DanceWorks presents 40th Anniversary Celebration Show
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 31, 2017
A Kathak and Flamenco pairing! Pop songs and a pop up choir for an ensemble of 36 dancers & singers! Ancestral archetypes and ghost-like presences! A work for solo dancer and four female vocalists inspired by ZZ Top & Elvis Presley!
Charles Busch, 'BEST IN SHOWS' and More Coming Up This Month at Feinstein's/54 Below
by BWW News Desk - Oct 12, 2017
Next week, Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Tony nominee Charles Busch, Ann Kittredge, Marya Grandy, Isaac Sutton and So In Love: The World's Greatest Love Songs.
Amas Musical Theatre to Host Fall Readings of New Musical PLAY IT BY HEART
by BWW News Desk - Oct 6, 2017
Amas Musical Theatre and The Amas Musical Theatre Lab will present staged readings of Play It by Heart, a new musical, with music by David Spangler, Jerry Taylor and Marty Dodson, lyrics by David Spangler, Jerry Taylor, R.T. Robinson, and Marty Dodson, and book by Willy Holtzman.
Mary Wilson of The Supremes Comes to the Ridgefield Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 5, 2017
Supremes founding member Mary Wilson the only singer to stay in the group for its entire run - is bringing a night of Motown classics to The Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday, October 20 at 8pm as part of the Pepsi Rock Series Powered by Xfinity! Get ready for a night of hits including The Supremes' No. 1 hits Where Did Our Love Go, Baby Love, Come See About Me, Stop In the Love and many more! In addition to being a singer, Mary Wilson is also a best-selling author, motivational speaker, businesswoman, former U.S. Cultural Ambassador, and humanitarian. Mary Wilson is the only constant member of The Supremes throughout the group's eighteen-year existence. Make it a great night out with dinner and a show! Visit The Village Tavern (378 Main Street, Ridgefield) and enjoy a complimentary glass of house wine or draft beer with the purchase of an entree with your ticket!
Grammy Winner B.J. Thomas Coming to Harris Center This September
by BWW
News Desk - Sep 27, 2017
A five-time Grammy winner who has sold more than 70 million records and is ranked in Billboard's Top 50 most played artists over the past 50 years, the charismatic performer comes to Stage One at Harris Center with a classic songbook known to nearly everyone. He continues to do 60-80 shows annually throughout the U.S. and internationally.
Maine State Music Theatre Announces Diamond Anniversary 60th Season
by Rebecca Russo - Aug 28, 2017
Maine State Music Theatre recently announced the titles that will be headlining a milestone season marking the company's 60th year in Brunswick. 2018 promises to be a celebration year with main stage titles including Million Dollar Quartet, Beauty and the Beast, Saturday Night Fever and Singin' in the Rain.
Grammy Winner B.J. Thomas Coming to Harris Center This September
by BWW News Desk - Aug 21, 2017
A five-time Grammy winner who has sold more than 70 million records and is ranked in Billboard's Top 50 most played artists over the past 50 years, the charismatic performer comes to Stage One at Harris Center with a classic songbook known to nearly everyone. He continues to do 60-80 shows annually throughout the U.S. and internationally.
40th Anniversary Elvis Week Holds Auction at Graceland
by Julie Musbach - Aug 13, 2017
Collectors from around the world raised their paddles to bid in hopes of going home with a piece of Elvis history at the "Auction at Graceland," which took place at the new Guest House at Graceland Theater during the 40th Anniversary Elvis Week commemoration, with items selling for over $1.6 million.
BWW Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at New Theatre Restaurant
by Alan Portner - Jul 14, 2017
Imagine transitional rock superstars Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis hanging out together for an impromptu recording session early in their musical careers. This is the unlikely, but mostly true tale told by the new production of the 2010 Broadway musical 'Million Dollar Quartet' now opened at the New Theatre Restaurant in Overland Park. This is one entertaining evening.
BWW Previews: AMERICAN TRILOGY at South Point Showroom At The South Point Hotel Casino And Spa
by Debbie Hall - Jun 29, 2017
For every great show filled with entertainers coming together (such as the Rat Pack and "Million Dollar Quartet"), there are some that can only be imagined to be great if it had happened. While entertainment icons Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra have passed, what a collaboration if Elvis, Sinatra and Neil Diamond had come together to entertain audiences. Rob Garrett had the same idea. He wrote and stars in "American Trilogy" about all three singing together on stage.
GOOD MORNING, THEATERATI for June 9, 2017
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jun 9, 2017
GOOD MORNING, THEATERATI! Welcome to Friday, June 9, 2017 - we're awfully glad to have you here! It's a big weekend in Nashville, maybe the biggest ever, thanks to the perfect storm of events and celebrations all across the region. It's CMA Music Festival weekend, Bonnaroo is pulsating some miles down the road (taking most of the attendees through Music City on their way to Manchester) and the Nashville Predators take on a team from Pittsburgh in the Stanley Cup Final's sixth game on Sunday night at Bridgestone Arena.
Legendary Sports Icons to Be Celebrated at Julien's Auctions
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2017
Julien's Auctions, the world record breaking auction house to the stars, has announced three auctions over two days in June that will celebrate the world's greatest athletes in sports history. Football Legends Featuring the Collection of Bernhard L. Lacroix, Sports Legends and Formula One Legends will highlight the two day auction to take place at the Mall Galleries in London on Friday, June 9, 2017 and Saturday, June 10, 2017.
BWW Interview: Theatre Life with George Caldwell
by Elliot Lanes - Apr 5, 2017
Today's subject George Caldwell is currently living his theatre life as one of the composers and the onstage pianist for the creative dance troupe Urban Bush Women. The company performs Walking with'Trane this Friday and Saturday in the Eisenhower Theater at Kennedy Center.
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER, FAMILIAR, THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE and More on Tap for Guthrie Theater's 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - Mar 2, 2017
The Guthrie Theater today announced seven of the nine productions to be offered as part of the theater's 2017-2018 subscription season, including Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Todd Kreidler's Guess Who's Coming to Dinner on the Wurtele Thrust Stage, and Lillian Hellman's Watch on the Rhine, Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, Danai Gurira's Familiar, Kia Corthron's world premiere adaptation of Ibsen's An Enemy of the People and Matthew Lopez's The Legend of Georgia McBride on the McGuire Proscenium Stage.