Boise Theatre + Broadway News

The Piano Guys Come to Morrison Center Tonight

(5/21/2013) - Hailing from Utah, The Piano Guys became an Internet sensation by way of their immensely successful series of strikingly original self-made music videos. They've made 35 since joining forces a little more than a year ago, including their most recent hit video, an innovative 10-handed version of One Direction's 'What Makes You Beautiful.' Newly signed to Sony Masterworks, ThePianoGuys recently released their self-titled major label debut.

Now Playing Onstage in Boise - Week of 5/19/2013

(5/19/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/19/2013 for Boise

CYT-North Idaho Hosts Pie Social Between GREAT AMERICAN TALL TALES Shows Today

(5/18/2013) - Come join the fun as CYT-North Idaho hosts an Old Fashion Pie Social today, May 18 from 5-6:30 pm at the Kroc Community Rooms. The social includes apple pie, ice cream, a chance to meet some Tall Tales characters and a performance by CYT-North Idaho's Voice class Gospel singers.

CYT-North Idaho Presents GREAT AMERICAN TALL TALES, Now thru 5/26

(5/17/2013) - At the Fountain Theatricals, a new theatre organization at Stanford University, will host its Inaugural Event today, May 17 at 3pm. The organization is aimed at providing students with additional opportunities for arts education and musical theatre performance. To present their mission to the Stanford student body and the general public, the inaugural event will consist of an introduction to the organization by the founding members as well as keynote speaker, Broadway's Josh Gad. Mr. Gad will also participate in a Q&A session following his speech.

Company of Fools Presents OTHER DESERT CITIES, 7/2-28

(5/16/2013) - Hidden secrets are unearthed and family tensions fly high in Pulitzer Prize nominee Jon Robin Baitz's contemporary family drama Other Desert Cities, hailed by the New York Times as "the best new play on Broadway" in 2011. Richmond Theatre Critics Circle award winner and Company of Fools' founder Rusty Wilson returns to direct the Idaho premiere of the show with a standout cast that features Keith Moore, Denise Simone and Patsy Wygle and guest actors Hanna Cheek and Adrian Rieder. Other Desert Cities runs July 2-27, 2013 at the Liberty Theatre.

Now Playing Onstage in Boise - Week of 5/12/2013

(5/12/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/12/2013 for Boise

CYT-North Idaho to Host Pie Social Between GREAT AMERICAN TALL TALES Shows, 5/18

(5/11/2013) - Come join the fun as CYT-North Idaho hosts an Old Fashion Pie Social on May 18 from 5-6:30 pm at the Kroc Community Rooms. The social includes apple pie, ice cream, a chance to meet some Tall Tales characters and a performance by CYT-North Idaho's Voice class Gospel singers.

Fred Meyer Broadway In Boise Season Announced

(5/10/2013) - The 2013-2014 Fred Meyer Broadway In Boise Series has just been announced. The subscription package has something for everyone, including family favorites, Idaho premieres and classics revisited. Plus we have special performances that may be added to complete your order.

1300 Students to Attend CYT-North Idaho's GREAT AMERICAN TALL TALES

(5/7/2013) - Over 1300 local school children will attend one of 4 Field Trip Performances staged by CYT-NI during their 2 week run at the S.A. Kroc Community Theater. CYT-North Idaho's Great American Tall Tales has been a great draw for schools because it's storytelling at its best about many of American's first folk heroes. Davy Crockett, Paul Bunyan, Sally Ann Thunder, and John Henry are just some of the characters a group of students see come to life before their eyes after the museum closes for the day.

Now Playing Onstage in Boise - Week of 5/05/2013

(5/5/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 5/05/2013 for Boise

The Oak Ridge Boys 40th Anniversary Tour Comes to Morris Center, 6/21

(5/3/2013) - 2013 marks 40 years that the Legendary Oak Ridge Boys have been making music and history together and they are going to celebrate - at every show - all year long!

Voting Opens for the 2013 BroadwayWorld Awards! Vote Now for the Best of the 2012-13 Theatre Season...

(5/2/2013) - The Tony Awards Nominators had their say earlier this week and now it's your turn! We're pleased to announce that voting has now opened for the 11th Annual BroadwayWorld.com Awards!

