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Casting Revealed For The World Première of THE THIRD MAN at Menier Chocolate Factory
by Stephi Wild - May 10, 2023


As rehearsals begin, the Menier Chocolate Factory has announced full casting for the world première of the new musical, The Third Man. Learn more about who is starring in the show here!

Casting Revealed for The World Premiere of THE THIRD MAN at Menier Chocolate Factory
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2023


As public booking opens, the Menier Chocolate Factory has announced initial casting for the world première of the new musical, The Third Man. Learn more about who will be starring in the show here!

Cast & Creative Team Announced for EVITA at Skylight Music Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 3, 2023


Skylight Music Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for Evita, running February 3-19, 2023 at Skylight’s Cabot Theatre in the Broadway Theatre Center.

Kevin Anderson, Ben Gulley & Alanis Sophia to Star in THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at Skylight Music Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 3, 2022


Skylight Music Theatre announced the full cast for the Wisconsin premiere of Dennis DeYoung’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, running May 20 through June 12, 2022. Performances take place in the beautiful Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway, in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward.

Skylight Music Theatre Announces Cast and Creative for RUDDIGORE, OR THE WITCH'S CURSE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 4, 2019


Skylight Music Theatre today announced the cast and creative team for Ruddigore, or The Witch's Curse, presented January 3-19, 2020 in collaboration with Milwaukee Opera Theatre. Skylight celebrates its long history of producing the works of W.S. Gilbert (book and lyrics) and Arthur Sullivan (music) with an imaginatively reinvigorated production of this classic gothic operetta. Ruddigore will be performed in a special, limited run in the Studio Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway, in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.

Michael Unger Named New Skylight Music Theatre Artistic Director
by Alan Henry - Jul 17, 2019


Skylight Music Theatre today announced that Michael Unger will become the company's new artistic director. Unger, a theatre and opera director based in New York City, has worked in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Yekaterinburg, Russia - and many places in between. 

New York Choral Society Commemorates Anniversary Of End Of WWI & Kristallnacht
by Julie Musbach - Oct 10, 2018


Monday evening, November 12, 2018, 8 p.m., The New York Choral Society and Orchestra (NYCHORAL) will present its first program of the season, MY SHADOW AND MY LIGHT, under the baton of Music Director David Hayes at the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. In honor of Veterans Day and in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War and the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, Maestro Hayes has chosen a program that explores how three early 20th-century composers, two British and one American, created works expressing their deeply personal reactions to these profound moments in human history.

NYTF Announces Spring-Summer Season 2018 Including FIDDLER ON THE ROOF in Yiddish
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2018


National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF), the longest consecutively producing theatre in the United States and the world's oldest continuously operating Yiddish theatre company, today launched its Spring-Summer 2018 season, including the American premiere of Fiddler on The Roof in Yiddish.

Jill Anna Ponasik Named Skylight Music Theatre Artistic Associate
by Rebecca Russo - Sep 1, 2017


Skylight Music Theatre Artistic Director Ray Jivoff today announced that Jill Anna Ponasik will join Skylight as Artistic Associate effective Sept. 5, 2017.

Skylight Music Theatre Presents HOT MIKADO
by BWW News Desk - Aug 22, 2017


Skylight Music Theatre opens the 2017-18 season with Hot Mikado, a swinging version of Gilbert & Sullivan's comic masterpiece The Mikado, running Friday, September 29 through Sunday, October 15, 2017 in the Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway, Historic Third Ward, Milwaukee.

Ray Jivoff Named Artistic Director of Skylight Music Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 28, 2017


Executive Director Jack R. Lemmon today announced that Ray Jivoff has been named Skylight Music Theatre's new artistic director.

Skylight Music Theatre Announces 2017-18 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 28, 2017


At an announcement party held today, Artistic Director Ray Jivoff unveiled Skylight Music Theatre's 2017-18 Season line-up of 'firsts' -- five shows that have never been produced at Skylight. 

BILLY ELLIOT, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG and MEMPHIS Headline Porchlight Music Theatre's 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - Feb 28, 2017


Michael Weber, artistic director of Porchlight Music Theatre, has announced Porchlight Music Theatre's 2017 - 2018 mainstage season.

Lyric Stage Announces Cast, Creative Team for COMPANY
by BWW News Desk - Sep 2, 2016


The Lyric Stage Company of Boston announces the cast & creative team for COMPANY, with Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM and Book by GEORGE FURTH. Directed by Spiro Veloudos with music director Catherine Stornetta and choreography & musical staging by Rachel Bertone, COMPANY will run September 2 - October 9, 2016.

