Harry Potter's Legacy Lives On! West End's 'CURSED CHILD' Is a Sequel, Not a PrequelOctober 22, 2015Now that the artwork has been unveiled, the creative team for the West End's upcoming HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, PARTS I & II is opening up about the plot, which until now has been kept under a strict cloaking spell. Despite earlier rumors the plays would center on Harry Potter's parents, it looks like 'CURSED CHILD' will be a sequel, not a prequel.
WAKE UP with BWW 10/22/2015 - DAMES AT SEA, MISERY and More!October 22, 2015Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: DAMES AT SEA taps onto Broadway tonight, MISERY creeps onto the Broadhurst stage, SHEAR MADNESS trims and tricks off-Broadway, and more!
Fans Petition for DVD of UK's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW LIVE TourOctober 20, 2015Double feature! Fans are petitioning the 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, FOX Broadcasting Company and Lou Adler to release the recording of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW LIVE's September 2015 production at London's Playhouse Theatre on DVD.
Rob Marshall Pulls New Details Out of the Carpet Bag for MARY POPPINS Film; Julie Andrews to Play a Role?October 20, 2015As previously reported, Rob Marshall (Into the Woods, Chicago) will direct a new Disney film based on their classic 1964 movie, MARY POPPINS. Speaking to Vulture, the helmer revealed more about the project, which will take place in 1934, when the original P.L. Travers books -- about the magical nanny's continued adventures with the Banks family -- were written and could include a cameo (or more, please!) by the original film's legendary star.
WAKE UP with BWW 10/16/2015 - Angela Lansbury Turns 90 and More!October 16, 2015Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This weekend's big news: Dame Angela Lansbury celebrates her 90th birthday, the cast of HAMILTON marks their album release, SHOW BOAT airs on PBS, THE BANDSTAND opens at Paper Mill and more!
Jack O'Connell to Lead Richard Bean's THE NAP at the Crucible This SpringOctober 15, 2015Jack O'Connell, perhaps best known from the TV series SKINS and the films STARRED UP and '71, is returning to the stage in ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS writer Richard Bean's THE NAP at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield next month. Richard Wilson will direct the show, which runs March 10-26, 2016.
WAKE UP with BWW 10/14/2015 - THE GIN GAME, ECLIPSED and More!October 14, 2015Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: THE GIN GAME and ECLIPSED bring big screen stars to Broadway, A WONDERFUL LIFE takes a classic to Connecticut and more!