Hottest Articles on BWW 5/10/2009 - 5/17/2009

1) BWW TV: Big Screen 'NINE THE MUSICAL' Official Trailer Released, Hits Cinemas on Nov. 25th!

The big screen adaptation of NINE THE MUSICAL starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz and Nicole Kidman, is set to hit cinemas November 25, 2009. The official trailer has been released and we are exctied to bring it to you right here on BWW TV! (more...)

2) Adam Lambert and Kris Allen Are The Final 2 IDOL Finalists

Tonight on American Idol, the Top 3 Adam Lambert, Kris Allen and Danny Gokey visited their hometowns in emotional video segments. But one of the boys had to go, America voted and Danny Gokey was sent home, setting up the contest to be between Adam Lambert and Kris Allen. (more...)

3) Mann, Carmello, Chamberlin, Hoffman, James and More Join Lane and Neuwirth in THE ADDAMS FAMILY

Two-time Tony Award winners Nathan Lane (The Producers, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum) and Bebe Neuwirth (Chicago, Sweet Charity) will star as Gomez and Morticia in THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a new musical based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams. Produced by Stuart Oken, Roy Furman, Michael Leavitt and Five Cent Productions, by special arrangement with Elephant Eye Theatrical, THE ADDAMS FAMILY will open on Broadway Thursday, April 8, 2010 at a Nederlander theatre to be announced. Previews will begin Thursday, March 4, 2010 following a pre-Broadway engagement at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre in Chicago that begins November 13. (more...)

4) Jackman, Weisz and TWILIGHT's Pattinson Set for Stowe's 'CAPTIVES'

Variety reports that stars Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz and Robert Pattinson have been cast in the period drama "Unbound Captives," with actress Madeleine Stowe making her directorial debut from a script she wrote. (more...)

5) STAGE TUBE: UPRIGHT CABARET SINGS: Adam Lambert - 'Kiss From A Rose'

The Los Angeles based Lambert found a creative "home" at West Hollywood's Upright Cabaret at Mark's Restaurant. The AMERICAN IDOL standout spent many an evening crooning songs in that expressive voice of his on the Upright Cabaret stage, and a few special performances were captured on film. In this recording Adam Lambert performs a thrilling and emotional version of Seal's 'Kiss From A Rose'. (more...)

6) Sofa Snark: J.J. Abrams Flies Star Trek into Black Hole

Abrams is a skilled director, and as such must take on the sequel. When that time comes, Abrams must be urged to adopt more of what made fans create the most powerful cult following in Hollywood. Bask in the slick glory of the first venture, but add a little more than a wink and a nod to all those Trekkers out there next time around... (more...)

7) BWW TV: 'Miranda Sings' at Jim Caruso's CAST PARTY

Jim Caruso's Cast Party at Birdland was the place on a recent Monday night - what with stellar musical talent like 13's Ariana Grande, swinging jazz girls Ann Hampton Callaway and Marilyn Maye, impressionist Louise DuArt in The Audience, and the debut New York appearance of internet superstar Miranda! (more...)

8) Andrew Lloyd Webber Talks Susan Boyle in UK Telegraph

The UK Telegraph reports that Andrew Lloyd Webber has fallen under the spell of Susan Boyle, just like the rest of the planet! (more...)

9) BWW TV: 'HEY MAMA!' Celebrating Some of the Greatest 'Moms' of the Stage and Beyond!

Mother's Day: the one day each year when we honor the women who brought us all into this world - BWW TV celebrates the larger than life "Moms" who did everything from bake a mean apple pie to thrillingly bring down the house with their 11 o'clock numbers. (more...)

10) Photo Coverage: 'THE LEADING MEN IV' Benefit Concert at Birdland

"The Leading Men IV,' a benefit concert for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, was held Monday, May 11, at 7pm at Birdland, 315 W. 44th St. As part of the long-running Broadway at Birdland series, it featured top singers from Broadway and cabaret. John Tartaglia (Avenue Q, Shrek The Musical) once again hosted, and Emmy-nominated writer, host and comic Seth Rudetsky returned as musical director, along with director Alan Muraoka (NAATCO's Falsettoland). (more...)

11) Neil Patrick Harris Announced to Host Tony Awards on June 7

Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actor, Neil Patrick Harris, will take Center Stage when he hosts the 63rd Annual Antoinette Perry Tony Awards® on Sunday, June 7th, live from Radio City Music Hall. The Tony Awards will air live on CBS from 8:00-11:00PM (ET/PT time delay). The Tonys are presented by The Broadway League and The American Theatre Wing. (more...)

12) Whispering Voices: Press Night - La Cage Aux Folles

Your correspondent finds herself loving each feather and each spangle once more... (more...)

13) BWW TV: Broadway Beat - '9 To 5: THE MUSICAL' Workin' The Broadway Shift!

The new Broadway musical-comedy, 9 To 5: The Musical starring four-time Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty, and two-time Tony Award nominee Marc Kudisch began preview performances on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 and opened on Thursday, April 30, 2009, at the Marriott Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway). (more...)

14) Photo Coverage: NEXT TO NORMAL Celebrates CD Release At Barnes and Noble

The new Broadway musical, Next to Normal, which has been nominated for 11 Tony Awards including Best Musical, celebrated the retail release of their Original Cast Recording with an in-store performance and CD signing at Barnes and Noble Lincoln Center (1972 Broadway at 66th Street) on Tuesday, May 12th at 4:00p.m. (more...)

15) BILLY ELLIOT Leads 2008-09 Outer Critics Circle Winners With 7, SHREK Follows with 4

Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators for all media covering New York theatre announced today its award winners for the 2008-09 season in 23 categories. (more...)

16) SHREK TV: 'This Is Our Story: Swamp to Stage' Episode 9: 'The Real Boy'

Shrek The Musical takes you behind-the-scenes with the launch of "This Is Our Story: Swamp to Stage," the 10 part online video series that follows the cast and creative team of Broadway's newest hit musical on their journey to bring this story to life on stage. (more...)

17) TONYS 2009 Q and A: Best Performance By A Featured Actress In A Musical Nominee - Karen Olivo

West Side Story has returned to Broadway in a new production directed by its two-time Tony Award winning librettist Arthur Laurents, Karen Olivo, who plays the iconic and passionate "Anita" in "West Side Story", earned a 2009 Tony Award nomination for Best Performance By A Featured Actress In A Musical for her dynamic performance. (more...)

18) Encores! THE WIZ Completes Casting with 'Nigel' as Toto

Nigel, a brindle-hair Cairn Terrier, will be making his professional stage debut as Toto in the Encores! Summer Stars production of The Wiz, starring Ashanti as Dorothy, June 12 - July 5 at New York City Center, 131 W. 55th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues). (more...)

19) STAGE TUBE: Jamie Pugh Sings On the Stage of Her Majesty's Theatre

Various UK news services have reported that Britain's Got Talent star Jamie Pugh has indeed played at a West End theatre before, undermining his claim of having no experience in front of large audiences. (more...)

20) STAGE TUBE: EVERYDAY RAPTURE at Second Stage Theatre

EVERYDAY RAPTURE is the story of a young woman's psycho-sexual-spiritual journey on the rocky path that separates her mostly Mennonite past from her mostly Manhattan future. Her life takes her from the cornfields of Kansas to the clover fields of New York. (more...)