How Do You Spell Hope? Runs Through March 1 at Central Square Theater
by Robert Diamond - February 18, 2009 Underground Railway Theater presents How Do You Spell Hope?, a theatrical experience for the whole family based on true stories of people who overcame great obstacles to learn to read, playing at the Central Square Theater Friday, February 13 through Sunday, March 1. Written by Melinda Lopez and d...
Craig Bierko and Kate Jennings Grant Join GUYS & DOLLS Cast
by Eddie Varley - December 02, 2008 Producer Howard Panter for Ambassador Theatre Group and co-producers Tulchin/Bartner/Jenkins, Bill Kenwright, Darren Bagert, and Tom Gregory announced today that Craig Bierko (Tony Award nominee for The Music Man; Scary Movie 4) will star as 'Sky Masterson' and Kate Jennings Grant (Proof) will also ...
SCR Presents CRIMES OF THE HEART 5/7-6/6
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 19, 2010 They're funny, they're Southern, they're dysfunctional-and they're bound for the South Coast Repertory stage this spring....
The Performance LAB Presents A Punk-Cabaret Musical at BCA, 4/8-4/24
by Samantha Jacobsen - March 15, 2010 The Performance LAB will launch its inaugural season with a world premier musical, Le Cabaret Grimm - a punk cabaret fairy tale (sans fairies). It runs Thursday through Saturday April 8-24 at the Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St. in Boston. Based on Tales of the Brothers Grimm, this experi...
TV: Las Vegas' PHANTOM Fans Week
by Eddie Varley - September 24, 2009 Phantom Fans from all around the globe gathered in Las Vegas to take part in the first ever Phantom Fans Week. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the most well known musical masterpiece of all time like never before was not to be missed. BWW TV's Audra Stafford slipped 'behind the mas...
STAGE MAGIC: 'PHANTOM' Makeup Wizard Thelma Pollard
by Eddie Varley - September 15, 2009 'PHANTOM' makeup supervisor extraordinaire Thelma Pollard takes Stage Magic 'behind the mask' as she gives us an 'all access behind the scenes' pass on what it takes to bring the iconic Phantom of the Opera character to life eight times a week!...
Howard McGillin Exits THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 7/25
by Eddie Varley - July 25, 2009 THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA star Howard McGillin will sing his last 'music of the night' this evening as he ends his long run in the production's title role. Now, after 10 years since his first of many engagements with the production, he has decided to pursue other theatrical ventures and will play his...
BWW The Good, The Bad and The Broadway: 2008's Hottest Articles
by BWW News Desk - December 30, 2008 What a year it has been here at BroadwayWorld, truly an astonishing 12 months of talent and excitement in the world of theatre and beyond! As always we have strived to bring you the very best, but as always you've got the final say and boy did your numbers show it in regards to what you found most e...
Talkback Series Set for Filloux's 'Killing The Boss;' Opens Feb.12
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2008 Select performances of Catherine Filloux's Killing The Boss - a new dark comedy about an altruistic woman's unexpected transformation into a vigilante, opening February 12 at The Studio at Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street) - will be followed by talkbacks....
Cudia Returns to US 'PHANTOM' Tour, 11/14
by Eddie Varley - November 13, 2008 On Friday, November 14, John Cudia will return to the U.S. National Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera and slip behind the mask as the elusive Phantom who lurks beneath the stage of the Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror over all its occupants. The international awar...
Gilmore Girl's Lauren Graham to Star as Miss Adelaide in GUYS & DOLLS
by Robert Diamond - October 28, 2008 LAUREN GRAHAM (Golden Globe Award nominee for 'Gilmore Girls') will appear as 'Miss Adelaide' opposite Oliver Platt's 'Nathan Detroit' in the new Broadway production of GUYS AND DOLLS....
SOUND OFF: Love Lives On
by Robert Diamond - March 11, 2010 This week we are taking a look at the just-released cast album of the new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical sequel, LOVE NEVER DIES, which has proven to be among many phans and theatre fans, in a word, divisive. Be sure to check out last week's Phantom Round-Up for a rundown of the original PHANTOM OF THE...
