Mary Magdalene and her lover, Barabbas, grow from orphans to dedicated zealots and alter the course of history in biblical times.
Ralph Fiennes, last seen on Broadway in last season's The Faith Healer, will return to the London stage in The God of Change, a new comedy by Yasmina Reza to premiere at the Gielgud Theatre on March 7, 2008.
CENTERSTAGE, Everyman Theatre and Rep Stage open their new seasons in the next few weeks. Here is a sneak peek!
A musical adaptation of 2004 Christian high school comedy Saved will premiere at Off-Broadway's Playwrights Horizons (Grey Gardens) in the venue's 2007-8 season.
The Irish Repertory Theatre will present the American premiere of Defender of the Faith by Stuart Carolan.
The Storefront will continue its 'New Monday' series this Monday, October 16th, when new compositions from Lina Koutrakos, Henry Krieger, Craig Safan and Adam Wagner will be featured
According to actress Paige O'Hara, Jerry Herman fans still have a chance of seeing the composer/lyricist's Miss Spectacular reach Las Vegas stage
Will 'Guys & Dolls' be one of the three musicals Hugh Jackman is doing for Disney? Jackman says 'yes.'
Hugh Jackman is considering three vehicles for his Broadway return--Pal Joey, a play that he did not name, and a musical based on the film Leap of Faith, with music by Alan Menken
Casting, as well as a summer schedule, have bene set for the upcoming national tour of Brooklyn, starring Diana DeGarmo
Award winning filmmaker Taylor Hackford will make his Broadway debut as director of the new musical, Leap of Faith, to premiere in the 2007-2008
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ANDRE BENJAMIN AND ANTWAN PATTON STAR IN LEAD ROLES; ALSO STARRING VING RHAMES, TERRENCE DASHON HOWARD, FAIZON LOVE, MALINDA WILLIAMS, PAULA PARKER, JACKIE LONG, PAULA PATTON AND PATTI LABELLE; WITH MACY GRAY, BEN VEREEN AND CICELY TYSON
AWARD-WINNING BRYAN BARBER MAKES THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM DIRECTING DEBUT
TONY-WINNER HINTON BATTLE CHOREOGRAPHS DANCE SEQUENCES
Casting is now complete for Sarah Schulman's play Manic Flight Reaction, which will open on October 23rd at Playwrights Horizon and play a limited run through November 6th
Maya Days, Trent Armand Kendall and deRoy herself will perform in the season finale of Jamie deRoy & friends at the Encore on June 30th
A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim will feature the Boston Pops and Marin Mazzie, Gregg Edelman and Faith Prince from June 16th to 18th
Celebrated cabaret performer Jamie deRoy brings her MAC Award-winning variety show, Jamie deRoy & friends, to The Encore (266 West 47th Street) the last Thursday of every month now through June with performances on March 31, April 28, May 26, and June 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Mark Cuddy, Geva Theatre Center's Artistic Director, is proud to announce the much anticipated 2005–2006 Season. The new season features three world premieres, a world-wide hit that began as a 'whodunit' at Geva thirty years ago, and the return of one of the most popular musicals in Geva Theatre Center history.
More stars announced for the BC/EFA benefit featuring the first ladies of Broadway.
Broadway's MICHAEL CERVERIS, MARGO MARTINDALE, MATTHEW MORRISON and KATE SHINDLE will join stars of primetime and daytime TV to tend bar at the annual STOCKINGS WITH CARE CELEBRITY BARTENDING FUNDRAISER at FREIGHT (410 West 16th Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues) on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 from 7 to 11 p.m.
CBS has selected Brooklyn The Musical to perform 'Once Upon A Time,' featuring Eden Espinosa, on CBS' 'Thanksgiving Day Parade' on Thursday, November 25, 2004 between 9:00AM-12:00PM. The performance will be broadcast nationally, and can be seen in New York on WCBS-TV Channel 2.
Preview performances begin on Thursday, September 23rd for the new Broadway musical, Brooklyn The Musical! The official opening is Thursday, October 21st, 2004 at the Plymouth Theatre (236 West 45th Street).
Urinetown - the Musical, opened Tuesday in its Los Angeles Premiere at the Wilshire Theatre. As one of the characters, Little Sally, in the musical reminds us, it is an 'awful title' with a 'plot so absurd…' But what she doesn't mention, and instead lets the entire cast show you, is that Urinetown - The Musical is one of the best shows to emerge from Broadway in the last decade.
There were some wonderful offerings on the stages of Philadelphia and South Jersey last year and this year is proving to be another exciting year for some of Broadway's favorites. Some shows are hot off the Great White Way, while others are fresh new revivals or solid standing favorites. A few shows and events are exciting new premiers that the Philly area theater crowd always welcomes with open arms.
The Sheffield Crucible's dazzling new production breaks new barriers of intimacy
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