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MEMPHIS Heads to Houston October 25-30
by Erin Privratsky - Sep 13, 2011


MEMPHIS, the 2010 Tony® Award Winner for Best Musical and one of Broadway's most exciting new shows, is coming to the Hobby Center for one week only!

Cast Announced for MEMPHIS National Tour; Fenkart & Boswell to Lead!
by Robert Diamond - Aug 4, 2011


The 2010 Tony Award-winning Best Musical MEMPHIS announced casting today for the U.S. national tour of the critically acclaimed production. The national tour of MEMPHIS will star Bryan Fenkart (Huey) and Felicia Boswell (Felicia) with Quentin Earl Darrington (Delray), Rhett George (Gator), Julie Johnson (Mama), Will Mann (Bobby), and William Parry (Mr. Simmons).

MEMPHIS Tour Begins Ticket Sales Thursday 7/21
by Kelsey Denette - Jul 19, 2011


MEMPHIS, the most anticipated musical production of the 2011-2012 Broadway Season and the winner of four 2010 Tony Awards including Best Musical will launch its international tour at The Orpheum Theatre on October 14-23, 2011.

Guys and Dolls Opens at the Ordway
by BWW News Desk - Jun 16, 2011


The fascinating characters of New York City-gamblers, gangsters, showgirls and the like- will step onstage at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts when "Guys and Dolls" swaggers into town on June 16.

Guys and Dolls Opens at the Ordway 6/16
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 3, 2011


The fascinating characters of New York City-gamblers, gangsters, showgirls and the like- will step onstage at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts when "Guys and Dolls" swaggers into town on June 16.

Tina Awards Launch; 2011 Nominations Announced
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 12, 2011


Every Tony Needs a Tina! BestofOffBroadway.com announced the first annual Tina Award nominations today, honoring the top Off-Broadway productions of the 2010-2011 season.

MEMPHIS National Tour Dates; Kicks Off 10/14 in Memphis
by Jessica Lewis - May 10, 2011


Called 'The biggest hit on Broadway' by WOR Radio the 2010 Tony Award-winning Best Musical MEMPHIS announced today dates and cities for the U.S. national tour of the critically acclaimed production.

5th Avenue Theatre and ACT Presents VANITIES, Closes 5/1
by BWW News Desk - May 1, 2011


The 5th Avenue Theatre and ACT - A Contemporary Theatre announce the Northwest premiere of Vanities: A New Musical, closing at ACT on May 1, 2011.

ANGELS IN AMERICA Closes 4/24
by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2011


After a number of extensions, the first New York revival of Tony Kushner's ANGELS IN AMERICA: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, directed by Michael Greif at the Signature Theatre will close on April 24.

WICKED, MEMPHIS, LA CAGE, & More Headline Broadway LA's 2011-12 Season
by Kelsey Denette - Feb 28, 2011


Broadway/L.A. announces the lineup for its 2011-2012 PANTAGES SEASON, a seven-show package that includes six Los Angeles premieres of recent Broadway productions - COME FLY AWAY, BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES and MEMPHIS - and the return of the most successful show in Pantages Theatre's history, WICKED.

STAGE TUBE: Shenkman, Mantello, et al. on ANGELS IN AMERICA's Relevance
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 24, 2011


In the following videow, Oskar Eustis, George C. Wolff, Marcia Gay Harden, Stephen Spinella, Ellen McLaughlin, Ben Shenkman and Joe Mantello talk about the continuing relevance of Angels in America. Click below to check it out!

ANGELS IN AMERICA Extends For Fourth And Final Time Thru 4/24
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 22, 2011


Signature Theatre Company (Founding Artistic Director James Houghton; Executive Director Erika Mallin) is pleased to announce a fourth extension for the first New York revival of Tony Kushner's ANGELS IN AMERICA: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, directed by Michael Greif.

Photo Flash: First Look at the New Cast of ANGELS IN AMERICA!
by Robert Diamond - Feb 10, 2011


Signature Theatre Company presents Tony Kushner's ANGELS IN AMERICA: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, directed by Michael Greif. The production, originally slated to run through December 19, 2010 and extended initially through January 30, 2011 and a second time through February 20, 2011, will now play an additional five weeks through Sunday, March 27, 2011. Here's a first look at the show's exciting new cast!

