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Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, September 23, 2012 - Sunday, September 23, 2012. Catch up below!
The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards aired live coast to coast on Sunday, September 23 (8:00 – 11:00 p.m. ET) on ABC and originated from the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles. The telecast was produced by Don Mischer Productions and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. This was Kimmel’s first time hosting the Primetime Emmy telecast. And the winners are... (more...)
Sometimes once is just not enough, so, today, we have a super-special encore conversation with a recent InDepth InterView participant who shares even more candid tales from her impossibly colorful, genre-spanning career on Broadway and in Hollywood - star of properties as diverse as the Broadway musicals MR. PRESIDENT, KELLY and THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG, to movies like MOONSTRUCK and SHALL WE DANCE to her numerous TV appearances on everything from MATCH GAME to QUINCY to 30 ROCK - chameleon-like comedienne and actress Anita Gillette. Discussing some of the more ribald and hilarious stories from her idiosyncratic showbiz career - such as the riotous backstage goings-on out of town at the tryout of one of Broadway biggest bombs, KELLY - as well as spine-tingling “you had to be there”-type memories of the Golden Age - like Irving Berlin stopping by the Winter Garden every Wednesday just to see her Act One showstopper in ALL AMERICAN - Gillette paints a vivid picture of an era gone by, and, also, looks ahead to exciting future endeavors - especially the upcoming Ed Burns-directed feature film, THE FITZGERALD FAMILY CHRISTMAS, opening wide later this year. Of course, Gillette returns to the NYC stage the next two Mondays - September 24 and October 1 - with her new Birdland show, AFTER ALL, so in this all-encompassing conversation we also discuss the themes, style, songs and stories we can anticipate from that intimate solo piece, as well, and she generously shares her recollections of working with some of the men who penned many of the sensational songs she will be performing and figure in to some of the tales she will tell - Charles Strouse, Marvin Hamlisch, Jule Styne, Neil Simon, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks and the aforementioned Irving Berlin included. All of that and much, much more! (more...)
I go to the Bway Flea every year; I love the piles of t-shirts and tote bags, the stacks of cast albums on both CD and LP, the buttons and keychains and stickers and promotional items. My favorite sources of treasure are the overflowing dollar boxes, ripe for rummaging through, which are full of countless fun little tchochkes and the occasional something-amazing that has slipped in either by accident or by someone who didn’t know the difference. I'll keep a few things from today. But the vast majority of it, I'm sending away. I'm sending it, in fact, to YOU. (more...)
The 2012 Tony Award Winner for Best Revival of a Musical, The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS will conclude its limited engagement at the Richard Rodgers Theatre (226 West 46th Street) today, September 23, 2012. The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS began previews on Saturday, December 17, 2012, and officially opened on January 12, 2012. Upon closing, it will have played 322 performances. Below, BroadwayWorld takes you on a multimedia journey through the life of the longest-running production of Porgy and Bess to ever play on Broadway. (more...)
According to the Houston Chronicle, nine-time Tony Award winner, Broadway performer, choreographer and director Tommy Tune is set to play "Cap'n Andy Hawks" in the Houston Grand Opera production of Show Boat, opening January 18, 2013. (more...)
Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on September 23 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events!
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Tonight, September 23rd, there will be an invitation only industry reading of Susan Ferrara’s new play BUZZ at The Atlantic Theater Stage 2. The cast will include Sam McMurray (A Soldier’s Play, Raising Arizona), Anatol Yusef (Richard III, Boardwalk Empire), Marcia DeBonis (Fran’s Bed, 13 Going on 30), Vince Gatton (Drama Desk Nominee-Candy & Dorothy), Tom Riis Farrell (Coram Boy), Julie Ann Emery (Hitch), John Preston (As You Like It), Zack Calhoon (Hamlet), and Lori Prince (Lyric is Waiting) as Buzz. (more...)
Primetime Emmy Award nominees Giancarlo Esposito, Michael J. Fox, Jon Hamm, Julianna Margulies and Julianne Moore, along with Andre Braugher, Connie Britton, Ron Howard, Lucy Liu and Keifer Sutherland, have been announced as additional presenters for "The 64th Primetime Emmy(R) Awards." (more...)
On Twitter Watch, Telly Leung wrote " Backstage at @allegiancebway at @TheOldGlobe with Spock and Sulu! (@GeorgeTakei) #trekkiesdreamcometrue pic.twitter.com/7nyUWFUn" (more...)
Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Liza Minnelli, Itzhak Perlman, Lang Lang, Michael Feinstein, Chris Botti, Maria Friedman, Brian d'Arcy James, Rob Fisher, Essential Voices USA, former cast members of A Chorus Line and cast members of The Nutty Professor came together in top form for an invitation only event on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 to pay tribute to Marvin Hamlisch at the beautiful Peter J. Sharp Theatre at Juilliard.
The place was packed and 'Broadway heavy', with just about every star you could think of present for an emotional and thrilling evening devoted to the beloved Marvin Hamlisch.
A child prodigy, he was accepted into Juilliard before he was seven...yes, seven. We were reminded at the start of the evening by his wife Terre about just how early his talent shined through and about how he spent the rest of his life giving back to others with his friendship, time and musical genius. He never said "no" to a request to help out for a worthy cause, and tonight kicked off a very worthy cause in his name, of a new scholarship fund at the school. For information about giving online, visit www.juilliard.edu/giving. Let's help support the next generation of Marvin Hamlisch's.
From the 'Essential Voices USA' choir that started the show, to the skill of musicians like Itzhak Perlman, Lang Lang and Chris Botti to the emotion of best friend Liza Minnelli, the acting of Maria Friedman and Brian d'Arcy James to the soaring vocal talents of Aretha Franklin and Barbra Streisand (yes, she's still got it, and then some - and also earned the only standing ovation of the night!), it was an unforgettable night. We also got a tease of THE NUTTY PROFESSOR which hopefully will make its way into town sooner rather than later.
Here's who sang what:
ESSTENTIAL VOICES USA - 'Anatomy of Peace'
CHRIS BOTTI - 'What I Did for Love' from A Chorus Line
LIZA MINNELLI - 'If You Really Knew Me' from They're Playing My Song
DENA DIGIACINTO, EMILY FLETCHER, HOLLIE HOWARD - 'At the Ballet' from A Chorus Line
ARETHA FRANKLIN - 'Nobody Does It Better' from The Spy Who Loved Me into 'Deep River'
ROB FISHER - 'Theme' from Sophie's Choice
BRIAN D'ARCY JAMES - 'At the Fountain' from Sweet Smell of Success
ENSEMBLE - 'While I Still Have the Time' from The Nutty Professor
MARIA FRIEDMAN - 'Nothing' from A Chorus Line
ITZHAK PERLMAN - 'I Cannot Hear the City' from Sweet Smell of Success
LANG LANG - 'Overture' from A Chorus Line
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BARBRA STREISAND - 'The Way We Were' from The Way We Were and 'Through the Eyes of Love' from Ice Castles.
There will never be another talent like his, and tonight was most certainly a worthy celebration and reminder of that. Once again, for more information on the scholarship and how to donate, www.juilliard.edu/giving
Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, September 16, 2012 - Sunday, September 16, 2012. Catch up below!
Amongst the highlights for theatre fans, the 65th Annual Tony Awards picked up three Emmys - for Outstanding Special Class Program, Art Direction and Outstanding Song (It's Not Just for Gays Anymore' - written by Adam Schlesinger & David Javerbaum and performed by Neil Patrick Harris).
Smash choreographer Josua Bergasse picked up an award for Outstanding Choreography and the Kennedy Center Honors was named Outstanding Variety Special.
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Kinky Boots, the highly anticipated new musical that brings together four-time Tony® Award-winner Harvey Fierstein (Book) and Grammy® Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper (Music & Lyrics), will begin preview performances on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street) on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, with an official opening night set for Thursday, April 4, 2013.
The cast and creative team met the press yesterday, and you can check out full photo coverage below! (more...)
When AMERICAN IDOL’s 12th season debuts in January 2013, superstar judge Mariah Carey – the best-selling female recording artist of all time – and returning judge Randy Jackson, a Grammy Award-winning producer whose expertise and beloved persona have been instrumental in discovering IDOL talent from the beginning, will be joined by two new judges: quadruple-platinum singer, songwriter, rapper and fashion icon Nicki Minaj; and Keith Urban, a four-time Grammy Award winner who has sold more than 15 million albums.
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In an interview on The Jonathan Ross Show, Andrew Lloyd Webber revealed he is planning to take his arena production of Jesus Christ Superstar to the US and Australia following its UK tour. Watch his appearance on the show below! (more...)
