Blood Brothers - 1988 - Regional (US) Articles Page 10

B.B. King Blues Club and Grill and The Highline Ballroom, two of the nation's most respected music venues and New York's premier home for Broadway stars and cabaret, present their schedule of performances, with recently added or altered shows.

What's on Stage is reporting that Niki Evans, a contestant on iTV's series 'X-Factor' will be playing Mrs. Johnson in West End production of Blood Brothers, running at the Pheoenix Theatre, starting November 3rd, 2008. The show recently extended its contract with the Pheonix where it has been running since 1991. Evans is expected to take on the role for six months.

A multi-ethnic cast highlights stinging themes of class and poverty when Whitefire artistic director Bryan Rasmussen directs Blood Brothers, the Olivier Award-winning, Tony-nominated musical drama by Willy Russell (Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine). The tragic musical tale opens at the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks on October 18 for a six-week run through November 23.

Lou Spisto, Executive Producer of the Tony Award-winning Old Globe, is pleased to announce the Theatre's complete 2009 Summer Season.

Today it was announced that GUYS AND DOLLS will open on Broadway for the first time in 17 years in the spring of 2009 at a Nederlander Theatre to be announced. With music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, this production is the first joint Broadway project by director Des McAnuff and Sergio Trujillo since Jersey Boys.

Toronto's Encore Entertainment presents a minimalist staging of Willy Russell's popular musical. * * * * 1/2 (OUT OF 5)

On August 22nd, a new CD with a new record company will be hitting the streets. Jekyll and Hyde Resurrection CD recorded on Global Vision Records, a newly formed record company that features contemporary theatrical recordings

Keith Carradine and Brian D'Arcy James will succeed Jonathan Pryce and Norbert Leo Butz in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels on July 20th, while Richard Kind will join the cast on August 3rd and Sherie Rene Scott returns on June 20th