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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Bono and The Edge Address Spider-Man Challenges on Nightline; Praise Broadway Community by Broadway.com Staff

It hasn't been an easy road to Broadway for first-time musical composers Bono and The Edge. The Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark songwriters sat down with ABC's Nightline recently to ad…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:23PM

Casting Complete for Shakespeare in the Park's Measure for Measure and All's Well That Ends Well by Broadway.com Staff

Complete casting has been announced for the 2011 season of the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park. Kristen Connolly and Dakin Matthews will join the company, playing Juliet/Diana…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:39PM

Tony Nominee Chat: Mormon Star Josh Gad's Inner 'Freaky Nerd Kid' Jumps for Joy by Broadway.com Staff

It’s a time-honored Broadway tradition: the day after the Tony nominations are announced, the lucky nominees get gussied up to meet the press. Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontore…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:09PM

Catch Me If You Can to Launch National Tour in Fall 2012 by Broadway.com Staff

Watch out, America—con man Frank Abagnale Jr. is headed to a city near you! The Tony-nominated musical Catch Me If You Can, which is about the real-life exploits of a youthful Abagnale…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:23PM

Bono, The Edge and Spider-Man's Reeve Carney Set to Appear on American Idol Finale by Broadway.com Staff

American Idol hopefuls are about to meet an American superhero. U2's Bono and The Edge will appear alongside Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark's Reeve Carney and other cast members from …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:13PM

Alec Baldwin, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Rock and More Set to Present at the 2011 Tony Awards by Broadway.com Staff

A starry list of presenters for the 2011 Tony Awards telecast has been announced. The celebs that will present include How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying headliner Da…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:55PM

Harvey Fierstein and Marissa Jaret Winokur Reunite For Hollywood Bowl Hairspray; Nick Jonas, John Stamos, Drew Carey and More Join Cast by Broadway.com Staff

The Hollywood Bowl has attracted a starry lineup for its previously announced summer production of Hairspray. The show's original Tony-winning Broadway duo Marissa Jaret Winokur and Harv…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:02PM

Sutton Foster, Norbert Leo Butz, The Book of Mormon and Anything Goes Top 2011 Drama Desk Awards by Broadway.com Staff

New musical The Book of Mormon and the Broadway revival of Anything Goes topped the 2011 Drama Desk Awards with five trophies each. Other big winners included War Horse, which took home the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:51AM
Monday, May 23, 2011

City Boys Wesley Taylor and Josh Breckenridge Heat Up Out Magazine's Hot List by Broadway.com Staff

Broadway veterans Wesley Taylor (The Addams Family, Rock of Ages) and Josh Breckenridge (The Scottsboro Boys) are spending their summer in sunny San Francisco as part of the ensemble cast of…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:48PM

Oscar Winner Cate Blanchett Takes Uncle Vanya to the Kennedy Center by Broadway.com Staff

Oscar winner Cate Blanchett and the Sydney Theatre Company will return to the Kennedy Center with a new adaptation of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, adapted by Blanchett’s husband and co-a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:24PM

Is Daniel Radcliffe a True New Yorker? MTV Puts the How to Succeed Star to the Test by Broadway.com Staff

Daniel Radcliffe made his Broadway debut in 2007's Equus, and he's been rocking the boards as J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying for the past thr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:09PM

Broadway Grosses: Eight Shows Cross $1 Million Mark; Priscilla Has Best Week Yet by Broadway.com Staff

Many Broadway shows saw a bump in attendance during the week ending May 22, with eight shows crossing the $1 million mark. Two months after its opening, Priscilla Queen of the Desert&nb…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:20PM

Tony Nominee Chat: Producer Whoopi Goldberg on How Sister Act 'Still Makes Me Laugh' by Broadway.com Staff

It’s a time-honored Broadway tradition: the day after the Tony nominations are announced, the lucky nominees get gussied up to meet the press. On that day, Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:17PM

A Starry Crowd Attends the 77th Annual Drama League Awards by Broadway.com Staff

When there are 70 nominees packed into one category, you can bet there will be a healthy turnout of stars at an awards ceremony. On May 20 Broadway's brightest stars headed to the 77th A…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:21PM

Tony Host Neil Patrick Harris Catches Up with the Stars of Catch Me If You Can by Broadway.com Staff

In preparation for his upcoming hosting duties, Tony-Awards-host-to-be Neil Patrick Harris has made his way to New York and is on a veritable theater bender! According to the busy actor&rsqu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:11PM

A Month of Mormon: Tony Nominee and 'Whitest Guy in America' Rory O'Malley Makes the Perfect Mormon by Broadway.com Staff

Kickstart your week with a dose of Mormonism as Broadway.com continues our exclusive monthlong The Book of Mormon video series. Tony nominee Rory O'Malley is a stand-out in the hilarious…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:55PM

