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Thursday, December 12, 2013

The Velocity of Autumn, Starring Estelle Parsons & Stephen Spinella, Sets Dates at the Booth Theatre by Lindsay Champion

Broadway openings come to those who wait! After calling off their 2013 spring run last season, Eric Coble’s The Velocity of Autumn will now begin performances April 1, 2014 at Broadway…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AM

Squigs Sketches a Super-Sized Portrait of Ian McKellen & Patrick Stewart in Godot & No Man's Land by Lindsay Champion

What do you get when you combine two existential dramas and two knights? No Man’s Land and Waiting For Godot on Broadway, starring stage-and-screen buddies Ian McKellen and Patrick Ste…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:53AM
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Roslyn Ruff to Play Coretta Scott King & Fannie Lou Hamer in All the Way, Starring Bryan Cranston by Lindsay Champion

Roslyn Ruff, who recently completed her run in Broadway’s Romeo and Juliet, will play Martin Luther King, Jr.’s wife Coretta Scott King and Fannie Lou Hamer in the Broadway trans…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:31PM

Kyle Dean Massey Returns to Dance Through Life as Fiyero in Broadway’s Wicked by Lindsay Champion

Kyle Dean Massey returns to Oz! The star will begin performances December 17 in Wicked, reprising the role of Fiyero in the Broadway cast. Massey succeeds Derek Klena, who is departing to st…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:53PM

Raise a Glass (of Vodka) to Toast the Cast Recording of Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 by Lindsay Champion

The Kazino crew headed uptown on December 10, as the cast of Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 celebrated a very special event: the release of their official cast album! Great Come…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:43PM

Heather Burns to Replace Maria Dizzia in Dinner with Friends After Delaying Previews by Lindsay Champion

Dinner with Friends is expecting another guest! The Roundabout Theatre Company revival will now feature stage and screen actress Heather Burns, replacing previously announced star Maria Dizz…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:39AM

NBC to Re-Air The Sound of Music Live! in Hopes of a Weekend Ratings Boost by Lindsay Champion

She’s ba-ack! Carrie Underwood is once again bringing the hills alive with The Sound of Music on December 14, according to Deadline.com. After a whopping 18.5 million viewers tuned in …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:10AM
Tuesday, December 10, 2013

What’s Your Damage?! Heathers: The Musical to Slay Off-Broadway’s New World Stages This Spring by Lindsay Champion

We’re about to go to the prom…or to hell. After a sold-out run in Los Angeles, Heathers: the Musical will be causing all sorts of damage at off-Broadway’s New World Stages…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:10PM

Andrew Lloyd Webber on New Movie Musicals: Joseph ‘Definitely Happening’ and Cats a ‘Real Possibility’ by Lindsay Champion

The big screen is about to turn red and yellow and green and brown and scarlet and black and ochre and peach and—oh you know. Andrew Lloyd Webber has confirmed that a new film adaptati…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:38PM

Rachel Berry on the Radio! Listen to Glee Star Lea Michele’s Debut Single ‘Cannonball’ by Lindsay Champion

Lea Michele sure has come a long way from singing “Castle on a Cloud” on the Sally Jessy Raphael show in 1995! Now, the Broadway favorite and Glee superstar is launching her pop …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:02AM
Monday, December 9, 2013

Broadway Favorites Cheyenne Jackson, Billy Crudup & More Have Movies Heading to the Sundance Film Festival by Lindsay Champion

Anyone wanna take a road trip to Utah? The Sundance Film Festival has announced its 2014 lineup, and the new world premiere films are jam-packed with Broadway stars! Festival-goers will be t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:31PM

Norbert Leo Butz, Kate Baldwin & the Cast of Broadway’s Big Fish Make a Splash in the Recording Studio by Lindsay Champion

The Broadway run of Big Fish is coming to a close on December 29—but don’t worry, little guppies! You can still sing along with two-time Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz, Kate Baldwi…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:39PM

Little Miss Sunshine Knows About Popular! Hannah Nordberg Goes Backstage With Wicked Witches by Lindsay Champion

Hannah Nordberg might need a little (OK a lot) bit of wardrobe help as awkward Olive Hoover in Little Miss Sunshine, but in real life, she’s an aspiring fashionista who looks up to one…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:15PM

The Cast of Martha Clarke’s Dance Extravaganza Cheri Kicks Up Its Heels on Opening Night by Lindsay Champion

Colette’s iconic, sensual and passionate novel has come to life onstage in Cheri at off-Broadway's Pershing Square Signature Center, and on December 8, the cast celebrated ope…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:51PM

Bryan Cranston’s Book Club! Before Playing LBJ on Broadway, the All the Way Star Looks to the Library For Inspiration by Lindsay Champion

This winter, Bryan Cranston is prepping to play a character that probably didn’t cook meth. The Emmy-winning Breaking Bad favorite is taking on the role of real-life President Lyndon B…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:01PM

If/Then, Starring Idina Menzel, Shifts Broadway Opening Date by Lindsay Champion

After getting their feet wet in our nation’s capital, Idina Menzel and the cast of If/Then are heading to Broadway this spring three days later than initially announced. The …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:39AM

