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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Squigs Transports Bobby Cannavale and Company to Tinseltown in The Big Knife by Marc Snetiker

If Richard Kind’s vicious studio chief Marcus Hoff wasn’t terrifying enough in The Big Knife, then he certainly takes the spotlight in Justin “Squigs” Robertson&rsquo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:04AM

Red-Hot Thriller Jekyll & Hyde, Starring Constantine Maroulis and Deborah Cox, Opens on Broadway by Marc Snetiker

Frank Wildhorn’s Jekyll & Hyde has returned to the Broadway stage, officially opening at the Marquis Theatre on April 18. Directed by Newsies helmer Jeff Calhoun, the new prod…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:58AM
Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Bobby Cannavale and the Cast of The Big Knife Ring In a Glitzy Opening Night on Broadway by Marc Snetiker

Mid-century Hollywood glitz turns up on a Broadway stage in Roundabout Theater Company’s revival of The Big Knife, the Clifford Odets drama about a handsome movie star’s mysterio…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:48PM

Reprise! Craig Zadan and Neil Meron to Produce 2014 Academy Awards by Marc Snetiker

Bring on the movie-musical tributes! This year’s Academy Awards producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will return to produce next year’s Oscars ceremony, the Academy announced. Th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:39AM
Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Public Theater Announces 2013-14 Season, Including Two New Musicals and a ‘Radical’ Antony & Cleopatra by Marc Snetiker

The Public Theater has announced its 2013-14 season, which will include two new musicals, a ‘radical’ staging of Shakespeare’s Antony & Cleopatra and the final play in …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:35PM

Aaron Tveit’s 54 Below Concert Will Be Recorded for Live Solo Album by Marc Snetiker

Aaron Tveit’s string of sold-out 54 Below concerts this May will be preserved on a live solo album, recorded by Broadway Records. Tveit begins his cabaret debut on May 3 and will perfo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PM

Watch Sasha Allen’s Fierce Battle Round Performance on The Voice by Marc Snetiker

Broadway vet Sasha Allen kicked off the battle rounds on the fourth season of The Voice, and the Hair alum definitely delivered on her powerful rendition of P!nk’s “Try.” B…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:55AM

The Big Knife, Starring Bobby Cannavale, Calls ‘Action!’ on Broadway by Marc Snetiker

It’s opening night for the first-ever Broadway revival of Clifford Odets’ The Big Knife, the showbiz drama starring Bobby Cannavale that raises its curtain on April 16 at the Ame…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:28AM
Monday, April 15, 2013

Music Legends Galore Get Into the Groove at Motown: The Musical’s Broadway Opening Night by Marc Snetiker

Dozens of music icons hit the red carpet outside the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre to celebrate the much-anticipated Broadway opening night of Motown: The Musical, the brand new tuner that charts th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:07PM

Dangerous Game! How the Chilling Tale of Jekyll & Hyde Went From Literary Classic to Fan-Favorite Musical by Marc Snetiker

Frank Wildhorn’s Jekyll & Hyde is bringing the famously dark hero back to Broadway this spring in a new production starring Tony nominee Constantine Maroulis. For a …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:16AM
Sunday, April 14, 2013

Diana! Smokey! Stevie! The Stars Align as Motown: The Musical Opens on Broadway by Marc Snetiker

Broadway will be singing along to some of the most memorable songs in music history when Motown: The Musical takes its much-anticipated opening night bow at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:45AM
Friday, April 12, 2013

Lindsay Mendez Is Curiously Kinky, Alec Baldwin Wants to Get in Bed with You and More Lessons of the Week by Marc Snetiker

Thank Fosse it's Friday! Broadway taught us a whole bunch of lessons over these last seven days, from Andrew Lloyd Webber's surprising love of Jack Black flicks to Will Swenson and C…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:39PM

Kristin Chenoweth to Play Matthew Broderick’s Sister in CBS Comedy Pilot by Marc Snetiker

Tony winners, unite! Kristin Chenoweth has been tapped to play Matthew Broderick’s sister in the untitled CBS comedy pilot from Scrubs alum Tad Quill, reports TVLine. The multi-came…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:15PM

Doctor Who’s Alex Kingston Joins Kenneth Branagh in Manchester Macbeth by Marc Snetiker

Doctor Who star Alex Kingston is set to join Kenneth Branagh as Lady Macbeth in the Manchester International Festival production of Macbeth this summer, reports The Daily Mail. The show w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:56AM

Kim Cattrall and Seth Numrich to Star in Sweet Bird of Youth at the Old Vic by Marc Snetiker

Seth Numrich (recently seen in Golden Boy) and Kim Cattrall (of Sex and the City fame) will star in Tennessee Williams’ Sweet Bird of Youth at the Old Vic, reports The Daily Mail. Open…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54AM
Thursday, April 11, 2013

