Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Public Theater's ARGUENDOSeptember 25, 2013The Public Theater presents the world premiere of Elevator Repair Service's ARGUENDO, directed by John Collins. ARGUENDO began performances on Tuesday, September 10, and opened last night, September 24. BroadwayWorld brings you photos formt he big opening below!
Exclusive Photo Coverage: Zachary Levi & FIRST DATE Cast Tell It on the Mountain for Carols for a CureNovember 6, 2013Stars and casts from the current Broadway line-up have been busy in the studio, recording for the 2013 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 15. Singing traditional and original holiday songs, this annual holiday music CD benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA), one of the nation's leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you exclusive photos from First Date's recording session for 'Go Tell It on the Mountain' with castmembers Zachary Levi, Kristoffer Cusick, Sara Chase, Kate Loprest, Eric Ankrim, and Blake Hammond.
Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with the Cast of ONCE National TourSeptember 20, 2013ONCE, winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical and winner of the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, will soon hit the road for the first North American tour, opening at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, RI with performances beginning on October 1, 2013. BroadwayWorld was in the rehearsal room with the whole gang as they prepared for the first stop and you can check out photos below!
Photo Coverage: Atlantic Theater Company Opens WOMEN OR NOTHINGSeptember 17, 2013Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) presents Robert Beitzel, Halley Feiffer, Susan Pourfar and Tony Award nominee Deborah Rush in the world premiere production of Academy Award winner Ethan Coen's first full length play WOMEN OR NOTHING, staged by acclaimed director David Cromer. BroadwayWorld brings you photos form opening night below!
Photo Coverage: Reeve Carney Takes Final Flight as SPIDER-MAN; Justin Matthew Sargent Takes Over!September 16, 2013Broadway rocker Justin Matthew Sargent, best known for his star turn as 'Drew' in Broadway's Rock of Ages, has landed the coveted role of Peter Parker / Spider-Man role in Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark. Sargent will play evening performances at the Foxwoods Theatre (213 West 42nd Street) beginning tonight, September 16. Reeve Carney, the original lead Peter Parker, played his final performance last night in order to begin shooting for the new Showtime series Penny Dreadful. BroadwayWorld was there for his final performance and you can check out photos below!
Up on the Marquee: A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLINSeptember 13, 2013A NIGHT WITH Janis Joplin will begin preview performances at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre (149 W. 45th Street) on Friday, September 20th, with opening night set for Thursday, October 10th. Below, check out photos of the marquee at the Lyceum!
Up on the Marquee: THE WINSLOW BOYSeptember 13, 2013Roundabout Theatre Company will present The Winslow Boy, by Terence Rattigan and directed by Lindsay Posner, beginning preview performances on Friday, September 20 and open officially on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street). This is a limited engagement through December 1, 2013. Check out the marquee below!
Up on the Marquee: NO MAN'S LAND & WAITING FOR GODOTSeptember 13, 2013Harold Pinter's NO MAN'S LAND and Samuel Beckett's WAITING FOR GODOT starring Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Billy Crudup andShuler Hensley, directed by Sean Mathias, will begin previews on Broadway at the Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street) on Saturday, October 26 in advance of the official opening on Sunday, November 24, 2013. This limited season will run for 14 weeks only. For performance schedule and more information, visit TwoPlaysInRep.com. Check out photos of the marquee below!
Up on the Marquee: TWELFTH NIGHT and RICHARD IIISeptember 13, 2013Rehearsals begin on Monday, September 16 in London for the critically heralded all-male Shakespeare's Globe repertory productions of William Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT and RICHARD III on Broadway this fall. The productions, which delighted audiences and broke all box office records in London's West End earlier this year, will open Sunday, November 10 at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street), with previews beginning October 15. Twelfth Night and Richard III, which are directed by Tim Carroll, designed by Jenny Tiramani and with music by Claire van Kampen, will play a limited engagement for 16 weeks. Tickets are on sale now through www.telecharge.com. For a schedule of performances and more information, please visit www.shakespearebroadway.com.
Check out photos of the marquee below!
Photo Coverage: MOTOWN Launches Casting Search at Lunt Fontanne Theatre!September 13, 2013Earlier today, MOTOWN THE MUSICAL hosted "Makin' It Motown"- a nationwide open call casting search for African American singers for both the flagship Broadway production and the upcoming national tour, at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre, home of the smash hit musical. BroadwayWorld was there for the special event and you can check out photos below!
