Michael C. Hall in Talks to Lead BIG FISH on Broadway; Susan Stroman to Directby BWW News Desk - Sep 9, 2011According to Deadline.com, Broadway veteran Michael C. Hall is in negotiations to lead an upcoming Broaway production of BIG FISH. Susan Stroan will direct the stage adaptation of the Tim Burton film, which will feature music by Andrew Lippa. Hugh Jackman was originally rumored to star inthe production, but 'his movie schedule got in the way and the producers turned to Hall.' (more...)
Signature Theatre Presents A SECOND CHANCE 11/15-12/11by BWW News Desk - Sep 29, 2011In a special limited engagement, Signature Theatre presents the world premiere musical A Second Chance, featuring a book, music, and lyrics by Ted Shen. Directed by Jonathan Butterell (Signature's Giant), A Second Chance fuses jazz and musical theater stylings, with musical direction by Zak Sandler. (more...)
Michael C. Hall to Star in BIG FISH on Broadway?by BWW News Desk - Oct 4, 2011As reported by Variety, the Showtime network and actor Michael C. Hall, star of Showtime's hit series "Dexter", have been locked in contract negotiations for several months. Now Variety reports that if an agreement can be successfully reached between the cable network and the actor, Hall would be allowed to star in the upcoming Broadway musical adaptation of Tim Burton's, BIG FISH. (more...)
STAGE TUBE: Stephen Sondheim Talks 'Look, I Made a Hat' on NBC4!by BroadwayWorld TV - Nov 26, 2011Stephen Sondheim returns with the second volume of his collected lyrics, Look, I Made a Hat, and another remarkable glimpse into his life and life's work. As he did in the acclaimed Finishing the Hat, Sondheim richly annotates his lyrics with personal and theatre history, discussions of his collaborations, and dissections of his work - both the successes and the failures. (more...)
Exclusive InDepth InterView: Stephen Sondheim On New Book, LOOK, I MADE A HAT; Filming FOLLIES?; Shakespeare; Future & Moreby Pat Cerasaro - Nov 20, 2011Today, BroadwayWorld is extremely proud to present an extensive conversation with the modern master of the musical theatre himself, Stephen Sondheim, all about the incredibly revealing and thoroughly riveting second volume of his complete collected (and annotated) lyrics (covering 1981-2011) - following last year’s superlative FINISHING THE HAT - titled LOOK, I MADE A HAT. With ample insights pertaining to the Pulitzer Prize-winning SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, INTO THE WOODS, ROAD SHOW, THE FROGS and many more, Sondheim and I also discuss some of his Hollywood endeavors - the proposed film adaptation of INTO THE WOODS, as well as the never-produced SINGING OUT LOUD and his Oscar-winning work for Warren Beatty’s DICK TRACY - and his affection for - and process of adapting (in the case of WEST SIDE STORY, the CYMBELINE setting in THE FROGS and his recent scoring of the Public Theatre‘s production of KING LEAR starring Kevin Kline) - the works of William Shakespeare. Additionally, we discuss the upcoming Encores! revival of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG starring Lin-Manuel Miranda, the currently-running revival of FOLLIES starring Bernadette Peters (as well as its brand new cast album), the West End transfer of the Michael Ball/Imelda Staunton-led SWEENEY TODD in the UK and much, much more! (more...)
Signature Theatre Presents A SECOND CHANCE 11/15-12/11by BWW
News Desk - Nov 15, 2011In a special limited engagement, Signature Theatre presents the world premiere musical A Second Chance, featuring a book, music, and lyrics by Ted Shen. Directed by Jonathan Butterell (Signature's Giant), A Second Chance fuses jazz and musical theater stylings, with musical direction by Zak Sandler. (more...)
