Professional theatre is alive and well in Lakeway, TX. After a three-year break from professional productions, TexARTS is proud to present a full season of shows featuring local, regional and national talent in picturesque Hill Country. The season opens to a champagne toast this Friday, July 17 with the regional premier of 'Ring of Fire.'
The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. It's our TOP TEN HOT TOPIX for the first half of 2015!
To kick off its 2015-16 Professional Series, TexARTS celebrates an American music icon with the regional premier of RING OF FIRE: THE JOHNNY CASH MUSICAL SHOW. Starring local music heavyweight and multi-instrumentalist Walt Roberts, RING OF FIRE runs July 17-26 at the Kam and James Morris Theatre.
Mercury Theater Chicago, 3745 N. Southport Avenue, is pleased to announce the extension of RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH through August 30. The musical tribute has received rave reviews from critics and audiences alike and has broken sales records for Mercury Theater Chicago. "A good time with a great American artist!" exclaimed Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune. He also praised Kent M. Lewis' portrayal of Johnny Cash saying, "Lewis does not wear the cloak of the Man in Black; he inhabits him" and Hedy Weiss of the Chicago Sun-Times Highly Recommends the production saying it's "A show ablaze with fire and unmitigated fun!"
Leading up to Broadway's biggest night, the 2015 TONY AWARDS, BWW brings you our 'Brush Up On Your TONY Nominees' Guide to this year's nominees in the top categories.
Earlier this month, the 2015 Tony nominees gathered to meet the press and BroadwayWorld was on hand for the big day. Throughout the month, we will continue our Tonys coverage by bringing you exclusive photos by acclaimed photographer Walter McBride! Below, meet Beth Malone, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical nominee for Fun Home.
We are yet another day closer to the biggest night on every theatre-lover's calendar- the 69th Annual Tony Awards, which will be co-hosted by Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming on Sunday, June 7 (8PM on CBS). Earlier this month, the 2015 Tony nominees gathered to meet the press and BroadwayWorld was on hand for the big day. Below, we bring you an exclusive interview with Beth Malone, Best Perfromance by a Leading Actress in a Musical nominee for Fun Home.
The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. 'Ring Of Fire' and 'Big Fish' bring us a taste of the heartland, 'Beaches' hopes to follow 'Amazing Grace' on the journey from here to New York, and Gorilla Tango and MCL Chicago open new improv-based musicals. Plus the return of 'WOZ,' Stephen Sondheim honored by the Chicago Gay Men's Chorus, and Tommy Tune to be feted by the Chicago Human Rhythm Project! Plus Waa-Mu honors Bernie.
Pochi giorni fa (martedi 28 aprile, per l'esattezza), sono state finalmente annunciate le candidature ai Tony Awards 2015, premi che si terranno domenica 7 giugno al Radio City Music Hall (New York). Si tratta della sessantanovesima edizione dei premi che portano indelebile il nome di Antoinette Perry (da cui 'Tony'), attrice e leader dell'American Theatre Wing. I premi saranno presentati dal dinamico duo Alan Cumming ('Cabaret', 'Macbeth') e Kristin Chenoweth (nota soprattutto per aver interpretato il ruolo di Glinda nel cast originale di 'Wicked').
Symphony Space pays tribute to a towering figure of American music with Wall to Wall Johnny Cash, today, April 25, from 4 pm to 11 pm in the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space. The
The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. It's the big guns! New openings at the Drury Lane, Marriott, ChiShakes, Second City, Porchlight, Theatre At The Center, Mercury Theater, Jedlicka and Big Noise theaters, plus 13 world premieres from the Chicago Musical Theatre Festival!
Fun Home, the highly-anticipated, Award-winning American musical, with music by four-time Tony Award nominee Jeanine Tesori, a book and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Lisa Kron and direction by Drama Desk nominee Sam Gold, officially opens on Broadway tonight, April 19th. Scroll down to learn more about the cast and watch interviews with the company!
Symphony Space pays tribute to a towering figure of American music with Wall to Wall Johnny Cash, Saturday, April 25, from 4 pm to 11 pm in the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space. The
Singer/songwriter Rosanne Cash performs at the Fred Kavli Theatre, tonight, March 20, 2015 at 8:00 pm.
The Boxmasters, the one-of-a-kind eclectic band whose many musical influences come together to create their own unique sound, has signed with APA. Their upcoming fourth album, entitled Somewhere Down The Road, is set to be released later this year. The band is comprised of Teddy Andreadis, who has shared the stage with such legendary artists as Guns N' Roses, Carole King, Alice Cooper, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and B.B. King, has also served as a long-time counselor/mentor at Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy camps, and released his solo album, 'Innocent Loser,' in 2012; Grammy-winning engineer, J.D. Andrew, whose worked with such icons as The Rolling Stones, Guy Clark and Kanye West; Nashville singer/songwriter Brad Davis, who has shared the microphone with the likes of Merle Haggard, Sheryl Crow and Kenny Rogers; and Bud (a.k.a. Billy Bob) Thornton who, in addition to his successful film and television career, has recorded four solo albums, as well as tribute records to Earl Scruggs and June Carter Cash.
Tribute artist Shawn Barker brings his homage to Johnny Cash, "The Man in Black," to the Suncoast Showroom February 28 and March 1.
Released in January 2014, The River and the Thread was the highest charting album of Cash's career on the Billboard 200 and debuted at No. 1 on the Folk Albums chart and at No. 2 on the Country Albums chart. It came in No. 1 on the Americana Top 100 Albums of the year chart, which is compiled by the Americana Music Association, and was included on Best of 2014 lists in The New York Times, USA Today, Rolling Stone, NPR Fresh Air, MOJO and others. Newsweek hailed it as “the work of a lifetime.”
Singer and songwriter Rosanne Cash's current tour celebrates the release of her Grammy-nominated new album, The River and the Thread. Rosanne and her band will perform at Kingsbury Hall on the University of Utah campus tonight, February 21 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 to $49, with a $5 ticket for U of U students, and are available at www.kingtix.com or by calling 801-581-7100.
Singer and songwriter Rosanne Cash's current tour celebrates the release of her Grammy-nominated new album, The River and the Thread. Rosanne and her band will perform at Kingsbury Hall on the University of Utah campus on Saturday, February 21 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 to $49, with a $5 ticket for U of U students, and are available at www.kingtix.com or by calling 801-581-7100.
Matthew Beard, Colin Farrell, Jeff Goldblum, Allen Leech, Jared Leto, Lupita Nyong'o, Emmy Rossum, Andy Samberg, Liev Schreiber and Reese Witherspoon will be presenters at the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, Executive Producer Kathy Connell announced today.
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