Musical Theater News

Halfway through her Monday opening night at 54 Below, Laura Benanti unveiled the evening's showstopper, a multi pop-song mix titled "Inappropriate Medley." No, Benanti didn't faux strip her way through the songs as if she was replaying her past role as Gypsy Rose Lee , but she frantically ripped through eight songs, including Beyonce's "All the ... (more)

As the director of choirs and musical theater at Weeki Wachee High School, Morgan Burburan had no doubt she had a wonderful cast of singers and actors for this year's spring musical.

The Clarksville Arts & Heritage Development Council invites organizations seeking funding for artistic and cultural projects that benefit the community to apply for an Arts Build Communities grant.

The set design for Outre Theatre Company's forthcoming production of tick tick... Boom! begins at the foot of the stage with a white picket fence enclosing the action.

Want to get your children started in the wonderful world of musical theater? Or maybe you're ready for a summer role at one of the region's premiere theater venues? The Forestburgh Playhouse will host local auditions for "9 to 5" and "South Pacific" from 10 a.m.-noon June 1 at the playhouse, 39 Forestburgh Road, Forestburgh.

The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel will welcome back Tony Award-Winner Lea Salonga to the Caf Carlyle for her highly anticipated three-week engagement.

Tony winner Laura Benanti is taking center stage in her new debut solo show at 54 Below.

The Providence Hall spring concert will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St.

Christine Ebersole reacts to Anastasia Beliakova, who sang for the Broadway giant during a master class Saturday at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark.

The Van Buren Players will host a 50th anniversary reunion from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at Village Cup and Cakes in Keosauqua.

Between the head-banging, strobe lighting and angst-filled lyrics, American Idiot might be better suited in an arena rock setting, than the musical theater.

Oklahoma! star Joan Roberts, right), mentored many young aspiring performers, including Merrick's Sarah Losner, who will sing in Roberts honor at the Madison Theatre next Saturday.

Tonight, May 20 some of the brightest stars on the musical theater and cabaret scene will converge at Greenwich Village nightclub Le Poisson Rouge to benefit Swish, an organization of straight allies for the LGBT movement.

The evening of Thursday, May 16, 2013, was the scene for the annual El Monte Elementary Open House, in Mt.

May 18--Maybe you don't know where klezmer music comes from. But you probably know where it went.

I'm hereby outing myself as a raving heterosexual Musical Theater fan, with particular adoration for the legendary Semitic composers and lyricists of the Great White Way.

JONATHAN BLAKE FLEMINGS AND ZURI HODGE Pittsburgh Musical Theater has been known to take risks when it comes to choosing productions to present on stage.

It's musical theater time again at Indian Hill Music School, and all young singers, actors, dancers, and theater-minded kids ages 8 to 18 are invited to be a part of our exciting production of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast Jr." Registration is now under way for this four-week festival beginning June 24 at Indian Hill Music School, 36 King St.

* What: The Dance Palace Kids Musical Theater Group presents "Seussical," the musical based on the fantastical characters of Dr.

At the Lyric Stage Company of Boston, Artistic Director Spiro Veloudos once again manages to squeeze a great deal of action and entertainment onto the poop-deck sized stage, utilizing in this production additional spaces in the aisles and upper reaches of the house.