Tim Rice News

The Alliance Theatre announces the production of the highly-acclaimed dark comedy August: Osage County with previews starting on the Alliance Stage Wednesday, April 13 and opening night scheduled for Wednesday, April 20.

For a second time, the Helen Hayes Awards Recommended© Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Olney Theatre Center has been extended - to Sunday, April 3. The performances during the extension week are Thursday, March 31 through Saturday, April 2 at 8 p.m., and matinees on Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3 at 2 p.m.

Disney's THE LION KING, presented by Marina Bay Sands and Disney Theatrical Productions, together with BASE Entertainment, opened at The Sands Theatre in Singapore's Marina Bay Sands March 9 and the reviews are now in.

THE WIZARD OF OZ is set to host a special Comic Relief gala performance to benefit Comic Relief, starring Michael Crawford as The Wizard and Danielle Hope (winner of the BBC's smash hit Over the Rainbow) as Dorothy, and ‘Dangerous Dave' - BBC's Over the Rainbow's winning Toto. THe event will take place at 7.30pm on Thursday 21st April.

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below to watch the latest blog from Dorothy alternate Sophie Evans.

El pasado miércoles 2 de marzo el Presidente de Disney Teatrical Productions, Thomas Schumacher, y el Dir. de Producción Internacional de Disney, Felipe Gamba, presentaron en el Teatro Real de Madrid el musical El Rey León, que llegará al Lope de Vega el próximo mes de Octubre. Uno de sus personajes más emblemáticos es Rafiki, que en este vídeo nos muestra los cinco idiomas africanos que se hablan en la producción. Además Schumacher también explica por qué este musical debe hacerse en Madrid.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre, the marriage equality Be-In, 'Glee,' our two big summer music festivals, 'Pinkalicious,' two national tours, Stephanie Herman, Lea Salonga, more....

Two-time Drama Desk nominee Leslie Kritzer, whose Broadway credits include Sondheim on Sondheim, A Catered Affair, Legally Blonde and Hairspray, will join the cast of Newsical: Full Spin Ahead beginning March 25, 2011. She steps in for Christine Pedi, who has injured her ankle. Kritzer will perform through April 23. Pedi will return on April 24.

On Sunday mornings from 10:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace, 100 Drury Lane, features a lavish brunch that diners of all ages will enjoy. Over 1,200 people enjoy the delectable family-friendly brunch each week, known for its expansive selection, attentive staff and elegant setting.

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Rehearsals are still just under a year away, but the casting work on the upcoming EVITA revival is heating up. Sources tell us that a number of Broadway's highest profile baritones will be auditioning for the show's creative team later this month, with a casting announcement expected shortly thereafter. We're told that almost every well-known baritone that you can think of (and then some!) have appointments to be seen by the creative team of the highly anticipated revival to potentially star opposite Ricky Martin and Elena Roger.

The list of those weighing in on SPIDER-MAN: Turn Off the Dark, continues to increase, including those who have and have not seen it. Talking to the Irish Independent, Tim Rice said:

Upcoming MTI Shows - 3/13 for Paris

To raise funds for central Ohio's only pediatric hospice and palliative care program, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will be presented by Pleasure Guild of Nationwide Children's Hospital March 11, 12 and 13 at Columbus' historic Palace Theatre.

'Tale as old as time' nails the complex simplicity of Beauty and the Beast the quintessential story of true love, the most difficult to obtain and sustain. Disney's adaptation of the fairy tale with its sweepingly imaginative spectacle wins over even the hardest of hearts. The animated film was such a tremendous hit in 1991 that it was adapted for the stage in 1994 with new songs by Tim Rice added to the Academy Award-winning movie score originally written by deceased Howard Ashman. It ran worldwide until 2007 and proves undoubtedly that fairy tales retain a popularity that never dies. The current revival tour of Beauty and the Beast, now at the Pantages until March 27, is every bit as glorious, delectable and elegant as the original.

Hennepin Theatre Trust today announced a stellar new slate of productions for the 2011/12 Broadway Across America-Minneapolis Season, showcasing some of the nation's best touring musicals.

Laura Matula is amazing, talented, fascinating, intriguing - and so much more. Seriously, there are so many words to describe her that you find yourself stymied by the multi-layered and multi-dimensional being that is she. That is until the celebrity biographers come a-calling or the producers start planning the film treatment of her astounding and compelling life story.

To raise funds for central Ohio's only pediatric hospice and palliative care program, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will be presented by Pleasure Guild of Nationwide Children's Hospital March 11, 12 and 13 at Columbus' historic Palace Theatre.

The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts will kick the summer off with a concert production of the popular rock musical Chess. The show will play the Mex Theater at the Center from Thursday, June 2th to Saturday, June 4th at 7:30 p.m. each night.

Joe's Pub at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly became one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance. With its genre-blind booking and vast diversity of interests, the stage at Joe's Pub gives voice to a world of varied and stellar artists.