Mamie Parris makes her solo debut at The Green Room 42 with a song collection near and dear to her heart. After finding the two-cassette Original Broadway Cast Recording of Cats in a lost and found box at 12…

The work features a score by Pump Boys and Dinettes' Jim Wann and David Shenton, with a book by Emily Loesser and Don Stephenson.

The work features a score by Pump Boys and Dinettes' Jim Wann and David Shenton, with a book by Emily Loesser and Don Stephenson.

Jim Wann, composer, lyricist, and performer of PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES talks about the Country and American Roots-influenced scores he brought to the stage. He discusses his early work Off-Broadway, including DI…

Yes, she's Everybody's Girl but today she is all ours! Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress Debra Monk joins the boys to look at her incredible career which includes the Broadway productions of Pump Boys and Din…

Edmund Bagnell is a vocalist/violinist known for being part of the hit string quartet Well Strung. Edmund has played for Hillary Clinton and worked with Tony Award winning stars such as Patti LuPone, Kristin Ch…

Last week, we introduced August's Musical of the Month, Floyd Collins an off-Broadway show that was a critical success and musical fan's dream, but had a short run in the mid-90s. You can see the introduction …

Originally from Miami, Florida, Stephen Christopher Anthony began his formal training at the New World School of the Art, before pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Performance (Music Theatre) degree from Florida S…

The Best Audition Song Suggestions for 9 to 5 the Musical Written by Tiffany Wilkie February 15, 2020 Hey, Y’all! Are you auditioning for the glorious and fun hit musical, 9 to 5, soon? If you need help…

Obie-winning director Lear deBessonet has joined the artistic team at New York City Center as the first-ever Encores! Resident Director. In the new role, deBessonet will join Artistic Director Jack Viertel and …

From Pump Boys and Dinettes to The Band’s Visit, these are the shows that took instruments out of the orchestra pit and put them into the hands of the cast.

She produced Pump Boys and Dinettes, Da, and Rockabye Hamlet on Broadway before founding the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival in 1993.

Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, Jim Wann, John Foley, and John Schimmel take part in the performances at Feinstein's/54 Below.

Pump Boys and Dinettes Reviewed by Julia Stier  Sierra Madre Playhouse Through July 29  The Sierra Madre Playhouse is serving up a slice of life on Highway 57 with Pump Boys and Dinettes. The show is directe…

Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, Jim Wann, John Foley, and John Schimmel will take part in the performances at Feinstein's/54 Below.

FEINSTEIN'S54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Pump Boys And Dinettes Reunion Concert featuring original castcreators Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, Jim Wann,John Foley, and John Schimmel, with Bob Stillman. P…

Spotify Takover: Showtunes For People Who Don't Like Showtunesby Tom Coppola We are launching an exciting new twist on our Showtunes For People Who Don't Like Showtunes feature! Starting this month, notable fi…

Playhouse show feels like a little concert

“Pump Boys and Dinettes,” the down-home musical about good ol’ folks who work hard and play harder, has pulled into the Cabaret at Theatre Square to serve up a light-hearted slice of rural life.

The lives, dreams and music of the six friends in “Pump Boys and Dinettes” are familiar to Ben Klein, who, like the characters in the Tony-nominated musical, hails from North Carolina.

This week, we go around our Broadway World to feature stories in St. Louis, Salt Lake City, Seattleand more. Check out our top 10 stories around our Broadway World below, which include FOLLIES in St. Louis, THE…

Village Theatrekicks off its 2016-2017 Season with Pump Boys and Dinettes, a light-hearted concert-style musical celebration of life's simple pleasures, set on Highway 57 in North Carolina. BroadwayWorld brings…

Village Theatre kicks off its 2016-2017 Season with Pump Boys and Dinettes, a light-hearted concert-style musical celebration of life's simple pleasures, set on Highway 57 in North Carolina.

