyard, the demand for tickets is still high (hence the often long engagements the show has on our stages). Now finishing up the final week of its national tour's latest return engagement at Orange County's Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa through March 6, the 'popular' musical continues to be a must-see favorite, and shows no signs of slowing down. So, 15 years later... is WICKED still worth seeing at a city near you for the umpteenth time these days? Absolutely! And here are 10 pretty good reasons why...
BRIGHT STAR's Steve Martin & Edie Brickell to Join Jimmy Fallon Tonight; Carmen Cusack to Perform!
by Tyler Peterson
- Feb 29, 2016
Bright Star, the new musical from Grammy and Emmy Award winner Steve Martin and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Edie Brickell, will make its national television debut tonight on NBC'S "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon." The appearance will include interviews with Martin and Brickell, as well as a cast performance of the number "Sun's Gonna Shine," which Variety called, "A gorgeous anthem to optimism," led by Carmen Cusack. (Ms. Cusack's starring role in Bright Star marks her Broadway debut.) "The Tonight Show" airs on NBC at 11:35 p.m. (10:35 p.m. Central).
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