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Photo Coverage: Ferguson, Baskin & More Pay Tribute to Second Stage!
by Peter James Zielinski - Apr 5, 2011


Derrick Baskin, Andrea Burns, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Harriett D. Foy, Marcy Harriell, Lisa Howard, Ebony Joann, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Adriane Lenox, Sarah Saltzberg, Sherie Rene Scott, and J. Robert Spencer performed songs from several of Second Stage's most memorable musicals for a one-night-only benefit, A MOMENT WITH YOU, last night April 4, 2011 at Hammerstein Ballroom. The evening honored Second Stage Theatre Board Member Donna Perret Rosen. Stephen Sondheim served as the evening's Honorary Chair.

Michael Cerveris, Derrick Baskin, et al. Set for Second Stage Benefit, 4/4
by BWW News Desk - Apr 4, 2011


Derrick Baskin, Michael Cerveris, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Harriett D. Foy, Marcy Harriell, Lisa Howard, Ebony JoAnn, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Adriane Lenox, Sarah Saltzberg, Sherie Rene Scott, and J. Robert Spencer will perform songs from several of Second Stage's most memorable musicals for a one-night-only benefit, A MOMENT WITH YOU, on Monday April 4, 2011 at Hammerstein Ballroom (311 West 34th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues). The evening is honoring Second Stage Theatre Board Member Donna Perret Rosen. Stephen Sondheim is the evening's Honorary Chair.

Huntington Theatre Co Presents Sons of the Prophet 4/1-5/1
by BWW News Desk - Apr 1, 2011


Huntington Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Sons of the Prophet by Stephen Karam (Speech & Debate, columbinus), directed by Peter DuBois (Trust, Becky Shaw).

Samantha Bee & Zach Braff Co-Host 26th Annual Lortel Awards
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 31, 2011


Nominations in 14 categories and 3 special awards were announced today by the Off-Broadway League for the 2011 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway.

Bushnell Presents NEXT TO NORMAL Tour, 3/29-4/3
by BWW News Desk - Mar 29, 2011


The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts is thrilled to announce the smash hit Broadway musical and Tony and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Next to Normal is making its Connecticut premiere March 29-April 3, 2011 as part of The Hartford Financial Services Group Broadway Series. Ticket prices begin at $17 and are currently on sale at The Bushnell Box Office, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, online at www.bushnell.org or by calling (860) 987-5900. Discounts for groups of 10 or more are available by calling (860) 987-5959.

Alice Ripley is Taking YOUR Questions
by M. William Panek - Mar 28, 2011


In anticipation of 'Next to Normal's' upcoming Chicago stint (as well as her Chicago concert debut!), Tony Award winner Alice Ripley is taking YOUR questions, BroadwayWorld.com readers.

Amphibian Stage Productions Presents ANIMALS OUT OF PAPER, Closes 3/27
by BWW News Desk - Mar 27, 2011


Amphibian Stage Productions is proud to continue its twelfth season with the regional premiere of the acclaimed play Animals Out of Paper by Pulitzer finalist Rajiv Joseph. Amphibian veteran Evan Mueller directs Andrés Ortiz, Laurel Whitsett, and Marshall York in this heartwarming comedy that closes March 27 at the Hardy & BetTy Sanders Theatre in the Fort Worth Community Arts Center.

Argyros Stage Presents the World Premiere of COMPLETENESS, 4/17-5/8
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 22, 2011


Megabytes and microbes collide in Itamar Moses' Completeness, a romantic comedy about the budding relationship between a pair of science geeks that will have its world premiere on the Argyros Stage April 17 through May 8.

CRT Opens The Second Stage Theatre
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 22, 2011


Creede Repertory Theatre is excited to announce the grand opening of The Second Stage Theatre in July 2011

Michael Cerveris, Derrick Baskin, et al. Set for Second Stage Benefit, 4/4
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 22, 2011


Derrick Baskin, Michael Cerveris, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Harriett D. Foy, Marcy Harriell, Lisa Howard, Ebony JoAnn, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Adriane Lenox, Sarah Saltzberg, Sherie Rene Scott, and J. Robert Spencer will perform songs from several of Second Stage's most memorable musicals for a one-night-only benefit, A MOMENT WITH YOU, on Monday April 4, 2011 at Hammerstein Ballroom (311 West 34th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues). The evening is honoring Second Stage Theatre Board Member Donna Perret Rosen. Stephen Sondheim is the evening's Honorary Chair.