KINKY BOOTS, the highly anticipated new musical that brings together four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein (Book) and Grammy Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper (Music & Lyrics), will begin preview performances on Broadway at the Al HirschfeldTheatre (302 West 45th Street) on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, with an official opening night set for Thursday, April 4, 2013. Fierstein and Lauper were at KINKY BOOTS' press preview yesterday, September 13th, along with the rest of the cast. BroadwayWorld was also there for the special event, and we bring you an inside look at the performance in the photos below! (more...)
There is a rare kind of production where each element is so in synch, so finely tuned that this particular production eclipses other casts, other interpretations, and goes on to be considered a defining moment in the history of that show, and indeed of musical theatre itself. The current Australian production of the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic SOUTH PACIFIC is that rare and beautiful kind. (more...)
THE ANARCHIST, a new play written and directed by David Mamet starring Patti LuPone and Debra Winger, will be presented on Broadway at the newly refurbished Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street). BroadwayWorld brings you photos of the show's marquee and theater renovation in progress below! (more...)
CAROLS FOR A CURE is the annual two-disc holiday CD compilation of original songs and holiday classics which benefits BC/EFA. These CDs boast the best voices from the worlds of Broadway, Off-Broadway and national tours. A full track list for this year's 14th edition has not yet been announced, but the cast of Broadway's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA was already hard a work this week recording their track for the album. Check out our exclusive photos from their recording session below! (more...)
Today, we're featuring Peter Firth circa 1981. Following the National Theatre's production of Peter Shaffer's Equus at the Old Vic in 1973, Firth appeared on Broadway as Alan Strang in 1974. The performance earned him a Tony nomination. Firth also starred in the 1977 film adaptation of Equus, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. He then went on to play Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the original Broadway production of another Shaffer play, Amadeus, in 1980, all before this photo was taken. A successful film and television actor, Firth is now best known for his role as Sir Harry Pearce in the BBC One show "Spooks"; he is the only actor to have starred in every episode of the show's 10 seasons. (more...)
The nationwide search for 'Dorothy' begins tonight, September 16, 2012, on CBC. Click below for a sneak peak of the set, built over six days in CBC's Toronto studios! (more...)
Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on September 16 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events!
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Daniel Radcliffe participated in a live online discussion to raise awareness about preventing suicide through The Trevor Project’s “Talk to Me” campaign today, September 16th, beginning at 2 p.m. EST. This live conversation on Google+ Hangout featured questions submitted by young people online and posed by members of The Trevor Project’s Youth Advisory Council. The event was moderated by Shira Lazar of the Emmy-nominated live, online interactive show, "What's Trending with Shira Lazar," and was broadcast through TrevorTalkToMe.org and on The Trevor Project’s YouTube and Google+ pages. Watch the chat below! (more...)
Alistair Smith over at THE STAGE has revealed details on a new controversy over in the UK that's worth reading... Time Out, the print publication that features listings and reviews launched a new production arm, appropriately titled as Time Out Live, "the events-producing arm and successful brand extension to the Time Out Group."
So far sounds OK, right? It does to me, who's always been a firm believer in expansion.
Now, here's the problem... The publication is now recommending its own shows as part of it's critic's choice 'top five best shows this week' and 'top five best outings this week' columns. If you read the fine print, it notes that the show is presented by Time Out, but Smith feels that "this is hardly clear to readers: Time Out is certainly not saying ‘we have a vested financial interest in you buying tickets to this show, for which we are a producer’." He ntoes that the shows have gotten a lot of coverage in the mag as well.
Conflict of interest - absolutely! I've been asked multiple times personally to take investor meetings for Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, but have always begged off citing a conflict of interest myself. I most certainly would not be able to fully direct unbiased coverage of something that I had a financial stake in. In this case, I'd most certainly advocate separating any sort of promos for Time Out Live events from their editorial coverage.
Click here for the full blog, and it's your move Time Out...
Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, September 9, 2012 - Sunday, September 9, 2012. Catch up below!
The preview engagement of JEKYLL & HYDE celebrated its opening night performance on September 8, 2012, at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts in La Mirada, Calif. The limited pre-tour engagement will play through September 30, 2012. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the opening night curtain call and photos of the cast—including Constantine Maroulis, Deborah Cox and more—at the after party! (more...)
Multi-talented actress, singer, television host, playwright, songwriter and author, Kathie Lee Gifford, will host this year’s Broadway on Broadway this morning, presented by United Airlines and The New York Times.
