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Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend
Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, September 2, 2012 - Sunday, September 2, 2012. Catch up below!
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 Photo Flash: New Film Still of Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway in LES MISERABLES!
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2012
For Fall Movie Preview week, MTV News interviewed Les Miserables film director Tom Hooper about his upcoming big-screen adaptation of the musical, starring Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Anne Hathaway as Fantine and a slew of other big-name stars. In the interview, Hooper described Hathaway's performance of "I Dreamed A Dream" as "quite breathtaking." Alongside the chat with Hooper, MTV also released a new still of the Jackman and Hathaway in the film. Check it out below! (more...)
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 Following Broadway's Upcoming Shows? Twitter Feed Mega-List!
by BWW - September 02, 2012
There are a ton of new shows on their way to the Great White Way in the upcoming Fall 2012 season and beyond! If you want to stay on top of all the latest news from all of the Broadway-Bound productions, get informed directly from the source by following them on Twitter!
We've made a mega-list of Broadway-Bound Twitter feeds below, so that you can stay in the know! (more...)
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 STAGE TUBE: On This Day 9/2- Chad Kimball
by Stage Tube - September 02, 2012
Happy Birthday, Chad Kimball! After moving to New York, he was hired for the Broadway musical, The Civil War, joining the show 3 weeks before it closed. He was in the Off-Broadway revival of Godspell (2000) and the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods (2002) as Milky-White the cow. He appeared in the Broadway musicals Lennon and Good Vibrations in 2005. Kimball originated 'Huey' in the musical Memphis at the La Jolla Playhouse in 2008, starred in the Broadway production, and earned a Tony nomination for his performance. (more...)
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 CLYBOURNE PARK Leaves the Broadway Neighborhood Today, September 2
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2012
Clybourne Park, the 2012 Tony Award-winning "Best Play", ends its Broadway run—extended twice already—today, September 2nd, at the Walter Kerr Theatre. Also the winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize and Olivier Award, Clybourne Park is the wickedly funny and fiercely provocative new play about race, real estate and the volatile values of each. By its final performance today, the play will have played 27 previews and 157 regular performances. (more...)
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 Goodspeed Musicals' THE BIKINIS Ends Run Today, Sept 2
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2012
Goodspeed Musicals celebrates summer fun in the groovy production The Bikinis a new musical beach party. This hip musical will end its run today, September 2 at The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn., Goodspeed’s home for developing new works. (more...)
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 BWW Blog: Touring MARY POPPINS' Nicolas Dromard - Day #6
by Guest Blogger: Nicolas Dromard - September 02, 2012
Funny thing about LA: celebrities live here and we are surrounded by them. They are just like you and me, normal people doing what they love to do, but they are thrusted into the public eye and we recognize them, ask for photos and autographs and then we feel content that we met that person and got a memento. (more...)
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 Recording Academy's Neil Portnow Remembers Hal David
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2012
The Recording Academy released a statement on the passing of Hal David yesterday, September 1st, at the age of 91. "Grammy winner Hal David was an exquisite lyricist who penned timeless songs that have become classics in the American songbook..." President/CEO Neil Portnow began. (more...)
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 Photo Coverage: William Finn and More in 'Songs by Ridiculously Talented Composers...' at Barrington Stage Co.
by Stephen Sorokoff - September 02, 2012
A Labor Day weekend celebration of extraordinary new songs, Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist William Finn (Falsettos, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) narrated this fresh, fun introduction to new voices in musical theatre and shared with the audience what makes a good lyric, why some work and others don’t in "Songs by Ridiculously Talented Composers and Lyricists You Probably Don’t Know But Should…" at Barrington Stage Co. (more...)
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 PHANTOM Ends Run in Las Vegas September 2, 2012
by BWW - September 02, 2012
After more than six years and nearly 2,700 performances, Phantom—The Las Vegas Spectacular ends its historic run at The Venetian today, September 2, 2012. This stunning theatrical spectacle will never be seen again once the final curtain closes in Las Vegas.
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Diamond on Diamond in Vegas
 'Good times never seemed so good' on Saturday night as Neil Diamond performed to a sold out crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. I've long maintained that Diamond's (sadly no relation) catalog of hits is ideally suited to the Broadway stage and I will continue waiting for someone to tap his goldmine of theatrical tunes.
New York City born and raised, at 71, he continues to perform high octane, intermission free two hour plus concerts (we share a last name, but sadly not an energy level) backed by a great band that's toured with him for 35+ years and truly rocked.
Four decades after his 'Hot August Night' at the Greek Theatre in LA became the quintessential live concert album, Saturday's concert paid tribute to that amazing success and the culmination of a 55 city tour. Filled with top notch lighting, sound, production and of course music, the Vegas crowd was up on its feet for much of the night.
The hit-filled set list Diamond performed included Soolaimon, Beautiful Noise, Forever in Blue Jeans, Love on the Rocks, Hello Again, Play Me, Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon, Red Red Wine, Solitary Man, Glory Road, I'm a Believer, Cracklin' Rosie, You Don't Bring Me Flowers, Crunchy Granola Suite, Mornigside, Holly Holy, Sweet Caroline, I Am I Said, America and Brother Love's Travelin' Salvation Show.
Those 20 tunes are just the tip of the iceberg of a long list of song-writing credits that's helped him sell 115 million records since the 1960s and have made him one of my personal favorites along with tens of thousands of others who fill his always sold-out arena tours across the country and around the world.
Diamond's combination of songwriting talent, musicianship and a live stage presence make his concert performances soul-lifting experiences that are simply not to be missed. In the film WHAT ABOUT BOB? Bill Murray noted that "there are two kinds of people in this world, those that like Neil Diamond and those who don't." Well, I've never met anyone who's seen him live that falls in the latter category, and for good reason.
Here's hoping for a 50th Anniversary of Hot August Night, because as age shows no signs of slowing him down - if there's anyone that can do it, it's Neil Diamond. I'll be there. And, if you're listening Broadway producers - I'll be there as well.
Posted by Robert Diamond
on Sunday, September 02, 2012 @ 3:05 AM
Broadway-Filled Osmonds in Vegas
 A little bit country, a little bit rock n' roll and A LOT of Broadway is currently on display in the hit DONNY & MARIE show currently playing the showroom at The Flamingo in Las Vegas.
The show, recently voted #1 in 'The Best of Vegas', and directed by Richard Jay-Alexander, makes several stops on a trip down the memory lane of their almost 50 year careers. It was my first time seeing the duo live, and while familiar with both's theatrical appearances over the years (and loved Donny's performance as 'Gaston' in the closing of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and on record as JOSEPH), I only had a passing knowledge of some of their pop hits.
I of course was familiar with 'Puppy Love' and 'A Little Bit Country/Little Bit Rock and Roll' and the 90 minute show is filled with their highlights (including those two) and a ton of great footage which both reference throughout the show. The video clips work well to catch you up to speed if you're a newbie, or a great trip down your own memory lane if you grew up watching them on TV, as clearly much of the audience did. From their show to both's appearances on DANCING WITH THE STARS - it's all there.
Aside from their MANY pop hits, both paid significant tribute to the Great White Way, including songs from shows they each did - JOSEPH, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, BEAUTY & THE BEAST, THE KING & I and shows that they didn't, like CHICAGO, CABARET and WICKED (yes, WICKED - they close with 'For Good'). The show is briskly paced, and the backup includes a great dancing ensemble and an onstage band that are adept at all of their many styles of music. Definitely put this on your must see list if you're passing through Las Vegas.
