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'The Glenn Miller Orchestra: 80th Anniversary Of The Army Air Force Band' Album Available Today
by Stephi Wild - Apr 5, 2024


Marking the 80th Anniversary of Glenn Miller’s Army Air Force Band, Hindsight Records is excited to release the new historical album, The Glenn Miller Orchestra: 80th Anniversary Of The Army Air Force Band which contains fifteen hits newly recorded with strings.

Review: BROADWAY BY THE SEASON Shines a Spotlight on the Past at Merkin Hall
by Rob Lester - Apr 3, 2024


The Depression and World War II eras didn't stop Broadway from being filled with big shows and songs worth hearing again and again. Hear about what can be heard in a BroadwayWorld write-up.

Chamber Orchestra Of Philadelphia And Trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden to Perform BOHEMIAN QUEEN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 19, 2024


Join the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and Trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden for the Philadelphia premiere of Clarice Assad's new Trumpet Concerto, Bohemian Queen. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Primary Stages Announces 2024 Fresh Ink Reading Series And Playwriting Cohort
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 28, 2024


Explore the 2024 Fresh Ink Reading Series and Playwriting Cohort announced by Primary Stages. Discover new talents and upcoming plays in the world of Broadway.

Denver Arts & Venues Requests Qualifications For A New Public Art Project At The Joseph P. Martínez Park
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 12, 2023


Denver Arts & Venues is now accepting qualifications for a new Denver Public Art project at Joseph P. Martínez Park to embody the spirit, bravery and fortitude of Private Joe Pantillion Martínez after whom the park was named.

BACKSTAGE BABBLE, LANGDON ST. IVES: THE STEAMPUNK MUSICAL!, and More to Play 54 Below Next Week
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 15, 2023


Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work.

Previews: QUIET! THREE LADIES LAUGHING At Stage II - Town Players Of New Canaan
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - May 16, 2023


This coming weekend New Canaan Town Players Stage II will present Robert Hawkins's Quiet! Three Ladies Laughing!, a play that is as inimitable as the story behind it.

Summer Movies At Sarasota Opera House To Begin May 12, 2023
by A.A. Cristi - May 1, 2023


Sarasota Opera has announced the lineup for the 2023 Summer Classic Movies at the Opera House. The Classic Movies at the Opera House series featuring many beloved movies will open on Friday, May 12th at 7:30 pm with 2001: A Space Odyssey. Throughout the summer and into the fall, featured movies will include films ranging from the 1930's to the 1990's. Tickets will be $12 and will go on sale starting on Wednesday, May 3. Additional movie titles are detailed below.  

Feature: VILNA: A FORGOTTEN RESISTANCE at White Theatre
by Alan Portner - Apr 17, 2023


“Vilna: A Resistance Story” is a new musical theater composition by Kevin and Allison Cloud with a book by Lisa Kenner Grissom. It tells the unfamiliar story of the roughly hundred thousand Vilna Jews before and during the Nazi Holocaust period.

Keira Knightley, Kit Harington and More Join MY GRANDPARENTS' WAR Season Two on PBS
by Michael Major - Apr 3, 2023


Kit Harington (Game of Thrones), Keira Knightley (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice), Toby Jones (Captain America) and Emeli Sandé (“Next to Me,” “Our Version of Events”) each host an episode that explores their family’s unique stories.

MY GRANDPARENTS WAR Season 2 Premieres on PBS in April
by Michael Major - Mar 8, 2023


Kit Harington (Game of Thrones), Keira Knightley (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice), Toby Jones (Captain America) and Emeli Sandé (“Next to Me,” “Our Version of Events”) each host an episode that explores their family’s unique stories.

New Season of Visiting Work Announced For Winter/Spring 2023 at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Dec 1, 2022


A season of visiting shows at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre has been announced. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Theatre Arlington Announces 2022 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 16, 2021


Theatre Arlington's 49th season will offer great musicals, family-friendly children's programming, prize-winning dramas, hysterical comedies and the return of a favorite holiday show – all on the brand-new, state-of-the-art Arlington Tomorrow Foundation Theatre stage. Debuting in the newly renovated lobby, Theatre Arlington's Club Series will feature the return of Club Cabaret along with the new Comedy Club and Play Reading Club.

