Michael Butler News

PRAIRIE-OKE!, the musical mash-up parody that rocked Los Angeles, returns for three weekends only to the Cavern Club Theater.

Rock music, counter-culture, and the sexual revolution take center stage in HAIR, the first and most successful rock musical of all time, at Bainbridge Performing Arts this month. Featuring the iconic numbers Aquarius, Good Morning Starshine, I Believe in Love, Hair, I Got Life, What a Piece of Work Is Man, and Hippie Life, HAIR offers meaningful commentary on the generational divide of the Sixties, lending vitality and insights that remain relevant today. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Rock music, counter-culture, and the sexual revolution take center stage in HAIR, the first and most successful rock musical of all time, at Bainbridge Performing Arts this month. Featuring the iconic numbers Aquarius, Good Morning Starshine, I Believe in Love, Hair, I Got Life, What a Piece of Work Is Man, and Hippie Life, HAIR offers meaningful commentary on the generational divide of the Sixties, lending vitality and insights that remain relevant today. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Rock music, counter-culture, and the sexual revolution take center stage in HAIR, the first and most successful rock musical of all time. Featuring the iconic numbers Aquarius, Good Morning Starshine, I Believe in Love, Hair, I Got Life, What a Piece of Work Is Man, and Hippie Life, HAIR offers meaningful commentary on the generational divide of the Sixties, lending vitality and insights that remain relevant today.

Das Program der Jubilaumsspielzeit 2015/2016 steht nun fest, und enthalt neben zahlreichen anderen Produktionen zwei Musicals: Stephen Sondheim's DAS LÄCHELN EINER SOMMERNACHT und HAIR. Als Wiederaufnahmen der vergangenen Spielzeit werden außerdem auch SINGIN' IN THE RAIN und TSCHITTI TSCHITTI BÄNG BÄNG erneut zu sehen sein.

HAIR is both a joyous celebration of youth and a poignant journey through a tumultuous 1960s America!

HAIR is both a joyous celebration of youth and a poignant journey through a tumultuous 1960s America!

The Bijou Theatre will present the third show of their first Main Stage Season, Twelve Angry Men directed by Kevin McNair. The show starts on January 30th and runs until February 8th. Tickets are $28 for table seats and $23 for theatre seats. Special pricing of $18 for students and seniors on theatre seats.

Black Beauty, the masterpiece by Arthur Lee's legendary psychedelic rock band Love, is making its first-ever official release on CD, out today, November 11th via High Moon Records.

Black Beauty, the masterpiece by Arthur Lee's legendary psychedelic rock band Love, is making its first-ever official release on CD, out November 11th via High Moon Records.

Long-time friends, associates and family gathered last night (October 6) to celebrate the 70th birthday of one of the theatre community's most treasured members - award-winning sound designer Abe Jacob.

Imagine Productions of Columbus presents Hair, Book and Lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, Music by Galt MacDermot, Produced for the Broadway Stage by Michael Butler, Originally Produced by the New York Shakespeare Festival Theatre, beginning today, August 6, and playing through August 17, 2014 at Wall Street Night Club. Directed by Michael Newsome.

Imagine Productions of Columbus will present Hair, Book and Lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, Music by Galt MacDermot, Produced for the Broadway Stage by Michael Butler, Originally Produced by the New York Shakespeare Festival Theatre from August 6 - August 17, 2014 at Wall Street Night Club. Directed by Michael Newsome.

The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Andrew Levine, Executive Director), just launched its 'New2NY' Series with a concert presentation of the musical Jack: A Musical Drama on the Life of John F. Kennedy, with Book and Lyrics by Will Holt and Tom Sawyer, Music by Will Holt, based on an original concept by Tom Sawyer. Directed by Igor Goldin, and with Music Direction by Matt Castle, the cast features Frank Anderson, Wilson Bridges, Patrick Cummings, Jessica Grove, Julia Johanos, Anne Kanengeiser, Erick Pinnick, Lauren Sterling, Debra Walton, and William Zeffiro. Stephen Lee Anderson has replaced the previously announced Walter Charles. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside opening night below!

Two new videos from BalconyTV, the wildly popular online music network that features bands performing unplugged on balconies across the world, are premiering on USA Today and Beats Per Minute.

BalconyTV, the wildly popular online music network that features bands performing unplugged on balconies across the world, will present an official CMJ kickoff show in partnership with Time Out New York at The Studio at Webster Hall.

Michael Butler, renowned theatrical producer, today announced that he will be mounting a new, Los Angeles-based production of HAiR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. The new production reunites Butler with the legendary performer Ben Vereen, with the actor/singer/consummate entertainer filling the role of Creative Advisor.

Coastal Repertory Theatre enters into the 'Age of Aquarius' with what the New York Times calls 'The Ultimate American Rock Musical', HAIR -- written by James Rado & Gerome Ragni and produced for the Broadway Stage by Michael Butler, originally produced by the New York Shakespeare Festival Theatre. This production is directed and choreographed by Joe Duffy with musical and vocal direction by Joseph Murphy. The show runs today, July 19, 2013 through August 10, 2013.

Coastal Repertory Theatre enters into the 'Age of Aquarius' with what the New York Times calls 'The Ultimate American Rock Musical', HAIR -- written by James Rado & Gerome Ragni and produced for the Broadway Stage by Michael Butler, originally produced by the New York Shakespeare Festival Theatre. This production is directed and choreographed by Joe Duffy with musical and vocal direction by Joseph Murphy. The show runs July 19, 2013 through August 10, 2013.