Tony Award-nominated costume and fashion designer Emilio Sosa has been elected the Chair of the American Theatre Wing, the organization announced today. Sosa succeeds current co-chairs David Henry Hwang and Ted Chapin.
Sosa, who joined the Wing’s board in 2015, said in a statement, “I could not be more honored to step into this role at this crucial time, or more humbled to be succeeding two such accomplished leaders. I look forward to continue building the Wing’s ongoing, long-term equity work, expanding and deepening our education work, building bridges between all parts of the theatre ecology, and cultivating conversation and action across every region of the country to ensure all voices and occupations in our industry are heard.”
Sosa will be joined by newly named Vice-Chairs Dale Cendali, Patricia Crown, James Higgins, Latanya Richardson Jackson, Lee Perlman, and Nadine Wong. Trustees Pam Zilly and Natasha Katz will also join...
Sosa, who joined the Wing’s board in 2015, said in a statement, “I could not be more honored to step into this role at this crucial time, or more humbled to be succeeding two such accomplished leaders. I look forward to continue building the Wing’s ongoing, long-term equity work, expanding and deepening our education work, building bridges between all parts of the theatre ecology, and cultivating conversation and action across every region of the country to ensure all voices and occupations in our industry are heard.”
Sosa will be joined by newly named Vice-Chairs Dale Cendali, Patricia Crown, James Higgins, Latanya Richardson Jackson, Lee Perlman, and Nadine Wong. Trustees Pam Zilly and Natasha Katz will also join...
- 7/26/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Ted Chapin, the President and Chief Creative Officer of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization for the past 40 years, will step away from the post at the end of his current contract this month, Scott Pascucci, CEO of Concord, announced today.
“It’s astonishing to me just how fast time passes when you love what you do,” Chapin said in a statement. “I can’t help but feel that, over the course of our time together, this incredible organization and I have helped each other grow and flourish in ways that could never have been anticipated 40 years ago.”
Chapin is credited with expanding what was a family business into the company responsible for management of the significant copyrights created by Richard Rodgers and/or Oscar Hammerstein II and others. On Chapin’s watch, new major productions of Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals on Broadway have won eight Tony Awards for Best Musical Revival, including On Your Toes,...
“It’s astonishing to me just how fast time passes when you love what you do,” Chapin said in a statement. “I can’t help but feel that, over the course of our time together, this incredible organization and I have helped each other grow and flourish in ways that could never have been anticipated 40 years ago.”
Chapin is credited with expanding what was a family business into the company responsible for management of the significant copyrights created by Richard Rodgers and/or Oscar Hammerstein II and others. On Chapin’s watch, new major productions of Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals on Broadway have won eight Tony Awards for Best Musical Revival, including On Your Toes,...
- 5/17/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Refresh for updates… Christopher Plummer’s The Sound of Music costar Julie Andrews has joined those paying tribute to the late actor, saying in a statement, “The world has lost a consummate actor today and I have lost a cherished friend. I treasure the memories of our work together and all the humor and fun we shared through the years. My heart and condolences go out to his lovely wife Elaine, and his daughter Amanda.”
Though Plummer often lamented being known most widely for his portrayal of the musical’s Capt. von Trapp, Ted Chapin, president of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, said today that the Oscar-winning actor eventually came to embrace the legacy, thanks in large part to costar Andrews.
“Christopher Plummer was, well, the Captain,” Chapin said in a statement. “Although he had a love/not-so-much relationship with his role in The Sound of Music, he gradually came around...
Though Plummer often lamented being known most widely for his portrayal of the musical’s Capt. von Trapp, Ted Chapin, president of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, said today that the Oscar-winning actor eventually came to embrace the legacy, thanks in large part to costar Andrews.
“Christopher Plummer was, well, the Captain,” Chapin said in a statement. “Although he had a love/not-so-much relationship with his role in The Sound of Music, he gradually came around...
- 2/5/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Christopher Plummer, the Canadian-born Shakespearean actor, died peacefully at his home in Connecticut Friday morning. The Oscar winner was best known for his roles in “The Sound of Music,” “Beginners” and Rian Johnson’s recent film “Knives Out.” He was 91.
Following the news of Plummer’s death, the actor’s co-stars and other prominent entertainment figures shared tributes and reflected on his long career in Hollywood.
In a statement to Variety, filmmaker Ridley Scott and his wife, Giannina, paid tribute to the actor. They worked together on “All the Money in the World” in 2017.
“What a guy. What a talent. What a life. And I was fortunate enough to work with him less than 2 years ago and had a wonderful experience. My heartfelt condolences go to [Plummer’s wife] Elaine. He will be really missed.”
