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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Marin Ireland, Chip Zien & More Join Bobby Cannavale in The Big Knife Revival; Complete Cast Announced by Marc Snetiker

Complete casting has been announced for Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of Clifford Odets’ The Big Knife, starring two-time Tony nominee Bobby Cannavale. Tony winner Do…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:00AM
Monday, January 7, 2013

Smash on DVD: Five Things to Love About the Show’s Fabulous and Flawed Freshman Season by Marc Snetiker

What is Smash? If All About Eve and The Producers had a love child carried by Marilyn Monroe, it would be NBC’s Broadway backstage soap opera, which managed to excite and infuriate aud…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:46PM

Get a Glimpse of Cherry Jones, Zachary Quinto and Celia Keenan-Bolger in Rehearsal for The Glass Menagerie by Marc Snetiker

Rehearsals have begun for the American Repertory Theater’s brand-new production of The Glass Menagerie, the classic Tennessee Williams drama about a fading Southern belle, her frustrat…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:49PM

Tickets Now on Sale for the Public Theater’s Detroit ‘67, Starring De'Adre Aziza by Marc Snetiker

Tickets are now on sale for the world premiere production of Detroit ‘67, a brand-new play by Dominique Morisseau. The show will kick off the Public Theater’s spring 2013 season …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM

British Hunk Julian Ovenden Lands a Presidential Role on Smash's Second Season by Marc Snetiker

A studly British man is taking over the White House. English actor Julian Ovenden has won a pivotal role on the second season of NBC’s Broadway dramedy Smash, reports TVLine. Oven…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:49PM

Spend a Hilarious Day in the Life of 1600 Penn Star Josh Gad by Marc Snetiker

Josh Gad’s brand-new NBC comedy 1600 Penn moves into the White House (and your television) on January 10, but before the political fun begins, the Tony nominee allowed a camera crew to…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:02PM

Smash’s Fictional Marilyn Monroe Musical Bombshell to Receive Cast Recording by Marc Snetiker

Let them be your star, indeed! Katharine McPhee and Megan Hilty will bring their soaring vocals to a brand-new cast recording for Bombshell, the fictional Broadway show at the center of the …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:14AM

Album Planned for Smash’s Fictional Marilyn Monroe Musical Bombshell by Marc Snetiker

Let them be your star, indeed! Katharine McPhee and Megan Hilty will bring their soaring vocals to a brand new album for Bombshell, the fictional Broadway show at the center of the first sea…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:14AM

Weekend Poll Top Three: Downton Abbey Fans Want Maggie Smith to Bustle Back to Broadway by Marc Snetiker

TV fans are buzzing all over the country about the network return of Downton Abbey, the upstairs-downstairs soap which roared back to PBS for its third season premiere on January 6. With Dow…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:58AM
Friday, January 4, 2013

Ryan Murphy’s The Normal Heart, Starring Julia Roberts & Mark Ruffalo, to Debut on HBO in 2014 by Marc Snetiker

HBO Films has officially announced its upcoming adaptation of Larry Kramer’s drama The Normal Heart, directed by Emmy winner Ryan Murphy (Glee, American Horror Story). Production on th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:14PM

Claire Foy to Star Opposite James McAvoy in the West End Revival of Macbeth by Marc Snetiker

Claire Foy will play Lady Macbeth opposite James McAvoy’s Scottish antihero in director Jamie Lloyd’s new mounting of Macbeth, the inaugural production for Trafalgar Transformed …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:17AM

Tamsin Greig and John Sessions to Lead William Boyd’s Longing in London by Marc Snetiker

Olivier Award winner Tamsin Greig and Scottish comedian John Sessions will star in a new production of William Boyd’s Longing, reports The Daily Mail. The play will run at the Hampstea…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:02AM

Weekend Poll: Which Downton Abbey Star Should Come to Broadway? by Marc Snetiker

There’s plenty to be excited about in 2013, but the return of the inhabitants of one fictional British estate has got Americans shaking in their waistcoats: that's right, Down…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:53AM
Thursday, January 3, 2013

Steve Jobs Bio Film, Starring Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad, Eyes April Release by Marc Snetiker

Josh Gad is coming to a movie theater near you! Open Road Films has scored the distribution rights to the Steve Jobs-centric bio pic jOBS, which stars Ashton Kutcher as the late creativ…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:44PM

Complete Casting Announced for the Public Theater’s Detroit ‘67 and Neva by Marc Snetiker

Casting has been announced for the next two shows in the Public Theater’s spring 2013 season, kicking off with the world premiere of Detroit ‘67 (February 26 through March 17) an…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:35PM

Joel Grey, Barbara Cook & More Set for Relevant Octogenarians at 92Y by Marc Snetiker

Four Broadway legends—Joel Grey, Barbara Cook, Sheldon Harnick and Mary Rodgers—will grace the stage at 92Y on January 21 to share life lessons and stories as part of the venue&#…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:54PM

