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Monday, May 25, 2015

Ticket giveaway: How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying by Jesse North

To celebrate Stage Rush's 2nd birthday and the 50th episode of Stage Rush TV, we are giving away two pairs of tickets to see How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying starring Daniel …

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Concert recap: At This Performance, October 2011 by Jesse North

The latest installment of the At This Performance concert series brought big laughs Sunday night. The concert that gives Broadway understudies and standbys the spotlight saw performers choos…

SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PM

Concert recap: At This Performance, October 2011 by Jesse North

The latest installment of the At This Performance concert series brought big laughs Sunday night. The concert that gives Broadway understudies and standbys the spotlight saw performers choos…

SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PM

How Broadway.com editor Paul Wontorek made Broadway click by Jesse North

Broadway.com editor in chief Paul Wontorek sits in a comfy white chair in the middle of the website's video production room in its Times Square offices. Amid professional lighting and expens…

SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PM

Stage Rush TV: Episode 51 by Jesse North

Talking points: I’m obsessed with Jennifer Sanchez’s comedy at the latest At This Performance concert Broadway.com editor in chief Paul Wontorek and how he built the number-one t…

SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PM

Stage Rush TV: Episode 51 by Jesse North

Talking points: I’m obsessed with Jennifer Sanchez’s comedy at the latest At This Performance concert Broadway.com editor in chief Paul Wontorek and how he built the number-one t…

SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PM

On the scene: ‘Driving Miss Daisy' talkback with ‘The Help' author Kathryn Stockett by Jesse North

Kathryn Stockett does not want her best-selling novel The Help to be adapted for Broadway. She shot down the notion during a post-show talkback at Driving Miss Daisy Wednesday night, citing …

SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PM

Stage Rush TV: Episode 52, Spring Broadway Preview by Jesse North

Talking points: The five shows coming to Broadway this spring that we’re most excited about: Priscilla: Queen of the Desert Arcadia How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying Th…

SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PM

On the scene: ‘Driving Miss Daisy' talkback with ‘The Help' author Kathryn Stockett by Jesse North

Kathryn Stockett does not want her best-selling novel The Help to be adapted for Broadway. She shot down the notion during a post-show talkback at Driving Miss Daisy Wednesday night, citing …

SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PM

Stage Rush TV: Episode 53 by Jesse North

Talking points: The one-two punch of interviewing Tony Kushner and Michael Greif for Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide Michael Greif spills details on this summer’s off-Broadway rev…

SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PM

Preview: Tony Kushner, Michael Greif create ‘Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide’ by Jesse North

Tony Kushner, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Angels In America, can’t seem to get enough of director Michael Greif. Or is it vice versa? The two paired for the revival of Ang…

SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PM

Review: That Championship Season by Jesse North

Small-town discontent is at the heart of That Championship Season, but in this revival, there are no small names to be found in the cast. Kiefer Sutherland, Chris Noth, Jason Patric, and Jim…

SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PM

Chris Farley reading breeds Broadway potential by Jesse North

Comedians have been making their way to Broadway recently, with Robin Williams in Bengal Tiger At The Baghdad Zoo and Dane Cook in Fat Pig this season. Even Saturday Night Live alumni like W…

SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PM

Stage Rush TV: Episode 54 by Jesse North

Talking points: New play about Chris Farley, The Fatman Cometh, has Broadway/off-Broadway potential Who is the best man in That Championship Season Julie Taymor is out of Spider-Man. Why we …

SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PM

Stage Rush TV: Episode 54 by Jesse North

Talking points: New play about Chris Farley, The Fatman Cometh, has Broadway/off-Broadway potential Who is the best man in That Championship Season Julie Taymor is out of Spider-Man. Why we …

SOURCE: Stage Rush at 05:58PM
Monday, March 2, 2015

Review: John & Jen by Jesse North

Tweet While musicals have license for unbridled imagination to reach the most extravagant of conceits (and we thank them for that), sometimes they can have the most profound effects when the…

SOURCE: Stage Rush at 02:43PM
Monday, January 6, 2014

Nutcracker Rouge Keeps Davon Rainey (Painfully) on His Toes by Jesse North

Tweet Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet The Nutcracker has been given a burlesque makeover at the Minetta Lane Theater off-Broadway with Nutcracker Rouge. Created by Company XIV, this eye-poppi…