Chocolate Factory Announces European Premiere Of Sondheim's ROAD SHOW, From July 6by BWW News Desk - May 9, 2011Following on from the Menier Chocolate Factory's acclaimed productions of Sunday in the Park with George and A Little Night Music, Stephen Sondheim's latest musical, ROAD SHOW, directed and designed by the Tony Award-winning John Doyle and featuring David Bedella, Michael Jibson, Jon Robyns and Gillian Bevan, premieres in a brand new production at the Menier Chocolate Factory on 6 July 2011.
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The Collegiate Chorale Presents SOMETHING WONDERFUL 5/19by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2011The Collegiate Chorale presents its 2011 Spring Concert Something Wonderful: An Evening of Broadway with Deborah Voigt, with featured guest artist Paolo Szot, conducted by Ted Sperling with the American Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 7pm at Carnegie Hall. (more...)
MAMA DRAMA Among Shows on VH1's Summer Slateby BWW News Desk - May 15, 2012VH1 is pumping up the heat this summer with all-new series, returning favorites and unforgettable musical performances (more...)
The Collegiate Chorale Presents SOMETHING WONDERFUL 5/19by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2011The Collegiate Chorale presents its 2011 Spring Concert Something Wonderful: An Evening of Broadway with Deborah Voigt, with featured guest artist Paolo Szot, conducted by Ted Sperling with the American Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 7pm at Carnegie Hall. (more...)
Lorraine Bracco Narrates I MARRIED A MOBSTER July 13 On IDby BWW News Desk - Jun 8, 2011If after your wedding, Colombo, Luchese, and Franzese are names in your new family, then having in-laws with baggage has a whole new meaning. (more...)
Review Roundup: ROAD SHOW at Menier Chocolate Factoryby BWW News Desk - Jul 7, 2011Following on from the Menier Chocolate Factory's acclaimed productions of Sunday in the Park with George and A Little Night Music, Stephen Sondheim's latest musical, Road Show opened last night, July 6. This production is directed and designed by the Tony Award Winning John Doyle and features David Bedella, Michael Jibson, Jon Robyns, Gillian Bevan and Glyn Kerslake. (more...)
Lorraine Bracco Narrates I MARRIED A MOBSTER Tonight On IDby BWW News Desk - Jul 13, 2011If after your wedding, Colombo, Luchese, and Franzese are names in your new family, then having in-laws with baggage has a whole new meaning. (more...)
FAR FROM HEAVEN, BLUE DEEP, et al. Set for Williamstown Theatre Festival's 2012 Seasonby BWW News Desk - Feb 28, 2012Artistic Director Jenny Gersten announced in Williamstown today the roster of Main Stage and Nikos Stage productions for the 2012 Williamstown Theatre Festival (WTF) Season, the Festival’s 58th season and second under Ms. Gersten’s leadership. The Main Stage Season will kick off with a production of Oscar Wilde’s classic The Importance of Being Earnest as you’ve never seen it before, directed by Tony Award-winner David Hyde Pierce (an alum of the Festival’s training programs, making his WTF directorial debut), playing from June 26 – July 14, 2012. A new translation of Ivan Turgenev’s A Month in the Country, directed by Tony Award-winner Richard Nelson (James Joyce’s The Dead) has also been added to the Main Stage line-up, from August 1 – August 19, 2012. On the Nikos Stage, WTF veteran Jessica Stone (A Funny Thing...Forum) directs Neil Simon’s comedy Last of the Red Hot Lovers, playing from July 11 – July 22, 2012, and the World Premiere of Olivier Award-winner Katori Hall’s (The Mountaintop) WHADDABLOODCLOT!!!, will run, in association with Signature Theatre, from August 8 - 19, 2012. (more...)
