A Class Act 2001 - Articles Page 4

Opened: March 11, 2001
Closing: June 10, 2001

A Class Act - 2001 - Broadway History , Info & More

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Edward Kleban was the Tony-winning lyricist for the Broadway classic, A CHORUS LINE. Upon his death in 1978, a trunkful of songs from never-produced musicals was found by his friends and A CLASS ACT was born. Featuring songs in the classic-Broadway style and characters from his life including his A CHORUS LINE writing partner, Marvin Hamlisch and the show's creator, Buffalo's own Michael Bennett, A CLASS ACT tells the story of a remarkable man and the ups and downs of his life and career in the theatre.

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Manhattan Theatre Club Executive Producer Barry Grove to Step Down at End of 2022-2023 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 11, 2023


Barry Grove will step down as the Executive Producer of Manhattan Theatre Club at the conclusion of the 2022-2023 season.

Meet the Cast of PICTURES FROM HOME, Beginning Previews on Broadway Tonight!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 13, 2023


 Pictures From Home begins previews tonight, January 13, at Studio 54 on Broadway. Opening night is Thursday, February 9, 2023. Meet the cast of Pictures From Home here!

PICTURES FROM HOME Box Office to Open Next Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 16, 2022


Celebrate the laughter and joy of the holidays with a special box office opening of Pictures From Home beginning Monday, December 19 at Studio 54 on Broadway, coinciding with the beginning of Hanukkah.     

Carbonell Awards Announces Expanded Team Of Judges For 2022-2023 Theater Season
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 8, 2022


Gary Schweikhart, president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida's most highly coveted recognition of theatrical and performance excellence, has announced the nonprofit organization's expanded team of judges for the 2022-2023 theater season, including seven new judges.

Tickets Now On Sale for PICTURES FROM HOME Starring Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein and Zoë Wanamaker
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 10, 2022


Tickets are now on sale for the Broadway premiere of Pictures From Home. Three of the theatre’s most inventive, inspired and award-winning artists will return to the stage, bringing to vivid theatrical life a comic and dramatic portrait of a mother, a father and the son who photographed their lives.

Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein and Zoë Wanamaker Will Lead PICTURES FROM HOME on Broadway Next Year
by Stephi Wild - Oct 25, 2022


Pictures From Home is headed to Broadway in 2023 starring  Nathan Lane, Danny Burstein and Zoë Wanamaker and staged by award-winning director Bartlett Sher. Learn more about the play and how to purchase tickets here!

A Post-Pandemic Visit to French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts
by Matt Windman - Sep 27, 2022


Theatre critic Matt Windman returns to French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts to check out a Side By Side concert, conducted by Jason Robert Brown. He writes about his experience!

Robert H. Fowler & More to Star in A CHORUS LINE at The Weathervane Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 26, 2022


The Weathervane Theatre will close its season with the groundbreaking musical A CHORUS LINE. A CHORUS LINE opens Wednesday, September 28th and runs in alternating repertory through Sunday, October 9th.

PlayGround Presents The 4th Annual INNOVATORS SHOWCASE, Celebrating Works By The Newest Bay Area Theatre Companies!
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 21, 2022


PlayGround has announced the programming lineup for the 4th annual INNOVATORS SHOWCASE, featuring new works by the 2022 Innovator Incubator Cohort: Analog Theatre, The Chikahan Company, City Street Artists, Juneteenth Theatre Justice Project, Latinx Mafia, Native Writers' Theater, Poltergeist Theatre Project, Oakland Public Theater and Theatre Cultura.

HartBeat Ensemble To Stage Athol Fugard's Gripping Drama MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA!
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 1, 2022


HartBeat Ensemble announced today their upcoming production of My Children! My Africa!, a gripping drama about the collision of education, idealism and politics by preeminent South African dramatist Athol Fugard. The play will run September 29 through October 9 at HartBeat Ensemble's Carriage House Theater (360 Farmington Avenue) in Hartford, CT. 

Theatre for a New Audience Announces 2022-23 Season Featuring New York Premieres, Shakespeare Plays & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 26, 2022


Theatre for a New Audience has announced its 2022-23 season, its 43rd, held at TFANA’s home, Polonsky Shakespeare Center in Brooklyn.

BWW Feature: The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts celebrates Thirty Years of Arts Education Excellence
by Elliot Lanes - Jun 16, 2022


This week marks a very important event for DC area arts education. On June thirteenth, The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts (TTL) held its very first class and co-founders Deb Gottesman, Buzz Mauro and Michael Rodgers never looked back. The organization has changed locations a few times over the years but the quality of the work that Theatre Lab’s instructors and administration have given to hundreds and hundreds of students has always remained at the top of its game.

BWW Review: INEZ'S BIRTHDAY...AND THEN SOME at Script 2 Screen 2 Stage
by Kay Kudukis - May 5, 2022


Never before produced comedy with two female older leads, and four men of varying ages, it's a laugh-out-loud dysfunctional love fest.

East Lynne Theater Company Presents SHERLOCK HOLMES' ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 29, 2022


'The question is the sequence of events leading from the jewel-case at one end, to the stomach of a goose at the other.' Sherlock Holmes is speaking to Dr. Watson as they begin an investigation that might save an innocent man from prison.

