The Broadway musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” opens Friday. Not to be confused with an actual spelling bee, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is an original musical. The drama unfolds as six middle school tweens not only deal with difficult and possibly made-up words, butRead More →
The Tony Award-winning Titanic The Musical will embark on a new UK tour from March 2023. Produced by Danielle Tarento, Steven M Levy and Vaughan Williams in association with the Mayflower Theater in Southampton, the production will open at the Churchill Theater in Bromley on March 16, 2023, 10 yearsRead More →
Most Americans may never have heard of Bhangra, the energetic and expressive form of Indian folk dance and music that has swept the country for the past 30 years. But the creators of a new Bhangra-centric musical, currently premiering at La Jolla Playhouse, hope that will change. Sam Wilmott, theRead More →
A reminder that there are two performances left for the spring production with the Community Players of Greene County. “Clue: The Musical” is based on the Parker Brothers board game. The musical is written by Peter DePietro and it’s the story of six characters who are all suspects in aRead More →
Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out our list of things to do in Evansville this weekend. Thursday ‘Matilda’ the musical March 10-March 12, 7 p.m., March 13, 2 p.m., Reitz High School, 350 Dreier Blvd., Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students. Reitz High SchoolRead More →
We are all in the same boat! High School Musical: The Musical: The Series returns to Disney+ for a third season, and the Wildcats leave East High for a new adventure. The show – HSMTMTS long story short – debuted on Disney+ in November 2019. It was inspired by allRead More →
For classically trained violist Wilner Baptiste, known on stage as Wil B., the success of his Grammy-nominated string duo Black Violin, formed in 2004, is easily explained. “We were just two young guys who got into something new, and while we were doing that, we tried to perfect it,” heRead More →
This is a theatrical production of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical jointly produced by Stages Bloomington and Theater South of Bloomington South High School. The cast of the show are high school students from Bloomington South, Bloomington North and the Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship. Adapted from theRead More →
Community Players of Greene County’s upcoming production of Hint: the musical will introduce audiences to a veteran actor from Ames and also bring some familiar faces and talent back to the local scene. Ames’ David Michael makes his Community Players debut as Mr Boddy in Hint: The musical. Michael, aRead More →
Canadian-born actress Danielle Wade is surrounded by “Mean Girls”. “It’s on TV everywhere, even in the hotels we stay at,” she said. Wade stars as Cady in the upcoming Broadway musical iteration of the acclaimed 2004 film “Mean Girls.” The film starred Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams, and arrives thisRead More →
Just as the production’s signature song says, the cast of High School Musical Jr. is “in the same boat.” The curtain went up on the musical at Campbell Junior High School on Friday and is performed by students from Baker Intermediate School. In addition to Friday’s performance, there will beRead More →
Co-Music Director Cameron R. Tolbert, Manager Amy Sando and Assistant Student Musical Director and actress Freddie Baker. Special photos for The RC by Christi Tolbert The stages at the Carson Valley Community Theater and the Douglas High School Drama Department have been empty for nearly 18 months, due to coronavirusRead More →
The ArtsBridge Foundation’s Schuler Awards will include the nation’s first-ever gender-neutral category. The Schuler Awards are a statewide high school musical theater awards program designed to increase awareness, advocacy and support of Georgia’s arts education programs, to develop and foster the growth of talent by providing learning and performance opportunities,Read More →
Pictured (L-R): Danielle Wade (Cady Heron), Megan MasakoHaley (Gretchen Wieners), Nadina Hassan (Regina George),Jonalyn Saxer (Karen Smith), Mary Kate Morrissey (Janis Sarkisian),and the National Tourism Company of mean girlsCredit: © 2021 Jenny Anderson So go find it! off broadway mean girls is at the Wharton Center in East Lansing untilRead More →
Young actors dream of unexpected opportunities to lead their careers to great success. And There you go. Less than two years after moving from Colorado to New York, Kyler Hershman received an email about an audition. The name on the other end of the email was familiar to me. WhileRead More →
The Professional Live Arts for Youth (PLAY) Society will now be opening its doors to the public for now since its launch in 2014 with a show that includes local talent. Young people performing through the non-profit theater society will stage a musical, Shrek the Comedian Jr. – the storyRead More →
