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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

NBC Keeps Sean Saves the World, Starring Sean Hayes, Megan Hilty & Linda Lavin, Off the Chopping Block by Ryan Gilbert

The Peacock network has finally canceled continues to believe in Sean Saves the World. According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBC has picked up the freshman comedy(?) for four additional scrip…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:03PM

Broadway's The Bridges of Madison County, Starring Kelli O'Hara & Steven Pasquale, Delays Its First Preview by Ryan Gilbert

The upcoming Broadway premiere of The Bridges of Madison County, which was set to begin performances on January 13, 2014, has delayed its start date until January 17. Jason Robert Brown and …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PM

Red Alert! The Disaster! Company Rings the Alarm on Opening Night by Ryan Gilbert

Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick's hilarious new musical Disaster!, about a group of NYC A-listers who party at the grand opening of a floating casino/disco (until disaster strikes), offi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:56PM

Watch Sting Preview The Last Ship & Sing a Little Carousel on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno by Ryan Gilbert

The new musical The Last Ship, featuring an original score by Sting, won't sail to Broadway (after its world premiere engagement in Chicago) until the fall of 2014, but the 16-time Gramm…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:24AM

Tony Nominee Kathleen Chalfant to Join Nina Arianda in Manhattan Theatre Club's Tales From Red Vienna by Ryan Gilbert

Tony nominee Kathleen Chalfant is set to join previously announced Tony winner Nina Arianda in the world premiere of David Grimm's political drama Tales From Red Vienna. Directed by Kate…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:45AM

MTC's Taking Care of Baby, Starring Margaret Colin & Reed Birney, Begins Performances Off-Broadway by Ryan Gilbert

Tony winner Dennis Kelly's Taking Care of Baby begins previews on November 5 at Manhattan Theatre Club's New York City Center—Stage II. Directed by Erica Schmidt, the American …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM

You Look Mahvelous! Billy Crystal's Tony-Winning 700 Sundays Begins Performances on Broadway by Ryan Gilbert

Legendary actor, comedian, author and perennial Oscar host Billy Crystal's Tony Award-winning one-man show 700 Sundays begins previews on November 5 at Broadway's Imperial Theatre. D…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Monday, November 4, 2013

Spider-Man's Glen Berger & Lion King's Mark Mancina Collaborating on August Rush Musical by Ryan Gilbert

Emmy winner Glen Berger, who co-wrote the book for Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark, and Grammy winner and Tony nominee Mark Mancina, who worked on the original score of The Lion King, are coll…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:38PM

The Sound of Music's Carrie Underwood is Working Hard to Drop the Twang and Brush Up on the Yodel by Ryan Gilbert

Time is ticking closer and closer to NBC's live broadcast of Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music, and Grammy-winning country music star Carrie Underwood is proving that sh…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:22PM

The Scottsboro Boys, Parade & More Take Home L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Awards by Ryan Gilbert

The Nether, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Parade, Shrek and The Scottsboro Boys were among the winners of the 2013 L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Awards, which honor the best in Los Angeles t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:21PM

Weekend Poll Top Three: Fans Want to See The Perks of Being a Wallflower Transformed Into a Musical by Ryan Gilbert

Tony nominees Stephanie J. Block, Will Swenson and Rory O'Malley are currently warming hearts and splitting sides in James Lapine and William Finn's musical adaptation of the hit fil…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:15PM

Zachary Levi, Krysta Rodriguez & the Stars of Broadway's First Date Celebrate Their 100th Performance by Ryan Gilbert

The stars of First Date celebrated a Broadway milestone in the sweetest fashion on November 2: Zachary Levi, Krysta Rodriguez, Sara Chase, Kristoffer Cusick, Blake Hammond, Kate Loprest…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:09PM

This Is Not a Drill! Disaster!, Starring Mary Testa & Seth Rudetsky, Officially Opens Off-Broadway by Ryan Gilbert

Go ahead and turn on your lava lamp, hang up your disco ball, put on your mood rings, slip into your bell-bottoms and leave your pet rock at home because Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick'…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Sunday, November 3, 2013

Harlem's Hottest Club After Midnight Opens on Broadway by Ryan Gilbert

The jazz-age musical revue After Midnight, starring Grammy winner Fantasia Barrino, Emmy nominee Dulé Hill and Tony winner Adriane Lenox, officially opens on November 3 at the Brooks …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Friday, November 1, 2013

Check Out Pics of the Astonishing Acrobats & Provocative Performers of Off-Broadway's La Soiree by Ryan Gilbert

Come one, come all and come often to the delicious, deviant and delirious La Soiree! The show, which combines cabaret, burlesque, circus sideshow and variety in one seductive setting, doesn&…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:05PM

Kristin Chenoweth Continues Being Awesome & Creates New Charity with Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center by Ryan Gilbert

Hometown girl makes good! Kristin Chenoweth is partnering up with the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center Foundation in her home state of Oklahoma to create a new charity partnership. The To…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:41PM

