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Thursday, August 18, 2016

VIDEO: Get To Know AN AMERICAN IN PARIS' Leading Man, Dimitri Kleioris by Michael Dale

Like Robert Fairchild, the Tony-nominated originator of the role he plays in AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, dancer Dimitri Kleioris had never sung professionally before stepping in as leading man at …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:31PM

VIDEO: Behind The Scenes With HOLIDAY INN's Bryce Pinkham,?Lora Lee?Gayer and Corbin Bleu by Michael Dale

While it's always great to have exciting new voices writing scores for Broadway musicals, it's also thrilling to hear the classics from long ago that thrilled young audiences in their day.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:30PM

VIDEOS: Alice Ripley, Jennifer Damiano And The Cast of AMERICAN PSYCHO Sings Duncan Sheik by Michael Dale

Members of the star-studded company reunited at Feinstein's54 Below for a special four-performance event, AMERICAN PSYCHO SINGS Duncan Sheik.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:14PM

PHOTO FLASH: Michael Crawford Commemorates 30th Anniversary THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA's First Rehearsal by Michael Dale

Check out a wonderful vintage photo of Michael Crawford and the mask.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:28PM

Jessie Mueller and Sara Bareilles Set For WAITRESS CD Signing at Barnes & Noble by Michael Dale

The hit Broadway musical WAITRESS' Tony-winning star Jessie Mueller and its Grammy-nominated composerlyricist Sara Bareilles will be signing copies of their original cast recording at Manhat…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:27PM

VIDEOS: Three Sheldon Harnick Songs You Have To Hear by Michael Dale

Before teaming with Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick contributed songs to several Broadway revues.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:28PM

VIDEO: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's Classical Violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins Releasing 'The Fiddler: Expanding Tradition' by Michael Dale

Two new videos preview her upcoming album, which will feature new solo music by Hall-Tompkins and the current FIDDLER ON THE ROOF revival's arranger Oran Eldor and music directororchestrator…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:04PM
Wednesday, August 17, 2016

BWW Interview: Listen Up To Broadway Sound Designers Fitz Patton and John Shivers by Michael Dale

Fitz Patton THE HUMANS and John Shivers KINKY BOOTS explain the the art of designing sound for theatre.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:58PM

VIDEO: THE ILLUSIONISTS' Jinger Leigh Counts Down 100 Days Until Broadway by Michael Dale

Their new show is titled THE ILLUSIONISTS - TURN OF THE CENTURY, designed to transport audiences back to the golden age of magic.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:52PM

VIDEO: Everybody Say Yeah For The Sparkling New West End KINKY BOOTS Trailer by Michael Dale

Matt Henry, who received the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical, is extending his acclaimed performance as Lola, and is joined by David Hunter, who takes on the role of Charlie Price.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:05PM

New York Philharmonic To Provide Live Music For WEST SIDE STORY and MANHATTAN Film Screenings by Michael Dale

Both presentations are part of the Philharmonic's 'The Art of The Score Film Week at The Philharmonic.'

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:09PM

Bid To Meet HAMILTON's Renee Elise Goldsberry, Support Harlem Girls Cheer by Michael Dale

Chaitybuzz's new online auction offers a chance to meet the Tony-winner after enjoying HAMILTON from house seats.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:44PM

VIDEO: Hilarious Behind The Scenes Look At OH, HELLO's 'Glamorous' Photo Shoot by Michael Dale

The glamour of Broadway hasn't escaped Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland, the hilarious on-stage alter-egos of actors Nick Kroll and John Mulaney.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:38PM

VIDEO: Jeremy Kushnier Belts 'The Hollywood Wiz' For PARAMOUR's Original Cast Recording by Michael Dale

It's no secret that actors love a good entrance and PARAMOUR's Jeremy Kushnier gets a doozy of an introduction.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:38PM

Putting It Together! More Broadway-Inspired Lego Creations From Jack Abrams by Michael Dale

Fourteen-year-old Jack Abrams may live in Los Angeles, but he's making quite an impression on the Broadway community.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:25PM
Tuesday, August 16, 2016

