TV: ONCE UPON A MATTRESS' Jackie Hoffman Isn't So Shy in Bryant Park!
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 16, 2015
Broadway in Bryan Park concluded its 2015 program this week - and BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the festivities. This week's line-up included performances from the casts ofSpring Awakening, DAMES AT SEA, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, THE KING AND I, and DADDY LONG LEGS.
Below, watch as Once Upon a Mattress's Jackie Hoffman and Stanley Bahorek perform a sneak peek of 'Shy' and 'Many Moons Ago.'
MATILDA National Tour Heads to Houston in October
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 12, 2015
TIME Magazine's #1 Show of the Year, Matilda The Musical, is coming to Houston as part of Theatre Under The Stars' 2015/16 season. Produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Dodgers, the first national tour of Matilda The Musical will be coming to The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts October 6 - 18.
Broadway's Bryce Pinkham & Lucas Rooney Return from Zara Aina Trip to Madagascar
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 11, 2015
Broadway actors Lucas Caleb Rooney, fresh off of a run in Classic Stage Company's production of Doctor Faustus, and Bryce Pinkham, after a run of The Heidi Chronicles and before returning to his Tony-nominated role in the Tony award-winning musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, have recently returned from Madagascar, where they worked to secure a permanent home for their non-profit organization, Zara Aina. Also joining them in Madagascar was puppeteer, Annie Worden.
Photo Flash: GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE Welcomes HAMILTON to Broadway With Funny Graphic
by Sally Henry Fuller - Aug 8, 2015
The Broadway community welcomed HAMILTON, Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical about America's 'the ten-dollar Founding Father without a father,' to the Richard Rodgers Theatre on its August 6 opening- and some kind regards were kinder than others. Below, check out a humorous graphic posted by the official A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER Twitter with murderous intentions.
Photo Coverage: ALLEGIANCE, AMAZING GRACE, SOMETHING ROTTEN & More Take Over Bryant Park!
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Aug 7, 2015
Broadway in Bryan Park continued its 2015 program this week - and BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the first day. This week's line-up included performances from the casts of ALLEGIANCE, Amazing Grace, Something Rotten!, A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER, and RUTHLESS!. Check out photos from the special day below!
TV: RUTHLESS! Company Belts it Out in Bryant Park!
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 7, 2015
Broadway in Bryan Park continued its 2015 program this week - and BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the first day. This week's line-up included performances from the casts of ALLEGIANCE, Amazing Grace, Something Rotten!, A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER, and RUTHLESS!.
Below, watch as the Ruthless company sings 'I Hate Musicals,' 'Born to Entertain,' and 'It Will Never Be That Way Again.'
TV: 4 Actors, 1 Show, 5 Minutes- Watch A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER Abridged!
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 9, 2015
Broadway in Bryan Park continued its 2015 program this week - and BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the first day. This week's line-up included performances from the casts of ALLEGIANCE, Amazing Grace, Something Rotten!, A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER, and RUTHLESS!.
Below, watch as A Gentleman's guide to Love and Murder's kristen Hahn, Greg Jackson, Mark Ledbetter and Kathy Voytko perform 'Gentleman's Guide in 5 Minutes'!
TV: Watch AMAZING GRACE Company Sing an Anthem in Bryant Park!
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 7, 2015
Broadway in Bryan Park continued its 2015 program this week - and BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the first day. This week's line-up included performances from the casts of ALLEGIANCE, AMAZING GRACE, Something Rotten!, A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER, and RUTHLESS!.
Below, watch as Amazing Grace's Josh Young, Erin Mackey, Laiona Michelle and company perform 'Testimony,' 'I Still Believe,' 'Daybreak,' and 'Amazing Grace.'
TV: The Bard Has Arrived! Watch SOMETHING ROTTEN! Company Perform at Bryant Park!
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 8, 2015
Broadway in Bryan Park continued its 2015 program this week - and BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the first day. This week's line-up included performances from the casts of ALLEGIANCE, AMAZING GRACE, SOMETHING ROTTEN!, A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER, and RUTHLESS!.
Below, watch as Something Rotten!'s Brian d'Arcy James, Christian Borle, John Cariani, Kate Reinders and company perform 'God, I Hate Shakespeare,' 'I Love the Way,' and 'Hard to Be the Bard.'
Music, Dance, Silent Films and More Slated for Schimmel Center's 2015-16 Season
by BWW News Desk - Aug 4, 2015
Schimmel Center at Pace University is proud to announce the 2015 | 2016 season at The Schimmel Center at Pace University, located at 3 Spruce Street between Park Row and Gold Street in downtown Manhattan, adjacent to City Hall and the Brooklyn Bridge. Schimmel Center is a world-class performing arts and culture series with an emphasis on showcasing the globe's greatest talents in the areas of theatre, music, cabaret, dance, film and family entertainment.
Brian d'Arcy James, Christian Borle & More Slated for This Week's Broadway in Bryant Park
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 3, 2015
This week's line-up will include performances from the casts of Something Rotten (Brian d'Arcy James, Christian Borle, John Cariani, Heidi Blickenstaff, Kate Reinders, Eric Giancola, Stacey Todd Holt, Aaron Kaburick, Austin Lesch, Aleks Pevec, Eric Sciotto, Ryan VanDenBoom, Matt Wall, Bud Weber), AMAZING GRACE, Ruthless!, Allegiance: A New Musical, and A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder.?
Christopher Shinn's AN OPENING IN TIME to Premiere at Hartford Stage This Fall
by BWW News Desk - Jul 31, 2015
Hartford Stage presents the world premiere of An Opening in Time by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Connecticut native Christopher Shinn, with direction by Oliver Butler of The Debate Society, from September 17 through October 11, 2015. An Opening in Time's central Connecticut setting is inspired by Shinn's hometown of Wethersfield.
CRAIG100 to Celebrate The Old Globe's Founding Director Next Month
by BWW News Desk - Jul 24, 2015
In celebration of his 100th birthday this year, The Old Globe will honor Founding Director Craig Noel and his many contributions to the world of theatre and the culture life of San Diego with Craig100, a special evening of memories and performances, on Monday, August 17 at 7:00 p.m.
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER to Implement Digital Lottery
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 17, 2015
The Tony Award-winning Best Musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, is the latest Broadway show to implement a new digital lottery, allowing potential audience members to purchase $42 day-of tickets through online entry. A limited quantity of lottery tickets to each performance will be available beginning on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 through
Valerie Harper to Join Sally Struthers in NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT at Ogunquit Playhouse
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 10, 2015
The Ogunquit Playhouse is thrilled to announce that star of stage, screen and television Valerie Harper will join the cast in the role of the wealthy and stylish Millicent Winter in the delightful Nice Work If You Can Get It on stage July 22 to August 15. Also joining the cast is two-time Emmy Award winner Sally Struthers as the Dutchess Estonia, a temperance enforcer who is set against a gang of bootleggers in this madcap musical comedy set during the Roaring Twenties. This brand-new musical written by Tony Award-winner Joe DiPietro is based on material by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse and was nominated in 2012 for 10 Tony Awards, winning two. This high-stepping Broadway musical recalls the golden age of American musicals, complete with extravagant dance numbers, glittering Broadway costumes and a treasure trove of George and Ira Gershwin's most beloved songs, including "But Not For Me," "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," "I've Got a Crush on You" and "Someone to Watch Over Me."