Also, if anyone out there is taking requests - let's find another Broadway show for Donny please. Thank you.
Posted by Robert Diamond
on Saturday, September 01, 2012 @ 1:03 AM
A Fond Farewell to Cirque's Viva ELVIS
We were a little late to the party when it came to catching Cirque's brilliant Viva ELVIS show at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. We saw the spectacular production last night, which sadly closes tonight, to be replaced in November by an updated and modified version of Zarakana (which had its premiere at Radio City in New York). To say that I'm shocked the show is closing would be an understatement.
There's NOTHING like a great Cirque experience that makes us all look upon the stage with childlike wonder at the feats of the human body, the artistry and the magic. What made Viva ELVIS special, and akin to their BEATLES LOVE show is that it also layered in the music and the great story of the one-of-a-kind American icon.
There never will be another like Elvis Presley, and there likely will never be a Cirque experience quite like Viva ELVIS either, so here's hoping that the show winds up touring or landing elsewhere.
Out here - we were all shook up.
Posted by Robert Diamond
on Friday, August 31, 2012 @ 9:27 AM
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With the upcoming launch of the 2012-2013 Student Center, we want to engage even more students and faculty in a variety of ways, including Backstage Blogs, Interviews with students, faculty, cast and creative teams, Features & Profiles, Reviews and much more. Want to get involved? Contact Romina at romi@broadwayworld.com for more info!
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Internships are unpaid, with college credit available.
Posted by Robert Diamond
on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 @ 6:30 PM
Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend
Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, August 26, 2012 - Sunday, August 26, 2012. Catch up below!
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 BWW Flashback: SISTER ACT Ends Divine Broadway Run Today, August 26
by BWW Special Coverage - August 26, 2012
The Broadway musical SISTER ACT will play its final Broadway performance today, Sunday, August 26, 2012, prior to kicking off a North American tour on October 2 at Toronto’s Ed Mirvish Theatre. Upon closing after a 16-month run, the Broadway production will have played 28 previews and 561 performances at the Broadway Theatre. Below, BroadwayWorld takes you on a multimedia flashback through SISTER ACT's divine Broadway journey! (more...)
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 STAGE TUBE: Ramin Karimloo Performs 'Bring Him Home' and 'Above All' on SONGS OF PRAISE
by Stage Tube - August 26, 2012
On August 19th, West End star Ramin Karimloo performed live on BBC's Songs of Praise, singing "Bring Him Home" from the musical Les Misérables. Star of musicals such as Phantom of the Opera, its sequel Love Never Dies, Miss Saigon and the aforementioned Les Mis, the actor also performed "Above All" on the program, accompanied by Steve Young. Watch both songs below! (more...)
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 BWW's On This Day - August 26, 2012
by - August 26, 2012
Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on August 26 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events!
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 Photo Flash: Broadway Understudies Rock HALF HOUR Concert at Laurie Beechman
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2012
BroadwayUnderstudies.com's "Half Hour: A Last Minute Concert" took place on August 19th, 2012, featuring some of Broadway's most talented understudies onstage at the Laurie Beechman Theatre sharing their rare talent—the ability to perform at a second's notice. The concert's lineup included Jen Noble (Ghost) and Delius Doherty (Book of Mormon), Allison Blackwell (Porgy & Bess), Garett Hawe (Newsies), Carly Hughes (Ghost), Stephen Mark Lukas (Book of Mormon), Corey Mach (Godspell), Matthew Marks (Book of Mormon), Julia Mattison (Godspell), Constantine Rousouli (Ghost), Jack Scott (Newsies), Brendon Stimson (Newsies), Julius Thomas III (Porgy & Bess), and Laurie Veldheer (Newsies). Check out photos from the concert below! (more...)
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 Photo Coverage: Carmel Dean, Alysha Umphress and More at THE SWEET SONGS OF CARMEL DEAN at Mr. Finn's Cabaret
by Stephen Sorokoff - August 26, 2012
Barrington Stage Company (BSC), the award-winning theatre in downtown Pittsfield, Mass., presented Carmel’s Candy Store: The Sweet Songs of Carmel Dean at Mr. Finn's Cabaret. Carmel’s Candy Store featured BSC artists and Broadway regulars Carmel Dean (BSC’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Broadway: American Idiot), Lisa Howard (BSC and Broadway: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Alysha Umphress (BSC’s Funked Up Fairy Tales; Broadway: American Idiot) and Michael Winther (BSC’s The Mysteries of Harris Burdick; Broadway:33 Variations/Mamma Mia!). BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the concert below! (more...)
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 RAGTIME Plays Strand Theatre, 9/28-10/7; Terrence McNally Accepts ACLU's Beacon of Liberty Award at Boston Gala, 9/15
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2012
Fiddlehead Theatre Company, in collaboration with the American Civil Liberties Union, with the support of Mayor Thomas M. Menino, City of Boston, announce an exciting new production of the Tony Award-winning musical RAGTIME. The production runs September 28-October 7, 2012 at Boston’s Historic Strand Theatre, and aims to celebrate the work of the ACLU, and in particular keep issues of personal liberty at the forefront of people’s minds during the upcoming elections. On September 15, 2012, at a special gala in Boston, RAGTIME creator Terrence McNally will accept the ACLU’s Beacon of Liberty Award on behalf of himself and fellow creators Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. (more...)
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Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend
Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, August 19, 2012 - Sunday, August 19, 2012. Catch up below!
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 Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, August 18 - Double-Sized Special Jimmy Fallon Edition!
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2012
On August 16th, Broadway star Ricky Martin appeared on LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON, where he revealed his love of Twitter and his new habit of tweeting "intermission pictures" from backstage to give fans a behind-the-scenes peek. Today, we bring you a double-sized "Jimmy Fallon Edition," Saturday Intermission Pics round-up with photos from yesterday's matinee and evening performances! (more...)
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 STAGE TUBE: On This Day 8/18- GREASE
by Stage Tube - August 19, 2012
Today in 2007, the second Broadway revival of Grease opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, where it ran for 554 performances. Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School (loosely based on William Howard Taft School), follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love, cars, and drive-ins. (more...)
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 GLEE, Lea Michele, Neil Patrick Harris & Ricky Martin Among 2012 Do Something Awards Nominees; Ceremony Airs on VH1, 8/21
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2012
The 2012 Do Something Awards honor "the nation's best, young world-changers, 25 and under" for community service and will be presented and taped today, August 19, 2012, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. Among the nominees are GLEE and its stars Lea Michele and Cory Monteith, Evita's Ricky Martin (alongside Nicki Minaj in the style category), Death of a Salesman's Andrew Garfield, Broadway, movie and television star Neil Patrick Harris, and American Idol and American Idiot alumnus Adam Lambert. (more...)
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 STAGE TUBE: BROADWAY BARES XXII: HAPPY ENDINGS - 'Ugly Duckling (It Gets Better)'!
by Stage Tube - August 19, 2012
BROADWAY BARES XXII: HAPPY ENDINGS, a fairytale evening of modern-day burlesque featuring 227 of New York’s sexiest dancers, made history for the third year in a row on June 17, by raising a record-breaking $1,254,176 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. One of the evening's performances was the story of “The Ugly Duckling” called "Ugly Duckling (It Gets Better)" set to Lady Gaga's "Born This Way", which took on bullying as Brandon Rubendall helped Adar Wellington embrace both her inner and outer beauty in a moving piece choreographed by Nick Kenkel. Watch the performance below! (more...)
