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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

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

Stephen Sondheim, Liza Minnelli, Angela Lansbury & More to Join Michael Feinstein for PBS’ American Songbook by Josh Ferri

Michael Feinstein will sit down with Tony winners Stephen Sondheim, Liza Minnelli, Angela Lansbury, Christine Ebersole and more for season three of his PBS series Michael Feinstein’s A…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:39PM

Holiday Release Date Set for Annie Remake, Starring Oscar Nominee Quvenzhane Wallis by Josh Ferri

A new deal for Christmas, indeed! Will Gluck’s remake of the Tony-winning musical Annie will be released on December 25, 2014, according to Deadline.com. The project, starring Oscar no…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:40PM

Get a First Look at Sean Hayes as He Goes Off His Meds on Smash by Josh Ferri

Sean Hayes is making one heck of a debut on TV’s Broadway drama Smash. The Will & Grace Emmy winner, former Tony host and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner plays Terra…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:43PM

Diva Overload at 54 Below! Bebe Neuwrith, LaChanze, Barbara Cook & More Announce Concert Dates by Josh Ferri

54 Below is offering a Tony winner du jour this spring! Tony winners Bebe Neuwirth, LaChanze and Barbara Cook have all set concert dates at the Midtown nightclub in March and April. Emmy …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:08AM

Diva Overload at 54 Below! Bebe Neuwirth, LaChanze, Barbara Cook & More Announce Concert Dates by Josh Ferri

54 Below is offering a Tony winner du jour this spring! Tony winners Bebe Neuwirth, LaChanze and Barbara Cook have all set concert dates at the Midtown nightclub in March and April. Emmy …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:08AM

Patrick Heusinger and Michael Stahl-David to Co-Star as Sibling CIA Assassins in Boomerang Pilot by Josh Ferri

Stage veterans Patrick Heusinger and Michael Stahl-David will play the sons of Felicity Huffman in the new FOX drama pilot Boomerang, according to Deadline.com. The pilot, written by…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:04AM
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

It’s Possible! Cinderella Headliner Laura Osnes Is Broadway.com’s Newest Video Blogger by Josh Ferri

It's a fairy tale come true! Broadway.com has a brand new backstage video blogger: Cinderella star Laura Osnes. The beloved Tony nominee will capture all the behind-the-scenes magic…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:38PM

The Actors Fund to Honor Robert De Niro & More at Annual Gala by Josh Ferri

Robert De Niro may not have picked up another Oscar this weekend, but the acclaimed actor is about to take home another presitigous prize. De Niro will receive the Actors Fund's Med…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:29PM

Jan Maxwell, Michael Cerveris, Tonya Pinkins & More Make Beautiful Music at Atlantic Theater Company’s Spring Gala by Josh Ferri

Atlantic Theater Company celebrated its annual spring gala at 583 Park Avenue on February 25. The major fundraising event for the acclaimed off-Broadway company featured performances by Tony…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:26PM

Laura Michelle Kelly, Jonathan Pryce and Michael York to Lead Kennedy Center’s My Fair Lady by Josh Ferri

The Kennedy Center just raised the stakes for Clive Davis’ upcoming My Fair Lady revival, because the famed venue has assembled a truly talented cast for a one-night-only concert prese…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:53AM

Watch Alice Ripley Push ‘Pot and Painkillers’ on Kathleen Chalfant in the Trailer for Isn’t It Delicious by Josh Ferri

In the new indie film Isn’t It Delicious, Tony nominee Kathleen Chalfant (Wit, Angels in America) must make amends with her loved ones and help her adult children realize their potenti…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:33AM

Edward Fox Replaces Injured Actor Robert Hardy as Winston Churchill in The Audience by Josh Ferri

BAFTA-winning actor Edward Fox will replace injured star Robert Hardy as Winston Churchill in the West End production of The Audience. Hardy recently left the production after suff…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:09AM
Monday, February 25, 2013

Tony Nominees Tracie Bennett and Michael Cumpsty to Reunite for L.A. Run of End of the Rainbow by Josh Ferri

Tony nominee Michael Cumpsty will once again accompany Tracie Bennett on the piano when the Los Angeles engagement of End of the Rainbow begins performances on March…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:23PM

Cuff Me: The Fifty Shades of Grey Musical Parody to Get Kinky Off-Broadway by Josh Ferri

The title says it all. Cuff Me: The Fifty Shades of Grey Musical Parody will make its off-Broadway premiere at the Actors Temple Theatre beginning March 27. Conceived by Tim Flaherty and dir…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:00PM

Robert Sean Leonard, Kate Burton & More Set For Williamstown Theatre Festival’s 2013 Summer Season by Josh Ferri

Tony winner and House, M.D. star Robert Sean Leonard, Scandal star Kate Burton and Tony winners Jason Robert Brown and Bartlett Sher will all take part in Williamstown Theatre Festival&…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:53AM

