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The road to stardom is often paved with amazing and devastating public and private events. In hour-long episodes of The Price of Fame, see the heartfelt stories of Shania Twain, Johnny Depp, Carrie Fisher, Patrick Swayze, Prince and Robin Williams. Whether it's turbulent family drama, harrowing substance abuse, outlandish spending habits or a combination of those and more, these celebrities all paid a hefty price for their fame. Giving viewers an intimate perspective on each story are personal accounts from the celebrity's family members and friends in addition to entertainment journalists who covered the rise, fall and sometimes rise again of the stars.

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54 Below Unveils Promo Poster For SMASH HIT LIST Concert
by Pat Cerasaro - October 15, 2013

Cabaret and special concert event hotspot 54 Below announced earlier today that they would hold a reunion concert featuring some of the stars of NBC's short-lived musical drama series SMASH performing material from one of the musicals within the series, HIT LIST, this December, and a new promotional...


Dick Cavett To Appear in NYC June 23
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 06, 2011

Socrates in the City presents What Is the Price of Fame? Eric Metaxas interviews TV Talk Show Legend and New York Times Columnist Dick Cavett on "Celebrity, Fame, and other small topics."...


54 Below Unveils Promo Poster For SMASH HIT LIST Concert
by Pat Cerasaro - October 15, 2013

Cabaret and special concert event hotspot 54 Below announced earlier today that they would hold a reunion concert featuring some of the stars of NBC's short-lived musical drama series SMASH performing material from one of the musicals within the series, HIT LIST, this December, and a new promotional...


TV: Jeremy Jordan, Krysta Rodriguez, Andy Mientus, Carrie Manolakos and More Talk HIT LIST at 54 Below; Plus Sneak Peek!
by BroadwayWorld TV - December 07, 2013

54 Below just welcomed a part of its December line-up for a special performance preview, including the cast of 'HIT LIST' -- a fictional musical created for NBC's popular series SMASH. Jeremy Jordan (Newsies, The Last 5 Years), Andy Mientus (Carrie, Spring Awakening), Krysta Rodriguez (First Date ,T...


BUYER & CELLAR Opens Off-Broadway at Barrow Street Theatre Tonight
by Tyler Peterson - June 24, 2013

The hit off-Broadway comedy, Buyer & Cellar, starring Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty"), written by Jonathan Tolins, and directed by Stephen Brackett, opens tonight at 7:30pm at the Barrow Street Theatre. Buyer & Cellar is scheduled to run through September 1 only....


STAGE TUBE: BUYER & CELLAR's Michael Urie Sits Down with 9-Year-Old Theater Critic Ada Grey
by Tyler Peterson - June 04, 2014

Michael Urie, currently starring in the national tour of the 2014 Lucille Lortel Award winning comedy BUYER AND CELLAR, recently sat down with Chicago's own 9-year-old theater critic, Ada Grey. Check out their interview below!...


Michael Urie's BUYER & CELLAR National Tour Starts Final Three Weeks in Chicago
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2014

BUYER & CELLAR, starring the original New York star Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty"), enters its final three weeks at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut). The first national tour for BUYER & CELLAR launched in Chicago and the six-week engagement will end June 15, 2014 before con...


Flashpoint Theatre Company to Close First Summer Season with HERRINGBONE, 7/10-27
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2014

Flashpoint Theatre Company finishes its 10th Anniversary Season with Tom Cone, Skip Kennon, and Ellen Fitzhugh's one-man musical Herringbone. Flashpoint's first musical will run July 10-July 27. Its Opening Night is Saturday, July 12 at 8 p.m....


Michael Urie's BUYER & CELLAR to Now Play Open-Ended Run; Tickets Available Through 10/13
by Nicole Rosky - July 22, 2013

On the heels of strong box office and the best reviews of the season, the producers ofBuyer & Cellar, starring Michael Urie ("Ugly Betty"), written by Jonathan Tolins, and directed by Stephen Brackett, have announced that the hit off-Broadway comedy will now play an open-ended run at the Barrow Stre...


Photo Coverage: Michael Urie Celebrates Opening Night of BUYER & CELLAR!
by Walter McBride - June 25, 2013

The hit off-Broadway comedy, Buyer & Cellar, starring Michael Urie ('Ugly Betty'), written by Jonathan Tolins, and directed by Stephen Brackett, opened last night at the Barrow Street Theatre, and is scheduled to run through September 1 only. BroadwayWorld was there for the opening night festivitie...


Review Roundup: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Opens on Broadway - All the Reviews!
by Review Roundups - April 22, 2014

Neil Patrick Harris returns to Broadway in the new production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the musical with book by John Cameron Mitchell and music and lyrics by Stephen Trask, directed by Michael Mayer. The limited engagement, featuring Lena Hall (Kinky Boots, lead singer of The Deafening), opens ...


