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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Watch Les Miserables Movie Stars Russell Crowe and Samantha Barks Team Up for NYC Concert by Ryan Gilbert

Les Miserables' rising star Samantha Barks joined her famous leading man, (a barely recognizable) Russell Crowe, for his October 13  concert at Manhattan's Gramercy Park Th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AM
Monday, October 15, 2012

Peter Pan's Cathy Rigby Boards the Neverland Ship with the Stars of Peter and the Starcatcher by Ryan Gilbert

Tony nominee Cathy Rigby recently flew in to check out the company of Broadway's Peter and the Starcatcher! Rigby first appeared as Peter Pan in the eponymous musical on Broadway in…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PM

Turning Page Writer and Star Angelica Page Celebrates Opening Night of Her Off-Broadway Solo Show by Ryan Gilbert

Angelica Page looked overjoyed on opening night of Turning Page, her solo play that shares with audiences the personal and public side of her late mother, Geraldine Page, who originated role…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:56PM

Boyd Gaines to Join Australian Production of Driving Miss Daisy, Starring James Earl Jones and Angela Lansbury by Ryan Gilbert

Four-time Tony winner Boyd Gaines, currently headlining the Broadway revival of An Enemy of the People, will join James Earl Jones and Angela Lansbury in the previously reported Australian d…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:19PM

Weekend Poll Top Three: Broadway Fans Let Down by Phantom Film and More by Ryan Gilbert

With the recent release of the director's cut of Little Shop of Horrors and anticipation building for the Les Miserables movie, Broadway.com asked readers which feature film adaptation o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:01PM

FBI Arrests Rebecca Financier on Charges of Fraud by Ryan Gilbert

Former stockbroker Mark Hotton was arrested on October 15 on charges of defrauding the producers of the Broadway musical adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's novel Rebecca, according t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:32AM
Saturday, October 13, 2012

Kathie Lee Gifford's Scandalous, Starring Carolee Carmello, Begins Performances on Broadway by Ryan Gilbert

Performances of the new musical Scandalous, starring two-time Tony nominee Carolee Carmello, begin October 13 at Broadway’s Neil Simon Theatre. Directed by David Armstrong, the pr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:09AM
Friday, October 12, 2012

Anne Hathaway is a Dream Come to Life in New Les Miserables Poster by Ryan Gilbert

The latest poster for Tom Hooper’s highly anticipated big screen version of Les Miserables features Anne Hathaway as the beautiful but doomed Fantine, with the tagline referencing the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:31PM

Let Her Entertain You! See Barbra Streisand's Gypsy Medley by Ryan Gilbert

Barbra Streisand kicked off her Back to Brooklyn concert tour in Philadelphia on October 10, and one of the most memorable moments was her medley of songs from Gypsy. She delighted Broadway …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:41PM

Amanda Seyfried Opens Up Her 'Heart Full of Love' in New Les Miserables Poster by Ryan Gilbert

After the iconic Les Miserables image of young Cosette came to life in the upcoming movie adaptation's first promotional poster, audiences can now see the street urchin all grown up. The…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:30PM

Exclusive First Look! See Scarlett Johansson as a Sexy Maggie in Broadway's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Ryan Gilbert

Talk about hot and bothered! The cat is out of the bag and Scarlett Johansson looks stunning as headstrong beauty Maggie in the SpotCo ad campaign for the upcoming Broadway revival of Tennes…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:25PM

Jeah! Watch Nina Arianda Use Ryan Lochte as Her 'Sex Idiot' on 30 Rock by Ryan Gilbert

Tony winner Nina Arianda certainly is one lucky girl. Not only does the Venus in Fur vet get to guest star on 30 Rock, she'll also be living out just about every American's summer fa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:58PM

Watch Jessica Chastain Hunt Down Osama Bin Laden in New Zero Dark Thirty Trailer by Ryan Gilbert

In the intense new trailer for Zero Dark Thirty, Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain ditches the glamorous, flowing dresses of Broadway's The Heiress for down 'n dirty desert fatigues. Ze…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:11AM

Rupert Everett to Star as Oscar Wilde in The Judas Kiss at the West End's Duke of York Theatre by Ryan Gilbert

Following a sell out run at Hampstead Theatre, Neil Armfield’s production of The Judas Kiss , starring Rupert Everett, will transfer to the West End with the full Hampstead c…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:49AM
Thursday, October 11, 2012

T.R. Knight, Jan Maxwell, Richard Thomas & More Join Benefit Reading of Moilere's The Miser by Ryan Gilbert

T.R. Knight, Jan Maxwell and Richard Thomas and will appear in the Red Bull Theater's benefit reading of Moliere's The Miser. Doug Hughes is staging the October 2…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PM

