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Monday, March 14, 2011

Beth Leavel & Baby It's You! Put On a Rockin' Concert for the Press by Broadway.com Staff

Tony winner Beth Leavel and the rest of the cast of Baby It's You! brought down the house at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square on March 7 with a sexy set of songs to introduce their sho…

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Broadway Grosses: Kathy Griffin's Tony and Anything Goes Off to Strong Starts by Broadway.com Staff

The spring season continues to blossom on Broadway as several new plays and musicals began performances this week. Comedian Kathy Griffin filled the Belasco Theatre a healthy 98% for the fir…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:35PM

Tony Winner Bartlett Sher to Helm Blood and Gifts at Lincoln Center by Broadway.com Staff

Blood and Gifts, a new play by J.T. Rogers, will bow at off-Broadwat at Lincoln Center Theater’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre this fall, directed by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher. Previ…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:16PM

Million Dollar Quartet Gives Original Star Levi Kreis a Send-Off with Southern Hospitality by Broadway.com Staff

It was a bittersweet celebration for the cast of Million Dollar Quartet on March 13, as they honored their first anniversary on Broadway and said good-bye to original star Levi Kreis. Tennes…

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Stephen Sondheim, Angela Lansbury and More Celebrate London Theater at the 2011 Olivier Awards by Broadway.com Staff

The biggest stars of the London stage stepped out to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on March 13 to attend the 2011 Olivier Awards. Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton hosted the formerly low-key …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:51PM

Annie Golden, Steve Routman and More Set for New Musical The Shaggs by Broadway.com Staff

Complete casting has been announced for new musical, The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World at Playwrights Horizons. Annie Golden (Xanadu), Steve Routman (The Fantasticks) and Emily Walton…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:50PM

A Fab First Look at Newly Minted Musical Star Daniel Radcliffe in How to Succeed by Broadway.com Staff

He sings, he dances and he makes a savvy secretary fall in love at first sight. We’re talking, of course, about Daniel Radcliffe as J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Wi…

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Watch Daniel Radcliffe Talk Hogwarts and How to Succeed on CBS Sunday Morning by Broadway.com Staff

Daniel Radcliffe, the world’s most famous boy wizard and now the star of Broadway’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying took a walk down memory lane—and throug…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:28PM

Gimme Gimme! Fans Choose the Title Role in Thoroughly Modern Millie as Fave Sutton Foster Part by Broadway.com Staff

In honor of the newly launched Anything Goes revival starring Tony winner Sutton Foster as the brassy Reno Sweeney, we asked theater fans to do the impossible: Select their all-time favorite…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:52PM

Metal Musical Rock of Ages Sets Dates at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre by Broadway.com Staff

The upcoming West End production of Rock of Ages has set dates for its previously announced run at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre. The ‘80s tuner will begin performances on August …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:33PM

Stephen Sondheim Convinces Arthur Laurents to Scrap Barbra Streisand Remake of Gypsy by Broadway.com Staff

The previously announced film remake of Gypsy, starring Oscar winner Barbra Streisand as Rose, is no longer in the works, librettist Arthur Laurents told the Hartford Courant. Laurents,…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:13AM
Sunday, March 13, 2011

Omigod You Guys! Legally Blonde Tops 2011 Olivier Awards in London by Broadway.com Staff

Stars and stripes came out on top at the 2011 Laurence Olivier Awards, Britain’s equivalent to the Tonys. Top honors went to Legally Blonde - Musical and Bruce Norris’ Clybourne Park, bo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:23PM
Saturday, March 12, 2011

Kathy Griffin Spoofs Oprah, Kathie Lee, Spider-Man & More in Funny Broadway Bio by Broadway.com Staff

Comedienne Kathy Griffin has landed on Broadway with her new show Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony and has turned her sharp wit towards the classic Playbill bio. "I had to do a spoof of the bio, b…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:00PM
Friday, March 11, 2011

Ain't He Lucky? Harvey Fierstein Unveils New La Cage Hubby Christopher Sieber by Broadway.com Staff

Harvey Fierstein unveiled a first peek at new La Cage aux Folles co-star Christopher Sieber with a candid backstage photo on Facebook, complete with a loving caption: "My new …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:44PM

Revised Spider-Man Musical to Open June 14 Following Three-Week Hiatus by Broadway.com Staff

Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark will temporarily close on Broadway on April 17, 2011 to allow for rehearsal time for new changes being prepped for the mega-musical. It will then start up previ…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:09PM

Tony Winner Lin-Manuel Miranda to Guest Star on ABC's Modern Family by Broadway.com Staff

Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda is headed to the small screen for a guest spot on an upcoming episode of Modern Family, according to tvguide.com. Actress Sofia Vergara, who plays Gloria…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:04PM

