All stories by Ellis Nassour on BroadwayStars

Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Travel Zoo Offers Up to 50% Discounts to Eight New Broadway Shows by Ellis Nassour

The “deal experts” in travel and restaurant discounts is offering up to 50% discounts to eight new shows.

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 09:59AM
Friday, March 22, 2013

Cirque du Soleil Returns Under Yellow and Blue Chapiteaux with Totem, Its Best Show in Years by Ellis Nassour

Choose your pronunciation: The French say "to-tehm"; we say "totem." Either or either way, Cirque du Soleil's Totem is its best show in years. After two…

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 12:05AM
Monday, March 18, 2013

It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman to Soar Again at Encores! by Ellis Nassour

The musical by Lee Adams and Charles Strouse is a spin on the comic book, TV, and film superhero of Gotham City. Directed by John Rando, it plays seven performances March 20-24.

SOURCE: theaterlife at 12:42PM

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Is Built to Amaze! at Barclays Center by Ellis Nassour

Spring's almost here. It's Circus time. Now at home at the Barclays Center, Ringling Bros. rolls in with a production that's a combo of stun, rock, and Broadway show with some old-fashioned …

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 11:13AM
Friday, March 15, 2013

On Screen: Big, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone; Small, The Client List, Season One DVD by Ellis Nassour

Wonderstone has little magic, but intermittent funny moments; Jennifer Love Hewitt displays assetts and acting ability in Client List, Season One.

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 12:29PM
Thursday, March 14, 2013

Star Circus Clown Bello Nock Ready to Sock New Victory Audiences by Ellis Nassour

Circus favorite Bello, famous for daring antics and his signature skyscraper red hair (standing one foot high) -- who’s often referred to as the Don King of Clowns, has his own show.

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 11:07AM
Saturday, March 9, 2013

Broadway by the Year Salutes 1961 Season March 11 by Ellis Nassour

Down theatergoer memory lane with Christine Andreas, Scott Coulter, Erin Denman, Jeffrey Denman, Kerry O'Malley, Emily Skinner -- and Scott Siegel

SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:45PM
Friday, March 8, 2013

Disney's Oz: The Great and Powerful Is a Colorful 3-D Wonderof Epic Illusion by Ellis Nassour

L. Frank Baum wrote 14 Oz-inspired novels. The Wizard of Oz, only the tip of the iceberg. Sam Raimi went back to the beginning. Result: a $200-million 3D-fantastical prequel.

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 10:54AM

Disney's Oz: The Great and Powerful is a Colorful 3-D Wonder of Epic Illusion by Ellis Nassour

  L. Frank Baum wrote 14 Oz-inspired novels. The classic 1939 film classic, The Wizard of Oz, was only the tip of the iceberg. Director Sam Rami (Spider-Man trilogy) and an assembla…

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 12:01AM
Monday, March 4, 2013

Marilyn Maye Makes Her 54 Below Debut by Ellis Nassour

National treasure, indefatigable award-winning Grammy-nominated singing sensation states 54 Below debut with MAYE-den Voyage, March 5-16 marks her 17th NYC engagement since 2006. Almost in t…

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 01:50PM

Already Broadway's Longest-Running Show: by Ellis Nassour

    The catch praise "Now and Forever" should have been reserved for Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera instead of his other record-breaking music…

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 12:01AM
Monday, February 25, 2013

Oscar-Nominated Films -- Including Zero Dark Thirty -- Arriving on DVD by Ellis Nassour

You'll soon have acclaimed, Oscar-nominated films Zero Dark Thirty and Les Miserables on DVD to watch again and again...

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 11:49AM
Friday, February 22, 2013

Direct from China: Gansu Dance Theatre Spectacular Silk Road by Ellis Nassour

Enter a world of wonder, enchantment, classical artistry, and extraordinary dance as China’s Gansu Dance presents spectacular dance drama, Silk Road, February 27-March 3.

