The Sound of Music - 2015 - US Tour Articles Page 11

This past week the DC theatre community lost one of its visionaries with the passing of Artistic Director/Director/Performer/Mentor Jerry B. Whiddon at age 77. For twenty years Jerry served as the Producing Artistic Director Of Round House Theatre. The company was born out of Street 70 which Jerry helped start in 1970.

The hit Broadway musical A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL will make its Canadian premiere at Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre from April 28 to June 7, 2026.

The Huntington has revealed the cast and creative team of Fun Home, with music by Jeanine Tesori. See who is starring, and learn how to purchase tickets here!

The Apollo's Chairman, Charles Phillips, and President and Chief Executive Officer, Michelle Ebanks, announced the election of four new members to the organization's Board of Directors.

The Spire Center for Performing Arts has announced five new shows, including Steve Forbert, Rafi Gonzalez, The Wolff Sisters, and more. Learn more here!

To celebrate the 35th anniversary of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Arts Centre Melbourne will present Hear My Eyes: Terminator 2, a live cinema event featuring a new electronic score by Belgian composer Peter Van Hoesen with the MESS Synthesiser Orchestra.

Costello came up with an intriguing mix of crowd favorites, snarling his way through his harder edged material like “The Beat,” “(I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea,” and “High Fidelity” and displaying his softer side with ballads like “Almost Blue” and “Poisoned Rose.”

Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Filipinos on Broadway featuring Tatianna Cordoba and more! See the full lineup here.

Based on Maria von Trapp’s 1949 memoir titled The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. The Sound of Music tells the true story of Maria Rainer, a young, free-spirited, but troublemaking postulant at a convent in Salzburg, Austria. Knowing how irresponsible she is, the Mother Abbess sends her to Salzburg to serve as the governess to the seven children of the widowed Captain Georg von Trapp.

Grammy Award Winner and New Orleans legend Jon Cleary is heading to Cambridge for one night of incredible music at Arrow Street Arts. Learn more!

From October 7th-12th, the national tour of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s THE SOUND OF MUSIC will be gracing the stage of the Durham Performing Arts Center. Taking on the starring role of Maria Rainer is Cayleigh Capaldi.

Will Swenson, who originated the role of ‘Neil Diamond’ on Broadway, will lead the cast of the smash-hit musical A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical in Australia.

Following its successful Europe tour, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) is set to embark on an Asia tour in October 2025, with performances in Hyogo and Kawasaki in Japan, followed by Gwangju and Seoul in Korea.

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!

The Boston Modern Orchestra Project will kickstart its 29th season with BANG THE DRUM: a one-night only orchestral concert at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall. Learn more.

Individual tickets for A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL in Salt Lake City will go on sale this week. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!

Actor Glen Powell recently recalled auditioning for the hit musical series Glee, which ran from 2009 to 2015. He competed for the role of Sam Evans alongside his friend Chord Overstreet.

Ground Floor Theatre has revealed the cast for the award-winning musical Parade with a book by Alfred Uhry and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. Learn more!

Technology plays an ever-present role in the life of every human on earth. As computer technology and social media have begun to heavily impact everyday life, this has gradually been reflected in modern musicals on Broadway.

The Wiz premiered on Broadway 50 years ago, but you would never guess that the show is that old by watching the current production at the Springer Opera House. The energetic cast and wondrous visuals breathe fresh life into the play and make The Wiz compelling from start to finish.

Colin Hay, who will perform an acoustic show Nov. 2 at the Southern Theatre (21 E. Main Street in downtown Columbus), disagrees with the assessment, but the former Men at Work frontman is a man of misperceptions. For example:

Tanninger Entertainment will develop Oh l’amour – The Erasure Musical, a bold new theatrical work featuring music and lyrics of the iconic British synth-pop band duo Vince Clarke and Andy Bell of Erasure.

BroadwayWorld is here with your fall 2025 guide to all the shows lighting up New York’s stages. From world premieres to long-awaited revivals, this season’s Off-Broadway lineup delivers something for every kind of theater fan!

In October 2025, SFJAZZ will continue its 2025/26 season with an eclectic mix of world-class artists—from jazz legends and rising stars to genre-defying innovators in soul, global music, and beyond. See the lineup here!

Bristol Old Vic has announced the full cast for its swashbuckling Christmas production Treasure Island: A New Musical Adventure, a new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Bristol-inspired tale of hidden treasure and daring deeds.