August 25, 2011
BroadwayWorld.com is excited to share a new weekly series developed by the Theatre Communications Group! This week Teatro Vision's Elisa Marina shares pivotal moments in her theatre career and why the arts matter to her!...
August 18, 2011
PCPA Theaterfest will present the American Premiere of My Fairytale, a musical about Hans Christian Andersen directed by Scott Schwartz. My Fairytale began previews in Santa Maria August 12 and will run through August 20 before openning in Solvang's Festival Theater running from August 26 through Se...
July 18, 2011
Billy Elliot the Musical is currently in San Francisco at the Orpheum Theatre (1192 Market Street at 8th). This multi-award winning smash hit musical concludes the 2010- 2011 Best of Broadway series under the direction of Carole Shorenstein Hays. Get to know the five boys that play Billy Elliot in t...
June 27, 2011
Three decades after Armistead Maupin mesmerized millions with his daily column in the city's newspapers, detailing the lives and (multiple) loves of Mary Ann, Mouse, Mona, Brian, and their beloved but mysterious landlady, Mrs. Madrigal, his iconic San Francisco saga comes home as a momentous new mus...
June 17, 2011
Yesterday, June 16, Sarah Palin appeared on Fox's Hannity talk show with Sean Hannity. In addition to the general Democrat-bashing, among the topics of discussion were unions, health care, her feelings on Julianne Moore portraying her in an upcoming HBO movie and her views on goverment programs, in...
June 03, 2011
American Conservatory Theater's (A.C.T.) highly anticipated production of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City has been extended an additional two weeks through July 24 due to unprecedented demand. The world premiere musical amassed the largest advance sale in A.C.T.'s history prior to its first pre...
June 02, 2011
San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre is now presenting Armistead Maupin and Jake Shear's TALES OF THE CITY, based on the novels. First serialized in The Chronicle, Armistead Maupin's bittersweet novel 'Tales of the City,' is set in San Francisco and consists of interlaced stories of dewy-ey...
May 16, 2011
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) announced award recipients in 3 of this year's 32 media categories at the 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards presented nationally by RÖKK Vodka and locally by Southwest Airlines at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis on Saturday night. Additional awa...
May 16, 2011
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) announced award recipients in 3 of this year's 32 media categories at the 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards presented nationally by RÖKK Vodka and locally by Southwest Airlines at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis on Saturday night. Additional awa...
April 21, 2011
Cirque du Soleil has brought Quidam to California and BroadwayWorld correspondent Audra Stafford went behind the scenes at the show's San Diego engagment to get the scoop on how a Cirque show comes together....
March 22, 2011
On March 9, Constantine Maroulis along with music legends Night Ranger and Journey had a jam session on 107.7FM to promote the opening of ROCK OF AGES at the Curran Theatre. Click below to watch as they take requests!...
February 23, 2011
Thrillpeddlers sadly announces that after an astounding record-breaking 22 month run, its award-winning production of PEARLS OVER SHANGHAI, San Francisco's longest-running Cockettes Musical Hit will close on Sat. April 9, 2011 (remaining performance schedule- see below). What started as a two-month ...
February 08, 2011
In the wake of the escalating debate on health care reform, Anna Deavere Smith's new one-woman show, 'Let Me Down Easy,' brings a new relevance to the problems of modern medicine that have plagued America for decades. NewsHour Senior Correspondent Judy Woodruff talks with Smith about portraying the ...
January 23, 2011
In Focus' Eden Lane begins the new year with an interview with Tony winner, Alice Ripely. She was in Denver touring with the musical, 'Next To Normal' and discussed her five year commitment to the project, how she survives the drain, and her new album....
October 25, 2010
In anticipation of the November 2, 2010 release of The Sound of Music: 45th Anniversary Edition Soundtrack and Blu-Ray film, the classic movie musical is being celebrated where it all began - in movie theaters across America. NCM Fathom, Rodgers & Hammerstein and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertain...
October 13, 2010
An entirely new work, SHREK THE MUSICAL is based on the story and characters from William Steig's book Shrek!, as well as the DreamWorks Animation film Shrek, the first chapter of the Shrek movie series. SHREK THE MUSICAL tells the story of a swamp-dwelling ogre who goes on a life-changing adventure...
September 06, 2010
The first classes will begin on September 13, 2010! Taught by Liz Caplan, the first session will consist of six exclusive weekly 30-minute classes, available online on Monday nights only to registered students. Each session will also include a special celebrity guest interview discussing their prove...
June 21, 2010
BroadwayWorld.com's Audra Stafford sat down with Mary Murphy to talk BURN THE FLOOR, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE and lots more!...
June 03, 2010
R&H Theatricals, an Imagem Company and a division of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization (RHO), is proud to announce that high schools and colleges in the USA and Canada will soon be able to perform the most successful musical of all time, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Applications to perform Andrew ...
May 03, 2010
Kenny Ortega, Eva Longoria and more introduce IN THE HEIGHTS to the California press! And actor Tony Plana interviews Lin-Manuel Miranda about the show's evolution from college production to Tony Award-winning hit. Afterward, BWW TV's Audra Stafford spoke with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Kenny Ortega ab...
May 03, 2010
Here, actor Tony Plana interviews Lin-Manuel Miranda in front of the press in California, in advance of IN THE HEIGHTS's California debut. He discusses creating the musical while in college, the show's evolution, themes and lots more.
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April 30, 2010
Here, actor Tony Plana interviews Lin-Manuel Miranda in front of the the press in California, in advance of IN THE HEIGHTS's California debut. He discusses creating the musical while in college, the show's evolution, themes and lots more. ...
April 30, 2010
Here, Eva Longoria talks to the press in California, in advance of IN THE HEIGHTS's California debut. She discusses her love of the musical, being star struck by Lin-Manuel Miranda and lots more. Stay tuned for more coverage of this event from BroadwayWorld.com!
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April 29, 2010
Kenny Ortega will direct a big screen adaptation of the Tony Award winning musical In the Heights, according to Variety. The film will be the director's follow-up to Michael Jackson's This is It. The film will be made by Universal Pictures starring the show's creator and leading performer Lin-Manu...
February 24, 2010
Submit a video of yourself singing your favorite song, opera-style for a chance to win opening night tickets to Lend Me A Tenor, two nights hotel stay at the DoubleTree Metropolitan and more!...