Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Last week I wrote about three shows that are trying to slip onto Broadway stages before the Tony cutoff date in April: “The Honeymooners,” “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical” and “H…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:36PMWednesday, November 16, 2016
Congratulotions are in order! Tony nominee Isabel Keating and Broadway favorites Fred Applegate and Andy Mientus will join the national tour of Wicked as Madame Morrible, The Wizard and Boq,…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PMMonday, June 20, 2016
Shannon McDowell became a dresser on the Great White Way when she worked on Ragtime in 1998. Since then she has worked on 42nd Street, Follies, Spamalot, Hair, Spider-Man, Turn off the Dark …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:26PMMonday, May 25, 2015
Legit News: Chekhov and an Ibsen adaptation on tap for 2012 -- London's National Theater (NT) averaged 90% capacity over the 2009-10 season with 1.2 million in attendance, up 45% over the pr…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:58PMThe swell of internet reviews and unpalatable prices mean theatre previews no longer benefit producers or customers. So what's the point?
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58PMTuesday, October 28, 2014
Here he goes again! Rock of Ages alum Justin Matthew Sargent is reprising the role of Drew in place of an injured Constantine Maroulis in the Broadway production. Sargent will perform i…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:38AMFriday, July 25, 2014
Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Finn Wittrock Joins Freak Show
Broadway alum Finn Wittrock (Death of a Salesman) will feature in American Horror Story: F…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:40AMThursday, March 6, 2014
The classic New York City musical On the Town is coming back to Broadway. The revival will start performances in October 2014 at the newly-named Lyric Theatre, formerly the Foxwoods Theatre,…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PMWednesday, February 12, 2014
Here he goes again! Rock of Ages alum Justin Matthew Sargent is reprising his role as Drew in the Broadway production for one-week-only. The star tweeted that he’ll be performing …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:55PMMonday, February 3, 2014
Daniel Curry, the Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark actor who was injured during the Broadway production’s August 15, 2013 performance, has filed a lawsuit against the show’s produce…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:56AMFriday, January 31, 2014
Patrick Page and two-time Tony winner John Cullum have officially joined the cast of Tony winner Harvey Fierstein's world premiere play Casa Valentina, according to a spokesperson for th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:07AMMonday, January 6, 2014
All good things must come to an end, and so we say a fond farewell to the Broadway spectacular Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark. After a headline-making, three-year run, the comic book-inspired…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:01PMThursday, January 2, 2014
With a great costume comes a great place to put it on display. The Broadway musical Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark will celebrate another landmark on January 4 when late Tony-nominated c…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:56PMSaturday, December 28, 2013
So many news stories got you clicking on Broadway.com in 2013 and then buzzing with your friends. From modern movie classics heading to the stage to big new roles for popular stars and, yes,…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:59PMSaturday, December 21, 2013
As the year comes to an end, it’s time to say good-bye to seven high-profile Broadway productions set to close in the next few weeks. Below, our quickie guide to what makes these plays…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AMThursday, December 12, 2013
Business magnate Steve Wynn, who played a pivotal role in reinvigorating and expanding Las Vegas' iconic Strip, is reportedly in talks to host the transfer of Broadway's Spider-Man, …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:02PMWednesday, December 11, 2013
Here's what we already know: Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark is set to close at Broadway's Foxwoods Theatre on January 4, 2014, and the spectacle-heavy show is set to take over Las Veg…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:52PMFriday, December 6, 2013
The new musical based on Bret Easton Ellis's dark and violent novel American Psycho officially opens at London's Almeida Theatre on December 12, but we have your first look at t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:32PMMonday, December 2, 2013
The Tony-winning production of Kinky Boots is not your father’s musical! This past week it grossed $1,912,568 breaking the all-time house record at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Despite a…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:06PMThursday, November 21, 2013
The Broadway.com Show 11/20/13 - Theater News on Sutton Foster, Hugh Jackman and More
The weekly news program written by and starring the editorial staff of Broadway.com! This week, theater…
