It was a New Works Palooza' recently at Broadway Sessions as we welcomed some of NYC's most celebrated writers and composers to share their latest and greatest with us Well the latest and greatest music deserves some of the greatest voices and we got just that Writers Laurence O'Keefe Legally Blonde, Bat Boy, Heathers, Rob Rokicki The Lightning Thief The Percy Jackson Musical, Monster Songs, Nat Zagree, Carner and Gregor, Drew Gasparini, Thomson and Desmon, Nate Bertone and Melissa Modifier, Alexander Sage Oyen and Joe Iconis all presented amazing new music interpreted by vocalists Luca Padovan School of Rock, Allie Trimm 13, Emily Schultheis Wicked, Imari Hardon Avenue Q, Kate Loprest Wicked, Janinie DIVIta IfThen, Marissa Rosen Diva and more. Enjoy these hot new tunes, cause you never know what's gonna be the next big song on Broadway or in your audition book...
- 11/1/2017
- by Ben Cameron
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Dramatists Guild Fund just welcomed a slew of stars for their 2015 Gala, Great Writers Thank Their Lucky Stars, which was hosted by musician and Emmy-nominated composer, Darren Criss. Directed by Leigh Silverman Violet, The Wild Party, Chinglish with Music Direction by Charlie Rosen, the event featured award-winning playwrights, lyricists and composers introducing the stars who brought their work to life on stage, including Stephen Schwartz, Kirsten Childs, Gretchen Cryer amp Nancy Ford, Sheldon Harnick, Benj Pasek amp Justin Paul, Laurence O'Keefe amp Nell Benjamin, Steven Sater and Benjamin Scheuer.
- 10/28/2015
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
TheDramatists GuildFund just welcomeda slew of stars for their 2015 Gala,Great Writers Thank Their Lucky Stars, which was hosted by musician and Emmy-nominated composer,Darren Criss.Directed byLeigh SilvermanViolet, The Wild Party, Chinglish with Music Direction byCharlie Rosen, the event featuredaward-winning playwrights, lyricists and composers introducing the stars who brought their work to life on stage, includingStephen Schwartz,Kirsten Childs,Gretchen CryerampNancy Ford,Sheldon Harnick,Benj PasekampJustin Paul, Laurence O'Keefe ampNell Benjamin,Steven SaterandBenjamin Scheuer.
- 10/28/2015
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Office for the Arts at Harvard recently announced that its upcoming undergraduate production of the cult hit Bat Boy The Musical will debut new scenes and songs by the show's original writers. Composerlyricist and Harvard alum Laurence O'Keefe and bookwriters Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming have been holding writing sessions and workshops at Harvard, working directly with the undergraduate cast and crew to develop the new material.Bat Boy is the story of a feral half-bathalf-boy, originally invented by the Weekly World News supermarket tabloid. The musical comedy's premiere Off-Broadway in 2001 garnered rave reviews and the show has received hundreds of productions worldwide, but the three writers have nonetheless continued to work on the show.O'Keefe recently took the time to chat with BroadwayWorld about revisiting the project and his intentions for the show at Harvard and beyond. Check out the full interview below...
- 11/2/2014
- by Nicole Rosky
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Office for the Arts at Harvard has announced that its upcoming undergraduate production of the cult hit Bat Boy The Musical will debut new scenes and songs by the show's original writers. Composerlyricist and Harvard alum Laurence O'Keefe and bookwriters Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming have been holding writing sessions and workshops at Harvard, working directly with the undergraduate cast and crew to develop the new material.
- 10/21/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
There are two upcoming movie musicals that, for a long time, I've wanted to make into motion pictures, should someone with money be willing to give me the funds to make them -- Into The Woods and The Last 5 Years. I'm both nervous and excited to see how directors Rob Marshall and Richard Lagravenese, respectfully, have interpreted the material I hold so close to my heart. I am especially nervous for Into The Woods, given Marshall's less than impressive track record. If someone is going to screw up something I cherish, it should be me. Of course, there are far more than two musicals I have a deep connection to. Some have already been made into films, like Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Les Miserables, but there is a vast collection of musicals I have thought could make fantastic films, but have never been made.
- 10/20/2014
- by Mike Shutt
- Rope of Silicon
Heathers The Musical, the new musical stage adaptation of Daniel Waters' iconic 1989 dark comedy film, opened on Monday, March 31, 2014 - the 25th Anniversary of the film's release - at New World Stages 340 West 50th Street. Written by Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee Laurence O'Keefe Legally Blonde, Bat Boy and Emmy Award winner Kevin Murphy Reefer Madness, 'Defiance', 'Desperate Housewives', Heathers The Musical is directed by famed stage and screen director Andy FickmanReefer Madness, Parental Guidance, She's The Man, with choreography by Emmy Award winnerMarguerite Derricks Fame, Charlie's Angels, Austin Powers films.Below, BroadwayWorld is excited to exclusively premiere highlights from the new musical...
