Hottest Articles on BWW from Thursday, Dec. 10

1) BWW TV: Broadway Beat's BC/EFA Gypsy of the Year 2009 Competition Highlights

The 21st Annual GYPSY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION announced an all time record total of $4,630,695 had been raised by the 60 participating Broadway, Off-Broadway, and National Tour companies to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. This year's total breaks the previous record when $3,927,000 was raised for the 2007 GYPSY OF THE YEAR COMPETITION. BroadwayWorld and Broadway Beat were on hand and bring you a quick glimpse of the show. Stay tuned for extensive coverage coming soon on Broadway Beat! (more...)

2) BWW TV Video Preview: A Sneak Peek of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC!

Performances began on Tuesday, November 24th, for the first Broadway revival of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC starring Academy Award-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones, five-time Tony Award®-winner Angela Lansbury and Olivier Award-nominee Alexander Hanson. Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Tony Award-winning masterpiece A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, directed by Tony Award®-winner Trevor Nunn, opens on Sunday, December 13, 2009 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. (more...)

3) Photo Coverage: Starry Cast of A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE Cast Meets the Press!

Tony® Award-winner Liev Schreiber and Golden Globe nominee Scarlett Johansson met the press this morning to chat about A View From the Bridge and BroadwayWorld.com was there! (more...)

4) BWW GLEE TV: 'Glee-Peat' - Episode 13: 'SECTIONALS'

The most recent GLEE episode "Sectionals" aired Wednesday, Dec. 9 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. You can watch a repeat of the hit show right here on BWW! (more...)

5) Tony Committee Announces Eligibility for Memphis, Birdie, Donuts, Hamlet, Oleanna, Julie & More

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today for the first time this season to decide the eligibility of 10 Broadway productions for the 2010 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards®, presented by The Broadway League and The American Theatre Wing. The Tony Awards Administration Committee will meet a total of four times throughout the 2009-2010 season to decide the eligibility for the 2010 Tony Awards. (more...)

6) Photo Coverage: In the Recording Studio with the Cast of MEMPHIS!; Recording Available 12/11!

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of the celebrated new musical MEMPHIS will be available for purchase exclusively at the Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street) and online at www.memphisthemusical.com beginning Friday, December 11th. This special edition will feature a bonus track of “Memphis Lives in Me” performed by composer and Bon Jovi founding member David Bryan. The cast of MEMPHIS recorded the album at Avatar Studios on Monday, November 16, 2009. The recording is produced by Delray Records and nationwide distribution details will be available shortly. (more...)

7) STAGE TUBE: Jimmy Kimmel's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPRAH

Emmy-winner Jimmy Kimmel serves as host and executive producer of "Jimmy Kimmel Live," ABC Television Network's distinctive late-night talk show which on December 10, 2009 presented a new spoof -- The Phantom of the Oprah. (more...)

8) Spoiler Alert: What's Next for GLEE

Fans will have to wait for the spring for the return of television's hottest number, GLEE, now that it's first season came to a close in last night's finale. For those who want a sneak peak, eonline revealed some things to come from the next installment of the show, as the cast has begin filming new episodes. (more...)

9) Photo Coverage: New York Premiere of 'It's Complicated'

Nancy Meyers wrote and directed this romantic comedy that opens in the US on Dec. 25. (more...)

10) Photo Coverage: Special Screening of NINE Film in Los Angeles

A special screening of NINE took place on December 9, 2009 at The Mann Village Theatre in Westwood, California with Rob Marshall and some of the film's starry cast! (more...)

11) Photo Flash: New Photos of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

Performances began on Tuesday, November 24th, for the first Broadway revival of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC starring Academy Award-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones, five-time Tony Award®-winner Angela Lansbury and Olivier Award-nominee Alexander Hanson. Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Tony Award-winning masterpiece A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, directed by Tony Award®-winner Trevor Nunn, opens on Sunday, December 13, 2009 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. Today, two more production photos have been revealed! (more...)

12) STAGE TUBE: Mo Rocca Covers The Real Life & TV GLEE for CBS

Mo Rocca entered the world of show choirs on CBS News' Sunday Morning this past weekend and found out just where teamwork and harmony rule in the real GLEE clubs, plus a chat with the cast of TV's GLEE. (more...)

13) GODSPELL Redux; Revival is Aiming for Broadway in 2010-2011

Producer Ken Davenport tells Variety today that he's secured the rights and is aiming to bring Godspell back to Broadway during the 2010-2011 season. The last attempt to bring back to the show, in fall of 2008 with different producers failed to secure needed funding and fell through. (more...)

14) La Cage's Tony-Nominated Gene Barry Dies at 90

The Washington Post is reporting that actor Gene Barry has died at age 90 in his Woodland Hills, California home today. (more...)

15) Donna Murphy Joins Moore and Levi for Disney's 'Repunzel'

Tony winning stage star Donna Murphy is set to join Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi in Disney's animated Rapunzel, the Hollywood Reporter has revealed. (more...)

16) BWW TV: Special Video Preview of Wildhorn's WONDERLAND

Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure will play David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, formerly known as the TBPAC's Ferguson Hall Dec. 5, 2009 through Jan. 3, 2010, with preview performances scheduled Nov. 24 through Dec. 4. Following the Tampa run, Wonderland will play a limited engagement at the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas, beginning Jan. 15, 2010. (more...)

17) RAGTIME Named Time Magazine's Top Musical of the Year

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18) Photo Coverage: Celebrity Autobio: In Their Own Words at the Triad

Rhea Perlman joined Ryan Reynolds, Martin Short, and Rita Wilson at the 2009 Drama Desk Award winner Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words on Monday, December 7, at 7:30pm and 9:30pm at New York's Triad Theater. In addition to Perlman, Reynolds, Short, and Wilson, the cast includEd Scott Adsit, Rachel Dratch, Carol Kane, Eugene Pack,Dayle Reyfel, Steve Schirripa, and Alan Zweibel. (more...)

19) LOOPED Starring Valerie Harper as Tallulah Bankhead Headed to Broadway this Spring

Tony Cacciotti, Chase Mishkin, David Steiner and Leonard Soloway announced today that Valerie Harper will return to Broadway this spring in Matthew Lombardo’s new comedy Looped, directed by Rob Ruggiero. It will play the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street). Previews begin on February 19 and opening night is Sunday March 14. (more...)

20) GLEE Ends on a High Note with 8 Million Viewers

The season finale of GLEE ended on a high note last night, with 8.1 million viewers tuning in. Overall, the season has been a rousing success, becoming FOX's top grosser and generating 2 chart-topping albums, not to mention making stars of it's cast. (more...)