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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Introducing Fraulein Sally Bowles! See Cabaret Star Michelle Williams All Dolled Up in Vogue by Lindsay Champion

The acclaimed Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Cabaret is back at Studio 54, and a brand new face is making her Broadway debut at the Kit Kat Klub: Oscar nominee Michelle Williams! The …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:44AM
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Heathers Star Barrett Wilbert Weed on Getting Bullied, Getting Bloody & Her Spring Awakening-Style Sex Scene by Lindsay Champion

Barrett Wilbert Weed is relatively new to the New York theater scene, but when she makes her first entrance in Heathers: The Musical at off-Broadway’s New World Stages, she’s met…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:44PM
Monday, March 24, 2014

Ready For Their Close-Ups! See Patrick Page & the Guys of Casa Valentina Get Pretty In New Promo Photo by Lindsay Champion

The men of Casa Valentina are all dressed up with somewhere to go! Nick Westrate, Tom McGowan, Gabriel Ebert, Patrick Page, Reed Birney, John Cullum and Larry Pine are getting in touch with …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24PM

Cue the Chandelier! Once and Future Stars Norm Lewis & Sierra Boggess Meet Up at Les Miz by Lindsay Champion

It’s been five years since Norm Lewis and Sierra Boggess went “Under the Sea” in The Little Mermaid, and now they’re returning to Broadway together again (on land, th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:03PM
Sunday, March 23, 2014

Bloody Battles, Crazy-Long Books & Broadway: A (Sorta) Historically Accurate Timeline of Les Miserables by Lindsay Champion

Les Miserables has officially returned to Broadway! But before you join the crusade, it's time for a little history lesson. Wait, don't leave! Even if you failed History class, you c…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:51AM

This Week’s Picks! Sip Martinis with Cheyenne Jackson, Celebrate Funny Girl's 50th Birthday & Meet Two Idina Menzels by Lindsay Champion

March is bustin’ out all over! Because it's March! March, March, March! (That’s how the song goes, right?) Finally, after weeks and weeks of waiting, spring is officially her…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Friday, March 21, 2014

Ramin Karimloo Is Above the Law, Kelli O’Hara Literally Built a Bridge & More Lessons of the Week by Lindsay Champion

It's Friday, and you know what that means... The Vampire Diaries are on! Oh, and it's also time to revisit all of the crazy things our favorite Broadway stars have taught us over the…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:04PM

Fantine Fantasy Dates! Les Miz's Caissie Levy Dreams a Dream of Patti LuPone, Lea Salonga, Anne Hathaway & More by Lindsay Champion

Caissie Levy is living the dream: She gets to sell her hair, sob her eyes out and [SPOILER ALERT for the two people on earth who have never seen the musical] die eight times a week…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:53AM

Weekend Poll: Which Animated Disney Movie Should Become a New Broadway Musical? by Lindsay Champion

Aladdin had a shining, shimmering, splendid opening night on March 20, making it the fifth animated Disney classic to be adapted into a Broadway musical (the others, if you’re counting…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:06AM
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Guests of Honor! Patti LuPone & Scott Wittman Pay a Visit to Tyne Daly & the Cast of Mothers and Sons by Lindsay Champion

Patti LuPone knows a thing or two about playing mothers—she even won a Tony for her portrayal of Mama Rose in the 2008 revival of Gypsy—so on March 18, the theater icon headed to…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:06PM
Monday, March 17, 2014

Mothers and Sons Star Tyne Daly Reflects on 50 Years of Playing Mamas on Stage, Screen and in Real Life by Lindsay Champion

Throughout her five-decade career, Tyne Daly has played a wide range of memorable matriarchs, from a meddling mom in Gypsy to a multitasking mom in Cagney & Lacey to a grieving mom in Ra…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:39PM

There Is No Greater Love! Audra McDonald & the Lady Day Creative Team Greet the Press by Lindsay Champion

There’s only a few short weeks until Audra McDonald steps onstage to channel Billie Holiday in the new one-woman show Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, and on March 17, t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:24PM

Of Mice and Men Star James Franco on Poetry, His Sick Co-Star & Which B’way Show is ‘Off the Chain’ by Lindsay Champion

Of Mice and Men star James Franco took a few minutes out of his insanely busy schedule to stop by The Tonight Show to chat about, well, his insanely busy schedule. The famous multitasker is …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:55PM

Put Your Clothes Back On! The Full Monty (the Play, Not the Musical) to Shutter Early in the West End by Lindsay Champion

Time is up for the London’s stripping steel workers. The new stage adaptation of the 1997 film The Full Monty will close early in the West End. Originally scheduled to play through Jun…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:59AM

Nude No More! The Full Monty (the Play, Not the Musical) to Shutter Early in the West End by Lindsay Champion

Time is up for the London’s stripping steel workers. The new Olivier-nominated stage adaptation of the 1997 film The Full Monty will close early in the West End. Originally scheduled t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:59AM

She’s Back! A Night with Janis Joplin, Starring Mary Bridget Davies, to Reopen Off-Broadway by Lindsay Champion

