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The San Francisco Arts Education Project (SFArtsED) and its nearly 50 musical theater performers ages 9 to 14 revive the Broadway hit Destry Rides Again at the Eureka Theatre February 11 - 26.

The San Francisco Arts Education Project (SFArtsED) and its nearly 50 musical theater performers ages 9 to 14 revive the Broadway hit Destry Rides Again at the Eureka Theatre February 11 - 26.

Y el western y el musical se unieron con Stanley Donen en 1954 con Siete Novias para Siete Hermanos. Es el primer musical rodado en cinemascope por la Metro Goldwyn Mayer y una de las películas clave para comprender la historia del cine musical. Protagonizada por Howard Keel y Jane Powell que interpretan a una pareja de jóvenes enamorados. Él maleducado y basto. Ella responsable y refinada.

Tuneful and breezy with an avalanche of exuberant dancing could not better describe the family-oriented Seven Brides for Seven Brothers currently receiving a fast paced, energetic production at Glendale Centre Theatre under the expertise of Robert Marra and Lee Martino. From MGM in 1954 the film starred Howard Keel and Jane Powell and because of their beauty and director Michael Kidd's rip-roaring choreography, the movie, an Oscar nominee for Best Picture, was and still remains blockbuster entertainment. When the film became a Broadway show in the 1982, despite great work from Debby Boone and others, it failed to garner the audiences necessary to keep it afloat. Now after some 30 years, as long as we keep it in period piece perspective, Glendale's production of Brothers seems as good a choice as any for families as holidays approach.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced a full slate of musical productions, a developmental reading series and special events for their eighth annual festival. This year's Festival will begin September 26th and continue through October 16th.

Gwen Verdon, one of Broadway's biggest stars during its golden era and beyond, and winner of four Tony Awards, was recently honored by the Dancers Over 40 organization in New York at the star-studded tribute 'Gwen Verdon: I'm not Lola.'

Audiences of all ages will fall in love with Pittsburgh CLO's production of The Sound of Music, July 19-31 at the Benedum Center. T

Think about it: How many times have you seen the title of a show or movie with an exclamation point on the end? There's Oklahoma! Airplane! ¡Three Amigos! Mamma Mia! Hot Shots! Oliver!....and those are only a few. Some of them actually, depending upon your response, may have deserved the exclamation. Most, however, do not. An exception to this general truism is Vegas! The Show.

UnsungMusicalsCo. Inc. (www.UnsungMusicals.org) will present a special exploratory reading of the 1950 musical comedy Arms and the Girl as part of The Archival Project, a UMC initiative aimed at researching, assembling and restoring the material from unpublished and out-of-print musical shows.

UnsungMusicalsCo. Inc. (www.UnsungMusicals.org) will present a special exploratory reading of the 1950 musical comedy Arms and the Girl as part of The Archival Project, a UMC initiative aimed at researching, assembling and restoring the material from unpublished and out-of-print musical shows.

Cincinnati Landmark Productions will hold Auditions for Two, 2011 Showboat Majestic shows: LI'L ABNER And GOD'S FAVORITE

Cincinnati Landmark Productions will hold Auditions for Two, 2011 Showboat Majestic shows: LI'L ABNER And GOD'S FAVORITE

The Lost Treasures Collection, a new series of rarely performed musical gems presented in concert/cabaret version on Lakewood Theatre Company's Side Door stage, presents its second offering with the musical Cyrano.

The Lost Treasures Collection, a new series of rarely performed musical gems presented in concert/cabaret version on Lakewood Theatre Company's Side Door stage, presents its second offering with the musical Cyrano.

The Lost Treasures Collection, a new series of rarely performed musical gems presented in concert/cabaret version on Lakewood Theatre Company's Side Door stage, presents its second offering with the musical Cyrano.

Cincinnati Landmark Productions will hold Auditions for Two, 2011 Showboat Majestic shows: LI'L ABNER And GOD'S FAVORITE

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The lovely and nostalgic production of a new stage version of "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" that opened this week at the Drury Lane Theatre in west suburban Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, very nearly returns the audience to the Broadway of the 1940s and early '50s.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. The Equity Jeff Awards, 'Seven Brides For Seven Brothers,' 'The Music Man,' 'Miracle On 34th Street' twice, 'Billy Elliot,' 'Reefer Madness,' more....

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Sutton Foster, the Broadway Playhouse, 'Rock Of Ages,' 'Glee,' 'She Loves Me,' 'Seven Brides For Seven Brothers,' Patti LuPone, more....