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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Broadway Inspirational Voices Sets Summer Date for Third Annual Concert Expect the Great by Marc Snetiker

The Broadway Inspirational Voices’ third annual summer concert Expect the Great will perform June 2 at the First Corinthian Baptist Church, led by BIV founder and director Michael…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:50AM
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Pilot Watch! Katie Finneran, Jonathan Groff and 15 More Broadway Stars Headed to TV This Fall by Marc Snetiker

Now that the major networks have announced their pilot pick-ups, the Broadway community can rejoice as as favorite stars hit the airwaves in some of this fall’s hottest new shows. Of c…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:28PM

Tickets Now on Sale for Michael Urie's One-Man Comedy Buyer & Cellar by Marc Snetiker

Tickets are now on sale for the Barrow Street Theatre engagement of Buyer & Cellar, starring Broadway alum Michael Urie, which premiered in April at Rattlestick Playwright…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:54PM

Quincy Jones and Tommy Hilfiger Make a Stylish Splash Backstage at Motown The Musical by Marc Snetiker

Music legend Quincy Jones and fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger are the latest celebs to head backstage at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, where Motown The Musical is thrilling audiences eight time…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:35PM

Roundabout Adds The Winslow Boy and Cutie and Bear to 2013-14 Season; Philadelphia Story Postponed by Marc Snetiker

Roundabout Theatre Company has added two productions—a Broadway staging of The Winslow Boy starring Tony-winning actor/director Roger Rees, and an off-Broadway production of Bekah…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:00PM

Tom Hanks Calls Out Pippin and Kinky Boots on The Late Show with David Letterman by Marc Snetiker

Broadway musicals, watch out—Tom Hanks is calling you out! The all-star A-lister and Lucky Guy star stopped by The Late Show to chat with David Letterman about his fellow the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:46AM
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Homeland's Mandy Patinkin Joins Zach Braff’s Kickstarter Film Project Wish I Was Here by Marc Snetiker

Homeland star Mandy Patinkin is the first actor to be cast in Zach Braff’s Kickstarter-funded film project Wish I Was Here, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Patinkin will play t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:57PM

Meet Guy and Girl! Once Stars Arthur Darvill and Joanna Christie Shine in New Production Photos by Marc Snetiker

The Tony-winning musical Once recently welcomed two new stars: Doctor Who fan favorite Arthur Darvill and newcomer Joanna Christie, who exhibit some truly mesmerizing onstage chemistry as th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:34PM

11 Things You Don’t Know About How I Met Your Mother’s Surprising New Star Cristin Milioti by Marc Snetiker

So, that just happened. Tony nominee Cristin Milioti was the cause of thousands of gasps, screams and cheers Monday night when it was revealed that the former Once leading lady was the titul…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:33PM

Derek Klena to Make Broadway Debut as Fiyero in Wicked Opposite Lindsay Mendez by Marc Snetiker

There’s a Dogfight reunion brewing in Oz! Broadway newcomer Derek Klena will make his debut as Fiyero in Wicked beginning May 28. He’ll star opposite the show’s incomi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:23AM
Monday, May 13, 2013

Motown The Musical Sets June Release Date for Original Broadway Cast Album by Marc Snetiker

The original Broadway cast recording of Motown The Musical, which features a slew of favorites from the Motown music catalogue, will be released on June 4 by Motown/Universal Music Enterpris…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:39PM

Lucky Guy’s Tom Hanks Gets Honest About Mike McAlary on CBS Sunday Morning by Marc Snetiker

“Because I’m an actor.” That’s how Tom Hanks justifies his decision to take on his latest role, that of renowned tabloid columnist Mike McAlary in Nora Ephron’s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:04PM

Dee Snider Rocks Out Backstage with the Stars of Motown The Musical by Marc Snetiker

Backstage at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, there was an epic clash of music genres as Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider brought his rock style to the soulful, sensational cast members of Motow…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:29PM

Smash Ratings Watch: Blackmail! Strippers! Ratings Plateau! by Marc Snetiker

Well, the curtain has officially fallen on Smash, and by curtain, we mean Peacock-shaped axe, and by fallen, we mean Smash is canceled. It’s the inevitable outcome we all saw comi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:20PM

Sting Musical The Last Ship May Sail to Broadway in 2014 with Louise Pitre by Marc Snetiker

Will Tony nominee Lousie Pitre go from ABBA to Sting? The original star of Broadway’s Mamma Mia! recently led readings of the rocker’s long-in-the-works musical The Last Ship, re…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:37AM

Will Louise Pitre Sail to Broadway in the Sting Musical The Last Ship? by Marc Snetiker

