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Adrienne Bailon-Houghton, Savy Jackson, and More Will Lead TAKE THE LEAD at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Jan 28, 2025

Paper Mill Playhouse has announced the cast and creative team for the upcoming world premiere musical Take the Lead, beginning performances in March. Learn more here!

SYCAMORE TREES Cast Recording Featuring Marc Kudisch, Judy Kuhn & More Out This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 20, 2024

PS CLASSICS will release the original cast recording of Ricky Ian Gordon’s autobiographical musical Sycamore Trees. Learn more about the musical!

Stage Adaptation of Film TAKE THE LEAD Will Have a Reading Today
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2024

Take the Lead, the new musical based on the 2006 dance film that starred Antonio Banderas, will have a private reading today in New York City. The musical will have its world premiere next year at Paper Mill Playhouse.

Photos: See Bryan Cranston, Jimmy Fallon, Debra Messing, Anna Wintour & More at GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! Opening Night
by Bruce Glikas - Oct 13, 2023

Get a glimpse of the celebrities who attended the opening night of GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! including Jimmy Fallon, Debra Messing, Bryan Cranston, and more.

Review: HERE YOU COME AGAIN: HOW DOLLY SAVED MY LIFE IN TWELVE EASY SONGS at Terris Theatre (Goodspeed Musicals)
by Brooks Appelbaum - Aug 17, 2023

Here You Come Again: How Dolly Saved My Life in Twelve Easy Songs is a charming ode to Dolly Parton, playing through August 27th at Goodspeed Musicals’ Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, CT. Directed and choreographed by Gabriel Barre, the production is more than a jukebox piece, as it has a nicely delineated arc, though there is little suspense as to how the plot will turn out.

Tricia Paoluccio & Matthew Risch to Lead Bruce Vilanch's HERE YOU COME AGAIN at The Terris Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 26, 2023

Goodspeed Musicals is presenting the new musical Here You Come Again, a musical celebration of the wit and humor of Dolly Parton, and the reopening of The Terris Theatre in Chester, Conn., this summer. 

Natalie Joy Johnson to Release 'Gorgine' on Valentine's Day
by Michael Major - Jan 30, 2023

“GORGINE” features Artists NATALIE JOY JOHNSON (Lempicka, Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde), JOEL WAGGONER (School of Rock, Be More Chill, Advent Carolndar), and MATTHEW RISCH (Saint X, How to Get Away With Murder, Tales of the City) as ‘Lover Boy.’

Photos: On the Red Carpet at CHICAGO's 25th Anniversary Performance
by Jennifer Broski - Nov 17, 2021

Last night, Chicago on Broadway celebrated 25 years of Razzle Dazzle on Broadway with a special celebration.

VIDEO: Cast and Creatives of Signature Theatre's A CHORUS LINE Reunite For SIGNATURE STRONG LIVE!
by Stephi Wild - May 6, 2020

It was a Chorus Line reunion on the most recent episode of Signature Strong Live!

Broadway Rewind: PAL JOEY Returns to Broadway with Stockard Channing in 2008!
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 19, 2020

Pal Joey return to Broadway in 2008, almost seven decades after it originally premiered in 1940. This time, the beloved Rodgers and Hart musical starred Christian Hoff, Martha Plimpton and Stockard Channing. The Roundabout revival played 85 performances at Studio 54 and earned four Tony nominations that season.

BWW Review: A CHORUS LINE at Signature Theatre
by Elliot Lanes - Nov 12, 2019

I am often asked what my all time favorite Broadway musical is. I always reply A Chorus Line. I consider it to be a perfect musical in every way. The show's original director/choreographer Michael Bennett captured the heart and soul of the dancer so beautifully in what I consider to be his masterwork. Marvin Hamlisch's music and Edward Kleban's lyrics were and still are one of the most inventive theatre scores ever written. James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante's book (based off of taped interviews of Broadway dancers conducted by Bennett) frame the songs to sheer perfection. Paul's monologue in the show is actually based on Dante's true story.

A CHORUS LINE at the Signature Theatre - Dance: 10, Looks, 10, Show: 10 !!!!!!!
by Charles Shubow - Nov 8, 2019

Do not miss this superb rendition of a classic musical.

PHOTOS/VIDEO: Get a First Look at Signature Theatre's A CHORUS LINE
by Stephi Wild - Nov 7, 2019

BroadwayWorld has your first look at Signature Theatre's A Chorus Line! Check out the photos and video!

VIDEO: Go Inside Rehearsals For Signature Theatre's A CHORUS LINE
by Alan Henry - Oct 18, 2019

BroadwayWorld has a first look at Signature Theatre's rehearsals for A Chorus Line with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban and book by James Kirkwood Jr. & Nicholas Dante. A Chorus Line will run from October 29, 2019 - January 5, 2020 in Signature Theatre's intimate MAX Theatre and will be directed by Signature Theatre Associate Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner (Signature's Passion, Billy Elliot) and choreographed by Tony Award nominee Denis Jones (Broadway's Tootsie, Signature's Crazy for You).

Signature Theatre Announces Casting And Creative Team For A CHORUS LINE
by Alan Henry - Oct 1, 2019

Signature Theatre announced today the full cast and creative team for A Chorus Line with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban and book by James Kirkwood Jr. & Nicholas Dante. A Chorus Line will run from October 29, 2019 - January 5, 2020 in Signature Theatre's intimate MAX Theatre and will be directed by Signature Theatre Associate Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner (Signature's Passion, Billy Elliot) and choreographed by Tony Award nominee Denis Jones (Broadway's Tootsie, Signature's Crazy for You).

VIDEO: Natalie Joy Johnson Releases 'Get Into It Queen' - Watch the Music Video!
by Stephi Wild - Jun 30, 2019

In honor of world pride and to celebrate being your most truthful self, Natalie Joy Johnson has released the anthem "Get Into It Queen"!

Photo Coverage: Rosie O'Donnell, Ben Platt & More Walk the Red Carpet at OKLAHOMA! Opening Night
by Jennifer Broski - Apr 8, 2019

Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! opened last night, April 7, at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre. It will play a limited engagement through Sunday, September 1, 2019.

Victor Garber Joins Ashley Park and Laura Linney in ARMISTEAD MAUPIN'S TALES OF THE CITY
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 27, 2018

Netflix has announced the additional cast of 'Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City,' which stars Laura Linney, Olympia Dukakis, Ellen Page and Barbara Garrick.

Michael Park and Ashley Park Join Laura Linney in ARMISTEAD MAUPIN'S TALES OF THE CITY
by Kaitlin Milligan - Oct 16, 2018

Netflix has announced the additional cast of 'Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City,' which stars Laura Linney, Olympia Dukakis, Ellen Page and Barbara Garrick. Broadway stars Ashley Park and Michael Park will have recurring roles in the the 10-part original limited series, which will debut in 2019.

Christopher Fitzgerald, Santino Fontana, Lindsay Mendez & More Will Take Part in I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE Reading
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 5, 2017

There will be an industry-only staged reading of the 1962 musical I Can Get It For You Wholesale, based on the best-selling Jerome Weidman novel on Tuesday, June 6th. The musical has a score by Harold Rome (Fanny, Wish You Were Here, Destry Rides Again), book by Jerome Weidman (Fiorello!), revised book by John Weidman (Assassins, Pacific Overtures, Contact), music direction by David Chase (Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, Nice Work If You Can Get It), and direction by Trip Cullman (Six Degrees of Separation, Significant Other).