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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Will Lady Day Star Audra McDonald Make Tony Awards History? Oh, and Is She in a Play or a Musical? by Beth Stevens

If Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill is deemed a play by the Tony Administration Committee (and that’s a big IF), five-time Tony winner Audra McDonald will have a shot at the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:04PM
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Cabaret Star Alan Cumming Puckers Up with Matt Lauer by Beth Stevens

Alan Cumming got up bright and early on April 23 to chat with Today's Matt Lauer about reprising his Tony-winning performance in Cabaret. The star revealed that being asked to dance…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:31AM
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Elaine Stritch Almost Played WHAT in John Turturro’s Hustler Movie Fading Gigolo?! by Beth Stevens

Writer/director John Turturro’s movie Fading Gigolo, which will receive a limited release on April 18, is about a New York florist (played by Turturro), who makes extra cash servicing …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:43PM

Exclusive Video! See Michael Shannon as a Heroin Junkie in Eric Bogosian’s 'Godhead' by Beth Stevens

To celebrate the publication of Eric Bogosian’s 100 Monologues, a slew of actors are performing excerpts on camera. The ever-growing roster includes Sam Rockwell, Jennifer Tilly, Tate …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:09PM
Sunday, April 13, 2014

525,600 More Reasons to Love Idina Menzel & If/Then! Watch the Cast Sing Rent's 'Seasons of Love' by Beth Stevens

If/Then stars Idina Menzel and Anthony Rapp dug into their past as original cast members of Rent to raise money for the charity Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on April 12. After the curta…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:08AM
Tuesday, April 8, 2014

See Willemijn Verkaik & Two Dozen Others Belt Out Frozen's 'Let It Go' in the Studio by Beth Stevens

OK, listen. We know you can't escape the unstoppable, chart-topping Frozen hit "Let It Go," and you're still contemplating whether or not to accept Idina Menzel's …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:05AM
Friday, April 4, 2014

Of Mice and Men Star James Franco Comes Clean About Teen Flirtation Disaster: ‘I’m Embarrassed’ by Beth Stevens

OK, OK, you probably heard about how Of Mice and Men star James Franco’s stage door meeting with a teen fan turned into a thwarted social media hookup that she made public. But you hav…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:52AM

Watch the Brand New Trailer for The Normal Heart Movie, Starring Mark Ruffalo, Julia Roberts & Matt Bomer by Beth Stevens

There's a new trailer for the HBO adaptation of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart premiering on EW's website, and it's even more heartbreaking and dramatic than the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:40AM
Thursday, April 3, 2014

Nathan Lane Says Goodbye to Guys and Dolls with Carnegie Hall Concert: 'I’m Going to Croak It Out One More Time' by Beth Stevens

How does Tony winner Nathan Lane feel about brushing off his fedora and heading back to the oldest established permanent floating craps game with the April 3 concert of Guys and Dolls? &ldqu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:05PM
Sunday, March 30, 2014

NPH, At Last! See How I Met Your Mother Stars Neil Patrick Harris and Jason Segel Sing Les Miz by Beth Stevens

As How I Met Your Mother ends its amazing nine-season run, stars Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Segel, Alyson Hannigan, Josh Radnor and Cobie Smulders joined host James Lipton for an epic episod…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:07AM
Thursday, March 27, 2014

Bullets Babe Heléne Yorke on Woody Allen, Professional Idiots and Eating Flamin' Hot Cheetos in Her Underwear by Beth Stevens

Age: “Eleven-ish.” Hometown: Los Angeles, California Current Role: Aspiring actress Olive Neal, a ditzy, talent-free mob moll hellbent on being a star, in Bullets Over Broa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM
Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Perchance to Dream! 11 Totally Necessary Mashups of Benedict Cumberbatch and Hamlet by Beth Stevens

Excuse us while we hyperventilate because something Cumberbatch is coming to the state of Denmark. We (and you and everyone in the Cumberverse) started to tingle (and haven’t stopped) …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:56AM
Monday, March 17, 2014

Odds & Ends: Get Ready for a Dirty Idiot and a New Odd Couple by Beth Stevens

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. The Big Screen Is Getting a Dirty, Nasty Idiot Playwright Rolin Jones, who collaborated with Green Day frontman Billie Jo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:17PM

Mitch Leigh, Tony-Winning Composer of Man of La Mancha, Dies by Beth Stevens

Mitch Leigh, the Tony-winning composer of Man of La Mancha died in Manhatan on March 16, according to The New York Times. The former commercial jingle writer, who penned the iconic song, &qu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:47AM
Friday, March 14, 2014

Broadway's Santino Fontana Gushes About Being a Frozen Sperm Donor by Beth Stevens

Santino Fontana, who recently jumped from playing Prince Topher in Cinderella to portraying Moss Hart in the upcoming Act One on Broadway, is thrilled with Broadway-bound Frozen's&n…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PM
Thursday, March 13, 2014

