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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Chicago Celebrates Its Sweet 16 On Broadway With A Razzle Dazzle Toast by Ryan Gilbert

The Tony-winning revival of Chicago celebrated 16 years of keeping Broadway too-hot-to-trot on November 13, the day before the show's 16th Broadway anniversary. After the performance, st…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:47PM

Scandalous Cancels Both November 14 Performances as Star Carolee Carmello Is Put on Vocal Rest by Ryan Gilbert

The November 14 matinee and evening performances of Scandalous have been canceled as the show's leading lady, Carolee Carmello, has been put on vocal rest by her doctors. Critics we…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:05PM

Move Over, Scrooge! Tickets on Sale for Jackie Hoffman's Holiday Send-Up A Chanukah Charol by Ryan Gilbert

Tickets are now on sale for Jackie Hoffman's one-woman holiday comedy, Jackie Hoffman’s A Chanukah Charol. The show, inspired by Patrick Stewart’s solo staging of A…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:49AM

Scandalous Cancels Press Performance as Star Carolee Carmello Is Put on Vocal Rest by Ryan Gilbert

The November 14 matinee of Scandalous has been cancelled as the show's leading lady, Carolee Carmello, has been put on vocal rest by her doctors. Carmello is expected to resume perf…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:32AM

Grace Gummer to Trail Mitt Romney as a Political Reporter on The Newsroom by Ryan Gilbert

The presidential election may be over, but the race for the White House is just beginning on HBO's The Newsroom. Smash veteran Grace Gummer will join the TV drama's second seaso…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:19AM

Cheyenne Jackson, Alicia Silverston & Henry Winkler Get It On as The Performers Opens on Broadway by Ryan Gilbert

Things are heating up on Broadway as the new porn comedy The Performers, starring Cheyenne Jackson, Henry Winkler and Alicia Silverstone, opens November 14 at the Lo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:25AM

Cheyenne Jackson, Alicia Silverstone & Henry Winkler Get It On as The Performers Opens on Broadway by Ryan Gilbert

Things are heating up on Broadway as the new porn comedy The Performers, starring Cheyenne Jackson, Henry Winkler and Alicia Silverstone, opens November 14 at the Lo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:25AM
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Ryan Silverman Marches Into Classic Stage Company's Passion as Hunky Soldier Giorgio by Ryan Gilbert

Judy Kuhn now has a strapping soldier to obsess over in the upcoming revival of Passion. Ryan Silverman is set join the Classic Stage Company's production of Stephen Sondheim and James L…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:34PM

Anne Hathaway Opens Up About Nailing Her Les Miz Audition, Fantine's 'Near Death' Diet & More by Ryan Gilbert

Awards buzz is already swirling around Anne Hathaway for her sure to be devastating performance as Fantine in the Les Miserables film, but the actress was almost passed over for the project,…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:35PM

F. Murray Abraham to Replace Richard Easton in MTC's Golden Age by Ryan Gilbert

F. Murray Abraham already has an Oscar for playing a famed composer, and now the acclaimed actor is set to take on another music great. Abraham has joined the cast of Terrence McNally's …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:13PM

Let's Hear It for the Girls! Eve Ensler's Emotional Creature Opens Off-Broadway by Ryan Gilbert

Tony winner Eve Ensler, author of the worldwide phenomenon The Vagina Monologues, addresses the issues faced by young women as they move from adolescence to adulthood in her newest work,&nbs…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:04PM
Monday, November 12, 2012

Buddy's Back! Elf Returns to Broadway for the Holidays by Ryan Gilbert

The cast of Elf rang the first jingle bells of the holiday season on November 9 when the returning musical (based on the popular 2003 film) gave its first performance the Al Hirschfeld Theat…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:48PM

Spider-Man's Matthew James Thomas Takes Off Spidey's Mask to Put on Pippin's Crown by Ryan Gilbert

Spider-Man, Turn off the Dark alternate Matthew James Thomas took his final swing and bow as the high-flying musical's eponymous hero on November 10. Thomas is leaving the Broadway spect…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18PM

Watch Cheyenne Jackson, Henry Winkler, Daniel Breaker & More Get It On in the Porn Comedy The Performers by Ryan Gilbert

Broadway hunk Cheyenne Jackson is showing some skin as porn star Mandrew in the new Broadway porn comedy The Performers. Watch him get down and dirty with co-stars Ari Graynor, Henry Winkler…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:52PM

Daytime TV Legends Barbara Walters & Judge Judy Take a Sneak Peek at the New Porn Comedy The Performers by Ryan Gilbert

Barbara Walters and Judith Sheindlin (aka Judge Judy) aren't strangers to sensational drama, but nothing could have prepared them for the salacious goings-ons of The Performers. The dayt…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:27AM
Friday, November 9, 2012

Katie Holmes Needs Ambien, Alicia Silverstone Pushes Sex Toys and More Lessons of the Week by Ryan Gilbert

