It has been announced that baritone William Michals assumes the role of Emile de Becque in Lincoln Center Theater's Tony Award winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC, at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, for a five week period beginning Tuesday, June 1st through Sunday, July 4th. The production's current Emile de Becque, Tony Award winner Paulo Szot, leaves the musical on May 30 for an opera engagement in Europe. He returns to South Pacific on July 6, 2010 and will play the role through the end of the show's run on Broadway on August 22..
SOUTH PACIFIC will end its run at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines on May 23rd as part of the Willis Broadway Series.
Current cast members of SOUTH PACIFIC, Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara, cellist, Yo-Yo Ma, and John Lithgow are among the performers scheduled for the lineup at The World Science Festival's opening night-gala, June 2 at Alice Tully Hall. The opening-night celebration will feature the cast of Broadway's SOUTH PACIFIC singing 'Derivative Song' and 'Galaxy Song'. Kelli O'Hara, who originated the role of Nelli Forbush in the SOUTH PACIFIC revival, will perform 'Stardust'. Finally, in the second half of the gala, David Henry Hwang will present his world premiere play, based on a children's book written by Brian Green. Tony Award winner John Lithgow will narrate.
Arena Stage has announced that its smash-hit production of Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies will extend its run at the historic Lincoln Theatre with six additional performances through June 6, 2010. The production, choreographed by and starring the legendary Maurice Hines and directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, has broken several long-standing sales records, and is on track to become the highest grossing show in Arena's history, replacing the 2002 production of South Pacific directed by Molly Smith.
It has been announced that baritone William Michals assumes the role of Emile de Becque in Lincoln Center Theater's Tony Award winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC, at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, for a five week period beginning Tuesday, June 1st through Sunday, July 4th. The production's current Emile de Becque, Tony Award winner Paulo Szot, leaves the musical on May 30 for an opera engagement in Europe. He returns to South Pacific on July 6, 2010 and will play the role through the end of the show's run on Broadway on August 22..
SOUTH PACIFIC is set to play the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines from May 18th to May 23rd as part of the Willis Broadway Series.
Metropolis Opera Project presents THE M.O.P BUCKET, a listening party of new music by a dozen of America's hippest young composers, Monday May 17th 2010. This first annual presentation will feature performances from Broadway's Christiane Noll (2010 Tony and Drama Desk Nominee for Ragtime, Jekyll and Hyde) , Wesley Taylor (2009 Theatre World Award Winner, Rock of Ages), Krysta Rodriguez (TV's Gossip Girl, In the Heights, The Addams Family), Zachary James (The Addams Family, South Pacific), Martin Sola (Coram Boy, The King and I, La Boheme, NYCO) Morgan James (Godspell, The Addams Family), Amy Justman (Company, White Christmas) M.O.P. Founding Director Megan Nelson, The MET's Jessica Kimple, and Lauren Worsham (Conegonde in NYCO's Candide).
Metropolis Opera Project presents THE M.O.P BUCKET, a listening party of new music by a dozen of America's hippest young composers, Monday May 17th 2010. This first annual presentation will feature performances from Broadway's Christiane Noll (2010 Tony and Drama Desk Nominee for Ragtime, Jekyll and Hyde) , Wesley Taylor (2009 Theatre World Award Winner, Rock of Ages), Krysta Rodriguez (TV's Gossip Girl, In the Heights, The Addams Family), Zachary James (The Addams Family, South Pacific), Martin Sola (Coram Boy, The King and I, La Boheme, NYCO) Morgan James (Godspell, The Addams Family), Amy Justman (Company, White Christmas) M.O.P. Founding Director Megan Nelson, The MET's Jessica Kimple, and Lauren Worsham (Conegonde in NYCO's Candide).
They're funny, they're Southern, they're dysfunctional-and they're bound for the South Coast Repertory stage this spring.
South Coast Repertory's Artistic Directors David Emmes and Martin Benson will close their production of Doctor Cerberus, a new play by HBO's 'Big Love' and Marvel Comics' 'Spiderman' writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, and its World Premiere on May 2nd.
To celebrate DREAMGIRLS' upcoming visit to the Center, Bloomingdale's South Coast Plaza is creating a special 'Get the Look' boutique inspired by the stunning costumes from the sensational new stage production direct from Harlem's world-famous Apollo Theater in New York City.
Fox Associates announces its stellar 2010-2011 U.S. Bank Broadway Series. Alongside the previously announced engagement of Broadway's latest sensation BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL, winner of the 2009 Tony Award® for Best Musical; will be Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC, a stunning reinvention produced by Lincoln Center Theater, making its St. Louis debut. Also included in the series are: SHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone's favorite ogre to life on stage; 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL the new musical comedy, direct from Broadway & based on the hit movie; and NEXT TO NORMAL winner of three 2009 Tony Awards including Best Score. The story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, JERSEY BOYS returns to round out the six show series.
