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Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 7/16-7/17/2016

Jul. 17, 2016
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Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, July 17, 2016 - Sunday, July 17, 2016. Catch up below!

1) VIDEO: Final Curtain Call for SOMETHING ROTTEN!'s Christian Borle, John Cariani, Heidi Blickenstaff & Kate Reinders
by Stage Tube - July 17, 2016

Via Jordan Roth on Facebook, we've got a look at the final curtain call for 4 stars of Broadway's SOMETHING ROTTEN! - Christian Borle, John Cariani, Heidi Blickenstaff & Kate Reinders, who all played their final shows this weekend. (more...)


2) First Glimpse: Leona Lewis as Grizabella in CATS
by BWW News Desk - July 17, 2016

CATS started previews this past week, and Grizabella herself, Leona Lewis tweeted out a first look photo this weekend in costume. Check it out below! (more...)


3) Six Glindas, One Song... SHOWTUNE SHUFFLE - 'Popular' Edition!
by BroadwayWorld TV - July 17, 2016

The beauty of a long-running Broadway show is being able to see an iconic role portrayed by more than just one star. Today, BroadwayWorld is continuing our series SHOWTUNE SHUFFLE with a WICKED favorite. Below, watch as six Glinas ham it up with 'Popular' from start to finish. Click below to watch Carrie St. Louis, Kara Lindsay, Jenni Barber, Tiffany Haas, Kate Fahrner and Katie Rose Clarke trade off the melody and strut all over the Bryant Park stage! (more...)


4) Exclusive Podcast: Behind the Curtain Welcomes Theatre, TV Legend Nancy Dussault
by Behind the Curtain - July 17, 2016

Audiences across America remember Nancy Dussault as Ted Knight's wife in TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT, Alan Arkin's wife in THE IN-LAWS, and as the original host of GOOD MORNING AMERICA. But before Nancy became a television and movie legend, she was heralded for her Broadway performances in DO-RE-MI, BAJOUR, and countless others! (more...)


5) BWW TV: FINDING NEVERLAND Cast Flies to Broadway in Bryant Park!
by BroadwayWorld TV - July 17, 2016

In attendance today was the cast of FINDING NEVERLAND (Laura Michelle Kelly, Jackson Demott Hill, Christopher Paul Richards, Jack McCarthy, Eli Tokash, and Alex Dreier) who performed the songs 'Stars,' 'Neverland,' and 'All That Matters.' Check out highlights below! (more...)


6) STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 7/17/16- [title of show]
by Stage Tube - July 17, 2016

Today in 2008, [title of show] opened at the Lyceum Theatre, where it ran for 102 performances. [title of show] is a one-act musical, with music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen and a book by Hunter Bell. The show chronicles its own creation as an entry in the New York Musical Theatre Festival, and follows the struggles of the author and composer/lyricist and their two actress friends during the initial brief (three-week) creative period, along with subsequent events leading up to the show's production. Writer/stars Bowen and Bell, as well as director Michael Berresse all won Obie Awards for their work on the off-Broadway production, and Bell was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical. (more...)


7) BWW TV: How Spectacular is the NEW YORK SPECTACULAR? The KID CRITICS Weigh in!
by BroadwayWorld TV - July 17, 2016

We are continuing the series with Tai (9), Isabella (11), and Charles (8), who just stopped by the iconic Radio City Music Hall to check out the NEW YORK SPECTACULAR. Curious of what they thought about the show? Find out below! (more...)


8) Steve Wynn's ShowStoppers at Wynn Las Vegas to End Run September 30th
by BWW News Desk - July 17, 2016

According to the Las Vegas Sun, 'Steve Wynn's Showstoppers has abruptly set a closing date of Sept. 30. (more...)


9) BWW's On This Day - July 17, 2016
by - July 17, 2016

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on July 17 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events! (more...)








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