musical theater
Cast announced for HANDS ON A HARDBODY at Minneapolis Musical Theater
Minneapolis Musical Theater returns to the proverbial stage this spring with “Hands on a Hardbody.” The musical, about 10 unlucky Texans vying to win a new pickup truck in a radio contest, will be produced at the Luther Cadillac showroom (2325 Prior Ave N in Roseville, MN) from April 22 through April 8. May 2022. …
the best thing to come out of the theater program – The Wichitan
MSU’s Theater Program, in conjunction with the University Choir and music department students, presented its biannual spring musical, Big Fish. The musical took place March 3-6 at the auditorium of the Fain Fine Arts Center. I was a member of the big fish pit chorus and it was an amazing experience. I got to work …
GoPros, Sprays and Fake Language — Making Theater with The Last Great Hunt – The Stage Show
For International Women’s Day, guest host Claire Nichols celebrates the work of incredible women in the performing arts. The Last Great Hunt are a collective of Western Australian theater makers who delight in bringing the unexpected to the stage. Their award-winning shows have been seen around the world, and now a documentary, scene changers, offers …
New theatrical offerings include “A Strange Loop” on Broadway, National Capital New Play Festival, “Drumfolk” at Arena and “Grace” at Ford’s Theater
With fingers crossed and a Panglossian belief that this can be the best of all possible theatrical worlds, here is my careful curation of what will be worth it in a season perhaps this time around. ‘The merchant of Venice’ To stage this Shakespearian problem play is tantamount to a provocation these days. That’s why …
Musical ‘String’ to revitalize UI theater department scene
The musical, based on a book by IU MFA Playwright’s Workshop graduate Sarah Hammond, with music by Ordinary Days creator Adam Gwon, follows the story of the Three Fates of Greek mythology, who are banished from Mount Olympus to live on Earth. As a child, one of playwright Sarah Hammond’s most beloved books was her …
Children’s Theater Camp Across the American Stage, Summer 2022
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — If there’s a budding artist in your household, American Stage Education recently opened registration for summer camp for kids and teens. According to American Stage staff, students will experience theater activities such as choreography, directing, ensemble exercises and music in the classroom during the camp, which begins in June. “Campers will …
‘Black No More’ Play Has A Machine That Makes Blacks White: NPR
Tariq Trotter portrays a scientist who invented a machine capable of bleaching black people in the off-Broadway musical More black. Monique Carboni/The New Group hide caption toggle caption Monique Carboni/The New Group Tariq Trotter portrays a scientist who invented a machine capable of bleaching black people in the off-Broadway musical More black. Monique Carboni/The New …
Josh Piterman will perform his musical favorites at the Piano Bar during a homecoming | The mail
news, latest news, Piano Bar, Josh Piterman, Musicals, Musical Theatre, concert, what’s going on in Ballarat Josh Piterman’s return to Ballarat will be “a real heart filler”. After graduating from Federation University Musical Theater Studies 15 years ago, the classical crossover performer and entertainer has performed across the globe. Now he returns to Ballarat for …
Skylight Music Theater Announces Black History Month Events
MILWAUKEE — Skylight Music Theater has announced special events taking place throughout the month to celebrate Black History Month. Skylight is Milwaukee’s Equity musical theater company. Below are events you can check out: Cabaret “Soul Review” soul examination is a one-night-only cabaret on Saturday, February 19 at 7 p.m. The show features three of the …
Midland High Drama Club will perform its first musical in two years
Musical theater returns to the Central Auditorium stage this week as the Midland High School Drama Club performs ‘The Hello Girls’. The play, which runs at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, tells the story of America’s first female soldiers who fought for equality on the war front as well as on the home front. Director …
how Perth Fringe World performers strip naked to reveal their vulnerabilities
At this year’s Fringe World festival in Perth, the “real theateris everywhere: theatre, comedy and drag speak directly to our reality, played against a background of survival. True stories offer moments of honesty, introspection and clarity. By staging true stories, the artists create an intense bond between the audience and the performer. In a normal …
Saffron Walden Musical Theater Company seeks young Kinky Boots star
The Saffron Walden Musical Theater Company (SWTC) has launched a casting call for a young actor who will play a key role in its upcoming production of Naughty boots. The award-winning community group put on a show every March at Saffron Walden Town Hall. For 2022, the company has chosen a production with music and …
