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STAGE TUBE: 'THE FIRST WIVES CLUB' - Sam Harris: BroadwayWorld, Botox, Goodbyes and Beyond!

By: Sep. 09, 2009
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First Wives Club The Musical is here! Sam Harris brings you to an exclusive behind the scenes look at the production process of a new Broadway bound musical. In this, the final episode, the SamTube team compile the remaining footage from Sam's FWC Vlog diary and the cast and he say their goodbyes. Sam also acknowledges the great support of BroadwayWorld.com by featuring every video from the show, and other content. He also brings up the humorous subject of the BW message boards along with the good, the bad and the ugly comments. Sam closes with his final thoughts on being part of the new musical.  For more video fun visit, www.samtube.com

Sam's recent role on the CBS comedy, The Class, is the latest incarnation of a career than has spanned more than two decades and run the gamut from singer/songwriter to stage, film, television actor to writer, producer, director. Born in Oklahoma, Sam performed in his first play when he was five and left home at 15 to pursue his career, learning the ropes through regional and repertory theatre. He finished high school through correspondence courses and attended UCLA.

Sam Harris played "every dump and dive in LA" and created his first solo stint, Out of Control, which caught the attention of talent scouts from a television talent show. Sam then became a household name on Star Search in its premiere season. Twenty five million viewers tuned in week after week to see his pop, gospel and theatre brand of emotionally charged performances, finally winning the grand prize and the hearts of America. His phenomenal "overnight" rise catapulted him into the recording industry, where he sold over a million copies of his first CDs. Concert tours, including a performance at Carnegie Hall, followed, and soon he was in every magazine and talk show.

Broadway called and Sam received a Drama Desk nomination for his role in Tommy Tune's Grease. He then toured in the Broadway National tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Sam next starred in Cy Coleman's The Life, for which he received the Drama-League Award as well as Tony, Outer Critic's Circle and Drama Desk nominations. He was also seen to much acclaim in the Broadway mega hit, The Producers. He has also written sit-coms, musicals and television specials and recently released his 8th CD and is performing in the CBS show, Rules of Engagement. Previews for the world premiere of The First Wives Club - A New Musical began July 17, 2009.




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