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Monday, May 25, 2015

Lea Salonga, Douglas Hodge, Marin Mazzie & Jason Danieley Headed to Cafe Carlyle by Broadway.com Staff

Tony Award winners Lea Salonga and Douglas Hodge and Broadway couple Marin Mazzie & Jason Danieley are the latest stars to book appearances at Café Carlyle, the popular nightclub …

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Hut, Hut, Hike! Lombardi's Dan Lauria and Judith Light Are Taking Your Questions by Broadway.com Staff

As legendary coach Vince Lombardi and his devoted wife Marie, Dan Lauria and Judith Light are currently cheering the Green Bay Packers on to football victory in the Broadway sports drama Lom…

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Edie Falco, Marisa Tomei and More Bare Their Love for Naked Angels by Broadway.com Staff

You could feel the Valentine's Day love for acclaimed theater company Naked Angels on February 14, when the off-Broadway group celebrated its 25th anniversary with a star-studded gala: "One …

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Casting Complete for Kennedy Center Follies, Starring Bernadette Peters by Broadway.com Staff

Casting is complete for the Kennedy Center's forthcoming revival of Stephen Sondheim's Follies, starring previously announced stars Bernadette Peters as Sally Durant Plummer, Jan Maxwell as …

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Jared Mason to Replace Levi Kreis as Jerry Lee Lewis in Million Dollar Quartet by Broadway.com Staff

Jared Mason will dive into the high-energy role of rockabilly icon Jerry Lee Lewis in Million Dollar Quartet on March 15. He takes over the role from Tony winner Levi Kreis, who will play hi…

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Home Alone Vet Devin Ratray & More Join Marisa Tomei in Marie and Bruce by Broadway.com Staff

Complete casting has been announced for the upcoming New Group revival of Wallace Shawn's Marie and Bruce, starring the previously announced Marisa Tomei and Frank Whaley. New Group artistic…

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Broadway Vet Jesse L. Martin to Star in ABC Pilot Hallelujah by Broadway.com Staff

Broadway regular Jesse L. Martin will star in the upcoming ABC pilot Hallelujah, according to Deadline.com. The drama, which will feature musical elements, is the latest project from Despera…

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Tom Conti Set for Smash! at London's Menier Chocolate Factory by Broadway.com Staff

Tony Award winner Tom Conti will join Kerry Shale and Natalie Walter in the London premiere of Jack Rosenthal's Smash!. The play is set to run from March 24 to May 8 at the Menier Chocolate …

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Dirty Dancing Sets Closing Date in London's West End by Broadway.com Staff

The London production of Dirty Dancing has set a closing date of July 9 before embarking on a two-year national tour. The musical, which has been running since October 2006, now ranks as the…

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Laura Benanti Puts On Her Bunny Ears for NBC's Playboy by Broadway.com Staff

Tony Award winner Laura Benanti will take on a leading role in the upcoming NBC pilot

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A First Look at the First-String Cast of That Championship Season by Broadway.com Staff

Theater fans and sports fans alike will agree that the highly anticipated revival of That Championship Season is a Broadway boy's club of the highest order. In this starry production, Kiefer…

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Heights Heartthrob Christopher Jackson Celebrates Love on his Debut CD by Broadway.com Staff

In the Heights vet Christopher Jackson headed downtown to Manhattan's Canal Room on Febraury 15 for a concert celebrating the release of his debut CD, In the Name of Love. Jackson, who origi…

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Baby! Driving Miss Daisy Star James Earl Jones Channels Justin Bieber by Broadway.com Staff

At this point in his career, requests to read anything and everything are no surprise for Driving Miss Daisy star James Earl Jones. However, Gayle King may have trumped every past voiceover …

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Carole Shelley Shares Her Soothing Retreat Backstage at Billy Elliot by Broadway.com Staff

Billy Elliot's feisty Grandma, Carole Shelley, has been making herself at home in Broadway dressing rooms for more than four decades. She created the role of Gwendolyn Pigeon in Neil Simon's…

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Roundabout to Serve Up Bob Fosse's Dancin', Look Back in Anger and More Next Season by Broadway.com Staff

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced three of the selections for its 2011-12 season, which will include a New York premiere play, a musical revival and a classic play. Exact dates for th…

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Roz Ryan and Raymond Bokhour Move Back to Chicago by Broadway.com Staff

Chicago veterans Roz Ryan and Raymond Bokhour will return to the long-running musical later this month as Matron Mama Morton and Amos Hart, respectively. Bokhour will begin performances on F…

