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Sall Adams, the famous Washington D.C. party-giver, is named Madam Ambassador to fictional Lichtenburg, where romance blossoms.

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BWW Blog: SCANDALOUS' Elizabeth Ward Land - Opening Night
by Guest Blogger: Elizabeth Ward Land - Nov 19, 2012


What a wonderful night we had on Thursday, when SCANDALOUS opened on Broadway. There is nothing more magical than when all the hard work comes together and all the creative forces collide in one place!

Exclusive Photo Coverage: Inside ELF's Gypsy Robe Ceremony
by Walter McBride - Nov 19, 2012


The company of Elf just celebrated their opening with the Gypsy Robe ritual with the company's recipient Timothy J. Alex. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you full photo coverage below!

Photo Coverage Exclusive: Inside the SCANDALOUS Gypsy Robe Ceremony
by Walter McBride - Nov 18, 2012


On November 15, the company of Scandalous celebrated their opening night with the Gypsy Robe ritual with the company's recipient Carlos L. Encinias. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you full photo coverage below!

Photo Coverage Exclusive: THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD's Gypsy Robe Ceremony!
by Walter McBride - Nov 17, 2012


On November 13th, the company of The Mystery of Edwin Drood celebrated their opening night with the Gypsy Robe ritual with the company's recipient Eric Sciotto. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you full photo coverage below!

EXCLUSIVE Photo Coverage: Inside ANNIE's Gypsy Robe Ceremony
by Walter McBride - Nov 9, 2012


Last night, November 8, the company of Annie celebrated their opening night with the Gypsy Robe ritual with the company's recipient- Merwin Foard. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you full photo coverage below.

FREEZE FRAME: Inside ANNIE's Gypsy Robe Ceremony!
by Walter McBride - Nov 9, 2012


Last night, November 8, the company of ANNIE celebrated their opening night with the Gypsy Robe ritual with the company's recipient- Merwin Foard. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you a photo preview below.

Photo Coverage: Inside the BRING IT ON Gypsy Robe Ceremony!
by Walter McBride - Aug 4, 2012


A long-standing opening night tradition on the Great White Way, the fabled Gypsy Robe is bestowed upon a veteran Broadway chorus member for each opening production. In what has now become a theatrical ritual, originating on Broadway 60 years ago, the latest receipient was BRING IT ON cast member Rod Harrelson at The St. James Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you photos from the ceremony below!

Masterworks Broadway to Continue Rare and Forgotten Cast Albums Series with Stephen Schwartz's WORKING, Irving Berlin's CALL ME MADAM & Oscar Hammerstein II's DESERT SONG
by James T Harding - Jun 21, 2012


Masterworks Broadway continues to make good on its promise to open its vaults with more classic cast recordings previously unavailable in the CD era. Working (1978 Original Broadway Cast), Call Me Madam (Dinah Shore and the Original Broadway Company, 1950) and Desert Song (1959 Studio Cast) will be available as downloads through all major digital service providers and as disc-on-demand with the original cover art, via Arkivmusic.com and Amazon.com.

BWW Reviews: DAMN YANKEES...An Enjoyable Evening of Escapist Theatre at Porthouse
by Roy Berko - Jun 18, 2012


Probably the golden age of musical theatre in the US was from 1950 to 1960. Great scripts like King and I, My Fair Lady, and West Side Story were staged. Also produced were such flops as Salad Days, Zuleika, Ankles Away, The Vamp, ShaNgri-La, Shinbone Alley, and Free As Air. Most shows were of the neither great nor flop variety. These included the likes of Call Me Madam, Guys and Dolls, Paint Your Wagon, Can-Can, Wonderful Town, Fanny, and The Pajama Game. Also included in the list was DAMN YANKEES, now on stage at Porthouse Theatre.

