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Garrison Keillor returns to Bass Hall Oct. 30!
Performing Arts Fort Worth presents An Evening with Garrison Keillor at Bass Performance Hall on Thursday, October 30, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $33 and are on sale NOW.
In a rare solo performance, the acclaimed host of A Prairie Home Companion shares hilarious anecdotes about growing up in the American Midwest, the people of Lake Wobegon and "late-life fatherhood."
Garrison Keillor was born in 1942 in Anoka, Minnesota, and began his radio career as a freshman at the University of Minnesota, from which he graduated in 1966. He went to work for Minnesota Public Radio in 1969, and on July 6, 1974, he hosted the first broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion in St. Paul. The show ended in 1987, resumed in 1989 in New York as The American Radio Company, returned to Minnesota, and in 1993 resumed the name A Prairie Home Companion. Over 17 million listeners on more than 900 public radio stations now hear the show each week.
Keillor's most recent role was playing himself in the movie adaptation of his show, A Prairie Home Companion (June 2006). It features Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin as the singing Johnson sisters, Lindsay Lohan as Streep's daughter, Woody Harrelson and John C. Reilly as singing cowboys Lefty and Dusty, and Tommy Lee Jones as the Axeman, who is dispatched by the radio station's new corporate owners in Texas to shut down the show.
He is also the author of many books, including Lake Wobegon Days (1985); The Book of Guys (1993); The Old Man Who Loved Cheese (1996); Wobegon Boy (1997); Me: By Jimmy "Big Boy" Valente As Told to Garrison Keillor (1999); Love Me (2003); Homegrown Democrat (2004); Pontoon (2007); Liberty: A Lake Wobegon Novel (2008); and Life Among the Lutherans (2009).
In 2013, Keillor released his first book of poetry called O, What a Luxury: Versus Lyrical, Vulgar, Pathetic & Profound. This volume is written with his characteristic combination of humor and insight on love, modernity, nostalgia, politics, religion, and other facets of daily life.
Keillor has received numerous awards, including a Grammy Award for his recording of Lake Wobegon Days. He has also received two Cable ACE Awards and a George Foster Peabody Award. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and recently was presented with a National Humanities Medal by the National Endowment for the Humanities. In 1994, he was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame at Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications.
With Philip Brunelle, he has performed with many orchestras, including the Chicago, Milwaukee, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Dallas, and National symphonies. He has appeared at Wolf Trap, Carnegie Hall, and other major concert halls as a member of The Hopeful Gospel Quartet, and he has performed on his own in one-man shows across the country and on tour broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion.
To charge tickets by phone, call (817) 212-4280 in Fort Worth; 1-877-212-4280 (toll free) outside Fort Worth; or order online at http://www.basshall.com. Tickets are also available at the Bass Performance Hall ticket office at 525 Commerce Street. Ticket office hours: Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. For group sales, call 817-212-4248.
ONCE closing on Broadway, heading to North Texas!
But North Texas audiences will get a chance to see the most-awarded show of the 2012 New York theater season when the ONCE U.S. tour visits Bass Performance Hall and AT&T Performing Arts Center.
The show will make its North Texas debut at AT&T's Winspear Opera House Dec. 17-28, followed by a week-long run at Bass Hall Feb. 18-22.
Featuring an ensemble of actors who play their own instruments on stage, ONCE tells the story of a Dublin street musician who's about to give up on his dream when a beautiful young woman takes a sudden interest in his haunting love songs. As the chemistry between them grows, his music soars to powerful new heights, but their unlikely connection turns out to be deeper and more complex than either realize.
Based on the 2007 Academy Award-winning film, ONCE opened to critical acclaim March 18, 2012. It won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The production also won Best Musical from the New York Drama Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle and Lucille Lortel Awards as well as the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. The score was written by the movie's stars and Academy Award-winning composers for "Falling Slowly," Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova.
An Australian production of ONCE recently opened in Melbourne, and later this year the U.S. tour will play a multi-week engagement in Japan. The first non-English language production will open in Seoul, South Korea in December. A Toronto production will open in February 2015. Also in development are productions in Sweden, Brazil, Holland, Greece, The Czech Republic, Thailand and Ireland as well as a Japanese-language production.
Tickets to ONCE are available as part of season ticket packages. For more information, visit http://www.basshall.com and http://www.attpac.org.
ELF makes North Texas debut, kicks off 2014-2015 Broadway at the Bass season!
Performing Arts Fort Worth is thrilled to kick off its 2014-2015 Broadway at the Bass season with the Broadway holiday musical ELF! The show makes its North Texas debut at Bass Performance Hall Nov. 18-23.
Exclusive PRE-SALE tickets go on sale Thursday, Oct. 2 at 10:00 a.m.! The pre-sale link will be posted on our Facebook page at 10:00 a.m. Thursday!
ELF is the hilarious tale of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported back to the North Pole. Unaware that he is actually human, Buddy's enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa's permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father, discover his true identity, and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas. This modern day Christmas classic is sure to make everyone embrace their inner ELF.
Based on the beloved 2003 New Line Cinema hit, ELF features songs by Tony Award nominees Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin (The Wedding Singer), with a book by Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan (Annie, The Producers, Hairspray) and Bob Martin (The Drowsy Chaperone). The production will feature direction by Sam Scalamoni and choreography by Connor Gallagher.
