Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 2/8-2/9/2014

Internationally recognized film and stage star Chris Pine discusses his role in the forthcoming hotly anticipated Disney big screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's celebrated fairy tale-themed musical INTO THE WOODS as part of a new interview. (more...)

Valentine's Day might make you cringe with all its corny one-liners, candy hearts and chocolates, expensive, candlelit dinners and other ooey-gooey nonsense. But what better place to channel all that sap than Broadway? With the holiday fast approaching, we couldn't resist rounding up who we consider to be the top 10 cutest couples currently on the Great White Way. (more...)

BroadwayWorld has confirmed that acclaimed actress Diahann Carroll has withdrawn from the upcoming Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, directed by Kenny Leon, and also starring Denzel Washington. LaTanya Richardson Jackson will assume the role of Lena Younger in the production, currently in rehearsals. (more...)

New Poll - Who is Broadway's cutest couple? (more...)

Recent Broadway headliner as Annie in ANNIE and part of the starry ensemble of the big screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's beloved fairy tale-themed musical INTO THE WOODS, Lilla Crawford shared her support of an amateur theatre company taking on the show via a social media exchange earlier this week. (more...)

Yesterday's SIPs come from the national tours of GODSPELL, FLASHDANCE, EVITA, WE WILL ROCK YOU, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, and WICKED! Plus, check out shots from a slew of regional productions of AVENUE Q, OTHER DESERT CITIES, THE FANTASTICKS, and more. (more...)

Matilda's four adorable, original leading ladies (Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon and Milly Shapiro) were there for the ceremony and all of the special festiviites leading up to it, and in the video, they give you a inside look at theie Los Angeles escapades. Check out their adventures below! (more...)

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for an filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the union actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen. The most recent conversation featured stage and screen titans Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge. Check out Part 1 of the conversation HERE and Part 2 below! (more...)

Original cast member and Grammy Award winner Fantasia plays her final performance as the 'Special Guest Star' in Broadway's AFTER MIDNIGHT today, Feb. 9, at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. She will be succeeded by singer k.d. lang on Feb. 11, who will remain with the production through March 9 (more...)

Christopher Durang's Tony Award-winning comedy 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' opens today, Sunday, February 9 at 7 p.m. at the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum. (more...)

The Broadway production of A Night With Janis Joplin plays its final performance tonight, Sunday, February 9 at 7PM at the Lyceum Theatre. The show has played 22 preview performances and 141 regular performances since beginning previews on Friday, September 20 and opening on Thursday, October 10. A Night With Janis Joplin will move to a new home in New York City this March. (more...)

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on February 9 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events! (more...)

Today in 1984, The Rink opend at the Martin Beck Theatre (now the Al Hirschfeld Theatre), where it ran for 204 performances. With a book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander, the musical focuses on Anna, the owner of a dilapidated roller skating rink on the boardwalk of a decaying seaside resort, who has decided to sell it to developers. Complicating her plans are her prodigal daughter Angel, who returns to town seeking to reconnect with the people and places she long ago left behind. Through a series of flashbacks, revelations, and minimal forward-moving plot development, the two deal with their pasts in their attempt to reconcile and move on with their lives. (more...)

Hottest Articles on BWWOperaWorld.com from 2/2/2014 - 2/9/2014. (more...)