Caroline O'Connor: The Showgirl Within Plays West End's Garrick Theatre, Sept 27
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 26, 2010
Following sell-out seasons in New York and Sydney, the international multi-award-winningmusical star of stage and screen Caroline O'Connor returns to the UK in her one-womanshow Caroline O'Connor: The Showgirl Within, for a strictly limited season at the GarrickTheatre in London's West End from Monday 27 September to Sunday 3 October 2010.
2010 Lyric at the Civic Center Closes 42ND STREET 7/24
by BWW News Desk - Jul 24, 2010
Lyric Theatre is continuing its 2010 Lyric at the Civic Center Season with the Tony Award Winning Best Musical, 42nd Street, on July 20th-24th at the Civic Center Music Hall in downtown Oklahoma City.
Synthesized Music on Bway - Can You Tell the Difference?
by Jessica Lewis - Jul 20, 2010
As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, the producers of West Side Story on Broadway are planning to replace half of its string section with a synthesizer. This has sparked much debate, with opponents claiming that a synthesized sound alters the theater-going experience.
Kravis On Broadway Subscription Tix 2010 2011 Series
by Beau Higgins - Jul 19, 2010
The 2010 2011 Kravis On Broadway season boasts a powerful line up which includes The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein and straight from the great white way, a revival of West Side Story. Add to this, NETworks Presents Disney's Beauty & The Beast, Dreamgirls and The Color Purple, all making their West Palm Beach debut at the Kravis Center. 'The upcoming Kravis On Broadway season promises a world of excitement and escape for our audience,' said Lee Bell, the Kravis Center's Senior Director of Programming.
Review - The Music and The Mirrors
by Ben Peltz - Jul 12, 2010
So the big theatre buzz on Sunday morning was generated from a New York Times op-ed piece by violinist Paul Woodiel, currently employed by the Broadway production of West Side Story. As the long-time friend of that show's composer, Leonard Bernstein, put it, '(A)fter 500 performances, our producers have told us and our union that in order to cut costs they will chop our string section in half, releasing five musicians and 'replacing' them with a synthesizer piped in from another room. I don't think Lenny would have approved.'
NY Philharmonic and Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Opens 2010 Concerts in the Parks, 7/13
by BWW News Desk - Jul 13, 2010
The 2010 New York Philharmonic Concerts in the Parks, Presented by Didi and Oscar Schafer, will open with a free joint concert featuring the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Andrey Boreyko, and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, conducted by its music director, Long Yu, with pianist Lang Lang as one of the soloists, Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at 8:00 p.m., on the Great Lawn in Central Park.
Teatro Luna Presents GL 2010: NOT YOUR GENERIC LATINA Closes 7/11
by BWW News Desk - Jul 11, 2010
Chicago's All Latina Theatre company returns to Chicago Dramatists after the popular 12 week run of Lunatic(a)s to kick off to their 10th anniversary season celebration with a brand spankin' new work: GL 2010 (NOT YOUR GENERIC LATINA).
Broadway in Bryant Park 2010 Kicks Off 7/8
by BWW News Desk - Jul 8, 2010
The best of Broadway will be presented FREE on six consecutive Thursdays this summer with '106.7 Lite fm Presents Broadway in Bryant Park 2010' - a lunchtime series beginning on Thursday, July 8th at 12:30pm on the Bryant Park Stage.
BWW Blogs: 'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for July 7th, 2010
by Paul W. Thompson - Jul 7, 2010
The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. The Mosh Pit 'Top Ten Hot Topics' for the first six months of 2010!
Kravis On Broadway Subscription Tix 2010 2011 Series
by Beau Higgins - Jul 3, 2010
The 2010 2011 Kravis On Broadway season boasts a powerful line up which includes The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein and straight from the great white way, a revival of West Side Story. Add to this, NETworks Presents Disney's Beauty & The Beast, Dreamgirls and The Color Purple, all making their West Palm Beach debut at the Kravis Center. 'The upcoming Kravis On Broadway season promises a world of excitement and escape for our audience,' said Lee Bell, the Kravis Center's Senior Director of Programming.
Usdan Center Announces 2010 Festival Concerts and Special Workshops; Season Begins 6/28
by BWW News Desk - Jun 28, 2010
Usdan Center For the Creative and Performing Arts (www.usdan.com), now entering its 43nd season and once again declared a 'Best Of' class or camp for 2010 by TimeOutNY/Kids, will open its series of Festival Concerts, private on-site educational performances for its students, on Monday June 28 at the Center's 200-acre woodland campus. In addition to these concerts, special workshops and master classes will be offered by visiting guest artists throughout the summer.
Full Lineup Set For Broadway in Bryant Park 2010, Kicks Off 7/8
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 25, 2010
The best of Broadway will be presented FREE on six consecutive Thursdays this summer with '106.7 Lite fm Presents Broadway in Bryant Park 2010' - a lunchtime series beginning on Thursday, July 8th at 12:30pm on the Bryant Park Stage.
THE FANTASTICKS Welcome Trafton, Bateman, Dixon, West To 50th Anniversary Cast
by BWW
News Desk - Jun 21, 2010
The Fantasticks, the world's longest-running musical currently celebrating its 50th anniversary, will welcome Juliette Trafton, Bill Bateman, MacIntyre Dixon and Charles West to the cast, as Kimberly Whalen, Steve Routman and Scott Willis depart.
Daniel Boys To Host West End Live June 20
by BWW News Desk - Jun 20, 2010
West End favourite Daniel Boys will host West End Live on Sunday 20th June. He will preside over the proceedings between 12 - 6 as well as singing a couple of numbers.
Usdan Center Announces 2010 Festival Concerts and Special Workshops
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 18, 2010
Usdan Center For the Creative and Performing Arts (www.usdan.com), now entering its 43nd season and once again declared a 'Best Of' class or camp for 2010 by TimeOutNY/Kids, will open its series of Festival Concerts, private on-site educational performances for its students, on Monday June 28 at the Center's 200-acre woodland campus. In addition to these concerts, special workshops and master classes will be offered by visiting guest artists throughout the summer.
Noll, Butler, Foster, Doyle, Spangler etc. Join NYMTF BEST OF THE FEST 6/21
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 16, 2010
Christiane Noll (Ragtime), Kerry Butler (Rock of Ages, Xanadu), Hunter Foster (Million Dollar Quartet), Nick Spangler (The Fantasticks, Winner: 'The Amazing Race') Alex Brightman (WICKED), Matt Doyle (Spring Awakening), Jamie LaVerdiere (The Producers), Leo Ash Evens (West Side Story 50th Anniversary Tour), and Brian Gonzales (Shrek) have joined the cast of the New York Musical Theater Festival (NYMF) kickoff to the 7th season: BEST OF FEST, a gala celebration to toast the achievements of the Festival's alumni.
THE FANTASTICKS Welcome Trafton, Bateman, Dixon, West To 50th Anniversary Cast
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 15, 2010
The Fantasticks, the world's longest-running musical currently celebrating its 50th anniversary, will welcome Juliette Trafton, Bill Bateman, MacIntyre Dixon and Charles West to the cast, as Kimberly Whalen, Steve Routman and Scott Willis depart.
Daniel Boys To Host West End Live June 20
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 9, 2010
West End favourite Daniel Boys will host West End Live on Sunday 20th June. He will preside over the proceedings between 12 - 6 as well as singing a couple of numbers.