THIS WEEK IN PICTURES: April 17-22
By: Nicole Rosky Apr. 22, 2011
Whether you've been living under a rock for the past week, or you're just in the mood for a recap of everything theatre, BroadwayWorld's new feature, ‘This Week in Pictures' is here to satisfy your end of the week fix. Take a look below to catch up on the latest happenings from the Great White Way to the West End (and everywhere in between) with coverage of press events, rehearsals, opening nights and more!
For last week's biggest events: visit THIS WEEK IN PICTURES: April 10 - 15
Carly Rose Sonenclar, Janet Dacal, Darren Ritchie and the cast of Wonderland. Photo Credit: Peter James Zielinski
WONDERLAND. A New Alice. A New Musical opened on Broadway on April 17. WONDERLAND stars Janet Dacal in the title role, and features a book by Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy, lyrics by Jack Murphy, music by Frank Wildhorn, choreography by Marguerite Derricks and direction by Gregory Boyd. WONDERLAND began performances at Broadway's Marquis Theatre on Monday, March 21. For full opening night coverage, WONDERLAND_Opening_Night_on_Broadway_Curtain_Call_20110418#ixzz1KHpr886y" target="_blank">click here.
SPIDER-MAN Ensemble. Photo Credit: Walter McBride
Following its historic matinee performance on Sunday, April 17, SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark began its brief, three-week hiatus for technical rehearsals before unveiling the new version of the mega musical on Thursday, May 12. The official opening night of the new Spider-Man is set for Tuesday, June 14th at the Foxwoods Theatre (213 West 42nd Street). Click here for more photos from the last performance!
Stephen Kunken & Kathleen Turner & Evan Jonigeit, Photo Credit: Walter McBride
Just opening on Tuesday night at the Booth Theatre, HIGH stars Kathleen Turner, two-time Golden Globe® winner, Academy Award® & Tony Award® nominee as "Sister Jamison Connelly". HIGH is a new play by Matthew Lombardo and directed by Rob Ruggiero, and it will take it's final Broadway bow on April 24. HIGH-Opening-Night-Red-Carpet-20110420#ixzz1KHnXvJpF" target="_blank">Click here for more opening night coverage!
The Cast of THE NORMAL HEART. Photo Credit: Joan Marcus
THE NORMAL HEART began its limited 12-week engagement on April 19 at the John Golden Theatre.The show unfolds like a real-life political thriller -- as a tight-knit group of friends refuses to let doctors, politicians and the press bury the truth of an unspoken epidemic behind a wall of silence. Check out more promotional images of the cast here!
Mark Balls, Chelsea Kane. Photo Credit: Adam Taylor/ABC
This week on ‘Dancing with the Stars,' the contestants got to show their patriotism in ‘America week,' and super-model Petra Nemcova was sent packing. Kendra Wilkinson and her partner Louis Van Amstel even received the honor of performing the 1000th competitive dance in the show's twelve seasons. For more photos from the episode, click here!
Cast of GLEE. Photo Credit: Adam Rose/FOX
On next week's highly anticipated 90-minute GLEE episode, Kurt returns to McKinley High and the New Directions address self-acceptance with a ‘Born this Way' tribute to Lady Gaga. Check out more photos from the highly anticipated episode here!
Terry Lavell, Todd Lattimore, Christopher Sieber, Harvey Fierstein and Karl Warden. Photo Credit: Kevin Thomas Garcia
On Wednesday, La Cage Aux Folles celebrated its one year anniversary onstage at the Longacre Theatre. The show currently stars four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein as Albin and two-time Tony Award-nominee Christopher Sieber as Georges. For full coverage from the event, click here.
Cast of SISTER ACT. Photo Credit: Joan Marcus
Featuring an original score with music by multi-Academy, Grammy and Golden Globe Award-winning composer Alan and lyrics by Tony Award-nominee Glenn Slater, SISTER ACT just opened at the Broadway Theatre on Wednesday night. Check out photos from the big event, here.
The Top 7. Photo Credit: Michael Becker/FOX
This week on American Idol, the Top 7 kept it current with songs from the 21st century, and while Haley and James gave stand-out performances, Stefano failed to impress with his rendition of Ne-Yo's "Closer." For more images from the episode, click here.
The cast of JERUSALEM. Photo Credit: Walter McBride
JERUSALEM, the critically acclaimed and multi-award winning play by Jez Butterworth and starring Tony and Olivier Award-winner Mark Rylance (Boeing-Boeing, La Bête), opened this week at the Music Box Theatre. The 16-week engagement is directed by Ian Rickson and co-stars Mackenzie Crook and Tony Award-winner John Gallagher, Jr. JERUSALEM-Opening-Night-Curtain-Call-20110422#ixzz1KH6SflxX" target="_blank">Click here for more opening night coverage.
Ben Stiller, Edie Falco. Photo Credit: Joan Marcus
Ben Stiller, Edie Falco and Jennifer Jason Leigh star in the Broadway revival of John Guare's comedic masterpiece THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES, directed by David Cromer. THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES, a strictly limited 16-week engagement, is now in previews and will open on Monday, April 25, 2011 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. For more production shots, click here.
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