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Photo: MISS SAIGON Stars Lea Salonga and Jonathan Pryce Reunite At OLD FRIENDS in the West End
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 3, 2024


Hey, old friend! Tony and Olivier Award-winner Lea Salonga got a special visitor backstage as her former Miss Saigon co-star, Jonathan Pryce, stopped by Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends!

Close Friends Learn To Let It Go In Island City Stage's Production Of WHICH WAY TO THE STAGE
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 14, 2023


CLOSE FRIENDS LEARN TO LET IT GO IN ISLAND CITY STAGE’S PRODUCTION OF WHICH WAY TO THE STAGE; Playful yet profound modern relationship comedy runs January 18 – February 11; Tickets are on sale now.

TRACY JONES Comes to Island City Stage Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Apr 5, 2023


It’s Tracy Jones, and Tracy Jones, and Tracy Jones! In Island City Stage’s newest comedy production, Tracy Jones by Stephen Kaplan, the lonely eponymous character throws a party inviting every other woman with the same name to join her for chicken wings and beer!

The Ritz Theatre Company Puts On A (Musical) PAGEANT
by A.A. Cristi - May 12, 2022


'Mirror, mirror of success, who will be Miss Glamouress?' Six contestants emerge from behind a gold shimmer curtain to take part in an epic battle of hairspray and cheesy quatrain in the musical comedy Pageant, the latest mainstage show presented by The Ritz Theatre Company.

MISS MARGARIDA'S WAY Comes to West Of Lenin This Month
by Stephi Wild - May 5, 2022


Outrage Onstage brings their next outrageous show MISS MARGARIDA'S WAY by Roberto Athayde to Fremont's West of Lenin Theatre, May 13th through the 22nd featuring Susan Finque directed by John Vreeke.

Last Chance To Vote For The BroadwayWorld West Virginia Awards; Alban's MISS DIRT TURTLE'S GARDEN CLUB Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Staff - Dec 27, 2021


This is the last chance to vote for the 2021 BroadwayWorld West Virginia Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Final Weeks To Vote For The BroadwayWorld West Virginia Awards; Alban Theater's MISS DIRT TURTLE'S GARDEN CLUB Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Staff - Dec 20, 2021


Time is running out to vote for for the 2021 BroadwayWorld West Virginia Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Vote For The 2021 BroadwayWorld West Virginia Awards; Alban Theater's MISS DIRT TURTLE'S GARDEN CLUB Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Staff - Dec 13, 2021


Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld West Virginia Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

The University of West Georgia Theatre Company to Present MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 1, 2021


The University of West Georgia Theatre Company will celebrate the holiday season with Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon's play Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley. This light-hearted story is an unofficial sequel to Jane Austen's beloved literary classic, Pride and Prejudice.

BWW Review: With A BROAD WITH A BROAD BROAD MIND Emily Skinner Brings Absolute Honesty to 54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - Jul 30, 2021


The Tony Award nominated Broadway star has emerged from the pandemic with a refreshing honesty that turns her new show into a magical evening of sharing, caring, and outstanding musical storytelling.

VIDEO: Watch a PAGEANT Reunion on Stars in the House- Live at 8pm!
by Nicole Rosky - May 19, 2021


Stars in the House continues tonight (8pm ET) with a PAGEANT Reunion with Miss West Coast (John Salvatore), Miss Bible Belt (Randl Ask), Miss Industrial Northeast (Joe Joyce), Miss Great Plains (Dick Scanlan), Miss Deep South (David Drake), Miss Texas (Russell Garrett), Understudy (Jack Plotnick), and Director/Choreographer Bobby Longbottom.

Uptown Players Presents the Virtual 2014 Production of PAGEANT
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 1, 2020


Uptown Players will present a virtual production of the 2014 audience favorite, the farcical Offa??Broadway hit, Pageant. With book and lyrics by Bill Russell and Frank Kelly and music by Albert Evans, what makes Pageant the musical so different from other beauty contests? Our girls have it all, plus a little a?oesomething extra!a?? The virtual production runs September 25th through October 4, 2020.

The 'West of Broadway' Podcast Chats with the MISS SAIGON Tour's Star Emily Bautista
by West of Broadway - Sep 28, 2019


The new national tour Of Cameron Mackintosh's dynamite Broadway revival of legendary musical Miss Saigon is on its way to Segerstrom Hall on October 1 a?" 13, 2019 and we got to talk with Emily Bautista who is starring as Kim!

The 'West of Broadway' Podcast Chats MISS SAIGON Tour, SPITFIRE GRILL at Gary Marshall Theater
by West of Broadway - Jul 24, 2019


On this special episode of West of Broadway, Will and Lara talk with radio host Maggie McKay about opening night at The Pantages for 'Miss Saigon' and then screen and stage star Ashley Argota talks about her very special production of 'Spitfire Grill' at the Gary Marshall Theater.

Little Opera To Bring Youth Arts Programming To Grace Cathedral This Fall
by Julie Musbach - Jul 22, 2019


This fall, San Francisco students in grades K-8 will have a unique opportunity: they can head to Grace Cathedral after school, and spend the next nine months collaborating on writing and performing their own original opera.

BWW Review: WEST SIDE STORY at Comic Opera Of Berlin -- Flashes of genius break through an uneven cast and hit-and-miss choreography.
by Mark Janicello - May 19, 2019


Barrie Kosky has done it again. WEST SIDE STORY at Berlin's Comic Opera has moments of breathtaking beauty despite uneven casting and hit-and-miss choreography. Jasmina Sakr as Maria is a standout.

Manoa Valley Theatre Celebrates 50th Anniversary
by Stephi Wild - Aug 4, 2018


Manoa Valley Theatre is celebrating its momentous 50th Anniversary with a play season filled with star-studded audience favorites, Broadway blockbusters and compelling dramas that herald the next half-century for the noted Off-Broadway playhouse. During its anniversary season, MVT will present a spectrum of multi- disciplinary experiences including musical comedies, historical dramas and audience participation events. New collaborations and partnerships are just two of the many features of the season. In what will be a world premiere, MVT has commissioned an original script, Shipment Day, about well-known leprosy activist Olivia Robello Breitha and Hawaii's leprosy history. It will also produce the Hawaii premiere of Allegiance, a Broadway musical about the Japanese American internment during WWII and one family's extraordinarily divisive experience.

VIDEO: A First Look At A Sensible Theatre Co Presents PAGEANT, The Musical
by Alan Henry - Jul 3, 2018


The cast is set for A Sensible Theatre Co.'s production of Pageant: The Musical, co-presented with ACTLab June 15 - July 8, 2018. This fabulous production will coincide with Seattle PRIDE 2018. The announcement took place during A Sensible Debutante Ball last week at FRED Wildlife Refuge on Capitol Hill, Seattle.

Cast Announced For PAGEANT At Sierra Rep
by Julie Musbach - Jun 28, 2018


The breakdown of Pageant: The Musical Comedy Beauty Contest, is simple. Six contestants from across our vast country are competing for the title of Miss Glamouresse (Glamouresse being a cosmetics company).

A Sensible Theatre Co., Seattle's Newest Queer Theatre Company Premieres Its Inaugural Production, PAGEANT, The Musical!
by Julie Musbach - Jun 19, 2018


A Sensible Theatre Co. opened Pageant: The Musical as their inaugural 'coming out' production to be co-presented with ACTLab this past weekend! This fabulous production coincides with Seattle PRIDE 2018.

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