Hottest Articles on BWW 8/28/2012 - 9/4/2012

1) Broadway Voice Teacher Marianne Challis Passes Away at 58

Marianne Challis, an award-winning cabaret singer and one of Broadway's busiest and most respected vocal technicians and voice teachers, died peacefully in her sleep early Wednesday morning at her apartment and voice studio in Manhattan's theatre district. (more...)

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3) STAGE TUBE: Sierra Boggess, Seth MacFarlane & More Perform MAME with John Wilson Orchestra

Part of the BBC Proms 2012 series from Royal Albert Hall in London, John Wilson conducted the John Wilson Orchestra and Maida Vale Singers in MAME by Jerry Herman, with featured soloists Sierra Boggess, Anna-Jane Casey, Rodney Earl Clarke, Elizabeth Llewellyn, Seth MacFarlane and Julian Ovenden. Watch a video of the performance below! (more...)

4) Announcing the 2012-2013 BWW Student Center!

It's Back to School time! BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre web site in the world, is excited to announce the return of the BWW Student Center 2012-2013 edition! (more...)

5) GYPSY OF THE MONTH: Michael Mindlin of BRING IT ON

The newlywed is playing a high schooler in his 4th Bway show, which arrived in NYC for a limited engagement after a national tour. (more...)

6) STAGE TUBE: NEWSIES' Ryan Breslin & Cast Show Off Major Swag!

In the video below, NEWSIES' Ryan Breslin, AKA 'Bresident,' teams up with some of his fellow cast mates for an awesome NEWSIES-themed rap video, directed by Andrew Keenan-Bolger. Check it out by clicking below! (more...)

7) InDepth InterView: Rob Morrow & Robert D. Wachs Discuss New Paul Jabara Disco Musical LAST DANCE & More

Today we are focusing a super-special spotlight on one of the Fall's most intriguing musical entries trying out in New York, the York Theatre Company's lab mounting of the new Paul Jabara jukebox musical LAST DANCE, by talking to the show's lead, recognizable TV and film star Rob Morrow, and the show's lead producer, noted comedic shepherd and filmmaker Robert D. Wachs, whom filled me in on all aspects of the show in a comprehensive chat late last week just prior to this week's start of rehearsals. In this all-encompassing conversation, Morrow, Wachs and I discuss the genesis of the new disco-themed musical celebrating the life and career of Jabara, the accomplished Emmy, Grammy and Academy Award-winning composer of Broadway shows (RACHAEL LILY ROSENBLOOM… AND DON‘T YOU EVER FORGET IT), movie songs ("Last Dance" from THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY; the titular "The Main Event") and numerous pop/rock/disco hits, such as "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls, Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer‘s epic disco duet "Enough Is Enough (No More Tears)" and his many solo hits, as well as the finer points of the story, concept, casting and the ultimate goals of the new Philip William McKinley-directed production, which features a book by Shaun McKenna. Additionally, Morrow and Wachs each generously share showbiz tales from their storied careers involving such big names as Eddie Murphy, Michael Bennett, Jonathan Larson, Tony Scott and many more and both copiously convey their infectious enthusiasm for the forthcoming fully-produced lab presentation of the new musical that will play for five performances beginning September 20 as they prepare for its first viewing before a paying audience. All of that and much, much more awaits! (more...)

8) Photo Flash: First Look at Rob McClure, Jenn Colella, Erin Mackey, and More in CHAPLIN- Production Shots!

Broadway's new musical CHAPLIN opens September 10 at the Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street). CHAPLIN is a new musical depicting the life of film icon Charlie Chaplin, with music and lyrics by Christopher Curtis and book by three-time Tony Award-winner Thomas Meehan (Annie, The Producers, Hairspray) and Christopher Curtis. Warren Carlyle (Finian's Rainbow; Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway) directs and choreographs the production. BroadwayWorld brings you the just-released production shots below! (more...)

9) STAGE TUBE: First Look at DREAMGIRLS at the Marriott Theatre

DREAMGIRLS, the smash Broadway musical turned hit movie is currently running at The Marriott Theatre (10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, Ill.) through October 28, 2012. Check out the video below of scenes from the show! (more...)

10) STAGE TUBE: First Listen - 'I Think It's Going To Rain Today' from Barbra Streisand's RELEASE ME Album

The world premiere of Barbra Streisand's recording of "I Think It's Going To Rain Today" was released today, August 28th, from her new album Release Me, which will be available on Amazon and Elusive Disc on September 25 (the CD release will be out a week later on October 2). Listen to the song below! (more...)

