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Staring in a hugely successful television show has afforded Mr. Schue, er…Matthew Morrison a lot of opportunities. In addition to wrapping his second season on ‘Glee,’ Morrison is curr…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 05:58PMMonday, March 19, 2012
At his 86th birthday celebration in New York on Friday, comedian Jerry Lewis announced plans to bring his classic film “The Nutty Professor” to Broadway later this year, the Wall Street …
SOURCE: broadway.me at 12:00PMThough Mike Tyson’s one-man Las Vegas show has yet to debut, already the former Heavyweight boxing champion is thinking about taking the performance to Broadway. The autobiographical show,…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 11:00AMPlaywright Mike Daisey, the man behind the Off-Broadway one-man show “The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs,” has come under widespread and well-publicized scrutiny recently because of cla…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 10:00AMWednesday, March 14, 2012
Billy Elliot opened at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta Tuesday night to a warm reception that only Southern’s could give. The musical adapted from the 2000 film by the same name features mu…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 01:44PMTuesday, March 6, 2012
Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of the death of legendary comedic actor John Belushi, and it also was the day chosen to reveal details about an upcoming musical based on one of his bes…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 10:00AM“Tuck Everlasting,” the musical adaptation of Natalie Babbitt’s 1975 children’s book of the same name, is set to make its pre-Broadway world premiere in June of next year at Boston�…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 09:00AMMonday, March 5, 2012
Just last month, “Phantom of the Opera” played its 10,000th performance on Broadway, and this week its sequel will hit U.S. theaters. “Love Never Dies,” also composed by Andrew Lloyd…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 01:00PMLawyers for former “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” director Julia Taymor have filed papers in federal court responding to a countersuit by the show’s current producers. The new papers …
SOURCE: broadway.me at 12:00PMFriday, March 2, 2012
Justin Long, the star of “He’s Just Not That Into You” and Apple television ads, will be making his Broadway debut when he joins “Seminar” later this year. He will take over the ro…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 11:00AMThe music of the late, great Tupac Shakur is coming to Broadway later this year. “Holler If Ya Hear Me” currently is casting, and selected actors will begin workshops in April, according…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 10:00AMWednesday, February 29, 2012
Topher Grace, best known for his work in the Fox television series “That ‘70s Show,” will make his professional stage debut this spring in the comedy “Lonely, I’m Not,” which wil…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 11:00AMMonday, February 27, 2012
Tony nominee Josh Gad, best known for his role in “The Book of Mormon,” will star in the White House family comedy “1600 Penn.” The actor also will co-write and executive produce the…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 10:00AMFriday, February 24, 2012
Woody Allen will adapt his 1994 film “Bullets Over Broadway” for the stage, and the production likely will appear on Broadway in 2013. Allen co-wrote the original script with Douglas McG…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 10:00AM“Galileo,” a play by Bertolt Brecht that has rarely been seen in the United States, opened this week Off-Broadway at the Classic Stage Company and starred Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham …
SOURCE: broadway.me at 09:00AMThursday, February 23, 2012
“Kinky Boots,” the new Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, will get a tryout run in Chicago later this year, producers recently announced. Producers Daryl Roth and Ha…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 10:00AMWednesday, February 22, 2012
Producers announced yesterday that Off Broadway hit “The Lyons” will be transferring to Broadway in April, in time for eligibility for the 2012 Tony Awards. The play opened in the fall a…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 11:00AMThe Manhattan Theatre Club announced recently that Boyd Gaines and Margaret Colin will join John Lithgow in the cast of David Auburn’s “The Columnist.” The drama will begin performance…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 10:00AMFriday, February 17, 2012
“Project Runway: All Stars” collided with Broadway yesterday when contestants were challenged to design an outfit that will be included in a production of “Godspell” on Broadway. The…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 10:00AMJeff Goldblum will replace Alan Rickman on the hit Broadway play “Seminar” beginning in early April. Producers announced on February 14 that Rickman will leave his role of Leonard after …
SOURCE: broadway.me at 09:00AMWednesday, February 15, 2012
The hit West End musical “Matilda” may be making the jump across the pond for a Spring 2013 Broadway opening, but a few details have to be ironed out before any official announcements ar…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 10:00AMIt appears that the late Whitney Houston’s upcoming final film, “Sparkle,” may be heading to Broadway. Forbes reports that producer Howard Rosenman was so impressed with the unedited p…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 09:00AMTuesday, February 14, 2012
Saturday, February 11 marked the 10,000th Broadway performance of the mega-hit “Phantom of the Opera,” which is makes it the first Broadway show to do so. The longest-running show on Bro…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 10:00AMFriday, February 10, 2012
Rumors have been flying around the internet recently that “Glee” star Lea Michele will reprise the role of Wendla in the upcoming film adaptation of “Spring Awakening,” but the actor…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 10:00AMProducers have announced that “Stick Fly,” the Broadway play featuring music by singer-songwriter Alicia Keys, will end its run at Cort Theater at the end of this month. By the time of t…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 09:00AMThursday, February 9, 2012
Former Gilmore Girl Alexis Bledel has signed on to appear in the premiere of Matt Charman’s “Regrets” when it opens at New York City Center Stage on March 27. Previews will begin March…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 10:00AMAfter just last week announcing that Sierra Boggess and Quincy Tyler Bernstine would be among the new cast members of “Love, Loss, and What I Wore” over the next two months, producers ha…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 09:00AMTuesday, February 7, 2012
For the first time in its ongoing 11th month Broadway run, “The Book of Mormon” topped the box office last week. The show, which has been widely successful, had been kept out of the top …
SOURCE: broadway.me at 11:00AMTony Danza will star in the upcoming musical adaptation of “Honeymoon in Vegas.” After a run in Toronto later this year, the musical is expected to make its Broadway debut in the spring …
SOURCE: broadway.me at 10:00AMMonday, February 6, 2012
Sting’s first musical, “The Last Ship,” had a try out reading in Newcastle, England over the weekend, and the former frontman of The Police hopes to bring the play to Broadway and then…
SOURCE: broadway.me at 10:00AMSunday, February 5, 2012
Jennifer Tilly and Melora Hardin are set to star in the upcoming production of “Don’t Dress for Dinner.” Ben Daniels, Adam James and Spencer Kayden also will appear in the farce, which…
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