Helen Mirren also gave a statement to Variety about the death of Plummer, reminiscing on their time working...
Following the news of Plummer’s death, the actor’s co-stars and other prominent entertainment figures shared tributes and reflected on his long career in Hollywood.
In a statement to Variety, filmmaker Ridley Scott and his wife, Giannina, paid tribute to the actor. They worked together on “All the Money in the World” in 2017.
“What a guy. What a talent. What a life. And I was fortunate enough to work with him less than 2 years ago and had a wonderful experience. My heartfelt condolences go to [Plummer’s wife] Elaine. He will be really missed.”
Helen Mirren also gave a statement to Variety about the death of Plummer, reminiscing on their time working...
- 2/5/2021
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
Craft Recordings has announced a special, 60th-anniversary reissue of The Sound of Musica'Original Broadway Cast Recording. Featuring legendary stage actress Mary Martin as Maria von Trapp opposite renowned actor Theodore Bikel, the album includes such unforgettable classics as aoeMy Favorite Things,a aoeEdelweiss,a aoeDo-Re-Mi,a aoeClimb Ev'ry Mountaina and, of course, aoeThe Sound of Music.a Set for a December 6th release date, the soundtrack has been deftly remastered from the original three-track tape by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound and will be available on CD or 180-gram vinyl. The CD edition features new liner notes by The Rodgers Hammerstein Organization's Ted Chapin, while the two-lp vinyl seta'pressed at RTIa'comes housed in a replica of the original album's gatefold jacket. The remastered album will also be available digitally, including hi-res 19224.
- 10/22/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
One of the most iconic musicals of all time is being lassoed by Hollywood for an unexpected small-screen adaptation. Oklahoma!, which follows the romantic goings-on of several frontier couples in 1906, is being developed into a television series, which will include reimagined versions of the musical’s original numbers, along with new songs written for the show.
Skydance Television is partnering with The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization for a present-day take on the classic tale of cowmen, farmers and the women they purchase at box socials. Bekah Brunstetter (This Is Us) and John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side) are writing the script,...
Skydance Television is partnering with The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization for a present-day take on the classic tale of cowmen, farmers and the women they purchase at box socials. Bekah Brunstetter (This Is Us) and John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side) are writing the script,...
- 4/16/2019
- TVLine.com
Hit Broadway musical Oklahoma! is coming to television for the first time after Jack Ryan producer Skydance Television partnered with The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization and music firm Concord. The Blind Side’s John Lee Hancock and This Is Us’ Bekah Brunstetter are writing the present-day adaptation.
The series will be set in America’s heartland and include music by the legendary team of Rodgers & Hammerstein as well new tunes as it is reimagined for a contemporary audience.
It marks the first small screen adaptation of the musical, which was originally written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II and based on Lynn Riggs’ 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. The original Broadway production opened in 1943 and ran for over 2,200 performances. It was previously adapted into a feature film starring Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones in 1955.
Set in farm country outside the town of Claremore, Indian Territory, in 1906, it tells the story...
The series will be set in America’s heartland and include music by the legendary team of Rodgers & Hammerstein as well new tunes as it is reimagined for a contemporary audience.
It marks the first small screen adaptation of the musical, which was originally written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II and based on Lynn Riggs’ 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. The original Broadway production opened in 1943 and ran for over 2,200 performances. It was previously adapted into a feature film starring Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones in 1955.
Set in farm country outside the town of Claremore, Indian Territory, in 1906, it tells the story...
- 4/16/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Skydance Television announced Tuesday that it has partnered with the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization and Concord to develop an original television series inspired by the Broadway musical “Oklahoma!”
The present-day series will be set in America’s heartland and include music by the legendary duo Rodgers & Hammerstein, reimagined for a modern audience, as well as new music to support the story. The show is written by John Lee Hancock (“The Blind Side”) and Bekah Brunstetter.
“Oklahoma!’s artistically revolutionary position in American culture has both kept it at the forefront of theatrical performances and allowed for various new innovations. This first-time ever television series will expand on the life of this remarkably resilient show,” said Ted Chapin, the chief creative officer of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, which was acquired by Concord in 2017.
Hancock will also direct the first episode and serve as executive producer of the series along with Brunstetter and fellow executive producers Chapin,...
The present-day series will be set in America’s heartland and include music by the legendary duo Rodgers & Hammerstein, reimagined for a modern audience, as well as new music to support the story. The show is written by John Lee Hancock (“The Blind Side”) and Bekah Brunstetter.
“Oklahoma!’s artistically revolutionary position in American culture has both kept it at the forefront of theatrical performances and allowed for various new innovations. This first-time ever television series will expand on the life of this remarkably resilient show,” said Ted Chapin, the chief creative officer of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, which was acquired by Concord in 2017.
