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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Watch Nic Rouleau, Maggie Smith, the Queen & More Wish a Happy Opening to London's The Book of Mormon Cast by Josh Ferri

Kudos to the Chicago cast of The Book of Mormon for the creative opening night video for their musical brethren across the pond. Mormon stars Nic Rouleau, Ben Platt, Pierce Cassedy & mor…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:19PM

Drama League to Honor Bernadette Peters, Jerry Mitchell & the Radio City Rockettes This Spring by Josh Ferri

The 79th annual Drama League ceremony will honor Tony winners Bernadette Peters and Jerry Mitchell, Madison Square Garden Entertainment and the one-and-only Radio City Rockettes. T…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:10PM

Thumbs Up! Fly Over to Encores! For a Laugh Out Loud, Colorful and Heroic Revival of Superman by Josh Ferri

The Encores! series at City Center is at its best when a production can not only seamlessly presents the original material, but also provides a platform for familiar actors to shine in a new…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:25PM

Thumbs Up! Fly to Encores! for a Hilarious and Heroic Revival of Superman by Josh Ferri

The Encores! series at City Center is at its best when a production can not only seamlessly presents the original material, but also provides a platform for familiar actors to shine in a new…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:25PM

HBO Picks Up Laurie Metcalf’s New Nursing Comedy Getting On by Josh Ferri

Looks like all that medical jargon Laurie Metcalf learned for Broadway’s The Other Place is going to come in handy again. The Emmy winner’s new pilot Getting On just receive…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:19PM

Tony-Winning Musical Once Celebrates One Melodic Year with a Broadway Jam Session by Josh Ferri

Time sure does fly when you’re having fun! It seems like just yesterday Broadway audiences first fell in love with the mysterious girl on the piano and the brooding guy with a guitar, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:01PM

Glee’s Matthew Morrison is Returning to His Broadway Roots with New Solo Album Where It All Began by Josh Ferri

Tony nominee Matthew Morrison is getting in touch with his Broadway beginnings for his latest album, Where It All Began, according to Billboard.com. The Glee star will release a compilation …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:20PM

Glee’s Matthew Morrison Returns to His Broadway Roots with New Solo Album Where It All Began by Josh Ferri

Tony nominee Matthew Morrison is getting in touch with his Broadway beginnings for his latest album, Where It All Began, according to Billboard.com. The Glee star will release a compilation …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:20PM

Squigs Captures the Colorful Folly of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Josh Ferri

Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce and Kristine Nielsen are back on the boards in Christopher Durang’s whimsical comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. When movie star Masha (Wea…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:35PM

Burlesque Drama The Nance, Starring Nathan Lane, Begins Performances on Broadway by Josh Ferri

The Broadway premiere of Douglas Carter Beane’s The Nance, starring two-time Tony and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Nathan Lane, begins performances at the Lyceum Theatre o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:25AM
Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Elaine Stritch is Packing Her Bags for Michigan and Playing a Farewell Concert at the Cafe Carlyle by Josh Ferri

Everybody rise for the First Lady of Cafe Carlyle. Four-time Tony nominee and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Elaine Stritch has announced that she will play her final engagement a…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:10PM

Paul Giamatti Leads Hamlet, Sing Along with Phantom & More Cross Country Highlights by Josh Ferri

In this week’s Countrywide Guide, we shine the spotlight on a multitude of exciting regional theater productions; from an Oscar nominee taking on the Bard in Connecticut to a Tennessee…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:56PM

Kinky Boots Stunner Charlie Sutton on Being Born to Dance and How Nine Broadway Shows Equal a Ph.D. by Josh Ferri

In the lastest installment of Broadway.com’s Gotta Dance!, we are highlighting Charlie Sutton, the leggy standout dancer in Jerry Mitchell’s production of new musical Kinky …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:24PM

Get a First Look at Encores! Comic Book-Inspired Revival of It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman by Josh Ferri

Superman is faster and funnier than ever in the new Encores! revival of 1966 comic book-inspired musical It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman. This comical …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:08PM

Tony Winner Alice Ripley to Star in Long Wharf Theatre’s Clybourne Park by Josh Ferri

Next to Normal Tony and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Alice Ripley will lead Long Wharf Theatre’s staging of the 2012 Tony-winning play Clybourne Park, according to Th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:33PM

Get an Early Look at Kristin Chenoweth's ‘Bag of Broadway Showstopppers’ from Her Upcoming TV Concert by Josh Ferri

Tony and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Kristin Chenoweth is bringing out a big bag of Broadway tricks for her exciting concert the Dames of Broadway…All of ‘Em!!!. T…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:56PM

Get an Early Look at Kristin Chenoweth's ‘Bag of Broadway Showstoppers’ from Her Upcoming TV Concert by Josh Ferri

