Can-Can Revival 1959 - Articles Page 3

Opened: August 25, 1959

Can-Can - 1959 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

The musical comedy takes place in turn-of-the-century Paris, where La Mome Pistache, proud owner of the Bal du Paradis, famous for its sexy can-can girls, spars with Aristide Forestier, a self-righteous judge determined to close all Parisian dance halls.


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Where You Can Try DRAG RACE's HOUSEOFLOVE Canned Cocktails and Mocktails in NYC
by Michael Major - Feb 13, 2024


This February, HOUSEOFLOVE canned cocktails and mocktails - as seen on RuPaul’s Drag Race - is bringing a little bit of love to the city that never sleeps, get ready New York for some sickening Valentine’s events. HOUSEOFLOVE will also be collaborating with beloved queens from Drag Race.

Lea DeLaria to Perform I CAN SEE YOUR HOUSE FROM HERE: A VERY LEA EASTER at Joe's Pub Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 10, 2024


Lea DeLaria will bring her cabaret show 'I Can See Your House from Here - A Very Lea Easter' to Joe's Pub next month. Learn more here!

Carter Faith And Sam Williams Share Cover Of Tammy Wynette's 'Til I Can Make It On My Own'
by Michael Major - Feb 9, 2024


Carter Faith and Sam Williams unveil their cover of Tammy Wynette's ''Til I Can Make It On My Own' and will be performing at the Grand Ole Opry tomorrow night. The duo will perform the song tomorrow night at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry. Watch the music video now!

MY SON'S A QUEER (BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO?) Postpones Broadway Run
by Joshua Wright - Feb 8, 2024


BroadwayWorld has learned that My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?) has been postponed to next Broadway season instead of this spring as previously announced.

Can Can's NOIR Now On Sale With 'Early Bird Special' Discount
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 7, 2024


Tickets are now on sale for Can Can's NOIR with a special 15% Off Early Bird Special that is only available until February 11. Inspired by the directors of consummate Film Noir classics, such as Fritz Lang, Orson Wells, and Alfred Hitchcock, NOIR basks in otherworldly special effects, AI-generated projections, dramatic lighting, and a feast of technological feats built to tickle the senses! Can Can's riveting revue, NOIR returns to make the winter frost melt away.

BIPOC Stage Managers Can Apply Now For 2024 Charlie Blackwell Symposium Scholarships
by Stephi Wild - Feb 5, 2024


BIPOC stage managers can now apply for the 2024 Charlie Blackwell Symposium Scholarships. Recipients of the scholarships receive free registration to the Broadway Stage Management Symposium May 18-19, 2024 presented both Online, in NYC and available On-Demand.

Scoop: Coming Up on I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE on FOX - Wednesday, February 7, 2024
by TV Scoop - Feb 1, 2024


Get all the scoop on I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE, airing on FOX on Wednesday, February 7, 2024! Hosted by Ken Jeong, permanent panelists Cheryl Hines and Adrienne Bailon-Houghton and a rotating panel of guest celebrity detectives must help one contestant tell the difference between good and bad singers.

Video: Rob Madge Gives a Sneak Peek of MY SON'S A QUEER (BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO?)
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 1, 2024


In this video, watch as Rob Madge gives a sneak peek of My Son's A Queer (But What Can You Do?), which arrives on Broadway this spring!

Awardees Revealed For the 2024 What Can We Do? Artist Grant
by Stephi Wild - Feb 1, 2024


The Asian American Arts Alliance has announced the participants of What Can We Do? (WCWD?), an artist grant program offering $1,500 stipends to artists who use their creative skills to offer community care to Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) New Yorkers.

Yungblud and Lil Yachty Join for Latest Single 'When We Die (Can We Still Get High?)'
by Michael Major - Jan 29, 2024


Internationally acclaimed artist and musician YUNGBLUD unveils his first single of 2024, ‘When We Die (Can We Still Get High?)', featuring GRAMMY nominated American rapper and producer, Lil Yachty.The song arrives alongside an official music video that was directed by Logan Fields & Yussef Haridy and filmed in Atlanta, Georgia.

Yungblud and Lil Yachty Join For Latest Single, 'When We Die (Can We Still Get High?)'
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 28, 2024


YUNGBLUD and Lil Yachty collaborate on new single 'When We Die (Can We Still Get High?)' with an official music video filmed in Atlanta.

Photos: Rob Madge Brings MY SON'S A QUEER (BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO?) to Broadway
by Bruce Glikas - Jan 25, 2024


Rob Madge's My Son's A Queer (But What Can You Do?) is headed to Broadway! Rob just met the press at where else but the The British Consulate General in New York City and BroadwayWorld was there for the special day. 

Signature Theatre Announces The 2024 Signature In The Schools Production Of THE POSSUMNECK PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS ELI THOMAS NEATHERWOOD'S AWARD-WINNING ADAPTATION OF THE CAN
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 24, 2024


Tickets to performances of The Possumneck Playhouse Presents Eli Thomas Neatherwood's Award-Winning Adaptation of The Canterbury Tales, the 2024 world premiere production of Signature Theatre's flagship education program, Signature in the Schools, are now on sale.