Hancock will also direct the first episode and serve as executive producer of the series along with Brunstetter and fellow executive producers Chapin,...
- 4/16/2019
- by Rachel Yang
- Variety Film + TV
“Oklahoma!” is moving from the Broadway stage to the small screen.
Skydance Television has cut a deal with the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization and Concord to create a modern-day adaptation of the hit Broadway musical. The series will be written by John Lee Hancock and Bekah Brunstetter. The TV production will include music by Rodgers & Hammerstein reimagined for a contemporary audience, in addition to new music to support the story.
Hancock will also direct the first episode and serve as executive producer of the series alongside Brunstetter and fellow executive producers Ted Chapin of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, Sophia Dilley of Concord, and David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Marcy Ross of Skydance Television. Bill Bost, senior vice president of television will oversee the project for Skydance.
Also Read: Emma Thompson Drops Out of Skydance Animated Film 'Luck' Due to John Lasseter Hiring
“‘Oklahoma!’ is one of the greatest musicals of all time,...
Skydance Television has cut a deal with the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization and Concord to create a modern-day adaptation of the hit Broadway musical. The series will be written by John Lee Hancock and Bekah Brunstetter. The TV production will include music by Rodgers & Hammerstein reimagined for a contemporary audience, in addition to new music to support the story.
Hancock will also direct the first episode and serve as executive producer of the series alongside Brunstetter and fellow executive producers Ted Chapin of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, Sophia Dilley of Concord, and David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Marcy Ross of Skydance Television. Bill Bost, senior vice president of television will oversee the project for Skydance.
Also Read: Emma Thompson Drops Out of Skydance Animated Film 'Luck' Due to John Lasseter Hiring
“‘Oklahoma!’ is one of the greatest musicals of all time,...
- 4/16/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Ariana Grande’s Thank U, Next album is all but guaranteed to debut at Number One. When it does, it will be another in a long string of commercial slam-dunks for Grande.
More surprising, the album’s success also represents a return to the charts for ‘NSync and Wendy Rene. That’s because “Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored” interpolates a verse from ‘NSync’s jittery “It Makes Me Ill,” while “Fake Smile” borrows from Rene’s “After Laughter (Comes Tears),” a Sixties soul record that has been...
More surprising, the album’s success also represents a return to the charts for ‘NSync and Wendy Rene. That’s because “Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored” interpolates a verse from ‘NSync’s jittery “It Makes Me Ill,” while “Fake Smile” borrows from Rene’s “After Laughter (Comes Tears),” a Sixties soul record that has been...
- 2/8/2019
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
As Chief Creative Officer for Rodgers & Hammerstein, Ted Chapin tends to the catalog of two of the most revered writers in the world of musical theater. Since the pair’s Fifties heyday, a chasm has opened between Broadway and the Top 40, but Chapin isn’t one of those musical-theater-heads who shuns the modern world. “I’ve always felt, keep your ear to what’s going on outside of these four walls,” he says. “We do not want to be fuddy-duddies, or even to be considered fuddy-duddies.”
His principles were...
His principles were...
- 2/1/2019
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
A few months before the film version of “The Sound of Music” hit the silver screen, a song plugger working the catalog of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein approached label owner Dave Kapp with a plan to turn one of the songs from the score into a hit single, thinking it would boost the box office potential of the movie. That resulted in Jack Jones recording “My Favorite Things” for his first Christmas album, but the song did not become a hit. That song plugger’s dream finally comes true this week, some 54 years after the film’s release, as “My Favorite Things” debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, thanks to a reinterpretation by Ariana Grande on her new single, “7 Rings.”
Grande updated the lyrics of the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein classic after a shopping spree at Tiffany’s, transforming “Raindrops on roses/And whiskers on kittens/Bright...
Grande updated the lyrics of the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein classic after a shopping spree at Tiffany’s, transforming “Raindrops on roses/And whiskers on kittens/Bright...
- 1/29/2019
- by Fred Bronson
- Variety Film + TV
Bobby Darin was the most captivating and versatile entertainer of his time, a singersongwriterarranger who effortlessly bridged the gap between rock 'n' roll, sophisticated nightclub swing, and folk. Lyrics amp Lyricists' 2018 season kicks off with a celebration of Darin's life and improbable career in The Bobby Darin Story, with Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff Hamilton, David Pittu The Front Page, George Salazar Here Lies Love, Elena Shaddow The Visit and Stephanie Styles Roman Holiday Shn San Francisco. LampL producer Ted Chapin wrote the script and helms the creative team of director Alex Timbers, and music directors Andy Einhorn and Andrew Resnick, with musical staging by Chase Brock.
