Howard Ashman

`Spring Awakening' creators Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater are working on a musical based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale, `The Nightingale.' It will have a workshop staging this summer at La Jolla Playhouse....

If exotic plants are your passion and Motown rock ‘n’ roll gets your feet tapping then you're probably a fan of “Little Shop of Horrors,” which is opening next Friday, June 17, at the Athens Theatre in DeLand. The Sands Theater...

Here's the announcement from In the Limelight for its upcoming season of shows: In the Limelight announces their 2011-12 Theatrical Season August 25, 2011 – Orlando: In the Limelight, a theatrical production company and performing arts school for...

The Garden Theatre in Winter Garden has announced its 2011-2012 theater season, which will consist of five shows, mostly familiar to theatergoers. In addition to the five full-length theatrical presentations, the upcoming season will be dotted with one-...

The Sands Theater Company, which performs at the Athens Theater in DeLand, has announced its 2011-2012 season. The lineup includes five shows, including a joint holiday production with the Sands Youth Theater Company, plus a collaboration with Stetson...

The Annie Russell Theatre at Rollins College has announced its 79th mainstage season, .  which will run September through April. Three additional productions will be offered in the Second Stage Season, housed at the Fred Stone Theatre on the Rollins...

About 700 local musicians are holding concerts May 2-3 to benefit flood victims in La Plata, the capital of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The April 2 flash floods killed about 50 people as 12 inches of rain fell in a few hours. Thousands of citizens were...

Richard Bare is a veteran of the Hollywood studio system, when those fortunate enough to have a job could rely on a steady paycheck. But he also knows something about being an unknown filmmaker trying to slip a foot in the door. The 99-year-old...

"Look out! Here comes Audrey II!!" A man-eating plant from outer space is arriving soon at Harford Technical High School. Harford Technical High School's Cobra Theatre Company will be presenting Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's campy musical "Little Shop...

This is not your mother's "Sister Act." The mega-successful Whoopi Goldberg movie vehicle from 1992 (and the sequel in 1993) has a whole new get-down-tonight, 1970s vibe for the stage musical "Sister Act the Musical," which is coming to the Broward...

A traditional tale published in France during the mid-18th century, "Beauty and the Beast" is an enchanting love story that has captivated audiences worldwide.  Walt Disney Pictures released their animated version of the fairy tale in 1991.  With a...

Years before Alan Menken and Howard Ashman turned to cutesy dancing dishes in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" and singing seafood in "The Little Mermaid" they wrote a cautionary tale of greed and ambition, "Little Shop of Horrors." With its bright show...