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 BWW Reviews: FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS Offers a Different Take on Girl Talk
by Anya Sebastian
(5/26/2013) - Duke City Rep is celebrating its first appearance at the Cell Theatre with a feisty production of Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, a comedy by award- winning playwright, Alan Ball (American Beauty.)
Set in Knoxville, Tennessee, the play features five, very different bridesmaids, all reluctant participants in a fancy, over-the-top, Southern wedding. Having survived the ceremony itself, they are now taking refuge in the upstairs bedroom of the bride's rebellious, pot-smoking younger sister, Meredith, as the reception proceeds on the lawn below.
 Photo Flash: Cast and Crew Portraits - DCTC's SENSE & SENSIBILITY THE MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk
(5/26/2013) - The Denver Center Theatre Company's (DCTC) world premiere production of SENSE & SENSIBILITY THE MUSICAL, with book and lyrics by Jeffrey Haddow and music by Neal Hampton, is being staged by director and choreographer Marcia Milgrom Dodge, whose recent Broadway revival of Ragtime received seven Tony Award nominations. SENSE & SENSIBILITY THE MUSICAL is currently running in its world premiere production through tonight, May 26, 2013. Starring in the pivotal sister roles are Stephanie Rothenberg as Elinor and Mary Michael Patterson as Marianne. Cast member Robert Petkoff photographed the entire cast and crew from the production, and was kind enough to allow BroadwayWorld to post them below!
 Photo Flash: WAR HORSE's Joey Visits Wembley for UEFA Champions League Final
by BWW News Desk
(5/26/2013) - Joey, the life-size puppet horse from the National Theatre's internationally acclaimed production of War Horse yesterday, Saturday 25 May 2013, made a special appearance at Wembley at the opening ceremony of the UEFA Champions League Final. Scroll down for photos!
 Photo Coverage: Richard Jay-Alexander Celebrates 60th Birthday - Broadway Style!
by Linda Lenzi
(5/26/2013) - On Friday evening, May 24, Playbill's Blake Ross and BroadwayWorld.com's Rob and Jennifer Diamond co-hosted the only birthday party that took two editors of two major theatre web sites to plan ... Director/Producer Richard Jay-Alexander's 60th Birthday Bash! The party, held on the third floor of theatre district hot spot Angus McIndoe's restaurant, played host to friends, family, colleagues and more, so we couldn't resist sharing some of Linda Lenzi's wonderful pictures with you. Happy 60th Birthday!
 Photo Flash: Judith Light Hosts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for The Drama League Theater Center
by BWW News Desk
(5/26/2013) - The Drama League opened it doors at their new space on May 23rd with a ribbon cutting hosted by Judith Light. The focal point of The Drama League Theater Center is the Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley Studio Lab, a brand-new laboratory/development space for theater artists to create and hone work for future productions.
 Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, May 25, Part 2 - THE BOOK OF MORMON Cast Celebrate National Tap Dance Day, ANNIE, & More!
by BWW News Desk
(5/26/2013) - BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our May 26th SIP round-up! Check out part one HERE.
 Photo Flash: First Look - South Coast Repertory's THE FANTASTICKS, Through 6/9
by BWW News Desk
(5/26/2013) - A charming love story, magical illusions and memorable music will bring South Coast Repertory's 2012-13 season to a close with the world's longest-running musical, The Fantasticks by Tom Jones, book and lyrics, and Harvey Schmidt, music. Performances on the Segerstrom Stage run May 10-June 9 - check out a first look below!
 Photo Coverage: IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Tony Nominee Shalita Grant
by Walter McBride
(5/25/2013) - Shalita Grant recently nabbed a Tony nomination for her Broadway debut in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Grant's Off-Broadway credits include Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (LCT); The Philanderer (Pearl Theatre); Measure for Measure,The Winter's Tale, The Merchant of Venice (The Public Theater) and Roxy Font (FringeNYC). On film she has appeared in Empire Corner, Invisible and Rehearsing a Dream and guest starred on the CBS drama series The Good Wife.
 Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, May 25 - Cast of KINKY BOOTS Braves the Rain, Holland Taylor, & More!
by BWW News Desk
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 Introducing FIT FOOD FINDS Weekly Fitness Feature
by Marina Kennedy
(5/25/2013) - From Lower Manhattan to Washington Heights, and everything in between, BWW's new column, 'Fit Food Finds,' will help health conscious Foodies make incredible choices of restaurants, bistros, and markets that specialize in delicious meals and snacks to keep New Yorkers feeling fit.
 Photo Flash: Inside Eklektix Theatre's First SPRING AWAKENING Rehearsal!
by BWW News Desk
(5/25/2013) - The Eklektix Theatre Company will present a 2-night-only concert staging of the Tony Award-winning Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater rock musical Spring Awakening on May 31 and June 1, 2013 at Houston's Barnevelder Movement Arts Center, 2201 Preston St. Check out a behind-the-scenes look at the cast's first rehearsal below!
