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Thursday, February 24, 2011

American Idol Vet Sanjaya Malakar Joins Remy Zaken in Freckleface Strawberry by Bruce Glikas

There’s a new American Idol vet in town: Sanjaya Malakar, the season six crooner with the shy smile and amazing head of hair, has joined the cast of the off-Broadway family musical Fre…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:56PM
Wednesday, February 23, 2011

New York Jets Owner Robert 'Woody' Johnson Checks Out Lombardi by Bruce Glikas

With the NFL season under wraps, yet another football luminary, New York Jets owner Robert "Woody" Johnson, headed over to Circle in the Square Theatre to take in Broadway's hi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:08PM

Pop Star Kelly Clarkson Swoops In to Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark by Bruce Glikas

While she's hard at work on her upcoming fifth solo album, pop star Kelly Clarkson took some time from her busy schedule to check out the Broadway show that has everyone talking: Spider-…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:34PM
Friday, February 18, 2011

Kelly Osbourne Checks Out Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark by Bruce Glikas

No stranger to musical theater herself, pop star Kelly Osbourne, who made her own musical debut in the West End production of Chicago in 2007, was the latest celebrity to swing in to th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:22PM

The Fabulous February Cast of Love, Loss and What I Wore Celebrates on Opening Night by Bruce Glikas

Another month, another fabulous brand new cast at off-Broadway's fashion-centric hit, Love, Loss and What I Wore. On February 17 the show welcomed a slew of new lovely ladies to the cast…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:07PM
Thursday, February 17, 2011

Rapper Kanye West Lives the 'Good Life' at Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark by Bruce Glikas

With songs like "Stronger" and "Touch the Sky" in his Grammy-winning song catalog, rapper Kanye West can relate to the famed superhero of Broadway's newest blockbuste…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:09PM
Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Get Wild With Robin Williams and the Cast of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo by Bruce Glikas

After being named a Pulitzer Prize finalist during its Los Angeles run, Rajiv Joseph's new play Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo is roaring on to Broadway with Oscar winner Robin Williams…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:10PM

Super Bowl Champ Green Bay Packers Celebrate Their Heritage at Lombardi by Bruce Glikas

The Green Bay Packers recently emerged as 2011 Super Bowl champs, and several of the players decided to celebrate the big win by heading to Broadway's Packers-themed drama, Lombardi. On …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:40PM
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

It's Raining Men! The Stars of Priscilla Show Off Their Disco Moves in Rehearsal by Bruce Glikas

Priscilla Queen of the Desert stars Will Swenson, Nick Adams and Tony Sheldon are hard at work ensuring the fabulous new musical is in top shape when it pulls onto Broadway beginning Februar…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:28PM
Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Patti LuPone Gets Superstar Treatment at the Drama League's Benefit Bash by Bruce Glikas

Broadway’s best showed some serious love to two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone at the Drama League’s annual winter benefit on February 7. Our Patti was the honoree at a supe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:13PM
Monday, February 7, 2011

Celebrate With the Celestial Cast of Lost in the Stars by Bruce Glikas

Lost in the Stars, the 1949 musical collaboration between Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson, found new life at Encores!, running February 3-6 with a cast that included Chuck Cooper, Daniel Ger…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:55PM

Zac Efron, Alicia Keys and Glee's Chris Colfer Show Up for a Starry Spider-Man Weekend by Bruce Glikas

The buzz about Spider-Man, Turn off the Dark has clearly spread throughout the celebrity world as even more stars descended upon the Foxwoods Theatre during the weekend of February 4-6 to ch…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:34PM
Thursday, February 3, 2011

Joan Knows Best! Joan Rivers Congratulates the Cast of Spider-Man Backstage by Bruce Glikas

The new musical Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark pays homage to the great city of New York, and on February 2 the show received a visit from a quintessential New Yorker: comedian Joan Rivers! W…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:26PM

Josh Duhamel and Mad Men's Bryan Batt Cheer on the Cast of Lombardi by Bruce Glikas

Broadway football drama Lombardi received a double dose of star power this week as hunky Transformers actor Josh Duhamel and Mad Men's Bryan Batt (a Broadway veteran himself) headed to C…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:11PM
Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Melissa Etheridge Rocks Out in Her First Performance as American Idiot's St. Jimmy by Bruce Glikas

Broadway's St. James Theatre is getting an extra dose of rock star power this week as Grammy and Oscar-winning musician Melissa Etheridge steps into the role of American Idiot's male…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:34PM
Thursday, January 27, 2011

Turn Up the Volume! The Stars of Priscilla Record the Show's Cast Album by Bruce Glikas