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 BWW Flashback: END OF THE RAINBOW Closes on Broadway Today, Aug 19
by BWW Special Coverage - August 19, 2012
The Broadway production of End of the Rainbow, written by Peter Quilter and directed by Tony Award winner Terry Johnson, will play its final performance today, Sunday, August 19, 2012. The production, which began performances on Monday, March 19 of this year and opened on Monday, April 2, will have played a total of 176 performances at Broadway’s Belasco Theatre. With this flashback, BroadwayWorld remembers End of the Rainbow's run on the Great White Way.
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 GHOST's Jen Noble and BOOK OF MORMON's Delius Doherty Join 'Half Hour' Concert Tonight, 8/19
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2012
Jen Noble (Ghost) and Delius Doherty (Book of Mormon) have been added to the line-up of understudies performing in "Half Hour: A Last Minute Concert." Tonight, August 19th at 7pm, BroadwayUnderstudies.com has invited some of Broadway's most talented understudies to the stage of the Laurie Beechman Theatre to share their rare talent—the ability to perform at a second's notice. The audience will get to vote on what song each performer will sing, and they wont find out the results until they step up to the microphone. (more...)
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 THE NUTTY PROFESSOR Musical Ends Run at TPAC Today, 8/19
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2012
Nashville and the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) end their run of the world premiere of “The Nutty Professor” Musical today, August 19, 2012. Directed by Jerry Lewis, the show is a new musical comedy based on the 1963 film of the same name. (more...)
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Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend
Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, August 12, 2012 - Sunday, August 12, 2012. Catch up below!
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 BWW TV: RENT's Anthony Federov, Sean Michael Murray & Emma Hunton Perform at Broadway in Bryant Park!
by BroadwayWorld TV - August 12, 2012
Featured in this week's event was: Chicago (Donna Marie Asbury, Dylis Croman, Cristy Candler, Tonya Wathen, Tony Yazbeck, Peter Nelson, Amos Wolff, Denny Paschall) Rebecca (Jill Paice, Ryan Silverman, Maree Johnson), Evita (Christina DeCicco, Max von Essen, Rachel Potter), Newsies (Corey Cott, Kara Lindsay, and Julie Foldesi), RENT (Anthony Federov, Sean Michael Murray, Emma Hunton, Shaleah Adkisson), and a special guest performance by Sista's: The Musical.
Check out the performaces from the cast of Rent below, which included: 'One Song Glory,' 'What You Own,' and 'Take Me or Leave Me.' (more...)
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 BWW TV: NEWSIES Cast Carries the Banner to Broadway in Bryant Park with Corey Cott, Kara Lindsay & More!
by BroadwayWorld TV - August 12, 2012
The best of Broadway will be presented FREE on six consecutive Thursdays this summer with “106.7 Lite FM’s Broadway in Bryant Park 2012“ – a lunchtime series that began July 12 at 12:30 p.m. on the Bryant Park Stage. Sponsored by Resorts World Casino New York City and hosted by Lite FM’s on-air personalities, the twelfth annual presentation of open-air, On- and Off- Broadway lunch hour performances will run through August 16.
Featured in this week's event was: Chicago (Donna Marie Asbury, Dylis Croman, Cristy Candler, Tonya Wathen, Tony Yazbeck, Peter Nelson, Amos Wolff, Denny Paschall) Rebecca (Jill Paice, Ryan Silverman, Maree Johnson), Evita (Christina DeCicco, Max von Essen, Rachel Potter), Newsies (Corey Cott, Kara Lindsay, and Julie Foldesi), RENT (Anthony Federov, Sean Michael Murray, Emma Hunton, Shaleah Adkisson), and a special guest performance by Sista's: The Musical.
Check out the performaces from the cast of Rebecca below!
For details, schedule updates and a chance to win free Broadway tickets, fans can listen to 106.7 Lite FM on the station’s website, www.1067litefm.com, as well as on iHeartRadio.com and the iHeartRadio mobile app, Clear Channel’s best-in-class customizable digital listening service, that delivers everything listeners want in one free, fully-integrated service: instant access to more than 1,000 of the nation’s most popular live broadcast and digital-only radio stations from 150 cities, plus user-created Custom Stations inspired by favorite artists and songs.
Read more: http://broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-TV-Sneak-Peek-of-Broadway-Bound-REBECCA--Cast-Performs-at-Broadway-in-Bryant-Park-20120809#ixzz23579fq4o (more...)
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 SOUND OFF Special Interview: Julie Reiber
by Pat Cerasaro - August 12, 2012
Today we are talking to a multi-talented performer who has performed on Broadway in everything from BROOKLYN to WICKED who made her most recent Broadway bows standing by in both ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER and PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT - the dynamic and compelling Julie Reiber. Talking all about her new solo album, LOVE TRAVELS, and its various inspirations as well as casting a look back at her many Broadway, touring and regional roles thus far in her eclectic career - ALL SHOOK UP, SWEENEY TODD and many more included - Reiber and I attempt to illustrate her unique place on Broadway and what she would like to pursue in the future, both on the stage and in the recording studio. Additionally, Reiber opens up about her exhaustive song selection process for LOVE TRAVELS and shares candid stories of the recording process of her solo debut, including providing some background on the songs that did not make the cut, how the sterling arrangements arose out of the material and the process of becoming a singer-songwriter in her own right over the project’s three-year-long creation. Also, Reiber outlines her experiences performing in the out-of-town tryout of the new musical adaptation of Armistead Maupin’s TALES OF THE CITY penned by rock super group Scissor Sisters and expresses her desire to continue with future iterations of the 70s-set Broadway-bound tuner as she looks ahead to her new roles of recording artist, and, also, she is happy to announce, mother. Plus, Julie offers details on her role in the heretofore little-known Meat Loaf-inspired movie musical ECLIPSE OF THE HEART (hopefully released some red moon soon), expresses her thoughts on GLEE and SMASH, compared Broadway now versus a decade ago - and much, much more! (more...)
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 Photo Flash: Opening Night at MARY POPPINS in LA at the Ahmanson
by BWW News Desk - August 12, 2012
Center Theatre Group, Disney Theatrical Productions and Cameron Mackintosh present the award-winning musical “Mary Poppins” at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. “Mary Poppins” opened on Friday, August 10. Check out photos from the opening night arrivals, curtain call and after-party below! (more...)
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BWW's On This Day - August 12, 2012
by - August 12, 2012
Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on August 12 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events!
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 Shakespeare in the Park's Streep, Kline, Adams & More Set for CBS' SUNDAY MORNING, 8/12
by BWW News Desk - August 12, 2012
If all the world’s a stage, as William Shakespeare once noted, then New York City’s Delecorte Theater might be a little better than others. For five decades, Central Park has been home to free summer performances of Shakespeare classics under the stars, and as correspondent Tracy Smith reports, actors say the work is magical. To get a sense of the magic launched in 1962 by the late theater producer Joe Papp, Smith talks to Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Amy Adams, James Earl Jones, Waterston and others about "Shakespeare in the Park." (more...)
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New: Cruise Line Auditions
Feeling the urge to hit the high seas?
We've been getting requests for a while to include the ever-expanding world of cruise lines in our popular audition listings, and have now done just that. Click here to check them out and happy trails, or sails...or something like that. :-)
Posted by Robert Diamond
on Monday, August 13, 2012 @ 1:18 PM
POLL: Should INTO THE WOODS Transfer?
