Sydney Festival 2017 Program Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 25, 2016
Sydney Festival is an annual cultural celebration that transforms Sydney every January, delivering the highest quality art and big ideas. In 2017, Sydney Festival introduces Wesley Enoch's inaugural program, which features a renewed focus on theatre and dance, with a strong commitment to support new Australian work. This spectacular program is bursting with free and ticketed events across theatre, dance, circus, opera and contemporary and classical music.
BWW Preview: Travel Back to DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED With Standing Room Only
by Natalie de la Garza - Oct 14, 2016
It's not easy to pin down Standing Room Only's DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED, the upcoming one-act 'special event' featuring music from the Moody Blues. It's a concert, or is it a cabaret? It's a musical, of the jukebox variety, but it's almost operatic, and a fringe theatre event. It's a journey. However you want to describe it, despite being built around music from 1967, it's definitely more than just nostalgia.
Nikki M. James, Jose Llana and Andrew Kober to Lead the Public's TWELFTH NIGHT Musical Adaptation
by BWW News Desk - Aug 3, 2016
The Public Theater will kick off the 2016-17 season in September with a free Public Works musical adaptation of TWELFTH NIGHT, conceived by Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub, with music and lyrics by Shaina Taub. Directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah, TWELFTH NIGHT will once again feature over 200 actors and community members alongside five equity actors, including this year Nikki M. James as Viola and Jose Llana as Orsino.
THE FULL MONTY Now on Stage through August 14 in Wisconsin
by Rebecca Russo - Jul 29, 2016
Peninsula Players Theatre, America's Oldest Professional Resident Summer Theatre and Door County's professional theatrical icon, continues its 81st season throughAugust 14 with the lively, uplifting pop-rock musical that takes it all off, 'The Full Monty' with book by Terrence McNally and music and lyrics by David Yazbek. 'The Full Monty.' 'The Full Monty' contains adult themes, language and nudity.
Bergen County Players Announces 2016/17 Season
by Rebecca Russo - Jul 28, 2016
Bergen County Players, the New Jersey
Association of Community Theater's "2015 Community Theater of the
Year", is proud to announce its 84th consecutive season, running from
September 2016 to June 2017. From an entertaining musical to hilarious
comedies to intense dramas, BCP has garnered a reputation for
outstanding quality productions at affordable prices. As audiences
have been anxiously anticipating, the new season kicks off with the
Tony Award winning musical, Cabaret. Donors who make a tax-deductible
contribution of $85 now have early access for tickets to Cabaret and
the rest of the 2016-17 season by ordering online at
www.bcplayers.org. Ticket sales to non-donors will begin on August
10th via online or by phone at 201-261-4200. The box office, located
at the Little Firehouse Theatre, 298 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell, NJ,
will then open on Thursday, August 18th for walk up and phone sales.
Special discounts for groups of 20 or more are also available by
calling the box office number (extension 6) or by emailing
groups@bcplayers.org.
Photo Flash: Remembering Marni Nixon
by Walter McBride - Jul 28, 2016
As BroadwayWorld sadly reported earlier this week, Marni Nixon, perhaps best known for dubbing the singing voices of the leading actresses in films, including THE KING AND I, WEST SIDE STORY and MY FAIR LADY, passed away from breast cancer on July 24th. She was 86.
Hayes Theatre Co Presents YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN This Month
by BWW News Desk - Jul 5, 2016
Charles Schulz's beloved characters come to life in this wonderfully entertaining musical by Clark Gesner. You're a Good Man Charlie Brown will play Hayes Theatre Co from tonight 5 July for 31 performances including special shows for the School Holidays.
Jane Lee Hooker, Ellen Kaye, Vernon Reid and More Set for The Iridium This Summer
by BWW News Desk - Jun 27, 2016
Coming up at The Iridium are: NYC's all-women blues band JANE LEE HOOKER on July 23; ELLEN KAYE with UK guitarist PAUL ROSE and Ethan Fein and the LiveIt!LIVE Band on July 26; VERNON REID POWER TRIO on July 29; and soul singer/songwriter/guitarist RAUL MIDON on September 24 & 25. Scroll down for details!
Hayes Theatre Co Presents YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN This July
by Louisa Brady - Jun 12, 2016
Charles Schulz's beloved characters come to life in this wonderfully entertaining musical by Clark Gesner. You're a Good Man Charlie Brown will play Hayes Theatre Co from Tuesday 5 July for 31 performances including special shows for the School Holidays.
The MAC Sets 2016-16 Performing Series
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 8, 2016
McAninch Arts Center (MAC) at College of DuPage is pleased to announce its 2016-2017 Season Performance Series. Subscriptions are on sale now for an exciting selection of music, dance, theater, comedy and literature events showcasing a roster of world-class headliners. Single tickets go on sale at the Box Office Saturday, Aug. 6 at 11 a.m.
Who Will Win at the 2016 Tony Awards? We Compare Year By Year!
by BWW Special Coverage - Jun 10, 2016
The 70th Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday June 12th at 8/9c hosted by James Corden. It's the biggest award show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long awards season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. We can't help but wonder what chances this year's Best Musical and Best Play nominees have of taking home the ultimate prize.
Birmingham Repertory Theatre Sets Autumn, Winter 2016 Season
by Tyler Peterson - May 16, 2016
Birmingham Repertory Theatre today announces its new season of work for Autumn and Winter 2016, including three world premieres alongside a dynamic programme of new stagings of classic plays and brilliant stories. It also announces a new initiative, Furnace, which furthers The REP's commitment to making world class theatre with and for people across Birmingham.
SHE LOVES ME to Play Foothill Music Theatre This February
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 6, 2016
Multi-award winning Foothill Music Theatre presents SHE LOVES ME, the charming 1963 musical adaptation of Miklos Laszlo's play Parfumerie (which later inspired the Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan feature film You've Got Mail), with a score by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof) and a book by Joe Masteroff (Cabaret).