Kristien, who has also starred in Camelot (with Richard Burton in the original stage production) and in the film 'King Arthur' (with Richard Harris), takes center stage at the Spencer tonight, November 16 at 8 p.m. singing a bold program of Andrew Lloyd Webber hits and other favorites from Broadway. Lloyd Webber tunes like 'Memories' (from 'Cats'), 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina' (from 'Evita') 'Everthing's Alright' (from 'Jesus Christ, Superstar') are sure to fill the bill, as are 'Phantom' sensations 'All I Ask of You' and 'Think of Me.'
Kristien, who has also starred in Camelot (with Richard Burton in the original stage production) and in the film 'King Arthur' (with Richard Harris), takes center stage at the Spencer on Saturday, November 16 at 8 p.m. singing a bold program of Andrew Lloyd Webber hits and other favorites from Broadway. Lloyd Webber tunes like 'Memories' (from 'Cats'), 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina' (from 'Evita') 'Everthing's Alright' (from 'Jesus Christ, Superstar') are sure to fill the bill, as are 'Phantom' sensations 'All I Ask of You' and 'Think of Me.'
Today in 1960, Camelot opened at the Majestic Theatre, where it ran for 873 performances. Camelot is a musical by Alan Jay Lerner (book and lyrics) and Frederick Loewe (music). It is based on the King Arthur legend as adapted from the T. H. White tetralogy novel The Once and Future King. The original 1960 production, directed by Moss Hart and orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett and Philip J. Lang, won four Tony Awards and spawned several revivals, foreign productions and a 1967 film version.
Legendary leading lady Lea Salonga and rising musical theatre superstar Sierra Boggess have recorded two tracks for an upcoming charity compilation album to benefit Children In Need set for release in 2014 the composers confirmed with BroadwayWorld earlier today.
CABRILLO MUSIC THEATRE welcomes Davis Gaines (Southern California's Longest-running PHANTOM) and Victoria Strong in the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza premiere of Cole Porter's most raucous, sexy, and best loved musical ever, KISS ME, KATE! Cabrillo Music Theatre's 20th Anniversary Season kicks off with the popular favorite tonight, October 18th, 2013, playing until Sunday, October 27th, at the 1,800-seat Kavli Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, located at 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks.
BAFTA award-winning actors Dominic West (The Hour, The Wire) and Helena Bonham Carter (LES MISERABLES, The King's Speech) star as Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor - Hollywood's most volatile on-again-off-again lovers who famously played out every high and low of their love affairs, multiple marriages and divorces right in the public eye. Recognized as one of the most fascinating, glamorous and tempestuous relationships of the 20th century, Burton and Taylor made their last stage appearance together in the critically reviled 1983 revival of Noel Coward's stage play, Private Lives. This is the story of their ill-fated reunion, on and off stage. Burton and Taylor, a BBC America co-production, premieres tonight, October 16, 9:00pm ET/PT as part of Dramaville.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), in partnership with British Council, has today announced the second edition of Brits To Watch: The Screenings on October 15 in New York and October 17 in Los Angeles.
Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, celebrates 30 years of producing critically-acclaimed musicals and plays with its stellar 2014-2015 season. The internationally celebrated musical LES MISERABLES previews March 29, opens April 8, and runs through June 8; the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical comedy THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE previews June 19, opens June 26, and runs through August 17; the clever and suspenseful new play THE GAME'S AFOOT previews August 28, opens September 4 and runs through October 19; the legendary Broadway musical CAMELOT previews October 30, opens November 6 and runs through January 4, 2015; and the musical phenomenon WEST SIDE STORY previews January 15, opens January 22, and runs through March 15, 2015.
Happy Birthday, Alfred Drake! He is best known for his leading roles in the original Broadway productions of Oklahoma!; Kiss Me, Kate; Kismet; and for playing Marshall Blackstone in the original production of Babes in Arms, (in which he sang the title song) and Hajj in Kismet, for which he received the Tony Award. His 1964 stage performance as Claudius in the Richard Burton Hamlet was filmed live on the stage of the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. His final stage appearance in a musical was in 1973 as Honore LaChaisse in Lerner and Loewe's Gigi. Two years later he starred in a revival of The Skin of Our Teeth.
The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) celebrates the 200th anniversary of composer Richard Wagner's birth (May 22, 1813) with an unprecedented series of events this month. Beginning on Friday, Oct. 11, and running through Thursday, Oct. 24, CCM explores Wagner's iconic work and enduring legacy with a series of guest lectures, film screenings and a concert performance by the CCM Philharmonia. Aside from the Oct. 12 Philharmonia performance, these events are free and open to the general public.
CABRILLO MUSIC THEATRE announces its full cast to join the previously announced Davis Gaines (Southern California's Longest-running PHANTOM) and Victoria Strong in the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza premiere of Cole Porter's most raucous, sexy, and best loved musical ever, KISS ME, KATE! Cabrillo Music Theatre's 20th Anniversary Season kicks off with the popular favorite on Friday, October 18th, 2013, playing until Sunday, October 27th, at the 1,800-seat Kavli Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, located at 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks.
A source exclusively confirms to BroadwayWorld that a new bio-musical based on the life of iconic stage and screen star Richard Burton is set to hit the West End in 2015.
Below, view the official first online look at BBC AMERICA's movie event, BURTON AND TAYLOR, starring Academy Award(R) Nominee, Helena Bonham Carter and Golden Globe(R) Nominee, Dominic West
A rare big screen showing of the cult Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton film collaboration with Tennessee Williams, BOOM!, based on the celebrated playwright's 1963 play THE MILK TRAIN DOESN'T STOP HERE ANYMORE, will be presented at the Brooklyn Academy of Music next month according to a new listing.
BAFTA award-winning actors Dominic West (The Hour, The Wire) and Helena Bonham Carter (LES MISERABLES, The King's Speech) star as Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor - Hollywood's most volatile on-again-off-again lovers who famously played out every high and low of their love affairs, multiple marriages and divorces right in the public eye. Recognized as one of the most fascinating, glamorous and tempestuous relationships of the 20th century, Burton and Taylor made their last stage appearance together in the critically reviled 1983 revival of Noel Coward's stage play, Private Lives. This is the story of their ill-fated reunion, on and off stage. Burton and Taylor, a BBC America co-production, premieres Wednesday, October 16, 9:00pm ET/PT as part of Dramaville. The special was originally slated to debut on October 20.
The classic Tennessee Williams drama THE MILK TRAIN DOESN'T STOP HERE ANYMORE comes to Artscape this October directly from the 8th Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theatre Festival in the USA.
A new season rich with laughter and compelling drama was announced today for the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum by Michael Ritchie, CTG Artistic Director.
Sir Noel Coward's witty play about a couple who cannot live together, but cannot live without one another, is being given a chance to shine again at the ARTS Theatre, thanks to the Therry Dramatic Society.
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