- 1/4/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
2017-12-25T12:52:48-08:00'Sound of Music' Star Dies
Heather Menzies-Urich, who played Louisa von Trapp in the original film version of The Sound of Music, died this weekend at age 68. She is also well known for her role in the 1970s science fiction TV series Logan's Run.
Via The Hollywood Reporter.
Heather Menzies-Urich, best known for playing Louisa von Trapp in The Sound of Music, died on Sunday. She was 68.
The Rodgers and Hammerstein estate, representing Sound of Music musical creators Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, announced the news on Christmas Day, saying, "Heather was part of 'the family.'
We Mourn the Loss of Heather Menzies-Urich... https://t.co/dpuHJBoBWD pic.twitter.com/V3YqfNSCO3
— The Sound of Music (@SoundofMusic) December 25, 2017
"There is really no other way to describe the members of the cast of the movie of The Sound of Music," read the statement from president Ted Chapin.
Heather Menzies-Urich, who played Louisa von Trapp in the original film version of The Sound of Music, died this weekend at age 68. She is also well known for her role in the 1970s science fiction TV series Logan's Run.
Via The Hollywood Reporter.
Heather Menzies-Urich, best known for playing Louisa von Trapp in The Sound of Music, died on Sunday. She was 68.
The Rodgers and Hammerstein estate, representing Sound of Music musical creators Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, announced the news on Christmas Day, saying, "Heather was part of 'the family.'
We Mourn the Loss of Heather Menzies-Urich... https://t.co/dpuHJBoBWD pic.twitter.com/V3YqfNSCO3
— The Sound of Music (@SoundofMusic) December 25, 2017
"There is really no other way to describe the members of the cast of the movie of The Sound of Music," read the statement from president Ted Chapin.
- 12/25/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
Heather Menzies-Urich, best known for playing Louisa von Trapp in The Sound of Music, died on Sunday. She was 68.
The Rodgers and Hammerstein estate, representing Sound of Music musical creators Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, announced the news on Christmas Day, saying, "Heather was part of 'the family.' "
"There is really no other way to describe the members of the cast of the movie of The Sound of Music," reads the statement from president Ted Chapin. "And of 'the kids,' Heather was a cheerful and positive member of the group, always hoping for the next gathering. We...
The Rodgers and Hammerstein estate, representing Sound of Music musical creators Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, announced the news on Christmas Day, saying, "Heather was part of 'the family.' "
"There is really no other way to describe the members of the cast of the movie of The Sound of Music," reads the statement from president Ted Chapin. "And of 'the kids,' Heather was a cheerful and positive member of the group, always hoping for the next gathering. We...
- 12/25/2017
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Heather Menzies-Urich, the actress best known for playing the second-oldest Von Trapp daughter Louisa in the Oscar-winning musical film “The Sound of Music,” has died at age 68. Her son Ryan Urich told TMZ that she died on December 24 one month after receiving a diagnosis of terminal brain cancer. “Of ‘the kids,’ Heather was a cheerful and positive member of the group, always hoping for the next gathering,” Ted Chapin, president of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, said Monday announcing the death. “We are all lucky to have known her, and she will happily live on in that beautiful movie....
- 12/25/2017
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
The original production of Follies will reunite at BroadwayCon 2018, ahead of the original Broadway production's 47th anniversary. Moderated by Jennifer Ashley Tepper The Untold Stories of Broadway, Follies The Original Production Reunion will bring together Steve Boockvor original cast, Ted Chapin original production assistant, author of Everything Was Possible, Mary Jane Houdina original Young Hattie, assistant to Bennett, Denise Pence original swing, Kurt Peterson original Young Ben, and Jonathan Tunick orchestration and more as they share stories about when life was fun but oh so intense.
- 12/19/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
92Y announces Ted Chapin, President amp Chief Creative Officer of Rodgers amp Hammerstein, will serve in the newly created role of Producer of Lyrics amp Lyricists, beginning next season. For nearly five decades, LampL has been at the forefront of exploring and sharing the best of the American Songbook, and this opens a new chapter.
- 6/29/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Jonathan Groff will perform the tunes of Bobby Darin in five shows as part of the 92nd Street Y's new Lyrics amp Lyricists series, put together by new head Theodore S. Chapin, president and Cco of Rodgers amp Hammerstein.
- 6/28/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Ghostlight Records has released the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn in digital formats today, Friday, June 2. The CD version will be available online and in stores on Friday, July 21. The album will feature a 16-page full color booklet with a synopsis and liner notes from Ted Chapin, President of Rodgers amp Hammerstein, an Imagem Company. Go inside the recording studio for the album in the video below...