Will Tony nominee Lousie Pitre go from ABBA to Sting? The original star of Broadway’s Mamma Mia! recently participated in readings of the rocker’s long-in-the-works musical The L…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:37AM

Weekend Poll Top Three: Fans Want Tony Host Neil Patrick Harris on a Mormon Mission by Marc Snetiker

Neil Patrick Harris is coming back to Broadway! Well, kind of. The How I Met Your Mother star and former prepubescent physician is once again hosting the Tony Awards, which means he’s …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:59AM
Friday, May 10, 2013

Stephen King-John Mellencamp Musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County Sets U.S. Tour Dates by Marc Snetiker

The long-in-the-works southern gothic musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, written by Stephen King and featuring music by John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett, will launch a U.S. nationa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PM

Aaron Tveit, Cristin Milioti, Matt Doyle, Bertie Carvel & More Lead Our Great Gatsby Musical Dream Cast by Marc Snetiker

If you’ve survived high school English class, chances are you’ve read (or at least pretended to have read) the seminal F. Scott Fitzgerald classic The Great Gatsby, a jazzy tale …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:20PM

Patti LuPone, Matthew Morrison, Christian Borle and Lily Tomlin Get Their Kink on Backstage at Kinky Boots by Marc Snetiker

Kinky Boots is up for a whopping 13 Tony Awards, so it’s only expected that every celebrity ever is making a their way to the Al Hirschfeld Theatre to catch this kick-ass crowdpleaser.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM

Dirty Dancing Announces Return to the West End Following Two-Year National Tour by Marc Snetiker

Nobody puts Baby in the corner, but somebody's putting baby on the West End! The record-breaking musical adaptation of the classic film Dirty Dancing will return to London’s West E…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:45PM

Watch Darren Criss’s Nostalgic Tribute to ‘90s TV Theme Songs by Marc Snetiker

Everyone loves a good dose of nostalgia, especially the paragons of random brilliance over at BuzzFeed, who enlisted Glee star Darren Criss to take a time-warping trip back to the ‘90s…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:59AM

Ruthie Ann Miles on Playing Imelda Marcos in Here Lies Love, Being a New Mom and the Future of Theater by Marc Snetiker

Age & Hometown: 30; Honolulu, Hawaii Current Role: Filipina First Lady Imelda Marcos, whose catapult to stardom and subsequent fall into infamy are chronicled in the Public Theater&rs…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:57AM

Weekend Poll: Which Current Broadway Role Is Perfect for Tony Host Neil Patrick Harris? by Marc Snetiker

Fresh off the news that three-time Tony Awards host Neil Patrick Harris would be returning to host the ceremony for a fourth time, we couldn’t help but daydream about when we'll ge…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:50AM
Thursday, May 9, 2013

Les Miserables Composers to Be Honored by the Recording Academy by Marc Snetiker

The Recording Academy Honors, which annually present the Grammy Awards, have announced that Les Miserables composers Alain Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer and Claude-Michel Schonberg will be among…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:30PM

Lucky Guy Star Tom Hanks Fights Pirates in New Movie Trailer for Captain Phillips by Marc Snetiker

Have you heard? Tom Hanks is in a movie! The latest feature film from the newly-named Tony nominee and recent Broadway debut is Captain Phillips, a dramatic thriller set aboard the cargo shi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:56AM

Fatboy Slim and David Byrne’s Musical Here Lies Love to Release Cast Recording via the Public Theater by Marc Snetiker

David Byrne and Fatboy Slim’s new musical Here Lies Love, which has extended three times at the Public Theater, has announced plans for a cast recording of the genre-hopping show. The …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:39AM

Fatboy Slim and David Byrne’s Musical Here Lies Love to Release Cast Recording by Marc Snetiker

David Byrne and Fatboy Slim’s new musical Here Lies Love, which has extended three times at the Public Theater, has announced plans for a cast recording of the genre-hopping show. The …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:39AM
Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Watch Sasha Allen’s Terrific Take on The Beatles’ ‘Oh! Darling’ on The Voice by Marc Snetiker

Sasha Allen has been treading the theater boards for quite some time, but America is just now getting a taste of this sensational singer as she’s going for glory on the fourth season o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:21PM

Glenn Close, Martin Short and Eric Idle Join Kevin Kline in One-Night-Only Pirates of Penzance by Marc Snetiker

Kevin Kline will receive some all-star support in the form of Glenn Close, Martin Short and Eric Idle when he reprises his Tony-winning role as the Pirate King in the Public Theater&rsq…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:20PM

Will Neil Patrick Harris Return to Host the 2013 Tony Awards? by Marc Snetiker

Could Broadway favorite and three-time Tony Awards host Neil Patrick Harris reprise his hosting gig again at this year’s Tonys? New York Daily News reports that Harris will once aga…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:34PM

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