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Friday, January 17, 2014

Tony Nominee Kenny Leon on Broadway-Bound Holler If Ya Hear Me: 'Hopefully, It Will Change the World' by Ryan Gilbert

If you’re a Tupac Shakur fan, you may have been surprised to hear that Holler If Ya Hear Me, a new musical inspired by the music of the late rapper, is heading to Broadway's Palace…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:38PM

Watch, Worship & Adore Into the Woods' Chris Pine as he Channels Frank Sinatra on Jimmy Kimmel Live! by Ryan Gilbert

We can't wait to see Rob Marshall's upcoming film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods for a bevy of reasons. Just one of them is Hollywood hunk Chris…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AM

Bunny Boiler! Natascha McElhone to Play Fatal Attraction's Alex Forrest in West End World Premiere by Ryan Gilbert

Natascha McElhone will revive Glenn Close's infamous Alex Forrest character in the stage adaptation of Fatal Attraction in London's West End. Yes, the film's notorious "bunn…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:22AM

Time to Fall in Love! The Bridges of Madison County, Starring Kelli O'Hara & Steven Pasquale, Begins Broadway Previews by Ryan Gilbert

Your favorite "I Heart Jason Robert Brown" sweatshirt? Check. A friend who will hold your hand for two hours? Check. An enormous box of tissues? Check. Great, you're all set to…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Thursday, January 16, 2014

Daniel Radcliffe Returning to Broadway in Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan This Spring by Ryan Gilbert

Four-time Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Daniel Radcliffe is heading back to the Great White Way! Tony winner Michael Grandage's critically-acclaimed West End production of Ma…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:33PM

NYC, Right Ahead! Revival of Maury Yeston & Peter Stone's Titanic Musical Will Sail to Broadway This Fall by Ryan Gilbert

Titanic, Maury Yeston and Peter Stone's Tony-winning musical about the "unsinkable" ship's ill-fated maiden voyage and encounter with an iceberg in the Atlantic, is ex…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:07PM

Brit Wit! Frayn's Noises Off and Stoppard's Indian Ink Added to New Roundabout Season by Ryan Gilbert

Roundabout Theatre Company has added two productions—a Broadway revival of Michael Frayn's gut-busting comedy Noises Off, directed by Jeremy Herrin, and an off-Broadway production …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:00PM

Chloe Grace Moretz to Star in Steven Soderbergh-Directed World Premiere of The Library at Public Theater by Ryan Gilbert

Up-and-coming film star Chloë Grace Moretz will make her off-Broadway debut as the survivor of a school shooting in the world premiere of Scott Z. Burns' The Library this spring. Di…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:26PM

Glee's Lea Michele Shows BFF Jonathan Groff a Whole Lotta Love at the Premiere of HBO's Looking by Ryan Gilbert

Glee and Spring Awakening BFFs Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff were looking gorgeous at the launch party for the new HBO series Looking at Paramount Studios in Hollywood. Groff, who played ba…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:15AM

Squigs Sketches the Shocking Scandal of Sophie Treadwell's Machinal, Starring Rebecca Hall by Ryan Gilbert

Broadway.com's resident artist Justin "Squigs" Robertson recently ventured to Roundabout Theatre Company's American Airlines Theatre to sketch Rebecca Hall, Michael Cumpsty…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:31AM
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Darren Criss on Glee's Move to NYC, Being a 'Nerdy Rock Musician' & Wanting to Return to the Stage by Ryan Gilbert

When word got out that FOX's hit musical dramedy Glee was moving to the Big Apple for the rest of the fifth season, the only thought that popped into our heads was, "So that means m…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:56PM

Tony Winner Christian Borle & More Join Emma Thompson in New York Philharmonic’s Sweeney Todd by Ryan Gilbert

Ladies and gentlemen you can't imagine the rapture in store! Tony winner Christian Borle, along with Jeff Blumenkrantz, Kyle Brenn, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Erin Mackey and Olivier winner …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:41PM

Jonathan Groff, Frankie Alvarez & Murray Bartlett Reveal What They're Looking For On New HBO Series by Ryan Gilbert

Broadway fave Jonathan Groff will soon reach a whole new level of stardom when the new HBO series Looking debuts on January 19. Much more than a gay-themed Girls or Sex and the City ret…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:03PM

Kathryn Erbe Will Be Torn Between Two Lovers in New Craig Lucas Play Ode to Joy by Ryan Gilbert

Tony nominee Kathryn Erbe is about to get caught between a man and woman in the world premiere of Ode to Joy, written and directed by Craig Lucas, at the Cherry Lane Theatre off-Broadwa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:50PM

Princess Party! Laura Osnes and Carly Rae Jepsen Go Pumpkin Picking Backstage at Cinderella by Ryan Gilbert

Pop star Carly Rae Jepsen has been super-duper busy with princess prep, costume fittings and rehearsals before she makes her Broadway debut in Cinderella, but, luckily, she still has plenty …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:52AM
Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Lena Hall to Star as Yitzhak in Broadway's Hedwig and the Angry Inch; Neil Patrick Harris Extends His Run by Ryan Gilbert