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Multi-talented actress, singer, television host, playwright, songwriter and author Kathie Lee Gifford hosted this year’s Broadway on Broadway this morning, Sunday, September 9th, presented by United Airlines and The New York Times. The event kicked off the 2012-2013 Broadway season with star performances from new shows and long-running favorites, accompanied by a live 30-piece live orchestra directed by Alex Lacamoire. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos of the casts that participated in the event! (more...)
PBS is bound for Broadway this fall with a three-hour primetime documentary series that tracks the real life stories of America's top high school musical performers vying in the ultimate competition to find the nation's best young theater stars. (more...)
Tickets will go on public sale for the West End production of The Book of Mormon on 23 September 2012. The London production will begin preview performances at the Prince of Wales Theatre on 25 February 2013. (more...)
The off-Broadway production of Rent will close after the performance today, September 9, at New World Stages. The production will have played 32 previews and 450 performances. Rent, which is written by Jonathan Larson and directed by Michael Greif, opened at the theater on August 11, 2011. Below, BroadwayWorld takes you on a multimedia flashback through the show's return to New York!
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Happy Birthday Tom Wopat! Wopat first appeared on the Broadway stage as a replacement in the 1977 musical I Love My Wife, as "Wally". He then appeared as a replacement in the stage musicals City of Angels, and Guys and Dolls. He finally appeared in the opening cast of the 1999 revival of Annie Get Your Gun opposite Bernadette Peters, Susan Lucci and Crystal Bernard, who played Annie Oakley. In 2008, Wopat starred on Broadway as the father in the musical A Catered Affair, and received his second Tony nomination for that performance. Wopat recently originated the role of Frank Abignale, Sr. in the musical Catch Me if You Can. (more...)
Today, September 9th, 2012, David Youse, FOUR THINGS PRODUCTIONS in association with L.A. WORKS will present an unprecedented staged reading of the critically-acclaimed play, “Steel Magnolias” at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica. In partnership with playwright Robert Harling, FOUR THINGS PRODUCTIONS is honored to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of this remarkable story written for Harling’s sister whom he lost through complications of diabetes. This very special performance will be directed by two-time Tony Award winner Judith Ivey and will feature multiple Emmy nominee and Golden Globe-winning actress Frances Conroy, Golden Globe and Emmy-nominee Elizabeth Perkins, Jennifer Coolidge and Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Annie Potts, along with additional cast members to be announced shortly. Conroy is replacing the previously-announced Kathy Bates in the role of Ouiser due to a scheduling conflict. (more...)
According to the Guardian, British producer David Cecil has been arrested in Uganda after mounting a stage production of The River and the Mountain, a play that explores gay issues. The show was staged despite a previous ban by regulators; Cecil could receive a two-year sentence maximum in jail for bypassing the ban. (more...)
The limited engagement of the Tony-nominated revival of Gore Vidal’s THE BEST MAN gave its final performance today, Sunday, September 9, 2012 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. Gore Vidal’s THE BEST MAN began previews on Broadway on March 6, 2012, and opened on April 1, 2012. Upon closing, the show will have played 209 performances. The critically-acclaimed revival about dirty tricks and double-dealing at a political convention recouped its investment just as the 2012 Republican National Convention began. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a flashback of images, video and important moments from THE BEST MAN's run on Broadway! (more...)
The first Broadway’s “ROAR” Rockers Obliterating Ailing Renal will take place at the Laurie Beechman Theater on Monday, September 17th at 9:30 P.M. This is a benefit for actress, Kellie Lynne Leach who is in end-stage renal failure and needs a kidney transplant. (more...)
PBS is bound for Broadway this fall with a three-hour primetime documentary series that tracks the real life stories of America’s top high school musical performers vying in the ultimate competition to find the nation’s best young theater stars. It’s non-stop drama when 60 talented teens — chosen from a nationwide casting call of over 50,000 students — descend on New York for an intensive week of “theatrical boot camp” and a shot at stage stardom and scholarships. The annual event, held each summer, is filmed for the first time ever inBROADWAY OR BUST, airing on consecutive Sunday nights, tonight, September 9-23, 2012 at 8:00-9:00 pm ET on PBS (check local listings).
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Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on September 9 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events!
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The Coterie presents an all-star lineup of some of the fiercest vocal talent that Broadway, Film & Television has to offer with DIVAS UNITE for GCP 2012, a benefit concert for the Girls Camaraderie Project (GCP). Founded by Broadway’s Arielle Jacobs (In the Heights) and Lexi Lawson (Rent, In the Heights, “American Idol”), GCP is a philanthropic organization dedicated to encouraging self-esteem and empowerment amongst middle school girls. (more...)
