Kaufman and Hart's ONCE IN A LIFETIME Opens At A.C.T.
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 29, 2011
The American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) 2011-12 season opens with a new revival of the dazzling George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart 1930 comedy Once in a Lifetime, which has been called 'a delicious Hollywood send up' (The New York Times) and 'a tinseltown satire [with] bite' (Newsday).
BROADWAY LIVE! Debuts at Feinstein's with Cuccioli, Burrell & Tisdale, 8/29
by BWW News Desk - Aug 29, 2011
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 Summer 2011 season with BROADWAY LIVE! - a special one night concert featuring performances by Broadway stars Robert Cuccioli, Terry Burrell and Christianne Tisdale. BROADWAY LIVE! brings the magic of the Great White Way with song selections from South Pacific, Dreamgirls, Jersey Boys, Jekyll & Hyde, Guys and Dolls, Hair, Chicago, and many more. Barry Levitt serves as Musical Director with John Burr on bass. The performance, produced by Sandi Durell and Shari Upbin for ShaRell Productions, will be at the Loews Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).
Ocean State Theatre Co Announces 2012 Season at Theatre By The Sea
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 22, 2011
Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC), the not-for-profit producing entity at Theatre By The Sea has announced the 2012 Summer Schedule. In celebration of their fifth full season of producing musicals at the historic landmark, OSTC has planned four must-see musicals.
BROADWAY LIVE! Debuts at Feinstein's with Cuccioli, Burrell & Tisdale, 8/29
by Lauren Wolman - Aug 16, 2011
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 Summer 2011 season with BROADWAY LIVE! - a special one night concert featuring performances by Broadway stars Robert Cuccioli, Terry Burrell and Christianne Tisdale. BROADWAY LIVE! brings the magic of the Great White Way with song selections from South Pacific, Dreamgirls, Jersey Boys, Jekyll & Hyde, Guys and Dolls, Hair, Chicago, and many more. Barry Levitt serves as Musical Director with John Burr on bass. The performance, produced by Sandi Durell and Shari Upbin for ShaRell Productions, will be at the Loews Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).
PORGY AND BESS Starts Performances at A.R.T. 8/17
by BWW - Aug 17, 2011
A.R.T. American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) will present The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, opening the A.R.T.'s 2011-2 season on August 117 at the Loeb Drama Center. The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin, is adapted by Suzan-Lori Parks and Diedre Murray, and directed by A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus.
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF to Open 2012 Season for Barrington Stage Company
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 16, 2011
Barrington Stage Company, the award-winning theatre in Downtown Pittsfield, MA, under the leadership Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Managing Director Tristan Wilson, is proud to announce it will present the musical Fiddler on the Roof as its 2012 season opener, with production dates from June 13 through July 14, 2012.
MAME, SECRET GARDEN, GUYS & DOLLS et al. Set for Broadway Theatre of Pitman's 2012 Season
by Lauren Wolman - Aug 12, 2011
Our sixth season will be a season of rediscovery. Join us as we bring to life five classic musicals and one comedy show. 'Make life a banquet' as we kick off 2012 with the hilarious and entertaining antics of Mame. Join us for a riotous, madcap comedy that will get everyone caught in the act with Michael Frayn's Noises Off. Next up, bring the entire family to the Theatre as we explore the mysterious wonders of The Secret Garden with 11-year old Mary Lennox.
Guys and Dolls Opens TUTS' 2011 - 2012 Season 9/27
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 4, 2011
Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) will open its 2011-2012 season with the golden age, swing-era musical comedy Guys and Dolls, a Tony Award winner for Best Musical and Best Musical Revival.
Kaufman and Hart's ONCE IN A LIFETIME Opens At A.C.T.
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 1, 2011
The American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) 2011-12 season opens with a new revival of the dazzling George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart 1930 comedy Once in a Lifetime, which has been called 'a delicious Hollywood send up' (The New York Times) and 'a tinseltown satire [with] bite' (Newsday).