Johnny Depp to Give Shakespeare a Modern Twist for New TV Series by Ryan Gilbert

Johnny Depp is developing a scripted TV series based on the plays of William Shakespeare, according to Deadline.com. The Oscar nominee's production company, Infinitum Nihil, is…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:22PM
Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Watch Scarlett Johansson Enter the Scary Shower of Psycho in New Hitchcock Trailer by Ryan Gilbert

Uh oh...Tony winner Scarlett Johannson is checking in to the Bates Motel. The actress, who returns to Broadway in Decemeber in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,  plays film icon and Psycho st…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:55PM

Jesse L. Martin to Play a Grown Up Frat Boy on NBC's The Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives by Ryan Gilbert

NBC can’t seem to get enough of Law & Order alum Jesse L. Martin. In addition to his upcoming guest spot on Smash, the Law & Order vet will star in the pilot of the Jerry Bruck…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:22PM

Land Among the Stars of PigPen Theatre Company's The Old Man and The Old Moon by Ryan Gilbert

Off-Broadway's The Old Man and The Old Moon, combines live music, puppetry and theatrical effects to tell this folktale about the moon’s caretaker who goes to the ends of the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:24PM

The Doctor Is In! James Moye Joins Off-Broadway's Silence! The Musical by Ryan Gilbert

Million Dollar Quartet alum James Moye will join the company of Silence! The Musical, the off-Broadway musical spoof of the Oscar-winning film Silence of the Lambs. Moye will replace origina…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:02PM

Get a First Look at Cat on a Hot Tin Roof's Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh in Hitchcock by Ryan Gilbert

We can all go a little mad for this just-released production photo of Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh in the upcoming feature film Hitchcock. Donning a short bouffant wig, prim g…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:37PM

Andrea Martin is Heading to Trapeze School for A.R.T. Pippin Revival by Ryan Gilbert

Tony winner Andrea Martin is joining the cast of Diane Paulus' revival of Pippin, according to the New York Daily News. Martin will play the title character’s grandmother…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:29PM

What's Up, Roger Bart? The Tony Winner on his Law & Order: SVU Role, Broadway Stars Who Should Join Revenge & More by Ryan Gilbert

Tony Award winner and Revenge star Roger Bart guest stars on the October 10 episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as a high-profile talk show host who’s accused of…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:55AM

Jay Armstrong Johnson, Donna Lynne Champlin & More Clocking In for Working Revival by Ryan Gilbert

Jay Armstrong Johnson and Donna Lynne Champlin are among the cast of Working, a newly reconceived production of the 1978 musical, according to Variety. Joe Cassidy and Kenita Miller have als…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:35AM

Jay Armstrong Johnson, Donna Lynne Champlin & More Clock In for Working Revival by Ryan Gilbert

Jay Armstrong Johnson and Donna Lynne Champlin are among the cast of Working, a newly reconceived production of the 1978 musical, according to Variety. Joe Cassidy and Kenita Miller have als…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:35AM
Tuesday, October 9, 2012

First Look! Billy Ray Cyrus Gets Ready to Razzle Dazzle as Billy Flynn in Chicago by Ryan Gilbert

Welcome to Chicago! Country music star Billy Ray Cyrus is all dressed up and ready to make his Broadway debut as lawyer Billy Flynn in the long-running musical hit Chicago. Cyrus will b…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:57PM

A Musical Fable Comes to Life on Opening Night of The Old Man and The Old Moon by Ryan Gilbert

Over the moon! That was how audiences and troupe members of PigPen Theatre Company felt on October 7 when The Old Man and The Old Moon opened at The Gym at Judson. The company's fir…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:39PM

Lindsay Mendez, Lauren Pritchard & More to Get Down at Boogie in the Butt Concert by Ryan Gilbert

Dogfight star Lindsay Mendez, Spring Awakening alum Lauren Pritchard and more will be among the Broadway stars showing off their dance moves at second annual Boogie in the But…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:54PM

Watch Bernadette Peters Belt a Fiddler on the Roof Tune in Her New Film Coming Up Roses by Ryan Gilbert

Bernadette Peters has quite the appetite for playing overbearing stage mothers. After scoring a Tony nod for playing the great Mama Rose in the 2003 revival of Gypsy, and having recently sho…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM

Dates Set for West End Revival of Old Times, Starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Rufus Sewell & Lia Williams by Ryan Gilbert

The previously reported West End revival of Harold Pinter’s Old Times, starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Rufus Sewell and Lia Williams, will begin performances at the Harold Pinter T…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PM

Weekend Poll Top Three: Broadway Fans Want to See Kristin Chenoweth's Wicked Life On Stage by Ryan Gilbert

With the recent announcement that Tony host and How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris is getting to work on a memoir and memories of some great solo shows still fresh in our minds, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:08PM

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