Playing the title role of "Buddy" is Eric Williams. The show will feature Maggie Anderson (Jovie); Jesse Sharp (Walter); Lexie Dorsett-Sharp (Emily); Tyler Altomari and Harper Brady (Michael); Whitney Hayes (Deb); Joel Stigliano (Mr. Greenway); Ken Clement (Santa); and Jerrial Young (Macy's Manager). Ensemble members include Mara Gabrielle, Timothy Grady, Billy D. Hart, Amanda Grace Holt, Jacob January, Erin Kei, Marie Lemon, Ryan Patrick Lingle, Tyler John Logan, Brian Padgett, Nicole Pavone, Nick Silverio, Maria Cristina Slye and Mia Weinberger.
The New York Times says that ELF is "A SPLASHY, PEPPY, SUGAR-SPRINKLED HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT!" USA Today calls ELF "ENDEARINGLY GOOFY!" Variety proclaims, "ELF is happy enough for families, savvy enough for city kids and plenty smart for adults!"
Additional information about ELF is available at http://www.ElfTheMusicalOnTour.com.
Performance times are at 7:30pm Tuesday-Friday, Nov. 18-21; 1:30 and 7:30pm Saturday, Nov. 22; and 1:30 and 6:30pm Sunday, Nov. 23.
Following Thursday's PRE-SALE, tickets will go on sale to the public at 10:00 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3. To charge tickets by phone, call (817) 212-4280 in Fort Worth; 1-877-212-4280 (toll free) outside Fort Worth; or order online at http://www.basshall.com. Tickets are also available at the Bass Performance Hall ticket office at 525 Commerce Street. Ticket office hours: Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. For group sales, call 817-212-4248.
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, the award-winning musical comedy that played Broadway from 2012-2013, will launch its national tour in North Texas next month. The tour kicks off at the Music Hall at Fair Park September 2-14, presented by Dallas Summer Musicals. Then the tour rolls into Fort Worth, where it'll play at Bass Performance Hall September 16-21, presented by Performing Arts Fort Worth.
It's the Roaring Twenties, and a cast of outrageous characters gather in New York to celebrate the wedding of wealthy playboy Jimmy Winter. But things don't go as planned when the playboy meets Billie Bendix, a bubbly and feisty bootlegger who melts his heart. The champagne flows and the gin fizzes!
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT is filled to the brim with classic songs, including "But Not For Me," "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," "I've Got a Crush on You" and "Someone to Watch Over Me." This sparkling, madcap tale combines laughter, romance and high-stepping Broadway magic for an evening bursting with girls, glamour and the glorious songs of Gershwin.
The musical comedy features music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and a book by two-time Tony Award-winner Joe DiPietro (Memphis) inspired by material by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse. The production features direction and choreography by three-time Tony Award-winner Kathleen Marshall (Anything Goes), recreated by David Eggers.
The creative team also includes Shoko Kambara (scenic design, based on the original Broadway scenic design by Derek McLane), Martin Pakledinaz (costume design), Amy Clark (costume coordinator), Paul Toben (lighting design, based on the original Broadway lighting design by Peter Kaczorowski), Keith Caggiano (sound design, based on the original Broadway sound design by Brian Ronan) and Paul Huntley (hair and wig design).
Alex Enterline and Mariah MacFarlane will star as wealthy playboy Jimmy Winter and feisty bootlegger Billie Bendix, respectively. The tour will also feature Reed Campbell as Cookie McGee, Aaron Fried as Duke Mahoney, Stephanie Gandolfo as Jeannie Muldoon, Stephanie Harter Gilmore as Duchess Estonia Dulworth, Benjamin Perez as Senator Max Evergreen, Rachael Scarr as Eileen Evergreen, Thomas Schario as Chief Berry and Barbara Weetman as Millicent Winter.
Rounding out the company are Jessica Bare, Christian Bufford, Elyse Collier, Carl DeForrest Hendin, Nick Jones, Kristina King, Alison Morooney, Sarah Primmer, Kevin Michael Raponey, Chelsea Jane Ryan, Justin Schuman, Heather Stinson and Chris Woods.
For Dallas tickets: Single tickets, priced from $15-$85, are available at The Box Office, 5959 Preston Royal Shopping Center #542 in Dallas, or at any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets are also available online at http://www.ticketmaster.com or http://www.dallassummermusicals.org.
Groups of 10 or more receive a 15% discount and priority seating. Please call 214-426-GROUP (4768) or email email@example.com.
For Fort Worth tickets: Single tickets, priced from $38.50-$99, are available online at http://www.basshall.com, over the phone at 817-212-4280 or in person at the Bass Hall Box Office.
Groups of 10 or more receive a 10% discount. For group sales call 817-212-4248 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
For more information, please visit http://www.dallassummermusicals.org and http://www.basshall.com.
Heaven on Broadway! A celebration of the privilege
of living inside that improbable paradise called a musical comedy."
Ben Brantley, THE NEW YORK TIMES
The National Tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards ® including Best Musical, will play in Fort Worth at Bass Performance Hall as part of Performing Arts Fort Worth's 2015-2016 Broadway at the Bass season.
2014-2015 Broadway at the Bass season ticket holders will have priority access* to tickets ahead of the general public!
