Hottest Articles on BWW from Saturday, Mar. 9

1) VIDEO: Valerie Harper on Her Diagnosis - 'We Are All Terminal'

Broadway and TV veteran Valerie Harper has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. The actress received the tragic news on January 15th and has as little as three months to live. The 73-year-old is best known to millions of fans as quirky New Yorker 'Rhoda Morgenstern' on TV's 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' and its spinoff, 'Rhoda.' In an interview with People, the TV star told everyone to understand that 'we are all terminal'. Watch below. (more...)

2) InDepth InterView: Joan Rivers Talks JOAN & MELISSA: JOAN KNOWS BEST?, FASHION POLICE, Sally Marr Revival & More

Today we are talking to a veritable legend in her own time - arguably the most influential and recognizable female stand-up comedian of all time, the one and only Joan Rivers. Opening up and revealing her trademark, impossible-to-top wit all the while, Rivers and I discuss many aspects of her life and career, with a particular focus on her many current projects - most importantly, the third season of her smash hit reality series JOAN & MELISSA: JOAN KNOWS BEST? on WE TV. What will happen when Joan, Melissa and company visit Colonial Williamsburg? What illicitness will they discover on Willie Nelson's former tour bus? Will Joan get arrested for protesting her book being banned at a big retailer? Answers to these questions all will be arrived up on Saturday. In addition to all about JOAN & MELISSA Season Three and the current series-high ratings run of FASHION POLICE, Rivers and I take a look back at many of the remarkable figures she has encountered and worked with over the course of her career - among them: Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Woody Allen and many more - and she generously shares candid backstage stories and remembrances as only she can. Of paramount interest to theatre fans may be the announcement of a revival of her one-woman play Sally Marr… AND HER ESCORTS, which she will be reviving in a special weekly pop-up theatre space on Broadway later this year. Also, as if all of that were not enough, Joan gives us the 411 on her new uncensored web series, IN BED WITH JOAN, as well as her cute new pet lover's web project, MY FAT PET. Plus, her fashion forecast for 2013 and best current trends, favorite films of awards season, thoughts on Broadway today and her picks for the best shows to see as well as much, much more awaits in this career-spanning conversation! (more...)

3) Photo Coverage: Megan Hilty and Ryan Silverman Take Stage in New York Pops' LUCK BE A LADY

On March 8, 2013, The New York Pops continued its 30th season with an evening of swinging favorites in Luck Be a Lady: Megan Hilty Sings Sinatra and More. Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke led the orchestra as it tipped its hat to the Rat Pack, Ella Fitzgerald, Marilyn Monroe, and other stars from the golden age of entertainment. The performance featured Megan Hilty, Broadway singer and star of the television show Smash, and Ryan Silverman, one of Broadway's favorite leading men. The program included 'Luck Be a Lady,' 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend,' music from Smash and more. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you photos from the concert below! (more...)

4) Photo Coverage: Inside PIPPIN's Press Rehearsal - Patina Miller, Matthew James Thomas and More Strut Their Stuff!

The Music Box Theatre will soon be home to The American Repertory Theatre production of Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz's Pippin, directed by Diane Paulus. The cast met the press yesterday, and BroadwayWorld brings you full coverage of their open rehearsal below! (more...)

5) Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, March 9 - Andrew Keenan-Bolger's Last SIPs with NEWSIES, HANDS ON A HARDBODY and More!

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' round-up. Today's photos feature Andrew Keenan-Bolger's last SIP with the cast of NEWSIES before he moves on to TUCK EVERLASTING, a first intermission pic from HANDS ON A HARDBODY, plus photos from SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, KINKY BOOTS, SPIDER-MAN, THE FANTASTICKS, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, TOP HAT in the West End, THE WIZARD OF OZ in Toronto, FLASHDANCE, BUNNICULA, HIT THE WALL, MARY POPPINS, THE BOOK OF MORMON, ANYTHING GOES, ANNIE and much more! (more...)

6) In The Spotlight Series: Terrence Mann

The Music Box Theatre will soon be home to The American Repertory Theatre production of Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz's Pippin, directed by Diane Paulus. Check out a photo of cast member Terrence Mann from PIPPIN's open rehearsal on March 8, 2013, in the BroadwayWorld.com series 'In The Spotlight' by acclaimed photographer Walter McBride below! (more...)

7) STAGE TUBE: On This Day 3/9- IN THE HEIGHTS

Today in 2008, In the Heights opened at the Richard Rogers Theatre, where it ran for 1184 performances. In the Heights is a musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegria Hudes. The story explores three days in the characters' lives in the New York City Dominican-American neighborhood of Washington Heights. The Broadway production was nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, winning four: Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Choreography (Andy Blankenbuehler), and Best Orchestrations (Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman). It was also a finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. (more...)

8) BWW TV: Two Exclusive Clips From JOAN & MELISSA: JOAN KNOWS BEST?