The Public Theater's production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s beloved musical INTO THE WOODS, part of The Public’s 50th Anniversary season at the Delacorte, officially opened last night, August 9. Directed by Timothy Sheader with co-direction by Liam Steel, INTO THE WOODS began previews on Tuesday, July 24 and will now close on September 1.
Check out highlights from the show HERE and see what the critics had to say HERE.
There has already been a lot of buzz about the show transferring to Broadway this fall. Do you think it should make the move?
Posted by Robert Diamond
on Saturday, August 11, 2012 @ 11:58 AM
Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend
Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, August 5, 2012 - Sunday, August 5, 2012. Catch up below!
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 BWW FLASHBACK: MEMPHIS Takes Final Broadway Bows Today, August 5
by BWW Special Coverage - August 05, 2012
The 2010 Tony Award-winning Best Musical MEMPHIS will play its final performance on Broadway today, August 5, 2012, after 30 previews and 1,166 regular performances. MEMPHIS opened on October 19, 2009 at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre (225 W. 44th Street), having begun previews on September 23rd. BroadwayWorld takes you on a journey through the birth of rock 'n roll on Broadway with highlights from MEMPHIS' incredible run! (more...)
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 Confirmed: Nick Jonas in Talks to Become AMERICAN IDOL Judge
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2012
Nick Jonas has confirmed rumors that he is in talks to become a new American Idol judge on his Twitter account yesterday, August 4, 2012. Jonas Tweeted: "The rumors are true... I am being considered to be a judge on American Idol, and it would be a dream come true if it happens. #nickonidol" (more...)
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 STAGE TUBE: Meet the Cast and Creative Team of ALLEGIANCE - Lea Salonga, George Takei & More!
by Stage Tube - August 05, 2012
The Old Globe announced on Friday, August 3, the complete cast and creative team for the World Premiere of Allegiance – A New American Musical, an epic story of family, love and patriotism set during the Japanese American internment of World War II. As previously announced, television and film icon George Takei, Tony Award-winning actress Lea Salonga and Broadway favorite Telly Leung head up the cast. Meet Takei, Salonga, Leung, and the rest of the cast and creative team in the video below! (more...)
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 Betty Buckley to Star in London Revival of DEAR WORLD
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2012
Tony Award winner Betty Buckley will be playing the "Madwoman of Chaillot," the Countess Aurelia, in a London revival of Jerry Herman's DEAR WORLD at Charing Cross Theatre, according to Buckley's Facebook and Twitter pages. Rehearsals begin in December 2012 under the direction of Gillian Lynne, and the show is set to open in February 2013, running for eight weeks until the end of March. (more...)
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 Roundabout's HARVEY Closes on Broadway Today, August 5
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2012
Roundabout Theatre Company’s Broadway production of Mary Chase’s Harvey ends its limited engagement today, August 5th. A special added benefit performance will play this evening at 7PM. Harvey will have played 32 previews and 62 regular performances at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th Street). (more...)
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BWW's On This Day - August 5, 2012
by - August 05, 2012
Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on August 5 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events!
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 SLOWGIRL Ends Twice-Extended Run Today, 8/5
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2012
The Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 production of SLOWGIRL, a new play by Greg Pierce, directed by Anne Kauffman, will end its extended limited engagement today, Sunday, August 5 at the Claire Tow Theater (150 West 65 Street). (more...)
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 TNT Music Holds ARE YOU WORKING ON SOMETHING NEW? BC/EFA Benefit, 8/5-6
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2012
TNT Music previously announced the third edition of "Are You Working On Something New?"—New Songs by New Writers to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The series is coordinated by William TN Hall Musical with direction by Mark T Evans and directed by Adam Fitzgerald today, August 5th and Monday, August 6th 2012 at 7:00pm at Don’t Tell Mama NYC W 46th between 8th and 9th. (more...)
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Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, July 29, 2012 - Sunday, July 29, 2012. Catch up below!
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 Photo Flash: Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Richard Kind & More in THE PRODUCERS at The Hollywood Bowl, Part 1!
by BWW News Desk - July 29, 2012
The Hollywood Bowl’s production of THE PRODUCERS ends its limited run tonight, July 29, 2012. The cast features Richard Kind as Max Bialystock, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Leo Bloom, Roger Bart as Carmen Ghia, Gary Beach as Roger De Bris, Rebecca Romijn as Ulla and Dane Cook as Franz Liebkind. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you Part 1 of extensive photo coverage of the all-star cast onstage in Act 1, as well as Mel Brooks at the show! (more...)
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 BROADWAY RECALL: Sondheim In The Park
by Michael Dale - July 29, 2012
As Into The Woods prepares to open at the Delacorte, we take a look at the other musicals that have been a part of Shakespeare In The Park. (more...)
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 Photo Flash: Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Richard Kind and More in THE PRODUCERS at The Hollywood Bowl, Part 2!
by BWW News Desk - July 29, 2012
The Hollywood Bowl’s production of THE PRODUCERS ends its limited run tonight, July 29, 2012. The cast features Richard Kind as Max Bialystock, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Leo Bloom, Roger Bart as Carmen Ghia, Gary Beach as Roger De Bris, Rebecca Romijn as Ulla and Dane Cook as Franz Liebkind. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you Part 2 of extensive photo coverage of the all-star cast onstage. Scroll below for Act 2 and the curtain call! (more...)
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 Natalie Toro, Christine Pedi, Janine Divita and More Set for BROADWAY BALLYHOO, 8/2
by BWW News Desk - July 29, 2012
The Broadway Ballyhoo careens into its 9th smash month at Feinstein's at Loew's Regency. This week's August 2nd cast will feature Natalie Toro, along with Drama Desk Nominee Christine Pedi, currently starring in Newsical the Musical (she is also a popular radio personality on Sirius Radio), Janine Divita (Anything Goes, and soon to star in Edwin Drood on Broadway in the fall), and Broadway rising star Felipe Tovalaro. As always, the Broadway Ballyhoo will have its surprises, as well. (more...)
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 Laura Osnes, Rachel Potter and More Perform at Joe's Pub Tonight, 7/29
by BWW News Desk - July 29, 2012
Beloved Broadway songstress and budding country music maven, Rachel Potter, is primed to deliver another knockout performance tonight, July 29 th at NYC’s Joes Pub. Guest starring is TONY nominee, Laura Osnes (Bonnie and Clyde, Anything Goes, South Pacific, Grease), and critically acclaimed recording artist and musical theatre performer, Katie Thompson . (more...)
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 Vassar Powerhouse's MURDER BALLAD Plays Added Workshop Performance Tonight, 7/29
by BWW News Desk - July 29, 2012
Due to popular demand Vassar & New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater is adding an additional workshop performance tonight, July 29 at 7:30pm of the new indie rock musical Murder Ballad by Julia Jordan & Juliana Nash, directed by Trip Cullman. The cast features Tony nominees Daniel Breaker (Passing Strange; Shrek: The Musical) and Will Swenson (Hair; Priscilla Queen of the Desert) as well as Dee Roscioli (Wicked) and Rebecca Naomi Jones (American Idiot; Passing Strange). (more...)
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 Patti Murin and Hinton Battle Among Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Awards Nominees; Ceremony 7/29
by BWW News Desk - July 29, 2012
The nominations have been announced for the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity’s 2012 Awards Gala, taking place tonight, July 29 at 7:30pm at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (405 W. 55th Street). Among the nominees are three-time Tony Award-winner Hinton Battle (for directing & choreographing What We Do for Love or Other Desperate Measures) and recent Tony Award-nominee Patti Murin (for her performance in La Strega). (more...)
