Keith Jack, the hugely popular runner-up who finished just a hair's breadth behind winner Lee Mead in hit BBC series ‘Any Dream Will Do', takes on the title role, having won the hearts of the nation with his sparkling charisma and sensational singing voice.
Catch up with Niamh, who came fifth in the search for Nancy!
Broadway stars Jessie Buckley and Maria Friedman and acclaimed Broadway composer Tim Rice will join the Cantabile vocal quartet in two Christmas concerts on December 17th and 21st. The concerts will benefit the Caron Keating Foundation. The concerts will be directed by Hugh Wooldridge and choreographed by Andrew Wright.
Broadway stars Jessie Buckley and Maria Friedman and acclaimed Broadway composer Tim Rice will join the Cantabile vocal quartet in two Christmas concerts on December 17th and 21st. The concerts will benefit the Caron Keating Foundation. The concerts will be directed by Hugh Wooldridge and choreographed by Andrew Wright.
Broadway stars Jessie Buckley and Maria Friedman and acclaimed Broadway composer Tim Rice will join the Cantabile vocal quartet in two Christmas concerts on December 17th and 21st. The concerts will benefit the Caron Keating Foundation. The concerts will be directed by Hugh Wooldridge and choreographed by Andrew Wright.
The Actor's Company Theatre (TACT) 'Sweet Sixteen' gala honored legendary actress Angela Lansbury on Monday, May 11th at The Hudson Theatre (145 W. 44th Street).
The Fire Dept Artistic Directors Erica Gould and Audrey Rosenberg presented The Minotaur, the first installment of the company's 2009 Salon Series, the cast for the performance included Mario Cantone, Jill Clayburgh, Phoebe Neidhardt, Ethan Peck, Campbell Scott, and Jeremy Webb. The Minotaur, written by Anna Ziegler; directed by Erica Gould; and produced by Audrey Rosenberg, took place Friday, March 27 at 7:30pm at the historic Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park South at 20th Street.
The Fire Dept Artistic Directors Erica Gould and Audrey Rosenberg have announced that the return of the company's Salon Series-staged readings of new plays, presented in non-proscenium environments that encourage an intimacy between audience and performer, followed by a discussion with the artists and noted guest speakers whose life experiences speak to the issues raised by the material-will begin with The Minotaur by Anna Ziegler (BFF), directed by Erica Gould (Neil LaBute's autobahn and Stand Up), and starring Mario Cantone (Sex and the City), Jill Clayburgh (Dirty Sexy Money, An Unmarried Woman), Campbell Scott (Dying Young, Singles, Longtime Companion), and Jeremy Webb (The Glorious Ones, Kander & Ebb's The Visit) on Friday, March 27 at 7 pm at the historic Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park South at 20th Street. The event will be produced by Audrey Rosenberg (Infamous with Sandra Bullock, upcoming documentary about Barack Obama).
The Fire Dept Artistic Directors Erica Gould and Audrey Rosenberg have announced that the cast for The Minotaur, the first installment of the company's 2009 Salon Series, will be Mario Cantone, Jill Clayburgh, Phoebe Neidhardt, Ethan Peck, Campbell Scott, and Jeremy Webb.
The Fire Dept Artistic Directors Erica Gould and Audrey Rosenberg have announced that the return of the company's Salon Series-staged readings of new plays, presented in non-proscenium environments that encourage an intimacy between audience and performer, followed by a discussion with the artists and noted guest speakers whose life experiences speak to the issues raised by the material-will begin with The Minotaur by Anna Ziegler (BFF), directed by Erica Gould (Neil LaBute's autobahn and Stand Up), and starring Mario Cantone (Sex and the City), Jill Clayburgh (Dirty Sexy Money, An Unmarried Woman), Campbell Scott (Dying Young, Singles, Longtime Companion), and Jeremy Webb (The Glorious Ones, Kander & Ebb's The Visit) on Friday, March 27 at 7 pm at the historic Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park South at 20th Street. The event will be produced by Audrey Rosenberg (Infamous with Sandra Bullock, upcoming documentary about Barack Obama).
On Sunday 14th September, Radio 2 continues its celebration of the leading lights of musical theatre with Andrew Lloyd Webber's Birthday In The Park.
'Only the brave die young' claims a lyric line in the title song of the over-hyped and under achieving musical 'Only The Brave' playing at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. If you are a discerning fan of serious musical theatre then perhaps a more apt phrase would be 'only the brave should come'.
The Fire Dept will present an expanded and updated version of its acclaimed At War: American Playwrights Respond to Iraq, an evening of alternately moving, haunting, and funny material by noted and emerging American playwrights, woven together to present a kaleidoscope of views on the war.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group announced that sales of a new recording of Any Dream Will Do by Lee Mead, winner of the BBC TV series of the same name, have raised £57,000 for this year's BBC Children in Need appeal.
Two months have passed since Lee Mead was crowned winner of the BBC reality show, Any Dream Will Do. But, often losing a show like this is also good for your career, so what about the others? Glenn Meads has a look at the runners up and finds out, where are they now?
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group (RUG) is supporting this year's BBC Children in Need by staging two special benefit performances of the new West End production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
With 7 Josephs left on Eurovision Song Contest day, the competition has opened up, as clearly everyone has started to get that 'fighting instinct.' But who has the all round ability to sing on a West End stage, week after week? Even Graham Norton couldn't tell you that, it's up to the UK viewers, who vote. So, how did they do?
The finalists were announced in the BBC talent-search 'Any Dream Will Do,' where 12 young men compete for the lead in the up-coming West End production of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.' Additionally, 'Grease Is The Word' musical casting-search debuted on ITV Saturday.
New Theatre Company Opening in NYC In October