THE WORLD OF ANNE FRANK Reading Set for Morrison Center Tonight

(5/2/2013) - May 2, 2013, is 'Idaho Gives Day' promoting the work of nonprofit organizations throughout the state. In this spirit, the Women's and Children's Alliance (WCA) is partnering with the Idaho Human Rights Education Center (IHREC) to present 'The World of Anne Frank: A Community Reading for Remembrance,' tonight, May 2, 2013, at 7 p.m. at the Morrison Center for Performing Arts.

CYT-North Idaho's Davy Crockett to Read to Children at Local Libraries, 5/8

(5/1/2013) - CYT-North Idaho's Davey, from their upcoming spring musical, Great American Tall Tales, will be reading to children and performing at the Hayden Library, the Coeur d'Alene Library, and the Liberty Lake Library on May 8. Crockett will read from at 10:30 a.m. in Hayden; 1 p.m. in Coeur d'Alene and 4 p.m. in Liberty Lake. Davy Crockett and some of his fellow characters will also perform a musical number from the show and will be available for pictures.

Titus Theatricals to Launch THE BENCH Ticket Sales on International Jazz Day, 4/30

(4/29/2013) - Titus Theatricals is launching ticket sales for its July 13, 2013 Broadway-style reading of The Bench-Journey Into Love on International Jazz Day, April 30. During the month of May, Titus Theatricals will donate one dollar from each ticket purchase to Boise Schools Education Foundation to sponsor music enrichment in the district.

Now Playing Onstage in Boise - Week of 4/28/2013

(4/28/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/28/2013 for Boise

CYT-North Idaho to Present GREAT AMERICAN TALL TALES, 5/17-26

(4/27/2013) - Tickets are now on sale for Christian Youth Theater - North Idaho's (CYT-NI) spring musical, Great American Tall Tales. This production which has over 100 local school age children between the cast and crew, opens May 17 at the Salvation Army Kroc Community Theater, 1765 W.Golf Course Rd., Coeur d'Alene, ID. All of the children are currently taking theater arts classes during CYT's spring session of their after-school theater arts education program.

Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Comes to Morrison Center, 4/27 & 28

(4/27/2013) - Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is returning to Boise as part of Fred Meyer Broadway In Boise. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at the Morrison Center. For information on the production, visit www.BeautyAndTheBeastOnTour.com.

Fridays by the Fountain 2013 Summer Concert Schedule Announced

(4/26/2013) - The Morris Performing Arts Center, Sunny 101.5, and WNDU are pleased to announce the outdoor summer concert series --Fridays by the Fountain presented by Memorial Regional Cancer Center. This will be the 13th year that the FREE CONCERTS have been held and are open to the public. Rock, Irish, Blues, R&B, Country and Children's bands, along with the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts students from Indiana University - South Bend will take "the stage" in the Jon R. Hunt Plaza in front of the historic Morris Performing Arts Center during lunchtime from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., this year on thirteen consecutive Fridays in June, July and August.

Brian Regan Comes to the Morrison Center, 11/22

(4/22/2013) - Live Nation welcomes BRIAN REGAN to the Morrison Center on Friday, November 22 at 8PM.

Now Playing Onstage in Boise - Week of 4/21/2013

(4/21/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/21/2013 for Boise

OTHER DESERT CITIES to Open at Company of Fools, 7/2

(4/17/2013) - Company of Fools has secured the rights to some of the most electrifying theatre today including Doubt, The 39 Steps and God of Carnage. Well - they've just added another! Company of Fools has announced that it has received the rights to Jon Robin Baitz's award-winning play Other Desert Cities, which will run from July 2-27 at the Liberty Theatre.

Company of Fools to Offer GUIDING LIGHT Reading as Part of 'Home Front', 4/18

(4/17/2013) - Company of Fools, Idaho's award-winning theatre company, will present a reading of GUIDING LIGHT on Thursday, April 18. Sun Valley Center's multidisciplinary project Home Front running now through May 25 explores the ways individuals recover from and communities respond to the realities of war. As a part of this larger conversation Company of Fools offers this exciting free play reading.

Titus Theatricals to Stage THE BENCH-JOURNEY INTO LOVE Reading, 7/13

(4/14/2013) - Titus Theatricals presents The Bench-Journey Into Love on July 13, 2013 at the Nampa Civic Center.

