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Friday, May 6, 2011

Smart Theater! Tony Kushner's Intelligent Homosexual's Guide Opens Off-Broadway by Bruce Glikas

The opening night crowd at the Public Theater cheered on May 5 when Tony Kushner’s mammoth family drama The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism With a Key …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:31PM
Monday, May 2, 2011

Exclusive Photos! Glee's Matthew Morrison Catches Up with Broadway Pals at Catch Me If You Can by Bruce Glikas

Back in 2002, Matthew Morrison made a splash at Broadway’s Neil Simon Theatre as the original Link Larkin in Hairspray. Fast-forward to May 1, 2011, and the Glee star is back at the Ne…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:29PM

Oprah Has as Mother of a Broadway Outing with Chris Rock & Co. by Bruce Glikas

As if Oprah Winfrey wasn’t busy enough counting down the final episodes of her talk show, the queen of all media took time on April 30 to see her pal Chris Rock act on Broadway in The …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:22PM
Friday, April 29, 2011

Lea Michele & Glee Castmates Have a Heavenly Time at Sister Act by Bruce Glikas

With the Glee kids causing excitement all over town while filming the final episode of the second season, it’s no surprise that the show's young singing actors would find time for …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:35PM

Reno, Reno! Sutton Foster & Patti LuPone Have a De-lovely Visit at Anything Goes by Bruce Glikas

Here’s a photo op any Broadway fan will get a kick out of: two incredible Reno Sweeneys, posing backstage at Anything Goes. Tony winner Sutton Foster is currently giving an acclaimed p…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:08PM
Thursday, April 28, 2011

Broadway Pulses With the Beat of The Normal Heart on Opening Night by Bruce Glikas

Twenty-six years after its debut at the Public Theater, The Normal Heart, Larry Kramer’s explosive and emotional play about the early days of the AIDS epidemic in New York City’s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:01PM

Live in Living Color, It's Today Host Kathie Lee Gifford at Catch Me If You Can by Bruce Glikas

After wrapping Wednesday editions of Today, theater-loving co-host Kathie Lee Gifford frequently spends the afternoon at a Broadway matinee. On April 27, the popular TV hostess, actress and …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:49PM
Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Elton John AIDS Foundation President David Furnish Checks Out First Preview of The Normal Heart by Bruce Glikas

An emotional crowd cheered the first Broadway performance of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart, which began a lightning-fast eight days of previews at the Golden Theatre on April 19. In …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:57PM
Friday, April 15, 2011

War Horse Leaps to Broadway on Opening Night at Lincoln Center Theater by Bruce Glikas

Lincoln Center Theater’s highly anticipated production of War Horse made its official Broadway bow on April 14, bringing together a cast of 35 and an amazing array of puppets and proje…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:39PM
Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Chris Rock, Bobby Cannavale & Co. Attract an A-List Crowd to Their Mother of a Broadway Opening by Bruce Glikas

With Chris Rock making his Broadway debut, it’s no surprise that a starry crowd would turn out to cheer him on opening night of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ The Motherf**ker With the Ha…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PM
Monday, April 11, 2011

Great Catch! Jackman, LuPone, the Broderick Family & More Celebrate Opening Night of Catch Me If You Can by Bruce Glikas

You've heard of the Rat Pack? Well, opening night of Catch Me If You Can was an unofficial meeting of the Shaiman & Wittman Pack. The starry pals of composers Marc Shaiman and Scott …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:22PM
Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Marisa Tomei, Frank Whaley & Celeb Guests Party on Opening Night of Marie and Bruce by Bruce Glikas

Off-Broadway openings are usually low-key affairs, but the star wattage was high on April 4 for the New Group’s revival of Marie and Bruce. After the performance on Theatre Row, Julia …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:37PM
Monday, April 4, 2011

Tori Spelling & Harry Potter Cast Members Cheer Daniel Radcliffe in How to Succeed by Bruce Glikas

Now that Daniel Radcliffe is settling in at Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre, the young star’s professional pals are making their way to see his acclaimed performance in How to S…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:48PM
Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Legendary TV Producer Norman Lear Meets Daniel Radcliffe at How to Succeed by Bruce Glikas

When it comes to television, Norman Lear could write his very own “How to Succeed” guidebook: The legendary producer created timeless sitcoms such as All in the Family, Sanford a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:54PM
Monday, March 28, 2011

Success! Inside the Celeb-Filled Black-Tie Opening of How to Succeed. Starring Daniel Radcliffe by Bruce Glikas

An A-list crowd donned black-tie on March 27 for opening night of Rob Ashford’s red-hot Broadway revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at the Al Hirschfeld Theatr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:56PM

Driving Miss Linney! The Stage & Screen Star Hitches a Ride to Daisy by Bruce Glikas

