November - 2008 - Broadway Articles Page 7

Producers have announced in-person rush, digital rush, and digital lottery policies for the Broadway premiere of The Queen of Versailles. Learn more about how to get tickets here!

The Key West Film Festival has announced the recipients of its Golden Key Award for Artistic Excellence, honoring comedian and performer Billy Connolly. The festival also celebrates its tenth annual Golden Key Award for Excellence in Costume Design, honoring Academy Award-winning costume designer Deborah L. Scott.

Catch Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger's Drift at Storyhouse this autumn! Discover the cast and thrilling plot details.

The Artistic Home announced it will stage Tracy Letts' Chicago-set SUPERIOR DONUTS for a five-week run. This comedy drama, which premiered at Steppenwolf Theatre in 2008 and transferred to Broadway in 2009, is set in a run-down donut shop.

One week after she conducts the opening of San Francisco Opera’s new production of Wagner’s Parsifal, Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim leads the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack in a one-night-only concert.

Comedian, writer, producer, and musician Fred Armisen is this year’s recipient of the annual Ernie Kovacs Award at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 22, at the historic Texas Theatre.

Nine Inch Nails has revealed the second North American leg of their critically acclaimed Peel It Back Tour. The new dates kick off Thursday, February 5 in New Orleans, LA at Smoothie King Center, with stops in Washington, DC, Montreal, Austin, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and more.

The Stratford Festival has announced the appointment of Jonathan Church as Artistic Director. A dual U.K.-Canada citizen, Church is one of the most respected figures in theatre. He has directed more than 50 productions.

The North American Premiere of Lauren Gunderson’s anthropology, directed by John Perrin Flynn, will launch Rogue Machine’s new season on their mainstage. Learn more here!

WE WILL ROCK YOU, the international hit musical that features and celebrates the iconic music of Queen and has been seen by over 20 million people in 28 countries, is returning to Toronto. Learn more!

English National Opera (ENO) will bring a new production of the compelling death row opera Dead Man Walking to the London Coliseum stage this November.

In October of 2025, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Joy Woods, Adrienne Warren and more. Learn more!

Lyric Opera of Chicago will present a murderous double feature of Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci — known collectively as Cav/Pag — two timeless operas that ignite music’s most incendiary emotions.

MAMMA MIA! will embark on a new UK tour from 24 October 2025 and has announced further dates and venues. Learn more about where to catch the show here!

Dawn Derow will present SING HAPPY-a bold celebration of Broadway's most unforgettable women, brought to life through the music of the legendary songwriting duo John Kander and Fred Ebb at The Triad. Learn more!

CASA 0101 Theater will present the World Premiere production of Josefina López's latest play, Eléctrico, as part of CASA 0101 Theater's ongoing 25th Anniversary Season. 

Servant Stage will bring the sweeping Broadway musical A Tale of Two Cities to the stage this fall, with performances running through September 28 at the Performing Arts Center at Warwick High School in Lititz.

The Queen of Versailles will release its Original Broadway Cast Recording. The first single “Caviar Dreams,” performed by Tony and Emmy winner Kristin Chenoweth and the cast, is available now.

The Queen of Versailles is headed to Braodway next month! The cast, led by Kristin Chenoweth, recently met the press. Check out photos and learn more about the show here!

Target is set to release Wicked: The Official Visual Companion, a tie-in book to the 2024 hit adaptation of the Broadway musical. With more than 300 full-color images, the book features extensive visual content from the first film, including Munchkinland, Shiz, and more.

To mark the release of David Gilmour's live film LIVE AT THE CIRCUS MAXIMUS, ROME, a new full-song preview has been unveiled of the track ‘Between Two Points’, from the 2024 UK number one album ‘Luck and Strange’. Watch it now!

Full casting has been announced for the sensational feel-good musical MAMMA MIA! which embarks on a new UK tour beginning next month. Learn more about the tour here!

Thirwing Upfronts are being held in September. 'TV Upfronts' are a long-standing annual tradition in which television networks invite investors and ad-buyers to see their new season lineups. 

The full cast has been announced for the record-breaking UK premiere of RIDE THE CYCLONE THE MUSICAL, written by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell. Learn more here!

Mandy Gonzalez first met Lin-Manuel Miranda when she was cast to play Nina Rosario in the 2007 off-Broadway and 2008 Broadway premieres of “In the Heights.” Born in professional respect, Gonzalez says her relationship with Miranda has since come to mean much more to her.