After its workshop production at the York Theatre in NYC in Nov. 2011, Chance - A Musical Play about Love, Risk & Getting it Right -will be having the its world premiere staging at The Alcove Theatre in SF, beginning tonight, July 5, and running through July 28, 2013.
Eric Millegan will perform on Saturday, July 13th at 8pm at the Wildish Theater, 630 Main St, Springfield, Oregon. Featuring world renowned musicians Tracy Stark, David Sillman, and Matt Wigton; guest starring local Eugene actress Peg Major and Oregon born TV/Film actor Josh Daugherty with a special cameo by Bill Furtick.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's summer of comedy continues with Noel Coward's frothy delightFallen Angels. Fallen Angels begins performances today, July 3 and continues through July 28th at The Shakespeare Theatre's Main Stage - The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre.
The recent Off-Broadway revival of Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire's celebrated and cherished revue CLOSER THAN EVER has been preserved via cast album courtesy of JAY Records and a preview track of the new disc and digital download has been released.
The Segal Centre for Performing Arts and Copa de Oro Productions are pleased to announce the casting for their upcoming co-production of the Tony Award-winning musical, Ain't Misbehavin, The Fats Waller Musical, presented September 29th to October 20th, 2013 in the Segal Theatre.
Yesterday, the Kleban Foundation presented the 23rd annual Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre lyricist to Daniel Mate and the 23rd annual Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre librettist to Alan Gordon. Check out photos from the special ceremony below!
Cameron Mackintosh has just announced that Boublil and Schonberg's legendary musical MISS SAIGON will return to the West End in May 2014 to the Prince Edward Theatre.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's summer of comedy continues with Noel Coward's frothy delightFallen Angels. Fallen Angels begins performances on July 3 and continues through July 28th at The Shakespeare Theatre's Main Stage - The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre.
McCarter Theatre Center has launched its 2013 Sallie B. Goodman Artists' Retreat, which is being held in Princeton through June 19. The ten participating artists are George Brant, Jade King Carroll, Samuel D. Hunter, Ken Ludwig, Emily Mann, Lynn Nottage, Nicole Ari Parker, Heather Raffo, David "Tom" Thompson, and Kathleen Tolan.
Cherry Creek Theatre, has a gem on their hands with this obscure musical from the 80's.
The national tour of Roundabout Theatre Company's ANYTHING GOES, the new Broadway revival of Cole Porter's timeless classic musical theatre masterpiece, will make its Orange County premiere September 24 - 29 at Segerstrom Center for the Arts as part of the Curtain Call Series.
Cherry Creek Theatre Company will present Baby! The Musical, with Book by Sybille Pearson based on a story developed with Susan Yankowitz, Music by David Shire with Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. The show is directed by Pat Payne with music direction by Rob Lowe, with Rob Lowe and Trent Hines on Piano and choreography by Piper Arpan.
Cherry Creek Theatre Company will present Baby! The Musical, with Book by Sybille Pearson based on a story developed with Susan Yankowitz, Music by David Shire with Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. The show is directed by Pat Payne with music direction by Rob Lowe, with Rob Lowe and Trent Hines on Piano and choreography by Piper Arpan.
In a new entry in the Masterworks Broadway LEGENDS OF BROADWAY web series, Tony-winning director/lyricist Richard Maltby Jr. discusses the inception of the idea through to conception, casting, enaction and reception of the Fats Waller revue AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'.
After its workshop production at the York Theatre in NYC in Nov. 2011, Chance - A Musical Play about Love, Risk & Getting it Right -will be having the its world premiere staging at The Alcove Theatre in SF. July 5 -28, 2013.
BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the Internet, is excited to announce a new feature to its comprehensive regional coverage - the Featured Regional Theater of the Week! Each week, BWW will introduce its readers to a regional theater located in one of our (over 130!) coverage cities. By exploring these different venues, their history and showcasing the production seasons, BWW continues its commitment to expand our presence in communities and cities across the United States. This Week's Featured Regional Theater: Playhouse on the Square in Memphis, TN
Single tickets and discount ticket packages are now on sale for The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's 2013 Season. The 51st anniversary season consists of six productions on its Main Stage at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre in Madison, one summer production on the popular Outdoor Stage - the Greek amphitheater on the campus of The College of Saint Elizabeth in Morris Township, and several special events and programs.
The Kleban Foundation has announced that the 23rd annual Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre lyricist has gone to Daniel Mate and the 23rd annual Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre librettist has gone to Alan Gordon. The 2013 prizes will be presented on June 24, 2013, in a private ceremony (by invitation only) hosted by ASCAP and BMI.
In celebration of this day, we bring you a collection of our favorite performances from the show. Click below to check it out!
Today in 1991, Miss Saigon opened at the Broadway Theatre, where it ran for 4092 performances. Miss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover. The musical premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in London on 20 September 1989, closing after over four thousand performances, on 30 October 1999.The musical represented Schonberg and Boublil's second major success, following Les Miserables in 1985.
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