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Steve Martin and Martin Short Add Second Show at Caesars Colliseum
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 23, 2017


Due to demand, Steve Martin and Martin Short have added two new 2017 dates of their hilarious show "An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Lives featuring the Steep Canyon Rangers and Jeff Babko" at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Tickets for the two new shows scheduled Friday, Aug. 25 and Sunday, Oct. 29 will go on-sale Friday, Jan. 27 at noon PT. The performances are presented jointly by AEG Live and Caesars Entertainment.

Blues Traveler to Headline Caesars Palace This Spring
by BWW News Desk - Jan 10, 2017


GRAMMY Award-winning band, Blues Traveler, will perform a six-night limited engagement at the iconic Cleopatra's Barge at Caesars Palace with a unique Vegas show, "Blues Traveler: Unhooked," Feb. 22 through March 9, 2017.

ROCK OF AGES Takes Final Bow At Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino
by BWW News Desk - Jan 2, 2017


Last night (Jan. 1, 2017), the Las Vegas Company of the smash-hit musical ROCK OF AGES took its final bow at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino after a rockin' four-year run on The Strip.

Comedian Sinbad Returns to The Orleans Showroom 23-4
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 13, 2016


Legendary actor and comedian Sinbad will return to The Orleans Showroom on Feb. 3-4.

BWW Dance Interview: Mark DeGarmo
by Barnett Serchuk - Dec 7, 2016


Entering its 30th anniversary year, Mark DeGarmo Dance is a not-for-profit that integrates three focal concerns: educate underserved New York City communities, especially children, through dance arts; create, perform and disseminate original dances, artistic and scholarly work; and build intercultural community. The organization's vision is to enliven bodies, shift perspectives and change lives. With programming that has been called 'a national model' by the National Endowment for the Arts, Mark DeGarmo Dance has maintained New York City Department of Education contracts for arts education services since 1987. MDD's artistic pillar in particular presents original artist-scholar works that reflect and celebrate the multicultural experience of our communities. Mark DeGarmo has created and produced over 100 dances and 28 international tours involving cultural diplomacy and exchange in 12 countries across Latin America and Europe. In 2015, DeGarmo received the Martha Hill Dance Fund's 15th Anniversary Mid-Career Award and the Sophie Gerson Healthy Youth Foundation's Recognition.

Keith Sweat Announces Limited Engagement at Flamingo Las Vegas
by Ashlee Latimer - Nov 20, 2016


Platinum-selling R&B singer, Keith Sweat will perform a limited engagement in the Donny & Marie Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas with a unique Vegas show, "Keith Sweat: Last Forever," Jan. 17 through Feb. 4, 2017.

ICEBERGS, Alena Smith's World Premiere Ode to Los Angeles, Begins Tonight at the Geffen
by BWW News Desk - Nov 8, 2016


The Geffen Playhouse presents theWorld Premiere of ICEBERGS, recipient of The Edgerton Foundation New Play Award.

A LIFE, Starring David Hyde Pierce, Extends Again at Playwrights Horizons
by BWW News Desk - Nov 3, 2016


Due to critical and popular demand, Playwrights Horizons has announced a second extension of their hit world premiere production of A Life, a new play by Obie Award winner Adam Bock (A Small Fire and The Drunken City at Playwrights, The Receptionist, The Thugs, Swimming in the Shallows).

ROCK OF AGES Will Conclude Run in Las Vegas
by Ashlee Latimer - Oct 12, 2016


After rocking Sin City for four years, ROCK OF AGES, Las Vegas' most beloved big-haired musical, will belt out the power ballads and rock anthems of the 80s for the final time on Jan. 1, 2017.

ICEBERGS, Alena Smith's World Premiere Ode to Los Angeles, Finds Cast, Creative Team at the Geffen
by BWW News Desk - Oct 6, 2016


The Geffen Playhouse announces the cast and creative team of the World Premiere of ICEBERGS, recipient of the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award.

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, ROCK OF AGES and More Set for Casa Manana's 2016-17 Broadway Season
by BWW News Desk - Sep 10, 2016


President and Executive Producer Wally Jones is thrilled to announce the 2016-2017 Broadway Season at Casa Mañana Theatre.

Cast Complete for Adam Bock's A LIFE, Starring David Hyde Pierce, at Playwrights Horizons
by BWW News Desk - Aug 19, 2016


Playwrights Horizons has announced complete casting for A LIFE, the world premiere of a new play by Obie Award winner Adam Bock (A Small Fire and The Drunken City at Playwrights, The Receptionist, The Thugs, Swimming in the Shallows). Directed by two-time Obie Award winner Anne Kauffman (Marjorie Prime, Detroit, Maple and Vine at Playwrights; You Got Older; Belleville; This Wide Night; Smokefall), A LIFE will be the second production of the theater company's 2016/2017 Season.

