STAGE TUBE: Matthew Morrison Talks GLEE to ELLE! by Eddie Varley - October 30, 2009 GLEE star and BWW favorite Matthew Morrison talks to Elle's Joe Zee about a number of subjects including the show and his upcoming solo CD. Kristin Chenoweth Claims Place on Upcoming 'Glee' Album, Released 11/3 by Jeff Dennhardt - October 30, 2009 Kristin Chenoweth, who portrayed the role of April Rhodes on Glee recently, will be featured on the upcoming album, Glee: The Music, Volume 1. The Broadway star will be featured in the songs she performed on the show including Alone by Heart with the Glee regular Matthew Morrison, and Maybe This Time by Kander and Ebb featuring additional Broadway favorite Lea Michele. Hobo Junction Invites The Public To Their HORRI-BALL 10/29 by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2009 In honor 'HORRIBLE', Hobo Junction's Seventh production, Hobo Junction brings to you the HORRI-BALL, a deviously sexy night of burlesque, bawdiness and booze. 'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for October 27th, 2009 by Paul W. Thompson - October 27, 2009 The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. 'The Rocky Horror Show,' 'Animal Crackers,' 'Promises, Promises,' 'Five Mos Named Guy,' more.... PROMISES, PROMISES with Hayes & Chenoweth to Play Bway Theatre; Previews 3/28, Opens 4/25 by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2009 Broadway Across America (John Gore, Thomas B. McGrath, Beth Williams), Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Candy Spelling and The Weinstein Company will present the first-ever Broadway revival of PROMISES, PROMISES this spring at the Broadway Theater (1681 Broadway). Previews will begin on Sunday, March 28th, 2010 with an opening night slated for Sunday, April 25th, 2010. The musical is written by legends Neil Simon (book), Burt Bacharach (music), and Hal David (lyrics). Emmy Award winner Sean Hayes will make his Broadway debut starring in the role of Chuck Baxter opposite Tony and Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth, returning to Broadway as Fran Kubelik. Tony and Emmy Award winner Rob Ashford will also make his Broadway directorial debut and choreograph. More casting and creative team members will be announced in the near future. Photo Flash: GLEE - Episode Sneak Peek - 'Wheels' by Eddie Varley - October 26, 2009 The upcoming GLEE episode 'Wheels' episode of GLEE airs Wednesday, Nov. 11 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. You can see some sneak peek images of the hit show right here on BWW! Kristin Chenoweth to Return to GLEE; Is Adam Lambert Next? by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2009 This week's issue of Entertainment Weekly confirms the news that Tony-winner Kristin Chenoweth, who made a guest appearance on the fourth episode of the FOX series GLEE, in which she played April Rhodes, a boozy former classmate of Will's (Matthew Morrison), who has an eye for really young men, will return to the show during the show's final nine episodes of the season. GLEE Cast to Release Solo Albums Next with Lea Michele First? by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2009 Billboard is reporting this morning that while plans are already underway for the GLEE cast to do a concert tour of the country in the summer of 2010, that also part of Columbia Records deal with FOX is that the label has options to sign the cast members to solo deals, though they aren't immediately rushing to do this. Wiest & Monk Lead STORIES ON 5 STORIES at Playwrights Horizons, 11/9 by Jeff Dennhardt - October 23, 2009 Acclaimed theater company Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced nine initial performers who will participate in the return of its unique benefit evening STORIES ON 5 STORIES on Monday, November 9. Among those taking part in the special event will be two-time Academy Award winner and two-time Obie Award winner Diane Wiest (Memory House at Playwrights Horizons/PH, Hannah and Her Sisters, Bullets Over Broadway), Tony Award winner Debra Monk (Assassins at PH, Redwood Curtain, Curtains), Obie Award winner Jason Butler Harner (current Stage Manager in Our Town, Hedda Gabler, The Coast of Utopia), Clarence Derwent Award winner Zoe Kazan (100 Saints You Should Know at PH; Come Back, Little Sheba; Things We Want), Theatre World Award winner Cassie Beck (The Drunken City and Prayer for My Enemy at PH), Cristin Milioti (The Retributionists at PH, the upcoming The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter), Sue Jean Kim (The Drunken City and BFE at PH, 365 Days/365 Plays), Carmen M. Herlihy (The Thugs, Crooked) and Greg Keller (Broadway's Uncle Vanya, The Rainmaker). Additional performers will be announced in the coming weeks. TV: GLEE - Behind the Scenes - 'Matt & Jane SWING' by Eddie Varley - October 23, 2009 Go behind the scenes with GLEE stars Matthew Morrison and Jane Lynch as they rehearse their big swing dance number for the show. You can check it out right here on BWW TV! Photo Preview: EW's Exclusive GLEE Photo Shoot by Eddie Varley - October 22, 2009 The cast of GLEE is featured on the cover and inside the newest Entertainment Weekly. STAGE TUBE: EW's Must List - GLEE Cast Picks! by Eddie Varley - October 22, 2009 Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch spotlights the cast of Fox's GLEE as they pick their favorite movies and music! STAGE TUBE: GLEE Sneak Preview - WICKED's 'Defying Gravity' by Eddie Varley - October 22, 2009 GLEE star Lea Michele is featured singing WICKED's powerful anthem 'Defying Gravity' in a new vocal snippet from the hit Fox series. You can check it out right here on STAGE TUBE! GLEE Season 1: Road To Sectionals Gets DVD Release, 12/29 by Jessica Lewis - October 21, 2009 TV's hottest and most