How Does Squigs Do It? Take a Peek at the Process of Broadway.com’s Awesome Sketch Artist by Marc Snetiker

As anyone who reads Broadway.com knows, we love our resident sketch pro Justin “Squigs” Robertson, whose most recent entry in his Broadway Ink series is this dazzling portrait of…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:53PM

Rory O'Malley, BD Wong, Anthony Rapp & More Set for 20th Anniversary of David Drake's The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me by Marc Snetiker

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS will present a one-night-only 20th anniversary performance of The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me, which began life as a one-man show by actor/activist David D…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:10PM

The Big Knife’s Rachel Brosnahan on Bobby Cannavale, House of Cards and Singing Lessons with Bernadette Peters by Marc Snetiker

Age & Hometown: 22; Highland Park, Illinois Current Role: Stirring up trouble for Bobby Cannavale as Dixie Evans, a struggling Hollywood starlet who knows too much in Roundabout Theat…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:10PM

Squigs! In the Name Of Love! Broadway.com's Resident Artist Brings the Colorful World of Motown: The Musical to Life by Marc Snetiker

As Motown: The Musical prepares to make a toe-tapping smash on Broadway when it opens on April 14, Broadway.com’s resident artist Justin “Squigs” Robertson took in the soul…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:36AM

Berry Gordy Talks the Making of Motown: The Musical on CBS This Morning by Marc Snetiker

Music icon Berry Gordy wanted to tell his story his way, and he’s doing just that in Motown: The Musical, the soulful new Broadway show that Gordy wrote and produced about his own rise…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:22AM
Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Joan Crawford’s Daughter Set for Off-Broadway Bio Play Surviving Mommie Dearest by Marc Snetiker

Joan Crawford’s daughter Christine Crawford will star in the off-Broadway premiere of Surviving Mommie Dearest, which will play five performances during the week of Mother’s Day …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:44AM

Crowdsourced Musical Adaptation of The Tempest to Play the Delacorte Theater by Marc Snetiker

The Public Theater’s new community-based theater initiative Public Works will kick off with a crowdsourced original musical adaptation of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, which…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:34AM

Kristin Chenoweth Gets Wicked with Mika for a ‘Popular’ Concert Cameo by Marc Snetiker

And the crowd goes wild! Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth made a surprise appearance at Mika's sold-out concert on April 9, causing the audience to go absolutely insane when she bounded up …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:09AM
Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Reviews, Rehearsals and Dinner Breaks! Patti LuPone Takes You Behind the Scenes at 54 Below in Episode Four of Her Reality Series by Marc Snetiker

Good news, Patti LuPone fans! It’s time for the latest episode of Entrances, Exits and Everything in Between, the YouTube reality series that chronicles life with LuPone, filmed and ed…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:04PM

Sutton Foster Set For Inaugural Performances at Feinstein's at the Nikko in San Francisco by Marc Snetiker

Michael Feinstein is expanding his cabaret business, and he’s enlisting two-time Tony winner and eight-time Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Sutton Foster for the inaugur…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:59PM
Monday, April 8, 2013

Andrew Lloyd Webber Developing Musical Version of Jack Black Comedy School of Rock by Marc Snetiker

Musical theater bigwig Andrew Lloyd Webber is hard at work on yet another new musical, but the subject matter might surprise you. Webber is reportedly developing a stage adaptation of the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:00PM

Stevie Wonder and Motown’s Real-Life Mega-Stars Step Out for Family Night at Motown: The Musical by Marc Snetiker

A show like Motown: The Musical doesn’t hit Broadway without a legion of music legends coming out to support it! In a special pre-opening event, label founder (and the musical's bo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:44PM

Smash Ratings Watch: Saturday Night Fever? Not So Much by Marc Snetiker

Smash has finally made the move from Tuesdays to Saturdays, airing the first episode in its new time slot on April 6. So how did the show fare in its new schedule digs? Not great — …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:37AM
Friday, April 5, 2013

Sarah Jessica Parker Calls the Shots, Aaron Tveit Knows What You Want and More Lessons of the Week by Marc Snetiker

Another week on Broadway, another batch of lessons learned from all the news on the Great White Way. Who’s got our brains working overtime this week? Laura Osnes, Patina Miller, Sarah …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:00PM

Take a Trip into the Extraordinary World of Matilda with a Photo First Look by Marc Snetiker

Everyone is buzzing about Broadway’s enchanting new musical Matilda, the stage adaptation of the beloved Roald Dahl novel. This London transport has been captivating audiences thanks t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:40PM

HBO Developing Nora Ephron Documentary Everything is Copy by Marc Snetiker

The late Nora Ephron, whose new play Lucky Guy bowed on Broadway earlier this week, will be the subject of a documentary at HBO, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Ephron’s son Ja…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:44AM

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