5th Avenue Theatre and ACT Presents VANITIES, 2/4-5/1
by BWW News Desk - Feb 4, 2011


The 5th Avenue Theatre and ACT - A Contemporary Theatre are proud to announce the Northwest premiere of Vanities: A New Musical, running at ACT from February 4 to May 1, 2011. With a book by Jack Heifner (who wrote the original play on which the musical is based) and music and lyrics by David Kirshenbaum, Vanities: A New Musical focuses on the friendship of three women who journey from high school innocence in the early '60s of the Kennedy era to maturity in the 'me-centered' ‘80s. As the story moves across the decades, their relationship is tested both by the world and each other.

5th Avenue Theatre and ACT Presents VANITIES, 2/4-5/1
by BWW News Desk - Feb 4, 2011


The 5th Avenue Theatre and ACT - A Contemporary Theatre are proud to announce the Northwest premiere of Vanities: A New Musical, running at ACT from February 4 to May 1, 2011. With a book by Jack Heifner (who wrote the original play on which the musical is based) and music and lyrics by David Kirshenbaum, Vanities: A New Musical focuses on the friendship of three women who journey from high school innocence in the early '60s of the Kennedy era to maturity in the 'me-centered' ‘80s. As the story moves across the decades, their relationship is tested both by the world and each other.

5th Avenue Theatre and ACT Presents VANITIES, 2/4-5/1
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 26, 2011


The 5th Avenue Theatre and ACT - A Contemporary Theatre are proud to announce the Northwest premiere of Vanities: A New Musical, running at ACT from February 4 to May 1, 2011. With a book by Jack Heifner (who wrote the original play on which the musical is based) and music and lyrics by David Kirshenbaum, Vanities: A New Musical focuses on the friendship of three women who journey from high school innocence in the early '60s of the Kennedy era to maturity in the 'me-centered' ‘80s. As the story moves across the decades, their relationship is tested both by the world and each other.

5th Avenue Theatre and ACT Presents VANITIES, 2/4-5/1
by Kelsey Denette - Jan 19, 2011


The 5th Avenue Theatre and ACT - A Contemporary Theatre are proud to announce the Northwest premiere of Vanities: A New Musical, running at ACT from February 4 to May 1, 2011. With a book by Jack Heifner (who wrote the original play on which the musical is based) and music and lyrics by David Kirshenbaum, Vanities: A New Musical focuses on the friendship of three women who journey from high school innocence in the early '60s of the Kennedy era to maturity in the 'me-centered' ‘80s. As the story moves across the decades, their relationship is tested both by the world and each other.

Sofia Jean Gomez & Keira Keeley Join ANGELS IN AMERICA
by Robert Diamond - Jan 5, 2011


Signature Theatre Company announced additional casting for the extension weeks for Tony Kushner's ANGELS IN AMERICA: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, directed by Michael Greif.

STAGE TUBE: Christian Borle Talks ANGELS!
by Jessica Lewis - Dec 21, 2010


Signature Theatre Company's production of Tony Kushner's ANGELS IN AMERICA: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, began performances Tuesday, September 14. The first New York revival of Kushner's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play is directed by Michael Greif. The production, originally slated to run through December 19, has been extended a second time through February 20, 2011. Previously, BroadwayWorld has brought you clips of the creative team members discussing their experience with the production. Today, we bring you the latest from the Signature's web series. In this clip, Christian Borle - Signature's 'Prior Walter' - talks his pre-show rituals and what it's like to play 'Prior.'

TV: Broadway Beat Opening Night of ANGELS IN AMERICA!
by Robert Diamond - Oct 30, 2010


Signature Theatre Company presents the first New York revival of Tony Kushner's ANGELS IN AMERICA: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, directed by Michael Greif. ANGELS IN AMERICA opened Thursday, October 28 at the Peter Norton Space (555 West 42nd Street) and Broadway Beat was there! The play began previews on September 14. Millennium Approaches and Perestroika, the two parts of ANGELS IN AMERICA, alternate in repertory.

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