Up on the Marquee: THE SNOW GEESESeptember 10, 2013Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Producer; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) and MCC Theater (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey,William Cantler, Artistic Directors; Blake West, Executive Director) present the world premiere of The Snow Geese, a new play by Sharr White, directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan.
Check out photos of the show's marquee below!
Up on the Marquee: 700 SUNDAYSSeptember 10, 2013Billy Crystal will return to Broadway this fall for a 9-week-only limited engagement of his Tony Award-winning, record-breaking play 700 Sundays. This will mark the final engagement of this production. Previews will begin Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at the Imperial Theatre (249 West 45th Street) with opening night scheduled for Wednesday, November 13, 2013 and a final performance set for Sunday, January 5, 2014. 700 Sundaysis performed and written by Mr. Crystal with additional content by Alan Zweibel and direction by Des McAnuff.
Check out photos of the marquee at the Imperial Theatre below!
Up on the Marquee: A TIME TO KILLSeptember 10, 2013Rupert Holmes' stage adaptation of John Grisham's A Time to Kill is set to open on Broadway on October 20, 2013 at the John Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street). Ethan McSweeny will direct, with previews beginning September 28th. For more info, visit www.ATimeToKillOnBroadway.com. The marquee just went up at the Golden and you can check it out below!
Up on the Marquee: AFTER MIDNIGHTSeptember 10, 2013Directed and choreographed by Warren Carlyle and featuring the big-band sounds of nine-time Grammy Award-winner Wynton Marsalis' Jazz at Lincoln Center All-Stars, After Midnight, featuring Fantasia Barrino, will begin preview performances at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (246 West 47th Street) on Friday, October 18, 2013 with an official opening night set for Sunday, November 3, 2013. Emmy Award-nominated actor Dule Hill will join Barrino onstage as 'The Host' of the evening.
Check out photos of the marquee at the Brooks Atkinson below!
Photo Coverage: Mary-Louise Parker, Victoria Clark, Danny Burstein & The SNOW GEESE Cast Meet the Press!September 10, 2013Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Producer; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) and MCC Theater (Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey,William Cantler, Artistic Directors; Blake West, Executive Director) present the world premiere of The Snow Geese, a new play by Sharr White, directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan. The cast and creative team met the press earlier today and you can check out photos of the whole gang below!
Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Playwrights Realm's THE HATMAKER'S WIFESeptember 6, 2013Critically acclaimed theatre company The Playwrights Realm presents the New York premiere of Lauren Yee's new play The Hatmaker's Wife, directed by recent OBIE Award winner Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812). The Hatmaker's Wife marks the first Playwrights Realm production at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater (416 West 42nd Street) in midtown Manhattan, following previous engagements in several downtown Off-Broadway venues. The show opened last night, September 5 and you can check out complete photo coverage below!
Photo Coverage: Meet the Company of Primary Stages' THE MODEL APARTMENTSeptember 4, 2013Primary Stages continues its 29th season with a new production of their acclaimed 1995 OBIE Award winner, The Model Apartment, by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies (Shipwrecked!, Time Stands Still, Dinner with Friends, Sight Unseen). Directed by Evan Cabnet (A Kid Like Jake at Lincoln Center Theater, The Performers on Broadway), the production will feature Mark Blum (The Assembled Parties and Gore Vidal's The Best Man on Broadway), Diane Davis (Old Acquaintance on Broadway, Regrets Only at MTC), two-time Obie Award-winner Kathryn Grody (The Marriage of Bette & Boo, Top Girls, A Mom's Life), and Hubert Point-Du Jour (Angels in America andThe Brother/Sister Plays Off-Broadway). The Model Apartment runs September 24 - November 1 at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters. Opening night is Tuesday, October 15 at 7PM.
Photo Coverage: Caroline Bowman, Josh Young & EVITA Touring Cast Meet the Press!August 23, 2013The national tour of the Tony Award Nominated Best Revival of a Musical and smash hit production of Tim Rice's and Andrew Lloyd Webber's EVITA kicks off on September 8th at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, RI. The national tour of EVITA will star Caroline Bowman (Kinky Boots) as Eva Peron, Tony nominated Josh Young (Jesus Christ Superstar) as Che and Sean MacLaughlin (Woman in White) as Juan Peron. The cast also features Desi Oakley as the alternate for Eva, Christopher Johnstone as Magaldi and Krystina Alabado as the Mistress.
The cast just met the press yesterday and you can check out photos from the special event below!