- 6/18/2014
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
The producers of Heathers The Musical-the critically acclaimed new musical stage adaptation of Daniel Waters' iconic 1989 dark comedy film-are pleased to announce the Original Cast Recording of Heathers The Musical, to be released on Yellow Sound Label. Written by Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee Laurence O'Keefe Legally Blonde, Bat Boy and Emmy Award winner Kevin Murphy Reefer Madness, Defiance, Desperate Housewives, Heathers The Musical opened on Monday, March 31, 2014 - the 25th Anniversary of the film's release - at New World Stages 340 West 50th Street in New York City.
- 6/17/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The producers of Heathers The Musical-the critically acclaimed new musical stage adaptation of Daniel Waters' iconic 1989 dark comedy film-are pleased to announce the Original Cast Recording of Heathers The Musical, to be released on Yellow Sound Label. Written by Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee Laurence O'Keefe Legally Blonde, Bat Boy and Emmy Award winner Kevin Murphy Reefer Madness, Defiance, Desperate Housewives, Heathers The Musical opened on Monday, March 31, 2014 - the 25th Anniversary of the film's release - at New World Stages 340 West 50th Street in New York City.
- 4/14/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
25 years to the day the film was released, Heathers The Musical, the new stage adaptation of Daniel Waters' iconic 1989 dark comedy, made its New York premiere at New World Stages. Written by Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee Laurence O'Keefe and Emmy Award winner Kevin Murphy, Heathers The Musical is directed by famed stage and screen director Andy Fickman, with choreography by Emmy Award winner Marguerite Derricks. BroadwayWorld was there for the opening night festivities and you can check out photos from the curtain call and after party below...
- 4/1/2014
- by Jessica Gordon
- BroadwayWorld.com
25 years to the day the film was released, Heathers The Musical, the new stage adaptation of Daniel Waters' iconic 1989 dark comedy, made its New York premiere at New World Stages. Written by Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee Laurence O'Keefe and Emmy Award winner Kevin Murphy, Heathers The Musical is directed by famed stage and screen director Andy Fickman, with choreography by Emmy Award winner Marguerite Derricks. BroadwayWorld was there for the opening night festivities and you can check out photos from the theatre arrivals below...
- 4/1/2014
- by Jessica Gordon
- BroadwayWorld.com
One of cinema’s snarkiest, most quotable films, Heathers, is making its off-Broadway debut in spring 2014. The Michael Lehmann-directed movie about a group of mean girls at an Ohio high school, the Heathers, and the rebellious outsider (Christian Slater) who draws one of them (Winona Ryder) into his nefarious plan to get rid of the other girls, has been a hit at the Hudson Backstage Theatre in Los Angeles with plans for a “limited engagement” at New World Stages, according to THR, and previews start March 17 (opening night is March 31). We have two clips of a three-concert performance in New York City to share if you’re curious. Andy Fickman of Reefer Madness fame directed the production and is attached to the spring run. Laurence O'Keefe (Legally...
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- 12/12/2013
- by Alison Nastasi
- Movies.com
[Press Release] (New York, NY – Tuesday, December 10, 2013) Heathers: The Musical, the new musical stage adaptation of Daniel Waters’ iconic 1989 dark comedy film, will receive its New York premiere this spring in a limited Off-Broadway engagement at New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street. Written by Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee Laurence O'Keefe (Legally Blonde, Bat Boy) and Emmy Award winner Kevin Murphy (Reefer Madness, “Defiance”, “Desperate Housewives”), Heathers: The Musical is directed by famed stage and screen director Andy Fickman (Reefer Madness; films: Parental Guidance, She’s The Man), with choreography by Emmy Award winner Marguerite Derricks (Fame, Charlie’s Angels, Austin Powers films). Previews begin Monday, March 17, 2014 and opening night is set for...
- 12/11/2013
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
New York (AP) — Before there was "Mean Girls," there was "Heathers." Now that dark comedy is ready to bully its way into New York as a musical. The 1988 film starring Winona Ryder, Shannen Doherty and Christian Slater has been turned into a show by Tony Award nominee Laurence O'Keefe and Emmy Award winner Kevin Murphy. It starts performances off-Broadway in March at New World Stages after a stint in Los Angeles this year. Andy Fickman directs. It tells the story of a high school misfit in Ohio who teams up with her boyfriend to kill her mean but popular...
- 12/11/2013
- by Mark Kennedy (AP)
- Hitfix
Heathers The Musical, the new musical stage adaptation of Daniel Waters' iconic 1989 dark comedy film, will receive its New York premiere this spring in a limited Off-Broadway engagement at New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street. Written by Olivier Award winner and Tony Award nominee Laurence O'Keefe Legally Blonde, Bat Boy and Emmy Award winner Kevin Murphy Reefer Madness, Defiance, Desperate Housewives,Heathers The Musical is directed by famed stage and screen director Andy Fickman Reefer Madness films Parental Guidance, She's The Man, with choreography by Emmy Award winner Marguerite Derricks Fame, Charlie's Angels, Austin Powers films. Previews begin Monday, March 17, 2014 and opening night is set for Monday, March 31, 2014. Tickets are now on sale at Telecharge.com1-800-447-7400.
