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Friday, January 25, 2013

Tickets on Sale for Tom Hanks’ Broadway Debut in Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy by Marc Snetiker

Tickets are now on sale for the world premiere production of Lucky Guy, the final play by Nora Ephron and the Broadway debut of Oscar winner Tom Hanks. George C. Wolfe directs the play, whic…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:28PM

Watch Out, Ann Harada! Montego Glover Books Recurring Gig on Smash as Rival Stage Manager by Marc Snetiker

Ann Harada has got some fierce competition! Tony nominee Montego Glover (Memphis) has booked a role on Smash as Marissa, a compassionate, authoritative stage manager who may or may not run t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:33AM

Declan Bennett and Zrinka Cvitešić to Lead West End Cast of Once; Complete Casting Announced by Marc Snetiker

The West End production of Once has found its Guy and Girl. Broadway alum Declan Bennett and Croatian actress Zrinka Cvitešić are set to play the romantic leading man and lady in the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:17AM

Oscars to Feature Tribute to Movie Musicals Including Les Miserables, Chicago & Dreamgirls by Marc Snetiker

Oscar is breaking out his dancing shoes. Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, producers of the 85th Academy Awards, announced the upcoming telecast will feature a special tribute to movie musicals of…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:03AM
Thursday, January 24, 2013

Six Things to Know About Orphans Star (and Rob Pattinson’s Best Friend) Tom Sturridge by Marc Snetiker

And then there were three…movie stars on Broadway, that is! English actor Tom Sturridge will make his Broadway debut in March alongside Alec Baldwin and Shia LaBeouf in Lyle Kess…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:16PM

Watch Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad in the First Clip of the New Steve Jobs Bio Film jOBS by Marc Snetiker

Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad will soon make waves when jOBS, the upcoming bio pic about the life of Apple founder Steve Jobs, hits theaters on April 19. In the much-anticipated flick, Kutcher…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:48PM

Smokey Robinson Shares His Tony Award Aspirations for Motown: The Musical by Marc Snetiker

During the recent presidential inaugurational proceedings, music legend Smokey Robinson spoke to CBS News about the upcoming Broadway tuner Motown: The Musical, which will feature Sister Act…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:30PM

Andrew Samonsky to Replace Andy Karl in The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Marc Snetiker

Scandalous alum Andrew Samonsky will assume the role of Neville Landless in The Mystery of Edwin Drood on February 12, replacing original cast member Andy Karl, who will play his last perfor…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:07AM

Bebe Neuwirth to Star in Musical Comedy Pilot Browsers by Marc Snetiker

Amazon Studios has tapped Bebe Neuwirth to lead one of the newly-formed studio’s first pilots, reports Deadline. The Emmy winner will star in Browsers, a musical comedy set in Manha…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:03AM
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Alice Ripley, Adam Kantor & More to Strip Down for Upcoming Skivvies Concert by Marc Snetiker

Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley’s near-nude band The Skivvies will welcome a host of Broadway stars to their January 28 concert at the Highline Ballroom. Tony winner Alice Ripley w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:35PM

Jeffrey Kuhn Joins the Cast of Silence! The Musical by Marc Snetiker

Jeffrey Kuhn will step into the role of Hannibal Lecter’s nemesis Dr. Chilton in the off-Broadway hit Silence! The Musical beginning January 25. He replaces current star James Moy…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:24AM
Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Megan Hilty to Sing Frank Sinatra Songs & More in Luck Be A Lady at Carnegie Hall by Marc Snetiker

Smash star Megan Hilty will headline a concert at Carnegie Hall on March 8 featuring the music of Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack, Ella Fitzgerald, Marilyn Monroe and more. Lucky Be A Lady…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:13PM

Weekend Poll Top Three: Fans Want Adam Pascal to Don Phantom's Iconic Mask by Marc Snetiker

It’s Phantom Week on Broadway.com as the monumental musical celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary. So many fantastic actors have taken on the musical's menacing lead role over th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:13PM

Josh Gad Impersonates Obama, Bush, Nixon and More Presidents on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon by Marc Snetiker

Now that Josh Gad is headlining the NBC White House comedy 1600 Penn, the actor has a newfound understanding for the men who've held the presidency throughout America'…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:31AM
Friday, January 18, 2013

NBC Picks Up Leslye Headland’s Assistance TV Pilot by Marc Snetiker

NBC has picked up Assistance, a single-camera female-led comedy based on Leslye Headland’s play of the same name, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Headland will write …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:07PM

Spider-Man Scribe Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa to Pen Ryan Murphy's The Town That Dreaded Sundown Remake by Marc Snetiker

