LuPone, Kazee & More Comment On Broadway's Throat DoctorApril 24, 2013Dr. Gwen Korovin may not be a name very well-known to Broadway babies out in the audience, but she is an integral part of the theatre scene insofar as her involvement in the treatment of throat ailments among Broadway's top performers.
One Day Only Streisand Birthday Boxset DealApril 24, 2013The deal of the day on entertainment retailer Pop Market's website is the Barbra Streisand 'mega bundle' - and besides being the most apt day on the calender for such a special (today is the legendary EGOT recipient's birthday), it is a difficult deal to pass up!
Cumming Alludes To CABARET Revival & Talks MACBETHApril 24, 2013Tony Award-winning stage and screen crossover star Alan Cumming discusses his new Broadway role in the radically re-imagined revival of William Shakespeare's MACBETH in a new interview but also hints at potentially singing and dancing his 't*ts off' onstage once again sometime soon - presumedly as the Emcee of CABARET alongside the rumored Sally Bowles of Anne Hathaway, of course.
InDepth InterView: Alison Fraser Talks LOVE THERAPY, Plus FALSETTOS, SECRET GARDEN, GYPSY, Web Series, Upcoming Solo Shows & MoreApril 27, 2013Today we are talking to a versatile stage and screen actress who has scored in a number of unique roles on Broadway and around the country in addition to making a recent mark with her work on the Broadway-themed web series IT COULD BE WORSE - the passionate and compelling Alison Fraser. Discussing her vast resume and some of her most fondly remembered performances to date, Fraser opens up about her remarkable career thus far - including her work originating parts in IN TROUSERS, MARCH OF THE FALSETTOS, THE SECRET GARDEN, ROMANCE/ROMANCE, GUNMETAL BLUES, THE DIVINE SISTER and more - and looks ahead to her most recent projects, current, upcoming and beyond. Most importantly, Fraser details the finer points of LOVE THERAPY, the new Wendy Beckett play she stars in Off-Broadway and outlines her continuing collaboration onstage with the playwright, having previously starred in CHARITY CASE, as well as what we can expect from the realistic new drama, opening April 29. Additionally, Fraser sheds some light on her recent work in the world premiere of the Tennessee Williams play IN MASKS OUTRAGEOUS AND AUSTERE and how that led to her new solo revue, THE TENNESSEE WILLIAMS SONGBOOK. Plus, memories of appearing in GYPSY on Broadway with Patti LuPone and working with Arthur Laurents on that as well as his own final play, cameoing on SMASH, reflections on her memorable musical partnerships with husband Rusty Magee and noted FALSETTOS songwriter William Finn, as well as thoughts on the contemporary theatre scene and her various theatre-related web projects, favorite recent shows and much, much more!
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE In Paris To Be Filmed For TVApril 23, 2013According to a listing on French arts TV channel Mezzo's website, the current Theatre du Chatelet production of Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE in Paris will be shown on the channel in full HD in addition to the upcoming Radio France live audio broadcast of the Julian Ovenden-led revival.
First Look At SMASH's 'The Producers', With Gifford & CarmelloApril 23, 2013NBC's musical drama series SMASH feautures a handful of well-known Broadway regulars acting as guest stars on this week's episode, with Daphne Rubin-Vega and Jesse L. Martin continuing their second-season arcs and Carolee Carmello and Kathie Lee Gifford making special appearances.
SMASH's 'The Goodbye Song' Now AvailableApril 23, 2013SMASH's pivotal upcoming musical sequence featuring 'The Goodbye Song' by Joe Iconis will apparently figure into this week's episode of the NBC musical series, as the track is now available for download on iTunes.
Alan Cumming Releases Shakespeare Album TodayApril 23, 2013Broadway and Hollywood crossover star Alan Cumming is bringing his MACBETH mettle to the recording studio with a new solo album of Shakespearean monologues titled THE HEAD THAT WEARS A CROWN, subtitled 'Speeches For Royal Men By William Shakespeare,' available now digitally and set to be released in physical form today, April 23.
SMASH's 'That's Life' Cracks iTunes Top 100April 22, 2013The once highly-touted musical drama series SMASH may have been unceremoniously moved to Saturday nights by its network in the wake of low ratings in its sophomore season, but some of the songs still linger in the memory on Monday mornings, it seems. Case in point: Megan Hilty and Katharine McPhee's cover of the tune Made famous by Frank Sinatra, 'That's Life', has cracked the iTunes Top 100.
Elaine Paige Joins Idina Menzel For BBC ConcertApril 22, 2013Two of the world's most terrifically talented leading ladies will be joining together in song for this week's Friday Night Is Music Night concert, IDINA & FRIENDS on BBC, to be broadcast on April 26 - Tony Award-winning WICKED, RENT and Glee notable Idina Menzel and super-special guest, the legendary theatrical diva Elaine Paige.
SOUND OFF: GLEE Finds Its FUNNY GIRL, With Help From IdinaApril 19, 2013A FUNNY GIRL theme and returning guest star Idina Menzel? What more could any self-respecting Broadway baby - or, better yet, gleek - possibly ask for in an episode of GLEE 4.0? Well, last night, we got some out of control college antics - including hallway oil slides and the “Harlem Shake” in a fountain - sage wisdom via Coach Beiste (Dot Marie Jones) and Mr. Schue (Matt Morrison) and even an original tune by AVENUE Q's Tony Award-winning Jeff Marx, to name but a few fabulous features of the show. Yes, last night's GLEE was a continued effortlessly fun frolic and easy, breezy ride in the ever-entertaining musical series, acting as a sweet salve to last week's heart-stopping school shooting and ensuing Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) drama.