Tony Maudsley (ITV1's Benidorm) will play Edna Turnblad when Hairspray returns to Edinburgh next year. He will be joined by TV and stage actress and presenter Claire Sweeney (Educating Rita, Guys and Dolls) as Velma Von Tussle, Olivier Award nominated actor and much-loved Blue Peter presenter Peter Duncan (BBC1 Tumble) as Wilbur Turnblad and British singer and West End performer Brenda Edwards (Chicago, We Will Rock You, The X Factor) as Motormouth Maybelle. Freya Sutton will reprise the role of Tracy Turnblad alongside established musical theatre performer Jon Tsouras (A Chorus Line) who will play the role of Corny Collins. Dex Lee (The Scottsboro Boys) will play Seaweed, Ashley Gilmour (Miss Saigon) will play Link Larkin, Lauren Stroud (Wicked) will play Amber, Monique Young (Top Hat) will play Penny, Karis Jack (Urinetown) will play Little Inez, Adam Price (Hairspray) will play Male Authority Figure, Tracey Penn (Made in Dagenham) will play Female Authority Figure and Layton Williams (Bad Education, Billy Elliot) will play Duane. Further casting will be announced in due course.
Westport Country Playhouse invites the community to a Family Festivities Kick-off Party on Sunday, November 8, from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission-free and open to the public, the event will celebrate the Playhouse's upcoming 2015-16 Family Festivities Series, which begins on Sunday, November 15. The popular series will feature productions based on children's classic stories, including "Berenstain Bears," "Fancy Nancy," and "Charlotte's Web."
Revived again, the touring favourite Hairspray is again packing out theatres across the country. This new production delivers some impressive performances and a fun evening, if not quite living up to dancing in the aisles quality of the West End original.
Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning play You Can't Take It With You, continuing Northlight's 41st Season. You Can't Take It With You, directed by Devon de Mayo, runs November 6 - December 13, 2015 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie.
The talented students from the Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education are proud to present CHARLOTTE'S WEB, November 20-22, in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre. This production is part of the Warner's Young Actor Series.
TROIKA Entertainment, LLC has announced lead casting for the North American tour of The Wizard of Oz, playing the National Theatre this spring, May 3 - 15, 2016.
From a near-perfect live Wall of Sound to Motormouth Maybelle ringing in the rafters, this is a production of HAIRSPRAY that goes beyond the basics into some real moments of surprise
The Huntington Theatre Company presents the world premiere of CHOICE by award-winning playwright Winnie Holzman and directed by Sheryl Kaller (Next Fall on Broadway). Performances begin tonight, October 16 and continue through November 15, 2015 at the South End / Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA.
South Dakota Public Broadcasting is proud to welcome comedian Paula Poundstone to the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls, SD at 8:00 PM tonight, October 16, 2015.
BroadwayWorld has just confirmed that the North American tour of the new stage adaptation of THE WIZARD OF OZ will launch on December 1, 2015 at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, OH.
BWW:UK recently sat down for a chat with the stars of the new UK tour of Hairspray at the show's Birmingham press launch at the New Alexandra Theatre, where it is playing over the Christmas period. Here we speak to Claire Sweeney (Velma Von Tussle), Tony Maudsley (Edna), Peter Duncan (Wilbur) and Brenda Edwards (Motormouth Maybelle).
On Thursday, October 15 at 10:00 a.m., the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities opens the children's theatre production Charlotte's Web based on the book by E. B. White and adapted by Joseph Robinette. Charlotte's Web, directed by Edith Weiss will run October 15 - December 30, 2015. Performances are 10:00 a.m. and noon, most Tuesdays through Fridays, and some Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Ticket prices range from $9 weekdays and $12 weekends and holidays for reserved seating. Charlotte's Web will be Audio Described and Shadow Interpreted for the sight or hearing impaired on November 3 and 5 at 10:00 a.m. and noon. Shadow-interpreted theatre utilizes specially trained American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters to perform as 'shadows' on stage alongside actors. To purchase tickets and for more information call 720-898-7200 or go to https://arvadacenter.org/on-stage/charlottes-web-fall-2015 Charlotte's Web is recommended for all ages.
Possum Point Players "…Can't Stop the Beat" when they perform "Hairspray" Oct. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11. And, nobody wants to as they sing "Good Morning, Baltimore" and "Welcome to the '60s!" in the rollicking, family-friendly musical. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m.
Directed by Ashley Gunsteens (WHAT EVERY GIRL SHOULD KNOW, FringeNYC 2013 'Best Ensemble'), the EVERSCAPE cast features: Phil Gillen* (last seen Off Broadway in A HAPPY END, and as 'Wilbur' in the National Tour of CHARLOTTE'S WEB), Michael Rehse, Ivy Croteau, Tim Heller, Meg Mark, Sean Dube, Ariel Cruz and Jacob Williams.
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Donald R. Seawell, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Broadway producer and the first to bring the Royal Shakespeare Company to New York, died today, September 30, 2015. He was 103.
The Huntington Theatre Company presents a special free screening of the pilot episode of MY SO-CALLED LIFE in the Wimberly Theatre at the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA tonight, October 1 at 7:30pm. The evening will include a post-screening discussion with MY SO-CALLED LIFE creator and CHOICE playwright Winnie Holzman and WBUR's Robin Young, co-host of the nationally-broadcast HERE AND NOW.
