IN THE HEIGHTS' Andrea Burns is set to star in Tim Pinckney's new comedy, EVER SO HUMBLE and The Hangar Theatre. The production will run from July 14 through 23. She will be joined in the production by Philip Hoffman and Eric T. Miller. Hangar Artistic Director Peter Flynn will helm the production.
Bailey Hanks, who dazzled audiences as Elle Woods in 'Legally Blonde, The Musical' on Broadway will repeat the lead role in Diablo Theatre Company's production of the show next February, the company announced today.
Reprise Theatre Company's 2011-2012 opens with the classic American musical 'Cabaret,' playing September 13 to 25 (press opening September 14, 2011) at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. The musical based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood, with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb; will be directed and choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge.
Karen Ziemba is set to lead the Cape May Stage production of Robert Harling's Steel Magnolias, which will run August 3 through September 10. Also set to star in the show are Ellen Dolan, Nicole Lowrance, Kate McCauley Hathaway, Marlena Lustik and Meredith Riley Stewart.
THIS, by Melissa James Gibson will play at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in downtown Culver City (9820 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232) from July 30 through August 28.
Tony Award winner Faith Prince and other company members from the touring cast of the hit Broadway musical BILLY ELLIOT, plus Tony winner John Lloyd Young, cabaret star Shawn Ryan and other special guest stars to be announced, will be joining together to present a one-time, one-night only benefit to raise funds for The Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. This exclusive 'One Night Only Cabaret' event features cast members performing song selections of their own choice to present an original evening of upbeat, high-energy music, dance and comedy.
Acclaimed actor and vocalist Kate Pazakis will guest star in the hit musical revue Mama and Her Boys on July 16 at 7pm and 9:30pm. Pazakis recently appeared in the First National Tour of Lincoln Center Theatre's Tony Winning Revival of South Pacific. Her solo album 'Unzipped: Live at the Zipper' was released on PS Classics. Pazakis will be filling in for Wendy Watson.
The American Theatre Wing (Theodore S. Chapin, Chairman, Board of Trustees; Heather Hitchens, Executive Director) has announced that its annual Gala will be held on Monday, September 26 at 6:30 PM at The Plaza Hotel (Fifth Avenue at Central Park South) and will honor Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Sony Corporation and longtime American Theatre Wing Board Member.
In celebration of Trevor Hero honoree, Daniel Radcliffe, who was recently honored by The Trevor Project as a vocal ally for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people in crisis, the suicide prevention organization will launch 'Trevor Hero Week' online.
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Broadway favorite Brent Barrett and Jenn Harris head the cast of SILENCE! The Musical, the unauthorized parody of The Silence of the Lambs, with music & lyrics by Jon and Al Kaplan, book by Hunter Bell, and direction and choreography by Christopher Gattelli. SILENCE! The Musical has officially opened at Theatre 80, located at 80 St. Marks Place (between First & Second Ave.) Also featured in the cast of SILENCE! The Musical are Callan Bergmann, Stephen Bienskie, Harry Bouvy, Ashlee Dupré, Deidre Goodwin, Jeff Hiller, Howard Kaye, and Lucia Spina. Music Supervisor is Mark Hartman, with orchestrations by Brian J. Nash.
Kyoto gekijo wa, opera-za no andoryoroidou~eba? no fantomu o teiji, 7 tsuki made 3 tsuki 6-nichi, 2011-nen ni wa, 3.
In celebration of Trevor Hero honoree, Daniel Radcliffe, who was recently honored by The Trevor Project as a vocal ally for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people in crisis, the suicide prevention organization will launch 'Trevor Hero Week' online.
From Jerry Herman's Parade to Martin Charnin's No Frills Revue to nights with Betty Comden, Adolph Green and The Revuers, the original song and sketch revue has been a favorite of downtown audiences for nearly a century. With The Greenwich Village Follies, a new show that takes its name from a legendary production from the 1920s, composer/lyricist Doug Silver and bookwriter/lyricist Andrew Frank not only capture the smart, freestyle irreverence that made downtown revues so popular, but they use the format to offer an eighty-minute lesson on the history of America's first haven for artists, free-thinkers and non-conformists.
On June 25, stars of screen and stage took part in Gay Pride at Barefoot Wine Presents: Celebrity Autobiography in NYC. Michael Urie, Kristen Johnston, Mo Rocca, Rachel Dratch, Mario Cantone and Sharon Gless led the cast, who read from the pages of other celebrities' autobiographies. The cast also celebrated New York's recent legalization of same-sex marriage, commenting on this national milestone before each reading.
Last night, June 27, the off-broadway theater scene became a bit richer with the advent of The Magdalene, a musical play about Mary Magdalene composed by James Olm with a book by Mr. Olm and J.C. Hanley. Tony Award winner Richard Maltby, Jr. served as the Creative Consultant on the production, which was directed by Richard Burk. Previews began on June 14. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you the first production shots!
While Shakespeare's canon includes many couples whose relationships are of questionable health - Kate and Petruchio, Beatrice and Benedick, Mr. and Mrs. Scottish - few are as discomfortingly mismatched as the lead pair of All's Well That Ends Well.
The hilarious Kevin Hart kept the crowd laughing out loud as a Hollywood House Husband during the BET AWARDS '11 opening act with Bobby Brown, Jermaine Dupri, Anthony Anderson, Nelly, and Nick Cannon.
A black-tie dinner was held last night, June 23 at the Pierre Hotel in celebration of the best of British humor and entertainment to benefit the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award and Young Americans' Challenge. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award was created by HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 1956. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award has been dedicated to the personal development of young people, aged 14-25, from all backgrounds. The Award honors those who have made great personal achievements in the areas of service, exploration in a challenging environment, skills and physical recreation. Check out photos from the event below!
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center has announced cast members for this summer's National Playwrights Conference.
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