BWW TV EXCLUSIVE: Claybourne Elder Talks VENICE at the Public Theater- Go Behind the Scenes at Rehearsal!

The Public Theater will present the new Public Lab musical Venice, with book by Eric Rosen, music by Matt Sax, lyrics by Matt Sax and Eric Rosen, additional music by Curtis Moore, and choreography by Chase Brock. Directed by Eric Rosen, Venice will run Tuesday, May 28 through Sunday, June 23 in The Public's Anspacher Theater, with an official press opening on Thursday, June 13. BroadwayWorld visited the cast and creative team in rehearsal and you can catch a performance preview and a special interview with Claybourne Elder, who plays 'Michael Victor', below! (more...)

2013 Broadway Performance Project Set for the Laurie Beechman, 6/11 & 13

The Group Theatre Too, along with choreographer, Justin Boccitto and director, Kimberly Vaughn presents the 2013 Broadway Performance Project (BPP), an evening of young, aspiring Broadway bound talent performing on Tuesday, June 11th and Thursday, June 13th, 7:00pm at cabaret hub, The Laurie Beechman Theater. BPP selected twelve participants from among those who auditioned, including: Caitlin Catanella, Melissa Coffey, Isaac Dayley, Kristin Feeney, Anelena Frollini, Billy Hannon, Erica Kimble, Amelia Rose Ortman, Kelly Reader, Daniel Schultz, Alan Simon and Micki Weiner. In preparation for their Beechman performances these artists will have coached with Justin and Kimberly, along with musical director Andrea Grody, and workshopped their songs in an 'in studio' performance class with a panel of industry professionals who include talent manager Naomi Kolstein and casting director Dale Brown. The project also had a successful benefit show last December where they unveiled "The Nicole Fosse Scholarship" and saw performances from Richard Kline, Phillip Boykin, Anita Gillette, Kurt Peterson, Wayne Alan Wilcox, Colleen Zenk, Kevin Spirtas, Raissa Katona Bennett and Sheri Sanders. (more...)

Taiwan's Highest-Grossing Documentary GO GRANDRIDERS to Screen in Washington DC, 5/29

D.C. Asian Pacific American Film, in collaboration with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative's Office (TECRO), is proud to present Taiwan's highest-grossing documentary, Go Grandriders, at Landmark's E Street Cinema (555 11th St. NW) on Wednesday, May 29, at 7 p.m. This is a FREE screening that you don't want to miss! In addition to seeing this wonderful film, you will have an opportunity to win some fabulous prizes such as the highly-acclaimed Taiwanese tea and pineapple cake! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 5/24- THE WIZ

Today 1985, the first Broadway revival of The Wiz opened at the Lunt-Fontanne THeatre, where it ran for 13 performances. The Wiz is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of African American culture. It opened on October 21, 1974 at the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland and moved to the Majestic Theatre. The 1975 Broadway production won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. (more...)

THE SPOON RIVER PROJECT Returns to Green-Wood, 6/13-6/30

The Green-Wood Historic Fund and Variations Theatre Group are proud to present the return engagement of The Spoon River Project, a play with music staged among spectacular 19th-century graves in the heart of Brooklyn's historic Green-Wood Cemetery. This unique site-specific theatrical production will run for 14 performances from June 13 through 30, 2013, including a Friday, June 14 after-party with members of the cast and midnight shows every Saturday. (more...)

ALTON BROWN LIVE! THE EDIBLE INEVITABLE TOUR Comes to Chicago in February 2014

Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce Alton Brown Live! The Edible Inevitable Tour will be coming to Chicago for one night only on February 8, 2014 at the Oriental Theatre (24 West Randolph). Alton Brown, Iron Chef host and renowned television personality, is taking his brand of quirky humor and culinary science on the road with the Alton Brown Live! The Edible Inevitable Tour. Tickets go on-sale to the public on June 7, 2013 at 10 a.m. (more...)

