FIDDLER Composer Jerry Bock Dies at 81
by Robert Diamond
- Nov 4, 2010
BroadwayWorld.com has learned that FIDDLER ON THE ROOF composer Jerry Bock passed away last night, at the age of 81. This comes just one week after the passing of FIDDLER bookwriter Joseph Stein.
Westport Country Playhouse Closes THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK 10/30
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 30, 2010
Westport Country Playhouse will stage the newly revised adaptation of the timeless classic, 'The Diary of Anne Frank,' helmed by award-winning director Gerald Freedman, September 28 through October 30, as part of its 80th Anniversary Season.
Writers' Theatre Presents TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT 11/9- 3/27/2011
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Oct 28, 2010
Writers' Theatre Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma announce the final selection for company's 19th season, Travels With My Aunt by Graham Greene, adapted for the stage by Giles Havergal. The production will be directed by Associate Artistic Director Stuart Carden.
Broadway to Dim Lights in Memory of Joseph Stein 10/28
by Robert Diamond
- Oct 27, 2010
The Broadway community mourns the loss of Joseph Stein, who passed away Sunday at age 98. The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be dimmed in his memory on Thursday, October 28, at exactly 8:00pm for one minute.
BWW Remembers: FIDDLER Scribe Joseph Stein
by Walter McBride
- Oct 26, 2010
As BroadwayWorld reported yesterday, legendary theater writer Joseph Stein passed away yesterday, October 24, 2010 at the age of 98 according to those who have recently worked with him. Stein leaves behind the musicals Fiddler on the Roof, Zorba, and Mr. Wonderful, to name a few.
Writers' Theatre Presents TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT 11/9- 3/27/2011
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Oct 25, 2010
Writers' Theatre Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma announce the final selection for company's 19th season, Travels With My Aunt by Graham Greene, adapted for the stage by Giles Havergal. The production will be directed by Associate Artistic Director Stuart Carden.
Stritch, TischReceive Town Hall's Friend of the Arts Award 10/17
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 17, 2010
The Town Hall, New York City's landmark concert venue (123 West 43rd Street), will honor Tony ® and Emmy ® Award winning theatre legend Elaine Stritch, (who is currently starring in A Little Night Music) and Merryl H. Tisch, (Chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents) with The Town Hall 'Friend of the Arts' Award on Sunday, October 17th, 2010.
BWW Interview: Lippa Awarded Harrison Commision at Texas State
by Erin Privratsky
- Oct 14, 2010
Composer-in-Residence Andrew Lippa and the head of the Musical Theatre department (and Broadway alum) Kaitlin Hopkins took some time to speak to BroadwayWorld about their upcoming collaboration. In addition to Lippa's presence at Texas State next week (during which he will be working on his new musical, The Man In The Ceiling), TSU's Musical Theatre students will be doing a production of Lippa's The Wild Party in Spring 2011. Read on to see what Lippa and Hopkins had to say about this exciting venture!
THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG at the Reprise Closes 10/10
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 10, 2010
Stephanie J. Block, Broadway star of '9 to 5: The Musical,' 'Wicked,' 'The Pirate Queen,' and 'The Boy From Oz,' will star opposite Jason Alexander, Artistic Director of Reprise Theatre Company, in 'They're Playing Our Song,' the opening production of the company's 2010-2011 season, playing September 28 to October 10 (press opening September 29) at UCLA's Freud Playhouse.
A Couple of Characters Plays The Skokie Theatre 10/9
by BWW
News Desk
- Oct 9, 2010
Suzanne Petri and Bob Moreen create a portrait of life down the road... through the eyes of the characters they meet on their journey...different portraits in a frame... different shoes in a box...leading to who knows where?
Westport Country Playhouse Hosts Two Script in Hand Readings 10/4, 11/15
by BWW
News Desk
- Oct 4, 2010
Westport Country Playhouse's popular Script in Hand Series will feature two autumn playreadings, Alan Ayckbourn's hilarious 'Bedroom Farce' on Monday, October 4, 7 p.m., and Noël Coward's bittersweet 'A Song at Twilight' on Monday, November 15, 7 p.m. Tickets to the one-night-only events are $15.
Foster to Perform at Reprise Theatre, 10/4
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 4, 2010
Reprise Theatre Company presents two one-night only special events: An Evening with Sutton Foster for one performance only on Monday, October 4, 2010 at 8:00 pm, and Betty Buckley in Concert with Seth Rudetsky on Monday, February 21,2011 at 8:00pm. Both events will be presented at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. An Evening with Sutton Foster Betty Buckley in Concert with Seth Rudetsky are the latest in Reprise Theatre Company's tradition of presenting Broadway stars in concert, which have included Patti LuPone, Carol Burnett, Ben Vereen, Kristin Chenoweth, and Brian Stokes Mitchell.
A Couple of Characters Plays The Skokie Theatre 10/9
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Sep 28, 2010
Suzanne Petri and Bob Moreen create a portrait of life down the road... through the eyes of the characters they meet on their journey...different portraits in a frame... different shoes in a box...leading to who knows where?
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