Photo Flash: Jetset Getset and More at 2013 Young Artist Awards
by BWW News Desk - May 6, 2013
Stars turned out on Sunday, May 5 in Hollywood, California, for the 34th Young Artist Awards honoring child and teen actors in movies and television. The event, sponsored by the Young Artist Foundation, raises money each year to help struggling young actors and musicians pursue their dreams. This year's award winners included Kathryn Newton ('Paranormal Activity 4'), Quvenzhané Wallis ('Beasts of the Southern Wild'), Isabella Palmieri ('Falling Skies'), Tyree Brown ('Parenthood'), Isabella Allen ('Les Miserables'), Sebastian Banes ('In the Family') and many more. A complete list of nominees and winners can be seen at www.youngartistawards.org. Musical performances were by Agina Alverez, formerly of NBC's 'The Voice,' and teen country group Jetset Getset. Scroll down for photos from the event! (more...)
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BWW Review: UMass' CASANOVA - 'Nothing is Real Here; Everything is Appearance'
by BWW News Desk - May 6, 2013
There are a few things I have learned about the UMass theatre department this semester. One, they love using the aisles of the theatre to make entrances and exits, two they are extremely fond of nudity (no matter the show), and finally they love modernizing stories. These things are what make me love all of the shows I have seen this semester, and Casanova by Constance Congdon was no exception. (more...)
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Photo Flash: First Look at Colleen Hawks, John Ashley Brown and More in APAC's BLOOD BROTHERS
by BWW News Desk - May 2, 2013
The Astoria Performing Arts Center has announced Willy Russell's (Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine) BLOOD BROTHERS, musical staging by Christine O'Grady, musical direction by Julianne B. Merrill, and directed by Tom Wojtunik. BLOOD BROTHERS will play a limited engagement at the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church (30-44 Crescent St, Astoria, NY 11102. Entrance on 30th Road.) Performances begin tonight, May 2 and continue through Saturday, May 18. Opening Night is Saturday, May 4 (8 p.m.). BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below! (more...)
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BWW Blog: Kelly McCormick of PTC's LES MISERABLES
by Guest Blogger: Kelly McCormick - May 2, 2013
Hey BroadwayWorld.com! Hello from Pioneer Theatre Company in Salt Lake City, where we're deep in rehearsals for Les Miserables. This ever-popular musical is making a comeback - literally - and, no, I don't mean an uptick in ticket sales since the movie was released last December. PTC was the first regional theatre to produce Les Mis, in 2007, where it played for 10 sold-out weeks. So it's no surprise that we're here again, just six years later, bringing this amazing story to life. (more...)
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Photo Flash: Sierra Boggess Sings for Broadway Arts Factory!
by BWW News Desk - Apr 23, 2013
On Sunday night, Broadway Arts Factory presented Broadway leading lady Sierra Boggess in Lessons in Love- a very special evening in which Boggess shared her love of life, the theatre, and some very special people who influenced and changed her life forever. Realizing that the answers are within, this journey revealed inspirational moments, from humble beginnings to the bright lights of Broadway. Check out photos from the concert below! (more...)
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High School in the Spotlight: Streamwood High, IL
by BWW News Desk - Apr 22, 2013
Today's Featured High School program is the Theatre Club at Streamwood High School in Streamwood, Illinois! Students at Streamwood High recently took to the stage in a school edition production of LES MISERABLES. BroadwayWorld brings you photos below from the dress rehearsal! (more...)
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Photo Flash: Opening Night at Marriott Theatre's SOUTH PACIFIC
by BWW News Desk - Apr 11, 2013
One of Broadway's legendary romantic musicals, the Pulitzer Prize-winning SOUTH PACIFIC takes the stage at The Marriott Theatre, running now through June 2 at 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. BroadwayWorld has photos from the show's opening on April 10 below! (more...)
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Photo Flash: First Look at Marriott Theatre's SOUTH PACIFIC
by BWW News Desk - Apr 9, 2013
One of Broadway's legendary romantic musicals, the Pulitzer Prize-winning SOUTH PACIFIC takes the stage at The Marriott Theatre. The show is currently in previews and opens April 10, running through June 2 at 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. Based on James Michener's Tales of the South Pacific, this all-new production of SOUTH PACIFIC will be directed by David H. Bell with choreography by Matt Raftery. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below! (more...)
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Photo Flash: Full Production Shots of DCTC's SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, Opening Tonight!
by BWW News Desk - Apr 5, 2013
The Denver Center Theatre Company's (DCTC) world premiere production of SENSE & SENSIBILITY THE MUSICAL, with book and lyrics by Jeffrey Haddow and music by Neal Hampton, will be staged by Director and Choreographer Marcia Milgrom Dodge, whose recent Broadway revival of Ragtime received seven Tony Award nominations. SENSE & SENSIBILITY THE MUSICAL will receive its world premiere production April 5 - May 26, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production shots below. (more...)
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Photo Flash: First Look at Hayden Tee, Euan Morton and More in TheatreWorks' BEING EARNEST
by BWW News Desk - Apr 4, 2013
TheatreWorks presents BEING EARNEST, the 'Wilde' new musical from Tony Award-nominated composer/lyricist Paul Gordon (TheatreWorks' hits Emma, Daddy Long Legs, and Broadway's Jane Eyre) and Grammy and Emmy-nominated composer Jay Gruska. A hit at TheatreWorks' 2012 New Works Festival, this lively and lyrical adaptation of The Importance of Being Earnest resets Oscar Wilde's comic masterpiece in 1965 London's swingin' Carnaby Street. BEING EARNEST, helmed by TheatreWorks Artistic Director Robert Kelley, plays at TheatreWorks at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts April 3 - 28, 2013 (press opening April 6). BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production shots below. (more...)
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Photo Flash: First Look at Stephanie Rothenberg, Mary Michael Patterson and More in DCTC's SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
by BWW News Desk - Apr 1, 2013
The Denver Center Theatre Company's (DCTC) world premiere production of SENSE & SENSIBILITY THE MUSICAL, with book and lyrics by Jeffrey Haddow and music by Neal Hampton, will be staged by Director and Choreographer Marcia Milgrom Dodge, whose recent Broadway revival of Ragtime received seven Tony Award nominations. SENSE & SENSIBILITY THE MUSICAL will receive its world premiere production April 5 - May 26, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production shots below. (more...)
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Photo Flash: First Look at Euan Morton & More in BEING EARNEST Musical!
by BWW News Desk - Mar 19, 2013
TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, presents BEING EARNEST, the 'Wilde' new musical from Tony Award-nominated composer/lyricist Paul Gordon (TheatreWorks' hits Emma, Daddy Long Legs, and Broadway's Jane Eyre) and Grammy and Emmy-nominated composer Jay Gruska. A hit at TheatreWorks' 2012 New Works Festival, this lively and lyrical adaptation of The Importance of Being Earnest resets Oscar Wilde's comic masterpiece in 1965 London's swingin' Carnaby Street. BEING EARNEST, helmed by TheatreWorks Artistic Director Robert Kelley, plays at TheatreWorks at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts April 3 - 28, 2013 (press opening April 6). Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast! (more...)
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