Chenango River Theatre Presents SEPARATION RAPID, Now thru 8/5
by BWW News Desk - Jul 13, 2012
After 4+ years of research and development, Chenango River Theatre will present the world premiere of Separation Rapid, by noted novelist, screenwriter, NPR contributing correspondent and award winning playwright Susan Arnout Smith.
Chenango River Theatre Announces SEPARATION RAPID, Opening 7/13
by Kelsey Denette - Jun 29, 2012
After 4+ years of research and development, Chenango River Theatre will present the world premiere of Separation Rapid, by noted novelist, screenwriter, NPR contributing correspondent and award winning playwright Susan Arnout Smith.
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 5/19 - SHOW BOAT
by Nicole Rosky - May 19, 2012
Today in 1946, the second Broadway revival of Showboat opened at the Ziegfeld Theatre, and ran for 418 performances. Show Boat is a musical in two acts with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It was originally produced in New York in 1927 and in London in 1928, and was based on the 1926 novel of the same name by Edna Ferber. The plot chronicles the lives of those living and working on the Cotton Blossom, a Mississippi River show boat, from 1880 to 1927. The show's dominant themes include racial prejudice and tragic, enduring love.
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 1/5 - SHOW BOAT
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 5, 2012
Today in 1946, the second Broadway revival of Showboat opened at the Ziegfeld Theatre, and ran for 418 performances. Show Boat is a musical in two acts with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It was originally produced in New York in 1927 and in London in 1928, and was based on the 1926 novel of the same name by Edna Ferber. The plot chronicles the lives of those living and working on the Cotton Blossom, a Mississippi River show boat, from 1880 to 1927. The show's dominant themes include racial prejudice and tragic, enduring love.
World Premiere by Bacharach/Slater, SCOTTSBORO BOYS et al. Set for Old Globe in 2011-2012; Full Season Announced
by Jessica Lewis - May 6, 2011
Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced that The Old Globe will produce the World Premieres of four new plays and musicals in its 2011-12 Winter Season. The season will feature the World Premiere musicals Some Lovers by music legend Burt Bacharach and Tony Award winner Steven Sater and Nobody Loves You by Gaby Alter and Itamar Moses, as well as the West Coast Premiere of John Kander and Fred Ebb's The Scottsboro Boys, recently nominated for 12 Tony Awards including Best Musical, directed and choreographed by five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman. The two plays receiving World Premiere productions are Somewhere by Globe Playwright-in-Residence Matthew Lopez and The Recommendation by Jonathan Caren. The new season also includes revivals of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show and the Eugene O'Neill classic Anna Christie directed by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner David Auburn. Special events include the World Premiere of Odyssey by Todd Almond, a music theater event conceived and directed by Lear deBessonet celebrating the Globe's 75th Anniversary, The Old Globe/University of San Diego Graduate Theatre Program production of Twelfth Night and Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, which returns for its 14th consecutive year.
River's End Plays the Spirit of Broadwy Theater Thru April 10
by BWW
News Desk - Apr 10, 2011
As the Artistic Director of The Spirit of Broadway Theater, it is my job to find the very best in new musicals - not just in craft and construction, but also musicals that continue to redefine what musical theater can be. It is always a challenge and it is never easy.
River's End Plays the Spirit of Broadwy Theater Thru April 10
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 16, 2011
As the Artistic Director of The Spirit of Broadway Theater, it is my job to find the very best in new musicals - not just in craft and construction, but also musicals that continue to redefine what musical theater can be. It is always a challenge and it is never easy.
Chatelat Theatre Closes SHOWBOAT, 10/19
by BWW News Desk - Oct 19, 2010
Kern & Hammerstein II
Du 2 au 19 octobre 2010
Le côté novateur de Show Boat et son succès colossal en 1927 en fait un jalon dans l'histoire des musicals.
Chatelat Theatre Presents SHOWBOAT, 10/2
by BWW
News Desk - Oct 2, 2010
Kern & Hammerstein II
Du 2 au 19 octobre 2010
Le côté novateur de Show Boat et son succès colossal en 1927 en fait un jalon dans l'histoire des musicals.
Chatelat Theatre Presents SHOWBOAT, 10/2
by Molly Hagan - Aug 23, 2010
Kern & Hammerstein II
Du 2 au 19 octobre 2010
Le côté novateur de Show Boat et son succès colossal en 1927 en fait un jalon dans l'histoire des musicals.
First Folio Theater Presents JEEVES IN BLOOM, Runs 1/27- 2/28
by BWW News Desk - Jan 25, 2010
Following the success of 2008's Jeeves Intervenes, playwright Margaret Raether has created another uproarious adaptation of the works of the British humorous P.G. Wodehouse. The latest entry in the Jeeves and Wooster saga makes its Chicago area debut at First Folio Theatre, at their indoor home in Mayslake Hall, on the grounds of the Peabody Estate in Oak Brook.
Irish Rep Presents 'Around the World in 80 Days'
by BWW News Desk - Jul 19, 2008
The Irish Repertory Theatre in association with The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park will present AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS. This high-spirited, fast-moving and highly imaginative show, by Mark Brown from the novel by Jules Verne, begins previews July 11th, opens July 20th and continues through September 7th at the Irish Repertory Theatre.
Irish Rep Presents 'Around the World in 80 Days'
by BWW News Desk - Jun 17, 2008
The Irish Repertory Theatre in association with The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park will present AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS. This high-spirited, fast-moving and highly imaginative show, by Mark Brown from the novel by Jules Verne, begins previews July 11th, opens July 20th and continues through September 7th at the Irish Repertory Theatre.