Village Theatre kicks off its 2016-2017 Season with Pump Boys and Dinettes, a light-hearted concert-style musical celebration of life's simple pleasures, set on Highway 57 in North Carolina. Click below to go b…

Village Theatre kicks off its 2016-2017 Season with Pump Boys and Dinettes, a light-hearted concert-style musical celebration of life's simple pleasures, set on Highway 57 in North Carolina.

Five Chicago actor-musicians make their Theatre at the Center debut in the musical Pump Boys [...]

The 2016 New York Musical Festival, which runs July 11 through August 7, will bring audiences four full weeks of new musicals, concerts, readings, and panel discussions. We spoke with Geoff Davin, creator of Th…

By Rob Jones Highway 57, callin’ me home, no matter how far I may roam. In my youth, I did Pump Boys and Dinettes a number of times. Audiences never really knew what it was about until they entered the th…

Last Saturday, Paper Mill Playhouse was privileged to participate in an on-stage marriage proposal during a performance of PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES - watch the moment during intermission belowPUMP BOYS AND DINETT…

The surprise Broadway hit of 1982 is served up fresh at Paper Mill.

Paper Mill Playhouse heads down Highway 57.

Paper Mill Playhouse's spring musical, PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, begins tonight, featuring James Barry Jim,Gabe Bowling Jackson, Julie Foldesi Prudie, Jason Ostrowski L.M., Alysha Umphress Rhetta and Sam WeberEdd…

Enjoy this exclusive look at Alysha Umphress in Pump Boys and Dinettes.

On the Town star Alysha Umphress plays coffee-pouring waitress Rhetta in Paper Mill Playhouse\u2019s production of Pump Boys and Dinettes, running now through May 1. The Tony-nominated musical about the sister…

The musical celebrates opening night this Sunday.

Paper Mill Playhouse's spring musical, PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, begins tonight, featuring James Barry Jim, Gabe Bowling Jackson, Julie Foldesi Prudie, Jason Ostrowski L.M., Alysha Umphress Rhetta and Sam WeberEd…

Take a first glimpse at Pump Boys and Dinettes at the Paper Mill Playhouse starring Alysha Umphress.

The production stars Alysha Umphress, Gabe Bowling, and more, with direction by John Foley.

Paper Mill Playhouse'sspring musical, Pump Boys and Dinettes, begins tonight, featuring James BarryJim, Gabe Bowling Jackson,Julie Foldesi Prudie, Jason Ostrowski L.M., Alysha Umphress Rhetta and Sam Weber Edd…

Alysha Umphress will star as Rhetta in Paper Mill Playhouse's spring musical, PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES. She speaks exclusively with BWW about why her character Rhetta is a kick in the pants

Alysha Umphress, who tore up the 2014 revival of On the Town as Hildy, the single-minded taxi driver, co-stars as the coffee-pouring waitress Rhetta in Paper Mill Playhouse\u2019s upcoming production of the 198…

Take a sneak peak inside rehearsal with the cast of Pump Boys and Dinettes. Previews begin April 6 at the Paper Mill Playhouse.

Paper Mill Playhouse will soon present its spring musical, Pump Boys and Dinettes, featuringJames BarryJim, Gabe Bowling Jackson,Julie Foldesi Prudie, Jason Ostrowski L.M., Alysha UmphressRhetta and Sam Weber E…

The beloved honky-tonk musical ''Pump Boys and Dinettes'' is the next addition to Paper Mill Playhouse's 2015-16 season. The six-person cast, under the direction of John Foley, features Alysha Umphress (Rehtta)…

Paper Mill Playhousewill soon presentits spring musical, Pump Boys and Dinettes. This Tony Award nominee features James BarryJim, Gabe Bowling Jackson,Julie Foldesi Prudie, Jason Ostrowski L.M., Alysha Umphress…

The classic musical comes to New Jersey.

