Pre-NY Tryout of ROLLER DISCO THE MUSICAL! Set for 6/13, Boston by BWW News Desk(May. 15 7:37 AM) - Oberon in association with the Ministry of Theater will present a pre-New York tryout of ROLLER DISCO THE MUSICAL!, an unautherized parody of the classic film Roller Boogie, from May 30 to August 30 at Oberon in Cambridge Massachusetts, with its world premiere opening night on June 13. With executive producer Pablo Rojas, Roller Disco aims to transfer to Off-Broadway in Spring 2013. |
Cotuit Center for the Arts Holds 'FROG' Auditions, Today and 5/19 by BWW News Desk(May. 15 12:30 AM) - Theater Under The Stairs announces auditions for its original summer family show, "FROG: A Modern Fairy Tale," directed by Chris Compton and Holly Erin McCarthy. |
Franklin School for the Performing Arts Presents Spring Concert, 5/19 by BWW News Desk(May. 14 8:44 PM) - Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) presents its annual Spring Concert on Saturday, May 19 at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. and on Sunday, May 20 at 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. at Franklin’s Thomas D. Mercer Auditorium, 224 Oak Street. The four Spring Concert performances feature FSPA students in all levels and disciplines of dance and musical theater, as well as the FSPA Youth Choir, performing troupes, dance ensembles, Groovemasters percussion ensemble, Jazz Krewe, and the international touring ensemble Electric Youth. |
Lorenzo Lamas, Anita Gillette et al. Lead Reagle Music Theatre's 44th Summer Season, 6/15-8/19 by BWW News Desk(May. 14 7:23 PM) - Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston has announced major principal casting and creative team members for its 44th consecutive summer season, including Lorenzo Lamas, Anita Gillette, Rick Hilsabeck and Sarah Pfisterer. |
BWW Review: Club Cafe Now Serving CUPCAKE: A NEW MUSICAL by Nancy Grossman(May. 14 6:39 PM) - Inspired by a headline in the Provincetown Banner, Boston-based trio collaborates on world premiere musical about a baker who sells his irresistible cupcakes on the streets of “Summertown,” his adoring customers, and the Keystone Cop who tracks his scent. |
Austin Pendleton Directs Boston Midsummer Opera's DON PASQUALE, 7/25-29 by BWW News Desk(May. 14 5:55 PM) - For its seventh season Boston Midsummer Opera (BMO) presents the comic piece, Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, playing at the Tsai Performance Center at Boston University for three performances only, July 25, 27, and 29. Obie Award winner/Tony Award nominee Austin Pendleton directs the fully staged and costumed production. Music director and nationally acclaimed conductor Susan Davenny Wyner leads the performances, which will be performed with orchestra and sung in English. Metropolitan Opera bass Ricardo Lugo will sing the role of Don Pasquale. |
A.R.T. Extends WOODY SEZ Through 6/3 by BWW News Desk(May. 14 10:48 AM) - The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) today announced an one week extension to the run of Woody Sez, described as "a musical tapestry of the American folk hero’s life and songs," devised by David M. Lutken with Nick Corley, performed by David M. Lutken, Darcie Deaville, Helen Jean Russell, and Andy Teirstein, directed by Nick Corley. Performances now will run through Saturday, June 3rd at the Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle Street, Cambridge.