- 6/2/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
On the heels of the national tour of Lincoln Center's Tony Award-winning Broadway revival sweeping the country now, educators and students will be whistling a happy tune when RampH Theatricals, a division of Rodgers amp Hammerstein, an Imagem Company, releases Getting To Know... The King and I it was announced today by Rodgers amp Hammerstein president Ted Chapin and iTheatrics founder and CEO Timothy Allen McDonald.
- 12/1/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
A few years ago, director Bill Condon tried to bring Stephen Sondheim‘s musical “Follies” to the big screen. It was not to be a direct adaptation, but rather what he called a “meta-musical” capturing the behind-the-scenes story of how the show came to be. His script used Sondheim’s songs and James Goldman’s book, but also material from Ted Chapin’s nonfiction account, “Everything Was Possible: The Birth of the Musical ‘Follies.'” Universal Pictures was on board, the money was there, but the widow Goldman said, uh-uh. She had no interest in sharing profit points, among other things,...
- 4/29/2016
- by Robert Hofler
- The Wrap
The National Theater Institute includes a vibrant community of over 3,500 alumni. The many talents of these actors, writers, directors, and designers can be seen on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in films, television, London's West End, and at every major regional theater in the U.S. Today, in an excerpt from Everything Was Possible The Birth Of The Musical Follies, we hear from Ted Chapin Nti Fall '70 who called his semester-away at Nti an 'extraordinary' 'experimental off-campus theater program.'...
- 5/26/2015
- by National Theater Institute
- BroadwayWorld.com
Theatre Development Fund, the not-for-profit service organization for the performing arts, will honor three of the organization's Unsung Heroes - Ted Chapin, Jeffrey Gural and Robert Zukerman at Tdf's Gala on Monday, June 15 at the Edison Ballroom 240 West 47th Street. Tdf is honoring these heroes, as they have assisted the organization in fulfilling its mission of supporting works of artistic merit and helping to make theatre accessible to all.
- 4/27/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The American Theatre Wing just recognized the recipients of the 2015 Jonathan Larson Grants writing team Tim Rosser composer amp Charlie Sohne composer receiving 10,000,Sam Willmott composerlyricist receiving 10,000 and a week-long residency at the Running Deer Musical Theatre Lab, and Max Vernon composerlyricist receiving 10,000. This year's recipients were selected by an expert panel consisting of Amanda Green Hands on a Hardbody, Steven Lutvak A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, and Ted Chapin President and Executive Director of Rodgers amp Hammerstein. The prestigious grants totaling 30,000 were presented last night, March 23, 2015 at a private event at the Wnyc Greene Space. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside the special event below...
- 3/24/2015
- by Jennifer Broski
- BroadwayWorld.com
In advance of Classic Stage Company's rare production of Rodgers amp Hammerstein's 1947 musical Allegro, Csc's artistic director Brian Kulick and Tony Award-winning director John Doyle lead a conversation on the legendary team's most personal, groundbreaking and little-known work. The discussion also includes Ted Chapin, president and executive director of Rodgers amp Hammerstein An Imagem Company, and cast members George Abud, Claybourne Elder, and Jane Pfitsch.
- 10/22/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
In advance of Classic Stage Company's rare production of Rodgers amp Hammerstein's 1947 musical Allegro, Csc's artistic director Brian Kulick and Tony Award-winning director John Doyle lead a conversation on the legendary team's most personal, groundbreaking and little-known work. The discussion also includes Ted Chapin, president and executive director of Rodgers amp Hammerstein An Imagem Company, and cast members George Abud, Claybourne Elder, and Jane Pfitsch.
- 10/20/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Hosted by Ted Chapin and airing on New Jersey's public television Njtv, the American Songbook at Njpac features live performances of America's finest interpreters of the Great American Songbook. Perfermors include Marilyn Maye, Tommy Tune, Marc Shaiman amp Scott Wittman, John Pizzarelli, Nellie McKay and Laura Osnes amp Santino Fontana, with John Pizzarelli performing an entire show of songs by the great master himself, Johnny Mercer.
- 9/22/2014
- by Stephen Sorokoff
- BroadwayWorld.com
Njtv, New Jersey's Public Television Network and New Jersey Performing Arts Center Njpac have collaborated on a second season of American Songbook at Njpac. The six part series, is being taped in Njpac's Victoria Theater and broadwayworld was there for last nights concert, which was hosted by Ted Chapin and written and produced by Will Friedwald. Performing last night were Maureen McGovern, Marilyn Maye, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. BroadwayWorld brings you photos of the evening below...
