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Breaking: BEETLEJUICE Announces Closing Date; National Tour Will Launch in 2021
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 9, 2019


Broadway's smash hit musical BEETLEJUICE will play its final performance at the Winter Garden Theatre on Saturday, June 6, 2020. Final block of tickets now on sale for all performances through Saturday, June 6, 2020. BEETLEJUICE just broke the Winter Garden Theatre Box Office Record for 8 performances on the week ending December 1, 2019. Tour details have been revealed - find out when it's coming to a city near you!

BWW Interview: ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR at Theatre Row
by Michael T. Mooney - Dec 4, 2019


This perfectly-timed holiday revival will feature British actors, performing an iconic British play!

Theatre Royal Brighton's What's On Guide Is Out Now
by Marianka Swain - Nov 29, 2019


Theatre Royal Brighton's new What's On Guide is out now! The season goes on general sale on Saturday 30 November.

Barnes & Noble Will Celebrate BEETLEJUICE New Vinyl Edition with Exclusive In-Store Signing and Performance
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 22, 2019


GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS and WARNER RECORDS will celebrate the vinyl release of Beetlejuice - Original Broadway Cast Recording with an exclusive in-store signing and performance at Barnes & Noble on Friday, December 6 at 4:30 PM. The album, also available on CD, digital download and streaming platforms, was released on vinyl as a two-LP picture disc set today, Friday, November 22. The event - which will include the show's current Broadway stars Alex Brightman, Sophia Anne Caruso, David Josefsberg, Kerry Butler, Adam Dannheisser and Leslie Kritzer, in addition to the show's composer and lyricist Eddie Perfect - will feature a performance of musical selections and an album signing. The store is located at 150 East 86th Street, between Lexington and Third Avenues on the Upper East Side.

DOUBLE DARE LIVE! Comes To The Palace
by Stephi Wild - Nov 18, 2019


Double Dare Live! is coming to Columbus, bringing all the action and excitement of Nickelodeon's hugely popular TV show to the stage. All the slime-soaking, pie-plastering, and booger-busting will be hosted by Double Dare legend Marc Summers and his beloved sidekick Robin Russo. Lucky audience members will be chosen to compete in brain-bending trivia questions, messy physical stunts, and the legendary obstacle course.

BEETLEJUICE - Original Broadway Cast Recording Will Be Released on Vinyl
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 12, 2019


GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS and WARNER RECORDS have announced that the BEETLEJUICE - Original Broadway Cast Recording Will Be Released on Vinyl as a two-LP picture disc set on Friday, November 22. The same day, Urban Outfitters will release an exclusive color vinyl edition. Both versions include full-color packaging with complete lyrics and synopsis, in addition to liner notes by Jerry Portwood, Digital Editorial Director of Rolling Stone.

BACK TO THE BACKLOT Will Be Held at The Factory/Ultra Suede on Saturday, November 9
by Stephi Wild - Nov 5, 2019


Back to the Backlot, a live musical comedy variety show, will bring back many of West Hollywood's famed Backlot Theatre's original showcase stars to commemorate the end of an era of one of the country's most famous venues for live entertainment. The event will mark the beginning of the preservation project known as Robertson Lane, which will re-build the venue formally known as The Factory and the famous Studio One Nightclub. The historic building opened in 1929 as the home of Mitchell Cameras, an early and important movie camera maker for the large movie studios. It was then the Studio One nightclub/Backlot Theatre from the late 1970s through the 1990s.

BWW Feature: LOST VEGAS: TIM BURTON At The Neon Museum Las Vegas
by Mari Donnelly - Oct 15, 2019


Las Vegas Neon Museum welcomes 'frightmaster auteur' Tim Burton and his phantasmagorical, wide-eyed-sans-irides, zany creations, now on display amidst retired casino marquees, in an over-the-top exhibition, 'Lost Vegas: Tim Burton @ The Neon Museum,' generously funded in part by the Engelstad Foundation through February 15, 2020.