Oscar Winner Jennifer Hudson On How Smash Is Helping Get Her 'Feet Wet for Broadway’ by Marc Snetiker

“Honey, you got one shot!” That’s how Jennifer Hudson's new Smash character describes the thrill of being in a live Broadway production, a longstanding desire of H…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:09PM

Edwin Drood’s Nicholas Barasch on Wooing Chita Rivera, Skimming Dickens & Singing West Side Story by Marc Snetiker

Age & Hometown: 14; South Salem, NY Current Role: Pulling double duty as Deputy, the sharp-eyed assistant to a bumbling gravedigger, and Master Nick Cricker, a Victorian music hall ch…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:07AM
Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Tickets Now on Sale for Halloween Stripper Comedy Spirits of Exit Eleven by Marc Snetiker

Strip clubs! Pizza parlors! Halloween! Tickets are now on sale for the world premiere of Michael Puzzo's Spirits of Exit Eleven, a new off-Broadway comedy running January 10 th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:16PM

Mark Evans and Christopher John O’Neill Step Into The Book of Mormon’s National Tour by Marc Snetiker

America, meet your new elders! West End star Mark Evans and newcomer Christopher John O’Neill have joined the cast of The Book of Mormon’s first national tour as Elder Price and …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:52AM
Friday, December 28, 2012

Broadway Took a Selfie, Audra Got a New Lucky Number and More Lessons of the Year by Marc Snetiker

Do you hear that? It’s the sound of 2012 flying by, taking with it memories of Tony winners, musical TV shows and malaria-ridden phantom investors. It was nothing short of an eventful …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:52AM
Monday, December 24, 2012

A Christmas Story's Erin Dilly on Remembering Nora Ephron, Laughing with Kristin Chenoweth & the 'Broadway Moms Club' by Marc Snetiker

Erin Dilly is the hardest working mom on Broadway. The real-life mother of two is playing Mother in A Christmas Story, breaking hearts every night with her portrayal of a mom trying to cling…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:52AM
Friday, December 21, 2012

Chita Rivera Goes Gangsta, Darren Criss Jingles Bells & More Lessons of the Week by Marc Snetiker

It may be the end of December, but there’s still plenty to learn from the past seven days on and off Broadway. For instance, there was a lot to be learned from Mandy Patinkin’s b…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:58PM

Star of the Year Steve Kazee Is Dying to Be on Game of Thrones in 2013 by Marc Snetiker

It’s time to wave goodbye to 2012, a year filled with cheerleaders, paperboys, porn stars and Patti. Before the big ball drops in Times Square, Broadway.com decided to poll your favori…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:46PM
Thursday, December 20, 2012

This Is 40 Director Judd Apatow Is Writing a Broadway Play and Thinks It May Be 'The Best Idea I’ve Ever Had’ by Marc Snetiker

Did Judd Apatow catch the Broadway bug from his This Is 40 star Paul Rudd? The filmmaking funnyman is hard at work on a new Broadway play, and it’s unlike anything he’s ever…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PM

Berry Gordy Jr. Cruises to Broadway in Style for Motown: The Musical by Marc Snetiker

As part of Chrysler’s “Imported From Detroit” ad campaign, the automotive giant has released a brand new commercial for 2013 featuring the legendary music of the Motor City…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:56AM
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Al Pacino-Led Glengarry Glen Ross Revival Recoups Broadway Investment by Marc Snetiker

The starry revival of Glengarry Glen Ross is the first play of the 2012-13 season to recoup its full investment, the show's producers announced. It’s no surprise, since the rapid-f…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:14AM

Jonathan Groff Will Hunt Down Idina Menzel in Disney’s Frozen by Marc Snetiker

Tony nominee Jonathan Groff will voice the leading male role in Walt Disney’s upcoming animated movie Frozen, reports Entertainment Weekly. Groff will play Kristoff, a mountain…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:52AM
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Jeremy Jordan, Megan Hilty and the Cast of Smash Assemble for Smokin' Season Two Promo by Marc Snetiker

The second season of NBC’s musical drama Smash is right around the corner, and we couldn’t be more excited—especially considering the Broadway stars joining the cast for th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:27PM

Watch Anne Hathaway and Samuel L. Jackson Go Head to Head in a Funny or Die Holiday 'Sad-Off' by Marc Snetiker

With Les Miserables and Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained both about to hit theaters, audiences can expect at least one thing in the movie theater this holiday season: sadness. I…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:15PM

Andrew Rannells, Adam Driver and the Guys of HBO’s Girls Offer Up a Boozy Preview of Season Two by Marc Snetiker

In anticipation of the second season of HBO's Girls, show star and creator Lena Dunham sat down for a round of drinks with her male co-stars including Broadway vets Andrew Rann…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:12PM