Weekend Poll: What's Your All-Time Favorite Sutton Foster Role? by Broadway.com Staff

Anything Goes, that classic, tap-filled Cole Porter musical set aboard an ocean liner, got underway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on March 10, starring Broadway darling Sutton Foster as ni…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:20PM

Daily Show Host Jon Stewart Heaps Praise on Trey Parker, Matt Stone and The Book of Mormon by Broadway.com Staff

One of the first things out of Jon Stewart's mouth after Trey Parker and Matt Stone sat down on the March 10 episode of The Daily Show was a simple declaration: "The Book of Mormon …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:50PM

Josie Rourke Named Artistic Director of London’s Donmar Warehouse by Broadway.com Staff

London's Donmar Warehouse has announced that Josie Rourke will assume the role of artistic director on January 1, 2012, taking over from current artistic director Michael Grandage. Th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:53AM
Thursday, March 10, 2011

Muscles & Mascara with Priscilla's Nick Adams: Chatting Up Co-Stars and Fans by Broadway.com Staff

Priscilla Queen of the Desert is in full swing at the Palace Theatre. This week, Nick Adams turns his camera on everyone from co-stars Tony Sheldon (check out his dressing room!) and Wi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:01PM

Maxwell Caulfield & Co. Preview the Off-Broadway Revival of Cactus Flower by Broadway.com Staff

A rarely seen romantic comedy is now delighting audiences at the Westside Theatre: Abe Burrows' 1965 confection Cactus Flower. Stage vet Maxwell Caulfield of Grease 2 fame plays a dentis…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PM

Phantom Star Hugh Panaro on Vampires, Stage Mishaps & Redecorating His Character's Lair by Broadway.com Staff

Hugh Panaro plays one of Broadway’s coldest characters, but in real life, the Phantom of the Opera title star couldn’t be warmer or more charming. Need proof? Click on and watch …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:00PM

Watch the Stars of Spider-Man Work the Camera in a Sexy ‘Page Six’ Photo Shoot by Broadway.com Staff

Taking a break from their high-flying musical, the stars of Spider-Man, Turn off the Dark recently stepped out of their superhero costumes and into a sultry, smoky photo shoot for Page Six M…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:11PM

Squigs Goes Time-Traveling at Broadway's Arcadia by Broadway.com Staff

Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia is a brainy mix of pastoral comedy and historical mystery, with alternating scenes set in 1809 and the present day. A Best Play Tony nominee in 1995, Arcadia is …

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Today Ladies Kathie Lee Gifford & Hoda Kotb Laugh It Up at Cactus Flower by Broadway.com Staff

They bring smiles to viewers’ faces every morning as bubbly co-hosts of the fourth hour of Today, so it was only fitting that Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb would choose a classic co…

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Mamie Gummer, Jenn Gambatese & More Set for The School for Lies for CSC by Broadway.com Staff

Mamie Gummer, Jenn Gambatese and Hamish Linklater will have leading roles in David Ives’ The School for Lies, a new adaptation of Moliere’s The Misanthrope to be mounted by Class…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:16PM

Mamie Gummer, Jenn Gambatese & More Set for The School for Lies for CSC by Broadway.com Staff

Mamie Gummer, Jenn Gambatese and Hamish Linklater will have leading roles in David Ives’ The School for Lies, a new adaptation of Moliere’s The Misanthrope to be mounted by Class…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:16PM

American Idiot Announces Closing; Billie Joe Armstrong to Return for Final Weeks by Broadway.com Staff

American Idiot, the Broadway musical adaptation of Green Day's Grammy-winning album, will play its final performance on April 24, with Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong set to r…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:38PM

Glee Fans See True Love for Matthew Morrison and Jayma Mays as Mr. Schue and Ms. Pillsbury by Broadway.com Staff

Substitute teacher Holly Holiday (Gwyneth Paltrow) swept back into the halls of McKinley High on the March 8 episode of Glee, “Sexy,” setting the New Directions kids straight abo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03PM

Glee Dream Prom Dates Darren Criss, Chord Overstreet & More Melt Hearts in Teen Vogue by Broadway.com Staff

Talk about a teenage dream: Imagine showing up to your high school prom on the arm of Glee hotties Darren Criss, Chord Overstreet, Kevin McHale or Harry Shum Jr. The editors of Teen Vogue th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:46AM

Tickets Now on Sale for Classic Comedy Born Yesterday, Starring Jim Belushi by Broadway.com Staff

The show may be called Born Yesterday, but now is the time to book your tickets for the Broadway revival of Garson Kanin's classic comedy.  TV favorite Jim Belushi, Tony winner Robe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:15AM

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