STAGE TUBE: GALAVANT Cast Thanks Fans Pushing for Show's Salvation in New Music Video
by Tyler Peterson - May 24, 2016 As BroadwayWorld reported late last week, ABC has cancelled Alan Menken and Glenn Slater's medieval musical comedy GALAVANT after two seasons. However, the network's decision hasn't deterred the show's most devoted fans, who have launched the #MoreGalavant online campaign. In appreciation of their m...
SWEAT at Arena Stage - World Premiere Co-Production with Oregon Shakespeare Festival is Riveting Theater
by Charles Shubow - January 25, 2016 Playwright Lynn Nottage notches another feather in her cap of outstanding work....
Winners Announced for Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
by Louisa Brady - February 21, 2016 The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) tonight announced winners of its Annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards in 23 categories of film, television, commercials and live theater. Winners in the film categories include 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' 'Cinderella,' 'Fu...
ABC Cancels GALAVANT; Alan Menken Confirms Stage Version in the Works!
by Jessica Khan - May 12, 2016 It's a good news, bad news situation this evening for medieval musical comedy GALAVANT, which has been cancelled after two seasons....
BroadwayWorld's 'Some Like it Pop' Podcast Returns to Talk HAMILTON, Binge Watching, Oscar Noms, TV Premieres
by Matt Tamanini - January 13, 2016 Happy New Year Pop Culture Aficionados! To mark the start of 2016, 'Some Like it Pop' is making the move to becoming a real(ish) podcast. Matt and Jenn discuss 'Hamilton,' 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens,' 'The Hateful Eight,' what they binged over the holidays, their hopes and fears for the upcoming ...
ABC's NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE Grows to 2nd-Largest Audience Ever
by Caryn Robbins - January 06, 2016 During the week of December 28, 2015, ABC delivered 5 of the Top 15 entertainment programs in Adults 18-49, including the No. 1 show with “Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest Pt 2”...
A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF ALAN MENKEN to Debut at Segerstrom Center This Fall
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2016 Disney aficionados, film buffs and musical theater lovers can expect an evening like no other when eight-time Oscar-winner Alan Menken comes to Segerstrom Center for the Arts performing his own music and sharing entertaining anecdotes about his unrivaled career....
Weird Al's 'Mandatory' World Tour to Play Waterbury Palace Theater, 9/18
by Tyler Peterson - February 24, 2016 Following his wildly successful 2015 tour, four-time Grammy-winning artist "Weird Al" Yankovic has announced the continuation of his Mandatory World Tour in 2016, which includes a stop at the Waterbury Palace Theater in partnership with Premier Concerts and Manic Productions on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 8...
'70s Tidal Wave! Meet the Full Cast of DISASTER!, Opening Tonight on Broadway
by Meet the Cast - March 08, 2016 Broadway's new musical comedy DISASTER! opens tonight, March 8, at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street), directed by Jack Plotnick with a book by three-time Emmy Award nominee and Grammy Award nominee Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick. DISASTER! will play a limited engagement through Sunday,...
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - 'Bewitched, Bothered and Belittled' on Next GALAVANT
by Caryn Robbins - January 05, 2016 Below, check out a promo for the next two episodes of ABC's GALAVANT titled 'Aw, Hell, the King' and 'Bewitched, Bothered and Belittled'. The epsides air back to back on Sunday, January 10th on ABC....
John Stamos Joins Cast of FOX's SCREAM QUEENS; Lea Michele & More to Return
by Caryn Robbins - June 17, 2016 John Stamos ("Grandfathered," "Fuller House") has been cast in a series regular role in the upcoming second season of SCREAM QUEENS, the comedy-horror series from award-winning executive producers Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan....
BWW Review: Talented All-Star Cast Brings Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID to the Hollywood Bowl
by Michael L. Quintos - June 05, 2016 It's clear that the smart and savvy architects behind Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID Live In Concert To Film, the sold out presentation of Disney's 1989 animated classic THE LITTLE MERMAID at the 17,000-seat Hollywood Bowl have indeed created a wholly wonderful experience. But it owes much of its must-...
VIDEO: Promo for New Season of ABC's Musical Extravaganza GALAVANT!
by Caryn Robbins - November 23, 2015 The return of last season's breakout comedy extravaganza GALAVANT reunites screenwriter/executive producer Dan Fogelman with the award-winning musical team of composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater....