- 9/21/2014
- by Stephen Sorokoff
- BroadwayWorld.com
Producer Ken Gentry for NETworks Presentations, in collaboration with Ted Chapin, President and Executive Director of Rodgers amp Hammerstein An Imagem Company, announced today that a brand new production ofTHE Sound Of Music, directed by Jack O'Brien, will tour North America beginning September 2015. This lavish new production will launch at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, under the auspices of the Center Theatre Group, and will then tour North America for multiple seasons, playing multi-week and week-long engagements. Additional cities and casting will be announced at a later time.
- 9/11/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The beloved Broadway tradition continued yesterday, June 11, as Sardi's added a caricature of Hal Luftig to its legendary walls. Friends including Jerry Mitchell, Billy Porter, Roger Rees, Rick Elice, William Ivey Long, Lawrence O'Keefe, Nell Benjamin, Marc Shaiman, Charlotte St. Martin, Charlotte Wilcox, Orfeh, Ted Chapin and more came to celebrate the special event, and BroadwayWorld brings you phtoos from the festivities below...
- 6/12/2014
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
Just last night, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were celebrated in Lyrics amp Lyricists' Getting to Know You at the 92nd Street Y. At the special event head of the Rodgers amp Hammerstein Organization Ted Chapin, who was also acting as Guest artistic director and host, shared that one of the duo's most beloved musicals, The King and I, will be brought back to the stage by Lincoln Center Theatre in Spring 2015. An official announcement has not yet been made.
- 4/7/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were established hit makers when they teamed up to make a musical about cowboys and farmers. What follows was a miracle-Oklahoma, then Carousel and South Pacific the list of extraordinary hits goes on. On April 5, 6 and 7 get to know these legends even better at Getting to Know You Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lyrics amp Lyricists first look at the two songwriters as a team. Guest artistic director, writer and host Ted Chapin, head of the Rodgers amp Hammerstein Organization, shares an insider's perspective on the pair, gleaned from his years with the Rodgers and Hammerstein families joined by vocalists Brandon Victor Dixon, Mandy Gonzalez, Jonathan Groff, Rebecca Luker, and Phillipa Soo. BroadwayWorld was there for the first performance- check below for photos from the night...
- 4/6/2014
- by Stephen Sorokoff
- BroadwayWorld.com
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were established hit makers when they teamed up to make a musical about cowboys and farmers. What follows was a miracle-Oklahoma, then Carousel and South Pacific the list of extraordinary hits goes on. Tonight, April 5 and April 6 and 7 get to know these legends even better at Getting to Know You Rodgers amp Hammerstein, Lyrics amp Lyricists first look at the two songwriters as a team. Guest artistic director, writer and host Ted Chapin, head of the Rodgers amp Hammerstein Organization, shares an insider's perspective on the pair, gleaned from his years with the Rodgers and Hammerstein families joined by vocalists Lewis Cleale, Mandy Gonzalez, Jonathan Groff, Rebecca Luker, and Phillipa Soo.
- 4/5/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were established hit makers when they teamed up to make a musical about cowboys and farmers. What follows was a miracle-Oklahoma, then Carousel and South Pacific the list of extraordinary hits goes on. On April 5, 6 and 7 get to know these legends even better at Getting to Know You Rodgers amp Hammerstein, Lyrics amp Lyricists first look at the two songwriters as a team. Guest artistic director, writer and host Ted Chapin, head of theRodgers amp Hammerstein Organization, shares an insider's perspective on the pair, gleaned from his years with the Rodgers and Hammerstein families joined by vocalists Lewis Cleale, Mandy Gonzalez, Jonathan Groff, Rebecca Luker, and Phillipa Soo.BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you an exclusive preview of the show below, featuring Groff and Chapin...
- 3/28/2014
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were established hit makers when they teamed up to make a musical about cowboys and farmers. What follows was a miracle-Oklahoma, then Carousel and South Pacific the list of extraordinary hits goes on. On April 5, 6 and 7 get to know these legends even better at Getting to Know You Rodgers amp Hammerstein, Lyrics amp Lyricists first look at the two songwriters as a team. Guest artistic director, writer and host Ted Chapin, head of the Rodgers amp Hammerstein Organization, shares an insider's perspective on the pair, gleaned from his years with the Rodgers and Hammerstein families joined by vocalists Lewis Cleale, Mandy Gonzalez, Jonathan Groff, Rebecca Luker, and Phillipa Soo.
- 3/27/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were established hit makers when they teamed up to make a musical about cowboys and farmers. What follows was a miracleOklahoma, then Carousel and South Pacific the list of extraordinary hits goes on. On April 5, 6 and 7 get to know these legends even better at Getting to Know You Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lyrics amp Lyricists first look at the two songwriters as a team. Guest artistic director, writer and host Ted Chapin, head of the Rodgers amp Hammerstein Organization, shares an insider's perspective on the pair, gleaned from his years with the Rodgers and Hammerstein families joined by vocalists Brandon Victor Dixon, Mandy Gonzalez, Jonathan Groff, Rebecca Luker, and Phillipa Soo.
