John Hemphill News

Mad Cow Theatre has announced its run of Alan Bennett's The History Boys in The Harriett Theatre, from today, August 8 - September 7, 2014.

The Addams Family, the musical comedy based on the beloved Addams family cartoons created by Charles Addams, comes to life August 22, 2014 and runs through September 14, 2014 on the Lohrey Stage at Theatre Memphis. The frightfully funny and comically macabre show opens the 2014 -15 season for Theatre Memphis and features well known characters such as Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, Lurch and Grandma. Director Cecelia Wingate returns to Theatre Memphis at the helm of the production having directed last season's Theatre Memphis hit, Young Frankenstein. She is supported by musical director Jeffrey Brewer and Choreographer Jay Rapp.

Mad Cow Theatre has announced its upcoming run of Alan Bennett's The History Boys in The Harriett Theatre, from August 8 - September 7, 2014.

Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus' global smash hit musical Mamma Mia! celebrated another milestone yesterday, Thursday, March 6, 2014, when it became the 9th longest-running show in Broadway history, a record previously held by the landmark musical Rent. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you coverage of the cast's curtain call, and after their bows!

Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus' global smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! will welcome new principals Alan Campbell, Paul DeBoy, John Hemphill, Jon Jorgenson and Elena Ricardo to The Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street) on Broadway on Monday, February 3, 2014.

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, November 24, 2013 - Sunday, November 24, 2013.

Greater Tuna plays have been a Memphis tradition since the 1990's. A Tuna Christmas, Directed by Ann Marie Hall (Singin' in the Rain), the second in this series, is a wild yuletide caper that introduces us to the eccentric residents of Tuna--Texas' third-smallest town.

A Tuna Christmas by Ed Howard, Joe Sears, and Jaston Williams will run tonight, November 15 - December 29, 2013 at The Circuit Playhouse.

Broadway's long running hit Mamma Mia! celebrated 5,000 performances at its new home at The Broadhurst Theatre with a special performance yesterday, November 9th. Check out a look back at the celebration with the cast, crew, and creators below!

A Tuna Christmas by Ed Howard, Joe Sears, and Jaston Williams will run November 15 - December 29, 2013 at The Circuit Playhouse.

A Tuna Christmas runs November 15 - December 29 at The Circuit Playhouse. The Pay What You Can performance is Thursday, November 21 at 8pm. The Circuit Playhouse is located at 51 S. Cooper Street. For more information or to make reservations, please call 901-726-4656 or purchase tickets online at playhouseonthesquare.org.

Stars and casts from the current Broadway line-up have been busy in the studio, recording for the 2013 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 15. Singing traditional and original holiday songs, this annual holiday music CD benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA), one of the nation's leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you exclusive photos from Mamma Mia!'s recording session for 'Rejoice' with castmembers Felicity Claire, Christopher Hudson Myers, Lauren Cohn, Albert Guerzon, Allyson Carr, Elena Ricardo, Laurie Veldheer, John Hemphill, Tony Gonzalez, Gerard Salvador, Corinne Melancon, Art Syok, Traci Victoria and Jennifer Noth.

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, August 18, 2013 - Sunday, August 18, 2013.

Featured this week was the cast of Mamma Mia! (Deanna Aguinaga, Natalie Bradshaw, Allyson Carr, Felicity Claire, Daniel Cooney, Stacia Fernandez, Felicia Finley, AJ Fisher, Jon Erik Goldberg, Thomasina Gross, Albert Guerzon, John Hemphill, Judy McLane, Corrine Melancon, Christopher Hudson Myers, Jennifer Noth, Jacob Pinion, Elena Ricardo, Gerard Salvador, Lauren Sambataro, Laurie Veldheer, Traci Victoria, Victor Wallace), FOREVER TANGO (Sebastian Ripoll, Maria Bojanich, Hernan Lazart, Florencia Blanco, Zumo Leguizamon and Belen Bartolome), MOTOWN ((Brandon Victor Dixon, Nicholas Christopher, Rebecca Covington, Ariana DeBose, Andrea Dora, Preston Dugger III, Dionne Figgins, Marva Hicks, Sasha Hutchings, Jawan Jackson, Darius Kaleb, Krisha Marcano, Sydney Morton, Jarran Muse, N'Kenge, Saycon Sengbloh, Eric LaJuan Summers, Julius Thomas III, Rickey Tripp), and ONCE (Arthur Darvill and Joanna Christie).Check out photos below!

Featured this week was the cast of Mamma Mia! (Deanna Aguinaga, Natalie Bradshaw, Allyson Carr, Felicity Claire, Daniel Cooney, Stacia Fernandez, Felicia Finley, AJ Fisher, Jon Erik Goldberg, Thomasina Gross, Albert Guerzon, John Hemphill, Judy McLane, Corrine Melancon, Christopher Hudson Myers, Jennifer Noth, Jacob Pinion, Elena Ricardo, Gerard Salvador, Lauren Sambataro, Laurie Veldheer, Traci Victoria, Victor Wallace), performing 'The Winner Takes It All,' 'Mamma Mia,' 'Dancing Queen,' and 'Waterloo.' Check out highlights below!

Singin' in the Rain, a cloned stage version of the 1957 film classic, will open on the Lohrey Stage at Theatre Memphis tonight, June 7 and run through June 30, 2013.

Singin' in the Rain, a cloned stage version of the 1957 film classic, will open on the Lohrey Stage at Theatre Memphis on June 7 and run through June 30, 2013.

It's 1927, George S. Kaufman and George & Ira Gershwin decide to write a musical based upon a ridiculous premise - to protect the price of a commodity, the United States invades a foreign country!

Producers announced today that P.J. Griffith (Giant, American Idiot) and Christina Sajous (Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark, American Idiot) will star in the industry lab presentation of the new musical, BEYOND THE MUSIC, on January 28th and 29th. They join previously announced cast members Rob Bartlett (How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying), Katie Rose Clarke (Wicked), Claybourne Elder (Bonnie and Clyde) and Tony Award-winner Karen Ziemba (Contact, Curtains). BEYOND THE MUSIC features a book by Andy Sandberg, music and lyrics by Cliff Downs and Katie Kahanovitz, and direction by Sandberg, with choreography by AC Ciulla and music supervision and arrangements by Fred Lassen.