BWW Flashback: PRINCE OF BROADWAY Steps Down from the Throne and Exits Broadway
by Julie Musbach - Oct 29, 2017
Harold Prince's revue Prince of Broadway abdicates for the next Broadway show in the works today, October 29, 2017. The show played a total of 91 performances. The limited engagement began performances at the Samuel J. Friedman theatre on August 3, 2017 with an official opening on August 24, 2017.
Photo Coverage: Ali Ewoldt and Matt Doyle Rehearse for New York Pops Debut!
by Stephen Sorokoff - Oct 27, 2017
On October 27, 2017 at 8:00PM, The New York Pops, led by Music Director Steven Reineke, will open its 35th season at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, with a concert celebrating the centennial of the birth of the orchestra's founder, Skitch Henderson (1918-2018). The concert will feature the full 78-piece New York Pops orchestra performing some of the greatest hits of popular song, from Tin Pan Alley to today.
Jessica Stone's BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, Kathleen Marshall-Helmed 'MUCH ADO' and More Set for The Old Globe's 2018 Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - Oct 20, 2017
The Old Globe today announced the additional productions in its 2018 Summer Season, including the classic Neil Simon comedy Barefoot in the Park directed by Jessica Stone (Ken Ludwig's Robin Hood!, Arms and the Man, and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at the Globe), which will run July 28 - August 26, 2018. The Summer Shakespeare Festival lineup will include The Tempest, running June 17 - July 22, 2018, and Much Ado About Nothing, directed by three-time Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall (the Globe's Love's Labor's Lost), running August 12 - September 16.
Lenny Wolpe and Matt Gibson to Star in Goodspeed's New Musical A CONNECTICUT CHRISTMAS CAROL
by BWW News Desk - Oct 17, 2017
A family classic has been given a fresh twist in Connecticut's own A Connecticut Christmas Carol by LJ Fecho and Michael O'Flaherty. Goodspeed Musicals continues its commitment to fresh, innovative works with this new musical infused with Connecticut flavor. A Connecticut Christmas Carol will run November 17 December 24, 2017 at The Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn.
Firebrand Theatre Announces Inaugural Production LIZZIE
by Julie Musbach - Oct 13, 2017
Firebrand Theatre, the first musical theatre company committed to employing and empowering women by expanding opportunities on and off the stage, is pleased to present its inaugural production, the Chicago premiere of LIZZIE, the rock musical based on the true-life story of accused axe-murderess Lizzie Borden.
GAME OF THRONES Rock Musical Parody Opens Tonight Off-Broadway
by BWW News Desk - Oct 13, 2017
After a sold-out run in San Diego Theater Is Coming, (producers of Lost: The Musical and the critically acclaimed Once Upon a Time: The Rock Opera), has announced that it will present the New York premiere of Game of Thrones: The Rock Musical - An Unauthorized Parody, an uproarious musical comedy parody of HBO's tentpole drama series.
Heads to Roll This Weekend at GAME OF THRONES Rock Musical Parody Opening
by BWW News Desk - Oct 11, 2017
After a sold-out run in San Diego Theater Is Coming, (producers of Lost: The Musical and the critically acclaimed Once Upon a Time: The Rock Opera), has announced that it will present the New York premiere of Game of Thrones: The Rock Musical - An Unauthorized Parody, an uproarious musical comedy parody of HBO's tentpole drama series.
Porchlight Music Theatre Announces PORCHLIGHT REVISITS...WOMAN OF THE YEAR
by Julie Musbach - Oct 10, 2017
Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce the first production in the fifth season of Chicago's lost musicals in staged concert series, Porchlight Revisits Woman of the Year, starring Meghan Murphy and Brandon Dahlquist, music by John Kander, lyrics byFred Ebb and book by Peter Stone, with direction by Porchlight's Artistic Director Michael Weber, choreography by Florence Walker Harris and musical direction by David Fiorello.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL, A HOLIDAY WHO DUNNIT? and More Set for Way Off Broadway's 2017 Holiday Line-Up
by BWW News Desk - Oct 10, 2017
2017 has been a very busy year for The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, the area's only year-round producing theatre, which has become known for not only its presentations of classic musicals but its area and regional premiere's of hit Broadway shows as well. While its production of the hit musical comedy Sister Act is still in performances, the theatre is gearing up for a fun filled holiday season.