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Opened: February 14, 1979
Closing: August 12, 1979

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Based on the comedy The Nervous Wreck by Owen Davis

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First LEGOLAND Hotel Opens in San Diego
by Robert Diamond - Apr 10, 2013


North America's first LEGOLAND hotel has opened in Carlsbad, CA within the LEGOLAND California Resort. This truly one of a kind hotel has 250 themed guest rooms to keep families comfortable during their LEGOLAND experience. Visitors can play all day at one of the best San Diego attractions, the LEGOLAND California Resort, and continue the fun at this family friendly, kid-focused hotel in San Diego.

BWW Reviews: An American Musical Theatre Treasure, Barbara Cook Mesmerizes at The McCallum
by David Green - Mar 23, 2013


It is probably not the best form for a writer to begin a composition with “There are No Words To Describe” … but that is the first thing that came to mind after spending a glorious evening in the theatre with a true American Musical Theatre treasure, Barbara Cook, last Thursday at The McCallum. In actuality, there are words. Marvelous. Magnificent. Mesmerizing. And, many more. It was one of those – “Pinch me -- I'm so lucky to be here tonight” sort of evenings and one I will not soon forget. Ms. Cook, at 85, was suffering from an infection in her vocal chords and began the show with a tongue in cheek disclaimer – “Now, don't go home and tell everybody she's losing her voice” – but even at “partial voice' it was an evening not to be missed.

Bethe Austin and More Sing from Charles Strouse Songbook at Beautiful Soup Theater Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Mar 23, 2013


Bethe Austin (Broadway's Sly Fox, Onward Victoria!) will join the Beautiful Soup Theater tonight, March 23rd, 2013 as they celebrate the songbook of Charles Strouse (Rags, Annie, Applause, Bye, Bye, Birdie!). All proceeds from this one-night-only concert will be Beautiful Soup's revival of the Strouse, Schwartz and Stein musical Rags.

Transport Group to Present THE MEMORY SHOW, Starring Leslie Kritzer and Catherine Cox, Beginning 4/16
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 7, 2013


Transport Group, the Drama Desk and OBIE award-winning theatre company, has announced that the New York premiere of a new musical, The Memory Show, book and lyrics by Sara Cooper; music by Zach Redler; directed by Joe Calarco, will begin performances Tuesday, April 16, at 7pm at The Duke on 42nd Street, a New 42nd Street project, at 229 West 42nd Street. The Memory Show features Catherine Cox and Leslie Kritzer. Opening night is scheduled for Tuesday, April 30 at 7pm.

Bethe Austin and More to Sing from Charles Strouse Songbook at Beautiful Soup Theater, 3/23
by BWW News Desk - Mar 4, 2013


Bethe Austin (Broadway's Sly Fox, Onward Victoria!) will join the Beautiful Soup Theater on March 23rd, 2013 as they celebrate the songbook of Charles Strouse (Rags, Annie, Applause, Bye, Bye, Birdie!). All proceeds from this one-night-only concert will be Beautiful Soup's revival of the Strouse, Schwartz and Stein musical Rags.

Pittsburgh CLO Announces 2013 Summer Season Creative Team
by Kelsey Denette - Feb 11, 2013


Pittsburgh CLO has announced the creative team for the 2013 Summer Season at the Benedum Center. This group of Pittsburgh CLO veterans will bring the Benedum Center alive with Broadway's very best for the organization's 67th year. The season includes 42nd Street (May 31-June 9), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (June 11-16), Kopit & Yeston's Phantom (June 21-30), Disney's The Little Mermaid (July 9-21) and the tour of Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story (July 24-August 4). This year, through special arrangement with The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh CLO Season Ticket Buyers will enjoy priority seating to Disney's The Lion King (September 3-8).

BWW's Top Dallas Theatre Stories of 2012
by BWW Special Coverage - Dec 26, 2012


BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Dallas in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!

Listen to Barbara Cook's LOVERMAN Album Now!
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 19, 2012


On September 25th, music legend Barbara Cook releases an all new recording, Loverman, her latest from DRG Records. Loverman is somewhat of a departure from Ms. Cook's traditional Broadway repertoire, featuring instead a large collection of jazz and standards. In addition to the release of Loverman, on October 18th Ms. Cook will perform a concert at Carnegie Hall in celebration her 85th birthday.

