Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend

1) BWW Flashback: THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD Ends Romp on Broadway Today

Roundabout Theatre Company's acclaimed new Broadway production of Rupert Holmes' Tony Award winning musical comedy The Mystery of Edwin Drood ends its engagement on Broadway at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street) today, March 10th, 2013. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a flashback of Drood's frollick on the Great White Way! (more...)

2) Ramin Karimloo Announces 8-City US Tour; Kicks Off in April!

West End star Ramin Karimloo, who will return to Canada as 'Jean Valjean' in Mirvish's LES MISERABLES in October 2013, will also tour the US this spring, beginning April 21 in Hollywood. (more...)

3) STAGE TUBE: WICKED Does the 'Harlem Shake' in the UK

The UK company of WICKED recently joined in the viral 'Harlem Shake' craze - view the video below! (more...)

4) Photo Coverage: PIPPIN Meets the Press - Patina Miller, Matthew James Thomas, Terrence Mann and More!

The Music Box Theatre will soon be home to The American Repertory Theatre production of Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz's Pippin, directed by Diane Paulus. The cast met the press last week, and BroadwayWorld brings you full coverage of the festivities below! (more...)

5) Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, March 9, Part 2 - First SIPs from MATILDA and More!

BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our March 9th SIP round-up. Yesterday evening's photos featured NEWSIES' Andrew Keenan-Bolger 'passing the crutch' to Andy Richardson, and first SIPs from MATILDA on Broadway, as well as pictures from WEST SIDE STORY, CINDERELLA, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, FLASHDANCE, HAIR, KINKY BOOTS, NICE WORK, LES MISERABLES and more! (more...)

6) HANDS ON A HARDBODY Composer Trey Anastasio Talks Broadway Debut on CBS SUNDAY MORNING

Leader of the rock group Phish, Trey Anastasio is making his Broadway debut as composer of the new musical Hands on a Hardbody, which opens on the Great White Way this month. Anastasio appeared on today's CBS SUNDAY MORNING to talk about his work on the show. (more...)

7) Jerry Herman, Marge Champion and More Reminisce on HELLO, DOLLY!, to Open at Ford's Theatre, 3/15

In preparation for Ford's Theatre Society and Signature Theatre's co-presentation of the Tony-winning musical HELLO, DOLLY!, which will be directed by Eric Schaeffer and runs March 15 through May 18, 2013 in Washington, D.C., The Washington Post conducted a series of interviews with those involved onstage and behind the scenes during the original Broadway production. (more...)

8) BWW TV EXCLUSIVE: CHEWING THE SCENERY WITH Randy Rainbow - Randy's SMASH Cameo, Chatting with Liza Minnelli and More!

It's time for the newest episode of BWW's exclusive TV series - CHEWING THE SCENERY WITH Randy Rainbow! In this week's episode, Randy makes a cameo appearance on SMASH and chats ANN's Broadway opening, James Franco's return to the Great White Way, Kristin Chenoweth's UK tour cancellation and more with Liza Minnelli. Click below to watch episode 25! (more...)

9) Broadway's Rita Moreno Talks Career, Love Life and More on CBS SUNDAY MORNING

Rita Moreno stopped by CBS SUNDAY MORNING today to talk with Mo Rocca about coming to the U.S., her life on the big screen and more. Moreno, who starred as 'Anita' in 1961's West Side Story, said she got her break by modeling herself after Elizabeth Taylor. (more...)

10) STAGE TUBE: On This Day 3/10- THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW

Today in 1975, The Rocky Horror Show opened at the Belasco Theatre, where it ran for 45 performances. The Rocky Horror Show was written by Richard O'Brien, produced and directed by Jim Sharman. It tells the story of a newly engaged couple getting caught in a storm and coming to the home of a mad transvestite scientist unveiling his new creation, a muscle man named Rocky Horror. The musical was adapted into the 1975 film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which today has a worldwide cult following and has the longest running release in film history. (more...)

11) Bay Street Theatre Founder Sybil Christopher Passes Away at 83

Co-founder and artistic director of Bay Street Theatre Sybil Christopher passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2013, according to an announcement by the theatre's website. She was 83. Christopher served as artistic director at Bay Street for nearly 22 years until 2012, when she stepped down. (more...)

12) STAGE TUBE: The Skivvies' Sing Medley Inspired by Pantages' New Season

A fan challenged The Skivvies to create a medley after the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood announced its 2013-14 season. The medley is written, arranged, and performed by Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina. Watch below! (more...)

13) Photo Flash: THE CONCRETE JUNGLE Celebrates International Cast Recording Release at The Cutting Room

The release of Bobby Cronin & Crystal Skillman's THE CONCRETE JUNGLE INTERNATIONAL STUDIO CAST RECORDING was celebrated with a NYC concert on Wednesday March 6th at The Cutting Room. BroadwayWorld has photos from the event below! (more...)

14) BWW's On This Day - March 10, 2013

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 10 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events! (more...)

15) Jim Caruso and Billy Stritch Returns to Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle, Now thru 3/31

Jim Caruso & Billy Stritch return to Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel with their evening of swinging standards tonight, March 10, then running every Today in March, from 9:00 p.m. to midnight. The two performers, who have performed extensively on their own, gained national exposure together as the host and musical director of the wildly popular open mic, Cast Party, which celebrates talent every Monday at Birdland in NYC, and tours nationally. During their November run at Bemelmans, the duo received critical acclaim, and made news when rock legend Bono joined them in an impromptu performance. In their upcoming run, Caruso and Stritch will be joined by bassist Steve Doyle. (more...)

16) David Henry Hwang Curates Signature Theatre and Lark Center's Chinese Playwriting Series, Beg. Today

Signature Theatre and Lark Play Development Center present the Contemporary Chinese Playwriting Series, curated by David Henry Hwang. (more...)

17) Tickets Go on Sale 3/10 for Boston's Pre-Broadway Run of TUCK EVERLASTING

Broadway In Boston and Producers Broadway Across America - Beth Williams; Howard & Janet Kagan; and Barry Brown have announced that tickets for the upcoming Boston engagement of the highly anticipated Pre-Broadway World Premiere of TUCK EVERLASTING will go on sale to the public this Today, March 10th beginning at 10am. This limited three week engagement will play the historic Citi Performing Arts Center Emerson Colonial Theatre July 28-August 18, 2013 and is part of the Lexus Broadway In Boston Series. (more...)