Daily Deal 5/24/13: Mikoh Swimwear

Memorial Day is the official kickoff of summer. I know this weather is a major bummer and doesn't make it feel very summery, but beach weather will be here soon. Are you ready? Do you have a new swimsuit to show off all your hard work at the gym all winter long? Or do you need a new cute coverup? Cute coverups are so hard to find, right? I always have coverup envy when I am at the pool. Well, look no further than Gilt today and their Mikoh Swimwear blowout. (more...)

Cape May Stage Opens LEND ME A TENOR, 6/12

Take one womanizing opera singer, knock him out in a hotel room, add a jealous wife, a scheming impersonator, a hilariously ambitious bellhop, and toss in some people running around in their underwear, getting drunk, screaming and slamming doors, and you have the recipe for a rollicking good evening of theatre. Lend Me a Tenor, Ken Ludwig's deliriously funny farce set in the richly glamorous 1930s, opens at Cape May Stage's Robert Shackleton Playhouse Wednesday, June 12 and runs through July 26. (more...)

Jennifer Hudson Joins AMERICAN IDOL's Judges' Panel!

According to numerous reports, Oscar-winner and season 3 contender Jennifer Hudson has officially signed on to join AMERICAN IDOL's judges' panel. (more...)

Blackman and Attwater To Star In UK Tour Of SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS

Sam Attwater and Helena Blackman will star in a stunning new version of the classic musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. (more...)

Kirsten Wyatt, Steel Burkhardt and Cast of GUYS AND DOLLS Performing 'Suit and Tie'

The titular Guys and Dolls of Frank Loesser's classic show in Cleveland have become decidedly more fly this week, releasing a music video of "Suit and Tie" by Justin Timberlake. (more...)

Single Tickets for 2013 Blossom Music Festival on Sale May 28

Single tickets for The Cleveland Orchestra's 2013 Blossom Music Festival go on sale Tuesday, May 28, online at clevelandorchestra.com, by telephone, and in person at the Severance Hall Ticket Office. (more...)

Teaching Young Actors Presents SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, Opening 6/14

Tickets are now on sale for Songs for a New World at Drama Learning Center in Columbia. This re-imagining by director Stephanie Lynn Williams and the TYA company turns the conventional interpretations of Jason Robert Brown's song cycle upside down by setting the piece in a future where Earth is on the verge of being destroyed and its history lost. Groups of people from various walks of life are selected for a mission to find a new world in the event that the planet is annihilated. Audiences will join them as they explore, remember, question, and move forward. (more...)

Scoop: JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE on ABC - Week of May 27, 2013

Get all the scoop on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, airing on ABC on Monday, May 27, 2013! (more...)

Scoop: THE MIDDLE on ABC - Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Get all the scoop on THE MIDDLE, airing on ABC on Wednesday, June 12, 2013! (more...)

Scoop: SHARK TANK on ABC - Friday, June 14, 2013

Get all the scoop on SHARK TANK, airing on ABC on Friday, June 14, 2013! (more...)

Scoop: MISTRESSES on ABC - Saturday, June 15, 2013

Get all the scoop on MISTRESSES, airing on ABC on Saturday, June 15, 2013! (more...)

JACK REACHER Leads Movies-On-Demand Titles, Week Ending 5/19

Rentrak Corporation (RENT) today announced the top ten movies-on-demand titles based on consumer transaction rate. Movies-on-demand are transactional (pay-per-purchase) films available through cable and telco providers. (more...)

Scoop: SAVE ME on NBC - Thursday, June 13, 2013

Get all the scoop on SAVE ME, airing on NBC on Thursday, June 13, 2013! (more...)

Photo Coverage: Inside the 63rd Annual Outer Critics Awards Party!

Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators for media covering New York theatre celebrated its award winners for the 2012-13 season in 24 categories. CLICK HERE for a full list of winners. BroadwayWorld was there for the full ceremony and you can check out complete photo coverage from the event below! (more...)

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