Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend

1) BWW TV Flashback: LEAP OF FAITH Closes on Broadway

LEAP OF FAITH plays its final performance today, May 13, at Broadway’s St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street) after the matinee performance. Broadway’s LEAP OF FAITH opened on Thursday April 26 and will have played 24 previews and 20 regular performances. Take a look back through video from the show's opening in Los Angeles to its first steps on Broadway, and everything in between, including fan's reactions and an opening-night interview with Raul Esparza! (more...)

2) STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Andrew Rannells, Justin Bartha et al. in THE NEW NORMAL!

NBC's upcoming comedy series THE NEW NORMAL, starring THE BOOK OF MORMON's Andrew Rannells and also Justin Bartha, has just released new sneak-peek clips from the show. Check out the videos below! (more...)

3) Lea Michele to Mentor THE GLEE PROJECT Season 2 First Episode, 6/5

Lea Michele, Broadway star who plays Rachel Berry on FOX's GLEE, will be the first guest mentor on Oxygen Network's THE GLEE PROJECT for its season two premiere episode, to run June 5. (more...)

4) Photo Flash: Broadway Stars Max von Essen, Steve Kazee et al. Tweet Saturday Intermission - All the Photos!

The Twitter-verdict is in, and boy do stage stars love sharing their intermission antics! If you have ever wondered what your favorite Broadway stars are doing backstage, thanks to NEWSIES' Andrew Keenan-Bolger (@KeenanBlogger), now you can see for yourself. Keenan-Bolger Tweeted on May 12: "Okay showfolk, if you're in a show today, at intermission take a picture of yourself and tag it #SIP (Saturday Intermission Pic)." Check out Saturday backstage photos from the stars of NEWSIES, EVITA, ONCE, ROCK OF AGES, THE BOOK OF MORMON, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, ANYTHING GOES, INTO THE WOODS, GODSPELL, MAME, MAMMA MIA! and more below! (more...)

5) STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Laura Benanti and Matthew Perry in GO ON!

After announcing its fall line-up today, NBC has released previews of all its new shows, including GO ON, starring Broadway's Laura Benanti and "Friends" legend Matthew Perry. Check out the sneak peek from GO ON below! (more...)

6) Photo Flashback: LEAP OF FAITH Takes Final Broadway Bows Today

LEAP OF FAITH plays its final performance today, May 13, at Broadway’s St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street) after the matinee performance. Broadway’s LEAP OF FAITH opened on Thursday April 26 and will have played 24 previews and 20 regular performances. Take a look back through photos of Raul Esparza and the company on stage, the show's opening night curtain calls and party, its Gypsy Robe Ceremony with Dennis Stowe and more below! (more...)

7) BWW Awards Update 5/13 - 21 Days to Go! NEWSIES in Best Musical Lead...

Voting opened on May 3, 2012 and runs through June 4, 2012 for the 10th Annual BroadwayWorld.com Awards! Here are the current standings as of 5/13 with just 21 days to go in voting! (more...)

8) Photo Flash: Stars of EVITA, INTO THE WOODS, STARCATCHER et al. Tweet Saturday Intermission - New Pics!

Do you ever wonder what your favorite Broadway stars are doing during intermission? Thanks to NEWSIES' Andrew Keenan-Bolger ?(@KeenanBlogger), you can see for yourself. Keenan-Bolger TweeTed May 12: "Okay showfolk, if you're in a show today, at intermission take a picture of yourself and tag it #SIP (Saturday Intermission Pic)." BroadwayWorld brings you even more backstage photos from yesterday's performances. See the stars of EVITA, INTO THE WOODS, THE BOOK OF MORMON and more below! (more...)

9) Donna Murphy Cast in MADE IN JERSEY CBS Pilot

Broadway's Donna Murphy is listed in the cast of CBS' just-picked-up pilot Made in Jersey (formerly titled Baby Big Shot) starring Janet Montgomery as a working-class woman who will use her street-ways to compete against her colleagues at a posh New York law firm. (more...)

10) Julianne Moore to Star in CARRIE Film Remake

As first reported by Deadline.com, Julianne Moore has just signed to play Margaret White in the MGM remake of Carrie directed by Kimberly Pierce. (more...)

11) NBC Announces New Line-Up; SMASH Season 2 Set for Mid-Season

NBC has revealed its fall 2012 TV schedule, and plans to hold Smash until midseason and move Community to Friday nights, as first reported by TVLine.com. (more...)

12) STAGE TUBE: On This Day 5/13- THE PAJAMA GAME

Today in 1954, The Pajama Game opened at the St. James Theatre, where it ran for 1063 performances. The Pajama Game is a musical based on the novel 7½ Cents by Richard Bissell. It features a score by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story deals with labor troubles in a pajama factory, where worker demands for a seven-and-a-half cents raise are going unheeded. In the midst of this ordeal, love blossoms between Babe, the grievance committee head, and Sid, the new factory superintendent. The original production won a Tony for Best Musical, and the 2006 Broadway revival won a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. (more...)

13) Rachel Potter, with Constantine Maroulis et al., Holds EP Release Concert at Joe's Pub Tonight, 5/13

Rachel Potter celebrates the release of her debut country EP, "Live the Dream," at Joe's Pub tonight, May 13. (more...)

14) BWW's On This Day - May 13, 2012

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on May 13 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events! (more...)

15) IN MASKS OUTRAGEOUS AND AUSTERE Ends Off-Broadway Run Today, 5/13

Producers Victor Syrmis and Carl Rumbaugh, along with Culture Project's World Premiere of In Masks Outrageous and Austere, the final full-length play by Tennessee Williams, ends its limited engagement following the matinee performance today, May 13, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. The show, which began previews at Culture Project (45 Bleecker Street at Lafayette Street) on April 6 and opened on Monday, April 16, will have played 9 preview performance and 28 regular performances. (more...)

16) BC Beat at Cielo to Feature Works by Choreographers Richard J. Hinds, Camille A. Brown and More, 5/21

Monday May 21, 2012 marks the third production of BC Beat at Cielo (18 Little West 12thStreet). Produced by Jennifer Jancuska and The BringAbout Productions, BC Beat offers the Broadway and dance communities another unique and exciting way to experience dance. Focused on storytelling and set in a club with the best sound system in NYC, BC Beat will feature new work by eight highly anticipated choreographers from genres including musical theatre, contemporary, jazz and tap. Smack in the middle of the club, with the audience surrounding the sunken stage and close enough to touch the dancers, choreographers will present their unique way of storytelling and vision for Broadway’s future. (more...)

17) Kim Crosby, Original Cinderella, Plays Baker's Wife in INTO THE WOODS at Little Springfield Theatre, MO, Now thru 5/29

Kim Crosby will play the Baker's Wife in the Springfield Little Theatre's INTO THE WOODS, which plays today, May 13 through 29 in Springfield, MO. (more...)