Don Black Videos

Composer Frank Wildhorn ventured out west to Utah this week to visit the company of COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, currently playing at the Pioneer Theatre. Check it out below!

Pioneer Theatre Company presents the American professional premiere of the new musical THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, written by Frank Wildhorn and Jack Murphy. Performances take place tonight, May 6 through May 21, 2016. Click below to watch Matt Farcher perform 'Hell to Your Doorstep' from the show!

Today in 1990, Aspects of Love opened at the Broadhurst Theatre, where it ran for 377 performances. Aspects of Love is a musical with a book and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart. Based on the novella of the same name by David Garnett, the piece focuses on the romantic entanglements of actress Rose Vibert, her admiring fan Alex Dillingham, his underage cousin Jenny, his uncle George, and George's mistress, sculptress Giulietta Trapani, over a period of 17 years.

Rehearsals began just last month for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard at the English National Opera. Since then, star Glenn Close stopped by Graham Norton to chat about the production and revealed her hopes that it will lead into something more. She said, 'I'm hoping very much that this will lead directly to making a movie... this like a revving up. It's a very elaborate rehearsal.' Check out the full interview below!

Today in 1987, Starlight Express opened at the Gershwin Theatre, where it ran for 761 performances. Starlight Express is a rock musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music), Richard Stilgoe (lyrics) and Arlene Phillips (choreography), with later revisions by Don Black (lyrics) and David Yazbek (music and lyrics for the 2nd US tour). The story follows a child's dream in which his toy train set comes to life; famously the actors perform wearing roller skates.

Emma Williams talks about her Olivier nomination as Best Supporting Actress in a Musical!

Norma's coming back to the big screen! As BroadwayWorld previously announced, Glenn Close will star as Norma Desmond in SUNSET BOULEVARD, presented by English National Opera (ENO) and the GradeLinnit Company, this coming spring. Now, writer Christopher Hampton revealed that a movie version of the musical is in the works, according to the Evening Standard.  He told ES: 'In fact we are looking down the line to make a movie of it later. When we first did Sunset Boulevard it was somehow still too close to the original. Now you have to ask yourself and find a director who would ask 'What is there about this story that was made so perfectly in 1950 that justified me doing it again?' '

As previously announced, Glenn Close will star as Norma Desmond in SUNSET BOULEVARD, presented by English National Opera (ENO) and the GradeLinnit Company, this coming spring. Below, watch as she recalls her original run on Broadway and discusses her upcoming West End debut!

Justin Utley surprised Craig Nielson on November 7 with an ASPECTS OF LOVE-themed proposal in the heart of Lincoln Center Plaza. Below, watch the Stonewall Chorale perform 'Love Changes Everything' from the musical as Utley gets down on one knee!

You have been warned: the infamous bank-robbing lovers are on their way to Houston, accompanied by an electrifying cast! TUTS Underground is thrilled to present BONNIE & CLYDE, the story of two small-town nobodies in West Texas who became America's most renowned folk heroes and the Texas law enforcement's worst nightmares. The show will run October 1 - 11 in Zilkha Hall at The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.  Check out a first look at highlights below!

Today in 1987, Starlight Express opened at the Gershwin Theatre, where it ran for 761 performances. Starlight Express is a rock musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music), Richard Stilgoe (lyrics) and Arlene Phillips (choreography), with later revisions by Don Black (lyrics) and David Yazbek (music and lyrics for the 2nd US tour). The story follows a child's dream in which his toy train set comes to life; famously the actors perform wearing roller skates.

The Costa Mesa Playhouse presents Bonnie & Clyde, with music by Frank Wildhorn, lyrics by Don Black, and book by Ivan Menchell, tonight, February 6, through March 8, 2015. The show will be directed by David A. Blair with musical direction by Taylor Stephenson. Click below for sneak peek footage from the production!

Donny Osmond is about to make music history by celebrating 50 years in show business. To mark this achievement, Verve is delighted to announce the release of Donny's 60 th album on January 13, 2015. Osmond debuted the album on YouTube earlier today - check it out, via People, below!

Donny Osmond is about to make music history by celebrating 50 years in show business. To mark this achievement, Verve is delighted to announce the release of Donny's 60 th album on January 13, 2015.

Fab Nobs Theatre Inc is Proud to Present the AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE SEASON OF BONNIE & CLYDE. Music by Frank Wildhorn. Lyrics by Don Black. Book by Ivan Menchellj. BY ARRANGEMENTS WITH HAL LEONARD AUSTRALIA.

Bonnie & Clyde returns to Seoul this month, as the Frank Wildhorn musical will open at the BBC Arts Center tonight. The production is set to run through June 29. Check out a trailer for the Korean version of the show below!

Today in 1990, Aspects of Love opened at the Broadhurst Theatre, where it ran for 377 performances. Aspects of Love is a musical with a book and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart. Based on the novella of the same name by David Garnett, the piece focuses on the romantic entanglements of actress Rose Vibert, her admiring fan Alex Dillingham, his underage cousin Jenny, his uncle George, and George's mistress, sculptress Giulietta Trapani, over a period of 17 years.

Out of the Box Theatre Company will be present an intimate black box production of Bonnie & Clyde the Musical as a part of its fourth season, bringing it to Southern California for the first time since its World Premiere at La Jolla Playhouse prior to its Broadway run. The limited engagement of this thrilling new musical will run April 3-13, 2014 (Thursday-Sunday) at Center Stage Theater in Santa Barbara, CA. The musical features a Tony Award-nominated score by Frank Wildhorn and Don Black, and a book by Ivan Menchell. Check out a sneak peek at reherasals below!

Today in 1987, Starlight Express opened at the Gershwin Theatre, where it ran for 761 performances. Starlight Express is a rock musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music), Richard Stilgoe (lyrics) and Arlene Phillips (choreography), with later revisions by Don Black (lyrics) and David Yazbek (music and lyrics for the 2nd US tour). The story follows a child's dream in which his toy train set comes to life; famously the actors perform wearing roller skates.

Barry Satchwell Smith, Robert Mackintosh, St. James Theatre Productions Ltd and Nimax Theatres present the original production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black's classic Tell Me On a Sunday starring the original Marti Webb, which recently extended its two week run at the Duchess Theatre through Saturday 8 March. In the video below, Webb sings 'Tell Me on A Sunday' and 'Take That Look Off Your Face' at a special birthday concert for Black.