Tony and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Kristin Chenoweth is bringing out a big bag of Broadway tricks for her exciting concert the Dames of Broadway…All of ‘Em!!!. T…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:56PM
Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Get an Inside Look at Laura Osnes, Santino Fontana & More at the Cinderella Cast Recording by Josh Ferri

The cast of Cinderella is bringing some magic to an iPod near you! Laura Osnes, Santino Fontana and the cast of Cinderella headed to the MSR recording studios on March 18 to lay down tr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:37PM

Welcome to the Land of Lola! Kinky Boots Star Billy Porter Is Broadway.com’s Latest Video Blogger by Josh Ferri

Step into a dream where glamour is extreme in the land of Lola. Billy Porter, who plays outrageous London drag queen Lola and her male counterpart Simon in Broadway’s Kinky Boots, is o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:21PM

Audra McDonald to Receive 2013 Matrix Award; Joan Rivers to Emcee Event by Josh Ferri

Having really mastered winning Tonys, Audra McDonald is branching out and picking up some other awards. McDonald will be recognized by New York Women in Communications at their 2013 Matrix A…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:01PM

Sarah Joy Miller, James Barbour & Christina Sajous to Star in Anna Nicole Smith Opera at BAM by Josh Ferri

Anna Nicole, the opera based on the life of the late Anna Nicole Smith, will makes its U.S. debut as part of BAM’s 2013 Next Wave Festival. Directed by Richard Jones, Anna Nicole …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:54PM

Get a Glimpse of Cyndi Lauper, Harvey Fierstein & the Stars of Kinky Boots at Their ‘Times Talk’ by Josh Ferri

Those colorful kinky characters sure clean up nice! Kinky Boots’ creators Cyndi Lauper (music and lyrics) and Harvey Fierstein (book) joined The New York Times’ theater writer Pa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:37PM
Saturday, March 16, 2013

Fetish Footwear, Acclaimed Film & Rockin’ Broadway Musical: Explore the Many Steps of Kinky Boots by Josh Ferri

The new musical Kinky Boots tells the true story of a British shoe factory that found success crafting ladies’ footwear...for men. Below, we trace this incredible story’s jo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:52PM
Thursday, March 14, 2013

Laura Osnes, Santino Fontana and the Cast of Broadway's Cinderella to Record Album by Josh Ferri

Laura Osnes’ silver-voiced Cinderella will be immortalized in an original Broadway cast recording. Osnes, co-star Sanitno Fontana and the cast of Broadway’s Cinderella will relea…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:29PM

Watch Forbidden Broadway Take Aim at the Les Miserables Movie in a Hilarious New Spoof by Josh Ferri

Russell Crowe singing like Elmer Fudd? Hugh Jackman struggling with high notes? Anne Hathaway doused in mud? Welcome to the warped and hilarious mind of Gerard Alessandrini’s Forbidden…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:11PM

Caissie Levy, Corey Cott, Jay Armstrong Johnson & More Set For Broadway Sings Stevie Wonder Concert by Josh Ferri

A slew of stage stars including Caissie Levy, Newsies’ Corey Cott and Hands on a Hardbody’s Jay Armstrong Johnson will lend their talents to Broadway Sings St…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:59AM

Edward Watts, Jenny Powers, Will Swenson & More Gear Up to Save the World in Superman at Encores! by Josh Ferri

Encores! continues its 20th anniversary season at New York City Center with the 1966 comic book inspired musical It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:56AM

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Starring Sigourney Weaver and David Hyde Pierce, Opens on Broadway by Josh Ferri

Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike officially opens at Broadway’s Golden Theatre on March 14. Starring Oscar nominee Sigourney Weaver, Emmy and Tony wi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:38AM
Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Oscar Nominee Amy Ryan to Play Michael Keaton's Ex-Wife in Broadway-Themed Comedy Birdman by Josh Ferri

Oscar and two-time Tony nominee Amy Ryan is the latest funny celeb to join Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu's Broadway-themed comedy Birdman, according to Deadline.com. Ryan will share the sc…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:09PM

Judy Garland Returns to Hollywood, Little Edie Beale Takes Seattle & More Cross-Country Highlights by Josh Ferri

This week, Broadway stars are spreading their wings and bringing their unique talents to a city near you! Our Countrywide Guide spotlights Tony nominee Tracie Bennett in L.A., Broadway fave …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:50AM

Get a First Look at Bette Midler as Super Agent Sue Mengers in Broadway’s I’ll Eat You Last by Josh Ferri

Bette’s back on the boards, in the new one woman show I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers.  Bette Midler, a fabulous one-of-a-kind herself, will transform into anothe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:02AM