Photo Coverage: Sheldon & Margery Harnick Unveil OUTDOOR MUSEUM at Drama Book ShopDecember 3, 2012On November 30, Broadway legend and famed lyricist Sheldon Harnick and his actress/photographer wife Margery Gray Harnick presented their new book, The Outdoor Museum (not your usual images of NEW YORK) with a special performance by Tony Award nominated actress, Kate Baldwin. BroadwayWorld was there for the festivities and you can check out photos below!
Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Cast Celebrates 2 Years on Broadway!November 28, 2012SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark is now in its 2nd smash year on Broadway, and has been seen by more than 1 million audience members from around the world. It features music and lyrics by 22-time Grammy® Award-winners Bono and The Edge, direction by Philip William McKinley (The Boy From Oz), and a book co-written by Julie Taymor, Glen Berger(Underneath The Lintel) and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Fantastic Four and Spider-Man comics, "Big Love"). The show just celebrated its second year on Broadway and you can check out photos from the celebration below!
Photo Coverage: Broadway Producer Michael David Honored by UJANovember 27, 2012Broadway's elite gathered to honor Michael David, president of Dodger Properties, at UJA-Federation of New York's Theater Division's 2013 Excellence in Theater Award Dinner on Monday, November 26, 2012, at the St. Regis New York, New York City.
Photo Coverage: Abingdon Theatre Company Gala Celebrates Tyne Daly!November 20, 2012Abingdon Theatre Company - which has produced more than 77 new American plays in its 20-year history - just held its 20th Anniversary Gala and dinner, last night, November 19 at Espace (635 West 42nd Street). BroadwayWorld was there for the celebration and we bring you photo coverage below!
Photo Coverage: THE LION KING Celebrates 15 Years on Broadway!November 19, 2012Broadway's landmark musical event The Lion King celebrated its 15th Anniversary Sunday evening with a one-night only celebratory performance benefitting The Actors Fund. Virtually the entire creative team, who collectively won six Tony® Awards for their work on the show, reunited for the sold out performance. BroadwayWorld brings you photo coverage from the festivities below!
Photo Coverage: Matthew Broderick, Laura Benanti, and More at Williamstown Theater Festival's 2012 BenefitNovember 19, 2012On the heels of its record-breaking 2012 Summer Season, Williamstown Theatre Festival payed tribute to Abe Burrows, the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning author and director, at its 2012 Benefit, lats night, November 18 at the Edison Ballroom. The evening featured performances by recent Williamstown Theatre Festival alumni David Hyde Pierce (director of last season's The Importance of Being Earnest), Steven Pasquale and Kelli O'Hara (WTF's Far From Heaven), Greg Naughton, Malcolm Gets (WTF's Ten Cents a Dance) and more. BroadwayWorld was there for the event and we bring you coverage below!
Photo Coverage: Inside FOREVER DUSTY's Opening Night!November 19, 2012The world premiere of Forever Dusty, a new musical about the life and times of legendary icon Dusty Springfield, by Kirsten Holly Smith and Jonathan Vankin, opened last night, November 18, 2012. BroadwayWorld brings you photo coverage from the big opening below!
Photo Coverage: SCANDALOUS Opening Night on Broadway - the After Party!November 16, 2012Featuring book and lyrics by Kathie Lee Gifford and music by David Pomeranz and David Friedman, Scandalous began performances at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre on October 13, 2012 and opened last night, Thursday, November 15. BroadwayWorld brings you complete coverage of the opening night festivities - check out photos from the opening night party below!
Photo Coverage: Paper Mill Playhouse's THE SOUND OF MUSIC Meets the PressNovember 15, 2012Yesterday, November 14th, the cast of Paper Mill Playhouse's The Sound of Music, directed and choreographed by James Brennan, met the press. Cast for the show includes Edward Hibbert (Max Detweiler), Anthony Fedorov (Rolf Gruber), Ben Davis (Captain) and Elena Shaddow (Maria), Chelsea Morgan Stock (Liesl), and more. BroadwayWorld was there for the festivities and you can check out photos below!