THE UNSPOKEN Staged Reading Set for Josiah Theatre Works, 9/22
by BWW News Desk - September 05, 2012

Josiah Theatre Works, celebrating four years of World Premiere dramas and musicals, continues its anniversary gala with a staged reading of the upcoming world premiere drama with music, The Unspoken, as well as a webseries acting as a continuation of the original world premiere play airing in Janua...


Michael Urie in BUYER & CELLAR, 'VANYA AND SONIA' & More Set for CTG's 2014 Season at Mark Taper Forum
by Tyler Peterson - August 27, 2013

A new season rich with laughter and compelling drama was announced today for the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum by Michael Ritchie, CTG Artistic Director....


ATC Presents MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM, 10/16-11/28
by Nicole Rosky - September 21, 2010

It's 1927 and Ma Rainey, the Mother of the Blues, strides into a rundown Chicago recording studio to join a battling quartet of musicians. The great playwright August Wilson places this formidable artist at the center of a captivating drama of flamboyant personalities, professional jealousy, and sha...


'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for May 2nd, 2012
by Paul W. Thompson - May 02, 2012

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Jessie Mueller, 'Cats,' '[title of show],' David Cromer's 'Rent' 'The Marvin Gaye Story,' 'Fame' seeks a tenor and more.......


CINDERELLA, NEWSIES, ANNIE & More Set for Broadway In Chicago's Fall 2014 Season
by Tyler Peterson - March 03, 2014

Broadway In Chicago has announced the upcoming 2014 fall season line-up. Broadway In Chicago's 2013 fall season will include BUYER & CELLAR, Emerald City Theatre's CHARLOTTE'S WEB, the World Premiere of AMAZING GRACE, the World Premiere of DEE SNIDER'S ROCK AND ROLL CHRISTMAS TALE, ANNIE, NEWSIES an...


Review Roundup: Michael Urie in BUYER & CELLAR
by Nicole Rosky - June 25, 2013

Let's see what the critics had to say......


Sierra Boggess, Mandy Gonzalez, HIT LIST Concert & More Set for 54 Below in Coming Weeks
by Tyler Peterson - November 25, 2013

Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, the performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond:...


2012 Tony Awards Clip Countdown - Day 7: Oh, What JERSEY BOYS!
by Pat Cerasaro - May 18, 2012

Having more influence on subsequent seasons than many a Tony Award-winning Best Musical before it or since, the pioneering and trend-setting jukebox Four Seasons biomusical JERSEY BOYS in many ways bucked the trends of previous song-catalog shows by utilizing a dazzling set design, inventive staging...


HIT LIST Concert, Caissie Levy, Rebecca Naomi Jones & More Set for 54 Below Tonight; This Week's Listings
by Tyler Peterson - December 09, 2013

Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, the performance venue located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond:...


BUYER & CELLAR, Starring Michael Urie, Begins LA Run Tonight
by Courtnie Mele - July 13, 2014

Jonathan Tolins' outrageous new comedy 'Buyer & Cellar' featuring Michael Urie (TV's 'Ugly Betty') opens tonight, July 13, at the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum at 7 p.m. Directed by Stephen Brackett, this New York runaway hit continues through August 17....


BUYER & CELLAR to Give Away 2 Tickets to Opening Night at Barrow Street Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - June 14, 2013

Michael Urie, star of the off-Broadway comedy, Buyer & Cellar, has announced that the hit play is offering one lucky fan an opportunity to win two tickets to the opening night performance and party. Mr. Urie made the announcement via his Twitter account....


ATC Presents MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM, 10/16-11/28
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2010

It's 1927 and Ma Rainey, the Mother of the Blues, strides into a rundown Chicago recording studio to join a battling quartet of musicians. The great playwright August Wilson places this formidable artist at the center of a captivating drama of flamboyant personalities, professional jealousy, and sha...


Tickets to BUYER & CELLAR with Michael Urie at Broadway Playhouse On Sale 2/28
by Tyler Peterson - February 26, 2014

Broadway In Chicago has announced that individual tickets for BUYER & CELLAR, starring Michael Urie will go on-sale to the public Friday, February 28, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. BUYER & CELLAR will play Chicago for a limited engagement beginning May 6, 2014 at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (17...


TV: Christine Ebersole, Nick Jonas and More Talk BUYER & CELLAR in LA; Plus a Sneak Peek at Michael Urie
by Michael Sterling & Jordan Santacana - July 17, 2014

'Buyer & Cellar' starring Michael Urie had its official Los Angeles opening Sunday, July 13, 2014 in front of a sold-out crowd at the Center Theatre Group's Mark Taper Forum, and BWW TV Los Angeles Producer and Host Michael Sterling and Co-Producer/Videographer Jordan Santacana were on hand for the ...






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