Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend

1) 2012 Grammy Awards Air Tonight on CBS; Tune In for Pre-Telecast for Best Theatre Album at 1PM!
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2012

The 2012 Grammy Awards will be broadcast this Sunday night, February 12 at 8pm on CBS, and nominees for "Best Musical Theater Album" this year are THE BOOK OF MORMON, ANYTHING GOES, and HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. Though the category will not be included in the actual Grammy telecast, theatre lovers can tune in at 1pm for the live-stream on www.grammy.com/live and www.cbs.com, to find out which album takes home the prize! (more...)

2) Photo Coverage: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Celebrates 10,000 Performances!
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - February 12, 2012

The longest-running show in Broadway history, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, offered its 10,000th performance yesterday at 2 PM as a special benefit for The Actors Fund. (more...)

3) The 2012 Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album Goes to THE BOOK OF MORMON!
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2012

The 2012 Grammy Awards are tonight, and the nominees for "Best Musical Theater Album" were THE BOOK OF MORMON, ANYTHING GOES, and HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. (more...)

4) Stephen Schwartz on Whitney Houston's Death: 'Shocked and Saddened'
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2012

In 1998, composer Stephen Schwartz wrote "When You Believe," performed by Houston and Mariah Carey for the DreamWorks animated film The Prince of Egypt. The song was awarded the Academy Award for Best Original Song in March 1999. "Stephen Schwartz is a genius," Houston said in an interview that year. "Just a beautiful song." (more...)

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