Full Cast Announced for THE GERSHWINS' PORGY AND BESS at A.R.T.
by Robert Diamond - Jun 30, 2011
A.R.T. American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) opens its 2011-12 season with The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin. The adaptation by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks and Obie Award-winning composer Diedre L. Murray, directed by A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus, with choreography by Ronald K. Brown, begins previews on August 17 and opens for the reviewing press on August 31 at 7pm. Performances are at the Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle Street, Cambridge. Tickets for preview performances are currently on sale, remaining tickets for the run go on sale on July 12.
Chita Rivera to Make Appearance at NJPAC in May 2012
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 2, 2011
Broadway legend Chita Rivera is set to make an appearnce at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on May 19, 2012. The event, titled 'An Evening with Chita Rivera' will take place at 7PM in the Chase Room.
2011-2012 Nutmeg Season to Feat. Mann, Fulton, GUYS & DOLLS and More
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 10, 2011
Writer Damon Runyon invented Broadway - and Broadway invented the American Musical! Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) will open its 2011 Nutmeg Summer Series with the classic American musical, Guys and Dolls based on Runyon's comic tales of Broadway running June 2-12 in the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre (Lower Jorgensen).
Runway Theatre Announces 2011-2012 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 25, 2011
Runway Theatre is proud to announce their 2011-2012 Season! Season Tickets go on sale with the opening of
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels on July 8th.
Reprise Theatre Company Announces THE APPLE TREE and CABARET
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 29, 2011
Reprise Theatre Company will present 'The Apple Tree' with book music and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock, additional book material by Jerome Coopersmith, and based on stories by Mark Twain, Frank R. Stockton, and Jules Feiffer as the third production of its 2011-2012 season, playing April 17 to 29, 2012 at the Freud Playhouse.
James Earl Jones Will Lead Gore Vidal's THE BEST MAN on Broadway in 2012
by Jessica Lewis - Feb 24, 2011
The New York Times reports today that following his stint in DRIVING MISS DAISY, James Earl Jones will be hanging around Broadway a bit longer, assuming the role of Arthur Hockstader in the revival of Gore Vidal's 'The Best Man.' The production is scheduled to open in the spring of 2012. Orphan's Home Cycle director Michael Wilson will helm the revival. The plot centers around chief executive Hockstader trying to decide which presidental nominees to support: William Russell and Joe Cantwell.
Photo Flash: Beijing Playhouse Kids' THE NUTCRACKER
by Kelsey Denette - Jan 10, 2011
Beijing Playhouse, China's English Broadway theatre, specializes in traditional Broadway favorites like Guys and Dolls, The Odd Couple, and A Christmas Carol. Beijing Playhouse shows have subtitles, painstakingly created, to preserve the artistic beauty of the show and at the same time to make the shows accessible to a non-English speaking Chinese audience-to introduce a Chinese audience to English theatre. For more information, visit the website at www.beijingplayhouse.com.
Marriott Theatre Announces 2011 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 13, 2010
The Marriott Theatre, Chicago's longest running musical theatre announces its 2011 season. The critically acclaimed theatre will present the high stakes musical comedy GUYS AND DOLLS, previewing January 26, opening February 2, running through March 27; the song and tap extravaganza 42nd STREET, previewing March 30, opening April 6, running through May 29; a new twist on the 60s hit parade SHOUT! previews June 15, opens June 22, runs through August 14; a world premiere musical FOR THE BOYS, based on the 1991 Fox film starring Bette Midler, previewing August 17, opening August 24, and running through October 16; and the "brand-new, old-fashioned" Irving Berlin musical treasure WHITE CHRISTMAS, previewing October 16, opening October 26, and running through January 1, 2012.
ANNIE's Coming Back to Broadway - Fall 2012
by Jessica Lewis - Jun 7, 2010
Producer Arielle Tepper Madover, currently represented on Broadway with the Tony Award®-nominated play Red, announced today that she has acquired the production rights for the beloved Tony Award®-winning musical ANNIE and will produce an all-new production of it for Broadway, opening in Fall, 2012.