The Laboratory for Global Performance & Politics Announces THE GATHERING 2022
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 14, 2022


The Laboratory for Global Performance & Politics (The Lab) will present the return of The Gathering, a 4-day theater festival on Georgetown University's campus.

Carolee Carmello and Javier Muñoz to Star in LOS OTROS New York Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 31, 2022


PREMIERES NYC has announced the expansion of its bi-annual commissioning series INNER VOICES with the New York premiere production of Los Otros, a musical in one act with book & lyrics by Tony Award nominee Ellen Fitzhugh (Grind, Paradise Found) and music by five-time Tony Award nominee Michael John LaChiusa (The Wild Party, Giant). 

VIDEO: COME FROM AWAY Says Farewell to Joel Hatch
by Marissa Tomeo - Mar 20, 2022


This afternoon, Broadway veteran Joel Hatch has played his final show with the company of the hit musical, Come From Away. A member of the original cast, Joel Hatch has been with the show since it opened on Broadway just over five years ago on March 12th, 2017. He portrayed 'Claude & others' other characters throughout the production. Gene Weygandt will begin performances in the roles on Tuesday, March 22. Gene joins the company directly from the Australia cast of Come From Away.

Sunday Morning Michael Dale: In Comes Platonic Heterosexual Company
by Michael Dale - Feb 20, 2022


Notes on Company, The 2022 FRIGID Festival and A Class Act.

BWW Review: A.D. 16 at Olney Theatre Center
by Pamela Roberts - Feb 13, 2022


A.D. 16 is an exuberant, ambitious world premiere with its eyes on Broadway; music and lyrics by Cinco Paul (Despicable Me, Schmigadoon!), book by Bekah Brunstetter (This Is Us) and direction by Stephen Brackett (Be More Chill). A.D. 16 starts with the missing teen years of Jesus, layers in an effervescent R&B-influenced score, and sprinkles in some irreverence and anachronistic humor.

Interview: Choreographer William Carlos Angulo Talks The Muny's LEGALLY BLONDE Viral Dance Call Choreography
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - Feb 4, 2022


If you've been scrolling through TikTok this past week, you might have seen users on the app performing fast-paced steps, throwing smooth punches, and leaping through the air to the song 'Legally Blonde Remix' from the fan-favorite musical Legally Blonde. This choreography originally served as the dance call for The Muny's summer production, created by choreographer William Carlos Angulo, but it has quickly become the newest TikTok dance trend, resulting in thousands of videos on the popular app and a record number of auditions for the summer season received by the popular St. Louis theatre.

Broadway Actors in THE GILDED AGE & How You Know Them
by Michael Major - Jan 30, 2022


Meet all of the Broadway actors in THE GILDED AGE! The new series features appearances by Audra McDonald, Denée Benton, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Kelli O'Hara, Carrie Coon, Claybourne Elder, Donna Murphy, Katie Finneran, Debra Monk, Taylor Richardson, Douglas Sills, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Patrick Page, Michael Cerveris, and more.

La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts Announces Special Events For 2022
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2022


La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts wants you to start your new year with some unforgettable experiences and extraordinary entertainment!  

CLINTON BAPTISTE VS RAMONE Will Embark on a UK Tour in 2022
by Stephi Wild - Dec 10, 2021


The public are rightly hypnotised by mere mortals with extra-sensory ability, and Britain is honoured to have spawned two of the most gifted mystics in the world - two maestros of the metaphysical, who also happen to hate each other.

East Lynne Theater Company Presents SHERLOCK HOLMES' ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 15, 2021


'The question is the sequence of events leading from the jewel-case at one end, to the stomach of a goose at the other.' Sherlock Holmes is speaking to Dr. Watson as they begin an investigation that might save an innocent man from prison.

BWW Review: MOTHER OF THE MAID at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
by Alan Portner - Sep 10, 2021


Metropolitan Ensemble Theater (MET) has reopened in an improved, more comfortable, and certainly more serviceable Warwick Theater. The building remains a work in progress, but marching toward an ultimate and stylish rebirth. The opening offering is a delightful, soulful, surprising, enjoyable, well-conceived, well-acted, and well-directed piece of theatrical storytelling in two acts called “Mother of the Maid” by playwright Jane Anderson.

A Class Act FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of A Class Act have there been?
A Class Act has had 5 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 2000, Off-Broadway which opened in 2000, Broadway which opened in 2001, Broadway which opened in 2001 and London which opened in 2004.
What Tony Awards has A Class Act been nominated for?
Best Musical , , Best Book of a Musical for Linda Kline, Best Book of a Musical for Lonny Price Best Orchestrations for Larry Hochman and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Edward Kleban.
What awards has A Class Act been nominated for?
A Class Act has been nominated for several awards. It was nominated for Outstanding Lyrics at the Drama Desk Awards for Ed Kleban. It was also nominated for Outstanding Music at the Drama Desk Awards, also for Ed Kleban. Additionally, A Class Act was nominated for Outstanding Broadway Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards.
What awards has A Class Act won?
A Class Act has won several awards, including Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Ed Kleban and Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Ed Kleban. The show also received the Outstanding Broadway Musical award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards.

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