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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

First Look! Tony Winner Mary-Louise Parker Takes Flight in Poster Art for MTC's The Snow Geese by Ryan Gilbert

We're counting the days until Tony and Emmy winner Mary-Louise Parker steps back onto a Broadway stage as the star of Sharr White's new play The Snow Geese. Directed by her Tony-winn…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:23PM

The Bridges of Madison County, Starring Kelli O'Hara & Steven Pasquale, Sets Dates at the Schoenfeld Theatre by Ryan Gilbert

The Broadway musical adaptation of The Bridges of Madison County will begin preview performances on January 13, 2014, at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre! Featuring an original score by Tony wi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:55PM
Monday, August 19, 2013

Chokey Chant! Check Out the Stars of Matilda as They Record Their Broadway Cast Album by Ryan Gilbert

Get ready to savor the Broadway cast album of Matilda! On August 19, the stars of the hit musical (including Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon and Milly Shapiro in the title role; T…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:30PM

Tony Winner Tyne Daly Headed Back to Broadway in Terrence McNally's Mothers and Sons by Ryan Gilbert

Tony and Emmy winner Tyne Daly is set to return to Broadway in Spring 2014 in Mothers and Sons, the new play by four-time Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally. Directed by Tony nominee S…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:25PM
Friday, August 16, 2013

Judge Judy Gets the Verdict Backstage at Broadway's Tony-Winning Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Ryan Gilbert

Judith Sheindlin (a.k.a. Judge Judy) is no stranger to sensational drama, but nothing could have prepared her for the salacious goings-ons of Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia and Mas…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:58AM
Thursday, August 15, 2013

Guys and Dolls, Directed by Tony Winner Jack O'Brien, to Play One-Night-Only Concert at Carnegie Hall by Ryan Gilbert

A concert staging of Guys and Dolls will be presented at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium on April 3, 2014, directed by three-time Tony winner Jack O'Brien. Broadway's Rob…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:31PM

Margaret Colin and Reed Birney to Headline Dennis Kelly's Taking Care of Baby at Manhattan Theatre Club by Ryan Gilbert

Stage favorites Reed Birney and Margaret Colin will star in the American premiere of Tony winner Dennis Kelly's Taking Care of Baby, the latest addition to Manhattan Theatre Club…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:01PM

Crank It 'Loud!' The Broadway Company of Matilda to Record Cast Album by Ryan Gilbert

Rejoice, Matilda fans! We'll get to sing the revolting songs using revolting rhymes at home! The current Broadway production of Matilda will release a new cast recording of the blockbust…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:16AM

Jay Armstrong Johnson & Talisa Friedman to Rock Out as Romeo & Juliet in The Last Goodbye, Featuring the Music of Jeff Buckley by Ryan Gilbert

Jay Armstrong Johnson and Talisa Friedman will headline The Last Goodbye, a new musical fusing William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet with the songs of Jeff Buckley. Johnson and Friedm…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:33AM
Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Marilu Henner Heads to Bucks County, Glass Menagerie Gets Smashed & More Cross-Country Highlights by Ryan Gilbert

Broadway.com is going on a cross-country road trip! We're exploring the week’s most exciting theatrical events from Westport, CT, all the way to Pasadena, CA, with a stopover in Ch…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:04PM

Justin Matthew Sargent to Don Spidey's Tights in Broadway's Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark by Ryan Gilbert

Former Rock of Ages star Justin Matthew Sargent will join Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark as the alternate Spider-Man/Peter Parker at Broadway's Foxwoods Theatre. Jake Epstein played his f…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:25PM

See John Tartaglia Share Why He Wanted to Be a Part of the Youth Production of Seussical in Newtown, CT by Ryan Gilbert

Tony nominee John Tartaglia and more than 100 young performers from the Newtown, Connecticut area are part of Seussical, the Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty musical based on the famed child…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:08PM

Exclusive! Matilda's 'Special Little Guys and Girls' on Favorite Books, Revolting Habits, Offstage Hobbies & More by Ryan Gilbert

The eight anything-but-revolting children in Matilda's ensemble help bring the story the extraordinary title character to life eight times a week at Broadway's Shubert Theatre. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:35PM
Monday, August 12, 2013

Come On (Back), Babe! Paige Davis, Terra C. MacLeod & Carol Woods Return to Broadway's Chicago by Ryan Gilbert

Paige Davis, Terra C. MacLeod and Carol Woods will return to the Tony-winning Broadway revival of Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre, before kicking off the newest national tour of the m…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:58PM

Carly Rose Sonenclar Shows Off Her Tremendous Talent at Times Square Benefit Concert by Ryan Gilbert

The X Factor finalist and Broadway alum Carly Rose Sonenclar held a solo concert on August 10 at the Best Buy Theater in Times Square as part of The Stand Up for a Cure 2013 Concert Series. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:12AM
Friday, August 9, 2013

Roundabout Underground to Premiere Meghan Kennedy's Too Much, Too Much, Too Many by Ryan Gilbert

