BWW TV Exclusive: Seth's Broadway Chatterbox with Terri White and Susan Watson!by Seth's Broadway Chatterbox - January 22, 2012As in years past, BroadwayWorld has teamed up with Seth to exclusively bring you the full length episodes right here and we're pleased to bring you Seth's latest candid chat, with Follies' Susan Watson and Terri White, below! Hear the co-stars talk about their Follies audition process, Susan's two year run in BYE BYE BIRDIE, Terri's tap-infused career and more - plus, get a sneak peek at Seth's new book, My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan. (more...)
FOLLIES Closes on Broadwayby BWW News Desk - January 22, 2012Performances began on Sunday, August 7th for James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim's Follies, directed by Eric Schaeffer, with choreography by Warren Carlyle and music direction by James Moore. (more...)
FOLLIES Hosts Actors Fund Benefit Performance Tonightby BWW News Desk - January 15, 2012The Broadway productions of Follies and RELATIVELY SPEAKING will host special, additional performances to benefit The Actors Fund in January, 2012. Follies will play an nineth weekly show at the Marquis Theatre on Sunday, January 15 at 8pm. RELATIVELY SPEAKING will perform an additional weekly performance on January 29 at 8pm at its home, the Brooks Atkinson. (more...)
BWW TV Exclusive: Seth's Broadway Chatterbox with Jan Maxwell!by BroadwayWorld TV - January 14, 2012After a year and a half hiatus, Seth Rudetsky's famed Seth's Broadway Chatterbox has returned to Don't Tell Mama. Seth's Broadway Chatterbox includes interviews and performances by noted Broadway celebrities and is a raw, funny and insightful interview program that really has no equal.
The series kicked off on January 5, 2012 with Douglas Carter Beane and the cast of LYSISTRATA JONES and was followed up this week on January 12 by Follies' Jan Maxwell. As in years past, BroadwayWorld has teamed up with Seth to exclusively bring you the full length episodes right here and we're pleased to bring you Seth's candid chat with Maxwell below! (more...)
Victoria Clark to Replace Bernadette Peters as 'Sally' in LA FOLLIES; Maxwell, Burstein, Raines & Paige to Transferby BWW - January 11, 2012The Kennedy Center’s critically acclaimed Broadway production of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award®-winning musical Follies will transfer to the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles for six weeks, and as BroadwayWorld reported last month, Bernadette Peters will not continue on with the rest of the cast for the transfer of the production. Now we have confirmed that Tony winner Victoria Clark will take over the role of Sally in her place. Also now officially confirmed to transfer with the production are co-stars Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein, Ron Raines and Elaine Paige. (more...)
FOLLIES Begins Final Two Weeks of Broadway Performancesby BWW News Desk - January 10, 2012The critically acclaimed Kennedy Center revival of Follies, book by James Goldman and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, begins its final 16 performances tonight at the Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway). The production, directed by Eric Schaeffer with choreography by Warren Carlyle and music direction by James Moore, will play its final performance on Sunday, January 22 prior to an engagement at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles for six weeks only, May 3 through June 9, 2012.
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BWW Exclusive: FOLLIES Farewell Series - Ron Rainesby BWW News Desk - January 10, 2012BroadwayWorld.com is excited to present a new series of artwork created by Broadway ad agency Serino/Coyne to celebrate the end of Follies' Broadway run and to remind everyone that time is running out to see this beautiful production. The Kennedy Center's critically acclaimed Broadway production of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award®-winning musical "Follies" closes at Broadway's Marquee Theatre on January 22.
The photo below features Danny Burstein who plays Buddy in the show. (more...)
BWW Exclusive: FOLLIES Farewell Series - Danny Bursteinby BWW News Desk - January 2, 2012BroadwayWorld.com is excited to present a new series of artwork created by Broadway ad agency Serino/Coyne to celebrate the end of Follies' Broadway run and to remind everyone that time is running out to see this beautiful production. The Kennedy Center's critically acclaimed Broadway production of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award®-winning musical "Follies" closes at Broadway's Marquee Theatre on January 22.
The photo below features Danny Burstein who plays Buddy in the show. (more...)
STAGE TUBE: Ron Raines Talks FOLLIES, LA Transfer & Moreby BroadwayWorld TV - December 25, 2011Since the announcement that the hit Kennedy Center-originated production of Follies would be heading to LA after its Broadway closing, speculation has been running rampant about which cast members would transfer with the production. In a new interview with CBS2 New York, Follies star Ron Raines tells host Dana Tyler that "pretty much" everybody will be transferring to Los Angeles, noting that there's "a lot of puzzle pieces." Click below to play the full interview.
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Bernadette Peters Bids Adieu to FOLLIES Post Broadway; Will Not Star in LA Runby BWW - December 22, 2011Casting for the Los Angeles engagement of Follies has not yet been announced, and while it is presumed that at least some of the cast will be heading west, one star who will not make the trip is Bernadette Peters, who plays Sally Durant. A spokesperson for Peters tells BroadwayWorld that the star has concert obligations she must fulfill next spring, which will prevent her from continuing with the production. Peters will, of course, finish out the Broadway run through January 22.
