Hottest Articles on BWW from Tuesday, Nov. 3

1) MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - New Rock 'n' Roll Musical to Open on Broadway in April 2010

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, the new musical inspired by the famed 1956 recording session that brought together four of the most legendary figures in the history of rock 'n' roll - Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley - will open at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre, 208 West 41st Street, in April, 2010. Previews will begin March 13, 2010. (more...)

2) BWW GYPSY OF THE MONTH: MEMPHIS' Tracee Beazer

Back on Broadway after performing regionally and on tour, Tracee's hoping to transition into principal roles. (more...)

3) Photo Coverage: The 'Only Make Believe' Benefit Gala at Broadway's Shubert Theatre

Sir Ian McKellen hosted the 10th Anniversary of the "Only Make Believe" benefit at Broadway's Shubert Theatre on November 2nd. (more...)

4) Photo Coverage: ROCKERS ON BROADWAY - Arrivals and Backstage

After a smash sellout at the August Wilson Theater with their 15th Anniversary Reunion Benefit Concert of The Who's Tommy last December, ROCKERS ON BROADWAY returned to BB King's on Monday November 2nd with another star-studded benefit show. Directed by Donnie Kehr, ROCKERS ON BROADWAY-Celebrating the '60s honored the songs and performers from Rock's greatest decade and will feature a "who's who" of classic recording artists performing alongside some of the biggest stars on Broadway, all to benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS, Broadway Dreams Foundation and the Bendheim Center/Scholarship Fund. (more...)

5) Photo Coverage: The 25th Annual Artios Awards

The Casting Society of America announced this year's winners at the New York 25th Annual Artios Awards® ceremony held at The Times Center, in the newly built New York Times Building (620 Eighth Ave) and hosted by comedian Janeane Garofalo. (The Los Angeles award ceremony was held simultaneously at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel. (more...)

6) Photo Coverage: 'The Lover and the Poet' The Acting Company Benefit Performance

Stage and screen greats Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline co-starred in a very special evening of Shakespeare performance entitled, "The Lover and the Poet." Proceeds from the event, which took take place on Monday, November 2nd at 7pm at Florence Gould Hall, and benefited The Acting Company. (more...)

7) CATS in Manila to Feature Tony Winner Lea Salonga as 'Grizabella', Begins Run 7/24/2010

CITIGROUP INC. has announced in the Philippine Daily Inquirer (11/3/09) that CATS, the second longest-running musical in Broadway history, will have a limited run at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) beginning July 24, 2010. This production will feature Tony winner Lea Salonga as Grizabella, and an international cast that will primarily come from Australia, and the United Kingdom. (more...)

8) Photo Flash: GLEE Cast CD Signing at Garden City's Roosevelt Field Mall

Today, Tuesday, Nov. 3, Columbia Records and Twentieth Century Fox Television releases "Glee: The Music, Volume 1," the first in a series of soundtracks that feature some of the music heard in the first season of the critically acclaimed series on FOX. "Glee: The Music, Volume 1" features spectacular renditions of several chart-topping hits, including Queen's "Somebody to Love" and Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline." (more...)

9) Photo Coverage: 'THIS IS TISCH!' 2009 Honors Gala Event

On Monday, November 2nd at the renowned Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, This is Tisch! honored Academy Award® winning producer Brian Grazer, two-time Academy Award® winning director Ron Howard, Academy Award® and Tony Award® winning actress and Tisch alumna Marcia Gay Harden, arts philanthropist Diana King, and Academy Award®, Emmy Award® and Peabody Award® winning Sheila Nevins, President of HBO Documentary Films. (more...)

10) Neil Simon Talks the Neil Simon PLAYS Closing with the New York Times

As previously reported. The Neil Simon Plays' Brighton Beach Memoirs closed on Sunday, November 1st at the Nederlander Theatre. Its sister production, Broadway Bound, scheduled to open later this month, was cancelled. (more...)