The Freddie Mercury Solo Box Set NEVER BORING to be Released This October
by Kaitlin Milligan - Sep 5, 2019


Iconic. Incomparable. Irreplaceable. But never, ever boring. Freddie Mercury's spirit is every bit as central to the fabric of popular music today as it was during his unforgettable lifetime. The spectacular global success of the biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody”, with global box office takings now close to one billion US dollars, was a powerful testament to Freddie's presence as the ultimate rock frontman with Queen. But now comes a unique release to showcase the full range of his musical talents and passions, and their indelible imprint on the worlds of pop, opera and far beyond.

Live For Five Lottery Announced For Will Arbery's HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING, Directed By Danya Taymor
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 3, 2019


Playwrights Horizons (Artistic Director Tim Sanford, Managing Director Leslie Marcus) is, from now through Thursday, September 5, at noon, accepting entries for the Live for Five online lottery, giving out $5 tickets to the world premiere production of Heroes of the Fourth Turning, written by Will Arbery (Plano, Evanston Salt Costs Climbing) and directed by Danya Taymor (a?oeDaddy,a?? Pass Over). In Heroes of the Fourth Turning, four young conservatives have gathered at a backyard after-party in rural Wyoming.

Playwrights Horizons to Premiere HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING
by Julie Musbach - Aug 12, 2019


Playwrights Horizons continues its 2019/20 season of works from groundbreaking playwrights pushing their singular styles to new heights with Heroes of the Fourth Turning, written by Will Arbery

BWW Review: The Muny's MATILDA is Magically Mary
by Tanya Seale - Aug 7, 2019


Mary Engelbreit, that is. Roald Dahl's Matilda, playing now through August 11 at The Muny in Forest Park, is inspireda?'the entire productiona?'by the artwork of St. Louis' own Mary Engelbreit, and is it ever something to see! Even on first glance of the curtain, which is painted with colorful stacks of books, polka dots, and hearts on a vine, one can tell this show is going to be a special kind of Muny magic. And sure enough, that inspiration...

BWW Review: Nicely Conceived CHESS Production Enhances A Weak Script at Near West Theatre
by Roy Berko - Jul 22, 2019


Most musicals follow the tried and true pattern of being written in a format that it is expected to be examined and redone through a series of readings, rewrites, staged readings, rewrites, previews, more rewrites, and, if lucky, a full-staged production. As the process continues the script and score are improved to attempt to ensure that they are well-integrated.

San Diego Repertory Theatre and Amigos Del Rep Announces the San Diego Rep Latinx New Play Festival
by Sarah Hookey - Jul 18, 2019


 San Diego Repertory Theatre (San Diego REP) and Amigos del REP announced today the lineup for the Third Annual San Diego REP Latinx New Play Festival at the Lyceum Space Theatre, August 30 to September 1, 2019.

BWW Review: Union Avenue Opera Gives St. Louis a Brilliant CANDIDE
by Steve Callahan - Jul 8, 2019


Run, don't walk, to see the brilliant CANDIDE at the Union Avenue Opera in St. Louis! This is the opening production of their twenty-fifth festival season, and it is, for my money, the most wonderful of the many lovely shows they've done.

Loudon Wainwright III Comes To Bristol Riverside Theatre For One Night Only
by Julie Musbach - Jun 19, 2019


Grammy-winning folk singersongwriter Loudon Wainwright III reflects upon his unique relationship with his father in an evening of original songs and heartfelt stories in Surviving Twin. He will perform one show at Bristol Riverside Theatre on Saturday, November 30 at 8pm. Tickets are on sale now.

Millbrook Board of Directors Honors its Best at Royalty Dinner
by Sarah Hookey - Jun 11, 2019


The Board of Directors are announcing Millbrook's annual Royalty Dinner to be held at Haywood's on the Green on June 15th, 2019. 

