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Monday, November 5, 2012

Angela Lansbury Eyeing Revival of The Chalk Garden for Fall 2013 by Marc Snetiker

Before Angela Lansbury heads down under to be chauffeured by James Earl Jones in the Australian run of Driving Miss Daisy, the 87-year-old stage legend is already looking ahead to …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:19AM

Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi Heading to British TV in New Comedy Vicious by Marc Snetiker

Gandalf is getting a TV show! Tony Award winners Sir Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi will tackle the small screen in ITV’s Vicious, a new British comedy from producer Gary Janetti (Famil…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:46AM
Sunday, November 4, 2012

Annie, Anne Hathaway, Al Pacino and Abraham Lincoln Get Their Big Moments in This Week's Datebook by Marc Snetiker

Welcome to November! With a ton of shows beginning performances this month, plus the first batch of holiday concerts, we’ve got a full, festive month ahead of us! Two Broadway openings…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:39AM
Friday, November 2, 2012

Chenoweth, Menzel & Salonga Fuel Fantasies, Sandy Blows & More Lessons of the Week by Marc Snetiker

Sutton, Kristin, Idina, Lea, Beyonce, Cheyenne… could this week’s lessons be any more star-studded? Hurricane Sandy may have wreaked havoc over the last several days, but it did…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:07PM

Kristin Chenoweth Seeks Doggie Help from Chelsea Handler in New Funny or Die Sketch by Marc Snetiker

Stage icon, country star and Emmy winner Kristin Chenoweth can do almost everything... except keep healthy communication lines open with her puppy, Sammy! In a new Funny Or Die sketch, Cheno…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:39PM

Scandalous Star Roz Ryan Brings Kathie Lee Gifford to Tears on Today by Marc Snetiker

Scandalous star Roz Ryan popped up on the fourth hour of The Today Show to surprise the show's scribe Kathie Lee Gifford with a special musical number. In the weekly iHoda segment, Ryan …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:23PM

Mary Poppins Star Gavin Lee to Tap His Way into the West End Cast of Top Hat by Marc Snetiker

Tony Award nominee Gavin Lee is breaking out his white tie and tails to join the West End cast of Top Hat, the tap-dancing musical based on the 1935 movie starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Ro…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:22AM
Thursday, November 1, 2012

Emily Bergl, Michael Park & More Join Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Starring Scarlett Johansson & Benjamin Walker by Marc Snetiker

Scarlett Johansson now has some stage sibling-in-laws to spar with in the upcoming Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.  Emily Bergl and Michael Park hav…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PM

Radiance Delays First Preview Performance Due to Hurricane Sandy by Marc Snetiker

Cusi Cram’s new play Radiance has rescheduled its first preview performance for November 7 at off-Broadway's Bank Street Theater. The Labyrinth Theater Company production was …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:00PM

Andy Mientus, Jason Gotay, Emma Hunton and More Set for Broadway Sings Beyonce Concert by Marc Snetiker

A handful of young Broadway stars will lend their powerful vocal chops to Broadway Sings Beyonce, a one-night-only concert at (Le) Poisson Rouge in the West Village on December 3. The event …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:39PM

Into the Woods Star Gideon Glick and Once Director John Tiffany Named to ‘Out 100’ List by Marc Snetiker

Out Magazine’s annual "Out 100" list is slowly trickling out, and two familiar Broadway faces have made the cut. Actor Gideon Glick and director John Tiffany are among t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:35PM

Disgraced, Starring Aasif Mandvi, Extends for Second Time at Lincoln Center Theater by Marc Snetiker

Lincoln Center Theater's Disgraced has extended its off-Broadway run for the second time and will now play through December 23 at the Claire Tow Theatre. The LCT3 show's first e…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:21PM

Cracking the Case of Charles Dickens’ Unfinished Novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood and the Madcap Musical It Inspired by Marc Snetiker

Even the greatest sleuths can’t get to the bottom of Charles Dickens’ The Mystery of Edwin Drood, a novel that was left unfinished when the author died suddenly halfway through w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:07PM

Full Casting Announced for Mary Zimmerman’s The Arabian Nights at London's Tricycle Theatre by Marc Snetiker

London's Tricycle Theatre has announced the full cast for its new production of The Arabian Nights, based on The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night. The show, written by Mary Zimm…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:14PM

Watch Darren Criss, Jenna Ushkowitz and Kevin McHale Go 'Gangnam Style' on Glee by Marc Snetiker

Glee has always had a knack for topping the music charts, and every once in a while the kids at McKinley High like to pay homage to songs currently taking pop culture by storm ("Call Me…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:45PM
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Feel the Family Fury With the Well-Behaved Cast of Off-Broadway's Bad Jews by Marc Snetiker

