BWW's Top Anchorage Theatre Stories of 2012

BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Anchorage in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!

January

BWW Student Center's School in the Spotlight: University of Alaska Anchorage

Last year, BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theater website on the Internet, launched a comprehensive Student Database listing college and university performing arts programs across the country. This fr... (read more...)

Anchorage Community Theatre Presents STEEL MAGNOLIAS, 1/27-2/19

Anchorage Community Theatre Presents Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling from January 27 - February 19, 2012.... (read more...)

Perseverance Theatre Presents THE BLUE BEAR, 2/10-18

Perseverance Theatre presents The Blue Bear from February 10-18, 2012 at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts.... (read more...)

February

ON GOLDEN POND, MY THREE ANGELS and More Set for ACT's 2012-13 Season

ACT's Board today announced its 2012-13 season, and the productions are as follows.... (read more...)

ACT Presents PROOF, 3/9-4/1; Announces New Season & Classes

ACT'S next play Proof by David Auburn and directed by Mike Faust opens in two weeks on Friday March 9.... (read more...)

ANIMALS OUT OF PAPER Closes at Perseverance Theater

ANIMALS OF PAPER, written by Rajiv Joseph, plays the Perseverance Theater through February 12, 2012.... (read more...)

March

Sydney Laurence Theatre Presents A RAISIN IN THE SUN, 4/13-22

The Alaska Center for the Performing Arts is scheduled to present A RAISIN IN THE SUN at the Sydney Laurence Theatre. The production is set to run from April 13-22nd. ... (read more...)

Atwood Concert Hall Presents ROCK OF AGES, 5/17-5/23

The Atwood Concert Hall is set to house the national tour of the Broadway hit ROCK OF AGES from May 17 to May 23. ... (read more...)

Theatre Artists United Present RENT, 3/30-4/7

Alaska Theatre of Youth and Theatre Artists United present the pop cultural phenomenon, rock-opera, RENT, at the Sydney Laurence Theatre. The production is scheduled to run March 30 and 31, April 1, a... (read more...)

April

ACT to Present SHERLOCK HOLMES THE FINAL ADVENTURE, 4/27

ACT will open SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE FINAL ADVENTURE this Friday on April 27. ACT will have a 'pay what you can' preview performance Thursday at 7. Schatzie Schaefers is directing a great cast in this e... (read more...)

Anchorage Community Theatre Ends Season with SHERLOCK HOLMES, 4/27-5/20

Anchorage Community Theatre presents Sherlock Homes, The Final Adventure, from April 27 to May 20, 2012. Schatzie Schaefers will direct the play, adapted by Steven Dietz, based on the original 1899 pl... (read more...)

ACT Opens SHERLOCK HOLMES THE FINAL ADVENTURE Tonight

ACT will open SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE FINAL ADVENTURE tonight, April 27. ACT will have a 'pay what you can' preview performance Thursday at 7. Schatzie Schaefers is directing a great cast in this excitin... (read more...)

May

Cyrano's Theatre Company Presents BOBRAUSCHENBERGAMERICA, 6/22 - 7/15

Cyrano's Theatre Company is to present BOBRAUSCHENBERGAMERICA this summer. This delightfully dizzying non-linear play is a series of contradictions and is just plain fun! Watch about for the skating c... (read more...)

Cyrano's Theatre Company Presents TWO CHIMNEYS Through 5/27

As part of its 20th Anniversary Season, Cyrano's Theatre Company, Anchorage is to present Jeffrey Hatcher's TWO CHIMNEYS through May 4 to 27, 2012. ... (read more...)

SAUCY JACK AND THE SPACE VIXENS Playing at Mad Myrna's Through to 5/26, AK

Playing at Mad Myrna's during Mary is the interactive, high-energy musical, set in a futuristic cabaret bar, SAUCY JACK AND THE SPACE VIXENS. ... (read more...)

June

FOURPLAY: Four Short Plays By Alaskans Set for Tuesday - & More Anchorage Community Theatre News

Anchorage Community Theatre are working with Three Wise Moose Theatre to present one final Anchorage performance at ACT of Fourplay: Four Short Plays by Alaskans at 7 PM on this Thursday June 7 before... (read more...)

Will Hornyak Storyteller Performance and Workshop Set for Today and Tomorrow

Will Hornyak teaches storytelling at Marylhurst University in Portland, Oregon and performs throughout the Northwest. He was named Artist of the Year by Young Audiences of Oregon and was awarded the B... (read more...)

Cyrano's Theatre Company Presents BOBRAUSCHENBERGAMERICA, Now thru 7/15

Cyrano's Theatre Company presents BOBRAUSCHENBERGAMERICA this summer. This delightfully dizzying non-linear play is a series of contradictions and is just plain fun! Watch about for the skating chicke... (read more...)

July

ACT's 59th Season to Kick Off 9/21

Anchorage Community Theatre has announced it's full line-up for the 2012-2013 season, set to begon on September 21. Tickets for all shows may be purchased individually or as part of a season pass. ... (read more...)

August

TBA Theatre, Inc. Presents Its 2012-13 Season

TBA Theatre, Inc. presents its 2012-13 Season.... (read more...)

Alaska Theatre of Youth Presents LITTLE MERMAID JR. and More in 2012-2013 Season

Alaska Theatre of Youth participants and audiences have a lot to look forward to in the 2012/2013 Mainstage Season of Plays. Below is the season's lineup.... (read more...)

September

ON GOLDEN POND Opens at Anchorage Community Theatre, 9/28

The latest Anchorage Community Theatre news: On Golden Pond opens September 28, improv class kicks off this weekend, My Three Angels holds auditions and more!... (read more...)

Out North Presents the 4th Annual Breaking Ground New Choreography by Alaskan Artists, 9/14

The 4th Annual Breaking Ground New Choreography by Alaskan Artists will be presented Friday, Sept. 14; Saturday, Sept. 15 - 7:00pm. Admission: $12 gen; $10 stu/mil/65+. For tickets and more informat... (read more...)

Cyrano's Theatre Company Presents AMERICAN NIGHT: THE BALLAD OF JUAN JOSE, 9/14

Cyrano's Theatre Company presents AMERICAN NIGHT: THE BALLAD OF JUAN JOSE, September 14 - October 7, 2012. For tickets and more information, visit: http://www.cyranos.org/... (read more...)

November

Perseverance Theatre and Juneau Dance Unlimited Present OKLAHOMA!, 11/9-12/9

Perseverance Theatre continues its 2012-2013 season with the Tony Award winning musical hit OKLAHOMA! with Music by Richard Rodgers, Book & Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, based on the play Green Grow... (read more...)

Perseverance Theatre's Young Company Presents THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW, 11/15-18

Perseverance Theatre's Young Company presents Fredrick Gaines's spooky adaptation of Washington Irving's classic tale, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, November 15-18, 2012 on the Second Stage at Persever... (read more...)

ACT's MY THREE ANGELS Opens This Friday

ACT's family holiday comedy, My Three Angels, opens this Friday and runs through Sunday December 23, 2012 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7 and Sunday afternoons at 3. The play is a lot o... (read more...)

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