First Stars Announced for INTO THE WOODS in Central Park; Additional Casting for AS YOU LIKE IT Revealed
by Jessica Lewis - Mar 28, 2012
The Public Theater has announced additional casting today for the 50th Anniversary season of free Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte. David Furr (Orlando) and Stephen Spinella (Jaques) join the previously announced MacIntyre Dixon (Adam), Renee Elise Goldsberry (Celia), Omar Metwally (Oliver), and Lily Rabe (Rosalind) in Shakespeare's comedy AS YOU LIKE IT, directed by Daniel Sullivan.
Court Theatre Presents Tony Kushner's ANGELS IN AMERICA 3/30-6/3
by Harmony Wheeler - Feb 29, 2012
Court Theatre Artistic Director Charles Newell and Executive Director Stephen J. Albert present Tony Kushner's Tony Award-winning Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches and Part Two: Perestroika, directed by Artistic Director Charles Newell. Angels in America will run March 30 - June 3, 2012 at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue. Press Opening is Saturday, April 14, 2012; Part One: Millennium Approaches at 3PM and Part Two: Perestroika at 8PM.
Kendra Kassebaum, Jennifer Paz to Lead 5th Avenue's CINDERELLA; Full Cast Announced!
by Kelsey Denette - Oct 28, 2011
An all-star cast of Seattle celebrities will waltz onto the stage of The 5th Avenue Theatre in a holiday ball audiences will never forget: Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella. Under the direction of Seattle's own Brandon Ivie, this enchanting fairy tale features Jennifer Paz of Miss Saigon as Cinderella and Wicked star Kendra Kassebaum as the Fairy Godmother, as well as local luminaries Suzanne Bouchard, Nick Garrison, Sarah Rudinoff, Brandon O'Neill, Cynthia Jones, Allen Fitzpatrick, and Greg McCormick Allen.
Our Town Opens At Connecticut Repertory Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Oct 6, 2011
Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) will present Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Our Town, tonight through October 16 in the Nafe Katter Theatre, Storrs.
PORGY AND BESS Starts Performances at A.R.T. 8/17
by BWW - Aug 17, 2011
A.R.T. American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) will present The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, opening the A.R.T.'s 2011-2 season on August 117 at the Loeb Drama Center. The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin, is adapted by Suzan-Lori Parks and Diedre Murray, and directed by A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus.
Jesus Christ Superstar To Play the Benedum Center, Closes 8/14
by BWW News Desk - Aug 14, 2011
Audiences will be captivated by Pittsburgh CLO's production of Jesus Christ Superstar, August 2-14 at the Benedum Center! This powerful rock opera takes viewers on an emotional journey through the final days of Jesus of Nazareth.
Jesus Christ Superstar To Play the Benedum Center 8/2-14
by BWW News Desk - Aug 2, 2011
Audiences will be captivated by Pittsburgh CLO's production of Jesus Christ Superstar, August 2-14 at the Benedum Center! This powerful rock opera takes viewers on an emotional journey through the final days of Jesus of Nazareth.
XANADU Closes At The boardwalk in Asbury Park
by BWW News Desk - Jul 24, 2011
ReVision Theatre is pleased to announce the cast and creative team of the NJ Premiere of XANADU. The cast features Ralph Meitzler (Bway Rock of Ages), Lindsay Nicole Chambers (Bway Legally Blond & Hairspray, Lysistrata Jones, Submissions Only) Alyse Alan Louis (Mamma Mia!), Thay Floyd, Bernard Dotson (Finian's Rainbow, Ragtime), Billy Lewis (Spring Awakening Nat'l Tour, ReVision's Tommy), Elena Ricardo, Shira Elias and Jim Nassef.
Jesus Christ Superstar To Play the Benedum Center 8/2-14
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jul 20, 2011
Audiences will be captivated by Pittsburgh CLO's production of Jesus Christ Superstar, August 2-14 at the Benedum Center! This powerful rock opera takes viewers on an emotional journey through the final days of Jesus of Nazareth.
XANADU To Play The boardwalk in Asbury Park July 7-24
by BWW News Desk - Jul 7, 2011
ReVision Theatre is pleased to announce the cast and creative team of the NJ Premiere of XANADU. The cast features Ralph Meitzler (Bway Rock of Ages), Lindsay Nicole Chambers (Bway Legally Blond & Hairspray, Lysistrata Jones, Submissions Only) Alyse Alan Louis (Mamma Mia!), Thay Floyd, Bernard Dotson (Finian's Rainbow, Ragtime), Billy Lewis (Spring Awakening Nat'l Tour, ReVision's Tommy), Elena Ricardo, Shira Elias and Jim Nassef.