Mine Entertainment Group has announced a one-night only benefit performance of the one-act play, “Katrina Who?!” taking place on Wednesday, September 19 (8PM) at The Zephyr Theatre in West Hollywood. Written and directed by Melanie Maria Goodreaux, “Katrina Who?!” honors the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina through the personal stories of five NOLA residents who recount the destruction, devastation, survival and triumph in the aftermath of the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of 2005. (more...)
Yellow Sound Label presents the joint album release concert of Chris Miller & Nathan Tysen’s Fugitive Songs and Joshua Salzman & Ryan Cunningham’s Next Thing You Know at Le Poisson Rouge, tonight, September 9th. The concert will feature some of Broadway’s best young talent including Lauren Blackman, Andrew Durand, Christopher Jackson, Adam Kantor, Andrew Kober, Kyle Dean Massey, Andy Mientus, Karen Olivo, Kate Rockwell, Alysha Umphress and Barrett Wilbert Weed. (more...)
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!
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...)
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...)
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...)
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...)
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...)
Marty Thomas (Xanadu, Wicked, The Secret Garden) and Aubrey Mae Davis (Catch Me If You Can: National Tour) celebrated their birthday together—and a genuine love of glitter—in style on August 24th at New World Stages. Check out photos from the party below! (more...)
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...)
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...)
The Lynne Show's next three interviewees have all won awards for their work in theater, film and TV—Mary Testa, Ed Asner and Austin Pendleton. (more...)
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...)
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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'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.
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.
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.
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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!
Spice Girl, singer-songwriter, judge on the ITV1/Andrew Lloyd Webber show SUPERSTAR and now Mary Magdalene in the show's upcoming UK arena tour, Melanie C has just released previews of all the tracks from her new album "Stages". (more...)
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...)
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...)
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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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...)
Drew Overcash is hosting a concert to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at Joe’s Pub tonight, August 26th. Tony Award nominee Patina Miller and The Glee Project’s Ali Stroker are set to perform. (more...)
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...)
Wonderland’s Kate Shindle and Newsies’ Ben Fankhauser are among the latest performers to join the August 26th St. Jude Benefit Concert at Joe’s Pub. (more...)
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...)
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!
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...)
Check out the performaces from the cast of AVENUE Q below, which included 'There's a Fine, Fine Line,' 'If You Were Gay,' and 'You Can Be As Loud As the Hell You Want.' (more...)
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...)
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...)
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...)
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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Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris performed "Finishing the Hat" from Sunday in the Park with George, what he says used to be his audition song, at Broadway Sessions on August 2nd, 2012, accompanied by Joshua Stephen Kartes on piano. Watch the video below! (more...)
Carousel Cast & Crew created delectable treats for very special Charity Bake Sale in celebration of Julia Child’s 100th Birthday at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut. Over $700 were collected for Broadway Cares. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the photos below from the special event. (more...)
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...)
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...)
BROADWAY BALLYHOO has announced another all-star cast for Thursday, August 23 at 11 p.m. at Feinstein's. The show, now in its 9th month, is hosting a special event night with Barbara and Scott Siegel celebrating their wedding anniversary. (more...)
Broadway Under the Stars' "Fantastical Family Night" was held on August 3 and 4 at the historical Jack London State Park. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the photos from the event below. (more...)
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!
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...)
According to Amazon.com, the "premiere cast" recording for CARRIE: THE MUSICAL will be released on September 25, 2012. BroadwayWorld will bring you the latest updates, including a tracklist and album artwork, when they become available!
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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...)
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...)
Currently appearing on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning play Peter and the Starcatcher, Greg Hildreth lends his expressive talents to a one-star Yelp review. Watch the video below!
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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...)
Mike Tyson and Spike Lee's Mike Tyson: UNDISPUTED TRUTH, directed by Lee, ends its engagement at Broadway's Longacre Theatre after 12 performances today, August 12. (more...)
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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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...)
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. :-)
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?
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!
Click below to check out the performances from Silence! the Musical, incuding: 'Silence of the Lambs,' 'Are You About a Size 14?' 'Papa Shtarling,' and 'Finale.' (more...)
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...)
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...)
