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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

James Van Der Beek Gets a Gift, Good People Go to Philly and More Cross-Country Highlights by Josh Ferri

Broadway is buzzing with the start of the spring season, and so are theater companies across the country! In this installment of Broadway.com's Countrywide Guide, we shine the spotlight …

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Mean Girls Musical Details Revealed! Jeff Richmond on the Planned ‘Fetch’ Song & Smash's Influence on the Show by Josh Ferri

This news is totally fetch! Vulture.com caught up with Jeff Richmond (Tina Fey’s husband, who is scoring the upcoming Mean Girls musical), and he spilled a ton of details about the Pla…

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Audra McDonald to Cover Scottsboro Boys Anthem ‘Go Back Home’ on Her Forthcoming Solo Album by Josh Ferri

Well, at least we’ve got a title and a song! Audra McDonald’s upcoming fifth album will be titled Go Back Home and feature the John Kander and Fred Ebb tune of the same name…

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See Carol Kane Channel Bette Davis in First Look Photos of The Lying Lesson by Josh Ferri

Craig Lucas’ new comedy The Lying Lesson stars Carol Kane as a woman who may or may not be Bette Davis and up-and-coming film star (and Sting’s daughter!) Mickey Sumner as her my…

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Lilla Crawford, Anthony Warlow & Katie Finneran to Record a New Annie Cast Album by Josh Ferri

Get ready parents, a new generation of Annie fans are going to be constantly belting those famous tunes at home very soon. The current Broadway revival of Annie will release a new …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PM

Bill Condon's Side Show Revival, Patti LuPone & Mandy Patinkin Reunion & More Set for Kennedy Center Season by Josh Ferri

The Kennedy Center has announced the line-up for its 2013-14 season, which will bring Bill Condon’s reworking of Side Show, the Broadway-bound musical Flashdance an…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:48PM

Jonathan Groff, Cheyenne Jackson, Sierra Boggess, Judith Light & More Get in Touch with Their Silly Sides at MCC’s Miscast Gala by Josh Ferri

TV and stage stars Jonathan Groff, Jeremy Jordan, Christian Borle, Sierra Boggess and LaChanze were just a few of the famous faces that turned out on March 4 to honor Tony and Emmy winner Ju…

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Spice Girls Musical Viva Forever to Get Major Makeover Before Heading to Broadway by Josh Ferri

Looks like the Spice Girls musical Viva Forever may play Broadway after all, but not in its current incarnation. The show’s producer Judy Craymer is hoping to bring the London musical …

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Jeremy Jordan Reacts to His ‘Surreal’ Last Five Years Casting & Connecting with Anna Kendrick by Josh Ferri

Tony nominee Jeremy Jordan is on his way to becoming a full-fledged movie star! The actor made headlines last week when we reported that he will star in Richard LaGravenese&rs…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:52AM

Amanda Seyfried as Glinda? The Les Miz Star Speaks Out About Her Broadway Dream to Lead Wicked by Josh Ferri

Amanda Seyfried has been inching closer and closer to Broadway, having starred in two movie adaptations of hit Broadway musicals (Mamma Mia! and Les Miserables). Now Seyfried finally says th…

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Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Starring Sigourney Weaver & David Hyde Pierce, Begins Broadway Previews by Josh Ferri

The Broadway transfer of Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike begins performances at the Golden Theatre on March 5. Headlined by Oscar nominee Sigourney W…

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Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Starring Sigourney Weaver & David Hyde Pierce, Begins Previews on Broadway by Josh Ferri

The Broadway transfer of Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike begins performances at the Golden Theatre on March 5. Headlined by Oscar nominee Sigourney W…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:01AM
Monday, March 4, 2013

West End Star Julian Ovenden Joins Season Four of Downton Abbey by Josh Ferri

Looks like when Julian Ovenden is done romancing Marilyn Monroe on Smash, he'll head over to hang with the Crawleys on Downton Abbey. The New York Times reports that Ovenden will join th…

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Laura Osnes, Santino Fontana & the Cinderella Company Celebrate a Fairy-Tale Opening Night by Josh Ferri

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s musical fairy tale Cinderella has officially waltzed onto Broadway in a re-imagined production directed by Mark Brokaw. The first-ever Main Stem mounting st…

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Really Really, Starring Zosia Mamet and Matt Lauria, Extends for Final Time Off-Broadway by Josh Ferri

The hit drama Really Really has extended for a second and final time off-Broadway. Really Really will now play through March 30 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Written by Paul Downs Cola…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:27AM
Sunday, March 3, 2013