To go along with today's extensive InDepth InterView with comedy legend Joan Rivers, enjoy two exclusive clips from tonight's episode of JOAN & MELISSA: JOAN KNOWS BEST? on WE TV at 9 PM. (more...)

9) Brooke Shields to Join THE VIEW?

The View might be fairly close to filling one of its vacant co-host positions. Following the news that both Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck would be departing the long-running ABC daytime talk show, Showbiz 411 reports that executive producer and co-host, Barbara Walters, is gunning for Brooke Shields to join the panel. (more...)

10) Stephen Sondheim Attends Anthony de Mare's LIAISONS II: REIMAGINING SONDHEIM FROM THE PIANO at Symphony Space Tonight

Tonight, March 9 (7 pm), as part of Symphony Space's The Music of Now Series, pianist Anthony de Mare returns to the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre for the second installment of Liaisons: Reimagining Sondheim from the Piano. Marrying his reputation as a champion of contemporary classical music with his deep respect for legendary musical theater composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim, de Mare is building a unique piano repertory by commissioning 36 leading contemporary composers from the classical, jazz, theater, and film worlds to write short solo piano pieces inspired by Sondheim's music. (more...)

11) BWW's On This Day - March 9, 2013

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 9 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events! (more...)

12) Jessica Grove Stars in Choral Chameleon and NY Theatre Barn's TAMAR OF THE RIVER Oratorio World Premiere, 3/9-10

The award-winning New York Theatre Barn is partnering with Brooklyn-based choral ensemble Choral Chameleon to produce the world premiere production of Tamar of the River Oratorio for two nights only in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn tonight, March 9 and tomorrow, March 10, 2013 starring Broadway's Jessica Grove in the title role, and the 12 singers of Choral Chameleon embodying the River. (more...)

13) Photo Coverage: Marilyn Maye's MAYE-DEN VOYAGE at 54 Below

54 Below welcomes Marilyn Maye in the debut of her new show 'MAYE-DEN Voyage' for a two-week engagement, continuing this weekend and March 12-16, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a preview of her show in the photos below! (more...)

14) BWW Review: PARADISE, a Divine Bluegrass Musical Comedy has World Premiere at the Ruskin Group

The small coal mining town of Paradise has seen better days and its citizens are facing hard times. Can a charismatic new preacher, Rev. John Cyrus Mountain (the remarkable and versatile Jonathan Root) who has arrived in town with his bombshell sidekick ChastiTy Jones (Nina Brissey), rescued from the stripper pole at the Innuendo Lounge, save the day? (more...)

15) MTI Honors Drama Teacher Lou Volpe with Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award for Theatre Education Today

Longtime Bristol Township Harry S. Truman High School teacher Lou Volpe is being honored with the first-ever 'MTI Lifetime Achievement Award for Theatre Education' by Music Theatre International (MTI), one of the world's largest licensors of Musical Theatre. Mr. Volpe is retiring from teaching after 44 years. The award will be presented by MTI's Senior Operations Officer, John Prignano today, March 9 prior to a performance of Godspell. (more...)

16) Photo Flash: Julie Brown Attends INVINCIBLE, THE LEGEND OF Billie Jean! - THE MUSICAL Opening at Cavern Club

Last night actor and comedian Julie Brown attended the opening night of 'Invincible, The Legend of Billie Jean! - The Musical!' at the Cavern Club Celebrity Theater in Silverlake, Calif. BroadwayWorld has phtoos of her with the cast below! (more...)

17) STAGE TUBE: Commercial - END OF THE RAINBOW, Starring Tracie Bennett, at the Ahmanson

'End of the Rainbow' begins previews March 12 at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre at the Los Angeles Music Center. Opening night is March 20 and performances run through April 21, 2013. 'End of the Rainbow', written by Peter Quilter and directed by Terry Johnson, features Tracie Bennett reprising her Tony Award-nominated performance as Judy Garland, Michael Cumpsty (also Tony Award-nominated for his role), Erik Heger and Miles Anderson. A commercial for the show has just been released - watch it below! (more...)

18) Ojai Playwrights Conference Presents Benefit for Robert Egan Featuring Patrick J. Adams, Noah Wyle & More Tdoay

The Ojai Playwrights Conference (OPC) will launch its 16th season with its annual Benefit themed "Farm to Stable: A Feast of Creativity" scheduled for today, March 9, 2013, beginning at 4 pm, at a private ranch in Upper Ojai, California. (more...)

19) Fairplex Holds 11th Annual Los Angeles County Irish Fair and Celtic Music Festival, 3/9-10

Jig on down to The 11th Annual Los Angeles County Irish Fair and Celtic Music Festival at Fairplex, produced by William Lomas of Pageantry Productions, to be held on the Pomona Fairgrounds, 1101 West McKinley Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768 today and Sunday, March 9 and 10, 2013 from 10 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. each day. (more...)