Photo Coverage: ELF Welcomes Melissa Joan Hart, Aviva Drescher, and More!November 14, 2012ELF returns to Broadway this holiday season at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street). Performances will began last week, Friday, November 9, 2012, and the production will play a limited engagement of nine weeks for the holiday season through Sunday, January 6, 2013. last night the show welcomed Mamarazzi, hosted by The Moms (Denise Albert and Melissa Musen Gerstein) and Sierra Mist Cranberry Splash. Check out photos from the festivities below!
Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of GOLDEN CHILDNovember 14, 2012Signature Theatre presents Golden Child by David Henry Hwang, directed by Leigh Silverman, playing through Sunday, December 16. The production opened last night, November 13 in The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues). BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the opening below!
Photo Coverage: Cheyenne Jackson, Jonathan Groff and More Honor Julie Taymor at SRT GalaNovember 13, 2012Last night, Sonnet Repertory Theatre presented their Eleventh Annual Benefit and Cabaret at 92YTribeca to honor award-winning director, Julie Taymor. Celebrating Taymor's visionary career, this evening featured some of Broadway's greatest talents and legends. BroadwayWorld was there for the celebration and we bring you photo coverage below!
Photo Coverage: First Look at Kirsten Holly Smith and More in FOREVER DUSTY at New World Stages!November 11, 2012The world premiere of Forever Dusty, a new musical about the life and times of legendary icon Dusty Springfield, by Kirsten Holly Smith and Jonathan Vankin, begins performances today, November 11, 2012 at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street), with an official Opening Night set for Sunday, November 18, 2012. BroadwayWorld recently got a sneak peek at the show and brings you a first look at Smith as 'Dusty Springfield', Christina Sajous as 'Claire' and more in the photos below!
Photo Coverage: Liza Minnelli and More Gather to Honor Nederlanders as Living LandmarksNovember 9, 2012James M. Nederlander (Chairman) and James L. Nederlander (President) kicked off the 100th anniversary of The Nederlander Organization by becoming the New York Landmark Conservancy's first father/son duo to be named "Living Landmarks," an honor that was bestowed last night at their annual gala at the Plaza Hotel. BroadwyWorld was there for the event and you can check out full coverage below!
Photo Coverage: Inside ONLY MAKE BELIEVE Benefit with Kerry Butler, Ashley Brown, and More!November 6, 2012On November 5, host Christopher Meloni welcomed celebrities, Broadway greats, philanthropy influencers and the New York elite to celebrate Make Believe on Broadway. The evening showcased Broadway and Hollywood's brightest stars as they unite in a benefit performance on behalf of Only Make Believe, a non-profit that brings the magic of theater to children in hospitals and care facilities. Limited tickets are available for purchase here: http://onlymakebelievegala.com
BroadwayWorld was there for last night's event and we bring you full coverage below!
Photo Coverage: Lin-Manuel Miranda and BRING IT ON Cast Celebrates CD Release at Barnes & Noble!November 4, 2012On November 3rd, the cast of BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL performed and signed copies of their cast album, which was released in stores last month, at Barnes & Noble. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you photos of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Amanda Green, Ariana DeBose, Gregory Haney, Adrienne Warren, Taylor Louderman, Nicolas Womack, Ryann Redmond, Dominique Johnson and more below!
Photo Coverage: Rosario Dawson Hosts Talkback at EMOTIONAL CREATUREOctober 29, 2012On Friday night, Rosario Dawson hosted a special talkback with girls from the Lower East Side Girls Club, immediately following the first preview performance of Eve Ensler's Emotional Creature. Following the talkback, Dawson, Ensler and director Jo Bonney posed for photos with the six-member cast. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the event below!
Photo Coverage: SPIDER-MAN Cast Prepares for Halloween!October 25, 2012SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark, the record-breaking Broadway spectacular, held a Halloween safety press conference earlier today at the Foxwoods Theatre. Hosted by Spider-Man (Reeve Carney) and the Green Goblin (Robert Cuccioli), also in attendance were members of the "Sinister Six" and two members of New York's Finest. Spider-Man outlined the NYPD's official Halloween Safety Recommendations to remind parents and guardians of trick-or-treaters ways to help ensure a safe Halloween experience. Check out photos from the event below!