Christopher Sutton to Lead BUDDY at Walnut Street Theatre; Opens 5/23by BWW News Desk - May 9, 2012Walnut Street Theatre concludes its landmark 203rd season with an all-new production of Broadway’s sensational BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY. Directed and choreographed by Casey Hushion, the rock n’ roll explosion begins previews on May 15th, opens on May 23rd and runs through July 15th on the WST Mainstage. (more...)
Judy McLane to Join MAMMA MIA! as 'Donna' in Juneby BWW News Desk - May 7, 2012After playing the role of “Tanya” for the past seven years in Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ smash hit musical MAMMA MIA!, Broadway favorite Judy McLane will assume the starring role of “Donna Sheridan” on Monday, June 4, 2012 at the Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway). (more...)
ATG Announces Casting Department Changesby BWW News Desk - May 3, 2012Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) today announced changes within its Casting Department, based at the company’s Charing Cross Road offices. (more...)
Ethan Hawke to Direct and Star in Jonathan Marc Sherman's CLIVE at New Group in 2013!by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2012Off-Broadway’s The New Group has just announced its 2012-2013 season, featuring three world premiere productions. As the season launch in Fall 2012, Scott Elliott, Artistic Director of The New Group, directs Francine Volpe’s The Good Mother, featuring Gretchen Mol. Jonathan Marc Sherman’s new work Clive arrives in Winter 2013, directed by and featuring Ethan Hawke in the title role. Spring 2013 ushers in the premiere of a new musical at The New Group, Bunty Berman Presents..., by Ayub Khan Din (music, book, lyrics) and Paul Bogaev (music), directed by Scott Elliott. (more...)
Photo Flash: Christopher Sutton et al. in BUDDY at Walnut Street Theatreby BWW News Desk - May 21, 2012Walnut Street Theatre concludes its landmark 203rd season with an all-new production of Broadway’s BUDDY: THE Buddy Holly STORY. Directed and choreographed by Casey Hushion, the show began previews on May 15th and opens on May 23rd, running through July 15th on the WST Mainstage. Christopher Sutton (Buddy), says this is the first time in the history of the Walnut Street Theatre that the same actor has played the same role twice. Sutton plays opposite his wife Lyn Philistine as Maria Elena. See photos of the couple and the rest of the cast on stage below! (more...)
Pittsburgh CLO Announces Full Casts of Local Productions - Starring Sally Struthers, Hunter Herdlicka, Liz Callaway and More!by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2012Pittsburgh CLO has announced casting for its summer season, which includes six shows, featuring the national tours of Come Fly Away and The Addams Family, and CLO original productions of A Chorus Line, Annie, Fiddler on the Roof and Sunset Boulevard. Notably, A CHORUS LINE brings on board a slew of the show's national tour veterans, ANNIE stars Sally Struthers as Miss Hannigan, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF features Broadway's Lewis J. Stadlen, Susan Cella, Hunter Herdlicka, Joel Robertson, Emily Shoolin and Kay Walbye. Liz Callaway and Walter Charles are set to star in SUNSET BOULEVARD. (more...)
Photo Coverage: Tommy Tune, Helen Hunt and More Visit Emily Bergl's NY I LOVE YOU at Cafe Carlyle!by Stephen Sorokoff - May 2, 2012Emily Bergl's brand new show, "NY I Love You" premiered at New York's historic Cafe Carlyle last night, May 1, and will play through May 12, 2012. View photos below! (more...)
Walnut Street Theatre Presents A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING, Now thru 6/24by BWW News Desk - May 2, 2012Walnut Street Theatre’s 2011-2012 Independence Studio on 3 season concludes with an all-new production filled with unforgettable music, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING. Directed by Bruce Lumpkin, the production opens tomorrow, May 3rd and continues through June 24th in the Walnut’s Independence Studio on 3. (more...)
Jackie Hoffman, Noah Racey and More Join Berkshire Theatre Group's Summer Castsby BWW News Desk - May 18, 2012Berkshire Theatre Group today announced its acting ensemble for the Summer of 2012 with a mixture of Berkshire Theatre Group alumni, newcomers, up and coming talent and seasoned professionals. (more...)