TRAV’LIN – THE 1930s HARLEM MUSICAL ROMANCE gets regional premiere at Winter Park Playhouse
Trav’lin – The 1930s Harlem Musical Romance, a joyous celebration of jazz-age love with a classic jazz and blues score, receives its Southeast regional premiere to kick off the Mainstage series at the Winter Park Playhouse from Florida. The show runs from January 27 to February 19, 2022, with previews on January 27 and 28 …
National touring production of “Oklahoma!” wreaks havoc on a musical theater classic | Chicago News
Sasha Hutchings, Sean Grandillo and National Tour Company of “OKLAHOMA!” from Rodgers & Hammerstein! (Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade) To cut to the chase: the touring production of “Oklahoma!” which arrived Wednesday night on the Broadway stage at Chicago’s CIBC Theater is “a parody of a parody of a sham.” And, during the …
West Side Story star Ariana DeBose anime Saturday Night Live
North Carolina native Ariana DeBose to host first new ‘Saturday Night Live’ show of 2022, NBC reported on Thursday. via twitter. DeBose, who grew up in Raleigh and Wake Forest, is one of the stars of Steve Spielberg’s critically acclaimed new film “West Side Story”. DeBose plays Anita, the role that won Rita Moreno an …
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS musical to premiere in May
One of France’s most successful musicals, “Les Dix Commandements”, is coming to New York! Almost 20 years after its opening, “The Ten Commandments” is presented in English with the first single from the Cast Recording album of an upcoming Broadway adaptation. Created by filmmaker Elie Chouraqui, to music by Pascal Obispo and words by Lionel …
Sukari Jones on Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’ Transition into a Musical (Exclusive)
Prime Video subscribers fell in love with Girls’ trip the new series from designer Tracy Oliver, Harlem. The show follows four friends in their 30s who lean on each other for support as they try to balance life, love and careers. The series is bursting with talent, with the lead roles belonging to Meagan Good, …
PPC, Musical Theater Club brings a slice of Broadway to campus
A man takes the stage as he sings on baritone in a performance of “If I Ever Were To Leave You”, the voice echoing off the walls of the hall and engulfing members of the audience. The Pitt Musical Theater Club and the Pitt Program Council (PPC) have collaborated to host the “Broadway Coffeehouse” in …
Live jazz, Caribbean rhythms, human flowers, frenzied Christmas balls to delight our alleys in the East this summer
Dinner in town this weekend? Want to rediscover the charm of the legendary eastern streets of the city center? Keep an eye out for a pop-up celebration of some of TÄmaki Makaurau’s live artists over the weekends this summer. After more than 100 days of reinventing what it means to activate public spaces in the …
Moonlight will present its very first holiday musical: “Miracle on 34th Street”
For the first time in its 40-year history, Vista’s Moonlight Stage Productions will produce a holiday musical, “Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play”. Production opening tonight at Vista’s Avo Playhouse was originally slated for December 2020, but the pandemic has forced Moonlight to put that plan on hold. Because Oceanside playwright Lance …
Genesius Theater presents A Berks County Christmas Carol
The Genesius Theater presents an original musical based on the Charles Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol” for 10 performances from December 10-19. “A Berks County Christmas Carol” – set in today’s Reading and Berks County – was written and adapted by Genesius Artistic Director LJ Fecho. Genesius co-founder Michael O’Flaherty, Broadway and Regional Music Director, …
Hearing Applause Again Was a ‘Elevation of the Soul’ for Wanda Houston | Berkshire landscapes
SPENCERTOWN, NY – For 15 years, music fans in the Berkshire area have gathered in droves to hear Wanda Houston sing. They’ll have another chance on December 4, when she appears with The Wanda Houston Band at the Spencertown Academy Arts Center, performing lively covers of popular songs from Ella Fitzgerald’s hit “A Tisket, A …
Musical theater icon Stephen Sondheim dies
The legendary American composer and songwriter Stephen Sondheim has died at the age of 91. His attorney told the New York Times that Sondheim died at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut on Friday, the BBC reports. He was a titan of musical theater who turned the most unlikely subjects into benchmarks of entertainment. During his …
Singer, actress and native of Marion Emma Fitzpatrick
Each week this series shares MarionMade! the stories of our many wonderful people, places, products and programs in the great Marion community. To read more of Marion’s positive stories, or to share some of your own, visit us on marionmade.org or on social media. Opportunities at Marion gave Emma Fitzpatrick the launching pad she needed …
