Sage News

SUSHI ROXX, the trendy Japanese inspired dinner theater and club hybrid will celebrate their one year anniversary with a show choreographed by ballroom dance star, Karina Smirnoff.

Buffalo's Irish Classical Theatre is doing what they so often do best- presenting a classic, like their current production of Oscar Wilde's AN IDEAL HUSBAND, with subtlety and care. Wilde is know for his comedies of manners and society, and in AN IDEAL HUSBAND we are treated to a delicate balance of marital discord and political subterfuge.

Raue Center For The Arts has adjusted the date of their annual gala fundraiser from June 24 to November 18. All tickets purchased for the June 24 event will be honored for the November 18 date. If tickets holders are unable to attend the new November date, a refund will be provided.

Nick Jonas rocked the TODAY show plaza with a performance of his new song 'Champagne Problems' off his just-released album 'Last Year Was Complicated.'

Nick Jonas dropped his newest album, 'Last Year Was Complicated' today and released several of the tracks on YouTube. Check them all out below!

This week, we go around our Broadway World to feature stories in Connecticut, Columbus, Los Angeles and more. Check out our top 10 stories around our Broadway World below, which include the World Premiere of ANASTASIA at Hartford Stage, JEKYLL & HYDE in Columbus, and HEDDA GABLER at Antaeus Company, just to name a few.

For those who didn't have the opportunity to meet the cast and crew of East Lynne Theater Company's 'Rodgers' Romance' at the after-show party at The Washington Inn on June 15, another chance is to be had on Friday, June 24 at an after-show Q&A. It's a wonderful opportunity for patrons to ask actors and directors such questions as 'why do they do what they do?' and 'how do they do it?'

Contra Costa Civic Theatre (CCCT) concludes its 56th season with the two-time Tony award-winning musical, American Idiot, directed and choreographed by Alex Perez, who returns to CCCT following his acclaimed Bay Area premiere production of The Addams Family, with music direction by Kevin Roland, who helmed CCCT's recent productions of The Secret Garden and The Sound of Music. American Idiot plays from June 10 through July 17; performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm at the theatre.

'SO YA WANNA BE A BROADWAY STAR?' is an awesomely awkward comedic satire that follows Micki Manuel Minnelli ( Jamison Daniels), an overnight YouTube Celebrity searching for Broadway stardom wherever he can find it. A German documentary team follows him around on his daily journey with his fan-girl/make-up artist Sandy ( Patricia McCarthy) forever by his side. Will Micki become famous or infamous - and does he even know the difference? Check out the premiere episode below!

Lawrence Edelson, Artistic and General Director of Opera Saratoga, announced the program for the 2016 Summer Festival, which will run from May 28 through July 17, 2016. The season will feature three new productions at The Spa Little Theater in Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs, New York, along with a diverse slate of recitals and concerts at multiple locations in Saratoga Springs, Glens Falls, and Albany.

COMING SOON: Hayes Theatre Company's Second Half Of 2016

On June 24, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. Raue Center For The Arts will celebrate the arts at their largest annual fundraiser. This year Stargazers Ball will be held at the beautiful Bull Valley Golf Club. Attendees are encouraged to don the best in patriotic apparel to dance the night away, all while supporting a vital arts organization in McHenry County.

?After a highly successful Melbourne season, Vic Theatre Company in association with Hayes Theatre Co is thrilled to be bringing their production of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE to Sydney's Hayes Theatre Co for a strictly limited season from November 17.

Backbeard: A New Musical found its first audiences this past Wednesday, and we were tremendously busy leading up the first performance. Regardless of what time of day it was, a plethora of artists were working around the clock to see the visions of Backbeard's creators through to opening day. The final week before opening was an integral period of growth for artists, creators, designers, and technical staff. After weeks (or in Backbeard's case, years) of immersion in the text and the projected visions of artists, the final stretch presented the actualization of the piece, and the monstrous effort of a family of artists was realized.

Sage Inn & Lounge (www.sageinnptown.com), Cape Cod's leading destination for food enthusiasts, today announced that the American Songbook, the most important and influential American popular songs and jazz standards from the early 20th century, will be performed live at the Sage Lounge from July 3 through October 14 during their Great American Songbook Series. Four carefully selected acts-Cat Faulkner, Marcus Simeone and Tracy Stark, Karen Oberlin, Tedd Firth and Kate Ferber-will be bringing these iconic favorites to Provincetown.

Raue Center For The Arts has announced a very special guest for the National Piano Conference. Grammy Award-winning songwriter, performer and producer Jim Peterik will perform his hit songs at 8 p.m. on June 25, 2016.

Award-winning recording artist Rachael Sage has released the official video for her single 'I Don't Believe It', the first video from her recently released full length, Choreographic (MPress/ILS/Caroline).

The Playwrights' Center is pleased to announce the 2016-17 recipients of the McKnight Theater Artist Fellowships:

The award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company presents the New Jersey premiere of "Rodgers' Romance" from June 15 - July 23.

We have so many new student bloggers around our Broadway World! From Los Angeles to Nashville to NYC and even in New Zealand, we feature talented students who are involved in their school productions on a college, high school, and even elementary school level. Below, we round up our Top 10 student bloggers!