13 stories by "Nick Francis"
Hugh Jackman officially signed on to play the part of Jean Valjean in the Hollywood remake of 'Les Miserables' a couple months back, but the talent around him has largely remained shrouded i…
After racking up rave reviews throughout its Broadway re-launch, 'Master Class' has been granted an extension at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. It now gets to run for the entire summer till…
Renowned composer and saxophonist Branford Marsalis has signed on to lend his musical brains to the original music of the upcoming Broadway production of 'The Mountaintop', which stars Samue…
Acclaimed Broadway director, playwright and costume designer Julie Taymor has committed to helm the debut production of Theatre for a New Audience in its new home in Brooklyn. The inaugural …
Pop icon ABBA may have been a worldwide hit ever since they broke out in the music scene in the '70s, but not in China, as those were the times when the country was rising off the heels of t…
The late Pop King Michael Jackson is making headlines due to a recent Andrew Lloyd Webber interview. Webber was on Piers Morgan’s Tonight show. One of the many things that were discuss…
Kelly Bishop, the Tony Award winning actress, will be assuming the Evangeline Harcourt role in the "Anything Goes," the Tony Award-winning revival, starting on August 9 at the Stephen Sondhe…
Alan Rickman, the British actor best known for his appearances in the Harry Potter films as professor Severus Snape, is making his return to Broadway. This fall, the film and stage star will…
"Hair," the smash hit musical, is going back to its roots. On Friday June 11, producers will handing out 500 free tickets to acknowledge the start of the production in 2008 as part of the fr…
Kim Cattrall is bringing sex back to the city when she makes the jump with 'Private Lives' to the Broadway stage later this year. 'Private Lives' has been readying for a September run at Tor…
Readings for the Broadway play centered around Vince Lombardi, the legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers, are headed for Northeast Wisconsin. In late July, "Lombardi: A Reading by the Bro…
The Off-Broadway comedy-thriller "Play Dead," directed and co-written by Teller from the famous Penn & Teller with Todd Robbins performing, will be closing out its current New York City…
As announced last September by producer Cameron Mackintosh, 'Les Miserables' will be making its way to a cinema near you. At the time, details were fuzzy and specifics were virtually non-exi…