Sure, there was some sort of national election and a Nor'easter, but let's get to the more important stuff and look at the 10 lessons learned this week on Broadway. From Anne Hathawa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:30PM

Dates Set For Sierra Boggess' Run in Broadway's The Phantom of the Opera by Ryan Gilbert

Dates have been set for Sierra Boggess' previously announced run as Christine Daae in the Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera. Boggess will join the show on January 21, 2013 …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:39PM

What a Feeling! Emily Padgett and Matthew Hydzik to Headline National Tour of Flashdance by Ryan Gilbert

Break out your leg warmers! Emily Padgett and Matthew Hydzik will star in the national tour of Flashdance. The tour will launch on January 1, 2013 at the Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh, the city w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:00PM

Kenneth Branagh to Put On MacBeth's Bloody Crown in Manchester by Ryan Gilbert

Sir Kenneth Branagh will play MacBeth in Shakespeare's tragedy at the Manchester International Festival, according to the U.K.'s Daily Mail. The festival will run July…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:47AM

Rufus Hound Joins West End Cast of One Man, Two Guvnors by Ryan Gilbert

Comedian Rufus House will play absent-minded oaf Frances Henshall in the West End's production of One Man, Two Guvnors. He will join the cast on February 4, 2013, having previously …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:09AM
Thursday, November 8, 2012

Peter and the Starcatcher Guys Prep to Grow Moustaches for Movember by Ryan Gilbert

Calling all Mos! The behind-the-scenes team of Broadway's fantastical Peter and the Starcatcher are participating in Movember. During November each year, men in the U.S. and throughout t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:37PM

Olivier Winner Bertie Carvel to Reprise Role as Evil Headmistress Miss Trunchbull in Matilda on Broadway by Ryan Gilbert

British actor Bertie Carvel is venturing across the pond to stir up trouble as menacing headmistress Miss Trunchbull when Matilda makes its Broadway premiere this spring. The musical, featur…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:02PM

Broadway-Bound Scarlett Johansson Strips Down & Gets Wet On V Magazine Cover by Ryan Gilbert

It looks like recreating one of the most iconic scenes in movie history was a hot and steamy affair for Scarlett Johansson. The Broadway-bound Cat on a Hot Tin Roof star is promoting her new…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:23AM

Watch Broadway Alum Carly Rose Sonenclar Make It 'Rain' on The X Factor by Ryan Gilbert

When it rains it pours! Carly Rose Sonenclar was showered with more praise on the November 7 episode of The X Factor as she took on Bruno Mars' hit ballad "It Will Rain". …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:03AM

Checkers, Starring Anthony LaPaglia as Nixon, Opens Off-Broadway by Ryan Gilbert

Checkers, the new play starring Tony winner Anthony LaPaglia as Richard Nixon, opens November 8 at the Vineyard Theatre. The off-Broadway play also features Tony nominee Kathryn Erbe as Rich…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:59AM
Wednesday, November 7, 2012

The Performers Pair Cheyenne Jackson and Ari Graynor Drink and Dream About Their Lives as Porn Stars by Ryan Gilbert

Cheyenne Jackson and Ari Graynor are currently heating up the stage as married porn stars Mandrew and Peeps, respectively, in the new Broadway comedy The Performers. So what would the a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PM

Jeremy Kushnier Shows Us What He's Shakin' Backstage at Jersey Boys by Ryan Gilbert

It seems like Jeremy Kushnier has sticky fingers! From Andy Karl's guitar to Jesus Christ's shake weight, the Jersey Boys star shows off some of his favorite back…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:22PM

Benjamin Walker to Headline HBO's Spy Drama The Missionary, Produced by Mark Wahlberg by Ryan Gilbert

Benjamin Walker, star of Broadway's upcoming revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, will lead the potential HBO series The Missionary, according to Variety. Produced by Mark Wa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:14PM
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

David Hyde Pierce, Kelli O'Hara & More to Perform at Williamstown Theatre Festival Benefit by Ryan Gilbert

David Hyde Pierce, Kelli O'Hara, Steven Pasquale and more will pay tribute to late book writer and director Abe Burrows at the Williamstown Theatre Festival's 2012 benefit. The …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:29PM

Peter and the Starcatcher's Eric Petersen to Play Kirstie Alley Son on TV's Giant Baby by Ryan Gilbert

Peter and the Starcatcher's Eric Petersen will star opposite Kirstie Alley and Rhea Pearlman in the upcoming TV Land pilot Giant Baby, according to Deadline.com.  Created by Marco…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:46PM

Peter and the Starcatcher's Eric Petersen to Play Kirstie Alley's Son on TV's Giant Baby by Ryan Gilbert

Peter and the Starcatcher's Eric Petersen will star opposite Kirstie Alley and Rhea Pearlman in the upcoming TV Land pilot Giant Baby, according to Deadline.com.  Created by Marco…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:46PM

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