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Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, March 18, 2012 - Sunday, March 18, 2012. Catch up below!
After a year and a half hiatus, Seth Rudetsky's famed Seth's Broadway Chatterbox has returned to Don't Tell Mama. Seth's Broadway Chatterbox includes interviews and performances by noted Broadway celebrities and is a raw, funny and insightful interview program that really has no equal.
The series kicked off on January 5, 2012 with Douglas Carter Beane and the cast of LYSISTRATA JONES and was followed up by FOLLIES stars Jan Maxwell, Terri White, and Susan Watson, and the cast of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT. As in years past, BroadwayWorld has teamed up with Seth to exclusively bring you the full length episodes right here and we're pleased to bring you Seth's latest candid chat with the cast of ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER. Find out how the stars got started in theatre, hear more about the new show, and check out their performances below! (more...)
Today, multiple outlets reporting on the cancellation of THE ROSIE SHOW on the Oprah Winfrey Network report that when the news was revealed, O'Donnell was in New York, "taking a meeting for a revival of ANNIE."
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According to the Mirror, actress Amanda Holden is set to host 'Superstar,' the new reality show in which Andrew Lloyd Webber will search for the character of Jesus in the JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR tour. 'Superstar' is set to begin filming this summer and will air on ITV1. (more...)
Patina Miller who originated the role of Deloris Van Cartier will play her final performance in SISTER ACT tonight, March 18th. Miller made her Broadway debut in the production and was nominated for a Tony and Oliver award. As previously announced, actress Raven-Symone will replace her, beginning performances on March 27th. SISTER ACT, which will celebrate its one-year Anniversary on Broadway on April 20, is playing at the Broadway Theater.
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Today in 1965, Do I hear a Waltz? opened at the 46th St. Thetare (Now the Richard Rodgers Theatre), where it ran for 220 performances. Do I Hear a Waltz? is a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Richard Rodgers, and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. It was adapted from Laurents' 1952 play The Time of the Cuckoo, which was the basis for the 1955 film Summertime starring Katharine Hepburn. The Broadway cast included Elizabeth Allen, Sergio Franchi, Carol Bruce, Madeleine Sherwood, Julienne Marie, Stuart Damon, Fleury D'Antonakis, and Jack Manning. It was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Scenic Design, but lost in all three categories. (more...)
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS presents the 15th and grand finale edition of THE BROADWAY BEARS tonight, March 18, 2012 at 8 PM at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill on West 42nd Street. THE BROADWAY BEARS is an annual Broadway auction of teddy bears dressed in museum-quality outfits based on original costumes and created by acclaimed designers.. (more...)
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER stars Broadway veteran Benjamin Walker as the title role. The film is set to open in theaters on June 22nd from 20th Century Fox. The horror, thriller film, directed by Timur Bekmambetov, also stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Dominic Cooper, Rufus Sewell, Alan Tudyk, Anthony Mackie, Jimmi Simpson, Jaqueline Fleming and Robin McLeavy. Check out the newest trailer for ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER below! (more...)
Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 18 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events!
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According to the Tokyo Graph, actress Yonekura Ryoko will join the hit revival of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse's Tony Award-winning musical CHICAGO this July. She is set to star as Roxy Hart, making her the first Japanese woman to star on Broadway since the 1958 production of Flower Drum Song starring Nancy Umeki. Ryoko will also be the first Japanese performer to portray a lead American character in a long-running Broadway musical.
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Gingold Theatrical Group’s GOLDEN SHAMROCK GALA was held last night at The Players Club (16 Gramercy Park South), honoring the talents of playwright, Terrence McNally, actor, Brian Murray and, of course, George Bernard Shaw. BWW was there to cover this event. Check out the photos below! (more...)
I've just spent an hour GLUED to the podcast in which THIS AMERICAN LIFE's Ira Glass reveals how they discovered the falsehoods in Daisey's THE AGONY & ECSTASY OF STEVE JOBS on material that makes up both the play and broadcasts that they did based upon it.
Now, BWW is excited to announce that our content is now available on Pinterest as well! CLICK HERE to follow BWW on Pinterest- the latest social media craze that organizes and shares all the latest BroadwayWorld news on our very own virtual pin boards!
The web geek in me generally HATES the (over)use of Flash on any web site, and especially those for Broadway shows. It's often unneeded, slow loading and also makes the site behave crankily on all Apple mobile devices.
All that said, after an eagle-eyed BWW Message Board-er spotted this VERY clever usage on the PETER AND THE STARCATCHER web site, well, it's excellent.
Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, March 11, 2012 - Sunday, March 11, 2012. Catch up below!
An extraordinary line-up of performers from across the arts community ushered in a new era of culture as they graced the stage for the opening of The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas on March 10. Led by award-winning actor, Neil Patrick Harris, the evening featured performances by the who's who of music and Broadway's brightest stars. Check out photos and videos from the event below! (more...)
On last night's Jonah Hill-hosted SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, Oscar nominee Kristen Wiig performed an impersionation of a 1982 version of the legendary Liza Minnelli in a sketch entitled 'Liza Minnelli Tries to Turn Off a Lamp.' (more...)
Click below to watch an interview with composer Stephen Sondheim talking about the new West End production of SWEENEY TODD which began previews last night in London starring Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton. (more...)
The highly anticipated production of Peter and the Starcatcher held its press event on Friday, March 9th and BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the show's cast and creative team. Next stop - BROADWAY! (more...)
Tony-winner Sutton Foster will depart the hit production of ANYTHING GOES on March 11th to begin filming ABC Family’s new drama series BUNHEADS. Here's a look back at highlights, both on stage and in rehearsal! (more...)
On June 9th, at the 2012 Tony Eve Cocktail Party the the Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre are presented and this year's recipients, as per the New York Times will be MTI's Freddie Gershon, production supervisor Arthur Siccardi and the Theater Development Fund's Open Doors Arts Education Program. (more...)
The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park is where Doyle debuted his actor-musician production of Sondheim and George Furth's COMPANY which transferred to Broadway in 2006. The production earned Doyle the Tony Award for Best Revival and a nomination for Best Direction. Has he struck gold again? Let's see what the local critics had to say...
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According to the Belfast Telegraph, actor Jason Donovan and former member of the Spice Girls Mel C have signed on to assist Andrew Lloyd Webber in his search for the character of Jesus in the JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR tour. The show, entitled 'Superstar,' and will air on ITV1.
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After a year and a half hiatus, Seth Rudetsky's famed Seth's Broadway Chatterbox has returned to Don't Tell Mama. Seth's Broadway Chatterbox includes interviews and performances by noted Broadway celebrities and is a raw, funny and insightful interview program that really has no equal. As in years past, BroadwayWorld has teamed up with Seth to exclusively bring you the full length episodes right here and we're pleased to bring you Seth's latest candid chat with the cast of DISASTER. Find out how the stars got started in theatre, hear more about the new show, and check out their performances below!