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 Joe Manganiello Joins William H. Macy in HERO Theatre's SMALL CRAFT WARNINGS Reading Tonight, 7/29
by BWW News Desk - July 29, 2012
HERO Theatre previously announced that Joe Manganiello of HBO’s True Blood and feature film Magic Mike would join Emmy Award winner William H. Macy, star of Showtime’s Shameless and Academy Award nominee for Fargo, in a benefit reading of Tennessee Williams’ “Small Craft Warnings”, directed by John Frank Levey. The benefit will be held today, July 29 at 6pm at the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica, Calif. The event will include a silent auction. (more...)
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 D'Abruzzo, Ayers Set For 3 CHOICES AWAY Benefit Concert Tonight, 7/29
by BWW News Desk - July 29, 2012
Michelle Clunie (“Queer as Folk,” US) is set to host 3 CHOICES AWAY…, a one night only concert benefiting the upcoming fall production of METHTACULAR! and presented by kef theatrical productions, at the Middle Collegiate Church (50 East 7th Street @ Second Avenue) tonight, July 29 at 8:00pm. (more...)
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Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, July 22, 2012 - Sunday, July 22, 2012. Catch up below!
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 Photo Flash: First Look at Kelli O'Hara, Tony Yazbeck and More in WTF's FAR FROM HEAVEN
by BWW News Desk - July 22, 2012
Williamstown Theatre Festival presents FAR FROM HEAVEN, a new musical with book by Tony Award winner and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Richard Greenberg (Take Me Out, Three Days of Rain), music by Tony Award nominee Scott Frankel (Grey Gardens) and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Michael Korie (Grey Gardens, The Grapes of Wrath), now playing through July 29 at the Williamstown Theatre Festival this summer. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production photos below! (more...)
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 STAGE TUBE: Chatting with The Muny's DREAMGIRLS Star Jennifer Holliday, Part 2!
by Stage Tube - July 22, 2012
Tony and Grammy Award-winner Jennifer Holliday reprises her legendary Broadway performance of Effie White at The Muny. In the second of a three-part series, get to know the woman behind this historic role. Click below for part two to find out about Holliday's relationship with American Idol star Jessica Sanchez, and how it began on Twitter and has grown into an opportunity to mentor the young star. (more...)
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 GREEN ACRES Musical Aims for Broadway
by BWW News Desk - July 22, 2012
According to Variety, "Green Acres" is aiming for Broadway. Production company Hemisphere Two and director Richard L. Bare are in the process of crafting a musical version of the 1960s TV series. (more...)
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 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Takes Broadway Bows Today, 7/22
by BWW News Desk - July 22, 2012
The acclaimed Broadway production of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Emily Man, takes its final Broadway bows on its original closing date, today, July 22, 2012. The show is aiming to open on London's West End this fall. (more...)
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 Angela Lansbury Departs Gore Vidal's THE BEST MAN Today, July 22
by BWW News Desk - July 22, 2012
Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury leaves her role as Mrs. Sue-Ellen Gamadge in the Tony-nominated Broadway revival of Gore Vidal’s THE BEST MAN today, July 22, 2012. Original cast members Candice Bergen, Eric McCormack and Kerry Butler also departed the production this month. (more...)
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 STAGE TUBE: On This Day 7/22- Alan Menken
by Stage Tube - July 22, 2012
Happy Birthday Alan Menken! For Disney, Menken has scored The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Pocahontas, each of which won him two Academy Awards. He also composed the scores for The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Enchanted, and Tangled. Menken has collaborated on several occasions with lyricists includingHoward Ashman,Tim RiceandStephen Schwartz. On Broadway, Menken has composed for The Little Mermaid, Little Shop of Horrors, King David, Beauty and the Beast and, now, Sister Act. (more...)
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 10 Top Stage Actors Selected for Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program with Joel Grey
by BWW News Desk - July 22, 2012
Ten Chimneys Foundation has announced the ten actors who will participate in the 2012 Lunt- Fontanne Fellowship Program, a widely acclaimed national program to serve the future of American theatre. Today, July 22-July 29, the Lunt-Fontanne Fellows will join Broadway legend Joel Grey for an intensive, weeklong master class and immersion experience at Ten Chimneys, the National Historic Landmark estate of Broadway legends Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in Genesee Depot, Wisconsin. (more...)
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 Photo Flash: First Look at Jeff McCarthy, Lizbeth MacKay and More in Barrington Stage's ALL MY SONS
by BWW News Desk - July 22, 2012
Barrington Stage Company, the award-winning theatre in downtown Pittsfield, under the leadership of Artistic Director, Julianne Boyd, and Managing Director, TriStan Wilson, presents Arthur Miller’s landmark American drama ALL MY SONS, now playing through August 4 at the BSC Boyd-Quinson Mainstage (30 Union Street, Pittsfield). Opening Night is Sunday, July 22 at 5pm. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production photos below. (more...)
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 Stephen Schwartz's WORKING and More Set for 59E59 Theaters' 2012 Fall Season
by BWW News Desk - July 22, 2012
59E59 Theaters has announced the roster of shows for the Fall 2012 Season, including the New York premiere revival of Stephen Schwartz' WORKING, beginning Dec. 1, 2012. This is the newly revised, critically acclaimed version of WORKING that recently had a successful run at the Broadway Playhouse in Chicago, after premiering at the Asolo in Sarasota and Old Globe in San Diego. (more...)
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 Lea Michele, Neil Patrick Harris Among Nominees for 2012 TEEN CHOICE AWARDS, Airing Tonight, 7/22
by BWW News Desk - July 22, 2012
TEEN CHOICE 2012 will once again celebrate the hottest teen icons in television, music, film, sports, fashion, comedy and the web in the choicest, star-studded two-hour event airing live tonight, July 22 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. Among the nominees are GLEE star Lea Michele and 'How I Met Your Mother's Neil Patrick Harris. (more...)
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BWW's On This Day - July 22, 2012
by - July 22, 2012
Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on July 22 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events!
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 British Stage and Screen Actor Simon Ward Dies at 70
by BWW News Desk - July 22, 2012
According to the BBC News, stage and screen actor Simon Ward died on July 20, 2012, after a long illness. He was 70. As reported by the BBC, "a statement released by his agent said he passed away peacefully with his wife Alexandra and daughters at his bedside." (more...)
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 IN THE HEIGHTS Stars Launch Girls Camaraderie Project Today, 7/22
by BWW News Desk - July 22, 2012
The Girls Camaraderie Project (GCP)—a philanthropic organization that hosts full-day workshops and a pay-it-forward video project that inspires connection, acceptance and community among middle-school girls (ages 10-13)—is set to launch their first workshop today, July 22nd at the historic Women’s Club of Hollywood. An Indiegogo fundraising campaign is active now through September 12 to help raise funds and awareness for the organization’s upcoming events at http://www.indiegogo.com/weareGCP. (more...)
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 Jennifer Holliday Meets St. Louis High School DREAMGIRLS Cast Today, 7/22
by BWW News Desk - July 22, 2012
A $5,000 grant from the Arts and Education Council’s Maritz Arts and Education Fund for Teachers to McCluer High School to fund a student production of the musical Dreamgirls has led to $156,000 in performing arts scholarships for the Dreamgirls cast and crew. These same students will meet Dreamgirls star Jennifer Holliday and her cast mates backstage prior to The Muny's performance. (more...)
