Tom Simpson News

The Third Edition of the Italian & American Playwrights Project (IAPP) takes place on Monday, December 14, 2020 at 4:30pm on Howlround.

Performance venues across Ohio are struggling with reopening amidst the current social distancing guidelines.

Zabelle, Nancy Kricorian's award-winning novel about one woman's survival of the Armenian Genocide, is being produced by Egg & Spoon as part of its third season. The piece was originally created and produced at Syracuse University's Department of Drama in 2015. It was directed and adapted by Leslie Noble, a professor in the department, and devised by an ensemble of four performance students: Sarineh Garapetian, Julián Garnik, Catherine Giddings, and Lindsey Newton.

Award-winning Pantochino Productions Inc. has opened it's 2019-20 season with the return of it's popular family musical, “The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust” at the MAC, Milford Arts Council on Railroad Avenue in Downtown Milford with performances through October 27th.

Award-winning Pantochino Productions Inc. opens it's 2019-20 season with the return of it's popular family musical, a?oeThe Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Busta?? on Friday, October 18 at the MAC, Milford Arts Council on Railroad Avenue in Downtown Milford.

Ventoux captures two very different men going mano a mano against each other, against the Tour de France's most fearsome mountain and, ultimately, against history's insistence that they pay a full price for their sins.

The L. Ron Hubbard Theatre located in Hollywood, one block west of the Chinese Theatre, will feature a live production of the western romance, 'Tinhorn's Daughter' this coming Saturday, November 7 and 14. Heralded by many theater goers as the friendliest theatre in Hollywood, you will be made to feel totally welcome in this intimate, family-friendly, cabaret-style environment by the theatre staff and will enjoy complimentary refreshments as part of the experience. Story description: In the Big Sky country of Montana, before the railroad brought civilization to the state, Samuel Colt's 'Peacemaker' settled disputes in a less than a peaceful way-enter Sunset Maloney, faster than lighting with a six shooter. Sunset is the only man able to take on tinhorn, Slim Trotwood, a cruel, land grabber who by fraud or by force has accumulated vast areas of valuable land. It seems simple until the Tinhorn's Daughter enters the picture. November 7: With the current Academy of Western Artists (AWA) award winner and Western Music radio chart topper, Ian Espinoza, as pre-show entertainment, guests are guaranteed a great night out. November 14: The UK's top swing band, The Jive Aces, will be providing pre-show entertainment with enough energy generated to light up the town. Enjoy a great show, a night of live Hollywood intimate radio theater and cabaret-style comfortable seating (where every seat in the house is a good seat). The best way to spend Saturday night in Hollywood. Doors open at 7 pm, show begins at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $15 per person. http://www.galaxypress.com/theatre-los-angeles/theatre-schedule/ The performance cast: Narrator - RF Daley Slim Trotwood - Tait Ruppert Sunset Maloney - Jeff Larson Betsy Trotwood - Lindsay Seim Bat - George Kokkoris Smith - Carlos Moreno Tom/ Simpson - Skip Harris Music: November 7 - Ian Espinoza November 14 - The Jive Aces Tinhorn's Daughter by L. Ron Hubbard One night only, Saturday, November 7 - Halloween Doors open at 7:00 PM and show starts at 7:30 PM Tickets: $15.00 adults, children under 8 free. Can be purchased at the door or online at www.GalaxyPress.com or www.eventbrite.com. Parking: Free Address: 7051 Hollywood Blvd, on Hollywood Blvd, cross-street Sycamore, between Highland and LaBrea. Note: For the best seats, it is recommended to purchase tickets in advance. The L. Ron Hubbard Theatre has been open since 2008 and showcases the fiction works of L. Ron Hubbard in a modern-day environment with Hollywood actors where the entire family can experience a live show radio-theatre style and mingle with the actors afterwards. Performances range from adventure, science fiction and fantasy, to mystery and western and begin with a 30 minute live musical pre-show. All shows are appropriate for all ages. For more information go to www.GalaxyPress.com.

Continuing its ongoing efforts of supporting the development of new musicals and plays under its SigWorks program, Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA is currently workshopping SCKBSTD by Grammy Award-winning composer/lyricist Bruce Hornsby, lyricist Chip deMatteo and book writer Joe Calarco (Shakespeare's R&J, Walter Cronkite is Dead) based on an original book by Clay McLeod Chapman (rest area, The Tribe Trilogy). The workshop will culminate in an invitation only presentation.