SOUND OFF 2011 Year-End Round-Up: Toasts To The Mostsby Pat Cerasaro - Dec 31, 2011Today we are taking a look at the very best theatre-related entities in a variety of different categories - books, music, television, film, and, of course, theatre - as we look back on 2011 and all of the many marvelous moments of excitement, passion, joy and exultation that only theatre and theatre-related projects can possibly hope to provide. From Stephen Sondheim’s LOOK, I MADE A HAT on the bookshelves of every Broadway baby worth their weight in sequins to Neil Patrick Harris and Patti LuPone in Sondheim’s COMPANY on the big screen courtesy of Fathom to the stunning Broadway revival of FOLLIES starring Bernadette Peters and its tremendous new cast album, all the way to the thrills and chills of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s PHANTOM OF THE OPERA LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL on the big screen and Blu-ray to the BOOK OF MORMON breaking Broadway records and even TV’s best drama and comedy, both from mastermind Ryan Murphy - GLEE and AMERICAN HORROR STORY. Plus, we also have top film picks in the categories of Drama and Comedy, as well as the best of the best of them all, with Lars Von Trier’s apocalyptic masterpiece MELANCHOLIA, George Clooney’s play adaptation THE IDES OF MARCH and the 80s music video stylized thriller/drama DRIVE topping the list. All of that and a whole lot more awaits in this all-encompassing look back at the theatrical highlights in all entertainment realms in 2011, as well as a look ahead to what we cannot wait for in 2012!
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Dustin Diamond, 'Wise Guys of Comedy,' et al. Set for Upcoming Events at Big Al'sby BWW News Desk - Aug 15, 2011BIG AL'S COMEDY CLUB at The Orleans Hotel and Casino (more...)
The Collegiate Chorale Presents SOMETHING WONDERFUL 5/19by BWW News Desk - Apr 27, 2011The Collegiate Chorale presents its 2011 Spring Concert Something Wonderful: An Evening of Broadway with Deborah Voigt, with featured guest artist Paolo Szot, conducted by Ted Sperling with the American Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 7pm at Carnegie Hall. (more...)
InDepth InterView: Frank Vincent on CHICAGO OVERCOAT & Moreby Pat Cerasaro - Apr 17, 2011Appearing in all three of Martin Scorsese's masterpieces - RAGING BULL, GOODFELLAS and CASINO - would surely suffice, at least for the artistic quotient of any resume, yet the suave and commanding presence of Frank Vincent as Tony Soprano's arch-nemesis Phil Leotardo on HBO's THE SOPRANOS may very well be his most beloved role to date. Yet, how to even choose? In addition to those four simply masterful entities, Mr. Vincent has also appeared in films for a wide array of highly notable directors, including: Spike Lee on DO THE RIGHT THING and JUNGLE FEVER; Brian DePalma on Wise Guys; James Mangold on COP LAND; and the recently deceased Sidney Lumet on the 1996 crime thriller NIGHT FALLS ON MANHATTAN. In addition to a thorough discussion of his past roles, new and old - plus, what it was like to act as acting coach to Nas, Method Man and DMX on Hype Williams's BELLY - we also get down to brass nuts and bolts about his riveting new crime thriller CHICAGO OVERCOAT, available this week. In OVERCOAT, Mr. Vincent portrays perhaps his most rich and complex character to date and his powerful performance is something to cherish, cheer - and, surely, cower at; in fear. After all, who does badass boss better than Mr. Vincent? As it turns out, he's also a hell of a nice guy, to boot! Now, to quote Billy Batts in GOODFELLAS, "Go home and get your shine box!" but, first enjoy his colorful comments! (more...)
Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekendby - Apr 17, 2011
Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, April 17, 2011 - Sunday, April 17, 2011.
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Rachel York, Aaron Lazar and More Join Megan Hilty in Encores! GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDESby BWW News Desk - Apr 12, 2012Rachel York will join Megan Hilty in the Encores! production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, opening May 9 at New York City Center. York will play the brunette, Dorothy Shaw, best friend of Lorelei, the diamond-loving blonde played by Hilty. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes will be directed by John Rando with music direction by Rob Berman and choreography by Randy Skinner and will play for seven performances, May 9 – 13, at New York City Center, 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. (more...)
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