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VIDEO: Watch FROZEN Characters Dance 'Thriller'!
by Sally Henry Fuller - Jan 25, 2015


Broadway and Disney star Idina Menzel recently shared a new FROZEN video to her Facebook page. In this latest one, the characters dance to Michael Jackson's iconic hit, 'Thriller,' and Menzel wrote, 'This makes me so happy.' Check it out below!

BODYTRAFFIC Comes to Harris Center Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jan 24, 2015


Founded in 2007, Los Angeles-based BODYTRAFFIC was named one of Dance Magazine's “25 to Watch” in 2013 and was praised by the Los Angeles Times for its “most hopeful combination of choreographic and performing excellence.” LA Weekly applauded the company for its “confident, hard-hitting” execution in a wide range of styles. This exciting dance ensemble continues to break new ground in the field of dance and its evening performance at Harris Center for the Arts will display their distinctive style.

Concerts from LA Phil's 2013-14 Season to Air on Shanghai Classical 94.7 FM
by BWW News Desk - Jan 23, 2015


Select concerts from the Los Angeles Philharmonic's 2013/14 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall will be broadcast in China via WFMT Radio Network's historic agreement with Shanghai East Radio Company, marking the first time in history that American orchestras will be heard on a regular basis in China.

Former FACTS OF LIFE Star Lisa Whelchel to Lead BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE at Alhambra Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 23, 2015


From Musketeers to Blair on 'The Facts of Life' to 'Survivor' to The Alhambra Theatre & Dining in Jacksonville, FL, it's a new adventure for Lisa Whelchel and one that is sure to be a hit at the nation's longest running professional dinner theater. In what might actually seem like a plot line from 'The Facts of Life,' Whelchel will be appearing with her real-life daughter, Clancy Cauble. Opening February 18, Whelchel and Cauble will appear for a limited in run in the Tony® Award winning play, Butterflies are Free.

THE LANGSTON HUGHES PROJECT Multimedia Concert to Play Kingsbury Hall, 2/12
by BWW News Desk - Jan 22, 2015


The Langston Hughes Project is a multimedia concert performance of Langston Hughes' kaleidoscopic jazz poem suite titled, Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz. The poem is Hughes' homage in verse and music to the struggle for artistic and social freedom at home and abroad at the beginning of the 1960s.

Photo Flash: RLTP's 'DEATH OF WALT DISNEY' Opens Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jan 23, 2015


Road Less Traveled Productions' A PUBLIC READING OF AN UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY ABOUT THE DEATH OF WALT DISNEY by Lucas Hnath runs tonight, January 23 - February 15, 2015. BroadwayWorld has a first look a the cast in action below!

Violinist Amadeus Leopold Makes Houston Debut Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jan 23, 2015


Violinist Amadeus Leopold will make his Houston debut tonight, Jan. 23, 2015, at 8 p.m. in the Wortham Center's Cullen Theater, presented by Society for the Performing Arts.

Orpheum Family Series Presents Bilingual Musical DREAM CARVER Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jan 23, 2015


Renowned puppet company Swazzle Productions presents Dream Carver. Dream Carver, a bilingual musical based on the children's book of the same name by Diana Cohn, will be brought masterfully to life for one night only tonight, January 23rd at 6:30 PM as part of the Orpheum Family Series.

Disney & MTI Partner for New Kid-Friendly, Condensed Versions of THE LION KING
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 22, 2015


Disney Theatrical Group is now licensing The Lion King Experience, a unique holistic arts education program that gives accredited elementary and middle schools the opportunity to produce condensed, age-appropriate JR. and KIDS adaptations of The Lion King, exclusively through Music Theatre International's (MTI) Broadway Junior Collection.

Land of 'Frozen' Coming to Disney Cruise Line This Summer
by Robert Diamond - Jan 22, 2015


Beginning in summer 2015, Disney Cruise Line guests can immerse themselves in the animated hit "Frozen" with brand-new experiences inspired by the film, including a spectacular deck party, a three-song stage show production number, new character meet and greets, storybook adventures ashore and more.

