Drury Lane Theatre announces casting for the first production of its 20182019 season, the Tony Award-winning musical South Pacific, with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Josh Logan, and adapted from Tales of the South Pacific by James Michener. This production is directed by Victor Malana Maog with choreography by Otis Sallid and musical direction by Roberta Duchak. South Pacific runs April 5 - June 17, 2018, at Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace. The press opening is scheduled for Thursday, April 12 at 800 p.m.
- 4/14/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Drury Lane Theatre announces casting for the first production of its 20182019 season, the Tony Award-winning musical South Pacific, with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Josh Logan, and adapted from Tales of the South Pacific by James Michener. This production is directed by Victor Malana Maog with choreography by Otis Sallid and musical direction by Roberta Duchak. South Pacific runs April 5 - June 17, 2018, at Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace. The press opening is scheduled for Thursday, April 12 at 800 p.m.
- 3/21/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Sisters Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad are both in producer Otis Sallid's sights to star in a revival of playwright Joseph O. Kesselring's "Arsenic and Old Lace," as the Brewster sisters who are at the center of the narrative. Aiming for a 2015-2016 Broadway bow, Sallid tells Playbill: "For the last four years, I've been trying to get this production up and running. It's always hard to get Phylicia and Debbie on board for the same thing. I thought it would be a brilliant, brilliant idea to get Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad in a Broadway production of 'Arsenic and Old Lace.' They, at this point, have agreed to do it." So, the...
- 12/22/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Broadway dreams will come true for 47 young, aspiring performers when they take the stage to perform in The Broadway Dreams Foundation's 'Take It to the Limit' NYC Showcase at Queen of the Night at the Diamond Horseshoe Paramount Hotel, 235 W 46th Street on Monday, November 24, 2014 at 200 pm. Under the direction of acclaimed directorchoreographer Otis Sallid Smokey Joe's Cafe, Black Nativity, all 47 students will perform for the Broadway industry's top casting directors, agents, directors, and producers in the heart of New York City.
- 11/18/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Broadway Dreams Foundation presented Take It To The Limit Defining Extra-Ordinary, a unique Broadway concert event, with performances by Broadway's brightest and Atlanta's rising stars at the Atlanta Lyric Theatre's Jennie T. Anderson Theater on Wednesday, June 18th at 730 pm. Directed by acclaimed Atlanta-based director and choreographer Otis Sallid Black Nativity, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Take It To The Limit was the culmination of a five-day Bdf musical theatre intensive where students had the unique opportunity to work with the industry's top directors, choreographers, and writers on new material currently being developed for Broadway. The performance featured work and appearances by film and theatre choreographer Michele Lynch The Last Five Years, Little Miss Sunshine, the award-winning writing team of Drew Fornarola and Marshall Pailet direct from DreamWorks, Titus Burgess Tina Fey's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Little Mermaid, Meg Gillentine The Producers, Cats, Craig D'Amico Fiddler on the Roof, Annie Get Your Gun,...
- 6/23/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club presents Otis Sallid's Big Otis Jump Up Blues Revue, for one night only tonight, May 29th at 930pm. The show features the music of Big Joe Turner, Julia Lee, Duke Ellington, Joe Liggins, La Vern Baker and Nellie Lutcher. It is steeped in the tradition of speakeasy shows that became popular during the rise of the Harlem Renaissance, performed in after-hours joints all across the Midwest and East Coast.
- 5/29/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club presents Otis Sallid's Big Otis Jump Up Blues Revue, for one night only on Thursday, May 29th at 930pm. The show features the music of Big Joe Turner, Julia Lee, Duke Ellington, Joe Liggins, La Vern Baker and Nellie Lutcher. It is steeped in the tradition of speakeasy shows that became popular during the rise of the Harlem Renaissance, performed in after-hours joints all across the Midwest and East Coast.