According to a casting notice on Backstage, Shooting High Productions is casting an AGVA-sanctioned workshop/showcase of the Broadway-bound production of SUGAR BABIES, starring Tony Award winners Michael Mcgrath and Beth Leavel. (more...)
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...)
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...)
It's time for episode ten of BWW's newest exclusive TV series - CHEWING THE SCENERY WITH Randy Rainbow! In this week's episode, Randy 'duets' with Mike Tyson and covers Broadway's hottest stories from the Chewing the Scenery Newsdesk, including Chris Rock's possible return to Broadway, a MEMPHIS doll line, BRING IT ON's acrobatic opening and more! Click below to watch episode 10! (more...)
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...)
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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Isabel Keating sang "I Can't Give You Anything but Love" from the Broadway show Blackbirds of 1928 at Broadway Sessions on June 14th, 2012, accompanied by Joshua Stephen Kartes on the piano. Watch the video of her performance below! (more...)
The Skivvies are Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley, award-winning NYC singer/actor/musicians doing stripped down versions of eclectic covers and eccentric originals. Not only are the arrangements stripped down - cello, ukulele, glockenspiel, melodica - but the Skivvies literally strip down to their underwear to perform.
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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...)
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...)
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!
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...)
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...)
The Skivvies are Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley, award-winning NYC singer/actor/musicians doing stripped down versions of eclectic covers and eccentric originals. Not only are the arrangements stripped down - cello, ukulele, glockenspiel, melodica - but the Skivvies literally strip down to their underwear to perform.
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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...)
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...)
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...)
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...)
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...)
Musical Momentum, a very unique benefit concert series, will present its second event, True Colors 2.0: A Benefit/Fundraiser for the Trevor Project at the Laurie Beechman Theater in New York tonight, July 29th. (more...)
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...)
64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - All The 2012 Winners - All the Winners!
Photo Coverage: 2012 Emmys Red Carpet - Part 1
InDepth InterView: Anita Gillette Talks Birdland Solo Show, THE FITZGERALD FAMILY CHRISTMAS, Broadway, Hollywood & More
BroadwayGirlNYC: Spreading the love of #BwayFlea2012
BWW Flashback: The Gershwins' PORGY AND BESS Closes on Broadway Today, September 23
Tommy Tune to Star in Houston Grand Opera's SHOW BOAT, Opening Jan 18
Photo Coverage: 2012 Emmys Red Carpet - Part 2
Photo Coverage: 2012 Emmys Red Carpet - Part 3
Glenn Weiss Wins Emmy for Directing 2011 Tony Awards!
BWW's On This Day - September 23, 2012
Sam McMurray, Anatol Yusef, and More Set for BUZZ Reading at Atlantic Theater Tonight, 9/23
Giancarlo Esposito, Michael J. Fox, Jon Hamm, Julianne Moore & More to Present at 64th Primetime Emmy Awards Tonight, 9/23
Twitter Watch: Telly Leung-'Backstage @allegiancebway with Spock and Sulu!'
2012 Creative Arts Emmy Award Winners Announced - 2012 Tony Awards, SMASH, MEMPHIS & More!
Photo Coverage: Harvey Fierstein, Cyndi Lauper and the KINKY BOOTS Cast Meet the Press - Check it Out!
Breaking News: AMERICAN IDOL Judges Announced - Mariah Carey, Randy Jackson, Nicki Minaj & Keith Urban
STAGE TUBE: Andrew Lloyd Webber Reveals Plans to Take JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR to US and Australia!
Photo Coverage: Extra Fierce KINKY BOOTS Press Preview - Cyndi Lauper, Harvey Fierstein, Stark Sands, Billy Porter & More!
BWW Reviews: A Rare and Beautiful SOUTH PACIFIC Takes Australia
Photo Coverage: THE ANARCHIST Marquee and Golden Theatre Renovation
Photo Coverage: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Cast Sings 'Carols For A Cure'
Photo Blast From The Past : Peter Firth
STAGE TUBE: Set Building Time-Lapse for CBC's OVER THE RAINBOW, Premiering Tonight, Sept 16!
STAGE TUBE: Daniel Radcliffe Chats Live with The Trevor Project!
Want to know what's playing in theatres in Singapore? Me too...
Photo Coverage Exclusive: JEKYLL & HYDE Tour Opening Night Curtain Call & Party - Maroulis, Cox, Wicks & More!
BROADWAY ON BROADWAY Takes Place Today at 11:30 in Times Square! All the Musical Numbers and Information!