Spider-Man, Turn Off The Dark co-book writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has penned the script for a remake of MGM’s cult horror flick The Town That Dreaded Sundown, according to …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:52PM

Stephen Fry to Don Drag as Lady Bracknell in London Revival of The Importance of Being Earnest by Marc Snetiker

British actor Stephen Fry is set to play the dour and disapproving Lady Bracknell in a London revival of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, according to The Daily Mail…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:18AM

Weekend Poll: Which Broadway Fave Should Tackle the Title Role in The Phantom of the Opera? by Marc Snetiker

Over the past 25 years plenty of acclaimed actors have come and gone through the Majestic Theatre to don the half-mask of Broadway’s most iconic theater-lovin’ ghost, the titular…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:56AM
Thursday, January 17, 2013

Fresh from the Smash Set: 12 Scoops from Katharine McPhee, Jeremy Jordan & Krysta Rodriguez by Marc Snetiker

Theater fans have a ton of reasons to be excited about the second season of NBC’s Smash (debuting February 5), not the least of which is hunky star Jeremy Jordan, spunky newcomer …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:08PM

Sherie Rene Scott, Julie Halston & Dee Hoty Launch Tim Federle’s Broadway Novel Better Nate Than Ever by Marc Snetiker

Back in November, Broadway.com brought you the exclusive first chapter of dancer Tim Federle’s debut novel Better Nate Than Ever, a musical theater-themed coming-of-age tale about a sm…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:38PM

1600 Penn's Josh Gad Says Meeting President Obama Felt Like Being in Inception by Marc Snetiker

In an appearance on Today, former Book of Mormon star Josh Gad chatted up the morning show hosts about his new White House comedy 1600 Penn, which premiered last week on NBC. In the clip bel…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:35PM

Revival of Cole Porter’s Can-Can Headed for Broadway in 2014 by Marc Snetiker

A brand new production of Cole Porter’s classic musical Can-Can will open on Broadway in spring 2014, at a theater to be announced. The production will feature a revised book by David …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:50AM
Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Motown Exclusive! See Brandon Victor Dixon and Valisia LeKae in Costume as Berry Gordy and Diana Ross by Marc Snetiker

One of the spring’s most anticipated new shows is Motown: The Musical, a brand new Broadway tuner that charts the career of music mogul Berry Gordy Jr., and his relationship with the l…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:42PM
Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Summer Lovin': How the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Picnic Turned Up the Heat on Broadway 60 Years Ago by Marc Snetiker

A dashing drifter, a beautiful girl and the last day of summer… sounds romantic, no? Passion and propriety collide in William Inge’s Picnic, the 1953 dramedy that’s receiv…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:49PM

Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti & the Broadway Cast of Once to Perform at 54 Below by Marc Snetiker

Don't want to hear "final call" at the onstage bar in Once? No problem! Audiences will be able to catch Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti and the cast of th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:10PM

Argo Star and Four-Time Tony Nominee Victor Garber Quietly Comes Out by Marc Snetiker

On the heels of Jodie Foster’s buzzy coming out speech at the Golden Globes, four-time Tony nominee and Argo star Victor Garber has quietly come out. “I don’t really tal…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:55PM

Bare's Missi Pyle to Bring New Solo Show Sexy as Hell to Joe’s Pub by Marc Snetiker

Bare star Missi Pyle will take a break from patroling the halls of St. Cecilia's to make her solo show debut at Joe’s Pub on February 16. Pyle's show, quite appropriately ti…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:22PM

Anne Hathaway May Lead a New Taming of the Shrew Movie by Marc Snetiker

Anne Hathaway is going from tackling Victor Hugo to taking on William Shakespeare. The Golden Globe-winning Les Miz actress may star in a film adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Taming of…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:33AM

Mel Brooks Reveals Why Django Unchained Has Put Him 'In the Clear' to Make a Blazing Saddles Musical by Marc Snetiker

It’s far from official, but Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles musical may be inching closer to reality—and Broadway. At the TCA panel (representing PBS’s American Master…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:23AM
Monday, January 14, 2013

It’s a Scorching Hot Opening Night for the Cast of Picnic, Starring Maggie Grace and Sebastian Stan by Marc Snetiker

Audiences are in for a night of romance and 1950s nostalgia when they treat themselves to the delicious drama of Picnic. Maggie Grace and Sebastian Stan crank up the sexual tension on Broadw…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:49PM

Sebastian Stan on the Challenge of Going Shirtless in Picnic and Going Mad on Once Upon a Time by Marc Snetiker

You definitely know Sebastian Stan. The 29-year-old rising star turned in memorable TV performances on Once Upon a Time, Gossip Girl and Political Animals, and he’s graced the movie sc…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:25PM