Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 5/28-5/29/2016

May. 29, 2016
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Below are BroadwayWorld.com's most popular articles that you might have missed from this weekend Sunday, May 29, 2016 - Sunday, May 29, 2016. Catch up below!

1) STAGE TUBE: SHE LOVES ME's Jane Krakowski Talks Being a 'Second Banana' on CBS Sunday Morning
by Stage Tube - May 29, 2016

Jane Krakowski, recently nominated for a Tony Award for this season's revival of SHE LOVES ME, stopped by CBS Sunday Morning to chat with Rita Braver about SHE LOVES ME, working with Tina Fey, her early childhood exposure to theatre, and more. Watch the video! (more...)


2) Tony Award Countdown: 30 Years In 30 Days, THE FULL MONTY's Boys Let It Go, 2001
by Michael Dale - May 29, 2016

Patrick Wilson, John Ellison Conlee, Jason Danieley, Andre De Shields, Marcus Neville and Romain Fruge were the naked boys singing on the 2001 Tony telecast. (more...)


3) BWW Flashback: TUCK EVERLASTING Concludes Broadway Run Today
by BWW Special Coverage - May 29, 2016

TUCK EVERLASTING plays its final performance today, Sunday, May 29, 2016 at 7:30pm after playing 28 previews and 39 regular performances at Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre (235 W. 44th St.).TUCK EVERLASTING began previews March 31 and officially opened on April 26, 2016. BroadwayWorld brings you a look back at TUCK EVERLASTING's journey on Broadway! (more...)


4) BWW Exclusive Audio: Dame Judi Dench on Shakespeare, Playing Grizabella, Broadway Return
by BroadwayRadio - May 29, 2016

Last week BroadwayWorld's Matt Tamanini released an article based on a discussion with the legendary Dame Judi Dench in which they discussed the importance of the works of William Shakespeare to her and her career, to the United Kingdom, and to theatre audiences of the future. (more...)


5) Tony Awards Close-Up: Lin-Manuel Miranda Tells Us Why He is the Lobster Inside the HAMILTON Pot
by BroadwayWorld TV - May 29, 2016

He has won a Pulitzer Prize, appeared on the cover of Time Magazine, performed on the Grammy Awards...and that's all just in the past few months. Now Lin-Manuel is taking the Tony Awards by storm, with his HAMILTON having earned a record sixteen nominations. Below, watch as Lin explains how he has come to terms with the success of the show. (more...)


6) Backstage with Richard Ridge: Tony Nominee David Rockwell Takes Us Inside the Mind of a Broadway Scenic Designer
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - May 29, 2016

The world that scenic designer David Rockwell has created in Roundabout Theatre Company' revival of SHE LOVES ME is nothing short of lovely. The musical, for which he was recently nominated for a Tony Award, marks his twentieth Broadway show and third of this theatre season. So how did he bring this one to life? What's as he explains to Richard Ridge! (more...)


7) Exclusive Podcast: The Behind the Curtain Podcast Welcomes Broadway Legend Howard McGillin
by Behind the Curtain - May 29, 2016

Howard McGillin holds the record for the most performances as The Phantom in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. But, before he sang The Music Of The Night over 2,000 times, Howard starred in THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, ANYTHING GOES, and many others! (more...)


8) Exclusive Podcast: 'Something New' Welcomes Engaged Actors Tim Eliot and Lauren Sowa
by Something New - May 29, 2016

In Episode 411 of 'Something New' -- a musical theatre podcast that interviews artists and premieres original songs -- award-winning songwriter Joel B. New sat down with Tim Eliot and Lauren Sowa, a real-life couple with an enormous bag of theatrical skills between them. (more...)


9) BWW Review: Stew and Heidi Rodewald Preach On Black Music For White Audiences in THE TOTAL BENT
by Michael Dale - May 29, 2016

Vondie Curtis Hall and Ato Blankson-Wood play father and son singers swimming through the mainstream. (more...)


10) Broadway at the Cabaret - Top 5 Cabaret Picks for May 30-June 5, Featuring Laura Michelle Kelly, Barrett Foa, and More!
by Louisa Brady - May 29, 2016

Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including: Laura Michelle Kelly at 54 Below; New Musicals at 54: Funked Up Fairy Tales by Kirsten Childs; The Songs of Carner & Gregor; Barrett Foa: Grin and Barrett; and 54 Sings How to Succeed. (more...)


11) Daisy Eagan, Max Crumm and More Debut New Broadway Sessions 'Beach Party' on Fire Island, 5/30
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2016

This Monday (Memorial Day) night, May 30th, Broadway Sessions begins its new weekly summer residency at the The Ice Palace in Cherry Grove, Fire Island. The Broadway Sessions 'Beach Party' will run every Monday through Labor Day at 9pm and features new Broadway guests each week. Kicking off the season are special guests Daisy Eagan, Max Crumm, Travis Kent and special guest musical director Kyle Branzel. (more...)


12) Photo Coverage: Meet the Nominees- BLACKBIRD's Michelle Williams
by Walter McBride - May 29, 2016

On May 4, the 2016 Tony nominees flocked to the Paramount Hotel, where they met with the press for the first time since getting the big news. BroadwayWorld will be bringing you coverage from the epic day over the next month (so watch out for lots more), but for now, check out photos of Best Performance by an Actress in Leading Role in a Play nominee for BLACKBIRD, Michelle Williams, as captured by Walter McBride! (more...)


13) BWW's On This Day - May 29, 2016
by - May 29, 2016

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on May 29 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events! (more...)


14) Photo|Video: Meet the Complete Cast of AMERICAN IDIOT Manila Premiere
by Erickson Dela Cruz - May 29, 2016

Telecom giant Globe and theater company 9 Works Theatrical co-produce the smash rock musical AMERICAN IDIOT by Green Day on a limited engagement from Friday, June 24, until Sunday, July 10, at Globe's Iconic Store at Bonifacio High Street Ampitheater in Taguig. Robbie Guevara ('La Cage Aux Folles') directs. (more...)




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