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Today in 2001, A Class Act opened at the Ambassador Theatre, where it ran for 105 performances. A Class Act is a musical with a book by Linda Kline and Lonny Price and music and lyrics by Edward Kleban. The musical is based on the life of composer-lyricist Ed Kleban, who died at the age of 48 in 1987. The musical uses flashbacks and the device of time running backwards to retrace the high and low points of Kleban's personal and professional life. (more...)
On March 1st the Broadway community came together to celebrate the launch of the new iPad app called Stage Write. The app is made for theatre professionals and allows you to draw stage elements, place icons of actors in their spaces, and utilize scenic design. It has numerous features that can be used to keep a detailed record of the staging of a production.
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Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced that Patricia Kalember (“Sisters” & “Thirtysomething”) has joined the company's production of Don’t Dress for Dinner currently in rehearsals, replacing Melora Hardin. (more...)
Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 11 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events!
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Atlantic Theater Company's world premiere production of Gabe McKinley’s play CQ/CX, directed by Tony Award® nominee David Leveaux closes March 11, 2012 at the Peter Norton Space (555 West 42nd Street between 10th and 11th Avenue) while Atlantic’s main stage continues its renovation.
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Patti LuPone, Richard Thomas, Mary Beth Hurt, Jay O. Sanders and Henry Stram will join forces with the previously announced Michi Barral, Cindy Cheung, Joel de la Fuente, Angel Desai, Ann Harada, Jennifer Ikeda, Paul Juhn, Peter Kim, Ken Leung, Li Jun Li, Jennifer Lim, Angela Lin, Paolo Montalban, Olivia Oguma, Jon Norman Schneider, Thom Sesma, Sab Shimono, Jade Wu, Jonny Wo, James Yaegashi and Stacey Yen to raise funds that will go directly to Japanese theater artists devasted by last year’s earthquake when they appear in this Sunday’s March 11 benefit performances of Shinsai: Theaters for Japan, at the Great Hall at Cooper Union (Seventh Street at Third Avenue). (more...)
An extraordinary line-up of performers from across the arts community ushered in a new era of culture as they graced the stage for the opening of The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas on March 10. Led by award-winning actor, Neil Patrick Harris, the evening featured performances by the who's who of music and Broadway's brightest stars. See photos of the event below!
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Stage and screen star Peter Gallagher is sharing his life through songs and stories in a one-night-only performance at the Geffen Playhouse on Sunday, March 11, 2012. The Tony nominated Broadway vet will share a lifetime of show business experiences – from his early days starting out as a young actor in New York to working with legends like James Cagney, Peter O’Toole and Jack Lemmon. Joined by a live band, Gallagher brings his anecdotes to life with songs ranging from Broadway tunes, to music from his hit television show The OC, to classics by the likes of Van Morrison and Burt Bacharach. Peter Gallagher: Songs and Stories from an Actor’s Life will benefit the Geffen Playhouse and The Actors Fund, for which Gallagher serves as the National Board of Advisors co-chair, and will be followed by a post-show reception. (more...)
Talking to the London Times, Stephen Sondheim sounds off about much of the current state of commercial theatre, noting that while he can appreciate hits such as The Book of Mormon as a "fun college show", in response to the idea that this perceived trend could be permanent, Sondheim remarks: "I think so. Commercial theatre will only get more narrow as time goes on. There are so many forms of entertainment, theatre is becoming more marginalised. It's become ‘an event': you see Wicked on your anniversary. I don't think commercial theatre can fulfil a function as a constant feeding ground for emotions and thoughts."
Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, March 4, 2012 - Sunday, March 4, 2012. Catch up below!
Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Athol Fugard's THE ROAD TO MECCA closes tonight, March 4th at the American Airlines Theatre. THE ROAD TO MECCA will have played 34 previews and 56 regular performances. (more...)
Broadway's longest-running production of all time celebrates a triumphant quarter century on stage with The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall. The 25th Anniversary performance will air on PBS' Great Performances series tonight, March 4th at 7pm. (more...)
George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Jane Lynch, Matthew Morrison, Chris Colfer, Kevin Bacon, John C. Reilly and Martin Sheen are amoungst the stars that were featured in last night's one-night performance of Dustin Lance Black's 8 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in LA. Fans were given the opportunity to support the cause and tune in to the performance online. Did you miss the live stream? Watch the full performance below! (more...)
As in years past, BroadwayWorld has teamed up with Seth to exclusively bring you the full length episodes right here and we're pleased to bring you Seth's latest candid chat with Alan Menken, whose SISTER ACT continues to run strong on Broadway and this season has not one, but two new musicals opening - LEAP OF FAITH and NEWSIES! (more...)
George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Jane Lynch, Matthew Morrison, Chris Colfer, Kevin Bacon, John C. Reilly and Martin Sheen are amoungst the stars that were featured in last night's one-night performance of Dustin Lance Black's 8 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in LA. See the red carpet photos below! (more...)
Newsies, the new American musical which will move to Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre (208 W 41st St) for a strictly limited 101 performance run following its critically-hailed stint at Paper Mill Playhouse last fall, will be given an original Broadway cast recording. The musical's cast is recording the album from March 4th-5th and it is set to be released by Ghostlight Records in the spring. (more...)
According to TMZ, Afeni Shakur, mother of rapper Tupac Shakur, approves of the Broadway bound musical inspired by her son. She was given a preview of HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME, directed by Kenny Leon and based on the music of Tupac. The preview received positive feedback from Afeni Shakur. (more...)
Today in 1999, Annie Get Your Gun opened at the Marquis Theatre, where it ran for 1045 performances.Annie Get Your Gun is a musical with lyrics and music written by Irving Berlin and a book by Herbert Fields and his sister Dorothy Fields. The story is a fictionalized version of the life of Annie Oakley (1860-1926), who was a sharpshooter from Ohio, and her husband, Frank Butler. Songs that became hits include "There's No Business Like Show Business", "Doin' What Comes Natur'lly", "You Can't Get a Man with a Gun", "They Say It's Wonderful", and "Anything You Can Do." (more...)
According to The New York Times, actress Shirley Knight will lead IN MASKS OUTRAGEOUS AND AUSTERE, Tennessee Williams' final full length play which has never before received a stage production. (more...)
The final season of The Bridge Project starring Kevin Spacey, Artistic Director of The Old Vic, in the title role of Richard III, will close at BAM tonight, March 4th. (more...)
Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on March 4 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events!
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PS 84 The Lillian Weber School Parent Teacher Association has just announced that tickets are now on sale for their special cabaret event, Part of His World: An Evening with Alan Menken, to raise money for the school’s enrichment programs. Menken will perform and discuss the songs that the world has come to know and love. The one-man concert and PTA auction will take place on Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the New-York Historical Society (170 Central Park West, at 77th Street). (more...)
Flamenco Festival 2012, presented by New York City Center and the Flamenco Festival, will celebrate the tradition of great female flamenco choreographers and will showcase four of today’s most acclaimed bailaoras (flamenco dancers): Rafaela Carrasco, Manuela Carrasco, Carmen Cortés and Olga Pericet. The Festival, presenting four unique nights of dance, each a New York premiere, will run through March 4 at New York City Center, 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. (more...)