SOURCE: Stage Rush at 06:45AM
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Newsies Will Carry the Banner Across the U.S. in 2014 National Tour by Jesse North

Look at them, they’re the kings of New York! And Atlanta, Baltimore and Boston! The hit Disney musical Newsies will launch a national tour in October 2014, beginning in Schenectady bef…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:53PM
Thursday, October 17, 2013

Get Electrified with Queen’s Brian May and the We Will Rock You Tour Cast on Opening Night by Jesse North

We Will Rock You launched its national tour at Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre on October 15. Just as the audience thought the show was over, Queen guitarist Brian May joined the cast f…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:22PM
Friday, October 11, 2013

Team StarKid Member A.J. Holmes Joins The Book of Mormon Tour as Elder Cunningham by Jesse North

They’re gonna baptize him! A.J. Holmes is set to join the second national tour of The Book of Mormon as Elder Cunningham. The member of StarKid Productions, the popular Chicago-based t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:54PM

Fall in Love with a First Look at the National Tour of Once by Jesse North

The Tony Award-winning musical Once is currently busking its way around the country on its first national tour. Featuring an ensemble of actors who play their own instruments on stage, Once …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:26AM
Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Mark Campbell and Julia Udine Will Star in New National Tour of The Phantom of the Opera by Jesse North

Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera has found its stars. Mark Campbell and Julia Udine will light up the stage as The Phantom an…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:00PM
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Get Rainbow High with This First Look at the National Tour of Evita, Starring Caroline Bowman and Josh Young by Jesse North

The Tony-nominated revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Evita is getting ready to tour the U.S., and we’ve got your first glimpse at the show! The musical, which charts …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:40PM
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Get an Electrifying Peek at the National Tour of We Will Rock You in Rehearsal by Jesse North

All your favorite Queen songs are on one stage in the national tour of We Will Rock You. Go inside the rehearsal studio with the cast to find out more about the “fantastical world&rdqu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:12PM
Monday, September 23, 2013

Meet the Producer! Robert De Niro Visits the Tour Stars of We Will Rock You in Rehearsal by Jesse North

As We Will Rock You prepares to set out on its first national tour, the cast of the Queen tuner met with members of the press on September 23. Before rehearsal, the young company members got…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:56PM
Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Guy Meets Girl! Stuart Ward and Dani De Waal to Star in National Tour of Once by Jesse North

Stuart Ward and Dani De Waal will make beautiful music in the national tour of Once. The pair will play Guy and Girl, respectively, in the Tony Award-winning musical when it hits the road on…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:00PM
Thursday, August 22, 2013

Steven Grant Douglas and Katie Postotnik to Lead National Tour of Ghost the Musical by Jesse North

Step up to the pottery wheel! The national tour of Ghost the Musical will star Steven Grant Douglas and Katie Postotnik as passionate lovers Sam Wheat and Molly Jensen, respectively. Also jo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PM
Monday, August 5, 2013

John O’Hurley to Razzle Dazzle as Billy Flynn in the National Tour of Chicago by Jesse North

John O’Hurley will once again star as the silver-tongued prince of the courtroom, Billy Flynn, in Chicago. The Dancing with the Stars and Seinfeld alum, who has played the role three t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:57PM
Monday, July 29, 2013

They Are the Champions! Brian Justin Crum and Ruby Lewis to Star in We Will Rock You National Tour by Jesse North

They will rock you! Justin Crum and Ruby Lewis have been cast as Galileo and Scaramouche, respectively, in the national tour of We Will Rock You. The musical, which features the hit songs of…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:45PM
Saturday, July 27, 2013

The No. 1 Reason to See: Volleygirls by Jesse North

Tweet Self esteem and high school glory are once again on the line when it’s time for the big game in Volleygirls. The new musical by Rob Ackerman, Eli Bolin, and Sam Forman, playing as pa…

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Joey deBettencourt, John Sanders and Megan Stern Will Lead Peter and the Starcatcher National Tour by Jesse North

The captain’s got a whole new crew. The national tour of Peter and the Starcatcher will star Joey deBettencourt as Boy, John Sanders as Black Stache and Megan Stern as Molly. The tour …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM

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