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Extraordinary news! The new Broadway cast recording of Pippin will be released digitally on June 4 by Ghostlight Records.

The National Symphony Orchestra Pops will present three performances of The Wizard and I: The Musical Journey of Stephen Schwartz tonight, May 16-18 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.

The Broadway cast recording of the 2013 Tony Award-nominated Best Revival of Pippin , featuring a 700-person fan chorus backing the show's Tony Award-nominated Featured Actress Andrea Martin on her show-stopping rendition of "No Time At All," will be released digitally by Ghostlight Records June 4. The album will hit shelves July 9. Fans were ... (more)

Bainbridge High School students will present the final presentation of "Pippin," their spring musical, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 11 at the Bainbridge High School Theater.

Directed by Bob Fosse, Pippin premiered on Broadway in 1972. This musical about the quest of the son of Charlemagne to find his true calling in life has a pop-rock score by Stephen Schwartz.

The buzz walking into the Music Box Theatre, where Pippin , the revival of the Stephen Schwartz musical is playing, was a bit frantic.

The acclaimed Broadway production of Pippin and Ghostlight Records invited fans to sing on the brand new Broadway cast recording.

This is extraordinary news! Writer and director James Ponsoldt will pen the script for a new big-screen adaptation of Pippin as previously speculated , according to Deadline.com . Produced by the Weinstein Company, no casting, filming or release dates for the new film have been announced.

The last show to open this season on Broadway comes with plenty of bang, lots of flips and real value for money: A ticket buys you not just a musical but also a trip to the circus.

A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held for WICKED, which is returning to the Mahalia Jackson Theater with performances from May 8 through June 2. Two and one-half hours prior to each performance, people who present themselves at the Mahalia Jackson Theater box office will have their names placed in a ... (more)

Diane Paulus has created an updated, contemporary, literally high-flying production that brings the 1972 Stephen Schwartz & Roger O' Hirson medieval pop rock musical to a magical level of glitzy entertainment extraordinaire! This is the silly-goofball stuff that the magic of theater is made of - - fantasy that takes the breath away as the cast ... (more)

CHILDREN OF EDEN Thomas Jefferson HIGH SCHOOL 5/9-5/11/2013 From Stephen Schwartz and John Caird comes a joyous and inspirational musical about parents, children and faith... not to mention centuries of unresolved family business! Freely based on the story of Genesis, CHILDREN OF EDEN is a frank, heartfelt and often humorous examination of the ... (more)

Probing into the lives of real people often yields fascinating theatre. The classical musical CHORUS LINE was based on interviews that Elyrian, James Kirkwood , wove into a fascinating tale of the true life and theatrical experiences of Broadway singers and dancers.

As soon as Matthew James Thomas as the title character starts crooning "Everything has its season" in the first-ever revival of this theater staple, I defy anyone not to be thrilled -- especially since it immediately follows one of the most slam-bang opening numbers I've ever seen.

The extraordinary cast of Pippin certainly had parts to perform and hearts to warm when they stepped into Midtown's MSR Studios to record the show's brand new revival cast album.

The acclaimed Broadway production of Pippin and Ghostlight Records invites fans to sing on the brand new Broadway cast recording.

BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was thrilled to sit down and speak with nearly all of this year's Tony Award nominees at the official Tonys Meet & Greet earlier today, May 1, 2013, and we will be bringing you special coverage on all of them throughout the awards season.

Leave your fields to flower, leave your cheese to sour. In her new revival of Pippin , which opened at the Music Box last week, director Diane Paulus really does have some magic to do .

April 30--Pittsburgher Billy Porter has even more reasons than usual to kick up his heels -- his nomination for outstanding lead actor in a musical is among the 13 Tony Award nods for best musical contender "Kinky Boots." The nominations announced Tuesday pit Mr.