Tony Winner Robert Lindsay Gets Down & Dirty with Jerry Mitchell & the Cast of Broadway's Kinky Boots by Ryan Gilbert

Celebrated British performer Robert Lindsay is the latest star to experience the flamboyant fun and heartfelt humor of Broadway's Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots. The Tony winner and hi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:26PM

Amanda Peet on Pushing Herself to Write The Commons of Pensacola, Stalking Sarah Jessica Parker & More! by Ryan Gilbert

As a quick-witted and engaging film actress, Amanda Peet earned accolades and lots of laughs for her roles in films like The Whole Nine Yards, Igby Goes Down, Something's Gotta Give and …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:22PM

Michael Cerveris, Victoria Clark & More Will Reunite for One-Night-Only Titanic Concert at Avery Fisher Hall by Ryan Gilbert

The full cast has been announced for Manhattan Concert Productions' previously reported concert version of Maury Yeston and Peter Stone's Tony-winning musical Titanic. The one-night-…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:16PM

Get a Snazzy First Look at Fantasia, Dule Hill & Adriane Lenox in Broadway's Jazz Musical Revue After Midnight by Ryan Gilbert

Grammy winner Fantasia Barrino, Emmy nominee Dulé Hill and Tony winner Adriane Lenox are bringing the sexy, sultry and salacious world of Harlem Renaissance back to life in After…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:07AM

Give Them What They Want! Robert Lindsay & Rufus Hound to Lead Dirty Rotten Scoundrels in the West End by Ryan Gilbert

Tony winner Robert Lindsay and comedian Rufus Hound are set to star as the comedy duo Lawrence Jameson and Freddy Benson in the U.K. premiere of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Directed and choreog…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:38AM

Weekend Poll: Which Quirky Independent Movie Should Be Adapted Into a Musical? by Ryan Gilbert

When Little Miss Sunshine was released in the summer of 2006, moviegoears and critics fell in love with it, and for good reason! The heartfelt and hilarious story of Olive, a pudgy, bespecta…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:40AM
Thursday, October 31, 2013

Meet the Hula Hoopers, Sword Swallowers, Pole Dancers & Flexible Beefcakes of La Soiree's Cabaret by Ryan Gilbert

The seductive, dangerous and overwhelming world of Brett Haylock's La Soiree has taken over off-Broadway's Union Square Theatre! Feast your eyes on the one-of-a-kind performers …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:59PM

What's Up, Condola Rashad? The Romeo and Juliet Star on Her Band's Brand New Rocking Single 'Save' by Ryan Gilbert

To say that two-time Tony nominee Condola Rashad has been having quite a year would be a big understatement. The gifted actress and musician scored her second Tony nomination for her underst…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:42PM

What a Gent! Daniel Radcliffe Visits Broadway's A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder by Ryan Gilbert

Daniel Radcliffe is currently lighting up the silver screen as poet Allen Ginsberg in the film Kill Your Darlings, but on October 30 the star got back in touch with his theatrical side at a …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:14PM

Christian Borle, Annaleigh Ashford & Beth Leavel to Star in Reading of New Musical Comedy Dog and Pony by Ryan Gilbert

Tony winners Christian Borle and Beth Leavel along with Kinky Boots Tony nominee Annaleigh Ashford, are putting on a good old fashioned dog and pony show! But really: San Diego's Old Glo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:03PM

Get a Gripping First Look at Phyllis Somerville in Roundabout's Too Much, Too Much, Too Many by Ryan Gilbert

In Meghan Kennedy's new play Too Much, Too Much, Too Many, Phyllis Somerville stars as Rose, a widow who, after the death of her husband, locks herself in her bedroom for the better part…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:45PM

Brian Cross on Ditching Economics for Acting & Being Bowled Over by His Snow Geese Co-Stars by Ryan Gilbert

Age & Hometown: 23; Pelham, NY Current Role: A Broadway debut as the intelligent and irascible Arnold Gaesling, a wise-beyond-his-years 18-year-old who is determined to force his fami…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:11PM

Good Show! PBS Will Air British Comedy Series Vicious, Starring Ian McKellen & Derek Jacobi, in the U.S. by Ryan Gilbert

Sir Ian McKellen is taking over the world. Evidence? He's starring on Broadway in Waiting For Godot and No Man's Land, and he'll be back on the silver screen as Gandalf in Decemb…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:35PM

In the Spotlight! Spiderman's Ushers Will Take Over the Stage for a One-Night-Only Cabaret Performance by Ryan Gilbert

From let me help you find your seat to let me be your star! Some of Broadway’s most talented ushers will take to the stage for a fun and fierce cabaret performance on November 4 at Sta…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:29PM

In the Spotlight! Spider-Man's Ushers Will Take Over the Stage for a One-Night-Only Cabaret Performance by Ryan Gilbert

From let me help you find your seat to let me be your star! Some of Broadway’s most talented ushers will take to the stage for a fun and fierce cabaret performance on November 4 at Sta…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:29PM

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