Barn Theatre Premiere Of SUNSET BOULEVARD Set for 8/23
by BWW
News Desk - Aug 23, 2011
Old Hollywood glamour will come alive in the Barn Theatre premiere production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's SUNSET BOULEVARD. Popular daytime television star Kim Zimmer will star as iconic silent film star Norma Desmond!
Barn Theatre Premiere Of SUNSET BOULEVARD Set for 8/23
by Lauren Wolman - Aug 13, 2011
Old Hollywood glamour will come alive in the Barn Theatre premiere production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's SUNSET BOULEVARD. Popular daytime television star Kim Zimmer will star as iconic silent film star Norma Desmond!
1776 Closes at Glendale Center Theatre, 8/13
by BWW News Desk - Aug 13, 2011
Under the helm of sought after Los Angeles theatre Director Todd Nielsen, the Tony Award-winning Musical 1776 will close at the Glendale Centre Theatre August 13, 2011.
1776 Plays Glendale Center Theatre, 6/23-8/13
by BWW News Desk - Jun 23, 2011
Under the helm of sought after Los Angeles theatre Director Todd Nielsen, the Tony Award-winning Musical 1776 will be presented at the Glendale Centre Theatre June 23 - August 13, 2011. With Music and Lyrics by Sherman Edwards, Book by Peter Stone, and Musical Direction by the award-winning Steven Applegate, 1776 premiered on Broadway in 1969 and is based on the events leading up to the drafting and signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Gary Beach, Eric Kunze, et al. Set for California Musical Theatre's Music Circus Season
by Kelsey Denette - Jun 10, 2011
Casting for the 61st Music Circus season has been completed. After auditioning performers in New York, Los Angeles and Sacramento, California Musical Theatre Artistic Director Glenn Casale has finalized the acting company for the seven-show season at the Wells Fargo Pavilion, including The Producers, Oliver!, Anything Goes, Camelot, Annie Get Your Gun, I Do! I Do! and Miss Saigon.
Des McAnuff Extends at Stratford to 2013; 2012 Season Announced
by Robert Diamond - Jun 4, 2011
The Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Board of Governors announceed that Des McAnuff will continue as Artistic Director through the 2013 season.
'Mr. McAnuff is a very gifted director and leader who is much in demand, and we are delighted that he has agreed to continue as our Artistic Director for an additional two years,' says Dr. Lee Myers, Chair of the Board of Governors.
1776 Plays Glendale Center Theatre, 6/23-8/13
by Kelsey Denette - Jun 1, 2011
Under the helm of sought after Los Angeles theatre Director Todd Nielsen, the Tony Award-winning Musical 1776 will be presented at the Glendale Centre Theatre June 23 - August 13, 2011. With Music and Lyrics by Sherman Edwards, Book by Peter Stone, and Musical Direction by the award-winning Steven Applegate, 1776 premiered on Broadway in 1969 and is based on the events leading up to the drafting and signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Staten Island Children's Museum Hosts Touch-A-Truck Fundraiser, 5/22
by Kelsey Denette - May 10, 2011
On Sunday, May 22, the Staten Island Yankees are partnering with the Staten Island Advance to host a Touch-A-Truck fundraising event at the Richmond County Bank Ballpark. All funds generated will go to the Staten Island Children's Campaign, a Charitable Trust sponsored by the Advance to raise funds for programs serving 60,000 borough children through 17 non-profit groups! Invest in a child - it's the best investment you'll ever make.
Julie Andrews to Makes Barnes & Noble Appearance 5/10
by BWW News Desk - May 9, 2011
On May 10, stage and screen star Julie Andrews will sign copies of her new book 'The Very Fairy Princess Takes the Stage' at 7pm at the 86th Street Barnes & Noble in the Upper East Side.
Jeremy Irons to Star in CAMELOT at Irish Rep, 6/6
by Nicole Rosky - May 6, 2011
Off-Broadway's acclaimed Irish Repertory Theatre presents its 2011 Annual Benefit Gala, a concert performance on Broadway of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's CAMELOT - the beloved musical that defined an age with its lush romantic score that soars above the legendary tale of idealism, passion and betrayal - on Monday, June 6 at The Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street) in Manhattan. Charlotte Moore, who directed last year's acclaimed concert staging of BRIGADOON
on Broadway and helms the Irish Repertory's current production of Dion Boucicault's THE SHAUGHRAUN, directs a cast of Broadway stars.
CAMELOT Returns to Broadway in Irish Rep. Benefit Concert, 6/6
by Jessica Lewis - Apr 18, 2011
Off-Broadway's acclaimed Irish Repertory Theatre presents its 2011 Annual Benefit Gala, a concert performance on Broadway of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's CAMELOT - the beloved musical that defined an age with its lush romantic score that soars above the legendary tale of idealism, passion and betrayal - on Monday, June 6 at The Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street) in Manhattan. Charlotte Moore, who directed last year's acclaimed concert staging of BRIGADOON on Broadway and helms the Irish Repertory's current production of Dion Boucicault's THE SHAUGHRAUN, will direct.
Davis Gaines Joins Kelli O'Hara, Brian d'Arcy James for CAP 21 Benefit, 4/11
by BWW
News Desk - Apr 11, 2011
CAP 21, now in its 18th year of creating new work and developing new talent as America's Musical Theatre Conservatory and Theatre Company, honors award-winning composers and lyricists Jason Robert Brown and Georgia Stitt with its annual all-star benefit concert beginning at 7:30pm on Monday, April 11 at The Kaye Playhouse (68th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues) in Manhattan.
DRIVING MISS DAISY Closes with Redgrave, Gaines & Jones 4/9
by Lauren Wolman - Apr 9, 2011
Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, DRIVING MISS DAISY will end its extended Broadway premiere engagement April 9 at the John Golden Theatre with its three original stars: Tony Award winners James Earl Jones, Vanessa Redgrave and Boyd Gaines.
2011 Special Tony Awards and Honors Recipients Named - Smith, Ensler, Berloni, Drama Book Shop & More
by Robert Diamond - Apr 6, 2011
The Tony Awards® Admonsitration Committee has announced this year's recipients in three catagories. Among the honorees are a world-renowned playwright originally from South Africa, a longtime Broadway executive, a playwright/activist known for her work in combatting volience against women, a show-business animal trainer, a venerable theatre bookshop, and an organization dedicated to promoting diversity in the theatre, film, and television.
Davis Gaines Joins Kelli O'Hara, Brian d'Arcy James for CAP 21 Benefit, 4/11
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 4, 2011
CAP 21, now in its 18th year of creating new work and developing new talent as America's Musical Theatre Conservatory and Theatre Company, honors award-winning composers and lyricists Jason Robert Brown and Georgia Stitt with its annual all-star benefit concert beginning at 7:30pm on Monday, April 11 at The Kaye Playhouse (68th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues) in Manhattan.