Sunday, October 16, 2011

BROADWAY SAL'S LATEST THEATER NEWS

'Year of Shakespeare' in store at OSU

Columbus Dispatch -
Another folly after decades of failed efforts to launch and sustain professional theater in Columbus? Let's hope not. The Short North Stage - an ambitious effort to bring professional theater, musicals and more to the Short North - will make its debut ...

Bucks County Playhouse sale price lowered | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-10-16

Philadelphia Inquirer -
The asking price for the Bucks County Playhouse dropped Friday to $2.1 million, and two local nonprofit groups are pushing ahead with plans to save the iconic New Hope theater.

MEMPHIS Celebrates Two Years On Broadway 10/19

Broadway World -
Hockadoo! The 2010 Tony winning Best Musical MEMPHIS will celebrate its second anniversary on Broadway on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at the Shubert Theater.

The Broadway Dolls prove a fierce act to follow

Boston Globe -
AP Drama Writer / October 14, 2011 NEW YORK—If hearing about The Broadway Dolls makes you think of another all-girl group of dolls -- the Pussycat Dolls -- that won't last long if you catch their show.

From Battersea pub theatre to a smash hit on Broadway

The Independent -
AP Then it won a transfer to the West End, and the prestigious Olivier Award for best new play. And The Mountaintop, a two-hander about Martin Luther King Jr, has been brought to Broadway in a spellbinding production ...

Catherine Zeta-Jones to Again Host All-Star Benefit Paying Tribute to ...

MarketWatch (press release) -
LOS ANGELES, CA, Oct 16, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Stars from Hollywood and Broadway came together tonight for a one-of-a-kind performance featuring some of the biggest names from stage and screen to benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund ...

To 10/30: World premiere of 'Sherlock' at Herberger in Phoenix

AZ Central.com -
Sherlock Holmes has had a remarkable afterlife since plunging to his death at Reichenbach Falls in 1891. Where: Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe St., Phoenix.

12 DAYS OF HUGH JACKMAN: Countdown to HUGH JACKMAN BACK ON BROADWAY- Day 10

Broadway World -
Hugh Jackman, BACK ON BROADWAY begins previews on October 25, and in celebration of the Tony-winner's return the the Great White Way, BroadwayWorld will feature a daily countdown of his greatest performances!

Emery Battis, character actor in Shakespearean roles, dies at 96

Washington Post -
Emery Battis, a veteran stage actor who played dozens of roles with the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington during a professional career that spanned more than 70 years, died Sept.

Music Theatre of Wichita unveils lineup for 2012

Kansas.com -
You might suppose it's way too soon to even begin to think of next summer's Music Theatre of Wichita season, but Wayne Bryan is already up to his very discerning eyeballs in plans for 2012.

Broadway Palm thinks 'pink' in race for Facebook fans

Naples Daily News -
Children's musical "Pinkalicious" has matinee and evening shows featuring a special children's menu through Nov. 11; tickets are just $15.

Perseverance Theatre Presents THE 39 STEPS, Closes 10/16

Broadway World -
Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps, written by Patrick Barlow, will play at Juneau's Perseverance Theater from September 23 through October 16, 2011.

Warren Gerds column: Meyer Theatre helped galvanize the arts in Green Bay

Green Bay Press Gazette -
The new marquee at the Meyer Theatre, 117 S. Washington Street, Friday, October 14, 2011. / H. Marc Larson/Press-Gazette April 1978 saw a big stir about 117 S. Washington St. in Green Bay, something quite different than Friday's activities surrounding ...

'Sun' only the start for IUSB theater

South Bend Tribune -
SOUTH BEND - The Indiana University South Bend Theatre and Dance Company opened its 2011-12 season Thursday with Lorraine Hansberry's “A Raisin in the Sun,” which concludes at 2 pm today in the Campus Auditoriym in Northside Hall.

Follies cast members to appear at Sidetrack Monday, Oct. 17

Windy City Times -
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, now in its 25th Anniversary Season, announces a special appearance this Monday, October 17, atSidetrack Chicago, 3349 N. Halsted, with Follies cast members Susan Moniz (Sally Durant Plummer) and Brent Barrett (Benjamin ...

The foreign invasion

Philippine Star -
There are always two sides to a coin, or a story for that matter. Let me tell you one about this resurfacing phenomenon in the business of live entertainment called the foreign musical.

New Wallace drama: NCTC evaluating proposals; Play will be 'fresh'

Newnan Times-Herald -
The Newnan Community Theatre Company has received proposals from approximately 25 people interested in writing the play. Interest has been expressed by local writers, by at least one writer outside Coweta County with extensive ...

Chamber Theatre's “Driving Miss Daisy”: A modest play, done well

ThirdCoast Digest -
Jonathan West, Ruth Schudson and Michael A. Torrey in "Driving Miss Daisy." Mark Frohna photo for Milwaukee Chamber Theatre.

Theater: '14' examines violent therapy for gay Mormons in the 1970s

Daily Camera -
Eric van Baars, left, and Cameron Varner rehearse a scene from the play "14" in the Loft Theater at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

O'Hara grad finds his role with the 'Rock'

Delaware County Daily Times -
In 2003, Cardinal O'Hara High School was the first in the nation to be granted rights to do the Broadway hit “Les Miserables.

No comments:

Post a Comment