2006 NYMF Festival Announces 'Next Link' Selections
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2006
The New York Musical Theatre Festival is pleased to announce the 18 new musicals selected for this year's Next Link Project, to be presented as part of the third-annual New York Musical Theatre Festival, September 10 through October 1, 2006.
Leads Announced for 'Pirate Queen'; Plays Chicago in Oct.
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2006
Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schoenberg's THE PIRATE QUEEN, the spectacular new musical from the authors of Les Miserables and Miss Saigon, will play a pre-Broadway, World Premiere engagement in Chicago from October 3rd through November 26th, 2006.
Benanti, Jackson, Etc. Star in Pasek & Paul Concert, 5/14
by BWW News Desk - May 1, 2006
Laura Benanti, Cheyenne Jackson, Celia Keenan-Bolger and Megan Hilty will be among the stars featured in Become, a May 14th showcase of music by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul that will be presented for two performances at Joe's Pub
Alison Arngrim Returns with Confessions of a Prairie Bitch, May 12 & 13
by BWW News Desk - Apr 5, 2006
Comic, former child star, outspoken activist, and 2006 TV Land Award winner Alison Arngrim--who played the badly-behaved Nellie Oleson on 'Little House on the Prairie' for seven years--will return to New York with Confessions of a Prairie Bitch on May 12 and 13 at The Cutting Room
Second Performance Added for Sold-Out Pasek and Paul Show, May 14
by BWW News Desk - Mar 23, 2006
On Sunday, May 14th, Become, a one-night-only showcase of music by up-and-coming writers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, will be presented. The Joe's Pub concert, originally scheduled only for 7:30 PM, sold out in just three days of ticket sales; a second performance has been added for later that evening at 9:30PM
Charm City Stage Door �" 03/07/2006
by James Howard - Mar 7, 2006
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Charm City Stage Door �" 02/21/2006
by James Howard - Feb 21, 2006
Questions, comments, news tidbits, or story ideas about Baltimore area theatre are always welcome! Please contact me at jameshowardbww@yahoo.com. And you can always respond and post for everyone at www.BroadwayWorld.com, selecting Region, then Baltimore.
Great Expectations at Mill Mountain Theatre Begins Performances February 22
by BWW News Desk - Feb 13, 2006
Mill Mountain Theatre is pleased to welcome to the stage a musical version of a Dickens' classic. Edwin Wilson (book and lyrics) and Doug Katsaros (music) have adapted GREAT EXPECTATIONS to create a new musical which will premiere on Mill Mountain Theatre's Trinkle Main Stage on February 22 and continue until March 12, 2006.
Full Casting Announced for TARZAN, The Broadway Musical
by BWW News Desk - Dec 8, 2005
The production will star Josh Strickland as Tarzan, Jenn Gambatese as Jane, Merle Dandridge as Kala, Shuler Hensley as Kerchak, Chester Gregory II as Terk, Timothy Jerome as Professor Porter and Donnie Keshawarz as Clayton. Daniel Manche and Alex Rutherford will alternate in the role of Young Tarzan.
John Lithgow Helps Launch Kid's Night On Broadway: 10th Birthday Edition
by BWW News Desk - Oct 26, 2005
Tony Award winner John Lithgow ('Dirty Rotten Scoundrels') celebrates the launch of Kids' Night on Broadway: 10th Birthday Edition with young cast members from Broadway's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and representatives from The League of American Theatres and Producers Inc.