Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot: MATTHEW HAYES HUNTERby Jeffrey Ellis - May 26, 2012Who's who in Tennessee theater? Sometimes, without a program in your hand, it’s difficult to know who’s playing whom—hence, our newest feature: Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot...featuring some of the Volunteer State's best-known—or soon-to-be-known all over the freakin’ world—thespians. And have you ever wondered who the amazing photographers are who make them look damn good? We’re gonna tell ya…Today’s actor/subject/model is the handsome and talented Matthew Hayes Hunter, photographed by Elizabeth Fletcher. (more...)
American Voices to Host Programs in Malaysia, 6/1-16by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2012American Voices will be hosting its first YES Academy program devoted entirely to hip hop. Taking place in Kota Kinabalu (KK) on the island of Borneo, YES Hip Hop KK will offer youth in Borneo classes on hip hop, breakdancing, DJing, beatboxing, graphic design and community leadership. (more...)
Nevada Public Radio to Take Utah Shakespeare Festival Excursions, 7/14, 7/27 & 8/4by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2012Nevada Public Radio is accepting reservations for their annual summer theatre excursions to Utah Shakespeare Festival, Neil Simon Festival and for the first year, Tuacahn Amphitheatre. (more...)
UP ON THE MARQUEE: BRING IT ON!by Up On The Marquee - May 25, 2012As previously announced, Bring It On: The Musical will open on Broadway on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at The St. James Theatre, direct from a 13-city National Tour, for a 12-week limited engagement through Sunday, October 7, 2012. Previews are set to begin Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 8pm. The first signage of the marquee is up and BroadwayWorld brings you a first look below! (more...)
FREDDY High School Musical Theater Awards Announces 2012 Awardsby BWW News Desk - May 25, 2012The 2012 FREDDY Awards recipients were announced tonight, May 24th, during the 10th Annual live ceremony from the State Theatre, broadcast on WFMZ Channel 69 and wfmz.com. (more...)
Marissa Jaret Winokur Joins Cast of TV Land's RETIRED AT 35, 6/26by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2012Tony Award-winning actress Marissa Jaret Winokur (Broadway's "Hairspray") is joining the cast of TV Land's original comedy, RETIRED AT 35 when the series returns for its second season on June 26 at 10pm ET/PT. (more...)
Photo Flash: First Look - Scott Wittman's JUKEBOX JACKIE at La MaMa!by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2012The works of the late, iconoclastic downtown theatre star, Warhol favorite and trailblazer of "glitter rock," Jackie Curtis will be featured in the dynamic new revue JUKEBOX JACKIE -- conceived and directed by Tony Award winner Scott Wittman and featuring the leading lights of today's downtown scene -- being given its world-premiere production by La MaMa at the Ellen Stewart Theatre (66 E. 4 St.) currently in previews prior to its official press opening Wednesday, May 30. (more...)
STAGE TUBE: Ace Young Proposes to Diana DeGarmo Live on IDOLby Stage Tube - May 24, 2012On last night's live finale of AMERICAN IDOL, Broadway veterans and real life couple Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo got engaged on the broadcast. Host Ryan Seacrest brought the pair up on stage during a segment noting previous Idol-alumni in the audience, followed by a proposal from Young. Diana's answer? YES! (more...)
WICKED in Dayton to Offer $25 Lottery Ticketsby BWW News Desk - May 24, 2012A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held for WICKED, which is returning to the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center with performances from May 30 – June 24. Two and one-half hours prior to each performance, people who present themselves at the Ticket Center Stage Box Office, located in the Wintergarden of the Schuster Center, will have their names placed in a lottery drum; thirty minutes later, names will be drawn for a limited number of orchestra seats at $25 each, cash only. This lottery is available only in-person at the box office, with a limit of two tickets per person. Lottery participants must have a valid photo ID when submitting their entry form, if chosen, when purchasing tickets. (more...)
Broadway & American Idol Vets Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo Engaged on Airby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2012On tonight's live finale of AMERICAN IDOL, Broadway veterans and real life couple Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo got engaged on the broadcast. Host Ryan Seacrest brought the pair up on stage during a segment noting previous Idol-alumni in the audience, followed by a proposal from Young. Diana's answer? YES!
