Tonight Twitter went wild for a tweet by financial writer, Chelsea Fagam, in which she described an um...interesting bit of censorship of a high school production of Rent.
The Old Globe today announced the complete cast and creative team for the Globe's 20th annual production of Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas!* The holiday musical will run November 4 - December 24 on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center.
Amas Musical Theatre and The Amas Musical Theatre Lab will present staged readings of Play It by Heart, a new musical, with music by David Spangler, Jerry Taylor and Marty Dodson, lyrics by David Spangler, Jerry Taylor, R.T. Robinson, and Marty Dodson, and book by Willy Holtzman.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley continues its mission of developing new works in the Bay Area with the World Premiere of The Prince of Egypt, a soaring celebration of the human spirit and one of the greatest stories ever told: the saga of Moses, his Pharaoh brother Ramses, and the indomitable people who changed them both forever. Get ready for tonight's first performance with a sneak peek at Diluckshan Jeyaratnam as 'Moses' below!
Marin Center and the Marin Cultural Association, in partnership with Brian Copeland, are thrilled to present The Best of San Francisco Solo Series. For the first time ever in Marin County, Brian Copeland will present FIVE of the Bay Area's most critically-acclaimed, award-winning, and beloved solo shows for an exclusive run at Marin Center. Featuring performances by Copeland, Will Durst, Marga Gomez, Josh Kornbluth and Don Reed. The series runs from October, 2017 through April, 2018.
Jen Gapay of Thirsty Girl Productions and Daniel Nardicio will present The 6th Annual New York Boylesque Festival, November 3rd at Club Cumming, and November 4th at The Highline Ballroom.
Actor, novelist and award-winning playwright Jim Shankman, who recently debuted his newest play, Heartless Bastard, as part of the SubletSeries@HERE, has announced that his new musical, Billy and the Killers, will make its world premiere this November at HERE! Arts Center (located at 145 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY).
On Thursday, September 28, the Coral Gables Community Foundation held their Gala Kickoff and Benefactor Reception at the home of Spanish Consul General C ndido Creis Estrada and his wife, Carla. Foundation Board Members, gala sponsors, gala honorees and community leaders joined to celebrate this year's honorees and the successes of the Foundation.
On Friday, September 29th, the Coral Gables Community Foundation held its Memories of Madrid Fashion Show Luncheon presented by Stonegate Bank at Neiman Marcus Coral Gables. Approximately 50 of Coral Gables' most fashionable ladies united to get inspired by the latest Fall trends, just in time for the Biltmore Ball to benefit the Coral Gables Community Foundation: Memories of Madrid presented by Paul & Swanee DiMare.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents an evening with Grupo Niche & Willy Chirino. The world-famous Colombian salsa band Grupo Niche is known for its vigorous, uptempo dance music, as well as for slower-paced, irresistibly romantic numbers. Joining them is Cuban singer Willy Chirino.
Bay Street Theater and Sag Harbor Center for the Arts has announced that it has received a Matching Challenge Grant from the Century Arts Foundation and the Bay Street Board of Trustees. Together these groups will match donations dollar for dollar up to $100,000.
Trinity Rep kick-starts its 54th season with Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, directed by Brian McEleney, running now through November 26, 2017, with opening night slated for next Monday, October 9. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
The Black Box Performing Arts Center continues to emerge as the Tri-State area's premiere destination for both cutting-edge professional theater and collaborative performing arts education in the heart of Teaneck, NJ just a quick ride over the George Washington Bridge. Robert Askin's Hand To God has opened BBPAC's second full 2017-18 season of professional theater, which is scheduled to include six 'mainstage' productions, two ongoing immersive late-night rock musicals, two ongoing shows for kids, and the development of at least three original works for the stage.
Warner Bros. Pictures' classic, 'WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY' starring Gene Wilder, will be brought to life this November for a special two-night cinematic event featuring John Stamos, Elle King, Finn Wolfhard, and 'Weird Al' Yankovic, alongside an all-star cast singing iconic songs throughout a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience. Check out the teaser for the event below!
Ford's Theatre's must-see production is raw and gripping in its emotional intensity. Led by Craig Wallace's powerhouse performance as Willy Loman, Miller's Pulitzer Prize winning play is as relevant now, maybe more so, in its questioning of the American dream as it was when it first opened.
Trinity Rep kick starts its 54th season with the pairing of two dynamic American plays in rep: Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman directed by Brian McEleney and Dominique Morisseau's Skeleton Crew directed by Tiffany Nichole Greene.
It was Latin Night on last night's DANCING WITH THE STARS, and the competition was certainly heating up. Broadway's Jordan Fisher and his partner Lindsay Arnold danced the Samba to Mi? ?Gente by J? ?Balvin? ?&? ?Willy? ?William.
MasterVoices announces additional casting for its season opening presentation of George and Ira Gershwin's Of Thee I Sing on Thursday, November 2 at 7:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. Tony Award nominee Den e Benton (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) joins the cast as Mary Turner, replacing Phillipa Soo, who regretfully can no longer participate due to scheduling conflicts.