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Monday, May 25, 2015

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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Sierra Boggess, Hugh Panaro, Carolee Carmello & More Set for Reading of Broadway-Bound Musical Rebecca by Broadway.com Staff

Musical stars Sierra Boggess (The Little Mermaid, Love Never Dies), Hugh Panaro ( The Phantom of the Opera) and Carolee Carmello (The Addams Family) will headline a March 18 industry reading…

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Spider-Man Seeks Playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa For Book Alterations by Broadway.com Staff

Producers of Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark have asked playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa to help rework the book of the new musical, according to The New York Times. Aguirre-Sacasa and a spok…

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Show People: Love, Loss Star Orfeh on Working with Chicks, Growing Up with Cher and More by Broadway.com Staff

Orfeh, the big-voiced, Tony-nominated star of musicals like Saturday Night Fever and Legally Blonde, is making her non-singing debut this week as one of the stars of off-Broadway's Love, Los…

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She's the Top! Watch Sutton Foster Strut Her Stuff in Anything Goes' Title Number by Broadway.com Staff

For those musical theater mavens already champing at the bit for the upcoming revival of Anything Goes to open on Broadway, we've got a sneak peek at the astonishing title song! We caught up…

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Watch Dancing on Ice Defy Gravity with Help from a West End Wicked Star! by Broadway.com Staff

British television spectacular Dancing on Ice pulled out all the stops to celebrate its recent theater week, and the showstopping-est number of all had a very special, very green guest star:…

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Mandy Patinkin & Co. Celebrate Compulsion Off-Broadway by Broadway.com Staff

The subject matter was weighty, but spirits were light at the opening night of Rinne Groff's Compulsion, the stunning story of obsession that bowed off-Broadway on February 17. Tony winner M…

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Muscles & Mascara with Priscilla's Nick Adams: The Queens Take the Palace by Broadway.com Staff

The fabulous new musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert is pulling into Broadway on February 28, and Broadway.com is giving you an exclusive in-depth backstage look at the production with sho…

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Yoga, Shmoga! Glee's Cory Monteith Pulls a Prank on Ellen by Broadway.com Staff

Daytime talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is a fan of pulling pranks, so when Glee cutie Cory Monteith swung by her show on February 18, the Emmy winner asked the talented actor to join in on s…

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Singing Sailors and Sutton Foster! Sneak a Peek at Anything Goes by Broadway.com Staff

Tony winner Sutton Foster, who is taking on the iconic role of Reno Sweeney in the upcoming revival of Anything Goes, and her talented co-stars took to the stage of their rehearsal space at …

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How to Succeed Star Daniel Radcliffe Shows Off Some Fancy Footwork in Vogue by Broadway.com Staff

With Harry Potter superstar Daniel Radcliffe getting ready to make his Broadway musical debut in the upcoming revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, famed photographer …

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Weekend Poll: Which Comedian Are You Most Excited to See on Broadway this Spring? by Broadway.com Staff

Funnyman Colin Quinn's solo comedy Long Story Short may be coming to a close on March 5, but a whole slew of comedians are readying to bring their humor to Broadway this spring. Self-proclai…

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Will Colin Firth Join My Fair Lady Remake Opposite Carey Mulligan? by Broadway.com Staff

Looks like Academy Award nominee Colin Firth is hopping from playing a man with a speech impediment to taking on the role of speech therapist. Firth may join the previously announced film re…

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Priscilla Drag Stars Will Swenson, Nick Adams & Tony Sheldon Butch It Up for Out Photo Spread by Broadway.com Staff

Although they're the hottest men in heels on Broadway, Priscilla Queen of the Desert stars Will Swenson, Tony Sheldon and Broadway.com video blogger Nick Adams

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Music Video: Alice Ripley Goes Into the Woods to Find What She's Looking For by Broadway.com Staff

Tony winner Alice Ripley has released the first video from her new album Daily Practice, Volume 1, for the U2 cover "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." Directed by John Caucci, the…

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Before Opening, MTC's Good People Extends for Two Weeks by Broadway.com Staff