Over 50 Performances Set for Lincoln Center's 50th MOSTLY MOZART FESTIVAL
by BWW News Desk - Jul 22, 2016


Lincoln Center and Ehrenkranz Artistic Director Jane Moss announced today the 50th Mostly Mozart Festival, one of the world's major music festivals and a beloved summer New York tradition, with events taking place across Lincoln Center July 22-August 27, 2016.

SEVEN RESPONSES & More Set for Week Four of Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival 2016
by BWW News Desk - Jul 21, 2016


The fourth and penultimate week of the 50th anniversary season of Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival presents nine performances featuring the best of Mozart's operatic and choral repertoire as well as a highly-anticipated New York premiere.

ROCK OF AGES and United Blood Services Team Up Against Severe Need for Summer Blood Donations
by Rebecca Russo - Jul 20, 2016


Any way you give it, that's the way we need it! This summer, the smash-hit musical ROCK OF AGES is teaming up with United Blood Services of Southern Nevada to tackle the severe need for blood donations. As part of the organization's Summer Thank You Series, anyone who donates blood at any Las Vegas-area United Blood Services location between Monday, Aug. 1 and Sunday, Aug. 7, will receive one complimentary ticket voucher to see The Strip's most radical production live onstage at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. To find your nearest donation location, visit UnitedBloodServices.org/LV.

Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre's ROCK OF AGES Opens Tomorrow
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 23, 2016


Are you ready Grand Lake?  Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre opens Rock Of Ages Friday, June 24, at 8:00pm.  We want to take you back to the time of big bands with big egos playing big guitar solos and sporting even bigger hair!!  Set in L.A.'s infamous sunset strip in 1987, the music of Journey, Styx, and Bon Jovi--just to name a few--will drag you down memory lane.  Don't forget your air guitar and join us for the fun!!

BWW Review: The Band Is Where It's At In ROCK OF AGES
by Herbert Paine - Jun 6, 2016


The band is the essential heartbeat of rock & roll! In Arizona Broadway Theatre's current production of ROCK OF AGES, Mark Foreman (keyboards), Daniel Stotz (bass), Douglas Ramlow (percussion), and Andrew Hake and Jeff Lauffer (guitars) prove the point with an explosive and electrifying nonstop performance that plays true to the distinctive attributes of glam metal. ROCK OF AGES is a totally amped-up and vigorous medley of '80's hits wrapped around Chris D'Arienzo's otherwise very conventional and 'irrepressible love story.'

2016 CAPA Summer Movie Series Lineup Revealed
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 18, 2016


Meet the Cast of MTV's REAL WORLD: GO BIG OR GO HOME
by BWW News Desk - Mar 17, 2016


Today, MTV announced the premiere date, twist and cast of iconic series REAL WORLD: GO BIG OR GO HOME.

Over 50 Performances Set for Lincoln Center's 50th MOSTLY MOZART FESTIVAL
by BWW News Desk - Mar 2, 2016


Lincoln Center and Ehrenkranz Artistic Director Jane Moss announced today the 50th Mostly Mozart Festival, one of the world's major music festivals and a beloved summer New York tradition, with events taking place across Lincoln Center July 22-August 27, 2016.

Original Star Mitchell Jarvis Joins ROCK OF AGES in Las Vegas Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Mar 1, 2016


Original rocker Mitchell Jarvis is returning to ROCK OF AGES in Las Vegas this spring. The actor recently announced the news on Facebook -- he will join the cast as 'Lonny' for three months from tonight, March 1, to the end of May.

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, ROCK OF AGES and More Set for Casa Manana's 2016-17 Broadway Season
by BWW News Desk - Feb 24, 2016


President and Executive Producer Wally Jones is thrilled to announce the 2016-2017 Broadway Season at Casa Mañana Theatre.

AT&T Performing Arts Center Sets #HearHere 2016 Season
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 12, 2016


This second season will present a diverse lineup featuring award-winning author, journalist, radio and TV personality Stephen Dubner interviewed by actress, comedian and radio host Faith Salie; creator and executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning series THE SIMPSONS, Matt Groening; one of America's best contemporary writers, cartoonist and illustrator Lynda Barry; filmmaker, artist and writer, Miranda July; and legendary narrative and documentary German filmmaker, Werner Herzog.

Original Star Mitchell Jarvis to Lead ROCK OF AGES in Las Vegas This Spring
by BWW News Desk - Feb 12, 2016


Original rocker Mitchell Jarvis is returning to ROCK OF AGES in Las Vegas this spring.

Meet the Cast of MTV's REAL WORLD: GO BIG OR GO HOME
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 14, 2016


Today, MTV announced the premiere date, twist and cast of iconic series REAL WORLD: GO BIG OR GO HOME.

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