Hottest Articles on BWW from Thursday, Jan. 10

1) Join the STUDENT CENTER Team and Cover Theater in Your School!

Classes are back and so is BroadwayWorld's Student Center! Whether you're involved with your school's productions backstage or onstage, we have some exciting opportunities for you to promote your shows and theater programs! Read on and apply today! (more...)

2) 2013 Academy Award Nominations Announced! LES MISERABLES for 8, Hathaway, Jackman, Chastain & More - Full List!

Nominations for the 85th Academy Awards were announced this morning by the show's host, Seth MacFarlane, and actress Emma Stone. (more...)

3) Anne Hathaway Reacts to LES MIS Oscar Nomination

The film that theatre fans have been watching out for, LES MISERABLES received 7 Oscar nominations this morning, including one for Anne Hathaway as Best Actress in a Supporting Role. The actress, whose mother portrayed Fantine in a touring production of the musical reacted to news of the nomination this morning. (more...)

4) Enter the SEASON OF SAVINGS Contest & Win Tickets to a Broadway or Off-B'way Show!

To celebrate the launch of the 23rd book, BroadwayWorld and SEASON OF SAVINGS are partnering to host daily giveaways in which fans will have a chance to win dinner and tickets to a Broadway or Off-Broadway show! Click below to enter! (more...)

5) BWW TV: Sneak Peek of Maggie Grace, Sebastian Stan & More in PICNIC- Performance Highlights!

William Inge's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Picnicreturns to Broadway in a striking new production helmed by acclaimed director Sam Gold (Roundabout's Look Back in Anger, Seminar). Academy Award winner Ellen Burstyn stars alongside theatre veterans Reed Birney (The Dream of the Burning Boy) and Elizabeth Marvel (Other Desert Cities), rising stars Maggie Grace ('Lost') and Sebastian Stan ('Gossip Girl'), Emmy Award winner Mare Winningham (recently seen in Tribes), Madeleine Martin (August: Osage County) and Ben Rappaport (Hope Springs). BroadwayWorld brings you just-released performance highlights below! (more...)

6) STAGE TUBE: On This Day 1/10- THE LITTLE MERMAID

Today in 2008, The Little Mermaid opened at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre, where it ran for 685 performances. The Little Mermaid is based on the animated 1989 Disney film of the same name and the classic story of The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen. The musical's book is by Doug Wright, music by Alan Menken and lyrics by the late Howard Ashman (written for the film) and new lyrics by Glenn Slater. The musical had a pre-Broadway tryout in Denver, Colorado in July through early September 2007. The original cast featured Sierra Boggess in the title role of Ariel, Sean Palmer as Prince Eric, Brian D'Addario and Trevor Braun alternate as Flounder, Norm Lewis as King Triton, Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula, Tituss Burgess as Sebastian, Tyler Maynard as Flotsam, Derrick Baskin as Jetsam, Jonathan Freeman as Grimsby, and John Treacy Egan as Chef Louis. (more...)

7) BWW TV: First Look at Toronto's North American Premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE WIZARD OF OZ

Producers Bill Kenwright, The Really Useful Group, David Mirvish, Troika Entertainment & Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures present the all-Canadian cast of the North American premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's new stage adaptation of THE WIZARD OF OZ, which opened on December 20 at the Mirvish Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a first look at highlights from the show below. (more...)

8) Erin Davie to Replace Betsy Wolfe as 'Rosa Bud' in Roundabout's THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD

Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced that Erin Davie will join the critically acclaimed new Broadway production of Rupert Holmes' Tony Award winning musical comedy The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Betsy Wolfe continues as "Rosa Bud" through February 10th and Erin Davie will assume the role beginning February 12th, 2013. (more...)

9) Hugh Jackman Reacts to LES MIS Oscar Nomination

Jackman said in a statement: 'I hadn't planned to listen live to the announcements, but when I got into the car this morning to go to work, the driver had the nominations streaming as they were being broadcast. To be honest, it's very exciting but all a bit surreal, and it hasn't fully sunk in yet. This is a brilliant awards year that has been defined by an eclectic list of stories that have been told by incredibly talented and courageous filmmakers, and it's an honor to be mentioned in the same sentence as the other nominees in the Best Actor category.' (more...)

10) 2012 BWW Toronto Awards Winners Announced - War Horse Wins Big!

