PROMISES, PROMISES with Hayes & Chenoweth to Play Bway Theatre, Opens 4/25
by BWW News Desk
- Apr 25, 2010
Broadway Across America (John Gore, Thomas B. McGrath, Beth Williams), Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Candy Spelling and The Weinstein Company will present the first-ever Broadway revival of PROMISES, PROMISES this spring at the Broadway Theater (1681 Broadway). Previews will begin on Sunday, March 28th, 2010 with an opening night slated for Sunday, April 25th, 2010. The musical is written by legends Neil Simon (book), Burt Bacharach (music), and Hal David (lyrics). Emmy Award winner Sean Hayes will make his Broadway debut starring in the role of Chuck Baxter opposite Tony and Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth, returning to Broadway as Fran Kubelik. Tony and Emmy Award winner Rob Ashford will also make his Broadway directorial debut and choreograph. More casting and creative team members will be announced in the near future.
EWP Visionary Awards Dinner to Honor Mike Shinoda and Wenda Fong, 4/19
by BWW
News Desk
- Apr 19, 2010
East West Players (EWP), the nation's premier Asian American theatre, celebrates its 44th Anniversary with its glamorous Visionary Awards Dinner & Silent Auction, and salutes those who have raised the visibility of the Asian Pacific American (APA) community through their artistic excellence and support of the Asian Pacific American performing arts. The acclaimed fundraising event will take place at the Hilton Universal City on Monday, April 19, 2010. Proceeds from the gala will benefit East West Players' educational and artistic programs.
Chicago Opera Theater Announces Their 2011 Spring Festival Season
by BWW News Desk
- Apr 8, 2010
On March 25, 2010, General Director Brian Dickie announced Chicago Opera Theater's (COT) 2011 Spring Festival Season: the Midwest Premiere of Tod Machover's Death and the Powers, the Chicago Premiere of Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Medea (Médée), and 'HE/SHE' featuring Leoš Janá?ek's The Diary of One Who Disappeared (Zápisník zmizelého) and Robert Schumann's A Woman's Love and Life (Frauenliebe und Leben).
'The Color Purple' - Hallelujah! I Loved It
by Beau Higgins
- Apr 7, 2010
Based on Ms. Walker's novel and the masterful Steven Spielberg film, 'The Color Purple' has been turned into a glorious musical that will likely have anyone cheering near the beginning and crying and cheering at the end. Certainly not a musical designed for children, the heart of the story is Celie's separation from her sister Nettie and the brutality Celie suffers from her forced husband known as Mister
'The Color Purple' Roof Shattering Musical Opens Tonight!
by Beau Higgins
- Apr 6, 2010
The producing team of the Broadway smash hit THE COLOR PURPLE, The Musical about Love, are proud to announce that Fort Lauderdale will host the national touring production of the acclaimed production for sixteen performances, opening Tuesday, April 6 through Sunday, April 18, presented by the Florida Theatrical Association at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. I saw the national tour when it played Miami. Suffice is to say, I headlined my review 'Halelujah, I Loved It'
'The Color Purple' Roof Shattering Musical Comes To Fort Lauderdale
by Beau Higgins
- Apr 1, 2010
The producing team of the Broadway smash hit THE COLOR PURPLE, The Musical about Love, are proud to announce that Fort Lauderdale will host the national touring production of the acclaimed production for sixteen performances, opening Tuesday, April 6 through Sunday, April 18, presented by the Florida Theatrical Association at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. I saw the national tour when it played Miami. Suffice is to say, I headlined my review 'Halelujah, I Loved It'
ASK YOUR MAMA Benefit Set for Rose Theater in Frederick P. Rose Hall, 4/1
by BWW News Desk
- Apr 1, 2010
Ask Your Mama, the extraordinary new work that made a sold-out audience at Carnegie Hall last season 'thunder its approval' (The New York Times), fills the stage on Friday evening, April 1at 8pm to aid the victims of Haiti's devastating earthquake. Hailed by The Los Angeles Times for 'its feeling of freshness and uncanny currency,' this remarkable collaboration between Emmy Award-winning composer Laura Karpman and world-renowned soprano Jessye Norman journeys from Africa to the Americas, South to North, cities to suburbs, opera to jazz, gospel to be-bop, and 'shadows to fire,' reflecting the pathways of Langston Hughes's epic Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz. The performance benefits Partners in Health and the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, and begins at 8pm in the Rose Theater in Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center
Aquila Theatre Returns to New York for Two Performances March 30-31
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 31, 2010
AQUILA THEATRE (Peter Meineck, Artistic Director) announced their only NY appearances this season: two performances only at NYU's Skirball Center (566 Laguardia Place). On Tuesday, March 30th, Aquila will present Henrik Ibsen's timely An Enemy of the People; on the following evening, Wednesday March 31st, they will present one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, As You Like It. Featured in both productions are Leandra Ashton, Lucy Black, Howard Crossley, Damian Davis, Lauren Davis, James Lavender, and Owen Young.
Aquila Theatre Returns to New York for Two Performances March 30-31
by BWW News Desk
- Mar 30, 2010
AQUILA THEATRE (Peter Meineck, Artistic Director) announced their only NY appearances this season: two performances only at NYU's Skirball Center (566 Laguardia Place). On Tuesday, March 30th, Aquila will present Henrik Ibsen's timely An Enemy of the People; on the following evening, Wednesday March 31st, they will present one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, As You Like It. Featured in both productions are Leandra Ashton, Lucy Black, Howard Crossley, Damian Davis, Lauren Davis, James Lavender, and Owen Young.
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