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BWW Exclusive: FOLLIES Farewell Series - Elaine Paigeby BWW News Desk - December 19, 2011BroadwayWorld.com is excited to present a new series of artwork created by Broadway ad agency Serino/Coyne to celebrate the end of Follies' Broadway run and to remind everyone that time is running out to see this beautiful production. The Kennedy Center's critically acclaimed Broadway production of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award®-winning musical "Follies" closes at Broadway's Marquee Theatre on January 22.
The photo below features Elaine Paige who plays Carlotta in the show. (more...)
FOLLIES, RELATIVELY SPEAKING Host Actors Fund Benefit Shows in Jan.by BWW News Desk - December 14, 2011The Broadway productions of Follies and RELATIVELY SPEAKING will host special, additional performances to benefit The Actors Fund in January, 2012. Follies will play an nineth weekly show at the Marquis Theatre on Sunday, January 15 at 8pm. RELATIVELY SPEAKING will perform an additional weekly performance on January 29 at 8pm at its home, the Brooks Atkinson. (more...)
BWW Exclusive: FOLLIES Farewell Series - Bernadette Petersby BWW - December 12, 2011BroadwayWorld.com is excited to present a new series of artwork created by Broadway ad agency Serino/Coyne to celebrate the end of FOLIES' Broadway run and to remind everyone that time is running out to see this beautiful production. The photo below features Bernadette Peters who plays Sally in the show. (more...)
BWW Exclusive: FOLLIES Farewell Series - Jan Maxwellby BWW - December 10, 2011BroadwayWorld.com is excited to present a new series of artwork created by Broadway ad agency Serino/Coyne to celebrate the end of Follies' Broadway run and to remind everyone that time is running out to see this beautiful production. The Kennedy Center’s critically acclaimed Broadway production of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award®-winning musical “Follies” closes at Broadway's Marquee Theatre on January 22. (more...)
BWW TV Must-Watch Exclusive: FOLLIES Cast Mourns EVITA's Return to Broadway at GYPSY OF THE YEAR in Hilarious Sketch by Broadway Beat - December 8, 2011One of our favorite sketches was the cast of Follies, featuring Jan Maxwell, Elaine Paige, Terri White and company 'welcoming' EVITA starring Ricky Martin and Elena Roger to Broadway (and to the Marquis Theater, currently home to Follies). Click below to watch the complete and hilarious performance including Elaine Paige finally showing a little of her EVITA on Broadway!
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BREAKING NEWS: FOLLIES to Play LA's Ahmanson Theatre May - June 2012!by BWW - December 6, 2011The LA Times is reporting the breaking news that "Center Theatre Group announced Tuesday that it would import the production now on Broadway that originated in May at Washington's Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Michael Ritchie, CTG’s artistic director, said “we are currently in discussions” to lure members of the Broadway cast led by Bernadette Peters, Elaine Page, Jan Maxwell, Jayne Houdyshell and Danny Burstein. “Follies” is scheduled to close on Broadway Jan. 22 after a four-month run."
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Photo Coverage: Stephen Sondheim, Bernadette Peters & Stars of FOLLIES Celebrate Cast Album Release at B&Nby Peter James Zielinski - December 2, 2011PS Classics, the label dedicated to the heritage of Broadway and American popular song, released the new two-disc set Broadway cast album of the Kennedy Center's acclaimed revival of Follies on Tuesday, November 29, 2011. Yesterday, December 1st, Stephen Sondheim, Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein, Ron Raines, Elaine Paige and additional members of the cast of Follies signed copies of the album at Barnes & Noble on the Upper East Side. The album is produced by Tommy Krasker.
BroadwayWorld was on hand for the event and brings you photo coverage below! (more...)
Stephen Sondheim & Cast of FOLLIES Set for Barnes & Noble Album Signing Todayby BWW News Desk - December 1, 2011PS Classics, the label dedicated to the heritage of Broadway and American popular song, will release the new two-disc set Broadway cast album of the Kennedy Center's acclaimed revival of Follies on Tuesday, November 29, 2011. On Thursday, December 1st, Stephen Sondheim, Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein, Ron Raines, Elaine Paige and other members of the cast of Follies will sign copies of the album at Barnes & Noble (150 E. 86th St; between Lexington & 3rd Ave.) beginning promptly at 4:00 p.m. and ending at 5:30 p.m. The album is produced by Tommy Krasker. (more...)
AUDIO: FOLLIES' Danny Burnstein Visits NPRby BroadwayWorld TV - November 29, 2011Two-time Tony nominee Danny Burstein is currently starring in the acclaimed Broadway revival of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece Follies. Today PS Classics released the new two-disc Broadway cast album of the hit production. In anticipation of the album's release, Burstein visited NPR's "Fresh Air" to talk with host Terry Gross about playing Buddy Plummer in the iconic musical. Click below to listen to the full interview! (more...)
FOLLIES Cast Album Releasedby BWW News Desk - November 29, 2011The Broadway cast of Follies will be heading to the recording studio this week, and PS Classics is set to release the new cast recording for the revival on November 29. To pre-order the double-disc album online at $14.95, visit www.psclassics.com. (more...)
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