Monday, July 11, 2011
‘Jerusalem’ may be slated to play its last performance on the Music Box stage this August, but that doesn’t mean its calling it quits. It has been revealed that, upon conclusion of its…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 07:47PMWith all of the problems that Hollywood and the music industry have had combating file sharing, it is a little surprising that Broadway has never had to battle this headache. Until now that …
SOURCE: broadway.me at 06:08AMSaturday, July 9, 2011
Hugh Jackman has been a hot commodity in San Francisco and Toronto of late where his one-man concert has been parked. It seems Broadway has caught wind of the positive press and is maneuveri…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 02:21AMFriday, July 8, 2011
Motown soul is getting ready to take Broadway by storm. We reported a couple months ago that the story of Barry Gordy Jr., Motown’s founder, was in production, eying a spring opening for 2…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 11:12AMThursday, June 30, 2011
M. Butterfly creator David Henry Hwang brings a new production to Broadway this fall called ‘Chinglish.’ It only opened in Chicago at the Goodman Theater on Monday, but that hasn’t sto…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 10:37AMOne of the most acclaimed actresses this year was Nina Arianda and her turn in ‘Born Yesterday.’ Though the play closed June 26, we were dead on with our call that Arianda would have a v…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 07:18AMWednesday, June 29, 2011
The final curtain call for John Leguizamo’s ‘Ghetto Klown’ beckons July 10, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be kicking back in his barcalounger and relaxing anytime soon. Following its…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 06:31PMMonday, June 27, 2011
So do you think you have what it takes to be a Broadway star? Well there is no time like the present to take a chance and find out if you are destined to light up a Broadway stage. The reviv…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 10:46PMJust last week, Alicia Keys told KISS FM that she had her sights set on Broadway — specifically producing, writing and acting. Given her background in music and Hollywood, you could ju…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 07:10PMJulie Taymor has stayed relatively quiet since ‘Spiderman’ was abruptly shut down which ultimately led to her getting canned and the production being retooled with her on the outside loo…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 07:04AMSunday, June 26, 2011
Jazz musician Terence Blanchard is bringing his trumpeting skills to ‘A Streetcar Named Desire.’ The Grammy Award winner has signed on to score original music for the Broadway revival. B…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 07:17PMSaturday, June 25, 2011
It seems like yesterday ‘Jersey Boys’ were debuting on the August Wilson stage and now its five years later where they are eclipsing ‘Abie’s Irish Rose’ and ‘Man of La Mancha’ …
SOURCE: broadway.me at 02:36PMFriday, June 24, 2011
Matthew Morrison’s latest turn on ‘Funny or Die’ is enough to make even Sue Sylvester crack a grin. ‘Glee’s’ own Mr. Schue gives us a 3 and a half-minute clip of ‘The Matthew M…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 07:44PMThe curious marriage of high school basketball and ancient Greece has lit up the stage in the Off-Broadway musical ‘Lysistrata Jones.’ The critically acclaimed production is in its final…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 02:34PMThe star studded cast of ‘House of Blue Leaves’ will be pulling the curtains shut a couple weeks earlier than anticipated. The Broadway revival will play its final performance at the Wal…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 06:15AMThursday, June 23, 2011
‘Bonnie and Clyde’ have cleaned out all the theatres in Sarasota and now have their eyes set on the glitz and the glitter of New York. Frank Wildhorn (Wonderland) will be transferring th…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 07:58PMWednesday night’s performance of ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’ was cancelled after a stage carpenter died shortly before the show. The worker, who was 29, went int…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 06:17AMWednesday, June 22, 2011
‘Relatively Speaking’ now has some faces to fill out its slate of one-act plays. The cast of the upcoming Broadway comedies is highlighted by the talents of Steve Guttenberg (Police Acad…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 03:06PMHarold Prince is a verifiable institution on Broadway. The accolades bestowed upon him are sizable to say the least — winner of 21 Tony Awards, more than anyone else, a National Medal …
SOURCE: broadway.me at 09:11AMMonday, June 20, 2011
Blair Underwood has signed on to star in the role of Stanley Kowalski in the classic play ‘Streetcar Named Desire’ on Broadway. Underwood is a recently unemployed president after…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 07:59PMIt was announced today that ‘RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles on Broadway’ will close out its Broadway run on September 4. The production debuted on the Great White Way in October …
SOURCE: broadway.me at 07:58PMIt seems even rising star Nina Arianda can’t save ‘Born Yesterday’ from its fate on the scrap heap. ‘Born Yesterday’ is set to close out its Broadway run on June 26 after 28 previe…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 06:37AMSaturday, June 18, 2011
Fresh off her Tony Award win for ‘Anything Goes,’ Kathleen Marshall has signed on as director and choreographer for the new musical ‘Nice Work If You Can Get It.’ Matthew Broderick h…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 08:30PMEveryone seemed to love the reloaded judges panel on the 10th season of ‘American Idol.’ I’m not sure if it was a genuine dislike of the judges or more that the show had gotten a bit s…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 08:00PMFriday, June 17, 2011
‘Baby It’s You’ got a surprise visit Wednesday night (June 15) by a very inspiring person — Shirelles member Shirley Alston Reeves. During the show’s curtain call, she announce…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 02:44AMThursday, June 16, 2011
All has been relatively quiet since Halle Berry bowed out of her commitment to star in the Oliver Award winning play ‘The Mountaintop’ back in April. Child custody issues seemed to force…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 01:15PMThis season’s most popular revival ‘Anything Goes’ keeps selling out performances at Broadway’s Stephen Sondheim Theatre so it’s only logical that the production would be looking t…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 12:35PMWednesday, June 15, 2011
The Kennedy Center has played host to the acclaimed musical ‘Follies’ since May and now it is eying a limited run on Broadway this summer. Although dates and casting decisions are still …
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