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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Set Your DVRs! Lifetime's Six-Part Miniseries Broadway Balances America Will Launch in August by Ryan Gilbert

Grab an extra cup of coffee because your mornings are about to get a Great White Way-sized makeover! Lifetime Channel's award-winning morning show The Balancing Act will present its new …

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Monday, July 28, 2014

Glory! Emmy Winner Lucie Arnaz Will Play Feisty Grandma Berthe in the National Tour of Pippin by Ryan Gilbert

Oh, it's time to start livin'! Lucie Arnaz has been cast as Pippin’s trapeze-flying grandmother Berthe in the first national tour of Diane Paulus' Tony-winning revival of R…

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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Extraordinary! Sasha Allen & Kyle Selig Will Star in the National Tour of Pippin by Ryan Gilbert

Looks like they're on the right track! Sasha Allen and Kyle Selig have been cast as The Leading Player and Pippin, respectively, in the first national tour of Diane Paulus' Tony-winn…

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Sunday, February 16, 2014

This Week's Picks! Elaine Stritch Mouths Off, Sting Sets Sail & Kelli O'Hara Breaks Down by Ryan Gilbert

OK, you House of Cards-marathoning, leftover Valentine's Day chocolate-binging, long weekend-loving ne'er-do-wells, it's time to get off your bums and reimmerse yourselves in the…

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Friday, February 14, 2014

The Pooch Is In the Heel! Westminster Dog Show Winner Sky Makes Broadway Debut in Kinky Boots by Ryan Gilbert

Everybody bark yeah because Westminster winner Sky, who took home the coveted Best in Show prize at the 138th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, made her Broadway debut in Kinky Boots on…

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Barbara Barrie, Phyllis Somerville & More Round Out the Cast of Transport Group's I Remember Mama by Ryan Gilbert

The cast is set for Transport Group's off-Broadway revival of John Van Druten's I Remember Mama. Joining previously announced stage vet Barbara Andres will be Oscar and Tony nominee …

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We Found Somebody to Love! Broadway Fave & X Factor Finalist Rachel Potter to Rock 54 Below by Ryan Gilbert

There's no denying it: We love love love Rachel Potter! We rooted for her to win the last cycle of The X Factor and were devastated when she was eliminated. (Maybe that's why it got …

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Check Out Kinky Boots Hoofer Charlie Sutton's Dancetastic Ode to Valentine's Day by Ryan Gilbert

Whether you're single or in a relationship, everybody can celebrate love—that's what Valentine's Day is all about. That's also what the Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots…

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The Midas Touch! Will Music Legend Shirley Bassey Return to Broadway in After Midnight? by Ryan Gilbert

A golden girl knows when it's time to return to the Great White Way! Shirley Bassey, of "Goldfinger" fame, may soon head back to Broadway as a special guest star in the Duke El…

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Carey Mulligan & Bill Nighy Will Star as Ex-Lovers in London Skylight Revival by Ryan Gilbert

Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan will make her West End stage debut opposite Bill Nighy in a revival of David Hare’s Skylight. Directed by Tony winner and Oscar nominee Stephen Daldry, the…

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Tom Bateman & Lucy Briggs-Owen to Headline Shakespeare in Love in London's West End by Ryan Gilbert

Can you love a fool? Can you love a player? Can you love Tom Bateman and Lucy Briggs-Owen as the lead roles of Will Shakespeare and Viola De Lesseps in the West End's Shakespeare in…

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Thursday, February 13, 2014

Jonathan Groff Dishes About Filming His Rowdy Looking Sex Scene and Practicing His O-Face by Ryan Gilbert

Tony nominee Jonathan Groff has never been shy about showing off some skin for the sake of art. For real, thanks to Spring Awakening, his adorable bubble butt is permanently etched into our …

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Casting Complete for Broadway Premiere of Violet, Starring Sutton Foster, Joshua Henry & Colin Donnell by Ryan Gilbert

Complete casting has been announced for the forthcoming Broadway premiere of Violet, starring two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster, Tony nominee Joshua Henry and Colin Donnell. Directed by Lei…

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New Book of Mormon Star Ben Platt on His Frozen Friends and Prepping for Pitch Perfect 2 by Ryan Gilbert

Age: 20 Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Current Role: An uproarious Broadway debut as the clumsy Elder Cunningham in the Tony-winning musical The Book of Mormon. Stage Cred: A scene-…

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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Will Tony Nominee Peter Gallagher Join Kristin Chenoweth in Broadway Revival of On the Twentieth Century? by Ryan Gilbert

He's got it all! It looks like stage and screen star Peter Gallagher is ready to take the Great White Way by storm once again! According to The Los Angeles Times, the Tony nominee will b…

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Once Tony Nominee Cristin Milioti Joins Rashida Jones' NBC Rom-Com Pilot A to Z by Ryan Gilbert

