ELAINE PAIGE AND FRIENDS CD Released In The UK November 1
by BWW
News Desk - Nov 1, 2010
ELAINE PAIGE AND FRIENDS, the new CD by British singer, actress and theatre icon Elaine Paige O.B.E., will be released November 1, 2010 in the United Kingdom. It will be released in the U.S. in early 2011.
Elaine Paige Annouces UK Concert Dates
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 25, 2010
West End star Elaine Paige is set to launch a UK concert tour beginning in Februrary of 2011, according to her website. Tickets for the performance go on sale October 28. The British singer's newest CD, Elaine Paige AND FRIENDS, will be released November 1, 2010 in the United Kingdom. It will be released in the U.S. in early 2011. For additional information visit: http://www.elainepaige.com/.
Ben Vereen Announces 2010/2011 Tour Dates
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 25, 2010
Tony Award winner Ben Vereen, who was recently guest starred on How I Met Your Mother and who will be a part of Hartford Stages' reading of Fetch Clay, Make Man (dir. Des McAnuff) in November, has announced his ongoing 2010/2011 concert tour.
Pittsburgh CLO Announces 2011 Summer Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 21, 2010
Pittsburgh CLO is proud to announce the world premiere of Love Changes Everything, a song and dance celebration of Andrew Lloyd Webber's music, as part of the 2011 Summer Season.
Dacal, Ritchie, Shindle, Burgess, Llana, Mason, Staudenmayer to Star in WONDERLAND
by Robert Diamond - Oct 12, 2010
The cast of WONDERLAND - A New Alice. A New Musical will star Janet Dacal (In The Heights), Darren Ritchie (Little Shop of Horrors, Thoroughly Modern Millie), Tituss Burgess (Jersey Boys, Little Mermaid), Jose Llana (Spelling Bee, Flower Drum Song), Karen Mason (Hairspray, Mamma Mia!), Kate Shindle (Legally Blonde, Cabaret, Jekyll and Hyde) and Edward Staudenmayer (Spamalot, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me). Directed by Gregory Boyd, with a book by Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy, lyrics by Jack Murphy, music by Frank Wildhorn and choreography by Marguerite Derricks, WONDERLAND will open at Broadway's Marquis Theatre on Sunday, April 17, 2011, and performances will begin Monday, March 21.
LOVE NEVER DIES to Open at Melbourne's Regent Theatre, May 2011; PRISCILLA's Simon Phillips Directs
by Jessica Lewis - Oct 12, 2010
Reps for LOVE NEVER DIES have confirmed to the New York Times this morning that indeed the production will not open on Broadway as planned in the Spring of 2011. Adrian Bryan-Brown of the Boneau Bryan Brown agency wrote in an e-mail to the Times: '‘Love Never Dies' will not be opening on Broadway this Spring...Further news about the show will be announced shortly.'
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres Present ALL SHOOK UP, JC SUPERSTAR et al in '10-'11
by Sophie Schulman - Oct 11, 2010
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres presents a wide range of performances in the coming months. On The Main Stage, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre presents ALL SHOOK UP playing now through Jan 29, 2011. Performances are evenings at 6:00pm, Tuesday through Saturday. Sunday performances are at 4:30 with matinees at 11:00 am on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Tickets range from $47-$65 for the show and $59-$77 for dinner in addition to the performance.
ELAINE PAIGE AND FRIENDS CD Released In The UK November 1
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 11, 2010
ELAINE PAIGE AND FRIENDS, the new CD by British singer, actress and theatre icon Elaine Paige O.B.E., will be released November 1, 2010 in the United Kingdom. It will be released in the U.S. in early 2011.
ATC Opens Season with BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS, 10/7
by BWW
News Desk - Oct 7, 2010
Ginger Rogers danced her way into our hearts in the arms of Fred Astaire, setting the gold standard for grace and elegance on the silver screen. In her surprising true-life story, we follow her from the vaudeville stage at the age of 15 through her ascension to Hollywood goddess. BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS tells the story of this legendary dancer, singer and actress through the music of some of the 20th century's greatest composers and with plenty of dance numbers worthy of the Hollywood icon. BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS plays in Tucson at the Temple of Music and Art from September 10 through October 2. It continues its run in Phoenix at the Herberger Theater Center from October 7 through October 24. The Tucson media sponsors for the 2010-2011 season are Tucson Lifestyle, KGUN9 and MIX-FM. Arizona Theatre Company's season sponsors are I. Michael and Beth Kasser.
Andrew Lloyd Webber Talks Oz & Next TV Star Hunt - Jesus
by Robert Diamond - Oct 6, 2010
Interviewed this week on Sir Terry Wogan's Weekend Wogan was composer Andrew Lloyd Webber who gave a special interview live from the London Palladium (soon to be home to THE WIZARD OF OZ) in which he talked about a wide range of subjects, including the upcoming show and his recent knack for casting in television hunts. Here's what was said:
Sheik, Burkhardt et al. Set for HAIR Tour; Full Cast Announced!
by Jessica Lewis - Sep 30, 2010
The producers of the Public Theater's Tony Award-winning production of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical are pleased to announce casting for the National Tour, which will come to Chicago's Oriental Theatre for a limited, two-week engagement March 9 - 20, 2011.
Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director of the Public Theater, commented, 'The National Tribe of Hair are the most beautiful beasts in the forest, an amazingly talented group who will be bringing HAIR'S message of peace and justice across the United States. Let the sun shine in!'
Butler, Robertson & Weygandt Lead WORKING for Broadway in Chicago in 2011
by Jessica Lewis - Sep 22, 2010
Broadway In Chicago and the producers of WORKING have announced casting for the upcoming production, which begins previews on February 15, 2011 at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut). WORKING will star Chicagoans E. Faye Butler, Barbara Robertson and Gene Weygandt. Additional casting will be announced at a later date.
CHORUS LINE, SUPERSTAR, et al. Set for Bass Hall
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 13, 2010
Performing Arts Fort Worth proudly welcomes to Bass Performance Hall the returns of Texan Lyle Lovett on Nov. 13-14 and pop-rock singer-songwriter Randy Newman on January 23, 2011, as well as the legendary Shirley MacLaine, in her Hall debut, on April 30, 2011. Tickets for all three shows go on sale on Saturday, Sept. 18, at 10:00 a.m. Ticket prices below.
ATC Opens Season with BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS, 10/7
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 9, 2010
Ginger Rogers danced her way into our hearts in the arms of Fred Astaire, setting the gold standard for grace and elegance on the silver screen. In her surprising true-life story, we follow her from the vaudeville stage at the age of 15 through her ascension to Hollywood goddess. BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS tells the story of this legendary dancer, singer and actress through the music of some of the 20th century's greatest composers and with plenty of dance numbers worthy of the Hollywood icon. BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS plays in Tucson at the Temple of Music and Art from September 10 through October 2. It continues its run in Phoenix at the Herberger Theater Center from October 7 through October 24. The Tucson media sponsors for the 2010-2011 season are Tucson Lifestyle, KGUN9 and MIX-FM. Arizona Theatre Company's season sponsors are I. Michael and Beth Kasser.
Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway Returns To Riverspace in Nyack
by BWW
News Desk - Sep 5, 2010
Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway returns for one night to Riverspace in Nyack, NY to perform the number one Broadway Revue Touring Show in the United States, featuring Broadway's Rob Evan (Jekyll and Hyde, Tans Siberian Orchestra), Rita Harvey (Phantom of the Opera, Fiddler on the Roof), Carter Calvert (It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues, Smokey Joe's Cafè), Shayna Steele (Rent, Hairspray, Jesus Christ Superstar), and William Michals (currently playing the role of Emil de Beque in South Pacific at Lincoln Center), with more special guests to be announced.
Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway Returns To Riverspace in Nyack
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 25, 2010
Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway returns for one night to Riverspace in Nyack, NY to perform the number one Broadway Revue Touring Show in the United States, featuring Broadway's Rob Evan (Jekyll and Hyde, Tans Siberian Orchestra), Rita Harvey (Phantom of the Opera, Fiddler on the Roof), Carter Calvert (It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues, Smokey Joe's Cafè), Shayna Steele (Rent, Hairspray, Jesus Christ Superstar), and William Michals (currently playing the role of Emil de Beque in South Pacific at Lincoln Center), with more special guests to be announced.
'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for August 4, 2010
by Paul W. Thompson - Aug 5, 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 Stephen Sondheim concert at Ravinia, Northwestern's 'A Celebration of Stephen Schwartz,' 'Spring Awakening' and 'Come Fly Away' tours, Drury Lane Theatre's 2011 season, more....
WICKED, MAMMA MIA! et al. Set for Broadway in Boise at Morrison Center in 2010-2011
by Jessica Lewis - Jul 13, 2010
In 1997 the Morrison Center partnered with a Utah-based agency in order to present top-notch entertainment in Boise. Since that time, the Treasure Valley has enjoyed productions such as: Jesus Christ Superstar; the first National tour of Miss Saigon; Annie; Cats; Chicago; Rent; and the international mega hit Mamma Mia!. Other notable events stemming from this collaboration include: David Copperfield; Bill Cosby; Kurt Bestor; and Hal Holbrook's Mark Twain.
Deutsches Theatre Announces Winter 2010/2011 Programming
by Jessica Lewis - Jul 12, 2010
Das Deutsche Theater, 1896 eroffnet, wahrt mit seiner uber hundertjahrigen Geschichte bis heute, und heute mehr denn je, die Tradition des Unterhaltungstheaters. 113 Jahre ist natu?rlich ein stattliches Alter, da ist es auch ganz normal, dass es an der einen oder anderen Stelle mal knackt, oder sprichwortlich mancherorts der Putz etwas bro?ckelt. Und wo der Mensch - der die- ses biblische Alter natu?rlich gar nicht erreichen kann - dann gerne mal den plastischen Chirur- gen bemu?ht, braucht ein Geba?ude die Handwerker.
New Line Artistic Director Signs Deal For SEX, DRUGS, ROCK & ROLL, AND MUSICALS
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 1, 2010
New Line Theatre, 'the Bad Boy of Musical Theatre,' is proud to announce that artistic director Scott Miller has signed with a new publisher, Northeastern University Press, to publish his sixth musical theatre book, 'Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll, and Musicals,' due to be released in 2011.