South Coast Repertory has lined up a slate of talented actors and directors to bring to life the five staged readings in this year's 13th annual Pacific Playwrights Festival (PPF), which takes place April 23-25.
South Coast Repertory's 13th annual Pacific Playwrights Festival (PPF) will shine the spotlight on seven new plays written by America's finest writers, including five who will be familiar to SCR audiences and two who are making their SCR debuts. This year's festival, which takes place April 23-25, will feature fully-produced world premieres by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Julia Cho and staged readings of brand-new works by Amy Freed, Itamar Moses, Bathsheba Doran, Sofia Alvarez and David West Read.
They're funny, they're Southern, they're dysfunctional-and they're bound for the South Coast Repertory stage this spring.
They're funny, they're Southern, they're dysfunctional-and they're bound for the South Coast Repertory stage this spring.
On Friday, April 16, 2010 at 8:00PM, The New York Pops will celebrate Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe at Carnegie Hall with a vibrant program of the timeless music created by the iconic songwriting duo. Headlining the program are Kelli O'Hara and Paulo Szot, the stars of the Tony award-winning Broadway revival South Pacific. Tenor Michael Slattery, The Clurman Singers, and dancers from the New York Theatre Ballet join The New York Pops and Music Director Steven Reineke for this thrilling collection of classic favorites from My Fair Lady, Camelot, Paint Your Wagon, Gigi and Brigadoon.
Goblins, ghouls and ghosts of the 1980s haunt SCR's latest world premiere, Doctor Cerberus, which makes its debut April 11 - May 2 on the Julianne Argyros Stage.
South Coast Repertory has lined up a slate of talented actors and directors to bring to life the five staged readings in this year's 13th annual Pacific Playwrights Festival (PPF), which takes place April 23-25.
Tony nominees Kelli O'Hara (South Pacific, The Light in the Piazza) and De'Adre Aziza (Passing Strange), as well as Rescue Me's Steven Pasquale, Million Dollar Quartet standout Levi Kreis and singer/songwriter Greg Naughton will headline the previously-announced NewMusicalTheatre.com Launch Concert on Monday, April 26, 2010 at 10pm at NYC's (Le) Poisson Rouge. Additional performers will be announced shortly.
To celebrate DREAMGIRLS' upcoming visit to the Center, Bloomingdale's South Coast Plaza is creating a special 'Get the Look' boutique inspired by the stunning costumes from the sensational new stage production direct from Harlem's world-famous Apollo Theater in New York City.
South Coast Repertory's Artistic Directors David Emmes and Martin Benson have announced that Doctor Cerberus, a new play by HBO's 'Big Love' and Marvel Comics' 'Spiderman' writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, will receive its World Premiere during the 2009-10 Season
PINK MARTINI, the wildly-diverse, genre-crossing, world-inspired Big-Band ensemble joins Pacific Symphony Pops for a unique night of music.The highly electric and eclectic group draws its musical inspiration from all over the world, effortlessly crossing the categories of pop, jazz and classical to create their own brand of musical fusion. While the Portland, Ore.-based, 12-member ensemble has been making waves for more than a decade with its fresh take on vintage big band sound, blending a multilingual mix of 1940s jazz, global rhythms and more-it appears for the first time with the Symphony, led by Principal Pops Conductor Richard Kaufman, on Thursday-Saturday, April 8-10, at 8 p.m, in the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.
PINK MARTINI, the wildly-diverse, genre-crossing, world-inspired Big-Band ensemble joins Pacific Symphony Pops for a unique night of music.The highly electric and eclectic group draws its musical inspiration from all over the world, effortlessly crossing the categories of pop, jazz and classical to create their own brand of musical fusion. While the Portland, Ore.-based, 12-member ensemble has been making waves for more than a decade with its fresh take on vintage big band sound, blending a multilingual mix of 1940s jazz, global rhythms and more-it appears for the first time with the Symphony, led by Principal Pops Conductor Richard Kaufman, on Thursday-Saturday, April 8-10, at 8 p.m, in the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.
Tony Award winner Faith Prince returns to the Center to close the 2009-10 Cabaret Series April 8 - 11 in Samueli Theater. Prince has been dazzling Broadway audiences since she swept the theater awards, winning the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance as Ms. Adelaide in the critically-acclaimed revival of Guys and Dolls. In 2008, she was nominated for Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for A Catered Affair. This is Prince's second visit to the Center, following her debut here in February 2008. She replaces Paulo Szot who is unable to appear due to his extended run in South Pacific at Lincoln Center.
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