John Travolta News

Television and comedy star John Thomson (Cold Feet, The Fast Show) will join the smash hit UK tour of Hairspray as Wilbur Turnblad this Christmas for three weeks at Blackpool Winter Gardens (13 December – 2 January).

It has been over a year and half since the world shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Finally, I'm thrilled to say, Theater has returned. 'Welcome back!' Oops, Wait I'm mixing-up my 1970's John Travolta pop culture references. 'I got chills and they're multiplying' (that's better). Thankfully, these multiplying chills are not from COVID, but from Theatre Three's fantastically fun production of Grease, complete with an on-stage hot rod.

Con la inminente vuelta a Madrid de Grease el 2 de octubre, en BroadwayWorld Spain hemos querido hacer un repaso a algunas de las actuaciones que más nos han sorprendido de otras producciones del musical americano. 

Headlining the lineup is Carrie, which will return to theaters for its 45th anniversary. Also included are Scream, Silence of the Lambs, The Evil Dead, and Dracula and Frankenstein Double Feature.

Songstress Therese Lee will debut her one-woman concert RIDING THE BUS TO THE RED CARPET at Feinstein’s at Vitello’s September 29, 2021. Therese and I have crossed paths many a time, in years past, working the Red Carpet. I grabbed the chance to catch up with my former co-reporter.

It has been announced that musical theatre star and television presenter Brenda Edwards (Chicago, We Will Rock You, The X Factor, Loose Women and Songs of Praise) will star as Motormouth Maybelle in the UK and Ireland tour of Hairspray.  Comedy legend Norman Pace (ITV's The Hale and Pace Show) will play Wilbur Turnblad alongside West End leading man Alex Bourne (Annie, Mamma Mia!, We Will Rock You) as Edna Turnblad.

The main inspiration for Waldo and Eva-Marie to include 'Two Sleepy People' on their debut collaboration album was the composer of the song himself.

The Axelrod Performing Arts Center has announced its grand reopening beginning in October, after 18 months shuttered from the pandemic. Four main-stage musicals have been announced as well as a youth production from the Axelrod Performing Arts Academy. The concert schedule will be announced after Labor Day.

The first new production in 25 years of Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey’s iconic musical GREASE, directed by Nikolai Foster, choreographed by Arlene Phillips and starring Peter Andre as Teen Angel and Vince Fontaine opened at Curve, Leicester on 30 July and is currently touring the UK. 

Stage and screen star Marilu Henner has returned to Bucks County Playhouse with her dazzling new club act, 'The Marilu Henner Show', now running through August 15! Featuring song and dance and stories galore, the show pulls from all facets of Henner's incredible life both on stage and off.

Today, the Arts Club Theatre Company’s Artistic Director Ashlie Corcoran and Executive Director Peter Cathie White announced the full 2021–2022 season programming for the province’s leading non-profit theatre organization.

Sebi's Daughters Present The Honduran Experience on August 7, 2021 in Atlanta, GA. The Honduran Experience is a spiritual healing experience hosted by Sebi's Daughters, as a way of offering a glimpse into the history of world-renowned herbalist and healer Alfredo Bowman aka Dr. Sebi and his family. 

A prequel to the classic movie musical Grease titled, 'Rise of the Pink' ladies has been given the greenlight at Paramount+!

Though new fresh takes on movies can be uplifting and eye opening in terms of theme or message, there are some stories that I believe should never be remade. The possibility of remakes ruining classics is something to think about as the movie industry struggles to find new plot lines for people to enjoy for many years to come.

Tickets are now on sale at the Downey Theatre box office or by calling (562) 861-8211. Learn more about the productions, and how to purchase tickets, here.

Con motivo del aniversario de su llegada a la gran pantalla, con John Travolta y Olivia Newton-John, queremos hacer un repaso de la historia de la obra

Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company will present Dance With Us, an educational digital platform centered around the premiere of a series of new dance films. The resource launches from June 25-27, 2021 at 7pm ET with the premieres of the films and the reveal of the platform, a website whose URL will go live at this moment.

La obra estuvo nominada a 13 premios en 2003, incluyendo los Premios al Mejor Musical, Guión, Música y Dirección

The Old Globe today announced plans for the long-awaited full reopening of its three theatres in Balboa Park. Audiences will be able to once again gather in the Globe’s outdoor theatre starting June 4 and in the two indoor theatres in September.

Dan Partridge will be reprising the role of Danny in Grease, having played the role on the UK and Ireland tour in 2019. Georgia Louise will play Sandy, with Paul French as Kenickie and Tendai Rinomhota as Rizzo. They are joined by Alex Christian as Doody, Josh Barnett as Roger, Inez Budd as Marty, Maeve Byrne as Jan, Marianna Neofitou as Frenchy, Corinna Powlesland as Miss Lynch and Cristian Zaccarini as Sonny.