Center Theatre Group and Deaf West Theatre's production of 'Pippin' opens the Mark Taper Forum's 2009 season on Sunday, January 25, at 6:30 p.m. Both deaf and hearing actors sign and sing the magical musical comedy with book by Roger O. Hirson and music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Directed and choreographed by Jeff Calhoun, 'Pippin' continues performances through March 15. 'Pippin' is the captivating coming of age story about a young man's search for meaning in his life, as told by a lively band of troubadours in the Roman Empire. The episodic quest of Pippin, the son of the powerful Charlemagne, takes him through battlefields, orgies, revolution, and finally, love and domesticity, as he tries to find a place for his 'spirit to run free,' for his 'corner of the sky.' This production interweaves music, voice, American Sign Language and dance, and combines powerful storytelling techniques from both hearing and deaf cultures. The cast includes (in alphabetical order) Michael Arden, Jonah Blechman, Dan Callaway, Bryan Terrell Clark, Nicolas Conway, Rodrick Covington, James Royce Edwards, TL Forsberg, Sara Gettelfinger, Tyrone Giordano, Harriet Harris, Rebecca Ann Johnson, Troy Kotsur, Jos? F. Lopez, Jr., John McGinty, Anthony Natale, Aleks Pevec, Victoria Platt, Ty Taylor, Nikki Tomlinson, Melissa van der Schyff and Alexandria Wailes.
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BroadwayWorld gave the cast of Center Theatre Group and Deaf West Theatre's production of 'Pippin' a FLIP video camera and then set them free backstage during rehearsals as they prepared for opening night on January 25th. This production interweaves music, voice, American Sign Language and dance, and combines powerful storytelling techniques from both hearing and deaf cultures. BWW TV is proud to bring you this very special video feature, stay tuned for Part 2 coming soon! 'Pippin' opens the Mark Taper Forum's 2009. Both deaf and hearing actors sign and sing the magical musical comedy with book by Roger O. Hirson and music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Directed and choreographed by Jeff Calhoun, 'Pippin' continues performances through March 15. 'Pippin' is the captivating coming of age story about a young man's search for meaning in his life, as told by a lively band of troubadours in the Roman Empire. The episodic quest of Pippin, the son of the powerful Charlemagne, takes him through battlefields, orgies, revolution, and finally, love and domesticity, as he tries to find a place for his 'spirit to run free,' for his 'corner of the sky.' This production interweaves music, voice, American Sign Language and dance, and combines powerful storytelling techniques from both hearing and deaf cultures.
Center Theatre Group and Deaf West Theatre's production of 'Pippin' opens the Mark Taper Forum's 2009 season on Sunday, January 25, at 6:30 p.m. Both deaf and hearing actors sign and sing the magical musical comedy with book by Roger O. Hirson and music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Directed and choreographed by Jeff Calhoun, 'Pippin' continues performances through March 15. 'Pippin' is the captivating coming of age story about a young man's search for meaning in his life, as told by a lively band of troubadours in the Roman Empire. The episodic quest of Pippin, the son of the powerful Charlemagne, takes him through battlefields, orgies, revolution, and finally, love and domesticity, as he tries to find a place for his 'spirit to run free,' for his 'corner of the sky.' This production interweaves music, voice, American Sign Language and dance, and combines powerful storytelling techniques from both hearing and deaf cultures. The cast includes (in alphabetical order) Michael Arden, Jonah Blechman, Dan Callaway, Bryan Terrell Clark, Nicolas Conway, Rodrick Covington, James Royce Edwards, TL Forsberg, Sara Gettelfinger, Tyrone Giordano, Harriet Harris, Rebecca Ann Johnson, Troy Kotsur, Jos? F. Lopez, Jr., John McGinty, Anthony Natale, Aleks Pevec, Victoria Platt, Ty Taylor, Nikki Tomlinson, Melissa van der Schyff and Alexandria Wailes.
Center Theatre Group and Deaf West's PIPPIN will star Michael Arden and play the Mark Taper Forum, January 15th through March 15th, 2008.
Goodspeed Musicals, the only two time Tony Award winning theatre in the country, announces Half a Sixpence, a delightful musical comedy which promises to be fun for the whole family.
Goodspeed Musicals, the only two time Tony Award winning theatre in the country, announces Half a Sixpence, a delightful musical comedy which promises to be fun for the whole family.
Goodspeed Musicals, the only two time Tony Award winning theatre in the country, announces the cast of 'Half a Sixpence', a delightful musical comedy which promises to be fun for the whole family. 'Half a Sixpence' will run July 11 through September 19, 2008, at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut.
On Thursday, February 21, Roundabout Theatre Company officially opened the Broadway revival production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Sunday in the Park with George at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street). The limited engagement, which began previews January 25, 2008, has been extended through June 1, 2008.
Today's the day the Teddy Bears had their picnic! And they brought along all their Broadway-loving friends for another successful and entertaining Broadway Bears auction, presented by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS! To the thrill of bear and fan-boy alike, the 11th Annual event raised over $127,000! Top winners were 'Cyrano de Bergerac,' 'The Lion King' and 'Spamalot.'
Three Graces (Joy Kabanuck, Kelly Levesque and Sara Gettelfinger) will release their self-titled debut album March 4 on Decca Records.
On Monday, October 29 at 7PM, comedienne Joy Behar (ABC's 'The View') and Tony nominee Christopher Sieber (Spamalot) co-hosted the second yearly edition of 'An Intimate Salon,' a private benefit event for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS.
On Monday, October 29 at 7PM, comedienne Joy Behar (ABC's 'The View') and Tony nominee Christopher Sieber (Spamalot) will co-host the second yearly edition of 'An Intimate Salon' a private benefit event for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA).
Todd Almond, with special guests Sara Gettelfinger, Ethan Hein, Tricia Scotti and Jeremy Chatzky, will appear at the Zipper Factory on Monday, July 16th at 8 PM.
Back by popular demand, The Broadway Boys performed at the famed Birdland nightclub on July 9th at 7PM.
Back by popular demand, The Broadway Boys will be performing at the famed Birdland nightclub on July 9th at 7PM
Ashley Brown, Lucie Arnaz, Michele Lee, Christine Ebersole, Stephanie J. Block and more have joined the July Broadway at Birdland line-up of performances.
The Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of The Apple Tree, with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and book by Bock and Harnick, opened at Studio 54 on Thursday, December 14th after beginning previews on Tuesday, November 28th
On Monday, December 18th, at 8pm, the historic Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (the Center) will ring in the season with a one-night-only concert of holiday songs benefiting the Center and Huntington's Disease Society of America
An array of star caught the opening night of Disney's Mary Poppins, which opened on Thursday, November 16th at the New Amsterdam Theatre!
Les Miserables, in its highly anticipated Broadway return, opened on Thursday, November 9th at the Broadhurst Theatre on after beginning previews on Saturday, October 24th
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