Photo Flash: First Look at Harrison Dowzell as BILLY ELLIOTby BWW News Desk - May 28, 2012Twelve year old Harrison Dowzell from Nottinghamshire has become the thirtieth boy to play the title role of Billy Elliot in the West End. Check out the production photographs of Dowzell in action below. (more...)
Full Cast of Matthew Bourne's PLAY WITHOUT WORDS UK Tour Announcedby BWW News Desk - May 28, 2012New Adventures and the National Theatre have announced full casting for MATTHEW BOURNE’S PLAY WITHOUT WORDS. The company will be Madelaine Brennan, Daniel Collins, Saranne Curtin, Daisy May Kemp, Anabel Kutay, Katy Lowenhoff, Adam Maskell, Anjali Mehra, Liam Mower, Jonathan Ollivier, Alastair Postlethwaite, Danny Reubens, Christopher Trenfield, Hannah Vassallo, Neil Westmoreland and Richard Winsor. (more...)
UK Tour of LITTLE VOICE to Launch in Guildford, 31 Aug - Starring Corrie's Beverley Callardby BWW News Desk - May 28, 2012Written and directed by Jim Cartwright, the Olivier Award-winning THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE will begin a national tour at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre on Friday 31 August, with opening night on Tuesday 4 September. The show stars Beverley Callard as ‘Mari Hoff’, Ray Quinn as ‘Billy’, Joe McGann as ‘Ray Say’, Duggie Brown as ‘Mr Boo’ and Jess Robinson as ‘Little Voice’. (more...)
Arts on the Waterfront Hosts Musicians, Visual Arts, ROMEO AND JULIET and More, 6/15-7/1by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2012Mickey Rowe and Laurie Roberts, Arts on the Waterfront coordinators, hope to revitalize and reinvent this event to include both theater and visual art as well as of course the live music that made the series such a staple of the Seattle scene years ago. Arts on the Waterfront will be located next door to the Seattle Aquarium and blocks west of the Seattle Art Museum. Buy local produce at the Pike Place Market and enjoy it next door to the Aquarium while watching free public theater followed by live music and moonlit dancing. There will be performances by local bands SolBird, The Horse Thieves, Country Lips, Fortune Dwellers and more. The event will run June 15-July 1. (more...)
Jay-Z to Head ANNIE Film Soundtrackby BWW News Desk - May 26, 2012According to a report by MSN Music News, Jay-Z will head musical direction for the soundtrack of the new Annie film starring Willow Smith. (more...)
PALM BEACH POPS ANNOUNCE 2012-2013 Concert Seasonby Beau Higgins - May 26, 2012Bob Lappin and The Palm Beach Pops, Florida’s premier Pops orchestra, is offering another sensational season of sophisticated musical entertainment with the announcement of six signature concert series. Audiences are invited to hear “The Music You Love, Live” as the orchestra celebrates 21 years of outstanding music from The Great American Songbook with special guest artists including American Idol Finalist Tamyra Gray, pianist and vocalist, Tony DeSare, Broadway leading lady, Christine Andreas, and Vegas superstar Clint Holmes and more.
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Amy Adams Says Broadway Transfer of INTO THE WOODS Would 'Be Amazing'by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2012According to a report by Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch, Amy Adams, soon to be playing The Baker's Wife in Into the Woods, "would definitely consider," continuing her role in the production if it moves to Broadway. "That would be amazing," she said. (more...)
InDepth InterView Tony Awards Edition: Jeff Calhoun - Part 1: BONNIE & CLYDE, Plus A Career Retrospectiveby Pat Cerasaro - May 25, 2012Today we are kicking off the 2012 InDepth InterView Tony Awards Series with the director/choreographer of the hottest hit of the 2011-2012 theatrical season, NEWSIES, that was recently awarded with a boatload of Tony Award nominations, in addition to a short-running show that has a very vocal group of advocates and supporters that also received a handful of Tony noms, BONNIE & CLYDE - the passionate and visionary Jeff Calhoun. Discussing all aspects of his mega-hit with Disney’s NEWSIES and his success d’estime with Frank Wildhorn’s BONNIE & CLYDE, as well as all about his years spent developing both, Calhoun illustrates his process and sheds some light on many aspects of the creation of the wildly different vehicles, as well as his opinions on the theatrical environment of today. Additionally, Calhoun outlines his experiences working with NEWIES and BONNIE & CLYDE breakout stars Jeremy Jordan and Laura Osnes - both Tony nominees - as well as his many years spent as an associate choreographer for legendary Tony-winning master director Tommy Tune creating many remarkable musicals such as GRAND HOTEL and THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES. Plus, Calhoun conveys his infectious enthusiasm for his craft and discusses what drives him to create while also sharing his humbled appreciation for the recognition of both his new musicals this season by the Tony Award committee and reflecting on his vast multitude of experiences in the theatre so far in his career - everything from starring in SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS and MY ONE & ONLY on Broadway to choreographing THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES and BUSKER ALLEY with Tommy Tune and transitioning into directing/choreographing with the hit revivals of GREASE, BIG RIVER, PIPPIN, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (with Graciele Daniele), BELLS ARE RINGING, as well as GREY GARDENS and the rest. All of that and much, much more in this career-spanning conversation with one of Broadway’s best! (more...)
