KT Tunstall today launched an epic new music video for 'Hard Girls', from her newly released album KIN. The video was directed by Chris Turner, who has previously directed KT's 'Made of Glass' and 'Invisible Empire' music videos.
Algonquin Theater Productions and Jason Hewitt welcome Lindsay Nicole Chambers (Lysistrata Jones, Legally Blonde, Hairspray), Mel Johnson Jr. (Jekyll & Hyde, Hot Feet, The Lion King, Big Deal, The Rink, Eubie!, On the Twentieth Century), and James Ludwig (Spamalot, Little Shop of Horrors) for the world premiere of ON THE RAILS, a new musical with book by Tony Sportiello (Second Chance, National Pastime), music and lyrics by Al Tapper (Sessions, An Evening at the Carlyle), arrangements and musical direction by David Wolfson, and directed by Misti B. Wills (In Search of Euphoria).
The Phoenix Theatre presents Moon Over Buffalo by Ken Ludwig, directed by Eric Lewis, running October 7th thru 30th.
EDWIN, The Story of Edwin Booth, began Sunday, September 4, for a limited engagement through September 18 at Theatre at St. Clement's (423 West 46th St.). Opening night took place on September 8, and BroadwayWorld has photos from the festivities below!
This madcap comedy centers on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950's who are on the brink of a disastrous breakup caused by George's dalliance with a young actress. They receive word that Frank Capra is coming to see their matinee and if he likes what he sees may cast them in his next movie. Unfortunately everything that could go wrong does go wrong due to their daughter's clueless boyfriend and hilarious uncertainty about which play they are performing.
Best In Drag Show - the fabulous and long-running annual fundraiser for Aid For AIDS, a program of Alliance for Healing and Housing - has announced that Emmy and Grammy Award winner Kathy Griffin will open this year's festivities. The celebrity judging panel will include Academy Award nominee Melanie Griffith, Kathy Kinney ("The Drew Carey Show") and Rutina Wesley(OWN's "Queen Sugar"). Additional celebrity judges will be announced soon. Best in Drag Show will be held on October 2, 2016 at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. The pre-show party begins at 5:30pm and curtain is at 7:00pm.
North Coast Repertory Theatre, which mounted a monster hit last year with Neil Simon's Chapter Two, is now staging LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR, the playwright's love letter to his early career as a writer for Sid Caesar's 'Your Show of Shows.' Described by Variety as 'a battery of yuks that barely lets up,' the play recounts his writing, fighting and wacky antics during the days of live television when he cavorted with such comedy legends as Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks as they tried to please their terrifyingly demanding boss. Tickets are certain to be flying out the window for this wildly hysterically funny romp, so order early to avoid disappointment.
North Coast Repertory Theatre is toasting the opening of Season 35 with the bracing, boisterous comedy, THE COCKTAIL HOUR, by A.R. Gurney. Mix two upper-class New Englanders, their over-privileged adult children and endless cocktails for a delightfully intoxicating evening of fun. Son John arrives for dinner at his parent's home carrying his provocative tell-all script that leaves the family shaken and stirred. Join the Rep for this free-flowing comedy that The New Yorker praised as Gurney's 'best play he has done.'
Producers of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF have cancelled the Tuesday performance on October 11th, which falls out on the evening of Yom Kippur, to give company members who observe the holiday the ability to do so.
TLC's hit docu-series, 90 DAY FIANCE returns with more incredible twists and dramatic turns than ever before. The new crop of American born suitors and their foreign lovers have 90days to meet the family, book a venue and say their vows to live happily ever after with their foreign bornlovers…or not.
West Side Story tells the epic love story of idealistic young lovers Maria and Tony as they find themselves caught between rival street gangs, the Jets and the Sharks. Their struggle to survive in a world of hate, violence, and prejudice is one of the most beautiful, heart-wrenching, and relevant musical dramas of our time. West Side Story's legendary jazz, Latin, and classical-inspired score features the treasured songs 'Maria,' 'Tonight,' 'I Feel Pretty,' and 'America.'
?TV favourite Peppa Pig is bringing all her family and friends to the Lyceum Theatre in her brand new stage show Peppa Pig's Surprise! from Today 9 - Saturday 10 September.
Join us as we welcome Spookley the Square Pumpkin and his friends to Stages Theatre Company!
Scandals and sorrows lie hidden, soon to bubble to the surface, in "Crimes of the Heart" at College of the Mainland Community Theatre Sept. 8-25.
WASHINGTON, Sept.8, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ The National Education Association (NEA) Foundation and publisher Lee & Low Books have joined forces with First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise, to expand the Stories for All Project , First Book's groundbreaking initiative to increase the diversity in children's books. The new two-year collaboration, supported with funding from the NEA Foundation, includes the publication of a brand new book by a never-before-published author of color, and the production of thousands of diverse books, companion tipsheets and funds available for educators working with children from low-income families.
Performances of EDWIN, The Story of Edwin Booth began September 4 for a limited engagement through September 18 at Theatre at St. Clement's (423 West 46th St.). Opening night is tonight, September 8 at 7PM. BroadwayWorld has a look at the cast in action below!
The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park breathes life into three classic stories from literature in fun, innovative and fresh ways for this season's Off the Hill Series. ROBIN HOOD, which chronicles the exploits of the legendary outlaw, will launch the popular family-friendly series this fall, touring to community centers throughout Greater Cincinnati from Sept. 24 through Oct. 30.
The exciting world of Dancing Classrooms, that most people know from the award-winning movies that tell its story, such as the Hollywood film starring Antonio Banderas Take the Lead, Mad Hot Ballroom, as well as Dancing in Jaffa, comes alive on the evening of September 19, 2016 for the Dancing Classrooms Contemporaries' premiere cabaret benefit event, ELEVATE during National Ballroom Dance Week, (Sept. 15 - 25 ).
Orlando Shakespeare Theater (Orlando Shakes) in Partnership with UCF will host a series of special events focusing on diversity and other social issues affecting the Central Florida community in conjunction with their production of West Side Story (September 7 - October 9, 2016). Tickets to West Side Story are available now by calling (407) 447-1700 ext. 1, visiting www.orlandoshakes.org, or in person at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center (812 East Rollins Street).
North Coast Repertory Theatre is toasting the opening of Season 35 with the bracing, boisterous comedy, THE COCKTAIL HOUR, by A.R. Gurney. Mix two upper-class New Englanders, their over-privileged adult children and endless cocktails for a delightfully intoxicating evening of fun. Son John arrives for dinner at his parent's home carrying his provocative tell-all script that leaves the family shaken and stirred. Join the Rep for this free-flowing comedy that The New Yorker praised as Gurney's 'best play he has done.'
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