BWW's 'Some Like it Pop' Podcast Goes Back in Time w/ OJ, X-FILES, GREASE: LIVE!
by Some Like It Pop - February 10, 2016 Hello Pop Culture Sommeliers! In this episode of BroadwayWorld's 'Some Like it Pop' podcast, after Jenn explains why she regularly visits a sensory deprivation chamber, we dive into all things TV and film....
Ken Stott, Reece Shearsmith and Griff Rhys Jones in West End Productions of THE DRESSER and THE MISER
by Marianka Swain - May 25, 2016 Director Sean Foley, who has recently enjoyed sell-out success adapting and directing The Painkiller in the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company season of Plays at the Garrick will, starting this autumn, under producer Mark Goucher, direct two new productions in the West End....
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - 'Bewitched, Bothered and Belittled' on Next GALAVANT
by Caryn Robbins - January 05, 2016 Below, check out a promo for the next two episodes of ABC's GALAVANT titled 'Aw, Hell, the King' and 'Bewitched, Bothered and Belittled'. The epsides air back to back on Sunday, January 10th on ABC....
BWW Column: How Can GALAVANT Improve if Renewed for Unlikely Third Season?
by Matt Tamanini - February 07, 2016 The second season of ABC's medieval musical comedy GALAVANT opens with a song entitled 'A New Season,' a direct response to the nearly unanimous opinion that it would be cancelled after its initial eight-episode run. However, despite middling numbers, ABC brought the quirky show from Dan Fogelman, A...
BWW's 'Some Like it Pop' Podcast Goes Back in Time w/ OJ, X-FILES, GREASE: LIVE!
by Some Like It Pop - February 10, 2016 Hello Pop Culture Sommeliers! In this episode of BroadwayWorld's 'Some Like it Pop' podcast, after Jenn explains why she regularly visits a sensory deprivation chamber, we dive into all things TV and film....
Stages Repertory Theatre Presents PANTO SNOW QUEEN: UNFROZEN, Starting Tonight
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2015 Stages continues its holiday tradition with the world premiere of PANTO SNOW QUEEN: UNFROZEN. This is the eighth British pantomime that Stages has produced, and the seventh to receive its world premiere at Stages during the holiday season. The production runs tonight, December 3, 2015 - January 3, 2...
VIDEO: First Look - ABC's GALAVANT Returns with All-New Songs from Alan Menken
by Caryn Robbins - December 28, 2015 ABC's GALAVANT returns for an all-new season featuring new songs from the award winning composing team of Alan Menken and Glenn Slater....
Backstage with Richard Ridge: Broadway's Reigning Funny Lady Faith Prince is Back in Action in DIASTER!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - April 03, 2016 She has already taken on some of musical theatre's funniest characters- Adelaide, Audrey, Miss Hannigan... and the list goes on. Now she's back in action at the Nederlander Theatre as a part of the gut-busting DISASTER! ensemble. In the show, Tony winner Faith Prince plays Shirley, an ailing 70s hou...
Alan Menken and Glenn Slater's Musical Comedy GALAVANT Sets Season 2 Premiere on ABC
by TV News Desk - November 20, 2015 ABC just announced its midseason premiere dates, including everyone's favorite musical comedy extravaganza GALAVANT. Season 2 will bow on the network on Sunday, January 3, 2016 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) with two 30-minute episodes, back-to-back....
SWEAT at Arena Stage - World Premiere Co-Production with Oregon Shakespeare Festival is Riveting Theater
by Charles Shubow - January 25, 2016 Playwright Lynn Nottage notches another feather in her cap of outstanding work....
“Weird Al” Yankovic's MANDATORY WORLD TOUR To Rock Palace Theatre
by Marianka Swain - June 08, 2016 Few would have guessed that 'Weird Al' Yankovic - who as a shy, accordion-playing teenager got his start sending homemade tapes in to the 'Dr. Demento Radio Show' - would go on to become the biggest-selling comedy recording artist in history and a pop culture icon. Now in his fourth career decade as...
Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 2/6-2/7/2016
by - February 07, 2016 Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, February 7, 2016 - Sunday, February 7, 2016. ... |