Producers The Shubert Organization and The Nederlander Organization announced today that Broadway veteran Mamie Parris will assume the iconic role of 'Grizabella the Glamour Cat' in the first-ever Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS.
Liberace! returns September 30 and runs until October 16, 2016, in the Next Stage at Theatre Memphis as an encore performance of the 2015 summer fundraising hit. Featuring Gary Beard as the title character, this moving and highly entertaining tribute to the performer and musician famous for his charm, glitz, and glamour relives the highs (and lows) of Liberace's prolific life revealing the real person behind the persona. Interwoven with a rollicking piano score spanning classical and popular music from Chopin to "Chopsticks" and Rachmaninoff to Ragtime, this production will have the audiences cheering the life of a unique American icon.
It's flu season! Dr. Barry Kohn makes 'house calls,' visiting CATS cast members Sharrod Williams and Georgina Pazcoguin with flu shots backstage to make sure everyone's favorite Cats stay fit and healthy to perform eight times a week at the Neil Simon Theatre on September 14, 2016 in New York City. Scroll down for photos!
Opera Exposures (http://www.operaexposures.org), the not-for-profit opera company founded by Edna Greenwich in 2004, will present a special recital celebrating Elizabeth Taylor Browning, the first African American opera singer to gain recognition in Europe and the United States in the mid to late 19th century, on Sunday, September 18, at 3:00 PM at the Jewish Community Center of Staten Island, 1466 Manor Road. Tickets, available at the door, are $25. Children under ten will be admitted free of charge.
FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade in association with Dandy Darkly will present a limited engagement of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe hit, DANDY DARKLY'S MYTH MOUTH! directed by Ian Bjorklund October 14-25 at UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place between 1st Avenue and Avenue A), with performances on Friday, October 14th at 10:30pm, Monday, October 17th at 10:30pm, Tuesday, October 18th at 7pm, Thursday, October 20th at 10:30pm, Saturday, October 22nd at 10:30pm, Sunday, October 23rd at 7pm, Monday, October 24th at 7pm and Tuesday, October 25th at 7pm. Tickets ($20) may be purchased in advance at www.horseTRADE.info.
Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston presents a one-time only live concert remembering America's greatest showman - Martin Preston as Liberace! The Legend Lives On (Sunday, Sept. 18, 2:00 pm).
Liberace! is an unprecedented profile of the surprisingly private man behind the larger-than-life persona. Maestro Jeff Kennedy transforms into Mr. Showmanship and tickles the ivories through some of his best loved tunes and piano standards including "I'll Be Seeing You," "Viva Las Vegas" and "Chopsticks."
Westfield Corporation announced today that Broadway, film, and television producer Scott Sanders, who recently received the Tony Award for his Best Musical Revival of The Color Purple, has been appointed as Westfield's first-ever Creative Head of Global Entertainment. His company, Scott Sanders Theatrical Productions, will be wholly acquired by Westfield.
BroadwayWorld has just learned that CATS has canceled this evening's performance, August 24, due to a water main break in the area. A show representative has confirmed that the show is on track to continue performances as usual tomorrow.
Liberace lived a life of flamboyance, sparkle, and lavish costumes. In this funny and touching tribute, the virtuoso musician gets one last chance to glitter and shine as he tickles the ivories through his favorite songs. Miss Peggy Lee is beyond description. New York City favorites David Maiocco and Chuck Sweeney will reprise their iconic performance as the legends who defined four decades of music and pop culture.
NBC Olympics' exclusive and unprecedented multi-platform coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympics continues to dominate the competition.
After JERSEY BOYS welcomed their new neighbors with a Doo-Wop arrangement of 'Memory,' the Nine Lives set returned the favor.
A full and diverse menu of theatrical offerings for young and old and every persuasion is on tap for the 2016-2017 Season in the Phoenix region. It is reflective of the evolution of the performing arts in the Valley of the Sun. Lots ~ old and new, comforting and provocative, comedy and drama ~ for the savvy theatre-goer to see and assess.
Take Dorothy Dale Kloss, oldest living showgirl at 92, and Ken Prescott, star of '42 STREET' on Broadway - and you have TWO FOR THE SHOW!
Producer Rick Murray's Crown & Anchor Broadway Series continues its 2016 season at the Paramount Cabaret in Provincetown, MA when Broadway veteran and Tony nominee Andrea McArdle returns to Provincetown in ANDREA McARDLE IN CONCERT for two performances only, Monday, August 8 and Tuesday, August 9 at 8:00 p.m.
Leona Lewis, who launched her career in 2006 when she won the third season of the U.K.'s 'The X Factor,' makes her Broadway debut in the revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony-winning classic, CATS.
Andrew Lloyd Webber revealed that the idea to bring Lewis in for latest production was the brainstorm of his son Alastair, who works at Island Records and put together Lewis' most recent album.
As BroadwayWorld sadly reported earlier this week, Marni Nixon, perhaps best known for dubbing the singing voices of the leading actresses in films, including THE KING AND I, WEST SIDE STORY and MY FAIR LADY, passed away from breast cancer on July 24th. She was 86.
Cats officially returns to Broadway on Sunday, July 31, when it opens at the Neil Simon Theatre, but fans need not wait that long to catch the cast in action. The cast will perform on Good Morning America this Thursday, July 28. Tune in to ABC to watch the company perform!
The New York Times reports that Marni Nixon, perhaps most famous for dubbing the singing voices of the leading actresses in films, including THE KING AND I, WEST SIDE STORY and MY FAIR LADY, passed away from breast cancer on July 24th. She was 86.
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