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 Jason Kravits Hosts Sing-a-Long at BUCKS COUNTY PLAYHOUSE Tonight, 7/22
by BWW News Desk - July 22, 2012
Bucks County Playhouse (BCP) (Jed Bernstein, Producing Director) will present their July Cabaret Series and “Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music” this weekend. Broadway and television actor Jason Kravits (Relatively Speaking, “The Practice”) will host “Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music”, a little over one week after what would have been Oscar Hammerstein II’s 117th birthday, tonight, July 22nd at 6:30 p.m. at the Bucks County Playhouse (70 South Main Street). The presentation will be preceded by a special outdoor BBQ Style dinner hosted by Hamilton’s Grill Room beginning at 5:00 p.m. (more...)
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Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, July 15, 2012 - Sunday, July 15, 2012. Catch up below!
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 FREEZE FRAME: Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore at Broadway Barks 14!
by Walter McBride - July 15, 2012
Yesterday, July 14, Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters hosted the 14th annual BROADWAY BARKS!, a star-studded dog and cat adoption event benefiting New York City animal shelters and adoption agencies. See a photo of the hosts onstage below, and check back later for full coverage! (more...)
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 Photo Coverage: Bernadette Peters, Mary Tyler Moore, Megan Hilty, Anjelica Huston & More Onstage at Broadway Barks 14!
by Walter McBride - July 15, 2012
Yesterday, July 14, Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore hosted the 14th annual BROADWAY BARKS!, a star-studded dog and cat adoption event benefiting New York City animal shelters and adoption agencies. Check out photos full photo coverage of the hosts with Tom Edden, Nancy Opel, Montego Glover from Memphis, Megan Hilty and Anjelica Huston from NBC's Smash, and Bebe Neuwirth and her husband Chris Calkins, below! (more...)
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 FLASH SPECIAL: Cheyenne Jackson's Summer Singles
by Pat Cerasaro - July 15, 2012
As a super-special prelude to BroadwayWorld’s forthcoming InDepth InterView with Cheyenne Jackson, today we are shining a light on his two infectiously catchy and frothily pleasing pop singles from a forthcoming EP tentatively scheduled for release later this year - “Drive” and “Before You”. Particularly given this week’s world premiere of the eye-grabbing new music video for the instant earworm “Before You”, now was the perfect time to catch up with one of Broadway and Hollywood’s biggest rising stars as he prepares for his roles on the new NBC reboot of THE MUNSTERS, created by PUSHING DAISES and upcoming HANNIBAL writer/producer Bryan Fuller, titled MOCKINGBIRD LANE, as well as his part in the new star-studded Steven Soderbergh-directed HBO Liberace biopic BEYOND THE CANDELABRA, co-starring Oscar-winners Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, all about his many exciting endeavors. While the InDepth InterView covers those fresh topics as well as his new songwriting career and upcoming EP - as well as much, much more - today we are focusing primarily on the two new summer singles, some live performances of them, and, of course, both of their subsequent uniquely effective music videos. The music video for “Drive” is an instantly visually arresting animated road-trip travelogue depicting a cartoon Cheyenne navigating life’s highways and byways while casting the occasional glance in the literal and proverbial rearview mirror, whereas “Before You” is a slightly ROCKY HORROR-esque, almost entirely black-and-white throwback to the frivolous sci-fi and horror-themed cheesy B-movies of the era - complete with a house of horrors featuring zombies, mummies, monsters and Rachel Dratch in a bizarre bird-themed hat. Both videos go the unexpected route in delivering the song’s message, yet each hits their target in managing to showcase Cheyenne’s considerable skills to their best advantage. (more...)
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 STAGE TUBE: On This Day 7/15- Laura Benanti
by Stage Tube - July 15, 2012
Happy Birthday Laura Benanti! Benanti recently starred as Candela in 2010's Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown and in the title role of the Patti LuPone revival of Gypsy in 2008, for which she was honored with the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award, and a Drama League nomination. She previously starred in the Encores! production. Broadway: The Sound of Music (Maria, opposite Richard Chamberlain), Swing! (Tony nomination: Best Featured Actress), Into The Woods (Cinderella; Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, LA Ovation and Tony nominations), Nine (Claudia, opposite Antonio Banderas; Outer Critics Circle, Drama Leauge nominations), The Wedding Singer (Julia Sullivan) and much more. (more...)
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 Jeremy Kushnier, Eden Espinosa, Rachel York Lead STEALING TIME at NYMF, 7/15-16
by BWW News Desk - July 15, 2012
Jeremy Kushnier (Jesus Christ Superstar, Footloose), Eden Espinosa (Wicked, Brooklyn), Rachel York (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Victor/Victoria) and Jack Noseworthy (A Chorus Line, Sweet Smell of Success) lead the cast of New York Musical Theater Festival's "Stealing Time," the latest work of writers/composers Tor Hyams and Lisa Neubauer. "Stealing Time" will play as a special event in the 2012 New York Musical Theater Festival at the PTC Performance Space. "Stealing Time" is the second NYMF project for Hyams coming off the success of "Greenwood" starring Andrea McArdle in the 2011 New York Musical Theater Festival. (more...)
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BWW's On This Day - July 15, 2012
by - July 15, 2012
Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on July 15 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events!
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 Andrea McArdle, Christine Pedi and Lindsay Nicole Chambers Set for 54 Below Tonight, 7/15
by BWW News Desk - July 15, 2012
Tonight, July 15, 54 BELOW, the new performance venue located just below legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, welcomes Andrea McArdle (Annie, Beauty and the Beast), Christine Pedi (Newsical, Forbidden Broadway, Talk Radio) and Lindsay Nicole Chambers (Lysistrata Jones, Hairspray, Triassic Park) as the special guest stars at the venue’s weekly Backstage event. Susie Mosher (Hairspray, "The L Word") is this week’s host for Backstage. (more...)
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 Michael Learned, June Gable, Alex Brightman & More Set for Whitley-Mosier Summer Readings 2012, Now thru 7/17
by BWW News Desk - July 15, 2012
Summer Readings 2012 previously announced casting for this year’s summer reading series. Michael Learned (The Sisters Rosensweig, Three Tall Women), June Gable (Moose Murders, The Ritz), and Alex Brightman (Wicked, Glory Days) are set to join an exciting ensemble that also includes Lindsey Kyler, Quinlan Corbett, Lanna Joffrey, Ben Masur, Nurit Monacelli, and Phil Mills (more...)
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Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, July 8, 2012 - Sunday, July 8, 2012. Catch up below!
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 STAGE TUBE: Watch ANYTHING GOES' Farewell Music Video
by Stage Tube - July 08, 2012
Roundabout Theatre Company’s Tony Award-winning production of Anything Goes plays its final show on Broadway today, July 8, at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Directed and choreographed by 2011 Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall, the original limited engagement subscription run opened on April 7, 2011, and was scheduled to run for 19 weeks. It went on to be extended three times through July 8, 2012, and Anything Goes recently celebrated its 500th performance on Broadway. This acclaimed production marks the second longest Broadway run in Roundabout’s history, following its beloved revival of Cabaret. The cast's Raymond J. Lee wrote to BroadwayWorld: "To the most amazing cast and crew a guy could ever ask for....It has been a pleasure sailing with all of you on the SS American. Here's the final music video :) Thank you for all the memories." Watch a farewell video with backstage footage from Anything Goes below! (more...)
