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‘Matilda’ Launches National Tour in Los Angeles May 2015
February 7, 2014
Producers of the Tony Award winning musical Matilda the Musical announced that the production is set to launch a national tour in May 2015 at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. The musical will play a technical preview at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, CT prior to the tour’s official launch. Other stops on the
Billy Crystal’s ‘700 Sundays’ Comes to HBO April 19
February 6, 2014
After a live taping January 3rd and 4th at the Imperial Theatre in New York, HBO has confirmed that Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays will debut on the network Saturday, April 19, 2013 between 9-11 pm ET/PT. This comes after a highly successful Broadway run and tour throughout the U.S. 700 Sundays is described as “an original two-act play in
NYC Super Bowl Didn’t Translate to Sales for Broadway Shows
February 4, 2014
Originally, it was thought that a Super Bowl hosted in New York would translate into stronger sales for Broadway shows. However, it seems as though the Super Bowl hurt rather than helped Broadway tickets sales; sales that were already weakened by the annual January slowdown. The Broadway box office dipped approximately 13%, or $2.4 million
‘Once,’ ‘Newsies,’ ‘Wicked’ Hit Baltimore’s Hippodrome in 2014/15 Season
February 3, 2014
Broadway Across America has recently announced the 2014-15 Hippodrome Broadway Series. The season, which marks the 100 year anniversary of the historic Hippodrome Theatre, will include Broadway hits such as Once, Newsies, and Wicked among several others. President of the Hippodrome Jeff Daniel shared in a statement, “It’s hard to beat a season with The
‘Jersey Boys’ Set to Tour the UK in September
January 31, 2014
Jersey Boys is set to launch its first ever concurrent U.K. tour beginning in September. Performances will start September 4, 2014 at Manchester’s Palace Theater for a run that will last through October 4, 2014. The tour will then continue to Edinburgh, Stoke, Hull, Sunderland, and Birmingham. The U.K. tour is produced by Dodger Theatricals, David
New York Pops Concerts Features Matthew Morrison, Sutton Foster, Kelli O’Hara
January 31, 2014
Tony Award winner Sutton Foster and Tony Award nominees Matthew Morrison and Kelli O’Hara are among several other stars who will join the New York Pops for its 32nd season at Carnegie Hall. Pops musical director Steven Reineke will lead the orchestra in celebrating some of popular music’s great icons. Reineke, described by The New York
Broadway Aspiring ‘Gigi’ Gets Tryout in Seattle in May
January 29, 2014
A concert version of Lerner and Loewe’s Tony Award winning musical Gigi will be presented by the 5th Avenue Theatre May 16 – 18, 2014. The musical, set to open on Broadway in 2015, will be presented in a concert setting that features a wide array of Seattle talent alongside a newly re-created book by Heidi
‘King Kong’ Set to Rumble on Broadway’s Foxwoods Theatre in December
January 29, 2014
The production of King Kong, currently loose in the wilds of Australia, will be making its way to the Broadway stage. Gerry Ryan, chairman of Global Creatures which is the production company behind the show, confirmed that the huge production will have a run on the big stage, perhaps in December of 2014. Originally Ryan was quoted in an
Diana DeGarmo, Ace Young Top Touring Cast of ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’
January 28, 2014
Husband and wife duo Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo will lead the cast of the touring production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. It is set to begin March 4, 2014 at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, Ohio. The couple will play the roles of Joseph and The Narrator, respectively. Young was quoted as saying, “I am
Theater Extras: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
January 27, 2014
Theater Extras is service located in New York and Los Angeles that is said to offer discounted theatre tickets on a subscription basis. The website for the service claims, “For the price of One Broadway Ticket, you and a guest can enjoy 365 days of Theater and Entertainment.” While on the surface this seems to