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BWW Interview: David Melville on Hamlet, L.A. Theatre, and the Road Ahead
by Ellen Dostal - February 10, 2012
Over the last ten years Independent Shakespeare Co. has grown to become one of L.A.’s best-loved summer events. Thousands of children and adults attended their 2011 summer of Free Shakespeare in Griffith Park, which included a HAMLET that had audiences raving. That production is now playing in ISC’s Atwater Studio starring the company’s managing director, David Melville. David and I sat down to discuss how playing Hamlet has changed for him over the years, as well as what the future holds, and how he learned to play the ukulele. And that’s a story that will surprise you. (more...)
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BWW Interviews: Quidditch, Hogwarts and POTTED POTTER with Dan and Jeff
by Kelly Cameron - February 08, 2012
Potted Potter is a hit play direct from the West End, that cleverly combines all seven Harry Potter books into one seventy minute show. As someone who has yet to read any of the Harry Potter books, I was eager to speak to the show's creators (and stars) about the production and how it translates to non-Potterites. Dan and Jeff speak to me about the mass appeal of the show, the live on-stage Quidditch game and The Toronto Maple Leafs (more...)
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BWW Interviews: Alan Zweibel - Enjoying a Multi-Course Career Seasoned with Friendship
by Lauren Yarger - February 07, 2012
The multiple Emmy winner, who was honored with a lifetime achievement award by the Writers Guild, East in 2010, talks about having friends like Billy Crystal, Larry David or Gilda Radner and in the same breath, can listen patiently as a wannabe writer runs a really bad idea by him for a TV sitcom. The blend of genius and kindness is a rare combination in this industry.
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BWW Interviews: Josh Young - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR's 'Judas'
by Pati Buehler - February 07, 2012
Josh Young makes his Broadway debut as "Judas Iscariot" in The Stratford Shakespeare Festival's production of Jesus Christ Superstar directed by Des McAnuff at The Neil Simon Theatre. Preview performances beginMarch 1, 2012 with an opening on March 22.
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BWW Interviews: Lydia Bushfield, A Life in the Theater
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 05, 2012
Lovely and talented, with a slightly wicked streak that means she’s just as much fun offstage as she is when she’s onstage, actress/director/playwright Lydia Bushfield is a Nashville theater treasure, who’s been part of the local scene so long that most people assume she was born and bred her. Fact is, she’s not. Instead, she’s one of the many talented people who’ve found themselves transported and transplated to Music City USA, pursuing their artistic bliss while entertaining audiences every time they set foot onstage. (more...)
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THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As with Your Favorite Broadway Stars - Dan Domenech!
by BWW - February 03, 2012
Welcome to THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As With Your Favorite Broadway Stars. Want to know what hooked them to a career in the theater? Their dream roles? Their Broadway crushes? Read on!
In this next edition, we caught up with ROCK OF AGES' Dan Domenech, who is filling the shoes of rocker-in-training 'Drew'! (more...)
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BWW Exclusive: Ramin Karimloo Eager to Bring LES MISERABLES Home to Toronto
by Kelly Cameron - February 02, 2012
Ramin Karimloo has had a very busy few years, portraying the role of The Phantom in both the UK productions of Love Never Dies and the 25th Anniversary of The Phantom of the Opera. Now he's tackling the role of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, and eager to return home to a Toronto stage. BWW is thrilled to bring its readers this exclusive feature where we talk with Ramin about Les Miserables, Phantom, his new album and his Toronto roots. (more...)
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BWW Interviews: BWW Award Winner Emrhys Cooper Skyrockets to Success
by Don Grigware - January 30, 2012
British actor Emrhys Cooper is riding high after a guest appearance on ABC TV's Desperate Housewives and after winning BWW's Person to Watch for 2012 based on his electrifying performance onstage inEntertaining Mr. Sloane. I had to call out a few tricks just to keep up with his amazing energy, but over our lunch he pretty much crystallized his philosophy of acting that will assuredly engulf him in success over the next several years, here ...and internationally. (more...)
