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Opened: September 6, 1927

Good News - 1927 - Broadway History , Info & More

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Good News is a musical with a book by Laurence Schwab and B.G. DeSylva, lyrics by DeSylva and Lew Brown, and music by Ray Henderson. The story is set in the Roaring Twenties at Tait College, where football star Tom Marlowe falls in love with studious Connie Lane, who is tutoring him so he can pass astronomy and be eligible to play in the big game.

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Erika Amato, Tom Byrn and Mike Newman to Lead BIOGRAPHY at East Lynne Theater Company
by BWW News Desk - Aug 29, 2016


The award-winning East Lynne Theater Company of Cape May, NJ has announced complete casting for S. N. Behrman's effervescent 1932 comedy, Biography.

Interview with a Vampire... Meet East Lynne Theater's DRACULA
by BWW News Desk - Aug 22, 2016


Count Dracula must leave Transylvania for England, where, as he says, there are more "opportunities."

BWW Exclusive: Celebrate ONWARD VICTORIA at Feinstein's/54 Below with #34DaysOfVictoriaWoodhull
by BWW News Desk - Jul 19, 2016


To celebrate the life of Victoria Woodhull and promote ONWARD VICTORIA, the team created a hashtag: #34DaysOfVictoriaWoodhull. The first female Presidential candidate was only 34 when she ran for President in 1872. For 34 days, facts from her remarkable life were shared. BroadwayWorld has exclusive access to all 34 below!

East Lynne Theater Student Workshop Presents DRACULA'S GUESTS Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jul 5, 2016


An American family visiting Munich, decides to roam the German countryside during Walpurgis Nacht, a time when witches come out and anything can happen. They encounter a band of gypsies and others who warn them that they should be fearful about the night, but they pay no heed.  What follows is spooky and fun for the whole family.

East Lynne Theater Student Workshop to Present DRACULA'S GUESTS
by BWW News Desk - Jun 27, 2016


An American family visiting Munich, decides to roam the German countryside during Walpurgis Nacht, a time when witches come out and anything can happen. They encounter a band of gypsies and others who warn them that they should be fearful about the night, but they pay no heed.  What follows is spooky and fun for the whole family.

Charles Busch, Lorna Luft & More Coming to Feinstein's/54 Below in June
by Tyler Peterson - May 31, 2016


This June, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.

BWW Exclusive: Read the First Chapter of Tony-Winning Producer Jack Viertel's Book THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL
by Matt Tamanini - Apr 19, 2016


In THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL, Jack Viertel takes about musicals, puts them back together, sings their praises, marvels at their unflagging inventiveness, and occasionally despairs over their more embarrassing shortcomings. In the process, he invites us to fall in love with the art form all over again by showing us how musicals happen, what makes them work, how they captivate audiences, and how one landmark show leads to the next-by design or by accident, by emulation or by rebellion from OKLAHOMA! to HAMILTON and onward.

TNC's 'SONGS OF THE HARLEM RIVER' Showcases Black Women Writers This Month
by BWW News Desk - Mar 4, 2016


While the nation transitions from Black History Month to Women's History Month, Theater for the New City is presenting an evening of one-act plays from the Harlem Renaissance, including four by women and a fifth focusing on women's right to vote.

Dallas Opera Opens Applications for The Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors
by Christina Mancuso - Feb 23, 2016


Working to address a long-standing career issue in the opera world, The Dallas Opera is delighted to announce that applications are now being accepted for a unique residential program designed to provide training and career support for distinctively talented women conductors: The Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors at The Dallas Opera. 

Nashville Songwriters to Perform Humanitarian Concert in Brentwood Today
by BWW News Desk - Feb 13, 2016


Four country music and bluegrass artists who have written hundreds of hits and/or performed with some of country music's biggest stars are teaming up to raise money for a humanitarian program sponsored by the Church of the Good Shepherd in Brentwood, Tennessee.

Acclaimed Nashville Songwriters to Perform Humanitarian Concert in Brentwood, 2/13
by BWW News Desk - Jan 15, 2016


Four country music and bluegrass artists who have written hundreds of hits and/or performed with some of country music's biggest stars are teaming up to raise money for a humanitarian program sponsored by the Church of the Good Shepherd in Brentwood, Tennessee.

ESPN Remembers Legendary Sportscaster Jim Simpson
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 14, 2016


Longtime ESPN executives and commentators reflected today upon their warm memories of one of the network's most important early figures, legendary sportscaster Jim Simpson.

Spoleto Festival USA Announces 2016 Program
by Sally Henry Fuller - Jan 3, 2016


Festival General Director Nigel Redden announces the program for the 40th annual Spoleto Festival USA, taking place May 27 through June 12, 2016 in Charleston, South Carolina.

