SPANDEX, THE AUDIO MUSICAL Will Be Performed on Musical Theatre Radio Next Weekend
by Stephi Wild - Jul 31, 2021
Listeners will hear the tale of Lorraine Stubenski, a gymnast who once 'lost her balance,' and shockingly failed to qualify for the Olympics; 20 years later, with the help of a newly taking-charge housewife and an Israeli fitness guru learning how to 'make aerobics,' Lorraine must face her onetime gymnastic partner and love interest, the diet-pill pushing Trip Allen, in the only place he might be vulnerable: the National Crystal Light Aerobics Championship, hosted by Alan Thicke.
New York Musical Festival Announces Further Selections For 2019 Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 12, 2019
The New York Musical Festival (NYMF) is proud to announce further selections for 2019 NYMF, which will take place from July 8 - August 4, 2019 at venues in midtown Manhattan in New York City. Scott Pyne serves as Executive Director and West Hyler serves as Producing Artistic Director.
Panti Bliss to Star in RIOT at Arts Centre Melbourne
by Julie Musbach - Oct 12, 2017
RIOT, the all-star, all-Irish smash hit of the 2016 Dublin Fringe Festivaland winner of Best Production, is set to make its Melbourne debut in an exhilarating theatrical explosion that will set hearts soaring and pulses racing from 31 January to 9 February 2018 at Arts Centre Melbourne.
P!nk Musical TRUE LOVE Presents Second Workshop Today
by BWW News Desk - Oct 10, 2015
Producer Paul Adams and Emerging Artists Theatre present second developmental workshop of the new musical, TRUE LOVE. The musical, formerly called MEAN: THE MUSICAL, received its first workshop in May as part of Emerging Artists' 'New Work Series.' Singer-Songwriter Alecia Beth Moore (P!nk) is currently not involved directly with the musical's development, but is aware of the project. The second one-day only staged reading will take place today, October 10th at 2:00 PM at TADA! Theater, 15 West 28th Street in NYC.
P!nk Musical Sets Second Workshop for 10/10
by Robert Diamond - Sep 26, 2015
Producer Paul Adams and Emerging Artists Theatre will present a second developmental workshop of the new musical, True Love. The musical, formerly called Mean: The Musical, received its first workshop in May as part of Emerging Artists' 'New Work Series.' Singer-Songwriter Alecia Beth Moore (P!nk) is currently not involved directly with the musical's development, but is aware of the project.
Metal Rabbit Productions' LARDO Plays the Old Red Lion, Now thru March 28
by BWW News Desk - Mar 3, 2015
Metal Rabbit Productions, in association with Old Red Lion Theatre, presents Lardo by Mike Stone at the Old Red Lion Theatre, 418 St John Street, London EC1V 4NJ. The production runs tonight 3rd March - Saturday 28th March 2015. Press Night: Thursday 5th March, 7.30pm.
Meet the Current Casts of Broadway's Long Running Shows - MOTOWN
by BWW Special Coverage - Aug 24, 2014
A great, big Broadway season is on its way, with fourteen productions already slated to open in the next few months. With weeks until the craziness begins, there is still plenty of time to catch up on what's been going on at Broadway's already occupied theaters.
BroadwayWorld will be profiling the hits of the Great White Way that continue to draw crowds after months, years, and (in some cases) decades. Meet the current cast of Broadway's MOTOWN below!
LABA Presents MOTHER.NET This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - Jun 19, 2014
LABA: A Laboratory for Jewish Culture, working in collaboration with choreographer Renana Raz, whose work has been called 'brilliant' by the Israeli press, is pleased to announce the first-ever international production of MOTHER.NET. The show aims to take the usually isolated experience of watching YouTube videos and turns it into a public experience. Artists will respond to YouTube clips on the theme of mother through dance, theater, music, storytelling, and audience interaction.
ACADEMIA NUTS Kicks Off This Year's NYMF, 7/9-13
by Courtnie Mele - Jun 12, 2014
The hysterical new musical Academia Nuts has been selected to kick off the first week of the celebrated New York Musical Theatre Festival with performances from July 9-13, 2014 at The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street). Academia Nuts has book and lyrics by Becca Anderson & Dan Marshall, and music by Julian Blackmore, with direction by Thomas Caruso, musical direction by Martyn Axe, and choreography by Ryan Kasprzak. It is produced by Charissa Bertels in association with CAP21 Theatre Company.
LABA to Present MOTHER.NET, 6/19-22
by BWW News Desk - Jun 5, 2014
LABA: A Laboratory for Jewish Culture, working in collaboration with choreographer Renana Raz, whose work has been called "brilliant" by the Israeli press, is pleased to announce the first-ever international production of MOTHER.NET. The show aims to take the usually isolated experience of watching YouTube videos and turns it into a public experience. Artists will respond to YouTube clips on the theme of mother through dance, theater, music, storytelling, and audience interaction.
BWW Interviews: MAMMA MIA's 'Tanya Who Sings Opera'
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - Feb 17, 2014
Gabrielle Mirabella is a trained classical soprano who's now strutting her stuff as a Dancing Queen in the national tour of MAMMA MIA as it comes to Minneapolis Feb. 18-23, 2014.
BWW Reviews: Laughter and Learning in Four Clowns Jr.'s SOMEWHERE LIKE EARTH
by Ellen Dostal - Dec 10, 2013
Four Clowns Jr.'s foursome packs a lot of punch into its 45-minute original family show about one clown's journey to a planet 'somewhere like earth.' This is pure interactive fun - the kind you can have while sitting in your seat without worrying you'll be dragged up onstage to suffer some horrifying humiliation at the hands of clowns.
BWW Interviews: Colton Berry and Tye Blue Talk THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
by David Clarke - Oct 28, 2013
It's that time of year again. You know the one where we break out the fishnets and take that oh so familiar step to the left followed by a jump to the right. Halloween and Richard O'Brien's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW may as well be synonyms. Luckily for Houston audiences, Bayou City Theatrics is producing the beloved show as a one night only fundraiser on Halloween. I recently spoke with Colton Berry and Tye Blue to get the scoop on why this year's floorshow is too good to miss.
Meet the Cast: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA US Tour- Part 1!
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 14, 2013
Just last week, Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group announced the casting and initial tour schedule for their spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera launching a major North American Tour in Providence, R.I. at the Providence Performing Arts Center. With newly reinvented staging and stunning scenic design, this new version of PHANTOM, the most successful musical of all-time, will be performed by a cast and orchestra of 52, making this one of the largest productions on tour in North America. Meet the cast below!