Learn All About Irving Berlin's ANNIE GET YOUR GUN and Celebrate Broadway's Return with #NoBusinessLikeShowBusiness
by Team BWW - Nov 8, 2021


Live theatre is officially back and Concord Theatricals is celebrating! 'There's No Business Like Show Business' is a digital celebration that launched just last month, marking the return of live theater and all of the incredible people who help to make it happen. The celebration coincides with the 75th anniversary of Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun and its iconic showstopper 'There's No Business Like Show Business,' a song that has more resonance than ever this year.

BWW Review: OPERATION MINCEMEAT, Southwark Playhouse
by Cindy Marcolina - Sep 18, 2021


Move over Hamilton and Six. There’s a new historical musical in town and it’s creating ripples. After a sold-out debuting run at the New Diorama back in pre-covid times and another one in 2020 at Southwark Playhouse, SplitLip’s Operation Mincemeat has just returned to Elephant and Castle once more before coming back again next year. It almost looks like the West End needs to take notice ASAP.

Douglas Carter Beane Pens New Book and Directs BABES IN ARMS at Forestburgh Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2021


Rodgers & Hart's Babes in Arms, with a fresh, witty and relevant script by acclaimed playwright, Tony Award nominee Douglas Carter Beane, is the quintessential 'Hey, kids, let's put on a show' musical.

September and October Lineup Announced For The Hylton Performing Arts Center
by Stephi Wild - Jul 31, 2021


On October 10, pianist Jeffrey Siegel officially relaunches indoor Hylton Presents performances in Merchant Hall with his concerts with commentary Keyboard Conversations Classics Declassified. Siegel hands off the baton to the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra on October 30 for their Big Band Era performance Swingin' with the Met.

Third Horizon Film Festival Puts A Spotlight On Caribbean Creatives
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 1, 2021


Deemed one of the '25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World' by MovieMaker Magazine in 2019, the Third Horizon Film Festival returns for its fifth edition. This year the festival will be hosted hybrid style with a thoughtfully curated mix of in-person and virtual screenings beginning June 24, 2021, through July 1, 2021, in Miami, Florida.

TOP 10: Lo mejor de Irving Berlin
by Nuria Pedret - May 11, 2021


En el día de su cumpleaños, rendimos homenaje al compositor estadounidense con una selección comentada de sus canciones

Austin Jewish Film Festival Celebrates 18th Anniversary Next Month
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 27, 2020


The Austin Jewish Film Festival will celebrate its 18th year, a year of significance.

Tony-Nominee Anthony Chisholm Passes Away At 77
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 16, 2020


BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of Tony-nominated actor, Anthony Chisholm.  

BWW Review: YANK! A WWII LOVE STORY Returns After 10 Years For An Anniversary Staging At Feinstein's/54 Below
by Bobby Patrick - Feb 28, 2020


Continuing their mission of curating history by bringing back ghosts of musical theatre past in staged concert performances, F/54B wisely chose the Zellniks' beautiful patchwork quilt of pastiche, put it on their tiny stage and gave friends, fans, and a few newbies a look back at a show that looks back at a time when MGM musicals offered wholesome family entertainment and real soldiers did a lot of foot-tapping... but weren't dancing.

Sinatra Scholars Talk Frank At The Swingin' Nassau Inn
by Stephi Wild - Oct 8, 2019


Frank Sinatra was the main topic of conversation at the 'Swingin' Breakfast with Frank and Dean!' at the Nassau Inn in Princeton, NJ on Sunday, October 6, 2019.

Lakewood Playhouse Opens BILOXI BLUES Next Week
by Julie Musbach - Sep 4, 2019


The Lakewood Playhouse presents the OPENING SHOW of our 81st ANNIVERSARY SEASON a?" BLIOXI BLUES! The sequel to last year's Hit BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, and the second part of Neil Simon's Autobiographical Trilogy, this installment sees his alter ego, Eugene Morris Jerome, sent to Boot Camp in Biloxi, Mississippi during the early years of World War II.

This Is the Army FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of This Is the Army have there been?
This Is the Army has had 3 productions including Broadway which opened in 1942, Broadway which opened in 1942 and West End which opened in 1943.

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