The leads of Broadway's upcoming Priscilla Queen of the Desert headed into New York's MSR recording studio on January 26 to record some of dance radio's biggest hits for the show…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:53PM
Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Send in the Klown! John Leguizamo Introduces His New Broadway Solo Show by Bruce Glikas

Having already conquered Broadway in Freak and Sexaholix, charasmatic comedian John Leguizamo is readying to tackle the Great White Way again with his latest solo show, Ghetto Klown. On Janu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:19PM
Monday, January 24, 2011

Norbert Leo Butz, Aaron Tveit & Co. Begin Rehearsals for Catch Me If You Can by Bruce Glikas

If the cast of Catch Me If You Can looked at ease during a first rehearsal photo op on January 24, they had good reason: The leading players created their roles in the musical’s 2009 S…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:07PM

Pop Icons Tiffany and Debbie Gibson Visit Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark by Bruce Glikas

Former '80s teen sensations and once-rumored rivals Debbie Gibson and Tiffany are finally going head to head in the campy Syfy original movie Mega Python Vs. Gatoroid. While the ladies (…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:27PM
Friday, January 21, 2011

Nick and Frankie Jonas Check Out Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark by Bruce Glikas

Following the lead of their older brother Kevin, Jonas brothers Nick and Frankie were eager to catch the high-flying new musical Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark. On January 20 Nick (who's …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:01PM
Thursday, January 20, 2011

Holly Madison Takes a Peep at Broadway's Mary Poppins by Bruce Glikas

Plenty of celebrities have experienced the magic of Disney's Mary Poppins, and former Girls Next Door star Holly Madison is the latest famous name to fly into the New Amsterdam Theatre. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:08PM
Wednesday, January 19, 2011

The Cast of Lombardi Celebrates a Winning 100th Performance by Bruce Glikas

Every performance of Lombardi is a theatrical touchdown, but an extra victorious feeling swept through the Circle in the Square Theatre on January 19 as the cast played its 100th performance…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:09PM

Inside the Recording Studio with the Stars of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown by Bruce Glikas

Their show closed early, but the stars of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown enjoyed a mini-reunion on January 19 at a cast recording session for Ghostlight Records. (Label co-founder…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:32PM

On His 80th Birthday, Daisy Star James Earl Jones Celebrates the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by Bruce Glikas

Let’s sing a belated chorus of “Happy Birthday” to James Earl Jones, the towering star of Driving Miss Daisy! Appropriately enough, the great actor’s 80th birthday fe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:20PM
Friday, January 14, 2011

Stockard Channing, Linda Lavin and More Celebrate a Family Affair at Other Desert Cities' Opening by Bruce Glikas

Sparks may fly between members of the Wyeth family in Lincoln Center Theater's Other Desert Cities when daughter Brooke returns home with the announcement she's penning a memoir chro…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:31PM
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Christine Ebersole Wows a Swanky Crowd at Cafe Carlyle by Bruce Glikas

Two-time Tony winner Christine Ebersole brightened a snowy night on January 11 as she opened her latest cabaret engagement at Café Carlyle. Accompanied by musical director John Oddo, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:11PM
Monday, December 20, 2010

The Cast of Freckleface Strawberry Celebrates a New Sundae (and CD) at Serendipity 3 by Bruce Glikas

Sweet! That’s the verdict of the cast of Freckleface Strawberry, who gathered at Serendipity 3 on December 20 to sample a new sundae created in honor of their family-friendly off-Broad…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:57PM
Friday, December 17, 2010

Meet The Talented Team Behind MTC’s Post-Civil War Drama The Whipping Man by Bruce Glikas

On December 17, the cast and creative team of Manhattan Theatre Club’s The Whipping Man braved the winter cold to step out for a meet and greet. Doug Hughes directs the New York premie…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:45PM
Thursday, December 16, 2010

Today's Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb Celebrate Driving Miss Daisy with James Earl Jones by Bruce Glikas

It was a happy afternoon at the Golden Theatre on December 15, as producers Jed Bernstein and Adam Zotovich took the stage after the matinee performance of Driving Miss Daisy for a special a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:38PM
Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Charles Busch Shares His Heavenly Holiday Tale, Times Square Angel by Bruce Glikas

During his night off from his wild off-Broadway comedy, The Divine Sister, drag master Charles Busch stepped into a different set of heels for the 12th annual staged reading of his holiday c…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:54PM
Monday, December 13, 2010

Adam Lambert Rocks Out at Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark by Bruce Glikas

Sure, Grammy nominee Adam Lambert sings "For Your Entertainment," but how does the American Idol veteran entertain himself? By heading to Broadway! On December 10 Lambert swung int…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PM