SOURCE: YouTube at 04:01PMMonday, November 18, 2013
Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man will take his final swing through New York City's Times Square before landing in Las Vegas. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark will close in January, acc…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:17PMYour friendly neighborhood Spider-Man will take his final swing through New York City's Times Square before landing in Las Vegas. Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark is set to close on January…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:17PMIt's lights out for "Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark." The catastrophe-plagued $75 million musical will close in January, slightly more than three years after it had its first attent…
SOURCE: Newsday Subscription at 10:42PMThursday, November 7, 2013
Will the Demon become The Goblin? Gene Simmons, co-founder/lead vocalist/bass guitarist of the band KISS, might be the next performer to play the Green Goblin role in Spider-Man, Turn Off th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:49PMMonday, November 4, 2013
Emmy winner Glen Berger, who co-wrote the book for Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark, and Grammy winner and Tony nominee Mark Mancina, who worked on the original score of The Lion King, are coll…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:38PMThursday, October 31, 2013
From let me help you find your seat to let me be your star! Some of Broadway’s most talented ushers will take to the stage for a fun and fierce cabaret performance on November 4 at Sta…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:29PMFrom let me help you find your seat to let me be your star! Some of Broadway’s most talented ushers will take to the stage for a fun and fierce cabaret performance on November 4 at Sta…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:29PMWednesday, October 23, 2013
Because I’m a black-belt in martial arts — I break boards the way “Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark” breaks actors — one of my favorite songs is “Kung Fu Fighting”...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:25AMMonday, October 21, 2013
When a Broadway show boasts a score by A-list rockers Bono and The Edge, it makes sense that other top musicians would want to check it out! On October 18, Brian May of Queen (in town to hel…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:58AMFriday, October 4, 2013
Is the "Godfather of Shock Rock" ready to make "A Freak Like Me Needs Company" all his own? Alice Cooper is reportedly in negotiations to play the Green Goblin role in Sp…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:03AMWednesday, September 25, 2013
Bring It On Broadway alum Jason Gotay will join Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark as the alternate Spider-Man/Peter Parker at Broadway's Foxwoods Theatre. Justin Matthew Sargent, who had bee…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:39PMWednesday, September 18, 2013
Justin Matthew Sargent was the happiest web-slinger on Broadway on September 17, when he celebrated his second performance as Peter Parker and the titular superhero in Spider-Man, Turn Off t…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:09PMSunday, September 15, 2013
With great power, comes great responsibility! Justin Matthew Sargent will replace original star Reeve Carney as Peter Parker, the young outcast who becomes the amazing title character in Spi…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:13PMFriday, September 13, 2013
In the corporate world, employees leaving a job are asked to sit through a sometimes grueling “exit interview” about their time at the company. Although that concept doesn’…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:37PMMoviegoers can catch Abigail Breslin as the rebellious, smart-tongued Jean Fordham in the film version of Tracy Letts' Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning August: Osage County this winter, b…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:41PMThursday, September 12, 2013
This sounds like the perfect way to celebrate the end of summer: Broadway on the Hudson, a free outdoor concert celebrating the Great White Way, will take place at Brookfield Place Waterfron…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:13AMMonday, September 9, 2013
Oscar nominee and Broadway alum David Strathairn wil star as an eccentric librarian in Spider-Man scribe Glen Berger's one-man show Underneath the Lintel at San Francisco's American …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:23PMFriday, August 30, 2013
Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History, a memoir written by playwright Glen Berger about his tumultuous journey with Broadway's Spider…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:23PMTuesday, August 27, 2013
Oh, the horror…series! Fresh off the news of his upcoming departure from Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark, original star Reeve Carney has scored a key role in Showtime’s upcoming h…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:57AMThursday, August 22, 2013
The Broadway.com Show 8/21/13 - Theater News on Oprah, "The Glass Menagerie," Josh Gad & More
The weekly news program written by and starring the editorial staff of Broadway.c…
SOURCE: YouTube at 10:40AM