Audiences are invited to discover the magic of the two-time Emmy Award winning and two-time Tony® Award nominated production: Cathy Rigby is PETER PAN! Families and fans have their chance to 'fly' into the San Diego Civic Theatre for this magical production running November 13-18th, 2012. Tickets are on sale now and as part of Broadway/San Diego's 2012-2013 35th Anniversary Season Package.
Newsies, the Tony Award winning new American musical, welcomed Corey Cott to the role of the show's leading man Jack Kelly, full-time, beginning at today's 2pm performance. Cott became the Jack Kelly alternate in mid-August and has performed the role intermittently since. BroadwayWorld brings you photos of Cott's first curtain call as 'Jack Kelly' below!
The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents and marketing firms, will hold another in its series of seminars focused on the culture, business and history of Off Broadway this Sunday, September 9th.
Newsies, the Tony® Award winning new American musical, proudly welcomes Corey Cott to the role of the show's leading man Jack Kelly, full time, beginning at today's 2pm performance. Cott became the Jack Kelly alternate in mid-August and has performed the role intermittently since.
BroadwayWorld brings you photos of Cott as 'Jack Kelly' below!
Steph Fearon, who reached the semi-finals of the BBC1's 'Over The Rainbow' competition for the West End role of Dorothy in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Palladium production of 'The Wizard Of Oz', is to star as Mimi in a new London production of the multi award-winning musical 'Rent'.
Musical numbers were announced today for the 20th Broadway on Broadway® concert (www.BroadwayonBroadway.com) by The Broadway League and the Times Square Alliance. Multi-talented actress, singer, television host, playwright, songwriter and author, Kathie Lee Gifford, will host this year's Broadway on Broadway, presented by United Airlines and The New York Times.
In the video below, NEWSIES' Ryan Breslin, AKA 'Bresident,' teams up with some of his fellow cast mates for an awesome NEWSIES-themed rap video, directed by Andrew Keenan-Bolger. Check it out by clicking below!
Theater for the New City, Crystal Field, Executive Director, presents OPEN UP as part of the Dream Up Festival, tonight, August 28 through September 2, 2012. Written by Kimberly Pau and directed by Eric Mercado, the production features designs by Rachel R. Blackwell and production stage management and additional designs by Jeromy Hunt. The cast includes Melissa Chambers, Lauren Cipriano, David Fernandez, Aaron McDaniel, Amanda Peters and Elizabeth Spano. Meet the cast in the photos below!
According to the show's star, Constantine Maroulis, on Twitter, the Broadway theatre has now been revealed as the Richard Rodgers Theater (currently home to THE GERSHWIN'S PORGY & BESS) with an opening planned for April of 2013.
PBS is bound for Broadway this fall with a three-hour primetime documentary series that tracks the real life stories of America's top high school musical performers vying in the ultimate competition to find the nation's best young theater stars.
PBS is bound for Broadway this fall with a three-hour primetime documentary series that tracks the real life stories of America's top high school musical performers vying in the ultimate competition to find the nation's best young theater stars. It's non-stop drama when 60 talented teens - chosen from a nationwide casting call of over 50,000 students - descend on New York for an intensive week of "theatrical boot camp" and a shot at stage stardom and scholarships. The annual event, held each summer, is filmed for the first time ever inBROADWAY OR BUST, airing on consecutive Sunday nights, September 9-23, 2012 at 8:00-9:00 pm ET on PBS (check local listings).
After 22 consecutive sold-out weeks, it's no surprise that the fans love Newsies. And now, you've got a behind the scenes look at how appreciative the cast is. In this video, the cast of Newsies takes you backstage to show off some of their favorite gifts, from some of their favorite Fansies.
Meet David Hinton-Gale as Benny, Mikel Sylvanus as Tom Collins and Jamie Birkett as Joanne Jefferson from the cast of the new London production of the multiple award-winning musical RENT in the photos below! And check back soon for more images before the show's opening on Friday, 7 September 2012 at Greenwich Theatre.
In this edition, Richard chats with the Broadway-bound duo about starting the rehearsal process, doing 8 shows a week on the road, and so much more! Click below to watch the full interview.
Winning the prestigious Woodward/Newman Award for best play, while being developed at Rogue Machine for their 2012 season, brought with it a fully funded production mounted at the Bloomington Play Project in Indiana. It turned out to be one of their most successful projects to date. A Holland New Voices Award came shortly afterwards, and now playwright Henry Murray is ready for its close-up at Rogue Machine, known for staging new works. This will be a West Coast Premiere in one of the country's most vibrant cities for new plays, Los Angeles, opening September 15, 2012.
It's non-stop drama when 60 of America's top high school musical theater performers arrive in New York City this summer for an intensive week of theatrical boot camp as they vie for a shot at stage stardom in a national theater competition. The annual event is the subject of the new three-part primetime series, BROADWAY OR BUST, airing Sundays this fall, beginning September 9, 2012 on PBS. Check out a preview for the show below!