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 BWW Flashback: Bon Voyage ANYTHING GOES; Plays Final Show on Broadway Today, July 8
by BWW Special Coverage - July 08, 2012
Roundabout Theatre Company’s Tony Award-winning production of Anything Goes plays its final show on Broadway today, July 8, at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Directed and choreographed by 2011 Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall, the original limited engagement subscription run opened on April 7, 2011 and was scheduled to run for 19 weeks. It went on to be extended three times through July 8, 2012 and Anything Goes recently celebrated its 500th performance on Broadway. This acclaimed production marks the second longest Broadway run in Roundabout’s history, following its beloved revival of Cabaret. (more...)
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 Photo Flash: Heidi Klum Visits NEWSIES on Broadway!
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2012
Heidi Klum took in one of Broadway’s hottest shows, NEWSIES, on Saturday, July 7th. After the matinee performance, she visited with the cast backstage, talking about Katie Holmes’ recent taping of “Project Runway” while her children explored the 3-story set. Check out photos of Klum with Jeremy Jordan and Kara Lindsay below! (more...)
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 BWW Flashback: THE COLUMNIST Plays Final Show on Broadway
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2012
Manhattan Theatre Club’s world premiere of THE COLUMNIST by Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner David Auburn, directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan, plays its final show today, July 8 at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The production will have played 86 regular performances and 23 previews upon its closing. Have a look below to revist the production in photos and video! (more...)
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 STAGE TUBE: On This Day 7/8- CAMELOT
by Stage Tube - July 08, 2012
Today in 1980, the first Broadway revival of Camelot opened at the New York State Theatre, where it ran for 56 performances. Camelot is a musical by Alan Jay Lerner (book and lyrics) and Frederick Loewe (music). It is based on the King Arthur legend as adapted from the T. H. White tetralogy novel The Once and Future King. The original 1960 production, directed by Moss Hart and orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett and Philip J. Lang, ran on Broadway for 873 performances, winning four Tony Awards and spawning several revivals, foreign productions and a 1967 film version. The 1980 cast starred Richard Burton, Christine Ebersole, and Richard Muenz. (more...)
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 STAGE TUBE: Jared Zirilli Chats with WICKED's Al Blackstone on 'Broadway Boo's!'
by Stage Tube - July 08, 2012
Jared Zirilli (of FAT CAMP, Original Broadway Cast of LYSISTRATA JONES, WICKED, TWILIGHT the Musical) brings you episode 29 of the Jared Zirilli Blog and his eighth interview installment of "Jared's Broadway Boo's!" with WICKED's Al Blackstone, who is choreographing the next big dance show at the Roseland Ballroom. (more...)
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BWW's On This Day - July 8, 2012
by - July 08, 2012
Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on July 8 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events!
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Updates for iPhone, iPad & Android Apps
 We were the first Broadway app on the market back in 2009. The world has come a long way since then and our apps have too!
If you already downloaded our new apps which were released just in time for the Tonys, you'll have received the updates automatically via the App Store.
Today, July 6, we've released updates to our applications for the iPhone, iPad and Android devices which now feature an improved login system (login once and forget it), multitasking improvements, speed improvements, an updated player for BWW radio, access to your BWIDB Personalized News Feed and other miscellaneous fixes and enhancements.
BWW's new apps were completely redesigned from the ground-up and release in June and feature all of our news, content, videos, show listings, message boards, special offers, radio channel, search features, regional news and lots more - all updated in real-time!
Get the New Apps Now!
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New BWW TV & Photo Coverage Homepages
When the theatre world slows down, our coding time increases and continuing our summer of upgrades here at BroadwayWorld.com, we pushed 'live' today new homepages for both:
BroadwayWorld TV
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BWW Photo Coverage
Aside from being updated to our new mid-2012 page design with significantly faster load and browse times, both pages also now incorporate a slew of long-requested updates including the ability to search or browse JUST our video or photo coverage with new section specific search engines.
More to come soon!
Posted by Robert Diamond
on Monday, July 02, 2012 @ 12:35 PM
Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend
Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, July 1, 2012 - Sunday, July 1, 2012. Catch up below!
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 Flashback: Farewell JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR; Takes Final Broadway Bow July 1
by BWW Special Coverage - July 01, 2012
Following celebrated runs at the Toronto Stratford Shakespeare Festival, the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, and on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR takes its final Broadway bow tonight, July 1. Upon closing, the show will have played 116 regular performances and 24 preview performances. One of Andrew Lloyd Webber's most famous shows, the Stratford production undeniably had a great run and introduced some exciting new stars to the Great White Way, including Tony nominee Josh Young, Jesus himself Paul Nolan, and Chilina Kennedy. Below, BroadwayWorld revisits the journey of SUPERSTAR! (more...)
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 Alice Ripley, Levi Kreis and More Set for SING ALONG Film
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2012
In the upcoming short film SING ALONG, the lead character is a 14-year-old boy living in New York City, with Broadway theaters as his backyard. Deeply introverted and mildly agoraphobic, his love of musicals translate to an overactive imagination, stemmed from his natural creativity. But it leads to trouble in school and more at home, where his naysayer mother crushes his artistic nature and his dream of being on Broadway himself. (more...)
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 FLASH SPECIAL: A Nora Ephron Remembrance
by Pat Cerasaro - July 01, 2012
In light of this week’s news of the passing of noted author, playwright, producer and director Nora Ephron, today we are highlighting some of the most memorable moments from her accomplished and versatile career onscreen and onstage. Ephron’s artistic output consisted of collections of essays, memoirs, novels, screenplays, feature films, plays and producing duties on projects close to her heart, as well as a considerable amount of awareness raising for women’s causes and general charitable work for the arts. While perhaps best known for her much-loved trio of romantic comedies WHEN HARRY MET SALLY…, SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE and YOU’VE GOT MAIL, Ephron also penned the screenplay for the Mike Nichols biopic SILKWOOD about whistleblower Karen Silkwood, as well as wrote and directed the recent hit comedy JULIE & JULIA, re-teaming with her friend and consistent collaborator, three-time Oscar-winner Meryl Streep. Incidentally, Streep actually played Ephron - or at least a thinly-veiled version of her - in the 1986 Mike Nichols film HEARTBURN, based on her novel of the same name. While BEWITCHED, LUCKY NUMBERS and HANGING UP may have failed to ignite, Ephron created fine films with the angelically-themed John Travolta starrer MICHAEL and the Julie Kavner vehicle THIS IS YOUR LIFE, as well as crafted indelible characters in screenplays such as COOKIE, MIXED NUTS and MY BLUE HEAVEN. Closing out her career, Ephron showcased Streep once again and rising star Amy Adams shone brightly in the fun and frothy JULIE & JULIA, ending Ephron’s film output with a hit to go along with her successful early beginnings as an essayist, humorist and cultural commentator - having penned essay collections in the 1970s such as WALLFLOWER AT THE ORGY, CRAZY SALAD: SOME THINGS ABOUT WOMEN, SCRIBBLE, SCRIBBLE: NOTES ON THE MEDIA, and, more recently, I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK: AND OTHER THOUGHTS ON BEING A WOMAN and I REMEMBER NOTHING: AND OTHER REFLECTIONS - who famously parlayed those skills into TV writing, and, then, her Oscar-nominated work on SILKWOOD - arguably her finest dramatic work of all in film. As far as Ephron’s stage ventures are concerned, besides the forthcoming musical adaptation of SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE currently being developed under director Lonny Price and her writing of next season’s purportedly Tom Hanks-headlining Broadway bow in LUCKY GUY, Ephron penned the 2002 Jack O’Brien play with music (by no less than Marvin Hamlisch and Craig Carnelia) IMAGINARY FRIENDS, starring Cherry Jones and Swoozie Kurtz, as well as the recently-closed Off Broadway smash, LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE, co-written with her sister, Delia Ephron. JFK White House intern to New York Post columnist to celebrated essayist to Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director and producer, Ephron left a significant mark on society and also crafted some heartwarming - or, should that be: heartburning - stories along the way.