Cesar A. Rocha is a casting director at Telsey Co. He just completed casting on Cirque Du Soleil's PARAMOUR starting previews in April. Other projects include THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY THE MUSICAL National…

Paper Mill Playhouse is proud to premiere its spring musical, Pump Boys and Dinettes. This Tony Award nominee features James Barry (Jim), Gabe Bowling (Jackson), Julie Foldesi (Prudie), Jason Ostrowski (L.M.), …

Paper Mill Playhouse is proud to premiere its spring musical, Pump Boys and Dinettes. This Tony Award nominee features James Barry (Jim), Gabe Bowling (Jackson), Julie Foldesi (Prudie), Jason Ostrowski (L.M.), …

The 1982 Tony-nominated musical starts previews April 6.

The musical comes to Milburn, New Jersey.

Paper Mill Playhouse has announced casting for its spring musical, Pump Boys and Dinettes. This Tony Award nominee features James Barry Jim, Gabe Bowling Jackson, Julie Foldesi Prudie, Jason Ostrowski L.M., Aly…

Happy Birthday, Debra Monk The Tony Award winner made her Broadway debut in PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES in 1982. Her Broadway credits include PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, PRELUDE TO A KISS, NICK amp NORA, REDWOOD CURTAIN…

Name: Mimi BessetteHometown: Ridgefield, CTEducation: Ridgefield High, BFA in Theater from Texas Christian University and my Junior Year Abroad was in London in association with The Royal Academy of Dramatic Ar…

Original Cast, 1982 (Columbia/Sony) An unexpected delight when it opened, this revue of countryish songs doesn’t have much in the way of a story line. The setup of a roadside stop populated by a quartet of se…

Musical theatre songwriter Joe Iconis, whose Be More Chill was recently seen at NJ's Two River Theater, and his usual "band of musical theater punks" have relocated to Vermont for Pump Boys and Di…

The classic musical features Iconis and members of his musical-theater performance "family."

Happy Birthday, Debra Monk The Tony Award winner made her Broadway debut in PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES in 1982. Her Broadway credits include PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, PRELUDE TO A KISS, NICK amp NORA, REDWOOD CURTAIN…

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Farah Alvin Marvelous Wonderettes, I Love You Because, Kate Shindle Wonderland, Legally Blonde and Katie Thompson Giant, Pump Boys and Dinettes at Encores, who will po…

"Pump Boys and Dinettes" Pump Up the Volume in Musical Preview http://www.playbill.com/video Jordan Dean, Hunter Foster, Mamie Parris, Randy Redd, Katie Thompson and Lorenzo Wolff met the press to pe…

Jordan Dean, Hunter Foster, Mamie Parris, Randy Redd, Katie Thompson and director Lear deBessonet met the press to chat about the upcoming Encores! Off-Center production of "Pump Boys and Dinettes," which featu…

Name: Mason O'SullivanHometown: Chesapeake, VAEducation: BA in Film and Video Studies, minor in Theater; George Mason University '12, George Mason Improv Association, Private Coaching; Stella Adler Studio (pres…

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk with Steven Bell about the Kennedy Center production of Side Show. We review A Celebration of Mary Rodgers, Pump Boys and Dinettes @ Encores! Off-Ce…

       By: Paulanne SimmonsMamie ParrisThose of us who frequently see the very fine Encores! musical revivals are used to having the musicians onstage. Most of the time, they play their instruments, and t…

Pump Boys and Dinettes, the final production of the 2014 Encores Off-Center series, stars Jordan Dean, Hunter Foster, Mamie Parris, Randy Redd, Katie Thompson and Lorenzo Wolff. Pump Boys and Dinettes began per…

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Encores! Off-Center has done a bang-up job reviving obscurish off-Broadway musicals, some of which, on the strength of these productions, later made it to Broadway. “Pump Boys and Dinettes” actually...

Yes. Absolutely. No question. If you can get to City Center anytime through this weekend to see Pump Boys and Dinettes, which is the third and last of Encores! Off-Center summer series, go. It's way too ent…

The Tony-nominated country/rock musical offers city dwellers a trip down Highway 57.

Hunter Foster and the stars of Pump Boys and Dinettes talk about the show's homespun appeal. See the toe-tappin' show at City Center Encores! now through July 19.