Let down your hair and pull those bellbottoms out of the closet, because A Night with Janis Joplin is returning to the New York stage! After an acclaimed run at Broadway’s Lyceum Theat…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:29AM

Weekend Poll Top Three: Fans Want to Get Sloshed With Mrs. Wormwood From Matilda on St. Paddy’s Day by Lindsay Champion

Before you grab a pint of green beer and get completely obliterated on this lovely St. Patrick’s Day, check out the results of the Weekend Poll! (Wait, you’re already hammered? W…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:28AM
Friday, March 14, 2014

Bryan Cranston Loves Hookers & Weed, Audra McDonald Is the Veggie Whisperer & More Lessons of the Week by Lindsay Champion

This week has been a whirlwind of Broadway openings, awesome events and surprise news, so what better way to celebrate than revisiting the wild and wacky stuff we’ve learned over the l…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:58PM

Seriously Hot Shot! Les Miz Stars Ramin Karimloo & Will Swenson Get Tres Chic For Vanity Fair by Lindsay Champion

Swoon alert: Les Miserables stars Ramin Karimloo and Will Swenson have officially stormed the Broadway barricades, and they are looking good. If you need some proof, check out this shot in t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:20PM

New After Midnight Stars Toni Braxton & Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds Jazz It Up For the Press by Lindsay Champion

Grammy winners Toni Braxton and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds are all jazzed up and ready to go! The duo is prepping to be the next rotating celebrity guest vocalists in the toe-tappi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:08PM

Heisenberg & Pinkman Reunite! Aaron Paul Visits Breaking Bad Buddy Bryan Cranston at All the Way by Lindsay Champion

Now that he’s playing U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson in Broadway’s All the Way, it’s safe to say that Bryan Cranston’s meth-cooking days are over. But on March 13, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:18PM

How Does Violet Star Sutton Foster Prep For Broadway? By Riding the NYC Bus! by Lindsay Champion

Sutton Foster is doing some serious research for her new role in Broadway’s Violet—no, she’s not dyeing her hair purple. She’s riding the New York City bus! The Tony …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:34PM

Break a…Hand? Christopher Sieber Delays His Debut as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda Due to Rehearsal Injury by Lindsay Champion

Due to a rehearsal injury, Tony nominee Christopher Sieber will not make take his first official bow in Matilda on March 18 as originally announced. While rehearsing for the role of school h…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:29PM

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Ralph Fiennes! Tony Winner to Star in Man and Superman in the West End by Lindsay Champion

OK, so Ralph Fiennes won’t exactly be donning a cape, but he will be starring in the new West End revival of George Bernard Shaw’s Man and Superman in the spring of 2015! The Aca…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:47AM

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Ralph Fiennes! Tony Winner to Star in Man and Superman in London by Lindsay Champion

OK, so Ralph Fiennes won’t exactly be donning a cape, but he will be starring in the new London revival of George Bernard Shaw’s Man and Superman in the spring of 2015! The Acade…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:47AM

Weekend Poll: Which Broadway Character Do You Want to Get Smashed With on St. Patrick’s Day? by Lindsay Champion

St. Patrick’s Day, the booziest holiday of the year, is just around the corner—wait, don’t crack open that Guinness yet! It’s not until Monday, guys, relax. But while…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:54AM
Thursday, March 13, 2014

Cynthia Nixon Completes B'way Love Triangle with Ewan McGregor & Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Real Thing by Lindsay Champion

Tony winner Cynthia Nixon made history (and probably made herself totally exhausted) in 1984 when she appeared in both The Real Thing and Hurlyburly on Broadway at the exact same time. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:26PM
Wednesday, March 12, 2014

The Evolution of Rocky! The Italian Stallion's Wild Ride From Screen to Stage, as Told By Sylvester Stallone by Lindsay Champion

Get out that boom box, blast "Eye of the Tiger" and put on your boxing gloves, because the new musical Rocky opens on Broadway March 13! Directed by Alex Timbers and feat…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:27PM

He’s Ba-ack! Original Star Jeff Blumenkrantz Returns to Off-Broadway’s Murder For Two by Lindsay Champion

After appearing in the New York Philharmonic’s Sweeney Todd concert, original Murder For Two cast member Jeff Blumenkrantz has returned to the scene of the crime—New World Stages…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:35PM

Heights Stars Reunite! Lin-Manuel Miranda & Christopher Jackson Will Go Freestyle at Lincoln Center by Lindsay Champion

Lin-Manuel Miranda is on fire! This week, Broadway.com announced the Tony winner will headline tick, tick… BOOM! at Encores! (with his former In the Heights co-star Karen Olivo), and …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:19PM
Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Lady Day Star Audra McDonald & Director Lonny Price Audition Furry Friends to Play Billie Holiday's Pooch by Lindsay Champion

Circle in the Square went to the dogs on March 11! Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill headliner Audra McDonald, director Lonny Price and Broadway animal trainer Bill Berloni held…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:11PM

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