THIS WEEK IN PICTURES: April 9-15
By: Nora Dominick Apr. 15, 2016
Haven't peeled your eyes away from the "Hamiltome"? Didn't have time to check in on your favorite Broadway stars? Well don't worry BroadwayWorld has rounded up some of the biggest stories from this week from Broadway and beyond with BroadwayWorld's "This Week in Pictures."
Highlights from this week include a first look at WAITRESS, THE FATHER opens on Broadway, BILLY ELLIOT closes and so much more! Check it all out below!
Pictured: Keala Settle, Jessie Mueller and Kimiko Glenn. Photo Credit: Joan Marcus
Broadway's WAITRESS began performances on Friday, March 25 with a bang, setting a house record for a single performance the Brooks Atkinson Theatre with a gross of $145,532.00 and announcing a new block of tickets on sale through January 1, 2017. WAITRESS opens Sunday, April 24, 2016. BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the cast in action here!
Picutred: Charles Borland, Hannah Cabell, Frank Langella, Kathryn Erbe and Brian Avers. Photo Credit: Walter McBride
THE FATHER, a new play by Molière Award winner Florian Zeller, in a translation by two-time Tony Award winner Christopher Hampton (Sunset Boulevard, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, God of Carnage), opened just last night, April 14, 2016 on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. FriedmanTheatre (261 West 47th Street). BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out photos from the curtain call here!
Picutred: John Gallagher, Jr. and Jessica Lange. Photo Credit: Joan Marcus
Roundabout Theatre Company, in association with Ryan Murphy, presents Eugene O'Neill's LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT, starring Academy and Emmy Award winner Jessica Lange as "Mary Tyrone," Golden Globe winner and Tony Award nominee Gabriel Byrneas "James Tyrone," Academy Award nomineeMichael Shannon as "James Tyrone, Jr.," Tony Award winner John Gallagher Jr. as "Edmund Tyrone," and Colby Minifie as "Cathleen." BroadwayWorld has a first look at the stars onstage here!
Pictured: Curtain Call of BILLY ELLIOT. Photo Credit: Craig Sugden
On Saturday 9 April 2016, after 4,600 performances and prior to the theatre's previously announced refurbishment programme, the final Victoria Palace Theatre performance of Billy Elliot The Musical took place in front of a packed house with guests including past and presentBilly Elliots, original cast members and members of the show's creative team. The over 1530 strong audience rose to their feet for the curtain call to join the Company in celebrating a very special evening and a phenomenal eleven year run in the West End. Director Stephen Daldry, writer Lee Hall and composer Elton John joined the company on stage accompanied by 32 past and present Billy Elliots (the most Billy Elliots to ever appear on stage together), 24 past Michaels and 18 past Debbies as well as several adult members of the original Company. Check out more photos here!
Picutred: Alfie Boe. Photo Credit: Carol Rosegg
Tony Award-winner Alfie Boe, the British tenor acclaimed for his role as 'Jean Valjean' in the widely watched 2010 25th anniversary special televised concert at London's O2 arena of LES MISERABLES, again in the West End's 2011 production, and in Broadway's current revival, recently took over the role of 'J.M. Barrie' in Broadway's FINDING NEVERLAND. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at Boe in action here!
Picutred: Lea Salonga. Photo Credit: Stephen Sorokoff
Fresh from her critically acclaimed performance in Allegiance on Broadway, Lea Salonga took the stage at Feinstein's/54 Below (April 12-17) for a highly anticipated NYC cabaret return. Called "golden-voiced" by Variety, Salonga smartly weaves together a set list of her favorite standards, go-to pop tunes, and Broadway ballads. This trio of piano, (Larry Yurman) guitar, (Jack Cavari) and voice ensures an intimate experience with a true Broadway icon. Check out more photos from the event here! And be sure to check out Salonga on the season finale of CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND this Monday at 8/7c on The CW.
Pictured: John Cariani, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and John R. Dutt. Photo Credit: Jessica Fallon Gordon
THEATRE FORWARD and Chairman JAMES S. TURLEY just led a celebration to support American theatre at the annual Chairman's Awards Gala last night, April 11th at The Pierre New York (2 East 61st Street at Fifth Avenue). The Chairman's Awards Gala supports the creation of theatrical works and arts education at the country's leading nonprofit theatres. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside the special night here!
Pictured: Robert Fairchild, Leanne Cope, Christopher Wheeldon. Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski
The Tony Award winning hit musical An American in Paris just celebrated its first year on Broadway last night, April 12. Since it opened on April 12, 2015 at the Palace Theatre, An American in Paris has played 416 regular performances and 29 previews and has been seen by over 650,000 people. The company celebrated the milestone with a special cake from Carlo's Bakery of the "Cake Boss." Check out photos here!
Pictured: Christian Coulson and Victoria Frings. Photo Credit: Jim Cox
The Old Globe presents Nick Payne's Broadway hit play CONSTELLATIONS, arriving April 9, directed by the Globe's own Richard Seer. Christian Coulson and Victoria Frings will star in the two-person play. CONSTELLATIONS will run April 9 through May 8, 2016, in the Sheryl andHarvey White Theatre, part of the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Opening night was last night, April 14 at 8:00 p.m. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast here!
Pictured: Will Swenson. Photo Credit: Walter McBride
As BroadwayWorld reported, Barrington Stage Company (BSC), the award-winning theatre in Downtown Pittsfield, MA, under the leadership of Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Managing Director Tristan Wilson, just announced initial casting for the 2016 season. Some of the casts just previewed the season at Feinsetin's/54 Below and BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside the special event here!
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