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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Alec Baldwin, Robert Sean Leonard & More to Present 2011 OBIE Awards by Broadway.com Staff

Stage and screen stars Alec Baldwin and Robert Sean Leonard are among the presenters scheduled to appear at the Village Voice's 56th annual OBIE Awards ceremony, to be held on May 16 at …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:19PM

Chris Sarandon and Jason Butler Harner Join Carey Mulligan in Atlantic's Through a Glass Darkly by Broadway.com Staff

Academy Award nominee Chris Sarandon, Broadway vet Jason Butler Harner and Ben Rosenfield will join previously announced star Carey Mulligan in the Atlantic Theater Company's upcoming pr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:04PM

The Addams Family's Kooky Couple Bebe Neuwirth and Roger Rees Are Taking Your Questions by Broadway.com Staff

Longtime pals Bebe Neuwirth and Roger Rees are together again onstage leading the cast of the hit Broadway musical The Addams Family. Now Morticia (Neuwirth) and Gomez (Rees) are ready to re…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:27PM

The Cast of Priscilla Welcomes 'It Gets Better' Pioneer Dan Savage by Broadway.com Staff

The cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert has been active in the fight for equal rights by recently joining with the It Gets Better Project for a special campaign. On April 12, show stars To…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PM

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Rock Out With Billie Joe Armstrong at American Idiot by Broadway.com Staff

As Tom Cruise readies to tap into his inner rock star as Stacee Jaxx in the upcoming film adapatation of Rock of Ages, the Oscar nominee decided to check out another rocking Broadway show. O…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:50PM

Tony Winner Michael Cerveris & Gossip Girl's Connor Paolo Preview Vampire Flick Stake Land by Broadway.com Staff

Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris will hit the big screen on April 22 in Stake Land, a horror film that already won the “Midnight Madness Audience Award” at the 2010 Toronto Fil…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:31PM

Yee-Haw! Meet the Cast of Country Musical Lucky Guy, Starring Kyle Dean Massey by Broadway.com Staff

The new musical Lucky Guy, starring Wicked and Next to Normal alum Kyle Dean Massey as a country music hopeful named Billy Ray Jackson, will soon be bringing the heart and sound of Nashville…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM

Hair Headed Back to Broadway for Summer Run by Broadway.com Staff

The national tour cast of Diane Paulus’ Tony-winning revival of Hair is headed to Broadway’s St. James Theatre for a 10-week summertime run, July 5-September 10, with opening nig…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:39AM
Tuesday, April 12, 2011

American Idiot Film in the Works; Will Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Star? by Broadway.com Staff

American Idiot may be ending its Broadway run on April 24, but the Green Day musical is going Hollywood. Universal Pictures currently in negotiations to turn the Tony-nominated hit into a fe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:11PM

Frank Abagnale Jr. to Host Talk-Back at Catch Me If You Can, the Musical Based on His Life by Broadway.com Staff

Curious about what the real Frank Abagnale Jr. is really like? Audience members at the April 14 performance of Catch Me If You Can can see and hear him onstage at the Neil Simon Theatre at a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:17PM

The Happy Hooker May Turn Tricks on Broadway by Broadway.com Staff

A musical adaptation of Xaviera Hollander's popular 1971 memoir, The Happy Hooker, has its sights set on Broadway, according to the New York Daily News. Writer Richard Hansom and compose…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:25PM

That Championship Season Charmer Chris Noth Bares All on The View by Broadway.com Staff

Chris Noth, star of TV’s The Good Wife and, of course, Sex and the City, came bearing gifts when he stopped in to visit with the ladies of The View on April 12. Noth, who is currently …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PM

Harry Potter Star Emma Watson Hopes to Follow Daniel Radcliffe to Broadway by Broadway.com Staff

Harry Potter heroine Emma Watson hasn’t yet seen Daniel Radcliffe’s star turn in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, but she’s already thinking about followin…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:38PM

Elizabeth Marvel, Alex Timbers & More Celebrate Their 2011 Lortel Award Nominations by Broadway.com Staff

In anticipation of the upcoming Lucille Lortel Awards on May 1, the Off-Broadway League honored the 2011 nominees with an April 11 cocktail reception at Planet Hollywood Times Square. From O…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:11PM

Gleeks Rejoice! Glee Live Offers Footage of Lea Michele and Co. in Action by Broadway.com Staff

Missing Glee? Have no fear: the talented McKinley High crew is readying to hit the road again with another national concert tour. Last summer Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Amber Rile…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:25PM

Spend Five Minutes in Heaven with Sister Act and Whoopi Goldberg on GMA by Broadway.com Staff

As new musical Sister Act gears up to open at the Broadway Theatre on April 20, the musical’s talented Sisters, led by show-stopping star Patina Miller, spread a little early morning s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:16PM
Monday, April 11, 2011

