The Producers

BWW Interview: The Toxic Avenger's Brittany Gray Talks Lloyd Kaufman and Slime

The Toxic Avenger had its official opening Hallowen night at The Music Hall on the Danforth. Since then it has been delighting audience with its unique blend on music, humour and campy fun. BWW got the chance to sit down and talk with Brittany Gray about her role as Sarah, the blind librarian and object of "Toxie's" love. (more...)

Photo Flash: Trustus & Front End Audio Presents RENT

Trustus & Front End Audio & AT&T, THE REAL YELLOW PAGES and THE TALKING PHONE BOOK, Present The Trustus 25th Anniversary Season Rent, Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson, Musical Arrangements Original Concept/Additional Lyrics, Steve Skinner Billy Aronson, Music Supervision and Additional Arrangements Dramaturg Tim Weil Lynn Thomson (more...)

Photo Flash: THE CHRISTMAS SCHOONER Opening Night

The Christmas Schooner brings holiday cheer to Theatre at the Center, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indiana, from November 12 through December 20. The press opening will be on November 19. The whole family will enjoy this heart-warming story of a brave Michigan shipping captain who sails Christmas trees across Lake Michigan to the German immigrants in Chicago. The Christmas Schooner is a powerful, moving story with an exquisite score. Chuck Gessert will direct. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: 'SPIDER-MAN' Stars Carney and Wood Heat Up 'Love Me Chase Me'

After an exhaustive search that included a casting call tour spanning six cities and thousands of candidates, the producers and creative team of SPIDER-MAN, TURN OFF THE DARK, have selected Reeve Carney to play the role of Peter Parker, The Amazing Spider-Man. Carney joins previously announced cast members Evan Rachel Wood as Mary Jane Watson, Peter Parker's girlfriend and Alan Cumming as Norman Osborn (aka Green Goblin). (more...)

BWW INTERVIEWS: HAIRSPRAY London's New Edna PHILL JUPITUS

UK editor in chief Carrie Dunn talks to the stand-up comedian and star of Never Mind The Buzzcocks about the challenges of musical theatre... (more...)

Review: RENT THE BROADWAY TOUR at Providence Performing Arts Center, Through November 22

Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal and Gwen Stewart reprise the roles they originated on Broadway in Jonathan Larson’s generation-defining rock musical (more...)

Photo Coverage: The New Cast of GOD OF CARNAGE Debuts!

Broadway's hottest comedy, the Tony Award-winning Best Play, GOD OF CARNAGE welcomed Emmy Award-winner Christine Lahti ("Chicago Hope") as ‘Veronica,' Emmy and Golden Globe-nominee Annie Potts ("Designing Women") as ‘Annette,' Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Jimmy Smits ("The West Wing") as ‘Alan,' and Olivier Award-nominee Ken Stott (original cast member of West End productions of God of Carnage and Art) as ‘Michael' to the cast last night, Tuesday, November 17 and BroadwayWorld.com was there! (more...)

BWW INTERVIEWS: Jake Epstein--from TV Teen Idol to Stage Lead--Talks SPRING AWAKENING National Tour

Before arriving for a two-week run at the Orange County Performing Arts Center from November 17 through 29, SPRING AWAKENING's Jake Epstein—the newest lead actor to play Melchior in the tour—sits down with BroadwayWorld correspondent Michael Lawrence Quintos to talk about his early work as a TV heartthrob, his passion for acting, and, of course, joining the cast of the hugely popular, multiple Tony® award-winning stage musical. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: John Barrowman Dances 'Single Ladies'

Stage and screen star John Barrowman has hit YouTube with his re-enactment of Beyonce's "Single Ladies" video. You can watch the funny little clip right here on STAGE TUBE! (more...)