Once alum and current How I Met Your Mother star Cristin Milioti isn't going to disappear from our TV sets anytime soon! According to TVLine.com, the Tony nominee has been cast as the co…

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Michael Esper, Aaron Lazar, Rachel Tucker & More Will Lead the Cast of Sting's The Last Ship on Broadway by Ryan Gilbert

Broadway favorites Michael Esper and Aaron Lazar, along with U.K. star Rachel Tucker, will lead the Main Stem cast of 16-time Grammy winner Sting's new musical The Last Sh…

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Andrew Rannells Dishes About Getting Naked on Girls, Yelling Show Tunes with Stephanie J. Block & More by Ryan Gilbert

Andrew "The Gay Catholic from Omaha, Nebraska" Rannells is getting naked for your viewing pleasure. Yes, ma'am, the Tony nominee, who'll be reprising his role as Elijah on …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:39AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Find Out Annie Potts' Favorite Part of Swinging in Pippin (Hint: It Involves a 'Beautiful Boy') by Ryan Gilbert

The Tony-winning revival of Pippin is filled with awe-inspiring feats, but one of the musical's show-stopping moments belongs to Annie Potts. The Emmy nominee is having a ball as the tra…

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Worth Melting For! Watch Frozen's Santino Fontana, Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell & Josh Gad Perform Live by Ryan Gilbert

Princes and queens and snowmen, oh my! We don't know if we're elated or gassy, but we're somewhere in that zone because the stars of Frozen are all over the place. We didn't …

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Listen to Lea Michele's Emotional Tribute to Cory Monteith Titled 'You're Mine' by Ryan Gilbert

Glee star Lea Michele shared a new song from her upcoming album Louder called "You're Mine." The ballad is a heartwrenching tribute to her late boyfriend Cory Monteith, an…

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Looks Like She's the Queen! Idina Menzel Will Perform Frozen's 'Let It Go' at the Academy Awards by Ryan Gilbert

It’s time for the rest of the world to see what she can do! Idina Menzel will rise like the break of dawn and take the Oscar stage by storm (you, know, like a blizzard) to perform Froz…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:56AM[SHARE]
Monday, February 10, 2014

Broadway Grosses: Bronx Bombers Steps Up to the Plate & Janis Joplin Calls It a Night by Ryan Gilbert

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, Broadway audiences are doing their best to show the Great White Way some red-hot love. Perennial frontrunners The Book of Mormon, Wicked and …

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Blizzard in Beverly Hills! Watch Idina Menzel Belt Out Frozen's 'Let It Go' in the 90210 by Ryan Gilbert

We don't know about you, but we're still listening to the Frozen soundtrack all day, every day. It's at the point where we randomly say, "Winter’s a good time to stay …

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Sunday, February 9, 2014

This Week's Picks! You've Got V-Day Dates with Laura Osnes, Kevin Spacey & 10 Sexy First-Timers by Ryan Gilbert

Is that a pair of tickets to a Broadway show in your pocket or are you just happy to see us?! We kid, we kid. Hey, it's Valentine's Day week, so rose bouquets are being delivered, ch…

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Friday, February 7, 2014

Once Director John Carney & U2's Bono and The Edge Teaming Up to Make Sing Street by Ryan Gilbert

It looks like they have found what they were looking for! John Carney, writer and director of the film Once, is joining forces with U2's Bono and The Edge to produce a semi-biographical …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:28PM[SHARE]

Aca-Awesome! Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson & Ben Platt Are Coming Back for Pitch Perfect 2 by Ryan Gilbert

Let's hear it for the Bellas and Benji! Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson are officially returning to star in Pitch Perfect 2! According to The Hollywood Reporter, the ladies will repr…

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Olivier Winner Alex Jennings to Play Willy Wonka in the West End's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Ryan Gilbert

Three-time Olivier winner Alex Jennings will replace Douglas Hodge as Willy Wonka in the West End's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Hodge has played the role of Wonka, the strange own…

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

Tony Winner John Benjamin Hickey & Daniel Stern Land Leading Roles in WGN America Drama Manhattan by Ryan Gilbert

Tony winner John Benjamin Hickey is set to star in the upcoming WGN America 13-episode series Manhattan, according to Deadline.com. Hickey will take on the leading role of Frank Winter, a ge…

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Gabriel Ebert, Mare Winningham, Reed Birney & More Complete the Cast of Harvey Fierstein's Casa Valentina by Ryan Gilbert

The gang's all here! Tony winner Gabriel Ebert, Emmy winner Mare Winningham, Broadway vet Reed Birney and more complete the star-studded cast of Casa Valentina, a new play written by Ton…

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Matilda Will Get Naughty & Grow Up Around the Country; National Tour Launches in Los Angeles by Ryan Gilbert

The Tony-nominated Best Musical Matilda will swing its way into a town near you as the crowd-pleasing tuner launches a national tour. The production kicks off at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los …

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