Mile Square Theater reopens with “Emergence” by Margo Seibert
NEW | CHARACTERISTICS | OVERVIEW | EVENTS originally published: 11/18/2021 (HOBOKEN, NJ) – After nearly 20 months, Mile Square Theater (MST) open their doors to bring back the quality performance for which it is known. Hoboken local and songwriter Broadway star Margo Seibert comes to MST with her original solo show Emergence Friday December 10 …
Birmingham graduate plunges into hell as ‘Hadestown’
After a dark year and a half, the spotlight is back on stage. And Shea Renne too. Birmingham 2010 graduate Seaholm landed a role as one of the Fates on the Broadway Nationwide Tour of “Hadestown” and will perform in the musical Nov. 23 through Dec. 5 at the Fisher Theater in Detroit. “Live theater …
Musical theater melodies to celebrate Robert Wright and George Forrest’s 60th birthday of KEAN this week
The upcoming Musical Theater Melodies show, hosted by Rob Morrison on 96.5 FM on Tuesday, November 2, will mark the 60th anniversary of Robert Wright and George Forrest’s KEAN musical (based on a play by Jean-Paul Sartre and the comedy Alexandre Dumas) from the original recording of the Broadway cast in 1961 starring Alfred Drake, …
The “Cabaret And Beyond” festival rewards the excellence of the new musical theater
Through Kedibone Fashion 2h ago Share this article: To shareTweeterTo shareTo shareTo shareE-mailTo share Aspiring musical theater writers will have the opportunity to present some of their original works at the inaugural “Cabaret and Beyond” (CAB) festival. The event will take place at Seabrooke’s Theater starting Thursday, October 14. Organized by Roland Perold, the CAB …
CoSA’s stylish fall production features Murder, Mayhem and All That Jazz
Chicago, the second longest-running show in Broadway history, is a dark satire on happy murderers that argues that “in this city murder is a form of entertainment.” Winner of six Tony Awards, it is based on a 1926 play of the same title by journalist Maurine Dallas Watkins, on real criminals and the crimes she …
NKY cast of actors perform to raise funds for DCCH
A troupe of young actors from northern Kentucky raised $ 2,500 for the Diocesan Catholic Children’s Home (DCCH) through five sold-out performances of an Edward Albee play. Four members of the locally based Mitchell Squared produced and performed History of the zoo, a one-act play written in 1958 by the famous playwright. The main character …
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Why artists are upset Stratford Festival re-auditions cast for Chicago musical
A number of musical theater artists have taken to social media to express their disapproval of making theater artists who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic fight to get them back. Chris Young / The Canadian Press Back when the 2020 Stratford Festival season was closed due to the pandemic, artistic director Antoni …
Autumn calendar of the Anthem Musical Theater slates | Online features
As autumn officially arrives, the Musical Theater of the Hymn begins a new season. From a production of “Matilda” to something spooky for the season, you won’t want to miss this mix of never-before-seen shows, auditions and special events. ‘Matilda Jr.’ MTA’s next show is “Matilda Jr.,” a classic story of rebellion, imagination and youth, …
How To Get Cheap Tickets For The Theater And The Opera | Consumer affairs
Theaters, concert halls and other venues are gradually returning to something akin to normal service after months of Covid shutdowns and disruption. If you’re looking to get your dose of drama, live music, or comedy and don’t mind the prospect of sitting in a full capacity venue, here are 10 tips for finding a good …
Disney Princess Lea Salonga on UK tour in 2022
MUSICAL theater royalty and double Disney princess Lea Salonga arrive in Southampton with her all-new Dream Again tour in 2022. Lea Salonga won her theatrical crown at just 18 when she created the role of Kim in the epic musical Miss Saigon in the West End and then on Broadway. She went on to become …
Best Ways to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in South Florida – CBS Miami
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Joining local celebrations during National Hispanic Heritage Month is a fantastic way to meet new people. From lectures and art exhibitions, to concerts and entertainment for the kids, there are events and activities taking place in South Florida that showcase the history and tradition of the culture. Latinx. These events allow you …
Horned frogs in the news, August 15-August. 25
August 27, 2021 From TikTok to the bobbleheads and from Delaware to Afghanistan, TCU and its faculty, alumni and students are making headlines. Check out the latest roundup of horned frogs of interest. INSTITUTIONAL 3 Dallas-Fort Worth universities gain glamor and prestige on new list of top schools in TexasAugust 19, 2021CultureDallas MapNeighborhood review site …