Tony Award Nominee Kerry Butler Joins Broadway's ROCK OF AGES In The Role Of 'Sherrie' 9/21August 27, 2009Tony Award nominated Broadway star, Kerry Butler (Xanadu, Hairspray) will star in the five-time Tony nominated hit musical, ROCK OF AGES at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre (256 West 47th Street) as 'Sherrie' beginning Monday, September 21, 2009 for a six month limited engagement for six performances a week. The 'Sherrie' understudy will play the role during both performances on Sundays. Constantine Maroulis continues his Tony Award Nominated performance staring in the show as 'Drew'.
Broadway's RAGTIME Poster Art RevealedAugust 26, 2009The anticipated Broadway arrival of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts new production of Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's Tony Award® winning musical RAGTIME, based on the E.L. Doctorow novel and featuring direction and choreography by Marcia Milgrom Dodge, revealed its poster art. The dynamic work is designed by acclaimed Italian illustrator Lorenzo Petrantoni.
Twist Joins THE ADDAMS FAMILY, Complete Creative Team AnnouncedAugust 26, 2009The new musical THE ADDAMS FAMILY, based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams, today announces its complete creative team. THE ADDAMS FAMILY will open Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street). Previews begin Thursday, March 4, 2010 following a pre-Broadway engagement at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre in Chicago that begins Friday, November 13, 2009.
TWITTER WATCH: 'BROADWAY IMPACT' - 'Gavin's RALLY CALL VIDEO'August 26, 2009BroadwayWorld.com presents it's newest column, Twitter Watch, which will bring you only the best and most interesting reports straight from the mouths of Broadway stars, shows and more on the hot social networking service - Twitter!
Neil Patrick Harris To Guest Judge On AMERICAN IDOL This SeasonAugust 26, 2009E! Online reports that theatre favorite Neil Patrick Harris will be a guest judge on Fox's AMERICAN IDOL this season. The 'How I Met Your Mother' star joined the judges table this week for the Dallas auditions. The ninth season of AMERICAN IDOL will premiere on Fox in January 2010.
STAGE TUBE: Fox's GLEE - Sneak Peek - Matthew Morrison Sings 'Gold Digger' August 26, 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.
STAGE TUBE: NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman Talks Future GoalsAugust 26, 2009The U.S. Senate issued a unanimous consent confirmation of Rocco Landesman as the next Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. In this official NEA video, new chief Landesman discusses what is ahead for the organization.
Pop Music Legend Ellie Greenwich Passes Away At 69August 26, 2009Ellie Greenwich was one of the most successful songwriters of the modern pop music era. She was one of the major influences on the 60?s rock and roll, a music that continues alive and well today. Her songs have sold in the tens of millions, and earned her 25 gold and platinum records.
RIALTO CHATTER: LA CAGE AUX 'MANDY'?August 26, 2009The New York Post's Michael Riedel reports today in his 'Broadway Matinee' column in the The New York Post that stage and screen star Mandy Patinkin is keen to join the upcoming Broadway transfer of London's critically acclaimed Menier Chocolate Factory production of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy LA CAGE AUX FOLLES.