Kinky Boots star and The Deafening frontwoman Lena Hall is joining Broadway's Hedwig and the Angry Inch as Yitzhak. Starring Neil Patrick Harris as the eponymous rock star and directed b…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:43AM

Romeo and Juliet, Starring Orlando Bloom & Condola Rashad, Will Hit Movie Theaters Nationwide in February by Ryan Gilbert

Maybe Romeo and Juliet would have worked out if they'd just gone to the movies together? Just a little bit of dating advice. And now here's some entertainment advice: This winter, Sc…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:27AM

Tim Minchin Says His Musical Version of Groundhog Day Will Have 'Cool Tunes and Lots of Gags' by Ryan Gilbert

He mustn't keep his audience waiting! Tony nominee Tim Minchin, the Australian musician and comedian who wrote the score for the stage version of Matilda, confirmed on his blog that he&#…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:41AM

Spice It Up for Mama! Tony Winner Bebe Neuwirth Returns to Chicago as Matron 'Mama' Morton by Ryan Gilbert

And now ladies and gentlemen, the keeper of the keys! Tony winner Bebe Neuwirth begins performances as Matron "Mama" Morton in the Tony-winning revival of Chicago on January 14. Ne…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Monday, January 13, 2014

The Realistic Joneses, Starring Toni Collette, Michael C. Hall, Marisa Tomei & Tracy Letts, Sets Opening Night Date by Ryan Gilbert

Will Eno’s The Realistic Joneses, a play about two couples with a disconcerting amount in common, starring Toni Collette, Michael C. Hall, Tracy Letts and Marisa Tomei, will begin prev…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:04PM

Exclusive Photos! Bebe Neuwirth Gears Up to Play Matron 'Mama' Morton in Chicago by Ryan Gilbert

The Countess of the Clink has got to be lookin' classy! Bebe Neuwirth is getting ready to make her grand return to the long-running Broadway revival of Chicago, and Broadway.com has your…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:59PM

Dreams Do Come True! Disney Confirms Broadway Plans for Hit Movie Frozen by Ryan Gilbert

File this under best news ever: Walt Disney CEO and Chairman Bob Iger knows the entire world has (rightfully!) fallen in love with the studio's Golden Globe-winning feature Frozen, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM

Steven Pasquale on Crying Over The Bridges of Madison County & Not Becoming a 'Fat Football Coach' by Ryan Gilbert

Steven Pasquale has led a double life as an actor: Though he nabbed a breakout TV role as dim-witted firefighter Sean Garrity on FX's Rescue Me, the Pennsylvania native maintained a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:45PM

Golden Globes Honor Frozen and Bryan Cranston; Snub August: Osage County by Ryan Gilbert

Ice queens, lovesick princesses, mountain men, reindeer and talking snowmen were all the rage in Tinseltown when Disney's Frozen took home the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Featur…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:36AM

Welcome to Hitsville, USA! Krystal Joy Brown Will Play Diana Ross in Broadway's Motown The Musical by Ryan Gilbert

Krystal Joy Brown is coming out to play Diana Ross in Motown The Musical, and she wants the world to know! The Big Fish alum will take over the role of the iconic diva in the Broadway produc…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:00AM
Sunday, January 12, 2014

Bebe Neuwirth Is Yo Mama, Bridges Crosses to B'way & Jonathan Groff Wants Love in This Week's Datebook by Ryan Gilbert

Broadway.com is spreading the news all season long, spotlighting tons of must-see events! From welcoming The Bridges of Madison County to Tovah Feldshuh's final swing on the Pippin trape…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Friday, January 10, 2014

Don't Stop Believin'! Gwyneth Paltrow to Join Kristin Chenoweth & More in Glee's 100th Episode by Ryan Gilbert

Holly Holliday will strut down the halls of William McKinley High once again! According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gwyneth Paltrow will reprise her hilarious Emmy-winning role in the two-par…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:19PM

Simon Paisley Day Completes the Cast for U.K. Premiere of Tony-Winning Musical Urinetown by Ryan Gilbert

West End favorite Simon Paisley Day is set to star in the U.K. premiere of Urinetown as Caldwell B. Cladwell. He joins the previously announced Marc Elliott (Eastenders), Richard Fleeshman (…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:45AM

Watch Lea Michele Find Her Way Out of the Darkness in Her Powerful 'Cannonball' Video by Ryan Gilbert

Lea Michele has finally released her first music video! It feels like just yesterday that the Glee star-turned pop singer was teasing the world with photos from her video for "Cannonbal…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:29AM
Thursday, January 9, 2014

Amanda Peet's The Commons of Pensacola, Starring Blythe Danner & Sarah Jessica Parker, Extends Off-Broadway by Ryan Gilbert

Manhattan Theatre Club's presentation of Amanda Peet's new play The Commons of Pensacola has extended its off-Broadway run at New York City Center — Stage I through Februa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:22PM

Rob Ashford for The Sound of Music Live!, David Mamet & the 2013 Tony Awards Broadcast Earn DGA Nominations by Ryan Gilbert

Tony winner Rob Ashford, Beth McCarthy-Miller and the directing team of NBC's broadcast of The Sound of Music Live! have been nominated for a Directors Guild Award in the category of Out…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:33PM

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