Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 11/1-11/2/2014

Bradley Cooper, now starring in the Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning drama THE ELEPHANT MAN, talked to CBS Sunday Morning's Serena Altschul about the difference between portraying real people and fictional characters. (more...)

To celebrate HUNCHBACK's Broadway-bound run, we've gone in-depth on Disney's animated films that have brought their music, magic, comedy and romance to the stage. Scroll down to learn more, and be sure to tell us which Disney film you'd like to see adapted next! (more...)

Matthew Morrison gets catty! (more...)

The Guidance Center of Westchester hosted an exclusive engagement with Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, stars from the original cast of RENT, on Monday, October 20th at the Emelin Theatre in Mamaroneck. Click below to watch the pair sing the iconic RENT tune, 'Seasons of Love' live at the show! (more...)

Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestra's begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven- o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including: Patti LuPone: Far Away Places Part Two, If It Only Even Runs A Minute: 13th Edition, Vanishing Point, Assassins in the Park with George, and T. Oliver Reid. (more...)

Welcome to BWW's exclusive talk show, BACKSTAGE WITH Richard Ridge. Follow Richard as he visits the theater's best and brightest in their dressing rooms, on their stages and favorite hang outs to talk about their lives, careers and all of the things you don't know, but want to know. In the special interview below, Richard welcomes stage and screen star Lucie Arnaz, who just returned to Broadway as 'Berthe' in PIPPIN. Watch as they discuss creating the role on tour, chat about growing up in a famous family, reminisce about her past stage roles and so much more. Check out the full interview below! (more...)

Hal Prince talks Broadway versus Hollywood! (more...)

BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our November 1 #SIP round-up! Check out Part 1 HERE. (more...)

Internationally celebrated comedienne and actress Carol Burnett will be interviewed by Broadway regular and talk show queen Rosie O'Donnell at vaunted venue 92nd St. Y tonight. (more...)

Actor Bradley Cooper, once dubbed the sexiest man alive by People magazine, calls playing a severely deformed man in Broadway's 'The Elephant Man' a dream come true. Cooper's interview with Serena Altschul will be broadcast today, Nov. 2, 2014 (9:00 AM ET) on the CBS Television Network. (more...)

Get ready for the new ANNIE trailer tomorrow! (more...)

Dramatists Guild Fund Executive Director Rachel Routh and Board President Gretchen Cryer hosted their annual gala Great Writers Thank Their Lucky Stars, earlier this week on October 27 at The Edison Ballroom (240 West 47th Street). The Gala is the most critical fundraising event for the Dramatists Guild Fund, the public charity arm of the Dramatists Guild of America. The evening paid tribute to legendary writers and recognizes their significant contributions to American theater. (more...)

The Office for the Arts at Harvard recently announced that its upcoming undergraduate production of the cult hit Bat Boy: The Musical will debut new scenes and songs by the show's original writers. Composer/lyricist (and Harvard alum) Laurence O'Keefe and bookwriters Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming have been holding writing sessions and workshops at Harvard, working directly with the undergraduate cast and crew to develop the new material. Bat Boy is the story of a feral half-bat/half-boy, originally invented by the Weekly World News supermarket tabloid. The musical comedy's premiere Off-Broadway in 2001 garnered rave reviews and the show has received hundreds of productions worldwide, but the three writers have nonetheless continued to work on the show. O'Keefe recently took the time to chat with BroadwayWorld about revisiting the project and his intentions for the show at Harvard and beyond. Check out the full interview below! (more...)

The star-studded Broadway production of the backstage comedy It's Only A Play, by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, opened on October 9, 2014, at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street). Scroll down to learn more about the full cast and watch interviews with the company below! (more...)

NYC's newest and most revered theatre critic has once again given his verdict on a new Broadway show. This time, Iain Armitage gives his expert opinion on SIDE SHOW, saying Daisy and Violet's voices, 'Charm your ears.' He also gives his own social commentary on the use of the word 'freaks' in the show. (more...)

On Monday, November 3, The Theater People Podcast welcomes celebrates Broadway debuts with actresses Margo Seibert (ROCKY THE MUSICAL) and Amber Iman (SOUL DOCTOR). Both actresses discuss landing leading roles for their first Broadway jobs. (more...)

Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA tour has been underway for almost a month, starring Paige Faure in the title role, and they just released a performance video of Aymee Garcia and the ensemble singing 'Stepsister's Lament.' Check out the clip below! (more...)

IF/THEN's James Snyder is not just a Broadway star and heart-throb. He is also a songwriter and talented guitarist! In this video, watch as he shows his fans how to play 'Somebody Better' off his album LA Curse' (also written by Ross Golan)- right at places for the show! Jenn Colella also makes a cameo. Check it out below! (more...)

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on November 2 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events! (more...)

The pre-Broadway World Premiere engagement of AMAZING GRACE, the new musical with music and lyrics by Christopher Smith and a book by Christopher Smith and Arthur Giron, directed by Gabriel Barre (Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party) and choreographed by Tony Award® winner Christopher Gattelli (Newsies), closes today, Nov. 2, at the Bank of America Theatre (18 W. Monroe). AMAZING GRACE opened Oct. 19 in Chicago. (more...)