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Off-Broadway Review: “Hundred Days” Transforms Love’s Limits at New York Theatre Workshop

With their recent collaboration with Sarah Gancher and Anne Kauffman, Abigail and Shaun Bengson (“The Bengsons”) have redefined the meaning of the theatrical convention of the musical. Without elaborate sets, costumes, large ensembles of singers and dancers, and multi-million-dollar budgets, The Bengsons have successfully mounted a stunning musical with a believable story and a brilliantly executed score. “Hundred Days,” currently…

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News: Universal Theatrical Group Acquires Rights to Develop Stage Musical Based on the Life Story and Music of The Bee Gees: Barry Gibb to Executive Produce

November 9, 2017 | News, the lion king > | Barry Gibb, bee gees, Capitol Records, DreamWorks, DreamWorks Theatricals, Maurice Gibb, music, musical, Robin Gibb, Roundabout Theatre Company, theatre, Universal Music Group, universal pictures, Yvonne Gibb

Universal Theatrical Group (UTG), Universal Pictures’ live theatre division, announced that it has reached an agreement with Barry Gibb, Yvonne Gibb, and the Estate of Robin Gibb to develop a biographical stage musical based on the life story and music reached an agreement with Barry Gibb, Yvonne Gibb, and the Estate of Robin Gibb to develop a biographical stage musical…

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Off-Broadway Review: “The Violin” Plays Well at 59E59 Theaters

“Okay. Some day we’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house, and a couple of acres and a cow and some pigs and . . . And live off the fat of the land! And have rabbits. Well, we’ll have a big vegetable patch and a rabbit hutch and chickens.” – George in “Of Mice…

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News: Lifetime® Channel’s Season Four of “Broadway Balances America” Continues with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Love Never Dies”

Broadway Across America’s collaboration with the award-winning morning show “The Balancing Act®,” on the Lifetime® Channel continues Season Four of the six-part series “Broadway Balances America” with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s LOVE NEVER DIES. This new episode debuts on Monday, September 25th at 7:30 am ET and will re-air on Monday, October 2nd at 7:30 am ET. In episode two, viewers…

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News: The Shops at Columbus Circle Launches Its Five-Week Free Concert Series “Sessions at the Circle” at the Time Warner Center

Beginning on Tuesday, September 12, The Shops at Columbus Circle, New York’s premier dining and entertainment destination, in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center launches its five-week concert series “Sessions at the Circle.” Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and invites visitors to celebrate this milestone with free performances. The popular series incorporates the talents – all acclaimed musicians…

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Off-Broadway Review: “Miss Blanche Tells It All” at the New York Musical Festival at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater

“These parting words, she left behind/These parting words she left behind/And I put them in your hands now/These parting words she left behind.” – The Nun Lee (Brian Charles Rooney) is the twenty-something female impersonator who graces the small stage at the Golden Lantern, an old bar – a joint – in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The small…

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Broadway News: “Hamilton” and the Rockefeller Foundation Welcome 1,300 Students to an Exclusive Student Matinee of “Hamilton” on Wednesday March 15, 2017

It was exhilarating watching thirteen hundred students from New York City public schools gather on Wednesday March 15th at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway for the continuation of an unprecedented partnership between the producers and creator of the musical HAMILTON, The Rockefeller Foundation, the Gilder Lehrman Institute and the NYC Department of Education. The partnership was funded through a…

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31st Annual Easter Bonnet Competition at the Minskoff Theatre

March 10, 2017 | News, sunset, the lion king > | Broadway, Broadway Bonnets, Broadway Cares, Easter, Easter Bonnet, Easter Bonnet Competition, Equity Fights AIDS, Minskoff Theatre, Off-Broadway

A spectacular showcase of Broadway’s best performers and beautiful, handcrafted bonnets will celebrate six weeks of fundraising when the 31st annual Easter Bonnet Competition (#BroadwayBonnets) returns Monday, April 24, and Tuesday, April 25, benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Performers from Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies will share unforgettable original skits, songs and dances, as well as their unique bonnet…

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Tony Award-Nominee Melissa Errico to Join Michael Feinstein in Concert

March 7, 2017 | 42nd street, irish repertory, last stand city center, my fair lady, News, sea wall, the lion king > | Carnegie Hall, Harry Warren, Melissa Errico, Michael Feinstein, Tony Award, Tony Award-nominee, Zankel Hall

It has just been announced that Tony Award-nominee Melissa Errico will join Michael Feinstein as a special guest at Zankel Hall on March 21 at 7:30pm at Carnegie Hall (881 Seventh Ave.) for “Standard Time”, featuring the music of Harry Warren. Melissa will sing music popularized by such artists as Doris Day, Judy Garland, Vera Lynn and Peggy Lee. The…

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New from TCG Books: “Here We Go” / “Escaped Alone” by Caryl Churchill

February 17, 2017 | be more chill, network, News, Previews, the field, the lion king > | TCG, Theatre Communications Group

Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has announced the publication of “Here We Go / Escaped Alone” by Caryl Churchill. Both critically acclaimed works in this new volume premiered in London – Here We Go in the fall of 2015 at the Lyttelton Theatre, and Escaped Alone in January of 2016 at the Royal Court Theatre. Escaped Alone will premiere in the…

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