I had the good fortune to catch her performance in the London production of EVITA back in 2006, and can NOT wait to see her again on Broadway... Video preview below.
The digital theatre world lit up earlier today (as did our live traffic meters) with the news, first reported by the London Evening Standard that Stephen Sondheim and David Ives have teamed up on a new musical, which is currently in the earliest phases of composition. According to the Standard: "Sondheim speaks of pushing forward and says he has "20 or 30 minutes" written of a new musical that he is collaborating on with American playwright David Ives, a New York regular little known in London."
We reached the legend himself who told us that "it's an idea I've had for a long time and that it springs indirectly from a moment in a play of David's."
Theatre has more than its share of armchair quarterbacks who enjoy prognosticating (bitching) about...well...everything, ESPECIALLY the how and why of the show selection at the very popular Encores! series at City Center.
Next up for the series is Rodgers and Hammerstein's PIPE DREAM, which will star Leslie Uggams, Will Chase, James Clow, James Moye, Laura Osnes, Steve Routman, Leslie Uggams, Stephen Wallem and Tom Wopat.
So, how and why did they select PIPE DREAM?
Encores! Artistic Director Jack Viertel explains exactly why ... here.
Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, February 26, 2012 - Sunday, February 26, 2012. Catch up below!
E! Online posted a sneak peek of GLEE's Darren Criss performing a duet with Kermit the Frog. They will be performing on E!'s Oscar Countdown in honor of the Oscar-nominated song "Man or Muppet" from The Muppet Movie. See the photos below! (more...)
The 84th Annual Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2011, hosted by Billy Crystal were presented on February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation was televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide. (more...)
GLEE's Darren Criss and Kermit the Frog performed a duet for E! Online. They sang "Rainbow Connection" at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel for E!'s live Oscar countdown. Their duet is in honor of the Oscar-nominated song "Man or Muppet" from 'The Muppet Movie.' Check out their performance below! (more...)
Billy Crystal kicked off The Academy Awards with an opening number written by Tony award-winner Marc Shaiman and Billy Crystal. The song paid a tribute to the nominees for Best Picture. Watch the performance below!
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Today in 2004, Fiddler on the Roof opened at the Minskoff Theatre, where it ran for 781 performances. Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters (or Tevye the Milkman and Other Tales) by Sholem Aleichem. The story centers on Tevye, the father of five daughters, and his attempts to maintain his family and Jewish religious traditions while outside influences encroach upon their lives. The original Broadway production of the show, which opened in 1964, had the first musical theatre run in history to surpass 3,000 performances. (more...)
The Broadway production of Bruce Norris's CLYBOURNE PARK will open on Thursday, April 12th at the Walter Kerr Theatre. The production is now being produced by Jujamcyn. (more...)
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Tyler Martins started a Twitter conversation about a Stephen Sondheim lower back tattoo. The topic is now trending on Twitter with numerous tweets of tattoo ideas! (more...)
Broadway veterans and real life couple Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo performed their new duet, "It's Us Against the World," at the MovieGuide Awards on February 24th. Check out their performance below! (more...)
Alan Menken let CBS News into his home today. He showed off his Oscar Awards and gave a detailed account of the way he writes music for movies, using his newest project, 'Mirror, Mirror' as an example. Learn what it is like to compose music for Disney classics and get a sneak peek at Menken's upcoming Broadway musicals LEAP OF FAITH and NEWSIES below! (more...)
Welcome to BroadwayWorld.com's newest photo series 'Photo Blast From the Past'. Featuring some of the collected theatre gem's of BroadwayWorld's own senior photographer Walter McBride, the series will feature images from his archives of theatre and Hollywood related gems. This time, it's Barry Bostwick, who starred on Broadway in Nick & Nora (1991), The Robber Bridegroom (1976), They Knew What They Wanted (1976), Grease (1972), Soon (1971), Hamlet (1969), and Cock-A-Doodle Dandy (1969). (more...)
STICK FLY, the hit Broadway play by Lydia R. Diamond and directed by Kenny Leon, will play its final performance at Broadway’s Cort Theatre (138 W. 48th Street) on Sunday, February 26, 2012 after 24 previews and 92 regular performances.
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Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 26 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events!
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The 2012 Academy award for Actress in a Leading Role has been awarded to Meryl Streep for her performance in ‘The Iron Lady.’ This marks Streep's third Oscar win. (more...)
Long-time no blog, as my every free waking computer minute has been devoted as of late to some recent and upcoming site updates on both the back and front end. (If you haven't admired our new article, people and show pages - check 'em out, and there's MUCH more on the way including other features coming to those three). We've also more than quadrupled our server speed and capabilities to prepare for some other new features and our ever-expanding traffic.
Back to today's blog, I'd often disagreed with his reviews, but I was still saddened on Friday evening to learn of the passing of longtime theatre critic Howard Kissel, most known for his long tenure at the New York Daily News. His well-known biography of David Merrick - The Abominable Showman has long been amongst my favorite theatre reads; I even re-read (and re-purchased) it on the Kindle a couple of years back. If you haven't read it yet, you're missing out.
Critics are generally an unsung breed, but David Rooney has written a lovely piece, singing Kissel's praises over here @ the Hollywood Reporter.
Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, February 19, 2012 - Sunday, February 19, 2012. Catch up below!
Chris Colfer has written and will star in an upcoming film about a teen who gets 'Struck By Lightning.' Get an exclusive look at the film's first trailer below! (more...)
According to the Washington Post, actress Judi Dench said that she has been diagnosed with an eye condition called macular degeneration. The condition can cause blindness. The actress said that she already had bad vision and had difficulty reading scripts. (more...)
Having previously appeared on Broadway in SEUSSICAL: THE MUSICAL as a teen, and, now, Off-Broadway, in the revival production of the timeless musical THE FANTASTICKS, actor and pop star Aaron Carter has fit a lot of experience into his less-than-quarter-century-long life. Besides his stage roles, Carter has amassed a more than merely respectable resume, having had three chart-topping albums, numerous soundtrack featured spots and even headlining his own feature films. In this career-spanning conversation, Carter and I take a look back at his tween pop superstar heyday - with a look at his contributions to soundtracks like THE PRINCESS DIARIES - as well as his recent stint on ABC’s DANCING WITH THE STARS. Also, his impressions of leading a musical as vaunted and revered as Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt’s THE FANTASTICKS and the importance he places on a theatre appearances. Additionally, Carter also opens up about his desire to expand his horizons and diversify even further in his future, as well as shines a light on the rehearsal process taking on the lead role in THE FANTASTICKS and what it was like working with original show creator, Tom Jones, in preparing for the role. All of that and much, much more!
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The new musical based on the motion picture “Leap of Faith,” produced by Paramount Pictures Corporation and written by Janus Cercone, will begin previews on Tuesday, April 3 and will open in late April (date to be announced) at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street). (more...)
On Thursday, February 16, 2012 musical director Paul Shaffer made a musical cameo at GODSPELL. He joined the cast in singing "Learn Your Lessons Well" and accompanied them on the piano. Watch the performance below! (more...)