Dear Evan Hansen (M, 137mins) Directed by Stephen Chbosky **½ Alongside Steven Spielberg West Side Story remake and adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s debut album In the heightsit was one of the most anticipated musicals of the last year. A big-screen take on the much-loved and thought-provoking coming-of-age tale that tookRead More →
Church News • A Ash Wednesday Service will be at 7 p.m. on March 2 at West Newton First Church of God, 157 N. Second St. Toothpaste and toothbrushes will be collected for the food bank during the March 6 service. • A World Day of Prayer Service will beRead More →
Dance with students from the Viterbo University Conservatory for the Performing Arts during the presentation of Carrie: The Musical from Friday, March 4 through Sunday, March 6 at the Weber Center for the Performing Arts in downtown La Crosse. Based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel, this horror rock musical tellsRead More →
Click to enlarge Courtesy Amal Biskin at Kinhaven School of Music Amal Biskin has been playing the violin since she was 5 years old. His parents, both musicians, demanded it. “It wasRead More →
“Mean Girls” was a smart teen movie that hit the box office in 2004, so it was almost inevitable that the comedy written by “Saturday Night Live” veteran Tina Fey would inspire a musical. And with Fey writing her book, alongside her composer husband, Jeff Richmond, and lyricist Nell Benjamin,Read More →
Photo courtesy of Schuylar DoemlingBloomfield High School students rehearsing ‘Rent’ are, back row, left to right, Megan Moynahan, Gabbi Nucci, Marcus Jean, Skyyler Crawley and Skylar Canabal; and front row, left to right, Andrew LoMonte, Alisa Urgent and Marc Manapat. BLOOMFIELD, NJ – “525,600 minutes – how do you measureRead More →
Friday, February 11, 2022, 7:30 p.m., ARA Theater Darling Quarter Making his musical theater directorial debut, Jake Tyler delivers a wonderful production of HEATHERS-THE MUSICAL for The Mitchell Old Company, a new independent theater company. Using the 2018 update of Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe’s adaptation (book, music and lyrics)Read More →
VILLAGE OF FAYETTEVILLE – In partnership with a local Girl Scout, the Fayetteville Free Library is soliciting donations for a musical instrument drive launched this month.The library at 300 Orchard St. is asking members of the community to dust off their intact but underused instruments in an effort to passRead More →
POTTSTOWN — A certain green ogre will soon “grace” (is that the right word?) the stage in Pottstown High School’s Stanley Davenport Auditorium when the district-wide musical, “Shrek: The Musical,” plays from February 25 to March 6. With music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, ‘Shrek:Read More →
Elsewhere in entertainment, events and the arts: THEATER: ‘Night’ Sondheim The Argenta Community Theatre, 405 Main St., North Little Rock, features Stephen Sondheim “A Little Night Music,” 7 p.m. from Wednesday to Saturday, 2 p.m. from Sunday to February 12. The musical, based on Ingmar Bergman’s classic film ‘Smiles ofRead More →
Fresh off Broadway, PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL comes to Greenville. Based on the beloved ’90s film that made Julia Roberts a superstar, the show features direction and choreography by two-time Tony Award® winner Jerry Mitchell, an original score by Grammy® winner Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, and a book byRead More →
Musical productions centered on the world’s most famous sponge are coming to two schools in Bay Are. “The SpongeBob Musical” is slated for January 28 through February 5 at Clear Springs High School in League City and January 28 through February 6 at Friendswood High School in Friendswood. The 2017Read More →
Anaïs Mitchell on stage in New York in 2019 © Walter McBride/Getty Images “I never thought I’d see the other side of Hadesvillesays Anaïs Mitchell of his popular operawhich reimagines the myth of Orpheus in Depression-era America and occupied most of the last 15 years of his life. Hadesville beganRead More →
London Palladium Limited Season Announced Starting June 24, 2022 Courtney Stapleton and Shaq Taylor will play the iconic roles of Beauty and the Beast Dramatic new designs and cutting-edge technology merge with the classic story, bringing new life to the beloved tale Legendary songs include Beautiful, be our guest andRead More →
Production began in Los Angeles today for the third season of Disney+’s hit original series, “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.” Created and executive produced by Tim Federle (“Better Nate Than Ever”), the third season is set at Camp Shallow Lake, a family vacation camp in California, as theRead More →
Created and produced by Tim Federle, the series takes viewers to Camp Shallow Lake, a family resort in California, in Season 3 as the Wildcats prepare to stage a summer production of Frozen. The stakes are at an all time high as the teenagers try to determine who is “theRead More →