BWW Chicago Contributor Paul W. Thompson Performs SONGS I'VE NEVER SUNG BEFORE, June 21 & June 28!
by Paul W. Thompson - Jun 17, 2012


BroadwayWorld Chicago contributor Paul W. Thompson, author of the popular weekly column, THE SHOWTUNE MOSH PIT, will be performing his 2012 solo show, SONGS I'VE NEVER SUNG BEFORE, on the afternoons of June 21 and June 28 (both Thursdays). Both concerts last about an hour, and both concerts are FREE!!

Photo Coverage: Inside the LEAP OF FAITH Gypsy Robe Ceremony!
by Walter McBride - May 1, 2012


A long-standing opening night tradition on the Great White Way, the fabled Gypsy Robe is bestowed upon a veteran Broadway chorus member for each opening production. In what has now become a theatrical ritual, originating on Broadway 60 years ago, it was just presented to LEAP OF FAITH 'gypsy' Dennis Stowe.

Photo Coverage: NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Gypsy Robe Ceremony!
by Walter McBride - Apr 26, 2012


A long-standing opening night tradition on the Great White Way, the fabled Gypsy Robe is bestowed upon a veteran Broadway chorus member for each opening production. In what has now become a theatrical ritual, originating on Broadway 60 years ago, on April 24 the robe was presented to NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT 'gypsy' Cameron Adams.

Photo Coverage: Inside the GHOST Gypsy Robe Ceremony!
by Walter McBride - Apr 25, 2012


A long-standing opening night tradition on the Great White Way, the fabled Gypsy Robe is bestowed upon a veteran Broadway chorus member for each opening production. In what has now become a theatrical ritual, originating on Broadway 60 years ago, the latest receipient was GHOST cast member James Brown III at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City.

Photo Coverage Exclusive: EVITA's Gypsy Robe Ceremony
by Walter McBride - Apr 7, 2012


Read more about EVITA's opening night here, and check out full coverage of the Gypsy Robe ceremony below!

FREEZE FRAME: Matt Wall Dons Gypsy Robe at EVITA Premiere
by Walter McBride - Apr 6, 2012


A long-standing opening night tradition on the Great White Way, the fabled Gypsy Robe is bestowed upon a veteran Broadway chorus member for each opening production. In what has now become a theatrical ritual, originating on Broadway 60 years ago, the latest recipient was EVITA cast member Matt Wall at EVITA's opening night, last night, April 5, at the Marquis Theatre.

Photo Coverage: Inside the NEWSIES Gypsy Robe Ceremony!
by Walter McBride - Apr 2, 2012


A long-standing opening night tradition on the Great White Way, the fabled Gypsy Robe is bestowed upon a veteran Broadway chorus member for each opening production. In what has now become a theatrical ritual, originating on Broadway 60 years ago, the latest receipient was NEWSIES cast member Aaron J. Albano at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City.

Review - No Place To Go & The Broadway Musicals of 1950
by Ben Peltz - Mar 26, 2012


In the years between the fall of vaudeville and the rise of Comedy Clubs, Americans looking to enjoy some live stand-up would frequently gather at their local jazz venue, where rising stars like Lenny Bruce and Mort Saul would offer their observations in a rhythmic style that many would say mimicked the licks themselves.  In his musical tale of losing his job, No Place To Go, playwright/composer/lyricist/performer Ethan Lipton tells the story of mounting disappointments in wry growls of spoken comical riffs that glide into an after-hours score heavily infused with jazz and blues.

Photo Coverage: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR - Gypsy Robe Ceremony
by Walter McBride - Mar 26, 2012


A long-standing opening night tradition on the Great White Way, the fabled Gypsy Robe is bestowed upon a veteran Broadway chorus member for each opening production. In what has now become a theatrical ritual, originating on Broadway 60 years ago, the latest recipient was JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR cast member Mark Cassius.

