The Marvelous Wonderettes, a Record-Setting and Award-Winning, Cotton Candy-Colored Non-Stop Pop Musical, Comes to San Jose Rep!
The Marvelous Wonderettes opened last week to standing ovation after standing ovation! This fun filled show brings you to Springfield High's Super Senior prom in 1958 where Missy, Suzy, Betty Jean and Cindy Lou entertain you with classic songs like Lollipop, Mr. Sandman, Allegheny Moon, Teacher's Pet and so many more!! Plus, the audience gets to vote for the prom queen! The Wonderettes play the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre until February 21.
FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post, will continue its all-star Spring 2010 season with the debut engagement of Grammy Award winner and music legend, CHUBBY CHECKER.
Under the direction of Joe Mantello (Glengarry GLen Ross, Take Me Out), THE PRIDE features Hugh Dancy (Adam, Journey's End), Adam James (Last Chance Harvey), Andrea Riseborough (Happy Go Lucky) and Ben Whishaw (Bright Star, Brideshead Revisited). Ms. Riseborough and Mr. Whishaw are making their New York stage debuts.
Under the direction of Joe Mantello (Glengarry GLen Ross, Take Me Out), THE PRIDE features Hugh Dancy (Adam, Journey's End), Adam James (Last Chance Harvey), Andrea Riseborough (Happy Go Lucky) and Ben Whishaw (Bright Star, Brideshead Revisited). Ms. Riseborough and Mr. Whishaw are making their New York stage debuts.
Performances began last week at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, NYC) and continue through March 20, 2010. The show officially opened on Tuesday, February 16 at 7:00 p.m. and BroadwayWorld.com was there!
The Center is honored to present legendary director and actor Joe Mantello in An Evening with Mr. Joe Mantello this Monday, February 8, 2010. The evening will begin with a reception at 6:00 p.m. with the program starting at 7:00 p.m., moderated by New York Magazine Editor at-Large Jesse Green. Mr. Mantello will be joined by The Pride actor Ben Whishaw. For tickets and more information, visit www.gaycenter.org. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center is located at 208 West 13th Street in New York City.
The Center is honored to present legendary director and actor Joe Mantello in An Evening with Mr. Joe Mantello this Monday, February 8, 2010. The evening will begin with a reception at 6:00 p.m. with the program starting at 7:00 p.m., moderated by New York Magazine Editor at-Large Jesse Green. Mr. Mantello will be joined by The Pride actor Ben Whishaw. For tickets and more information, visit www.gaycenter.org. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center is located at 208 West 13th Street in New York City.
MCC Theater (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, Artistic Directors; William Cantler, Associate Artistic Director; Blake West, Executive Director) today announced that, due to the extraordinary demand for tickets, the previously unavailable mezzanine seats have now been put on sale for all performances of THE PRIDE by Alexi Kaye Campbell, in its American Premiere. (MCC Theater traditionally utilizes only the orchestra section of the Lucille Lortel Theatre for its productions).
Houdini returns to the The Magic Castle ... or rather the man who played him in hit film release for Paramount-Tony Curtis. Mr Curtis becomes the next featured artist in the highly popular LEGEND SERIES held at the Magic Castle.
MCC Theater (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, Artistic Directors; William Cantler, Associate Artistic Director; Blake West, Executive Director) today announced that Adam James (Last Chance Harvey) will join the sexy, young cast of The Pride by Alexi Kaye Campbell in the multiple roles of ‘The Doctor,' ‘The Man' and ‘Peter,' under the direction of Joe Mantello (Glengarry Glen Ross, Take Me Out).
Tony Award winner Hinton Battle will helm the Gem Theatre's production of 'The Marvelous Wonderettes' which is slated to open February 3, 2010. The cast will feature Gretchen Bieber, Holly Davis, Marley DelDuchetto and Laura Hall.
