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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

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

Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Kandi Burruss to Join NEWSical the Musical For Two-Week Engagement by Lindsay Champion

She’s a Real Housewives of Atlanta favorite, she’s a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, and she’s about to become an off-Broadway leading lady for two weeks! Kandi Burruss w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:29AM

Billie Has Left the Building! Lady Day, Starring Dee Dee Bridgewater, to Close Off-Broadway by Lindsay Champion

Lady Day, the inspiring story of Billie Holiday’s final comeback concert, will play its last performance January 5, 2014 at off-Broadway’s Little Shubert Theatre. At the time of …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:47AM

Kinky Boots Shakeup! Stark Sands to Depart, Billy Porter Extends, Natalie Joy Johnson Joins & More by Lindsay Champion

The Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots is kicking it into high gear with a bunch of big casting news! Tony-nominated star Stark Sands will depart the production on January 26, 2014, alongside …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:32AM
Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Bring Him Home! Colm Wilkinson to Join Ramin Karimloo For Benefit Performance of Toronto’s Les Miz by Lindsay Champion

Les Miserables legend Colm Wilkinson is returning to the show that made him a star—but this time, he’s leaving the high A to Ramin Karimloo! Current Les Miz star K…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:12PM

An Open Letter to Joseph Gordon-Levitt: You Belong On Broadway, and We’ve Got the Proof by Lindsay Champion

Dear Joseph Gordon-Levitt, For the last four years, you’ve been leading impromptu sing-alongs, rocking out to R. Kelly songs, doing handstands with Daniel Radcliffe and strutting yo…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:09PM

Houdini, Starring Hugh Jackman, May Not Make Broadway Appearance Until 2015-16 by Lindsay Champion

Now you see it, now you don’t. Tony winner Hugh Jackman previously said on the record that the long-awaited new musical Houdini would premiere on Broadway in 2014, “if all goes w…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:28PM

Touchdown! Eric Simonson’s Bio Play Lombardi Set For Big-Screen Adaptation by J.C. Chandor by Lindsay Champion

Pass the popcorn (and the football), because legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi is going to the movies! Eric Simonson’s 2010 drama Lombardi will receive a big-screen adap…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:21AM
Monday, December 2, 2013

Watch the Skivvies Pay a Special (Naked) Holiday Visit to Nick Adams in Festive New Music Video by Lindsay Champion

The Skivvies are spreading some serious holiday cheer around New York City—they’re even making house calls! Nearly nude pals Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley, and drummer Shan…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:24PM

Press Agent Michael Hartman to Close Broadway Publicity Firm The Hartman Group in January 2014 by Lindsay Champion

Broadway publicity firm The Hartman Group, which currently represents Wicked, If/Then, 700 Sundays, Big Fish, Romeo & Juliet, First Date, Rock of Ages and more, will close its doors Janu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:02PM

Pippin Brings the Box Office Magic! Tony-Winning Musical Recoups on Broadway by Lindsay Champion

As if we needed any more proof that Pippin is a hit, the Tony-winning revival has recouped its $8.5 million investment after only eight months of performances. Directed by Tony-winning …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:37PM

Facebook & Twitter Make Bette Midler ‘Nervous’ to Return to Broadway in Mame or Hello, Dolly! by Lindsay Champion

OK, Internet haters, you win. You’ve officially scared one of Broadway’s biggest talents to the point that she’s afraid to return to the Great White Way. Nice job. For ages…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:03PM

Michael Musto & Frankie C to Make One-Night-Only Appearance in My Big Gay Italian Wedding by Lindsay Champion

Former notorious The Village Voice journalist Michael Musto has a new Gay gig! Musto will make a one-night-only appearance in off-Broadway’s My Big Gay Italian Wedding alongs…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:35AM

Angela Lansbury Is Leading a Seance in London! Star to Reprise Her Tony-Winning Role in Blithe Spirit by Lindsay Champion

British Tony winner Angela Lansbury is returning across the pond to lead a spooky seance! The legendary 88-year-old star will channel ghosts in Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit, repris…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:52AM
Thursday, November 28, 2013

Little Miss Sunshine Sweetie Hannah Nordberg on Her Wicked ‘Second Mom’ & Awesome Sense of Style by Lindsay Champion

Age & Hometown: 9; Santa Monica, CA Current Role: A dynamic off-Broadway debut as Olive, a quirky ray of light in the dysfunctional Hoover family who dreams of winning the L…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Dolly Parton Haunts Ebenezer Scrooge, Phantom Takes a Road Trip & More Cross-Country Highlights by Lindsay Champion

Jump in the car and blast those showtunes, because Broadway.com is hitting the road! We’re on a cross-country search for the best regional theater offerings and tour stops all across t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PM

Alexandra Socha Departs Fun Home; Understudy Emily Skeggs to Assume the Role of Medium Alison by Lindsay Champion

