Hottest Articles on BWW from Saturday, Apr. 4

1) BWW TV: Broadway Beat - 'GOD OF CARNAGE', Irons & Allen Return to Bdwy and 'FINIAN'S RAINBOW'

Celebrate the excitement of 'opening night' at God of Carnage, Impressionism and Finian's Rainbow - all right here with Broadway Beat and BroadwayWorld.com! (more...)

2) Photo Coverage: Mitzi Gaynor Celebrates SOUTH PACIFIC at Barnes & Noble

Original and current South Pacific stars joined together to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the original, Tony Award winning Broadway production; the 50th anniversary of the Academy Award winning movie adaptation; and the 1st year anniversary of Lincoln Center Theater's Tony Award winning Broadway revival. (more...)

3) HAIR the Musical Featured on CBS 'Sunday Morning' 4/5

On Sunday, April 5th, HAIR the Musical will be featured on CBS "Sunday Morning." CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric will speak with the creators and cast of the Broadway revival as they discuss the past and future of the classic musical with a message that still packs an emotional punch. (more...)

4) Chenoweth Chats 'BIT WICKED', NYC and 'Maddie' to the NY Post's Adams

Tony Award winning stage and screen star Kristin Chenoweth is set release her upcoming memoir, "A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages". (more...)

5) Kinney's Expanded 'MARCH' to Debut at 'Prinz and Friends' Performance at Ailey Citigroup Theater 4/5

A One-Night Only Evening of Classic and Contemporary Dance including Choreography by Artistic Director John Prinz, Michael Chernov and Gelsey Kirkland, James Kinney, Vasily Vainonen, and staging by Elena Kunikova. 'John Prinz and Friends' will take place on Sunday April 5 at 7:30 PM at The Ailey Citigroup Theater/The Joan Weill Center for Dance, 405 W 55 St. (more...)

6) Paul Weitz In Talks to Direct 'LITTLE FOCKERS'

Variety is reporting that "About a Boy" director Paul Weitz is in talks to direct "Little Fockers", the third instalment of the 'Meet the Parents' franchise. "Get Smart" helmer Pete Segal was in talks to direct "Little Fockers" but it now looks as if Weitz is the front runner. (more...)

7) SPRING AWAKENING Open Auditions Held 4/4 For National Tour Cast

Spring Awakening, the 8-time Tony Award® winning Broadway musical, will be holding open call auditions on Saturday, April 4 for future replacements in the national tour. Spring Awakening is currently playing Toronto's Canon Theatre through April 19. (more...)

8) Judy Craymer Talks MAMMA MIA! and 'Meryl' to Daily Mail

MAMMA MIA! producer Judy Craymer spoke with the UK's Daily Mail about her inspired journey in bringing the ABBA musical to the stage and screen. (more...)

9) Photo Coverage: The Best of Charles Strouse at Carnegie Hall

The New York Pops presented Once Upon a Time and Tomorrow: The Best of Charles Strouse at Carnegie Hall on Friday, April 3 at 8:00 PM with conductor Martin Yates. This concert was a tribute to the Tony Award-winning composer of Annie, Applause and Bye Bye Birdie. Accompanying The New York Pops were guest artists Gregg Edelman, Debbie Gravitte, Rebecca Luker, Karen Mason, Emma Rowley and Eric Jordan Young. The Young People's Chorus of New York City, directed by Francisco Núñez, were also featured in the evening's program. (more...)

10) Open Casting Call Held For Bdwy Bound BYE BYE BIRDIE 4/4

There will be an open (i.e. open to both Equity and non-Equity actors) casting call for 15-22 year old performers the upcoming Broadway revival of "Bye Bye Birdie" on Saturday, April 4th 2009 at 10 AM. Sign up begins at 9 AM at 115 W. 45th Street, 11th floor. (more...)

11) 'Narsai Toast' Raises 4.7 Million for Berkeley Rep

Press release notes declared there were "cheers and applause mingled with fond farewells - and a few tears - when 400 guests raised their glasses at the end of the 17th annual Narsai Toast. The cheers were a response to the announcement that, in a single evening, these gourmands had raised more than $440,000 to support the Tony Award-winning Berkeley Repertory Theatre. The tears were prompted by the realization that, after nearly two decades of creating exceptional culinary events for the Theatre that raised more than $4.7 million, Narsai David has stepped off the podium of his eponymous event for the final time". (more...)