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Prometheus Dance Presents DESIDERARE Tonight, 5/13 by BWW News Desk(May. 13 12:30 AM) - Prometheus Dance presents Desiderare, choreographed by Diane Arvanites and Tommy Neblett Tonight, May 13 at 8:00 pm (doors open at 7:00 pm). Tickets: $30 general admission, $25 students, seniors, BDA members; with cash bar. Oberon is the second stage of the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), a destination for theater and nightlife on the fringe of Harvard Square. 2 Arrow Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge. Wheelchair accessible and conveniently located near the Harvard T Station on the Red Line. |
Cotuit Center for the Arts Holds 'FROG' Auditions, 5/15 & 19 by BWW News Desk(May. 12 6:35 PM) - Theater Under The Stairs announces auditions for its original summer family show, "FROG: A Modern Fairy Tale," directed by Chris Compton and Holly Erin McCarthy. |
RHYTHMIC CIRCUS Plays the Colonial Theatre Tonight, 5/12 by BWW News Desk(May. 12 12:30 AM) - Rhythmic Circus will astound audiences with their innovative tap dancing and musical prowess, leaving everyone dancing in the aisles! Catch this dance phenomenon tonight, May 12 at 8pm at The Colonial Theatre. Rhythmic Circus will be followed by an after party with DJ BFG and projections by Drew Suto. |
Cotuit Center for the Arts Holds CABARET Auditions, 5/19 & 21 by BWW News Desk(May. 11 8:04 PM) - Director Kiley Donovan, Music Director Glenn Starner-Tate, and Choreographer Pam Wills will be holding auditions for this summer's production of CABARET at Cotuit Center for the Arts, running August 2 to 26 from Thursday to Sunday. |
Win Tickets to See IL DIVO in Concert! by Contests(May. 11 3:07 PM) - The world's foremost classical crossover quartet IL DIVO is set to embark on its 2012 world tour, the group's fourth, which follows the release of the quartet's latest album, Wicked Game (on Syco/Columbia Records) and provides a new mark of achievement for the signature vocal blend and unique operatic arrangements which have captivated millions and launched a classical-crossover sensation. To celebrate the kick-off of this much-anticipated world tour, BroadwayWorld invites you to enter for a chance to WIN ONE PAIR OF TICKETS to see IL DIVO live in concert! |
BWW TV Seattle Exclusive: Behind the Scenes of Kristin Chenoweth on Tour! by BroadwayWorld TV(May. 11 1:32 PM) - BroadwayWorld Seattle was granted EXCLUSIVE access to Kristin Chenoweth's debut performance of her new (and first ever) tour, which opened in Seattle on Wednesday night ... and received a whopping NINE standing ovations for a show unlike we had ever seen.
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Tyne Daly, Brandon Victor Dixon, Amy Spanger and More Join Williamstown Theatre Festival Casts by BWW News Desk(May. 11 9:54 AM) - Williamstown Theatre Festival Artistic Director Jenny Gersten has announced additional casting for the 2012 Summer Season. A host of Williamstown Theatre Fesival veterans and talented newcomers including Becky Ann Baker, Marylouise Burke, Tyne Daly, Brandon Victor Dixon, Alison Fraser, Heather Lind, Amy Spanger, Jeremy Strong, Lili Taylor and many more, will take the stage during the Festival’s 58th Season. |
Lorna Luft Unable to Continue in NMST's HELLO, DOLLY!; Jacquelyn Piro Donovan Steps In by BWW News Desk(May. 11 8:16 AM) - Due to a severe back injury, Ms. Lorna Luft will be unable to play the role of Dolly Levi in the award-winning North Shore Theatre (NSMT) production of HELLO, DOLLY! scheduled to open Tuesday, June 12, and play through Sunday, June 24. Press night is scheduled for June 13 at 7:30pm. |
ImprovBoston Presents CAMP, Now thru 6/22 by BWW News Desk(May. 11 12:30 AM) - ImprovBoston presents Camp, an improvised summer comedy that follows a cast of “campers,” played by ImprovBoston’s comedians, through their adventures at an eight-week summer camp set in the year 1994. Camp runs Fridays at 10pm from tonight, May 11th through June 22nd. Tickets cost $14-$18. The show will run at ImprovBoston, 40 Prospect Street, Cambridge. Tickets cost $12-$16 and are available online at www.improvboston.com. |
SpeakEasy Stage Company Presents XANADU, Now thru 6/9 by BWW News Desk(May. 11 12:30 AM) - SpeakEasy Stage presents the Boston Premiere of the hit Broadway musical comedy XANADU. This acclaimed show will be the company’s 100th production and opens tonight, May 11. |
BWW Review: OPENING NIGHT AT POPS WITH BERNADETTE PETERS by Nancy Grossman(May. 10 8:16 PM) - The Boston Pops Orchestra, Keith Lockhart Conducting: Opening Night with Guest Artists Maggie Scott, Michael Chertock, Bernadette Peters; Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at Symphony Hall.
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