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THE WIZARD OF OZ Opens at Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre Tonight

A summer tradition returns to Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre when the family musical, The Wizard of Oz takes the stage. Set to run for two weekends, the beloved musical will begin today, July 5 and continue through Sunday, July 14, 2013. Performances are Today, Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 pm.

Comprehensive Collection of SOUND OF MUSIC Costumes Set for Profiles In History Auction, 7/29

The most comprehensive collection of signature costumes from The Sound of Music will be going up for auction later this month. Profiles in History, run by Joe Maddalena, is thrilled to announce that these iconic costumes worn by Julie Andrews and the 'Von Trapp' children, will be on the auction block at their Hollywood auction on July 29th. The Sound of Music is the most successful movie musical in history which spawned some of the most beloved songs in the American songbook, including 'Edelweiss', 'Do-Re-Mi', 'Sixteen Going on 17', and 'My Favorite Things.'

VIDEO: Trailer - THE WIZARD OF OZ in 3D for 75th Anniversary!

Marking the 75th anniversary of THE WIZARD OF OZ, Warner Bros. has produced a 3D remastered version of the film. Kicking off the celebration, The Wizard of Oz 3D will be presented in the immersive Imax 3D format and return to the big screen for an exclusive one-week engagement in Imax theatres across North America beginning September 20, 2013. Click below to watch the trailer!

THE WIZARD OF OZ Comes to Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre, 7/5-14

A summer tradition returns to Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre when the family musical, The Wizard of Oz takes the stage. Set to run for two weekends, the beloved musical will begin on Friday, July 5 and continue through Sunday, July 14, 2013. Performances are Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 pm.

Steve McQueen's Tweed Jacket from BULLITT Up for Auction, 7/29

It's the jacket from the 'King of Cool' that continues to define men's fashion to this day. Profiles in History, run by Joe Maddalena, is proud to announce the premiere male wardrobe piece of the 20th Century will be on the auction block at their Hollywood Auction on July 29th.

BWW Reviews: WIZARD OF OZ Takes Music Circus Down Yellow Brick Road

As much as the Judy Garland film version of 'The Wizard of Oz' upholds its status as a classic, there's something about seeing the joyous musical live that makes it immensely more enjoyable. As performed in the round at Music Circus, glorious orchestrations (led by conductor and music director Jeff Rizzo) and ethereal, surround-sound vocals from ensemble members enhance the magic, taking audiences somewhere over the rainbow as Dorothy awakes in a new land with Munchkins, ruby slippers, witches and more.

Profiles in History Auctions Hemingway and Alexander Graham Bell's Personal Effects, 7/10

Profiles in History, run by Joe Maddalena, is proud to announce their July 10th, 'Rare Books & Manuscripts Auction,' in Los Angeles. Highlights from the upcoming auction are detailed below. An absolutely historic Alexander Graham Bell aviation archive on his quest for manned flight. This archive includes a 217-page handwritten and extra-illustrated laboratory journal and over 950 photographs documenting his early experiments with tetrahedral kites in his pursuit of manned flight.

Warner Bros to Celebrate 75th Anniversary of THE WIZARD OF OZ in 3D & IMAX!

Marking the 75th anniversary of THE WIZARD OF OZ, Warner Bros. has produced a 3D remastered version of the film which will launch a comprehensive, cross-divisional campaign encompassing theatrical, home entertainment, consumer products and a number of promotional partnerships.

Pacific Theatre's 30th Anniversary Season Announced

Pacific Theatre has announced its 30th anniversary season! To celebrate three decades producing theatre, Pacific Theatre is offering a jam-packed season celebrating the past with revivals of some of the company's most iconic work and embracing the present with thought-provoking, entertaining work new to Vancouver audiences.

Ugly 'Beautiful Sisters' -- Les Belles Soeurs

Germaine has won a million S&H stamps. Her sisters and her neighbors rally to help her paste them into booklets...when they're not stuffing them in their purses. It's greed, hypocrisy, and a flurry of back-and-front stabbing comments in Michel Tremblay's 'Les Belles Soeurs' (The Sisters-in-Law) now at the Fells Point Corner Theatre in Baltimore City.

BWW Reviews: DANCE NOW at Joe's Pub – Dorothy, Annie, Maria Together

Over Valentine's Day weekend Joe's Pub hosted Dance Now, which presented an imaginative trio of performances, Dorothy, Annie, Maria Together. Each work gave a new twist to those well-known musicals The Wiz, Annie Get Your Gun and The Sound of Music. New York City's "Best Tiny Stage" exploded with energy, creativity, and humor as these Broadway classics were revived for a contemporary audience.

Photos: Floy Quintos' COLLECTION by Dulaang UP

'Collection,' an original Filipino play, written by multi-awarded playwright Floy Quintos ('Shock Value,' 'Ang Bagong Harana') and directed by avant garde director Dexter Santos ('Rizal X', 'Orosman at Zafira') is DUP's final offering for its 37th season. The production runs until Sunday, March 3 at Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Theater, University of the Philippines.

BWW Interviews: COLLECTION's Floy Quintos & Dexter Santos

When two brilliant creative minds in the theater collaborate on a most unlikely subject matter, one would be reminded of Andre Antoine (1858-1943), father of modern theater in France, and his Theatre Libre, where unbridled exploration in theater is both compelling and groundbreaking.

Bergen Performing Arts Center Presents FANCY NANCY THE MUSICAL Today

Fancy Nancy is a 2005 children's picture book written by Jane O'Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. The book spent nearly 100 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, launching a series that now numbers 50 books, selling 20 million volumes. Fancy Nancy has been on Publishers Weekly's bestseller list for picture books, was a Children's Book-of-the-Month Club selection and a Junior Library Guild Selection. It also won a 'Borders 2006 Original Voices' award and has been translated into 18 languages, including Hungarian and Hebrew. In April 2012, Nancy was featured in her first chapter book, Nancy Clancy: Super Sleuth. Books in the Fancy Nancy series have now spent almost 300 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, and in the fall of 2012, Fancy Nancy became a musical, produced by the Vital Theatre in New York City.

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