12) Nonprofit Theater Leaders Discuss Tough Financial Challenges Ahead to NYT

The New York Times focuses on the Signature and its nonprofit theater brethren in New York as they enter an especially difficult economic period in their history, with the 2009-10 season looming as the toughest financial challenge they have faced, executives say. (more...)

13) Lyrics & Lyricists' SUNNY SIDE UP 'Served' At 92nd Street Y 4/4-4/6

The 92nd Street Y continues the 2009 season of Lyrics & Lyricists with SUNNY SIDE UP, featuring the Lennon/McCartney of their time, DeSylva, Brown & Henderson. Subtitled "Roaring through the Twenties," the show focuses on the megastar songwriting team of Prohibition-Era Tin Pan Alley who turned out hits like "You're the Cream in My Coffee," "Button Up Your Overcoat," "The Best Things in Life Are Free" and the definitive college musical, Good News. (more...)

14) Photo Flash: 'HAROLD'S FALL OR KING WILL' at Emerson Stage

George Watsky is the recipient of the Rod Parker Playwriting Festival Award and had his original play Harold's Fall or King Will produced by Emerson Stage from April 2 through April 4, 2009 in the Semel Theater at 10 Boylston Place. (more...)

15) Theo Ubique Theatre's EVITA Extended Thru 5/31

Theo Ubique Theatre Co. is proud to announce that EVITA is extended through May 31, 2009! The hit production is playing to sold-out shows and tickets go fast. Theo Ubique, known for its trademark "cabaret theatre" has been wowing audiences with the Andrew Lloyd Webber's evocative rock opera, Evita. We invite you to return to the poignant music and story of Eva Peron, seen through the eye of the revolutionary, Ché Guevara! (more...)

16) CALENDAR GIRLS with Hodge, Bellingham, Phillips and More Opens at Noel Coward 4/4

"CALENDAR GIRLS", the new stage play by Tim Firth, adapted from his own screenplay for the 2003 film, will star Lynda Bellingham, Patricia Hodge, Sian Phillips, Gaynor Faye, Brigit Forsyth, Julia Hills and Elaine C Smith. Also in the cast are Joan Blackham, Abby Francis, Gary Lilburn, Gerard McDermot and Carl Prekopp. (more...)

17) AMERICAN HWANGAP Opens at Magic Theater 4/11, Previews Begin 4/4

Previews begin April 4 and the play is slated to run through May 3. Directed by noted Off-Broadway wunderkind Trip Cullman, American Hwangap makes fresh the homecoming structure with a heartbreaking Korean American experience set against a canvas of highway 80, desert, and mythic cowboy lore. As a recipient of the Lark Play Development Center's "Launching New Plays into the Repertoire Initiative" supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, American Hwangap will follow its production at the Magic with performances at the Denver Center Theatre Company, Ma-Yi Theatre Company, The Play Company in New York, and Tanghalang Pilipino in the Philippines. (more...)

18) Alan Cumming Named as Grand Marshall of NYC Tartan Day Parade 4/4

Scottish born actor Alan Cumming will serve as Grand Marshall of New York's Tartan Day Parade. On April 4th, Cumming will lead the parade of bagpipers, Scottish-American organizations, dignitaries, and even Scotties and Westies, up 6th Avenue. (more...)

19) Tickets Avaliable For THE GOLDEN TICKET 4/4 Reading In NYC

Tickets for the April 4th reading of The Golden Ticket are going quickly... Do you have yours yet? If the thought of Augustus Gloop being swept away in the Chocolate River, Violet Beauregarde inflating like a giant blueberry, Mike Teavee being demagnified into the tele-dimension, and Veruca Salt being thrown down the rubbish shoot by a gang of nut-inspecting squirrels sounds like your idea of a fun night at the opera - or better yet, unlike any night at the opera or theater you've ever experienced - you won't want to miss this preview of one of the most exciting new operas in years. (more...)

20) Theatre-First Presents Harold Pinter's OLD TIMES Opening April 4, 2009

TheatreFIRST today announces it will present Harold Pinter's gripping and mysterious "Old Times", featuring one of the Bay Area's foremost actors, L. Peter Callender as Deeley, at the Gaia Arts Center in Berkeley in April. (more...)