A new behind-the-scenes rehearsal video has been released for MADAM BUTTERFLY, Giacomo Puccini's masterpiece of doomed love and tragic passion, which will play a limited run at the Royal Albert Hall, beginning on 26 February 2015.
Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This weekend's big news: ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY begins tonight, THE LAST FIVE YEARS movie debuts and Broadway's THE AUDIENCE starts on Valentine's Day!
CHANNEL/DANCE : an evening of movement, art and theater; co-presented by Fort Point Theatre Channel and Contrapose Dance. Performances run today, February 13, & Saturday, February 14, at 8 pm. Free and open to all.
More of Broadway's best performers have joined the lineup for next month's 10th anniversary edition of Broadway Backwards. The one night only benefit will now include performances by Tony Award winners Lena Hall and Lillias White, Tony nominees Charles Busch, Mario Cantone, Robin de Jesus, Norm Lewis, LeeRoy Reams and Douglas Sills and favorites Telly Leung, Maureen McGovern and Micah Stock.
Mariano Pensotti's critically acclaimed Cineastas, described by The New York Times as 'a marvel of theatrical wit and ingenuity,' will be presented at REDCAT, CalArts' Downtown center for contemporary arts, today, February 12 to Sunday February 21, 2015.
?'For The Love Of Cocktails,' presented by BACK BAR USA in partnership with world-renowned mixologist and author Tony Abou-Ganim, United States Bartenders' Guild (USBG), Delano Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, and Herbs & Rye, will be an exciting three-day mixology event kicking off tonight, Feb 12.
The Sunday Series at Abingdon will present 3 From The Neighborhood, a one night only workshop performance on March 22nd of three new one act plays by New York-based playwright Charles Messina.
Actress Tiffani Thiessen has charmed audiences throughout her career, while making great friends along the way. As a mom with a busy work schedule, Tiffani stays connected with her friends and former castmates by hosting intimate dinner parties at her home. Follow Tiffani as she prepares to host Dinner at Tiffani's, premiering on Wednesday, February 25th at 10:00pmET/7:00pmPT on Cooking Channel. Every dinner is filled with special guests, entertaining stories, and party-pleasing recipes.
Robbyne Kaamil is set to return to the stage for one night only in the hit Off-Broadway comedy "My Big Gay Italian Wedding" opposite creator Anthony J. Wilkinson and Danny Bernardy. Saturday, February 28th at 8pm, Kaamil who is no stranger to the stage will bring her comedic talents to St. Luke's Theatre.
Madri, padri, figli, uomini, donne, transgender, omosessuali ed eterosessuali, giovani o vecchi, felici o disincantati, ricchi o poveri: sono loro gli imprevedibili e "colorati" protagonisti dell'inedita commedia musicale DIVA, l'amore va in scena.
Crash of Rhinos, the endangered little theater company, announced today it would present a staged reading of "United We Dance," a new comedy by Malcolm Pelles, on Monday night, February 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts.
Raymond Benson, best known as the official author of the James Bond novels from 1996 to 2002, received the prestigious 2015 Lovey Award: Best Suspense Novel of 2014 for The Black Stiletto: Secrets & Lies. The novel is the fourth title in the popular Black Stiletto series which chronicles the adventures of the masked vigilante. While Benson does not give his Black Stiletto heroine 'super' powers, she is expertly trained in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and possesses heightened senses. The author expertly moves between past and present, covering 1958 through 1962 referencing the heroine's diaries, to today, where Judy Talbot née Cooper AKA The Black Stiletto, diagnosed with Alzheimer's, resides in a nursing facility. Her son, Martin has stumbled upon the five diaries, and learns of his mother's past. He must now protect his mother while he assimilates the new information, and search for the father he has never known.
MAC DADDY & THE LOVERS, a unique romantic comedy regarded as the male version of SEX AND THE CITY with a bit of SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER mixed in, will be released on DVD today, February 10, 2015.
Director Niki Caro, Kevin Costner, and fellow cast members all attended MCFARLAND, USA's screening as the closing event of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival at the Arlington Theater last night. Scroll down for photos from the event!
Producers Big Block Entertainment/Scott Prisand & Jamie Bendell (Heathers: The Musical) and Carl Levin (Rock of Ages) present the new pop-rock musical One Day in its New York premiere this spring, for a limited engagement at the innovative downtown performance space 3LD Art & Technology Center. The musical begins previews tonight, February 7, 2015, with an opening night of Thursday, February 19, 2015 and is scheduled to run through Sunday, March 1, 2015.
In the musical theatre today, it seems the world goes 'round the shows of composer John Kander & lyricist, the late Fred Ebb. On Broadway, one of their final musicals 'The Visit,' starring Chita Rivera with a book by Terrence McNally, begins previews next Month and opens in April.
Mandy Moore gave all the right moves to Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence in the Oscar-nominated film Silver Linings Playbook. Remember that dance that captured their tortured love story ... the one that was equal parts clumsy, romantic, and touching? Mandy will give that same delicate touch to the featured dance sequences at the 21st Annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards held tonight, February 7, at the Palm Springs Convention Center.