Based on the novel Professor Fodorski by Robert Lewis Taylor
Marking the 50th anniversary of the 1962 publication of Ken Kasey's classic American novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest will play a limited season at the Lost Theatre, Vauxhall from Wednesday March 14 - Saturday March 31.
Check out this trailer for the Lost Theatre production of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, which will play a limited season in Vauxhall from Wednesday March 14 - Saturday March 31 to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1962 publication of Ken Kesey's classic American novel.
Musicals Tonight!, now in its 14th Season, is a not-for-profit theatre company in New York City primarily dedicated to the revival of 'neglected' musicals. Since their inception in 1997, they have revived well over 65 musicals in staged concert form from such greats as Cole Porter, George & Ira Gershwin, and Rodgers & Hart. Musicals Tonight! has just announced the spring performance schedule.
Marking the 50th anniversary of the 1962 publication of Ken Kasey's classic American novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest will play a limited season at the Lost Theatre, Vauxhall from Wednesday March 14 - Saturday March 31.
Chichester Festival Theatre celebrates its 50th birthday with an anniversary season that echoes and acknowledges the past while also looking to the future. Uncle Vanya was part of Chichester's very first season in 1962 and became a key part of its history and is revisited during Festival 2012. The Way of the World in 1984 has also become an emblematic production; the play will feature again this year.
'American Idol' season four finalist and recording artist Anthony Fedorov will star as 'Link Larkin' in the Hartford Children's Theatre production of Hairspray November 18 through 27, 2011 at the Wadsworth Atheneum's Aetna Theatre (600 Main Street) in downtown Hartford.
'American Idol' season four finalist and recording artist Anthony Fedorov will star as 'Link Larkin' in the Hartford Children's Theatre production of Hairspray November 18 through 27, 2011 at the Wadsworth Atheneum's Aetna Theatre (600 Main Street) in downtown Hartford.
You can hardly swing a cat in Nashville without hitting someone in costume as Edna Turnblad or her dancing progeny Tracy, so popular has the show become with local theaterati. But, truth be told, if I never live to see another Hairspray, I can now die a happy man: Because I saw director/choreographer Justin Boccitto's exceptional, extraordinary and exhilarating take on the show, starring a phenomenal cast of Lipscomb University theatre students who so brilliantly bring the now-iconic characters of 1962 Baltimore to life with thorough commitment and so much energy you can't help but leave the theater with a spring in your step and a song in your heart.
'American Idol' season four finalist and recording artist Anthony Fedorov will star as 'Link Larkin' in the Hartford Children's Theatre production of Hairspray November 18 through 27, 2011 at the Wadsworth Atheneum's Aetna Theatre (600 Main Street) in downtown Hartford.
Aurora Theatre Company proudly opens its 20th anniversary season with renowned American playwright Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning brutal comedy of manners A DELICATE BALANCE. Aurora Theatre Company Artistic Director Tom Ross helms a remarkable cast for A DELICATE BALANCE, including Aurora co-founder Ken Grantham and the company's first leading lady (Candida), Kimberly King. Jamie Jones makes her Aurora Theatre Company debut and Bay Area favorites Anne Darragh, Charles Dean, and Carrie Paff return to the Aurora stage, rounding out this spectacular ensemble. A DELICATE BALANCE closes October 9 at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley.
Aurora Theatre Company proudly opens its 20th anniversary season with renowned American playwright Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning brutal comedy of manners A DELICATE BALANCE. Aurora Theatre Company Artistic Director Tom Ross helms a remarkable cast for A DELICATE BALANCE, including Aurora co-founder Ken Grantham and the company's first leading lady (Candida), Kimberly King.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) has received a 2010-2011 ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, presented recently at the League of American Orchestras' 66th National Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, marking its fifth such honor in six years.
Aurora Theatre Company proudly opens its 20th anniversary season with renowned American playwright Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning brutal comedy of manners A DELICATE BALANCE. Aurora Theatre Company Artistic Director Tom Ross helms a remarkable cast for A DELICATE BALANCE, including Aurora co-founder Ken Grantham and the company's first leading lady (Candida), Kimberly King.