MATILDA, OZ, Boe, Fleeshman, Ellis Win At 2012 WhatsonstageAwards: Live Blog
The 2012 Whatsonstage.com Awards will be announced tonight at the Prince of Wales Theatre, presented by Sheridan Smith along with Alan Davies and Jenny Eclair. Keep an eye out here for live updates through the night! (more...)
Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along, the first New York City Center Encores! production of the season, plays its final performance today at New York City Center, and features Colin Donnell, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Elizabeth Stanley, Betsy Wolfe and Adam Grupper. Merrily We Roll Along, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth, is directed by James Lapine with music direction by Rob Berman and musical staging by Dan Knechtges. Check out performance highlights from the production below!
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At the Whats On Stage audience awards, Ghost the Musical's Richard Fleeshman just won 'Best Actor in a Musical' for Ghost. Talking to press after winning, Fleeshman talked about changes to the show that have been made for the currently rehearsing Broadway production, noting that "We've made it more focused. Some of the illusions have gotten even more incredible and the cast is bigger. It's been very exciting."
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Today in 1992, Crazy for You opened at the Shubert Theatre, where it ran for 1622 performances. Crazy for You is a musical with a book by Ken Ludwig, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and music by George Gershwin. Billed as "The New Gershwin Musical Comedy", it is largely based on the songwriting team's 1930 musical, Girl Crazy, but interpolates songs from several other productions as well. Crazy for You won the 1992 Tony Award for Best Musical. The Broadway production was directed by Mike Ockrent and choreographed by Susan Stroman.The cast included Jodi Benson as Polly, Harry Groener as Bobby Child, Bruce Adler as Bela Zangler, John Hillner as Lank Hawkins, Michele Pawk as Irene Roth, Jane Connell as Mother, and Beth Leavel as Tess. (more...)
Dick Anthony Williams, a veteran actor perhaps best known for his role as Pretty Tony in “The Mack,” died Thursday in Los Angeles, said his family and friends. The cause was not announced. (more...)
Tony Award-winner Brian Stokes Mitchell stopped by 'Meet The Press' for an interview with David Gregory while in Washington for the “Discover Ellington Festival.” He discusses Duke Ellington, the artist who the festival honors, and the influence that jazz had on him. (more...)
Weingarten Brown LLP announced in a statement that "defendants CBS Broadcasting, Inc., Tony Awards Productions, White Cherry Entertainment, Inc. and others involved in producing the 2009 Tony Awards, where Rock Star Bret Michaels sustained life-threatening head injuries, filed a Third Party Complaint in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against third-party Rock of Ages Broadway LLC."
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Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 19 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events!
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THE GOOD WIFE, one of television's most acclaimed dramas and a 2011 Emmy Award nominee for Outstanding Drama Series, will assemble a respected and award-winning roster of actors for an episode to be broadcast on Sunday, Feb. 19 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. (more...)
Mo Rocca, former correspondent for Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show' will be starring in a one-hour special on the Cooking Channel entitled MY GRANDMOTHER'S RAVIOLI. The show is set to air on February 19th. (more...)
Broadway composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz went to see yesterday's matinee of Musical Theatre West's production MAN OF LA MANCHA. At the evening performance, Martha Wasserman (widow of Dale Wasserman) showed up with French actor David Serero, who is doing the role of Cervantes in the French production. See the photos below! (more...)
Maestro Louis Scaglione, President and Music Director of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization (PYO), today announced the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra’s performance on Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts’ Verizon Hall. (more...)
According to Deadline.com, Tony award-winner Brian O’Byrne has been cast in ABC's 'Gilded Lilys' pilot. O'Byrne will join previously cast Blythe Danner, Sarah Bolger and Madeline Zima. The pilot is written and executive produced by KJ Steinberg and executive produced by Shonda Rhimes, and directed by Brian Kirk.
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Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, February 12, 2012 - Sunday, February 12, 2012. Catch up below!
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...)
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...)
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...)
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...)
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...)
As in years past, BroadwayWorld has teamed up with Seth to exclusively bring you the full length episodes right here and we're pleased to bring you Seth's latest candid chat with PORGY & BESS' Joshua Henry, NaTasha Yvette Williams and Nikki Renee Daniels. Find out how the stars got started in theatre, hear about their PORGY & Bess auditions, and what it's like working with four-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald! (more...)
Paige took on some of her greatest hits from CATS, EVITA and more in her first show for the American Songbook series - check out photos from last night's concert below! (more...)
According to published reports, actor Philip Bruns has died at the age of 80. It has been reported that he died of natural causes on Wednesday, February 8th. (more...)
On the February 13th episode of NBC's new musical drama series SMASH entitled 'Callbacks', Ivy (Megan Hilty) and Karen (Katharine McPhee) jump through hoops for the brilliant but temperamental director Derek Wills (Jack Davenport) as they pursue the role of a lifetime. Meanwhile, Julia (Debra Messing) and her husband Frank (Brian d'Arcy James), are frustrated by the red tape of an international adoption process, and Eileen (Anjelica Huston) fights to finance her new musical in the midst of an acrimonious divorce. Christian Borle, Raza Jaffrey, and Jaime Cepero also star. The episode airs Monday, February 13th at 10:00 pm/ET.
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According to Deadline.com, GLEE's Jane Lynch has been cast in the indie film 'A.C.O.D'. She will co-star with previously cast Richard Jenkins and Adam Scott. The film is written by Stuart Zicherman and Ben Karlin and directed Zicherman. It is produced by Teddy Schwarzman with Black Bear Pictures and by Karlin and Tim Perell. (more...)
A rep for singer Whitney Houston announced to the Associated Press that Houston died yesterday at age 48. The singer died in her room at the Beverly Hilton hotel, where she was for Clive Davis' Grammy Awards party. No cause of death has yet been revealed. (more...)
Theatreworks USA celebrates its 50th Anniversary tonight at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square North). (more...)
Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 12 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events!
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National Geographic Live: “Ocean Soul” with Underwater Photographer Brian Skerry will be held Sunday, February 12, 2012, at 4:00 p.m, Byham Theater, 101 Sixth Street. (more...)
Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, February 5, 2012 - Sunday, February 5, 2012. Catch up below!
During the Super Bowl today, February 5, NBC launched its “Brotherhood Of Man” network promo. Cast members of NBC shows including “Smash,” “30 Rock,” “Parks & Recreation,” and “Parenthood” performed Frank Loesser’s classic song from HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. In the current smash hit Broadway revival of the musical comedy, international superstar Nick Jonas performs the tuneful anthem and Mr. Jonas will guest star on the Monday, February 27 episode of “Smash.” (more...)