 Photo Flash: First Look - Uncanny Theatre Company's CROSSDRESSERS AND CRIMINALS
by BWW News Desk
(5/24/2013) - This June, audiences can join in on a twisted group therapy session and hear confessions of three characters on the fringe of society. Presented by Uncanny Theatre Company, Crossdressers and Criminals: 3 Ways to Lose Yourself, a dark and often funny collection of solo pieces, will be presented at the 23rd edition of the St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival from June 13-23. Check out a first look at the cast below!
 Photo Coverage: York Theatre Presents NEO 9, Feat. Brescia, Burgess & More
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy
(5/24/2013) - The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Andrew Levine, Executive Director), present a one-night only benefit concert celebrating up and coming musical theatre writers, with the NEO 9 on Monday, May 20, 2013 at The York Theatre. Check out a look back at the night, featuring performances by LaChanze, Lisa Brescia, Titus Burgess, and more!
 Photo Flash: First Look - GAYFEST NYC's MOONLIGHT & LOVE SONGS, Opening Tonight
by BWW News Desk
(5/24/2013) - GAYFEST NYC, Inc. (Bruce Robert Harris and Jack W. Batman, Producers; Craig Wesley Divino, Associate Producer), the country's premier producer of new LGBT- themed plays, present the Fifth Festival of Plays, a four-week event filled with powerful theatre works spotlighting gay issues. The Festival opens tonight with the New York premiere of Moonlight & Love Songs written by Scott C. Sickles and directed by Steven Petrillo. Check out a first look at the production below!
 Photo Flash: First Look at Riverside Studios' THE GREAT GATSBY
by BWW News Desk
(5/24/2013) - Michael Lindall is the face of London's latest Jay Gatsby as Ruby in the Dust's acclaimed stage version of the American literature classic The Great Gatsby returns to the London stage the very same week as Baz Luhrmann's Gatsby Hollywood movie opens in the UK. Check out a first look at the production below!
 Photo Flash: First Look at World Premiere of Stephen Sachs' HEART SONG at The Fountain Theatre
by BWW News Desk
(5/24/2013) - Three friends embark on a joyous journey of sisterhood, discovering their inner 'duende' through a flamenco class for middle-aged women. Heart Song, the newest comedy/drama from Stephen Sachs (Bakersfield Mist, Cyrano), opens at The Fountain Theatre on May 25with Shirley Jo Finney (In the Red and Brown Water) directing and choreography by internationally renowned flamenco dancer Maria 'Cha Cha' Bermudez. Check out a first look below!
 Photo Flash: First Look - Surflight Theatre's THE BOY FRIEND, 5/25-6/16
by BWW News Desk
(5/24/2013) - Surflight Theatre, under the leadership of Executive Director Ken Myers presents the 1920s musical comedy The Boy Friend, from May 25 through June 16. Check out a first look at the cast in action, below!
 Photo Coverage: Sardi's Unveils Caricature of LUCKY GUY's Tom Hanks!
by Walter McBride
(5/24/2013) - LUCKY GUY star and Tony nominee Tom Hanks was honored with his very own portrait at Sardi's yesterday, May 23. BroadwayWorld was there for the unveiling and you can check out coverage below!
 Photo Coverage: Inside the 63rd Annual Outer Critics Awards Party!
by Walter McBride
(5/24/2013) - Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators for media covering New York theatre celebrated its award winners for the 2012-13 season in 24 categories. CLICK HERE for a full list of winners. BroadwayWorld was there for the full ceremony and you can check out complete photo coverage from the event below!
 Photo Flash: Christine Estabrook, Zoe Winters and More Celebrate The Old Globe's BE A GOOD LITTLE WIDOW Opening
by BWW News Desk
(5/23/2013) - The Old Globe presents the West Coast Premiere of Bekah Brunstetter's quirky and tender comedy Be a Good Little Widow. Directed by Hal Brooks, Be a Good Little Widow is currently running through June 9, 2013 in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Check out the production photos below!
 Photo Flash: First Look at Medicine Show Theatre's TOM THUMB
by BWW News Desk
(5/23/2013) - Medicine Show Theatre Ensemble, one of New York's longest-running experimental theatres, will stage Henry Fielding's 1730 classic Tom Thumb, officially known as The Tragedy of Tragedies; or the Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great. A preview is set for Thursday, June 6, 2013. The production opens Friday, June 7, 2013 and closes Sunday, June 30, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
 Photo Flash: Disney Theatrical Group's Thomas Schumacher and MARY POPPINS' Rachel Wallace at UNCSA Graduation
by BWW News Desk
(5/23/2013) - High school seniors of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) got the graduation ceremony of their dreams on Saturday, May 18, when Disney Theatrical Group President Thomas Schumacher delivered their commencement address, and the diplomas were presented by 'Mary Poppins' herself: UNCSA alumna Rachel Wallace. A 2009 college graduate, Wallace just completed a run in the national tour and the New Zealand company of the popular Disney show. Scroll down for photos from the ceremony!