Audiences of all ages will fall in love with Pittsburgh CLO's production of The Sound of Music, July 19-31 at the Benedum Center. T
The New York Philharmonic is to be honored today with a 2010.11 ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, winning first place in the Awards for Programming of Contemporary Music, at the Annual Meeting Breakfast at the League of American Orchestras?f National Conference in Minneapolis. The Orchestra will be presented with a plaque and $3,000 in recognition of its commitment to new music programming during the past season. This is the second consecutive year that the Philharmonic has received this award.
Liberty Hall Museum at Kean University (Union, NJ) will travel back in time as it hosts Brigade of the American Revolution, the renowned living history association.
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Brian Wilson, the co-founder of and creative force behind The Beach Boys and one of the greatest composers of all time, returns to Wolf Trap to perform his timeless hit songs and showcase his new album, Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin (2010).
On May 5, 2011, Carnegie Hall will commemorate its 120th anniversary with an all-star gala concert featuring conductor Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic and special guests pianist Emanuel Ax, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Gil Shaham, and the four-time Tony Award-winning singer and actress Audra McDonald.
Liberty Hall Museum at Kean University (Union, NJ) will travel back in time as it hosts Brigade of the American Revolution, the renowned living history association.
In celebration of its 50 year anniversary, the critically-acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? will open on Broadway Saturday, October 13, 2012-exactly 50 years to the date after the play's original Broadway opening on Saturday, October 13, 1962. Directed by Pam MacKinnon, the Broadway production will feature the original Steppenwolf cast: ensemble members Tracy Letts and Amy Morton with Carrie Coon and Madison Dirks and will open at a Shubert Theatre TBA.
Today begins the one-year countdown to The Next Fifty, six months of events and activities planned in 2012 at Seattle Center that celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, the legacy it left to the region, and the opportunities ahead during the next fifty years.
On May 5, 2011, Carnegie Hall will commemorate its 120th anniversary with an all-star gala concert featuring conductor Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic and special guests pianist Emanuel Ax, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Gil Shaham, and the four-time Tony Award-winning singer and actress Audra McDonald.
A haunting American classic, THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL marks the first Cleveland Play House production of a work by Pulitzer Prize- and Academy Award-winner Horton Foote, and the world-premiere performance of this play by an African-American cast. Receiving the blessing of Hallie Foote, daughter of the playwright, this co-production with Round House Theatre is helmed by Timothy Douglas and stars preeminent African-American actress Lizan Mitchell as Carrie Watts. THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL begins in the Drury Theatre at Cleveland Play House on Friday, February 4 and runs through Sunday, February 27, 2011. Tickets are available at Cleveland Play House box office by calling 216.795.7000 ext 4 or online at www.clevelandplayhouse.com. THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL is presented with support from US Bank, Turner Construction, Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, and the Ohio Arts Council.
A haunting American classic, THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL marks the first Cleveland Play House production of a work by Pulitzer Prize- and Academy Award-winner Horton Foote, and the world-premiere performance of this play by an African-American cast. Receiving the blessing of Hallie Foote, daughter of the playwright, this co-production with Round House Theatre is helmed by Timothy Douglas and stars preeminent African-American actress Lizan Mitchell as Carrie Watts. THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL begins in the Drury Theatre at Cleveland Play House on Friday, February 4 and runs through Sunday, February 27, 2011. Tickets are available at Cleveland Play House box office by calling 216.795.7000 ext 4 or online at www.clevelandplayhouse.com. THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL is presented with support from US Bank, Turner Construction, Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, and the Ohio Arts Council.
Dionne Warwick has, over an illustrious four-decade career, established herself as an international musical legend. Her reputation as a hit maker has been firmly etched into public consciousness, thanks to nearly sixty charted hits since 'Don't Make Me Over' began its climb up the charts in December 1962. As a performer, she has charmed and entertained audiences on every continent, amassing fans worldwide. Best known for her partnership with Burt Bacharach and Hal David, this music pioneer received her first Grammy Award in 1968 (for the classic 'Do You Know The Way to San Jose?') making her the first African-American solo female artist of her generation to win the prestigious award for Best Contemporary Female Vocal Performance. Warwick comes in second only to Aretha Franklin as the most charted female vocalist with 56 singles making the Billboard Hot 100 between 1962 and 1998, and in 1968 she became the first African-American female performer to appear before the Queen of England at a Royal Command Performance. Since then, Dionne has performed before numerous kings, queens, presidents, and heads of state.
1962 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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1962 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Joshua Logan |
1962 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Ray Bolger |
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