Ten days before its March 3 opening night, Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere Broadway production of Good People has been given a two-week extension due to popular demand. David Lindsay…

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Get Tickets Now for Chris Rock's Broadway Debut in The Motherf**ker With the Hat by Broadway.com Staff

Ready for what's being billed as a "high-octane verbal cage match"? Tickets are now on sale for the world premiere of The Motherf**ker with the Hat, which begins performances on March 15 at …

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Glee To Feature Original Music on March 15 Episode by Broadway.com Staff

For almost two full seasons, the teens of McKinley High have covered the songs of pop and Broadway greats, but the Glee cast will have original music to sing beginning March 15, according to…

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Broadway Grosses: American Idiot Joins Million-Dollar Club by Broadway.com Staff

Broadway producers had plenty to smile about in the week leading up to Presidents' Day. Almost every show experienced a healthy jump at the box office, with the top three musicals (including…

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C'est Magnifique! A First Look as French Film The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Comes to Life on Stage by Broadway.com Staff

Kneehigh Theatre Company, the imaginative British group behind Broadway's recent multimedia romance Brief Encounter, has a new creation hitting the London stage: a musical reimagining of tha…

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Joyce Van Patten Joins Donna Murphy in The People in the Picture by Broadway.com Staff

Joyce Van Patten and Andie Mechanic will complete the cast of the forthcoming world premiere musical The People in the Picture, starring Donna Murphy. The show, which features a book and lyr…

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Tony Nominee Nancy Opel Headed to Memphis by Broadway.com Staff

Tony Award nominee Nancy Opel will join the cast of Memphis on March 15 as Mama, alongside John Jellison, a current ensemble member who will assume the role of Mr. Simmons. Original cast mem…

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Watch Anything Goes Stars Sutton Foster and Joel Grey Celebrate 'Friendship' by Broadway.com Staff

In the endless list of reasons we can't wait for the upcoming revival of Anything Goes--Kathleen Marshall's eye-popping choreography, Cole Porter's timeless score, high-jinks on the high sea…

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Original Star Ashley Brown to Fly Back to Broadway's Mary Poppins by Broadway.com Staff

Ashley Brown will return to the Broadway production of Mary Poppins as the magical nanny, beginning March 8. Brown, who originated the role at the New Amsterdam Theatre, will take over for c…

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Look Into A Perfect Future in a Video Sneak Peek With the Cast by Broadway.com Staff

What becomes of a generation's young idealists? That's the central question in David Hay's A Perfect Future, now running at off-Broadway's Cherry Lane Theatre. Like many good New York storie…

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Angels in America Gets Fourth Off-Broadway Extension by Broadway.com Staff

The hit off-Broadway revival of Tony Kushner's Angels in America has extended for a fourth and final time at Signature Theatre Company. The production, which began performances at the Peter …

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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Imaginative World of Cirque Du Soleil's Zarkana by Broadway.com Staff

This summer, Radio City Music Hall will be transformed into the magical world of Cirque du Soleil's Zarkana, and Broadway.com has your first look at the what's being billed as an "irresistib…

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David Bedella Joins West End Chicago as Billy Flynn by Broadway.com Staff

David Bedella will join the West End production of Chicago on February 28 as lawyer Billy Flynn. The actor is scheduled to play a limited engagement at the Cambridge Theatre through May 8.Be…

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The Wire's Dominic West Returns to the West End in Butley by Broadway.com Staff

Dominic West, best known for his starring role in HBO's crime drama The Wire, will return to the West End stage in the title role of Simon Gray's Butley. The revival will begin performances …

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Celia Graham and David Thaxton to Join Ramin Karimloo in London's Love Never Dies by Broadway.com Staff

Celia Graham has been tapped to play Christine and Olivier Award nominee David Thaxton will play Raoul opposite continuing star Ramin Karimloo in the London production of Love Never Dies, be…

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Fans Eager to Catch Kathy Griffin's 'Tony' Bid on Broadway by Broadway.com Staff

With a slew of comedians heading to the Broadway stage this spring, Broadway.com asked which funny guy or gal's performance you're most anticipating. The votes are in, and Emmy winner Kathy …

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