THE BOOK OF MORMON features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. Parker and Stone are the four-time Emmy Award-winning creators of the landmark animated series, "South Park." Tony Award-winner Lopez is co-creator of the long-running hit musical comedy, Avenue Q. The musical is choreographed by Tony Award-winner Casey Nicholaw (Monty Python's Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone) and is directed by Nicholaw and Parker.
THE BOOK OF MORMON is the winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Book (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Direction (Casey Nicholaw, Trey Parker), Best Featured Actress (Nikki M. James), Best Scenic Design (Scott Pask), Best Lighting Design (Brian MacDevitt), Best Sound Design (Brian Ronan) and Best Orchestrations (Larry Hochman, Stephen Oremus); the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical; five Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album; four Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Musical, and the Drama League Award for Best Musical.
THE BOOK OF MORMON features set design by Scott Pask, costume design by Ann Roth, lighting design by Brian MacDevitt and sound design by Brian Ronan. Orchestrations are by Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus. Music direction and vocal arrangements are by Stephen Oremus.
The Original Broadway Cast Recording for THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, is available on Ghostlight Records.
*2014-2015 Broadway at the Bass season ticket holders are entitled to renew their seats for the 2015-2016 season featuring THE BOOK OF MORMON and other titles to be announced later.
For more information, visit http://www.BookofMormonTheMusical.com.
CINDERELLA cast announced!
Ready to sweep Cinderella off her feet, Andy Jones will play the role of Prince Topher. Andy was a member of the original Broadway company of Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA and understudied the role of Prince Topher. He currently appears in Bullets Over Broadway The Musical.
The show's producers are Robyn Goodman, Jill Furman and Stephen Kocis. The shows will be presented at Bass Performance Hall by Performing Arts Fort Worth, as part of the 2014-2015 Broadway at the Bass series. Dallas Summer Musicals will also present the tour at Fair Park Music Hall June 9-21, 2015.
The tour cast will also feature Kecia Lewis (Leap of Faith, The Drowsy Chaperone) as Marie, The Fairy Godmother, Blake Hammond (First Date, Sister Act) as Sebastian, Aymee Garcia (Shrek The Musical, Avenue Q) as Charlotte, Ashley Park (Mamma Mia!) as Gabrielle, David Andino (50 Shades! The Musical) as Jean-Michel and Antoine Smith (Memphis) as Lord Pinkerton.
It was previously announced Paige Faure, Broadway's current reigning princess, will launch the tour in the title role this fall. Rounding out the ensemble are Adrien Arrieta, Adrian Badoo, Summer Broyhill, Audrey Cardwell, Jennifer Evans, Alexandra Frohlinger, Richard Gatta, Jordana Grolnick, Eric Anthony Johnson, Danielle Jordan, Bruce Landry, Ben Lanham, Stephanie Jae Park, Blakely Slaybough, Paige Williams, Thad Turner Wilson, John Yi and Alexandra Zorn.
With its fresh new take on the beloved tale of a young woman who is transformed from a chambermaid into a princess, this hilarious and romantic Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA combines the story's classic elements – glass slippers, pumpkin, and a beautiful ball along with some surprising twists.
More than just a pretty face with the right shoe size, this Cinderella is a contemporary figure living in a fairytale setting. She is a spirited young woman with savvy and soul who doesn't let her rags or her gowns trip her up in her quest for kindness, compassion and forgiveness. She not only fights for her own dreams, but forces the prince to open his eyes to the world around him and realize his dreams too.
Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA has music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, a new book by Douglas Carter Beane and original book by Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is directed by Mark Brokaw and choreographed by Josh Rhodes. Music adaptation, supervision and arrangements are by David Chase and orchestrations are by Danny Troob.
One of Rodgers + Hammerstein's most popular titles, Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA was written for television, debuting in 1957 starring Julie Andrews. In 2013, the show made its long-overdue Broadway debut. Along with CINDERELLA, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's legendary musicals include OKLAHOMA!, Carousel, The King and I, South Pacific and The Sound of Music.
Mr. Beane's book for Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA blends masterfully with the musical's cherished score with songs including "In My Own Little Corner," "Impossible/It's Possible," "Ten Minutes Ago" and "Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?"
The creative team includes scenic design by Tony® Award nominee Anna Louizos, costume design by six-time Tony® Award-winner William Ivey Long, lighting design by Tony® Award-winner Kenneth Posner and sound design by Tony® Award nominee Nevin Steinberg.
For more information please visit http://www.basshall.com.
Bass Hall Like You've Never Seen It Before
There's never really a "slow time" at Bass Performance Hall. If nothing is happening on the stage, you can bet there's something happening above or below it.
Last year, we here at Performing Arts Fort Worth cleared the calendars of Bass Hall, Van Cliburn Recital Hall and McDavid Studio to make sound and lighting upgrades. We strive to bring you the best the entertainment world has to offer, using the best audio and visual razzmatazz that the technical industry has to offer.
To help orchestrate these tasks, we brought in David Lawler, an old friend of the Hall who has guided us through upgrades since 1999, and technicians from J.R. Clancy, one of the leading companies in stage rigging. Over the course of several weeks, our Production and Building Services teams worked with Lawler and J.R. Clancy techs on these upgrades, and I couldn't be more thrilled with the end results. You'll now notice crisper sound and sharper lights in all three spaces.
The biggest change we made was in sound, as we converted from analog to digital. Robert Earl Keen's Texas-sized guitar riffs will be bigger and bolder. And when Hal Holbrook whispers a quiet, dramatic line in "Mark Twain Tonight," you'll hear every nuance in every utterance, as this upgrade boosted speech intelligibility.
