There were no roadblocks on the way to opening night for acclaimed British actor Simon Russell Beale, who portrays a London taxi driver in the American premiere of Simon Stephens' 1998 d…
There were no roadblocks on the way to opening night for acclaimed British actor Simon Russell Beale, who portrays a London taxi driver in the American premiere of Simon Stephens' 1998 d…
A film version of Christopher Plummer in Barrymore will be featured at the 2011 Toronto Film Festival, with Plummer on tap to discuss the reprise of his 1997 Tony-winning performance as John…
Casting for the West End musical production of Matilda, adapted from the popular 1988 Roald Dahl children’s novel, is nearly complete. As previously announced, four leads from the show…
In the wake of Stephen Sondheim’s criticism of the Broadway-bound Porgy and Bess, the American Repertory Theatre in Boston has released a video feature in which the stars and creators …
The off-Broadway production of Tony Georges’ Tricks the Devil Taught Me will close on August 28 at the Minetta Lane Theatre. The drama will have played 24 previews and 13 performances …
Two-time Tony Award nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega and Wood Harris (of TV’s The Wire) will play Stella Kowalski and Harold “Mitch” Mitchell opposite previously announced stars B…
What are the secrets of Sister Act? If you’ve ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of a show about disco, nuns, sequins and soul—and honestly, who hasn’t?—the…
Jerry Leiber, the rock-and-roll songwriter whose hits were featured in six Broadway musicals, died on August 22 of cardiopulmonary failure. Leiber had a 60-year-long partnership with Mike St…
Jerry Leiber, the rock-and-roll songwriter whose hits were featured in six Broadway musicals, died on August 22 of cardiopulmonary failure. Leiber had a 60-year-long partnership with Mike St…
Original Annie star Andrea McArdle and Broadway alum Cary Shields (Rent, Taboo) will star in the summer-camp themed tuner Greenwood at the 2011 New York Musical Theatre Festival. Seven perfo…
Tony Award winner Idina Menzel and her husband, Broadway veteran Taye Diggs, made dreams come true on August 21 as the superstar couple celebrated the first year of summer camp sponsored by …
Is the wait to hear the score of Broadway’s ultimate outlaw love story Bonnie & Clyde killing you? Us, too! The new Frank Wildhorn/Don Black tuner, starring Laura Osnes and Jeremy …
The annual Broadway on Broadway concert has been canceled for 2011 because of events surrounding the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The outdoor concert is traditionally held …
Broadway grosses slipped slightly in the third week of August, though the top five shows remained in place (and above $1 million), as they have for most of the summer. Family-friendly musica…
Break out your tutus, girls, Billy Elliot is holding its second annual open call. On September 17, 2011, the show will be on the lookout for the latest batch of talented youngsters to join i…
Betty Blue Eyes, a musical adaptation of Alan Bennett and Malcolm Mowbray's film A Private Function, will close at the West End’s Novello Theatre on September 24, 2011. This latest…
PIX 11 Morning News is celebrating all things Broadway, and the show kicked off Broadway Week with an extensive look at the Great White Way's most colorful musical, Priscilla Queen of th…
Tony Award winners Norbert Leo Butz and Frank Wood have joined the cast of the forthcoming feature film Greetings from Tim Buckley, according to Variety. The movie, which begins filming on A…
Tony Award winners Norbert Leo Butz and Frank Wood have joined the cast of the forthcoming feature film Greetings from Tim Buckley, according to Variety. The movie, which begins filming on A…
The Broadway revival of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim’s Follies, starring Bernadette Peters and Jan Maxwell, will record an original cast album to be released on the PS Classics l…
Goodspeed Musicals will welcome Hello! My Baby, a new musical featuring Tin Pan Alley hits, to its Norma Terris Theatre this fall. Created by Tony nominee Cheri Steinkellner and music direct…
It’s official: The West End musical adaptation of Ghost is headed for Broadway in March 2012. Confirming previous reports, the show’s producers have announced that Ghost will ope…
Illinois teenager Keenan Cahill couldn't have possibly imagined some of the music industry's biggest stars would join him for sing-alongs when he began posting videos on his YouTube …
Illinois teenager Keenan Cahill couldn't have possibly imagined some of the music industry's biggest stars would join him for sing-alongs when he began posting videos on his YouTube …