Andrew Lloyd Webber Endorses UK Assisted Dying BillJuly 21, 2014World renowned composer Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber candidly discussed his serious consideration of suicide following major surgery last year in a recent interview and now has moved to endorse the UK Assisted Dying Bill.
Neil Patrick Harris Offered Role On AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOWJuly 20, 2014Broadway and Hollywood superstar Neil Patrick Harris recently expressed his deep desire to appear on the new season of hit FX horror anthology series AMERICAN HORROR STORY, subtitled FREAK SHOW, and the series's mastermind and co-creator Ryan Murphy has apparently taken him up on the offer.
Behind The Scenes Of FINDING NEVERLAND SitzprobeJuly 20, 2014The cast of the hotly anticipated new stage adaptation of the recent PETER PAN-centric film FINDING NEVERLAND is currently in rehearsals and they joined together for a sitzprobe sing-through of the score attended by songwriter Gary Barlow last week, depicted in a series of photos now available to view.
Alice Ripley Covers Tori AmosJuly 21, 2014Tony Award-winning Broadway superstar Alice Ripley has recently been utilizing her Soundcloud account to share a series of intriguing and entertaining musical selections and a new song is now available to hear, titled 'Miss America'.
NYC-Themed ANNIE Movie Social Media Image ReleasedJuly 21, 2014More colorful new social media images have been released to promote the forthcoming big screen edition of beloved family-friendly musical ANNIE and are now available to view in anticipation of the film's December release.
InDepth InterView Special Flashback: Elaine StritchJuly 17, 2014AUTHOR'S NOTE: One of the most iconic Broadway leading ladies in theatrical history, in honor of her passing earlier today at the age of 89, let us revisit this career-spanning InDepth InterView with the one and only Elaine Stritch. As a personal aside, following the conclusion of the interview proper the conversation between Ms. Stritch and I continued for several more minutes and she emphatically relayed to me that this had been her favorite interview to date and that she was incredibly appreciative and pleased with being questioned about the topics chosen herein. The following is reprinted exactly as it originally appeared here on BroadwayWorld on February 17. Hats off to a dynamite dame.
THE MUSIC OF BOB GAUDIO 2-CD Set Now AvailableJuly 19, 2014A new collection of songs tributing iconic Four Seasons songwriter Bob Gaudio titled AUDIO WITH A G: SOUNDS OF A JERSEY BOY, THE MUSIC OF BOB GAUDIO is now available to order.
Inventive & Entertaining TEXTS WITH COLLABORATORS TumblrJuly 15, 2014An inventive and entertaining new Tumblr titled TEXTS WITH COLLABORATORS imagining conversations between theatrical luminaries has recently been unveiled, providing fine and funny fodder for musical theatre fans.