 Photo Flash: First Look at Concrete Temple's GEPPETTO World Premiere
by BWW News Desk
(5/23/2013) - Concrete Temple Theatre presents the World Premiere of Geppetto, written and directed by Renee Philippi, performed and designed by Carlo Adinolfi, with original music composed by Lewis Flinn (Lysistrata Jones & The Little Dog Laughed on Broadway) performed live by cellist Jeanette Stenson. Geppetto runs from June 13 - 30, 2013 in a limited engagement at HERE, located at 145 6th Avenue (Enter on Dominick, 1 block south of Spring) in New York City. Previews begin June 13 for a June 16 opening. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the show below!
 Photo Flash: Sneak Peek - Wayward Productions' RICHARD III at The Den
by BWW News Desk
(5/23/2013) - Wayward Productions re-immerses itself into the underworld of a motorcycle gang to create an environmental reinterpretation of this classic Shakespearean Tragi-History. Wayward's 'royal family' is The Warlocks Motorcycle Club and their 'castle'-London's bar in early 1970's Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Directed by Mary Arrchie Theatre's Producing Director Carlo Lorenzo Garcia (Red Light Winter, Our Bad Magnet) Richard III is a high-octane theatrical experience for both outlaws and Shakespeare purists. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast below!
 Photo Flash: First Look at Pittsburgh CLO's SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM
by BWW News Desk
(5/23/2013) - Pittsburgh CLO presents the Stephen Sondheim celebration, Side By Side By Sondheim, which will run tonight, May 23 through August 18 at the CLO Cabaret. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
 Photo Flash: Area Students Perform RHYTHM, LOVE & HIP HOP, A BROOKLYN STORY at NJPAC
by BWW News Desk
(5/23/2013) - Following nine months of intensive training and exposure to the Great American Songbook and American musical theater with artist/teachers in residence under the direction of Victor Burks, NJPAC, one hundred students from four New Jersey schools collaborated on the creation of a new musical which they performed for the first time all together at NJPAC last week. Scroll down for photos from the show!
 Photo Flash: First Look at Lorenzo Pisoni in HUMOR ABUSE at Mark Taper Forum
by BWW News Desk
(5/23/2013) - "Humor Abuse," the hilarious and heartfelt story of growing up in a circus, created by Lorenzo Pisoni and Erica Schmidt, directed by Schmidt and featuring a tour de force performance by Pisoni, will be presented at the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum, September 17 through November 3, 2013. The opening is set for September 21. Get a first look at Pisoni onstage below!
 Photo Flash: First Look at Buck Creek Players' CITY OF ANGELS
by BWW News Desk
(5/23/2013) - The Buck Creek Players will continue their 2012-2013 season 'In the Spotlight' with the Tony Award wining musical, City of Angels, a deliciously funny spoof of 1940s film noir and hard-boiled detective fiction. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast onstage below!
 Photo Flash: First Look at Gilbert L. Bailey II, David Bazemore and More in CTG's THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
by BWW News Desk
(5/23/2013) - 'The Scottsboro Boys' is currently running at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre at the Los Angeles Music Center. Opening night is May 29 and performances run through June 30, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the show below.
 Photo Flash: First Look at Matthew Scott, Sherri L. Edelen and More in Signature's COMPANY
by BWW News Desk
(5/23/2013) - Phone rings. Door chimes. In comes Company, one of legendary composer Stephen Sondheim's most beloved musicals, produced at Signature Theatre for the first time in twenty years and directed by Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer. The cast of fourteen, led by Matthew Scott (First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb; Side By Side By Sondheim) in the role of Bobby, features many of Signature's most well-known stars in an enchanting, deeply funny exploration of love and marriage. BroadwayWorld has a first look below.
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Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, May 25 - Cast of KINKY BOOTS Braves the Rain, Holland Taylor, & More!
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Photo Coverage: Richard Jay-Alexander Celebrates 60th Birthday - Broadway Style!
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 Photo Coverage: Rain + Stars = The 2013 Drama Desk Awards Arrivals!
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Photo Flash: Disney Theatrical Group's Thomas Schumacher and MARY POPPINS' Rachel Wallace at UNCSA Graduation
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Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, May 25, Part 2 - THE BOOK OF MORMON Cast Celebrate National Tap Dance Day, ANNIE, & More!
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Photo Coverage: York Theatre Presents NEO 9, Feat. Brescia, Burgess & More
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 Photo Coverage: Inside THE NIGHT LARRY KRAMER KISSED ME Benefit!
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