Monday, November 21, 2011
Actress Katherine McPhee covers Christina Aguilera’s song “Beautiful” on the pilot for NBC’s new show “Smash.” The show premieresMonday, February 6, 2012 at 10pm. In addition to …
SOURCE: broadway.me at 11:58PMSunday, November 20, 2011
Raul Esparza is set to star in the musical “Leap of Faith” which is heading to Broadway in the fall of 2012. The musical is based on the 1992 film “Leap of Faith” which starred actor…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 01:45PMSaturday, November 19, 2011
Talks are on the way of possibly producing a Broadway revival of the Tom Jones, Harvey Schmidt musical “I Do! I Do!” The play originally ran on Broadway back in 1966 and there was an off…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 01:44PMFriday, November 18, 2011
The classic play “Harvey” by Mary Chase is going to become a Broadway production again. The show was on Broadway in 1944 and was revived in 1970. “The Big Band Theory” star Jim Parso…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 01:30PM“End of the Rainbow” is coming to Broadway this Spring after a successful run in London. The show has some previews scheduled in late March and is scheduled to begin its Broadway run in …
SOURCE: broadway.me at 12:42PMWednesday, November 16, 2011
A musical based on the film “Newsies” will start a limited run on Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre in March. The show will be a Disney Theatrical Production. The musical had a successful…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 04:08PM“One Man, Two Guvnors” will transfer from London’s West End to Broadway’s Music Box Theatre on April 18, 2012. Richard Bean’s update on Carlo Goldoni’s “Servant of Two Mast…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 03:10PMMonday, November 14, 2011
Nina Raine’s comedy “Tribes” is coming to the Barrow Street Theatre to make its off Broadway run. Opening night is set for March 4, 2012 however preview runs and casting have not yet b…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 11:16PM“The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess” have dropped the plans for a new scene at the opera’s end. The 1935 Opera is transforming into a Broadway musical. It is scheduled to open at the Rich…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 12:13AMFriday, November 11, 2011
“Patti LuPone: A Memoir” is now out on paperback. The book originally published in 2010 examines her life from her childhood through 2008. LuPone is currently on the road on a concert to…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 05:51AMThursday, November 10, 2011
The sequel to the farce “Boeing-Boeing” called “Don’t Dress for Dinner” is coming to Broadway in April of 2012. The Marc Camoletti classic will be directed by John Tillinger and wi…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 01:10PMThe producers of “Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark” are being sued by director Julie Taymor. According to the New York Times she is seeking “at least $1 million from the producers, as wel…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 09:44AMWednesday, November 9, 2011
“Asuncion” is going to extend its world premiere run at the Cherry Lane Theatre through December 18, 2011. The comedy is written by Jesse Eisenberg who also stars in the comedy. The play…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 03:46AMTuesday, November 8, 2011
“The Mountaintop” has already extended its Broadway run through January 22 and it is considering extending the play even longer. The drama is directed by Kenny Leon and stars Angela Bass…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 10:35AMMonday, November 7, 2011
Broadway’s musical “Sister Act” will have a brand new Mother Superior. Victoria Clark who has played the role since the play originated is stepping down. She will be replaced by actr…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 04:50PMEmily Padgett is returning to Broadway for another run in “Rock of Ages.” Emily once again will play the leading roll of Sherrie replacing Rebecca Faulkenberry. Emily had played the role…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 03:50PMFriday, November 4, 2011
“Master Class” which closed on Broadway on September 4, 2011 is going to London’s West End in 2012. The Tony Award winning drama by Terrence McNally will also be bringing its leading a…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 07:59PMThe plan revival of “Funny Girl” on Broadway was dropped. It was dropped for the same reason so many local theatre productions are being dropped and that is lack of funding. It is no sec…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 06:56PMWednesday, November 2, 2011
Patti LuPone and Laurie Metcalf are set to perform in David Mamet’s latest play “The Anarchist” on Broadway in the Fall of 2012. It is the latest play from Mamet who won a Pulitzer P…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 09:41PMBeau Bridges will be taking John Larroquette’s place in the Broadway production of “How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying” in January. Beau will be filling some big shoes. �…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 08:39PMDuring the week of October 24, 2011 Hugh Jackman’s one man Broadway Show “Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway “ earned more than $1.2 million in box office sales. The earnings set a record …
SOURCE: broadway.me at 11:00AMAngela Lansbury, Candice Bergen, John Larroquette join a cast which includes Michael McKeen and James Earl Jones for the Broadway revival of Gore Vidal’s “The Best Man.” The play origi…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 10:12AMMonday, October 31, 2011
Megan Fox will make her Broadway debut in the “24 Hour Plays” on November 14, 2011 at the American Airlines Theatre. Megan Fox is probably best known for her film roles. Most notably �…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 10:00AMThe cast of “Spiderman: Turn off the Dark” is swapping out a couple of actresses in mid-November. Jennifer Damiano, who plays Mary Jane and T.V. Carpio who plays Arachne are leaving the …
SOURCE: broadway.me at 08:59AMSaturday, October 29, 2011
“Bend it Like Beckham” a 2002 film is going to be turned into a musical to be performed inLondon’s West End and New York’s Broadway. Movies are getting second life as theatre product…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 08:32PMFriday, October 28, 2011
In November “Lysistrata Jones,” a musical comedy centered on sex and basketball is going to start a run on Broadway. The production requires the cast to have some basketball skills which…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 08:30PMIf you can’t get enough Peter Pan, well Disney Theatrical Productions is bringing a prequel of Peter Pan to Broadway this Spring. The play “Peter and the Starcatcher “is based on a boo…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 10:00AMJulian Elia is going to play Billy again in the musical Billy Elliot. This time he is not going to play the role in Toronto. Instead Julian will make his Broadway debut starting November…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 09:00AMWednesday, October 26, 2011
The internet is swirling with rumors about Robert Pattinson as the possible lead in the upcoming “American Idiot” movie. The rumors are definitely creating a buzz about Pattinson and the…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 10:42PM“Ugly Betty” star America Ferrera is trading in her Emmy Award winning television lead role for a leading role in the musical “Chicago” in London starting November 7, 2011. America w…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 09:52PM 