We also overhauled our lighting, replacing some of our longtime theatrical lighting fixtures with state-of-the-art, color-changing LED lights. At the same time, we also had our routine rigging inspection and shell-ceiling maintenance done.
This was fun but sometimes harrowing work that found our teams high above the stage, nine stories from the ground.
Ongoing work in the Hall includes upgrades to our spotlights, which are housed in what we call a "spot booth." This is a teeny-tiny room, hidden away from plain sight, where up to four people man the spotlights that "follow" the performers onstage.
Those who work the spotlights for touring Broadway shows often stencil the name and date of their tours somewhere in our spot booth – an old theater tradition.
Broadway tours such as Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, West Side Story and The Lion King have left behind their colorful signatures in our spot booth, and we thought it would be fun to show them to you. Since that area of the Hall is inaccessible to the public, this may be the only time you get a glimpse of this magical little spot.
The incredible images below, taken by our house photographer Jill Johnson, should give you a good idea of how goose-bump-raising all of this work can be.
I do hope that you'll come see us soon, so you can fall in love with Bass Hall all over again, as I certainly did after I experienced all of these incredible technical upgrades.
Enjoy Jill's images below. See you at the theater.
All photos by Jill Johnson.
THE VOICE finalist SASHA ALLEN to star in PIPPIN national tour, coming to Bass Hall in '15!
The producers of the Tony Award-winning hit Broadway musical PIPPIN have announced casting for the U.S. national tour, which comes to Bass Performance Hall July 21-26, 2015 (the show will also play at Dallas Summer Musicals July 7-19, 2015).
The tour will feature Sasha Allen (a finalist on the fourth season on NBC's The Voice) as Leading Player, Kyle Selig (THE BOOK OF MORMON tour) as Pippin, Tony Award winner John Rubinstein (created the role of "Pippin" in the 1972 original Broadway production) as Charles, Sabrina Harper (Pippin, original Broadway Revival cast) as Fastrada and Kristine Reese (WICKED on tour) as Catherine. The company also includes Skyler Adams, Sascha Bachman, Bradley Benjamin, Dmitrious Bistrevsky, Mark Burrell, Mathew deGuzman, Fernando Dudka, Mirela Golinska, Kelsey Jamieson, Preston Jamieson, Lisa Karlin, Alan Kelly, Melodie Lamoreux, Tory Trowbridge, Mackenzie Warren and Borris York.
Additional casting, including the role of Berthe, will be announced soon.
This all-new production of Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz's PIPPIN is directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus and features choreography by Tony Award nominee Chet Walker in the style of Bob Fosse and circus creation by Gypsy Snider of the Montreal-based circus company Les 7 doigts de la main (also known as 7 Fingers).
With a book by Hirson and music and lyrics by Schwartz, PIPPIN features music supervision and arrangements by Nadia DiGiallonardo, orchestrations by Tony Award winner Larry Hochman, scenic design by Tony Award winner Scott Pask, costume design by Tony Award nominee Dominique Lemieux, lighting design by Tony Award winner Kenneth Posner, sound design by Tony Award nominees Jonathan Deans and Garth Helm.
PIPPIN tells the story of a young prince on a death-defying journey to find meaning in his existence. Will he choose a happy but simple life? Or will he risk everything for a singular flash of glory? The show is noted for many Broadway standards including "Magic To Do," "Corner of the Sky," "Glory," "No Time at All," "Morning Glow," and "Love Song."
The original production of PIPPIN, directed by Bob Fosse, premiered on Broadway in 1972. It won five Tony Awards and five Drama Desk Awards, and ran for close to 2000 performances before closing in 1977. This production of PIPPIN debuted at American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) in Cambridge, MA where it ran December 5, 2012 to January 20, 2013. It opened on Broadway on April 25, 2013 and went on to win four 2013 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Director of a Musical. This production also received Best Revival of a Musical honors from the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League. The New Broadway Cast Recording for PIPPIN is available on Ghostlight Records.
PIPPIN is a part of Performing Arts Fort Worth's 2014-2015 Broadway at the Bass season. The series also includes KINKY BOOTS, ONCE, ELF, Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA and DIRTY DANCING, along with add-on's CHICAGO and Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Season tickets are now on sale! Call 817-212-4450 or visit http://www.basshall.com.
Broadway or Bust: Texas Wesleyan student wins trip to New York to see Tony Awards rehearsal!
My name is Jacob Sanchez and I'm a senior theatre major at Fort Worth's Texas Wesleyan University. This past April, I entered a contest sponsored by NewYork.com to win a trip to the Tony Awards rehearsal in New York City. The contest, titled The Ultimate Broadway Fan Showdown, had Instagram and Twitter users submit a Broadway-themed photo with a caption of why we were the ultimate Broadway fan and include the hashtag #bringmetobroadway. I was chosen as a Top 30 finalist and the public was able to vote on whichever picture they thought should win. Thanks to over 8,300 votes, I won the trip and NewYork.com flew me and a friend out to New York City to see the Tony Awards rehearsal earlier this month. The great folks over at Performing Arts Fort Worth asked me to document my trip, so here is a quick recap of that amazing weekend!
