Queens Theatre News

Kerry Ellis has just joined the cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's record-breaking musical Cats playing the role of Grizabella, and below, you can watch as she transforms into her character! Based on T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, Cats returned to the West End last month with the original creative team - Director Trevor Nunn, Associate Director and Choreographer Gillian Lynne, Designer John Napier and Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber - reunited for the Palladium run.

?The critically acclaimed new play THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME will celebrate Pi Day today, March 14 with a special lottery at the theater before both the 2pm matinee and 8pm evening performances, 2 hours before each curtain.

?The critically acclaimed new play THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME will celebrate Pi Day on Saturday, March 14 with a special lottery at the theater before both the 2pm matinee and 8pm evening performances, 2 hours before each curtain.

Titan Theatre Company will conclude its critically-acclaimed 2014/15 season with a signature take on Shakespeare's classic tragedy OTHELLO featuring an all-female cast. Performances begin April 17, 2015 at Queens Theatre.

Signal Ensemble Theatre presents the United States premiere of Red Bud by Brett Neveu and directed by Brant Russell at Signal Ensemble Theatre, 1802 W. Berenice Ave., January 22 - February 28.

Ballet Hispanico, recognized as the nation's leading Latino dance organization since 1970, will present a quartet of audience favorites at Queens Theatre this weekend, February 14-15, 2015. Performances: Today at 2pm and 8pm, Sunday at 3pm. Tickets start at $25 and are on sale now at www.queenstheatre.org.

Kerry Ellis has joined the cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's record-breaking musical Cats playing the role of Grizabella - and here she is!

Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com or call (646) 476-3551.

Ballet Hispanico, recognized as the nation's leading Latino dance organization since 1970, will present a quartet of audience favorites at Queens Theatre on February 14-15, 2015. Performances: Saturday at 2pm and 8pm, Sunday at 3pm. Tickets start at $25 and are on sale now at www.queenstheatre.org.

Amongst the guests will be Dan DeLuca, who currently leads the tour of NEWSIES as Jack Kelly. His other credits include Danny-Stephen Schwartz's Snapshots (Goodspeed), Lucas-The Addams Family (Muny), Gabe-Next to Normal(Weston Playhouse). NY: Cain/Japheth in Children of Eden (CAP21),

Queens-based Titan Theatre Company will conclude its critically acclaimed 2014/15 season with a signature take on Shakespeare's classic tragedy Othello featuring an ALL FEMALE CAST. The production will play a limited run April 17 - May 2, 2015 at Queens Theatre, the borough's premiere performing arts venue. Titan Theatre Company Artistic Director Lenny Banovez, who previously helmed Titan's hit productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet and Henry V, will direct. Shakespeare's most tragic hero squares off against arguably his greatest villain, in the classic tale of jealousy, betrayal, and vengeance. Watch as Iago leads 'The Moor' to the edge of sanity, by weaving a trail of deceit about the loyalty of a friend, and a wife's fidelity.

This February and March 54 BELOW presents an exciting lineup of the brightest talent from Broadway and beyond. Located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street. For a detailed schedule of upcoming performances at 54 Below and to purchase tickets, visit www.54Below.com.

This week's 'Backstage on Broadway' on New York's PIX 11 features Broadway's latest crop of animal stars and their trainers.

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club will present Danielle Hope in her American debut on Friday, February 13, 2015 at 9:30 PM. After a well received and successful solo debut in London's West End and additional concerts through the UK, Danielle brings her cabaret to New York City to make her debut just steps away from the heart of Broadway. The evening will feature a celebration of music including performances of songs from shows that have shaped her career so far, West End favorites and some very special new material - and, some very special Broadway guests. BroadwayWorld can't wait for her big NYC debut, and in honor of the upcoming concert, we're flashback to some of her greatest performances. Meet the star of the West End below!

The producers of the critically acclaimed new play THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME have announced that the Broadway production has officially recouped its $4.75 million capitalization, following the week ending January 25, 2015. Written by Simon Stephens, adapted from Mark Haddon's best-selling novel, and directed by Tony Award-winner Marianne Elliott, the play began preview performances on September 20, 2014 and opened to rave reviews on October 5, 2014. The production plays at the Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street).

Signal Ensemble Theatre presents the United States premiere of Red Bud by Brett Neveu and directed by Brant Russell at Signal Ensemble Theatre, 1802 W. Berenice Ave., tonight, January 22 - February 28.

Ron Cook (Mr Selfridge, Henry V, King Lear, Hot Fuzz) as Sir Charles Gurney, Kathryn Drysdale (Suspects, Love's Labour's Lost, Tripping Over, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps) as Grace Shelley, Joshua McGuire (Privacy, Posh, About Time, Mr Turner) as Dinsdale Gurney and Anthony O'Donnell (The Captain of Kopenick, Skyfall, Matchpoint) as Daniel Tucker, join BAFTA winning James McAvoy, as Jack, the 14th Earl of Gurney, in the first West End revival of Peter Barnes' satirical comedy, The Ruling Class, directed by Jamie Lloyd, Artistic Director of Trafalgar Transformed.

Following the success of The World's Fair Plays, a New York Times Critics Pick, and a 'glorious' production of A Christmas Carol (Times Ledger), Queens Theatre (QT) is excited to announce its Winter/Spring Season. Performances begin on Sunday, February 8 with a family series show, E.B. White's Charlotte's Web.

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for an filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. The most recent conversation featured the cast of Broadway's THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME: Alex Sharp, Francesca Faridany, Ian Barford, Enid Graham, Taylor Trensch and Helen Carey, moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge. Check out Part 1 of the interview below!