NEXT TO NORMAL Tour, With Alice Ripley, To Play PPAC March 22-27, 2011
by BWW News Desk - Mar 22, 2011


Alice Ripley, who received the 2009 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning NEXT TO NORMAL, will play her final Broadway performance on Sunday, July 18 at 7:30P. Ms. Ripley will reprise her acclaimed performance in the musical's 36-week multi-city North American tour, which arrives at the Providence Performing Arts Center from March 22 - 27, 2011.

NEXT TO NORMAL Comes To The Civic Center, Closes 3/20
by BWW News Desk - Mar 20, 2011


The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical next to normal is coming the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines as part of the Willis Broadway Series and will end performances on Sunday, March 20, 2011.

Bushnell Presents NEXT TO NORMAL Tour, 3/29-4/3
by James Miller - Mar 17, 2011


The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts is thrilled to announce the smash hit Broadway musical and Tony and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Next to Normal is making its Connecticut premiere March 29-April 3, 2011 as part of The Hartford Financial Services Group Broadway Series. Ticket prices begin at $17 and are currently on sale at The Bushnell Box Office, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, online at www.bushnell.org or by calling (860) 987-5900. Discounts for groups of 10 or more are available by calling (860) 987-5959.

Zach Braff Hosts Huntington Theatre Company's 'Spotlight Spectacular!' 5/9
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 15, 2011


Screen and stage actor, writer, and director Zach Braff will host the Huntington Theatre Company's 2011 Spotlight Spectacular! gala benefit on Monday, May 9, 2011 at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel. The event will honor Boston playwright Lydia R. Diamond and Trustee Bill McQuillan with The Wimberly Award, the Huntington's highest honor. The evening's entertainment will be announced shortly.

NEXT TO NORMAL Comes To The Civic Center 3/15-20
by BWW News Desk - Mar 15, 2011


The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical NEXT TO NORMAL is coming the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines as part of the Willis Broadway Series Tuesday, March 15 to Sunday, March 20, 2011.

Huntington Theatre Co Presents Sons of the Prophet 4/1-5/1
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 11, 2011


Huntington Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Sons of the Prophet by Stephen Karam (Speech & Debate, columbinus), directed by Peter DuBois (Trust, Becky Shaw).

Amphibian Stage Productions Presents ANIMALS OUT OF PAPER, 3/11-3/27
by BWW News Desk - Mar 11, 2011


Amphibian Stage Productions is proud to continue its twelfth season with the regional premiere of the acclaimed play Animals Out of Paper by Pulitzer finalist Rajiv Joseph. Amphibian veteran Evan Mueller directs Andrés Ortiz, Laurel Whitsett, and Marshall York in this heartwarming comedy that runs from March 11 to 27 at the Hardy & Betty Sanders Theatre in the Fort Worth Community Arts Center.

Zach Braff's ALL NEW PEOPLE to Have World Premiere at Second Stage Theatre
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 9, 2011


Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director) will conclude its 32nd season with the World Premiere of ALL NEW PEOPLE, a new comedy written by Zach Braff.

South Coast Repertory Announces 2011 Pacific Playwrights Festival Lineup
by Caryn Robbins - Mar 8, 2011


South Coast Repertory's 14th Annual Pacific Playwrights Festival (PPF) will take you through time and across the map, from tornado-tossed Kansas to not-quite-past, not-quite-future London, from a ramshackle trailer in the Colorado desert to the visiting area of a Massachusetts prison.

Powers Leads DANGEROUS BEAUTY at Pasadena Playhouse, Closes 3/6
by BWW News Desk - Mar 6, 2011


The Pasadena Playhouse (Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director and Stephen Eich, Executive Director) announced that full casting is complete for the new musical DANGEROUS BEAUTY by Jeannine Dominy (book), Michele Brourman (music) and Amanda McBroom (lyrics). Tony Award-nominee Sheryl Kaller directs a cast of twenty that is led by Jenny Powers (Broadway's Grease) as Veronica Franco. Rehearsals for the world premiere musical begin December 27, 2010. The five-week limited engagement ends March 6, 2011 at The Pasadena Playhouse (39 S. El Molino Avenue).

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