Todd Ritch News

Beginning February 27th at the Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford, Standing Ovation Studios of Armonk stages its largest production with Ragtime, the Tony Award winning epic musical set in Westchester's own New Rochelle. Directed by John Fanelli, Ragtime features a cast of 40 including NYC, national and local talent. The production marks the first time the show is presented at the Westchester Broadway Theatre, the longest running year-round professional equity theatre in the state of New York.

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' round-up. Today's photos come from the casts of KINKY BOOTS channeling Miley Cyrus' performance at the VMAs, MATILDA on Broadway and across the pond, SOUL DOCTOR, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, THE FANTASTICKS, AVENUE Q, TOP HAT and A CHORUS LINE in the West End, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, CATS in Toronto, JUDAS REDUX in Chicago, LES MIS at Surflight and more!

Westchester Broadway Theatre presents A Standing Ovation Studio Production, OLIVER!, with Book, Music & Lyrics by Lionel Bart, direction by John Fanelli, choreographed by Carrie Silvernail, with musical direction by Kurt Kelley. The show opened last night, August 15 and runs through September 8, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Standing Ovation Studio's OLIVER! will open on August 15 at Westchester Broadway Theatre, and run through September 8. The colorful characters of Charles Dickens' classic 'Oliver Twist' come brilliantly to life in Victorian London. This beloved musical tells the tale of the orphan boy who is swept into a band of pickpockets; the Artful Dodger, the menacing Bill Sikes, the kind-hearted Nancy, all led by the wily Fagin.The sensational, Tony award winning, score is full of Lionel Bart's irresistible songs including 'Food Glorious Food', 'Consider Yourself', 'I'd Do Anything', 'Oom Pah Pah', 'As Long As He Needs Me' and many more. This show truly captures the joys and challenges of youth and will be sure to warm the heart of your entire family. Below, check out a first look at Broadway's John Treacy Eagan as 'Mr. Bumble' in costume below!

The cast will feature Brandon Singel as Oliver. Brandon of Harrison, NY, also starred as Winthrop in The Music Man here at WBT. Mr. Bumble will be played by John Egan, of Dobbs Ferry, a veteran Broadway performer who has starred in The Producers, The Little Mermaid, Sister Act, Nice Work If You Can Get It, to name a few. John Anthony Lopez will perform as Fagin, Lucy Braid as Nancy, Todd Ritch as The Artful Dodger, Brian Krinsky as Bill Sykes, and Regina Singel as Widow Corney.

Vital Theatre Company and HIT Entertainment have announced the return of the yuletide hit, Angelina Ballerina™ The Very Merry Holiday Musical, to the McGinn/Cazale Theatre at 2162 Broadway from November 17 - January 13.

The White Plains Performing Arts Center (WPPAC) and Harrison Summer Theater will present the musical LEGALLY BLONDE from August 3-5, 2012.

The White Plains Performing Arts Center (WPPAC) and Harrison Summer Theater will present the musical LEGALLY BLONDE from August 3-5, 2012.

Six time Tony Award-winning hit Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn will be at the Westchester Broadway Theatre (WBT) in Elmsford from February 2nd-26th. In this special Black History Month production, a vibrant cast tells the story of Mark Twain's classic novel, one of our nation's greatest pieces of literature, re-imagined with powerful dialogue and heartfelt song featuring music and lyrics by Roger Miller.

The White Plains Performing Arts Center (WPPAC), in partnership with Harrison Summer Theater, has announced the New York regional premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical, Spring Awakening. The upcoming performances will be on Friday, September 16 at 8:00pm, Saturday, September 17 at 8:00pm and Sunday, September 18 at 7:00pm at WPPAC, located on the 3rd floor of the White Plains City Center (Mamaroneck Ave. and Main Street in downtown White Plains).

The White Plains Performing Arts Center (WPPAC), in partnership with Harrison Summer Theater, has announced the New York regional premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical, Spring Awakening. The upcoming performances will be on Friday, September 16 at 8:00pm, Saturday, September 17 at 8:00pm and Sunday, September 18 at 7:00pm at WPPAC, located on the 3rd floor of the White Plains City Center (Mamaroneck Ave. and Main Street in downtown White Plains).