11) Photo Coverage: ROCKERS ON BROADWAY 2009 - Performance!

After a smash sellout at the August Wilson Theater with their 15th Anniversary Reunion Benefit Concert of The Who's Tommy last December, ROCKERS ON BROADWAY returned to BB King's on Monday November 2nd with another star-studded benefit show. Directed by Donnie Kehr, ROCKERS ON BROADWAY-Celebrating the ‘60s honored the songs and performers from Rock's greatest decade and will feature a "who's who" of classic recording artists performing alongside some of the biggest stars on Broadway, all to benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS, Broadway Dreams Foundation and the Bendheim Center/Scholarship Fund. (more...)

12) Casting for BILLY ELLIOT, RUINED & MILK Among 25th Annual Artios Award Winners

The Casting Society of America announced this year's winners at the New York 25th Annual Artios Awards® ceremony held at The Times Center, in the newly built New York Times Building (620 Eighth Ave) and hosted by comedian Janeane Garofalo. (more...)

13) Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to Co-Host Oscars

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will serve as co-hosts of the 82nd Academy Awards®, Oscar telecast producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman announced today. (more...)

14) Sarah Jessica Parker, Edward Norton, George C. Wolfe Picked for President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities

President Barack Obama has named actresses Sarah Jessica Parker, Kerry Washington, Oscar winner Forest Whitaker, actor Edward Norton, agent Bryan Lourd as members of the President's Committee on Arts and the Humanities. (more...)

15) Kristin Chenoweth Claims Place on Upcoming 'Glee' Album, Released 11/3

Kristin Chenoweth, who portrayed the role of April Rhodes on Glee recently, will be featured on the upcoming album, Glee: The Music, Volume 1. The Broadway star will be featured in the songs she performed on the show including Alone by Heart with the Glee regular Matthew Morrison, and Maybe This Time by Kander and Ebb featuring additional Broadway favorite Lea Michele. (more...)

16) Tom Selleck, Ted Danson & Steve Guttenberg Reunite for Third 'Three Men and a Baby' Sequel

Reports are circulating that Tom Selleck, Ted Danson and Steve Guttenberg will reuniting to costar in yet a third Three Men and a Baby sequel. (more...)

17) REVIEW: Musical Theatre West's Pleasant MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (Ends 11/15)

LONG BEACH, CA—There was once a simpler time in America, specifically at the turn of the 20th century, when hope and tradition were the norm and the promise of progress was tangible in the age of new mechanized machinery. That antiquated era of traditional family dynamics is the setting for MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, playing through November 15 at Long Beach's Musical Theatre West. Set within the proper backdrop of the Missouri Landscape as its citizens prepare for the arrival of the 1904 World's Fair, this family-friendly musical has charm, sweetness, and abundance of "old-fashioned-ness" that it wears proudly on its sleeve with no amount of irony or a winking acknowledgment of its current modern audience. The show is filled with appeal but lacks the kind of edge or "wow" factor that is so much more present in material that succeeded it. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it's not exactly it's best asset either. (more...)

18) RAGTIME Featured In Weekly Variety, The Bergen Record, And The Boston Globe

The anticipated new Broadway production of Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's Tony Award® winning musical RAGTIME began performances at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52 Street) on Friday, October 23 for an official opening on Sunday, November 15, 2009. (more...)

19) Will Ferrell's Broadway Satire "You're Welcome America" Will Receive DVD Release November 3rd

Will Ferrell's George W. Bush Broadway satire, "You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush" will be released on dvd November 3rd, 2009. (more...)

20) Wishful Drinking's Carrie Fisher To Appear On The Joan Hamburg Show 11/4

On Wednesday, November 4th, Carrie Fisher, star of Roundabout Theatre Company's Wishful Drinking, will appear on WOR's "Joan Hamburg Show" between 11:30AM-12:00PM on channel AM 710. (more...)