- 12/10/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
An industry reading of Neurosis A New Musical will be presented October 24-25 at Ripley-Grier Studios.Neurosis features a book by Allan Rice, music by Ben Green, and lyrics by Greg Edwards. Rice has written for television shows including The New Adventures of Old Christine on CBS and the upcoming Kelsey Grammer-Martin Lawrence Project on FX. Green is a veteran of Hasty Pudding Theatricals and a frequent orchestrator for Laurence O'Keefe Heathers, Sarah Plain and Tall. Edwards, a two-time finalist for the Fred Ebb Award, has collaborated with Marvin Hamlisch and Arthur Laurents.
- 10/9/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Fiorello H. Laguardia High School of Music amp Art and the Performing Arts presents the world premiere of Life Of The Party, a light opera for dark times. Following the huge success of last year's production of Kismet, director Paul Lincoln and the Laguardia High School Opera Workshop tackle this completely original work, written and composed by Tony Award nominees Laurence O'Keefe Legally Blonde, Bat Boy and Nell Benjamin Legally Blonde, Pirates. The show plays a strictly limited run, with its last performance today, May 6th at 200pm.
- 5/6/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Fiorello H. Laguardia High School of Music amp Art and the Performing Arts presents the world premiere of Life Of The Party, a light opera for dark times. Following the huge success of last year's production of Kismet, director Paul Lincoln and the Laguardia High School Opera Workshop tackle this completely original work, written and composed by Tony Award nominees Laurence O'Keefe Legally Blonde, Bat Boy and Nell Benjamin Legally Blonde, Pirates. The show plays a strictly limited run, with performances tonight, May 3rd, May 4th and 5th at 730pm and May 6th at 200pm.
- 5/3/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Fiorello H. Laguardia High School of Music amp Art and the Performing Arts is proud to announce the world premiere of Life Of The Party, a light opera for dark times. Following the huge success of last year's production of Kismet, director Paul Lincoln and the Laguardia High School Opera Workshop tackle this completely original work, written and composed by Tony Award nominees Laurence O'Keefe Legally Blonde, Bat Boy and Nell Benjamin Legally Blonde, Pirates. The show plays a strictly limited run, with performances May 3rd, 4th and 5th at 730pm and May 6th at 200pm.
- 4/19/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Kim Cattrall has been nominated for a coveted theater award. The "Sex and the City" star's turn as Amanda in "Private Lives" sees her considered for the Best Actress in a Play prize at the 11th Whatsonstage.com Awards.
She will face competition from "End of the Rainbow" star Tracie Bennett, Helen McCrory for her role in "The Late Middle Classes", "Ruined" star Jenny Jules, Nancy Carroll from "After the Dance" and "All My Sons" actress Zoe Wanamaker.
The Best Actor in a Play award will be contested by Benedict Cumberbatch from "After the Dance", Kim's "Private Lives" co-star Matthew Mcfadyen, "Hamlet" and "Measure For Measure" star Rory Kinnear, "Deathtrap" and "London Assurance" actor Simon Russell Beale, "The Real Thing"'s Toby Stephens and "All My Sons" star David Suchet.
"All My Sons" received more nominations than any other production, being considered for accolades in six different categories. The most...
She will face competition from "End of the Rainbow" star Tracie Bennett, Helen McCrory for her role in "The Late Middle Classes", "Ruined" star Jenny Jules, Nancy Carroll from "After the Dance" and "All My Sons" actress Zoe Wanamaker.
The Best Actor in a Play award will be contested by Benedict Cumberbatch from "After the Dance", Kim's "Private Lives" co-star Matthew Mcfadyen, "Hamlet" and "Measure For Measure" star Rory Kinnear, "Deathtrap" and "London Assurance" actor Simon Russell Beale, "The Real Thing"'s Toby Stephens and "All My Sons" star David Suchet.
"All My Sons" received more nominations than any other production, being considered for accolades in six different categories. The most...
- 12/4/2010
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
The national tour of Legally Blonde: The Musical will open the holiday season at the DuPont Theatre on Tuesday, December 1 and will run through Sunday, December 5, 2009.
Legally Blonde: The Musical takes the audience from the sorority house to the halls of justice with Broadway's brightest heroine and her chihuahua, Bruiser. And Elle Woods does not take "no" for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone "serious," Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.
Becky Gulsvig, the Elle understudy in the original Broadway cast, plays Elle Woods in the tour. Fans of the MTV reality show "Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods", which premiered on June 2, 2008, will recognize two familiar faces in the tour...
Legally Blonde: The Musical takes the audience from the sorority house to the halls of justice with Broadway's brightest heroine and her chihuahua, Bruiser. And Elle Woods does not take "no" for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone "serious," Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.
Becky Gulsvig, the Elle understudy in the original Broadway cast, plays Elle Woods in the tour. Fans of the MTV reality show "Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods", which premiered on June 2, 2008, will recognize two familiar faces in the tour...
- 10/15/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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