11) Ricky Martin's EVITA Performance Schedule Changes; Max von Essen and Daniel Torres to Step in as Alternates for Monday Shows

Beginning Monday, September 3, 2012, Ricky Martin's performance schedule as Che in the hit production of EVITA will be Tuesdays at 7pm, Wednesdays at 2pm & 8pm, Thursdays at 8pm, Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm & 8pm. Max von Essen and Daniel Torres will alternate in the role of Che at Monday evening performances. The schedule change is part of a slight restructuring of MR. Martin's appearance agreement with producers and will not change his overall number of performances in EVITA. (more...)

12) Photo Flash: New Film Still of Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway in LES MISERABLES!

For Fall Movie Preview week, MTV News interviewed Les Miserables film director Tom Hooper about his upcoming big-screen adaptation of the musical, starring Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Anne Hathaway as Fantine and a slew of other big-name stars. In the interview, Hooper described Hathaway's performance of "I Dreamed A Dream" as "quite breathtaking." Alongside the chat with Hooper, MTV also released a new still of the Jackman and Hathaway in the film. Check it out below! (more...)

13) Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, Sept 1 - 'Barack Obama' Visits EVITA, 600 Shows for MORMON and More!

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's "Saturday Intermission Pics" round-up! Today's photos feature the casts of EVITA and the JERSEY BOYS national tour taking a leaf out of Clint Eastwood's book re: President Obama, BOOK OF MORMON celebrating 600 performances in style, the NEWSIES ushering in the college football season, Maddy Trumble's first #SIP as Mary Poppins, and more! (more...)

14) STAGE TUBE: Pilot Episode of NBC's THE NEW NORMAL, Starring Andrew Rannells, Justin Bartha & Ellen Barkin

Fans can now view the pilot episode of NBC's new comedy THE NEW NORMAL two weeks before it airs on NBC! The series, starring Broadway vets Andrew Rannells and Ellen Barkin, will premiere on September 11th at 9:30/ET. Check out the episode below! (more...)

15) Photo Flash: First Look at Forbidden Broadway: ALIVE AND KICKING- Production Shots!

After a three-year absence, Gerard Alessandrini's Forbidden Broadway returns to the 47th Street Theatre with a brand new edition, Forbidden Broadway: ALIVE AND KICKING. The show, which opens Thursday, September 6, will run for a limited engagement through January 6, 2013. This production will mark Forbidden Broadway's 30th Anniversary, as well as its 21st edition. BroadwayWorld brings you just-released production shots below! (more...)

16) Following Broadway's Upcoming Shows? Twitter Feed Mega-List!

There are a ton of new shows on their way to the Great White Way in the upcoming Fall 2012 season and beyond! If you want to stay on top of all the latest news from all of the Broadway-Bound productions, get informed directly from the source by following them on Twitter! We've made a mega-list of Broadway-Bound Twitter feeds below, so that you can stay in the know! (more...)

17) STAGE TUBE: On This Day 8/29- Lea Michele

Happy Birthday, Lea Michele! Best known to theatre audiences for her role as "Wendla" in the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Spring Awakening, Michele was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for her performance. She also starred in the Broadway productions of Les Miserables, Ragtime and Fiddler on the Roof. For her work on GLEE, Michele was honored with a Golden Globe nomination for Best Television Actress - Comedy or Musical and an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. (more...)

18) BWW TV Exclusive: Randy Rainbow On the Scene with Tituss Burgess, Eden Espinosa, and More at 54 Below!

Tony Award-winner Faith Prince (Guys & Dolls, A Catered Affair) and Jason Graae (Falsettos, Ragtime, Forever Plaid), Tony Award-winner Tonya Pinkins (Caroline or Change, Jelly's Last Jam, The Wild Party), Tituss Burgess (Disney's The Little Mermaid, Guys & Dolls), and Eden Espinosa Wicked, Rent, Brooklyn) gave a special press preview from some of the upcoming engagements at 54 Below last week. BroadwayWorld's own Randy Rainbow was on the scene to chat with them about their shows, and you can check out what they had to say by clicking below! (more...)

19) STAGE TUBE: Bobby Cannavale Featured in BOARDWALK EMPIRE Trailer

A new season three trailer of HBO's BOARDWALK EMPIRE has been revealed by the cable network. The trailer focusus on new series regular Bobby Cannavale who will portray gangster Gyp Rosetti. According to series character 'Nucky', "Gyp Rosetti is trouble for everyone - that makes him bad for business." Check out the trailer below! (more...)

20) STAGE TUBE: Highlights - Sally Struthers and More in Ogunquit Playhouse's 9 TO 5

Two-time Emmy Award-winner Sally Struthers returns to the Ogunquit Playhouse for the premiere of Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 the Musical, now through September 15. Check out footage of her and the rest of the cast onstage in the video below! (more...)