FELA!, currently playing at the Eugene O'Neill on Broadway starring Lillias White and Sahr Ngaujah, will dedicate the January 25th performance to The Actors Fund, granting proceeds to the fund in support of their programs and services. The curtain rises on Monday the 25th at 8:00pm. For information on The Actor's fund, visit www.actorsfund.org.
The Shigeru Piano Series will feature pianist Leonidas Lipovetsky on Sunday, January 24 at 3pm at the Carrollwood Cultural Center.
The Marvelous Wonderettes opened last week to standing ovation after standing ovation! This fun filled show brings you to Springfield High's Super Senior prom in 1958 where Missy, Suzy, Betty Jean and Cindy Lou entertain you with classic songs like Lollipop, Mr. Sandman, Allegheny Moon, Teacher's Pet and so many more!! Plus, the audience gets to vote for the prom queen! The Wonderettes play the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre until February 21.
FELA!, currently playing at the Eugene O'Neill on Broadway starring Lillias White and Sahr Ngaujah, will dedicate the January 25th performance to The Actors Fund, granting proceeds to the fund in support of their programs and services. The curtain rises on Monday the 25th at 8:00pm. For information on The Actor's fund, visit www.actorsfund.org.
Houdini returns to the The Magic Castle ... or rather the man who played him in hit film release for Paramount-Tony Curtis. Mr Curtis becomes the next featured artist in the highly popular LEGEND SERIES held at the Magic Castle.
The Joffrey Ballet under the direction of Ashley C. Wheater, Artistic Director, presents 'Cinderella'. Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton. Music by Serge Prokofiev. 'Cinderella' will be performed from January 28 to 31, 2010 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
MCC Theater will present Alexi Kaye Campbell's The Pride, under the direction of Joe Mantello (Glengarry GLen Ross, Take Me Out) in a limited engagement at the Lucille Lortel Theatre from January 27 through March 20. Opening Night is February 16. The show's stars, Hugh Dancy (Adam, Journey's End), Andrea Riseborough (Happy Go Lucky), Ben Whishaw (Bright Star, Brideshead Revisited), and Adam James(Last Chance Harvey) met the press yesterday as they gear up for the start of productions in a few weeks. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you the shots here!
Artists and designers' rising interest in ritual since the 1990s inspires the first international exhibition to survey this phenomenon.
Canadian audiences showed their generosity with $54,000 in donations to the Actors' Fund of Canada and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) during the recent Canadian tour of A Chorus Line's US National Company.
The New York Times this week profiles the women of FELA! - the nine unnamed, almost speechless figures that decorate the stage of the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, representing the 27 wives of the Nigerian Afrobeat musician and political activist.
The 79th consecutive season of the Metropolitan Opera Saturday Matinee Radio Broadcasts launches on December 12, 2009 at 12:30 p.m. EST with a live performance of Puccini's Il Trittico, starring Patricia Racette singing all three leading soprano roles. Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe also appears in the Puccini triple-bill.
The Johnny Mathis Christmas Show will put Orange County's holiday season into full swing. America's beloved singer returns to the Center for an evening decked with holiday favorites and many of his most popular hits on Saturday, December 12 in Segerstrom Hall. Since his first two hits, 'Wonderful, Wonderful' and 'Chances Are' hit the top of the charts in 1956, Mathis has been inducted into the Grammy Award Hall of Fame twice and the public has continued to love the singer, his music and that distinct Mathis voice ever since. Mathis will be joined by comedian/singer Gary Mule Deer for part of the evening.
Fela!, the new musical based on the life and music of groundbreaking African composer, performer and activist Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, will perform on Comedy Central's 'The Colbert Report' on Monday, December 7 at 11:30pm EST.
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Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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1959 | New York Drama Critics Circle Awards | Best Foreign Play | Friedrich Duerrenmatt |
1959 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Play | 0 |
1959 | Tony Awards | Best Direction | Peter Brook |
1959 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | Alfred Lunt |
1959 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Lynn Fontanne |
1959 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Friedrich Duerrenmatt |
1959 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design | Teo Otto |
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