AUDIO: Anjelica Huston Sings 'September Song' on SMASH- Full Track!by Stage Tube - May 7, 2012Anjelica Huston, the Oscar-winning actress known for her genre-spanning performances in CRIMES & MISDEMEANORS, THE WITCHES, The Addams Family, PRIZZI’S HONOR and THE GRIFTERS - among many other notable performances sings "September Song" in her singing debut on tonight's episode of SMASH. Check out the full song below! (more...)
SOUND OFF: The Tell-Tale 2012 Tony Nominationsby Pat Cerasaro - May 5, 2012This Tuesday marked the second most exciting day of any given year for Broadway babies - the Tony Award nominations. The actual awards ceremony on CBS - Broadway’s night of nights - is still a few weeks off, but now is certainly an ideal time to size up the competition(s) and see who will most likely walk away with Tony gold come June 10 - and this year‘s ceremony, more than most before, could very well be as surprising as this season was; or Tuesday’s nominations themselves were, for that matter. While the 2011-2012 Broadway season certainly fell far short of the heady promise many ascribed to its prospects way back last Summer, we certainly saw the fulfillment of some big dreams for some notable names if not an all-in-all banner year for Broadway when collectively considered. The highly-praised Off-Broadway critical darling LYSISTRATA JONES landed with a thud early in the season, as did the re-jiggered, gender-bending revival of ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER and its star Harry Connick, Jr., and, even the lauded and relatively successful revival of Stephen Sondheim’s peerless masterpiece FOLLIES failed to make any money and closed. GODSPELL did not fare much better, though it is still running. The two highly-anticipated revivals of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic early successes JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and EVITA were met with indifferent reviews - with the latter receiving some nasty press for its stars, neither of whom received Tony nominations - but receptive audiences so far. THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY & BESS could take Best Revival, after all - but will NICE WORK’s Kelli O’Hara edge out four-time Tony recipient Audra McDonald? New plays did not fare much better than the measly crop of musicals, but OTHER DESERT CITIES and VENUS IN FUR seemed to hit their target demographics squarely, but CLYBOURNE PARK looks to be the frontrunner for Best Play despite all that. We shall see. Mike Nichols may take home another Best Director for his sensitive, if workmanlike revival of Arthur Miller’s DEATH OF A SALESMAN, as conceivably could Philip Seymour Hoffman and Andrew Garfield. John Lithgow is offering up some fierce competition in THE COLUMNIST, though. The acting races are tight, for sure, in both plays and musicals, with more newcomers and first-time nominees than any season this century. (more...)
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 5/26- Al Jolsonby Stage Tube - May 26, 2012Happy Birthday Al Jolson! Between 1911 and 1928, Jolson had nine sell-out Winter Garden shows in a row, more than 80 hit records, and 16 national and international tours. Although he's best remembered today as the star in the first (full length) talking movie, The Jazz Singer in 1927, he later starred in a series of successful musical films throughout the 1930s. After a period of inactivity, his stardom returned with the 1946 Oscar-winning biographical film, The Jolson Story. His Broadway credits include: Hold on to Your Hats, The Wonder Bar, Big Boy, Artists and Models, Bombo, and many more. (more...)
BWW Interviews: POTTED POTTER's Dan Clarkson & Jeff Turnerby Caryn Robbins - May 25, 2012The hilarious duo chat with BWW about saving a nightly theater seat for JK Rowling and the pressures of performing a Harry Potter piece in front of some of the world's most obsessive fans. (more...)
Regina Taylor's CROWNS Gospel Musical Set for Theatre Goodman 6/30 to 8/5by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2012Crowns, written and directed by Regina Taylor and adapted from the book by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry will play June 30 – August 5, 2012 In the Albert at Theatre Goodman. (more...)
This Week's New Classifieds on BWW - 5/21/12by - May 21, 2012
This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld.com for 5/21/12.
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DAS BARBECÜ Kicks Off Florida Studio Theatre's Summer 2012 Season, 6/13-7/15by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2012The 2012 Summer Season kicks off with the fiery fun musical DAS BARBECÜ in the Keating Theatre, June 13 through July 15. Subscriptions to FST’s three-show summer season may be purchased for as little as $29, online at www.floridastudiotheatre.org or by calling the box office at (941) 366-9000. Single tickets to Das Barbecü range from $19 - $36. (more...)
BWW Reviews: Showboat Sails into CM PAC of Oakdaleby Melissa Giordano - May 2, 2012It is truly gratifying to experience a quintessential musical like Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein's Tony-winning, Showboat -- especially when it has a great cast like CM PAC’s current production. Initially presented in 1927, this Noel Ruiz directed production has performances through May 20th. The story follows the lives of the patrons of the Cotton Blossom, a Mississippi River performance boat over a span of nearly fifty years as they endure the trials of everlasting love and racial prejudice. (more...)