Ann Playwright and Star Holland Taylor on Channeling Ann Richards, Loving Charlie Sheen & More by Josh Ferri

It makes sense that an actress with a name like Holland Taylor would become an expert at playing witty, patrician women on stage and screen. An Emmy winner for The Practice and four tim…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:06AM
Sunday, February 24, 2013

Tom Hanks Arrives on Broadway, Smash Adds Another Dreamgirl & Four Big Shows Say Goodbye in This Week's Datebook by Josh Ferri

It's transition week on the Great White Way as Barry Manilow, The Other Place, Virginia Woolf and Mary Poppins end their Broadway runs. Meanwhile, Tom Hanks steps onto a Broadw…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:04PM
Saturday, February 23, 2013

From Julie Andrews to Lea Salonga to Laura Osnes: Follow Cinderella’s Magical Journey to Broadway by Josh Ferri

Fifty-six years after it first premiered on television, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella finally waltzes onto Broadway in a re-imagined and completely re-written production starr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:16PM
Friday, February 22, 2013

Broadway-Bound Glee Star Jane Lynch Set to Host TV’s Ultimate Game Night by Josh Ferri

Jane Lynch will soon be TV’s hostess with the mostess! Annie's future Miss Hannigan has signed on to host the new NBC game show Hollywood Game Night, according to The Hol…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:02PM

Which of Her Classic Movie Songs Will Barbra Streisand Belt Out at the Oscars? by Josh Ferri

Ever since Barbra Streisand was announced as a performer at this year’s Oscars, the web has been buzzing about her possible song choices. While we personally were rooting for a Fu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:46PM

New Oz Couple Alert! Jenn Gambatese and Curt Hansen Join Wicked’s Tour as Glinda & Fiyero by Josh Ferri

A new popular pair is coming to Oz. Broadway veterans Jenn Gambatese and Curt Hansen will star as Glinda and Fiyero, respectively, in the first North American tour of Wicked. Gamba…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:34PM

New Oz Couple Alert! Jenn Gambatese and Curt Hansen Join Wicked Tour as Glinda & Fiyero by Josh Ferri

A new popular pair is coming to Oz. Broadway veterans Jenn Gambatese and Curt Hansen will star as Glinda and Fiyero, respectively, in the first North American tour of Wicked. Gamba…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:34PM

See Just How Much Lena Dunham Really Really Loves Her Girls Co-Star Zosia Mamet by Josh Ferri

Girls' creator, writer, director, star and “voice of a generation” Lena Dunham has some stiff competition. Playwright Paul Downs Colaizzo’s powerful drama Really Really…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:13PM

There's Now an Extra Chance to Catch the Songs for a New World Concert, Starring Nick Adams, Ashley Brown & More by Josh Ferri

The one-night-only Songs for a New World concert has added an additional performance! The March 11 benefit concert, starring Nick Adams (Priscilla Queen of the Desert), Ashley Brown (Mary Po…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:47AM

Helen Mirren's Latest Turn as Queen Elizabeth is Coming to a Theater Near You by Josh Ferri

Six years after scoring an Oscar for portraying Queen Elizabeth II, audiences can once again catch Helen Mirren channeling the British monarch on the big screen. Peter Morgan’s West En…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:33AM
Thursday, February 21, 2013

Watch Megan Hilty & Stephanie J. Block Reunite to Perform Wicked’s ‘For Good’ by Josh Ferri

Glinda and Elphie never looked so glam! Smash’s Megan Hilty and The Mystery of Edwin Drood’s title star Stephanie J. Block reunited for a good cause on February 9 at the 2013 Ste…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:04PM

Army Wives' Joshua Henry Talks TV Romance with Ashanti and Leading Broadway's Cotton Club Parade by Josh Ferri

Tony nominee Joshua Henry is in a tug of war between the worlds of TV and Broadway. Henry is currently taping episodes of Lifetime’s drama Army Wives, but Broadway fans are keeping the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:25PM

Playwright Paul Downs Colaizzo to Step Into Really Really While Cast Member Kobi Libii Films New TV Pilot by Josh Ferri

Really Really playwright Paul Downs Colaizzo will step into his acclaimed off-Broadway drama February 24 and 25 as over-achiever Johnson. Colaizzo subs for show star Kobi Libii, who is takin…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:11PM

Ryan Silverman and Hannah Elless to Join Marc Kudisch in Somewhere In Time Musical by Josh Ferri

Ryan Silverman is about to time travel. The Passion star and Godspell alum Hannah Elless will join previously announced star Marc Kudisch in Portland Center Stage's world premiere o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:37PM

Luck of the Irish's Amanda Quaid on Accents, Angry Women & Getting Naked with Daniel Radcliffe on Broadway by Josh Ferri

Age & Hometown: 29; New York, NY Current Role: Patty Ann Donovan, a down-on-her-luck Irish-American racist who agrees to "ghost-buy" a home for an African-American family in…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:16PM