Musical Theater News

“We're fortunate that in our business we both have Mondays off”

BY MISHA DAVENPORT mdavenport@suntimes.com John Cudia and Kathy Voytko celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary together on a recent Thursday night. via Chicago Sun-Times

“He doesn't see her heritage as a problem”

Transcript Staff Writer It was 50 years ago, when a musical made its debut on Broadway that told the story of two young lovers living in New York's west side, trying to overcome the obstacles set by a gang war. via The Norman Transcript

“Actors like Brando and Dean don't usually sing and dance. We saw Brandos and we saw musical comedy stars, but never the twain did meet. In James Snyder, we found someone unique. He is like himself and can give us both the edge and the charm.”

Controversial filmmaker John Waters says, "All young people need somebody bad to look up to." His perverse and graphic oeuvre stretches from the 8 mm "Hag in a Leather Jacket" through "A Dirty Shame" . ... via The Press-Enterprise

“Oh no! The Major-General is crying in the middle of the elaborate and time-consuming set! Let's find out why.”

For those of you whose only source of musical theater is "Flight of the Conchords" on YouTube, "Pirates of Penzance" might be just what you need to remind yourself how fantastic the live version of the genre ... via Stanford Daily

“At night, I am working and doing what I love to do.”

Paul and Peter Riopelle, identical twins who grew up in Riverview, are appearing side by side in the national tour of last year's Tony Award-winning musical, "The Drowsy Chaperone." The brothers play a pair of ... via Heritage Newspapers

“I became more hirable and more interesting. ... I'm not sure why. "I've always looked like I was a kid. I'm 45 now and I look like I'm 45. I think I lost the last traces of my youth, which I think helped me.”

In the last six years, Roger Bart has had quite a ride. "The Producers," of course. via Seattle Times

Wednesday, November 7, 2007; Posted: 4:45 PM - by BWW News Desk "The Joe Iconis Rock and Roll Jamboree," an evening of tunes by musical theater writer Joe Iconis , will play The Laurie Beechman Theater on ... via BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content

“These songs are about people we know, people we can relate to”

Wednesday, November 7, 2007; Posted: 3:30 AM - by James Sims Theater League presents the world premiere of Love Sweet Love , a new musical featuring 31 songs by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, celebrating the ... via BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content

“Why would we need our lines written out? Where's the wit in that? The words will have no life”

'The Glorious Ones' is a theatrical history lesson with heart, a heart that sings as it tries to explain the origins of comic tradition or commedia dell'arte and, equally important, why actors do what they do. via Asbury Park Press Online

“There isn't a comic in the world who hasn't come out of tragedy”

You'll be so glad we had this time together, too, to have a laugh or sing a song. via Newsday.com

“David De Silva's presence and recognition a great honor. We are thrilled to be in the Tsai Performing Arts Center, and look forward to bringing such a vibrant, colorful musical to life.”

Boston University's premiere musical theater company, On Broadway, presents a full-scale production of Fame, a story set during the last years of New York City's High School of the Performing Arts. via Huliq.com

“My job was mostly folding 'Cats' shirts”

THE souvenir shop in Shubert Alley, the heart of the theater district, wasn't open the other morning as Aaron Sorkin walked by, but he stopped and squinted in the window. via New York Times

By PUNCH SHAW FORT WORTH -- It is hard to go wrong with an evening of show tunes when your guest vocalists include the likes of Julie Andrews, Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae.They were the musical theater ... via Star-telegram.com

“I knew about Beef & Boards and I knew, career-wise, that I needed to work in a union theater to really move on”

"All the world's a stage," the great playwright William Shakespeare once wrote. And Anderson University dance faculty member Doug King is dancing all over it. via Anderson Herald-Bulletin

“We actually nailed some guy and he was texting for the entire first act”

Denver visit will give LuPone a crack at show tunes she never got to perform The lady has had some of the great roles in the musical theater. via Denver Rocky Mountain News

With its altogether blissful revival of "Meet Me in St. Louis," the Drury Lane Oakbrook Theatre has finally entered the top ranks of musical theater production in the Chicago area. via Chicago Sun-Times

“You're welcome. No problem. Anytime.”

"1776" starring, left to right, Ronn Carroll as Ben Franklin, Teal Wicks as Martha Jefferson and Peter A. Carey as John Adams. via The Day

Burke Moses, Doug Ullman, Jr. and Whitney Bashor are headed back to the off-Broadway revival of The Fantasticks . via Broadway

Thursday, October 25, 2007; Posted: 7:26 PM - by BWW News Desk The Fantasticks will welcome Douglas Ullman , Jr. via BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content