One of the foremost male pop stars of the last twenty years is undeniably “Livin’ La Vida Loca” crooner Ricky Martin, so his deigning of appearing on next week’s GLEE as a new Spanish teacher, David Martinez, is a cause celebre for fans of the Latin superstar, GLEE, or, even, for those who follow the artists whom he covers on the episode - LMFAO’s “Sexy And I Know It” and, the Queen of Pop herself, Madonna. Recalling the golden days of television when hit parade variety shows would cover top chart hits when they were fresh and new, Ricky Martin tackling Madonna two days after the Super Bowl - with, supposedly, a LMFAO cameo occurring during her highly anticipated performance on Sunday - and taking on one of the year’s biggest songs so far, “Sexy And I Know It”, is pop culture must-see TV if there ever were any. Ricky Martin and Madonna are undeniably two of the most theatrical pop culture mainstays of the last few decades and their collective media super-blitz thanks to Martin’s GLEE appearance and Madonna’s Super Bowl performance is encapsulated perfectly in Martin’s essaying of Madonna’s classic caliente pop hit, “La Isla Bonita”. Both Martin and Madonna can certainly command a stage - and an audience of thousands; or, even, millions, as they shall both prove yet again on Sunday and Tuesday, respectively - so, let’s take a look at what we can look forward to from these two entertainment icons as we enter one of the most celebratory weekends of the year. First down! (more...)
As in years past, BroadwayWorld has teamed up with Seth to exclusively bring you the full length episodes right here and we're pleased to bring you Seth's latest candid chat, with PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT's Nick Adams, Tony Sheldon and Will Swenson, below! Find out which star had a turn as THE JUNGLE BOOK's Baloo and hear the trio talk about their auditions, what's next and more! (more...)
Today, The Daily Telegraph indicated that negotiations may be back in motion, saying in an interview with Washington that the actor "is showing no signs of slowing down, with talk of him starring in Othello with Al Pacino." (more...)
Lincoln Center’s acclaimed series American Songbook has returned to the Allen Room for its fourteenth season celebrating the diversity of American popular song. For 16 nights the series is exploring the best of the golden age of musical standards through to today’s most dynamic songwriting. (more...)
According to the New York Times, Broadway-bound Nick Jonas will host the 2012 Kids' Night on Broadway February- a nationwide audience development event designed to introduce a new generation to the experience of live theatre. This year's festivities will be held on February 5-9, and participants will include WICKED, HOW TO SUCCEED, and THE LION KING. (more...)
Happy Birthday, John Guare! He is best known as the author of The House of Blue Leaves, Six Degrees of Separation, and Landscape of the Body. Guare has also been involved with musical theatre. His libretto with Mel Shapiro for the musical Two Gentlemen of Verona was a success when it premiered in 1971 and was revived in 2005 at the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park. It won the two men the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical. He wrote the songs for Landscape of the Body. In 1999, he revised the book of the Cole Porter musical comedy, Kiss Me, Kate for its Broadway revival. He also wrote the book for the Broadway musical Sweet Smell of Success. (more...)
Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 5 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events!
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Roundabout Theatre Company recently announced the theatre organization’s permanent archives, which document the company’s illustrious 46-year production history. The archives are a resource for the theatre community, Roundabout’s audiences, students and researchers. The digital archives showcase selections from Roundabout’s general collection, featuring items that chronicle and celebrate the company’s impact on the American theatre movement, and BroadwayWorld is excited to share featured pieces from the archives. Featured today: (more...)
Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, January 29, 2012 - Sunday, January 29, 2012. Catch up below!
Nederlander Presentations, Inc. has announced that the JEKYLL & HYDE will return to Broadway in Spring 2013 following a 25-week National Tour starring Tony Award Nominee Constantine Maroulis in the dual title role of Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde. The tour will launch at San Diego's Civic Theatre in San Diego, California on October 2, 2012.
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As we reported on Thursday, Aoife Mulholland is planning to return to her role as Brooke Wyndham for the final weeks of Legally Blonde's West End run - and her maternity cover Tamara Wall is not best pleased, venting her rage on Twitter. Mulholland is reportedly amazed at her colleague's reaction. (more...)
On Friday, I had the exceptional honor of talking to the most successful composer in the world, Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, all about the unprecedented new HD film version of his thrilling new musical coming to movie theaters in February, a continuation of the story begun in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, titled LOVE NEVER DIES. In addition to outlining the impossibly detailed process of bringing a production as complex as the Simon Phillips Australian staging of LOVE NEVER DIES to the big screen, we also discuss the genesis of the show and what an immense achievement it is to now have the original musical - in the form of the 25th anniversary Royal Albert Hall production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - as well as the sequel - LOVE NEVER DIES - committed to celluloid, mere months apart. Also, 2012 is certainly the year of the Lord on Broadway thanks to new revivals of two of his most beloved musicals, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and EVITA (the latter starring Ricky Martin), as well as the 10,000th performance of PHANTOM on Broadway. Plus, Lloyd Webber clues us in on which musical of his he would like to film next - SUNSET BOULVEVARD, with either Madonna or original Tony-winning star Glenn Close - and he also elaborates on the indescribable allure of the Phantom legend, now, nearly thirty years after the original show’s debut and expresses his enthusiasm for the revolutionary new age of theatre-on-film we are experiencing now - all of that and much, much more! (more...)
BroadwayWorld.com has learned details about a recent reading of the Guthrie Theatre's upcoming production of ROMAN HOLIDAY in Minneapolis. Starring in the reading, directed by John Miller-Stephany were Laura Osnes as Princess Ann and John Behlmann as Joe Bradley. They rest of the reading cast featured many of the area's top local talent. We're told that the reading went quite well, and that the song choices, which of course include some of Porter's biggest hits like "Easy to Love," "Begin the Beguine," "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" and "Riding High" also included many rarely heard gems that 'fit perfectly into the story.' Also in attendance for the staged reading were book writer Paul Blake and other members of the creative team. (more...)
ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER closes today at The St. James Theatre, 246 W. 44th Street. The musical will have played 29 preview and 57 regular performances. Take a look back at the show's run below! (more...)
Today in 1966, Sweet Charity opened at the Palace Theatre, where it ran for 608 performances. Featuring music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon, the musical was directed and choreographed for Broadway by Bob Fosse starring his wife and muse Gwen Verdon. It is based on Federico Fellini's screenplay for Nights of Cabiria. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1966, where it was nominated for 12 Tony Awards, and also ran in the West End as well as having revivals and international productions. (more...)
CHINGLISH, the new comedy which was named by TIME Magazine as the #1 new American play of 2011, will play its final performance on today. It will have played 128 performances. (more...)
Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on January 29 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events!
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Roundabout Theatre Company recently announced the theatre organization’s permanent archives, which document the company’s illustrious 46-year production history. The archives are a resource for the theatre community, Roundabout’s audiences, students and researchers. The digital archives showcase selections from Roundabout’s general collection, featuring items that chronicle and celebrate the company’s impact on the American theatre movement, and BroadwayWorld is excited to share featured pieces from the archives. Featured today: (more...)
The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2011, and the recipients of the Guild's 2012 Career Achievement Awards were announced last night during the 64th Annual DGA Awards Dinner at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. Michel Hazanavicius won the DGA's Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for The Artist. (more...)
Actor and humanitarian Sean Penn arrived in Haiti just days after a devastating earthquake killed more than 300,000 people and left another 1.5 million homeless. Two years later, he's established an organization called J/P HRO and running a tent camp that provides housing for 20,000 residents. Tune in Sunday, January 29 at 9/8c to watch the all-new episode of OPRAH'S NEXT CHAPTER on OWN. (more...)