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 05:08PM

Red Carpet Event: The 2012 Oscars in Three-Hour ABC Telecast by Ellis Nassour

The gold statue will reign supreme Sunday at 8:30. New host, Seth MacFarlane; new producers; more hype than ever before so it better be a night to remember; The 85th Academy Awards, that is.…

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 11:00AM

Botha and Fleming Star in PBS Great Performances at the Met: Otello by Ellis Nassour

Verdi's Shakespearean tragedy starring Johan Botha and the incomparable Renée Fleming will be presented by PBS Great Performances at the Met on Sunday

SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:33AM

2012 Oscars in Three-Hour ABC Telecast by Ellis Nassour

  Have you voted? Have you seen them all? If not, you better hurry. The gold statue will reign supreme this Sunday night at 8:30 as ABC telecasts the 85th Academy Awards live from H…

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 12:01AM
Wednesday, February 20, 2013

It's a Banner Year for Abraham Lincoln! by Ellis Nassour

Honest Abe is one popular Republican president! He’s generating a plethora of attention in books and onscreen (big and little). And we just celebrated his birthday – aka President’s Da…

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 09:43AM
Monday, February 11, 2013

Classical Crossover's Jackie Evancho Performs at Revel Ovation Hall by Ellis Nassour

12, going on 13, year-old Jackie Evancho plays 5,500 seat Ovation Hall at Revel, Atlantic City, on Saturday.

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 03:04PM

Lorna Luft on Broadway in Birdland Concert Debut Feb. 11 & 18 by Ellis Nassour

As you'll see and hear tonight and next Monday when Lorna Luft makes her Broadway at Birdland debut, anything can and does happen in the Luft's living room.

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 10:57AM
Friday, February 8, 2013

Cabaret Restored for Release on Blu-ray for 40th Anniversary by Ellis Nassour

The film adaptation of the Tony-winning musical Cabaret is “a darkly sexy beast,” and immensely ly entertaining. The WB restoration sheds new light on Bob Fosse’s version which borders…

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 10:15AM
Thursday, February 7, 2013

Shakespeare Uncovered on PBS: Hamlet and The Tempest by Ellis Nassour

Three-part series ends tomorrow with David Tennant and Trevor Nunn on the challenges of doing Shakespeare. They compare notes on Hamlet and The Tempest with Jude Law, Ben Whishaw, Dame Judy …

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 10:50AM
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Broadway by the Year Returns February 11th for Its 13th Season by Ellis Nassour

BBBY gets off to a rousing 13th season Monday saluting 1937 with a romantic line-up of tunes perfect for Valentine’s Day. Among headliners are Brian d'Arcy James and Tonya Pinkins.

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 10:47AM
Friday, February 1, 2013

On Stage and At the Movies with Broadway's Annie, Stallone's A Bullet to the Head & More by Ellis Nassour

Annie does have a number of assets, including Anthony Warlow; Laurie Metcalf in The Other People; Sly's back and is shooting A Bullet to the Head.

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 12:43PM
Monday, January 28, 2013

Phantom's 25th Anniversary Was a Night to Remember by Ellis Nassour

Saturday’s black-tie performance and festive gala for an invited audience of great fans, celebrities, and numerous alumni of the show was worthy of the opening night of a landmark musical.…

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 12:20PM

Phantom's 25th Anniversary Was a Night to Remember by Ellis Nassour

    The Phantom of the Opera. Already the longest running show in Broadway history; and now, 25 years on Broadway. 1,0399 performances. And in one theatre.  Saturd…

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 12:01AM
Friday, January 25, 2013

Phantom of the Opera Prepares to Make History Again: First Broadway Show to Play 25 Years by Ellis Nassour

Instead of Cats being labeled “Now and Forever,” that catchphrase should have been saved for The Phantom of the Opera. On Saturday, it celebrates the unprecedented milestone of 25 years…

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 10:08AM
Thursday, January 24, 2013

Star-Studded Connecticut Concert for Newtown Community Takes Place January 28 by Ellis Nassour

From Broadway with Love Monday in Waterbury, “a concert of love and healing for the Newtown community” joins 100 stars together with Newtown HS choir. Proceeds go to United Way of Wester…

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 04:50PM

Phantom of the Opera Prepares to Make History Again: by Ellis Nassour

Instead of Cats being labeled "Now and Forever," that catch phase should have been saved for The Phantom of the Opera. On Saturday, it will celebrate the unprecedented milestone of…

SOURCE: BroadwayStars at 12:01AM
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Bob Costas to Host Comedy Legends and Sports Icons for Madison Square Garden's Garden of Dreams Benefit by Ellis Nassour

Bob Costas will host the Garden of Dreams benefit, Garden of Laughs, on January 26 at the Theater at MSqG, featuring Whoopi Goldberg, John Leguizamo, Ray Romano, Wanda Sykes, Robert Klein, a…

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 01:21PM

SMASH: Season 1 Arrives on DVD to Welcome NBC's Premiere of SMASH: Season 2 by Ellis Nassour

Anyone who loves theater had a blast with the dreamers and schemers on SMASH Season One, in spite of its time-bending and asinine aspects, and will treasure the DVD, which sets the scene for…

SOURCE: City Guide Magazine at 10:08AM

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