The Hills Are Alive with Radioactivity! See SNL Spoof The Sound of Music, with Kristen Wiig as Dooneese by Lindsay Champion

If you still haven’t gotten enough of NBC’s The Sound of Music Live!, it’s time to say “auf Wiedersehen, adieu” to the three-hour live musical extravaganza with…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:28AM

Former Sitcom Queen Annie Potts to Play Trapeze-Swinging Granny Berthe in Broadway's Pippin by Lindsay Champion

She flies through the air with the greatest of ease, Emmy nominee Annie Potts on the flying trapeze! The Designing Women and Ghostbusters favorite will succeed current star Tovah Feldshuh in…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM

Hello, Sweet Prince! Benedict Cumberbatch to Lead London’s Hamlet in 2014 by Lindsay Champion

August: Osage County star Benedict Cumberbatch will return to the London stage in 2014 as Shakespeare’s most iconic and troubled prince (we'll give you one guess), USA Today r…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:16AM

Blair on Broadway!? Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester to Join James Franco & Chris O’Dowd in Of Mice and Men by Lindsay Champion

Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester is swapping her Manhattan digs for a California ranch! The small screen favorite will make her Broadway debut in Of Mice and Men as Curley’s Wife. She…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Friday, December 6, 2013

Broadway at the Movies! See Idina Menzel (in Cartoon Form) Sing 'Let It Go' from Frozen by Lindsay Champion

You don’t need to buy a movie ticket to hear Idina Menzel’s powerhouse performance in Frozen (although you really should—the animated flick is awesome). Disney has released…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:15PM

Sound of Music Live! Poll Top Three: Fans Adored Audra McDonald’s Emotional 'Climb Ev’ry Mountain' by Lindsay Champion

The Sound of Music Live! was the highlight of our week (can we do it again next Thursday?!), featuring American Idol winner Carrie Underwood, True Blood fave Stephen Moyer and the Tony-winni…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:34PM

Sly Goes Solo! An Evening with Sylvester Stallone to Premiere at London’s Central Hall Westminster by Lindsay Champion

Film actor, writer, producer, director and Rocky the musical co-book writer Sylvester Stallone is adding a new credit to his resume: London theater star! He’ll be taking the stage at C…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:40AM
Thursday, December 5, 2013

Weekend Poll: Which Song From The Sound of Music Live! Was Your Favorite Thing? by Lindsay Champion

Well, we’ve Climbed Ev’ry Mountain, Solved a Problem Like Maria and yodeled with the Lonely Goatherd—but before we say So Long, Farewell to NBC’s The Sound of Music L…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:53PM

Don’t Speak! Tony Nominee Marin Mazzie to Play Boozy Diva Helen Sinclair in Bullets Over Broadway by Lindsay Champion

Bullets Over Broadway has finally found its fabulous martini-sipping leading lady, Helen Sinclair! Three-time Tony nominee Marin Mazzie will play the aging diva, alongside previously announc…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:40PM

Big News! Big Fish, Starring Norbert Leo Butz, to Release Cast Album After Broadway Closing Date by Lindsay Champion

Big Fish may be making its final splash on Broadway December 29, but the larger-than-life musical starring Norbert Leo Butz, Kate Baldwin and Bobby Steggert will live on in a new cast record…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:40PM

Watch Sound of Music Live! Star Audra McDonald Sing an Emotional ‘Climb Ev’ry Mountain’ at the Rock Center Tree Lighting by Lindsay Champion

Performing live is a breeze for The Sound of Music Live! star Audra McDonald—even outside, in the middle of winter! (Hey, she doesn’t have five Tony Awards for nothin’.) Th…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:28PM

Sound of Music Star Carrie Underwood on Hate Tweets & Why She Wouldn’t Twirl on the Mountains in Salzburg by Lindsay Champion

The Sound of Music Live! broadcast is only a few short hours away, and Carrie Underwood has a public service announcement: She’s not Julie Andrews. This might seem obvious (the or…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:46AM

MTC's Mandy Greenfield to Succeed Jenny Gersten as Williamstown Theatre Festival Artistic Director by Lindsay Champion

Manhattan Theatre Club artistic producer Mandy Greenfield will become the new artistic director of the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts. As previously announced, current artist…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:34AM
Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Wanna Be a Broadway Legend? Marilu Henner Tells You How in Chicago ‘Funny or Die’ Spoof by Lindsay Champion

If you’ve ever sat in the audience at a Broadway show and wondered what it takes to become the next Marilu Henner, this video is required viewing. According to the “Broadway lege…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:11PM

24601 Times 2! Watch Les Miz Stars Colm Wilkinson & Ramin Karimloo Team Up to Sing ‘Bring Him Home’ by Lindsay Champion

Before Les Miserables star Ramin Karimloo makes the move from Toronto to the Big Apple to make his Broadway debut, a very special friend is heading up north to cheer him on! Theater legend C…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:31PM

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