Grease Revival Tour 2010 - Articles Page 11

Broadway Across America Announces SUMMER SCOOP throughout the month of June 2010. Summer Scoop is a limited priority offer that allows theatre patrons to scoop up 3 or more of their favorite shows before they go on sale individually to the public.

BroadwayWorld has learned that Stephen R. Buntrock will take over for Alexander Hanson in the role of Frederick Egerman in the Broadway revival of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC on September 28, 2010. Hanson will take his final bow on September 26, 2010.

Rock 'n' roll and a whole lot more are at the soul of Broadway Rocks!, the special Broadway Showstoppers program opening Peter Nero and the Philly Pops' exciting 2010-11 season (October 6, 8, 9, and 10, 2010).

Jack Viertel, Artistic Director of New York City Center's Encores! series, today announced directors for the 2010-11 Encores! season: Kathleen Marshall will direct and choreograph the season opener, Bells Are Ringing, with music by Jule Styne and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, opening on November 18, 2010. Gary Griffin will direct Lost in the Stars, with music by Kurt Weill and book and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson, opening on February 3, 2011. John Doyle will direct Where's Charley, based on Brandon Thomas' Charley's Aunt, with book by George Abbott and music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, opening on March 17, 2011. Music Director Rob Berman will conduct all three musicals.

Broadway San Jose kicks off its second season with BURN THE FLOOR, hot off its successful run on Broadway. Years before Dancing with the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance turned ballroom dancing into must-see TV, one sizzling show was setting stages ablaze around the globe. BURN THE FLOOR, the electrifying Latin and Ballroom dance spectacular that has thrilled audiences in over 30 countries, brings the fire and passion of their live performance to the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts for one week only September 21-26, 2010. For season ticket information ($120 - $405), the public may call (866) 395-2929 or visit www.BroadwaySanJose.com. Single tickets ($20-$69) on sale August 8, 2010. Broadway San Jose also offers an exclusive President's Club Package which includes prime seating and unique VIP privileges. For information on the President's Club, call 877-690-2929 or visit www.BroadwaySanJose.com. For a sneak peek, visit www.burnthefloor.com.

The smash hit musical Grease will end its triumphant West End run next spring prior to a UK tour. Grease returned to London on 25 July 2007 (with a press night on 8th August) and since its premiere the feel-good audience favourite has played over 1,300 performances and has been seen by over 1¼million theatregoers at the Piccadilly Theatre, where it is the longest running show in the venue's history. Grease will close on 30 April 2011 after nearly four electrifyin' years in the West End and will immediately begin a national tour opening at the Edinburgh Playhouse on 6 May 2011. Full tour schedule and casting will be announced.

Writers often meet producers at a party and have two minutes to interest them in their work. Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) offers twenty-two writers a chance to practice their pitching skills with real producers who are looking for new work. TRU's next WRITER-PRODUCER SPEED DATE will take place on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 5:30pm and 6:30pm at The Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal Street (below W. 3rd Street), NYC. Commercial Broadway producers already scheduled to listen and respond to writer pitches include Pam Koslow (Jane Eyre, Jelly's Last Jam, Yank!), Ken Waissman (Grease, Torch Song Trilogy), Jane Dubin (The Norman Conquests revival, 39 Steps), Cheryl Wiesenfeld (Legally Blonde, A Steady Rain, The Exonerated) and Apples and Oranges Productions (Memphis, Hair), with six more to be announced.

The smash hit musical Grease will end its triumphant West End run next spring prior to a UK tour. Grease returned to London on 25 July 2007 (with a press night on 8th August) and since its premiere the feel-good audience favourite has played over 1,300 performances and has been seen by over 1¼million theatregoers at the Piccadilly Theatre, where it is the longest running show in the venue's history.

As previously reported by BroadwayWorld, Sutton Foster is returning to San Diego for one night only at the historic and intimate BALBOA THEATRE, Friday October 1, 2010. Now guests have an oppertunity to save $10 on tickets by using the code 'SFBW' at http://www.ticketmaster.com/venueartist/82668/1472172?&camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_bsdref.

Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) is thrilled to announce the 45 Houston area schools competing in the ninth annual Tommy Tune Awards. Developed by TUTS in 2002, the Tommy Tune Awards honor musical theatre excellence at the high school level, celebrating outstanding student achievement in 15 categories. During the 2010-2011 school year, a team of Houston-based theatre professionals will evaluate the participating high school productions and announce the winners at a Tony Awards-style ceremony to be held April 20, 2011 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. The event will feature spotlight numbers from the nominated shows, as well as award presentations to the performers, directors, choreographers, orchestras and designers, who have defined excellence throughout 2010 - 2011. The Best Leading Actor and Actress will go on to compete in the National High School Musical Theatre Awards in New York City this coming June.

Hart House Theatre is proud to present Shakespeare's brutal and dramatic history, Richard III running from September 15 to October 2, 2010.

The award-winning York Theatre Company's Musicals in Mufti concert performances of Coco play September 10-12, 2010.

The award-winning York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) has announced casting for its upcoming Musicals in Mufti concert performances of Coco (playing September 10-12, 2010).

On September 16, 2010, Lyric Theatre and Thelma Gaylord Academy will present the Nick Demos Merit Scholarship Award to its 2010 award recipient, Adrian Bumpas.

The award-winning York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) has announced casting for its upcoming Musicals in Mufti concert performances of Coco (playing September 10-12, 2010).

The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall's 2010-2011 season features some of the most exciting and talented performers in the entertainment world from such greats as Mandy Patinkin, Michael Bolton, Dionne Warwick and Shirley MacLaine to hot favorites like Diana Krall, Clay Aiken and so many more!

The 2010-2011 season for Broadway Grand Rapids (BGR), while marking the company's 23rd year, raises the curtain on an impressive new level of performance. The stage was set with the exciting news that Broadway Grand Rapids and Michigan State University's Wharton Center for Performing Arts have established a partnership that is dramatic - literally and figuratively. For theater lovers throughout West Michigan, this pairing creates an enhanced opportunity to secure top-notch shows for the DeVos Performance Hall venue. The new season reflects the power and the theatrical magic that the organizations have been able to conjure up together. This includes the return to a 5 show subscription series and the additional of 4 special events, the most offered in a BGR season. The subscription series will include Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific, Legally Blonde The Musical, In The Heights, Grease and Shrek The Musical. In addition to the subscription series, BGR will also offer CHICAGO, STOMP, New Shanghai Circus, and The Aluminum Show.

The award-winning York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) has announced casting for its upcoming Musicals in Mufti concert performances of Coco (playing September 10-12, 2010).

The one that you want is back! GREASE, Time Magazine's 2007 pick for '#1 musical of the year,' is rockin' across the country in this new production direct from Broadway. The 2010-2011 national tour of the new Broadway production of GREASE plays the Buell Theatre beginning October 12 for eight performances only.

Way Off Broadway's Actors' Studio was created in the fall of 2003 as an extension of the theaters wildly popular Children's Theatre Summer Camp program. While the camps would continue to having acting and musical sessions during the summer, the Actors' Studio would be able to offer classes during the spring and fall.

The 2010-2011 national tour of the new Broadway production of GREASETM opens in Calgary at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium on November 2, 2010. Tickets will go on sale Monday, August 23, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. through all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.ca or call 403.777.0000. Group orders for 15 or more may be placed by calling 1.800.889.8457.

Hart House Theatre is proud to present Shakespeare's brutal and dramatic history, Richard III running from September 15 to October 2, 2010.

Complete casting has been announced for the pre-Broadway North American company of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical, written by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott and directed by Simon Phillips.

The Blaine Jarrett Memorial Scholarship Fund, a fund managed by Buck Creek Players, is pleased to announce its 2010 scholarship recipients.

Global Spectrum has announced the productions for this season's Broadway in Augusta and Beyond Broadway Series, bringing some fan favorites to the town. The Broadway in Augusta program includes Grease and The Color Purple. The Beyond Broadway Series will feature Blue Man Group, and The Christmas Music of Mannheim Steamroller. The two series will occupy the Bell Auditorium and the James Brown Arena.