VIDEO: Playwright Christopher Hampton Explains The Scandalous History of LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES by Michael Dale

Choderlos de Laclos was a career soldier looking for a way to alleviate his boredom, so he wrote a novel that became the scandal of France.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:22PM

VIDEO: Music Legends Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil Play The Not-So-Newlywed Game With Their San Francisco BEAUTIFUL Counterparts by Michael Dale

While the Broadway hit BEAUTIFUL celebrates the pop classics of Carole King, there is also strong representation from the songwriting team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:24PM

VIDEO: Austin McCormick Aims To Turn Company XIV Into New York's Moulin Rouge by Michael Dale

In the ten years since McCormick began recruiting an assemblage of classical dancers, actors, operatic vocalists, circus and burlesque performers into Company XIV, the troupe has become one …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:03PM

VIDEO: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF's Vacationing Alexandra Silber Holds a Tzeitel Tzeremony For Her Understudies by Michael Dale

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is a musical about traditions, but Silber's way of handing her role over may be completely new.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:07PM

PHOTO FLASH: Laura Osnes, Stephanie J. Block, Rory O'Malley, Keala Settle Among Stars Sleeping In The Street at Covenant House's Broadway Sleep Out by Michael Dale

Eighty members of the Broadway community spent the night sleeping on the street to raise funds for Covenant House.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:46PM

PHOTO FLASH: Handwritten Drafts of Lin-Manuel Miranda's HAMILTON Lyrics by Michael Dale

Great musicals aren't just written, they're rewritten.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:02PM

VIDEO: Public Art Fund Installation Has Singer Targeting Pedestrians In City Hall Park by Michael Dale

Artist Tino Sehgal's piece has a singer specifying her songs to those who pass her by.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:43AM
Monday, August 15, 2016

VIDEO: Four Seasons Meets Nine Lives as CATS Serenades JERSEY BOYS by Michael Dale

After JERSEY BOYS welcomed their new neighbors with a Doo-Wop arrangement of 'Memory,' the Nine Lives set returned the favor.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:04PM

VIDEO: LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES' Director Josie Rourke: Two Sharks In A Pool of Innocence by Michael Dale

Rourke's acclaimed production of Christopher Hampton's sardonic drama of sex and revenge comes to Broadway's Booth Theatrre.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:44PM

VIDEOS: Watch 1,000 Singers Perform THE PUBLIC DOMAIN at Lincoln Center Plaza by Michael Dale

Watch the complete performance of the premiere of Pulitzer Prize winner David Lang's unique piece.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:34PM

VIDEO: Holders of Re-Sold Tickets Being Denied Entry To HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD by Michael Dale

While New York's lawmakers attempt to control the extremely high prices of Broadway tickets that are resold by scalpers or on secondary market websites, the producers of the West End hit HAR…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:22PM

VIDEO: ON YOUR FEET!'s Child Wrangler Felicia Velasco Takes Us Through Her Nightly Routine by Michael Dale

This is Velasco's eleventh show taking care of Broadway's smallest stars.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:28PM

VIDEOS: A Look Back at Jerry Herman's DEAR WORLD and MILK AND HONEY, Next In The York's MUFTI Series by Michael Dale

Two Jerry Herman musicals will be presented in concert as part of The York's acclaimed series.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:45PM

Lin-Manuel Miranda Supports Quiara Alegria Hudes' Response To Controversial IN THE HEIGHTS Casting by Michael Dale

The white actor of Italian descent defends his being cast as Usnavi.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:45PM

VIDEOS: Theatre Community Celebrates The Life and Career of Fyvush Finkel by Michael Dale

The star of Yiddish Theatre and Emmy Award winner was 93 years old.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AM
Friday, August 12, 2016

VIDEO: Tony Danza, Carmen Cusack, Norbert Leo Butz and Melissa Errico Tell Why They Love Performing Cabaret by Michael Dale

Feinstein's54 Below has helped dissolve the line between the stars you'd see on Broadway and the one's you'd see performing cabaret.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:27PM

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