Check In At The Glitzy GRAND HOTEL
by Stephi Wild - May 01, 2018 A collection of eccentrics sashay through the revolving doors of the Grand Hotel as the Golden Twenties in Weimar Berlin comes alluringly to life in the Shaw Festival's main stage musical Grand Hotel. Directed by Eda Holmes, with music direction by Paul Sportelli and choreography by Parker Esse, Gra...
Encores! Tracks Down Family of GRAND HOTEL's Biggest Original Fan
by Nicole Rosky - March 21, 2018 When Encores! decided to begin a search for the show's biggest fan from the original run- a woman who appeared in a commercial for the show in 1992- the internet came to the rescue....
BWW Exclusive: Original Cast Member William Ryall Checks Back Into GRAND HOTEL
by Nicole Rosky - March 21, 2018 William Ryall has been around for all of it. Not only was he a member of the original 1989 cast, but he will star as Colonel Doctor Otternschlag when the Encores! run begins tonight. We checked in with Ryall to get the scoop on Grand Hotel then and now......
TV: Watch Casey Cott, Christian Borle, Wesley Taylor & More Rehearse for THE WHO's TOMMY
by Nicole Rosky - April 12, 2019 The full cast for the Kennedy Center production of The Who's Tommy, with direction and choreography by Josh Rhodes (Encores! Grand Hotel, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Bright Star) is officially in rehearsals in NYC!...
Tony Winner Liliane Montevecchi Passes Away at 85
by Nicole Rosky - June 29, 2018 BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Tony winner Liliane Montevecchi passed away today, June 29, in New York City. She was 85 years old....
Photo Flash: Kokandy Productions Presents GRAND HOTEL
by A.A. Cristi - April 19, 2018 Kokandy Productions is pleased to present the final production of its fifth anniversary season: the Tony Award-nominated musical GRAND HOTEL, playing April 15 - May 27, 2018 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago. Featuring a book by Luther Davis, music and lyrics by Robert Wright and Georg...
BWW Interview: Kelly Crandall d'Amboise Sets Signature's GRAND HOTEL in Motion
by Benjamin Tomchik - April 03, 2019 With 'velvet stairs, easy chairs, and perfumed air gently blowing,' the Grand Hotel Berlin may not be a character in the traditional meaning of the word, however, it is the catalyst which sets in motion the fate of every guest who walks through its opulent revolving doors. For choreographer Kelly Cr...
Casting Announced for THE WORLD GOES ROUND at Reprise 2.0
by A.A. Cristi - August 08, 2018 REPRISE 2.0, led by Producing Artistic Director Marcia Seligson, in association with the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television Department of Theater (UCLA TFT) chaired by Brian Kite, announces Dawnn Lewis (This Is Us, Major Crimes and IZombie), Valerie Perri (LA Shubert Theatre Evita, Jerome R...
VIDEO: Chita Rivera, Joel Grey, Harvey Fierstein & More Reflect on Memories of Boston's Emerson Colonial Theatre
by Nicole Rosky - July 11, 2018 To commemorate the reopening of one of the most storied venues in theatrical history, Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) just shared a collection of reflections and anecdotes from Broadway and Hollywood personalities that celebrate the history of Boston's historic Emerson Colonial Theatre. Following a r...
REPRISE 2.0 Season Starts with SWEET CHARITY Directed By Kathleen Marshall; VICTOR/VICTORIA and GRAND HOTEL to Follow
by Julie Musbach - March 08, 2018 REPRISE 2.0 is now announced, presenting a season of three classic American musicals at UCLA's Freud Playhouse, by Marcia Seligson, Producing Artistic Director of the new performing arts organization. REPRISE 2.0 is partnering with the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television's Department of The...
BWW Review: An Elegant GRAND HOTEL at SHAW FESTIVAL
by Michael Rabice - June 11, 2018 'People come, people go,' 'some have, some have not.' Simple lyrics that can expose a myriad of stories and wounds. Just what one would expect in a busy hotel. No one is ever quite sure what happens behind the closed doors of a grand hotel, but outward appearances are often just that, appearances t...
MAMMA MIA HERE WE GO AGAIN Fan Events Comes To Stockholm Grand Hotel
by Annette Stolt - July 11, 2018 Clip from the Press Conference for Mamma Mia Here We Go Again at Grand Hotel, Stockholm 11 juii 2018 https://www.tv4play.se/program/nyheterna/10418680...
Carmen Cusack and Laura Bell Bundy Announced for REPRISE 2.0's Summer Season
by A.A. Cristi - April 24, 2018 Casting is announced for two REPRISE 2.0 productions with two Tony Award leading actress nominees: Laura Bell Bundy (Legally Blonde - Tony Nomination, Hairspray, Anger Management) is to play Charity in Sweet Charity, directed and choreographed by three time Tony Award-winner Kathleen Marshall from J...