We've been running Equity audition notices on BroadwayWorld.com for more than a year now, and not a day goes by that we haven't gotten a slew of requests from both readers and from casting directors to start posting notices for other audition opportunities, both large and small.
To that end, we've unveiled a Non Equity Auditions section of the site which now contains free listings for audition opportunities around the country with all the same features that our Equity center includes like our instant search, chart views, regional browsing, daily and instant email alerts and lots more.
Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, January 22, 2012 - Sunday, January 22, 2012. Catch up below!
Yesterday, performing at Radio City Music Hall, the singer took on "My Man" as first popularized by Fanny Brice and later reintroduced by Barbra Streisand, playing Brice, for FUNNY GIRL's film adaptation. See Clarkson's performance below! (more...)
Last season, many of GLEE actress Lea Michele's co-stars - including Darren Criss, who completes his limited run in HOW TO SUCCEED today - appeared as mentors to the contestants. When the show returns this summer, Michele will make her "Glee Project" debut with it. "So excited to announce that I'll be guest mentoring on the season 2 premiere of the Glee Project," the Broadway vet tweeted. "I[t] was such an amazing experience! All the kids are so talent! Can't wait for you guys to see it!" (more...)
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING bids goodbye to Darren Criss today, following a strictly limited three week engagement. Criss will return to his role as 'Blaine' on GLEE, and next to step into the shoes of J. Pierrepont Finch will be singer Nick Jonas. (more...)
Lyricist Tim Rice is well-known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, including EVITA, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and THE WIZARD OF OZ, among many other projects. Rice describes Lloyd Webber's latest project, however, as "tasteless": a reality TV search for the next 'Jesus' in a SUPERSTAR arena tour. (more...)
As in years past, BroadwayWorld has teamed up with Seth to exclusively bring you the full length episodes right here and we're pleased to bring you Seth's latest candid chat, with FOLLIES' Susan Watson and Terri White, below! Hear the co-stars talk about their FOLLIES audition process, Susan's two year run in BYE BYE BIRDIE, Terri's tap-infused career and more - plus, get a sneak peek at Seth's new book, My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan. (more...)
Once upon a time, believe it or not, I was as much an Indie Rock girl as a BroadwayGirl. This is the story of the surprising journey back to my Broadway roots. (more...)
Harry Potter star and Broadway favorite Daniel Radcliffe took his final bow in HOW TO SUCCEED alongside costar John Larroquette on January 1. Yesterday, the actor appeared on the Jonathan Ross Show to talk about his new movie (The Woman in Black), life post-Potter and more - check it out below! (more...)
Broadway veteran and last year's Tony Awards host Neil Patrick Harris recently spoke for TEDxBroadway on customer service with regards to theatre, talking about what's good, what needs work and even predicted where customer service might end up in twenty years. Hear what he had to say on the matter below! (more...)
In an interview with the South Bend Tribune, Short confirmed that things are still moving forward, saying that although he's busy providing voices for several upcoming films and working on his concert special, "I have found, the more eclectic the year, the more you add to this overview of things" and adding that he and Peters are still in talks for the revival. (more...)
The production finishes performances on Broadway today, prior to a spring limited run in Los Angeles. Get a look back at FOLLIES' journey to Broadway, from its Kennedy Center run onward, below! (more...)
Performances began on Sunday, August 7th for James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim's FOLLIES, directed by Eric Schaeffer, with choreography by Warren Carlyle and music direction by James Moore. (more...)
Today in 1942, the first revival of Porgy and Bess opened at the Majestic Theatre, where it ran for 286 performances. First performed in 1935, with music by George Gershwin, libretto by DuBose Heyward, and lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward, it was based on DuBose Heyward's novel Porgy and subsequent play of the same title, which he co-wrote with his wife Dorothy Heyward. All three works deal with African-American life in the fictitious Catfish Row in Charleston, South Carolina, in the early 1920s. Originally conceived by George Gershwin as an "American folk opera", Porgy and Bess premiered in New York in the fall of 1935 and featured an entire cast of classically trained African-American singers-a daring artistic choice at the time. (more...)
THE MOUNTAINTOP, starring Angela Bassett and Samuel L. Jackson, finishes its limited Broadway run today. In a joint statement this week, Producers Jean Doumanian and Sonia Friedman said, "It’s been a joy to see packed houses of engaged, and cheering theatergoers night after night, and we look forward to the future life this work will undoubtedly have throughout the world." (more...)
Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on January 22 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events!
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Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, January 15, 2012 - Sunday, January 15, 2012. Catch up below!
BWW:UK understands that the original cast of Les Miserables are currently locked in a dispute with First Night Records about the royalties of their cast recording. Peter Polycarpou (originally ensemble, later Grantaire and Thenardier; and then John in Miss Saigon) tweeted on Friday: "First Night Records have said that they no longer want to pay us Les Mis royalties after 25 years." (more...)
Tonight, January 15, the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be held in Beverly Hills. Presenters include a "Who's Who" of the A-List, including Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Jane Lynch, Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Downey Jr., Reese Witherspoon, Rob Lowe, Michelle Pfeiffer, Salma Hayek, Melissa McCarthy and Nicole Kidman. (more...)
Tonight, January 15, the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be held in Beverly Hills. Presenters include a "Who's Who" of the A-List, including Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Jane Lynch, Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Downey Jr., Reese Witherspoon, Rob Lowe, Michelle Pfeiffer, Salma Hayek, Melissa McCarthy and Nicole Kidman. (more...)
Newsies, the new American musical, will move to Broadway's Nederlander Theatre (208 W 41st St) for a strictly limited 101 performance run following its critically-hailed stint at Paper Mill Playhouse earlier this fall. (more...)
The principal characters of The Phantom of the Opera continue their stories in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies. 10 years after the mysterious disappearance of The Phantom from the Paris Opera House, Christine Daaé accepts an offer to come to America and perform at New York's fabulous new playground of the world - Coney Island. (more...)
Today in 2008, The 39 Steps opend at the American Airlines Theatre, where it ran for 771 performances. The play is a farce adapted from the 1915 novel by John Buchan and the 1935 film by Alfred Hitchcock. Patrick Barlow wrote the adaptation, based on the original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon of a two-actor version of the play. The play's concept calls for the entirety of the 1935 adventure film The 39 Steps to be performed with a cast of only four. One actor plays the hero, Richard Hannay, an actress plays the three women with whom he has romantic entanglements, and two other actors play every other character in the show: heroes, villains, men, women, children and even the occasional inanimate object. This often requires lightning fast quick-changes and occasionally for them to play multiple characters at once. Thus the film's serious spy story is played mainly for laughs, and the script is full of allusions to (and puns on the titles of) other Alfred Hitchcock films, including Rear Window, Psycho, Vertigo and North by Northwest. (more...)
Broadway's celebrated revival of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse's Tony Award-winning musical CHICAGO welcomed Latin-American star Marco Zunino in his first Broadway appearance as "that silver-tongued prince of the courtroom," Billy Flynn. Check out photos from the actor's debut below! (more...)
