Nick Cordero, Richard H. Blake, Bobby Conte Thornton, Ariana DeBose and More to Lead A BRONX TALE on Broadway
by BWW News Desk - Aug 31, 2016
Producers Tommy Mottola, the Dodgers, and Tribeca Productions have just announced casting for the Broadway premiere of A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL, the new musical featuring a book by Academy Award nominee Chazz Palminteri, music by Oscar, Grammy, and Tony Award winner Alan Menken, and lyrics by Grammy Award winner and Oscar and Tony Award nominee Glenn Slater, co-directed by two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro and four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks, with choreography by Tony nominee Sergio Trujillo.
BWW Review: GODSPELL Has a Very Good Revival In Sao Paulo
by Claudio Erlichman - Aug 22, 2016
Collecting premieres around the world since 1971, when it reached Broadway, the classical musical comedy by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak, based on the parables of the Gospel of St. Matthew, is back to Sao Paulo with a new look, directed by Dagoberto Feliz
Writers Theatre Extends Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 6, 2016
Writers Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma, announces a one-week extension to Company, featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth. The production is directed by William Brown. Company features original orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick, Orchestral Reductions by Ian Weinberger, music direction by Tom Vendafreddo and choreography by Brock Clawson. The show, originally slated to run through July 31, 2016, will add an additional week, through August 7, in the Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Theatre at 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe.
BWW Previews: PRINCE OF BROADWAY at Tokyu Theatre Orb and Other Musicals Scheduled for Tokyo This Fall
by Bonny Loo - Aug 10, 2015
Before iTunes and Spotify came along, I used to collect every original cast CD of any Broadway or West End musical that I could lay my hands on, including foreign language cast recordings. By far, my largest collection of non-English cast CDs consists of Japanese cast recordings, many of which were released by Gekidan Shiki (Shiki Theatre Company). Over the last five decades, Shiki has mounted Japanese-language productions of Applause (1972), Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), West Side Story (1974), A Chorus Line (1979), Evita (1982), Cats (1983), The Phantom of the Opera (1988), Crazy For You (1993), Beauty and the Beast (1995), The Lion King (1998), Aspects of Love (1999), Mamma Mia! (2002), Aida (2003), The Little Mermaid (2013), The Sound of Music (2013), Wicked (2013) and Aladdin (2015).
Pushcart Players Perform This Weekend at Wolf Trap
by BWW News Desk - Jul 31, 2015
Pushcart Players, New Jersey's Emmy-nominated and award-winning theater for young audiences performs 'Alice in Wonderland' at Wolf Trap National Park in the Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods, Vienna VA tonight, July 31 and August 1 at 10:30 a.m. Nestled in the forests of the park, the intimate theatre has been a summer tradition for generations of children and families.
Pushcart Players to Perform at Wolf Trap, 7/31-8/1
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 24, 2015
Pushcart Players, New Jersey's Emmy-nominated and award-winning theater for young audiences performs "Alice in Wonderland" at Wolf Trap National Park in the Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods, Vienna VA on Friday July 31 and August 1 at 10:30 a.m. Nestled in the forests of the park, the intimate theatre has been a summer tradition for generations of children and families.
Premiere Stages to Welcome Pushcart Players, 7/29
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 21, 2015
Pushcart Players, New Jersey's Emmy-nominated and award-winning theater for young audiences performs "Alice in Wonderland" at Premiere Stages at Kean University on Wednesday, July 29 at 10:30 a.m.
Carnegie Mellon Taps Alan Alda for Keynote Commencement Address, 5/17
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 23, 2015
Alan Alda, an acclaimed actor, writer and director who has a passion for science and technology, will be the keynote speaker at Carnegie Mellon University's 118(th) Commencement at 11 a.m., Sunday, May 17 in Gesling Stadium on the Pittsburgh campus. Alda, who exemplifies Carnegie Mellon's interdisciplinary strengths in the arts and sciences, also will receive an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree.
Bryce Pinkham Set to Host National Corporate Theatre Fund Gala on 4/13
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 2, 2015
National Corporate Theatre Fund (NCTF) and Chairman James S. Turley will lead a celebration to support American theatre at the annual Chairman's Awards Gala on Monday, April 13th at The Pierre New York (2 East 61st Street at Fifth Avenue) at 6:30pm. The Chairman's Awards Gala supports the creation of theatrical works and arts education at theatres across America.
Pushcart Players Bringing ALICE IN WONDERLAND to SOPAC, 4/11
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 1, 2015
Pushcart Players, New Jersey's Emmy-nominated and award-winning theater for young audiences performs 'Alice in Wonderland' at South Orange Performing Arts Center on Saturday, April 11 at 2:00 pm. The performance offers a tea party immediately following, where cast members will visit new found friends enjoying cupcakes, assorted treats, lemonade, punch and photo opportunities.
BWW Reviews: PIPPIN's Magic Transforms TPAC's Jackson Hall
by Jeffrey Ellis - Mar 11, 2015
For 40-some years now, Stephen Schwartz's Pippin, the musical about an inquisitive young man in search of meaning in his life - and, notwithstanding, the actual meaning of life - has enraptured audiences, inspired legions of theater devotees and provided any number of young men (and a not insignificant number of young women, either, we suppose) with their go-to audition song in 'Corner of the Sky.'
Michael C. Hall & More to be Honored at National Corporate Theatre Fund's Awards Gala
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 10, 2015
National Corporate Theatre Fund (NCTF) and Chairman James S. Turley will lead a celebration to support American theatre at the annual Chairman's Awards Gala on Monday, April 13th at The Pierre New York (2 East 61st Street at Fifth Avenue) at 6:30pm. The Chairman's Awards Gala supports the creation of theatrical works and arts education at theatres across America.
Pushcart Players to Bring ALICE IN WONDERLAND to Bickford Theatre, 2/7
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 6, 2015
Pushcart Players, New Jersey's Emmy-nominated and award-winning theatre for young audiences brings its newest touring production, 'Alice in Wonderland' to the Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum in Morristown, NJ on Saturday, February 7th at 11:00 am & 1:30 pm.
BWW Reviews: Newest Broadway Revival of PIPPIN Provides Spills and Thrills at the Pantages
by Don Grigware - Oct 23, 2014
In 1972 Pippin opened on Broadway and became one of the longest running musicals in Broadway history, closing in 1977. Stephen Schwartz's bubbling optimistic tunes made the surreal and sensual mood of the piece an ultra-pleasant experience for theatre goers. One actually left the theatre humming the score. Throughout the dreamlike texture of Pippin's quest for his 'Corner of the Sky', however, there blooms a simplistic, timeless message that reverberates to this day. So, even though this brand new revival set in a circus big top is visually more opulent with high swinging artists and feats of magic, the pieces of the puzzle do fit into place - original director Bob Fosse would approve - and the play's substance is untarnished. Director Diane Paulus may take a bow for her simply stunning ambition of embellishment. I prefer the simplicity of the original, which allows your imagination to take flight, but must own up to enjoying most of the new version. How can you not, as the Fosse-esque style with acrobatics added on make for a visually splendid evening of dance and action.
Stephen Schwartz Allows Change to WORKING at Rollins College to Highlight Farmworker Issues
by BWW News Desk - Sep 18, 2014
"Un Mejor Dia Vendra" echoes the chorus of a song from Working, a musical based on the 1974 bestseller of the same name by Studs Terkel. "A better day will come." The refrain is sung by a character named Emilio, a migrant farmworker who began picking crops with his family at the age of eight. The song was removed from Working in 2011, but can be seen in the upcoming production at the Annie Russell Theatre at Rollins College.