Part of our prize was a dinner for two at New York's latest premier steakhouse, NYY Steak. So after getting in that Friday night we had dinner at this very high-profile restaurant. I had a delicious 20 oz. New York Strip and (for the sake of humility) let's just say the steak won that battle! Afterwards, we headed to our first show on the trip. We saw BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, the new musical written by Woody Allen based on his film of the same name. Award-winning director Susan Stroman of THE PRODUCERS fame helmed this hilarious show set in the 1920s about what you're willing to sacrifice for your art.The cast included Zach Braff in his Broadway debut, Marin Mazzie, Betsy Wolfe (who I love!), Helene Yorke, and Tony Award nominee Nick Cordero, among a slew of other amazing triple-threats. This was my friend Kaila's first trip to New York and it was such a great show to call her "first"!
On Saturday, we saw the Tony Award-winning revival of PIPPIN and the new original musical IF/THEN starring Idina Menzel. I also saw PIPPIN last summer with the original revival cast and I cannot wait for Fort Worth (and Dallas) audiences to experience this magical and extraordinary production. It's got everything you want in a musical and even some death-defying acrobatics and wondrous illusions that'll leave you breathless. Tony-winning director Diane Paulus is brilliant and so deserving!
IF/THEN was a musical so original that it kept you engaged the whole time as you wondered what was going to happen next as Elizabeth, played by the talented Idina Menzel, sought through a world of endless possibilities. It was so amazing watching Idina live on stage and even more so to have her autograph my poster at the stage door! Her voice is truly astounding.Then came Sunday (Tony Day!) as we readied for the big Tony Awards rehearsal at Radio City Music Hall. The lines were huge that morning as we waited to get in, but luckily I was the first in line and (according to Kaila) the first one to walk through the door for the rehearsal!
The best part of the rehearsal was getting to see all of the performances, surprises, and even hear all the jokes before anyone else! Everyone attending sat in the first balcony so we were not far from the action at all! The audience went wild as Hugh Jackman entered, bouncing like Tigger on his way to the stage, and the celebrity presenters in attendance like Lucy Liu, Zachary Levi, Fran Drescher, Orlando Bloom, Bradley Cooper, Rosie O'Donnell, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, among several others.
Afterwards on our way to see the matinee of VIOLET starring Sutton Foster, we bumped into Tony Award-winning costume designer and Chair of the American Theatre Wing, William Ivey Long. We got to talk to him about his designs and how we loved his work in BULLETS and how we were excited for the CINDERELLA tour to stop by Bass Performance Hall. He asked us where we went to school and what we were studying; it was really cool how he was so interested in where we were from and how we got there.
So then there's VIOLET with Sutton Foster. There was something so remarkably special about seeing her perform right in front of us (and we were sitting so close to the stage). I had never seen her live before but in everything I've heard her in, you can tell she's earned her place in the Broadway community as a true triple-threat, this show included. VIOLET is a character and show so different than what we all know her from, especially those musical comedies. This is Sutton at her best. Grab the two-disc original Broadway cast recording if you can because you won't regret it!That night, I sat down in Times Square for the Tony Awards Viewing Party hosted by Tony-nominee Kerry Butler and current WICKED star Justin Guarini. It was so awesome to be sitting in a "room" with hundreds of other Broadway fans watching the Tonys. Before NY1 interviewed me and a couple of other fans on the local news, Broadway stars Corey Cott (NEWSIES), Liana Hunt (NEWSIES), Lindsay Mendez (DOGFIGHT, WICKED), Kyle Dean Massey (PIPPIN), Chris Jackson (HOLLER IF YOU HEAR ME, IN THE HEIGHTS) were interviewed and at least two of them called this day the "Super Bowl" for Broadway fans.
And it's so true. We were cheering on the winners and applauding like crazy after the performances. When they say that the Broadway community is so loving and supportive, it also includes the fans and I was so proud to be amongst those in the crowd who call themselves fans, as well.
I was upset not being able to catch this year's Best Musical winner A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER but I've been listening to the cast recording on a loop just because of how smart, witty, and bloody brilliant it is! But I got to see their Tony Awards performance live which (almost) makes up for it! Hopefully I'll be able to see it next May when Wesleyan gets to go back to New York for our annual Playmarket reading, but who knows… maybe it'll come to Bass Performance Hall by then…? ;-)
Thanks to everyone for your support, especially those of you who kept voting for me! It really was the trip of a lifetime and the best way for the "Ultimate Broadway Fan" to experience New York City! Go see a Broadway show! Or if you can't make it to NYC, subscribe to Bass Performance Hall's just-announced 2014-2015 Broadway at the Bass season… I hope I can! HAHA!
You can see more photos from Jacob's adventures in New York here.
Introducing the 2014-2015 Broadway at the Bass Season!
Five of the six shows will be on their first national tours: ONCE, the musical love story that took Broadway by storm, winning eight 2012 Tony Awards, including Best Musical; the new touring production of the beloved Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA; DIRTY DANCING, based on the hit movie of the same name; PIPPIN, the 2013 Tony winner for Best Musical Revival; and KINKY BOOTS, the 2013 Tony winner for Best Musical. Rounding out the season is the holiday favorite ELF, making its North Texas debut.
In addition, Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and CHICAGO will return as Broadway add-on specials, along with two shows in the intimate McDavid Studio – DIXIE'S TUPPERWARE PARTY and THE MALE INTELLECT: AN OXYMORON?
