Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Tony Award nominees Montego Glover (Memphis), Jonathan Groff (Spring Awakening), and Norm Lewis (The Gershwins' Porgy
Linked From TheaterMania at 02:17PMTuesday, May 21, 2013
Tony Award-winning producer Junkyard Dog Productions Memphis has just announced that leading man Zachary Levi, star of TV's 'Chuck,' Disney's feature film Tangled and the upcoming Thor The D…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 03:00PMTony® Award-winning producer Junkyard Dog Productions (Memphis) is proud to announce that leading man Zachary Levi, star of TV’s “Chuck,” Disney’s feature film Tangled and the upcom…
Linked From Broadway’s Best Shows at 11:00AMMonday, May 20, 2013
Tony® Award-winning producer Junkyard Dog Productions (Memphis) is proud to announce that leading man Zachary Levi, star of TV’s “Chuck,” Disney’s feature film Tangled and the upco…
Linked From The Hartman Group at 07:30PMFarewell to the First National Tour of MEMPHIS
The First National Tour of Memphis the Musical (The Huey Company) opened in Memphis, Tn., on October 19, 2011 and played it's final perfor…
Linked From YouTube at 07:19PMTony Award-winning producer Junkyard Dog Productions Memphis has just announced that leading man Zachary Levi, star of TV's Chuck, Disney's feature film Tangled and the upcoming Thor The Dar…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 12:37PMValisia LeKae, who steals the spotlight in Motown the Musical, talks about channeling Diana Ross, enjoying unexpected audience participation and her childhood in Memphis.
Linked From Broadway.com at 12:31PMHeath Calvert (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson), Bryan Fenkart (Memphis), Roe Hartrampf (The Bad Guys), Autumn Hurlbert (Legally Blonde), Leslie Kritzer (The Memory Show), Lauren Molina (The Sk…
Linked From TheaterMania at 07:26AMMonday, May 13, 2013
On the Road with the Memphis First National Tour: Prom
When cast member, Jack Sippel, a senior in high school, missed his senior prom, the First National Tour of Memphis the Musical was qui…
Linked From YouTube at 04:09PMThursday, May 9, 2013
Julie Johnson sings "Me & Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin
"Mama" on the First National Tour of Memphis, Julie Johnson rocks out this classic Joplin song with the Matt O…
Linked From YouTube at 03:58PMSay what you will about the joys and shortcomings of Memphis the Musical -- starting with exuberant performances and unimpressive lyrics –it has one of the most infallibly infectious final…
Linked From Florida Theater On Stage at 12:58PMWednesday, May 8, 2013
Broadway vets Jay Armstrong Johnson (Hands on a Hardbody), Tony Yazbeck (Chicago) and Clyde Alves (Nice Work If You Can Get It) will play the trio of sailors Chip, Ozzie and Gabey in Ba…
Linked From Broadway.com at 02:44PMTuesday, May 7, 2013
TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, will stage its annual TheatreWorks Honors gala June 15, shining the spotlight on a Silicon Valley leader and a renowned thea…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 08:01PMMonday, May 6, 2013
Back by popular demand, Dave (@NineDaves) and I have teamed up to bring you our take on what’s keepin’ it real and what’s faking it each week on SMASH. Follow the 'caps here or on…
Linked From Pataphysical Science at 03:28AMWednesday, May 1, 2013
Today is the birthday of Marion Walter Jacobs (1930-1968), a.k.a. “Little Walter”. This legendary master of the blues harp was born and raised in rural Louisiana, leaving as a te…
Linked From Trav S.D. at 08:11AMSaturday, April 27, 2013
Jackie Richardson (photo by Tim Matheson)Some people have the right to sing the bluesThe blues heal the soul, like snake venom heals a snake bite.by Nanette Cormier[Please note: This review …
Linked From The Charlebois Post at 01:50PMThursday, April 25, 2013
Additional casting has been announced for the 2013 season at Williamstown Theatre Festival, with Broadway favorites like Adam Chanler-Berat, James Cromwell, Ari Graynor and more joining the …
Linked From Broadway.com at 02:30PMTuesday, April 23, 2013
With only 4 slots open in the Best Musical category, and (usually) several more shows than that eligible, some shows just can't make the cut. Every year, it seems, at least one show ma…
Linked From JK's TheatreScene at 10:36AMMonday, April 22, 2013
I’m from New England. And you know what they say about weather in New England? “Don’t like the weather? Wait five minutes.” The funny thing is I’ve heard th…
Linked From The Producer's Perspective at 11:26AMWednesday, April 17, 2013
Get ready, ‘cause here they come! Broadway.com is taking a deep dive into some of the musical icons who grace the stage in Motown: The Musical, which charts the life of Motown mogul Be…
Linked From Broadway.com at 06:58PMMonday, April 15, 2013
Broadway's Daphne Rubin-Vega Rent, Carolee Carmello The Addams Family and Montego Glover Memphis guest star on the next SMASH on NBC. The episode, titled 'The Producers' airs Saturday, April…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 03:25PMReview of the Saturday, March 30 matinee preview performance at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Starring Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia LeKae, Charl Brown, Bryan Terrell Clark and Jibreel Ma…
Linked From JK's TheatreScene at 12:58AMTuesday, April 9, 2013
New Chicago cast members Tony Award nominee Adam Pascal (Memphis) and Christine Pedi (Talk Radio) enjoyed their first night in the long-running production on Monday, April 8 at the Ambas
Linked From TheaterMania at 10:35AMFriday, April 5, 2013
Tony nominee and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Adam Pascal will assume the role of slick lawyer Billy Flynn in Broadway's Chicago beginning April 8. Pascal replaces two-time …
Linked From Broadway.com at 10:05AMThursday, April 4, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — If Lil Buck, the sensational star of the Memphis street dancing style called "jookin,'" has any bones in his feet — or legs, or arms — there is little evidence of that.
Linked From Boston Globe at 03:43AMWednesday, April 3, 2013
Court Theatre’s 2013-2014 season, with five plays about embattled souls, has just been announced. It will include: — “The Mountaintop” (Sept. 5-Oct. 6): A play by Katori Hall, seen o…
Linked From Chicago Sun-Times at 06:08PMMonday, April 1, 2013
TheaterWorks' Re-Creates MLK's Lorraine Motel RoomAudiences at Hartford's TheaterWorks production of "The Mountaintop" will be transported in time and place, not just by the power of the scr…
Linked From Hartford Courant at 10:10AMFriday, March 29, 2013
TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, will stage its annual TheatreWorks Honors gala event June 15. The evening's honorees, Tony Award-winning Broadway playwright…
Linked From BroadwayWorld at 05:41PMWednesday, March 27, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
Just last week it was announced that Broadway in New Orleans would be returning to the Saenger Theatre for the first time since Hurricane Katrina for the 2013-2014 season. Now we know fans c…
Linked From broadwaytour.net at 03:36PMTuesday, March 19, 2013
Nancy Opel is a trouper, yet, until now, her thirty year career in theatre missed one thing. Her credits include a who’s who and a what’s what of distinguished productions: Broadway’s …
Linked From DC Theatre Scene at 12:45PM