Broadway News

The tour of the smash-hit Broadway revival of 'West Side Story' is coming to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center.

This 1964 Broadway classic - adapted by book writer Joseph Stein, composer Jerry Bock, and lyricist Sheldon Harnick from the folk tales of Sholom Aleichem under the guidance of director-choreographer Jerome Robbins - remains a prime example of how musicals with universally relevant themes can elicit timeless appeal.

Tony winner Betty Buckley recently turned American Idol's Randy Jackson into a human punching bag on Twitter after the judge stated on an episode of Idol that contestant Angie Zeiderman's singing was "too Broadway." After Buckley posted a ranting monologue about Jackson's disrespect for Broadway, the "dawg" has decided to fight back.

The tour of the smash hit Broadway revival of WEST SIDE STORY is coming to Milwaukee and is presented by Broadway Across America-Milwaukee and the Marcus Center as part of the Time Warner Cable Broadway at the Marcus Center Series.

What gets "Possibilities" across to my vocalist-skeptical ears is the general lack of forcing the issue in every song Linda Lavin sings.

Broadway actor and film star Franc D'Ambrosio brings his impressive voice to the area just in time for Valentine's Day with a solo performance at the Tecumseh Center for the Arts .

Here we go, folks! NBC's heavily promoted Smash is now on the way and ready to dazzle us with song and dance.

The tour of the Broadway revival of West Side Story is coming to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center.

Next month, Michigan-based post-hardcore rockers Sleeping With Sirens will set off on their first-ever headlining tour in support of 2011's Let's Cheers to This .

Ahh, Hollywood week, we meet again. Well, we'll meet again next week. For now, though, another trip round the world of American Idol , beginning with a music video we've been waiting for so long for... Adam Lambert's got a new music video out! It's for his new single "Better Than I Know Myself", the first single off his sophomore album Trespassing ... (more)

There's an interesting article in the Jan. 30 issue of the New Yorker by Jonah Lehrer about creativity, particularly group creativity.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- We're in the thick of the season, and there are plenty of things to do around town this weekend, but here are your best bets: Jennifer Holliday at CityPlace Friday This event hasn't gotten a lot of press but it definitely deserves more.

The stunning first minutes of "West Side Story" are a reminder that musicals were once works of art as well as commerce.

Drawn from his Broadway haunts to the rarefied clime of New York City Ballet, Jerome Robbins sometimes succumbed to self-restraint, banning from his ballets fun, allusions to the world - anything that came easily to him.

Jonas Brothers , Nick Jonas , The Jonas Brothers , Celebrities On Broadway , Nick Jonas Broadway , Nick Jonas Broadway Debut , Nick-Jonas-How-To-Succeed-In-Business , Unbelievably Satisfying , Kevin and Joe Jonas pose with younger brother Nick backstage at The Al Hirshfeld Theatre on Tuesday in New York City.

What can you expect of a fledgling opera company that schedules a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical in an effort to expand opera's traditional audience base? The Hampton Roads-based Lyric Opera wasn't about to turn "The King and I" into a gut-bursting "Tannhauser" in the sumptuous production that opened Friday night at the Landmark Theater on the ... (more)

This is the last weekend to catch the heartfelt, toe-tapping tribute to musical legend Patsy Cline that was a sold-out hit off-Broadway, around the country and at the Playhouse.

You may not know this, but Jason Alexander, better known for playing the neurotic George Costanza on Seinfeld , had a fairly successful career prior to landing the role that he'd forever be remembered by.

"West Side Story," a modern version of Romeo and Juliet, plays at the Sacramento Community Center Theater through Jan.

Billy Elliot: The Musical Feb 1-12 What could possibly improve upon the original film version of Billy Elliot , you say? Maybe nothing could.