Video: Jessica Vosk Performs 'Otto Titsling' From BEACHES Film With Marc Shaiman
Jessica Vosk, currently starring in Beaches on Broadway, joined with Marc Shaiman to record a special rendition of the song Shaiman co-wrote for the 1988 film, 'Otto Titsling.' Check out the video here!
Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele & Nicholas Christopher Will Lead CHESS on Broadway
Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit (Moulin Rouge), Emmy Award nominee Lea Michele (Funny Girl) and Nicholas Christopher (Sweeney Todd) will lead the first-ever Broadway revival of Chess. We have all of the details on the production here, plus watch a promo video!
Video: Go Inside Rehearsal for DISNEY'S BEAUTY & THE BEAST at The Muny
Check out a sneak peek video of the first day of rehearsal for Disney's Beauty & the Beast at The Muny, starring Ashley Blanchet, Ben Crawford, Claybourne Elder, Ann Harada, and more!
Flashback Video: 'Anthem' and 'Nobody's Side' From Signature Theater's CHESS
Signature Theatre has released a new flashback video, as part of its Signature Strong series!
VIDEO: Watch Clips of Samantha Barks, Ramin Karimloo, and More in CHESS in Japan
As BroadwayWorld previously announced, a production of Chess is headed to Osaka's Umeda Arts Theater, starring Ramin Karimloo and Samantha Barks! Directed by Nick Winston, the production will run on January 27, 2020. The cast also features Luke Walsh, and Takanori Sato. Get a first look at the production in the new footage, featuring Karimloo, Barks, and the cast!
VIDEO: Ramin Karimloo, Samantha Barks, and More Rehearse For CHESS in Japan
Ramin Karimloo, Samantha Barks, Luke Walsh, and Takanori Sato will lead a production of Chess at Osaka's Umeda Arts Theater this month! Directed by Nick Winston, the production will run on January 27, 2020.
VIDEO: What's Your Damage? Get a Sneak Peek of the Cast of HEATHERS in London
Heathers comes to The Other Palace beginning June 9th. Official London Theatre is giving fans a sneak peek at the cast of the hit musical. Watch the clips of the cast below, including Carrie Hope Fletcher as Veronica Sawyer!
VIDEO: Watch Clips of Raul Esparza, Karen Olivo, Ramin Karimloo, and Ruthie Ann Miles in CHESS at the Kennedy Center
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presented the semi-staged Broadway Center Stage concert production of Chess on February 14-18. Check out all new clips from the production, starring Raul Esparza, Karen Olivo, Ramin Karimloo, and Ruthie Ann Miles, below!
AUDIO: First Listen - Alysha Umphress and Mara Davi Sing 'Extraordinary' from Signature Theatre's BEACHES!
This spring, Virginia's Signature Theatre will present the world premiere musical Beaches, adapted from the beloved 1985 novel by Iris Rainer Dart. Directed by Signature Theatre's Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer (Broadway's Follies, Million Dollar Quartet), this heartfelt chronicle of a decades-long friendship between two unforgettable women will star Mara Davi (Broadway's A Chorus Line and The Drowsy Chaperone) as Bertie White and Alysha Umphress (Broadway's American Idiot and On a Clear Day You Can See Forever) as Cee Cee Bloom. Click below for a first listen to the song 'Extraordinary', featuring Umphress and Davi!
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 4/28- CHESS
Today in 1988, Chess opened at the Imperial Theatre, where it ran for 68 performances. Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, formerly of ABBA, and with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story involves a romantic triangle between two top players, an American and a Russian, in a world Chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other; all in the context of a Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union, during which both countries wanted to win international Chess tournaments for propaganda purposes.
STAGE TUBE: A Look at the CHESS UK Tour
The U.K. touring production of Chess, featuring a company of actor-musicians playing their own accompaniment, is set to open at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre Sept. 24. The production will officially open on September 28 and run through Oct. 30 before opening in London's West End.
TV: CHESS at Signature Theatre!
The production of Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Tim Rice's Chess at the Signature Theatre opened August 10 and will run through September 26. Broadway's Jill Paice (Curtains, The 39 Steps), Euan Morton (Boy George in Taboo, Sondheim on Sondheim), and Jeremy Kushnier (Footloose, Rent) star in the rock musical Chess, which was directed by Signature's Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer. Written by Mamma Mia! composers Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson with Evita and Lion King lyricist Tim Rice, the 1984 cult musical of Cold War competition in love and Chess is being given its first major Washington area production. Chess will be performed in the fabulous intimacy of the 276-seat MAX Theatre through September 26, 2010.
STAGE TUBE: A Peek At Signature Theater's CHESS
The production of Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Tim Rice's Chess at the Signature Theatre opened August 10 and will run through September 26.
STAGE TUBE: CHESS At Signature Theatre
Signature's Chess features a book by Richard Nelson, Music by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, Lyrics by Tim Rice and is Based on an Idea by Tim Rice. The show is Directed by Eric Schaeffer
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