Anjelica Huston Joins the Cast of NBC's 'Smash' PilotMarch 4, 2011Academy Award-winning actress Anjelica Huston has been reported to join the cast of the NBC pilot 'Smash'. She'll be joining the already announced Broadway regulars Christian Borle and Megan Hilty, as well as Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, Raza Jeffrey, and American Idol finalist Katharine McPhee.
Lampkin Music Group Presents Jimmy Webb, 5/1March 4, 2011Lampkin Music Group is proud to present Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Jimmy Webb in 'Just Across the River' at the Palais Royale in South Bend, Indiana. Sunday, May 1st, 2011 @ 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $35.00 for General Admission and available at the Morris Center for the Performing Arts at 574-235-9190, or online at www.morriscenter.org.
Box Office Opens for JERUSALEM 3/5March 4, 2011The Music Box Theatre box office (239 West 45th Street) opens tomorrow, March 5 at 10:00 AM for The Royal Court Theatre's JERUSALEM, the critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning play by Jez Butterworth and starring Tony and Olivier Award-winner Mark Rylance (La Bête, Boeing-Boeing).
Drury Lane Theatre for Young Adults Presents CHARLOTTE'S WEB, 4/6-5/28March 4, 2011Drury Lane Theatre for Young Adults, 100 Drury Lane, presents the beloved children's classic CHARLOTTE'S WEB from April 6 through May 28, 2011. The production is Directed and Choreographed by Jeff Award winner Tammy Mader (Drury Lane Theatre's Thoroughly Modern Millie and My One and Only), with Musical Direction by Jeff Award winner Roberta Duchak (Drury Lane Theatre's Ragtime.)
A BUTCHER OF DISTINCTION Plays Cock Tavern Theatre, 4/3-23March 4, 2011Rob Hayes, the 25-year-old award-winning playwright, makes his London debut at The Cock Tavern Theatre with the World Premiere of A BUTCHER OF DISTINCTION, offering a journey in to the bizarre and grotesque world of this young and extraordinarily talented young mind.
Rising Action Theatre Presents GREY GARDENS Through April 3rdMarch 4, 2011Rising Action Theatre presents the South Florida Premiere of the Tony Award-winning Grey Gardens, the Musical. Based on the highly acclaimed 1975 Maysles Brothers film documentary, it is the story of Jackie Kennedy's relatives 'Big Edie' Bouvier Beale and her adult daughter 'Little Edie' and the overgrown, crumbling East Hampton mansion they shared for decades.
George C. Wolfe Will Assist Joel Grey for THE NORMAL HEARTMarch 4, 2011Joel Grey - the much-lauded star of both stage and screen - will have a busy spring. The 78-year-old actor is appearing in the Roundabout revival of ANYTHING GOES, and will also be directing THE NORMAL HEART, beginning rehearsals later this month. His schedule will keep him so busy, in fact, that Tony Award-winning director George C. Wolfe will step in to direct THE NORMAL HEART when Grey's projects conflict.
African-American Shakespeare Company Closes Season with TWELFTH NIGHTMarch 3, 2011Closing African-American Shakespeare Company's 16th season is a spellbinding take on Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT. Acclaimed actor and African-American Shakespeare Company Artistic Director L. Peter Callender directs TWELFTH NIGHT, featuring an original jazz score by renowned Bay Area jazz musician and composer Marcus Shelby.
Review Roundup: Manhattan Theater Club's GOOD PEOPLEMarch 3, 2011The Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere production of GOOD PEOPLE, a new American play by Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan opened today, March 3 at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). BroadwayWorld brings you selections from the reviews below!
Julianne Hough to Play Sherrie in ROCK OF AGES FilmMarch 4, 2011Variety reports that Julianne Hough has agreed to play Sherrie in the film version of ROCK OF AGES. Julianne Hough made her feature film debut in 'Burlesque' in November, opposite Christina Aguilera and Cher, which also coincided with the release of the two-time 'Dancing With the Stars' champion's second country album.
STAGE TUBE: THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN Comes to LA!March 3, 2011This international touring production, directed by Tony Award® winner Garry Hynes (Beauty Queen of Leenane), and originally mounted by Druid Theatre Company of Galway, Ireland, has already racked up awards in New York, the UK and Ireland. For tickets or more information, visit Center Theatre Group.
STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes of Michael Ball's 'Heroes' Ad!March 3, 2011Michael Ball's latest album, Heroes, will be released on March 14th. Until then, check out a short clip taken from behind the scenes at Michael's TV ad shoot by clicking below! For more information and 'Heroes' tour tickets this spring, visit http://www.livenation.co.uk/artist/michael-ball-tickets.