MAMMA MIA! Welcomes Judy McLane, Felicia Finley, Aaron Lazar & More!by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2012Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ global hit musical MAMMA MIA! will welcome new principals Christy Altomare, Lauren Cohn, Daniel Cooney, Felicia Finley, Aaron Lazar, Graham Rowat and Zak Resnick who will join Judy McLane as “Donna Sheridan” at the Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway) on Monday, June 4, 2012. (more...)
Constantine Maroulis to Headline Bickford Theatre Benefit, 6/9by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2012American Idol’s Constantine Maroulis (Tony Award-nominee, Rock of Ages) joins nearly a dozen Broadway favorites to salute "Broadway’s most-wonderfully wicked showstoppers" in the gala benefit evening, Life Upon the Wicked Stage: Broadway’s Greatest Villains, Thieves and Ladies of the Evening, on Saturday, June 9, 2012, 8 pm, at the Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, in Morristown, NJ. (more...)
Thea Sharrock to Direct West End THE BODYGUARD for November Opening Starring Heather Headley and Lloyd Owenby BWW News Desk - May 1, 2012Thea Sharrock is to direct The Bodyguard, a new musical opening at the Adelphi Theatre in Autumn 2012 based on the Warner Bros. film of the same name with screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan. Starring Heather Headley as Rachel Marron and Lloyd Owen as Frank Farmer in the roles made famous on film by the late Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, tickets for The Bodyguard go on sale today (1 May 2012) taking bookings until 27 April 2013 for the production’s first booking period. Previews begin on 6 November 2012, twenty years after the release of the Oscar nominated film. Opening night is 5 December. (more...)
Brad Oscar to Lead FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Barrington Stage Company, 6/13-7/14by BWW News Desk - Apr 26, 2012Barrington Stage Company has just announced that Tony nominee Brad Oscar will take on the role of the beloved dairyman Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, running June 13 through July 14, kicking off the theater’s 18th season in the Berkshires. (more...)
Emily Bergl's "NY I Love You" Premiers at the Café Carlyle, May 1by BWW News Desk - Apr 25, 2012Emily Bergl is best known for her role on "Desperate Housewives," but last year she burst onto the cabaret scene with a sold out run at the Algonquin Hotel, receiving raves from The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg News. Her brand new show, "NY I Love You" will premiere at New York's historic Cafe Carlyle May 01-12, 2012. (more...)
Constantine Maroulis Set to Star in Bickford Theatre Benefit, 6/9by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2012Something wicked this way comes to the Bickford Theatre as Tony Award-nominee and American Idol finalist Constantine Maroulis (Rock of Ages) joins nearly a dozen Broadway favorites to salute the sinister side of Broadway in the benefit evening Life Upon the Wicked Stage: Broadway’s Greatest Villains, Thieves and Ladies of the Evening on Saturday, June 9, 2012, 8 pm, at the Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, in Morristown, NJ. (more...)
Dave Willetts Releases New Album, 5/28by BWW News Desk - Apr 23, 2012Dave Willetts will release his new album, ONCE IN A LIFETIME, celebrating his 25 years in show business on May 28th. The album, to be released by Stage Door Records, features 21 tracks, 16 of which are previously unreleased. (more...)
Giant Olive Premieres THE HARD BOILED EGG AND THE WASP, May 22-June 10by BWW News Desk - Apr 19, 2012A cast boasting a wealth of West End musical talent has been announced for The Hard Boiled Egg and the Wasp, an entirely original musical about the legendary English comedian Dan Leno written by actor, singer-writer and voiceover artist, Jonathan Kydd and Andy Street, one of the leading figures in British and American television music. (more...)
Saturday Roundup: This Week on BroadwayWorldby BWW Special Coverage - Apr 14, 2012Looking for a quick roundup of this week's events in the theatre world? Look no further - here are some of the best articles the week had to offer! (more...)
THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As with Your Favorite Broadway Stars- Bruce Dow!by BWW - Apr 13, 2012Welcome 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 Bruce Dow who is starring as the outrageous 'King Herod' in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR- currently playing at the Neil Simon Theatre! (more...)
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