The new Broadway cast album of 'West Side Story' has picked up the 2010 Grammy for Best Musical Show Album. The announcement was made during the Grammy Awards' pre-telecast ceremony held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Sunday, January 31. The creative team behind the 'West Side Story' new Broadway cast album is Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist. David Caddick & David Lai produced the album which was released by Masterworks Broadway.
The smash hit revival of WEST SIDE STORY announced today that Matthew Hydzik will officially take over the role of 'Tony,' beginning Tuesday, December 15. After having understudied the role since performances began on Broadway on Monday, February 23, 2009 at Broadway's Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway), Mr. Hydzik will star as 'Tony' opposite Tony Award nominee Josefina Scaglione. Jeremy Jordan (Rock of Ages) will play the role of 'Tony' on Wednesday evenings and Sunday matinees.
The smash hit revival of WEST SIDE STORY announced today that Matthew Hydzik will officially take over the role of 'Tony,' beginning Tuesday, December 15. After having understudied the role since performances began on Broadway on Monday, February 23, 2009 at Broadway's Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway), Mr. Hydzik will star as 'Tony' opposite Tony Award nominee Josefina Scaglione. Jeremy Jordan (Rock of Ages) will play the role of 'Tony' on Wednesday evenings and Sunday matinees.
New Theatre, Cardiff is set to present We're Going on a Bear Hunt from Wednesday 30 September - Saturday 3 October. The show will be performed Wednesdays - Fridays at 10.30am and Saturdays at 10.30am & 12.30pm.
New Theatre, Cardiff is set to present We're Going on a Bear Hunt from Wednesday 30 September - Saturday 3 October. The show will be performed Wednesdays - Fridays at 10.30am and Saturdays at 10.30am & 12.30pm.
Sexy, attractive actor Jeff (Patrick) Olson is making waves at the Celebration Theatre in Joe DiPietro's F*cking Men as Ryan the pornstar. He's hot!! Olson is a recent transplant to LA from Chicago, where he did, among other plays, Charles Busch's Die, Mommie, Die!, but he is not just another pretty face seeking work in Hollywood. As I did my research I realized that he is not only an actor/model, but also a practicing anesthesiologist and a champion bodybuilder - Gay Games 2006 gold medal winner. 'Is there anything this Renaissance man cannot do?' I pondered before my
New Theatre, Cardiff is set to present We're Going on a Bear Hunt from Wednesday 30 September - Saturday 3 October. The show will be performed Wednesdays - Fridays at 10.30am and Saturdays at 10.30am & 12.30pm.
Cast members of WEST SIDE STORY received Actors' Equity Association's Third Annual Advisory Committee on Chorus Affairs (ACCA) Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus. The award, which honors the distinctive talents and contributions made by the chorus of a Broadway musical, was presented in a special ceremony at the September 22nd ACCA meeting at Actors' Equity Association (Equity) headquarters in New York City.
Cast members of WEST SIDE STORY will receive Actors' Equity Association?s Third Annual Advisory Committee on Chorus Affairs (ACCA) Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus. The award, which honors the distinctive talents and contributions made by the chorus of a Broadway musical, will be presented in a special ceremony at the September 22nd ACCA meeting at Actors' Equity Association (Equity) headquarters in New York City.
The smash hit revival of WEST SIDE STORY announced today that slight changes have been implemented into the current Broadway production at the Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway at 47th Street). 'A Boy Like That' is now predominately sung in English to the original lyrics and selected dialogue and lyrics in 'I Feel Pretty' have reverted to English. The changes went into effect last Thursday, August 20, 2009.
Matt Cavenaugh, Tony in Broadway's West Side Story, and Jenny Powers, the co-star of LCT's recent musical Happiness, are getting married in Boston today, August 23rd, at the Gate of Heaven Catholic Church in Boston. The Rev. Lawrence J. Drennan, a Roman Catholic priest, is to perform the ceremony.
Michael Rosen and the 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt' show
Poet and performer Michael Rosen returns to the Little Angel Theatre for another show for under-sevens.
Theatre legend Arthur Laurents, currently represented on Broadway as both the Librettist and Director of the revival of WEST SIDE STORY, discusses his long-time partnership, new play and career with The Guardian.
Michael Rosen's best-selling, much loved children's picture book We're Going on a Bear Hunt is brought to life for the West- End stage in a strictly limited summer season.
The charming, 55-minute adaptation of this award-winning book plays in daytime performances at the Duchess Theatre from July 9th 2009. Written by Children's Poet Laureate Michael Rosen and illustrated by the award-winning Helen Oxenbury, We're Going on a Bear Hunt has become a timeless classic that has entertained young children since 1989. This production is suitable for children aged three and over.
BWW Interviews Sally Cookson Director Of We're Going On A Bear Hunt as she prepares for her new production of the wonderful Michael Rosen book We're Going on a Bear Hunt to go into the Duchess Theatre this summer followed by a national tour.
