The Fred Ebb Foundation (Mitchell Bernard, Trustee) in association with the Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) will present the seventh annual Fred Ebb Award for aspiring musical theatre songwriters to Jeff Blumenkrantz. The award, named in honor of the late award-winning lyricist Fred Ebb, will be presented by Bebe Neuwirth on Monday, November 28th from 6-8pm at a by-invitation-only ceremony in the Penthouse Lobby of The American Airlines Theater.
North Carolina Theatre, the region's premier producer of professional Broadway musical revivals is excited to produce the Andrew Lloyd Webber sensation Evita this Fall. The production will open on Saturday, October 22nd and run through Sunday, October 30th in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh.
North Carolina Theatre, the region's premier producer of professional Broadway musical revivals is excited to produce the Andrew Lloyd Webber sensation Evita this Fall - Saturday, October 22nd through Sunday, October 30th in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh.
Goodspeed Musicals, the first two-time Tony Award winning theatre in the country has announced that the cast of Hello! My Baby will be led by Justin Bowen, who will play Mickey McKee, and Stephanie Koenig, who will play Nelly Gold/Ned O'Reilly. Kelly McCormick will play Frances Gold. Junior Tierney will be played by Carrington Vilmont of Broadway's The Phantom of the Opera and Goodspeed's Half a Sixpence. Stanford J. Tierney will be played by Dick Decareau, who appeared in Broadway's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Raggedy Ann and Goodspeed's Li'l Abner and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Beth McVey will play Ethel Coots. Ms. McVey's Broadway credits include Beauty and the Beast, The Phantom of the Opera, Nine, 42nd Street, and Annie. Bert Coots will be played by Frank Root of Broadway's 42nd Street and Mack & Mabel as well as Goodspeed's George M!. Alex Viola will play Violet Gold.
Jim Caruso will present the return of The Marcy & Zina Show, featuring the dynamic theater songwriters, Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich, along with a cast of talented friends to sing their songs. The event will take place on Monday, October 3 at 7pm as part of the Broadway at Birdland concert series.
Oscar Hammerstein, II, one of the greatest American lyricists and librettists, wrote the lyrics and books to many of the best loved (not to mention award winning) Broadway musicals including The Sound of Music, Carousel, Oklahoma!, South Pacific, The King and I, and Show Boat.
North Carolina Theatre, the region's premier producer of professional Broadway musical revivals is excited to produce the Andrew Lloyd Webber sensation Evita this Fall - Saturday, October 22nd through Sunday, October 30th in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh.
The Triad is honored to welcome to its stage the original ‘Cathy' in ‘The Last 5 Years,' Lauren Kennedy (‘Spamalot), and fellow Broadway veterans Tituss Burgess (‘The Little Mermaid'), Stephanie Umoh (‘Ragtime'), Kristy Cates (‘Wicked'), Matt DeAngelis (‘Hair'), Ashley Kate Adams (‘La Cage aux Folles'), Emily Afton (‘Hair'), Ryah Nixon (‘9 to 5,' nat'l tour), and Trevor McQueen (‘Annie Get Your Gun') for a one-night-only concert featuring the music of Georgia Stitt and Jason Robert Brown to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, with music direction by Benjamin Rauhala.
Jim Caruso will present the return of The Marcy & Zina Show, featuring the dynamic theater songwriters, Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich, along with a cast of talented friends to sing their songs. The event will take place on Monday, October 3 at 7pm as part of the Broadway at Birdland concert series.
The Triad is honored to welcome to its stage the original ‘Cathy' in ‘The Last 5 Years,' Lauren Kennedy (‘Spamalot), and fellow Broadway veterans Tituss Burgess (‘The Little Mermaid'), Stephanie Umoh (‘Ragtime'), Kristy Cates (‘Wicked'), Matt DeAngelis (‘Hair'), Ashley Kate Adams (‘La Cage aux Folles'), Emily Afton (‘Hair'), Ryah Nixon (‘9 to 5,' nat'l tour), and Trevor McQueen (‘Annie Get Your Gun') for a one-night-only concert featuring the music of Georgia Stitt and Jason Robert Brown to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, with music direction by Benjamin Rauhala.
Tony Award-winners Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman delighted students as their special surprise guests during the Broadway Artists Alliance 2011 Summer Intensive Session One. Shaiman and Wittman lent their talents for a surprise Q&A with the students of Broadway Artists Alliance. Following the Q&A, they led a Song Interpretation master class.
Hello! My Baby, Goodspeed's audience favorite from the 2011 Festival of New Artists, will be the third and final production of the season at The Norma Terris Theater in Chester, Conn. Goodspeed Musicals, the first two-time Tony Award-winning theater in the country, announced today that the talents of Goodspeed alumni Cheri Steinkellner (wrote the book for Princesses) and Georgia Stitt (Music Director forThe Baker's Wife ) will thrill audiences with their new fashioned tuner. This delightful production celebrates the birth of the first all-American art form: Popular Music and features refreshed hits by over 20 of the greatest composers. Hello! My Baby will enchant audiences November 3 through November 27, 2011.
Broadway actress and Raleigh native Lauren Kennedy (Spamalot, Les Miserables, Sunset Boulevard) returns to her home state to star in Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy's production of the musical Violet, which coincidentally is a show that has ties to her home state.
Tony Award-winning actress Nikki M. James delighted students as their special surprise guest during the Broadway Artists Alliance 2011 Summer Workshop. Ms. James (currently starring the the Tony Award-winning The Book of Mormon) lent her talents for a surprise Q&A with the students of Broadway Artists Alliance.
With Annie returning to Broadway in 2012, Broadway Artists Alliance of New York City will present the second of several Annie-themed master classes. They are thrilled to announce that Broadway's original Annie, Andrea McArdle, will be leading the class on Monday, July 25th. A representative from Telsey & Co., the casting directors for the revival, will also be present to lead an audition technique class. Space is limited, and only a few spots remain available.