Full Cast Announced for THE GERSHWINS' PORGY AND BESS at A.R.T.
by Robert Diamond - Jun 30, 2011
A.R.T. American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) opens its 2011-12 season with The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin. The adaptation by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks and Obie Award-winning composer Diedre L. Murray, directed by A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus, with choreography by Ronald K. Brown, begins previews on August 17 and opens for the reviewing press on August 31 at 7pm. Performances are at the Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle Street, Cambridge. Tickets for preview performances are currently on sale, remaining tickets for the run go on sale on July 12.
XANADU To Play The boardwalk in Asbury Park July 7-24
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 2, 2011
ReVision Theatre is pleased to announce the cast and creative team of the NJ Premiere of XANADU. The cast features Ralph Meitzler (Bway Rock of Ages), Lindsay Nicole Chambers (Bway Legally Blond & Hairspray, Lysistrata Jones, Submissions Only) Alyse Alan Louis (Mamma Mia!), Thay Floyd, Bernard Dotson (Finian's Rainbow, Ragtime), Billy Lewis (Spring Awakening Nat'l Tour, ReVision's Tommy), Elena Ricardo, Shira Elias and Jim Nassef.
Bernard Dotson, Lindsay Nicole Chambers, et al. on Board for ReVision Theatre's XANADU
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 2, 2011
ReVision Theatre is pleased to announce the cast and creative team of the NJ Premiere of XANADU. The cast features Ralph Meitzler (Bway Rock of Ages), Lindsay Nicole Chambers (Bway Legally Blond & Hairspray, Lysistrata Jones, Submissions Only) Alyse Alan Louis (Mamma Mia!), Thay Floyd, Bernard Dotson (Finian's Rainbow, Ragtime), Billy Lewis (Spring Awakening Nat'l Tour, ReVision's Tommy), Elena Ricardo, Shira Elias and Jim Nassef.
92Y’S Lyrics & Lyricists Presents CARRIED AWAY: BEING COMDEN AND GREEN
by BWW
News Desk - May 23, 2011
Their partnership was one of Broadway and Hollywood's longest runs. Together, Betty Comden and Adolph Green wrote words that gave life to On the Town, Wonderful Town, Bells are Ringing and Singin' in the Rain. Phyllis Newman, Tony Award-winner and Green's wife of more than four decades, summons the essence of their genius - irreverence, humanity, sophisticated wit and joy - in the Lyrics & Lyricists™ season closer Carried Away: Being Comden and Green on May 21, 22 and 23. Joining her are vocalists Sarah Uriarte Berry, Josh Grisetti, Marcus Lovett, Mary Testa and Zakiya Young, with special guest vocalist Leslie Uggams.
92Y’S Lyrics & Lyricists Presents CARRIED AWAY: BEING COMDEN AND GREEN
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 16, 2011
Their partnership was one of Broadway and Hollywood's longest runs. Together, Betty Comden and Adolph Green wrote words that gave life to On the Town, Wonderful Town, Bells are Ringing and Singin' in the Rain. Phyllis Newman, Tony Award-winner and Green's wife of more than four decades, summons the essence of their genius - irreverence, humanity, sophisticated wit and joy - in the Lyrics & Lyricists™ season closer Carried Away: Being Comden and Green on May 21, 22 and 23. Joining her are vocalists Sarah Uriarte Berry, Josh Grisetti, Marcus Lovett, Mary Testa and Zakiya Young, with special guest vocalist Leslie Uggams.
Reprise Theatre Company Presents Barbara Cook in Concert, 5/16
by BWW
News Desk - May 16, 2011
Reprise Theatre Company presents Barbara Cook in Concert. It will have one performance only on Monday, May 16 at 8:00 pm, at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. Barbara Cook in Concert is the latest in Reprise Theatre Company's tradition of presenting Broadway stars and legendary entertainers in concert, which have included Patti LuPone, Carol Burnett, Sutton Foster, Ben Vereen, Kristin Chenoweth, and Brian Stokes Mitchell.
Margaret Alkek Williams Contributes $4 million Gift to Houston Grand Opera
by Lauren Wolman - Apr 10, 2011
HGO Chairman Mr. Glen Rosenbaum today announced that Houston Grand Opera had received a major donation of $4 million from The Alkek and Williams Foundation for the creation of the Margaret Alkek Williams General Director Chair Fund. This endowed Chair recognizes Margaret Alkek Williams, a major philanthropic figure in Houston and a longtime supporter of HGO.