8th Annual East Meets West Christmas Parade Set for Today
by BWW News Desk - Dec 19, 2015


Since 2008, the business leaders in the Lower Manhattan communities of Chinatown and Little Italy - The Chinatown Partnership and the Little Italy Merchants Association (LIMA) - have joined forces during the Christmas season in the spirit of peace and good will to celebrate the holidays by co-producing and presenting a colorful parade, aptly called The East Meets West Christmas Parade, that proceeds through the main streets of both communities on the Today afternoon before Christmas Day.

Word for Word Kicks Off Special Events for HOLIDAY HIGH JINX Today
by BWW News Desk - Nov 28, 2015


Word for Word closes the 2015 Season with Word for Word's HOLIDAY HIGH JINX -- Bums, Broads and Broadway: Stories by Damon Runyon, Joseph Mitchell, and E.B. White, opening tonight Saturday Nov. 28, 8pm (Press opening) and run through December 24, 2015 at Z Below in San Francisco's Mission/SOMA district.

Word for Word Launches Associate Artist Group, Special Events for HOLIDAY HIGH JINX
by BWW News Desk - Nov 20, 2015


Word for Word closes the 2015 Season with Word for Word's HOLIDAY HIGH JINX -- Bums, Broads and Broadway: Stories by Damon Runyon, Joseph Mitchell, and E.B. White, to open on Saturday Nov. 28, 8pm (Press opening) and run through December 24, 2015 at Z Below in San Francisco's Mission/SOMA district.

St. Bart's Players Present DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER, Now thru 11/15
by BWW News Desk - Nov 5, 2015


Bernard has the perfect romantic evening planned for his mistress - or so he thinks. Hidden identities and outrageous infidelities are exposed in this hilarious French farce!

Mark Shanahan, Kristen Hahn, Boyd Gaines and More Set for 11/16 Reading of DRACULA at Westport Country Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - Nov 3, 2015


Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of DRACULA, the mystery-thriller about a young woman falling victim to a vampire, on Monday, November 16, at 7 p.m.  Director is Anne Keefe, Playhouse associate artist and curator of the playreading series. The play is dramatized by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, from the novel by Bram Stoker.

Joe Jonas & Charlie Puth Announce 2015 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD Nominees Live on GMA Today
by TV News Desk - Oct 13, 2015


Music stars Joe Jonas and Charlie Puth will appear live on ABC's 'Good Morning America' today, October 13 to announce nominees in six categories for the '2015 American Music Awards.'

Joe Jonas & Charlie Puth to Announce 2015 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD Nominees Live on GMA, 10/13
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 30, 2015


Music stars Joe Jonas and Charlie Puth will appear live on ABC's “Good Morning America” on Tuesday, October 13 to announce nominees in six categories for the “2015 American Music Awards.”

August Wilson's American Century Cycle, a Play-By-Play Review
by Michael Dale - Sep 23, 2015


A quick review of the 10 plays Denzel Washington will be producing for HBO.

The Kennedy Center Sets 2015 Page-to-Stage New Play Festival Lineup
by BWW News Desk - Sep 5, 2015


The Kennedy Center hosts its 14th annual Page-to-Stage new play festival from Today, September 5 to Monday, September 7, 2015, featuring more than 50 theaters from the D.C. metropolitan area, all with a mission to produce and support new work. The 14th Annual Page-to-Stage event showcases more than 40 new plays by female playwrights and includes nine works that are part of the citywide Women's Voices Theater Festival, which officially begins on September 8.

Thirteen Premieres Documentary on Tennis Pioneer Althea Gibson Tonight
by TV News Desk - Sep 4, 2015


This fall, THIRTEEN's American Masters presents Althea, premiering nationwide tonight, September 4, 2015 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) during the U.S. Open.

Abbe Buck Brings THE HITS OF 1926 to the Met Room Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Aug 28, 2015


Abbe Buck will be taking the Metropolitan Room audience on a trip back in time singing 'The Hits of 1926' tonight, August 28th at 9:30 PM.

THIRTEEN's American Masters to Feature Legendary African American Tennis Pioneer Althea Gibson
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 17, 2015


People often cite Arthur Ashe as the first African American to win Wimbledon (1975). He was indeed the first African American male to win the men's singles title, but it was, in fact, Althea Gibson, who was the first African American to cross the color lineplaying and winning at Wimbledon (1957 and 1958) and at the U.S. Nationals (1957 and 1958 precursor of the U.S. Open).

Good News FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Good News have there been?
Good News has had 7 productions including Broadway which opened in 1927, Broadway which opened in 1927, West End which opened in 1928, Broadway which opened in 1974, Broadway which opened in 1974, Milburn, NJ (Regional) which opened in 1977 and Off-Off-Broadway which opened in 2005.

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