Teachers Can Now Purchase Perusal Script to License HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 24, 2024


Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the award-winning record-breaking hit play, to high school and secondary school theatre programs worldwide starting later this year.

MY SON'S A QUEER (BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO?) Will Partner With Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation
by Stephi Wild - Jan 22, 2024


My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?) will partner with Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation via multiple activations, both at The Lyceum Theatre and online throughout the run of the show. Learn more about the partnership here!

Review: CAN BEARS SKI?, The Arts Depot
by Christiana Rose - Jan 23, 2024


Can Bears Ski? explores the experiences of both hearing and Deaf characters and promotes familiarising relevant language such as ‘hearing’, ‘Deaf’, ‘British Sign Language’, ‘fingerspelling’, ‘lipreading’, ‘hearing aid’ – as well as modelling appropriate language and promoting positive representation, as advocated by the Deaf community.

Exclusive: Oh My Pod U Guys- Anyone Can Whistle-Tone with Cayleigh Capaldi
by Jayke Workman - Jan 21, 2024


I am joined by performer Cayleigh Capaldi to chat about her incredible journey as an artist, including her current run in the off-broadway smash, Titanique. Cayleigh shares her experience of being the daughter of two performers, and how her world view was shaped by the arts.

Review: HOUSE OF HEARTS at The Can Can
by Jay Irwin - Jan 19, 2024


Come with me, Dear Readers, for a little trip down the rabbit hole to “House of Hearts”, the latest offering at The Can Can. If you’ve read my previous reviews of The Can Can shows, you know of my love for these folks. And if you’ve seen any of their shows, you know they consistently put on the good stuff. But if you haven’t partaken in the hilarious debauchery of The Can Can, what are you waiting for?!

Photos: Get a First Look at Can Can's HOUSE OF HEARTS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 16, 2024


Can Can Culinary Cabaret's House of Hearts is now on stage! Get a first look at the show below! A curiously delirious world, this passionate tale weaves an original story inspired by the timeless romance of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet,' the whimsical quirkiness of Lewis Carroll, and the fantastical dreamscape of L. Frank Baum.  Get a first look at the show!

Teens Can Get a Free Ride to MEAN GIRLS Through Uber
by Michael Major - Jan 10, 2024


Celebrating the upcoming release of the new Mean Girls movie, Uber will be offering teens free rides to go see the new highly anticipated film in theaters. With a stacked cast of Gen Z favorites, including Reneé Rapp, Chris Briney and Angourie Rice, teens can take their movie-going experience to the next level by riding with Uber.

Can Announce 'Live In Paris 1973' For February Release
by Michael Major - Jan 8, 2024


Live in Paris 1973 finds Can in magical form for a performance recorded at L'Olympia in Paris on May 12, 1973, marking the first of the live series to feature Damo Suzuki on vocals. From ‘70-'73 the core line up of Irmin Schmidt, Jaki Liebezeit, Michael Karoli, and Holger Czukay were joined by Japanese improviser and vocalist Suzuki.

Emma Stone Unsure If She Can Do Broadway Again: CABARET Was 'the Hardest Thing I've Ever Done'
by Michael Major - Jan 5, 2024


Emma Stone doesn't know if a return to Broadway is in her future, saying that she's unsure if she could do it again after taking on the role of Sally Bowles in Cabaret in 2014. She says doing the role eight-times-a-week was 'the hardest thing [she's] ever done.'

Video: Sarah Jarosz Shares Video For New Single 'Days Can Turn Around'
by Michael Major - Jan 4, 2024


Following the previously released “Jealous Moon,” “Columbus & 89th,” and “When The Lights Go Out,” Jarosz shares one final preview of the forthcoming record with the “Days Can Turn Around' vidoe. Written with Tashian on a trip with his family to Alabama's Orange Beach, the track unfolds as a gently swaying folk song threaded.

HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO's Ashley Wool Shares How Autistic People Can Benefit From A Theatre Education
by Team BWW - Jan 4, 2024


Ashley Wool is an autistic actor making her Broadway debut in the new musical, How to Dance in Ohio, currently running at the Belasco Theatre. Below, read her first person essay on how arts education helped her navigate the complexities of life on the autism spectrum.

MY SON'S A QUEER (BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO?) Offers Lottery For $24 Tickets to Preview Performances
by Stephi Wild - Jan 2, 2024


Fans of My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?) can enter a special, first-of-its-kind digital lottery to win $24 tickets to the new play’s early performances at The Lyceum Theatre. Learn more about how to enter the lottery here!

Other Productions of Can-Can

1953   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
1954   West End London Production
West End
1955   US Tour National Tour
US Tour
1959   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Revival
Off-Broadway
1962   Off-Broadway City Center Revival
Off-Broadway
1981   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1988   International Tour
1988   West End London Revival
West End
2004   Off-Broadway Encores! Concert
Off-Broadway
2007   London Lost Musicals Concert
London
2007   Los Angeles Pasadena Playhouse Production
Los Angeles

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