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, which begins production on its third season today in Los Angeles, announced the musical that will take center stage for the next episode on Disney Plus. In an ironically off-season choice, Frozen was selected as a summer musical for East High students. InRead More →
VALPARAISO — Valparaiso, Valparaiso; they love their Valparaiso. These are a variation of the lyrics that four actors will sing in the mini-musical “Valparaiso”, a fundraiser for the Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida in the spotlight Valparaiso100th anniversary. Barbara Palmgren, chair of the Heritage Museum’s board of trustees, said itRead More →
Event date: January 14, 2022 – 7:00 p.m. Youth Theater Carson City is thrilled to announce our upcoming production of Disney’s “Descendants: The Musical”. The show will have eight performances, weekends January 14-23, at the Bob Boldrick Theater at Carson City Community Center. Based on the famous original Disney ChannelRead More →
Event date: January 14, 2022 – 7:00 p.m. Youth Theater Carson City is thrilled to announce our upcoming production of Disney’s “Descendants: The Musical”. The show will run eight performances, weekends Jan. 14-23 at the Bob Boldrick Theater in Carson City Community Center. Based on the popular Disney Channel OriginalRead More →
In 2016, Danny’s musical career began to take off. At this point he started doing mixtapes, and he’s never looked back since. Growing up, Danny had his fair share of challenges, from two divorces to financial problems. His mother only raised Danny for part of his life, but he stillRead More →
New Year’s ‘Bop to the Top’ with Hi-Liners Musical Theater (HMT) as they present “High School Musical, JR” live on stage at Glendale Lutheran School, opening TONIGHT – Friday January 7th and ending continues through January 15, 2022. The one-act adaptation of the hugely popular 2006 Disney film is directedRead More →
Musician-turned-politician Joe Keithley kicked off the Harmony for All musical instrument loan program in Burnaby, B.C. in 2019, but it will take it to the next level in April. Keithley said nearly 400 instruments were accumulated over two 2021 collections. The program also includes lessons and has received financial supportRead More →
Ariana De Bose in “America” from “West Side Story” (Courtesy 20th Century Studios) The musical Spielberg was waiting to do Steven Spielberg has never done a musical, but his latest film, an adaptation of the classic “West Side Story”, is something he has been preparing for his entire career. Wasn’tRead More →
December 30, 2021, 10:58 2021 has been a year of notable birthdays for me, and I enjoyed celebrating some of them with tribute videos or writings. Today I would like to talk about the two films that have had a big impact on my musical life: Harry Potter and theRead More →
Meta Stange Listen to 5 essential tracks from WDIV news anchor Evrod Cassimy. From an early age, Evrod Cassimy turned to music, singing in his church choir and showing a keen sense of songwriting. His mother, seeing his strong storytelling ability, encouraged him to take up journalism, and by ageRead More →
Four friends: Sara Sheperd, Sara King, Ryan Farnsworth and James D. Gish. (Jean Marcus) Paul Blake, who started out as an actor and is now a prolific Broadway producer, brings Belle – The Carole King Musical at the Fisher Theater January 4-9, 2022. growing in the Bronx, Paul Blake hadRead More →
Victoria Clark plays a teenage girl with Methuselah syndrome in “Kimberly Akimbo”. Photo by Ahron R. Foster / ahronfoster.com Actors sometimes get on fire for not playing their age, especially for playing younger than their age, but Kimberly Akimbo takes this trend to a bizarre new level. This original andRead More →
Japanese researchers have used magnetic resonance imaging to study the brains of high school students in a task focused on music observation. They found that students trained to play music from an early age exhibited certain types of brain activity more strongly than other students. Researchers also observed for theRead More →
FOR THE TIMES OF ANTIGO The story was originally told by Hans Christian Anderson with the current stage adaptation with music written by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater and the book by Doug Wright. The stage performance retains the most beloved songs and moments from theRead More →
The Wheeling High School Musical Theater Program’s presentation of “Cry-Baby the Musical” has been selected as part of the program for the upcoming Illinois High School Theater Festival. The cast will perform the musical twice on Jan. 7 at Illinois State University in Normal. This is the second time thatRead More →
Ashley Tisdale, 36, recalled her 2005 red carpet style in a TikTok video, roasting the ensemble she wore to the Disney’s Ice Princess premiere. In the video, she winced as she listened to the audio of Tyra Banks judging a contestant on America’s Next Top Model. “It’s so bad, IRead More →