Ben Harper, ROCK OF AGES and More Set for Wolf Trap in Early September
by Kelsey Denette - Aug 23, 2012


Wolf Trap has announced the following performances for the week of September 4-9.

Barbara Cook At Long Last Gives The Gift Of Her Music To Las Vegas
by Ellen Sterling - Aug 17, 2012


I first fell in love with Barbara Cook when I was a small child and was taken to see Plain and Fancy. What I remember to this day from that show is Barbara Cook coming onstage in a turquoise Lincoln Continental. The car had a black leather interior and she was dressed to match - turquoise sheath dress with black shoes, belt and hat. It was my ideal picture of what being a grown-up woman should be like (still is). Even though, I saw her many times after that and realized what a beautiful voice she possesses, that picture of her has never left my mind.

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Opens KING JOHN Tonight, 7/26
by BWW News Desk - Jul 26, 2012


The final play of the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 21st season, King John, opens tonight, July 26 in the Schubert Theatre, running through August 5, 2012.

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Opens KING JOHN, 7/26
by BWW News Desk - Jul 24, 2012


The final play of the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 21st season, King John, previews July 25 and opens July 26 in the Schubert Theatre, running through August 5, 2012.

BWW Reviews: Tom Wopat - Love Swings Live at The Cabaret at The Columbia Club
by Elizabeth J Musgrave - Jul 16, 2012


Mr. Tom Wopat jauntily ambled onto the poshest stage in town, The Cabaret at The Columbia Club, Indianapolis. The three-time Tony Award-nominee ('99, '08, '11) of stage and screen shared samples from his musical works, including his most recent CD, Tom Wopat: Consider it Swung.

BWW Reviews: Theatre Too Stages Intimate AVENUE Q
by Lauren Smart - Jul 3, 2012


Even puppets are awkward in their intimate moments. Through July 29, audiences sit just a few feet from AVENUE Q residents when they're making whoopee in Theatre Too - the compact basement space of Theatre Three.

BWW Reviews: The One and Only Miss Barbara Cook Gives Dazzling New Concert at Valley Performing Arts Center
by Don Grigware - Jul 3, 2012


On Saturday June 30, Valley Performing Arts Center, Northridge played host to the exquisite Miss Barbara Cook, still radiant at 84, who is perhaps the greatest legendary singer to ever grace a stage. What can one say about this living legend that has not already been said to death? I can only add that being in her presence, as I sat in the vast auditorium, I felt like I had been invited into her living room and was sharing a gift that she was giving to me alone and then, of course, to everyone else lucky enough to be there. She made each and every one feel special.

BWW Reviews: Twyla Tharp and Sinatra Soar Somewhat in COME FLY AWAY at Bushnell
by Jacques Lamarre - May 30, 2012


Sinatra songbook gets stretched further than a Tharp dancer's hamstring in COME FLY AWAY.

Shakespeare Theatre of NJ Kicks Off 50th Season with HENRY IV, PART ONE, Now thru 6/24
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2012


The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey launches its 2012 milestone 50th Anniversary season with William Shakespeare's saga of a young prince's reformation and ascent to manhood - Henry IV, Part One. Considered one of Shakespeare's most popular history plays, this rousing tale has not been produced on The Shakespeare Theatre stage in 20 years. Henry IV, Part One begins performances tonight, May 30 and runs through June 24 at the Theatre's Main Stage - the F. M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre. All tickets, including discounted ticket packages are now on sale. For tickets or for more information, call the box office at 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org. The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre is located at 36 Madison Avenue (at Lancaster Road), in Madison.

Pittsburgh CLO Announces Full Casts of Local Productions - Starring Sally Struthers, Hunter Herdlicka, Liz Callaway and More!
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2012


Pittsburgh CLO has announced casting for its summer season, which includes six shows, featuring the national tours of Come Fly Away and The Addams Family, and CLO original productions of A Chorus Line, Annie, Fiddler on the Roof and Sunset Boulevard. Notably, A CHORUS LINE brings on board a slew of the show's national tour veterans, ANNIE stars Sally Struthers as Miss Hannigan, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF features Broadway's Lewis J. Stadlen, Susan Cella, Hunter Herdlicka, Joel Robertson, Emily Shoolin and Kay Walbye. Liz Callaway and Walter Charles are set to star in SUNSET BOULEVARD.

