Performances are set to begin this Tuesday, October 15th, with the official Opening Night on October 25th, for the new musical LAST DAYS OF SUMMER, presented by George StreetPlayhouse and directed by Jeff Calhoun(NEWSIES, GREASE, BIG RIVER). LAST DAYS OF SUMMER features book & lyrics by Steve Kluger(based on his best-selling novel) and music by […]
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Staging mayhem in ‘Noises Off’ at Asolo Rep
Michael Frayn’s spoof of British sex farces is described as a love letter to the theater A lot of planning goes into making mayhem and mistakes look natural and spontaneous on stage. When he first read Michael Frayn’s script for the comic farce “Noises Off” several years ago, director Don Stephenson had a moment of […]
Don Stephenson to Direct Asolo Rep’s NOISES OFF
Asolo Rep continues its celebration of 60 years on stage with Tony Award-winner Michael Frayn’s rip-roaringly hilarious play NOISES OFF, one of the most celebrated farces of all time. Directed by comedic Broadway veteran Don Stephenson, NOISES OFF previews March 20 and 21, opens March 22 and runs through April 20 in rotating repertory in […]
VIDEO: Watch John Kander Work with Students on New Version of CABARET
Manhattan School of Music, one of the world’s foremost independent music conservatories and one of just two such institutions in the U.S. offering a Musical Theatre degree, this month presents a mainstage production of the Kander & Ebb classic, Cabaret. But this timeless classic will be served with a twist. “This is a unique version […]
THE WAR PARTY To Have New York Premiere At FringeNYC
The new political satire, THE WAR PARTY will have its New York City premiere at The New York International Fringe Festival in October. Written by Vincent Delaney’s and directed by Broadway veteran Don Stephenson (Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Goodspeed, Paper Mill Playhouse), the limited run will play October 14 – 23 in Manhattan. Originally inspired […]
Peter Bartlett, Reed Birney, Lisa O’Hare, Tony Roach, Don Stephenson, Lenny Wolpe And More Will Star In Project Shaw’s THE DOCTOR’S DILEMMA
Gingold Theatrical Group (David Staller, Artistic Director) is proud to announce the next presentation of the 13th Season of Project Shaw, a special series of evenings offering some of Shaw’s greatest works and those of his contemporaries, presented monthly at Symphony Space’s Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre (2537 Broadway at 95th Street). The season continues on […]
Christian Borle and Laura Michelle Kelly Will Star in Encores! Production of ME AND MY GIRL
Encores! Artistic Director Jack Viertel today announced casting for Me and My Girl, the final production of the Encores! at 25 season at New York City Center. Me and My Girl, the first Encores! production originally written and produced in London’s West End, will star Christian Borle, Suzzanne Douglas, Mark Evans, Harriet Harris, Edward Hibbert, […]
Catherine Walker to Lead Goodspeed’s THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES
Goodspeed Musicals kicks off its 2018 season with the Broadway hit The Will Rogers Follies, A Life In Revue. The exuberant dance-filled musical will be running April 13 – June 21 at The Goodspeed in East Haddam, Conn. Shake hands with the heartwarming humorist who spun a rope, poked fun at headlines and never met […]
Goodspeed Announces Creative Teams for 2018; Don Stephenson, Hunter Foster, Sarna Lapine, and More
Two-time Tony Award-winning Goodspeed Musicals has assembled six exciting teams to helm the eclectic group of productions planned this season: an exuberant musical extravaganza, a glorious classic, a hilarious musical within a musical, an intimate musical tour-de-force, a timeless and unconventional new musical and the return of our popular holiday show with new surprises for […]
Lea Salonga, Norm Lewis, Laura Osnes and More to Lead MCP’s Broadway Classics in Concert
Manhattan Concert Productions (MCP) has announced casting for Broadway Classics in Concert, on Tuesday, February 20, 8:00 PM, in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. The concert will feature Michael Arden (Ragtime, Hunchback of Notre Dame), Sierra Boggess (The Secret Garden), Carolee Carmello (Broadway Classics 2013), Allan Corduner (Titanic), Quentin Earl Darrington (The Secret Garden), […]