Votes are cast, polls are closed, and results have been tabulated! This was our BIGGEST year yet! After a record number of voters in over 30 regions worldwide, BroadwayWorld is VERY excited to announce the 2012 Toronto Winners! Thanks to all who voted and HUGE congrats to all the winners! (more...)

11) STAGE TUBE: Watch the Oscars Nominations LIVE Online This Morning

Click below to watch LIVE and then check back for all the nominees! (more...)

12) BWW Blog: Natalie Toro - Who Was This Eponine a Very Long Time Ago…

What the hell are you going to Blog about Natalie? What is so important in your life since your last Blog a few days ago, that you can write that's interesting enough for the world to read? I'll tell you how. Because I just received a very heartfelt, courageous message on my FB Fan Page from a woman who felt the urge to write me after all these years. I'm dying right now. It's 1AM and I have a polarity of feelings going through my soul. (more...)

13) Photo Flash: New Shots of Sebastian Stan and Maggie Grace in Roundabout's PICNIC!

William Inge's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Picnic returns to Broadway in a striking new production helmed by acclaimed director Sam Gold (Roundabout's Look Back in Anger, Seminar). Academy Award winner Ellen Burstyn stars alongside theatre veterans Reed Birney (The Dream of the Burning Boy) and Elizabeth Marvel (Other Desert Cities), rising stars Maggie Grace ('Lost') and Sebastian Stan ('Gossip Girl'), Emmy Award winner Mare Winningham (recently seen in Tribes), Madeleine Martin (August: Osage County) and Ben Rappaport (Hope Springs). Check out three new photos of Sebastian Stan and Maggie Grace onstage below! (more...)

14) Rory O'Malley to Leave BOOK OF MORMON, 1/27

Rory O'Malley has announced on his Facebook page today that he will be exiting the Tony-award winning musical. According to the post, his last performance will be on Sunday, January 27th. (more...)

15) Win Tickets to 50 SHADES! THE MUSICAL Playing NYC and NJ, 1/11-1/13

With sold out audiences in Chicago screaming for more, and a hit run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with a 4-star review, the original parody 50 SHADES! THE MUSICAL is coming for the first time to New York at the Gramercy Theatre on Friday, January 11 and Saturday, January 12 and Rahway, NJ at the Union County Performing Arts Center on January 13. Click below to enter to win tickets! (more...)

16) Breaking News: Christopher Fitzgerald to Star in Cameron Mackintosh's BARNUM at Chichester Festival Theatre

According to the Daily Mail, Broadway's Christopher Fitzgerald has been cast as 'P. T. Barnum' in Cameron Mackintosh's Barnum at Chichester Festival Theatre. (more...)

17) STAGE TUBE: Listen to the 2013 Oscar Nominees for Best Original Song!

Need to catch up on 2013's Best Original Song nominees? Check them all out below! (more...)

18) BWW Interviews: Terrence Mann and Charlotte d'Amboise on PIPPIN, Paulus' Vision, and Working Together

Actors Terrence Mann and Charlotte d'Amboise break from PIPPIN to discuss their work in it, their characters, and the changes in theme from the original to Diane Paulus' circus-themed current production. (more...)

19) Tickets Now Available for BROADWAY BACKWARDS 8!

Tickets go on sale today, January 10, for the eighth annual edition of BROADWAY BACKWARDS, a one-night-only musical performance produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and benefiting Broadway Cares and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center. This year's edition of BROADWAY BACKWARDS will be at 8 PM on Monday, March 18 at Broadway's Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway). (more...)

20) Photo Coverage: MCC's REALLY REALLY Meets the Press

MCC Theater (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey, William Cantler, Artistic Directors; Blake West, Executive Director) presents Matt Lauria (NBC's 'Friday Night Lights' & 'Parenthood'), ZOSIA MAMET (HBO's 'Girls', AMC's 'Mad Men'), Lauren Culpepper (Signature's Really Really), David Hull (Broadway's Wicked & How to Succeed...), Evan Jonigkeit (Broadway's High with Kathleen Turner), Kobi Libii (Off-Broadway's CQ/CX), and Aleque Reid (Hair 1st National Tour) in the New York premiere production of Really Really by Paul Downs Colaizzo. The production, which marks Colaizzo's New York playwriting debut, is directed by David Cromer, the Obie Award and Lucille LortelAward-winning director of hits Our Town, Adding Machine and Tribes. (more...)