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2024 Drama Desk Awards Nominations- The Full List!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 29, 2024


Nominations for the 2024 Drama Desk Awards have just been announced by Kathleen Turner. Check out the full list of nominees here!

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Will Release Original Broadway Cast Recording; Listen to the First Two Songs!
by Stephi Wild - Apr 26, 2024


The Original Broadway Cast Recording of Water for Elephants will be released on Friday, May 17. The first two singles, “Wild” and “Silver Stars,” are available today, Friday, April 26.

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Releases New Block of Tickets Through February 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 22, 2024


A new block of tickets is now on sale for the new Broadway musical WATER FOR ELEPHANTS. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Photos: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Company Celebrates Opening Night
by Bruce Glikas - Mar 22, 2024


The stars aligned on 45th Street last night as the new musical Water for Elephants celebrated opening night. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the special occasion and we are taking you inside the festivities with the cast and creative team here.

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Cast Album Will Be Recorded Next Week; Released on Ghostlight Records
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 20, 2024


GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS has announced plans for an original cast recording of the new Broadway musical Water for Elephants. Learn more here!

Photos: First Look at WATER FOR ELEPHANTS on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Mar 8, 2024


All new photos have been released from the new Broadway musical, Water For Elephants, now playing at the Imperial Theatre! Check out the photos of the cast in action here!

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS to Launch Tent Talkback Series With the Creative Team
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 29, 2024


WATER FOR ELEPHANTS is launchig their Tent Talkback Series with members of the creative team following selected Saturday matinees at the Imperial Theatre. Learn more about the series!

BWW Previews: MIDLANDS THEATRE ROUNDUP in Columbia, SC 2/22 - ROCK OF AGES, BASKERVILLE, and More!
by Patrick Michael Kelly - Feb 22, 2019


Sumter closes BASKERVILLE while Trustus and USC open a pair of hot new plays and the ROCK OF AGES tour rolls through the Koger Center!

BWW Review: Rousing Vocals & Hilarity Rule UMPO HOME ALONE
by Gil Kaan - Dec 3, 2017


Kate Pazakis and her talented creative team once again incorporate their 'secret sauce' in concocting a most delicious holiday treat for Rockwell revelers - THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY OF HOME ALONE. The 1990 John Hughes classic Home Alone receives Pazakis' UMPO treatment, resulting in a most side-splitting production with their clever choice of pop songs, re-worded to 'fit' the Home Alone narrative, and boosted by the always witty (and subtly topical) dialogue of Ray Wetmore and Pazakis.

HOME ALONE Musical Parody to Return to Rockwell for the Holidays
by BWW News Desk - Dec 1, 2016


Making this season truly 'unforgettable,' Rockwell Table and Stage un-wraps the return of 'The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Home Alone,' just in time for the holidays. Performances start Dec. 1 and run through Jan. 1, 2017.

HOME ALONE Musical Parody to Return to Rockwell for the Holidays
by BWW News Desk - Nov 14, 2016


Making this season truly 'unforgettable,' Rockwell Table and Stage un-wraps the return of 'The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Home Alone,' just in time for the holidays. Performances start Dec. 1 and run through Jan. 1, 2017.

BWW Interview: UMPO's Kate Pazakis Laboriously Producing Live Productions - The Latest Ones Simultaneously
by Gil Kaan - Oct 2, 2016


For years now, Kate Pazakis' UMPO has been steadily optimizing her passion of film, turning them into loving spoofs that even those unfamiliar with the movie sent-up can still enjoy. With her talented partners, they take cult film favorites and match them up with pop tune soundtracks for mash-ups of wit, fun, incredible singing and much laughter. UMPO's latest creation THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY OF HOCUS POCUS opened September 29, 2016 at the Rockwell Table & Stage.

Seth Rogan and Friends Catch Rockwell Table & Stage's UMPO TROOP BEVERLY HILLS
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 25, 2016


On Saturday, July 23 'Neighbors 2' star Seth Rogen celebrated the 34th birthday of his wife, Lauren Miller by inviting 50 of their closest friends to see The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Troop Beverly Hills housed at Rockwell Table & Stage in Los Angeles, CA. Both Seth and Lauren were seen dancing, cheering & laughing along as the cast performed to a creative musical score, which included hit songs from Whitney Houston, Madonna, and Cyndi Lauper. 

VIDEO: Emma Hunton's Thrilling Rendition of 'Over The Rainbow' at STAND UP AND SING Orlando Benefit
by Michael Dale - Jul 10, 2016


New York audiences have been wowed by Emma Hunton's dynamic vocals in SPRING AWAKENING, NEXT TO NORMAL and RENT.

Photo Flash: First Look at THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY OF TROOP BEVERLY HILLS at Rockwell
by BWW News Desk - Jul 7, 2016


It's 'Cookie Time' again in The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Troop Beverly Hills, an all-new live interpretation of the hilarious 1989 Shelley Long comedy, running Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 12 noon from July 2 to Sept 10, 2016 at Rockwell Table & Stage located in Los Feliz, CA. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the company onstage below!

Photo Flash: Original Stars of TROOP BEVERLY HILLS Strut Red Carpet at Rockwell's Musical Parody Opening
by BWW News Desk - Jul 7, 2016


This weekend Rockwell Table & Stage located in Los Feliz, CA hosted a 'mini" Troop Beverly Hills Reunion with original cast members Tasha Scott ("Jasmine Shaker") and Mary Gross ('Annie Herman'), along with film director Jeff Kanew in attendance for the opening night of The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Troop Beverly Hills. Scroll down for photos from the red carpet!

BWW Review: THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY OF TROOP BEVERLY HILLS - A Non-Stop, Two-Hours of HIGH-larity & Stunning Vocals
by Gil Kaan - Jul 5, 2016


Exec. Producer Kate Pazakis has assembled another Ri-Dic-U-lously talented troupe of singer/comedians to totally WOW their Rockwell audience in THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY OF TROOP BEVERLY HILLS. Pazakis & company have a talented knack for picking appropriate movies (Devil Wears Prada, Big Lebowski) & spoofing them, using covers of familiar pop tunes to advance the original plotlines.

'TROOP BEVERLY HILLS' Parody Comes to Rockwell Table & Stage Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jul 2, 2016


Rockwell Table & Stage puts the 'camp' in  camp-out  this summer with The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Troop Beverly Hills. 

'TROOP BEVERLY HILLS' Parody Comes to Rockwell Table & Stage This Summer
by BWW News Desk - Jun 23, 2016


Rockwell Table & Stage puts the "camp" in  camp-out  this summer with The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Troop Beverly Hills. 

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