GYPSY OF THE MONTH: Tracee Beazer of 'Memphis' by Adrienne Onofri - Nov 3, 2009Back on Broadway after performing regionally and on tour, Tracee's hoping to transition into principal roles. (more...)
Christian Hoff: From Surfer Boy To Jersey Boyby Craig Brockman - Nov 26, 2005Sporting a thick Italian Jersey accent on stage each night as Tommy DeVito in 'Jersey Boys,' it may surprise people to learn that Christian Hoff grew up thousands of miles away in La Jolla, California. Here, Christian talks candidly about working with Des McAnuff on TOMMY and Jersey Boys, his career and the lessons that he continues to learn every night. (more...)
Luba Mason: Love's Collageby Eugene Lovendusky - Nov 20, 2007On November 23 - 26, Luba Mason returns to New York City to celebrate the release of her premiere album 'Collage' at the Metropolitan Room. Mason provides a soulful spin to pop ballads by classic song-writers like Neil Diamond, Van Morrison and Lou Reed. The 'Collage' collection is a labor of love for Luba, a native New Yorker, who spent her early youth devoted to training in classical voice, piano and dance... (more...)
American Repertory Theater Announces its 2010/11 Seasonby BWW News Desk - May 7, 2010The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), under the Artistic Direction of Diane Paulus, is pleased to announce its 2010/11 Season. (more...)
THE BROADWAY LOCAL - Joan Riversby BWW News Desk - May 3, 2010From the soaring melodies of classic revivals to the hottest dramas playing today - there is no experience like 'Broadway.' And part of what makes Broadway so exciting is that it's located right smack dab in the middle of New York City! With 'THE BROADWAY LOCAL', BroadwayWorld celebrates the creative theatre professionals who bring their talents to the city's Broadway stages and call the Big Apple home. (more...)
REVIEW: Stumbling BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELSby Amber Cassell - Mar 3, 2010It's about time there was a stage show about Ginger Rogers, the name that has become synonymous with dancing on the silver screen. Though her films, particularly those partnered with Fred Astaire have become iconic, most people tend to forget that she got her start and ultimately built her career treading the boards on the vaudeville circuit and on Broadway. Rogers was a lady of the stage, with a catalogue of standards attached to her name from the Gershwins, Jerome & Kern, and Irving Berlin just to name a few. If the biographies of Patsy Cline and Buddy Holly have the makings of a hit Broadway musical, surely a tribute to Ginger Rogers would glide right past them. Unfortunately, Backwards in High Heels is rather unfitting, possibly even embarrassing tribute to a one of America's greatest stage and screen legends. (more...)
Full Cast Announced for BILLY ELLIOT; Gwynne, Jbara, Shelleyby BWW News Desk - Jul 15, 2008The full cast of the Broadway production of Billy Elliot the Musical has been announced by Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films and Old Vic Productions in association with Weinstein Live Entertainment. (more...)
Jeffry Denman Sings and Dances - Coast to Coastby TJ Fitzgerald - Jan 20, 2006PRODUCER Performer Joins Bravo Broadway for Two Productions (more...)
NINE Role Leaves Cruz with 'Bruz', But Actress Loves Itby BWW News Desk - Jan 16, 2009Aussie news website LiveNews had a brief chat with NINE film star Penelope Cruz, and the sulty star admitted that performing the classic 'A Call From the Vatican' number from the show and sure to be a highlight in the film version, left her blistered and bruised-but she loved doing it!The song required the actress to perform a rope routine and the stunt left her worried she would lose her grip and fall.
Cruz explained to the site 'When something like that happens, you just have to keep going and forget about any physical pain. I Was Dancing in the dark with one spotlight on me, so I had to be extremely alert and focused.
'There were other things to think about, so I was not in pain while dancing - I was just praying not to fall!' (more...)
GYPSY OF THE MONTH: Joseph Medeiros of 'Yank!' and 'Anyone Can Whistle'by Adrienne Onofri - Apr 1, 2010Joseph, who was in 4 B'way musicals last year, will go straight from the hit 'Yank!' into the latest Encores! show. (more...)
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