Original Fun Home star Alexandra Socha has departed the Public Theater production due to personal reasons, and will be replaced by her understudy, Emily Skeggs. After three extensions, the h…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:21PM
Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Michael McKean & Brandon J. Dirden Join Bryan Cranston in All the Way; Broadway Dates & Theater Set by Lindsay Champion

All the Way, starring Breaking Bad favorite Bryan Cranston, has found a home on Broadway! The new Lyndon B. Johnson bio play by Robert Schenkkan will begin performances February 10 at the Ne…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:57PM

The Sound of Music’s Stephen Moyer on Auditioning to Play a Von Trapp Child & His ‘Incredible’ Co-Star Carrie Underwood by Lindsay Champion

True Blood hunk Stephen Moyer is taking a decidedly un-vampirey turn in The Sound of Music Live!, playing Captain Georg von Trapp alongside a bunch of seriously talented leading ladies. The …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:18PM

What Was the Original Title of The Sound of Music? Click For the Answer, Plus More Von Trapp Trivia by Lindsay Champion

Get ready for the inevitable Sound of Music category on Jeopardy with this video trip down memory lane! The Rogers and Hammerstein estate has compiled a collection of fun facts about the bel…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:52PM

Ask the Sirs! Godot and No Man’s Land Stars Patrick Stewart & Ian McKellen Are Taking Your Questions by Lindsay Champion

Two best buddies will be the next celebs to take a seat on the big gray Ask a Star couch at Broadway.com studios! Can you guess who this dynamic duo is? We’ll give you a hint—one…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:41PM

The Flea Theater to Open New Three-Stage Performing Arts Complex in Downtown NYC by Lindsay Champion

The Flea Theater is growing! The off-off-Broadway theater is opening a brand new three-stage performing arts complex in Tribeca, four blocks south of their current location in New York City.…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:10PM

I’ll Eat You Last Star Bette Midler on Being ‘Monstrous’ to Fans, Not Eating on Turkey Day & ‘The Meanest Man in Showbiz’ by Lindsay Champion

Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Bette Midler is taking the hit show, I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers on the road! To kick off her L.A. engagement, the three-time G…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM
Monday, November 25, 2013

Get a Sensual First Look at Martha Clarke’s Off-Broadway Dance, Music & Theater Piece Cheri by Lindsay Champion

French novelist Colette first wrote Cheri, the controversial story of a six-year affair between a retired courtesan and a young man, in 1920. Now, director and choreographer Martha Clarke is…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:28PM

Farewell, Elaine Paige! Olivier Winner Announces 50th Anniversary Concert Page By Page By Paige Will Be Her Final Tour by Lindsay Champion

Sad news, theater fans: You’ve only got a few more chances to see Cats and Evita legend Elaine Paige sing “Memory” and “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina” live o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:16PM

Raise a Glass to Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart & the Cast of Waiting For Godot on Opening Night by Lindsay Champion

One opening night on Broadway is fun, but Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen like to live on the edge—the stage and screen buddies celebrated two starry opening on November 24! After a m…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:11PM

Put ‘Em Up! Jennifer Mudge, Eric Anderson & More Complete Casting For Rocky on Broadway by Lindsay Champion

Broadway is beginning to look a lot like Philly! Jennifer Mudge, Eric Anderson and more complete the cast of the new musical Rocky, led by previously announced stars Andy Karl as Rocky …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:58PM

Put ‘Em Up! Jennifer Mudge & More Complete Casting For Rocky on Broadway by Lindsay Champion

Broadway is beginning to look a lot like Philly! Jennifer Mudge and more complete the cast of the new musical Rocky, led by previously announced stars Andy Karl as Rocky and Margo Seibe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:58PM

Lord of the Rings Lovefest! Liv Tyler & Orlando Bloom Cheer on Ian McKellen Backstage at Waiting For Godot by Lindsay Champion

Gandalf the Grey was visited by two very special elves (well, one elf and one half-elf) at the Cort Theatre! Stage and screen fave Ian McKellen had a super-sized celebration on November 24, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:40AM

Shuler Hensley on Bringing Georgia Flavor to Godot & Getting Existential in No Man’s Land by Lindsay Champion

Shuler Hensley really knows how to stick out in a crowd—he stands six feet, three inches tall, and his booming voice and hearty laugh overpower a room. But despite being an amiable guy…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:20AM
Sunday, November 24, 2013

It Takes Two! Godot & No Man’s Land, Starring Ian McKellen & Patrick Stewart, Open on Broadway by Lindsay Champion

The Wait is finally over: No Man’s Land, by Harold Pinter, and Waiting For Godot, by Samuel Beckett, both open November 24 at Broadway’s Cort Theatre. Starring stage-and-screen b…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:00AM

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