talked-about new series when 'Glee' Season 1: Road To Sectionals debuts on DVD December 29 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Filled with beloved characters and sensational musical numbers, 'Glee' Season 1: Road To Sectionals is a pitch-perfect winner. William McKinley High School once had a champion glee club, but now they are floundering. That is when an idealistic Spanish teacher (Matthew Morrison, Music & Lyrics) takes up their cause, vowing to transform the rag-tag group of singers and dancers into champions. 'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for October 21st, 2009 by Paul W. Thompson - October 21, 2009 The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Jeff Award results, 'Ragtime' auditions, 'Young Frankenstein' and Broadway in Chicago tours, Zachary James, and more.... LGBT's 'Newsmakers' Launches with GLEE's Jane Lynch, 11/9 by Jessica Lewis - October 20, 2009 On November 9 at 7:00pm, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center will launch its Newsmakers conversation series, celebratrating important figures in the arts and politics, with Glee's Jany Lynch. STAGE TUBE: GLEE Teaser - Matthew Morrison Sings 'The Thong Song' by Eddie Varley - October 20, 2009 Columbia Records and Twentieth Century Fox Television released select songs featured in new GLEE episodes, including cast versions of Jill Scott's 'Hate On Me' and The Supremes' 'You Keep Me Hangin' On,' Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown's 'No Air' and Avril Lavigne's 'Keep Holding On.' You can also watch a sneak peek of Matthew Morrison singing 'The Thong Song' right here on STAGE TUBE! Screen Sirens and Broadway Stars Unite: Hayek, Biel, Morrison and Szot Lead LTC's WOMEN ON THE VERGE Reading by Jessica Lewis - October 20, 2009 ‘Tis been the season of movie stars heading back to their roots on stage this fall. Variety reports today that screen sirens Salma Hayek and Jessica Biel, along with Broadway stars Matthew Morrison and Paulo Szot starring in a private industry reading last weekend of 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown,' now in development by Lincoln Center Theatre. They were joined in the reading by Joanna Gleason (Tony Award winner for Into The Woods) and Argentinian actress Mia Maestro (Alias). LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE Welcomes Birdsong, Joyce and Wilson to Cast, 10/21 by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2009 Producer Daryl Roth is pleased to welcome Mary Birdsong, Lisa Joyce, Jane Lynch and Mary Louise Wilson to the rotating company of Love, Loss, and What I Wore, an intimate collection of stories by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron, and directed by Karen Carpenter, beginning Wednesday, October 21st. The actresses join current company member Tyne Daly. LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE Welcomes Birdsong, Joyce and Wilson to Cast, 10/21 by Jessica Lewis - October 19, 2009 Producer Daryl Roth is pleased to welcome Mary Birdsong, Lisa Joyce, Jane Lynch and Mary Louise Wilson to the rotating company of Love, Loss, and What I Wore, an intimate collection of stories by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron, and directed by Karen Carpenter, beginning Wednesday, October 21st. The actresses join current company member Tyne Daly. BWW INTERVIEWS: Megan Mullally Talks Beverly, Lydia and Karen The Musical by Don Grigware - October 19, 2009 Actress Megan Mullally, best known for her two-time Emmy Award winning role of Karen on Will & Grace, is also a versatile stage actress. Last year she co-starred on Broadway in Mel Brooks' musical version of Young Frankenstein and is currently treading the boards once more as Beverly in the controversial The Receptionist at the Odyssey Theatre, extended until November 21. STAGE TUBE: GLEE Teaser - Matthew Morrison Sings 'Bust A Move' by Eddie Varley - October 18, 2009 Columbia Records and Twentieth Century Fox Television released select songs featured in new GLEE episodes, including cast versions of Jill Scott's 'Hate On Me' and The Supremes' 'You Keep Me Hangin' On,' Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown's 'No Air' and Avril Lavigne's 'Keep Holding On.' You can also watch a sneak peek of the cast singing 'Bust A Move' right here on STAGE TUBE! Auditions For NFT's First Show Choir Held 10/15, 10/18 At the Preservation Hall Studio Stage at Pheasant Run by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2009 Inspired by the hit TV show, GLEE, the NFT Performing Arts Academy announces the new Youth Ensemble Show Choir! This singing and dancing based program will rehearse and perform this fall at Pheasant Run Resort (4051 E. Main St., St. Charles, IL; admin telephone 630-443-0438). STAGE TUBE: GLEE Teaser - Neil Diamond's 'Sweet Caroline' by Eddie Varley - October 17, 2009 Columbia Records and Twentieth Century Fox Television released select songs featured in new GLEE episodes, including cast versions of Jill Scott's 'Hate On Me' and The Supremes' 'You Keep Me Hangin' On,' Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown's 'No Air' and Avril Lavigne's 'Keep Holding On.' You can also watch a sneak peek of the cast singing Neil Diamond's 'Sweet Caroline' right here on STAGE TUBE! Auditions For NFT's First Show Choir Held 10/15, 10/18 At the Preservation Hall Studio Stage at Pheasant Run by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2009 Inspired by the hit TV show, GLEE, the NFT Performing Arts Academy announces the new Youth Ensemble Show Choir! This singing and dancing based program will rehearse and perform this fall at Pheasant Run Resort (4051 E. Main St., St. Charles, IL; admin telephone 630-443-0438). |
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