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Like Water for Chocolate Musical to Have Pre-Broadway Debut at Arena Stage by Broadway.com Staff

A musical adaptation of Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate is headed to the Arena Stage in Washington, DC for a world premiere pre-Broadway production. Featuring Mexican singer/songwr…

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Glee Poll: Which Idina Menzel Showstopper Should Lea Michele Sing Next? by Broadway.com Staff

Things were heated in the halls of McKinley High as Rachel (Lea Michele) and Mercedes (Amber Riley) took part in the ultimate Glee showdown: a diva-off. On the February 15 episode, these two…

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Dancing Champ Julianne Hough Joins List of Rumored Rock of Ages Stars by Broadway.com Staff

Two-time Dancing with the Stars champion Julianne Hough is the latest name being bandied about as a possible lead in the movie version of Rock of Ages. Fanning the rumor mill was the fact th…

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Watch Christie Brinkley Go Glam for Sexy Chicago Photo Shoot by Broadway.com Staff

Supermodel Christie Brinkley is readying to make her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago this spring, and it should come as no surprise that the gorgeous gal brought plenty of "Razzle Da…

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Diva-Off! Lea Michele and Amber Riley Go Head to Head with Rent's 'Take Me or Leave Me' by Broadway.com Staff

OK, Gleeks, we know Lea Michele's Rachel Berry has an obsession with Barbra Streisand, but when it comes to a good old-fashioned diva-off, Michele's character turns to her go-to Broadway ido…

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Priscilla Star Nick Adams to Bring Broadway.com Viewers Backstage for Muscles & Mascara by Broadway.com Staff

Priscilla Queen of the Desert star Nick Adams has signed on to become Broadway.com's newest video blogger. In Muscles & Mascara, Adams will bring viewers backstage at the hot new musical…

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Fasten Your Seat Belts! See the Stars of Priscilla Queen of the Desert Get Down in Rehearsal by Broadway.com Staff

The outrageous new road trip musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert is just about ready to pull into Broadway's Palace Theatre; it begins performances there on February 28. During a recent re…

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Squigs Puts a Little More Mascara On at La Cage aux Folles by Broadway.com Staff

There's a new Zaza in town, and Broadway.com resident artist Justin 'Squigs' Robertson headed to the Longacre Theatre to capture the fabulous Harvey Fierstein as the flamboyant diva of La Ca…

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Southie Pride! A Sneak Peek at Frances McDormand, Tate Donovan and the Cast of Good People by Broadway.com Staff

Oscar winner Frances McDormand and stage and screen vet Tate Donovan have returned to Broadway in Good People, a new play by David Lindsay-Abaire set in the rough-and-tumble streets of South…

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Bring It On: The Musical to Launch National Tour at L.A.'s Ahmanson Theatre by Broadway.com Staff

Fresh off a world premiere production at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre, Bring It On: The Musical has booked a six-week engagement at L.A.'s Ahmanson Theatre as first stop on a national tour. Th…

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Tour Star Constantine Maroulis Brings Rock to Lopez Tonight by Broadway.com Staff

Put your hands together, Hollywood! The national tour of '80s metal musical Rock of Ages followed up its starry opening at L.A.'s Pantages Theatre with a trip to TV land on Lopez Tonight. To…

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Basketball Drama Magic/Bird to Fly onto Broadway in 2012 by Broadway.com Staff

Lombardi playwright Eric Simonson will bring the story of two more famed sports figures to Broadway in 2012 with his new play Magic/Bird. The show will follow the intertwined lives of iconic…

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John Gallagher Jr. Headed to Broadway's Jerusalem with Mark Rylance by Broadway.com Staff

Tony Award winner John Gallagher Jr. will jump from his starring role in American Idiot to a featured part in the forthcoming Broadway production of Jerusalem. Jez Butterworth's drama, featu…

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The Tiger Speaks! Robin Williams on Being Catty in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo by Broadway.com Staff

From an animated genie to a cross-dressing father, Academy Award winner Robin Williams has played plenty of wild characters over the years, and now he's tapping into his animal instict to pl…

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Fans Want Lea Michele to Get Wicked On Glee With 'I'm Not That Girl' by Broadway.com Staff

With Lea Michele tackling Rent's "Take Me or Leave Me," another song from Tony winner--and Michele's onscreen birth mother--Idina Menzel on Glee, Broadway.com asked which other song from Men…

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Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
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