Fantastic World of Michael Crawford DVD Due Nov. 11; New Concert in the Works & Lloyd Webber Birthday Poem
by Robert Diamond - September 23, 2008 Tony-winner Michael Crawford's official web site is listing much news about the star including the upcoming November 11 release of The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford on DVD and a reported one-man show in the works.The stars most recent concerts have included the addition of new songs, video mat...
'Down Once More...' John Cudia Takes Over Title Role in Bdwy's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA' 7/27
by Eddie Varley - May 07, 2009 Beginning Monday evening, July 27, there will be a new ?man behind the mask' in the Broadway production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, which is the longest-running show in Broadway history. John Cudia, the current star of the National Tour, will take over the role on Broadway after a nearly decade-lon...
Richard Todd Adams Takes Over 'Phantom' On Tour, 6/11
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2008 On Wednesday, June 11, Richard Todd Adams will slip behind the mask as the elusive Phantom who lurks beneath the stage of the Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror over all its occupants in the U.S. National Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, the international award-wi...
The Adopt-A-School Project's 4th Annual ArtsFest 2010 Held 4/20
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2010 Paper Mill Playhouse Education & Outreach presents The Adopt-A-School Project's Fourth Annual ArtsFest 2010 Tuesday, April 20th at Paper Mill Playhouse, 22 Brookside Drive, Millburn NJ...
Fantastic World of Michael Crawford DVD Due Nov. 11; New Concert in the Works & Lloyd Webber Birthday Poem
by Robert Diamond - September 23, 2008 Tony-winner Michael Crawford's official web site is listing much news about the star including the upcoming November 11 release of The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford on DVD and a reported one-man show in the works.The stars most recent concerts have included the addition of new songs, video mat...
Cudia Returns to US 'PHANTOM' Tour, 11/14
by Eddie Varley - November 13, 2008 On Friday, November 14, John Cudia will return to the U.S. National Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera and slip behind the mask as the elusive Phantom who lurks beneath the stage of the Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror over all its occupants. The international awar...
John Cudia Is Broadway's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Beginning 7/27
by Eddie Varley - July 27, 2009 Beginning tonight Monday, July 27, there will be a new ?man behind the mask' in the Broadway production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, which is the longest-running show in Broadway history. John Cudia, the recent star of the National Tour, will take over the role on Broadway after a nearly decade-long...
Howard McGillin Returns to Broadway's Phantom October 3
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2005 Beginning Monday, October 3, Howard McGillin, Broadway's longest-running Phantom, will return to the title role in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at The Majestic Theatre. ...
Men Behind the Mask - Kevin Gray, Cris Groenendaal, Davis Gaines & Howard McGillin
by Robert Diamond - January 06, 2006 As Phantom of the Opera prepares to roll into the history books on Monday night, January 9, 2006 as the longest running show of all time, BroadwayWorld checked in with some of the many men behind the mask. Phantom alumni Kevin Gray, Cris Groenendaal, and Davis Gaines, along with Broadway's current P...
Andrew Lloyd Webber Talks Michael Jackson To UK Telegraph: 'He Wanted To Play The Phantom'
by Eddie Varley - June 28, 2009 Michael Jackson, pop music superstar, passed away on June 25th, after suffering a suspected heart attack. He was 50 years old. Musical theatre legend Andrew Lloyd Webber remembers fellow music icon Michael Jackson in the UK Telegraph. Lloyd Webber reveals how much Jackson enjoyed the craft of musica...
Lloyd Webber: 'I'm Genuinely Excited to See What People Make of LOVE NEVER DIES'
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2010 In an interview with The Independent, Andrew Lloyd Webber discusses the genesis and creative process of his Phantom-sequel 'Love Never Dies', his feelings surrounding the upcoming opening night, and the way that he copes with criticism. ...
McAnuff To Direct 'Guys and Dolls' On Broadway In Spring '09
by Faetra Petillo - July 29, 2008 Today it was announced that GUYS AND DOLLS will open on Broadway for the first time in 17 years in the spring of 2009 at a Nederlander Theatre to be announced. With music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, this production is the first joint Broadway project by direc...
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA by Sgouros & Bell Opens 4/30 at Players Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2010 An intimate production based on the original novel by Gaston Leroux opens April 30th in the West Village... |