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SPOTLIGHT ON BEAUTY & THE BEAST 3D: Paige O'Hara
by Pat Cerasaro - January 25, 2012
Today we are talking to the titular leading lady of the Oscar-winning Disney classic BEAUTY & THE BEAST, Paige O’Hara, all about her experience acting as the voice of Belle and what it was like to be an essential element of the enormous success that the lauded family favorite has enjoyed for more than twenty years, as well as her impressions of the new 3D film experience currently in movie theaters nationwide in honor of its 20th anniversary (also available on Blu-ray in standard definition and 3D). In addition to all about her role as a Disney Legend-indoctrinated princess, O’Hara also sheds some light on her Broadway and theatre career, having starred in LES MISERABLES, OKLAHOMA!, SOUTH PACIFIC, THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD and the onstage revival and subsequent complete John McGlinn symphonic recording of SHOW BOAT. Additionally, O’Hara details her many collaborations on BEAUTY & THE BEAST, such as composers Alan Menken and lyricist Howard Ashman, in addition to previous InDepth InterView participant Angela Lansbury and this week’s upcoming InDepth InterView subject - the Beast himself - Robby Benson. Plus, news on O’Hara’s Judy Garland bio-musical - FROM GUMM TO GARLAND: JUDY, THE MUSICAL - and her new role as a Disney Fine Arts artist, as well as much, much more! (more...)
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Director Greg Greene Talks About Blackbird Theater's Upcoming PACIFIC OVERTURES
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 24, 2012
Nashville audiences—and chattering, anticipatory theater critics—will be given the opportunity to weigh in with their own impressions of Pacific Overtures, thanks to an ambitious production from Blackbird Theater, the acclaimed company now in its sophomore season at David Lipscomb University’s Shamblin Theatre. (more...)
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Broadway's REBECCA Cancelled for Spring! Aiming for 2012-2013
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2012
The producers of REBECCA, the new musical based on the classic novel by Daphne du Maurier novel (later turned into an Oscar-winning film by Alfred Hitchcock) announced this morning that the production has been postponed until next season. REBECCA was slated to open Sunday, April 22 at the Broadhurst Theatre, with previews beginning March 27.
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BWW TV: Here Right Now! GHOST Cast Talks, Sings & More!
by BroadwayWorld TV - January 20, 2012
On Thursday, January 19th, Ghost the Musical hosted The Ghost Light Sessions Live, a special sneak peek presentation at the historic Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there to capture the evening and below, we take you inside! (more...)
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BWW Special Feature: The Cast of OTHER PEOPLE
by Kelly Cameron - January 19, 2012
Other People opens tonight in Toronto at The Young Centre for the Performing Arts' Tankhouse Theatre, and BWW is thrilled to bring its readers this special feature with three of the show's talented stars. Tatiana Maslany, Ben Lewis and Indrit Kasapi talk about the new production the nature of cooperative theatre, social media in the arts and what they hope the future will bring. (more...)
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Mastering the Class: Emily Apuzzo from ACT 1's MASTER CLASS Cast
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 18, 2012
Next up is Emily Apuzzo, Rulon’s oldest daughter (the younger, Sofia Apuzzo, is an acclaimed dancer), who has the unique experience of playing opposite her mom in bringing McNally’s play to the stage. A noted opera singer in the Nashville area, she’s been featured as a soloist in many concerts and recitals in addition to her work with the Nashville Opera chorus. She’s also been a fixture on a variety of local stages throughout her life: Clearly, the Rulon-Apuzzos are a theatrical family and Pat, Emily and Sofia have appeared in numerous stage productions over the years. (more...)
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Austin's Wizard, Don Amendolia, Chats WICKED
by Erin Privratsky - January 17, 2012
Worldwide smash musical Wicked is set to open at Austin's Bass Concert Hall on January 25, and its Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Don Amendolia, took the time to answer a few questions for BroadwayWorld. (more...)
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