A Month of Mormon Day 11: Tony Nominee and 'Whitest Guy in America' Rory O'Malley Makes the Perfect Mormon by Broadway.com Staff

Kickstart your week with a dose of Mormonism as Broadway.com continues our exclusive monthlong The Book of Mormon video series. Tony nominee Rory O'Malley is a stand-out in the hilarious…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:55PM

How To Succeed's Daniel Radcliffe Gets a Backstage Delivery From MTV Movie Awards Host Jason Sudeikis by Broadway.com Staff

Plenty of famous folks have stopped by Broadway's How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying to catch Daniel Radcliffe's song and dance skills, but Saturday Night Live's Ja…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:27PM

Giuseppe Bausilio to Make Broadway Debut as Title Star of Billy Elliot by Broadway.com Staff

Broadway's Tony-winning Billy Elliot is welcoming a new actor to the title role, 13-year-old Giuseppe Bausilio. Bausilio will become the 14th Billy to perform on Broadway, and will alter…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:10PM

Merrily We Roll Along, Pipe Dreams and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Set for Encores! Season by Broadway.com Staff

 The 19th season of New York City Center's Encores! has been announced. It will open with Merrily We Roll Along and include Pipe Dreams and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. For t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:15PM

Daniel Radcliffe Brings His How to Succeed 'Brotherhood' to the Ladies of The View by Broadway.com Staff

Popular talk show The View may be all about women thanks to its female co-hosts, but on May 20 Daniel Radcliffe and the cast of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying swung by to i…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:03PM

In My Life Composer Joseph Brooks Commits Suicide at 73 by Broadway.com Staff

Broadway and Hollywood composer Joseph Brooks was found dead of an apparent suicide at his Manhattan home on May 22. According to published reports, Brooks was discovered in his Upper East S…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:56PM

Glee’s Matthew Morrison Goes ‘Over the Rainbow’ for VH1 Save The Music by Broadway.com Staff

Glee dreamboat Matthew Morrison broke out his ukulele for a good cause on May 16, when the Broadway/TV/recording star performed for Songwriters In The Round Music Series, a concert for VH1 S…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:28PM

Hallelujah! Fans Eagerly Await Kristin Chenoweth's Return to TV on Good Christian Belles by Broadway.com Staff

With a slew of Broadway veterans set to headline a bunch of new TV series this season, Broadway.com asked which upcoming show you're most excited to see. The votes are in and fans are ea…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM
Friday, May 20, 2011

A Month of Mormon Day 10: Michael Potts Talks Singing Mormon's Most Shocking Song by Broadway.com Staff

It's Mormon Month at Broadway.com as we deliver exclusive daily videos tracing the history of Broadway's new smash hit, The Book of Mormon. With South Park cretors Trey Parker and Ma…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:23PM

Verge Vixen Laura Benanti Gets Personal About the Tonys, Arthur Laurents and The Playboy Club by Broadway.com Staff

It's been a whirlwond month for Tony winner Laura Benanti. The lovable actress nabbed her fourth Tony nomination (for playing the kooky model Candela in Women on the Verge of a Nervous B…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:50PM

I Do! Glee’s Darren Criss Gets Wedding Ready with GQ by Broadway.com Staff

His Glee character Blaine Anderson may live in a Dalton Academy blazer while boyfriend Kurt has all the fashion fun, but in real life Darren Criss knows how to do dapper. In a spread for the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:23PM

A Rootin’ Tootin’ Opening Night for Country Musical Lucky Guy by Broadway.com Staff

Off-Broadway took a spin below the Mason-Dixon on May 19, when Nashville-set country musical Lucky Guy bowed at the Little Shubert Theatre. Broadway vet Kyle Dean Massey stars as one lucky s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:08PM

Robin Williams, James Earl Jones, Sutton Foster and More Come Together for Drama League Awards by Broadway.com Staff

With 70 actors nominated for the Drama League's Distinguished Performance Award, it's no surprise that a notable roster of Broadway boldface names turned out for the May 20 ceremony.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:40PM

Holy Hotness! The Book of Mormon's Rory O'Malley Lands on Out Magazine's Hot List by Broadway.com Staff

Out Magazine is gearing up to reveal its Hot List 2011, the annual rundown of 100 notable LGBT cultural and social leaders, and among the many gorgeous faces making the cut is Tony nominee R…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:18PM

Watch Daniel Radcliffe and His 'Brotherhood' Succeed on Late Show With David Letterman by Broadway.com Staff

Daniel Radcliffe and his fellow World Wide Wicket employees set up shop over at the Ed Sullivan Theatre on May 19 to perform a number from the Tony-nominated revival of How to Succeed in Bus…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:01PM

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