Stratford Shakespeare Festival Launches 60th Season with MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, May 28by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2012The Stratford Shakespeare Festival launches its 60th season on Monday, May 28, with a gala performance of Much Ado About Nothing. This is the final season under the artistic directorship of Des McAnuff, and one that promises an array of wonderful theatre for every taste and age group. (more...)
Breaking News: Two-Time Tony Award Winner Katie Finneran is Miss Hannigan in ANNIE!by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2012Two-time Tony Award® winner Katie Finneran (Promises, Promises, Noises Off) will star as Miss Hannigan in the new production of ANNIE, the Tony Award-winning classic musical. ANNIE opens November 8 at the Palace Theatre (1567 Broadway at 47th Street). Previews begin October 3.
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THE FRIDAY SIX: Q&As with Your Favorite Broadway Stars- Paul Whitty!by BWW - May 25, 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 Paul Whitty, who is starring as 'Billy' in ONCE- currently playing at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre Theatre! (more...)
Casting Announced for YES, PRIME MINISTER at Trafalgar Studios; Robert Daws to Lead Castby BWW News Desk - May 25, 2012Robert Daws will play Prime Minister Jim Hacker alongside Michael Simkins as Cabinet Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby in the triumphant return of Yes, Prime Minister to the West End. Bringing politics back to Whitehall, the popular political comedy will begin an open-ended run at Trafalgar Studios – formerly the Whitehall Theatre, on 6 June 2012.
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Update: Elton John 'Doing Well' After Serious Infectionby BWW News Desk - May 25, 2012ETOnline.com reports that superstar Elton John is recovering at home after suffering from "a serious respiratory infection" that forced him to cancel several of his upcoming Las Vegas performances. (more...)
Peter Asher Returns to Feinstein's at Loews Regency, 6/19-23by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012Feinstein's at Loews Regency will continue its Spring 2012 season with the return engagement of pop music legend Peter Asher and his multimedia show “A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond” from June 19 through June 23. When the program made its New York debut at Feinstein’s last year, it played to packed houses and critical acclaim. The two-time Grammy Award winner for “Producer of the Year” first rose to international acclaim through the global smash "World Without Love" as one half of the British Invasion duo Peter & Gordon, Peter moved effortlessly to Music Executive with The Beatles' Apple Records, then famously to producer and manager, handling the careers of James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt and a host of others. Among his more recent projects is the upcoming Dreamworks movie Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted. In addition to producing the soundtrack, he performs the film’s only original song “Love Always Comes As A Surprise,” co-written with Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, which he will also perform at Feinstein’s. (more...)
8th Annual MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert to Honor Jerry Cantrell, Neil Lasher, Feat. Alice in Chains et al., 5/31by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012The 8th annual MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert will launch a special partnership with DJ AM Memorial Fund and honors Jerry Cantrell and Neil Lasher, with performances by Alice In Chains, Billy Idol And His Band, Heart, Mark Lanegan, and Duff McKagan's Loaded, all to raise funds for MusiCares' addiction recovery services. Steve-O will host, and Moby will DJ at the live benefit concert on May 31. (more...)
Jacqui Grilli to Star in Pre-NY Tryout of ROLLER DISCO THE MUSICAL, 6/13, Bostonby BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012Oberon in association with the Ministry of Theater will present a pre-New York tryout of ROLLER DISCO THE MUSICAL!, an unautherized parody of the classic film Roller Boogie, from May 30 to August 30 at Oberon in Cambridge Massachusetts, with its world premiere opening night on June 13. With executive producer Pablo Rojas, Roller Disco aims to transfer to Off-Broadway in Spring 2013. (more...)
Davis Gaines to Play King Arthur in MTW's SPAMALOT, 6/29-7/15by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012Paul Garman, Executive Director/Producer and Steven Glaudini, Artistic Director of Musical Theatre West, have announced that Davis Gaines (LA’s Phantom of the Opera) will star in the upcoming MTW production of MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT. (more...)
Constantine Maroulis, Louis Hobson, Rachel Potter, et al. Set for GAY BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN Concert, 6/25by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012Composer Billy Butler and his band The Monster Makers are back again at Joe’s Pub to celebrate their new EP from the Gay Bride of Frankenstein soundtrack. (more...)
Elton John Hospitalized With Serious Infectionby BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012CNN.com reports that superstar Elton John was hospitalized Wednesday, May 23 in Los Angeles with a serious respiratory infection. The 65-year-old entertainer became ill last weekend during a performance of his "Million Dollar Piano" show at Las Vegas' Caesars Palace. (more...)
Norm Lewis to Receive Sardi's Caricature, 5/30by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012Tony nominee Norm Lewis, currently starring on Broadway as Porgy in The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS, will join the legendary walls of Sardi’s (234 West 44th Street) when his caricature is unveiled and hung on Wednesday, May 30th at 5:00pm during a special ceremony. His portrait will be join the hundreds of Broadway and Hollywood celebrities, including his co-star and fellow 2012 Tony nominee Audra McDonald, as well as co-star David Alan Grier also Tony-nominated for his performance in The Gershwins’ PORGY AND BESS. (more...)
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