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Updated: Michael McKean in Stable Condition Following Car Accidentby BWW News Desk - May 23, 2012In today's The Washington Post, McKean's rep, Harriet Sternberg, reports that the actor is in stable condition and is recovering from a broken leg. (more...)
2012 Tony Awards Clip Countdown - Day 11: GLEE Starsby Pat Cerasaro - May 22, 2012Today we continue the 2012 Tony Awards Clip Countdown - culminating in the final entry on June 10, aka Tony Sunday - with a focus on two tremendous theatrical talents who have crossed over from Broadway fame to international acclaim on Fox’s hit musical dramedy series GLEE, which ends its third season tonight: Hairspray’s Matthew Morrison and SPRING AWAKENING’s Lea Michele. (more...)
Michael McKean Struck by Car on Upper West Sideby BWW News Desk - May 22, 2012NBC's New York 4 reports that actor Michael McKean has been struck by a car on the Upper West Side. (more...)
Cortland Repertory Theatre Wins 2/3 Summer Production SALT Awardsby BWW News Desk - May 22, 2012Cortland Repertory Theatre's 2011 production of the musical Chicago “razzle dazzled ‘em” at the Syracuse Area Live Theatre (SALT) Awards, winning in two out of the three Summer Production categories. The awards were presented on Sunday, May 20 at the Palace Theatre in Syracuse. Hosted by the Syracuse New Times, the SALT Awards recognize professional, summer and community theatres, each in their own categories. (more...)
Renovated Public Theater to Include New Loungeby BWW News Desk - May 22, 2012This fall The Public Theater will unveil its revitalized downtown home as the Company celebrates a milestone year that also includes the 50th anniversary of the Delacorte Theater, home to Shakespeare in the Park. The revitalization will transform the lobby into a piazza where audiences, artists, and the public will engage with one another. A central element of the project is the addition of The Library at The Public Theater, a new lounge serving food and drinks on the lobby’s expanded mezzanine level. The Library at The Public Theater is named in honor of the landmark building’s original use as the Astor Library, New York City’s first public library. (more...)
Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot: L.T. KIRKby Jeffrey Ellis - May 21, 2012Who's who in Tennessee theater? Sometimes, without a program in your hand, it’s difficult to know who’s playing whom—hence, our newest feature: Hey, Jef, Here's My Headshot...featuring some of the Volunteer State's best-known—or soon-to-be-known all over the freakin’ world—thespians. And have you ever wondered who the amazing photographers are who make them look so damn good? We’re gonna tell ya…Today’s actor/subject/model is the handsome, talented and very busy L.T. Kirk, photographed by Samantha Rogers. (more...)
Photo Flash: Evening Saturday Intermission Pic Round-Up - Ricky Martin, NEWSIES and More!by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2012Do you ever wonder what your favorite Broadway, Off-Broadway, National Tour and regional stars are doing during intermission? Thanks to NEWSIES' Andrew Keenan-Bolger ?(@KeenanBlogger), dedicated performers and excited fans, now you can see for yourself. See below for last night's Saturday Intermission Pics, featuring EVITA's Ricky Martin, the "Oldsies" of NEWSIES, HOW TO SUCCEED's last SIP show, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR "getting bloody," and more! (more...)
JERSEY BOY Michael Lomenda Talks Touring, Subway Compliments, and Playing the Off-Center Nick Massiby Tyler Peterson - May 20, 2012JERSEY BOY Michael Lomenda has called Chicago his touring-home for just over a month, but the closest Starbucks to The Bank of America Theater, where the first national touring cast of Jersey Boys is currently playing its 9 week run, has rooted itself firmly in his routine. He also calls a brownstone with fellow cast members in Wrigleyville his place of residence, has mastered the el (and gotten plenty of compliments while doing so), and taken in the city’s architectural feats on boat tours. (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...)
Westchester Broadway Theatre Presents GEORGE M, 6/7-7/1by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2012GEORGE M! tells the life story of George M. Cohan, a giant of the American Musical Theater who gave us such songs asYankee Doodle Dandy, Over There, You're A Grand Old Flag, and Give My Regards to Broadway. The show follows him over a 60-year period period from the late 1880s until 1937. Beginning with his childhood in Rhode Island on the vaudeville circuit with his parents and sister as "The Four Cohans," to New York, where he starts his 25-year absolute reign of the Broadway stage. (more...)
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