- 3/20/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Just last night, Broadway's elite gathered to honor Ted Chapin, president of Rodgers amp Hammerstein a division of Imagem, at Uja-Federation of New York's Theater Division 2014 Excellence in Theater Award Dinner. Among the attendees included Tony Award nominees and Rodgers Hammerstein's Cinderella co-stars Santino Fontana and Laura Osnes, and Billy Stritch, Grammy-winning composer, musical director, and performer. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the special event below...
- 1/28/2014
- by Jessica Gordon
- BroadwayWorld.com
RampH Theatricals, a division of Rodgers amp Hammerstein has released a student version of The Sound Of Music, it was announced today by Rodgers amp Hammerstein president Ted Chapin. This new theatrical property is part of RampH's Getting to Know Collection. Applications are being accepted now, with materials shipping in February for customers in the USA and Canada and at a later date for other countries around the world. Schools and educational musical theater groups interested in licensing the musical may contact httpwww.rnh.comcollection10Getting-To-Know.
- 11/22/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
92Y announces casting for the 2014 season of Lyrics amp Lyricists. Faith Prince, Rob McClure, Christiane Noll and Rachel York are among the performers from the worlds of Broadway, jazz and cabaret presenting a panoramic journey through the American Songbook via Broadway, Hollywood and Second Avenue. LampL's shows this season explore MGM Musicals, tunes that swept away the Great Depression, an insider's look at Rodgers amp Hammerstein, iconic funny girl Fanny Brice and the glorious songs salvaged from Flop Shows. The season is curated by series artistic director Deborah Grace Winer and a line-up of guest artistic directors that includes three Tony Award winners-directorchoreographer Kathleen Marshall in her LampL debut music director Ted Sperling and lyricist David Zippel- musical theater historian Robert Kimball, and Rodgers amp Hammerstein oracle Ted Chapin.
- 11/4/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Symphony Space opens its 2013-14 Music season with 'Kurt Weill on Broadway,' tonight, October 7 8 pm at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre. Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Broadway opening of Weill's One Touch of Venus. Ted Chapin hosts a stellar cast featuring Melissa Errico, Brent Barrett, Judy Blazer, and Ron Raines, plus winners of the international Lotte Lenya Competition.
- 10/7/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Some of Broadway's best will take the stage at New York's Symphony Space on 7 October 2013 to celebrate the American music of Kurt Weill. Hosted by Ted Chapin, the evening will highlight songs from Venus as well as favorites from other Weill shows, including Street Scene, Lady in the Dark, Love Life, Lost in the Stars, Knickerbocker Holiday, The Threepenny Opera, and Happy End. The starry cast features Melissa Errico, Brent Barrett, Judy Blazer, and Ron Raines alongside Lotte Lenya Competition winners Richard Todd Adams, Douglas Carpenter, Cooper Grodin, Justin Hopkins, Zachary James, Analisa Leaming, Jacob Keith Watson, and Maren Weinberger. Weill specialist James Holmes, who conducted a fully staged production of Venus at England's Opera North in 2004, music directs, and Richard Jay-Alexander directs.
- 10/4/2013
- by BWW Special Coverage
- BroadwayWorld.com
Some of Broadway's best will take the stage at New York's Symphony Space on 7 October 2013 to celebrate the American music of Kurt Weill. Hosted by Ted Chapin, the evening will highlight songs from Venus as well as favorites from other Weill shows, including Street Scene, Lady in the Dark, Love Life, Lost in the Stars,Knickerbocker Holiday, The Threepenny Opera, and Happy End. The starry cast features Melissa Errico, Brent Barrett, Judy Blazer, and Ron Raines alongside Lotte Lenya Competition winners Richard Todd Adams, Douglas Carpenter, Cooper Grodin, Justin Hopkins, Zachary James, Analisa Leaming, Jacob Keith Watson, and Maren Weinberger. Weill specialist James Holmes, who conducted a fully staged production of Venus at England's Opera North in 2004, music directs, and Richard Jay-Alexander directs.
- 9/12/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Symphony Space will open its 2013-14 Music season with 'Kurt Weill on Broadway,' Monday, October 7 8 pm at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre. The show takes place on the 70th anniversary of the Broadway opening of Weill's One Touch of Venus. Ted Chapin hosts a stellar cast featuring Melissa Errico, Brent Barrett, Judy Blazer, and Ron Raines, plus winners of the international Lotte Lenya Competition.
