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Friday, February 26, 2016

Up On The Marquee: TUCK EVERLASTING by Walter McBride

TUCK EVERLASTING is brought to life in a sweeping production which features a book by Tony Award nominee Claudia Shear Dirty Blonde and award-winning author Tim Federle Better Nate Than Ever…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:33AM

Photo Coverage: Forest Whitaker?&?Frank Wood Take Opening Night Bows in HUGHIE! by Walter McBride

The highly anticipated Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill'sHUGHIEstarring Academy Award winner, Golden Globe Award winner amp BAFTA winnerForest WhitakerThe Last King of Scotland, The Butler…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:59AM

Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet for Opening Night of HUGHIE! by Walter McBride

The highly anticipated Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill'sHUGHIEstarring Academy Award winner, Golden Globe Award winner amp BAFTA winnerForest WhitakerThe Last King of Scotland, The Butler…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:11AM
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Photo Coverage: Zachary Quinto & SMOKEFALL Cast Celebrate Opening Night! by Walter McBride

MCC THEATER presentsNoah Haidle'sSmokefall, playing through Sunday, March 20th. It was previously scheduled through March 13th. Smokefall byNoah Haidle, directed byAnne Kauffman, stars Emmy …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:04AM
Monday, February 22, 2016

Photo Coverage: Vineyard Theatre Celebrate Opening Night of Colman Domingo's DOT by Walter McBride

DOT by Colman Domingo - currently starring as Strand on AMC's FEAR THE WALKING DEAD and also in The Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award winner THE BIRTH OF A NATION by Nate Parker -…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:50AM

Photo Coverage: Vineyard Theatre's DOT Takes Opening Night Bows! by Walter McBride

DOT byColman Domingo- currently starring as Strand on AMC's FEAR THE WALKING DEAD and also in The Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award winner THE BIRTH OF A NATION byNate Parker- jus…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:16AM
Friday, February 19, 2016

Photo Coverage: THE SECRET GARDEN'S Ben Platt, Cheyenne Jackson, Ramin Karimloo & More Prep for Sunday's Concert! by Walter McBride

Manhattan Concert Productions will present the 25th anniversary concert of The Secret Garden this weekend, February 21 and February 22, 2016, at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center. The concer…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:07PM

Photo Coverage: Broadway Gets Psychotic- Go Inside Rehearsal for AMERICAN PSYCHO! by Walter McBride

AMERICAN PSYCHO, the American premiere of a new musical based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis -- which celebrates the 25th anniversary of its publication this March -- has just begun rehea…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:43AM

Photo Coverage: THE SECRET GARDEN's Star-Studded Concert Cast Meets the Press! by Walter McBride

Manhattan Concert Productions will present the 25th anniversary concert ofThe Secret Gardenthis weekend, February 21 and February 22, 2016, atDavid GeffenHall, Lincoln Center. The concert pe…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:45AM
Thursday, February 18, 2016

Photo Coverage: AMERICAN PSYCHO Meets the Press - Benjamin Walker, Alice Ripley and More! by Walter McBride

AMERICAN PSYCHO, the American premiere of a new musical based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis -- which celebrates the 25th anniversary of its publication this March -- has just begun rehea…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:08PM

Photo Coverage: Encores! A NEW BRAIN Cast Reunites for Album Listening Party by Walter McBride

Over the summer,Jonathan Groffled the Encores Off-Center production ofWilliam FinnandJames Lapine's A NEW BRAIN, and fans who didn't make it to the show need not worry any longer. The produc…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:18AM

Photo Coverage: TAPPIN' THROUGH LIFE's Maurice Hines Unveils Portrait at Sardi's! by Walter McBride

Just yesterday, star ofMauriceHines Tappin' Thru Life, Maurice Hines himself, was honored with his very own portrait at Sardi's. BroadwayWorld was there for the special celebration and you c…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:28AM
Friday, February 12, 2016

Photo Coverage: Inside THE COLOR PURPLE's Cast Album Listening Party! by Walter McBride

THE COLOR PURPLE recently recorded its official cast album, which will be released by Broadway Records on February 19 and can be pre-ordered atAmazon.comand atwww.BroadwayRecords.com. Direct…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:16PM

Photo Coverage: Second Stage Celebrates Opening Night of SMART PEOPLE by Walter McBride

Second StageTheatre presentsLydia R. Diamond's play,Smart People, which openedlastnight, February 11, 2016, atSecond StageTheatre'sTony KiserTheatre 305 West 43rd street. BroadwayWorld bring…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:11PM

Photo Coverage: The COLOR PURPLE Celebrates Release of Cast Album! by Walter McBride

THE COLOR PURPLE recently recorded its official cast album, whichwas released by Broadway Records last month and can be purchased at Amazon.com and atwww.BroadwayRecords.com.Directed by Tony…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:39AM
Thursday, February 11, 2016