The world premiere of Meghan Kennedy's Too Much, Too Much, Too Many, directed by Tony nominee Sheryl Kaller (Next Fall), will kick off the seventh season of Roundabout Theatre Company…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:16PM

Casting Director Jay Binder and Julie Arenal Helm Timmy the Great Musical Off-Broadway by Ryan Gilbert

All hail the nine-year-old king! Timmy the Great, a whimsical musical comedy written by Pulitzer Prize nominee Sandra Hochman, will debut off-Broadway at the Theater for the New City on Augu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:30AM

Labyrinth Theater Company to Present Eric Bogosian's 100 Monologues; New Season Announced by Ryan Gilbert

The Labyrinth Theater Company has announced its fall 2013 season, which will include Obie and Drama Desk Award winner Eric Bogosian performing 100 monologues from his one-man shows from the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:58AM
Thursday, August 8, 2013

Mike Doyle and Johnny Cannizzaro Join the Cast of Clint Eastwood's Jersey Boys Movie by Ryan Gilbert

A couple more boys are headed to Jersey! Mike Doyle and Johnny Cannizzaro will join previously announced stars Erich Bergen (as Bob Gaudio) and Christopher Walken (as Gyp Carlo) in director …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:32PM

Erich Bergen Confirmed to Play Bob Gaudio in Clint Eastwood's Jersey Boys Movie by Ryan Gilbert

Erich Bergen, who played the role of Four Seasons mastermind Bob Gaudio in the national tour, Los Angeles and Las Vegas casts of Jersey Boys, will reprise the role in Clint Eastwood's fi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:49PM

Cheyenne Jackson & Anthony Rapp Set to Star in High School Drama Club Comedy Opening Night by Ryan Gilbert

Cheyenne Jackson and Anthony Rapp in a movie about the offstage antics of a high school drama club?! Consider us psyched! According to Deadline.com, the Broadway favorites are lined up to st…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:04AM
Wednesday, August 7, 2013

The King and Christiane Noll Share a Dance, Olympia Dukakis Gets Courageous & More Cross-Country Highlights by Ryan Gilbert

Broadway.com’s Countrywide Guide is your destination for the best in theatrical offerings around the country. This week, we go from Eastern Long Island to California with five fabulous…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:31PM

Romeo and Juliet's Orlando Bloom & Condola Rashad Show Off Their Red-Hot Chemistry in Times Square by Ryan Gilbert

Rehearsals have begun for the upcoming contemporary revival of Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare's tragic tale of the world's most famous star-crossed lovers. International film …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:52PM

Tickets Now On Sale for The Amoralists' Off-Broadway Ghost Story The Cheaters Club by Ryan Gilbert

Tickets are now on sale for The Amoralists' upcoming the world premiere of Derek Ahonen's The Cheaters Club. The off-Broadway production is scheduled to begin previews on August 17 a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:08PM
Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Fiona Shaw Replaces Deborah Warner as the Director of Eugene Onegin at the Met by Ryan Gilbert

Tony nominated actor Fiona Shaw will replace her frequent collaborator, the Tony-nominated helmer Deborah Warner, as the director of the Metropolitan Opera's season-opening production of…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PM

Karina Smirnoff & Maksim Chmerkovskiy Extend Run in Forever Tango for an Additional Week by Ryan Gilbert

These two really are going to tango...forever! Dancing with the Stars duo Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy will extend their run in Luis Bravo's Forever Tango for an additional we…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:59PM

Matilda's Samantha Sturm on Doing Arabesques on Her Parents' Bed & Wanting to Be the Girl Gene Kelly by Ryan Gilbert

In the latest installment of Gotta Dance!, Broadway.com highlights Samantha Sturm, the eye-catching dancer in the Broadway musical Matilda, now playing at the Shubert Theatre. Get the inside…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:35PM
Monday, August 5, 2013

Hot Shot! Avenue Q Spoofs the Hit Netflix Original Series Orange Is the New Black by Ryan Gilbert

If you're like us, you might have forgotten that there is life outside your apartment since you started binge-watching the new Netflix original series Orange is the New Black. Well, it s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:26PM

Jersey Boys' Dominic Scaglione Jr. on Mastering Frankie Valli's Falsetto & Making Friends on Facebook by Ryan Gilbert

Belleville, New Jersey, native Dominic Scaglione Jr. has played Frankie Valli in the Chicago and Las Vegas companies of Jersey Boys as well as covering the role on Broadway. After four and a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:10PM
Thursday, August 1, 2013

Happy Anniversary, Princeton! Avenue Q Creators, Cast & Alums Celebrate the Show's 10th Birthday by Ryan Gilbert

After opening on Broadway in 2003, the laugh-out-loud musical Avenue Q went on to win Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Book of a Musical. Part flesh (humans) …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:43PM

Craig Bierko and Jill Paice Sign On to Replace Bertie Carvel and Lauren Ward in Broadway's Matilda by Ryan Gilbert

Tony nominee Craig Bierko and Jill Paice will join the company of the hit Broadway musical Matilda as Miss Trunchbull and Miss Honey, respectively, on September 3. Tony nominees Bertie Carve…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:44AM

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