LA Philharmonic to Ring in Chinese New Year at Walt Disney Concert Hall, 2/19
by Matt Smith - Jan 21, 2015


Los Angeles, CA (January 21, 2015) – Conductor Xian Zhang leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in its first-ever program celebrating the Chinese New Year, Thursday, Fridayand Saturday, February 19, 20 and 21, at 8 pm, at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

LUNAR NEW YEAR - THE YEAR OF THE SHEEP Concert and Dinner to Benefit The Wallis, 1/31
by BWW News Desk - Jan 21, 2015


Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts welcomes the Lunar New Year - The Year Of The Sheep - with an immersive and festive welcome with Pre-Concert Cocktails, a Benefit Concert and Imperial Dinner and Chinese Feast. This black-tie extravaganza on Saturday, January 31 will take place in the Bram Goldsmith Theater, the Jim and Eleanor Randall Grand Hall and the Promenade Terrace. The Honorary Chair is Wallis Annenberg; the co-chairs are Linda May and John Bendheim.

BWW Interview: 'The Music of Whitney Houston' Comes To Life With Rashidra Scott
by Joseph OHern - Jan 21, 2015


From an early age, Rashidra Scott was known as the little girl with the big voice. “She's the reason why I'm singing,” Rashidra said of Whitney Houston. After already receiving glowing reviews from her performances with the St. Louis Symphony and the Mobile Symphony Orchestra, Rashidra makes her way to Jacksonville, Florida, this weekend to once again take on The Music of Whitney Houston.

Photo Flash: First Look at RLTP's 'DEATH OF WALT DISNEY'
by BWW News Desk - Jan 21, 2015


Road Less Traveled Productions' A PUBLIC READING OF AN UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY ABOUT THE DEATH OF WALT DISNEY by Lucas Hnath runs January 23 - February 15, 2015. BroadwayWorld has a first look a the cast in action below!

Itzhak Perlman and Rohan De Silva Perform Tonight at Walt Disney Concert Hall
by BWW News Desk - Jan 21, 2015


Renowned celebrity violinist Itzhak Perlman graces the Walt Disney Concert Hall stage with his talented recital partner, pianist Rohan De Silva, tonight, January 21, at 8 pm. The performance is part of the LA Phil's 2014/15Colburn Celebrity Recitals series and one of many joint appearances by Perlman and De Silva this season.

REDCAT Presents Wooster Group's 'EARLY SHAKER SPIRITUALS', Now thru 2/1
by BWW News Desk - Jan 21, 2015


REDCAT, Calarts' Downtown Center for Contemporary Arts, presents the newest Wooster Group work, Early Shaker Spirituals: A Record Album Interpretation tonight, January 21 to February 1, 2015.

Upcoming Equity Auditions Sunday, Jan. 18
by - Jan 18, 2015


Upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, January 18, 2015.

Photo Flash: Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, George Lucas, and More Attend STRANGE MAGIC Screening
by Sally Henry Fuller - Jan 17, 2015


George Lucas, Alan Cumming (Broadway's CABARET), Evan Rachel Wood, Elijah Kelley, Meredith Anne Bull, Sam Palladio and Kristin Chenoweth (Broadway's ON THE 20TH CENTURY) attend the New York special screening of Lucasfilm's STRANGE MAGIC at the Tribeca Grand Hotel hosted by The Cinema Society. Touchstone Pictures releases the animated adventure Friday, Jan. 23. STRANGE MAGIC. Below, check out photos from the screening!

Zendaya Stars in Disney Channel's Spy-Comedy Series K.C. UNDERCOVER, Premiering Tonight
by TV News Desk - Jan 18, 2015


Multi-talented actress and recording artist Zendaya (ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars,' Disney Channel's long-running hit 'Shake It Up') stars in and also co-produces 'K.C. Undercover,'

Itzhak Perlman and Rohan De Silva to Perform at Walt Disney Concert Hall, 1/21
by Matt Smith - Jan 19, 2015


WHAT: Renowned celebrity violinist Itzhak Perlman graces the Walt Disney Concert Hall stage with his talented recital partner, pianist Rohan De Silva, Wednesday, January 21, at 8 pm. The performance is part of the LA Phil's 2014/15Colburn Celebrity Recitals series and one of many joint appearances by Perlman and De Silva this season.

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