Hottest Articles on BWW from Friday, Jul. 3

1) WORLD MasterCard Presents: Broadway Beat's Priceless Spotlight - Daniel Radcliffe

Welcome to BroadwayWorld TV's new weekly video series, BroadwayBeat's Priceless Spotlight. Sponsored by WORLD MasterCard, the program presents special moments by some of theatre's past, present, and future greats! (more...)

2) BWW TV: THE WIZ 'FLIPS' On Down The Road: Backstage with James Monroe Iglehart

The Encores! Summer Stars production of The Wiz stars Ashanti, LaChanze, Joshua Henry, James Monroe Iglehart, Christian Dante White, Tichina Arnold and Dawnn Lewis. (more...)

3) Lloyd Webber Confirms Boggess And Karimloo For Leading Roles In 'LOVE NEVER DIES'

The Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye is reporting that Andrew Lloyd Webber has confirmed the much rumored news that soprano Sierra Boggess and baritone Ramin Karimloo will star in the world premiere in London of his "Phantom" sequel, Love Never Dies. (more...)

4) Cast Members of San Francisco's WICKED and SPAMALOT Join Scott Alan July 3rd at the Rrazz Room

On Friday July 3rd members of the San Francisco casts of ?Wicked' and ?Spamalot' will join Composer and Lyricist Scott Alan for a concert of his songbook at the Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko. (more...)

5) GYPSY OF THE MONTH: Brandi Wooten of '9 to 5: The Musical'

In addition to 2 B'way shows, Brandi has chalked up several regional credits as a "quirky character actress." (more...)

6) Sofa Snark: 'Amish Project' Comes to Life Off-Broadway

"Shoot me first," cries a young Amish girl as the murderous milkman points his gun towards the 10 students. "Shoot me second," whimpers another. These lines are delivered not only by Dickey each night, but were actually said by two sisters that day, according to local reports... (more...)

7) Photo Coverage: 9 To 5's Stephanie J. Block Sings And Signs At Barnes And Noble

9 To 5's Stephanie J. Block made a special appearance to celebrate the release of her debut solo recording, "This Place I Know," on Wednesday, July 1st at the Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble. The performance and signing brought out her many fans as she shared her soaring and dynamic vocals with the crowd! BroadwayWorld.com was there to cheer on one of our favorite Broadway leading ladies as she wowed the audience who came out to help her celebrate. (more...)

8) League of Professional Theatre Women Announces New Officers

The League of Professional Theatre Women, a non-profit organization committed to promoting visibility and increasing opportunities for women in the professional theatre, is pleased to announce its new slate of officers. These women will serve as leaders of the League for a two-year term, from July 1, 2009 until June 30, 2011. (more...)

9) RIALTO CHATTER: Beyonce Seeks To Star In 'SISTER ACT: The Musical' Big Screen Transfer

The Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye reports that pop music superstar and film actress Beyonce KnowLes Wants to star in a movie version of the current West End stage hit, Sister Act: The Musical. (more...)

10) Review: Insanity in Los Angeles

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11) Review: Cabaret Plays the Met

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12) Universal CityWalk Becomes 'Universal Moonwalk' For Michael Jackson Tribute 7/9

Universal CityWalk will become "Universal MoonWalk" for one night with Southern California's largest outdoor public celebration of Michael Jackson's life and music on Thursday, July 9, as part of CityWalk's ongoing Summer Block Party free summer marathon of movies and music. (more...)

13) PETER PAN Extends In Kensington Gardens Thru 9/13, US Tour To Begin May 2010

Peter Pan, who has returned home for the first time in over 100 years with a new production of JM Barrie's "PETER PAN" being performed in a one million pound purpose-built theatre tent in Kensington Gardens, is so successful that already its run has been extended to the end of the Kensington Gardens season. Due to the triumph that is "PETER PAN", many of the performances in the current booking period are sold out. The extra performances are from 1 - 13 September and these are now on sale. (more...)

14) Photo Flash: Open Rehearsal For Toronto's HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2, Begins 7/14

After a sold-out run at the Toronto Centre for the Arts Studio Theatre (5040 Yonge Street) this past March Break, the all new revamped version of the Canadian Premiere production of High School Musical 2 On Stage! returns to Toronto July 14th. (more...)

15) Horse Trade Theater Group Announces Residents For 2009/2010 Season

Horse Trade's Resident Artist Program offers an artistic home to a select group of independent theatre artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy while focusing on their individuality as independent companies. Based on each company's independent needs, this program provides an artistic home through rehearsal & performance space, and administrative, marketing, and artistic support. It has provided the platform for many new playwrights to be published in several editions of Plays and Playwrights, Playing with Canons, and numerous monologue books - enabling some of these works to be revived around the country. Horse Trade's residents, past and present have proven themselves as a vital asset to the independent theatre community in NYC and have gone on to tour all over the United States and Europe. Horse Trade Theater Group and their resident artists will continues to produce a massive quantity of stimulating downtown theater in 2009/2010. (more...)

16) REVIEW: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY, Menier Chocolate Factory, 3rd July 2009

Does the biting wit and satire still have resonance? (more...)

17) Photo Coverage: 'A LIFETIME BURNING' Press Day

rimary Stages (Casey Childs, Founder & Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) launches its 25th anniversary season of new works celebrating the female playwright with the world premiere of A Lifetime Burning by Cusi Cram. With direction by Pam Mackinnon, the four-member cast features Jennifer Westfeldt as Emma with Raul Castillo as Alejandro, Isabel Keating as Lydia, and Christina Kirk as Tess. Performances begin Tuesday, July 28, 2009 for a limited run through Saturday, September 5, 2009 at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Opening night is set for Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. The cast and creative team held a meet and greet for the press and BroadwayWorld.com was there! (more...)

18) Photo Flash: CRIMES OF THE HEART on The Showboat, Opens 8/5

The Showboat Majestic will continue the 87th summer season with Beth Henley's 1981 Pulitzer Prize winning play, Crimes of the Heart. Performances run August 5 - August 23, 2009. (more...)

19) F**KING MEN Gets Another Extension At King's Head Through 7/3

F**KING MEN at the King's Head Theatre is now extended until July 3, 2009. Due to overwhelming popular demand, Phil Willmott revives one of the London's biggest fringe success of recent years, a free-wheeling comedy of sexual manners from Joe DiPietro, the co-author of New York's longest running hit I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change. (more...)

20) BLACKBIRD At Victory Gardens Biograph Theater Opens 7/3

With Blackbird, William Petersen, former star of CBS-TV's CSI, returns to the theater where he first earned his Equity card to tackle a role that echoes his earliest work on Chicago's stages playing morally damaged characters in In the Belly of the Beast, The Night of the Iguana, and Flyovers. (more...)