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 STAGE TUBE: On This Day 7/1- Terrence Mann
by Stage Tube - July 01, 2012
Happy Birthday Terrence Mann! Mann's Broadway credits include the Beast in the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast, Rum Tum Tugger in Cats, Inspector Javert in Les Miserables and Chauvelin in The Scarlet Pimpernel. He also has starred in additional Broadway productions including Lennon, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Getting Away With Murder, A Christmas Carol, Rags, Barnum, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway and Jekyll & Hyde. He has earned multiple Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle nominations. (more...)
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 THE LYONS Closes on Broadway
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2012
The Broadway production of Nicky Silver's comedy THE LYONS will end its run at the Cort Theatre (138 W. 48 St.) following today's performance, after having played 80 performances and 21 previews. Directed by Mark Brokaw, THE LYONS began previews April 5 and had its official opening night April 23 with a cast starring Tony winners Linda Lavin and Dick Latessa. (more...)
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BWW's On This Day - July 1, 2012
by - July 01, 2012
Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on July 1 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events!
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 Photo Blast from The Past: Anne Jackson and Eli Wallach
by Walter McBride - July 01, 2012
Welcome to BroadwayWorld.com's 'Photo Blast From the Past' series. 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. (more...)
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Posted by Robert Diamond
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Updated Broadway Reviews Report Card
We've just released a complete redesign of our uber-popular Broadway Critics Report Card that features all of the major critics reviews for everything on the Great White Way... Featuring up to the minute information from our opening night review roundups, if you make your show-going choices based on critical consensus - it's the area of the site for you. It's also all linked in to our exclusive Pick-a-Show web app as well. More to come and have a great weekend!
Posted by Robert Diamond
on Friday, June 29, 2012 @ 4:26 PM
More Randy Rainbow!
If you're like me, you can't get enough of our bi-weekly CHEWING THE SCENARY with Randy Rainbowseries... I'm not going to admit to how many times I watched the ROCK OF AGES video, showing it to anyone in the digital or physical vicinity of my desk. I'm excited to share that Randy is now doing on-the-scene reporting for us as well, the first of which went up earlier today at BWW TV: Randy Rainbow Goes to the Jimmys! Gets JEKYLL & HYDE Scoop from Constantine Maroulis, Deborah Cox, Frank Wildhorn & More!
Click Here to Play!
Posted by Robert Diamond
on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 @ 2:18 PM
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Edinburgh International Festival 2012 Comes to a Close Tonight, Sept 2
Photo Flash: Marty Thomas and Aubrey Mae Davis' GLITTER BALL Birthday Bash
TRACES Concludes New York Run Today, September 2
Mary Testa, Ed Asner and Austin Pendleton Set for The Lynne Show, Sept-Oct 2012
STAGE TUBE: First Listen - Preview Melanie C's New Album STAGES!
BWW TV: New Cast of MAMMA MIA! Performs 'Dancing Queen' at Taste of Broadway!
BWW TV: CHICAGO Cast Travels Downtown for Taste of Broadway!
Tony Nominee Patina Miller, GLEE PROJECT’s Ali Stroker and More to Perform at Joe’s Pub Benefit Concert Tonight, 8/26
Jessica Hendy and Mike Schwitter Bring TAKE WHAT YOU WANT to LA's M Bar, 9/10
WONDERLAND's Kate Shindle and NEWSIES' Ben Fankhauser Join Lineup for St. Jude Benefit at Joe's Pub, 8/26
Sterling's Upstairs Presents Ilene Graff in 'First You Dream' at The Federal Tonight, 8/26
BWW TV: AVENUE Q Cast Performs at Broadway in Bryant Park!
STAGE TUBE: EVITA's Michael Cerveris Sings 'Finishing the Hat' at Broadway Sessions!
Photo Flash: Goodspeed's CAROUSEL Celebrates Julia Child's 100th Birthday With Bake Sale - Highlights!
Molly Pope, Tyler Maynard and More Set for BROADWAY BALLYHOO, 8/23
Photo Flash: First Look at Anneliese van Der Pol, Brooke Tansley and More in Broadway Under the Stars 'Fantastical Family Night'
CARRIE: THE MUSICAL Off-Broadway Cast Recording Set for Release Sept. 25!
STAGE TUBE: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER's Greg Hildreth in 'Real Actors Read Yelp'
Mike Tyson's UNDISPUTED TRUTH Ends Limited Broadway Run Today, 8/12
BWW TV: Hannibal Lecter Visits Broadway in Bryant Park- SILENCE! THE MUSICAL Cast Performs!
Michael McGrath and Beth Leavel Set for Broadway-Bound SUGAR BABIES Workshop, 9/20
SPIDER-MAN's Patrick Page Plays Final Performance as Green Goblin Today, Aug 5
BWW TV EXCLUSIVE: CHEWING THE SCENERY WITH RANDY RAINBOW - Ep. 10 - Mike Tyson, Chris Rock, BRING IT ON and More!
STAGE TUBE: Isabel Keating Sings 'I Can't Give You Anything But Love' at Broadway Sessions
Will Swenson, Wesley Taylor, Ashley Brown and More Set for THE SKIVVIES at Joe's Pub Tonight, 8/5
Cyndi Lauper and More Set for 2012-2013 Broadway in Chicago Season Sneak Peek, 8/6
ONCE Cast Performs 'Falling Slowly' at Lincoln Center's Out of Doors Today, 7/29
Musical Momentum Presents TRUE COLORS 2.0 at Laurie Beechman Tonight, 7/29
Nathan Lane to Host 'East End for Obama' Fundraiser, 8/24
STAGE TUBE: ONCE's Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti Perform 'Falling Slowly' on CBS THIS MORNING
Broadway Star and Oscar Winner Celeste Holm Dies at 95
Photo Coverage: Bernadette Peters, Mary Tyler Moore & Broadway Stars Backstage at Broadway Barks 14!
Michael Cerveris and Loose Cattle Play Joe's Pub Tonight, 7/15
David Glenn Armstrong Directs AFFAIR OF HONOUR and HUNGARIAN NIGHTS NYMF Readings, 7/15-17 & 24-26
Prolific Broadway Costume Designer Martin Pakledinaz Dies at 58; Sutton Foster, Patti LuPone & More Share Memories
Photo Flash: Robert Petkoff Takes ANYTHING GOES Polaroid Cast Portraits
TV, Film and Stage Star Ernest Borgnine Dies at 95
Chilina Kennedy to Bring 'What You Find In A Bottle' to the Metropolitan Room
Photo Flash: #SIP, Part 2 - Christian Borle's Last STARCATCHER, EVITA's 100th Performance and More!
Jesse Eisenberg's THE REVISIONIST and More Set for Rattlestick Playwrights Season
Upcoming CD Releases for July 2012
Want to Be a Published Author? Editors in South Carolina Wanted!
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