Photo Coverage: The Casts of BROADWAY ON BROADWAY - ANNIE, MOTOWN, SCANDALOUS, BARE and More!
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at PBS' BROADWAY OR BUST; Premiering Tonight at 8PM!
Tickets for West End's THE BOOK OF MORMON Go on Sale September 23; Previews Begin February 25!
BWW Flashback: RENT Closes at New World Stages Today, September 9
Liza Minnelli Begins Filming for ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Netflix Revival
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 9/9- Tom Wopat
Frances Conroy Replaces Kathy Bates in 25th Anniversary Reading of STEEL MAGNOLIAS in LA Today, 9/9
British Producer David Cecil Arrested in Uganda for Staging Gay Issues Play THE RIVER AND THE MOUNTAIN
BWW TV: Meet ANNIE's Anthony Warlow & Katie Finneran at Broadway on Broadway!
BWW Flashback: Gore Vidal's THE BEST MAN Ends Broadway Run Today, September 9
Gaelen Gilliland, Hannah Elless and More Set for Broadway's ROAR Benefit at Laurie Beechman; Full Cast Announced!
3-Part PBS Series BROADWAY OR BUST Premieres Tonight, Sept 9
Arielle Jacobs, Lexi Lawson and More Set for DIVAS UNITE for GCP 2012 Benefit Concert at the Coterie Tonight, 9/9
Maryam Myika Day Stars in Benefit Performance of KATRINA WHO?! at Zephyr Theatre, 9/19
Karen Olivo, Kyle Dean Massey & More Set for FUGITIVE SONGS and NEXT THING YOU KNOW Release Concert, 9/9
Photo Flash: New Film Still of Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway in LES MISERABLES!
Following Broadway's Upcoming Shows? Twitter Feed Mega-List!
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 9/2- Chad Kimball
Edinburgh International Festival 2012 Comes to a Close Tonight, Sept 2
CLYBOURNE PARK Leaves the Broadway Neighborhood Today, September 2
Goodspeed Musicals' THE BIKINIS Ends Run Today, Sept 2
Photo Flash: Marty Thomas and Aubrey Mae Davis' GLITTER BALL Birthday Bash
BWW Blog: Touring MARY POPPINS' Nicolas Dromard - Day #6
Recording Academy's Neil Portnow Remembers Hal David
TRACES Concludes New York Run Today, September 2
Mary Testa, Ed Asner and Austin Pendleton Set for The Lynne Show, Sept-Oct 2012
Photo Coverage: William Finn and More in 'Songs by Ridiculously Talented Composers...' at Barrington Stage Co.
PHANTOM Ends Run in Las Vegas September 2, 2012
'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. 
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.
STAGE TUBE: First Listen - Preview Melanie C's New Album STAGES!
BWW Flashback: SISTER ACT Ends Divine Broadway Run Today, August 26
BWW TV: New Cast of MAMMA MIA! Performs 'Dancing Queen' at Taste of Broadway!
STAGE TUBE: Ramin Karimloo Performs 'Bring Him Home' and 'Above All' on SONGS OF PRAISE
BWW TV: CHICAGO Cast Travels Downtown for Taste of Broadway!
Photo Flash: Broadway Understudies Rock HALF HOUR Concert at Laurie Beechman
Tony Nominee Patina Miller, GLEE PROJECT’s Ali Stroker and More to Perform at Joe’s Pub Benefit Concert Tonight, 8/26
Photo Coverage: Carmel Dean, Alysha Umphress and More at THE SWEET SONGS OF CARMEL DEAN at Mr. Finn's Cabaret
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
RAGTIME Plays Strand Theatre, 9/28-10/7; Terrence McNally Accepts ACLU's Beacon of Liberty Award at Boston Gala, 9/15
Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, August 18 - Double-Sized Special Jimmy Fallon Edition!
BWW TV: AVENUE Q Cast Performs at Broadway in Bryant Park!
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 8/18- GREASE
GLEE, Lea Michele, Neil Patrick Harris & Ricky Martin Among 2012 Do Something Awards Nominees; Ceremony Airs on VH1, 8/21
STAGE TUBE: BROADWAY BARES XXII: HAPPY ENDINGS - 'Ugly Duckling (It Gets Better)'!
BWW Flashback: END OF THE RAINBOW Closes on Broadway Today, Aug 19
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!
