Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 5/17-5/18/2014

Rising screen superstar Anna Kendrick started out on the Broadway stage and discusses the international hit status of her PITCH PERFECT breakout single 'Cups' as well as looks ahead to her role as Cinderella in the stage-to-screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's INTO THE WOODS as part of a new interview. (more...)

The Bridges of Madison County, the new Broadway musical by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning team Jason Robert Brown and Marsha Norman, starring five-time Tony Award-nominee Kelli O'Hara as Francesca Johnson, and star of screen and stage and 2014 Drama Desk nominee Steven Pasquale as Robert Kincaid, plays its final performance today, May 18, 2014, having played 137 performances. Below, BroadwayWorld takes you back through BRIDGES' beginnings on Broadway! (more...)

After the success of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, THE TONIGHT SHOW's Jimmy Fallon and Tariq Trotter from The Roots do their best to get their own live musical on NBC. Check out their efforts below! (more...)

From the controversial and crass to the inspiring and romantic, the past decade's Tony winners for Best Musical delighted us then and continue to captivate us as they play in productions across the country and around the world. And what better way to refresh and prep for this year's big award than to relive the stand-outs from the last 10 years on Broadway? Scroll down to learn more about the winners since 2004, and be sure to tell us which musical gets your pick for 2014! (more...)

A new television ad for the big screen adaptation of Jersey Boys has just debuted! The Warner Bros. film, directed by Clint Eastwood, will hit theaters on June 20. Check it out below! (more...)

Today we continue the 2014 edition of our annual BroadwayWorld feature series spotlighting the very best Tony Awards-related moments of all time with a special spotlight on a multi-Tony Award-winning Broadway musical unlike any other, CATS. (more...)

Yesterday's SIPs come from Broadway's IF/THEN, THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, MAMMA MIA!, and more! (more...)

Members of the dance community have been in an uproar following the release of a new advertisement from ballet equipment brand Free People. Professionally trained dancers have been vocal in critiquing the company's employment of a ballet dancer with little apparent training in the spot, putting her body in danger. You can check out the ad below. (more...)

Today we continue our Tonys coverage with Nick Cordero, a nominee for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Bullets Over Broadway, who chats about how Broadway saved his life, why he's proud of his whole cast, and more. Check out what he had to say below! (more...)

Acclaimed for her work in the recent Broadway musical Big Fish, the groundbreaking off-Broadway musical Giant and her breakout performance in the 2009 Broadway revival of Finian's Rainbow, Kate Baldwin offered her first solo concert program in NYC in three years at 54 Below earlier this week, from May 15 through yesterday, May 17. Check out a look back below! (more...)

According to TMZ, Valerie Harper and LOOPED playwright Matthew Lombardo have settled their legal battle, which has been ongoing since late April. Harper's attorney will reportedly receive $50,000 per the settlement, ending both suits. (more...)

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts held this year's British Academy Television Awards today, Sunday 18 May at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Check out the full list of winners below! (more...)

The 1979 cult classic 'The Warriors', with an introductory performance by acclaimed poet Lemon Andersen., is the next screening in the 'Sunday Movies at the Palace with Lin-Manuel Miranda' series that features classic New York City films every month. It's set for tonight, May 18, 2014. Doors open at 4:00pm. Stage show begins at 5:00pm. Screening at 5:30pm. (more...)

Roundabout Theatre Company opened officially on April 24, 2014 at the newly transformed Kit Kat Klub at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th Street). The revival stars Alan Cumming in his Tony Award-winning role as 'Emcee' and three-time Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams as 'Sally Bowles'. Tickets are now available through January 4, 2015. Below you can check out photos of the cast on opening night in the BroadwayWorld.com series 'In the Spotlight' by acclaimed photographer Walter McBride! (more...)

Apolla Enchino's erotic drama 'New York Love Story' will have its world premiere at SOHO International Film Festival at Village East Cinemas (189 12th St. and 2nd Ave.) tonight, 9:15 p.m. The film stars Enchino, Richard Short, Siobhan Flynn, Miguel Pinzon, and ALADDIN on Broadway's Princess Jasmine, Courtney Reed. For tickets, check it out HERE. (more...)

Internationally recognized stage and screen star Kathleen Turner headlines the new West End production of BAKERSFIELD MIST and a sneak peek at the acclaimed actress in action onstage is now available to view. (more...)

Today in 1955, Finian's Rainbow opened at City Center, where it ran for 15 performances. Finian's Rainbow is a musical with a book by E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics by Harburg, and music by Burton Lane. The 1947 Broadway production ran for 725 performances. Finian moves to the southern United States (the fictional state of Missitucky is a humorous combination of Mississippi and Kentucky) from Ireland with his daughter Sharon, to bury a stolen pot of gold near Fort Knox, in the mistaken belief that it will grow. A leprechaun follows them, desperate to recover his treasure before the loss of it turns him permanently human. Complications arise when a bigoted and corrupt U.S. Senator gets involved, and when wishes are made inadvertently over the hidden crock. (more...)

Below you can check out photos of Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, nominated for Best Original Score for If/Then, in the BroadwayWorld.com series 'In the Spotlight' by acclaimed photographer Walter McBride! (more...)

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on May 18 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events! (more...)

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