Photo Coverage: ECLIPSED Team Launches Their 10,000 Girls Campaign! by Walter McBride

Producers Stephen C. Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey recently that the critically acclaimed Broadway bound Eclipsed will today launch a campaign to bring 10,000 girls to see the show. Through the…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:42PM

FREEZE FRAME: Lupita Nyong'o & Cast of ECLIPSED Meet the Press! by Walter McBride

Following a sold-out run at The Public Theater, ECLIPSED will begin previews on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, with opening night set for March 6, 2016 on Broadway at the Golden Theatre 252 W. …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:44AM
Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Photo Coverage: Robert Sean Leonard, Timothee Chalamet & More Celebrate Opening Night of MTC's PRODIGAL SON by Walter McBride

Manhattan Theatre Club presents the world premiere ofPRODIGAL SON, the new play written and directed by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winnerJohn Patrick ShanleyDoubt, Outside Mullingar.PRODI…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:33AM

Photo Coverage: Forest Whitaker Takes First Broadway Bows in HUGHIE by Walter McBride

Preview performances began earlier this weekfor the highly anticipated Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's HUGHIE starring Academy Award winner, Golden Globe Award winner amp BAFTA winnerFo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:33AM
Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Photo Coverage: In the Recording Studio with the Cast of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF! by Walter McBride

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Broadway Records will release a New Broadway Cast Album of Fiddler on the Roof. It will have its worldwide release on March 18th and be available to pur…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:51AM

Photo Coverage: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for THE WOODSMAN! by Walter McBride

The critically acclaimed playTHE WOODSMAN, a uniquely inventive retelling of the origins of Oz's Tin Woodsman, officially opened lastnight, February 8, 2016, at Off-Broadway's New World Stag…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:13AM
Friday, February 5, 2016

Up on the Marquee: AMERICAN PSYCHO by Walter McBride

AMERICAN PSYCHO, the American premiere of a new musical based on the novel byBret Easton Ellis-- which celebrates the 25th anniversary of its publication this March -- will begin performance…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:15PM
Thursday, February 4, 2016

Up on the Marquee: SHUFFLE ALONG by Walter McBride

Broadway's Shuffle Along Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followedis a new production that presents both the 1921 musical itself and details the events that cataly…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:03PM

Photo Coverage: Company of Primary Stages' THE BODY OF AN AMERICAN Meets the Press by Walter McBride

Primary StagesandRhoda R. Herrick, in association with Hartford Stage, present The Body of an American, a New York premiere by Dan O'Brien The Voyage of the Carcass, Soho Playhouse and direc…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:31PM

Photo Coverage: Steven Pasquale & Cast of Roundabout's THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM Meet the Press by Walter McBride

Roundabout Theatre Company, in association with Daryl Roth Productions, will soon present Steven Pasquale in the first-ever New York revival of Alfred Uhry and Robert Waldman's musical comed…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:26PM

FREEZE FRAME: Steven Pasquale & Cast of THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM Meet the Press! by Walter McBride

Roundabout Theatre Company, in association withDaryl RothProductions, will soon presentSteven Pasqualein the first-ever New York revival ofAlfred UhryandRobert Waldman's musical comedyThe Ro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:37PM
Wednesday, February 3, 2016

FREEZE FRAME: Primary Stages' THE BODY OF AN AMERICAN Cast Meets the Press by Walter McBride

PrimaryStagesandRhoda R. Herrick,in association with HartfordStage, presentThe Body of an American, aNew York premiereby Dan O'Brien The Voyage of the Carcass,Soho Playhouseand directed byJo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:24PM
Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Up on the Marquee: WAITRESS by Walter McBride

Waitress opens on Sunday, April 24, 2016 at theBrooks AtkinsonTheatre 256 West 47th Street, between Broadway and Eighth Avenue, with previews starting on Friday, March 25, 2016.Waitressplaye…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:07PM

Up on the Marquee: THE CRUCIBLE by Walter McBride

Arthur Miller's THE CRUCIBLE will return to Broadway at theWalter KerrTheatre 219 West 48th Street this spring.Leading the production areBen WhishawasJohn Proctor,Sophie Okonedoas Elizabeth …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:36PM

Photo Coverage: Linda Lavin Brings 'My First Farewell Concert' to Birdland by Walter McBride

Linda Lavin, currently starring in OUR MOTHER'S BRIEF AFFAIR on Broadway, just brought a new solo show to Birdland- 'My First Farewell Concert'. BroadwayWorld was on hand fo rthe special nig…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:26PM

Up on the Marquee: BRIGHT STAR by Walter McBride

The Broadway premiere of the new musicalBright Starfrom Grammy and Emmy winnerSteve Martinand Grammy-winning singer-songwriterEdie Brickellanddirected by Tony Award winnerWalter Bobbie, will…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:17PM