With Duke Ellington's music as the centerpiece, Cotton Club Parade reimagines one of the composer's Cotton Club floor shows. Ellington and his orchestra began a four-year residency at the Club in 1927 and continued making guest appearances throughout the 1930s. Legendary performers such as the Nicholas Brothers, Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Snake Hips Tucker, Peg Leg Bates and a 16-year old Lena Horne all performed at the Club.
Carla Cook, Brandon Victor Dixon, Jared Grimes and Adriane Lenox star in Duke Ellington's Cotton Club Parade, which opened November 18 at New York City Center and Broadway Beat got an exclusive look at the show on stage!
Carla Cook, Brandon Victor Dixon, Jared Grimes and Adriane Lenox have been cast in Duke Ellington's Cotton Club Parade, opening November 18 at New York City Center.
Carla Cook, Brandon Victor Dixon, Jared Grimes and Adriane Lenox have been cast in Duke Ellington's Cotton Club Parade, opening November 18 at New York City Center.
THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS will receive Actors' Equity Association's Advisory Committee on Chorus Affairs (ACCA) Fifth Annual ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus. The honor is the only industry accolade of its kind and honors the distinctive talents and contributions made by the original chorus members of a Broadway musical. The award will be presented in the Actors' Equity Association Council Room, overlooking Times Square, on Friday, November 18, 2011.
Carla Cook, Brandon Victor Dixon, Jared Grimes and Adriane Lenox star in Duke Ellington's Cotton Club Parade, opening November 18 at New York City Center and Broadway Beat got a sneak peek!
Award-winning actor and musician Hershey Felder (George Gershwin Alone, Monsieur Chopin, Beethoven As I Knew Him) returns to Chicago with Maestro: The Art of Leonard Bernstein. Combining first-person narrative with the music of composer Bernstein and the artists who inspired him, Maestro: The Art of Leonard Bernstein is the story of the legendary American composer and longtime music director of the New York Philharmonic. Helmed by award-winning director Joel Zwick, Hershey Felder will return to Chicago's Royal George Theatre, 1641 N. Halsted, where from September 2004 through January 2006, he held residence with George Gershwin Alone and the World Premiere of Monsieur Chopin, culminating in 70 weeks of live performances. Maestro will begin previews on November 1st with press opening November 9th, and will play through December 30.
Carla Cook, Brandon Victor Dixon, Jared Grimes and Adriane Lenox have been cast in Duke Ellington's Cotton Club Parade, opening November 18 at New York City Center.
The Ensemble Theatre celebrates the first performance of its 35th Anniversary Season, Lotto: Experience the Dream, a comedy by Cliff Roquemore, with Opening Night and Media Reception, Thursday, September 29, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
The Ensemble Theatre celebrates the first performance of its 35th Anniversary Season, Lotto: Experience the Dream, a comedy by Cliff Roquemore, with Opening Night and Media Reception, Thursday, September 29, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
The Ensemble Theatre celebrates the first performance of its 35th Anniversary Season, Lotto: Experience the Dream, a comedy by Cliff Roquemore, with Opening Night and Media Reception, Thursday, September 29, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
The Ensemble Theatre celebrates the first performance of its 35th Anniversary Season, Lotto: Experience the Dream, a comedy by Cliff Roquemore, with Opening Night and Media Reception, Thursday, September 29, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
For the second year in a row, Merrimack Hall proudly presents The Mixer, our annual fundraiser for the Johnny Stallings Arts Program, which provides performing arts education to individuals with special needs.
For the second year in a row, Merrimack Hall proudly presents The Mixer, our annual fundraiser for the Johnny Stallings Arts Program, which provides performing arts education to individuals with special needs.
Critics and audiences alike are 'bugging out' over METAMORPHOSIS. Aurora Theatre Company announces that it will add an additional week of performances of its current hit production of METAMORPHOSIS.
The Town Hall, New York's landmark theatre and concert venue is presenting the 5th Annual Summer Broadway Festival, created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall. Presented on three consecutive Monday nights in July at 8PM, the festival kicked-off with BROADWAY WINNERS! THE AWARD WINNING MUSIC OF BROADWAY on July 11th. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you photo coverage below!