Lyric Stage Announces Cast, Creative Team for COMPANY
by BWW News Desk - Aug 15, 2016


The Lyric Stage Company of Boston announces the cast & creative team for COMPANY, with Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM and Book by GEORGE FURTH. Directed by Spiro Veloudos with music director Catherine Stornetta and choreography & musical staging by Rachel Bertone, COMPANY will run September 2 - October 9, 2016.

A Red Orchid Theatre Extends THE MUTILATED
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 8, 2016


?Due to popular demand, A Red Orchid Theatre has extended its critically-acclaimed production of Tennessee Williams' The Mutilated, directed by Ensemble Member Dado. The Mutilated will now run through March 13, 2016. The Mutilated features Ensemble Members Lance Baker, Jennifer Engstrom, Mierka Girten, Steve Haggard, Shade Murray, Doug Vickers and Natalie West with Ciera Dawn, Jennifer Glasse, Roy Gonzalez, Mario Hernandez, Morgan Maher, Lauren Vogel and Dominque Worsley. A Red Orchid Theatre is located at 1531 N Wells.

The Chicago Artists Chorale Presents THE FROST VARIATIONS Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Dec 8, 2015


The Chicago Artists Chorale, a group of over 60 members from Chicago's professional arts community, kicks off its second season with a holiday concert tonight, Dec. 8, entitled THE FROST VARIATIONS. The performance will be held at The Nettelhorst School, 3252 N. Broadway, at 7:30 p.m.

The Chicago Artists Chorale to Present THE FROST VARIATIONS, 12/8
by BWW News Desk - Nov 11, 2015


The Chicago Artists Chorale, a group of over 60 members from Chicago's professional arts community, kicks off its second season with a holiday concert on Dec. 8, entitled THE FROST VARIATIONS. The performance will be held at The Nettelhorst School, 3252 N. Broadway, at 7:30 p.m.

Breaking News: Vanessa Williams, Julian Ovenden and More to Lead New York Philharmonic's SHOW BOAT This November!
by BWW News Desk - Jul 2, 2014


The New York Philharmonic will present a semi-staged production of Kern & Hammerstein's Tony Award-winning musical Show Boat, November 5 - 8, 2014. Vanessa Williams will star as Julie, Julian Ovenden will star as Gaylord Ravenal, and Lauren Worsham will star as Magnolia, all in their Philharmonic debuts. Additional casting will be announced at a later date.

Bohemian Theatre Ensemble and The Hypocrites Top List of Jeff Nominations
by Kelsey Denette - Apr 23, 2013


The Jeff Awards Committee today announced 120 nominations in 25 categories of Non-Equity Jeff Awards for productions that opened between April 1, 2012, and March 31, 2013. The Non-Equity Awards honor excellence in Chicago theatres not under a union contract. Jeff judges attended opening nights of 146 productions offered by 65 Non-Equity producing organizations. The judges recommended 54 of those shows, making them eligible for Non-Equity Jeff Award nominations. Thirty-three theatre companies received nominations.

Skylight Announces Additional Details for HERE'S A HOWDY DO
by Kelsey Denette - Dec 13, 2012


Skylight Music Theatre kicks off 2013 with a delightfully wonky show, HERE'S A HOWDY DO: THE MISCHIEVOUS WORLD OF GILBERT AND SULLIVAN. Written and directed by Dale Gutzman, this no holds barred look at Gilbert and Sullivan plays December 31 through January 13 in the Studio Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center (158 N. Broadway, Milwaukee WI).

Photo Flash: Opening Night of GYPSY at Drury Lane Theatre
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 27, 2012


Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane is presenting the six-time Tony Award-winning musical GYPSY. The show opened January 26 and is running through April 1.

Photo Flash: First Look at Klea Blackhurst Headlining Drury Lane's GYPSY!
by Kelsey Denette - Jan 23, 2012


Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, presents the six-time Tony Award-winning musical GYPSY, opening January 26 and running through April 1. Get a first look at the production below!

Klea Blackhurst to Lead Drury Lane's GYPSY
by Kelsey Denette - Dec 15, 2011


Drury Lane Theatre has announced that Klea Blackhurst will lead its upcoming production of GYPSY.

'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for November 2nd, 2011
by Paul W. Thompson - Nov 2, 2011


The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. The Equity Jeff Awards, Sondheim comes to town, 'Gypsy' and 'The Sound Of Music,' stars of 'The Lawrence Welk Show,' Betty Buckley teaches and 'A Christmas Story' rehearses...and more!

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