"WOW - WORLD OF WONDER," the internationally-acclaimed production that transports audiences into a world of water, wonder and fantasy celebrated its 250th performance at the Rio Showroom at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
From Dancing with the Stars to guest hosting the sexiest male revue on the strip - the world famous Chippendales welcomed Dancing with the Stars professional dancer & Mirror Ball Champion, Tony Dovolani to the acclaimed Las Vegas production on Friday, April 20, 2018 for a limited six-week engagement through May 27, 2018, at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.
Today, BWW speaks with John McGinty about making his Broadway debut in a play that asks audiences to stop, listen, and really communicate with each other so that we can all get to a better place.
The Ogunquit Playhouse kicks off its 86th season with the all-new incarnation of the sizzling song and dance celebration Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller on stage May 16 to June 9. This exuberant production of the record breaking Broadway smash hit is directed and choreographed by Emmy Award-winner and Tony Award-nominee Josh Bergasse who will bring new life to more than 30 classic songs including 'Stand by Me,' 'I'm a Woman,' 'Hound Dog,' 'Fools Fall In Love,' 'On Broadway,' 'Yakety Yak,' 'Pearl's a Singer,' 'Treat Me Nice,' 'There Goes My Baby,' 'Love Potion #9,' 'Jailhouse Rock,' and 'Spanish Harlem.' The all-new production heads to Stage 42 (422 West 42nd Street, NYC) following its Ogunquit run.
This week is going to be great! Do you know why? It's because the 20th Anniversary tour of one of the best modern musicals is headed to the Saenger tonight! RENT, written by Jonathan Larson, follows a group of artists as they face life living in East Village as they deal with love and loss at the height of the AIDS epidemic. It's a story that teaches audience how to live their life in the present because tomorrow isn't guaranteed. What a lesson!
Comedy Central today released its 2018-2019 development slate, including two series pick-ups and five pilot orders. The slate is headlined by orders for sketch series Alternatino with Arturo Castro and stand-up series This Week at the Comedy Cellar and was announced by Sarah Babineau and Jonas Larsen, executive vice presidents and co-heads of talent and development, Comedy Central.
Straight from Broadway, SOMETHING ROTTEN! is currently on tour across the country, and is coming to the Fox Theatre in Atlanta this week. SOMETHING ROTTEN! is a musical filled with laughs, it is a 'valentine to the theatre', and one not to be missed by musical theatre fans. BroadwayWorld spoke with Josh Grisetti who plays Nigel Bottom in SOMETHING ROTTEN! on tour, and played the same role in the Broadway production.
Joseph Tawadros AM, the Cairo born, Sydney raised award winning master of the Oud, a Middle Eastern lute. Joseph's original music has earned 12 ARIA nominations and 4 ARIA Awards. Currently UK based, he's on tour in Australia to promote the new album before returning to London to perform at the BBC Proms
IN & OF ITSELF, the record-breaking hit solo show written and performed by three-time Academy of Magical Arts Award winner Derek DelGaudio (Nothing to Hide) and directed by four-time Emmy Award winner Frank Oz (Little Shop of Horrors, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Star Wars), celebrates one year of performances today at the Daryl Roth Theatre in Union Square.
'FINDING YOUR FUNNY', written by Las Vegas resident comedian, Don Barnhart, has been nominated for a 2018 Author Academy Award, an honor bestowed for literary merit and publishing excellence in the writing and publishing industry.
VANCOUVER, April 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Imagination Park Entertainment Inc. (CSE: IP) (OTC: IPNFF) (FRA: GMS1) ('Imagination Park' or 'Company') is pleased to announce an agreement to produce a documentary with UFC Legend, Michael 'The Count' Bisping with the working title 'THE RECOUNT'. THE RECOUNT will go into production in June 2018 and is anticipated to be broadcast on Super Channel, a Canadian English language Category A premium cable and satellite television channel owned by Allarco Entertainment 2008 Inc. THE RECOUNT tells the story of Michael's career inside and outside the ring, as a loving husband and father to the winningest UFC fighter in history. It is anticipated the documentary will result in revenue to the Company of C$450,000. The project will be produced and executive produced by Adam Scorgie, Yas Taalat, Gabriel Napora, Rocky Mudaliar and Ben Lu.
Miami Dade College's (MDC) Museum of Art and Design (MOAD) will present Poetry Along the Bay, an evening on a cruise ship under the stars with celebrated Cuban American poet Richard Blanco. A multifaceted writer who grew up in Miami and the author of a number of books, Blanco memorably read one of his poems at Barack Obama's second presidential inauguration in 2013. Poetry Along the Bay will take place on board the boat the Miami Lady on Friday, April 27. Boarding will begin promptly at 7 p.m.
World Renowned Magician Joshua Jay, will present the first-ever immersive close-up magical experience, with his newest creation, Six Impossible Things, directed by Luke Jermay. Six Impossible Things will inhabit New York City's most exciting escape room, The Mist (59 Canal Street), for a limited run beginning June 1, opening June 9 and will only run through July 28, 2018. Tickets are $106-$126 and can be purchased at SixImpossibleThingsShow.com.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents the Tony Award-winning musical The Bridges of Madison County, based on the 1992 bestselling novel by Robert James Waller about love both lost and found. Set amidst the cornfields of Iowa in 1965, this passionate musical follows the unexpected affair of a devoted Italian-born housewife and a roving National Geographic photographer set over four sensual, heart-stirring days. Brilliantly adapted by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright Marsha Norman ('night Mother, The Secret Garden, The Color Purple) with music and lyrics by Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown (Parade), it captured the 2014 Tony Award for Best Musical Score. The Bridges of Madison County, directed by TheatreWorks Artistic Director and founder Robert Kelley will be presented April 4 - 29, 2018 (opening night: April 7) at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. For tickets ($40-$100) and more information the public may visit TheatreWorks.org or call (650) 463-1960.
The CW Network has set its Summer 2018 premiere dates, with original programming all summer long, including new scripted series and returning favorites.
World Renowned Magician Joshua Jay, will present the first-ever immersive close-up magical experience, with his newest creation, Six Impossible Things, directed by Luke Jermay. Six Impossible Things will inhabit New York City's most exciting escape room, The Mist (59 Canal Street), for a limited run beginning June 1, opening June 9 and will only run through July 28, 2018. Tickets are $106—$126 and can be purchased at SixImpossibleThingsShow.com.