Alexander Gemignani, Aaron Lazar, et al. Set for Town Hall's BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1950, 3/19
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 5, 2012


The Town Hall's Broadway by the Year's® 12th Season continues with The Broadway Musicals of 1950 on Monday, March 19th at 8PM. 1950 was a year that brought us famous shows by musical theater icons including Frank Loesser, (Guys and Dolls), Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse (Call Me Madam), and Cole Porter (Out of This World), among others. Produced by The Town Hall, The Broadway Musicals of 1950 is created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel.

Marilyn Maye, Ben Davis Join THE BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1946 2/13
by BWW News Desk - Feb 13, 2012


The Town Hall (123 West 43 Street) has signed Award-winning Jazz singer Marilyn Maye, Tony Award winner, Ben Davis (Baz Luhrmann's La Boheme), Dameka Hayes, Audelco Award Nominee for It Ain't Nothing But The Blues and Jessie Mueller, who made her Broadway debut in On a Clear Day…, to perform in THE BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1946 on Monday, February 13, 2012 at 8pm.

Marilyn Maye, Ben Davis Join THE BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1946 2/13
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 30, 2012


The Town Hall (123 West 43 Street) has signed Award-winning Jazz singer Marilyn Maye, Tony Award winner, Ben Davis (Baz Luhrmann's La Boheme), Dameka Hayes, Audelco Award Nominee for It Ain't Nothing But The Blues and Jessie Mueller, who made her Broadway debut in On a Clear Day…, to perform in THE BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1946 on Monday, February 13, 2012 at 8pm.

Photo Coverage: Inside the PORGY & BESS Gypsy Robe Ceremony!
by Walter McBride - Jan 17, 2012


A long-standing opening night tradition on the Great White Way, the fabled Gypsy Robe is bestowed upon a veteran Broadway chorus member for each opening production. In what has now become a theatrical ritual, originating on Broadway 60 years ago, the latest receipient was THE GERSHWINS' PORGY AND BESS cast member J.D. Webster at the Richard Rogers Theatre in New York City.

Alice Ripley, Tom Wopat, et al. Set for Town Hall's BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1946, 2/13
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 11, 2012


The Town Hall has just announced the 12th Season of their acclaimed BROADWAY BY THE YEAR® concert series which kicks off with THE BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1946 on Monday, February 13, 2012. The show is created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall. Initial casting includes Alice Ripley, the Tony® Award winning star of Next to Normal, Tom Wopat (Tony® Award nominated for his role of Frank Butler in Annie Get Your Gun revival/Catch Me if You Can), Kerry O'Malley (On a Clear Day…Annie Get Your Gun revival) and Noah Racey (Curtains), who will also choreograph. The evening will feature songs and dance from Irving Berlin's classic Annie Get Your Gun and other musicals including Call Me Mister, St. Louis Woman and Park Avenue. Ross Patterson is the musical director.

Photo Coverage: Inside HUGH JACKMAN, BACK ON BROADWAY's Gypsy Robe Ceremony!
by Walter McBride - Dec 17, 2011


A long-standing opening night tradition on the Great White Way, the fabled Gypsy Robe is bestowed upon a veteran Broadway chorus member for each opening production. In what has now become a theatrical ritual, originating on Broadway 60 years ago, the latest receipient was HUGH JACKMAN, BACK ON BROADWAY cast member Kearran Giovanni at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City.

Photo Coverage: Inside the BONNIE & CLYDE Gypsy Robe Ceremony!
by Walter McBride - Dec 7, 2011


A long-standing opening night tradition on the Great White Way, the fabled Gypsy Robe is bestowed upon a veteran Broadway chorus member for each opening production. In what has now become a theatrical ritual, originating on Broadway 60 years ago, the latest receipient was SBONNIE & CLYDE cast member Tad Wilson at the Schoenberg Theatre in New York City. BroadwayWorld was there as FOLLIES recipient Jennifer Foote presented BONNIE & CLYDE's Tad Wilson with the Gypsy robe. Check out full photo coverage of the celebration below!

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