Just last night, The American Theatre Wing celebrated 101 Years of supporting strong and fearless voices in the American Theatre with a tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber's unrivaled body of work amassed over five decades. Performers included Tony Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Brandon Victor Dixon, Tony winner and Grammy Award nominee Heather Headley, Tony winner Katrina Lenk, Tony and Grammy nominee Norm Lewis, Webber muse Sierra Boggess, two-time Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative recipient Sydney Lopes, and a mega-band that includes School of Rock alumni Evie Dolan, Ethan Khusidman, Raghav Mehrotra, and Brandon Niederauer.
THE GREEN ROOM 42 will present Rachel York, currently starring on Broadway in the new musical Head Over Heels, in her concert "Thank You for the Music" on Sunday, November 18 at 7:00 PM. In a delightful evening of stories and song, Rachel pays tribute to the glorious women who helped shape her career. She includes numbers made famous by early inspirations, her stage and screen favorites, and a few surprises that have touched her heart in a special way.
If you could turn back the clock to see just one original Broadway cast in action, which show would you choose? Would it be an old-timey classic or just a personal favorite?
A celebrated London production of Cole Porter's classic musical Kiss Me, Kate makes its exclusive New Hampshire cinema debut at The Park Theatre's River Street Theatre (RST) in Jaffrey on Sunday, August 25 at 7pm. It screens again on Wednesday, August 29 at 2pm. Kiss Me Kate is a RST Stage2Screen Special Event.
Gettin' the Band Back Together on Broadway, directed by Tony Award winner John Rando and choreographed by Chris Bailey, officially opened just last night, August 13, at the Belasco Theatre! Check out photos from the red carpet below!
Guys: It's official. This week, 'Heaven is a Place on Earth' because we're laughing and sharing a few cocktails with Bonnie Milligan, the breakout star of Broadway's Head Over Heels!
REPRISE 2.0, led by Producing Artistic Director Marcia Seligson, in association with the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television Department of Theater (UCLA TFT) chaired by Brian Kite, announces Dawnn Lewis (This Is Us, Major Crimes and IZombie), Valerie Perri (LA Shubert Theatre Evita, Jerome Robbins' Broadway) Larry Cedar (Deadwood), Kelley Dorney (Annie at Hollywood Bowl) and Michael Starr (Bright Star national tour) for its production of The World Goes 'Round with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb and conceived by Scott Ellis, Susan Stroman, and David Thompson. It will play September 5 through September 16 at UCLA's Freud Playhouse.
I'd like to propose something worthy of 16th century Arcadia: an Ode in Praise of HEAD OVER HEELS. For those who don't know, last month a new musical, HEAD OVER HEELS, opened on Broadway. The music combines a Renaissance source text, Sir Phillip Sidney's 'The Arcadia,' with the music of the Go-Go's to create an adult fairy tale. Not only is the musical incredibly fun, hilarious, and heartwarming, but it is also incredibly important.
Head Over Heels had its Legacy Robe ceremony last week before its opening night performance. The robe was given to Justin Prescott. Check out photos from the ceremony below!
REPRISE 2.0, led by Producing Artistic Director Marcia Seligson, in association with the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television Department of Theater (UCLA TFT) chaired by Brian Kite, announces its production of The World Goes 'Round with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb and conceived by Scott Ellis, Susan Stroman, and David Thompson. It will play September 5 through September 16 at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. The World Goes 'Round will be directed by Richard Israel with choreography by John Todd, and musical direction by Gerald Sternbach.
Heaven is a place on Broadway... and that place is the Hudson Theatre. Head Over Heels opened on Broadway just last night and BroadwayWorld was there for the epic night!
Fans of late 16th Century pastoral poetic narrative tragicomedy have been all abuzz anticipating the Broadway arrival of the new song and dance adaptation of a Sir Philip Sidney classic. But rather than go the obviously commercial route and title their creation 'The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia, the Musical,' the creators have opted to call their peppy merriment HEAD OVER HEELS.
Head Over Heels opened on Broadway last night at the Hudson Theatre (141 West 44th Street)! BroadwayWorld attended the big night and you can get a look at Peppermint, Rachel York, Bonnie Milligan, and the rest of the cast tat the show's opening night cast party! Check out the photos below!
Head Over Heels opened on Broadway last night at the Hudson Theatre (141 West 44th Street)! BroadwayWorld attended the big night and you can get a look at Peppermint, Rachel York, Bonnie Milligan, and the rest of the cast taking their opening night bows!
HEAD OVER HEELS is currently in previews at Broadway's Hudson Theatre (141 West 44th Street), where it will open on July 26th. We've got your first look at the cast in action below!
Just last night, the audience over at the new musical Head Over Heels got an extra special treat at curtain call, when the source of the show's score, legendary rock group The Go-Go's took the stage for a performance of some of their classic hits!
Tonight the audience over at the new musical Head Over Heels got an extra special treat at curtain call, when the source of the show's score, legendary rock group The Go-Go's, took the stage for a performance of some of their classic hits! Check out the video below!
Bay Street Theater is pleased to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Executive Director Tracy Mitchell at Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center of the Arts. Her term has seen growth in nearly every aspect of the theater, building upon the devoted passion of its founders 27 years ago--Emma Walton Hamilton, Steve Hamilton, and Sybil Christopher.
The new Broadway musical Head Over Heels began previews yesterday, June 23. The show's official Twitter account posted a video of the cast's first bows. Watch it below!
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