This Week's New Classifieds on BWW - 5/14/12by - May 14, 2012
This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld.com for 5/14/12.
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BWW Reviews: Art Conflicts with Tradition in MY NAME IS ASHER LEV at Long Wharf Theatreby Sherry Shameer Cohen - May 14, 2012The conflict between art and religious tradition takes on extraordinary dimensions in My Name is Asher Lev, which is playing at the Long Wharf Theatre. (more...)
Film Society of Lincoln Center Announces OPEN ROADS: NEW ITALIAN CINEMA Lineupby BWW News Desk - May 10, 2012The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the lineup for their annual showcase of Italian Cinema, Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, which will take place from June 8-14. (more...)
BWW Review: New Rep Seeks Blood Donors for Audrey IIby Nancy Grossman - May 10, 2012LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, the third longest-running show in off-Broadway history, has been extended through May 27 at the Charles Mosesian Theater in Watertown. Like the nefarious, carnivorous plant at the center of its story, LITTLE SHOP is on a long, deliberate path to conquer the world…of stage and screen. Director/choreographer Russell Garrett and his team of designers have crafted a production that is visually and technically spot on, with Musical Direction by Todd C. Gordon and a cast that is vocally up to the task. (more...)
BWW Reviews: Get Up Close and Personal with DOLLY at Spotlighters Theatreby Giordana Segneri - Apr 30, 2012There’s nothing more personal than theater in the round, especially when it’s on such an intimate scale as that at Spotlighters Theatre where there’s a maximum of three rows of seating on each side. And it seems a fitting way to get to know Dolly Gallagher Levi, star of Hello, Dolly!, since her greatest joy is getting to know you—in the hopes of making a little money off of what she’s figured out. (more...)
BWW Reviews: Welcome Back to the 60s: HAIRSPRAY at Toby's Baltimoreby Jack L. B. Gohn - Apr 29, 2012The portrayal of Edna by Lawrence B. Munsey is outstanding; more than any other Edna I’ve seen, Munsey brings out the femininity and vulnerability of the character without sacrificing her drag queen strut at appropriate moments. (more...)
BWW Reviews: David Shrigley's PASS THE SPOON, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, April 26by James T Harding - Apr 27, 2012June Spoon and Phillip Fork host Pass the Spoon, a vibrant cookery show/opera mashup by David Shrigley, David Fennessy and Nicholas Bone. Mr Granules is coming to dinner, and the presenters must impress him with a Special Menu. Everything seems to be going to plan, but when the chops burn and Mr Granules starts to get angry, June and Phillip are tested to their admittedly rather unimpressive limits. (more...)
Bay Street Theatre Reaches New Lease Agreementby BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2012Bay Street Theatre today announced that it has made a decision to renew its lease for the near future in Sag Harbor, while it pursues the goal of finding a permanent home on the East End. The announcement comes after a new lease agreement was inked between the theater and Pat Malloy earlier this week. (more...)
Bret Michaels Plays Indian Ranch, 9/23by BWW News Desk - Apr 23, 2012Bret Michaels brings the Life Rocks Tour 2012 to Indian Ranch on Sunday, September 23 at 2:00PM. Bret Michaels wears multiple hats as a rock star, reality star, spokesperson, businessman, and philanthropist. He first rose to prominence as the front man of the massively successful 80’s rock band Poison, which sold over 30 million records worldwide. The band has charted 10 singles in the Top 40 on Billboard's Hot 100 including the number-one single, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn." (more...)
THE FLAMING LIPS Headline NXNE, June 16by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2012North by Northeast (NXNE) and AOL Canada today announce that three-time Grammy-Award winning group The Flaming Lips will headline a free show at Yonge-Dundas Square on Saturday, June 16. Celebrating its 18th year, NXNE Music presents more than 650 artists for 300,000 attendees and generates more than $47 million for the city. NXNE takes over Toronto June 11-17, 2012.
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This Week's New Classifieds on BWW - 4/16/12by - Apr 16, 2012
This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld.com for 4/16/12.
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The Laurie Beechman Theatre Presents Alison Arngrum in CONFESSIONS OF A PRAIRIE BITCH, 6/15-16by BWW News Desk - Apr 12, 2012Americans love their TV villains. They wore black hats with ominous mustaches in the early westerns, while Alexis Colby wore Nolan Miller gowns on “Dynasty” and “Glee's” coach, Sue Sylvester, dawns a tracksuit to terrify students. However, history's #1 TV Bitch (according to Vanity Fair), weaseled her way into hearts world-wide wearing petticoats and a curly blonde wig - Nellie Oleson of the hit series “Little House on the Prairie.” (more...)
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