TV: MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT Hits San Diego!September 8, 2009Directed by Tony Award®-winner Mike Nichols, with a book by Eric Idle and music and lyrics by the Grammy Award-winning team of Mr. Idle and John Du Prez, Spamalot tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail. Flying cows, killer rabbits, taunting Frenchmen and show-stopping musical numbers are just a few of the reasons audiences everywhere are eating up Spamalot.
Cavanagh Joins Stritch In Industry Reading Of New Play WHITE'S LIES 9/24September 8, 2009Broadway and TV Star Tom Cavanagh (Some Americans Abroad, TV's Ed, Urinetown, Shenandoah), will join legendary Broadway star Elaine Stritch in a private reading of Ben Andron's new comic play WHITE'S LIES. The reading will take place Thursday, September 24, 2009 at The Snapple Theatre Center - The Jerry Orbach Theatre located at 1627 Broadway.
STAGE TUBE: ABC's 'MODERN FAMILY' Sneak PeekSeptember 8, 2009Broadway star Jesse Tyler Ferguson - who originated the role of Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - stars in ABC's new comedy 'Modern Family.'
The Walnut Street Theatre's DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS Begins Previews 9/8September 8, 2009The Walnut Street Theatre opens its landmark 201st season with the Philly premiere of Broadway's smash hit, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS. With Direction and Choreography by Barrymore Award-winner Richard Stafford, this all-new production of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS begins previews on September 8th, opens on September 16th and runs through October 25th on the WST Mainstage.
Photo Flash: Fox's GLEE - Season Premiere Sneak Peek Special!September 7, 2009GLEE is an uplifting series with biting humor that features a soundtrack of hit music from past to present. The show follows an optimistic high school teacher, WILL SCHUESTER (Matthew Morrison), as he tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the high school's glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential.
Photo Spotlight: ROCK OF AGES On-Stage And BeyondSeptember 6, 2009In this 'Photo Spotlight' we bring you the wild sights of Broadway's smash hit ROCK OF AGES from performance and beyond through the talented lens of Monica Simoes. Look for more of her photo essays right here on BroadwayWorld.com.
Photo Flashback: A Fond Farewell To The Workin' Girls - Celebrating '9 TO 5' On BroadwaySeptember 6, 20099 To 5: The Musical will play its final Broadway performance today Sunday, September 6, 2009, following 24 previews and 148 performances. 9 To 5: The Musical opened at the Marriott Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway) on April 30, 2009 starring four-time Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty, and two-time Tony Award nominee Marc Kudisch.
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Opens Its 30th Season With ECLIPSED 9/6September 6, 2009Eclipsed runs August 31 - September 27, 2009, with Pay-What-You-Can performances on August 31 and September 1 at 8pm. (Note: these performances dates are changed since our original season announcement. No extension possible). Woolly Mammoth is located at 641 D Street, NW (7th & D).
Photo Flash: Kevin Jonas Visits AVENUE QSeptember 6, 2009AVENUE Q marked its 6th anniversary on Broadway on July 31st. The musical began previews on Broadway on July 11, 2003, opened on July 31, 2003, and went on to win three 2004 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book of a Musical.
Theater Ten Ten Presents 'ARMS AND THE MAN' 10/8 - 11/1September 5, 2009Theater Ten Ten announces its fall mainstage production for the 2009-2010 season, George Bernard Shaw's comedy 'Arms and The Man.' The show will run four weeks, October 8th through November 1st, 2009. Press is invited beginning Friday, October 9th.
'AS YOU LIKE IT' Runs At The Shakespeare Tavern 9/10 - 10/11September 5, 2009The Shakespeare Tavern opens its 20th anniversary on Peachtree Street (and it's 25th season as the Atlanta Shakespeare Company) with the pastoral comedy As You Like It. What will Rosalind have to do to find and keep her Orlando? Join us on a romp through the Forest of Arden where everyone from jesters to shepherds finds love.
STAGE TUBE: Neil Patrick Harris On CBS' The Late ShowSeptember 5, 2009Broadway and TV favorite Neil Patrick Harris visited The Late Show with David Letterman on Friday, Sept. 4th, 2009 and talked '5-star vacations' with the comic legend. Late Show airs at 11:35pm on WCBS channel 2 in the tri-state area.
Diverse City Theater Company's RACE MUSIC Opens 9/5September 5, 2009Diverse City Theater Company ('DCT') presents its 2009 Mainstage production of 'Race Music' by Warren Bodow, directed by DCT's Artistic Director Victor Lirio. Performances will begin Thursday, September 3rd @ 8PM thru Saturday, September 19th @ 8PM. 'Race Music' will play at Theatre Row's The Beckett Theatre located at 410 West 42nd Street in New York City and will feature Chris Ceraso*, Brandon Jones*, Penelope Lowder*, Kevin Kelleher* and Teresa Stephenson.