Ben Freeman Joins HAPPY DAYS Tour as 'The Fonz'; Full Cast Announced!
by Nicole Rosky
- Sep 4, 2013
Amy Anzel for Sunday Monday Ltd in association with Todd Ruppert of RTR International, just announced that West End leading man and "Emmerdale" star, Ben Freeman, will take on the iconic role of 'The Fonz' in the UK Premiere and national tour of HAPPY DAYS - A New Musical, alongsideCheryl Baker as 'Mrs Cunningham' and the previously announced Heidi Range as 'Pinky Tuscadero'.
Marlene Ver Planck Celebrates New CD at Trumpet's Tonight
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 24, 2013
Marlene Ver Planck sings a story the way the rest of us wishes we could tell one: with polish and panache, convincing listeners that each and every lyric is her own. She has backed-up Frank Sinatra and Mel Torme and has been out front of the Beneke, Miller and Dorsey orchestras, singing those stories like no one else. A long list of recordings documents her talent, many featuring the arrangements of her gifted late husband, Billy. Seven of his takes on Cy Coleman, some Harry Warren and Marlene's favorites from Ivan Lins, Paul Williams and Ronny White make up her new CD, Ballads...mostly (Audiophile).
BROADWAY BOUND to Open La Mirada's 2013-14 Season, 9/20-10/13
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 22, 2013
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts & McCoy Rigby Entertainment will present the first production in its 2013-1014 season of shows, the Tony Award-winning play, BROADWAY BOUND, written by Neil Simon and directed by Jeff Maynard. BROADWAY BOUND will preview on Friday, September 20, 2013 (with a press opening on Saturday, September 21) and run through Sunday, October 13, 2013 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada.
Marlene Ver Planck to Celebrate New CD at Trumpet's, 8/24
by Ben Peltz
- Aug 12, 2013
Marlene Ver Planck sings a story the way the rest of us wishes we could tell one: with polish and panache, convincing listeners that each and every lyric is her own. She has backed-up Frank Sinatra and Mel Torme and has been out front of the Beneke, Miller and Dorsey orchestras, singing those stories like no one else. A long list of recordings documents her talent, many featuring the arrangements of her gifted late husband, Billy. Seven of his takes on Cy Coleman, some Harry Warren and Marlene's favorites from Ivan Lins, Paul Williams and Ronny White make up her new CD, Ballads...mostly (Audiophile).
Photo Coverage: Remembering Karen Black
by Walter McBride
- Aug 9, 2013
Oscar nominee and Broadway actress Karen Black passed away yesterday, Thursday, August 8, at 74 after a two-year battle with cancer. Below, BroadwayWorld remembers the enigmatic stage and screen star.
Breaking Thirty's ROCKS AND HARD PLACES to Play the Jack, Now thru Aug 3
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 30, 2013
Breaking Thirty presents Rocks and Hard Places by Tanja Mariadoss, running today, 30 July to Saturday 3 August 2013. Performances at 7.45pm. Directed by Amanda Hill, the cast features Susanna Goldsworthy and Tanja Mariados. Creative team: pianist Alex James Ellison; and lighting/sound operator Paul Williams.
Opera House Players' Summer Youth Theater Presents BUGSY MALONE, JR. Tonight
by BWW News Desk
- Jul 26, 2013
Opera House Players' Summer Youth Theater presents BUGSY MALONE, JR. tonight, July 26 and Saturday, July 27 at 7 pm at the Broad Brook Opera House, 107 Main Street, Broad Brook, CT 06016. All tickets are $10 (non-reserved seating) and can be ordered by calling the box office at 860-292-6068 or purchasing tickets at the door on the nights of the performance. BUGSY MALONE, JR. is suitable for all ages and families are invited to introduce live theater to their children.
Opera House Players' Summer Youth Theater presents BUGSY MALONE, JR., 7/26-7/27
by Ben Peltz
- Jul 15, 2013
Opera House Players' Summer Youth Theater presents BUGSY MALONE, JR. on Friday, July 26 and Saturday, July 27 at 7 pm at the Broad Brook Opera House, 107 Main Street, Broad Brook, CT 06016. All tickets are $10 (non-reserved seating) and can be ordered by calling the box office at 860-292-6068 or purchasing tickets at the door on the nights of the performance. BUGSY MALONE, JR. is suitable for all ages and families are invited to introduce live theater to their children.
Nad's and Fans Name Beyoncé and Channing Tatum “Smooth Celebrity” Award Winners for 2013
by Robert Diamond
- Jul 11, 2013
In the interest of promoting “smooth and sophisticated sexiness” as well
as a clean, confident and healthy image, the makers of Nad's, with
offices in Los Angeles and Sydney, Australia, performed its annual duty
poring over a year's worth of celebrity interviews, photographs and
taped appearances in an effort to single out the “most smooth,” both
literally and figuratively. Five men and five women were selected as
nominees by the Nad's experts, and a vote was then taken by customers
and social media followers of the global beauty brand to determine the
very smoothest of the smooth.
Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Play The McKittrick Hotel, 7/7-13
by BWW
News Desk
- Jul 7, 2013
The McKittrick Hotel is a unique nightlife and entertainment destination in New York City's Chelsea District. In addition to being the home of Sleep No More, the hotel has hosted a variety of special guest performers including the famed Preservation Hall Jazz Band, musician Jim James, country music sensation Lady Antebellum, French artists Soko, actor Neil Patrick Harris, performer Dita von Teese, actress Evan Rachel Wood, and DJ Junior Sanchez, among many others.
Shelly Fisher's THE HEBREW HILLBILLY to Play Palm Desert's Arthur Newman Theater, Today
by BWW
News Desk
- Jul 7, 2013
"The Hebrew Hillbilly", written by and performed by singer-songwriter Shelley Fisher in a one-woman cabaret style concert at a 2 PM matinee performance today, July 7th at Arthur Newman Theatre in The Joslyn Center Theater in Palm Desert. The show chronicles Ms. Fisher's Hollywood odyssey that begins in the heart of the Mississippi Delta in her hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. Shelley grew up surrounded by Rockin' Roll, Blues, and Bar B Que with a flamboyant but very Jewish mother who frowned on her dating the local redneck boys. But that never stopped her dreams from an early age of being a Hollywood star and she has been singing since before she could walk.
Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Play The McKittrick Hotel, 7/7-13
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 28, 2013
The McKittrick Hotel is a unique nightlife and entertainment destination in New York City's Chelsea District. In addition to being the home of Sleep No More, the hotel has hosted a variety of special guest performers including the famed Preservation Hall Jazz Band, musician Jim James, country music sensation Lady Antebellum, French artists Soko, actor Neil Patrick Harris, performer Dita von Teese, actress Evan Rachel Wood, and DJ Junior Sanchez, among many others.
Heidi Range to Lead HAPPY DAYS Musical UK Tour
by Nicole Rosky
- Jun 27, 2013
Happy Days are here again with the premiere of a brand new UK tour based on the hit TV series, featuring the unforgettable 'King of Cool' Arthur 'The Fonz' Fonzarelli.
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