Baillie & The Boys Celebrate 35th Anniversary As A Touring Group
by Tori Hartshorn - May 31, 2019


Baillie & the Boys, gained prominence in the late 1980s as the trio (Kathie Baillie, Michael Bonagura, and Alan LeBoeuf) first found work singing harmony vocals on singles for Ed Bruce, Dan Seals, and Randy Travis, and Bonagura co-wrote Marie Osmond's single 'There's No Stopping Your Heart'. In 1987, Baillie & the Boys were signed to a record deal with RCA Records. Their self-titled album was released that year, producing three Top 20 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts. Turn The Tide, their second album, was released a year later. It produced four consecutive Top 10 hits on the country charts, including '(Wish I Had A) Heart of Stone', their highest-charting single.

Summer Orchestra Director Larry Livingston Departs Idyllwild Arts
by Julie Musbach - May 28, 2019


On Sunday August 4, 2019, Idyllwild Arts Foundation (www.idyllwildarts.org) will present the culmination performance of the High School Summer Chamber Festival Orchestra and Festival Choir of Idyllwild Arts. The program will feature more than 100 talented young people performing on the world-class stage of Walt Disney Concert Hall, home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Opera San José Announces Residents Artists For 2019-20 Season
by Julie Musbach - May 20, 2019


Opera San Jose is proud to introduce our new ensemble of resident artists. Conductor / Chorus Master / Principal Coach Christopher James Ray, Sopranos Kerriann Otaño and Elena Galvan, mezzo-soprano Stephanie Sanchez, and baritone Eugene Brancoveanu will join returning tenor Mason Gates during the 2019-20 season. 

Scottsdale Center For The Performing Arts Announces 2019/20 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 14, 2019


It's a new season full of new experiences at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. The 2019 20 seaon is jam-packed with legends of world music, acclaimed dance companies, renowned classical musicians, returning favorites and more.

BWW Feature: Santa Fe Opera Announces 2020 Season
by Zoe Burke - May 8, 2019


The Santa Fe Opera's General Director Robert K. Meya today announced repertory and casting for the company's exciting 64th Season in 2020. On the panel joining Meya for the announcement were the President of the Board of Directors Susan G. Marineau, Andrea Fellows Walters, Director of Community Engagement, and Cori Ellison, the company's first, recently appointed Dramaturg.

National YoungArts Foundation Celebrates 2019 U.S. Presidential Scholars In The Arts
by A.A. Cristi - May 7, 2019


The National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) congratulates the 55th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, with special acknowledgement to the 20 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts who are YoungArts winners. The U.S. Presidential Scholars award one of the nation's highest honors for high school students who exemplify academic excellence is presented on behalf of the President of the United States and honors up to 161 graduating high school seniors of high potential each year. The U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts (full list below) were nominated by YoungArts to The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars and selected based on academic and artistic excellence, leadership qualities and community service. For students who would like to be considered for this outstanding honor in the future, the YoungArts application opens on June 4, 2019 at youngarts.org/apply.

Luther Burbank Center For The Arts Adds 11 New Shows To 2019?2020 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 5, 2019


Today, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (LBC) announced the first 11 new shows to be added to its 2019 2020 season, continuing its tradition of showcasing a diverse lineup of chart-topping musicians, compelling dance companies, and groundbreaking storytellers. Tickets for all shows go on-sale to LBC members today, Friday, April 5 at 12 p.m., and to the general public on Friday, April 26 at 12 p.m. Tickets are available online at lutherburbankcenter.org, by calling 707-546-3600, or at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts ticket office (50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa), open Tuesdays through Sundays from noon to 6 p.m.

Barry Manilow Announces Las Vegas Residency Extension
by Kaitlin Milligan - Apr 3, 2019


Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino  announced today that due to overwhelmingly popular demand, GRAMMY®, TONY®, and EMMY® Award-winning singer-songwriter, arranger, producer and musician, Barry Manilow and his MANILOW: LAS VEGAS – The Hits Come Home! has extended his residency at the historic Westgate International Theater.

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