HOUSTON, 20 December 2021 / PRNewswire / – The Tidelanders are proud to announce that Ben may, musical director, graduated with a doctorate in musical arts in choral conducting, University of houston Moores School of Music. The diploma was awarded December 17, 2021. In recognition of Ben’s accomplishments, leadership andRead More →
Thalian Association Community Theater to host auditions for the musical Compagnie from January 3-4, 2022 at 7 p.m. The Thalian Association Community Theater will be hosting auditions Jan. 3-4 at 7 p.m. for the Tony Award-winning musical “Company” by Stephen Sondheim. “Company” is about Robert, a confirmed bachelor, who contemplatesRead More →
The Wheeling High School Musical Theater Program’s presentation of “Cry-Baby the Musical” has been selected as part of the program for the upcoming Illinois High School Theater Festival. The cast will perform the musical twice on January 7, at Illinois State University in Normal. This is the second time thatRead More →
2021 has been one of the best years for movie musicals in a long time. It might not be the golden age, but there is a possibility that there will be a revitalization of the genre. Whether you’re a casual music fan or a musical theater enthusiast, this year seemedRead More →
Back when Lin-Manuel Miranda was working on Hamilton, he was also co-writing the hip-hop score and lyrics for this 2011 Broadway musical based on the 2000 teen movie starring Kirsten Dunst, and even the the most objective observer is unlikely to argue. what a show got the best of it.Read More →
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Peter Hughes, originally from Basking Ridge, caught the theater bug very early in his life and didn’t stop. Now he is performing in “The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Musical” at the Basie Center in Red Bank for one day only on December 23rd. “It’sRead More →
Musical adaptations can be random. Sometimes what made the original so special doesn’t really translate to the big screen. Other times there is something more powerful about the story told in a film format than what can be achieved on stage. Despite how incredible these live-action productions are, some fansRead More →
Jaquel Spivey plays the role of bailiff in A strange loop at the Woolly Mammoth Theater Company in Washington DC Teresa Castracane / Woolly Mammoth Theater Company in association with Playwrights Horizons and Page 73 Productions hide caption toggle legend Teresa Castracane / Woolly Mammoth Theater Company in association withRead More →
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – Scotch Plains resident Krystle Lyn Tomlinson started performing at the age of two and hasn’t stopped. Now she is performing in “The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Musical” at the Basie Center in Red Bank for one day only on December 23rd. “I’m so excited.Read More →
SCHENECTADY, NY – She was known as the Queen of Disco but it was a label Donna Summer never liked. As she says over and over again in the jukebox musical biography “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical” at Proctors through Sunday, December 12, she was more than that. She hasRead More →
Did you grow up reading fairy tales? Did you dance in high school to Britney Spears? Shakespeare Theater is combining the two for “Once Upon One More Time” through January 9. WTOP’s Jason Fraley Presents “Once Upon One More Time” (Part 1) Did you grow up reading fairy tales? DidRead More →
Short North Stage’s “Sister Act” transcends a rocky storyline with solid vocal performances and sympathetic tributes to brotherhood and the power of music. The musical, with the music of Alain menken (“Beauty and the Beast”) and lyrics by Glenn slater (“School of Rock”), was produced with a light and affectionateRead More →
ON THE PICTURE : La Chorale Village Voices presents “Here We Come A’Caroling” December 3-4 at Westlake Village. by Emily Dodi As December begins, the holiday season ensues, with a number of musical events taking place this weekend. “Here we come A’Caroling”Choir Village Voicesvillagevoices.org3-4 Dec The 60-plus member Village VoicesRead More →
The Beast, left, played by Alex Nichols, and Belle, played by Megan Neton, perform a scene from Beauty and the Beast as part of the Moffat County High School dress rehearsal.Andy Bockelman / By Craig Press For the first time in 18 months, the Moffat County High School auditorium willRead More →
(JTA) — Stephen Sondheim, the Jewish lyricist and composer who redefined American musical comedy through a monumental canon of influential and innovative theatrical works, has died at age 91. He died suddenly on Friday after enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with friends at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, The New York TimesRead More →
Comment from JL Trevers Parents in some states are pushing to remove books about sexuality and gender identity from school library shelves these days. Complaints from one or two parents are apparently enough to push school boards into censorship. Such parents would certainly oppose “Trevor”, at least the original 1994Read More →