Check out Broadway vet and one of the show's stars, Megan Hilty, talking her audition for SMASH, what it's like returning to the stage and more! (more...)
Check out BroadwayWorld TV's Around the BroadwayWorld for 1/12 featuring Broadway's Greatest Fan? Inspired Musical Montage!, Full House Dramatic Reading, STC's production of Ruthless!, Robert Torti's WORST Audition Ever!, You Can't Stop The Beat - Glee Style?. (more...)
Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on January 15 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events!
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The Broadway productions of FOLLIES and RELATIVELY SPEAKING will host special, additional performances to benefit The Actors Fund in January, 2012. FOLLIES will play an nineth weekly show at the Marquis Theatre on Sunday, January 15 at 8pm. RELATIVELY SPEAKING will perform an additional weekly performance on January 29 at 8pm at its home, the Brooks Atkinson. (more...)
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, New York City Councilman Ruben Wills (Queens District 28) will present a New York City Proclamation to the Broadway production of The Mountaintop by Katori Hall. Citations will be given to cast members Samuel L. Jackson, Angela Bassett, director Kenny Leon and producers Jean Doumanian and Sonia Friedman, following the Sunday matinee performance, January 15th. (more...)
Review Roundup: ONCE Opens on Broadway - All the Reviews!
BWW TV Exclusive: Seth's Broadway Chatterbox With ON A CLEAR DAY's Turner & Mueller
RIALTO CHATTER: Rosie Taking ANNIE Meetings?
Amanda Holden to Host JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Search
Patina Miller Plays Final Performance in SISTER ACT 
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 3/18- DO I HEAR A WALTZ?
BC/EFA Presents Final Broadway Bears Benefit Tonight
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at Benjamin Walker as ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER
BWW's On This Day - March 18, 2012
Yonekura Ryoko to Star as 'Roxie' in CHICAGO This July
Photo Flash: Project Shaw's Golden Shamrock Gala
THE BOOK OF MORMON's Rory O'Malley to Sing the National Anthem at the NYC Half-Marathon, 3/18
STAGE TUBE: Cheyenne Jackson, Brian Stokes Mitchell, et al. Celebrate Smith Center Opening!
STAGE TUBE: Kristen Wiig as Liza Minnelli on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
STAGE TUBE: Stephen Sondheim Talks New West End SWEENEY TODD!
Photo Coverage: Meet the Cast of PETER AND THE STARCATCHER!
BWW TV Flashback: Sutton Foster Departs ANYTHING GOES
2012 Tony Honors Revealed - MTI's Freddie Gershon, Production Supervisor Arthur Siccardi & TDF's Open Doors Program
Review Roundup: John Doyle's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG in Cincinnati
Jason Donovan & Mel C Assist JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Search
BWW TV: Seth's Broadway Chatterbox Featuring the Cast of DISASTER!
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 3/11- A CLASS ACT
STAGE TUBE: Susan Stroman, Stephanie J. Block, et al. Celebrate Launch of Stage Write App!
Patricia Kalember Replaces Melora Hardin in DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER
Atlantic Theater Company's CQ/CX Closes
Patti LuPone, Richard Thomas and More Join SHINSAI: THEATERS FOR JAPAN Benefit
Photo Flash: Neil Patrick Harris, Jennifer Hudson, et al. Attend Smith Center Opening!
Peter Gallagher to Bring Solo Show to Geffen Playhouse, 3/11
Talking to the London Times, Stephen Sondheim sounds off about much of the current state of commercial theatre, noting that while he can appreciate hits such as The Book of Mormon as a "fun college show", in response to the idea that this perceived trend could be permanent, Sondheim remarks: "I think so. Commercial theatre will only get more narrow as time goes on. There are so many forms of entertainment, theatre is becoming more marginalised. It's become ‘an event': you see Wicked on your anniversary. I don't think commercial theatre can fulfil a function as a constant feeding ground for emotions and thoughts."
THE ROAD TO MECCA Closes on Broadway Tonight
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at the Royal Albert Hall Airs on PBS Tonight
STAGE TUBE: Miss the Star Studded '8' Play? Watch Here!
BWW TV Exclusive: Seth's Broadway Chatterbox With Alan Menken!
Photo Coverage: Star Studded Arrivals at '8' Premiere
NEWSIES Records Cast Album 3/4-5
Tupac's Mother Approves HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 3/4- ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
Shirley Knight to Star in Final Tennessee Williams Play
Patti LuPone Performs at the University of Arizona Tonight
RICHARD III Closes at BAM Tonight & Concludes The Bridge Project
Tickets Now Available for PART OF HIS WORLD Benefit, 3/4
Flamenco Festival 2012 Closes 3/4
The digital theatre world lit up earlier today (as did our live traffic meters) with the news, first reported by the London Evening Standard that Stephen Sondheim and David Ives have teamed up on a new musical, which is currently in the earliest phases of composition. According to the Standard: "Sondheim speaks of pushing forward and says he has "20 or 30 minutes" written of a new musical that he is collaborating on with American playwright David Ives, a New York regular little known in London."
Theatre has more than its share of 
Photo Flash: Darren Criss Sings a Duet With Kermit the Frog!
84th Annual Academy Awards Nominees & Winners- Complete List!
STAGE TUBE: Darren Criss & Kermit the Frog Perform a Duet!
STAGE TUBE: Billy Crystal Opens Oscars With Marc Shaiman Number!
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 2/26- FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
UP ON THE MARQUEE: CLYBOURNE PARK!
Lin-Manuel Miranda/Tyler Martins' #SondheimLowerBackTattoo Trending on Twitter
STAGE TUBE: Ace Young & Diana DeGarmo Perform 'It's Us Against the World!'
STAGE TUBE: Alan Menken Talks to CBS News!
Photo Blast From The Past: Barry Bostwick
Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer, et al. Win Spirit Awards
Alicia Keys' Produced STICK FLY to Close on Broadway February 26, 2012
Watch Cirque du Soleil Perform at the Academy Awards!
Woody Allen Receives Academy Award for Writing 
Christopher Plummer Receives Academy Award for Actor in a Supporting Role
Meryl Streep Receives Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role
Long-time no blog, as my every free waking computer minute has been devoted as of late to some recent and upcoming site updates on both the back and front end. (If you haven't admired our new article, people and show pages - check 'em out, and there's MUCH more on the way including other features coming to those three). We've also more than quadrupled our server speed and capabilities to prepare for some other new features and our ever-expanding traffic. 
STAGE TUBE: Chris Colfer's 'Struck By Lightening' Trailer!
Actress Judi Dench Diagnosed With Severe Eye Condition
InDepth InterView: Aaron Carter & THE FANTASTICKS
UP ON THE MARQUEE: LEAP OF FAITH!
STAGE TUBE: Paul Shaffer Makes Cameo at GODSPELL!
Full List Of 2012 Whatsonstage.com Award-Winners
MATILDA, OZ, Boe, Fleeshman, Ellis Win At 2012 Whatsonstage.com Awards: As It Happened
Photo Coverage: West End Stars Including Sheridan Smith, Sophie Evans, Kimberley Walsh At Whatsonstage.com Awards!