John Travolta and Kelly Preston Have a Kooky Time at The Addams Family by Broadway.com Staff

Oscar nominee and Broadway veteran John Travolta knows a thing or two about eccentric Broadway families after starring in the 2007 film adaptation of Hairspray, but on April 9 Travolta and h…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:54PM

Shoshana Bean Reunites with Harvey Fierstein at La Cage aux Folles by Broadway.com Staff

Things got a little wicked backstage at the Longacre Theatre on April 10, when former Elphaba Shoshana Bean stopped by La Cage aux Folles to get cozy with her once-upon-a-time Hairspray co-s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:46PM

Open the Album for a First Look at The People in the Picture, Starring Donna Murphy by Broadway.com Staff

Two-time Tony winner Donna Murphy is coming back to the Broadway stage to lead the cast of The People in the Picture as Bubbie, a grandmother in 1970s New York City. Bubbie was once the darl…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:30PM

Sneak a Peek at The Importance of Being Earnest, Filmed Live in HD by Broadway.com Staff

The elegance and eloquence of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest are coming to the big screen, and we’ve got a preview! As previously reported, the Roundabout Theatre …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PM

In Comes Company! Stephen Colbert, Patti LuPone & More Celebrate the Star-Studded Sondheim Show by Broadway.com Staff

Rarely has a theater event been as highly anticipated as the recent New York Philharmonic production of Stephen Sondheim’s Company led by Broadway and TV favorite Neil Patrick Harris a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:07PM

See the Chilling Trailer for The Woman in Black, Starring Daniel Radcliffe by Broadway.com Staff

A spooky trailer for Daniel Radcliffe’s first post-Harry Potter film, The Woman in Black, has just been released. Dubbed “the most chilling ghost story of all time,” the fi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:01PM

Broadway Grosses: The Book of Mormon Continues to Climb; Daisy Pulls Out of Town by Broadway.com Staff

Audiences can't get enough of The Book of Mormon. The musical continued to play to standing-room-only crowds at a 102% capacity and saw its grosses jump nearly $100,000 to over $966…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:59PM

It's A Starry Weekend at Bengal Tiger as Robin Williams Welcomes Michael J. Fox, Ben Vereen, Jennifer Grey and More by Broadway.com Staff

Now that Robin Williams is calling Broadway home in the new play Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, plenty of celebrities are heading to the Richard Rodgers Theatre to cheer him on. Durin…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:34PM

Take a Bow, Billy! Billy Elliot Celebrates 1000 Shows on Broadway by Broadway.com Staff

Billy Elliot, the Broadway tale of a working-class British boy with a gift for ballet, passed another milestone on April 8 when the Elton John-penned musical celebrated 1000 performances on …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:26PM

Goodbye, Miss Daisy! Vanessa Redgrave, James Earl Jones & Co. Say Farewell to the Hit Revival by Broadway.com Staff

James Earl Jones, Vanessa Redgrave, Boyd Gaines and that famous Packard drove off into the sunset on April 9, 2011, when the Broadway revival of Alfred Uhry’s Driving Miss Daisy played…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:05PM

Mamma Mayor! NYC Mayor Bloomberg Has an ABBA-riffic Evening at Mamma Mia! by Broadway.com Staff

After the Dynamos of Mamma Mia! co-starred with NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a parody skit at the recent Inner Circle charity dinner, it was only fair for Hizzoner to see them live at Broa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:05PM

See Christie Brinkley Knock 'Em Dead as She Makes Her Broadway Debut in Chicago by Broadway.com Staff

The word on everybody's lips is Christie! Supermodel Christie Brinkley added Broadway baby to her already impressive resume as she made her Broadway debut on April 8 as Chicago's lea…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:52PM

Full Cast Set For MTC's Master Class, Starring Tyne Daly and Sierra Boggess by Broadway.com Staff

Full casting has been announced for Manhattan Theatre Club's upcoming production of Terrence McNally's Master Class, featuring Tyne Daly and Sierra Boggess. Clinton Brandhagen w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24PM

Wicked Good! Fans Love Catch Me's Norbert Leo Butz as Fiyero by Broadway.com Staff

In honor of Norbert Leo Butz's return to Broadway in Catch Me If You Can, Broadway.com asked readers to pick their favorite of the Tony winner's past roles. The votes are in, and fan…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:02PM
Sunday, April 10, 2011

Did Catch Me If You Can Capture the Hearts of Our Word of Mouth Reviewers? by Broadway.com Staff

Broadway has a soft spot for con artists, from The Music Man and Guys and Dolls to Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Now there’s a charming new crook on the Great White Way, Frank Abagnale Jr. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:39PM

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