Now Playing Onstage in Boise - Week of 4/14/2013

(4/14/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/14/2013 for Boise

CYT-North Idaho and Camp Fire USA Partner for Pixar, Jukebox-Themed Theater Camps, Summer 2013

(4/12/2013) - Christian Youth Theater - North Idaho is partnering with Camp Fire USA and Camp Sweyolakan to bring 2, one-week theater arts camps to kids grades 1-7 and 8-12.

THE WORLD OF ANNE FRANK Reading Set for Morrison Center, 5/2

(4/12/2013) - May 2, 2013, is 'Idaho Gives Day' promoting the work of nonprofit organizations throughout the state. In this spirit, the Women's and Children's Alliance (WCA) is partnering with the Idaho Human Rights Education Center (IHREC) to present 'The World of Anne Frank: A Community Reading for Remembrance,' May 2, 2013, at 7 p.m. at the Morrison Center for Performing Arts.

Company of Fools Reads TIME STANDS STILL at The Center Tonight

(4/12/2013) - Company of Fools presents a free play reading of TIME STANDS STILL tonight, April 12, 2013 at The Center, Ketchum.

Velma V. Morrison Center Installs New LED Digital Display

(4/9/2013) - The Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts announced the installation of a NanoLumens large-format, 4mm LED digital display for its lobby. The new display is six feet tall by eleven feet wide and will complement the existing lobby decor, while adding a subtle, yet modern, technological design element. It will be used to display Center information in a dynamic and flexible way prior to shows, during intermission and as patrons exit. Content may include upcoming show promotions, artist video content, campus-wide University events, student and faculty visual art, images of Boise's picturesque landscape and other important show related information. It will also display the current date and time to help ensure that patrons take their seats prior to show time. A high definition camera in the theatre will provide a closed-circuit, live feed of the show to artists backstage and to the lobby display so that patrons arriving after curtain time can watch the show until they are allowed to enter the theatre auditorium.

Now Playing Onstage in Boise - Week of 4/07/2013

(4/7/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 4/07/2013 for Boise

Company of Fools to Bring STAGES OF WONDER to Schools Across Blaine County

(4/4/2013) - Over the past 17 years, Company of Fools has shared the Blaine County School District's goal of creating a world class, student focused community of teaching and learning through its arts-in-education programming. 2013 marks the 16th year of Stages of Wonder - Company of Fools' in-school dramatic arts program that serves as the theatre curriculum in - elementary schools across Blaine County.

Now Playing Onstage in Boise - Week of 3/31/2013

(3/31/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/31/2013 for Boise

Now Playing Onstage in Boise - Week of 3/24/2013

(3/24/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/24/2013 for Boise

Now Playing Onstage in Boise - Week of 3/17/2013

(3/17/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/17/2013 for Boise

Company of Fools to Read TIME STANDS STILL at The Center, 4/12

(3/15/2013) - Company of Fools presents a free play reading of TIME STANDS STILL on April 12, 2013 at The Center, Ketchum.

Now Playing Onstage in Boise - Week of 3/10/2013

(3/10/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/10/2013 for Boise

Registration for CYT-North Idaho's Spring Session of Theater Arts Classes Now Open

(3/8/2013) - Christian Youth Theater-North Idaho (CYT-North Idaho) begins their spring session of classes Mar 19 & 21. Classes will meet at the CYT-North Idaho Campus at 2775 Howard Street, Suite 7, Coeur d' Alene, every Tuesday from 4:15 - 6:15 p.m. or every Thursday from 4:15 - 6:15 p.m. for ten weeks.

Now Playing Onstage in Boise - Week of 3/03/2013

(3/3/2013) - Upcoming Shows - Week of 3/03/2013 for Boise

Historic Announcement for BroadwayWorld.com - Selected for Inclusion in the Library of Congress Web Archives for Performing Arts

(3/1/2013) - BroadwayWorld.com is thrilled to have been asked to be included in the United States Library of Congress as part of their Official Performing Arts Historical Web Archives.

Ghost Hunters Live Comes to the Morrison Center Tonight

(3/1/2013) - The Ghost Hunters come to the Morrison Center for this Idaho Premiere! Join Jason Hawes and Steve Gonsalves of T.A.P.S. as they talk about their ghoulish adventures and scariest paranormal experiences. Learn their unique methods for tracking the paranormal. See unreleased footage from the show and ask them questions about themselves or perhaps share a ghostly experience of your own.