- 8/27/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
"Pippin” and “Motown” split the top prizes at the 30thAnnual Frred and Adele Astaire Awards, presented at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at New York University on Monday night. The Broadway revival of “Pippin” took home Outstanding Female Dancer for Charlotte d’Amboise, while “Motown” took home Outstanding Male Dancer for Eric Lajuan Summers. The Astaire Awards honor dance and choreography on Broadway and film. Outstanding Choreographer of a Broadway Musical was a tie between Chet Walker for his work on “Pippin,” and Patricia Wilcox and Warren Adams for their work on “Motown.” Sidi Larbi Cherkaoiut won Outstanding Choreographer in a Feature Film for “Anna Karenina.” Mary Testa led a group of Broadway performers, featuring Christiane Noll, Laura Osnes, Ann Bergman, and Sarah Bierstock, in a performance tribute to Ted Chapin, who was receiving the Outstanding Achievement in the Preservation of Musical Theater. “I’m thrilled and honored...
- 6/4/2013
- backstage.com
New York -- Cinderella wasn't sure where her prince was. She could hear her stepmother, but they couldn't see each other. And her fairy godmother? Waiting in a hallway in jeans.
Such was the scene one day in March when the cast and orchestra of the lush Broadway musical "Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella" were packed into a Times Square recording studio in a one-day bid to record their cast album.
The 29-member cast – the lead singers in one studio and the ensemble in another – plus a 20-piece orchestra that was split up over half a dozen rooms and booths, made it like a logistical Rubik's Cube.
"I equate it to landing a Boeing 747 on an aircraft carrier," said David Lai, one of the record's producers. "There are so many moving parts and there's not much space to work in or very much time. Everything has to line up properly."
Fueled...
Such was the scene one day in March when the cast and orchestra of the lush Broadway musical "Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella" were packed into a Times Square recording studio in a one-day bid to record their cast album.
The 29-member cast – the lead singers in one studio and the ensemble in another – plus a 20-piece orchestra that was split up over half a dozen rooms and booths, made it like a logistical Rubik's Cube.
"I equate it to landing a Boeing 747 on an aircraft carrier," said David Lai, one of the record's producers. "There are so many moving parts and there's not much space to work in or very much time. Everything has to line up properly."
Fueled...
- 5/7/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
On Monday, June 3 at 730pm at New York University's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, the 31st Annual Fred amp Adele Astaire Awards will honor dance legend Marge Champion with its Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award and Ted Chapin with a brand new award, Outstanding Achievement in the Preservation of Musical Theatre. The Astaire Awards is the only awards show to honor excellence in dance and choreography on Broadway and in film and were first started in 1982 by the late Fred Astaire and the late Douglas Watt a critic and writer for the NY Daily News and The New Yorker.
- 4/10/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
On Monday afternoon, 2012 Tony honoree and Mti Chairman and CEO Freddie Gershon Rodgers amp Hammerstein President and past American Theater Wing Chairman Ted Chapin, Smash's Krysta Rodriguez and more joined forces in Times Square to celebrate Musicals in our Schools Week. During Musicals in our Schools Week, Monday, March 18 through Monday, March 25, students, educators, industry leaders and community members advocate for the importance of quality arts programs in schools through grassroots efforts like organizing a flash mob, giving a free public performance from a Spring musical or sending a thank you note to an educator via letter, internet, video or kind deed.
- 3/20/2013
- by Jessica Gordon
- BroadwayWorld.com
2013 Lotte Lenya Competition Finalists and Judges Announced: Erin Mackey, Douglas Carpenter and More
Twelve exceptionally talented young singer-actors, with previous stage experience ranging from roles on Broadway to the Metropolitan Opera House, have been named finalists in the 2013 Lotte Lenya Competition. They will compete for top prizes of 15,000, 10,000 and 7,500 on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Acclaimed soprano and 2010 Opera News Award winner Patricia Racette, British opera and musical theater conductor James Holmes, and Rodgers amp Hammerstein Organization President and American Theater Wing Vice-Chairman Theodore S. Chapin will serve as judges.
- 3/19/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Just yesterday, 2012 Tony honoree and Mti Chairman and CEO Freddie Gershon Rodgers amp Hammerstein President and past American Theater Wing Chairman Ted Chapin, Smash's Krysta Rodriguez and more joined forces in Times Square to celebrate Musicals in our Schools Week. During Musicals in our Schools Week, Monday, March 18 through Monday, March 25, students, educators, industry leaders and community members advocate for the importance of quality arts programs in schools through grassroots efforts like organizing a flash mob, giving a free public performance from a Spring musical or sending a thank you note to an educator via letter, internet, video or kind deed.
- 3/19/2013
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
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