This season also marks a first for Performing Arts Fort Worth and Dallas Summer Musicals, as the two organizations will come together to co-present four of these titles: CINDERELLA, DIRTY DANCING, PIPPIN and KINKY BOOTS. The shows will play at the Music Hall at Fair Park in Dallas for two weeks, then come to Bass Performance Hall for limited, one-week engagements.
Season tickets go on sale at 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 13. Packages start at $226.60. For more information, please call 817-212-4450 or visit http://www.basshall.com.
November 18-23, 2014
Based on the beloved 2003 New Line Cinema hit, ELF is the hilarious tale of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported back to the North Pole. Unaware that he is actually human, Buddy's enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa's permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father, discover his true identity, and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas. This modern day Christmas classic is sure to make everyone embrace their inner ELF.
February 18-22, 2015
Winner of 8 2012 Tony Awards including Best Musical and the 2013 Grammy Award for "Best Musical Theater Album", ONCE is a truly original Broadway experience. Featuring an impressive ensemble of actor/musicians who play their own instruments onstage, ONCE tells the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician who's about to give up on his dream when a beautiful young woman takes a sudden interest in his haunting love songs. As the chemistry between them grows, his music soars to powerful new heights. But their unlikely connection turns out to be deeper and more complex than your everyday romance. Emotionally captivating and theatrically breathtaking, ONCE draws you in from the very first note and never lets go. It's an unforgettable story about going for your dreams, not living in fear and the power of music to connect all of us.
Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA
June 23-28, 2015
Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA is the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical from the creators of THE SOUND OF MUSIC and SOUTH PACIFIC that's delighting audiences with its contemporary take on the classic tale. This lush production features an incredible orchestra, jaw-dropping transformations and all the moments you love – the pumpkin, the glass slipper, the masked ball and more – plus some surprising new twists! Be transported back to your childhood as you rediscover some of Rodgers + Hammerstein's most beloved songs, including "In My Own Little Corner," "Impossible/It's Possible" and "Ten Minutes Ago," in this hilarious and romantic Broadway experience for anyone who's ever had a wish, a dream… or a really great pair of shoes.
July 7-12, 2015
DIRTY DANCING is an unprecedented live experience, exploding with heart-pounding music, passionate romance, and sensational dancing. Based on the film seen by millions across the globe, this worldwide smash hit tells the classic story of Baby and Johnny, two fiercely independent young spirits from different worlds who come together in what will be the most challenging and triumphant summer of their lives. The show features the hit songs, "Hungry Eyes," "Hey Baby," "Do You Love Me?" and "(I've Had) The Time of My Life." London's Sunday Express says, "This crowd-pleasing stage adaptation hits the jackpot!"
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Join us… for this magical, unforgettable production The New York Times declared "Astonishing! A PIPPIN for the 21st Century." The 2013 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical Revival is back for the first time since it thrilled audiences 40 years ago. With a beloved score by Tony nominee Stephen Schwartz (GODSPELL, WICKED), PIPPIN tells the story of a young prince on a death-defying journey to find meaning in his existence. Will he choose a happy but simple life? Or will he risk everything for a singular flash of glory? This captivating new production is directed by Tony-winner Diane Paulus (HAIR and THE GERSHWINS' PORGY AND BESS). PIPPIN features sizzling choreography in the style of Bob Fosse and breathtaking acrobatics by Les 7 Doigts de la Main, the creative force behind the nationwide sensation TRACES.
October 27-November 1, 2015
KINKY BOOTS is the exhilarating Broadway musical that will lift your spirits to new high-heeled heights! Winner of six Tony Awards including Best Musical, this inspirational story follows a struggling shoe factory owner who works to turn his business around with help from Lola, a fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos. Together, this unlikely pair finds that they have more in common than they ever dreamed possible… proving that when you change your mind about someone, you can change your whole world. Inspired by a true story, KINKY BOOTS features a joyous, Tony-winning score by Cyndi Lauper, direction and Tony-winning choreography by Jerry Mitchell and a hilarious, uplifting book by four-time Tony winner Harvey Fierstein. Come join the sold-out audiences who've discovered why – sometimes – the best way to fit in is to stand out!
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Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the smash hit Broadway musical, is coming back to Fort Worth! Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, this eye-popping spectacle has won the hearts of over 35 million people worldwide. This classic musical love story is filled with unforgettable characters, lavish sets and costumes, and dazzling production numbers including "Be Our Guest" and the beloved title song. Experience the romance and enchantment of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Bass Performance Hall! CHICAGO
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A true New York City institution, CHICAGO has everything that makes Broadway great: a universal tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz; one show-stopping-song after another; and the most astonishing dancing you've ever seen. No wonder CHICAGO has been honored with six Tony Awards, 2 Olivier Awards, a Grammy and thousands of standing ovations. It's also no surprise that CHICAGO has wowed audiences all around the world, from Mexico City to Moscow, from Sao Paulo to South Africa. Whether you're looking for your first Broadway musical, whether you've seen the Academy Award-winning film and want to experience the show live on stage or whether you've seen it before and want to recapture the magic, CHICAGO always delivers.
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Dubac has crafted an hysterical one man multi-character show that tackles the babble of the sexes with precision and wit. With a shrug of his shoulders or a crook of his neck, Robert Dubac seamlessly transforms himself into five alter egos – each offering their own brand of misguided advice on how to straddle the gender gap.