Broadcast Music, Inc. tonight presented the BMI Icon Award to music legend John Lydon at the 2013 BMI London Awards. Music industry guests filled London's Dorchester Hotel to celebrate the U.K., European and Asian songwriters, producers and publishers of the most-performed songs on United States radio and television in the past year.

CBS Interactive Music Group's award-winning concert webcast series, LIVE ON LETTERMAN, will feature Snow Patrol in a live webcast concert from the world-famous Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, Monday, Jan. 9 (8:00 PM, ET/5:00 PM, PT).

CBS Interactive Music Group's award-winning concert webcast series, LIVE ON LETTERMAN, will feature Snow Patrol in a live webcast concert from the world-famous Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, Monday, Jan. 9 (8:00 PM, ET/5:00 PM, PT).

Wonderland, the new musical that reinvents 'Alice in Wonderland' for the 21st century, opened on Broadway April 17 following previews from March 21 at the Marquis Theatre. Janet Dacal, of In the Heights, plays a modern-day Manhattan mom named Alice, who sings a score by Frank Wildhorn and Jack Murphy. The the following video, take a behind-the-scenes look at the recording sesssion for the cast album!

DanceOn, a YouTube partnership channel exclusive to dance, released their exclusive look at the new Broadway musical Wonderland. Three time Emmy Award winning choreographer Marguerite Derricks delves into how she got involved with the new take on Alice in Wonderland, and what audiences can expect from her versatile choreography. Marguerite was just nominated for a 2011 Astaire Award for her choreography in Wonderland.

Got questions for WONDERLAND's Mad Hatter Kate Shindle? Send them on in to askwonderland@broadwayworld.com and she will answer them tomorrow!

WONDERLAND opened on Sunday, April 18 on Broadway. BroadwayWorld was on hand, as usual, for the famed Gypsy Robe ceremony and brings you photo coverage below!

Frank Wildhorn's WONDERLAND opened last night and Broadway Beat was there to cover the post-celebration!

BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the opening night party! WONDERLAND. A New Alice. A New Musical opened on Broadway on April 17. WONDERLAND stars Janet Dacal as Alice, Darren Ritchie as Jack the White Knight, E. Clayton Cornelious as Caterpillar, Jose Llana as El Gato, Karen Mason as The Queen of Hearts, Kate Shindle as The Mad Hatter, Carly Rose Sonenclar as Chloe, Edward Staudenmayer as The White Rabbit and Danny Stiles as Morris the March Hare. With a book by Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy, lyrics by Jack Murphy, music by Frank Wildhorn, choreography by Marguerite Derricks and direction by Gregory Boyd, WONDERLAND began performances at Broadway's Marquis Theatre on Monday, March 21.

WONDERLAND. A New Alice. A New Musical opened on Broadway on April 17. WONDERLAND stars Janet Dacal as Alice, Darren Ritchie as Jack the White Knight, E. Clayton Cornelious as Caterpillar, Jose Llana as El Gato, Karen Mason as The Queen of Hearts, Kate Shindle as The Mad Hatter, Carly Rose Sonenclar as Chloe, Edward Staudenmayer as The White Rabbit and Danny Stiles as Morris the March Hare. With a book by Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy, lyrics by Jack Murphy, music by Frank Wildhorn, choreography by Marguerite Derricks and direction by Gregory Boyd, WONDERLAND began performances at Broadway's Marquis Theatre on Monday, March 21.

WONDERLAND. A New Alice. A New Musical opened on Broadway on April 17. WONDERLAND stars Janet Dacal as Alice, Darren Ritchie as Jack the White Knight, E. Clayton Cornelious as Caterpillar, Jose Llana as El Gato, Karen Mason as The Queen of Hearts, Kate Shindle as The Mad Hatter, Carly Rose Sonenclar as Chloe, Edward Staudenmayer as The White Rabbit and Danny Stiles as Morris the March Hare. With a book by Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy, lyrics by Jack Murphy, music by Frank Wildhorn, choreography by Marguerite Derricks and direction by Gregory Boyd, WONDERLAND began performances at Broadway's Marquis Theatre on Monday, March 21.

A new spin on the classic story of Alice and her Looking-Glass world, WONDERLAND is about a modern-day woman who goes on a life-changing adventure far below the streets of New York City, where a colorful cast of strange but familiar characters help her rediscover what's really important. So, what did the critics think? Let's find out...