She Really Is the Queen! Idina Menzel's Frozen Hit 'Let It Go' Breaks into Billboard's Top 10 by Beth Stevens

Idina Menzel's rendition of Frozen’s Oscar-winning song “Let It Go” is rising like the break of dawn. The song just broke into the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:35PM

Odds & Ends: More Balls for Carly Rae Jepsen, Sebastian Arcelus on the Big Screen & Patina Miller Sings Out by Beth Stevens

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. Carly Rae Jepsen and Fran Drescher Are Having a Ball The two newest stars of Cinderella are extending their stay on Broad…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:58PM

Piece of My Heart, a Musical about Hitmaker Bert Berns, Set for Off-Broadway by Beth Stevens

The New York stage can’t get enough stories about songwriters (think Beautiful, Motown, and Jersey Boys), and now there’s a new one on its way. Piece of My Heart, which explores …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:59PM

OMG! Watch Sylvester Stallone Down Raw Eggs & Talk Up 'Shredded' Rocky Star Andy Karl by Beth Stevens

See Sylvester Stallone at his most adorable (yes, adorable!) as he talks to David Letterman about the Rocky musical. From poking fun at himself ("Das Musical? I thought I spelled it tha…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:23PM

What Percentage of Water Is Celery? Audra McDonald Knows and Will Sing You the Answer! by Beth Stevens

Remember that time Jimmy Fallon had Tony winner Audra McDonald sing Yahoo Answers, and it was awesome? Well, here's another installment! Fallon brought the sold gold bit to his new gig a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM

See the Stars of Les Miz Light Up Times Square with 'One Day More' by Beth Stevens

Wake up, sleepyhead! No, you don't need a triple venti anything, you just need to see the stars of the new Broadway revival of Les Miserables do their thing. So sit back and watch the ca…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:40AM
Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Odds & Ends: Matthew James Thomas Might Be a Jedi! Judy Kaye Will Find Salvation! More Backwards Stars! by Beth Stevens

Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. The Force Might Be with Matthew James Thomas It looks like J.J. Abrams is eyeing Pippin star Matthew James Thomas for a J…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PM

Blythe Danner’s Broadway Return & Three World Premieres on Tap at MTC Next Season by Beth Stevens

Tony winner Blythe Danner and world premiere works from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrights Donald Margulies and David Auburn are set for Manhattan Theatre Club’s 2014-2015 season. D…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:16PM

Welcome to the Jungle, Bernadette Peters! Amazon Orders New Series by Beth Stevens

Mozart in the Jungle, a new dramady starring Bernadette Peters, has been picked up by Amazon, according to Variety. The show, which is based on Blair Tindall’s memoir, offers an i…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:13PM

(More) Hookers on Broadway?! Pretty Woman May Sing and Dance on Stage by Beth Stevens

In the grand tradition of Broadway hooker musicals (The Life, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Irma La Douce and even—ahem—“dancer for hire” Sweet Charity), there may…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:41AM

Duck and Cover! Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging!, Latest Version of Spoof Show, Sets Dates Off-B'way by Beth Stevens

There’s a new season of Broadway to skewer and Forbidden Broadway is on it! The latest incarnation of Gerard Alessandrini’s hit spoof show Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging!…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:28AM
Monday, March 10, 2014

Weekend Poll Top Three: Fans Want Justin Timberlake to Dance Through Life as Fiyero in Wicked by Beth Stevens

We hear you, we hear you. You really want a bona fide Broadway boy to play Fiyero if and/or when there’s ever a big-screen adaptation of musical blockbuster Wicked. Nevertheless, we po…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:55AM

See the Powerful Trailer for HBO's The Normal Heart, Starring Mark Ruffalo & Julia Roberts by Beth Stevens

The trailer for the movie adaptation of Larry Kramer’s award-winning play The Normal Heart is out, and it looks like HBO got everything right. Directed by Ryan Murphy, the film is an u…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:34AM
Thursday, March 6, 2014

Monster Musical King Kong Delays Its Stomp to Broadway by Beth Stevens

King Kong, the mega-musical monster thriller, is still aiming for Broadway, but has delayed its previously announced December arrival on the Great White Way. Producers for the show, which pr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:14PM

Rocky's Margo Seibert on Covering Her Eyes During Fight Scenes & How She Responds to 'Yo, Adrian!' by Beth Stevens

Age: 29 Hometown: Glenelg, MD Current Role: A high-profile debut as wallflower Adrian, love interest of the title character, in the Broadway musical adaptation of Sylvester Stallone&rs…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:52AM
Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Amaluna, Cirque du Soleil’s Mother of a Show, Extends by Beth Stevens

Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna, is extending its stay in New York City. Written and directed by Tony winner Diane Paulus (Pippin), the show will now play through May 18 at on the grounds o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:59PM

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