Review - Broadway Originals at Town Hall
by Michael Dale - October 24, 2009
Those four Jews were in a room bitching again last Sunday afternoon. No, I don't mean The Marvelous Wonderettes. I mean Whizzer, Jason, Mendel and Marvin, also known as Stephen Bogardus, Jonathan Kaplan, Chip Zien and Michael Rupert. As any fan of neurotic, gay musical theatre will tell you, they were the quartet who first opened the 1992 Broadway production of Falsettos with William Finn's frenetic patter, "Four Jews in a Room Bitching." (more...)
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STAGE TUBE: AIDS Walk LA 2009 - John Lloyd Young Sings 'You'll Never Walk Alone'
by BroadwayWorld TV - October 20, 2009
On October 18, 2009, the crowd walked to "remember those we have lost, walked to help our friends, family and fellow Angelinos who are affected by HIV/AIDS, and walked to show our never-ending determination to end AIDS." Tony winner John Lloyd Young performed "You'll Never Walk Alone" for the crowd to honor those in need and who have passed on from AIDS. (more...)
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Photo Coverage: 'Broadway Originals' at Town Hall
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - October 18, 2009
The Town Hall, Broadway's landmark concert venue, presented the fifth annual Broadway Cabaret Festival, October 16th- 18th. This three-concert series, created, written an hosted by Scott Siegel, took place over one weekend and included A Tribute to David Merrick, staring Corbin Bleu of High School Musical, on Friday October 16th at 8pm, All of Me staring Linda Eder on Saturday October 17th at 8pm and Broadway Originals on Sunday October 18th at 3pm. (more...)
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Susan Boyle's Debut CD, 'I Dreamed A Dream', Cover Art Revealed
by BWW News Desk - October 13, 2009
Susan Boyle, who became a worldwide overnight singing sensation after appearing on the Britain's Got Talent television show, is set to release her debut album. She captured the hearts of millions and became a worldwide YouTube phenomenon with over 300 million hits. (more...)
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BWW TV: NYMF 2009 - PLAGUED
by BroadwayWorld TV - October 9, 2009
THE NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL and Kim Vasquez/ GRAY LADY ENTERTAINMENT, INC. team up again with this year's PLAGUED - A LOVE STORY with book and lyrics by VYNNIE MELI and music by CASEY L. FILIACI. Directed by SAMUEL BUGGELN (Bedbugs!) with musical direction by ZAK SANDLER. (more...)
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Photo Flash: NYMF's UNDER FIRE Rehearsals
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2009
John Bonanni, Big Fish Big Pond, Ltd and the New York Musical Theater Festival present the world premiere of Under Fire, a new musical set in the late 1970's during the bloody revolution in El Mirado, and based upon the 1983 motion picture of the same title. (more...)
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Photo Flash: WHATEVER MAN at NYMF
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2009
The New York Musical Theatre Festival presents the world premiere of WHATEVER MAN a new American musical with book, music and lyrics by Benjamin Strouse. WHATVER MAN runs September 29th at 8:00pm, September 30th at 1:00pm, October 2nd at 7:30pm, October 3rd at 1:00 pm, October 4th 8:00pm, and October 8th at 1:00pm at the 45th Street Theatre (354 W. 45th Street). (more...)
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Laura Michelle Kelly and Christian Borle to Star in MARY POPPINS on Broadway Starting October 12
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2009
Broadway's perfectly magical musical MARY POPPINS is pleased to welcome the West End's original ‘Mary', Olivier Award winner LAURA MICHELLE KELLY, and Tony® Award nominee CHRISTIAN BORLE (Broadway's Legally Blonde) beginning Monday, October 12 at 7pm. Produced by Thomas Schumacher of Disney Theatrical Productions and Cameron Mackintosh, MARY POPPINS will celebrate its three-year anniversary at the New Amsterdam Theatre (214 West 42nd Street) on Monday, November 16.
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'Carl Sagan's Contact – The Musical' at Centerstage in Federal Way
by Jay Irwin - September 28, 2009
A brand new world premiere musical based on the Carl Sagan Novel and Jodie Foster movie “Contact” has ventured into our solar system (Centerstage in Federal Way to be exact). And one has to wonder what transmission from outer space told them that this show was a good idea. (more...)
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Photo Flash: Clay Aiken Visits DRIFT at The Kennedy Center in Raleigh
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2009
Clay Aiken attended a production of DRIFT last night at The Kennedy Theatre in Raleigh where Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy's production of DRIFT is playing it's final week. DRIFT was the first production to grace the new Lauren Kennedy and Alan Campbell Theatre at Barton College and ran from September 12-20, followed by a current run at The Kennedy Theatre at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh from September 23-27 to close the season. (more...)
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STAGE TUBE: THE BATTERY'S DOWN Series Finale Trailer
by BroadwayWorld TV - September 22, 2009
Directed and choreographed by Connor Gallagher (Fat Camp), "The Battery's Down" stars Jake Wilson as a young performer who, along with his friends, navigates the world of showbiz in New York City and Los Angeles. Series regulars include Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Mary Poppins, Spelling Bee), Dani Spieler (Legally Blonde), Nina Sturtz (Vote! The Musical) and Cortney Wolfson (Legally Blonde, Les Miserables). (more...)
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