Barbara Robertson 'Stages of My Life' plays Davenport's Piano Bar with Jeremy Kahn at the piano. This show features an eclectic collection of music and anecdotes as varied as the roles that she has played throughout her career. The evening will feature songs by Stephen Sondheim, Kurt Weill, Cole Porter, Kander and Ebb to name a few.
It's easy to see some of the elements of A Steady Rain that playwright Keith Huff owes a debt to. There are certainly enough police procedural shows on television that reference enough of same plot points to breed a certain familiarity to the material, including a crucial bit concerning a Dahmer-like serial killer. But there's something more going on here that deserves your attention. Powered by two spectacular performances and crisp, incisive direction, A STEADY RAIN is an emotionally charged storm that never lets up, and you'll find yourself completely enraptured by the Repertory of St. Louis's current studio theatre production.
According to published reports, Broadway favorite Hugh Jackman and Olivia Newton-John are supporting the Australian Marriage Equality organization. Representative Alex Greenwich commented, 'Australians admire celebrities like Olivia Newton-John and Hugh Jackman because they reflect our values of tolerance and a fair go for all, values which they are reminding us apply just as much to same-sex couples as to other Australians.'
Barbara Robertson 'Stages of My Life' plays Davenport's Piano Bar with Jeremy Kahn at the piano. This show features an eclectic collection of music and anecdotes as varied as the roles that she has played throughout her career. The evening will feature songs by Stephen Sondheim, Kurt Weill, Cole Porter, Kander and Ebb to name a few.
As BroadwayWorld reported Tuesday evening, Taylor Swift (Eponine) and Amanda Seyfried (Cosette) are the latest additions to the all-star cast of the upcoming Les Miserables movie musical adaptation, joining the previously set Hugh Jackman (ean Valjean), Russell Crowe (Javert), Sacha Baron Cohen (Thernardier), Eddie Redmayne (Marius), Aaron Tveit (Enjolras), Anne Hathaway (Fantine) and Helena Bonham Carter (Madame Thenardier).
Jackman recently spoke to New York Magazine about his upcoming stint in the famous role, revealing how getting this opportunity feels like the apex of his professional career.
Hugh Jackman will return to Broadway during the 2013/2014 season starring as America's greatest showman in HOUDINI, an original musical. Making his Broadway debut as librettist, Academy Award and six-time Emmy Award winner Aaron Sorkin will collaborate with three-time Academy Award and four-time Grammy Award winner Stephen Schwartz. Directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien, HOUDINI is presented by film and theatre producer Scott Sanders and David Rockwell. Mr. Rockwell will also design the sets for HOUDINI. Additional HOUDINI casting, creative team and design team to be announced at a later date.
Disappearing Inc. has announced that the world premiere of SMOKE AND MIRRORS, written and performed by Albie Selznick, produced by Michelle Grant and directed by Paul Millet and Bettina Zacar is EXTENDING through Sunday, December 18 at the Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 Fourth Street in Santa Monica.
Disappearing Inc. has announced that the world premiere of SMOKE AND MIRRORS, written and performed by Albie Selznick, produced by Michelle Grant and directed by Paul Millet and Bettina Zacar is EXTENDING through Sunday, December 18 at the Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 Fourth Street in Santa Monica.
Tony Award-winner Hugh Jackman is currently starring in Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway, playing through January 1 2012 at The Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street). Accompanied by an 18-piece orchestra, Hugh Jackman performs a personal selection of his favorite musical numbers that reflect on the stage and film star's remarkable life and career, from The Boy from Oz to Hollywood.
Jackman recently visited ANDERSON, where he was introduced to Cooper's stage manger, who also happens to resemble the Aussie. Click below to watch the video!
Lincoln Center Theater's free-to-the-public Platform Series, a forum for public discussion between Lincoln Center Theater artists and interested theatergoers, continues its 14th season on Thursday, November 10, at 6:00pm with a pre-performance talk with J.T. Rogers and Bartlett Sher, the Playwright and Director of LCT's new production of Blood and Gifts currently in previews at the Mitzi E. Newhouse.
Cabaret returns to Millennium Park this winter with the popular series, Cabaret with a View, where audiences have a chance to sit on the stage of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion to experience music in an intimate setting and a climate controlled environment.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents its 7th annual First Look Repertory of New Work - three developmental productions of new plays presented in repertory playing October 26 - November 20, 2011 in The Steppenwolf Garage, 1624 N. Halsted St. The 2011 festival will also include three free readings by emerging playwrights presented November 3 - 5, 2011. Tickets for First Look Repertory of New Work are currently on sale, along with reservations for the free readings.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company will present its 7th annual First Look Repertory of New Work - three developmental productions of new plays presented in repertory playing October 26 - November 20, 2011 in The Steppenwolf Garage, 1624 N. Halsted St. The 2011 festival will also include three free readings by emerging playwrights presented November 3 - 5, 2011.