Family values have never been so hotly contested as in Joshua Harmon’s new off-Broadway comedy, Bad Jews. The show’s four young stars took a break from their onstage brawl to exp…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:22PM

Dead Accounts, Starring Katie Holmes and Norbert Leo Butz, Shifts Date of First Preview by Marc Snetiker

The first preview performance of Theresa Rebeck’s new Brodway comedy Dead Accounts, which stars Katie Holmes and Norbert Leo Butz, has been moved back two days to November 5 due to the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:52PM

Folk Rock Musical Son of a Gun Delays First Preview Due to Hurricane Aftermath by Marc Snetiker

Son of a Gun, the new folk rock musical about a complicated father-son relationship, has delayed its first preview performance by one day due to the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. As a result…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:45PM

Laura Osnes, Kerry Butler and More Join TRU Love Benefit Making the Impossible Possible! by Marc Snetiker

Laura Osnes, Kerry Butler and Andrea McArdle are set to lead Theater Resources Unlimited’s benefit concert Making the Impossible Possible! on November 11 at Lucky Cheng’s. This y…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:16PM

See a Semi-Nude Cheyenne Jackson Get Prehistorically Porntastic in The Performers by Marc Snetiker

If Hurricane Sandy didn’t wash away your libido, then Broadway has the perfect outlet for your Sandy-stemmed frustrations: porn star Cheyenne Jackson in tight leather! In a just-r…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:38PM

Watch Josh Gad Go Wild in the White House in New 1600 Penn Promo by Marc Snetiker

Josh Gad just can’t fit in anywhere, can he? The former Book of Mormon star plays yet another daydreaming misfit on NBC’s upcoming political comedy 1600 Penn, which follows a dys…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:07PM

America Ferrera to Lead Bethany for Women's Project Theater by Marc Snetiker

Emmy winner America Ferrera has been tapped to star in Bethany, a dark comedy from playwright Laura Marks that will kick off the Women’s Project Theater’s new season, according t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PM

Pamela Bob Takes Over as Clarice in Silence!; Stephen Bienskie Returns to Cast by Marc Snetiker

Pamela Bob has taken over as Clarice Starling in the off-Broadway spoof Silence! The Musical. Stephen Bienskie will also return to the role of serial killer Buffalo Bill on October 31 at the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:29AM
Friday, October 26, 2012

Alan Cumming to Host Britannia Awards; The Book of Mormon Among Winners by Marc Snetiker

Tony Award winner Alan Cumming has been tapped to return as the host of the 2012 Britannia Awards when the ceremony is held in Los Angeles on November 7. Among the presenters at the event ar…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:28PM

Bring It On's Leaping Ladies Sample Cheer-Inspired Sundaes at Serendipity 3 by Marc Snetiker

When you do high-intensity cheerleading stunts eight times a week, you deserve a little ice cream on your day off. The leaping ladies of Bring It On: The Musical took a much-deserved trip to…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:51AM

Will Bette Midler Return to Broadway in a New One-Woman Show? by Marc Snetiker

The divine Bette Midler hasn’t been on Broadway since 1979, but all that could change if one Tony Award-winning playwright gets his way. John Logan, who won the 2010 Tony for Best P…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:22AM

Watch Your Wallet! Helena Bonham Carter Learned How to Pickpocket for Les Miserables Movie by Marc Snetiker

Talk about method acting! To prepare for playing the despicable Madame Thenardier in the upcoming Les Miserables movie, Helena Bonham Carter had to learn the ways of the wicked inn-keeper, w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:58AM
Thursday, October 25, 2012

Watch Marla Mindelle Guzzle Down Wine as a Foul-Mouthed, Grown-Up Version of Annie by Marc Snetiker

Ever wondered what happened to the adorable orphan Annie after the musical ended? In a new YouTube sketch starring Cinderlla's Marla Mindelle, the red-head grew up to be Annie Warbucks-S…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:14PM

Glee's Matthew Morrison to Sing Holiday Standards For PBS Concert Special by Marc Snetiker

Mr. Schuester is getting into the holiday spirit! Glee’s resident choirmaster Matthew Morrison will perform a holiday concert on November 16 at Connecticut's Belding Theater at the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:47PM

Anika Noni Rose to Slip Back into a Pantsuit for Return Stint on The Good Wife by Marc Snetiker

Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose is slated to return to CBS’s legal drama The Good Wife during its current fourth season, according to TVLine. Rose will reprise her role as Wendy S…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:22PM

Will a Nirvana Musical About Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain Rock Broadway? by Marc Snetiker

Is Courtney Love coming to Broadway? Not quite, but her life story might be in the form of a musical about her late husband Kurt Cobain and his iconic band Nirvana. Music manager Sam Lutf…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03PM