- 5/14/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The cast and creative team of the world premiere musical Hamelin, part of the Waterwell Summer Theater Lab, met the press today, August 2, and performed never-before-seen songs from the show In attendance were Hamelin directorchoreographer Otis Sallid, composer Aaron Jones, Waterwell Summer Theater Lab master class artist Lin-Manuel Miranda, director Victor Maog, and Waterwell artistic director Tom Ridgely. Scroll down for photos from the event...
- 8/2/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The cast and creative team of the world premiere musical Hamelin, part of the Waterwell Summer Theater Lab, met the press today, August 2, and performed never-before-seen songs from the show In attendance were Hamelin directorchoreographer Otis Sallid, composer Aaron Jones, Waterwell Summer Theater Lab master class artist Lin-Manuel Miranda, director Victor Maog, and Waterwell artistic director Tom Ridgely. Scroll down for photos from the event...
- 8/2/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- Ben Kingsley will attend the first Arabic-dubbed screening of "Gandhi" during the second annual Middle East International Film Festival, which kicks off Friday.
The special screening marks the first time Arabic viewers will have seen the film in their native language. The 1982 Richard Attenborough film, which won Kingsley an Academy Award for best actor, received eight Oscars.
"As the principle organizer of Meiff 2008, one of our intrinsic values is the celebration of culture," said Mohamed Khalaf Al Mazrouei, vice chairman of Meiff and director general of the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage.
Otis Sallid, choreographer of the 1996 Academy Awards, also will be in attendance at this year's Meiff, returning to create the opening and closing ceremonies for the second year running. The theatrical performances will honor the presentation of international cinema.
"I'm a great believer in dance as an art form which transcends all boundaries,...
The special screening marks the first time Arabic viewers will have seen the film in their native language. The 1982 Richard Attenborough film, which won Kingsley an Academy Award for best actor, received eight Oscars.
"As the principle organizer of Meiff 2008, one of our intrinsic values is the celebration of culture," said Mohamed Khalaf Al Mazrouei, vice chairman of Meiff and director general of the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage.
Otis Sallid, choreographer of the 1996 Academy Awards, also will be in attendance at this year's Meiff, returning to create the opening and closing ceremonies for the second year running. The theatrical performances will honor the presentation of international cinema.
"I'm a great believer in dance as an art form which transcends all boundaries,...
- 10/7/2008
- by By Jolanta Chudy
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Joe Wright's Atonement will kick off the inaugural Middle East International Film Festival in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Oct. 14.
The opener was announced Wednesday by Mohamed Khalaf Al-Mazrouei, director general of the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage.
The Keira Knightley-James McAvoy starrer heads a list of films earmarked for MEIFF's Special Presentations sidebar that includes I'm Not There from director Todd Haynes. Themed around the music and life of Bob Dylan, the film won the special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival.
Other MEIFF titles selected include Brian De Palma's Iraq war drama Redacted; Rendition, directed by Gavin Hood; and Claude Lelouch's Roman de gare.
Veteran choreographer Otis Sallid will direct the dance numbers for the opening- and closing-night galas.
"We are honored to present these outstanding films by such talented directors, and look forward to celebrating the art of filmmaking here in Abu Dhabi," Al-Mazrouei said.
"It is an honor to receive such outstanding support from international studios in our inaugural year," added executive director Nashwa Al-Ruwaini.
The opener was announced Wednesday by Mohamed Khalaf Al-Mazrouei, director general of the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage.
The Keira Knightley-James McAvoy starrer heads a list of films earmarked for MEIFF's Special Presentations sidebar that includes I'm Not There from director Todd Haynes. Themed around the music and life of Bob Dylan, the film won the special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival.
Other MEIFF titles selected include Brian De Palma's Iraq war drama Redacted; Rendition, directed by Gavin Hood; and Claude Lelouch's Roman de gare.
Veteran choreographer Otis Sallid will direct the dance numbers for the opening- and closing-night galas.
"We are honored to present these outstanding films by such talented directors, and look forward to celebrating the art of filmmaking here in Abu Dhabi," Al-Mazrouei said.
"It is an honor to receive such outstanding support from international studios in our inaugural year," added executive director Nashwa Al-Ruwaini.
- 9/27/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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