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Data packages from telecom operators are driving demand for iPhone 5 sales in the UAE, retailers told Gulf News.
"We are nearly going out of stock on Apple's new device, mainly fuelled by data packages. Apple's 16GB is currently out of stock and we are getting new stocks in the next couple of days," Ashish Panjabi, chief operating officer at Jacky's Group, said.
He said Jacky's has already sold around hundred devices. "I think iPhone 5 users are heavy data users and data is the future," he said.
Retailers expect the holiday season and the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) to fuel more demand for the product.
Apple officially launched the iPhone 5 in the UAE on Friday but telecom operators started selling the product from Thursday onwards.
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With the festive season round the corner, Panjabi said other mobile phone vendors are stepping up advertising, especially Samsung.
According to research firm IDC, Apple is expected to sell 25,000 units in the fourth quarter in the UAE compared to 18,500 units in the third quarter.
"iPhone demand is growing quarter by quarter and the new device is expected to spur further growth," Hamza Saleem, senior research analyst at IDC, said.
Total smartphone sales in the UAE are expected to amount to 510,000 units in the fourth quarter, compared to 415,000 units in the third quarter.
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According to Nadeem Khanzadah, the general manager of retail at Jumbo Electronics, the new Apple product is creating a huge demand from UAE residents as well as tourists. "It is a good time for consumers as there is a healthy offering from all the major operating systems. People are buying new devices from Nokia, HTC and Samsung, apart from iPhone," he said.
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(The Illustration Friday theme is "trouble.")
A quickie for this week's Illustration Friday theme, "wish." This was a real "thank goodness for Photoshop" project, as I decided to re-do the middle dragon's head, and didn't have time to re-do the whole illustration. So I drew a new head on a scrap of paper, scanned it into PS, dropped it into the scan of the original illustration, and then fixed the lines and color with PS tools. I also dropped in a basic background with the paint bucket tool.
Now, I have to rush off to finish another project. Wishing you all a happy day!
or so it sometimes seems, anyway.
Ink on Canson Montval paper, for the Illustration Friday theme "Novelty." As best as I can tell, the quote's from Spencer W. Kimball.
The Illustration Friday theme this week is "metamorphosis."
When change seems particularly overwhelming, it's nice to think about acorns becoming trees, and caterpillars sprouting wings. And about chaos theory, and the possibility that something small and seemingly random may be part of a meaningful and important pattern, after all.
The Illustration Friday theme this week is "journey," and that's kind of a nice coincidence, as I've not only been on a major road trip this year (to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island), I've also been working on a zine around the idea of travel.
Even when you're at home, every day is a journey of sorts, and going from one part of life to another can be quite an adventure, with all the terror, uncertainty and exhilaration of any great trip. If only we had maps for that…
Here are a few pages from my zine project, "The Art of Finding Your Way." Most of the art is from the illustrated journal I've been keeping for several years.
All pages are watercolor and colored pencil on Canson Montval paper. The top page quote is from The Indigo Girls' lovely "The Wood Song."
After a deluge of rain, this guy and his cohorts threatened to take over the garden.
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KIEV: A senior U.N. diplomat has arrived in Kiev while Switzerland's president is in Moscow to meet President Vladimir Putin, in a flurry of diplomatic activity seeking to de-escalate tensions in Ukraine.
Jeffrey Feltman, the U.N. under-secretary-general for political affairs, met with Ukraine's acting president Oleksandr Turchynov early on Wednesday. British Foreign Secretary William Hague also arrived in Ukraine to speak with the nation's leaders.
Swiss president Didier Burkhalter, chairman of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, was scheduled to meet with Putin for discussions on Ukraine and the status of OSCE observers on the ground. Eight international military observers traveling with the OSCE mission who were taken hostage by pro-Russian insurgents in the eastern city of Slovyansk were released on Saturday.
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PLYMOUTH, Mich., Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Food pantries across the area will be beneficiaries of social media and texting interaction with Community Financial Credit Union as the credit union's "Warming Hearts & Homes" campaign heads into is second week.
Launched on December 3, area residents are invited to use cell phone technology and social media to help make a difference this holiday season during Community Financial Credit Union's "Warming Hearts & Homes" program. The recipient of the first week of the campaign was The Heat And Warmth Fund.
Community Financial is expecting to contribute $30,000 to local non-profit organizations that help people in need stay warm through the winter.
The program, running through December 21, encourages people to:
- Like Community Financial on Facebook at www.LikeCFCU.org
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- Text "CFCUwarms" to 70 000 on their cell phone.
For each Like, Tweet or Text, Community Financial will donate $25 to the nonprofits, up to $10,000 each.
"This is an exciting campaign because residents from across all the communities we serve can participate in helping nonprofits this holiday season, with just the click of a button or a text message," said Bill Lawton, Community Financial president/CEO.
For more information on Warming Hearts & Homes and other Community Financial information, please visit www.cfcu.org.
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Headquartered in Plymouth, Michigan, membership in Community Financial Credit Union is open to anyone who lives, works, worships, volunteers, or attends school in the Michigan cities, townships or counties of Plymouth, Canton, Northville, Novi, Alpena, Otsego and Montmorency. With more than 50,000 members, Community Financial provides financial services to members at eight branch locations and through a variety of automated and online services. For more information, visit www.cfcu.org or call (877) 937-2328.