Laura Linney loves theater, so we’re not surprised that the celebrated star of Broadway’s Time Stands Still and TV’s The Big C took time to see one of the season’s mo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:45PM
Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Celebs Show Their Love for John Leguizamo at the Opening of Ghetto Klown by Bruce Glikas

Talented actor John Leguizamo is dishing up some juicy stories about his Hollywood career in his latest Broadway solo show, Ghetto Klown. It's no surprise then that plenty of stars of st…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PM
Monday, March 14, 2011

Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor and Alice Cooper Rock Out at Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark by Bruce Glikas

Before he begins entertaining Broadway audiences nightly in the upcoming revival of The House of Blue Leaves, Ben Stiller and wife Christine Taylor headed to the Foxwoods Theatre on Mar…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:11PM

Have Mercy! John Stamos and Jim Belushi Check Out The Book of Mormon by Bruce Glikas

Broadway's buzzing about South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone's new Broadway musical, The Book of Mormon, and celebrity fans have began descending upon the Eugene O'Nei…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:56PM
Friday, March 11, 2011

Cactus Flower Revival Blossoms on Opening Night by Bruce Glikas

The ’60s are back—onstage, at least, at off-Broadway’s Westside Theatre, where a revival of Cactus Flower opened on March 10. Abe Burrows’ 1965 romantic comedy has be…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:49PM
Thursday, March 10, 2011

John Stamos Buddies Up with the Beatles Backstage at Rain by Bruce Glikas

Hollywood heartthrob and Rialto vet John Stamos returned to his musical roots on March 9 when he stopped by the Brooks Atkinson Theatre to check out Broadway’s Beatles tribute, Rain. S…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:15PM

Joan Rivers, Liz Smith & Andy Cohen Get a Special Delivery of Priscilla Cupcakes by Bruce Glikas

It wasn't enough that Magnolia Bakery introduced a cupcake honoring the big Broadway musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The show's creators felt compelled to share this piece of …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PM
Friday, March 4, 2011

A Salute to Good People as Frances McDormand, Tate Donovan & Co. Celebrate Their Broadway Opening by Bruce Glikas

The first new play of the spring 2011 season, David Lindsay-Abaire’s Good People, has made its Broadway bow. The story of an uneasy reunion between a middle-aged woman stuck in her wor…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:43PM
Thursday, March 3, 2011

Say Hello to Jim Belushi and the Cast of Born Yesterday Today! by Bruce Glikas

Garson Kanin's classic comedy Born Yesterday is headed to Broadway's Cort Theatre beginning March 31, and the Doug Hughes-directed revival has attracted a starry cast including Emmy …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:03PM
Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Follow Reeve Carney and the Cast of Spider-Man Backstage at Late Show by Bruce Glikas

When Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark star Reeve Carney shot his web over to the Ed Sullivan Theatre on March 1 to perform on Late Show with David Letterman, Broadway.com tagged along for the a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:35PM
Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Priscilla's Divas Step Into Some Fashionable Heels Courtesy of Manolo Blahnik by Bruce Glikas

As if Priscilla Queen of the Desert's three leading Divas weren't fierce enough already, high-end shoe designer Manolo Blahnik recently created a new shoe in honor of the flashy musi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:48PM

Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane and More Honor Susan Stroman at Vineyard Theatre Gala by Bruce Glikas

Five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman was welcomed by a crew of familiar faces at the Vineyard Theatre's annual gala on February 28, held at the Hudson Theatre in the Millennium Broa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:55PM

Priscilla Queen of the Desert Kicks Off Previews With Special Guest Kathie Lee Gifford by Bruce Glikas

Broadway's fabulous new musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert played its first performance on February 28, and celebrities are eager to get an early glimpse at the outrageous show. Today…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:50PM
Monday, February 28, 2011

What a View! Barbara Walters Takes in Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark by Bruce Glikas

Legendary TV anchor Barbara Walters has spent many Academy Awards Sundays face to face with the year's top nominees, but for the first year since retiring her long-running pre-Oscar spec…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:28PM
Thursday, February 24, 2011

A Green Day for Gaga! Lady Gaga Goes Wild for Billie Joe and American Idiot by Bruce Glikas

While back in her hometown of New York City to perform a sold out show at Madison Square Garden, recent Grammy winner Lady Gaga couldn't pass up the opportunity to take in a Broadway sho…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:59PM

American Idol Vet Sanjaya Malakar Joins Remy Zaken in Freckleface Strawberry by Bruce Glikas

There’s a new American Idol vet in town: Sanjaya Malakar, the season six crooner with the shy smile and amazing head of hair, has joined the cast of the off-Broadway family musical Fre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:56PM

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