46th Annual Non–Equity Jeff Awards Nominations Announced
by A.A. Cristi - April 22, 2019 The Jeff Awards announced today via a special video, a total of 132 nominations in 22 categories for the 46th Annual Non-Equity Jeff Awards....
ADG Film Society Presents GRAND HOTEL Screening Honoring MGM Legendary Art Director Cedric Gibbons
by Macon Prickett - April 10, 2018 GRAND HOTEL (1932) will launch the Art Directors Guild (ADG) Film Society's 2018 screening series with a spotlight on CEDRIC GIBBONS, MGM'S Legendary Oscar®-winning Supervising Art Director with a record 11 Academy Awards® and 38 nominations, at the Aero Theatre on Sunday, April 22. Gibbons legendar...
Broadway Community Comes Together To Benefit Cancer Patient
by A.A. Cristi - December 27, 2018 Randi Driscoll hosts Loni Ackerman , Karen Akers, Timothy Ware-Hill, Walter Willison, and more, for a one night only event, benefitting New York artist, Erin Cronican....
TV: Checking In? Meet the Company and Catch a Sneak Peek of Encores! GRAND HOTEL!
by Nicole Rosky - March 13, 2018 The company met the press today and BroadwayWorld was on hand to chat with the full gang. Meet the cast and get a taste of the music below!...
Grand Hotel's Original Doorman Charles Mandracchia selected for AOF Film Festival, Wins Telly, SIFF & Rome Independent Film Award
by A.A. Cristi - May 22, 2018 Big wins for Broadway Actor turned Director Charles Mandracchia. On the heels of recently winning for Best Animated Film with WE ARE FRIENDS at the Ridgewood International Film Festival in NJ on May 5th 2018 in Ridgewood NJ, & 6 HERMES AWARDS in various categories for You Got a Problem, We Are Frien...
BWW Review: GRAND HOTEL at Signature Theatre - A Lush Presentation
by Charles Shubow - April 25, 2019 I recall seeing GRAND HOTEL in its pre-Broadway incarnation at the Colonial Theatre in Boston in 1989. I took my mother and a niece. I do not have much recollection of whether I enjoyed it or not. But I do remember the late Michael Jeter's performance from the Tony Awards in 1990. He was terrific. T...
VIDEO: Jane Krakowski Discusses the Emotional UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT Finale on WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE
by Macon Prickett - July 11, 2018 Actress Jane Krakowski talks about the emotions involved with filming the final episode of “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and gives her thoughts about how things will end on the show on Watch What Happens Live! Check out the clip below! ...
Check In And Check Out The GRAND HOTEL At The Palm Canyon Theatre
by David Green - March 30, 2019 Welcome to the mysterious Grand Hotel, an elegant hotel located in Berlin in the 1920s. This lively musical tells the story of a weekend at the hotel and the eccentric characters that are staying there. From the skeptical doctor to the fatally ill bookkeeper to the fading prima ballerina, there is a...
BWW Review: An Elegant GRAND HOTEL at SHAW FESTIVAL
by Michael Rabice - June 11, 2018 'People come, people go,' 'some have, some have not.' Simple lyrics that can expose a myriad of stories and wounds. Just what one would expect in a busy hotel. No one is ever quite sure what happens behind the closed doors of a grand hotel, but outward appearances are often just that, appearances t...
VIDEO: Jane Krakowski Talks UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT and Dementia Awareness on TODAY
by Macon Prickett - June 25, 2018 Jane Krakowski shares that she lost her father to dementia after a long battle that lasted nearly 10 years on TODAY. Krakowski hopes that sharing her story will bring others comfort “and maybe relieve them a little of the heartache that it is to watch a family member suffer from this disease.” Check...
ABC Announces Premiere Dates for New Series THE FIX, GRAND HOTEL, WHISKEY CAVALIER, and Returning Shows AMERICAN IDOL, MATCH GAME and FOR THE PEOPLE
by Tori Hartshorn - December 12, 2018 ABC Announces Premiere Dates for New Series THE FIX, GRAND HOTEL, WHISKEY CAVALIER, and Returning Shows AMERICAN IDOL, MATCH GAME and FOR THE PEOPLE...
VIDEO: Find The Easter Eggs In FROZEN on Broadway's Set
by Alan Henry - April 19, 2019 Frozen set designer Christoper Oram hid some scenes from his favorite Disney films in the set for the Broadway adaptation of the hit film! Have you managed to spot any while catching the show at the Nederlander theatre? Check out the video below for the reveal!... |