GHOST's Jen Noble and BOOK OF MORMON's Delius Doherty Join 'Half Hour' Concert Tonight, 8/19
THE NUTTY PROFESSOR Musical Ends Run at TPAC Today, 8/19
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'
BWW TV: RENT's Anthony Federov, Sean Michael Murray & Emma Hunton Perform at Broadway in Bryant Park!
CARRIE: THE MUSICAL Off-Broadway Cast Recording Set for Release Sept. 25!
BWW TV: NEWSIES Cast Carries the Banner to Broadway in Bryant Park with Corey Cott, Kara Lindsay & More!
SOUND OFF Special Interview: Julie Reiber
STAGE TUBE: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER's Greg Hildreth in 'Real Actors Read Yelp'
Photo Flash: Opening Night at MARY POPPINS in LA at the Ahmanson
Mike Tyson's UNDISPUTED TRUTH Ends Limited Broadway Run Today, 8/12
Shakespeare in the Park's Streep, Kline, Adams & More Set for CBS' SUNDAY MORNING, 8/12
BWW TV: Hannibal Lecter Visits Broadway in Bryant Park- SILENCE! THE MUSICAL Cast Performs!
BWW FLASHBACK: MEMPHIS Takes Final Broadway Bows Today, August 5
Confirmed: Nick Jonas in Talks to Become AMERICAN IDOL Judge
Michael McGrath and Beth Leavel Set for Broadway-Bound SUGAR BABIES Workshop, 9/20
STAGE TUBE: Meet the Cast and Creative Team of ALLEGIANCE - Lea Salonga, George Takei & More!
SPIDER-MAN's Patrick Page Plays Final Performance as Green Goblin Today, Aug 5
Betty Buckley to Star in London Revival of DEAR WORLD
BWW TV EXCLUSIVE: CHEWING THE SCENERY WITH RANDY RAINBOW - Ep. 10 - Mike Tyson, Chris Rock, BRING IT ON and More!
Roundabout's HARVEY Closes on Broadway Today, August 5
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
SLOWGIRL Ends Twice-Extended Run Today, 8/5
Cyndi Lauper and More Set for 2012-2013 Broadway in Chicago Season Sneak Peek, 8/6
TNT Music Holds ARE YOU WORKING ON SOMETHING NEW? BC/EFA Benefit, 8/5-6
Photo Flash: Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Richard Kind & More in THE PRODUCERS at The Hollywood Bowl, Part 1!
BROADWAY RECALL: Sondheim In The Park
Photo Flash: Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Richard Kind and More in THE PRODUCERS at The Hollywood Bowl, Part 2!
ONCE Cast Performs 'Falling Slowly' at Lincoln Center's Out of Doors Today, 7/29
Natalie Toro, Christine Pedi, Janine Divita and More Set for BROADWAY BALLYHOO, 8/2
Laura Osnes, Rachel Potter and More Perform at Joe's Pub Tonight, 7/29
Vassar Powerhouse's MURDER BALLAD Plays Added Workshop Performance Tonight, 7/29
Patti Murin and Hinton Battle Among Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Awards Nominees; Ceremony 7/29
Joe Manganiello Joins William H. Macy in HERO Theatre's SMALL CRAFT WARNINGS Reading Tonight, 7/29
Musical Momentum Presents TRUE COLORS 2.0 at Laurie Beechman Tonight, 7/29
D'Abruzzo, Ayers Set For 3 CHOICES AWAY Benefit Concert Tonight, 7/29
Drama Desk Award Winners - MATILDA, VANYA AND SONIA, PIPPIN, VIRGINIA WOOLF & More!
STAGE TUBE: MATILDA Cast Performs on The View!
John Bantay Talks to Richard Jay-Alexander About Musical Mondays Farewell
CHUCK Star Zachary Levi and Krysta Rodriguez Set to Lead FIRST DATE
Paris SUNDAY IN THE PARK Now Available For Download
Exclusive InDepth InterView Audra McDonald Talks GO BACK HOME Album & PBS Special, MARLENE DIETRICH'S ABC, Upcoming Projects & More
Gwyneth Paltrow Returns as the Face of Hugo Boss' Latest Scent
Donkey Kong Country Returns is Back and Optimized for Portable Play
BWW Blog: Leah Edwards - Practice. Perform. Repeat
BWW Reviews: Millepied, Wheeldon and Martins - A Mixed Bag for City Ballet
Regional Orchestra of the Week: Reno Philharmonic, NV