What's the Point?!by Duncan Pflaster - March 4, 2008Hector Coris and Alan Cancelino give the ailing form of 'topical musical revue' a shot in the arm with their new show 'What's the Point?!', playing Monday nights at The Reprise Room. The Best Bette in Las Vegasby Ellen Sterling - March 1, 2008Bette Midler's $10 million spectacular, The Showgirl Must Go On, opens at Caesars Palace Photo Flash: 'The Buddy Holly Story' at WBTby BWW - February 22, 2008Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story, plays Westchester Broadway Theatre through April 19, and tells the story of the three years in which he became the world's top recording artist. The show features over twenty of Buddy Holly's greatest hits. Idol-Ridden 'RENT' Still Takes Us 'Out Tonight'by Anthony Lewis - February 13, 2008This cookie-cutter tour from the original Broadway production, offers near-identical sets, staging, costumes and lighting. The excitement and energy of this rock-opera still invigorates the public and makes departed composer Jonathan Larson yet another reminder of talent gone far before its time.
'The Awesome 80s Prom' Recoups Off-Broadway Investmentby BWW News Desk - February 5, 2008The Awesome 80s Prom, the celebrated off-Broadway smash hit, now in its fourth year, has recouped its investment, becoming a rare Off-Broadway success story, has launched productions across the US. While New York audiences continue to party like it's 1989 at the famed nightclub, Webster Hall, it has also enjoyed runs in Minneapolis, Baltimore, and Chicago. And, The Awesome 80s Prom is now available for licensing; it has already been performed at many community theaters and high schools across the country.
'The Color Purple' Fades, to Close on Broadway Feb.24by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2008The producers of The Color Purple announced today that the show will play its final performance on Sunday, February 24, 2008 at 7:30pm, after playing 30 preview performances and 910 regular performances at the Broadway Theatre. Photo Coverage: 'Spamalot' Welcomes Clay Aiken & Hannah Waddingham to Broadwayby Walter McBride - January 21, 2008Monty Python's Spamalot welcomed two new stars in their Broadway debut at the Shubert Theatre on Friday, January 18: Recording-artist and 'American Idol' runner-up, Clay Aiken as Sir Robin and Hannah Waddingham as The Lady of the Lake, direct from her starring role in the West End. What Ever Happened to My Plot?by Jan Nargi - January 20, 2008Storylines as thin as the paper they are written on leave the casts of Boston's Adrift in Macao, Antoine Feval and Spamalot working hard to stay afloat. Photo Preview: Clay Aiken in 'Spamalot'by BWW - January 16, 2008Recording-artist and 'American Idol' runner-up, Clay Aiken will make his Broadway debut as Sir Robin in Monty Python's Spamalot on Friday, January 18 through May 4, 2008 at the Shubert Theatre Photo Coverage: 'The Color Purple' with Khan & Winans Bows & Receptionby Walter McBride - January 10, 2008Zonya Love made her Broadway debut as Celie, alongside recording-stars Chaka Khan as Sofia and BeBe Winans as Harpo yesterday, Wednesday January 9, 2008, in the smash hit musical 'The Color Purple' with LaKisha Jones, and produced by Oprah Winfrey. 'Rent' Tour Visits Chicago Feb.12-17by BWW News Desk - January 9, 2008Broadway in Chicago presents the national touring production of the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent, featuring Heinz Winckler as Roger Davis and Anwar Robinson as Tom Collins, for a limited one-week engagement at the Cadillac Palace Theatre from February 12 - 17, 2008.
Love, Khan & Winans Debut in 'The Color Purple' Jan.9by BWW News Desk - January 8, 2008Zonya Love makes her Broadway debut as Celie alongside Chaka Khan as Sofia and BeBe Winans as Harpo Wednesday January 9, 2008, in the smash hit musical The Color Purple. Additionally LaKisha Jones, currently playing the Church Soloist, assumes the role of Sofia at all matinee performances. Music of 'The Muppets' at Don't Tell Mama, Dec.28by BWW News Desk - December 25, 2007Former 'American Idol' Contestant Douglas Cochrane, singer with German Rodriguez, as guest singer and Sheldon Forrest as musical director present 'Movin' Right Along: Music of the Muppets' at Don't Tell Mama Cabaret Theater on Friday December 28 at 7PM TV: LA's Next Great Stage Star II Finaleby James Sims - December 20, 2007BroadwayWorld's own James Sims was on hand for L.A.'s Next Great Stage Star II final night of competition, speaking with the panel of industry judges and following each of the top five performers as they prepared to sing one last time... 'Black Nativity' with 'Idol' Contestants 12/2; Honors Non-Profits 12/1by BWW News Desk - November 26, 2007Intiman Theatre announces that three former contestants from 'American Idol' will join the Black Nativity cast as special guests for the 2PM & 7:30PM performances on Sunday, December 2. Beneficiaries honored on the opening night performance of the holiday classic Black Nativity: A Gospel Song Play on Saturday, December 1 at 8PM. Jennifer Hudson on Walter's 'Fascinating People' List 2007by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2007Academy Award-winning actress and singer Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls) made it on the list of 'Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2007,' to air on ABC on Thursday, December 6. Sterling's Upstairs Hosts LA's Next Great Stage Star Contestby BWW News Desk - November 7, 2007Sterling's Upstairs at Vitello's, LA's newest and most critically acclaimed supper club dedicated to presenting the best of Broadway Stars, Musical Theatre Performers and Nightclub Artists on a weekly basis, is seeking 18 'experienced' amateur and/or professional 'legit' singers between 16 and 40 years of age - to compete for the title of LA's Next Great Stage Star II. Fall EATfest Series B: Deceiving Appearancesby Duncan Pflaster - October 25, 2007Emerging Artists Theatre continues their bi-annual EATfest, a collection of 18 one-act plays in three series. Series B, the second 6 plays, are about how people are not always what you expect from appearances. Clay Aiken is Sir Robin in 'Spamalot' Jan.18 - May 4, 2008by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2007Clay Aiken, who became a music superstar following his success on the 'American Idol' television series, will join the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Monty Python's Spamalot, making his Broadway debut in the role of Sir Robin, at the Shubert Theatre, New York, from January 18 to May 4, 2008.
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