Photo Flash: LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, THE MUSICAL at the Tulsa PAC

LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, a new musical based on the beloved Laura Ingalls Wilder series of classic American books, arrived on November 10th at the Tulsa PAC in Tulsa, Ok. Melissa Gilbert, who rose to fame as a child playing ‘Laura' in the hugely successful NBC television series "Little House on the Prairie" during the 1970's, now continues her legacy ‘on the prairie' by taking on the role of Ma. LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE will also star Steve Blanchard as Pa and Kara Lindsay as Laura. Tickets for the Tulsa engagement of LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE will go on sale on Monday, October 5th. (more...)

Photo Flash: New Cast of GOD OF CARNAGE Begins November 17

Broadway's hottest comedy, the Tony Award-winning Best Play, GOD OF CARNAGE welcomes Emmy Award-winner Christine Lahti ("Chicago Hope") as ‘Veronica,' Emmy and Golden Globe-nominee Annie Potts ("Designing Women") as ‘Annette,' Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Jimmy Smits ("The West Wing") as ‘Alan,' and Olivier Award-nominee Ken Stott (original cast member of West End productions of God of Carnage and Art) as ‘Michael' to the cast on Tuesday, November 17. GOD OF CARNAGE plays at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street). (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Reeve Carney Confirms 'SPIDER-MAN' Casting

After an exhaustive search that included a casting call tour spanning six cities and thousands of candidates, the producers and creative team of SPIDER-MAN, TURN OFF THE DARK, have selected Reeve Carney to play the role of Peter Parker, The Amazing Spider-Man. (more...)

'YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN' Tour Needs to Bulk Up

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN features extremely talent performers carrying an ok show on a lack-luster tour. (more...)

SPIDER-MAN Update: Reeve Carney to Play Peter Parker; 'Show Will Open in 2010'; Cohl Lead Producer

The producing team of the Broadway-bound SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark met with the show's key creatives today to confirm the following. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN on Tour - Highlights!

The New Mel Brooks MusicAl Young Frankenstein, a new musical comedy from the creative team of the 12-time Tony Award-winning smash The Producers, opened on Broadway November 8th 2007 at the Hilton Theatre and opened its national tour at the Providence Performing Arts Center on September 29th, 2009. (more...)

Oakbrook's 'MILLIE' a Tappy, Happy Hit

Opening this week at the high-flying Drury Lane Theatre, in Chicago’s far western suburb of Oakbrook Terrace, is “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” the 2002 Best Musical Tony winner which gave the world the career of Sutton Foster (and didn’t too badly for her male co-stars Gavin Creel and Marc Kudisch). Based on the pretty successful 1967 film starring Julie Andrews, more..... (more...)

'BIRDIE' Star John Treacy Egan's Holiday Recording 'ON CHRISTMAS MORNING' Now Available

Broadway performer John Treacy Egan's new holiday recording, ON CHRISTMAS MORNING celebrates the season with old and new yuletide Classics. With favorite holiday tunes by composers Styne, Loesser, and Torme, and modern composers like Carey, Foster, and Menken, John Treacy Egan's soaring tenor brings in the warmth of the season under the musical direction of Mr. David Shenton. (more...)

Photo Coverage: 'Hi-Ho, The Glamorous Life!' A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Meets the Press

The production stars Academy Award-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones and five-time Tony Award®-winner Angela Lansbury, and is directed by Tony Award®-winner Trevor Nunn. The production begins previews on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 and opens on Sunday, December 13, 2009 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. Rehearsals began on Monday, October 19th. (more...)

Review - Bye Bye Birdie

Michael Dale reviews Bye Bye Birdie and focuses on the positives in the production: dance ensemble numbers sparkled with real show-biz energy and livened up the production, Allie Trimm's solid performance, and Dee Hoty's presence. (more...)

Photo Flash: Yale Rep Theatre Presents ECLIPSED

The Yale Repertory Theatre will present Danai Gurira's ECLIPSED with an opening night of October 29th. The cast will feature Pascale Armand, Zainab Jah, Adepero Oduye, Stacey Sargeant, and Shona Tucker. (more...)