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Flashback 2003. NBA Playoffs First Round. Portland Trailblazers Vs Dallas Mavericks. Zach Randolph's Grandest Day as a Cub.
Down 0-3. A bloated vessel of expense and luxury tax purgatory is about to burst. Medic, we need a medic in here! The Portland Trailblazers are about to go down in history as another failed experiment of glorified excess. A team put together during the 'name' bubble about to burst into oblivion. No more barren appraisals of Pippin's time with the Bulls for a world called now. In the inaugural year of the first round seven-game series, we are to witness a merciless sweep by the Dallas Mavericks.
Portland Oregon is desperate for answers. The patient is dying on the table and there's no end to the bleeding. Years of fan investment swirling down a clogged hair-filled drain of despair. There is no pride here.
The Blazers decide to look outside, and jettison the starting lineup to the scrap heap. The lineup can no longer herald placebos, they need remedies. The public is afraid. Frightened of the unknown. A serum codename ZBO is dispensed off the bench and into their hearts. Zach Randolph becomes the new starting forward for a team on the brink of devastation.
Win #1 arrives, the patient battling to survive to the tune of 25 points and 15 rebounds. ZBO is spreading my friends! The behemoth collection of lost talents rally around the young cub. Blazers down 3-1.
Win#2 hits, as Randolph pulls down 9 rebounds to go with his 22 points. History in the making. The Mavericks become shaky with agitation like a boy on engagement night. Fearing not being able to close. Blazers down 3-2.
Win#3 busts in, Randolph scores 21 points and grabs 10 rebounds. For the first time, an NBA team has an opportunity to come back from being down 0-3 to winning the series. The Mavericks strong-armed into facing looming public humiliation.
Game 7 comes and Game 7 goes. Reality hits. Cinema fades. Randolph manages 14 points and 10 rebounds, but the Mavericks just manage to best the Blazers.
Zach Randolph however, becomes a superstar this series for the rest of his career. A series mostly forgotten in the trials of time by the public. This was one of the greatest NBA playoff battles of all time. A group of rebels and outlaws ready to pounce on league history. They came this close to edging out the Mavericks by the help of one singular change, one injection, one ZBO.
A series to be celebrated, a day when the losers lost the battle but won the war. It's because of this very series Zach Randolph stopped being buried on the bench. The day he was given a chance to show he has more than just the tools to be an NBA caliber player. Rather an NBA superstar.
There would be no Randolph/Gasol tandem if Randolph didn't experience this brush with victory as a young cub. His page would be annulled in the libraries of time. No Western Conference Finals appearance for the Memphis Grizzlies. No triumphant victories versus the Clippers and Thunder.
The pageantry of Zach Randolph's storied career began with a coronation at the Portland Trailblazers/Dallas Mavericks 2003 first round series.


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The original 'We Are the World' was recorded almost exactly 25 years ago to benefit the charity, USA for Africa. Recently, 80 stars got together, including co-writer Lionel Richie and producer Quincy Jones, to remake the classic song to help with Haiti relief efforts. The video was supposed to debut last night during the Olympic opening ceremonies, but they just showed an excerpt. We have the full video here.
It's nice to see some of the same people involved in making the first video in the remake, but this version is populated by mostly new faces including Jennifer Hudson, Josh Groban, Wyclef Jean, and Kanye West, among many others. In fact, there were so many artists featured in this video, that I didn't even recognize them all. The new version is about a full minute longer than the original, and the real question is, how does it stack up?
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Valued for its spring blooms, fine texture, low maintenance, and great fall foliage, bluestar produces brilliant blue star-like flowers in mid- to late-spring. Delicate blooms are about 3/4 inch wide. Willowy green foliage provides interest for the rest of the growing season, adding a fine texture to the perennial border. Leaves are glossy green and narrow in shape, providing its fine texture. Excellent bright yellow fall foliage makes this plant stand out in the perennial border. Plant size is two to three feet tall by two to three feet wide. Native to U.S. In its native habitats, bluestar is found along riverbanks or in the woods.
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Davis Cup: Australia take 2-1 lead over Germany
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Sun, 09/16/2012 - 07:19
Berlin, Sep 16 - Australia regained the lead at the relegation match following Chris Guccione and Leyton Hewitt's 6-3, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 victory over Germany's Benjamin Becker and double specialist Philipp Petzschner in the doubles at Hamburg Rothenbaum.
After both sides had won their single matches, the teams knew how decisive Saturday's doubles would be, reports Xinhua.
Guccione and Hewitt started way better into the double match as they were able to establish a two set lead (6-3, 6-2) against Germany's Benjamin Becker and double specialist Philipp Petzschner.
The Germans fought back and were able to win the third set 6-2 to make it 2-1 on the scoreboards. Both teams staged an evenly balanced fourth set, thus, the tiebreak had to bring the decision.
The Australians broke in the first point to win the fourth set 7-6 (7-4) to put their side 2-1 up front overall.
Mayer encounters Tomic and Stebe faces Hewitt for the remaining single matches scheduled for Sunday.
"We cannot be satisfied as we didn't want to go with a 2-1 deficit into Sunday," German team manager Patrick Kuhnen said.
Bernard Tomic opened the scoring for Australia against Cedrik Marcel Stebe whereas Florian Mayer flabbergasted Hewitt in three sets to draw level for Germany. (IANS)
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