Lex de Azevedo News

Abingdon Theatre Company announced that they will honor Tony Award winner David Zippel (City of Angels, Hercules) with the first annual Legacy Award for Mr. Zippel’s contributions to the theatre community as the company celebrates its 30th anniversary season at a Benefit Gala to be held on Monday, October 24th, 2022 at Edison Ballroom.

Acclaimed rising star director Thom Southerland (Titanic, Grey Gardens, Grand Hotel) is to direct the first ever revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony and Olivier Award-nominated musical The Woman in White.

It helps to have a mother who believes in you. Popular Christian recording artist Kenneth Cope still remembers being a fourth grader listening to music in the back seat of the family car. As he sang along, he began creating harmonies to whatever was playing. His mother turned around and said, "Son, you have a gift."

When SCERA Center for the Arts presents 'Saturday's Warrior' as the final show of its indoor season, it will play homage to a musical that became a cultural phenomenon and changed the face of Mormon theatrical works more than 40 years ago.

A smash hit Mormon musical is finally hitting the big screen, but it's probably not the one you're thinking. SATURDAY'S WARRIOR has been an important part of Utah and Latter-day Saint culture for more than 40 years due to the long-running 1974 stage musical and bestselling 1989 video version. The show's composer, Lex de Azevedo, is now producing a motion picture adaptation to be released in movie theaters in 2016.

Rubicon Theatre Company has announced the cast and creative team for the World Premiere of THE BEST IS YET TO COME: THE MUSIC OF CY COLEMAN, which began previews July 9 at Rubicon's intimate 200-seat home at 1006 E. Main Street in Ventura's Downtown Cultural District. The show continues Wednesdays through Sundays through August 2, 2009.

Rubicon Theatre Company has announced the cast and creative team for the World Premiere of THE BEST IS YET TO COME: THE MUSIC OF CY COLEMAN, which began previews July 9 at Rubicon's intimate 200-seat home at 1006 E. Main Street in Ventura's Downtown Cultural District. The show continues Wednesdays through Sundays through August 2, 2009.