Cyndy Bragg's MAKIN' WOOPIE Benefit Comes to Broadway Comedy Club Tonight, 5/19
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2012


Tonight, May 19, 2012, The Broadway Comedy Club in NYC will host the "Makin' Whoopie Comedy Show - Sex & the City Style." It is the first time the event travels to NYC featuring six funny ladies, burlesque dancers, and a singer doing a special rendition of the song Makin' Whoopee. There have been several other Makin' Whoopie Comedy Shows that sold out in DC and Easton, MD. The event will benefit Women In Need (WIN), a NY-based non-profit that provides shelter to homeless women and their children as well as the tools to lead independent lives.

Shakespeare Theatre of NJ Kicks Off 50th Season with HENRY IV, PART ONE, 5/30-6/24
by BWW News Desk - May 7, 2012


The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey will launch its 2012 milestone 50th Anniversary season with William Shakespeare's saga of a young prince's reformation and ascent to manhood - Henry IV, Part One. Considered one of Shakespeare's most popular history plays, this rousing tale has not been produced on The Shakespeare Theatre stage in 20 years. Henry IV, Part One begins performances on May 30 and runs through June 24 at the Theatre's Main Stage - the F. M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre. All tickets, including discounted ticket packages are now on sale. For tickets or for more information, call the box office at 973-408-5600 or visit www.ShakespeareNJ.org. The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre is located at 36 Madison Avenue (at Lancaster Road), in Madison.

Cyndy Bragg's MAKIN' WOOPIE Set for Broadway Comedy Club, May 19 - Benefit for Women In Need
by James T Harding - Apr 30, 2012


On Saturday, May 19, 2012, The Broadway Comedy Club in NYC will host the "Makin' Whoopie Comedy Show - Sex & the City Style." It is the first time the event travels to NYC featuring six funny ladies, burlesque dancers, and a singer doing a special rendition of the song Makin' Whoopee. There have been several other Makin' Whoopie Comedy Shows that sold out in DC and Easton, MD. The event will benefit Women In Need (WIN), a NY-based non-profit that provides shelter to homeless women and their children as well as the tools to lead independent lives.

5th Avenue TITANIC Concert to Star Edd Watts, Stanley Bahorek, Greg Stone, More
by Harmony Wheeler - Mar 20, 2012


In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's epic voyage, The 5th Avenue Theatre is presenting Titanic: The Concert. With music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and book by Peter Stone, Titanic: The Concert is a unique way to celebrate the centennial of one of the most memorable events of the last century. Actors will sing with the support of a 25-piece orchestra and the 80 voices of the award-winning Pacific Lutheran University Choral Union. The story of the Titanic will come to life through music on The 5th Avenue stage on nights that coincide exactly with the ship's historic journey and tragic end.

Sally Struthers Joins Pittsburgh CLO's ANNIE; Creative Team Announced
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 6, 2012


Pittsburgh CLO has announced the creative team for the 2012 Summer Season, running June 5 through August 5 at the Benedum Center. Three Pittsburgh CLO veterans and one newcomer highlight this group selected to helm the organization's 66th year of bringing Broadway's best to Pittsburgh's Cultural District. The season includes the National Tour of Come Fly Away (June 5-10), A Chorus Line (June 15-24), Annie(June 29-July 8), Fiddler on the Roof (July 13-22), Sunset Boulevard (July 24-29) and the National Tour of The Addams Family (July 31-August 5).

COME FLY AWAY Comes To Bank Of America Theatre 1/10-22
by BWW News Desk - Jan 10, 2012


Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce that COME FLY AWAY is coming to the Bank of America Theatre (18 W. Monroe St., Chicago) for a limited two-week engagement Jan. 10-22, 2012.

Photo Coverage: Laura Osnes, Christine Andreas, et al. Perform at MAKIN' WHOOPEE
by Stephen Sorokoff - Jan 9, 2012


92Y's Lyrics & Lyricists just presented MAKIN' WHOOPEE: Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn and the Jazz Age. Robert Kimball hosted the evening, which featured Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, Christine Andreas, Jason Graae, Howard McGillin, and William Bolcom & Joan Morris. BroadwayWorld was there for the concert and brings you photos below!

Whoopee! FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Whoopee! have there been?
Whoopee! has had 4 productions including Broadway which opened in 1928, Broadway which opened in 1928, Broadway which opened in 1979 and Broadway which opened in 1979.
What Tony Awards has Whoopee! been nominated for?
Best Choreography for Dan Siretta.

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