Full disclosure – I’m partial to new musicals, with no known source material. There’s nothing quite like seeing a show come alive onstage that has, for years, just danced around in the head of the creator. For me, that’s a sort of modern day magic. For me, that’s the beauty of what it measns to…
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MUSICALS TONIGHT! TO PRESENT 29 HOUR READING OF “NEW” COLE PORTER MUSICAL ON FEBRUARY 20th
Musicals Tonight,which has revived one hundred musicals since 1998, will be producing its first new musical, THE FIVE MINUTE DAN MCGEE. A 29-hour reading of the new musical will be on Wednesday, February 20th, at 2:00pm at Shetler Studios. THE FIVE MINUTE DAN MCGEE is based on Martin Brown’s 1922 comedy, The Exciters, which originally starred Tallulah Bankhead….
Little Shop of Horrors at Bool’s Flower Shop
This coming April, beloved musical, Little Shop of Horrors will take place in a flower shop in Ithaca, New York, this will be the first time the classic rock horror comedy is staged site-specifically. The classic story of Little Shop of Horrors takes place inside Mushnik’s Flower Shop on the fictional Skid Row in New…
COMING SOON – LOVEVILLE HIGH: A PROM IN NINE MUSICALS
On Monday, January 7th LOVEVILLE HIGH: A PROM IN NINE MUSICAL PODCASTS premieres at midnight – and will be downloadable on iTunes, Stitcher, and all music sharing sites. With book and lyrics by David Zellnik (Drama Desk nominated Yank!) and music by Eric Svejcar (Disney’s Peter Pan Jr. with Zellnik) LOVEVILLE HIGH takes place on…
Broadway Bound Original Musical Based On the Life and Art of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Alan D. Marks and Barbara Marks have announced the development of the Broadway bound original musical inspired by the life and art of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Jon Batiste (“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”) has written the music & lyrics and Tony Award Winner John Doyle will direct. The development team is working closely with the…
Kiss of the Spider Woman at Penn State Centre Stage
Penn State Centre Stage will present Kiss of the Spider Woman, directed by Darcy Evans, music directed by Loclan McKenzie Spencer, and choreographed by J. Austin Eyer, April 3–7, at the Playhouse Theatre, University Park, PA. The story of two very different men who occupy a prison cell in Brazil, the musical was a popular…
A Write Teacher(s) Review – SpongeBob Squarepants: The Broadway Musical
Who live-in a pineapple under the sea? SpongBob SquarePants, of course. And GUESS WHAT? You can take a trip down under at The Palace Theatre on Broadway! Now, before you adults start rolling your eyes – hear me when I say that Spongbob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical is a magical, mystical, colorful masterpiece. From the dazzling…
COMING SOON to Feinstein’s/54 Below – Broadway Bound: The Musicals That Never Came to Broadway
Tony nominee Christiane Noll (Ragtime), Ryan Vona (Paramour), Caroline Bowman (Wicked), Jim Brochu (Zero Hour), and Bonnie Milligan (Kinky Boots) have joined Feinstein’s/54 Below’s second edition of Broadway Bound: The Musicals That Never Came To Broadway on Wednesday, October 25th, 2017 (7:00pm & 9:30 pm). Vona, Brochu, and Milligan will appear at the 7pm concert…
A Write Teacher(s) Review: La La Land
La La Land, written and directed by Damien Chazelle, follows aspiring actress Mia, played by Emma Stone, and jazz purist Sebastian, played by Ryan Gosling, as they navigate the challenges of pursing career success in Los Angeles. What does it take? How do you get there? And, above all, what will it cost? These are…
A Write Teacher(s) Review: The Great Comet of 1812
GOODNESS. Let the record show – I had absolutely no intention of writing anything about Nastasha. Or Pierre. Or The Great Comet of 1812. I wasn’t there in a work capacity. I was just there to see the show. I was on a date with my boyfriend. It was pure leisure. But OH! What an evening….