Glenn Slater

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Name: Glenn Slater

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Hearts leaped for joyous ‘Leap of Faith’

By LINDA ARMSTRONG Special to the AmNews New York Amsterdam News | 0 commentsYou would have leaped for joy after seeing “Leap of Faith,” a marvelous, original musical that recently played at the St. James Theatre on West 44th Street. The musical had ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Amsterdam News ]

Entities: Raúl Esparza, Linda Armstrong, African-Americans, Kendra Kassebaum

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Julie Atherton

Liverpool Arts: THEATRE REVIEW: Sister Act, Liverpool Empire

With dancing nuns a-plenty, there was never any doubt that Sister Act would be a stage hit, but there’s far more to this musical than a repeated visual gag.Leading the Queen of Angels church choir for the UK tour is Cynthia Erivo as Doloris Van Cartier, ... [ Published May 24 2012 by Liverpool Daily Post ]

Entities: Liverpool (United Kingdom), Julie Atherton, Denise Black

First Reported May 17 2012 - Updated May 17 2012 - 1 Documents

Whoopi Goldberg

Stage version of hit movie Sister Act comes to Liverpool Empire next week

WHOOPI Goldberg and Stage Entertainment have teamed up to produce the first UK tour of the hit musical comedy Sister Act.The show, which played to over a million people at the London Palladium during its West End run, visits the Liverpool Empire from ... [ Published May 17 2012 by Flintshire Chronicle ]

Entities: Liverpool (United Kingdom), Whoopi Goldberg, Palladium

First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 17 2012 - 2 Documents

Glenn Slater

Rhinebeck Writers Retreat Announces Eight New Musicals for the Summer, Beg. 7/1

Kathy Evans, Founder and Executive Director of the Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, announced the eighteen writers who were selected for residencies this July and August. Each week, for eight weeks, one musical theatre writing team will work on their musical ... [ Published May 17 2012 by Broadway World ]

Entities: Nathan Christensen, John Caird, Glenn Slater, Paul Gordon, Scott Murphy

First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Stage Entertainment

The Little Mermaid Will Swim into Holland and Russia

Joop van den Ende, chairman of Stage Entertainment, and Thomas Schumacher, producer and president of Disney Theatrical Productions, have announced two international productions ofThe Holland production, which is currently in previews in Groningen, will ... [ Published May 16 2012 by Playbill ]

Entities: Stage Entertainment, Thomas Schumacher, Groningen (Germany), Alan Menken, Russia

First Reported May 13 2012 - Updated May 13 2012 - 1 Documents

Alan Menken

Leap of Faith, the Musical, Pulls Down Its Broadway Tent May 13

Raúl Esparza Photo by Joan Marcus Previews for the show, which is based on the 1992 film that starred Steve Martin, began on April 3. Gospel and country punctuate the score by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater. The libretto is by Warren Leight and original ... [ Published May 13 2012 by Playbill ]

Entities: Nightingale, Raúl Esparza, Alan Menken, Warren Leight, Glenn Slater

First Reported May 10 2012 - Updated May 10 2012 - 2 Documents

Public Broadcasting Service

New York: PBS to Air Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies in June

Ben Lewis and Anna O'Byrne(© John Tsiavis)PBS will broadcast Simon Phillips' production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies as part of special programming that will premiere beginning June 2.A follow-up to Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, ... [ Published May 10 2012 by TheaterMania ]

Entities: Andrew Lloyd, Public Broadcasting Service, Simon Gleeson, Ben Elton

First Reported May 08 2012 - Updated May 09 2012 - 3 Documents

Broadway musical 'Leap of Faith' to close on Sunday

"Leap of Faith," the Broadway musical that had its world premiere in 2010 in Los Angeles at the Ahmanson Theatre, will close its doors earlier than expected. Organizers announced Tuesday that the musical starring Raul Esparza will officially end its run ... [ Published May 08 2012 by Los Angeles Times ]

Entities: Raúl Esparza, Glenn Slater, Rob Ashford, Brooke Shields, Alan Menken

First Reported Apr 27 2012 - Updated Apr 28 2012 - 3 Documents

Praise Him! Watch Raúl Esparza and the Stars of Leap of Faith Catch the Spirit on a Blessed Opening Night!

The spring season on Broadway ended with a bang as Leap of Faith opened April 26 on the Great White Way. Starring Raúl Esparza , Jessica Phillips and Kendra Kassebaum , the musical adaptation of the 1992 film of the same name follows part-time reverend ... [ Published Apr 27 2012 by Broadway.com ]

Entities: Raúl Esparza, Kendra Kassebaum, Warren Leight, Glenn Slater

First Reported Apr 27 2012 - Updated Apr 27 2012 - 1 Documents

ArtsBeat: The Week in Culture Pictures, April 27

Sara Krulwich/The New York TimesRaúl Esparza as a fraudster and Jessica Phillips as a small-town sheriff in “Leap of Faith,” which has songs by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater.More PhotographsA slide show of photographs of cultural events from this week ... [ Published Apr 27 2012 by New York Times ]

Entities: Glenn Slater, Alan Menken

First Reported Apr 27 2012 - Updated Apr 27 2012 - 1 Documents

'Leap of Faith' on Broadway: What did the critics think?

The musical "Leap of Faith," which had its world premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre in 2010, opened on Broadway Thursday night at New York's St. James Theater. The play is based on the 1992 film starring Steve Martin about a con man-preacher preying on ... [ Published Apr 27 2012 by Los Angeles Times ]

Entities: Brooke Shields, Alan Menken, Ben Brantley, Glenn Slater

First Reported Apr 27 2012 - Updated Apr 27 2012 - 7 Documents

Leap of Faith: Theater Review

NEW YORK The 1992 movie no doubt has its fans, but for this reviewer, Leap of Faith was a charmless yawn whose chief distinction was the embarrassing weirdness of watching Steve Martin jogging in a crop top. Part fable about self-discovery and redemption ... [ Published Apr 27 2012 by Hollywood Reporter ]

Entities: Raúl Esparza, Costume Designer, Alan Menken

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Queen Raven to grace BROADWAY with her presence! [ Published Jan 31 2012 by Oh No They Didn't! ] Raven-Symoné, the television actress known for her work on "The Cosby Show," "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper" and "That's So Raven," will join the cast of Broadway's Sister Act, according to Deadline.com. The singing actress will step into the lead role of ...