Shuler Hensley News

Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: CONCERT FOR AMERICA, featuring Jessie Mueller, Vanessa Williams, and more, was broadcast live on Facebook last night, Lin-Manuel Miranda remembers his Abuela with a childhood home video, and more!

Boris Karloff... Peter Boyle... Shuler Hensley... and Robert Fairchild. One of these things is not like the others.

Vineyard Theatre Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern announce that the critically acclaimed world premiere production of HARRY CLARKE by Obie Award-winner David Cale (LILLIAN), directed by Obie Award-winner Leigh Silverman (VIOLET) and starring Tony Award-winner Billy Crudup (THE COAST OF UTOPIA, Spotlight, Vineyard's THE METAL CHILDREN) will extend for the third time, now playing through Saturday, December 23.

Vineyard Theatre presents the world premiere production of Harry Clarke by Obie Award-winner David Cale (LILLIAN), directed by Obie Award-winner Leigh Silverman (VIOLET) and starring Tony Award-winner Billy Crudup (THE COAST OF UTOPIA, Spotlight, Vineyard's THE METAL CHILDREN), extended through December 10. The production launches Vineyard Theatre's 35th Anniversary Season, opening tonight, November 21.

HEATHERS THE MUSICAL brings Veronica, JD and the Heathers to Kennesaw State University for a bitchin' time. It's oh, so very...

ArtsBridge Foundation invites you to share some magic, music and even a trip to the moon with your students and children when you book Field Trips, Master Classes and Family Series performances.

Mel Brooks' quirky musical Young Frankenstein is making its West End premiere at London's Garrick Theatre. Based on the 1974 Oscar-nominated film co-written with Thomas Meehan and starring Gene Wilder, the brand new production follows a Broadway run that closed in 2009. Check out a first look at the show below!

Vineyard Theatre Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern announce that the world premiere production of Harry Clarke by Obie Award-winner David Cale (LILLIAN), directed by Obie Award-winner Leigh Silverman (VIOLET) and starring Tony Award-winner Billy Crudup (THE COAST OF UTOPIA, Spotlight, Vineyard's THE METAL CHILDREN) will extend through December 10.

ArtsBridge Foundation at Cobb Energy Centre celebrated its 10th Anniversary with an Overture Gala on September 21. The electrifying evening of festivities included a reception emceed by Paul Milliken from FOX 5 Atlanta, a sumptuous dinner, a medley performed by Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards - Shuler Hensley Awards winner Heritage High School, and a performance of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Million Dollar Quartet. BroadwayWorld has photos from the event below!

ArtsBridge Foundation announced today that Sarah Clay Lindvall has been named Director of Arts Education and Community Outreach. In her role, Sarah will lead ArtsBridge's education programming including Field Trips, Family Series and Master Classes for students and educators, and she will oversee the production of the annual Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards Shuler Hensley Awards, which celebrates excellence in high school musical theatre.

Mel Brooks' quirky musical Young Frankenstein is making its West End premiere at London's Garrick Theatre. Based on the 1974 Oscar-nominated film co-written with Thomas Meehan and starring Gene Wilder, the brand new production follows a Broadway run that closed in 2009.

Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein has officially burst into the West End. Based firmly on the movie, also by Brooks, it's brilliantly kitsch, wholly unsubtle and very, very funny.

Multi-award-winning director and choreographer Susan Stroman is helming the West End premiere of Young Frankenstein, the stage musical version of Mel Brooks's beloved movie. It's currently in previews at London's Garrick Theatre.

Vineyard Theatre Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern have announced that Tony Award-winner Billy Crudup (THE COAST OF UTOPIA, Spotlight, THE METAL CHILDREN) will star in the world premiere production of HARRY CLARKE by Obie Award-winner David Cale (LILLIAN) and directed by Leigh Silverman (VIOLET).

Do you know any college-bound students pursuing degrees in music, dance, theatre, visual arts, writing or graphic design? Let them know about the National Association for College Admission Counseling's (NACAC) Atlanta Performing and Visual Arts College Fair. The event will be hosted by ArtsBridge Foundation on Monday, September 25 at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.

As PRINCE OF BROADWAY opens at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, take a look back at its complicated road to Broadway.

As summer ends and school is back in session, teachers and parents are planning fall and winter activities. ArtsBridge Foundation invites you to include arts education experiences for your students and children by booking Field Trips, Master Classes and Family Series performances.

ArtsBridge Foundation is celebrating Cobb Energy Centre's 10th Anniversary with an electrifying evening of music, entertainment and fun! Festivities include a reception emceed by Paul Milliken from FOX 5 Atlanta, a sumptuous dinner created by Nicholas Panter from Chef de Cuisine, and a performance of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Million Dollar Quartet. The Gala will take place at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on Thursday, September 21. 

Atlanta is slowly becoming a haven for theatre and acting. Take a look at how many theatre companies are located in the metro-Atlanta area or the increased participation in the Shuler Hensley Awards (Tony Awards for high schools in Georgia). We could also take a tour of Pinewood Atlanta Studios to see where 'Spiderman: Homecoming' or 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' was filmed.

A folk-singing black man with an optimistic view of America looks back at our nation's history of angry white people finding no better way to cope with their grievances than by firing a gun at the president.