Cyndi Lauper's Glamorous New Musical Kinky Boots Struts Onto Broadway by Josh Ferri

Welcome to the Land of Lola! The fabulous new Broadway musical Kinky Boots, starring Billy Porter and Stark Sands, begins previews at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on March 3. Featuring music an…

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Fairy-Tale Musical Cinderella, Starring Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana, Opens on Broadway by Josh Ferri

It’s “a lovely night” for the stars of the first-ever Broadway staging of Cinderella. The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, starring Laura Osnes as Ella and Santino Fontana …

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Matilda Debuts, The Last Five Years Breaks Hearts & Caissie Levy Rocks in This Week’s Datebook by Josh Ferri

New York theater continues to blossom the week of March 4 as Broadway welcomes Matilda, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike to the party. Meanwhile, off-Broa…

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Saturday, March 2, 2013

Ashley Brown on Songs For a New World, Wicked Dreams & Mary Poppins' 'Bittersweet' Closing by Josh Ferri

Ashley Brown is best known for originating the role of Mary Poppins in Disney’s long-running family musical Mary Poppins. Now, Brown is one of four stars participating in the one-night…

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Friday, March 1, 2013

Tony Nominee Da’Vine Joy Randolph to Play Ellie Kemper's Best Friend in NBC Pilot Brenda Forever by Josh Ferri

She's "outta here!" Tony nominee Da’Vine Joy Randolph will take a break from theater to star opposite The Office's Ellie Kemper in the NBC pilot Brenda Fore…

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Tony Winner Audra McDonald Plans TV Return in CBS Legal Drama The Ordained by Josh Ferri

Five-time Tony winner Audra McDonald is heading to court. McDonald has signed on to play a litigator in the CBS pilot The Ordained, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The pilot, penned …

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Fierce! See Billy Porter and the Fabulous Cast of Kinky Boots in Action by Josh Ferri

Tony winners Harvey Fierstein, Jerry Mitchell and Grammy winner Cyndi Lauper present the cast of their exciting new Broadway musical Kinky Boots in an intimate open house at the  Al Hir…

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Watch Liza Minnelli, Patti LuPone & More Re-Live Theater History in Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age by Josh Ferri

The first trailer for the new documentary film Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age is here, and it’s pretty juicy! The film is chock-full of Broadway tidbits from iconic performers, a…

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Recording Artist Marti Pellow to Lead U.K. Tour of Evita as Che by Josh Ferri

Scottish recording artist Marti Pellow will play Che in a new U.K. tour of Evita, directed by Bob Tomson and Bill Kenwright. The Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical kicks off it…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:09AM

Pop Star and Stage Vet Marti Pellow to Star as Che in U.K. Tour of Evita by Josh Ferri

Scottish recording artist Marti Pellow will play Che in a new U.K. tour of Evita, directed by Bob Tomson and Bill Kenwright. The Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical kicks off it…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:09AM
Thursday, February 28, 2013

Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce & the Cast of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Gear Up for Broadway by Josh Ferri

Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce and Kristine Nielsen play a trio of siblings so tragic, they’re hilarious in the Broadway premiere of Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:27PM

Tony Winner Laura Benanti to Debut Her New Concert at 54 Below in May by Josh Ferri

Tony winner Laura Benanti has plans for a fantastic return to New York once the first season of her NBC series Go On wraps. The actress will unveil her brand-new concert at 54 Belo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:03PM

Exclusive! Really Really's Seven Sensational Stars on Dream Roles, Wild Parties & More by Josh Ferri

The MCC Theater production of Really Really features a cast of seven super-talented up-and-coming theater actors. The new drama by Paul Downs Colaizzo begins at an unnamed Ivy League univers…

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Watch American Idol Contestant Zoanette Johnson Tear Into The Lion King's ‘Circle of Life’ by Josh Ferri

One of American Idol’s most colorful contestants Zoanette Johnson took a pretty big risk during Idol’s sudden death round by performing Elton John’s “The Circle …

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

10 Fascinating Facts About Ann's Fabulous Title Character Ann Richards by Josh Ferri

Broadway’s new one-woman-show Ann, written by and starring Emmy winner Holland Taylor, explores the trials and victories of larger-than-life Texas governor Ann Richards. The play curre…

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Jeremy Jordan, Norm Lewis, Julia Murney & More Set for Stephen Schwartz Concert The Wizard and I by Josh Ferri

Smash star Jeremy Jordan, Tony nominee Norm Lewis, Wicked alum Julia Murney and Tony nominee Jennifer Laura Thompson will take on Stephen Schwartz’s classic catalogue for the Carnegie …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:45PM