BWW TV: Encores! MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Plays Final Performance Today
GHOST's Richard Fleeshman Says Broadway Production 'Even More Incredible'
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 2/19- CRAZY FOR YOU
Actor Dick Anthony Williams Passes Away
STAGE TUBE: Brian Stokes Mitchell Visits 'Meet The Press'!
Cross Complaint Filed in Bret Michaels Lawsuit Against Tony Awards 
John Benjamin Hickey, Jonathan Groff & More Set for THE GOOD WIFE, 2/19
Mo Rocca to Star in The Cooking Channel's MY GRANDMOTHER'S RAVIOLI, 2/19
Photo Flash: Stephen Schwartz & Martha Wasserman Visit Musical Theatre West's MAN OF LA MANCHA!
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Concert Held at The Kimmel Center 2/19
Brian O’Byrne to Star in ABC's 'Gilded Lilys'
2012 Grammy Awards Air Tonight on CBS; Tune In for Pre-Telecast for Best Theatre Album at 1PM!
Photo Coverage: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Celebrates 10,000 Performances!
The 2012 Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album Goes to THE BOOK OF MORMON!
Stephen Schwartz on Whitney Houston's Death: 'Shocked and Saddened'
BWW TV Exclusive: Seth's Broadway Chatterbox With PORGY & BESS' Joshua Henry, NaTasha Yvette Williams and Nikki Renee Daniels!
Alan Menken and Glenn Slater Receive Grammy Award for TANGLED's 'I See the Light'
Photo Coverage: Elaine Paige Performs for Lincoln Center's AMERICAN SONGBOOK Series!
Actor Philip Bruns Dies at 80
AUDIO: First Listen- Katherine McPhee & Megan Hilty Sing 'Call Me' & 'Crazy Dreams' on 2nd Episode of SMASH!
Jane Lynch Signs on to 'A.C.O.D' Film
Photo Coverage: Remembering Whitney Houston
Nathan Lane, Barbara Cook, Donna Murphy Set for TheatreWorks Gala Tonight
Brian Skerry Hosts Ocean Soul Lecture at the Byham Theater 2/12
BWW TV: NBC Goes Broadway With HOW TO SUCCEED-Themed Commercial!
FLASH: Ricky Martin Meets Madonna
BWW TV Exclusive: Seth's Broadway Chatterbox with PRISCILLA Stars Nick Adams, Tony Sheldon and Will Swenson!
Denzel Washington and Al Pacino Headed for OTHELLO?
Photo Coverage: Leslie Kritzer Performs the Music of Jule Styne for the American Songbook Series
Nick Jonas to Host 2012 KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY; Kicks Off Today
New Restaurant and Club Space '54 Below' to Launch in June With Patti LuPone, Megan Hilty & More
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 2/5- John Guare
Ethan Hawke, Jonathan Marc Sherman Set for The New Group's 'Re-imagining Baal' Today
Inside the Roundabout Archives Day 11-TWELVE ANGRY MEN
BREAKING NEWS: Constantine Maroulis to Star in Broadway-Bound Jeff Calhoun Helmed JEKYLL & HYDE Tour
LEGALLY BLONDE Twitter Drama: Aoife Mulholland 'Flabbergasted'
InDepth InterView: Andrew Lloyd Webber Talks LOVE NEVER DIES, PHANTOM 25, Ricky Martin & More
Exclusive: Laura Osnes & John Belhmann Lead ROMAN HOLIDAY Guthrie Reading
18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Complete List of Nominees & Winners!
Photo Flashback: ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER Ends Its Broadway Run
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 1/29- SWEET CHARITY
CHINGLISH Closes on Broadway
Inside the Roundabout Archives Day 4- ANNA CHRISTIE
DGA Award Winners Announced; Glenn Weiss Wins for Tony Awards Ceremony
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Sean Penn Travels to Haiti on OPRAH'S NEXT CHAPTER, 1/29
STAGE TUBE: Kelly Clarkson Performs FUNNY GIRL's 'My Man' at Radio City Music Hall
Lea Michele to Appear on Season 2 Premiere of THE GLEE PROJECT
Darren Criss Departs HOW TO SUCCEED Today; Nick Jonas in the Wings
Tim Rice Opposes Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Tasteless' SUPERSTAR Reality Show
BWW TV Exclusive: Seth's Broadway Chatterbox with Terri White and Susan Watson!
BroadwayGirlNYC: My Broadway Awakening
STAGE TUBE: Daniel Radcliffe Stops by the Jonathan Ross Show!
STAGE TUBE: Neil Patrick Harris on the State of Broadway Customer Service
Martin Short Confirms 'In Talks' for I DO, I DO with Bernadette Peters
Photo Flashback: FOLLIES Ends Its Broadway Run
FOLLIES Closes on Broadway
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 1/22- PORGY AND BESS
THE MOUNTAINTOP Ends Limited Engagement on Broadway
BWW Expands in Japan! Positions Available for Contributing Editors!
BREAKING NEWS: LES MISERABLES Original London Cast In Recording Royalties Row
2012 GOLDEN GLOBES Nominees and Winners - Complete List!
Photo Flash: NEWSIES' Broadway Set Model!
Review Roundup: LOVE NEVER DIES Makes Its Sydney Premiere
STAGE TUBE: Daniel Radcliffe Hosts Saturday Night Live!
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 1/15- THE 39 STEPS
Long Wharf Theatre's Adaptation of SOPHIE'S CHOICE Cancelled
Photo Coverage: Marco Zunino Joins CHICAGO!
STAGE TUBE: Megan Hilty on Returning to the Stage in SMASH
BWW TV: Around the Broadway World 1/12 - Bway's Greatest Fan?, Robert Torti, Ruthless and more!
FOLLIES Hosts Actors Fund Benefit Performance Tonight
Ruben Wills to Speak at THE MOUNTAINTOP for MLK Day
Neil Patrick Harris to Star in HEDWIG on Bway in Spring 2014!
INTO THE WOODS Film to Hit Theaters Christmas Day 2014!
NBC Reveals SMASH For Your Consideration Emmy Bids
MISS SAIGON Revival to Open in London in 2014
Breaking: James Gandolfini of THE SOPRANOS Dies in Italy
Netflix Orders Second Season of Gothic Thriller HEMLOCK GROVE
Shailene Woodley Cut from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2; Marc Webb to Recast Mary Jane?
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Tax Evasion
BWW CD Reviews: Andrea McArdle's 70'S AND SUNNY - LIVE AT 54 BELOW is a Fabulous Throwback to the 70s
That's a Lot of iPads - Apple Awarded $30 Million iPad Deal From LA Unified School District
STAGE TUBE: First Look at Highlights of BECOMING TRAVIATA Starring Natalie Dessay
BWW Blog: Claire van Bever - The Auditions Tips You HAVEN'T Heard
A DANCER'S DREAM: TWO WORKS BY STRAVINSKY to be Distributed to Worldwide Cinemas, Sept 2013